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Lot 85
An Austrian cold-painted bronze figural desk set Franz Xaver Bergman (Austrian, 1861-1936), first quarter 20th century Comprising an inkwell in the form of a smoking boy, the table lid opening to reveal a porcelain inkpot, stamped "GESCHÜTZ/3412" and with vase mark to carpet; and a paperweight of a reading boy on marble base, stamped "2746" and with vase mark to back. (2).H: 7 1/4 in. (paperweight) PROVENANCE: Private collection, Philadelphia.
Lot 465
Wooden Document Storage Trunk Liberated from Adolf Hitlers Office in the Reich Chancellery by Lieutenant Colonel M E Hancock MC, Welfare Officer in Berlin 1945, a large wooden panelled trunk with screwed metal corner sections and steel heavy duty handles. The trunk is stamped in multiple places “Kanzlei des Fuhrer der N.S.D.A.P”. Trunk with tension strap to the interior. Front of the trunk with keyhole but the locking system appears to have been removed, possibly broken open by Russian or British forces for intelligence reasons when found in the Reich Chancellery. Box dimensions 80 x 46 x 36 ½ cms. Some evidence of worm but this has been treated. Accompanying the trunk is a photocopied full diary of Lieutenant Colonel Hancock MC from his time in Berlin, 1945, he makes the following reference, “During the afternoon I went off to the Chancellery. What a place it must have been! Hitler’s famous desk, a massive granite affair some twelve feet long and nine inches thick, was overturned and smashed to bits. The destruction in the Chcncellery and in the Reichstag was most thorough and must have taken a long time. I managed to find a number of medals and medal ribbons which I want to identify, though I doubt if any are of particular value except as an interesting relic in the future. Also brought away a very useful wooden box, not only as a memento but as a very badly wanted piece of luggage for the return journey.” Lieutenant Colonel M E Hancock MC, served during WW1 with the 1/4th Northamptonshire regiment and was awarded the Military Cross for his service at Gallipoli, in which he was wounded. He later served with the Grenadier Guards and in WW2 was part of the famous “The Coats Mission”, which was the protection service of the British Royal Family and Prime Minister if England was invaded by the German forces. He later became part of the Welfare Office in Berlin, being responsible for the famous “Winston Club” and can be seen standing behind Winston Churchill when he opened the club in 1945. An account of Lieutenant Colonel Hancock’s time in Berlin is recorded at the Imperial War Museum, London. This trunk has come directly from the family of Lieutenant Colonel Hancock and it was always referred to in the family as “Hitler’s Trunk” as Hancock stated he found this item in Hitler’s office. Copies of photographs of Hancock can be seen in this listing.
Lot 5
A late 19th/early 20thC Maple and Co oak desk, the top with a three quarter pierced brass gallery and green tooled leather inset, above a frieze drawer flanked to one side with four small drawers, each with pressed gilt brass handles, on turned tapering legs with brass castors, stamped top drawer, 107cm high.
Lot 54
A small early 20th century Art Deco silver Cabinet or Desk Clock by Asprey, rectangular form on engraved bracket style feet, pink guilloche decorated silver case, circular white dial with Arabic numerals, hinged rear door enclosing movement, stamped JTC number 56338, stamped import marks to inside of door and base, marked 925, 6.5cm high
Lot 309
A FINE 19TH CENTURY FIDDLEBACK MAHOGANY TWIN PEDESTAL PARTNER'S DESK BY GILLOWS C.1860 the rectangular top with a moulded edge and inset with four panels of later gilt tooled green leather, one side with a central hinged slope, with a detachable rest, on a ratchet, the other side of the desk with a full length hinged slide-out slope on a ratchet and with a detachable rest, the front with three mahogany lined frieze drawers, the central drawer stamped 'Gillow', with three further drawers to each pedestal, with hinged Wellington-type locking bars, each with a sliding cover to reveal a key escutcheon, the sides with pull-out slides above twin panels, the back with three frieze drawers, the central one stamped 'Gillow', above a pair of cupboards, each enclosing a shelf, the kneehole with panelled corner brackets, on a plinth base with centrally located castors, with replaced gilt ring handles 81.8cm high, 149cm wide, 94cm deep Catalogue Note A design for a desk with the same configuration of hinged writing surfaces and pull-out slides, but with two legs to the front, features in the 'Gillows Estimate Sketch Books', 12th January 1860 pl.6397, City of Westminster Archives. It was produced for 'Messrs B & K for Rall Esq. A mahogany writing table.'
Lot 436
A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY TWIN PEDESTAL DESK C.1860 the top with a moulded edge inset with a gilt tooled leather writing surface, above three frieze drawers, with three further drawers to each pedestal, on castors 76.2cm high, 136.7cm wide, 75.2cm deep Provenance Purchased from Armstrong Antiques & Fine Arts, 10-11 Montpellier Parade, Harrogate, 11th December 1998 for £6,000.
Lot 3
An early Georgian style walnut veneered twin pedestal desk, attributed to Restall, Brown & Clennell, c.1920/30, the rectangular top with inset morocco scriver and moulded rim above three barrelled front frieze drawers above six short drawers and raised on moulded bracket feet. 113 x 60 x 76cm high (44½ x 23½ x 30'') Provenance: With Jorgensen Fine Art, Dublin.
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