A William IV mahogany breakfront library bookcase, circa 1835, the moulded cornice above a pair of central glazed doors flanked by a further glazed door on each side, each opening to a shelved interior, one side of the upper section with a small cupboard door opening to a storage compartment, the lower section with a pair of central glazed doors flanked by a further glazed door on each side, one side with a cupboard door, the plinth base incorporating three blind frieze drawers on squat bun feet, 275cm high, 272cm wide, 70cm deep
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A George II walnut and feather banded bureau bookcase, circa 1740, in the manner of Giles Grendy, the stylised Vitruvian scroll decorated cornice, above a pair of mirror panelled doors with shaped and egg and dart carved borders opening to adjustable shelves, pigeon holes and small drawers, the hinged rectangular fall opening to an arrangement of small drawers, pigeon holes and a cupboard door flanked by a pair of concealed drawer fronted by false book bindings, above four further long graduated drawers, on shaped bracket feet, 216cm high, 100cm wide, 57cm deep For a related design of bureau bookcase attributed to Giles Grendey, see Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions, Mallet at Home, 7th July 2015, lot 266 (£60,000). Another similar bookcase attributed to Giles Grendey is currently with Philip Colleck, New York (May 2019). Both examples have been attributed Grendey on the grounds of stylistic analogy and feature the distinctive shaped mirror insets to the doors. Please note: The estimate for this lot should read £6,000 - £8,000
A George III mahogany bureau cabinet, circa 1760, probably Irish, the moulded arched pediment centred by a carved perched eagle above a pair of panelled cupboard doors, opening to a fitted interior incorporating shelves pigeon holes and divisions, the hinged fall opening to a fitted interior incorporating pigeon holes, small drawers, concealed drawers and central cupboard door, above two short and three long graduated drawers, on shaped bracket feet, 235cm high, 99cm wide, 57cm deep
A pair of French walnut and marquetry bedside cabinets, second half 19th century, decorated with floral marquetry throughout, each oval carrara marble top with pierced brass three quarter gallery, above a frieze drawer and a cupboard door fronted by two false frieze drawers, on square tapering cabriole legs joined by a kidney shaped undertier with pierced brass three-quarter gallery, and terminating in sabots, each 81cm high, 48cm wide, 36cm deep
Trade Catalogue. A catalogue of metalwork, [Birmingham?], circa 1801, 147 fine copper engraved plates, 28 folding, each with numerous examples of functional and decorative fittings, e.g. drawer handles and knobs, hooks and stays, hinges, locks and keys, door knockers, candle sconces and extinguishers, castors, bell pulls, etc., with contemporary manuscript prices added in red ink, and most leaves numbered in sepia ink to upper outer corner, paper watermarked J. Clarke 1801, close-trimmed to upper edge (with loss of platemark to some and occasionally clipping image), some toning and offsetting, occasional edge creasing and short tears (one plate with a 4" closed tear paper-repaired on verso), one folding plate bound upside-down, front free endpaper detached, rear pastedown with calligraphic lettering 'Buch 113' (inverted), and ink stamp 'G T F & U', red sprinkled edges, original morocco-backed blue paste-paper boards, rubbed and some wear to extremities, oblong 4to (19 x 29.5 cm) (Qty: 1)Containing a plethora of essential household fittings for the Regency builder and decorator, from the humble nail to elaborate pilasters and capitals, and even drawer handles formed in the shape of cannon. Some with engraved titles or explanatory notes, such as: 'All these Escutchns. are now made with much larger Keyholes'; 'Plate Warmer Handle'; 'Ballance Handles for Night Bolts'; 'Double Sconces at double the Price'; 'All these Patterns may be had Cloakpins'; 'Castor for a Sopha'; 'Harpsichord Hinge'; 'Pew Catch'; 'Camp Desk Furniture'; 'Common slight Cranks'; and 'Piano Forte Nobs'.
A 19th century eight day long case clock, the hood with swan neck pediment and fluted columns, painted dial with moonphase signed 'Mich Walker Bolton', mahogany carcass with arched door and ogee bracket feet, dial width 36cm & height 216cm. Condition - missing brass finials, right front foot broken, movement not tested, comes with two weights and pendulum.
A Georgian 18th century and later inlaid mahogany bachelor cabinet on chest, having cornice top above fitted cabinet, brushing slide and four drawer base, ogee bracket feet, width 116cm, depth 61cm & height 195cm. Condition - various losses and wear, generally sturdy.Condition: chips to rear right side, drawer edges, cornice etc, all as pictured, old splits to side, damage to handle on left side, some minor stress and warping to cupboard door fronts, overall structurally ok, colour and patination good.
A 1970's Rosewood Veneer Sitting Room Display Unit. The unit comprising four sections, the first being a glass display cabinet with three drawers beneath, the second having a fall-front drinks cabinet with shelves above it, third and fourth sections having central shelves and two shelves with sliding door fronts, raised on straight supports, approx 350 w x 200 h x 40 cms.
Domestic Architecture. A Georgian house with figures in the garden, circa 1810, naive watercolour, showing a large country house with sash windows and pedimented front door, adjoined by red-roofed buildings, flanked by trees and shrubs, and fronted by a pathway and lawn, with figures in the foreground, comprising a young lady in a blue gown with watering can, a male figure with wooden wheelbarrow, and a small girl in a white dress, 15 x 22.5 cm (6 x 8.75 ins), mounted, framed and glazed (Qty: 1)
A FRENCH MINIATURE SILVER BOUDOIR TIMEPIECE, C1900 the primrose enamel dial with gilt filigree hands and frosted, silvered movement with platform lever escapement, the rectangular backplate stamped BEST FRENCH MAKE, in Louis XV style case cast with Putto and festoons, plain back with rectangular door, 11.5cm h, maker's and control marks++In apparently good working order, dial undamaged, case with minor old polish residues but in good condition, no engraved inscriptions or erasure, no repair
A MINIATURE CARRIAGE TIMEPIECE, 20TH C the movement with platform lever escapement, the case including cast base, 7cm h, backplate and underside of base stamped 3006++Movement working but dusty/dirty. All four porcelain panels including that to the door in good condition. Bevelled glass panel in the top also in good condition
A FINE ENGLISH MAHOGANY, EBONY AND BRASS INLAID MONTH DURATION DOMESTIC REGULATOR, THOMAS EARNSHAW LONDON, EARLY 19TH C the 12 inch silvered dial with subsidiary seconds dial, blued steel hands and substantial well engineered brass movement with deadbeat escapement, maintaining power, five wheel train, six spoke wheels, original japanned tinplate dust cover, mercury pendulum with dial regulator and substantial brass sleeved weight, the case with ebony mouldings, swan neck pediment, convex glass door with brass bezel and glazed door to the trunk, 210cm h ++In good unrestored original condition, the dial silvering discoloured, ebony moulding from one of the scrolls of the pediment incomplete, several veneer chips, brass stringing intact, lacking one small piece of moulding from the blind fret frames on the side of the hood
AN ENGLISH OAK EIGHT DAY LONGCASE CLOCK, THO LUMPKIN LONDINI FECIT, EARLY 18TH C the 10.5 inch brass dial with matted centre, subsidiary seconds dial, ringed winding squares, date aperture, pierced hands and mask spandrels, the movement with four finned pillars, the associated 18th c oak case with stepped pediment and ogee cornice, the trunk of narrow proportions with moulded door, 192cm h++In the same good restored condition as when bought from the specialist trade by the late owner many years ago. Case somewhat altered
AN ENGLISH MAHOGANY EIGHT DAY LONGCASE CLOCK JNO POLLARD PLYMOUTH DOCK, C1810 the engraved and silvered dial with date sector and subsidiary seconds dial, lunar work to the arch and inscribed HIGH WATER at STONE HOUSE, the breakarched cornice retaining the original (discoloured) painted decoration to the cavetto, the trunk with blind fret frieze and ogee arched door, on line inlaid base, 210cm h John Pollard (b1756) was the son of John Pollard, clockmaker of Crediton, Devon. The younger Pollard lived in he parish of Stoke Damerel, Devonport, the reason for signing his clocks from Plymouth Dock.++In good unrestored original dry/faded condition; requiring cosmetic restoration. Cheeks with old repair but movement original to the case, several small losses to case; with weights and pendulum
A VICTORIAN OAK HALL POSTING BOX IN THE FORM OF A SENTRY BOX, C1880 with nickel plated brass LETTERS slot, the door with pilasters flanking a glazed watercolour of an officer of the 8th (King's) Regiment of Foot, 34cm h++Slight damage to roof and lacks one or two of the smaller moulded details, wear to plating of letter slot
AN IMPORTANT VICTORIAN GOTHIC OAK AND IRON POSTING BOX DESIGNED BY A W N PUGIN FOR THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER, the mounts attributed to John Hardman, c1852 the lid with sloping sides to the traceried and rope edged letter slot faced with finely chiselled lion passant guardant, a satchel slung about its neck, flanked by banners the square, slightly projecting iron lock between rose panels and chip carved edges, the back with splayed foliate hinges, the ends having recessed panels carved with an ink bottle and crossed quills or ribbon on waterleaves with painted in white, gothic script (with red initial) The Post shall…. and, to each gable end of the lid a hooded falcon and further banner, the underside with substantial recessed lead weight held in place by two brass strips, 26.5cm h; 24 x 34.5cm Provenance: Private family ownership since the early 20th century or before. In a letter of 27 December 1851 Sir Charles Barry informed Pugin that "The drawings for the letter boxes were sent to Hardman as soon as I received them. I have this moment given Crace the drawings for the decoration of the blank lights [ie presumably the carved panels to the sides], received this morning with orders to proceed…. I enclose a diagram which he has made of the pannels [sic] and a list of the data for their decoration; and shall be very glad, if it were not be bothering you too much, if you would give the subject your deliberate attention… That would be most satisfactory". There is good reason to regard the present box as one of those referred to in this letter. One letter box was presumably intended for the House of Lords, the other the for House of Commons. The most notable feature of the box, the lion passant guardant from the Royal Arms of England, in crown and carrying a satchel, proclaims both his purpose and Palace of Westminster origin. Now, much obscured by rust, the very finely chiselled mounts are consistent with Hardman's work for Pugin. For the same reason, in its present unrestored condition, together with a lack of specific documentary evidence, it cannot firmly be attributed to Crace or another maker. Pugin's habit of collecting medieval fragments of stained glass, wood and metalwork not only informed his own designs but were purposely to serve as models for his craftsmen, as he himself expressed in a letter of 1849 to J G Crace "… they will be very useful for no drawing can give these things".To take one of these objects, a 15th century French oak cabinet door still with its iron lock, as an example (now in the V & A; illustrated P Atterbury & C Wainwright, Pugin: A Gothic Passion 1994, fig 190) the similarity is obvious. The carving of birds in particular, deserves notice and on the iron lock the 'Y' shaped ornament and spiral detail both reappear in the ironwork on the present box. It would also appear to be the only extant example of a Pugin/Hardman posting box. It is moreover unusual for an 'unknown' object specifically designed for the Palace of Westminster to emerge from obscurity++++
A 'George III' style mahogany chest on chest, later converted for the television, outswept cornice above two short drawers and a horizontally hinged and retractable door, disguised as three long drawers, the base with a slide above three further long cockbeaded drawers, serpentine apron, splayed bracket feet, 193cm high
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