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Lot 278
A Victorian walnut and inlaid pier cabinet; the walnut and glazed door with boxwood line inlay; the surround with stylised boxwood floral inlay and with gilt metal mounts. The interior with two fitted shelves; the top with ebonised edge surround and standing on ebonised bun feet. 75cm x 32cm x 105 cm approx.
Lot 299
A late Victorian / Early 20 th Century bedroom suite; mahogany with boxwood and ebony lined inlay and comprising a wardrobe with central door and full length bevelled mirror. Two drawers below and standing on bracket feet. The interior with hanging rails. A dressing table fitted two long drawers and two short with swivel mirror back, trinket shelf and two trinket drawers (back Af) and a wash stand with two panelled doors to base and marble splash back.(3)
Lot 305
A large Early 20 th Century mahogany triple wardrobe; the central door with full length bevelled mirror; panelled doors to either side with applied moulded swag decoration. One side fitted with three drawers and recessed brass handles; three slide out linen presses and a shelf. The other side with hanging rails and fitted shelf. 194 cm x 213 cm x 59 cm approx.
Lot 4064
Southeast Asian Wooden and Glass CaseSoutheast Asian pigment decorated wooden and glass display cabinet, with glass door and side panels within gilt and red frame carved with flowering tendrils and heightened with mirror inlays, below a floral crest, and the lower section with a drawer above a shaped apron and short inturned supports, 68.75``hStarting Price: $200
Lot 4067
Chinese Gilt and Lacquered CabinetChinese gilt and lacquered carved cabinet, set with a hinged openwork door featuring elegant beauties in front of a pavilion and within a tendril frame, all above a long drawer elaborately executed with narrative scenes, the sides further inset with carved figural reserves heightened with gilt and pigment in contrast with the black lacquered cabinet (cracks), 45.75``hStarting Price: $75
Lot 6282
Continental carved hall settleContinental hall settle, the even arm form having carved finials surrounding the panelled case with rivet fastened metal mounts, having a plank seat with a strap hinged single door, and rising on square legs, case retains the original polychromed surface, 38``h x 62``w x 30``dStarting Price: $200
Lot 6293
Pottier and Stymus dining suite(lot of 14) Important American Renaissance Revival dining suite by Pottier and Stymus, New York, for Alfred A. Cohen`s Alameda, California estate ``Fernside``, executed in white oak, the extension dining table having a marquetry frieze flanked by the burlwood border centering the 10 leaves, above a pedestal base having relief carved lion figural mounts, the supports having acanthus detail terminating on carved paw feet, and rising on four baluster turned legs having banded leaf detail at the shoulder terminating on casters, (retains the original servant`s bell) 29.5``h x 17`4``w (extended) x 65``d, the twelve chairs each having full relief carved lion head finials above the leather padded backs and rising on turned legs, consisting of two armchairs 43.5``h x 23.5``w x 24``d, and ten side chairs 41``h, the sideboard (table leaf cabinet) having a relief carved 15`` wild boar medallion centering the later granite top above the two drawer case having an open gallery surmounting the fold down single door opening to the slotted interior used for table leaf storage, verso stenciled 4428/Pho/Cohen. Provenance: 1957-2012 Property from the collection of Raul A. Pena, thence by family descent ``Fernside`` The Estate of Alfred Andrew Cohen and Emilie Gibbons Cohen, The Cohens Alfred Andrew Cohen was born in England, July 17, 1829. After reversals of family fortunes he left Exeter Academy and went to work for a London solicitor. He immigrated to Canada in 1843, then to Jamaica, and finally in 1849 to Sacramento, California, arriving via Panama. Settling in San Francisco he married Emilie Gibbons, daughter of former Wilmington, Delaware, residents Martha Poole and Dr. Henry Gibbons. The Cohens had four sons and three daughters. Cohen`s business activities were varied. He engaged in railroad and ferry enterprises with William Ralston and Darius Ogden Mills, two of California`s early taste-makers. In 1857 he was admitted to the practice of law by the California Supreme Court. Cohen had several dealings with Central Pacific Railroad representing both defendants and plaintiffs. It had been said he was so successful in winning cases against the railroad that the owners made peace with him and hired him as their counsel. Cohen died in 1887 in Nebraska in route from Washington D.C., where he had been representing Central Pacific before the federal railroad commission. Newspaper accounts have estimated the value of his estate to be $5 million. His widow Emilie Cohen continued to live at Fernside until her death in 1925. The Estate and House Fernside, located in Alameda, an island community in San Francisco Bay southwest of Oakland, was acquired in the mid- 1850`s. A map dated September 9, 1859, shows the estate/working farm to be 110 acres and five buildings, including the residence, a substantial Gothic Revival structure. Over the years, buildings were added to the estate, including an elaborate stable built in 1870 for prize thoroughbred horses and a bowling alley building. In 1872 buildings began for a new grand ``Italianate`` house of some 52 rooms. Wright and Sanders, the architects, were noted for their churches, institutional buildings and the San Francisco home of Mark Hopkins. On March 24, 1897, a fire began in the building`s tower and spread quickly until the house burned to the ground. When it was found there was insufficient water to save the home, firemen and volunteers concentrated on removing furnishings, decorative objects, and bric-a-brac from the ground floor of the burning building. The Interiors The insurance papers together with interior photographs by Eadweard Muybridge and the Cohen`s third son, Edgar, give an idea of the interior fittings. Furnishing took place from occupancy in 1874 to 1888 (shortly after Cohen died). The photographs and invoices tell a story of continual change and upgrading. Herter Brothers, Pottier and Stymus, W. & J. Sloan and other New York and California firms supplied items for the house. In a letter dated October 15, 1874, Cohen mentions Mr. Schastie (likely George A. Schastey) in reference to the dining room of the house. The reference implies Schastey was on site at the house. Why the Cohen`s used more than one firm and the extent of the involvement of the firms is not clear. Likely, the strong personalities of both A. A. and Emilie G. Cohen were a factor. THE DINING ROOM. None of the Fernside post fire documents on the dining room are known to exist. The four photographs of the Dining Room in the VPCO`s collection at the Cohen/Bray House, give different views of the dining room. Two of the pictures likely Muybridge photo`s found in a family album show the table & chairs. A latter photo by Edgar Cohen, a noted California photographer, shows the dining room and the table leaf storage cabinet in more detail. The original upholstery is apparent in this photograph. This leather upholstery is still found on the back of the chairs. The forth picture shows the table and four chairs in the building converted to a residence for Mrs. Cohen after the main house burned in 1897. Of interest is a paragraph in a letter from A. A. Cohen to his wife Emilie Gibbons Cohen, dated October 15, 1874. I quote as follows: ``Dear Em, {in pencil added to the letter ``cover kept``} I learned this morning for the first time from Schasteys man that he sent a Red Marble slab for dinning room sideboard instead of Egyptian Green as I ordered. This is very provoking as the carpet for that room was changed to Green to suit the marble. I telegraphed to Will today to tell Schastey that I do not wan the red marble---- I do not want the red marble---- It will be out the question using a green carpet with the red marble. If the marble is retained I do not know what can be done except we change the carpet and use in the dining the carpets original intended for that room but which we afterwards concluded to use in the library. When you get this telegraph me what you think we had better do. If necessary I can get a new carpet for either library or dinning room & use the one we may put aside for the 2nd floor bed rooms. I have shipped the billiard room carpet it is intended that the [ballgrio ?] shall run across the mantel there is a nice border with it. I think now we will leave here on the morning of Nov. 3rd stopping one day at Niagara and one day at Chicago which I expect will bring us home on Nov. 12.`` [Note: these letters have been typed and numbered. FERNSIDE, SATURDAY EVE. JUNE 17, 1876] Schastey is known to have worked with Pottier & Stymus The leaf cabinet is known to have a replaced marble top when acquired by the current owners family. At president the history of the dining set after her death in 1927 is not known. An Overview of Pottier and Stymus From its inception in 1859, the Pottier and Stymus firm quickly rose to prominence as one of the nation`s most elite decorating and cabinetmaking firms. They retained their position at the forefront of American decorating firms well into the 20th century. August Pottier emigrated from France in 1847, gaining employment with the E. W. Hutchings and Son firm in New York City. During his tenure with Hutchings, Pottier apparently became acquainted with the cabinetmaker Gustave Herter, who would also become prominent in the emerging custom decorating field. In 1853, the two formed the short-lived Herter, Pottier and Company. By the end of the decade, Pottier was working with Rochefort and Skaaren as general foreman, where William Stymus was foreman of the upholstery room. Following the death of Rochefort, August Pottier and William Stymus assumed control of the business, forming their own partnership, Pottier and Stymus, in 1859. Shortly after its inception, the firm secured a number of important commissions, most notably to design and furnish the rooms occupied by the Secretary of the Treasury in 1863, and the Navy Department (1861-64). During t
Lot 6311
French Provincial Deux CorpsFrench provincial walnut Armoire a Deux Corps, 18th century, having a molded crest above the two door upper case having panelled doors and retaining the original hardware, the lower case with conforming panelled doors centered by a candle drawer and rising on cabriole legs, 94``h x 58``w x 27``dStarting Price: $500
Lot 6312
Italian corner cabinets(lot of 2) Italian polychrome and laquer decorated corner cabinets, 18th century, each having a two door case with figural decorated reserves depicting country life accented with floral sprays and rising on giltwood carved bracket feet, case retains enhanced original surface with areas of conservation, top with later surface, 39.5``h x 23``w x 15``d Provenance: Unaccessioned items from Honolulu Museum of ArtStarting Price: $500
Lot 6313
Louis XV style armoireLouis XV style armoire circa 1900, having a carved cartouche surmounting the three door case, the central door having a bevelled looking glass flanked by the outer doors accented with raised panels, and rising on cabriole legs, 105``h x 77``w x 24``dStarting Price: $1000
Lot 6318
Henri II style buffetHenri II style buffet circa 1885, the hooded superstructure having two mirrored and bevelled panels fronted by baluster turned supports, above the lower case having carved and panelled door fronts and rising on compressed bun feet, 79``h x 55``w x 23``dStarting Price: $300
Lot 6321
Austrian KachelofenAustrian Kachelofen, 19th century, executed in earthenware in four parts, the sectioned stove heater having raised gilt accents on a white ground executed in the Rococo taste, the central section of bombe form and having a hinged door, rising on inswept legs, 86``h x 32``wStarting Price: $750
Lot 666
ELIZABETH II: (1926-) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952-. Signed and inscribed Christmas gift tag, the folding printed 12mo card featuring a colour illustration of a snow covered red door to the cover above the printed caption Greetings. Signed (`Mummy`) in bold blue fountain pen ink to the inside beneath printed text and inscribed in the Queen`s hand to Edward. One small hole to the upper edge, otherwise VG Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (1964-) Youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.
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Lot 928
[NELSON HORATIO]: (1758-1805) British Admiral during the Napoleonic Wars, the victor of the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805. A miscellaneous collection of commemorative souvenirs etc., associated with Nelson, including Spode commemorative plate 2005 (in original box), Royal Mint commemorative plate 2004 with an illustration of HMS Victory at Trafalgar (in original box), copper tray, reproduction of a 19th century brass Nelson commemorative anchor, brass door knocker featuring a full length figure of Nelson, circular relief plaques featuring Napoleon etc., trinket box, an oak snuff box with contemporary note stating that it was made from wood from the Victory, various other small wooden artifacts made from parts of the Victory including a napkin ring, letter opener etc., vintage postcard photographs, an attractive carved ivory handled seal engraved Trafalgar etc., FR to G, 44
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Lot 975
[NELSON HORATIO]: (1758-1805) British Admiral during the Napoleonic Wars, the victor of the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805. An original oblong 12mo printed ticket of admission to the Funeral of Lord Nelson at St. Paul`s Cathedral on 9th January 1806. The black bordered ticket allows the bearer to enter at the South Door to the Galleries under the Dome. Signed in ink by the Dean of St. Paul`s, George Pretyman Tomline (`G Lincoln`, as Bishop of Lincoln, 1750-1827 English Clergyman) and bearing a good black wax seal in the lower right corner. VG
Lot 159
TRAVERS HENRY: (1874-1965) English Actor, famous for his role as the angel, Clarence, in It`s A Wonderful Life (1946). An extremely rare vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Travers standing in a three quarter length pose scratching his head. Signed in bold dark fountain pen ink to a light area of the background and dated 1st April 1937 in his hand. An ink annotation to the verso in the hand of the collector indicates that the signature was obtained in person at the Stage Door of the Booth Theatre [in New York] on 1st April 1937. About EX
Lot 508
BETJEMAN JOHN: (1906-1984) British Poet Laureate 1972-84. T.L.S., John Betjeman, two pages, oblong 8vo, London, 1st June 1978, to Mr. Kerrane. Betjeman writes following a recent visit to Brompton Hospital, remarking `Little did I think I would ever go to a hospital for diseases of the chest. The liver, yes, but the chest, no. No matter. I was wrapped in a blanket, carried downstairs by two kindly and strong male adults out of my front door and watched this rather grim little street retreat from me and then found myself in your Tudor South Kensington mansion. I was feeling no pain nor fear but happy resignation into unknown hands of a kindly nature and then came a sensation that I was in a Norfolk rectory. This feeling was induced by the Tudor style windows, the stone dressings and the pleasant red brick outside. Through the window I could see another Tudor bay window with the blinds drawn and the light on. Here, I concluded, the Rector was writing his sermon. Every time I woke up, he was still writing it. It was a comforting thought. There was nothing impersonal or clinically official about this delightful, emergency ward which is, I understand, part of the original Tudor entrance to the Victorian Brompton Hospital. Then came the best moment of all-I had a volume of my favourite poet, Tennyson, with me and a Sister called Rosemary Brown read to me, at my request, The Lady of Shalott, most beautifully....After that I found myself on another floor on the other side of the road in a rather grim, empty ward whose walls were painted a cold, surgical blue but its gloom was dispelled by the most fanciful series of turretts (sic) and air vents with weather vanes on top of them so that I felt I was on the roof of a palace in Copenhagen or Bruges. A very pleasant sort of skyline to find in London where so much has become square and dull....` A letter of interesting content. VG
Lot 96
Pair of bedside cabinets, the drawer and door made to look as a faux bookcase, a small wine table, with leather inset, another bedside cabinet, comprising four drawers, a magazine rack, a plant stand, a large vase, with various artificial flowers and twigs, and a white painted table lamp with shade
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