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Click here to subscribeA pair of Charles II ebonised open armchairs, circa 1660, with high backs surmounted by a carved crown, caned central back panel flanked by columns, caned seats with loose seat cushions, outswept arms, carved stretcher centred by a crown, on turned legs and stretchers, 131cm high, 69cm wide, 55cm deep
A mahogany eight-day longcase clock, George Yeats, Maldon, 18th century, the five pillar bell striking movement with anchor escapement and 12 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial, ringed winding holes and calendar aperture to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with fleur-de-lys half hour markers and Arabic five minutes to outer track, the angles applied with mask and scroll cast spandrels beneath silvered boss signed Geo: Yeats, Maldon flanked by dolphin cast mounts, in a case with break-arch swollen cornice and brass stop-fluted Corinthian columns to hood above break-arch door flanked by conforming quarter columns to trunk, on shaped raised panel fronted plinth base with double moulded skirt, 229cm high
An early 20th century mahogany music cabinet, the moulded edge serpentine top with raised and carved pediment, fitted bevel edge mirror beneath, fall front glazed door enclosing titled fabric covered music shelves, pull front sectional compartment below with carved door panel, raised on bracket feet, 125cm high
Good collection of antique charms to include and early nineteenth century miniature portrait on ivory of a Military Officer, nineteenth century Italian micromosaic panel, French gold and enamel charm in the form of a grinder, another with heart in a well and various good quality antique charms
(War of 1812) A 19th century documentary naval diorama, the background set with an oval watercolour decorated with three tall ships tacking around icebergs, the foreground laid with a hand written documentary panel, the whole within a gilt and ebonised box frame. The beginning and end of the panel is tantalisingly indistinct however, ???' Hethem Esq, Captain, and I George Harnage and I the third and junior lieutenant) at daylight on the morning of Sunday May 15 1814. Latitude at noon 44.25 north, longitude 48.20 west by my chronometer being about 30 miles east of the Boundesy (sic) of the great bank of New Foundland. We were going from England to Halifax in Nova Scotia with 103 sail of convoy having nearly 5000 troops on board, the weather hazy with light Avis? From the eastward and excessively cold; we at daylight ? one of owner (sic) convoys to be ahead of us with the signal flying for land which we soon discovered to be an immense island of ice and several smaller floating in all directions, the larger upwards of one hundred feet in height, we instantly made signal for convoy to haul on sails and tack close to the wind until we could see the extent of owr (sic) danger, when we again made sail S&W and run along the said islands some twenty five miles and some seventy miles we lost sight of the ice -having passed by it at about a miles distance from it. On it there were a great number of sea gulls. By keeping a good look out not one of the convoy met with any danger. The Hamadryad led the convoy. It was at noon the next day that we lost sight of it in the ? - had we been some little further ahead before the dawn of the morning of May 15 1814 there is no calculating the damage that might have befell ourselves and the convoy. ? There is not any instance where such an immense body of ice had been seen so far south especially at the time of year. His Majesties frigate leader of 56 guns Captain Sir George Collier was our ? I was ? ? of the Hamadryad from February 14 1814 to February 3rd 1815 which day she was paid off at that ? having so much damaged by the ? hurricane of September 28th precious. She was immediately broke up. ... George Harnage, 1822. This sketch was taken on the morning of May 5th 1814 ? of Baswardyne 1845 ...'
John Alford (20th/21st century contemporary) 'The Great Wind on Linley Avenue' signed and dated '90, also inscribed verso, with the title, artist's address and the original purchase price of £650 oil on board, a triptych, overall size 60cm x 96cm, the centre panel 60.5cm x 50cm, the right and left panels each 60cm x 23cm The right and left panels also bear paintings to verso (double sided), the artist lived at '47, Porthill Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 8RN May be subject to artist resale rights
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