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Lot 80
A 19th Century Premier Partie Boulle Writing Table by Town & Emanuel in laid with brass marquetry on an ebony and rosewood veneered ground, incorporating an early 18th century Regence boulle top, decorated with musical vignettes and floral arabesques in the manner of Jean Berain, the frieze containing a drawer on each side and decorated with foliate ornament against a brass ground, on rectangular, tapering legs each supported by a plinth base and joined by a shaped stretcher, bearing the trade label of Town & Emanuel. 117cm wide, 76cm high, 68cm deep Town and Emanuel (1830-1840) traded from 103 New Bond Street and their trade card from a table formerly in the Duke of Bucchleuch's collection is recorded in the Victoria and Albert Museum archives. It bears the trade label dated 183- stating ` Town & Emanuel. Manufacturers of Buhl Marquetrie, Resner & Carved Furniture, Tripods, Screens & c. Of the finest & most superb designs of the times of Louis 14th. Splendid Cabinets & tables inlaid with fine Sevres & Dresden China & c. Old paintings & Curiosities Brought & Exchanged; Buhl & Antique Furniture Repaired. By Appointment to Her Majesty'. Another label recorded on a Kingwood and tulipwood `bureau plat' of Louis XV style bears the Arms of Queen Adelaide. In 1830, the firm supplied 3rd Lord Braybrooke with a looking-glass costing £8 5s for Audley End, Essex or his London house. In 1838 Town and Emanuel delivered `new furniture' for STrafford House, London, at a cost of £12 12s. By 1840 they were listed in directories as Town & Co., `dealers in & Manufacturers of antique furniture, curiosities & pictures (see Geoffrey Beard and Christopher Gilbert, `The Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660', 1986, pp. 900-901
Lot 84
A French Empire Rosewood bureau plat by Molitor the top with a pair of leather covered slides and a double tier of citronnier lined drawers in the frieze, on four parcel gilt leopards head monopodia, each end joined by a stepped plinth stretcher, signed Molitor and bearing the JME stamp, gilding restored and the leather replaced, 125cm wide, 81cm high, 83cm deep Bernard Molitor led a charmed life. He was born in Betzdorf, Luxembourg in 1755 and trained as a sculptor before tiring of provincial life and moving to Paris probably before 1778. He lived through the most turbulent of times and survived the French Revolution, the Terror, the Empire and even the Restoration without serious loss. At his death in 1833, at the then very senior age of seventy-eight, he left a substantial fortune. The great and famous ébénistes of the late 18th and 19th centuries rarely enjoyed a lifetime of financial stability, let alone the ability to survive political upheaval. The life and work of Bernard Molitor are exceptional from this perspective alone, before even taking into consideration his prodigious output. Early on in his career his business acumen came to the fore. In 1778, he is recorded in the 'Petites Affiches' advertising a patent insect killer. Later, in 1782, he advertised an ingenious patent hand warmer, fashioned as a small pile of books; the box in mahogany or walnut, had a metal liner which could be filled with hot coals. However, Molitor's output was not limited to innovative gadgets. He had a furniture workshop which he leased at the Arsenal and enjoyed considerable success, though it was not until 1787 that he was received as a maître. In 1788, Bernard Molitor made the usual 'political' marriage to which successful cabinetmakers seem predisposed. He married Elizabeth Fessard, daughter of the charpentier du roi. Perhaps it is cynical to see this marriage as entirely career motivated, as Molitor had already received a royal commission. However shortly after his marriage it was no coincidence thathe began to receive regular commissions from the Queen's circle. The Revolution brought ruin to many and death at the guillotine. The ace Molitor held was that his cousin, Michel, had been actively involved in the storming of the Bastille; so with his help, Bernard, despite being interrogated, managed to avoid arousing serious Revolutionary suspicions. Over the following decades, he was honoured with commissions from the Emperor Napoleon, King Jerome of Westphalia and many private noble collectors including the duc de Choiseul-Praslin. Molitor's remarkable survival owes most to the fact that he managed to create a style that was both simple and original. His work was clearly individual as well as not being too intrusive. Above all other factors, Molitor achieved success over this extended period because his work was consistently of outstanding quality. See: Leben, Ulrich. 1992. Bernard Molitor. Philip Wilson Publishers, 1992. A very similar table by Molitor with three frieze drawers sold Christie's New York, 29 November 2012, lot 261. * Please note that this lot does NOT come with the pair of candelabra which are illustrated with it
Lot 538
A late 19th century Arts & Crafts oak sideboard with low raised back, acanthus carved frieze drawers, 3 panelled doors under, with geometric moulding and carved floral central panels, on plinth base, with bronzed ring handles and ornate strap hinges, width 70"; with associated carved oak panel with medieval style figure columns, carved entwined acanthus and rose panels, and central female figure with text: "I know not which is sweeter no not I", width 70" height 18½" The quote is from Tennyson's Idylls of the King and the carvings illustrate characters in the poem. By repute - acquired from the Richardson family of Halecroft House, Hale, Altrincham, Cheshire, the house designed by Edgar Wood in 1890
Lot 10
A 19TH CENTURY, SHERATON STYLE, SATINWOOD BREAK FRONT LIBRARY BOOKCASE the upper half having an arrangement of shelves enclosed by astragal glazed doors with pendant arch cornice, the base with four panel doors with marquetry classical figure decoration, line inlay and platform plinth, 208cm wide x 247cm high
Lot 445
A REGENCY MAHOGANY MANTEL OR TABLE CLOCK the white Roman convex dial inscribed Handley & Moore, Clerkenwell, the twin train fusee movement with bell strike, the shouldered plates with engraved border and pendulum hold fast, the arched case with brass swing handle, inset panel front and fish scale side frets upon a moulded plinth base with brass ball feet, 39cm high handle down
Lot 444
A REGENCY MAHOGANY TABLE CLOCK, the white convex Roman dial inscribed Wm. Cribb, Theobalds Road, London, the twin train fusee movement with bell strike, pull repeat, shouldered plates and pendulum hold fast, the arched case with raised brass urn finial, foliate scroll brass inlay, ring side handles over fish scale frets upon a moulded plinth base with brass ball feet, 51cm high
Lot 340
A 19th century marble top side cabinet: The frieze and door inlaid in brass, ivory and mother-of-pearl with scrolling acanthus and flower filled urn, within mounted stiff leaf borders, the canted corners with caryatids, plinth base, H 107cm x D 39cm x W 83cm CONDITION REPORT: Structurally sound, some loose brass inlay to the side, intact & complete, crack to the marble top
Lot 255
An Ayutthaya Thailand leaded bronze crowned hollow cast Buddha head, the head with elongated ears with 'jewelled' terminals to lobes, the crown cast with foliate scrolls about recesses for adornment beneath four long horns, possibly 17th Century, museum mounted on hardwood plinth, head 35cm high, 55cm total height with plinth
Lot 806
A superb quality large Sheraton period figured mahogany inlaid cellarette, c1800, of stylised sarcophagus form, the solid mahogany veneered in fine flame mahogany with satinwood stringing with satinwood inlaid oval fluted medallion to the front, the interior with original lead lining for twenty one bottles, on a stylised plinth, pull out drawer, ring handles and original brass castors, 102 x 77 x 80cm
Lot 587
AN OAK LONGCASE CLOCK by William Billsborrow (sic), the thirty hour movement with anchor escapement and outside count wheel striking on a bell, 11" square brass dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, silvered centre chased with Masonic emblems and with calendar aperture, the case with moulded cornice and plain frieze on quarter columns, plain trunk and door, panel base on plinth, 82 1/4" high
Lot 81
Pair of Beswick china seated white overgilded spaniels numbered 1378-6, a 19th Century Staffordshire pottery seated red and white spaniel with separate front legs on a plinth stand and a Majolica type pottery jug in the form of a growling bear. (4) CONDITION REPORT: Beswick dogs - crazing only Spaniel - chips all over, nose, ear, base etc. Cracks in places. Bear - lost teeth, chip to handle, foot come off, crazing.
Lot 556
FINE TWENTIETH CENTURY BRASS PALLADIAN CONGREVE ROLLING BALL TIMEPIECE by Rodney Jackson of Chronos, Cumbria, Limited Edition made to private commission 2/20, double mainspring one year rolling ball movement, silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals and Arabic outer seconds, pierced steel hands, the palladian influenced gold plated brass case on stepped marble plinth base, housed within a brass four sided protective cover on wooden stand with bun feet, with long drawer containing original paperwork, tools and jewelled ball, total height 38cm
Lot 565
EARLY VICTORIAN MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK by R Stewart, Ayr, the unsigned eight day two train movement with anchor escapement striking on a bell, the signed painted 13" dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and calendar dials at twelve and six respectively, pierced brass hands, encased within an arched hood with thistle pediment, contained within a mahogany case with inlaid door, on plinth base with bracket feet, 224cm
Lot 572
EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY OAK LONGCASE CLOCK the unsigned eight day two train movement with anchor escapement striking on a bell, the arched 12" painted dial with Roman numerals and outer Arabic seconds, subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture at twelve and six respectively, painted pierced steel hands, the arched hood with swan neck pediment and doric columns, contained within a waisted oak case, on plinth base with bracket feet, 227cm high
Lot 552
EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY FRENCH SLATE MANTEL CLOCK by Japy Freres & Cie, Paris, the signed two train movement striking on a bell and numbered 4107 46, the white dial with Roman numerals and two front winding holes, pierced steel hands, the arhitectural slate case with ochre and pink veined marble panels, on stepped plinth base, 22cm high
Lot 529
FRENCH VICTORIAN SLATE COMBINED MANTEL CLOCK AND BAROMETER by Vicenti & Cie, the signed two train movement striking on a bell and numbered 927 92, with Medaille d'Argent stamp, the white dial with Roman numerals and two front winding holes, visible brocot escapement, pierced blued steel hands, above a matallic barometer dial in white enamel with two badge stamps, one reading "E. Bourdon and Richards Patent Paris" and the other "Universal Exhibition Council Medal, London 1851", the arched architectural slate case on stepped plinth base, 46cm high
Lot 566
EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY FRENCH SLATE MANTEL CLOCK by Japy Freres & Cie, Paris, the signed two train movement striking on a bell and numbered 1079, the white dial with Roman numerals and two front winding holes, pierced steel hands, the rectangular slate case with orange and brown veined marble panels, on stepped plinth base, 28cm high
Lot 537
FRENCH VICTORIAN SLATE MANTEL CLOCK BY DELETTREZ retailed by Stewart, Glasgow, the signed two train movement striking on a bell and numbered 24566 243, the white dial with Roman numerals and two front winding holes, visible brocot escapement, pierced steel hands, the arched slate case on stepped plinth base, 35cm high
Lot 542
EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY SCOTTISH MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK by A. Cockburn, Haddington, the unsigned eight day two train movement with anchor escapement striking on a bell, the 12'' painted dial with Roman numerals and outer Arabic seconds, subsidiary seconds at six and date at twelve, pierced steel hands, encased within an arched hood, the mahogany case with satinwood cross banding, on plinth base with bracket feet, 198cm high
Lot 541
EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY ONYX MANTEL CLOCK by Jules Rolez Limited, signed eight day two train movement striking on a coiled gong and numbered 16586, the gilt and enamel dial with Arabic numerals and two front winding holes, pierced steel hands, the onyx case surmounted with foliate urn finial, applied brass decoration, on stepped plinth base with bracket feet, 34cm high
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