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Click here to subscribeA quantity of antique reference, children's and sporting books to include 'Chinese Celadon Wares', 'The History of Silver', 'More Stories about Old Brer Rabbit', 'Tales from the Travels of Baron Munchausen', 'Ringside Seat' by Peter Wilson, 'Gloves, Glory and God' by Henry Armstrong, 'Le Roi De Thessalie', 'Pheasant Rearing and Preservation', 'Lady is a Fox' by David Garnett, 'The Match I Remember', 'A Cricket Pro's Lot', 'Between the Wickets', etc.
An antique and later carved box seat settle, the back profusely carved with coat of arms and central panel depicting a hunting scene entitled 'Castor and Pollyx Hunting ye Deer', further inscribed 'Charles and Dorothea Halina Stanley, above coat of arms and inscribed to the lower frieze '1663 Drede God and Honour thy Kynge', the uppermost pillars inscribed 'Chs 2D Rex' (Charles II), believed to have come from the Earl of Derby's Estate at Knowsley Hall, width 103cm, height 145cm, depth 49cm. CONDITION REPORT Overall good but used condition with fading to the stain in the high-traffic areas, most prominently the arms and the bench seat. The bench seat has been replaced and is stained pine. The arms and the arm supports are more than likely later additions or replacements. The carved panel back has a split through the lower coat of arms and has a small patch repair to the upper right pillar. There is a hole just below the hunting scene, although it is most likely to be a knot which has come out of the timber. Rear left leg shows signs of old woodworm damage and the lower most stretcher is coming away from the upright slightly on the front right leg. There is a very small chip to the top rail. Please refer to illustrations.
A group of six late 19th/early 20th Century chairs, comprising: a Regency satinwood dining chair, raised on sabre legs; a Regency style mahogany carver chair, with tablet top rail and scrolled arms, raised on sabre legs; three Edwardian bedroom chairs; an Edwardian oak dining chair with vasiform splat and outswept arms, and an x-frame stool with needlepoint seat. (7)
A 20th Century carved oak side chair, in the 17th Century style, with padded back enclosed by foliate scrolls and barley twist uprights, raised on turned legs united by stretchers; together with a 20th Century oak spinning chair, with foliate carved back above a shaped seat, raised on turned legs.
Edwardian rosewood inlaid parlour suite comprising; two seater sofa and a pair of wing back chairs, standing on tapering supports and casters. (B.P. 21% + VAT) The parlour sofa in very poor condition, with upholstery where the fabric has completely torn on the seat area. Otherwise all pieces structurally sound, rather dry and slightly faded in places but in usable condition. Some stains to the fabric in places.
A Charles and Ray Eames 670 lounge chair and ottoman, made by Hille of London concessionaires for Herman Miller Zeland Michigan the laminate wooden seat back and ottoman supported on a five pronged chromed and anodised base with four pronged base for ottoman, label to base Leather ripped and worn^ in need of some repair^ missing right arm and one back cushion
A 19th Century mahogany tilt top table, the turned pedestal on cabriole tripod supports, circular top, 51cm diameter together with an oak kitchen stool with circular moulded top on four turned supports united by stretcher, 50cm high Table has staining^ in poor repair needs a polish^ stool has some wear to seat and loose in places
An Arts and Crafts oak armchair, with pierced back splat and back rail above a later floral upholstered stuff over seat with shaped arms and supports on tapered front legs with splayed pad feet united by stretchers together with a single oak famed Arts and Crafts chair with turned and pad front supports (2) In general good condition
A pair of 19th Century continental walnut framed carved bergère armchairs, the single carved seat and curved back with carved floral cabriole back rail, scroll arms and carved floral cabriole front supports and legs In general good condition although upholstery to arms which is Chinese is very worn^ caning is good^ no holes
2nd-1st century BC. A bronze element from a seat frame comprising a rectangular openwork panel with two lateral legs and square tiered bases, transverse band with openwork wave-pattern, upper section with facing female bust and openwork scrolled tendrils; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. similar (though less ornate) bronze openwork footstool in the British Museum under accession number 1856,1226.667. 1.6 kg total, 28cm wide including stand (11"). From a private New York collection; previously with Christie's, New York, 9 December 2008, lot 140; formerly in a private North German collection, since in the 1950s; accompanied by a printout of the relevant Christie's, London, catalogue pages; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.163209-10067. Fine condition. Repaired.
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