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Click here to subscribeA mid 20th Century open armchair with low back, upholstered in embossed velour, an occasional chair with pierced splat and floral print seat panel and a late 19th Century occasional chair with carved vase splat, stuffed over seats upholstered in a pink striped velour, on turned front supports
Dickens (Charles). Original ticket for Mr Charles Dickens's Farewell Readings, for Tuesday Jan 19, 1869, Stall 3, Row AA, Seat 19, with contemporary manuscript writing to verso 'The Chimes, Trial from Pickwick', framed & glazed, total size 13.3cm x 13.1cm approx., Dickens gave public readings of his works from 1853 until the final Farewell Reading on 15th March 1870 in which 'The Trial' was the final item. This 19th January reading was the only performance of the revised text of 'The Chimes' (Scarce).
A Chinese hardwood horseshoe back open armchair, second quarter 20th century, by George Zee & Co., Kowloon, Hong Kong, applied maker's plaque to underside, the scrolled tablet back carved in low relief with an archaic twin dragon design, over wide tapered horseshoe arms and inset panelled seat with key carved rails and loose silk cushion, on four ball and claw feet, 28¾in. (73cm.) wide, 29½in. (75cm.) high, 28½in. (72.5cm.) deep.
A Chinese bronze model of a horse saddle, 17th / 18th century, possibly originally part of a larger bronze (mounting post to front), the concave seat with engraved cruciform design with centralised Taijitu symbol, the panels front and back with foliate design, 3 x 2¼in. (7.6 x 5.7cm.), the underside with original 'H. G. Beasley' collection label, dated '8/26', * Provenance: 'The Beasley Collection' (Henry Geoffrey Beasley, 1882-1939). By family descent to the grand daughters. ** Condition: Some tarnishing to top surface. Very old, star shaped split to centre of back face of saddle. Good patina throughout.
A good set of six early George III mahogany dining chairs, the scroll carved yoke top rails with reeded ears, over entwined ribbon and tassel carved pierced vase splats, the drop-in seats within deep seat rails, raised on shell carved cabriole front legs with three toed feet, joined by H-stretchers, 39½in. (100.25cm.) high. (6)
A George III mahogany elbow chair in the Chippendale manner, the flared and pierced vase splat flowing into a yoke top rail with reeded ears and gadrooned surmount, over a drop-in seat and swept part reeded scroll arms, raised on square legs joined by an H-stretcher, 39½in. (100.25cm.) high, 26¼in. (66.5cm.) wide.
A William IV carved rosewood showframe scroll end settee, the rope twist carved back with foliate and scroll carved split terminals, over a later upholstered seat, back and scroll arms with button carving, over a conforming channel carved rail, raised on foliate capped reeded legs, 88½in. (225cm.) long, 33½in. (85cm.) high at back.
A fine collection of Royal and political ephemera, primarily relating to paper correspondence between the influential Lord and Lady Tollemache and various eminent figures including Sir Winston Churchill and Viscount Cherwell, to include a hand signed letter from Sir Anthony Bevir (private secretary to Churchill from 1940 to 1945) to Lady Tollemache informing her of Churchill's nomination to the King of her forthcoming M.B.E.; two invitations for the 1937 Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth for seats A2 and A3, also to include the covering letter signed to the upper left by the King and bearing the Duke of Norfolk's signature to lower right in 'On His Majesty's Service' envelope with Earl Marshalls office stamp to front; a telegram reading 'Thank you so much = Churchill', dated 1 December 1950; a letter to Lord Tollemache on Churchill's behalf signed by John Peck, the Prime Minister's Private Secretary; a letter to Lady Tollemache signed by Viscount Cherwell on embossed paper from the offices of the war cabinet; two facsimile 'Thank you for kind wishes on my Birthday' letters from Churchill; an interesting letter to Lord Tollemache from the Ministry of Aircraft on his suggestion to convert the Lancaster Bomber into a fighting plane; a certificate 'Of the grant of the dignity of an additional member of the civil division of the order of the British empire to Baroness Lynette Tollemache'; a pencil scribed letter to Lord Cherwell from Lady Tollemache informing him of her husband's illness; two photographs of Lord Tollemache in full military attire; a selection of family seals including an agate example with castle turret stamp, two ebonised examples, one with single initial, the other with lion passant holding a cross, a white metal seal with globular onyx finial with single initial below crown, a gilt acorn seal with single initial and a miniature horn piece with engraved initial to underside; and a small letter print block, *The Tollemache family is an English noble family, initially based at Bentley, Suffolk. The family acquired Helmingham Hall by marriage in the 15th-century, which remains the family seat.
A pair of French style open armchairs, each decorated with leaves, scrolls, grapes etc., with a padded back and seat, previously gilded but now painted in grey. The upholstery in this lot does not comply with the 1988 (Fire & Fire Furnishing) Regulations, unless sold to a known exporter or upholsterer it will be cut from the frame before leaving the premises.
An Ercol light beech cottage type three piece suite, to included a two seat sofa, with turned supports, padded back, arm rests and seat, in green damask type material, on turned legs, and matching armchair. The upholstery in this lot does not comply with the 1988 (Fire & Fire Furnishing) Regulations, unless sold to a known exporter or upholsterer it will be cut from the frame before leaving the premises
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