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Lot 867
A modern ebonised French style armchair, with a loose cushion to the back and seat, on cabriole legs. The upholstery in the settee 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.
Lot 883
A 1930`s green Chinoiserie decorated sitting room suite comprising bergere two seater sofa with two armchairs (with original upholstery and intact canework), circular coffee table, display cabinet with pagoda shaped top, a pair of standard lamps, a high-backed upholstered chair with circular seat, and wall mirror (9 pieces, all ensuite and in fair condition)
Lot 69
A George II mahogany hall bench, c.1730, the design attributed to William Kent, with a double-panelled back, a scrolled top and arm terminals above a double arched acanthus leaf carved apron, foliate carved legs and scrolled feet, 140cm wide 60cm deep 101cm high Provenance: Purchased from Christopher Gibbs in the late 1970s. Benches of this type, conceived in an architectural manner and intended to stand in formal entrance halls, are associated with the English Palladian Revival of the late 1720s and 1730s, and in particular with houses where the architect/designer William Kent worked. Some are of painted deal or oak, but most surviving examples are mahogany. Mahogany benches have been recorded at Houghton Hall, Boughton House, Badminton House, Devonshire House, Raynham Hall, Wentworth Woodhouse and Sherborne House (Glos.), although some are no longer in situ. While all are of a broadly similar form, the benches differ in style and detail, and probably emanated from more than one workshop. Those made for Sherborne House are attributed to James Moore Jnr., who supplied in 1731 '… 2 Mahogany Settees for ye Dining Room at ye Lodge Carved…' at a cost of £30. Their design is attributed to William Kent, who provided plans for Sherborne Lodge and House in 1728; it was later published in a slightly modified version by John Vardy in 'Some Designs of Mr Inigo Jones and Mr William Kent'. Almost identical benches were once at Devonshire House and a similar set of four benches were made for the Duke of Montagu's house in Whitehall and are now at Boughton House, Northamptonshire. They are closely similar to the Sherborne benches but are attributed, not to Moore, but to his contemporary James Nix. A similar, single bench is on the Great Stairs at Houghton Hall. The present bench has some similarities with the Sherborne and Montagu House examples, specifically in the design of the front legs, but its back and arms relate much more closely to the set of six benches at Houghton Hall, Norfolk, whose design is attributed to William Kent. Indeed, this is the only known example which shares the distinctive scrolled-over back of the Houghton benches. It also has a similar arched, leaf-carved apron below the seat. The apron is carried to the floor at each end, forming scrolled trusses at right angles to the front legs. The result is highly decorative, but also, from a structural point of view, immensely strong. The seat construction, with its single board resting on a coved frame, is identical, as is the design of the scrolled arm terminals. The principal differences are in decorative treatment; the present bench has a highly enriched apron but plain mouldings beneath the seat and around the back and side panels. The similarities are sufficiently compelling as to suggest a common source. No bills survive to reveal the maker of the Houghton benches, but they might have come from the workshop of James Richards, to whom is attributed much of the carved work at Houghton. Richards was appointed in 1721 'Master Sculptor and Carver in Wood' to George I, and he is known to have worked closely with Kent on several commissions. We would like to thank Dr. Adam Bowett for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.
Lot 169
A pair of French Louis XVI style painted beechwood tub-shaped chairs, late 19th century, with fluted legs and foliate carving, bearing metal plaques for 'Mati & Cie, 104 Bd Haussmann' to undersides (2) CONDITION REPORT: Loss to paint, wear to upholstery, loss to top rail on one. Old upholstery tack marks visible to back of frames. 96cm overall height. 70.5cm wide. 44cm seat height. 68cm overall depth.
Lot 176
An Empire mahogany and ebony inlaid side chair by Jacob Frères, after a design by Thomas Hope, the scrolled back inlaid with laurel leaves over a pierced anthemion inlaid splat, the later striped upholstered seat with ormolu florets applied to the frieze, on ring-turned baluster legs, stamped 'Jacob Frères, rue Meslée' The two sons of Georges Jacob, Georges II (1768-1803) and François-Honoré-Georges (1770-1841), formed a partnership in 1796, with workshops in the rue Meslée, which lasted until the former's death in 1803. See Thomas Hope, 'Household Furniture and Interior Decoration', plate XIX. CONDITION REPORT: Struts to splat a later addition. Splits and repairs to splat. Loss to inlay. One metal flower missing. Knocked.
Lot 690
A Charles X fruitwood open armchair, with scrolled arms and an upholstered seat and back CONDITION REPORT: Crack to top of arm where it joins the back. Natural loss to the back around a knot in the wood. General wear. Not sprung. Renewed upholstery (not recent). 58cm wide 56cm deep 92cm high
Lot 726
A Victorian bamboo writing table, with a green leather inset top over two drawers, with lacquered fronts and 'T' shaped handles, 83cm wide 52cm deep 73.5cm high, and a matched desk armchair, with a woven seat (2) CONDITION REPORT: Writing table - top replaced, worn fronts of drawers. Armchair - loose frame.
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