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Lot 893
A Viennese mahogany and brass inlaid lady's writing stand and stool, circa 1860, the hinged rectangular top opening to reveal a tooled leather full front, before vanity mirror and divisions for toilet jars, above a short narrow drawer, the hinged full front painted to centre, with mounted horsewomen and companion before large entrance gate, signed lower right A Wesseli, scroll brass inlay to outer border above a carved pierced stand with undertier on short scroll feet, together with matching dressing stool with upholstered seat, the stand 65cm w, 117cm h (2)
Lot 1
"The Barnehurst Casket" - An Edward VII silver casket of Neo-classical design, the lid embossed with a view of May Place, Crayford, Kent, 12ins x 7ins x 6.5ins overall, by Elkington & Co, Birmingham 1910 (gross weight 90ozs - engraved to front and back "The Barnehurst Casket" and inscribed under "Presented to Barnehurst Golf Club by Miss Gray, April 1911"), and ebonised and silver mounted plinth base for same (engraved with winners) Note : May Place stood in Crayford and for many years was the seat of the Lord of that manor. In the 17th Century it became the property of Sir Cloudesley-Shovell who became Rear Admiral of England, Admiral of the Fleet and Commander in Chief of the Navy. Barnehurst Gold Club subsequently used May Place as its Club House until it burned down around 1970.
Lot 898
A late 18th Century Dutch walnut occasional chair inlaid throughout with floral motif, with shaped crest rail, solid vase pattern splats and shaped uprights, the seat upholstered in leaf pattern cloth, on leaf carved cabriole front legs and claw and ball feet (extensive damage and repairs throughout)
Lot 900
A Victorian mahogany balloon back occasional chair with moulded showwood frame, the seat and back upholstered in green dralon, the back buttoned, on turned and reeded baluster moulded front legs and castors, and a mahogany rectangular toilet mirror of Georgian design on slender turned uprights and scrolled feet (stretcher slightly damaged)
Lot 909
A Victorian mahogany framed high back nursing chair with shaped and pierced cresting and slender turned uprights, the back and seat upholstered in striped needlework, on turned front legs and castors, and a Victorian stained wood spoon back nursing chair with carved crest rail, the back and seat upholstered in green dralon, the back buttoned, on cabriole legs and castors
Lot 911
A pair of Victorian rosewood drawing room chairs with shaped and moulded backs and pierced and carved splats the seats upholstered in floral needlework, on cabriole front legs (one with repaired splat), and a Victorian walnut framed nursing chair with shaped, fretted and carved back, the seat upholstered in needlework, on cabriole front legs
Lot 917
A pair of French beechwood framed oval backed fauteuils of Louis XVI design, the backs upholstered in tapestry, the seats and arm pads upholstered in green dralon, on turned and fluted front legs, and a single ditto of Louis XV design, the seat and back upholstered in tapestry, on cabriole front legs
Lot 923
A late Victorian Howard & Sons "Baring" two seat settee upholstered in pale blue rep on turned front legs and castors, 60ins wide x 30ins deep x 29ins high Note: Stamped to inside of back leg "Howard & Sons, Berners Street", No 6783 and 1644 and with paper label pasted to underside of central wooden support rail
Lot 106
A PAIR OF `ANT CHAIRS`, DESIGNED BY ARNE JACOBSEN, shaped plywood seat on three steel legs. Arne Jacobsen was a Danish architect and designer. Though associated primarily with prestige in his most famous architectural designs the legacy of his entry in decorative art is one surrounding the popular mass production of this `Ant Chair`. The unpretentious `Ant Chair` design became internationally famous only months following its first showing at furniture titan Fritz Hansen`s 80th birthday. The design proved to be Jacobsen`s big break and the design of this chair has endured into the present time from the compositional inception in 1952. Jacobsen was an avid supporter of ultramodern architecture and design and had an intuitive understanding of contemporary movements. This no doubt greatly inspired the use of tripod legs which were becoming ever more fashionable into the 1950`s. Though other designers of Jacobsen`s era preoccupied themselves with functionalism, often at the expense of decor. Jacobsen himself was concerned with translating contemporary innovations and combining them with functional furniture, though by no means at the expense of originality. The fashionable plywood seat and steel tripod legs hark back to the 1950`s and nod to the chairs following of furniture connoisseurs as well as displaying the functionality desired by the consumers of the era. In this way the `Ant Chair` appealed to both the market for fashion and exclusivity as well as explaining its enduring replication in the consumer market of mass production.
Lot 107
A SET OF SIX HANS WEGNER TEAK AND CANE ELBOW CHAIRS MADE BY JOHANNES HANSEN CIRCA 1949, with shaped back and rail arms, partially wrapped with cane, cane seat, on tapered supports, branded Johannes Hansen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Hans Wegner`s career began with the designer and architects education being rooted in the School of Arts and Crafts in Copenhagen. His chairs are primarily championed for their level of high craftsmanship as well as their comfort. At a time when the furniture market was flooded by imitations and pieces influenced by the Bauhaus style of Weimer, Wegner`s chairs were among the first to reflect the new modernist movement and to exploit the opportunities provided by increased standardization in furniture production. Wegner designed furniture for manufacturers Johannes Hansen and Fritz Hansen throughout his career and through the mass production of these firms his chairs earned the high status of classic yet comfortable chairs which helped mould the modern design movement of the era. The iconic design of this set of chairs gains its notoriety from its role in the Kennedy versus Nixon debate of 1960. As Dara Flynn dutifully notes this was the first ever televised live debate and so the role of the chair reached new parameters and fame through this auspicious event. Especially imported from Denmark for the debate, the chair reflects the wider functionalist demands of the new domestic and interior sphere. Its formal composition promotes comfort while meeting the age old demand for pleasing aesthetic in interior design. Hans Wegner, a well-known artist in the medium of furniture marries environmentalism with a chic, fresh design and creates in this set an iconic and endurable style reflecting the Nixon and Kennedy era, yet remaining relevant and functional in the 21st Century. Interestingly `The Chair` was not so called by the designer himself as he always allowed either the consumer or manufacturer to name his designs. The title, thus suggests the notoriety gained by the populace and the high esteem paid to it by national popular culture.
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