Henry Matthew Brock (British, 1875-1960) The Wartime Garden - The Summer House Makes an excellent Cow House, doesn"t it? And that cow comes in useful for keeping the lawn in order Oh yes, we keep up our tennis. The chicken run really makes an excellent substitute for a net Yes, we do the washing at home. And it makes such a nice shady walk of the pergola This seat makes a very good pig sty and you can still use it as a seat signed lower right 'H M Brock' pencil 33 x 20cm
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A fine George III 'French Hepplewhite' mahogany framed elbow chair. the cartouche shaped back above outswept padded arms with scrolled terminals and fluently executed 'swept' acanthus to their lower portions, the serpentine stuffover seat with a foliate carved apron rail, on rocaille carved cabriole legs ending in brass socket castors, the whole in close nailed blue woven silk upholstery. 70cm wide, 91cm high, 51cm deep (seat 46cm high and 47cm deep)
A late 18th century Scottish provincial stained elm open armchair. The Burns 'Bletherin' Bitch' chair. with shaped top rail above silver presentation plaque in the form of a thistle, over vase splat, later upholstered seat, scroll arms and square section chamfered legs united by stretchers . Note: This 'Bletherin' Bitch' chair was presented to the OURS Club of Glasgow, 29th October 1921 by Muirhead Moffat, on the occasion of their Golden Jubilee. The OURS Club was founded in 1871 and survives to this day. Its original longer name is the Glasgow Philological and Literary Club. . The words 'Bletherin' Bitch' appear in the Burns poem 'Epitaph on a noisy Polemic' which is about a Mr James Humphrey. He used to introduce himself to visitors from whom he hoped to obtain a trifle with 'Please Sir, I'm the bletherin' bitch.' Mr Humphrey, a Mauchline mason, was the original owner of the chair. . Muirhead Moffat was Glasgow's best known antiques dealer with palatial premises at 134 and 138 Douglas Street, and latterly at 134 Blythswood Street. It came into his possession originally when he exchanged the chair with the fine art dealer Craibe Angus & Son, of 81 Renfield Street, who was famous, along with Alexander Reid, for selling Impressionist paintings at the beginning of the 20th century. He was also an authority on Burns. . It was exhibited by the previous owner, Alexander Marshall, in the Burns Exhibition, 1896 at the Galleries of the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts in Sauchiehall Street, as lot 905. . This chair is sold with the original letters relating to its provenance. .
A Regency simulated mahogany open armchair, after a design by Thomas Hope. The Sir Walter Scott Parlour Writing Chair. the turned back rail above two narrow slotted cross rails and a split cane upholstered seat flanked by downscrolling open arms on claw carved terminals, the seat rail with a silver plaque inscribed: 'Sir Walter Scott's Parlour Writing Chair, 39 Castle Street, Edinburgh', on turned and splayed tapering legs . Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), one of Britain's most famous novelists, moved to 39 Castle Street in 1801 and it remained his Edinburgh home until financial disaster forced him to sell the house and its contents in 1826. . This chair was in the possession of the Jenner family of Edinburgh until it was bequeathed to its present owners some 40 years ago. Charles Jenner (died 1893) established the renowned Jenners Department Store on Princes Street (opposite the Scott Monument) in 1838. The family lived at Easter Duddington Lodge, Portobello, Edinburgh, until it was sold in 1960.
An unusual late George III mahogany dining chair. In the manner of Robert Manwaring. the arched rectangular back enclosing four undulating vertical splats, the centre composed of conjoined ''wavy' splats above a serpentine stuffover seat, on turned and fluted tapering legs united by a turned H stretcher; together with a Hepplewhite period mahogany dining chair with fleurs de lys splat, on plain square tapering legs (2)
A fine George I Irish carved walnut side chair. the waisted cartouche shaped back with scallop shell cresting above an acanthus and paper scroll carved vase-shaped splat and balloon shaped seat rail with drop-in needlepoint pad with (restored) early floral woolwork cover, on bold eagle mask carved cabriole legs with trailing acanthus, ending in upswept scroll feet , the plain tapering rear legs on pad feet
A 'Eureka' (French) Bugatti pedal car with tin plate body including boat shaped rear, painted in green with gold coach line, headlamps (electrics AF), exterior hand brake, adjustable seat, pedal action incorporating free wheel mechanism, solid metal wheels and spare wheel with rubber tyre, 54" long
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