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Click here to subscribeA mahogany dining room suite, comprising a twin pedestal dining table, with additional leaf and marquetry outer banded border, 77cm high, 144cm wide, 99cm deep, together with a set of six chairs, two carvers, each with shield back on a cream floral upholstered seat, with a similar designed sideboard, with curved front above one long and two short drawers, with four cupboard doors, 80cm high, 168cm wide, 41cm deep.
* Seymour (Robert, pseud. Shortshanks). Shaving by Steam, E. King, circa 1825, etching with contemporary hand-colouring, long explanation below the image describing the 'automated' procedure, the slight mount staining, 245 x 350 mm, mountedQty: (1)NOTESA satirical print lampooning the fascination with 'automation'. It shows a dandy, using a monocle, who ogles the ladies in the next room who are having their hair styled. Another, sitting on a chair, reads a newspaper, 'Herald'. The 'Patent Shavograph' operates from right to left upon the customers who sit on a circular bench, each with his head held firm in a wedge cut from a circular disk. The razor has just sliced off the nose of a military officer who stands gesticulating wildly, whilst attempting to stop the blood flowing from his wound. His understandably dismayed neighbour rises from his seat with a look of horror on his face, whilst another shouts 'Stop! Stop!' Four men on the left, waiting their turn for the razor to reach them, are blissfully unaware of the accident. One has his head pressed into position by a rod held by a fashionably dressed man who is also working a lever that presumably controls the whole contraption.
A set of four 1960s 'Sirocco' rosewood and leather safari chairs by Arne Norell for Scanform, height 72cm, width 68cm and depth 66cm. CITES Article 10 application pending. Condition - good, general wear including minor scuffs and scratches, one chair missing some seat string and another with the string loose, two with original export boxes.
A Charles I joined oak backstool, the back panel carved in relief with a central flowering rose and dated 1612, probably Lancashire, width 47cm, depth 45cm & height 98cm. Condition - chip to left front of seat, old worm holes to left side, left upright cracked at joint, play in all joints, general wear, top moulding appears to be a later piece, original likely domed but broken off, carving on legs and uprights likely later.
JOHN WILKES A creamware teapot and cover, c.1763-65, probably Leeds, the globular body inscribed in black with 'Wilkes & Liberty', the reverse with 'No. 45', each inscription within a red and black scrolling cartouche, with moulded spout and scroll handle, restoration, 19.5cm across. (2) John Wilkes (1725-1797) was a radical English politician who represented the seat of Aylesbury. Also a journalist, his criticism of the King's opening of Parliament speech in issue 45 of his magazine 'The North Briton' earned him a warrant for his arrest for libel in 1763. Citing parliamentary privilege, he was cleared of the charge and went on to become Lord Mayor of London in 1774. Provenance: with Sampson & Horne, June 2007.
1828: DANIEL O'CONNELL MP A Sunderland lustre jug, c.1828, printed in black to two sides with a profile portrait inscribed ' Daniel O'Connell Esq MP For the County of Clare', the rim with a wide copper lustre band between pink lustre borders, some restoration to the spout, 11.8cm. Upon his appointment to the Board of Trade, William Vesey Fitzgerald was forced to seek re-election. Exploiting a loophole in the Act of Union of 1800, O'Connell stood against him for the County of Clare in the by-election held at the end of June 1828. Whilst successful, O'Connell was barred from taking his seat in Westminster on the grounds of his Catholic faith. This forced Parliament to consider the Catholic Emancipation bill on 13th April 1829, which passed into the statute books. Cf. Lincoln Hallinan, British Commemoratives; Royalty, Politics, War and Sport, pl.87B right.
REFORM BILL A rare Bristol Pottery pearlware jug, attributed to William Fifield, brightly painted with two men coming to blows, and with two figures toasting reform, beneath the spout with a royal coat of arms inscribed 'Hy. Ann Hodge Bristol' reserved on a ground of playing cards, the rim with a fine band of flowers, a crack to the handle, 17.3cm. Edward Davis Prothero, a Whig, was MP for Evesham from 1826 until retiring in 1830 in order to fight the seat of Bristol at which he was initially unsuccessful. In the general election of 1831 both he and James Evan Bailie were elected for Bristol, ousting the incumbent Tory, Richard Hart Davis.
A large pair of late Victorian Howard style armchair, upholstered in foliate patterned material with piping and with arm covers raised on turned front legs terminating in castors. Height to top of back 87 cm, width across arms 91 cm, seat depth 72 cm (see illustration). CONDITION REPORT: These substantial chairs are structurally very sound with no loose joints. They have original castors. The rear left leg of one chair may be a replacement or for some reason has been stripped. It does not feel like a replacement and is extremely solid but has lost all of the polish. There are no springs protruding from beneath. The upholstery seems very sound however the covering which is good quality is faded and the colour is no universal, it is darker in places and lighter in others. This is a shame as the fabric is actually in very good overall condition with no holes, tears or repairs. We can see no evidence of any woodworm.
An early 19th century mahogany framed armchair, upholstered in green leather with serpentine front rail and raised on turned reeded front legs terminating in brass castors. Height to top of back 94 cm, width across outside edge of arms 69 cm (see illustration). CONDITION REPORT: The chair is structurally sound. The top left and right scrolls have a visible old screw in the same place on either side. This is either for strengthening purposes or there has been a roundel over which is now missing. In any event there is no movement. There is no movement at the arms. The front legs are sound with no damage. The castor cups and castors appear original but both are a little loose. The rear legs are in good order with no repairs. The original castors are missing and there are two later screw on composition castors. There are no springs protruding from beneath the webbing. The upholstery is clearly old but unlikely to be original. There are tears in the seat revealing horsehair and the correct stuffing. The deep buttoned back has numerous old scuffs and marks as do the arms and back of the chair. The only real issue however is with the four substantial tears in the seat.
A George III mahogany wing chair, with upholstered back seat and arms and with exposed legs and stretchers. Height to top of back 87 cm, width across front of arms 60 cm. CONDITION REPORT: The chair is structurally very sound. There do not appear to be any repairs to the legs. There is no evidence of any woodworm. The polish on the exposed timber is dry and a little water stained. The springs are beginning to protrude from beneath the webbing. The upholstery could well be original but is very badly worn, stained, rubbed, torn and sun damaged.
A George III mahogany barrel back wing chair, upholstered in pink cloth on slender turned front legs and castors. Back height 120 cm. CONDITION REPORT: The chair is structurally fairly sound. There is no movement with the rear legs or the front right. The front left leg has slight movement where it joins the upper turning. Both front castors appear original but are slightly loose. The rear castors are similar in style to the front and probably original also. There are no springs protruding from beneath the seat. The upholstery is clearly not original and is showing some signs of age. It is a little worn around the top of the barrel back and there is sun discolouration around the top of the seat cushion on the inside. There are however no holes and no significantly ingrained dirt.
A 19th century love seat, with arched back and stuffover seat upholstered in red velvet type material with scroll carved showframe and raised on short feet. Height to top of back 95 cm, width 128 cm (see illustration). CONDITION REPORT: The settee is structurally sound with no loose joints. The arms and back are not loose. The front legs have nibbles around the extremities as one would expect. There are however no repairs to either the legs or stretchers. We can see no evidence of any worm. The upholstery whilst not holed or torn is faded and tired in places. It is a little rubbed across the arms and there are some stains and marks on the seat area. There are no protruding springs and the upholstery is firm.
A Queen Anne walnut side chair, with splat back and shaped drop in seat raised on shell carved cabriole legs terminating in claw and ball feet. Height 102 cm, width 52 cm, height to top of seat pad 47 cm (see illustration). CONDITION REPORT: The chair is structurally sound with no loose joints. Clearly due to its age it has had repairs over the years. The top left hand corner of the splat back has a repair which should be visible on our image. The arched sections of the top rail have been strengthened and there are crossbanded veneer repairs at the front. There is evidence of old long gone woodworm to the top rail and to the left hand side of the vase shaped splat. The right hand side when viewed from the rear also looks to have had a replacement section. Where the seat rail joins the splat support this has been pegged. The legs do not appear to have had any breaks. There are nibbles to the bottom, sides and edges of the rear legs. The soft wood that supports the seat has old woodworm holes which appear long gone. There are worm holes visible on the front rail and ever so slightly on the front legs as well. Again this all appears long gone. We cannot tell if the seat frame is original as it is fully upholstered.
A set of six 19th century ash and elm Windsor armchairs, with pierced splat backs and solid shaped seats and raised on turned legs united by stretchers. Height to top of back 94 cm, width across arms 59 cm (see illustration). CONDITION REPORT: This lot comprises 6 Windsor chairs with varying conditions as follows : 1. Slightly loose to right arm and scuffing to splat. 2. Old woodworm damage to seat together with a split to seat. 3. Repair to one arm, old woodworm damage to seat. 4. Repaired split to seats and some repair apparent to low stretcher. 5. The seat has been taken from a knotted section of timber and there are cracks all around this area. There is also an old woodworm damage. 6. Repairs to both arms, slight woodworm damage to the back of the seat and a replaced section to the front of the seat.
A set of eight Victorian beechwood kitchen chairs with scrolled backs, wood seats on turned legs. CONDITION REPORT: Chair width at widest point varies between 33.5 and 35.5 cm. They are all slightly different. The seat height at the front at the tallest point of the shaped section of the seat is 45 cm and at the lowest point around 44 cm at the seat front. Again they all vary very slightly as one would expect. All chairs are structurally sound with no significantly loose joints. All backs are in good condition and there do not appear to be any repairs to any of the legs. Seven of the seats are in extremely good order with no splits. One chair has had a repair to the rear left hand corner of the seat. There has been a break to the left hand side and underneath the back rail join which has been drilled and screwed. The repair is effective but is visible and could be significantly improved upon.
A George III style mahogany camelback settee, upholstered in cream foliate patterned material and raised on moulded front legs and rear sabre legs. Width across front at legs 183 cm (see illustration). CONDITION REPORT: The settee is structurally sound with no loose joints. The rear legs are in good order as are all stretchers and front legs. There do not appear to be any repairs and there is no evidence of any woodworm. There are no springs protruding from beneath the seat. The upholstery may be original. It is however dirty and marked generally. There are however no holes or tears that we have seen but whether cleaning would help much is debatable.
A late 18th/early 19th century mahogany longcase clock by Jacob Houtman of Lancaster, the 32 cm brass dial with silvered chapter ring, calendar aperture, gilt brass spandrels and moon phase to the eight day two train movement striking on a bell, the hood with brass finial, arch cresting and turned pillars, the trunk with quarter fluted columns and crossbanding and shaped door. 225 cm high, with winding handle (see illustration). CONDITION REPORT: The clock winds on both trains and is currently ticking away. Both the date and the moon phase seem to advance correctly when the hands are manually adjusted. The mask fits the dial well. The seat board appears original and there is no packing. The case of good quality and typical of that from the Lancaster region. There are no significant condition issues with the case. The trunk door is not warped. It closes correctly. There are no issues of any note with the base or bracket feet.
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