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Click here to subscribeA Victorian figured mahogany secretaire chiffonier, having raised shelf back, decorated foliate scrolls, the secretaire drawer opening to reveal a pigeon-hole interior, shelf below enclosed by a pair of arched panelled doors, flanked by ring turned columns. raised on a platform plinth, 80cm wide
A 19th century carved ivory and bone miniature pianola cabinet and chair, French or Indian, the pianola on four inswept concave legs with cloven hoof feet, the panels finely carved with open fern and scroll decoration, the front opening to reveal a single shelf and fabric lined back board, painted black keys and manuscript, two mounted candlesticks, together with carved and pierced chair, 4½in. (10.8cm.) high. (2)
An 18th century Spanish walnut two door cupboard, the flared moulded cornice over a pair of cruciform and multi-rectangular panelled doors with substantial wrought iron slide lock and spade escutcheon, enclosing a two shelf interior, within six panel sides, on Spanish reeded feet, 42½ x 20¾in. (108 x 52.75cm.), 60¼in. (154.5cm.) high.
A late 17th / early 18th century two part joined oak press cupboard, possibly American, the later, flared and stepped cornice on the original shallow top, over panelled sides and an upper cupboard with two octagonal and dentil moulded panelled doors, enclosing a divided two part cupboard with single shelf, flanked by applied turned split spindles, above two drawers with original loose ring handles, divided and flanked by applied turned bosses, over a slightly shallower lower cupboard, raised on stile supports, 59½ x 25in. (151 x 63.5cm.), 66½in. (168.5cm.).
A fine pair of late 19th century painted satinwood demi-lune commodes, the top surfaces decorated with Adams style floral garlands encasing batwing reserves with classical maiden and cherub scenes, the outer edge with small floral trail borders, single doors with recessed panels painted with mother and child scenes within typical Adams style oval reserves surmounted by bow ribbons, butterflies to each corners enclosed by floral borders, flanked by recessed panels to the curved sides bearing stylised Adams emblems for harvest, travel, music and art, 35¼ x 15¾in. (89.5 x 40cm.), 39¾in. (101cm.) high. (2)* Condition: Each has a key. The interiors have a single removable shelf. The tops are decorated to the same standard as the remainder of the pieces. The painted decoration is definitely original to the pieces and there is very little evidence of any retouching.The backs are nicely constructed with panels. They are in largely original condition. There are minor painted-in repairs to shrinkage cracks across both tops, and a few minor retouches to veneer chips on the edges of the tops. The tops have therefore definitely been repolished - the remainder of the surface appears to be original and in good order. One top has a patch of polish which is worn (visible in the photos). There is a minor repair to one section of moulding on the base of one commode, which has left an area which is slightly lighter in polish colour. There are no replaced parts or major repairs, and just a couple of very small and minor veneer losses to the edges. The commodes are structurally very sound and the doors open cleanly. The locks work well. No wood worm, cracks, weak points etc.
A late Victorian mahogany library bookcase, the flared, ogee and dentil carved cornice over three glazed doors enclosing nine adjustable shelves, over a base with three drawers over three panelled cupboards, each with single shelf, all divided by fluted pilasters, on plinth base, 75¼ x 17in. (191 x 43cm.), 90½in. (230cm.) high.
A Chinese carved hardwood table top display cabinet, early 20th century, in the form of a crescent moon, with side hinged bevelled glass door enclosing an interior with two 'hanging' shelves on pierced gilt brass brackets, a third similar shelf to the exterior with carved and pierced wooden brackets, conforming surmount, on a carved four-toed dragon support to a plinth base with incuse sides, 25¼in. (64cm.) high, 14½in. (37cm.) wide.* Condition: Two teeth missing from dragon's mouth. No other damage to carving. Glass original and in good condition. Some wear and scratching to polish to edges of base and some rubs and scratches to polish on edges elsewhere. Otherwise good condition overall.
A small 18th century Chinese-Export bureau on an associated English mahogany stand The rectangular top above a crossbanded fall with reading rest enclosing a central cupboard door enclosing a shelf, flanked by applied split baluster 'secret drawers' and two further drawers to each side, above a pair of undulating moulded drawers with swing paktong carrying handles to the sides, the rectangular moulded stand with square chamfered legs, 57cm wide, 35cm deep, 97cm high.
A George III mahogany kneehole bureau dressing table, attributed to Thomas Chippendale The rectangular moulded top above a flame figured frieze drawer enclosing seven divisions above a recessed kneehole with panelled door enclosing a shaped shelf, flanked by three short drawers to each side, on ogee bracket feet, with laminated blocks behind the feet and a thin red wash, 97cm wide, 57cm deep, 80cm high. Provenance: The late Hon. Mrs. B. Bruce (1921-2012) wife of the late Hon. Bernard Bruce, the only son of Victor Alexander Bruce 9th Earl of Elgin, 13th Earl of Kincardine and of Culross Abbey House by his second marriage. Considered to be one of the earliest classical buildings in Scotland Culross Abbey House is the dower house to Broomhall, the seat of the 11th Earl of Elgin. See Country Life, Culross Abbey House, Fife : The home of the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, 16 May 1957, pp 981-983. This lot may be closely compared with a George III mahogany 'buroe' table by Thomas Chippendale supplied to Ninian Home for Paxton House, Berwickshire, at a cost of £6.12s. It recently appeared on the market at Christies, London, 14 May 2003, lot 140 (realised £77,675 including premium). It can also be seen illustrated in C.Claxton Stevens & S. Whittington, 18th Century English Furniture, The Norman Adams Collection, p.108. Another version of the same item, but without the entre-lac moulded border was made for the Buff Bedroom at Paxton House, presumably also by Chippendale (see C. Gilbert, The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale, fig.417) and is illustrated alongside the aforementioned Paxton bureau, together with a design for a bureau dressing table from the Director (1754) PL.XLI (figs 415 & 416). A George III mahogany kneehole possibly by Thomas Chippendale was sold Christies, London 22 January 2009, lot 29 which can be closely compared with the above lot having a part-fitted mahogany lined frieze drawer, laminated corner blocks behind the feet.
LATE 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY FRAMED DRESSING TABLE the raised superstructure with a rectangular framed bevelled plate between scrolled supports with a single shelf above the marble back and top, the base with a pair of cupboard doors centred by a frieze drawer on ring turned tapering supports with castors 194cm x 122cm x 51cm
A VICTORIAN WALNUT AND MARQUETRY INLAID SIDE CABINET the raised back centred by an arched bevelled plate within a molded frame and flanked on either side by an open shelf headed by engaged columns and oval mirrors, the base centred by a rouge marble top with two frieze drawers and three mirrored panel doors between ring turned column sides on outset plinth base 195cm x 153cm x 44cm
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