Smith (D. Murray). Arctic Expeditions from British and Foreign Shores from the Earliest Times to the Expedition of 1875-76, Edinburgh, 1877, twenty-two tinted lithos., two chromos., two folding maps, contemp. half calf gilt, heavily worn and soiled with some loss, 4to, together with Peary (Robert E.), The North Pole, Hodder, 1910, b&w plts. from photos., folding map, hinges cracked, orig. cloth gilt, some wear, 4to, plus Binney (George), With Seaplane and Sledge in the Arctic, Hutchinson, c.1925, plts. from photos., school prize plt., spotting to edges, orig. cloth gilt, 8vo, and a qty. of others similar, some ex-lib. (one shelf)
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Stein (Sir Aurel). On Central-Asian Tracks, Brief Narrative of Three Expeditions in Innermost Asia and North-Western China, Macmillan, 1933, superior ex-lib. copy with ink stamps to endpapers and a couple to the text only, half-title, col. frontis. plt., seven folding panoramic plts., col. and b&w plts. from photos., folding col. map at rear, t.e.g., orig. cloth gilt with medallion to centre of upper cover, very faint shelf no. to spine, 8vo, together with Bird (Isabella L.), Unbeaten Tracks in Japan, 2 vols., 4th ed., John Murray, 1881, wood eng. frontises and illusts., folding map at rear of first vol., orig. gilt dec. cloth, rubbed, 8vo (3)
Bull (Rene, illust.). Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, by Edward Fitzgerald, Hodder, n.d., [c.1913], mounted col. illusts., orig. gilt dec. cloth, rubbed and sl. stained, 4to, together with Lucchesi (Edmondo, illust.), Ten Tales from the Decameron, privately printed, 1930, illusts., orig. cloth-backed boards, rubbed, 4to, ltd. ed. 77/512, and Woodroffe (Paul, illust.), The Tempest, by William Shakespeare, Chapman & Hall, 1908, tipped-in col. plts., orig. cloth gilt, 4to, plus Robinson (F. Cayley, illust.), The Blue Bird, by Maurice Maeterlinck, 25th ed., Methuen, 1911, tipped-in col. plts., orig. gilt dec. cloth, sl. scuffed on lower cover, 4to, and Robinson (W. Heath), A Song of the English, by Rudyard Kipling, pub. Daily Telegraph, c.1920, tipped-in col. plts., orig. cloth, sl. marked, 4to, together with a qty. of others, similar etc. (a shelf)
Rendell (Ruth). The Secret House of Death, 1st ed., Long, 1968, well-read (ex-lib?) copy with some leaves with staining or old folds to top right hand corner, orig. cloth in rubbed d.j., 8vo, together with Colfer (Eoin), Artemis Fowl, 1st ed., 2001, signed by the author, small ink mark to fore-edge, orig. cloth in d.j., 8vo, plus Sebald (W.G.), Austerlitz, 1st ed. in English, Hamish Hamilton, 2001, orig. cloth in d.j., 8vo, and Walters (Minette), The Shape of Snakes, Macmillan, 2000, orig. cloth gilt in slipcase, 8vo, ltd. ed. 35/600 signed by the author, and 15 other 1st eds. etc., incl. some signed copies (a shelf)
An oak full height corner cupboard, first half 19th century, the ogive cornice above two panel cupboard doors enclosing two serpentine front shelves over two further panel cupboard doors enclosing a single serpentine front shelf between canted angles, moulding losses, 52" wide, 25" deep, 80" high
A French provincial oak and burr wood armoire, late 18th/early 19th century, the ogive cornice above a shaped inset panel frieze over two shaped inset panel doors with ironwork hinges, enclosing a later shelf above a shallow drawer and shaped apron and raised on squat cabriole legs, 56" wide, 22" deep, 81" high
An early Victorian inverted breakfront Goncalo Alves chiffonier, Jersey, circa 1850 the scroll panel back centred by a raised shield and cross above a frieze drawer and inset panel cupboard door applied with a raised cabochon centre shield motif and enclosing a single shelf between sinuous vine borders and flanked by frieze drawers and conforming cupboard doors between out facing angles applied with lion's mask and acanthus pierced brackets and raised on lion's paw feet, 54.4" wide, 19" deep, 50" high
A Victorian figured walnut, kingwood banded and gilt metal mounted pier cabinet, the rectangular top above an arched glazed door enclosing a single velvet lined shelf, flanked by flat pilasters with gilt metal term capitals, on a projecting plinth base with serpentine shaped apron, losses to veneer, 112.5cm high, 80cm wide, 33cm deep
A 19th century Chinese cabinet, the ocre ground with carved pierced gilt foliage, having a pendant cornice, the interior with a shelf and drawers, the doors and sides incorporating late 18th century lacquer panels depicting court scenes in summer palaces, decorative vases and elephant urn stands with foliage, the exterior of the doors with lacquer decorated cushion panels of birds and court scenes, the corners with reeded pilasters forming legs with pierced gilt foliage bracket friezes. 4ft. 1in. x 7ft. 4in. (150cm. high x 224cm. high).
AN EARLY 20TH-CENTURY ART NOUVEAU-STYLE OAK MIRROR-BACKED SIDEBOARD, the upper stage having a shaped surmount above a shelf with apron, the bevelled rectangular mirror plate between pierced end the lower stage having a breakfront top above twin short drawers with stylised foliage-decorated backplate bale handles, above a narrow cupboard flanked by twin cupboards each carved with two stylised flowers, on a shaped apron and bracket feet, 155cm x 51cm 189cm high, (61in x 20in x 74in)
AN ART NOUVEAU COPPER-MOUNTED OAK MIRROR-BACKED SIDEBOARD of narrow proportions and Glasgow type, the superstructure having a pierced surmount and shaped shelf on pierced wing supports flanking a bevelled rectangular mirror, the rectangular top with moulded edge above a frieze drawer, with brass-handled copper backplate, the twin cupboard doors, each having a rectangular copper panel, relief-decorated with stylised flowers with "whip-lash" tendrils, enclosing a shelf, on a shaped apron, the corners extending as legs, 102cm x 57cm x 161cm high, (40in x 20in x 63.4in)
AN EARLY GEORGE III OAK DRESSER BASE having a three-piece top with moulded edge above a column of three central drawers with brass swan-necked bale handles, between two panelled cupboards each enclosing a shelf, on square section legs, 166cm x 47cm x 82cm high, (65.3in x 18.5in x 32.3in), (some internal replacement)
AN UNUSUAL PINE TWIN-PEDESTAL SIDEBOARD having a stipple-carved shaped superstructure with serpentine shelf, the rectangular top with moulded edge above three frieze drawers, the front decorated with printing blocks, the twin cupboards beneath similarly decorated and applied with twin arches and carved scroll pillars, flanking a central kneehole, on scroll-carved plinth bases, 168cm x 58cm x 118.5cm high, (66in x 22.8in x 46.6in)
A LATE VICTORIAN/EDWARDIAN MAHOGANY BOOKCASE-ON-CUPBOARD, the upper stage having a "broken arched" pediment above twin thirteen-pane astragal-glazed doors enclosing three adjustable shelves, the lower stage having a rectangular top above two drawers and twin cupboards enclosing a shelf, on a plinth base, 121cm x 48cm x 235cm high, (47.6in x 19in x 92.5in)
A GOOD EARLY VICTORIAN MAHOGANY TRIPLE WARDROBE having a rectangular cornice above a central arch-moulded panel, the right-hand door, with shaped oblong moulding, enclosing double hanging space (behind central panel also), the left-hand door enclosing a shelf and four deep drawers, three with brass swan-neck bale handle, on a plinth base, the whole of good colour and figure, 208cm x 89cm x 208cm high, (82in x 32.3in x 82in)
A large and impressive American walnut chimney piece with large and heavy cornice decorated with a dentil band, a carved frieze of figures and cherubs within acanthus leaves and fruiting vines, arched shelf below flanked by lead-glazed panels with a pair of panelled doors under, the mantel shelf and fire surround under; together with two large sections of panelling, each with a carved corinthian frieze and panels below, numerous other carved pieces of frieze and panels. Please find illustrated a watercolour drawing Artist's impression of the chimney piece before its closure in 1948. Please note that the main pieces have been superficially damaged by fire and smoke.
FINE VICTORIAN INLAID ROSEWOOD CHIFFONIER, with urn-topped broken-pedimented crest above a three-tier shelved mirror-backed superstructure over a rectangular top above a frieze drawer over glazed doors flanking a recess, raised on ring-turned tapering legs joined by a shelf stretcher. 214cm by 123cm

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