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Lot 1165
Henry Hooper, a brass shelf edge postal bismar, with medallion form weight, the obverse with the royal coat of arms within a garter, and legend 'The Post Office Letter Weight', the reverse with crowned drapes for Rowland Hill's plan of penny postage, for 'H. Hooper, 12 Aug. 1839, registered No.1, pursuant to 2 Vic. Ch. 17', measuring ½ - 4oz, and with sprung letter clip struck 'Hooper's Spring Holder, reg 68. 2.Vic C. 17', beam 16.3cm long Henry Hooper, publisher (working 1828-1842), took out the first ever Design Registration in 1839. He made five versions of this scale ranging in price between 1/9 and 10/6, celebrating Rowland Hill's Penny Post, and he advertised his letter weighers very widely in British newspapers around 1840. He specialised in pamphlets, newspapers and magazines, running the organisation from his home, his office at 13 Pall Mall East, and retailed at the Corner of Catherine Street with the Strand, not shying away from publishing pamphlets about contentious issues of a political nature. The medallions were made by 'Silvester & Co., 27 Strand, Goldsmiths and Engravers of Seals and Copper Plates' (working 1804-1843). Prior to 1839, the cost of sending a letter was charged by distance travelled and the number of sheets of paper. With the implementation of the Penny Post from 12 August 1839 onwards, the cost was determined by the weight of the letter, irrespective of the length of its journey.
Lot 343
A Regency fiddleback mahogany and brass mounted breakfront side cabinet in the French manner, with parcel gilt decoration, the grey marble top with a moulded edge, above three frieze drawers, and four brass grille cupboard doors enclosing an adjustable shelf, flanked by fluted columns and terminating on reduced feet, 80.3cm high, 198cm wide, 45.3cm deep.
Lot 354
A George IV mahogany twin pedestal partner's desk, the moulded edge top inset with green tooled leather, above an arrangement of nine drawers, the reverse with three frieze drawers and a pair of cupboards, each enclosing a shelf, on castors, 76.4cm high, 122.4cm wide, 92.2cm deep. Provenance: Purchased by the current vendor from Cavendish Fine Arts, 16th November 2000, for £14,000.
Lot 401
A William IV mahogany architectural pedestal cupboard, the top with a moulded edge above a leaf carved and baton frieze drawer fitted with a substantial brass handle, above a panelled door enclosing a shelf, flanked by leaf and scroll carved corbels on a conforming plinth base, 96.8cm high, 78.7cm wide, 41.9cm deep.
Lot 48
A studded iron safe, all over strap and rivet decorated, with a hinged upper door, with brass rondels and two hinged locks revealing a complex mechanism and an interior with a wooden shelf, probably French or German, late 18th / early 19th century, with two keys, 89.3cm high, 63cm wide, 41cm deep. For a very similar safe see Sotheby's, Noblesse Oblige, 14th April 2011, lot 386.
Lot 596
A late Victorian walnut hanging cabinet by Liberty, the top with a stepped gallery with a fret pierced back, above a pair of pine doors decorated with Japanese gilt Shibayama with a pair of birds, bamboo and flowers, enclosing a shelf, the back stamped 'LIBERTY & CO. REGENT ST. 652 488', 69.4cm high, 55.5cm wide, 19cm deep.
Lot 120
A George II walnut and burr walnut secretaire kneehole desk, the quarter veneered top with cross and feather banding and with a caddy moulded edge, above a secretaire drawer with a hinged front and fitted with pigeonholes and three drawers, above a long slim drawer and six further drawers flanking a kneehole with a cupboard enclosing a shelf, on shaped bracket feet, 79.8cm high, 69cm wide, 43cm deep.
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