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![Bible, Greek.- He Kaine Diatheke [graece]. Novum Testamentum, edited by John Mill, half-title, engraved frontispiece, engrave](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/fb53cac0-ccb5-46c2-ba74-a9ea00a38f5d/054d92af-e8d6-42e1-a1cb-a9ea00a9bb3a/468x382.jpg)
Lot 125
Bible, Greek.- He Kaine Diatheke [graece]. Novum Testamentum, edited by John Mill, half-title, engraved frontispiece, engraved title-vignette, head-pieces and initials, N & P signatures of Appendix misbound, occasional light browning, contemporary ink signature of G.W.A.Drummond and shelf-mark of Dupplin Castle near Perth on front free endpaper but bookplate removed, contemporary panelled calf, gilt, a little worn, spine repaired, [Darlow & Moule 4725], folio, Oxford, Sheldonian Theatre, 1707.⁂ First edition of Mill's Greek New Testament, probably the most significant of the eighteenth century and one of the most important books from the press.
Lot 376
George III oak North Wales dresser, top section with original wire-work wrought hooks, three fixed shelves, base with three drawers each with turned hardwood handles, all standing on four ring-turned foreleg supports, planked shelf, bracket feet, width 175cm (69"), depth 43cm (17"), height 214cm (84"). For condition reports go to www.peterwilson.co.uk
Lot 375
George III oak cottage dresser of unusually small proportions, top section with moulded cornice, three fixed shelves, boarded back, base with three frieze drawers, later brass handles, rectangular section supports, pot shelf with later boarding, width 123cm (48"), depth 33cm (13"), height 175cm (69"). For condition reports go to www.peterwilson.co.uk
Lot 280
SCANDINAVIAN SCHOOLARTS & CRAFTS WALNUT BUREAU CABINET, CIRCA 1910 the projecting cornice with arched cresting carved with flowers and trees above a singular astragal door enclosing a fitted shelf, raised above the sloping fall enclosing a painted fitted interior, the base with single drawer on baluster turned legs linked by crossed stretchers66cm wide, 164.5cm high (excluding cornice), 54.5cm deep
Lot 82
EDWARD WILLIAM GODWIN (1833-1886) FOR WILLIAM WATTAESTHETIC MOVEMENT WALNUT-FRAMED CHIMNEY SHELVES, CIRCA 1877 the lower tier of three bevelled mirror plates below an open shelf with four ebonised sunflower roundels and circular convex mirror, with carved and reeded and blocked frame within further stepped open shelves and with lattice-work surround127cm wide, 119cm high, 18cm deepLiterature: Soros, Susan 'The Secular Furniture of E.W. Godwin', Yale 1999, pp. 248-9, nos. 414; 418 and 420 illus.William Watt's 'Art Furniture', 1877, pl.14Note: Godwin designed a number of overmantels or chimney shelves for William Watt of which this is a variant. William Watt's 'Art Furniture' shows a similar mirror with this configuration of reeded and blocked ebonised convex mirror surrounded by carved sunflower bosses.
Lot 168
PHILIP SPEAKMAN WEBB (1831-1915) FOR MORRIS & CO.ARTS & CRAFTS WALNUT DRAWING ROOM CABINET, CIRCA 1870 the moulded cornice above single plate shelf with bracket support, the rectangular moulded top above three panelled drawers and three corresponding panelled doors below, the whole raised on block feet united by ogee aprons157cm wide, 152.5cm high, 44cm deepLiterature: Cooper, Jeremy 'Victorian and Edwardian Furniture and Interiors: From the Gothic Revival to Art Nouveau', Abbeville Press, 1987, p. 167, pl. 418 where the line drawing for this cabinet is illustrated.
Lot 132
DANIEL COTTIER (1838–1891)GREEK REVIVAL DRAWING ROOM CABINET, CIRCA 1870 the painted decoration with pediment cornice above an open shelf supported by turned pillars, the rectangular top above panelled sides and two panelled doors enclosing a fitted shelf, the whole raised on bracket feet113cm wide, 161cm high, 49cm deepNote: The design of this Greek Revival cabinet with its characteristic painted decoration is likely to have been the result of Cottier's exposure to the work of Alexander 'Greek' Thompson in the 1850's and 60's in Glasgow. Cottier collaborated with Thompson in the late 1860's, including supplying the decoration at Holmwood House circa 1858 (see lot 134). The simple lines and painted decoration of this cabinet are consistent with other cabinet furniture produced by Cottier around this time.With thanks to Max Donnelly, Curator of Nineteenth-Century Furniture in the Department of Furniture at the V&A, for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.
Lot 249
AUSTRIAN SCHOOL, MANNER OF PORTOIS & FIXSECESSIONIST INLAID OAK KNEEHOLE TWIN PEDESTAL DESK, CIRCA 1900 the rectangular crossbanded top above three drawers and two panelled doors, one enclosing three drawers and the other a single shelf, the opposing side with inlaid panels, with brass handles and sabots, with one key150cm wide, 82cm high, 75cm deep
Lot 40
ENGLISH SCHOOLGOTHIC REVIVAL PAINTED OAK OVERMANTEL MIRROR, CIRCA 1865 the pedimented hooded top flanked by architectural finials and enclosing an oval bevelled plate with gilded slip, painted with stylised pomegranates, above a chamfered open shelf with bracket supports112cm wide, 151.5cm high, 21cm deep
Lot 234
HENRY WILSON (DESIGNER, 1864-1934), FALKIRK IRON FOUNDRY (MAKER) CAST IRON FIREPLACE, CIRCA 1900 the mantel shelf above a panel cast with the nativity and bearing cast inscription TU REGIS ALTI JANUA ET PORTA LUCIS FULGIDA...etc., the grate enclosed by panels cast with vines133cm high, 62cm wideNote: The design of this fireplace corresponds closely to other metal or stone reliefs by Wilson for example at Welbeck Abbey; St Mark's church, Brithdir; and the frieze at All Saints' Convent, London Colney. The distinctive lettering can be compared, for example, with that on the foundation plaque at St Marks , Brithdir. With thanks to Peter Cormack MBE FSA for his help in cataloguing this lot.
Lot 83
EDWARD WILLIAM GODWIN (1833-1886) FOR WILLIAM WATTAESTHETIC MOVEMENT WALNUT WARDROBE, CIRCA 1875 the reeded cornice above a bevelled mirror plate cupboard door flanked by a panelled carved with stylised foliate motifs above three drawers and a lower apron drawer, with panelled side, the right side with one lateral drop flap with pierced brackets, all raised on turned legs122cm wide, 217cm high, 61cm deepLiterature: Soros, Susan 'The Secular Furniture of E.W. Godwin', Yale 1999, p. 225, no. 366 illus.Note: A similar wardrobe in deal is illustrated in William Watt, Art Furniture from 'Designs by E.W. Godwin', F. S. A., London, 1877, pl. 16. Priced at £18.18s0d., the wardrobe had minimal decoration and was described in the brochure as "usually enough (space) for a gentleman whose means were limited." Presumably this is a more expensive version in walnut with single folding shelf and carved details, however the layout of the panelling, drawers and cupboards are identical to the example in the brochure.
Lot 91
HOWARD & SONSAESTHETIC MOVEMENT OAK SIDE CABINET, CIRCA 1880 with spindle gallery and top shelf above a further open shelf, mirrored backs and central fitted blue and white Chinese charger, Kangxi period, with turned and reeded column supports, above a central drawer and two doors, flanked by glazed doors, opening to a shelved interior, variously inlaid with flower heads and stylised foliage, the whole raised on bun feet, the drawer stamped with maker's marks HOWARD & SONS/ BERNER ST., with paper label to verso168cm wide, 199.5cm high, 51cm deep
Lot 255
GUSTAVE SERRURIER-BOVY (1858–1910)ART NOUVEAU GILT METAL MOUNTED MAHOGANY DISPLAY CABINET, CIRCA 1900 with twin urn stands above galleried tops and two glazed doors with applied stylised whiplash brackets, enclosing lined interior with single glazed shelf, raised on square legs with reeded feet71.5cm wide, 171cm high, 37cm deepNote: Gustave Serrurier-Bovy, the Belgian architect and furniture designer was involved in the development of European Art Nouveau movement along with Symbolist painters and other designers such as Henry van de Velde, Victor Horta, and Paul Hankar. His designs have a simple, almost rustic-style with elegant vertical line and often an emphasis on asymmetrical extensions and forms. Surrurier-Bovy travelled to London in 1888 and subsequently became interested in the work of the Arts and Crafts movement which led to him moving away from expensive cabinetmaking to focus on simplicity in decoration and a more industrial aesthetic. This cabinet of about 1900 is a variant of an example shown in an advertisement of the period.
Lot 121
BRUCE JAMES TALBERT (1838-1881) FOR HOLLAND & SONRARE GOTHIC REVIVAL OAK WALL CABINET, CIRCA 1867 the galleried top with carved frieze decorated with flowering foliage above two cupboard doors, each carved with panels of birds and flanked by ebonised turned pilasters, the whole above a lower shelf with tongue and groove back board75cm wide, 107cm high, 27cm deepLiterature: The Building News, May 1868 illus. (see illustration left)Note: Bruce Talbert originally trained as a carver before working as an architectural draughtsman in Glasgow. He subsequently became a prolific commercial designer of furniture, metalwork, stained glass, wallpapers, textiles and carpets and produced several influential publications including 'Gothic Forms applied to Furniture Metalwork' and 'Decoration for Domestic Purposes' which had a big impact on the way in which the revived Gothic style was used in domestic design.Talbert designed several pieces for Holland and Sons' stand at the Paris International Exhibition of 1867, including a cabinet of the present lot's design and an inlaid cabinet now held at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (museum no. CIRC.286:1, 2-1955).
Lot 36
Early 19th Century inlaid mahogany secretaire chest of drawers, the moulded rectangular top with inlaid fall front enclosing drawers and pigeon holes over a pair of conforming cupboards enclosing tray shelf, 124cm wide, together with an early 19th Century mahogany bookcase top section with lancet-arched glazed wooden tracery enclosing shelves, 110cm wide (2) Condition:
Lot 250
Late Victorian Sheraton Revival marquetry inlaid rosewood chiffonier, the raised bevelled mirror panel back with a swan neck pediment, galleried shelf supported by slender pillars, the base with two central cupboard doors flanked by open shelves, standing on front turned supports united by a platform Condition:
Lot 4238
An Ercol elm side unit, the upper section fitted with two glazed doors enclosing shelves, the base with two panelled doors, enclosing a fitted magazine rack and sliding shelf section, together with matching side unit with open shelves to upper section, the base with two drawers over two doors, each measuring 197cm high, 98cm wide, 50cm deep, each of joined construction
Lot 113
Minsheu (John). Emendatio... The Guide into the Tongues. With their agreement and consent one with another, as also their etymologies, that is, the reasons and derivations of all or the most part of words, in these nine languages, viz. 1. English. 2. Low Dutch. 3. High Dutch. 4. French. 5. Italian. 6. Spanish. 7. Latine. 8. Greeke. 9. Hebrew..., 2nd edition, John Haviland, 1627, title within typographical border (with frayed fore margin and repairs to verso), text printed in double column, dedication leaf with marginal repairs, some doodles and annotations to title, some spotting, soiling and marginal tears, bookplate of John L. Nevinson, contemporary panelled calf, covers stamped in gilt with the royal arms of King Charles I, large manuscript shelf number to upper cover, rebacked and repaired, folio STC 17947. (1)
Lot 165
Graham (Rigby). John Mason & George Percival, A Reminiscence, 1st edition, Dartington Hall, 2005, wood-engraved frontispiece, uncut, original cream wrappers, lettered in gilt, slim 4to, (limited edition, 10/42 copies), together with Van Eijk (Hans) Rigby Graham in Print, A Comprehensive Bibliography, 1st edition, Amsterdam/Maastricht, 2012, colour frontispiece and illustrations to text, plus Brooks (Colin & Deadman, Derek & Graham, Rigby), The Christmas Cards of Rigby Graham, 1st edition, Leicester, 2011, colour illustrations, both original cloth in dust jackets, small folio, plus Graham (Rigby), The Pickworth Fragment, Wymondham: Brewhouse Press, 1966, colour lithographic plates and black & white illustrations, bound concertina-style in original suede-backed pictorial boards, lettered in gilt, small 8vo (limited edition 30/75 copies, signed by Rigby Graham and Trevor Hickman), plus others including duplicates illustrated and relating to Rigby Graham, including small-format small press items and ephemera From the library of Alan and Joan Tucker. (1 shelf)
Lot 172
Legrand (Edy, illustrator). Voyages & Glorieuses Decouvertes des Grands Navigateurs & Explorateurs Francais, 1st edition, Paris: Tolmer, [1921], colour pochoir illustrations throughout including double-page centre spread and two folding coloured maps, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, some soiling and edge wear, paper surface loss to lower board, folio, together with Father Christmas. The Children's Annual, 1884, bound with three others for the years 1885 and ?1882-83, each annual 32 pp. including titles to 1884 and 1885 but without titles to other two volumes, colour and black & white engraved illustrations, including some by George Cruikshank, one double-page, some spotting throughout and heavy browning at front and rear, contemporary cloth gilt, rubbed and slightly soiled, folio, plus Tempest-Radford (Hugh, designer), How a Picture Book is Made, Printed by W.S. Carroll, Ipswich, 1967, publisher's folding educational poster showing the production of The Silver Wood by Douglas J. Kirby, Pictures by Jenny Williams, 28 x 90cm, VG in original publisher's envelope with pictorial design to upper cover printed in red, plus other miscellaneous illustrated books of various sizes, including 6 x Guinness Christmas booklets, etc. From the library of Alan and Joan Tucker. (1 shelf)
Lot 882
A Chippendale style mahogany night table, the square top with pull-out candle shelf, raised on square fluted legs, on castors, 63cm H, 31cm W, 31cm D, together with an oak wine table, made up, the circular top raised on a turned column raised on a circular base and three hoof feet, 65cm H, 42cm dia. (2)
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