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Lot 77
A fine quality Edwards & Roberts credenza, burr walnut with ormolu mounts and marquetry, galleried top above a pair of panelled doors, convex open shelves with mirror backs to each side, frieze inlaid with ribbons and leaves, the pair of doors inlaid with ovals, guilloche and ribbon crestings in a variety of woods including harewood, the stiles mounted with ormolu corbels and rosettes, base moulding and shelves with ormolu mounts, Edwards & Roberts stamp to one door, 6ft. SEE ILLUSTRATION
Lot 1756
A Napoleon III ormolu mounted ebony side cabinet, third quarter 19th century, the white serpentine marble top upon an egg and dart moulded rim, the panelled mahogany lined frieze drawer with scrolled strapwork mounts and foliate C scroll cartouche escutcheon issuing a husk pendant, the shaped angles mounted with scrolled lion heads centred below by scallop shells and flower head pendants, above a pair of panelled gadrooned doors with acanthus clasped scroll angles centred by satyr masks, the apron with a scrolled foliate swag upon gadrooned bun sabots. Note: The `Grohe a Paris` stamp, situated on the top of the left shaped angle of this side cabinet, refers to Guillaume (1808-1885) and Jean Michel Grohe. The two brothers established their cabinet making workshop in Paris under the trade name `Grohe Freres` in 1829. Their firm rapidly gained a reputation for creating some of the most original and finely executed French furniture of the 19th century. Among the most impressive pieces that the Grohe brothers produced, such as this side cabinet, were their Louis XIV revival ormolu mounted side cabinets and Louis XVI style marquetry tables. From the middle of the 19th century until the Grohe firm`s closure in 1878, their workshop supplied similar revival furniture to emperor Napoleon III of France, one of their most illustrious clients. On top of this, the renowned Grohe business provided furniture for most of the major royal houses in Europe, including Queen Victoria from 1862 onwards. Grohe pieces were provided continually for all of the most important exhibitions which took place between 1834 and 1878 in France ("19th Century European Furniture" , C. Payne) The regal lion heads pay homage to the imperial court of Napoleon III, who ruled France between 1851 and 1870. During this period French cabinet makers, such as the Grohe brothers, sought to re-interpret the royal baroque and neoclassical styles, predominant in France in the 18th century, in order to glorify their contemporary ruler. The ormolu satyr masks, egg and dart mouldings, floral pendants and acanthus clasps, all classical elements of the Louis XIV style, are incorporated in magnificent fashion in order to parallel the reign of the `Sun King` to that of Napoleon III. The satyr masks make reference to the half goat men of classical mythology who were often involved in wine imbibing bacchanalia.
Lot 862
* An Important British, Early-Mid 19th Century Polar/Arctic Expedition/Topographical Painting- "Esquimaux of Pr. Regents Bay"; (Captain John Ross of the Royal Navy explored Prince Regent`s Bay in north-west Greenland, during his 1818 expedition and again in 1829-1833) watercolour, titled, bears stamp for Edinburgh verso, 71x58cm: (unframed) Note: During the 19th century, there were dozens of British naval expeditions in search of the Northwest Passage. It was important to keep visual records of the unchartered lands of the Arctic, Between 1818 and 1851, Commander John Ross of the Royal Navy made several expeditions to the Canadian Arctic in the search of the Northwest Passage. As an inquisitive draughtsman he was one of the few Arctic explorers who learned about Inuit survival. Ross and his crew were able to survive for four consecutive years with the help of traditional Inuit food, furs and clothing. This picture reminiscent of other works by Ross, see: (A Voyage of Discovery, 1819, Ervick, A native of Prince Regents Bay" pl.11) During the British explorations of the region an assortment of artwork was produced mainly by naval officers on their military voyages. Many were trained in draftsmanship and watercolour sketching at the royal military academy in Woolwich, England, while others were taught on-board their ships. Many of the images narrate the search and discovery of the Northwest Passage, as well as highlight the differences between traditional Inuit values and the more modern British techniques. (unframed)
Lot 998
Two Albums of Chinese Rice Paper Paintings, early 20th century, depicting insects, foliage and flowers, 11.5x15cm., ea: together with two Japanese watercolour paintings of birds perched in trees, both bear stamp for Matsumoto Studio, 10 Chester Street, Kennington, London SE on the reverse, 7.5x11.5cm., ea., (4)
Lot 1114
* Phillipe Halsman (1906-1979), Two black and white photographs, of Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux- each titled in ink to the reverse, "Mr Jean Giradoux Commissaire Général à L`information sur toutes les oudes". With photo halsman studio stamp in black and another stamp for PAWEL BARCHAN. Further pencil inscriptions to the reverse of each. Both approx 23 x 17cm. (2)
Lot 1124
* Bisson Freres, an albumen print of a saddled donkey, early 20th century. Mounted on card, stamped in black ink on the card `BISSON FRERES PHOTOG`, also bearing blind stamp `A. Morel Boiteur Paris`. 15x20.5cm Also another albumen print mounted on card, of the front of the Louvre c.1890, signed on the image bottom left Bisson - Freres, 33x43cm. (2)
Lot 941
A George V large Table Caster, the pierced, pull-off, domed cover with cast and applied baluster finial, to a further girdled baluster body, with applied scrolling detail, and raised on a spreading circular foot, height 8”, weight 7 oz, Birmingham 1927, Maker’s Mark Elkington & Co, with further retailer’s stamp for Elkington & Co
Lot 330
Philatelic: a blue sterling stamp album, including Penny Red, a Crusader album, as well as a quantity of assorted loose stamps, some First Day Covers, cigarette silks of flags, a quantity of match boxes, and a quantity of cigarette cards, players, etc, to include film stars and a complete set of footballers 1935.
Lot 118
Sir Harry Lauders` travel trunk made by Seward Trunk and Bag Co, Wonderrobe, Petersburg, Virginia USA, and bearing Sir Harry Lauder Co label, H.V.L. monogram, Trans Atlantic, Anchor Line to Europe inscribed Henry Vallance Transylvania, New York First. 28th Jan, Cunard Line label, Sir Harry Lauder Co Hotel; the interior fitted with four graduating drawers containing tweed jacket, two tartan kilts, tartan shorts, sporran with gilt metal thread tassels, Dunoon town crest shield, photograph of John Lauder dated 1911, handkerchiefs, two crocodile skin handbags, an auto block stamp of Sir Harry, photograph of Sir Harry and son John, and four acid etched printing blocks of Sir Harry together with another cabin trunk, stamped A.L.V and an oil on board of Sir Harry by J.R. Burgoyne 1932, with inscription `This is supposed to be me`, Harry Lauder
Lot 281
A 19th century blue and white transfer printed meat dish decorated with a ploughing scene, a similarly decorated plate, a Shelley flower head shaped dish, a Beswick Beatrix Potter figure modelled as Rebeccah Puddle-Duck, brown back stamp and a Beswick `Beneagles` miniature whiskey decanter modelled as the Loch Ness monster
Lot 67
A 19th century Continental double skinned pewter jug of conical form, the domed lid with exotic pheasant finial above a flared rim with spout, the handle of naturalistic branch and foliate form raised on a circular foot, bears stamp to base in an oval "3086" within the letters "BHSP", 32 cm high (ILLUSTRATED)
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