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A Victorian oak library table of rectangular form with moulded outline and raised on four turned vase shaped supports and shaped feet united by a central turned stretcher together with an Edwardian oak occasional table with octagonal top and a breakfast table base with painted turned pillar, scrolled tripod with acanthus detail and a cane Canterbury (4)
An Edwardian mahogany and stained beechwood foldover top card table with serpentine moulded outline, raised on shaped legs united by a raised under tier, together with a further Edwardian mahogany occasional table of circular form, raised on square tapered and slightly swept supports (2)
A Victorian walnut veneered freestanding corner whatnot on four graduated bow fronted tiers with inlaid urn detail raised on turned supports, 140 cm high; together with an oval wall mirror with bevelled edge plate within a carved and moulded foliate frame, later used or presented on a profusely carved eastern folding table base
A 19th century tripod table with slender vase shaped pillar beneath an associated rectangular mahogany top with moulded outline together with three stools of varying design, one with carved face mask detail, a nest of three graduated oak tables and two folding deck chairs and foot rests (7)
A Victorian walnut side cabinet enclosed by a pair of slender arched mirror panelled doors, flanked by open shelves, beneath a shaped marble top, a small 19th century mahogany chest of three long drawers, with concave front and oval brass plates handles, a pair of elm and beech wood childs chairs, an ash wood chair with bowed turned spindle back, a Victorian carved oak occasional table of rectangular form, mahogany floor standing threefold towel rail with turned framework (all af) and a brass helmet shaped coal scuttle containing sundry fire related tools
A good quality reproduction old English style oak oval drop leaf gateleg dining table with frieze drawer raised on eight turned supports to seat four to six, together with a circular occasional table with loose plate glass top raised on four square cut legs united by an x framed stretcher (2)
An oval japanned toile ware tin tray raised on a Regency style ebonised simulated bamboo stand with x framed stretcher together with an embossed brass table lamp in the form of an 18th century style pricket stick with scrolled acanthus and face mask detail and a triple folding dressing table mirror with moulded arched outline (3)
* Mixed silver. Norwegian silver 830 standard cutlery by Thorvald Marthinsen, comprising 3 table forks, 3 knives and 3 dessert spoons each with a rose encrusted design, the knives with stainless steel blades, together with a Ceylonese dish, engraved with elephants and presentation inscription, 22.5cm long plus a Continental silver photograph frame, probably Spanish with pentagram mark, 15 x 12cm (Qty: 11)
* Quilt. An appliqué coverlet, English, 1830s, hand-stitched bedcover of pieced beige cotton, overlaid with numerous cut-out printed chintz appliqués of flowers and birds, the irregular edges and detail of the onlaid pieces carefully outlined with button-hole stitch, toned and some staining, area of damage in centre with hand-stitched repair, sometime trimmed to edge and backed with beige cotton, with machine-stitched border, 155 x 131 cm (61 x 51.5 ins), edged all round with 12 cm wide hand-made lace (Qty: 1)NOTESProbably once a coverlet for a bed, this piece, which showcases a large number of early printed fabrics, appears to have been repurposed as a table cloth at a later stage of its existence.
* Grant, (Sir Francis, 1803-1878). Study of a lady seated at a table with figure behind, pen and brown ink on wove paper, with additional study in pencil with some brown ink and additions of brown wash of a boy with a horse to verso, sheet size 23.5 x 19cm (9.3 x 7.5ins), window-mounted, together with another 19th century pen and brown ink sketch of an artist painting a standing gentleman, on wove paper, sheet size 19.3 x 18.5cm (7.6 x 7.3ins), tipped-on to backing paper (Qty: 2)NOTESProvenance: Estate of Michael Jaffe (1923-1997).
* Handkerchiefs. A collection of handkerchiefs, 19th and early 20th century, 17 whitework and lace cotton handkerchiefs, variously embellished with embroidery (including figures and buildings, names or monograms, love birds), drawn threadwork, lace inserts and borders, one with ink stamp 'M.M. Gandy', and two with Traphagen School printed fabric label attached with pin, various condition, largest 51 x 52 cm (20 x 20.5 ins), together with Victoria (Queen of Great Britain & Ireland) , A large white linen table napkin used at the Lord Mayor's Banquet at the Guildhall given in honour of Queen Victoria's Coronation , woven with the Arms of the City of London and a city scene with London Bridge, incorporating the words 'Lunden' and 'Temeswar', with an early manuscript note 'Mrs. Bradford (then Miss Dornville) was permitted to dress up as a waitress & so obtained a sight of the show & got one of the napkins as a souvenir', a few small brown marks, 80 x 67 cm (35 x 26.5 ins), plus a set of thirteen good quality starched white damask napkins, with all-over design of national shields and George V's cypher, and embroidered initials 'RA' to one corner, a few light marks, but in very good condition, 68.5 x 68.5 cm (27 x 27 ins), and a white embroidered cotton cloth, with border of flowers, leaves, and barley, and a crest at one corner with ribbon cartouche lettered 'Quand Meme', 80 x 85 cm (31.5 x 33.5 ins) (Qty: 32)
Sixth-Plate Cased Ambrotypes, A Judson & Co, 238 Broad Street, Newark, N.J., seated young girl, Vane and Rothwell Artists, Douglas (Isle of Man), possibly same family - young lady, seated, young man leaning on pedestal, stick in left hand, matching cases, and gentleman with whiskers, straw hat on table, rustic painted background, tinted, G (4)
Geometric Union Cases, 3-25 Scarce, overall G, one side of back replaced, Samuel Peck & Co, Scroll/Geometric, Frederick Key, before 1860, 125mm x 101mm, Ambrotype, quarter-plate, Profile portrait of languid gentleman, leaning on table with top hat on it; 3-154, Scarce, F,repaired, A P Critchlow & Co, Geometric, late 1850s, 84mm x 95mm, Ambrotype, sixth-plate, young woman in wrought iron garden chair
Foreword John Hannavy started collecting Victorian photography in the early 1970 when starting out on an academic career which became increasingly involved in the teaching of photographic history in colleges in the north-west of English, finishing up as Professor in Photography and Photographic History at the University of Bolton. What started out as gathering together a few items to show to students during his lectures, grew into an absorbing passion, searching antique fairs, fleamarkets and auction catalogues to put together what became one of the largest collection of thermoplastic cases and cased images in Britain. They have featured as illustrations in many of John’s books on Victorian and Edwardian Britain over the years. Many of the items offered for sale here were illustrated in John’s well-received 2005 book Case Histories – the presentation of the Victorian photographic portait, published by the prestigious Antique Collectors’ Club. There are relatively few of these quintessentially Victorian objects offered for sale these days, and even fewer in pristine condition – early thermoplastic is a notoriously brittle material. Collecting and research continued after he retired from academic life in 2005 to take on the editorship the Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography for Routledge, but as the 'thrill of the hunt’ was a large part of what kept John spending weekends searching for new ‘finds', the scarcer they got, the less the personal satisfaction, and the decision to start researching something different! The descriptions for the collection are in the following sequence, giving information where known: Berg number, Berg scarcity, condition, casemaker, source, date, dimensions, image type, image size, photographer and address, image description Figural Union Cases, 1-45/1-33, Scarce, F-G, repair to hinges and flake to back corner, Samuel Peck and Co, Lyre in Wide Portal/Lord's Prayer, circa 1858, 124mm x 105mm, Ambrotype, quarter-plate, full-length seated lady at table; 1-22, Very rare oval on back, G-VG, chip to one back edge, Samuel Peck and Co, Capture of Major André Frederick Goll, Painting by Asher Durand, before 1857, 123mm x 102mm, Ambrotype, quarter-plate, seated lady, gilt highlights
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