Antiques
17TH CENTURY MARBLE HEAD OF A BOY
US$4,286.22
17th century marble head of a boy on a matched socle with restorations.RRc. 1650Height20.00 inch(50.8 cm)Ref No. 5438
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19TH CENTURY TORTOISESHELL BELLOWS
US$1,102.17 A most attractive set of 19th century tortoiseshell bellows. The face side with beautifully engraved mother of pearl floral and foliage decoration.The reverse side plain tortoiseshell. c. 1850"Bellows" is only used in plural. A bellows or pair of bellows is a device constructed to furnish a strong blast of air. The simplest type consists essentially of a flexible bag...
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GEORGE III PERIOD MAHOGANY SIDEBOARD
US$14,511.90
George III period mahogany sideboard of very well known design by Gillows of Lancaster. The top crossbanded and the uprights with oval paterae, good period brass, square tapering supports and reeded and incised carving to the lower section with a tambour front.RRc. 1780Height35.00 inch(88.9 cm)Width66.00 inch(167.6 cm)Depth30.00 inch(76.2 cm)Ref No. 346
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GEORGE III PERIOD MAHOGANY SIDEBOARD
US$14,511.90
George III period mahogany sideboard of very well known design by Gillows of Lancaster. The top crossbanded and the uprights with oval paterae, good period brass, square tapering supports and reeded and incised carving to the lower section with a tambour front.RRc. 1780Height35.00 inch(88.9 cm)Width66.00 inch(167.6 cm)Depth30.00 inch(76.2 cm)Ref No. 346
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MID 20TH CENTURY MAHOGANY OCCASIONAL TABLE
US$1,163.40
A small mahogany occasional table with a well carved blind fret border to the top. The lid lifting to reveal a compartment with three drawers below and original cross stretchers.c. 1950Height28.00 inch(71.1 cm)Width13.50 inch(34.3 cm)Depth13.50 inch(34.3 cm)Ref No. 7162
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AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE PAPIER-MÂCHÉ TRAY
US$4,800.57 An exceptionally fine papier-mâché tray in original condition, signed by the celebrated maker "Jennens and Bettridge". The finely gilded multi-serpentine frame surrounding a court interior with figures in period dress.RRc. 1840Jennens and Bettridge aka Aaron Jennens and T.H. Bettridge (fl. 1815-1864) were highly regarded for producing quality papier mâché wares. They acquired the workshops of Henry Clay, Japanner to...
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LATE 17TH CENTURY OAK PANELLED KIST
US$1,775.72 Late 17th century oak panelled Kist, the interior with a later candle box, excellent colour and patina, inlaid with the initials 'ML'.RRc. 1680A Kist (also called coffer or chest ) is one of the oldest forms of furniture. It is typically a rectangular structure with four walls and a liftable lid, for storage. The interior space may be subdivided....
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PAIR OF 18TH CENTURY STYLE BAMBOO CHAIRS
US$1,714.49
A pair of simulated Beech Elbow Chairs carved from hardwood, the trellis design of mid 18th century influence,made early-mid 20th century.c. 1900Height36.00 inch(91.4 cm)Width22.00 inch(55.9 cm)Depth23.00 inch(58.4 cm)Ref No. 5491
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GEORGE III PERIOD MAHOGANY WRITING TABLE
US$31,840.50
An exceptionally fine George III period mahogany writing table with inset leather writing surface with rounded edges to the top, fine tapering square supports with box sections, inlaid with wavy ebony line and oval patera. The finest and original English bronze mounts.c. 1770Height29.00 inch(73.7 cm)Width47.00 inch(119.4 cm)Depth30.00 inch(76.2 cm)Ref No. 1282
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GEORGE III PERIOD MAHOGANY WRITING TABLE
US$17,634.70
A good George III period mahogany writing table, the front with three oak lined drawers, the reverse with dummy drawers. Finely turned and fluted supports, inset leather top which is old and probably not original and now somewhat tired. Good square section period bronze handles.RRc. 1800Height30.00 inch(76.2 cm)Width54.00 inch(137.2 cm)Depth29.00 inch(73.7 cm)Ref No. 6293
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PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY BRONZE AND GILT BRONZE CHENET
US$13,226.10 A good pair of bronze and gilt bronze chenet dating from the last quarter of the 19th century. In the manner of Raingo Freres.RRc. 1880Emile Coriolan Hippolyte Guillermin was born in 1841 and made his debut at the salon in 1870. His oeuvre was varied but specialised in heroic and exotic genres paying great attention to detail and accurate...
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LATE 19TH CENTURY QAJAR LANTERN
US$2,939.12 A finely chiselled Qajar Lantern with a rise and fall action. Finely engraved and pierced.c. 1880The Qajar dynasty (also anglicised as Ghajar or Kadjar) is an Iranian royal family of Turkic origin, which ruled Persia (Iran) from 1785 to 1925. The Qajar family took full control of Iran in 1794, deposing Lotf 'Ali Khan, the last of the Zand...
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19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY AND GILT BRONZE LOW TABLE
US$6,857.95
A French 19th century mahogany and gilt bronze Low Table with a replaced Gainsborough silk top, the border mounted with continuous drapes and drops, tapering square shaped supports terminating in well cast sabots. RRc. 1890Height22.50 inch(57.1 cm)Width47.00 inch(119.4 cm)Depth27.50 inch(69.8 cm)Ref No. 5657
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