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TARQUIN BILGEN ANTIQUES A WALNUT CENTRE TABLE A fine early nineteenth century walnut and olivewood centre table, with top of radiating veneers of superb colour.

France, circa 1820 Height: 30 inches Diameter: 51 inches

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A PAIR OF NEO CLASSICAL MIRRORS A fine pair of late 18th century oval giltwood mirrors, the frames carved with overlapped gadrooning and retaining their original burnished gold leaf surface and mirror plates.

England, circa 1780 Height 19in 48cm Width 20in 51cm

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A PAIR OF NEO CLASSICAL DEMI-LUNE COMMODES A pair of English satinwood, kingwood and fruitwood marquetry demi lune commodes, with fanned tops and classical marquetries to the fronts.

Of George III style, late 20th century Height 36in (91cm) Width 52in (132cm) Depth 22in (56cm)

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A LANTERN

A RUN OF DRAWERS

A very unusual early nineteench century hanging lantern, the mounts with their original palmettes and stylised foliage retaining the original gilding and opaque blue glass bowl terminating in a cut pendent finial.

A charming and finely made Georgian mahogany run of 10 desktop drawers of varying sizes. Now raised on brass bracket feet and each drawer retaining its original axe head handle. Throughout, the cabinet making of the highest standard.

Austria, circa 1820

England, circa 1770

Height 31in (79cm)

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A EMPIRE SCREEN

CHINESE JARS AS LAMPS

A fine early 19th century four fold mahogany screen, each fold with crossed arrows fitted to a green silk board.

A pair of Chinese porcelain late eigthteenth century vases with handpainted decoration and a beautiful glaze, mounted on silver-gilt wood bases.

France, circa 1820 Height of each fold Width of each fold

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China, circa 1880 Height to shade 26in (66cm)

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A RED LACQUER SIDE TABLE A highly decorative mid 19th century red lacquer side table, the shaped top with a gilt wreath, the frieze with gilt classical interlocking rings and sunflowers, the whole raised on turned and fluted tapering legs.

France of England, circa 1820 Height 30in (76cm) Width 37in (94cm) Depth 22in (56cm)

POLISHED STEEL FIRE TOOLS A handsom set of polished steel Georgian fire tools.

England, circa 1820 Length of poker 30in (76cm)

TARQUIN BILGEN ANTIQUES A LARGE PIER MIRROR A late 19th century gilt wood and plaster pier mirror, of very good scale. The deeply curved rectangular frame decorated with pressed plaster foliage and flowers, roses, chrysanthemums and poppy heads with beeding, retaining the original split mirror plates. The mercury plates in parts crystallised.

France, circa 1870 Height 67.5in (171cm) Width 35in (90cm)

CLOISSONE VASES A pair of late 19th century blue cloissone vases of bulb form decorated with facing Imperial yellow dragons and stylised foliage and rocks.

China, circa 1880 Height 16in (40cm)

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A STICK STAND (Left) A mid 19th century cast iron stick stand cast with a carrying handle, four divisions, and a drip tray decorated with stylised foliage.

One foot replaced.

England, circa 1860 Height 27in 69cm

A STICK STAND (right) A mid 19th century cast iron stick stand cast with a carrying handle, four divisions, and a drip tray decorated with stylised foliage.

England, circa 1860 Height 26in 66cm

A DUTCH RIBBED BUCKET A highly decorative and unusual coopered and ribbed Dutch bucket of exceptional colour and mounted with brass bandings and a brass handle.

Dutch, circa 1860 Height 14in (35cm) Originally intended for keeping tea pots warm on a bed of embers, this bucket retains its original half depth brass liner.

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A LOUIS PHILIPPE MAHOGANY ETAGERE A three tier mahogany etagere, the molded marble top above a single long drawer with raised stringing and three shelves of well figured mahogany supported by reeded and turned column legs.

France, circa 1835 Height 40in (101cm) Width 52in (132cm) Depth 18.5in (46.5cm)

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A IRISH WALL LANTERN

A pair of nineteenth century Japanese blue and white vases converted as lamps mounted on wooden silver gilt bases

A richly patinated mahogany wall lantern boldly carved with a scrolling broken pediment and carved shell above a glazed door and sides with blind greek key borders and a fluted pendent below.

Ireland, circa 1860

Japan circa 1880 Height to top of shade 24in 60cm

Height 32in (82cm) Width 15 1/2in (39cm) Depth 10in (25cm)

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A FRENCH EMPIRE BONHEUR DU JOUR An Empire mahogany bonheur du jour.

The upper section has two long drawers above two shorter drawers each having a machined gilt bronze handle. The top is decorated with a cresting in the form of a pair of scrolls flanking a ring. This doubles as a disguised handle for the dressing mirror and pleated silk screen that is hidden within the frame.

At the centre of the drawer section is a gilt bronze button which when pressed releases a tambour writing slide which retains its original finely gilt tooled green Morocco leather. The piece stands on two double baluster turned legs, the capital, centre and foot mounted with finely chased bronze. The back is supported on square pilasters. The whole is supported on a plinth modelled with a recessed demi-lune at the front. Throughout the piece is veneered in finely figured flame mahogany.

France, circa 1810 Height 37in (94cm) Width 30in ( 76cm) Depth 21in (53cm) Provenance: Mallett at Bourdon House

POLISHED FIRE TOOLS A handsom set of polished steel and brass Georgian fire tools.

England, circa 1820 Length of poker 30in (76cm)

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A PAIR OF LAMPS

A very rare pietre dure marble and specimen marble panel depicting a dove in a fruit tree.

A very fine pair of 19th century patinated bronze and ormolu column lamps, each with fluted square sided columns with boldly sculpted ormolu mounts.

Now electrified.

Florence or Rome circa 1700 Height 10 1/4in 26cm Width 12 1/2in 32cm

Height to light fitting 85cm (adjustable) France, circa 1830

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A PAIR OF COLUMN LAMPS by CAREAU A pair of bronze patinated tole column lamps with fluted columns raised on stepped bases with foliate mounts.

Stamped Careau Inventeur brevete.

France, circa 1820 Height to light fitting 24in (60cm)

A BRONZE PIG A 19th / 20th century casting of a tethered pig.

Length 11in 28cm

TARQUIN BILGEN ANTIQUES A CHINOISERIE TRAY TABLE

A PAIR OF LAMPS

A very fine 19th century black lacquer papier mache tray with gilt chinoiserie vigniettes and foliage. Now mounted on a modern base.

The Tray, England, circa 1840

A unusually large pair of polychrome delft vases now mouned as lamps.

Height 19in (48cm) Width 29.5in (75cm) Depth 22in (56cm)

Dutch, circa 1850 Height to light fitting 33in (84cm)

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A PAIR OF ETAGERES A pair of walnut and maple etageres Height: 26in Width: 25in Depth: 16in A fine pair of walnut and maple etageres Please note these can be made to specific dimensions

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