Autumn Fine Sale, 13 November

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AUTUMN SALE SATURDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2021


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Jeremy Pattison Auctions Director Furniture

Adam Wasdell, Wostep, MBHI Clocks & Barometers

Andrew Parker Glass, Ceramics, Asian & Works of Art

Andrew Middleton Rugs, Carpets & Textiles


AUTUMN SALE SATURDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2021 AT 9.30AM

AUCTION The Auction Centre, Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 5SG

VIEWING Sunday 7 November 11.00am to 4.00pm Monday 8 November 10.00am to 4.00pm Tuesday 9 November 10.00am to 4.00pm Wednesday 10 November 10.00am to 4.00pm Thursday 11 November 10.00am to 4.00pm Friday 12 November 10.00am to 4.00pm Morning of Sale from 8.30am

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FRONT COVER Lot 77 BACK COVER Lot 282


ORDER OF SALE SATURDAY 13 NOVEMBER Glass 1-2 British Ceramics 3-73 European Ceramics 74-82 Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art 83-104 Works of Art 105-125 Clocks & Barometers 126-176 Rugs, Carpets & Tapestries 177-204 Furniture 205-344

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A Part Suite of Baccarat Glassware, comprising a decanter, nine tumblers, and nine sherry glasses, each with gilt decoration for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with crest (19)

A Venetian Pink and Aventurine Glass Centrepiece, in 16th century style, the frilled trefoil bowl on a lion rampant column and circular foot, 33.5cm high

£200-300

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A Chelsea Porcelain Vase, circa 1753, of octagonal baluster form, painted with Deutsche blumen and with scattered sprigs, 14cm high

A Chelsea Porcelain Dessert Plate, circa 1755, painted with Deutsche blumen and with scattered sprigs within brown line borders, anchor mark in red, 22cm diameter; and A New Hall Fluted Tea Bowl, circa 1800, painted with pink roses in gilt ogee panels, 8.5cm diameter (2)

A Pair of Chelsea Gold Anchor Period Porcelain Baluster Vases and Covers, circa 1760, of lobed form with pierced covers and necks, painted with lovers in landscape with applied foliate borders, on four scroll feet, painted marks, 23cm high

Provenance: From the Collection of Mrs D Gittins, Blairgowrie

£250-350

Provenance: From the Collection of Mrs D Gittins, Blairgowrie

In the 1770 catalogue of Sprimont’s Last Sale were listed “two beautiful heart shap’d vases ornamented with jessamine flowers and finely enamelled”. A vase of the same shape with a mazzarine ground is in the Jones Collection in the Victoria & Albert Museum

£120-180

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A Bow Porcelain Coffee Cup, circa 1752, painted in underglaze blue with the Cross-Legged Chinaman pattern; A Similar Teapot, of ovoid form, painted with flowers in a garden, 15cm long; and A Bowl, circa 1775, painted with stylised buildings and trees, 11cm diameter (3)

A Bow Porcelain Sparrowbeak Jug, circa 1755, of baluster form with flared foot, painted in underglaze blue with a European landscape with figures and boats below a wavy border, 8cm high

£300-400

Provenance: From the Collection of Mrs D Gittins, Blairgowrie

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See Adams (Elizabeth) & Redstone (David) Bow Porcelain, pl.92 for a dish painted with a similar pattern derived from Japanese copies of Dutch delft pieces decorated by van Frytom. See also Godden (Geoffrey) English Blue and White Porcelain, pg.64 for a similar jug dated to circa 1760

£250-350

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A Bow White Porcelain Figure of Harlequin, circa 1755, modelled sitting on a tree stump, his right hand raised to the rim of his hat, his slapstick under is left arm, on a square base, 12.5cm high

A Bow Porcelain Chamberstick, circa 1755, of leaf form with twig handle, painted in underglaze blue with scattered flower sprigs, painted mark in underglaze blue, 14cm long

Provenance: From the Collection of Mrs Hoff of Hoff Antiques, Kensington High Street, London

Provenance: From the Collection of Mrs D Gittins, Blairgowrie

For a similar example see Bradshaw Bow Porcelain Figures 1748-1774, pg.115

£200-300

The Bow model bears some similarities to the Meissen figure from the Duke of Weissenfel’s series modelled by Peter Reinicke. In his Northern Ceramics Society article Some Rare Porcelain Harlequins, Dr Bradshaw suggests that the source for the model may be an anonymous Ausberg engraving of around 1700, also used at Meissen around 1750. Bradshaw states that a set of the engravings was sent to Count von Brühl, director of the Meissen factory, by his friend Count Johann Charles von Hennicke

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10 A Bow Porcelain Rice Bowl and Cover, circa 1758, of ogee circular form, painted in underglaze blue with the Golfer and Caddy pattern, painter’s mark 9, 10.5cm diameter Provenance: From the Collection of Mrs D Gittins, Blairgowrie

£500-700

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A Bow Porcelain Shell Centrepiece, circa 1765, the central fluted circular bowl on a coral-encrusted stem flanked by three shells, painted in underglaze blue with fruiting vine, 13cm high

A Pair of Bow Porcelain Plates, circa 1760, painted in underglaze blue with chinoiserie landscapes on a powder blue ground with panels of landscapes and foliage, pseudo-Chinese marks in underglaze blue, 19.5cm diameter; A Similar Sauceboat, circa 1765, of fluted form, painted in underglaze blue with the Desirable Residence pattern, 19.5cm long; and A Shell Shaped Pickle Dish, painted with fruiting vine, 7cm long (4)

£250-350

£200-300

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A Longton Hall Porcelain Vase, circa 1758, of rococo scroll moulded form applied with naturalistic foliage, painted by the Trembly Rose painted with flower sprays within purple borders, 12cm high; and A Bow Porcelain Plate, circa 1765, of octagonal form, painted in famille rose type enamels with a flower spay and sprigs within a turquoise border, 21cm wide (2)

A West Pans Porcelain Tea Bowl and Saucer, circa 1770, of fluted form, painted with the Scarlet Japan pattern, of alternating diaper panels centred by a mon and flowering branches; and A Similar Cylindrical Mug, painted in underglaze blue with pagodas in landscape, on a moulded, fluted and scroll ground, 11.5cm high (3) For a similar tea bowl and saucer see Bonhams, Edinburgh, 28 August 2008, lot 37

£300-400

£200-300

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A Worcester Porcelain Coffee Cup, circa 1756, pencilled en grisaille with the Boy on a Buffalo pattern, painter’s mark, 6.8cm high

A Worcester Porcelain Cream Boat, circa 1755, of hexagonal form with angular handle, painted in underglaze blue with the Sinking Boat Fishermen pattern on a fluted ground moulded with scrolls, workman’s mark in underglaze blue to the interior, 10cm long

£150-200

Provenance: From the Collection of Mrs D Gittins, Blairgowrie

£300-500

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A Worcester Porcelain Small Mug, circa 1755, of cylindrical form with spreading foot, painted in underglaze blue the Tambourine pattern, workman’s mark below lower handle terminal, 6.5cm high

A Worcester Porcelain Cream Jug, circa 1756, of fluted baluster form with moulded double scroll handle, painted in underglaze blue with the Prunus Root pattern, workman’s mark in underglaze blue, 11cm high

A Worcester Porcelain Leaf Shaped Butter Boat, circa 1758, painted in underglaze blue with the Rose and Floral Sprays pattern, 9cm long

Provenance: From the Collection of Mrs D Gittins, Blairgowrie

Provenance: From the Collection of Mrs D Gittins, Blairgowrie

See Klaber & Klaber Exhibition Oriental Influences on European Porcelain 1987, catalogue fig.45 for a teapot of this pattern together with a Chinese plate that possibly inspired the Worcester pattern

£200-300

Provenance: From the Collection of Mrs D Gittins, Blairgowrie

£300-400

£600-800

20 A Worcester Porcelain Large Tea Bowl and Saucer, circa 1758, painted in underglaze blue with the Dragon pattern, painted mark in underglaze blue, tea bowl 10cm diameter, saucer 16cm diameter Provenance: From the Collection of Mrs D Gittins, Blairgowrie See Branyan, French & Sandon Worcester Blue and White Porcelain 1751-1790, pg.181 where the origin of this pattern is discussed and that the presence of crescent marks on some later Bow examples suggests that the Bow factory was copying Worcester pieces rather than the Chinese originals 20

£400-600

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A Worcester Porcelain Coffee Cup, circa 1758, painted in underglaze blue with the Prunus Root pattern, workman’s mark, 7cm high; and A Similar Strap-Fluted Coffee Cup, with moulded triple scroll handle, painted in underglaze blue with the Fisherman and Willow Pavilion pattern, painted mark in underglaze blue, 6cm high (2)

A Worcester Porcelain Coffee Can, circa 1760, painted in underglaze blue with the Prunus Root pattern, crescent mark in underglaze blue, 6cm high; and A Similar Moulded Coffee Can, circa 1758, painted in underglaze blue with the Feather Mould Floral pattern, workman’s mark, 6.5cm high (2)

Provenance: From the Collection of Mrs D Gittins, Blairgowrie

£200-300

Provenance: From the Collection of Mrs D Gittins, Blairgowrie

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A Worcester Porcelain Tea Bowl and Saucer, circa 1765, painted in underglaze blue with the Eloping Bride pattern, pseudo-Chinese marks in underglaze blue

A Pair of Worcester Porcelain Patty Pans, circa 1770, painted in underglaze blue with the Peony pattern, 11cm diameter; A Similar Leaf Dish, painted with the Gillyflower pattern, 8.5cm long; and Two Similar Covers (5)

Provenance: From the Collection of Mrs D Gittins, Blairgowrie The Eloping Bride pattern was used at the Worcester factory from approximately 1765 to 1770 and was a simplified version of a Chinese original produced during the Kangxi period.

£500-700

Provenance: From the Collection of Mrs D Gittins, Blairgowrie

£220-280

25 A Pair of Worcester Porcelain Dessert Plates, circa 1770, painted with sprays of flowers on a blue ground gilt with scrolls and strapwork, seal marks in underglaze blue, 19cm diameter; A Bow Porcelain Sauce Boat, circa 1765, of fluted oval form, painted in underglaze blue with the Desirable Residences pattern, 15.5cm long; A Liverpool Porcelain Tea Bowl and Saucer, painted in underglaze blue with a version of the Cannonball pattern; and A Worcester Porcelain Sparrow Beak Jug and Cover, printed in underglaze blue with the Fence pattern (6)

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£200-300

26 A Worcester Porcelain Mug, circa 1770, of cylindrical form, printed en grisaille with a full-length portrait of William Shakespeare flanked by figures of maidens allegorical of Comedy and Tragedy, 15.5cm high See Spero (Simon) 18th Century English Transfer Printed Porcelain and Enamels, The Joseph M Handley Collection pg.29 where it is discussed that the engraving of Shakespeare is taken from Peter Schwemaker’s monument to Shakespeare in Westminster Abbey and that the figures of Comedy and Tragedy are after a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds painted in 1761, entitled Garrick between Comedy and Tragedy.

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27 A Worcester Porcelain Gadroon Creamboat, circa 1775, painted in underglaze blue with the Cannon Ball pattern, crescent mark, 10cm long; and A Chocolate Cup and Stand, circa 1765, of twin-handled ogee form, gilt with dots below a strapwork and leaf border, stand 15cm diameter (2) Provenance: From the Collection of Mrs D Gittins, Blairgowrie

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A Worcester Porcelain Coffee Can, circa 1775, painted in underglaze blue with the Waiting Chinaman pattern, crescent mark in underglaze blue, 6cm high

A Worcester Porcelain Mug, circa 1775, of cylindrical form, printed in underglaze blue with the Gillyflower pattern, 8.5cm high; and A Similar Mug, printed with the Natural Sprays pattern, crescent mark in underglaze blue, 8.5cm high (2)

Provenance: From the Collection of Mrs D Gittins, Blairgowrie

Provenance: From the Collection of Mrs D Gittins, Blairgowrie

£200-300

£200-300

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30 A Worcester Porcelain Dry Mustard Pot, circa 1780, of baluster form, printed in underglaze blue with the Fruit and Wreath pattern, printed mark, 7cm high; and A Similar Scalloped Dessert Plate, painted with the Gillyflower pattern, crescent mark, 19cm diameter (2) Provenance: From the Collection of Mrs D Gittins, Blairgowrie

£200-300

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31 A Chaffers Liverpool Octagonal Porcelain Coffee Cup, circa 1760, painted in underglaze blue with the Jumping Boy pattern, pseudo-Chinese marks in underglaze blue, 6cm diameter; and A Bow Porcelain Tea Bowl, circa 1760, painted in underglaze blue with a European river scene depicting figures and boats beneath a wavy rim, pseudo Chinese marks in underglaze blue, 7.5cm diameter (2) Provenance: From the Collection of Mrs D Gittins, Blairgowrie For a similar Bow tea bowl see The Watney Collection, Phillips New Bond Street, 22 September 1999, lot 25 where it is discussed that this pattern is derived from Japanese copies of Dutch delftware pieces decorated in the manner van Frytom

£250-400

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32 A Chaffers Liverpool Porcelain Coffee Can, circa 1760, painted in underglaze blue within a chinoiserie river landscape, 6.5cm high; A Christians Liverpool Bowl, painted with a fenced garden, 12cm diameter; A Similar Liverpool Bowl, painted in underglaze blue and red with chinoiserie landscape, 12.5cm diameter; and An English Porcelain Tea Bowl, circa 1780, possibly Isleworth, printed with the Fence pattern (4)

£200-300

33 A Lowestoft Porcelain Teapot and Cover, circa 1780, painted in Curtis style with famille rose flowers and sprigs within a diaper and swag border, 17.5cm high; A Similar Sauceboat, painted in underglaze blue with a chinoiserie fisherman within foliate moulded cartouche, 21cm long; and A Similar Chestnut Basket, of oval form, printed with the Pine Cone pattern, 21cm wide (3)

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34 A Lowestoft Porcelain Coffee Cup, circa 1780, painted in Curtis style with flowers within a scroll cartouche; A Similar Redgrave Type Tea Bowl and Saucer, painted with the Two Bird pattern; A Similar Mansfield Pattern Tea Bowl and Saucer; and A Tea Bowl, painted with the Long Bridge pattern (6)

£180-250

35 A Caughley Porcelain Wine Taster, circa 1780, of circular form with fluted handle, printed in underglaze blue with the Fisherman pattern, 6.5cm wide; A Similar Egg Drainer, printed SX mark, 8.5cm wide: A Similar Miniature Sparrowbeak Jug and Coffee Cup, painted in underglaze blue with chinoiserie landscapes, jug 5cm high; A Worcester Mansfield Pattern Tea Bowl; and Another Miniature Saucer (6)

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£100-150

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A Caughley Porcelain Egg Drainer, circa 1785, of circular form with leaf handle, painted in underglaze blue with flower sprigs, 10cm wide

A Caughley Porcelain Mug, circa 1785, of cylindrical form, printed in underglaze blue with the Bouquet pattern and monogram LM, printed S mark in underglaze blue, 8.2cm high

A Caughley Porcelain Custard Cup and Cover, circa 1785-90, of baluster form, printed in underglaze blue with the Cottage pattern, printed S mark in underglaze blue, 8cm high

Provenance: From the Collection of Mrs D Gittins, Blairgowrie

Provenance: From the Collection of Mrs D Gittins, Blairgowrie

£250-400

See the Caughley Society Caughley Blue and White Patterns, pg.149, where it is discussed that this pattern appears predominantly on custard cups and covers

Provenance: From the Collection of Mrs D Gittins, Blairgowrie

£150-250

£150-250

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A Caughley Porcelain Egg Cup, circa 1784-99, of ovoid form, painted in underglaze blue with Chantilly Sprigs pattern within blue line borders, painted mark, 4.5cm diameter

A Caughley Porcelain Custard Cup and Cover, circa 1790, of baluster form, painted in underglaze blue with the Salopian Sprigs pattern within a blue border, 8cm high

A Caughley Porcelain Artichoke Cup and Cover, circa 1790, of ovoid form with scalloped rim, printed in underglaze blue with the Fisherman pattern within gilt borders, 9cm high

Provenance: From the Collection of Mrs D Gittins, Blairgowrie

The Caughley Archives refer to “artichoke cups” and “artichoke butter cups” in two sizes, prized at 4 shillings

£150-250

£250-400

Provenance: From the Collection of Mrs D Gittins, Blairgowrie Exhibited at the Caughley Bicentenary Exhibition, Ironbridge, 1999, ref. LS39/464

Provenance: From the Collection of Mrs D Gittins, Blairgowrie

£250-400

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42 A Caughley Porcelain Ice or Sorbet Cup, circa 1785, of campana shape with scroll handle, painted in underglaze blue with Chantilly Sprig pattern within blue line borders, printed S mark in underglaze blue, 6.2cm high For a similar cup in the same pattern see Provenance: From the Collection of Mrs D Gittins, Blairgowrie

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A Caughley Porcelain Small Vase, circa 1780-85, of baluster form, printed in underglaze blue with the Apple and Damsons pattern below a cell border, 11cm high Provenance: From the Collection of Mrs D Gittins, Blairgowrie

Godden (Geoffrey) Caughley and Worcester Porcelain, pl.120 where the shaped is referred to as an egg cup

Exhibited at the Caughley Bicentenary Exhibition, Ironbridge, 1999, ref. L534/14 The Caughley Society, Caughley, Blue and White Patterns, D01, pg.122

£500-700

£250-350

A Caughley Porcelain Tea Bowl, circa 1785, of fluted ogee form, printed in underglaze blue with a cell border, printed C mark in underglaze blue, 8cm diameter; A Similar Leaf Shaped Butter Boat, printed with the Fisherman pattern, printed S mark in underglaze blue, 9cm long; and A Similar Coffee Cup, painted in colours with flower sprigs within a pink border (3) Provenance: From the Collection of Mrs D Gittins, Blairgowrie

£200-300

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45 A Champions Bristol Coffee Cup and Saucer, circa 1775, painted with flower sprays and scattered sprigs within brown line borders, saucer bears crossed swords mark in underglaze blue; A Worcester Teacup and Saucer, circa 1770, painted with scattered flower sprigs, saucer bears crossed swords mark in blue; A Similar Tea Bowl, painted with flower sprays in panels on a blue ground highlighted in gilt; A Sparrowbeak Jug, painted in colours with chinoiserie figures in panels, 9cm high; and A Tea Bowl and Saucer, painted in green monochrome with flower sprigs within gilt line borders (8)

£200-300

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46 A Baddeley-Littler Porcelain Tea Bowl and Saucer, circa 1780, painted in famille rose type enamels with chinoiserie figures in a fenced garden within scroll and diaper borders; and A Similar Coffee Cup, with scroll handle, similarly decorated (3)

£200-300

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47 A Baddeley-Littler Porcelain Mug, circa 1780, of cylindrical form, painted in Chinese export style with flowers within a leaf cartouche below a pink diaper border, 11cm high; and A Similar Saucer, printed en grisaille with a version of the La Cascade pattern, 12.5cm diameter (2)

£200-300

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48 A Pinxton Porcelain Tea Service, circa 1800, painted with landscape vignettes within gilt borders, comprising a teapot, cover and stand, twin-handled sucrier, teacup and saucer, and a slop bowl, pattern number 218

£400-600

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49 A Derby Porcelain Mug, circa 1800, of ribbed cylindrical form, painted in blue and gilt with monogram SBM within blue and gilt line borders, painted mark in puce, 26cm high; A Similar Mug, circa 1810, painted with a band of classical foliage within Greek Key borders, painted mark in red, 8cm high; A Similar Mug, circa 1800, of ribbed cylindrical form, gilt with form bands, painted mark in puce, 11.5cm high; An English Porcelain Mug, circa 1800, gilt with monogram HCL and with scattered sprigs, 8.5cm high; and A Similar Cream Jug, circa 1790, of wrythen fluted bucket form, painted and gilt with a floral meander border, painted mark in puce, 13.5cm long (5)

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50 A Derby Porcelain Named View Dish, circa 1800, of oval form, painted with Terracina in Italy within a gilt and floral meander border, pattern number 178, painted marks and title in blue, 32cm wide; and A Similar Bough Pot, circa 1800, of demi-lune form with ram’s mask handles, painted with a basket of flowers on a yellow ground within gilt borders, painted mark in puce, 24cm wide (2)

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£200-300

51 A Derby Porcelain Named View Dessert Dish, circa 1810, of oval form, painted with a view In Westmorland within a blue and gilt border and gadrooned rim, painted marks and titled in red, 28cm wide; A Similar Dessert Plate, painted with View in Cumberland, painted mark and titled in red, 23cm diameter; A Similar Plate, painted with On The River Derwent within a gilt scroll border, painted marks and titled in red, 22.5cm diameter; A Similar Botanical Plate, painted with Large Flowered St Johnswort within a tomato red and gilt border, painted marks and titled in red, 23cm diameter; and A Similar Plate, printed with fruit in a basket within a gilt scroll border, painted marks in red, 23cm diameter (5)

£200-300

52 A Derby Porcelain Dessert Dish, by Richard Dodson, circa 1815, painted with birds in landscape on a pale turquoise ground within elaborate gilt borders, marked in gilt, 25cm wide

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A Pair of Derby Porcelain Mansion House Dwarves, 19th century, each modelled as a portly figure, one with a staff, his conical hat inscribed DON JUAN’S LIFE IN LONDON, the other with broad-brimmed hat inscribed Auction of Elegant Fancy Toys, Auction Makt, Corn Market, on mound bases, both incised No.227, one with painted crown and Derby mark in red, 17.5cm and 18.5cm high

A Pair of Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester Porcelain Named View Plates, circa 1820, painted with The Inn at Buttermere, Cumbria and The Marina near Rye, Isle of Wight within gilt fronds and gadroon rims, painted marks and painted titles in puce and impressed marks, 32cm diameter

£200-300

£400-600

55 A Pair of Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester Porcelain Crested Sauce Tureens and Covers, circa 1820, of campana form with pine cone finials and strap handles on square bases, painted with a griffin-head crest beneath a motto BOULOGNE ET CADIX on a cream ground within a shaped gilt and claret borders and gadrooned rim, impressed marks, 18cm high These tureens bear the crest and motto of Heygate. They are from a dessert service commissioned by Sir William Heygate (1782-1844); Lord Mayor of London 1822-23; created Baronet, of Southend in the County of Essex, in 1831.

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£200-300

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An English Porcelain Water Jug, circa 1820, of baluster form, painted with a rustic landscape in panels on a blue ground below a salmon pink border highlighted in gilt, 34cm high; A Similar Jug, painted with hunting scenes and still lives of fruit and shells on a pink ground highlighted in gilt, 18.5cm high; A Similar Smaller Jug, painted with flower swags and with stylised shells on a blue border; A Coalport Porcelain Milk Jug, Teacup, Coffee Cup and Two Saucers, circa 1820, painted with landscape vignettes on a green and gilt ground; and A Similar Claret Ground Coffee Cup and Saucer (10)

£250-350

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57 A Gilt Metal Mounted English Porcelain Centrepiece, probably Minton, circa 1860, of ovoid form, the finial cast as Hercules carrying a club and with twin caryatid handles, with jewelled decoration in panels on a turquoise ground with strapwork borders, on a circular foot, 27cm high

£600-800

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58 A Pair of Creamware Figures of Leopards, circa 1800, each modelled recumbent with black spots on green washed mound bases, 9.5cm and 9cm wide: and A Similar Figure of a Doe, recumbent before bocage on a green washed mound base, 14.5cm wide (3)

£300-500

59 A Ralph Wood Type Pearlware Toby Jug, circa 1800, of traditional form, seated wearing a black tricorn hat and blue jacket holding a foaming jug of ale, a pipe between his feet, on a canted rectangular marbled base, 25cm high

£400-600

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60 A Ralph Wood Type Pearlware Toby Jug and Cover, circa 1800, of traditional form with tricorn hat centred by the cover, yellow and brown jacket, holding a jug of ale, on a canted rectangular base, 28cm high

£700-1,000

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61 A Pair of Staffordshire Pottery Figures of Tom Cribb and Tom Molyneux, circa 1815, each modelled bare-chested with fists raised, standing beside a post, on oval grassy mound bases, 23.5cm high

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The boxing match between Cribb and Molyneux is one of the most famous sporting events of the 19th century when Tom Cribb, the most famous bare-knuckle fighter of his time, fought Tom Molyneux, a former Virginian slave and son of America’s first black pugelist. Molyneux arrived in England in 1803 and the fight took place in 1810 at Copthorne near East Grinstead; Cribb winning the fight after 39 rounds. For a similar pair of figures see Victoria & Albert Museum accession numbers C130:1/2-2003

£3,000-5,000

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A Staffordshire Pearlware Nelson Commemorative Jug, circa 1810, printed in underglaze blue, inscribed with Nelson’s Orders and battles flanked by a bust portrait of Nelson and a view of the victory within flowers and trophies, 17cm high

A Creamware Mug, circa 1826, printed with a titled bust portrait of HON H T LIDDELL and THE CONTEST AT ALNWICK CONCLUDED 1826…, and flanked by printed and painted flags within pink lustre borders, 11cm high

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64 An Oaks Colliery Disaster Commemorative Earthenware Mug, circa 1867, of cylindrical form, printed en grisaille with OAKS COLLIERY 360 LIVES LOST and PULLING UP THE COPPOLA, 10.5cm high; A Staffordshire Earthenware Mug, circa 1870, printed en grisaille with a football match, 10.5cm high; A Sunderland Lustre Frog Mug, early 19th century, with printed inscription, 13cm high; and A Moccaware Mug, inscribed C HANNAH RED LION INN ASLACKBY, 14cm high (4) The Oak Colliery Disaster occurred on 12th December 1866 when a series of explosions ripped through the underground workings of the Oaks Colliery at Hoyle Mere Mill near Barnsley, killing 361 miners and rescuers. It was the worst mining accident in England

£200-300

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A George Jones Majolica Stick Stand, circa 1870, of waisted cylindrical form, modelled as a tree trunk with flowering and fruiting branches picked out in coloured glazes, impressed mark, 52cm high

A Pair of Royal Worcester Porcelain Pot Pourri Vases, Pierced Covers and Liners, by Brian Leaman and Paul Stanley, 2nd half 20th century, painted with still lives of fruit on a mossy bank above a moulded and gilt basketweave border, signed, printed marks in black, 20cm high

£800-1,000

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A Royal Worcester Porcelain Twin-Handled Vase, 2nd half 20th century, of ovoid form with leaf moulded flared neck, painted with a still life of fruit on a mossy bank, on a fluted circular socle, signed, printed mark in black, 24cm high

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68 A Royal Worcester Porcelain Plate, by John Smith, 2nd half 20th century, painted with a still life of fruit on a mossy bank, signed, printed mark in black, 28cm diameter; A Similar Plate, indistinctly signed, printed mark in black, 27.5cm diameter; and Another, painted by Cooper with a still life of fruit within in a broad sky-blue border gilt with scrolls and foliage, signed, printed mark in gilt, 27cm diameter (3)

£300-500

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£500-700

A Royal Worcester Porcelain Teapot and Cover, 2nd half 20th century, of compressed oval form with leaf-sheathed handle, painted with a still life of fruit on a mossy bank within gilt gadroon borders, printed mark in black, 24cm long

£500-700

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70 A Pair of Royal Worcester Porcelain Bowls, by Jones, 2nd half 20th century, painted with still lifes of fruit on a mossy bank, signed, printed marks in black, 26cm diameter

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72 A Set of Nine Royal Worcester Porcelain Plates, 2nd half 20th century, painted with still lifes of fruit on a mossy bank, indistinctly signed, printed marks in black and impressed marks, 27cm diameter

£1,500-2,000

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73 A Garniture of Three Royal Worcester Porcelain Boat-Shaped Twin-Handled Bowls, by John Smith, 2nd half 20th century, one with mythical beast handles, two with scroll handles, painted with still lifes of fruit on a mossy bank within moulded and gilt scroll borders, on scroll feet, signed, printed marks in black, one bowl 38cm wide, two bowls 30cm wide

£2,000-3,000

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EUROPEAN CERAMICS 74 A Meissen Porcelain Hausmaler Beaker, porcelain circa 1720, painted and gilt decoration later, of slightly flared cylindrical form, moulded in blanc de chine style with fruiting vine and painted with scattered insects above a gilt and red line border, 8cm high; and A Similar Plate, circa 1755, painted with Deutsche Blumen within an ozier border and gilt rim, crossed swords mark in underglaze blue and pressnummer 22, 24cm diameter From the Collection of Mrs Hoff of Hoff Antiques, Kensington High Street, London The applied grapevine design was particularly popular on Meissen pieces from around 1715-1720. Designed by the Dresden Court goldsmith, Johann Jacob Irminger, the so-called Irmingersche Belege influenced by Chinese blanc de chine pieces in the Royal Collection in Dresden

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75 A Meissen Porcelain Beaker, circa 1730, of flared cylindrical form, painted in kakiemon style with a sprig of flowers, the reverse with a single flower below a brown-edged rim, crossed swords mark in blue enamel, 8.2cm high From the Collection of Mrs Hoff of Hoff Antiques, Kensington High Street, London

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76 A Pair of Meissen Porcelain “Bienenmuster” Soup Plates, circa 1740, painted in colours with winged insects about a ribbon-tied bunch of flowers and with scattered kakiemon-style sprigs within a brown line border, crossed swords mark in underglaze blue and pressnummer 16, 21.5cm diameter From the Collection of Mrs Hoff of Hoff Antiques, Kensington High Street, London

For a similar example, see Bonhams, New Bond Street, 7 December 2011, lot 56

The Bienenmuster or Bee pattern, so-called because of the winged insects about the flowers, was a popular Oriental-derived pattern from around 1740. For a similar cup and saucer see Victoria & Albert Museum, accession number 0227924

£600-800

£800-1,200

77 A Meissen Porcelain “Fabeltiere” Teacup and Saucer, circa 1740, painted in the manner of Adam Friedrich von Löwenfinck, each painted with a fantastical animal in landscape within brown line rims, crossed swords marks in underglaze blue From the Collection of Mrs Hoff of Hoff Antiques, Kensington High Street, London For a discussion of von Löwenfinck’s work and fabeltiere decoration see Pietch (U) Phantastische Welten, pg.83

£700-1,000

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79 An Academic Period Meissen Porcelain Sugar Box and Cover, circa 1765, of circular form with flower knop, painted with flower sprigs within gilt line borders, crossed swords and dot mark in underglaze blue, 11cm diameter; A Meissen Porcelain Figure of a Poultry-Seller from the Cris de Paris Series, 20th century, modelled by Peter Reinicke, 14cm high; and A Samson Porcelain Coffee Cup and Saucer, in Chantilly style, painted with kakiemon foliage, bears hunting horn mark in red (4)

£150-200

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A Meissen Porcelain Figure Group, circa 1755, as a mother sitting on a rococo chair, a child on her knee, a further child at her feet, on a scroll moulded base, crossed swords mark in underglaze blue and pressnummer 6, 18.5cm high

£500-700

80 A Pair of Meissen Porcelain Figures of a Shepherd and Shepherdess, late 19th century, modelled as a youth and girl in 18th century costume, he holding a dove with a letter, she with a bird in a cage, each with sheep at their feet, on moulded circular bases, crossed swords marks in underglaze blue, 19cm and 18cm high; and A Similar Figure of a Flower Seller, standing holding a basket of posies, on a circular base, crossed swords mark in underglaze blue, 16.5cm high (3)

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81 A Meissen Porcelain Twin-Handled Chocolate Cup, Cover and Trembleuse Saucer, circa 1900, painted with lovers in landscape and with a flowerspray in gilt cartouche on a blue ground within gilt borders, crossed swords marks in underglaze blue, 12cm high overall.

£200-300

82 A Pair of Gilt Metal Mounted Serves Style Porcelain Vases and Covers, 2nd half 19th century, of baluster form, painted with the monogram of Marie Antoinette within floral and ribbon swags, on a shaped square base, 15cm high 82

£300-500

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ORIENTAL CERAMICS & WORKS OF ART 83 A Chinese Porcelain Bowl, Yongzheng reign mark and possibly of the period, painted in famille rose enamels with insects and flowering branches in panels on a millefiori ground, six-character reign mark in red, 21cm diameter

£700-1,000

84 A Chinese Porcelain Bottle Vase, Qianlong reign mark but probably not of the period, painted in underglaze blue, red and puce enamels with flowering peony, bears six-character reign mark in underglaze blue, 19cm high

£300-500

85 A Chinese Porcelain Peach Bowl, Guangxu reign mark, painted in famille rose enamels with bats and fruiting branches, bears six-character reign mark in red, 10.5cm diameter; A Similar Saucer, Daoguang reign mark, painted with a harbour scene and with scrip, bears four-character seal mark in red, 14cm diameter; and A Similar Saucer, painted in underglaze blue with rounds, 14cm diameter (3)

£200-300 84

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86 A Pair of Chinese Porcelain Aubergine Ground Tea Bowls, Guangxu marks, the everted rims with gilt line borders, bear six-character reign marks in red

£500-700 86

87 A Chinese Porcelain Teapot, Cover and Stand, Yongzheng, of baluster form, moulded in relief and painted in famille rose enamels with flowering branches, stand 16cm diameter; A Similar Tea Canister and Cover, Qianlong, of baluster form, painted in puce monochrome and gilt with birds in flowering branches in panels on a scale ground, 14cm high; and A Similar Baluster Mug, painted in underglaze blue with a fenced garden below a cell border, 11.5cm high (4)

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A Chinese Porcelain Mandarin Palette Punch Bowl, Qianlong, painted with figures in gardens on a cell ground, 36cm diameter, on hardwood stand

£400-600

88 A Pair of Chinese Porcelain Coffee Cups and Saucers, Qianlong, of quatrefoil form, moulded with fruiting vine and painted with birds amongst flowering branches within gilt line rims; A Similar Bowl, naturalistically modelled as a lily flowers on crabstock feet, painted in famille rose enamels with flower sprays within orange and gilt borders, 7cm high; and A Similar Beaker, painted in famille rose enamels with lotus flowers, 7.5cm high (6)

£250-350

90 A Chinese Porcelain Vase, 19th century, of cylindrical form with sloping shoulders and trumpet neck, painted in famille verte enamels with birds in branches in a panel on an iron red and gilt foliate ground within panelled borders, 63cm high

£300-400

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91 A Chinese Porcelain Punch Bowl, 18th century, painted in underglaze blue with four flowering branches within a panelled cell border, 25cm diameter

£300-400

92 A Chinese Porcelain Ginger Jar and Cover, Kangxi reign mark but late 19th century, of ovoid form with slightly domed cover, painted in underglaze blue with mothers and children in a fenced garden, bears four-character reign mark in underglaze blue, 29cm high

£400-600

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93 A Pair of Chinese Porcelain Bowls, possibly Qianlong, painted in underglaze blue with fruit and foliage within formal borders, 14cm diameter, together with later hardwood stands and fitted box Provenance: Rolf Heiniger Collection

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94 A Pair of Chinese Porcelain Rouleau Vases, 19th century, painted in famille rose enamels with dignitaries and attendants in fenced gardens within panelled borders and puce ground foliate necks, 46cm high

£1,200-1,800

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95 A Gilt Bronze Figure of Buddha, probably Tibet, in 17th century style, seated in Dhyanasana holding an urn on a double lotus throne, 22cm high

£200-300 95

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A Chinese Bronze and Polychrome Figure of a Dignitary, in Ming style, standing wearing a scroll headdress and flowing robes, on a cushion base, 30cm high

A Bronze of Green Tara, Tibet, in 17th century style, seated cross-legged on a lotus throne, 26.5cm high

A Chinese Bronze and Polychrome Figure of Buddha, in Ming style, seated leaning on a large book, a scroll in his left hand, 23cm high

£200-300

£300-400

£200-300

99 A Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Figure of a Bodhisattva, in 17th century style, seated in thought with chin on hand on a lotus throne, 20cm high

£500-700

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100 A Chinese Amber Brush Washer, Qing Dynasty, probably 19th century, carved in the form of an open fruit with flowering branches and a toad, 8.5cm long

£600-800

100A A Chinese Bronze Censer, Xuande reign mark but not of the period, of compressed baluster form with lion mask handles, bears two-character reign mark, 20cm wide

£1,500-2,000

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101 A Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Pricket Candlesticks, 17th/18th century, with bronze candle holders, hexafoil drip pans, knopped stems and domed circular feet, decorated with scrolling foliage on a turquoise ground, 32cm high

£700-1,000

102 A Japanese Sectional Ivory Okimono, Meiji period, as a woodsman standing with panniers of sticks on his back, a bird on his right hand, holding a basket of flowers in his left, on a shaped circular base, 36cm high

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A Japanese Ivory Okimono, Meiji period, naturalistically carved as a rabbit and two young frolicking, 25cm wide

A Japanese Carved Hardwood Netsuke, Meiji period, of ball form, worked in relief with a profusion of animals, 14cm diameter

£200-300

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WORKS OF ART 105 Sir John Steell RSA (1804-1891): A White Marble Bust of a Gentleman, 1873, with mutton-chop whiskers, wearing loose robes, on a waisted circle socle, signed J STEELL RS Sculp. Edi 1873, 84cm high

£1,000-1,500

106 French School (19th Century): A Bronze Figure of Pan, standing leaning against a tree stump holding his pipes, on a scroll cast base, 16.5cm high

£150-200

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107 After Auguste Moreau (French 1834-1917): A Bronze Figure of a Cherub, seated on a tree stump holding a basket of branches, on a circular base, signed aug. moreau, 73cm high

108 Paul Dubois (French, 1829-1905): A Bronze Figure of Chanteur Florentin, on a circular base, signed P. DUBOIS 1865 and F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR and with REDUCTION MECANIQUE stamp, 80cm high, on a later column base

£600-800

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109 After Isadore Bonheur: A Bronze of a Racehorse with Jockey Up, on a rectangular plinth, signed I BONHEUR, 105cm high

£700-1,000

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110 An Italian “Grand Tour” Desk Blotter, 19th century, the bronze front mounted with seven glass intaglios depicting Classical figures and Rome buildings on a scroll and strapwork ground, 29.5cm by 23cm

£150-200

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113 A Regency Pressed Horn Snuff Box and Cover, circa 1820, of circular form, with a bust portrait titled CAROLINE QUEEN OF ENGLAND, the base with engine-turned decoration within a band of thistles, signed WILSON SHEFFIELD, 8.5cm diameter (Dimensions: 8.5cm D)

£150-250

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A Set of 213 Plaster Intaglios, by Pietro Bracci, Rome, early 19th century, mounted in three trays, titled Maniera Latina/Stile Del Cinque-Cento, Maniera Greca and Varj Antori Moderni, with two lids applied with paper trade labels

A Collection of “Grand Tour” Composition Seal Impressions, 18th/19th century, taken from various intaglio and other seals, mounted on card backing (approx 200 seals in total)

£600-800

£500-700

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114 A Regency Penwork Box, of domed flared rectangular form, decorated with classical figures, ornament and foliage, 26cm wide

£200-300

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116 A South Staffordshire Enamel Nutmeg Grater, circa 1780, in the form of an egg, painted with flower sprays on a mottled brown ground with blue meander borders, 4.5cm long

£250-350

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115 A Staffordshire Enamel Patch Box, late 18th century, of oval form, printed with A Liberty of mind will always increase rather than lessen Prosperity within a harebell border on a purple ground, 5.5cm wide; A Similar Patch Box, inscribed As Thou alone hast power to pleasure love and give thy Lover ease on a green ground, 4.5cm wide; A Similar Small Pill Box, printed with a dove and inscribed Plenty of Trade on a blue ground, 2cm diameter; A Similar Acorn-Shaped Bonbonniere and Cover, inscribed Esteem the giver, 5cm long; Four Various 19th Century Enamel Snuff Boxes, decorated with The Hobby Horse, a cockfighting scene, a maiden in landscape and flowers; and A Metal Mounted Faience Snuff Box and Cover, painted with flowers (9)

£200-300

118 A Limoges Enamel Plaque, late 19th/ early 20th century, painted with a noble youth on horseback, a hawk on his arm, his attendant at his side, signed L DAVID, 9cm by 6.5cm, in a giltwood frame on a giltwood easel

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A French Maple-Cased Musical Necessaire, circa 1830, in the form of a grand piano with applied metal mounts and five turned legs, the hinged cover with mirror to the inside containing a fitted interior with lift-out trays containing silver-mounted bodkin, two pairs of scissors, an awl, scent bottle, needle case and a thimble, all with Petit Garantie mark, Paris 1819-1838 above the cylinder musical movement, 30cm long, with original cardboard box

A Victorian Needlework Picture, mid 19th century, worked in colours with an Alpine lakeland scene with figures on a terrace beside a building, 43cm by 57cm

£350-450

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120 Russian School (late 19th century): A SilverMounted Icon, depicting Christ Pantocrator, the oklad marked for Moscow 1882-1899, maker’s mark H.K, 17.5cm by 14.5cm, in a gilt frame and glazed case

122 A Pair of Silvered-Metal Four-Light Wall Sconces, in George III style, with ribbon-tied cresting, urn shaped column and patera base issuing fluted scroll branches from ram’s masks, 42cm high

£400-600

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121 A Russian Lacquer Box, late 19th/20th century, of rectangular form, the hinged cover set with a panel depicting a young lady studying a portrait miniature, double-headed eagle mark and inscribed “P and A Lukutinykh” inside, 9.5cm wide

£300-500

123 A Pair of Italian Silvered-Pine Altar Candlesticks, 17th century, of triangular section baluster form, carved with formal leaves and scrolls, on tricorn bases, 78cm high

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A Victorian Cut Glass Gasolier, with three scroll branches hung with drops suspended from a stepped circular tier and central column similarly hung with drops, 115cm high

A Pair of Gilt Metal Mounted Sienna Marble Candlesticks, in Empire style, with fluted urn shaped sconces and tapering columns supported by three nereids, on stepped tricorn bases, 27.5cm high

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CLOCKS & BAROMETERS

126 A Brass Petite Sonnerie Repeating Carriage Clock, circa 1900, carrying handle, repeat button, underside of the case with silence/sonnerie selection lever, twin barrel movement with a platform lever escapement and quarter striking on two gongs, movement backplate numbered 365, 15.5cm high over handle, with fitted travelling case

£300-500

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A Gilt Brass and Porcelain Mounted Striking and Repeating Carriage Clock with Porcelain Panel signed by Lucien Simonnet, circa 1890, the “gorge” case with carrying handle and repeat button to the top, side porcelain panels depicting figures in costume within a landscape scene, both panels with monogram “S”, porcelain dial with Roman numerals and with landscape scene and floral decoration, bottom left of dial signed “Simonnet”, twin barrel movement with silvered platform lever escapement and striking on a gong, 18.5cm high to hilt of handle, together with fitted case

A Good Limited Edition Giant Chronometer Carriage Clock, signed Sinclair Harding, No.554/22, circa 1998, carrying handle and repeat button, bevelled glass panels, Roman numeral chapter ring, moonphase aperture, two subsidiary dials for day/date, signed and numbered on a plaque, large twin chain fusee movement with a platform detent chronometer escapement numbered, striking on a bell, 41cm high over handle

Lucien Simonnet (1849-1926) was a Sevres trained painter and he supplied porcelain panels to many top-class carriage clock makers.

£2,000-3,000

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129 A French Bronze and Ormolu Mounted Urn Shaped Striking Mantel Clock, a Paris, 19th century, urn shaped case with side lion head masks, 4-inch enamel dial with Roman numerals, twin barrel movement with outside countwheel striking on a bell, silk suspension, 35cm high

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£300-400

A Sienna Marble Bronze Striking Mantel Clock, signed Bardel, circa 1840, surmounted by a bronze knelling lady, base with acanthus leaf decorated borders, 4-inch silvered dial with Roman numerals, and signed, twin barrel movement with outside countwheel striking on a bell, 52cm high

A French Ormolu Striking Mantel Clock, signed Dupont a Paris, circa 1840, the elaborate case with scroll and acanthus leaf pediment, central knelling winged cherub, base with shell motifs, knight and swag decoration, silvered dial with Roman numerals, twin barrel movement with silk suspension and outside countwheel striking on a bell, movement backplate signed and numbered 298, 47.5cm high

£300-400

£300-500

133 A Champleve Enamel Striking Mantel Clock, circa 1880, winged cherub mounts, multi-coloured champleve enamel decorated panels, 3-1/2-inch dial with Roman numerals, twin barrel movement striking on a bell, 43cm high

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132 A Bronze Striking Mantel Clock, signed Jn Fs Bautte & Cie, Geneve, circa 1830, case depicting a seated lady in robes holding a tree and a dog looking to her, base with acanthus leaf decorated borders, gilt dial with Roman numerals and signed, twin barrel movement with silk suspension, outside countwheel striking on a bell, movement backplate stamped Cleret, 48cm high

£400-600

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A Japanese Makura Dokei Striking Table Clock, circa 1850, case with floral engraved front and floral pierced side door latched panels, surmounted by the weighted foliot balance, 3-inch dial with Japanese character hour markers, single hand, two train movement with verge escapement and countwheel striking on a top mounted bell, 13cm high

A Brass Atmos Clock, signed Jaeger LeCoultre, 20th century, five glass panelled case, base with spirit level, Arabic and dagger marker dial chapter ring, large balance below with start/stop lever, movement number 546925, 22.5cm high, with Jaeger LeCoultre fitted travelling case and instruction booklet

£400-600

£400-500

136 A Brass Skeleton Mantel Timepiece with Passing Strike, circa 1870, single fusee movement with anchor escapement and passing strike on a top mounted bell, four spoke wheels, 6-inch silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals, raised upon an ebonised wooden base and beneath a glass dome, 43cm high

£500-700

137 A French Empire Ormolu Striking Mantel Clock, circa 1810, case depicting a figure in robes holding a garland of flowers and a jug in the other hand watering a central basket of flowers, base with floral and bird decoration, acanthus leaf borders, enamel Roman numeral chapter ring and indistinctly signed and possibly Ls Peschelle, twin barrel movement with outside countwheel striking on a bell, silk suspension, raised upon a wooden gilt base and beneath a glass dome, 44cm high

£400-600

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A Brass Atmos Clock, signed Jaeger LeCoultre, model: Embassy VII Red, circa 1970, faux marble red side panels, base with start/stop lever, Roman chapter ring dial and a large balance wheel below and spirit level to base, 22cm high, with Jaeger LeCoultre travelling case and outer box and booklets

A Year Going Ormolu and Sevres Style Porcelain Mounted Mantel Timepiece, signed Achille Brocot, circa 1870, drumhead case with swag and lion head mask decoration, blue Sevres-style porcelain cherub gilt painted front panels, 5-inch dial with Roman numerals and signed, dial centre with fine scroll decoration, year going movement with five spring barrels, movement backplate stamped with maker’s mark AB within a star monogram and numbered 4047, 27.5cm by 31cm

£500-700

£700-900

140 An Ormolu Mantel Timepiece, signed Des Granges, Cockspur Street, London, 19th century, drumhead shaped top, scroll and floral swag mounts, black slate base with knurled bun shaped feet, 4-inch gilt dial with Roman numerals, engine turned dial centre and signed above, single fusee movement with an anchor escapement, 20cm high

£500-700

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141 A Sienna Marble Bronze Mounted Striking Mantel Clock, circa 1900, surmounted by an eagle, four glass clock case flanked by two bronze figures studying, enamel dial with Arabic numerals, twin barrel movement striking on a gong, movement backplate stamped “Just”, twin mercury tube pendulum, 50cm by 64cm

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142 A Rare Lighthouse Form Desk Timepiece, signed Rowell & Harris, Oxford, circa 1880, lighthouse form case with oscillating glass rods in the top dome section, enamel dial with Roman numerals and signed, 24.5cm high

£1,200-1,500

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An Eight Day Gimbal Deck Watch, signed Zenith, Chronometer, 20th century, three tier case, silvered dial with Arabic numerals, two dials for seconds and power reserve, 8-day lever movement signed and numbered 202357 and Vail Watch Co USA, adjusted to three positions, bimetallic split balance with a blued overcoil hairspring, movement contained in a gimbal, 12.5cm high

A 40-Hour Power Reserve Gimbal Deck Watch, signed Elgin National Watch Co, 20th century, three tier case, front plaque inscribed Elgin, top lid with applied brass plaque inscribed USSB Ship Watch No.1800, enamel dial with Roman numerals, two dials for seconds and 40-hour power reserve, “father time” movement signed Elgin Ill USA and numbered 21098029, adjusted to five positions, 13.5cm high

A Two-Day Marine Chronometer, signed Thomas Mercer Ltd, St Albans, England, No.22855, 20th century, two tier case, 4-inch silvered dial with Roman numerals, two dials for seconds and power reserve, single chain fusee movement, chronometer escapement, free sprung helical hairspring, bimetallic split balance with weight and timing screws, movement contained in a gimbal numbered inside 22855, 17cm high, with outer wooden travelling case and a signed copy of “Chronometer Makers of the World” by Tony Mercer

A Russian Two Day Marine Chronometer, signed MU Kupoba, No.21187, 20th century, three tier case with side carrying handles, front with applied makers plaque, 4-inch silvered dial with Arabic numerals, two dials for seconds and power reserve, single chain fusee movement, free sprung helical hairspring, bimetallic split balance with weights and timing screws, chronometer escapement, movement stamped MU3 and numbered 21187, movement contained in a gimbal, 19.5cm high

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A Balloon Shaped Striking Table Clock, signed Johnson, Gray’s Inn Passage, circa 1800, ebonised case with arched pediment and a pineapple finial, side carrying handles, front with sunburst plaque, bracket feet, 6-1/2-inch enamel dial with Roman numerals and signed, twin fusee movement with an anchor escapement and striking on a bell, movement backplate signed and with a strike/not strike selection lever, 45cm high

A Mahogany Striking Table Clock, signed Geo Cooper, London, circa 1810, arch pediment with brass carrying handle, brass fish scale pierced sound fret panels, bracket feet, 7-inch convex painted dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, twin fusee movement with a verge escapement and striking on a bell, 42cm high over handle

A Mahogany Quarter Striking Table Clock, triple pad top pediment with a carrying handle, fish scale pierced side sound frets, bracket shaped feet, 8-inch arched dial painted in the corners with biblical figures of St Matthew, St Mark, St Luke and St John, silvered Roman and Arabic numeral dial with a later inscription John Thwaites, London, the arch with strike/silent selection dial, twin fusee movement with an anchor escapement, quarter and hour striking on two bells, movement backplate with engraved borders and with a central later inscription, secured in by movement brackets, later dial, 49cm high over handle

£800-1,200

£600-800

149 A Victorian Oak Chiming Table Clock, signed W. Boyle, 28 Cheapside, London, circa 1860, Gothic revival case with pierced side frets, base with carved recessed and scroll borders, 7-1/2-inch silvered dial with Roman numerals, dial borders finely engraved with scroll and floral decoration, three dials for chime/silent, full chime/ Westminster chime and fast/slow, triple chain fusee movement with an anchor escapement, quarter chiming on a nest of eight bells and striking the hours on a gong, 73cm high, with later associated oak wall bracket, 32cm high

£600-800

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An Austrian Ebonised Striking Alarm Table Clock, signed Joseph Kerner, in Leoben, late 18th century, inverted bell top pediment with carrying handle and turned finials, glass side panels, pull repeat and alarm winding cords, 5-1/2-inch arch brass dial with a silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, elaborately scroll engraved dial centre with mock pendulum aperture and alarm disc, arch signed on a circular silvered plaque, twin spring barrel movement with verge escapement and striking on a bell, bob pendulum, 43cm high

£400-600

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152 An Ebonised Striking Table Clock, signed P.G. Dodd, 79 Cornhill, London, circa 1840, stepped pediment, fish scale side sound frets, 7-1/2-inch painted dial with Roman numerals and signed, twin fusee movement with an anchor escapement and striking on a large steel gong, movement backplate signed, 41cm high

£300-500

153 A Mahogany Brass Inlaid Striking Table Clock, signed Jno Shuttleworth, Colchester, circa 1820, arched pediment, brass inlaid front, side carrying handles and pierced sound frets, brass ball feet, 8-inch convex painted dial with Roman numerals, twin fusee movement with an anchor escapement and striking on a bell, movement backplate signed, 49cm high

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A Mahogany Pull Quarter Repeat Table Timepiece, signed Thos Green, Liverpool, circa 1790, inverted bell top pediment with carrying handle, glass side panels, side pull quarter repeat cord, bracket feet, 7-inch arch painted dial with a Roman and Arabic chapter ring, date aperture, floral painted borders, arch signed in a cartouche, single fusee movement with verge escapement and pull quarter and hour repeating on two small bells and a larger bell, elaborately engraved backplate with a central pagoda scene and signed, movement secured in by brackets, bob pendulum, 52cm high over handle

A Mahogany Striking Table Clock, signed Nicoll, Gt Portland St, London, circa 1820, arch pediment with a pineapple finial, ringed carrying side handles and fish scale frets, 8-inch convex painted dial with Roman numerals, twin fusee movement with an anchor escapement and striking on a bell, 50cm high

£800-1,200

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156 A Victorian Chiming Table Clock, circa 1870, ebonised and gilt metal mounted case, arch pediment with acorn and urn shaped finials, carrying handles and pierced side sound frets, mask and floral decorated front corners, base with acanthus leaf decorated borders, scroll feet, 7-inch arch brass dial with a silvered Roman numeral chapter ring, arch with three dials for chime/silent, fast/slow, chime on eight bells/Westminster chimes, triple fusee movement with an anchor escapement, quarter chiming on a nest of eight bells or four gongs and striking the hours on another gong, 61cm high

£1,200-1,500

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157 A Victorian Ebonised Chiming Table Clock, circa 1880, arch pediment, Corinthian capped columns, side carrying handles and pierced sound frets, bracket feet, 8-inch arch brass dial with a Roman and Arabic chapter ring, arch with two dials for chime/silent and Cambridge chimes/chime on eight bells, triple chain fusee movement with an anchor escapement, nine hammers quarter chiming onto a nest of nine bells and striking the hammers on a gong, elaborately floral engraved backplate, 45.5cm high

£800-1,200

158 A Mahogany Striking Alarm Table Clock, signed John Smith, York, circa 1770, inverted bell top pediment with carrying handle, side pull repeat and alarm winding cords, 7-inch arch brass dial with a silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, finely matted dial centre with an alarm disc, lower strike/ silent selection dial and signed above, twin fusee movement with an anchor escapement, hour and half hour striking on two bells and alarm striking (later case), 56cm high over handle

£1,500-2,000

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159 A Mahogany Wall Timepiece, signed R.J. Warren, Hare Street, Woolwich, circa 1880, two side doors and a bottom door, 12-inch painted dial with Roman numerals, single chain fusee movement with an anchor escapement, movement backplate signed RJ Warren Woolwich, 40cm high

£300-500

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160 A Mahogany Wall Timepiece, signed Kleyser & Co, Borough High St, SE1, circa 1890, side and bottom doors, 12-inch dial with Roman numerals, single chain fusee movement with an anchor escapement, 36cm high

£300-400

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161 A Mahogany Wall Timepiece, signed Hamley, Duke St, St James’s, London, circa 1820, octagonal shaped case with side and bottom doors, brass inlaid front, 10-inch convex painted dial with Roman numerals, single fusee movement with an anchor escapement, 35cm high

£300-400

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162 A French Rosewood Striking Wall Clock, signed Potonie, Paris, No.648. circa 1860, picture frame style case with scroll and floral mounts, hinged front, 12-inch alabaster dial with blue enamel cartouches and signed, twin barrel movement striking on a gong, 68cm high

£300-400

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A Brass Cased Bulk Head Wall Timepiece, signed Arnold Chas Frodsham, London, late 19th century, bulk head type brass case, bevelled glass door, inside case rim stamped with number 2510, 6-inch painted dial with Roman numerals and signed, seconds dial, single spring barrel movement with a platform lever escapement, movement backplate numbered 2510, 18cm wide

£300-400

164 A Mahogany Brass Inlaid Drop Dial Wall Timepiece, signed Jno Brownbill, Liverpool, circa 1830, side and bottom doors, carved scroll side “ears”, brass inlaid trunk with pendulum window, 12-inch painted dial with Roman numerals, single fusee movement with an anchor escapement, 67cm high

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£350-450

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165 A LNER Railway Mahogany Drop Dial Wall Timepiece, LNER, numbered G299, early 20th century, side and bottom doors, 12-inch painted dial with Roman numerals, inner letter code and 24-hour chapter rings, single fusee movement with an anchor escapement, 52cm high

£600-800

166 A 16-inch Mahogany Drop Dial Wall Timepiece, signed Merrifield & Genn, Falmouth, 19th century, side and bottom doors, 16-inch painted dial with Roman numerals, single fusee movement with an anchor escapement, 70cm high

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167 A Rare 24-Inch Dial Wall Timepiece, signed Parkinson & Frodsham, London, circa 1890, two side doors and a bottom door, 24-inch painted dial with Roman numerals and signed, single fusee movement with an anchor escapement, movement backplate stamped J. Carr & Son 190 Deptford 313, 82cm high

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A Mahogany Drop Dial Wall Timepiece, signed R. Gidney, Norwich, early 19th century, octagonal shaped pediment, inlaid trunk door, 13-inch painted dial with Roman numerals, single weight driven movement with an anchor escapement, 116cm high

An Oak Drop Dial Wall Timepiece, signed Geo Bishop, Lincoln, early 19th century, drumhead pediment, side doors, mahogany crossbanded trunk door flanked by inlaid canted corners, 14-inch convex painted dial with Roman numerals, single weight driven movement with an anchor escapement, 147cm high

£300-400

£400-600

170 A Japanese Pillar Clock, circa 1850, case front panel with gilt decorated time scale indicator with Japanese characters, concealed behind with the driving weight which is the time indicator, base with single key drawer, four posted single weight driven movement with a finely pierced floral front plate and surmounted by the oscillating balance, 43.5cm high 168

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A Walnut Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Wm Jas Miller, Lombard Street, London, circa 1770, pagoda pediment, brass capped columns, glazed side panels, arch trunk door, plinth with stepped skirting, 12-inch arch brass dial with a silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, strike/not strike selection lever above 12, arch with silvered disc signed, date aperture and seconds dial, five pillar movement with an anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, later case, 252cm

A Scottish Mahogany Longcase Regulator, signed Thos Barclay, Montrose, 19th century, arch pediment, flame veneered trunk door flanked by twist and fluted inset pilasters, plinth with recessed panel, 12-3/4-inch silvered dial, two dials for hours and seconds, outer minute track, five pillar movement with jewelled deadbeat escapement, six spoke wheels, maintaining power, 207cm high

A Scottish Mahogany Month Going Quarter Striking Longcase Clock, signed Macpherson, Edinburgh, circa 1780, swan neck pediment, Corinthian capped stop brass fluted columns, side pierced sound frets, well figured trunk door flanked by inset fluted pilasters, plinth with matching veneers, 13-inch arch brass dial with a silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, arch with silvered disc signed, triple weight driven five pillar movement, anchor escapement, quarter striking on a small bell and hour striking on a larger bell, 233cm high

£500-700

£1,000-1,500

£2,500-3,000

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A Good Mahogany Eight Day Longcase Clock with Year Calendar Dial Display, signed William Lassel, Toxteth Park, circa 1780, swan neck pediment, eglomise gilt painted glass panels, Corinthian capped columns, flame veneered trunk door flanked by inset fluted pilasters, plinth with brick form canted corners, 13-1/2-inch arch brass dial, silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with an outer year calendar track and with a corresponding central date hand, finely engraved dial centre with a pagoda, scroll and floral decoration, arch with moonphase aperture and signed above on a silvered plaque, 260cm high

A Mahogany Bow Fronted Stick Barometer, signed Lacy, London, circa 1800, bow fronted well figured case with ebony inlaid borders, urn shaped cistern cover, concealed mercury tube with single vernier silvered dial signed, 96cm high

A Mahogany Stick Barometer, signed Adams, Fleet Street, London, circa 1800, swan neck pediment, concealed mercury tube, ebony inlaid borders, single vernier silvered dial signed, turned cistern cover, 99cm high

£500-700

£300-500

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RUGS, CARPETS & TAPESTRIES 177 Kashmir Silk Prayer Rug, modern The bright terracotta field with an urn issuing flowers beneath the Mihrab enclosed by upper spandrels and turquoise borders of meandering floral vines flanked by guard stripes, 120cm by 81cm

£100-200

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178 Good Tabriz Carpet North West Iran, circa 1950 The blood red field with an allover Shah Abbas design enclosed by indigo borders of meandering vines flanked by wide lemon guard stripes, signed twice, 355cm by 285cm

£900-1,200 178

179 Unusual Qum Rug Central Iran, 2nd half 20th century The ivory field with a one-way design of semi-naturalistic floral sprays enclosed by sky blue borders of palmettes and meandering vines flanked by rosette guard stripes, 201cm by 135cm

£400-500

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Ardabil Carpet North West Iran, 2nd half 20th century The terracotta Herati field centred by a large pale blue hexagon framed by pale indigo spandrels and angular meandering vine borders flanked by carnation guard stripes, 290cm by 200cm

Tabriz Carpet Iranian Azerbaijan, 20th century The abrashed pale strawberry field with central indigo cruciform medallion framed by ivory spandrels and indigo borders of meandering vines and sky-blue guard stripes, 392cm by 290cm

£350-450

£450-650

182 Tabriz Carpet Iranian Azerbaijan, circa 1950 The compartmentalised field of niches and plants enclosed by ivory borders of flowering vines flanked by guard stripes, signed Tabatobnie, 447cm by 319cm

£700-1,000

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183 Kashan Carpet Central Iran, circa 1930 The indigo field of scrolling vines centred by a medallion framed by borders of madder floral borders and sky-blue guard stripes, 380cm by 267cm

£800-1,200

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184 Luri Rug West Iran, circa 1930 The midnight blue field with three latch hook medallions enclosed by polychrome barber poles and multiple narrow borders, 261cm by 153cm

£600-800

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185 Kashan Silk Prayer Rug Central Iran, circa 1925 The ivory field with an urn issuing plants surrounded by flowers beneath the Mihrab framed by raspberry borders of mounted huntsmen and wild animals flanked by carnation guard stripes, 204cm by 135cm

£400-600

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186 Motasham Kashan Silk Rug Central Iran, circa 1920 The abrashed ivory field of angular vines around a stepped aubergine medallion framed by spandrels and indigo borders flanked by flowerhead guard stripes, 193cm by 137cm

£300-500

187 Malayir Khelleh West Iran, circa 1920 The deep indigo lozenge shaped field of Herati design centred by an ivory diamond medallion framed by soft terracotta spandrels with zoomorphic devices and multiple borders, 330cm by 163cm

£400-600

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Tabriz Carpet North West Iran, circa 1960 The raspberry field with serrated leafy vines enclosed by ivory borders flanked by double guard stripes, signed in inner guard stripe, 363cm by 3oocm

Kashan Carpet Central Iran, circa 1970 The ivory field of scrolling vines centred by a medallion framed by spandrels and mushroom borders of meandering vines flanked by carnation guard stripes, 402cm by 290cm

£400-600

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190 Mashad Carpet North Khorasan, circa 1970 The deep indigo field of serrated leafy vines centred by a sky blue and deep terracotta medallion framed by spandrels and meandering vine borders flanked by double guard stripes, 378cm by 300cm

£450-650

191 Chinese Silk Carpet, modern The ivory field of floral sprays around an indigo medallion framed by spandrels and indigo borders flanked by multiple guard stripes, 343cm by 250cm

£600-900

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Chinese Silk Carpet, modern The mushroom field with diamond medallion framed by floral spandrels and reciprocal geometric borders, 310cm by 212cm

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193 Tekke Carpet Emirate of Bukhara, circa 1890 The brick red field with five columns of quartered güls enclosed by compartmentalised borders of tribal devices flanked by guard stripes, 353cm by 218cm

£700-1,000

194 Tekke Khorgeen Emirate of Bukhara, circa 1890 Each face with a raspberry field centred by a Salor gül enclosed by multiple narrow borders, 93cm by 50cm; and A Tekke Torba (2)

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195 Chinese Carpet, 19th century The deep indigo field with floral sprays around a medallion framed by spandrels and sky blue borders of lotus flowers and angular vines, 360cm by 405cm

£350-450

196 Tekke Rug Emirate of Bukhara, circa 1890 The madder field with three columns of quartered guls enclosed by borders of geometric devices flanked by guard stripes and barber poles, 132cm by 110cm

£300-500

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Pair of Kashan Rugs Central Iran, circa 1930 Each with an indigo field of floral vines around a madder and ivory medallion framed by spandrels and borders of palmettes and vines flanked by triple guard stripes, 202cm by 132cm

Kashgai Rug South West Iran, circa 1900 The mid-indigo field with three stepped medallions surrounded by tribal and zoomorphic devices framed by spandrels and narrow ivory borders flanked by barber pole guard stripes, 189cm by 122cm

£400-600

£400-600

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Large Kashan Carpet Central Iran, circa 1970 The ice blue field with an allover design of palmettes and scrolling vines enclosed by borders of meandering vines flanked by triple floral guard stripes, 453cm by 318cm

Ersari Carpet Middle Amu Darya Region, circa 1850 or earlier The madder field with three rows of gulligols surrounded by tribal devices enclosed by borders of stepped güls, 252cm by 204cm

£400-600

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201 Afghan Ziegler Carpet North West Frontier, modern The abrashed ice blue field of larger palmettes, flowerheads and vines enclosed by meandering vine borders and double guard stripes, 381cm by 260cm

£400-600

202 Kashan Rug Central Iran circa 1960 The ivory field with an allover design of vines and palmettes, enclosed by meandering vine borders, 219cm by 135cm

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£250-350

203 Isfahan Carpet Central Iran, circa 1970 The sky-blue field of scrolling vines centred by a medallion framed by spandrels and ivory borders of palmettes and meandering vines flanked by guard stripes, signed, 322cm by 208cm

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£500-800

204 Narrow Saroukh Runner West Iran, circa 1970 The indigo field of palmettes and vines enclosed by narrow borders, 425cm by 80cm

£400-600

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FURNITURE 205 A 17th Century Joined Oak Westmorland Chest, initialled IM and dated 1690, the hinged lid with four fielded panels enclosing a vacant interior with scrolled and lozenge carved panels below, all between moulded stiles and muntins, 138cm by 50cm by 66cm

£300-500 205

208 A Joined Oak Crescent-Back Dining Chair, circa 1700, with boarded seat, plain seat rail and turned and block forelegs joined by a bobbin stretcher, 46cm by 38cm by 108cm; and A Similar Example, with strung seat and double turned stretchers, 50cm by 40cm by 104cm (2)

£150-200 206

209 A George II Oak Side Table, 2nd quarter 18th century, the moulded top above two frieze drawers, on square chamfered legs, 97.5cm by 52cm by 72cm

£250-350 207

206 A 17th Century Joined Oak Westmorland Chest, initialled EC and dated 1696, the hinged lid with three fielded panels enclosing a vacant interior above a guilloche carved frieze with three carved panels below, all between moulded stiles and muntins, 120cm by 53cm by 62cm

£250-350

207 A 17th Century Oak Boarded Chest, of substantial proportions, the moulded top with iron hinges above an iron lockplate and vacant interior, 153cm by 38cm by 46cm

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210 A Joined Oak Westmorland Wainscot Armchair, initialled and dated 1699, the moulded back support above an adapted hinged seat formerly fitted with a commode, with turned arm supports and moulded seat rail on baluster forelegs joined by a peripheral stretcher, 17th century and later, 60cm by 45cm by 108cm

£250-350

211 A 17th Century Joined Oak Wainscot Armchair, the back support with guilloche carved border, downswept arms and boarded seat, the plain seat rail on baluster and block supports (retipped and repairs), 57cm by 41cm by 105cm

£250-350

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212 A 17th Century Joined Oak Westmorland Chest, dated 1684, the hinged lid with three fielded panels above a carved frieze with S shaped scrolls below, 117cm by 51cm by 78cm

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213 A 17th Century Oak Table Box, initialled PA and dated 1688, the nulled and chip-carved lid with iron hinges above an iron lockplate, 70cm by 41cm by 28cm

£300-500

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A 17th Century Joined Oak Wainscot Armchair, the scrolled and carved top rail above a lozenge carved back support, downswept arms and later boarded seat, the plain seat rail on turned baluster forelegs with block feet, 57cm by 51cm by 110cm

£300-400

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215 A 17th Century Joined Oak Wainscot Armchair, the back support with punched ground decoration above a lozenge carved and moulded back support, the nailed seat above a moulded seat rail on turned and block forelegs joined by a peripheral stretcher, 59cm by 45cm by 108cm

£300-500

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216 Four Joined Oak Backstools, circa 1700, with moulded back supports, boarded seats and turned and block legs joined by bobbin stretchers, the largest 47cm by 37cm by 119cm

£300-500

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£400-600

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218 A Good Oak Press Cupboard, late 18th century, the moulded cornice above moulded cupboard doors and canted stiles enclosing four shelves, the base with two cupboard doors, on scrolled bracket feet, 108cm by 45cm by 192cm

£400-600

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219 An Early 18th Century Fruitwood Low Dresser, the two-plank top with cleated ends above three large and four small drawers, on moulded tapering forelegs, 187cm by 49cm by 87cm

£400-600

220 A George II Oak Enclosed Dresser, mid 18th century, the moulded top with a small gallery fitted with four drawers, three drawers below and two cupboard doors enclosing a vacant interior, 151cm by 62cm by 96cm

£400-600

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221 An Early 18th Century Joined Oak Enclosed Dresser, the moulded top above two frieze drawers with later handles and fielded cupboard doors enclosing a vacant interior, on stile feet, 143cm by 56cm by 82cm

£400-600

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222 A 17th Century Joined Oak Westmorland Wainscot Chair, initialled and dated AB 1688, the scrolled and leaf-carved back support above a boarded seat, on turned supports joined by a peripheral stretcher, feet retipped, 59cm by 42cm by 104cm

£400-600

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223 An 18th Century Oak Dining Table, of four-plank construction with cleated ends above a plain frieze, on square form legs (numerous decay), 266cm by 97cm by 57cm

£800-1,200

224 A 17th Century Joined Oak Westmorland Chest, the hinged lid with four moulded panels above a carved frieze with four acanthus leaf carved panels below, 157cm by 58cm by 72cm

£500-700

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225 An Early 18th Century Oak Refectory Dining Table, the three-plank top with cleated ends above a plain frieze, on chamfered square-form legs joined by a peripheral stretcher, bearing later brass plaque To Commemorate the Wardenship of Anne Redman King, Bachelor of Science, Weetwood Hall 1919-1948, 270cm by 74cm by 75cm

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£1,000-1,500

226 A 17th Century Joined Oak Westmorland Wainscot Armchair, dated 1668, the guilloche and leaf carved back support with moulded arms and later boarded seat with turned supports, the moulded seat rail above turned forelegs with block feet joined by a peripheral stretcher, 62cm by 53cm by 98cm

£500-800

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228 A 17th Century Joined Oak Westmorland Waincot Armchair, initialled MF and dated 1674, the carved top rail with scrolled ears above a carved back support with flowers and scrolls, the nailed seat on turned and block forelegs joined by a peripheral stretcher, 59cm by 46cm by 100cm

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229 Six Joined Oak Backstools, late 17th/ early 18th century, comprising a pair with scrolled and acanthus leaf carved top rails above moulded panel supports and boarded seats, on turned and block legs joined by a front stretcher, 47cm by 39cm by 98cm, and four similar examples, with carved top rails, boarded seats and turned and block lets, 47cm by 37cm by 98cm

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230 A 16th Century Joined Oak Open Armchair, the back support with lozenge carved panels and downswept arms, a floral squab cushion above a nulled seat rail, on turned forelegs joined by a peripheral stretcher, 58cm by 40cm by 89cm

£600-800

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231 A Joined Oak Refectory Table, initialled JR and dated 1657, the later moulded top above a nulled frieze, on turned and geometric carved bulbous supports with block feet joined by a peripheral stretcher, 199cm by 66cm by 78cm

£700-1,000

232 A 17th Century Joined Oak Tridarn, the moulded top above turned tapering supports and boarded canopy with inverted turned finials and two cupboard doors, the base with two moulded cupboard doors enclosing a vacant interior, 130cm by 54cm by 171cm

£800-1,200

233 An Early 18th Century Joined Oak Refectory Table, the three-plank top with cleated ends above a plain frieze, on square form chamfered legs joined by a peripheral stretcher (various old decay and retipping), 270cm by 71cm by 76cm

£800-1,200

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A Salisbury Joined Oak Press Cupboard, late 17th century, the later boarded top above a moulded cornice and plain frieze with two cupboard doors below between turned supports, the base with two cupboard doors and four leaf-carved panels, all between moulded stiles and muntins, 143cm by 64cm by 159.5cm

A 17th Century Joined Oak and Carved Press Cupboard, initialled RRM and dated 1679, the canopy top with carved border and inverted turned finials above two lozenge carved panels flanked by cupboard doors, two frieze drawers below above moulded cupboard doors enclosed a vacant interior, 211cm by 60cm by 167cm

A Set of Ten (8+2) Mid-19th Century Elm-Seated Ladderback Chairs, with moulded seats and turned spindle legs jointed by an H stretcher, singles 39cm by 38cm by 80cm, carvers 52cm by 40cm by 70cm

£1,000-1,500

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235 A 17th Century Joined Oak Westmorland Chest, initialled GB and dated 1666, the hinged lid enclosing a vacant interior with three carved panels below and two small drawers, on stile feet, 120cm by 52cm by 82cm

£600-800

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£350-450

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A Joined Oak and Parquetry Decorated Wainscot-Type Armchair, the carved top rail above later wings and moulded back support with downswept arms and boarded seat, the carved seat rail on carved and turned forelegs with later stretchers, 62cm by 48cm by 116.5cm

An 18th Century Oak Refectory Dining Table, of three-plank construction with cleated ends, on trestle end supports with sedge bases joined by a stretcher, 260cm by 79cm by 76cm; and A Set of Ten (8+2) 17th Century Style Walnut Spiral Turned Dining Chairs, recovered in close-nailed cream calico, with overstuffed seats, turned and spiral turned forelegs joined by an H stretcher, singles 47cm by 45cm by 91cm, carvers, 60cm by 56cm by 91cm (11)

£250-350

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242 A 17th Century Joined Oak Refectory Dining Table, the five-plank top with cleated ends above a moulded and carved frieze, on turned legs with block feet joined by a peripheral stretcher, 212cm by 74cm by 82cm By repute purchased by Barrington Hall, Hatfield Broad Oak, November 1976

£1,200-1,800

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A 17th Century Joined Oak Westmorland Cupboard, initialled RRM and dated 1679, the guilloche carved frieze above turned finials and lozenge carved panels flanked by cupboard doors, the base with two long drawers and fielded cupboard doors below, all between moulded stiles and muntins, 206cm by 60cm by 167cm

A Late 17th Century Oak Enclosed Dresser Base, the moulded top above three geometric moulded drawers with geometric panel below flanked by cupboard doors between moulded stiles and muntin, 164cm by 58cm by 82cm

£1,000-1,500

£800-1,200

245 A George III Oak Bureau, 3rd quarter 18th century, the fall enclosing a good fitted interior of pigeon holes, drawers and a central cupboard door above two short and three long graduated, on bracket feet, 95cm by 54cm by 104cm

£200-300

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246 An 18th Century Joined Oak Chest, initialled GG and dated 1729, the boarded hinged lid enclosing a vacant interior with three fielded panels below and two deep drawers, on stile feet, 142cm by 57.5cm by 85cm

£300-500

247 A Late 18th Century Oak Cricket Table, of typical circular form with boarded top, on three chamfered legs joined by a triangular shelf, 71cm by 69cm by 61cm

£500-700 249

248 A George III Oak Straight Front Chest of Drawers, late 18th century, the moulded top above two short and three long graduated drawers, on scrolled bracket feet, 104cm by 54cm by 96cm

249 A Rare George III Mahogany Crossbanded Free-Standing Mirror/ Dressing Stand, early 19th century, the pivoting doors with oval panels enclosing three mirror plates above an oval centre section with single drawer, on splayed legs joined by a stretcher, 54cm by 48cm by 112cm

£250-350

£250-350

250 A George III Oak and Mahogany Crossbanded Free-Standing Corner Cupboard, circa 1780, with Greek Key dentil cornice above two fielded panel doors enclosing a later green painted interior, with later brass hinges, on a platform base, 119cm by 62cm by 206cm

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251 An Early 19th Century French Walnut and Fruitwood Enclosed Dresser Base, the moulded top above a single drawer with moulded panel below and flanked by two cupboard doors and a carved apron, 138cm by 49cm by 79cm

£250-350

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252 A George III Oak and Mahogany Crossbanded Lancashire Mule Chest, circa 1800, the moulded hinged lid above two sham and four real drawers all between quarter-reeded column supports, on bracket feet, 163cm by 54cm by 93cm

£350-450

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253 A Victorian Burr Walnut and Ormolu Mounted Mirror-Back Sideboard, circa 1870, the moulded pediment above an original mirror plate flanked by marginal plates supporting serpentine shaped shelves, the base of breakfront form with central glazed door enclosing two glass shelves flanked by open niches, on a platform base with gilt foliate mounts, 195cm by 52cm by 266cm

£700-1,000

254 A George III Oak and Mahogany Crossbanded Lancashire Mule Chest, late 18th century, the moulded top above three dummy and four real drawers, all between quarter-column supports with blind fret carving, on bracket feet, 140cm by 55cm by 85cm

£300-500

255 A George III Mahogany and Oak-Lined Straight Front Chest of Drawers, late 18th century, the moulded top above two short and five long graduated drawers, on bracket feet, 112cm by 54cm by 152cm

£500-700 253

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A Late George III Mahogany Serpentine Shaped Chest on Chest, early 19th century, the moulded cornice above two short and three long graduated drawers, all between blind fret-carved canted corners, the base of three deep drawers, on bracket feet, 109cm by 54cm by 186cm

A George III Mahogany and Pine-Lined Chest on Chest, circa 1800, the dentil cornice above two short and three long graduated drawers between quarter-cut column supports, the base with three deep drawers between canted corners, on bracket feet, 108cm by 58cm by 177cm

£600-800

£600-800

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A George III Mahogany and Oak-Lined Dressing Chest, 3rd quarter 18th century, the moulded top above a fitted drawer with later leather covered sliding working surface and formerly fitted with a ratchet mirror, five graduated drawers below and pull-out lopers, with brass solid backplate carrying handles to the sides, on bracket feet, 98cm by 50cm by 79cm

A Late George III Mahogany Dwarf Linen Press, early 19th century, the moulded top above cupboard doors enclosing four sliding trays, with two drawers below, on bracket feet, the sides with brass solid backplate handles, 126cm by 62cm by 126cm

£300-500

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261 A George I Walnut, Crossbanded and Feather-Banded Bureau, early 18th century, the fall enclosing a sliding well and an arrangement of drawers above a central cupboard, above two short and two long oak-lined drawers, on bracket feet, 79cm by 47cm by 96cm

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262 A George II Walnut and Feather-Banded Dressing Table, 2nd quarter 18th century, the quarter-veneered, feather-banded and crossbanded top above three drawers and an arched apron, on cabriole legs with pad feet, 74cm by 52cm by 72cm

£250-350

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A William IV Mahogany Writing Table, 2nd quarter 19th century, the leather writing surface above five frieze drawers and arched apron, on turned and reeded legs with brass capped toes and castors, 121cm by 59.5cm by 77cm

A George III Mahogany Library Breakfront Bookcase, labelled George Allen, early 19th century, the arcaded cornice above four glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the base of two moulded cupboard doors enclosing two adjustable shelves flanked by eight oak-lined drawers, on a plinth base, 244cm by 62cm by 225cm

£500-700

George Allen, Fenchurch Street, London, U, CM and Looking-Glass Manufacturer to the Bank of England (1800-20). Son and successor of John Allen, admitted Freeman of the Upholders Co by Patrimony on 7th May 1800, for a brief period traded from his father’s address at 50 Fenchurch Street, but by 1802 was at number 158. Subscribed to Sheraton’s Cabinet Dictionary 1803, maintained a carpet and paper hanging warehouse and acted as auctioneer, appraiser and undertaker, trade card in BM. See Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, pg.9

£1,200-1,800

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265 A Regency Rosewood and Gilt Metal Mounted Writing/Games Table, early 19th century, the sliding top adjustable ratchet support above a removable games board and leather-lined interior for backgammon, on lyre shaped scrolled supports with brass capped feet and castors, 70cm by 43cm by 76cm

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266 A Late George III Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers, early 19th century, with pull-out brushing slide above four long graduated drawers, on splayed bracket feet, 91cm by 57cm by 84cm

£350-450

267 A Victorian Carved Mahogany Dressing Stool, in George III style, recovered in green geometric patterned fabric, on acanthus carved cabriole legs with ball and claw feet, 56cm by 43cm by 45cm; and A George II Style Walnut Dressing Stool, with later green upholstered drop-in seat, the plain seat rail on cabriole legs with pad feet, 54cm by 39cm by 44cm (2)

£150-250

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268 A Victorian Burr Walnut Octagonal Shaped Occasional Table, circa 1870, the quarter-veneered top on four baluster and carved supports with carved cabriole legs centred by a turned finial, 76cm by 49cm by 68cm

£200-300

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269 A Regency Rosewood Foldover Card Table, circa 1830, the pivoting hinged leaf enclosing a green baize-lined interior above a scrolled frieze, on a column support with moulded and carved socle, quadripartite base and carved feet with recessed castors, 92cm by 45cm by 76cm

£250-350

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270 A Near Pair of Stained Mahogany Bookcases, in George II style, each with moulded cornice above a pair of arched astragal glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves between fluted pilasters, a pair of panel doors below enclosing further adjustable shelves, 124cm by 36.5cm by 253.5cm

£1,000-1,500

271 A Regency Mahogany Open Bookcase, early 19th century, the moulded cornice above nine adjustable shelves, the base with four arched cupboard doors all between carved column supports, on a platform base with turned feet, 187cm by 53cm by 210cm

£1,500-1,800

272 A Victorian Burr Walnut and Ebonised Centre Table, circa 1870, of oval form, on spindle and fluted supports with moulded base surmounted by a finial and on splayed legs with carved block feet and castors, 100cm by 56cm by 74cm; and A Victorian Walnut Chess-Top Pedestal Table, 3rd quarter 19th century, of oval form, on a fluted and acanthus carved support with three scrolled and carved cabriole legs, 65cm by 42cm by 76cm (2)

£200-300

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273 A Victorian Burr Walnut and Gilt Metal Mounted Breakfront Credenza, circa 1870, the marquetry inlaid frieze above a central glazed door flanked by caryatid mounts and open shelves, on a moulded platform base, 161cm by 46cm by 112cm 272

£800-1,000 273

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A Late 19th Century Tiger Maple Serpentine Shaped Writing Desk, the upper section with four long drawers above a leather writing surface and single frieze drawer, on cabriole legs with bock feet, 76cm by 46cm by 92cm

Six Late 19th/Early 20th Century Child’s Chairs, in George III style, with pierced splats above overstuffed drop-in seats with plain seat rails, on square tapering legs, 37cm by 32cm by 66cm

£250-350

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£200-300

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A George III Mahogany Writing Table, circa 1770, the moulded top above an oak-lined drawer with adjustable ratchet writing slope and pen tray, on square tapering legs with small castors, 91cm by 60cm by 70cm

A Carved Mahogany and Birdcage Platform Tripod Table, the circular fliptop pivoting on a vasi-form support with three acanthus carved cabriole legs and ball and claw feet, the base 18th century, the top associated, 84cm by 74cm

£300-500

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278 A Victorian Figured Walnut, Marquetry Inlaid and Gilt Metal Mounted Breakfront Credenza, circa 1860, the central glazed door enclosing velvet lined shelves flanked by gilt metal mounts and open shelves, on a moulded platform base with block feet, 161cm by 45cm by 112cm

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£800-1,200

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281 A Victorian Rosewood Serpentine Shaped Writing Table, mid 19th century, the moulded top above a C scroll shaped drawer, on cabriole legs with carved claw feet, 153cm by 72cm by 74cm

£300-400

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279 A Mahogany Cockpen Armchair, late 19th century, in George III style, the moulded frame above a later upholstered drop-in seat and plain seat rail, on square chamfered legs joined by pierced brackets, 65cm by 59cm by 100cm

282 A Good 19th Century Continental Walnut and Parquetry Decorated Tripod Table, the top richly inlaid with a parquetry border around trailing leaves and a central parquetry sun-burst panel, on a turned vasiform support with three scrolled legs and block feet, 76cm by 79cm

£200-300

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£300-500

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283 A George III-Style Carved Mahogany Pie Crust Tripod Table, late 19th century, over serpentine shaped form with acanthus leaf carved border, on a fluted and turned support with three acanthus carved cabriole legs, 80cm by 80cm by 72cm

280 A George III Mahogany and Blind Fret-Carved Foldover Card Table, 3rd quarter 18th century, of rectangular form with hinged leaf enclosing a modern green baize lined interior, on square chamfered legs, 91cm by 41cm by 72cm

£150-250

£200-300

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An Early Victorian Rosewood Three-Tier Whatnot/Canterbury, circa 1850, with fretwork carved gallery above spindle-turned supports, the base of three divisions with fret carved panels, a moulded drawer below, on turned legs with brass capped toes and castors, 60cm by 43cm by 141cm

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288 A Pair of Victorian Library Armchairs, circa 1860, recovered in close-nailed leather, one in red, the other in green, with curved back supports above scrolled arm supports and overstuffed seats, on turned and carved forelegs, 56cm by 51cm by 77cm

£300-500

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£300-500

A Victorian Gilt and Gesso Overmantel Mirror, mid 19th century, the original rectangular plate within a flower moulded frame and frieze, 80.5cm by 126.5cm

£300-400

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289 A Victorian Walnut Framed Two-Seater Sofa, circa 1870, recovered in buttoned yellow floral fabric, with moulded frame and padded back support, overstuffed arm rests and a serpentine shaped seat rail, on stout cabriole forelegs, 167cm by 66cm by 102cm

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£300-400

290 A Pair of Late Victorian Howard-Style Feather-Filled Armchairs, late 19th century, with deep squab cushions, floral upholstery and removable blue and cream striped covers, on turned forelegs with brass-capped toes and castors, 89cm by 102cm by 80cm

£400-600 290

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An Early 19th Century Washstand, possibly Gillows, the three-quarter gallery above a hinged compartment with four apertures, the moulded edge above one real and two sham drawers, on turned and reeded legs with brass capped toes and castors, 106cm by 59cm by 96cm

A Pair of Early 19th Century Mahogany Washstand, possibly Gillows, with three-quarter galleries above a hinged compartment and three circular apertures and a dummy, on turned and tapering legs with brass-capped toes and castors, 76cm by 56cm by 96cm

£300-500

£400-600

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293 A George III Style Wing Back Armchair, late 19th century, covered in worn close nailed brown leather, with flared sides, rounded arms and a squab cushion above a plain seat rail, on square form legs, joined by a stretcher formerly with castors, 89cm by 78cm by 124cm

£300-500

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296 A 19th Century Three-Seater Sofa, recovered in red fabric, with camel back, overstuffed arms and three squab cushions, the blind fret-carved frame on shell-carved cabriole legs with pad feet, 190cm by 96cm by 83cm 295

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£400-600

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295 A Victorian Walnut-Framed Upholstered Armchair, circa 1870, recovered in buttoned grey fabric, with rounded arms and overstuffed seat, on turned and fluted forelegs with castors, 70cm by 68cm by 88cm

£400-600

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297 A Carved Mahogany Library Armchair, probably late 19th century, in George II Irish style, recovered in floral needlework fabric, with acanthus carved supports, overstuffed seat and on carved cabriole legs with claw feet, 70cm by 64cm by 93cm

£300-500

298 A Pair of Late 19th Century Continental Walnut Framed Armchairs, recovered in close-nailed light green velvet, the moulded frames surmounted by cherub masks above padded back supports, sides and overstuffed seats, on cabriole legs with scroll toes, 67cm by 57cm by 99cm

£300-500 298

299 A Victorian Mahogany-Framed Chaise Longue, circa 1870, recovered in buttoned yellow floral fabric, the moulded frame with acanthus carved handgrip, overstuffed back support and squab cushion, on turned legs with castors, 184cm by 61cm by 83cm

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£200-300

300 A Regency Mahogany and Ebony-Strung Square Piano, by William Stodart & Son, Makers to His Majesty and The Royal Family, Golden Square, London, early 19th century, the hinged lid above a rosewood and fret-carved panel above forty-three ivory keys, with gadrooned border, on turned and reeded tapering legs with brass capped toes and castors, 170cm by 67cm by 86cm

£400-600

301 A Victorian Mahogany Wind-Out Dining Table, late 19th century, with two original leaves and a carved border, on bold acanthus carved cabriole legs with ball and claw feet and recessed castors, 268cm extended by 132cm by 76cm

£500-700 301

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302 A Harlequin Set of Nine (8+1) George III Chippendale-Style Dining Chairs, early 19th century, comprising a set of six singles with worn floral upholstered drop-in seats, 53cm by 44cm by 97cm, a pair of similar examples, with leaf-carved top rails above pierced splats, 55cm by 45cm by 94cm, and an armchair with carved top rail and splat, moulded arms and matching drop-in seat, on square form legs, 63cm by 50cm by 96cm

£300-400

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A Regency Mahogany Triple-Pillar Dining Table, early 19th century, the moulded edge above a plain frieze, on three turned supports with four reeded sabre legs and brass capped toes and castors, 255cm by 138cm by 75cm

A Set of Ten Victorian Mahogany Dining Chairs, circa 1870, recovered in cream silk fabric, with curved top rails above carved splats and overstuffed seats, on turned forelegs, 46cm by 43cm by 84cm

£400-600

£1,500-2,000

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305 A Harlequin Set of Thirteen (11+2) Early 19th Century Mahogany Dining Chairs, comprising six matching examples, including one carver, with reeded uprights and splats above blue floral overstuffed seats, singles 51cm by 43cm by 77cm, carver 52cm by 46cm by 76cm, a similar armchair with crossbanded and strung top rail, upholstered to match, on square tapering legs with spade feet, and a set of six single dining chairs, upholstered in pink floral fabric, with overstuffed seats and turned and reeded legs, 47cm by 42cm by 85cm

£300-500

306 Norman Adams Limited: A Regency Mahogany Twin-Pedestal Dining Table, early 19th century, with two original additional leaves, with reeded edge, on turned supports with four reeded legs and brass capped toes and castors, the underside labelled Antique Furniture from Norman Adams Limited, 8-10 Hans Road, London, SW3, 224cm extended by 112cm by 72cm

£1,000-1,500

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307 Norman Adams Limited: A Set of Eight (6+2) George IV Mahogany and Boxwood Strung Dining Chairs, 2nd quarter 19th century, with later green floral needlework drop-in seats, the reeded frames above plain seat rails, on square forelegs joined by an H stretcher, all labelled Antique Furniture from Norman Adams, 8-10 Hans Road, London SW3, singles 53cm by 45cm by 91cm, carvers 57cm by 47cm by 90cm

£800-1,200 307

308 A Victorian Mahogany Bookcase on Stand, 3rd quarter 19th century, the scrolled fret-carved pediment above a dentil and blind fret-carved frieze and two astragal glazed doors enclosing eight adjustable shelves, on a breakfront stand with long frieze drawer and scrolled and acanthus carved brackets, with claw feet and recessed castors, 144cm by 46cm by 264cm

£600-800

309 A Regency Carved Rosewood Flip-Top Circular Dining Table, early 19th century, with leaf carved border, on a column support with carved socle and triform base, carved claw feet and recessed castors, 129cm by 77cm

£600-800

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310 A Mahogany D-End Extending Dining Table, circa 1810, the end sections with pivoting tops on turned gun barrel supports with three reeded legs, brass-capped toes and castors, the central section with two dropleaves, on six turned and tapering legs, 287cm extended by 117cm by 76cm

£700-1,000

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311 A Late 19th Century Mahogany, Boxwood Crossbanded Dining Table, with five original leaves, the frieze decorated with shell patera, on square tapering legs with spade feet and castors, 157cm extended by 130cm by 77cm

£2,000-3,000

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An Early Victorian Mahogany Telescopic-Action D-End Dining Table, circa 1850, the moulded top with five original leaves above a plain frieze, on twelve turned and carved supports with brass capped toes and castors, 496cm extended by 200cm by 74cm

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313 A Set of Ten (8+2) George III Style Dining Chairs, modern, covered in cream and blue geometric fabric, on square moulded forelegs joined by an H stretcher, singles 45cm by 52cm by 106cm

£300-500

314 A Harlequin Set of Twelve (10+2) 19th Century Mahogany Dining Chairs, upholstered to match with pink drop-in seats, the singles with plain seat rails and on sabre forelegs, 47cm by 40cm by 87cm, the carvers 57cm by 45cm by 85cm

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£300-500

315 An Early 20th Century Giltwood and Gesso Overmantel Mirror, the rectangular plate within an acanthus decorated frame flanked by columns and surmounted by a C scroll plume, 98cm by 132cm

£200-300

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316 A George III Style Mahogany Library Armchair, recovered in blue pattern fabric with blind fret-carved frame, overstuffed seat and on square supports joined by pierced stretchers, 71cm by 65cm by 94cm

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£200-300

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Howard & Sons, Berners Street: A Late 19th Century French-Style Coromandel and Gilt Metal Mounted Writing Desk, the upper gallery with pierced brass shelf on turned supports above a leather writing surface and two frieze drawers, on turned and fluted tapering legs with castors, 113cm by 59cm by 93cm

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An Edwardian Satinwood and Polychrome Painted Two-Seater Sofa, in neo-classical style, the oval back supports decorated with flowers and husks, with outswept arm and a single-cane seat, the frame labelled W F Greenwood & Sons, Antique Dealers and Furnishers, 24 Stonegate, York, 93cm by 53cm by 95cm

318 A Bombay Blackwood Foliate Carved Chair, circa 1900, the back support richly carved with trailing flowers, leaves and centred by a lion, with later circular overstuffed seat, 54cm by 54cm by 106cm

£250-350

321 A Late 19th century Sheraton Revival Satinwood and Rosewood Crossbanded and Painted Table, with a central portrait oval painted with a female and cherubs within a country scene surrounded by pearls and flowers, breakfront frieze with two small drawers and two further drawers painted with garlands of flowers, on tapering painted legs and castors, 106cm by 56cm by 76cm

£200-300

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£700-1,000

An Adam Style Gilt and Gesso Oval Mirror, the oval bevelled glass plate within a moulded and stiff leaf carved frame, the shell apron joined by acanthus swags and surmounted by an urn, 140cm by 79cm

322 A George III Green Painted and Gesso Demi-Lune Hall Table, the violet marble top with stiff leaf border above a frieze centred by an urn joined by swags, on square tapering legs with spade feet, 76cm by 34cm by 85cm

£200-300

£300-400

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323 A Pair of Late 19th/Early 20th Century Continental Giltwood and Gesso Serpentine Shaped Console Tables, the moulded tops above foliate friezes, on richly decorated scrolled cabriole legs, 77cm by 49cm by 90cm

£300-500

324 A Late 19th Century Satinwood, Rosewood Crossbanded and Parquetry Decorated Oval Centre Table, the quarter-veneered top inlaid with shell patera above a plain frieze, on square tapering legs, 100cm by 72cm by 77cm

£300-500

325 An Early 20th Century Satinwood and Green-Painted Four-Door Library Breakfront Bookcase, the dentil moulded cornice and frieze decorated with acanthus leaf scrolls above lancet glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the base with central secretaire drawer with fall front enclosing an arrangement of pigeon holes and small drawers above a green leather writing surface, flanked by two long drawers with four cupboard doors below, 253cm by 40cm by 258cm

£1,500-2,000

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326 A Victorian Carved Giltwood Overmantel Mirror or Pier Glass, 3rd quarter 19th century, the rectangular bevelled mirror plate within a beaded border and an acanthus C scroll and shell decorated frame, 57cm by 151cm

£250-350

327 A Louis XV/Transitional Style Mahogany Inlaid Commode, the grey and white moulded marble top with canted corners above two deep drawers with canted stiles and gilt mounts decorated with swags, on cabriole legs, 108cm by 52cm by 87cm

£400-600

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An Irish George III Chippendale Style Giltwood Mirror, late 18th century, the mercury bevelled glass plate and acanthus leaf and C scroll frame surmounted by a ho-ho bird, 118cm by 68cm

A Good Dutch Colonial Hardwood and Brass-Bound Travelling Chest, late 18th century, with brass foliate mounts, the hinged lid enclosing a vacant interior, the base with an arrangement of five drawers, with brass backplate side carrying handles, 156cm by 76cm by 79cm

£600-800

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329 A Louis XV Style Kingwood, Rosewood Crossbanded and Gilt Metal Mounted Bureau Plat, late 19th century, of serpentine shaped form with inset green and gilt leather writing surface, with two real and two sham drawers, on cabriole legs with gilt foliate mounts and sabots, 132cm by 73cm by 77cm

£600-800

£700-1,000

A French Quarter-Veenered, Kingwood and Gilt Metal Mounted Bureau de Dame, late 19th century, in Louis XV style, the pierced three-quarter gallery above a fall front painted with a still life panel, enclosing a leather writing surface, shelf and two drawers, the base with two small drawers, all between gilt metal mounts, on slender cabriole legs, 63cm by 36cm by 127cm

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£700-1,000

332 A Louis XV Style Rosewood, Kingwood and Marquetry Inlaid Two-Drawer Commode, late 19th century, the drawer stamped Edwards & Roberts, with breche d’alep serpentine shaped marble top above two deep drawers between rococo style cast metal mounts, on slender tapering legs, 709cm by 48cm by 84cm

£500-700 332

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333 A Pair of Louis XV Style Rosewood and Marquetry Inlaid Encoignures, 3rd quarter 19th century, with original serpentine shaped marble tops above cupboard doors richly inlaid with trailing flowers and enclosing an oak lined interior with gilt metal mounts, on stout cabriole forelegs, 65cm by 47cm by 90cm

£700-1,000

334 A Louis XV Style Ebonised and Red Tortoiseshell Boulle Card Table, circa 1850, of serpentine shaped form, the top inlaid with cherubs and scrollwork, the hinged leaf enclosing a red baize lined interior, the pivoting base above an inlaid frieze centred by a gilt-metal figural mask, on cabriole legs with gilt metal masks and sabots, 89cm by 46cm by 77cm

£1,000-1,500

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Holland & Sons: A Fine French Kingwood, Tulipwood and Marquetry Decorated Bonheur de Jour, 3rd quarter 19th century, the quarter-veneered top and sides above a fall front enclosing a fitted interior of two small shelves and niches, on a stand with cabriole legs with gilt foliate mounts and scrolled sabots joined by a shelf, 49cm by 46cm by 112cm

A Satinwood and Polychrome Decorated Card Table, in neo-classical style, of D shaped form, the top richly decorated with trailing flowers and three oval miniature portraits, the baize-lined interior and bowfront drawer flanked by urns and flowerbells, on square tapering legs with block feet, 99cm by 49.5cm by 82cm

£1,000-1,500

£1,000-1,500

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337 A Late 19th Century French Oak Six Piece Bedroom Suite, comprising double-door mirrored armoire with canopy top, the base with two drawers above a shaped apron and on cabriole forelegs, 149cm by 58cm by 245cm a smaller single-door armoire, 100cm by 50cm by 245cm a marble-top dressing chest with gallery back above two short and three long graduated drawers, 116cm by 50cm by 209cm a 4’6” bedstead with moulded frame and panels, the headboard surmounted by a C scroll shell a pair of marble-top bedside cupboards with single drawers and moulded cupboard doors on cabriole legs, 43cm by 42cm by 83cm

£1,500-2,500

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338 An 18th Century Spanish Walnut Dining Table, the one-piece top on square form supports with moulded bracket feet joined by C scroll metal stretchers, 229cm by 59cm by 73.5cm

£1,000-1,500 338

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339 A Pair of Mahogany-Framed Three-Seater Camel-Back Sofas, modern, recovered in close-nailed red fabric, with squab cushions and moulded seat rails, the frame decorated with gilded rosettes and acanthus leaf-capped feet, 250cm by 69cm by 103cm

£600-800

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A Hepplewhite-Style Carved Mahogany Three-Seater Sofa, late 19th century, recovered in geometric pink fabric, with squab cushions and rounded arm supports, the carved seat rail above eight husk decorated legs with scroll toes, 180cm by 73cm by 96cm

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341 A Duresta Three-Seater Sofa, modern, covered in green and gold pattern fabric, with squab and scatter cushions, on Victorian-style turned forelegs with castors, 220cm by 100cm by 82cm; and A Matching Two-Seater Sofa, 180cm by 100cm by 86cm (2)

£1,000-1,500

342 John Broadwood & Sons: A 5’7” Rosewood-Cased Baby Grand Piano, model no.46899, circa 1899, with fret-carved music stand, on turned and tapering legs with brass castors

£250-350 342

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343 A George III-Style Carved Mahogany Three-Seater Hump-Back Sofa, late 19th century, recovered in floral green fabric, with rounded arms and overstuffed seat, on acanthus carved forelegs with ball and claw feet, 190cm by 71cm by 85cm

£800-1,200

344 An Early 20th Century Monumental Carved Wood and Polychrome Decorated Screen, the ebonised hardwood frame enclosing a foliate border with pierced and trailing base and surrounding a landscape of storks, the base decorated with fish and flanked by two monkeys, 160cm by 51cm by 190cm

£2,000-3,000

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ABOUT TENNANTS

UNIQUE FACILITIES Tennants is the only auctioneers in the UK with the capability to exhibit single items and collections to the public months head of sale. Museum-quality display galleries were built in 2014 to provide ever-changing displays of highlights from the saleroom. The Company has a long history of handling outstanding private collections and estate sales of all sizes. Notable private collection sales have included: An American Collector - from Virginia The P Lamaison Van Heenvliet Collection of Arms and Armour - from Holland Modern Life in Print - from the estate of Edith Laurence The El-Shamy Wine Collection An Attic Sale: The Final Instalment of the Collections of the late Stanley J Seeger The Historical Collection of Natural History and Taxidermy from Hodnet Hall

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NON-SELLING EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS Tennants hosts a busy and varied programme of exhibitions and events, which not only support and enhance the auction programme but provide a diverse cultural experience for visitors and the local community. Frequently working in association with museums, private collectors and educational establishments, highlights of the non-selling exhibition programme include curated displays of treasures from The Bowes Museum and fine art exhibitions including 350 Years of British Art and Light & Shadow, which showcased major loaned works from over twenty museums and numerous private collections. The applied arts have been celebrated with exhibitions dedicated to William Morris, antique quilts and the furniture and furnishings of Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson. Northern Art is championed too, with frequent selling exhibitions. Recent highlights have included Norman Cornish: Bishop’s Close Street and Sally Arnup: Life in Bronze, both of which were staged in conjunction with the artists’ estates.

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Certain species are also subject to CITES regulations when exporting/importing these items out of the EU. CITES regulations are given on www.ukcites.gov.uk or may be obtained from: The Animal and Plant Health Agency Centre for International Trade Horizon House Deanery Road Bristol BL1 5AH wildlife.licensing@apha.gsi.gov.uk 0117 372 3700 Those species that are covered by the US Endangered Species Act (USESA) or The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA): potential US bidders should check with USF&W (US Fish and Wildlife Services) for trade/ possession restrictions in the US prior to bidding.

Card payments where the card holder is not present will only be accepted for transactions up to £500. Payment can be made and purchases collected during the auction.

Collection All purchases must be collected from our Leyburn offices, unless stated otherwise, within seven days of the Sale (Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm).

Despatch/Delivery Buyers may appoint their own shippers or use one of our preferred suppliers for all UK deliveries and international shipping. Their contact details are as follows: Bradleys Antique Packing Services Ltd 01325 281332 info@antiquepacking.co.uk Carrs Carriers Ltd 01423 297088 01913 077024 carrscarriersltd@gmail.com Mailboxes Etc 0113 242 8715 info@mbeleedscity.co.uk

In-House Shipping For certain lots, we offer a packing and shipping service up to a total value of £5,000 (inclusive of buyer’s premium, VAT and any other associated charges). Prices start from £20 depending on the size and destination. Please note, we are unable to post items of a fragile nature. Items are fully insured and can be tracked from dispatch to delivery. To obtain a quote for packing and shipping, please email shipping@tennants-ltd.co.uk or call 01969 623780. You will need to have paid your invoice in full, including delivery, before items are dispatched. For full Terms of Business please refer to www.tennants.co.uk


2021 AUCTION DATES Friday 5 November

Antiques & Interiors Wednesday 10 November

Coins & Banknotes Friday 12 November

The Fabulous Designer Fashion Sale Saturday 13 November

Autumn Sale Saturday 13 November

British, European & Sporting Art Saturday 13 November

Jewellery, Watches & Silver Saturday 20 November

Antiques & Interiors Saturday 20 November

Costume & Textiles Wednesday 24 November

Books, Maps & Manuscripts Friday 3 December

Militaria & Ethnographica Saturday 4 December

Antiques & Interiors including a selection of Jewellery Saturday 4 December

Beswick & Border Fine Art Wednesday 8 December

Natural History & Taxidermy Wednesday 15 December

Toys & Sporting Friday 17 December

Antiques & Interiors Friday 17 December

Wine & Whisky


The Auction Centre, Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 5SG 01969 623780 enquiry@tennants-ltd.co.uk www.tennants.co.uk


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