fine art sale

A George III mahogany Chippendale style elbow chair, with pierced splat back, short shaped arms with shaped supports, with drop in seat upholstered in a rose patterned tapestry material and raised on chamfered legs of square section.

Sold for £75

An Edwardian brass armchair, with pierced hoop back, with angled arms, padded back and seat.

Estimated: £70 - £100

A Regency painted wooden chair, painted with four classical figures to the scoop shaped back, with downswept arm supports, moulded front rail and raised on short front sabre legs terminating in brass capped castors stamped with initials "I.C.".(see illustration).

Sold for £800

A George III style mahogany framed armchair, with low back, upholstered arms and stuff over seat upholstered in blue velvet type material and raised on moulded legs.

Estimated: £150 - £200

An Edwardian inlaid mahogany open armchair, with tall arched back with spindled supports and clear splats, downswept arms with turned supports, boxwood strung front rail and raised on turned legs.

Sold for £30

A set of five Victorian mahogany balloon back dining chairs, of typical form with serpentine front rails and raised on turned front legs.

Sold for £120

A 19th century Country Kitchen rocking chair, with bowed top rail, simple bar back and drop in seat, fitted with a right hand frieze drawer with brass knob handle, raised on legs of square tapering section with rockers beneath.

Sold for £75

A late 19th/early 20th century oak Glastonbury chair, of typical form with folding action.

Sold for £50

A Victorian bentwood corner chair, with rush seat, with circular hoop to each angled back and raised on splayed legs united by stretchers.

Sold for £65

A set of six mahogany Queen Anne style dining chairs, early 20th century, each with yoke shaped top rail, solid splat back and shaped stiles, with drop in seat, moulded front rails and raised on cabriole legs.

Estimated: £100 - £150

A George I style walnut stool, circa 1930, with drop in seat to the shaped frame, raised on cabriole legs terminating in pad feet. Width 21 ins.

Estimated: £50 - £80

A Victorian Gothic hall chair, pollard oak, with centre shield to the circular pierced back, with solid seat and raised on turned tapered fluted front legs.

Sold for £50

An Arts & Crafts mahogany armchair, the tall back with pierced and shaped top rail set between shaped stiles and with pierced splat back, with outswept scroll arms with pierced supports, the seat upholstered in a castle and floral tapestry material, with serpentine front rail and raised on shaped front cabriole type legs terminating in spade feet.

Estimated: £70 - £100

An oak Arts & Crafts stool, with leather saddle type seat, raised on four tapered legs of square section united by stretchers.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A pair of Victorian oak hall chairs, with applied shields to the circular back, with solid seats and raised on turned front legs.

Sold for £60

One carver arm and six single 19th century simulated bamboo and painted occasional chairs, each with rush seat (see illustration).

Sold for £780

A set of one carver arm and six single fruitwood dining chairs, early 19th century, the armchair with bowed top rail, downswept arms with turned supports and simple pierced back support, with straight front rail and raised on tapered legs of square section (see illustration).

Sold for £100

A revolving mahogany stool, with four reeded legs, circa 1820. Height 10 ins.

Sold for £180

A Victorian mahogany framed chaise longue, with foliate and fruit carved exposed scrolling show frame, with single chair back and rounded end, being deep buttoned and upholstered in a floral patterned salmon pink material, with exposed serpentine fronted show frame and raised on cabriole legs. Length 84 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £1300

A George III oak linen press, with moulded dentil cornice above a pair of panelled cupboard doors enclosing hanging space, flanked by simple quarter column corners, the base fitted with three dummy drawers above two long drawers with brass swans neck drop handles with circular backplates and cockbeading to each drawer front, also flanked by moulded corners and raised on bracket feet. Width 61 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £780

An oak dresser with Delft rack, reproduction, the top half with two open shelves with panelled back above the base fitted with two drawers above a pair of panelled cupboard doors with wooden knob handles and raised on stile feet. Width 47.5 ins.

Sold for £170

A George III mahogany serpentine fronted card table (see illustration).

Estimated: £1000 - £1500

A large 19th century sandstone trough, with bowed front. Width 30 ins, height 13 ins, depth 25 ins.

Sold for £210

An Edwardian painted wooden bed, comprising a pair of Bergere ends with fluted columns and with side rails. Width 38.5 ins.

Sold for £110

A Regency desk. Width 30 ins (see illustration).

Estimated: £1000 - £1500

A late Victorian walnut Davenport, with rear swans neck pediment to serpentine stationery box, with sloped front with green tooled leather writing surface, raised on front cabriole legs and with three side drawers with opposing dummy drawers and raised on short scrolling legs terminating in castors.

Sold for £170

A late 19th century oak Arts & Crafts sideboard, in two sections, the top half with a rectangular bevelled mirror below a shelf with pierced and foliate carved pediment, with flat carved pilasters to either side, the base being bow fronted and with two frieze drawers with circular brass drop handles and stylised backplates above a central fruit and foliate carved panel, flanked by a panelled cupboard door and raised on stile feet with applied mouldings. Width 60 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £310

A Milner's patent double fire resistant floor safe, rectangular, complete with keys, late Victorian. Width 20 ins.

Sold for £30

A George III mahogany longcase clock by William Taylor of Whitehaven, with swans neck pediment with foliate terminals and scrolling fretwork beneath, with arched glazed door enclosing the 13.25 inch dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary Arabic numerals, centre date hand and eight day striking movement with moon phase by Taylor, Whitehaven, flanked by fluted columns and with long arched trunk door beneath, being crossbanded, boxwood and ebony strung and flanked by fluted quarter column corners, with conforming base. Height 91 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £4500

A mahogany pedestal desk, with gilt green tooled leather top with brass bindings to each corner and fitted with three frieze drawers with recessed drop handles and three further drawers to each pedestal, raised on bracket feet. Width 54 ins.

Estimated: £350 - £450

A George III mahogany tripod occasional table, with snap action, with Chippendale style border to the circular top and raised on a lobed stiff leaf carved centre column with three downswept legs with bellflower carving to the knees and raised on claw and ball feet. Diameter 23.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £440

A Regency mahogany turnover top tea table, the rectangular top with canted angles above a recessed frieze, with turned support beneath with four downswept moulded legs terminating in turned feet supported by brass castors. Width 35.5 ins.

Sold for £210

A James II oak coffer, having a three panelled top above the scroll carved frieze dated 1687 with three further panels beneath and raised on stile feet. Width 50 ins.

Sold for £200

A French walnut bookcase, with moulded cornice above a pair of glazed doors enclosing shelves, the base fitted with three drawers above a pair of panelled cupboard doors and with plinth base beneath. Width 45 ins.

Sold for £280

A Victorian mahogany chest of drawers, the rectangular top with rounded corners above a series of drawers modelled as one centre drawer flanked by two actual drawers to the left and two opposing dummy drawers to the right and with three further graduated drawers beneath with wooden knob handles and flanked by column corners and raised on a plinth base. Width 45 ins.

Sold for £300

A 19th century oak farmhouse single drop leaf kitchen table, the rectangular top supported by a recessed frieze and raised on four legs of square section united by raised stretchers and with a single drop leaf. Length 56 ins, width open 42 ins.

Sold for £550

A mahogany dentists cabinet, bearing stamp "D.M.C. Made in England", the circular top with yellow glass revolving work surface above the cylindrical body fitted with series of glazed doors enclosing shelves alternating with a series of graduated drawers with composition handles and raised on turned fluted legs terminating in castors. Diameter 31.5 ins. (see illustration)

Sold for £330

A Regency mahogany Davenport attributed to Gillows of Lancaster, with an ogee moulded and turned rear gallery above the slope front, with tooled leather writing surface opening to an interior fitted with drawers, with sliding top and hinged pen and ink drawer to the right hand side and in turn above four graduated drawers with wooden knob handles and patent locks in the Bramah style and on the left hand side fitted with a slide with panelled front and raised on four short turned and lobed legs with recessed castors. Width 21.5 ins (see illustration).

Estimated: £2000 - £3000

An Edwardian inlaid mahogany envelope card table, of typical form being boxwood and ebony strung, the top opening to a green baize lined interior and with counter wells to each flap, fitted with a frieze drawer with brass knob handles and raised on tapered legs of square section terminating in brass castors. Width 22.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £290

An early 19th century mahogany longcase clock by Samuel Birley of Birmingham, with swans neck pediment with rosewood banding beneath and with punched brass terminals above the arched glazed door enclosing the arched painted dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and date dials, moon phase to the arch and eight day striking movement, with spandrels emblematic of the four seasons, flanked by turned and twist columns with Corinthian capitals and in turn above a triple arched trunk door flanked by similar columns to the hood, with conforming base raised on bracket feet. Height 99 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £1050

A Victorian walnut and marquetry pier cabinet, with well figured top with serpentine edge above a crossbanded frieze with foliate and scroll marquetry in turn above a panelled door being crossbanded and enclosing cloth lined shelves, flanked by rounded corners with ormolu mounts and serpentine base. Width 31 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £500

An Edwardian mahogany writing table, with tooled leather writing surface and moulded edge above two frieze drawers with brass swans neck drop handles with circular backplates, raised on legs of square section terminating in spade feet. Width 48 ins.

Sold for £50

An Edwardian inlaid mahogany settee, the exposed show frame being boxwood strung and inlaid in bone and boxwood with musical emblems and bellflower ornament, the back, seats and arms upholstered in floral patterned material and raised on sabre front legs. Width 54 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £210

An oak refectory table, last quarter 20th century, the rectangular top supported by silhouette ends, with raised centre stretcher and sledge feet. Length 72 ins, width 33 ins.

Sold for £270

An oak refectory table, 19th century, with three plank top with canted angles, with end supports and sledge feet. Length 68 ins, with 31 ins.

Sold for £250

A late Victorian Chinese Chippendale style three tier silver or whatnot stand, with fretwork gallery, canted angles and two open shelves below, with centre mirrored back and ornate Chinese Chippendale fretwork, both open and blind, and raised on short feet. Width 44.5 ins (see illustration).

Estimated: £1000 - £1500

An early 19th century mahogany chest of drawers, the rectangular top with crossbanded edge above a crossbanded frieze, with two short and three long graduated drawers beneath with brass drop handles and cockbeading to each drawer front, with shaped apron and splayed feet. Width 47 ins.

Estimated: £75 - £125

A 19th century French walnut armoire, with detachable moulded cornice above a pair of panelled doors enclosing a series of adjustable shelves, with shaped apron beneath and raised on short cabriole legs. Width 60 ins.

Sold for £380

An Edwardian inlaid mahogany wardrobe with matching dressing table, the wardrobe with detachable moulded blind dentil cornice above a crossbanded frieze in turn above a central mirrored door, flanked on either side by a panelled cupboard door with ribbon and bellflower panel, being satinwood crossbanded, boxwood and ebony strung and enclosing hanging space to either side and fitted with two drawers to the base. Wardrobe width 66 ins, dressing table width 42 ins.

Sold for £120

A Georgian oak chest of drawers, the rectangular top with moulded edge above two short and three long graduated drawers with brass drop handles and cockbeading to each drawer front, flanked by quarter column corners with moulding below, feet missing. Width 34 ins.

Sold for £240

Rocking horse.

Estimated: £250 - £300

A George III Dublin longcase clock, by George Chalmers, having a swans neck pediment with foliate carved terminals above a central grotesque mask and scroll carved pediment, the glazed door enclosing 13.5 inch square brass dial with silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals and subsidiary Arabic numerals inscribed "Geo. Chalmers, Dublin", date aperture and subsidiary seconds dial, with cherub and foliate spandrels and with eight day striking movement, flanked by fluted columns, the long trunk door being shaped and flanked by fluted quarter columns and with conforming base raised on ogee bracket feet. Height 93 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £3600

A Victorian mahogany framed settee, with exposed foliate and scroll carved moulded show frame, with rollover arms, padded back and seat upholstered in black leather cloth and raised on turned legs with castors (see illustration).

Sold for £160

A William IV/early Victorian mahogany breakfast table, the octagonal top veneered in flame mahogany and with moulded edge and recessed frieze, with snap action and faceted centre column with triform base raised on short carved bun feet with recessed castors. Width 39 ins, length 48 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £280

A late 19th/early 20th century oak framed dinner gong, the foliate and scroll carved frame with spindled gallery above the planished gong and raised on downswept legs. Width 25 ins, height 44 ins.

Estimated: £180 - £220

A Victorian mahogany towel rail, with twist supports and downswept legs.

Sold for £50

A George III mahogany chest of drawers, the rectangular top with crossbanded edge above two short and three long graduated drawers with embossed brass knob handles and cockbeading to each drawer front, with shaped apron and raised on splayed bracket feet. Width 43 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £320

An oriental two fold screen, decorated in hardstone and other materials with birds and branches and with pierced hardwood panel to each section.

Estimated: £70 - £100

A 19th century Chinese casket on wheels, the rectangular top above a body carved to the front with foliage and repeating geometric carving, with metal bindings to the corners and iron carrying handle to either side, the base similarly carved and raised on four wooden wheels. Width 54 ins.

Estimated: £80 - £120

An Indian hardwood occasional table, circa 1960, the rectangular top inlaid with ivory and specimen wood with a female figure, animals and buildings. Width 22 ins.

Estimated: £50 - £80

A Victorian walnut chiffonier, with mirrored back and shelves, with turned supports above the base and with rounded corners and fitted with a single frieze drawer above a pair of panelled cupboard doors and with plinth moulding beneath. Width 40 ins.

Sold for £70

An Edwardian mahogany occasional table, the circular top with moulded edge supported by a recessed frieze and raised on tapering circular legs terminating in pad feet. Diameter 21 ins.

Sold for £20

An oak Arts & Crafts Welsh dresser, by Harris Lebus, the top half with moulded cornice above an arcaded frieze with three open shelves beneath, the base fitted with two drawers above a pair of panelled cupboard doors and raised on short turned legs of circular section terminating in pad feet. Width 48 ins.

Estimated: £120 - £180

An Edwardian Sheraton Revival mahogany bureau bookcase, the top half with moulded cornice over satinwood banded boxwood and ebony strung frieze in turn above a pair of thirteen pane glazed panelled doors with ogee moulded astragals enclosing adjustable shelves, the base with fall front and fitted interior, with oval shell medallion and with four long graduated drawers with brass swans neck drop handles, the flap and drawers with satinwood crossbanding, boxwood and ebony stringing and all raised on bracket feet. Width 30 ins.

Estimated: £150 - £200

A George III mahogany longcase clock by Henry Tyson of Egremont, with brass finial between the swans neck pediment above the arched glazed door enclosing the painted dial with moon phase to arch, with Arabic numerals, subsidiary date and seconds dial and with two-train movement by Henry Tyson, Egremont, flanked by simple turned columns, with three quarter length arched trunk door beneath being boxwood strung and flanked by reeded pilasters and with conforming base raised on bracket feet. Height 89 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £400

An Edwardian mahogany side cabinet, the rectangular top with moulded edge above an open shelf with turned supports between and with mirrored back above a pair of glazed doors with bevelled glass and wooden astragals enclosing cloth lined shelves and raised on tapered legs of square section. Width 31 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £300

An oak reproduction side table, with shallow upstand and fitted to the frieze with two knulled drawers with wooden knob handles, raised on turned legs united by stretchers. Width 42 ins.

Sold for £110

An antique oak coffer, with knulled frieze and three carved panels to front, raised on stile feet. Width 45 ins.

Estimated: £100 - £150

A pair of Victorian mahogany pedestals, with moulded edge and rounded corners to the rectangular top with tooled leather surface and with four graduated drawers to each pedestal with brass drop handles, pierced backplates and moulded drawer fronts. Width 16.5 ins (see illustration).

Estimated: £600 - £800

A George III mahogany circular topped tripod occasional table, with gun barrel turned column and three downswept legs terminating in pad feet. Diameter 29.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £140

A nest of oak tables, each with barley sugar twist legs united by low stretchers and with turned feet. Width 21 ins.

Sold for £65

A Gillows of Lancaster sideboard, late 19th century, with rear upstand, rectangular top and moulded edge above a central drawer stamped "Gillows", flanked on either side by a further drawer, each with punched brass knob handle, the right hand panelled cupboard door enclosing a sliding cellarette drawer and the left opening to shelves, each door with fluted pilasters flanking, the whole raised on paw feet. Width 90 ins (see illustration).

Estimated: £1500 - £2000

An early 19th century longcase clock by J. Taylor of Wolverhampton, with swans neck pediment with gilt floral terminals with rosewood crossbanding beneath in turn above the arched glazed door enclosing the arched painted dial with moon phase, with eight day striking movement, with subsidiary seconds and date dials and corners emblematic of the continents, flanked by turned half round turned columns with Corinthian capitals with triple arch beneath, further flanked by turned columns and with conforming base. Height 94 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £700

A George III oak dresser, with Delft rack, having a moulded dentil cornice above a shaped frieze with a series of open shelves beneath, with spice drawers in turn above the top with moulded edge and with four central drawers, flanked on either side by a panelled cupboard door, with moulding below and raised on short feet, with alterations (see illustration).

Estimated: £1000 - £1500

A late Victorian mahogany occasional table, of shaped outline with turned supports and three downswept legs terminating in castors. Width 27 ins.

Sold for £60

A three step commode, mahogany, circa 1835.

Sold for £300

A George III mahogany Pembroke table, of small proportions, the rectangular top with drop flap to either side fitted with a frieze drawer with brass drop handles and raised on angled tapered reeded legs of square section united by stretchers (see illustration).

Sold for £240

A Victorian mahogany chest of drawers, the rectangular top with moulded edge above three deep frieze drawers with wooden knob handles and parquetry strung drawer front also with cockbeading and in turn above four long graduated drawers with well figured fronts, wooden knob handles and cockbeading, with moulding below and raised on turned feet. Width 46 ins.

Sold for £240

A mahogany breakfast table, the rectangular top with moulded edge and rounded corners supported by a centre turned column with four downswept legs terminating in brass capped castors. Length 52 ins, width 42 ins.

Sold for £230

An Edwardian mahogany occasional table, the top of shaped outline with moulded edge and recessed frieze with pierced spandrels and raised on legs of squares section united by stretchers. Width 26 ins.

Sold for £80

A late Victorian/Edwardian oak octagonal table, with moulded edge and recessed frieze, supported by four turned tapered reeded legs united by galleried stretchers and raised on castors. Width 36 ins.

Estimated: £70 - £100

A Regency mahogany turnover top tea table, of rectangular form with fiddle back mahogany veneers and rounded corners, with recessed frieze and raised on four downswept angled legs united by a centre shelf and terminating in brass capped castors. Width 36 ins.

Sold for £370

A 19th century mahogany occasional table, the rectangular top with moulded edge and rounded corners supported by a centre turned column with three downswept legs terminating in spade feet. Width 23.5 ins.

Sold for £65

A Simpson of Kendal oak dumbwaiter, bearing label verso, having a shallow upstand to the rectangular top with moulded edge above two short drawers fitted with rosewood wooden rectangular handles above an open shelf and pair of panelled cupboard doors beneath, raised on stile feet. Width 42 ins.

Estimated: £500 - £800

A Regency mahogany wardrobe, the rectangular top with moulded edge above a pair of well figured panelled cupboard doors opening to hanging space, with moulding below and raised on bracket feet. Width 48 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £320

An antique oak settle, the rectangular panelled back dated 1682 and being leaf, berry, seahorse and foliate carved, with downswept scroll arms with turned supports, with heavy lift up seat and with six panelled front, raised on turned front legs. Width 76 ins.

Sold for £800

A George III mahogany lowboy, the rectangular top with moulded edge above one long and two short frieze drawers with brass swans neck drop handles and cockbeading to each drawer front and with shaped apron between, raised on moulded legs. Width 30 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £720

A George III mahogany chest of drawers, the rectangular top with moulded edge above four long graduated drawers with brass drop handles with oval backplates and cockbeading to each drawer front, raised on bracket feet. Width 37.5 ins (see illustration).

Estimated: £800 - £1200

A Gillows Lancaster mahogany writing table, late 19th century, the rectangular top with tooled leather writing surface in black and with moulded edge above a single frieze drawer with wooden knob handles with foliate inlay to the centres, with drawer stamped "Gillows of Lancaster" also "L2924", raised on turned tapered fluted legs terminating in brass capped brass castors. Width 36 ins (see illustration).

Estimated: £400 - £600

A 19th century mahogany longcase clock, with swans neck pediment above the arched glazed door enclosing the painted dial and eight day movement with Roman numerals with subsidiary date and seconds hand, flanked by turned columns, the case with short trunk door flanked by canted angles and with conforming crossbanded base raised on ogee bracket feet (see illustration).

Estimated: £500 - £800

A Victorian mahogany library table, the rectangular top with black leatherette centre panel, mahogany banded moulded edge and with panelled frieze fitted with a drawer to either end, with moulded drawer front and raised on turned tapered legs. Length 78 ins, width 39 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £360

A Georgian oak gate legged dining table, oval in plan, with single gate to either end being turned and united by a series of low stretchers and raised on short feet. Length 59 ins, width 46 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £300

A kneehole desk, circa 1890, satinwood, leather top, with five drawers with brass handles and raised on four legs of square section.

Sold for £420

A Queen Anne style lowboy, circa 1930, the crossbanded top with moulded serpentine front edge and single drawer, with shaped apron beneath and raised on scroll carved cabriole legs. Width 25 ins.

Sold for £130

An Edwardian mahogany cupboard, the rectangular top above a fitted frieze drawer with panelled cupboard door beneath enclosing an open shelf, with two drawers below, flanked by fluted canted angles and raised on bracket feet. Width 23 ins.

Sold for £70

A George III mahogany turnover top tea table, the rectangular top with moulded edge above a frieze fitted with a single drawer with wooden knob handle and boxwood stringing with cockbeading to the drawer front, raised on legs of square tapered section. Width 36 ins.

Sold for £85

An oak four fold screen, circa 1920, with geometric ebony inlay above each rectangular panel. Width closed 20 ins.

Sold for £85

An Arts & Crafts plant stand, with pierced slatted sides and tapered angled legs of square section united by low stretchers.

Estimated: £40 - £60

A George III mahogany longcase clock, with moulded dentil cornice above a glazed door enclosing the thirty hour movement and painted dial by Bellman, Broughton, with Roman numerals and rose spandrels, flanked by simple turned columns, with long trunk door flanked by fluted quarter column corners and with conforming base.

Sold for £170

An Arts & Crafts oak cupboard, the rectangular top with moulded edge above a pair of panelled doors with mythical sea creature and foliate carvings, with elongated stylised tulip hinges opening to a series of shelves, with open shelf beneath and raised on stile feet. Width 36 ins.

Sold for £230