antiques & fine art sale

27th - 29th November 2024

This is a three day sale starting at 10 am each day.  Day 1 Lots 1 - 631, Day 2 Lots 632 - 1123 and Day 3 Lots 1124 - 1670.  You can bid on this sale online, by leaving bids with Mitchells by email only upto 9.30 am on the day of sale (info@mitchellsantiques.co.uk) or by attending the saleroom and registering to bid.  To bid online please click on the Saleroom link and follow the instructons given.  Please note if you use the online facility you will pay both our buyer's premium of 22% + VAT and The Saleroom charge of 4.95% + VAT on the hammer.  CARD PAYMENT ONLY

Viewing: Sunday 24th November 11 am - 3 pm, Monday 25th and Tuesday 26th 10 am - 5 pm,  also throughout each sale day.

Lot 1101

An early 20th century red patterned runner, with tasseled ends. Length 247 cm, excluding tassels, width 80 cm.

Sold for £90

Lot 1102

A Victorian needlework of flowers, in a birds eye maple frame. Frame size 40 x 41 cm.

Sold for £38

Lot 1103

A framed Eastern tablecloth, decorated with fruiting vines and with gold coloured thread in a gilt frame. Frame size 84 x 84 cm.

Sold for £30

Lot 1104

A Persian painting on silk, depicting a procession. Image 24 cm x 35 cm, rolled.

Sold for £60

Lot 1105

A Persian carpet, decorated in pink and blue. 392 x 290 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £400

Lot 1106

Jeannie Buckingham (Cornish), a textile door hanging or curtain, in various shades of red with floral design. Height 242 cm, width 147 cm, with original invoice for £3500.

Sold for £220

Lot 1107

A Victorian woolwork panel, mounted as a headboard. Width 130 cm, height excluding supports 89 cm.

Sold for £50

Lot 1108

In the manner of Selwyn Image an Arts & Crafts embroidered portrait in classical style. 44 x 44 cm in oak frame and gilt mount.

Sold for £95

Lot 1109

A Glasgow School Arts & Crafts needlework, depicting two maidens with floral surround. 46 x 51 cm, framed.

Estimated: £180 - £220

Lot 1110

An Eastern fringed rug, principal colours red blue orange and beige. 128 cm excluding fringes x 88 cm.

Sold for £40

Lot 1111

A large Aubusson type carpet or wall hanging. 275 cm x 244 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £350

Lot 1112

A large Persian design fringed carpet, with multiple line border and centre rectangular panel decorated with a repeating design, principal colours red, brown and beige. 340 cm excluding fringes x 248 cm.

Sold for £35

Lot 1113

A Persian runner and two small Persian rugs, (all AF), runner 260 cm including fringes x 92 cm.

Sold for £150

Lot 1114

A Persian design runner, with multiple line border and centre rectangular panel, principal colours dark blue, red, light blue and beige. Length 302 cm x 118 cm.

Sold for £30

Lot 1115

A rectangular fringed eastern rug, red blue and yellow of geometric design. Length 196 cm, width 100 cm, together with a small prayer rug, geometric in design in shades of brown. +/- 60 cm x 40 cm and a geometric designed saddle bag 93 cm x 47 cm.

Estimated: £120 - £180

Lot 1116

An Indian Bokhara fringed runner, with pink ground with elephant foot design and repeating line border. 304 cm (excluding fringe) x 81 cm.

Sold for £160

Lot 1117

An Iranian fringed runner, principal colours red, blue, light blue and beige and with multiple line border. 360 cm (excluding fringes) x 87.5 cm.

Sold for £130

Lot 1118

An Oriental carpet manufacturers Turkish fringed rug, with centre rectangular panel and repeating line border, principal colours orange, beige and blue. 201 cm (excluding fringes) x 120 cm.

Sold for £50

Lot 1119

A late 19th/early 20th century ladies housecoat, with Paisley pattern bearing label Mrs J W Norris Southport (see illustration).

Sold for £90

Lot 1120

An Indian Bokhara elephant foot design runner, with multiple line borders and centre rectangular panel, principal colours red, beige and black. 270 cm excluding fringes x 68.5 cm.

Sold for £85

Lot 1121

A Belgian Shiraz woollen rug, fringed, principal colours green, orange, black and brown. 135 cm x 67 cm.

Sold for £50

Lot 1122

A Persian designed fringed carpet, with red ground, foliate and urn decorated in a variety of colours including beige, pink, yellow and green. 366 x 305 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £700

Lot 1123

A Chinese embroidered dress, and selection of other Chinese textiles.

Sold for £140

Lot 1124

A good pair of George III well figured mahogany serpentine fronted knife boxes, boxwood and ebony strung. Height 36 cm, width 22.7 cm, depth 22 cm (see illustration).

Estimated: £400 - £600

Lot 1125

An early 19th century mahogany bracket clock by E Bellion of Liverpool, together with bracket, key and pendulum. Clock height excluding bracket 52 cm, width 33 cm, depth 16 cm (see illustration).

Estimated: £350 - £450

Lot 1126

An eagle topped ornate mirror, with floral embellishments. Height 118 cm, width 61 cm.

Estimated: £150 - £200

Lot 1127

An Edwardian inlaid mahogany cased aneroid barometer, by Fattorini & Sons Ltd Bradford. Height 91 cm.

Sold for £50

Lot 1128

A Victorian rosewood marquetry miniature table, with snap action to the pierced top with turned column and raised on three downswept legs terminating in scroll feet. Height 32 cm, top 33 cm x 31 cm (see illustration).

Estimated: £150 - £200

Lot 1129

A Thwaites and Reid skeleton clock under dome, with single train movement and striking on a bell raised on a green variegated marble base. Height including dome 28 cm.

Estimated: £120 - £180

Lot 1130

W H Telford Whitehaven, a large Victorian mahogany cased fusee wall clock. Diameter 55 cm.

Sold for £130

Lot 1131

An early 20th century gilt metal framed wall mirror, in the rococo style. Height 83 cm, maximum width 53 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £190

Lot 1132

A 19th century Florentine giltwood framed mirror, later gilded. Height 71 cm, maximum width 54 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £220

Lot 1133

A late 19th/early 20th century mahogany coin collectors cabinet. Height 45.5 cm, width 40 cm, depth 33 cm.

Sold for £140

Lot 1134

An early 20th century rectangular gilt framed overmantle mirror, raised on turned wooden feet. Overall height including feet 63 cm, width 73 cm.

Sold for £80

Lot 1135

Three inlaid banjo barometers, French marked "Par Braga a Gand", C. Botta Poole and another.

Sold for £20

Lot 1136

Three 19th century banjo barometers, each with thermometer, two with mirrors one unnamed, another G Croce of York and the third Moses Levi Ipswich. Each height +/- 101 cm.

Sold for £30

Lot 1137

Three 19th century banjo barometers, two inlaid with shells the third plain. Tallest 99 cm.

Sold for £20

Lot 1138

A late Victorian oak tantalus stand, with three decanters, no makers marks. Height 30 cm, width 36 cm, depth 30.5 cm.

Estimated: £70 - £100

Lot 1139

A Georgian inlaid mahogany candle box, with hinged lid. Height 50 cm, width 20 cm, depth 16 cm.

Sold for £65

Lot 1140

A George III inlaid mahogany serpentine fronted knife box, with original fitted interior. Height 36.5 cm, width 23 cm, depth 29 cm.

Sold for £60

Lot 1141

A late 19th century Irish ebonised and gilt oval mirror, with applied jewels. 57 cm x 46 cm.

Sold for £240

Lot 1142

A late 18th/early 19th century mahogany framed mirror, of shaped outline. 47.5 cm x 30.5 cm.

Sold for £90

Lot 1143

A George III bracket clock by Abraham Bernard Bristol, with twin fusee movement, arched dial, date aperture and engraved backplate on brass feet with case, clock key and pendulum with brass handle, glazed sides and back. Height +/- 55 cm, width 32 cm, depth 20 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £750

Lot 1144

A late 19th century mahogany writing slope, brass bound with boxwood inlay, rectangular brass plaque to the top with tooled leather interior with key. Closed dimensions 40 cm wide, 25 cm deep, 17 cm high.

Sold for £55

Lot 1145

A coromandel wood small box, with slightly domed hinged lid with brass plaque and swag and brass escutcheon, later red leatherette interior. Length 25.5 cm, depth 10 cm, height 8 cm.

Sold for £70

Lot 1146

An early 19th century mahogany banded and ebony strung dressing table mirror, with single frieze drawer and two dummy drawers raised on short turned feet. Height 59 cm, width 59.5 cm.

Sold for £40

Lot 1147

An early 19th century rosewood tea caddy, being boxwood strung and with bone lock escutcheon and brass carrying handle to either side raised on brass ball feet. Height 16 cm, width 19 cm, depth 11.5 cm.

Sold for £85

Lot 1148

A Regency mahogany tea caddy, with carved knob handle to the angled top with two interior lead lined canisters. Height 18 cm, width 26 cm, depth 18.25 cm.

Sold for £75

Lot 1149

An early 19th century mahogany barometer by J & M Riva Glasgow, and with mercury thermometer. Height 111 cm.

Sold for £35

Lot 1150

A 19th century mahogany boxwood and ebony strung banjo barometer, by W & A Johnston Stirling. Height 96 cm.

Sold for £35

Lot 1151

A tea caddy, in the form of a fruit with bone lock escutcheon, height +/- 15 cm.

Sold for £190

Lot 1152

An Edwardian mantle clock, with domed top and inlaid case, with columns and silvered dial and plaque marked "Presented to Mr A A Craig by the staff of Provanside HG School 1st February 1915". Height 43 cm.

Sold for £20

Lot 1153

An Edwardian inlaid rosewood aneroid barometer, the dial marked W Wainewright Southsea, with mercury thermometer. Height 86 cm, width 32 cm.

Sold for £100

Lot 1154

Two small Regency style convex wall mirrors, first half 20th century. Diameters 41 cm and 29 cm.

Sold for £160

Lot 1155

20th century brass and marble mantel clock, with enamelled face marked Imperial Made Italy, decorated with cherubs. Height 62 cm, width 35 cm, with garniture together with a pair of six branch candelabra of brass and marble construction. Height 69 cm.

Sold for £100

Lot 1156

An early 20th century oak wall clock, with two train spring driven movement, the case in the Art Nouveau style and with Art Nouveau inspired embellishments to the silvered dial. Height 100 cm, maximum width 39 cm.

Sold for £30

Lot 1157

A 19th century 30 hour longcase clock movement, with arched pictorial face marked Geo Graham Cockermouth, decorated corners and calendar aperture.

Sold for £190

Lot 1158

A Victorian pine spoon rack, with combined candle box. Height 74 cm, width 38 cm, depth 17 cm.

Estimated: £120 - £180

Lot 1159

A Victorian pine strong box, with metal fittings and brass plaque to top "M1 Devon CC This Side Up", also with steel carrying handles to either side. Height 26 cm, width 35 cm, depth 24 cm.

Sold for £130

Lot 1160

An early 19th century giltwood and gesso pier glass, with original bevelled plate and with inverted breakfront pediment. Height 60 cm, width 39.5 cm.

Sold for £250

Lot 1161

A 19th century mahogany Chippendale style fret carved wall mirror, with moulded slip. Height 79 cm, width 46 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £65

Lot 1162

An 18th century oak spoon rack and combined candle box. Height 59 cm, width 34 cm, depth 21 cm.

Sold for £75

Lot 1163

A Victorian walnut small overmantle mirror, with gilt slip and raised on ball feet. Height 49 cm, width 84 cm.

Sold for £25

Lot 1164

A George III style fretwork wall mirror, with Ho Ho bird surmount, early 20th century and with inlaid shell to foot. Height 91 cm, width 51 cm.

Sold for £75

Lot 1165

A walnut veneered Queen Anne style fretwork wall mirror, with hand painted bowl of roses to the upper section and with fretwork head and foot. Height 109 cm, width 45 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £80

Lot 1166

A late 19th century rosewood "Model Barometer", with ivory dial and exposed tube. Height 90 cm. NOTE: This item has been assigned an ivory exemption certificate number Q9CAG11X.

Sold for £75

Lot 1167

A cased laboratory barometer, with thermometer by Standley Belcher & Co Birmingham, in glazed mahogany case. Overall height 124 cm, width 21.5 cm, depth 17 cm.

Sold for £130

Lot 1168

A Maria Santos Thuya tree polished jewellery box, with pewter mount. 13.5 cm square with rounded corners and hinged lid.

Sold for £55

Lot 1169

A round faced wall clock, with gold painted wood surround decorated with swags and flowers (no makers mark, possibly French), with key and pendulum. Height +/- 53 cm, width 30 cm.

Estimated: £100 - £120

Lot 1170

A miniature inlaid walnut bachelors chest, with hinged foldout top and support slide, two small drawers above two full length drawers and two side drawers with fitted compartments. Height +/- 17.5 cm, width 16 cm, depth 7 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £13000

Lot 1171

A carved oak framed bevel edged oval mirror, frame size 83 cm x 58 cm, mirror size 61.5 cm x 38 cm.

Sold for £35

Lot 1172

A Regency mahogany rosewood crossbanded tea caddy, with carrying handle to either side and raised on brass ball feet. Height 17 cm, width 26.5 cm, depth 18 cm.

Sold for £40

Lot 1173

A 19th century Treen square low table or stool, with corner metal bindings and raised on short turned legs. Height 16 cm, top 51 cm square.

Sold for £30

Lot 1174

A Victorian giltwood and gesso pier glass with rosewood bracket beneath, with drop finials and fretwork supports. Height 137 cm, width 76 cm, depth 29 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £130

Lot 1175

A brass skeleton clock "The Great London Exhibition 1851", single train chain driven fusee movement, clock height excluding base and dome 34 cm, width 18 cm, depth 9.5 cm.

Estimated: £400 - £600

Lot 1176

A Victorian brass skeleton clock, raised on a marble plinth and housed under a dome, single train chain driven fusee movement. Clock height 39 cm, width 17.5 cm, depth 6 cm.

Estimated: £300 - £400

Lot 1177

An Edwardian brass carriage clock by Reid & Sons Paris, two train striking on a gong. Height excluding carrying handle 13.3 cm.

Estimated: £150 - £200

Lot 1178

A late 19th/early 20th century brass combination desk clock and barometer, the clock with single train movement. Height 18.5 cm, width 11 cm, depth 8 cm.

Sold for £100

Lot 1179

A 19th century coromandel wood and inlaid mother of pearl dressing case, with drawer with silver plated accessories and mirror. 18.5 cm x 31 cm x 22.5 cm.

Sold for £220

Lot 1180

A 19th century coromandel wood and brass bound dressing box, with mirror and silver plated fittings and with sprung drawer to base. 17.5 cm x 30.5 cm x 23 cm.

Sold for £150

Lot 1181

A Victorian oak cased drop dial school type spring driven wall clock, case diameter 38 cm.

Sold for £38

Lot 1182

An Admiral Fitzroys walnut cased barometer, with timepiece to pediment. Height 116 cm, width 25.5 cm.

Sold for £110

Lot 1183

An Edwardian oak cased inlaid English mantle clock. Height 25 cm, width 20 cm.

Sold for £18

Lot 1184

An oak cased Everite chiming mantel clock, circa 1930's.

Estimated: £20 - £30

Lot 1185

A vintage Kundo 400 day clock, under a glass dome with instructions.

Sold for £20

Lot 1186

An antique brass handled rosewood desk stand, with twisted snake brass handles, two fitted inkwells with drawer beneath, 32 cm x 24 cm.

Estimated: £50 - £80

Lot 1187

A Victorian carved walnut corner shelf or bracket, a specimen wood caddy box and a small camphorwood tabletop box, width 30 cm.

Estimated: £40 - £60

Lot 1188

A 19th century postman's alarm clock, marked Loeffler and Febrenbach Black Heath Road, case diameter 28 cm, complete with weights and pendulum.

Sold for £95

Lot 1189

A Victorian walnut jewellery box, 14 cm x 30 cm x 23 cm.

Sold for £35

Lot 1190

A Victorian style Seaman's chest, green painted, three drawers with recessed brass handles and raised on bracket feet. Height 85 cm, width 78 cm, depth 42.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £260

Lot 1191

A large Victorian pitch pine cupboard, with detachable moulded cornice above a pair of panelled doors opening to fixed shelves. Height 214 cm, width 130 cm, depth 49 cm.

Sold for £280

Lot 1192

An Edwardian mahogany bookcase, with detachable moulded Greek key cornice above four glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves the base with four further panelled doors also enclosing shelves and raised on a plinth base. Height 220 cm, width at waist 241 cm, depth at waist 51 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £720

Lot 1193

A large craftsman made oak refectory table, with bowed ends silhouette end supports and centre stretcher. Height 75 cm, length 290 cm, width 98.5 cm.

Sold for £2100

Lot 1194

An Edwardian inlaid mahogany octagonal centre table, with shaped apron and turned supports united by low shaped stretchers. Height 72 cm, top 84 cm x 84 cm.

Sold for £70

Lot 1195

A 20th century oak rectangular kitchen table, raised on square legs with chamfered edges. Height 77 cm, width 166 cm, depth 92 cm.

Sold for £180

Lot 1196

An Edwardian china display cabinet, the top with inlaid bows and swags above a pair of glazed and panelled doors opening to three internal shelves with two drawers below and raised on cabriole legs. Height 186 cm, width 115 cm, depth 42 cm.

Sold for £100

Lot 1197

A 20th century burr walnut lowboy, with three drawers and brass handles and raised on cabriole legs with carved knees. Height 73 cm, width 69 cm, depth 45 cm.

Sold for £120

Lot 1198

An Edwardian wingback chair, upholstered in a red checked material raised on tapering legs of square form. Height 98 cm, width at the arms 81 cm, depth 80 cm.

Sold for £110

Lot 1199

In the manner of Titchmarsh & Goodwin, a 20th century oak dresser, the top with two shelves the base fitted with three short drawers and three cupboards. Height 186 cm, width 158 cm, depth 52 cm.

Estimated: £70 - £100

Lot 1200

A large late Victorian mahogany extending dining table, with wind out action and raised on four turned legs terminating in castors. Height 71 cm, width 136 cm, length closed 154 cm, the three additional leaves adding 49, 46.5 and 48 cm respectively.

Sold for £800