fine arts sale

An antique fretwork mirror, with gilt bird to the top.  Height 57 cm, width 57.5 cm.

Sold for £40

An oak and brass mounted jardiniere on stand. Height 93.5 cm, top diameter 25.5 cm.

Sold for £50

A Georgian Shuttleworth of London mahogany stick barometer, with brass dial marked Shuttleworth London. Length 99 cm.

Estimated: £200 - £300

A Georgian inlaid mahogany dressing table mirror, with reeded columns and three drawers. Height including finials 49.5 cm, width 49.5 cm, depth 20 cm.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Manoah Rhodes & Sons Ltd Bradford, an ornate gilt cased carriage clock with four glass sided case, the dial marked Manoah Rhodes & Sons Ltd Bradford, the movement marked French Escapt 11 jewels. Height excluding handle 15 cm, width 11.5 cm, depth 10 cm (see illustration).

Estimated: £250 - £300

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.

Estimated: £150 - £200

A pair of gilt metal mirrored three branch wall sconces. Height 77 cm, maximum width 33 cm.

Estimated: £100 - £150

An early 20th century giltwood and gesso and painted shaped wall mirror with moulded frame and winged cherub and rococo scrolls. Height 120 cm, width 63 cm (see illustration).

Estimated: £200 - £300

An antique oak inlaid knife box, with sloped lid and the front engraved with a knife and fork. Height 51 cm, width 19 cm, depth 17 cm.

Estimated: £40 - £60

An early 20th century oak brass bound tub of oval design. Height 35 cm at handle, 22 cm at body, width 63 cm, depth 47.5 cm.

Estimated: £120 - £180

A Victorian coromandel and mother of pearl double desk tray, with silver capped ink wells hallmarked Birmingham 1992 maker Reign Beau Ltd.

Sold for £75

A Victorian oak and horn dinner gong. Height +/- 35 cm, gong diameter 13 cm.

Sold for £110

An antique Tunbridge ware jewellery box, the interior with a lift out tray.  Height 11 cm, width 27 cm, depth 22 cm.

Sold for £100

An Ansonia clock company New York USA, black slate mantel clock with enamelled dial and visible escapement. Height 31 cm, width 21 cm, depth 12.5 cm.

Sold for £30

A Victorian mahogany writing slope, opening to a black tooled and gilt leather writing surface.

Sold for £25

A spelter mantel clock, the top with Marley horse and having an enamelled dial, raised on a gilt wooden stand. Overall height 43 cm.

Sold for £80

An Edwardian champleve enamel carriage clock, with enamelled dial and five glazed sided case. Height including handle +/- 15 cm.

Sold for £160

A black slate mantel clock, flanked on either side by marble columns and with enamelled dial. Height 32 cm, width 36.5 cm, depth 13 cm.

Sold for £25

A brass and copper Victorian mantel clock, flanked on either side with ornate columns. Height 39 cm, width 22 cm, depth 14.5 cm.

Sold for £120

A 19th century mahogany clock bracket, with rounded moulded corners and with scroll carved support beneath. Height 23 cm, width 32.5 cm, depth 21 cm.

Sold for £40

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A Thwaites & 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.

Sold for £80

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: £300 - £400

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.

Sold for £160

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

Estimated: £100 - £150

A Georgian rosewood and brass inlaid tea caddy, of sarcophagus form with brass handles to either side and raised on turned feet opening to reveal two lidded boxes with central space for a mixer. Height +/- 17 cm, width 30 cm, depth 15 cm.

Sold for £90

A 20th century rectangular gilt framed bevelled mirror. Height 120 cm, width 88 cm, mirror size 75 cm x 55 cm.

Sold for £90

A late 19th/early 20th century oak and brass bound tub.  Height 16.5 cm, diameter 25 cm.

Estimated: £100 - £150

A brass carriage clock, with five sided glazed case, the dial with gilt floral decoration and enamelled ring. Height excluding handle 13.5 cm, width 9.5 cm, depth 8 cm.

Estimated: £200 - £300

A modern mahogany cased wall clock, with enamelled dial pendulum and key.  Height 86 cm, width 26 cm, depth 16 cm.

Sold for £30

A George III style Edwardian serpentine fronted dressing table mirror, with shield shaped mirror frame, three frieze drawers and raised on bracket feet. Height 67 cm, width 50 cm, depth 21 cm.

Sold for £30

A Victorian inlaid walnut cased drop dial wall clock, with two train spring driven movement. Height 70 cm, case diameter 44 cm.

Sold for £50

A Johannsen & Company two day marine chronometer, No. 7396 with brass bound mahogany case, brass gimbal, silvered dial.  Case height 19 cm, width 18.5 cm, depth 18.5 cm, dial diameter 12.2 cm.  NOTE: This item has been assigned an ivory exemption certificate number 1EPZYN2Z (see illustration).

Sold for £1500

A Thomas Mercer Limited of St Albans London two day marine chronometer, No. 24233, circa 1960 with mahogany case, brass gimbal and silvered dial.  Case dimensions height 17 cm, width 18.5 cm, depth 19.5 cm, dial diameter 12.2 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £500

A Thomas Mercer two day marine chronometer, No. 16587, with silvered dial and gimbal.  Case dimensions height 20 cm, width 18.5 cm, depth 18.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £700

A George III wall clock by William Johnson London, with silvered dial and single train fusee movement with Verge escapement and crown wheel. Dial diameter 29 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £800

A Victorian walnut cased single fusee wall clock, by R Wilson Keswick bearing enamelled number 5362. Case diameter 49.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £240

A Victorian rosewood cased banjo barometer, with hygrometer, thermometer, mirror and spirit level. Height 97 cm.

Sold for £30

An early 19th century mahogany boxwood and ebony strung banjo barometer, by I Gale Lincoln, with hygrometer thermometer and spirit level. Height 98 cm.

Sold for £40

An early Georgian oak cased stick barometer "The True Barometer" by J Hamer. Height 93 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £85

A Victorian mahogany banjo barometer, by Sutton of Whitehaven, with ivorine adjusting knob silvered dial and mercury thermometer. Height 105 cm.

Estimated: £40 - £60

A 19th century tortoiseshell tea caddy, bowfronted and raised on four brass ball feet with two lidded interior compartments with ivory fillets. Height 14 cm, width 18 cm, depth 12 cm. NOTE: This item has been assigned an ivory exemption certificate number SV6ZFP8S. (see illustration).

Sold for £380

A 19th century tortoiseshell and ivory tea caddy, with two interior compartments and raised on short wooden feet. Height 12 cm, width 17 cm, depth 10 cm. NOTE: This item has been assigned an ivory exemption certificate number W74TE3R3.

Sold for £350

A 19th tortoiseshell and ivory strung octagonal tea caddy, with two interior lidded compartments and raised on short ball silver plated feet. Height including carrying finial 13.5 cm, width 13.5 cm, depth 9 cm. NOTE: This item has been assigned an ivory exemption certificate number NSEM5XK1.

Sold for £350

A German 300 day perpetual motion clock under dome. Overall height 29 cm.

Sold for £38

A Georgian mahogany tea caddy, with letter from The Marquis of Anglesey to George Octavius Hurst, with brass handle and feet. Height 14 cm, width 20.5 cm, depth 15 cm.

Sold for £48

An Ekco Sectric electric mantle clock. width 15.5 cm, together with a late Victorian two train spring driven walnut cased mantel clock with circular dial with Arabic numerals. Height 44 cm.

Estimated: £40 - £60

A 19th century shell inlaid boxwood and ebony strung box. Width 31 cm and another burr wood highly polished lidded box.

Sold for £55

An Edwardian mahogany cased barograph, by J Lizars Glasgow and Edinburgh. Width 36 cm.

Estimated: £100 - £150

An Edwardian walnut framed and giltwood mirror, with shell to foot. Height 58 cm, width 40 cm.

Sold for £150

A late 18th/early 19th century oak bible box, with wrought iron hinges and lock and carved initials T B.  Height 30 cm, width 61 cm, depth 38 cm.

Sold for £85

A pair of oak and brass bound planters, with lions mask handles. Height 27 cm, diameter 30 cm.

Estimated: £150 - £200

Burges triple fusee rosewood cased bracket clock, with pineapple finial above four brass finials with brass columns and stringing to case, the brass face with silvered chapter ring all raised on brass and wooden feet. Height 77 cm, width 42.5 cm, depth 26 cm (see illustration).

Estimated: £2000 - £2500

An early 20th century revolving cake stand, with centre carrying handle and low shelf.  Height 94 cm, width 48 cm.

Sold for £40

A Victorian walnut octagonal work table, with checkerboard top, faceted column and downswept legs terminating in pad feet.  Height 70 cm, width 42.5 cm.

Sold for £200

A late Georgian mahogany dome topped cupboard Canterbury, with interior divisions and raised on tapered legs of square section terminating in brass castors.  Height 55 cm, width 54 cm, depth 31 cm.

Sold for £120

A Regency style mahogany library step, three tread raised on turned front legs.  Height 78 cm, width 46 cm, depth 52 cm.

Sold for £110

An early 19th century mahogany secretaire bookcase, the top with detachable moulded cornice above a pair of glazed doors with adjustable shelves, the base fitted with a secretaire drawer (modelled as two drawers) with three further graduated drawers beneath.  Height 230 cm, width 129 cm, depth 57 cm.

Sold for £100

A fine quality Edwardian mahogany wardrobe, fitted with a series of cupboards drawers secret drawers mirrored doors enclosing hanging space and all raised on carved ogee moulded bracket feet.  Height 230 cm, width 206 cm, depth +/- 66 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £150

An Edwardian mahogany dressing table, with large mirror flanked by carved supports with drawers beneath, the base fitted with a series of drawers and secret drawers.  Height 185 cm, width 155 cm, depth 53 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £380

An Edwardian mahogany purdonium, with rear upstand with galvanised liner carved door and raised on claw and ball feet.  Height 82 cm, width 39 cm, depth 39 cm.

Sold for £75

A 19th century inlaid mahogany wardrobe, with detachable moulded cornice above a pair of panelled doors opening to hanging space and all raised on bracket feet.  Height 203 cm, width 108 cm, depth 54 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £140

An early 19th century oak mule chest, the top with moulded edge above a panelled front and fitted with two drawers with brass drop handles and raised on ogee moulded bracket feet.  Height 94 cm, width 148 cm, depth 57 cm.

Sold for £100

An early 19th century mahogany bowfronted chest of drawers, two short over three long drawers with brass drop handles with circular backplates with shaped apron beneath and raised on splayed bracket feet.  Height 107 cm, width 101 cm, depth 54 cm.

Sold for £90

An Edwardian display cabinet, with rear mirrored fretwork upstand, single door opening to shelves and raised on cabriole legs terminating in scroll feet.  Height 181 cm, width 64 cm, depth 43 cm.

Sold for £100

An antique oak small gate legged table, with turned supports and short turned feet.  Height 74.5 cm, width 93 cm, depth closed 33.5 cm, each flap adding a further 35 cm.

Estimated: £50 - £80

A George III mahogany demi lune turnover top tea table, with well figured frieze and raised on moulded legs of square tapering section.  Height 74 cm, width 91.5 cm, depth 45.5 cm.

Sold for £55

A late Victorian mahogany writing table, with tooled leatherette writing surface and rounded corners, fitted with two frieze drawers with wooden knob handles raised on turned tapered legs terminating in castors.  Height 78 cm, width 107 cm, depth 61 cm.

Sold for £70

An 18th century oak bible box, with slope front opening to three small drawers, the front being carved and initialled AS.  Height 29 cm, width 71 cm, depth 43.5 cm.

Sold for £95

A pair of Victorian mahogany five foot bed ends, each with arched top and turned side supports complete with side rails and bearers.

Sold for £80

A large 19th century inlaid mahogany dining table, comprising two D ends, centre drop leaf section and two additional leaves.  Height 72 cm, width 121.5 cm, each D end 61 cm, the centre section closed 50 cm, drop leaf adding a further 60 cm and the two additional leaves each adding a further 60 cm.  Overall length with all leaves and D ends 352 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £350

An Edwardian mahogany serpentine fronted chest of drawers with slide, the moulded edge above the slide and four long graduated drawers with brass drop handles flanked by canted angles and raised on canted bracket feet.  Height 91 cm, width 104 cm, depth 63 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £260

A set of four early 20th century oak dining chairs, two arm and two single, each with carved top rail, solid splat back, leather upholstered seats and raised on turned front legs.  Armchair height to top of back 102 cm, width across arms 52 cm.

Sold for £50

A pair of late 19th/early 20th century wing easy chairs, each raised on four carved cabriole legs terminating in paw feet.  Height 111 cm, width across arms 81 cm, seat depth 56 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £600

A late 19th/early 20th century mahogany wing settee, with scroll carved mahogany frame and raised on cabriole legs terminating in paw feet.  Height to top of back 113 cm, width across arms 140 cm, seat depth 52 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £300

A late 19th/early 20th century tub chair, with carved mahogany frame and raised on cabriole legs terminating in claw and ball feet.  Height to top of back 87 cm, width across arms 72 cm.

Sold for £140

A late 19th/early 20th century easy chair, with loose cover and raised on front short cabriole legs terminating in castors.  Height 97 cm, width across arms 80 cm.

Sold for £60

A pair of late 19th/early 20th century wing easy chairs in the Queen Anne style, upholstered in blue and beige fabric and raised on short front cabriole legs terminating in pad feet.  Height to top of back 112 cm, width across front at broadest part 76.5 cm, seat depth 53 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £320

A Victorian walnut ladies armchair, with cameo back being deep buttoned and with upholstered arms and stuffover seat and raised on carved cabriole legs terminating in castors.  Height to top of back 100 cm, width across arms 68 cm, seat depth 58 cm.

Sold for £65

A George II astronomical clock by Gandy of Cockermouth dated 1757, with two train striking movement and 14" dial with broad chapter ring with wavy minute band surrounded by an annual calendar and signs of the zodiac.  The arch is considerably more than a semi circle to accommodate the major part of a 24 hour chapter ring which is traversed by the sun and has moving shutters to show sunrise and sunset.  The outer edge of the ring is divided into degrees to indicate the suns amplitude and the inner edge has signs of the zodiac, Cancer through to Sagittarius, on each side.  The arched centre has the remaining signs of the zodiac surrounding a lunar and tidal dial.  All housed in a red walnut case raised on ogee moulded bracket feet, complete with weights and pendulum.   Height 7' 2 1/4".  NOTE:  This complicated clock has been entered for sale form a local estate and its existence in the Cockermouth area has been known by Mitchells for at least the last 40 years.  This is a very important and interesting clock boasting features that rarely appear outside of London. It exhibits great individuality in both design and construction equalling that of many of the principal London makers.  All the more remarkable is that it was made nearly 270 years ago.  The Gandy family were originally of Cockermouth and later Maryport.  The business was started by James Gandy I who was born circa 1700 and who died a pauper in Cockermouth in 1779.  James's eldest son Samuel (1726-1803) and his younger son also James (1730-1793) were the principal clock makers of this name.  This information gleaned from "The Clockmakers of Cumberland" by John B Penfold 1977. The clock is nationally known and is illustrated and discussed in "The Longcase Clock" by Tom Robinson published by The Antique Collectors Club first edition 1981.  The clock is illustrated on page 224, 304 and 306 in the 1981 edition and discussed on page 305 (see illustration).

Sold for £23000

A George II longcase clock by James Gandy Cockermouth, with marriage dial to John Skiner ad Rebekah Skiner and dated 1741, with two train striking movement and 12" arched dial, the walnut case with long crossbanded and boxwood and ebony strung door, complete with weights and pendulum.  Height 222 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £1500

A late Victorian Chesterfield settee, upholstered in blue and beige cell patterned material and raised on turned front legs terminating in castors.  Height 68 cm, width 182 cm, depth 88 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £200

A Victorian style inlaid walnut and burr wood cylindrical display case, with glass shelves.  Height 102 cm, top diameter 49 cm.

Sold for £550

An 18th century walnut chest on stand, with moulded cornice above a series of drawers with brass drop handles with shaped backplates, the base fitted with further drawers and all raised on bun feet.  Height 158 cm, width 99 cm, depth 52.5 cm.

Sold for £150

A George III style chest of drawers, four graduated drawers with brass drop handles with shaped backplates and lock escutcheons and raised on bracket feet.  Height 7.45 cm, width 63.5 cm, depth 42.5 cm.

Sold for £100

An antique oak side table, the top with moulded edge above a frieze drawer with brass drop handles and raised on turned legs with low stretchers and short feet.  Height 64 cm, width 80 cm, depth 60 cm.

Sold for £90

An early 19th century mahogany and rosewood crossbanded bowfronted chest of drawers, four long graduated drawers with brass drop handles with shell embossed oval backplates, with shaped apron beneath and raised on splayed bracket feet.  Height 87.5 cm, width 99 cm, depth 55 cm.

Sold for £240

A late Georgian mahogany side cabinet, with frieze drawer and pair of cupboard doors beneath with brass grilles and raised on turned front legs.  Height 96 cm, width 94 cm, depth 62.5 cm.

Sold for £50

A Victorian giltwood and gesso overmantle mirror, with rope twist pediment and moulded frame.  Height 118 cm, width 155 cm.

Sold for £240

An antique oak coffer, three panelled front with carved frieze and raised on tall scratch moulded stile legs.  Height 64 cm, width 118 cm, depth 43 cm.

Sold for £220

A George III style mahogany kneehole desk, with tooled red leather writing surface with kneehole drawer and four further drawers to either side and all raised on bracket feet.  Height 77 cm, width 120 cm, depth 64 cm.

Sold for £60

A set of four Victorian walnut occasional or dining chairs, each with carved show frames, wool work tapestry stuffover seats and raised on turned tapered fluted front legs.

Sold for £110

An oak lidded box, with carved panelled sides and raised on turned legs with block supports.  Height 40 cm, width 44.5 cm, depth 29 cm.

Sold for £60

A Chinese hardwood corner armchair, with bowed top rail carved and pierced splats and with solid seat.  Height to top of back 83 cm, width 57 cm.

Sold for £40

A fine quality Edwardian inlaid satinwood serpentine fronted wardrobe, with detachable moulded cornice above a central mirrored door enclosing trays and drawers and flanked on either side by a full length door enclosing hanging space and all raised on a plinth.  Height 213 cm, width 212 cm, depth 69 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £480

A fine quality Edwardian inlaid satinwood dressing table, with oval bevelled mirror set between a cupboard with drawer beneath, the base fitted with a series of drawers with brass handles and raised on tapered legs of square section.  Width 130 cm, depth 62 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £550

A fine quality Edwardian inlaid satinwood bedside cabinet, with rear upstand and serpentine fronted door opening to shelves and raised on tapered legs of square section terminating in spade feet.  Height 86 cm, width 41 cm, depth 37 cm.

Sold for £100

A fine quality Edwardian inlaid satinwood cupboard, with moulded edge above a frieze modelled as a drawer and with pair of panelled cupboard doors beneath and all raised on bracket feet.  Height 78 cm, width 72 cm, depth 51 cm.

Sold for £100

An Edwardian painted satinwood screen, with glazed upper section and painted portrait cameo, with wool work panel beneath.  Height 101 cm, width 44 cm.

Sold for £85

An Edwardian inlaid satinwood Hepplewhite style double chair backed salon settee, with outswept arms and stuffover serpentine fronted seat and raised on tapered legs of square section terminating in spade feet.  Height to top of back 96 cm, width across arms 110 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £220