fine art sale

25th March 2010

Lot 1174

A Victorian beech open armchair, together with four single chairs to match, with stuff over seats and raised on turned front legs.

Sold for £100

Lot 1175

A William IV mahogany armchair, with bowed top rail, the scroll arms and stuff over seat upholstered in brown rexine and raised on turned front legs.

Sold for £210

Lot 1176

A Victorian mahogany framed armchair, with deep buttoned back and padded arms, with spindled gallery beneath and stuff over seat upholstered in a diamond patterned material in beige and black and raised on turned front legs.

Sold for £300

Lot 1177

A Victorian mahogany upholstered armchair, with rollover back and exposed showframe, with padded arms and serpentine seat upholstered in a patterned material and raised on turned front legs terminating in brass and ceramic castors (see illustration).

Sold for £300

Lot 1178

A Victorian mahogany gentleman's armchair, with horseshoe shaped back deep buttoned and with padded arms and stuff over seat upholstered in a corded brown velvet type material, with foliate carved showframe with bowed front and raised on turned and lobed front legs terminating in castors (see illustration).

Sold for £280

Lot 1179

A bentwood armchair, by Jacob & Josef Kohn Austria.

Sold for £60

Lot 1180

A set of twelve oak church chairs, with bowed Gothic top rails, with moulded stiles, solid seats and raised on turned front legs (see illustration).

Sold for £700

Lot 1181

An 18th century oak settle, with two panelled back, with downswept arms to solid seat, with turned legs united by stretchers. Width 38 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £500

Lot 1182

A Victorian mahogany box stool, the rectangular top deep buttoned in brown rexine, with crossbanded frieze and raised on short feet. Width 20 ins.

Sold for £35

Lot 1183

A George III mahogany armchair, with pierced splat back, with shaped arms with scroll supports, with drop in seat, moulded front rail and raised on chamfered legs.

Sold for £140

Lot 1184

A Victorian upholstered chair, claret coloured velvet, raised on turned and stylised tulip carved satinwood front legs terminating in brass capped castors.

Sold for £520

Lot 1185

A set of six Victorian mahogany dining chairs, with bowed top rails set on shaped stiles, with stuff over seats and raised on turned front legs terminating in castors.

Sold for £230

Lot 1187

A mahogany cabinet, with arched hood above a pair of panelled doors with metal edging strip and brass lock escutcheons, with carrying handle to either side, opening to shelves, with moulding below and raised on four chamfered legs. Width 19.5 ins.

Sold for £85

Lot 1188

A George III red walnut bureau, with slope front with brass lock escutcheon opening to a well fitted interior with cupboard, drawers and pigeonholes in turn above one long frieze drawer with compartments above two short and two further long graduated drawers with brass drop handles and pierced backplates and raised on bracket feet. Width 36 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £1220

Lot 1190

An oak pulpit, hexagonal, with staircase and raised on turned supports with stretchers beneath.

Sold for £320

Lot 1191

A three piece Bergere lounge suite, with circular walnut veneered centre to each Bergere panel and raised on front cabriole legs terminating in claw and ball feet.

Sold for £100

Lot 1193

An Edwardian inlaid mahogany bijouterie table, rectangular with glazed top, fitted with a frieze drawer and raised on tapered legs of square section. Width 20 ins.

Sold for £380

Lot 1195

A Queen Anne walnut cabinet, in two sections, the top half with a moulded and cushioned cornice with drawer above a pair of panelled doors with brass lock escutcheons opening to an interior fitted with a series of drawers with ebonised handles, each drawer front being herringbone crossbanded, the base fitted with two short and two long graduated drawers with brass swans neck drop handles with engraved shaped backplates and similar lock escutcheons, each drawer front being herringbone banded, with moulding below and raised on later bracket feet (see illustration).

Sold for £12200

Lot 1196

A late 19th century walnut centre table, a well figured veneered top being rosewood banded, boxwood and ebony strung and with moulded edge and rounded corners above a frieze fitted with one long drawer with circular bellflower moulded drop handles, with canted angles and raised on cabriole legs with bellflower and scroll metal mounts and sabot feet. Width 33 ins.

Sold for £420

Lot 1197

A Victorian walnut Loo table, oval, with well figured veneered top, moulded edge and recessed frieze, with snap action and supported by four turned and lobed columns, with four downswept legs terminating in scroll feet and castors. Width 48 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £440

Lot 1198

An Edwardian inlaid mahogany Pembroke table, oval, with satinwood crossbanded and boxwood strung edge, with recessed frieze and raised on four tapered legs of square section terminating in brass capped ceramic castors. Width 21 ins.

Sold for £90

Lot 1199

A Regency brass pole screen, with hanging tapestry screen, with triform moulded base raised on short paw feet.

Sold for £85

Lot 1200

A George III oak mule chest, the rectangular top hinging to an open interior, with three panelled front above two short drawers with brass drop handles and raised on stile feet. Width 55 ins.

Sold for £200

Lot 1201

A Regency mahogany worktable, the rectangular turnover top hinging to a green tooled leather interior sliding to reveal a compartment and with sliding bag beneath with pleated cloth cover, with pierced lyre shaped side supports and raised on short turned feet with recessed castors. Width 21 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £180

Lot 1202

A mahogany torchere, with octagonal top inlaid to the centre, with turned column and circular base raised on four short feet. Width 12.5 ins.

Sold for £45

Lot 1203

A pair of continental marble topped bedside cabinets, in the Louis Seize style, with variegated marble tops above an open shelf with panelled cupboard below, being boxwood strung and with veneered oval, with rounded corners with metal mounts and raised on short turned legs. Width 18 ins.

Sold for £440

Lot 1204

A George III country fruitwood press cupboard, with moulded cornice above a pair of panelled doors enclosing shelves, the base fitted with four drawers with wooden knob handles and cockbeading to each drawer front and raised on bracket feet. Width 52 ins.

Sold for £120

Lot 1205

A Victorian mahogany chiffonier, with oval mirror to the shaped back, with applied foliate scrolling mouldings to the serpentine top and with pair of arched panelled cupboard doors beneath enclosing shelves flanked by scroll corbals, with plinth base and raised on turned feet. Width 48 ins.

Sold for £200

Lot 1206

An Edwardian inlaid mahogany drawing room suite, comprising settee, two armchairs and four single chairs, the settee with exposed moulded showframe inlaid in boxwood and with penwork and scrollwork to the back, upholstered in a vase and floral material in beige and orange, with serpentine front rail raised on short cabriole legs.

Sold for £280

Lot 1207

A George I oak coffer, rectangular, with moulded edge above a frieze inscribed "S.S." and dated "1722", with three panels beneath and two drawers with later brass handles and raised on stile feet. Width 47 ins.

Sold for £280

Lot 1208

An Edwardian inlaid mahogany display cabinet, with rear upstand to the rectangular top with moulded edge, with boxwood strung frieze beneath, with glazed door with wooden astragals enclosing glazed shelves and a cloth lined back, raised on tapered legs of square section terminating in spade feet. Width 22 .5 ins.

Sold for £200

Lot 1209

An oak fire surround, with inverted breakfront mantel above a carved tablet flanked on either side by bellflower swags above the aperture, flanked by fluted half round columns with doric capitals. Width 65 ins.

Sold for £700

Lot 1210

A Victorian rosewood worktable, the octagonal top hinging to a fitted interior, with shallow frieze with applied scrolling mouldings and drop finials, with faceted column beneath with shaped supports and raised on four downswept legs terminating in scroll feet. Width 18.5 ins.

Sold for £180

Lot 1211

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.

Sold for £40

Lot 1212

A George III mahogany chest of drawers, the rectangular top crossbanded and with two short and three long graduated drawers with wooden knob handles, bone lock escutcheons and cockbeading to each drawer front, raised on bracket feet. Width 42.5 ins.

Sold for £230

Lot 1213

An Edwardian satinwood jardiniere stand, cylindrical, crossbanded and with lion mask carrying handles to either side, raised on four tapered legs of square section united by a raised centre shelf. Diameter 13.5 ins.

Sold for £170

Lot 1214

A late Victorian walnut washstand, with scroll pediment to the rectangular back with variegated marble panel to the marble top and frieze modelled as one long drawer, with turned legs beneath united by a raised centre shelf. Width 42 ins.

Sold for £130

Lot 1215

An Edwardian inlaid mahogany display case, with moulded cornice above a satinwood banded, boxwood and ebony strung frieze, with glazed door beneath with wooden astragals enclosing cloth lined shelves, with further cupboard beneath with fall front, the whole raised on tapered legs of square section terminating in spade feet. Width 30 ins.

Sold for £140

Lot 1216

A late Victorian ebonised games table, being bone strung, the top hinging to a green baize lined playing surface and with counter wells and swivelling to an interior compartment, the frieze being bone strung, the whole raised on turned tapered fluted legs terminating in castors. Width 40 ins.

Sold for £50

Lot 1217

A George III mahogany tallboy, in two sections, the top half with a moulded cornice with Greek key inlay above three short and three long graduated drawers with brass drop handles with shaped backplates and moulded drawer fronts, flanked by canted angles, the base with three further drawers, the whole raised on bracket feet. Width 40 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £410

Lot 1218

An Edwardian mahogany turnover top card table, with satinwood crossbanded, boxwood and ebony strung edge, with green baize lined playing surface with tooled leather surround, with recessed boxwood strung frieze and raised on four tapered legs of square section terminating in spade feet and brass castors. Width 29.5 ins.

Sold for £240

Lot 1219

A fine George III oak housekeepers cupboard, with moulded cornice above a series of five panelled doors enclosing shelves and with bone lock escutcheons, the base fitted with a series of drawers and cupboards each with ivory lock escutcheons and wooden knob handles with cockbeading to each drawer front, flanked by cluster columns with moulding below and raised on short turned legs. Width 79.5 ins, depth 23 ins, height 90 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £7500

Lot 1220

A large gilt framed overmantle mirror, in the rococo style, with shell and scroll moulded frame, gilt painted and gesso. Width 72 ins, height 42 ins.

Sold for £380

Lot 1221

A George III mahogany drop leaf dining table, with rectangular flaps and raised on tapered legs of square section. Width 42 ins, length extended 66 ins.

Sold for £130

Lot 1222

A Victorian walnut stretcher table, with well figured top with serpentine edge above a recessed frieze and with turned and foliate carved end supports united by a centre foliate carved stretcher and with downswept legs terminating in scroll feet and castors. Width 48 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £460

Lot 1223

A good Victorian mahogany wardrobe, in three sections, with detachable moulded breakfront cornice, with crossbanded frieze above a central full length mirrored door with applied foliate mouldings opening to an interior fitted with a series of pullout trays and three graduated drawers with recessed brass drop handles and flanked on either side by a further full length panelled cupboard door with applied foliate scrolling mouldings and flanked to the left and right by a figural corbal and with plinth base below. Width 82 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £850

Lot 1224

A George III oak chest of drawers, of good colour, the rectangular top with moulded edge above two short and three long graduated drawers with brass swans neck drop handles and cockbeading to each drawer front, with moulding below and raised on bracket feet. Width 37.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £660

Lot 1225

A Regency mahogany whatnot stand, the rectangular top with three-quarter gallery with two open shelves beneath with spindled gallery between and fitted with two frieze drawers with ebony stringing in a geometric manner and with brass knob handles with shaped backplates, with further open shelf beneath and raised on four brass capped brass castors. Width 24 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £640

Lot 1229

A George III oak and mahogany crossbanded standing corner cupboard, with moulded cornice above a crossbanded frieze and pair of panelled cupboard doors enclosing painted shaped shelves, the base with further pair of panelled cupboard doors, with moulding below and raised on bracket feet. Width 46 ins.

Sold for £540

Lot 1231

An inlaid mahogany oval bijouterie table, with glazed top and sides, raised on legs of square section united by stretchers. Width 23 ins.

Sold for £180

Lot 1232

A George III mahogany gentleman's press, with moulded cornice above a blind fretwork carved frieze, with pair of panelled cupboard doors below flanked by fluted pilasters, the base fitted with three long drawers with brass drop handles and oval backplates and with cockbeading to each drawer front, with moulding below and raised on shaped bracket feet. Width 46 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £880

Lot 1234

A Victorian mahogany pole screen, the rectangular screen with cushioned frame and woolwork tapestry of dog in garden, with turned column and three downswept legs terminating in scroll feet.

Sold for £310

Lot 1235

A late 19th/early 20th century box settle, of small proportions, with foliate carved pediment above three scroll and foliate carved panels, with downswept arms and turned supports, with box seat and carved panelled front raised on short turned legs. Width 32 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £520

Lot 1236

An oak cupboard on chest, the top half fitted with a moulded cornice above a pair of panelled cupboard doors above a 17th century oak chest of four long graduated drawers with brass drop handles, shaped backplates and cushioned drawer fronts, with moulding below and raised on bun feet.

Sold for £380

Lot 1237

A 19th century mahogany occasional table, with rectangular tray top, with turned column and three downswept legs.

Sold for £65

Lot 1238

A late George III mahogany bookcase top, with dentil cornice above a boxwood strung urn cover and swag inlaid frieze, with pair of glazed doors beneath with wooden astragals enclosing shelves, the matched base being bow fronted with oval fan medallion, with moulded edge and fitted with three frieze drawers with brass drop handles with urn and cover embossed oval backplates and raised on legs of angled section. Width 49 ins.

Sold for £80

Lot 1239

A late Victorian/Edwardian walnut two tier Sutherland table, each tier with drop flap, with canted angles, with turned supports, the lower tier with splayed feet. Width 24 ins.

Sold for £90

Lot 1240

An Edwardian inlaid mahogany settee, with chair to match, the settee with moulded showframe, being boxwood and ebony strung, the back and seat upholstered in yellow Regency stripe material, with serpentine front rail and raised on tapered legs of square section terminating in spade feet. Width 48 ins, with chair to match (see illustration).

Sold for £170

Lot 1241

A late Victorian mirror back sideboard, in two sections, having a moulded cornice supported by simple turned columns with bevelled mirror behind, the base fitted with two drawers above a pair of panelled cupboard doors with brass drop handles, moulding below and raised on short feet. Width 60 ins.

Sold for £170

Lot 1242

A George IV rosewood pedestal plant table, in the manner of Gillows, with lift out centre to the rectangular tray top, fitted for holding a jardiniere and raised on a turned and stylised tulip carved column with quatreform base and short bun feet. Width 19.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £320

Lot 1243

An oriental lacquered eight fold screen, last quarter 20th century, decorated with leaves and flowers. Length 64 ins.

Sold for £190

Lot 1244

A George III turnover top games table, of shaped outline with counter wells, the interior fitted with a drawer to the frieze and raised on cabriole legs terminating in pad feet. Width 33 ins.

Sold for £260

Lot 1245

A George III mahogany bureau, the slope front with brass lock escutcheon opening to a well fitted interior and with four long graduated drawers to the frieze with brass drop handles, moulded drawer fronts and lock escutcheons, raised on bracket feet. Width 36 ins.

Sold for £400

Lot 1246

A Regency sofa table, principally rosewood with satinwood crossbanding and with rounded flaps fitted with a frieze drawer with brass knob handles flanked by brass embellishments and raised on turned boxwood strung supports and with four downswept legs terminating in brass capped castors. Width 35 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £4800

Lot 1247

A mahogany cabinet, with tray top above a pair of panelled doors with drawer beneath with brass knob handles and raised on tapered legs of square section. Width 26 ins.

Sold for £130

Lot 1248

A George III oak four panelled settle, with downswept scroll arms with turned supports and solid seat and raised on front cabriole legs terminating in pad feet. Width 73 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £900

Lot 1249

A Victorian mahogany chiffonier, with applied scrolling moulding to the rear upstand, with serpentine shelf with turned supports and panelled back above the base, with rectangular top and single frieze drawer above a pair of panelled cupboard doors with plinth below. Width 36 ins.

Sold for £170

Lot 1250

A Victorian mahogany Duchess dressing table, with arched mirror with scroll supports with drawer beneath, the rectangular top with moulded edge and rounded corners, with one frieze drawer with wooden knob handles and raised on turned legs united by a raised shelf. Width 42 ins.

Sold for £130

Lot 1251

A fine Victorian walnut cabinet, the inverted breakfront inlaid with bellflower and the top crossbanded and boxwood strung, with rear mirror and with pair of panelled cupboard doors to the centre, glazed and enclosing adjustable shelves, flanked on either side by further panelled cupboard door and Florentine marquetry and with corbals and flat pilasters between, with plinth base below. Width 75 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £4200

Lot 1252

A Victorian centre or window table, in plum pudding mahogany, kidney shaped and with recessed frieze, raised on turned carved and faceted supports, with bobbin turned stretcher and downswept legs terminating in scroll feet and ceramic castors. Width 42 ins.

Sold for £190

Lot 1254

An oak coffer, 18th century, three panel top and carved frieze with three panels to front and raised on stile feet. Width 41 ins.

Sold for £260

Lot 1256

A 19th century mahogany chest of drawers, bow fronted with crossbanded edge above four long graduated drawers with brass drop handles and circular backplates, with cockbeading to each drawer front and raised on turned feet. Width 37 ins.

Sold for £280

Lot 1259

An Edwardian mahogany occasional table, the rectangular top with moulded edge supported by a recessed frieze and raised on four turned tapered reeded legs united by a raised centre shelf. Width 26 ins.

Sold for £40

Lot 1261

A George III mahogany tripod occasional table, the circular top with moulded edge, with snap action and supported by a turned column with three downswept legs terminating in pad feet. Diameter 24 ins.

Sold for £90

Lot 1262

An early 19th century mahogany Pembroke table, with moulded edge, each flap with rounded corners and with recessed frieze, fitted with an end drawer with wooden knob handle and cockbeading to the drawer front and with opposing dummy drawer, raised on turned tapered legs. Width 35 ins.

Sold for £80

Lot 1263

A Victorian mahogany chest of drawers, having two short crossbanded drawers with wooden knob handles and cockbeading above three further long graduated drawers, with moulding below and raised on bracket feet. Width 49 ins.

Sold for £180

Lot 1264

A William IV mahogany occasional table, with well figured top with rounded corners supported by a faceted column with quatreform base and raised on short bun feet. Width 20 ins.

Sold for £55

Lot 1265

A Regency mahogany gentleman's linen press, with moulded cornice above a crossbanded frieze in turn above a pair of well figured panelled doors enclosing a shelf and series of pullout trays, the base fitted with two short and three long graduated drawers with wooden knob handles and cockbeading to each drawer front, with moulding below and raised on short turned legs. Width 50 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £1200

Lot 1266

A Victorian mahogany chiffonier, with scroll pediment above two open shelves with scroll and turned supports between, the base fitted with one long drawer above a pair of panelled cupboard doors with plinth below. Width 50 ins.

Sold for £130

Lot 1267

A Victorian mahogany pedestal chest, the rectangular top with moulded edge and rounded corners above a crossbanded frieze, with two long drawers beneath with wooden knob handles and moulding to each drawer front and raised on short bun feet. Width 22.5 ins.

Sold for £280

Lot 1268

A William & Mary style chest on stand, 19th century, of good colour and patination, the moulded cornice above three short and three long graduated drawers with brass drop handles with engraved shaped backplates, herringbone crossbanding and cockbeading to each drawer front, the base fitted with three drawers, with shaped apron beneath and raised on a stand with cup and cover turnings, with low shaped stretcher and short bun feet. Width 40 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £2600

Lot 1269

A George III mahogany bow fronted hanging corner cupboard, the well figured doors opening to shelves and spice drawers, with moulding to head and foot. Width 31 ins.

Sold for £360

Lot 1270

An oak corner cupboard, dated 1697, with Westmorland scrolls to left and right of initials and date, with panelled cupboard door beneath. Width 39 ins.

Sold for £160

Lot 1272

A George III oak hanging corner cupboard, of small proportions, with centre panel to the rectangular door with brass lock escutcheon and knob handle flanked by canted angles and opening to fitted shaped shelves. Width 17 ins.

Sold for £170

Lot 1274

A set of double sided library bookshelves, of waterfall type, black painted with gilt highlights, with brass swans neck carrying handle to either side and raised on bracket feet. Width 23 ins.

Sold for £260

Lot 1275

A George III oak bureau bookcase, in two sections, the top half with a moulded cornice above a pair of panelled doors with brass lock escutcheons enclosing adjustable shelves, the base with sloped front and fitted interior above four long graduated drawers with brass drop handles with pierced backplates, with moulding below and raised on bracket feet. Width 39 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £680

Lot 1276

An Edwardian mahogany shaped occasional table, with moulded edge and recessed frieze, raised on turned legs united by a series of turned stretchers with centre boss. Width 33 ins.

Sold for £70

Lot 1277

A mahogany veneered display case, probably Waring & Gillow, with arched stepped pediment above a pair of glazed and panelled doors with ogee moulded scrolling astragals enclosing cloth lined shelves, with shaped apron beneath and raised on short cabriole legs. Width 47 ins.

Sold for £150

Lot 1278

A 19th century mahogany bedside cabinet, with inverted breakfront above a panelled door, well figured and being boxwood and ebony strung, raised on turned tapered legs. Width 16 ins.

Sold for £50

Lot 1279

A Regency mahogany chest of drawers, the rectangular top with moulded edge above four long graduated drawers each with wooden knob handles and cockbeading to each drawer front, the top drawer compartmentalised, the whole raised on four short turned legs. Width 37 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £600

Lot 1280

A Victorian mahogany turnover top tea table, with rounded corners and canted angles and raised on four turned tapered legs. Width 36 ins.

Sold for £20

Lot 1284

A 17th century oak chest of drawers, the rectangular top with applied moulded edge above four long graduated drawers with cushion drawer fronts, brass drop handles with petal shaped backplates and ornate cast brass putto lock escutcheons, with moulding below and raised on bracket feet. Width 38 ins.

Sold for £650

Lot 1285

A Regency/William IV mahogany worktable, the top with centre circular panel hinging to an interior fitted with a series of inlaid rosewood lidded compartments and with beaded edge to the serpentine front, raised on a turned column with three downswept legs terminating in short feet. Width 19.5 ins.

Sold for £330

Lot 1286

A Victorian mahogany extending dining table, with wind out action, each end with rounded corners and moulded edge and with two leaves, raised on four turned tapered fluted legs terminating in castors. Length extended 90 ins, width 47.5 ins.

Sold for £380

Lot 1287

An 18th century oak three panelled coffer, with knulled frieze and raised on stile feet. Width 48 ins.

Sold for £330

Lot 1288

A Victorian mahogany washstand, with shaped gallery to the rectangular top with plate glass and moulded edge above a single frieze drawer, raised on turned legs united by a raised shaped shelf. Width 45 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £270

Lot 1290

A Victorian mahogany cupboard, by Jenks & Wood, the rectangular top with moulded edge and rounded corners above a single panelled door enclosing shelves and with plinth base. Width 25 ins.

Sold for £100

Lot 1291

A Victorian chest of drawers, the rectangular top with moulded edge above four long graduated drawers with wooden knob handles and cockbeading to each drawer front, with moulding below and raised on turned feet. Width 47 ins.

Sold for £150

Lot 1292

A mahogany corner cabinet, with Gothic inspired astragals to the glazed door flanked by canted angles and with moulding below. Width 30 ins.

Sold for £280

Lot 1293

A George III mahogany chest of drawers, the rectangular top with crossbanded edge above two short and three long graduated drawers with wooden knob handles and cockbeading to each drawer front and raised on bracket feet. Width 36 ins.

Sold for £220