fine art sale

9th September 2010

Lot 889

An Edwardian mahogany envelope card table, fitted with a frieze drawer with brass drop handles with rectangular backplates, raised on tapered legs of square section united by shaped stretchers and with ceramic castors. Width 22 ins.

Sold for £80

Lot 890

A George III mahogany secretaire chest of drawers, the secretaire drawer with well fitted interior above three further graduated drawers with wooden knob handles, cockbeading to each drawer front and boxwood and ebony stringing, the whole raised on bracket feet. Width 41 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £200

Lot 891

A Regency/William IV mahogany pedestal sideboard, with centre rear foliate and scroll carved upstand to centre section fitted with one long drawer well figured and with beaded drawer front, flanked on either side by a pedestal with drawer above cupboard and with cellarette drawer to right hand side, the whole raised on a plinth base. Width 61 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 892

A William IV mahogany snap top occasional table, the rectangular top with rounded corners with snap action supported by a faceted column with quatreform base raised on four scroll carved feet terminating in castors. Width 35 ins.

Sold for £80

Lot 893

An Edwardian mahogany kneehole desk or dressing table, with drop flap to ether side, fitted with two frieze drawers above a kneehole recess and further short drawer with brass drop handles with octagonal backplates and raised on tapered legs of square section terminating in spade feet. Width 42 ins.

Sold for £60

Lot 894

A Regency mahogany bow fronted chest of drawers, with crossbanded ebony strung and inlaid frieze above two short and three long graduated drawers with wooden knob handles and cockbeading to each drawer front, flanked by flat pilasters with ebony inlay and raised on scroll carved paw and ball feet. Width 42 ins.

Sold for £300

Lot 895

An Edwardian mahogany envelope card table, square, with baize lined and gilt tooled leather playing surface, frieze drawer with brass handles and raised on cabriole legs united by a low shelf. Width 22 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 896

A Victorian oak extending dining table with two leaves, with wind out action, the rectangular top with moulded edge and canted angles supported by four turned legs terminating in castors. Length extended 94 ins, width 45 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 897

A Victorian mahogany Scotch chest of drawers, with inverted breakfront above a frieze drawer and deep serpentine drawer with three further graduated drawers beneath with wooden knob handles, flanked on either side by foliate corbals and raised on a plinth base. Width 49 ins.

Sold for £90

Lot 898

A 19th century oak and mahogany crossbanded hanging corner cupboard, with swans neck pediment and rectangular crossbanded door enclosing shelves and flanked by canted angles. Width 31 ins.

Sold for £100

Lot 899

A Burmese camphorwood bedding box, carved with figures, junks and pagodas. Length 37 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 900

A continental oak court cupboard, in two sections, the top half with a moulded cornice above an intricately foliate and scroll carved frieze in turn above a pair of recessed cushioned panelled cupboard doors carved to the centres and flanked by fluted and gun barrel turned pilasters and fluted pillars with Doric capitals, the base being double breakfront with pair of panelled cupboard doors enclosing shelves and flanked by fluted columns and fitted beneath with two drawers with iron loop handles all flanked by lion masks, with moulding below and raised on short bun feet. Width 60 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £350

Lot 901

A good Burroughes & Watts oak full size snooker table, bearing plaque "Burroughes & Watts Limited, Patent "Eureka" Steel Block Vacuum Cushion, Soho Square, London", complete with light canopy, set of Aramith Tournament Championship balls, various cues and accessories. The table is golden oak and has come straight from use in a private residence and is in generally very good order (see illustration).

Not Sold

Lot 902

An Edwardian inlaid mahogany cylinder ladies desk, with rear upstand, being ebony strung with rectangular top and moulded edge above a cylinder front with pullout writing surface and fitted interior and fitted with two frieze drawers with brass drop handles with circular backplates, with corner spandrels and raised on tapered legs of square section terminating in brass capped ceramic castors. Width 30 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £270

Lot 903

A George III mahogany turnover top tea table, the rectangular top with moulded edge and rounded corners supported by a recessed frieze being boxwood strung and raised on tapered legs of square section also boxwood strung and terminating in spade feet. Width 36 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £200

Lot 904

A George III oak and mahogany crossbanded housekeeper's cupboard, with moulded dentil cornice above a mahogany crossbanded frieze with centre shell medallion, above a series of cupboard doors and drawers enclosing shelves, the base fitted with three short dummy drawers above two longer drawers each with brass drop handles with oval backplates, with moulding below and raised on bracket feet. Width 70 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £900

Lot 905

A George III mahogany tripod table, with octagonal top and associated fretwork gallery, with snap action and raised on a turned and stiff leaf carved column with three foliate and bellflower carved downswept legs terminating in claw feet. Width 28.5 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 906

A Victorian mahogany Scotch chest of drawers, with inverted breakfront above one long serpentine drawer with three short and three long graduated drawers beneath, the lower drawers with wooden knob handles, flanked by twist columns and raised on turned feet. Width 50 ins.

Sold for £160

Lot 907

A late Victorian walnut wardrobe, with moulded dentil cornice above a centre rectangular panel with upper shield, flanked on either side by a full length mirrored door and raised on a plinth base. Width 66 ins.

Sold for £80

Lot 908

A Victorian mahogany Pembroke table, fitted with a frieze drawer with wooden knob handles and cockbeading to the drawer front and raised on four tapered and turned legs of octagonal section. Width 42 ins.

Sold for £50

Lot 909

An oak kneehole desk, with brown tooled leather writing surface with moulded edge above a kneehole drawer flanked on either side by three further graduated drawers with brass drop handles, with moulding below and raised on bracket feet. Width 48 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 910

A Victorian mahogany "tree" hall stand, with four branches and centre mirror, with lidded compartment with pierced support, with drip tray and plinth base. Width 26 ins.

Sold for £280

Lot 911

A continental oak occasional table, with serpentine moulded edge above two frieze drawers with rounded corners and raised on foliate carved cabriole legs terminating in paw and ball feet. Width 15 ins.

Sold for £180

Lot 912

A quartetto of Edwardian mahogany tables, each rectangular top with shallow beaded moulding and moulded edge supported by tapered legs of square section with low stretchers. Width 24 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £100

Lot 913

A 19th century (possibly George III) mahogany framed couch, later upholstered in a green and beige floral patterned material and raised on tapered legs of square section terminating in brass capped and ceramic castors. Length 77 ins.

Sold for £260

Lot 914

A Victorian walnut chest of drawers, the well figured top with moulded edge and rounded corners above one long drawer, with fall front opening to four pullout trays and with three further graduated drawers beneath with wooden knob handles, with plinth base. Width 50 ins.

Sold for £190

Lot 915

A Victorian mahogany chiffonier, with fruit and foliate carved moulding to the shaped frame with scroll supports, the rectangular top with crossbanded edge above a frieze drawer and pair of well figured panelled cupboard doors with applied arched moulding enclosing shelves and with plinth base. Width 50 ins.

Sold for £140

Lot 915A

A Lancashire chest.

Sold for £650

Lot 916

A Regency mahogany corner washstand, with rear splash back and fitted for a basin and accessories, with drawer beneath the lower shelf and raised on hipped front legs and fitted with an early 19th century blue and white transfer printed bowl.

Sold for £60

Lot 917

A late Victorian pine oak and walnut bedside cabinet, with rear pediment and moulded edge above a single panelled door enclosing shelves, with plinth base raised on castors. Width 15.5 ins.

Sold for £50

Lot 918

A mahogany reproduction serpentine fronted side table, being boxwood strung and crossbanded, with two frieze drawers and raised on tapered moulded legs of square section terminating in spade feet. Width 36 ins.

Sold for £110

Lot 919

A Victorian mahogany Duchess dressing table, with shaped mirror above a lift up centre compartment, flanked on either side by three short drawers with brass drop handles, with serpentine front and central drawer, raised on turned fluted and lobed supports united by a low shelf. Width 48 ins.

Sold for £110

Lot 920

A Victorian pine cupboard, the rectangular top with moulded edge above a fall front with metal lined interior, with further panelled cupboard door beneath with interesting metal lock, flanked by tongue and grooved panels and raised on sledge feet. Width 49 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 921

A George III oak and mahogany longcase clock by Brownbill Leeds, with steeple and ball brass finial between a swans neck pediment with punched brass terminals in turn above the arched glazed door being crossbanded and flanked by fluted columns enclosing the painted dial with girl and cat to arch and with Roman numerals with subsidiary Arabic numerals and seconds and date dials to centre and eight-day striking movement above the shaped trunk door flanked by fluted quarter column corners and with conforming base raised on bracket feet. Height excluding finial 94 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £1200

Lot 922

A good Burroughes & Watts oak snooker ball cabinet, rectangular, with fall front, glazed and enclosing a set of balls and chalk. Length 37 ins (see illustration).

Not Sold

Lot 923

A good Victorian mahogany wardrobe, with detachable moulded cornice above a pair of arched panelled doors enclosing a series of oak lined pullout trays and fitted with a series of two short and two long graduated drawers beneath with ebonised knob handles and cockbeading to each drawer front, flanked on either side by a full length arched panelled door enclosing hanging space and with plinth base below. Width 96 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £880

Lot 924

A George III oak drop leaf gate legged dining table, oval, with single frieze drawer with brass drop handle, raised on turned legs united by stretchers and raised on stile feet. Width 52.5 ins, length 63 ins (see illustration).

Not Sold

Lot 925

A Victorian walnut corner whatnot stand, with fretwork gallery and turned finials, with three open shelves and panelled cupboard beneath and raised on short turned legs. Width 25 ins (see illustration).

Not Sold

Lot 926

A George III mahogany bureau, with slope front above three short and three long graduated drawers with brass drop handles and cockbeading to each drawer front, with moulding below and raised on ogee bracket feet. Width 48 ins.

Sold for £200

Lot 927

A William IV mahogany sideboard, with centre section fitted with a drawer and flanked on either side by a pedestal with rear gadrooned upstand and fitted with a single drawer above a panelled cupboard door with rope twist and reeded pillars, raised on short gadrooned feet. Width 88 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £260

Lot 928

A revolving snooker cue stand, second half 20th century, the centre column and three further supporting columns to circular base raised on short feet.

Not Sold

Lot 929

An Art Deco walnut veneered bedroom suite.

Not Sold

Lot 930

A Whytock & Reid Edinburgh ancelum wood and laburnum etagere, designed by Robert Lorimer and with single frieze drawer above a series of three open shelves and raised on short cabriole type legs. Width 20 ins.

Sold for £660

Lot 931

A late 19th century oak candle stand, the circular top supported by a turned column with three downswept legs. Diameter 10 ins.

Sold for £35

Lot 932

A Victorian mahogany whatnot stand, four graduated tiers, with drawer to base and raised on short turned feet. Width 27 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 933

A late Victorian walnut dressing stand, the rectangular mirror set between turned supports with shelf below and drawer, with recessed aperture, cupboard and lower shelf. Width 17.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £260

Lot 934

A late Victorian mahogany mirror backed sideboard, in two sections, the top half with an arched moulded frame foliate carved surrounding the bevelled mirror with shelf below, the base with moulded edge above two drawers and pair of panelled cupboard doors each with brass handles and raised on stile feet. Width 60 ins.

Sold for £70

Lot 935

A George III mahogany drop leaf dining table, rectangular and raised on six legs of moulded square section. Width 45 ins, length extended 60 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 935A

A bookcase on cupboard.

Sold for £780

Lot 936

A 19th century oak tripod occasional table, with circular top, turned column and three downswept legs terminating in pad feet. Diameter 25 ins.

Sold for £38

Lot 937

A George III oak and mahogany crossbanded longcase clock, with swans neck pediment with eagle and ball finial between above a moulded cornice and crossbanded frieze in turn above the glazed door enclosing the 12 inch square brass dial with mask and foliate spandrels, silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals, subsidiary date and seconds dials by Joyce of Ruthin and with eight-day striking movement flanked by fluted column corners, with shaped trunk door crossbanded in mahogany also flanked by fluted quarter column corners and with conforming base. Height excluding finial 85 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £1000

Lot 938

A Victorian oak gate leg dining table, oval, fitted with a frieze drawer to either end with brass drop handles and raised on turned supports united by stretchers, with further short turned supports united by stretchers with short turned feet beneath. Width 47 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 939

An early 19th century mahogany linen press, with moulded cornice above a pair of panelled doors enclosing pullout trays, the base fitted with two short and two long graduated drawers with brass drop handles with oval backplates and cockbeading to each drawer front, with shaped apron beneath and raised on bracket feet. Width 48 ins.

Sold for £160

Lot 940

An early 19th century mahogany chest of drawers, with crossbanded moulded edge above three shallow, two short and three long graduated drawers with brass and wooden knob handles respectively and with cockbeading to each drawer front, with moulding below and raised on turned legs. Width 49 ins.

Sold for £320

Lot 941

A Victorian walnut sideboard, with shaped pediment above a rectangular bevelled mirror back, with reeded column supports, shelf, and carved panel beneath, the base fitted with two drawers above a pair of scroll carved panelled cupboard doors, with moulding below raised on stile feet. Width 54 ins.

Sold for £150

Lot 942

A William IV rosewood crossbanded breakfast table, the circular top with crossbanded edge and recessed frieze and supported by a faceted column with triform base raised on scroll feet and castors. Diameter 54 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £580

Lot 943

A Victorian mahogany hall stand, of rail form with shaped side supports and apertures for sticks, with drip tray beneath. Width 54 ins.

Sold for £460

Lot 944

A Regency mahogany corner washstand, with frieze drawer flanked on either side by a dummy drawer, with shaped shelf below and raised on splayed feet. Width 28.5 ins.

Sold for £180

Lot 945

A regency mahogany Pembroke table, each flap with rounded corners and moulded edge, with frieze drawer with wooden knob handle and cockbeading and with opposing dummy drawer and raised on turned tapered legs. Width 28 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £155

Lot 946

A Victorian mahogany pot cupboard, the marble top with fluted cylinder, single door and faceted base. Diameter 15.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £190

Lot 947

A Victorian mahogany occasional table, the rectangular top with canted corners supported by a turned column with three downswept legs. Width 21.5 ins.

Sold for £40

Lot 948

An Arts & Crafts fireplace, comprising wrought iron fire basket with integral fire dogs supporting a planished brass canopy with stylised Art Nouveau inspired motifs and with wrought iron bracket supports and complete with demi lune kerb. Height 96 ins, internal width of kerb 55 ins (see illustration).

Not Sold

Lot 949

A George III oak and fruitwood crossbanded longcase clock, with swans neck pediment with punched brass terminals with equestrian emblems above the glazed door enclosing the 12.25 inch square brass dial and eight-day striking movement by Hampson, Wrexham, with Roman numerals and subsidiary Arabic numerals and spandrels emblematic of the four seasons, with date aperture and subsidiary seconds dial, flanked by simple turned columns above a long arched crossbanded trunk door flanked by quarter column corners and with conforming base. Height 89 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £1000

Lot 950

A George III cast iron fire place, with raised grate, with shelf to either side and scroll moulded back and with matched fire front. Width 32 ins.

Sold for £65

Lot 951

A George III mahogany bureau, the rectangular flap with moulded crossbanded and boxwood strung edge opening to a well fitted interior with drawers, cupboards and pigeonholes, the centre cupboard inlaid with Prince of Wales plume, with two short and three long graduated drawers with cockbeading to each drawer front and raised on ogee bracket feet. Width 46.5 ins.

Sold for £340

Lot 952

A George III mahogany commode, in the manner of Gillows, with rear shelf, downswept arm supports and rectangular panelled front, raised on legs of rectangular section. Width 29.5 ins.

Sold for £190

Lot 953

A George III mahogany drop leaf dining table, with rectangular flaps, with gate action and supported by six tapered moulded legs of square section. Width 54 ins, length extended 58 ins.

Sold for £80

Lot 954

A George III mahogany chest of drawers, the rectangular top with moulded edge above four long graduated drawers with brass swans neck drop handles and cockbeading to each drawer front, with moulding below and raised on bracket feet. Width 41 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 955

An Edwardian inlaid mahogany five tier open bookshelf, with boxwood stringing and geometric inlay and raised on shaped feet. Width 16 ins.

Sold for £210

Lot 956

An oak Arts & Crafts wall mounting cabinet, with inverted breakfront to arched recess with serpentine shelf flanked by simple columns with Doric capitals and with leaded glass door to either side enclosing shelves. Width 72 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 957

A mahogany tripod wine table, the circular top with moulded edge supported by a turned column with three downswept legs. Diameter 13.5 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 958

A mahogany cake stand, with a single swivel tier with three plate supports and raised on cabriole legs terminating in pad feet.

Not Sold

Lot 959

A Victorian mahogany pedestal sideboard, with rear pediment being foliate and scroll carved, the rectangular top with crossbanded edge above a frieze with central drawer flanked on either side by a further drawer in turn above a panelled cupboard door with corbals to left and right and raised on a plinth base. Width 66 ins (see illustration).

Not Sold

Lot 960

A Victorian walnut veneered turnover top games table, rectangular, with moulded edge and rounded corners opening to a blue baize lined playing surface and raised on scroll supports united by a high stretcher and with four downswept scroll feet terminating in castors. Width 36 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £300

Lot 961

A George III mahogany secretaire bookcase, in two sections, the top half with moulded dentil cornice above a pair of glazed doors with wooden ogee moulded astragals, the base with moulded edge above one secretaire drawer with well fitted interior above three further graduated drawers each with brass drop handles with oval backplates and cockbeading to each drawer front, with shaped apron beneath and raised on bracket feet. Width 40 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 962

A mahogany Sutherland table, Edwardian, each flap with moulded edge and canted corners, supported by turned legs with centre stretcher. Width 24 ins.

Sold for £160

Lot 963

A nest of parquetry tables, circa 1930. Width 19.5 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 964

A late Victorian walnut display cabinet, the superstructure with turned finial and broken arch pediment above a series of shelves, mirrors and spindle supports, the base fitted with a series of drawers, glazed cupboard doors, shelves and foliate carved panel doors and raised on short turned legs. Width 48 ins.

Sold for £170

Lot 965

A 19th century mahogany nightstand, of square form, with wavy gallery and fitted with a drawer to the lower tier and raised on legs of square section. Width 15 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 965A

A set of eight chairs.

Sold for £1500

Lot 966

A George III mahogany longcase clock by William Kelham Egremont, with swans neck pediment above the arched glazed door enclosing the arched painted dial with Roman numerals and eight-day striking movement by William Kelham of Egremont and with pastoral scene to arch, the false plate stamped "William Whittaker" and flanked by fluted quarter columns, with conforming shaped trunk door being crossbanded, base raised on bracket feet. Height 87 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £900

Lot 967

A George III mahogany tripod occasional table, the circular top with turned column support with three downswept legs terminating in ball feet. Diameter 24 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 968

An inlaid mahogany ladies desk, last quarter 20th century, the rear upstand fitted with pigeonhole and drawers with two frieze drawers with brass handles, raised on tapered legs of square section. Width 25 ins.

Sold for £110

Lot 969

A Georgian oak hanging corner cupboard, with dentil cornice above a panelled door with mahogany crossbanding enclosing shelves and flanked by fluted canted angles. Width 29.5 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 970

A mahogany display case, with breakfront above a glazed door with wooden astragals and with applied bellflower, flanked on either side by a glazed panel, with solid panels beneath, with centre panel with boxwood centre and being ebony strung, raised on cabriole legs. Width 47 ins.

Sold for £130

Lot 971

A pair of oyster veneered octagonal occasional tables, with barley sugar twist supports and quatreform bases. Width 15.5 ins.

Sold for £180

Lot 972

A Georgian oak lowboy, later carved, fitted with three frieze drawers and raised on cabriole legs. Width 32 ins.

Sold for £200

Lot 973

A 19th century mahogany nightstand, with galleried top with writing slide beneath and shaped apron, fitted with a drawer to the lower tier and raised on legs of square section. Width 14 ins.

Sold for £95

Lot 974

An Edwardian oak bureau bookcase, in two sections, the top half with a moulded cornice above a pair of glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the base with slope front above a series of drawers and cupboard with brass drop handles and with plinth below. Width 39 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 975

A William IV mahogany turnover top tea table, the rectangular top with moulded edge and rounded corners above a well figured frieze, with centre turned column with quatreform base raised on scroll legs terminating in paw feet and castors. Width 40.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £180

Lot 976

A Victorian mahogany bedside cabinet, well figured, with rear upstand, moulded edge and rounded corners, with single panelled door enclosing shelves. Width 17 ins.

Sold for £165

Lot 977

An overmantle mirror and combined fire surround, with moulded cornice above a blind fretwork frieze and oval bevelled mirror flanked on either side by a pair of fluted columns, with cast iron tiled grate. Width 71 ins, height 80 ins.

Sold for £420

Lot 978

A Sheraton Revival pier cabinet, mahogany, with three quarter brass gallery to caddy top above a shaped glazed door enclosing a series of velvet lined shelves and flanked by flat pilasters with ormolu mounts, with shaped apron beneath and raised on cabriole legs with sabot feet. Width 24 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £500

Lot 979

A carved oak coffer, rectangular, with three panelled front and iron loop handle to either side, raised on sledge feet. Width 49 ins.

Sold for £240

Lot 980

An Edwardian inlaid rosewood two tier occasional table, with centre foliate medallion, boxwood tramline stringing and moulded edge, supported by four turned tapered legs united by a centre shelf and with short turned feet beneath. Width 19.75 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 981

An Edwardian oak bookcase, in two sections, the top half with a moulded cornice above a pair of glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the base with moulded edge above two short drawers and pair of panelled cupboard doors, with plinth moulding beneath. Width 44.5 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 982

A nest of three walnut veneered tables, with Chippendale style edge, raised on foliate carved cabriole legs terminating in pad feet. Width 21 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 983

A George III mahogany nightstand, with three quarter gallery, panelled cupboard door and pullout slide with brass drop handle, raised on legs of square moulded section. Width 18 ins.

Sold for £110

Lot 984

An Edwardian mahogany tripod occasional table, with Chippendale border, with turned column, with S scroll supports to foliate carved downswept legs terminating in claw and ball feet. Diameter 19 ins.

Sold for £340

Lot 985

A late Victorian salon suite, comprising settee, two armchairs and four single chairs, with exposed scroll carved pierced showframe to each piece and velvet type striped material and raised on short cabriole legs terminating in castors.

Not Sold