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Special Sale — E. J. Ainger Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:E. J. Ainger Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:553
Sale Title:Special SaleLots with images:548
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:424
Date:28-Apr-2012
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A pair of French terracotta vases having a figure of a boy cutting wheat and a girl carrying wheat.
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A French gilt bronze Empire style table lamp, with a rectangular marble base, the stem cast with a gilt bronze swan, above a fabric shade. 53 high.
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An important 19th century Australian colonial cedar escritoire, the ogee moulded cornice above a long drawer and a fall enclosing a huon pine fitted interior of drawers and pigeon holes with Gothic arcading, the lower section knee hole with arched panel door flanked two pedestals with graduated drawers on plinth. Circa 1860 140 cm high, 131 cm wide, 59 cm deep.
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A fine hand knotted Hamadan runner, fish design on deep red field. 410 x 87 cm.
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An early 19th century mahogany chest with five graduated drawers with harewood cross banding and original brass ring pulls, on splayed bracket feet. 103 cm high, 103 cm wide, 50 cm deep.
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An Art Deco petite spelter signed bust of a young woman, wearing a bonnet, on a base cast with foliate and a tennis racquet on green alabaster base. 43 cm high.
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A French kingwood armoire with a rouge marble top, below a pair floral marquetry decorated doors flanked by fluting and ormolu sabots on tapering legs. 163 cm high, 103 cm wide, 40 cm deep.
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A French 19th century amboyna breakfront armoire, with arched cornice, below an arched glazed door flanked by smaller glazed doors above three drawers on bun feet. 250 cm high, 218 cm wide, 50 cm deep.
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A French Art-Deco marble clock garniture, the clock with eight-day bell striking movement, the enamel dial with Arabic numerals surmounted with grapes, the lozenge shaped case flanked with bronzed deer, on a rectangular marble base with conforming side pieces. 34 cm high, 53 cm wide, 13 cm deep.
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A French Louis Phillipe mahogany armoire with a moulded cornice, with amboyna banding, below a pair of mirrored doors on short cabriole legs.
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A lounge suite comprising a two seat settee, and a pair of wing back lounge chairs, each with tan leather upholstery with deep buttoned back, together with a matching foot stool, maker Moran Melbourne.
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A Sevres style porcelain table lamp, of baluster form with spiral fluting and raised gilt foliate, above a fabric shade. 54 cm high.
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A 19th century French boulle liqueur cabinet, inlaid with scarlet tortoiseshell and brass, the hinged top enclosing a fitted interior with an ormolu decanter stand with four decanters and stopper, together with six liqueur glasses each with profuse gilt decoration . 28 cm high, 33 cm wide 26 cm deep.
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A French 2nd Empire ebonized portico clock, with an enamel dial with Roman numerals, raised on shaped flared columns over a stepped plinth base painted with gilt foliate under a glass dome. 63 cm high, 28 cm wide 16 cm deep.
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A fine French Louis XV style walnut bureau plat, the shaped top with inset leather and a brass banded edge, below three frieze drawers on the front, and on the reverse, with curvilinear legs and ormolu sabots. 78 cm high, 165 cm wide 165 cm deep.
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A fine Kashmar hand knotted rug, flower design on a basil field with sage green centre medallion and sage green border. 410 x 305 cm.
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A late 19th century kerosene table lamp with a brass pierced square base, a cylindrical fluted column. Above a ruby glass font, and a ruby moulded glass shade with later electrification. 75 cm high
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A French Art-Deco group cast of woman kneeling with a painted jacket and ivorine face, flanked by greyhounds, on a rectangular marble base. 34 cm high, 88 cm wide 18 cm deep.
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A late 19th century kerosene table lamp with a brass domed square base, a cylindrical fluted column, above a ruby glass font, and an etched glass shade and later electrification. 72 cm high.
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A Victorian burr walnut display sideboard, with arched mirrored back, inverted breakfront and a marble top, above open shelves flanked by pierced panel doors on a plinth. 66 cm high, 186 cm wide, 50 cm deep.
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A French kingwood buffet, with a marble top, below a pair of panel doors with ribbon decoration.
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A Victorian burr walnut wardrobe with a moulded cornice, above a mirrored door enclosing drawers and slides flanked by panelled doors supported on a plinth. Provenance: Purchased E.J. Ainger Pty Ltd Richmond Victoria 1983 233 cm high, 204 cm wide 65 cm deep.
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A superb Gothic 19th century oak longcase clock, the arched pediment over an arched door, below a square panelled base, with a silvered dial, eight day anchor escapement, and striking on a bell..
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A 19th century Australian colonial blackwood wardrobe bearing a metal label for Roche & Co Melbourne. Breakfront with moulded cornice, the centre mirrored door flanked by carved shaped panel doors with graduated drawers below. 244 cm high, 240 cm wide, 63 cm deep.
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A large ships trunk by Malles Goyard, Paris. The cabin trunk having brown canvas with orange leather trim, brass fittings and studs with wooden slats. Circa 1910 68 cm high, 102 cm wide, 59 cm deep.
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An Austrian 19th century Louis XV style fauteuil, the foliate carved cresting above an upholstered back and seat, with a foliate carved apron, on cabriole legs with scrolled feet.
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A Bedermeier mahogany tea table, the rectangular scalloped top above a veneered frieze, raised on a U support with a plinth and four scrolled feet. 75 cm high, 87 cm wide, 42 cm deep.
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A Millers' late 19th century hanging lamp, with painted glass shade and applied drop facetted prisms, below a double burner and painted font within gilt metal mounts. 87 cm high, 42 cm wide.
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A pair of French Louis XV style kingwood bedside tables, with a gallery, above three drawers on high cabriole legs.
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A late Victorian walnut drawing room suite, comprising a settee, a pair of gentleman's chairs and a gentleman's chair with spring rocker mechanism, each with a deep buttoned back, a carved shaped front on carved cabriole legs.
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A Najafabad Persian rug, hand knotted with beige medallion within light red background with a navy blue border. 375 x 285 cm.
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A French porcelain vase, with alternate spiral panels of deep blue and flowers, on an ormolu base, presently a table lamp, with a fabric shade. 72 cm high.
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A French Louis XV style walnut bedside cabinet, with inset marble above a panel door on high cabriole legs. 80 cm high, 48 cm wide, 48 cm deep.
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A French Louis XVI style Queen size mahogany bedstead, with an arched back, flanked by fluted pilasters with brass banding and pineapple finials, with a conforming foot with brass banding and ormolu roundels 129 cm wide.
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A French green marble clock garniture, the clock surmounted by a bronze figure, below a flared case on ormolu feet, with an enamelled dial, eight day movement and conforming side pieces.
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A transitional style kingwood commode with a marble top, above three drawers with amboyna banding, on tapering legs. 82 cm high, 105 cm wide, 48 cm deep.
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A bronze figure, cast of nude maiden, holding a flagon standing on globe with a circular base. 152 cm high.
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A French late 19th century porcelain table lamp, deep blue of bulbous form with a cylindrical neck on a brass pierced base, electrified with a fabric shade. 46 cm high.
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A George VI mahogany secretaire chest of drawers, the rectangular top above a secretaire drawer opening to a fitted interior, below three long drawers, on ogee bracket feet. Provenance: Hurnall's High Street Prahran. 108 cm high, 110 cm wide, 57 cm deep.
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A fine French late 19th century Empire style mahogany armoire, with an arched cornice flanked by gilt finials, below a mirrored door flanked by pilasters with brass fluting and smaller mirrored doors each enclosing a fitted interior. 246 cm high, 220 cm wide 53 cm deep.
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An early 19th century oak mahogany banded day long case clock by R.A John Joyce Ruthly, the broken pediment over an arched door flanked by columns, a long door flanked by canted pilasters and a square panelled base with bracket feet, the white painted arch dial with subsidiary dials for seconds and date and half moon movement with painted panel inscribed and the serpent said unto the woman ye shall not surely die, with an eight day anchor escapement, striking on a bell. 237 cm high, 52 cm wide 23 cm deep.
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A French 19th century walnut armoire, with a moulded cornice with a frieze with swag decoration, above a pair of panelled doors flanked by fluted pilasters. 214 cm high, 120 cm wide 50 cm deep.
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A late 19th century French walnut office cabinet with moulded cornice above two banks of ten drawers each with metal name plates flanked by pilasters on a plinth. 168 cm high, 100 cm wide, 38 cm deep.
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A Persian tribal rug with geometric design of deep blue and beige on a cranberry field with a border with palmette decoration. 94 x 150 cm
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A French walnut bibliotheque, with inverted cornice, above a frieze with ormolu roundels, below a grilled door flanked by parquetry decorated doors and ormolu corbels, above a shaped apron with short moulded feet with ormolu sabots. 190 cm high, 154 cm, wide 51 cm deep.
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An early Victorian mahogany cradle, with domed top head board and panelled sides on twin scrolled carved supports. 74 cm high, 44 cm wide 100 cm long.
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A Malayer carpet Circa 1960 with a navy field with red, gold and smokey blue geometric flowers within a diamond-shaped medallion red decoration on beige field Three ribbon borders are filled with additional geometric flower. 195 X 135 cm.
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An outstanding French mantel clock, of the quality produced for late 19th century exhibitions, with open escapement and eight day movement, black marble with arched rouge marble banding with a black dial with Roman numerals, flanked by rouge marble pilasters, below two bronze cherubs on a stepped base. 48 cm high.
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A French Louis XV style kingwood lamp table, with inlaid frieze, on cabriole legs with under shelf. 60 cm wide.
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A Charles and Ray Eames, 670 chair and ottoman, manufactured by Herman Miller, with black leather upholstery.
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A very fine Tabriz hand knotted runner, silk with light green and cream silk inlay flowers. 243 x 81 cm
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A Victorian papier-mache drop dial wall clock, the circular white painted dial with Roman hours enclosed by a circular frame inlaid with abalone shell and painted with stylized designs, the tapering body with glazed panel. 84 cm high.
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A very fine and old Khorasan hand knotted carpet, fish design with green centre medallion within foliate on cream ground with a navy blue border. 376 x 260 cm.
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A late Spode Italian pattern 12 place dinner service, comprising, dinner plates, entree plates, soup bowls, pudding bowls, teacups and saucers, together with a teapot and various vegetable dishes.
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A late Victorian mahogany library table of rectangular form with inset leather top within a moulded edge above frieze drawers on bulbous reeded legs. 73 cm high, 240 cm wide, 120 cm deep.
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A set of ten Victorian mahogany dining chairs, each with a shaped top rail above a curved splat with a shaped front on fluted turned legs.
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A fine 19th century mahogany George III style library bookcase, breakfront with a moulded cornice, above a pair of astragal glazed doors, below two short drawers and two graduated drawers, flanked by long astragal glazed and panel doors, supported on a plinth. 208 cm high, 217 cm wide 46 cm deep.
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A fine Kerman carpet circa 1950, hand knotted with a pink field and a large centre medallion and a fine border. 420 x 192 cm.
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A set of six Waterford Crystal, Lismore pattern port glasses.
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A set of six Waterford Crystal - Lismore pattern wine glasses.
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A set of six Waterford Crystal - Lismore pattern liquors.
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A set of six Waterford Crystal - Lismore pattern red wines.
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A set of eight Waterford Crystal - Lismore pattern water tumblers.
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A late 19th century Sheraton Revival mahogany corner cabinet, with swan neck pediment, with a painted frieze above an astragal glazed door, with a panel door below on bracket feet. Circa 1895. 235 cm high, 62 cm wide, 42 cm deep.
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A French Gilt Bronze Mantel Conical Clock 19th Century, having an eight day bell-striking movement with floral swag decorated Arabic numeral enamel dial, mounted in a classically decorated case, supporting a cherub, the whole raised on fluted gilt metal plinth base with a glass dome. 40 cm high, 34 cm wide.
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A Victorian mahogany sideboard, with a raised mirrored back and a central cabochon, with an inverted breakfront, three frieze drawers, above four arched panel doors. 160 cm high, 23 cm wide 70 cm deep.
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A set of eight Waterford Crystal - Lismore pattern champagne flutes.
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A set of eight Waterford Crystal - Lismore pattern water beakers.
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A Regency style circular mahogany drum table with inset leather top above frieze drawers on bulbous column on four out swept supports.
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A French Art Deco Onyx Clock Garniture, octagonal form with enamelled dial and Arabic numerals, on a stepped base with eight day movement and conforming side pieces. 31 cm high, 23 cm wide.
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A French mahogany and walnut vitrine, with a moulded cornice above a glazed door flanked by panel doors. 174 cm high, 165 cm wide, 40 cm deep.
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A George III mahogany, chest on chest, with a moulded cornice, the frieze with satinwood sunburst decoration, above two short and three graduated drawers, the lower section with three graduated drawers, each with satinwood banding and swan neck handles, below a shaped apron on splayed bracket feet. 195 cm high, 124 cm wide 60 cm deep.
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A William IV mahogany Torchere, the circular dished top on lotus carved fluted turned column with a flared base. 156 cm high, 29 cm wide.
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A late Victorian mahogany gentlemans' wardrobe with a moulded cornice, a frieze with satinwood, Greek key pattern cross banding and ebony moulding, above a mirrored door, flanked by panelled doors with conforming ebony and key pattern decoration enclosing a fitted interior. 214 cm high, 215 cm wide, 67 cm deep.
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A Sarough hand knotted carpet with a terracotta centre medallion within borders with foliate decoration. 348 x 240 cm.
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A French 19th century desk with inset leather top, end slides, above three frieze drawers on end pedestals with graduated and lion mask handles. 172 cm high, 78 cm wide 105 cm deep.
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A Scottish 19th century oak bracket clock with brass decoration.
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A French Louis XV style kingwood commode of serpentine bombe shape with marble top above two drawers with foliate marquetry, cast foliate decorated handles on cabriole supports with and ormolu sabots. 88 cm high, 117 cm wide, 51 cm deep.
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A late Regency mahogany piano stool with screw mechanism on reeded bulbous column with three out swept reeded legs.
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A set of eight early Victorian mahogany dining chairs with spade back on reeded legs.
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A George II walnut drop leaf table. Circa 1750. The oval top with drop sides above a banded apron, raised on four cabriole legs terminating in pad feet. 70 cm high, 101 cm wide110 cm deep.
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A George I style late 19th century mahogany settee with arched back and padded arms with a shaped front on cabriole supports terminating in pad feet. 68 cm wide, 144 cm long, 47 cm high.
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A French Louis XV style walnut chest with two drawers with floral marquetry decoration.
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A set of eight late 18th century Sheraton dining chairs, each with curved cresting rail with satinwood stringing, upright reeded splats on square tapering supports, comprising six standard chairs and two with arms.
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A pair of Edwardian Sheraton Revival mahogany bookcases, each with moulded cornice, above a frieze with marquetry decoration and a pair of astragal glazed doors on turned legs. 200 cm high, 102 cm wide 36 cm deep.
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A French 19th century kingwood bibliotheque, with a moulded cornice, above a marquetry decorated frieze, below a pair of grilled doors flanked by ormolu corbels on cabriole legs with ormolu sabots. 175 cm high, 115 cm wide 37 cm deep.
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A French Louis XV style kingwood tall chest, bombe shape with a serpentine front, and a marble top above seven drawers with gilt metal handles on tapering legs with ormolu sabots. 141 cm high, 86 cm wide 45 cm deep.
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A 19th century Australian colonial huon pine chest, of rectangular form with a moulded edge above a shaped long drawers, a centre drawer with applied foliate flanked by small drawers, above three graduated drawers on turned feet. 141 cm high, 114, cm wide 53 cm deep.
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A decorative pair of French Louis XVI style mahogany drawing room chairs, each with arched carved cresting rail with brass banding, above four upright turned splats on turned legs.
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A French Louis XV style walnut commode of serpentine bombe shape with marble top above three drawers with floral marquetry decoration and cast foliate decorated handles on cabriole supports with ormolu sabots. 81 cm high, 73 cm wide 38 cm deep.
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An attractive mahogany inlaid square china cabinet with inverted cornice glass sides on square tapering supports.
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A French 19th century cast iron cross with pierced decoration. 124 cm
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A French 19th century brass cushion mirror, the rectangular plate, within embossed frame. 70 cm high.
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A French Louis XVI style walnut fauteuil with carved cresting above a padded back and seat with a foliate carved apron on tapering supports.
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A French Louis XV style kingwood lamp table, circular form with scalloped frieze with floral marquetry on cabriole legs. 64 cm wide.
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A French oak barometer, clock thermometer, circa 1900, the shaped pediment with turned finials, below a dial with Roman numerals above thermometer and round barometer in a foliate carved case. 66 cm high, 186 cm wide 50 cm deep.
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A very fine Nain hand knotted silk inlaid rug, blue and cream field with centre medallion within flower design. 314 x 205 cm
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A pair of French Louis XV style tulipwood bedside tables, each with floral marquetry, below two drawers on high tapering legs with ormolu sabots.
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French 19th century Louis XV style brass adjustable fire fender, with a centre cabochon and gadrooning, the end chenets pierced with bulbous finials. 107 wide.
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A French Louis XV style walnut commode, with a shaped front and marble top, above three cross banded drawers inlaid with satinwood urns on shaped supports with ormolu sabots. 81 cm high, 110 cm wide 45 cm deep.
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