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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 19th century bronzed figure modelled of peasant girl carrying a basket, on a marble base stamped Auguste Moureau France. 55 cm high.
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A French 19th century overmantel mirror, the arched rectangular plate with foliate decorated frame 198 cm high.
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A Louis XV style kingwood vitrine, with a marble top above a glazed and panelled door, with glazed and panelled sides, raised on slender cabriole legs with gilt metal sabots. 152 cm high, 71 cm wide, 38 cm deep.
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A 19th century French chest with inverted cornice, above a long frieze drawer and three graduated drawers flanked by pilasters, the lower section with three drawers on paw feet. 162 cm high, 100 cm wide 47 cm deep.
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A 19th century Australian colonial huon pine dressing table and washstand, the dressing table with swing mirror and carved cabriole legs on a shaped plinth, the washstand with marble top on carved cabriole legs on a plinth. Circa 1880 Dressing table: 175 cm high, 130 cm, wide 53 cm deep. Washstand: 141 cm high, 114 cm wide 53 cm deep.
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A French Napoleon III kingwood bibliotheque, the cornice and frieze with floral marquetry decoration, below a pair of glazed and panelled marquetry decorated doors. 196 cm high, 100 cm wide.
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A William IV mahogany bookcase, the moulded cornice above a pair of astragal glazed doors, the lower section with secretaire drawer enclosing an arrangement of drawers and pigeon holes, below two graduated drawers, and a shaped apron with bracket feet . 208 cm high, 107 cm wide 46 cm deep.
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A set of four French Louis XV style limed fauteuils, each with a padded back and arms on cabriole legs.
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A French Art Nouveau clock garniture, the clock surmounted with a bronze woman holding a dove perched upon her hand, marked Chasseresse Par Rousseau, below a green onyx case with enamelled dial and two train eight day movement with conforming side pieces. 74 cm high
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A French Louis XV style kingwood commode, bombe shape, with marble top above three drawers with parquetry decoration, cast foliate decorated handles, on cabriole supports with and ormolu sabots. 88 cm high, 92 cm wide 43 cm deep
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A Louis XV style French lamp table of rectangular form with serpentine outline above a slide and under shelf on cabriole legs with ormolu sabots. 67 cm high, 56 cm wide 34 cm deep.
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A late 19th century walnut weight driven wall regulator, Gustav Becker, Germany surmounted by a shaped cresting over partially brass embossed with Roman dial with subsidiary seconds and fancy hands, the weight driven movement striking on a gong. Circa 1880 90 cm high, 36 cm wide 16 cm deep.
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A very fine Sarough cork wool rug, hand knotted, with a centre medallion within deep red with flower design and a blue border. 316 x 224 cm
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A French walnut bedside cabinet with marble top above a panelled door, below an under shelf.
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A fine Regency mahogany work table, with hinged sides, the end with double drawer with compartments, above a single drawer, on ring turned legs terminating in brass castors. 72 cm high, 47 cm wide 58 cm deep.
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A French rouge marble clock, Paris Maker. The clock surmounted by draped cherub, below an enamelled dial with Arabic numerals, flanked by cherubs on a stepped rouge marble base and eight day movement with conforming side pieces. 52 cm high.
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A Louis XV style kingwood vitrine, with a marble top, above a pair of glazed doors, below a shaped apron and tapering legs with ormolu sabots. 103 cm high, 105 cm wide 33 cm deep.
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A French Louis XVI style walnut bureau de dame with cylindrical drum top, on fluted turned legs.
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A 19th century Australian colonial cedar sideboard having a raised back with applied carving and shelf with turned supports, a moulded edge, central drawer of serpentine outline, below, two arched panel doors flanked by bobbin turned pilasters supported on plinth with turned feet. Bares paper label verso R Hyndes Cabinet maker, Upholster and Undertaker, High Street West Maitland. Provenance: Purchased from the brotherhood of St Lawrence in 1962 for 12 pounds, Australian. 170 cm high, 122 cm wide, 49 cm…
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A Georgian IV mahogany bracket clock, maker Fisher, Bath, with a twin fusee movement and pull repeat, the arched top over a white painted dial with Roman numerals signed Fisher Bath, below applied foliate on bun brass feet. 55 cm high, 31 cm wide 18 cm deep.
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An Art Deco art glass lamp, American circa 1950. In the style of Tiffany the lamp blue opalescent of baluster form red green, blue and purple panelled shade. 64 cm high.
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A George IV mahogany chest, with a moulded edge, three frieze drawers, above two short and three graduated drawers flanked by cluster pilasters on ogee bracket feet. 109 cm high, 119 cm wide 55 cm deep.
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An Edwardian Sheraton style mahogany china cabinet, with a moulded cornice, gadrooned frieze, above a pair of glazed doors flanked by astragal glazed panels and glazed sides, on six reeded supports with under shelf. 183 cm high, 137 cm wide 46 cm deep.
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French restoration 1814 - 1830 mahogany fauteuil, with padded back, out swept arms with anthemion decoration on square tapering supports terminating in spade feet.
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A three piece French Art Nouveau clock set the clock decorated with winged maiden and cherub and the candelabra decorated with birds.
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A French Louis XV style walnut and floral marquetry decorated two drawer bombe shaped commode with marble top.
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A set of six Victorian mahogany dining chairs, each with arched cresting rail above a padded back and seat on moulded cabriole legs.
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A Regency mahogany rosewood tea caddy enclosing mixing bowl flanked by lidded compartments. 22 cm high, 36 cm wide 16 cm deep.
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A Victorian walnut Canterbury, the rectangular top with pierced gallery above pierced lyre shaped end supports below three divisions above a frieze drawer on turned legs terminating in porcelain castors. 94 cm high, 61 cm wide 41 cm deep.
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A pair of French 19th century gilt bronze cherub and foliate decorated candelabra.
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A pair of French Louis XV style kingwood bedside tables, each of bombe outline with marble top, below two drawers on high cabriole legs with ormolu sabots. 72 cm high, 32 cm wide 32 cm deep.
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A pair of French late 19th century walnut fauteuils each with foliate carved cresting above a padded back and seat with foliate carved apron on cabriole legs with scrolled feet.
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A George III mahogany mirror, the rectangular plate with a giltwood border and a shaped mahogany frame surmounted by a gilt galleon. Provenance, formerly from the Estate Dr Percy Langdon, Burlington Place, London and physician to His Majesty. Edward VII. 79 cm high.
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A George III Sheraton mahogany sideboard, cross banded with serpentine front, a shaped drawer flanked by cellaret drawers on six legs with splay feet. 77 cm high, 114 cm wide 60 cm deep.
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A very fine Kashan rug, hand knotted cork wool, with a centre medallion within palmettes and flowers. 340 x 245 cm.
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A Victorian Rococo Turners, Tunstall porcelain dressing table, the arched back painted with scenes of Venice, flanked by painted flowers, the edge moulded with rococo decoration, inscribed in gilt, Now pledge me here, Lord Marmion: 'Twas sweet, to see these holy maids, 'Tis an old tale and often told. The top with flower encrusting and painted flowers and landscape on pedestals, each painted with flowers and jewelled with moulded rococo base. Tunstall Coat of arms under glaze mark 1891-1895. 130 cm high,…
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A French 19th century mantel clock, Arabic numerals, and eight day movement, bedside a winged cherub on a rouge marble base. 44 cm high
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A good George III demi lune cross banded servery with brass gallery, above a frieze drawer an open shelf below a pair of curved doors flanked by large curved doors on square tapering supports terminating in splay feet. Period keys. 85 cm high, 130 cm wide 67 cm deep
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A 19th century French Louis XV walnut bergere, the curved channelled cresting pierced and carved with flowers, above a padded back flanked by padded armrests, the serpentine seat with a loose cushion, on tapering fluted legs, presently covered with blue silk upholstery.
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A French Louis XV style kingwood bureau du jour, with inverted moulded top, above a cylinder front with parquetry decoration, enclosing small drawers, on square tapering legs. 103 cm high, 77 cm wide, 51 cm deep.
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A good Victorian oval walnut tilt top table with thumb screws. The quarter veneered top with C scroll and foliated marquetry on a bulbous column and four out swept supports. 104 cm high, 142 cm wide.
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A French 19th century ormolu mantel clock, the clock with eight-day bell striking movement, surmounted by a bronzed figure cast of a Roman scholar, with an enamelled dial and Roman numerals flanked by ivorine panels, the base with leaf and berry decoration on scrolled feet. 52 cm high, 50 cm wide 22 cm deep.
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A good French 19th century kingwood tall cabinet of bombe outline with floral marquetry decoration and a rouge marble top, above a shaped drawer and a pair of curved doors, below a writing slide and a further pair of curved doors, on shaped feet with ormolu sabots. 148 cm high, 81 cm wide 45 cm deep.
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A pair of 18th century Louis XIV brass fire dogs each with bulbous finial on a flared base. 29 cm high.
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A French 19th century white marble clock garniture, the clock surmounted by a cherub, below enamelled dial with Arabic numerals, eight day movement on a stepped base with conforming side pieces. 36 cm high.
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A Regency mahogany card table, the rectangular hinged top with gadrooned border, the frieze with anthemion decoration, with a fluted column, with four fluted legs terminating in brass caps and castors. 76 cm high, 57 cm, wide 25 cm deep.
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A Louis XV style walnut fauteuil with flower head carved cresting above a shaped padded back with padded arm rests and seat with red and gilt tapestry upholstery on moulded cabriole legs.
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A Victorian cast iron Coalbrookdale lamp. Cast of figure of Woman wearing a low cut gown with outstretched arm holding a lamp with flame shade on circular base with Coalbrookdale label. 180 cm high.
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A 19th century French Art Nouveau bronzed figure, after Emile Coriolin Guillemin Guillemin French, 1841-1907. Cast of a winged woman her loose robes billowing in the wind, standing on rocks with a circular stepped rouge marble base inscribed L Guillemin 87 cm high. 539a An English Sheraton Revival vitrine table with cross banding.
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A French Louis XV style decorative kingwood commode, of serpentine bombe shape with marble top, above three drawers with cast foliate decorated handles, on cabriole supports with and ormolu sabots. 86 cm high, 123 cm wide 60 cm deep.
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Pair of George III polychrome decorated side chair and elbow chair Circa 1800 In the Sheraton style, each with a shaped back with splats painted with flowers on square tapering legs. Formerly from the Estate Dr Percy Langdon, Burlington Place, London and physician to His Majesty Edward VII.
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A Victorian mahogany drop dial wall clock, maker Farroll & Son Hamilton, circa 1860, fusee movement, painted dial, Roman numerals, the pendulum case with git decoration flanked by roundels with a rounded base. 65 cm high.
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A French alabaster retriever on rectangular black marble base.20 cm high, 40 cm, wide 19 cm deep.
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A French circular walnut lamp table, with brass gallery and inset marble top table, the frieze with marquetry decoration and drawer on square tapering legs. 74 cm high, 65 cm wide.
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A French 19th century gilt metal cartel clock with urn decoration.
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A fine old Kashan rug, hand knotted with basil and blue floral design on a light green field. 377 x 275 cm.
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A French Louis XV style walnut etagere of circular form with serpentine outline, a shaped marble top, the frieze with ormolu decoration on cabriole legs with under shelf. 71 cm high, 187 44.5 cm wide.
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A fine French 19th century Louis XVI style white marble Portico clock garniture, the clock with enamelled dial and Arabic numerals surmounted with gilt bronze decoration with eight day movement on four columns, with conforming side pieces of baluster form. 64 cm high, 34 cm wide.
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A French Louis XV style walnut commode, of serpentine bombe shape, with a marble top, above three parquetry decorated drawers with cast foliate decorated handles, on cabriole supports with and ormolu sabots. 89 cm high, 116 cm, wide 54 cm deep.
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A fine pair French Louis XV style late 19th century bergeres, each with foliate carved cresting above a padded back and seat with a loose cushion with a foliate carved apron on cabriole legs with scrolled feet with gold silk upholstery.
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A French 19th century gilt brass adjustable fire fender, the centre with a cabochon flanked by pierced, C scroll and stylized acanthus decoration, the end chenets scrolled with acanthus decoration. 27 cm high, 94 cm.
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A French Louis XVI style satinwood two tier lamp table, the top painted with bands of flower, below a frieze drawer on square tapering with painted under shelf. 76 cm high, 50 cm wide 38 cm deep.
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A 19th century bronze of David, cast of David wearing a goat skin, carrying a sling, his arm outstretched holding a lamp on a period marble pedestal. 260 cm high, 47 cm wide 47 cm deep.
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A late Victorian burr walnut Sutherland table with hinged sides on twin turned end supports. 56 cm high, 73 cm wide 54 cm deep.
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A French 19th century gilt mantel clock, Aine rue des Enfants Rouges a Paris, the movement signed Hoffman, the dial enamelled with Roman numeral, surmounted by a gilt figure cast of a maiden and swan, the case with acanthus and foliate decoration on scrolled feet. 45 cm high, 32 cm wide 15 cm deep.
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A French Louis XV style walnut bureau plat, of serpentine outline with inset leather top, and floral marquetry decorated frieze drawer, on cabriole legs with ormolu sabots. 76 cm high, 118 cm wide. 65 cm deep.
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An early Victorian walnut drawing room suite, comprising a chaise longue, a gentleman's chair, and a ladies chair together with six drawing room chairs. The chaise longue, gentleman's chair and ladies chair, each with pierced cresting and padded back, the shaped front with caved foliate, on cabriole legs, the drawing room chairs, each with shaped cresting and upright splats on cabriole legs.
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A French Louis XV style walnut lamp table, circular form of serpentine outline with inset marble top, brass banding, the frieze with a drawer and slide, on high cabriole legs with ormolu sabots. 72 cm high, 60 cm wide.
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A French 19th century brass adjustable fire fender, the end piece with putti and rococo foliate, the centre pierced. 46 cm high, 80 cm wide.
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A Victorian Coalbrookdale cast iron hall-tree, the centre pillar with shell decoration and out swept arms, each with hooks, below an umbrella stands, the reverse with registration mark. 214 cm high, 95 cm wide 37 cm deep.
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A French Louis XV style walnut chest of serpentine outline with a marble top, above seven drawers with floral marquetry decoration on short tapering legs with ormolu sabots. 125 cm high, 65 cm wide 37 cm deep.
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A French 19th century bronze cartel clock with rococo pierced decoration and a white enamelled dial with Roman and Arabic numerals with an eight day movement. 65 cm high, 31 cm wide 13 cm deep.
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A pair of 19th century salon chairs, each with a carved cresting, above a padded back and seat, on cabriole legs.
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A fine pair of French 19th century Sevres style bleu celeste table lamps, each with ormolu base of baluster form with a painted cartouche of two figures, above a frosted star cut glass shade. Overall 72 cm high.
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A good Victorian walnut credenza, the frieze with arabesque marquetry and ormolu beading, below a marquetry and ormolu decorated door flanked pilasters and curved glazed doors supported on a plinth. 109 cm high, 179 cm wide 44 cm deep
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A pair of French kingwood bedside tables, each with gallery above three drawers on high cabriole legs. 75 cm high, 29 cm wide 29 cm deep.
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A pair of Chinese rosewood pedestals, with inset marble top, above an apron pierced and carved with foliate and birds on cabriole legs with carved stretchers. 50 cm high, 50 cm wide.
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A George III gilt wood wall mirror, the rectangular plate within a foliate scroll and foliate carved frame. Formerly from the Estate Dr Percy Langdon, Burlington Place, London and physician to His Majesty Edward VII. 120 cm high, 59 cm
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A fine Sarough hand knotted cork wool carpet, with cranberry centre medallion within flower design on deep blue field with a cranberry border. 340 x 264 cm.
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A Georgian Adam style mahogany wine cabinet, with a gadrooned edge above a cellaret drawer with applied swag decoration, below a tapering cupboard with a panelled door on anthemion carved feet. 130 cm high, 56 cm wide 56 cm deep.
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A pair of French Louis XV style kingwood bedside tables, each with floral marquetry decorated top, below a drawer, on high cabriole legs with under shelf and ormolu sabots. 73 cm high, 49 cm wide 32 cm deep.
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A George III Sheraton mahogany card table D shaped with hinged top above a frieze with hare-wood inlay on square tapering supports terminating in splay feet. 73 cm high, 92 cm wide 46 cm deep.
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A French Louis XV style limed Canape, with a shaped padded back with scrolled arms and loose cushions with silk upholstery, yellow with brightly coloured flowers, a serpentine carved front on short cabriole legs. 89 cm high, 150 cm wide 82 cm deep.
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A pair of 19th century prickets, each with triangular base on three scrolled feet rising on a knopped cast stem with raised foliate rising to a spike. 102 cm high.
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Schulim Krimper (1893-1971) blackbean desk, the rectangular top with inset leather above three drawers flanked by square supports with stretcher. Circa 1955 74 cm high, 152 cm wide 76 cm deep.
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A bronzed late 19th century French statue figure titled Le Triomphe inscribed signature Moreau. 87 cm.
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An early 20th century Japanned dressing mirror, with a rectangular swing mirror on turned end supports. Height 54 cm. Length 53 cm.
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A French four drawer kingwood bombe shaped commode with floral marquetry inlay.
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A set of six Victorian fruit wood dining chairs, each with cotton reel uprights and conforming vertical splats on cotton reel turned legs. Recently upholstered by Carnell Canterbury in deep green French velvet.
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A Chinese early 20th century jardiniere stand, rectangular base with flared stem with pierced panel with bulbous top. 75 cm high.
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A pair of Louis XV style walnut fauteuil with flower head carved cresting above a shaped padded back with padded arm rests and seat with tapestry upholstery on moulded cabriole legs.
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A French Louis XV style walnut commode of serpentine shape with a marble top above three inlaid drawers with gilt cast handles on cabriole supports with ormolu sabots. 82 cm high, 97 cm wide, 45 cm deep.
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An antique Meshed Persian rug, circa 1940. Hand knotted, floral design on a cranberry ground with a navy blue border. 324 x 241 cm
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An early 19th century Dutch marquetry bureau. The interior with book spine compartments, flanking a central cupboard, below four drawers and carved apron on carved paw feet. Formerly from the Estate Dr Percy Langdon, Burlington Place, London and physician to His Majesty Edward VII. 105 cm high, 92 cm wide, 66 cm deep.
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A French Charles X style walnut fauteuil with arched padded back, out swept arms on cabriole legs with X stretcher.
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A good French Louis XV style kingwood secretaire a abattant of bombe outline with floral marquetry decoration with a marble top, above a fall, enclosing pigeon holes and drawers flanked by ormolu corbels, below three drawers on shaped feet with ormolu sabots. 137 cm high, 70 cm wide, 34 cm deep.
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A good French late 19th century porcelain clock garniture, the clock of baluster form with domed cover, and a gilt dial with Arabic numerals, eight day movement, painted with Bacchanalian scenes, with conforming side pieces. 52 cm high.
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A late 19th century French Transitional style kingwood commode of serpentine outline, with Breche d' Alep marble top, below a frieze with roundel ormolu decoration and a pair of Vernis Martin panelled doors, flanked by shaped Vernis Martin panel sides on four tapering legs with ormolu sabots. 160 cm high, 187 cm wide 60 cm deep
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An Edwardian Sheraton revival corner card table, the top and frieze with satinwood decoration, the folding top enclosing baize on square tapering supports. 76 cm high, 93 cm wide 47 cm deep.
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A 19th century Australian colonial cedar work table, of rectangular form the hinged top opening to reveal compartments, on turned tapering legs. Circa 1860. 80 cm high, 54 cm wide 43 cm deep.
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