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Antiques & Decorative Arts — Webb's

Auction House:Webb'sNumber of lots recorded:248
Sale Title:Antiques & Decorative ArtsLots with images:215
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:171
Date:15-May-2008
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A French 1930's Plaster Bust of a Young Peasant Woman modelled wearing a scarf, and raised on a scroll decorated oblong base, impressed '232' to the rear. Height 33 cm
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A 1920's Rectangular Plaster Wall Plaque of a Woman Portrait in Relief. Height 45.5 cm. Width 28 cm
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An Art Deco period plaster cast/composite hat model bust with moulded brown hair. Note; some age related surface stress cracks to the shoulders. Height 33.5 cm
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A taxidermy male peacock unmounted but with a wire hold inserted to each of lower foot pads. Length 180 cm
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An Art Deco period pair of fashionable calendar prints, framed under glass. One of a risque woman, the other, a woman portrait of the period. Frame. Height 39.5 cm. Width 26.4 cm
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An Art Deco period Beswick woman's head hanging wall plaque of shaped oval form, her head moulded to a side view, and decorated with blue flowers in relief. Marked 'Beswick' to the rear. Height 31 cm. Width 22.6 cm
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A Foliate Gilt Metal Three Candles and Lustred Bracket one of the three leaved branches with repair. Note, some lustres absent. Width 20.5 cm. Height 22 cm
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A Mrs Beeton's Everyday Cookery book cloth covers 1923 edition, sold with 1936 edition of Who's Who
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Nine Leather Bound Books Entitled 'Lives of the Saints' published 1877. Note; some faults to bindings and with some foxing
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Nine Assorted Antique Books with decorative bindings, some faults and losses
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Seven Assorted Antique Books with decorative bindings, some with faults and losses
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Eleven Volumes of Chamber Encyclopedia dated 1862
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An 18th Century Chelsea 'Gold-Anchor Period' Porcelain Pair of Figures modelled as produce sellers characterised by inviting attention to accompanying baskets of fruits, the bocage with clustering flowers in full relief, her costume painted with flowers and floral motifs, his lengthy undercoat painted with dots within squares, both with gilded effects and each accompanied by a dog. Gold anchor mark to the rear of the rococo scrolled base with gilded effects, circa. 1756-69. Note; some loss to petals and…
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A late 19th century Jackfields Staffordshire pair of large spaniels the moulded King Charles spaniels with flattish backs, each typically black glossy glazed over a red body, and decorated with a gilded collar and chain, gilded fur effects, glass eyes. Height 34 cm. Width 23 cm
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A Classics Winged Bull Vase with Bearded Man Head moulded black painted ground, the bull's body and man's crown decorated with cream painted mythical creatures in low relief. Base impressed marks G & S ...?, impressed cross and impressed 1851. Note; paint frit to crown rim, old restoration to rear R. leg. Width 27 cm. Height 28.6 cm
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A Walter Moorcroft Anemone design small ginger jar and cover the flowers typically painted showing a deep blue mottled ground. Impressed 'Moorcroft' mark, circa 1975-1980. Height 10.5 cm
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A Moorcroft Anemone design Amphora shaped large vase the pink/mauve/purple flowers painted on a green through cobalt blue ground. Impressed marks with signature. Height 26 cm
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A Victorian Period Oriental Transfer Decorated Teapot on Stand of English origins. The two teapot panels and stand decorated with an Oriental woman holding a clay vessel and a cane parasol, the conforming lid decorated with pavilions, gilded effects. Note; some frits to the teapot's inner rim
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A Belleek First Period black mark 'Dragons' pot with Cover the squat circular form and cover with a chevron textured surface in low relief, the pot with two applied side lugs in the shape of moulded crested dragons heads, painted in mauves and blues with gilded effects, each with bronze-brown painted spread wings, gilded scales, front legs and claws. Behind each head is a porcelain applied vertical ring to take a cane handle which is absent, the cover with a moulded finial in the shape of an coolie's…
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A Victorian period orchid oainted moustache cup and sauce,r the saucer painted with the orchid 'Odontoglossum. Roesi. Major. The cup painted with the orchid 'Odontoglossum. Alexandria. Each painted and decorated with a gilded butterfly and leaf sprigs on a cobalt blue ground, gilded decorated trims. Cup Height 8.2 cm. Saucer Diameter 16 cm
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A Castleford Jug with a humorous rustic scene in relief. Green and blue highlights. Circa 1800. Height 18.5 cm
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A Castleford Teapot circa 1800, the body decorated with strawberries in relief, deep blue trims. Note; faults
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A Victorian Period Fruit Set comprising of two comports and five plates, the floral painted centres with enamelled borders. Note; repair to one comport and small faults to some of the plates
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An English Antique Tea Bowl with flower and ribbon painted decoration
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An Antique Leeds Tea Bowl and Stand in Creamware with stylised flower painting. Note; chip to the stand
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A 19th century Continental Porcelain Quadrefoil Cup and Saucer typically painted with romantic scenes and floral sprays, with gilded effects and trims
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A 19th century Continental Porcelain Quadrefoil Cup and Saucer typically painted with romantic scenes and floral sprays, with gilded effects and trims
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An English Antique Cup and Saucer with batprint decoration of cows and deer. Note; crack to the saucer
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A 19th century Decorative Mug with neo-classical relief decoration and a fruiting vine border in relief on pale blue ground. Probably Kirkcaldy Potteries Scotland, circa 1830. Height 8.8 cm
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Four Victorian Period Royal Worcester Porcelain Crescent Shaped Dishes each Oriental influence painted with blossom boughs and fruiting vines in bright enamels on a pale aquamarine ground and with gilded designs. Circa 1878. Length 24.5 cm
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A Spode's Blue 'Italian' Pattern Three Piece Toilet Set comprising of a ewer, washbowl and chamber pot, the pot with faults inc.a chip beneath the rim and an inner rim crack
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A Dr Wall First Period Worcester Coffee Can with polychrome floral sprays. Circa 1770, unmarked. Height 6.4 cm
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An 18th century tea cup and saucer probably Wedgwood, with Imari inspired decoration. Note; cracking and discolouration
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Three Pieces Victorian Period China Matching Bowl, Plate and Small Ashette by Brown-Westhead Moore & Co. Circa 1870, purchased from the estate of Robert Louis Stevenson
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A 19th century Continental Porcelain Quadrefoil Cup and Saucer typically painted with Romantic and floral sprays, with gilded effects and trims
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A Rockingham or Spode Tea Service in green floral pattern with gilding. Comprising; sugar bowl, teapot, circular plate, two rectangular cake plates, six teacups and saucers, eight cocoa cups and saucers. Note; with some faults
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A Chinese blue and white porcelain plaque table screen the plaque painted with figures and small water craft in a river and mountains scene, typically enhanced with fir trees and rural dwellings, characters to the upper length mounted in the original wood carved screen. Width 69.5 cm. Height 54.8 cm
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A Chinese export ware pair famille rose porcelain large jars with covers each with two gilded diaper framed large panels painted with interior scenes containing a group of figures, representing an official surrounded by courtiers, the official or emperor receiving gifts, the jar body with longevity and good luck symbols, and smaller panels containing figures, the covers each figure painted and with a gilded lion-dog finial, unmarked, 19th century. Note; one jar with broken piece (present) and neck crack,…
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A famille verte porcelain deep small bowl a seated woman in a spring garden with her two attendants. Note; rim chip. Diameter 19 cm. Height 7.4 cm
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A Sung Celadon Glaze Incise Decorated Large Bowl the walls scrolling foliage incised encircling a convex well, the bowl with a flat rim and raised on a large ring foot. Note; with restoration. Diameter 32 cm. Height 5.5 cm
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An Oriental blue and white shallow bowl the flat well painted with simplistic dwellings in a landscape and raised on a ring foot, some trees painted Imari red and green, yellow glazed ground. Base signed. Diameter 24.8 cm
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An Imari patterned tea bowl with gilt painted floral and rock panels, blue and white diaper pattern, signed. Height 7 cm
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An Imperial Dragon and Phoenix Decorated Porcelain Footed Small Bowl each of the mythical creatures red painted pursuing the flaming gem, signed. Height 5.5 cm. Diameter 12.5 cm
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A blue and white porcelain tea bowl and stand each with a gently shaped rim, foliate and rock decorated
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An Imari gold fish decorated bowl with old staple repairs, the interior painted with gold fish and pond weeds, a reserve of chrysanthemums in the Imari palette with gilding, the exterior with with two panels each painted with a seated man observing a toad. Signed. Diameter 24.6 cm. Height 9 cm
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An Inky Blue and White Porcelain Three Phoenix Birds Decorated Small Dish Diameter 18 cm
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A Chinese Antique Provincial Blue and White Porcelain Saucer Dish with a diaper border and scalloped rim (chips), decorated with a continuous men fishing scene surrounding a central bird. Family/business marks. Diameter 17.2 cm
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A Chinese Export Blue and White Porcelain Scallop-Rimmed Dish the shallow circular dish with rock work, blossoms and fir tree painted and with diaper patterns. Note; rim chips. Diameter 22 cm
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A Chinese Export Blue and White Porcelain Plate painted with pagodas and a bridge. Chinese characters etched into the glaze. Note; rim chips. Diameter 23.8 cm
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A Chinese provincial blue and white porcelain bowl inky blue to blackish blue underglaze painted, the well with a European influence depicting two men in a boat, one sighting through a telescope, floral and foliate painted wide border, orange lustre trim, raised on a ring foot. Feng He family/business marks. Diameter 25.7 cm
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A 19th century Moon Flask in blue and white decoration featuring warriors on horseback and on foot within rounded panels on each side.dragon decoration applied to the neck. Height 25.5 cm
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A Tek Sing Coffee Cup with traces of original decoration. Height 6.5 cm
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An Enamel Decorated Triangular Plate with bird and flower pattern, character marks to top corner Width 17.5 cm
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A famille rose plate with panels of birds and flowers and figures in a garden setting.D.19.5 cm
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A Qianlong period ashette of octagonal form in underglaze blue and white decoration with birds and peonies. 310 x 33 cm
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A Qianlong period deep plate of octagonal form in underglaze blue and white decoration of a vase in a landscape.Note: glaze frits and a hairline. Depth 23 cm
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A (Probably) Japanese Antique Blue and White Porcelain Bowl an early copy of Chinese export ware, the well underglaze painted with flowers and simplistic scale diaper patterns, the walls with alternating panels of flower sprigs, naïve insects and diaper. Mid blue to greyish blue glazed, the greyish 'area' pitted with burst glaze bubbles. Orange lustre trim. Possibly Arita. Diameter 26 cm
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A Chinese export blue and white porcelain small jar minus the cover, painted with insects on foliage. Note; with faults, old rim repair
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An Antique Chinese Provincial Blue and White Porcelain Deep Small Bowl the well black-blue underglaze foliate painted, the everted rim decorated with simplistic waves patterns and metal capped as is the small ring foot, family/business marks. Note; with faults inc. two cracks, some restoration to foot. Diameter 16.2 cm. Height 7 cm
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A Satsuma Crested Birds Painted Rectangular Dish the flat well painted with a pair of wading birds painted with flowering iris, the walls with gilded leaf motifs on a cobalt blue ground. Base signed. Length 13.8 cm.10.8 cm. Height 3 cm
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An Oriental Maquetry Inlay Jewellery Cabinet of square section in light to mid brown timbers, the cabinet with an upper 3/4 drawer above two sliding grilled panels (one panel with some loss), an upper quarter but deeper drawer above a shallow 1/4 drawer, all above a full length drawer, each decorated with maquetry inlay (note, some loss maquetry to a panel largest drawer). Height 29.8 cm. Depth 12.1 cm
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A Chinese brass on wood open carved stand table gong the circular brass gong copied from a traditional bronze mirror, calligraphy symbols on one side, smooth mirror surface to the reverse, supported on a stylised fish wood carved base, raised on a shaped oblong platform plinth with four carved feet. Note, some loss to and repairs to wood stand. Height 59 cm. Diameter 32 cm
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An export ware porcelain ashette the large oval form with a hand painted mountain landscape scene, the gilded trim with some loss. Width 53.5 cm
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Two pairs of serving spoons and forks in engraved silver with shaped horn handles, possibly Indonesian
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An Oriental Hanging Balance Scale in forged iron and hardwood, with inlaid graduations and Chinese characters. Length 87 cm
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An ivory netsuke carved as an elephant. Signed. Height 4 cm. Length 4.5 cm
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An ivory netsuke carved as two rabbits. Length 4.5 cm. Height 3 cm
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A pair of hexagonal cloisonne vases the multi-coloured decoration of birds and dragons in panels. Note; small fault to one rim. Height 15 cm
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A Tek Sing Recovery Medium Plate with a central spiral design. Diameter 18.2 cm
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A Tek Sing Recovery Small Plate with spiral design to the centre. Diameter 15.2 cm
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Two Tek Sing Recovery Medium Bowls with blue and white decoration. Encrustation remnants. Note; One with chip and hairlines. Diameter 16.8 cm
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A Tek Sing Recovery Large Bowl partially unglazed encircled by underglaze grey blockwork patterns. Diameter 27.8 cm
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A Tek Sing Recover Large Bowl partially unglazed encircled by faint underglaze grey blockwork patterns. Diameter 29 cm
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Two Tek Sing Bowls one undecorated, the other with circle decoration to the outside rim
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A German manufacture Kienzle advertising large Alarm clock circular brass cased, the dial with black Arabic numerals designed to be lit, (not tested), large carry handle and supported on two feet. Diameter 34.5 cm. Height 44.5 cm
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A 19th century, American walnut cased mantel clock with arched top carved, the arched and glazed door opening to a white painted circular dial with black Roman numerals, key and pendulum present, the case with turned side supports, and raised on four bun feet. Note; the dial with some paint loss. Height 67 cm. Width 41 cm. Depth 15 cm
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An Excellent Carriage Clock of large proportions, the full bass case with enamelled chapter ring and Arabic numerals, a thermometer and compass inset to the top. Probably French, the the works stamped with the 5920, with original Moroccan leather case. Circa 1890. Clock Height including handle Height 26 cm. Width 15.5 cm. Depth 12.5 cm
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A 19th century Highly Decorative Boulle Mantle Clock the arched top surmounted by a winged figure blowing a trumpet, a further Bucolic figure to the glazed front, with a mask pendulum and decorated interior decorated in red tortoiseshell and cut brass inlay matching the waisted brass mounted case. The moulded brass dial set with black Roman numerals on white enamelled plaques. Height 76 cm. Width 35.5 cm. Depth 20 cm
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A Late 19th/Early 20th Century Bracket Clock the ebonised case decorated with bronze mounts and carry handle to the top. The striking works marked 'Coventry' within a key shape the name 'Astral' serial No.41607 the dial with a silvered chapter ring featuring black Roman numerals and ornate fretworked blued steel hands within swag cast spandrels. Height 36 cm. Width 24.5 cm. Depth 13.5 cm
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A Scandinavian Wood Carved Hanging Plate Shelf open backed with carved and shaped sides, four carved aprons, two plate shelves. Width 85 cm. Depth 9 cm. Height 69 cm
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A late Victorian period oak floral carved small stool dark stained supported on four turned legs, the two side stretchers joined by a turned central stretcher. Width 30 cm. Depth 19.5 cm. Height 17.8 cm
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A Late Victorian Period Ebonised Oak Wellington Chest the seven drawer fronts and side supports carved with leaves and fruits and with lion's masks. The top with an upstanding shelf with matching carving. Circa 1890. Height 166.6 cm. Width 66.6 cm. Depth 45 cm
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A Late Victorian Jacobean Style Secretaire on Stand in Oak the base with four bobbin turned legs with carved stretcher and rails and a wooden tray bottom. The secretaire with all-over carvings of mythical birds and figures, the frieze under the gadrooned cornice is a slim drawer with carved floral bosses, the fall front opens to an interior of small drawers and a central cupboard. Circa 1890. Width 98 cm. Depth 52 cm. Height 155 cm
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A Late 19th century Colonial Kauri Bench Seat/Box standing on short shaped legs, the lift up top, front and back with incised anthemion carving. Circa 1890. Width 90 cm. Depth 29 cm. Height 51 cm
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An early 19th century fold over tea table in mahogany flame mahogany frieze and the top with reeded edges, supported on four turned tapered legs, circa 1820. Width 91 cm. Depth 44 cm. Height 75 cm
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A Victorian period mahogany secretaire of a type rarely seen with panels of flame mahogany, the secretaire stands on a two doored cupboard and has a mirrored and panelled fall front which opens onto a complex interior with stationery racks and a leather inset writing slope, the glazed cupboard upper section is surmounted by a cornice of unusual design. English, circa 1850. Width 120 cm. Depth 57 cm. Height 256 cm
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A harlequin set of ten Victorian dining chairs seven are en suite, with there being a pair and the remaining chair a single, all with blade shaped backs and standing on turned front legs
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A Victorian period music canterbury in walnut standing on turned legs with a single drawer with boxwood inlay, the upper shelf similarly inlaid and with a damaged fretworked gallery in need of restoration. Width 58 cm. Depth 38 cm. Height 88 cm
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A mid Victorian chiffonier in mellow coloured mahogany the base with a two doored cupboard with moulded inset panels, three scroll supports and two drawers with applied moulding, the upstanding back shaped and with subtle carving. Width 135 cm. Depth 50 cm. Height 143 cm
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A 19th century Chinese table stand the base on ball and claw feet supporting four spiral twist legs with fretworked corners, gilded and red lacquer decoration. Width 60 cm. Depth 60 cm. Height 84 cm
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A Victorian period rare chess or draughts table the top a framed panel of thick glass under which is the finely laid out board in gilt and black with faux malachite and lazuli highlights, supported on a finely turned walnut base, circa 1860. Width 55 cm. Depth 53 cm. Height 69 cm
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A Victorian period extension dining table in mahogany standing on four turned legs, the top with a moulded edge, one leaf recently adapted to take 'D' clip fixtures, circa 1870. Width 140 cm. Depth 140 cm. (205 cm. Extended)
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A Continental Two Doored Cupboard in Burr Walnut the doors with moulded panels under a shaped cornice crested by shell carving, the interior fitted with adjustable shelves. Width 123 cm. Depth 52 cm. Height 201 cm
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A Regency period pier cabinet ebonised and with a single door with brass grill and silk inset, flanked by carved acanthus mounts. Grey marble top under a mirrored back with scroll supported shelf, surmounted with a pierced brass gallery rail. Width 82 cm. Depth 43 cm. Height 125 cm
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A Victorian period hall stand in mahogany the base a serpentine shaped container for umbrellas supporting a 'Tree' with eight coat hooks. Well made and with good original finish, circa 1870. Height 203 cm
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A Victorian period music canterbury in walnut the top with a geometrically inlaid chess board which swivels and opens to a baize lined card table with inlaid cribbage boards. Single inlaid drawer. Width 53 cm. Depth 41 cm. Height 77 cm
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Two Chinese Hardwood Nesting Tables the fronts with pierced carving of blossoms and birds. Circa 1930. Width 48 cm. Depth 35 cm
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A Chinese Six Fold Screen in Black Lacquer the back with gold painted panels of birds and flowering branches. The front with applied hardstone temples and figures in a riverscape. Note; some losses. Width 276 cm. (extended). Height 183 cm. Circa 1950
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A Chinese display case on stand the stand on four scroll shaped legs with all-over naturalistic carvings of irises and leaves and with two drawers with iris carved handles, the case with shelves supported by a carved flowering tree, the door similarly carved and with two birds in the cartouche at the top, the whole in black lacquered timber, circa 1920-30. Note; some damage to carving. Glazing to front sides absent. Width 115 cm. Depth 57 cm. Height 215 cm
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A Victorian period mahogany framed chaise longue standing on four bulbous reeded legs with white casters. Currently upholstered in a coral coloured geometric patterned fabric, circa 1860
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