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Fine & Decorative Arts — Philips Auctions Australia

Auction House:Philips Auctions AustraliaNumber of lots recorded:382
Sale Title:Fine & Decorative ArtsLots with images:380
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:233
Date:19-Mar-2017
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A medallion back walnut chaise longue, 19th century, with a carved showframe and pierced and foliate crest surrounding the button back medallion, rounded rollover buttoned arms with finely pierced and carved embellishments to a deep stuffover seat with carved supports and legs with rosettes, beaded knops to porcelain casters, upholstered in silvery cream velvet, height 104 cm, width 183 cm, depth 93 cm
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A fine William IV flame mahogany pedestal sideboard, circa 1820, Utilising the rich figuration of the timber the sideboard with a simple beaded arched back above a bow front extended section with a frieze drawer, the pedestals with deep cockbeaded drawers and cast swing brass handles above gadroon decorated cupboards and plinth bases, height 117 cm, width 185 cm, depth 58 cm
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An antique inlaid etagere in tulipwood and burr walnut, later 19th century, with a serpentine rectangular profile, the three tiers with quarter veneer walnut panels surrounded by wide tulipwood cross banded borders with gilt bronze trims, the top inlaid with a pair of classical cupids with a cart and goat and surrounded by a pierced fleur-de-lys gilt bronze gallery, raised on curvaceous feet with sabots, height 86 cm, width 45 cm, depth 42 cm
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A Continental two tier pine display cabinet, early 20th century, a large glazed and mirror backed display cabinet on cup and cover supports to a shallow open compartment, the extended lower section with a pair of drawers with a central lock and cupboards with applied decorations to the door panels, raised on squashed bun feet, with rosettes, corbels and restrained leafy flourishes, height 250 cm, width 121 cm, depth 50 cm
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A Victorian mahogany child's desk and small stool, mid 19th century, the desk with a small drawer and cotton reel turned legs with a matching square stool with a tapestry covering, height 46 cm, width 56 cm, depth 38 cm, (desk)
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A French provincial two section pitch pine display cabinet, 19th century, the cabinet with an extended arched cornice embellished with carved scroll motifs, the glazed doors with shaped relief carved border scrolls and bull's eye motifs, the extended base with dual fielded panel cupboards with similar decoration, a shaped apron with drop and raised on short cabriole legs with whorl feet, with long brass hinges, escutcheons and shelving to the interior, height 233 cm, width 137 cm, depth 50 cm
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A quality reproduction mahogany Regency revival extension table, six Victorian style chairs and a matching chiffonier, the twin pedestal extension table with reeded tripod bases, six balloon back chairs with pierced lyre splats, stuffover seats and reeded baluster legs, and an arched back chiffonier with twin frieze drawers and cupboards to a plinth base, with carved trims and corbels, height 77 cm, length 176 cm, width 98 cm, Extended length 235 cm, (table), height 154 cm, width 122 cm, depth 46 cm,…
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A Directoire style timber console table and mirror, 20th century, the mirror with a triangular pediment above a marble topped table with a single drawer supported on tapering square section legs terminating in brass lion's paw feet, with neoclassical wreath, palm and mask trims, height 80 cm, width 66 cm, depth 28 cm, (console) height 93 cm, width 61 cm, (mirror)
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A large Regence style walnut commode, 18th century, with a fine patina and of pegged construction, the deep commode with a serpentine profile having three oak lined long drawers with the original steel locks and a trio of framed and shaped reserves, brass swing handles, central escutcheons, a shaped apron, short cabriole legs and whorl feet, height 95 cm, width 133 cm, depth 72 cm
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A pair of French walnut side cabinets, 19th century, both with a three quarter shaped gallery above a single frieze drawer and an open compartment with pierced quatrefoils to the sides, a shaped apron and tapering slender sabre legs, height 75 cm, width 39 cm, depth 28 cm
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A Napoleon III rosewood and marquetry secretaire a abattant, later 19th century, a tan and grey marble top above a full-width drawer, fall front and three lower drawers, richly inlaid with cornucopia motifs and chevron borders, the interior with a leather writing surface plus four decorated drawers, the sides with full length bordered diamond motifs, height 131 cm, width 64 cm, depth 37 cm
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A large tulipwood Louis XV style marquetry bombe commode, early 20th century, with a serpentine profile having a vigorous cream and purple marble top, two quarter veneer panelled drawers decorated with trailing flora inlay, the sides similar, generous hipped edges flowing to splayed feet, with rocaille gilt bronze mounts and sabots, height 86 cm, width 125 cm, depth 53 cm
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A French transitional style tulipwood parquetry lady's desk, 20th century, the kidney shaped marble topped desk with a central drawer, pairs of smaller side drawers and raised on curvaceous tapering legs, embellished throughout with perspective cube parquetry, height 75 cm, width 137 cm, depth 54 cm
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An elegant Napoleon III mahogany and marquetry writing cabinet, 19th century, with an inset red grey marble top above a full-width drawer, a small cupboard with three smaller drawers to the side, a slide, two further drawers below and lower cupboards with shelving, all with stringing and fine detailed floral inlay, simple brass beading throughout and raised on bun feet, height 141 cm, width 72 cm, depth 38 cm
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A fine Louis XIV style oak breakfront buffet, 20th century, in light honey tones of serpentine profile with two central drawers above cupboards, similar full length cupboards to the sides, all with fielded panels and foliate relief carved details, a shaped apron and short cabriole legs with leafy carved knees and whorl feet, with gilt bronze mounts, height 104 cm, width 242 cm, depth 58 cm
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A Louis XVI style French mahogany and brass inlaid secretaire a abbatant, 20th century, with a white marble top with canted edges above a drawer, fall front with book end veneer panels and three lower drawers, all with brass inlaid tendril decoration, raised on a shaped plinth base with similar decoration, bronze mounts in the neoclassical manner, height 143 cm, width 77 cm, depth 47 cm
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A pair of Louis XV style tulipwood chiffonieres, 20th century, the well figured pair of slightly bombe form with quarter veneer and marquetry decorated tops, similar decoration to the three drawers, feather banded reserves to the side and raised on curvaceous sabre legs, height 75 cm, width 35 cm, depth 26 cm
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A Louis XV style tulipwood and mahogany marquetry bombe commode, early 20th century, with a vigorous black and white serpentine marble top above two drawers decorated with a single floral inlaid quarter veneer strung reserve, similar decoration to the sides, a shaped apron with drop, hipped edges flowing to splayed legs, gilt bronze mounts and sabots, height 83 cm, width 83 cm, depth 43 cm
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An antique French oak credence in the Gothic manner, later 19th century, an architectural cornice above a cupboard with arrow point hinges and a steel lock flanked by panels relief carved with knight and monk style figures within arched Gothic niches, an open compartment with chevron carved supports to a platform base, stile feet with spandrels, height 131 cm, width 109 cm, depth 48 cm
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A Henri II style walnut carved mirror backed court cabinet, late 19th century, with an architectural and galleried cornice above a central cupboard embellished with a carved jester and fantastic bird, glazed side cupboards with masks above an extended section with plate rack, a pair of gadrooned frieze drawers and carved lower cupboards, with fluted pillars, pilasters and relief carved borders and trims, height 242 cm, width 154 cm, depth 59 cm
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A fine transitional style tulipwood bow front commode, early 20th century, with a vigorous flecked grey marble top above three book end veneer drawers with fine chequered border trims, similar feather banded reserves to the sides, having pilasters flowing to extended shaped feet, rocaille gilt bronze mounts, pull handles and sabots, height 89 cm, width 112 cm, depth 51 cm
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A fine pair of kidney shaped parquetry chiffonieres in mixed timbers, first half 20th century, with three quarter brass galleries and three petite drawers, raised on elegant slender shaped legs, well decorated with strung reserves enclosing bold lattice designs, with gilt bronze mounts and sabots, height 70 cm, width 57 cm, depth 31 cm
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A French Empire style pedestal in mixed timbers, 19th century, the tapering square section pedestal with an architectural cornice in mahogany, burr walnut and ebonised timbers, with gilt bronze neoclassical trims, ionic style capitals with stiff leaf motifs flanking a torch bearing cupid roundel, raised on an extended shaped base with trims, height 112 cm, width 36 cm, depth 36 cm
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A fine antique French walnut dough bin, 18th to early 19th century, the bin with cover of pegged construction and a having a fine patina, of typical tapering form with serpentine front, a shaped apron relief carved with cornucopia spilling flower stems, upon turned splayed legs united by a shaped box stretcher, the front and rear with relief carved details, height 100 cm, width 128 cm, depth 58 cm
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An antique French mirror backed oak hallstand, later 19th century, in warm oak tones with a shaped arching crest and twin finials above a frieze with a series of brass hanging hooks, a framed and bevelled mirror with fretwork spandrel decorations above a central drawer flanked by curved brass rails, the platform base complete with metal dishes, height 243 cm, width 120 cm, depth 35 cm
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An antique long case mahogany clock, early 19th century, a marriage piece, with a 1769 brass dial by G. Webster of London with Roman numerals and a secondary dial, within a mahogany case having a broken pediment, fretwork to the upper section, a slender trunk and an extended base; with weights and pendulum, height 240 cm, width 57 cm, depth 28 cm
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A sofa table of Gothic inspiration, the shallow table with canted corners having three quarter veneer panelled sections to the top each with double ebonised strung borders above a skirt with a shallow relief guilloche border, angled square section reeded legs united by an 'X' form stretcher, height 70 cm, length 137 cm, width 44 cm
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A French walnut mirrored marble topped buffet, circa 1920, an arched back with fruit, floral and rope twist trims above a recessed central section with two drawers and a cupboard with carved fruit detail, twin pedestals with glazed sections and burr walnut fielded cupboards below, raised on short reeded legs with gilt bronze tassel style escutcheons and pull handles, height 182 cm, width 170 cm, depth 48 cm
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A Louis XIV style oak buffet, late 18th to 19th century, the canted top above two relief carved panelled drawers and a small central drawer, two cupboards below with channel grooved shaped panels, with original steel locks and pierced brass escutcheons, a serpentine apron and raised on small curvaceous feet, height 120 cm, width 160 cm, depth 53 cm
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An antique French oak stretcher-based refectory table, 19th century, with a fine patina and pegged joints, having a serpentine apron with thumbnail edging above turned legs, height 75 cm, length 209 cm, width 79 cm
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A set of six oak Louis XIII style dining chairs, early 20th century, the high, arched and padded back chairs with stuffover seats, os-de-mouton legs and 'H' form stretchers, upholstered in watermelon sateen with nail trim, height 111 cm, width 49 cm, depth 55 cm
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A substantial French oak stretcher-based refectory table, the plank top with steel diamond details, upon shaped trestle ends with an extended stretcher, height 76 cm, length 216 cm, width 79 cm
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A Napoleon III rosewood veneer and ormolu display cabinet, later 19th century, with a flecked red marble top above a full-length bevelled glass door and glazed sides, the interior with two glass shelves, a cushion profile apron, decorated with a scrolling vegetal ormolu frieze and additional neoclassical trims and sabots, height 120 cm, width 84 cm, depth 41 cm
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A large antique provincial French oak armoire, 18th century, Normandy, of pegged construction, with an extended cornice above a relief carved foliate frieze, large carved panelled doors with long brass hinges and generous bird and fish styled escutcheons, patterned borders throughout, a carved apron and whorl feet, height 232 cm, width 167 cm, depth 62 cm
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A Louis XV style marquetry occasional table, 20th century, in mixed timbers with a profusely decorated top with floral reserves and tendril decoration, gilded timber bead trim to the edges, a shaped inlaid skirt and raised on curvaceous legs, with bronze cast trims and sabots, height 74 cm, length 102 cm, width 64 cm
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A pair of a Louis XIV style high backed walnut arm chairs, 19th century, with arched padded backs and stuffover seats, upholstered with distressed verdure tapestry fabric, curvaceous arms with acanthus relief decoration and whorl ends with similar supports; upon relief carved and shaped square section legs and an 'H' form stretcher, height 122 cm, width 67 cm, depth 79 cm
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A small kidney shaped transitional style occasional table, 20th century, with a pierced gallery enclosing a feather banded reserve with a chequered border, two drawers and sabre legs, with gilt figural neoclassical motifs, mounts and sabots, height 67 cm, width 48 cm, depth 27 cm
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A transitional style tulipwood and marquetry commode, late 19th to early 20th century, with a mottled orange bow front marble top with canted edges above two drawers with quarter veneer and book end veneer panelled and strung reserves decorated with musical instruments and flora, a shaped apron, curvaceous tapering legs, gilt bronze mounts and sabots, height 89 cm, width 80 cm, depth 44 cm
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An Art Deco wrought iron mirrored hallstand, circa 1930s, the stand with pebble textured bands and serpentine ribbons, with a pair of umbrella stands and ruyi motif hooks, height 181 cm, width 56 cm, depth 21 cm
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A small French mahogany chest of drawers, 19th century, with a grey flecked marble top, a frieze drawer and two deeper drawers, all oak lined and cockbeaded, the lower drawers flanked with fluted designs and having bracket handles, raised on baluster and ball feet, height 87 cm, width 68 cm, depth 46 cm
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A fine transitional marquetry commode in mixed timbers, circa 1930, with an orange red speckled marble top of shaped profile above two drawers with lattice and quatrefoil detail to the centre flanked by vases of flowers, a shaped apron with drop, extended splayed legs, gilt bronze neoclassical styled mounts and lion's paw sabots, height 86 cm, width 107 cm, depth 50 cm
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A petite and slender Regence mahogany secretaire a abbatant, late 19th to early 20th century, a small drawer above a fall front with a pair of drawers to the interior, two lower drawers all with shaped recessed panels, a tambour front lower section and raised on small curvaceous feet, height 115 cm, width 34 cm, depth 26 cm
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A French oak display cabinet, circa 1900, with an architectural cornice and a carved ribbon crest above a bevel glazed door and arched sides, relief carved spandrels, a full width drawer and a lower relief carved cupboard with a fielded panel, decorated with full length ribbon twist motifs to the edges terminating in paterae, raised on short reeded legs, height 184 cm, width 85 cm, depth 43 cm
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A kidney shaped parquetry occasional table in mixed timbers, 20th century, the perspective cube parquetry top with stringing and cross banding, a small drawer, and tapering curvaceous legs to a conforming undertier, height 77 cm, length 74 cm, width 43 cm
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A small Louis XVI style demi-lune chest of drawers, early 20th century, with a red grey marble top and a pierced brass gallery above three brass trimmed and panelled drawers, the sides of similar design, with simple gilt bronze festoons of pendant masks and musical instruments, raised on tapering square section legs with brass capped feet, height 74 cm, width 59 cm, depth 30 cm
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A French rosewood and marquetry trestle-based foldover games table, late 19th century, with a quarter veneer panelled top and ear form corners decorated with profuse vegetal and fantastic bird inlay, a tooled baize interior and raised on tapering fluted legs with curved trestles and an ornamented stretcher, with gilt bronze trims, height 75 cm, width 64 cm, depth 42 cm, Extended length 84 cm
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A striking Biedermeier revival Art Deco Inspired birch desk, circa 1930s, the squared desk with a kidney shaped front, with a key fret tooled black leather writing plane above a central drawer and pedestal cupboards and single drawers with curved profiles, with ebonised lozenge shaped escutcheons and stringing, height 77 cm, width 140 cm, depth 85 cm
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A Louis XIV style walnut commode, 20th century, having a serpentine top with three full width drawers of conforming profile with channel grooved decorative timber trims to the facades, fielded panels to the sides, a shaped apron, cabriole legs with whorl feet, rocaille gilt bronze escutcheons and vegetal handles, height 86 cm, width 99 cm, depth 48 cm
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A large transitional tulipwood and marquetry secretaire a abbatant, early 20th century, of serpentine profile with a grey marble top above a drawer, fall front and three further drawers, the fall front with musical instrument and floral inlay, the interior with six ebony strung birdseye maple drawers, raised on short splayed feet, with neoclassical style mounts and sabots, height 147 cm, width 86 cm, depth 38 cm
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A small Louis XVI style marquetry chest of drawers, 19th century, with a bow front red and grey flecked marble top above four drawers of conforming profile, each with scrolling foliate inlay to strung reserves, small splayed feet and embellished with gilt bronze mounts, pull handles and sabots, height 85 cm, width 60 cm, depth 35 cm
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A cherrywood bedside table, later 19th century, having a low gallery, an open compartment below a shallow drawer, with a shaped apron and sabre legs, height 68 cm, width 42 cm, depth 33 cm
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A pair of mahogany transitional style side tables, 20th century, cream marble tops above two drawers with bookend veneer and chequered border decoration, similar to the sides, shaped aprons, slender curvaceous legs, gilt bronze mounts and sabots, height 68 cm, width 39 cm, depth 31 cm
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A Napoleon III walnut and marquetry bureau plat, later 19th century, rectangular with a serpentine profile, having floral inlay to quarter veneer panels, with stringing, floral decoration to the corners and a similarly decorated frieze drawer, with tapering curvaceous legs, gilt bronze mounts and sabots, height 74 cm, width 114 cm, depth 66 cm
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A Napoleon III tulipwood and rosewood marquetry bombe buffet, later 19th century, with a serpentine flecked red marble top, a full width drawer and cupboard embellished with bookend veneers and floral inlaid reserves, the sides similarly decorated, having a shaped apron, hipped edges flowing to short splayed feet, with gilt bronze mounts and sabots, height 112 cm, width 101 cm, depth 45 cm
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A large Louis XV style tulipwood bombe commode, early 20th century, with a mottled yellow and tan marble top of serpentine profile above two drawers with parquetry reserves centred with a floral bouquet, the sides conforming, a shaped apron with drop and generous hipped edges flowing to splayed legs, lavish gilt bronze foliate mounts and sabots, height 87 cm, width 132 cm, depth 52 cm
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A marble pedestal, a stepped pedestal in vivid red and grey marble with verde antico trims to the top and base, height 110 cm, width 27 cm, depth 27 cm
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A marble pedestal, 19th century, a stepped pedestal in multi-coloured tiers with a white squared column, height 115 cm, width 25 cm, depth 25 cm
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A carved walnut Louis XIII style credence, later 19th century, with cartouche of Les Fils d'Alfred Wimphen, Rue du Faubourg, Paris, of rectangular form with broad canted edges, having two profusely relief carved cupboards with Bacchanalian figures, monkeys and sheep between fluted pilasters, an open compartment and undertier, with richly carved vegetal borders, knops, and raised on bun feet, height 144 cm, width 148 cm, depth 54 cm
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A Regence style parquetry oak extension table, first half 20th century, with pull out extension leaves, having a shaped rectangular top above a shaped apron, and cabriole legs with carved knees and whorl feet, height 76 cm, length 159 cm, width 100 cm, Extended length 263 cm
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A set of six Regence style oak and cane dining chairs, first half 20th century, the chairs with shaped square backs with channel grooved frames and shell crests, shaped seats and aprons and raised on curvaceous legs with whorl feet, the seats and backs in hole to hole cane, height 95 cm, width 47 cm, depth 53 cm
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A fine French mahogany and rosewood drawer secretaire, late 19th century, with a mottled grey marble top above a feather banded, ebony strung drawer with a contrasting border opening to a birdseye maple interior with a red tooled leather writing plane, a pair of conforming cupboards below with three finely finished internal drawers, upon small splayed feet, with restrained neoclassical ring pull handles and sabots, height 101 cm, width 115 cm, depth 50 cm
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A pair of Louis XV style tulipwood marquetry chiffonieres, first half 20th century, each with a three quarter timber gallery surrounding a quarter veneer floral decorated top, with three similarly decorated drawers, a shaped apron, tapering curvaceous legs, gilt bronze mounts and sabots, height 72 cm, width 37 cm, depth 31 cm
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A Louis XVI style stretcher based oak bench or coffee table, circa 1920, with a mitred top, reeded apron and fluted tapering legs and curved trestle ends, height 47 cm, width 95 cm, depth 38 cm
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An elegant Louis XVI style mahogany desk, circa 1930, the desk with a tan tooled leather top and two similar slides, a central drawer and pairs of side drawers, ear form edges, fluted supports and tapering legs, height 78 cm, width 130 cm, depth 70 cm
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An elegant burr walnut display cabinet, circa 1930, having a flecked white marble top above a part glazed door and sides, the lower door with an inlaid festoon, two glass shelves and a cupboard to the interior, reeded edges, restrained parquetry border trims and raised on small baluster feet, height 146 cm, width 72 cm, depth 35 cm
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A tulipwood parquetry transitional style bedside table, circa 1900, with a verde antico marble top above a single marble lined cupboard and raised on hipped sabre legs, well decorated with stringing and guilloche motifs, diamond lattice and fan shapes, gilt bronze mounts and sabots, height 85 cm, width 50 cm, depth 37 cm
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A transitional style tulipwood secretaire a abbatant, early 20th century, a marble top above a single drawer and a fall front with a fitted interior, three full width drawers below, a shaped apron, sabre legs and decorated with bookend and quarter veneer panelling, marquetry, chequered banding and rosewood trims, and neoclassical style gilt bronze mounts, height 130 cm, width 63 cm, depth 36 cm
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A transitional style marquetry tulipwood bookcase, late 19th century, with a mottled marble top above two shaped glazed and floral inlaid doors, quarter veneer feather banded reserves to the sides, a shaped apron, short cabriole legs and gilt bronze mounts, height 159 cm, width 100 cm, depth 38 cm
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A Louis XV style tulipwood semainier, early 20th century, with a serpentine cream marble top above seven full-width drawers with feather banded and inlaid reserves, hipped and curvaceous edges to splayed feet, with gilt bronze mounts and sabots, height 147 cm, width 84 cm, depth 47 cm
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A Regence style oak display cabinet, 20th century, with an architectural cornice above a single cupboard with a shaped glazed upper section and a fielded panel below, the sides similar, having a glass shelf to the interior, a shaped apron with a shell drop, cabriole legs and whorl feet, with long brass locks and pierced escutcheons, height 168 cm, width 90 cm, depth 45 cm
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A pair of petite oak Louis XV style chiffonieres, early 20th century, both with timber galleries, three slightly serpentine drawers above shaped aprons and raised on tapering sabre legs, height 70 cm, width 23 cm, depth 23 cm
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A small Louis XVI style mahogany buffet, early 20th century, with a three quarter pierced brass gallery surrounding a marble top above a single drawer and a pair of cupboards all with recessed panels, rounded fluted edges and similar tapering short legs, with neoclassical style gilt bronze mounts, height 84 cm, width 60 cm, depth 31 cm
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A Louis XV style giltwood console table, early 20th century, with a shaped rectangular mirror with foliate decoration and a vegetal rocaille crest with putto, a white shaped marble table top to a profusely embellished base, height 82 cm, width 90 cm, depth 32 cm, (console), height 128 cm, width 69 cm, (mirror)
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A petite parquetry and tulipwood Louis XV style writing table, early 20th century, with a shaped top with a reserved diamond lattice design dotted with flowers, a similarly decorated undertier, having a red leather slide, small drawer and raised on cabriole legs, with gilt bronze mounts and sabots, height 76 cm, width 36 cm, depth 44 cm
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A striking Art Deco coffee table in burr walnut, rosewood and palisander, circa 1930s-40s, a rectangular walnut top with canted edges and rosewood trims with recessed panel supports to an extended undertier upon a bold palisander bracket base, height 69 cm, length 92 cm, width 61 cm
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An Henri II style stretcher-based walnut desk, 19th century, with a black tooled leather top within a mitred frame above a central drawer and pairs of side drawers, all richly relief carved with guilloche decoration, fluted and carved legs above carved trestle ends, height 74 cm, width 121 cm, depth 71 cm
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A Louis XIV style oak display cabinet, later 19th century, in honey oak tones with a single shaped glazed door and a lower fielded panel, opening to glass shelves and a mirrored back, relief carving to the upper edges, shell motifs to the door and apron and raised on short relief carved feet, height 160 cm, width 71 cm, depth 42 cm
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A small lady's tulipwood secretaire a abbatant, circa 1930s, a breche D'Alep shaped marble top above a fall front opening to an arrangement of six parquetry decorated small drawers and a tan leather writing plane, two cupboards below, full length hipped edges to cabriole feet, quarter veneer panelling throughout and gilt bronze mounts and sabots, height 115 cm, width 64 cm, depth 33 cm
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An elegant Directoire style mahogany and parquetry display cabinet, first half 20th century, with a part glazed door and sides, diamond lattice decoration to the lower sections, and opening to two glass shelves and a cupboard, raised on short tapering square section legs, with simple copper toned brass bead trims throughout, height 161 cm, width 72 cm, depth 37 cm
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A Louis XV style mahogany bombe chest, circa 1930, with a Breche D'Alep serpentine marble top above two full-width drawers with inlaid reserves in contrasting timbers, similar to the sides, a shaped apron, hipped edges flaring to tapering curvaceous legs, with gilt bronze mounts and sabots, height 88 cm, width 96 cm, depth 41 cm
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A small transitional style tulipwood chest of drawers, circa 1930s, with mottled cream marble with canted corners, two drawers with striking quarter veneer panelling and rosewood cross banding, with a shaped apron, tapering sabre legs and embellished with neoclassical style gilt bronze mounts and sabots, height 71 cm, width 48 cm, depth 35 cm
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A transitional style marquetry and rosewood corner cabinet, circa 1900, having a richly mottled serpentine marble top above a pair of doors of conforming profile decorated with quarter veneer reserves, with marquetry decoration, stringing and cross banding, a shaped apron and raised on small curvaceous legs, with gilt bronze mounts and sabots, height 124 cm, width 75 cm, depth 52 cm
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