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Decorative Arts — Webb's

Auction House:Webb'sNumber of lots recorded:242
Sale Title:Decorative ArtsLots with images:235
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:173
Date:28-Sep-2017
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Ray Rogers, Fungoid Form, ceramic, signed, height 20 cm, diameter 21 cm
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Len Castle, Sea Secret I, earthenware form, with blue alkaline glazed interior impressed initials, height 80 cm, diameter 18 cm
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Rick Rudd, Ovoid Bowl, ceramic, pinched coiled & raku fired, diameter 23 cm, height 20 cm
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Len Castle, Sea Secret II, earthenware form, with blue alkaline glazed interior impressed initials, height 13 cm, length 24 cm, width 20 cm
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Robyn Stewart, Koru form bowl, impressed mark to base, ceramic burnished bowl, the rim modelled in a Koru design (faults), diameter 32 cm, height 14 cm
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Hilary Kerrod, Radiant Beings, ceramic, signed 'H98' on base, Height 46 cm
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Bronwynne Cornish, Hare, ceramic, signed and inscribed BC 12.10.09 Hare, height 23.5 cm, length 39 cm, width 12 cm
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Martin Poppelwell, Never Take the Bull by the Horns, seven glazed terracotta discs, diameter 8 cm each, signed
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A Rose & Heather display coffee table, in rimu with a single compartment drawer, height 42 cm, width 96 cm
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Jenny Dolezel, Game Of Love, lithograph 15/36, title inscribed, signed and dated 1989, 57 x 75 cm
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Gretchen Albrecht, sundial, lithograph, 18/125, title inscribed, signed and dated March '80, 71 x 57 cm (image size)
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Stephen Bambury, Abstract, acrylic on handmade Italian paper, 50 x 70 cm
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Toss Woollaston, Portrait of Erua, oil and watercolour on paper, signed, 57.2 x 36.7 cm
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Dining suite, in birdseye maple and coromandel wood veneer and laminate, comprising of six chairs and table. The table top with rounded corners and quartered veneer is supported at each end by prong shaped stands. The chairs with shaped veneer backs and with slightly sabre shaped front legs. Patterned velour upholstery, table dimensions height 78 cm, length 182 cm, width 102 cm
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A kauri chest of drawers
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A pair of model B3 'Wassily' chairs, originally designed by Marcel Breuer in 1926, purchased Parnell, Auckland c. 1985, height 74 cm, width 78 cm, depth 73 cm
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A late-19th century apothecary chest, in pine with 27 drawers, with white porcelain handles, height 92 cm, width 187 cm, depth 50 cm
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'Once Were Warriors' leather jacket, a black, 100% cowhide jacket, detailed with 'Toa Aotearoa' and red tiki emblem. Featuring snap-back lapels, shoulder epaulettes, zip cuffs, four zip-pockets at front, an attached buckled belt, silvertone hardware, and fully lined. Executed 1994, the hugely successful feature film Once were Warriors, directed by Lee Tamahori and produced by Robin Scholes, is a hard-hitting social-realist drama about Maori poverty and despair in contemporary New Zealand . In spite of…
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Victorian extension dining table, length 2460, height 730, width 118 cm
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Six Victoria balloon backed dining chairs, in walnut, cabriole legged, with deep buttoned down leather seats, c. 1870, height 89 cm, two pictured
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Two Victorian dining chairs, in walnut, cabriole legged, the backs shield shaped with ornate pierced and carved top rails, height 96 cm, one pictured
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A Victorian walnut loo table, height 76 cm, length 150 cm, depth 112 cm
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A honey coloured glass topped coffee table, with turned legs, supported by a single shaped shelf, height 430, length 120 cm, depth 60 cm
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A pair of upholstered Headboards, with shaped tops, height 133 cm, width 108 cm
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A glass cased model of a single Masted British sailing Yatch Hmy Katherine, height 51 cm, length 55 cm, depth 20 cm
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A glass cased model of British sailing Ship Lm Bounty, height 57 cm, length 67 cm, depth 36 cm
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Contemporary upholstered two seater settee
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After Sir Philip Alexius de Laszlo, the Spanish Jeweller, oil on canvas, 115 x 87 cm
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Hand knotted Turkoman rug, 30.6 x 201 cm
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A late-Victorian three door wardrobe, the centre door mirrored, the others with tongue and groove panels, shaped cornice, height 210 cm, width 182 cm, depth 57 cm
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Two Victorian cameo backed salon chairs in walnut, c. 1870, carved cabriole legs and top rails, one an open armchair, in floral upholstery, tallest 99 cm
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An early-19th century rosewood card table, c. 1835, standing on shaped platform base, octagonal column supports a shaped and carved freize and the foldover top, height 73 cm, width 92 cm, depth 46 cm
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An early Victorian mirror backed sideboard, c. 1840, in rosewood, the two doors also mirrored, the mirrors are all surrounded by C shaped scroll carvings, rarely shaped plinth base, height 1580, width 1500, depth 46 cm
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Artist Unknown, landscape, oil on canvas, 40 x 59 cm
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Three Victorian hand coloured prints, various sizes
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C Johnson, Whanganui River, oil on canvas, 69 x 44 cm
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J elder Moultray lake Wakatipu, signed, oil on canvas, 38 x 60 cm
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Bronze Art Nouveau style lamp 'La dance', height 55 cm
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A Chinese hardwood plant stand c. 1900, marble inset, with octagonal top, height 910, diameter 32 cm
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Gilt framed mirror, frame: 80 x 70 cm, mirror: 61 x 51 cm
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A contemporary gilt framed mirror, 47 x 40 cm
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A contemporary gilt framed mirror, 32 x 34 cm
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Hand knotted Persian saddle bag cushion, length 87 cm
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Hand knotted Persian saddle bag cushion, length 87 cm
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A 19th century fruit set
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4 framed vanity Fair characters, 42 x 30 cm (each)
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4 framed Spy characters, 42 x 28 cm (each)
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8 various Toby jugs, Tallest 23 cm
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A cased model ship, Sovereign of the Seas, height 76 cm, width 89 cm, depth 35 cm
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Three ships in bottles, Longest 19 cm
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An American oak, twin pedestal roll top desk c. 1920, height 119 cm, depth 77 cm, 152 cm
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Tang style horse, height 36 cm, faults
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A mid-19th century overmantle mirror, Bolection moulded frame with C scroll supports, height 77 cm, width 123 cm
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A cream painted commode, with three shaped drawers, shaped bottom rail above four pad footed cabriole legs, all over Chinoiserie landscape decoration with black marble top, height 90 cm, width 117 cm, depth 47 cm
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A black lacquer bureau bookcase, in the Chinoiserie manner, arched double doors under an elaborate broken swan neck pediment. The fall front and cupboard doors with decoration of figures in a garden, height 107 cm, width 95 cm, depth 45 cm
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A Louis XV style Sidechair, with gilded frame, the front rail with shell carving
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Two Louis XV style open armchairs, with gilded frames which are fluted, shaped seats and backs, some faults
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A small serpentine shaped commode, with two drawers, decorated in cream paint and rose coloured gilt, four cabriole legs, some paint loss, height 81 cm, length 103 cm, depth 41.8 cm
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A French style circular ornamental table, height 68 cm, diameter 48 cm
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A fine quality silk Iranian hand knotted rug, with multiple leaf and rosette borders around a central floral medallion field, dimensions 178 x 110 cm
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A small finely knotted Iranian prayer rug, cotton warp and weft with muted toning, scroll decorated arch around a floral field, dimensions 95 x 60 cm
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A Louis XV style bureau plat c. 1900, standing on four slender, ormolu mounted legs, shaped top with metal surrounds the drawers ormolu mounted, kingwood veneer, height 75 cm, length 99 cm, depth 60 cm
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An Italian vitrine, in kingwood veneer with serpentine shaped glass door and standing on short metal mounted cabriole legs, key missing, height 123 cm, width 51 cm, depth 34 cm
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An Italian vitrine, in kingwood veneer with serpentine shaped glass door and standing on short metal mounted cabriole legs, height 123 cm, width 51 cm, depth 34 cm
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A small oval drum shaped side table c. 1920, with two drawers surmounted by a galleried leather inset top, standing on four slender metal mounted legs, height 66 cm, width 43 cm, depth 32 cm
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A Louis XV style settee, with gilded frame and standing on four fluted legs, the top rail surmounted with a ribbon topped carving, height 101 cm, width 129 cm, depth 62 cm
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A stylish marble topped table, with splayed iron legs, supported by lattice shaped stretchers, height 72 cm, length 176 cm, height 100 cm
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An Italian carved marble figure of flora, with two baskets of flowers, height 155 cm
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Small early-19th century Venetian glass framed wall mirror, of shield shape with wheel cut floral sprays moulded glass frill scroll borders, rosette decoration and twin candle sconce, height 40 cm
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An Edwardian double side four poster bed, with red lacquer Chinoiserie decoration, height 227 cm, width 140 cm, length 207 cm
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A Chinese carved grey/green hardstone Kylin figure on stand, Powerfully carved muscular body with curled mane, teak stand, height including stand 10 cm
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A carved Chinese bright green hardstone urn vase with floral Arrangement, the lid with matching floral spray and complete with fitted carved teak stand, height 19 cm
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A Chinese lidded jadeite censer, Deeply carved with fierce dragon ring handles and finial supported on three lion mask feet. Height including stand 18 cm
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An antique Chinese carved grey jade dragon coat hook, with deeply carved relief of dragon with young, length 11 cm
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A Chinese well carved celadon green hardstone lidded urn vase, the body with two panels of archaic mask relief carvings, ring side handlesand Fo dog finial on lid (wooden stand), height 18 cm
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A tall Chinese carved olive green hardstone carving of a mythical bird, on a tree stump perch, the long tailed phoenix type bird with large raptor claws, stands alert, brown stone fitted stand, height 25 cm
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A small Ching period Chinese carved grey jade and rosewood table screen, the screen with a scene of figures under pine trees in a landscape, dimensions including stand 19 x 9 cm
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Fern tree Grade post I, Gaua, Banks Islands, Vanuatu, cut tree fern, height 250 cm, Collected by Paul Gardissat on Gaua, Vanuatu c.1968. Private Collection, Sydney, These totems, or grade posts were originally in the collection of Paul Gardissat, an important figure in artifact collecting across the Vanuatu island group, having arrived in the then New Hebrides as a teacher in the French school system in the early 1960s, he subsequently became a broadcaster on the colonial Radio New Hebrides, his interest…
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Fern tree Grade post II, Gaua, Banks Islands, Vanuatu, cut tree fern, height 232 cm, Collected by Paul Gardissat on Gaua, Vanuatu c.1968. Private Collection, Sydney, These totems, or grade posts were originally in the collection of Paul Gardissat, an important figure in artifact collecting across the Vanuatu island group, having arrived in the then New Hebrides as a teacher in the French school system in the early 1960s, he subsequently became a broadcaster on the colonial Radio New Hebrides, his interest…
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Fern tree Grade post III, Gaua, Banks Islands, Vanuatu, cut tree fern, height 253 cm, Collected by Paul Gardissat on Gaua, Vanuatu c.1968. Private Collection, Sydney, These totems, or grade posts were originally in the collection of Paul Gardissat, an important figure in artifact collecting across the Vanuatu island group, having arrived in the then New Hebrides as a teacher in the French school system in the early 1960s, he subsequently became a broadcaster on the colonial Radio New Hebrides, his interest…
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A West African ivory Coast Dan mask, classic female deangle form with six rows of cowrie shell hair ornaments woven and plaited fibre chinstrap with cowrie and jute neck piece, perspex stand, height 35 cm. Provenance: Christie's, Melbourne, Decorative Arts (1033) 17 - 18 September 2002, Lot 52
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A West African ivory Coast Dan face mask, the face features in two halves, one distorted and painted black. The other ash grey and white. Jute and fibre tightly woven and padded hairpiece with open weave sacking beard, perspex stand, height 35 cm. Provenance: Christie's, Melbourne, Decorative Arts (1033) 17 - 18 September 2002, Lot 52
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A small West African Nigerian face mask, in blackened wood with pointed chin and carved side locks and cheek scarification, length 24 cm. Provenance: Christie's, Melbourne, Decorative Arts (1033) 17 - 18 September 2002, Lot 52
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A good ivory Coast West African Nigerian Igbo helmet crest mask, carved with elaborate braided coils and crescent comb, painted black with white face, bronze stand base, length 40 cm. Provenance: Christie's, Melbourne, Decorative Arts (1033) 17 - 18 September 2002, Lot 52
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A West African ivory Coast Dan face mask, of classic form with six hair plais of string fibre, painted red fabric lip and cheek pieces, metal foil teeth, burnt palm oil patina, height 27 cm. Provenance: Christie's, Melbourne, Decorative Arts (1033) 17 - 18 September 2002, Lot 52
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A carved spear point Oceanic ancestral mask figure, in blackened wood with applied shell bead eyes, mouth and forehead embellishments. Rafia ear tassels and cassowary feathers, perspex stand, height 44 cm. Provenance: Christie's, Melbourne, Decorative Arts (1033) 17 - 18 September 2002, Lot 52
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A West African ivory Coast Dan Deangle dance mask, woven and plaited fibre hair ornament with chin beard adorned with cowrie shells and seven hollow iron gongs, painted red fabric and long linen tassels. Perspex stand, total length 60 cm. Provenance: Christie's, Melbourne, Decorative Arts (1033) 17 - 18 September 2002, Lot 52
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A West African Gabon Fang face mask, Ngil society with elongated zoomorphic style (antelope), on perspex stand, length 43 cm (old chip). Provenance: Christie's, Melbourne, Decorative Arts (1033) 17 - 18 September 2002, Lot 52
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A good West African (Ashanti) Asante Akuaba doll, well carved with round head and typical expression. Hair plaits and feature in blackened wood. Height 28.5 cm, diameter 15.5 cm. Provenance: Christie's, Melbourne, Decorative Arts (1033) 17 - 18 September 2002, Lot 52
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Grant Featherston four Contour dining chairs c. 1950s, in red and grey upholstery, on timber tapered legs
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Grant Featherston two A310 Space chairs c. 1953, in red vinyl upholstery, on timber tapered legs
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Charles & Ray Eames pair of moulded plywood lounge chairs (Lcw), manufactured by Herman Miller, purchased from Matisse, Auckland c. 2007, 67 cm high, 55 cm wide, 58 cm deep (each)
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Antonio Citterio pair of Clio armchairs, manufactured by Maxalto B&B Italia, solid oak framework with leather cushioned upholstery. Purchased Matisse, Auckland c. 2007
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Six Folke Palsson J77 dining chairs c. 1970s, for Fdb Møbelfabrik, Denmark, in beech, with distressed grey paintwork, impressed and labelled on the underside, two pictured, 77 cm high, 43 cm wide, 42 cm deep (each)
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Charles and Ray Eames lounge chair and ottoman, manufactured by Herman Miller, models 670 & 671, in black leather upholstery and rosewood veneer, purchased Matisse, Auckland c. 2008, chair: 80 cm high, 85 cm wide, 75 cm deep, ottoman: 44 cm high, 67 cm wide, 54 cm deep
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Tizio lamp designed by Richard Sapper for Artemide (working), Reissue. The Tizio is a design classic, with the first version released in 1972. Using a sensitive counterweight system, the adjustable arm of the lamp can be manipulated into almost any position, allowing the user to direct the light source exactly where it is needed most. The arms themselves conduct electricity to the bulb, eliminating the need for extraneous wires and facilitating the precise balance of the arm, Thermoplastic, steel, aluminum…
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Designed by David Hockney, two illustrated Menus for Odins of London, Offset print, 47 x 32 cm, two illustrated menus from Odin's Restaurant, London, c. 1976. Famously featuring a Hockney crayon drawing of Peter Langan and friend, originally inscribed and dated 'Dh for Peter Paris 1975
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A painted Carpenters tool chest, with superb mahogany lined interior with drawers and the flame mahogany top with elongated sectioned inlay, side carrying handles, height 62 cm, width 93 cm, depth 63 cm
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Cherrywood French extending dining table set, designed by Brigitte Forestier, with 10 chairs also in cherrywood with striped upholstery. Table height 77 cm, width 120 cm, extended length 282 cm
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A cherrywood sideboard, designed by Brigitte Forestier, with three panelled cupboards above three drawers. Height 106 cm, depth 55 cm, length 200 cm
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