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Fine & Decorative Arts — Philips Auctions Australia

Auction House:Philips Auctions AustraliaNumber of lots recorded:368
Sale Title:Fine & Decorative ArtsLots with images:368
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:215
Date:22-Feb-2021
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An Anglo-Indian Hundi hanging lantern, 20th century, of traditional bell shape diamond cut to the body, with a patterned brass mount, hanging chains and glass dish, with extension components for the stem, length 85 cm, diameter 37 cm additional 54 cm, extension
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A gilded bronze Art Deco six branch chandelier, circa 1930s, having a slender baluster and waisted stem to an integral dish issuing straight bracket arms supporting six downturned frosted conical shades, the body and arms cast throughout with floral motifs, length 80 cm, diameter 65 cm.
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A fine Art Nouveau wrought iron chandelier, circa 1900, of basket shape with four sweeping multi-branch wire worked arms issuing scrolls supporting frosted downturned shapes and an open work floral boss supporting a conforming dish, length 110 cm, diameter 68 cm.
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An Art Deco copper and opalescent glass chandelier, circa 1930, signed Ezan, with a knopped and baluster stem embellished with four opalescent long tailed birds, six upturned branches supporting opalescent dishes with radiating feather motifs, length 90 cm, diameter 80 cm.
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A small brass three branch chandelier in the French manner, 20th century, with a decorative leafy ceiling cup, baluster stem with stiff leaf design and curvaceous arms supporting floriform dishes with electric candles, length 30 cm, diameter 43 cm.
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A large antique Dutch style bronze chandelier, 19th century, with a cast addorsed mythical creature motif above a knopped stem terminating in a large globe and issuing eight 'S' scroll arms with simple triple bead details each supporting large dishes and electric candles, length 86 cm, diameter 90 cm.
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A fine coloured crystal six branch chandelier, circa 1900-1920s, the three tier bronze chandelier embellished with clear and amethyst chains and pendalogues, length 62 cm, diameter 55 cm.
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A French provincial wrought iron chandelier, circa 1910, wired to Australian standards, a five branch chandelier with a floriform ceiling cup, turned and spiral twist stem with buttress supports to a circular boss, scrolling wrought decorative elements and arms with applied tole leaves terminating in frosted multi-petal glass shades, length 90 cm, diameter 94 cm.
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A French Empire style gilded bronze eight branch chandelier, circa 1880s, converted gasolier now with Australian wiring, a fluted and urn shaped stem with stiff leaf decoration, four arms with high set bracket arches and floral embellished buttresses supporting frosted torch shades alternating with four 'U' shaped arms with dishes and long electric candles, length 98 cm, diameter 65 cm.
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A refined dressing table in mixed timbers with Louis XV and Art Nouveau Influences, early 20th century, a bevelled glass between shaped side supports embellished with cast bronze candle sconces, two convex profile small drawers, the bow front table with bullnose edging and three drawers above cabriole legs, in Karelian birch with walnut and kingwood cross banding, gilt bronze cast trims and sabots, height 150 cm, width 128 cm, depth 61 cm.
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A Louis XVI style mahogany telescopic extension dining table, circa 1900, with four plain extensions, rectangular with rounded ends and supported on tapering fluted legs with block and conical feet, united by twin 'U' shaped stretchers, with restrained vegetal ornaments and rosettes; table with telescopic extensions, height 74 cm, length 130 cm, width 115 cm, extended length 330 cm.
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A fine flame mahogany William IV pedestal sideboard, circa 1830, the breakfront sideboard with classical influence, having a low rectangular gallery flanked by finely carved leafy scrolls, three frieze drawers, lockable pedestal cupboards elegantly faced with restrained conical panels, drawers to the interior, one with cellaret, raised on a plinth base, height 111 cm, width 183 cm, depth 61 cm.
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A marble topped Louis XV style walnut bedside table, 19th century, with a rouge marble top above a single drawer and hinged cabinet with a fielded panel, a shaped apron and raised on long slender cabriole legs with floral carved details and whorl feet, height 89 cm, W42 cm, depth 38 cm.
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A small neoclassical mahogany display cabinet, 19th century, of elegant slender form with a pierced gilt bronze gallery above a single part glazed cupboard, the lower register with quarter veneer panels, centred with a wreathed porcelain romantic idyll, the interior with glass shelves and a red damask lining, raised on small tapering fluted legs, with gilt bronze borders and trims throughout, height 152 cm, width 58 cm, depth 34 cm.
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A Louis XV style inlaid bombe kingwood commode, circa 1880s, with key, with a serpentine profile to the breche violette marble top above three drawers each with floral inlaid motifs to pairs of shaped reserves, the sides finely inlaid to book end veneers, with hipped and angled cabriole legs, a shaped apron, and decorated with finely cast bronze mounds, foliate handles and sabots, height 90 cm, width 90 cm, depth 47 cm.
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A refined mahogany and brass inlaid Regency games table, circa 1820, the beautiful rich honey toned top with canted edges, having a fine patina, brass stringing and inlaid honeysuckle motifs to the corners and edges, stringing and bead decoration to the skirt and raised on a turned column to four sabre legs with rosewood inlay within strung borders above brass lion's paw feet and brass casters, good quality green baize to the interior, height 73 cm, length 91 cm, width 46 cm, extended length 92 cm.
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A Louis XVI style inlaid kingwood bonheur-de-jour, 19th century, with a three quarter brass gallery above a fall front with an ebonised floral marquetry reserve upon quarter veneer panels embellished with kingwood scrollwork, similar to the sides and shaped apron, the interior with small drawers and a slide concealed compartment, raised on hipped cabriole legs with bronze espagnolettes terminating in sabots, height 95 cm, width 79 cm, depth 45 cm.
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A transitional style tulipwood commode, circa 1900, the commode with a grey mottled marble top of breakfront form above two striking parquetry drawers in contrasting timber, with ring handles and circular backplates, and raised on cabriole legs with gilt bronze mounts, height 86 cm, width 109 cm, depth 53 cm.
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A French Renaissance revival walnut breakfront court cabinet, circa 1880s, the cabinet having an arched and carved crest, an extended moulded pediment with dentil and bead decorations, side railings and finials above turned, fluted and carved supports to a rouge marble top, three decorated drawers above a finely central cupboard carved with vases, arabesques and fruits, open side compartments with columnar supports, and raised on squashed bun feet, height 220 cm, width 142 cm, depth 54 cm.
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A French pale distressed mahogany dining table with eight chairs, 20th century, with two extensions, of neoclassical inspiration, the telescopic extension table with rounded ends, deep skirt and raised on tapering edged square legs with brass cap feet, accompanied by square back chairs centred with carved and pierced anthemion variant motifs, stuffover seats upholstered in taupe macro-suede and raised on tapering ring turned legs, square to the back; purchased in Paris, height 76 cm, length 216 cm, width…
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A Louis XV style cherry wood dining table, the long rectangular table of serpentine profile with parquet surface, shaped apron with relief carved vegetal and shell motifs and raised on curvaceous legs, height 78 cm, length 243 cm, width 110 cm.
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A set of six vintage oak rush seat Ladderback chairs, circa 1930s, with os-de-mouton cresting rails with ornaments and matching mid-rails, drop in rush seats, curved aprons and raised on cabriole legs, square section to the rear, united by turned 'H' form stretchers, height 97 cm, width 47 cm, depth 48 cm.
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A mahogany pedestal desk, early 20th century, with a pale olive tooled leather writing surface above a pair of frieze drawers and pedestals with drawers of graduated depth, all with decorative turned brass handles and flanked by decoratively curved extended sides, above a plinth base, height 77 cm, width 136 cm, depth 69 cm.
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A Dutch walnut bonnet top display cabinet, early to mid 20th century, the shapely arching top of moulded form with carved crest, twin shaped doors with eight astragal panels, angled square section edges of curved profile, two lower cupboards with book end veneer fielded panels, a shaped apron and raised on sturdy ball and claw feet, height 223 cm, width 128 cm, depth 50 cm.
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A small Regency mahogany sideboard, circa 1820, having a simple gable rear gallery and a moulded edge to the top above central cockbeaded drawer and arched keyhole flanked by a pair of cupboards with recessed panels all with turned knob handles, raised on turned, ball and reeded legs, height 107 cm, width 122 cm, depth 57 cm.
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A late Victorian walnut twin pedestal dressing table, circa 1890-1900, purchased: Memories Antiques Hampton 1983 for $750, having a pivoting pier mirror with carved 'Broken' crest flanked by shaped galleries each with a curved drawer, tear drop mirror and carved details, the three drawer pedestals above a long drawer and a plinth base, with burr walnut veneers to the drawers and shaped cast brass backplates with swan neck swing handles, height 196 cm, width 114 cm, depth 47 cm.
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A Victorian mahogany button back gentleman's chair, 19th century, the spoon back chair with a channel grooved show frame in mid honey tones and scroll end open arms, a serpentine shaped stuffover seat and raised on turned legs with porcelain casters, height 99 cm, width 60 cm, depth 91 cm.
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A striking early Victorian flame mahogany corner cabinet, circa 1830s-40s, the upper register with two shelves and a mirrored back, embellished with relief carved leafy whorls, the lower extended register of bold curved and concave profile with a pair central cupboards flanked by convex cupboards, dressed with columnar embellishments with carved feather capitals, raised on a plinth base, height 163 cm, width 151 cm, depth 96 cm.
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A fine Louis XVI style carved walnut fauteuil, 19th century, finely carved with a trophy crest and pomegranate finials, fluted supports and acanthus leaf relief decorations to the padded arms above a stuffover seat and elegant tapering spiral twist legs, embellished throughout with bead and dart borders and paterae, well upholstered in double piped gold and russet trellis fabric, height 100 cm, width 62 cm, depth 65 cm.
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A Victorian mahogany gent's chair & two balloon back chairs, mid 19th century, a spoon back chair with a plain showframe and buttoned back, upholstered rollover arms and scrolling supports to cabriole legs terminating in whorl feet, upholstered in dusky pink velvet; together with two matching oval backed chairs, both raised on turned slender baluster legs with toupie feet, splayed to the rear, height 97 cm, width 70 cm, depth 82 cm.
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A fine William IV mahogany linen press, circa 1830, with an architectural extended pediment, two cupboards, with five original drawers, flanked by spiral carved columns above three long cockbeaded drawers of graduated depth, with brass oval plates and swing handles, raised on toupie bun feet; with internal wardrobe fitting, height 214 cm, width 137 cm, depth 60 cm.
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A Victorian mahogany secretaire bookcase, 19th century, with key, with an extended ogee pediment above twin doors with arched glass panes trimmed with corbels, the fall front opening to a fitted interior with maple veneer drawers, decorative pigeon holes, and a tooled green leather writing surface, two conforming lower cupboards above a plinth base, height 226 cm, width 133 cm, depth 49 cm.
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An Edwardian walnut sliding door bookcase, early 20th century, the bookcase having an extended cornice with dentil border above a pair of sliding doors with original panes, the extended base with two drawers between relief carved proud borders, fielded cupboards below and raised on a plinth base, height 240 cm, width 128 cm, depth 56 cm.
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A Georgian mahogany Sideboard/Washstand table, circa 1820s, with a three quarter wooden gallery, plain to the rear and shaped to the sides above two drawers with ring turned handles, raised on ring turned and slightly swollen legs, height 93 cm, width 114 cm, depth 50 cm.
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A large Victorian cedar breakfront sideboard, 19th century, the sideboard with a shaped back edged with a moulded frame and vegetal terminals, a laurel wreath embellishment in relief to the centre, a well figured top and three ogee profile frieze drawers above four arch framed cupboards flanked by corbels above a plinth base, height 140 cm, width 216 cm, depth 67 cm.
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An elegant Napoleon III walnut armoire display cabinet, circa 1870s, with a shaped crest with carved festoon, scroll and cabochon motifs flanked by urn finials, a single bevel glazed door and long glass side panels, the mirrored interior with three glass shelves, two drawers to the base, with feather banded veneers, fluted stiles and raised on short toupie feet, with key, height 238 cm, width 103 cm, depth 44 cm.
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An exceptional English cast iron hall stand, 1880, registration date, with Aesthetic and Renaissance revival elements having a broken swan neck pediment above spindles and a panel of floral designs upon a diaper ground, with a long mirror and eight coat hooks, a shaped black and white marble bevelled surface with frieze drawer, the extended base with stands for umbrellas and sticks, two registration lozenges to reverse, height 201 cm, width 73 cm, depth 28 cm.
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A Victorian pale flame mahogany chiffonier, 19th century, the rectangular back with a serpentine cresting rail decorated with carved scrolls and vegetal motifs, a long shelf with curvaceous leafy supports, a decorated single frieze drawer and a pair of recessed and framed cupboards flanked by turned Corinthian demi-columns to an extended platform base, height 144 cm, width 122 cm, depth 50 cm.
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A mahogany twin pedestal desk, early to mid 20th century, with a forest green tooled leather writing surface, the frieze with three framed drawers, three similar graduated drawers to the pedestals with turned pull handles, raised on a plinth base, height 76 cm, width 137 cm, depth 75 cm.
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A bonnet top oak hanging cabinet, the small cabinet replicating a Dutch display cabinet with an astragal glazed door and side panels, two shelves to the interior, with key, height 68 cm, width 68 cm, depth 19 cm.
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An antique central Slovakian pine Marriage trunk, early 19th century, Banka Stiavinca region, of rustic design in pale pine with a plank top, folkloric painted floral decorations to the face, with the original iron lock and key, and staple hinges and internal candle box, raised on a flat base, height 39 cm, length 87 cm, width 50 cm.
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A reproduction Victorian mahogany occasional table, with an oval serpentine top above a gadrooned and turned pedestal supported on four outswept scrolling legs with ribbed details and whorl ends with brass casters, height 69 cm, length 127 cm, width 76 cm.
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An Edwardian mahogany Arts & Crafts Sutherland table, early 20th century, the table with curved drop sides supported by fold out slender legs with porcelain casters, pierced side supports with oval motifs to a slender plank style stretcher base, height 60 cm, length 89 cm, width 69 cm.
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A Regency revival mahogany tilt top breakfast table, late 19th/early 20th century, the square table with a moulded edge above a turned pedestal and four ribbed sabre legs terminating in brass paw feet and casters, height 72 cm, length 123 cm, width 120 cm.
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A Georgian style mahogany chest of drawers, early 20th century, the five drawer chest comprising two short and three long cockbeaded drawers of graduated depth, with turned pull handles, a shaped apron and raised on bold bracket feet, height 101 cm, width 108 cm, depth 49 cm.
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A French oak extension dining table in the Louis XV manner, 20th century, the parquetry top of serpentine profile with fold under extendable ends, a foliate and shell carved shaped apron and raised on carved cabriole legs terminating in whorl feet, height 77 cm, length 168 cm, width 104 cm, extended length 286 cm.
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A set of six toile covered high back dining chairs in the French manner, camel hump chairs with upholstered backs and stuffover seats, covered in a striking cherry and yellow neoclassical pattern cotton toile, raised on cabriole legs with whorl ends, tapered legs to the rear, height 105 cm, width 48 cm, depth 60 cm.
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A blonde hardwood stretcher based table and eight chairs, the table with rounded ends supported on two pedestals with splayed legs united by a turned stretcher, together with eight chairs including carvers of waisted profile with squared backs, deep taupe stuffover seats and raised on shaped tapering square section legs, height 74 cm, length 228 cm, width 105 cm (table), height 86 cm, width 60 cm, depth 50 cm (carver).
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A Victorian pine balloon back chair, 19th century, of petite proportions having an oval back with curved supports to the spoon shaped seat above turned and tapering legs united by stretchers, height 83 cm, width 40 cm, depth 48 cm.
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A set of six Victorian mahogany balloon back chairs, mid 19th century, with rounded backs and carved scroll and Prince of Wales feathers to the midrails, stuffover serpentine seats and raised on waisted faceted baluster legs and slender toupie feet, upholstered in olive green velvet, height 89 cm, width 47 cm, depth 52 cm.
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Two Victorian mahogany occasional balloon back chairs, 19th century, both of rounded form with carved details, one with a padded and studded back to a serpentine stuffover seat and raised on turned and ribbed legs and toupie feet, the other open backed chair of similar style, one upholstered in olive green velvet, the other in an olive and old gold striped fabric, height 89 cm, width 50 cm, depth 60 cm.
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A Victorian mahogany armchair in the French manner, 19th century, with a channel grooved show frame with a carved embellishment to the crest, shaped arms with padded rests and acanthus carved supports to a stuffover serpentine seat and raised on cabriole legs with whorl feet, square section to the rear, upholstered in cream damask, height 81 cm, width 57 cm, depth 72 cm.
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A Renaissance revival oak refectory extension table, 19th century, with a plank top and pull out extensions to the short ends, having a moulded skirt with zoomorphic masks to the corners and finials, the trestle ends with fluted Corinthian columns and scroll ends with leafy details, the narrow platform base with arches and a trio of fluted supports, height 79 cm, length 136 cm, width 78 cm, extended length 256 cm.
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A small Victorian cedar chest, 19th century, the chest with two small and two long pine lined drawers, having a bullnose top, turned knob handles and raised on a plinth base, height 85 cm, width 89 cm, depth 41 cm.
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An ebonised pedestal, the slender ribbed pedestal with a turned and carved lower register, upon a tripod base terminating in lion's paw feet, height 115 cm.
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A set of eight Georgian revival oak Lancashire chairs, early 20th century, in the traditional Georgian manner with shaped crests and spindle backs, envelope rush seats and sturdy rounded legs with waisted and ball feet, squared to the rear and united by turned stretchers, height 110 cm, width 49 cm, depth 44 cm.
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A small dark mahogany astragal glazed display cabinet, early 20th century, with a cavetto pediment above a single door with pointed arch astragal glazing and glazed sides, two wooden shelves to the interior, raised on extended hipped cabriole legs with pad and squashed bun feet, height 122 cm, width 80 cm, depth 37 cm.
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A Victorian mahogany platform base dressing table, 19th century, an oval pivoting mirror with a small crest detail held within carved vegetal supports, two small side drawers above the demi-lune console table with a deep skirt raised on a bold scrolling leg with a whorl foot, and rear supports upon a shaped base, height 152 cm, width 106 cm, depth 54 cm.
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A Louis XV style tulipwood and parquetry bombe commode, circa 1930s, with a serpentine purple and ochre marble top above two drawers decorated with a diamond and trellis design within strung cartouches, similarly decorated to the sides, with a dropped apron and hipped cabriole legs, with gilt bronze foliate mounts and sabots, height 85 cm, width 95 cm, depth 44 cm.
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A Regency mahogany fold over games table, early 19th century, with a richly toned and well figured surface opening to a plum baize playing surface, a shaped apron with relief carved embellishments above a turned stem to four sabre legs with stiff leaf carved hips and terminating in brass caps with casters, height 74 cm, length 91 cm, width 45 cm, extended length 181 cm.
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A set of four Edwardian inlaid mahogany side chairs, early 20th century, in the Sheraton manner with arching curved backs and pierced splats, with stringing and delicate inlaid neoclassical motifs in bone and light toned timbers, stuffover seats upholstered in blue damask and raised on slender turned front legs, splayed to the rear, height 90 cm, width 45 cm, depth 53 cm.
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A large European walnut veneer bombe commode, 18th century, probably north Italian, the three drawer commode with well figured veneer throughout inlaid with strung cross-banded ribbon designs, having the original escutcheons and locks, solid wood construction with rough hewn drawer sides and plank back, with a shaped apron and splayed legs, height 93 cm, width 122 cm, depth 61 cm.
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An antique burr walnut occasional table in the French manner, 1870s, a refined small shaped table having a single frieze drawer, the surface embellished with a floral inlaid design to an ebonised cartouche, with boxwood stringing throughout and the whole raised on hipped cabriole legs with gilt bronze mounts, sabots and trims, height 72 cm, length 61 cm, width 43 cm.
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An Oriental rosewood extension dining table in French manner, rectangular with a serpentine and barbed profile having a shaped apron, restrained relief decorations and raised on cabriole legs with ball and claw feet, with two extension leaves, height 79 cm, length 183 cm, width 101 cm, extended length 273 cm.
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A set of six black and white upholstered high back chairs, the padded back camel hump chairs with bold Florentine patterned upholstery, to the backs and stuffover seats and raised on cabriole legs, height 108 cm, width 60 cm, depth 62 cm.
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A pair of French occasional chairs in mahogany and mixed timbers, early 20th century, arch backed chairs with os-de-mouton mid rails and baluster splats with mixed timber veneer reserves and crossbanded decoration, shaped seats with padded tops upholstered in shell pink jacquard silk, shaped aprons and raised on cabriole legs, with gilt bronze mounts and lion's paw sabots, height 99 cm, width 48 cm, depth 48 cm.
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A Persian wool rug, with a large lozenge in straw colours profusely embellished with arabesque and floral forms upon an indigo blue ground of similar design, the main border of scrolling floral form between narrow bands, length 210 cm, width 139 cm.
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Two Tibetan Thangkas, in richly pigmented colours picked out in gilt upon silk, one depicting the wheel of life, the other, Buddha with attendants, framed, height 36 cm, width 28 cm.
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