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Fine and Decorative Arts — Philips Auctions Australia

Auction House:Philips Auctions AustraliaNumber of lots recorded:537
Sale Title:Fine and Decorative ArtsLots with images:537
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:490
Date:8-Nov-2021
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A Meissen style porcelain scent bottle, 20th century, the fluted and lobed bottle decorated with applied flower heads, the stopper conforming, underglaze blue crossed swords mark underside, height 9.5 cm
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A Moorcroft 'Anemone' ginger jar, 1949-1986 period, the covered jar having a broad tubelined frieze of anemone in mottled deep blue purple and plum colours with citrus tone foliage on a dark cobalt ground, painted Walter Moorcroft signature and impressed factory marks, height 16 cm
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A rare 'Dragons in Compartments' coffee Can/Beaker, circa 1780s, unmarked, unidentified red numerals, '22', beautifully decorated in bright polychrome colours in the manner of Worcester or Chamberlains Worcester on a can with a Chinese export ware style handle with strut as manufactured by Caughley (see Berthoud's compendium of British cups plate 135), glazed base and foot rim, numerals underside, height 8 cm
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A Spode 'Marlborough Sprays' part dinner and tea service, thirty eight pieces, comprising eight each of dinner plates, side plates, and cup and saucers, and six bowls, each decorated in colours with flowers on the white ground, printed marks underside, diameter 27 cm, (dinner plate)
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A Royal Doulton 'Royal Gold' part dinner service, pattern H4980, eighty four pieces, a setting for fourteen, comprising fourteen each of dinner plates, side plates, soup bowls, dessert bowls, and tea cups and saucers, each white glazed with a gilt border of palmettes, printed gold marks underside
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A group of six Royal Doulton character jugs, 'Toby Philpot', 'Dick Turpin', 'Paddy', 'Blacksmith' (model no. D.6585), 'Neptune' (D.6555), and 'Sam Weller', all with printed marks underside, height 7 cm, and smaller
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A group of three Roy Kirkham character jugs, 'Beadle', 'Soldier', and 'Beggar', all with impressed and printed marks underside, height 17.5 cm, and smaller
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A Coalport china cottage and a group of six character jugs, the cottage 'The Master's house, the character jugs variously by Raph and Tony wood and sterling (including one duplicate), all with printed or painted marks underside, height 10 cm, (house) height 9 cm, (jugs) and smaller
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A German porcelain figure of a man, possibly Dresden, in eighteenth century style, the figure, possibly an invalid, modelled wearing a house robe and cap, incomplete painted red mark underside, height 16.5 cm
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A Mason's Ironstone covered vase, second quarter 19th century, baluster shaped with a wide mouth and a pair of handles to the neck and shoulder, decorated in the Imari palette with white ground reserves to each side of neck and body with floral and foliate decoration, the main cover enclosing a second inner cover, printed brown mark underside, height 32.5 cm
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A pair of antique tin glazed earthenware tiles, and a pair of dishes, the tiles 18th century, each decorated in colours with the figure of a foot soldier, the antique style Portuguese dishes also tin glazed, length 13.5 cm, width 13 cm
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A Spode 'Primrose' part tea service, pattern 2722, twenty one pieces, comprising six small plates, six cups and saucers, a two handled square plate, a milk jug, and a sugar bowl, each fluted and decorated in pink with floral centres and borders and with gilt rims, printed and painted marks underside, height 12 cm, (jug) length 26.5 cm, width 24 cm, (platter)
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A matching group of Herend porcelain, eight pieces, comprising four dishes of various shapes, two circular covered boxes, and two more, all white glazed and decorated with flowers in green and gilt rims, printed and painted marks underside, height 7.5 cm, diameter 9.5 cm, (covered pot)
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A group of four Royal Doulton miniature Dickens character jugs, 'Fagin' (model no. D.6679), 'Betsy Trotwood' (D.6685), 'Artful Dodger' (D.6678), and 'Scrooge' (S.6683), all with printed marks underside, height 4 cm
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Two pieces of Royal Copenhagen, a 'Tenera' series glazed earthenware square dish decorated by Marianne Johnson, and a porcelain vase decorated with an iris on the cobalt blue ground, signed 'Ri', both with printed and painted marks, signatures, and numbers underside, length 17 cm, width 127 cm, (dish) height 11.5 cm, (vase)
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A group of three Royal Doulton character jugs, 'Old Charley' (reg. N. 787515), 'Drake', and 'Dick Turpin' (model no. D.6542), all with printed marks underside, height 9 cm, and smaller
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A first period Worcester 'Mansfield' pattern sparrow beak jug, 1770s, of typical form, an underglaze blue crescent mark underside, height 10 cm
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A Spode 'Spode's Byron' part coffee set, and a Royal Doulton 'Pastimes' pitcher, the Spode set comprising four coffee cans and saucers, the Doulton pitcher decoration pattern number D2125, all pieces variously with impressed, printed, or painted marks underside, height 20 cm, (jug) height 6 cm, (cup) diameter 12 cm, (saucer)
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A Victorian plate decorated by G.E. Bromley, circular, decorated with Christmas roses within a gilt rim, the underside signed 'G.E. Bromley Stoke /82' and with an indistinct printed green mark, the underside also with a pasted on 1883 Howell & James Art Pottery exhibition printed and handwritten label, the plate mounted within a velvet lined frame, diameter 35.5 cm, (plate)
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An antique style porcelain figure of a maiden, in the eighteenth century style, the figure modelled wearing a full floral dress and holding a gilt flask, glazed and decorated in various colours with gilt details, a blue mark underside, height 40 cm
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Two modern glazed earthenware vases, both in a speckled blue glaze, each with the same indistinct incised signature underside, height 42.5 cm, and smaller
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A green glazed Majolica plate, probably early 20th century, circular, centre moulded with various leaves within the key pattern border, impressed number '18' underside, diameter 23.5 cm
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A pair of Victorian warming plates,
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A group of antique pitchers and other vessels, all late 19th/early 20th century, a Doulton silver plate mounted blue and white and gilt pitcher, a transfer printed pitcher with pewter cover, a silver plate mounted biscuit barrel, and a Georgian style pewter baluster measure, all variously marked underside, height 20 cm, and smaller
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A porcelain figure of an 18th century gentleman, early 20th century, probably Paris Porcelain with La Cortille style crossed feather baton marks, a polychrome gentleman figure with a long curled wig, frock coat, breeches and carrying a tricorn hat, supported by a tree trunk and raised on a rococo base, underglaze blue marks to hollowed base, height 23.5 cm
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A bowl designed by Nancy great Rex, and an antique warming plate, the circular bowl by W.R. Midwinter Ltd decorated to its interior with foliate designs, with printed marks underside; the plate of typical form with printed brown decoration, diameter 26 cm, and smaller
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An antique porcelain flask and a Staffordshire china tea canister, both of square outline, the European porcelain flask unmarked, the tea canister by Crown Staffordshire, length 16.5 cm, and smaller
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An antique glazed earthenware part dinner service, English, late 19th/early 20th century, forty three pieces, comprising various numbers of dinner plates, side plates, soup plates, and bowls, together with a tureen, various covered and uncovered dishes, platters, and plates, all decorated in Chinese style on the white ground, not marked, length 48 cm, width 39 cm, (large meat platter)
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A Royal Staffordshire Motto cup and saucer, early 20th century, in the form of an oversized tea cup and saucer, both decorated in colours over a printed base with a landscape scene within floral borders, the interior of the cup rim inscribed 'Take ye a cuppe o' kindnesse for auld lang syne', printed mark to the underside of the saucer, diameter 21.5 cm, (saucer) height 9 cm, diameter 16 cm, (bowl)
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A Crown Devon figure of an exotic dancer, designed by Kathleen Parsons, 1930s, the figure modelled wearing a wide fan shaped headdress and bikini top and holding out her wide colourful floral skirt, on an integral black glazed base, printed gold marks underside, height 29.5 cm
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An antique pewter covered Ironstone pitcher, mid 19th century, the faceted baluster body with moulded rim and foot and scroll handle decorated in underglaze and overglaze colours with a fenghuang and flowering peony, the shaoed cover with decorative thumb rest, painted red number underside (1422 '), height 19.5 cm
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A glazed German centrepiece basket tazza, the removable basket raised on a rustically modelled support decorated with figures of musical cherubs and flowers, an underglaze blue mark underside, height 37 cm, diameter 24 cm
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A Wedgwood green Jasperware dish or tray, oval, the centre with cupid and Psyche within a moulded border decorated with fruiting grapevine, mounted in velvet lined frame, height 19 cm, width 25 cm
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A stylish Italian mid century pendant light, circa 1960, with chrome stem and triple [pink glass circular feature to a larger flat circular plate supporting four upturned globes, length 120 cm, diameter 50 cm
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An Art Deco silvered bronze four light chandelier, circa 1935, with a cup and chain attachment to a moulded square section stem, a frosted and moulded dish with pronounced drop and arching arms supporting downturned shades, length 80 cm, diameter 70 cm
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A bronze eight branch chandelier in the Dutch manner, 19th to early 20th century, electrified in 1960s, the heavy gauge chandelier with a compressed bobbin stem enclosed by a birdcage arrangement of conforming supports and terminating in a large globe with finial, issuing a series of angled pierced flower shapes and curvaceous arms with vegetal decoration supporting dishes and electric candles, length 80 cm, diameter 66 cm
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A French modernist bronze and glass chandelier, circa 1945, a six arm chandelier with a ceiling cup, baluster and glass ball stem above a tiered conical section and issuing arms with a tiered step and ball arrangement each supporting dishes and electric globes, length 75 cm, diameter 70 cm
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A timber and acrylic five light chandelier, circa 1970, the five light chandelier with white ellipse shaped shades with a 'Crushed crystal' effect, length 70 cm, diameter 47 cm
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An antique style gilt framed wall mirror, the bevelled rectangular plate in a classical moulded and carved frame, length 61 cm, width 51 cm
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A contemporary wall mirror, the bevelled rectangular plate in a silvered and ebonised box frame, length 120 cm, width 100 cm
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A Victorian gilt framed overmantel mirror, the rectangular plate with rounded upper corners in a moulded framed with carved crest and relief decoration, length 114 cm, width 77 cm
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A Kashan silk runner, with three navy blue ogee medallions of flower heads on the red ground decorated with interlaced tendrils and flower heads, the borders matching the medallions, the ends fringed, signed at one end, length 300 cm, width 79 cm
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Indian woollen runner, hand made with red on beige ground, length 310 cm, width 80 cm
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A Persian rug, the field of repeating 'Elephant's foot' motif within borders of various geometric designs, all the designs in very dark blue on the overall Burgundy ground, length 280 cm, width 201 cm
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A French hanging tapestry, in early Renaissance manner in gold and coloured threads, the central scene of six various figures between trees (after an early 15th century fresco in the Castello della Manta, Piedmont, Italy) within a foliate border, with hanging rods, length 64 cm, width 126 cm
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A Persian Tabriz wool carpet, richly decorated with repeat formal cross, boteh and vegetal designs upon a navy field, enclosed by a wide red floral border between narrow bands, length 290 cm, width 205 cm
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A Persian Mashad wool carpet, with a large shaped floral medallion upon a flower strewn red field, meandering formal floral spandrels and a wide lotus border between similar narrow bands, length 330 cm, width 248 cm
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A Persian Bakhtiari wool carpet, the bold tribal carpet with tiers of floral medallions in navy, taupe and red colours to light red spandrels, the broad border with reserved panels of geometric floral forms and white bird designs between patterned bands, length 300 cm, width 203 cm
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Indian woollen carpet, hand made red and beige ground., length 374 cm, width 265 cm
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A Hereke silk marriage rug, with two geometric medallions in pastel colours and gold thread on the Burgundy ground, the borders of stylized designs in conforming colours, the ends fringed, signed at one end, suspends from a traditional hardwood frame for hanging, length 97 cm, width 53 cm
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Two similar Regency style gilt framed convex mirrors, each with a circular plate in an ebonised and gilt moulded frame decorated with applied spherules, diameter 41 cm
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An Art Nouveu style table lamp, the three lights on leaf decorated arms above a figure of a half draped classical maiden holding birds to her chest, bronzed resin after the original by Albert Ernest carrier Belleuse, height 84 cm, width 46 cm
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A carved and gilt wood table lamp, Early/mid 20th century, in the form and style of an eighteenth century torchere, height 108 cm
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A Bokhara wool rug, the field of guls within double borders of stylized designs, the designs and borders in blue, pink, and cream on a Burgundy ground throughout, length 299 cm, width 203 cm
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A brass standard lamp, 1920s, the columnar stem raised on three splayed supports with outswept feet, height 180 cm, diameter 42 cm
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Two George III style mahogany dressing mirrors, both circa 1900, each with an oval plate within a serpentine frame, height 49 cm, width 49 cm, depth 21 cm, and smaller
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A walnut framed pier mirror, early 20th century, rectangular with a shaped top, the frame moulded, height 143 cm, width 57 cm
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An Italian luxury design full length display Cabineta walnut framed pier mirror, early 2000s, in a brilliant lacquered dark wood finish, the twin door glazed cabinet having wide white metal comma shaped handles and glass shelving, with internal lighting and raised on a recessed metal clad base, height 180 cm, width 129 cm, depth 45 cm
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A pair of Victorian style hardwood open arm chairs, height 92 cm, width 56 cm, depth 61 cm
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A Victorian figured mahogany extending dining table, the rectangular top extending on a winding action, on turned and fluted supports with castors, with two spare leaves, height 76 cm, length 143 cm, width 112 cm, extended length 227 cm
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A set of five mid Victorian Australian cedar side chairs, and another similar, the set of five side each with an open square back and curved top rail above the drop in seat with serpentine front, on turned and faceted supports, together with a dining armchair of similar design, height 88 cm, width 52 cm, depth 53 cm, (carver)
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Late Victorian hardwood centre or occasional table, the serpentine rectangular top raised on turned supports with a stretcher, height 76 cm, length 80 cm, width 42 cm
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A mid Victorian Australian cedar side table, rectangular with a serpentine front, the frieze with a central drawer, on tapering turned supports, height 77 cm, width 106 cm, depth 58 cm
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An elegant and refined Art Deco rosewood five door enfilade, circa 1940s, Jules Leleu design, of gently shaped profile with pairs of twin parquetry doors with noduled escutcheons centred with a quarter veneer cupboard with blondewood ribbon stringing, raised on square section triangular legs with capped feet, the fine interior sycamore lined with drawers and shelving, with key, height 99 cm, width 233 cm, depth 50 cm
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An Art Deco walnut sideboard, circa 1930s, the two tier sideboard with a grey striped cream marble top above a pair of glazed cupboards with lower convex drawers flanked by side cabinets with burr walnut veneer fronts and curved lower sides, raised on a plinth base with a concave profile; with keys, height 119 cm, width 203 cm, depth 55 cm
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Three small hardwood wine tables, mid 20th century, circular tops raised on slightly swollen fluted stems to tripod bases, height 50 cm, diameter 29 cm
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A Moderne walnut bedside table, circa 1930s 40, of plain form with a cushion edged cupboard and a navette shaped pull handle, a single shelf and raised on a recessed plinth base, height 71 cm, width 39 cm, depth 40 cm
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A Chinese blondewood cabinet, the cabinet with a mitre framed top, a pair cupboards with pairs of matching drawers above and below all with brass hardware, pin locks and swing handles to the drawers, raised on block feet, black painted to the interior, height 88 cm, width 94 cm, depth 56 cm
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A mahogany corner cabinet, 20th century, with a protruding pediment with a shaped single glazed door above a similarly framed lower cupboard, raised on shaped bracket feet, maker's mark of R.E Tranter, height 182 cm, width 77 cm, depth 37 cm
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A pair of walnut 'Savonarola' chairs, early 20th century, of typical form with a padded back and seat, the arms with dog's head terminals and with a winged masked below the seat, height 78 cm, width 58 cm, depth 58 cm
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A pair of George III mahogany side chairs, circa 1800, each with an arched toprail and pierced splat above the drop in seat, on tapering square supports with an H form stretcher, height 95 cm, width 53 cm, depth 51 cm
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A Berkeley mahogany cased baby grand piano, numbered K105452, together with a hardwood piano stool, height 102 cm, length 140 cm, width 139 cm
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An impressive gilt metal mounted mahogany and burr walnut dining suite, French, early 20th century, an extending table (with two spare leaves), six caned chairs, and a marble topped sideboard, the sideboard and table decoratively veneered, all on turned supports, with gilt metal mounts and feet, table height 75 cm, length 258 cm, (with two spare leaves fitted) width 135 cm, sideboard height 109 cm, width 221 cm, depth 62 cm
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An Arts & Crafts chip carved and stained kauri side cabinet, early 20th century, rectangular, the top with lobed edges mounted with a gallery of open pointed arches and a shallow shelf above, the body with an asymmetrical arrangement of a cabinet and open shelves above the lobed base, richly chip carved throughout, height 126 cm, width 75 cm, depth 41 cm
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A Louis XV transitional style gilt metal mounted mahogany vitrine, first half 20th century, of serpentine D shaped outline, the marble top above a single door enclosing a red velvet lined interior, on cabriole supports, gilt metal mounts throughout, height 143 cm, width 71 cm, depth 33 cm
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A Victorian Australian cedar chest of drawers, the rectangular top above a moulded frieze drawer and an arrangement of four short drawers and three graduated long drawers flanked by carved corbels and pedestals, on turned feet, height 151 cm, width 120c depth 57 cm
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An antique French walnut book case cabinet, second half 19th century, the upper part with an arched cornice with carved crest above a pair of mirrored doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the projecting lower part with a pair of panelled cabinet doors, on flattened bun feet, height 260 cm, width 126 cm, depth 62 cm
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A Regency revival figured mahogany tea table, early 20th century, the fold over rectangular top above a frieze with boxwood string and knob to simulate a drawer front to the centre, on slender turned and tapering supports, height 76 cm, width 86 cm, depth 43 cm, extended length 86 cm
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A small early Victorian mahogany sideboard, rectangular, the top with a shaped back with small shelf above a frieze drawer and a pair of panelled doors, on a plinth base, height 134 cm, width 104 cm, depth 48 cm
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A George II style mahogany torchere, the dished circular top raised on a fluted and spiral turned shafted and tripod base with ball and claw feet, height 154 cm
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A George II style mahogany torchere, the dished circular top raised on a fluted and spiral turned shafted and tripod base with ball and claw feet, height 138 cm
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A Victorian burr walnut and inlaid games table, the boxwood inlaid half round top enclosing a green baize playing surface, raised on a turned and carved pedestal and out swept feet with castors, height 73 cm, width 93 cm, depth 46 cm, diameter 93 cm
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A George III style mahogany Partners' desk, made by Shard Stebbing Ltd, England, late 20th century, the top lined with gilt tooled tan leather, the frieze and pedestals with an arrangement of drawers and slides to one side and drawers and cabinets to the other, the drawer linings solid oak, height 76 cm, width 185 cm, depth 123 cm
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A George III style mahogany library book case, made by Shard Stebbing Ltd, England, late 20th century, of break front outline, the upper part with a fretwork swan neck pediment and blind fret frieze above four astragal glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the projecting lower part with a pair of cabinet doors to the centre flanked by flights of drawers, the drawer linings solid oak, height 237 cm, width 213 cm, depth 43 cm
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A Victorian ebonised cabinet on stand, the cabinet with a shaped pediment and moulded cornice above a pair of doors enclosing an arrangement of drawers, the cabinet and stand with incised decoration throughout, height 126 cm, width 60 cm, depth 35 cm
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A small George III mahogany bowfront chest of drawers, circa 1810, the flush top above three graduated long drawers, on bracket feet, height 83 cm, width 88 cm, depth 47 cm
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An antique oak and leather library or desk chair, late 19th century, the button upholstered U shaped back with lion's head terminals, the upholstered seat on carved cabriole front supports with ball and claw feet with castors, height 82 cm, width 66 cm, depth 72 cm
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A late Victorian stained beech nursing chair, stained to simulate walnut, the back with padded top rail and vase shaped splat above the upholstered seat, on turned front supports, height 93 cm, width 55 cm, depth 62 cm
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A George III figured mahogany chest of drawers, 1770s, of small proportions, the rectangular top with moulded edge above a brushing slide and four graduated long drawers, on shaped bracket feet, height 80 cm, width 79 cm, depth 47 cm
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A pair of Victorian walnut side chairs, each with a moulded and carved balloon back above the upholstered seat, on cabriole front supports, height 89 cm, width 47 cm, depth 56 cm
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A Victorian burr walnut low side table, the rectangular top above a frieze drawer, on turned supports, height 58 cm, width 56 cm, depth 41 cm
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A George II mahogany drop leaf dining table, mid 18th century, the top rectangular with rounded ends (when extended) raised on turned supports with pad feet, the top later cross banded, height 70 cm, length 90 cm, width 43 cm
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A Regency style mahogany extending dining table, rectangular with rounded ends, raised on a pair of baluster pedestals with outswept feet and brass paw caps and castors, with one spare leaf, height 76 cm, length 194 cm, width 91 cm
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A George III rosewood crossbanded mahogany games table, circa 1800, the half round top enclosing a green baize playing surface, raised on tapering square supports, the top, frieze, and supports variously inlaid rosewood and boxwood, height 73 cm, width 91 cm, depth 45 cm, diameter 90 cm
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A Victorian burr walnut Sutherland table, of typical form, the top rectangular when extended, on turned and fluted supports with swept scrolling feet, height 73 cm, width 92 cm, extended length 104 cm
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A Victorian walnut and upholstered low salon chair, of small proportions but otherwise of typical form with a moulded and carved frame, upholstered in blue cut velvet, height 79 cm, width 42 cm, depth 57 cm
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An antique style mahogany side cabinet, in mid Victorian manner, the rectangular top above a frieze drawer and a pair of panelled doors, on bun feet, height 77 cm, width 76 cm, depth 43 cm
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A Victorian walnut Sutherland table, of typical form, the top square when extended, on turned supports with swept feet, height 71 cm, extended length 101 cm, width 105 cm
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A walnut 'Savonarola' chair, of typical form with scroll and mask terminals to the top, the seat with a later loose cushion, height 85 cm, width 57 cm, depth 57 cm
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A fine Napoleon III kingwood Vernis Martin bombe cabinet, third quarter 19th century, with a shaped maroon marble top above an extravagantly shaped case decorated with a finely painted romantic idyll, the cabinet interior lined with crushed red velvet, dressed throughout with well cast leafy ormolu borders and bold espagnolettes to the pronounced hipped edges, and sabots, with key, height 112 cm, width 80 cm, depth 43 cm
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