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Graham Geddes: The Grand Tour, Session I — Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers

Auction House:Gibson's Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:397
Sale Title:Graham Geddes: The Grand Tour, Session ILots with images:397
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:296
Date:14-Oct-2023
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An Indian lingam river stone in a wrought iron stand, 164 cm high
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A pair of Empire style gilt bronze mounted marble tables, with mottled black marble surfaces raised on bowed legs with claw feet united by a conforming undertier, 74.5 cm high, 73.5 cm diameter
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A pair of large carved Neoclassical style giltwood pricket sticks, of knopped form and raised on tripod bases with paw feet, 63 cm high
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A pair of wrought and cast iron torcheres in the Neoclassical manner, with lion head and ring mounts, ribbon twist bracing and raised on paw feet to a shaped triangular base, with faux painted marble effect surfaces, 110 cm high, 36 cm diameter
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A pair of cut glass table lamps with linen shades, the hexagonal columns with feature cut edges, brass Corinthian capitals and raised on stepped square bases, 72 cm high
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A rustic wrought iron candelabrum, featuring a triangular frame with fourteen cone shaped sconces and fleur-de-lis spear motifs upon a shaped stem to a strap work tripod base, 191 cm high
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A Regency style giltwood convex mirror, early 19th century, the crest with a carved eagle flanked by stylised and fretted foliage corbels, the frame with a typical deep cavetto decorated with gilded balls, a reeded and ebonised slip encircling the later plate, 106 x 66 cm
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A Grand Tour style bronze stand depicting Bacchus grasping a serpent, the stand in the form of a crown with anthemion motifs held aloft by a sturdy Bacchus with his grapevine wreath attribute and raised on a bronze stand, 61 cm high
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A C.S Hammond & Co New York terrestrial globe on stand, early 20th century, the eighteen inch floor globe with paper gores over probably plaster, with a paper clad timber horizontal ring with measures, month and astrological markings, a cast bronze meridian and a cast tripod Art Nouveau style base, 80 cm high approx, 60 cm diameter approx
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A pair of antique carved Louis XV style giltwood wall sconces, 18/19th century, lavishly carved in the rocaille manner with garlands, putti and pendent floral motifs, 42 cm high
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A richly ornamented giltwood mirror, 19th century, with ribbon twist and channel grooved borders enclosing a floral chain and pendent buds in high relief, 96.5 cm high, 80 cm wide
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A walnut library table in the 17th century manner, with two drawers and raised on turned legs to twist carved box stretchers, 74.5 cm high, 127 cm wide, 75.5 cm deep
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A French Regence style oak commode in the 17th century manner, of arbalete profile the drawers each with framed panels and monumental pierced iron hardware, 88 cm high, 125 cm wide, 64 cm deep
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A walnut and iron bound travelling vargueno type documents chest, in the 18th century manner, with a series of small drawers each with twin fielded panels and antique iron locks, 41 cm high, 91.5 cm wide, 39 cm deep
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A transitional style black lacquer chinoiserie marble top commode, with a shaped ochre marble surface above three frieze drawers with applied running guilloche gilt bronze trims above two long drawers with scenic panels, a shaped drop with mask motif, pendent gilt bronze trims and sabots, 128 cm wide, 86.5 cm high, 56 cm deep
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A brass globe on stand, probably Indian, the pierced globe with petite turquoise glass embellishments, 26.5 cm high
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An antique polychrome and giltwood carved figure of an angel, 56 cm high
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A French rosewood bracket clock, circa 1770, with silk suspension, the clock of architectural form with a cushion top with carry handle and finials on pillars, an extended pediment above a frieze of pierced gilt bronze decoration, the Roman dial with a pierced handles and decorative spandrels, formal embellishments to the case and raised on squashed bun feet, with key and pendulum, 48 cm high, 29 cm wide, 18.5 cm deep
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A wrought iron and simulated marble centre table, the metal framed surface with bold ring handles and raised on wrought legs with twist stretchers above a shaped platform base, 76 cm high, 80 cm diameter
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An antique style fluted crystal footed bowl, 24 cm high, 30 cm diameter
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A crystal and brass chandelier, with drops and bead garlands, the thirteen arms supporting drop embellished sconces and candles, 100 cm Drop
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A Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted tortoiseshell clock, French, 1870's, the pagoda top with an urn form finial above an enamel dial with Roman numerals and Arabic minute markings, foliate dragon head mounts to the red ground body and raised on scroll feet, with gong strike, pendulum, retailed by J. W Benson, London, 49 cm high, 23 cm wide, 14.5 cm deep
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An engraved silver plate campana form champagne bucket, with an applied scrolling rim and twin shaped handles, 26 cm high
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A pressed metal cushion mirror, lavishly embossed with floral details throughout, having an arching crest, beveled and lightly distressed plate, 133 x 102 cm
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A William IV rosewood teapoy, circa 1830, of shaped profile with a gadroon edge hinged top and body, the fitted interior with tea caddies and mixing bowl apertures (bowls absent), raised on a carved pedestal to a quatreform platform base with lion's paw feet, 78 cm high, 47.5 cm wide, 34.5 cm deep
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A large Italian blanc-de-chine fruit tower centrepiece, 57 cm high
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An impressive pair of ceramic lamps on wrought iron stands, the floor lamps with globular brown glazed bases impressed with star motifs supported on square tubular legs, with linen shades, 172 cm high, 51 cm diameter approximate
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An antique brass mortar and pestle together with a brass mortar, the largest piece 13 cm high
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A giltwood mirror in the Rococo manner, 19th century, gilded over red bole with an arching mirrored crest framed and laced with scrolling vegetal forms, repeated to the sides and lower register, 157 cm high, 81 cm wide
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A pair of polychrome wood torcheres, in mottled deep green tones, of knopped form punctuated with a relief carved vegetal motif to the mid section of the standard, 173 cm high approx, 42 cm diameter approx
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A Murano glass chandelier, featuring pastel coloured flowers and leafy stems, the ten scrolling arms with floriferous dishes strung with glass chains and pendants, 90 cm drop, 85 cm diameter approximately
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A pair of Louis XV style walnut armchairs, 18th century, with high backs, serpentine seats and padded arms above a dipped shell and floral carved seating rail, raised on cabriole legs with whorl ends, upholstered in gold and light tan silk damask, 110 cm high, 74 cm wide, 75 cm deep
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An iron and trompe l'oeil marble console table, the composite stone surface with canted corners raised on tapering stile legs with paw feet united by a small undertier, with lion's head mounts holding pendent chains, rosette and fleur-de-lis embellishments, 77 cm high, 162 cm wide, 64 cm deep
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An antique Florentine breche d'Alep marble casket, opening to a partitioned interior, with extended canted corners, the face with a central heart on a fielded panel with fleur-de-lis motifs, and raised on ball feet, 22 cm high, 30 cm wide, 17.5 cm deep
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A pair of provincial Louis XV style bedside tables, with serpentine surfaces above two drawers with relief carved leafy sprays, undulating skirts and raised on cabriole legs, 73 cm high, 79 cm wide, 51 cm deep
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A pair of Louis XV style giltwood and painted consoles, of shaped profile with faux malachite painted surfaces above pierced and lavishly carved rocaille bases, 77 cm high, 64 cm wide, 34 cm deep
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A set of eight French oak Louis XV style leather dining chairs, square back camel hump chairs upholstered in pale olive green leather with stud trim
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A large Spanish style chestnut dining table in the antique manner, with serpentine legs to a churrisque stretcher base, 77 cm high, 155 cm diameter
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A pair of large brown leather wingback chairs, the textured effect leather with stud trim and raised on cabriole legs
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A Venetian style polychrome and giltwood trompe l'oeil cupboard, of arching profile with a moulded cornice, two framed cupboard doors, the extended base with doors flanked by angled pilasters above bracket feet, 256 cm high, 140 cm wide, 60 cm deep. Provenance: Bonhams, Los Angeles
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An ornate Rococo style giltwood mirror, with a pierced acanthus crest and fruit and floral pendants enclosing the gently waisted aged plate, 126 cm high 65 cm wide
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An exceptional palisander and red tortoiseshell cabinet on stand, Flemish, 17th century, of breakfront three section form with a pierced figural and vegetal gallery punctuated by pillars supporting brass finials, the drawers with framed tortoiseshell panels each embellished with shaped escutcheons, the central section with a niche enclosing the figure of Minerva and flanked by pairs of pilasters, the interior with an arrangement of ten drawers of similar decoration, the whole raised on ball and claw feet…
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A cut crystal and bronze chandelier, with shaped and facet cut pendants, rosettes and crystal towers, the delicate curvaceous arms supporting electric candles, 120 cm drop, 70 cm diameter
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An impressive rope of Atlas Mountains amber beads, of compressed form in various sizes, with metallic spacers, eight light green stone beads and two enamelled white metal pierced beads, with pale green wool tassels to the ends, 183 cm, without tassels
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A pair of quartz crystal obelisk decorations, 38.5 cm high
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A patent Ironstone tureen and two platters or stands, English, and one similar unmarked tureen, blue and white tureens with moulded finials and lug handles and platters, in the oriental manner, the largest platter 36 x 45.5 cm
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A terracotta Grand Tour plate after the antique, 19th century, replicating a black figure Etruscan Archaic style charger, with a wooden display stand, 51.5 cm diameter
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A large collection of Booths and probably Samson porcelain tea and desk wares in the manner of First Period Worcester, circa 1910, comprising an assortment of side plates, saucers, cups, a vase, small jug, a pair of urns and ink pots with stand featuring fancy birds and gilt enrichments on a blue scale ground, the largest pierced edge plate 23.5 cm diameter, the urns 16 cm high
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A pair of marble and wrought iron side tables, the Carrara marble surfaces within black strap frames with three legs united by cross form stretchers and standing on paw feet, 74 cm high, 49.5 cm diameter
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Two Dutch delftware plates, 18th century, one centred with an urn of flowers and fanned feather motifs, the border with scrolls and bold butteflifes, the other with flower heads issuing from a vase and enclosed by a running floral border, marks underside, 31.5 cm
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Two delftware plates, probably English, 18th century, one plated centred with a fisherman and enclosed by scattered flora and a diaper border punctuated with six oval plaques, the smaller with freely painted flower heads within a feathered border, 35 cm diameter
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A large antique Spanish curule chair, 19th century, with squab cushion with faded and distressed cherry velvet upholstery, also covering the wooden frame
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A plaster bust of the Roman Emperor Caracalla, after the antique, 71 cm high, 52 cm wide
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An impressive Murano glass floral framed mirror, circa 1950's, the oval mirror with a shaped waisted crest extravagantly adorned with pink flowers, gold aventurine leaves and Rococo scrollwork, verre eglomise borders and an urn motif to the mirrored crest, 148 cm high, 90 cm high
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A Louis XV style carved fruitwood desk, of serpentine profile with a foliate and shell carved skirt above cabriole legs with relief carved knees, 77.5 cm high, 165 cm wide, 59 cm deep
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A set of four Louis XVI style giltwood and painted fauteuils, tablet back armchairs with relief carved floral crests, fluted legs and rosette details, upholstered in open weave tapestry style floral fabric
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A Spanish octagonal walnut centre table, in the 17th century manner, the three section table raised on fretted lyre base legs united by ornate stretchers, 75.5 cm high, 176 cm wide, 176 cm deep
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A pair of Louis XVI style walnut framed tub chairs, with channel grooved frames and raised on fluted tapering legs, upholstered in deep ecru linen with double piped trims, 95 cm high, 75 cm wide, 65 cm deep
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A mahogany and plush velvet wing chair, upholstered in sand coloured textured velvet with contrasting pale teal to the back and sides, raised on cabriole legs with pad feet, 116 cm high 87 cm wide, 85 cm deep
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A pair of oak hall tables in the antique manner, the block work surface above edged skirts and gun barrel legs with double ball feet united by serpentine square section stretchers, 85 cm high, 163 cm wide, 83.5 cm deep
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An impressive taxidermied male lion, with a walking attitude and with head inclined to the left, raised on a naturalistic rock and sandy base, housed in a wooden frame, 124 cm high, 197 cm wide, 60 cm deep
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A large convex mirror in a fluted ebonised frame, 107 cm diameter
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A pair of giltwood panelled mirrors, with cusped arches, the frames with stiff leaf borders and bead trims, 106.5 x 76.5
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A fine gilt bronze Rococo style chandelier, of extravagant waisted form with sweeping vegetal branches lavishly decorated with pendent fruits and bud like sconces supporting nine candles, also electrified, 122 cm drop, 92 cm diameter
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A large Imari ginger jar lamp, the baluster base decorated in the typical cobalt and iron red palette picked out in gilt with continuous floral designs between ruyi and lappet borders, with a gold lined black slub silk shade, raised on a wood stand, 101.5 cm high, 35.5 cm diameter (approximately)
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A Victorian style two branch grotesque wall sconce, with green linen shades, the wall bracket 36 cm high, 22 cm wide, the branches 26 cm deep
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A transitional style marble and walnut commode, the peach marble surface of arbalete profile above two long drawers with vertical flutes and oval backplates and swing handles, with fluted and rounded corners, a relief carved skirt and raised on cabriole legs, 95 cm high, 125 cm wide, 66 cm deep
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A cast brass and engraved Armillary sphere, Indian, the spheres and rings raised on three lotus style columns to square plinths on a triangular style base with squashed bun feet, 70 cm high
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A brass globe, probably Indian, with engraved astrological figures, 35 cm high
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A pair of Moroccan lanterns and a pierced metal globe, the lanterns 55 cm high, 20 cm x 20 cm square
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A large collection of antique warming pans and copper wares, comprising fourteen pieces, the largest 117 cm long
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A Grand Tour ceramic amphora, 19th century, decorated with red, gold and cream colours on a black ground with applied foliage and ram's head lug handles, a charioteer scene after the antique to the body below a pendent border of palmettes, 42 cm high
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A Regency style gilt-wood convex mirror, 19th century, the crest with a carved eagle flanked by scroll and stiff leaf motifs, the frame with a typical deep cavetto decorated with gilded balls, a reeded and ebonised slip encircling the plate, 90 cm high, 54 cm diameter
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A boulle and gilt bronze mounted stretcher-based centre table, 19th century, finely inlaid in the Berainesque manner above tapering square section legs and curvaceous os-de-mouton stretchers, 75 cm high, 150 cm wide, 88.5 cm deep
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A rustic provincial style sideboard in the 18th century manner, an extended surface above two fluted frieze drawers with oval ironwork handles and raised on turned legs with a box stretcher, 88 cm high, 204 cm wide, 70 cm deep
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A wrought iron floor candelabrum/pricket stick, with a barley twist stem above an arched tripod base, 161 cm high
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A set of seven kilim upholstered Jacobean style dining chairs, the similar chairs with turned stretcher based bobbin legs
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A pair of Italian Neoclassical style giltwood mirrors, 18th century, of arching profile with urn finials, trailing oak leaf motifs to crests and floral garlands centred with portrait medallions to the mirror plate, laurel swags to the base, 85 cm high, 43 cm wide
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ITALIAN SCHOOL, 19th CENTURY, Nude, oil on canvas, together with associated study for nude, unframed, 140 cm high, 67 cm wide
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MARISSA BARKER, Sweet Melody, oil on canvas, 35 cm high, 25 cm wide, frame size 45 cm high, 40 cm wide, frame size 45 x 40 cm. Provenance: The John Hurlston Collection, Part I, Leonard Joel, 7 October 2019
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A fine and impressive Venetian polychrome and giltwood blackamoor stand or table, 19th century, the faux marble painted surface above a swagged fabric style skirt supported by a well detailed and decorated blackamoor figure kneeling on a cushion above a moulded acanthus and ebonised base with lion's paw feet, marked Testolini Venezia to the plinth, 94 cm high, 75.5 cm diameter
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A Spanish style walnut stretcher-based centre table, with pairs of frieze drawers to the long sides and raised on turned legs with wrought iron supports, 83 cm high, 130 cm wide, 75 cm deep
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A Spanish style walnut stretcher-based hall table in the antique manner, raised on turned and block form legs with stretchers to the short ends and curvaceous iron work supports, 81 cm high, 145 cm wide
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A Dutch eight branch bronze chandelier, 19th century, the knopped stem issuing tendrils and curvaceous branches supporting electric candles, 130 cm drop
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A faceted crystal six branch gilt bronze chandelier, with stiff leaf embellishments and chains of framed crystals to a basket dressed with clear and amber beads, with curvaceous acanthus arms supporting sconces and electric candles, 90 cm high
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A pair of cast bronze winged victory lamp bases, 19th century, the female figures atop globes and cylindrical bases with bas relief decorations depicting dancing maidens in relief, with cream shades, 94 cm high to the top of the shade
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An antique lacquered leather Chinoiserie painted folding screen, 18th/19th century, comprising four panels with stud trim, each depicting figural scenes amidst abundant flora, each panel 127 cm high, 52 cm wide
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A figural bronze dog and marble inkwell, 19th century, the seated dog flanked by glass ink pots set within the marble stand, an oval well to the fore, and a small brass drawer to the rear, 23 cm high, 28 cm wide, 20 cm deep
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A bronze figure, 'so-called Narcissus', 19th century, after the Roman antique, the contrapposto figure raised on a shaped circular base after the 1862 model found in Pompeii, 61 cm high, 26 cm diameter at base
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A Louis XVI style giltwood mirror, 18th century, with a shield form crest encircled by husks and flanked by draped urns, the frame with diamond decorations to the cavetto and hung with swags and pendent floral and ribbon garlands, with aged mirror plate, 220 cm high, 86 cm wide
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A quartz crystal lamp, the slender slightly baluster shaped standard of segmented form to a round base, with a bold hand decorated painted shade, 82 cm high with shade, 58 cm high to top of lamp base
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A Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted kingwood bureau plat 19th/20th century, with a tooled leather writing surface above frieze drawers, dummy drawers to the reverse, and raised on hipped and angled tapering cabriole legs, dressed throughout with bronze border trims, foliate mounts and sabots, 75.5 cm high, 189 cm wide, 85 cm deep
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A Moroccan style inlaid fish form covered platter, decoratively inlaid with bone, ebonised and engraved white metal tiles and embellishments, brass mounted and the handle in the form of a dolphin, 72 cm long
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A pair of Moorish hammered metal and stone inlaid stools, with leather seats, 48 cm high, 43 cm wide, 43 cm deep
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An interesting collection of plaster anatomical models, flayed models comprising a torso, leg and an arm showing the musculature and sinews, 121 cm long, leg, 80 cm long, torso, 78 cm arm
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An opposite pair of polychrome Italian plaster putto carrying banners with emblems, the figures both carrying shaped plaques or banners and raised on rockwork bases, 89 cm high
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An opposite pair of polychrome Italian plaster putto carrying banners with emblems, the figures both carrying shaped plaques or banners and raised on rockwork bases, 89 cm high
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A pair of Venetian glass wall sconces, circa 1950's, the textured gold aventurine glass sconces with lobed rims and a single long feathered clear glass rib, 65 cm high, 32 cm wide
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A pair of hexagonal polished brass three-light hall lanterns, of tapering form with pointed finials and stiff leaf decorations, 104 cm high
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A table lamp with a hammered white metal finish, globular with a waisted foot and prunt decorations to the body, with a black textured drum shade, 67.5 cm high to the top of the shade, 32.5 cm diameter
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