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Decorative Arts & Asian Art — Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:261
Sale Title:Decorative Arts & Asian ArtLots with images:261
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:180
Date:20-Nov-2023
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A George II sterling silver swing-handled basket, maker's mark 'W.C' (William Cripps?), London, 1753, of shaped oval outline, the high everted sides pierced below the floral and foliate rim, the scrolling handle conforming, on scroll feet, the base engraved with a foliage-framed coat of arms, 28.5 cm high, 37 cm wide, 29 cm deep, 1,960g
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A Victorian sterling silver Cellini pattern ewer, James Dixon & Sons Ltd, Sheffield, 1895, of baluster shape with a large covered spout and scrolling handle from rim to shoulder, repousse decoration throughout of classical designs with goats, masks, foliage, and other motifs, a small oval reserve to the front engraved with a heraldic crest of a boar above the motto 'Crom for ever', 38 cm high, 986g
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A pair of impressive Victorian silver plate six-light banquet candelabra, Elkington & Co., Birmingham, 1853 and 1854, each with a raised central light surrounded by five further lights on outswept arms, modelled as a woody grape vine rising from a circular plinth on three foliate feet, the base of each stem mounted with three figures of putti, grape bunch and leaf details throughout, the central light with a finialed cap, the other lights with removable nozzles, each plinth engraved to one side with a lion…
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A Scottish George IV sterling silver covered pitcher, James McKay, Edinburgh, 1828, of squat baluster shape with a domed cover and spreading foot, decorated throughout with flowering foliage and C-scrolls and with green man masks to the spout and upper terminal of the handle, a blank cartouche below the spout, 21 cm high, 984g
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A George III sterling silver salver, unidentified maker (mark rubbed), London, 1784, circular, the field engraved with floral and foliate designs and a letter 'L' to the centre, the rocaille rim of the moulded edge with floral and foliate points, on foliate shell feet, 36.5 cm diameter, 1,438g
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A George III sterling silver matched suite of flatware for twelve, various London and Edinburgh makers and date 1780s-1810, Old English bead-edge pattern, eighty-nine pieces, comprising twelve each of entree knives and forks, dinner knives and forks, soup spoons, table spoons, and tea spoons, together with four serving spoons and a soup ladle, the terminals engraved with various crests, fitted in a twentieth century walnut case, 2,912g in total (not including the knives with steel blades). Provenance:…
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A large George V sterling silver tray in George III style, Tessiers Ltd, London, 1915, oval with a handle to each end, the rim of the raised edge and the handles reeded, 69.5 cm wide, 45 cm deep, 3,644g
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A George III sterling silver tray, William Bennett, London, 1798, oval with a handle to each end, the rim of the raised edge and the handles reeded, 49 cm wide, 31.5 cm deep, 1,470g. Provenance: J. H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd, London
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A pair of George III sterling silver bottle coasters, maker's mark Nh (Henry Nutting or Hannah Northcote), London, 1806, each with an everted and gadrooned rim above the reeded sides and beech base with silver centre engraved with a lion's head on coronet crest, 4 cm high, 14.5 cm diameter. Provenance: J. H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd, London
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A George III sterling silver wine funnel, Peter & William Bateman, London, 1808, the removable strainer with gadrooned rim fitting into the plain deep bowl of the funnel, the bowl engraved to one side with a foliate letter N, 14.5 cm high, 150g
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A George III sterling silver tankard, Hester Bateman, London, 1784, the domed cover above the plain spreading cylindrical body with a moulded rib above its skirt foot, the scroll handle with an openwork thumb piece and heart-shaped lower terminal, the handle engraved with initials Tte arranged around a cross, 19 cm high, 724g. Provenance: J. H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd, London
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A George III sterling silver tea pot, Sebastian & James Crespell, London, 1770, of spreading drum shape, the body with a slightly everted rim and faceted straight spout, the finial and loop handle in pear wood, the cover and body engraved with a monogram beneath a coronet, 12 cm high, 19.5 cm wide, 400g. Provenance: J. H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd, London
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A Regency sterling silver Argyll, John & Edward Edwards, London, 1812, the domed and moulded cover with ball finial above the rounded cylindrical body with plain straight spouts and (later) handle, the cover and body engraved with a crest of a bird beneath a coronet, 15.5 cm high, 18 cm wide (between the tips of the spouts, 692g (including handle). Provenance: J. H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd, London
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A Regency sterling silver covered sauce pan, Rebecca Emes & Edward Barnard I, London, 1817, the moulded cover with turned finial and hinged spout cover above the spreading cylindrical body with spout and turned pear wood handle raised on a low foot ring, 15 cm high (at the handle tip), 21.5 cm wide, 368g (including wood finial and handle). Provenance: J. H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd, London
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A George II sterling silver coffee pot, John Jacob, London, 1745, the moulded domed cover with acorn final above the plain spreading body with moulded spout and scrolling handle on a skirt foot, 23.5 cm, 806g in total. Provenance: J. H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd, London
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A George II sterling silver ink stand, Edward Aldridge I, London, 1751, two ink pots and a pounce pot of compressed baluster shape resting on the rectangular tray with gadrooned edge on lion's paw feet, 6 cm high (with pots in place), 23.5 cm wide, 15 cm deep, 718g. Provenance: N. & I. Franklin, London, 2000
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A George III sterling silver ink stand, Burrage davenport, London, 1777, two ink pots and a pounce pot, each faceted and cut glass wth a silver cap and resting within a latticed gallery on the oval tray with conforming gallery, on ball and claw feet, the caps and galleries with beaded edges throughout, 7.5 cm high, 18 cm wide, 12 cm deep, 334g total silver weight. Provenance: J. H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd, London
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A pair of George IV sterling silver chambersticks, Rebecca Emes & Edward Barnard I, London, 1822, each with a removable nozzle in the raised cup-shape stick, with thread edges to the nozzle, pan, thumbpiece, and snuffer, each thumbpiece engraved with a crest of a gauntlet holding a sabre, each 9.5 cm high, 14 cm diameter, 672g in total. Provenance: J. H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd, London
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A George V sterling silver three-light candelabrum in Regency style, Rosenzweig, Taitelbaum & Co., London, 1920s (date marks rubbed), the elevated central light flanked by two further lights on scrolling branches raised on a Corinthian column on stepped base, the upper part removable to allow use of the lower part as a single candlestick, with removable nozzles and finial caps, 54.5 cm high, 38 cm wide, 12.5 cm deep, 2,720g (including loaded base)
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A large Victorian sterling silver tray in George III style, Walker & Hall (mark of John Edward Bingham), Sheffield, 1888, oval with a cavetto border with rope-twist edge and foliate handles to the ends, the centre engraved with swags of fruit and foliage and Vitruvian scroll borders, standing on low feet, 6 cm high, 72 cm wide, 48 cm, 3,200g
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A German 800 silver flatware service for twelve, August Wellner & Sohne, Aue, early 20th century, in an elegant pattern with shaped terminals and thread edges, one hundred and fifty-six pieces, comprising twelve each of fish knives and forks, entree knives and forks, dinner knives and forks, cake forks, table spoons, dessert spoons, tea spoons, coffee spoons, knife rests (silver plate), and various serving pieces, the terminals engraved with a monogram, fitted in their original trays, 5,268g (not including…
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A Russian silver and green onyx desk set, unidentified maker SP (in Cyrillic), early 20th century, 84 zolotniki, other assay marks indistinct, comprising a square silver-capped cut glass inkwell, blotter, ashtray with cigarette rest, and matchbox holder, each mounted on a square onyx base with moulded edge, the large base of the inkpot moulded with a pen rest, the inkwell on its base 13 cm high, 24 cm wide, 24.5 cm deep
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A Russian sterling silver cigarette case, apparently unmarked, early 20th century, rectangular with rounded edges and a textured samorodok surface, the hinged lid inset with a tourmaline cabochon, opening to a gilt wash interior. Inscribed to the interior with illegible dedication in Cyrillic, testing as sterling silver, 1.5 cm high, 10 cm wide, 7.5 cm deep
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A Georg Jensen sterling silver bowl on foot, design 171, post 1945 manufacture to Johan Rohde's 1918 design, the circular bowl with everted rim raised on an openwork base of stiff leaves, scrolling stems, and berries on a moulded spreading foot, the interior and exterior of the bowl subtly planished, 13.5 cm high, 19.7 cm diameter, 660g
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A Georg Jensen sterling silver 'Acorn' pattern flatware service, post 1945 manufacture to Johan Rohde's 1915 design, one hundred and nineteen pieces, comprising eighteen each of dinner knives and forks, soup spoons, and tea spoons, eight entree knives, six entree forks, fourteen fish forks, and nineteen cake forks, 4,632g in total (not including the knives with polished steel blades)
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A Georg Jensen sterling silver 'Acanthus' pattern flatware service for eight, post 1945 manufacture to Johan Rohde's 1917 design, Seventy-seven pieces, comprising eight each of entree knives and forks, dinner knives and forks, grapefruit spoons, soup spoons, dessert spoons, and tea spoons, together with a pair of serving spoons, a sauce ladle, cake knife, and a cheese knife, 2,230g in total (not including the knives with polished steel blades)
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A Georg Jensen sterling silver 'Scroll' pattern flatware service for fourteen, post 1945 manufacture to Johan Rohde's 1927 design, Eighty-four pieces, comprising fourteen each of entree knives and forks, dinner knives and forks, soup spoons, and dessert spoons, 3,372g in total (not including the knives with polished steel blades)
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A Georg Jensen sterling silver 'Scroll' pattern flatware service for eight, post 1945 manufacture to Johan Rohde's 1927 design, Forty-eight pieces, comprising eight each of dinner knives and forks, entree knives, fish forks, dessert spoons, and tea spoons, 1,720g in total (not including the knives with polished steel blades)
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A James Macintyre & Co. Florian design specimen vase, designed by William Moorcroft, circa 1903, of baluster form, green and gold tubelined tulip type design on a dark blue and green ground, printed Macintyre mark and with green painted initials for William Moorcroft, pattern no. 'M2015', 21 cm high, 10 cm at widest point
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A James Macintyre & Co. Florian design specimen vase, designed by William Moorcroft, circa 1903, of slim elongated baluster form, green and gold tubelined tulip type design on a dark blue and green ground, printed Macintyre mark and with green painted initials for William Moorcroft, pattern no. 'M2019', 23 cm high, 7 cm at widest point, condition: overall condition good, small areas of gilding loss to the mouthrim
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A pair of James Macintyre & Co. Florian design vases, designed by William Moorcroft, circa 1905, each of trumpet form, green and gold tubelined floral design on a dark blue and green ground, printed Macintyre mark and with green painted initials for William Moorcroft, pattern no. 'M2149', 21 cm high, 11 cm at widest point
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A Wedgwood Fairyland lustre 'Fairy Gondola' pattern 'Lily Tray', designed by Susannah Margaretta 'Daisy' Makeig-Jones, circa 1920, circular with an everted rim, the interior decorated with elves and fairies in a wooded landscape with gondolas in a river and palaces beyond, the exterior with a running design of flying birds in gold on the green lustre ground, printed gold Portland vase and Wedgwood made in England mark underside, 6 cm high, 33 cm diameter
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A German porcelain plaque, attributed to Berlin (KPM), circa 1880, the rectangular porcelain plaque hand painted with the three Ages of man, after Giorgione, set within a carved and water gilt frame, 23 x 29 cm
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A Sevres porcelain chocolate pot, late 18th century, of unusual design, modelled in the classical-style, decorated with blue and gold bands to upper and lower body, the central panels painted with large country scenes to each side, decoration later, crossed L's mark underside, 14.5 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne, Moorabool antique Galleries, Geelong, the antique porcelain Company, Ny
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A Meissen porcelain hot milk jug, circa 1740, of baluster form with a wishbone handle and acanthus thumbpiece, gilded spout, all on a turquoise ground, hand painted with reserves of harbour scenes, the cover decorated uniformly, underglazed blue crossed swords to the base and gilders 53, 14.5 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne, Andrew Wilson Antiques, Prahran, Stockspring Antiques, London
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A Meissen porcelain tea pot, circa 1730, of fluted octagonal form, with a scroll handle and a bird's head spout, decorated in the Kakiemon palette with a bird amongst prunus, bamboo and pine, the lid adorned with flowering branch finial, underglazed crossed swords underside, 14 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne, Moorabool antique Galleries, Geelong
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A Barr, Flight & Barr porcelain inkstand, circa 1810, the inkwell of shallow circular form, applied with three quill holders to the sides beneath a beaded rim, the bowl supported on three gilded sphinx over a tripartite base, the exterior painted with a central scene of three children surrounding a fire, painted mark in puce 'Barr, Flight & Barr Royal porcelain works Worcester London house No.1 Coventry Street'. Lacking inkpot lid, 10.5 cm high, 11 cm diameter, condition: well presented, one quill holder…
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A rare St Petersburg porcelain cup and saucer, circa 1812-1815, the cup decorated in bas relief with an unglazed portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte, after Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822). St Petersburg III mark in underglaze blue underside of cup and saucer, with numeral 8 also stamped to the saucer, the cup 9 cm high, the saucer 13.5 cm diameter. Other Notes: made to celebrate the defeat of the French in 1812 and the war of the sixth Coalition (1813-1815), condition: overall appearance good, one small chip to…
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A pair of Chelsea-type porcelain mansion house dwarf figures, 19th century, the figures clothed in flamboyant costume and hats, one playing a fiddle and the other a lute, spurious gold anchor mark verso, 19 cm high. Other Notes: the masked figure modelled after drawings by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Varie figure Gobbi, depicting jesters and players who performed for the amusement of the Florentine court.
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A Victorian Crown Derby 'King'S' pattern part dinner service for twelve, pattern no. 563, 1880s, many pieces with date cipher for 1882, sixty pieces, comprising twelve each of soup plates, entree plates, dinner plates, and side plates, eight oval platters of various sizes, a two-handled footed bowl, pair of covered oval dishes, and a sauce tureen, impressed and painted factory marks underside, the footed bowl 12.5 cm high, 29.5 cm wide, the two largest platters 49 cm wide, 41 cm deep
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A Baccarat paperweight, of interlaced trefoil millefiori garland design, 7 cm diameter
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Two Paul Ysart paperweights, the first of central dahlia motif surrounded by millefiori, the other the other a concentric millefiori design with aventurine twists on a rust / brown ground, both signed, 7.5 cm each
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Two Baccarat paperweights, the first in millefiori mushroom design with a blue torsade, the other Macedoine design with red and green bullseye canes, 7.5 cm and 7 cm diameter respectively
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A large Baccarat paperweight, with millefiori canes and ten gridels (swan, elephant, deer, monkey, dog, goat, horse, moth, cockerel and pheasant) on latticino ground, 8.5 cm diameter
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Two Baccarat paperweights, the first decorated with a butterfly hovering over a whole clematis flower, the other with a central pansy design, 6.2 cm and 6.5 cm diameter respectively
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A Clichy paperweight, with concentric millefiori design over a transparent pink ground, 8 cm diameter
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A Lalique 'Silenes' vase, designed 1938, post 1945, tapering in form, moulded with a scene of faun heads amongst foliage in frosted glass, stenciled 'Lalique France', 20.5 cm high. Literature: Felix Marcilhac, R. Lalique, catalogue Raisonne de L'Oeuvre de verre, Editions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1994, no. 10-923, p. 469
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A Lalique 'Bacchantes' vase, designed 1927, post 1945, the tapering body moulded with a continuous scene of dancing maidens, in frosted glass, script-etched 'Lalique France', 24.5 cm high. Literature: Felix Marcilhac, R. Lalique, catalogue Raisonne de L'Oeuvre de verre, Editions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1994, no. 997, p. 438 (another example illustrated)
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A Rene Lalique 'Ceylan' vase, designed 1924, the tapering body moulded with pairs of budgerigars amongst stylised foliage, in opalescent glass with blue patina, wheel-cut 'R. Lalique France', 24 cm high. Literature: Felix Marcilhac, R. Lalique, catalogue Raisonne de L'Oeuvre de verre, Editions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1994, no. 905, p. 418 (another example, illustrated)
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A Rene Lalique Saint-Vincent pattern plafonnier, design introduced 1926, the bowl moulded in repeating grapes on scrolling vines design in clear and frosted glass, moulded R. Lalique, with original hanging chain, the glass bowl 16.5 cm high, 34.5 cm diameter
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A Rene Lalique Charmes pattern plafonnier, design introduced 1924, the bowl moulded in repeating leaf design in frosted amber glass, moulded R. Lalique France, with later brass hanging chain, the glass bowl 12 cm high, 34.5 cm diameter, the chain 49 cm high
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An important Australian sterling silver claret jug by William Edwards, Melbourne, first half 1860s, maker's mark W.E between emu and kangaroo marks, baluster shaped with a wavy mouth and spout, high scrolled loop handle, and standing on a barbed octofoil foot, richly worked with decoration throughout, the foliate neck above the body with repousse foliage-framed cartouches of flowers and fruit against the stippled ground, the foot conforming, the handle modelled as a woody grape vine stem wrapped with…
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An Australian sterling silver salver by William Edwards, Melbourne, circa 1870, maker's mark W.E between emu and kangaroo marks, circular, the dished centre engraved with fruiting grape, the cast pierced border of fruiting grape vine encircling wolves, Bacchus masks, and classical vases and cornucopia within an edge of imbricated leaves and berries, on three feet conforming with the border, 3.5 cm high, 25 cm diameter, 590g
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A pair of Australian sterling silver and emu egg salt cellars, Kozminsky, Melbourne, mid 20th century, each of circular bowl form raised on a tripod of emu's feet on a low platform base, the interior with pierced rim set within a green-stained emu egg exterior, maker's mark underside, 5.5 cm high, 8 cm wide
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A pair of glazed earthenware kookaburra bookends, attributed to Grace Seccombe (1880-1956), each naturalistically cast perched on a stump, unsigned, 13 cm high
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A carved hardwood portrait panel of an Indigenous Australian man by Robert Prenzel, signed, early 1920s, Bust-length, carved in very high relief, the bare-chested man in a laughing expression, stained dark brown, in its original fiddleback blackwood frame applied to the edges of the panel, incised signature lower right 'R. Prenzel Melbourne', 60 cm high, 47 cm wide, 4.5 cm deep. Other Notes: the origin, meaning, and variety of Prenzel's 1920s portraits of indigenous Australian men and women is discussed by…
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Lewis Jarvis Harvey (1871-1949), the letter, hardwood, carved in sunken relief, within a stained border (part of the same block) with the carved title lower centre, incised signature and date to the reverse: L.J. Harvey / 1940, 50 x 33.5 cm
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A George IV satinwood-banded rosewood games table, early 1820s, the fold-over top with concave front and sides and cross-banded with satinwood enclosing a green baize lined playing surface, raised on a square spreading pedestal with a gadrooned foot on the platform base with scrolling foliate feet and casters, the pedestal and platform base both concave-sided, conforming with the top, 72 cm high, 94 cm wide, 51 cm deep (not extended)
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A provincial Louis XV walnut and upholstered canape a Oreilles, mid 18th century, the triple-arched back and shaped 'Ears' descending to short partly open arms above the seat with loose cushions, on cabriole feet flanking floral-carved shaped aprons, in recent close nailed linen, 110 cm high, 200 cm wide, 87 cm deep. Provenance: acquired from John D. Dunn Antiques, Melbourne, in the 1980s
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A matched set of three antique elm Windsor chairs, mid 19th century, Generally of matching design and size with some variations, each with an arched and bowed comb back centred on a pierced splat of the same design above the moulded seat, on splayed turned supports, one with a crinoline stretcher, the others with H-form stretchers, the arm bow of one chair in yew, each around 91 cm high, 55 cm wide, 55 cm deep
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An antique Venetian tall book-case in mid-eighteenth century style, last quarter 19th century, of architectural design, the arched and moulded cornice and frieze above a moulded frame around three open shelves above a sliding book-rest, a panelled and geometrically-moulded cupboard door below enclosing further shelves, painted throughout, most of the front and the inner side of the door with passages of faux-marbre decoration, 283 cm high, 147 cm wide, 43 cm deep
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A Louis XIV leather-covered and brass-studded oak wedding chest, late 17th century, rectangular with a slightly raised hinged cover and raised on (later) bun feet, the top and front covered in leather and finely studded with panels and borders of floral and geometric designs and with the initials Cs and Sf to the centre of the front, with original iron lock and carrying handles to the sides, the interior lined in linen, 73 cm high, 134 cm wide, 65 cm deep
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A Floor-Standing 32-Inch illuminated library globe, Replogle Globes, Chicago, the lithographically-printed terrestrial globe rotating on both axes within a William IV style mahogany stand on casters, 125 cm high, 104 cm wide and deep
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A Patchwork rug, composed of fragments of earlier 20th century rugs, 482 cm long, 382 cm wide. Provenance: Behruz studio, Melbourne, from whom acquired by Stuart rattle in 2011 for a design scheme by him for the vendor
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A large antique gilt bronze-mounted Arita porcelain jar, 18th century, the French mounts 19th century, the jar ovoid with a short neck and lightly-lobed body, decorated in the Imari palette with flowering plants, mounted with a pierced gilt bronze crown to the rim (loosely fitted) and a pair of goat heads to the shoulder, accompanied with an associated bronze stand of similar period on which the jar has previously been rested, 59.5 cm high, excluding the associated stand
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An Italian giltwood mirrored sconce in neo-classical style, Fratelli Paoletti, Florence, second half 19th century, the two lights on scrolling gilt metal supports mounted below a circular convex mirror with a spread eagle and lance cluster crest, a Fratelli Paoletti label to the back, 96 cm high
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A Victorian pine studio easel, last quarter 19th century, one screw mechanism marked 'Joseph Fitter', of H-frame design with screw mechanisms to adjust the height of the cradle and its forward inclination, on casters, the base folding for storage, 258 cm high (not raised), 70 cm wide, 78 cm deep
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A fine French Art Nouveau walnut and burr elm sideboard attributed to Gauthier-Poinsignon & Cie, early 20th century, the upper part with a moulded cornice above a pair of glazed and mirror-backed compartments with an open mirror-backed compartment below, the break-front lower part with a marble top to its centre between and above an arrangement of frieze drawers and cupboard doors, on shaped feet, panelled and moulded throughout, the drawer fronts, doors, and other front and side panels veneered in burr…
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A pair of Dutch walnut and marquetry side chairs, circa 1800, each with a vasiform splat between shaped uprights above the drop-in seat with arbalete-shaped fore-rail, on cabriole supports, each splat inlaid with a design of a bird amidst flowers rising from a vase, the frames with conforming marquetry throughout, 106 cm high, 46 cm wide, 49 cm deep
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A Napoleon III Aubusson tapestry, third quarter 19th century, in eighteenth century style, the quatrefoil centre of flowers and foliate strapwork on a pale green ground within borders of similar motifs and escutcheons to the corners, 340 x 315 cm
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An early Georgian Chinoiserie chest on stand, first half 18th century, the hinged cover of the chest enclosing an open storage compartment above a pair of drawers, its black-japanned exterior with Chinese landscapes and floral designs in raised gilt lacquer to the top, front, and sides, the carved and gilt stand with shell-centred foliate aprons raised on lion's paw feet, 75 cm high, 111 cm wide, 59 cm deep
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An antique marble pedestal, late 19th century, in an unusual dark red marble dense with grey inclusions, the revolving top with moulded underside on a plain cylindrical shaft with a moulded base mirroring the top, 101 cm high, 32 cm diameter
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A French provincial walnut buffet, second half 18th century, rectangular, the top with moulded edge above a long frieze drawer and a pair of cupboard doors, on scrolling feet flanking the shaped apron, the front with shaped fielded panels to the doors and various inlaid details and decorative iron fretwork mounts, 101 cm high, 131 cm wide, 61 cm deep
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A pair of large French antique cast iron garden vases on plinths, the vases by J.J. Ducel, Paris, second half 19th century, the plinths probably 20th century, the Classical-style vases of broad baluster shape, the body of each cast to the front and reverse with mythological scenes in relief between putti masks to the sides, the base of each with cast mark 'J.J. Ducel / Me. [Maitre] de Forges, Paris', the square plinths of classical architectural form with moulded tops and bases and panelled sides, the base…
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A George I figured walnut chest of drawers, 1710s, the quarter-veneered and cross-banded top with moulded edge above two short and three graduated long drawers with cross-banded fronts, on bracket feet, cross-grain mouldings throughout including half-round mouldings to the carcase front, 94 cm high, 98 cm wide, 55 cm deep. Provenance: Woolley and Wallis, antique furniture, Salisbury, 12 May 2009, lot 82. Other Notes: a provincial chest of charm and character, the carcase and drawer linings in a combination…
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A Dutch beech and ebonised tall cupboard, Zeeland, first half 18th century, the upper part with a moulded cornice above a pair of cupboard doors, the projecting lower part with a pair of drawers flanking a concealed narrow drawer above a pair of cupboard doors, on moulded feet, the front and sides deeply panelled and geometrically moulded, some mouldings ebonised for contrast, 212 cm high, 159 cm wide, 74 cm deep
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A Napoleon III bergere a Oreilles in Louis XVI style and an ottoman of similar style, the bergere third quarter 19th century, the ottoman possibly earlier, the bergere of typical form with a rounded back and shaped 'Ears' above the seat with loose cushion, on tapering turned supports, the gilt frame variously fluted and carved, in close nailed striped pale pink silk, the ottoman in matching upholstery with a loose cushion on a frame possibly of Louis XVI period but now stripped to the bare oak, the bergere…
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A wall mirror in an Italian Baroque-Style carved and gilt wood frame, 20th century, the rectangular plate within a substantial frame of scrolling acanthus foliage, gilt against a painted ground, 134 cm high, 94 cm wide, 10 cm deep
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A large antique Chinese blue and white porcelain vase converted to a table lamp, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, of square outline with a waisted neck above the body tapering towards the base, decorated with cloud and guardian lion motifs, on a painted wooden base, with a pleated cream fabric shade, 74 cm high without the shade. Provenance: Graham Geddes, Melbourne, 1986 (the original receipt accompanying the lot)
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A pair of Napoleon III fauteuils a La Reine in Regence style, third quarter 19th century, each with a high square padded back arched topped and padded arms above the upholstered seat, on cabriole supports, the gilt frames carved with shells and foliate details, in (probably original) close nailed needlework covers, 112 cm high, 65 cm wide, 68 cm deep
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A George III oak bureau, last quarter 18th century, of typical form, the fall front enclosing a yew-veneered fitted interior of small drawers and compartments above two short and three graduated long drawers, on a moulded plinth base, the centre of the fall carved in relief with the name of George Amyand flanking an escutcheon of the Amyand arms above an inlaid motif, 105 cm high, 102 cm wide, 53 cm deep. Provenance: George Amyand, late 18th century. Other Notes: the date of the bureau would seem to…
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A pair of antique Louis XV style gilt-framed bergeres, second half 19th century, each with a rounded and padded back and arms above the broad seat, raised on cabriole supports, the frame carved with shell centres and floral and foliate details, covered in duck egg blue linen, 83 cm high, 75 cm wide, 59 cm deep
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A Napoleon III style gilt-framed salon mirror, the shaped oval main plate and its gadrooned inner frame within spandrel plates and a moulded rectangular frame with foliate crest, corners, and centres, 131 cm high, 95 cm wide
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A pair of monumental Chinese blue and white porcelain floor vases, baluster shaped, each decorated in underglaze blue with panels depicting scenes from the 16th century Chinese classic novel 'Journey to the West' amidst the ground of scrolling foliage, 191 cm high
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An antique George III style Chinoiserie low glazed book-case, 19th century, rectangular with canted corners, the top with moulded edge and frieze above a pair of astragal-glazed doors flanked by reeded columns, low feet, the exterior japanned in green and decorated with Chinoiserie landscapes and other designs in lacquer and gold to the top, front, and sides, the interior painted pale pink, 112 cm high, 142 cm wide, 43 cm deep. Provenance: lady Primrose potter, AC
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An antique Italian cushion mirror in Mid-Eighteenth century style, second half 19th century, the octagonal bevelled plate in a receding frame decorated to a marine theme, its gilt and black crest of entwined grotesque fish around a shell centre above mouldings of shells and foliage, the lower centre of a shell and ribbons, the border panels of the frame painted with coastal scenes with boats and sea birds, 117 cm high, 80 cm wide, 14 cm deep. Provenance: lady Primrose potter, AC
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A Victorian oak and inlaid dresser in Charles II style, last quarter 19th century, the top with moulded edge above three frieze drawers with a shaped apron, raised on pierced double-bine turned supports to the front with a potboard below, the drawer fronts geometrically panelled and moulded and inlaid with various woods, bone, and nacre, the central drawer with a receding architectural design, 92 cm high, 194 cm wide, 50 cm deep. Other Notes: En suite with the following lot.
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A Victorian oak and inlaid side table or small dresser in Charles II style, last quarter 19th century, the two-part top hinged to the sides and enclosing an open interior above the frieze with false drawer fronts and a shaped apron, raised on pierced double-bine turned supports to the front with a potboard below, the frieze geometrically panelled and moulded and inlaid with various woods, bone, and nacre, the central panel with a receding architectural design, 92 cm high, 102 cm wide, 59 cm deep. Other…
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A French provincial oak Vaisselier-Horloge, second half 18th century, the upper part with an arched and moulded cornice above the clock with polished steel dial within a glazed cover flanked by a pair of glazed doors enclosing shelves, the projecting lower part with a flight of three drawers between cupboard doors, shaped panels and mouldings throughout, 217 cm high, 154 cm wide, 49 cm deep
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A William and Mary caned oak elbow chair, circa 1690, the back with a carved and pierced arched toprail and caned panel between turned supports above the outswept open arms and caned seat, raised on front supports of carved scrolls united by a conforming stretcher, the rear supports and stretchers turned, 136 cm high, 70 cm wide, 72 cm deep
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A substantial William and Mary style pine double gate-leg dining table, retailed by Ralph Lauren home, of typical form, the slightly oval top (when extended) above a frieze drawer to each short side, raised on turned baluster supports with a pair of gate-legs each side, finished overall to simulate the appearance of age and use-related wear, the top with a scrubbed surface, traces of pale duck egg blue paint throughout, 78 cm high, 249 cm wide, 77 cm deep (not extended) 198 cm deep (extended)
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A pair of French Empire style mahogany-framed bergeres in the manner of Pierre-Antoine Bellange, late 19th century, each with a padded square back with rolled toprail above the straight arms resting on ormolu sphinx supports, the seat with loose cushion raised on square sabre-shaped supports with paw feet to the front, the frames with various neo-classical ormolu mounts, in green silk covers woven with a Napoleonic wreath and bee motif in gold, 97 cm high, 66m wide, 66m deep
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An unusual antique French marble-topped walnut stand, second half 19th century, circular, the (probably associated) red marble top on a carved and pierced cylindrical support of scrolling foliage slightly tapering towards its moulded base on scroll feet, 80 cm high, 66 cm diameter
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A Charles II oak chest, 1680s, the hinged top with moulded edge above the three-panel front and two-panel sides on stile feet, the frieze rail, stiles, and muntins of the front carved with a guilloche design, the front panels inlaid with an interlaced diaper design in ebony and sycamore, the interior retaining its original till, 62 cm high, 115 cm wide, 43 cm deep
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A Charles II oak 'Mule' chest, 1670-1690, with some later elements, the hinged top enclosing an open interior with a long drawer below, on ball feet to the front and stile feet to the rear, the front articulated with a corbelled and dentilated frieze above geometric panels with various applied moldings and split turnings, the sides panelled, 101 cm high, 127 cm wide, 61 cm deep
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A Swedish Gustavian period hardwood bureau cabinet, late 18th century, the upper part with a geometrically-arched moulded cornice above a pair of doors enclosing shelves between canted corners, the projecting lower part of conforming outline with a sloping fall front enclosing small drawers flanked by cascading flights of small drawers with a pair of cupboard doors below, on bun feet, the doors, fall, and canted panels each quarter-veneered with opposed triangles, 213 cm high, 123 cm wide, 70 cm deep
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A Napoleon III gilt-framed overmantel mirror, third quarter 19th century, the plate with arched top within a moulded frame with foliate crest set within an outer frame of panelled borders with decorative details in relief, in contrasting oil and burnished water gilding (partly re-gilt), 140 cm high, 147 cm wide
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A Spanish-Style walnut dining table, second half 20th century, of typical early eighteenth century design, the cleated plank top with iron bound corners raised on a pair of slightly splayed shaped trestles with curved wrought iron braces, 75 cm high, 306 cm long, 92 cm wide
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A George I walnut side chair, 1720s, the curved 'India' back with a pierced vasiform splat above the drop-in seat, on cabriole supports, the knees of the front supports carved with delicate lappets terminating with bellflowers, the centre of the toprail conforming, 104 cm high. Other Notes: the serpentine-curved chair back, derived from Chinese chairs, began appearing in England around 1715 and was described at the time as an 'Indian' back.
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An Anglo-Indian hardwood four-post bed, second half 19th century, the turned, reeded, and carved posts supporting moulded and dentilated curtain rails above the shaped headboard with a foliate carved and pierced crest atop a gallery of spindles and the conforming footboard with spindles alone, 280 cm high, 188 cm wide, 244 cm deep
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