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Decorative Arts — Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:148
Sale Title:Decorative ArtsLots with images:148
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:111
Date:5-Aug-2024
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A pair of Louis XV style beech and upholstered fauteuils, probably 19th century, of typical form with cartouche-shaped backs and padded arms, the moulded frames with carved crests and other details, later lime-washed over the remains of the original finish, the upholstery in cowhide covers, each 117 cm high, 64 cm wide, 67 cm deep
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An antique French marble and wrought iron console in Louis XV manner, late 19th century, of shaped bow front outline, the 'Rouge de Rance' marble top with moulded edge on a scrolling open-work frame with foliate gilt tole details, 90 cm high, 198 cm wide, 50,5 cm deep
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A provincial Louis XVI Six-Leaf painted screen, last quarter 18th century, each leaf with an arched top and lined with hessian painted with classical cartouches on a diaper pattern ground, 164 cm high, 325 cm wide (approximately, fully extended)
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A pietra dura centre table in late 18th century Italian neo-classical style, circular, the inset marble top strikingly inlaid with a wide range of coloured marbles and hard stones to a geometric design within the frame with moulded edge raised on four supports united by concave stretchers, painted cream with gilt mouldings, 81 cm high, 138 cm diameter
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A pair of antique French wrought iron floor-standing candelabra, late 19th century, in seventeenth century style, each with a pricket to the top above a rotating crown of three tiers of candleholders punctuated by further prickets raised on a tripod standard, variously decorated throughout with fleur-de-lys motifs and scrolls, each 195 cm high, 88 cm wide
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An impressive large dining table in 17th century Italian manner, Graham Geddes, Melbourne, the thick rectangular top with a field of burr elm within an ebonised border and moulded sides raised on a pair of baluster supports on scrolling sled feet, 76 cm high, 300 cm long, 130 cm wide
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A set of ten oak and upholstered dining chairs in George I manner, Graham Geddes, Melbourne, each with a high waisted back and broad seat raised on cabriole supports, the rear supports swept back, in close nailed oatmeal-coloured textured fabric, each 122 cm high, 59 cm wide, 62 cm deep
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A large Persian rug, late 20th century, the field of stylized floral and foliate designs in cream and pink on a chocolate brown ground within a border of similar designs in pink and brown on the cream ground, 465 cm long, 303 cm wide
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A Louis XV style kingwood bureau plat, mid 20th century, the serpentine rectangular top lined with leather above the shaped frieze with three drawers to one long side and rosewood-bordered fields to the other sides, raised on cabriole supports with full-height bronze mounts, 79 cm high, 182 cm wide, 96 cm deep
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A French silkscreen 'Feuilles D'Aristoloche' tapestry, mid 20th century, after a seventeenth century Grammont original, the design printed on a woven base, the back lined with fabric, with a hardwood hanging rail, 210 cm high, 323 cm wide, overall (including rail, approximately, the tapestry alone 200 cm high, 283 cm wide)
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A pair of Victorian cast iron relief sculptures of grotesque fish, last quarter 19th century, Removed from an English fountain, each of an inverted fish entwined with aquatic vegetation, painted black and green, mounted on a later velvet lined panel, the fish alone each 89 cm, 22 cm high (the panels 98 cm high, 45 cm wide)
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An antique European four leaf embossed and painted leather screen, probably Spanish, late 19th century, each leaf with an arched top and lined with leather embossed with floral and foliate designs and borders painted in various muted colours, 189 cm high, 233 cm wide (approximately, fully extended)
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A pair of Louis XVI-style gilt-framed fauteuils, each with a medallion-shaped back and out-swept arms above a broad circular seat, on fluted tapering supports, upholstered in Ralph Lauren zebra print fabric, each 103 cm high, 74 cm wide, 77 cm deep
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A pair of Grand Tour-Style marble obelisks, 20th century, in 'Michelangelo nero' marble, of classical form on moulded plinth, each 70 cm high, 14 cm wide and deep
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A sterling silver salver presented by President Lyndon Johnson to Prime Minister Harold Holt, Tiffany &, Co., New York, circa 1965, of typical mid Georgian style, circular with a raised and shaped edge, standing on three feet, the centre engraved with the seal of the President of the United States above the inscription: 'The Prime Minister of Australia / and Mrs. Holt / from / the President of the United States of America / and Mrs. Johnson / October 1966', 3 cm high, 31.5 cm diameter, 910g
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The Inaugural Anti-Football League 'Douglas Wilkie Medal' presented to Harold Holt, K.G. Luke, Melbourne, 1967, gilt bronze, circular, the obverse cast with inner and outer laurel wreaths enclosing a cuboid football in red enamel at the centre, the reverse cast with a spray of foliage and a cartouche and engraved 'The / Wilkie medal / best &, Fairest / Anti football League / 1967 / won by / Rt Hon Harold Holt (the name enclosed within the cartouche), fitted in its original velvet lined simulated ivory…
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A Malaysian silver cigarette box presented to Harold Holt by the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, unidentified maker's mark Arh, 1966, rectangular, the cover and sides with repousse floral and foliate decoration, the hinged cover with the Malaysian coat of arms in relief above a tablet engraved 'With compliments from / Tun Hj. Abdul Razak / Deputy Prime Minister, Malaysia', the sides applied all round with the coats arms of Malaysian States, the interior wood-lined, parts testing variously between 900…
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The key to Manila presented to Harold Holt, 1966, cast in brass with the seal of the city of Manila in coloured enamel to the centre of both sides of the ornate bow and a capital letter M as a bit, flats on the shank engraved 'Mula kay Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas / Lungsod ng Maynila' on one side and 'Gat Harold Holt' on the other, fitted its original velvet lined hardwood box, the key 22.5 cm long, the box 5 cm high, 25 cm wide, 11 cm deep
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An American silver money clip presented upon the Launch of the U.S.S. Harold E. Holt, 1969, the upper side with applied miniature half-model of the USS Harold E. Holt, the underside engraved 'Todd Shipyards Corp. / Los Angeles division / de 1074 USS Harold E. Holt / launching 3 May 1969', the clip testing as around 55% fineness (the model not silver), 5.5 cm wide
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An Australian Natives' Association 'Advance Australia' blackwood elbow chair, 1890s, formerly of the Ballarat East branch of the A.N.A., of large upright form typical of ceremonial chairs of the period with a high padded back with turned supports above the padded arms and upholstered seat, the moulded crest carved in relief with a prototype Australian coat of arms of a crossed shield with emu and kangaroo supporters against eucalyptus leaves and nuts above a frieze lettered in gold 'Advance Australia /…
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A large glazed earthenware pitcher by Merric Boyd, dated 1948, of loosely formed baluster shape on a flaring foot, the handle as a stylized tree trunk, the exterior modelled in low relief and decorated in grey on the cream ground with windswept trees in a landscape, the interior drip-glazed in green, incised signature underside 'Merric Boyd / 1948', 23 cm high, 19 cm wide
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Neil Douglas (1911-2003), a crested bird surrounded by snakes and other birds and creatures amidst foliage, thirty-six decorated earthenware tiles mounted as a panel on a base, signed across two panels lower right: Neil Douglas / A.M. Boyd Pottery / Victoria, 61 cm x 61 cm
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An important Australian-Themed sterling silver centrepiece presented to George Coppin, George Angell &, Co., London, 1856, retailed by Kilpatrick &, Co., London and Melbourne, modelled as a palm tree with three emus in various poses around its base supporting a central basket and three further small baskets on foliate arms, each basket holding a removable moulded and frosted glass dish, the whole raised on a domed base on three foliate and floral feet, a reserve to one side of the base engraved with…
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An important Australian sterling silver inkwell by William Edwards and presented to George Coppin, Melbourne, circa 1858, maker's mark W.E followed by separate kangaroo and emu marks, the well retaining its original glass liner enclosed within a hinged foliate cover raised on a domed openwork base of parrots, cockatoos, and other birds amidst fruiting grape vine and with a pen rest of vine twigs to one side, standing on four feet cast in relief with scenes respectively of a pair of kangaroos, pair of emus,…
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An early George III sterling silver jug, James Crawford, Newcastle, 1760?1768, of tankard form with a short spout, the domed cover above the spreading cylindrical body with a moulded rib above its skirt foot, the scroll handle with a pierced thumb piece and heart-shaped terminal, engraved throughout (probably later) with flowering and fruiting foliage, the rim of the cover engraved with a presentation inscription dated 1832, 19 cm high, 941g
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A pair of early George III sterling silver candlesticks, unidentified maker, marked I·C and I C, probably John Carter II, London, 1768 and 1769, each in the form of an Ionic column with stop fluted shaft on a spreading fluted and gadrooned foot of ogee profile, the nozzles with removable gadrooned pans, 27.5 cm high, 1,662g in total (including loading bases)
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A pair of William IV sterling silver soup plates, Benjamin Preston, London, 1834, in mid Georgian style, of shaped circular outline with gadrooned edges, the border of each engraved with a crest beneath a motto, each 28 cm diameter, 1,552g total weight
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A George V sterling silver tea and coffee service, C.S. Harris &, Sons Ltd, London, 1913, comprising a tea pot, coffee pot, two-handled sugar basin, and cream jug, in George III style, the bodies plain with gadrooned and foliate rims and handles, each engraved to one side with a crest of a stag head and a monogram to the other, the coffee pot 21 cm high, 2,130g in total
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An early Victorian sterling silver and silver plate chafing dish, apparently with Royal Provenance, the cover by Robert Garrard II, London, 1844, the probably-associated silver plate base of similar period, of lobed circular outline, the cover with a finial of a crown on a cushion, the base with a pair of handles and standing on four foliate scrolling feet, a mount for a burner to its interior, the cover engraved to one side with the combined coats of arms of Edward and Victoria, Duke and Duchess of Kent…
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An Edwardian sterling silver salver, Robert Pringle &, Sons, London, 1911, in George II style, of shaped circular outline, the moulded and raised edge with anthemion points, on four ball and claw feet, the centre engraved with the armorial achievement of Manners, the Dukes of Rutland, 4 cm high, 44.5 cm diameter, 2,486g
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A pair of antique Spanish three-light candelabra, early 20th century, 915 standard, maker unidentified, each with a raised central light between two further lights on scrolling arms, all raised on a slender baluster stem and domed spreading foot, chased throughout with foliate designs, each 41.5 cm high, 2,662g in total (including loaded bases)
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A pair of Georg Jensen sterling silver candlesticks, design 263, post 1945 manufacture to Georg Jensen's 1918 design, each with a broad bowl-shaped pan with grape bunches to its underside raised on a spiralling reeded stem with a wide foot, subtly planished throughout, each 15 cm high, 702g total weight
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A Georg Jensen sterling silver 'Acorn' pattern flatware service for six, post 1945 manufacture to Johan Rohde's 1915 design, Fifty-six pieces, comprising six each of entree knives and forks, dinner knives and forks, smaller forks, dessert spoons, and small dessert / tea spoons, 1,257g in total (not including the knives with polished steel blades)
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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 fine French Art Nouveau silvered bronze table mirror designed by Louis Majorelle, Saglier Freres, Paris, circa 1900, of shaped rectangular outline, the original bevelled plate within a sinuous moulded frame decorated with finely cast flowers and leaves, resting on a decoratively shaped folding stand to the back, Victor Saglier's mark impressed to the base of the frame, 60 cm high, 44.5 cm wide
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A Victorian silver plate table Plateau, 1860-1880, circular, the top with inset mirror plate above spreading sides and three feet cast with flowers, foliage, and C scrolls, 9.5 cm high, 38 cm diameter
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A Rene Lalique 'Graines' vase, 1930s or early 1940s, the model introduced 1930, tapering in form in uncoloured opalescent glass, the lower body moulded with beaded decoration, stencilled 'R. Lalique France' underside, 19.8 cm high
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A Lalique 'Languedoc' vase, late 20th / early 21st century, the model introduced 1929, in emerald green crystal, the exterior modelled as overlapping cactus leaves, incised 'Lalique France L 019' underside, 22 cm high
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A Baccarat crystal 'Bambous' two-light candelabrum, the bell-shaped sconces above pans with lustre drops flanking a central spire, all raised on a moulded spiral fluted baluster stem and foot, 32.5 cm high
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A Royal Worcester porcelain pot pourri vase decorated by Harry Davis, shape 1515, circa 1902 (date cypher worn), the domed cover with finial above the globular body with a pair of foliate handles to the shoulders and raised on a low foot ring, the cover, pierced neck, and base modelled with foliate motifs, the front of the body decorated by Davis with a scene of sheep in an uplands landscape signed 'H. Davis', the reverse with a matching landscape vignette, printed factory marks underside, 20.5 cm high
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An impressive large Royal Worcester porcelain covered vase decorated by Frank Roberts, shape no. 2149, date cypher for 1901, the domed cover with tall finial above the broad baluster shaped body with a pair of scrolling dragon handles to the shoulders and raised on a circular moulded plinth with spreading foot, the cover, neck, and base modelled with foliate and classical motifs, these parts and the handles glazed in green and white and rich with gilt details, the front and reverse of the body decorated by…
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A Royal Worcester porcelain plaque by John Stinton, date cypher for 1919, entitled 'On the Dart', a scene of cattle watering along a wooded bank of the river dart with hills beyond, signed 'J. Stinton', printed factory mark and painted title to the reverse, mounted and framed behind glass, 22.5 x 14.5. Cm, oval (visible within mount)
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A Royal Worcester porcelain covered vase decorated by Charles Baldwyn, shape no. 1482, date cypher for 1902, the domed cover with tall finial above the baluster shaped body with a pair of short scrolling handles to the shoulders and raised on a circular foot, the cover and upper and lower parts base modelled with foliate and classical motifs and glazed in various colours with gilt details, the front of the finely decorated in enamels and raised gilt work with swans on water amidst reeds on the all-over…
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A William Moorcroft flambe-glazed 'Claremont' pattern vase, shape 74, circa 1930, baluster shaped, the all-round toadstool design in various tones of red, green, and yellow on the oxblood ground, impressed factory marks and full William Moorcroft signature underside, 17 cm high
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A Japanese Kutani Ware covered urn, Meiji period (1868-1912), 1890s, richly decorated in polychrome and gold enamelling, vignettes of Chinese court scenes separated by elaborate curtains, a child dancing freely amongst blossoms in spring whilst an Imperial white elephant grazes nearby, the reverse showing the opposing winter season of a beauty in the snow, raised on three legs, the handles either side moulded as two phoenix, the cover with scrolling grass and floral design and finial shaped as a Shishi in…
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A Royal Doulton flambe-glazed figure, 'Despair', model HN596, designed by Harry Noke, 1925-1930, the shrouded figure with face and hands glazed in red and the drapery in purple-black falling thinly over creases and raised areas to reveal hints of the red ground beneath, printed factory mark underside, 11.5 cm high
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A Royal Doulton 'Chang' vase by Charles Noke and Harry Nixon, 1925-30, of tall ovoid shape with a short straight neck, the exterior with thick running glazes in red, green, and grey with blue veins falling over the dark blue-purple ground, painted signatures underside 'Noke', 'Hn', and 'Chang Royal Doulton', 24.5 cm high
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A walnut 'Cairene' elbow chair by Liberty &, Co., circa 1885, the high back of a mashrabiya type panel with tall finials above the angular out-swept arms and seat, on turned supports flanking shaped aprons to the seat rails, the underside of the rear seat rail stamped 'Liberty &, Co. / Regent St. / 0 / 102', 114.5 cm high, 57 cm wide, 53 cm deep
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A pair of Robert 'Mouseman' Thompson oak 'Monk's Chairs', workshop of Robert Thompson, Kilburn, north Yorkshire, 1960s-early 1970s, each with a bow-back and flat arms above interlaced lattice panels to the back and sides and the tan leather seat, raised on chamfered octagonal supports with cross stretchers, the right front support of each carved with Thompson's signature scampering mouse, each 79 cm high, 56 cm wide, 58 cm deep
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A set of three oak 'Abingwood' elbow chairs after the design by George Walton, circa 1900, probably by William Birch, one impressed with a journeyman's initials J.M, each with a narrow tapering back pierced with a heart-shaped hand-hold above the flat bow-back arms and original drop-in rush seat, on turned supports with swelling ringed centres united by peripheral stretchers, each 101 cm high, 64 cm wide, 56 cm deep
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An Art Deco 'Hotel de Malandre' suite of four club chairs and a table, the chairs circa 1940, the table probably a little later, after the 1930s design for the Belgian 'Hotel de Malandre', the upholstered chairs each of deep bow-back outline with a front of stylised tulip shape veneered in figured birch, on a circular walnut foot, upholstered in pale gold velvet, the associated circular table in teak, each with a 'Hotel de Malandre / Modele Depose' pressed metal plate inset to the underside, the chairs…
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A French Art Deco chromed metal chandelier, 1930s, of eleven lights, the knopped stem with a light to its base and supporting ten further lights on radiating arched arms, each light within a spherical milk glass shade, 133 cm high, 90 cm diameter
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A late Georgian gilt-framed girandole mirror, circa 1820, the convex circular plate in a moulded frame with balls to the scotia surmounted with a spread eagle crest and with a candle branch to each side, 66 cm high, 52 cm wide, 15 cm deep
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A rosewood and inlaid buffet in the manner of Jules Leleu, circa 1940, the front of arbalete outline, the moulded top above four doors enclosing an interior fitted with drawers and adjustable shelves between brass-ringed columns to the ends, on four brass-capped feet flanking shaped aprons, the front with a lozenge-shaped marquetry centre of flowering foliage and butterflies in various woods and nacre on a geometric ground extending across the middle two doors, 100 cm high, 253 cm wide, 57 cm deep
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A rosewood and inlaid extending dining table in the manner of Jules Leleu, circa 1940, the rectangular top with slightly bowed sides and ends above a shaped frieze raised on pair of shaped pedestals each mounted on a platform base with four brass-capped feet, the top with a lozenge-shaped marquetry centre of flowering foliage and butterflies in various woods and nacre on a geometric ground, 75 cm high, 198 cm long (not extended), 97 cm wide
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A set of ten stained beech and upholstered dining chairs in the manner of Jules Leleu, 1940s, each with a tall rectangular back above the shaped seat on tapering triangular supports, the upholstery in green simulated leather, each 104 cm high, 49 cm wide, 58 cm deep
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A pair of antique and later reconstituted stone pedestals, the fronts 19th century, the later square pedestals each faced with an antique sculpted classical female nude figure with escutcheon and swag of fruit set against a Corinthian order pilaster, each 92 cm high, 39 cm wide, 45 cm deep
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A Louis XV style kingwood commode, first half 20th century, of tombeau shape, the brocatelle violette d'Espagne marble top with moulded edge above two short and two long drawers, on swept feet, the drawer fronts and the sides veneered with quartered panels within cross-banded borders, gilt metal mounts throughout, 97 cm high, 134 cm wide, 56 cm deep
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An antique French painted and parcel-gilt centre table in Louis XV style, late 19th century, the marble top later, of serpentine rectangular outline, the Rouge Royale marble top above a shaped frieze, raised on cabriole supports, a frieze drawer to one long side. The centres of the frieze and tops of the supports carved with floral details, 75 cm high, 104 cm wide, 71 cm deep
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A large mirror in an elaborately carved antique-style gilt frame, the rectangular plate within a moulded frame exuberantly adorned with a carved and pierced fringe of large scrolling acanthus leaves, 174 cm high (frame only, not including additional batten supports), 209 cm wide
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A pair of provincial Louis XV walnut and upholstered fauteuils, mid 18th century, of typical form, each with a shaped back and padded arms above the broad serpentine seat, the moulded frames with carved crests and other details, the upholstery in pale blue damask, each 95 cm high, 71 cm wide, 72 cm deep
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A Victorian oak library book-case, circa 1870, the upper part with a moulded cornice above four glazed doors enclosing a green-painted interior with adjustable shelves, the projecting lower part with panelled cupboards doors, on a plinth base, 243 cm high, 247 cm wide, 48.5 cm deep
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A provincial Louis XV oak and upholstered fauteuil, mid 18th century, of typical form with a shaped back and padded arms above the broad serpentine seat, the moulded frame with a carved crest and other details, the upholstery in pale blue damask, 97 cm high, 70 cm wide, 72 cm deep
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A rare pair of fine George IV rosewood tripod tables attributed to Gillows, circa 1830, each with a circular tray top with a carved edge of C scrolls raised on a turned and reeded pedestal with a base carved with lotus leaves and a carved knop below, the outswept feet each carved with anthemia to the knee and a scrolling lotus leaf to the toe with a chamfered pad beneath, each 72 cm high, 44.5 cm diameter
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A small George I figured walnut bureau, circa 1720, the sloping fall enclosing a fitted interior of small drawers and compartments and a well above two short and two long drawers, on bracket feet, the top, fall, and draw fronts cross-banded and surrounded by double bead mouldings, 89 cm high, 71 cm wide, 44 cm deep
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A provincial early George III mahogany open armchair, third quarter 18th century, the open back with shaped top rail and pierced vasiform splat above the wavy arms with scroll terminals and the drop-in seat, on cabriole supports with ball and claw feet to the front, the relief carved decoration to the arm supports, seat rails, and the front supports possibly original, 94 cm high, 73 cm wide, 73 cm deep
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A pair of Charles II walnut elbow chairs, 1670-1690, each with an upholstered square back and straight padded arms above the seat raised on turned supports united by conforming stretchers, with paw feet to the front, in period-style woven fabric, each 103 cm high, 59 cm wide, 58 cm deep
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An antique George II-Style gilt-framed mirror, late 19th century, the (later) rectangular plate in a frame in 'Chinese Chippendale' manner carved with various Chinoiserie and foliate motifs, 162 cm high, 81 cm wide
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Two similar Chinese nacre-inlaid rosewood and marble stands, first half 20th century, of the same design with minor variations in details and height, each circular with an inset variegated pink marble top above swelling open sides, the tops and sides richly inlaid with floral and foliate design in nacre, the larger 52 cm high, 48 cm diameter, the other slightly smaller
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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 arms above the seat with a loose cushion, on cabriole feet, in close nailed pale yellow-green silk, 107 cm high, 200 cm wide, 88 cm deep
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A substantial Murano glass 'Maryland' chandelier by Barovier e Toso, designed by Franco Raggi, early 21st century, of twenty-seven lights arranged on three tiers of out-swept and upturned branches radiating from the tall stem, in clear pale olive-coloured glass with uncoloured drops to the stem and branches, retaining original labels to the stem, 205 cm high (from crown to the lowest drop), 151 cm diameter (approx.)
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A pair of Regence-Style walnut and upholstered fauteuils a La Reine, Robert brown, Melbourne, late 20th century, each with a high arched back above down-swept arms and a generous seat, on cabriole supports with curving cross stretchers, the moulded frames carved with foliate details, in close nailed cream linen, each 110 cm high, 68 cm wide, 73 cm deep
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A substantial Murano glass 'Maryland' chandelier by Barovier e Toso, designed by Franco Raggi, early 21st century, of twenty-seven lights arranged on three tiers of out-swept and upturned branches radiating from the tall stem, in clear pale olive-coloured glass with uncoloured drops to the stem and branches, retaining original labels to the stem, 205 cm high (from crown to the lowest drop), 151 cm diameter (approx.)
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An antique Louis XV style pier mirror, mid 19th century, or possibly earlier, in rococo style, the plate in an asymmetrical frame moulded and carved with floral, foliate, and rocaille details, 134 cm high, 46 cm wide
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A substantial Murano glass 'Maryland' chandelier by Barovier e Toso, designed by Franco Raggi, early 21st century, of twenty-seven lights arranged on three tiers of out-swept and upturned branches radiating from the tall stem, in clear pale olive-coloured glass with uncoloured drops to the stem and branches, retaining original labels to the stem, 205 cm high (from crown to the lowest drop), 151 cm diameter (approx.)
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An antique Swedish painted pine sofa, first half 19th century, in late Gustavian style, of square outlines, the straight padded back and seat between enclosed arms above the deep seat, on turned and fluted supports, the frame with carved and moulded details and painted white, 94 cm high, 194 cm wide, 65 cm deep
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An antique French or Flemish verdure tapestry, circa 1700, depicting an extensive landscape with palatial chateaux, a boat on a river, and various birds, retaining the original floral border, recently backed with linen, 253 cm high, 343 cm wide (approx.)
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An antique Spanish walnut centre or side table, second half 17th century, the rectangular single slab top above three frieze drawers to one long side with fronts carved to foliate designs, all other sides of the frieze with geometric moulded decoration, raised on turned supports united with an H-form stretcher, 84 cm high, 194 cm wide, 75 cm deep
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A pair of antique Louis XV style gilt-framed bergeres En Cabriolet, late 19th century, of typical form with generously broad seats, the moulded frames with carved floral crests and other details in contrasting burnished and darker matte gilding, upholstered in cream linen, each 88 cm high, 76 cm wide, 66 cm deep
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An antique Spanish oak and walnut centre or side table, second half 17th century, the rectangular two plank top above three frieze drawers to one long side, all sides of the frieze carved with panels of foliate design, on turned supports, 83 cm high, 177 cm wide, 77 cm deep
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A fine Napoleon III gilt-framed three leaf screen, third quarter 19th century, in rococo Louis XV style, the asymmetrical frames of the leaves richly moulded and carved with floral, foliate, and rocaille details, each leaf with two panels of original velvet and silk with raised work in foliate designs, the reverse of the panels in floral damask, 171 cm high, 199 cm wide (approximately, fully extended)
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A Napoleon III gilt-framed Cushion-Front overmantel mirror, third quarter 19th century, the bevelled rectangular main plate within receding margin plates in a classical Louis XVI-style frame with a crest of torches and laurel and foliate corners, 170 cm high, 107 cm wide, 15 cm deep
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A pair of antique stone garden urns, French or English, 19th century, of classical vase shape, each with a tall finial, pair of square handles to the shoulders, and arcaded band to the body, the torus of the base decoratively carved above the square foot, each 96 cm high, 75 cm wide, 54 cm deep
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A Louis XV style kingwood bureau plat, first half 20th century, the serpentine rectangular top lined with gilt tooled leather above the shaped frieze with three drawers to one long side and false drawer fronts to the other, cross-banded throughout, raised on cabriole supports with full-height bronze mounts, 79 cm high, 138 cm wide, 74 cm deep
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A large Victorian mahogany low open book-case, last quarter 19th century, of break front outline, the top with moulded and dentillated frieze above five bays of adjustable leather-trimmed shelves, on a moulded plinth base, 135 cm high, 374 cm long, 41 cm deep
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An antique French gilt-framed overmantel mirror, 1880s, the rectangular plate with arched top in a moulded frame with a shell and foliage crest and foliate corners, 171 cm high, 125 cm wide, 17 cm deep
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A provincial Louis XVI oak commode, last quarter 18th century, the moulded rectangular top above three long drawers with geometrically moulded fronts, on stile supports with moulded feet to the front, the sides panelled, 98 cm high, 137 cm wide, 58 cm deep
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An antique French gilt-framed Cushion-Front overmantel mirror, last quarter 19th century, the rectangular main plate within receding margin plates in a classical Louis XVI-style frame with a shell and foliage crest and foliate corners between the margin plates, 168 cm high, 92 cm wide, 14 cm deep
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An antique French gilt bronze girandole, late 19th / early 20th century, in Louis XVI style, of five lights mounted at alternating levels on scrolling foliate branches radiating from a stem of classical design with a tied ribbon device to the top, 80 cm high, 48 cm wide, 27 cm deep
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A provincial George III fruitwood and elm child's elbow chair, second half 18th century, the bent elm bow back raised on slender turned supports descending to an open arm (the other arm lacking) above the solid fruitwood seat raised on splayed turned supports, retaining the remains of the original blue-green paint, 43 cm high, 43 cm wide, 35 cm deep
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A pair of antique French wrought iron standard lamps, early 20th century, each with a light raised on a slender stem with a spreading tripod base decorated with foliate scrolls, retaining traces of the original coppering and gilding, each 176 cm high (including shade), 48 cm wide
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A George II Chinoiserie lacquered cabinet on stand, circa 1730, the rectangular cabinet in early eighteenth century Japanese export style with a pair of doors enclosing an arrangement of small drawers, the lowest central drawer being of shorter depth concealing two further drawers behind, the exterior and interior japanned in black and richly decorated with various scenes of figures in landscapes and birds and flowers in coloured lacquer and gold, with decorative brass mounts and carrying handles to the…
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A fine signed Persian Nain silk and wool rug, Habibian workshop, last quarter 20th century, of scrolling floral and foliate designs throughout, the mushroom-ground medallion with pendants within the cream-ground field with dark spandrels, the broad borders conforming with the medallion, the Habibian signature within a reserve to one end, 300 cm long, 203 cm wide
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A fine signed Persian Nain silk and wool rug, Habibian workshop, last quarter 20th century, the field of all-over garden design with various plants naturalistically drawn on the dark navy ground within the cream-ground borders, the main border with antelopes and deer amidst trees, the Habibian signature within a reserve to one end, 275 cm long, 175 cm wide
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A Persian Nain silk and wool rug, last quarter 20th century, of scrolling floral and foliate designs throughout, the lobed mushroom-ground medallion within the cream-ground field with dark spandrels, the borders conforming with the medallion, 196 cm long, 115 cm wide
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A large antique Persian Herati carpet, North-West or West Persia, early 20th century, the field of all-over intricate stylised floral and foliate design within the Herati 'Samovar' main border, 592 cm long, 433 cm wide
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A William IV mahogany-cased mantel clock, apparently unsigned, mid 1830s, the single fusee movement and painted Roman numeral dial with glazed cover within an upright case with foliate finial and framing details on a plinth base with reeded feet, 50.5 cm high, 37 cm wide, 22 cm deep
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An early Victorian long case regulator clock, Henry Pace, London, early 1840s, the weight-driven maintaining power movement with deadbeat escapement, the silvered Arabic numeral dial with subsidiary minutes and seconds dials above a foliate carved and pierced frieze within a walnut case with glazed door revealing the mercury pendulum above the plinth base, 189 cm high, 51 cm wide, 32 cm deep
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A 'Eureka' Electro-Magnetic mantel clock, English, 1910s, patent number 14616-1906, numbered 5627, brass framed, the ivorine Roman numeral dial and movement mounted on a pair of pillars on the circular plinth base, enclosed within a removable glass dome cover, 31 cm high overall (including dome), 21 cm diameter
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A large antique French gilt bronze mantel clock and candelabra garniture, 1870s-1880s, in Louis XV manner, the eight day bell striking movement and decorated Roman numeral dial in an upright case mounted with an urn finial and richly decorated throughout with classical and foliate details and standing on paw feet, the conforming candelabra each with a raised central light and four further lights on scrolling arms, the central light with a removable finial cap, the clock 71 cm high, 33 cm wide, 26 cm deep,…
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