213 |
FRENCH SCHOOL, 17th century The interior of an Observatory with an astronomer, an astrologist, scientists and other figures surrounded by globes, charts and papers, gouache, prepared for transfer to a fan, 10.5" x 19.75", in an 18th century giltwood and gesso frame £2000-3000 | Nil |
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4200 |
| 214 | ASCRIBED TO JOHN BERNEY LADBROOKE A wooded landscape with a figure on a track beside a pond with a windmill in the distance, inscribed on a typed label on the reverse, oil on panel, 11.5" x 13.5", in an 18th century giltwood and gesso frame #800-1600 | Nil |
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750 |
| 215 | MANNER OF PEETER SNAYERS A cavalry skirmish, oil on panel, 4.5" x 6. 75", in an early 18th century style giltwood frame #500-1000 | Nil |
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900 |
| 216 | ENGLISH SCHOOL, circa 1685 A portrait of James II wearing the garter badge, oil on canvas laid on panel, 13" x 10", in a contemporary giltwood frame #500-1000 | Nil |
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1700 |
| 217 | CORNELIUS JOHNSON "Charles II as the Prince of Wales", oil on copper, 10" x 8.25", in an 18th century giltwood frame. Provenance: Probably a gift from Charles I to James Hamilton, First Duke of Hamilton (1606-1649). Thence by descent at Hamilton Palace to William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton and Duke of Brandon (1845-1895); his sale - "The Hamilton Palace Collection", Christies, July 8th, 1882 Lot 1053 catalogued as "Van Dyke - James, Duke of York, when a child, with a dog - small whole length - on copper - 10" x 8"" bought by Thomas Agnew & Sons for | Nil |
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30000 |
| 220 | A GEORGE III GILTWOOD CONSOLE TABLE in the manner of Robert Adam, with a rectangular granite top over a trellis-work frieze with foliate paterae at intervals and beaded outer borders, on acanthus-carved and spirally fluted tapering legs terminating in turned feet, 44.5" wide x 22.25" deep £5000-8000 | Nil |
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| 221 | A PAIR OF LATE GEORGE III PAINTED ELBOW CHAIRS of Sheraton design with the original painted decoration of flowers and arches on an ivory ground, the rectangular backs with three turned uprights over downswept arms and caned seats, on slender ring-turned legs, 21.5" wide (2) #1500-2500 | Nil |
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2400 |
| 222 | A GEORGE III GILTWOOD CHIMNEY GLASS with the original rectangular plate in a frame moulded with beading, 24.5" x 56.5" wide #400-700 | Nil |
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850 |
| 223 | A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERPENTINE SIDEBOARD of small proportions, the shaped top with a crossbanded border edged with boxwood and ebony stringing over an arrangement of three drawers retaining the original gilt-brass foliate paterae handles, on square moulded legs terminating in spade feet, 45.5" wide x 23.75" deep #3000-5000 The overall design of this unusually small sideboard may be compared to the published designs of George Hepplewhite. | Nil |
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3200 |
| 224 | A GEORGE I "VIRGINIA WALNUT" AND PARCEL-GILT CHIMNEY GLASS retaining the original bevelled plates enclosed by a carved parcel-gilt border with stylised acanthus scrolls on a punched ground, with a simple moulded outer border and re-entrant upper corners, 54.25" wide x 15. 75" high #800-1500 | Nil |
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1700 |
| 225 | AN EARLY GEORGE III MAHOGANY DINING TABLE of Chippendale design, the rectangular top in well-figured timber with a moulded edge and rounded flaps over a simple recessed frieze with a moulded lower edge, on slightly projecting square-moulded and chamfered legs, 54.75" x 65" when open. The top of this fine quality table is supported on a double-gate action and is designed so that when the table is open the legs are arranged in two straight lines. The exceptional quality of the timber combined with the straightforward and yet superbly executed form maybe compared to elements of Thomas | Nil |
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7000 |
| 226 | AN EARLY GEORGE III IRON FIRE-GRATE of serpentine form, with urn-shaped finials and a deep apron pieced with a design of leafy-scrolls flanking a stylised scallop shell, on columnar-turned front supports with urn finials and square plinth bases with bracket feet, 27" wide x 29.75" high #800-1600 | Nil |
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2200 |
| 227 | A PAIR OF GEORGE III "LADDER-BACK" SIDE CHAIRS of Chippendale design, the pierced ladder backs carved with feathery leaves and foliage over stuff-over serpentine seats, on square chamfered legs joined by square-moulded stretchers, 23.5" wide (2) #800-1500 | Nil |
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2000 |
| 228 | A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CHEST OF DRAWERS of small proportions, the crossbanded rectangular top with a moulded edge over four graduated drawers fitted with gilt-brass handles chased with stylised acanthus leaves, on shaped bracket feet, 30.25" wide x 20.5" deep #2000-4000 | Nil |
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2400 |
| 229 | A GEORGE II GILTWOOD MIRROR with a rectangular plate in an eared frame with a sanded ground and an egg and dart outer border with cascading oak leaves and acorns suspended from "S"-scroll brackets, 39.5" high x 26.25" wide #800-1500 | Nil |
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1900 |
| 230 | A GEORGE III BRASS AND STEEL FIRE-GRATE of serpentine form with chased neo-classical urn finials and beaded side plates engraved with oval paterae and bell-flowers suspended from ribbon-tied bows over an apron pierced with flutes with oval paterae at intervals and a lower beaded border, on turned front supports with square bases and chased decoration of overlapping feathery leaves and guilloche borders, 18th century and later, 35" wide x 30.75" high #800-1600 | Nil |
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2600 |
| 231 | A SET OF FOUR GEORGE II "VIRGINIA-WALNUT" SIDE CHAIRS with serpentine cresting rails carved with acanthus scrolls and rocaille-work over pierced and interlaced baluster splats and drop-in seats, on cabriole front legs carved with oval cabochons, acanthus leaves and rocaille-work and terminating in claw and ball feet, 23.5" wide (4) Two of these chairs are located in the dining room. #5000-8000 | Nil |
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9500 |
| 232 | A GEORGE I WALNUT DOUBLE-CHAIR BACK SETTEE, the swept back and shaped with two silhouette baluster splats flanking a pierced panel over shaped arms and a drop-in seat covered in contemporary needlework with a central oval petit-point panel of a milkmaid in a rural landscape on a gros-point ground of flowers and leaves, on cabriole front legs carved with stylised leaves and terminating in pad feet, 6" wide x 25.75" deep #12000-18000 The needlework does not appear to have been extended to fit the seat and is, therefore, probably original. | Nil |
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15500 |
| 233 | A GEORGE III MAHOGANY WRITING TABLE in the manner of Thomas Sheraton, the rectangular top with an adjustable reading stand supported on a ratchet within a boxwood band edged with ebony stringing and a moulded border over a single frieze drawer with boxwood and ebony edging and retaining the original gilt-brass neo-classical handles, on square tapering legs terminating in spade feet, the drawer and the side branded with the crest of the Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford, 38" wide x 21" deep. Provenance: The Earls of Shrewsbury and Waterford. £2000-3000 | Nil |
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2000 |
| 234 | A WILLIAM AND MARY WALNUT CHEST ON STAND, the upper part with a moulded cavetto cornice over three short and three long drawers with herringbone banded borders and apparently retaining the original brass pear-drop handles and engraved escutcheon plates, the stand with three drawers and an arched apron on turned "cup and cover" legs united by undulating front and side stretchers terminating in turned feet, the sides crossbanded, 41.25" wide x 24.25" deep x 62.5" high. Provenance: Formerly in the Collection of Mr Geoffrey Hart. Literature: Illustrated as plate 22 described on | Nil |
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19000 |
| 235 | A PAIR OF GEORGE II GILTWOOD CONSOLE TABLES, each retaining the original rectangular "breche violette" marble top with a moulded edge over a frieze carved with stylised scallop shells and curling acanthus scrolls on a punched ground, on cabriole legs with lappet-shaped panels carved with overlapping acanthus leaves and terminating in pad feet carved with acanthus leaves, 70" wide x 30" deep x 30" high #25000-45000 Provenance: Colstoun, East Lothian, probably via George, 9th Earl of Dalhousie, from his mother, Elizabeth, Countess of Dalhousie (died 1807), the | Nil |
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60000 |
| 236 | A GEORGE II WALNUT HALL CHAIR, the escutcheon-shaped back inlaid with a cipher within a herringbone banded border over a tapering rectangular seat with a dished centre, herringbone inlay and re-entrant front corners, on a shaped front support inlaid with a herringbone banded panel and with a conforming splayed back support joined by a turned stretcher, 16.75" wide #400-700 | Nil |
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900 |
| 237 | A CAUCASIAN RUNNER, the rose-red rectangular field with a blue triple-pole medallion containing stylised flowerheads and leaves, the principal outer border with a vine composed of stylised flowerheads alternating with leaves on an ivory ground, 107" x 37.5" #100-200 | Nil |
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300 |
| 238 | A CAUCASIAN RUG, the rectangular field with stylised plants, blossoming branches, flowerheads and leafage on a red ground enclosed by a principal border composed of hooked medallions on a pale-blue ground and enclosed by multiple guard stripes, 107.5" x 49.5" £150-250 | Nil |
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400 |
| 239 | A GEORGE III DEED BOX covered in embossed red morrocco with domed lid and gilt brass carring handles. £100-200 | Nil |
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480 |
| 240 | A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIR of Chippendale design with a serpentine cresting rail incorporating a pierced oval surrounded by rocaille work over a carved and interlaced baluster splat and a stuff-over seat upholstered in floral needlework on a blue ground, on square legs carved with blind-fretwork with pierced scroll corner brackets and chamfered and fluted stretchers, 33" wide #600-1200 | Nil |
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2200 |
| 241 | A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIR of Chippendale design with a serpentine cresting rail carved with a central stylised shell flanked by acanthus scrolls and rosette-carved ears over a pierced splat carved with scrolling acanthus leaves and a drop-in seat, the front seat rail and legs with blind-fretwork decoration and simple scroll angle brackets, 22" wide #500-1000 | Nil |
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650 |
| 242 | A GEORGE I WALNUT VENEERED AND PARCEL GILT PIER GLASS retaining the original bevelled and etched plates, the shaped fretwork frame with a parcel-gilt triangular-arched pediment flanked by acanthus scrolls over cascading fruit, flowers and leafage, 55" high #2500-4500 | Nil |
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2200 |
| 243 | A GEORGE III IVORY-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT SOFA in the manner of Thomas Chippendale, the arched and moulded back centred by an anthemion issuing from clasped acanthus leaves with a beaded collar and the downswept scrolling arms carved with curling acanthus terminating with husks cascading down the arm to cabochons flanked by acanthus scrolls, with a serpentine seat rail carved with a band of stop-fluting beneath a beaded border, on turned and fluted legs terminating in turned feet carved with palmettes tied with a beaded collar and with recessed castors, 50" wide x 29" d | Nil |
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244 |
A GEORGE III SABICU PEMBROKE TABLE in the manner of Thomas Sheraton, the rectangular top and rounded drop flaps with broad bands of boxwood over a single frieze drawer with conforming inlaid decoration and apparently retaining the original brass drop handles, the interior of the drawer with a baize-lined writing slide covering a well, on square tapering legs with boxwood edging terminating in brass toe caps and castors, 24" x 40.75" extended #2000-4000 |
Nil |
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2600 |
