A pair of Regency gilt and patinated bronze candlesticks. The flame finial inset a single sconce supported by a baluster stem with acanthus leaf decoration, the circular stepped bases with four hairy paw feet. Later engraved inscription to bases ‘Mrs Rupert Clutterbuck From Coldstream Guards 1939-1946′. One finial replaced.
Height 8 3/4″ including finial.
Width 2 1/2″
English
Circa 1820
A late 19th century, French, rosewood and marquetry inlaid card table with ormolu mounts. The parquetry inlaid serpentine shaped top with floral spandrels, opening to reveal a baize lined interior supported by pull out rear legs concealing a drawer. The shaped frieze with four cabriole legs ending in sabots. Each mount stamped ‘LW’, regilded.
Height 30 3/4″
Width 34 1/2″
Depth 17 1/2″
French
Circa 1890
An early Victorian rosewood three division Canterbury. The ‘X’ form divisions with turned spindles and circular frontispiece, above a single, mahogany lined, drawer with original turned pulls, standing on turned feet with brass caps and castors. Retaining original turned finials and patination.
Height 20″
Depth 15″
Width 20″
Circa 1840
English
A Pair of Continental, probably Italian, patinated bronze & parcel gilt figures of Mars & Minerva from the middle of the 19th century. Minerva seated with spear in right hand, shield in left, a rams fleece at her feet and an owl resting upon her head. Mars seated looking to sinister, resting his right hand on a gilt sword with plumed helmet. Both with stepped Belgian black marble bases.
Height 7 1/2 “
Width 4 1/2″
Depth 4″
Continental
Circa 1850
Aeneas saving Anchises from Troy after Pierre Lepautre.
A late 19th century bronze group of Aeneas fleeing Troy, carrying his father Anchises over his shoulder with his son, Ascanius, at his side. Anchises is holding one of the statues of the household gods of Troy, Larus. Dark green patination.
Height 41cm
Width 18cm
Depth 18cm
French
Circa 1880
A late 19th century, French, kingwood and gilt bronze mounted open bookcase cabinet. The marble top with moulded edge above a concave frieze with open adjustable quarter veneered back and shelves below, flanked by rounded corners with outswept sides and standing on short cabriole legs. The whole with fine original fire gilded mounts and oak carcass.
Height 42 1/4″
Width 41 1/4″
Depth 10 1/2″
French
Circa 1880
A late 19th century rosewood and marquetry inlaid table of kidney shape. The top with central foliate inlay and satinwood cross banding, supported by four carved and turned legs united by an intricate looped stretcher.
Height 27 1/2″
Width 25″
Depth 17″
English
Circa 1890
A mid 19th century, Victorian, rosewood secretaire Wellington chest. The rectangular top rising to reveal a secret well above a bank of graduated drawers, the secretaire drawer fitted with birds eye maple pigeon holes and small drawers, flanked by moulded locking pilasters with floral carved corbels, standing on a plinth base. The original turned handles graduating in size.
Height 50 3/4″
Width 24 1/4″
Depth 18 1/2″
English
Circa 1850
A late 19th century French mahogany, oeil de vemeil, tulipwood crossbanded and gilt bronze mounted liqueur cabinet with breccia marble top. The four drop flap sides inlaid with radiating starbursts, under a rectangular breccia marble top inset a gilded border and supported by four turned fluted legs ending in sabots. The gilt bronze mounts regilded.
Height 31″
Width 25″
Depth 15 3/4″
French
Circa 1890
Jean Baptiste Lependu 1757- 1831
A French first empire flame mahogany and gilt bronze mounted Secrétaire à Abattant by Lependu. The original blue turquin marble top above a frieze drawer and fall front secretaire fitted with small drawers and retaining the original green tooled leather writing surface, above a pair of doors enclosing two drawers on plinth base. Fine original fire gilded mounts with rich flame veneers, oak carcass and mahogany drawer linings.
Height 56 1/4″
Width 38 1/2″
Depth 17″
French
Circa 1805
GILLOWS
A Victorian figured walnut, tulipwood crossbanded and ormolu mounted card table. The serpentine shaped top opening to a relined green baize interior, above a mahogany lined well. The shaped frieze with four cabriole legs, mounted with ormolu knees and sabots. Mounts regilded. Stamped twice to the underside “GILLOWS”.
Height 28 1/2″
Width 37″
Depth 22 1/2″
English
Circa 1860
A late 19th century, French, mahogany, rosewood & satinwood table ambulanté in the Louis XV style. The circular marble top with gilt border above a parquetry frieze with single oak lined drawer, supported by four cabriole legs ending in sabots. The lower shaped platform radially veneered. Mounts regilded. The style and construction would indicate one of the top Parisian makers such as Francois Linke (1855-1946).
Height 29 3/4″
Diameter 18″
French
Circa 1880
A mid Victorian giltwood and gesso wall mirror of small proportions. The original oval mercury silvered bevelled plate inset a lattice frame with acanthus spandrels and ‘C’ scroll pediment flanked by winged cherubs. Original gilding refreshed.
Height43″
Width 32″
English
Circa 1860
Four 19th century engravings with part printed and part later colouring, inset verre eglomise mount and gilt frames.
‘The Young Englishmen’ & ‘The Young Dutchmen’
inv & sculpt N Colibere published by Jas Birchall
‘Coming From School’
after Thomas Stothard engraved by Bartolozzi
‘Playing At Marbles’
after W. Hamilton engraved by Bartolozzi
Height 9″
Width 10 1/2″
English
Circa 1880
Jean Baptiste Delettrez
A Napoleon III red Boulle and ormolu mounted mantel clock in the Louis XV style. Of waisted form the shaped case with allover cut brass and tortoiseshell marquetry, mounted with finely cast and chased gilt bronze. The eight day movement with Brocot suspension, rack striking the hour and half hour on a gong. The circular gilt dial with enamel roman numeral enamel tablets marking the hours and Arabic 5 minutes. Movement and case numbered 31542.
Jean-Baptiste Delettrez (1816-1887) went into business with A Brocot at 62 Rue Charlot in Paris in 1851. They exhibited together at the 1857 Universal Exhibition. This innovative and fruitful partnership continued until the death of Brocot fils in 1878, after which event Delettrez continued on his own. His typical later product was a conventional 8-day mantle clock that struck the hours and half-hours, still based on the standard Brocot escapement and suspension that he had helped to refine. These elegant and much-admired timepieces were typically made to order for retailers, including several in Britain, with dials carrying the name of the retailer rather than that of their maker, but whose mechanism was stamped with the cartouche (JBD).
Height 35cm
Width 23cm
Depth 14cm
French
Circa 1880
A late 19th century mahogany, Vernis Martin and gilt bronze mounted, French, Bureau à Douchine. The three small frieze drawers above a cylinder and ogee shaped fall opening to reveal a relined writing surface with three small drawers, above a single long drawer operating the cylinder when opened. The base with four square tapering legs ending in gilt sabots. Mounts regilded.
This desk, although not signed, shows all the hallmarks of the early Linke workshop practices of the 1880’s. It compares directly with the sketch on page 18 of Daybook 2, apart from the top of the legs. The Vernis Martin panels would have been commissioned separately, by the wholesaler Merlin, at this early stage of Linke’s production.
The desk is numbered ‘1’ in blue crayon under the curved fall, and has pencil inscriptions to beneath the baize, ‘Drap Vert'(Green Cloth), and to the underside of the writing panel. The original brass lock stamped for ‘Vachette Frères’ and stamped with the number ’27’. The locksmiths first used this stamp in 1874.
Height 43 1/4″
Depth 21 1/4″
Width 35 1/2″
French
Circa 1885
A pair of German, early 20th century, bronze busts of Apollo & Diana after the antique. Of diminutive size, each supported on an onyx column with square base and gilt collars. Inscribed on the reverse ‘Aktien – C esellesch von H Gladenbeck & Sohn’.
Height 17cm
Width 6cm
Depth 5cm
German
Circa 1910
A late 19th century, french, oeil de vermeil and ormolu mounted guéridon. The oval top with cube parquetry veneers and ormolu edge, above a shaped frieze mounted with floral swags, the front with pull out slide and oak lined drawer. Standing on four slender cabriole shaped legs ending in sabots. Original gilding to mounts. Knee mounts stamped ‘JH’ to the reverse.
Height 74.5cm
Width 65cm
Depth 42.5cm
French
Circa 1890
A Napoleon III giltwood and gesso wall mirror. The original five plates with bevelled edges, inset moulded frame surrounded by scrolling acanthus leaves, the top surmounted by a rococo shell with lattice panels. Re-gilded.
Height 55″
Width 41″
French
Circa 1870
A late 19th century, French, kingwood and gilt bronze mounted vitrine. The shaped marble top above a concave moulded frieze with a single serpentine glazed door below, enclosing a relined interior with glazed shelves, flanked by concave glazed sides, and standing on cabriole legs. The whole mounted with finely cast and chased gilt bronze retaining the original gilding..
Height 65″
Width 27″
Depth 16″
Circa 1890
French
