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The Provenance Sale, Fine English Furniture, Work of Art and Sculpture

Auction 17830
3 Nov 2010, starting at 14:00 GMT.
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Auction highlights

Sold for £120,000 inc. premium
A pair of important George II carved giltwood mirrors attributed to John and Thomas Vardy
Sold for £114,000 inc. premium
An important early 18th century figured walnut, crossbanded and featherbanded bureau
Sold for £70,000 inc. premium
An important and rare George III white painted and parcel gilt salon suite comprising twelve open armchairs and a pair ...
Sold for £36,000 inc. premium
A George III mahogany, satinwood, tulipwood, ebony, sycamore, purpleheart and marquetry escritoire in the manner of Ince and Mayhew

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2 A Charles II needlework casket circa 1660-1670 depicting the story of Ahasuerus and Esther £8,400
€9,802
US$ 12,683
3 A Charles II stumpwork, tortoiseshell and ebonised mirror £3,600
€4,200
US$ 5,435
4 A pair of late 17th century Coromandel Coast carved ebony side chairs £13,200
€15,403
US$ 19,930
5 An important early 18th century figured walnut, crossbanded and featherbanded bureau £114,000
€133,029
US$ 172,127
6 A set of four George III and later mahogany hall chairs. £3,000
€3,500
US$ 4,529
7 A George III carved mahogany side chair after a design by James Wyatt, attributed to Gillows £1,440
€1,680
US$ 2,174
8 A George III carved giltwood open armchair in the French taste £2,400
€2,800
US$ 3,623
9 A pair of important George II carved giltwood mirrors attributed to John and Thomas Vardy £120,000
€140,031
US$ 181,186
11 A pair of early 19th century Japanese export black lacquered chests on stands £7,800
€9,102
US$ 11,777
12 An important and rare George III white painted and parcel gilt salon suite comprising twelve open armchairs and a pair of sofas attributed to William and John Linnell £70,000
€81,685
US$ 105,692
13 A Regency figured mahogany and ebony line inlaid four pedestal dining table £31,200
€36,408
US$ 47,108
14 A Regency mahogany pot cupboard attributed to Gillows £2,880
€3,360
US$ 4,348
15 A collection of auction catalogues and ephemera relating to various disposal sales of the Hope family's chattels £1,200
€1,400
US$ 1,811
16 A Regency patinated and gilt bronze inkstand £1,320
€1,540
US$ 1,993
17 A Regency rosewood, brass inlaid and gilt metal mounted inkstand £840
€980
US$ 1,268
17A A pair of Restauration patinated bronze and gilt bronze four light candelabra by Deniere, Paris £2,400
€2,800
US$ 3,623
18 An early 19th century ebonised and parcel gilt library bergere in the Empire taste £8,160
€9,522
US$ 12,320
19 A Restauration mahogany and gilt bronze mounted partner's desk attributed to Antoine-Nicolas Lesage £31,200
€36,408
US$ 47,108
20 An Empire acajou mouchete cheval mirror/psyche £3,120
€3,640
US$ 4,710
21 An Empire mahogany and gilt bronze mounted bedside cupboard £1,200
€1,400
US$ 1,811
22 A Restauration mahogany and gilt bronze mounted secretaire à abattant by Antoine-Nicolas Lesage £18,000
€21,004
US$ 27,178
23 A Regency oak and holly double bedstead by George Bullock £5,400
€6,301
US$ 8,153
24 A Regency oak side table attributed to George Bullock £1,680
€1,960
US$ 2,536
25 A Regency pollard oak, oak and holly washstand attributed to George Bullock £2,640
€3,080
US$ 3,986
26 A Regency oak and brown oak dressing table in the manner of George Bullock £2,880
€3,360
US$ 4,348
27 A Regency pollard oak, oak and holly dressing table by George Bullock £5,400
€6,301
US$ 8,153
28 A Regency pollard oak, oak and holly commode by George Bullock £2,880
€3,360
US$ 4,348
31 A set of six George III ochre and red painted open armchairs in the Gothic style £20,400
€23,805
US$ 30,801
33 A George III mahogany, satinwood, tulipwood, ebony, sycamore, purpleheart and marquetry escritoire in the manner of Ince and Mayhew £36,000
€42,009
US$ 54,356
34 An enamelled, gilt and silvered medallion from the Great Exhibition of 1851 by Henry Buss, London £5,760
€6,721
US$ 8,696
36 A late 17th century Japanese-export black lacquered cabinet on later carved giltwood stand £14,400
€16,803
US$ 21,742
37 A late 17th century Japanese-export black lacquered cabinet on later carved giltwood stand £13,200
€15,403
US$ 19,930
38 A Regency carved giltwood and composition mirror £900
€1,050
US$ 1,358
40 Auguste Moreau (French, 1834-1917) A white marble group of a young boy and girl: Les enfants égarés £4,560
€5,321
US$ 6,885
41 An early 20th century French giltwood bergère in the Louis XVI style £720
€840
US$ 1,087
42 A set of four George III carved giltwood open armchairs attributed to Gillows £22,800
€26,605
US$ 34,425
43 A George III carved giltwood stoolattributed to Gillows £4,200
€4,901
US$ 6,341
44 A George III carved giltwood window seatattributed to Gillows £12,000
€14,003
US$ 18,118
45 An early 17th century Venetian maiolica spherical vase £2,880
€3,360
US$ 4,348
46 An early 17th century Venetian maiolica spherical vase £10,800
€12,602
US$ 16,306
48 A pair of Han style twin-light bronze lamps £2,640
€3,080
US$ 3,986
49 A Chinese gilt bronze mounted cylindrical relief moulded porcelain vase £1,440
€1,680
US$ 2,174
51 Southern European School, Mid 19th Century Prince Anatole Demidoff in Spanish costume, signed Seville 1847, Auguste de Sainson, signed 8 Julliet 1850, Auguste de Valabegue, signed Florence 3 Julliet 1850, A. Raffet (self portrait) signed 'a S.A. le Prince Anatole Demidoff son peintre intime Raffet', D. Gary, signed Paris 17 Mai 1852, each 26cm high, 19cm wide, (10 1/4" high, 7 1/2cm wide), £7,200
€8,401
US$ 10,871
52 Alfred André Géniole (French, 1813-1861) A pair of watercolours of a fancy dress ball at Villa San Donato in 1844 and 1845, each 33.4cm high, 47cm wide, (13 1/8" high, 18 1/2" wide) £21,600
€25,205
US$ 32,613
53 A pair of satinwood, mahogany crossbanded and decorated occasional tables in the manner of Robert Adam £3,360
€3,920
US$ 5,073
54 A pair of rosewood and crossbanded bowfront bedside commodes £2,040
€2,380
US$ 3,080
55 A 19th century carved giltwood mirror in the George II style, in the manner of Matthias Lock £9,600
€11,202
US$ 14,494
56 A late 19th century carved giltwood musical trophy overdoor £2,160
€2,520
US$ 3,261
60 A pair of late 19th/early 20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze twin branch wall appliques £840
€980
US$ 1,268
61 A pair of late 19th century Louis XVI style five light wall appliques £7,200
€8,401
US$ 10,871
62 A pair of late 19th century Louis XVI style three light wall appliques by Henry Dasson, Paris £10,200
€11,902
US$ 15,400
63 A set of fourteen Queen Anne style walnut dining chairs including a pair of open armchairs £12,000
€14,003
US$ 18,118
64 A pair of black japanned and parcel gilt occasional tables £2,280
€2,660
US$ 3,442
65 A pair of gilt and patinated metal guéridons in the Empire style £4,560
€5,321
US$ 6,885
66 A pair of cream painted low tables in the Kent style £1,320
€1,540
US$ 1,993
67 A pair of ebonised and parcel gilt open armchairs in the William and Mary style by Tozer £1,020
€1,190
US$ 1,540
68 C Kollman Views of the interior of the apartment of Prince Anatole in Paris: An anteroom with a suite of mahogany an gilt furniture, a stick stand containing umbrellas and tobacco pipes near the window; a bedroom en suite with a maple bed and cheval glass, a bow and quiver and hawking gloves on the wall between two windows; a dressing room with a toilet table covered with the contents of a dressing chest, the floor covered with a Brussels carpet; a bathroom with a marble bath, and mirrors on a blue and white inlaid floor, 25.4cm high, 21.6cm wide, (10" high, 8 1/2 " wide), four in one frame, (4) £7,200
€8,401
US$ 10,871
69 A late 18th century Swedish mahogany and ebonised petit commode £11,400
€13,302
US$ 17,212
70 A Regency and later simulated rosewood and parcel gilt side cabinet £1,440
€1,680
US$ 2,174
71 A George III carved giltwood open armchair £2,160
€2,520
US$ 3,261
72 A Regency simulated rosewood and parcel gilt settee £5,040
€5,881
US$ 7,609
73 A pair of Regency and later simulated rosewood and parcel gilt open armchairs £5,040
€5,881
US$ 7,609
75 A late 19th century French Louis XVI style giltwood canapé by Guillaume Lexcellent, Paris £3,360
€3,920
US$ 5,073
77 A pair of Louis XV style gilt bronze six light table candelabra in the rococo style £2,040
€2,380
US$ 3,080
78 A pair of late 19th century French ormolu-mounted Swedish green marble vases and covers in the Louis XV style £4,800
€5,601
US$ 7,247
79 A Louis XV green lacquered and gilt bronze mounted cartel clock and bracket £3,120
€3,640
US$ 4,710
80 A large late 19th century Sèvres style porcelain and gilt bronze mounted vase £3,000
€3,500
US$ 4,529
81 A 20th century white marble and gilt bronze mounted guéridon £540
€630
US$ 815
82 An extensive Spode 'Imperial' dinner service circa 1823-24 £9,000
€10,502
US$ 13,589
83 A pair of Regency white marble, bronze and ormolu mounted candlesticks £2,640
€3,080
US$ 3,986
84 A Coalport part dessert service circa 1825 £1,920
€2,240
US$ 2,898
85 William Henry Pyne (British, 1769-1843), A set of eight hand coloured engravings taken from 'The History of Royal Residences After J.P.Stephanoff, C.Wild, and R.Cattermole, entitled the 'Drawing Room', 'The Blue Velvet Room', 'The Saloon', ' The Green Closet', 'The Second Drawing Room', 'Stair Case' and two different views of 'The King's Library', Buckingham House, London, 1817-1818, framed and glazed, each 20.5cm high, 25cm wide, (8 1/8" high, 9 7/8" wide, 8 £624
€728
US$ 942
86 Designs for Furniture: Designs for the Private Apartments at Windsor Castle attributed to the Office of Morel & Seddon £120
€140
US$ 181
87 A late 19th century carved giltwood overmantel mirror in the Louis XV style £900
€1,050
US$ 1,358
88 A Queen Anne style red japanned and carved giltwood mirror £2,880
€3,360
US$ 4,348
89 A late 19th century French giltwood breakfront console table in the Louis XVI style £720
€840
US$ 1,087
90 A late 18th century Italian kingwood, walnut, sycamore,and purplewood parquetry cylinder bureau in the Louis XVI style £9,000
€10,502
US$ 13,589
91 A Regency bronze and gilt bronze ten light 'colza' type chandelier £4,200
€4,901
US$ 6,341
92 A pair of patinated and gilt bronze six light candelabra in the Restauration style £3,360
€3,920
US$ 5,073
93 A pair of gilt bronze and patinated bronze twin-light wall lights in the Empire style £1,440
€1,680
US$ 2,174
95 An early 19th century Russian Imperial Porcelain Factory teapot and cover in the Empire style £1,200
€1,400
US$ 1,811
96 An early 19th century Vienna Sorgenthal period pot-pourri vase and cover £1,560
€1,820
US$ 2,355
98 A French gilt bronze and 'Sevres' porcelain mantel clock, circa 1880, £1,440
€1,680
US$ 2,174
99 A French gilt bronze mantel clock, mid 19th century £720
€840
US$ 1,087
100 A Charles X figured maple lyre-shape wall clock £1,140
€1,330
US$ 1,721
101 Vincenzo Castelli (Italian, 1789-1845) A pair of miniatures of negro servants, named Rabli and Calima, both wearing turbans, £5,760
€6,721
US$ 8,696
102 A cloisonne enamel and onyx table jewel casket £360
€420
US$ 543
103 A small 19th century Italian carved giltwood frame £480
€560
US$ 724
104 An Empire style gilt metal and cut glass eight light chandelier £5,760
€6,721
US$ 8,696
105 An impressive Regency carved giltwood carved spread eagle £1,800
€2,100
US$ 2,717
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