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Period Design

Auction 17879
9 Nov 2010, starting at 11:00 GMT.
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Auction highlights

Sold for £9,000 inc. premium
John Willis Good, British (1845-1879) A bronze model entitled 'The Tired Hunter'
Sold for £7,920 inc. premium
A pair of Edwardian satinwood and marquetry dwarf breakfront bookcases
Sold for £6,600 inc. premium
A very large Regency style mahogany triple pedestal dining table
Sold for £6,600 inc. premium
A good set of twelve Edwardian carved mahogany and marquetry dining chairs probably by Gillow and Co.

Lots

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118 A Regency brass and ebony inlaid mahogany wardrobe £2,040
€2,402
US$ 3,091
119 A French early 20th century giltwood salon suite £1,800
€2,119
US$ 2,727
120 A George III carved mahogany concertina-action card table £300
€353
US$ 454
121 A Louis XVI style carved and painted marquise £216
€254
US$ 327
124 A French late 19th/early 20th century gilt metal mounted kingwood and vernis Martin secrétaire à abattant £2,400
€2,826
US$ 3,636
125 A Napoleon III gilt metal mounted red tortoiseshell and cut brass 'boulle' vitrine table £2,880
€3,391
US$ 4,363
126 A French late 19th/early 20th century gilt metal mounted kingwood and vernis Martin vitrine £1,680
€1,978
US$ 2,545
127 A French late 19th century brass-mounted thuya, kingwood and marquetry secrétaire à abattant £2,040
€2,402
US$ 3,091
128 A set of six Italian limed beech dining chairs £840
€989
US$ 1,272
131 A Napoleon III gilt metal mounted thuya, fruitwood, kingwood and marquetry card table £1,560
€1,837
US$ 2,363
133 An Edwardian satinwood and painted card table £792
€932
US$ 1,200
134 A pair of Venetian 19th century red and gilt japanned armchairs £1,500
€1,766
US$ 2,272
135 An Italian third quarter 18th century kingwood, amaranth and olivewood desk £696
€819
US$ 1,054
136 A late George III mahogany and brass bound cellarette on stand £2,880
€3,391
US$ 4,363
137 A George III mahogany breakfast table £576
€678
US$ 872
139 A George II green and gilt japanned corner cupboard £1,320
€1,554
US$ 2,000
140 A Dutch third quarter 18th century mahogany library armchair £1,080
€1,271
US$ 1,636
141 A French late 19th century burr walnut and gilt metal mounted dressing table mirror £456
€537
US$ 690
142 A first half 19th century gilt bronze surtout de table £3,600
€4,239
US$ 5,454
144 A late 19th century limed walnut centre table £1,440
€1,695
US$ 2,181
145 An early 20th century mahogany serpentine serving table in the George III style £1,440
€1,695
US$ 2,181
146 A Dutch walnut and ebony line inlaid library table circa 1875 £576
€678
US$ 872
148 A set of four Biedermeier period birch and line inlaid side chairs £264
€310
US$ 400
150 An Irish Regency mahogany dining table £720
€847
US$ 1,090
152 A Victorian walnut and inlaid pier cabinet £210
€247
US$ 318
153 A pair of Victorian mahogany hall chairs £216
€254
US$ 327
154 An early George III mahogany wingback armchair £696
€819
US$ 1,054
155 An early George III oak lowboy £336
€395
US$ 509
156 A George I style walnut chest on stand £780
€918
US$ 1,181
158 An 18th century and later painted bow front hanging corner cupboard £552
€650
US$ 836
159 A Regency mahogany canterbury £1,080
€1,271
US$ 1,636
160 A large French late 19th century giltwood fauteuil à l'oreilles £480
€565
US$ 727
161 A good set of six George I style walnut side chairs £1,800
€2,119
US$ 2,727
163 A pair of early Victorian mahogany hall chairs £420
€494
US$ 636
164 An early 20th century French giltwood and composition mirror £216
€254
US$ 327
166 A Regency mahogany breakfront library bookcase £1,560
€1,837
US$ 2,363
169 The Collection of Irwin Untermeyer, three vols., English Furniture With Some Furniture From Other Countries; English and Other Silver; Bronzes and Other Metalwork and Sculpture £144
€169
US$ 218
172 A set of six Napoleon III carved giltwood salon chairs £1,080
€1,271
US$ 1,636
174 A George III mahogany bureau £336
€395
US$ 509
177 A matched set of eight Regency mahogany dining chairs £780
€918
US$ 1,181
178 A Regency mahogany tea table £300
€353
US$ 454
179 An early Victorian rosewood tripod table £504
€593
US$ 763
180 Emilio Zocchi, Italian (1835-1913) A carved alabaster figural group of a young peasant couple £3,360
€3,957
US$ 5,091
181 After the Antique: A 19th century Italian carved alabaster figure of the Venus Callipygian £2,400
€2,826
US$ 3,636
182 Two carved marble basins modelled with rams heads £420
€494
US$ 636
183 A pair of Mughal style composition jardinieres £276
€325
US$ 418
184 Two similar carved, veined white marble jardinieres £216
€254
US$ 327
185 A pair of Mughal style carved marble jardinieres £420
€494
US$ 636
186 Two carved white marble conch shell jardinieres £504
€593
US$ 763
187 A large Mughal style carved white marble waterslide with basin £1,080
€1,271
US$ 1,636
188 A pair of Indian painted and gilded marble jardinieres on stands £1,320
€1,554
US$ 2,000
189 A Mughal style carved white marble oval fountain £1,680
€1,978
US$ 2,545
190 A set of three Regency style gilt metal twin branch wall lights £1,080
€1,271
US$ 1,636
191 A set of four Rococo style gilt metal twin branch wall lights £1,200
€1,413
US$ 1,818
192 A pair of Regency style lacquered brass and cut glass twin branch wall lights together with another £240
€282
US$ 363
193 A Russian neoclassical style green enamel, blue glass and ormolu-mounted cut-glass six-light chandelier £1,800
€2,119
US$ 2,727
194 A pair of Italian painted and gilded carved wood wall lights £1,680
€1,978
US$ 2,545
196 Emile Louis Picault, French (1833-1915) A large bronze allegorical figure £2,880
€3,391
US$ 4,363
203 After Alexandre Charpentier, French (1856-1909) A patinated metal relief depicting "Jeune mere allaitant son enfant" £120
€141
US$ 181
207 Manner of Claude Michel Clodion, French (1738-1814) A pair of 19th century bronze figures of Bacchic putto £780
€918
US$ 1,181
208 After Guillaume Coustou, French (1677-1746) A pair of 19th century bronze models of the Marley Horses £1,440
€1,695
US$ 2,181
212 Stephan Abel Sinding, Norwegian (1846-1922) A bronze figural group of two lovers cast by the Gladenbeck foundry £3,600
€4,239
US$ 5,454
213 John Willis Good, British (1845-1879) A bronze model entitled 'The Tired Hunter' £9,000
€10,599
US$ 13,637
217 After the Antique: A Neapolitan late 19th century bronze model of an athlete cast by Michele D'Amodio £960
€1,130
US$ 1,454
218 After the Antique: A late 19th century Italian bronze figure of the Dancing Faun of Pompeii together with a smaller bronze figure of a man £780
€918
US$ 1,181
219 After the Antique: A 19th century Italian carved serpentine figure of the Farnese Hercules £900
€1,059
US$ 1,363
221 After the Antique: A late 19th / early 20th century Italian bronze figure of the Spinario £216
€254
US$ 327
223 After Claude Michel Clodion, French (1738-1814) A pair of bronze and gilt metal mounted figural candelabra £1,440
€1,695
US$ 2,181
225 A pair of late 19th century gilt and patinated bronze Empire style candelabra £1,560
€1,837
US$ 2,363
226 An early 20th century gilt and patinated bronze figure of a classical maiden adapted as a standard lamp £264
€310
US$ 400
229 A 19th century Empire style gilt bronze figural mantel clock depicting Apollo and Cassandra £2,880
€3,391
US$ 4,363
230 A pair of late Victorian gilt metal figural wall lights £576
€678
US$ 872
231 An early 20th century glazed terracotta blackamoor £360
€423
US$ 545
236 A Regency papier mâché painted and parcel gilt decorated bowl by Henry Clay, London £60
€70
US$ 90
237 An early Victorian gilt decorated and mother of pearl inlaid papier mâché tray by Jennens and Bettridge £336
€395
US$ 509
238 A George III Pontypoolware ebonised and polychrome decorated tea caddy £360
€423
US$ 545
240 A late Victorian figured walnut stationery cabinet £204
€240
US$ 309
241 An early 20th century birch and brass bound humidor possibly Russian £72
€84
US$ 109
242 A Victorian burr walnut and boxwood strung tea caddy £96
€113
US$ 145
243 A pair of late 19th/early 20th century gilt and patinated bronze candlesticks £240
€282
US$ 363
247 A George III style cast iron and brass firegrate £504
€593
US$ 763
248 An early 20th century Maurin Green marble and gilt brass desk set £420
€494
US$ 636
249 A 19th century bronze figural inkpot, a small bronze casket and a pair of bronze models after the Molossian hounds £60
€70
US$ 90
252 A set of twelve 18th century engravings of insects by Moses Harris (1731–1785) £792
€932
US$ 1,200
253 A set of twelve 19th century hand coloured prints of flowers by Edward Hulme en-suite to previous lot £780
€918
US$ 1,181
254 A set of twelve 19th hand coloured century prints of 'Garden Beauties' by Paul Gerrard £660
€777
US$ 1,000
255 A set of twelve 19th century hand coloured prints of shells by W Wood £540
€635
US$ 818
256 A set of twelve 19th century hand coloured prints of flowers by Edward Hulme £540
€635
US$ 818
257 A set of ten 19th century ornithological prints £720
€847
US$ 1,090
259 A Tabriz carpet North West Persia, 404cm x 293cm £3,360
€3,957
US$ 5,091
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