Gentleman's Library Sale

Auction 20448

29 Jan 2013, starting at 14:00 GMT with lot 1.
30 Jan 2013, starting at 10:00 GMT with lot 251.

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Auction highlights

A Victorian mahogany library bookcase in the Chippendale revival style

Sold for £21,250 inc. premium

A large Victorian mahogany library bookcase in the Chippendale revival style

Sold for £16,250 inc. premium

A Neo-Classical marble janiform herm depicting Hercules

Sold for £16,250 inc. premium

English School, 19th century The Craven Heifer

English Provincial School, 19th century A bird's eye view of Grantham

Sold for £16,250 inc. premium

English Naïve School, 19th century A bird's eye view of Grantham

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526	Two brass Victorian lighters	£875 €1,021 US$ 1,321
528	A 19th century and later gilt brass mounted satinwood, ebony and rosewood parquetry coffee table in the manner of Donald Ross, in the Transitional style	£10,625 €12,398 US$ 16,042
531	A Victorian mahogany apothecary's box	£437 €510 US$ 660
533	A large Victorian mahogany library stool	£1,625 €1,896 US$ 2,453
534	A pair of George III style mahogany Gainsborough armchairs	£1,875 €2,187 US$ 2,831
535	An early 19th century burr birch writing slope	£125 €145 US$ 188
536	A George III mahogany serpentine chest	£1,750 €2,042 US$ 2,642
537	A small Regency mahogany drum top library table	£4,375 €5,105 US$ 6,605
539	A George IV mahogany open collector's cabinet	£687 €802 US$ 1,038
540	A George IV mahogany library armchair	£1,375 €1,604 US$ 2,076
541	An Edwardian mahogany tabletop sheet music cabinet	£625 €729 US$ 943
542	A Victorian mahogany and brass bound secretaire campaign chest	£2,062 €2,406 US$ 3,114
543	A small Regency mahogany drum top table	£1,250 €1,458 US$ 1,887
546	A 19th century glass decanter set	£625 €729 US$ 943
547	A mid 19th century set of twenty-four Grand Tour plaster intaglios of Domini Illustri	£687 €802 US$ 1,038
548	Two George III mahogany and brass bound buckets	£875 €1,021 US$ 1,321
549	A 19th century brass bound mahogany bucket	£562 €656 US$ 849
551	A large William IV mahogany dwarf open bookcasein the manner of Gillows	£5,250 €6,126 US$ 7,926
554	A William IV mahogany kneehole writing table	£1,250 €1,458 US$ 1,887
555	An unusual set of Edwardian 'Arts and Crafts' mahogany library steps	£275 €320 US$ 415
556	A Brazilian early 20th century specimen wood folding armchair	£1,625 €1,896 US$ 2,453
557	A 19th century rosewood breakfront side cabinet in the Regency style	£2,500 €2,917 US$ 3,774
558A	A pair of early Victorian 'Gothic Revival' oak hall chairs	£250 €291 US$ 377
559	A Victorian painted and feathered raised picture of a family of English partridges	£1,875 €2,187 US$ 2,831
561	A 20th century pietre dure panel depicting a bird amongst flowers	£750 €875 US$ 1,132
563	A set of four Chinese ceramic famille rose plaques	£3,125 €3,646 US$ 4,718
564	A group of eight 19th century Chinese rice paper floral paintings	£1,875 €2,187 US$ 2,831
565	A pair of Regency mahogany tub back library chairs	£6,250 €7,293 US$ 9,436
566	A pair of late 19th/early 20th century mahogany torcheres in the Neoclassical style	£1,062 €1,239 US$ 1,604
567	A large French early 20th century oak five-tier library revolving bookcase	£812 €948 US$ 1,226
568	An Edwardian mahogany and satinwood banded revolving bookcase	£1,000 €1,166 US$ 1,509
569	A pair of Italian 19th century giltwood and painted torcheres in the Renaissance revival style	£2,750 €3,209 US$ 4,152
570	A late 19th/early 20th century mahogany library bookcase	£1,750 €2,042 US$ 2,642
571	A late George III mahogany library bookcase	£3,500 €4,084 US$ 5,284
572	An Italian mid 18th century giltwood mirror	£3,125 €3,646 US$ 4,718
573	An early 20th century German Fallow buck antler dressing table mirror	£562 €656 US$ 849
574	A Dieppe 19th century bone and ivory mirror	£1,500 €1,750 US$ 2,264
575	A 19th century brass hall lantern	£1,375 €1,604 US$ 2,076
577	A pair of brass standard lamps	£1,375 €1,604 US$ 2,076
578	Six framed groups of 19th century plaster intaglios	£625 €729 US$ 943
579	A group of eighteen 19th century plaster intaglios	£875 €1,021 US$ 1,321
580	A large early 20th century pair of brass andirons in the 18th century style	£1,500 €1,750 US$ 2,264
581	A pair of early 20th century white painted carved wood camels	£750 €875 US$ 1,132
582	A Regency style gilt metal and cut glass chandelier	£3,750 €4,375 US$ 5,662
585	A late Victorian camphorwood trunk	£1,250 €1,458 US$ 1,887
587	A German late 19th century Fallow and Red stag antler armchair	£1,875 €2,187 US$ 2,831
588	An early Victorian brass mounted walnut and tulipwood banded kidney-shaped writing table in the Louis XV style	£1,500 €1,750 US$ 2,264
592	A Regency mahogany hat and coat stand	£1,625 €1,896 US$ 2,453
593	A Victorian oak hall stand	£875 €1,021 US$ 1,321
595	A stained teak library pole ladder	£625 €729 US$ 943
596	A leather and brass mounted library pole ladder	£1,000 €1,166 US$ 1,509
597	A large Edwardian teak and brass mounted library pole ladder	£562 €656 US$ 849
599	A leather and brass mounted library pole ladder	£875 €1,021 US$ 1,321
600	A George IV rosewood library table	£1,250 €1,458 US$ 1,887
601	A mid Victorian oak Estate partner's desk	£1,125 €1,312 US$ 1,698
602	A late George III mahogany and satinwood banded sofa table	£2,750 €3,209 US$ 4,152
603	A Victorian stationery box	£812 €948 US$ 1,226
606	A Regency mahogany sofa table	£1,875 €2,187 US$ 2,831
607	An unusual English ivory part chess set by Gartmore, 19th century	£1,500 €1,750 US$ 2,264
609	A George IV rosewood folio stand open bookcase attributed to Gillows	£3,750 €4,375 US$ 5,662
610	An unusual George III padouk concertina-action adjustable duet music stand/reading table	£3,500 €4,084 US$ 5,284
613	A George IV mahogany caned library bergère	£937 €1,093 US$ 1,415
615	A George IV mahogany adjustable folio stand	£4,000 €4,667 US$ 6,039
617	A coco de mer nut (Lodoicea Maldivica)	£1,250 €1,458 US$ 1,887
620	A commemorative coconut cup, War of Jenkin's Ear 1739 5ins (13cm)high.	£1,625 €1,896 US$ 2,453
621	A 19th century novelty whalebone paper knife 26cm long	£625 €729 US$ 943
622	A German silver-plated chess set and board/box by the Wurtemburgische Metallwaren Fabrik, late 19th century	£750 €875 US$ 1,132
624	A George III mahogany, boxwood and ivory inlaid games board/box of large size English, late 18th century,	£1,625 €1,896 US$ 2,453
624A	An Indian Export ivory chess set Vizagapatam, circa 1830,	£875 €1,021 US$ 1,321
625	A figural art metal chess set and board by Andrzej Nowakowscy, Warsaw, Poland,	£750 €875 US$ 1,132
626	A late 19th century Vizagapatam ivory, tortoiseshell, horn and ebonised miniature chess table	£2,000 €2,333 US$ 3,019
627	A late 19th century specimen marble gaming board	£750 €875 US$ 1,132
629	A George III mahogany double-sided kneehole desk believed to have been owned by Major-General Sir Alexander Dickson	£4,375 €5,105 US$ 6,605
630	A collection of 19th century Italian Grand Tour plaster intaglios mounted in five volumes in the manner of Giovanni Liberotti	£2,375 €2,771 US$ 3,585
631	An early 20th century oak humidor in the form of a small bookcase	£750 €875 US$ 1,132
632	A pair of early 20th century satinwood miniature chests of drawers	£687 €802 US$ 1,038
634	A Victorian rosewood tea caddy modelled as a pedestal sideboard together with a Victorian miniature breakfast table	£1,062 €1,239 US$ 1,604
635	A Victorian mahogany and brass mounted letter box	£2,500 €2,917 US$ 3,774
636	An early 20th century shagreen desk set	£1,125 €1,312 US$ 1,698
638	A pair of stained green shagreen photograph frames	£1,250 €1,458 US$ 1,887
642	A late 19th century Anglo-Indian porcupine quill and ivory box	£750 €875 US$ 1,132
644	A large Victorian mahogany library bookcase in the Chippendale revival style	£21,250 €24,797 US$ 32,085
645	A 19th century scale model of a Royal coach	£2,125 €2,479 US$ 3,208
646	An early 20th century beech architectural model of a Palladian style building	£2,500 €2,917 US$ 3,774
647	A WW1 Period two blade aircraft propeller 110ins. (240cm)diam.	£2,750 €3,209 US$ 4,152
648	A Zulu walking stick carved with Boer War scenes	£750 €875 US$ 1,132
649	A Regency library long-arm	£312 €364 US$ 471
650	A Regency library long-arm	£875 €1,021 US$ 1,321
651	A set of 19th century mahogany and brass mounted mechanical bellows	£625 €729 US$ 943
654	A William IV rosewood sofa	£750 €875 US$ 1,132