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	£874 €1,035 US$ 1,332
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	£10,624 €12,577 US$ 16,186
531	A Victorian mahogany apothecary's box	£437 €517 US$ 666
533	A large Victorian mahogany library stool	£1,624 €1,923 US$ 2,475
534	A pair of George III style mahogany Gainsborough armchairs	£1,874 €2,219 US$ 2,856
535	An early 19th century burr birch writing slope	£124 €147 US$ 190
536	A George III mahogany serpentine chest	£1,749 €2,071 US$ 2,665
537	A small Regency mahogany drum top library table	£4,374 €5,179 US$ 6,664
539	A George IV mahogany open collector's cabinet	£687 €813 US$ 1,047
540	A George IV mahogany library armchair	£1,374 €1,627 US$ 2,094
541	An Edwardian mahogany tabletop sheet music cabinet	£624 €739 US$ 952
542	A Victorian mahogany and brass bound secretaire campaign chest	£2,062 €2,441 US$ 3,142
543	A small Regency mahogany drum top table	£1,249 €1,479 US$ 1,904
546	A 19th century glass decanter set	£624 €739 US$ 952
547	A mid 19th century set of twenty-four Grand Tour plaster intaglios of Domini Illustri	£687 €813 US$ 1,047
548	Two George III mahogany and brass bound buckets	£874 €1,035 US$ 1,332
549	A 19th century brass bound mahogany bucket	£562 €665 US$ 856
551	A large William IV mahogany dwarf open bookcasein the manner of Gillows	£5,249 €6,214 US$ 7,997
554	A William IV mahogany kneehole writing table	£1,249 €1,479 US$ 1,904
555	An unusual set of Edwardian 'Arts and Crafts' mahogany library steps	£274 €325 US$ 418
556	A Brazilian early 20th century specimen wood folding armchair	£1,624 €1,923 US$ 2,475
557	A 19th century rosewood breakfront side cabinet in the Regency style	£2,499 €2,959 US$ 3,808
558A	A pair of early Victorian 'Gothic Revival' oak hall chairs	£249 €295 US$ 380
559	A Victorian painted and feathered raised picture of a family of English partridges	£1,874 €2,219 US$ 2,856
561	A 20th century pietre dure panel depicting a bird amongst flowers	£749 €887 US$ 1,142
563	A set of four Chinese ceramic famille rose plaques	£3,124 €3,699 US$ 4,760
564	A group of eight 19th century Chinese rice paper floral paintings	£1,874 €2,219 US$ 2,856
565	A pair of Regency mahogany tub back library chairs	£6,249 €7,398 US$ 9,521
566	A pair of late 19th/early 20th century mahogany torcheres in the Neoclassical style	£1,062 €1,257 US$ 1,618
567	A large French early 20th century oak five-tier library revolving bookcase	£812 €961 US$ 1,237
568	An Edwardian mahogany and satinwood banded revolving bookcase	£999 €1,183 US$ 1,523
569	A pair of Italian 19th century giltwood and painted torcheres in the Renaissance revival style	£2,749 €3,255 US$ 4,189
570	A late 19th/early 20th century mahogany library bookcase	£1,749 €2,071 US$ 2,665
571	A late George III mahogany library bookcase	£3,499 €4,143 US$ 5,331
572	An Italian mid 18th century giltwood mirror	£3,124 €3,699 US$ 4,760
573	An early 20th century German Fallow buck antler dressing table mirror	£562 €665 US$ 856
574	A Dieppe 19th century bone and ivory mirror	£1,499 €1,775 US$ 2,285
575	A 19th century brass hall lantern	£1,374 €1,627 US$ 2,094
577	A pair of brass standard lamps	£1,374 €1,627 US$ 2,094
578	Six framed groups of 19th century plaster intaglios	£624 €739 US$ 952
579	A group of eighteen 19th century plaster intaglios	£874 €1,035 US$ 1,332
580	A large early 20th century pair of brass andirons in the 18th century style	£1,499 €1,775 US$ 2,285
581	A pair of early 20th century white painted carved wood camels	£749 €887 US$ 1,142
582	A Regency style gilt metal and cut glass chandelier	£3,749 €4,439 US$ 5,712
585	A late Victorian camphorwood trunk	£1,249 €1,479 US$ 1,904
587	A German late 19th century Fallow and Red stag antler armchair	£1,874 €2,219 US$ 2,856
588	An early Victorian brass mounted walnut and tulipwood banded kidney-shaped writing table in the Louis XV style	£1,499 €1,775 US$ 2,285
592	A Regency mahogany hat and coat stand	£1,624 €1,923 US$ 2,475
593	A Victorian oak hall stand	£874 €1,035 US$ 1,332
595	A stained teak library pole ladder	£624 €739 US$ 952
596	A leather and brass mounted library pole ladder	£999 €1,183 US$ 1,523
597	A large Edwardian teak and brass mounted library pole ladder	£562 €665 US$ 856
599	A leather and brass mounted library pole ladder	£874 €1,035 US$ 1,332
600	A George IV rosewood library table	£1,249 €1,479 US$ 1,904
601	A mid Victorian oak Estate partner's desk	£1,124 €1,331 US$ 1,713
602	A late George III mahogany and satinwood banded sofa table	£2,749 €3,255 US$ 4,189
603	A Victorian stationery box	£812 €961 US$ 1,237
606	A Regency mahogany sofa table	£1,874 €2,219 US$ 2,856
607	An unusual English ivory part chess set by Gartmore, 19th century	£1,499 €1,775 US$ 2,285
609	A George IV rosewood folio stand open bookcase attributed to Gillows	£3,749 €4,439 US$ 5,712
610	An unusual George III padouk concertina-action adjustable duet music stand/reading table	£3,499 €4,143 US$ 5,331
613	A George IV mahogany caned library bergère	£937 €1,109 US$ 1,428
615	A George IV mahogany adjustable folio stand	£3,999 €4,735 US$ 6,093
617	A coco de mer nut (Lodoicea Maldivica)	£1,249 €1,479 US$ 1,904
620	A commemorative coconut cup, War of Jenkin's Ear 1739 5ins (13cm)high.	£1,624 €1,923 US$ 2,475
621	A 19th century novelty whalebone paper knife 26cm long	£624 €739 US$ 952
622	A German silver-plated chess set and board/box by the Wurtemburgische Metallwaren Fabrik, late 19th century	£749 €887 US$ 1,142
624	A George III mahogany, boxwood and ivory inlaid games board/box of large size English, late 18th century,	£1,624 €1,923 US$ 2,475
624A	An Indian Export ivory chess set Vizagapatam, circa 1830,	£874 €1,035 US$ 1,332
625	A figural art metal chess set and board by Andrzej Nowakowscy, Warsaw, Poland,	£749 €887 US$ 1,142
626	A late 19th century Vizagapatam ivory, tortoiseshell, horn and ebonised miniature chess table	£1,999 €2,367 US$ 3,046
627	A late 19th century specimen marble gaming board	£749 €887 US$ 1,142
629	A George III mahogany double-sided kneehole desk believed to have been owned by Major-General Sir Alexander Dickson	£4,374 €5,179 US$ 6,664
630	A collection of 19th century Italian Grand Tour plaster intaglios mounted in five volumes in the manner of Giovanni Liberotti	£2,374 €2,811 US$ 3,618
631	An early 20th century oak humidor in the form of a small bookcase	£749 €887 US$ 1,142
632	A pair of early 20th century satinwood miniature chests of drawers	£687 €813 US$ 1,047
634	A Victorian rosewood tea caddy modelled as a pedestal sideboard together with a Victorian miniature breakfast table	£1,062 €1,257 US$ 1,618
635	A Victorian mahogany and brass mounted letter box	£2,499 €2,959 US$ 3,808
636	An early 20th century shagreen desk set	£1,124 €1,331 US$ 1,713
638	A pair of stained green shagreen photograph frames	£1,249 €1,479 US$ 1,904
642	A late 19th century Anglo-Indian porcupine quill and ivory box	£749 €887 US$ 1,142
644	A large Victorian mahogany library bookcase in the Chippendale revival style	£21,249 €25,155 US$ 32,372
645	A 19th century scale model of a Royal coach	£2,124 €2,515 US$ 3,237
646	An early 20th century beech architectural model of a Palladian style building	£2,499 €2,959 US$ 3,808
647	A WW1 Period two blade aircraft propeller 110ins. (240cm)diam.	£2,749 €3,255 US$ 4,189
648	A Zulu walking stick carved with Boer War scenes	£749 €887 US$ 1,142
649	A Regency library long-arm	£312 €369 US$ 476
650	A Regency library long-arm	£874 €1,035 US$ 1,332
651	A set of 19th century mahogany and brass mounted mechanical bellows	£624 €739 US$ 952
654	A William IV rosewood sofa	£749 €887 US$ 1,142