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Fine Decorative Arts

5 July 2024 | starting at 14:00 BST

Celebrating 500 years of the exquisite, our Fine Decorative Arts sale features a curated selection of European sculpture, French and English furniture, tapestries, silver and oriental carpets. While different, all pieces are united by their exceptional quality, fine craftmanship and lauded history.

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158 lots available

THE 'ROGERS' GOLD GOBLET: a George III gold goblet with only maker's mark RB, struck twice on rim of foot, circa 1780

A matched pair of French silver-gilt ewers / pitchers Tetard Freres, Paris, 20th century, one with post 1879 first standard export mark, the other with a cancelled through Minerva Head mark, and also struck with the post 1879 export mark, also incuse stamped TETARD FRERES (2)

A late 19th century Russian Regimental silver kovsch Mikhail Ovchinnikov, with the imperial warrant, St Petersburg, 1888 - 1908

A Biblical Oudenaarde tapestryProbably late 16th century 260cm x 316cm

A Biblical Flemish tapestry Early to mid-16th century, possibly in the manner of Van Den Hecke 331cm x 255cm

A part set of nine South German carved and polychrome decorated wooden roundels depicting figural scenes from the Stations of the Crossprobably late 16th century and originally from a Rosary Altar

A Greek carved boxwood, coral beaded, 'jewelled' and applied filigree and coloured enamel gilt and white metal 'Mount Athos' cross, together with a similar period carved boxwood, seed pearl, coral beaded and 'jewelled' gilt and white metal filigree 'Mount Athos' crossthe first with later knopped pedestal stand, the second with matching double knopped filigree pedestal stand

A Medieval Nottingham carved alabaster relief panel depicting the EntombmentProbably second half 15th century

A Medieval Nottingham carved alabaster figural relief depicting St StephenProbably second half 15th century

An important Dutch late 18th century ormolu mounted kingwood, tulipwood, harewood, amaranth and fruitwood marquetry commode attributed to Matthijs Horrix (1735-1809)

A rare and impressive South German carved and stained fruitwood Tödlein or 'Memento Mori (Death Personified)' figure of an archer in the manner of Hans Leinberger (German, 1475-1531)probably Bavarian, late 17th/early 18th century

A Louis XVI ormolu mounted acajou mouchete (plum pudding mahogany) and mahogany bureau a cylindre by Louis Moreau Circa 1780

A Spanish late 19th century tortoiseshell, rosewood, engraved ivory, ebony, bone and chequered inlaid centre table in the late 17th century style

An arresting Franco Flemish tapestry fragment of a seated noblewoman Probably 16th century

An Italian early 18th century giltwood mirror 1700-1720, probably originally a picture frame

A pair of late Victorian giltwood and gilt composition mirrors in the George III Neoclassical style, after a design by Robert Adam

Attributed to the workshop of Joost van Herzeele (act. c. 1575-1590) an impressive 'Grotesques' TapestryC.1580, Antwerp, The Netherlands, probably after a design by Cornelis Floris 378cm x 292cm

A George III satinwood, sabicu and kingwood crossbanded 'Weeks Museum' secretaire bookcase Circa 1800, almost certainly originally made for the Thomas Weeks Museum

A fine mid 18th century English green stained shagreen Nécessaire box with later leather foul weather travelling case and provenance to the 11th or 12th Earl of Home

A Louis XV ormolu mounted tulipwood and amaranth serpentine table en chiffonnièreStamped: 'C. Thibault', mid-18th century

A Louis XV ormolu mounted tulipwood, amaranth and marquetry table en chiffonière attributed to BVRB (Bernard II van Risenburgh)1750-1760

A second-quarter 19th century, French tapestry depicting The Miraculous Draught of FishesAtelier La Foret, the border designed by Viollet le Duc, after the series of the Acts of the Apostles cartoons by Raphael, commissioned by Pope Leo X for the Sistine Chapel, Vatican, Rome,

A near pair of George III giltwood open armchairs Circa 1775

A pair of George III giltwood open armchairs attributed to John Linnell (1729-1796) 1770-1775, both chairs requiring re-upholstery

An early 19th century eight light gilt brass and cut glass tent and waterfall chandelier

A matched set of four Italian giltwood figural pedestals or torcheres Perhaps allegorical of the Seasons, three dating to the 18th century, the fourth of a later date and probably circa 1900

A Regency mahogany breakfront bookcase Circa 1820, retailed by Abraham Solomon, possibly made by Gillows

A Louis XV gilt bronze mounted Vernis Martin encrier

A Regency patinated and gilt bronze mounted rouge griotte marble inkstand In the manner of Thomas Messanger & Sons

A Louis XV ormolu mounted Chinese crackle cream-glazed fontaine à parfumThe porcelain 18th century, the ormolu mounts mid-18th century

An Empire ormolu mounted mahogany semainier Circa 1805, feasibly by Bernard Molitor

A pair of Napoleon III ormolu and hardstone mounted ebony, ebonised and brass line-inlaid meubles d'appui or pier cabinets 1855-1870, in the manner of Mathieu Befort (dit: 'Befort Jeune')

A New Zealand 19th century indigenous specimen wood parquetry occasional table by Anton Seuffert (1815-1887) Circa 1870

A rare George III satinwood, burr yew and tulipwood crossbanded serpentine 'harlequin' writing/dressing commode Circa 1785

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