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Stock: 16230

A fine antique cut glass and gilt brass chandelier of exceptional quality of a tent and waterfall design, profusely hung with beads and prism drops, issuing eight scrolling foliate gilt brass arms.
English, mid-19th century.

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	Diameter	Drop
	33 1⁄8" 84 cms	46 1⁄8" 117 cms

Stock: 16145

A superb octagonal centre table in the manner of Thomas King. The fine octagonal top in book matched pollard oak veneer, inlaid with a satinwood border, on a pit sawn oak top. This rests on four spiral twist legs joined by scrolling stretchers and is raised on bun feet with concealed castors.
English, c.1840.

In 1835, the cabinet maker Thomas King published 'Specimens of Furniture in the Elizabethan & Louis Quatorze Styles', and this table is reminiscent of the designs printed in this publication. Thomas King was a much admired cabinet maker and published over a dozen pattern books during his career.

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	Diameter	Height
	50 13⁄16" 129 cms	29 7⁄8" 76 cms

Stock: 16222

A fine Rosewood William IV ottoman box stool, upholstered in leather with a lightly padded top. English, circa 1830.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	22" 56 cms	19 1⁄4" 49 cms	15" 38 cms

Stock: 16269

A fine alabaster figure of Ariadne and the Panther, after the marble sculpture by Johann Heinrich Dannecker, which was one of the most renowned works of sculpture of the nineteenth-century, drawing huge crowds to view it in Frankfurt, in the "Ariadneum" built solely for its display.
It depicts the Cretan princess Ariadne, wife of the god of wine Dionysus (identified by her crown of vine leaves), seated on a panther in a relaxed pose. The panther was a creature associated with the god of wine.

English, c.1860.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	10 5⁄8" 27 cms	11 13⁄16" 30 cms	3 7⁄8" 10 cms

Stock: 15777

Pair of large hand painted chinoiserie design black lacquer baluster table lamps with gilt decoration.

Chinese, c.1920.

Shades not included.

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	Diameter	Height
	9 1⁄8" 23 cms	20 1⁄2" 52 cms

Stock: 16201

A fine set of 19th century steel fire tools, topped with brass finials in the Rococo taste.
English, c.1890.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	5 1⁄8" 13 cms	27 13⁄16" 70.5 cms	2 3⁄8" 6 cms

Stock: 16198

A sturdy set of Victorian steel fire tools, with faceted handles and a simply pierced shovel.
Victorian, c.1870.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	6 11⁄16" 17 cms	29 7⁄8" 76 cms	2" 5 cms

Stock: 16197

A set of smart Victorian fire tools, comprising tongs, a poker and shovel, with elegantly turned handles and slender shafts, the shovel with a simple pierced decorations.
English, c.1860.

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Stock: 16195

An antique steel fire tool stand with a knopped finial and a slender stem. Perfect to accompany a set of our antique steel fire tools.
English, c.1890.

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Stock: 10949

A smart set of Georgian Regency steel fire tools with ribbed handles and pierced shovel decoration.

English, early 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	4 7⁄8" 12.5 cms	29 11⁄16" 75.5 cms	0 13⁄16" 2 cms

Stock: 16229

A fine pair of early Regency ebonised and parcel gilt side chairs, the square backs inset with painted panels reminiscent of the domestic Roman frescoes of Pompeii, over caned seats.
English, c.1815.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	18 1⁄8" 46 cms	32 1⁄4" 82 cms	18 1⁄8" 46 cms

Stock: 16243

A large Continental carved gilt wood panel the central carved aromorial cartouche surrounded by carved acanthus leaves and vines, on a blue painted background.
French, mid-18th century.

This panel would look stunning over a fireplace, or even mounted on the ceiling.

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	Width	Height
	53 1⁄2" 136 cms	67 1⁄4" 171 cms

Stock: 16260

A set of four framed hand-coloured copper engravings depicting English country houses and their estates by Johannes Kip, from his Nouveau Theatre de la Grande Bretagne. Published London by J Smith, c.1720.

Notes: Johannes Kip was a Dutch born engraver who settled in London c.1680, his Nouveau Theatre de la Grande Bretagne is considered one of the most important 18th century English topographical works as it meticulously documented buildings, gardens and other such features lost to the march of time.

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	Width	Height
	26" 66 cms	23 5⁄8" 60 cms

Stock: 16151

A William IV foldover tea table in beautifully mottled plum pudding mahogany, with a fluted baluster stem and a quatrefoil plinth over scrolled feet on castors.
English, c. 1830.

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	Width	Height	Depth
Closed	36 3⁄8" 92.5 cms	30 1⁄8" 76.5 cms	18" 45.8 cms
Open	72 13⁄16" 185 cms	29 1⁄4" 74.5 cms
Feet	27 3⁄16" 69 cms		17 1⁄4" 44 cms

Stock: 16246

An early Victorian chimneypiece in a grey mottled St Anne marble, with a stepped frieze and fluted pilaster jambs, striking in its simplicity.
English, circa 1840.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	62 1⁄4" 158.2 cms	49 1⁄4" 125.3 cms	11 1⁄4" 28.6 cms
Internal	36 3⁄8" 92.5 cms	40 3⁄16" 102.2 cms

Stock: 15439

An imposing Regency statuary marble chimneypiece with a bold geometric design to the frieze and the jambs, and laurel wreath endblocks. This strikingly modern design embedded within the Greek Revival style is very much the antecedent to the Art Deco, despite being designed over a hundred years before the modernist style. This chimneypiece is of exceptional quality.
Irish, circa 1820.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	84 1⁄8" 213.5 cms	54 1⁄2" 138.5 cms	12" 30.6 cms
Internal	50 3⁄16" 127.5 cms	41 1⁄2" 105.5 cms

Stock: 16249

A fine and large French terracotta figure by Mandeville-Bernier (1905-1935). The figure is beautifully modelled in the neoclassical style, with exquisitely rendered hair and drapery.
This figure can be displayed either outside or in, and possibly could be used as a fountain.
French, c.1905.

Notes: Stamped with the manufacturer’s mark, statue was made by Mandeville Pottery based in Castelnaudary (Aude) in the south of France, a famous company of its time. From 1880, the company evolved, using the name ‘Mandeville-Combeleran’ on it’s works. This was to be followed by ‘Mandeville-Bernier’ in 1905 until the company’s closure in 1935.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	12 3⁄16" 31 cms	38 3⁄16" 97 cms	11 13⁄16" 30 cms

Stock: 15503

A grisaille oil on canvas study of cherries on a cut stem. This carefully rendered picture creates a trompe l'oeil effect, reminiscent of decorative plasterwork, or a carved marble tablet.

Unsigned but certainly by a very competent hand. Original silver gilt frame. Possibly French, c.1880.

	Width	Height	Depth
	17 1⁄2" 44.5 cms	12 3⁄8" 31.5 cms	1 3⁄8" 3.5 cms

Stock: 15359

A highly unusual and attractive Gothic Revival oak and inlaid ebony Victorian sideboard attributed to the renowned English furniture designer Charles Bevan(1820s-1882).

The undercut top shelf, with a raised three quarter gallery, rests above three neat drawers beneath which is a central set of recessed open shelves, flanked by two cupboards with quatrefoil paneled doors. The brass ringed handles, hinges and locks are original and the whole is supported on a sturdy plinth base. A finely made piece of furniture with great attention paid to detail and carving.
English, late 19th century.

Notes: Charles Bevan was a Victorian Gothic Revival designer who was noted for his marquetry designs. In earlier years he worked with prestigious furniture manufacturers and designers including Gillows and J. P. Seddon and became very well known his work featuring in catalogues and periodicals. A woodcarver and cabinetmaker of some distinction in 1872 he set up in partnership with his son, designing and manufacturing marquetry furniture until his death in 1892.Examples of his work can be viewed at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and can also be found in various English country mansions.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	70 1⁄8" 178 cms	41 1⁄4" 105 cms	28" 71 cms

Stock: 16259

A large wool on cotton runner, repeating multi-coloured geometric design, 521cm x 100

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	Length	Width
	205 1⁄8" 521 cms	39 3⁄8" 100 cms

Stock: 4506

A weathered carved stone bust of Moliere, the 17th century French playwright (1622 - 1673) looking to dexter.
French, circa 1720.

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	width	height
	21" 53.3 cms	25" 63.5 cms

Stock: 14802

An imposing and striking large fireplace in highly polished Belgian Black Marble. The wide and deep moulded shelf sits above a panelled frieze with a crisply carved central tablet, which is flanked by two lion mask endblocks over wide panelled jambs and plain footblocks.
French, c.1900.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	57 1⁄8" 145 cms	43 3⁄8" 110.2 cms	13 3⁄16" 33.5 cms
Internal	36 3⁄8" 92.5 cms	36" 91.4 cms

Stock: 16085

An ornate Victorian brass hearth fender of a compact size, decorated with lions rampant holding blank shields flanking the pierced bar.
English, late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
max	47 3⁄16" 120 cms	10 5⁄8" 27 cms	4 11⁄16" 12 cms
min	38 3⁄16" 97 cms

Stock: 13776

A 20th Century Cut Glass Five Branch Chandelier with an elegant stem issuing 5 branches with are strung with faceted beads and hung with drops.
English, c.1950.

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	diameter	Drop
	21 1⁄4" 54 cms	25 3⁄16" 64 cms
	15 11⁄16" 40 cms	18 1⁄8" 46 cms

Stock: 16235

A pair of 19th century flame mahogany and ebony lined pedestal cupboards, the rectangular tops above a panelled cupboard door, each opening to a single shelf, enclosed by lion mask capitals, raised on ebonised paw feet.
English, c.1810.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	18 7⁄8" 48 cms	27 5⁄8" 70 cms	18 1⁄8" 46 cms

Stock: 16065

A superb early nineteenth-century Regency library or writing table. The beautifully figured rosewood top sits above a single drawer above octagonal columns which rest on platform bases with concealed castor mounted feet.
English or Scottish, c.1810.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	53 7⁄8" 137 cms	28 11⁄16" 73 cms	28 1⁄4" 72 cms

Stock: 16185

A very fine nineteenth-century bronze tazza by Barbedienne, after Ferdinand Levillain (1837-1905). The central medallion depicting the shepherds Menalcus and Mopsus from Virgil's Eclogues. This tazza is a wonderful example of the collaboration between Levillain and the bronzier F Barbedienne.
French, c.1870.

	Width	Height	Depth
	18 7⁄8" 48 cms	5 1⁄4" 13.5 cms	13 3⁄8" 34 cms

Stock: 14537

A substantial and grand Victorian fireplace in dramatic Belgian black marble. The large and wide moulded shelf sits over a verde antico undershelf, and is centred by a beautifully carved keystone above the slow arch which is emphasised by the spandrels, picked in gold. This is echoes in the generous corbels and jambs, which also have fine carving filled with gold.
English, c.1880.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	77 13⁄16" 197.5 cms	51" 129.5 cms	15 5⁄8" 39.5 cms
Internal	40" 101.5 cms	37 3⁄8" 95 cms

Stock: 16031

An elegant Arts and Crafts copper and brass three branch ceiling light in the manner of W.A.S. Benson. The three copper foliate arms are hung with vaseline / uranium glass bell shades.
English, c.1890.

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	Diameter	Drop
	28 1⁄4" 72 cms	35" 89 cms

Stock: 16101

A very fine early George III giltwood wall mirror in the manner of Thomas Chippendale, the frame with a finely carved scrolling acanthus crest and trailing foliage with the merest suggestion of the pagoda corners associated with Chippendale's designs. Original gilding.
English, c.1760.

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	Width	Height
	24" 61 cms	46 7⁄8" 119 cms

Stock: 16079

A 19th century giltwood and gesso framed wall mirror in the Rococo style, with a delicately moulded and scrolling frame of foliate and Rococo design, the mirror plate held with a bound laurel border.
English, c.1880.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	29 7⁄8" 76 cms	40 3⁄8" 102.5 cms	2 13⁄16" 7 cms

Stock: 15904

An unusual Belgian fireplace in statuary marble. The deep moulded shelf rests over the frieze and jambs, which have been unified in carving with a wide band of bound laurel in low relief and frames the stepped opening.

Belgian, mid-19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	70 7⁄8" 180 cms	43 1⁄4" 110 cms	17 1⁄4" 44 cms
Internal	41 11⁄16" 106 cms	31 3⁄16" 79.3 cms

Stock: 16076

A small neoclassical style gilt gesso wall mirror with marginal plates, surmounted by a broken pediment and and a lidded urn.
French, c.1910.

Provenance: Property from a private collection of European Decorative Arts

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	Width	Height
	19 11⁄16" 50 cms	33 1⁄8" 84 cms

Stock: 16140

A large George II mahogany tripod table of provincial manufacture, with a circular tilt made from a single piece of beautifully figured mahogany, over a turned column and wide splayed legs.

English 1750.

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	Diameter	Height
	37" 94 cms	28 1⁄4" 72 cms

Stock: 16023

A substantial Victorian cast iron fire basket with a pierced apron and urn topped andirons. Perfect for a fireplace of grand proportions.
English, mid 19th century.

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	width	height	depth
External	38 3⁄8" 97.5 cms	22" 56 cms	20 1⁄8" 51 cms
Back width	22 3⁄16" 56.5 cms