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Stock: 14951

A pair of Regency style twin branch ormolu wall lights. The cornucopia arms, which hold the candle holders, emanate from shield shaped backplates embellished with bell flowers terminating in crossed, ribboned buds.
English, circa 1900.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	13" 33 cms	14 3⁄16" 36 cms	4 11⁄16" 12 cms

Stock: 15389

A very pretty Louis XVI cast iron fire basket with acanthus bars to the front, above which two brass pineapple finials are mounted. A pierced brass skirt stretches below, and the grate stands on slender tapered legs.

English, late 20th century.
Provenance: Upper Swell Farm, Gloucestershire.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	20 1⁄8" 51 cms	23 5⁄8" 60 cms	10 3⁄16" 26 cms

Stock: 15298

A large and beautiful antique giltwood sunburst centred by a carved mask, mounted on a trompe l'oeil roundel, of the Greek God Apollo as a personification of the Sun. Radiating out from the mask are twenty two sun rays linked to a giltwood framed circle of further trompe l'oeil set with four giltwood bosses. It is likely to have once been a ceiling adornment in a grand Italian palazzo.
Italian, 18th century or earlier.

Photos before restoration.

Notes: Apollo was a Greek Roman deity and one of the Twelve Olympians. Recognized as a god of archery, music and dance, truth, healing, the Sun and light, poetry and prophecy he was the son of Zeus and Leto, and the twin brother of Artemis, goddess of the hunt.

Link to: Antique sculptures, carvings, bronzes, plaques and tablets one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology. The national divinity of the Greeks, Apollo has been recognized as a god of archery, music and dance, truth and prophecy, healing and diseases, the Sun and light, poetry, and more. He is the son of Zeus and Leto, and the twin brother of Artemis, goddess of the hunt. Seen as the most beautiful god and the ideal of the kouros (ephebe, or a beardless, athletic youth), Apollo is considered to be the most Greek of all the gods. Apollo is known in Greek-influenced Etruscan mythology as Apulu.[1]

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	Diameter	Depth
	57 7⁄8" 147 cms	3 1⁄8" 8 cms

Stock: 8608

A rather fine and very large Georgian style steel and brass fire basket in the manner of Robert Adam. The arched backplate, with a central sunburst, rests behind a three bar, bow fronted grate cradled on either side by finely engraved shoulders within a beaded edging and surmounted by a pair of small engraved urn finials. The serpentine apron, with etched, linked lozenges sweeps around to a pair of tapering engraved standards surmounted by a pair of large urn finials.
English, late 19th century.

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	width	height	depth
	37 5⁄8" 95.5 cms	38 3⁄16" 97 cms	18 7⁄8" 48 cms

Stock: 15244

A rare Edward Pugin Gothic Revival fireplace, carved from Caen stone and marble. The fine rose red breccia marble shelf and carved undershelf are flanked by projecting faceted endblocks. Beneath the shelf are a pair of high relief spandrels, carved with ivy leaves and perhaps aspen leaves on the other side, flanking the pointed arch opening. The wide jambs are fronted by cippolino marble columns, with foliate capitals and statuary marble bases typical of E Pugin's work. The whole fireplace is raised on large faceted footblocks. English, circa 1860.

Notes: Edward Pugin was the son of A.W.N Pugin, and an eminent architect in his own right. He was a leading proponent of the Gothic Revival style, and designed many ecclesiastical and domestic buildings. After his father's death, he was tasked with finishing many of his commissions, which led him to build his own successful portfolio. This particular fireplaces is almost identical to one found in Pugin's family house The Grange, in Ramsgate. The fireplace still in situ was designed by Edward as part of his remodelling of the family home designed by his father, and our fireplace is very likely to have been designed by him for the house too. It is probably the case, that as this house fell into a poor state of repair, the fireplace was removed and sold on.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	55 1⁄2" 141 cms	50 3⁄16" 127.5 cms	12 3⁄16" 31 cms
Internal	28 11⁄16" 73 cms	37 13⁄16" 96 cms

Stock: 15258

A beautiful and very large Persian Kashan carpet. The central shaped panel with interlacing scrolled foliage and stylised flower heads woven in softly hued pale and midnight blues, magenta and ochre on an ivory ground. There are seven bands around the border of various repeating stylised flowers and motifs. Wool on a Cotton Base.
Persian, mid/late 20th century.

Kashan carpets are hand knotted and made in and around the town of Kashan in north west central Iran (Persia), 150 miles south of the capital, Tehran.

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	Length	Width
	139" 353 cms	102 3⁄8" 260 cms

Stock: 15239

A fine antique Neoclassical style brass fire tool stand. The reeded upright is topped by an ornate urn finial, the tool arms with fruit cluster ends and the shaped footplate with a moulded, raised foliate design. English, circa 1860.

We have various sets of brass fire tools, some of which are not yet on the web, which may work well with this stand.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	10 3⁄16" 26 cms	28 11⁄16" 73 cms	9 3⁄8" 24 cms

Stock: 11475

A small, carved alabaster sculpture of a Middle Eastern gentleman possibly Saladin (the first Sultan of Egypt and Syria), raised on a black marble plinth. The figure may have been cut down from a full size figure please see the last image below.
Early 19th, possibly late 18th century.

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		height without plinth	height with plinth
		7 1⁄2" 19 cms	9 1⁄2" 24.1 cms

Stock: 13032

A Victorian railed brass fireplace fender with knopped pegs and an enriched border around the base.English, circa 1880.

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	width	height	depth
	52" 132 cms	7 1⁄2" 19 cms	15" 38 cms

Stock: 11342

A Georgian style gilded and carved mahogany overmantel mirror, with it's original plate and with carved lambs tongue motif around the frame. One of a pair with SNo 11341.
English, mid 19th century.

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	width	height	depth
	54 7⁄8" 139.5 cms	45 11⁄16" 116 cms	3 7⁄8" 10 cms

Stock: 14561

A set of four pairs traditional Georgian style antique bronze door handles.
English, late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	7 1⁄8" 18 cms		2 1⁄2" 6.3 cms
Internal

Stock: 10088

A small Regency antique fireplace surround in Statuary and inlaid Spanish Brocatelle marble. The frieze, beneath the moulded shelf, is inset with fluted Brocatelle panels and is centred by a Brocatelle roundel echoed on the end blocks. The plain inlaid fluted jambs are raised on simple foot blocks. Provenance known. English, early 19th century.

Shown here with fire grate SNo 14205 now sold separately.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	53 1⁄2" 136 cms	45 1⁄2" 115.5 cms	7 7⁄8" 20 cms
Internal	35 3⁄16" 89.5 cms	37 1⁄8" 94.3 cms

Stock: 2845

A large 19th century Doulton ceramic pediment plaque of a female head with two putti in the Renaissance manner. Some damage a/f .
English, circa 1860.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	33 1⁄2" 85 cms	16 1⁄2" 42 cms
Internal

Stock: 15259

A fine twentieth century Nain woolwork carpet. Nain is a town east of Isfahan in what was once Persia and now Iran. It had for centuries been known for making cloaks with camel's wool, but in the early twentieth century used their fine woolwork skills to make rugs, often using cool colours, and elaborate geometric or floral designs. Nain carpets are made in such a way that the warp and weft are made of cotton, the pile made of wool and silk to make the motifs stand out.

Iranian, mid 20th century.

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	Length	Width
	125 3⁄16" 318 cms	97 3⁄16" 247 cms

Stock: 15257

A mid twentieth century Isfahan carpet dominated by the central foliate medallion of intricate design surrounded by vines and flowers. These carpets are identified by the use of soft kork wool and silk woven in a very tight pile in red, magenta, blue or indigo on an ivory background.

The city of Isfahan is one of the finest in the Islamic world known for its wonderful Persian architecture. The carpets, woven here for centuries, are perhaps the best and most valuable to be found and are often inspired by the designs found in the buildings, gardens and palaces in this beautiful city. Persian, circa 1956.

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	Length	Width
	86 5⁄8" 220 cms	56 1⁄4" 143 cms

Stock: 13999

A Louis XV style fender bar, surmounted by a central leaf and sprig decoration, linking a pair of tall, elaborate foliate chenets in the Rococo style. French, late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	40 7⁄8" 104 cms	16 7⁄8" 43 cms	5 7⁄8" 15 cms

Stock: 15254

A mid 20th century Bidjar carpet of woven floral motifs on a midnight blue background. These carpets have been made for centuries in and around the small Kurdish town of Bidjar, also known as Bijar, south of Tabriz in the northwest of Iran. They can be distinguished by their heavy wool or cotton foundation (cotton was used in the twentieth century). As the weaver ties each row of knots, an extra weft is added and pounded down. The stiff, heavy foundation that this creates allows the carpets to withstand up to many years of heavy use. Because of this they are known as “the iron rugs of Persia”. Persian, mid 1950s.

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	Length	Width
	83 1⁄8" 211 cms	55 1⁄2" 141 cms

Stock: 12386

A gilded spelter Rococo style ewer or pitcher with a stylised dragon handle of fine quality casting, moulded to the body with cherubs, masks and shields amid floral detail and raised on an elaborate round pedestal. French, circa 1860.

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	width	height	depth
	5 1⁄4" 13.5 cms	15 3⁄8" 39.2 cms	5 7⁄8" 15 cms

Stock: 15256

A Qashqai tribal carpet with a central midnight blue medallion filled and surrounded by a field of small floral motifs.

The Qashqai people, throughout their history, have been nomadic their tribes travelling hundreds of miles across the Middle East to winter near the Persian Gulf. Their history and culture is rich in both struggle and inspiration which greatly influences the designs and motifs found in their carpets and give them an unusual sense of spontaneity and aliveness. These carpets are usually woven by the women of the tribe who, defying the modern practice of using commercial dyes, continue to almost exclusively use natural vegetable and plant dyes and follow the more traditional weaving techniques. Their family carpets are greatly treasured and they have a saying: “Where I am is my carpet. Where my carpet and I am is my home.”
Persian, mid 1950s.

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	Length	Width
	94 1⁄8" 239 cms	62 3⁄16" 158 cms

Stock: 14974

A fine Regency fireplace surround in pure white Statuary Marble. Beautifully elegant in its simplicity. The twin cushioned panelled frieze, beneath the moulded shelf, is centred by a tablet depicting a reclining Venus, holding aloft a rose, beside a basket of flowers with her temple in the distance.The endblocks with large rosette paterae above cushioned panelled jambs.
English, circa 1810.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	65" 165 cms	45 1⁄2" 115.5 cms	8 11⁄16" 22.2 cms
Internal	46 1⁄8" 117 cms	38 3⁄8" 97.5 cms

Stock: 8638

A pair of large, early 20th century, terracotta garden urns in the Baroque manner with gadrooned bowls and plaited basket weave band collars around the necks.
English, circa 1930.

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	width	height
	16 1⁄8" 41 cms	15 11⁄16" 40 cms

Stock: 12162

A front section of a 19th century Lit Clos possibly of the Beren region in France, typically inlaid with ebonised and boxwood lozenge and compass motifs, set with brass studs and spindle turned roundels and an arched niche and small podium to the centre.
French, 19th century.

A Lit Clos, or Box Bed, is a traditional piece of furniture usually found in homes with only one room. It would be ,like sleeping in a cupboard but it did allow some privacy and was warm in winter.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	71" 180.3 cms	61" 155 cms	8" 20.4 cms
Internal	35" 89 cms	39" 99 cms

Stock: 15332

A large Gothic Revival, cast iron Victorian fire grate in the manner of A.W.N Pugin. With a pointed trefoil arch backplate centred by rosette spray, a two barred grate mounted with a pair of fleur de lys finials and fronted by a very fine decorative pair of tall andirons each topped with brass ball finials.The andirons and fire grate bear diamond registration marks for 1867. English, mid 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	42 1⁄8" 107 cms	32 1⁄2" 82.5 cms	18 7⁄8" 48 cms

Stock: 14854

A substantial Louis XV chimneypiece in boldly veined Pavonazzo marble. The deeply moulded shelf is set above a panelled serpentine frieze, which is centred with a Rocaille shell cartouche and foliate detail. The C-scroll and shell endblocks sit above acanthus scrolled, angled console jambs.
French, circa 1860.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	75" 190.5 cms	49 5⁄8" 126 cms	16 7⁄8" 43 cms
Internal	48" 122 cms	39 13⁄16" 101 cms

Stock: 13358

A cast Iron fireback, depicting a Greek style maiden in a floral setting.
French late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	18 7⁄8" 48 cms	18 7⁄8" 48 cms	0 13⁄16" 2 cms

Stock: 15278

A very fine Louis XVI antique chimneypiece in a lightly veined, soft grey Bardiglio marble. The stepped shelf, with a bead and reel under band, rests on a beautifully carved foliate frieze of scrolling acanthus leaves framing a small floral cartouche above a band of bound rod moulding. Flanking the frieze are large square floral paterae supported on bold, stopped fluted volute jambs. French, mid 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	63 1⁄2" 161.3 cms	47 5⁄8" 121 cms	15" 38 cms
Internal	43 7⁄8" 111.5 cms	36 5⁄8" 93 cms

Stock: 14786

A rather magnificent and beautifully carved twin columned Palladian style Victorian walnut antique fireplace mantel. The shelf, under carved with scrolling foliate detail, rests above a stop fluted frieze centred by a plaque with a stylised urn and trailing acanthus leaves and fronds. Each of the endblocks, with large heraldic cartouche, sit above twin pairs of finely carved stop fluted tapering columns supported on substantial footblocks. The fireplace opening with a border of shell and tongue is centred by a scrolled panel of angels, amid further foliage, immediately beneath the plaque. English, circa 1880.

Shown here with fire basket SNo 12271 not included.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	89 3⁄16" 226.5 cms	62 5⁄8" 159 cms	12" 30.5 cms
Internal	50 13⁄16" 129 cms	43 1⁄2" 110.5 cms

Stock: 14035

An ornate brass antique fireplace fender the linking bar flanked by a pair of tall Rococo style brass chenets with a linking fender bar.
French 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	44 1⁄8" 112 cms	16 1⁄2" 42 cms	4 11⁄16" 12 cms

Stock: 15360

A Louis XVI style Breche Violette Marble chimneypiece, with fine violet, rose, blue and gold veining on a white background. The breakfront shelf, with a moulded edge, rests above a wide fluted frieze flanked by rosette paterae on the endblocks above stop fluted jambs raised on stepped footblocks. Slightly smaller but similar to chimneypiece SNo 15366.
French, late 19th century.

Notes: Breche Violette Marble is an increasingly rare marble quarried near the town of Serravezza, close to the Carrara region in Italy. It is often found in grand Italian churches and was used to create the columns in the galleries of the Louvre Museum in Paris.

	Width	Height	Depth
External	50 7⁄8" 129.3 cms	42 1⁄4" 107.4 cms	14 1⁄4" 36.3 cms
Internal	35 1⁄4" 89.6 cms	32 5⁄8" 82.7 cms

Stock: 15027

A Louis XV style large and wide antique cast iron fireplace insert in the Rococo style with a central fleur de lys emblem, foliate and floral detail and tied rope edging on the curved panels. French, mid 19th century.

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	Width	Height
External	45 1⁄8" 114.5 cms	35 3⁄8" 90 cms
Internal	29 1⁄8" 74 cms	24 3⁄16" 61.5 cms

Stock: 13996

A decorative cast iron Louis XVI style fireplace insert with entwined foliate twigs and ribbons. French, late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	35 5⁄8" 90.5 cms	32 1⁄2" 82.5 cms	4 1⁄4" 11 cms
Internal	17 11⁄16" 45 cms	23 3⁄8" 59.5 cms

Stock: 12442

A cast iron fireplace insert in the Louis XVI style, the concave interior with entwined floral wreathing.
French, early 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	38 3⁄16" 97 cms	33 7⁄8" 86 cms	2 3⁄8" 6 cms
Internal	22 3⁄8" 57 cms	24 3⁄8" 62 cms

Stock: 10223

A fine pair of grand walnut doors, casements and overdoors carved and gilded in the French Renaissance manner. They were originally in Park Place a Grade II listed house set in 570 acres near Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. The overdoors with arched pediments, centred by a large stylised shell flanked by ornate side scrolls, rest on the carved and gilded door surrounds again with the shell features. The upper panels of the doors are very finely carved with stylised dolphins, strapwork and cartouche each centred by lion masks carved in high relief. The lower panels with arched, raised and fielded panels. The doors are held on substantial rising butt brass hinges and the reverse side of each is set with plain raised and fielded panels. The house featured in the 2009 St Trinians film when the name Headmistress was affixed to the rear of one of the doors as can be seen in the last image. French, circa 1870.

Photos before restoration and please note that the doors can be sold separately.

Provenance: The doors were commissioned in the Renaissance style by the Noble family for Park Place which was built in the French Renaissance manner in 1871 by Architect Thomas Cundy.

Notes: John Noble bought the estate in 1869 and it stayed in the family until 1947 when it was auctioned off in a number of lots. The house was bought by the Middlesex County Council and in 1965 ownership was transferred to Hillingdon Council. The house and gardens were subsequently sold twice more during which time both were carefully restored and are now once again in private ownership.

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	Width	Height	Depth
Overall	47 3⁄16" 120 cms	123 5⁄8" 314 cms	2 3⁄8" 6 cms
Door only.	34 1⁄4" 87 cms	82 11⁄16" 210 cms

Stock: 7814

A small Victorian, crudely carved mill stone grit garden figure of a seated, mop headed boy.
English, circa 1880.

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	width	height	depth
	14 13⁄16" 37.5 cms	18" 45.7 cms	15 11⁄16" 40 cms

Stock: 15251

A Louis XVI style antique chimneypiece in softly hued grey, black and white Arabascato Marble. The moulded breakfront shelf rests above a stop fluted frieze flanked by finely carved floral endblocks. The scrolled stop fluted jambs are supported on sturdy footblocks in front of deep side returns.
French, late 19th century.

Notes: Arabascato Marble is from a bedrock quarry in the Apuan Mountains near Carrara in Italy and is a classic Italian marble. The black veining on the pure white background is synonymous with opulence and luxury and its simplicity works very well in both contemporary or traditional interiors.

Link to: Antique French chimneypieces inc. Louis XVI, French Empire fireplace mantels.

	Width	Height	Depth
External	57 3⁄16" 145.4 cms	42 3⁄8" 107.7 cms	17 1⁄2" 44.4 cms
Internal	40 5⁄8" 103.2 cms	33" 83.8 cms