A large pair of Charles X patinated bronze, sand cast, six light candelabra. The scrolling branches around a centre sconce, supported by a reeded tapering column on triform base with paw feet, standing on stepped plinth base. Superb quality casting & chasing. Original dark brown patination.
Height 24” (61cm)
Top diameter 9 1/2” (24cm)
Base diameter 6 1/4”” (16cm)
French
Circa 1830
A Lampre, 72 Faubourg Saint was -Honoré, Paris.
A late 19th century, French, mahogany & gilt bronze mounted vitrine on stand in the Louis XVI style, by Lampre. The carrera marble top with pierced gallery, above a glazed vitrine with central door, mirrored back and bowed sides, the open base with a frieze drawer, standing on short cabriole legs. Mounts regilded. Brand to back ‘Lampre Fg St Honore 72 Paris’
Height 62 1/2” (159cm)
Width 38” (97cm)
Depth 13” (33cm)
French
Circa 1880
Thomas Abbott Birmingham
A pair of patinated & gilt bronze stork candlesticks from the second quarter of the 19th century, by Thomas Abbott. The standing stork with gilder d crown encircling its neck, holding aloft a single sconce hung with glass drops, and standing on a naturalistic rocky platform. ‘Abbott’ cast into weighted base. Re patinated.
Height 15 3/8” (39cm)
Width 6” (15cm)
Depth 6” (15cm)
English
Circa 1835
Mawson, Swan & Marston Newcastle on Tyne
A late 19th century, Victorian, gilt metal & Florentine pietra dura photograph frame. The pierced & engraved frame with twin oval inlaid hard stone panels opening to reveal four oval glazed compartments for photographs.
Height 6 5/8” (16.7 cm)
Width 9 1/8” (23.2 cm)
Depth 2 3/4” (7 cm)
English
Circa 1880
An impressive patinated & gilt bronze table lamp in the Regency taste. The central bronze urn supported by three winged caryatids issuing from a stepped triform plinth base.
Height 21” (53.5 cm)
Width 8 1/2” (21 cm)
Depth 7” (18 cm)
English
Circa 1910
A pair of Napoleon III gilt bronze and carrera marble cassolettes. The marble tops with pinatum finials inverting to a candle sconce, above an ovoid body hung with floral swags and with triform supports headed by rams head masks, standing on stepped circular plinths with beaded decoration. Mounts re-gilded.
Height 12” (30.5cm)
Width 4” (10.2cm)
Depth 4” (10.2cm)
French
Circa 1870
A William IV rosewood work table attributed to Gillows. The square top with twin drop flaps and fine veneers, above a pair of mahogany lined cockbeaded drawers, one fitted, with dummy en verso. The base with four finely turned and reeded legs in typical Gillows style, ending in brass caps and castors.
Height 29” (73.7 cm)
Width closed 21 1/2” (54.5cm)
Width open 37 1/2″ (95cm)
Depth 19” (48.2cm)
English
Circa 1835
A late 19th century gilt bronze & green onyx table lamp. The corinthian capital mounted column above a triform base with paw feet and acanthus decorated plinth. Previously an oil lamp now converted to electricity. Regilded.
Height 23” (58.5cm)
Width 7 1/2” (19cm)
Depth 7 1/2” (19cm)
French
Circa 1890
A pair of French, 19th century, gilt & patinated bronze candlesticks now converted to table lamps. The reeded columns with gilt sconces and engine turned plinths. Re patinated.
Height 13” (33cm)
Base diameter 4 1/8” (10.5cm)
French
Circa 1830
A George IV mahogany & line inlaid console bracket. The ‘D’ shaped top with a slim frieze above three curved supports issuing from a central finial.
Height 20 1/2” (52cm)
Width 13” (33cm)
Depth 19/2” (50cm)
English
Circa 1820
A late 19th century, French, pâte-sur-pâte celadon porcelain & ormolu mounted lamp. The porcelain body decorated with a classical maiden to the front, the reverse decorated with a floral arabesque. Oil lamp converted to electricity. Regilded mounts.
Height to bayonet fitting 17” (43cm)
Width 7” (18cm)
Depth 5 1/2” (14cm)
French
Circa 1880
A late 19th century, French, pâte-sur-pâte celadon porcelain & ormolu mounted lamp. The porcelain body finely decorated to the front and reverse with floral sprays. Oil lamp converted to electricity. Regilded mounts.
Height to bayonet fitting 19” (48.5cm)
Width 9” (23cm)
Depth 6 1/2” (16.5cm)
French
Circa 1880
A pair of patinated bronze pastille burners from the second quarter of the 19th century, of diminutive size. The removable pierced lids lifting to reveal a blue glass liner with central well to burn pastilles. The urn shaped body with reeded base & twin handles above a triform base of clawed animal legs with plinth base. The bun feet replaced.
Height 5 3/8” (13.5cm)
Width 4 3/16” (10.6cm)
Depth 3 3/4” (9.5cm)
English
Circa 1830
A George IV mahogany pedestal of unusually large proportions. The square plinth top with a carved scroll support above a tapered panelled column, the three sides veneered with flame panels and split bead borders, above a waisted base with square plinth.
Height 60” (152.5cm)
Column top 11 1/2” (29.2cm) x 13” (33cm)
Base 19” (48cm) square
English
Circa 1830
A late 19th century, French, ormolu mounted celadon ground pâte-sur-pâte lamp. The bottle shaped base decorated with a wide band of flowers, flanked by ormolu handles and a standing on a stepped plinth base. Sympathetically converted from an oil lamp and professionally rewired.
Height 19 3/4” (50cm)
Width 8 1/2” (21.5cm)
Depth 7” (18cm)
French
Circa 1890
A late 19th century bronze and marble presse papier. The dog lying down with head raised in alert pose, on a rectangular rouge marble plinth. Dark green patination.
Height 3 1/8” (8 cm)
Width 4 3/8” (11.2 cm)
Depth 2 3/4” (6.9 cm)
English
Circa 1890
An unusual patinated bronze lamp base of Cleopatra’s Needle, now converted to electricity. This commemorates the bringing of the Egyptian obelisk, inaccurately but commonly called Cleopatra’s Needle, from Alexandria to London, where it was placed on the Thames Embankment in 1878.
CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLE / LONDON 1878 AD / ERECTED BY THOTHMES 111 / HELIOPOLIS 1700 BC
Diamond registration mark. Class i Metal, 8th December 1877. Registered design number 316926. J.Barwell, Son & Fisher, Worcester Works, Clement Street, Birmingham.
Height 37cm
Base 17cm x 17cm
English
Circa 1878
A mid Victorian solid walnut butlers tray on stand. The rectangular tray with three quarter moulded gallery centred by a carved shell and pierced handles, supported by the original turned and fluted folding stand.
Height 27″
Width 29″
Depth 18″
Circa 1870
English
After Antoine-Denis Chaudet (1763-1810)
A Napoleon III bronze figure L’Amour au Papillon. The finely cast figure of a kneeling Cupid holding the wings of a butterfly, representing Cupid capturing Psyche, standing on a rouge marble plinth.
Cast after the marble L’Amour, which is included in the collection of the Louvre Museum, Paris. At the Salon of 1802, Chaudet presented a plaster model of L’Amour to great acclaim. Unfortunately, the artist died before it was realised in marble. Seven years after his death, his friend Pierre Cartellier (French, 1757-1831) completed the work in marble, which was shown at the Salon of 1817. Louis XVIII acquired L’Amour for the State and exhibited it at Versailles, where it resided until it was transferred to the Louvre.
Height 9 7/8” (25cm)
Width 8 5/8” (22cm)
Depth 5“ (12.5cm)
French
Circa 1870
W Oppenheimer
Japy Freres
A Napoleon III cut brass inlaid red tortoiseshell mantel clock in the Louis XIV style. The red tortoiseshell and cut brass inlaid case surmounted by a seated putti, the sunburst pendulum visible through the glazed door opening to gilt dial with enamel Roman numeral tablets, the inside of the rear door & floor finely inlaid. The eight day movement, numbered 2074, rack striking the hour & half hour on a bell. The whole dressed with re-gilded bronze mounts. Circular ‘Japy Freres 1849’ seal to movement.
Height 19 1/2“ (49.5cm)
Width 10 1/2“ (26.5cm)
Depth 5 1/2″ (14cm)
Circa 1870
French
