GILLOWS
A Victorian figured walnut, tulipwood crossbanded and ormolu mounted card table. The serpentine shaped top opening to a relined green baize interior, above a mahogany lined well. The shaped frieze with four cabriole legs, mounted with ormolu knees and sabots. Mounts regilded. Stamped twice to the underside “GILLOWS”.
Height 28 1/2″
Width 37″
Depth 22 1/2″
English
Circa 1860
A late 19th century, French, mahogany, rosewood & satinwood table ambulanté in the Louis XV style. The circular marble top with gilt border above a parquetry frieze with single oak lined drawer, supported by four cabriole legs ending in sabots. The lower shaped platform radially veneered. Mounts regilded. The style and construction would indicate one of the top Parisian makers such as Francois Linke (1855-1946).
Height 29 3/4″
Diameter 18″
French
Circa 1880
A mid Victorian giltwood and gesso wall mirror of small proportions. The original oval mercury silvered bevelled plate inset a lattice frame with acanthus spandrels and ‘C’ scroll pediment flanked by winged cherubs. Original gilding refreshed.
Height43″
Width 32″
English
Circa 1860
Four 19th century engravings with part printed and part later colouring, inset verre eglomise mount and gilt frames.
‘The Young Englishmen’ & ‘The Young Dutchmen’
inv & sculpt N Colibere published by Jas Birchall
‘Coming From School’
after Thomas Stothard engraved by Bartolozzi
‘Playing At Marbles’
after W. Hamilton engraved by Bartolozzi
Height 9″
Width 10 1/2″
English
Circa 1880
Jean Baptiste Delettrez
A Napoleon III red Boulle and ormolu mounted mantel clock in the Louis XV style. Of waisted form the shaped case with allover cut brass and tortoiseshell marquetry, mounted with finely cast and chased gilt bronze. The eight day movement with Brocot suspension, rack striking the hour and half hour on a gong. The circular gilt dial with enamel roman numeral enamel tablets marking the hours and Arabic 5 minutes. Movement and case numbered 31542.
Jean-Baptiste Delettrez (1816-1887) went into business with A Brocot at 62 Rue Charlot in Paris in 1851. They exhibited together at the 1857 Universal Exhibition. This innovative and fruitful partnership continued until the death of Brocot fils in 1878, after which event Delettrez continued on his own. His typical later product was a conventional 8-day mantle clock that struck the hours and half-hours, still based on the standard Brocot escapement and suspension that he had helped to refine. These elegant and much-admired timepieces were typically made to order for retailers, including several in Britain, with dials carrying the name of the retailer rather than that of their maker, but whose mechanism was stamped with the cartouche (JBD).
Height 35cm
Width 23cm
Depth 14cm
French
Circa 1880
A late 19th century mahogany, Vernis Martin and gilt bronze mounted, French, Bureau à Douchine. The three small frieze drawers above a cylinder and ogee shaped fall opening to reveal a relined writing surface with three small drawers, above a single long drawer operating the cylinder when opened. The base with four square tapering legs ending in gilt sabots. Mounts regilded.
This desk, although not signed, shows all the hallmarks of the early Linke workshop practices of the 1880’s. It compares directly with the sketch on page 18 of Daybook 2, apart from the top of the legs. The Vernis Martin panels would have been commissioned separately, by the wholesaler Merlin, at this early stage of Linke’s production.
The desk is numbered ‘1’ in blue crayon under the curved fall, and has pencil inscriptions to beneath the baize, ‘Drap Vert'(Green Cloth), and to the underside of the writing panel. The original brass lock stamped for ‘Vachette Frères’ and stamped with the number ’27’. The locksmiths first used this stamp in 1874.
Height 43 1/4″
Depth 21 1/4″
Width 35 1/2″
French
Circa 1885
A pair of German, early 20th century, bronze busts of Apollo & Diana after the antique. Of diminutive size, each supported on an onyx column with square base and gilt collars. Inscribed on the reverse ‘Aktien – C esellesch von H Gladenbeck & Sohn’.
Height 17cm
Width 6cm
Depth 5cm
German
Circa 1910
A late 19th century, french, oeil de vermeil and ormolu mounted guéridon. The oval top with cube parquetry veneers and ormolu edge, above a shaped frieze mounted with floral swags, the front with pull out slide and oak lined drawer. Standing on four slender cabriole shaped legs ending in sabots. Original gilding to mounts. Knee mounts stamped ‘JH’ to the reverse.
Height 74.5cm
Width 65cm
Depth 42.5cm
French
Circa 1890
A Napoleon III giltwood and gesso wall mirror. The original five plates with bevelled edges, inset moulded frame surrounded by scrolling acanthus leaves, the top surmounted by a rococo shell with lattice panels. Re-gilded.
Height 55″
Width 41″
French
Circa 1870
A late 19th century, French, kingwood and gilt bronze mounted vitrine. The shaped marble top above a concave moulded frieze with a single serpentine glazed door below, enclosing a relined interior with glazed shelves, flanked by concave glazed sides, and standing on cabriole legs. The whole mounted with finely cast and chased gilt bronze retaining the original gilding..
Height 65″
Width 27″
Depth 16″
Circa 1890
French
A George IV Albuera wood work table by 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. Drawer with pencil inscription John Leach.
Height 29″
Width 20″ closed. 36″ open
Depth 19″
English
Circa 1825
A pair of late 19th century, French, Napoleon III gilt bronze mounted Fleur de Pêcher marble urns and covers. The ovoid body, with removable covers, mounted with satyr mask handles and floral swags, supported by a water leaf cast waisted socle with plinth bases. Mounts regilded.
Height 13″
Width 5 1/2″
Depth 5 1/2″
French
Circa 1890
A mid 19th century continental patinated bronze Albani vase after the antique. The bead moulded rim above a leafy edge with eight busts surrounding the waisted frieze, flanked by a pair of reeded twisted handles, standing on a flared fluted socle. Dark brown patination.
The antique marble vase was at the Villa Albani. Barbedienne called this ‘Cratère vase consacré a bacchus’ in their catalogue of 1886.
Height 5″
Width 7″
Depth 6″
Circa 1860
French
A George IV mahogany planter, or ‘Crocus table’. The circular top with spindle turned gallery, the centre lifting to reveal a replaced brass liner, supported by a turned carved stem with platform base standing on three turned feet with concealed castors.
Height 30″
Width 16″
Depth 16″
English
Circa 1830
J B Delettrez
Retailed by Klaftenberger
A late 19th century green tortoiseshell and engraved brass inlaid clock in the Louis XV style. Of small waisted form, the case finely inlaid to all four sides and with original gilt bronze mounts. The eight day Delettrez movement rack striking the hour and half hour on a bell with Brocot suspension. The gilt dial with enamel cartouche roman numerals. Movement and case numbered 26533.
Height 11 3/4″
Width 6 1/2″
Depth 4″
French
Circa 1880
A pair of antique French Empire gilt & patinated bronze candlesticks. Each in the the form of a single winged cherub holding aloft a quiver, surmounted by a single candle sconce, and hung with a laurel swagged bow, supported by a gilt stem with finely cast flowers on stepped base with square plinth. Retaining the original gilding.
Height 13″
Width 4″
Depth 2 5/8″
French
Circa 1815
A Regency rosewood boat shaped Canterbury. Of rectangular form with four divisions and pierced carrying handle, the ring turned uprights with turned finials, an oak lined drawer to the frieze raised on turned supports with original brass caps and castors. Brass pulls replaced.
Height 19 1/2″
Width 19 3/4″
Depth 14″
English
Circa 1810
An Edwardian mahogany, satinwood crossbanded and boxwood line inlaid column. The square top with moulded edge, above a concave shaped frieze with tapering column, standing on a stepped plinth base.
Height 44″
Width 12 3/8″
Depth 12 1/4″
English
Circa 1900
A pair of Napoleon III gilt bronze and carrera marble cassolettes. The marble tops with acorn finials inverting to a candle sconce, above an ovoid body hung with floral swags and rams head masks, standing on circular plinths with beaded decoration. Retaining the original gilding.
Height 10″
Width 3 1/2″
Depth 3 1/2″
French
Circa 1870
A Victorian walnut work table. The serpentine shaped top with well figured veneers above a single frieze drawer with silk lined wool basket below, supported by a ‘U’ undercarriage with turned fluted column standing on four flower carved cabriole legs ending in porcelain castors.
Height 29 1/2″
Width 22″
Depth 17″
English
Circa 1860
