Vincent Riviere
A late 19th century, French, bronze figure of Napoleon Bonaparte after Vincent Riviere. The figure standing on a naturalistic base, one arm behind his back, raised on a sienna marble plinth. Dark green patination. Signed to side V Riviere.
Height 9 ½″ (24cm)
Width 4″ (10.2cm)
Depth 3 ½″ (9cm)
French
Circa 1870
F Barbedienne
A late 19th century, French, bronze figure of ‘Diane a la Biche’ (Chasseresse), cast by Barbedienne after the antique marble in the Louvre museum. Dark brown patination. Signed ‘F Barbedienne’ to reverse, with foundry seal. The Barbedienne catalogue lists this bronze in 6 sizes, this is the smallest size cast.
Height 8″ (20.3cm)
Width 5″ (12.7cm)
Depth 3 ½″ (9cm)
French
Circa 1870
A mid 19th century, Italian, bronze figure of a naked Satyr and the infant Bacchus. The infant Bacchus sits astride the naked Satyr’s shoulders feeding him grapes.
Height 11 3/4” (30cm)
Width 5 3/4” (15cm)
Depth 3 1/2” (6.5cm)
Italian
Circa 1840
Henri Picard (1831 -1890)
A French, Napoleon III, rosewood and ormolu mounted table vitrine by Henri Picard. The rectangular rising lid with bevelled glass centre and ormolu rim, opening to a relined interior with four glazed sides, standing on slender cabriole legs ending in gilt sabots. Gilt bronze mounts stamped ‘HP’ to the reverse for Henri Picard. Retaining the original gilding. Lock stamped ‘AV☆ PARIS’.
Height 31″ (79cm)
Width 30″ (76cm)
Depth 21 1/4“ (54cm)
French
Circa 1870
A mid 19th century, Dutch, mahogany & satinwood inlaid jardiniere/waste paper bin. The zinc liner inset a cylindrical body with brass bail handle above turned ebonised spindles with three outset line inlaid pillars continuing to tapered square legs ending in spade feet.
Height 17 1/2“ (44.5cm)
Diameter 12” (30.5cm)
Dutch
Circa 1850
A George III, Regency, rosewood Canterbury. The three divisions divided by solid rosewood splats with turned corner uprights topped by turned buttons, above a single mahogany lined drawer with original gilt brass pulls, standing on turned legs with brass caps and castors.
Height 21 ½” (54.6cm)
Width 18″ (45.8cm)
Depth 11 ⅞” (30cm)
English
Circa 1810
Attributed to Francois Linke
A late 19th century, French, mahogany and ormolu mounted wall cabinet. The central rectangular vernis martin panelled door enclosing a mahogany shelved interior, flanked by a small pair of curved glazed display cases, above three concealed frieze drawers. The stepped top with pierced gilt metal galleries. Of fine quality this cabinet possesses all the hallmarks of Linke’s craftsmanship. Many of the mouldings can be seen on signed works by this master.
Probably formerly the upper half of a cabinet.
Height 60.5cm
Depth 25.5cm
Width 82cm
French
Circa 1900
A pair of napoleon III gilt bronze & marble cassolettes in the Louis XVI style. The white carrera marble bodies surmounted by a removable lid inverting to a candle sconce, above bacchic masks heading tripod supports with hoof feet standing on triform bases with stepped plinths. Retaining the original gilding.
Height 12″ ( 30cm)
Depth 4″ (10cm)
Width 4 3/4″ (12cm)
French
Circa 1860
A pair of Napoleon III gilt bronze and Vert Maurin 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. The gilt floral swags cast by Christofle et Cie.
Height 10″
Width 3 1/2″
Depth 3 1/2″
French
Circa 1870
A George III West Indian Satinwood and rosewood crossbanded Pembroke table. The rectangular top with figured oval panel flanked by twin drop flaps inlaid with holly and ebony lines, above a single frieze drawer with rosewood turned knobs, and standing on fine square section legs ending in brass caps and castors. Pencil inscription to underside ‘ Price? July 20th 1802’.
Height 27” (69cm)
Width closed 19” (48cm) Open 36” (91.5cm)
Depth 30“ (76cm)
English
Circa 1802
A late 19th/early 20th century, French, Kingwood & Satiné open bookcase embellished with fine ormolu mounts. The serpentine fronted marble top with gilt metal rim, above a shaped frieze with a pair of mahogany lined drawers. The open bookcase base with a pair of adjustable shelves and mahogany interior, standing on short cabriole legs ending in sabots. The curved sides with satiné panels crossbanded in kingwood and framed in ormolu. Retaining the original gilding to the finely chased mounts.
Height 39” (99cm)
Width 26” (66cm)
Depth 15” (38cm)
French
Circa 1900
George Van der Straeten
A late 19th century bronze bust of a young woman wearing a hat.
Attributed to Gillows
A George III rosewood sofa table with brass line inlay, attributed to Gillows. The rectangular top with twin drop flaps and finely figured book veneers, above a pair of mahogany lined frieze drawers and dummy en verso, standing on block ends, united by a turned stretcher, with platform bases flanked by scroll carved spandrels and finely cast gilt bronze hairy paw feet concealing castors. The whole heightened with wide brass inlay throughout. Brass pulls replaced.
An almost identical rosewood sofa table is illustrated on page 375, ‘Gillows of Lancaster & London 1730-1840’ by Susan E Stuart.
Height 28 1/2” (72.5cm)
Width closed 33 1/2” (85cm)
Width open 54 1/2” (138.5cm)
Depth 23” (58.5cm)
English
Circa 1815
A George IV rosewood chiffonier. The galleried shelf back with turned supports above a mercury silvered plate. The base with frieze drawer above a pair of silk pleated doors flanked by turned columns and a bead and reel plinth base standing on turned and reeded bun feet.
Height 49″ (124.5cm)
Width 36 1/2″ (92cm)
Depth15 3/4” (40cm)
English
Circa 1830
A late 19th century, Victorian, rosewood adjustable piano stool. The rectangular upholstered seat with rise and fall screw mechanism concealed in the box frame, standing on solid rosewood ring turned supports. Samped to underside ‘5591’.
Height 18″ (46cm)
Depth 15″ (38cm)
Width 19″ (48cm)
English
Circa 1890
An early 20th century Austrian miniature bronze Borzoi. Finely chased detail with brown patination and pink enamel to mouth.
Height 6.8cm
Width 9.4cm
Depth 3cm
Circa 1910
Austrian
A mid 19th century, Victorian, figured walnut Secretaire Wellington chest. The rectangular stepped top above nine graduated drawers retaining the original turned pulls, standing on a plinth base and with side locking bar. The three centre drawers with fall front opening to reveal a fitted interior with leather lined fall.
Height 57 1/2″ (146cm)
Width 31 1/2″ (80cm)
Depth17 1/2” (45cm)
English
Circa 1860
A small late 19th century, French, gilt bronze and marble clock. The ormolu case surmounted by a seated cherub, above an enamel dial painted with floral swags and Arabic numerals, the sides with acanthus scrolls and standing on a rouge marble plinth with five toupie feet. The Vincenti et Cie eight day movement with Brocot suspension, striking the hour and half hour on a bell with outside count wheel. The case and movement numbered 780.
Height 12″
Width 7.5″
Depth4″
French
Circa 1895
An early 19th century, George III, mahogany tea table. The ‘D’ shaped top with reeded edge opening to reveal a polished interior, supported by twin back legs, above a frieze with geometric cockbead mouldings standing on four turned legs ending in brass caps and castors.
Height 29 1/2″ (75cm)
Width 36″ (91cm)
Depth 17 1/2″ (45cm)
English
Circa 1810
A George III fiddleback maple, kingwood cross banded tea caddy inlaid with fan medallions and finished with chequer stringing. Finely inlaid on all sides, including the interior which houses three lidded caddies. Now standing on brass ball feet, possibly replacements.
Height 5 3/4″ (14.8cm)
Width 9 1/2″ (24.2cm)
Depth 5 1/4″ (13.4cm)
English
Circa 1800
