A late 19th century, Italian, bronze bust of Christopher Columbus. The well cast and chased bust, wearing a cloth hat, supported by a circular stepped socle. Original dark brown patination.
Height 8″
Width 4″
Depth 3″
Circa 1880
French
A late 19th century gilt wood and gesso oval mirror. The central bevelled oval plate inset a segmented border with gadrooned moulded frame.
Height 32 1/2” 82.5cm)
Width 45” (114.5cm)
English
Circa 1900
An Edwardian mahogany, tulipwood cross banded and marquetry inlaid centre table. The octagonal top with alternating serpentine sides inlaid with a wide band of trailing flowers and ribbons, above a slim inlaid frieze with four square tapering legs ending in spade feet and united by a central fluted column with curved stretchers.
Height 27 1/4” (69.3cm)
Width 30″ (76.3cm)
Depth 30″ (76.3cm)
Circa 1900
English
A late 19th century, Victorian, satinwood and marquetry side table. The rectangular top with rounded corners and wide rosewood crossbanded marquetry border with a gallery edge above a deep frieze supported by four square tapering legs united by a platform stretcher.
Height 26 1/2″ (67cm)
Depth 16″ (40.5cm)
Width 22″ (56cm)
Circa 1890
English
A late 19th century mahogany window seat by James Shoolbred. The reupholstered seat with scrolling arms and six cabriole legs, carved with acanthus leaf scrolls and shells.
Height 27″ Seat height 18″
Width 42″
Depth 18″
English
Circa 1890
A pair of continental patinated bronze sphinxes from the second half of the 19th century. Each well cast and chased recumbent sphinx supported by a black marble plinth.
Height 8.5cm
Width 13cm
Depth 7.5cm
Continental
Circa 1870
Auguste Moreau (1834-1917)
Foundry E. Colin & Cie Paris
A small pair of 19th century, French, patinated bronze vases. Each twin handled floral cast vase with bulbous body and tapering neck sporting a frolicking cherub, and standing on a turned rouge marble plinth. Both retaining their original patination, and signed to the bodies ‘aug=te Moreau, E.Colin & cie Paris’.
Height 5 3/4″ ( 14.6cm)
Width 4″ (10.2cm)
Depth 3″ (7.6cm)
French
Circa 1890
A mid 19th century, Victorian, rosewood whatnot. The three shaped tiers with turned spindle supports and finials, the top with small shaped gallery back, and standing on turned legs with original brass caps and castors.
Height 34″ (86.5cm)
Width 15 3/4″ (40cm)
Depth 12 1/2″ (31.7cm)
English
Circa 1840
A Victorian amboyna, ebonised and parcel gilt book table. The circular top with narrow walnut banding above a turned fluted stem with a revolving triform book tier with turned galleries, supported by a base with three sabre ebonised legs.
Height 28 1/2” (72cm)
Width 18 1/2“ (47cm)
Depth 18 1/23“ (47cm)
Circa 1860
English
A Regency giltwood pier mirror of small proportions. The original plate inset a giltwood frame with cluster columns to the sides beneath a lattice frieze panel with moulded cornice and canon ball decoration. Retaining the original gilding.
Height 26 3/8″ (67cm)
Width 15 3/4″ (40cm)
English
Circa 1820
Raoul Larche (1860-1912)
‘Le Coup De Vent’
A gilt bronze desk lamp in the form of a young girl sheltering from the wind beneath a tree, the naturalistic base incorporating an inkwell. Signed in the bronze ‘Raoul Larche’ and with ‘Siot Paris’ foundry seal to the reverse and numbered ‘1752’. Original Patinated gilt bronze.
Height 17 1/4″ (43.7cm)
Width 8″ (20.3cm)
Depth 8″ (20.3cm)
French
Circa 1900
A Napoleon III tulipwood, rosewood and ormolu mounted jardiniere. Of oval form, the pierced galleried top with tin liner, above a shaped parquetry inlaid body supported by four cabriole legs ending in sabots, with a shaped platform stretcher. Mounts regilded.
Height 79cm
Width 56cm
Depth 43cm
French
Circa 1870
A pair of late Victorian satinwood and marquetry inlaid display cabinets. Of bowed form the tops with fan inlay, above three frieze panels each inlaid with cavorting Putti, above a central glazed door, enclosing a relined interior with glass shelves, flanked by bowed glazed sides and supported by tapering square legs with spade feet.
Height 51″
Depth 18″
Width 36″
Circa 1890
English
A Napoleon III, French, purpleheart and stained lacewood side table with ormolu mounts. The lattice parquetry inlaid top and undertaker with pierced metal gallery, above a single frieze drawer, supported on turned legs with toupie feet and united by a platform stretcher. Mounts regilded.
Height 31 1/8″ (79cm)
Width 30″ (76cm)
Depth 15 3/4″ (40cm)
French
Circa 1870
A late 19th century, Victorian, rosewood and marquetry inlaid planter. The rectangular top with inset metal liner, the four panelled sides inlaid with marquetry swags and urns and supported by four slender turned legs with splay feet and united by a flat stretcher.
Height 36″ (91.5cm)
Width 36″ (91.5cm)
Depth 14″ (35.5cm)
English
Circa 1890
An Italian, Florentine, micro mosaic paper weight from the late 19th century. Of serpentine form the top inlaid with ‘Pliny’s Doves’ to the centre and four views of Rome. The Colosseum, The temple of Vespasian, St Peters & The Tomb of Cecilia Metella,
Height 3/4” (1.8cm)
Width 4 1/2” (11.5cm)
Depth 3 1/4” (8.2cm)
Italian
Circa 1890
An Edwardian mahogany and satinwood banded plant stand. The circular top with slated sides hung with brass chains and retaining the original brass liner, supported by three slender satinwood banded legs united by a shaped stretcher.
Height 92cm
Diameter 36cm
English
Circa 1910
Height 29″
Depth 18″
Width 36″
Circa 1750
English
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875)
A late 19th century,French, bronze bust entitled ‘Le Rieur Napolitain’ (The Laughing Neapolitan), cast after the model by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux. The well cast and chased bust supported on a moulded square socle, signed ‘J.B. Carpeaux‘, with Propriété Carpeaux cachet. Brown patination.
Height 10 5/8″ (27cm)
Width 7″ (17.8cm)
Depth 6″ (15.2cm)
French
Circa 1890
An early 20th century, French, kingwood and gilt bronze mounted vitrine of small size. The original rouge marble top above a glazed door enclosing three adjustable glass shelves with glazed sides. The kingwood veneered oak carcass with finely cast and chased gilt bronze mounts. The rear of the mirror plate stamped and dated ‘DÉC 1905’. The lock stamped ‘PK Paris’. Reverse of corner mounts incised ‘HL’. The lower frieze mount is used extensively by Francois Linke on many of his small tables and Vitrines.
Height 54″
Width 27″
Depth 16 1/4″
French
Circa 1905
