Auction Lots

The Country House Sale  On 16/03/2024

The Country House Sale

16/03/2024

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Lot 1105

George III mahogany tray, of oval form with twin scrolled handles, figured base and inlaid gallery, ...

George III mahogany tray, of oval form with twin scrolled handles, figured base and inlaid gallery, W65cm, D45cm

9303

SOLD £80

Lot 1107

19th century figured walnut tea caddy, of rounded sarcophagus form, the hinged and slightly domed co...

19th century figured walnut tea caddy, of rounded sarcophagus form, the hinged and slightly domed cover carved with monogramed panel flanked by acanthus leaves, opening to reveal a triple compartment interior with later mahogany lids, lifting to reveal remnants of zinc lining, H19cm L34cm D20cm

999

SOLD £200

Lot 1124

Swiss - late19th century cylinder musical box playing 8 airs, in a figured mahogany case with ebonis...

Swiss - late19th century cylinder musical box playing 8 airs, in a figured mahogany case with ebonised edges and block feet, inlaid banding and a small inlaid mother of pearl butterfly to the lid, crank wound single barrel spring driven mechanism with Geneva stopwork, 32cm pinned brass cylinder with a two part polished steel comb and zither, jewelled governor with stop, start, and repeat functions, inner glazed viewing lid with original hand written tune card and retailers name and address pinned to the inside of the lid

9004

SOLD £950

Lot 1166

Coalbrookdale - black painted cast iron 'fern' pattern garden bench, decorated with trailing fern le...

Coalbrookdale - black painted cast iron 'fern' pattern garden bench, decorated with trailing fern leaves, mahogany slatted seat

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SOLD £420

Lot 1239

20th century - mercury cistern barometer in an 18th century style mahogany case with contrasting inl...

20th century - mercury cistern barometer in an 18th century style mahogany case with contrasting inlay and a broken pediment, round base with a turned cistern cover, fully exposed glass tube and silvered register within a glazed door, with a Fahrenheit spirit thermometer, engraved weather predictions and sliding vernier. Mercury clean and present.

10092

SOLD £80

Lot 1240

William IV - 8-day twin fusee bracket clock in a mahogany case, with a serpentine top and carving be...

William IV - 8-day twin fusee bracket clock in a mahogany case, with a serpentine top and carving beneath, with silk backed sound frets and canted corners on a shallow plinth raised on cushion feet, painted steel dial with Roman numerals, minute track and steel moon hands, convex glass within a brass bezel and silvered slip, rack striking five pillar movement sounding the hours on a bell. With key and London regulation pendulum.

10141

SOLD £300

Lot 1253

Charles Johnson of Wigan - mid-19th century twin fusee mahogany drop-dial wall clock, with an octago...

Charles Johnson of Wigan - mid-19th century twin fusee mahogany drop-dial wall clock, with an octagonal dial surround with brass inlay, carved fan ears to the glazed box with pendulum adjustment door, 12" painted dial with Roman numerals, minute track and decorative steel spade hands within a cast brass bezel and convex glass, dial pinned to a gut driven five pillar fusee movement with a recoil anchor escapement and rack striking, sounding the hours on a bell. With pendulum. Charles Johnson is recorded as working in Wigan 1848-58.

10155

SOLD £480

Lot 1256

John Bancroft of Scarborough - a fine late George III 8-day mahogany longcase clock, with an elabora...

John Bancroft of Scarborough - a fine late George III 8-day mahogany longcase clock, with an elaborate pagoda pediment, brass ball and eagle finials and oval conch shell inlay, break arch hood door flanked by reeded pilasters with brass Corinthian capitals, trunk with inlaid canted corners and a break arch trunk door with "Zulu shield" inlay, conforming plinth with with shaped feet to the front, painted dial with moon work, upright Arabic numerals for the hours and quarter minutes, subsidiary seconds and date dials and stamped brass hands, floral spandrels on a green background with gilt highlights, dial pinned via a cast iron falseplate to a rack striking movement with an anchor escapement, striking the hours on a cast bell. With weights and pendulum. John Bancroft is though to have worked in London prior to working in Scarborough c1770-1807.

5034

SOLD £900

Lot 1267

Edwardian mahogany artist's cabinet once belonging to the British artist Eli Marsden Wilson (1877-19...

Edwardian mahogany artist's cabinet once belonging to the British artist Eli Marsden Wilson (1877-1965), raised panelled back mounted by carved brackets, sloped and hinged glazed lid enclosing paint holders and compartments, up-and-over panelled door revealing three slides, fitted with two banks of five graduating drawers with recessed brass handles, on skirted base. Together with a quantity of artists' equipment and tools including paints, paintbrushes, charcoal, chalks, etc. and various prints relating to the life of the artist, including Quaker anti-war posters, Victorian Stevengraphs, and various chromolithographs Provenance: Removed from the studio of Eli Marsden Wilson. The cabinet comes to us for sale through family descent. The vendor is descendant of Marsden. Many further etchings removed from the cabinet are being sold in the Spring Art Sale, Friday 15th March 2024, Lots 265-271. Notes: born in Ossett, Eli Marsden Wilson was the only son of Alfred Wilson, a foreman beamer, and Emma Marsden, and had five sisters. After studying at Wakefield College of Art, he moved to the Royal College of Art in London, where he became a pupil of Sir Frank Short. He had his first exhibit at the Royal Academy in 1905, the same year he married fellow artist Hilda Mary Pemberton. A Quaker, vegetarian, and pacifist, he was a conscientious objector in World War I and as such was imprisoned in 1917 for two years. In September 1922 he was commissioned by Princess Marie Louise to produce miniature etchings for Queen Mary's Dolls' House at Windsor Castle; two such etchings are being sold in the Spring Art Sale, Friday 15th March 2024, Lot 265.

B62197

SOLD £3100

Lot 1268

Large and impressive late 19th century Irish mahogany secretaire bookcase, moulded sloped arch denti...

Large and impressive late 19th century Irish mahogany secretaire bookcase, moulded sloped arch dentil pediment decorated with central carved mask surrounded by linen festoons and trailing bellflowers, canted and fluted uprights with carved acanthus leaf upper and lower brackets, enclosed by two astragal glazed doors in the form of trophies with twist ribbon carved mouldings, inlaid with fanned spandrels and trailing leaf painted satinwood band, cylinder roll top inlaid with central fan motif and fanned spandrels, pull-out action revealing stepped fitted interior, central tambour roll cupboard flanked by two Composite pilasters and a combination of drawers and pigeon holes, fitted with three break-front drawers, matched canted and fluted corners with acanthus leaf carvings, on square tapering and fluted spade feet

5034

SOLD £2800

Lot 1270

Late 19th century mahogany console or pier table, rectangular green marble top over a break-front fr...

Late 19th century mahogany console or pier table, rectangular green marble top over a break-front frieze inlaid with brass scroll work panels, reed and ribbon gilt metal and wooden beaded applied mouldings, on turned and fluted front supports, plain mirror back over plinth platform base

5025

SOLD £260

Lot 1277

19th century figured mahogany bookcase, projecting dentil cornice over figured frieze, two astragal ...

19th century figured mahogany bookcase, projecting dentil cornice over figured frieze, two astragal glazed doors enclosing four adjustable shelves, on acanthus carved cabriole supports with ball and claw feet

B39123

SOLD £200

Lot 1280

20th century Hepplewhite design mahogany framed window seat, rolled arms and seat upholstered in pin...

20th century Hepplewhite design mahogany framed window seat, rolled arms and seat upholstered in pink fabric, the seat rails decorated with vertical fluting and carved flower heads, floral carved cartouche mount, on turned and fluted supports

10174

SOLD £200

Lot 1283

Fine Georgian design mahogany pedestal table, hexagonal top with reeded moulded edge, raised on a sl...

Fine Georgian design mahogany pedestal table, hexagonal top with reeded moulded edge, raised on a slim turned vasiform column with splayed tripod base and spade feet

5018

SOLD £110

Lot 1285

George III figured mahogany and satinwood banded linen press, projecting moulded cornice with checke...

George III figured mahogany and satinwood banded linen press, projecting moulded cornice with checkered band over figured frieze, enclosed by two panelled doors with inlaid oval panels within satinwood band and segmental veneers, decorated with applied geometric mouldings, the base fitted with two short and two long cock-beaded drawers, angular brass handles and octagonal plates, on shaped apron with splayed bracket feet

10020

SOLD £750

Lot 1286

George III mahogany serpentine bachelor's chest, the shaped crossbanded top with ebony and satinwood...

George III mahogany serpentine bachelor's chest, the shaped crossbanded top with ebony and satinwood stringing, fitted with a brushing slide over four graduating cock-beaded drawers, the facias with oval pressed brass handle plates, shaped apron over splayed feet

10020

SOLD £650

Lot 1288

George III mahogany tripod table, pie-crust tilt-top on birdcage action with turned columns, turned ...

George III mahogany tripod table, pie-crust tilt-top on birdcage action with turned columns, turned column with twist baluster, on out-splayed ball and claw carved feet with foliate and shell cartouche carved knees

B62548

SOLD £500

Lot 1292

Late 19th century mahogany bookcase, the canopy top with moulded dentil cornice and fan carved spand...

Late 19th century mahogany bookcase, the canopy top with moulded dentil cornice and fan carved spandrels on turned and reeded supports, rectangular bevelled mirror back, two astragal glazed doors with reed moulded slips enclosing fabric lined interior with two shelves, flanked by turned and reed carved columns with acanthus leaf capitals, on turned and carved feet

B229

SOLD £150

Lot 1294

Pair of Victorian mahogany plant stands, square top on foliate carved capital over fluted column, ac...

Pair of Victorian mahogany plant stands, square top on foliate carved capital over fluted column, acanthus carved baluster on stepped moulded square base

5018

SOLD £260

Lot 1301

Interiors at Nine to Eleven - Howard design armchair of the Bridgewater style, low back over rolled ...

Interiors at Nine to Eleven - Howard design armchair of the Bridgewater style, low back over rolled arms, upholstered in 'Harris Tweed' fabric with leather piping, raised on mahogany turned front supports

B59512

SOLD £900

Lot 1311

19th century mahogany pedestal table, oval top over a turned vasiform column terminating in splayed ...

19th century mahogany pedestal table, oval top over a turned vasiform column terminating in splayed tripod base with spade feet

5018

SOLD £160

Lot 1312

George III mahogany chest, crossbanded rectangular top with applied moulding, fitted with two short ...

George III mahogany chest, crossbanded rectangular top with applied moulding, fitted with two short and three long cock-beaded drawers, brass oval handle plates and swan neck handles, on bracket feet

10020

SOLD £700

Lot 1321

Victorian figured mahogany two-piece bedroom set - the washstand with white and black marble moulded...

Victorian figured mahogany two-piece bedroom set - the washstand with white and black marble moulded top with arched back and raised shelf, two moulded frieze drawers, on turned and fluted supports with brass and ceramic castors (W123cm, D60cm, H102cm); the dressing table with raised swing mirror in moulded frame with shell and scroll carved pediment, on scrolled horns carved with foliage, four raised trinket drawers over moulded rectangular top, fitted with two drawers, on turned and fluted supports with brass and ceramic castors (W122cm, H177cm, D62cm)

10168

SOLD £360

Lot 1322

Late Victorian mahogany framed two-seat salon settee, shaped cresting rail pierced and carved with f...

Late Victorian mahogany framed two-seat salon settee, shaped cresting rail pierced and carved with foliate decoration and C-scrolls, upholstered in pale fabric with foliate pattern decorated with stylised plant motifs, shaped and scroll carved arms terminating to shell carved cabriole feet, on brass and ceramic castors

9195

SOLD £360

Lot 1323

Narrow George III mahogany sewing or work Pembroke table, drop-leaf rectangular top with rounded cor...

Narrow George III mahogany sewing or work Pembroke table, drop-leaf rectangular top with rounded corners inlaid with ebony stringing, fitted with single full-length cock-beaded drawer and opposing false drawer fascia, turned handles and ivory escutcheons, sliding upholstered storage bag beneath, on ring turned supports with brass cups and castors This item has been registered for sale under Section 10 of the APHA Ivory Act

10033

SOLD £150

Lot 1324

Unusual William IV mahogany Sutherland table, figured and book-matched rectangular drop-leaf top on ...

Unusual William IV mahogany Sutherland table, figured and book-matched rectangular drop-leaf top on cylindrical barrel movement, turned roundels to each end, on turned pedestal with acanthus carved baluster, shaped platform with four extended paw feet

10197

SOLD £500

Lot 1325

William IV mahogany side table, rectangular top with rounded corners over plain frieze, the corners ...

William IV mahogany side table, rectangular top with rounded corners over plain frieze, the corners decorated with carved reeded mouldings terminating to turned and reeded supports carved with lappets

B62117

SOLD £400

Lot 1329

Victorian mahogany extending dining table, circular telescopic extending top with moulded edge, two ...

Victorian mahogany extending dining table, circular telescopic extending top with moulded edge, two additional leaves, on turned and lobe carved supports with brass and ceramic castors

B2623

SOLD £380

Lot 1337

Pair of French design inlaid mahogany bedside lamp tables, oval form and fitted with three drawers, ...

Pair of French design inlaid mahogany bedside lamp tables, oval form and fitted with three drawers, inlaid throughout with scrolling leafy branches, on cabriole supports united by undertier, decorated with floral cast gilt metal mounts

10035

SOLD £320

Lot 1371

George III figured mahogany chest-on-chest, projecting moulded cornice over two short and six long g...

George III figured mahogany chest-on-chest, projecting moulded cornice over two short and six long graduating cock-beaded drawers, on bracket feet

5036

SOLD £600

Lot 1373

Figured mahogany coffee table, shaped moulded top with oval book-matched veneered panels, on turned ...

Figured mahogany coffee table, shaped moulded top with oval book-matched veneered panels, on turned supports united by waved X-shaped stretchers

10195

SOLD £110

Lot 1383

Jonathan Charles - large mahogany coffee table, the square oyster veneered top with verre églomisé i...

Jonathan Charles - large mahogany coffee table, the square oyster veneered top with verre églomisé inset, the glass hand-painted with gilt scrolling foliate patterns, raised on spiral turned supports with acanthus and gadroon carvings, united by interlocking demi-lune stretchers, on scrolled acanthus feet

5025

SOLD £260

Lot 1384

Victorian mahogany framed kidney shaped two seat settee, low curved back and sprung seat upholstered...

Victorian mahogany framed kidney shaped two seat settee, low curved back and sprung seat upholstered in buttoned pale pearl green fabric with pleated skirt, raised on turned supports with castors

9211

SOLD £240

Lot 1394

Georgian design mahogany writing desk, fretwork gallery over cylinder roll top, the curved ends carv...

Georgian design mahogany writing desk, fretwork gallery over cylinder roll top, the curved ends carved with trailing bellflowers, fitted with a combination of small interior drawers with bone lozenge escutcheons, sliding top with hinged and adjustable inset leather writing surface, arched kneehole carved with trailing floral branches flanked by two cock-beaded drawers with foliage cartouches, C-scroll carved corner brackets, on tapering supports decorated with trailing bellflowers terminating to block feet

B62247

SOLD £300

Lot 1395

George III mahogany chest, banded caddy top with moulded edge, brushing slide over four graduating c...

George III mahogany chest, banded caddy top with moulded edge, brushing slide over four graduating cock-beaded drawers, ornate cast gilt metal handle plates and escutcheons, swan neck handles cast with dolphins, shells and C-scrolls, lower moulding over bracket feet

B61943

SOLD £550

Lot 1396

George III mahogany night cabinet commode, shaped tray top pierced with handles, double cupboard ove...

George III mahogany night cabinet commode, shaped tray top pierced with handles, double cupboard over pull-out base with basin aperture, on moulded square tapered supports

10020

SOLD £90

Lot 1414

George III mahogany tea or side table, fold-over top over single gate-leg action base, fitted with s...

George III mahogany tea or side table, fold-over top over single gate-leg action base, fitted with single cock-beaded drawer, raised on square supports with inner chamfer

10232

SOLD £150

Lot 1416

Georgian design oak dresser base, moulded rectangular top over three drawers with moulded fronts and...

Georgian design oak dresser base, moulded rectangular top over three drawers with moulded fronts and mahogany bandings, shaped apron on cabriole front supports

B19089

SOLD £1100

Lot 1417

George III mahogany chest-on-chest, moulded cornice over three short and six long graduating drawers...

George III mahogany chest-on-chest, moulded cornice over three short and six long graduating drawers with scratch moulded fronts, fitted with pierced handle plates and swan neck handles, raised on bracket feet

10165

SOLD £700

Lot 1418

Early 19th century inlaid mahogany bow-front chest, figured top with crossbanding and boxwood string...

Early 19th century inlaid mahogany bow-front chest, figured top with crossbanding and boxwood stringing, fitted with four graduating cock-beaded drawers, pierced brass handle plates, shaped apron on out-splayed bracket feet

10164

SOLD £260

Lot 1419

George III mahogany sofa table, rectangular drop-leaf top with reed moulded edge and rounded corners...

George III mahogany sofa table, rectangular drop-leaf top with reed moulded edge and rounded corners, fitted with two frieze drawers and two opposing false drawers, quadruple collar turned pillar supports on turned and block platforms, splayed and moulded supports with brass cups and castors

B46044

SOLD £185

Lot 1421

George III inlaid mahogany elbow desk chair, moulded bar back inlaid with checkered stringing over f...

George III inlaid mahogany elbow desk chair, moulded bar back inlaid with checkered stringing over foliage scroll carved middle rail, down swept scrolled arms with boxwood stringing, upholstered in Moon tartan fabric, on turned front supports

10184

SOLD £100

Lot 1426

George III figured mahogany cellarette, hinged dome top with false tambour reeded panel enclosing ei...

George III figured mahogany cellarette, hinged dome top with false tambour reeded panel enclosing eight bottle divisions, figured front over moulded upper edge, boxwood stringing throughout, on square tapering moulded supports, fitted with brass carrying handles

10030

SOLD £240

Lot 1427

George III inlaid mahogany bow-front sideboard, figured top with satinwood crossbanding, central dra...

George III inlaid mahogany bow-front sideboard, figured top with satinwood crossbanding, central drawer over tambour front cupboard with fan inlaid spandrels, flanked by two cupboards, on square tapering supports with spade feet, inlaid throughout with satinwood banding and panels

5046

SOLD £380

Lot 1428

Regency period inlaid mahogany chest, rectangular top with boxwood stringing and satinwood band, fit...

Regency period inlaid mahogany chest, rectangular top with boxwood stringing and satinwood band, fitted with three long cock-beaded drawers, pressed brass handle plates decorated with urns and ring handles, shaped apron on out-splayed bracket feet

10170

SOLD £340

Lot 1429

George III mahogany linen press, projecting cornice with banded frieze over two panelled cupboard do...

George III mahogany linen press, projecting cornice with banded frieze over two panelled cupboard doors with reeded slips, enclosing five sliding trays, the base fitted two short over two long cock-beaded drawers with pressed brass handle plates, lower moulded edge over bracket feet

10208

SOLD £280

Lot 1430

George III mahogany tray top night cupboard, enclosed by tambour roll door, the lower section pulls ...

George III mahogany tray top night cupboard, enclosed by tambour roll door, the lower section pulls out to reveal storage divisions, on moulded square supports

B62247

SOLD £200

Lot 1437

Steinway & Sons – Model B overstrung Drawing Room Grand Piano Serial No 70718 manufactured in Hambur...

Steinway & Sons – Model B overstrung Drawing Room Grand Piano Serial No 70718 manufactured in Hamburg 1891, with 85 ivory and ebony keys (7 octaves) in a mahogany case with chrome fittings and pedals, Steinway “Fireplug” straight columnar and fluted legs with roller castors and conforming lyre, duplex stringing with agraffs, bass strings copper wound with a steel core, steel tuning pins, original Steinway action, hammers, keys, felts, and dampers, with una-corda, sostenuto and sustain pedals, Overstrung iron frame detailing numerous Steinway patents, awards, and features. This item has been registered for sale under Section 10 of the APHA Ivory Act

B47420

SOLD £5000

Lot 1438

James Rigg, London -early 19th century mahogany and maple square piano c1817, with a 68 key compass ...

James Rigg, London -early 19th century mahogany and maple square piano c1817, with a 68 key compass (A-C) original hammers, jacks and felt, satinwood interior with ebony and ivory keys, the fretwork interior back inscribed 'James Rigg, 3 Providence Row, Finsbury Square, London', decorated with twist gilt metal edging, fitted with three drawers, on Gillows design turned and reeded supports with brass cups and castors. This item has been registered for sale under Section 10 of the APHA Ivory Act

B47419

SOLD £300

Lot 1449

Large Neo-Classical design parcel gilt mahogany 11' 5'' boardroom or dining table, oval moulded top ...

Large Neo-Classical design parcel gilt mahogany 11' 5'' boardroom or dining table, oval moulded top with figured mahogany crossband, turned and leaf carved pedestal supports on concaved triangular platforms with moulded edge, on scroll carved feet, sits sixteen

B11415

SOLD £650