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A pair of early Spanish walnut and tooled leather chairs,
£680 the pairA pair of early Spanish walnut and tooled leather chairs,
the back tooled and parcel-gilt and secured with metal disks, the arm rests over-scrolled, united by ornate panelled front stretcher piece, the faded and worn over-stuffed leather seat ornamented with later tasseled fringes,£680 the pair -
An English plaster plaque, cast in relief with a stylised tulip,
£65An English plaster plaque, cast in relief with a stylised tulip,
the rectangular plaque with a wire loop to the back for wall mounting,£65 -
An Edwardian oak strong box for silver,
£425An Edwardian oak strong box for silver,
the rectangular trunk with steel straps and with a slightly domed hinged lid, bearing the maker's label and the owners label painted to the front: "The Hon(ble) George F. Stanley",£425 -
Parrots by Edward Lear – Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo,
£275Parrots by Edward Lear – Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo,
Edward Lear began his career as a zoological illustrator, working in the Parrot House at London Zoo. This resulted in the publication of Illustrations of the family of Psittacidae, or parrots, the greater part of them species hitherto unfigured in 1832. The first plates for the book were issued in 1830 when he was still only 18.£275