LASSCO Archive
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A George III cast iron hob grate
A George III cast iron hob grate
the rectangular backplate – shaped and worn from much use above the hob-plates with moulded edges, the duck’s-nest basket with bowed rails (later re-seated), the hob-fronts cast in relief with delicate neo-classical motifs, baskets of flowers, bell-flower pendants and scrolls, -
A George III cast iron hob grate
A George III cast iron hob grate
the later rectangular backplate above the hob-plates with moulded edges, the duck’s-nest basket with bowed rails (later re-seated), the hob-fronts cast in relief with delicate neo-classical motifs, baskets of flowers, bell-flower pendants and scrolls, -
Victorian Gothic stone frame fireplace,
Victorian Gothic stone frame fireplace,
with lancets to the corner-blocks and pointed arch to the aperture. -
Antique carved giltwood wall mirror
Antique carved giltwood wall mirror
the carved foliate kidney shaped framed with tied ribbon to the base, the mirror plate showing pleasing signs of age, likely eighteenth century. -
An Italian marble and alabaster bust of “Beatrice”
An Italian marble and alabaster bust of “Beatrice”
the female head with downcast eyes, a wrapped head-scarf and chemise, raised on a rectangular plinth engraved “BEATRICE”, -
Reclaimed 5.75″ Victorian Baltic pine floorboards (9sq m ex Paddington)
Reclaimed 5.75″ Victorian Baltic pine floorboards (9sq m ex Paddington)
Good grain, square edge boards, Condition: honey patina, pleasantly worn. reasonable lengths across the batch – many @2m. A thicker board: strong but do account for this at thresholds etc. [27mm thick] -
Reclaimed 5.5″ Victorian Baltic pine floorboards (13sq m ex Bethnal Green)
Reclaimed 5.5″ Victorian Baltic pine floorboards (13sq m ex Bethnal Green)
Good grain, square edge boards, Condition: silver/grey patina, pleasantly worn with dints, chips and gouges commensurate with age and use – slight variation in width (can be coursed or trimmed when laying) 140-145mm widths. reasonable lengths across the batch – many @2.2m. [20mm thick] -
Reclaimed 6.5″ Victorian Baltic pine floorboards (9sq m ex Waterloo )
Reclaimed 6.5″ Victorian Baltic pine floorboards (9sq m ex Waterloo )
Good grain, square edge boards, Condition: silver/grey patina, pleasantly worn with dints, chips and gouges commersurate with age and use – thicker boards these: robust at approximately 25mm thick. -
Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris by John Parkinson (1567-1650)
Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris by John Parkinson (1567-1650)
John Parkinson, born c1566, started his working life in medicine, beginning his apprenticeship to a London apothecary. He went on to become one of the most respected apothecaries in Britain. He was elected junior warden of the Society of Apothecaries in August 1620 but at the beginning of 1622, he asked for, and was granted, permission to give up his duties in the Society and then concentrated on his garden in London’s Long Acre. Here he started researching and writing his first book: Paradisi in sole paradisus terrestris, and maintained close relations with other important English and Continental botanists, herbalists and plantsmen. -
Fireside figure by Bertil Sjöberg
Fireside figure by Bertil Sjöberg
Bertil Sjöberg (1914-1999) His father was Swedish and his mother Austrian. He attended schools in Sweden, Belgium, Austria and later settled in Copenhagen and on Bornholm after marrying a Dane. From 1955-1975, he lived with his family in Spain. -
Fabric covered waste-paper basket
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Large Chinese verdigris bronze planters