6 items found
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A pair of English wrought iron driveway gates,
£1,200 the setA pair of English wrought iron driveway gates,
each of the gates with a field of upright spears bound by a geometric undulating rail, small spikes studding the top bar,£1,200 the set -
A set of four English relief-cast plaster ovals
£1,200 the setA set of four English relief-cast plaster ovals
each modelled with a winged putto bearing attributes for the seasons of the year,£1,200 the set -
England and France, after William Hogarth published c1805
£750 the setEngland and France, after William Hogarth published c1805
William Hogarth produced these prints to boost public morale when an invasion from France seemed probable.
Hogarth depicts the weak and emaciated army ready to invade England. The alehouse sign reading 'Meagre Soup at the Royal Comb' points this up. There is also an officer roasting four frogs on his sword. A further soldier carries a banner which reads 'Vengeance with the good beer and good beef of England'. There is also a portly monk (obviously the church folk won't be hungry), and he carries plans for a monastery to be built at Blackfriars.
In contrast he believed the English to be always well fed and always merry, despite the evidence of widespread poverty. Here a recruitment officer is shown measuring up a volunteer. The man has to stand on tiptoe to reach the required height. A round of beef and some porter is on the table in front of some revellers, one of whom is drawing a pastiche of the French King, who is uttering the words "You take my fine ships you bede pirate you bede Teef me send my grand armies and hang you all Morbleu."
£750 the set -
A set of four sterling silver dinner spoons,
£380 the setA set of four sterling silver dinner spoons,
hallmarked London, dated 1792 in the reign of George III made by Peter Ann Bateman. Each having the addition of bright cut decoration.£380 the set -
Set of six Victorian garden skittles,
£150 the set -
Set of three silver decanter labels,
£150 the setSet of three silver decanter labels,
each having a subtly convex shape, rectangular in shape with cut out corners.£150 the set
Featured Items
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Brunswick lace panel
£336 per panelBrunswick lace panel
Handloom weaving was brought to the Irvine Valley, Scotland, in the late 16th century. The craft of lace making was later introduced to the area in 1876 followed shortly by the invention of the power loom in 1877. Lace and Madras weaving continued to flourish there until the late 1970s. The struggle for companies to compete with the distribution of emerging European and Asian economies had a profound effect on the Scottish textile industry. Fortunately these patterned lace panels continue to be woven in Scotland on some of the last remaining Nottingham lace looms in the world. The manufacturing process is extremely labour intensive; the looms run at a very slow, controlled pace so as to give a high level of quality control. LASSCO has been working closely with the weavers to develop a unique collection of lace panels. These patterns were selected for use in, and especially woven for, the Saloon at Brunswick House, the 1758 Georgian Vauxhall home of the Duke of Brunswick that is now the LASSCO 'flagship'. With authentic Gainsborough patterns appropriately reminiscent of the Vauxhall Gardens style, the lower edges are worked in embroidered scallops. Currently two in stock.£336 per panel -
Pair of chrome and brass table lamps,
£850Pair of chrome and brass table lamps,
formed as columns on pedestal bases, sold without shades, re-wired and PAT tested.£850 -
George III style white marble and inlaid chimneypiece,
£7,500George III style white marble and inlaid chimneypiece,
the plain rectangular shelf above Greek-key pattern frieze of verde marble, flanked by classical ewer endblocks, the tapered pilaster jambs with further verde marble inlay, raised on square foot-blocks.£7,500 -
An English plaster bust of the Emperor Vespasian,
£980