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An extraordinary run of English mahogany-veneered ship’s panelling
POAAn extraordinary run of English mahogany-veneered ship’s panelling
five large sections of curved parcel gilt panels, each comprising two short panels above two large rectangular fielded panels, a chair rail - richly relief-carved with a running guilloche moulding, and two short panels below (some as hidden cupboard doors), with a plain skirting, the vertical intervals panelled with low mouldings in corresponding registers; the fielded panels quartered and book-match veneered, the raised mouldings carved with lambrequin ornament, stamped to the rear "Mellier & Co."POA -
A superb, and very large, Jacobean style carved oak overmantel
£18,250A superb, and very large, Jacobean style carved oak overmantel
the cornice, convex in section and carved with panels of strapwork between grotesque masks over a frieze of applied fretwork, all above a central parcel-gilt and polychrome painted armorial panel, carved with the arms of Howard impaling Knyvett*, flanked by supporting feline herms; the armorial panel is flanked by two pairs of herm figures carved in deep relief - two moustachioed males and two females - with panels of cartouches between them and a breakfront frieze below, ornamented with carvings of opposed dolphins and scrollwork, *Katherine Howard née Knyvett, Countess of Suffolk, inherited Charlton Park on the death of her father, Sir Henry Knyvett, in 1598. Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, wed Katherine around 1580; the union is represented in the central combined, or impaled, arms,£18,250 -
An extraordinary run of English walnut-veneered ship’s panelling
£16,500 the lotAn extraordinary run of English walnut-veneered ship’s panelling
two large sections of panelling, each centred with a rectangle - quartered with book-matched veneer - and flanked by a pair of smaller rectangles, similarly veneered and incorporated within pronounced raised bead-and-reel carved mouldings, plus two further sections of panelling similar but with the central panel omitted, to make a ten metre run and some other associated parts,£16,500 the lot -
Two late Victorian parcel-gilt wrought iron signs
£12,500 eachTwo late Victorian parcel-gilt wrought iron signs
restored and painted in a mid-Brunswick green gloss paint, with oil-gilt lettering and foliate highlights£12,500 each -
An English giltwood and mahogany-veneered tapestry frame
£4,600An English giltwood and mahogany-veneered tapestry frame
the rectangular frame with a carved running guilloche moulding and square leafy paterae to each corner£4,600 -
An unusual run of Victorian pine balcony parapet panelling,
£4,335 the lotAn unusual run of Victorian pine balcony parapet panelling,
in four sections, vertically mitred to form two "corners", each panel cut with rectangular apertures screened with fret-cut pierced Indian-inspired ornament (later back-boarded to make "blind"), egg and dart and other mouldings run the length of the panelling, indications that the mouldings ran around an integral clock, that brackets enabled metal stanchions either for book-rests, hand-rail or safety screens, a hatch enabled ladder access,£4,335 the lot -
A section of English medieval plank & muntin oak partition wall
£3,000A section of English medieval plank & muntin oak partition wall
comprising eleven planks, flat to one side, convex to the other, to be installed alternating and lapped to form a wall,£3,000 -
Original 1937 advertising poster, Valmya Grand Vin Genereux Doux,
£2,250Original 1937 advertising poster, Valmya Grand Vin Genereux Doux,
Original linen backed vintage poster, 63" x 47".£2,250 -
An English mahogany framed brilliant-cut mirrored vintner’s trade sign
£2,250An English mahogany framed brilliant-cut mirrored vintner’s trade sign
the oval plate with a bevelled edge and bevelled-cut lettering reading "IMPORTERS & BLENDERS - OF - WINES & SPIRITS", the frame carved in relief with foliate ornament and terminating along the bottom edge with opposing out-swept scrolls,£2,250 -
Polished aluminium bar stool bases,
£475 eachPolished aluminium bar stool bases,
These are reproduction items cast from an original one-off batch acquired some time ago.£475 each -
A very large pair of Victorian builder’s timber trestles
£295 the pairA very large pair of Victorian builder’s timber trestles
each tapered A-frame with graduated bars for supporting crawl-boards at intervals£295 the pair -
Londres Secret et Ses Fantomes, lithographs published 1946
£140 eachLondres Secret et Ses Fantomes, lithographs published 1946
Serges was a Circus Chronicler, Graphic Artist, Painter and Radio Broadcaster. Although, a born and bred Parisian he had a great affection for London, a city to which he dedicated this work. They show alongside the well-known landmarks, the seamy underbelly of prostitutes, pub singers, seamen and drunks. Mounted and framed in natural oak.£140 each -
Londres Secret et Ses Fantomes, lithographs published 1946
£140 eachLondres Secret et Ses Fantomes, lithographs published 1946
Serges was a Circus Chronicler, Graphic Artist, Painter and Radio Broadcaster. Although, a born and bred Parisian he had a great affection for London, a city to which he dedicated this work. They show alongside the well-known landmarks, the seamy underbelly of prostitutes, pub singers, seamen and drunks. Mounted and framed in natural oak.£140 each -
Londres Secret et Ses Fantomes, lithographs published 1946
£140 eachLondres Secret et Ses Fantomes, lithographs published 1946
Serges was a Circus Chronicler, Graphic Artist, Painter and Radio Broadcaster. Although, a born and bred Parisian he had a great affection for London, a city to which he dedicated this work. They show alongside the well-known landmarks, the seamy underbelly of prostitutes, pub singers, seamen and drunks. Mounted and framed in natural oak.£140 each
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Portraits Part I by Constantin Guys, Verve Vol 2 / No. 5-6.
£500Portraits Part I by Constantin Guys, Verve Vol 2 / No. 5-6.
The Verve Review was a purposefully luxurious. It ran from 1937 to 1960, but with only 38 editions available, due to the high degree of design and editorial work dedicated to each issue. Each edition contained unique lithographic prints, commissioned by the editor, and each cover a double-page lithograph elaborated by one of the artists contained within. It was the brainchild of its editor Stratis Eleftheriades, a Greek National who moved to Paris in the early thirties to take part in the growing Modernist movement, writing under the name of Teriade.£500 -
Henri Matisse, ‘The Last Works of Henri Matisse’
£900 eachHenri Matisse, ‘The Last Works of Henri Matisse’
From Verve Vol. IX No. 35/36 published by Tériade under the title 'The Last Works of Henri Matisse'£900 each -
18th Century French Engravings of Dogs
£175 each18th Century French Engravings of Dogs
Published for, Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière (1749–1804), which was the first modern attempt to systematically present all existing knowledge in the fields of natural history, geology, and anthropology.£175 each -
The Four Elements, Earth by Francisco Bores, Verve Vol. 1 / No. 1.
£600The Four Elements, Earth by Francisco Bores, Verve Vol. 1 / No. 1.
The Verve Review was a purposefully luxurious. It ran from 1937 to 1960, but with only 38 editions available, due to the high degree of design and editorial work dedicated to each issue. Each edition contained unique lithographic prints, commissioned by the editor, and each cover a double-page lithograph elaborated by one of the artists contained within. It was the brainchild of its editor Stratis Eleftheriades, a Greek National who moved to Paris in the early thirties to take part in the growing Modernist movement, writing under the name of Teriade.£600