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Stock: 12480

A rather fine Baroque style three tier garden fountain carved in patinated Doddington Sandstone. The three strongly carved ascending bowls each rest on ornate and sturdy baluster stems. As the water flows the air is filled with the soothing and gently tinkling sounds of a babbling brook. Shown with clover shaped basin SNo 12697 not included. French, mid 19th century

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	Width	Height	Depth
	39 3⁄8" 100 cms	83 1⁄2" 212 cms	39 3⁄8" 100 cms

Stock: 15392

A small Persian carpet with predominantly blue and russet red hues most probably an Afshar carpet. It is centred by a hexagonal enclosing geometric motifs framed by three foliate borders. The Turkic Afshar tribe, a semi-nomadic group, was mainly located in the northern region of Persia, now known as Azerbaijan. Part of the tribe was later resettled in the south eastern region in the Kerman district of the country and it was there that their work with carpets developed into a business. Persian, late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	80 1⁄4" 204 cms	0 3⁄16" 0.4 cms	40 7⁄8" 104 cms

Stock: 15092

A large cast iron and brass Neoclassical style firegrate with Baroque influences. The shaped backplate is centred by a floral medallion above a foliate panel. The two barred grate is supported by a pair of tall columnar standards, with lion mask roundels and surmounted by large brass lidded urn finials, above stylised paw feet. There is a registration mark RD 145568 for 1890 on the one of the standards.
English, circa 1890.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	34 1⁄4" 87 cms	25" 63.5 cms	15 11⁄16" 40 cms
Back panel	19 1⁄4" 49 cms

Stock: 14837

A very large and flamboyant, early Victorian Rococo cast iron fireplace insert or register grate with an integral grate and an elaborate cartouche backplate. The bowed fire bars surmounted by three acanthus bud finials above a scrolling skirt centred by a foliate cartouche.
English, circa 1840.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	41 11⁄16" 106 cms	38 3⁄8" 97.5 cms	15 11⁄16" 40 cms

Stock: 11845

An un-restored Patterson Edwards 'Leeway' of London dapple grey rocking horse on a pine & beechwood cradle and complete with a stud saddle, reins and stirrups. A label bearing the brand name 'Leeway' can be seen to the back of the upper stand. Rocking horses by this maker are easily identified by the general shape of the body, rather large hooves, the shape of the mouth and square stand columns. Leeway made this particular model between 1890 to 1947 a/f.
English, 1920's.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	51 7⁄8" 131.7 cms	40 7⁄8" 104 cms	15 11⁄16" 40 cms

Stock: 15402

A pair of curved, cast iron Victorian fireplace inserts, each with a central panel of Neoclassical design framed within bands of alternating linked leaf and descending bellflowers.
English, circa 1860..

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	Width	Height	Depth
Each panel	13" 33 cms	38 3⁄8" 97.5 cms	0 1⁄4" 0.7 cms

Stock: 15367

A Victorian copper with studied side panels, of medium size and which can be used as a log bin or a jardiniere.
English, late 19th century.

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	Diameter	Height
	18 11⁄16" 47.5 cms	13" 33 cms

Stock: 9334

A beautiful, fully restored Victorian rocking horse complete with a studded leather saddle, blue saddle blanket and leather reins and stirrups. The handsome horse securely rocks on it's pine and beechwood cradle.
English, late 19th century.

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	length	height	width
	52 3⁄8" 133 cms	46 1⁄2" 118 cms	16 7⁄8" 43 cms

Stock: 15380

A fine William IV mahogany library bookcase with a moulded cornice above three glazed doors. The left and right doors are hinged, the central door slides. The cabinet base also features a central sliding door flanked by a pair of hinged doors and is raised on a plinth base.
English, early 19th century.

Interior depth for books 23 cm. Photo before restoration.

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	Width	Height	Depth
Exterior	74 13⁄16" 190 cms	92 1⁄2" 235 cms	16 1⁄2" 41.8 cms
Interior

Stock: 15403

A pair of decorative Victorian cast iron insert panels decorated with ribbon tied bellflower festoons. English, late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
Each panel	14 1⁄8" 35.7 cms	35 13⁄16" 91 cms	0 5⁄8" 1.4 cms

Stock: 15337

A Victorian pierced brass fender in the Regency style with cut foliate and floral bands on the frieze and two fitted removable companion stands with their fire tools comprising a poker, shovel and tongs.
English, mid 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	51 5⁄8" 131 cms	9 13⁄16" 25 cms	10 3⁄16" 26 cms

Stock: 15331

A set of three wrought iron Art Nouveau style fire tools together with a pair of matching fire tool rests. English, early 20th century..

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	Width	Height	Depth
Tool rests	7 7⁄8" 20 cms	20 1⁄8" 51 cms	12 5⁄8" 32 cms
Tools	5 11⁄16" 14.5 cms	26 13⁄16" 68 cms

Stock: 15316

A set of three polished steel Victorian fire tools comprising a poker, a shaped and pierced shovel and a pair of tongs. Each with barley twist stems and knopped finial handles.
English, mid 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	5 11⁄16" 14.5 cms	29 1⁄8" 74 cms	0 13⁄16" 2 cms

Stock: 15366

A companion set of French Empire style copper tool rests and fire tools. The squared tops of the tool rests with profiles of noblemen framed in laurel wreaths, above reeded columns and fleur de lys, are supported on scrolled, splayed feet.The ornate fire tools, consisting of a poker, a pair of tongs and a pierced shovel, all with ringed finial handles.
French, late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
Tools	7" 17.8 cms	33" 83.7 cms	1 1⁄2" 3.7 cms
Tool rests	9 3⁄8" 24 cms	15 3⁄8" 39 cms

Stock: 15305

A decorative Edwardian brass and iron insert with eleven repousse brass panels depicting scenes from the Mughal Era. The opening is framed by studded bands. English, early 20th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
Without wooden frame	39 13⁄16" 101 cms	40" 101.7 cms	0 13⁄16" 2 cms
Internal	20 11⁄16" 52.5 cms	28 1⁄2" 72.5 cms

Stock: 15356

A George III style brass fireplace fender with an ornately pierced and engraved palmette frieze, with alternating floral and lozenge motifs amid scrolling acanthus leaves, surmounted by a lidded urn finials on the corners. English, early 20th century.

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	width	height	depth
	42 11⁄16" 108.5 cms	9 1⁄8" 23 cms	12 5⁄8" 32 cms

Stock: 4841

A pair of small and rare Pietra Dura panels. Each finely made panel is a depiction of a flamboyant cavaliere in 16th century dress on green, white and black marble backgrounds. Pietra Dura is a term for the technique of using cut and fitted, highly polished coloured stones to create images. Lapis Lazuli was frequently used as seen here in the sleeves, cloak and feathers worn by the cavaliere. The art was developed during the Florentine Renaissance and was often called ‘painting in stone’. It is a most difficult skill to do well and requires expertise in the arts of sculpture, inlay, and mosaic.
Italian, circa 1910.

The panels are in their original gilded, wooden frames but unfortunately the gilding has been painted over in such a way as to make it very difficult to remove. Please see the last image, One solution would be to cover the paint with lacquer which would greatly improve their appearance. Photographs before restoration.

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	Width	Height
	7 7⁄8" 20 cms	12 5⁄8" 32 cms

Stock: 11414

A charming pair, one of two pairs, of near identical Aesthetic Movement gilt metal tiles in relief depicting a pair of cranes wading in a lake close to the shore amid bull rushes. Each with a starburst rose in relief on the back. See also 11413.
English, late 19th century.

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	width	height
	6 1⁄8" 15.5 cms	6 1⁄8" 15.5 cms

Stock: 11413

One of two pairs of near identical Aesthetic Movement gilt metal tiles in relief depicting a pair of cranes wading in a lake close to the shore amid bull rushes. Each with a starburst rose in relief on the back. See also 11414.
English, late 19th century.

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	width	height
	6 1⁄8" 15.5 cms	6 1⁄8" 15.5 cms

Stock: 13433

A finely carved, silvered pine and gesso headboard or overdoor panel. in the English Regency manner. Shaped in the stele style with scrolling shoulders and surmounted by a pierced akroter crest. It is centred by a floral and foliate decorated oval set amid rosette and leaf spay motifs. English, early 20th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	66 7⁄8" 170 cms	22" 56 cms

Stock: 11271

A pair of small stone 16th century style heads, one perhaps representing an Ottoman figure, the other wearing a Tudor bonnet associated with academic tradition, and worn by Thomas Cromwell. They may have once been mounted on the walls of a manor house. There is damage to the back of the scholar's head. English, late 18th century or later.

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	width	height
	9 1⁄8" 23 cms	9 13⁄16" 25 cms

Stock: 15393

A limestone architectural capital with acanthus and scrolled carving in the Neoclassical manner. English, 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	15" 38 cms	10" 25.5 cms	7 7⁄8" 20 cms

Stock: 7444

A fine limestone Baroque style chimneypiece with a boldly carved central cartouche on the panelled frieze flanked by acanthus style detail on the endblocks above tapering panelled jambs.
French, circa 1880.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	61" 154.9 cms	43 1⁄4" 109.9 cms	11" 27.9 cms
Internal	42 13⁄16" 108.6 cms	33" 83.8 cms

Stock: 12744

A pair of architectural Portland Stone c scroll corbels. English, 18th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	10 3⁄16" 26 cms	17 1⁄4" 44 cms	11" 28 cms

Stock: 12736

A large, aluminium Edwardian mounted wall sign in the shape of a powerful, rearing horse. Reclaimed from a West Country public house possibly called The White Horse Inn.
English, early 20th century.

Please note the tail is missing a/f

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	width	height	depth
	72 13⁄16" 185 cms	59 1⁄8" 150 cms	6 11⁄16" 17 cms

Stock: 8205

A very large Baroque style canopy with hanging velvet drapes, with applied decorative detail, and edged with beaded, tasseled fringes. Possibly once the adornment of a large bed.
English, dated Dec 1929.

Some wear commensurate with age a/f.

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	width	height	depth
	72" 182.9 cms	48" 121.9 cms	18" 45.7 cms

Stock: 11923

A rare set of Irish mahogany and gilt brass mounted, George III mechanical peat bellows. The winding wheel with baluster handle, the cylindrical casing with studded sheet brass cover and sheet brass spout, the base plate with hanging loop.
Irish, late 18th century.

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	length	height	depth
	24 13⁄16" 63 cms	7 1⁄2" 19 cms	5 1⁄8" 13 cms

Stock: 15288

A fine green and black Majolica pedestal made by the Sarreguemines Pottery which took its name from the town of Sarreguemines, Lorraine, France in which it was based. From the earliest years their designs followed the most avant-guard styles and fashions. The Orientalist trends which were strong during the Romanticist years from 1830 to 1840 were followed by the Japanese styles, evident in this piece, which spread widely throughout Europe between 1860 and 1900. The Sarreguemines name is stamped on the inside of the pedestal. Photos before restoration.
French, circa 1890.

Notes: The Sarreguemines Pottery was established around 1790 by Nicholas-Henri and Paul-Augustin Jacobi and their partner Joseph Fabry. In 1800 Paul Utzschneider took over the management and it was from that time that the company became famous for its Majolica work and made the town of Sarreguemines into one of the most important centers for ceramics in Europe. It was responsible for supplying many of the tiles used to construct the Paris Metro. The Company ceased production in 2007 and the firm was subsequently liquidated.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	11" 28 cms	39 7⁄8" 101.4 cms	11" 28 cms

Stock: 15243

A rare cast iron, Rococo Revival, Coalbrookdale firegrate. The unusual serpentine, lobed back rests behind the bow fronted three bar basket. The apron, bearing a central zoomorphic mask, is flanked by scrolled acanthus enriched sides supported on splaying legs on block feet. The last image below is from an illustration in the Coalbrookdale Castings Catalogue, shown for use within their dramatic Shakespearean 'Tempest' figural chimneypiece. English, circa 1850.

Coalbrookdale is a village in the Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire, England, containing a settlement of great significance in the history of iron ore smelting. The Coalbrookdale Company and Foundry was established there by Abraham Darby in 1701.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	30 1⁄8" 76.5 cms	19 1⁄4" 49 cms	14 5⁄8" 37 cms

Stock: 14348

A large cast iron garden planter, with raised Baroque motifs to the sides. Originally once a Victorian water tank. Un-restored. English, circa 1870.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	34" 86.3 cms	22" 55.8 cms	14 1⁄2" 36.8 cms

Stock: 13641

A pair of beautiful, heavy bronze, tapering pilasters of female warriors with dragon crested helmets, ornate breast plates, and draped robes terminating in clawed feet. They are most probably depictions of Athena the Greek Goddess of warfare but also of wisdom, courage, justice, strength and the arts, and are possibly by the French sculptor Provin Serres(1840 - ).
French, circa 1860.

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	width	height	depth
	8 13⁄16" 22.3 cms	32 1⁄8" 81.5 cms	5" 12.7 cms

Stock: 12543

An Aesthetic Movement oak overmantel mirror elegant in its simplicity. With carved foliate detail and florally carved bosses on the oak frame the mirror is flanked by a pair of ebonised columns. The Aesthetic Movement, of the late nineteenth century, focused on pure beauty and 'art for art's sake' with an emphasis on the visual qualities of art and design over practical, moral or narrative considerations.
English, circa 1870.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	64 5⁄8" 164 cms	72" 183 cms	4 1⁄4" 11 cms

Stock: 13006

An Edwardian, near pair of large oak wall brackets each with three carved, reversed games birds, possibly stylised partridge, above bunched nuts in a bed of leaves.
Early 20th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	15 3⁄8" 39 cms	21 1⁄8" 53.5 cms	9 1⁄4" 23.5 cms

Stock: 9236

A large Baroque style, five panel painted leather screen with romantic, elysian scenes set in foreign lands in the manner of Jean Antoine Watteau 1684-1721. Each ecran, leaf painted with a gilt scroll reserved panel of figures in monochrome over profuse foliage with further land and seascape panels below.( Photo before restoration, cleaning and revival of paintings.
French 19th century.

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	Width	Height
Each Panel	24" 61 cms	77" 195.7 cms

Stock: 14907

A Regency style three candle, brass hall lantern. The three glass panels, held by twin galleries with Greeks Key detail. The whole is suspended from a bell shaped fitment by three curved arms with stele crests.
English, late 20th century.

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	width	drop
	12 3⁄8" 31.5 cms	33 1⁄8" 84 cms