Stock: 14192

A fine Pair of gilt brass ormolu Louis XVI style chenet andirons. Each is in the form of a lidded urn with a Mask representing Bacchus, God of wine and giver of ecstasy, topped off by a foliate finial with swags of foliage sweeping down from the handles to the pierced plinth beneath, which is supported on four fluted legs.

French, last quarter of the 19th century.

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	width	height	depth
	10" 25.5 cms	15 11⁄16" 40 cms	24 3⁄8" 62 cms

Stock: 16314

A fine set of three antique Louis XVI style cast iron fireplace panels. The main central panel is decorated with a basket of flowers on a background of ivy, beneath ribbon tied swags of flowers, surrounded by a moulded border with floral paterae corners. The two side panels are decorated with trumpets and sheet music, hung on tasselled cords and ribbons with matching borders.

French, circa 1880. View our collection of: antique Firebacks

	Width	Height	Depth
Main Panel	31" 78.7 cms	37 3⁄8" 95 cms	0 13⁄16" 2 cms
Side Panels	17 1⁄2" 44.5 cms

Stock: 15895

A fine Louis XVI fireplace in boldly veined green and violet Breche Violette marble, with floral endblock paterae either side of the low fluted frieze, supported on acanthus leaf adorned jambs. Cast iron insert not available.
French, late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	52 13⁄16" 134.2 cms	42 1⁄4" 107.5 cms	14 5⁄8" 37 cms
Internal	38" 96.5 cms	33 1⁄4" 84.5 cms

Stock: 16465

An antique Regency mahogany twin column extending table. The mahogany top with rounded external corners over a shallow beaded frieze, is supported on a pair of square tapered columns over beaded quadriform platform bases with scrolled swept out feet on castors. Each half of the table can be used independently as a side table and each is fitted with a tilt top.

We can manufacture an extra leaf from antique mahogany if required.

English, circa 1810.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	72 13⁄16" 185 cms	28 11⁄16" 72.8 cms	51 11⁄16" 131.3 cms
one half	36 3⁄8" 92.5 cms	28 11⁄16" 72.8 cms

Stock: 16138

A fine and rare set of Grand Tour plaster intaglios, individually mounted on dark green silk within their original mahogany and crossbanded satinwood case, which is fashioned as a false book. When the spine of the book is removed, the interior is revealed. Traces of marbled paper remain around three sides of the case, imitating the marbled finishes often seen on 18th century books. Some of the Intaglios have the impressed stamp for Nathaniel Marchant, who was the most well regarded gem engraver of the 18th century.
Sets such as these are very rare.

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	Width	Lenght
	9 13⁄16" 25 cms	15 3⁄8" 39 cms

Stock: 16527

A good pair of large and decorative Egyptian Revival obelisks in Ashburton marble, with incised hieroglyphics in gilt, and Belgian black marble bases. A statement for a mantelpiece or table.

English, late 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
Each	5 7⁄8" 15 cms	21 1⁄8" 53.6 cms	4 3⁄16" 10.7 cms

Stock: 16526

A small German fruit wood, faux bamboo Aesthetic movement mantle clock of Architectural Form. The gilt, blue and black painted face with Roman numerals surrounding the floral centre, is flanked by stylised foliate spandrels. The pretty faux bamboo case has a lovely warm colour and patina. The 14 Day movement by H.A.C, (standing for, Hamburg American Clock Co) which was founded in 1887, was manufactured in Wurttemberg.

German, circa 1895.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	8 1⁄4" 21 cms	12 13⁄16" 32.4 cms	5 1⁄4" 13.5 cms

Stock: 15494

An attractive set of three antique Louis XVI Renaissance style cast iron fireplace panels with beautiful scrolling foliate decoration.

French, mid 19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
side panels	18 7⁄8" 48 cms	39" 99 cms	0 5⁄8" 1.5 cms
central panel	24 13⁄16" 63 cms	37" 94 cms

Stock: 14269

A French Rococo four panel folding gilt brass and mesh fire screen with scrolling Rococo foliate decoration.

French, late 19th century.

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	Width	Height
	54 11⁄16" 139 cms	26 3⁄8" 67 cms

Stock: 6596

An exceptionally rare and finely cast George III neoclassical cast iron chimneypiece, attributed to Robert Adam. The frieze is delicately decorated with a finely cast central oval cartouche depicting the Triumph of Love, flanked by garlands of bellflowers and floral paterae. The endblocks are decorated with portraits of King George III and Queen Charlotte and are surmounted by a pair of neoclassical urns. These are supported on panelled jambs containing circular lion mask paterae and ribboned floral borders over paterae footblocks.
The fluted integral hob grate with serpentine bars is decorated with bell flowers and a central floral paterae. The handsome back plate with a half round arch, above which is a central mask, strung with garlands of bellflowers, which meet two portraits of the King and Queen again, this time in a distinctly classical guise.

English, circa 1760.

Provenance: Balcares House, from the London residence of the Earl of Crawford. Awaiting further research.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	42 1⁄2" 108 cms	55 1⁄2" 141 cms	13" 33 cms
Internal	30 11⁄16" 78 cms	22 3⁄16" 56.5 cms

Stock: 16518

A very ornate and large Louis XV style giltwood overmantel mirror with a beautifully carved frame. The ornate frame comprises slender foliate pilasters, which support a grand pediment embellished with acanthus scrollwork and a floral crest, whilst enclosing marginal plates.
A very decorative Rococo revival mirror.

English, c.1950.

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	Width	Height
	52 3⁄8" 133 cms	74 13⁄16" 190 cms

Stock: 16395

A small 6 branch cut glass chandelier. The faceted glass baluster stem is mounted with six curved arms from which are strung a profusion of beads.

English, mid-20th century.

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	Diameter	Drop
Chandelier	21 11⁄16" 55 cms	17 11⁄16" 45 cms
With chain		35 3⁄8" 90 cms

Stock: 16514

One of a pair of Victorian corbel fireplaces, in a richly figured Languedoc marble. Elegant in its simplicity, the fireplace features a wide shelf over simply moulded corbels. Pair to Stock No. 16513.

English, c.1880.

Outside footblock to outside footblock: 155.5cm

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	Width	Height	Depth
	69 5⁄8" 176.7 cms	48 3⁄16" 122.5 cms	13 1⁄8" 33.4 cms
	38 1⁄4" 97.2 cms	39 3⁄8" 100 cms

Stock: 16513

One of a pair of Victorian corbel fireplaces, in a richly figured Languedoc marble. Elegant in its simplicity, the fireplace features a wide shelf over simply moulded corbels. Pair to Stock No. 16513.

English, c.1880.

Outside footblock to outside footblock: 155.5cm

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	69" 175.3 cms	48 3⁄16" 122.5 cms	13 1⁄8" 33.3 cms
Internal	39" 99 cms	38 1⁄4" 97.4 cms

Stock: 14168

An antique Louis XIV Chimneypiece in exceptionally beautiful, richly veined Ribbon Campan marble. The generously moulded bolection opening with rounded corners is set within a simple moulded frame with concave corners, all set below the nicely moulded break front shelf.

French, Late 19th century.

Campan marble comes from the high French Pyrenees, were it has been quarried since Antiquity. The area produces a variety of beautiful, richly veined coloured marbles, such as Campan Gran Mélange, Campan Vert, Ribbon Campan and the deep red Rouge Griotte. These were much prized and used in the apartments in Versailles during the reign of Louis XVI for chimneypieces and wall panels. Campan Vert and Campan Gran Mélange are extensively used on the walls of the Escalier de la Reine (the Queen’s stairs) Versailles.

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	Width	Height	Depth
external	57 1⁄2" 146 cms	45 3⁄8" 115.4 cms	15 1⁄2" 39.3 cms
internal	39" 99 cms	36 1⁄2" 92.7 cms

Stock: 14188

A fine French Louis XV chimneypiece in a softly mottled Carrara marble, which epitomises the Rococo style. The wide, moulded serpentine shelf rests on the boldly carved console jambs, which flank the serpentine opening, centred by a rocaille cartouche .

French, late 19th century.

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	width	height	depth
externali	65" 165 cms	41 11⁄16" 106 cms	16 1⁄2" 42 cms
internal

Stock: 10183

A cast iron fireback in the Baroque manner, depicting St George triumphing over the Dragon. This fireback has cracked in the past and is repaired with straps on the back.

Dutch, mid 19th century.

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	width	height	depth
	24 5⁄8" 62.5 cms	32 1⁄2" 82.5 cms	0 13⁄16" 2 cms

Stock: 16167

A pretty Napoleon III style silvered basket ceiling light. The bound laurel silvered band is mounted with applied ribbon decoration and strung with a beaded basket, which encloses the light fitting.

French, c.1900.

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		Drop
		28 1⁄4" 72 cms

Stock: 14937

An elegant pendant light with a silvered finish. The four acanthus arms are mounted on to a bound laurel band, from which hangs the engraved frosted bowl.
English, circa 1920.

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	Diameter	Drop
	28 1⁄4" 72 cms	27 3⁄16" 69 cms

Stock: 16495

A fine pair of 19th century Imari vases and covers.

Each with a bell shaped cover over the body, sweeping to a slightly chamfered rim. The covers with panels of flowers, the finials or decorative knobs on the lids are in the form of a guardian lion, also known as a shishi. The vase tapering to a small proud foot rim. The bodies decorated with abundant flowers and foliage, against a scrolled flower background.

Japanese, circa 1850.

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	Diameter	Height
	12 3⁄16" 31 cms	21 1⁄4" 54 cms

Stock: 15523

A robust Dutch style five branch chandelier in brass with a bronzed finish, with a wide bulbous central stem on which are mounted the foliate swan neck arms with fluted drip pans.

English, early 20th century.

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	Diameter	Drop
	20 1⁄8" 51 cms	17 7⁄8" 45.5 cms

Stock: 16501

A very large and grand Venetian overmantel mirror. The frame is profusely decorated with c scrolls and floral flourishes, and is surmounted by a mirrored cartouche with a rocaille surmount. The original gilding is beautifully worn, with the warm red bole glowing through.

Italian, 19th century.

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	width	height	depth
top	49 3⁄16" 125 cms	70 7⁄8" 180 cms	6 1⁄4" 16 cms
bottom	36 5⁄8" 93 cms

Stock: 16108

A tall and elegant early Victorian overmantel gilt gesso mirror with a slender pilastered framed, and a ribboned pediment surmount.
English, c.1850.

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	Width	Height
	54 1⁄4" 138 cms	70 1⁄4" 178.5 cms

Stock: 15998

A late 19th century French gilt gesso wall mirror, with a pierced scrolled pediment and shell surmount, fitted with a bevelled central plate, flanked by angled marginal mirror plates.

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	Width	Height
	27 3⁄16" 69 cms	49 5⁄8" 126 cms

Stock: 12837

A large and dramatic French Baroque fireplace in boldly veined green Verde Naoussa marble with detailed spandrels a large shaped opening over substantial footblocks.
French mid 19th century.

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	width	height	depth
External	62 3⁄16" 158 cms	41 11⁄16" 106 cms	16 1⁄8" 41 cms
Interior	45 11⁄16" 116 cms	33 7⁄8" 86 cms

Stock: 16212

An early 18th century glazed walnut vitrine cabinet on stand. The arch topped display cabinet has its original glass and slender astragals, revealing two shelves and a concealed drawer. The elegant stand of Tuscan column formed legs, are raised on solid ebony bun feet.
Dutch, c.1720 with restorations.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	46 1⁄4" 117.5 cms	79 7⁄8" 203 cms	13" 33 cms

Stock: 16488

A fine George III giltwood and carton-pierre wall mirror in the manner of James and Robert Adam. The slender frame encloses the rectangular plate and is surmounted by opposing griffins centred by a slender urn and ears of wheat.

English, c.1770. Provenance: The Estate of the late Sir George Dowty (1901-1975, inventor, engineer and businessman) and Lady Marguerite Dowty, thence by family descent.

Notes: Carton-Pierre is effectively a type of papier mache, popularised in the 18th century for its ability to be moulded to create adornments for mirrors or even ceiling cornices, as a cheaper alternative to plaster.

Final image credit: Office of Robert and James Adam, 'Design for a Pier Glass, 1772, Photo: © Sir John Soane’s Museum, London”.

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	Width	Height
	25 5⁄8" 65 cms	64 5⁄8" 164 cms

Stock: 16191

The most charming gilt gesso mirrored hanging shelves. The arched mirror plate is beautifully adorned with ferns, convolvulus and foxgloves that are exquisitely modelled around the frame. The rods supporting the three shelves terminate in foxglove flowerheads.

The shelves embody the Victorian obsession with ferns, in a period known as the 'fern craze'; which saw a widespread fascination in identifying, collecting and cultivating the plant.

English, mid-19th century.

Near pair with stock no. 16190.

Photo before restoration.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	18 1⁄8" 46 cms	33 7⁄8" 86 cms	6 11⁄16" 17 cms

Stock: 16184

A very ornate Adam style oval girandole mirror. The gilt gesso frame is adorned with a fan and bellflower decoration very much in the Adam style. The mounted triple girandole sconce is of scrolling foliate form and this is echoed in the surmount, where putti hold sprays of laurel over a floral garland.

English, c.1870.

Provenance: The Grange Goathland.

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		Height
		47 3⁄16" 120 cms

Stock: 16015

A superb pair of Northern Italian hall chairs in walnut, partially ebonised, inlaid with bone. Each chair has a foliate scrollwork top rail over barley twist supports which enclose beautifully inlaid panels with a number of mythological creatures shown within an arabesque border. The inlay continues below the seat and on the stretcher, which is supporting the four foliate clasped, turned legs.

Northern Italian, possibly Milan. c.1700.

Provenance: Label reads Ex Sir George Saville Lumley, Durham Castle.

Notes:
The hall chair originated in Renaissance Italy, where the 'sgabello' chair graced the entrance hallways of grand palazzi in the 16th century. They remained popular in Italy and came to England with the Grand Tour in the 18th century.

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	width	height	depth
	18 1⁄2" 47 cms	47 5⁄8" 121 cms	19 11⁄16" 50 cms

Stock: 16496

A pair of fine and large 19th Century Imari vases and covers. With a bell shaped cover, topped by an onion finial and finished with a flat overhanging rim. The finials are decorated with flower heads, between lattice panels repeated to the rim, the bell formed body with blooms and trees against a flower filled ground. The rim decoration repeated to the raised collars of the vases. The bodies with rounded shoulders as they taper to a raised foot rim. The shoulders decorated with flowers and scrolling foliage whilst the bodies are decorated with arcaded panels, filled with rising flowers. The reserves against a vibrant ground of flowers and foliage. The lower bodies with rising arcades filled with flowers and overlapping leaves. The foot rim with scrolling motifs.

Japanese, c.1850.

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	Diameter	Height
	9 13⁄16" 25 cms	20 7⁄8" 53 cms

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Stock: 15994

A set of Regency fire tools in steel, of very simple design with a pierced wheel motif on the shovel.

English, c.1820.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	5 1⁄2" 14 cms	29 1⁄8" 74 cms	1 5⁄8" 4 cms

Stock: 16064

A large early 20th century Chinese watercolour painting of birds and flowers on paper. A kingfisher, a finch and a wasp are depicted in the floral landscape of blooming peonies.

Chinese, probably c.1900

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	Width	Height	Depth
	25" 63.6 cms	48" 122 cms	1" 2.5 cms

Stock: 16227

An unusual George I 'mulberry' cabinet in the manner of Coxed and Woster. The cross banded and veneered walnut doors reveal a fine fitted interior which is also beautiful veneered, including a number of hidden drawers, which are beautifully scumbled.
English, c.1710, with restorations.

Notes: It is now widely accepted that much furniture which was commonly thought to be 'mulberry' is in fact stained burr elm, walnut, maple or alder. The popularity of these veneers in the 1690-1730 period is thought to stem from its tortoiseshell like appearance. If mulberry wood is ebonised to reinforce its markings it does not take the staining effectively whereas with elm, walnut, maple and alder the porous parts of the woods retain the dark streaks giving this dramatic tortoiseshell-like appearance.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	41 1⁄4" 105 cms	61 13⁄16" 157 cms	18 1⁄8" 46 cms

Stock: 16281

An Edwardian small glass pendant light of bag form, strung with beads of graduating size from a moulded cup fitting.

English, c.1910.

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	Diameter	Drop
	7 1⁄8" 18 cms	12 5⁄8" 32 cms