Antiques & Collectors Items
The CANTERBURY AUCTION Galleries
Tuesday, March 16 2010
Spring Auction of Fine Art and Antiques
Viewing Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday 12pm-4pm, Monday 10am-7pm immediately prior to sale. Open on mornings of sale (Tuesday and Wednesday) from 8.30am until 10am for viewing. Sale starts promptly at 10am each day. Please remember that if you want to leave a commission bid or bid by telephone we need all instructions by Monday 6.30pm before sale.
Lot 547 SOLD FOR: £ 1750
A George III mahogany framed square back Bergere armchair with cane panelled back and arms, reeded framing and turned and reeded front legs and castors, the seat, back cushions and arm pads upholstered in rose velour. Provenance : Purchased from Belsay Hall, Northumberland
Guide Price: £800-1200
Lot 548 SOLD FOR: £ 900
A George III mahogany framed square back Bergere armchair with cane panelled back and arms, reeded framing, on plain turned front legs and castors, the seat, back, cushions and arm pads upholstered in rose velour. Provenance : Purchased from Belsay Hall, Northumberland
Guide Price: £900-1200
A 19th Century walnut framed open arm easy chair with carving flaming torch and leaf cresting, turned and fluted uprights and arm terminals, the back and seat arm pads upholstered in red dralon, on turned and fluted legs
Guide Price: £300-350
Lot 550 SOLD FOR: £ 250
A pair of walnut framed open arm easy chairs of Queen Anne design, the arched back and seats upholstered in patterned grey cloth and with shepherd
Guide Price: £250-350
Lot 551 SOLD FOR: £ 140
A Continental carved hardwood open armchair, the shaped back and arms carved with leafy branches, oval seat, on carved seat rail and turned front legs
Guide Price: £150-200
Lot 552 SOLD FOR: £ 380
A set of six George III mahogany dining chairs with rectangular reeded crest rails and moulded splats, the seats upholstered in floral cloth, on square reeded sabre front legs
Guide Price: £400-600
A set of six George IV mahogany dining chairs in the"Gillows" manner, the scroll crest rails carved with reeded fan motifs, bellflower ornament and flowerhead paterae, scroll carved splats on moulded uprights, cane panelled seats, on turned and reeded front legs (one cane panel seat damaged and some chairs with other damage)
Guide Price: £1000-1500
A set of six George IV rosewood dining chairs, the slightly shaped backs and vase pattern splats fretted and carved with leaf scroll and anthemion ornament, moulded uprights, cane panelled seats, on turned and reeded front legs (with later squabs for same)
Guide Price: £800-1200
A set of six George III mahogany dining chairs (including two armchairs), the narrow crest rails with reeded ornament and inlaid with bandings and stringings, each with three moulded splats, the seats in old gold striped brocade, on square tapered front legs, the armchairs with reeded scroll arms (some with repairs)
Guide Price: £600-800
Lot 556 SOLD FOR: £ 620
A set of six Edwardian mahogany dining chairs of Hepplewhite design (including one armchair), with arched and moulded backs, the fretted urn pattern splats carved with feathers, the drop-in seats upholstered in old gold velour, on square tapered legs with spade toes and H-pattern stretchers
Guide Price: £400-600
Lot 557 SOLD FOR: £ 200
A set of six unusual early Victorian"Irish" mahogany bar back dining chairs with plain crest rails and splats, the seats upholstered in brown leather cloth, on bulbous ring turned front legs
Guide Price: £250-350
Lot 558 SOLD FOR: £ 1600
A set of six 18th Century oak high back dining chairs of"Country Chippendale" design, with shaped crest rails and vase pattern splats, wood seat, on square moulded front legs (with repairs)
Guide Price: £900-1200
Lot 559 SOLD FOR: £ 200
Two 18th Century oak dining chairs of"Country Chippendale" design with shaped crest rails and solid vase pattern splats, wood seats, on square front legs
Guide Price: £150-200
Lot 561 SOLD FOR: £ 280
A Victorian Chesterfield sofa with blue floral"William Morris" print linen union loose covers, on turned front legs and castors, 75ins wide
Guide Price: £200-300
Lot 562 SOLD FOR: £ 520
A Victorian walnut framed double ended settee, the moulded showwood frame crisply carved with floral and leaf scroll ornament, upholstered in rust dralon, the back buttoned, on bold cabriole front supports with similar carving, shaped apron, on cabriole front legs with scroll toes and castors, 82ins wide x 35ins deep x 36ins high overall
Guide Price: £500-700
Lot 563 SOLD FOR: £ 1050
A pair of modern large two seat settees by Sinclair Melson Ltd, with slightly shaped backs and out-scrolled arms, upholstered in bottle green dralon and fringed, 75ins wide x 38ins deep x 33ins high, each with three conforming cushions for same
Guide Price: £750-1000
A Victorian red painted metal framed rocking chair of large proportions, the seat upholstered in green cloth and buttoned, on scroll supports (paint lifting)
Guide Price: £250-350
Lot 565 SOLD FOR: £ 260
A Victorian rosewood dwarf cabinet, the back with pierced cresting and fitted two open shelves, on scrolled supports, the base with moulded top edge, fitted single drawer and cupboard under enclosed by a single panelled door with applied moulding of musical motifs, 21ins wide x 16ins deep x 45ins high
Guide Price: £200-300
Lot 566 SOLD FOR: £ 700
A George IV rosewood and brass mounted duet music stand, the sloping sides with twin X-pattern panels, on heavy turned and reeded central column and quadruple scroll feet, 20ins wide x 15ins deep x 16ins high (damaged, one music support missing, the other loose, and one candle fitment missing)
Guide Price: £700-1000
Lot 567 SOLD FOR: £ 880
A 19th Century mahogany rectangular adjustable music stand with plain lifting top, fitted one frieze drawer, on turned central column and three cabriole legs with pad feet and castors, 22ins x 16ins x 36.5ins high (handles missing)
Guide Price: £200-300
A William IV/early Victorian rosewood pole screen, the shaped and moulded panel with scroll cresting and cartouche and scroll apron, inset with floral needlework, on turned column with turned and leaf capped support, the circular base with three leaf capped bun feet, panel 21ins x 16.5ins overall x 56ins high (panel and base associated)
Guide Price: £200-300
Lot 569 SOLD FOR: £ 280
A George III square tea kettle stand, the top with shaped gallery and inlaid with rosewood bandings, the whole inlaid with stringings, fitted slide to apron, on square tapered and splayed legs, 12.5ins square x 28ins high
Guide Price: £250-350
Lot 570 SOLD FOR: £ 760
A George III mahogany work table, the top inlaid with satinwood crossbanding and boxwood stringing, with rounded front corners and single dropleaf, fitted two drawers and pull-out work box, and with low undertier, on square tapered legs and castors, 20ins x 24ins x 30ins high
Guide Price: £500-700
Lot 571 SOLD FOR: £ 550
A late Victorian figured walnut circular work table, the lid with moulded edge and inlaid with central scroll ornament enclosing paper covered fitted interior, shaped apron, on tapered central column with carved bulbous knop and on carved cabriole legs with scroll toes, 18ins diameter x 29ins high
Guide Price: £550-750
A nest of three early 20th Century stained wood rectangular occasional tables, the tops veneered in rosewood with chequered panels, the centres inlaid with floral sprays, on twin turned supports and trestle feet, 19ins x 14ins x 28.5ins high
Guide Price: £350-450
A George III mahogany bow-fronted side table fitted single deep drawer, the square tapered legs carved with oval paterae and bellflowers, 31ins wide x 19ins deep x 31ins high
Guide Price: £400-600
A William IV amboyna rectangular card table, the baize lined folding top inlaid with wide ebony stringings, the panelled frieze with bead ornament, on rectangular leaf capped centre column and swept-in rectangular base with reeded bun feet with recessed castors, 36ins wide x 18ins deep x 30ins high (top slightly twisted and with replaced hinges)
Guide Price: £600-800
Lot 575 SOLD FOR: £ 420
An early Victorian figured walnut rectangular card table of serpentine outline, the red baize lined folding top with moulded edge, the frieze with leaf scroll carved mouldings, on turned and bulbous reeded central column, on four moulded cabriole legs with berry and leaf cappings and scroll toes and castors, 37ins wide x 18ins deep x 29ins high
Guide Price: £250-350
A late George III mahogany rectangular card table with rounded front corners, the baize lined folding top inlaid with rosewood banding, the apron inset with gilt metal mount to centre, on four turned central supports and splayed legs with brass paw feet and castors, 36ins wide x 18ins deep x 29ins high (with slight damage)
Guide Price: £250-350
Lot 578 SOLD FOR: £ 800
A George III partridge wood sofa table with D-shaped flaps, the whole inlaid with boxwood stringings, with square edges and fitted two real and two dummy drawers, on rectangular end supports, the splayed legs with brass toes and castors, 23ins wide x 25ins deep x 29ins high
Guide Price: £200-600
Lot 579 SOLD FOR: £ 1100
An 18th Century walnut chest, the whole crossbanded, the top and sides inlaid with segmented X-pattern motif, moulded edge to top, fitted to short and three long graduated drawers, on later bracket feet, 39ins wide x 24ins deep x 36.5ins high
Guide Price: £500-700
Lot 580 SOLD FOR: £ 580
A 17th Century panelled oak chest of Jacobean design with moulded edge to top, fitted two short and three long drawers, the drawer fronts with applied geometric mouldings, on bun feet, 37ins wide x 23ins deep x 36.5ins high (split to top and side and in general need of restoration)
Guide Price: £500-700
Lot 581 SOLD FOR: £ 420
A late George III mahogany cheval mirror inset with oval mirror plate, on reeded uprights, the splayed supports with brass paw pattern feet and castors, plain mirror plate, 37ins x 27ins
Guide Price: £250-350
Lot 582 SOLD FOR: £ 600
A George IV mahogany three tier tray top dinner wagon on turned supports and castors, 42ins wide x 20ins deep x 42ins high (somewhat marked)
Guide Price: £500-700
An early Victorian mahogany five tier corner whatnot on turned supports with turned finials and feet, 29ins wide x 19ins deep x 60ins high
Guide Price: £600-800
Lot 584 SOLD FOR: £ 3700
An early Victorian mahogany break-front bookcase, the upper part with angled pediment and moulded cornice, with eleven adjustable shelves enclosed by two pairs of arched glazed doors, with leaf carved scroll brackets to sides, the base fitted three drawers and shelves enclosed by two pairs of arched panelled doors with carved scroll brackets to sides, and on plinth base, 96ins wide x 23ins deep x 99ins high
Guide Price: £800-1200
Lot 585 SOLD FOR: £ 820
A late George III mahogany bow-front chest with twin reeded edge to top, fitted four long graduated drawers with shaped apron and splayed bracket feet, 37ins wide x 20.5ins deep x 34.5ins high
Guide Price: £800-1200
Lot 586 SOLD FOR: £ 550
A William IV mahogany tray top side table with moulded edge to top, fitted central drawer above C-scroll apron flanked by four short drawers, on four octagonal turned and tapered legs with brass toes and castors, 42ins wide x 22ins deep x 32ins high
Guide Price: £550-750
An early George III mahogany serpentine fronted tea table, the plain folding top with moulded edge, the apron veneered in figured mahogany and with carved rope mouldings, on square moulded legs with fretted brackets, 41ins wide x 20.5ins deep x 29.5ins high (top repolished)
Guide Price: £700-1000
A late Georgian mahogany bow-front side table of small proportions, later inlaid with satinwood bandings and stringings, fitted one frieze drawer and two small drawers, on square tapered legs with spade toes, 36ins wide x 20ins deep x 29ins high
Guide Price: £150-200
Lot 589 SOLD FOR: £ 1100
A late George IV mahogany Secretaire bookcase, the upper part with arched and reeded cornice, fitted three shelves enclosed by a pair of astragal glazed doors with reeded glazing bars, the base with reeded square edge and Secretaire drawer with applied astragal mouldings to front enclosing pigeon-holes and nine small drawers, three long drawers under, on shaped apron and splayed bracket feet, 42ins wide x 22.5ins deep x 93.5ins high (with later handles)
Guide Price: £800-1200
A George III mahogany bow-front sideboard, the top and front crossbanded in rosewood and inlaid with boxwood and ebony stringings, with square top edge, fitted central drawer above arched kneehole and flanked by deep drawers, on six square tapered legs with spade toes, 55ins wide x 26ins deep x 35.5ins high
Guide Price: £1200-1500
Lot 591 SOLD FOR: £ 1250
A 19th Century mahogany and brass bound military chest in two sections with twin reeded edge to top, fitted four long drawers with recessed handles and with recessed side handles, on bracket feet, 33ins wide x 18ins deep x 40ins high
Guide Price: £600-800
Lot 592 SOLD FOR: £ 1300
An 18th Century walnut and oak sided chest with crossbanded top and drawer fronts and moulded edge to top, fitted two short and three long graduated drawers, on bracket feet, 38ins wide x 21ins deep x 36ins high (with replacement handles and escutcheons - in general need of restoration)
Guide Price: £300-400
Lot 593 SOLD FOR: £ 280
An 18th Century panelled oak sideboard with plank top, the moulded frieze carved"A.P. 1730", fitted one shelf enclosed by a pair of panelled doors with shaped H-pattern hinges, on stile feet, 51ins wide x 23ins deep x 36ins high
Guide Price: £300-400
A late 17th Century oak oval gateleg table with plain top, on turned legs with block toes, 44ins x 42ins x 27.5ins high (in need of some restoration)
Guide Price: £200-300
Lot 595 SOLD FOR: £ 500
An 18th Century panelled oak chest with moulded edge to top, fitted two short and three long drawers with moulded fronts, on stile supports, 35ins wide x 20.5ins deep x 37ins high (with replacement handles)
Guide Price: £300-400
Lot 597 SOLD FOR: £ 720
A late 17th Century panelled oak chest in two sections, the plain top with moulded edge, fitted four long drawers, the drawer fronts with applied geometric mouldings and with split turnings to sides, on heavy bun feet, 41ins wide x 23ins deep x 41ins high
Guide Price: £600-800
Lot 598 SOLD FOR: £ 740
A 17th Century panelled oak court cupboard, the front inlaid with chequered bandings and lozenges, and initialled"R.M.", the upper part with moulded cornice and later stop fluted frieze, on reeded and leaf carved columns, fitted cupboard enclosed by a pair of panelled doors flanking a central fixed panel, the base fitted two tier cupboard enclosed by five panelled doors, 62ins wide x 25ins deep x 68ins high (with adaptations and alterations)
Guide Price: £700-1000
