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European and Australian Decorative Arts and Fine Furniture — Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:480
Sale Title:European and Australian Decorative Arts and Fine FurnitureLots with images:460
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:299
Date:5-Jun-2011
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A George IV painted pine wine table, circa 1830, the circular top raised on a turned standard terminating in a circular foot with bun feet, the top and base ornately painted with a family in period dress amongst ruins, 56 cm diameter x 73 cm high.
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A large Najafabad Persian rug having a blue border on a maroon ground, the whole with foliate decoration, 399 x 299 cm.
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A George III style mahogany pedestal desk, the rectangular leather inset top with three frieze drawers, each pedestal with a further three drawers, all with brass loop handles, 153 x 73 x 76.5 cm.
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A Hepplewhite style settee 19th century, the scalloped back with enclosing sides upholstered in a brocade velvet, raised on short tapered legs, 177 x 97 x 85 cm.
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A Sheraton style satinwood sleigh bed Early 20th century, the bowed rectangular head and foot with string inlay and a central cane inset section, united by rails of conforming design, 223 cm long.
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An early 19th century Boston rocking chair, the shaped rectangular crest rail painted with architectural motifs, above a spindle back and scroll arms, the solid seat raised on turned supports.
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A George IV mahogany pedestal sideboard, circa 1825, the bowed central section with a frieze drawer and a shaped rectangular splash back, each pedestal with a panelled door and a spring loaded drawer, raised on cast brass lion's paw feet and turned supports, 201 x 102 x 60 cm. Note: accompanied by the original purchase receipt from Kent Antiques, 1213-1217 High Street, Malvern, 15th September 1986.
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A fine quality late Victorian rosewood and marquetry sideboard, the swan neck pediment above a rectangular back with two astragal glazed panelled cupboards and a central mirror, the bowed lower section with three frieze drawers, above a central glazed cupboard, two panelled doors and an open display shelf, the whole with neo -classical foliate inlay raised on spade feet, 151 x 230 x 47 cm.
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A pair of mahogany side tables by Waring and Gillow, circa 1900, each of circular top with a carved floral rim set upon a recessed banded skirt punctuated by a series of four carved adornment from which long cabriole legs extend towards ball and claw feet, one table with an applied metal manufacturers label to base, one measuring 75 cm. Diameter x 66 cm high; the other impressed to underside Waring and Gillow L'Pool measuring 77 cm. Diameter x 69 cm high.
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An Edwardian satinwood desk by Waring & Gillow Ltd Impressed manufacturer's stamp, the rectangular top surmounted by two gallery edged drawers, above two frieze drawers and a further two short drawers to either side, each drawer with kingwood crossbanding and ebony string inlay, raised on delicate square tapering legs with brass caps and castors, stamped to the top edge of the right frieze drawer, 121 x 95 x 53 cm. Provenance: Purchased Christie's Melbourne, 2nd May 1988.
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A fine quality Edwardian painted satinwood overmantel mirror In the manner of Gillows, the rounded rectangular plate within a recessed panelled surround, each panel painted with floral motifs and classical trophies within a beaded border, the reverse breakfront pediment with an applied scalloped border beneath a pierced vasiform and foliate crest, (losses), 231 x 196 cm.
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An ecclesiastical stained glass window, circa 1910 rectangular, with a tapering top, depicting a full length image of Christ holding a shepherd's crook, with lambs at his feet and behind his shoulder all set before an altar, the whole framed within a later timber surround and fitted lightbox, the window 199 x 59.5 cm; the surround 216 x 75 x 20 cm. Note: part of the original fixtures of an Anglican church.
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A Victorian walnut framed salon suite, comprising a lady's chair, a gentleman's chair, a chaise longue and six salon chairs, each with foliate carved decoration, buttoned green velvet upholstery and cabriole supports, the chaise longue 176 cm length of back.
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A late Victorian painted pine door surround, the stepped pediment above a reeded rectangular frame with applied foliate swags and shell capped corbels, on a powder blue ground with egg shell highlights, (losses) 225 x 150 cm.
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A 19th century painted pine door and surround, the rectangular geometric panelled door with applied foliate swags and borders, within a rectangular frame of conforming design, the frame (incomplete) 298 cm at highest point, 250 cm at opposing side x 125 cm wide, the door 226 x 79.5 cm.
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A fine quality Chinese silk floor rug 20th century featuring a repeated block design pattern, filled with alternating motifs within a floral ground of colours ochre, rust, chocolate and navy, 305 x 205 cm.
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A Chinese lacquered export sewing table, circa 1860 Decorated throughout with gilt figurative vignettes on a black lacquered ground, the rectangular table top with shell shaped corners above a shallow compartment containing a fitted interior with further lacquered trays and lids, all raised upon a twin pedestal stretcher base with clawed feet, (some cracking to lacquer and loss to gilt), 64 x 70.5 x 43 cm.
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Maurice Elysee Durfrene (1876 - 1955), a fine quality Art Nouveau walnut and marquetry inlaid buffet, the panelled back with a central marquetry foliate medallion flanked by curved glazed doors, the lower section with three frieze drawers and two central panelled doors flanked by open display shelves, the whole with naturalistic foliate carving and exotic wood inlay, 225 x 163.5 x 69 cm. Provenance: for a similar example see, the Paris Salons 1895 -1914 Vol III page 155.
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An Art Nouveau fruit wood side table, the shaped rectangular top above a single frieze drawer raised on tapering legs uniting with tapering supports, 73 x 70 x 37 cm.
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A German Kareilian Birch writing desk and chair In the manner of Bruno Paul, the shaped glass inset top above a single drawer raised on a pedestal to one side with drawers and a cupboard, slender ebonised legs the other, together with a conforming chair, 70 x 73 x 50 cm
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An impressive French kingwood and mahogany vitrine Attributed to Louis Majorelle, circa 1910, the arched pediment with nasturtiums and leaf carving above a central bevelled glass door and single frieze drawer flanked by two further shaped doors, raised on a conforming plinth base, 182 x 246 x 49 cm.
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A fine quality Chinese silk prayer rug 20th century, the central prayer motif and border interspersed by metallic gold thread reserves and throughout with further floral motifs in colours of grey, pink, sage and turquoise, 185 x 125 cm
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A 19th century Anglo-Indian mahogany centre table, the circular tilt top with a foliate relief carved border and apron, above a baluster stem and a quadripartite platform base, brass castors, 137 cm diameter x 72 cm high.
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An Anglo-Ceylonese ebony centre table, circa 1910, the segmented circular top with a bevelled leaf carved border, raised on a tapering faceted stem and a carved and inlaid octagonal base, modern castors, 120 cm. Diameter x 74 cm high.
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A set of eight Anglo-Ceylonese ebony dining chairs, circa 1910, each with a foliate carved crest rail, above a pierced vertical splat and a caned seat with a drop-in cushion, raised on turned legs.
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An Anglo-Ceylonese ebony settee, circa 1910, the shaped, caned rectangular back with a foliate carved crest rail, flanked by caned scroll sides, above a drop-in seat and a seat rail carved with conforming decoration, raised on baluster supports, modern castors (two castors incomplete), 230 cm length of back.
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A Louis XVI provincial oak armoire Later half of the 18th century, the moulded pelmet with central medallion inlay above two panelled doors, shaped skirt, shaped block supports, 146 x 214 x 67 cm.
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A pair of wrought iron garden consoles, each with a serpentine rectangular marble top, above a scrolling openwork body, (one marble top cracked), 146 x 86 x 54 cm.
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A Flemish carved oak pedestal sideboard Late 19th/early 20th century, the rectangular top with a splashback carved with lion mask heads and a foliate border, above three frieze drawers, each pedestal with a richly carved panelled door depicting figural and foliate motifs, flanked by cherubic pilasters, united by a panelled back board, plinth base, 277 x 130 x 78.5 cm.
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A good quality mahogany extension dining table In the Regency style, the rounded rectangular top with drop d-ends, above six reeded legs with brass caps and castors, two leaves, 247.5 x 74.5 x 146 cm.
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A set of eight Victorian mahogany dining chairs, comprising six dining chairs and two carvers, each with a spade back above a horizontal splat carved with fleur de lys, raised on turned and facetted supports.
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A 19th century French gilt wood over mantel mirror, the rectangular plate within an egg and dart surround, applied with beading and foliate decoration, beneath a pierced and carved crest flanked by vasiform pendants, (losses), 158.5 x 217 cm.
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A Flemish walnut and marquetry wall mirror, circa 1690, the deep moulded frame inlayed with decorative timbers depicting stylised floral and foliate flourishes within the central panel and bordered by walnut bands, complete with original mirror plate, 49.5 x 56 cm
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A French oak buffet a deux corps Early 19th century, with a high moulded pediment, carved and scrolled above a pair of shaped and carved doors set upon a platformed base, the lower section with a further two doors with moulded and carved decoration and a lower shaped skirt, raised on cabriole legs, 152 x 228 x 54 cm.
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A 19th century cut brass and scarlet tortoiseshell inlaid boulle side table, the square top above a shaped apron with a single drawer, the whole with a fine foliate cut brass inlay, inset with painted porcelain medallions raised on cabriole legs with sabots, (lacking one medallion) 50 x 71 x 49.5 cm.
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A cut brass inlaid scarlet tortoiseshell boulle side cabinet Rectangular, with a single glazed door and shelved interior, displaying decorative cut brass foliate panels to the front on a tortoiseshell ground, the whole with ebonized reserves and gilt metal mounts, plinth base, 83 x 111 x 31 cm
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A Louis XV style boulle centre table, the ovoid shaped top with serpentine skirt below, to the front a single drawer with masked escutcheon, the whole with cut brass foliate inlay on a simulated scarlett tortoiseshell ground and with black reserves all raised on cabriole legs with gilt metal masked shoulder mounts and claw styled sabots, 142 x 78 x 89 cm.
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A cut brass and scarlet boulle side cabinet, the rectangular cabinet with single glazed door and internal shelving with foliate cut brass boulle panels on a scarlet ground to front, interspersed with gilt metal mounts and with ebonised reserves all raised on a shaped plinth base, 84 x 112 x 30 cm.
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A fine quality scarlet tortoiseshell and cut brass inlaid boulle centre table 19th century, the shaped ovoid top with serpentine skirt with gilt metal lions head mounts below and single drawer to front with lions head escutcheon, the whole inlaid with elaborately cut brass boulle depicting floral and foliate motifs, scrolled flourishes and ribboned bands, raised on cabriole legs each surmounted with lions head gilt metal shoulder mounts and fine sabots, 151 x 76 x 89 cm.
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A 19th century French cut brass boulle and ebonised vitrine, the tall rectangular cabinet with tapering plinth to top and single glazed door to front with internal shelving, above a further single door decorated with a figural silhouetted cut brass inlaid panel, the fantastical scene depicting men holding cornucopia with phoenix flying above, accompanied by trumpeting squirrels, the whole raised on a moulded border and bombe feet, 74 x 153 x 36 cm.
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A 19th century French cut brass inlaid scarlet tortoiseshell boulle bonheur du jour, the serpentine shaped top with recessed fitted cabinet above a twin door and corresponding drawer configuration, below a single full width drawer to front with a fitted folding leather tooled writing slope within, the whole with fine foliate cut brass inlay on a scarlet ground raised on cabriole legs with gilt metal shoulder mounts and sabots, 75 x 132 x 53 cm.
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A fine quality large Chinese silk floor rug 20th century, the cental cartouche floral filled and framed by a series of further shaped cartouches and floral borders in colours of putty, rust, eau de nil and blue, 310 x 245 cm.
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A rare pair of late 17th century Italian walnut children's chairs, each with a rectangular tablet back above a fitted seat, with flat relief carved acanthus leaf decoration, united by bobbin turned cross stretchers.
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A Venetian style wall mirror, the rounded rectangular plate within a segmented surround with etched decoration, surmounted by a stylised crest, 134 cm high.
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A French walnut armoire Late 19th/early 20th century, the shaped and foliate carved rectangular pelmet, above two arch panelled mirror doors and a serpentine apron of conforming design, with an internal long drawer, raised on scroll supports, 140.5 x 231 x 55 cm.
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A 19th century oak Welsh dresser, the boarded plate rack with three tiers, above a rectangular top with three cockbeaded frieze drawers, an open central section and two panelled doors, block supports, 150 x 201.5 x 38 cm.
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An 18th century English oak settle, the panelled rectangular back above scroll arms and a later plywood seat, raised on cabriole supports, 185 cm length of back.
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A pair of tall turned and carved candlesticks 20th century, the tall tapering columns with an applied gilt wash featuring carved wreaths and foliate motifs set upon three legged triangular bases, each with a separate brass collar and holder to top, 74 cm high.
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A fine quality gilt wood overmantel mirror, maker's lable for Isaac Whitehead, Carver & Gilder, 87 Collins Street East, Melbourne, circa 1875, the shaped rectangular three sectional plate within an ornate foliate pierced surround of carved wood and cast plaster, the lower section flanked by two pairs of candle sconces, 240 x 193 cm.
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A collection of 19th century architectural architraves, comprising an early 19th century pine pediment, with carved and applied ribbon swags and leaf tip borders, 157.5 cm long; together with a further 19th century white painted pine pediment with carved leaf tip decoration, 149 cm long.
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A set of twelve hepplewhite style oak dining chairs 20th century, each with a rectangular crest rail above a slatted back and a cloth upholstered drop in seat, raised on square supports united by cross stretchers, stamped to underside.
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A good oak Welsh dresser, the boarded plate rack with four shelves flanked by geometric panelled doors drawers, the lower section with three frieze drawers, raised on turned and facetted legs, 204 x 200.5 x 48 cm.
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A George II burr walnut bureau, the rectangular top above a drop front writing surface enclosing an interior fitted with drawers, pigeon holes and storage compartments, the lower section with an arrangement of two short and three long cockbeaded drawers with brass drop ring handles, the whole with feather banded inlay, raised on bracket supports, 88 x 100 x 50 cm.
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A George IV mahogany pedestal sideboard, circa 1825, the rectangular top with a bowed central section and a frieze drawer, flanked by drawers to either side, each sarcophagus form pedestal with a panelled door, raised on lion's paw feet, 203.5 x 114.5 x 52.5 cm.
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A good Victorian mahogany bookcase, circa 1870, the rectangular breakfront top with a stepped cornice, above three arched glazed panelled doors, the lower section with three solid arched panelled doors, plinth base, 174.5 x 218.5 x 46.5 cm.
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A pair of Italian gilt wood mirrors 19th century, each of a tapering rectangular form with carved surround, carved with a stylised mask head, rising to a foliate flourish, 75 cm high.
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A Chinese lacquered export writing / work table, circa 1860 Scenically patterned with gilt figural images on a black lacquered ground, the central rectangular compartment with lift up lid, opening to reveal a fitted interior with folding writing slope and below a slide out tray, flanked to each side by a pair of open reeded tubular compartments with lift up lids, all raised on a twin turned pedestal base on claw feet (basket missing from slide out tray) 65 x 76.5 x 56 cm.
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A mahogany framed Gainsborough style armchair 20th century, the floral upholstered back above leaf capped out swept arms and a fitted seat, raised on boldly carved cabriole legs with lion's paw feet.
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A George III mahogany chest on chest, the rectangular top with a dentil cornice, above two short and two long drawers within canted stiles, the lower section with a brushing slide and three long drawers, raised on bracket feet, 107 x 183 x 55 cm.
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A Victorian flame mahogany bookcase, circa 1880, the stepped cornice above two glazed arched panelled doors, the lower section with two frieze drawers and two solid arched panelled doors, plinth base, 129.5 x 218 x 46.5 cm.
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A George III oak and mahogany hanging corner cabinet, circa 1810, the bowed mahogany cornice above two panelled doors, the whole with crossbanded mahogany borders and star motifs to the doors, 73 x 106.5 x 48 cm.
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A 19th century mahogany dropside table, the rectangular top above a band apron, raised on slender cabriole legs and pad feet, 119 x 71 x 127 cm.
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A George III mahogany kneehole desk, circa 1820, the rectangular top above a single frieze drawer, above a central recessed panelled door, with an arrangement of three further drawers to either side, bun feet, 83.5 x 72 x 53 cm.
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A fine quality pair of 19th century ebonised and amboyna pier cabinets, each with a rectangular top above a band apron centred by a painted porcelain medallion, with a single glazed door, the whole with brass string inlay, gilt metal mounts and amboyna highlights, raised on a plinth base with toupie feet, 84 x 107 x 35 cm.
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A fine quality Sheraton style mahogany and satinwood bookcase, the rectangular top with two astragal glazed panelled doors, each with cross banded satinwood glazing bars, the lower section with three frieze drawers and a further four central short drawers flanked by panelled doors, the whole with satinwood crossbanded borders, bracket supports, 109.5 x 209 x 45.5 cm.
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A Sheraton style rosewood and marquetry desk, the roll top beneath a rectangular back with a central mirror, the whole with foliate boxwood inlay, raised on square tapering legs, brass caps and castors, 78 x 120 x 53 cm.
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A George III mahogany sideboard, the breakfront rectangular top above a frieze drawer and two panelled cupboard doors, the body inset with recessed oval cartouches with crossbanded borders, raised on turned supports, 222.5 x 92 x 67 cm.
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A George III mahogany chest on chest, the rectangular top with a dentil cornice, above two short and two long drawers, the lower section with three long drawers, bracket feet, 104 x 175 x 52 cm.
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A good Edwardian Sheraton style mahogany and satinwood vitrine, the canted rectangular cornice above geometric frieze flanked by acorn and oak leaf medallions and an astragal glazed door with satinwood glazing bars, the whole with string inlay, raised on out swept square supports, 96 x 177.5 x 51.5 cm.
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A carved curiosity cabinet 20th century, the rectangular carcass constructed with a series of small doors carved with ionic columns in relief and flanked by a series of smaller drawers with lions head carvings to front, all surrounding a recessed bay within and raised upon a four legged base with arched and carved support and stretcher base below, 108 x 154.5 x 39.5 cm.
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A 19th century French Empire style over mantel mirror, the bevelled three sectional plate beneath an applied Classical frieze depicting centurions, cherubs and figures, within columnar surrounds, 132.5 x 87.5 cm.
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A French gilt metal mounted burr walnut side cabinet, the rectangular ogee moulded top with above two glazed panelled doors, the whole with gilt metal mounts, raised on a plinth base, 119 x 107 x 32 cm
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An Edwardian mahogany bonheur du jour, the stepped rectangular back with a central mirror panelled cupboard, flanked by a further two solid panelled doors, the lower section with a central frieze drawer and a further two drawers to either side, the whole inlaid with classical motifs and stringing, raised on tapering square supports, brass caps and castors, 102 x 125.5 x 54.5 cm.
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A fine Victorian burr walnut and ebonized breakfront bookcase, circa 1880, the low set cabinet with ebonized trim featuring a central door with marquetry inlaid motif and stringing border set with ormolu banding and mounts, flanked to each side by glazed doors with further ormolu mounts all raised on a moulded base on squat bun feet, 165 x 105 x 29.5 cm.
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A Louis XV style rosewood and marquetry bonheur du jour 20th century, the shaped back with a gallery edged display shelf supported by foliate cast columns above two drawers, the lower section with a singled frieze drawer, the whole with foliate marquetry and gilt metal mounts, raised on cabriole legs with sabots, 68 x 109 x 44.5 cm.
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A Dutch cedar and ebonised bookcase 19th century, the top with a moulded pediment and cutwork frieze above twin glazed doors with beaded edges and flanked by ebonised corbels, below three shelf drawers with further twin doors also flanked by further ebonised corbels all terminating in a shaped skirt and block feet base, 117 x 197 x 45 cm.
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A good Victorian mahogany linen press, circa 1880, the stepped rectangular cornice above two solid arched panelled doors enclosing linen slides, the lower section with an two short and two long drawers with turned knobs, plinth base, 134.5 x 205 x 62 cm.
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A pair of late 18th century painted and parcel gilt Venetian open arm-chairs, each with a shaped open work back centred by a shell crest, above outswept arms, the seats in a recent hand painted calico, above cabriole supports
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A set of eight late 19th century Louis XV style walnut dining chairs, each with an upholstered tablet back within a foliate carved surround, above a fitted seat, raised on cabriole legs.
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A small late Victorian kauri pine collector's cabinet
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