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Furniture — Bonhams & Goodman

$292,775
A late George III Casuarina and tulipwood banded Pembroke work t…
$180,000
An important pair of George II carved mahogany library chairs, o…
$84,000
A rare and important mid 19th century whalebone armchair, probab…
$73,770
A rare and important mid 19th century whalebone and caned armcha…








Auction House: Bonhams & Goodman
Number of lots recorded: 1,449
Lots with images: 1,387
Prices available: 1,449
Category: Furniture




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*** A late George III Casuarina and tulipwood banded Pembroke work table With a hand written label pasted to the base of the bottom drawer, Sent from Botany Bay by Dr White, Surgeon of the Navy - in planks. This table made up in London.  Beef Wood.58cm wide, 43cm deep, 61cm high. Provenance: Made from timbers sourced and sent back to England by Dr ***
*** An important pair of George II carved mahogany library chairs, of Gainsborough design, circa 1750, with overstuffed serpentine backs, padded scroll arms with splayed supports with trailing foliate 'C' scroll and scale ornament headed with rosettes, raised on angular cabriole legs with similar ornament terminating in pointed pad feet (2), 76 cm wide, 86 cm deep, 98 cm high Provenance: Formerly the property of Mr & Mrs Edmund Bayliss, Hanbury Hall, Worcestershire, illustrated in 'Country Life', 11th January 1… ***
*** A rare and important mid 19th century whalebone armchair, probably American, the arched and curved top rail above three bobbin turned spindles above square arms with conforming supports (one with wooden arm rest and turn supports) over a strap work seat, curved front rail raised on slender legs which form the front arm support, joined by a bobbin turned front rail and plain side and back rails (one side rail replaced), terminating in hoof shaped feet, 81 cm high to back, 34 cm high to seat, 52 cm wide.… ***
*** A rare and important mid 19th century whalebone and caned armchair, probably American, the shaped top rail surmounted by four whale teeth above a plain cross splat and five hand carved spindles, the arms with curved rests and spindle supports (four replaced with wood), above a caned seat (damaged), with shaped front rail and raised on slender shaped legs which form to the end support for the arms joined by six stretchers, 99 cm high to back, 37 cm high to seat, 53.5 cm wide.… ***
*** A Charles II japanned cabinet on stand, Circa 1670, the rectangular top with chinoiserie landscape above a pair of doors with pierced and engraved strap work mounts and escutcheon plate, the doors depicting a mystical landscape with a figure riding a dragon, enclosing a fitted interior with an arrangement of ten drawers, the sides with landscape panels, the period giltwood stand with a deep foliate scroll carved and pierced apron centred by a winged putto flanked with grapes and raised on acanthus carved le… ***
*** An important Louis XV period kingwood and marble topped serpentine commode, French, Circa 1740 by François Fleury, the shaped rouge royal marble top with moulded edge above two concaved single drawers and a central secret drawer above a convex long drawer and a further long drawer divided by inlaid brass strips and raised on bracket feet, the whole decorated with cross-banded veneers and gilt bronze mounts and handles, stamped F.F., 130 cm wide, 67 cm deep, 92 cm high ***
*** An extraordinarily important early 19th century Australian full cedar 'Pepys design' double depth bookcase unique in Australian furniture, circa 1825, the moulded cornice above a cross-banded frieze featuring double ebony stringing over a pair of doors each with fifteen glazed panels enclosing four shelves, the separate bases with a single ebony string in the cross-banding under the moulded edge, above two ebony strung drawers and a dust protector, raised on tulip turned bun feet, the back with four solid c… ***
*** A fine George III mahogany partners desk, the rectangular top with tooled leather inset above three drawers to either side, above a kneehole flanked on each side by three graduated drawers, the reverse with a pair of panelled doors, the sides with brass carrying handles, raised on a plinth base, 155 cm wide, 95 cm deep, 82 cm high. Provenance W ***
*** A fine 19th century French ebony, amboyna and ivory inlaid breakfront bookcase, circa 1880, the moulded cornice with central broken pediment above a large full length central astragal glazed door, flanked by two arched doors enclosing the adjustable shelves above three long drawers with slides, raised on turned bun feet, decorated profusely with inlaid ivory arabesques within amboyna panels and geometric ivory decorated ebony panels, 232 cm wide, 55 cm deep, 272 cm high ***
*** An important early 17th century Italian walnut and gilt centre table, the circular top with thumb moulded edge above a foliate scrolled triform support with lion's feet and gilded decoration, raised on a triform platform base, 107 cm dia, 77 cm high ***
*** A fine George III satinwood and purple heart secretaire bookcase, circa 1790, the moulded cornice with Greek key decoration above a pair of astragal glazed satinwood and purple heart banded doors enclosing three adjustable shelves, the lower part with a secretaire drawer enclosing nine satinwood cross banded and thuya veneered drawers and six pigeon holes above three long drawer, raised on bracket feet, internally wired upper section, 115 cm wide, 51 cm deep, 223 cm high. ***
*** A fine and rare Queen Anne walnut bachelor's chest, circa 1710, the rectangular fold over top with feather banding, above four graduated drawers, raised on bracket feet, 72 cm wide, 27 cm deep, 77 cm high. Provenance W ***
*** A fine pair of George II carved giltwood eagle console tables, the later rouge royal composite marble tops on moulded giltwood frames above out stretched eagles looking to the left and right, standing on square bases over stepped ebonised and gilt plinths (2), 97 cm wide, 45 cm deep, 88 cm high. ***
*** An important 19th century Australian full cedar single slab serving table (slab sideboard), circa 1850, the shaped back with moulded edge above a rectangular top with canted corners above a plain frieze with central drawers, raised on scroll carved cabriole legs with tulip flower decoration joined by a curved platform with over scrolled feet, 244.… ***
*** A fine French Empire mahogany and marble topped centre table, circa 1810, the scagliola decorated white marble top with interlaced scrolling foliage and central vase of flowers, above a gilt bell flower frieze, raised on a triangular base with claw and paw feet, 91 cm dia, 74 cm high. Provenance Witney Antiques, Corn Street, Witney, Oxon, June 1988 This table featured as Witney Antiques cover piece at The Grosvenor House Antiques Fair in 1988 ***
*** A good 19th century Australian cedar boardroom desk, circa 1870, the rectangular top with tooled leather insert and moulded edge above two pedestals to the front each with four short drawers, raised on plinth bases, the rear with three turned tapering legs, stamped with a raised crown (a Government stamp used for superior furniture), 190 cm wide, 125 cm deep, 77 cm high Provenance: Acquired by the current owner at a Government Auction of the property of the Water Board when their Pitt Street offices were be… ***

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