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An elegant Regency brass mounted Gonçalo Alves campaign writing slope, circa 1820 in date. The beautifully polished goncalo alves case has a ...

This is a very good hand painted Mason's ironstone large Platter or Meat Plate, in the Table and Flowerpot gilded pattern, from their earliest George IIIrd period, circa 1818. The p...

Edwardian bell top mantel clock standing on a raised plinth and resting on block feet with side viewing glasses and surmounted by a decorative carrying handle. Beautifully decorated ...

A fine pair of hall chairs of the Regency period, attributed to Thomas Banting and William France. England, circa 1820. Why we like them These fine hall chairs have a particularly elegant and sophisticated scrolled cartouche design of the backs, with the finest carving and figuring of the timber. Also of great colour and natural patination, these chairs are highly decorative and rare. Attribution The design of these chairs is identical to a set of hall chairs...

19th-century rosewood open bookcase, the rectangular marble top above-carved frieze supported on carved acanthus-capped columns. Enclosing two adjustable shelves, all raised on a pli...

Folds into a rectangular table perfect for a coffee table. Folds open for the green baize playing surface with stick and balls.

These splendid malachite and ormolu mounted vases are executed in the French Empire style, and are emblazoned with gilt decoration that has an unmistakable air of confidence, pride, ...

Made in Paris circa 1830 by Odiot, this spectacular 1st quality, French Antique, silver centrepiece jardinière and plateau, has an oval bowl beautifully detailed with fluting, floral...

Robert Guillerme placed equal emphasis on function and aesthetics, creating an aesthetic as staid as it was arresting. While his work was in many ways distinctively conservative and ...

19th century chinese canton black lacquered desk cabinet, circa 1830. Stunning quality chinese export desk, circa 1830. Main feature is the rare alabaster doors which have been hand...

This is a rare ironstone lidded dish or bowl in a rare shape, hand enameled in the Flying Bird pattern, made by Mason's Ironstone of Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England, during the la...

A fine French, Mid-Century bar cabinet on stand. The mirrored cabinet of plain panels held in place with glass rosettes, with the two doors in rose mirror with scrolled design. The h...

This is a large ironstone Jug or Pitcher in the Blue Hawthorne and Fence & Bowl pattern, made by Mason's Ironstone of Lane Delph, Staffordshire, En...

Fine and impressively scaled Irish Regency mahogany hall table, the concave shaped top with ribbed edge over paneled apron with end drawers, and having carved patera over turned and ...

Rectangular gray marble top with curved ends over a conforming brass mounted frieze supported on two columns joining a conforming plinth base.

Original vintage travel advertising poster For London Drama London Transport featuring a stunning black and white charcoal drawing by the portrait artist and printmaker James Ardern ...

Mahogany inlaid ships dining table, the unusual circular top having four convexed drawers which open to reveal four original mahogany hinged leaves which can be incorporated into the...

A pair of French ormolu-mounted marble table lamps, in the form of neoclassical urns having swags and masks. All raised on shaped stepped bases. Terminating in toupee feet. Dimension...

A rare and very unusual pair Doulton Burslem Coaching art pottery vases dating from around 1909. The earthenware vases are of tall square column form standing raised on a wide square platform base and is decorated with a two coachman figures to the body with banners, one reading The Coachman and the other An Old Jarvey. A further decoration of horse drawn coaches...

The first catalog raisonné of the more than four hundred artistic glasses made between 1927 and 1947 by Carlo Scarpa for the Murano glassworks of Giacomo Cappellin and Paolo Venini, ...

Fine quality Regency davenport, circa 1820. Spindle gallery to the top leading to the original leather writing surface. Top opens to reveal a richly colored interior with 2 drawers....

Taisho period painting (1912-1926) of a fall landscape with wild grasses, red maple, and dahlias. Mineral pigments on gold with a silk brocade border and beautiful metal mounts.

Italian silver, rose quartz and malachite model of an eagle by Cervone Italian, c. 1970 Height 71cm, width 53cm, depth 32cm This Italian silver sculpture...

This impressive, eighteen-light chandelier—which measures 1.7 metres (67 inches) in height—will bring grandeur and majesty to a room. It is crafted in a bold Baroque style, which was...

Samuel Fulton Scottish, (1855-1941) A West Highland Terrier Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1921 Image size: 17.5 inches x 13.5 inches Size includ...

19th Century French pink marble and ormolu clock set French, Late 19th Century Clock: Height 46cm, width 23cm, depth 18cm Candelabra: Height 44.5cm, width 22cm, depth 20cm This unusual three-piece clock garniture combines stunning pink marble with ormolu classicised decoration. Featuring ornate pierced gilt brass hands, the porcelain dial of the mantel clock is framed with a floral motif that complements the tones of the marble. The clock is covered with elegant gilt-bronze classical decoration: surmounting the dial is an ormolu torch and laurel...

This beautiful antique clock, crafted in the refined Louis XVI style is of traditional form, but is notable for its intricate and extensive dec...

Napoleon III Period neoclassical style three-piece clock set. French, 19th century Dimensions: Height 58cm, width 47cm, depth 19cm Comprised of a mantel clock and two flanking c...

This is a group of SEVEN individually different Chinese Export porcelain serving Spoons. Each spoon has similar nominal dimensions and they all have different hand painted decoration. They range in date from a beautiful Canton Famille Rose medallion spoon...

Art Deco carriage alarm clock Art Deco chrome plated rectangular carriage clock standing on four bun feet surmounted by a decorative carrying...

Antique Golf Club 'The Lofter'. A beautiful unusual designed persimmon socket head spoon, 'The Lofter'. The club head with two small lead weights to rear, traditional horn slip along...

A Monumental Meissen Porcelain Figural Group of Apollo and the Nine Muses on Mount Parnassus. Comprised of sixteen interlocking parts. Apollo standing holding a lyre and with Pegasus besides a tree, atop a rocky outcrop detailed with foliage and waterfalls above nine goddesses: Calliope, seated and shown writing, representing eloquence and epic poetry. Clio, seated with an open book and blowing a trumpet, representing history. Erato, seated and holding a kithara, representing science and the arts Euterpe, seated and holding a flute, representing music. Melpomene, seated holding a knife and with one hand to her head, representing tragedy. Thalia, seated and holding aloft mask, representing comedy and idyllic poetry. Urania, seated with telescope and globe, representing astronomy and astrology, Polyhymnia, standing with one hand raised and holding a book, representing sacred poetry. Terpsichore, standing, representing dance. Each piece exceptionally finely detailed and painted. The base portions with rocaille edges. On a later black polished wooden base. Multiple blue crossed swords marks. Each piece titled to underside. German, Circa 1880. Mount Parnassus, is a spur of the Pindus Mountains in central Greece and was sacred to the ancient Greeks and in mythology to Apollo, the god of music and poetry and of the Sun and light. Mount Parnassus the mythical centre of poetry, music, and learning in ancient Greece was a popular theme in Barqoue and Rococo art, often substitutable with Athena’s arrival at Mount Helicon from the fifth book of Ovid’s “Metamorphoses”, where she asks the Muses to show her the new spring which gushed forth from the spot where Pegasus “with his hoof of horn opened the earth” (V, 250-260). Here, the mountain, formed from rugged rock cliffs, culminates in a plateau on which the youthful Apollo stands and plays the lyre. The Castalian spring flows from beneath Pegasus’ hoof, representing the source of inspiration and attracting the nine muses, who embody the arts and inspire creation through song, music, and dance. Mount Parnassus was created at the Meissen porcelain manufactory as a table centrepiece and an earlier version, apparently with only five muses, is listed in the inventory of the pastry shop of the Meissen manufactory manager and cabinet minister Heinrich Graf Brühl in 1753. The storage in the pastry shop of approximately 3,000 objects and dishes, including many individual parts for centrepieces, is related to their function as table decorations, replacing decorations previously made by the confectioner from perishable materials such as sugar or wax. The purpose of this table decoration was as a feast for the eyes to accompany the feast of the banquet. The sculptural figurines often depicted a particular theme, with characters drawn from theatre and opera, from classical mythology or pastoral idylls. Allegories and mythological themes, such as the glorification of fine arts, were also popular. Stylistically, Mount Parnassus fits Kändler’s style of the 1740s, and was sold by Brühl in 1762 to Frederick the Great of Prussia who used mythology as a means of self-expression and had already ordered individual figures of Apollo and the Muses as table decorations in 1744. Today it is in the Museum of Applied Arts, Frankfurt (inv. no. M.L. 41). There is another version of Mount Parnassus, from the collection of Prince Alexander Dolgorukoff, in the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg. The present version dates to the second half of the nineteenth century when there was a great revival of Kändler rococo figurines which were reissued and a “Second Rococo”. Another nineteenth century example is in the collection of the Museo Francesco Borgogna, Italy (inv. 1906, XIII, 19-20). These nineteenth century versions were made by the Meissen factory using Kändler's period models. It is recorded that a new version of Mount Parnassus, dating to the 1880s, was part of the Royal Porcelain collection in Dresden: 'In the porcelain collection there is a new version from the 1880s based on the old models, the largest group of this genre, the Parnassus, which shows the named muses all around on the lower part of the rock, each practising their own art, while on the top there is Apollo with the lyre and next to it the Castalian spring rises from the hoofbeat of Pegasus. Each figure is executed individually with its rocky background, and all the pieces are then fitted together, as we have already seen in his earlier, larger compositions. The rock pieces are finished off like a pedestal at the bottom with Rococo ornaments.' (Jean Louis Sponsel, Kabinettstücke der Meissner Porzellan-manufaktur von Johann Joachim Kändler, Leipzig, 1900, pp. 203-204). Kunst und kunsthandwerk; monatsschrift herausgegeben vom Österreichischen museum fuer kunst und industrie, Vienna, 1894, v.7 pt.1, p.133. Kari Berling, Das Meißner Porzellan und seine Geschichte. Leipzig 1900, S. 99, 187-200. Helmuth Gröger, Johann Joachim Kaendler. Dresden, 1956. Peter W Meister, Franz Adrian Dreier, Figürliche Keramik aus zwei Jahrtausenden. Kat Museum für Kunsthandwerk, Frankfurt. Frankfurt 1964, Nr. 90. Rainer Rückert, Meißener Porzellan, 1710-1810. Kat. Ausst. Bayerisches Nationalmuseum München. München 1966. Stefan Bursche, Tafelzier des Barock. München 1974, Abb. 300. "Tafelaufsatz, Der Parnass", Auswahlkatalog, Museum für Kunsthandwerk (Frankfurt am Main, Germany), 1987, pp. 86-87. Alfred Ziffer, ‘Meissener Porzellanplastik für fürstliches Interieur und Zeremoniell’, Keramos, Issue 241/242, pp. 29–52. MEISSEN The production of Meissen porcelain began in 1710 at the manufactory at Meissen...

Samuel Raven (1775-1847) Head of a terrier signed and inscribed 'S. Raven pinxt./Patronized by H.R.H. the Duke of Sussex/& Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg' verso oil on papier mâché Pa...

This is a superb antique flame mahogany and chequer strung demi-lune console table, Circa 1780 in date. This splendid console table is made of the finest quality flame mahogany a...

An imposing 19th century ebonised, Westminster chiming mantle / bracket clock, having classical gilded ormolu urn finials and scrolling foliate mounts. ...

**PLEASE NOTE: EACH PAINTING INCLUDING THE FRAME MEASURES 14.5 INCHES X 16.5 INCHES** Colin Graeme Roe British, (1855-1910) Waiting for Master & On the Scent Oil on canvas, pair, bo...

These cabinets share striking details, such as hardware and finish, with a series of pieces specially created by Maison Leleu for the steamship L'Atlantique. These stunning pieces we...

A first edition soft cover published in 2002, with an introduction by Carsten Thau and Kjeld Vindum followed with an essay by Marie-Louise Jensen and Maria Wettergren...

This is a beautiful antique bronze sculpture of a lioness by the renowned French sculptor Louis Riche (1877 - 1947), circa 1910 in date. The sculpture depicts a recumbent lioness r...

This is the superb and rare catalogue which was produced by Sotheby's for the sale of the collection of husband and wife Claude & Francois-Xavier Lalanne. 568 pages with 274 lots for...

Original vintage poster featuring an illustration by the notable American pin-up artist George Brown Petty IV (1894-1975) depicting a lady in a transparent dress holding a sketch of ...

Louis XV style gilt bronze 33-light chandelier French, 20th Century Height 156cm, diameter 102cm This beautiful chandelier is crafted from gilt bronze in the Rococo style of Lou...

A very fine quality and stunning Italian Murano ribbon blown art glass vase attributed to Seguso Vetri d’Arte and probably dating from the mid-20th century. The hand-blown vase stand...

A stunning collection of twelve definitive Robert Kime projects, ranging from Bloomsbury to the Bahamas, from the Irish countryside to la France profonde. Magnificent, specially-comm...

Pair of antique gilt and patinated bronze jardinières by Barbedienne French, Late 19th Century Height 84cm, width 57cm, depth 51cm Crafted in France in the late 19th century out ...

A very good example of a flintlock light Dragoon pattern pistol with walnut stock and good tower marks on the lock. In wonderful untouched condition Circa 1800 Barrel length 9"

This beautifully decorated besamim, a decorative spice box used in the weekly Jewish ceremony of Havdalah, marking the conclusion of Shabbat (the Sabbath) - is a fine piece of antiqu...

Bradley & Hubbard Bookends-ancient greek columns, American, Bradley and Hubbard, Meridian, CT, Circa 1925. A pair of bookends in the form of an Ancient Greek Temple...

Mid-19th century profusely carved french walnut cabinet, circa 1850. 2 part carved walnut cabinet. Top section of beautifully carved double doors, flanked by columns, surmounted by ...

Antique Large Persian Serapi Rug, Late 19th Century Additional Information: Dimensions: 10'0" W x 15'0" L Origin: Persia Period: Late 19th Century Rug ID: 20564

Frank Moss Bennett British, (1874-1952) Studying the Map Oil on canvas, signed & dated (19)27 Image size: 12.75 inches x 10.75 inches Size including frame: 17.25 inches x 15.25 inch...

A pair of Italian Mid-Century wall sconces by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, in brass, enamelled steel and hand blown frosted glass.

Original vintage musical advertising poster for Soon A Rock Opera Ritz Theater 219 W 48 St West of Broadway based on the story by and with music by the composer Joseph M. Kookoolis a...

Set of two 19th Century Chinese porcelain vases Chinese, 19th Century Height 57cm, diameter 32cm The vases feature bodies of cylindrical form with retracted bases and stepped retrac...

This is a fairly small Chinese Export Tea Bowl, all hand decorated in the Canton Famille Rose Medallion pattern and comes complete wit a carved...

Fine George III style inlaid mahogany credenza of unusually narrow size by leading London manufacturers Wright and Mansfield, having rosewood and holly crossbanded top over bank of d...

Pieter Cornelis Dommersen Dutch, (1833-1918) Launching the Boat Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1861 Image size: 23 inches x 41 inches Size including frame: 29.75 inches x 47.75 inches A beautifully painted marine scene of a boat being launched from a Dutch shore by Pieter Cornelis Dommersen. In the foreground, fishermen can be seen heaving a boat into the water as others look on. Beyond the beach, a number of ships are shown moored next to a windmill whilst further ships are depicted sailing around the harbour. Pieter Cornelis Dommersen was born Pieter Cornelis Dommershuizen or Dommerhershuisen on 6 December, 1833 in Utrecht, Holland. Little is known about his father and he appears to have been brought up solely by his mother Cornelia into an artistic family. His younger brother was the artist Cornelis Christian...

A vernacular three drawer low dresser or sideboard with a great presence. Made of richly colored oak by a regional country craftsman basing styling on London furniture designs then i...

An exceptionally rare, elegant, and superb quality set of eight George III period dining chairs. English, circa 1780. Why we like them Wonderfully elegant model, looking very deli...

Large antique Kyoto-Awaji point bottle vase in sky blue crackle glaze with color draining away from the pale mouth rim. 33" high, 16" diameter. The rim, at some point damaged, has be...