20th Century Specialists

Antique print titled ‘Recurvirostra’. This print depicts the pied avocet (Dutch: kluut). The pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) is a large black and white wader in the avocet and s...

18th Century French Aubusson Louis XVI Period Carpet 15'8" x 16'10"-478 x 513 Louis XV owned this rug. Well, not really, but it certainly was made ...

Antique French Aubusson Carpet Louis XVI Period - 3rd quarter of 18th century 20' x 22'6" - 610 x 685 cm

The Faringdon House, Chippendale Period, Mahogany, Claret Red Damask, Tester Bed Incorporating The Arms Of The Dukes Of Hamilton, The Royal Banner Of Scotland & Tree Of Life, sold with new custom-made, luxury, pocket sprung, king-sized mattress 5ft, 150cm wide - With the Royal Banner of The Royal Arms of Scotland In The Tester, the Coat of Arms of the Dukes of Hamilton in the Head Curtain & Tree Of Life In the Bedspread: all Gold, Silver & Polychrome Embroidered. - ‘ I can remember, during the tedious or frightening but always sleepless nights of fire-watchings in wartime London, that the place I longed to be in most intensely was the Red bedroom at Faringdon, with its crackling fire, its Bessarabian carpet with bunchy flowers, and above all its four-post bed, whence from beneath a huge fat fluffy old-fashioned quilt one can gaze out at the view, head still on the pillow... ‘ Nancy Mitford, Essay on Faringdon House, the home of the the real ‘Lord Merlin’, 1950. Mitford affectionately portrayed her great friend Lord Berners as 'Lord Merlin' in Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate. - Created in 1643, the Dukedom of Hamilton is the premier peerdom in Scotland and the third oldest in the United Kingdom. The head-curtain incorporates the coat of arms of the Dukes of Hamilton prior to 1711 when they were combined with the Dukedom of Brandon. The oak tree and inscription ‘Through’ alludes to the tree that Charles II hid in at Boscobel in 1651. The inscription ‘Sola Nobilitas Virtus‘ translates as ‘For Virtue is the only Nobility’. - The tester incorporates the Royal Banner of Scotland. The earliest recorded use of the lion rampant as a royal emblem in Scotland was in 1222. Since 1603, the lion rampant of Scotland has been incorporated into both the royal arms and royal banners of Scottish and British monarchs. - Beds symbolise life and the Tree of Life is a significant, cross-cultural symbol; symbolising health, growth, strength, flowering, abundance and longevity. - PROVENANCE : ‘The Red Bedroom’ was the main guest bedroom at Faringdon House, the home of Lord Berners, composer, writer, painter, from 1918 until his death in 1950. Faringdon House was the centre of a glittering social circle during the 1920’s and 30’s and guests included Evelyn Waugh, Siegfried Sassoon, John Betjaman, The Mitford Sisters, Salvador Dali, HG Wells and Gertrude Stein. Many famous guests slept in the "Red Bed", including Salvador and Gala Dali and Nancy Mitford. It is not known where Lord Berners acquired this tester bed and research is underway to see if documentary evidence can be found relating to the history of this tester bed before acquisition by Lord Berners - Hamilton Palace, home to the Dukes of Hamilton for nearly 300 years was furnished with treasures to rival the Royal Collection. Exquisite furniture, famed paintings, coveted objets d’art, finds from antiquity: it was the hoard of a family Daniel Defoe once called ‘great possessors.’ There were two enormous auctions at Hamilton Palace in 1882 and 1919 and the stately home was condemned for demolition in 1921. Many of the treasures from Hamilton Palace are now on display in international museums and collections. National Museums Scotland, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum, the National Trust, the Louvre, Lennoxlove House and Boston Museum of Fine Arts. - Chippendale period, mahogany, tester bedstead with finely carved, fluted and reeded baluster columnar front posts surmounted by a moulded cornice. Re-upholstered in a two-tone claret red damask, with red and gold passementerie replacing the previous threadbare silk damask. The banner, armorial and tree of life embroidery...

Antique sideboard, buffet, chest of drawers with attachment South Germany walnut, plum etc. Classicism around 1770 Dimensions: H x W x D: 192 x 125 x 71 cm Description: Three-piec...

George III bracket clock by Paul Rimbault, London Finely figured mahogany bell top case with four finials surmounted by a brass hinged car...

Beautiful 18th century antique etching engraving with in walnut briar frame. Was etching by Jean-Jacques de Boissieu (1736 - 1810) was an fr...

A fine and rare Worcester porcelain chestnut basket, c. 1770. Hand painted in the London workshop of James Giles, with a a spray of flowers, within an elaborate gilt scroll and flowe...

Antique print titled 'Nidus Ardeae Stellaris'. Birds nest and eggs of the Eurasian Bittern or Great Bittern (Dutch: Roerdomp). The Eurasian bitter...

Hallmarked in London in 1772 by William Plummer, this handsome, George III, Antique Sterling Silver Tankard, is baluster shaped, and features reed detailing, a domed lid, and an engraved coat of arms opposite the handle. The tankard measures 8.5"(21.5cm) tall, by 6.75"(17cm) from handle to side, by 4.5"(11.5cm) deep, and weighs 28.4 troy ounces. The coat of arms is that of James Stirling...

A very handsome & relatively rare pair of 18th century Georgian cast 'bell metal' campaign candlesticks. Both having exceptionally heavy, solid cast columns...

Antique map titled 'Carte de la Côte Occidentale de l'Isle Sumatra'. Sea chart of the part of the south-western coast of Sumatra with the Nassau (Nias) and Fortune isles. Artists ...

Antique print of a horse drawn float with religious figures. Double page with joined sheets and original folding lines. This print originates fro...

Antique map titled 'Cote Septentrional de la plus grande des Isles de la Reine Charlotte (..)'. Map and coastal view of the islands within the Queen Charlotte's Islands (Santa Cruz Islands...

Antique print Batavia titled 'De Reede van Batavia'. Beautiful view of the sea near Batavia (Jakarta, Indonesia), with several ships lying at anchor. Artists and Engravers: Ma...

Antique map titled 'A Chart of a part of the Coast of Cochinchina' and 'Plan of Pulo Condor'. Two maps on one sheet. The upper map shows part of the coast of Cochinchina from Cha...

Antique map titled 'South America agreeable to the most approved maps and charts'. Rare map of South America depicting Chili, La Plata, Paraguay, Brazil, ...

Antique print titled 'La Tangaroux, de Cayenne.' This print shows a tanager bird. Originates from 'Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux', by Comte de Buffon, published in Paris from 1770...

Antique map titled 'Carte pour Servir a l' Histoire Philosophique et Politique des Etablissemens et du Commerce des Europeens dans les deux Indes'. This map is roughly centered o...

Antique print titled 'Fou tachete, de Cayenne.' This print shows a northern gannet (Juv). Originates from 'Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux', by Comte de Buffon, published in Paris f...

Antique print titled 'Noctua Minor Aucuparia'. This print depicts the little owl (Dutch: steenuil). The little owl (Athene noctua) is a bird that inhabits much of the temperate and...

painted wedding cupboard dated 1779 , we see the wife and the husband on each door, the rest is richly decorated and the fittings and the lock as well as the keys are original and of...

mountain chest dated 1777, made from a one-piece tree trunk with beautiful old original repairs, beautiful patina, extremely rustic, therefore very probably made in the high mountains

Antique Swedish Glass-Top Cabinet Made in Two-parts. The base has a set of 4 drawers and the top display cabinet has two glass doors that is pati...

18th century French Louis XVI gilt-bronze mounted Geometrical Marquetry commode A Louis XVI gilt-bronze mounted geometrical marquetry commode or chest of drawers with a shaped mou...

18th century French Louis XVI marble gilt bronze dancing girl pendule after Falconet, signed "Courvoisier à Paris" An 18th century French gilt ...

18th century French large Louis XVI neoclassical breakfront marquetry gilt bronze commode or sauteuse, attributed ti Etienne Avril (1748-1791):...

An exceptional pair of corner cabinets or encoignures each with a marquetry top above canted corners simulating fluting, the panelled door with flowers in a vase made of precious woods i.e. burl ash, walnut, fruit woods, with pyrogravure and fruitwood stringing, opening to reveal one shelf, on bracket feet. Daniel Deloose, or de Loose, was an ébèniste of Flemish origin who received his maitrise in 1767, thanks to a special royal edict. He worked mainly in the Transitional and Louis XVI style, both with geometric parquetry and landscape marquetry. His designs often comprise a marquetry top instead of a marble top as it was generally expected of French case cabinets...

French 18th century Louis XVI painted wood armchair by George Jacob (1739-1814) A Louis XVI period armchair or fauteuil "en cabriolet' made ca. 1775-1779 showing the stamp of Georges Jacob (1739-1814). The carved paintwood fauteuil with round and slightly curved padded back and seat within a moulded French Grey paintwood frame showing a beautiful original patina, on fluted tapering legs. The armrests with scroll ends and partial upholstery. The armchair or fauteuil upholstered in the French tradition with an elegant linen fabric copying a Louis XVI silk jacquard with a traditional colorful ribbon&flower ornament on a vivid blue ground. Georges Jacob was one of the most prominent Parisian chair...

In the style of Thomas Chippendale, a lovely American 18th century tilt-top table in mahogany that, historically, doubled as a candlestand. The square top is cut in curves at the cor...

An oversized George III wrought iron fire-grate, the standards formed of elegant urn-topped pierced obelisks standing on a group of Tuscan columns, united by pierced and engraved sha...

A very fine and important pair of Italian carved gilt-wood console tables, Roman, circa 1770 Each with a rectangular back, yellow and white marble top, above a frieze centered by a ...

A very fine Italian carved gilt-wood console tables, Roma, circa 1770 With an important and very rare rectangular "greco scritto " marble top. Above a frieze centered by a male mask...

A fine pair of elegant Italian carved giltwood console tables, Roman, circa 1770. Each with a rectangular back, grey "Lumachella" marble top, geologically interesting, made from lumachella. It is derived from the Italian word for “snail” (lumaca) and is largely composed of marine fossil...

Paire de bergères époque Transition, garnies de velours bordeaux Hêtre mouluré, sculpté et teinté Une assise légèrement affaissée et couture du tissu à reprendre. Usure de la garnitu...

West Country George III silver Spoon Thomas Eustace, Exeter 1778. Old English Feather Edge pattern, engraved crest of a fox. Length: 8.75 inch...

Nicely proportioned with broken arch carved pediment terminating with flower heads over a fluted frieze over a pair of doors flanked by a pair of doors all with honeycomb mullions en...

An exceptional 18th century Irish neoclassical chimneypiece of statuary marble, inlaid with Pietra Dura specimens of Rosso Antico, Verde and Kilkenny black. Almost certainly from the...

Small cabinet made of Spruce with finely painted door in relief. Original hinges of the period, lock replaced. Dating from the second half of the 1700s, originated from the Tyrolean...

Antique 18th Century English enamel table clock, exuding charm, its delicate white enamel adorned with floral motifs and romantic scenes. Made in a miniature form of a grandfather cl...

Wonderful late 18th century Swedish baroque commode. The decorative serpentine front is in two tones of muted and pale walnut. It has three deep useful drawers with the original ha...

Small, rare piece of furniture, poudreuse or small desk or to be used as a console table, very finely painted on all sides. Italy Piedmont around 1760/70 With its original painting...

Set of 4 sterling silver coffee spoons by Hester Bateman, London, c.1775. Attractive engraving repeats on the back as well. These are a design well known in her silver. They only hav...

A table clock made in Stockholm by Auguste Bourdillon, 1728- 1799. He were a manufacturer of clocks and watches in Geneva and then in Stockholm 1761 - 1799, where he settled.

A large mirror attributed to Johan Åkerblad, not signed. He were a mirror manufacturer in Stockholm 1758- 1799. Decor made in paper mache´. The top has decoration with acanthus, roc...

Pair of French columns , period straddling Louis XV and Louis XVI , worked in faux marble and with finely carved Corinthian capital worked in gold leaf. Excellent as vase holders or ...

A set of 10 similar Rococo chairs made in Stockholm, about 1770. The chairs are made in alder, that is a very light wood. In Stockholm they made chairs that are very similar and i...

Stunning late 1700s baroque oil painting (Fiemme Valley. Trentino) Strongly considered a Unterperger's circle artwork by the experts hired for this task...

Glorious set of 8 prints of mainly Scottish Castles. 2 from the English borders. Copper-plate engravings mainly after drawings by Moses Griffiths. ...

Antique print, titled: 'Vue de l'Est du Pont et Nouvel-Arsenal de Kingiston sur l'Hull.' - View of the New Bridge and arsenal of Kingston, Hull, Yorkshire, Great Britain. This is an ...

Very decorative Swedish longcase clock from the Gustavian period painted in a cream white with giltwood decoration. The dial is signed by the Stockholm clockmaker Mathias Kullberg (1...

English Chippendale mahogany wall mounted riding crop holder with original decorative brass bandings. Great for umbrellas and walking sticks as well...

English Chippendale hand painted and gilded marriage bed with original silk and bell flower coverings, central gilt carved shell cornice, flanking gilt ca...

English polished steel fire place fender with flanking urn finials, engraved pierced foliage gallery with single row of beading, and resting on fluted step back plinths with a molded...

Pair of English Chippendale Burled Walnut mirrors with centered Prince of Wales cartouche, flanking scrolled pediments, carved egg & dart border, and decorative floral motif. Mirror...

Dr. Wall Worcester oval dish, this first period Dr. Wall dish has a scalloped shape, the rim is gilt along with gilt decoration in the body, below the rim is a cobalt blue border, ...

A beautiful Baroquoe armchair obtained from an English farmhouse near Broadway, Worcestershire. The light coloue of the pearwood and the leather makes it a welcome addition to any pe...

18th century walnut brass dial grandfather clock, the bonnet has a beautiful broken arch swan neck pediment with brass rosettes , reeded keystone and inlaid urn finial. The brass dial with round plaque reading "James Park , Kilmalcolm'' ( according to Brian Loomes...