Butchoff Antiques

A Fine Quality Satinwood Carlton House Desk Of freestanding form, constructed from lustrous satinwood with extensive polychrome decoration; rising from turned tapering legs terminat...

A Regency Period Four-Tier Whatnot Constructed from finely grained Goncalo Alves and lacquered brass, the free-standing étagère having four shelves, the lowest register incorporatin...

A Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Occasional Table After the original by Jean-Henri Riesener Today at the Louvre Constructed from a striking flamed mahogany which has been quarter-v...

A Burr Walnut Wellington Chest By Holland & Sons Constructed using stunning burr walnut veneers, the wellington chest supported on a thumbnail moulded plinth base, an arrangement of...

A Splendid Pair of Venetian Figural Torchères Attributed to Valentino Panciera Besarel Of solid carved pine, waxed, blackened and beeswax-polished throughout. Each figure carved wit...

A Set of Three English Ormolu Mirrors The oval mirrored glass plates housed in nicely cast gilt bronze framesof overlapping acanthus foliage interspersed with flowers and berries, e...

A Pair of English Ormolu Framed Oval Mirrors The mirrored glass plates housed within gilt bronze frames consisting of C-scrolls, leaves and flowers with a pair of bats adorning to t...

The Specimen Pietra Dura Marble Armorial Top By Joseph Darmanin of Malta The shaped circular top finely inlaid with the arms of General Robert Edward King, 1st Viscount Lorton (1773-1854), masterfully executed in pietra dura and specimen marbles upon a fossil-rich yellow marble ground. The inlaid work is of exceptional delicacy, having all the hallmarks of the greatest heraldic tops by the famous makers, including the use of delicate shaded marbles. The richly carved base, unmistakably Irish in conception and executed in dense, darkly patinated mahogany, is by Strahan of Dublin, one of the foremost cabinetmakers of his day. The double C-scrolled tripartite base enriched with carved flowers leading to the acanthus clasped pedestal support, on brass hidden castors. The frame stamped 'Strahan' and retaining its original paper label from Strahan's Henry Street workshop. The underside of the marble top equally bearing its original trade label of 'J. Darmanin & Sons […] Malt.' The base, Irish, circa 1835 The top, Maltese, circa 1830 Provenance Commissioned by General Robert Edward King, 1st Viscount Lorton Originally housed in the Billiard Room at Rockingham House, Co. Roscommon By descent through the King-Harman family Lady Dunn Thence by descent Private Collection, UK Dimensions: H: 29 in / 74 cm Dia: 38 in / 97 cm This table was most likely acquired by Lord Lorton on one of his Grand Tours-either in 1825 or 1836-aligning with Darmanin's transition to "& Sons." The Irish base, dated slightly later, suggests the top was mounted upon return, a common practice for souvenirs of elite European travel. The table remained at Rockingham House until its mid-20th-century demolition, a rare survivor from what was once considered John Nash's finest classical house in Ireland. J. Darmanin & Sons of Malta The renowned 'Marble Workers Darmanin' were Malta's leading marble craftsmen in the 19th century. They excelled in creating 'Monumental and Mosaic Slabs and other Decorative Artworks,' notably mosaic table tops...

Carved from giltwood, designed in the manner of Jacques-Jean-Baptiste Tilliard who championed the XVI neoclassical style, each chair on tapering legs with torsade fluting, the curved...

A Grand Console Table After the Design of William Kent Of grand stately proportions and constructed in carved gilt wood, with six cabriole legs on scrolled block feet, dressed with ...

An Exceptional Louis XVI Style Vitrine Cabinet By François Linke Index no. 421 Of elegant breakfront form, surmounted by a stepped pediment top inset with three shaped and moulded ...

A Napoleon III Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Meuble d'Appui Of bow fronted arc-en-arbalette outline, the cabinet constructed using several fine woods including birds' eye maple, tulipwoo...