Lorfords Decorative Objects

Wonderful pair of 19th Century buff terracotta recumbent lions.  Of good scale and bold proportions, each with long flowing manes and heads turned to Sinister and Dexter, outstretch...

Pair of 18th Century Rococo period beautiful hand carved Provençal dancing figures. From the town Arles near Avignon in the South of France. Walnut and pine with gesso and gilt fin...

Huge pair of 18th Century Italian silver gilt torcheres. Circa 1750.

A fine hollow-moulded terracotta statuette of a male court attendant or official dating to the Chinese Tang Dynasty 618-907 AD. Original pigments (with Oxford TC pigment test certifi...

18th Century Swedish Rococo clock.  Scraped back to original Chinoiserie paint with figures and landscapes. Signed by Eric Wasberg 1731-1774, a renowned Swedish clock maker in Eskil...

A wonderful two part 19th Century Italian carved Venetian candelabra.  Fully rewired to UK standards.

A wonderful example of a 19th Century French tower / turre clock sourced from the South of France.  Wonderful zinc frame around a white face with super patina. The mechanism has bee...

A superb 20th Century French white ceramic polar bear. Finished in the distinctive shagreen enamel, a finely textured, sharp-grained glaze characteristic of the Manufacture Nouvelle...

Late 19th Century Victorian Hukin & Heath letter rack in the manner of Dr Christopher Dresser.  A sculptural and highly original silver-plated letter rack by Hukin & Heath, designed...

Large Contemporary Ashraf Hanna, hand-built, tall, squashed and carved RAKU vessel.  Dated 2008-2009. A black stoneware vessel of dented ovoid shape irregular shaped rim above a bla...

A George V bronze half bushel and peck with lignum vitae handles. Marked 'County Of Glamorgan' and having various verification or exchequer marks for being reassessed in 1927, 1936, ...

A brutalist carved fruitwood sculpture of abstract forms with a square frame by Giordano Righini.  Dated 1970.

Large 20th Century brutalist sculpture in pink granite, on original steel support.  Signed by the artist Giovanni Borgarello and dated 1979.

20th Century Italian Brutalist sculpture in Calcatta marble on original steel stand.  Signed by the artist Giovanni Borgarello and dated 1987.

Brutalist sculpture in Carrara marble on original steel stand.  Signed by the artist Giovanni Borgarello and dated 1987.

19th Century Italian marble bust of the Trojan Priest Laocoon. This is taken from the famous Italian Laocoon and his sons in Carrara marble.

A fine Queen Anne ebonised long case clock with eight day movement by Clark Preston of St. Nicholas Lane, London. The removable hood with pagoda top and pierced brass frieze above a...

Large 20th Century Murano glass photo frame from the 1940s, signed. With transparent, gold coloured glass from Italy.

Rare late 19th Centrury or early 20th Century French carved wood folk art figure. This unusual piece was probably made to be a shop display or tradesman sign. Depicts a naively carv...

Unusual late 19th Century French automaton model of a cow.  Beautifully observed with glass eyes and real horns. This wonderful cow has a trick up its sleeve... when the head is pus...

Exceptionally large late 19th Century French plaster bust. Small area of damage to the back, not visible when displayed. Circa 1890.

A fabulous early 20th Century bronze bust of Giuliano de Medici after the original by Michel Angelo. Life size with fabulous patination.  Mounted on a bronze socle.

Mid 20th Century beautifully proportioned, nicely weathered stag.  Restoration to one of the antlers.

Mid 17th century French carved giltwood and polychrome heralding angel.  Horn in one hand and supporting a flower candle holder in the other (later 19th Century gilt bronze addition)...

Unusual and fun 19th Century Indian carving of a goat.  With his ears and antlers still intact he stands in open stance and still retaining his original painted surface. A rare art...

Early 19th Century terracotta figure of a male deity, in the Khmer style.  The figure sitting in a relaxed pose, with hair tied up and a serene con...

Late 19th Century unusual wood carved antelope, with positive expression on his face and in a spread stance.  Finished in his original brightly coloured decoration.  Circa 1880.

Charming life size model of a seated dog, with hid turned and an inquisitive expression on his face.  He has clearly spent all his life indoors as the condition is very good and has...

19th Century French marble bust of young woman, presented on an ebonised wooden socle plinth. Signed L. Madrassi.  Luca Madrassiwas a French sculptor of Italian origin of the 19th ...

Large scale 19th Century French plaster library bust.  Painted to look like terracotta, signed and dating to 1875.

20th Century French, strikingly powerful sculpture of a muscled arm and shoulder.  The marble sculpture is very realistic and tactile. Circa 1920.

A large scale early 19th Century serpentine marble urn, of classical Grecian form. The flared rim with sweeping bottle neck flanked with angular handles. Above a rotund body leading...

An exceptionally large and characterful model windmill, constructed in timber and painted in an attractive, timeworn palette. The tapering tower is finished in an off-white/stone col...

20th Century bleached elm carved sculpture of the Greek Mythology 'Prometheus'. The punishment of Prometheus for stealing fire from Olympus and giving it to humans is a subject of bo...

Moving 20th Century bronze sculpture of a fatigued, male figure known as the 'Broken Man'. This statue is unsigned but a quality sculpture that will add emotion to any home.

Late 18th century Italian deeply carved giltwood cartouche of exuberant Rococo form. The scrolling acanthus and C-scroll foliage framing an oval reserve with traces of blue-painted ...

A fantastic 1970s bust of Neptune by Anthony Redmile. Decorated with shells and rock quartz.

Wonderful large scale 20th Century French clock face in zinc on its original iron frame. Originally from a municipal building facade, the clock face is very characterful and retains...

An important set of four 17th Century Italian Baroque, highly decorative two-light pricket candelabra. Each finely carved in wood and retaining a painted and parcel-gilt surface. Ea...

A superb large late 18th Century Italian circular oculus frame Showing deep period carving with repeating classical ornament and a finely worked inner moulding. Carved entirely in w...

A highly decorative 19th Century French carved wooden pricket stand. Retaining a beautifully timeworn surface with traces of old painted and gessoed finish. The turned central colum...

Stunning 19th Century Italian alabaster sculpture. The subject is a scantily clad female, the quality of the carving and the movement captured in this figure is exceptional. A beaut...

Very large 20th Century Windsor and Newton professional studio easel.  Standing on original wooden castors. This easel tilts forward on a different mechanism. The max height is 320c...

A superb 20th Century English sculpture of a young horse. 'Running Free', the sculptor has captured the freedom, speed and muscle definition fantastically! The horse looks happy and ...

20th Century unique one-of-a-kind pair of bejewelled vintage taxidermy fish 'dancing' under a miniature electric (working) Swarovski crystal chandelier....

A very attractive pair of large late 19th Century French wooden candle stands. This beautiful pair stands well and the spike for the candles, which could easily be removed to make it...

19th Century Italian ewer. This large-scale example boasts fantastic decoration from grapes and grapevines to a selection of carved cherubs surrounding t...

A spectacular and monumental early 18th Century Austrian carved frame. Almost certainly originally made as an ecclesiastical or architectural surround for an altarpiece, large painti...

Pair of 19th Century French Versailles planters. With olive branch decoration.

Pair of 19th Century French coloured glass and metal wall sconces.

Large late 18th Century French hand carved ships figurehead. A rare survivor, this figurehead would most likely have come from a Southern Frenc...

Large pair of beautiful 20th Century Italian hand carved lime wood swan planters. With a worn painted gesso finish. Traditionally used for weddings, ...

Early 19th Century French matched pair of traditional Biot pots. With weathered yellow ochre glaze to the rim and interiors. Circa 1820-30. The village of Biot (on the Côte d’Azur n...

Finely carved 18th Century French floor standing altar candlestick in early paint. A rare and unique piece which could be converted into a statement floor lamp.

Heavy 19th French Louis XV cast iron urn with patina.

Large pair of late 19th Century English impressive cast iron urns, retaining the original paint. This size is not often seen definite statement pieces for the garden. Circa 1890.

Decorative 19th Century Swedish faded cherry red, unusual model, Mora clock.With later paint. Signs of wear commensurate with age, the clock is for decorative purposes only. Please N...

Early Bayol Carousel Galloper. From the famous workshop of Bayol, 215 bis Rue de Paris (now Pasteur), Angers. This is an original first period (1895-1909) galloper sculpted by Bayol ...

A very nice 19th Century French plaster portrait bust. By well known French sculptor Louis Desprez (1799-1870). He was very well known for his portrait statues and busts and won awar...

Beautiful late 18th Century English Chinoiserie wall or tavern clock. The Chinoiserie decoration on this clock case is of excellent quality and the scale is impressive too. A good br...