Pair of "Chinoiserie" Pelmets, France, circa 1870

Rare crystal aquarium with a neck decorated with a garland of alternating vine leaves and stylized flowers. The body is engraved with a lakeside landscape of flowers and plants. The...

Measures: Height : 47 cm (18,5 in.) ; Width : 70 up to 96 cm (27,5 – 37,8 in.) ; Depth : 6 cm (2,3 in.) A rare pair of square shaped andirons, made in gilded bronze and polychrome...

A pair of two patina bronze torcheres attributed to V. Paillard. Each modelled as a pair of putti holding aloft a large foliate shaft issuing eleven berried-acanthus scrolled branche...

Rare chandelier in gilded and patinated bronze with eighteen lights, finely decorated with stylized oriental motifs in polychrome red and blue cold enamel. Surmounted by an elegant c...

Rare pair of Greek style floor lamps made in patinated bronze attributed to G. Servant, each surmounted of a frosted glass globe engraved of stars and a Greek motif frieze. The body of the vase, decorated with Greek style patterns such as palmets, Greek motif frieze and water leaves, stands on a shaft decorated with deer heads. Fine chains are connected to a delicate butterfly. The set is based on tripod legs with lion claw feet alternating large palmets. Height : 183 cm (72 in.) ; 213 cm (83 3/4 in.) with glass shades ; Diameter : 43 cm (19 2/3in.) Georges Emile Henri Servant (1828-c.1890), who took over his father in 1855 at their foundry, rue Vieille-du-Temple, in Paris, specialized in the production of neo-Egyptian style clocks, very popular in France since 1860’s, and also the making of Greek style decorative objects. He drew considerable attention to the high quality of his bronzes at the 1855 Paris Universal Exhibition and then at the 1862 London Exhibition. At this time Servant exported up to 40% of his production, principally to the United States, where for instance, his clocks were sold with great success by Louis Tiffany Inc. or Hamann & Roche of New York. But his success came really at the 1867 Paris Universal Exhibition, where he was awarded a gold medal for his neo-Greek and Egyptian works (Les Merveilles...

Pair of Japanese-style roll-shaped vases, made in “cloisonné” enamel and gilded bronze. The cylindrical body is decorated with polychrom floral branches, flowers and butterflies on a...

Pair of Curtain Pelmets From the Collection of the Duke of Northumberland, Alnwick Castle Two curtain pelmets upholstered in stone velour with twisted being and brown silk cord. They could easily be re-upholstered and/or repurposed. The pair of 3 pelmets Length 250cm., 98 1/2" height 52cm., 20 1/2" depth 14cm., 5 1/2" Acquired with an identical pair of larger pelmets -being sold separately A pair of pelmets - length 178 70" 5ft10' height 27cm 10 1/2" depth 14cm., 5 1/2" A larger single pelmet - 199cm., 78 1/4" 6ft6" height 27cm 10 1/2" depth 14cm., 5 1/2" Provenance : Attic sale of items from Alnwick Castle & as well as the Duke’s official London residence Syon House, Stanwick Hall, Albury Park and other Ducal properties. Alnwick Castle - the origins of the Castle date back to the Norman period. Since 1309, its story has been intertwined with that of the Percy family, a family with a history as illustrious as the castle’s own. The second largest inhabited castle in the UK, Alnwick has served as a military outpost, a teaching college, a refuge for evacuees, a film set, and not least as a family home. The incunbent Duke & Duchess of Northumberland have developed Alnwick Castle as a significant visitor attraction and a garden renaissance in the creation of The Alnwick Garden. Maker : Whytock and Reid...

Ca.1870 Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow

Ca.1870 Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow

Two bejewelled and gold threaded Afghan embroidered textile door pelmets. In very much country house untouched condition, with areas of wear and discolouration The lager of th...

Set of three Curtain Pelmets From the Collection of the Duke of Northumberland, Alnwick Castle Five curtain pelmets, comprising: two pairs and a single, upholstered in stone velour with twisted being and brown silk cord. They could easily be re-upholstered and/or repurposed. The set of 3 pelmets A pair of pelmets - length 178 70" 5ft10' height 27cm 10 1/2" depth 14cm., 5 1/2" A larger single pelmet - 199cm., 78 1/4" height 27cm 10 1/2" depth 14cm., 5 1/2" Acquired with an identical pair of larger pelmets Length 250cm., 98 1/2" height 52cm., 20 1/2" depth 14cm., 5 1/2" Provenance : Attic sale of items from Alnwick Castle & as well as the Duke’s official London residence Syon House, Stanwick Hall, Albury Park and other Ducal properties. Alnwick Castle - the origins of the Castle date back to the Norman period. Since 1309, its story has been intertwined with that of the Percy family, a family with a history as illustrious as the castle’s own. The second largest inhabited castle in the UK, Alnwick has served as a military outpost, a teaching college, a refuge for evacuees, a film set, and not least as a family home. The incunbent Duke & Duchess of Northumberland have developed Alnwick Castle as a significant visitor attraction and a garden renaissance in the creation of The Alnwick Garden. Maker : Whytock and Reid...

Pair of custom pillows made with a printed chinoiserie cotton front and a coordinating green back and self welt detail. Down inserts, sewn shut.