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Item Ships From: United Kingdom
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: 19th Century
Period: Late 18th Century
Period: Mid-18th Century
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Victorian 1879 Sterling Silver Novelty Pepper Shaker
By Edward H. Stockwell
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive, unusual antique Victorian English sterling silver novelty pepper shaker; an addition to our diverse silverware collection.
This fine antique Victorian sterling silver novelty pepper has a plain ovoid shaped form.
The body of the pepper is embellished with impressive chased decoration depicting a cracked egg shell with a boy’s face and hands to the anterior surface and his feet and buttocks to the reverse.
The body has pierced 'pepper' holes in a hexagram formation to the upper portion.
This pepper retains the original fully hallmarked screw fit weighted base; which when unscrewed provides access to permit the pot to be filled.
This novelty pepper is a fine example of its type.
Dimensions
Height 5.3 cm / 2.1"
Diameter of body 3.7 cm / 1.4"
Weight
An accurate weight of silver cannot be provided as this pepper has a weighted base
Condition
This antique pepper...
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Montague Dawson: Gliding Along, The Deb, circa 1949
By Montague Dawson
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Montague Dawson: Gliding Along, The Deb, circa 1949 This is a framed oil painting on canvas and shows the first 5.5 metre day boat built by George Nicholson sailing past Newtown Cre...
Category
Vintage 1940s European Paintings
Materials
Paint
Pair of Gilt Bronze Griffin Storm Lights
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A fine pair of gilt bronze storm lights with triangular bases on lion paw feet leading to hawk heads surmounted by crooks swagged with chains fitted with leaf decorated mount and fin...
Category
Antique 1810s Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
Victorian ruby and diamond cluster ring, circa 1890.
Located in London, GB
Victorian ruby and diamond cluster ring. Set to centre with a cushion shape old cut natural unenhanced Burmese ruby in an open ...
Category
Antique 1890s Late Victorian Cluster Rings
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Silver
Homeward Bound
By Henry H. Parker
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas
Canvas size: 24 x 36 inches
Framed size: 36.75 x 48.75 inches
Signed lower right
Category
19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Neoclassical George III Period Sterling Silver Epergne or Centrepiece - 1793
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1793 by Henry Green, this handsome, George III, Antique, sterling silver epergne, is in the neoclassical style, and has four removable round bowls, 2 smaller ...
Category
Antique 1790s English Neoclassical Centerpieces
Materials
Sterling Silver
Austrian Art Nouveau Silver and Enamel Cane by Georg Adam Scheid
By Georg Adam Scheid
Located in London, GB
Austrian Art Nouveau silver and enamel cane by Georg Adam Scheid
Austrian, 1872
Height 90cm, diameter 3cm
This stunning Art Nouveau walking stick, created around 1900, is the work ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Models and Miniatures
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Art Deco Style 1960s Sterling Silver Cigarette Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver cigarette box in the Art Deco style; an addition to the ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional vintage Elizabeth II sterling silver cigarette box has a plain rectangular form onto four bracket style feet.
The surface of this impressive silver box is embellished with impressive engine turned decoration.
The box is fitted with two hallmarked hinged covers each embellished with further panels of engine turned decoration in addition to an applied leaf border which continues across a central plateau.
The interior of each solid silver cover features a paralleling band of engine turned decoration in addition to the part hallmarks; decoration to the posterior surface of a cover is an indication of the fine quality of a piece.
The central plateau is surmounted with an impressive shaped handle, in the Art Deco style.
The body of this exceptional box features the original cedar wood lining.
This antique Art Deco cigarette box has a weighted base and retains the original leatherette covering to the underside.
The box is supported by four impressive cast silver, Art Deco style stepped bracket feet.
By virtue of its size this versatile vintage cigarette box could be used for a multitude of functions.
Note: The majority of such boxes have a wood lining to the cover; it is a sign of quality when boxes have an unlined, solid silver covers.
Condition
This vintage silver cigarette box...
Category
Vintage 1960s British Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique 1.05 Carat Diamond Solitaire Ring
Located in London, GB
Here we have a gorgeous antique diamond solitaire ring. This piece showcases a scintillating bright white round faceted old European cut diamond which sits alone and proud in an 8 cl...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Edwardian Solitaire Rings
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s French Crepe Pink & Purple Trapeze Dress
Located in London, GB
Original vintage 1960s trapeze style mod dress with applique by French boutique label Anik Robelin. This piece showcases superb workmanship in a simple but beautifully cut dress des...
Category
1960s French Mini Dress
Rare 19th Century English Writing Desk
By Holland & Sons
Located in London, GB
A magnificent Bonheur du Jour of exhibition quality, in the Louis XV manner attributed to Holland & Sons
Lovingly constructed in Bois Citronnier, and Purpleheart woods, with exten...
Category
Antique 1860s English Louis XV Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Exceptionally Rare 19th Century French Secrétaire à Abattant by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in London, GB
An Exceptionally Rare Secrétaire à Abattant
After the designs of Jean-Henri Riesener for Marie Antoinette
By Paul Sormani of Paris
Of upright rectangular form with canted corners a...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
A Rare Davenport Storm Light
Located in Steyning, West sussex
The radial and step-cut base supporting a foliate mount with key pattern motif, issuing a bell shape shade finely decorated with Greek scenes, anthemion and key pattern border.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Candlesticks
Materials
Glass
1950s French Couture Yellow Silk Chiffon Sequin Beaded Dress
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful late 1950s French couture lemon yellow beaded blouson dress from Pouppone. We have sold this label before and the workmanship is extraordinary, certain akin to t...
Category
1950s French Cocktail Dresses
Vintage Judy Lea Black & Navy Navette Earrings 1950s
Located in Wilmslow, GB
A pair of Vintage Judy Lea Navette Earrings. A large black navette stone is surrounded with a remarkable myriad of fancy stones and beads all in black to navy hues. A rare and forever stylish find with incredible detail and craftmanship.
Founded in the 1950s in the USA, Judy Lee jewellery...
Category
Vintage 1950s Clip-on Earrings
Auguste Berthoud. A Rare Antique Experimental Marine Chronometer C1840
Located in London, GB
Auguste Berthoud. A Unique and Rare French Experimental Marine Chronometer C1840
Dial: The Original Silvered regulator Dial, similar to that used by Louis Berthoud...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Pocket Watches
Materials
Brass
Pair of Bohemian Enamelled Black Glass Vases and Covers
Located in London, GB
A pair of Bohemian enamelled black glass vases and covers
Bohemian, Late 19th century
Measures: Height 37cm, width 16cm, depth 12cm
Beautifully ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Czech Bohemian Vases
Materials
Glass
French Antique Fraumont Diamond, Silver and Gold Necklace and Earrings Suite
Located in London, GB
A French antique Fraumont diamond necklace and earring suite, with a drop pendant, set with an old-cut diamond, in a claw setting, surrounded by a circle of grain set diamonds and a ...
Category
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Gold, Silver
19th Century Boulle Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Centre Table
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in London, GB
This fine table is crafted in ebonised wood and features gilt bronze mounts and Boulle style marquetry. The table is of curved, oval shape, and is inlaid with marquetry to the top, a...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Baroque Center Tables
Materials
Ormolu, Brass, Bronze
Pair of 20th Century Two-Tiered Brass Étagères with Japanese Paintings
Located in London, GB
Pair of 20th century two-tiered brass étagères with Japanese paintings
Continental, c. 1950
Height 58cm, width 58cm, depth 41cm
This exquisite pair of étagères beautifully merges E...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
1960s Mottled Green and Turquoise Mod Dress with Coat
Located in London, GB
This 1960s dress suit ensemble has intricate detailing that really sets it apart - note the beautiful sunray pleating across the bust anchored by a rose formed from coordinating, mot...
Category
1960s French Dress and Coat Ensembles
Large Victorian sterling silver jewellery box with Reynolds Angels decoration
By Henry Matthews
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1898 by Henry Matthews, this attractive, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Jewellery Box, features a red velvet lining, and is decorated with panels depi...
Category
Antique 1890s English Victorian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
1940s CC41 Cream Satin and Lace Teddy Slip
Located in London, GB
This teddy slip was made in the 1940s and displays many signature details of the era’s lingerie. It has the coveted war time CC41 label and is tailored from cream satin with coordin...
Category
1940s British Slips
1940s Rayon Novelty Garden Print Skirt Suit with Velvet Trim
Located in London, GB
This 1940s novelty cold rayon skirt suit is tailored to a pretty and feminine tea-dress style, typical of this era. Both pieces are tailored from a midnight blue cloth which looks al...
Category
1940s British Skirt Suits
1950s Nathan Strong Deep Orange Silk Dress Suit with Ruched Bodice
Located in London, GB
This late 1950s to early 1960s dress and jacket set was designed for Nathan-Strong by August. The fabric is stunning and is tailored from a vibrant red-orange shot silk. The dress is...
Category
1950s American Dress and Coat Ensembles
Attractive art deco period sterling silver trivet made in 1930
By Roberts & Dore Ltd. 1
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1930 by Roberts & Dore, this attractive, Sterling Silver Trivet, stands on 3 ball feet, and features geometric pierced decoration, The trivet measures 0.5...
Category
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
1950s White Bag with Forget-Me-Not Flowers and Matching Gloves
Located in London, GB
This delightful 1950s French couture top handle bag and glove pairing are a sweet combination. Most likely made to complete a haute couture outfit, they are, alas, without labels. C...
Category
1950s French Top Handle Bags
Georgian Newcastle Sterling Silver Salvers
By Alexander Kelty
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare pair of antique Georgian Newcastle sterling silver salvers; part of our Newcastle silverware collection.
These exceptional antique George...
Category
Antique Early 1800s English George III Serving Pieces
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century German Sterling Silver Chafing Dish
Located in London, GB
19th century German sterling silver chafing dish
German, 19th Century
Height 23cm, width 42cm, depth 30cm
The chafing dish in Mayfair Gallery’s co...
Category
Antique 19th Century German Victorian Serving Pieces
Materials
Sterling Silver
1960s Eliane Montigny French Couture Velvet and Silk Dress
Located in London, GB
1960s Eliane Montigny of Paris black velvet and yellow raw silk cocktail dress. This is a really striking evening dress of extraordinary workmanship and made to the highest haute co...
Category
1960s French Evening Dresses
Van Cleef & Arpels 1960s 18 carat gold sapphire and diamond flower brooch
By Van Cleef & Arpels
Located in London, GB
The design of this outstanding Van Cleef & Arpels 18 carat gold brooch from the 1960s centres around a 5.66 carat Ceylon sapphire. The centre stone is adorned with 18 round cut diamo...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Contemporary Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Large Chinese Export Silver Bowl
By Hung Chong & Co.
Located in London, GB
A large Chinese Export Silver Bowl with chrysanthemum decoration on a matte background. It was retailed by HC, for Hung Chong "鸿昌", whose shop was in Shanghai between around 1870-194...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Serving Bowls
Materials
Silver
Pair of Patinated Bronze Models of the Townley Vase Cast by Delafontaine
By AUGUST MAXIMILIEN DELAFONTAINE
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine pair of patinated bronze models of the townley vase, cast after the antique, by Auguste-Maximilien Delafontaine.
The bronze stamped to the under...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Classical Roman Vases
Materials
Bronze
Regency period sterling silver pap boat made in London in 1812
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1812, this simple, Regency period, Antique Sterling Silver Pap Boat, is plain in style, of traditional form, and features reed ...
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Serving Pieces
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Napoleon III Period Oak and Silvered Bronze Tobacco Cabinet by Diehl
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in London, GB
Crafted by the acclaimed cabinetmaker, Charles-Guillaume Diehl (1811-1885), this tobacco (humidor) cabinet is a truly exquisite piece of antique oak furniture...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Russian Malachite and Gilt Bronze Gueridon
Located in London, GB
This Russian gueridon (circular side table) is crafted from beautifully-contrasting green malachite and gold gilt bronze. Created in the 19th century, the table illustrates the fashi...
Category
Antique 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Gueridon
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze
Antique Diamond and Silver Upon Gold Buckle Brooch, circa 1890
Located in London, GB
An antique Belle Époque diamond buckle design brooch, with old-cut diamonds, with an estimated total weight of 13.65ct, with an Edwardian-cut diamond in the centre, weighing approxim...
Category
Antique 1890s Austrian Late Victorian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, Silver
Still Life of a Copper Pan and Pewter Jug
By François Bonvin
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Francois Bonvin (1817-1887) French
Still Life of a Copper Pan and Pewter Jug
Oil on Canvas
Indistinctly Signed
9.5” x 16” (24 x 40.7cm)
Bonvin was bor...
Category
19th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Colombian emerald and diamond cocktail ring, circa 1950
Located in London, GB
Colombian emerald and diamond cocktail ring. Set to centre with an octagonal emerald-cut natural Colombian emerald with minor clarity enha...
Category
Antique 1850s Cocktail Rings
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1700s Sterling Silver Picture Back Teaspoons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive set of six antique Georgian sterling silver Hanoverian pattern picture back teaspoons - boxed; an addition to our silver cutlery and flatware coll...
Category
Antique 1770s British George III Serving Pieces
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Amethyst, Diamond and Platinum Earrings, circa 1930
Located in London, GB
A pair of Art Deco, amethyst and diamond earrings, with Edwardian-cut diamonds in the tops, with thirteen, round brilliant-cut diamonds, in each, in articulating, millegrain edged, r...
Category
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Drop Earrings
Materials
Amethyst, Diamond, Platinum
Antique Iranian Kalamkari Prayer Mat
Located in London, GB
Antique Iranian Kalamkari prayer mat
Persian, Late 19th Century
Height 128cm, width 92cm
Crafted in the late 19th century by skilled Iranian craftsmen, this cotton prayer mat features a plethora of religious and nature-inspired motifs.
Its surface is adorned with a selection of patterns and motifs created using the traditional woodblock printing technique called kalamkari (or Qalamkari). The 400 years old technique originating from Isfahan, utilises only natural and local materials, celebrating and supporting the local communities.
A selection of repetitive, organic motifs adorns the cotton textile. The patterns are coloured in various shades of red, cream, and blue, their design inspired by religious Islamic architecture, in particular that of a mosque. The central prayer niche (also called a mihrab) is identical in shape to that of the arch-shaped prayer niches found in mosques. Arabic markings feature above it.
This Persian prayer mat...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Islamic Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Louis XVI Style Ebonized Gueridon with Sèvres-Style Plaques, circa 1870
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted ebonised gueridon with Sèvres-style porcelain plaques.
French, circa 1870.
Stamped to the reverse o...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Gueridon
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Diamond Panel Bracelet Set in Platinum, 1920's
Located in London, GB
A stunning Art Deco diamond open-work panel bracelet set in platinum, circa 1920.
This articulated bracelet is composed of alternating buckle-shaped and rectangular open-work cartouches. All of these buckle shaped cartouches are set throughout with old European brilliant-cut, transitional round brilliant-cut and single-cut diamonds in open-back settings.
Each cartouche is connected to the next by a half...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Art Deco Link Bracelets
Materials
Diamond, Platinum
19th Century Holy Land Mother-of-Pearl Icon
Located in London, GB
This fantastic mother-of-pearl icon was made in Jerusalem at the end of the 19th century, and is beautifully carved with mother-of-pearl and set with abalon...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Victorian industrial movement antique sterling silver tea set made in 1878
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1878 by W. Spurrier & Co., this very stylish 4 piece, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Tea Set, is elegantly plain in design, with angular silver finial...
Category
Antique 1870s English Industrial Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
'Les Quatre Eléments' by Pierre Victor Galland
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Pierre-Victor GALLAND (1822-1892)
‘Les Quatre Eléments’
Four, oil on canvas.
France, Circa 1873.
Each painting depicting one of the cardinal elements personified as a female figure in the presence of its most evident attribute. Painted with strong light and colour.
Earth panel depicts one of the four elements in a compelling fashion with an ascendent female figure robed in flowing drapery with foot and arm extended reaching skyward: each with attendant putti below.
Earth is shown swathed in robes of greens and white, with a fanciful foliate headdress of lush leaves and bullrushes.
Air leaps effortlessly into the sky draped in blush pink and holding a slender fruiting bough.
Fire ascends dramatically into the sky holding forth a flaming torch and draped in bright burnished orange and grey, her image seemingly lit from a fire kindled below by an ignipotent putto.
Water suitably draped in billowing azure blue with a translucent undergarment, holds aloft a bubble representing water is portrayed with shimmering translucent wings, an attendant winged putto pulling at her hem.
Under the Second Empire, Haussmann’s transformation of Paris went hand in hand with the construction of luxurious mansions for the new haute bourgeois. Gallards extensive work for wealthy patrons such as Lionel de Rothschild and Edouard André, led him to become one of Paris’s most admired and sought-after decorative artists. His fame quickly spread and led him to carry out projects outside the capital for, among others, Baron von Derwies in Nice, Prince Narischkine in Saint Petersburg and William Vanderbilt in the United States.
Literature
Pierre-Victor Galland, Un Tiepolo français au XIXe siècle. Published in 2006, Somogy, Piscine-musée d'art et d'industrie André Diligent, Musée départemental de l'Oise (Paris, Roubaix, Beauvais). ISBN 978-2-7572-0027-8. (in French)
Materials
Oil on Canvas
Provenance
Acquired in France with four other panels (The Four Seasons), at the end of the 19th century by Herman Ossian Armour (1837-1901), businessman, and founder of the Armour Meat Company and American humanist. He brought them back to his USA residence at Fifth Avenue, New York
Bequeathed to Mary Armour...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Hester Bateman - Neoclassical sterling silver teapot stand made in 1787
By Hester Bateman
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1787 by Hester Bateman, this very handsome, George III period, Antique Sterling Silver Teapot Stand, features a bead and an engraved border, and pierved neocl...
Category
Antique 1780s English Neoclassical Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver and Oak Wood Pepper Grinders
By John Grinsell & Sons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique George V English sterling silver and oak wood pepper grinders; an addition to our silver cruets...
Category
Vintage 1930s British Platters and Serveware
Materials
Sterling Silver
1850s English Early Victorian Rose Cut Diamond Silver Gold Drop Earrings
Located in London, GB
Early Victorian rose cut diamond drop earrings. A matching pair, each set with forty mixed rose cut diamonds in open back cutd...
Category
Antique 1850s British Victorian Chandelier Earrings
Materials
Diamond, Gold, Silver
Antique English Sterling Silver Three-Piece Tea Service in the Regency Style
By Solomon Royes
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional and impressive antique George IV English sterling silver Regency style three piece tea service/set; an addition to our silver teaware collection.
This antique George IV sterling silver three piece tea service consists of a teapot, cream jug / creamer, and sugar bowl.
Each piece of this impressive set has a rectangular rounded form onto four Regency style feet.
The plain body of each piece is encircled with a band of embossed and chased decorated stylised floral motifs on a matte background.
The teapot is fitted with a flush hinged, domed hallmarked cover; the flush hinge indicates the fine quality of this service.
The cover retains the original sterling silver rounded rectangular finial embellished with chased stylised rose and leaf decoration, encompassed with a bud border.
The teapot, cream jug and sugar bowl are fitted with C scroll handles, ornamented with applied chased acanthus leaf decorated thumbpieces.
Each component of this service is supported by four Regency style bracket style feet ornamented with a shaped claw foot, accented with scrolling leaf decoration and stylised floral motifs.
The cream jug and sugar bowl retain the original gilded interiors.
Condition
This antique Regency tea service...
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Exceptionally Large Regency Goblet by John Blades
By John Blades
Located in Steyning, West sussex
The Goblet is cut with the finest pillar and file cutting and panels of diamonds with a leaf cut panel and engraved initials J.W to T.D, dated 1822.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Serving Bowls
Materials
Cut Glass
Antique Sapphire and Diamond Crescent Ring
Located in London, GB
Here we have a captivating ring originally dating back to the Victorian period. This antique piece has been crafted into the shape of an oversized crescent moon adorned with a row of...
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Cluster Rings
Materials
Sapphire, Diamond, Silver, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Vintage Amethyst Crystal Clamper Bracelet 1950s
Located in Wilmslow, GB
A Vintage Amethyst Crystal Clamper. Inspired by Victorian bangle designs the crystal clamper was the 1950s answer to the highly coveted antique adornment. Embellished with divine ame...
Category
Vintage 1950s Clamper Bracelets
Pair of Regency Ormolu and Bronze Cut Glass Candelabra
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A pair of ormolu and bronze Regency candelabra on tripod base issuing two J arms of serpentine form supporting diamond cut drip pans and candle nozz...
Category
Antique 1820s Candelabras
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XV Style Marquetry Occasional Table, By Beurdeley
By Maison Beurdeley
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine and Rare Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Occasional Table. By Emmanuel Alfred (dit Alfred II) Beurdeley. Paris. France, Circa 1885.
The top with marquetry of precious fruitwoods and rare timbers depicting a central cartouche of two monkeys standing in a classical landscape, dressed as men playing a drum and a tambourine. The surrounding marquetry composed of rocaille framed trellis parquetry panels with musical attributes. The shaped top surrounded by a three-quarter gilt-bronze gallery. The top slides back and the drawer opens to reveal a writing tray. The serpentine sides with cartouches with flower-filled marquetry. On cabriole legs headed by gilt-bronze rocaille clasps.
Beautifully rendered by Beurdeley this ‘table Singeries’ is ennobled with the fullest frivolity of the rococo. The marquetry scene on the top derives from engravings published in Paris in the mid-eighteenth century entitled ‘Le Tambour de Basque’ and 'Le Tambourin’ by J. Guelard after designs by Christophe Huet (died 1759) from a series entitled ‘Singeries ou Différentes Actions de la Vie Humaine Representées par des Singes’. The present writing table is almost identical to an 18th century table in the James A. de Rothschild collection at Waddesdon Manor (inv. 3472) which was purchased by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild at the legendary auction of Prince Demidov’s Florentine Palazzo San Donato in 1880 (Lot 1554 — Très jolie table...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Side Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Victorian Sterling Silver Cream Jug and Sugar Bowl
By Charles Stuart Harris
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver cream jug and sugar bowl; an addition to our silver teaware co...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Baroque Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Tray, Incredible Cast Border, 1871
By Mackay & Chisholm
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Edinburgh in 1871 by Mackay & Chisholm, this wonderful, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Tray, is Baroque in style, featur...
Category
Antique 1870s Scottish Baroque Platters and Serveware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Georgian English Sterling Silver Waiters
By Robert Abercromby & George Hindmarsh
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive pair of antique Georgian English sterling silver waiters, an addition to our silver tray, salver and platter collection.
These fine...
Category
Antique 1730s English George II Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Cartier. A Rare Gold Slim Keyless Lever Pocket Watch C1930
By Cartier
Located in London, GB
Cartier. A Rare Slim 18ct yellow Gold Keyless Lever Pocket Watch C1930s.
Dial: The superb silver engine turned dial features Arabic numerals with outer minute track. The original b...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swiss Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold
