Classic Design: Furniture, Clocks, Silver & Ceramics
29 October - 12 November 2024 • London
1 A French gilt-brass universal equinoctial ring dial, mid-18th century
2 The Seton Cap
A blackwork embroidered linen cap, late 16th century, said to have been made by Mary Queen of Scots
3 A pair of Italian coral mounted gilt-copper rock crystal candlesticks, Palermo, 1st half 17th century, possibly by Thomas Pompeiano and Marzio Cazzola
4 A German carved side table, Bavaria, circa 1750
5 A set of ten Louis XV caned and carved wood fauteuils by Jean Avisse, circa 1740
6 A pair of Régence gilt-bronze mounted amaranth bookcases, circa 1715
7 A pair of Transitional Louis XV/XVI mahogany tables ('chiffonières en rognon') by Jacques-Laurent Cosson, circa 1770
8 A Louis XV gilt-bronze and green-stained horn musical clock, Pierre-Philippe Barat, Paris, circa 1750
9 A Louis XV gilt-bronze cartel clock, Noël Baltazar and Jean-Joseph de Saint-Germain, Paris, circa 1749
10 A set of gilt-bronze mounted three-piece porcelain vase garniture, the porcelain Qianlong period (1736-1795), the mounts Louis XV
11 A Louis XV gilt and patinated bronze "Europa and the Bull" mantel clock, Pierre François Gille and Robert Osmond, Paris, circa 1760
12 A Louis XVI gilt-bronze mounted mahogany demi-lune commode by Charles Krier, circa 1780
13 A German gilt-bronze mounted mahogany oval table, circa 1785-90, attributed to David Roentgen
14 A Louis XVI gilt-bronze mounted mahogany cylinder bureau attributed to François Ignace Papst, circa 1790
15 A German gilt-bronze mounted mahogany writing table, circa 1785-90, attributed to David Roentgen
16 A pair of Louis XV gilt-bronze mounted polychrome japanned carved wood figural two-light candelabra, second quarter 18th century
17 A Louis XVI gilt-bronze mounted mahogany tric-trac table by Jean-Henri Riesener, circa 1780
18 A pair of Louis XVI gilt bronze mounted Sèvres porcelain three-light candelabra, the design by Simon-Philippe Poirier, the mounts probably by Jean-Claude-Thomas Duplessis, circa 1770-80
19 A pair of Louis XVI Sèvres gilt-bronze mounted green-ground vases (vase 'à monter'), the porcelain circa 1785, the mounts late 18th century, in the manner of Pierre-Philippe Thomire
20 Royal: A Louis XVI tulipwood and amaranth bureau-plat, circa 1780, attributed to Claude-Charles Saunier
21 A pair of gilt-bronze and blue-ground porcelain brûle-parfums, the mounts French or Russian, the porcelain French, early 19th century
22 A Louis XV style parcel-gilt and painted wrought iron console table, circa 1890
23 The Enchantment of Don Quixote, A Flemish Literary Tapestry with metal-threads, From The Adventures of Don Quixote, Urbanus and Daniel III Leyniers, and Hendrik II Reydams workshop, after cartoons by Jan van Orley and Augustin Coppens, early 18th century
24 ‘The Smithy’, A Flemish ‘Teniers’ pastoral tapestry, Brussels, early 18th century, after David II Teniers, Brussels, Urbanus and Daniel Leyniers workshop, after cartoons by Jan van Orley and Augustin Coppens
25 ‘The Woodcutters’, A Flemish ‘Teniers’ pastoral tapestry, Brussels, early 18th century, after David II Teniers, Brussels, Urbanus and Daniel III Leyniers workshop, after cartoons by Jan van Orley and Augustin Coppens
26 An English delftware 'Success to British Arms in America' blue and white large punch bowl, circa 1760, probably London
27 A George II mahogany kettle stand, circa 1740
28 A George I walnut stool, circa 1720
29 A George II mahogany tripod table, circa 1750
30 A Queen Anne walnut wing armchair, circa 1715
31 A George II brass- and mother-of-pearl-inlaid mahogany tripod tea table, circa 1740, attributed to Frederick Hintz
32 A Queen Anne walnut wing armchair, circa 1715
33 A pair of George II carved walnut stools, circa 1735
34 A George II style tripod table, probably second quarter 19th century
35 A pair of George II burr walnut chairs, circa 1730, attributed to Giles Grendey
36 A George II burr walnut bureau bookcase, circa 1710
37 A pair of George III mahogany bergères, circa 1780, possibly by François Hervé
38 A George III oval mahogany tripod table, circa 1765
39 A George III padouk, tulipwood, marquetry and gilt-metal-mounted commode, circa 1770, attributed to Pierre Langlois
40 A pair of George III mahogany 'Gothick' armchairs, circa 1765, after a design by Thomas Chippendale
41 An early George III mahogany kettle stand, circa 1760
42 A pair of George III mahogany kettle stands, circa 1755
43 A parcel-gilt silver beaker, unmarked, probably Hungarian, circa 1621
44 A pair of parcel-gilt silver monatsbechers (month beakers), unmarked, probably German, late 16th century
45 A German parcel-gilt silver beaker, Emden, circa 1642, possibly Abraham von Coninxloo
46 A German parcel-gilt silver tankard, probably German, late 16th century
47 A German parcel-gilt silver beaker and cover, Johann Christoph Treffler, Augsburg, circa 1680
48 A silver-gilt mounted glass tankard, unmarked, probably German, early 18th century