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Sale Catalogue (Furniture) SECOND DAY’S SALE WEDNESDAY 14th OCTOBER 2020 FURNITURE Commencing not before 2.30pm Furniture will be on view on: Friday 9th October 9.00am to 5.15pm Saturday 10th October 9.00am to 1.00pm Sunday 11th October 2.00pm to 4.00pm Monday 12th October 9.00am to 5.15pm Tuesday 13th October 9.00am to 5.15pm Limited viewing on sale day In line with Government guidelines there is a limited safe capacity within our building, so please be patient at busy times. Please wear a face covering at all times. Enquiries: Christopher Hampton Tel: 01392 413100 Email: [email protected] * All lots subject to a buyers premium of 23% plus vat @ 20% where applicable 191 900 G Hepplewhite - The Cabinet Maker and Upholsterer’s Guide - 3rd edition. *£40 - 60 901 A pair of William Morris design lined curtains, approximately 241cm drop x 130cm width and a matching pair of curtains, approximately 244cm drop x 188cm width. *£100 - 150 902 A Tabriz carpet, the red cartouche field with a 903 central indigo, pastel blue and ivory cartouche An Iranian carpet, the red field with a central pole medallion, all over floral spray designs indigo lozenge pole medallion, all over and powder blue spandrels, enclosed by a palmette and floral foliate designs and indigo, main indigo palmette, flowerhead and foliate ivory and pastel blue spandrels, enclosed by meander border, 390cm. x 301cm. a main pastel blue palmette meander border, *£200 - 300 326cm. x 218cm. (some wear) *£100 - 150 904 A Tabriz carpet, the pistachio field with a central circular geometric flowerhead pole medallion, 905 all over palmette and floral foliate stems A Senha rug, the beige field with an all over and pink spandrels, enclosed by a main pink geometric boteh design, enclosed by a main palmette and lanceolate leaf meander border, red geometric flowerhead and foliate meander 350cm x 235cm. border, 152cm x 108cm. *£800 - 1200 *£150 - 250 192 907 906 An Indo Persian rug, of Turkoman design, the An Indo Persian runner, the indigo field with indigo field with three rows of joined hexagonal two rows of quartered guls, within a geometric medallions, enclosed by a main ivory lozenge stellar border, 238cm. border, 145cm x 102cm. *£80 - 100 *£150 - 200 909 the beige cartouche field with a 908 A Meshed rug, central red geometric shaped pole medallion, the shaded A Belouchistan saddle bag, all over designs of palmettes and lanceolate field with a hooked lozenge design, within a leaves, enclosed by a main red palmette and geometric border, 64cm square. foliate meander border, 162cm x 107cm. *£80 - 100 *£150 - 200 910 A Tabriz carpet, the beige field with a central indigo pole medallion with palmette designs, 911 all over palmette and floral foliate designs A Kurdish rug, the ivory field with twin lozenge and indigo spandrels, enclosed by a main red stepped geometric medallions, enclosed by palmette and floral foliate meander border, a geometric stellar border, 190cm x 116cm; 373cm x 202cm. together with a small Kurdish rug, the olive *£600 - 800 green field with geometric medallions, within a stellar border, 107cm x 67cm (2). *£60 - 80 * All lots subject to a buyers premium of 23% plus vat @ 20% where applicable 193 913 912 A Contemporary Indo Persian rug, the rust field A Turkoman rug, the indigo field with a stepped with a design of palmettes and acanthus leaves, elongated hexagonal panel and stellar and enclosed by a main ivory palmette meander geometric designs, enclosed by a multiple border, 200cm x 152cm. border, 186cm x 105cm; and an Afghan rug, the *£100 - 150 orange field with three quartered octagons, within geometric border, 179cm x 113cm (2). *£60 - 80 914 915 A Kurdish rug, the beige rectangular field with A Melayer rug, the chocolate brown hexagonal a stepped indigo oblong panel and floral spray field with a central brick red hexagonal pole and boteh designs, within a multiple border, medallion, all over palmette and floral foliate 174cm x 151cm. designs and brick red spandrels, enclosed by a *£80 - 120 main beige stellar cartouche meander border, 187cm x 135cm. *£150 - 200 916 A 19th Century beechwood and fruitwood spinning wheel, with turned spindle spokes on tripod legs with treadle base. *£150 - 200 194 917 An early 18th Century oak rectangular coffer, the plain hinged rectangular top with a moulded edge, the carved front with lunette foliate frieze and quadruple lozenge foliate panels, the further panels now hinged and flanked by channel moulded through stiles, 152cm (4ft 11 3/4in) long *£150 - 250 918 An 18th Century oak tallboy, the upper part with a moulded cornice, containing two short and three long drawers, the lower part containing two long drawers, on bracket feet, 97cm (3ft 2in) wide, 148cm (4ft 10 1/4in) high. *£200 - 300 919 An 18th Century oak dresser, the shelved 920 superstructure with a moulded dentil cornice, An early 19th Century elm and beech wheel fret cut apron canopy and moulded pilasters, and stick back Windsor elbow chair, having the base containing three short drawers on a high raked back and shaped solid seat on turned legs, terminating in pad feet, 161cm (5ft turned splayed legs, united by H-stretcher. 3 1/2in) wide, 199cm (6ft 6 1/4in) high. *£150 - 200 *£400 - 600 * All lots subject to a buyers premium of 23% plus vat @ 20% where applicable 195 921 922 An early 19th Century elm and ash stick back Windsor elbow A 19th Century fruitwood chair, with a shaped solid seat on turned splayed legs, united by spinning wheel, with urn- a crinoline stretcher; and another elm, yew and beech Windsor shaped turned spindle spokes elbow chair, the back with a pierced central splat, having shaped and dual ring turned uprights solid seat on turned splayed legs, united by a crinoline stretcher on platform and turned tripod (2). legs. *£200 - 300 *£100 - 150 923 924 925 An Italianate carved giltwood A Carolean carved A 19th Century carved walnut and later white painted beechwood dining chair the dining chair in the Carolean torchere, with turned, foliate, high cane panel back with taste, the pierced cresting with beaded and fluted column and foliate scroll cresting and twin cherubs holding a crown tripod splayed supports in the turned finials and uprights, and with pierced flowerheads, form of dolphins. having a solid elm seat, on foliage and pineapple finials, *£100 - 150 turned legs united by a turned having a cane panel back and front stretcher. upholstered slip-in seat, on *£150 - 200 scroll front legs united by a cherub, crown and flowerhead and foliate front stretcher *£150 - 200 196 926 927 An early 18th Century carved oak rectangular A 17th Century and later oak refectory table, dower chest, with a plain hinged moulded with an overhanging plank top, the later carved top and panelled sides, the front with gouged lunette foliate frieze on turned legs, united by geometric carved frieze, central geometric plain stretchers, terminating in block feet, the flowerhead roundel, flanked by an arcaded top 188cm (6ft 2in) x 77cm (2ft 6 1/4in). panel to either side with guilloche ornament, *£400 - 600 between guilloche flowerhead and husk decorated stiles, containing two short drawers below, on bracket feet, 120cm (3ft 11 1/4in) long. *£300 - 400 928 A 17th Century and later oak refectory table, with an overhanging plank top, having lunette and foliate carved frieze on bulbous foliate decorated supports, united by plain stretchers, terminating in block feet, the top 242.5cm (7ft 11 1/2in) x 79cm (2ft 7in). *£2000 - 2500 * All lots subject to a buyers premium of 23% plus vat @ 20% where applicable 197 929 A 17th Century and later oak refectory table, with an overhanging plank top, having a carved foliate interlaced frieze to one side, on turned legs, united by plain stretchers, terminating in block feet, the top 223cm (7ft 4in) x 73cm (2ft 4 3/4in) (with renewals). *£4000 - 6000 931 An early 18th Century oak 930 rectangular coffer of panelled An 18th Century oak dresser base, fitted with three short and construction with a hinged two small drawers in the shaped and ogee pointed apron, on triple panel top and twin panel ring-turned legs, united by a pot board, terminating in shaped front flanked by through stiles, reeded front feet, 153cm (5ft 0¼in) long 97.5cm (3ft 2¼in) wide *£600 - 800 *£100 - 150 198 933 An 18th Century oak lowboy, the rectangular top with a moulded edge, fitted with a single long and two short drawers in the shaped apron, on cabriole legs, terminating in pad feet, 79cm (2ft 7in) wide. *£100 - 150 932 A late 18th Century oak dresser, the shelved superstructure with a moulded cornice and fitted with four small drawers at base, the lower 934 section containing three frieze drawers, a single A pair of George III elm dining chairs, in the central upright drawer with two dummy drawers Hepplewhite taste with pierced heart-shaped below, flanked by an enclosed cupboard to backs and upholstered stuff over serpentine either side, on bracket feet, 152.5cm (5ft) wide, seats, on square tapered legs, united by 194cm. (6ft 4¼in) high stretchers. *£800 - 1200 *£80 - 120 936 An 18th Century oak table 935 writing desk/bible box, the An early 18th Century oak dresser base, the top with a sloping hinged top enclosing moulded edge, containing four short fielded panel drawers an interior with five small in the arcaded apron on turned legs, united by a pot board, drawers, the front with studded terminating in bracket feet, 200cm (6ft 6 1/2in) long, 95cm (3ft 1 initials ‘R.
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