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The Gentleman's Library Sale

23 February 2021 | starting at 10:00 GMT | with lot 1

24 February 2021 | starting at 10:00 GMT | with lot 332

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An important early 18th century walnut and marble mounted cabinet on stand inset with eleven Italian pietra dura and pietra paesina tablets the Italian tablets late 17th/early 18th century, the cabinet work circa 1720 and either English or German in origin. Sold for £31,500 inc. premium

A life-size pair of silver pheasants Asprey, London 1962 (2). Sold for £15,250 inc. premium

A pair of very large mahogany library bergeres in the Regency style, after Charles Heathcote Tatham and Thomas Hope (2). Sold for £12,750 inc. premium

Field Marshal Montgomery: a silver freedom casket James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield 1949. Sold for £6,120 inc. premium

Frederick Rowland Emett (British, 1906-1990): A 1-inch scale model of Emett's masterpiece automaton 'A Quiet Afternoon in the Cloud Cuckoo Valley', English, early 1980's,. Sold for £4,462.50 inc. premium

After Guillaume Coustou the elder, French (1677-1746): A large pair of late 19th century / early 20th century patinated bronze models of the Marly horses. Sold for £3,570 inc. premium

BINDINGS [ARABIAN NIGHTS] The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night. with Introduction Explanatory Notes on the Manners and Customs of Moslem Men and a Terminal Essay Upon the History of the Nights... by Richard Burton [-Supplement. 17 vol. (complete), "Connoisseur Edition", NUMBER 14 OF 100 SETS, Printed for the Burton Club for Private Subscribers Only, [c.1900]. Sold for £2,550 inc. premium

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The Gentleman's Library Sale

Auction highlights

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97 — A mid 19th century 'Grand Tour' type patinated bronze and marble model of a recumbent hound

98 — A pair of 19th century Italian 'Grand Tour,' Giallo Antico marble portrait reliefs of Roman emperors

99TP — A 19th century Italian 'Grand Tour' carved statuary marble portrait relief of the Emperor Nero

100 — A 19th Century Italian Grand Tour carved cararra marble model of lion

101 — An Italian marble pen-stand inkwell

102 — A large early 20th century French lacquered brass carriage timepiece with leather travelling case

103 — An attractive and unusual late 19th / early 20th century French brass carriage clock with tri-colour mask mounts and repeat

104 — A late 19th/early 20th century brass carriage clock with alarm and repeat

105 — An early 20th century French gilt brass four glass clock the dial signed L'Epee

106TP — A large 19th Century German Planetarium / Tellurium Orrery signed Jan Felkl & Son

107TP — Franz Seifert (Austrian, 1866 -1951): A patinated bronze portrait figure of Josef Lanner

108TP — After Guillaume Coustou the elder, French (1677-1746): A large pair of late 19th century / early 20th century patinated bronze models of the Marly horses

109 — Thomas Brock KCBRA (British, 1847-1922): A patinated bust of a gentleman, possibly Sir Henry Harban (British, 1823-1911)

110AR — Franta Belsky (Czech, 1921-2000): A small bronzed resin bust of Winston Churchill

111TP — After Emile Guillemin, (French, 1841-1907): A patinated bronze figure 'Aux Colonies',

112TP — A mid Victorian mahogany Wellington chest enclosing a collection of geological specimens

113TP — A mid Victorian porcelain and gilt bronze mounted satinwood and purplewood bonheur du jour

114TP — A Regency mahogany sideboard attributed to Gillows

115TP — A very long mid Victorian 'Samuel Hawkins' patent mahogany extending dining table together with its leaf storage unit

116TP — An Austrian 'gothic revival' carved oak centre table

117TP — A set of eighteen mahogany and ebonised dining chairs in the Regency style

118TP — A set of twelve mid Victorian gothic revival oak dining chairs possibly by E.W. Pugin

119TP — A George III mahogany and brass mounted bracket clock the dial signed Gatward, Tonbridge

120TP — A late 19th century brass lantern clock the dial signed for Chaplin, Bury

121TP — A late 19th century French bronze and marble mantel figural clock the movement stamped Vincenti

122TP — A George III mahogany bracket clock with pull repeatthe dial signed Faber Smith, London

123TP — A mid-ninteenth century rosewood table clock the dial signed Barraud & Lund, Cornhill London and numbered 1856

124TP — A late 19th century/early 20th century ebonised and brass mounted burr walnut musical bracket clock the dial signed J.Williams, Guildford

125TP,Y — A large early 18th century French gilt bronze mounted boulle cut brass and tortoiseshell inlaid bracket clockthe movement signed J.F.Larse, Paris

126TP — An early 18th century and later walnut and marquetry inlaid longcase clock the dial signed for Sam(uel) Pitts, London

127TP — A 19th century brass and cut glass six light dish light chandelier

128 — A late 18th century carved and gilt wood watch stand probably German

129 — After Jean Louis Nicolas Jaley (French, 1802-1866): Two 19th century silvered bronze figures of nude maidens

130TP — A Victorian mahogany miniature or child's mahogany Wellington chest

131TP — Matthew Noble (British, 1817-1876): A carved white marble portrait bust of a gentleman

132 — A late Victorian carved and inlaid mahogany miniature breakfast table

133 — An early 20th century leather and brass cased bowls bag and contents

134TP — A late Victorian / Edwardian leather Gladstone bag together with an early 20th century leather dressing case

135 — A late 20th century leather travelling backgammon set retailed by Asprey, London

136TP — James Osborne (British, 1940-1992): A patinated bronze equestrian model entitled 'Fighting Stallions'

137 — Two late 20th century German hardstone birds of preyprobably designed by Manfred Wild or Andreas Zadora von Gerlof and carved in Idar-Oberstein,

138 — Hans Guradze (German, 1861–1922): A patinated bronze equestrian figural group of a Medieval knight on horseback embracing a nude maiden, possibly Lady Godiva

139*,TP — After Pierre Jules Mene (French, 1810-79): A patinated bronze equestrian group of 'Vainqueur !!!'

140TP — A George III satinwood, kingwood crossbanded and purplewood Pembroke table

141TP — A George II mahogany and crossbanded combination card/games table

142TP — A very large carved giltwood pier mirror elements apparently second quarter 18th century but with later alterations, probably altered in size during the 19th century

143TP — A pair of very large mahogany library bergeres in the Regency style, after Charles Heathcote Tatham and Thomas Hope

144TP — A Ghom ivory ground silk rug, Central Persia, 157cm x 107cm

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97 —
A mid 19th century 'Grand Tour' type patinated bronze and marble model of a recumbent hound

98 —
A pair of 19th century Italian 'Grand Tour,' Giallo Antico marble portrait reliefs of Roman emperors

99^TP —
A 19th century Italian 'Grand Tour' carved statuary marble portrait relief of the Emperor Nero

100 —
A 19th Century Italian Grand Tour carved cararra marble model of lion

101 —
An Italian marble pen-stand inkwell

102 —
A large early 20th century French lacquered brass carriage timepiece with leather travelling case

103 —
An attractive and unusual late 19th / early 20th century French brass carriage clock with tri-colour mask mounts and repeat

104 —
A late 19th/early 20th century brass carriage clock with alarm and repeat

105 —
An early 20th century French gilt brass four glass clock
the dial signed L'Epee

106^TP —
A large 19th Century German Planetarium / Tellurium Orrery
signed Jan Felkl & Son

107^TP —
Franz Seifert (Austrian, 1866 -1951): A patinated bronze portrait figure of Josef Lanner

108^TP —
After Guillaume Coustou the elder, French (1677-1746): A large pair of late 19th century / early 20th century patinated bronze models of the Marly horses

109 —
Thomas Brock KCBRA (British, 1847-1922): A patinated bust of a gentleman, possibly Sir Henry Harban (British, 1823-1911)

110^AR —
Franta Belsky (Czech, 1921-2000): A small bronzed resin bust of Winston Churchill

111^TP —
After Emile Guillemin, (French, 1841-1907): A patinated bronze figure 'Aux Colonies',

112^TP —
A mid Victorian mahogany Wellington chest enclosing a collection of geological specimens

113^TP —
A mid Victorian porcelain and gilt bronze mounted satinwood and purplewood bonheur du jour

114^TP —
A Regency mahogany sideboard attributed to Gillows

115^TP —
A very long mid Victorian 'Samuel Hawkins' patent mahogany extending dining table together with its leaf storage unit

116^TP —
An Austrian 'gothic revival' carved oak centre table

117^TP —
A set of eighteen mahogany and ebonised dining chairs
in the Regency style

118^TP —
A set of twelve mid Victorian gothic revival oak dining chairs
possibly by E.W. Pugin

119^TP —
A George III mahogany and brass mounted bracket clock
the dial signed Gatward, Tonbridge

120^TP —
A late 19th century brass lantern clock
the dial signed for Chaplin, Bury

121^TP —
A late 19th century French bronze and marble mantel figural clock
the movement stamped Vincenti

122^TP —
A George III mahogany bracket clock with pull repeat
the dial signed Faber Smith, London

123^TP —
A mid-ninteenth century rosewood table clock
the dial signed Barraud & Lund, Cornhill London and numbered 1856

124^TP —
A late 19th century/early 20th century ebonised and brass mounted burr walnut musical bracket clock
the dial signed J.Williams, Guildford

125^TP,Y —
A large early 18th century French gilt bronze mounted boulle cut brass and tortoiseshell inlaid bracket clock
the movement signed J.F.Larse, Paris

126^TP —
An early 18th century and later walnut and marquetry inlaid longcase clock
the dial signed for Sam(uel) Pitts, London

127^TP —
A 19th century brass and cut glass six light dish light chandelier

128 —
A late 18th century carved and gilt wood watch stand
probably German

129 —
After Jean Louis Nicolas Jaley (French, 1802-1866): Two 19th century silvered bronze figures of nude maidens

130^TP —
A Victorian mahogany miniature or child's mahogany Wellington chest

131^TP —
Matthew Noble (British, 1817-1876): A carved white marble portrait bust of a gentleman

132 —
A late Victorian carved and inlaid mahogany miniature breakfast table

133 —
An early 20th century leather and brass cased bowls bag and contents

134^TP —
A late Victorian / Edwardian leather Gladstone bag together with an early 20th century leather dressing case

135 —
A late 20th century leather travelling backgammon set retailed by Asprey, London

136^TP —
James Osborne (British, 1940-1992): A patinated bronze equestrian model entitled 'Fighting Stallions'

137 —
Two late 20th century German hardstone birds of prey
probably designed by Manfred Wild or Andreas Zadora von Gerlof and carved in Idar-Oberstein,

138 —
Hans Guradze (German, 1861–1922): A patinated bronze equestrian figural group of a Medieval knight on horseback embracing a nude maiden, possibly Lady Godiva

139^*,TP —
After Pierre Jules Mene (French, 1810-79): A patinated bronze equestrian group of 'Vainqueur !!!'

140^TP —
A George III satinwood, kingwood crossbanded and purplewood Pembroke table

141^TP —
A George II mahogany and crossbanded combination card/games table

142^TP —
A very large carved giltwood pier mirror
elements apparently second quarter 18th century but with later alterations, probably altered in size during the 19th century

143^TP —
A pair of very large mahogany library bergeres
in the Regency style, after Charles Heathcote Tatham and Thomas Hope

144^TP —
A Ghom ivory ground silk rug,
Central Persia, 157cm x 107cm