Catalog: Antiques: Furnishings (132)

Set of Four Hammered and Silvered Bronze Arts and Crafts Candlesticks, Early 20th Century, Unmarked. 13" high.

Wonderful Victorian Church Form Whimsey in mahogany, having two drawers and a small well beneath the steeple.

English or American, circa 1870.

10" x 6"x 16"tall

Antique English Umbrella or Stick Stand of Coopered construction, oval, with brass binding with oak staves. Now fitted with a divided top and interior tin drip tray. 18th/19th Century.

16" x 13" x 24.5" tall

Charming Victorian Bar Dispenser consisting of three metal bound miniature barrels with spigots and pails on a metal mounted stand Barrel are marked: Whiskey,Brandy Gin.

English,circa 1870-80

Each barrel 7.5"long, overall: 14" x 7" x 13"tall

(n.b. the dispensers are working, but are not very practical. Buy for decoration or amusement)

Pair of miniature three drawer chests, in mahogany, circa 1860, probably desk top boxes. Dimensions :12 "x 12"x 9"deep

Antique Renaissance Revival Desk Cabinet, ebonized with ormolu mounts, having a galleryed superstructure with a hinged door below, opening to a divider interior, and raised on flattened ball feet.

Probably French, circa 1870

Height: 24.75"
Width: 14.75"
Depth : 7.5"

Exceptional English Burled Walnut Sewing Box with extensive inlay having hinged top opening to a paper lined well and a single fitted drawer below.

12" x 9" x 6.5"

French Boulle Style Tea Caddy, rectangular with cut-corners and slightly domed lid with all sides and two interior lids extensively inlaid with engraved brass and red and black colored lacquer simulating tortoise-shell in the 17th century manner. Circa 1850.

Provenance: The Cockrell Collection. (Key). (See our #555 for a related example with blue lacquer ground.) See Clark & O’Kelly, p. 109-10 for related boxes...

Gold Presentation Walking Stick with touchmark “TD&V” and inscribed : “Presented to, Mayor Reno, by Members of City Council, Mch 15, ‘97” and with an ebonized wood shaft. Length:32.75"

Fine Pair of Antique Gothic Inspired Brass Urns Having an openwork gallery and handles, a cast brass hexagonal pillar and an octagonal foot mounted on an ebonized wood base. French, circa 1850-60.

Height: 19"

Antique Victorian Brass and Oak Magazine Rack

English , circa 1880

14" x 5.5" x 13"tall

Antique Anglo Indian iron and brass bound walnut peat bucket with ribbed body and applied carrying handles. India,19th century.

Height: 12”

Diameter: 10.25“

#699 Antique Scottish Penwork Tea Chest in Maple with all over decoration of leaves and acorns and a central paterae on the stepped lid of a mother with two children. Inside are two removable lidded tea caddies with penwork leaf and grape decoration and the underside of the lid has a faux coral design.

Attributed to Charles Stiven of Selkirk

See: “Antique Boxes” by Clarke & O’Kelly pages 126-130 for other examples and our #704, #528 and #700...

Rare Red Lacquer Tea Chest of bombe shape with cut corners having a hinged steppedlid opening to two engraved pewter caddies,t he whole with gilt decoration and raised on dragon form feet.

Chinese,circa 1850

9.5" x 7"x 5.5" tall

Antique Charles X Style Cut Crystal Box, oval with alternating rounded and facet cut decoration, and mounted with ormolu bands and escutcheon. Circa 1900, Probably French.

6.25" x 4.75" x 5" tall

Large Antique Chinese Black Lacquer Tea Caddy, rectangular with hinged lid opening to an engraved pewter (pac-tung) liner ; the whole decorated with figures in gardens and with brass carrying handles.

Circa 1860. 13.5" x 11" x 8.5" tall (minor losses, filled crack in lid)

Antique Victorian Brass and Oak Magazine Rack

English , circa 1880

14" x 5.5" x 13"tall

Antique French Tea Chest with Porcelain Caddies and Sugar Bowl, rectangular top inlaid with brass and tortoiseshell ,opening to a fitted interior with floral and putti decorated bottles. Circa 1870. (Sugar bowl repaired )

Height: 5”
Length: 9.35”
Depth: 4.85”