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Auction date Thursday 28 April 2022 10:30 - 17:30 BST

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Thursday 28th April at 10.30am

This auction includes the residual contents of a townhouse in Addison Road, Kensington, London W14

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Total lots: 136

Lot 96 Sold
A REGENCY MAHOGANY EXTENDING DINING-TABLE
Early 19th century, with two "D"-ends, the central section with two drop-leaves, each drop-leaf 62cm wide, 72.5cm high x 435cm long x 143cm wide, with two leaves, each 62cm wide

The estate of the late Sir David & Lady Black, removed from Beech Farm.

OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE
Read more about Beech Farm here
Hammer price: £2,600
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 97 Sold
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY ARMCHAIR
Third quarter 18th century, with shaped padded back and seat covered in pink patterned cotton, on cabriole legs headed by fan motifs, 88 cm. high

Provenance: Private collection, Blandford Forum, Dorset
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 98 Sold
A PAIR OF LOUIS XV STYLE WALNUT SIDE CHAIRS
19th century, each with shaped back and serpentine seat carved with foliage, covered with pale green floral cut-velvet, on cabriole legs and scrolled feet, one with fragmentary paper label '678 / IH(?)'; 98 cm high
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 99 Sold
A GEORGE I STYLE WALNUT ARMCHAIR
20th century, the arched padded back and bowfront seat covered in floral patterned woven fabric, with 'shepherd's crook' arms, on cabriole legs with squared feet; 99 cm high
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £300
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 100 Sold
A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III GREEN AND WHITE PAINTED OPEN ARCMCHAIRS
Third quarter,18th century, each with cartouche shaped back and serpentine seat covered in petit point floral needlework, on cabriole legs, the needlework distressed, re decorated with traces of earlier layers of decoration, pegged construction

Provenance: The Whatley family, formerly Nonsuch Palace, Surrey, and by descent.
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 101 Sold
A SET OF THREE GEORGE III MAHOGANY HALL CHAIRS
Late 18th century, in the manner of Ince and Mayhew. Each with a fluted oval back with crest of an armoured arm holding a dagger, above a shaped solid seat and square tapering legs joined by stretcher, 94 cm. high

Provenance: Private collection, Blandford Forum, Dorset
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £600 - £1,200
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 102 Sold
A PAIR OF GEORGE I STYLE WALNUT ARMCHAIRS
20th century, each with arched padded back and seat covered in watered green silk, with 'shepherd's crook' arms, on cabriole legs headed by shells, on pad feet, 102 cm high
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £400 - £600
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 103 Sold
A SET OF SIX GEORGE II MAHOGANY DINING-CHAIRS
Mid-18th century, after a design by Thomas Chippendale, each with serpentine toprail above a pierced interlaced 'Gothic' splat, above a padded drop-in seat covered in cream silk damask, on leaf-carved cabriole legs, on claw-and-ball feet, two chairs with original corner blocks, 100 cm high
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 104 Sold
A PAIR OF GEORGE II STYLE WALNUT SIDE CHAIRS
in the manner of Giles Grendey, each with rectangular padded back and seat covered in lime green silk-velvet, on cabriole legs headed by double shells, on claw-and-ball feet, 110 cm high
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 105 Sold
A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI STYLE GREY-PAINTED FAUTEUILS
20th century, each with an oval moulded back and bowfront seat covered in cream cotton damask, with loose squab cushion, part-padded arms, on turned tapering fluted legs, 93 cm high
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £300 - £600
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 106 Sold
A NORTH ITALIAN WALNUT AND MARQUETRY COMMODE
late 18th/early 19th century, the top with a central foliate marquetry design, and border, above three drawers with inlaid border, ring handles and brass escutcheons, on tapering feet, 117.5cm wide x 89cm high x 56cm deep

Provenance: The Estate of the late Joanna Sebag-Montefiore of Crown House, Cerne Abbas.
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 107 Sold
A REGENCY BRASS-INLAID MAHOGANY BOWFRONT PEDESTAL SIDEBOARD
Possibly Irish, first quarter 19th century, the rectangular bowfront top above two drawers, each end-pedestal with a button-operated door inlaid with an oval between fluted uprights, the left pedestal enclosing a shelf with a door, the right door enclosing a drawer and a deep drawer simulated as two, on turned tapering toupie or vase-shaped feet, previously with a gallery; 90 cm high, 264 cm wide, 84 cm deep
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 108 Sold
A GEORGE II GILTWOOD MIRROR
Mid-18th century, the rectangular plate in a pierced foliate frame, surmounted by a cartouche of confronted c-scrolls, and with pierced trefoil apron, the gilding apparently original, 119 x 66 cm
From The Estate of John Whitwell MS, FRCS, 'Bagatelle', Branksome Park, Dorset.
Hammer price: £2,300
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 109 Sold
A MAHOGANY CHEST ON CHEST
Third quarter 18th century, the rectangular top with blind-fret frieze above two short and three long drawers between fluted canted angles, with conforming base with three graduated drawers on pierced bracket feet, 176 cm. high; 108 cm. wide; 52 cm. deep

Provenance: Private collection, Blandford Forum, Dorset
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 110 Unsold
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND ROSEWOOD SECRETAIRE-BOOKCASE
Late 18th century, the rectangular cavetto-moulded top inlaid with tassels, above two doors with trellis glazing, the lower section with a fitted secretaire drawer above three graduated drawers, on splayed feet, 230 cm. high; 109 cm. wide; 57 cm. deep
From The Estate of John Whitwell MS, FRCS, 'Bagatelle', Branksome Park, Dorset.
Estimate: £100 - £200
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 111 Sold
A PAIR OF MAHOGANY AND BRASS MOUNTED ETAGERES,
19th/20th century, of Louis XVI design, each with rectangular tiers, 75cm high x 35cm wide (2)
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £500 - £800
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 112 Sold
A GEORGE III SATINWOOD OVAL PEMBROKE TABLE
Late 18th century, the oval twin-flap top above a frieze end-drawer, on square tapering legs with brass caps and castors, 73.5 cm high, 106 cm wide, 85 cm deep
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £600 - £1,200
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 113 Sold
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY TRIPOD DUMB WAITER
Third quarter 18th century, with three circular tiers with carved borders, on a vase-shaped shaft and a tripod base terminating in carved claw feet with recessed brass castors, 108cm high
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £300 - £600
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 114 Sold
A GEORGE III GILTWOOD OVAL MIRROR
Late 18th century, the later oval plate in a fluted and egg-and-dart frame, surmounted by a foliate spray, regilt, 106 x 77 cm

Provenance: Private collection, Blandford Forum, Dorset
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 115 Sold
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY DEMI-LUNE SIDEBOARD
Third quarter 18th century, the cross-banded top above a central frieze drawer flanked by deep drawers, each side with a door at the rear, on square tapering legs and spade feet; 90.5 cm high, 194 cm wide, 90 cm deep
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 116 Sold
A REGENCY MAHOGANY D-SHAPED CARD-TABLE
Early 19th century, the hinged top cross-banded in satinwood and rosewood, enclosing a green baize-lined playing-surface, above a lozenge line-inlaid frieze, on tapering reeded legs, 74 cm high, 92 cm wide, 45.5 cm deep
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 117 Sold
A REGENCY BRASS-INLAID ROSEWOOD CARD-TABLE
Early 19th century, the rounded rectangular swivelling top enclosing a green baize-lined playing-surface above a well, on a lyre-shaped support and shaped plinth, with outsplayed legs with brass caps and castors; 74.5 cm high, 91 cm wide, 45 cm deep
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 118 Sold
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY TEA TABLE
Third quarter 18th century, the rectangular hinged top carved with ribbon-and-rosette, above a frieze drawer, on chamfered square legs carved with blind fret; 72 cm high, 83.5 cm wide, 40 cm deep
Hammer price: £375
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 119 Sold
A PAIR OF REGENCY BLACK AND GILT-JAPANNED TORCHERES
Early 19th century, each with a spirally-turned finial wrapped with three serpents, their upturned head sand jaws bearing a candle-socket, on a reeded column with foliage capital, on a waisted socle and spreading tripod legs joined by concave stretchers, on ball feet, redecorated, 165.5 cm. high
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 120 Sold
A MID-VICTORIAN SATIN-BIRCH DRESSING-TABLE
by G. Trollope & Sons, late 19th century, the kidney-shaped leather-lined top above a frieze drawer carved with foliage and a shell, on tapering cabriole legs joined by a shaped undertier, on hoof feet, the drawer with label printed 'G. TROLLOPE & SONS' inscribed 'CAB.SK. / 877', the underside with oval brass plaque impressed 'MANUFACTURED BY GEO TROLLOPE & SONS HALKIN STREET WEST BELGRAVE SQUARE LONDON'; 74 cm high, 117 cm wide, 59 cm deep
Cabinet makers, paper-hangers, upholsterers and house agents.Trollope & Sons were established 1787…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £200 - £300
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 121 Sold
AN ITALIAN WALNUT RENAISSANCE STYLE CENTRE TABLE,
19th century, with a marquetry top on an arcaded base with carved mythical beast supports, 157cm x 96cm
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £400 - £600
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 122 Sold
A "CROMWELLIAN" OAK COFFER,
the front composed of six rectangular bolection moulded panels with reeded edges and stepped sections below, the frieze carved with scrolling leaves and initials "AM MM", probably commemorating marriage, 227cm wide
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 123 Sold
A NORTH EUROPEAN GILTWOOD MIRROR
Mid-18th century, the rectangular plate in a moulded frame entwined with foliage, the cresting with a pomegranate, the apron with grapes, possibly Dutch or German, regilt, 80 x 52 cm
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 124 Sold
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY SERPENTINE DRESSING-CHEST
Mid-18th century, the serpentine top above four graduated drawers, the top drawer fitted with divisions and compartments, between blind fret-carved angles, on shaped bracket feet with later castors, 102 cm. high; 119 cm. wide; 59.5 cm. deep

Provenance: Private collection, Blandford Forum, Dorset
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 125 Sold
A GEORGE IV ROSEWOOD AND GILT-METAL-MOUNTED CENTRE TABLE,
Second quarter 19th century, the hinged tilting oval top above a spreading rectangular pedestal and concave-sided shaped plinth, on scrolled feet and brass castors, the top of the pedestal inscribed in chalk 'LOT 142', 74 cm high; 160 cm. long; 118 cm. wide
The combination of brass with rosewood was a particular hallmark of fine quality furniture made in…
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 126 Sold
A LARGE GEORGE III MAHOGANY BREAKFRONT LIBRARY SECRETAIRE BOOKCASE
late 18th century, with a shaped cornice over glazed doors with plain gothic arched glazed bars, the base with central secretaire drawers over double cupboards with circular banded fronts opening to reveal interiors with shelves and four short drawers, on a plinth base, 277cm high x 279cm wide x 50cm deep
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 127 Sold
A GEORGE IV MAHOGANY BREAKFRONT SECRETAIRE BOOKCASE
First half 19th century,
the rectangular breakfront top with five sections, the central double section and end sections with…
Hammer price: £6,200
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 128 Unsold
A GEORGE IV PARCEL-GILT MAHOGANY BOOKCASE
First half 19th century,
in six sections, with four white marble upper  surfaces, above a central upper roundel, flanked by…
Estimate: £500 - £800
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 129 Sold
A LOUIS XV WALNUT SIDE TABLE
Mid-18th century, the serpentine rectangular Siena marble top, above a pierced foliate frieze, on cabriole legs and inscrolled feet, the back rail with printed label 'Robert V. Cooke F.R.C.S. / Litfield House / Clifton, Bristol, No. I'

Provenance: Acquired by Victor Cooke in the 1930's or 1940's and by descent to Sir Robin Cooke, Athelhampton House, Dorset.

Recorded in an article on Athelhampton published in "The Connoisseur", May 1968.
Hammer price: £3,600
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 130 Unsold
A PAIR OF LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY DINING ROOM PEDESTALS,
Late 18th century, with rectangular tops and reeded edges over a single drawer and a panelled door with reeded brass borders and well-figured panels enclosing interiors of drawers and shelves, on a plinth base, 100cm high x 43cm wide (2)
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 131 Sold
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERPENTINE SERVING TABLE
Third quarter, 18th century, with a plain top over a conforming frieze containing a single drawer, on square tapering legs headed by carved oval paterae and terminating in block feet with carved circular roundels, 86cm high x134cm wide x 60.5cm deep
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 132 Sold
A GEORGE I GILTWOOD AND GILT-GESSO GIRANDOLE MIRROR
Early 18th century, in the manner of James Moore, perhaps supplied by Gerrit Jensen. The lower rectangular bevelled plate surmounted by a shaped bevelled plate in a scrolled gadrooned frame, surmounted by Prince-of-Wales feathers between confronted masks emerging from foliage, the apron centred by a shell between brass candle-sockets, 160 x 90 cm
The mirror is closely related to mirrors supplied by Gerrit Jensen (though in all likelihood made…
Hammer price: £17,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 133 Sold
A PAIR OF GEORGE IV MAHOGANY LIBRARY BOOKCASES
First half 19th century, in the manner of Gillows, each with a plain rectangular top over a shaped cornice carved with acanthus leaves and foliate bosses above four glazed doors each enclosing four adjustable shelves, flanked by fluted columns with leaf-carved volutes, on a plinth base, 243cm wide, 174cm high (2)
Hammer price: £6,000
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 134 Sold
A REGENCY MAHOGANY SOFA TABLE
Early 19th century, in the manner of John McLean, the rounded rectangular twin-flap top with a central slide enclosing a removable leather-lined games-tray with a backgammon board on one side and a chess board on the other, with four mahogany-lined drawers below, on reeded x-frame end-supports with inward facing bronze paw feet, repairs to feet; 73 cm high; 136.5 cm wide, open; 64.5 cm deep
A games table of c.1800 with removable slide and reeded x-frame legs, by John McLean (fl. 1770-1814…
Hammer price: £2,400
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Lot 135 Unsold
A MICRO-MOSAIC ROMAN TABLE TOP
The top early 19th century, of 'Grand Tour' type set in a brass frame; and inset on a mid-Victorian rosewood stand, with deep moulded edge, and spirally-turned central support on four splayed legs, 73 cm. high; 59 cm. wide; 42.5 cm. deep
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
28 April 2022
28 April 2022

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