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1201 A Queen Anne-style walnut lowboy. (33.75in x 20.75in x 31in) - The vendor of this piece bought it as a period over fifty years ago. It has a quarter veneered top with cross banding above a moulded edge with "baby bottom" corners. It has a long drawer above a shaped arch with two flanking square drawers. The drawers all have further banding with brass drop handles supported on baluster turned tapering legs joined by wave shaped stretchers with turned bun feet. The corners are canted. It has oak lining to the drawers which are framed by rounded mouldings. Knowing the provenance of this piece it certainly looks period, but other elements suggest Victorian copy? It has a good mellow walnut colour. : £80-120

1202 A pair of Georgian style mahogany wig stands. (34.75in) (2) - A pair of Georgian style mahogany wig stands, with circular moulded tray tops supported on bobbin columns, above triangular platforms with two small drawers, with acanthus carved sabre supports around a jug platform, raised on acanthus carved foliate scrolled legs with ball and claw feet. (34.75in) (2) : £150-250

1203 A late Victorian telescopic dining/kitchen table. (50.5in x 39in x 28.5in) - This has a scrubbed top with rounded corners with a central spare leaf. The telescopic action with a screw is there but we do not have a handle. It is supported on turned and fluted legs with casters. A solid kitchen table. : £100-150

1204 An Edwardian satin walnut dressing table. (36in x 20.25in x 56in) - This has a bevelled mirror in a reeded frame, on shaped supports with platforms and two small drawers. The base chest has a rectangular top above three long drawers mounted with pierced plate handles supported on a plinth. The chest is generally a bit rough, but would restore. : £30-40

1205 A reproduction walnut hall table with plate glass top. (52.75in x 16.5in x 28.25in) - This has two sheets of bevelled glass dropping into a rectangular moulded top. It is supported on square column legs with ring turnings. The base is panelled with plaited cane in a channelled frame. A good quality piece and very expensive when bought by the current vendors. : £70-90

1206 A reproduction bentwood beech hatstand. (78in) - This is a reproduction piece with six scrolled branches on a column framed by a ring. It has a turned beehive style finial to the column. The base has two rings forming a stick stand with four splayed legs. A substantial piece but not old. : £30-40

1207 A set of six Victorian mahogany dining chairs. (6) - These are good quality heavy dining chairs with angled backs carved with arched shell motifs to the back rail. They have shaped carved splats above sprung upholstered seats raised on pointed turned tapering legs. The front legs were probably formally on castors and are now on turned extensions. They are possibly Sopwith? They are currently covered in a pink dralon. : £250-350

1208 A European pine five foot double bed. - This has a panelled headboard beneath a pediment with scrolled carving. It is supported on turned feet. It has plain side rails and a conforming tailboard beneath a moulded top. The tailboard has fluted pilasters with applied carvings and is similarly raised on turned feet. Externally it is 61in wide x 83.5in long. : £100-150

1209 A coral beaded and blind fretwork decorated rectangular brass cigarette box; a silver plated cigarette case; and a brass State Express cigarette box. (3) - The State Express cigarette box is 6.5in long with engine turned decoration. It has an interior with wood lining with two divisions. It needs a repair to the hinge of the lid. The cigarette case is 3.75in long. It is silver plated and the base metal (brass) is showing where the plating is worn. It could in fact be a card case? It has a pierced lid embossed with a bird and foliage in a rectangular panel. The hinge is coming away slightly. The rectangular bead mounted box is 4.75in long. It is decorated with blue and red beads with a scroll blind fretwork panel centered on a single mother-of-pearl bead. The sides are decorated with arched blind fretwork applied mouldings. It is a hand-hammered rectangular box in sound condition. : £20-30

1210 An Edwardian mahogany and brass cake stand. (32in) - This has three tiers and is supported on square brass columns with splayed legs. There are three circular saucer shaped platforms which are moulded to take bowls. The back support is surmounted by a square finial and the front legs have a shaped handle. No makers name but a good quality stand. : £80-120

1211 A green upholstered bedroom chair; and a woolwork firescreen. (2) - This bedroom chair is in the Queen Anne style with cabriole legs and pad feet. It is upholstered in green draylon with a rectangular padded back. The firescreen is sewn with polychrome flowers on a green ground in a beech frame. : £20-30

1212 A large nineteenth century oak estate cupboard. (66.5in x 23.75in x 39in) - This is a good Victorian country oak piece in its original finish. It has a rectangular moulded top above two doors mounted with arched panels on a plinth. The interior has 32 drawers mounted with knob handles. The drawers are all cock beaded and oak lined and of excellent quality. The hinges to the outer doors are brass with no makers name but a quality cabinet. It is slightly scuffed. : £300-500

1213 A nineteenth century mahogany stool. (14.5in x 12.5in x 19.75in) - A nineteenth century mahogany stool, with drop-in upholstered seat in plain rails supported on square tapering column legs joined by rectangular stretchers. (14.5in x 12.5in x 19.75in) : £50-80

1214 An Edwardian mahogany chest of drawers. (42in x 19.25in x 37in) - This is a good quality chest with blind fretwork upstand above a rectangular moulded top. It has two short, and two long drawers mounted with swan neck handles with mahogany linings. It is raised on square column legs with shaped spandrels supported on casters. A Georgian-style chest, but obviously circa 1900 to imitate a period chest. : £40-60

1215 A pair of Queen Anne style dining chairs. - These chairs have solid splats finished in faux walnut. They have drop-in upholstered seats supported on cabriole legs. Part of a set. : £10-20

1216 An Edwardian bedroom suite. (3) - This carved suite consists of a combination wardrobe, dressing table and pot cupboard. The wardrobe has an egg and dart carved cornice above an acanthus frieze. It has a central bevelled mirror door, enclosing hanging space and drawers flanked by arch carved foliate doors enclosing further hangings. The base has three panelled drawers and is supported on bun feet. The dressing table has an arched mirror supported on barley twist columns above a similar acanthus carved frieze. It has three small drawers with platforms above a chest with rectangular moulded top with two short and two long panelled drawers, raised on barley twist column legs with similar barley twist stretchers. The pot cupboard is conforming. The stiles on all three pieces have applied beaded decoration and the ironmongery is brass with drop handles and it is all supported on castors. There is no apparent makers name, but it is a quality suite in original finish and colour. : £400-600

1217 A Victorian walnut upholstered nursing chair. - This is finished in pale blue velour with a button upholstered rectangular panelled back, flanked by fluted carved columns with turned finials. It has a sprung upholstered seat with channelled rails supported on fluted legs carved with Greek key friezes. The legs are supported on brass cappings and pot casters. A good solid chair. : £80-120

1218 A Victorian walnut breakfast table. (34.5in x 47.5in x 28.5in) - This has a quarter veneered figured top, cross-banded in burr walnut framed by boxwood and ebony stringing. It shows signs of old restoration, with the moulded edge and the frieze also strung with boxwood stringing. It has the odd patching to the veneers. It is supported on a foliate scroll carved base with four columns supporting a platform around a central turned boss, with acanthus carvings to legs, with scrolled terminals, and porcelain casters. It has a good brass catch front clip to convert into an upright table. : £300-500

1219 Twenty seven glass barometer tubes; together with a quantity of mercury. (A lot) - The majority of these are filled with mercury and are intact. There are only four that appear to be broken. They come complete with three new 500ml packs of mercury and a filling tube with syringe and pump, etc. A good mixed lot ready for a barometer restorer. : £100-150

1220 A carved ebonised spinning chair. - This has a pierced rectangular tapering back with a pierced heart panel. It is hand carved with roundels. The back is angle mounted on a rectangular seat supported on chamfered tapering legs. It is all ebonised and the seat is also carved with roundels to the edge. The back is fixed to the seat with a peg. There is evidence of old woodworm to the back. : £30-40

1221 A reproduction mahogany 'bucket' armchair. - This has a hooped mahogany back supported on four slats with carving. It has an oval tapestry seat. The seat is raised on square tapering legs with spade feet. A good reproduction armchair, with evidence of old repairs. : £50-80

1222 An Edwardian oak writing table. (42in x 26.75in x 30in) - This has a leatherette tooled skiver in a rectangular moulded top. It has two frieze drawers mounted with brass swan-neck handles with one original brass lock marked Willen. It is supported on square tapering legs with splade feet. A good writing table in original condition. : £100-150

1223 A William IV mahogany breakfast table, with a spare circular mahogany top. (2) - This table has a circular moulded top flipping up on an octagonal pedestal, above a traingular waisted platform supported on chamfered legs and feet. There were alterations to it by the deceased vendor. Its diameter is 40.75in and it is 28.75in high. It has a small split in the top and has been refinished. The diameter of the other Victorian table top is slightly wider at approximately 48in and it is of a redder colour. : £150-250

1224 A small Victorian glazed mahogany bookcase. (40.75in x 15in x 78.5in) - This has a moulded cornice above two rounded glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves. The doors are mounted with scrolled acanthus carved corbels. The rectangular base has a frieze drawer mounted with brass handles above two rounded panel doors flanked by similar acanthus mouldings. It is supported on a plinth. There is general scuffing and loss of veneers, otherwise a good, clean, small Victorian bookcase. : £200-300

1225 Two painted gesso mounted architectural pediments. (2) - The largest of these is 47.5in wide. It consists of an urn tablet with oak leaves and acorns flanked by swag decoration with floral roundels. It has a break-front cornice with egg and dart moulding beneath it. The other pediment has a broken swan-neck styled mount above a frieze with applied swagged and ribbon decoration. It is 36in wide. : £40-60

1226 An art deco chrome and bakelite three branch chandelier. (14in x 7.5in) - This chrome column has a ribbed bakelite tube with three chromed arched branches supporting the light fittings. A good piece of deco lighting. : £30-40

1227 A small oak oval gateleg table. (17.5in x 30.75in x 28.5in) - This has an elliptical/oval shape to the rectangular solid top, and is supported on barley twist column legs with two gates. All in the original dark stain finish. An unusually long gateleg table with almost 'pointed' leaves. A solid piece in good order. (Just a small piece of wood missing to the edge of the rule joint on one flap.) : £30-40

1228 A late Victorian medical cabinet by Holmquist. (33in x 32in x 44in) - This folding panelled cabinet has a glass interior with sixteen light bulb fittings, forming a cobicle with sloping top, and circular hole for head with sliding compartment in front of it. It almost looks like a Turkish bath - when we first saw it, we presumed it was. It has an ivorine label reading "Manufactured by C M Holmquist" and has an internal patent number 15505 at the back of the cabinet. The surfaces are polished and it has anodised hinges with a door catch. A little "barn fresh" and dusty. It seems in sound condition. : £80-120

1229 A late nineteenth century upholstered captains chair. - This has a padded back and seat upholstered in gilt/brown velour. The back is supported on a pierced carved splat centring on an oval floral roundel; the padded arms are raised on fluted carved supports; and the sprung seat is bow-fronted. It is raised on ring-turned tapering legs with brass cappings and pot casters. : £100-150

1230 An art nouveau oak chest. (36in x 19in x 31.75in) - This has a plain top and was formally a dressing table. It has three long drawers mounted with plate handles. It is supported on square tapering legs with casters. Someone has obviously stripped it as it used to be darker and has then varnished it. It is a practical little bedroom chest. : £40-60

1231 A carved mahogany centre table. (20.5in x 28in x 26.25in) - A mahogany centre table, the rectangular cut-corner moulded top, supported on horsehead carved sabre legs, with ribbon carved panelled rails and acanthus scrolled spandrels, raised on hoof feet. (20.5in x 28in x 26.25in) : £150-250

1232 A gentlemans Edwardian walnut compactum. (44.5in x 19.25in x 69in) - This is a good clean compactum with a moulded cornice above panelled doors with reeded rails. The interior is fitted with shelves, pigeonholes and drawers, including compartments for collars, pants, under vestments, pyjamas, hats, trousers, etc. It also has hanging space and has a mirror to the door. It has a shoe rack to one side and a travelling box for suits. It is supported on bracket feet. A good, clean piece of furniture. : £40-60

1233 A carved oak hall bench. (36in x 13in x 24.5in) - This has a scroll carved back above a rectangular moulded seat. The back is supported by shaped sides. The seat has an arched carved apron and is supported on baluster turned legs. In the past it was completely ebonised. : £60-80

1234 A set of eight tall brass table lamps; and another smaller. (9) - These table lamps came from a hotel. They are based on nineteenth century originals and are 15.5in high. They have octagonal bases and columns with bayonet light fittings. They are all sound. The shorter example has a circular base and is 12.75in high. : £50-80

1235 An art nouveau oak carver chair with pierced splats on square column legs. - This has pierced splats and a pierced top rail with platform tapering shaped arms supported on square tapering column legs joined by stretchers with an upholstered seat. It is in its original finish. : £20-40

1236 A rectangular reproduction coffee table. (47.5in x 23.5in x 18in) - This has a rectangular plank top above a plain frieze. It is supported on fluted carved column legs with ebonised moulded and pad feet. The tops of the legs are inlaid with diamond patera. A good solid table, but a reproduction piece. : £70-90

1237 A gilt Lloyd Loom glass topped table; and a Lloyd Loom corner linen basket. (21in x 21in) (2) - The square table has a plate glass top with brass mounts to the corners, with splayed cane legs and is in good condition. This is a solid piece. The green corner linen basket also has a plate glass top with brass corner mounts. It has a hinged lid and has ivorine Lloyd Loom Lusty label to the inside with a date of 1951. : £20-30

1238 A stained oak pot cupboard. (29in) - This has a scalloped top above a panelled door raised on barley twist legs joined by bobbin turned stretchers. The door has copper mounts to the hinges and handle. The oak is slightly green stained, and the back is slatted. Possibly a later finish. : £40-60

1239 A rectangular kilim runner with maltese crosses and hooked border. (27in x 121in) - : £40-60

1240 A cast iron fireback decorated with St George and the dragon panel. (28in x 21.75in) - This is a heavy cast iron panel moulded with crest of dragons and shells above a lion mask with vine frieze flanking the central raised panel. There is St George on horseback holding a spear. It is quite a clean piece, recently painted. : £80-120

1241 A domed top Victorian walnut stationery box; and an octagonal birdseye maple tea caddy. (2) - The domed top stationery box is grubby but otherwise perfect. The lid opens to reveal silk lined interior. We do not have a key. The interior looks a little bit distressed. The colour is good and golden. It sits on a black baize base and is 9in long. The octagonal box is 4in high by 5in diameter. It is in a similar unpolished state but is sound, with a zinc lining. No makers name apparent. : £40-60

1242 A carved hardwood cherub crescent mirror. (23.75in) - This carved panel is decorated with flowers and foliage and mounted with a winged cherub facing a half moon mirror. It looks as if there has been a repair to the cherubs hand, but otherwise it is in perfect condition. It could either be a wall mounted mirror or an easel type mirror. It is a very decorative item. : £40-60

1243 An Edwardian carved circular aneroid barometer. (7.25in) - This circular turned and carved panel is surmounted by a brass hanging hook. The barometer is under bevelled glass with an enamelled dial. It appears to be in working order and the glass is not broken. It looks to be in sound condition. : £30-40

1244 A nineteenth century turnover top tea table. (36in x 18in x 30in) - This has a twin piece top with moulded edge, supported on an inlaid frieze, with central raised tablet inlaid with oval satinwood panel. The frieze is further inlaid with boxwood and ebony rounded panels with satinwood edge. Its supported on turned tapering legs with oval paterae inlay to the capitals. Its obviously been repolished at some stage. The back legs both hinge out with knuckle joints. It is in good clean condition, and has been refinished. : £200-300

1245 A late Victorian oval bevelled mirror. (23.5in x 20in ext) - This is in a gadrooned moulded gesso frame with a bevelled plate. It is quite clean. It has lozenge moulding to the inner part of the frame, within a concave channel, with good ribbing to the trim. Grain finish is a bit worn in places, revealing the gesso. : £20-30

1246 A Royal Artillery Officers sword. - This sword has a channelled blade engraved with scrolled decoration with Edward VII cipher. Near the hilt it has a foundry mark with a brass button within a Jewish star. On the edge of the blade it is stamped London Made. The pierced scrolled reeded tapering guard has an engine turned style oval panel at the top. The handle has a similar engine turned iron panel. The handle itself looks to be shagreen with wirework. The leather sheath is slightly bent at the end and it has iron mounts. It is 41.25in long. : £150-250

1247 An RNLI aneroid wall barometer. (26.75in) - This is a presentation piece in traditional form with a rounded panel containing a thermometer, beneath an RNLI applied flag. There is a silver dial beneath a brass bezel and convex glass. It is mounted with a copper plaque reading 'Presented by the RNLI to Commander W M Phipps Hornby RN in recognition of his valuable help as honorary curator of the Grace Darling Museum since 1951 and president of the Berwick branch1966.' A clean barometer. : £100-150

1248 A George III mahogany serving table. (35.75in x 26.5in x 29in) - A George III mahogany side table, with rectangular single piece top above a plain frieze supported on chamfered column legs with moulded corners. (35.75in x 26.5in x 29in) : £400-600

1249 A late Victorian carved oak wardrobe. (51in x 24.25in x 85.25in) - This has an oak leaf carved pediment above a moulded ogee cornice with leaf carved moulding on a fielded panelled cupboard with reeded rails and stiles. The four panelled door encloses hanging space. It sits on a base with two short and one long drawer mounted with brass plate handles. It has solid oak sides and a tongue and groove boarded back. It is supported on a plinth. The base is a bit paler than the rest of the piece, but other wise a sound late Victorian wardrobe. The door is mounted with brass plate hinges and it is ash lined to the drawers. The locks are marked by Royal letters patent 'J Walkers Triumph lock.' The handles look to be original. The base could do with a slight repair to the plinth. : £150-250

1250 A South American hand-painted wall hanging; a hand sewn woolwork rug; and a coarse woven kilim rug. (3) - : £30-40

1251 A large Edwardian mahogany telescopic dining table with six leaves. (48in x 121in x 30in) - This table is in excellent condition. It came from a factory where it was used as a boardroom table. The current vendor acquired it and had it totally restored and repolished. In very clean condition with the telescopic action working from both ends. The two handles are not that good. : £1500-2000

1252 A nineteenth century mahogany fauteuil. - A nineteenth century mahogany fauteuil, with later green paint, with shield shaped upholstered back in channelled frame supported by fluted arms with elbow pads, the upholstered seat on fluted rail supported on fluted turned legs. : £300-500

1253 A wirework and wrought iron side chair. - This is an elegant blacksmith made chair. It has a tapering back which is formed with lattice work wires. It has a tapering fine wirework seat, in rectangular panels and is supported on tubular legs and stretchers with pad feet. It is not particularly old, but quite elegant. It is currently brown painted. : £30-40

1254 A nineteenth century ebonised cabinet on stand. (23.75in x 16in x 46.25in) * Formerly at Ickworth House, the property of the Marquis of Bath. - Ebonised cabinet on stand with panelled doors enclosing an interior with small drawers around an architectural style door with broken pediment and barleytwist columns, above a niche with silver plated figure of Bacchus, the door enclosing further small drawers with secret drawer plinth, the later ebonised stand on square tapering legs. Some of the veneers are missing, and a bit marked with punches. Doors are cracked, but there is a good interior. The stand is definitely later, and appears to be pine. The sides are also cracked. Some of the veneers are missing. * Formerly at Ickworth House, the property of the Marquis of Bath : £600-800

1255 A hanging Japanese silver plated campaign mirror. (13.5in x 13.5in) - This is a most unusual item, of excellent quality. The square panel has two hooks for supporting on a wall, and an embossed door decorated with shells and seaweed, revealing an interior with two bevelled mirrors. The corners have embossed foliate moulding, and the side rails are waved. It appears to be silver plated not silver. The mirrors are hand cut and are in sound condition. Overall it is quite a decorative item, which suggests late nineteenth century, in the aesthetic taste although it may not be Japanese. : £80-120

1256 An Edwardian mahogany dressing chest. (45in x 21in x 33in) - This is a good quality chest of two short and one long drawer with a washstand-style top having applied upstand. The rectangular moulded top is above quarter veneered drawers mounted with brass swan neck handles. It has hardwood linings. The corners are canted and fluted. It is supported on tapering cabriole legs. Possibly had a plate glass top. : £80-120

1257 A Georgian mahogany commode - with later alterations. (24in x 20in x 32in) - This commode originally had two doors above a chamber. It is inlaid with ebony stringing and is of good colour although very scuffed. It is mounted with brass roundel handles with two dummy drawers above a shaped apron with boxwood and ebony stringing, with swept bracket feet. At some stage it has been converted to a booze cabinet, with a baize lining. The fall-front is cracked and needs repairing. The bottom half behind the dummy drawers is fitted with divisions to take bottles. It has a pine back. : £100-150

1258 A large Victorian white painted gesso mounted chimney piece. (73.25in x 11in x 54.5in ext) - This has a moulded mantelpiece with beaded and lozenge decoration. The convex frieze has applied scrolled rococo style decoration beneath an egg and dart moulded border. The fireplace frame has leaf moulded decoration with further bead and lozenge lines. The jambs which are tapering have further leaf carved decoration beneath fluted pilasters, which sit on a moulded plinth base. It is a substantial chimney piece that came out of a country house. : £300-500

1259 A tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl and pen-work tea caddy. (7.25in x 4.25in x 6.5in) - This box has canted corners and is inlaid with floral mother-of-pearl with pen-work decoration to the mother-of-pearl leaves and flowers. The top has a rectangular panel with a vacant cartouche. The moulded lid has a baize inner lining and hinges open to reveal a bone border with two compartments, having silvered lined interiors. Each compartment has a knob handle to the lid. The key does not appear to be working. It is raised on four bone feet. : £400-600

1260 A wrought iron embossed copper fleur-de-lis firescreen. (31.75in) - This wrought iron frame is mounted with an embossed shield with fleur-de-lis and floral roundel decoration. It has a wrought iron scrolled frame which is a bit rusty. There is also slight damage to the copper. : £40-60

1261 A nineteenth century Georgian style mahogany stool. - This has a rectangular rounded seat supported on bobbin turned tapering legs with scroll carved feet in a George II style. The seat itself has broken webbing and is tired and sagging, although the stool itself is in reasonably sound condition. : £50-80

1262 A late Victorian carved mahogany parlour chair. - This chair has a pierced foliate carved back beneath an acanthus carved and scrolled top rail. The shield back is behind a pink velvet upholstered sprung seat and is supported on cabriole legs. A pretty little chair - would suit a bedroom. : £30-40

1263 A Georgian style painted corner cupboard. (42in x 25in x 81in) - This is decorated with chisel carved lozenges having moulded cornice above arched panelled doors, framed by similar rippled lozenge moulding, with two panelled doors below. It's on bracket feet with canted corners. It is green scumble painted with rubbed finish, on what looks to be a cream ground. The doors appear to be a bit warped and are not closing properly. The back is stained. : £200-300

1264 A rectangular oriental enamelled chest. (20in x 12in x 10in) - This is an old chest which could have later enamelling? The interior certainly looks old with compartments and lifting trays. The exterior is brightly decorated with enamelled panels on white ground with green leaves and red, yellow and blue flowers. The floral borders frame central flower head panels, and they have silvered rims holding the enamelling down with pins. The brass hasps to the front look later, as do the brass swan-neck carrying handles on the ends. An early nineteenth century box with later decoration? It is all in perfect condition. : £300-500

1265 A pair of bone mounted standard lamps. (60in) (2) - A pair of bone mounted standard lamps, with tapering columns applied with brickwork style marquetry raised on sabre legs. (60in) (2) These look as if they are Indian and are probably reproduction. They are made out of mosaic bone fillets and then turned. A lot of work has gone into them and they are decorative items although a bit wobby, they are basically sound. They would make either a pair of tourchers or standard lamps