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Pair of 18th century Lamps
£780.00Pair of 18th century Italian carved and gilded lamp bases with swags and fluted carving. Originally altar sticks. Will need to be rewired. Width: 6" / 15 cms Height: 19" / 48 cms -
Pair of small,19th century, oval, brass desk candlesticks. Height: 6" / 15 cms
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Pair of Needlework Cushions
£380.00Pair of needlework tapestry cushions Square: 20" / 51 cms -
Pair of tall 19th century continental carved and painted candlesticks. Originally on church altars. Painted on one side only so that during Lent they could be turned to show the plain side. Height: 31.5" / 80 cms
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Pair (or can be split) of Italian painted and gilded, carved wooden picture frames. Would make excellent mirrors. Width: 35.5" / 90 cms Height: 28" / 70 cms £495 Each
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Portrait of a Gentleman
£2,950.00Oil on canvas in carved and gilded frame. Portrait of Charles Goodall, founder of Charles Goodall and Sons. The company were the largest producers of playing cards in the 19th century, making three quarters of all those made This portrait hung in the Goodall factory from around 1840 until the closure of the works in 1922. It was subsequently kept in the family until recently. Relined. Framed Size: Width: 34" / 86 cms Height: 39.5" / 100 cms -
Primitive Pig Bench circa 1800
£595.00Primitive small bench with four stick legs. Circa 1800. Would make a good coffee table Width: 24" / 61 cms Depth: 14" / 35 cms Height: 15" / 38 cms -
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Small 18th century Oak Coffer
£850.00Small 18th century Oak coffer with a lovely soft colour. Circa 1780. The top held inplace by a rail bar, a feature common in Welsh furniture. This instead of using iron hinges. Width: 28.5" / 72 cms Depth: 13" / 33 cms Height: 17.5" / 44 cms -
Small Antique Oak Cupboard
£1,750.00Small carved, antique oak cupboard. The one plank top with thumb nail decoration.17th century timber. Reconstructed in the 19th century. Good colour and patination. Width: 35.5" / 90 cms Depth: 13" / 33 cms Height: 30" / 76 cms -
18th century Carved Mirror
£1,850.00Wonderful late 18th century Italian mirror with fine carving - later plate Width: 29" / 74 cms Height: 42" 107 cms -
18th century stipple engraving and etching of Mr Horace Beckford in gilded frame with hand cut mounts (William Horace Pitt-Rivers, 3rd Baron Pitt-Rivers, (2nd Dec. 1777 – 23rd Jan. 1831) known as Horace Beckford until 1828 was a British Peer. After Richard Cosway – (Oakford, Devon 1742–1821 London). Cosway was the famous miniature artist and principal painter to the Prince of Wales in 1785. Engraved by Jean Condé, French artist and print maker (Born Ĩle-de-France 1765 - Died London 1794) Published by Colnaghi, London - August 1st 1793 Beckford succeeded his father’s estates in 1811. As Horace Beckford, he was a notorious gambler and a member of Crockford's during the Regency Era. His mania for high play was so pronounced that when his maternal uncle, George Pitt, 2nd Baron Rivers died on 20 July 1828, he left Beckford (who succeeded him in the title by special remainder) only £4,000 per year directly, leaving the bulk of his estate, worth £40,000 per year, in the hands of trustees for Horace's eldest son George. On 20 November, Horace assumed the name of Pitt-Rivers for himself and his successors in the Pitt estates, the rest of his issue to take the name of Pitt. In January 1831, he was persuaded by friends to take up gambling again and lost. Frightened that he would once again become addicted, he drowned himself in The Serpentine on 23rd Editions of this work can be seen in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, The British Museum, The National Museum of Scotland and the National Trust Property of Kingston Lacy, Dorset Width: 18" / 46 cms Height: 22" / 56 cms
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18th century stipple engraving of Michal Y Izabella Z Lasockich Ogińscy in gilded frame with hand cut mounts After Richard Cosway – (Oakford, Devon 1742–1821 London). Cosway was the famous miniature artist and principal painter to the Prince of Wales in 1785. Engraved by Luigi Schiavonetti (Bassano 1 April 1765 – 7 June 1810 London) An Italian engraver and etcher. In London he was employed by Bartolozzi and became an eminent engraver. Interestingly, Schiavonetti engraved a drawing of Maria Cosway that her husband, the artist Richard Cosway, had drawn. He also engraved a portrait that Maria Cosway had commissioned that was the first portrait of Napoleon seen in Britain. Published – London According to Act, March 20, 1793, By Colnaghi & Co. No.132 Pall Mall The subjects of this engraving are Michał Kleofas Ogiński (25 September 1765 – 15 October 1833) who was a Polish diplomat and politician, Grand Treasurer of Lithuania and a senator of Tsar Alexander I. He was also a composer of early Romantic music and was painted by the French artist Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) Izabela Ogińska née Lasocka was born in 1764 and died in 1852. She was the only child of Antoni Lasocki and Teresa Laskowska. Wife of Michal Ogiński from 1789-1802. In 1815, she established a factory settlement focused on cloth production. In order to commemorate the family's presence in Brzeziny, she named it Lasocin. She supported German and Jewish settlement in the settlement, trying to attract craftsmen and merchants. In 1826, she sold the Brzeziny estate to her sons, Tadeusz Antoni (1798–1844), Franciszek Ksawery (1801–1837). She outlived her children. A print in The British Museum made by Michael Sloane, after Richard Cosway, of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales was originally engraved as a portrait of Michal and Isabella Lasockich Oginscy, with Schiavonetti named as the engraver and publisher, from which the heads were entirely re-engraved and the background altered.
