Victorian antique pedestal Desk, Edwardian antique and inlaid Writing Table, Queen Anne-style walnut and cross banded Chest

A late Victorian antique pedestal Desk, the red leather inset top above an arrangement of nine drawers, 138cm.

A set of twelve Continental cherry wood Dining Chairs, 19th Century, with pierced splats and drop-in seats, on tapered square legs.

A Continental rosewood five-piece
Drawing Room Suite, mid-19th Century,
each piece with a carved cresting rail and cabriole legs, comprising: a serpentine-back Settee, a pair of Armchairs and a pair of single Chairs.

A Queen Anne oak Side Chair, with a solid vase-shaped splat and solid seat, on turned and square legs joined by stretchers.

A George II oak Side Table, with a frieze drawer, on square legs, 77cm.

An Edwardian antique and
inlaid Writing Table, with a leather inset
top, on tapered square legs, 76cm.

A George III antique and
rosewood cross banded semi-circular
Card Table, outlined with stringing, the
tapered square legs on spade feet, top
veneers split.

A reproduction small antique
Bureau Bookcase, the domed pediment
centered by an inlaid pattered above a
glazed panel door, the fall above four
drawers and coronate pilasters, on
bracket feet, 59cm.

A George Ill-style miniature
carved antique Dumb Waiter, the two
lobed graduated tiers with a turned
stem, on tripod supports, 43cm.

A George Ill-style satinwood
Armchair, with a pierced trellis splat and
carved seat, on receded splayed legs
joined by ‘X’-shaped stretchers.

A pair of George Ill-style
satinwood floral painted ’shield back’
Occasional Chairs, with drop-in seats, on
tapered square legs and spade feet.

A Queen Anne-style walnut and cross banded Chest of two short and three long drawers, on bracket feet, 93cm.

A 17th Century small oak Refectory Table, fluted frieze above four spiral-twist legs joined by stretchers, 158cm.

A William IV antique Library Table, the rectangular top above trestle ed supports joined by a pole stretcher, cm.

A antique and pine Chest, 19th Century, with two short and three long drawers, on later bracket feet, 89cm. A Victorian antique kneehole Dressing Table, now reduced in height,

the central recess flanked by a pair of bowed doors with applied moldings, altered, 197cm.

An early Victorian antique Chest
of two short and three long drawers, on gadrooned bun feet, 111cm.

An Edwardian oak Armchair, with
a rectangular padded back and seat
upholstered in red leather cloth, on
columnar turned legs with stretchers.

A set of eight Chippedale-style
antique Dining Chairs, including a
pair of Armchairs, with pierced splats
and drop-in seats, on carved cabriole
legs.

A set of four Continental antique
rail-back Chairs, early 19th Century,
including a pair of Armchairs, with
carved mid-rails and drop-in seats, on
saber legs.

A set of eight William and Mary-style walnut Dining Chairs,
including a pair of Carvers, with arched backs and rectangular seats, upholstered in claret Genoa dragon, the turned and square legs on scroll feet.

A matched set of six late 17th
Century-style Dining Chairs, with claret
damask upholstered backs and seats,
comprising: a pair of walnut Armchairs
and four oak Standard Chairs; together
with a walnut Stool with matching
upholstery.

MIRRORS  wall and pier, including girandoles

The Victorians were rather fond of somewhat florid mirrors and over-mantels, mostly made by building up gesso or plaster on a wood frame and subsequently gilding the surface. Some carved wood mirrors were made as well and these are, obviously, the most expensive type. Overmantels of the very large type are now difficult to place and require large walls with high ceilings, but the oval and circular wall mirrors, or girandoles, are being re-appreciated now that it is possible to touch up the faded or discoloured gilding with one of the many proprietary types of gold waxes and paints available for the purpose.
‘Girandoles’ from Shoolbred’s catalogue of 1876. The decoration is made of plaster, subsequently treated with gesso and gilded. Until comparatively recently these ornate pieces were considered somewhat vulgar but prices have been mounting steadily in the last few years.
A small Victorian gilt circular mirror or girandole of a type illustrated by Shoolbred and other furnishers in catalogues of the 1870s and 1880s. Based on rococo designs and ‘naturalistic’ motifs. Made of plaster on a
wooden frame and about two feet (60 cm) in diameter.
An oval gilt mirror of the gesso and plaster type with 18th century rococo styling. Mirrors of this type appear to have been popular in the later 19th century, when many reproductions of 18th century types were featured
in furnishers’ catalogues
A really ornate rococo mirror with great depth to the frame which is surmounted by a cherub figure of Cupid, holding a bow. The depth is remarkable and the shape of the oval mirror is elegant. 1900-1920
A carved rococo mirror, with scroll and leaf forms, which is again an imitation of an eighteenth century style.
Early 20th century
A rococo oval wall mirror in emulation of mid-18th century carved mirrors incorporating similar birds and decoration. Made of giltwood and plaster. Very decorative and of good quality. 1900-1925
An oval gilded mirror of ‘Empire’ design with seated griffins on either side of a classical urn with Olympic torch as a decorative cresting. The solid frame to the bevelled mirror has gilded edges and gilded classical motifs on a painted background.
A carved oval mahogany mirror frame with bevelled-edge mirror. The scrolled carving is slightly coarse and the shape a little too elongated for elegance. It is a Victorian or Edwardian oval, not an 18th century one.
A straightforward ‘picture frame’ mirror in which a mirror has been fitted into a moulded gesso picture frame with a gilded finish. It is now very popular to fit mirrors into pine frames, obtained by stripping the gesso off
frames such as this.
A reproduction of a Georgian mahogany wall mirror with carved gilded cresting rail with a gilded bird. A good imitation of an 18th century piece.
Early 20th century
Walnut wall mirrors, of early 18th century design, from a manufacturer’s catalogue of the 1920s. They have bevelled plate mirrors but not the gilded inner moulding to the frame which is an adjunct to value. 1910-1930
Reproductions of early 18th and late 17th century wall mirrors. The left-hand two mirrors are walnut-framed versions of simple Queen Anne styles, whilst the two on the right, with their deep ‘cushion’ moulded surfaces around the mirror and shaped cresting boards, are more sophisticated reproductions of walnut-veneered and moulded ‘cushion’ mirrors of the 1680-1720 period.
Early 20th century
MIRRORS  cheval
A satinwood cheval glass in the highest ‘Edwardian Sheraton’ manner, with its accompanying dressing table and (separate) dressing mirrors. The decoration is painted and gilded with classical motifs in the French
Empire manner, and the whole effect is one of great elegance.
A walnut `cheval’ mirror in the ‘Queen Anne’ style. Actually cheval mirrors date back to the start of the 18th century, but to find an original one like this would be a very rare event. Mirrors of this type can be safely
recognised as reproductions. 1910-1930
MIRRORS  dressing
A circular dressing mirror on a segmented pumpkin-style base. Similar designs occur in Smee’s catalogue of 1850 and as far back as King’s of 1830. 1840-1865
A typical mahogany dressing mirror of a design made from 1845 until the 1880s. The scrolled supports and rather heavy flat base with semi-circular plinths at each end are characteristic. 1850-1890
Three typical early 19th century designs of dressing mirrors made in the early 20th century. The central mirror is a shield-shaped ‘Hepplewhite’ design which has been much reproduced; it has three small drawers in the serpentine-fronted base. 1910-1930
Central mirror
Three more reproduction mirrors, copying early 19th century designs, of a very popular type.

MIRRORS  toilet
This form of mirror was introduced into Britain from the Low Countries in Queen Anne’s reign. The lower section was a miniature replica of a bureau. The mirror which was often of cushion shape was supported
between two uprights. Usually in walnut or japanned.
Value Points: Complexity of bureau part.
Shaped fronts.
Figured woods and inlays.
Original glass with bevelled edge.
A walnut toilet mirror with deep cross-grained moulding supporting the glass. A pretty little interior with stepped drawers (see Bureaux section). By no means the most complicated fittings but a good piece. c.1710
A walnut toilet mirror with concave-fronted drawers and inlaid stringing lines. The tapering supports are veneered and have acorn finials. The handles and keyplates are original. c. 1715
A serpentine- fronted walnut mirror with bevelled glass and one replacement (Victorian) finial on the upright. The drawers have an inlaid ebony and boxwood stringing line. 1730-1740
A mahogany toilet mirror, missing one finial, with a gilt surround. The top corners of the moulding have inward points. The handles and keyplates are replacements. The key serves as the pull for the centre drawer.
A ‘Hepplewhite’ toilet mirror with oval glass, edged in ebony and boxwood stringing. The front is serpentine, and the outer drawers have replacement pulls, but the centre drawer still has inset brass keyhole and
key. 1770-1800
A Sheraton bow fronted example. White inlay on the edges of the drawers and top, the supports reeded. The ivory keyplate is missing. The small bracket feet are a pleasant minor detail.
The paws, the heavy decoration on the uprights and the top scroll all point to late Regency. The mirror is landscape shape rather than the portrait shape of Queen Anne’s days. c. 1820