{"title":"Antiques","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"remember-us-a-remarkable-vast-collection-of-150-19thc-tinplate-portrait-photographs-c-1850-1900","title":"‘Remember Us?’; A Vast Collection of 150 19thC Tinplate Portrait Photographs c.1850-1900","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: English\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod: Early, Mid \u0026amp; Late Victorian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: Unknown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: 1850-1900\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAverage Size: 3.25” x 2.5”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEach Strand: 94” high (approximately)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe massive collection of 150 of tintype photographs of mixed sizes and tints, spanning the entire Victorian period, each showing a range of intimate portraits of interior scenes, couples, gentleman and ladies, mothers, children and infants, widows, grandfathers, musicians and tradesmen from England, each of the nine groups strung on clear wire with old lead weights and presented as a fascinating installation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe condition of each photograph varies but they are generally good with some part decayed and others pristine. Each example has had four holes drilled to it to allow it to be mounted. Some of portraits have markings verso for various studios. More details of the condition of each individual portrait are available on request. The vintage lead fishing weights are of differing sizes and keep the displays facing any which way desired.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe tintype photograph saw more uses and captured a wider variety of settings and subjects than any other photographic type. It’s like the elderly grandfather that saw everything. It was introduced while the daguerreotype was still popular, though its primary competition would have been the ambrotype.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn America the tintype saw the Civil War come and go, documenting the individual soldier and horrific battle scenes. It captured scenes from the Wild West, as it was easy to produce by itinerate photographers working out of covered wagons. It began losing artistic and commercial ground to higher quality albumen prints on paper in the mid-1860s, yet survived for well over another 40 years, living mostly as a carnival novelty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTints can range from red rouge cheeks and lips, gold jewellery, watches, Victorian era chatelaines, clothes, buttons, pendants, and mourning and hair jewelry can be found with small swatches of hand coloring, which gives a wonderful hint of richness to the image. Tinting became very popular and is evident on this group.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRather than leaving such a wonderful collection in a dusty album that never sees the light of day, this proves a unique and fascinating installation that never grows tiresome, being hugely versatile in in terms of its display, as we delve into the lives of our ancestors with each glance, their lives, literally, hanging by a thread.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eRemember by Christina Rossetti\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRemember me when I am gone away,\u003cbr\u003eGone far away into the silent land;\u003cbr\u003eWhen you can no more hold me by the hand,\u003cbr\u003eNor I half turn to go yet turning stay.\u003cbr\u003eRemember me when no more day by day\u003cbr\u003eYou tell me of our future that you planned:\u003cbr\u003eOnly remember me; you understand\u003cbr\u003eIt will be late to counsel then or pray.\u003cbr\u003eYet if you should forget me for a while\u003cbr\u003eAnd afterwards remember, do not grieve:\u003cbr\u003eFor if the darkness and corruption leave\u003cbr\u003eA vestige of the thoughts that once I had,\u003cbr\u003eBetter by far you should forget and smile\u003cbr\u003eThan that you should remember and be sad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease see our short film on this wonderful installation \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.doeandhope.com\/pages\/video\" title=\"'Remember Us?'\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39137433093,"sku":"1584","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0216\/6074\/products\/groupoftintypephotographs60.jpg?v=1571438887"},{"product_id":"a-fine-quality-irish-george-ii-mahogany-bureau-bookcase-c-1740-50","title":"A Fine Quality Irish George II Mahogany Bureau Bookcase c.1740-50","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: Irish\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod: George II\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: Unknown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: c.1740-50\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight: 85”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth: 41”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDepth: 23.5” (all at extremities)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf a super rich colour and unparalleled quality, the George II period mahogany bureau bookcase having a moulded cornice above a pair of shaped cupboard doors inset with sparkling mercury glass bevelled mirrors and moulded gilded slips, opening to adjustable shelves, secret drawers, and pigeon holes; the base with a slanted front opening to a fitted interior over four long graduated drawers with winged putti brass drop handles, the whole raised on ogee bracket feet and surviving from the second quarter of eighteenth century Ireland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe piece is in good clean overall structural condition and there are no issues with stability. She has been polished at some point over the last decade or so with a very healthy rich patina and colour. The original keys aren’t present but they some replacements will be provided on sale. There are no problems with the drawers or shelves with the bevelled mercury glass mirrored doors shimmering beautifully in the light showing foxing and spotting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIrish furniture of this period is highly prized due to its wonderful no holds barred quality; wit the extreme socio-economic polarity that existed in Ireland for centuries it resulted in a large population of poor and a small percentage of elite, with virtually no known middle class. This class structure was reflected in the furniture created during this time. While most did not have access to quality pieces, the privileged class commissioned furnishings that were unmatched in craftsmanship. 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The wrought iron is as strong and hard as it ever was, being hand beaten.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the middle years of the 19th Century, hall and umbrella stands were often made wholly of cast iron, extremely complicated in design, but also of mahogany and oak. As a piece of furniture it was seldom designed: it merely occurred. 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The light-box frame surround was created by us and has led-strip bulbs illuminating the whole without the item becoming hot. The piece lights from the mains adaptor with a small cord and because LED lights have been used the power needed is minimal and the slides do not get hot. The slide frame is removable from the light box via a ring pull and each slide can be moved to create a differing order. We will provide the wooden case on sale which the slides were found in which is also fully annotated to the lid.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ingenious way the slides have been displayed here means they can be enjoyed as intended with a constant source of diffused white light, many such slides are left in wooden boxes in attics and long forgotten. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eViews to these very rare slides include 'French Machine Gun Instruction Class', 'French 280mm gun at work, shell being hoisted into position,' 'Funeral Of Lord Roberts', 'Siege Forts After Bombardment', ' Five dead Germans ', ' British Infantry getting through wire entanglements ', ' French soldiers attending a wounded comrade ,' ' First Aid By A French Surgeon ,' ' Execution of a German spy in France ,' and 'A Highlander wearing his anti-gas mask ' to name but a few. Each slide gives a huge insight into the real goings on of war, some being touching and others macabre and harrowing, though each wonderfully touching.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe magic lantern is the forerunner of the slide projector, and it is one of the most popular inventions of the marvellous world of optical illusion, alongside the Camera Obscura, the Magic Mirror, and various other contraptions that have captivated people for centuries. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA unique installation piece with weighty decorative appeal illuminating any room with a huge amount of gravitas.","brand":"Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":15448411242590,"sku":"1855","price":850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0216\/6074\/products\/worldwarlanternslides1.jpg?v=1571438918"},{"product_id":"a-george-iii-chinese-chippendale-mahogany-upholstered-open-armchair-c-1780","title":"A George III Chinese Chippendale Mahogany \u0026 Upholstered Open Armchair c.1780","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: English\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod: George III\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: Unknown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: c.1780\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight: 34.75” or 17” at seat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth: 22”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDepth: 21” (all at extremities)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe good quality country house open armchair with a rich mahogany carcass, the shaped back with elegantly shaped scroll arms above a padded seat, on square chamfered front legs to rear sabres, the facings to the mahogany with Chinese Chippendale geo-metric patterns and, the whole re-upholstered in a pastel hued and black grounded floral linen and surviving from George III period England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn very original condition, and with an excellent rich colour, the chair is stable and strong and ready to use with the upholstery is fresh. There are no cracks or splints, with some very minor small repairs here and there.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe most widely known English cabinetmaker Thomas Chippendale (1718-1779) was a London cabinet-maker and furniture designer in the mid-Georgian, English Rococo, and Neoclassical styles. The Chippendale style is often described as being an anglicised type of Rococo, and Rococo is one of the styles Chippendale encompasses, along with Gothic and Chinese. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChinese Chippendale creations often included cabinets and shelves for china, and typically features pagoda-style pediments and glazing bars arranged in a fretwork design. This fretwork was also used on the edges of tea tables and on the backs and legs of chairs, often coated with lacquer. The design motif comes from his interest in incorporating Chinese and other Asian designs into some of his furniture, which are now sought after antiques that are widely copied. 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The paper backing to the reverse gives us a clue that this family may have been living in the Lyon area of France.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe daguerreotype, was the first publicly announced photographic process, and for nearly twenty years, it was the one most commonly used. It was invented by Louis-Jaques-Mandé Daguerre and introduced worldwide in 1839. By 1860, new processes which were less expensive and produced more easily viewed images had almost completely replaced it. Viewing a daguerreotype is unlike looking at any other type of photograph. The image does not sit on the surface of the metal, but appears to be floating in space, and the illusion of reality, especially with examples that are sharp and well exposed is unique to the process. Several types of antique photographs, most often ambrotypes and tintypes, but sometimes even old prints on paper, are very commonly misidentified as daguerreotypes, especially if they are in the small, ornamented cases in which daguerreotypes made in the US and UK were usually housed. The name \"daguerreotype\" correctly refers only to one very specific image type and medium, the product of a process that was in wide use only from the early 1840s to the late 1850s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTints can range from red rouge cheeks and lips, gold jewellery, watches, Victorian era chatelaines, clothes, buttons, pendants, and mourning and hair jewelry can be found with small swatches of hand coloring, which gives a wonderful hint of richness to the image. 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There has been movement along all of the joins with old fill and retouching present in the lower two. The paint layer is flaking in some areas with paint loss and areas of vulnerable paint. Some areas of the composition have been strengthened with overpaint. The varnish is yellowed, uneven and dull with surface dirt and insect droppings across the surface. The gilding on the frame is very worn and abraded in many areas. Please refer to the photographs for a full visual reference. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHorton Lodge is a grade II listed eighteenth country house with a 19thc extension. The South front has very fine imported early C18 wood door surround of fluted Roman Doric pilasters. It is pleasing this was once part of the estate which is only three and a half miles from the castle itself.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWindsor Castle is a royal residence at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire. It is strongly associated with the English and succeeding British royal family, and embodies almost 1,000 years of architectural history. The original castle was built in the 11th century after the Norman invasion of England by William the Conqueror.  Both the soldiers uniform and the ladies head attire is both of the mid to late eighteenth century period.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGeorge III disliked Hampton Court, and was attracted by the park at Windsor Castle. George wanted to move into the Ranger's House by the castle, but his brother, Henry was already living in it and refused to move out. Instead, George had to move into the Upper Lodge, later called the Queen's Lodge, and started the long process of renovating the castle and the surrounding parks. George's architectural taste shifted over the years.  As a young man, he favoured Classical, in particular Palladian styles, but the king came to favour a more Gothic style, both as a consequence of the Palladian style becoming overused and poorly implemented, and because the Gothic form had come to be seen as a more honest, national style of English design in the light of the French revolution Working with the architect James Wyatt, George attempted to \"transform the exterior of the buildings in the Upper Ward into a Gothic palace, while retaining the character of the Hugh May state rooms\". The outside of the building was restyled with Gothic features, including new battlements and turrets. Inside, conservation work was undertaken, and several new rooms constructed, including a new Gothic staircase to replace May's 17th-century version, complete with the Grand Vestibule ceiling above it. New paintings were purchased for the castle, and collections from other royal palaces moved there by the king. The cost of the work came to over £150,000 (over £120 million in todays terms). The king undertook extensive work in the castle's Great Park as well, laying out the new Norfolk and Flemish farms, creating two dairies and restoring Virginia Water Lake, and its grotto and follies.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAt the end of this period Windsor Castle became a place of royal confinement. In 1788 the king first became ill during a dinner at Windsor Castle; diagnosed as suffering from madness, he was removed for a period to the White House at Kew, where he temporarily recovered. After relapses in 1801 and 1804, his condition became enduring from 1810 onwards and he was confined in the State Apartments of Windsor Castle, with building work on the castle ceasing the following year.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne rarely sees provincial representations of this English gem and this painting is of good size and ever so wonderfully evocative.","brand":"Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37726407393470,"sku":"2293","price":1650.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0216\/6074\/products\/provincial18thcschoolofwindsorcastle1.jpg?v=1608117892"},{"product_id":"a-george-iii-mahogany-butterfly-pembroke-table-c-1780-90","title":"A George III Mahogany Butterfly Pembroke Table c.1780-90","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: English\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod: George III\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: Unknown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: c.1780-90\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight: 27.5”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth: 46.5” open or 23.5” closed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDepth: 42”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Georgian mahogany Pembroke table having a butterfly shaped moulded top raised over two single drawers at either end supported on Gillows design fluted tapering legs, with concealed ball casters, survives from the first quarter of nineteenth century England.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe condition of the table is complete and stable with no real areas of concern. 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There are remnants of layered paper to the tops of the legs.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMannequins were usually quite ephemeral and the focus wasn’t on them being made to last though with these being carved in wood rather than plaster suggests they may have been part of a more expensively assembled composition.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe articulated human figure made of wax or wood has been a common tool in artistic practice since the 16th century. Its mobile limbs enable the artist to study anatomical proportion, fix a pose at will, and perfect the depiction of drapery and clothing. Over the course of the 19th century, the mannequin gradually emerged from the studio to become the artist's subject, at first humorously, then in more complicated ways, playing on the unnerving psychological presence of a figure that was realistic, yet unreal--lifelike, yet lifeless.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSimply place in a quiet corner and surprise your unwitting guests with the simple power of suggestion.","brand":"Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40033260732606,"sku":"2409","price":695.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0216\/6074\/products\/pairofblackmannequinlegs1.jpg?v=1624357946"},{"product_id":"a-group-of-four-18thc-german-maps-by-johann-baptist-homann-dated-from-1720-1757","title":"A Group of Four 18thC German Maps by Johann Baptist Homann dated from 1720-1757","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: German \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod: Baroque\/Rococo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: Unknown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: 1720-1757\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEach:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeights: 20.5-26” with mounts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidths: 23-27.5” with mounts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe hand-coloured maps in as found attic condition, each with their original ebonised pine rods for scrolling and lime green borders, in beautifully faded order showing various regions from Bohemia, Saxony and the Baltics with beautiful illustrated cartouches, each dating from 1720 to 1757 and being canvas backed,  \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe maps are stained with small tears and sunlight fade. There is staining and soiling and minor crinkles with some folds as issued. General age-related toning and\/or occasional minor defects from handling. We cannot find any others similar with the original wooden scrolling poles. One of these is in fragmentary condition to the top as photographed.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe four maps are as follows in descending order;\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1757 J. B. Homann\/Homann Erben Nuremberg Map of Saxony, Germany, and Czech Republic \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1740 J. B. Homann\/Homann Erben Nuremberg Map of Bohemia\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1730 J. B. Homann\/ Homann Erben, Nuremberg Map of The Baltic Region\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1720 J. B. Homann, Nuremberg Map of Brandenberg and Pomerania, Germany \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFamous makers, and following the long period of Dutch domination, the Homann family became the most important map publishers in Germany in the eighteenth century, the business being founded by J.B. Homann in Nuremberg about the year 1702. Soon after publishing his first atlas in 1707 he became a member of the Berlin academy of Sciences and in 1715 he was appointed Geographer to the Emperor. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter the founder's death in 1724, the firm was continued under the direction of his son until 1730 and was then bequeathed to his heirs on the condition that it trades under the name of Homann Heirs. The firm remained in being until the next century and had a wide influence on map publishing in Germany. Apart from the atlases the firm published a very large number of individual maps. The Homanns produced a Neuer Atlas in 1714, a Grosser Atlas in 1737, and an Atlas Maior with about 300 maps in 1780. They also issued a special Atlas of Germany with full sized plans of principal cities, school atlases and an Atlas of Silesia in 1750 with 20 maps. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRepresentative of the flavour of the baroque and rococo era this quartet prove brilliantly effective as a group.","brand":"Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40173880639678,"sku":"2424","price":1290.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0216\/6074\/products\/groupof4mapsbyhomann1.jpg?v=1626262262"},{"product_id":"a-19thc-painted-pine-cricket-table-c-1850-70","title":"A 19thC Painted Pine Cricket Table c.1850-70","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: English\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod: Early\/Mid Victorian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: Unknown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: c.1850-70\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight: 27”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter: 32”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe charmingly decorative black painted pine cricket table having well-turned legs displaying the original black crusty painted finish with under-apron, with a rustic two plank top, the whole surviving from the third quarter of nineteenth century England.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn good overall order, the table simply shows light wear to the paintwork as photographed. The top has two slivers missing from short grain on both sides which may have been done to allow it to be placed alongside a wall, with paint flecks and surface marks as photographed. There is no damage to speak of and it can be used daily.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOriginating from a farmhouse in Cheshire, this table displays all of the things we love about country furniture and cricket tables themselves. ‘The true origin of the term is somewhat less fanciful, although its use may be comparatively modern; it is simply derived from an old term for stools. Since the archetypal stool, or “cricket”, has a circular top and three legs, a table of essentially the same form only larger…’; English Country Furniture 1500 – 1900 by David Knell. Many of these tables would have originally stood on slate or flagstone floors with the three legs allowing the table to rest with stability on uneven surfaces.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStill as useful today as it was then, a delightful piece of decorative country furniture.","brand":"Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40628697301182,"sku":"2306a","price":895.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0216\/6074\/products\/blackpaintedcrickettable1_998f5e53-3065-4a4b-9a11-5ed2f2c4f0e2.jpg?v=1631524250"},{"product_id":"a-late-18thc-george-iii-painted-pine-side-table-c-1790-1800","title":"A Late 18thC George III Painted Pine Side Table c.1790-1800","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: English\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod: George III\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: Unknown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: c.1790-1800\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth: 30”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDepth: 19”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight: 28.75”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe pretty and well-proportioned side table well having tapered legs and being dry scraped back to its original condition, the frieze drawer with period drop handles, the whole retaining the original faux-grained comb-work scumbled painted decoration in a fawn colour and surviving from late George III period England.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe table is in good overall order. The finish is pleasing and there are no losses, and she stands true with the drawer running smoothly. The top is slightly bowed which is common. The back has been over-painted at some stage.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn this period one of the uses of painting in furniture was to imitate more exotic and expensive wood grains buy painting and applying them to more accessible woods such as pine. Faux bois (from the French for false wood) refers to the artistic imitation of wood or wood grains in various media. The craft has roots in the Renaissance with trompe-l'œil. It was probably first crafted with concrete using an iron armature by garden craftsmen in France called \"rocailleurs\" using common iron materials: rods, barrel bands, and chicken wire. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe family that owned this piece of furniture originally would have acquired it with the idea of it making them appear wealthier. Ironic now that currently you could argue that this type of surface is more prized commercially than, for instance, most mahogany table of this period.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBeautiful in its raw feel and rather unusual.","brand":"Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41144490328254,"sku":"2522","price":745.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0216\/6074\/products\/dryscraped18thcpaintedpinetable1.jpg?v=1643026816"},{"product_id":"a-pair-of-19thc-irish-provincial-painted-side-chairs-c-1840","title":"A Pair of 19thC Irish Provincial Painted Side Chairs c.1840","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: Irish\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod: Early\/Mid 19thC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: Unknown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: c.1840\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth: 17”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight: 34” or 17” at seat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDepth: 16.5” (all at extremities)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe charming pair of primitive Irish country chairs with delightful lyre-shaped seven spindle splat backs, and retaining their original deep plum coloured painted finish, to turned front legs and rear sabres united by stretchers, the wholes surviving from the provinces of nineteenth century Ireland.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe condition of both chairs is mainly solid, with only a single narrow replacement board to one seat. 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They are of slightly differing size but only by half an inch or so.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThese chairs would have been in a farmhouse deep in the Irish countryside and would have been either fireside or in the scullery.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEncapsulating the charm of the Irish provinces at the time, and proving very decorative with it.","brand":"Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41160176042174,"sku":"2520","price":1650.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0216\/6074\/products\/pairofirishpaintedsidechairs1.jpg?v=1643636028"},{"product_id":"an-early-19thc-italian-gilt-gesso-wall-mirror-c-1830","title":"An Early 19thC Italian Gilt-Gesso Wall Mirror c.1830","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: Italian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod: Early 19thC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: Unknown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: c.1830\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight: 24”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDepth: 2”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth: 31”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe dome topped wall mirror, of overmantel type form, having the original sparkling mercury glass plate, featuring a ghostly central decayed orb to the centre, surrounded by a well carved gilt gesso moulded frame of floral spandrels to an incised lozenge ground and gadrooned inner border, the whole surviving from nineteenth century Italy.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe original mirror plate has wonderful clouding and attractive foxing with the rather unusual central orb of decay. The gilding is nicely worn and is showing the pink bole underneath in places. 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The giltwood frame in in keeping but is late 20thc and by a reputable maker in Austen Hayes, York.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe hand here is very competent and was obviously very well versed in the technique of Chiaroscuro, using the contrasts of light to achieve a sense of volume in modelling.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs with the ‘selfie’ today, portraits were also a chance for more self-conscious sitters to be depicted in the latest fashions. In the eighteenth century, the upper classes entered a new era of prosperity. No longer the preserve of royalty, commissioned portraits, of oneself or one’s ancestors, became a coveted symbol of wealth and status which continued even more so in the nineteenth century. 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Ostrer said: “There is a containment of physical pain and control in ballet which is tightly interwoven with its grace and beauty. I wanted to suggest this through the images…” Ostrer says what interests him about Kochetkova are the various sides to her character which are hidden by an innate ability to contain and tolerate. Ostrer wanted to expose these elements, shooting Kochetkova in a series of poses which suggest vulnerability, playfulness, rebellion; characteristics repressed daily by the requirements of her trade.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJames Ostrer’s work often tests the limits of body politics in the ever evolving analysis of the western body, sexuality, and society at large. Much like Paul McCarthy’s or George Condo’s seminal works, Ostrer's work forms a bizarre pattern of post capitalist tribalism with cartoon-like absurdity. They are rife with a sense of ritual endeavor and colour-saturated sensitivity; while palpitating with a nostalgia for various ephemera including junk food and animal parts they present themselves with an emphasis on the potential havoc the over consumption of these things wreak within our collective life experience. His works are often a catalogue of self- destructive behaviors, and are also managed in such a way that while transgressing themselves as odes to great works of historical art practice, they become re-packaged eye candy for uncomfortable consumption.","brand":"Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42345061417150,"sku":"2677","price":800.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0216\/6074\/products\/ostrerribbons1.jpg?v=1669376472"},{"product_id":"a-good-pair-of-french-art-deco-period-leather-club-armchairs-c-1930","title":"A Good Pair of French Art Deco Period Leather Club Armchairs c.1930","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: French\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod: Art Deco\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: Unknown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: c.1925-35\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight: 33” or 16” at seat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth: 29.25”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDepth: 34” (each)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe early twentieth century quality leather and ebonised wooden upholstered black leather club armchairs, having cigar shaped arms, the wholes of deep and roomy proportions sitting on block deco feet with exotic veneered frieze to the facing sides and each surviving from art deco period France.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe leather to the whole is of good quality and is partially worn, but appealingly so, now wonderfully supple. There are no tears or rips importantly and they remain well sprung and comfortable. We have oiled the leather.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe word \"club\" in club chair harks back to the gentlemen's clubs in nineteenth century England where a gentleman could go to get away from his household (including womenfolk). Once there, he would sink into a well-upholstered leather chair and relax with a drink and perhaps a cigar. The names of the fashionable London streets full of such clubs are still used to name classic club chairs : St. James, Piccadilly and so on. A dictionary definition of a club chair or sofa is \"A heavily upholstered piece of furniture with arms and a low back\". 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Sumptuous.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42540684837054,"sku":"2734","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0216\/6074\/products\/artdecoclubchairs1.jpg?v=1676315890"},{"product_id":"a-group-of-six-large-framed-preparatory-lithographs-for-sculpture-by-mattheus-ignatius-van-bree-1773-1839","title":"A Group of Six Large Framed Preparatory Lithographs for Sculpture by Mattheus Ignatius van Bree (1773 – 1839)","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: Belgian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod: Early 19thC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: Unknown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: c.1800-30\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn Frames: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFive at: 30.75” h x 23” w\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne at:  27.5” h x 18.5” w\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe group of six large framed and glazed lithographs on thick archival paper in tones from buff to warmer terracotta by Mattheus Ignatius van Bree (1773 – 1839), showing detailed drawings of classical sculptures, and more than likely being preparatory designs for the statues themselves, some with the workshop stamp of ‘JMP Rimerie Lithographique’ and all being numbered and signed, each surviving from the first half of the nineteenth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe lithographs show their age with attractive toning and spotting but nothing out of the ordinary other than a couple with water staining as photographed but all remain in one piece with no tears. The contrasting colours make for a nice tonal blend. The frames are contemporary, so in perfect order and have buff inset border slips.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamples include\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSilenus holding the infant Bacchus\u003cbr\u003eDiana the Huntress\u003cbr\u003eApollo Belvedere\u003cbr\u003eDiscobolus\u003cbr\u003eArtemis \/ Diana of Versailles\u003cbr\u003eThe Borghese Gladiator\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMattheus Ignatius Van Bree (1773 - 1839), was an important history painter and teacher at the Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp of which he later became the director. He also helped restore and return many highly prized works of art to Antwerp that had been looted by Napoleon, and returned to Antwerp following the French Emperor’s defeat, which included pieces by Rubens, who's style many likened him to. These designs may indeed have been for statues that he himself would produce as he was also a recognised sculptor. As an artist, he received numerous commissions from the Belgian government and was appointed court painter to the House of Orange and Wilhelm I.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese appear to be comparatively rare and the style of the drawing is classically 18thC in their execution. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA perfect solution to fill an entire wall space in a single hit of classical infused wonderment.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42594710749374,"sku":"2685","price":1850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0216\/6074\/products\/vanbreelithographs1.jpg?v=1678452799"},{"product_id":"a-19thc-chinese-lacquered-circular-dining-table","title":"A 19thC Chinese Lacquered Circular Dining Table","description":"Origin: Macau, China\u003cbr\u003ePeriod: Late 19thC\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Unknown\u003cbr\u003eDate: c.1890-1900\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 33”\u003cbr\u003eDiameter: 57.5”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe good quality and rather unusual circular table, of two sections interlocking together, the thick top displaying a super chestnut plum colour and showing the joints, an especially hard skill to undertake, standing on six tubular legs united by stretchers, the whole with a glowing lacquer, and surviving from late nineteenth century China and most probably the Macau district. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe condition of the table is solid, stable and sound. The interlocking mechanism is in working order and we have administered a light polishing to bring out the details that the craftsman chose to display. Our restorer believes the top to be in sycamore and the bases to be in ash.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen this table was last purchased in Paris some decades ago the vendor described it as maybe ex-Macao, possibly from a trading merchant which makes sense given Macao is ex-Portuguese protectorate, and there’s a definite east- west accent. The legs are akin to the 18thc alter tables one sees at high prices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFurniture produced in China from the 16th to the 19th centuries reflects a wealthy society that was full of formally while appreciating quality and style. This table falls into the category of the Guangzhou type of furniture (广式家具), which incorporated western influence and was formed in the 19th century. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn interesting and possibly unique fusion of a table which is ready for daily use.","brand":"Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42619508949182,"sku":"2749","price":4750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0216\/6074\/products\/chinesecirculartable1.jpg?v=1679665242"},{"product_id":"a-15thc-french-caen-limestone-architectural-carving","title":"A 15thC French Caen Limestone Architectural Carving","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: French\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod: Late Medieval\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: Collection of Mike Handford, 'Hillsleigh', Burford, Oxfordshire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: c.1450\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight: 27”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth: 12.5” \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDepth: 6”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe well-carved late medieval period Caen limestone stone carving in the form of a female figure, and probably from a window jamb, standing with their right arm to their chest,  the other hand resting on a cartouche with further architectural elements to the figures right hand side and below, the whole being once part of a large composition and surviving from fifteenth century France.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe condition of the whole is mostly pleasing with a good even spread of weathering commensurate with exposure to the elements giving it an evocative all-round character and colour. The face is rubbed and damaged as per the photographs, and the distressed paint is probably very early twentieth century. This carving was part of Mike Handford’s collection, which was amassed over a period of over 40 years in his Burford house.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDating back as far as the 11th century, some of the greatest English historic buildings were built with French stone. Canterbury Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and Tower of London were all built from Caen limestone, which was brought over by WiIliam the Conqueror. Prior to that, Caen limestone was first used as a building stone by the Romans in the 1st century, then, around a thousand years later, the quarry produced the limestone that was shipped to England following the Norman Conquest in 1066. It was the preferred building stone of the Normans and was often used ahead of the local British stone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA highly decorative and well-carved piece in a beautiful material that could tell the tale of the Hundred Years’ War.","brand":"Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42659020308670,"sku":"2748","price":2600.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0216\/6074\/products\/15thcfrenchlimestonecarving1.jpg?v=1681820927"},{"product_id":"an-early-20thc-art-school-desk-magnifying-glass-c-1930","title":"An Early 20thC Art School Desk Magnifying Glass c.1930","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: British\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod: Early 20thC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: Unknown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: c.1930\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Base: 6” d x 5” w\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight: 18.5” (at maximum)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLens: 4” diameter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe fully adjustable industrial style table magnifier with a thick and highly powerful lens on a articulated arm, to a metal base with recess for storage of lens when not in use, the whole being attractively paint splattered throughout and with a wonderful crusty verdigris to the base, surviving from the second quarter of twentieth century England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe condition is good. The magnifier moves freely in all positions in both the arm and the lens itself and is flexible whilst holding its poise. Aesthetically it has no repairs or any kind of restoration work. The lens does not suffer from any chips or cracks. The base has a stamp to the underside reading L\u0026amp;S. We were unable to find out any information as to who this maker is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA more characterful magnifier one could not hope to find.","brand":"Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42717699440830,"sku":"2755","price":320.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0216\/6074\/files\/artschoolmagnifier1.jpg?v=1683632014"},{"product_id":"john-richmond-the-tatoo-d-icon-collection-a-two-seater-plywood-armchair-2022","title":"John Richmond; The Tatoo’d Icon Collection; A Two-Seater Plywood Armchair 2022","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: Anglo-Italian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod: Contemporary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: Unknown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: c.2022\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight: 29” or 13” at seat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth: 47.25”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDepth: 35”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter Gerald Summers (1899-1967) and designed by Tim Sheward and Andy Mcguigan, the low two-seater armchair, made in very small quantities and impressing with its simplicity, consisting of a single sheet of plywood, with zero waste, the plywood sheet comprising thirteen layers of cross-veined veneer, four longitudinal and two lateral cuts, then pressed into a mould to form its distinctive shape, the whole decorated with a revival of his classic tattoo design from 1987 and marked ‘PTR JR - 009’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe condition is clean and sound with just small amounts of wear associated with being a year or so old. Please refer to the photographs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the occasion of Milan Design Week, fashion designer John Richmond, famed for his unconventional design aesthetic imbued with a \"rock 'n' roll\" spirit, collaborated with the artists Tim Sheward and Andy McGuigan on an exclusive design project. The final collection was comprised of the classic armchair, a two-sweater armchair (as we see here) and a coffee table, each following the aesthetics and constructions of the original Gerald Summer's design. This piece was a limited edition at five pieces each, made on request sold at approximately £6k.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Richmond, British b.1960, In 1984 he formed The Richmond-Cornejo label with Ravensbourne graduate Maria Cornejo. Since 1987, Richmond has worked under his own name producing three lines, the main line: John Richmond, second line: Richmond X, and the denim line: Richmond Denim.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAt a considerable saving from the original retail price this is a consummately cool piece of furniture that is likely to appreciate in value.","brand":"Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42719524061374,"sku":"2725","price":4000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0216\/6074\/files\/richmondtattoochair1.jpg?v=1683724894"},{"product_id":"an-early-20thc-french-scrolled-cast-iron-table-lamp","title":"An Early 20thC French Scrolled Cast Iron Table Lamp","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: French\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod: Early 20thC \u0026amp; later adapted\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: Unknown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: c.1910-20 \u0026amp; Later\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight: 31” (with shade)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth: 14.5” (the base)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDepth: 4” (the base)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe early twentieth century pierced scrollwork cast iron base, taken from a grand façade or gateway and adapted to a contemporary base, the whole of good large size and with superb patina to the original black paintwork, to a later stepped space grey base.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe lamp has French wiring currently and would need to be re-wired to suit and PAT tested. It was last purchased in Paris, France some 25 years ago. The shade is in decent order and is well proportioned to the piece itself but could obviously be changed to suit. There are no damages, just minor cosmetic wear. The original paint has now worn beautifully and flaked with age giving it a super texture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProbably a unique lamp and a very decorative one at that.","brand":"Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737845731518,"sku":"2772","price":300.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0216\/6074\/files\/castirontablelamp1.jpg?v=1684495747"},{"product_id":"an-early-victorian-giltwood-wall-mirror-c-1840-60","title":"A Large Early Victorian Giltwood Wall Mirror c.1840-60","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: English\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod: Early Victorian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: Unknown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: c.1840-60\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight: 42”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth: 42”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDepth: 5”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe large and beautifully evocative square framed wall mirror with circular sight, displaying a nineteenth century rectangular mirror plate, with some attractive flecks of spotting, being housed in a distressed and elaborate frame at five inches thick, formerly for an oil painting, the whole with lozenge line decoration to large acanthus leaf corners, being carved in pine and gilt gesso, the pair being a marriage and each surviving from the early Victorian period.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe mirror is in decorative and naturally aged condition and is attractive in its originality and the fact it has not been meddled with. The good period glass plate is slightly foxed so it retains its use as intended by being clear in the main. The frame has obvious losses as photographed and would have been a very good and expensive frame at the time of its conception. 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Some of the chairs have water damage to the veneered surfaces as photographed. We have reflected this in the asking price. We can administer the restoration if so desired at cost. The timber used is an American native tree, similar to mahogany.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRevered for its handcrafted and highly collectible mid-century modern sofas, coffee tables and other furnishings, Dunbar Furniture was founded in 1910 in Berne, Indiana, but it didn’t gain widespread recognition until the ’30s, following the introduction of its president to a designer who would leave an indelible mark on the company’s legacy: Edward Wormley.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs the longtime director of design for the Dunbar furniture company, Edward Wormley was one of the leading forces in bringing modern design into American homes in the mid-20th century. Not an axiomatic modernist, Wormley deeply appreciated traditional design, and consequently his work has an understated warmth and a timeless quality that sets it apart from other furnishings of the era. Marshall Field hired Wormley in 1930 to design a line of reproduction 18th-century English furniture; the following year he was hired by the Indiana-based Dunbar, where he quickly distinguished himself. It was a good match.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDunbar was an unusual firm: it did not use automated production systems; its pieces were mostly hand-constructed. For his part, Wormley did not use metal as a major component of furniture; he liked craft elements such as caned seatbacks, tambour drawers, or the woven-wood cabinet fronts. He designed two lines for Dunbar each year — one traditional, one modern — until 1944, by which time the contemporary pieces had become the clear best sellers. Many of Wormley’s signature pieces — chairs, sofas, tables and more — are modern interpretations of traditional forms. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDuring the peak of his design career and, indeed, the height of Dunbar Furniture’s history, Wormley amassed a whopping 30 Good Design awards between 1950 and 1955 through the “Good Design” exhibition, hosted by the Chicago Merchandise Mart and the Museum of Modern Art. Dunbar today still produces a limited selection of archival Wormley designs.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA ready to use set of chairs, beautifully constructed.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e","brand":"Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42844545482942,"sku":"2792","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0216\/6074\/files\/dunbarchairs1.jpg?v=1687954970"},{"product_id":"a-large-pair-of-victorian-comb-decorated-painted-pine-church-pews-c-1870","title":"A Large Pair of Victorian Comb Decorated Painted Pine Church Pews c.1870","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: English\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod: Mid-Victorian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: Unknown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: c.1870\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeights: 34” or 19” at seats\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidths: 96” \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDepths: 16” (at feet)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe attractive pair of large painted pine pews, of ecclesiastical origin and each at eight feet long, displaying all-over comb-work decoration, one in a light sand colour, the other in an elephant brown\/grey, each with canted sides and ladder backs to stepped block feet and surviving from the third quarter of nineteenth century England.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe condition of the pews is good and stable. I have personally owned these pews for a decade and due to renovation I could sadly no longer find a place for them. They require no work and all of the painted decoration is original with no over-painting. There are areas where the paint has some thinning where I had a plant pot at each end (for my sins) which could be stained out easily, please refer to the photographs.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStarting in the Regency period one of the uses of painting in furniture was to imitate more exotic and expensive wood grains buy painting and applying them to more accessible woods such as pine. Faux bois (from the French for false wood) refers to the artistic imitation of wood or wood grains in various media. The craft has roots in the Renaissance with trompe-l'œil. It was probably first crafted with concrete using an iron armature by garden craftsmen in France called \"rocailleurs\" using common iron materials: rods, barrel bands, and chicken wire. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the early church people stood to worship, and we can see that reflected in art – from the walls of the catacombs to more sophisticated renderings. Pew use increased during the 14th and 15th centuries and by the 16th century pews were common.  The Reformation contributed greatly to the pew design – the Reformers placed the emphasis on hearing, not seeing, and they rejected the lush visual elements of worship. So, to emphasize hearing the Word of God, the people sat. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt proves hard to find church pews that are painted in any sort of manner, making them a lot more appealing than the more commonly seen pitch pine or oak examples.","brand":"Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42856616067262,"sku":"842\/843","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0216\/6074\/files\/pairofpaintedpews1.jpg?v=1688393253"},{"product_id":"robert-edward-morrison-1852-1925-a-good-oil-on-canvas-portrait-of-a-lady-dated-to-1889","title":"Robert Edward Morrison (1852-1925); A Good Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Lady Dated to 1889","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: English\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod: Late Victorian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: Unknown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: c.1889\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight: 24”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth: 19”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe very well depicted head and shoulders portrait of a lady of high standing, in her middle years, strawberry ginger hair and rose tinted cheeks, wearing lace and pearl collar and a yellow and white satin dress, the whole on a dark ground, painted in oils on canvas and remaining unframed and surviving from the high Victorian period by well listed artist Robert Edward Morrison (1852-1925) and signed and dated in scarlet red upper right.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe picture is in un-restored condition and we love it as it is. There are no major losses and the canvas has some craquelure to its surface. There are a few very minor areas of flaked loss please refer to the photographs. Verso we see the stamp for leading colourmen Windsor \u0026amp; Newton.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1889 in England saw the opening of the Savoy Hotel, Wimbledon F.C. playing their first match, and the little owl first breeding in England.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRobert Edward Morrison (1852-1925) was the son of John Morrison, a joiner and later manager of one of the Peel timber yards. Originally trained as a house painter, he served part of his apprenticeship with William Nicholson of Douglas, father of the Manx artist, John Miller Nicholson. Morrison moved to Liverpool in 1870, where he worked as a house painter. At the age of 21, he became a student at the Liverpool School of Art, where he studied under John Finnie. He later studied in Paris at the Académie Julian under Bouguereau and Tony Fleury. Morrison returned to Liverpool in the mid-1870s to become a full-time artist specialising in portrait painting. He started exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1884. He also exhibited extensively at the Liverpool Academy, acting as its President from 1895–1905. He was an active member of the Liverpool Manx Society and was its President from 1911. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMorrison was given his first art lessons by John Miller Nicholson, the leading Manx artist who was to become a life-long friend and whose portrait he painted in later life. In the 1881 census, Morrison described himself as an artist in crayon. A decade later, he was calling himself a portrait painter. Morrison painted many of the dignitaries of Liverpool, Lancashire and the Isle of Man, including the Lord Mayor of Liverpool and the Manx novelist Hall Caine. On his return visits to the Isle of Man, he often painted landscapes though it is as a sympathetic portrait painter he will be remembered, producing sensitive and pleasing portraits of his sitters that at the time ensured his popularity and success.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy a very capable hand, this is a salient portrait of a woman of high standing.","brand":"Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42863673835710,"sku":"2810","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0216\/6074\/files\/morrisonportraitoflady1.jpg?v=1688648499"},{"product_id":"an-early-20thc-holophane-prismatic-glass-pendant-light-c-1913","title":"An Early 20thC Holophane Prismatic Glass Pendant Light c.1913","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: English\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod: Early 20thC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: Unknown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: c.1913\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter: 9.75” the bowl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight: 8” including gallery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe patinated brass and parallel ribbed frosted glass hanging prismatic pendant light, by Holophane, with the original hanging gallery with dark brown fabric flex, the whole surviving from the first quarter of twentieth century England.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe light fitting is in very good and original condition. The whole does not suffer from losses, cracks or restoration baring some slight frits and with a good aged patination to the brass. The gallery is marked Holophane and with the registration number of 615447 dating it to around 1913. Its style of course very much of the ilk that would have gone down with the Titanic a year earlier.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe term \"Holophane\" is used generically to describe clear molded glass or crystal shades and globes with parallel or crosscut prisms. Vintage Holophanes (circa 1890s-1950s) are outstanding examples of mid-twentieth century industrial art. The crisp clean lines create a beautiful glow when illuminated. Holophane glass was invented in the 1890s and was made in many shapes, sizes and patterns to provide specific types of illumination.  The Holophane Company was founded by Otis Mygatt in 1896 in London to manufacture \"illuminating appliances.\" \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn very original and clean condition this is a nice early example of a much-loved light fitting.","brand":"Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42901550956734,"sku":"2812","price":425.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0216\/6074\/files\/holophanependant1.jpg?v=1689596666"},{"product_id":"a-group-of-four-early-20thc-painted-pine-american-stable-signs","title":"A Group of Four Early 20thC Painted Pine American Stable Signs","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: American\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod: Early 20thC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: Unknown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: c.1920\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidths: 18”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeights: 5.25”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDepths: 0.75” (all each)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe charming quartet of provincial stable name signs, for the horses of Yellow, Mary, Jessie and Betty, the names naively hand-painted in black to duck egg blue\/grey grounds with black stained borders, surviving from the first quarter of twentieth century America.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn original overall order, the name plates show attractive time-worn, dry and un-meddled with surfaces, with losses to the stained borders on three examples as photographed. There are old, if not original, hanging hooks to each for display.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Victorians (1837–1901) improved the lives of their horses by giving them extra comfort and hygiene, and by building more solid and robust stables, with draught free ventilation and damp free floors through drainage channels. They drew up rules on how horse stables should be built to specific specifications. From the second half of the 19th century stables were built not only for housing horses, but also for showcasing the owners’ power, wealth and pride. Horses offered transportation and they often were the most valuable asset of an estate. Stables were a true luxury and a huge amount of money was spent to buy the finest horses, bred to ride and pull carriages. Livery men were often among the best paid domestic staff, and the richest people traveled the world in search of the most beautiful breed of horses.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEquine nameplates like these rarely appear for sale, and they prove very effective as a group of folk art.","brand":"Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42905177194686,"sku":"2802","price":880.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0216\/6074\/files\/paintedhorsestablesigns1.jpg?v=1689682334"},{"product_id":"a-rare-pair-of-large-ruabon-terracotta-roof-gargoyles-the-eye-ear-and-throat-hospital-shrewsbury-c-1880","title":"A Rare Pair of Large Ruabon Terracotta Roof Gargoyles; The Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, Shrewsbury c.1880","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: English\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod: Mid-Victorian \/ Gothic Revival\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: The Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: c.1880\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight: 34”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth: 26”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDepth: 34” (all at extremities and each)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe beautifully modelled and scarce pair of large mythical beasts or wyverns, in Welsh Ruabon terracotta each with sinuous legs and wings, the elongated necks with rib barbs and perched on apex tiles with scroll ends, hailing from the exterior decorations on the former Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital at the intersection of Murivance and Town Walls, Shrewsbury and surviving from the high Victorian Gothic revival period.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMost importantly the pair are complete, though there are repairs, presumably some damage occurred when they were removed from the hospital building and there are a few cracks as photographed with bonded repairs. There are a few small losses to extremities but they remain around 90% complete. Please refer to the photographs for a full visual reference.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital is a Grade II Listed Building in Shrewsbury, and served patients continuously until 1998 when it was closed and later converted into apartments. The gargoyles in the present lot were removed following concerns about their safety, whereupon they were acquired by the previous owner. The closure of the building had been talked about for many years but the relocation of services became urgent as structural repairs put an ever increasing financial strain on the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Trust.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital was built in 1881 and dealt with up to 1,000 patients a week. And incidentally that was the correct title for it, as evidenced by the wording on the building, although for many people \"the Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital\" tripped off the tongue more easily. The building itself had for a long time been considered an unsuitable place in which to administer modern treatment. The hospital's roots went back to earlier in the 19th century, as it started life as an Eye and Ear Dispensary in 1818 in a building next to the old Raven Hotel in Castle Street. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA public fund was launched and £12,000 later in 1881 the Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital for Shropshire and Wales – as it was officially known –was born. The unusual facade of the building was the result of a competition staged for architects to come up with the best design for a \"modern\" hospital. Specifications for the design had to meet the latest medical thinking, plenty of fresh air, space and hygiene. The result was a hospital on the edge of The Quarry with high ceilings and its own sewage system.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIts neo-Gothic appearance, which even today raises eyebrows, was very distinctive in red Ruabon brick with terracotta dressings, towers, overhanging gables, verandahs and gargoyles (these being two of), many of which were lost over the years.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt initially catered for the poor and needy, dispensing medicine and help even if little early surgery was carried out. Forty years after its birth it was extended with an extra 10 beds including private wards, with further extensions five years later for special opthalmic cases.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy the early stages of the Second World War it had two operating theatres, an X-ray department, nurses home – in a private house – and a 46-bed complement. A feature of the hospital was to name wards after eminent surgeons of the day. After its closure the building was bought by Shropshire Homes and converted into prestigious apartments in an 18-month development which was officially completed in March 2002. The development, called Kingsland Bridge Mansions, won an award for architectural merit and it saw a distinctive feature restored to the former hospital. The spire or tower top was taken down in November 1959 by its then owners as it was too expensive to repair and served no purpose. But the developers, as part of their planning permission, were asked to restore and return the spire to its former resting place to complete the development. 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There are no losses or worm. The seat requires re-upholstery as photographed.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe influences on Regency design and taste were legion; from Sheraton’s neoclassicism, Henry Holland’s Anglo-French taste, the Greek revival of Thomas Hope, and the Chinoiserie favoured by the Prince Regent, to an interest in the Gothic, Old English and rustic. 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The marble could be cleaned extensively in its entirety though we wouldn’t recommend it with the patination and character most agreeable. There are the obvious historical losses as photographed to three fingers. It displays well on a good plate stand as photographed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrederick Hawkins Piercy, (active 1879-1880) was a sculptor and art master at Bedford College who often went by Hawkins Piercy to distinguish himself from his father. Frederick Hawkins Piercy was born in London and was the son of Frederick Piercy (1830-91), a portrait painter and the grandson of George Piercy (c.1795-1882 born in Portsmouth) a modeller specialising in naval architectural work. He studied at Royal Academy Schools 1879 and was awarded a first silver medal for a model of a statue or group in 1879. Living at 534 Caledonian Road London in 1880 he then exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (Summer Exhibition). The proportions are splendid in this work with fluidity in the clothing and the sculptor was clearly exceptionally talented.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rare work by a relatively unknown sculptor whose light needs to be seen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54944665567613,"sku":"2935","price":1700.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0216\/6074\/files\/marblehandsbypiercy1.jpg?v=1733397374"},{"product_id":"a-rare-pair-of-yuan-dynasty-period-chinese-wooden-lattice-window-shutters-c-1350","title":"A Rare Pair of Yuan Dynasty Period Chinese Wooden Lattice Window Shutters c.1350","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: Chinese\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod: Yuan Dynasty\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: Ex Michael Goedhuis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: c.1350\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidths: 18”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeights: 38”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDepths: 2”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe beautifully dry and untouched rectangular frames with a pierced latticework with repeating flower heads to moulded bordered frames, the whole carved in softwood and surviving from the Yuan Dynasty (1279–1368) and formally from the stable of Michael Goedhuis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidering the considerable age, the shutters are in good overall condition, with small losses to the flower heads as photographed. They can be wall hung, used as intended or displayed floor or table top. The wood is dry and there are a couple of historic repairs to the frame corners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lattice pattern allows light to filter through the window while providing privacy, whilst also serving as a decorative element. They also provide ventilation while being able to close off the windows with sliding wooden panels or bamboo blinds. Carved wooden window frames are considered to be an important part of Chinese architectural heritage and were often seen in courtyard houses where they were used to separate different rooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) was the first foreign-ruled dynasty in Chinese history to commandeer all of China. With no experience in the running of such a large and complex empire, the Mongols gradually adopted many Chinese cultural and bureaucratic models. Kublai Khan, a leader of the Mongol Empire, created the dynasty though it fell into rebellion after losing touch with its Mongolian roots. There were a lot of Chinese products and innovations during this time falling into printing techniques, porcelain, purified saltpetre, and more. These were often exported to Europe and West Asia. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf solid provenance, this very early pair are wonderfully scarce and could be displayed in any number of ways.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54966612951421,"sku":"2941","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0216\/6074\/files\/yuandynastywindowshutters1.jpg?v=1733841991"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.doeandhope.com\/en-us\/collections\/antiques\/sub-furniture-boxes-luggage.oembed?page=2","provider":"Doe \u0026 Hope","version":"1.0","type":"link"}