Collection of Furniture, Decorative Items, Clocks; Scientific, Medical and or Mechanical Instruments.
[European, British, Canadian, American, 1790-1970].
1. 19th CENTURY BRITISH. Bow-front Chest of Drawers. 38” x 40” x 19 ¼”. Honduran mahogany veneer over pine-wood carcass. bracket feet and apron. brass-ring escutcheon door-pulls. pine and cross-cut oak-wood drawers, crotch-cut mahogany veneer (5 drawers: 3 long and 2 half). c1810. $1,200
2. 19th CENTURY BRITISH. Davenport Desk. 31” x 21” x 22”. walnut veneer over pine. lidded compartment, hinged writing surface, four drawers, carved columns and decorative details. c1870]. $900
3. 19th CENTURY ITALIAN. Commode. 31 ¾” x 15 ½” x 29 ½”. two drawers & cupboards. oak and other woods with inlay. escutcheon & brass-ring pulls. c1860. $450
4. 19th CENTURY EUROPEAN. Tinder-box bench. 41” x 15” x 24 ½”. walnut, peg and tenon construction. c1840. $150
5. 19th CENTURY BRITISH. Folding Campaign Table. 28 ½” x 36” x 17 ¼”. mahogany, turned stretchers and ogee shaped cross-legs. c1840. $1,500
6. 19th CENTURY BRITISH. Pembroke Table. 28” x 35 ¾” x 37”. mahogany, satin-wood, ebony. drop-leaves & side drawer. c1800. $2,000
7. 19th CENTURY BRITISH. Butler’s Tray. 20 ½” x 18 ½” x 28 ½”. mahogany with hinged folding sides on a later stand. c1835. $1,000
8. 20th CENTURY FURNITURE. Reclining sofa. 32” x 60” x 29”. cotton cloth upholstery. wood legs and frame. British or Canadian, 20th century. $300
9. 20th CENTURY CANADIAN. Jacobean-Style Dressing Mirror and Table. 57” x 44 ¼” x 21 ¾”. walnut. metal label to inside drawer for the “Toronto Furniture Company Ltd.”, (the firm manufactured furniture for the T. Eaton Company). c1920. $400
10. 19th CENTURY BRITISH. Breakfast or Serving Tray. 24” x 14” x 8 ¼”. pine tray on four folding legs with brass castors. c1900. $100
11. 20th CENTURY BRITISH. Chippendale-style end table. 24” x 21” x 18”. mahogany end-table with carved brackets. 20th century. $150
12. 19th CENTURY FRENCH. Collection of Silver Cutlery “Basket Weave” pattern. all monogramed: “AC” in gothic script. 18 dinner forks [8 ½”]; 18 dinner spoons [8 ½”]; 17 tea spoons [5 5/8”]; Soup ladle [13 ½”]. marked: “L. Cottat”. French hallmarks for .950 silver (mark used from 1838 onwards). [Paris: 1819-1838].
18 dessert spoons, [7 3/8”]; 18 dessert forks [7 ¼”]. marked: “E*P” (Emile Puiforcat), Paris (makers mark used from 1857 onwards). French hallmarks for .950 silver. [Paris: post 1857].
Together with 12 dinner knives [9 5/8”], 11 desert knives [8”].steel blades, silver caps and collars (unmarked), ivory handles, (knives not part of same pattern as forks and spoons).
All combined in two, chamois-leather lined, oak-wood fitted boxes, with engraved brass plaques on the lids monogramed “ND”, having working locks and keys. (approx. total silver weight 203.75oz). $15,000
13. 19th CENTURY ENGLISH. Fruit Cutlery Set. 12 knives [7 ½”]; 12 three-pronged forks [6”]. silver plate, with silver collars and mother-of-pearl handles. together in fitted, violet-coloured felt-lined, mahogany box, with brass plaque on lid. sterling silver collars marked: “GH” (George Hap), Sheffield, 1910. knives marked on blade: “H & H” EP (Hulkin & Heath, Birmingham & London, founded 1888. $300
14. 20th CENTURY ENGLISH. Fish Cutlery Set. 12 knives [7 ¾”]; 12 four-pronged forks [6 ¾”]. silver-plate, with ivorine handles. together in silk and felt-lined, oak-wood box, with brass plaque on lid. marked on blades & forks: “Mappin & Webb, Princes Plate”. “h”, Sheffield, 1925. $300
15. 19th CENTURY SWISS. Music Box. 8” x 19 ¼” x 11”. cylinder music box with bells. lever winding mechanism. case of mahogany veneer and other woods. some painted details. glass framed inner lid. c1885. $4,000
16. 19th CENTURY ENGLISH. Monocular Compound Microscope (Society of Arts Pattern, optical microscope).13” x 5 ¼” x 6 ¾”. brass, steel, crystal lenses, mirror, wood. movable parts. (4 lenses & two inserts loosely included). mounted on wood base. course focus on stem, fine focus on tube. all in fitted mahogany case, with slide drawer, [10” x 7 ¼” x 6”]. engraved to bar: “J. T. Slugg, 242 Stretford Road, Manchester”. England, Manchester: Josiah Thomas Slugg. c1855. $1,000
17. 19th CENTURY ENGLISH. Shop-keepers Till. 25 ½” x 8 ½” x 16”. mahogany, ebony, glass, with brass fittings. bearing enameled metal plaque: “By Her Majesty’s Royal Letters Patents. Tel. No. Central 4343. J. C. Cox. Inventor, Patentee & Manufacturer. Lit. Water Lane, Queen Victoria St. London E. C.” c1900. $1,200
18. 20th CENTURY BRITISH. Student’s Drum Microscope (optical microscope). 6” x 1 ¾”. brass, crystal lenses, mirror, two glass slides, tweezers. together in fitted mahogany case [7” x 2 ¾” x 2 ¼”]. c1920. $350
19. 20th CENTURY AMERICAN. Monocular Microscope (optical microscope). 5 ¼” x 11” x 3 ¾”. brass, steel, crystal lenses, mirror. rack and pinion course focus, fine focus on pillar, swing arm plano/concave mirror. together in fitted mahogany case. Philadelphia: Arthur M. Thomas Co.; Rochester: Bausch & Lomb, Optical Co. c1900. $600
20. 20th CENTURY ENGLISH. “School” Microscope, (monocular optical microscope). 16” x 7 ¾” x 5 ¼”. brass, steel, crystal lenses, mirror. together in fitted mahogany case. [10” x 7 ¼” x 6”]. embossed to base: “W. Watson & Sons, 313 High Holborn London”; “School” (The serial number “10270” on this model would indicate a production date of c1908). England, London: W. Watson & Sons. c1908. $600
21. 20th CENTURY BRITISH. Skin Graft Machine (skin graft mesher). 10” x 4” x 5”. stainless steel instrument fitted into mahogany box. unmarked. purveyors or manufacturers: “Chas. F. Thackray Ltd. Surgical Manufacturers, Leeds & London” (original label to interior box lid). Leeds & London: Charles F. Thackray Ltd. [c1960]. $500
22. 19th CENTURY FRENCH. Optician's Trial Lens Set. 2 ½” x 19 ¼” x 11 ½”. silvered brass, steel, crystal lenses, ivory. includes: two spectacle frames, 205 crystal lenses in brass frames, 2 opthalmological tools (one tool stamped “V. Kern”), 4 rectangular coloured-glass pieces, 5 strips of coloured paper. together in fitted, velvet lined, brass stung, rosewood box. c1890. $1,500
23. 20th CENTURY AMERICAN. Theodolite. 10” x 5 ½” x 4”. together in fitted case. sold by “Gregg Brothers, Hardware, Paints, Tools, Supplies, Port Richmond, New York” (original label to box). New York: Keuffel & Esser Co., N.Y. c1930. $225
24. 20th CENTURY AMERICAN. Telegraph Sounder (Receiver).8 ¾” x 4” x 4 7/8”. brass, steel, wood, wire, bakelite, thread. New York, NY: J. H. Bunnell & Co. c1920. $100
25. 19th CENTURY DUTCH. Friesian Staartklok. 48” x 16 ½” x 8 ¾”. mahogany and other woods. unknown clock maker. c1800. $2,000
26. 19th CENTURY SCOTTISH. Long-Case Clock. 77 ¼” x 18 ½” x 8 ¾”. round brass dial. plain broken-arch hood. mahogany and other woods. unknown clock maker. c1830. $1,000
27. 19th CENTURY AMERICAN. Shelf Clock. 14” 3/8” x 9” x 3 ½”. spring-driven pendulum movement. 30 hour & strike. painted tin dial. walnut and other woods. painted eagle design on glass door panel. “Patent Spring Brass Thirty Hour Clocks. Made & Sold by Seth Tomas, Thomaston, Connecticut.” c1880. $500
28. 19th CENTURY AMERICAN. Shelf Clock. 10 ¼” x 5 ½” x 10 ¼”. spring-driven movement. 8 day & strike. printed dial. walnut and other woods. brass feet. “Made by the Sessions Clock Co. Forestville, Connecticut.” c1890. $200
29. 19th CENTURY BRITISH. Child’s Convertible High Chair (a step-up chair).37” x 18 ½” x 18 ½”. mahogany, brass bar and screw, woven cane seat & back. c1815. $2,000
30. 20th CENTURY ITALIAN. Pair of Two-light Wall Sconces. 36” x 13 ½” x 9 ½”. carved, painted, & gilded wood with metal. 20th century. $1,000
31. 19th CENTURY BRITISH or CANADIAN. Ecclesiastical Presider’s Chair. 38 x 25 ½ x 17 ½ inches. oak-wood peg and tenon construction. 19th century. $400
32. 19th CENTURY BRITISH. Desk-top, Stationary-box Calendar. 10 ½” x 15 ¾” x 9”. mahogany, printed cloth with text, drop-lid, interior compartments, ceramic ink holders. c1870. $1,200
33. 19th CENTURY BRITISH. Regency Mirror. 43” x 27” x 6”. carved & gilded wood, circular convex mirror with eagle crest. c1820. $1,200
34. 19th CENTURY BRITISH. William IV Toilet Mirror. 27 ½ x 28 x 12 inches. mahogany. lidded compartment. c1835. $1,200
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