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Pair of English Brass and Alabaster 'Positano' Lamps by Vaughn, London
4535
1980s

each modeled as stacked half-spheres on a brass circular base; minor overall wear to alabaster; some discoloration and patina to brass; rewired

Height: 
16" (top of alabaster) 27" (top of shade)
Diameter: 
6"
$3,650
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Large English 19th Century Oval-form Planter with Lion Ring Handles and Paw Feet
5104
circa 1880

of riveted hand-hammered construction the large oval body with rolled lip all flanked by lion ring handles; raised on four robust paw feet; good solid construction; wear consistent with age and use

Height: 
12"
Width: 
17.5"
Depth: 
13.5"
$2,650
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Oil on Canvas: Laszlo Ritter (Hungary, 1937 - 2003) 3 Beach Scene Paintings (probably Cornwall)
4861
1970s/80s

each painted with joyous spontaneity successfully mixing the dreamlike and the realistic featuring three beach scenes with dramatic skies and figures scurrying around beached boats; signed 'Ritter' lower left; excellent condition; professionally framed; Laszlo Ritter was a self taught impressionist painter. The Hungarian uprising in 1956 precipitated Ritter's bid for freedom and safety in England at age seventeen. Ritter spent his early years studying the Masters and learning their techniques.

Height: 
19.25" 15"
Width: 
23" 19"
Depth: 
1.5"
$7,850
Graphite on Paper: Two Artist Studies of Hands and Extended Foot
4783
circa 1900

each well-rendered artist's study depicting grasping hands and a foreshortened foot; very nicely detailed; unsigned; excellent condition with minor discoloration to paper; new deep brown lacquered wooden frames and fillets with acid-free matting

Height: 
26"
Width: 
21.75"
Depth: 
1"
$3,250
Available
19th Century English Brighton Pavilion Neo-Gothic Bamboo Armchair at epoca
5100
late 19th Century

the openwork backrest consisting of three pointed arches above a caned seat flanked by down-scrolled arms; raised on bamboo cluster supports joined by cross stretchers; caning intact; frame structurally sound with some movement; overall patina and wear commensurate with age

Height: 
42"
Seat height: 
18"
Width: 
25"
Depth: 
24"
$4,800
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Shapely Pair of English Edwardian Mahogany Cabinets
5018
circa 1910

each half-round top with cross-banded border above a conforming central cabinet and upper drawer; raised on tapered rectangular legs; professionally refinished; small veneer replacements, ht. 33 1/4, wd. 37, dp. 18 7/8 in

Height: 
33.25"
Width: 
38"
Depth: 
19"
$12,850
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Unusually Large English Oak Butler's Tray Now Mounted as a Coffee Table
5035
circa 1900

the long rectangular tray with a deep gallery pierced with shaped handles; raised on a later mahogany stand; deep overall patina; some shrinkage and fading to tray bottom

Height: 
20"
Width: 
44.5"
Depth: 
19.75"
$3,950
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Well-carved English George II Style Giltwood Mirror with Dramatic Crest
5076
circa 1850

The exuberantly carved openwork crest composed of dramatic interlacing C-scroll motifs with floral and foliate elements cascading down the sides; all surrounding the original beveled mirror plate within a relief-carved molding; warm patina and rubbing to water-gilded surface; areas of refreshed gilding; with some professional repairs to frame

Height: 
48"
Width: 
34"
Depth: 
5"
$6,450
Available
English Chippendale Style Carved Giltwood Mirror in the Chinese Taste
5032
circa 1900

with pagoda-form crest above a frame ornately carved with floral vines and foliate scrolls; minor overall rubbing and patina to gilding

Height: 
58"
Width: 
28"
Depth: 
2.5"
$7,750
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English Chippendale Style Carved Giltwood Mirror in the Chinese Taste
5029
circa 1880

well-carved giltwood wall mirror with a pagoda-form pediment above an open-work carved foliate frame; excellent antique condition with overall even rubbing to water-gilded surface; later mirror plate

Height: 
42.5"
Width: 
23"
Depth: 
4"
$5,950
Available

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