15th Jul, 2023 9:30 GMT/BST
Summer Fine Sale
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A Walnut and Seaweed Marquetry-Inlaid Straight Front Chest of Drawers, circa 1680, the quarter-veneered top inlaid with an oval panel flanked by foliage and acanthus scrolls, with two short over three long graduated drawers, on compressed bun feet
97cm by 58cm by 85cm
Sold for £2,800
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000
Timber very dry throughout with numerous splits and old decay
the top section further faults with movement in the left hand front corner
later brasses
splits in the dust boards
losses to the moulded base and later bun feet with decay
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Auction: Summer Fine Sale, 15th Jul, 2023
The Summer Sale at Tennants Auctioneers on 15th July is set to include a fine selection of art and antiques from notable private estates. On offer will be a selection of chattels removed from Aske Hall sold on the instructions of the Trustees of the late 3rd Marquess of Zetland Will Trust, selected items from the Estate of Martin and Felicity Mackintosh of Harrogate, selected items from Nook House, Jesmond Park East, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, The Property of a Lady, and select items from a Property in the Cayman Islands.
These estates will be denoted throughout the online catalogue as follows:
{} A Selection of Chattels removed from Aske Hall, sold on the instructions of The Trustees of the late 3rd Marquess of Zetland Will Trust
^ Selected items from the Estate of Martin & Felicity Mackintosh, Harrogate
~ Selected items from the Cayman Islands
♦ The Selected Contents from Nook House, Jesmond Park East, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
• The Property of a Lady
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Sunday 9 July to Friday 14 July 11am-4pm and morning of sale from 8am
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