23rd Apr, 2022 9:30 GMT/BST
Country House
804
A Victorian Walnut Seven Piece Salon Suite, circa 1870, recovered in buttoned yellow velvet, comprising
a sofa with scrolled and carved frame and overstuffed arm above a serpentine seat rail between carved and scrolled arm supports, 182cm by 56cm by 83cm
a carved open armchair on cabriole supports, pad feet and castors, 67cm by 55cm by 96cm
a lady's nursing chair, 59cm by 52cm by 89cm
four balloon-back chairs, the frames decorated with flowerbells above serpentine shaped seats on cabriole forelegs, 54cm by 40cm by 87cm
Sold for £750
Estimated at £400 - £600
Chaise - upholstery reasonable. Frame with small gap in seat rail above the left leg. Section missing to the carved detail on the frame. Ladies chair - upholstery clean, section missing to the carving on the top rail. Some movement in back support. Amrchair - upholstery reasonable, however repair/glue marks on arms. Single chairs good.
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Auction: Country House, 23rd Apr, 2022
The Country House Sales offer an appealing mix of traditional antiques and curiosities, good furnishing pieces and specialist collectors’ items. The sales incorporate the contents of important properties and private collections as well as individually consigned lots redolent of the English Country House.
This sale will feature property from three private estates; The Contents of The Laithes, Penrith from the Estate of Ian Stephenson, The Selected Contents of a Private House to be sold on behalf of the 7th Earl of Durham, and The Selected Contents of a Private House, St Judes, Isle of Man.
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Viewing
Tuesday 19 April - Friday 22 April 10am-4pm and morning of sale from 7.30am. Viewing is open to the public, there is no need to make an appointment.
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