Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks

As an auctioneer and valuer for nearly 20 years, I am still surprised and sometimes astonished that we consistently manage to fill our sales with interesting, rare and unusual items. After our successful July auction, I was concerned that we might not have sufficient lots for our October sale, however, this worry was soon extinguished when I received a call from a long standing client in the West Country. The house was a modest, modern abode which didn’t prepare me for the fact that it was stuffed to the gunwales with a lifetime’s collection of treen, porcelain, needleworks, boxes and country furniture. Two subsequent visits with a large van and our sale had swelled by almost two hundred lots.

Another highlight of the October sale is a small private collection of Georgian furniture, which includes the wonderful Sheraton breakfront bookcase veneered in rich honey coloured West Indian satinwood. The collection also includes a good George III urn stand, an early George III kneehole desk and an unusual oval three-tier whatnot.

The sale also features a Mughal Indian cabinet which is a rare survivor from the late 17^th century and was probably made in Sindh or Gujarat. It is beautifully inlaid with flowers and reflects the high Mughal style of setting rows of flowering plants in alternating patterns on a plain ground. This enchanting device is characteristic of the reign of Shah Jahan and can be found decorating buildings erected by the Emperor. Similar examples can be found in the Victoria & Albert Museum.

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