10237 — Circa 1690    Item: 10237 — Circa 1690
A superb and rare William and Mary Period Oyster Kingwood, Rosewood and Arabesque/ Seaweed Marquetry Chest on Stand attributed to Gerrit Jensen, the top with a central four lobed, quartered, marquetry panel framed by kingwood oysters and further roundels, semicircles and trefoils of marquetry, the edge with further marquetry panels within two trailing borders, the chest with two half width and three full width drawers with conforming marquetry panels and borders, the sides with rosewood oysters and four lobed marquetry panels within conforming borders, the stand with one full width conforming drawer within trailing borders, the same borders also applied to the top moulding of the stand and again the sides with conforming marquetry panels. The stand is raised on six barley twist and trumpet legs united by a crossbanded wavy stretcher and finished with six turned bun feet. All the mouldings are cross grained.

H: 53" (134 cms) W: 42" (106 cms) D: 24½" (62 cms)
Item: 10237 — Circa 1690
Top of the Chest on Stand by Gerrit Jensen showing the marquetry panels set in Oysters of Kingwood.

H: 53" (134 cms) W: 42" (106 cms) D: 24½" (62 cms)

    10237 — Circa 1690
398C — Circa 1810    Item: 398C — Circa 1810
A particularly fine Regency Period Rosewood and Ebony line strung Bonheur Du Jour surmounted by a gilt brass gothic arch gallery above a well and six small drawers flanked by cupboards containing two further drawers each, the base with a gilt tooled leather lined fold out writing flap above one full width drawer equipped with two fitted pen drawers and having the original leopard’s head gilt brass handles and the whole raised on finely turned reeded legs with carved acanthus leaf capitols and terminating in gilt brass hairy lion’s paw feet.

H: 41" (104 cms) W: 31" (78 cms) D: 17½" (44 cms)
Item: 397K — Circa 1760
An important Mid 18th. Century Mahogany Architect’s Library Table, the rectangular adjustable Easel Top with a moulded edge and removable book ledge all above the fitted frieze drawer with drop down top edge, opening supported on split section square chamfered front legs with inner columns and both parts with casters, retaining the original large rococo handle and back plates etc.

H: 34" (86 cms) W: 38" (96 cms) D: 24" (60 cms)

    397K — Circa 1760