ALBANY: An Important Private Collection

A Victorian walnut and ebonised country house letter box, circa 1870modelled after the Penfold post box, the foliate-carved top surmounted by a fi...

A Victorian oak country house letter box, second half 19th centuryof cylindrical dorm, the brass flap reading LETTERS above a hinged door, above a...

A George IV rosewood letter tray, circa 1825the two turned handles on a reeded border, the rectangular base with a similarly reeded border and cov...

A Continental porcelain hexagonal baluster vase now mounted as a lamp, circa 1900decorated in Chinese export style, painted with a Royal armorial ...

A George II carved giltwood mirror, circa 1750, in the manner of Matthias Lockthe scrolled foliate cresting flanked by dragons, within a scrolled ...

A George II carved mahogany side table, circa 1750the later brèche-violette marble slab top above a plain moulded frieze with a gadrooned and roca...

A Victorian reverse-painted glass picture, second half 19th centurydepicting parrots with cherries perched on branches with blooming flowers, in a...

A pair of Victorian decalcomania vases now mounted as lamps, second half 19th centurydecorated with chinoiserie figures and flowers53cm high; 1ft....

An early George III carved giltwood hall lantern, circa 1760-65, after the design by Thomas Chippendaleof hexagonal form, each glazed side formed ...

A William and Mary giltwood and gilt-gesso side table, circa 1700, attributed to the Pelletier familythe deeply foliate-carved gilt gesso top with...

A pair of George III pendant portraits in painted and embroidered silk, late 18th centurydepicting a middle-aged male and a female in eighteenth-c...

A pair of hand-coloured engravings of the Prince and Princess of Wales, circa 1796engraved by Joseph Collyer after John Russell, the portrait engr...

A pair of late George III carved giltwood two-branch wall lights, circa 1800each formed of a splayed cluster of carved leaves tied at the waist by...

A George I walnut and parcel-gilt bureau cabinet, circa 1725of small size, the arched tablet-centred cresting above a door with Corinthian-capped ...

A pair of George I carved giltwood and gilt-gesso side tables, circa 1725the rectangular tops with foliate and strapwork decoration around a centr...

A pair of George I giltwood and gilt-gesso pier mirrors, circa 1725with foliate scrolled bellflower- and shell-carved crestings, with shaped pedim...

A Victorian brass fire bucket, second half 19th centurythe handle covered with basket-weave rope painted red, white and blue, side bearing the Roy...

A pair of Chinese famille rose Batavian ware baluster vases, Qing dynastyreserved with leaf-shaped panels painted with peonies and scrolling folia...

An English provincial carved and painted wooden model of a dog, late 19th/early 20th centurywith stippled carving and painted points and brushstro...

A George III mahogany drum table, circa 1780the rotating circular leather-lined top with gilt-tooled borders, with four mahogany-lined drawers bet...

An early George III carved giltwood oval mirror, circa 1765the cresting with a cornucopia issuing fruit and foliage, on pierced, scrolled and rock...

A pair of bronze and gilt-bronze swan-form candlesticks, 19th centurythe trefoil-shaped gilt-bronze base issuing a foliate-carved stem around whic...

A French brass Monteith and pair of brass bottle coolers, circa 1770with white soldering indicating former a French plate surface, all with rocail...

A gilt-bronze-mounted Théodore Deck vase, circa 1885after a Chinese archaic bronze form, of lozenge section, applied with elephant head handles, m...

A pair of George III satinwood, tulipwood and inlaid tea caddies, late 18th centurythe hinged tops and sides with feather-banding, the interior of...

A George III satinwood and marquetry tea caddy, late 18th centurythe top and one side centred with an oval panel with a marquetry fan on a green-s...

French, 16th centuryHead of a Bishoplimestone with later polychromy, on a stone basehead: 43cm., 17in.base: 13cm., 5⅛in.

Florentine School, 17th centuryPortrait of a lady, three-quarter length, with her hand resting near a book on a tableoil on canvas, gilt woodunfra...

A red and gold floral damask sofa, modern, by David Lawsthe back upholstered in two sections, the deep squab cushions flanked by scrolled arms, wi...

A George III plum pudding mahogany and mahogany kettle stand, circa 1765the square top with an arcaded fret gallery and a frieze fitted with candl...

A Queen Anne carved giltwood and gilt-metal eight-light chandelier, circa 1710-15surmounted by a wyvern upon a sphere on a baluster shaft carved w...

A pair of Anglo-Indian Indian rosewood side chairs, circa 1765-70each shaped top rail carved with a crest of a griffin within a coronet, above scr...

A pair of Anglo-Indian Indian rosewood side chairs, circa 1770ensuite with the previous lot, the seatrails numbered IIII and VIIIProvenanceProbabl...

An early George III mahogany wine table, circa 1765the octagonal top with a pierced fret-carved gallery inlaid with a brass stringing, on a column...

A George II mahogany wine table, circa 1755the circular top with a balustraded gallery, on a turned column support, with spirally-reeded knops, on...

A George II carved mahogany window seat, circa 1755in the manner of William Hallett, the scrolled padded ends and upholstered seat above a shaped ...

A pair of late George III carved giltwood torchères and candelabra, circa 1785-90each with four foliate candle arms, on urn-form supports, the cir...

A suite of George III giltwood seat furniture, circa 1780comprising eight side chairs, one of which is of a later date, and a pair of armchairs, e...

A pair of George III giltwood stools, circa 1780with paterae-centred serpentine fluted seat rails, on pearl-collared turned and fluted tapering le...

A Victorian oak letterbox-form stationery box, third quarter 19th centurythe octagonal form with later finial loosely inspired by the Penfold lett...

A Regency cottage-form painted tea caddy, early 19th centurythe hinged lid in the form of a gable roof, the interior fitted with two lead-lined co...

A late George III painted tôle bough pot, early 19th centuryof demilune form, the detachable top with three large and three small holes for stems,...

A Chinese export red lacquer box, early 19th centuryof heart-shaped form, the top and sides decorated with scenes of country pastimes in a rural l...

A pair of famille verte vases now mounted as lamps, Qing dynasty, 19th centuryof square form, deocorated with colourfully-dressed figures and land...

A George III stained beechwood armchair, circa 1775, attributed to John Linnellthe oval gadrooned and foliate-carved back with outswept foliate-ca...

A George II carved mahogany double-sided library writing table, mid-18th centuryThe rectangular top with a crossbanded edge and inset with a gilt-...

A George III carved giltwood window seat, circa 1775, attributed to Thomas Chippendaleen suite with the following lot, the scrolled ends decorated...

A pair of George III carved giltwood armchairs, circa 1775, attributed to Thomas Chippendalethe oval upholstered backs with ribbon-tied husk decor...

A pair of late George III gilt-bronze-mounted blue-john urns, circa 1805the lids with pine cone finials and raised on a pierced mount, the body of...

A pair of George IV bronze and gilt bronze ewers, circa 1820the pointed lip with a scrolled foliate gilt-bronze handle terminating in a ram's head...

A pair of Continental porcelain octagonal baluster vases now mounted as lamps, circa 1900in the Chinese export style, each painted with a Royal ar...

A pair of Piedmontese gilt and polychrome decorated papier-mâché covered vases on stands, late 18th centuryeach with gilded finial, floral and gil...

A late Regency cut glass twelve-light chandelier, circa 1825, attributed to Perry and Co.with a vasiform stem and an upper tier of scrolled arms s...

A set of four Regency style cut-glass three branch wall-lights, 20th centuryensuite with the previous lot40cm high, 41cm deep, 51cm wide; 1ft. 3 3...

A set of four Victorian gilt-decorated glass decanter bottles, 19th centurywith canted corners and the bottles with faceted gently concave sides, ...

A pair of Regency brass-bound mahogany buckets, early 19th centuryeach with a handle and a later removable brass lining and brass banding to the e...

A George III style brass and steel fire grate, 20th centurytogether with a set of three late Regency brass and steel fire irons85.5cm. high, 72.5c...

A George III statuary marble, Siena, Spanish brocatelle and inlaid marble chimney piece, circa 1780the shallow mantel of breakfronted outline with...

A near pair of George III mahogany, satinwood, rosewood and chequer-strung and inlaid pier tables, circa 1770each serpentine-shaped top with a ser...

A pair of early George III carved giltwood pier mirrors, circa 1765each cresting surmounted by a seated monkey dressed in a frock coat, with pierc...