Catalogue of the Important Collection of English and French Furniture removed from Glympton Park, Woodstock [ Sotheby & Co., auction catalogue, sale date: 2-3 July 1953 ].

Sotheby & Co.

Published by Sotheby & Co., London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 2nd to 3rd July 1953, 1953

About this Item

Printed wrappers, small 4to, 44 pp, 24 plates. 318 lots. Among the highlights noted were the following: a George II Serpentine Commode from Moccas Court, Hereford; a Chippendale Desk of unusual form from Lulworth Castle, Dorset; a Chippendale Octagonal Library Table, from the Marquis of Ailesbury's Collection; a rare George II Bureau-Bookcase with brass inlay; the Well-Known Chippendale Commode from Raynham Hall, Norfolk; a rare George II Small Bureau on Stand; fine examples of the Adam, Hepplewhite and Sheraton Periods; 17th and 18th Century Wall Mirrors; Tompion and Quare Long-Case Clocks; a walnut Calendar and Musical Table Clock, by Claude Duchesne; Regency, Louis XV and Louis XVI Furniture and Çlocks of the highest quality, by Riesener, Dubois, Weisweiler, Heurtaut, Lieutaud, etc. and a Savonnerie Carpet, originally the property of Maréchal Ney; also English Pottery and Porcelain comprising an extensive Collection of Cottage Pastille Burners, Yellow Lustre Pottery, Staffordshire Wall Plaques, etc. About 40 lots priced in pencil with buyers' names noted. Wrappers faded with minor wear to head of spine, otherwise Good. Seller Inventory # ABE-51846

Bibliographic Details

Title: Catalogue of the Important Collection of ...

Publisher: Sotheby & Co., London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 2nd to 3rd July 1953

Publication Date: 1953

Binding: Soft cover

Edition: 1st Edition