AN INDIAN PIETRA DURA WHITE MARBLE TABLE TOP WITH CHESSBOARD Agra, Northern India, late 19th - 20th century Of square shape, the white marble table top featuring a central chequered chessboard surrounded by lush flowering scrolls and two green foliate bands around the edges of the chessboard as well as the external perimeter, profusely decorated with polychrome pietra dura inlays including sections of jasper, carnelian, lapis lazuli, serpentine, red-speckled bloodstone, granite, polychrome marbles and agates, the overall decor reminiscent of pietra dura architectural panels at the Taj Mahal in Agra, resting on a later-matched European cast-iron tripod with scrolls and vegetal volutes.Table top 55cm x 55cm, 70cm high including the tripod Table top 55cm x 55cm, 70cm high including the tripod Qty: 2
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A fine late-Regency pietra dura and specimen marble table by Joseph Darmanin of Malta and George Morant of New Bond Street - c.1835, the circular top inlaid in various marbles with the Doves of Pliny, within a striking white marble border inlaid with anthemion and scrolling foliage, signed to the border 'Darmanin Malta', the English giltwood and gesso tripod base in the baroque taste, the underside of the top stamped 'G Morant 91 New Bond Street', 74cm diameter, 75cm high, the top and base in very original condition and apparently unrestored. * Guiseppe (anglicised as Joseph) Darmanin established his business in the early years of the 19th century and by the early 1830s was partnered by his sons, the firm catering to the wealthy British travellers on the Grand Tour. By the year 1851, the firm has established such a fine reputation for their workmanship that they were asked to represent the island of Malta at the Great Exhibition in London, where they were awarded an 'Honourable Mention' by the judges. Examples of their work were included in many major collections, including the Royal Collection and the Victoria and Albert Museum. ** George Morant was an interior decorator, cabinet maker, carver and gilder of some renown, who was active between 1790 and 1850. His earliest recorded bill heads base him at 88 New Bond Street during George IV's reign, the firm receiving royal patronage in 1827-28, when they supplied picture frames for Windsor Castle. By 1842 he is recorded at 91 New Bond Street, where he was located until at least 1850.
A REGENCY STYLE SPECIMEN MARBLE, MAHOGANY AND PARCEL-GILT TRIPOD TABLE 20TH CENTURY The square top inlaid with vari-coloured marbles for chess or draughts, on a tapering pedestal and tricorn base with scrolled feet and castors 62cm high, 58cm wide Condition Report: Good, structurally secure with minor dents marks and scratches and shrinkage cracks due to age and use.Condition Report Disclaimer
DEWHURST (H), BARCLAY’S UNIVERSAL ENGLISH DICTIONARY NEWLY REVISED, with 62 maps and other illustrations, full suede calf, spine split at gutters, London, George Virtue; MARTIN (B), NEW PRINCIPLES OF GEOGRAPHY AND NAVIGATION, lacking all plates and charts, London, 1758; THE JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, Vol XVII, 1711-1714; BUTLER (J), A COURSE OF GEOGRAPHY, incomplete, London, 1832; WHISTON (W), WORKS OF FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS, Dublin 1796; VAN DER BURG (A), SCHOOL OF PAINTING FOR THE IMITATION OF WOODS AND MARBLES, 6th edition, chromo and engraved plates, Crosby Lockwood, 1923; with other poor condition books with plates, (qty).Condition Report: AS FOUND - sold with all faults.
A mid Victorian ormolu mounted walnut pietra dura top centre table of rectangular form, the top decorated with an arrangement of specimen marbles, mostly in geometric forms but including stylised fleur de lys, on turned tapered legs with H stretcher, 112cm wide, 60cm deep, 73cm high Overall in fair but slightly neglected condition, in the main the walnut is of a good rich brown tone, ormolu looks complete but now starting to oxidise to a dull finish, central pietra dura with a few small losses near the corners but otherwise looking good, underframe dirty and faded with one lower leg in particular heavily bleached and wormed, quite probably was raised on ormolu feet or castors in the past.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
A 19th century Italian micro mosaic and specimen marble topped centre table, the circular top with central panel of the Forum within a black slate and malachite border, banded by geometric scrambled specimen marbles and a further outer ring of forty four assorted specimen marbles, on an English parcel gilt and ebonised underframe with palmette decorated frieze, fluted column and triangular platform with scroll feet, 84cm diameter, 77cm high Top overall in honest if slightly neglected condition, top in very good order with no faults noted, underframe somewhat tired, now with a dull matted colour and fading to all of the gilt decoration, scuffing and scratching around the underframe.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Collection of miscellaneous silver and gold items to include a 9ct gold mounted coin purse, a 9ct gold watch, a cased silver inkwell, a small silver bowl with engraved decoration, a silver caddy spoon with shell bowl, a small selection of glass marbles, silver mounted dressing table requisites, coins, etc At present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a condition report.
A FINE MALTESE WALNUT AND PIETRA DURA DRUM TABLEATTRIBUTED TO J. DARMANIN & SONS, 19TH CENTURYthe revolving top inlaid with specimen marbles, the centre with an urn of colourful flowers and a butterfly within a lozenge border and outer border of scrolls with a leaf carved edge, the frieze with four drawers inlaid with brass, one with four divisions another with multiple divisions and plush lined compartments, with a paper trade label for the cabinet maker 'Baptist Decarlo, carpenter Strada Marina No. 19, Burmola' on a triform base with acanthus carved columns and lions paw feet and sunken brass castors75cm high, 90.5cm diameterProvenanceThe contents of The Grange, Wendover.Catalogue NoteGiuseppe Darmanin established his business in the early 19th century and one assumes would have changed the company's name to include '& Sons' when his eldest sons joined the firm in the late 1820's or early 1830's. He used the anglicised Joseph (J) Darmanin to cater for the steady flow of British Grand Tourists heading to North Africa, the Levant and India. By 1851, the firm's reputation was so well established that they represented Malta at the Great Exhibition where they were awarded an 'Honourable Mention' in the judges report for the excellence of their workmanship. Examples of the firms work have subsequently featured in many major collections including the Royal Collection, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Gilbert Collection.For other examples of work appearing on the market that are recognised as being by Darmanin, see Sotheby's, London, 26th November, 2003, lot 123 for a pair of tops with the coat of arms of Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, purchased by Ronald Phillips Ltd, London, also Sotheby's, 8th July 2008, Lot 365 for a table top with the coat of arms of Horatio Webb, Sotheby's New York, 16th October 2008, lot 58 for a table top with the arms of the Baker Family of Tipperary, Ireland.LiteratureK. Hay, Furniture History Society, 2010, Volume XLVI, pp.157-185, Mosaic Marble Tables by J. Darmanin & Sons of Malta.
Collection of clothing and doll related items (some antique / vintage), including: dolls antique silk (shredded) parasol, white work baby's christening gown x 2; wicker and wooden doll's pram, on metal chassis, with wooden spoked wheels, 26"/66cm tall; marbles; some doll's clothing; marbles; handkerchiefs; etc; Fair to Excellent; (qty).
ONE TIN OF EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY GLASS MARBLES, some possibly earlier with faint pontil marks, older marbles are chipped and damage commensurate with age, approximately two hundred marbles, to include assorted colour and age, clay and stone marbles (1 tin) (Condition Report: all are play worn, earlier marbles are chipped and damaged)
Items pertaining to Peebles and Innerleithen to include a Ballantyne Brothers Scotch Tweed Manufacturers printing block, pair of leather and brass horse tack by Scott and Son, Saddlers Innerleithen, a W Pearce & Son ginger beer bottle, two Pearce of Innerleithen glass bottles with marbles, Robert Matheson Chemist Innerleithen glass bottle, another, a crested ware fireplace model with Innerleithen crest, and ten pictorial paperweights.
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