November's Item of the Month is an unusually large Indian shisham, ivory and ebony inlaid wall mirror, Hoshiarpur, North India, circa 1880. Hoshiarpur, a town in the Punjab region of India, was renowned for its inlay work in ivory, ebony and brass. W. Coldstream, Deputy Commissioner of the District from 1880 to 1883, encouraged Hoshiarpur [...]
October's Item of the Month is an exceptional and large carved Giallo Antico Tazza, after the Antique, Rome, Italy, circa 1840, attributed to Benedetto Boschetti, on a pedestal composed of Verde Antico, Giallo Antico and Nero Portoro marbles. Provenance: Private European Collection The workshops of Benedetto Boschetti (circa 1820-1879) based at 74 via Condotti, Rome, [...]
September's Item of the Month is a fine carved Giallo Antico bath model, after the Antique, Rome, Italy, circa 1820, on a Verde Antico plinth. The Grand Tour of the late 17th, 18th and 19th centuries saw many upper class, wealthy and aristocratic gentlemen travel to Italy and Europe, particularly Rome, Venice and Florence, for pleasure, education [...]
July's Item of the Month is a small mahogany cabinet on integral stand by Jeremy Green, signed and dated 1979, with pear wood panels and chequer line inlays. Provenance: Private Collection, Cotswolds, UK. Jeremy Green, born 1951 the year of The Festival of Britain, grew up in Chipping Campden in the Cotswolds. Despite his surroundings and [...]
We have recently acquired a rare large Chinese blue & white porcelain wine cistern, circa 1780, of English Queen Anne silver shape. This wine cistern, made for the export market and to appeal to European taste, was an ambitious undertaking and is a rare survivor. It is surprisingly heavy, weighing in at 10kg! It might [...]
June's Item of the Month is a Rosso Antico column of Trajan, Italian, circa 1850, on a Nero Belgio plinth. The original marble Trajan's Column stands at the centre of The Forum of Trajan, just north of the Roman Forum in Rome, and was built to commemorate Emperor Trajan's two successful campaigns against the Dacians [...]
April's Item of the Month is a Large English School Oil Portrait, circa 1805, in the manner of George Dawe. A portrait of an elegant young mother, her three children and dog, one child showing a butterfly, in a river landscape with a bridge beyond presumably the family seat, unsigned, oils on canvas, the gilt [...]
March's Item of the Month is a rare Ashford black marble centre table, Derbyshire, England, circa 1850, attributed to Thomas Woodruff, the top inset with asymmetrical samples of Sicilian Jasper. Thomas Woodruff was described as ‘Inlayer, and Worker in Marble’, ‘Black Marble Inlayer’ and ‘Black Marble Worker’, and started a business in Bakewell, Derbyshire in 1842; [...]
January's Item of the Month is an exceptional set of eight yew smokers bow type kitchen chairs, probably by I. Allsop & Son, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, circa 1870, of good colour, with elm seats, in original unrestored condition. I. Allsop & Son, Windsor Chair Manufacturers, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, circa 1871-87; their trade card details the ‘Yew Office’ [...]
As we take a break for the festive season, we wish all our customers a Happy Christmas and peaceful New Year. We look forward to working with you in 2025! With very best wishes, Mark Jones
