A GEORGE III INLAID MAHOGANY BUTTERFLY DROP-LEAF TABLE
A GEORGE III INLAID MAHOGANY BUTTERFLY DROP-LEAF TABLE
Of slender proportions, on tapering square supports 88cm wide; 76cm deep (extended)
Condition report: 76cm with the leaves open and 32cm deep with leaves down88cm wide - across the centre73.5cm highVarious old repairs, including the legs resecured. Some movement to timber with…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £150 - £200
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CENTRE / WRITING TABLE
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CENTRE / WRITING TABLE
With leather inset rounded rectangular top over four frieze drawers on downswept supports, 125cm wide; 77cm deep
Condition report: Wear, scuffs, marks and general signs of age and use, including the leather top with a few marks and stains. Further shrinkage cracks to the veneers in areas, notably to the curved…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
A 19TH-CENTURY EIGHT SECTION SPECIMEN MARBLE CIRCULAR TABLE TOP
A 19TH-CENTURY EIGHT SECTION SPECIMEN MARBLE CIRCULAR TABLE TOP
On associated carved gilt-wood base 59cm diameter; 63cm high
Condition report: The top is in good condition considering age and use, with a few small nicks to the edge and a couple of filled in cracks. See images of top and underside. Provenance: Hylda and…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
AN AESTHETIC MOVEMENT PARCEL-GILT FAUX BAMBOO MAGAZINE STAND
AN AESTHETIC MOVEMENT PARCEL-GILT FAUX BAMBOO MAGAZINE STAND
With inset lacquer panels 50cm wide; 74cm high
Condition report: Missing a partition Marks and scuffs, some small chips and general rubbing commensurate with use and age. Including ring marks to the top and one partition rail is very rubbed.…
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £70 - £100
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
A JAPANESE GOLD AND BLACK LACQUERED INRO AND FURTHER ITEMS (14)
A JAPANESE GOLD AND BLACK LACQUERED INRO AND FURTHER ITEMS (14)
Meiji Period
Provenance: Hylda and Lewis Gilbert, Sheldrake Place, London.
Lewis Gilbert (d.2018), the celebrated film director, producer and screenwriter, best known for his 007 James Bond movies…
Together with two ladies compacts, a blue enamel desk clock, two pill boxes, a heart-shaped box, a miniature table and two chairs, three scent bottles and a textile purse (14)Provenance: Hylda and…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £80 - £120
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
A PAIR OF GILT METAL-MOUNTED MAHOGANY PEDESTALS, CIRCA 1900 (2)
A PAIR OF GILT METAL-MOUNTED MAHOGANY PEDESTALS, CIRCA 1900 (2)
Each of tapering square form 29cm wide; 105cm high
Condition report: Good condition, generally. One with a dent to towards the top of the pedestal and a loose mount to one side. Otherwise, general scuffs, scratches, some chips to the extremities,…
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY SUTHERLAND TABLE
A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY SUTHERLAND TABLE
On bobbin turned supports 61cm wide; 70cm high
Condition report:Old repaired shrinkage crack to the top, running the width, but relatively subtle. Chips to feet and other extremities as to be expected with age and use.  Together with general…
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £50 - £80
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
John Smart (1742-1811)
John Smart (1742-1811)
A portrait miniature of a lady in an ermine bordered lilac coat
with pearls
Signed with initials and dated 'JS / 1877' lower left
On Ivory
In a diamond set frame
Approximate dimensions of portrait,…
Provenance: Hylda and Lewis Gilbert, Sheldrake Place, London. Lewis Gilbert (d.2018), the celebrated film director, producer and screenwriter, best known for his 007 James Bond movies and Alfie…
Hammer price: £11,000
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
Attributed to Nathaniel Plimer (1751-1822)
Attributed to Nathaniel Plimer (1751-1822)
A portrait miniature of an English officer
With blue jacket and red epaulettes and a white sash
On ivory
Approximate dimensions of portrait 6.5cm x 5.4cm
Overall dimensions including suspension loop…
Provenance: Hylda and Lewis Gilbert, Sheldrake Place, London. Lewis Gilbert (d.2018), the celebrated film director, producer and screenwriter, best known for his 007 James Bond movies and Alfie…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £600 - £800
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
AN EDWARDIAN KINGWOOD BANDED BURR WALNUT DRESSING CABINET
AN EDWARDIAN KINGWOOD BANDED BURR WALNUT DRESSING CABINET
With swing frame mirror over slope front and shaped drawer both with fitted interior on canted supports 53cm wide; 180cm high
Provenance: Hylda and Lewis Gilbert, Sheldrake Place, London. Lewis Gilbert (d.2018), the celebrated film director, producer and screenwriter, best known for his 007 James Bond movies and Alfie.In…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £500 - £800
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
A LATE 19TH-CENTURY FRENCH TRANSITIONAL STYLE MARBLE TOP COMMODE
A LATE 19TH-CENTURY FRENCH TRANSITIONAL STYLE MARBLE TOP COMMODE
With gilt-metal mounted inlaid Kingwood three drawer base on fluted supports
Provenance: Hylda and Lewis Gilbert, Sheldrake Place, London. Lewis Gilbert (d.2018), the celebrated film director, producer and screenwriter, best known for his 007 James Bond movies and Alfie.85cm…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £400 - £600
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
A 19TH-CENTURY CHINESE HARDWOOD MARBLE INSET LOW TABLE
A 19TH-CENTURY CHINESE HARDWOOD MARBLE INSET LOW TABLE
With pierced frieze 55cm wide; 27cm high
Condition report: Repairs to the top with various braces to the underside (see extra images). Various cracks to the marble in reads. Some marks to the top water related. General scuffs, shrinkage,…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £400
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
THREE VARIOUS VICTORIAN MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID PAPIER-MÂCHÉ SIDE CHAIRS (3)
THREE VARIOUS VICTORIAN MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID PAPIER-MÂCHÉ SIDE CHAIRS (3)
All on turned supports
Condition report: These are Victorian chairs, dating towards the end of the 19th Century. They are probably for a bedroom and for light use.One to the left with replacement seating. The one on the…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £20 - £30
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
AN EDWARDIAN SATINWOOD BANDED POLYCHROME PAINTED MAHOGANY BONHEUR-DU-JOUR
AN EDWARDIAN SATINWOOD BANDED POLYCHROME PAINTED MAHOGANY BONHEUR-DU-JOUR
With a fitted superstructure over single drawer, flanked by lamps 92cm wide; 144cm high
Condition report: The fall front is loose and needs to be repaired back. Shrinkage split and a few replacement veneers alongside other smaller repairs. The back boards missing. The back projects out…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £150 - £200
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
A 19TH-CENTURY ANGLO-INDIAN ROSEWOOD SWIVEL TOP DAVENPORT
A 19TH-CENTURY ANGLO-INDIAN ROSEWOOD SWIVEL TOP DAVENPORT
With four pedestal drawers 46cm wide; 84cm High; 50cm deep
Condition report: Knocks, veneer chips, scuffs and marks commensurate with age. Including a few veneer chips to the plinth base, scratches to the top and some fading and a further veneer chip to the…
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £150 - £250
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
IN THE MANNER OF GILLOWS CIRCA 1840, A PAIR OF SHAPED GILT-FRAMED SOFAS (2)
IN THE MANNER OF GILLOWS CIRCA 1840, A PAIR OF SHAPED GILT-FRAMED SOFAS (2)
With double spoonback, on lion monopodia supports 150cm wide; 102cm high
Condition report: Various chips and scuffs  the gilding, mostly to the high points and extremities, such as the paw feet, curl of the acanthus and lion’s ears, together with the edges and and top…
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
A VICTORIAN BRONZE MODEL OF A SEATED LION AFTER ALFRED STEVENS (1817-1875)
A VICTORIAN BRONZE MODEL OF A SEATED LION AFTER ALFRED STEVENS (1817-1875)
Late 19th Century
Later mounted as a table lamp, on a grey marble plinth with bun feet, the bronze 35cm high, the lamp 54cm highCondition report: Some mild rubbing to the patination. General dirt and dust in areas and…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £400 - £600
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
A 20TH CENTURY CHINESE CREAM AND POLYCHROME PAINTED, MOTHER-OF-PEARL, STONE AND BONE MOUNTED FOUR FOLD SCREEN
A 20TH CENTURY CHINESE CREAM AND POLYCHROME PAINTED, MOTHER-OF-PEARL,…
Depicting various scenes with figures, 172cm wide; 182cm high
Provenance: Hylda and Lewis Gilbert, Sheldrake Place, London. Lewis Gilbert (d.2018), the celebrated film director, producer and screenwriter, best known for his 007 James Bond movies and Alfie…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
AN EMPIRE BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY MARBLE TOP SECRETAIRE A ABATTANT
AN EMPIRE BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY MARBLE TOP SECRETAIRE A ABATTANT
With a fitted interior over pair of cupboards, 80cm wide; 136cm high; 34cm deep
Condition report: Good condition. Later replacement marble top.Some shrinkage and movement to the fall front. The internal shelf  to the base has dropped a little resecuring. Otherwise a few dents,…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £250 - £350
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
17 November 2021 , 08:42 GMT
A NOVELTY STERLING SILVER ALFRED DUNHILL BALLPOINT PEN AND TWO FURTHER ITEMS (3)
A NOVELTY STERLING SILVER ALFRED DUNHILL BALLPOINT PEN AND TWO FURTHER…
A novelty sterling silver Alfred Dunhill ballpoint pen, the cap unscrewing to reveal a pair of scissors,  with two additional fittings, length 12cm, together with a Dunhill gas lighter and a…
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 October 2021 , 11:00 BST
13 October 2021 , 11:00 BST
A CAST-IRON FIREBACK WITH THE ARMS OF THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF IRONMONGERS
A CAST-IRON FIREBACK WITH THE ARMS OF THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF IRONMONGERS
Early 20th Century
93 x 49.6cm The true crest of the Ironmongers’ depict two scaly salamanders rather than two talbot hounds, the latter more typically found on firebacks. Copies of the mid 17th Century original are…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 October 2021 , 11:00 BST
13 October 2021 , 11:00 BST
AN ENGLISH CAST-IRON FIREBACK
AN ENGLISH CAST-IRON FIREBACK
Possibly Early 17th Century
With rope twist border, the pediment with cross motifs and owner’s initials ILE, 93.5 wide; 77cm highThe cross motifs can be interpreted as evil averting or ‘apotropaic’.  It was believed that evil…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 October 2021 , 11:00 BST
13 October 2021 , 11:00 BST
A BRASS SHOTGUN CARTRIDGE CAP PRESS LEVER, TWO GLASS DIAMOND CUTTERS AND FURTHER ITEMS (QTY)
A BRASS SHOTGUN CARTRIDGE CAP PRESS LEVER, TWO GLASS DIAMOND CUTTERS AND…
Early 20th Century
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £80 - £120
13 October 2021 , 11:00 BST
13 October 2021 , 11:00 BST
A LARGE COLLECTION OF HAND-MADE LACE
A LARGE COLLECTION OF HAND-MADE LACE
(Quantity)
Please see additional images on www.bellmans.co.uk
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 October 2021 , 11:00 BST
13 October 2021 , 11:00 BST

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