Furniture

An early 19th century Carlton House style desk, brass gallery, over a superstructure with four central drawers, flanked by two cupboards, the two piers each with two drawers, the pull out writing surface with hinged slope, green leather skivers, three frieze drawers, on tapering ring turned legs with applied acanthus detail, terminating in brass caps and casters, 154cm wide, 78cm deep, the desk top 72.5cm high, the overall height 95cm

A George III mahogany wake table, the top with hinged drop leaves, on eight moulded square section legs, 210cm long, 140cm wide (43cm wide when closed), 73cm high Provenance: part of the contents of Stepleton House, Blandford, Dorset

An early provincial 'cricket' table, the exceptionally thick circular oak top on three splayed legs, 41cm diameter, 59cm high

A George I two seater settee, with a rectangular back and outward scrolling arms, on carved cabriole legs, 115cm wide, the back 95cm high

A George I figured oak cabinet on stand, with mulberry panels, the cabinet doors opening to an arrangement of ten drawers, the base of two short over one long drawer with walnut crossbanding, on later bracket feet, 102cm wide, 54cm deep, 148cm high

A George III linen press, all over later black Japanned, the faux dentil cornice over panelled doors opening to a divided interior, the base of two short over two long drawers, on bracket feet, 128cm wide, 57cm deep, 202cm high

A George III scarlet lacquered and gilt Chippendale style faux bamboo chinoiserie occasional table, c.1760, clustered legs with galleried undershelf, 71.5cm wide, 47.5cm deep, 75cm high