In a glorious original blue finish to the base with a nicely worn pine top. Solid tapered legs. The apron is 18 cm deep with square beading. Height 80 cm x width 243 cm x depth 63 cm. Leg clearance 60cm. Seats ten people (plus two at the ends at a squeeze). Price £3300.00
Amply sized traditional Provencal bench, known as a Radassier, with new rush seating. SOLD.
Blue painted factory clock, the Mother (Master) clock that communicated the time to other clocks around a factory. Height 61 cm x width 61 cm x depth 11 cm. On display at Lorfords Hangar One. The Brillié company, founded in 1897, developed the electric clock into a commercial product, providing clocks to the Paris Conservatory […]
Pine draper’s table with later distressed duck egg and white finish. Some restoration. Useful in a corridor, as an island, behind a sofa, as a console. Height 84 cm x width 246 cm x depth 49 cm. SOLD.
Unusually shaped pair of chairs. Beautifully upholstered in a silk moirée with a green velvet ribbon trim. Earlier paint layers of ochre and duck egg blue remain. On display at Lorfords, Hangar One. Price £1200 the pair.
Finely portrayed French gentleman. He is wearing the Decoration of the Lily which was a medal awarded by Louis XVIII for fidelity to the crown during the revolution. (Napoleon had abdicated in 1814.) To the side is portrayed a guillotine and the words “Timor et Spes” (Fear and Hope) alluding to a quotation by Seneca. […]
Belgian still life on paper, Cubist and Impressionist influence. Newly mounted. Oak frame. 56 cm h x 71 cm w. £325. https://www.lorfordsantiques.com/20-th-century-still-life-comporte-stand-with-fruit-wd7526363
Robust oak commode with three wide drawers and drop handles. Cabriole feet and a decorative apron. Later vibrant green finish and a chalky, grainy white top.91 cm high x 122 cm wide x 59/64 cm deep. SOLD.
A pair of early 20th century cupboards, originally set within a panelled room, probably curved, as are the doors. As the sides and top were originally within the panelling they are in their raw condition. The construction is wood, with metal framed doors and original concave glazing. Originally fitted with three glass shelves. The pale […]
French still life of flowers in a jug, newly mounted in a 19th century French frame. 78 cm high x 68 cm wide x 5 cm deep. SOLD.
Substantial 18th century French commode. Two large drawers, brass escutcheons and handles. With working locks and one key. Later distressed blue finish. On display at Lorfords. Price £3,200. More details information on their webside https://www.lorfordsantiques.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=cc7524464
Robust Swedish cupboard with a single key that operates door and sprung drawer locks. Cupboard opens to reveal a light blue interior. Repainted. Slight repairs to base. Located at Lorfords, Hangar One, Babdown, just outside Tetbury or online via the Lorford’s website, www.lorfordsantiques.com
(I have been writing a memoire of my buying trips to France for quite some time. Over the years the things I like to buy have changed, and external events, notably Brexit and Covid, have influenced how and what one can buy. Recently my jottings have been more random than regular posts, but here I […]
Standing on new wood and metal bases these balustrades have been converted to a pair of tall lamos with neutral linen drum shades. Located at Hangar One, Babdown. SOLD. https://www.lorfordsantiques.com/pair-of-19th-century-iron-balustrade-lamps-ll7523106
With a pale grey later finish, an attractive and useful sideboard / enfilade with working lock and keys. Two sets of double doors and one shelf. SOLD.
A one part, two door painted cupboard with internal shelving and two small drawers. Standing on a replacement plinth. SOLD.
An elegant 19th century French chest of drawers in a later grey finish. Historic minor loss to the corner of one drawer. Drawer handles have been replaced. SOLD.
Nicely worn late 18th/early 19th century oak table with one end drawer. Signs of daily usage and a gnarl in the oak top add to the table’s character. SOLD
Scrubbed work top on a base with six legs, which has some remaining green finish. 89 cm high x 314 cm wide x 78 cm deep. Currently displayed at Station Mill in Chipping Norton. SOLD.
This 19th century low table hinges upwards to metamorphose into a chair. 60cm x 92cm x 92cm. https://www.lorfordsantiques.com/swedish-19th-century-metamorphic-table-ct7521943
Substantial draper’s table with base scraped back to its original finish. 80 cm high x 250 cm wide x 60 cm deep. SOLD. https://www.lorfordsantiques.com/20-th-century-french-drapers-table-tc7521897
Fruitwood cupboard with original lock and key. Shelves inside and a part lift up lid on the top with shallow compartment beneath. Initials GP are hand carved on both doors. 117 cm high x 130 cm wide x 51 cm deep. SOLD.
Large oil on canvas of an evocative harbour scene, circa 1930’s. SOLD.
