Author: Gilli

From a summer long gone. Nicely pressed and mounted syringa. Small ding to one side of grey painted frame, commensurate with age. SOLD.

Foundry trugs for sale – excellent as planters. 17 cm high x 59 cm wide (73 cm wide including handles) x 36 cm deep. SOLD.

Lovely pair of doors with curved top profile. There is a lock but no key. 182 cm highest x 130 cm wide. SOLD

One French garden chair as seen on left of image. Solid construction, some rust showing. SOLD.

19th century French garden chairs with a later green paint that has rusted off in places. SOLD.

Shown with two small rush seated French chairs, suitable for use in a bedroom. SOLD.

Ten French apothecary jars with tin lids in green with gold trim. Original labels. 24 cm high. SOLD.

Café/garden table 55 cm diameter, 73 cm high. SOLD.

Mid century painted jardinieres on legs. One of the two has little metal end pads to the legs, but these are missing on the other. Slight rusting commensurate with age and use.SOLD

Rustic vendange table, from the wine cellars of a domaine near Monflanquin. The wooden flip mechanism is in good order.The feet are oak. A hand made top in pine has been added some decades ago. Height 71 cm, width 110 cm, depth 114 cm. SOLD.

Robust pair of French cast iron urns back to original green paint. Height 49 cm. Excellent condition. SOLD.

Pair of French fauteuils with original finish. No wobbles. Stripped back to hessian. These are currently at Lorfords (www.lorfordsantiques.com) and can be delivered during lockdown. Price: £895.

Well constructed and solid pair of fauteuils. Recovered at some point with black leatherette. Excellent condition. SOLD.

Pair of weighty doors – one with mirrored panels on the reverse side, one with only mirroring on the front. 2 metre 45 cm high x 82.5 cm each door. SOLD.

Wooden crib in a duck egg blue. Useful for logs, display or anything else! SOLD.

Bienfaisance Personnel translates roughly as personal charitable giving. Painted pine box with a top that is half fixed at the back. Half of the top lifts up and the front of the box opens downwards. SOLD

Jean-Pierre Pesenti was a Provencal stone mason/builder – here is his zinc trade sign with scrolled edges (a little missing). SOLD.

Thick planks make up the top of this long table from Yorkshire, with decorative ends. SOLD.

French armoire, painted oak, with working lock and key. Adjustable shelves to both sides. 195 cm high x 115 cm wide x 50 cm deep. SOLD.