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 This is a unique table in the form of a seashell supported by a central column of rock like form and four fish or "dolphins" . It is truly a piece of midcentury Hollywood Regency design. Coming with great provenance this table was commissioned by the former Mayor of Hove, Mr. Barry Bevan Funnell for his wife, from his company Bevan Funnell of Newhaven in 1962. It was made by the Master Craftsman Mr. Ted Colter of the Bevan Funnell Reprodux Works in Newhaven, Sussex. |  Ca.1870 This amazing and unique carved seat is marine themed in the carving, with sea creatures and other marine. motifs throughout. Looking quite fragile, this happily holds the weight of the average human! more pics to follow. |
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 Michael Cardew Winchcombe Pot |  Cotswold Walnut Cabinet |
 Brutalist Spanish Bronze Coffee Table |  Bruce Talbert for Gillows, an Aesthetic Movement Corner Cabinet Ca. 1875, the Doors painted in the Pre-Raphaelite manner. P.O.A. |
 A Very Rare Dining Table and Four Matching Chairs by Ambrose Heal for Heal's Ca 1930. first exhibited at Heal's White and Off White" exhibition art the Mansard Gallery in 1933. It was also exhibited at the Royal Academy's 1935 Art in Industry exhibition. It is well documented with photographs of the suite at exhibition being featured in the book At The Sign of the Four Poster Bed and also in Patricia Bayer's Art Deco Interiors. It also features in Heal's furniture catalogues of the 1930s P.O.A. |  A unique rocking chair with steamed laminated ash rocker/arm structure by Gordon Gray. Designed in 1960/61 whilst Gray was a student at Wycombe Technical College and won an award when exhibited at the International Furniture Fair at High Wycombe in '61, this chair received a special mention in The Cabinetmaker. |
 This is a signed and numbered example of the BNF chair by Gaëlle Lauriot-Prévost and Dominique Perrault from the original edition by the Societé MartinStoll. The metal plaque to the upper surface of the backrest frame bears facsimile signatures of the designers and makers and the number 124 . This chair was designed in 1995 for the French National Library (Bibliothèque National de France - hence BNF) An unusual design, with bent ply seat and angular frame, the chair is comfortable, designed for |  This is a rare "Chief" chair or "Höfðingjinginn" by Gunnar Gudmundsson, Iceland, 1960, and made by Kristjani Siggeirson of Reykjavík. The chair has an oak frame with a saddle leather slung seat and back. The ends of the uprights and seat rails have inlaid block detail. The design owes much to the constructivist and De Stijl movements and in many ways resembles the early work of Marcel Breuer who also took influence from the movement. Two Available! Amazing Condition! |
 A pair of Heals 1930s armchairs, designed by Ambrose Heal - a pair of matching side chairs and dining table available. This set, sold by Christies in 1992, resurfaced last year and has been refurbished with new leather throughout. |  A pair of Heals 1930s side chairs, designed by Ambrose Heal - a pair of matching armchairs and dining table available. This set, sold by Christies in 1992, resurfaced last year and has been refurbished with new leather throughout. |
 A small table with lift up lid with storage under. This model has been seen with Liberty and Co. Label, it is also described as in the manner of E.W. Godwin. (ref. Lyon & Turnbull) |  A set of four Geran Jugendstil chairs by Richard Riemerschmid for Vereinigte Werkstatten fur Handwerkskunst Dresden, 1903. |
 Rare Original 1930s Mies Van Der Rohe MR10 Chair. Front View. |  Rare Original 1930s Mies Van Der Rohe MR10 Chair. Rear View |
 Thonet Art Deco Bentwood Chair (with paper label and Thonet stamp) Ca 1930, CzechcoslovakianProduction. |  Bigla Chair Ca 1930 by Werner Max Moser |
 Midcentury Blackamoor Tea Trolley |  Wall Shelving Unit in the manner of Jean Royere |
 Marcel Breuer Chair by Isokon Plus - late 80s. |  A Pair of Charles Dudouyt Chairs |
 Wladyslaw Wolkowski Chair 1950 |  William Morris style Embroidered Firescreen Ca 1900. |
 Lounge Armchair retaining the original upholstery in Star and Stripe fabric by Enid Marx. This chair is shown in the first Utility catalogue of 1943. |  A unique Promemoria Bilou Bilou chair designed by Stephen Payne for the So British exhibition at the London Design Festival 2016. This is one in a tradition of Promemoria's commissioned designs by prominent designers. |
 A chromed tubular steel chair designed by Ambrose Heal and featured in Heal's Mansard Gallery exhibition in 1933 |  Ply Suitcase |
 Luterma Birch Plywood Storage Suitcase |  Luterma Birch Plywood Storage Hatbox |
 Plywood Hatbox |  Selection of Bent Ply Storage Boxed and Cases. Estonian Plywood retailed by Luterma and others. Modernist Minimalist Functionalist Design. |
 Neville Neal Gimson Rocking Chair |  Andre Sornay Style Armchairs |
 |  Mark Beverton Craftsman Made Backgammon Coffee Table. Flame Mahogany Veneer Inlaid as a Backgammon Board. The Legs Have an Interesting Feature in that They are Hollow. See: https://www.saatchiart.com/art/Sculpture-Backgammon-Table/651500/1857282/view |
 Finn Juhl for Baker and made by Saridis of Greece under a collaboration with Baker in the Late 50s and Early 60s. A rare table, suitable size for two person dining, or a rather large lamp! £995 |  A Unique Late 40s/50s Sideboard by Hille of London. Pre Robin Day design, this would have been a commissioned piece. It is very much in the Italian manner of the time with a definite nod to tribal art also popular at the time. The interior is incredibly well fitted, with shaped line inlaid drawers, and ones segmented and lined for glasses and one bottle drawer. Also a pull out tray. £2650 |
 An outstanding Morris & Co. secretaire display cabinet, profusely inlaid and in superb original unrestored condition. Attributed to George Washington Jack and thought to date to around 1890. £12,500 |  A Cotswold School ladder back, stamped J. Sparling. Looks very much like a Gardiner chair. There is little or no information regarding J Sparling - could he have been responsible for rushing the Gardiner made chair? £395 |
 A pair of side tables by Jaime Tressera Clapes. Beautiful quality and very expensive when new. |  An Early Ashanti or Asante Stool of Small Size |
 A German Desk Chair dating to 30s/40s. Art Deco in style this has a makers mark of an eagle on a ball with indistinguishable wording, as yet unidentified |  Desk Chair, Very Heavy, with unusual cross laminated back- not plywood. Possibly by Pierre Chareau. Under investigation |
 Cotswold School Chair - Actually one of a set of 3 plus matching armchair |  Cotswold School Armchair |
 Clissett Gimson Armchair |  |
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 Heal's Aesthetic Chairs |  Painted Gimson Chair |
 4 Gimson Ladderback chairs |  Cotswold School Ladderback Armchair |
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 An unusual American Bowback Windsor chair dating to Ca 1880 and retaining a good deal of the original paint. Rescued from a New Hampshire barn in the late 70s by the family of the previous owner. A beautiful chair! |  With Vivienne Westwood Denim Seat |
 A rare pair of bent ply side chairs by Eric Lyons- these do not stack and have delightful branching ply detail to the frame. |  1940s Osvaldo Sanguinetti Chair, Chiavari, Italy |
 As used in the Pinafore room of the Savoy, the complete interior of which was Commissioned from Collinson and Locke |  Aesthetic armchair of of exceptional quality Collinson and Lock |
 An extremely rare, possibly unique set of four stools with solid, shaped teak tops and sides to the curved legs. the curved parts in bent plywood. These came with a matching dining table, the table has similarly curved supports and a scalloped edge all round (not yet photographed). The matching table and sideboard have now sold. We have seen an identical table with a Betty Joel / Token Works label (in wood frame and under glass). This set has no labels. |  |
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