A few examples of appraisal values for
FURNITURE

• LEE FURNITURE UPHOLSTERED SOFA L: 80
  LEE FURNITURE UPHOLSTERED SOFA L: 80 1/2 IN. (204.5 CM.)Lee Furniture Upholstered Sofa, Dimensions: L: 80 1/2 in. (204.5 cm.)
• COLLECTION OF ASSORTED ANIMAL FIGURES
  COLLECTION OF ASSORTED ANIMAL FIGURES AND MINIATURE DOLL HOUSE FURNITURECollection of Assorted Animal Figures and Miniature Doll House Furniture,
• GROUP OF DIRECTOIRE STYLE BRASS MOUNTED
  GROUP OF DIRECTOIRE STYLE BRASS MOUNTED FRUITWOOD FURNITURE LEGS WITH A MARBLE TOP, L: 41 IN. (104.1 CM.)Group of Directoire Style Brass Mounted Fruitwood Furniture Legs with a Marble Top,, Dimensions: L: 41 in. (104.1 cm.)
• PAUL FRANKL FOR JOHNSON FURNITURE CORK
  PAUL FRANKL FOR JOHNSON FURNITURE CORK AND MAHOGANY TWO-TIER CONSOLE TABLENumbered. 28 in. x 5 ft. x 18 in. Condition In generally good condition. Scattered scuffs and nicks. Structurally sound. Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
• PAIR OF HUDSON FURNITURE METAL-MOUNTED
  PAIR OF HUDSON FURNITURE METAL-MOUNTED EBONIZED CHEST OF DRAWERSFitted with a label on the top drawer. 30 1/2 x 36 x 18 in. Condition Both in good overall condition with pitting to the metal mounts and nicks, scuffing and gentle wear to the ebonized surface. Both structurally sound and of good quality. Notwithstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
• GEORGE II CARVED MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIR,
  GEORGE II CARVED MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIR, TO A DESIGN BY GILES GRENDEY MID 18TH CENTURY the pierced shell splat back above an upholstered seat raised on acanthus carved cabriole legs ending in claw and ball feet60cm wide, 98cm high, 43cm deepNote: This chair with its distinctive shell back is nearly identical to the famous set of chairs believed to have been supplied by Giles Grendey for Henry Hoare at Stourhead, Wiltshire, and illustrated in R. Macquoid and R. Edwards, The Dictionary of EnglishFurniture, 1954, vol. I, p.275, fig. 154. Other chairs of related design are illustrated in Herbert Cescinsky, English Furniture of the Eighteenth Century: Vol. II (The Waverley Book Company Limited, London), figs. 38-40, pp.47-48.
• GI-LACQUER DOCUMENT BOX, RYOSHIBAKO MEIJI
  GI-LACQUER DOCUMENT BOX, RYOSHIBAKO MEIJI PERIOD ?? ???????the cover and sides decorated in gold and silveron a dense nashijiground with various blossoming flowers (1)41.6cm x 14.5cm x 34cmProvenance: Private Scottish collection, Paxton House. From the collection of H.W. Robertson, Taipan for Butterfield & Swire in Shanghai then Hong Kong 1906-1912, whose son married the heiress to Paxton House in Berwickshire; thence by descent.Paxton House is situated on the banks of the River Tweed, near Berwick-upon-Tweed. Designed by John and James Adam in 1758, it is perhaps the finest example of an eighteenth-century Palladian country house in Britain and contains a pre-eminent collection of Chippendale furniture. In 1811, the Edinburgh architect Robert Reid added the largest purpose-built picture gallery in a Scottish country house.
• ROCK CRYSTAL TRIPOD CENSER WITH COVER LATE
  ROCK CRYSTAL TRIPOD CENSER WITH COVER LATE QING DYNASTY TO REPUBLIC PERIOD, 19TH-20TH CENTURY ???? ??????????? ???the censer raised on three cabriole feet, the mouth applied with a pair of dragon head handles with suspending rings, the cover carved en suite with three mask handles with rings below a crouching lion dog finial, on a reticulatedly carved bespoke stand(1)15cm highProvenance: Private Scottish collection, Paxton House. From the collection of H.W. Robertson, Taipan for Butterfield & Swire in Shanghai then Hong Kong 1906-1912, whose son married the heiress to Paxton House in Berwickshire; thence by descent.Paxton House is situated on the banks of the River Tweed, near Berwick-upon-Tweed. Designed by John and James Adam in 1758, it is perhaps the finest example of an eighteenth-century Palladian country house in Britain and contains a pre-eminent collection of Chippendale furniture. In 1811, the Edinburgh architect Robert Reid added the largest purpose-built picture gallery in a Scottish country house.
• LARGE BLUE AND WHITE JAR LATE MING TO
  LARGE BLUE AND WHITE JAR LATE MING TO QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY ???? ?????????the bulbous body surmounted with a short neck and slightly splayed mouth rim, the body freely painted with flower heads in tendrils(1)36.2cm highProvenance: Private Scottish collection, Paxton House. From the collection of H.W. Robertson, Taipan for Butterfield & Swire in Shanghai then Hong Kong 1906-1912, whose son married the heiress to Paxton House in Berwickshire; thence by descent.Paxton House is situated on the banks of the River Tweed, near Berwick-upon-Tweed. Designed by John and James Adam in 1758, it is perhaps the finest example of an eighteenth-century Palladian country house in Britain and contains a pre-eminent collection of Chippendale furniture. In 1811, the Edinburgh architect Robert Reid added the largest purpose-built picture gallery in a Scottish country house.
• WUCAI 'FLOWER' JAR TRANSITIONAL PERIOD,
  WUCAI 'FLOWER' JAR TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY ??? ????????the body painted with large red peony and yellow chrysanthemum flowers in three interlocking foliate cartouches, all below a band of flowers around the mouth(1)14.7cm highProvenance: Private Scottish collection, Paxton House. From the collection of H.W. Robertson, Taipan for Butterfield & Swire in Shanghai then Hong Kong 1906-1912, whose son married the heiress to Paxton House in Berwickshire; thence by descent.Paxton House is situated on the banks of the River Tweed, near Berwick-upon-Tweed. Designed by John and James Adam in 1758, it is perhaps the finest example of an eighteenth-century Palladian country house in Britain and contains a pre-eminent collection of Chippendale furniture. In 1811, the Edinburgh architect Robert Reid added the largest purpose-built picture gallery in a Scottish country house.
• CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'ARCHAISTIC' BALUSTER
  CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'ARCHAISTIC' BALUSTER VASE TIANLI MARK, LATE QING DYNASTY TO REPUBLIC PERIOD, 19TH-20TH CENTURY ???? ??? ????????????the body vividly decorated with a pink-ground band around the shoulder containing six archaistic taotie masks, the body and the neck further with six cicada lappets with stylised taotie heads against light- and dark-blue ground, the base cast with a two-character 'Tian Li' mark(1)31.5cm high; 1580gProvenance: Private Scottish collection, Paxton House. From the collection of H.W. Robertson, Taipan for Butterfield & Swire in Shanghai then Hong Kong 1906-1912, whose son married the heiress to Paxton House in Berwickshire; thence by descent.Paxton House is situated on the banks of the River Tweed, near Berwick-upon-Tweed. Designed by John and James Adam in 1758, it is perhaps the finest example of an eighteenth-century Palladian country house in Britain and contains a pre-eminent collection of Chippendale furniture. In 1811, the Edinburgh architect Robert Reid added the largest purpose-built picture gallery in a Scottish country house.
• LARGE BRONZE VASE XUANDE MARK BUT QING
  LARGE BRONZE VASE XUANDE MARK BUT QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY ? ??? ??????heavily and sturdily cast, the bulbous body elegantly extending to a wide shoulder surmounted with waisted neck, terminating to an everted rim, the base cast with a six-character Xuande mark in a recessed rectangle(1)29.8cm high; 7.82kgProvenance: Private Scottish collection, Paxton House. From the collection of H.W. Robertson, Taipan for Butterfield & Swire in Shanghai then Hong Kong 1906-1912, whose son married the heiress to Paxton House in Berwickshire; thence by descent.Paxton House is situated on the banks of the River Tweed, near Berwick-upon-Tweed. Designed by John and James Adam in 1758, it is perhaps the finest example of an eighteenth-century Palladian country house in Britain and contains a pre-eminent collection of Chippendale furniture. In 1811, the Edinburgh architect Robert Reid added the largest purpose-built picture gallery in a Scottish country house.