Woolley and Wallis’ upcoming Collections & Fine Furniture sale will take place at Dinton Hall, Buckinghamshire, on Tuesday 16th April 2024.
“The sale will comprise of over eighty lots of fine furniture and works of art which has been collected by the vendor over the last forty years, highlights include a beautiful William and Mary olivewood and marquetry chest (lot 17, estimate £10,000 – £15,000) and a William and Mary walnut bureau bookcase (lot 57, estimate £5,000 – £10,000).”
A number of additional lots caught my eye; lot 23, a small George II gate-leg table (figure 1) with an estimate of GBP800 – GBP1,200 (AUD1,531 – AUD2,296, USD1,014 – USD1,522).
Fig. 1. George II (red) walnut gate-leg table, circa 1730-40. (Woolley & Wallis)
Also, lot 135, a George II painted stick back Windsor armchair (figure 2) with an estimate of GBP800 – GBP1,200 (AUD1,531 – AUD2,296, USD1,014 – USD1,522).
Fig. 2. Ash and elm stick back armchair with original paint, circa 1800. (Woolley & Wallis)
Jack Plane
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