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The St Giles Dining Chairs

This remarkable set of seventeen dining chairs which are attributed to William Hallett Senior, described as 'probably the most fashionable cabinet-maker of George II's reign', were sold through Timothy Sammons Fine Art Agents at auction for £1,211,500 (US$1,859,047), including the Buyer's Premium, a world record for English dining chairs.
 


The Somerley Desk

A Regency brass-inlaid and ormolu mounted mahogany writing table attributed to Marsh and Tatham. The desk was probably commissioned by Henry Baring in 1811. The robust architecture of the desk, with its symbolic and hieroglyphic reliefs epitomise the 'antique' fashion, combining Egyptian, Grecian and Roman elements, that was being promoted by the connoisseur Thomas Hope in the decoration of his London mansion. This unique table was sold through Timothy Sammons Fine Art Agents at auction for £553,750 (US$849,729), including the Buyer's Premium.
 

  

 


 
  
The Randon de Boisset Torcheres by Andre-Charles Boulle

A pair of extremely rare and important Louis XIV ormolu mounted brass-inlaid tortoiseshell, ebony and ebonised torcheres. The only other pair of torcheres known of this model were sold at Christie's in 1893 and are now in a private collection. The Randon de Boisset Torcheres were sold through Timothy Sammons Fine Art Agents at auction for £553,750 (US$849,729), including the Buyer's Premium.
 

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