Historic treasures worth thousands set to go under the hammer in Yorkshire
Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze Garniture of Three Centrepieces by Monbro Aine – Estimate: £35,000-45,000 (Image: Tennants Auctioneers)
A gilt-bronze table suite once part of the contents of Skibo Castle, home of Andrew Carnegie, will soon be up for auction.
The Louis Napoleon table suite, crafted by renowned artist Ferdinand Barbedienne, was part of the collection at Skibo Castle, home of Carnegie.
It will be sold - for an estimated £180,000 to £250,000 - at Tennants Auctioneers' Autumn Fine Sale on November 14.
The set includes 34 pieces, such as a jardinière centrepiece marked with the Bourbon arms, four candelabra, and numerous comports, all housed in seven brass-bound, fitted wooden cases.
This sale also features two other significant gilt-bronze centrepieces.
These include a Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze Garniture of Three Centrepieces by Monbro Ainé, estimated between £35,000-45,000, and a Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze 'L'Abondance et la Fécondité Jardinière by Christofle & Cie, expected to fetch £25,000-35,000.
One of the earliest lots in the auction is a 17th-century Italian walnut, bone, and ebonised Pietra Paesina-mounted table cabinet, with an estimated value of £2,000-3,000.
Pietra-Paesina, also known as 'landscape stone', was used to great decorative effect in the 17th century.
Its natural veining, when polished, provides an ideal background for painted landscapes on table cabinets.
Other Italian items in the sale include a Macassar Ebony, Ebony, Engraved-Ivory and Marquetry-Inlaid Writing or Library Table in the manner of Ferdinando Pogliani, made circa 1870, estimated at £1,000-1,500.
The sale also features items from the UK, including a George III carved mahogany Chippendale-style Pembroke table, estimated at £1,000-1,500, and a late 19th-century brown oak ebonised centre table in the manner of George Bullock, estimated at £2,000-3,000.
An early 20th-century mahogany, Japanned, and gilt-decorated six-piece bedroom suite attributed to Waring & Gillows is also on offer, expected to sell for £2,000-3,000.
A Victorian cast iron garden urn attributed to the Andrew Handyside Company, Britannia Iron Works Derby, is estimated at £2,000-3,000.
From the estate of Peter Haigh of Norwood Green, Halifax, a George III carved giltwood girandole mirror from around 1760 is expected to sell for £1,500-2,000.
A walnut eight-day longcase clock by Joseph Windmills of London is also up for sale, estimated at £5,000-7,000.
Windmills was a prominent clockmaker of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, having served as warden and later master of the Clockmakers Company.
The clock, made around 1705, comes from the estate of Peter Haigh.
Other notable clocks include a circa 1860 'Lichfield Cathedral' brass striking skeleton mantel clock, attributed to John Smith of Clerkenwell and retailed by William Jones, estimated at £1,000-1,500.
Numerous antique and quality furnishing rugs will also be offered, including a Peking carpet from East China circa 1890/1900, decorated with dragons and phoenixes, estimated at £2,000-3,000, and a circa 1900 Ushak carpet from Central West Anatolia, also expected to fetch £2,000-3,000.
The Asian Art Sale will take place on November 13, featuring the property of a North of England collector.
The collection, to be sold in 45 lots, includes a diverse selection of Chinese objects.
Highlights include a Chinese bronze ritual food vessel, estimated at £5,000-8,000, and a Chinese limestone carving of a narrow-waisted Bodhisattva, probably from the Tang Dynasty, estimated at £4,000-6,000.
Other interesting lots from different vendors include a Chinese parcel-gilt copper-alloy incense burner bearing the Hu Wenming mark, estimated at £1,000-1,500.
Hu Wenming (1573-1620) was one of the most accomplished castmen of the late Ming Dynasty.