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Mon 29 Apr

Leather-covered wooden chest, studded (tears, missing parts). 20th century. Height : 39 cm - Width : 76 cm - Depth : 40 cm

Tue 30 Apr

A RARE 15TH CENTURY FRENCH CARVED WALNUT COFFER,With hinge lid above carved panel in relief with a knight in armour, mounted on horseback, before a crowd of onlookers and soldiers, holding a banner embellished with a cross, the sides with carved with gothic tracery, two tiers of ogee ended roundels with floriated quatrefoil centres, the lower tier with floriated finials.raised on circular carved plinth base, with original concealed lock secured by a large, square headed iron bolt through the front panel and top.(h 67cm x d 65cm x w 128cm)Provenance: private collection London, Arthur Seager (19-10-99)

Tue 30 Apr

KOREA - 20th century Two stackable rectangular wooden chests opening with four drawers and two leaves, brass fittings, butterfly-shaped hinges and central part. in the shape of butterflies. Dimensions of each chest: 64.5 x 81 x 44 cm

Thu 02 May

Lidded chest, softwood, c. 1900, with metal fittings and lock (no key), h. 65 cm, w. 89 cm, d. 50 cm, (note shipping instructions)

Sat 04 May

Louis XV model chest of drawers, walnut and rosewood, veneered and inlays of partly green stained maple. Curved body on three sides, flanked by narrow, extended corner pilaster strips. Three optically connected drawers sans traverse in the articulated front. Slightly protruding top panel. Wide framed, mirrored veneer panels with rich floral inlays. H. 26.5 cm. 43.5 cm x 22 cm. A French rosewood walnut and maplewood veneered Louis XV model chest of drawers. France. Late 18th century.

Sat 04 May

Large wrought iron chest lock. Curved lock plate with four latches. Overlapping, open-worked and engraved base plate. The lock case with an applied cover plate fixed by baluster-shaped screws with stylized, engraved leaf tendrils and mascarons. Key missing. 23 cm x 10 cm. A large German probably Gothic iron cabinet lock. Key is missing. German. Probably late 16th century.

Sat 04 May

Baroque cabinet lock with iron fittings, tin-plated. 7-piece; four hinged hinges, two key hinges with leafy vine decoration in relief and mascarons. The rectangular box lock with two latches. Overlapping, open-worked and engraved base plate. The lock case with an applied, correspondingly open-worked cover plate lined with felt. Original hollow spike key. Lock: 26.5 cm x 12.5 cm; hinge bands: 27 cm; key bands: 23 cm. Cf. Pall, Keys and locks from the Schell Collection, p. 177 f. A German Baroque tin-plated iron box lock with key and six fittings. German. Late 18th century.

Sun 05 May

Charles FLANDRES (20th century). Rectangular chest in natural wood. Black lacquered hardware. Signed on the back of the lid. Height : 50 cm - Width : 84 cm - Depth : 54 cm

Mon 06 May

LA LECTURE AU FOYER by DUBOIS. Small trompe l'oeil wooden box with books, opening with a flap. 39 x 47.5 x 32 cm.

JAPAN- 19th century Small wooden document chest with two hinged doors, revealing 6 drawers of various sizes. The inside of the doors has been covered with old glued newspapers. ( Wear, scratches, small shocks... ) Dimensions : H. : 58.5 cm W. : 51 cm D. : 52.5 cm

Wed 08 May

Louis Vuitton - Trunk Wooden trunk, brown exterior canvas, leather profiles, brass hardware, interior in canvas, France 19th century, cm 110 x 57 x 57 (defects and missing parts)

Wed 08 May

Arched chest Venice Around 1500 Wood, velvet and iron fittings Length 128 cm, height 64 cm, depth 41.5 cm

Wed 08 May

Iron chest 17th century Iron body studded with iron bands Carrying handles on the sides Keyhole covered by a lying dog 8 latches Curiosity: a painted dog on the inside of the bottom of the casket "To go to the dog" = "To go to ruin" Original key 62.5 x 40 x 39 cm The key cover of this unusual iron chest in the shape of a lying dog already reveals the depiction hidden inside, as a dog is painted on the bottom of the box. Various interpretations can be used in connection with the saying "Auf den Hund gekommen" ("to go to the dog"): for example, the idiom refers to a war chest for paying off mercenaries. At the bottom was a small wooden box called "the dog", which served as an emergency reserve. So if you had to fall back on it, you had to "go to the dog", and the coffers were almost empty. Another explanation sees the dog as a guardian painted on the bottom of the box. If you had spent too much money, you could see the dog on the bottom of the chest, so you had also "gone to the dog". Although there are other explanations, this extravagant 17th-century piece serves as a clear example of this interpretation.

Wed 08 May

Small chest Alpine Dated 1706 Solid wood & inlaid Length 54.5 cm, height 33 cm, depth 29 cm

Thu 09 May

Allopathic house pharmacy by Dr. Scheitz. Meerane/Saxony, around 1890, Dr. E. Scheitz, Löwen-Apotheke in Meerane, title and table of contents loose in the lid, 8-page printed instructions for use, large lockable wooden box in walnut veneer, the edges set off in black, the contents with various containers (tin cans, glass bottles and cardboard boxes) for approx. 40 medicines, not quite complete, individual glass bottles added later, printed paper labels with inscriptions, lock with key, carrying handle on lid, signs of age. Dimensions: approx. 45 x 25 x 20 cm. A Dr. Scheitz Apothecary chest. Meerane/Saxonia c. 1890, signed "Dr. E. Scheitz, Löwen-Apotheke in Meerane", wooden case with brass handle, glass jars and tin container for c. 40 ingredients, printed paper labels, lock with key. Signs of age. Dimensions box c. 45 x 25 x 20 cm. VAT: #

Thu 09 May

DESK CHEST DESK Chest of drawers made of mahogany wood. First drawer with folding opening with interior drawers. With lion's head handles and golden metal keyholes. Back lined with red velvet. With keys.

Sat 11 May

Willy RIZZO (1928-2013) Black lacquered wood and brass chest-bench. 50.5 x 94 x 36 cm Claws

1 brown lacquered wood chest with 2 brass latches - China XIXth Century

Tue 14 May

A pair of large German iron chest handles, circa 1600 Large, movable handles of a wooden Renaissance chest made of wrought iron with attached retaining lugs. Drop-forged balusters with strong central bosses and engraved decoration. Minor remnants of gilding. Surfaces pitted. Width approx. 47 cm each. Condition: II - III

Tue 14 May

A German armada chest, 1st half of the 17th century Rectangular body made of sheet iron with riveted strap reinforcements. At the front a false lock with an embossed key plate, two movable carrying handles at the sides. The hinged lid with two eyelets for padlocks. Central keyhole with spring-loaded cover, hollow shank key. Mechanism with domed chapel and eight movable tumblers. The openwork top plate and the interior with old red lead frame. Dimensions 47 x 91 x 51 cm. Condition: II -

Tue 14 May

A small Italian safe, circa 1800 Wooden box covered with heavy, dark patinated sheet iron. Iron band reinforcements with ball rivets. Hinged door at the front with deeply engraved vine decoration and notched ball rivets. On the right side a keyhole cover with three original, somewhat rusted keys. Lock mechanism with three latches. Enclosed a note with a description of the lock mechanism for opening and locking. Dimensions 42 x 41.5 x 28.5 cm. Condition: II

Tue 14 May

A cast-iron casket in chest form, Fürst-Stolberg-Hütte, Ilsenburg, circa 1880 A casket in the form of a Baroque round-lidded chest with rich relief decoration and original blackening. Slightly conical body on four pressed ball feet. Two movable carrying handles on the sides, lock with original key on the front, two drop bolts for padlocks next to it. The interior with original wooden lining. Dimensions 19 x 32 x 17 cm. Model number 203 in the 1905 Ilsenburg foundry catalog. After the model of an old chest in the Gewerbemuseum Berlin. Condition: I - II

Tue 14 May

A heavy US-American strongbox, Wells, Fargo & Co., late 19th century Chest made of sheet iron with riveted edge reinforcements. Front lock with flower-shaped cover plate, two movable carrying handles on the sides. The hinged lid with a carrying handle. Lockable, key included. Red colored frame with inscription in black and yellow letters. Inscribed on the front "Wells, Fargo & Co. Phoenix-El Paso" and number "4", on the lid "Benson & Hackett Mining Cooperation". The number "4" on each side. The inside with approx. 8 cm thick fireproof lining. Dimensions 44.5 x 54.5 x 40 cm. Condition: II

Tue 14 May

A South German miniature wardrobe in Ulm Baroque style, circa 1880 Elaborately crafted miniature piece of furniture made of oak with veneer of ash, maple and various fruitwoods. Rectangular box on four pressed ball feet. The stepped base with drawer. Lockable door with stepped cassette and applied baroque saw veneer. Two decorative columns on the sides. Cornice with urn-shaped top. Two old hanging loops on the back for wall mounting. Dimensions 68 x 44 x 23 cm. Condition: II +

Wed 15 May

Gothic casket Lime, beech, forged iron. Of plank construction, fitted with 10 hinges, two hinged hinges and eight corner fittings. Closed box lock with hasp on the front. Acorns, lilies and leafy tendrils on the lid, front and back, tracery rosettes on the sides. Label of the Muiderslot Collection inside the lid, white inv. no. "C. 1981 - C21" on the base. H 11, W 25, D 20 cm. Upper Rhine, 15th century. Provenance Formerly Muiderslot Collection. Literature Cf. Berger, Prunkkassetten. Masterpieces from the Hanns Schell Collection, Stuttgart-Graz 1998, cat. No. 13.

Wed 15 May

Minnekästchen Lime with dark patina, forged iron. Of plank construction, nailed, with two hinges. Closed box lock with hasp on the front. Two opposing griffins on the lid, circumferential motto in Gothic letters. Older paper label with inventory number on the bottom. Minor traces of previous insect infestation, good condition in keeping with its age. H 8.5, W 17.5, D 13 cm. Upper Rhine, attributed to the first half of the 15th century. Literature Cf. Berger, Prunkkassetten. Masterpieces from the Hanns Schell Collection, Stuttgart-Graz 1998, cat. No. 21.

Wed 15 May

Gothic front chest Oak, wrought iron. Three sides and the lid densely studded with iron bands with flower-shaped ends. Two of the lid straps extended to form hinges, the middle one as a hasp for the butterfly fitting in front of the front lock. Two hasps and two stabilizing bars in the lid later. H 87.5, W 107, D 56 cm. Late 15th / first half of the 16th century. This splendidly studded, early and unusually well-preserved chest was a rare piece of luxury furniture. The iron fittings had no constructive function, but merely displayed the wealth of the client. Such chests were often used as safes for important documents, money or valuables. The size of this piece of furniture suggests that it was a bridal chest filled with the dowry, linen, laundry and valuable household items. The original assumption that this type of chest only originated in Westphalia has already been refuted by Otto von Falke. Heinrich Kreisel later specified this in more detail. It probably originated in Westphalia, but then spread up the Rhine via the Lower Rhine to Switzerland, Alsace and Lorraine. He was also able to identify pieces from Thuringia, Saxony and Bohemia. Literature Cf. Kreisel, Die Kunst des deutschen Möbels, 1st vol. from the beginnings to the High Baroque, Munich 1968, p. 26, fig. 42 ff. Cf. Colsman, Möbel. Gothic to Art Nouveau. The Collection in the Museum of Applied Arts Cologne, Cologne 1999, cat. No. 29.

Wed 15 May

Historicism presentation box Cast bronze, galvanically gilded, alabaster, replaced textile over upholstery and wood. Gabled chest, hinged lid with bow handle and two sculpted children's heads. Applied horns in relief on the ridges of the lid. Fully sculpted cupids as caryatids in front of the front corners. Eight alabaster plates mounted à cage. A mascaron on the front as a key shield, internal lock with two latches, a similar mascaron on the back. H 40, W 37, D 28 cm. Attributed to France, last quarter of the 19th century. Provenance Formerly Pedro Llibre collection.

Thu 16 May

A Chinese lacquered wood travelling 'vanity' chest Late Qing dynasty Of typical construction with mirror under the cover and three small lockable drawers to the front, key extant, the wood lacquered a brown/burgundy colour with red to the interior, the burgundy parts painted with delicate floral sprays, 31cm long x 23.5cm wide x 20cm high. 清晚期 木描漆梳妝盒

Sat 25 May

Large oak COFFRE with carved front and sides decorated with fantastical birds, masks, lambrequins, surrounded by twisted columns, morillon lock entrance, standing on plinth. 15th century. 86 x 167 x 72 cm. Restorations, accidents.

Sat 25 May

Resinous wood COFFRE with domed top, trimmed with repoussé steel plates, foliate decoration and crimson velvet, side lifting handles. Gothic period. 66 x 127 x 42 cm. Numerous chips and accidents.

Sat 25 May

Steel COFFRE-FORT with wide hinges, opening with a lock on top, with two side handles. 17th century. 37 x 76 x 40 cm. Set on a later oak display table. Damage.

Sat 25 May

Rectangular shaped wooden chest covered with lacquer-embossed leather, with Chinese decoration. Signed Susse Frères, 31 Place de la Bourse. Napoleon III period. 20 x 31 x 21 cm. Minor accidents.

Sat 25 May

Rectangular tomb-shaped lacquered wood work chest with Japanese decoration for Europe. Circa 1900. 17 x 34 x 25 cm. Minor damage.