DECORATIVE ARTS
Baraset House offers a fine selection of 18th & 19th century English, European & North American decorative objects, with particular focus on items of rare or unusual design, exceptional quality & craftsmanship & notable provenance.
French, Gold toothpick case
Barthelemy Cabaille, Paris 1784
A fine Louis XVI engine-turned tri-colour gold toothpick case bearing makers mark for
Barthélemy Cabaille (master 1775; active 1791)
and the poinçons of Henri Clavel with the tête de vanneau decharge, Paris 1784.
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George III French toothpick cases of this period are exceeding rare and this is a magnificent example from a rare and sought-after master Parisian goldsmith. The elongated oblong shape features rounded end, and the cover shows a crisply engine-turned central panel within a scrolling leaf-and-bead border. The sides and base with similar engine-turned panel, separated by relief yellow-gold laurel and paterae pilasters.
Designed by Thomas Sheraton in 1793 and executed in the finest quality timbers available, this multi-purpose reading & drawing table was crafted to be free-standing and seen in the round with all sides finished and inlaid with the same level of detail. The faded golden rosewood showcasing glorious golden colour and patina throughout, the interior solid mahogany of the finest quality.
Austrian, Gold & Enamel Snuff Box
FJ crowed incuse, Vienna
circa 1800
A magnificent gold and enamel snuff box,
marked FJ crowned incuse, likely for Frères Jordan
Vienna (active 1790-1820)
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Marked inside the base and cover with maker's mark FJ crowned incuse, the town mark for Vienna, interlace S, sunray and monogram mark, sunbursts. The flange stamped with inventory number 4686.
Of shallow rectangular form with rounded corners, the cover set with a miniature enameled plaque en pleine depicting a mother and child in a wooded landscape, the sides and base set with turquoise enameled ground stamped at intervals with gold fleur-de-lis and within white enamel fillets, the outer sable gold borders with scrolling foliage.​
Designed by Thomas Sheraton in 1793 and executed in the finest quality timbers available, this multi-purpose reading & drawing table was crafted to be free-standing and seen in the round with all sides finished and inlaid with the same level of detail. The faded golden rosewood showcasing glorious golden colour and patina throughout, the interior solid mahogany of the finest quality.
English, Charles I period
brass and iron warming pan
A rare and interesting Charles I engraved and pieced brass and iron warming pan,
produced for 'THE DIERS ARMS' Public House,
Cheapside, London,
punch-decorated with the Arms for
The Worshipful Company of Dyers,
circa 1630
The domed cover pieced and punch-decorated with the Coat of Arms of The Silk-Dyers Guild of London, three madder bags, all within a broad band bearing the inscription 'THE DIERS ARMS', the flattened wrought-iron handle terminating in a rat-tail suspension loop.
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English, late 18th century
'Tea Service' Inlaid tea caddy
A delightful Georgian mahogany double tea caddy,
each side inlaid with very fine boxwood silhouettes
of a teapot, creamer and sugar, the top inlaid with a boxwood silhouette of a teacup and saucer,
further inlaid with crossed spoons in rosewood,
circa 1800
The interior and exterior banded in ebony and boxwood, each compartment retaining the majority of its original foil lining, the compartment covers with ebony knops.
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English, 19th century
Painted Stained Glass Window
An rare & important 19th century
Neo-Gothic painted stained glass window,
representative of
The Union of Great Britain,
attributed to Thomas Ward (1808-1870)
& Henry Hughes (1822-1883)
Emblematic of England, Saint George and his Dragon are flanked by Saint Andrew of Scotland to the left and Saint Patrick of Ireland to the right.
English, late 18th century
'Rule Britannia' Inlaid tea caddy
A rare Georgian "Rule Britannia"
double tea caddy,
with inlays of Britannia and Her Lion
circa 1800
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This rare caddy showcases an inlaid medallion to the lid featuring an amusing depiction of Britannia, with Corinthian helmet, Union Jack shield, and her Lion, executed in dyed green harewood and hot-sand shaded boxwood.
It has been suggested that the pairing of these two motifs may pay tribute to Admiral Horatio Nelson's victory against Napoleon at the Nile (1798); Britannia, the Lion and the Conch symbolizing England's domination of the waves.
