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A group of children playing at tug of war in a domestic inteGenre scene with five children playing tug of war, signed by Harry Brooker, 1891, in a bronzed frame with leaf decorations, 1977. Date: 1891
Windsor side chair with hoop back made from ash with a sycamore seat, painted to imitate bamboo, possibly manufactured in Yealmpton, Devon, c.1820. Date: c.1820
Windsor side chair with hoop back, detailWindsor side chair with hoop back made from ash with a sycamore seat, painted to imitate bamboo, possibly manufactured in Yealmpton, Devon, c.1820. Date: c.1820
Caned armchairOne of a pair of caned armchairs, with a twist-turned and carved walnut frame and caned seat and back, made in England c.1685-1700. Date: c.1695
Cabinet on stand, detailCabinet on a stand with engraved veneered ebony doors, internal doors and cupboards with fruitwood and ivory marquetry, with later brass fittings
Group portrait of Alfred Rooke and his family in their homeGroup portrait of Alfred Rooke and his family at their home in Mount Park, Ealing, watercolour on paper, by Thomas Matthews Rooke (1842-1942), c.1891-2. Date: 1891-1892
View of a drawing room, pencil, ink and watercolour on paper, by an unknown artist, c.1835-40, in a gilt frame. Date: 1835-40
Back cover of Utility and ArtUtility & Art, an illustrated catalogue of home furnishings by Oetzmann & Co of 67 Hampstead Road, London, printed by Chas. Straker & Sons of London and Redhill, c.1900. Date: c.1900
Caned chairOne of a set of six caned chairs, with a twist-turned and carved walnut frame and caned seat and back, made in England c.1685-1700. Date: c.1685-1700
Teapot stand, reverseGlazed earthenware tile with a transfer-printed design illustrating the month December from the Early or Old English series, mounted in a twisted wire frame
Group Portrait of the James FamilyOil on canvas group portrait, thought to be of the James Family, by an unknown artist dating from c.1780, in a moulded, carved and gilded picture frame. Date: c.1780
Page from Utility and ArtPage A1, of Utility and Art catalogue, entitled Preface to Abridged List. This is a page from Utility and Art, an illustrated catalogue of home furnishings by Oetzmann & Co of 67 Hampstead Road
Front cover of Useful Artistic FurnitureUseful Artistic Furniture, a catalogue by Story & Triggs of London, illustrated with colour and black and white photographs of furniture in appropriate interior settings, printed in Austria, c.1900
Page from Useful Artistic FurnitureUseful Artistic Furniture, a catalogue by Story & Triggs of London, illustrated with colour and black and white photographs of furniture in appropriate interior settings, printed in Austria, c.1900
VaseGlazed earthenware vase painted with irises with an electroplated nickel silver collar, lid and handle, the vase manufactured by Franz A
A family scene in a domestic interiorGroup portrait of a family in a domestic interior, oil on panel, by an unknown artist, c.1815-1820, in a gilt frame with carved and applied moulding, c.1850-1900. Date: 1815-1820
The First Place, a domestic interior scene with a crying maid, oil on canvas by A. Erwood, it was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1860, in a gilt and moulded frame. Date: 1860
Group portrait of Henry Clarks mother-in-law, Mrs Davies, aOil on canvas, group portrait of Henry Clarks mother-in-law, Mrs Davies, and four of his children in the drawing room of his home, 186 High Street, Homerton, in a reproduction oil gilded frame
Page from New Artistic Wall PapersNew Artistic Wall Papers, a bound wallpaper sample book produced in England by Lightbown Aspinall, dated 1894. Date: 1894
Front cover of New Artistic Wall PapersNew Artistic Wall Papers, a bound wallpaper sample book produced in England by Lightbown Aspinall, dated 1894. Date: 1894
Cropped page from a wallpaper sample bookBound wallpaper sample book, containing 419 pages of mainly surface roller printed and some hand block printed wallpaper samples, manufactured between 1885 and 1890s. Date: 1885-1890
Maids of All Work, a genre scene of two housemaids on a doorstep, oil on canvas, signed and dated J Finnie 1864-5. Date: 1864-1865
Page from a wallpaper sample bookBound wallpaper sample book, containing 419 pages of mainly surface roller printed and some hand block printed wallpaper samples, manufactured between 1885 and 1890s. Date: 1885-1890
Oil lamp with brass and glazed earthenware body and glass chimney, made by George Jones in Birimingham c.1885. Date: 1885
Man smoking in a parlourInterior of a parlour with seated man smoking, oil on canvas, signed by John Edward Soden, 1862, in an ebonised pine frame with gilded sight edge, possibly twentieth century. Date: 1862
The great elephant brought into england and landed August yeEtching depicting an elephant, with an inscription, in a reproduction frame made of ebonised wood with a gilded centre. This etching was printed in England in c.1675 by John Dunstall. Date: c.1675
Group portrait of three women and a child in a domestic interior, watercolour on paper, by an unknown artist, c.1830, in a gilt frame probably made in the Britain c.1830. Date: c.1830
Beer jugSalt-glazed stoneware beer jug with an applied, moulded frieze of the Peasants Wedding, a scene with figures feasting, dancing and playing music, made in Raeren, Belgium, c.1580-1600
Tea bowl, undersidePorcelain tea bowl with cobalt blue underglaze decoration of three figures and a pavilion, probably made in Jingdezhen, China
Spindle-back armchair, detailTriple-row spindle-back armchair made of ash with a rush seat, stamped J.RIDING, possibly manufactured by John Riding in Macclesfield, Cheshire, c.1818. Date: c. 1818
Fire tongsBrass fire tongs, the arms with turned shafts featuring three knops and a ball knop at the top, part of a set of fire tools made in England c.1650-1700. Date: c.1650-1700
PrintBlack and white mezzotint depicting a woman seated by an open window regarding a small dog sitting on the window sill. The print is untitled, unsigned and undated
Pages from Hamptons catalogue, c. 1929-1930Bound trade catalogue for Hampton & Sons Ltd, published c.1929-1930. 52 pages incuding front and back covers, with colour and black and white photographs. 22.7 x 13.8 cm
BoxStraw-work box decorated with an abstract geometric design in coloured straw with a black lacquered interior, containing four straw-work boxes inside which are hand-made Happy Families cards
Fire shovelBrass fire shovel with a turned shaft featuring three knops, a ball knop at the the top, and a bell-shaped pan, part of a set of fire tools made in England c.1650-1700. Date: c.1650-1700
PokerBrass and wrought iron poker with a turned shaft featuring three knops and a ball knop at the top, part of a set of fire tools made in England c.1650-1700. Date: c.1650-1700
Back cover of Hamptons catalogue, c. 1929-1930Bound trade catalogue for Hampton & Sons Ltd, published c.1929-1930. 52 pages incuding front and back covers, with colour and black and white photographs. 22.7 x 13.8 cm
Portrait of John Monck beside a bust of Pallas Athena, oil on canvas, signed with initials by Pompeo Batoni, dated 1764, in a water gilded picture frame with carved ornament manufactured in 1980
TeaspoonSilver teaspoon with an upturned handle and a shell motif on the underside of the bowl. It is marked on the underside with the lion passant, (sterling silver)
Watering potEarthenware watering pot, glazed around the front and on the sprinkler, thought to be made in London and to date c.1600. Date: c.1600
CandlestickBrass Heemskirk candlestick, with a circular base, circular central drip tray and turnings in the stem, made in the Netherlands c.1570-1615. Date: c.1570-1615
Pages from Furnishing Fabrics and Curtains Spring 1914
PrintAn untitled mezzotint on paper, hand coloured with watercolour and gouache, showing a scene in which a woman is stealing a stocking purse and pocket watch from a sleeping man, dated c.1790
Page from Designs for furniture and decorations for completDesigns for furniture and decorations for complete house furnishing, a hardback catalogue for Hampton & Sons. 438 pages including the front and back covers
Ladder-back side chair, detailLadder-back side chair, with three decoratively curved & pierced ladders in the back, made from ash with a rush seat, probably made in Lincolnshire, c.1780-1820. Date: c.1780-1820
Ladder-back armchair, detailLadder-back armchair square cabriole front legs made from ash, with a rush seat, probably made by the Ashton family of chairmakers from Louth, Spilsby and Alford, Lincolnshire, c. 1780-1820
PlateTin-glazed earthenware plate with polychrome decoration and a central design of a bird perched on a vase of flowers, made in the Netherlands c.1760. Date: c.1760
Court cupboardOak court cupboard in two sections, the upper section with two cupboard doors flanking a central carved panel and two columns supporting an overhanging frieze, made in England c.1630. Date: c.1630
