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The John Hobbs Collection Part I
The John Hobbs Collection Part I
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John Hobbs was born in 1946. His father Sid was the proprietor of Odds and Hobbs, a King’s Road junk shop, where being something
of a philosopher, he held court to a circle of local admirers. John left school at fourteen and I met him not long after, staying on the Welsh borders
in the house of Lord Harlech, then away in Washington as our ambassador to the United States. He was then a youth of striking beauty, who looked as if he’d strayed from a band of angels in a quatrocento painting. A few years later he was apprenticed to a tallyman (a travelling salesman for
a firm specializing in hire purchase) and learned to knock on doors and, as a sideline, to charm goods out of hungry owners. In 1974 he set up business in the newly-established Furniture Cave, supplying, at a modest mark up, dutch marquetry to the Belgians and italian furniture and painted Edwardian satinwood to the Italians. Here he was joined by his younger brother Carlton, or Carly. It was the moment when Biedermeier, with its light colouring and simply elegant lines was beginning to be appreciated, and they bought boldly and well, made big profits, and met new clients. They moved to the Pimlico Road in 1987, travelling much in Sweden, Denmark and Finland, countries then awash with Russian furniture, which they brought to London and sold to Mallets at Bourdon House, to their neighbours in Pimlico, and to America.
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A PAIR OF RUSSIAN NEOCLASSIC ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY ARMCHAIRS Circa 1815 Each graduated top-rail...
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A PAIR OF RUSSIAN NEOCLASSIC ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY ARMCHAIRS Circa 1815 Each graduated top-rail applied in the center with a gilt-bronze foliate mou
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A REGENCY PATINATED AND LACQUERED GILT-BRASS FOUR-LIGHT COLZA CHANDELIER Circa 1810 The honeysuck...
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A REGENCY PATINATED AND LACQUERED GILT-BRASS FOUR-LIGHT COLZA CHANDELIER Circa 1810 The honeysuckle corona above four beaded chains surrounding a cent
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A GERMAN BIEDERMEIER WALNUT CENTER TABLE Circa 1830 The circular mottled white marble top with a...
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A GERMAN BIEDERMEIER WALNUT CENTER TABLE Circa 1830 The circular mottled white marble top with a broad turned banding above a plain molded frieze, the
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AN ITALIAN NEOCLASSIC patinated POPLAR WALL ORNAMENT Late 18th century The central berried laurel...
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AN ITALIAN NEOCLASSIC patinated POPLAR WALL ORNAMENT Late 18th century The central berried laurel wreath flanked by ribbon tied flowering cornucopiae
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A PAIR OF ITALIAN NEOCLASSIC STYLE GILTWOOD TROPHIES Early 20th century Each in varying relief, o...
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A PAIR OF ITALIAN NEOCLASSIC STYLE GILTWOOD TROPHIES Early 20th century Each in varying relief, one with a unicorn's head, the other with a hors...
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A North ITALIAN NEOCLASSIC BLUE AND WHITE GOUACHE PAPER-INSET WHITE PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT MIRRO...
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A North ITALIAN NEOCLASSIC BLUE AND WHITE GOUACHE PAPER-INSET WHITE PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT MIRROR Circa 1800 The rectangular plate within a casetta f
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AN ITALIAN NEOCLASSIC STYLE SILVER OIL LAMP 19th century The circular leaf cast flaring base surm...
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AN ITALIAN NEOCLASSIC STYLE SILVER OIL LAMP 19th century The circular leaf cast flaring base surmounted by a two-handle urn issuing a sliding stem wit
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A GEORGE III PINE AND CAST GESSO FIRE SURROUND Circa 1770 The rectangular top with serpentine cor...
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A GEORGE III PINE AND CAST GESSO FIRE SURROUND Circa 1770 The rectangular top with serpentine corners, the cornice with acanthus ogee molding, beadcou
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A PAIR OF MID-VICTORIAN cut glass TWENTY-LIGHT CHANDELIERS By s. & C. Osler, birmingham circa 186...
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A PAIR OF MID-VICTORIAN cut glass TWENTY-LIGHT CHANDELIERS By s. & C. Osler, birmingham circa 1860 The canopy issuing drops and festoons suspend...
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An IRISH REGENCY MAHOGANY DINING TABLE Circa 1825 The circular top with reeded edge on a central...
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An IRISH REGENCY MAHOGANY DINING TABLE Circa 1825 The circular top with reeded edge on a central ring-turned pedestal, quadripartite base with leaf de
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A late george iii GILTWOOD AND PATINATED CONVEX MIRROR Circa 1805 The plate within a reeded surro...
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A late george iii GILTWOOD AND PATINATED CONVEX MIRROR Circa 1805 The plate within a reeded surround, leaftip carved molding, cavetto, and ribbon-tied
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A PAIR OF ITALIAN NEO-RENAISSANCE ALABASTER VASES ON PLINTHS Third quarter 19th century Each ovoi...
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A PAIR OF ITALIAN NEO-RENAISSANCE ALABASTER VASES ON PLINTHS Third quarter 19th century Each ovoid shaped urn carved in relief with bacchic masks and
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A REGENCY MAHOGANY METAMORPHIC LIBRARY STOOL Circa 1810 The padded close-nailed black-horsehair c...
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A REGENCY MAHOGANY METAMORPHIC LIBRARY STOOL Circa 1810 The padded close-nailed black-horsehair covered seat above a panelled seat-rail with reeded ou
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AN IRISH REGENCY LACQUERED-GILT-BRASS-MOUNTED AND EBONY-INLAID MAHOGANY DRUM TABLE Attributed to...
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AN IRISH REGENCY LACQUERED-GILT-BRASS-MOUNTED AND EBONY-INLAID MAHOGANY DRUM TABLE Attributed to Mack, Williams, & Gibton, circa 1815 The green ...
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A WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY READING CHAIR Probably Irish, circa 1830 The close-nailed horseshoe shaped...
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A WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY READING CHAIR Probably Irish, circa 1830 The close-nailed horseshoe shaped padded back fitted with an adjustable slope on square
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A REGENCY EBONY-INLAID MAHOGANY PARTNER'S PEDESTAL DESK Circa 1815 The black leather-inset rectan...
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A REGENCY EBONY-INLAID MAHOGANY PARTNER'S PEDESTAL DESK Circa 1815 The black leather-inset rectangular top with reeded eared edge, above six fri...
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Estimate : 90,000.00 - 120,000.00
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A PAIr OF ITALIAN NEOCLASSIC GILTWOOD SEVEN-LIGHT CANDELABRA Circa 1830 Each of the six scrolling...
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A PAIr OF ITALIAN NEOCLASSIC GILTWOOD SEVEN-LIGHT CANDELABRA Circa 1830 Each of the six scrolling metal branches with turned bobèches, centered...
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A PAIr OF ITALIAN NEOCLASSIC GILTWOOD SEVEN-LIGHT CANDELABRA Circa 1830 en suite with the precedi...
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A PAIr OF ITALIAN NEOCLASSIC GILTWOOD SEVEN-LIGHT CANDELABRA Circa 1830 en suite with the preceding lot 34 X 17 in. 86 X 43 cm - $12,000-18,000
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NORTH ITALIAN NEOCLASSIC STYLE WHITE-PAINTED AND PARCEL- GILT OVERMANTEL MIRROR Early 20th centur...
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NORTH ITALIAN NEOCLASSIC STYLE WHITE-PAINTED AND PARCEL- GILT OVERMANTEL MIRROR Early 20th century The rectangular plate with reeded torus surround, f
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A NORTH ITALIAN NEOCLASSIC POLYCHROME PAINTED COMMODE lombardy, Circa 1790 The white rectangular...
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A NORTH ITALIAN NEOCLASSIC POLYCHROME PAINTED COMMODE lombardy, Circa 1790 The white rectangular top and sides with a blue-gray border and floral and
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