ADAM'S Country House Collections 15th October 2019

265 Tuesday 15 th October 389 A GERMAN LOUIS XV KINGWOOD VENEERED BUREAU EN PENTE , with three-quarter gallery, the shaped quarter-veneered slope concealing a fitted interior, the base with frieze drawers, flanked by pedestal cupboards, on short cabriole legs, the whole trimmed with ormolu foliate mounts, apparently retaining its original locks etc., probably German. 112cm wide, 96cm high, 50cm deep (closed) Provenance: Sir Andrew Mitchell, British Ambassador to Berlin and personal friend of Frederick the Great, thence by family de- scent until acquired by the vendor € 2,000 - 3,000 388 A PAIR OF ITALIAN CARVED GILTWOOD WALL SCONCES, OF BAROQUE STYLE, centred with a large scallop shell over a female mask, and scroll work apron, with cartouche and inverted c-scrolls, each fitted with two pairs of candle arms with naturalistic stems and spool shaped sconces. 130cm high, 60cm wide € 3,000- 5,000