A few examples of appraisal values for
QUEST COLLECTION

• VICTORIAN PAPIER MÂCHÉ, MOTHER-OF-PEARL,
  VICTORIAN PAPIER MÂCHÉ, MOTHER-OF-PEARL, ABALONE, AND PARCEL-GILT WHATNOT MID 19TH CENTURY with an oval mirror above three graduated serpentine tiers, the lower tiers fitted with single drawers, decorated with sprays of flowers highlighted with gilding, on scrolling forelegs and turned back legs with brass castors62cm wide, 129cm high, 42cm deepProvenance: John George Joicey Bequest Collection
• BOBBIN LACEMAKING PILLOW AND STANDING
  BOBBIN LACEMAKING PILLOW AND STANDING FRAME 19TH CENTURY the bolster shaped stiff cushion with bobbin lace in progress and hung with a quantity of wood bobbins with bead decoration, and a lace ribbon, on a separate tripod cradle33cm wide, 81cm high, 25cm deep overallProvenance: John George Joicey Bequest Collection
• GEORGE III BEECH AND LEATHER WIG STAND EARLY
  GEORGE III BEECH AND LEATHER WIG STAND EARLY 19TH CENTURY covered in brown hide with close-nail trim, fitted with an interior compartment and mounted on a pivoting turned wood table clamp41cm high, 17cm wideProvenance: John George Joicey Bequest Collection
• RARE REGENCY MAHOGANY SLIPPER-MAKER'S
  RARE REGENCY MAHOGANY SLIPPER-MAKER'S WORK TABLE EARLY 19TH CENTURY the removable lift-off tray top revealing a three quarter gallery and compartmented interior, above frieze drawers to both short sides, raised on tapered end supports and downscrolling legs ending in brass caps and castors and united by a turned stretcher, with neoclassical gilt metal mounts throughout; containing a quantity of 19th century slipper-making tools and materials, leather soles, and wood lasts some stamped I THORPE/ STAFFORD and F. MACKIE59cm wide, 87cm high, 42cm deepProvenance: John George Joicey Bequest CollectionNote: Women in the 18th and 19th centuries were expected to exhibit their needleworking skills in a variety of ways by making both decorative as well as useful items. The embroidery of slipper uppers became a widespread domestic pastime for the upper and middle classes, as slippers were usually worn by ladies at home. Patterns could be purchased or taken from magazines, and when the embroidered uppers were completed, they would be taken to a shoemaker for finishing. In 1847 the cost of making up a pair of worked slippers was 14 shillings, about the same price as a pair of ready-made French slippers. Not many people would have had the skill or equipment to undertake the whole process from start to finish, making the present work table so rare. The present table would appear to be a one-off, made and outfitted for an accomplished amateur slipper maker.
• REGENCY MAHOGANY CELLARET EARLY 19TH
  REGENCY MAHOGANY CELLARET EARLY 19TH CENTURY of sarcophagus form, the domed hinged top with moulded edge and cross stringing, opening to a lead lined compartment interior, over tapered sides with geometric stringing and dentil moulding to the base, the sides with lion masks, raised cast bronze paw feet with brass castors67cm wide, 56cm high, 51cm deepProvenance: John George Joicey Bequest Collection
• PAIR OF REGENCY MAHOGANY AND PAINTED
  PAIR OF REGENCY MAHOGANY AND PAINTED HALL CHAIRS EARLY 19TH CENTURY the bullseye backs centred by painted armorial reserves of a winged coronet, on waisted supports above bowfront seats with circular recesses and raised on square tapered legs with spade feet(2)49cm high, 95cm wide, 42cm deepProvenance: John George Joicey Bequest Collection
• GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND EBONY DRESSING
  GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND EBONY DRESSING TABLE 18TH CENTURY the hinged top with a moulded edge opening to an arrangement of compartments and a ratchet-adjusted mirror with a bevelled plate; above a dummy frieze drawers and deep drawer flanked by four short drawers, raised on square tapered legs93cm wide, 75cm high, 56cm deepProvenance: John George Joicey Bequest Collection