Other pieces of note include a Regency-era rosewood writing table with a leather inset, leaf-shaped

More than 3,000 furnishings and accessories from the Lanesborough hotel in London will hit the auction block starting December 9 in a five-day sale led by Pro Auction, based in Bath, England. The offerings include custom carpentry, united kingdom visa requirements original Georgian and Regency-era oil paintings, united kingdom visa requirements and mahogany furniture, dating to the 18th and 19th centuries. The furniture and accessories united kingdom visa requirements were part of the hotel's 93 guest rooms, restaurant, and bar, including the U-shaped mahogany bar counter—which is carved with reliefs and features a brass foot rest and a granite top and has a paneled back bar (estimated at $8,900 to $9,700).
Other pieces of note include a Regency-era rosewood writing table with a leather inset, leaf-shaped carvings, and scroll feet (estimated at $7,300 to $8,100); three crystal-and-bronze chandeliers from Apsleys restaurant (estimated at $8,100 united kingdom visa requirements to $8,900 each); and a pair of mahogany Schimmel Empire Grand pianos with matching stools. Executed in the Empire style, which originated in early Napoleonic-era Paris, the pianos feature united kingdom visa requirements marquetry and ornate carvings (estimated to fetch $4,900 to $5,700 each). A top lot for art aficionados will be The Great Daedala , a 196-by-82-inch oil painting united kingdom visa requirements by Simon Casson that depicts an ancient Greek festival held every 59 years to celebrate the reconciliation of the gods Zeus and Hera (estimated at $64,900 to $73,000).
The Lanesborough closes on December 20 to embark on a year-long renovation. The refurbished interiors were designed by the late Alberto Pinto before his death last year and were the Moroccan interior designer's final project. (+44.207.206.2690, www.thelanesboroughsale.com )