GENTLEMEN'S LIBRARY, GRAND TOUR AND AUCTION OF CURIOSITIES

A 19th century Classical Revival alabaster, champlevé enamel and ormolu twin-handled sweetmeat comport, in the manner of Elkington & Co, saucer-sh...

A 18th century giltwood floor standing pricket candlestick, domed sconce, turned column, stepped base, 110cm high

A 19th century alabaster desk bust, of Dante Alighieri, marble columnar base, 19.5cm high

A 19th century Anglo-Indian coromandel table top adjustable candle stand, dished top,mourned pillar and base, inlaid throughout with ivory roundel...

A 19th century Anglo-Indian hardwood wall boss, boldly carved as ram's head, 31cm high, c.1880

A 19th century Anglo-Indian horn carving, of a recumbent lion, rectangular base with Vizagapatam border, 9cm wide

A 19th century bisque relief portrait, of Louis XVI, 4cm x 3cm, circular ebonised frame

A 19th century Black Forest spill vase and inkwell, boldly carved with an eagle and a fox, 31cm high, c.1870

A 19th century bone amphora-shaped flask, of Moorish influence, 'scrimshaw' engraved with bands of scrolling foliage, domed cover, 13cm high, c. 1...

A 19th century brass bound oak St Bernard type keg, copper riveted bands, the ends branded RP Parker, steel chain, 17cm wide, c.1850

A 19th century brass jeweller's advertising diamond scoop, inscribed E Elliott, 55 Frederick St, Birmingham, Stone Dealer, Speciality - Opals, 8.5...

A 19th century brass novelty desk top letter rack, as a renaissance soldier, the divisions as shields, circular base, 10.5cm diam, c.1890

A 19th century brass novelty easel letter rack, cast and applied with the head of a dog, 17cm high, c.1890

A 19th century brass safe plaque, Milners' Patent Fire-Resisting Evapourating safe, embossed with Royal coat of arms and further heraldic devices,...

A 19th century bronze and steel patent table top knife sharpener, the adjustment thumb screw marked Blake, rectangular base with fruiting vine bor...

A 19th century bronzed figure, of a Highland soldier, he stands, in traditional uniform, mounted on a serpentine dish, 15cm high, c.1880

A 19th century brown leather pocket cheroot case, The Protector, embossed with the arms of the Corporation of London, 13cm long; a 19th century mo...

A 19th century brown saltglazed stoneware oval flask, possibly Brampton, moulded in low relief with a basket of country flowers, the verso with a ...

A 19th century cast iron door stop, as a lion, stepped rectangular base, 26cm wide, c.1850

A 19th century cast iron miniature model safe or strong box, 11cm wide, c.1880

A 19th century cast iron occasional table, circular top in the Historicist Revival with stylized armorials, eagles, strapwork and anthemions, outs...

A 16th century oak panel section, carved in relief with scrolling acanthus, 6cm x 18cm, c. 1550, framed, old labels to verso inscribed Panelling f...

A 19th century dark patinated bronze cabinet bust, of William Pitt the Younger (1759 - 1806), marked to verso TB, associated bell shaped socle and...

A 19th century dark patinated bronze novelty goblet, cast as an ostrich, the bowl formed from a section of an egg, standing on a rocky outcrop, 24...

A 19th century dark patinated bronze pocket watch stand, cast as a sunflower, 13cm high, c.1870

A 19th century dark patinated bronze table vesta, cast as a stubborn mule, steadfast, the owners' coaxing in vain, rectangular marble base, 17cm w...

A 19th century dark patinated desk bronze, of a hound, seated, polished socle, spreading circular black marble base, 10cm high

A 19th century Egyptian Revival verdigris patinated and verde antico inkstand, cast after the Ancient Egyptian with a seated figure, flanked by a ...

A 19th century electrotype portrait roundel, of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, King of Hungary (1830-1916), after Josef Hermann Tautenhayn (18...

A 19th century French beech Campaign-type travelling folding stool, brass struts, swing carrying handle, 41cm wide, stamped Deposé M.C., c. 1890

A 19th century French bois durci thermometer, the architectural frame crested by a visor and flanked by reeded columns, mercury tube, 29cm high, c...

A 19th century French bronze and banded onyx campana mantel vase, scroll handles, spreading circular foot with lotus border, 14.5cm high, c.1875

A 19th century French brown patinated bronze figural jardiniere or spill vase, the hemi-ovoid bowl grasped within an acanthus branch held aloft by...

A 19th century French brown patinated bronze inkwell, the tapering reservoir boldly cast in alternating tones of high and relief with friezes of f...

A 19th century French brown patinated bronze table vesta, cast as a putti, allegorical of summer, he sits cross legged on a rock playing his flute...

A 19th century French dark patinated bronze novelty table vesta, as a maid drawing water from a well, oval base, 13cm high, c.1870

A 19th century French dark patinated bronze table vesta, cast as a Revolutionary soldier, beating a drum, rectangular base inscribed Vive-Les Hero...

A 19th century French Empire design gilt-brass campagna shaped comport, engine turned throughout with guilloché and diapers, columnar base, square...

A 19th century French gilt metal musical casket, in relief overall with birds, keyless movement to base, bun feet, 13cm wide, c.1890

A 19th century French Grecian Revival figural candlestick, cast as the head and bust of a Classical maiden, gilt metal socle, belge noir base, 18c...

A 19th century French reverse painted glass, card and gilt metal shallow sarcophagus vanity box, architectural cover centred by a three-quarter le...

A 19th century gilt and silvered bronze novelty inkwell, cast as a young negro, seated on a tree trunk, his straw hat beside him,hinged as the cov...

A 19th century gilt brass novelty inkwell, as a 4lb weight, hinged cover, loose ring handle, 9cm high, c.1870

A 19th century gilt bronze and verde antico marble pocket watch stand, cast with stylised beasts, tracery and scrolling acanthus, 17cm high, c.1890

A 19th century gilt bronze novelty inkwell, cast as a dancing bear, his head hinged as the cover, domed Sienna marble base, 19.5cm high

A 19th century gilt metal circular table box, the push-fitting cover set with an electrotype roundel depicting Britannia paid tribute, engine turn...

A 19th century gilt patinated bronze candlestick, reeded column cast with an entwined serpent and terminating in budding lotus, Rococo drip pan, u...

A 19th century gilt-plated oval pedestal table centre dish, half-fluted and embossed with bands of paterae, flying-scroll handles terminating in a...

A 19th century Grand Tour terracotta circular oil lamp, after the Ancient Greek, 14.5cm diam

A 19th century hardwood carving, of a dolphin, in the Renaissance taste, shaped plinth base, 26cm high

A 19th century horticulturist's pruning knife, 25.5cm serrated blade, stag antler handle, 42cm long overall, c. 1870

A 19th century Indian brass and copper ovoid jardiniere, embossed and applied with figures on horseback hunting stags within a chased forest, the ...

A 19th century Indian lacquer three-tier stacking box and cover, decorated in tones black and red with an elephant and stylized lotus, 23cm diam, ...

A 19th century Indian silver and brass marquetry hardwood octagonal box, inlaid overall with stylized birds and dense scrolling foliage, 18.5cm di...

A 19th century Indian/Persian qalamdan pen box, decorated overall with stylised flowers on a blue ground, sliding compartment to end, 30cm long

A 19th century Indian/Persian qalamdan pen box, decorated overall with stylised flowers on a pale gold ground, sliding compartment to end, 30cm lo...

A 19th century Irish bog oak chamberstick, boldly carved with fruiting vine, 24cm wide, c.1880

A 19th century Irish bog oak model, carved as an owl on a perch, engine turned base with shamrock border, 21cm high, c.1880

A 19th century iron gamekeeper's estate man trap, rectangular jaws, long setting spring, 73cm long

A 19th century Italian Grand Tour marble portrait profile, of Michelangelo, after Enea Vico, bust-length, red mount, oval giltwood frame, 18cm x 1...