GENTLEMEN'S LIBRARY, GRAND TOUR AND AUCTION OF CURIOSITIES

A 17th century oak architectural fragment, carved with acanthus, shell cresting, strapwork border, 39.5cm high, 28cm wide, c.1640

A 19th century alabaster portrait roundel, of John Calvin (1509-1564), turned frame, 12.5cm diam, c.1870

A 19th century Anglo-Indian hardwood clerk's box, hinged cover enclosing well apertures, a lift-out tray and three lidded compartments, the sides ...

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

A 19th century Anglo-Indian porcupine quill and horn desk inkstand, pen rest superstructure with turned bail handle above a faceted clear glass we...

A 19th century armorial bookplate/ex-libris, of Edward Barnett, copper engraving, 8.5cm x 6.5cm, mounted, ebonised frame, the verso inscribed Obta...

A 19th century railway diorama, by Tolmer, the watercolour and ink provincial town, hill and marsh panorama applied with a card locomotive an pass...

A 19th century Black Forest rectangular box, carved as a rustic crate, the front with trailing ivy, caterpillar and insects, 35cm wide, c.1880

A 19th century bone child's rattle, pierced fretwork baluster barrel, turned handle with whistle to base, 14.5cm long, c.1840

A 19th century brass desk 'gimbal' globe, set on a baring within an horizon band, domed base, 39.5cm high

A 19th century bronze novelty pen stand, as a street vendor, he stands, a basket on his back, rectangular Sienna marble base, 16cm high, c.1880

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 bronzed library model, the Venus de Milo, after the Antique, rectangular marble base, 41cm high

A 19th century burr walnut and marquetry three-section waterfall stationery letter rack, inlaid with barberpole stringing, outlined throughout wit...

A 19th century cast and wrought iron desk weight, as an acanthus bud, wrythen posted handle, shaped circular base, 16cm high, c.1880

A 19th century church warden pipe, Meerschaum bowl, horn stem, silver-coloured metal ferule, 42cm long, cased en suite, c.1880

A 19th century Continental ebonised table box, hinged cover with inset etched copper panel, the border and sides chip-carved with lunettes and pal...

A 19th century copper coats of arms, embossed with German armorial bearings, 23cm wide; another, the British royal coat of arms, 15cm (2)

A '19th century' dark patinated cabinet bronze, of Napoleon, square marble plinth, skirted square base, 11.5cm high

A 19th century dark patinated cast iron novelty desk weight, as a hand, a cabochon ring on the index finger, 12.5cm high, c.1870

A 19th century Folk Art figure, carved as a bee keeper, she stands beside the skep, inspecting an insect on her hand, 50cm high

A 19th century French bone devotional icon or plaque, carved with the Madonna supported by Seraphim and Cherubim, within a garland border of wheat...

A 19th century French gilt bronze and champlevé enamel fan-shaped desk stand, applied with a scantily clad classical lady and infant, allegorical ...

A 19th century French stained bone child's spelling alphabet, mahogany box with sliding cover, 22.5cm wide overall

A 19th century French urnular vase and cover, scantily clad putto finial, the sides cast with muses at the lyre, acanthus scroll handles, black ma...

A 19th century fruitwood clay pipe case, quite plain, brass hinged, 15cm long

A 19th century German pipe, Meerschaum bowl with silver-coloured metal cover and mounts, flexible horn stem, 42cm long, c.1880

A 19th century gilt bronze novelty table vesta, as a bear playing a hurdy gurdy, is top hat held out for tips, glass eyes, oval base, 12.5cm high,...

A 19th century glass cucumber straightener, of typical form, 63cm long; another, smaller, 61cm long (2)

A 19th century glass 'medicine egg', hinged cover enclosing a bottle and six tots, reverse painted and decorated with a butterfly and leafy stems,...

A 19th century Grand Tour bronze desk model, of an obelisk, square black marble base, 17.5cm high

A 19th century green ware candlestick, campagna sconce, broad dished drip pan, stepped columnar foot, 21.5cm high

A 19th century hardwood model, of a rowing scull, 84cm long, canted base with turned supports

A 19th century hardwood portrait pipe, carved as the head of a bearded statesman, horn mouthpiece, 16cm long, morocco case

A 19th century horticulturist's saw knife, 26cm serrated blade with hooked terminal, antler grip, 42cm long overall

A 19th century Indian softwood figure, of a lady, she stands, dressed in a sari, painted in the Kashmiri taste, 20cm high, c.1880

A 19th century Indian/Tibetan bronze oil lamp, the reservoir with domed lotus cover surmounted by a bird, knopped pillar and finial, trumpet shape...

A 19th century Italian mocro-mosaic and gilt metal circular snuff box or bonbonniere, hinged cover decorated with flowers, applied with borders of...

A '19th century' library desk timepiece, 3.5cm enamel dial with Roman numerals, supported on a griffin, reeded column base, 21cm high

A 19th century lockable travelling purse, steel chain and key, brass naval button, 17cm wide

A 19th century mahogany folding table-top reading stand, adjustable on a ratchet, opening to 51cm wide

A 19th century mahogany gentleman's towel stand, T-shaped cresting, turned domed base, 76cm high

A 19th century mahogany playing card press, screw-thread action, 19.5cm high, c.1850; a set of four William IV mahogany furniture rests, 7.5cm dia...

A 19th century Meerschaum pipe, carved with a ram on a rocky outcrop, 15cm long, cased, c.1880

A 19th century novelty pen rest, as a wheel barrow, 25cm long, c.1870

A 19th century oak finial, carved as a lion supporting a shield, 13cm high; a 19th century turned treen bowl, 12cm diam (2)

A 19th century Parian library bust, of Diana the Huntress, after the Antique, waisted socle, 19cm high

A 19th century patinated bronze counter bell, knopped finial, sprung mechanism, tri-form base cast with C-scrolls, 15.5cm high, c.1870

A 19th century Persian ovoid vase and cover, chased with stylised beasts amongst flowers and scrolling foliage, domed cover with pointed spire fin...

A 19th century pressed and lacquered gourd flask, silver coloured metal stopper and mount, 15cm long

A 19th century Rosewood playing card waiter, fitted with four rectangular boxes centred by a brass handle, applied with Gothic cut-card work and c...

A 19th century sailor's scrimshaw carved jawbone, naively fashioned as a porpoise and inscribed Home Soon Ann 1892, verso with signs of earlier wo...

A 19th century scratch built painted softwood maritime model, of a tea clipper, masts rigged with sails, 117cm long, c.1880

A 19th century silvered desk model, of Napoleon, the plinth veneered overall with mother-of-pearl and abalone, square black marble base, 10cm high

A 19th century silver-mounted Meerschaum pipe, carved as a stag on a rocky outcrop, 18cm long, cased, c.1880

A 19th century treacle glazed novelty money box, as a chest of drawers, coin aperture to verso, 8cm high, c.1880

A 19th century turned rosewood auctioneer's gavel, 11.5cm long, c.1835

A Black Forest type musical model, carved as a tortoise, glass eyes, enclosing a clockwork movement, 25cm long

A cast iron and oak desk model, of a canon, adjustable trajectory, mounted on a swivelling carriage, wooden rollers, 31cm long

A cedar lined leather cigar humidor, by Wesley Bober, hinged cover enclosing a hygrometer and a lift-out tray, carrying handles to sides, 36cm wide