GENTLEMEN'S LIBRARY, GRAND TOUR AND AUCTION OF CURIOSITIES

An interesting set of timber samples, by Fitchett & Woollacott Ltd, Nottingham, each numbered and corresponding to a key, mahogany case, 36cm wide...

A 13.5" Phillips' Challenge globe, by George Phillip & Son Ltd, London, chrome plated meridian ring, circular wooden base, 49cm high Condition ...

A 19th century Anglo-Indian sandalwood and Sadeli marquetry games box, hinged cover inlaid for chess, cribbage and other parlour games, the interi...

A 19th century Anglo-Indian/Persian Masonic copper charger, fluted border, the field chased with stylised birds amongst fruiting vine, centred by ...

A 19th century architectural lead armorial, cast as the coat of arms of the University of Oxford, supported by beasts, 38cm wide Condition Repo...

A 19th century beadwork purse, colourfully worked with stylised flowers, rope twist handle, 11cm long

A 19th century Birmingham fire insurance wall plaque, cast with a fireman before an wheel-drawn cart with water buckets, the legend within a scrol...

A 19th century Black Forest carte de visite album, the cover carved and pierced with a wolf on a vine snarling at a bunch of grapes, gilt leaves, ...

A 19th century bois durci type composition roundel, of putti allegorical of The Arts, each scantily clad putto holds an instrument or reads from a...

A 19th century boxwood carving, of a frog on a lily pad, rectangular ebonised base with paper label inscribed Carved by Lady H**, St**, Countess *...

A 19th century boxwood carving, of the Lion of Lucerne, 15cm wide Condition Report: shield broken, no pieces, some minor cracks and scratches

A 19th century boxwood obelisk desk thermometer, ivory scale and label inscribed Cleopatra (Cleopatra's Needle), mercury tube, stepped square base...

A 19th century brass and black painted coaching lamp, 45cm high; others, similar (3)

A 19th century brass mounted mahogany instrument box, fall front with flush military-type handle, swan neck carrying handles to sides, 38cm wide

A 19th century brass pocket watch stand, cast throughout with triumphal regalia, rectangular base, 26cm high

A 19th century bronzed library desk bust, Ajax, after the antique, rose marble base, 18cm high Condition Report: good, some rubbing to edges an...

A 19th century canvas decoy or lure, as wood pigeon, 34cm long

A 19th century carter's grease box, wrought iron swing handle, 18cm wide

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

A 19th century Colonial brass pan, shallow circular bowl, the haft with cube nops engraved with crossed swords and palm tree insignia, 82.5cm long...

A 19th century dark patinated bronze figural two-light chamberstick, surmounted by a scantily clad putto playing a pipe, campana sconces, acanthus...

A 19th century dark patinated bronze urn, cast after the antique with bearded masks, entwined branch handles, square base, knop feet, 22cm high, c...

A 19th century dark patinated lamp, in the Roman manner, hinged cover enclosing a rotating mechanism, serpent handles, 17cm long

A 19th century dark patinated library desk bust, of Dante Alighieri (1265 - 1321), pink marble base, 12cm wide overall

A 19th century desk weight, cast with a gilded dead song bird, on an oval green velvet base, 16cm wide, c.1870

A 19th century ebonised scribe's box, hinged cover enclosing wells, seals and wax, 16cm wide

A 19th century folk art tin money box, as a house, 15cm wide, c.1880 Condition Report: general surface wear, one chimney lacking, some signs of...

A 19th century gilt brass and electrotype rectangular standish, central cylindrical wafer box flanked by a pair of square glass wells, applied str...

A 19th century gilt bronze mounted desk weight, cast as a recumbent deer, rectangular white marble base, 8.5cm wide

A 19th century gilt metal pocket watch stand, cast as a bear at a bee skep, 24cm high

A 19th century horn double ended magnifying glass, 9cm long, c.1870 Condition Report: lenses good with some light scratches, wear to horn but n...

A 19th century Indian alabaster model, of the Taj Mahal, painted detail to facade, glass dome, 32cm high, c.1880

A 19th century Indian brass and bidri rounded rectangular snuff box, hinged cover, decorated overall with scrolling leafy stems, 8cm wide, c.1880;...

A 19th century Indian bronze censer, cast in relief with deities amongst scrolling leafy branches, ball feet, 12cm wide

A 19th century Indian bronze shrine group, cast as two deities beside a bird, rectangular base, stepped bun feet, 20cm wide

A 19th century dark patinated bronze mantel urn, cast in relief with a hunting dog, pursuing a deer through fruiting vine, branch handles, octagon...

A 19th century Indian copper panel, embossed overall with fish, elephants, cattle, monkeys, cattle, birds and insects, 30cm x 37cm, oak frame Co...

A 19th century Indian sandalwood two-handled vase and cover, stylised beast finial, lotus carved base, hardwood plinth, 26cm high, c.1880

A 19th century Indian silver mounted hardwood opium tray, deep outswept gallery, drawer to base, the shaped mounts chased with stylised flowers an...

A 19th century Indian/Persian silver rosewater bottle, of Islamic shape, chased overall with dense foliage, 11.5cm high

A 19th century Italian bronze and specimen marble mounted octagonal looking glass, the moulded border set with lapis lazuli and carnelian reserves...

A 19th century japanned papier mâché spectacles case, colourfully decorated in Chinoiserie with figures in a garden, 18.5cm long, c.1835

A 19th century Kashmiri lacquer and penwork qalamdan renbox, decorated overall in gilt with stylised borders amongst dense leafy branches, sliding...

A 19th century mahogany gallery or connoisseur's glass, 13cm diam circular lens, turned handle terminating in a singular knop, 33.5cm long, c. 183...

A 19th century mahogany wall boss, boldly carved as a female mask, in the Classical taste, wearing a beaded diadem, 27cm high, c.1865 Condition ...

A 19th century marble rectangular desk weight, painted with an extensive landscape, 13cm wide; another (2)

A 19th century marble sarcophagus inkstand, constructed of varying specimens, loose-fitting top, the base with pen recess, 20cm wide

A 19th century Meerschaum cheroot holder, carved as a scantily clad beauty grasping a flowering cornucopia, 14cm long, c.1880, cased

A 19th century Meerschaum pipe, the bowl carved as the head of a Nubian, wearing a fez, hawthorn shaft, 26cm long, c.1880

A 19th century Middle Eastern mahogany and marquetry tripod occasional table, rectangular top inlaid in horn and ebony with a star within chequere...

A 19th century North African brass and steel bound coopered grain measure, 20.5cm high

A 19th century oak carving, of Urania, The Muse of Astronomy, 34cm high

A 19th century oak spoon rack, shaped back carved withflowerheads and stiff acanthus, candle box to base, 63cm high, 33cm wide

A 19th century Orthodox Patriarchal cross, of typical form, cast with the crucified Christ the Saviour, an effigy of Mary, Mother of the World, at...

A 19th century porcelain plaque, in relief with Venus and attendants, 12.5cm diam, oak frame Condition Report: good condition, frame fair/good,...

A 19th century Renaissance Revival gilt-metal mounted ostrich egg casket, hinged cover enclosing a blue silk lined interior, beaded circular base,...

A 19th century rounded rectangular copper trade card printing plate, Miss Brownson, Teacher of the Pianoforte [...] Hartington Road, Sefton Park [...

A 19th century Scandinavian leather bound treen water flask or canteen, domed cover, shaped and pierced strap borders and bosses, lug shaped feet,...

A 19th century seaweed and shell picture, arranged as a spray of flowers, gilt frame, glazed mahogany case, 31cm x 22cm, c.1870

A 19th century silver mounted meerschaum pipe, the bowl carved as the head of a negro, 11cm long, c.1890, cased