Gentlemen's Library and Grand Tour Auction of Curiosities, including a large private collection of Tribal Art and Ethnographica - ONLINE ONLY

A bronze novelty desk seal, as a hand, 7.5cm long; others (3)

A bronzed library model, of a recumbent lion, rectangular marble base, 25.5cm wide

A Cairo ware circular charger, the field damascened in silver and copper with figures, 30.5cm diam, early 20th century

A 19th century green leather gentleman's aide memoire and pocket case, hinged cover set with a compass dial and enclosing provision for cheroots a...

A cast iron door stop, as a chivalric knight, he stands, in armour, within a Gothic arch, loop handle, spreading rectangular base, 44cm high

A Chinese bamboo bitong brush pot, carved in relief with fishermen in sampans, in a monumental landscape, 17cm high, 19th century

A Chinese boxwood figure, carved as a young boy holding a peach, 10.5cm high; another; a Chinese tiger's eye carving, of Budai, 5.5cm wide; a Tibe...

A Chinese celadon jade carving, of a stylized beast amongst blossoming prunus, 5cm wide

A Chinese cloisonné enamel bowl and cover, decorated in polychrome with stylised lotus on an autumnal ground, turquoise counter enamel, 12.5cm dia...

A Chinese cloisonné enamel ovoid vase, decorated in polychrome with a spray of flowers on a crimson ground, 12cm high

A Chinese grey soapstone carving, of two female deities, each holding their respective attributes and wearing flowing robes, shaped base carved in...

A Chinese hardwood bitong brush pot, carved in relief with figures and prunus trees in a monumental landscape, 12.5cm high, 19th century

A Chinese hardwood miniature model, of an armchair, probably from a domestic altar, 14cm high, c. 1900

A Chinese lacquer bowed rectangular work box, hinged cover decorated in raised gilt with a bridge in a landscape, the sides with chrysanthemums, b...

A Chinese panelled bottle vase, decorated with alternating blossoming prunus branches, in polychrome, gilt metal base, 27cm high, 19th century

A Chinese rootwood figure, of a bearded immortal, he stands, wearing long robes, 32cm high, 19th century

A Chinese rootwood figure, of a bearded immortal, he stands, wearing long robes, 32cm high, 19th century

A Chinese silk civil rank badge or Mandarin square, worked in polychrome threads with a crane, 26.5cm x 28.5cm; another, military, worked with a t...

A Chinese silvered copper and cloisonné enamel bowl and cover, applied and decorated in polychrome with stylised lotus, temple lion finial, 13cm d...

A collection of Chinese mother-of-pearl circular gaming counters, variously engraved, Canton, 19th century, (approx. 50)

A collection of Chinese mother-of-pearl gaming counters, various shapes, including fish, engraved, Canton, 19th century, (approx. 50)

A Colonial ebony box and cover, carved in relief with stylised birds, palm leaves and geometric motifs, 27cm wide

A Continental alabaster carving, of a female head, 12.5cm high, 19th century

A pair of Ottoman child's shoes, embroidered and applied with gilt and silvered threads on an emerald green ground, 15.5cm long, Turkey, early 20t...

A Continental bone corpus christi, the cross 19cm long, claret velvet ground, gilt frame

A Continental carved softwood reliqury corpus Christi, compartments to verso with sliding covers, 27cm long, 18th/19th century

A Continental enamel plaque, decorated in the Symbolist manner with St Michael Fighting the Dragon, 11cm x 7.5cm, c.1900, gilt frame

A Derbyshire Ashford marble obelisk thermometer, inlaid in specimen stones with a flower, stepped rectangular base, 34.5cm high, c.1860

A 19th century Derbyshire Ashford Marble novelty photograph frame, as an artist's palette, inlaid in coloured stones with doves, lilies and a flow...

A Doulton Lambeth Silicon Ware promotional whisky decanter, produced for John Dewar & Sons, Perth, decorated in the Etruscan taste, 15cm high, imp...

A French Empire design gilt metal mounted mahogany letter rack, the sloping sides flanking three stepped stationery compartments, above a deep fri...

A French Regency type pattern boxwood and ebony chess set, the Kings 9.5cm high, mahogany box

A George II composition royal commemorative memento mori pendant, the memorial tablet pressed with a portrait of Queen Caroline of Brandenburg-Ans...

A George III longcase clock movement, 12in (31cm) square brass dial with cast brass spandrels, Roman chapter with Arabic minutes chapter, subsidia...

A George III mahogany library book press, shaped serpentine top rail, turned screw-thread, 50cm wide, early 19th century

A George III reverse engraving on glass, of a lady with a caduceus, 10.5cm x 9cm, oval fruitwood frame

A George III shagreen tapered rectangular draughtsman's etui case, hinged cover now enclosing protractors, 13.5cm long, c. 1790

A George III/IV mahogany and brass folding pocket gold coin balance, by Stephen Houghton & Son, Ormskirk, 13.5cm long (folded), c.1820; others (3...

A gilt metal equestrian desk weight, cast as a standing horse, marble base, 9.5cm long

A Grand Tour style library obelisk, inlaid with panels of amethyst quartz, square base, 40.5cm high

A Grand Tour style rose marble library column, turned socle, square base, 28cm high

A Grand Tour type plaque, applied withba profile portrait head of a Roman, on a marble ground, 13.5cm wide

A group of Neo-Classical wax cameo impressions, in the Grand Tour taste, the largest 2.5cm x 5cm, the gilt brass frame 10.5cm over loop, mounted f...

A Heuer Trackmate stopwatch, 4.5cm dial with Arabic numerals in red and black, subsidiary register. 7cm over loop

A Japanese bronze and mixed metal circular charger, chased and applied with boys busy on the river, 27.5cm diam, Meiji period; a vase, similar, 14...

A Japanese bronze-mounted hardwood plaque, the front inset with a figural relief of an official, the verso fitted with coins and amulets, 11.5cm h...

A Japanese cloisonné vase, enamelled with peonies and other foliage on a green ground, 23.5cm high, Meiji period

A Japanese export lacquer canted rectangular box, hinged cover decorated with a monumental lanscape, on a gilt ground, 13cm wide, Meiji period

A Japanese Kobe automaton toy, as a comical figure in a carriage, the wheels animating his limbs, 20cm long, Meiji period; another, as a musician ...

A Japanese silver mounted lacquer box and cover, decorated in red and gilt with swirls and autumnal leaves, enclosing a lift-out tray, 24cm wide, ...

A Japanese tsuba, cast and applied with silvered and gilt insects, 8cm wide, signed, Meiji period

A Kashmiri copper flagon, profusely chased in the Persian taste with stylised lotus, flowering meandering stems and dense foliage, hinged domed co...

A KPM lithophane, no.1347, 17.5cm x 15cm, tin frame

A KPM lithophane, no.404, 13cm x 11cm leaded amber stained glass border, 19.5cm x 17cm overall

A large 19th century cameo conch shell, carved in the Classical taste with Diana in her chariot, attended by muses and putto, 22.5cm wide, c.1880

A large Chinese bronze ding censer, cast in relief with bands of lotus, flowerheads and dragons, temple lion mask handles, 34cm wide, seal mark

A large Victorian mahogany country house book carrier, three-quarter gallery, arched end supports with pierced handles, 67.5cm wide, c.1880

A late 19th century terracotta circular charger, painted with a drunken monk, discovered asleep in the cellar, 34.5cm diam, gilt frame, c.1900

A Louis XVI Revival Neoclassical gilt-metal mounted porcelain inkwell, applied with swags of flowers, 13cm high, c. 1870; a 19th century French ta...

A Mamod steam station, with boiler, chimney stack and flywheel driven stationery engine, on original base, 26.5cm wide