Two Day Gentlemen's Library and Grand Tour Auction of Curiosities - ONLINE ONLY

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An early 20th century olive wood Grand Tour 'herbarium'. Flowers from the Holy Land, published by FR. Vester & Co, American Colony Stores, Jerusal...

An early 20th century ruby glass egg, cut and highlighted in gilt with the Russian Imperial double-headed eagle, the silver plated stand cast as t...

An early 20th century Scottish mahogany wall mounted perpetual calendar, by Fairfield S & E Co Ltd, Govan, Glasgow, glazed apertures for date and ...

An early 20th century silver plated desk column, acanthus bud finial, stepped canted socle, recumbent lion supports, black marble base, 37cm high

An early Victorian mahogany miniature chest of drawers, crossbanded top above a cushion moulded frieze drawer and two short and two long graduated...

An Edwardian Derbyshire Blue John-hafted and silver-mounted mother-of-pearl paper knife, quill-shaped blade, the ferule chased with flowers, sligh...

An Edwardian E.P.N.S Corinthian column table oil lamp, Hinks No.2 patent burner, cut glass reservoir, the pillar part-fluted and embossed with swa...

An Edwardian mahogany games compendium, hinged cover enclosing chess board, solitaire and an arrangement of parlour games and pastimes, oval brass...

An Edwardian oak gentleman's after dinner tantalus, bail carrying handle above a cental decanter niche flanked by a pair of doors, fitted for ciga...

An Imperial German tax official's brass circular seal matrix, for and in intaglio with the iconography of the Kingdom of Prussia and script, 3.5cm...

An Indian brass paan box, pierced and engraved with stylised flowers and blossom, swan neck handle, 26.5cm wide, 19th/early 20th century

An Indian rectangular table covering, worked in silvered thread with insects and scrolling flowering stems, on a silk ground, 130cm x 51cm; eight ...

An Indo-Persian papier mâché oval box and cover, decorated with a narrative involving soldiers, hunting and courtly figures, 25cm wide, 19th centu...

An Indo-Persian penwork vanity box, hinged cover enclosing an adjustable mirror, decorated overall in faux khatam, the base with a drawer fitted w...

An Islamic hardwood rectangular chest, hinged cover carved with rows of stylized lotus, 'fleur-de-lys' to angles, outlined with brass studs and mo...

An Ottoman brass rectangular casket, chased in the Islamic taste with Arabic verse, hinged cover, 11cm wide, c.1900; a Middle Eastern/Indian dagge...

An unusual French polished brass articulated drawing room periodical rack, the folio stands folding when lifted from the handle, the glazed panels...

An unusual George III mahogany box, hinged cover, the front and side with removable sliding panels, the inside with a list of songs (?) in ink man...

An unusual late 19th century silver damascened gun metal rectangular table-top box, the cover inlaid with a myriad of radiating crosses within a c...

An unusual Mexican abalone shell cylinder ewer, influenced by the work of Salvador Teran, geometric handle, circular base, 31cm high, c. 1970

An unusual pair of 19th century glass stirrup cups, faceted trumpet-shaped bowls, short stems terminating in spherical handles, 13cm high, c. 1900

Angling - a 20th century steel-tipped bamboo fishing priest, by Fosters Bros, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, ring suspension and leather strap, the kosh i...

Angling - a 3.5" brass mounted fishing reel, by Carter & Co, London; a 4.25" alloy fishing reel, by William Garden, Aberdeen; a 7" hardwood fishin...

Antiquities - a large archaeological collection of Roman, Medieval, and post-Medieval domestic pottery shards, from Newark, Nottinghamshire, ink M...

Architectural Heritage - a salvaged oak cheroot casket, hinged cover, the front applied with a plaque inscribed 'Made of 13th century oak taken fr...

Automobilia - a mid-20th century enamel car badge, of military interest, applied with the insignia of The Royal Engineers, George VI cypher, 14.5c...

Automobilia - an Art Deco A Minerva car mascot, boldly cast with a stylized depiction of the goddess of wisdom, the helmet with laurels, manufacto...

Bear Baiting - an early 20th century gilt brass so-to-bed, as a bear and staff, his hinged head enclosing a vesta compartment, glass eyes, 7.5cm h...

Chinese School (19th century)A suite of five, Tea Picking, Fishing, Faggot Gathering, and Taking Teawatercolour and gouache on pith paper, the lar...

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