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Chinese School, a bronze, Buddha, seated in meditation, 12cm high; another, traces of gilding, 16cm high; another (3)

Coal Mining Interest - a large 19th century steel and brass miner's shaft lamp, by Davis, Derby, pierced canopy enclosing a gauze, glass chamber, ...

Coal Mining Interest - a Welsh miner's lamp, Midget B, by Thomas & Williams, Aberdare, brass and steel, glazed chamber, 23cm high ...[more]

Continental School (19th century), a dark patinated bronze, of a putto holding a Sacred Heart, square marble base, 9cm high

Continental School (19th century), a gilt bronze, of a lion, standing, fierce, rectangular marble base, 27cm long

Continental School (early 20th century), a bronzed figure, in the Grand Tour taste, of an athlete throwing a stone, square alabaster base, 18cm hi...

Continental School (early 20th century), a dark patinated bronze, of a gentleman with top hat, cane and overcoat, indistictly signed, 6cm high

Continental School (early 20th century), cast iron, a thoroughbred horse beside a fence, oval base, 38cm long

Cricket - The Bodyline Tour - Douglas Jardine and the Ashes 1932-33 - a presentation England cricket ball, mounted and applied with a gilt plaque ...

Dendrology - an interesting didactic collection of timber specimens, by Fitchett & Woollacott Ltd, Nottingham, each numbered and with a correspond...

Derby Football - a silver open-faced pocket watch and double-Albert chain, the Victorian silver fob inscribed Derby & Dist[rict] Football League 1...

Dunhill - an early 20th century copper and silver plated novelty cigarette lighter, as a hunting horn, the automatic mechanism triggered by rotati...

English School (20th century), a verdigris faux bronze maquette, of a sleeping female nude, recumbent on a rocky outcrop, impressed lion mark, 33c...

Entomology/Botany - a 19th century turned boxwood field specimen examination box, glazed screw-fitting cover, 4cm diam

Erotica - a pair of Chinese porcelain figures, of lovers, each modelled reclining nude, picked out in polychrome enamels and wash, he 10cm long, 2...

Folk Art - a 19th century carved and painted softwood decoy duck, probably American, brown, red and, gilt plumage, suspended lead weight, 20th cen...

Football - an early 20th century silvered metal plaque, as a footballer on the dribble, framed ensuite with a ribbon and cartouche inscribed 'Pres...

French School (19th century), a gilt animalier bronze, of an ostrich, rectangular verde antico marble base, 19cm high

French School (19th century), a pair of brown patinated bronzes, Revelling Baccantes, foundry signatures of Delesalle in the maquette, 36cm and 34...

French School (early 20th century), a gilt bronze, of an Egyptian Revival Beauty, bust length, onyx and rouge marble base. 12cm high

French School (early 20th century), patinated metal, The Catch, a fox makes off with a bird, 20cm long

French School (late 19th century), a dark patinated bust, of a Grecian Revival beauty, white marble base, 30.5cm high

Geology - Three amethyst quartz egg shaped specimens, 4cm long; a canvas pouch (4)

Golf - an early 20th century advertising desk bell, cast as Mr Dunlop, he stands, with clubs, upon an oversized golf ball, 9cm high

Grand Tour School (19th century), a dark and verdigris patinated bronze, The Dying Gaul, after the Antique, 10cm wide

Grand Tour School, a verdigris patinated desk bronze, Narcissus. ebonised plinth, 25cm high overall

Heraldry - a collection of clipped-paper watercolour armorials and seal impressions, mounted for the collector, morocco conoisseur's case

Heraldry - a William IV Grant of Arms, to Thomas Cope of Osberton Hall, and his descendants, tooled and gilt morocco case with Royal cypher, the s...

Heraldry - an Arts and Crafts oak armorial, carved in relief with the crest of Shuttleworth, of Gawthorpe Hall, Lancashire, Hodsock Priory, Nottin...

Hunting & Equestrian - an Edwardian E.P.B.M rectangular sandwich tin, by James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield, hinged cover and fall front, tan leather c...

Indian School (19th century), a portrait miniature, of a nobleman, gouache on ivory, oval, 7cm x 5.5cm

Indian School, a gilt bronze Jain figure, Tirthankara, 11.5cm high

Indo-Chinese School, a dark patinated bronze, Tara, she stands, holding a ltus 'ruyi', 39cm high, ebonised collector's display stand

Japanese School (Meiji period), a dark patinated bronze, of a lion, prowling, 47cm long,hardwood stand

Japanese School (Meiji period), a dark patinated bronze, of an eagle perched on a rocky outcrop, 15cm high

Judaica - a Jewish velvet tehillim or siddur bag, worked in pale blue and gilt braid with star of David and Hebrew inscription, 28.5cm x 22cm

Lapidary - a 19th century Cornish serpentine bowl, 7.cm diam, Lizard Point Complex, Cornwall; a blue and banded agate flared cylinder cabinet cup,...

Marine Folk Art - a softwood model ship diorama, of a French barque, glazed ebonised case, 31cm high, 42cm wide, early 20th century

Marine Folk Art - an early 19th century whale tooth carving, of an open boat, 8.5cm long

Maritime Interest - a 19th century ship's 'cathead' boss, from a beam-end, carved as the head of a lion, 45cm high, 37cm wide

Marliangeas (French School early to mid-20th century), a large softwood carving, Mephistopheles, adzed fisnish, signed 75cm high, early 20th centu...

Masonic and Friendly Society Interest - a silk sash and decoration, the Order centred by a gilt metal boss depicting Justice, further allegories a...

Medical - a mid-20th century composition didactic teaching model, 32cm wide, label for Deutsches Hygiene Museum, Dresden

Medical - an early 20th century morocco leather doctor's field set, retailed by Jose Clausolles, Barcelona, enclosing an arrangement of implement...

Medical - an early to mid-20th century composition osteopathic didactic model, of spinal vertabrae, oak base, 49cm high

Medical Interest - a mid-20th century composition didactic teaching model, of a human eye, paper label for Szup Logia, the base 22cm x 18cm

Memento Mori - an amethyst crystal skull, of small proportions, 5cm long, [1]

Military - Basset, by, Vue du dedans du magasin d'armes de Paris, engraving, published Paris 1785, 28cm x 41cm

Modern Design - a 20th century angle poise reading lamp, the Maclamp by Terence Conran, red-painted conical shade and domed circular base, adjusta...

Natural History - a black branch coral specimen, mounted for display, 18cm high

Natural History - a crustacean specimen, crab, mounted for display, 14cm wide

Natural History - a grooved brain coral (diploria labyrithiformis) specimen, mounted for display, 30cm high

Natural History - Dendrology - a globular desk weight, containing samples of fossilised wood, ebonised base, 13cm high

Natural History - Geology, Palaeontology, a large tray collection of British ammonites, various shapes and sizes, from the Whitby Jurassic coastli...

Naval Interest - a copper half gill measure, loop handle, the base marked with a crowned anchor and RN [Royal Navy], 5cm high

Neapolitan Grand Tour School (19th century), a verdigris patinated bronze, Narcissus, 29cm high, fluted mahogany conoisseur's plinth, 44cm high

Nelson & The Battle of Trafalgar - a silvered metal portrait plaque, of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté (1758...

Persian School (first-half, 20th century), a panel painting, of a hunting scene, well-painted on ivory, 12.5cm x 19.5cm, Sadeli frame en suite, 26...

Photography - a 19th century tooled morocco leather album of photographs and carte de visites,various studio portraits; family groups; a girl in t...

Playing Cards - a pair of Goodall's advertising whist markers, for Richard Barrell, Stationer, Liverpool, printed in polychrome with the King and ...