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Click here to subscribeA Merrythought 1991 "Cheeky" teddy bear, having a blonde mohair covered body, shaved muzzle, red ribbon scarf, internal bell mechanism, measuring 30 cm tall, and sold together with a limited edition "Bearheart" teddy bear, 115 of 750, having a golden mohair covered body, and measuring 40 cm tall, both with their original cardboard box and certificate.
Two Merrythought teddy bears, comprising "Beau Bell", limited edition 13 of 250, having a bell trimmed collar, and measuring 36 cm tall, plus "Brandy Butter" with growler, limited edition 62 of 500, having a golden mohair covered body, wearing a gold trim bow, and measuring 20 cm tall, both with certificates of authenticity.
Am album with approximately 45 signed items (some, noted in photographs (P), are printed/facsimile) - mostly postcards/photographs. Also to include a number of original, private and unseen photographs of stars at the stage door of Manchester Opera House c1950s. Handwritten signatures from: Constance Bennet, Yana, Eleanor Summerfield, Brigitte Bardot, Tommy Steele, Freddie Bell and the Bellboys, The Platters, Joan Savage, Lita Roza, Ronnie Carroll, Chas McDevitt. The vendor's uncle was a dedicated autograph hunter, often waiting at stage doors in Manchester and further afield in order to meet the stars, as well as writing off for many signatures. See images for a list of autographs in this book.
V BELL; oil on canvas board, still life study of vase of flowers, bearing signature lower left, 40 x 32cm. (D)Provenance: private collection London.Additional InformationA couple of minor surface marks. A couple of scuffs to the frame.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk or http://artistscollectingsociety.org
STUART; a suite of cut glass drinking glasses with bell shaped bowls comprising twelve large wine glasses, twelve champagne flutes and twelve small wine or port glasses.Additional InformationA couple of the glasses have tiny nicks to the rims, all of the glasses are very dirty as they have not been used for many years.
A late 19th century French gilt brass and alabaster mantel clock garniture, the circular dial set with Arabic numerals raised on columns to semi-circular base on knopped feet, the eight day movement striking on a bell, height 42cm, the twin branch garniture candelabra height 31cm, with pendulum and key.Additional InformationDoes strike, but not fully tested, no guarantee of working order. Main clock is a little loose in its fitting, some marks and dirt to dial. Further general wear, some small nibbles to stone. Tarnish to the gilt finish, some manufacturing casting flaws, etc.
A 19th century brass lantern clock with turned finial above exposed bell and circular dial spuriously inscribed 'J. Knibb, Fecit, Oxon' with pin chain driven fusee movement and raised on turned feet, height 41cm.Additional InformationThere is general surface wear throughout, as you would expect, but no pieces are missing. Please refer to additional photographs of movement.
A late 19th century French rouge marble mantel clock with gilt metal twin handles and mounts, on cast scrolled front feet, the enamelled dial set with Arabic numerals, the eight day movement striking on a bell, height 42cm, width 23cm.Additional InformationNot tested, no guarantee of working order. Some small nibbles to the stone, build-up of dirt and dust, tarnish and discolouration. Further general wear throughout.
A RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL BELL, BOEastern Zhou DynastyThe instrument with a pointed oval section, cast on each side with four horizontal bands, the broad lowest band decorated with low-relief designs depicting taotie masks flanked by stylised dragons patterned in leiwen spirals, the upper three bands each bearing six large hemispherical bosses and divided by a vertical panel, the flat top supporting an elaborate openwork suspension loop cast as a pair of confronted feline mythical beasts with sinuous bodies decorated with swirling leiwen designs, upturned curling tails and long necks, the surface with a grey-green patina and scattered malachite and azurite encrustations.25.4cm (10in) high. Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價東周 青銅饕餮紋鎛鐘Impressive in form and design, the present bell reflects the high sophistication level achieved in Chinese casting techniques during the Eastern Zhou period. The implement was produced using the typical casting techniques of the state of Jin (present-day Shanxi Province), which became the main centre of bronze casting in north China at the time.Ritual bells were decorated by using carved clay pattern blocks which were impressed onto strips of clay which served as moulds for the bronze. The impressive rows featured on the present bell would have been obtained using one master pattern block so the same design could be repeated on different bells. Similar bells to the present example were excavated from the tomb of the Marquis Yi of Zheng (d. ca. 433 BC), see J.Rawson, Mysteries of Ancient China, London, 1996, p.133. According to the author, the elliptical cross-section of bells dating to the Eastern Zhou dynasty was a fundamental element that determined the musical quality and the two notes that could be achieved: the first by striking the bell on the outside at the central point of the lip, the second by striking the corner; see Ibid., p.134.A bronze ritual bell, Eastern Zhou dynasty, displaying a similar decoration as the present example, is illustrated in the Marco Polo Seventh Centenary Exhibition, Chinese Art, Venice, 1954, no.75; a further example is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, acc.no.1988.20.7.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL BELL, NAOLate Shang DynastyThe body of lenticular section, crisply cast in high relief on each side with a taotie mask with buffalo horns, the hollow tapering shank opening into the base of the bell, all under a mottled malachite shallow encrustation, metal stand.17.5cm (6 7/8in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價商晚期 青銅獸面紋鐃Bells shaped as the present example are among China's earliest percussion instruments. Many have been unearthed from mountain slopes and along riverbanks in south China. Nao bells were designed to be mounted on their hollow stems with the curved mouth facing up and struck from the outside with a mallet. Unlike other types of bronze bells, which were assembled as chime sets, the present bell was intended to be played as an individual instrument and may have been sounded during ceremonies or military campaigns. See a similar bronze ritual bell, Nao, Shang dynasty, illustrated by J.Rawson and E.Bunker, Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, London, 1990, no.49; and also a similar bronze ritual bell excavated from Shaanxi Baoji Zhuyuangou M13, Western Zhou dynasty, illustrated by J.Rawson, Western Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M.Sackler Collections, Vol. II, Washington, 1990, fig.127.4.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A LARGE DOCUMENTARY IRON TEMPLE BELLDated by inscription to the 29th year of the Kangxi reign, corresponding to 1690 and of the periodOf domed form with a double-dragon-head suspension loop and undulating arched bottom rim, the top of the dome pierced with four evenly-spaced holes within a band of wave ground, the body engraved with a Buddhist blessing to the Guanyin temple and dated to the 12th month of 29th year of the Kangxi emperor's reign alongside various donors' names, between bands of twelve earthly branches and floral motifs.46cm (18 1/8in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價清康熙二十九年 鐵鑄廟鐘See an iron bell in Fangshan cast in the 22nd year of Kangxi (1683), illustrated by Quan Jinyun, Series of the Gem of Beijing Cultural Relics: Ancient Bells, Beijing, 2000, no.104. See also a further bell dated 1701, illustrated by P.Lam ed., Archaeological Finds from the Five Dynasties to the Qing Periods in Guandong, Hong Kong, 1989, no.109, Hong Kong Museum of History. See also a Kangxi-period bronze example in the collection of the Ancient Bell Museum in the Dazhong Temple, Beijing, illustrated in La voix du dragon: Trésors archéologiques et art campanaire de la Chine ancienne, Paris, 2000, p.256, no.105.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
ANGLO CHINESE SCHOOL19th centuryGouache on paper, five various paintings, comprising one finely painted with a Court lady leaning against a table playing cymbals; a pair of 'sampan' paintings; and a pair of botanical paintings with flowers and butterflies, framed and glazed.The largest 44.3cm (17 7/16in) high x 29cm (11 7/16in) wide. (5).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十九世紀 外銷畫 一組五幅 紙本水粉 鏡框裝裱For a related painting depicting a woman in a similar pose striking a bell, see C.Clunas, Chinese Export Watercolours, London, 1984, fig.26; see a related woodcut of a woman and child, in the British Museum, illustrated by M.Jourdain and R.Soame Jenyns, Chinese Export Art in the Eighteenth Century, Feltham, 1950, fig.51.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
SIX BRONZE MIRRORS AND A BELLChina and Japan, 17th-19th centuryComprising four mirrors of circular form, variously decorated with designs in shallow relief and central circular boss, the largest decorated with cranes and inscribed ????; a barbed-rim mirror decorated with dragons; a Japanese circular mirror decorated with cranes; and a parcel-gilt bell cast with seal script Yi and Ling medallions, meaning 'Post' and 'Bell'. The largest mirror, 27cm (10 5/8in) diam. (7).Footnotes:Provenance: a Spanish private collection, and thence by descent.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.comAll with general wear including flaking to patina, degradation of the metal and nibbling/wear to edges in places. Foliate mirror with approx. 4x1.5cm area of deep scratching to reverse. The bell with several blunted edges, a few scattered indented marks and rubbing to gilt. Large mirror with approx. 5mm diam. repaired hole and significant corrosion and surface wear to front. The mirror with four characters has the central boss damaged.
AN IMARI BOWL, A SAKE BOTTLE AND A TEAPOT AND COVER18th to 19th centuryThe bell form sake bottle moulded with panels of tigers and dragons in landscapes, alternating with bijin in flowering gardens, Chenghua six-character mark; the bowl decorated with flowering peonies and chrysanthemums, blossoming branches and bamboo; the teapot of square rounded form with further flower sprays.The bottle 30cm (11.3/4in) high. (4).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.comTeapot: Small firing crack to interior lip of cover. 0.5cm. rim chip to teapot. A few minor firing cracks to footrim. Firing flaw to base. Bowl: 0.5cm. shallow chip and area of fritting to the rim interior. 1cm. wide max. overglazed chip to the footrim. Area of glaze pulling to the footrim. Bottle: Some firing cracks and firing imperfections.
A ROYAL ALBERT OLD COUNTRY ROSES FIFTEEN PIECE COFFEE SERVICE, comprising coffee pot and cover, cream jug, sugar bowl, six coffee cups and six saucers, together with a matching shaped oval bonbon dish, a Royal Albert 'Old Country Roses Cottage' 26.5cm plate and a fine bone china 'Cottage Rose' table bell (18) (Condition:- all pieces marked as first quality, no chips or cracks noted)
TWO BOXES AND LOOSE OF METALWARE, TREEN, MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, ETC, including EPNS trays and galeried tray, candlesticks, goblets, boxed place mats, etc, two 24k plated cocktail goblets, a cased pair of Prinzluk Spacemaster zoom 7-15 x 32 binoculars, a table top sewing box, a tray, two quartz carriage clocks, a mantle clock alarm clock, a set of bathroom scales, a mirrored jewellery box, a wool work bell pull, a transfer printed decorative picture, etc
A COLLECTION OF MASONS IRONSTONE 'CHARTREUSE' PATTERN PLATES, JUGS, BOWLS, GINGER JARS, etc, including an oval photograph frame, a pair of oval twin handled dishes, length 26cm approximately, one heavily crazed, a pedestal fruit bowl, 25.5cm diameter, a table bell, a hexagonal jar and cover, two ginger jars and covers, heights 12.4cm and 10cm, two 22cm plates, an octagonal jug, height 17.5cm, etc (19) (Condition:- overall good condition and first qualaity)
A BAG OF ASSORTED SILVER AND WHITE METAL BRACELETS, to include a silver hinged bangle with a decorative foliate engraved design, push pin clasp and an additional safety chain, hallmarked Birmingham, a silver bangle with a textured design, integrated box clasp with an additional figure of eight safety clasp, hallmarked London, approximate gross weight 25.0 grams, together with a quantity of white metal bracelets such as a damascene bell drop bracelet interspaced with hematite cabochons, stamped 'Siam Sterling', a bangle, two cuff bangles and a hearts shaped link bracelet, etc
A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT METAL FIGURAL MANTEL CLOCK, the case cast with a putti holding an open book, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, eight day movement with bell strike, stamped Japy Freres, with key, lacks pendulum, height 32cm (Condition:- heard ticking, winds, not striking on bell, gilding worn and a small section of casting broken and missing)
A BOXED NINTENDO DSI, SONY PLAYSTATION etc, including six Playstation games comprising 'Knockout Kings 2001', 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, 'Spider-Man', 'Gallop Racer', 'Star Wars Demolition' and 'Tekken', Nintendo Dsi charger works but console does not switch on, Kodak and Packard Bell digital cameras, etc
A LATE 19TH CENTURY BLACK SLATE, MARBLE AND BRONZED CLOCK GARNITURE, the clock with figural surmount of a man standing beside a plinth, the circular enamel dial with Arabic numerals and named 'Man Brundett Blanchetier Sucr Toulon', eight day movement with bell strike, approximate height 50cm, with pendulum and key, the garnitures are five branch candelabra, height approximately 54cm (3) (Condition:- bronzed finish worn and almost worn off in several places, one candelabrum branch has a crack, clock ticks and chimes but not correct number to correspond with the hour)
A BROWN LEATHER COVERED SUITCASE OF COLLECTABLES including servants bell board, etc, and a Columbus Globe duplex globe lamp, the lamp not tested and fittings are broken/loose, the servant's bell fitted in an oak frame with five apertures in the painted glass panel, maximum length 47cm, a modern pewter tankard, a pair of brass wall lights, shield shaped mirror, etc (2)
A KENBAR CAST IRON SEWING MACHINE, black painted with floral decoration on wooden base, with a boxed Bell & Howell Model 624 cine camera, Kodak 'Bantam' coloursnap camera, quantity of assorted flatware and a quantity of miscellaneous items to include carriage clocks, goblets, tankards, wooden and brass ornaments, photograph frames, ashtrays, etc (three boxes)
A BOX OF WHITE METAL WARE, to include a pewter hammer effect tankard, with a scroll handle, a bell shaped pewter tankard with a scroll handle, a cased set of 'Walker & Hall' EPNS cake forks, a cased set of six EPNS teaspoons and a pair of sugar tongs, a cased set of six EPNS teaspoons, six yellow handled EPNS butter knives, a cased 'Walker & Hall' salad spoon and fork, a variety of white metal teaspoons serving spoons, etc
* EDWARD CHISNALL, LATE SNOW, THAWING CITY HILLS oil on canvas, signed, further signed, titled and dated 8 August '82 verso 76cm x 62cm Framed. Artist's label verso. Note: Edward H Chisnall is a well-known artist, author and broadcaster who was born in Glasgow in 1942. He works from a "haunted studio" in his home town of Glasgow. His written works include Bell in the Tree: The Glasgow Story which was also broadcast as a series three times a day, every day of the week throughout 1990 by Radio Clyde. His paintings rarely appear at auction but whenever they do, it is very obvious how much time it must take to complete each one. The level of detail is always impressive but it's Edward Chisnall's imagination which is even more intriguing.
London Transport Bell Punch TICKET MACHINE & TICKET RACK. Machine is serial no 75925 and comes with backplate (stamped 'London Transport') and strap. Machine punches correctly (no ring). Wooden rack has six sections on each side and contains a few replica tickets. All contained in a correct ex-LT carrying box marked 'AL' for Merton garage. [2 + box]
c1960 Tri-ang tinplate, large-scale London Transport Routemaster double-deck MODEL BUS from the iconic series introduced in 1957. On route 93 to Putney Bdg Stn. This is a 2nd-series issue (1960-63) with regular tyres, axles and wheel-nuts. An exceptionally good example, with original box, barely play-worn and with only minor blemishes, good decals and working bell. Measures 23" (58cm) long. Owned by the vendor from new. [1]
Sebastian Herkner, ClassiCon, Side Table BellSebastian HerknerClassiConDesign 2012Beistelltisch Modell Bell. Entwurf 2012. Farbiges Glas und Messing. H. 53 x D. 50 cm. Sebastian Herkner, ClassiCon, Side Table BellSebastian HerknerClassiConDesign 2012Side table model Bell. Design 2012. Colored glass and brass. H. 53 x D. 50 cm.
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