A late Victorian violin `made and presented to H.R.H. Prince Arthur of Connaught... by Robert Howe. 1890`, bearing label to interior inscribed `R. Howe Windsor Castle 1889`, the two-piece back bearing stamp `R. Howe`, length of back excluding button 33.7cm, the oak case with an applied silver plaque, engraved `H.R.H Prince Arthur of Connaught 1890`, the interior with an applied vellum panel, inscribed `This case is made from a piece of old oak taken out of the Round Tower... The upper table of the violin in this case was made from an old door of Windsor Castle... Both the case and Violin were made and presented to H.R.H Prince Arthur of Connaught upon his return from India...`, together with a silver mounted bow. Note: Prince Arthur was born the seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria. He was the Commander-in-Chief of the Bombay Army from December 1886 to March 1890.
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Royal Albert Beatrix Potter figures - Jemima Puddleduck, Cousin Ribby, Mr Jackson, Mr Alderman Ptolemy, Little Pig Robinson, John Joiner, Hunca Munca, Timmy Tiptoes, Tommy Brock, Mrs Tiggywinkle Takes Tea, Lady Mouse, Diggory Diggory Delvet, And This Pig Had None, The Old Woman Who Lived In A Shoe Knitting, Ribby And The Patty Pan, Foxy Reading, Hunca Munca Sleeping, Miss Moppet, Goody Tiptoes and Cotton Tail, Pigling Bland, Mr Drake Puddle Duck, Gentleman Mouse Made A Bow, Tailor of Gloucester, Tom Kitten, Mother Ladybird, The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe and Miss Moppet, all boxed and six others unboxed (34)
A Victorian silver-plated casket, by Elkington & Co., c.1873, of oblong form, the body decorated with columns supported by rams' heads, with friezes of classical figures and branches, the ends with sphinxes and the domed cover with figural finial and doves, the interior with leather and buttoned silk, 38cm long 22cm high CONDITION REPORT: Once gilded. Now worn with copper showing. Small knocks. Screw missing from underside. Finial present but detached. Figure is missing part from hands - possibly bow and arrow. Doves loose. Wear and tears to interior.
A cased late Victorian ruby and diamond pendant, c.1900, a pear cut ruby, claw set to a gold scalloped gallery, suspended from diamond set leaves. Diamond set crescents to each side, to a blade edge swag, claw set with graduated old European cut diamonds and diamond set bow above. Detachable diamond set bale and later base metal chain. Tested as silver backed in gold
An 18ct gold open faced chronograph pocket watch, the pocket watch, 54mm diameter, with a cream enamel dial, black Roman numerals and gold spade hands, signed J Hargreaves and Co., Liverpool. Slide to the band to operate the blued chronograph hand. Chased border to the back case, bezel, pendant and lower half of the bow. The movement signed J Hargreaves and Co., Liverpool, Makers to the Queen and HRH The Prince of Wales, no. 46088, case no. 46088. Hallmarked Chester 1879, suspended from a moiré band garter fob with scrolled ends, marked 9ct, and a 9ct gold scrolled wire seal, with hand engraved monogram, Chester 1897
An 18ct gold key wound open faced pocket watch, with an ivory coloured enamel dial, black Roman numerals, silver spade hand and blued second hand. The case, 52mm diameter, with a slide on the band, blind cartouche to the back cover, rolled gold replacement bow, Chester 1876, together with a George III sterling silver pocket compass, with a painted enamel dial, 45mm diameter, the dial signed A Abraham, Optician, Liverpool. Hand engraved crest of a sphinx to the reverse. London 1819 (2)
An 18ct gold fob watch, by Thomas Russell & Sons, the case, 36mm diameter with a white enamel dial, black Roman numerals and gold spade hands. Hand engraved bezel, side and back case with two-thirds engraved bow. Gold cuvette, movement signed 'Tho. Russell & Sons, Makers to The Queen, Liverpool', no. 102443. Hallmarked 18ct gold, Chester 1900, together with a scrolled brooch pin and swivel clip, tested as approximately 9ct gold
A Continental gold hunter pocket watch, with hand engraved front and back covers. The case 51mm diameter with a white dial with black Roman numerals, Arabic minute marks and subsidiary seconds dial. Gold Louis XV hands with a replacement rolled gold bow. Vacant cartouche to the front cover, with hand engraved foliate surround to an engine turned ground. Base metal cuvette 'Ancre ligne droite 17 rubis remontoir spiral Breguet chatons'. Case no. 74045. Case marked 0.585 with Swiss and German marks
An Edwardian peridot and pink tourmaline swag necklace, three rub set peridots with sections of trace chain between, each one peg set with a bouton pearl. Chain swags below, with a textured ribbon bow to the centre, with three pear shape pink tourmaline and pearl pendant drops. Matching chain to a barrel clasp. Tested as approximately 15ct gold
A gold diamond set top wind fob watch, 28mm diameter, an oyster coloured guilloché enamel dial with black Arabic numerals and Louis XV hands. Repoussé chimera back case with an old Swiss cut diamond, rub set in the claw, and an old eight cut diamond rub set in its jaws. Case no. 14978. Case marked 18k. CONDITION REPORT: Chenier to the bow is broken.
A Belle Époque diamond set brooch, of stylised bow form, milligrain set with graduated rose cut diamonds. Tested as approximately 18ct gold faced with platinum. Original case CONDITION REPORT: Possibly had a pendant drop. The diamonds are uneven and irregular rose cuts, so not an even circular shape. This is the way they were cut and polished. The centre diamond has a large indented natural, which to the untrained eye may look like a chip, but again was cut this way and is not damaged. Evidence on the centre collet suggests it may have had a drop at some stage.
An Italian gold enamel and synthetic spinel bracelet, a series of twisted wire double bow shaped links with royal blue guilloché enamel ribbon, each claw set to the centre with a synthetic white spinel. Concealed box clasp and figure of eight safety catch. Marked 750 CONDITION REPORT: In our opinion, the bracelet is from the late 1950s of 1960s. 181mm in length, 20mm width. 24.9g approximately. No chips or damage to the enamel, although when the piece was enamelled some areas have flowed slightly at the edges. No obvious repairs or restoration.
Modern silver twelve piece canteen of Kings pattern flatware, London 1966/67, maker A C & Sons Ltd, comprising of twelve each table knives and forks, fish knives and forks, soup spoons, dessert spoons and forks, dinner knives and forks, coffee and teaspoons and four serving spoons, together with, silver handled three piece carving set, Sheffield 1938, and twelve silver side knives, Sheffield 1938, maker Cooper Brothers & Sons, total weighable silver 191.1oz, (qty), contained in mahogany bow front two drawer canteen, the rectangular top above two fitted velvet lined drawers, raised on four square tapering legs with spade feet, 81cm wide x 54cm deep, 78cm high.
ACCESSORIES: A quantity of assorted lures inc., Hardy Pennell and Pioneer metal Devons, Sprat and minnow mounts to gut, Wadham nature bait celluloid mount, Wheatley12 compartment alloy dry fly bow with leather wallet underside of lid, assorted flies inc. wee doubles and Wheatly alloy cast damper with felt pads.
CASED FISH: Four preserved Dace by W F Homer, Forrest Gate, London, in glazed bow front gilt lined case, 24"x18"x6", blue back drop, fully reeded over gravel base, Homer paper label top left, 2 rows of gilt text reads" Dace, United Weight 2lbs 10ozs. Caught by R.Smyth, River Thet, Norfolk, 18th August 1907".
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[Du Ruy (Charles) General Editor] S.A. Art Library: Set of the Four Volumes in the slip case Oblong 4to (245 x 285 mm) 1. Naude (Adele) HUGO NAUDE. 2. Holloway (Victor) CECIL HIGGS. 3.Du Bow (Neville) IRMA STERN. 4. Van Rooyen (Johan) MAGGIE LAUBSER. South African Art Library, under the auspices of the South African National Gallery. Each 64 pages, many colour and black & white illustrations, brown, cloth, dust jackets (the jacket of the Irma Stern volume is slight frayed along to the top edge), contained in the publisher’s brown paper-covered slip case, a good set. Good Cape Town and Johannesburg C. Struik Publishers 1974 Reserve: $75 Click here to view further details and to bid
Hill (Howard) HUNTING THE HARD WAY 8vo (240 x 180 mm) Illustrated by Raymon Naylor. (Bow hunting) 318 pages, illustrated with photographs and sketches, original red buckram, a very good copy. Very Good New York Wilcox and Follett Company 1953 Reserve: $20 Click here to view further details and to bid
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