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Click here to subscribeAn English Thomason type double action corkscrew, 19th c, with turned bone handle, ringed bronzed barrel with embossed badge marked DOWLER PATENT, wire helix, an English brass open frame butterfly winged nut corkscrew, late 19th/early 20th c, wire helix and another corkscrew (3) First - lacking brush, bone handle with minor old crack of approx 1.5cm l, minor knocks and scratchesSecond - in good condition with signs of use retaining sharp pointThird - damaged
A George V five-piece silver brush set, engine turned and initialled MAJ, maker F & Co, London 1929, a cut glass bowl and silver cover and a cut glass pickle jar and stopper, the silver collar embossed with fruit (7) Jar and stopper in good condition. The other items with light wear and small dents
CHILD RELATED & OTHER SMALL SILVER & WHITE METAL GROUP - six plus two respectively, the silver all having Birmingham hallmarks to include a double side teddy bear teething ring, 1930, 11.5cms overall, baby spoon, 1941, baby's brush, 1926, ribbon and swag decorated napkin ring, 1922 and a pair of napkin rings with engine turned decoration, 1954, various makers, 2.1ozt weighable, the bear filled, the white metal items include a beaten pattern child's spoon, stamped 1881 Rogers Oneida Ltd and a small embossed rectangular plaque depicting a religious scene, stamped "ESM, Italy", 5.5 x 3.75cms
A collection of silver,comprising three inkwells, including an example by Henry Matthews, Birmingham 1928, a silver and tortoiseshell jewellery box, by C & A, London 1919, 7.5cm wide, a pair of dressing table brushes, Birmingham 1915, 16.5cm wide, a pair of silver candlesticks, Toye, Kenning & Spencer, Birmingham 1973, 14.5cm high, dwarf candlesticks, 6cm high, two shaving brushes, by John Hawley & Son, London 1861, one other, a group of wine labels, to include 'Brandy', 'Whisky' and 'Port', three propelling pencils, one by Britton, Gould & Co, a vespa case, Birmingham 1905, and a silver jar and cover with embossed lid, by Comyns of London Ltd, Birmingham 1904, 7.5cm wide,12.2ozt weighable (12)Condition ReportJewellery box - base is caving in.Candlesticks cannot be weighed due to loaded bases.One of the shaving brushes is missing its brush.Knocks, scuffs and oxidisation to all.
A group of Chinese porcelain,20th century, comprising: two bowls, a brush-pot, and a bowl and cover, with associated stand, each painted with blossoming flowers or figures,18cm - 27cm diameter (6)Condition ReportCompressed bowl with cover - chip to foot rim. Wood stand with chips and cracks.Blue ground bowl - cracked.
A group of Chinese monochrome porcelain,20th century, comprising:two vases, and two incense burners, one with a wood cover10.5 to 22.5cm, anda reconstituted amber brush washer,carved with chilong to the sides,9cm diameter (6)Condition ReportPurple vase - chips to rim and foot rim.Red vase - surface scratches.Orange incense burner - chip to foot rim, to dragons mouth and to rim.Yellow incense burner - surface scratches.Amber brush pot - chips, cracks and surface scratches.
A collection of silver items,comprising a silver photograph frame, by P H Vogel & Co, 21 x 16cm, aperture 17.3 x 12.1cm, a similar smaller example, 9.2cm diameter, together with a hand mirror, 28.5cm long, a similar brush, 28cm long, a silver egg cup, Birmingham 1922, 1ozt, two silver handled shoe horn, and a similar button hook (8)Condition ReportEgg cup - slightly knocked.Silver backed brush and mirror - flaking mirror and some knocks to the edges.
Ca. 1900. Album containing 41 samples of "kinkarankaragami", Japanese leather wallpaper, some w. Rath & Doodeheefver label verso. Beautiful gilded designs of mostly floral motifs. 27 x 30 cm. Some sm. cracks in samples, edges sl. worn. The 'leather' effect of the wallpaper is achieved by placing moist paper on carved wood, then beating it with a brush until the design is embossed. After the paper dries, it is then painted, gilded, and treated to render it waterproof. This style of wallpaper became popular in the West in the late 19th cent.
Corgi Original Omnibus - A fleet of seven boxed Corgi Original Omnibus Blackpool 'Brush Railcoaches'. Lot consists of #44001 Original Livery(x3); #44002 Current Livery (x2); #44005 Wartime Livery; OM44003 'Sandcastle Centre'. Models appear Mint in Good - Very Good window boxes with some general storage related wear. (This does not constitute a guarantee)
TWO MID 20TH CENTURY CASED SILVER MOUNTED BRUSH AND COMB SETS, comprising a case containing a pair of brushes and matching comb, engine turned decoration, the brushes initialled, makers Sanders & Mackenzie, Birmingham 1947 and a small case containing an oval brush and associated comb, Birmingham 1927, small mirror with faux snakeskin mount fitted to the lid, together with a late Victorian silver handle from a page turner (3) (Condition Report: in usable condition, some light wear, page turner is a handle only)
A GROUP OF ORIENTAL PORCELAIN, ETC, MOSTLY LATE 19TH CENTURY JAPANESE IMARI, comprising a pair of bamboo brush pots carved with figures, animals and script, height 13.8cm, an Imari baluster vase, height 35cm, three various bowls, four blue and white porcelain sake cups with primitive decoration and impressed seal marks to bases, diameter 4.9cm x height 3cm and a green hardstone double ended seal (11 (Condition Report: both brush pots have splits, vase has worn gilding, the largest bowl is cracked and has a glued in repair, all four sake cups are either chipped or cracked)
A George VI cased and silver mounted brush set, comprising hand mirror, two hair brushes, two clothes brushes and comb, each with engine-turned decoration, the larger items with engraved initials EH within a circular cartouche, marks for Birmingham 1938, maker William Neale & Son Ltd, all housed in a hinged and fitted mahogany case.
A white metal and white metal mounted four-piece dressing table set, comprising a hand mirror, hair brush, comb mount and lidded circular dressing table box, each engraved cartouche and Persian influenced scrolling foliate decoration, each marked 'silver' (3) lidded box weight 156grams. Comb mount 20grams.
Jean-Baptiste André DE NOTER (1786-1855)Brush, ink & watercolor The Sint Baafsstede near Ghent destroyed in 1541. After the painting by Lucas d'Heere, signed and dated 1809.Penseel, inkt & aquarel De Sint Baafsstede bij Gent verwoest in 1541. Naar het schilderij van Lucas d'Heere, gesigneerd en gedateerd 1809.45.5 x 61 cm
C19th paint brushes and paint tube, by repute owned by Lord Frederic Leighton PRA, tube with attached late C19th label written in ink 'Paint and brushes used by Lord Leighton given to L.R.S by his valet soon after Lord Leightons death' long brush has faded script in pen 'brush belonging to Lord Leighton' and indistinctly stamped with makers marks. Max L36cm
Richard Billingham (b.1970)Two WhippetsOil on canvas, 104cm by 156cmProvenance: Purchased from the artist's graduation show at Sunderland University circa 1994Some light surface dirt. Areas where the black paint appears to be bubbling in places, in particular to the left hand side edge and to the right in front of the dog's nose. Slight rubbing to the outer edges in places. The odd hair and brush bristle trapped within the paint. Tiny loss to the right of the top edge. Small area of fine/medium sized craquelure within the white paint to the lower left and another to the right hand side of the whippet. See images.
Piers Browne (b.1949)"Grasmere"Signed and dated (19)93, oil on canvas, 99cm by 90cmSome light surface dirt. The odd hair and brush bristle trapped within the paint. Paint thin in places by application. The odd bump to the outer edges where the texture of the nail in the canvas is protruding. Otherwise good overall condition.
Walter Steggles (1908-1997)"Sussex Landscape, Lewes"Signed, oil on canvas, 37cm by 49cmProvenance: The Artist's Estate and thence by descent.Christie's, Modern British and Irish Art, 14th December 2012, lot 381Some light surface dirt, the odd hair and brush bristle trapped within the paint. Canvas slightly buckling upper left corner. Otherwise appears in good overall condition.
Harry Rutherford (1903-1985)"Cartmel"Signed, oil on board, 39.5cm by 49.5cmProvenance: Tib Lane Gallery, ManchesterCovered in a thin layer of surface dirt. The odd hair and brush bristle trapped in the paint. Board slightly bowing right hand side edge. An area of paint loss approx 1cm in size above the figure. Areas of very fine vertical craquelure within the green lower right, right of centre.
AN EDO SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A FARMER TYING HIS GETA AND CLEANING HIS TEETHUnsigned Japan, Edo (Tokyo), early to mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The elderly man crouching to tie the strap on one of his geta sandals, wearing a short robe tied at the waist and suspending a tonkotsu (tobacco box) and kiseru (pipe), a sickle attached to his back, his face contorted in a grimace as he cleans his teeth using a fusayoji (tufted toothpick). The side and back with generously excavated, asymmetrical himotoshi, the larger of which is of oval shape.HEIGHT 4.5 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and rubbing to patina.Provenance: From the collection of Gaston Lazard (1878-1956) and his wife Jane Levy (1886-1985) and thence by descent within the same family.Chew sticks are twigs or roots of certain plants that are chewed until one end is frayed. This end can be used to brush against the teeth, while the other end can be used as a toothpick. The earliest chew sticks have been dated to Babylonia in 3500 BC and an Egyptian tomb from 3000 BC. They are mentioned in Chinese records dating from 1600 BC, in the Ayurvedas around the 4th century BC and in Tipitaka, in the Buddhist Canon around the 5th century BC in India. The custom came to Japan with Buddhism and became popular during the mid-Edo period. Fusayoji (tufted toothpicks) were made from fragrant trees such as willow and black letters and were sold at shrine precincts.
A Georgian scent bottle (tear catcher), with gilded decoration approx 21 cms in length together with two silver-collared tapering glass hunting flasks 21 and 17 cms respectively and one white-metal hunting flask by Swain & Adeney approx 21 cms. Included in this lot is a silver clothes brush and a silver hairbrush together with two silver topped vanity jars and a silver engine-turned canister approx 85mm h (af).
Silver and blue guilloche enamel vanity set, including hand mirror, two paddle brushes (one missing the brush) marked London 1904, mm C&R C (Charles & Richard Comyns), plus two silver and blue enamel brushes (one missing brush) marked Birmingham 1930 mm T&S (Turner & Simpson), together with a silver and blue enamel topped scent bottle, a silver and blue enamel topped glass atomiser, and blue enamel Asprey 8 Day Swiss made clock. This lot also includes a blue glass fishing weight. (9) cr*Condition ReportSome loss to enamel - please see photographs.
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