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Lot 47
A 19th Century Continental Gourd Powder Flask, incised and stained with a bust portrait of Napoleon flanked by foliage and the inscription Souvenir d'Ajaccia, with brass nozzle, 45cm; a Greek Gourd Rattle, of bottle form, incised and stained with circular panels of birds, architectural motifs and a saint, 36cm (2)
Lot 135
A late 19c French ormolu and porcelain two handled decorative urn on onyx stand, the urn with hinged dome cover with female bust finial, having two handles and supported on a short column with circular stepped base, the porcelain body painted with cherubs and bouquet of flowers with gilt highlights, 6in h.
Lot 406
Interesting carved wooden figural wall bracket, probably 18th Century, the three-lobed shelf with foliate palmette edge carving over scroll work framing a bust with shoulder-length curly hair, 31cm wide x 16cm deep x 31cm high Condition: Some edge losses to shelf, bracket is made in three sections and displays some uneven cracks at joints, overall colour is good, some tight splitting to bust - Please see extra images and TELEPHONE department if you require further information
Lot 282
*Schoeman (Giovanna "Ethne", 1940-81). Art Nouveau style cold cast bronze female bust, typically modelled with bronze and silvered flowers leading to the square base, the front stamped 'Ethne G. Schoeman MCMLXXIV' the rear 'G.S.', 23cm high Giovanni Schoeman was born in South Africa and studied at the Johannesburg School of Art, RSA, the Rawnsley Academy, London, the Academy of Arts & Crafts, Holland and the Brera Academy, Italy. He moved to America in the 1970s but was murdered by a hitman in a triple homicide which included his girlfriend and a business partner. (1)
Lot 34
*Drury (Alfred, 1859-1944). Age of Innocence, bronzed plaster bust, modelled as a young girl on a serpentine base, signed 'A. Dury 08', 40cm high (15.75ins) The original bust was produced in 1897 and exhibited at the Royal Academy. It is now in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. The sitter is Grace Doncaster, the daughter of a friend of the artist. (1)
Lot 408
*Clothing. An embroidered coat, possibly Ottoman territories, early 20th century, a long coat in a fine blue fabric of blended silk and wool, hand-embroidered overall in silks with a dense pattern of flowers and leaves, in pale pink, yellow, and cream, using running, stem, and satin stitch, some machine-stitching, long sleeves gathered at padded shoulders, 10 matching embroidered buttons down the front with corresponding stitched loops, indistinct letters and '21/3' in ink inside, largely faded to grey, and some marks, occasional breaks in embroidery, bust 100cm (39.5ins), sleeves 67.5cm (26.5ins), length 150cm (59ins), together with two hand-embroidered shawls (with some staining or wear) (3)
![*Dress. A Brussels lace wedding dress, 1899 [with later alterations], high-waisted empire-line gown with square neckline and](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ed49c14d-57bf-42e1-972b-a9f500bf6e82/dfa5e855-22f5-4726-8d05-a9f900ae869d/468x382.jpg)
Lot 410
*Dress. A Brussels lace wedding dress, 1899 [with later alterations], high-waisted empire-line gown with square neckline and train, hand-made, with machine and hand-stitching, comprising an inner shell of ivory taffeta (with zip closure), overlaid with cream hand-made Brussels lace, hook and eye closure at rear, sleeves elbow-length and slightly ruched, train edged in velvet, some small tears and holes in lace, and two small faint dark stains to front, train lightly soiled in places, bust 89cm (35ins), waist 80cm (31.5ins), length excluding train 150cm (59ins), length including train 190.5cm (75ins), together with a colour illustrated bound volume of verse commemorating the marriage of Mr. Port Bromell Elkins and Miss Eleanor Pollock Glass in Pennsylvania, 20th September 1899, second leaf with manuscript inscription certifying the marriage, quarter cream moir‚ cloth, decorative upper cover lettered in silver 'Bridal Bells', contained in original cardboard box, 4to, plus A Brussels lace wedding dress, 1929, cream low-waisted gown, hand-made with machine and hand-stitching, comprising a satin slip with scalloped hem, overlaid with a layered net outer shell, incorporating Brussels lace, and forming cape sleeves, ruched satin sash at waist, with bow to left side, press stud fastenings at rear, with corsage of wired faux flowers to left shoulder, some minor marks and small breaks in lace, bust 86cm (34ins), waist 86cm (34ins), length of slip 110cm (43.25ins), overall length 147cm (58ins), plus a partially deconstructed cream satin dress, late 1880s/early 1890s, comprising a ruched and padded boned bodice, lacking sleeves, and a separate long skirt with bustle pad and train, triple-pleated hem of skirt scalloped to reveal gathered hem of lining, some splits and soiling, together with original underskirt, plus a scallop-edged lace veil, 63 x 244cm (24.75 x 96ins), all contained in a small trunk Provenance: Eleanor Pollock Glass was the current owner's great grandmother, and the first item was worn by her as a going away dress; it was subsequently worn as a wedding dress by the vendor's mother Helen Louise Elkins, on 26th April 1952, and by herself on 4th October 1980. Port Brommell Elkins was an inventor and innovator, and the first person to use reinforced concrete in industrial buildings in Boston. Eleanor and Port's son, George Elkins, married Helen Douglass Gardner on 10th August 1929, and the second wedding dress was hers. The remaining items in the trunk come from the same family. (7)
Lot 411
*Dress. A damask bridal bodice and train, circa 1880s, comprising cream boned bodice, with cap sleeves and neckline edged with flounced layers of chiffon (a little torn and frayed in places), pointed waist with twisted gold damask edging, and a small corsage of wired berries, eyelet holes and ribbon lace for rear fastening, with some hooks and eyes, long train falling from bow and gather at left shoulder, lined with cream satin, inside of padded edge with ruched net trim, mostly hand-sewn, but some machine-stitching present, some marks, especially to edge of train, bust 74cm (29ins), waist 52cm (20.5ins), length of train from shoulders 238cm (94ins), together with a Victorian lace over skirt with train (raw edge at waist) (2)
Lot 413
*Dress. A lady's bodice, circa 1840s, printed wool challice bodice, with wavy pattern of white lines and pink, green, and yellow floral sprays, on a mottled purple ground, fitted and boned, with v-shaped waist, long narrow curved sleeves with scalloped overlay and rosette to each shoulder, cuffs fastened with 3 hooks and sewn loops, front and sleeves edged with fringed trim, rear fastened with 11 hooks and eyes, and with rosette to waist, calico lining with contemporary indistinct name in sepia ink, and stitched initials 'PA', rosette lacking to boat neck, sleeves with some light staining in places, lining somewhat spotted, bust 72cm (28.5ins), sleeves 48cm (19ins), length 33cm (13ins), together with a later fitted coat of the same fabric, with hand and machine-stitching, small collar, long slim slightly curved sleeves with pleated cuffs, 12 hand-sewn buttonholes, buttons sometime removed, hem with double border of pleats, one pocket, lined to waist in calico, with stitched initials 'PA' to neck, bust 76cm (30ins), sleeves 44.5cm (17.5ins), length 122cm (48ins), plus a Victorian skirt in fine sprigged cotton, close-gathered at rear with short train Two attractive matching garments in remarkably well-preserved condition, the coat eminently wearable. (3)
Lot 120
A set of six biscuit porcelain parian ware bisque ceramic busts dating from the 19th Century to include Naples mark pair of young children raised on cobalt and gilt pedestal bases with impressed N marks to versos. Also a bust of Shakespeare, Mozart, Milton and another. (6) Tallest 16cm high.
Lot 130
Gerrit van Honthorst (Dutch, 1590–1656) Portrait of a man in black with a white lace collar, head and shoulders, holding a hat, long bust length, aged 39 signed "G Honthorst" left of the sitter's shoulder and inscribed "Aet 39/1642" upper right oil on panel, in a painted oval 73 x 58cm (28 x 23in) Provenance: Dullingham House, Newmarket Oil on a wooden panel constructed from three boards in vertical alignment. The panel joins are reinforced at the reverse with wooden battens. There has been some movement, notably in the right hand panel join and there is retouching along both. There is extensive retouching in the background following the grain of the wood which are slightly darkened. The varnish is glossy and yellowed. There is some wear to the gilding on the frame, bit overall it is in a good condition. Inscription may have been strengthened.
Lot 3143
A late 19th century French Empire Revival comport, the central copper roundel cast in high relief and centred by a bust of a Roman maiden in profile, within a band of beads and stiff flowers and acanthus, the outer border with male and female sphinxes beside flowering urns, intersected with devil masks on shaped shields, brass-saucer shaped dish, knopped column, spreading circular base, 20.5cm diam, c. 1870
Lot 3377
Coins, GB and Europe, Charles II: 1662 silver crown, first draped bust right, rose below, 37mm, Spink no. 3350; 1668 shilling, second draped bust right, 28mm, Spink no. 3375; 1679 4d, 12mm, Spink no. 3384; William III: 1696 silver shilling, 24mm, Spink no. 3497; 1696 6d, 20mm, Spink no. 3520; Elizabeth I, 1574 6d, Fourth Issue, large bust looking sinister, 20mm, Spink no. 2561B; George III: 1819 crown, 1817 & 1819 halfcrowns (2); Victoria, 1844 crown; Edward VII, 1910 3d; Germany, Electorate of Saxony, Frederick Augustus I of Saxony, 1775 thaler, 37mm; France, Louis XV, 1731 ecu, Bayonne mint; etc
Lot 3314
English School (19th century), a portrait miniature, of a lady, bust length, seated, wearing a lace bonnet, jet beads and black silk dress closed with a memorial brooch, watercolour on ivory, arched mount, 11cm x 9cm, morocco case; English School (19th century), Portrait of a Young Gentleman, in the Highlands, watercolour, 14.5cm x 11.5cm (2)
Lot 3061
A 19th century mother-of-pearl and hardwood icon frame, from the Holy Land, crested by a bust-length profile of Jesus Christ, flanked sinister and dexter by his blood in a chalice and palms, the sides with New Testament rebuses, christograms and ecclesiastical devices, veneered throughout with square panels picked out in alternating tones of black and red, scrolling acanthus to angles, inset late Medieval South German hand-coloured woodblock print of the Deposition of Chrsit, 12cm x 17cm, c. 1500, the frame 23cm x 22.5cm overall
Lot 3499
English School (mid-19th century), a Victorian royal novelty, A Windsor Pear/Pair, Daily seen at the Royal Table, hand-coloured pear with integrated flap enclosing a hand-coloured bust-length double-portrait of the royal couple or pair: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, the pear etched, the monarch and consort steel engraved, 22.5cm x 13.5cm, c. 1840, ScarceNot recorded in O'Donoghue's 'Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits'. For a similar example earlier of William IV and Queen Adelaide, from 1833, see the Royal Collection, RCIN 630124.
Lot 3381
Medallion, GB, Politics, Tory/Conservative, William Pitt Club and the Peace of Paris 1814 silver-gilt member's medal, by Thomas Wyon the Younger (1792 - 1817) after Joseph Nollekens RA (1737 - 1823), obv: bust of William Pitt the Younger, fully-turned to sinister, inscribed on truncation Rt. Honble. William Pitt/Liverpool Pitt Club, rev: Britannia crowned by Peace and Victory, truncation: Britain Victorious/Tyranny Overthrown/Europe Protected/Peace Restored, signed in exergue, English rose, Scottish thistle and Irish shamrock to apron, gilt-metal bezel and convex glass frame, loop suspension, 53.5mm, EF, [BHM 836, Eimer 1039 - note]
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