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A Chinese export silver coloured model of an oriental steam ship, closely detailed with two decks, seats, funnels, lifeboats, rigging on a carved wooden stand; a smaller Chinese export model of a steam boat, closely detailed with a bridge, funnels and rigging; a Chinese export silver coloured model of an oriental rowing boat, with six rowers, flat bearer and drummers with processional banners, on a carved wooden stand (3)
Great War Pair to 192877 Gunner H W Crabbe RA, British War and Victory Medals, mounted as worn + Silver ARP Badge GER Old Comrades Association enamel Badge, WVS Civil Defence Badge, Great Eastern Railway enamel Badge, Chinese Cash Coin and small German horn handled Hunting Dagger with Sheath, (8)
A CHINESE EXPORT LACQUER TABLE CABINET fitted with two long and two short drawers enclosed by a pair of panelled doors, each set with two silver coloured metal plaques, pierced and chased in high relief with figures and buildings, a drawer beneath, all gilt with chinoiserie foliage and figures, 13 3/4in. (35cm.) high x 12 1/2in. (32cm.) wide
A ladies full length bias cut evening dress by Frank Usher, 1970's, the black ground with overall stylised floral and leaf design, in orange, purple and browns; together with further ladies costume to include a Chinese style dress, late 20th century, furs and two pairs of shoes one by Russell and Bromley, circa 1960's with silver thread and marcasite decoration (qty).
A Chinese armorial porcelain teapot for the English market, Qianlong period, painted en grisaille with the arms and crest of Board of Bordhill and Lindfield, within gilt lined borders, fitted with a replacement silver spout, height approx 13.5cm. Note: This teapot is illustrated in David Howard Chinese Armorial Porcelain, page 352. Howard points out the arms have been copied by the Chinese artist from a bookplate as so often was the case.
A 19th Century Dutch silver caddy spoon, the bowl embossed with a scene of boats and buildings, together with a Victorian silver pickle fork with carved twist mother-of-pearl handle, a silver cylindrical case, Chinese silver miniature abacus money clip, plated propelling pencil and three other items.
A collection of small silver, comprising a line engraved purse, Birmingham 1919, a four-piece cruet set, Birmingham and Chester 1919, a long octagonal trencher salt, London 1904, an egg cup, Birmingham 1975, a Victorian bookmark commemorating the 1887 Jubilee, Birmingham 1886, an engine-turned cigarette case, Birmingham 1937, two Chinese white metal items and a plated bookmark.
An early 19th century mahogany silver table, of Chinese Chippendale style, the moulded rectangular top with three-quarter pierced fretwork gallery, above similar pierced fretwork frieze and spandrels, on triple column and chamfered block legs joined by double column X stretcher, on moulded chamfered block feet 106cm wide, 75.5cm high, 71cm deep
*China. An album of black and white snapshots of China, 1st January 1927 to May 1928 (so titled and dated on upper cover), comprising approx. thirty-five gelatin silver prints, incl. pictures of HMS Argus in Shanghai, view of Bund, Shanghai, Nanking Road, racecourse, Nanking Road at night, a photograph of the Pride of Detroit (on its round-the-world flight), a biplane taking off in the Whang Poo, flying over Shanhai, a Chinese wedding band and a Chinese funeral, weighing rice, Wu Sung Fort, HMS Hawkins and an aerial view of Port Edward, some slight creasing, etc., mostly corner-mounted (some with adhesive hinges), all identified in white lettering, contemp. stiff wrappers, worn, oblong small folio (1)
*Hong Kong & Ceylon. An album of albumen print and platinum print photos. and snapshots, c. 1900, including two larger format view of Hong Kong, a Chinese junk, six views of Ceylon, plus six views of Suez and Port Said, all approx. 20 x 26 cm, corner mounted, plus fourteen platinum and gelatin silver print photos. of Shanghai and Foo-Chow, plus ten other photos. pasted-in of Hong Kong, etc., contemp. Japanese style canvas over boards, a little corner wear, oblong folio (1)
A silver coffee pot, of baluster form with half-reeded girdle, foliate decoration in relief, the lid with cherub terminal, with Regimental crest and inscription, 22.5cm high; a similar twin-handled sugar bowl with conforming Regimental crest, London 1901 & 02; and an associated plated teapot in the same style, (3). The S. Barton referred to in this inscription was Sir Sidney Barton, G.B.E., K.C.V.O., C.M.G. (1876-1946), a distinguished diplomat in the Chinese Consular Service and later British Ambassador in Abyssinia (1929-37). He served with the North China Field Force during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900 and, amongst his many Chinese postings, was Vice-Consul in Peking 1901-02. One of the roles of the 1st Chinese Regiment, which comprised native troops commanded by European officers, was to protect British nationals and property. It was therefore very active during the period of the 1900 rebellion and its aftermath.
A HIGHLY-ORNATE, GOLD-ENCRUSTED AND SILVER-INLAID BROWNING 12-BORE CUSTOM SINGLE-TRIGGER OVER AND UNDER EJECTOR, serial no. 21293S0, 27 1/2in. nitro barrels with 12mm ventilated matt top-rib, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl in both, hold-open toplever, manual safety with integral barrel selector switch, action profusely engraved and two-tone gold-encrusted with various themes, including imagery of a naked man riding the back of a giant mythical bird, and of an amorous couple being spied upon by impish youths, the toplever and fence with a squirrel and small birds, the underside with a Chinese mythical dragon guarding human skulls, the triggerguard with lotus blossom and a dragon eating a swan, 14 1/4in. highly-figured pistolgrip stock, stock and fore-end chequering heightened with silver pins, pistolgrip-cap engraved and gold inlaid with cherry blossom and a long tailed mountain thrush, the stock finely inlaid with silver characterisations of sylphs at play with cherubim and a griffin riding the currents, the fore-end iron gold-inlaid with a grotesque, the fore-end wood silver inlaid with a Chinese dragon mask and with creeping snails, 1in. leather-covered recoil pad, weight 7lb. 8oz.
A Chinese gold miniature ‘sedan chair’ charm and nine Chinese miniature silver charms, comprising a slide top box containing five dice, a buddha figure compass, a caged bird, a rickshaw, a Chinese coin, a junk boat, a pair of sandals, a box and cover, and a kettle, together with a brooch, a seal ring, two bangles and an Indian silver two piece belt buckle (16)
A Chinese silver walking cane handle, of curved form, embossed with bamboo and Chinese characters, maker’s mark KC, 10cm, a Chinese silver button hook and six Chinese silver desk items comprising two bookmarks, by Wang Hing, three nib pens and a cedar holder (cover lacking), all late 19th/early 20th century (8)
Chinese silver novelties to include: a heart shaped scent bottle, embossed with prunus blossom, with suspension loops and chain, 2.8cm high, an oval pin cushion, embossed with birds amid chrysanthemums and prunus blossom, 6cm high, a filigree work miniature incense burner, applied with flowers and leaves, on three scrolled feet, by Wang Hing, 6cm high, a miniature box, in the form of a lidded bamboo basket, by Wang Hing, 4cm high, two menu holders; one in the form of a fan embossed with birds perched on bamboo shoots, 5cm high, the other embossed with a dragon, 6cm wide and a chain mesh purse with engraved frame, 6cm wide, all early 20th century, (7)
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