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Lot 21
A George V silver child's cased four piece dressing table set. With engine turned decoration, Birmingham 1927 (damages); together with a hand mirror, Birmingham 1927.One hair brush with split edge and with central dent. Another brush with dent and fine edge dents. The compact with broken hinge and a line dent to the lid. The hand mirror with small edge dents and scratches. The box is in poor condition.
Lot 425
An Edwardian silver novelty bookmark, a cigar pricker and a silver and enamel compact. The bookmark in the form of a hand, by Crisford & Norris, Birmingham 1905, length 68mm; the cigar pricker by L & C Hardtmuth (lacks pricker), the blue guilloche enamel compact hallmarked Birmingham 1942, 1.56 toz.
Lot 152
A white metal and amber compact together with three enamelled topped pots. The boxed two with internal mirror having engine turned enamel decoration, one marked Hobigant France. together with a white metal compact having an enamel plaque to lid, surface tests indicate silver, internal mirror loose. White metal compact measures approx 7cm.
Lot 107
A boxed Santa's Factory Christmas decoration with LED illumination, a small quantity of vintage board games, a vintage Soviet Russian portable photograph enlarger, a box of compact discs to include The Beatles, Bob Dylan, ELO, Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, REM, The Beautiful South and a collection of military related DVDs, books and similar. [5]
Lot 528
1908 Franklin Model G Touring Chassis no. 5052G Engine no. see text143.1 ci, Pushrod Overhead Valve Inline 4-Cylinder Air-cooled Engine (likely 1909/10) Single CarburetorApproximately 22hp3-Speed Manual TransmissionFully Elliptic Leaf Suspension2-Wheel Rear Drum and Transmission Brake*Early 'barrel nose' Franklin touring car *A way to experience Franklin's alterative approach to the automobile *Formerly in long term California ownershipsTHE FRANKLIN MODEL GFor the early part of the Franklin story please refer to Lot 512. After its debut with a transversely mounted four-cylinder in 1902, 1905 would prove to be a transitional year as the Franklin's engine moved up front under the barrel-shaped hood with a front-mounted fan to supply cooling air to the finned individual cylinders. Wilkinson was a fervent believer in the virtues of light weight and simplicity, a belief reflected in his decision to reject the added components and complexity of water cooling. He kept experimenting and adding features as soon as they demonstrated their practicality. Automatic spark advance was added in 1907, pressure feed lubrication in 1912, aluminum pistons in 1915, aluminum connecting rods in 1922.At first glance this early Franklin looks like a conventional touring car of the day. Even its big round grille wasn't that out of place in 1910. Delaunay-Bellevilles sported similar grilles. Look a little closer, though, and some unusual things begin to become apparent. The Franklin had full-elliptical springs, for instance, which most marques had abandoned in favor of semi-elliptical and 3/4 elliptical springing that provided more accurate wheel and axle location. The Franklin's laminated wood frame was worthy of notice, too, at a time when such wood frames as survived were pretty generally at least steel 'armored'.That was, however, about all that was apparent from outside. It was unusual, and maybe even a little archaic in the fast-moving automobile industry in the final year of the century's first decade. The big difference was that Franklin was doing all these things by design and with the intent of perfectly sound engineering principles. It would keep them, more or less, for the rest of its life and in the process build up a loyal following of customers who appreciated its determinably idiosyncratic insistence upon doing things Franklin's way.More than a hundred years later no one has come up with a convincing argument why Franklin was wrong, either. The big round grille was Franklin's way of swallowing the volumes of air needed to satisfy its overhead valve four-cylinder engine's direct air cooling. 'Direct' in the sense that all automobile engines are air cooled (unless they're suddenly dunked in a river or pond) using water or some other liquid concoction coolant as an intermediary.The full-elliptical springs gave a soft, comfortable ride and were reputed to be easy on tires. The wood frame has been compared with a good tennis racquet or old time wooden skis which flex and absorb shocks and irregularities before they get to the human's frame. Franklin dealers would perversely jack up opposite corners of their cars, then demonstrate how the doors still opened and closed smoothly. Try that on a Buick or Ford.The Model G was introduced in 1906 with a 12hp engine and 88' wheelbase. The model grew in following years, 12hp on 90' wheelbase in 1907, 16hp on 90' in 1908, and 18hp on 91 1/2' in 1909 and 1910 with 143 cubic inches displacement from a 3 3/8' bore and 4' stroke. The compact chassis dimensions are closely adapted to the attractive close-coupled four-place touring car coachwork which is so consistent with the philosophy of John Wilkinson. The engine drives through a 3-speed transmission and shaft drive with contracting band rear wheel brakes and a separate band brake on the driveshaft.THE MOTORCAR OFFEREDThe Model G we offer here dates from the 1908 season. There is nothing on file that charts its provenance, however consultation with respected marque authority Mark Chaplin has confirmed that while not owned by members of the Franklin fraternity its ownership over the last three decades can be traced back to a H. Maxwell of California from at least as far back as 1989 and up to 2015, and it appears to have been briefly owned by noted collector Jim Cooley of San Diego prior to its acquisition by the father and son Two Generations collection. Mr. Chaplin also noted that the 1908 engines were the Achilles heel of that year's production and it was quite common for them to have been replaced with slightly later units, often by the factory. Distinctive features of the successors were concentric valve engines as well as magneto ignition, which its precisely what can be found in this car. It is most likely that the power unit dates from 1909 or 1910, although a number was not found to be visible to substantiate this. On inspection, the Franklin while clearly complete and an honest entity, it is apparent that the car has been refurbished in a basic manner for aesthetic presentation, rather than on the technical side. The paintwork in a bottle green scheme appears to be relatively fresh as does the button back interior trim work. All in all this is an interesting example of its breed and a perfect foil to its predecessor in the collection to demonstrate how the Franklin production developed. With mechanical refreshing, it could provide its next owner with a purposeful way to experience this unique automobile brand. Lot to be sold without reserve.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 41
George VI silver cigarette case of bevelled rectangular form with a blue guilloche enamel front and gilt interior, by C S & F S, Chester, 1938; George V engine turned case, Birmingham, 1933; engine turned compact, by C & C, London, 1934, (with Jubilee mark); and a cigarette case with interwoven design, marked "925", gross 401grs. (4)
Lot 9
George VI silver cigarette case with scrolling foliate engraving, by Joseph Gloster Ltd, Birmingham, 1942; set of 6 bean top coffee spoons, Sheffield, 1922; set of 6 Art Deco engine turned coffee spoons engraved "D.P.G.C", Birmingham, 1932; 4 grapefruit spoons, Birmingham import marks; replica anointing spoon, 9 other spoons, 4 napkin rings, engine turned compact with mirror; silver mounted comb, mother of pearl handled knife with silver blade, and 4 white metal spoons marked "Sterling", gross 442grs weighable. (a lot)
Lot 15
Victorian silver sweetmeat dish with repousse rococo and pierced decoration, by William Neal & Sons, Chester, 1900; hexafoil pierced bowl on 3 scroll feet, Birmingham, 1909; engine turned compact with engraved monogram, and a plated twin handled bowl, with cut glass liner and domed cover, 119grs weighable. (4)
Lot 130
Two compacts and a bone snuff box, comprising a George V silver gilt compact with engine turned enamel landscape to its lid, mirror to inside of lid, Daniel Manufacturing Company, Birmingham 1932, 5.6 by 5.6 by 1.1cm, 1.7toz gross, a 19th century or later bone snuff box, of oval form with naive carvings to its our case, 7 by 5 by 3cm, together with a 20th century gilt metal compact, with enamel depiction of a castle to its lid, 6 by 4.5 by 1cm. (3)
Lot 126
MASAKATSU: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A PIEBALD HARE WITH AMBER EYESBy Suzuki Masakatsu, signed Masakatsu 正勝Japan, Yamada, Ise Province, mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Superbly carved, of ideally compact form, depicting a seated rabbit with piebald fur achieved by clever staining, the large eyes inlaid with pure amber, the animal further detailed with long floppy ears and subtly incised and darkly stained whiskers and hairwork, the himotoshi between the left hind paw and the body, the right haunch with the signature within a polished oval reserve MASAKATSU.LENGTH 4.3 cmCondition: Good condition, appealingly worn, distinct wear to the cord channel, few light surface scratches. One tiny chip to left fore paw.Provenance: Ex-collection Paul Althier, Zurich. Sotheby's London, 6 December 1972. Douglas J.K. Wright Ltd., London, acquired from the above. Ex-collection Martin Newstead, acquired from the above. Sotheby's, 24 October 1984, London, lot 76. A noted private collection, USA, acquired from the above.Suzuki Masakatsu was the son of Masanao I, the founder of a remarkably prolific netsuke carving school which is active to this very day. Masakatsu's output is fairly limited as he did not enjoy good health, however he is widely regarded by scholars as the most talented of Yamada carvers and often came up with new and original designs or carved existing designs according to his own image and imbued with his own special character.Auction comparison:Compare to a related wood netsuke of a hare, by a member of the Masanao family, at Bonhams, Fine Japanese Art, 11 May 2017, London, lot 3 (sold for 2,250 GBP).13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium – only for buyers within the EU.
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