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Lot 230
A pair of late 18th Century George III watercolour portrait paintings on ivory miniatures depicting Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, FRS (1753-1814) and another possibly depicting his wife or daughter Sarah Rolfe born Sarah Walker. The portraits depicting Thompson in full military dress jacket and the lady being depicting in a blue dress with white shawl to hair. Both set to gilt metal frames. The portrait of Thompson being after the original by Moritz Kellerhoven. Measures approx; 11cm x 9cm.Count Rumford (German: Reichsgraf von Rumford was an American-born British physicist and inventor whose challenges to established physical theory were part of the 19th-century revolution in thermodynamics. He served as lieutenant-colonel of the King's American Dragoons, part of the British Loyalist forces, during the American Revolutionary War. After the end of the war he moved to London, where his administrative talents were recognized when he was appointed a full colonel, and in 1784 he received a knighthood from King George III. A prolific designer, Thompson also drew designs for warships. He later moved to Bavaria and entered government service there, being appointed Bavarian Army Minister and re-organizing the army, and, in 1791, was made a Count of the Holy Roman Empire.
Lot 235
A scarce 19th Century Napoleonic era carved ivory pipe tamper / tobacco stopper in the form of the Hartlepool Monkey. The tamer featuring a carved figurine depicting the monkey in military style human clothing set to a silver base with monogram to underside. Measures approx; 9cm long. As illustrated in 300 Years Of Tobacco Stoppers - Fine Works Of Art In Miniature by A. Leslie (privately published in 2012) The Hartlepool MonkeyA story is told that during the Napoleonic wars, a French ship sank in a storm off Hartlepool with none of the crew surviving. The local fishermen, like the rest of the country, were concerned about a possible French invasion and infiltration of spies. The ship had a pet monkey as a mascot who was smartly dressed in human clothes and when found alive was assumed by the suspicious fishermen, never having seen a Frenchman or, for that matter, a monkey, to be a French spy. Not responding to their questioning, the unfortunate animal went through a form of trial, was found guilty, and hanged from the mast of a fishing boat.A more plausible record recalls the sinking of a ship with the loss of all hands in 1772 off the village of Boddam near Peterhead. The villagers could only claim salvage of the wreck if there were no survivors so when the ship's monkey appeared alive, he had to be done away with and was duly hanged.Research at Aberdeen University by Fiona-Jane Brown, suggests that the Boddam story travelled down the East coast, was eventually picked up by a Geordie comic singer in the mid-nineteenth century and found root in Hartlepool, where it is still commemorated to this day despite the grave reservations as to its veracity.The clothing worn by the monkey in the stopper illustrated in Plate 76, that includes a curious mixture of tartan trews, tasseled bonnet and a Continental tail coat with a bow tie, dates not from the period of the alleged incident but to the middle of the nineteenth century, the date the story acquired notoriety. An explanation for this ensemble is that during a visit by Queen Victoria to Brittany in 1855, on her way to the Paris Exhibition, her son had worn a kilt, making highland dress and tartan fashionable locally for a brief period thereafter, from which the carver modelled his creation. This would imply that this finely carved stopper is of French origin.
Lot 300
A pair of late 18th Century George III Battersea enamel portrait miniature studies depicting scenes of courting couples. The oval copper plaques having hand painted enamel decoration with mirrored scene portraying a young gent in green dress jacket holding a large curved stick and having hunting horn to side with the young lady wearing white dress with pink sash and pearl necklace. Both figures set to an outside scene with tree under blue cloudy sky. The reverse of the paintings being enamelled and held within oval frames set with period tri-colour paste stones and having bale loops atop. Old collection label to verso. Measures approx; 14cm x 9.5cm.
Lot 44
A mid - late 19th Century Victorian watercolour on ivory portrait miniature painting study depicting a woman in green dress wearing a white bonnet with floral garland to top. The sitter wearing gold pin brooch, necklace and earrings. Set to an ornate swept frame with Rococo shell and scroll corners. Painting measures approx; 7.5cm x 6cm. Frame 20cm x 19cm.
Lot 67
An 18th Century large size portrait miniature on ivory study painting depicting General Sir Charles Stewart (1753-1801). Depicts Stewart in full military dress jacket and white curled wig. The portrait set within a boulle work brass and tortoiseshell frame. Label to verso. Measures approx; 19cm x 17cm.
Lot 14
DRESS KILT,along with two jackets (3)Navy blue jacket: chest 54.5cm wide (measured from armpit seam to armpit seam) Marl blue: 47cm wide chest Kilt (on furthest/loosest belt notches) 49cm diameter Kilt opened: approx 145cm wide overallA few light marks to navy blue jacket, and few loose threads throughout the lot, but no damages or tears. A small spot of fraying to inside silk lining of marl blue jacket, but stitch seam is completely in tact. Additional images available.
Lot 111
Art Deco Goldscheider Figure, designed by Josef Lorenzl of a female Tarantella dancer in a pink floral dress with a tambourine, on a black oval base, model 6759, 'Lorenzl' stamp to base along with 'MADE IN AUSTRIA'. 20cm high.Overall crazing. Restorations to the arms and neck. Fairly good quality restoration, skin tone matches, however the residue has spread to areas of the chest and lower face
Lot 1052
A base metal cased keyless wind open-faced calendar Goliath pocket watch with unsigned jewelled lever movement, the enamelled dial with Roman and Arabic numerals and four subsidiary dials for day, date, month and seconds with moonphase, case diameter 7.1cm, together with a Doxa base metal cased keyless wind open-faced Goliath pocket watch with signed jewelled lever movement, the case back decorated with a touring car and floral spray, case diameter 6.9cm, fitted with a dress watch chain.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Lot 1001
An 18ct gold cased keyless wind open-faced minute repeating gentleman's dress watch, the unsigned enamelled dial with black Arabic numerals, gilt hands and subsidiary seconds, the unsigned jewelled lever movement striking on coils, the inner and outer case detailed '18K 0750 59210', the inner case exterior detailed 'Fabrique pour Vacheron & Constantin Geneve No112467', case diameter 4.7cm, total weight 70.3g, accompanied by a purchase receipt, dated '17th June 1976'.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Lot 1038
An Omega 18ct gold curved square cased keyless wind open-faced dress watch, circa 1923, the jewelled lever movement detailed 'Omega Suisse 6227526', the signed silvered dial with gilt baton hour markers, subsidiary seconds and gilt hands, detailed 'Omega Beyer-Zurich', the case back interior detailed 'Omega 18K 6919264', case width 4.2cm, total weight 54.8g.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
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