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Click here to subscribeA small bronze Japanese censer, Meiji period, of small and squat globe design, detachable cover with pierced segments surmounted by a squirrel on a bed of foliate and fruit finial, the base with scalloped edges, Greek key design collar and applied foliate spray lifters, on three stout supports, 3¼in. (8.25cm.) high.
An 18th century Chinese smoked agate teapot, Qianlong period (1736-95), the tapered rectangular body with slightly convex sides, scroll handle to rear with short and stout upright spout, pagoda form lid with canted edge cube finial, with original hand written purchase invoice dated '8/8/40', 6in. (15.25cm.) long, 4¾in. (12cm.) high. * Condition: 20mm star crack to left side centre. 6mm triangle form natural flaw to underside of lid. Minute chip to front lower edge under spout.
A small Chinese carved agate Koro, probably 19th century, the domed cover with kylin finial seated upon a cauldron form body with elephant mask and loose ring handles to sides, on tripod cabriole supports, with carved hardwood base, 4in. (10.2cm.) high. * Condition: Tiny frit to underside of cover rim. Another to rim of body, plus three small flaws in stone to rim. Good condition overall.
A Chinese ebonised miniature soapstone teapot, 19th century, circular with floral pendant engraved decoration and carved pierced prunus branch rim, lid with bud finial, 4in. (10.2cm.) long; together with a similar pale celadon and russet soapstone teapot, 4in. (10.2cm.) long, lacks cover. (2) * Condition: - Ebonised: Some wear to finish throughout to edges and raised detail.- Celadon: Lacks cover. Otherwise good.
A German porcelain coffee pot, first half of 20th century, of twelve sided baluster form with raised decorated foliate and elliptical panels, the waisted neck with shell pendants and standing upon a flared, fluted foot, with fluted mask spout and foliate capped scroll handle, with sprigged floral decoration and gilt edges, the peaked cover with spire finial, underglaze blue crossed swords to base, 10¾in. (27.5cm.) high. * Condition: Two chips to lid. Gilt to rim, foot, finial and handle rubbed. 60mm section possibly detached and glued back to edge of underside of base - there is a small chip to edge of this area (this is possibly a manufacturing fault and not later damage). Firing crack of 20mm to mask at spout.
An early 19th century pearlware coffee pot, baluster form with scroll handle and waisted foot, blue and white transfer printed with an Oriental landscape with three figures in a garden, domed lid with ball finial, 11½in. (29.25cm.) high. * Condition: 60mm vertical crack from top rim, small 20mm crack in front of handle, two tong indents to spout (from the making), 20mm chip to underside of base.
A John Roger & Son blue and white pearlware 'Monopteros' pattern covered supper dish, 1820s, fan form with lion finial, impressed factory mark, 12in. (30.75cm.) long, a/f; together with a similar dish, with transfer printed decoration of Oriental fisherman in a landscape, with scroll finial, impressed star mark to base, 14½in. (37cm.) long. (2) * Condition: - Rogers dish: Restoration to one corner of base. Cover good.- Fisherman dish: 6cm. hairline to centre of cover. Base good, with some glaze scratching to corners of underside.
A fine collection of Royal and political ephemera, primarily relating to paper correspondence between the influential Lord and Lady Tollemache and various eminent figures including Sir Winston Churchill and Viscount Cherwell, to include a hand signed letter from Sir Anthony Bevir (private secretary to Churchill from 1940 to 1945) to Lady Tollemache informing her of Churchill's nomination to the King of her forthcoming M.B.E.; two invitations for the 1937 Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth for seats A2 and A3, also to include the covering letter signed to the upper left by the King and bearing the Duke of Norfolk's signature to lower right in 'On His Majesty's Service' envelope with Earl Marshalls office stamp to front; a telegram reading 'Thank you so much = Churchill', dated 1 December 1950; a letter to Lord Tollemache on Churchill's behalf signed by John Peck, the Prime Minister's Private Secretary; a letter to Lady Tollemache signed by Viscount Cherwell on embossed paper from the offices of the war cabinet; two facsimile 'Thank you for kind wishes on my Birthday' letters from Churchill; an interesting letter to Lord Tollemache from the Ministry of Aircraft on his suggestion to convert the Lancaster Bomber into a fighting plane; a certificate 'Of the grant of the dignity of an additional member of the civil division of the order of the British empire to Baroness Lynette Tollemache'; a pencil scribed letter to Lord Cherwell from Lady Tollemache informing him of her husband's illness; two photographs of Lord Tollemache in full military attire; a selection of family seals including an agate example with castle turret stamp, two ebonised examples, one with single initial, the other with lion passant holding a cross, a white metal seal with globular onyx finial with single initial below crown, a gilt acorn seal with single initial and a miniature horn piece with engraved initial to underside; and a small letter print block, *The Tollemache family is an English noble family, initially based at Bentley, Suffolk. The family acquired Helmingham Hall by marriage in the 15th-century, which remains the family seat.
A Moorcroft covered bowl, post war, Clematis pattern to cover with ball finial, on plain shaded blue base, impressed factory marks and partial Royal Warrant label to base, 4in. (10.25cm.) high, 6¾in. (17.2cm.) diameter. * Condition: Good condition, with no defects or restoration. Only half of Royal Warrant label remains.
A SILVER CAPSTAN INKWELL, of swept square form with scroll mounts to corners and finial, Sheffield 1905, approximately 11.5cm square x 10cm high, together with a cut glass squat dressing table pot with repousse scroll silver lid, Birmingham 1901, approximately 5cm high and a small glass scent bottle with hinged silver lid, Birmingham 1897, approximately 4cm high (chips, losses and hairline) (3)
A PAIR OF ORIENTAL VASES AND COVERS, of baluster form with gilt relief highlighted figural decoration to body depicting figure flighting dragon and chasing dog of fo, the other with figure with Ram and holding bowl aloft, both with ring and ribbon relief moulded handles, covers with seated cloaked drumming gent finial, approximately 46cm high (hairlines, repairs, crazed and rubbed)
AN ORIENTAL PIERCED HARDWOOD FRAME WITH CARVED DRAGON AND SCROLL DECORATION SUPPORTING HANGING CELADON STYLE HANDLED VESSEL, with underglazed blue six character mark to base, Dog of Fo jadelite finial, approximately 44cm high x 14cm x 21cm (vessel measures approximately 17cm high, stand glued and with losses)
Two spelter blacksmith figures, together with three tall pewter water jugs, AF (5) One of the jugs is missing the finial, and there have been repairs to the lid, and dents to the body. One of the other jugs is missing a leg, and has significant denting all over. The other jug also has significant dents to it.
A decorative bone chess set, raised on a Persian style chess board. CONDITION REPORT: Black King - with chip to cross and top Black Queen - with very minor chip to body White King - with minor chipping to top rim White Queen - has been broken and re-glued White Knight - broken and glued White Rook - with chip to finial Usual wear marks to board
A Victorian oak musical bracket clock, the case carved with classical decoration, including masks, scrolls swags and shell, and an urn finial, the unusual oval silvered dial signed 'Hamilton Crighton & Co., 41 George Street, Edinburgh', the backplate also signed, the triple fusee movement striking the hours on a bell and the quarters on either eight or ten bells, the arch with strike/silent and chiming dials,84cm highHamilton Crichton and Co. were clockmakers, silversmiths, jewellers and retailers in George Street, Edinburgh. Crichton seems to be spelt with a 'g' in both places on this clock, but in all other information about this firm, it is spelt with a 'c'.The firm retailed the animal decanters made by Alexander Crichton and it could be assumed that there was a family connection.
A good George IV silver circular two-handled tureen and cover, the squat lobed body with bold cast shell, moulded and leaf scroll mounts to rim and conforming cast scroll land floral handles, the body boldly embossed and chased with floral and leaf scroll ornament on a textured leaf pattern ground, the conforming slightly domed cover with cast melon and leaf pattern finial, on conforming moulded circular footrim, 12.5ins diameter x 12.5ins high, by Edward, John and William Barnard, London 1829, with slightly later liner (to form an ice bucket) by the same maker, London 1832 (weight 156ozs)
A George III silver teapot, the oval body with incurved panels and angular spout engraved with leaf bandings, the domed cover with turned wood finial and with wooden scroll handles, 5ins high, London 1796 (gross weight 15ozs), and a similar teapot stand with shaped and moulded rim, on four claw and ball feet, 6.625ins x 5ins, probably by John Denziloe, London 1791 (weight 5ozs) (both somewhat worn and dented)
A Victorian silver Harlequin four piece tea and coffee service, the squat bulbous bodies embossed and chased with shaped leaf and C-scroll cartouches and floral and leaf scroll ornament, all on moulded footrims, comprising - teapot with cast finial and C-scroll handle, 5.75ins high, London 1869, coffee pot with cast finial and double C-scroll handle, 10.25ins high, Sheffield 1861, two-handled sugar basin and milk jug, Sheffield 1862, all by Martin Hall & Co (gross weight 66ozs)
A good early George III silver rectangular tea caddy and cover of bombe outline, the whole boldly embossed and chased with central cartouche with floral and C-scroll borders, the sides embossed and chased with chinoiserie style figures within C-scroll borders and with conforming domed cover with cast flowerhead finial and on cast and pierced leaf scroll pattern panel feet, 3.75ins x 3ins x 5.25ins high, by Samuel Herbert & Co, London 1761 (weight 9.5ozs - front engraved with contemporary armorial)
A Victorian silver circular teapot of bulbous panelled form, the whole engraved with scroll and shell ornament, with floral and leaf cast finial, leaf cast C-scroll handle and spout and on four panelled feet, 8.5ins high, and matching two-handled sugar basin, by W. & Co, Sheffield 1844 (gross weight 48ozs - engraved with crest)
A George V plain silver side handled coffee pot, the conical cover with turned finial and with plain tapered body, 8.75ins high, by Thomas Bradbury & Sons, Sheffield 1912 (gross weight 14ozs), a pair of George V silver octagonal lidded mustard pots of early 18th Century design, by The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company, London 1929 (one with blue glass liner), three George V silver gilt rectangular scent bottles with screw-on covers, 2.75ins high, London 1922, a pair of George V silver oval James pattern sauce boat with shaped rims, each on three pad feet, 6ins overall, Sheffield 1924, and a small selection of other silver items, various (gross weighable silver 35ozs)
A late 19th Century ebonised and gilt brass mounted mantel clock by Winterhalder & Hofmeier, the brass dial with 5.75ins diameter narrow silvered chapter ring with Roman and Arabic numerals and two regulation dials above to the eight day three train movement quarter striking, chiming and repeating on eight bells and five gongs, contained in ebonised and gilt brass case of 18th Century English design, the shaped and moulded top with bold flambeau finial, the front cant corners with caryatids and floral sprays, on paw pattern feet, 21.25ins high
A late 19th Century French ebonised mantel clock, the arched dial with 2.5ins diameter enamelled chapter ring with Roman numerals and with visible escapement, surmounted by gilt ribbon ornament to the eight day two train movement striking on a bell, contained in English style ebonised case with shaped and moulded top with gilt brass urn pattern finial, and on conforming paw feet, 19.25ins high
A late 19th Century German brass inlaid rosewood mantel clock, the arched brass dial with 7ins diameter silvered chapter ring with Roman and Arabic numerals and chime/silent and Cambridge and Westminster indication dials to arch and matted dial centre to the eight day three train striking and quarter chiming on eight bells and a gong, contained in English style rosewood case, the arched top with stepped finial with pineapple finial and four urn and fruit finials, with gilt reeded columns to sides with Corinthian capitols and cast gilt brass frets to sides, on four heavy gilt brass bun feet, 30.25ins high (veneer to top of arched case lifting in places and veneer chipped to front panel and corners a little worn)
An early 19th Century brass inlaid mahogany mantel clock by Smith & Son of Reading, the 8ins diameter slightly domed metal dial with Roman numerals to the eight day two train fusee movement striking and repeating on a bell, the movement with shaped top plates and engraved back plate and pendulum, contained in mahogany case of shaped outline, the rectangular top section with gilt brass flambeau finial, the front inlaid with brass leaf scroll ornament and stringings, with reeded ebonised frieze, the sides with embossed brass and ring handles above pierced Gothic pattern grilles and on four gilt brass ball feet, 21ins high Note : Henry Smith recorded working Reading 1794-1803
A late 19th Century Continental grained wood cased "Vienna Regulator" retailed by J.W. Benson, Ludgate Hill, London, the 6.75ins diameter white enamelled dial with Roman numerals to the eight day two train weight driven movement striking on a gong, contained in grained wood case, the arched glazed door with turned finial and split turned columns to sides, and conforming turned finial to apron, 50ins high
A late 19th Century walnut cased "Vienna Regulator" by Gustav Becker, the 7ins diameter cream enamel dial with Roman numerals to the eight day two train weight driven movement striking on a gong, contained in walnut case with angled pediment and split turned and fluted upright pillars to arched glazed door, turned finial to cresting and pendant finials to apron, 48ins high
A Victorian silver three piece tea service, the squat baluster shaped bodies boldly embossed and chased with floral sprays and leaf scroll designs, each on four cast leaf panel feet, comprising - teapot, the domed cover with cast melon pattern finial, 6.5ins high two-handled sugar basin and milk jug, by Daniel & Charles Houle, London 1858 (gross weight 51ozs - engraved with crest of an arm holding a spear)
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