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Click here to subscribe19TH CENTURY CANTAGALLI ITALIAN MAIOLICA TWO HANDLED FLASK in 17th Century style, painted with mythological figures in landscapes and having applied dragon mounts with fixed domed cover with vase shaped finial. Late 19th Century. Blue printed cockerel marks to base, no. 13. 40.5cm high. CONDITION REPORT: Minor fritting glaze chips to dragon snout. Surface wear as expected. No significant losses or damage obvious. Firing flaws as expected.
19TH CENTURY ITALIAN MAIOLICA POTTERY FLASK, in 17th Century style painted with soldiers sieging a castle, having applied satyr mask mounts with domed cover with vase shaped finial. Blue marks to base 'Ginori 2.3'. 39cm high approx. CONDITION REPORT: The neck appears to have been cut at some stage and is now held together by selotape. Two areas holes in platform base, rectangular. Surface wear as expected. No other major damage obvious.
Oriental Art - a Japanese bone netsuke, carved as a kneeling elder, picked out in ink, 4cm high, Meiji Period; a Chinese jadite covered censer, carved in the archaic manner, Dog of Fo finial, loop handles, 7cm high; a Chinese bottle vase, decorated in polychrome with figures in stylized landscapes, 20cm high; a Japanese cloisonne enamel cover, Meiji Period (4)
An 18th Century Continental Flintlock Holster Pistol, the 32cm steel barrel octagonal at the breech, the top flat inlaid with two maker's poincons of a crown over ON and engraved with foliage, the raised shaped lock plate and cock chased and engraved with foliage, the wood half stock with brass barrel band, ramrod pipe, trigger guard with leafy finial, side plate and spurred pommel (af)
A 19th Century Percussion Pocket Pistol by W Bond, converted from a flintlock, the 9cm sighted steel barrel stamped LOMBARD ST. LONDON, with foliate engraved barrel tang, signed lock plate, slide safety, walnut full stock with silver escutcheon and ramrod pipe, foliate engraved steel trigger guard with pineapple finial, and spurred butt plate, with a wood ramrod
An Early 19th Century Percussion Overcoat Pistol by Trulock & Son, Dublin., converted from a flintlock, the 14cm octagonal steel barrel engraved DUBLIN to the top flat, with signed and foliate engraved lock plate, slide safety, walnut full stock with brass ramrod pipe, trigger guard with pineapple finial and with horn tipped wood ramrod
An 18th Century Double Barrel Flintlock Sporting Gun by Hampton, the 76cm steel barrels engraved at the breech and tang with leaf tips, the hammers and signed lock plates engraved with husks, the walnut half stock with steel foliate engraved fore-end tip, trigger guard with acanthus bud finial, butt plate with bird and leaf engraved tang, with chequered grip, silver escutcheon and brass tipped wood ramrod with steel worm
An 18th Century Flintlock Blunderbuss by Newton of Grantham, the 31cm brass two stage barrel octagonal at the breech, with London proof marks and engraved GRANTHAM to the top flat, the steel lock plate engraved NEWTON, the walnut full stock with brass ramrod pipes, shaped side plate, trigger guard with acorn finial, the butt plate with acorn tang (lacks ramrod and cock, action inoperative)
An Early 18th Century British Flintlock Musket, the 137cm (54'') steel barrel double struck with VP proof marks centred by a maker's mark of a fleur de lys over TL, the later rounded lock plate stamped TOWER and with crowned GR cypher, the walnut full stock with four brass ramrod pipes, engraved brass trigger guard with acanthus leaf tip finial, with stand of arms shaped and engraved side plate, the shouldered butt carved with a stylised shell with brass foliate cartouche and butt plate with engraved tang, with wood ramrod
An 18th Century Flintlock Blunderbuss by Jno. Mann, the 37cm brass cannon barrel octagonal at the breech, with London proof marks, the top set with a hinged steel bayonet secured by a lever on the barrel tang, with signed steel lock plate, walnut full stock with brass furniture of two ramrod pipes, foliate engraved trigger guard with acorn finial, oval vacant escutcheon, butt plate with engraved tang and shaped sideplate, the brass tipped wood ramrod with steel worm
A 19th Century Percussion Cap Single Barrel Sporting Gun for a Boy by E Bond, London, the 40cm browned steel barrel with gold single line, inlaid LONDON in gold, the foliate engraved steel back action lock plate inset with maker's gold poincon, the walnut half stock with chequered grip, the foliate engraved steel trigger guard with pineapple finial, spurred butt plate and single ramrod pipe, with later wood ramrod (repair to stock)
A Late 18th Century American Flintlock Kentucky Rifle, in the style of a Berk's County rifle, with 108cm octagonal steel barrel, the maple full stock with brass convex fore-end tip, three ramrod pipes, recurving trigger guard, tendril engraved side plate, swept butt plate and two piece hinged patch box with trefoil finial, with brass tipped wood ramrod (probably made in the Golden Age Period 1790-1820)
An unusual 19th century lark lure or mirror, with carved and painted bird head finial and wing shaped body, inlaid with coloured mirrored glass panels, brass mounts and tapering satinwood stake, 25.5in.By repute from Firle Manor, Sussex, Lark hunting was popular throughout England the Continent during the 17th to 19th centuries, the lure would be pushed into the ground and when rotated the coloured mirrored panels would glitter and attract the birds,
A Papua New Guinea Sepik River carved wooden shield, with human head finial inset with cowrie shell eyes and polychrome decoration in white, ochre and red pigments; and a similar shield incorporating three stylised masks, 195cm (largest)The following 70 Lots form an ex-Australian collection of Papua New Guinea tribal artefacts collected from the Sepik River Valley region during the 1970's (stored in the UK since 2007).
A late 19th/early 20th century Chinese silver coffee pot by Wang Hing, Hong Kong, of tapering hexagonal form, with panels embossed with figures in landscape at various pursuits, dragons, prunus or birds amongst bamboo, with dragon handle and dragon's head finial, the base with engraved inscription, 11in, gross 26 oz.
A Tibetan brass mounted human skull kapala, 19th century, the bowl with liner and the matching repousse work cover mounted with turquoise matrix cabochons and decorated with characters and multi-armed deities surmounted by a vajra finial, on a triangular stand with Buddhist heads to each corner flanking flames, on a lotus embossed base with ox heads to each corner, 27.5cm
Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company, 112 Regents Street, London. An Edwardian Sheraton Revival silver chafing dish and cover, having a cock beaded rim and urn finial, raised on a silver plated spirit stand with reeded legs, decorated with patterai and terminating in claw feet, hallmarked London, 1904.
An unusual Sèvres sucrier and cover, date code for 1777, decorated to two sides with a harp between gilt laurel swags and beneath a ring of pink roses, the cover surmounted with a fruit finial, interlaced LL mark, and painter's mark, 8cm dia. (2) The unusual decoration may relate to an Irish family, and the sucrier was perhaps part of a commission tea or coffee service. However, no record has been found of the other pieces as yet.
A George III mahogany serpentine fronted dressing mirror , circa 1780 A George III mahogany serpentine fronted dressing mirror , circa 1780, the shield shaped mirror with central ivory urn finial flanked by outswept supports, above a platfom base with three short drawers and on ogee bracket feet, 72cm high, 46cm wide, 20cm deep
A Continental copper mounted brass coal bin, late 18th / early 19th century A Continental copper mounted brass coal bin, late 18th / early 19th century, the cover with stylised foliate finial handle above rising lobed mouldings, the bulbous body with repousse foliate decoration and twin lion's mask and ring handles, possibly originally utilises as a brazier, 44cm high; and a brass stationery box, late 19th century, 16cm high, 21.5cm wide
A late 19th century neo-classical carved giltwood wall mirror The wheat ear issuing fluted vase shaped finial above trailing ribbon swags and the oval mirror plate in a bead and husk frame, over further scrolling floral swags. 180 cm high; 80 cms wide. CONDITION REPORTS: Some gilt wear, some slight losses, some splitting/cracking, silvering wear to mirror plate, misshaping and losses to wheat ears, general wear.
A late 18th/early 19th century chinoiserie lacquered bergere suite Each shaped back with a pagoda style finial above the gilt and red decorated geometric framework with caned back above the upholstered seat over the shaped frieze, standing on paw feet. Settee 152 cms wide. CONDITION REPORTS: Settee re-caned, some lacquer wear, re-upholstered, general wear.
An Edwardian artist's plaster model design for a tankard in repousse silver by Sylvan G. Boxsius Housed in a wooden carrying case, the interior with applied photographs of the artist and item and with label inscribed National Gold Medal 1910 Sylvan G. Boxsius, London, Islington, Camden. The case 40 cm high. CONDITION REPORTS: Finial lacking, some chips/frits, some wear to case, general wear.
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