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Click here to subscribeMeiji period kodansu with finely gilded chinoiserie on a black lacquered ground, the two-door cabinet revealing a nest of six drawers and two mirrored enclosed cabinets, with a secret drawer to the base accessed from the right hand side, the broken scroll pediment with a large gilded stylized flower finial (overall measurements 64cm x 93cm)
A Thai, Ayutthaya style gilt and black lacquered wood figure of Buddha Sakyamuni, 13th century style, carved in seated posture, both hands resting on the upper legs, wearing diaphanous cloak, the face with meditative expression, arched eyebrows above open eyes, smiling, elongated ear lobes, flaming finial, seated on elaborately carved stand with inlaid glass, height 50 cm. Note:This depicts Buddha retreating to the forest alone to escape the Monks that were in disharmony, here he is seated to receive gifts from a Monkey and an Elephant.
A quantity of 20th Century pottery ceramics to include three Hancocks Ivory ware painted jugs, a similar teapot and cover with butterfly finial, a Royal Winton Queen Anne floral chintz teapot and cover, a Royal Winton Grimwades "Summertime" jug, two further floral chintzware jugs, a Grindley pottery floral painted cream jug, a Carlton ware leaf and flower moulded sugar sifter, a Radley pottery three piece cruet on stand, various leaf moulded plates, jugs and a Minton's Hollings & Company pottery printed with rabbits, etc
Five various Royal Worcester bone china snuffers, to include "Owl", "Young girl", "Old woman", "Mob cap" and "Mr Caudle", together with a Royal Worcester bone china "Enchantment" pattern bell shaped snuffer with butterfly finial, and a Royal Worcester bone china "French Cook" candle snuffer, printed marks in black (7)
A MIXED LOT: A Victorian mounted red glass overlay scent bottle, a double-ended red glass scent bottle, a gold-mounted amber cheroot holder (cased), an Edwardian mounted steel glove hook with a "Teddy bear" finial, Birmingham 1909 and a mounted button hook with "Mr Punch" terminal, also Birmingham 1909; the latter 6" (15 cms) long (5)
ANTIQUE RUSSIAN BRASS & CRYSTAL INK WELL Antique Russian brass and crystal ink well. Has flame finial to fitted brass cover. Beveled square crystal inkwell set to center. Base has floral scroll feet with wreath and leaves design to front. Late 19th to early 20th century. Measures 5 3/4" height x 5" width x 4 3/4" depth (14.6cm x 12.7cm x 12cm). Total weight of 1243 grams.
PAIR OF RUSSIAN ENAMELED SILVER LIDDED URNS Pair of stunning Russian enameled silver lidded urns. Each has a winged angel design with scrolled flowers and a double headed eagle coat of arms finial on covers. Gold wash throughout. Sides of feet hold 88 silver purity and town marks with head mark. Also holds Fedor Ruckert Cyrillic workmaster marks. Each measures approx. 13" height (33cm). Total weight of 51.2ozt.
RUSSIAN SILVER BEADED GROGGER Russian silver grogger with applied Star of David design, Hebrew Calligraphy, and scrolled designs. Figural lion finial on top. Has coral and turquoise enamel beaded design on handle and stiff board. Holds AA/1894 Assayer`s marks with double headed eagle, 84 silver purity marks and Konstantin Lakovlevich Pets Cyrillic workmaster marks. Measures 7" height x 4 1/8" width (17.8cm x 10.4cm). Total weight of 2.42ozt.
CHINESE CARVED SOAPSTONE LONG LIFE VESSEL Chinese fully relief carved soapstone long life vessel with high relief design depicting bats with coins. Cover has figural foo dog finial. Includes wooden base. 19th/20th century. Measures 12 1/2" height x 6 3/4" width + 1" base height (31.8cm x 17.1cm + 2.5cm). Total soapstone weight of 2367 grams.
RUSSIAN SILVER RUBY JEWELED KOVSH Russian silver jeweled kovsh holding 8 round cabochon cut ruby jewels. Holds oval cabochon cut ruby jewel to top of handle. Figural acorn finial to front. Holds 84 silver purity, town marks, double headed eagle and Julius Rappaport workmaster marks to bottom. Measures 2 1/4" height x 3 3/4" length (5.7cm x 9.5cm). Total weight of 1.74ozt.
RUSSIAN SILVER GUILLOCHE ENAMEL LETTER OPENER Russian silver and guilloché enamel letter opener with gold wash blade. Has green enamel handle with jeweled jeweled monogram. End of handle having military helmet with doubl headed eagle finial. Blade holds Cyrillic mark with 88 silver purity mark and town marks. Holds EK workmaster marks. Includes fitted wooden presentation box. Measures 9 1/2" length (24.1cm). Letter opener weight of 3.14ozt.
Near Eastern Bronze Bird-Headed UtensilBronze Age, circa 1st millennium BC. A bronze utensil comprising a balustered shaft with ring to one end and bird finial to the other, polyhedral grip to the centre. 28 grams, 20.5 cm (8"). Private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK; acquired prior to 2000. [No Reserve]Fine condition.Starting Price: 5
Roman Bronze Decorated Apothecary SpoonIst-3rd century AD. A cast bronze spoon with D-section shaft, hemispherical bowl and carinated ring above with collared knop finial; the lower shaft with chevron hatching and two integral spurs to the sides. 12 grams, 11.5 cm (4 1/2"). Private collection, Buckinghamshire, UK; formed in the 1980s. [No Reserve]Very fine condition.Starting Price: 5
Chinese Ordos Ceramic VaseOrdos Culture, 6th-2nd century BC. A ceramic vase with globular body and ribbed conical neck supporting a biconical tubular finial; to the shoulder, four pierced projecting lugs; the surface with green partial glaze. 377 grams, 17 cm (6 3/4"). Acquired on the London art market in the 1960s. [No Reserve]Fine condition, small chip to rim.Starting Price: 5
Iron Age Celtic Artefact Group1st century BC-1st century AD. A mixed group of bronze artefacts comprising: a discoid belt or strap loop; a looped finial with hollow underside; a hexagonal stamp with saltire design; a hollow mount, discoid with pin to the rear, red enamel to the interior, corrugated rim; an openwork fitting with La Tene trumpet-shaped arms and pierced discs within; an openwork nail-cleaner, two loops and ribbed waist; a woad grinder. 71 grams, 33-49 mm (1 1/4 - 2"). Property of a Hampshire Gentleman; acquired before 1990; some with old dealer tickets, giving descriptions and findspots, etc. [7, No Reserve]Fair condition.Starting Price: 5
Viking and Anglo-Saxon Artefact Group9th-11th century AD. A mixed group of personal items comprising: four bronze strap-ends with beast-head finials; a stirrup mount; a pair of tweezers; a portion of hack silver; a polyhedral-headed pin; a bronze zoomorphic mount with gilding; a lozengiform mount with bulbs to the angle; an s-profile bar with niello inlay; a bronze beast-head finial; a small bronze buckle; a lead D-shaped plaque with low-relief Winchester Style ornament; a square plaque with scrolled ornament, ring-and-dot detailing; a gilt-bronze T-section fitting; a bronze fitting formed as two adjacent beast-heads; a beast-headed buckle tongue; a bronze two-headed beast mount. 171 grams, 14-63 mm (1/2 - 2 1/2"). Private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK; acquired prior to 2000. [19]Fair condition.Starting Price: 150
Medieval Bronze Strap End and Buckle Collection14th-15th century AD. A mixed group of bronze belt fittings comprising: a double-loop buckle with folded plate and tongue; a D-shaped buckle with bulbs to the outer edge, folded plate to the rear; a trapezoidal belt-end with incised blackletter IHS monogram; a strap-end with articulated discoid plaque and pierced knop finial; a narrow strap-end with punched-point lozenge designs, flared end; a strap-end comprising front- and back-plates, incised saltire designs to the face (reported to PAS under reference YORYM-161902). 71 grams, 43-55 mm (1 3/4 - 2 1/4"). Property of an East London gentleman; found on various site in Yorkshire and southeast England. [6, No Reserve]Fine condition.Starting Price: 5
Chinese Ordos Style Dagger with RabbitsAn undated archaistic cast bronze single-edged knife with curved blade flat-section handle, loop and standing beast finial; the handle with recessed panels to each face, reserved rabbits in procession; the finial a standing quadruped with spiral hips and shoulders. 180 grams, 25 cm (9 3/4"). UK art market, acquired prior to 1980. Fine condition.Starting Price: 100
Islamic Silver-Gilt Earring PairAn undated archaistic pair of earrings each with suspension hook, discoid blue hardstone cabochon finial and pendant with blue hardstone discoid and elliptical inserts, pelletted borders. 5.98 grams, 64 mm (2 1/2"). UK art market, acquired prior to 1980. [2, No Reserve]Fine condition.Starting Price: 5
Post Medieval St Peter Apostle Spoon by ChawnerHallmarked for 1766 AD. A silver apostle spoon with oval bowl and square-section shaft, the finial of a bearded male figure holding an open book and a large key, representing St Peter, with flat seal top; the reverse of the shaft bearing full London hallmarks with assay date letter gothic `L` for 1766 and maker`s mark TC over WC for Thomas and William Chawner I. 49 grams, 18 cm (7"). Ex Thompson collection. Thomas Chawner and his brother William Chawner I (not William Chawner II who was apprenticed in 1797) were active together during the period 1759-1773 using the maker`s marks T/WC/C, TC/WC (as here) and W/TC/C. Thomas also uses his own TC mark in the period 1773-1785. The Chawners and their many associates, with the Bateman family, dominated spoon production in the late 18th to 19th century (see http://www.antiquesilverspoons.co.uk/spoonmakers.htm for information). Fine condition, old repair to bowl.Starting Price: 250
Islamic Style Bronze Silver-Inlaid Calligraphic Footed Pestle and MortarAn undated archaistic cast bronze pestle with silver-inlaid guilloche bands to the handle, band of calligraphic text to the finial; the mortar with silver-inlaid guilloche bands to the rim and stem, silver-inlaid calligraphic text to the base and body, the central band a series of roundels with images of an armed horseman, a musician, an insect, etc. 3.1 kg, 18-21 cm (7 - 8 1/4"). Property of a London Gentleman; acquired before 1990. Fine condition.Starting Price: 400
Chinese Style Bronze Dragon-Head FinialAn undated archaistic bronze dragon-head finial with tapering tubular neck, gaping jaws, ribbed flared flaps and triangular ears; the lower neck pierced for attachment. 675 grams, 19 cm (7 1/2"). Acquired on the London art market in the 1960s. Fine condition.Starting Price: 150
Indo Persian Dagger with ScabbardAn undated triangular-bladed dagger with white metal scabbard; the blade curved with reinforced tip and back, recess to each side, bone handle with hinged tag to the tang. 299 grams, 36 cm (14 1/4"). Private collection, Nottinghamshire, UK; acquired late 1980s-early 1990s. Fine condition, slight twist to scabbard finial.Starting Price: 80
Chinese Style Gilt-Bronze Jade-Inlaid SceptreAn undated archaistic gilt-bronze sceptre formed as a curved rod with jade and hardstone inserts to the upper face, recurved head with finial comprising two stylised fruit with leaves executed in jade and green hardstone inlay. 651 grams, 29 cm (11 1/4"). Property of a London Gentleman; acquired before 1975. Fine condition.Starting Price: 500
An Empire marble and ormolu mantle clock by W Mott, 36 Cheapside, London, the saucer finial over arched pediment with enamelled circular dial and Roman numerals, waisted trunk with applied plaque, flanked by acanthus clad putti, wreath swag and plinth base with turned feet, 38cm wide x 56cm high x 19cm deep
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