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Click here to subscribeA Hammersley Howard Sprays pattern tea and coffee service, comprising coffee pot, teapot, four tea cups, three coffee cups, another, eleven saucers, twelve side plates, various dishes, including shell shaped, square, oval and others, etc Coffee pot with detached finial re-glued, otherwise generally good
A George III silver sauceboat, by Robert Makepeace I, Newcastle 1754, the body with cut shaped rim, fitted stylized dolphin handle with engraved initials "I.I." to finial, the body engraved with a crest of an armoured helmet below hand grasping scimitar, raised on shell and hoof feet, 17cms long, 9.2oz.
A Victorian silver teapot, by Edward, Edward Junior, John & William Barnard, London 1845, with melon pattern finial above domed cover, the body decorated with signs of the zodiac, engraved initials "EMC", 15cms high; together with an associated Victorian silver sugar basket and milk jug, by Fenton Bros., Sheffield 1882/4, also decorated with the signs of the zodiac, jug 14cms high; and an associated pair of silver sugar tongs, 35oz. gross.
A George V silver four-piece tea service, by Walker & Hall, Sheffield 1930, comprising: teapot, hot water jug, two-handled sugar bowl and milk jug, each with basketweave pattern rim and foot rim, the teapot and water jug with ebonised handle and finial, the water jug 19cms high, 53.1oz. gross.
A Scottish mahogany and line inlaid barometer, J Comoltie & Nolli, 82 St Mary's Wynd Edinburgh, c1820-45, with engraved and silvered register, hygrometer, signed bubble level, alcohol thermometer and convex mirror with reeded ebonised surround, in figured case with swan neck pediment, 109cm h Lacking glass front from bubble level, pediment restored, brass finial replaced, tube charged with mercury
19th Century Bohemian opaque glass and floral painted perfume bottle (at fault) together with two green and gilt glass Bohemian goblets, a pair of Nailsea pestles and other decorative glasswareHairline crack to neck of perfume bottle, and finial has been restored (see photos)Other items in good condition
A Congo crucifix sceptre with a trefoil platform finial above relief carved figures of Christ and the Virgin Mother, lobed sides and the base with a head with a pointed headdress, a bird, a turtle and a horn, to a knoped and pierced terminal, with pokerwork decoration, 30cm long. Provenance Prince Henriks of Denmark Collection (1934 - 2018)
A Zulu 'pipe' stick South Africa the hollowed finial, pierced at the base for a mouthpiece, the shaft with three snakes entwined around nodules, 88cm long, a Kamba staff, with aluminium wirework and pin decoration depicting a figure and initials AD, 96cm long and a Tutsi beaded staff, 93.5cm long. (3)
A Luzon chief's hat La Laguna Province, Philippines basketry with silver mounts and a waxed finish, the lozenge shaped top mount with chased floral decoration and with a faceted finial, the sides with applied bands, the interior with an oval frame hung with a pair of fabric strands with metal mounts each with a heart shape pendant, with a typed collection label 99 Native Hat, Province of La Laguna. Colonel H. H. Bandholtz, P.C., 18th / 19th century, 18cm high. Provenance Major General Harry Hill Bandholtz Collection. Grafton H. Cook II, from the above's widow 1963. Exhibited probably at St Louis Exhibition, 1904 - Exhibit of Philippine Curios / Property of Gen H. H. Bandholtz, no.99.
Cycling interest - a silver trophy finial and a meerschaum pipe, the finial now mounted on an ebonised base with plaque '......formed part of the trophy awarded to the mile champion, c.1895'. by Charles Boyton (probably) London c. 1890s. 13.5cm high, the pipe in leather case.Condition report: Finial - hallmarks for maker, London and sterlingpipe - missing mouthpiece, brown stained, case exterior worn
A Japanese carved ivory and silver mounted box, late 19th century, the detachable lid and back carved with comic processions of frogs, the front with three frogs hunting a snake, signed 'Moritoshi', the front with shield. 13.5cm long, 6cm deep, 7.5cm high (including associated elephant finial)Condition report: Base has separated, metal frame partially detached, needs complete restoration and re-setting of panels, old glue visible. Now with small elephant finial
Yellow metal chain necklace 10.62g seed pearl & yellow metal link necklace 12.16 g. single strand graduated pearl necklace 45 inches L Twin string graduated seed pearl necklace 38 inches Long & Hallmarked silver cased Courlander pocket watch No 47595 (case worn), finial ring missing, small ladies embossed hallmarked silver pocket watch No 53546 and another with white metal chain (3)
Late C18th giltwood and gesso wall mirror with oblong shallow bevelled plate 75 x 46 & 120cm x 67cm inc. frame, with an ornately decorated frame beneath a crown finial surmounted by eagles, the base with a boys face flaked by acanthus and scrolling ears. Condition generally good, minor losses and old cracks to frame and crown pediment
William Pickford’s silver miniature replica of the F.A. Cup Trophy, of typical form with twin handles, embossed decoration with a figural finial lid, upon an ebonised socle base, hallmarked Birmingham 1907 by Davis Moss & Co, bears partial paper label to underside of base, handwritten dated 1908, 11.5 by 6cm., total weight 46gr., minor wear throughout, lid soldered to cup, wear to socle base William Pickford (1861-1938) played an important role in the early development of the Football Association, for which he became president in 1937.
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL AND COVER, GUIWestern Zhou DynastyThe beehive-shaped vessel and cover cast with horizontal concentric tiers and standing on a wide spreading foot, the domed cover with a flaring finial pierced with two apertures, the tapering shoulder applied with a pair of plain loop handles, the interior of the cover impressed with three pictograms.26cm (10 2/8in) wide. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價西周 青銅簋The inscription may be read as: '敏作寶', which may be translated as 'Min made [this] treasure'.See a similar bronze ritual vessel illustrated in Bronzes in the Palace Museum, Beijing, 1999, no.160; see also an example unearthed at Beidaogou, Sipo village, Lantian County, Shaanxi Province, and now in the collection of the Shaanxi Provincial Museum, illustrated by Ma Chengyuan, Ancient Chinese Bronzes, Oxford, 1986, pl.50.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A BRONZE OVOID BOWL AND A BRONZE BOWL AND COVEREastern Zhou/Han DynastyThe bowl and cover with deep sides, supported on a short spreading foot, the cover with a large flared ring finial, 18.5cm (7 1/4in) wide; the ovoid bowl decorated around the exterior with a band of archaic scrolls, a ring handle applied to one side, 16cm (6 1/4in) wide.(3).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價東周/漢 銅橢圓盌 及銅蓋盌 一組兩件Provenance: Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987), New YorkChristie's New York, 2 April 2009, lot 209 (elliptical bowl; part lot) and lot 216 (bowl and cover; part lot)來源：紐約亞瑟·M.賽克勒（1913-1987）舊藏紐約佳士得，2009年4月2日，拍品編號209（銅橢圓盌，部分拍品）及拍品編號216（銅蓋盌，部分拍品）See a related bronze bowl and cover illustrated in Special Exhibition: Tin-Bronze of China, Izumi, 1999, no.112.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE TRIPOD RITUAL FOOD VESSEL AND COVER, DINGMiddle Western Zhou DynastyThe sides cast with a band of interlocking stylised dragons, a pair of upright loop handles set just below the rim, supported on three tall curling legs, the flat cover cast with a loop finial and surrounded by three evenly-spaced L-shaped finials, Japanese wood box.27.1cm (10 1/4in) high. (3).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價西周中期 青銅蓋鼎Provenance: a Japanese private collection, acquired before the 1960sThe Masaki Museum of Art, Tadaoka, JapanSotheby's New York, 11 September 2012, lot 94Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2013, no.3.來源：日本私人舊藏，於二十世紀六十年代前入藏日本正木美術館舊藏紐約蘇富比，2012年9月11日，拍品編號94展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2013年，編號3For a discussion about this type of covered ding and illustrations of related forms see J.Rawson, Western Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M.Sackler Collections, vol. IIB, Washington D.C, 1990, pp.271-277, fig.15.5 and no.16.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
FOUR EARLY POTTERY VESSELSComprising a large green-glazed tripod cylindrical incense burner, lian, Han dynasty, heavily potted standing on three short stocky legs, all under an attractively-iridescent irregular silvery-green glaze, 20cm (8in) diam.; a dark-green-glazed oval 'ear cup', Han dynasty, 12.5cm (5in) long; a Gansu red pottery deep bowl, Neolithic period, 14.5cm (5 3/4in) diam.; and a small black pottery pear-shaped jar and a cover with high looped finial, Neolithic period, 10cm (4in) high. (5).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價新石器時期至漢 陶器 一組四件Provenance: Professor Peter H. Plesch (1918-2013) and Mrs Traudi Plesch OBE (1922-2013) (ear cup)Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2006, no.23 (red pottery bowl)Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2013, no.17 (black pottery vessel and cover)來源：英國Peter H. Plesch教授（1918-2018）與大英帝國官佐勳章獲勳人Traudi Plesch（1922-2013）伉儷舊藏（耳盃）展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2006年，編號23（紅陶盌）Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2013年，編號17（黑陶蓋罐）The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no.C106w20 dated 4 September 2006, is consistent with the dating of this lot - (pottery bowl).The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no.C113d84 dated 1 May 2013, is consistent with the dating of this lot - (black pottery vessel and cover).Oxford Authentication Ltd公司熱釋光檢測結果（2006年9月4日，編號C106w20）顯示年代與本拍品年代一致。 - （陶盌）Oxford Authentication Ltd公司熱釋光檢測結果（2013年5月1日，編號C113d84）顯示年代與本拍品年代一致。 - （黑陶蓋罐）For a related red pottery bowl, see Origins of Chinese Civilization: Cultural Relics from Henan Province, Hong Kong, 2002, no.7. See also one excavated at Banpocun, Shaanxi Province, Yangshao culture, in the collection of the British Museum, illustrated by S.J.Vainker, Chinese Pottery and Porcelain: From Prehistory to the Present, London, 1991, fig.1 (right).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE AXLE CAP AND PEG, WEIWarring States PeriodWith a flaring base, rising to a hollowed cylindrical body, cast around the exterior with studs, the peg running through two rectangular apertures near the base, terminating with a tiger finial.8.2cm (3 3/8in) long. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價戰國 銅雲紋立虎車軎Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2006, no.6. 展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2006年，編號6The lynch-pins of such axle caps are more normally cast in the form of monster masks, but for similar examples with animal lynch-pins, see G.Wong and L.Yeow, War and Ritual: Treasures from the Warring States 475-221 BC, Singapore, 1993, pp.32-33. Compare with two related axle caps and pegs, both Eastern Zhou dynasty, illustrated by J.Rawson and E.Bunker, Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1990, pp.168-169, nos.70 and 72; and see also Bronze Articles for Daily Use: The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Beijing, 2006, no.15.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A CREAM-GLAZED JAR AND COVERTang DynastyThe finely potted oviform jar with short neck and rounded rim, covered with a clear glaze over a white slip, the domed cover with bud finial similarly glazed, fitted box.34cm (13 3/8in) high. (3).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價唐 白釉蓋罐See a related example illustrated by Mino Yutaka, Pre-Sung Dynasty Chinese Stonewares in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1974, no.52.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
TWO RARE POTTERY 'SANSKRIT' JARS AND COVERSSong/Yuan DynastyThe taller baluster jar incised around the exterior with Sanskrit inscriptions, the base with a talismanic inscription, the domed cover with lotus-petal lappets and further Sanskrit letters surmounted by a pagoda-roof finial, the grey jar similarly inscribed with Sanskrit letters, the domed cover surmounted with a pointed finial.The taller, 31.5cm (12 3/8in) high. (4).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價宋/元 陶塔式蓋罐 一組兩件For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A BRONZE 'FINGER CITRON' INCENSE BURNER AND COVER17th/18th centuryHeavily cast in the auspicious form of a 'Buddha's hand', the gnarled branch issuing leaves forming the handle and supports, surmounted by a reticulated leafy cover with a smaller finger citron finial.19.3cm (7 5/8in) long. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七/十八世紀 銅佛手式蓋爐See a related parcel-gilt bronze 'peach' incense burner and cover, Ming dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, Later Chinese Bronzes from the Collection of Ulrich Hausmann, 8 October 2014, lot 3400.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A LARGE CHINESE IMARI BALUSTER VASE AND COVEREarly 18th centuryPainted and gilt with exotic birds perched on rockwork in a garden of flowering peonies, within floral lappet and ruyi collar borders, the cover with a gilt biscuit seated Buddhist lion finial.55cm (21 5/8in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十八世紀早期 中國製伊萬裡式花鳥紋大蓋瓶Provenance: Benjamin F. Edwards III, St Louis, Missouri and Naples, FloridaChristie's New York, 22 January 2002, lot 8Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2002, no.74來源：美國密蘇里州聖路易斯和佛羅里達州那不勒斯Benjamin F. Edwards III舊藏紐約佳士得，2002年1月22日，拍品編號8展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2002年，編號74Benjamin F. Edwards III, was one of the largest collectors of Chinese Imari porcelain. He transformed A. G. Edwards, the St Louis brokerage house into the largest US brokerage company outside New York, with an equity capital of $1.6 billion by the end of his presidency of the company in 2001.A related Chinese Imari vase of similar proportions, circa 1700, is illustrated by J.Wirgin, Fran Kina till Europa, Stockholm, 1998, p.58, no.52. See also a similar vase and cover, circa 1725-1740, illustrated by J.Ayers, Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen, vol.I, London, 2016, no.571.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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