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Lot 1063
A silver cannon handled basting spoon, by R. Comyns, London 1936, tapering circular handle, with a knop finial, the reverse of the oval bowl with two crests and inscribed 'Copy of The Salisbury Ladle 1684, given to The Fishmongers Livery on the Coronation of King George VI, 12 May 1937', length 38.2cm, approx. weight 4.9oz. Condition Report: Marks are good, gauge is good and heavy, details of the engraving are good, some fine surface scratches, small nicks to the rim.
Lot 1051
By George Hart for the Guild of Handicraft, an Arts and Crafts silver preserve pot and cover, London 1943, upright cylindrical form, spot-hammered decoration, the pull-off cover with a knop finial, on a spread circular base, green glass liners, approx. weight 15.6oz., 17cm high Condition Report: Marks are good, cover is part marked, gauge is good and heavy, stands flat on a tabletop, green glass liner is good, pull-off cover fits ok, a little loose, some fine surface scratches.
Lot 231
A Victorian silver mounted cut glass onion shaped claret jug, hinged cover surmounted by a canine finial cast as a recumbent hound, inscribed to verso 'Presented by William Ferguson Esq of Kinmundy to the Buchan Agricultural Society for Best Bull 1878', scroll handle, bright-cut engraved and outlined with wrigglework, 26cm high, Samuel Roberts & Charles Belk, Sheffield 1878
Lot 463
A Japanese quail stoneware novelty teapot and cover, naturalistically modelled, bee finial, 8.5cm high, Meiji period; a Japanese Sumida Gawa arched teapot, in relief with dragon, dripped glaze, 12cm high; another, 12.5cm high; others; a soapstone teapot; a Chinese globular teapot, in monochrome, 11cm, c.1770; a Chinese tea canister, 13cm high, c.1770 (8)
Lot 1249
A 19th century giltwood and brass tripod pole screen, by W.Homann and Son, London W., label, urnular finial, the shield shaped hanging banner worked in yellow threads with a stylised flower on a blue velvet ground, the base in relief with acanthus and bell husks, outswept legs, 167.5cm high, c.1870
Lot 115
A George III silver boat shaped pedestal coffee pot, hinged domed cover with fluted knop finial, capped angular scroll handle, bright-cut engraved in bands and outlined with wriggle-work, rounded rectangular base, ball feet, 25cm high, Duncan Urquhart & Naphtali Hart, London 1809, 28oz gross
Lot 1423
A good decorative and well-proportioned George III Staffordshire long case clock, dark oak and mahogany case with architectural pediment centered by a ball and spire finial, and supported on reded columns furnished with brass capitals and bases enclosing a round 13in (33cm) silvered dial with Roman chapter with outer Arabic minutes, engraved centre with subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture signed Torkington/Newcastle, good quality 8-day movement striking on a bell, shaped top to trunk door with original brass key escutcheon, flanked by reeded quarter columns, base with canted sides and cockbeaded panel, bracket feet, 8/75 in (205cm) tall.* Jesse Torkington of Newcastle-under-Lyme was born in Astbury, Cheshire in 1747 and was apprenticed from 1762 to 1767 to John Whitehurst FRS in Derby (Whitehurst had family connections in the Astbury area). He married Ann Harding of Newcastle-under-Lyme and set up there, raising two sons and two daughters, before dying in 1810. He also signed clocks from Whitchurch, in Shropshire [M .Craven, John Whitehurst, Clockmaker, Innovator, Geologist and Scientist (Fonthill, Stroud, 2015) 257]
Lot 252
A William IV Rococo Revival silver chamberstick, the shaped base with bold shells and scroll borders, engraved with a coat of arms, detachable nozzle, knopped stems, Onslow thumbpiece, the crested snuffer surmounted by a flame finial, 11cm high, 15cm diam, Thomas Bradbury & Son, Sheffield 1838, 9.87ozProvenance: Edward Barneby (later Higginson) (1802-1871), of Saltmarshe Castle, Bromyard, Herefordshire, his coat of arms.
Lot 185
An Arts & Crafts brass ceiling light with six light fittings with glass shades, on a circular frame with basket-form branches with flower motif and ball finial, width 58cm. CONDITION REPORT Three shades only have two screws and fittings are pitted. One shade has a small chip to the body and another has a hairline crack 3cm long to rim, brass is tarnished. Some wires frayed, sold electrically untested.
Lot 235
A group of ceramics and metalware to include plated oval galleried tray, brass planter, large mahogany box (af), ceramic Russian-style tea urn, spherical opaque glass and metal ceiling light, white metal Corinthian column table lamp, two Doulton-style ovoid vases, brown and mustard ground with floral decoration, with metal cover with pineapple finial to circular spreading base, height of each 31cm and a 17th century-style metal globe with engraved star signs (11).
Lot 3
A Sardinian bronze boat-shaped lamp Nuragic Period, circa 8th-7th Century B.C.The open vessel with a stylised bull's head prow, with a long muzzle and large curving horn, cast in one piece with a double-legged arching element forming a handle, surmounted by a suspension loop with bird finial, 24cm long, 11.5cm high Footnotes:Provenance:Michel Holley collection, Paris, acquired prior to 1972.For a similar lamp with bull's head prow and bifurcating arched handle element, dated to 8th Century B.C., see Kunst Sardiniens, Baden State Museum catalogue, 1980, p. 323, fig. 179.Michel Holley (b. 1924) is a noted architect, and sailing enthusiast. M. Holley studied architecture at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, in the studio of Otello Zavaronia, and was elected Grand Massier in 1954. A keen member of the Royal Ocean Racing Club, M. Holley took part in the 1973 Cowes Admiralty Cup with the Izenah IV. His love of the nautical inspired his collection, which though drawn from the breadth of the Greek, Roman and Egyptian cultures, is bound by a fascination with seafaring. Formed in the early 1970s, this collection comes to auction for the first time.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 4
An Egyptian bronze solar boat finial Late Period, circa 4th Century B.C.The curving vessel forming the finial to a cylindrical attachment, the prow and stern in the form of stylised lotus flowers, with two attachment loops beneath the stern, with standing figures of falcon-headed Horus wearing the double crown flanked by Isis and Nephthys standing before the central openwork naos, surmounted by a Horus falcon, 30cm high, 24cm longFootnotes:Provenance:Michel Holley collection, Paris, acquired prior to 1972.The present lot is an exceedingly rare survival. The solar barge was the vessel of the sun god Ra, and the most well-known bronze of this type is the solar barque of the pharaoh Djedhor, now at the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon, inv. no. 168. The Egyptian Museum in Cairo holds another complete example, and an incomplete bronze solar boat finial can be found in the Museum Vleeshuis, Antwerp, acc. no. 79.1. (E. Gubel, Du Nil a L'Escaut , Brussels, 1991, p. 244-5, fig. 326).Full-size solar barges have been discovered buried near pyramids and temples, most notably the Khufu ship excavated from the Great Pyramid of Giza and dating to the 4th Dynasty. By the Late Period, this insignia was used in religious processions and ceremonies, and depicted the pharaoh accompanying Ra on his journeys.Michel Holley (b. 1924) is a noted architect, and sailing enthusiast. M. Holley studied architecture at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, in the studio of Otello Zavaronia, and was elected Grand Massier in 1954. A keen member of the Royal Ocean Racing Club, M. Holley took part in the 1973 Cowes Admiralty Cup with the Izenah IV. His love of the nautical inspired his collection, which though drawn from the breadth of the Greek, Roman and Egyptian cultures, is bound by a fascination with seafaring. Formed in the early 1970s, this collection comes to auction for the first time.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 257
An Austro-Hungarian silver-mounted desk seal, with a square tapered agate handle with matte finish. Two opposing sides with reverse painted intaglios depicting deer, rub set to plain collets, with chased oak leaf swags, the other sides with applied oval studs. To the top, a collar of chased oak leaves and a hardstone finial, to a square silver matrix intaglio engraved with monogram initials 'hh'. Austro-Hungarian mark for 900 standard, 1872 to 1922, for Vienna. 7cm highCondition report: Minor surface marks/scratches
Lot 133
A George IV silver four-piece teaset, Benjamin Smith, London 1823, each piece of squat lobed and ribbed circular form with cast shell and scroll outlines, each engraved with arms, comprising a teapot with cast fruit finial and wooden handle, 14cm, hot water jug with cast finial secondary crest and wooden handle, 21cm, fitting a closely related spirit burner base, London 1827, long-spouted milk jug, 10cm and a two-handles sugar basin, 11cm, 101 ozs in total (5)
Lot 98
A matched five-piece silver condiments set in the Art Deco style, comprising drum mustard, with shell thumbpiece and blue glass liner, and pepper pot with acorn finial, Thomas Ducrow & Sons, Birmingham 1945, plus a pair of pepperettes, Stokes & Ireland Ltd (William Henry Stokes & Arthur George Ireland), Chester 1921, all with reeded borders, and a silver mustard spoon, boxed, total approx. 6.5oz.
Lot 241
A Louis XVI style ormolu and Bleu Celeste porcelain mantel clock, circa 1880, enamel dial inscribed Wassell & Halford, 63 Fenchurch Street, London, French movement by Jean-Baptiste Delettrez striking on a bell, movement backplate further marked by the retailer, the case with urn finial and Sevres style panels painted with cherubs and trophies, 36cm, on a giltwood plinth.
Lot 243
A Napoleon III gilt and silvered metal three-piece mantel garniture, with painted porcelain panels, the dial centred by a landscape vignette and a riven scene under, drum movement striking on a gong, the case with love birds finial, the side panels with woodland views, 39cm, and a pair of ornamental urns, each painted with a landscape (3)
Lot 480
A Grecian revival abraded glass askos vessel, 2nd half 19th century, with electroplate hinged mount and hippocamp finial, 18.5cm highCONDITION: Provenance - Andrew Rudebeck collection of glass. The second part of the collection including Roman to 18th century glass will be offered in Gorringe's 8th December Fine sale.Condition - typical minor imperfections and striations to the glass. Wear to the base consistent with age. Some scuffing to the glass around the mouth and some verdigris to the electroplate mount. There is a small groove around the foot which may have been mounted at one time.
Lot 493
A Norwegian glass goblet and cover, in 17th century German style, the domed cover with crown finial, the bucket shaped bowl above an annular knop and teared baluster stem, on a moulded foot, 34cm highCONDITION: Provenance - Andrew Rudebeck collection of glass. The second part of the collection including Roman to 18th century glass will be offered in Gorringe's 8th December Fine sale.Condition - typical minor imperfections and striations to the glass. Wear to the bases consistent with age.
Lot 667
AN EARLY VICTORIAN TORTOISESHELL RECTANGULAR TEA CADDY, ball finial on the hinged rounded lid, the interior lacking lock, two covered compartments, the front of the caddy with oval vacant cartouche, on four ball feet, width 20cm x depth 10cm x height 16cm, large area of damage to the back of one hinge
Lot 373
A LATE 19TH CENTURY GILT METAL AND PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK, hand painted urn finial front panel and side columns, the porcelain dial with Arabic numerals surrounding a landscape scene and named C.F.Puts, La Haye, eight day movement, bell strike, movement by Japy Freres, height 41cm, with pendulum and key
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