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A 19th century Samson of Paris covered table burner, decorated in a Famile Rose palette with flowers, the pierced cover with bud finial covered a wick in a gilt metal mount, the base raised on three scroll legs, with mock seal mark, height 6.5insCondition Report: Inner glass sleeve damaged but porcelain all OK
A Royal Worcester covered vase, with presentation inscription The Worcester Royal Porcelain Co Ltd to Thomas Sedgley Draughtman who Served in the Great War, 1914-1918, with gilt kiln, artist palette and brushes to the reverse, on a powder pink ground, shape number 2712, dated 1919, height 7ins Condition Report: Knop has been glued, finial restored
A 19th century silver claret jug, of baluster form, with vine finial to the hinged cover, vine handle and the body and pedestal foot embossed with flowers and scrolls, London 1860, maker WS, weight 21oz, height 12insCondition Report: Lid doesn't quite close, a large dent to the body in the decoration and smaller dents below
A Pair of Japanese cloisonné vases ; each one with domed cover and knop finial, decorated on the green ground with kacho-ga of birds and flowers, unsigned, 15 cm high, Meiji Period (2). Please note that there is some enamel and metalwork deterioration extant, including: a broken finial to one cover and areas of enamel bruising. . Please note that there is some enamel and metalwork deterioration extant, including: a broken finial to one cover and areas of enamel bruising.
A Kyomizu pottery koro with cylindrical cover and karashishi finial; decorated with typical green and blue pigment with panels of bamboo and wisteria; 26 cm high; together with a Samson copy of a Japanese Imari vase and domed cover, 43 cm high (2). Some deterioration, including: areas of firing or other cracks apparent at the tripod feet of the Kiyomizu koro; some areas of colour and gilt. loss or degradation.. Some deterioration, including: areas of firing or other cracks apparent at the tripod feet of the Kiyomizu koro; some areas of colour and gilt. loss or degradation.
A Tibetan or Himalayan metal Phurbu (ritual dagger thought to have been introduced by Padmasambhava); with typical tripartite blade and three head deity finial, 21 cm high, 19th CenturyFor another example from this genre, see the Tibetan phurbu illustrated on page 315 of 'Desire and Devotion/The John and Berthe Ford Collection' by Pratapaditya Pal. The same work (op. cit. page 254) also illustrates a Chinese textile of Dorje Phurpa, the Tibetan Deity considered as a manifestation of the phurbu itself.. Please note that there are some areas of damage or deterioration to this purbha; this includes: areas of fatigue, verdigris or other green agent encrustation, and bruising or wear.. Please note that there are some areas of damage or deterioration to this purbha; this includes: areas of fatigue, verdigris or other green agent encrustation, and bruising or wear.
A quantity of Chinese Ceramics, comprising: a miniature pair of famille rose trumpet vases, 8.5 cm high; a Chinese Imari vessel and cover with knop finial, decorated with a mountainous river landscape, 16 cm high; eleven blue and white teabowls, each one about 8 cm diameter; and eight blue and white saucer dishes, each one about 13.5 cm diameter. Qing Dynasty or later (22). Please note that this is a group lot with damage where the extent of deterioration may vary from piece to piece. The damage, includes: some areas of cracking, chipping, rim loss or fritting.. Please note that this is a group lot with damage where the extent of deterioration may vary from piece to piece. The damage, includes: some areas of cracking, chipping, rim loss or fritting.
A famille rose Kamcheng and domed cover with mottled blue Buddhistic Lion finial, probably for the Peranakan Market; decorated with shaped panels of Manchu/Chinese figures either in conversation, or seated at Scholar's desks; about 22 cm diameter, 20th Century . Please note that there is some deterioration to this lot; this includes: a crack to the domed cover, and degradation and/or loss to one handle.. Please note that there is some deterioration to this lot; this includes: a crack to the domed cover, and degradation and/or loss to one handle.
Five blue and white oviform jars, including: two decorated with large flowering peony, overall height including wood cover and finial 16.5 cm; and two vases decorated with five-clawed dragons, overall height including ceramic cover 10 cm; all 20th Century (5). Please note that this is a group lot where condition may vary from vase to vase; some areas of damage or deterioration extant, notably on one wood cover.. Please note that this is a group lot where condition may vary from vase to vase; some areas of damage or deterioration extant, notably on one wood cover.
A bronze tripod incense burner with pierced domed cover and Shoulao and Deer finial; mounted for electricity; overall height including the electricity mount and wood stand 46 cm. Please note that there is some deterioration, wear and/or damage extant, including: metal fatigue and damage or loss resulting from the electricity mounting.. Please note that there is some deterioration, wear and/or damage extant, including: metal fatigue and damage or loss resulting from the electricity mounting.
A Chinese Export silver tea canister and domed cover with mythological animal finial, and loose-ring handles; decorated on the cylindrical body with narrative scenes of horsemen and warriors beside buildings and foliage; 19 cm high. Hallmarks on the base for Wang Hing & Co, Hong Kong or Canton; together with a similar bowl, about 12.5 cm diameter, also by Wang Hing & Co., with a reticulated design of bamboo. Qing Dynasty or later (2). Please note that there are some areas of damage or deterioration to both items in this lot. This includes: loss of detail on the cylindrical canister as a result of polishing; areas of bruising, fatigue or loss to both; and a lost base and/or liner to the reticulated bowl. Canister 651 gm and reticulated bowl is 133 gm.. Please note that there are some areas of damage or deterioration to both items in this lot. This includes: loss of detail on the cylindrical canister as a result of polishing; areas of bruising, fatigue or loss to both; and a lost base and/or liner to the reticulated bowl. Canister 651 gm and reticulated bowl is 133 gm.
A Japanese Satsuma pottery koro and cover, late 19th century, with temple dog finial, twin lug handles, gilt decorated with Samuri figures and a courtly scene within two panels on three mask feet, height 38cm, width 22cm. Condition report: Dog's tail chipped. Two small rim chips and hairline. One handle chipped. One foot detached and reglued.
A Japanese Satsuma koro and cover, late 19th century, with jewelled temple dog finial, twin lug handles, the bulbous body painted and gilt decorated with figures in interiors within two panels on three jewelled, mask feet, height 35cm, width 19cm. Condition report: Dog's eyebrow, fur and tail slightly chipped. Gilt rubbed to rim. One foot broken and glued.
A Japanese porcelain teapot by Makuzu Kozan, Meiji period, of oval form, the spout and finial in the form of carp, the body with further carp leaping from the blue and white waves, blue six character mark to base, height 12cm, width 22cm. (old handwritten note inscribed 'Phillips 9/1/80') Condition report: Tiny arched piece from the top has broken off but we have the piece.
A early 20th Century childs tea service by George Jones, being two tone yellow and white in colour with the teapot having silver plate collar and finial top. The set consisting of tea pot, two cups and saucers, sugar bowl and tongs, creamer / milk jug and two spoons. All on a boat shaped silver plate tray. Pieces marked to bases George Jones.
A group of three 20th Century Chinese white metal incense burners, one in the form of a puzzle ball on stand having pierced decoration with a dragon chasing a pearl. A 1000 cranes incense burner having cover with turtle finial, four character marks to base for the Qianlong Dynasty. Together with another in the form a dragon seated upon a Stupa base, six character marks to base for the Xuande Dynasty.Measures 22cm high.
A group of 19th Century Japanese small blue and white ceramics to include a temple jar with a domed lid having a fu dog finial, a pair of bulbous form bud vases with tapering necks, and two small vases having raised lizard decoration, all being hand painted with blue floral sprays. Measures: 17cm tall.
‡ AN INDIAN DAGGER WITH ENAMELLED SILVER MOUNTS, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY with slightly recurved double-edged blade formed with a reinforced tip and a pair of converging fullers, the forte chiselled and gilt with elephants in combat with a tiger and a further beast, silver hilt of characteristic form profusely decorated in polychrome enamels with flowers and foliage within a delicate linear framework, in its silver scabbard decorated en suite (small losses), with bud-shaped finial and a single small suspension loop 23.8 cm; 9 3/8 in blade
AN ARAB SWORD (NIMCHA), 19TH CENTURY with slightly curved fullered European blade double-edged at the point, struck with a mark on one side of the forte, iron hilt including strongly down-curved quillon with fluted bud-shaped finial, knuckle-guard en suite, and a pair of arms drawn-out at the front to an outer loop with a central moulding, carved hardwood pistol grip decorated with foliage on each face and with an inscription on the back-edge, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large brass mounts chased with foliage 78.3 cm; 30 7/8 in blade
AN INDIAN MOPLAH KNIFE, 19TH CENTURY with broad hatchet blade engraved along the back-edge and at the forte on each face, the latter formed with a pair of basal scrolls, deeply engraved brass hilt including petal-shaped guard rising to a broad recurved knuckle-guard with bud-shaped finial, hardwood grip enclosed by a large decorated brass ferrule at the base and rising to an elliptical pommel 37.5 cm; 14 3/4 in blade
AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), LATE 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY PUNJAB with tapering blade formed with a reinforced tip and a series of converging fullers, decorated with silver koftgari scrolls and foliage in a panel at the forte on each face, iron hilt formed of a pair of slender iron side bars, three slender grip bars each tapering from the centre and terminating in a low conical finial on the outermost face of the side bars, decorated throughout in plated silver (rubbed) with a running pattern of foliage 20.3 cm; 8 in blade A katar with a related hilt is preserved in the Royal Armouries, Leeds (acc. no. XXVID.52).
‡ A PERSIAN HELMET (KULAH KHUD), QAJAR, 19TH CENTURY with hemispherical skull embossed with a demonic mask on the front, etched over its surface with traditional foliage enriched with gold (losses), fitted at its apex with a horned demon head finial rising to a central spike, a pair of additional horns either side, and nasal bar enriched with gold koftgari (nasal retaining screw and mail neck-defence missing) 37.0 cm; 14 ½ in high
AN INDIAN ELEPHANT GOAD (ANCUS); A BRIDLE; A JAMBIYA AND FURTHER SMALL DAGGERS, 19TH CENTURY AND LATER the first formed entirely of iron, with slender faceted haft tapering to a sharp terminal spike, and formed with a characteristic hook at the front; the second of stiffened fabric embroidered with silver thread, fitted with an iron bit; the third North African, for the tourist market, in its scabbard; a small Indian dagger formed entirely of iron, with recurved knuckle-guard terminating in a bud-shaped finial; four further small daggers; and a box of dress studs the first: 51.7 cm; 20 3/8 in overall (9)
A GERMAN ZISCHÄGGE, MID-17TH CENTURY with hemispherical one-piece skull embossed with six radiating ribs, fitted at its apex with a transversely-pierced finial and circular washer, at the brow with a flat ogival peak struck at the front with an unidentified maker's mark and the letter "L" and pierced at the rear with a rectangular hole to accommodate a sliding nasal-bar struck at its leaf-shaped upper end with the letters "h" over "h", and secured at the brow by a rectangular staple and locking-screw, fitted at the nape with a slightly flaring, obtusely-pointed neck-guard of four upward-overlapping lames, and at each side with a pendent scutiform cheek-piece pierced at its centre with seven circular auditory holes in rosette-formation, the main edges of the helmet formed with plain inward turns and the surface showing the remains of a black-from-the-hammer finish now cleaned bright and lightly patinated overall 26.5 cm; 10½in high Provenance A former convent, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, later the home of the French literary historian and critic Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804 - 1869). According to the vendor this was found in the attic in the mid-20th century, probably part of a 19th century decoration.
A WILLIAM IV TRUNCHEON AND ANOTHER, LATER, THE FIRST DATED 1832, AND A VICTORIAN TIPSTAFF each of turned hardwood and painted in polychrome with gilt details, the first inscribed 'J. Purchas. Mayor', dated , with the crowned Royal arms, and the arms of Cambridge and the second painted with 'WR' crowned (small losses)and the third with brass crown finial 43.0 cm; 17 in 53.5 cm; 21 1/8 in and 24.8 cm; 9 3/4 in (3)
‡ A RARE SET OF THREE OTTOMAN SHORT SILVER-MOUNTED JAVELINS, TURKEY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY each with tapering iron head of hollow-cruciform section, moulded base and conical socket (one fitted with an early iron reinforcing collar), wooden haft and chased silver finial, the scabbard with two large chased silver mounts, the upper incorporating two rings for suspension, and later fabric cover 83.2 cm; 32 ¾ in overall (3) A similar set of silver-mounted javelins are preserved in the Wallace Collection, London (inv. No. 2357).
**A FINE FRENCH D.B. FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY PIRMET À PARIS, PARIS SILVER MARKS, 1798-1809 AND 1809-1819 with tapering barrels decorated with gold around the muzzles, fitted with silver fore-sight on a large gilt sunburst bed, signed in gold letters over the breech, struck with the barrelsmith's mark of Albert Renette (Neue Støckel 8127, worn), and decorated with gilt flowers and gilt panels over the breeches (refreshed), platinum lined vents, engraved grooved tang, signed rounded locks engraved with griffins and foliage, fitted with rollers and gold-lined pans, cocks engraved en suite (one replaced), highly figured walnut half-stock, chequered fore-end, fish-scale chequered grip carved as a marine monster in the round behind, full silver mounts cast and chased in high relief, comprising trigger-guard decorated with the head of a sea-god with crossed trumpets beneath on the bow and with a finial formed of a bouquet carried by addorsed marine monsters, struck on the inside with the mark of François Alexis Carron, butt-plate decorated with a further bouquet on the tang, rear ramrod-pipe with a boar's head, two further ramrod-pipes and retaining a portion of a silver-tipped ramrod 81.7 cm; 32 ¼ in barrels Provenance Christie's, 25 February 1981, lot 108A

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