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Lot 121
A silver herringbone weave choker necklace and earclips by Angela Cummings, the broad torque sprung necklace of flexible form, together with a pair of square earclips ensuite, the reverse of both stamped ‘©1984 ©1985 CUMMINGS STERLING’, with polished backs and hinged fittings, necklace length approximately 38cm, earclips 18mm square. £500-£600 --- Born in Austria in 1944, Angela Cummings grew up in America, close to Washington DC, travelling to Perugia, Italy to study painting at the Academia di Belle Arti, plus a degree as a gemologist, goldsmith and designer in Germany, at the Staatliche Zeichenakademie in Hanau. After her studies, she returned to the United States, and in 1968 took the position as in-house designer at Tiffany & Co. In 1975, whilst still working at Tiffany, she launched her own brand Angela Cummings Exclusively for Tiffany & Co. Along with her contemporaries Donald Claflin, Paloma Picasso and Elsa Peretti, she was given the honour of signing her own work. In 1984, after her 18 year partnership with Tiffany, Cummings left the company, and established her own business with her husband Bruce Cummings. Her first boutique opened in the New York department store, Bergdorf Goodman on 5th Avenue, quickly leading to further success and expansion. In 1990, Angela Cummings Inc formed an alliance with Shiseido The Giza, opening stores and boutiques throughout Japan. In 2003, Angela retired, moving to Utah with her family and closing all her boutiques, although in 2013 she was tempted back into designing a limited edition collection for the pearl specialist Assael. Angela’s distinctive designs combine bold, modern and colourful styles, often using unusual materials, such as black jade, wood, black opals, as well as mother-o’-pearl, coral and lapis lazuli.
Lot 122
A pair of gem-set ear clips by Marina B, of tapering form, each inset with an oval cabochon pale green tourmaline and round cabochon blue topaz, to two colour setting, the reverse signed ‘© MarinaB 1984’ and numbered ‘F479’, (each lacking small screw fitting to the reverse), with signed maker’s case, length 20mm. £1,400-£1,600 --- Born in 1930 to one of the world’s most famous family jewel houses, Bulgari, Marina Bulgari grew up in Rome, Athens and Corfu. She worked in the family business for several years before launching her own jewellery range in 1976, making her name as one of the leading women designers of this generation, whilst honouring her family’s long and prestigious heritage. Her bold and contemporary designs, with a strong Italian flavour, proved hugely successful, and Marina opened her first showroom in Geneva in 1978, with further boutiques following in Milan, Paris and New York, Jeddah and Tokyo. She designed a signature cut and shape of gemstone - between a pear-cut and a triangular cut - which can be found throughout her jewellery designs. In 1999 Marina sold her company to the Sheik of Jeddah, Ahmed Fitaihi, of Saudi Arabia.
Lot 124
An Earth and Moon pendant necklace by Minas, the bi-coloured globe rotating on an axis, suspended from a black cord with a full moon slider, signed ‘Minas’, length adjustable. £600-£700 --- Minas was born in Athens in 1938 to a Greek family of migrants from Asia Minor. From a young age he showed his interest and love for design. At 15, he began an internship with Angelos Vourakis, the official jewellery supplier to the Greek royal court, which led to his first job in the art of jewellery making. In 1959, Minas began his military service in the Greek Royal Navy, gaining an interest and experience in mechanical engineering. Leaving Greece in 1969, with 200 dollars in his pocket and a one way ticket to America, he quickly secured a job with David Webb, one of the most famous jewellery manufacturers of the time. He soon set up his own workshop in New York, creating and marketing his own designs, focusing on the themes of simplicity, ergonomics and harmony. By 1976 he began exporting his jewellery to Italy, moving to Milan to cooperate fully with leading gemologist Roberto Cusi. After Cusi’s death in 1981, Minas returned to his homeland Greece, continuing to develop his designs for furniture and machinery as well as jewellery. In 1986 he moved to the island of Mykonos, and in 1992 exhibited his full body of work at the Zoumboulakis Gallery. During that year he made contact with the Danish company Georg Jensen and his 12 year cooperation with the brand began, leading to major exhibitions in Copenhagen, New York, London and Paris. He opened his first official store in Mykonos in 1998 and second store in Athens in 2005.
Lot 181
A gold mounted amethyst rivière necklace, 19th century, composed of large graduating oval mixed-cut amethysts, spaced by smaller oval amethysts of paler hue, each stone mounted in fancy beadwork settings, the similarly set clasp with later belcher-link extensions to either side, length 41cm. £1,500-£2,000 --- Provenance: Formerly the property of Marie-Louise Countess Manvers (1889-1984), an acclaimed and productive artist, (painting under the name Marie-Louise Pierrepont), and thence by descent. Born Marie-Louise Roosevelt Butterfield in Ghent in 1889, she was the only child of Lord Frederick and Lady Butterfield of Cliffe Castle Keighley, Yorkshire. In 1917, Marie-Louise married Captain Gervas Evelyn Pierrepont (1881-1955), the sixth Earl Manvers JP MC & Duke of Kingston on Hull. On her death, the necklace passed to her only surviving child, Lady Frederica Rozelle Ridgway Pierrepont (1925-2015). During the Second World War, Lady Rozelle joined the Wrens and she saw the effects of the war close up, as the wounded were brought home across the Channel. She was particularly moved by the condition of German prisoners of war, remembering: “I suddenly became aware of the indescribable tragedy and horror of war. These were no proud and noble specimens of the Aryan race but a pathetic collection of underfed, tired and ill-looking youths wearing the ragged remains of their uniforms, with a forlorn and hopeless look in their eyes.” (Obituary: The Independent, June 2015). Lady Rozelle went on to sail single handed across the Baltic in her yacht, the Martha McGilda, which she had purchased in 1956. She set up a charitable trust teaching East End boys in care sailing in the London docks. and later worked with refugees displaced from Yugoslavia. Her first marriage in 1953 had ended in divorce and she married Richard Hollings Raynes in 1965, later becoming an author, and writing under the pen name Rozelle Raynes. This lot is being offered for sale by a cousin and god-daughter of Lady Rozelle Raynes.
Lot 208
A collection of opal jewellery, comprising an opal single-stone ring, an opal and seed pearl stick pin, converted from a 19th century jewel, designed as an insect set with an opal cabochon, and with seed pearl and peridot eyes, a heart-shaped mosaic pendant, 1973, inlaid with opal slices, the reverse set with polished onyx, mounted in 9ct gold, UK hallmark, indistinct maker’s mark, and an opal-doublet and diamond bar brooch, circa 1890; first: ring size L; second: length 50mm; third: length 56mm; fourth: length 38mm. (4) £300-£500
Lot 265
A small collection of silverware, including a George III cream jug with bright-cut engraved border and reeded handle, hallmarked for London, 1815, a smaller half-lobed cream jug, Birmingham, 1906, a sugar caster, Sheffield, 1946, a Swedish christening beaker with gilt interior and engraved with a meandering boarder of fruiting vines, inscribed ‘Elizabeth 1923’, together with a pair of electro-plated salts on ball feet, first height 8.4cm. £140-£180
Lot 266
A silver shaped oval dish by Tiffany & Co, with pierced meandering foliate border and reeded edge, raised on flattened bun feet, reverse stamped ‘Tiffany & Co, 16996A Makers 652..’ (last numeral indistinct), ‘STERLING SILVER 925-1000’ and date letter ‘M’, dimensions 30.5 x 23cm. £200-£260 --- Tiffany silver holloware generally includes date letters indicating the period it was made. The first date letter ‘M’ (Old English) used by Tiffany’s represented Edward C. Moore, who was the head of Tiffany’s silver operations until 1891. After his death, the date letters were based on the initial of the current Tiffany president - between 1947-1955 it was John C. Moore. The practice was discontinued about 1965.
Lot 273
Assorted items, comprising an elephant pin cushion, on rectangular base stamped ‘925’, a two section pill box modelled as a walnut, stamped inside ‘STERLING MEXICO’, a carved walnut depicting Oriental figures, and a small photograph frame with easel back, Continental hallmark, first height 4.6cm, second 3.6cm, third 4cm, fourth 8.5 x 6.8cm. (4) £80-£100
Lot 274
A Chinese figural desk seal and a Chinese Export pepper pot, the seal, circa 1880-1900, representing a bearded figure wearing a HAN FU costume and bat wing headdress, both stamped with two zhuanshu seal characters for Shou representing Longevity, the pepper pot, circa 1900-1930, with screw off cover, raised on three feet and decorated with dragons, hallmarked to the base for Hung Chong, both white metal, first length 8.6cm, second 8.5cm. £120-£150 --- Hung Chong was working in Canton and Shanghai circa 1860-1930 and is recorded as employing Chinese Export silversmiths within the period of the second quarter of the 19th century to the first quarter of the 20th century.
Lot 278
Three Swiss silver pocket watches, the first, an open face keyless wind pocket by Omega, the signed silvered dial with black Arabic numerals, subsidiary dial, blued steel hands, the signed movement numbered ‘6188366’, the inside back case and cuvette numbered ‘6981192’, stamped swan guarantee mark to the stem; the second, an open face keyless wind pocket watch by Longines, the signed white enamel dial with black Arabic numerals, seconds subsidiary dial, and gilt hands, inside back and cuvette numbered ‘1021082’ and stamped ‘0.800’ with grouse fineness mark; the third, an open face keyless wind pocket watch by Zenith, the signed white enamel dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary dial and gilt hands, outer case numbered ‘3042969’ and ‘1059’, with grouse ‘0.800’ fineness mark, movement signed and numbered ‘2240817’, with swan regulator, first watch diameter 48mm, second 53mm, third 52mm. £280-£320
Lot 281
A Swiss silver hunter pocket watch made for the Turkish market, by Billodes, circa 1890, the white enamel dial signed ‘K Serkisoff & Co Constantinople’ beneath painted floral spray, with Turkish numerals and subsidiary dial, the inside front case and back case both stamped ‘0.800’ and ‘BILLODES REGISTERED’, with Swiss grouse fineness mark for 800 standard, and with pseudo English hallmarks, the movement signed ‘Billodes’, metal cuvette numbered ‘524366’, together with a silver keyless wind open face pocket watch, import marks for London 1907 and and a 14ct gold wristwatch, floral and foliate engraved to the reverse, on leather strap, first watch diameter 50mm, second 48mm, third 22mm. (3) £80-£100 --- The Swiss grouse fineness mark was used between 1882-1934. Billodes was the forerunner to the Swiss watch brand Zenith, and was founded in 1865 by the 22 year old George Favre-Jacot in Le Locle. The Zenith brand name was not adopted as the sole company name until circa 1910. K Serkisoff & Co was a Turkish wholesale importer established under the Ottoman Empire in Istanbul (formerly Constantinople) and from 1880 were the exclusive suppliers for the Turkish National Railways. Since that date, it has been a tradition to present a Serkisoff railway watch to employees retiring from the Turkish Railways, a tradition that has continued until just a few years ago.
Lot 296
A stainless steel lady’s automatic calendar wristwatch by Longines and a gilt metal lady’s wristwatch retailed by Mappin & Webb, both quartz, the first with signed circular white dial, black Roman numerals, date aperture at 3 o’clock, sweep seconds hand, to blue cabochon set winder, reverse numbered ‘1835296’ and later black leather strap; the second signed with rectangular cream dial, with black Arabic numerals, within polished gilt bezel, the stainless steel back numbered ‘578836 11115’ on Hirsch brown crocodile leather strap, with gilt buckle, first watch head diameter 25mm, second dimensions 34 x 20mm. £150-£170
Lot 37
A pair of Victorian gilt ear pendants, of hollow construction, composed of tapering surmounts suspending tear-shaped drops below, with applied beadwork granulation detail to the front, the reverse with flat backed surmounts, on loop fittings, in original fitted case, together with a mid Victorian gilt entwined hoop and foliate garnet set brooch (lacking pin fitting, damaged), first length 5.3cm, second 3.8cm. £200-£300
Lot 4
An Edwardian 9ct gold hinged bangle by Smith & Pepper, the upper section embossed with flowers and scrolls against a matt ground, edged by bead and scroll detail, with maker’s mark S & P, hallmarked for Birmingham 1909, and stamped ‘Rd 416526’, together with a further 9ct gold hinged bangle, of buckle design, hallmarked for Birmingham 1911, first bangle inner diameter 58mm, second 60mm. £260-£300 --- Smith & Pepper was a jewellery manufacturing firm in Birmingham, located at 78-79 Vyse Street, and set up in 1899 by Mr Smith and his uncle Mr Pepper, who became business partners after Smith had split from his family business. Birmingham expanded vastly during the industrial revolution of the 19th century, becoming a hub for new technologies and businesses. Jewellery making proved to be a very lucrative trade and the area thrived - by the 1900s, the trade employed over 30,000 people. The company traded for 82 years, much of this time being run by generations of the Smith family after Mr Pepper left the business. Unfortunately by the 1980s, the elder members of the family could not secure the future involvement of younger family members to continue the business. So one friday in 1981, the company closed, the workers downed tools and the factory was abandoned. The building was left shut for 9 years before the Council acquired possession of the premises and opened the doors to find a perfectly preserved time capsule of jewellery production, dating back to 1899. The premises is now part of the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter.
Lot 48
A Danish silver brooch by N E From, composed of five concave petals, with central bead accents, reverse stamped ‘DANISH STERLING N.E.FROM’, width 41.5mm. £40-£60 --- Niels Erick From (1908-1986) was born in Denmark and trained as a silversmith, opening a shop in 1931 from which he sold some of his jewellery designs. In 1944 the N E From smithy is first registered in Nakskov. There are two distinctive periods of design within From’s production. In the 1940s we see floral pieces with sinewy foliage details, and this style characterised his early years of production. By the 1960s, we see the introduction of bolder modernist designs, the necklace being offered for sale here being a typical example of this second period. The designs are similar to many Georg Jensen pieces of this period. In 1960, From’s son-in-law, Hilmer Jensen, had joined the management team and after Niels Erick’s death in 1986, Jensen took over the running of the firm. The company was wound up a few years later.
Lot 68
A diamond jewel and a single diamond earclip, the jewel previously the bezel and lugs of a dress watch, set throughout with single-cut diamonds, the earclip of bi-coloured design collet set with a brilliant-cut diamond, stamped ‘750’, first: total diamond weight approximately 1.10 carats; second: diamond weight approximately 0.30 carat, length 20mm. £500-£600
Lot 83
Seven gem-set rings, comprising an amethyst ring, set with three cabochon-cut amethysts, with rose-cut diamond points between, Portuguese assay marks, a coral (corallium Rubrum) ring, three 19th century rings and two further rings, all mounted in gold, first ring size L, second N, remaining ring sizes L - O. (7) £600-£800 --- Please note that coral is covered by CITES legislation and may be subject to import/export restrictions.
Lot 250
Cricket interest: Lawrence 'Lol' Spence - a personal archive of mostly Leicestershire related material, including a scorer's sheet Warwickshire v Durham 1994, signed by Brian Lara; other signed material; Testimonial booklets; Leicestershire CCC yearbooks; press cuttings; photographs; commemorative plates; together with Lol Spence's Silver Championship Medal 1996.Footnote: Lawrence 'Lol' Arthur Spence (1932 – 2017) was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg-break. He made his first-class debut for Leicestershire in 1952 and made further appearances over the next two seasons. He returned to Grace Road as Assistant Groundsman in 1970, taking over as Head Groundsman in 1973, he retired in 1997, the year following Liecestershire's second County Championship. According to Wisden his groundsman's shed remained a refuge for players 'in need of a chat.' The scorer's sheet noted above is significant as this was the match in which Brian Lara recorded the world record score of 501.
Lot 102
Paul Cummins and Tom Piper, an original ceramic poppy, from the art installation 'Blood Swept Lands And Seas Of Red' shown at the Tower of London between 5th August and 11th November 2014, to commemorate the centenary of the start of the First World War, 50cm longCondition report: stem has rustednibbles and dinks to edges of poppy leavesoverall good condition
Lot 140A
Two stamp albums, the first titled 'France' - a collector's album with printed placings, some pictorial, comprising over 115 single sided sheets, some not completely filled in, dated from 1853-60 to 1969, the second UK, reign of Queen Elizabeth ll, comprising 75 single sided sheets, of which 23 pre decimal, 52 metric, each with 5-10 per sheet and some loose
Lot 149
Three Ivory topped walking canes, 19th Century, the first with pomander handle with screw off top carved in relief with a scene of the taj mahal, together with ivory topped cane with elephant carved handle, and a third Chinese example carved in relief with dragons chasing flaming pearls, the longest 91cm (3) Condition report: with discolouration, and old splits, the Chinese example with possibly later white metal top
Lot 223
Three needlework samplers, the first by Martha Jefferys, dated 1817, stitched with five alphabets, numbers and punctuation and a text 'Teach me my friends to pray and my parents to obey.....', 28 x 29.5cm, the second by Agnes Robinson 172(?)3. 32 x 28.5cm, (see genealogy details on the back), the third by Hannah Gibson, aged 8 years, worked with Adam and Eve, 51 x 37cmCondition report: Martha Jefferys - grubby in place, specks, one tiny hole, modern frameAgnes Robinson - loss of stitched detail to lettering and numbers, two holes, old frameHannah Gibson - mainly good condition but loss of date and one word in centre (under 'Hannah')
Lot 1
A Skoda Yeti Elegance TSI motorcar, registration SM64 FZF, five door hatchback, 1197cc, petrol, colour beige, date of first registration 10.12.2014, manual, no. of former keepers 1, MOT expired 12.12.19, New battery fitted 01.3.21, Mileage 7,460. With Two keys and V5C. With service book. Sold without reserve. CONDITION REPORT: From a house clearance, the car started first time when we installed a new battery. It has been garaged since last year that we know of.
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