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A SILVER SPIRIT HIP FLASKOf curved rectangular form, presentation inscribed, Birmingham 1915, weight 186 gms

A Chinese Moon flask shaped vase decorated with polychrome panels of traditional scenes, surrounded by different coloured dragons in blue orange and red, flying through the clouds, 2 dragon 'handles' in relief in reds and golds, seal mark to base surrounded by polychrome decoration, height 36.5cm.  The vase is in good condition, with some minor loss to handle on one side.

A horn powder flask with metal mounts and set large yellow stone and another Middle Eastern powder flask, copper and whte metal with central stone

A BLUE AND WHITE ‘MAGPIE AND PRUNUS’ PORCELAIN PILGRIM FLASK OR MOON FLASK, BIANHUChina, Yongle style, 20th centuryThe gourd of round shape with a flat base and two half circled handles linking the shoulder to the tubular neck. Finely painted in blue shades with a Ming style ‘heap and pile’ effect. The decoration depicts magpies amidst plum tree blossomed branches as well as. A further geometrical pattern or band of foliage scrolls underlines the foot.H: 25 cmNotes:1. The form of this gourd is an adaptation of a much earlier foreign vessel inspired from leather bags or pilgrim bottles. This shape first appeared in Chinese ceramic production during the Han and Tang periods;2. One can say ‘There is a happy magpie on the tip of the plum branch’, lit. “Xi Shang Mei Shao” (喜上梅稍) which soundd exactly like ‘Xi Shang Mei Shao’ (喜上眉稍) lit. ‘Happiness up to one's eyebrows’;3. This flask dating to the 20th century would have been made after renowned related models dating to the Yongle period, such as that preserved in the Sir David Percival Foundation and now exhibited at the British Museum, London, The United Kingdom, and that preserved at the Shanghai Museum of Fine Arts, China.4. The above-mentioned vases have been published and illustrated in the series of books ‘Porcelain of the National Palace Museum’, Cafa Company Limited, Hong Kong, 1961-1969, ‘Blue and White Ware of the Ming Dynasty Book 1’, p. 58, pl. 9 and p. 60, pl. 10.ESTIMATE UPON REQUEST Condition Report: Condition report: A long firing crack to the base going to one side, identical to one of the original gourd after which this vase would have been made.

Afghan Middle Eastern flintlock rifle, with inlaid brass and mother-of-pearl marquetry decoration, together with an accompanying engraved powder flask (2)Condition report: Knocks, scuffs and scratches throughout, some loose marquetry.  Please see images. 

A GEORGE V ROSE BOWL with cast lion mask and drop ring handles, and a bead & reel border, initialled, by W. Neale Ltd., Birmingham 1926 (loaded base), a small toast rack and a small engine-turned spirit flask; the latter 4" (10 cms) long; 4 oz weighable silver (3)

A MIXED LOT:- A late Victorian spirit flask of rounded oblong form, curved to fit the pocket, initialled and dated "1891" by Stokes & Ireland, Birmingham 1891, together with seven various condiments and a pair of sugar tongs; the flask 5.3" (13.5 cms) long; 17.85 oz weighable silver (lot)

A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY NORTH AMERICAN SPIRIT FLASK decorated in relief with a seahorse against a hammered ground, with a screw cap and large scroll initial on the reverse, by Tiffany & Co., of New York, c.1900; 5.9" (15 cms) long; 4.75 oz

A GEORGE V MOUNTED GLASS SPIRIT FLASK with a pull-off cup and a leather-clad upper body, by James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield 1925, a small capstan inkwell with offset cover, and an early Victorian cream jug; the flask 6.75" (16.5 cms) long; 7.9 oz weighable silver (3)

AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY SCANDINAVIAN MOUNTED BURR-WOOD FLASK circular with engraved mounts, a screw cover lacking chain and stopper and a small foot with the intaglio script initials "AMS", unmarked, probably Norwegian; 3.75" (9.5 cms) high

Chinese blue and white moon flask vase with floral and dragon design, 25.5cm.

Collection of chemistry bottles, crested china, metal and wood wares, cased cutlery, binoculars, leather cased flask, Mauchline box, etc.

A George V glass and silver mounted hip flask, maker George Neal & George Neal, London, 1920: of rectangular outline, with turn-off cap and detachable cup, 16cm high, weighable silver 80gms, 2.60ozs.

A George VI glass, silver and leather mounted hip flask, maker James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield, 1937: of rectangular outline, with turn-off cap and detachable cup, 19cm high, together with a similar hip flask, 18.5cm high, weighable silver 218gms, 7.03ozs. (2).

A Victorian glass and silver mounted hip flask, maker Holland, Son & Slater, London, 1881: of oval outline with turn-off cap and detachable cup, 16cm high, weighable silver 67gms, 2.15ozs.

A 19th century Continental clear glass and silver mounted flask: of rectangular outline with canted corners, with etched decoration of leaping deer and floral sprigs, the silver screw top initialled, 14cm high.

A Derby figure of a girl emblematic of Summer: holding a sheaf of corn and a flask in her left hand, on scrollwork base with bocage background, patch marks, circa circa 1775, 19cm [some restoration].

A Ceramic Table Lamp in the form of a Moon Flask, One Side Decorated with Sun the Other with Moon, 46cm high

A 19th Century Brass Mounted Leather Shot Flask, Brass Top Stamped Hawksley, 20cm Long

Two pairs of gold-rimmed spectacles, a leather shot flask, a pair of brass candlesticks and other items.

A five-piece picquot ware tea service, a model 29a Thermos flask and a small collection of plated ware.

A group of early 20th century American medical glassware manufactured by Whitall Tatum, with etched measurements, including measuring cylinders and flasks together with a turned glass funnel, a test tube and a cased medicine glass manufactured by Maw London, and further coloured glass jugs and vasesCondition report: Medical glassware all in good condition; small chip to the rim of the test tube; pink glass flask with large chips to the rim; repairs to handle and losses to gilt paint on pink glass jug

Two 18th century German engravings one of Berlin from above, the other of The Charlottenburg Palace, framed and glazed, 85cm x 35.5cm together with Joseph Farquharson, a shepherd tending to his sheep, print, signed, framed, 84.5cm x 63cm; a still life of a wine flask, initialled ZD to the lower right, oil on board, framed, 34.5cm x 45cm; Miguel Rey, a Mediterranean landscape, oil on board, signed lower left, framed, 29cm x 23cm and The Oologist, a magazine cutting superimposed with a blackbird, framed and glazed, 26cm x 36cm (6)Condition report: German engravings discoloured and with some large marks; Farquharson print with foxing all over and some surface scratches; other pictures in good condition

MIXED LOT SILVER PLATED HIP FLASK WITH PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION, CASED CUTLERY AND OTHER ITEMS

A wooden case containing tortoise shell spectacle case AF, miniature photo frame, hip flask, purses etc.

Crown Devon "John Peel" musical flask and various copper lustre jugs (3)

Two pierced silver trinket dishes, a late Victorian silver mounted amethyst glass dish, a similar scent flask and a silver mounted glass bowl.

Two moon flask style vases

Circa 100-300 AD An elegant ancient glass flask blown into a pale green colour. The vessel features a globular body, an elongated, cylindrical neck, leading to a wide, flaring rim. The glass is sitting on a concave base and displays much of the original translucency.Size: L:150mm / W:95mm ; 160gProvenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.

Late Bronze Age, 1600 -1450 BC A pottery flask with globular body, long cylindrical neck, funnel rim, handle from neck to shoulder, base ring. Two parallel ridges round the neck at the level of the upper part of the handle The Art of Ancient Cyprus, pp. 32-34, pl. 25d (item two), p. 61, pls. 80b-d (items three, four and five), p. 100, pl. 160 (item one). Åström P. 1972, 'Swedish Cyprus Expedition'. Vol. IV. Part 1B, Lund. Åström, P. (ed.), 2001, 'The chronology of Base-Ring ware and Bichrome Wheel-made ware', Stockholm. Vaughan, S. 1991, "Material and technical classification of Base Ring ware: a new fabric typology" in J. Barlow, D. Bolger & B. Kling (eds.) 'Cypriot ceramics. Reading the prehistoric record'. Philadelphia, 119–30.Size: L:125mm / W:60mm ; 80gProvenance: Property of a UK Ancient Art Gallery; formerly Estate of Susan Pines, NYC. Collected between 1968 - 1970s.

Cypro-Geometric III, circa 900 – 750 BC. A pottery flask in black on red with two twin handles, a funnel-like mouth, decorated with concentric circles and linear bands. For similar see British Museum no. 1908.0411.1Size: L:130mm / W:70mm ; 155gProvenance: Property of a UK Ancient Art gallery, formerly with US Art Gallery, NYC.

Dalvey boxed clock together with flask .

A box of miscellaneous items to include a Plasfort military helmet with leather liner, a brodie pattern steel helmet, a leather shot flask, a brass powder flask, copper bugle, etc

Twelve 19th century fairings to include 'The attentive maid', 'The broken hoop', 'The wedding night', 'The Welsh tea party', 'Kiss me quick' and 'Oyster Day''The attentive maid' – a small match-head sized chip to underside of left-hand front base, historic firing 1.5cm crack vertically to green skirt, some paint rubbing and loss and probable female head away and re-affixed with restoration and new colours etc.; 'The Welsh tea party' – some gilt rubbing to plinth base, paint loss to back of one hat otherwise original condition; 'Now ma-am say when' - a 1cm arch-shaped flat piece of porcelain away from the end of the title, small match-head sized chip away to underside of plinth base (rear left) otherwise seemingly in original condition; 'The girls of the period' - female with blue dress paint rubbing / losses and half of right-hand handlebar missing, some further paint rubbing commensurate with age otherwise looks pretty original; 'If old age could' - some kiln grit in glaze otherwise good; ‘Cancan’ – some minor gilt rubbing otherwise OK; ‘Three o’clock in the morning’ – very minor flat chip away to underside plinth base (rear right), some minor paint rubbing and loss otherwise good condition; ‘Open your mouth and shut your eyes’ – figure in blue jacket raised hand some glazing away probable restoration to object in boy’s mouth (different colour), restoration also to boy’s right hand leg; ‘Oyster Day’ – restoration to left-hand standing female right hand and arm, small restoration to top of right-hand fence support as visible from back, some minor paint rubbing; ‘Kiss me quick’ – broken neck to flask on tray, minor firing crack to left of female’s shoe, some paint rubbing otherwise OK; ‘The wedding night’ – female head completely away and re-affixed and coloured out, new colour on back of neck/shoulders also; ‘The broken hoop’ – taller figure with restoration and later colour to both legs. To a certain degree there are mostly minor paint losses to some of the fairings.

A silver and cut-glass hip flask by Mappin & Webb (London 1911) (12.5cm high)

each piece engraved or inlaid with initials, comprising: a gold-mounted glass spirit-flask, with bayonet-mounted cover and detachable cup; a pair of gold-mounted scent-bottles with bayonet-mounted covers; a gold-mounted circular jar, with hinged cover; a gold-mounted and inlaid tortoiseshell cased clock, the Swiss movement with Roman numerals; four gold-mounted and inlaid tortoiseshell cylindrical jars, one lacking cover, various sizes; two gold-mounted and inlaid tortoiseshell oblong jars; a gold inlaid hair-brush; clothes-brush; hand-mirror and paper-knife; Together With: a silver-gilt mounted and inlaid manicure set, with various containers and implements; an Asprey propelling-pencil; a 9ct gold pocket knife; a tortoiseshell and ivory writing tablet; a tortoiseshell comb and various other implements, mostly fitting into a green leather case with an outer cloth coverthe case 30cm wide, the cup from the spirit-flask 1oz 10dwt, 46.6gr

the cut-glass items each with plain silver-gilt mount, comprising: an oval jar, two cylindrical jars, one containing two tooth-brushes; a spirit-flask, with detachable cup; a shaving brush and shaving soap canister; a pair of tortoiseshell backed hair-brushes; a pair of tortoiseshell backed clothes brushes and various leather items, all contained in a crocodile casethe case 61cm wideCondition report: The silver mounted pieces are each marked as expected. There is some overall surface scratching and wear. Some items from the fitted case are lacking. There is some scuffing and damage to the outside of the case. The cup from the spirit flask is currently fixed in position and is not detachable.

A Pair of Bohemian White Metal Mounted Cut Glass Scent Bottles and A Stopper, 19th century, of hexagonal form, engraved with foliage, 11.5cm high; A George V Silver Mounted Glass Flask, Birmingham 1923, of tapering cylindrical form, 23cm high; An Austrian Cold-Painted Model of a Horse, on an oynx ashtray, 15cm long; A Pair of Lacquered Boxes and Covers, in the form of books, 18.5cm long; A Similar Dice Shaker, 7cm high; A Similar Oval Tray, 48cm wide; A Cigar Cutter; and A Miniature Book of Common Prayer and Book of Hymns, in leather case (qty)

ASSORTED SILVER, PLATE & WRISTWATCH, including machine turned cigarette case, 10cms h, Victorian floral engraved cigarette case, 7.5cms h, cigarette box, 9cms w (dented), plated hip flask, 9cms w (dented), and Montine gold plated gentleman's wristwatch (6)

THREE STUDIO GLASS ITEMS, comprising PATRICK STARR cream jug with mottled bleu glass handle, 12cms g, MICK & BOB LE BLEIS (MAURE-VIEIL VERRIERS) mottled glass bowl, green, grey and silver deoration, 16cms diam, and an ANONYMOUS flat blue and green perfume flask and stopper, 14.5cms h (3) Comments: flask dip stopper broken.

ASSORTED COLLECTIBLE PLAIN BLOWN GLASS, including a Swedish ship's flask barometer, 27cms h (base knob ground), two glass dropper bottles 8 & 11cm h, two spherical cupping flasks, 8 & 6.5cms h, small spittoon 5.5cms h, and a pedestal bowl 18cms diam (7)

ASSORTED ENGLISH & CONTINENTAL GLASS, including 19th Century cut glass toddy lifter, 1/2 Gill whisky measure, Wellington boot stirrup cup, 19th Century slice cut tumbler, patty pan, bird and insect engraved miniature flask, two Venetian moulded tinted wine glasses with moulded bowls and wrythen moulded stems, green Hock glass, presumed Italian green tinted two handled glass, and a Roman-style blue tined jug (11)

AN EDWARDIAN SILVER HIP FLASK, by James Dixon & Sons Ltd, Sheffield 1904, of plain rectangular form, shaped for the pocket, with hinged twist cover, removable cup to the base. 9.5cm high, 3.3 troy ouncesCONDITION REPORTFull set of marks clear and well struck to base of cup, second full set to front of flask lightly rubbed. Stands upright, does not rock. Detachable cup to base gilded to interior. Small dent to shoulder corner, a second smaller bruise approx. 1cm lower down same edge. Cover retains original cork seal - tested with water, small amount of leakage. Light surface marks and scratches throughout commensurate with age and use

A VICTORIAN SILVER SCENT FLASK, by Sampson Mordan II, London 1884, of tapering cylindrical form, engraved with children in rustic landscape setting, in the style of Kate Greenaway. 14cm long, 1.1 troy ouncesKate Greenaway (or Catherine Greenaway) (1846-1901) was a Victorian children’s book illustrator and writer. Daughter of a successful draftsman and wood engraver, she studied graphic design and art between 1858 and 1869. Her first book “Under the Window” was an instant best seller and brought her immediate fame and was followed by numerous highly successful publications. At the same time as her writing career, she excelled as a watercolourist, working with illustrators Walter Crane and Randolph Caldecott. Her distinctive old fashioned style depicting children and young ladies dressed in early 19th Century costume in quaint settings, a style of grace and charm that transformed the children’s book market, her talent described by Walter Crane as “captivating the public in a remarkable way”.CONDITION REPORTMarks are slightly rubbed but legible. Struck to the lid and to the body (maker's mark struck twice to the body). Top screws on and off well but there are two dents to the bulbous area. Cork inside the lid intact. 1.1 troy ounces. Good definition to the engraving.

A 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL SILVER AND ENAMEL SCENT FLASK, probably French, indistinct mark, of torpedo form with hinged cover, picked out with blue, green, red and white enamel on an engraved ground. 11cm high, 3.4 troy ounces

AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY SILVER-TOPPED PORCELAIN SCENT FLASK, marks indistinct, the moon-shaped body decorated with golfers. 4cm diameter

A VICTORIAN SILVER SCENT FLASK, by Sampson Mordan II, London 1881, cylindrical with hinged cover, engraved with scrolling foliage. 5.3cm highCONDITION REPORTGlass stopper in place and removes easily but keeps a seal. Hinge in good condition and the top closes tightly. Some minor surface wear but generally in good condition commensurate with age. Marks are clear.

A GROUP OF ASSORTED SILVER, including a silver stirrup keyring, signed Gucci, London 1989; silver novelty sweetie pillbox, silver scent flask, etc. (6) 2.7 troy ounces of weighable silver

A GEORGE V SILVER-MOUNTED GLASS FLASK, by F Burton Crosbee, Birmingham 1931, shaped for the pocket, with twist-lock cap, the lower portion of the silver flask sleeve detaching as a cup, gilded to interior. 14cm high

A GEORGE VI UNUSUAL SILVER FLASK, by A Wilcox, Birmingham 1948, rectangular with engine-turned ground, the pull-off cover revealing a hinged screw-down cap to a cut-away sloping corner. 11cm high, 8.5cm wide, 7.4 troy ounces

A VICTORIAN SILVER HIP FLASK, by L.G, Birmingham 1884, plain oval form, shaped for the pocket, with twist and hinged cap. 13.3cm high, 3.7 troy ouncesCONDITION REPORTIn generally good condition Marks slightly rubbed. Top doesn't leak and closes well.

AN EDWARDIAN SILVER AND CROCODILE SKIN HIP FLASK, by James Dixon & Sons Ltd, Sheffield 1906, of oval form, shaped for the pocket, with twist and hinged lid, the base with removable cup. 14cm high

A VICTORIAN SILVER HIP FLASK, by George Aldwinckle, London 1876, rounded rectangular form with twist and hinged top, the base with removable cup, engraved with a crest and the motto 'ORA ET LABORA', further presentation inscription. 14.2cm high, 8.2 troy ouncesCONDITION REPORTThe flask no longer has a cork it does leak if turned upside down. Few surface scratches and pit marks , engraving and dart marks clear

SILVER PLATED HIP FLASK,along with two plate pierced comports, a cigarette box, a shell-formed salt dish, and other items including a coin bank and two miniature cloisonne cruets

CHRISTMAS 1914 TIN,along with military buttons and badges, also ration books, a powder flask, crowns, a pipe, and other objects

A Victorian silver hip flask, Edward Osborn Marples, Chester, 1899, gross weight 7.31ozt.Condition report: Overall condition fairLid not in working order, does not close toInitials to front 'W.A...' partially indistinctHallmarks clear and legible Signed Edward & Sons, 161 Regent St, London to base

A Victorian silver topped hunting flask, with leather case, James Dixon & Sons Ltd., Sheffield, 1883, length 23cm.Condition report: Overall condition fairMarks worn but legibleTop split

Two indian bangles and a North African flask

A George III silver pocket hip flask, screw-fitting cover, stirrup cup to base, 17.5cm long, maker IH, London 1777, 208g

A George V silver and faceted glass hip flask, hinged bayonet cover engraved with a ribbon-tied band of leafy scrolls, stirrup cup to base with gilt interior, 13.5cm high, London 1914-15