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A Vienna porcelain lidded bowl of gilt heightened dark blue ground, the lid with typical polychrome panel depicting a couple in sylvan landscape and the interior decorated with floral sprays (15cms dia), a small Dresden porcelain baluster shaped vase of gilt heightened pink/white ground with typical floral and figural panels (21cms, as viewed, lid finial repaired) and a glass cylindrical vase with engraved floral border.
A collection of silver comprising: a pair of salts, by Nathan & Hayes, Birmingham 1893, of strapwork pierced oval form with foliate engraved frieze, 8 cm long, with blue glass liners, a pair of fiddle pattern salt spoons, London 1842, a pair of sugar tongs, London 1800, monogrammed, a shallow circular bowl with pierced sides and wavy rim on foliate capped bracket supports, by S J Levi & Company, Birmingham 1931, 21 cm diameter, and a sugar caster of baluster form, Birmingham 1956, 21 cm diameter, 19 oz weighable silver (10)
A Victorian silver plated centrepiece candelabrum, the spiral fluted twisted stem with a trailing foliate attachment supporting six scrolling foliate branches and central stand for a cut glass bowl, all resting on a naturalistic base, engraved with a crest, 58 cm high, with cut glass sweetmeat bowl
A 19th Century Masons Style Stoneware Bowl on white ground with multicoloured willow pattern decoration; a Coalport saucer on white and green ground having dragon decoration; an opaline glass goblet; a china small round bulbous 2 handled vase having floral decoration; a Hockham tankard having figure decoration; a Royal Worcester "Florena" pattern round dish; a Wedgwood "Wild Strawberry" pattern oval dish and a blue "Iris" pattern round plate (8)
Mid C19th Electro-type Table Centre Piece, Mirrored Plateau decorated with leaves, lizards in a rocky surround, part gilt stem with a goat, tambourine, grapes, flowers with leaf encrusted stem with original acid etched cut glass fruit bowl, provenance Sotheby`s Mentmore Sale approx. 15 1/4 total H base dia 14" "
Trefusis (Violet, writer, 1894-1972) including: Autograph Letter signed from Violet Trefusis to "Mr. Blackwood", 3pp., 8vo, Florence, 12th September, n.y., regarding translation of a work by Phillippe Jullien, "... why should I who have not written the book be responsible for M. Jullien`s characters why isn`t HE responsible? I am quite sufficiently well known as an author myself to be able to dispense with the publicity of appearing as a translator" § Autograph Letter signed "Nigel" from Nigel Nicolson to John Phillips, 1p., 8vo, Sissinghurst Castle, Kent, 3rd November 1981, thanking him for returning "the VT/Vita letter" and commenting on the sale of her letters, "I have offered to sell to Yale all Violet`s letters to Vita, so that they can join Vita`s to her" § Ashton-Gwatkin (Frank, diplomatist, 1889-1976) 18 Autograph Letters and 1 Autograph Card signed to John Phillips, on various matters, including references to Nigel Nicolson`s book about Vita Sackville-West, "for selling his mother`s secret", and on Violet, "Another unpleasant odour arises from the once lovely Ombrellino; and again I hear the flutter of the vultures wings. I have seen Sotheby`s catalogue with tears. And have noted that the silver bowl which I gave Violet and which she intended to leave to Pirie-Gordon is being sold...", and her letters, "Violet`s letters to me from Scotland I should like to have back. You may get them copied and may use them for your Violet book, and her posthumous reputation with reference to a forthcoming article in The Sunday Times, "Violet, as we know, wished to be immortalised - but not to become famous as `Queen of Lesbians` (which she certainly was not) and framed in the same (very) stained glass window with Oscar Wilde"; and a duplicated typescript of Ashton-Gwatkin`s autobiography, Forty-Eight Years, with autograph signed inscription to Trefusis, 1966; other material including a Autograph Postcard signed fron Harold Nicolson to Violet Trefusis, 23rd May 1970, delighted to get her letter, describing breakfast and going fishing, A.L.s. from Peter Quennell, T.L.s. from Maurice Goudeket and 2 T.Ls.s. from the Duc D`Harcourt, T.L.s. from Sir Martin Charteris as Principal Private Secretary to the Queen thanking him on behalf of Her Majesty for the gift of the letters of Edward VII to Alice Keppel, duplicated typescripts of short stories by Trefusis, other material about Violet Trefusis including copies of Lord Berners` The Girls of Radcliff Hall, 2000, and Philippe Jullian, Marraine, 2005 etc., v.s., v.d.(qty)
TWO TORTOISESHELL DRESSING-TABLE BOXES WITH PIERCED LIDS CIRCA 1920, POSSIBLY CHINESE Together with eighteen other tortoiseshell items, mostly silver-mounted, including an oval box, the cover engraved with a flower, probably Scandinavian, early 18th century, an oval mirror case, probably late 17th/early 18th century, a square box with floral-chased mounts, probably Continental, 18th century (a/f); the remainder mostly late Victorian/Edwardian, vis. a bowl on fluted melon feet, a stand with easel back, an oval pendent photograph frame inlaid with flowers, two circular boxes, a plain oval powder-puff box, a cigarette case inlaid 'A', a pin tray, a plain rectangular box, a shaped oval dressing table tray, London, 1892, a heart-shaped menu holder inscribed 'Xmas 1894', a paper-clip/knife, a book mark with coloured glass eye and legend 'Here Stopped', a small paper knife with diagonally-fluted handle, a plain tortoiseshell vesta case and a plate-mounted mother-of-pearl magnifying glass The largest box: 5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) wide (20) View on Christie's.com
The following lot is from the Estate of the late Peter Leggatt MBE: A set of six Wedgwood coffee cans with saucers and a bowl, each decorated with gilt foliate border enclosing a blue band, together with a Crown Staffordshire part tea service, comprising of teacups with saucers, cake & side plates, a pair of Iznik style circular bottle coasters, an iridescent baluster vase, two pottery gourds, a Chinese famille rose style rice bowl with cover, two swan posy holders, and two pink glass paperweights, (a Lot).
A near pair of Georgian clear ale glasses, with tapering trumpet bowl above a stem with central white enamel gauze surrounded by spiralling tapes upon a circular foot ring, height 19 cm, together with a Georgian toastmaster`s glass with flared trumpet bowl above a stem with white enamel spiralling gauze upon circular foot ring, height 16 cm and two further glasses, (5).
A pair of silver peppers, Birmingham 1912, of cylindrical form with embossed central band with figural landscape scenes, together with six miscellaneous silver napkin rings, a pair of silver and tortoiseshell topped cut glass bottles, London 1921, a silver topped cut glass scent bottle, Birmingham 1915, a silverplated and glass caster, an Oriental white metal bowl with embossed band with animals and a silver condiment bottle holder, London 1919, containing four glass and silver collared bottles, (A/F), (a Lot).
A cut glass seven branch chandelier, the top plate with a serrated edge above a vase shape stem and a central pan, the ribbed shaft to a hobnail cut bowl issuing seven spiral scroll branches and petal edged drip pans, hung with faceted lustres throughout and with chrome plated mounts, fitted for electricity, 26in (66cm) h, 37in (94cm) w.
A George IV rosewood teapoy, with nulled, reel and lozenge mouldings, the hinged top revealing three pull-out canisters and a glass mixing bowl with an etched oak leaf and acorn band, on a concave panelled stem to a quatreform base and scroll carved paw feet and brass castors, 30.25in (77cm) h, 19.5in (49cm) w, 13.25in (33.4cm) d.
A giant early Victorian tortoiseshell sarcophagus shape tea chest, inlaid white metal stringing, the hinged lid inset a vacant plaque, to a plush lined interior with ivory edges, fitted with a pair of cut glass lidded caddies flanking a later mixing bowl, on ball feet, 7.25in (8.4in) h, 13in (33cm) w, 6.75in (17cm) d. One foot replaced, losses to veneer and stringing.
A 19th century mahogany paint box by Rowney & Co., the hinged lid with a a trade label inscribed `G.ROWNEY & CO., Artists` Colourmen, 51 RATHBONE PLACE, LONDON`, to a fitted interior with watercolours, ceramic palettes, a glass mixing bowl etc, above a base drawer, 3.5in (8.5cm) h, 12in (30.5cm) w, 8in (20.3cm) d.
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