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One good pair of good quality contemporary curtains in gold fabric with contrasting braid trim, lined and interlined with triple pleat heading, length 288cm, fixed top width 108cm, bottom width 244cm (per curtain) together with a pair of triple pleat headed curtains in pale gold with contrasting floral chintz borders (af) length 268cm, top width fixed 107cm, lower width 231cm with matching floral valance (2 pairs and valance)
* Handbags. A collection of evening bags and purses, early-mid 20th century, including a metalwork evening bag with peacock design in silver to one side and in gold to the other, some small losses to metalwork, lined with cream satin (some marks); a cream wool pocket bag, hand-embroidered in silver thread with arabesque design to each side, pale blue lining, with stitched printed calling card 'Lady Harlech, Glyn, Talsarnau, North Wales'; two black velvet evening bags with metalwork, one with an Elizabethan-style floral design, the other depicting an oriental landscape with buildings and trees; a black grosgrain bag with black and white bugle beads forming scallop shell design (some beads missing or detached), cream lining incorporating a mirror and a purse, black grosgrain handle, large faceted stone clasp; a nautical-themed bucket bag of blue and cream velvet, with white metal anchor stitched to front, pale blue lining, navy cord handles; a bead bag, with rose and star design, lined with olive green silk, yellow metal mount and chain handle; three chain mail mesh bags, two with slight damage; and a crocodile skin bag, lined with moiré silver satin, incorporating a purse, silver metal mount and chain handle, various sizes (Qty: 19)
* Desvaux ( Auguste , born 1813). Portrait of a Young Lady, watercolour, gouache, and bodycolour, on ivory, laid down on thick card, half-length portrait of a girl seated in an interior, wearing a white lace-trimmed pale blue gown with low neckline, and a gold braclet and earrings set with pearls, her brown hair arranged in ringlets, signed to upper right-hand side, 7 x 5 cm (2.75 x 2 ins), brass frame glazed, with strapwork border in red and outer pierced floral border (Qty: 1)NOTESLittle appears to be known about this French painter who was born at Avranches in Normandy. Benezit notes that there is a Crucifixion painted by the artist in the church of Saint-Gervais at Avranches. A portrait miniature of a naval officer by Desvaux was sold at auction in 2011, and a smattering of larger oil paintings have surfaced at auction over the last couple of decades.
* Embroidery. A collection of embroidered fabrics, 19th-20th century, seven pieces of embroidery, including: a panel of yellow moiré silk hand-embroidered with French Empire design of swags and tassels, with bees and garlands of flowers, within a foliate border, worked in appliqués of ivory drawn threadwork ribbon and matching silk thread, incorporating spangles and seed beads, selvedge to right-hand side, 44 x 55 cm (17.5 x 21.75 ins); a piece of cream satin with machine-embroidered overall floral pattern, three sides with earlier border of hand-embroidery similar (approximately 11-18 cm/4.5-7 ins wide), incorporating a strapwork design of metalled threads, some manuscript ink markings to one edge, lined with linen, overall size 96 x 114 cm (37.75 x 45 ins); and a large linen wall hanging, hand-embroidered with floral posies and baskets, with border of pyramids and floral sprays, hanging loops along top edge, some marks and stains, one area wearing slightly thin, with a 3 cm tear (not affecting embroidery), 246 x 241 cm (97 x 95 ins), plus part of a theatrical cloak with damask pattern in gold and colours (Qty: 8)
* Clothing. An 1840s bodice, hand-stitched fitted bodice of white cotton, lined with linen, with front of waist terminating in a v-shape, and tucked double-puff short sleeves, rear brass hook and eye closures, length 28 cm (11 ins), bust 68 cm (25.5 ins), waist 52 cm (20.5 ins), sleeves 20 cm (8 ins), together with A cuirass bodice, circa 1870s/80s, hand and machine-stitched lined cream cotton bodice, high-necked, fitted and boned, waist terminating in a pointed v-shape at both front and rear, lead weight to latter (becoming detached), long sleeves, metal hook and stitched eyelet closures to front, and seven decorative mother-of-pearl buttons either side, internal cream cotton tape waist band with dressmaker's details in gold 'Misses Manning, 4, Walcot Terrace, Bath', toned, sleeves with some staining, and trimming to cuffs removed, length 56 cm (22 ins), bust 84 cm (33 ins), waist 54 cm (21.5 ins), sleeves 48 cm (19 ins), plus four other bodices (Qty: 6)
* Japanese. An early 20th century kimono, figured cream silk, hand-embroidered overall with bamboo, palms, turtles, and storks, stitched in gold metal threads and silk threads in orange, green, and yellow, using satin stitch, stem stitch, and couching, lined with orange silk, some holes and loss of stitching, some marks, including stain to lower left front, length 165 cm (65 ins) (Qty: 1)
* Necklace. A Continental pearl necklace with 14K gold clasp, the string of 100 cultured pearls with 14K foliate clasp inset with 7 small sapphires, stamped 14K, approximately 39cm drop, together with a similar pearl necklace with 14K and sapphire catch (unstrung), a pair 14K gold pearl drop earrings, plus pearl bracelet (Qty: 4)
* Fountain pens. A collection of vintage fountain pens comprising, Burnham No.56, grey (14ct gold nib), Burnham No.56, green marble (14ct nib), Burnham No.49, green (14ct nib), Onato de la Rue, mauve marble (14ct nib), Mentmore, gold marble (14ct nib), Conway Stewart "Dinkie" 550, blue marble (14ct nib) and Waterman's 512V. tigers eye effect (14ct nib) with conforming propelling pencil (Qty: 8)
* Arts & Crafts. An embroidered wall-hanging, circa 1900, jute hanging, with embroidered border along top and sides, depicting stylised four-petal flower motifs in orange with gold centres, and buds in grey, with stems, sepals, and connecting lines and borders in black, twisted cord knotted fringe to lower edge, 176 x 129 cm (69.25 x 50.75 ins), together with another smaller panel matching, with six orange flowers as above scattered evenly across the panel, with black line border to sides, 90.5 x 129 cm (50.75 x 35.75 ins), plus a large modern tapestry-style woven wall-hanging manufactured by Jean Laurent, with 15th century-style depiction of peasant, sheep, and rustic dwellings, and two hand-made Japanese kimonos of printed fabric, early-mid 20th century, one in blue, green, and gold, with blue silk edging and sleeve lining, and an early 19th century patchwork quilt, made from a variety of printed fabrics, with large central design of squares within squares, featuring leaf and small hexagon appliqués, enclosed by a wide hexagon border, backed with cotton (butted hem), and with quilting stitches overall in pale thread, browned, some fabrics worn, 234.5 x 236 cm (92.5 x 93 ins) (Qty: 6)
* Brooch. A Victorian 15ct gold horseshoe brooch, stamped '15' '625', 3.5cm long, 3.7g, together with a 9ct gold dress ring set with an amethyst, stamped 9ct, an Edwardian 9ct rose gold brooch formed as 6 links, stamped '375', 3cm long, 2.7g, plus a yellow metal chain (Qty: 4)
* Rings. A yellow metal ring set with a cluster of sapphires and peals, unmarked, size Q, together with a 9ct gold ring set with garnets, peridot and pearls (2 stones missing) stamped 9ct, size P, plus a 9ct white gold ring set with 8 very small diamonds, stamped '375', size L/M (Qty: 3)
* Rings. A George III period yellow metal mourning ring, woven hair inset with rock crystal, size S/T, together with an Edwardian 15ct gold ring set with turquoise stones, stamped '15c', size R/S, a yellow metal ring set with an oval bloodstone engraved with initials, size P and other rings (Qty: 7)
* Pocket watches. A collection of timepieces comprising, a goliath pocket watch with 8-day movement, housed in a shaped silver travelling case by John & William Deakin, Chester 1905, the silver work engraved in a rococo design, 13cm high together with another goliath pocket watch in a plain silver travelling case, an Edwardian Waltham gold plated hunter pocket watch, another smaller Waltham pocket watch, an Edwardian silver fob watch, an Edwardian 9ct gold ladies wristwatch on a 9ct gold mesh work strap by J.G. & Sons stamped '375', another 9ct gold ladies wristwatch with 9ct gold strap, a modern Certina gold plated open face pocket watch and chain, a pocket barometer by J. Hicks, No.5934, with 45mm silvered dial, gilt metal case, ladies Tissot wristwatch plus other wristwatches (Qty: 14)
* Miniature. Portrait of a Gentleman, circa 1790, watercolour, gouache, and bodycolour, on ivory, oval head and shoulders portrait of a bewigged gentleman wearing a brown coat, 6 x 4.5 cm (2.5 x 2 ins), contained in a contemporary oval rose gold pendant frame, glazed, with blue enamel border decorated with gilt dots, overall size (excluding hanging ring) 7 x 6 cm (2.75 x 2.25 ins) (Qty: 1)
* Rings. A yellow metal diamond cluster ring, set with very small diamonds, unmarked, size P, together with 9ct gold ring set with a facet cut smokey quartz stone, stamped '375', size N, an 18ct gold ring set with very 4 small diamonds and rubies, stamped '18ct', size R and one other (Qty: 4)
* Brooches. A white metal brooch set with diamonds and sapphires, the entwined ribbon brooch set with 16 cut sapphires and 24 small diamonds, 5.5cm long, unmarked, together with a Continental 14K gold brooch set with 11 cultured pearls, 3.5cm long, stamped 'K14' (Qty: 2)
* Mixed jewellery. An 18ct gold and platinum ring, set with a cluster of 12 small diamonds flanked by 2 further diamonds, size K, overall weight (including stones), 3g, another 18ct gold ring set with a sapphire flanked by 2 small diamonds, size O, overall weight (including stones) 2.6g, a 9ct gold wedding band, a 9ct gold locket, an Edwardian yellow metal pendant set with an aquamarine and with pearl and small diamond to the upper section, 3.5cm long on a fine 9ct gold chain and other items (Qty: a quantity)
* Sienese School. Madonna and Child, tempera and gold on thick wood panel, some surface wear, extreme edges slightly chipped, traces of old woodworm to reverse (extinct), 47 x 23 cm (18.5 x 9 ins) (Qty: 1)NOTESProvenance: Estate of David Geider, Baydon, Wiltshire; we understand from an executor of the estate that this work was purchased by David Geider in Hungerford in the late 1990s for £7,000. An Italian devotional panel depicting the Virgin seated in dark blue robe lined with dark green, and edged with gold, with a red cloth backdrop, holding the standing infant Christ, who touches his cheek to hers. The style of the present work referse to the Byzantine icon tradition of the Madonna and Child, later re-interpreted by early Italian Renaissance painters such as Duccio and Simone Martini. Note for bidders: Due to the absence of supporting documentation for this work, and in the absence of scientific analysis, this lot will be sold as seen, not subject to return. Potential purchasers should satisfy themselves regarding the age and authenticity of this lot prior to bidding.
* Tray. A fine Japanese lacquer tray, Meiji period (1868-1912), the oval tray richly decorated with gold sprinkle lacquer showing a cat by flowers, some inlaid with mother of pearl, on a brown ground, 24.5 cm long (Qty: 1)NOTESProvenance: Rodney Tolson Gausden (1923-2015).
* Miniature. Portrait of a Naval Officer, circa 1790, oval watercolour, gouache, and bodycolour, on ivory, laid down on card, head and shoulders portrait of a gentleman with grey curly hair in a blue coat with anchor-embossed buttons, 6 x 4.5 cm (2.25 x 1.75 ins), contained in an early 19th century oval two-tone gold locket frame, glazed, the front set with a border of diamond chippings, the reverse with embossed trophy of love birds and harvest emblems, within a green enamel laurel wreath enclosed by a border of seed pearls, a wide border of engine-turn blue enamel, and a narrow border of white enamel (chipped with slight loss in a couple of places), embossed pattern to edge, overall size (excluding hanging ring) 6 x 5.5 cm (2.5 x 2 ins) (Qty: 1)
* Embroidery. A large silk rococo bed cover, early 18th century, large bed cover, lavishly embroidered in coloured silk threads, and incorporating silk ribbon onlays, on a pieced pale blue silk ground, with wide border comprising courtly figures, including a falconer in doublet and hose carrying a bow and a figure with a dog, urns of flowers, exotic birds, including a peacock, scrolls and volutes, and palmette and drawer handle motifs, hand-stitched in padded satin stitch, long and short stitch, latticework, etc., mainly in shades of dark cream, yellow, pink, and green, silk fringed edging, backed with later gold brocade, and interlined with old linen, with velcro stitched along one edge and old rufflete tape along another, generally worn, with silk ground perished and loss to stitching and ribbon in places (some period darns), occasional light staining, one side with three pairs of original gold metallic tassels (a pair at each corner and one in centre of side), one pair near-detached, tassels lacking on opposite side, 157.5 x 203 cm (62 x 80 ins), together with an embroidered altar cloth runner, probably Spanish, late 18th/early 19th century, hand-stitched in metallic silver thread and coloured silks on a gold silk ground, depicting a central 'IHS' and sacred heart motif within flower garland and sunburst, and a basilica at each end, with three spires and rose window, silk ground perished in places (but embroidery mainly intact), backed with yellow satin, tack holes at edges, 48 x 251.50 cm (19 x 99 ins), plus two pieces of metallic embroidery, comprising a sacred cloth of silver bullion embroidery and spangles on a pale turquoise satin ground, with fringed edging, late 19th century, and a mirror/picture frame of gold metallic thread and spangles, early 20th century (repurposed base fabric with printed date 1918 on verso) (Qty: 4)
* Raimondi ( Marcantonio , circa 1480-1527/34 ). The Judgement of Paris (after Raphael), circa 1510-20, engraving on laid paper, with watermark of a six-pointed star in a circle (similar to Briquet 6076-82), trimmed to plate mark, one or two minor stains, sheet size 299 x 435 mm (11.8 x 17.2 ins), hinge-mounted (Qty: 1)NOTESProvenance: Estate of Eduard Rosenbaum (1887-1979), diplomat at the Versailles Treaty negotiations, economist, Syndic of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce and director of its library. Expelled from his post by the Nazi regime in 1933 he emigrated to London where he was appointed Librarian and Head of Acquisitions at the London School of Economics. Board Member of the Leo Baeck Institute, London. Bartsch XIV, 197.245; Shoemaker and Broun (1981), pages 146-147, number 43. One of the most famous prints of the 16th century, for which Raphael would have provided a drawing for Marcantonio to engrave from. The print bears a printed inscription on the tablet to the lower left corner 'Sordent Prae Forma Ingenium Vartus Regna Aurum', which translates as: Intellect, Virtue, Kingdoms and Gold appear worthless compared with beauty'.
* Fountain pens. A collection of vintage fountain pens, including 3 Osmerod 65, black, Conway Stewart No.283, black (14ct gold nib), Mentmore Celeste, black (14ct nib), 2 Summit, black (14ct nib), Conway Stewart, black, 2 Sheaffer, red, green and other fountain pens plus 6 propelling pencils including Burnham, Waterman's etc (Qty: 23)
* Oriental ceramics. An 18th century Chinese porcelain coffee cup, decorated with flowers with scroll handle, 6.5 cm high together with similar saucer plus 4 dishes and 8 blue and white dishes, one with old printed label from the wreck of "Goteborg" (East Indiaman sank near Elsborg in 1745, and recovered by divers in 1876), 11.5 cm diameter, plus an early 20th-century Kashmiri wooden "mosque lamp" vase, with gold painted arabesque decoration on a blue ground, 25.5 cm high (Qty: 15)
* Scapulars. Two embroidered devotional scapulars, Continental, late 18th century, two scapulars, both composed of two small joined panels hand-embroidered in coloured silk threads on a cream satin ground: the first with an oval woodblock print of the Virgin & Child on one panel, within double-looped metal thread border, surrounded by stitched floral decoration, and with stitched cross within oval on other panel, surmounted by a crown and surrounded by a foliate wreath, on a ground of semé spangles embellished with metal bullion embroidery, each with brown fabric backing and edged with fine twisted cord, each 6.5 x 5 cm (2.5 x 2 ins), the two panels joined by a parallel pair of cream silk ribbons (perished in places); the other with identical image of the Virgin & Child on one panel, surrounded by embroidered heartsease flowers, and with a sacred symbol on the other panel, embellished with stars and topped by a cross, on a semé dot ground with flower sprays, each with brown fabric backing, and metalled edging, each 7 x 5.5 cm (2.75 x 2.25 ins), the two panels joined by a parallel pair of cream satin ribbons woven with gold leaves (sometime stitched together in a bow) (Qty: 2)NOTESRare early scapulars, most likely worked by a member of a religious order in a convent, and worn as a symbol of piety believed to be invested with blessings.
* Attributed to Matteo Rosselli (1578 - 1650). Study of a Young Woman in Prayer, red chalk on laid paper, with indistinct partial watermark, laid down on later wove backing paper, inscribed in pencil in a 19th century hand 'Andrea del Sarto', sheet size 20.7 x 15.4 cm (8.2 x 6.1 ins), 20th century mount with pale red and gold ruled borders, inscribed in pencil (by Michael Jaffe) 'Rosselli' to verso (Qty: 1)NOTESProvenance: Estate of Michael Jaffe (1923-1997).
* Italian School. The Holy Family, 17th century, oil on canvas, with old relining, depicting the virgin and child with Joseph asleep behind, two attendant cherubs, the Christ child holding out a gold ring towards a young woman wearing a crown and holding a frond, 72 x 103.5 cm (28.25 x 40.75 ins), old moulded gilt frame (Qty: 1)NOTESProvenance: Believed to have been part of the collection of Sir Robert Peel, 1788-1850, at Dosthill Hall, near Tamworth, Staffordshire. Tolson Family (resident at Dosthill Hall from the 1850s onwards), by descent to Rodney Tolson Gausden (1923-2015), of Sutton Coldfield.
A Rollei 35 Classic Royal Limited Edition 35mm Camera, number 10123, special edition circa 1998, gold-plated metal parts, grey-gold Urushi and blue-gold surfaces, chrome lens barrel, body E, apparently never used, Rollei Sonnar HFT 40mm f/2.8 lens, E, with Rollei Fototechnic certificate, grey lens cap, soft pouch, Rollei 20 REB flash and wooden red-cushioned presentation box, untested
A Rolleiflex 2.8GX Royal Limited Edition TLR Camera, number 10060 from 10001 to 101000, special edition, circa 1996, gold plated, brown African Lizardskin body-covering, hand finished in Japanese Urushi high-gloss lacquer in Royal Blue, body E, apparently never used, Rollei Planar HFT 80mm f/2.8 taking lens, E, with lens cap, Rollei Fototechnic certificate, strap, two Rolleinar lens attachments and wooden red-cushioned presentation box, untested
A Leica M4-2 Gold Rangefinder Camera, serial no 1527380, 1979, a Leitz Canada special edition to celebrate the centenary of Oscar Barnack's birth, from first batch of 500, only 1000 made, gold-plated with black reptile skin, engraved with a facsimile Oscar Barnack signature and "1879-1979", body VG, a gold-plated Leitz Wetzlar Summilux 50mm f/1.4 lens, VG, all in a fitted wooden presentation box
Sixth-Plate Cased Ambrotypes, Mawson, Newcastle, seated young man, G Coulder, Artist, Scarborough, seated lady, gilded and W W Law, 49 Gold Street, Northampton, mother, father and daughter, all apparently in black and looking away from camera, probably mourning group, all G-VG (3)
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