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Click here to subscribe21 Corgi James Modern issue models, Lot includes "Tommorow Never Dies" Aston Martin, "Golden Eye" Aston Martin and Ferrari, 04201 Aston Martin, CC04307 Gold plated Aston Martin, 65001 Lotus Esprit, Models from the Definitive collection and others. All boxed. Contents look Mint. VGC - MINT. £80 - £!20.
Quantity of Land Rover and Range Rover models, All various makes to include, Spot-On, Corgi, Lone Star, Polistil, Britains, Dinky, Etc, Also a Universal Hobbies, Heritage Motor centre Millennium Edition Land Rover in gold, Boxed. Vote for Corgi, Daktari, Breakdown, fire service, R.A.F, etc. Some boxed, GC. (30+ Items). £80 - £120.
A Retro gold and diamond cuff bracelet, France, mid 20th century, designed as two feathers in gold, their curled plumes set with brilliant-cut diamonds, their quills each set to the front with a line of channel-set diamonds, inner circumference 15.7cm, French assay marks for 18ct gold and platinum, French maker's mark CF with bell, one diamond deficient
Ebel, a Discovery Divers wristwatch, circa 2000, quartz movement, cream dial applied with gilt Roman numeral hour markers, gilt outer minute track, date aperture at 3, luminous baton hands, centre seconds, brushed tonneau form 18ct gold case, back secured by 8 screws, numbered 368 883913, leather bracelet with gold deployant clasp, case width 38mm
Tiffany & Co, a gold wristwatch, early 20th century, composite, signed dial with Roman numerals and blackened hands, manual movement, elaborate scrolled gold case with enamel decoration, numbered 32720, import marks for 1924, on black leather band with an 18ct gold deployant clasp, case width 2.6cm, inner circumference 16cm, clasp signed Cartier
A spinning hardstone and gold fob seal, early 19th century, the three vacant matrixes in carnelian, chalcedony and moss agate, each within a stylised acanthus leaf border, the mount formed from intertwined gold serpents, with central spring enabling the fobs to spin and be fixed into position, the moss agate plaque with a hinge, opening to reveal a vacant compartment, unidentified assay mark, length 5.5cm
An amethyst, chalcedony and enamel vinaigrette, first half 19th century, of rectangular section with carved floral borders in gold, the lid set with an inverted cushion-shaped amethyst, the interior compartment with a hinged openwork cover designed as pansies, applied with multicoloured enamel, the base set with a white chalcedony, measuring 2.8 x 2.3 x 1.5cm
λ A rose quartz, demantoid garnet and tortoiseshell parasol/walking stick handle, late 19th/early 20th century, the handle of tortoiseshell, one end capped with a band of gold festoons on a ground of green guilloché enamel and a pommel of carved rose quartz inset with circular-cut demantoid garnets, length 32.1cm, Cyrillic assay mark, fitted case stamped Jo Vickery, Regent Street
A Rococo bloodstone and gold bodkin case, mid 18th century, the cylindrical polished stone mounted à cage in the Rococo style with putti and mythical creatures among abstract scrollwork, with a twisted rope border at the junction of box and lid, opening to reveal an inner gold-lined compartment, length 12.3cm
Fabergé, an aventurine quartz, ruby and diamond scent bottle pendant, workmaster Michael Perchin, late 19th century, designed as a handled amphora in carved aventurine quartz, mounted in gold with laurel festoons crossed with X-shaped motifs set with rose-cut diamonds, the hinged lid accented with additional rose-cut diamonds and cabochon rubies, opening to reveal a gold stopper, the vase's hoop handles connected to a gold chain suspension, length 9.8cm including chain, Russian 56 zolotnik assay mark with workmaster's mark MП and faint additional mark, scratched inventory number 2565Cf.: two scent bottles in the Royal Collection trust by Perchin for Fabergé, RCIN 40221, designed in aventurine quartz in the Chinese taste, probably purchased by Queen Alexandra c.1904, and RCIN 40220, for a smoky quartz scent bottle designed as a lyre, the guilloché enamel, rose diamond and pearl lid of a comparable silhouette to the present bottle.
A fine gold chatelaine and pocket watch, France, 19th century, the chatelaine of intricate openwork design with floral decoration in three-coloured gold, splitting into three sections, chatelaine length 18cm, French assay marks for 18ct gold; suspending two amethyst fob seals in gold cannetille, accented with cabochons of opal and garnet, one garnet replaced with a circular ruby; a winding key, and a pocket watch, the white enamelled dial with Roman numeral indicators and winding key aperture, the case with floral designs in three-coloured gold, case width 4cm, interior numbered, pocket watch and fob seals of the period but possibly later added
Retailed by Hunt & Roskell, a Victorian garnet, cranberry glass and gold scent bottle, 19th century, the deep pinkish-red glass bottle incised in a grid pattern encased with gold cagework, to a gold base and an engraved gold lid with cabochon garnet push piece, measuring 9.7 x 4.1 x 3.0cm, original fitted case stamped Hunt & Roskell, late Storr & Mortimer
An enamel necklace, 19th century, designed in the 18th century style as a collier en esclavage, composed of festoons of enamelled gold linking connected to oval portraits in painted enamels, suspending a similar pendant, length 38.5cm, length 9.8cm, clasp with French assay marks for 18ct gold, enamelled portraits and clasp possibly later added, fitted case with ducal coronet
A gold and seed pearl demi-parure, early 19th century, comprising: a pendant, of oval outline, centring on a glazed compartment with elaborate foliate scrollwork in cut gold, possibly intended as the monogram 'H', to a blue foil backing, within a border of seed pearls and a floral surmount with a half-pearl bail fitting, mounted in gold and gilt metal and backed with mother of pearl, length 7.8cm pearls untested, brooch pin deficient; and a pair of earrings of similar design, length 4.9cm each, hook fittings with French import assay marks, fitted case stamped Marret & Jarry, Paris
A rare pair of 'Coque de Perle' earrings, circa 1760, each of girandole design, composed of 'coque de perles' in gold settings, length 6.6cm each, hook and clip fittings'Coque de Perle' is the term given to filled composites of mother of pearl, consisting of a curved outer section taken from a spiral shell, backed with a flat section of mother of pearl and filled for stability and weight, designed to imitate large natural pearls. These rare earrings take the form of the girandole, a popular 18th century earring shape, which suspends three pendants. Cf.: a pair of similar 'coque de perle' earrings in the collection of the MFA Boston, originally in the collection of Elizabeth Day-McCormick, accession no. 43.2122a-b
A pink topaz and diamond demi-parure, 18th century, comprising: a pendant, of foliate scroll design, set with rose-cut diamonds and a cushion-shaped and pear-shaped pink topaz in foil-backed settings, mounted in gold, length 4.9cm; and a pair of earrings of similar design, length 3.6cm each, hook and clip fittingsJL86 18th c p tpz dia demi parure
A rare cut gold and enamel ring, late 18th century, of elongated oval outline, the central glazed panel containing sheet gold, cut in silhouette to depict the entwined initials LL beneath two flaming hearts on an altar, a festoon of flowers and two doves, on a blue guilloché enamel ground, within an engraved gold mount applied with green and white enamel, to a fluted band with shoulders modelled as acanthus leaves, size N1/2, front measuring 3.1 x 1.5cmCf.: Anna Beatriz-Chadour, Rings: Anna and Louis Koch Collection, Routledge, 1994, no. 995-998 for 18th century rings in a similar technique
λ An ivory, enamel and hairwork mourning ring, late 18th century, of cut-cornered rectangular outline, set with a glazed panel containing an ivory plaque initialled AW, within a cut gold border of laurel festoons surmounted by a ribbon bow, to a ground of woven hair, within an outer border of blue and white enamel, mounted in gold, size Q1/2, front measuring 2.5 x 1.7cm
A collection of three rare white enamel mourning rings, late 18th century, each applied with white enamel between millegrain borders, with dedicatory inscriptions in reserve, inscribed 'LAURENTIUS BROCKETT B D OB24 JULY 1768 AET 43'; 'WM STANHOPE ESQ OB 12 OCT 1783 AE 73' and 'TC FOUNTAYNE ARM OB 1 JAN 1780 AE 22' respectively, each mounted in gold, sizes M1/2-P1/2, one with maker's mark PE
A George III mourning ring, circa 1797, and two Victorian gold and elephant hair rings, late 19th century, comprising: a mourning ring, the wide band applied with black enamel, the dedicatory inscription 'Philip Perring Esq Ob 7 July 1797 Aet 66' in reserve, size Q, British hallmark for 18ct gold, date letter B for 1797, sponsor's mark WH; and two gold rings mounted with strands of elephant hair, sizes K and P respectively
λ An ivory and enamel sentimental ring, late 18th century, of cut-cornered rectangular outline, the glazed panel with a carved ivory scene depicting a man and woman holding hands over a burnt offering on an altar, while Cupid flies above, festooning the couple with a garland of flowers, to a blue glass ground, mounted in gold, size O, front measuring 2.6 x 1.6cm Hugh Tait ed., The Art of the Jeweller: A Catalogue of the Anne Hull Grundy Gift to the British Museum, London, 1984, p.50, no.187-192, for rings intricately made in a similar technique, attributed to French origin, late 18th century.
An enamel and diamond mourning ring, circa 1793, of oval outline, centring on a glazed compartment containing a funerary urn in white enamel, decorated with festoons of rose-cut diamonds, to a deep blue guilloché enamel ground, within an outer border of blue and white enamel, mounted in gold, the reverse with a dedicatory inscription reading 'Elizh Ann & Edwd Horn ob in 1792 & 1793', size P, front measuring 2.9 x 1.8cm
λ Two enamel and ivory sentimental rings, late 18th century, comprising: one ring of cut-cornered rectangular outline, the glazed compartment containing a putto placing a spray of flowers on an altar in ivory and gold wire, to a blue glass ground, mounted in low carat gold, size J1/2, front measuring 2.0 x 1.1cm, indistinct maker's mark, stamped 6K; and a similar ring of oval outline, depicting a winged putto dropping a spray of flowers onto a pair of burning hearts atop an altar in carved ivory and gold, to a blue glass ground, mounted in gold, size O, front measuring 2.5 x 1.3cmCf.: Diana Scarisbrick, Jewellery from Renaissance to Art Deco: 1540-1940, Tokyo, 2003, p.94, and Hugh Tait ed., The Art of the Jeweller: A Catalogue of the Anne Hull Grundy Gift to the British Museum, London, 1984, p.50, no.187-192, for rings intricately made in a similar technique, attributed to French origin, late 18th century. Depictions of twinned flaming hearts on altars are a popular romantic symbol in 18th century sentimental jewels, often referred to as the 'Altar of Love'.
An unusual pearl, paste and enamel mourning ring, circa 1802, centring on a glazed panel containing hairwork and the initials AW in seed pearls, within a border of half pearls, to wide tapering band applied with white enamel, between borders of cushion-shaped blue pastes continuing around the ring, the interior inscribed 'Alice Worswick Obt 25 June 1802 At 70', mounted in gold, size U1/2, case inscribed '1834 Agnes Maria Swarbreck, The gift of Grandmama Andrade'
Two shell, pearl and hairwork mourning rings, late 18th century, comprising: a ring of oval outline, set with a section of white shell with an arrangement of knotted hair accented with gold wire and seed pearls beneath glass, to an outer border of cushion-shaped pastes, mounted in gold, size Q1/2, front measuring 3.5 x 1.9cm; and a ring of navette-shaped outline, the central glazed compartment with a cornucopia of hairwork accented with seed pearls, to a ground of pink conch shell inscribed 'SOUVENIR', mounted in gold with engraved decoration, size N, front measuring 3.6 x 2.0cm
λ An ivory mourning ring, possibly American, circa 1789, of navette outline, set behind glass with an ivory miniature depicting a shepherdess in a pastoral scene with a basket and crook, to a gold mount with a stippled border and engraved decoration to the shoulders, the reverse with a dedicatory inscription 'Hannah Grey 18 Jan 1789 AEt 51/2', size R, front measuring 3.4 x 1.9cmCf.: Diana Scarisbrick, Rings: Jewelry of Power, Love and Loyalty, London 2007, pg. 178 for a ring of similar design set with an ivory miniature, with comparable engraved decoration to the mount, from Baltimore, Maryland, and Martha Gandy Fales, Jewelry in America, 1600-1900, Antique Collectors' Club, 1995, p.149, for a mourning brooch with similar decoration from Philadelphia, circa 1792
λ A Georgian mourning ring, circa 1789, designed as an oval glazed compartment containing a Neoclassical funerary urn initialled SC, accented with seed pearls and gold, on a ground of woven hairwork, the surround applied with black enamel, the dedicatory inscription 'Samuell Chettle Died 15 Nov 1789 Aged 27' in reserve, to a plain gold mount, size V
A Regency gold and enamel mourning ring, circa 1817, applied with a central band of black enamel, with the inscription 'BARRETT MARCH ESQ OB SEP 1817 AE 72', between bands of engraved floral motifs and outer bands of black enamel, mounted in gold, size O, British hallmarks for 18ct gold, date letter for 1817
An enamel and gold memento mori ring, England, dated 1824, the gold band applied with a band of sinuous floral decoration concealing a skull in black enamel, the interior inscribed '102 P 23 Verse 27 Decr 1824', size R1/2The inscription on this ring possibly references Psalm 102, verse 23, which reads 'He hath broken my strength along the way; he hath shortened my days'. For a similar, 18th century example of this design, see an early 18th century ring in the British Museum by William Coles, collection no.AF.1549
A verre églomisé brooch and a pair of enamel earrings, 19th century, the brooch of oval outline, the centre with a glazed panel depicting a gold verre églomisé spray of roses, within a gold frame applied with quatrefoils of black enamel, measuring 4.2 x 4.9cm; together with a pair of gold drop earrings applied with black enamel, with engraved sprays of roses, anemones, lilies and convolvulus in reserve, length 6cm each, French assay marks for gold, Paris, 1819-38, fitted case
A fine enamel and diamond brooch, late 18th century, of octagonal outline, centring on a glazed compartment with a scene of Cupid accompanied by a heart in a row boat out at sea, the words 'un entre mille' ('one in a thousand') spelled in seed pearls in the deep blue enamel sky above, within outer borders of blue enamel and cushion-shaped diamonds, mounted in silver and gold, measuring 3.4 x 2.2cm
A George III gold and enamel mourning ring, circa 1790, of cut-cornered rectangular outline, centring on a glazed compartment with a funerary urn in black and white enamel, to a ground of woven hair, within an outer border of black and white enamel, mounted in gold, the reverse with dedicatory inscription 'Helen Long, Obt Decr 1790 Aet', size M1/2, front measuring 2.7 x 1.8cm
An enamel and diamond mourning ring, circa 1880, set with a cushion-shaped diamond in a square border, the setting and shoulders applied with black enamel, mounted in 18ct gold, the interior with commemorative inscription 'Eliza Brown, Born 17th Nov 1813 died July 14th 1880', size P, British hallmarks, date letter for 1880, sponsor's mark EE
A diamond and blue glass ring, 'bague au firmament', late 18th century, of oval outline, centring on a blue glass panel set with a vertical line of three rose-cut diamonds, within an outer border of rose-cut diamonds, to shoulders engraved with foliate decoration, mounted in silver and gold, size R, front measuring 3.3 x 1.9cm
A diamond and blue glass ring, 'bague au firmament', late 18th century, of cut-cornered rectangular outline, centring on a blue glass panel set with a vertical line of circular-cut diamonds surrounded by smaller cushion-shaped diamonds, within an outer border of cushion-shaped diamonds, to plain shoulders, mounted in silver and gold, size L1/2, front measuring 2.5 x 1.6cm
A diamond and blue glass ring, 'bague au firmament', late 18th century, of oval outline, centring on a blue glass panel set with rose-cut diamonds, within an outer border of rose-cut diamonds, to shoulders engraved with foliate decoration, mounted in silver and gold, size N, front measuring 3.8 x 1.8cm
A George III diamond and blue glass mourning ring, late 18th century, of oval outline, centring on a funerary urn set with a pear-shaped diamond and smaller rose-cut diamonds, to a ground of blue glass over an engine-turned pattern, within an outer border of cushion-shaped diamonds, mounted in silver and gold, size L1/2, front measuring 3.0 x 1.9cm Cf.: Ginny Redington Dawes and Olivia Collings, Georgian Jewellery: 1714-1830, Antique Collectors' Club, 2007, p.162 for a similar example
λ An ivory, pearl and diamond mourning ring, late 18th century, of oval outline, centring on a glazed compartment set with an oval ivory miniature painted in sepia tones to depict a woman, leaning against a three-dimensional birdcage constructed from gold wire, set with rose-cut diamonds and a seed pearl, to an outer border of seed pearls and rose-cut diamonds, mounted in gold, size P, front measuring 2.5 x 1.4cm, later Dutch import duty mark, fitted case, pearls untestedJL70/9 ivory Neoclassical ring seed pearl dias
λ A superb pearl, enamel and diamond mourning ring, circa 1791, of oval outline, centring on a funerary monument composed of an ivory panel initialed ID, surmounted by a pearl, to a rose-cut diamond base, beneath a three-dimensional weeping willow set with rose-cut diamonds, on a blue enamel ground, covered by a glazed panel, to an outer border of cushion-shaped diamonds, the reverse with a glazed compartment containing hairwork, bordered by the dedicatory inscription 'Ja.s Duberly Esq died 4 July 1791 Aged 64', mounted in silver and gold, size Q1/2, front measuring 3.5 x 2.1cm, pearl untested
λ A fine seed pearl, ivory and diamond mourning ring, circa 1792, of navette-shaped outline bordered with cushion-shaped diamonds, centring on a glazed compartment containing a funerary monument composed of a painted ivory panel, surmounted by a tiny urn set with a seed pearl, outlined with rose-cut diamonds, on a ground of woven hair, mounted in gold, the reverse with a dedicatory inscription 'Maria Heathcote died 5 Jany 1792 Aged 85', size O1/2, front measuring 3.1 x 2.0cm, fitted case
λ A diamond and ivory mourning ring, circa 1792, of oblong outline, centring on a glazed panel containing a funerary monument in ivory bordered with rose-cut diamonds, painted with an urn and the initials JY, to a ground of hairwork, the outer border of black and white enamel, mounted in gold, the reverse with dedicatory inscription 'James Young ob 25 Septr 1792 At 55', size P, front measuring 3.1 x 1.7cm
A chrysoprase and ruby demi-parure, France, 1830s, comprising: a necklace, composed of links set with oval faceted chrysoprase, over stamped gold scroll motifs and spaced by links of ribbon bow design, set with cushion-shaped rubies and half pearls, length 42.5cm, French assay mark for gold, 1819-38, and later French import marks for 18ct gold, indistinct French maker's mark SP; together with a pair of pendent ear clips of similar design, length 5.4cm each, later French import assay marks, clip fittings later added, pearls untested
A topaz parure, 1830s, comprising: a necklace, the front composed of gold cannetille links set with trios of circular-cut yellow topaz in foil-backed settings, the back composed of two elaborate twisted cannetille chains, to a yellow topaz clasp, length 40.5cm; a brooch of similar design, attaching to the necklace as a pendant, length 5.1cm, three pear-shaped topaz pendants detached; and a pair of pendent earrings of matching design, length 7.1cm each, later hook fittings, one earring broken, fitted case
A Regency amethyst and turquoise fob pendant, early 19th century, set with a rotating faceted amethyst, framed by a surmount of oak leaves, convolvulus and anemones in gold, accented with turquoise cabochons, the bail formed as a twisted branch, length 2.3cmJL62 amethyst fob
An impressive turquoise and diamond brooch, 1830s, designed as a ribbon tied in a bow, set with turquoise cabochons, the centre accented with rose-cut diamonds, mounted in gold, measuring 6.5 x 6.5cm, case stamped Harvey & GoreProvenance: the collection of the late Michael Wellby, Sotheby's London, 11th December 2012, lot 108
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