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Six stick pins; a gold horse-shoe, a French crayon holder with lapis one end and coral the other in white gold mount, a gold table tennis bat incorporating a pearl ball, a gold canoe, a carved coral bead and a pear-shaped coral set on a rose diamond set rim
A gold ring, the raised octagonal bezel set with a flat-cut pale blue sapphire and chased with arcading, the shoulders engraved with flower heads, circa 1600, finger size K. Originally decorated with enamel, its disappearance and the slight erosion to the gold caused by centuries beneath the sea.
Twelve matching gold buttons, of moulded spherical form decorated in relief with scallop shells - the emblem of St James of Compostella, with ball finial and loop for attachment, 3/8in diameter, total weight 20gr; together with 'dress ornaments' in the form of pierced gold beads with arcaded decoration, 1/8in diameter, total number of beads 826, total weight 95gr, circa 1600.
Fan of carved ivory encrusted with diamonds mounted in three-colour gold, the leaf by Alexandre. Illustrated in The Connoisseur, June 1945, credited By permission of Messrs, WARTSKI, 138, Regent Street, London; now in the collection of Mrs. Lucas. Described as follows: 'Fan of carved ivory, hand painted with (front) views of Sebastopol, Odessa, and the Alhambra: (back) two other views and an allegorical picture of cupids amid clouds. Several of these are signed. The borders are signed Ed Moreau. The ivory sticks are richly encrusted with fine-quality diamonds fleur-de-lis and the letters M.M. for Maria de Montigo.
FABERGE; a gold, enamel, hardstone and ivory baton, the carved smoky-quartz finial modelled as a chrysanthemum, a cluster of yellow citrines forming the stamen, the gold and translucent green guilloche enamel collar decorated with swags, tapering ivory shaft, unmarked, overall length 15 3/4in, contained within the original silk and velvet lined holly-wood case, with the Imperial Warrant printed in gold. Reputed to have been a gift from Tsar Nicholas II, to the conductor of the Bolshoi Ballet.
The Emperor of Austria; a pair of gold cufflinks, bearing crowned monogram, comprising the initials E, T and A, applied in gold set with sapphires, rose-diamonds and rubies, Vienna assay marks. Sold with an accompanying note stating - These cuff links were originally given to my wife's father - Doctor F. J. Haedenwang of Vienna - by the Emperor of Austria Franz Joseph in the early days of the 1914-1918 war, the envelope inscribed The Emperor's Cuff Links - Dr Haedenwang. Franz Joseph I (1830-1916) Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia and Hungary.
An Indian matchlock gun, hardwood stock with ivory cover and butt plate, painted with vignettes of an antelope, deer, gazelle and a tiger on a palmette and foliate patterned green ground, gold and silver damascened iron barrel, the zoomorphic terminal with inlaid coral eyes, gold and silver damascened iron lock plates and trigger, original steel ramrod with baluster finial, some wear and minor damages, 18th century, overall length 62 1/4in.
The Court of Fath 'Ali Shah with foreign ambassadors and envoys. Persia, Qajar, c. 1815: Oil with gold on canvas, painted on four panels. A previously unrecorded copy of the Negarestan murals; the originals, since destroyed, were executed by a team of artists under 'Abdallah Khan in the Negarestan Palace, Tehran, during 1812-13, and depicted an imaginary gathering of Fath 'Ali Shah's court with attendant foreign envoys. The upper central panel shows Fath 'Ali Shah enthroned, attended by twelve of his sons; the lower central panel six ghulams (warrior slaves). To the left and right of these, two long panels depict serried rows of courtiers and visiting envoys, including the representatives of Britain, France, the Ottoman Empire, Sind and Arabia, who had been received at court on different occasions. All four panels painted with a liberal use of gilding. In the present paintings, as in the original murals, each of the 118 figures are identified; inscribed in white nasta' liq. The British represented, on the left-hand panel, [with the dates of their missions] are: Sir John Malcolm, envoy of the East India Company [1800-1]; the Crown's envoy Sir Harford Jones [1809-11]; and Sir Gore Ousley, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary [1811-14]. The French, on the right-hand panel, are Napoleon's envoys General Claude Mathieu de Gardane, Joseph-Marie Jouannin, and Amédée Jaubert.#11;In unrestored condition, tears and splits, but with no loss; on original pegged pine stretchers; the lower central panel and side panels contained within contemporary English rosewood swept frames, the frame to the upper central panel now lost.
A South Eastern Railway original gold leaf garter arms transfer mounted on board. This is the Oxford blue garter design carried on the dark lake coaches. It illustrates Dover Castle, the white horse of Kent, and a shield representing the Cinque Ports. 18" square. VGC. Scarce.
A Pullman coach circular wooden plaque displaying the full Pullman crest and "Car Clara" in gold serif capitals. 9" diameter. In superb original condition. "Clara" was a 1932 1st/3rd Class composite car (with kitchen) formed in SR electric unit 2020 (later 3020). It was withdrawn in April 1972 and scrapped at Norwich. Note These plaques were made to cover the apertures left when the brass wall clocks were removed.
A Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway original gold-leaf garter arms transfer mounted on board. First printed in 1910, this was the Company's final (and arguably most colourful) design. It incorporates a shield quartered with the arms of the Sees of Peterborough, Norwich, King's Lynn and Great Yarmouth. 131/2"x151/4". Mint.
A Midland Railway original gold leaf coat-of-arms transfer mounted on board. First printed in 1906, this was the Midland's final device. It adorned passenger and goods tender engines, two classes of tank engine used on the LTSR, and on the Burton & Ashby Light Railway tramcars. 25"x20". VGC.
A White Star Line matching 1st Class bone china tea-cup and saucer, c.1920's. Both pieces display the red rose, blue flowers and green leaves rim pattern on a green band. The saucer is top-marked in the centre with the green "OSNC" (Oceanic Steam Navigation Company) intertwined lettering, and both are base-marked "White Star Line" in green. A little rubbing of the gold rims, otherwise mint. The National Maritime Museum, Liverpool has one the same.
A Cunard Steamship Company 1st Class side plate, c.1910, as used on the "Mauritania" and "Lusitania". A delicate pastel pattern of blue, yellow and red flowers extensively cover the top in the centre of which is the grey full company title scroll and lion crest. A gold border. By Mintons. 63/4" diameter. Mint. The most sought-after of the Cunard china patterns.
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