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Click here to subscribeØ AN ATTRACTIVE MARINE BAROMETER BY MELLING & PAYNE, LIVERPOOL, CIRCA 1850 with ivory plates signed as per title, plain wooden case with ebonised Gothic arch thermometer to front, lacquered brass reservoir and weight with adjusting screw -- 37in. (94cm.) highCondition report: Both thermometer and barometer contain mercury, lacks gimbal. probably refinished.
Ø A MINIATURE 5¾IN. RADIUS VERNIER OCTANT BY JOHN GRAY, LIVERPOOL, CIRCA 1810 the ebony T-frame signed on the cross bar as per title, with ivory scale divided on Ramsden's division engine to 95°, with Ramsden mark by 50°, braced index arm with vernier scale, pinhole sight with tube thread, mirrors, six shades, wooden handle -- 7½in. (19cm.) high overallCondition report: restoration and refurbished. later mirrors, missing secondary pinhole sight assembly, lacking two pin feet. Instrument appears lacquered oveall and now yellowing the scale.
Ø AN IVORY 'ACORN' FLEAGLASS POCKET MICROSCOPE, CIRCA 1790 unsigned , with threaded lid, top section and base, the platform with specimen pin and lens, the body containing ebonised ivory monocular and lens in base -- 2in. (5cm.) highCondition report: Fine condition overall, apparently complete set of lens and no evidence of shrinkage/cracks
Two Georgian miniature portrait studies, the first a hand painted portrait possibly on ivory, depicting a lady with curled dark hair under a bonnet, tied with a bow and enhanced with a floral embellishment, the second a watercolour or drawing of a gentleman in profile with button jacket, 13cm x 10cm framed and glazed (2)
A Victorian Royal Worcester blush ivory covered vase of substantial proportions, with floral decoration highlighted in gilt, the profusely pierced upper section of the body united by circular scrolled twin handles, rising to an elaborate neck, cover and finial, with puce cipher to base, with no dots, number 1199 printed height 42cm the finial is A/F
A Japanese ivory and lacquered wood charger, with central figure of a Geisha holding a mirrored panel, her hair is surmounted with a mother of pearl chrysanthemum and ivory ornamentation, her kimono is profusely decorated and accented with mother or pearl, the cavetto is lacquered in a deep crimson with flowers stemming from branches, diameter 45cm, together with a pair of carved wooden brush pots in the scholarly tradition with pagoda and erudite figures, height 25cm (3)
A late Victorian ivory-handled dressing table set, each piece decorated with a 'JR' monogram, comprising of a pair of clothes brushes, two hair brushes, a pair of hand brushes, a cylindrical case and cover, a hand mirror, a pair of glove stretchers and a shoe horn, together with a wooden hand mirror and a silver handled comb and button hook (12) some hairline cracks and small chips to the ivory and spots of discolouration
A Dingyao-style vase and a white glazed dishQing DynastyThe first of compressed rounded form with flaring bulbous-section neck and loop handles, carved with shou emblems amidst bat and cloud motifs, beneath an ivory glaze; the second suffused with a broad soft-grey crackle. The vase 17cm (6.5/8in) high. (2).
Georgian and later silver sugar tongs, teaspoon and fork, 19th century five branch candelabra on matched white base, two Victorian bread forks with turned ivory and antler handles, other 19th century flatware, Edwardian oval dish, chased with ferns & flowers with folded rim, tea set and other silver-plate Condition Report Silver 99 gms Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
A Pair of Rare Royal Worcester Japonisme Vases with Covers, Attributed to James Hadley circa 1877, of pear shape, Decorated with Shibayama style bronze, gilded and enamel panels on an ivory ground, wing handles, raised on bamboo style fixed stands, green puce stamp to underside, 40cm high, (2)Condition reportFinials are lacking to covers (broken off)Also repairs to edge of one cover (seen in photos)Age fading to gildingMinor colour fading to enamels Age staining to both vasesStress hairline crack to undersideHave taken off cover for base to take picture of undersideAge fading to puce mark
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