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Click here to subscribeA set of Edward VII silver fish eaters, twelve place settings of knives and forks, with ivory handles engraved JS and silver collars, blades Holland, Aldwinckle & Slater, London 1907, collars TL, Sheffield 1904, knives 22cm, forks 19.5cm, in a two tier blue velvet lined mahogany canteen case, inlaid brass plaque engraved JS, 36 by 27.5 by 6.5cm, 39.2toz gross.
A Victorian silver bachelor's three piece tea service, comprising teapot, milk jug and sucrier, the bodies chased and embossed with palmettes within foliate bands, each with vacant oval cartouche, ivory insulators to handle of tea pot, Birmingham 1888, Elkington & Co, 19 by 17cm and smaller, all contained within original purple velvet and silk lined fitted leather case, 25.28toz gross. (3)
Ca. 800 BC. Bronze Age, Near Eastyern, decorated short sword with intact handle. A fine example of a lost wax cast bronze short sword with a narrow handle designed to have an inlaid bone or ivory panel. Blade with geometric pattern decoration close to handle. Superb Condition. 325mm; 180gr. Provenance: From an old British collection, acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. All Items sold by Pax Romana Auctions come with professional Certificate of Authenticity and FREE domestic and international shipping.
CA.800 BC. Greek Archaic period (bronze Age) bronze short sword with tapering lentoid-section two-edged blade, crescentic lower guard, Ibex shaped handle designed to have an inlaid bone or ivory panel. Superb Condition, 450mm; 270gr. Provenance: From an old British collection, acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. All Items sold by Pax Romana Auctions come with professional Certificate of Authenticity and FREE domestic and international shipping.
Ca. 800 BC. Bronze Age Near Eastern decorated sword with intact handle. A fine example of a lost wax cast bronze sword with a narrow handle designed to have an inlaid bone or ivory panel. Blade with geometric pattern decoration close to handle. Superb Condition. 420 mm; 530gr. Provenance: From an old British collection, acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. All Items sold by Pax Romana Auctions come with professional Certificate of Authenticity and FREE domestic and international shipping.
A very rare and important 16th century carved ivory 'Memento Mori' chaplet bead, carved as two back to back heads, one a skull with worms, toads and lizards, inscribed 'der not der biteren tot aller nocht oberst' , approx 4.5 x 4.5cm, with ten attached graduated ivory beads, largest 3.4cm diameter, and ivory suspender.For a comparable example with similar inscription (additionally dated 1522) see The National Museum, Munich; also Sotheby's 5th July 2016 Lot: 38. Provenance; This is from a private collection.
An interesting parcel of collectables including ivory cigar cutter in the form of a champagne bottle, collection of gents studs, a Lignum Vitae encased cologne bottle, mother of pearl fruit knives, advertising pencil for Johnny Walker 'Still Going Strong' ETC Condition reports provided on request by email for this auction otherwise items purchased `as seen`
A Chinese ivory compass, 19th century, of fan shape, carved with dragons chasing a flaming pearl above waves, opening to reveal a compass and a secret chamber, fastened with a metal band, 10cm long, and an ivory meteor hammer, 19th century, in the shape of a spiked ball, 4cm long (2) 清十九世纪 象牙雕云龙纹指南针 及 球形坠 一组两件
A pair of Chinese ivory vases, late Qing dynasty, of tapering baluster form, deeply carved with warriors on horseback at battle in front of a city gate, the neck with figures in shaped panels in relief, surrounded by scrolling lotus above a key fret border to the shoulder, chilong and ring handles, one with a cover carved with a chilong standing on a chrysanthemum, 20.3 and 24.5cm (2) 清晚期 象牙雕人物故事图盖瓶 一对
Three Chinese Canton ivory card cases, 19th century, one carved with figures, trees and pavilions in a garden in shaped panels, monogrammed in an oval cartouche, 9.8cm, another, with figures in a garden in shaped panels, all within a scroll border, the reverse plain, 8.5cm, and a plain example with shaped border, 8.4cm (3) 清十九世纪 广东制象牙雕名片盒 一组三件
Two Chinese Canton ivory card cases, 19th century, one carved with two literati playing go in the garden, surrounded by other figures amongst trees and pavilions, a vacant oval cartouche to the centre, 11.4cm, and another with figures seated by tables playing go or qin, talking and drinking in a garden, 11.4cm (2) 清十九世纪 广东制象牙雕庭院人物图名片盒 一组两件
Two Chinese Canton ivory card cases, 19th century, one deeply carved with figures seated in a garden in a shaped panel, surrounded by flowers against a diapered ground, the reverse with figures in a garden, 10.7cm, and another with numerous figures, trees and pavilions in a garden, 10.7cm (2) 清十九世纪 广东制象牙雕庭院人物图名片盒 一组两件
Two Chinese Canton ivory card cases, 19th century, one of rectangular form, carved with figures in a landscape with trees, rocks, birds and rivers within a dotted border, the cover carved with rams or dogs, the sides with bats amongst clouds, 9.7cm high, and another of shaped rectangular form, deeply carved with a dragon chasing a flaming pearl amongst clouds, the back with figures in shaped panels, 8.4cm high (2) 清十九世纪 广东制象牙雕庭院人物图名片盒 及 云龙纹名片盒 一组两件
Two Chinese Canton ivory card cases with swing covers, 19th century, one carved with an old man hunting in a garden, pointing his arrow at a monkey on the tree, monogrammed in an oval cartouche, the reverse with an officer talking to a man with a bird cage by the town gate, all against a diapered ground, 11.6cm, and another with figures, trees and pavilions in a garden, 9.5cm (2) 清十九世纪 广东制象牙雕庭院人物图名片盒 一组两件
Two Chinese Canton ivory card cases, 19th century, one carved with birds and flowers in relief, the other side with morning glories and irises, a bird above, 10.7cm, and another attached with an oval blackwood plaque carved with figures in a garden, floral border, 10.8cm (2) 清十九世纪 广东制象牙雕名片盒 一组两件
Three Chinese Canton ivory card cases, 19th century, one carved with numerous figures, trees and pavilions in a garden, 10.7cm, another similarly decorated with a vacant oval cartouche and dragons to the sides, 8cm, and another carved with Hehe Er Xian below a blossoming tree against a diapered ground, 8.6cm (3) 清十九世纪 广东制象牙雕人物故事图名片盒 一组三件
Two Chinese Canton ivory card cases, 19th century, one carved with numerous figures, trees and pavilions in a garden, the top with magpies and the bottom with phoenixes, a vacant oval cartouche to the centre, 10.7cm, and another similarly decorated against a diapered ground, a vacant oval cartouche to the top, 11.4cm (2) 清十九世纪 广东制象牙雕庭院人物图名片盒 一组两件
A Chinese Canton ivory card case, 19th century, of shaped rectangular form, deeply carved with a carp turning into a dragon amongst other sea creatures against waves, the other side carved with figures in a garden in a vase shaped panel, a vacant oval cartouche in the centre, 10.6cm 清十九世纪 广东制象牙雕鱼化龙纹名片盒
A Chinese ivory figure, late 18th century, of a standing scholar, wearing a long robe tied at the waist by a rope with long tassels and an elaborate ruyi head shaped hat with two tassels on the sides, his right hand raised reaching one of the tassels, a fan in his left hand, all with elements picked out with gilt and pigments, 22.5cm high, wood stand (2) 清十八世纪末 象牙人物立像 连木底座
A Chinese ivory brush pot, Qianlong (1736-1795), of cylindrical form, deeply carved with the extraordinarily handsome Pan Yue (247-300) seated in a chariot, young women on a balcony and in the street expressing their affection for the young scholar by throwing fruit at him as he passes by, the other side carved with a town gate in a landscape with more women and children coming to take a look at him, 13.2cm high, wood stand (2) The story was recorded in the 'Book of Jin': '(Pan) Yue was handsome in appearance and bearing...When he was young, he often strolled about outside Luoyang, holding a slingshot under the arm. Women who met him all surrounded him by hands and threw fruits in his chariot, so when he returned, his chariot was full of fruits'. Song Geng (2004), 'The Fragile Scholar: Power and Masculinity in Chinese Culture', Hong Kong University Press, p.143-144. A similar example can be found in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 2015.500.6.10. Another platter with the same story was donated by John D Rockefeller Jr in 1960 and can also be found in the collection, Accession Number: 61.200.69. 清乾隆 象牙雕掷果盈车图笔筒
A Chinese lacquered tea caddy, 19th century, of rectangular form, painted in gilt against a black ground, with warriors or figures on horses in a garden in shaped panels surrounded by dragons, butterflies and flowers between foliage scroll borders, the interior with a pewter hinged box engraved with two Daoist immortals, ivory ball knop, 27.5 x 20 x 15cm 清十九世纪 黑地描金开光人物故事图茶叶盒
A Chinese rhinoceros horn bead necklace, 19th century, consisting of 108 rhino beads along with four ivory beads, rhino beads approximately 0.8cm diameter, overall 50.5cm long, total weight approximately 68g This lot is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside the EU. Non-EU potential purchasers should be aware that, under EU guidance issued March 2012, it is possible that you may not be able to obtain a CITES re-export permit for this lot. 清十九世纪 犀角念珠
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