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Click here to subscribeA Chinese Canton carved ivory card case, 19th century, each side carved with a serpentine reserve depicting figures and pagodas in wooded gardens, foliate carving to sides, pull-off cover, 3 5/8 x 2¼in. (9.2 x 5.7cm.)., * Condition: A few small feint yellow stained patches to ivory on one side. No other faults.
A Chinese Canton carved ivory fan, 19th century, the flared guards carved with flowers below figures and pagodas in a wooded landscape, the sticks with similar carved and pierced decoration and central carved initials A.W, 10¼in. (26cm.) long. , *Condition: Very good condition, with no damage to ivory. Silk ribbon has shattered.
Napoleon interest - a Chinese Canton carved ivory patch box, the domed cover depicting and inscribed 'Napoleon's Tomb', the sides carved with houses in a wooded landscape, the base with a flower, 1 3/8in. (3.5cm.) diameter.* Condition: Small crack to edge of cover and two small chips to top edge of carved section of cover. Small crack to edge of base.
A Chinese Canton carved ivory cup and ball game, late 19th / early 20th century, the tapered carved and pierced handle with birds amidst flowering prunus above rockwork, the ball in pale grey crackle glazed pottery, the handle and cup 5 1/8in. (13cm.) long., *Condition: Several small natural hairline cracks to cup. No damage to ivory carving. Good overall with glossy finish to outside of ivory carving from handling.
A Japanese carved ivory okimono of a farmer and boy, Meiji period (1868-1912), the farmer seated on a wooden bench with the boy beside him, a bowl of flowers on a low table, signed to base, 5 1/8in. (13cm.) high; together with a okimono of a peasant and a duck, on a naturalistic base, 8¼in. (21cm.) high, losses. (2), *Condition: - Farmer & boy: One flower missing from bowl. A small piece missing from both farmer's and boy's hands. Otherwise good. , - Peasant & duck: Duck's head missing and probably originally had a second duck to base. Glue residue around neck and left arm and to top of right hand - top of staff missing.
A good Chinese Canton carved ivory card case, 19th century, finely carved throughout with figures, a boat, a seated noblewoman in a wheeled chair and pagodas amidst trees, flowering shrubs and flowers, the lower corners carved with pairs of peaches, pull-off cover, containing a folded piece of pink laid paper with stamped Mandarin seal, the paper inscribed 'Mandarin of Chung Chou', 4½ x 3in. (11.5 x 7.6cm.).* Condition: - Case: Very good condition, with no faults. - Paper: Tiny hole and folded in three.
[§] RICHARD LOUIS GARBE (1876-1957) AN ELEGY bronze, dark-brown patina, marked to base RICHARD GARBE 1906, on a grey-green marble plinth Overall 66.5cm high; bronze 58.5cm high Provenance: With The Fine Art Society, London Literature: Bowman, Robert, 'Sir Alfred Gilbert & The New Sculpture: British Sculpture 1850-1930', The Fine Arts Society, London, p. 31 Note: A prolific sculptor of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, Richard Garbe initially learned his craft under the apprenticeship of his father, a carver of luxury ivory and tortoiseshell goods. Garbe's emotive and often dramatic compositions take inspiration from the New Sculpture movement which aimed to convey a renewed sense of dynamism and physical realism, somewhat removed from the more stylised representations of neo-classical sculpture. Recognised for his versatility in working with ivory, bronze, clay and plaster, Garbe gained much praise for his work and was elected into the Royal Academy in 1929 after several nominations from contemporaries such as Frampton, Thornycroft and John Goscombe.
FERDINAND PREISS (1882-1943) PATINATED BRONZE AND IVORY FIGURE, CIRCA 1925 cast as a girl in a headscarf, raised on a marble cube base, etched signature mark to base F. PREISS 14cm high Note: Please be aware that this lot contains material which may be subject to import/export restrictions, especially outside the EU, due to CITES regulations. Please note it is the buyer's sole responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licence. For more information visit http://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/
DEMÉTRE H. CHIPARUS (1886-1947) 'LITTLE CLOWN' GILT BRONZE AND IVORY FIGURE, CIRCA 1920 raised on a tapered onyx plinth, signed in the bronze H. CHIPARUS, and with foundry mark ETLING - PARIS 23cm high Note: Please be aware that this lot contains material which may be subject to import/export restrictions, especially outside the EU, due to CITES regulations. Please note it is the buyer's sole responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licence. For more information visit http://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/
GEORGE BAIN (1881-1968) FOR QUAYLE & TRANTER LTD., KIDDERMINSTER CELTIC 'HUNTING' CARPET, CIRCA 1948 the machine woven ivory field with central red octagonal Celtic knotwork medallion surrounded by huntsmen with dogs, deer, boar and horses within red and polychrome strapwork border 270cm x 360cm
A George VI twelve piece Windsor pattern canteen of silver cutlery including soup spoons, dessert spoons, dessert spoons, teaspoons, eleven table forks, six egg spoons, pair of salt and mustard, pair of sugar tongs; a soup ladle; pair of sauce ladles, each handle engraved with the initial M together with twelve fruit knives & forks with mother-of-pearl handles; the twelve fish knives & forks; table knives, dessert knives, carving set and fish servers all with ivory handles, Sheffield, 1937, retailed by Ollivant & Botsford of Manchester, weighable silver 125 ozt (3,885 grams), in a Queen Anne style fitted three drawer low boy canteen, the drawers with drop handles
A large decorative Capo di Monte porcelain model of a standing elephant with trunk up, ivory ground decorated in red, blue and gilt with floral swags, circa early 20th Century, 56cm high, 58cm wideCondition: one toe on right front foot and one toe on back left foot restored. No other damage or restoration
A late Victorian Patent oak games compendium, circa 1900, the cover with inset games boards, the rotating 'ships wheel' operates a reversible retractable mechanism opening a series of frieze drawers containing ivory, bone and treen playing pieces and components including bone chess pieces, dominoes, games counters, score markers etc, height 19cm, width 26cm
Three Kirkland and Sons, Notts, large bound folios containing lace samples. The first book (missing cover) includes samples of tulle embroidered in running and chain stitch and darning work on tulle. The second book contains more examples of machine embroidered tulle in cream, white, ivory, black and also colours such as blue and multi coloured. All samples are labelled with hand written reference numbers, fragile condition. The third book, entitled, Torchons, Valenciennes Fancy insertions and corset laces, J Kirkland and Sons, include machine embroidered muslin and net (3)
A George III yellow gold mourning ring, oval glazed head to a panel of ivory painted in monochrome with an urn and plinth, the band black enamelled with raised gold lettering to exterior JAMES SHERWIN, OB JAN 16, 1777, AE 64Condition Report: Overall good, some wear fading to painting, small minor loss to black enamelAge related wear, enamel loss, not hallmarked probably a minimum of 14ct gold, size P, no modification or repair CONDITION:The setting featuring an urn is approx 13mm x 11mm in size. There is some age related wear scratches and marks to the gold setting surround and minor scratches to the rock crystal. Enamel is featured all around the band, and the enamel is slightly damaged in areas, because the enamel runs all the way round the band it cannot be re sized
A 19thC Chinese export ivory 'Burmese' pattern part chess set. Stained red and natural, the kings and queens with foliate finials, pierced crowns and foliate carved baluster support, the bishops as mitres, the knights as horses' heads, the rooks as towers bearing banners, the pawns as finely-carved balusters with bud finials. King 11cm tall, pawn 5cm tall, 39 pieces in all. Additional pieces from alternative set, 20 pieces with lotus flower bases, 19 pieces with turned bases
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