Group of thirteen 19th Century and early 20th Century bone and ivory Stanhope viewers, comprising: six fold-out manicure necessaries, two umbrella/parasol-form bodkin or needle-cases and five others, each enclosing printed views included Arc de Triomphe, ten views of Paris, Vue de Boulogne-sur-Mer, British Empire Exhibition 1924, 'Souvenir of Kate Kearney's Cottage Killarney', Souvenir of Cardiff, Souvenir of Southsea, Torquay from Waldon Hill, six views of Weymouth, six views of Sutton-on-Sea, Scarborough, and two others (one vacant), longest 16.cm overall, (13) Condition: We would advise viewing this lot in person, some minor losses to most pieces, light wear and rubbing to the surfaces, please see images - **General condition consistent with age
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Three small early 20th Century Mogul watercolours, the first two on ivory, 9cm x 5cm approx, the third on ivorine, 9cm x 6.75cm Condition: The pair have some losses to the paint mainly to the borders and to the couple, the panel with the couple has a split from the lower edge running approx 3cm to the centre, all pieces have signs of glue or tape to the back - **General condition consistent with age
19th Century tortoiseshell tea caddy of rectangular form, the hinged cover opening to reveal a secondary cover, standing on four stained ivory bun feet, 12.25cm wide Condition: Back panel has fracture around one hinge, some minor nibbles to edges with a larger nibble to the back near the base, feet show signs of being glued on, some nibbles to corner of interior lid, no key - **General condition consistent with age
Japanese carved ivory box and cover decorated with tigers, Meiji period, 9.25cm diameter approx, together with another decorated with elephants, Meiji period, 8.25cm diameter approx Condition: Box with tigers - figural finial has section of right leg missing - **General condition consistent with age
A 19th century Chinese carved ivory chess set with original lacquered box (32 pieces). The pieces comprise of an Emperor and Empress, two priests, two elephant (rooks), two knights and eight pawns. Largest piece measures 10cm height. For a condition report please visit our website www. peterwilson.co.uk
Gothic Revival inlaid mahogany three piece bedroom suite comprising, dressing table, bedside locker and three-door wardrobe, each with inlayed bands of rosettes in ebony and ivory inset with walnut borded panels. Wardrobe with central mirrored door opening to reveal three sliding shelves and four drawers flanked by two hanging robes, width 198cm (78"), depth 55cm (22"), height 231cm (91"), dressing table with tilting mirror, four drawers and four pilar trestle base, width 137cm (54"), depth 56cm (22"), height 173cm (68"), bedside locker with single door, width 142cm (55"), depth 36cm (14"), height 81cm (32"). For a condition report please visit our website www. peterwilson.co.uk
ËœAN EDWARDIAN SILVER AND IVORY LETTER OPENER, CRISFORD & NORRIS LTD., BIRMINGHAM, 1901 plain ivory blade, the terminal formed as a dog's head, probably a spaniel 25cm longDescriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœIVORY NETSUKE OF TWO CHILDREN, CIRCA 1870 a karako with his infant brother, extensive incised detail, unsigned 2.9cm high Provenance: The Netsuke Collection of Charles Ephrussi (1849-1905), acquired 1870s, Hotel Ephrussi, Rue de Monceau, Paris; a wedding gift in 1898 to his cousin Ritter Viktor von Ephrussi (1860-1945) and Baroness Emilie (Emmy) Schey von Koromla (1879-1938), Palais Ephrussi, Ringstrasse, Vienna; retrieved post-war from their hiding place by their daughter Elizabeth de Waal (1899-1991); given by her to her brother Ignaz (Iggie) Ephrussi (1906-1994), Tokyo; bequeathed by him to his great-nephew Edmund de Waal (born 1964), London, the collection featured in his memoir 'The Hare With Amber Eyes'. Auction proceeds to be donated to The Refugee Council. Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœAN ENGLISH GILT-METAL CHATELAINE, LONDON OR BIRMINGHAM, CIRCA 1730 the clip head struck with a classical profile within pierced strapwork, with an etui (fitted with a folding knife, a pencil holder, an awl/ear pick, a pair of tweezers and a pair of scissors) and two small boxes decorated with a standing figure and flowering foliage on matted grounds (two chains missing); together with an English gilt-metal etui, probably Birmingham, circa 1770, the tapering oval body die-stamped with cornflowers on a hatched ground, fitted with an ivory memorandum and a pair of scissors, 9.4cm high (2)Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœA VICTORIAN SILVER-MOUNTED IVORY VASE AND COVER, CHARLES EDWARDS, LONDON, 1889 the silver cover with a band of bold gadrooning below a cast prancing horse finial, the ivory body carved in relief with a bucolic continuous scene of a log-laden cart on which perch a mother and child drawn across the river by four horses and the farmer riding postilion while a young girl crosses the bridge towards a woman seated beside a basket of fowl, signed at the end of the bridge 'A. Bucher', with plain silver rim mounts and spreading foot, glass set base 40.5cm highDescriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœIVORY NETSUKE OF A NEW YEAR SHISHIMAI DANCER, CIRCA 1870 his robe engraved with floral patterns, signed: Tomotaka 4.7cm high Provenance: The Netsuke Collection of Charles Ephrussi (1849-1905), acquired 1870s, Hotel Ephrussi, Rue de Monceau, Paris; a wedding gift in 1898 to his cousin Ritter Viktor von Ephrussi (1860-1945) and Baroness Emilie (Emmy) Schey von Koromla (1879-1938), Palais Ephrussi, Ringstrasse, Vienna; retrieved post-war from their hiding place by their daughter Elizabeth de Waal (1899-1991); given by her to her brother Ignaz (Iggie) Ephrussi (1906-1994), Tokyo; bequeathed by him to his great-nephew Edmund de Waal (born 1964), London, the collection featured in his memoir 'The Hare With Amber Eyes'. Auction proceeds to be donated to The Refugee Council. Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœIVORY NETSUKE OF THE POETESS ONO NO KOMACHI, CIRCA 1820 the fabled beauty shown as an old woman with sagging bare breasts, seated with baskets and a straw hat, unsigned 6.8cm high Provenance: The Netsuke Collection of Charles Ephrussi (1849-1905), acquired 1870s, Hotel Ephrussi, Rue de Monceau, Paris; a wedding gift in 1898 to his cousin Ritter Viktor von Ephrussi (1860-1945) and Baroness Emilie (Emmy) Schey von Koromla (1879-1938), Palais Ephrussi, Ringstrasse, Vienna; retrieved post-war from their hiding place by their daughter Elizabeth de Waal (1899-1991); given by her to her brother Ignaz (Iggie) Ephrussi (1906-1994), Tokyo; bequeathed by him to his great-nephew Edmund de Waal (born 1964), London, the collection featured in his memoir 'The Hare With Amber Eyes'. Auction proceeds to be donated to The Refugee Council. Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœIVORY NETSUKE OF A COCKEREL, CIRCA 1800 unsigned 3.3cm high Provenance: The Netsuke Collection of Charles Ephrussi (1849-1905), acquired 1870s, Hotel Ephrussi, Rue de Monceau, Paris; a wedding gift in 1898 to his cousin Ritter Viktor von Ephrussi (1860-1945) and Baroness Emilie (Emmy) Schey von Koromla (1879-1938), Palais Ephrussi, Ringstrasse, Vienna; retrieved post-war from their hiding place by their daughter Elizabeth de Waal (1899-1991); given by her to her brother Ignaz (Iggie) Ephrussi (1906-1994), Tokyo; bequeathed by him to his great-nephew Edmund de Waal (born 1964), London, the collection featured in his memoir 'The Hare With Amber Eyes'. Auction proceeds to be donated to The Refugee Council. Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœIVORY NETSUKE OF THE LUCKY GOD EBISU, CIRCA 1870 carrying a huge fish over his shoulder, signed: Tou saku 3.6cm high Provenance: The Netsuke Collection of Charles Ephrussi (1849-1905), acquired 1870s, Hotel Ephrussi, Rue de Monceau, Paris; a wedding gift in 1898 to his cousin Ritter Viktor von Ephrussi (1860-1945) and Baroness Emilie (Emmy) Schey von Koromla (1879-1938), Palais Ephrussi, Ringstrasse, Vienna; retrieved post-war from their hiding place by their daughter Elizabeth de Waal (1899-1991); given by her to her brother Ignaz (Iggie) Ephrussi (1906-1994), Tokyo; bequeathed by him to his great-nephew Edmund de Waal (born 1964), London, the collection featured in his memoir 'The Hare With Amber Eyes'. Auction proceeds to be donated to The Refugee Council. Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœIVORY NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT GOAT, CIRCA 1870 signed: Kogyoku 3.6cm long Provenance: The Netsuke Collection of Charles Ephrussi (1849-1905), acquired 1870s, Hotel Ephrussi, Rue de Monceau, Paris; a wedding gift in 1898 to his cousin Ritter Viktor von Ephrussi (1860-1945) and Baroness Emilie (Emmy) Schey von Koromla (1879-1938), Palais Ephrussi, Ringstrasse, Vienna; retrieved post-war from their hiding place by their daughter Elizabeth de Waal (1899-1991); given by her to her brother Ignaz (Iggie) Ephrussi (1906-1994), Tokyo; bequeathed by him to his great-nephew Edmund de Waal (born 1964), London, the collection featured in his memoir 'The Hare With Amber Eyes'. Auction proceeds to be donated to The Refugee Council. Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœLIGHTLY STAINED IVORY NETSUKE OF A MASK CARVER, CIRCA 1870 holding a mask of Hyottoko, his robe with incised decoration, signed: Minzan 3.4cm high Provenance: The Netsuke Collection of Charles Ephrussi (1849-1905), acquired 1870s, Hotel Ephrussi, Rue de Monceau, Paris; a wedding gift in 1898 to his cousin Ritter Viktor von Ephrussi (1860-1945) and Baroness Emilie (Emmy) Schey von Koromla (1879-1938), Palais Ephrussi, Ringstrasse, Vienna; retrieved post-war from their hiding place by their daughter Elizabeth de Waal (1899-1991); given by her to her brother Ignaz (Iggie) Ephrussi (1906-1994), Tokyo; bequeathed by him to his great-nephew Edmund de Waal (born 1964), London, the collection featured in his memoir 'The Hare With Amber Eyes'. Auction proceeds to be donated to The Refugee Council. Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœIVORY NETSUKE OF A MAN APPLYING MOXA, CIRCA 1870 his eyes smarting from the pain of the burning pellet, signed: Gyokusen 3.2cm high Literature: Edmund de Waal, The Hare with Amber Eyes, Illustrated Edition, 2011, illustrated on the inside of the back cover Provenance: The Netsuke Collection of Charles Ephrussi (1849-1905), acquired 1870s, Hotel Ephrussi, Rue de Monceau, Paris; a wedding gift in 1898 to his cousin Ritter Viktor von Ephrussi (1860-1945) and Baroness Emilie (Emmy) Schey von Koromla (1879-1938), Palais Ephrussi, Ringstrasse, Vienna; retrieved post-war from their hiding place by their daughter Elizabeth de Waal (1899-1991); given by her to her brother Ignaz (Iggie) Ephrussi (1906-1994), Tokyo; bequeathed by him to his great-nephew Edmund de Waal (born 1964), London, the collection featured in his memoir 'The Hare With Amber Eyes'. Auction proceeds to be donated to The Refugee Council. Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœA PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF JANE BRADBY (1776-1825), ATTRIBUTED TO SAMPSON TOWGOOD ROCHE (1757-1847), CIRCA 1805 with brown hair wearing a yellow dress and gold chain necklaces, on ivory, gilt-metal mount, rectangular black lacquer frame, 6.5cm oval; together with another portrait miniature of the same sitter, English School, circa 1805, wearing a white turban and pink dress, on card, later wood frame, 11.8cm high (2) Jane Bradby, daughter of Admiral Bradby and sister to James and Bonomy (see lot 658) married the Hon. Frederick Lumley on 25 March 1819. Provenance: Collection of Thomasine Grenfell White (1877-1956), formerly at Marchwood Park, Southampton, whose great-aunt was Lucy Jane Bradby.Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœTHREE TORTOISESHELL TOOTHPICK BOXES, ENGLISH, EARLY 19TH CENTURY one rectangular with cut corners, covered in gold piqué stars, with gold hinge, pushpiece and vacant cartouche, interior mirrored lid, one elongated oval, the top covered in piqué stars and with flush hinge, and one rectangular with plain gold cartouche, containing a tortoiseshell, gold and ivory sliding toothpick longest 9cmDescriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœA PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A GENTLEMAN, ENGLISH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1790 with powdered hair en queue wearing a blue coat, on ivory, gold bezel, opalescent glass reserve, gold frame with brooch attachment 3.2cm ovalDescriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœA JAPANESE CARVED IVORY BANANA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY realistically carved and stained, the fruit partially peeled to reveal the flesh beneath, with associated wood stand 17.5cm longDescriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœIVORY NETSUKE OF TWO BOYS WITH A PUPPY, CIRCA 1870 unsigned 3.8 cm high Provenance: The Netsuke Collection of Charles Ephrussi (1849-1905), acquired 1870s, Hotel Ephrussi, Rue de Monceau, Paris; a wedding gift in 1898 to his cousin Ritter Viktor von Ephrussi (1860-1945) and Baroness Emilie (Emmy) Schey von Koromla (1879-1938), Palais Ephrussi, Ringstrasse, Vienna; retrieved post-war from their hiding place by their daughter Elizabeth de Waal (1899-1991); given by her to her brother Ignaz (Iggie) Ephrussi (1906-1994), Tokyo; bequeathed by him to his great-nephew Edmund de Waal (born 1964), London, the collection featured in his memoir 'The Hare With Amber Eyes'. Auction proceeds to be donated to The Refugee Council. Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœIVORY NETSUKE OF TADANOBU HURLING A GO BOARD, CIRCA 1870 unsigned 4.6cm high Provenance: The Netsuke Collection of Charles Ephrussi (1849-1905), acquired 1870s, Hotel Ephrussi, Rue de Monceau, Paris; a wedding gift in 1898 to his cousin Ritter Viktor von Ephrussi (1860-1945) and Baroness Emilie (Emmy) Schey von Koromla (1879-1938), Palais Ephrussi, Ringstrasse, Vienna; retrieved post-war from their hiding place by their daughter Elizabeth de Waal (1899-1991); given by her to her brother Ignaz (Iggie) Ephrussi (1906-1994), Tokyo; bequeathed by him to his great-nephew Edmund de Waal (born 1964), London, the collection featured in his memoir 'The Hare With Amber Eyes'. Auction proceeds to be donated to The Refugee Council. Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœA PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF THOMASINE GRENFELL WHITE, BY THE HON. RACHEL CAULFEILD (1884-1942), CIRCA 1920 wearing a black hat with an ostrich-feather, long strings of pearls and a beige silk dress, on ivory, in a gilt-metal rectangular frame decorated with ribbon-tied laurel, hinged suspension ring, fitted morocco case with easel strut 7.8cm high The portraitist the Hon. Rachel Caulfeild, sister of the 8th Viscount Charlemont, was killed, together with her sister The Hon. Mrs Dorothy Nelson-Ward, in an air raid on 27 April 1942 whilst they were staying at the Regina Hotel, Bath. Provenance: Collection of Thomasine Grenfell White (1877-1956), whose grandmother was Mary Ann Holloway of Marchwood Park (née Breton of Polygon House). Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœFERDINAND PREISS (1882-1943): FISHER BOY a German ivory figure, Berlin, circa 1930, carved as a young boy pulling the hook from his silvery painted fish, his rod resting in the crook of his arm, signed to rear of circular base, affixed to its original Brazilian onyx octagonal plinth 21.5cm high overallRelated literature: Bryan Catley, Art Deco and Other Figures, Woodbridge, 1981, p.266 and Alberto Shayo, Ferdinand Preiss Art Deco Sculptor, Woodbridge, 2005, p.125 Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœIVORY NETSUKE OF THE LUCKY GOD DAIKOKU EMERGING FROM HIS SACK, CIRCA 1870 unsigned 3.8cm long Provenance: The Netsuke Collection of Charles Ephrussi (1849-1905), acquired 1870s, Hotel Ephrussi, Rue de Monceau, Paris; a wedding gift in 1898 to his cousin Ritter Viktor von Ephrussi (1860-1945) and Baroness Emilie (Emmy) Schey von Koromla (1879-1938), Palais Ephrussi, Ringstrasse, Vienna; retrieved post-war from their hiding place by their daughter Elizabeth de Waal (1899-1991); given by her to her brother Ignaz (Iggie) Ephrussi (1906-1994), Tokyo; bequeathed by him to his great-nephew Edmund de Waal (born 1964), London, the collection featured in his memoir 'The Hare With Amber Eyes'. Auction proceeds to be donated to The Refugee Council. Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœIVORY NETSUKE OF A HANGING SCROLL COMING TO LIFE, CIRCA 1850 an eagle attacking a monkey, unsigned 4.7cm high Provenance: The Netsuke Collection of Charles Ephrussi (1849-1905), acquired 1870s, Hotel Ephrussi, Rue de Monceau, Paris; a wedding gift in 1898 to his cousin Ritter Viktor von Ephrussi (1860-1945) and Baroness Emilie (Emmy) Schey von Koromla (1879-1938), Palais Ephrussi, Ringstrasse, Vienna; retrieved post-war from their hiding place by their daughter Elizabeth de Waal (1899-1991); given by her to her brother Ignaz (Iggie) Ephrussi (1906-1994), Tokyo; bequeathed by him to his great-nephew Edmund de Waal (born 1964), London, the collection featured in his memoir 'The Hare With Amber Eyes'. Auction proceeds to be donated to The Refugee Council.Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœA JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO OF AN ANGEL AND TWO CHILDREN, GYOKUYUKI, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) the scantily clad celestial figure holding her encircling cloud tendril as two children play at her feet, signed to underside 23cm highDescriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœA FRENCH IVORY FIGURE AFTER THE ANTIQUE, 'DIANE DE GABIES', PERHAPS DIEPPE, LATE 19TH CENTURY Diana carved holding her drapery to her breast with one hand and to her shoulder with the other, on a cut-cornered rectangular base, fixed to an ebonised wood truncated column with octagonal plinth ivory 28.5cm high Excavated by Gavin Hamilton on Prince Borghese's property in 1792, like many of the Borghese antiquities, the marble was purchased by Napoleon and by 1820 was on display in the Louvre, becoming increasingly admired and copied as the century progessed. (Francis Haskell and Nicholas Penny, Taste and the Antique, New Haven, 2006, pp.198/199)Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœA PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A GENTLEMAN, POSSIBLY PETER BRETON (DIED 1803), BY ANDREW PLIMER (1763-1837), CIRCA 1795 with powdered hair, wearing a brown coat with knotted cravat, on ivory, gilt-metal mount, rectangular lacquer frame 6.5cm oval Provenance: Collection of Thomasine Grenfell White (1877-1956), whose grandmother was Mary Ann Holloway of Marchwood Park (née Breton of Polygon House).Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœIVORY NETSUKE OF A MONK SAWING OFF THE HORNS OF A PENITENT ONI, CIRCA 1870 signed: Tomochika 4.3cm high Literature: Edmund de Waal, The Hare with Amber Eyes, Illustrated Edition, 2011, illustrated on the inside of the front cover Provenance: The Netsuke Collection of Charles Ephrussi (1849-1905), acquired 1870s, Hotel Ephrussi, Rue de Monceau, Paris; a wedding gift in 1898 to his cousin Ritter Viktor von Ephrussi (1860-1945) and Baroness Emilie (Emmy) Schey von Koromla (1879-1938), Palais Ephrussi, Ringstrasse, Vienna; retrieved post-war from their hiding place by their daughter Elizabeth de Waal (1899-1991); given by her to her brother Ignaz (Iggie) Ephrussi (1906-1994), Tokyo; bequeathed by him to his great-nephew Edmund de Waal (born 1964), London, the collection featured in his memoir 'The Hare With Amber Eyes'. Auction proceeds to be donated to The Refugee Council. Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœIVORY NETSUKE OF THE BUMBUKU CHAGAMA, CIRCA 1870 the tea kettle already transformed into a badger, unsigned 3.3cm high Provenance: The Netsuke Collection of Charles Ephrussi (1849-1905), acquired 1870s, Hotel Ephrussi, Rue de Monceau, Paris; a wedding gift in 1898 to his cousin Ritter Viktor von Ephrussi (1860-1945) and Baroness Emilie (Emmy) Schey von Koromla (1879-1938), Palais Ephrussi, Ringstrasse, Vienna; retrieved post-war from their hiding place by their daughter Elizabeth de Waal (1899-1991); given by her to her brother Ignaz (Iggie) Ephrussi (1906-1994), Tokyo; bequeathed by him to his great-nephew Edmund de Waal (born 1964), London, the collection featured in his memoir 'The Hare With Amber Eyes'. Auction proceeds to be donated to The Refugee Council. Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœAN IVORY FIGURE OF AN EXOTIC ANCIENT DANCER, PROBABLY GERMAN, CIRCA 1900 the young woman carved scantily clad, with one arm raised, the other akimbo shaking a sistrum, with heavy necklace, a drapery loosely tied around her midriff, on marble columnar socle with domed base ivory 22.5cm highDescriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœA PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A YOUNG LADY, PROBABLY MARY ANNE BRETON, ENGLISH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1815 half-length seated wearing a white dress and a lace cap, red drapery, column and landscape background, on ivory, gilt metal rectangular mount, fitted leather case 10.5cm high Provenance: Collection of Thomasine Grenfell White (1877-1956), whose grandmother was Mary Ann Holloway of Marchwood Park (née Breton of Polygon House).Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœIVORY NETSUKE OF AN ACTOR WITH A FAN, CIRCA 1870 unsigned 4.3cm high Provenance: The Netsuke Collection of Charles Ephrussi (1849-1905), acquired 1870s, Hotel Ephrussi, Rue de Monceau, Paris; a wedding gift in 1898 to his cousin Ritter Viktor von Ephrussi (1860-1945) and Baroness Emilie (Emmy) Schey von Koromla (1879-1938), Palais Ephrussi, Ringstrasse, Vienna; retrieved post-war from their hiding place by their daughter Elizabeth de Waal (1899-1991); given by her to her brother Ignaz (Iggie) Ephrussi (1906-1994), Tokyo; bequeathed by him to his great-nephew Edmund de Waal (born 1964), London, the collection featured in his memoir 'The Hare With Amber Eyes'. Auction proceeds to be donated to The Refugee Council. Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœA JAPANESE INLAID IVORY OKIMONO OF A GEISHA AND HER CLIENT, SEIKO, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) carved as the woman stands proffering a teapot to the man crouched at her feet surrounded by a disarray of wine bottles and cups, inlaid in 'Shibayama' style with mother-of-pearl and green and red hardstones, his robes with mons, hers with flowerheads, red lacquer signature tablet 18cm high Provenance: Sotheby's, Belgravia, 15 November 1978, lot 131Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœA TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY, ENGLISH, EARLY 19TH CENTURY rectangular, the shaped and slightly domed lid with vacant retangular cartouche, slightly bowed sides, silver stringing throughout and on ball feet, interior with ivory border to base and lid and ivory finials to the two compartment covers 18cm longDescriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœIVORY NETSUKE OF THE LUCKY GOD HOTEI WITH CHILDREN, CIRCA 1870 seated in the mouth of his treasure sack, one boy holding up a scroll with auspicious characters, extensive intricate detail, signed: Ono Ryoko with kao 3.2cm high Provenance: The Netsuke Collection of Charles Ephrussi (1849-1905), acquired 1870s, Hotel Ephrussi, Rue de Monceau, Paris; a wedding gift in 1898 to his cousin Ritter Viktor von Ephrussi (1860-1945) and Baroness Emilie (Emmy) Schey von Koromla (1879-1938), Palais Ephrussi, Ringstrasse, Vienna; retrieved post-war from their hiding place by their daughter Elizabeth de Waal (1899-1991); given by her to her brother Ignaz (Iggie) Ephrussi (1906-1994), Tokyo; bequeathed by him to his great-nephew Edmund de Waal (born 1964), London, the collection featured in his memoir 'The Hare With Amber Eyes'. Auction proceeds to be donated to The Refugee Council. Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœFERDINAND PREISS (1882-1943): FISHER BOY a German ivory figure, Berlin, circa 1930, carved as a young boy pulling the hook from his silvery painted fish, signed to rear of circular base, affixed to its original Brazilian onyx octagonal plinth 15.5cm high overall, rod lackingRelated literature: Bryan Catley, Art Deco and Other Figures, Woodbridge, 1981, p.266 and Alberto Shayo, Ferdinand Preiss Art Deco Sculptor, Woodbridge, 2005, p.125 Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
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