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Lot 329
A large Chinese carved zitan wood panel with jade and turquoise, set in a hongmu wood frame and stand, Qianlong H.: 184 cm - W.: 117 cm - D.: 47 cm (incl. stand)H.: 134 cm - W.: 96 cm (the panel)Provenance: A French private collection.Accompanied by a French export certificate.The panel is part of a group of interesting, intricately carved zitan wood furniture. These exceptional works were created to the highest standards in the imperial workshops of Beijing to adorn the imperial residences. The stand may be of later date.See also:- Sotheby's, Hong Kong, April 5, 2017, lot 3634, for a related table screen. (Sold HKD 625.000) (link)- Sotheby's, Hong Kong, April 11, 2008, lot 2829, for a related large screen. (Sold HKD 727.500) (link)- The Complete Collection of Treasures from the Palace Museum: Bamboo, Wood, Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Carvings, Hong Kong, 2002, no. 93, for another related zitan table screen with jade figures depicting the 'Hundred Boys', now in the Qing Court collection.- The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (II), Hong Kong, 2002, no.172, for another related screen with jichhimu wood carvings and inlaid with jade figures and cloisonné, now also in the Qing Court collection.- Giuseppe Castiglione (1688-1766), "Kazakh envoys presenting horses to the emperor Qianlong", The Musée Guimet, inv. nr. MG 17033, shows another carved wood panel positioned behind the emperor. (link) Condition reports and high resolution pictures are available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Lot 2183
Late 18th century English school - Bust portrait of Miss Caroline Codrington 1797 (afterwards Mrs Walrond) (1754-1833), miniature watercolour on ivory, housed in yellow metal mount (tests as approx 14ct gold), inscribed to the front, 6.5 x 5.2cm, in further giltwood and gesso frame Condition Report / Extra Information Light wear and surface dirt throughout.Small blob of green/yellow substance under glass near bottom edge.Case with light wear.Frame with small losses throughout, h.15cm.
Lot 2184
Late 18th century English school - Half-length portrait of C B Codrington of Dodington Esq, probably Christopher Bethell Codrington (1764-1843), wearing a brown jacket and silk neckscarf miniature watercolour on ivory, housed in yellow metal oval mount, inscribed to the obverse, 6.5 x 5cm, the whole in further giltwood and gesso frame Condition Report / Extra Information Light wear and surface dirt throughout.Case with light wear.Frame with small losses throughout, h.15cm.
Lot 2185
19th century English school - Bust portrait of Lady Janet Walrond née St Clair-Erskine, wearing a black dress and pearl necklace, miniature watercolour on ivory, in yellow metal mount (tests as approx 14ct gold) Condition Report / Extra Information Light wear and surface dirt.No signature or date apparent but Lady Janet Walrond lived between 1800-1880.Dimensions 5 x 4cm including frame.
Lot 2186
Mid-19th century English school - Half-length portrait of Louisa Walrond, wearing a lace dress and with a robin upon her right hand, miniature watercolour on ivory, 7.5 x 6cm, the whole housed in ebonised frame Condition Report / Extra Information Light surface dirt under glass.May have been affected by damp at some point.Small insect trapped under glass at bottom centre.Velvet is discoloured.Gilt edge of frame is worn.Paper laid down to reverse, with pencil inscription 'Louisa Walrond'
Lot 2189
Late 18th century English school - Bust portrait of Caroline Cancellor (née Hall), miniature watercolour on ivory, unsigned, in yellow metal (tests as approx 18ct gold) oval mount, inscribed verso 'Caroline Cancellor née Hall, born 1770 died 1810', 8 x 7cm.Caroline Cancellor was Caroline Taylor's mother. Condition Report / Extra Information Light wear and surface dirt throughout.Overall good condition.
Lot 2190
Late 18th century English school - Half-length portrait of John Cancellor, wearing a blue tunic with silk neckscarf, miniature watercolour on ivory, in yellow metal (tests as approx 14ct gold) oval mount, inscribed verso 'John Cancellor, born 1760 died Xmas day 1831', 7.5 x 6.5cm.John Cancellor was Caroline Taylor's father Condition Report / Extra Information Light wear and surface dirt throughout, more so to base/lower area of coat.Image has slipped slightly in frame.Case with light wear, h.18cm.
Lot 2192
Circa 1800 English school - Bust portrait of George Porter, father of Mrs Henry Methold (Sophia Jane), wearing a blue tunic and silk ruff, miniature watercolour on ivory, in yellow metal mount (tests as approx 18ct gold), inscribed verso 'George Porter father of Mrs Henry Methold accidental drowned while bathing, July 12th 1813, aged 42', 4.2 x 3.2cm
Lot 2225
Alfred Edward Chalon RA (1780-1860) - Bust portrait of Mrs Silas Taylor née Mary Ann Swinley (1810-1880), watercolour on ivory, in oval silver gilt mount, fully annotated verso and dated 1832, 10.5 x 8cm.Mary Ann Swinley was an old friend of Caroline Taylor and married Alfred Swaine Taylor's brother Silas in 1837.
Lot 260
An Early 19th Century Grenadier Officer's Sword, by Dawes, Birmingham, the 76 cm, curved, fullered, single edge blade etched with maker's name, trophies of war and other ornamental devices, further marked, ''Warranted'', the gilt brass, triple bar stirrup hilt incorporating cast and engraved grenade, scrolling quillon, cast lion head pommel with mane backstrap, wirebound ivory grip, the gilt brass mounted leather scabbard with twin ring suspensions . Blade with patches of rust overall. Gilding to hilt worn. Losses to top of ivory grip and numerous natural cracks. Scabbard with losses and cracking to leather. Dents, wear and scratches to mounts.
Lot 268
A Late 18th Century Infantry Officer's Spadroon, the 82.5 cm single edge blade with single fuller, the brass stirrup hilt retaining traces of original gilding, canted rectangular pommel, ribbed ivory grip, the brass-mounted leather scabbard with twin ring suspensions. Blade with overall rusting and pitting. Knucklebow slightly loose to pommel. Traces only of gilding to hilt. Scabbard with broken tailpiece and further bound repair. Other areas of cracking to leather.
Lot 368
A 19th Century Yaure Carve Wood Mask, Ivory Coast, the downward curving crescent shape headdress decorated with a cream pigment, with domed forehead, pierced elliptical eyes below raised brow bone extending down the small aquiline nose and with pursed lips, the outline of the mask with diaper carving highlighted in cream pigment, 36cm by 18cm **Said to have been purchased in 1913 from M.Guernier, Administrator to the ''Circle'' (District Commissioner) of Bouake, Ivory Coast. Some loss of cream pigment to headdress. Minor old chipping to the interior border. Generally in good condition.
Lot 430
A Hopkins & Allen XL No.4 Single Action .32 Calibre Rimfire Five Shot Revolver, with nickel plated finish, with 5cm round barrel, the top of the frame stamped HOPKINS & ALLEN MFG.Co./XL.No.4/PAT.MAR.28 1872, with sheath trigger and ivory bird's head grip scales, 15cm. Action works. Some grey patching to the metalwork. Left grip scale has a small crack to the underside of the butt.
Lot 619
Japanese Postcard & Photograph Albums. A group of 12 empty albums, early 20th century, all but two with hand-painted pastedowns and leaves on silk, featuring birds, flowers and views, original lacquered boards, some with onlays of ivory, bone or mother-of-pearl, some chipping, spines mostly damaged and some boards detached, oblong folio (and one oblong 8vo) (12)
Lot 454
ASSORTED COLLECTABLES comprising a late 19th century Spellicans game, in an ebony box; another late 19th century Spellicans game, in a carved and pierced ivory case; a set of six arithmetic game cards, published by 'Edwards, 138, Pantheon [London]', in original case; a Judy type doll; a doll's hand mirror; and a chatelaine, with various charms and other attachments, including a carved ivory skull and crossed bones and a miniature Egyptian style mummy.
Lot 15
Bosc Louis-Augustin Guillaume. Storia naturale dei crostacei... Traduzione dal francese del prof. D. A. Farini. Tomo Unico. Firenze, V. Batelli e Figli, 1833.In-12° (mm 146x92). 499, [5] pagine. 18 tavole incise, la maggior parte con coloritura del tempo. Lievi fioriture. Legatura novecentesca in mezza tela avorio, piatti in carta decorata. Qualche abrasione ai piatti.Traduzione in lingua italiana della popolare opera del naturalista francese Bosc d'Antic (1759-1828), pubblicata in lingua originale nel 1825, quale supplemento alla monumentale Histoire naturelle di Buffon (vedi lotto 18).12° (146x92 mm). 499, [5] pages. 18 engraved plates, mostly in contemporary colouring. A few light foxing. 20th-century half ivory cloth, patterned-paper covers. Some losses to covers.Translation into Italian of this popular work by the French naturalist Bosc d'Antic (1759-1828), originally issued in 1825, and intended as an addition to the monumental Histoire naturelle by Buffon (see lot 18).
Lot 30
De Amicis Edmondo. Il vino. Illustrato da A. Ferraguti, Ett. Ximenes, E. Nardi. Milano, Fratelli Treves, 1890. In-4° (mm 283x197). [6], 64 pagine. Antiporta litografica monocromatica su fondo avorio, firmata da Arnaldo Ferraguti; frontespizio in rosso e nero, con vignetta litografica, anch'essa di Ferraguti. Ogni pagina inquadrata in cornice di filetto rosso. Numerose vignette su fondo avorio nel testo. Usuale brunitura delle carte, fioriture marginali. Brossura editoriale semirigida, piatto anteriore con titolo in nero e grigio e illustrazione litografica a più colori, realizzata da Vittorio Matteo Corco. Dorso danneggiato, parziale distacco del piatto anteriore e del primo fascicolo del volume; aloni e qualche macchietta ai piatti. Prima edizione separata di questa operetta di Edmondo De Amicis (1846-1908) - la cui fama è universalmente legata al romanzo Cuore - e che riproduce il testo di una conferenza tenuta a Torino, nell'ambito di un ciclo di incontri sul vino, a Torino nel 1880. Il testo era stato originariamente inserito in un volume collettaneo pubblicato da Loescher, che include tutte le conferenze tenute nel 1880 - oltre che da De Amicis - da altre figure di spicco quali Cesare Lombroso e Giuseppe Giacosa. Il volume del 1890 è corredato delle belle illustrazioni eseguite da Arnaldo Ferraguti, Ettore Ximenes e Enrico Nardi. Parenti VIII, 136. 4° (283x197 mm). [6], 64 pages. Lithographed frontispiece on ivory ground, signed by Arnaldo Ferraguti; title-page in red and black, with vignette likewise by Ferraguti. Each page within frame of red fillet. Numerous vignettes on ivory ground, executed by various artists. Leaves browned as expected, marginal foxing. Publisher's soft boards, upper cover bearing title and colour lithographed illustration, signed by Vittorio Matteo Corco. Spine defective, the upper cover and first quire partially detached; a few spots and small stains to covers. First separate edition of this writing by Edmondo De Amicis (1846-1908) - the celebrated author of the novel Cuore - containing the lecture held at Turin in 1880 - within a series of conferences devoted to wine - and dealing with its psycological effects. De Amicis's lecture had been originally published in a volume issued by Loescher in 1880, including in all eleven conferences held - along with De Amicis - by leading scientists or writers such as Cesare Lombroso and Giuseppe Giacosa. The 1890 publication is supplemented with fine illustrations executed by Arnaldo Ferraguti, Ettore Ximenes and Enrico Nardi. Parenti VIII, 136.
Lot 127
A mahogany canteen table with two long drawers and raised on cabriole supports enclosing a collection of Viner's 'Sandringham' pattern silver flatware comprising serving ladle, dessert knives and forks, soup spoons and egg spoons etc. and some silver-plated items, some pieces with ivory handles. Sterling silver flatware hallmarked Sheffield, 1938 & 1939, gross weight of solid silver approximately 171.57ozt.
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