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Click here to subscribeVintage Chinese Carved Ivory Bird Figurine. Polychrome decorated. Unsigned. Restoration to legs. Measures 3" H x 10-1/2" L. We Will Not Ship This Item Out of State of Florida. Anyone Having This Item Shipped Must Have a Florida Address or the Item will not be Shipped. We will Not Knowingly Sell Endangered Species outside of Legal Channels. Shipping $52.00 (estimate $100-$200)
Vintage Chinese Carved Ivory Bird Figurine. Polychrome decorated. Unsigned. Small loss to talon or in good condition. Measures 4" H x 10" L. We Will Not Ship This Item Out of State of Florida. Anyone Having This Item Shipped Must Have a Florida Address or the Item will not be Shipped. We will Not Knowingly Sell Endangered Species outside of Legal Channels. Shipping $52.00 (estimate $200-$300)
Vintage Chinese Carved Ivory Bird Figurine. Polychrome decorated. Unsigned. Good condition. Measures 4-1/2" H x 10" L. We Will Not Ship This Item Out of State of Florida. Anyone Having This Item Shipped Must Have a Florida Address or the Item will not be Shipped. We will Not Knowingly Sell Endangered Species outside of Legal Channels. Shipping $52.00 (estimate $200-$300)
Collection of Three (3) Antique Oriental Tablewares. Includes: Jade bowl on wooden stand, carved ivory covered snuff bottle, and carved ivory figural group. Snuff bottle is marked on surface. Grouping has a loss to staff otherwise good condition. Bowl measures 2-1/4" H x 5" dia., grouping measures 4" H. We Will Not Ship This Item Out of State of Florida. Shipping $48.00 (estimate $100-$200)
Antique Chinese Carved Ivory Figure Of A Wiseman With Deer. Signed. Age cracks, repair to staff. Measures 7" H. We Will Not Ship This Item Out of State of Florida. Anyone Having This Item Shipped Must Have a Florida Address or the Item will not be Shipped. We will Not Knowingly Sell Endangered Species outside of Legal Channels. Shipping $43.00 (estimate $300-$500)
Antique Chinese Carved Ivory Mystery Ball. Unsigned. Breakage inside, and the stand with losses. Ball measures 3" Dia. We Will Not Ship This Item Out of State of Florida. Anyone Having This Item Shipped Must Have a Florida Address or the Item will not be Shipped. We will Not Knowingly Sell Endangered Species outside of Legal Channels. Shipping $42.00 (estimate $100-$150)
Maurice Constant Favre, French (1892–1970) "Le Preur" Bronze and Carved Ivory Sculpture. Signed and inscribed lower. Rubbing to patina, one cord near sword is loose or else good condition. Measures 23" H. We Will Not Ship This Item Out of State of Florida. Anyone Having This Item Shipped Must Have a Florida Address. Shipping: Third party. (estimate $2000-$3000)
A composed Edwardian/George V four piece tea service, comprising a teapot, sucrier and cream jug, Chester 1924, and a hot water jug, Birmingham 1901, the bodies with ribbed undulating bands, the domed covers with urn finials, acanthus cast handles with ivory insulators, total weight 50ozt (4)
English School, circa 1600 Portrait of a lady with her small spaniel beside her, an earring in her left ear depicting Cupid, holding a fan, with a writing tablet at her waist oil on panel 88 x 67cm (34 x 26in) Provenance: By family descent in a London private collection Literature: For similar portraits see: Violet A Wilson, Queen Elizabeth's Maids of Honour and Ladies of the Privy Chamber, London: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd., 1922 - Portrait of Ann Russell, Lady Herbert, p.259 (Collection of the Duke of Beaufort); Portrait of Mary Fytton, Maid of Honour to Queen Elizabeth, frontispiece (from the Collection at Arbury) Sir Roy Strong, The English Icon: Elizabethan and Jacobean Portraiture, The Paul Mellon Foundation for British Art, 1969, Nos. 296-298 - Portraits of Elizabeth Brydges, Lady Kennedy (one at Woburn Abbey, and a full length at Ditchley Park) The sitter is presumably a member of the Court and quite possibly one of the Queen's Maids of Honour, judging by her dress. As a young bride joining the magnificent Court of Elizabeth I, Gloriana, the sitter is wearing pearls which were thought to be the Queen of gems at the time, and she appears to be a girl aged 15 to 20, an heiress of high rank. The present portrait appears to be a marriage portrait - the sitter has her small dog beside her - a symbol of fidelity - and in her left ear hangs an earring depicting Cupid aiming his arrow at a flaming heart. The sitter is wearing some extremely interesting jewellery. The pearl attire on her high padded hair, composed of spiral motifs with peapods, is in the "cosses de pois" style originating in Paris circa 1600, but in use before that. From the central pod hangs a red stone - probably either a spinel or ruby drop attached to a diamond cluster with pearls falling down to her brow. To disguise flaws, diamonds were placed in settings lined with black foil - hence artists painted these stones black with a dot of white paint to convey lustre. Earrings were not necessarily worn in pairs at that time. Unusually this is figurative with Cupid holding his bow to fire an arrow at a flaming heart target. This theme fits with the small dog on the sitter's lap, representing fidelity. Her pearl necklace is standard de luxe for the time but here the swags give emphasis. There is a band of ruby/garnets and pearl clusters at her neckline - with an armlet of similar design composed of clusters linked together, as in a chain. The girdle may be composed of pearl and red stone clusters. The sitter is holding a material bag containing ivory tablets for writing little notes/aide memoires. It would appear to be embroidered inter alia with a pansy meaning 'kind thoughts' (from the French pensée) and showing Prudence looking into her mirror portrayed below a heart. These jewels with fan and book, wired collar, lace cuffs and white satin dress make a statement of wealth, rank and fashion by a newly married English woman circa 1600. Indeed, the choice of white material and pearls (for virginity) and red stones (for love) may well be purposeful. The sitter wears a tightly boned low-neck bodice and farthingale skirt made of richly embroidered Italian silk, trimmed with brocade and ribbons. Similar portraits have appeared at auction in recent years - an early 17th century English School portrait of Lady Parker, which sold for £52,000 at Mitchells of Cockermouth, Cumbria, on 3rd-4th September 2015; and English School, circa 1595-1605, Portrait of Elizabeth Howard, sold from Cowdray Park, West Sussex, at Christie's, London, 13-15 September 2011 for £145,240. We are grateful to Diana Scarisbrick MA, FSA, Jewellery Historian, and to Sir Roy Strong for their assistance with the catalogue entry. A Dendrology report by Ian Tyers is available - Contact Department. On Eastern Baltic oak. Greener and Co. of Liverpool - old framer's label Two small paint losses - tiny - upper right hand corner. Very old panel in three pieces, has wooden rivets. Panels are bowing slightly. 19th Century gilt frame has various chips. Oil on panel. The panel is formed from three boards in vertical alignment. There are butterfly inserts on the reverse of the panel reinforcing the joins. The left hand panel join has a slight concave warp and there is fill and retouching along the length. There is blistering and flaking in the upper right corner. The thin paint layers are worn in some areas such as the hair, but generally in a good condition for the age of the painting. There are scattered retouchings along the joins and other areas. There appears to be some retouching in the face which appears slightly yellow. The varnish is yellowed and semi-matte. The frame has suffered extensively from flaking to the gilding.
Circle of William Egley (1789-1870) A miniature portrait of a young gentleman in a gilt metal frame with curled hair compartment to reverse, on ivory desk stand, 5cm (2in) oval; a Victorian miniature of a gentleman in black waistcoat jacket, oval, 6.5cm (2.5in), cased; a George III ebonised circular snuff box, the cover set with a miniature of a lady, 6 cm (2.25in); and another of a boy in a blue waistcoat, inscribed to the reverse "W Walker", oval, 5cm (2in), framed (4) watercolour on ivory (4)
E D Smith (British, fl. 19th Century) A portrait miniature of Orbell Ray Oakes (1768-1837) in blue jacket and yellow waistcoat, seated by a table, with a view of Nowton Church, Suffolk, beyond, in a Regency gilt ormolu frame, inscribed to the reverse with the sitter's name, dates, and "Purchased Nowton 1832"; with another smaller of a silhouette of a boy signed "E D Smith delt. 1835" watercolour on ivory, rectangular, the larger in a red leather case (2) 12.50 x 10cm (5 x 4in) Provenance: By descent within the family of the sitter
Colonial School, 19th Century A pair of miniature portraits of a Lady and a Gentleman, possibly of West Indian interest, the Gentleman in black robes seated beside a table with a conch shell and books on Western fauna; the Lady in white dress reading at a table, beside a column with a view of a mountainous landscape with palm trees beyond watercolour on ivory, rectangular, framed 8.20 x 6.40cm (3 x 2in) Provenance: By descent within the family
A pair of 19th century ivory profiles of musicians in ebonised frames, possibly German, both men dressed in 17th century style with broad rimmed hats, the bagpipe player with a rose and feather in his, the violinist with a mug tied to his rope belt, the chip carved frames 22 x 17cm (8.75 x 6.75 in) (2)
Three 18th and 19th century mourning rings, the first with an oval ivory plaque painted en grisaille with a memorial monument, in a border of white hardstones (one lacking), to a black enamel shank inscribed 'AT. Ob: 8 July 1778, ae 57'; the second a band ring with black enamel and generic inscription 'In Memory O[f]', 18ct gold but hallmarks worn, c.1840; the third with an oval plaque of seed pearls in a black enamel laurel wreath border to tapered scalloped shoulders and band also in black enamel with scrolls and same generic wording, inscribed inside 'WE Murray, Born Feb'y 14th 1872, Died April 30th 1880'; hallmarked 15ct gold, Birmingham 1879 (3)
Andrew Robertson, Scottish Miniaturist (1777 - 1845)"Countess of Derby" (Elizabeth Farren) oval portrait of a Lady in lace bonnet, flowers and a red shawl, oils on ivory, approx. 8cms x 6cms (3" x 2 1/2") inscribed on reverse, black frame. (1)*Elizabeth Farren, was born in 1759 in Co. Cork. Daughter of George Farren, a surgeon and apothecary, and later an actor. Elizabeth married Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby, (Lord Stanley) in 1797
Andrew Plimer, British Miniaturist (1763 - 1837)"Viscountess Mountjoy," head on shoulders of a Lady with landscape in background, oils on ivory, approx. 12cms x 10cms (5" x 4"), inscribed on reverse, gilt frame. (1)Provenance: Formerly the Property of Ulick de Burgh, Oldtown, Naas, Co. Kildare.*Wife of Luke Gardiner Viscount Mountjoy. Who was the centre figure of The Three Graces [by Sir Joshua Reynolds]. He was brother of Florinda [de Burgh] of Oldtown [County Kildare]. She was mother of 1st Earl of Blessington who married the gorgeous lady. Great grand aunt of Ulick de Burgh
A 19th Century Japanese ivory Pagoda, profusely carved and decorated with native figures and scenes with flowers and dragons, the double doors opening to reveal similarly decorated panel doors with three deity figures on platform base, with character mark underneath, approx. 22cms (9"). (1)This lot complies with CITES requirements and all items 'worked' pre-1947.
A late 18th Century / early 19th Century carved ivory "Corpus Christi," Franco Flemish, mounted on an ebonised crucifix (carved as one piece), approx. 33cms (13"). (1)Provenance: From a long established Private Irish Institution.This lot complies with CITES requirements and all items 'worked' pre-1947.
Glove Stretchers. A large collection of approx. 52 varied ebony, pine, carved ivory and silver mounted Glove Stretchers, together with some other items, also some old leather gloves, and two brass bound expanding glove cases, one by Mansfield, Dublin, as a coll., w.a.f. (1)This lot complies with CITES requirements and all items 'worked' pre-1947.
*Lock Family Diaries. A group of manuscript diaries and related notebooks compiled by Mrs Caroline Louisa Lock, circa 1860s, the wife of Colonel Edward Seppings Lock, 82nd Foot, contained in a fine Coromandel box with gilt metal straps and key plate stamped 'G. Betjemann & Sons', the hinge engraved 'Charles Nephew & Co, Calcutta', inset with three Wedgwood jasperware porcelain plaques and lock stamped 'S. Morden & Co' (with key), the box spring loaded to raise the contents once opened, 13cm high x 21cm wide x 8.5cm deep (5.25 x 8.25 x 3.5ins), enclosing five leather bound journals, each gilt-titled on the spine, Visits & Addresses (1867-1869), Memoranda (1869-1872), Cash Account (no entries), Daily Journal (1865-1867), Personal Expenses (1866-1869), mostly daily chitchat, reference to the family home Bury Knowle House, Headington, Oxfordshire and the Ballachay family, military life including reference to the Bengal Cavalry, etc, some spotting and wear including one board detached, together with a sixteenth plate ambrotype portrait photograph of Caroline Lock contemporarily inscribed on the rear with name and marital status, with two small locks of Caroline Lock's hair in envelopes dated 1860/1865 presented in a morocco leather case, plus another portrait miniature painted on ivory of Maria Ballachay n‚e Lock (Edward Seppings Lock's sister), 7 x 6cm (2.75 x 2.25ins), in a period gilt framed inscribed verso 'aunt Ballachay n‚e Lock Headington', framed size 17 x 15.5cm (7 x 6.25ins) Caroline Louisa Lock (n‚e Cardew) was the wife of Colonel Edward Seppings Lock who served during the Indian Mutiny with 82nd (Prince of Wale's Volunteers) Regiment of Foot and was present at the action of Khankur, defence of the Jail and subsequent operations in Shahjehanpore and the affairs of Shahabad, Mahomdee and Bunkagaon. They married on 5 October 1859 and Caroline was with Colonel Lock when he died aged 49 of enteric fever whilst commanding the regiment in Natal on 10 December 1886 having served 31 years with the Colours. (3)
Craig (Sir Thomas). Jus Feudale, tribus libris comprehensum, 1st edition, Edinburgh, impressum, 1655, presentation plate to front free endpaper, moderate soiling and staining, title page and final leaf (3C4) trimmed and laid down, title with numerous inscriptions, marginal tear to 2O2, 3B2 and 3C1-3 repaired in gutter affecting a few words, later tan calf by Carss of Glasgow, gilt armorial of the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow to front board, rubbed and marked, folio in fours, together with Erskine (John), An Institute of the Law of Scotland ... a new edition, with additional notes, by James Ivory, 2 volumes, Edinburgh, 1828, contemporary tan calf, rebacked, rubbed and scuffed, corners worn, folio, and 5 others all 8vo, including Aikin (John), A View of the Character and Public Services of the Late John Howard, 1st edition, London, 1792, engraved portrait frontispiece, contemporary quarter calf; Blackstone (William), An Analysis of the Laws of England, 6th edition, Oxford, 1771, 2 folding plates, contemporary tan calf; Curtis (James), An Authentic and Faithful History of the Mysterious Murder of Maria Marten, with a Full Development of all the Extraordinary Circumstances which led to the Discovery of her Body in the Red Barn, 1st edition, 1828, 11 engraved plates (of 12), contemporary half calf; Lolme (Jean Louis de), The Constitution of England, a new edition, London, 1777, contemporary speckled calf; Shaw (Joseph), Parish Law, 4th edition, London, 1739, water-staining, modern panelled calf to style Wing C6801 for Craig. (8)
AN IVORY HANDLED HARDWOOD GADGET CANE, 19TH C the carved clenched fist pommel incorporating a 1.5cm gilt brass spyglass, horn tipped hardwood shaft, handle 4.5cm h, 85cm overall++Hairline crack on ivory ring and lacking the smaller of the two lenses, a good quality example and in fine condition
A VICTORIAN SILVER MOUNTED IVORY PIQUE POINT VESTA CASE AND A SILVER MOUNTED CARVED IVORY VESTA CASE, BOTH LATE 19TH C 7 and 6.4cm h++Pique point vesta case - lid detached without damage to ivory, residues and discolouration, a good example. The second vesta case in good condition with accretion of dust and dirt. Lid closing tightly, the applied silver initials contemporary and undamaged
AN ART DECO BRONZE AND IVORY STATUETTE OF THE JESTER AND MOUSE BY JOHANN WOLFGANG ELISCHER, C1930 on onyx plinth, 36cm h++In fine condition, the ivory not cracked, slightly yellowed with age, some natural accretion of dust. Mouse's tail present, bronze and onyx base with small specks of white paint, minor flat chip on back of onyx base
TWO JAPANESE BRONZE SCULPTURES OF AN ELEPHANT AND CALF, MEIJI PERIOD with chiselled detail, even dark patina, the ears and underside of the trunk patinated shiny russet brown, 16 and 18cm h, the base marked Tsunemitsu (Joko) (calf) or unmarked++Both complete and unrestored but for the removal of the ivory tusk, dusty/dirty
A JAPANESE CARVED IVORY AND SHIBAYAMA BOWL, MEIJI PERIOD the interior decorated with quail and encircled by bamboo and trailing flowers in carved and stained mon and lappet borders, the foot with bats enclosing cash, 10cm diam++Natural accretion of dust and dirt but not cracked and chipped and of fine quality
A CHINESE IVORY FIGURE OF A FEMALE IMMORTAL, PROBABLY HE XIAN'GU, MING DYNASTY, C1580-1644, IN A CARVED WOOD GROTTO, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD on carved ebonised base and affixed wood stand, ivory 14cm h, 39.5cm h overallProvenance: Gerard Arnhold (1918-2010) by whom presented to William Terry (1922-2017).++The ivory figure with old hairline cracks and yellowed and stained with age, all fingers present and in good overall condition, not examined off the base to which it is affixed
A CHINESE EXPORT IVORY MODEL OF A PLEASURE BOAT, GUANGDONG (CANTON), QING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH C the hull straked, the upper deck structures with finely carved and pierced sides, several pairs of opening grilles to the windows, divisions and canopies, the principal of the several cabins divided by a screen flanking two entrances up steps to a presence chamber with a seated mandarin and his consort, both it and the adjoining larger 'Saloon' with others of his retinue, the furnishings including an altar table, stands set with cups, a table screen, chandelier and ornamental plants in tubs, a similar smaller pavilion on the roof above, the exterior with the figures of six quanters and other servants, the figures and smaller items also of ivory and painted in polychrome, pairs of pierced lanterns fore and aft and poles with flags of the same faded red silk that in part hangs at the two open entrances, with pierced rudder, 34cm h, 74cm l overall, mounted on an early wooden base beneath glazed brass case, 40cm h; 34 x 80cmProvenance: Acquired c1770-c1800 by a member of the Thornton family of Clapham and by descent to Charles Conway Thornton (1851-1902); his widow Mary Diana Conway Thornton, nee Thornton-Wodehouse (1854-1948); acquired by the family of the present vendor in the early 20th c. This magnificent model pleasure boat exemplifies the supreme class of Chinese Export ivory carving from Guangdong (Canton) during the second half of the 18th c and first few years of the 19th c. Surprisingly large and extraordinarily detailed, they represent the type of elaborate pleasure boat of intricate openwork on which Chinese dignitaries such as the 'Tartar General' as well as European merchants diverted themselves along the estuaries and waterways between Canton and Whampoa. For the Europeans, who were confined to the waterfront such excursions, musical parties afloat and other entertainments proved especially welcome. It may be the case that Lord Macartney's Embassy to China travelled on one in his voyage to secure a treaty of friendship from Qianlong in 1792. Comparable ivory models of the period, variously described in contemporary inventories as Pleasure Boats, Junks and 'Sampands' are in major collections; see for example that delivered by Dr J J Garnett to the Prince Regent in 1804, "One ivory flower boat with a war junk cost £105" (illustrated J Ayers, Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of H M The Queen, No 2058); the pair of "Royal Junks" at Osterley Park (National Trust) described in the 1782 inventory of Child Family Heirlooms as "L[ong] Galleries: Two Indian [sic] Sampands of ivory... in plate glass cases in brass frames"; and the examples in the Victoria & Albert Museum obtained by Richard Hall (1764-1834) of the HEIC, Chief Supercargo at Canton until his return to England in 1802. The present example has a particularly interesting and eventful provenance. In 1909 it was the subject of a court case, the unusual nature of which caused it to be extensively reported not only in the Westminster Gazette and London Standard Newspapers but also by the Australian and Canadian press. The then owner, Mrs Thornton claimed the model had been damaged whilst supposedly in a warehouse at Southampton. Her late husband, a diplomat had displayed it at the British Embassy in Lisbon until, on his being posted to Budapest, it was packed and sent to England. For reasons unknown it was not called for by the storage firm to which it was destined and was subsequently sold by the railway company in a lost property auction for six shillings, being bought by one Oddy a dealer. When discovered the storage firm swiftly persuaded Oddy to part with it, paying him £105. The court heard that "someone injured the junk by pushing his fingers through the filigree work" at the auction, which it seems was little better organised than a jumble sale. Mrs Thornton, who was reported to be 'tall and stately dressed in black' gave evidence, as did Lady McDonald the widow of the British Ambassador, who recalled the pleasure boat had stood in the Gallery at the top of the Staircase at the embassy in Lisbon, where "it was an object of much interest to the Portuguese". Several 'experts' were called who stated the value of the model in its undamaged condition would have been £300-400 but that it was now of negligible worth. A professional valuer, W H Fenton of Oxford Street assessed it at £60 undamaged and now £50. The court uphold Mrs Thornton's claim and awarded her 50 guineas in compensation. As to its earlier provenance, in her deposition Mrs Thornton stated the model had been an heirloom of the Thornton family "for about 150 years" and had been presented to a member of that family by "an ex cabinet minister". It is here suggested that it was owned by her husband's paternal great grandfather Samuel Thornton (1754-1838), who either acquired it himself or from one or other of his brothers, or their father. Samuel Thornton and his brothers, Henry and Robert were wealthy evangelical Christians, philanthropists, abolitionists and members of parliament who resided in close proximity to one another at Clapham where, with William Wilberforce, they formed the nucleus of the so-called Clapham Sect. Samuel Thronton was a director and later Governor of the Bank of England for a period of over 50 years. Henry was also a banker and economist and Robert, perhaps significantly, was a director of the HEIC. The brothers' father, John Thornton (1720-1790) also a devout Anglican who deployed his wealth to evangelical purposes, is best known as the sponsor of the ex- slave trader-turned clergyman, the Rev. John Newton (author of 'Amazing Grace'). The Thorntons were therefore unusually well placed to have acquired so costly an object in London, whether by purchase or as Mrs Thornton asserted, by gift.++Old localised damage (see catalogue footnote); silk flags and hangings worn and faded; old accretion of dust/dirt over time, no restoration during the present family ownership (ie since the early 20th c
MINNIE FOX (B 1876) HEAD OF A PEKINGESE signed verso and inscribed HASTINGS, further signed and inscribed on an old label on the velvet backing Minnie Fox (Mrs) Kent Hatch Hastings "Bun-Bun No 2", backed on card, ivory, 3.5cm diam, giltmetal frame ++In fine condition, in the original early 20th c oxidised metal frame
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