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Click here to subscribe1929 ivory satin wedding dress together with a 1930's long black shot taffeta dress with peplum . Both items in wearable condition.Black dress good, with tiny snag to neckline and faint powdery marks to rear right shoulder.Wedding dress with multiple light stains to shirt, collar and neckline which do not detract from overall appearance of dress. Small splits in silk fabric on rear left shoulder, near right armpit and right armpit. Belt worn in places
A pair of Staffordshire twin handled vases having decorative scenic panels together with a pair of Ivory blush type baluster vases with swag decoration, Crown Devon Fieldings SF & Co jugs of varying sizes, Crown Devon type Regal Ware tazza and a Crown Devon Fieldings fruit bowl. Highest measures 33 cm.
SMALL FAMILLE ROSE TURQUOISE-GROUND 'EUROPEAN SUBJECT' VASE QIANLONG MARK BUT DAOGUANG PERIOD the bulbous pear-shaped body decorated with two circular medallions enclosing an affluent Roman lady holding a fan and a man dressed in a Roman tunic, reserved on a bright turquoise ground painted with lotus scrolls and bats, the base with a four-character Qianlong mark within double squares, mounted on an ivory stand 9cm high (excluding stand) Provenance: Private Scottish collection. For more information, please see lot 183.
TWO BAMBOO INCENSE HOLDERS QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY both of cylindrical shape, the first carved with Liu Hai and the three-legged money toad amid pine trees and jagged rockwork, mounted with a base and removable cap of fossilised bone, 12.5cm high; the second carved and pierced throughout with dragons formed of archaistic scrolls, with ivory base and removable cap, 16cm high (2)
COLLECTION OF SNUFF BOTTLES AND HARDSTONE CARVINGS LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD comprising: a silver-mounted and hardstone embellished horn bottle; a silver-mounted mother-of-pearl bottle; a red-glass overlay snowflake bottle; a blue and white 'double carp' bottle; an inscribed white porcelain bottle; an iron-red decorated bottle, with apocryphal Kangxi mark; an inside-painted bottle; a malachite snuff bottle; a red agate pendant, in the form of two boys holding a lotus flower; an agate archer's ring; together with an SMALL IVORY CARVING OF AN IMMORTAL; and TWO SEALS OF MR PAN FEILU (JAMES PENFIELD), one of ivory, the other of rock crystal (qty) largest 8cm high Provenance: From the collection of the late James Kedzie Penfield (1908-2004); thence by direct family descent.
RARE SET OF FOUR SOAPSTONE INLAID 'STORY OF THE WESTERN WING' PANELS QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD assembled as two boxes, each with one panel forming the sliding door opening to reveal another panel beneath, each panel inlaid in coloured soapstones with the couple Zhang Sheng and Cui Yingying, the top panels showing the man courting the lady in a traditional architectural setting, the bottom panels showing them in amorous embrace (4) each panel 24.5x19.5cm (excluding wood frame) Provenance: Private Canadian collection. Note: The Story of the Western Wing, also translated as Romance of the Western Chamber, is one of the most famous Chinese dramatic works. Written by the Yuan dynasty playwright Wang Shifu and set in the Tang dynasty, it tells the story of the young couple Zhang Sheng and Cui Yingying consummating their love without parental approval and outside of the bond of marriage. Hailed as 'The Chinese lover's bible', the story has inspired Chinese public imagination for centuries, and has been adapted across a broad range of artistic media: from paintings, woodblock prints, porcelain to ivory carvings. Soapstone inlaid panels from the Qianlong period such as the present lot however are extremely rare, and have almost never appeared on the market. China Guardian sold a similar set of four panels, which however does not include erotic scenes, on 15.11.2011. Another set of ten panels from an unnamed private Chinese collector, similarly arranged into 'romantic and erotic' pairs, was exhibited in 2007 in Beijing.
Ω A Victorian carved and veneered walnut marine barometer by Cowland & Son , late 19th century, with a bow-fronted case with square moulded pediment, the angled ivory register plates with weather indications protected by a piece of bowed and bevelled glass, the thermometer in its own moulded and glazed case calibrated with scales in fahrenheit, 96cm high, 10cm wide, 7cm deep, the maker's or retailer's name engraved 'Cowland & Son, Liverpool`, retaining the original wall-mounted brass gimbal support and reservoir . Please note, this lot may be subject to CITES regulations if exported from the EU.Cites RegulationsPlease note that this lot (lots marked with the symbol Ω in the printed catalogue) may be subject to CITES regulations when exported. The CITES regulations may be found at www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/
A rectangular shagreen jewellery box with silver mounts, late 19th century, the domed top with inset miniature of a young girl, the interior lined with silk velvet, the silver feet engraved with the initials 'TW' and 'TM' and the date '9.9.91', 8cm high, 14.5cm wide 11cm deepPlease Note: This lot should be marked with a CITES symbol. The miniature incorporated into this lot is painted onto ivory. Relevant CITES regulations may be found at www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites
Ω A finely turned ivory ball game or 'bilboquet' , early 19th century, 19cm high, 7cm wide The origins of the game bilboquet are somewhat uncertain although there are documents placing the game as far back as 16th century France. Designed for one player, the game was supposedly invented to train children s hand to eye co-ordination in hunting cultures with the aim being to throw a tethered object into the air and catch it on a pin. Records testify to bilboquet being particularly popular in the Royal courts of Europe during the late 18th and early 19th centuries through their depiction in paintings, including a portrait of the Masters Blair, by Thomas Beach, (signed and dated 1769) portraying Charles and Henry Blair, the Children of Charles Blair and Lady Mary Fane, in a wooded landscape holding a bilboquet (formerly with Mallett).Please note, this lot may be subject to CITES regulations if exported from the EU.Cites Regulations Please note that this lot (lots marked with the symbol Ω in the printed catalogue) may be subject to CITES regulations when exported. The CITES regulations may be found at www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/
Ω A carved ivory and red-tinted ivory part chess set, early 19th century , symbolizing George IV fighting the Chinese, missing one red-tinted ivory pawn/foot-soldier Please note, this lot may be subject to CITES regulations if exported from the EU.Cites RegulationsPlease note that this lot (lots marked with the symbol Ω in the printed catalogue) may be subject to CITES regulations when exported. The CITES regulations may be found at www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/
Ω A rare Chinese export carved bone model of a pagoda, 19th century, with seven storeys , each level intricately carved with pierced walls and gallery with a fluted roof hung with gilt pendant bells, of each room centred by a small figure, the base within a fenced stylised polychrome garden with an elaborately carved and decorated gateway, with a group of painted figures carrying ceremonial batons, retaining the original pine stand, 61cm high 26cm wide, 20cm deep, with losses and damage During the 19th century, the principal centre in China for the manufacture of export wares such as the present lot was the city of Guangzou (or Canton as it would be known in the West after the 1839-1842 Opium War). Situated on the Pearl River delta near the South China Sea. Canton was culturally and economically the most important city in south China, and a hub of trade in all manner of artefacts, including ivory. By the middle of the eighteenth century, it had become fashionable for English landed gentry to create decorative buildings and follies in their gardens and estates, particularly of eastern design. Perhaps the most notable English example is the pagoda at Kew Gardens of 1761-2, built as a surprise for Princess Augusta, the Dowager Princess of Wales and mother of George III. The designer, Sir William Chambers, had worked previously as an employee of the Swedish East India Company, during which time he spent several months in Canton. Whilst there he made architectural drawings of typical buildings which he later published as a book of Designs of Chinese Buildings (1757). His pagoda at Kew was very well received, and went on to inspire further examples, such as the three-storey version built at Alton Towers in the 1820s. Please note, this lot may be subject to CITES regulations if exported from the EU.Cites RegulationsPlease note that this lot (lots marked with the symbol Ω in the printed catalogue) may be subject to CITES regulations when exported. The CITES regulations may be found at www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/
Ω An unusual carving set complete with accompanying stands, late 19th century , the ivory handles with silver horse's heads and guards in silver stamped Sheffield, with the initials CB for William Beatson & Sons, Albion Works, Fitzwilliam Street, Sheffield, one steel blade stamped Morton, 19 Cheapside, London 7cm long, 57cm long, 7cm wide Please note, this lot may be subject to CITES regulations if exported from the EU.Cites RegulationsPlease note that this lot (lots marked with the symbol Ω in the printed catalogue) may be subject to CITES regulations when exported. The CITES regulations may be found at www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/Please Note: This lot only includes one carving knife and two knife rests as per the catalogue image.
Ω A Sheffield plate double coaster trolley, circa 1840 , with a turned ivory handle, 10cm high, 39cm long, 19cm deep Please note, this lot may be subject to CITES regulations if exported from the EU.Cites RegulationsPlease note that this lot (lots marked with the symbol ٠in the printed catalogue) may be subject to CITES regulations when exported. The CITES regulations may be found at www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/
Ω A Dieppe bone domino set, early 19th century, contained in an ivory case, 6cm high, 18cm wide, 6cm deep Please note, this lot may be subject to CITES regulations if exported from the EU.Cites RegulationsPlease note that this lot (lots marked with the symbol Ω in the printed catalogue) may be subject to CITES regulations when exported. The CITES regulations may be found at www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY FRAMED & SIGNED PERSIAN PAINTING ON IVORY OF A POTENTATE, in audience in a garden terrace setting, the frame with mosaic inlay, the reverse with a paper label bearing the name 'H. ALI SAJJADI, Miniaturist', the frame 8.8in x 7.3in; together with a smaller painted ivory example, the frame 6.75in wide x 3.5in high. (2)
A GOOD & UNUSUAL SIGNED JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD SHIBAYAMA, SILVER & IVORY MODEL OF A REED-WOVEN BASKET & COVER, the cover and part of the side onlaid with profusions of mother-of-pearl overlapping flowerheads, the thin bamboo-form handle, inner rim and the stand formed from silver-metal, the underside of the cover engraved with a signature on an onlaid oval bronze reserve, 10.3in high to top of handle & 5.9in high to top of cover.
A GOOD PAIR OF 19TH/20TH CENTURY CHINESE STAINED IVORY WRIST RESTS, together with fitted wood stands, each interior carved with detailed figural terrace scenes, each reverse with fine quality carvings of a fisherman deity and of a seated boy, 10.2in high overall on stands, the ivories themselves 9in long.
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