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Lot 702
A Regency mahogany work table with hinged rising top and dummy drawer sides with sliding well below, on four ring turned and tapered legs terminating in brass caps and castors, each of the four sides with dummy drawers having ebony turned handles with ivory centres and bone diamond shaped escutcheons, 60cm by 44cm
Lot 519
λ An unusual ivory relief carved picture, with parcel gilt decoration depicting a wealthy merchant sat in an interior with his Italian greyhound with a mirror and three paintings on the wall, in a gilt frame, possibly Dutch 18th century, 22 x 19.8cm. Provenance: Purchased by the current owner from Jack Refold at The Grosvenor House Art & Antiques Fair.
Lot 166
λ A late 19th century ivory sailor's scrimshaw bottle sprinkler, with a screw-off top revealing a pierced cover, with a further screw stem, the globular base decorated with a three masted sailing ship inscribed 'ALICE' and dated '1897', 14.5cm high. Provenance: From the collection of Sir Jeremy Lever.
Lot 339
λ A George III ivory decagonal tea caddy, inlaid with tortoiseshell stringing, the tent hinged top with a silver loop handle revealing a part foil lined interior with a tortoiseshell lid, the front with a miniature painting of a lady beside a tomb within a silver mount and a silver dot border, 12.3cm high, 11.5cm wide.
Lot 256
A collection of scientific instruments, including: an early 19th century Culpepper type lacquered brass microscope by W & J Gilbert, London, in a mahogany case and with a base drawer fitted with lenses and slides, a rare 18th century gilt metal and ivory girdle spinning wheel, a Victorian brass microscope by Newton & Co., a Wye type telescope / theodolite measuring instrument with spirit level on an open frame base, a cased brass circular protractor by Davis & Son, Derby, an early 19th century brass travelling theodolite inscribed 'Robinson 38 Devonshire Street, Portland Place, LONDON', a Newton & Co. microscope case and a metronome, 60.4cm high (max). (8) Provenance: The collection of Seward Kennedy.
Lot 242
A collection of apple corers, the majority carved from knuckle bones, some with carved decoration and initials, with two ivory apple corers, one in treen, one with a clenched fist handle and a boxwood and bone example, some Napoleonic, 18th century and later, 16.8cm long (max). (40) Provenance: The collection of Seward Kennedy.
Lot 250
A collection of tools and implements, including: an 18th century Spanish leather scribes scissor case, a German steel hinged compass with etched decoration probably 17th century, two steel grabs one with a concertina mechanism, a wrought iron and brass back scratcher, prongs, spikes and knives one with a carved ivory handle the blade inscribed 'BRIAN', an early base metal spoon, the verso with owner's initials 'K.B.', 25.8cm long (max). (13) Provenance: The collection of Seward Kennedy.
Lot 538
A carved giltwood salon suite in Louis XV style, the moulded frames decorated with leaf scrolls, flowers and leaves, upholstered with ivory silk damask, mid 19th century, comprising: a pair of fauteuil, a pair of side chairs and a three seater canape. (6) Provenance: Bought from Great Brampton House Antiques, 8th December 1983.
Lot 253
λ An Art Deco tortoiseshell and ivory cigar case, with dot and gilt wire inlay, hinged both ends, one with two hinged compartments for vestas and strike, together with an Indian tortoiseshell and silver mounted tray, with two gilt panels inscribed in Sanskrit, a George V tortoiseshell and silver mounted page turner, hallmarked London 1911 and a late Victorian ivory and silver mounted letter opener, 39.7cm long (max). (4) Provenance: The collection of Seward Kennedy.
Lot 203
λ An early 19th century turned lignum vitae and ivory sand glass, with ball finials and glass hourglass bulbs, the sand runs for an hour and a half, 19.2cm high. Provenance: The collection of the late Dr. Hugh Statham. Dr and Mrs Statham were founder members of the English Ceramic Circle and they were collectors of fine English furniture and works of art. From the collection of the late Victor Needham.
Lot 367
λ A late 19th century Russian marine chronometer, the two day reverse fusee movement with spring detent escapement and Earnshaw patent balance, stamped '5379' the serial number possibly relating to Victor Kullberg, with a silvered dial with Roman numerals and gold hands and subsidiary seconds and state of wind dials, inscribed 'A. ERICSSON St. Petersburg' and 'No. 91', on a brass gimbal and in a mahogany three section box with hinged lid, with ivory plaque inscribed '91' and with brass side carrying handles, 18.5cm high, 18.5cm square.
Lot 88
λ A Regency rosewood and marquetry sofa table, the drop-leaf top inlaid with stringing, satinwood banding and rosewood crossbanding, above two frieze drawers, the base inlaid with palmettes on a 'U' shaped stem on scroll legs and ivory ball feet, 72.3cm high, 104.8cm wide (closed), 61.1cm deep. Provenance: From the collection of Sir Jeremy Lever.
Lot 338
λ An 18th century Anglo-Indian rosewood and ivory tea chest, the hinged top with a caddy moulded edge with ivory banding decorated in lac with scrolling leaves and flowers, with a bronze swing handle and a central tree, the interior with a plush lining and three divisions containing two cut glass and silver lidded canisters, each engraved with the coat of arms of the Egerton family, the front with an engraved escutcheon, c.1770, Vizagapatam, 14cm high, 22.6cm wide, 12.8cm deep. The coat of arms are for the marriage of William Egerton (1726-1783) to Mary Kirke (1727-). They had six children. The Egerton family were important landowners. One of the family was made Viscount Brackley, later Earl of Bridgewater. Another became Duke of Bridgewater and pioneered the construction of many of Britain's canals. The Egertons own Tatton Park, Cheshire.
Lot 340
A Victorian burr walnut and ebony dressing case, the hinged lid inset with an engraved brass plaque inscribed 'Ella Waddell January 23rd 1875', the compartmented interior with a leather lined mirror to the lid and with various divisions fitted with cut glass silver topped bottles, jars and containers engraved with strapwork and with monogram 'EW', the silver hallmarked London 1874, with steel and mother of pearl handled utensils, with a side drawer fitted with two ivory bushes and with a base writing and jewellery drawer with a silk lined divided interior and with a leather writing surface, 19.2cm high, 30.7cm wide, 22.5cm deep.
Lot 264
λ An 18th century ivory snuff box, with gilt brass mounts, with a repousse decorated hinge, the interior stained red, the base inscribed 'IOOLOUIS', a carved ivory and brass mounted part box, decorated with a standard bearer, with an angel, soldiers and a tomb with initials 'H G M' possibly 17th century, an oval ivory plaque inlaid with tortoiseshell, the verso with the remains of a painted scene with two children, a carved bone fragment and an unusual carved ivory object with a pole with recumbent lion and leaf terminals with two iron spikes, 18.3cm long (max). (5) Provenance: The collection of Seward Kennedy.
Lot 270
λ A late Victorian carved ivory model of a begging dog, together with carved ivory models of an elephant, buffalo and two ibex, a carved ebony elephant, a Chinese ivory napkin ring, a tribal marine ivory spoon with engraved hatched decoration, a Bethlehem mother of pearl cross necklace and carved medallion, a 'CACOON BEAN' dated '1934', a white coral specimen and a small quartz specimen, 13.5cm high (max). (13)
Lot 259
λ An Indo-Portuguese carved ivory bust of a saint, mounted on a later wooden plinth, together with two similar busts probably Hispano-Philippine, an ivory 'Good Shepherd' base and a carved ivory putto reclining and resting on a skull, 17th century and later, 9.4cm high (max). (5) Provenance: The collection of Seward Kennedy.
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