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Lot 331
A George III three piece silver tea set, by John Emes, London 1803, comprising: a teapot of hemispherical form, with sack weave and husk decorated borders below a flared collar enclosing a flush hinged cover with basket of fruit finial, angular ivory handle and anthemion decorated spout, 13cm high together with the companion two handled sugar bowl, 9cm high and the milk jug, 8cm high, each piece engraved with armorials and crests, 48.34oz (3)
Lot 513
A late 18th century turned ivory bottle and cover, Rosalba Carriera's paint box, the screw lid of the bottle shape opening to reveal nine petal edged palettes, the bulb shaped base unscrewing to reveal a compartment within, 14cm (5.5 in) high Provenance: A 19th Century letter contained in the base of the pot states that the present paint pallette pot was given by Rosalba Carriera to her pupil, Miss Gavin, who then in 1796 gave it to a Mary Sutherland, whose descendant, A.R. Sutherland wrote the provenance note in 1858. Other Notes: Rosalba Carriera (Italian, 1673-1757) was a Venetian Rococo painter. At the start of her career she specialised in portrait miniatures and later became renowned for her portraiture in pastels.
Lot 575
An early 19th century Chinese painted fan with Regency alterations, the paper leaf painted on one side with ivory headed children playing while two ladies hold a bird with real feathers, a quail at their feet, the reverse painted with an island, the brown lacquer sticks with raised gilt decoration, the guards ending in tortoiseshell, the sticks in ivory about the hinge pin with rosette enamelled heads
Lot 576
A Mughal ivory hookah bowl, Burmese lacquer and mother of pearl boxes, the girth of the pod shaped hookah bowl engine turned with ribbing, 9cm (3.5 in) diameter, the cylindrical mottled orange lacquer box with domed lid, 15cm (6 in) high and the cylindrical sides of the mother of pearl box formed from fourteen rectangular lathes, 9cm (3.5 in) high (5)
Lot 634
A beadwork bag worked with a man of war, a carved ivory box lid, a dog's head cane handle and a magnifying glass, the rectangular box lid carved in relief with a man keeping time on a triangle to the lady's hurdy gurdy tune, 9.5 x 6cm (3.75 x 2.25 in), the dog's head of bone and the handle of the magnifying glass carved to simulate bamboo (4)
Lot 637
Used By Graham of Claverhouse', a quaich, an agate handled knife, an ivory handled burnishing tool, and a shagreen etui case, the inscribed silver foot band of the quaich with another band binding the alternating dark and light wood lathes, 9.5cm (3.75 in) diameter, the red stone head of the burnished tool of mushroom shape (4) Other Notes: The Jacobite hero John Grahame was both 7th Laird of Claverhouse and 1st Viscount Dundee, 'Bonnie Dundee' (1648-89). It is conceivable that this is the Grahame of Claverhouse referred to on the foot of the quaich
Lot 671
A mid-18th century mahogany and ebony games table, with fold-over action and inlaid with ivory squares and with end drawers, on shaped cabriole legs and carved feet, believed to be for the Turkish market and the Armenian game of 'Guni-Chah' 74 x 116 x 68cm (29 x 45 x 27in) Other Notes: This unusual mid-18th century ebony games table with foldover top was made in England; its provenance stating "for the Turkish market." The top veneered in small squares of yellowish ivory, with a pattern picked out in green squares, suggests it was used for Duni-Chah, an Armenian board game. Duni-Chah is Hindi for "a world of six" which may indicate a game of dice, now long forgotten. Finely crafted by an English joiner and of excellent quality, it has retained its interest despite the mystery surrounding its purpose.
Lot 830
Indian School (19th Century) Ten oval Indian miniatures, to include the Taj Mahal, the Red Fort, a Maharajah and others watercolour on ivory, glazed, unframed (10) 2 x 1½cm (1 x 0in) Unframed. One unglazed. Some with dirt under glass. Some surface dirt and discolouration to the skies on some.
Lot 834
Louis-Ami Arlaud-Jurine (Swiss, 1751-1829) A portrait miniature of a Gentleman, wearing a blue coat with black collar and white stock signed lower right with the initial 'A' watercolour on ivory 6½ x 6½cm (2 x 2in) Other Notes: Born in Geneva, Arlaud was first taught painting by Liotard before leaving for Paris to study under the tutorage of Vien. Following the violence of the French Revolution, he fled to London where his patrons included members of the Royal Family and the aristocratic elite. The present example shows Arlaud's successful amalgamation of both English and French miniature painting techniques. His sitter here is typically presented in a frank and open manner, with great detail and skill shown especially in rendering the fabric of the coat. Condition appears fine.
Lot 835
George Engleheart (English, 1750-1829) Portrait of a Lady, wearing a white dress trimmed with a bow and a turquoise blue robe, with a white silk ribbon in her hair, circa 1770 watercolour on ivory 4 x 3cm (2 x 1in) Other Notes: Painted circa 1770, this work dates to early in Engleheart's career. During the early years of his professional career, Engleheart paid great attention to character and recorded minute detail reminiscent of the work of John Smart (1741-1811). This was not a feature he was perhaps able to sustain; such were the demands on his time from an ever-growing patronage. Engleheart ranks with Smart, Cosway, and Humphry as one of the most talented miniaturists active in Georgian England. Engleheart was the third surviving son of a German plaster-modeller, Francis Engleheart, born in Kew, London, in 1750, with an innate creative ambition inherited from his father. His artistic verve helped him to carve a successful and extraordinarily prolific career as an accomplished miniaturist. According to his fee-books, he produced some 4,853 portrait miniatures on ivory during his lifetime, many of which depicting notable members of London's high society. He began his training as the pupil of the Irish landscape artist George Barret (c.1730-1784) when he was admitted to the Royal Academy Schools in London in 1769. He shortly moved on to work under the supervision of Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) whose miniature portrait he meticulously copied. His subsequent miniatures betray glimmers of stylistic and compositional devices absorbed during these early years of imitation. Condition is fine. 115 inventory number to the reverse.
Lot 836
George Engleheart (English, 1750-1829) Portrait miniature of Mrs Cookson, in a lilac dress, with white frilled collar, a white ribbon tied in a bow at corsage, white bandeau in her upswept powdered hair and falling over her shoulders, 1788 watercolour on ivory 4.40cm (2in) Provenance: Sotheby's, 'Silhouettes, Portrait Miniatures, Objects of Vertu, Gold Boxes and European Silver', 7th March 1983, lot 42. English Private Collection. Other Notes: George Engleheart kept meticulous fee books detailing the identity of his sitters and the amounts due to him. Mrs Cookson, the sitter in this miniature, is recorded as having sat for Engleheart in 1788. Although both her forename and maiden names are unknown, it may depict Mrs Ann Helena Cookson (née Weir) (1766-1789), the first wife of the successful and affluent army officer George Cookson of Wellington, Shropshire (1760-1835). Daughter of Dr Thomas Weir of Jamaica, Ann Cookson would have been twenty-one at the time this portrait was painted, having married Cookson two years earlier.
Lot 837
Attributed to Jacques-Antoine-Marie Lemoine (French, 1751-1824) A French Officer of the Régiment de Dragons de La Reine, later 6eme Régiment de Dragons, wearing a green coat with scarlet facings and silver epaulette, powdered hair en queue, circa 1790 watercolour on ivory 6.40 x 4½cm (2 x 2in) Other Notes: Although the identity of this sitter is unknown, he is depicted in the uniform of the Régiment de Dragons de La Reine formed in 1673 and which became the 6eme Régiment de Dragons from 1791. Louis, Dauphin of France (1729-1765), who held the position of colonel of the dragoons before he predeceased his father, was painted in this uniform by Alexandre Roslin during the 1760s, a studio variant of which exists in the National Gallery in London. Born in Rouen, Lemoine was a pastellist and miniaturist who studied under Deschamps in 1771 and from 1779 probably under Maurice-Quentin de la Tour (1704-1788). This portrait dates to the early 1790s, shortly after Lemoine began his career as a portrait miniaturist. Condition appears fine - small rub mark to gilt frame at the bottom edge.
Lot 958
An 18th century Indo-Portuguese tortoiseshell and ivory table cabinet, in a walnut and tortoiseshell veneered case with a fitted interior of one long and four short drawers arranged around a central square drawer, the hinged top opening to reveal a velvet lined compartment and the remains of a mirror frame 34 x 40 x 30cm (13 x 16 x 12in)
Lot 964
A fine 19th century German carved ivory lidded tankard, circa 1880, probably Erbach, the cylindrical body carved in high relief with a Renaissance style battle scene, the handle as a bound male figure, the cover surmounted with a figure of Hermes 41cm (16in) Other Notes: Count Franz I of Erbach established a guild for ivory carvers in the town of Erbach in Odenwald, Germany, having discovered ivory carving during his visit to Vienna in 1769 as part of his grand tour of Europe. Erbach became the "Ivory Town" and by the late 19th century, the skill of the craftsmen was firmly established as they won an award in the 1873 World Fair in Vienna for an intricately carved ivory rose. The cylindrical body of this tankard, beautifully carved in bas-relief with a continuous classical Roman battle scene, and the handle carved with a bound captive, is typical in style of these late 19th century tankards.
Lot 302
A Georgian memorial locket of pear-shaped form, HBwith a miniature painting on ivory 'en grisaille' of a lady standing next to an urn with the motto 'Not. Lost. But. Gone. Before.' to a rock crystal cover. A border of alternating split pearls and flat cut garnets to an urn, above similarly set glazed locket verso with woven hair beneath. 32 x 16mm, 3.84g
Lot 39
A 19th century composite campaign set,with a silver-plated beaker, the folding knife, fork and spoon with metal/steel blade, tines and bowl,and ivory/bone handles,the spoon 19.75cm long,with the following additional bone or ivory fittings comprising a folding pick/filer, spoon and two section cylindrical condiment pot,in a fitted leather case
Lot 161
AN IVORY ETUI, mid 19th century, probably French, of D-end form with push button opener, revealing a thimble, bradawl and needle case, all probably silver gilt (indistinct marks), steel scissors and bodkin, 4 1/4" long, together with a tortoiseshell cigarette case lacquered in gilt and red and inlaid with mother of pearl with finches amidst bamboo and flowering branches, 4" long (2)
Lot 604
A TRAVELLING CASE/BACKGAMMON BOARD, the folding mahogany case with ebony and ivory chess/draughts board to the exterior within a chequered border and further inlaid with "W McKay, Fecit" enclosing a blossom tree, hinged and opening to reveal the backgammon board further inlaid with a compass and "The King & Constitution, Britain's Glory &c &c", 14 1/2" x 8 1/2" closed, 3" deep (Illustrated)
Lot 20
A COLLECTION OF ROYAL WORCESTER BLUSH IVORY CHINA, various dates, all painted in colours with flowers and comprising a tyg 1908, 2 1/4" high, lobed cauldron on four peg feet, 1900, 2 3/4" high, a ewer with angular handle, 1903, 3 1/4" high and a spherical posy vase, 1909, 3 1/4" high, together with a plain shell moulded small bowl on three knurl feet, 1909, 3" high, various marks (5)
Lot 167
TWO GEORGIAN IVORY MOURNING PENDANTS, one oval painted in sepia tones with a widow and child beside a tomb "Not Lost But Gone Before", 1 3/4" x 1 1/2", the other circular painted in sombre colours with a lady beside an obelisk, 1 1/2" diameter, both in gold plated mounts backed with hair panels, together with an English enamel on copper oval patch box painted with doves and "Tho' Absent Not Forgotten", 1 1/2" wide (3)
Lot 637
A VICTORIAN EBONISED WALL CLOCK with barometer, the clock with cylinder spring movement, 3 1/2" white paper dial with Roman numerals, signed Henry Marc Paris, the barometer with paper chapter ring dial, thermometer in between with ivory register, the moulded and waisted case with arched top and shaped base, 14 1/2" high
Lot 243
A SILVER HOT WATER JUG, maker Manoah Rhodes, London 1917, of ribbed baluster form, the hinged domed cover with flower knop, the acanthus leaf sheathed "S" scroll handle with ivory stops, the lower section chased with acanthus leaves and fronds on a floriform foot, 8 1/2" high over handle, 21ozs 2dwts gross
Lot 17
A ROYAL WORCESTER CHINA SMALL VASE, 1908, of rounded tapering cylindrical form with quatrefoil neck, painted in polychrome enamels with violets on an ivory ground over a yellow moulded band, shape H285, 4 1/4" high, together with a similar two handled vase, 1910, painted with a pink and yellow rose, shape H214, 4 1/2" high, both unsigned, green marks (2)
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