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Lot 631

A pair of Victorian ivory and gilt brass opera glasses, "Theatre, Field, Marine".

Lot 498

An ivory and bamboo whip, by Wilson of Paris. Length including whip end 72 cm.

Lot 458

A pair of Japanese Shibayama circular wall plaques, each with lacquered border and carved bone and ivory bird and foliage, circa 1900. Diameter 46 cm (see illustration). CONDITION REPORT: The plaques are in generally good condition. The plaque with the bird has a loss beneath the bird on the trailing plant. There also appears to be a small section of white blossom missing on the left hand side centre of the main branch. There appears to be a metal peg onto which the blossom was probably fixed. The outer frame of the same plaque has a small loss to the bottom left hand side and several small dings to the edge of the frame. There are some stress marks to the lacquer. The second picture does not appear to have any significant losses. The outer frame has some minor dings but no significant issues. All of the leaf and branch work appears to be present. There is slight evidence of one or two pieces of carving having been re-glued.

Lot 1277

A shagreen and piano key ivory two tier occasional table, circa 1930. Width 61 cm. CONDITION REPORT: Width 61 cm, depth 48 cm, height 55 cm, depth of bottom tier 37 cm, length of bottom tier 50 cm. The top is flat and in generally good order with no significant scuffs or damage. The ivory around both tiers is all present and correct. The shagreen surface to the base and also the two columns is in good order with no losses. The wooden feet appear to be original but they are a little crude and are nailed onto the base.

Lot 452

Charles Arthur Muller (b. 1868), an ivory and carved marble sculpture "Invocation" figure, circa 1910, raised on a variegated marble base. Height 48.5 cm (see illustration).

Lot 465

Seven late 19th early 20th century Chinese carved ivory Deities, including Jurogin, Daikoku, etc. all raised on a later wooden plinth, signed and approximately 9 cm tall.

Lot 115A

African Ivory Tusk Tobacco Box And Cover Carved With A Procession Depicting An Elephant, Lion, Antelope & Hyena All Amongst Trees. Carved Elephant To Cover, Height 3½ Inches

Lot 116A

Chinese- Substantial Late 19th Century- Finley Carved Ivory Puzzle Ball And Stand. 7.25 Inches High.

Lot 138

Set of 3 Late 19th/ Early 20th Century Snooker Balls, In Ivory. Weight 401 grams.

Lot 1435

A Further Very Interesting Collection of Vintage World Commercial Air Mails Between One Hundred and One Hundred and Fifty, Includes Jordan, Oman, Sweden, Poland, Uganda, Cameroun, New Zealand, France, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Zambia, St. Lucia, Papua New Guinea, USA, Sri Lanka, Jordan, Western Australia, Virgin Islands, Iran, Malta, Singapore, Lebanon, Jersey, Falkland Islands, Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Cameroon, Iraq, Liberia, Australia, Pitcairn Islands, Togolaise, Macau, Hong Kong, Ivory Coast, Bangladesh, Holland, Norway, Any Many More.

Lot 236

Early 20thC Bone/Ivory Fishing Boat length 7 inches.

Lot 241

Japanese - Late 19th Century Finely Detailed Ivory Carved Miniature Figure of a Japanese Lady with Sticks. Signed to Bottom of Robe. c.1880's. Tokyo School. 2.75 Inches High. Excellent Condition.

Lot 244

Japanese Late 19th Century Finely Carved Ivory Figure of a Man on His Knees, Covering over His Fruit / Produce with Giant Leaves. 3.75 Inches Wide, 1.25 Inches High.

Lot 375

Indian Ivory Carving Of St George and the Dragon Height 3¼ Inches

Lot 89

Japanese -Fine and Late 19th Century Signed Carved Ivory Figure - Japanese Male Figure Holding a Large Paddle with Two Monkeys to Feet. Signed to Base of Foot. 6.25 Inches Tall. Excellent Condition.

Lot 90

Japanese - Fine and Late 19th Century Carved Ivory Figure of a Street Vendor with a Small Boy Perched to Right Shoulder. Stands 5.7/8 Inches Tall. Excellent Condition.

Lot 312

AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY OVAL PORTRAIT MINIATURE ON IVORY, depicting a shoulder length portrait of a young woman wearing classical robe, framed behind glass, within fitted morocco leather case, 8.5cm x 7cm. See illustration

Lot 258

A LATE 19TH CENTURY CHINESE IVORY CONCENTRIC BROCADE BALL, carved and pierced with writhing dragons on a pierced, turned and carved stand, the ball 5cm diameter, 20.5cm high overall

Lot 305

A 19TH CENTURY IVORY NECESSAIRE OF PLAIN OVAL FORM, the interior fitted with silver gilt needle case, thimble, scissors and steel point, 9.5cm wide. See illustration

Lot 87

A 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL CARVED IVORY BUST OF A COMPOSER, depicted wearing bow tie, formal jacket and waistcoat, on ebonised waisted socle and velvet lined turned wood base, the ivory 9cm high, 14cm high overall

Lot 436

A NORTH PERSIAN CARPET, in red, blue, green and ivory, having a repeat stylised flower pattern on a dark blue field within a main border of stylised vine and multiple guard stripes. See illustration

Lot 303

A MID 19TH CENTURY IVORY AND SILVER PLATED CASKET OR CADDY of squat ovoid form, ivory finial, hinged cover and two interior compartments, above a trellis cut ivory band and four scroll feet, 15cm wide (with key). See illustration

Lot 281

A SMALL JAPANESE CARVED IVORY OKIMONO in the form of a kneeling bijin playing a flute, Meiji period, 5.7cm high

Lot 282

A SMALL CARVED JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO, Meiji period, in the form of a small hut, pine tree and figures working at a waterwheel, signed, 6cm wide

Lot 280

A JAPANESE CARVED IVORY TAKARABUNE OKIMONO, Meiji period, the vessel carved with flowers and figures, 9cm long

Lot 277

A JAPANESE CARVED IVORY OKIMONO, Meiji period, depicting a mother holding a young boy, feeding two monkeys at their feet, the details finely engraved, 9cm high

Lot 304

AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY IVORY AND GOLD RECTANGULAR COMPACT, the hinged top inset with a three colour Wedgwood circular medallion depicting a turbanned hunter and stag, within an engine turned gold mount, all studded with gold pins, opening to reveal a mirror and two hinged compartments, 7.5cm wide. See illustration

Lot 181

AN EXTREMELY FINE PAIR OF CANTON CARVED IVORY VASES, circa 1900, each of panelled hexagonal form, finely pierced and carved with panels of figures, trees and pagodas, with reticulated diaper necks, double flat scroll handles and circular carved feet, each 20cm high with associated blown glass domes and wood stands (2). See illustration

Lot 276

A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO, Meiji period, depicting a seated musician surrounded by a number of stringed instruments, drum and flute, inlaid with details in hardwood, lacquer and abalone shell, signed on oval red lacquer seal, 7.5cm high. See illustration

Lot 257

A LATE 19TH CENTURY CHINESE CARVED IVORY FIGURE OF A SAGE, depicted wearing a long flowing robe and holding a gnarled staff and flowering branch, wood base, 35.5cm high. See illustration

Lot 278

A LATE 19TH CENTURY JAPANESE CARVED IVORY AND BONE OKIMONO, depicting a seated woodman on a bundle of branches, 7.5cm high

Lot 256

A LATE 19TH CENTURY CHINESE CARVED IVORY PAPER KNIFE, carved with a dragon, 20.5cm; together with a small bamboo brush pot, carved in relied with a sage and four character inscription, 14.5cm high (2)

Lot 275

A LARGE JAPANESE SECTIONAL CARVED IVORY FIGURE, Meiji period, depicting a puppeteer and musician holding a samisen, with two small boys at his feet, on an oval base, signed to underside of base with rectangular seal and fruiting peach branch, 30cm high. See illustration

Lot 86

A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH CARVED IVORY BUST OF A CAVALIER, shoulder length, depicted wearing a broad rimmed plumed hat, with Van Dyke beard and elaborate lace collar, waisted socle, 11.7cm high. See illustration

Lot 279

A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO, MEIJI PERIOD, depicting a barrel maker seated in a large barrel hoop, a tool box and chisel to one side, finely engraved details, signed on a black lacquer seal, 8cm high, hardwood stand. See illustration

Lot 325

A Japanese laquered jewellery casket with good functional interior , laquered inlaid mother of pearl wall plaque , 2 Chinese hand carved horses , a miniature marble vase along with some ivory antique cribbage pegs Box H10cm

Lot 121

19th Century French School. A Harem of Naked Ladies, Watercolour on Ivory, Circular, 4.75" x 4.75".

Lot 743

A carved ivory Indo-Portuguese Madonna, probably Goan 19th century, carved with hands folded in front of her chest and standing upon a crescent moon and seraphim set cloud 15cm (6in)

Lot 559

French School (early 19th Century) A portrait miniature of men sampling snuff inscribed verso "Les priseurs Boilly" ("The auctioneers Boilly") watercolour on ivory, circular 6½cm (2in)

Lot 271

A late Victorian 15ct gold mounted ivory handled umbrella, by Sangsters, London 1899, the handle with ribbed grip, the mounts repousse decorated, the head engraved 'A' below a Baron's coronet, the cane stem with silk canopy Some damage to the ferrule where it joins the cane stem, the point of the stem damaged, crack to the ivory handle

Lot 698

A 19th century tortoiseshell two compartment tea caddy, the veneers on the shaped rectangular body separated by silver wires, the hinged lid closing on ivory fillets, the four ball feet of vegetable ivory, 21cm (8.25 in) wide There is a split in the wood carcass by the hinge to the viewer's left

Lot 618

English School (19th Century) Portrait miniature of John Wright Hayton of Greenfield, County Flint, father of Elizabeth Anne, wife of Robert MacMurray of Roxborough, County Limerick and grandfather of K M Lewes, Carmarthenshire, 8.5 x 7 cm (3.25 x 2.75in); and Portrait miniature of Mrs Joseph Robinson who married a member of the Lewes family, Carmarthenshire, 9.5 cm (3.75in) inscribed verso watercolour on ivory (2) Provenance: Monks Hall, Syleham, Suffolk John Wright Hayton: Dirt and mould spots on the undersideof glass. Some dust on the paint surface. Possible retouching in sitter's hair. Mrs Robinson: Dirt under the glass. Support cut down, too small for frame. Loose in frame. Frame dirty, with loss to top edge

Lot 605

English School (early 20th Century) Miniature portraits of Lt. Col. The Hon. John Pleydell-Bouverie (1846-1925, late 17th Lancers), 7.5 cm (3in), signed lower right "Nasey"/"Vasey"? and his wife the Hon Mrs John Pleydell-Bouverie (nee Mallaby, 1860-1953), monogrammed lower right "MWL", 8 cm (3in); and another portrait miniature of Grace Pleydell-Bouverie in a white dress, cracked, overpainted photograph, 11 cm (4.25in); and another 1920s unframed portrait miniature of a Lady, possibly of the Pleydell-Bouverie family, 2.5 cm (1in) watercolour on ivory, both cased (4) Provenance: Monks Hall, Syleham, Suffolk Other Notes: Lt Colonel The Hon. John Pleydell-Bouverie was the son of Jacob, 4th Earl of Radnor and his wife, daughter of James Walter Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam. The Hon Mrs John Pleydell-Bouverie was the daughter of Lt-Gen Robert Mallaby who served in the Bombay Staff Corps; she married Lt Col The Hon. John Pleydell-Bouverie in 1882 and was widowed in 1925. John and Grace Pleydell-Bouverie cased. Dirt under the glass of both, Generally in good condition.

Lot 325

A George III silver pocket corkscrew, by Thomas Willmore, Birmingham 1794, with green stained ivory handles over a steel helical worm, the cover with two bands of reeded decoration, 9.5cm

Lot 561

Bianca Boni (Italian, 19th Century) Portrait miniature of an officer watercolour on ivory signed and dated 1827 7½cm (3in) In general condition is good. A little dirt under the glass, with one spot of dirt under the glass near the signature. A little loss of colour around the edges, some discolouration to the background around the signature

Lot 599

English School (early 20th Century) Portrait miniature of Colonel Robert Ripley Leader, Master of Foxhounds, signed with initials lower left "RMK", 7 cm (2.75in); and his wife Mrs Betty Leader,1919, monogrammed and dated 1919, 6 cm (2.5in) watercolour on ivory (2) 7cm (3in) Provenance: Monks Hall, Syleham, Suffolk Robert Riplet Leader: Dirt under the glass, waterspots on the paint surface in the background Mrs leader: Dirt under the glass, some fading to colour

Lot 280

A late 19th/early 20th century Austrian page turner, the rose quartz handle with green enamel decorated silver mounts above a flat ivory blade, 28.75cm A bad glue repair to part of the rosequartz and the joint between the lower mount and the rosequartz handle

Lot 924

A Nain blue and ivory ground rug, 317 x 412cm (124 x 161in)

Lot 742

A bone chess set, ivory draughtsmen, folding leather board, dice leather shaker and two bezique markers, the kings of the turned bone red and white chess set, 9.5cm (3.75 in) high, the draughtsmen also red and white, the book form board with backgammon on the interior, the box form bezique marker retailed by Partridge and Cooper of Fleet Street Some of the chess pieces have been repaired. The tower of a red castle has a split

Lot 560

French School (18th Century) Portrait miniature of a lady with curled hair in a white turban and dress watercolour on ivory in a blue and gold decorated glazed frame with hair verso and glass bearing monogram "EC" 6cm (2in) In general condition is good. A few scratches and abrasions to the decoration on the frame, which is under glass. Image is clear, some very tiny spots of dirt to the sitter's dress . Perhaps a slight fading in colour

Lot 625

English School (19th Century) Portrait miniature believed to be of Tsar Nicholas I (1796-1855) in uniform, possibly a member of the Leader family, heavily decorated with medals, possibly including the Order of St John watercolour on ivory, set in a decorative wire work frame with red glass stones and faux pearls 3cm (1in) Provenance: Monks Hall, Syleham, Suffolk Loosely mounted onto frame. Glass is dirty on the underside with some pitting. Some abrasions to the paint surface.

Lot 270

A small Edwardian 9ct gold whistle, by Arthur Downing Ltd, Birmingham 1905, inscribed 'G.P-B, 1910, 4cm, 5.5gm, together with a yellow metal fob seal, the agate insert inscribed 'Tally Ho' and a small ivory box of ovoid form (3)

Lot 614

Attributed to Frederick Buck of Cork Portrait miniature of Lieutenant Henry John Lindsey, Light Company, 11th (North Devonshire) Regiment of Foot, c.1811 - 1816, 6.5 cm (2.5in); and Mrs Buck - Portrait miniature of Henry Lindsey in a black jacket and white stock, 24th December 1817, 6 cm (2.25in) both inscribed verso with sitters watercolour on ivory (2) Provenance: Monks Hall, Syleham, Suffolk Other Notes: Lt. Henry John Lindsey was commissioned as an Ensign in the 11th Foot 5th December 1811, Lieutenant 11th January 1816, and placed on half pay 25th March 1816. We are grateful to Christopher Bryant for his assistance with this catalogue entry. Henry Lindsey; Dirt under the glass. Some fading to colour especially in the bacground. Henry John Lindsey: Glass very dirty underneath, especially around the edges. Some fading to colours

Lot 601

Attributed to Frederick Buck of Cork (Irish, 1771-1833) Portrait miniature of Captain Thomas Radley (of Rockville, County Cork) of the Grenadier Company, 27th (Royal Cork City) Militia, c.1820, 6.5 cm (2.5in); and his wife Alicia (nee Lindsey, daughter of Henry Lindsey), whom he married in 1816, 7 cm (2.75in) inscribed verso "Painted by Buck of Cork" watercolour on ivory (2) Provenance: Monks Hall, Syleham, Suffolk Other Notes: We are grateful to Christopher Bryant for his assistance with this catalogue entry. Alicia: Scuffing to the slip and frame dirt under the glass, some fading to colour Thomas Radley: Support raised away from mount to lower left edge. Abrasions and lines of dirt runninf vertically across sitter's face. SOme fading to colour.

Lot 592

English School (18th Century) Portrait miniature of Margaret Radley, wife of Henry Leader of Mount Leader, County Cork (married 1689), daughter of Thomas Radley of Knockraur and Mavella Chinnery (daughter of George Chinnery) inscribed verso watercolour on ivory 7½cm (3in) Provenance: Monks Hall, Syleham, Suffolk Cracks to the ivory support with associated losses and fading and discolouration . Glass very dirty underneath. Loose in frame

Lot 612

Atrributed to Frederick Buck of Cork (Irish, 1771-1833) Portrait miniature of Ensign William Lindsey, of the Grenadier Company of the 97th Queen's Own German Regiment of Foot, c.1814, 6.5 cm (2.5in), watercolour on ivory; and his wife Mrs Lindsey (nee Philpot), pencil and watercolour, 7.5 cm (3in) (2) Provenance: Monks Hall, Syleham, Suffolk Other Notes: William Lindsey was commissioned as an Ensign in the 97th Queen's Own German Regiment Foot on the 19th May, 1814 and was placed on Half Pay on 29th January, 1818. The Queen's Own German Regiment had the precedence regimental number of the 97th Foot from 1805 until 1816, when they were re-numbered as the 96th Foot, until they were disbanded in 1818. We are grateful to Christopher Bryant for his assistance with this catalogue entry. William Lindsey: Dirt under the glass. Some loss of colour in background. Mrs Lindsey: Rectangular support in oval surrounding. Glass dirty, surface dirt present, fading of colours

Lot 734

A 19th century Chinese export lacquer cabinet, the two decorated panel doors enclosing five drawers within, each with turned ivory handle 35 x 28cm (14 x 11in) One ivory handle is broken.

Lot 910

A Shirvan blue and ivory ground rug, 218 x 136cm (85 x 53in)

Lot 616

English School (19th Century) Portrait miniature of John Philpot of Bridgeview, County Cork, 6.5 cm (2.5in); and Mrs Buck - Portrait miniature of Philpot, RN (possibly Nicholas Philpot Leader of Dromagh, b. 1773), in uniform, 6 cm (2.25in) watercolour on ivory (2) Provenance: Monks Hall, Syleham, Suffolk Philpot RN was lost on Goodwin Sands Philpot, RN: Dirt and dust under the glass. Loss of paint in the left side of the sitter's hair. Some fading of colour throughout. John Philpot: Support cut down to the left and right hand sides. Old frame marks visible around edges. Dirt under the glass. Some fading.

Lot 280

19TH CENTURY CARVED IVORY STUDY OF A RECUMBENT LION, with his tail over his back, crossed paws and exposed teeth, on a rectangular moulded plinth with canted angles. 9.3cm long. CONDITION REPORT: Rather grubby and discoloured, some cracks with age visible, he may have had a tongue which is not in evidence now, crack through front left paw, minor chips and one particular chip around base rim.

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