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Click here to subscribeA Victorian mother-of-pearl, abalone and ivory tea caddy, with initialed cartouche to top and two tea compartments on squat bun feet, h. 10.5 cm, w. 17 cm, d. 9.5 cm CONDITION REPORT: One piece of mother of pearl off but present. No key. Main carcass splitting from base. Possibly later tea divider. Possibly later feet. General wear and tear
School of Samuel Lover (1797-1868), a half-length miniature portrait of William Siborne, Captain of the 47th (Lancashire) Regiment, Military Historian and author of a History of the Waterloo Campaign, watercolour on ivory, detailed information verso, 10 x 8 cm together with an extract from William Siborne's book CONDITION REPORT: Some losses to paintwork around hand, framed but losses to moulding on frame, generally good for age, see images of reverse
A SET OF TWENTY DERBY MINIATURE FIGURES polychrome painted on green mound bases with gilt rims, contained in an ebony and ormolu cabinet, the figures standing on three ivory steps, ebony base with ormolu rococo feet and mounts, the ormolu framed glass cover similarly finely chased with rococo foliage and flowers, the porcelain circa 1780, based on the Chelsea seals of 1755-65, the cabinet 9.5" high. See illustration
A CHINOISERIE OCCASIONAL TABLE, the rectangular glazed top set with a relief carved scene inset with carved sections of 'jade', ivory and mother of pearl, depicting four figures in a landscape, the table all over gilt and mother of pearl inset with foliate and stylised decoration, on squared cabriole legs and swept border, 18" high x 43" wide
Edo/Meiji Period Japanese Netsuke, intricately carved box wood netsuke depicting an Oni trapping his immortal enemy Shoki, the demon queller under a basket, when the netsuke is turned over Shok is revealed entrapped. Ivory signature seal Houkei, approx 3 x 4 cms Provenance: From a private collection belonging to the Late Dermott Levins, avid Oriental collector, Levins bought from notable London galleries and auction houses in the mid-1940's including Glendining & Co New Bond Street, Yamanaka & Co New Bond Street and later Sothebys.
A 1950's Japanese Silk Kimono, ivory silk, beautifully embroidered in silver metallic thread, depicting bamboo and cranes in flight. The sash (obi) embroidered with chrysanthemum and cranes. The kimono hem is quilted with red silk and the whole garment is fully lined in red silk. This kimono is complete with accessories including zori and tabi. This wonderful example is believed to be a wedding kimono and brought back from a Japanese vintage shop.
A 19th Century South German or Italian marriage chest of sarcophagus shape, the rectangular top inlaid with pair of panels of stylised leafage, the cavetto sides finely inlaid in boxwood and ivory with hunters on horseback, dogs and stags in extensive wooded landscapes, carved borders, hinged lid the base with conforming inlay, the angles carved grotesque masks, massive hairy paw feet, 180cm wide, 76cm deep, 100cm high, Circa 1850
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