A good Japanese silvery metal and enamel mounted ivory and shibyama two-handled vase and cover with dragon pattern handles, the domed cover with two figures of cranes and the silvery metal mounts enamelled in colours with circular flowerhead and leaf scroll ornament, the lobed ivory body inlaid in variously coloured mother of pearl and hardstones with birds on flowering branches, on shaped oval base, 9ins (228mm) high (raised rectangular seal mark to base - Meiji period (head of one of the dragon handles broken but present and some of the shibyama missing to both front and reverse) Provenance : The Canterbury Auction Galleries, 14/16th April 2015, Lot 272
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A pair of Japanese silvery metal and enamel mounted ivory and shibyama two-handled vases of slender baluster form, the oval bodies inlaid in carved mother of pearl and various colours in hardstone with a hanging basket of flowers and teapot, and a large vase on stand with flowering tree to background, the verses with birds on flowering trees and with carved ivory kylin mask pattern handles, the silvery metal and enamel mounts with fluted and shaped rims above filigree banding, and with silvery metal and enamel oval lower section, on circular ivory and silvery metal mounted bases, 13ins (330mm) high (Meiji period - one with twisted silvery metal rim and stress cracks to ivory to reverse and some minor pieces of shibyama missing)
A Turkmen Juval woven in red, blue, brown and ivory with three rows each of three guls on a wine ground within three stripe borders, 30ins x 43ins (split to lower right corner) and a Turkmen rug woven in navy blue, brown, rose and ivory with three rows each of seven guls on a dark wine ground within five stripe borders, 59ins x 39ins
A fine early 20th Century gentleman's 18k gold open faced dress chronometer by Patek Philippe & Cie of Geneva, No. 170568, probably the personal property of the chronometer maker, Auguste Ericsson of St. Petersburg, the white enamelled dial with Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds dial to the twenty jewelled movement adjusted in eight positions, contained in good quality plain 18k gold case engraved to the interior "A. Ericsson, St. Petersbourg" and also named and numbered "Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 170568" (the case numbered 277312), 48mm diameter (gross weight 83 grammes - initialled "AE" to back of case), complete with original certificate of origin and guarantee, with Patek Philippe mahogany box with small ivory tablet inlaid to top
A fine Japanese carved ivory okimono of Handaka Sonja with dragon around his robe and carrying a staff, with four Oni around his feet, on oval base, 6ins (153mm) high, signed Hideyuki to base (Meiji period) Note : Laura Bordignon, P.O. Box 6247, Finchingfield, Essex, CM7 4ER, and latterly The Canterbury Auction Galleries, 8th/9th April 2014, Lot 572
*Lorna StyleTHE POUND, early 1947Signed and inscribed verso, oil on board47 x 59cmLorna was living at 'The Pound' when Tom, and later Bod, arrived. She was a popular student, enjoying parties, a tradition that Tom and Bod continued. The winter of 1946 was one of the coldest of the century, with deep snowfalls.Lorna was Cedric Morris's first tenant at The Pound. After the school moved to Benton End, she became one of Cedric's most enthusiastic and favourite students. In 1954, he named one of his new iris seedlings 'Benton Lorna' and its ivory white petals, richly patterned in pansy purple, made it a favourite in the national collection. *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.
BY KARL FABERGE: A late 19th century Russian kettle on stand with burner, oval with a mounted ivory finial & swing handle, gilt interior, the body with bright-engraved friezes and a row of pointed lobes around the sides, centred each side with a shield cartouche, monogrammed, the reeded stand with pivot points (to allow the kettle to tilt for pouring), leafy scroll feet and a lift-out burner, with an ivory handly, fully marked, Moscow 1896; 14.9" (37.8 cms) high overall; 88.5 oz
A GEORGE III GILT-METAL MOUNTED IVORY TOOTHPICK BOX of canted oblong form, the cover inset with a three-colour jasper ware plaque (behind glass), another gilt upper mounted toothpick box with rounded ends & a pique work pattern on the cover and a late 19th century French ivory "souvenir" toothpick box with a fisher girl & "Mers"* on the front, monogrammed; the latter 3.5" (9 cms) long (3) *Mers Les Bains, a coastal resort in Picardy, North West France.
A MIXED LOT: A set of twelve Victorian engraved dessert knives & eleven dessert forks with bead pattern handles by Martin Hall & Co.Ltd., Sheffield 1861 (loaded), a pair of salad servers (the fork converted from a spoon), four table spoons, a sauce ladle, a large serving knife & fork (loaded), a serving slice with an ivory handle, a set of five tea knives (steel blades), a plated caddy spoon & three other items; 12.3 oz weighable silver (lot)
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY EAST AFRICAN IVORY CASKET on four lion paw feet with a hinged cover & an applied plaque, inscribed "Presented to Justice Sheridan on his promotion as Chief Justice of Tanganyika by the Arabs Muscat and Hathramaut Baluchis and Twelve Tribes of Mombasa, 9.10.1929"; 10.5" (26.6 cms) long
A GEORGE IV REEDED OBLONG SNUFF BOX with a vacant cartouche, raised floral borders & a gilt interior, by Thomas Shaw, Birmingham 1827 together with an ivory toothpick box, an ivory novelty pencil in the form of a gavel, by S. Mordan & Co., and an ivory gavel (A/F); 3 oz weighable silver (4) Please note the wine labels as shown in the image have been withdrawn.
A MIXED LOT: A crumb scoop with an ivory handle, Sheffield 1911, a set of six George III dessert knives with mother of pearl handles, a Victorian butter spade & two George III poultry skewers (one with maker's mark thrice; one unmarked); the crumb scoop 13.25" (33.8 cms) long; 2.6 oz weighable silver (10)
A GEORGE III STILTON SCOOP with an ivory handle, by John Skeleton, London 1800, a modern crumb scoop, a set of five bright-cut tea spoons, initialled, a Victorian butter knife, a Victorian dessert knife (both loaded), and two other items of flatware; the Stilton scoop 10.3" (26 cms) long; 10 oz weighable silver (11)
ENGLISH SCHOOL LATE 19TH CENTURY A miniature portrait of the 4th Earl of Carnarvon seated reading, half length, on ivory; 9 x 6.5 cms in silver colour metal frame, another of the same as a baby, a portrait of Lady Victoria and The Hon. Mervyn Herbert 1895 by M.G.B. Hall, Edinburgh, and three others, various
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