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Click here to subscribeA 19th century Continental fan, the paper leaf painted with Watteauesque scenes of elegant 18th century figures gossiping on a bank, the ivory sticks finely carved and pierced with figures, birds and foliage, 27.5 cm, to/w a similar fan with carved end boards and plain-shaped sticks, 27 cm (2) Condition Report 1st no damage but worn, second damaged stick and painting worn
A Continental fan, the silk leaf painted with an artist and other figures in an elegant garden, on carved and gilded bone sticks, 29 cm, to/w another fan, the paper leaf painted with Plenty and her acolytes in an Italianate landscape on ivory sticks with with carved end-boards, 28.5 cm (2) Condition Report Both in fair condition, but latter has broken front board
A 19th century Chinese Canton ivory brise fan with twenty-one finely pierced and carved inner sticks, the two guard sticks carved with dragons and figures, 18.2 cm long when closed to/w another simulated ivory example, 26.5 cm closed (2) Condition Report Larger fan - 1 stick two holes near top, 1 stick three-quarter down one hole and hole at bottom 1stick damage to roundel and at bottom 1 stick damage below ribbon 1 stick damage below ribbon - 5 sticks in total damaged Smaller fan - 2 sticks badly damaged at tops 2 more sticks damaged near ribbon 1 stick at top left-hand side top damaged The larger fan has 26 sticks The smaller fan has 21 sticks
Various ivory collectables, including a Chinese folding notebook, carved roundel pin-box, pair of miniature oval frames, barrel-shaped cricket-box (a/f), match-pot and pill-box, to/w a mother-of-pearl pill-box with sliding cover, a papier mache snuff-box, the cover painted with a dashingly-dressed lady and a Mauchline pill-box (10)
A Victorian Tranter Patent seven-shot single action revolver No 3635 by Deane & Son, London Bridge, with 7.5 cm steel barrel to an engraved brass body with steel hammer, drum (8mm chambers) and trigger, the unusual two-piece ivory grip engraved with the Hall family crest and motto 'Dat Cura Quietem', in original fitted walnut and burr case retaining Deane & Son trade label, the outer with inset brass plate initialled J S H for (Sir) John Hall Condition Report Good original condition although tarnished and displaying the usual signs of long term box storage, mechanism functions well, spring loadings all ok, the frame stamped 'W T' and 'Tranter Patent 3635', the barrel engraved with retailers details and with proof mark
A small quantity of antique and vintage jewellery including carved jet brooch in original box supplied by Adnams of Brighton, Vauxhall glass star burst, carved antique ivory brooch featuring deer in foliage, Venetian beads, two carved celluloid brooches, vulcanite watch chain, enamel pendant on imitation pearl chain, circular jet brooch and gilt metal target brooch set with red stones
Two 19th century Persian Isfahan School miniature paintings on ivory - dining on a tiled garden terrace, 10 x 5 cm, and teacher with student, 7.5 x 10 cm - both signed with 'mask', possibly Hadji to/w a larger watercolour depicting bearded men sharing a hookah and a bowl of fruit, each figure numbered, 21 x 11 cm (3)
A 1914 lace wedding jacket, net veil and bow, a cotton sateen bodice trimmed with lace and two cream silk satin pieces, one trimmed with pearls and beads, an orange-blossom head-dress formed from wax, a miniature shoe with sprig of orange blossom and a pair of white kid leather shoes trimmed with ivory silk bows
A Shirvan prayer rug, South East Caucasus, last quarter 19th century, the field of multi-coloured repeating botehs on ivory ground within geometric leaf borders, 180 cm x 96 cm Condition Report Very good overall, some usual areas of corrosion to black dyes, areas of old repiling to the same, side cords worn, some loss to ends
A mixed box of Asian & Oriental collectables to include baby Krishna in bronze, Japanese cigarette case, Himalayan Bhairava mask, Japanese pot with bird & enamelled box, both soft metal, Tibet Bronze red cap monk bust, hardwood cigarette dispenser inlaid with ivory elephants, pipe, hardstone bangle etc.
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