A Chinese black lacquer sewing compendium box, with ivory bobbins, needlecases and related items, 40 cm wide and a carved wooden mask (box) Condition report Report by NG Inside of lid with several holes. Appear to have been caused by utensils kept inside. Interior tray mostly complete with boxes and dividers although there are some wear and knocks to these. The majority of tools and fittings are bone and condition varies. The tray lifts out, the base of the internal top section is split. Drawer opens to reveal a fitted interior which again appears to be complete with dividers but knocked and bumped as overall condition of box. Lacquer box: exterior decoration very rubbed, especially to cover. Several areas of loss. Several chips and knocks to lacquer. Other surface wear.
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A George IV silver and ivory cucumber slicer, crested, George Pearson, London 1821, 21.5 cm See inside back cover colour illustration Condition report Report by NG A couple of small stress cracks to ivory around silver mounts. Possible repair to one of the silver brackets to reverse on left hand side. Some small surface scratches and wear.
A 19th century miniature of a lover's eye, mounted as a pendant with seed pearls See front cover colour illustration Condition report Report by NG Frame approx. 30 mm diameter. Miniature approx. 24 mm diameter. Top to bottom approx. 40 mm. Miniature appears to be painted on ivory, there is a scratch approx. 3 mm long at about 11.00 o'clock so you can see it is not on paper. Grubby between miniature and glass. Mount unmarked. Suspension loop on pendant has been repaired, loop now split. Metal around locket window with some knocks and bumps, locket displaying a circle of material currently. Seed pearls dirty and discoloured, with some knocks to skins.
A Victorian silver three piece tea service, decorated flowers and foliage, James Nasmyth & Co, Edinburgh 1839, approx. 38.7 ozt (all in) (3) See illustration Condition report Report by NG Date letters all match. Some hallmarks with slight rubbing. Teapot: Ivory mounts to handle split and handle loose. Some play in hinge. Front right foot squashed and bent so does not sit straight. Possibly had crest removed from one cartouche. Milk jug: Again one foot a little bent so it is wobbly. Possibly had crest removed from a cartouche. Sugar bowl: Stands square on four feet. Cartouches look even. Overall surface rubbing and with some small scratches and dents consistent with use and age.
George III 1803 pattern Senior Grenadier Officers' sabre with copper gilt hilt with lion's head pommel, flaming grenade and crowned GR cipher, wire bound ivory grip (as favoured by General Officers), curved warranted blade etched with Royal Arms and trophies of arms with traces of gilding, in original copper mounted leather scabbard
Fine quality First World War oval portrait miniature on ivory, signed and dated C. Kirk 1916 - study of First World War Captain wearing glasses, possibly Somerset Light Infantry, in oval rose gold (9ct) double-sided glazed frame hallmarked London 1916, with silk panel to reverse, in velvet-lined easel backed leather presentation case, retailed by Walter Jones, 195 Sloane Street London SW
A Victorian spirit kettle and stand; a Victorian silver plated conical coffee pot, ivory ferrules; a Middle-Eastern mother of pearl and bone marquetry cigarette box; ivory hafted flatware; an Irish bog oak topographical brooch, carved with a scene of Blarney Castle; a German cold-painted spelter figure of a Dutch boy; etc
An Aynsley six-setting tea service, printed in sepia with stiff leaf garlands on an ivory ground, picked out in gilt, comprising twin-handled bread plate, milk jug, sugar basin, cups, saucers and side plates; an Aynsley six-setting coffee service, pattern no. C113, ruby ground with gilt trellis, comprising cream jug, sugar basin, coffee cups and saucers
λ A FINE JAPANESE GOLD LACQUER SHIBAYAMA SAYA SHEATH INRO MEIJI 1868-1912 The saya decorated with oni, long-nose bakemono, adults and children playing in a continuous mountainous scene, with mother of pearl, tortoiseshell, coral, aogai and ivory inlays on a gold lacquer background, the inner three-case lacquer inro decorated in gold togidashi and e-nashiji with variously patterned brocades, signed, with a wood and lacquer ojime in the shape of a war drum, and an ivory netsuke shaped as an oni examining a massive oni mask, signed Gyokuzan, 11.2cm.
λ A FINE JAPANESE SHIBAYAMA SILVER AND GOLD LACQUER KODANSU MEIJI 1868-1912 The rectangular table cabinet with simulated bamboo borders framing a dense background of flowers, with variously shaped panels lacquered and inlaid with sprays of seasonal flowers and birds in ivory, mother of pearl, coral and tortoiseshell, the interior fitted with four drawers decorated in lacquer with flowers, foliage and stylised waves, each with a swing handle, unsigned, together with a hardwood stand, the cabinet 22.3cm x 17.7cm x 23.7cm. (2) Cf. Khalili Collection, Splendors of Japan, no.157 for a comparable Shibayama kodansu.
λ TWO JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE 19TH CENTURY One a manju carved with a tennin floating before cloud scrolls, the reverse with lotus flowers and pods amongst stylized waves, the other a stag antler ryusa-type manju with a flowering prunus under the moon, the reverse with pine and bamboo, with an ivory carving of a shishi dog, unsigned, 4.4cm. (3)
λ A GOOD JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE C.1820-1840 Finely carved as three bean pods attached to the stalk, traces of staining, signed Garaku, 5.4cm. Cf. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part A, p.70 where this netsuke is illustrated, and with comments from F Meinertzhagen and W Winkworth regarding the staining. Provenance: an English private collection. Purchased from W Winkworth.
λ TWO CHINESE IVORY FAN-SHAPED PLAQUES LATE QING DYNASTY Each carved in relief with elaborate figural scenes within mountainous pagoda landscapes, one depicting warriors and musicians with a ferocious scaly dragon, the other with figures arriving in boats and others fighting in a garden, each contained in a fitted hardwood box, 32.4cm max. (4)
λ A JAPANESE RED LACQUER AND IVORY SHODHANA MEIJI 1868-1912 With asymmetric shelves, cabinets and a single drawer, inset with ivory panels richly decorated with figures, elephants and a boat, the lacquer frame decorated with leaves and flowers in red, green and ochre, one panel signed, 75cm x 81cm 27cm.
λ A CHINESE IVORY AND KINGFISHER FEATHER MOUNTED FAN LATE QING DYNASTY Decorated with a bird perched amongst flowers and fruit, the reverse painted with many figures in a pagoda landscape, together with five assorted fans, two fan cases and a small tortoiseshell box and cover, 42cm max. (10)
Spectacular and massive Agra carpet, north India, last quarter 19th century, 40ft. x 16ft. 7in. 12.20m. x 5.06m. The deep ‘agra’ crimson red field with an all- over lattice design of cloudbands and floral palmettes within linked arabesques, reciprocal green and ivory trefoil inner guards; beautifully shaded dark blue to deep aquamarine main border of flowers and palmettes. Condition: Areas of wear and corrosion in places; heavier wear on left hand side edge of field and border down to foundation in some places; slight surface stains; small holes and crude repairs centre field towards top end of field; 1ft. 3in., 38cm. square repair to right side of field just below centre of carpet. Hessian patches in places verso. Protective tape to each end verso. Provenance: Recently removed from a late Victorian mansion. Photography by Kit Fanner, Online Events. www.onlocationevents.co.uk
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