A Pair of Early 19th Century Cantonese Ivory Puzzle Balls, each ball carved from a single piece of ivory. The intricately carved outer sphere having twelve evenly sized rondel's. The outer casing housing approximately sixteen inner graduated balls with pierced floral decoration. The outer balls carved with various scenes of village and court life. Each ball surmounted with a carved ivory figure of mother and child beneath a floral canopy suspended from a ten link chain attached to a finely carved stylized fish hook. Beneath the puzzle balls are carved floral and fungi drops, with red silk and wire tassels. Antique Display Cabinets: The puzzle balls are housed in a pair of antique iron wood bevelled glass fronted display cabinets, the cabinets having carved apposing dragons to top and bottom friezes with carved stylized centre mount. Tree peony carved to the interior panels and cherry blossom to the exterior side panels. Approx 90 x 31 x 19 cms. Circumference is 30 cms Diameter is approx 9.5 cms Fish Carving 6.5 cms Top Chain 15 cms Top Ivory Carving is 10 cms Bottom Carving 6 cms Tassel is 18 cms Chain Link 0.5 cms Complete Length 67 cms
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Green and white cameo brooch in 9ct gold with earrings, another pair of earrings, and a carved ivory cross CONDITION REPORT: The cross is 10cm long from point to pendant loop It does appear to be in a good condition, maybe some minute losses to the exposed leaf tips but nothing evident to the naked eye
Silver cylindrical tea pot of good gauge with engraved edge, the cape with trails of flowers, detachable lid and straight tapering spout, also the matching stand with similarly engraved border by Patrick Robertson, Edinburgh 1773/4, 34oz (2) CONDITION REPORT: Base:- Rim slightly out of shape Mark runs along centre of underside Dirty and scratched See images for details Teapot Dirty and dented in places Ivory pieces to the handle and lid crackled Lid slightly out of shape Handles look to have possibly been replaced of strengthening Piece added which may not be silver See images foe details
18th century painted ivory continental fan, with pierced and part gilded/painted blades, tortoise shell and ivory shoulder, the guard of white metal with relief decoration, 21cm, in a glazed box mount Provenance labels verso, images available online CONDITION REPORT: Sticks out of order, perhaps some missing ribbon faded and damaged, gilding very rubbed in areas Provenance verso:- Reputedly belonged to Juliana Talbot sister of Charles, 15th Earl of Shrewsbury and wife of Michael Bryan, etc Label verso ' This fan belonged to my Great-Great grandmother Juliana Talbot, sister of Charles, 15th Earl of Shrewsbury and wife of Micahel Bryan (Author of Dictionary of Painters and engravers (Nancy) Gwendolen Theresa (Laing) Drummond' (earlier hand written script below) Another label possibly past catalogue decription 'Miss Peacock, Brompton Square, Small ivory fan, Early 18th century .........'
Japanese carved ivory box in the form of a swagged bag covered with rats, part coloured, the lid carved with rats and the knop as Daikoku's hammer, signed at side, 7.5cm x 5.5cm, stand, Meiji CONDITION REPORT: Stand:- Slight nibbles to bottom edges Impressed MADE IN JAPAN to base and part label Base loose Top - tiny nibbles to edge of mallet handle SoOme brown colouring left on rats Lid fits well Base:- Some red colouring left to tassels, ear and some brown decoration remain Tiny nibbles to edge of cloth rim Very clean inside, slightly dirty outside No apparent major dmage, cracks chips or restoration
Early 20th century Chinese ivory carved bridge depicting figures and pavilions in a wooded landscape, carved stand CONDITION REPORT: Slightly dirty/dusty throughout Various minor losses to ivory bridge throughout including chips to roof of the hut, some figures missing Some age cracks to underneath Two hut tops missing Possibly something missing to top of small building second from right at front Stand has feet badly re-glued Possibly losses to front in foliage area in wide end Stand 65cm, Ivory 61cm long Stands 15cm high
A German Third Reich naval officers dagger, 25cm blade etched FW Holler, Solingen, blade etched with galleon and fouled anchor, wire bound ivory celluloid grip, eagle pommel, sheath with lightening bolts - overall length 41.5cm CONDITION REPORT: sheath with slight dent, celluloid grip slightly cracked to top
A 19th century Chinese Export lacquer work box, of typical decoration, the octagonal cover enclosing a removable tray fitted with compartments, having four carved ivory sewing reels, two clamps and two small pots and other accessories, with a drawer below, all on gilt claw feet 38cm (15in) overall wear to surface; few chips and losses
A 19th century lacquer four case inro, signed Shokasai, painted in red, black and tones of gold with cranes below blossoming cherry trees on the black ground, signed, 8.5 x 5.5cm (3.25 x 2.25 in), the ivory bead ojime carved with a figure holding a frond of leaves Good but for some losses of flakes at speckling the top
Kosen, an early 20th century ivory figure of Hotei laughing as he walks with a rustic staff, a rod on his shoulder counterbalances his sack on his back with a child standing in a scarf facing before him, signed, 9.5cm (3.75 in) high Hotei has lost his toes, the child half its left leg and there is a chip to the end of the rod supporting his sack
An '1894' pair of Shibayama worked opera glasses with two whist markers, the ivory barrels of the glasses decorated with cranes and flowers, one aluminium barrel dated, the bone markers to the gold lacquered wood bodies inlaid with insects and birds (3) One aluminium section is lacking from the opera glasses and one body of a crane is missing from the inlay. One whist marker has a section of wood missing from one side
Three netsuke and a wooden tiger, one of the former carved as a smiling face, 5cm (2 in) high, another carved from a nut kernel with a face, 4.5cm (1.75 in) high, the last of marine ivory depciting a man seated holding up a giant melon, 3cm (1.25 in) high and the tiger walking, 7cm (2.75 in) wide (4)
A Chinese export ivory rectangular card case, Canton or Macau circa 1860 A Chinese export ivory rectangular card case, Canton or Macau circa 1860, pierced and carved overall with figures in a pavilion filled wooded landscape, 10.5cm (4 1/4in) long; and a Victorian rectangular mother of pearl and abalone card case, 10cm (4in) long (2)
A group of tortoiseshell cabinet pieces, various 19th century dates: comprising A group of tortoiseshell cabinet pieces, various 19th century dates: comprising: a Victorian rectangular card case, inlaid to back and front in mother of pearl and brass wire with flowers and leaves, 10.5cm (4 1/4in) long; another, plain with pewter lines, 10.5cm (4 1/4in) long; an aide memoire, inlaid with mother of pearl, pewter and brass, the ivory leaves named for the days of the week, 8cm (3 1/8in); a tortoiseshell and mother of pearl casket, 9cm (3 1/2in) long; an oblong toothpick box, the cover silver pique worked, the inside of the cover mirrored, 7cm (2 3/4in) long; a tortoiseshell and horn oblong snuff box, 8.2cm (3 1/4in) long; a purse inlaid with coloured and engraved metals, 6.5cm (2 1/2in) long; and a plain tortoiseshell and gilt metal lorgnettes, 15cm (6in) long (8)
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