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Click here to subscribeλ An Anglo-Indian tortoiseshell and ivory mounted casket, with lac decoration, the hinged lid centred a tablet with an elephant with pierced decoration, a plush lined interior to carved paw feet, early 20th century, 6.3cm high, 16.2cm wide, 12.7cm deep. Provenance: The Dr. Lawrie Webster Collection of Boxes.
λ A William IV tortoiseshell sarcophagus tea chest, inlaid pewter stringing, the hinged lid inset a white metal plaque engraved a stag head crest, with ivory edging to the plush lined interior, fitted with a pair of part hinged lift-out canisters, flanking a later glass sugar bowl with gilt lions mask ring handles and paw feet, 17.2cm high, 29.5cm wide, 14.1cm deep.
λ A Regency mahogany secrétaire, with a brass three quarter gallery above a nulled frieze and acanthus carved corbels flanking a panelled hinged lift-up front revealing pigeon holes and four drawers with ivory handles, to a slide-out drawer fitted with a leather lined writing slope, two leather lined sliding covers with a pen tray, inkwell compartments and a lift-out tray with a Barron`s patent brass lock, which locks the fall and drawer, on reeded downswept legs united by a turned stretcher on brass caps and castors, 129.5cm high, 110.5cm wide, 58.4cm deep. This piece is similar to one illustrated in the Repository of the Arts, January 1810 Provenance: Phillip`s 9th April, 1990, Lot 193.
λ An Indo-Portugese tortoiseshell and hardwood table cabinet, decorated with ivory panels of engraved flowers and leaves, the hinged top to a plush lined lid with a mirror, to compartments and divisions with a pull-out tray revealing six secret drawers, above a pair of later panelled doors revealing six drawers with green stained ivory and tortoiseshell fronts, each side with a secret sliding panel revealing three drawers, with later brass carrying handles, on later bracket feet, early 18th century and later, 36.3cm high, 40.6cm wide, 30.9cm deep. Provenance: Formerly the Legh family, Norbury Booths Estate, Knutsford, Cheshire.
λ An 18th century French ivory caricature relief portrait bust, of a man wearing a hood and a fleur de lis on his cloak, 9.8 x 7cm, mounted in an 18th century carved giltwood frame. This bust is very similar to a set of seventeen sold by Sotheby`s, London, Wednesday 16th December 1998, Lot 99, where they were attributed to Huguenots carvers in reply to their persecution after the revocation of the edict of Nantes in 1685. The portrait reliefs are of the leading figures working in France for the extermination of the Huguenots. Provenance: The part contents of a Wiltshire Rectory.
λ A leather suitcase, with initials `F.H.` with nickel latches, the interior with a lift-out vanity compartment fitted with glass bottles with silver plated mounts and an ivory handled brush, and an ivory handled shaving hone, one compartment missing to the right side, late 19th century / early 20th century, 21cm high, 61cm wide, 41cm deep. The initials `F H` stand for Frank Hortin (1875-1960).
A campaign cooking set, of a plated pan with spouted rim and gilt lined with ring handle cover and turned ivory handle, a burner with pierced stand and a screw cover liquid container, in a leather case stamped `A Barrett & Sons, 63 & 64 PICCADILLY, LONDON,` 12.5cm high; a faceted glass flask with plated cover and cup, in a leather case, 24cm high; a campaign cooking pan with cover, stand and part of burner, in leather case stamped `J.C. VICKERY,` 10.5cm high. (3)
A hallmarked silver and ivory page turner, the ivory blade mounted with silver loaded handle of plain form, length 40cm, London 1897, together with a collection of silver mounted and embossed dressing table items including a button hook, glove stretchers, shoe horn and clothes brush, various dates. (5)
An early 19th century half length miniature of Harriet Alicia Gurney aged 9, watercolour on ivory, 6 x 5.5 cm oval, in a gilt metal frame with suspension loop and lock of hair verso, together with a smaller miniature portrait of Catherine Rachel Gurney aged four CONDITION REPORT: Both with damage to hair
An early 19th century head and shoulders miniature portrait of Samuel Gurney, watercolour on (?) ivory, 6.6 x 5.1 cm oval, in a gilt metal frame with suspension loop, inscribed verso, together with a pair of smaller miniature portraits depicting members of the Gurney and Barclay family, each in a numbered frame, and a medallion bust of a young woman, en grisaille on an apricot ground indistinctly signed, watercolour, in a decorative gilt metal frame CONDITION REPORT: Some fading
An early 19th century quarter length miniature portrait of John Musters, watercolour on ivory, 7.1 x 5.4 cm oval, in an inscribed gilt metal frame with suspension loop, together with a smaller miniature of a gentleman in a blue frock coat, oval, in a gilt metal frame with woven hair and monogram verso, smaller CONDITION REPORT: Good for age
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