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Lot 243
A part-twelve place Noritake porcelain tea service, comprising: eleven teacups, saucers and side plates, one further side plate, cream, slop and two twin handled plates, each decorated with a swan on a still river with mature trees and church tower beyond on an ivory, blue and gilded ground.
Lot 389
A GEORGE V SILVER AND IVORY FITTED ALLIGATOR HIDE DRESSING CASE including four silver topped glass jars, the lid lettered in gilt E.M.T., 26.5cm w, the silver by C H Dumenil Ltd, London 1916 (one bottle 1909), with associated ivory ten piece brush set, alligator hide cased timepiece, blotting book and associated boot pulls, canvas cover, by H Greaves New St Birmingham Silver and jars in good condition, the interior of the case with ink stains, the ivory back of the hand mirror split, the thin part of the ivory shoe horn chipped. The exterior of the case in excellent condition having been kept in the original velvet lined khaki canvas cover, the latter labelled MCBH
Lot 454
A VICTORIAN TABLE SERVICE comprising twelve teaspoons, pair of jam spoons, pair of butter knives, pair of pickle forks with ivory spiral hafts and pair of sugar bows, by Josiah Williams & Co, London 1888-90, cased, 13ozs weighable (19) In good condition the morocco case original, lid scuffed
Lot 478
A GEORGE III GOLD MOUNTED IVORY SNUFF BOX of cut cornered rectangular shape, the bright cut tablet to the lid initialled J, 9 x 4cm, a George III ivory toothpick box, the lid inset with a carved wax relief of a angler on a riverbank before a blue foiled ground, in gold frame and a French ivory box, the cover carved with fruit in an urn, all 18th c (3) Snuff box in good condition with some natural light yellowing of the ivory, toothpick box with slight damage to the narrow upstanding rim around the base, visible only when the lid is raised, also on the exterior damage beneath the hinge on the back. French box with tiny chip to the rear right corner edge of the cover and shallow graze along the front edge of the cover
Lot 845
A JAPANESE DAGGER, TANTO the ivory saya carved in the form of a dragon and with a scene with numerous children and other figures busily engaged at various pursuits, blade 19cm l, 37cm overall, Meiji, tang unexamined Blade with light surface rust, the sayr in very good condition free from the usual shrinkage cracks or damage with a little ingrained dirt, the suspension ring original
Lot 856
AN UNUSUAL JEWELLED, PAINTED AND GILT IVORY CIRCLET OR HEAD ORNAMENT, PROBABLY SOUTH EAST ASIAN carved to resemble basketry and crested by leaves, 14cm w, retaining old printed catalogue description "Curiously interesting old carved ivory barbaric chieftain`s crown... from Benin", 19TH C Old repair where wired together where split and lacking a number of the turquoise and other jewels, entirely unrestored and an extraordinary object for a kunstkamer
Lot 869
AN HAUTE EPOQUE SILVER AND IVORY ROSARY, PROBABLY GERMAN hung with secondary chains and with one larger and four smaller carved ivory human skulls, 135cm l, 17th/early 18th c, with a Spanish damascened iron pectoral cross, probably 18th c and two English steel fob seals, one engraved with the arms of a widow, the other with crest and initials, mid 18th c The ivory beads generally discoloured with handling and from the silver, the skulls with a number of old dark hairline cracks and slight faults
Lot 946
A COLLECTION OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS including an ebony handled bistoury by C WRIGHT & CO 108 NEW BOND ST LONDON, another knife, an ivory handled ophthalmic curette/needle by ALFRED COX, an EPNS trocar and cannula, syringes and a leather instrument case fitted with drawers by ARNOLD & SONS, late 19th/early 20th c The case with slight wear and some surface marks including paint, the plating n the locks and handle rivets rusted - would respond well to sympathetic conservation, the instruments in variable condition, some very good
Lot 948
A VICTORIAN OAK FISHERY OR SEA COAST BAROMETER BY NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA No 460, supplied to the Hon East India Company, with transfer printed white earthenware lunette of royal arms and ADMIRAL FITZROY`S STORM BAROMETER, large bore tube, register plates, ivory vernier, detachable brass knob and Fahrenheit thermometer, in arched case with bevelled glass lights secured by brass screws and moulded square cistern cover, frosted glass inset back, brass fixing plate top and bottom, 106cm h, signed NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA INSTRUMENT MAKER`S TO HER MAJESTY 1 HATTON GARDEN EC 122 REGENT ST W and 59 CORNHILL EC LONDON, the thermometer with 11 HATTON GARDEN and [59 and 68] CORNHILL addresses and numbered (70-659), stamped HEIC bale mark and 9 on back (in three places), pre 1874 In fine complete original condition, not restored or repolished
Lot 949
A VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD MARINE BAROMETER BY CHARLES PIERS signed on the ivory scales C PIERS 49 SOUTH CASTLE ST LIVERPOOL THORNTHWAITE`S PATENT, with vernier, detachable bone knob and mercury thermometer, the bow fronted case with pagoda pediment and stiff leaf carved base, turned brass cistern, 96cm h A good example of fine quality and the following points noted, the addition of a flat piece of brass on the back for hanging, the small top moulding from the glass window on the back behind where the tube is read missing where originally suspended from pivots on the side, the old addition of a girdle and on the back of the card foliage the addition of a later piece of wood to enable the barometer to be fixed to a wall
Lot 951
A VICTORIAN WALNUT CISTERN BAROMETER BY JOHN BENJAMIN DANCER the front veneered in burr walnut, signed on the ivory scales J B DANCER Optician Manchester, with vernier, removable knob and mercury thermometer, the case with pagoda pediment and bun cistern cover, 95cm h The ivory scales etc, very dusty beneath the bevelled glass front but complete, original and unrestored
Lot 267
A JAPANESE WOOD AND IVORY OKIMONO of a comical man, the head, hands and feet of ivory, 5cm h and a Japanese ivory netsuke of a seated lady holding a scroll in her right hand, signed Tomotsugu, both early 20th c (2) Wood and ivory okimono - single crack in head, possibly intended for mounting as a cane or parasol handle. Netsuke of a lady - ingrained dirt and grime, unevenly yellowed, insignificant natural short hairline beneath the head
Lot 269
A CHINESE OLIVE STONE CARVING OF A SAMPAN AND STAND BY ZHAN GUSHENG, SIGNED GUSHENG LAODAOREN ZUO, DATE CORRESPONDING TO THE EIGHTH MONTH, 1834 one kernel carved in minute detail with opening shutters and numerous passengers, the underside inscribedwith the opening sentence of the Red Cliff poem by Su Dongpo, the domed stand being one half of an olive nut and carved with flowers and leaves, 3cm h overall A similar example in the Palace Museum, Beijing is illustrated Bamboo, Wood, Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Carvings: The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Beijing 2001, no 97. In fine condition and an extraordinary miniature work of art
Lot 317
A CHINESE GREEN STAINED IVORY STAND the top with pierced centre and carved with fret in gently curving moulded border of barbed outline, the apron pierced with cloud scrolls. on four incurved feet, 3cm h, 9cm w, probably 19th c The odd minute surface graze and only really noticeable under magnification. The staining worn on the edges and handles from handling, several light surface hairlines but complete
Lot 332
A CHINESE CARVED IVORY CARD CASE AND COVER CARVD ON ST HELENA by an indentured labourer with a view of Longwood House inscribed Napoleon`s House and, on the reverse, with Napoleon`s Tomb, beneath typical scenes and borders of foliage, 8.5cm h, c1820 In order to supplement the rural workforce, the HEIC first shipped indentured Chinese labourers to the island of St Helena in 1810. Ivory card cases were carved by one or several Chinese familiar with carving techniques learned in Canton or Shanghai, shortly after Napoleon`s death in exile on the island in 1821. They found a ready market amongst the many temporary visitors, not least the British garrison and naval sailors then departing as the HEIC resumed full control. In fine undamaged and unrestored condition with some natural yellowing of the ivory and accretion of dust and dirt in the minor detail
Lot 335
A CHINESE IVORY TABLE SCREEN engraved with a landscape with a building amidst pine and other trees and rocks, the reverse with a poem, the stand pierced and engraved with dragons and panels of flowers, the base with roundels and a peach, signed Zhian, Shanju, Caotang and Qingyuan seals, 24cm h, probably early 20th c Numerous fine black shrinkage cracks, the stand with glue residue where loose parts have been re-attached but complete and free from professional restoration
Lot 338
A CHINESE IVORY PUZZLE BALL the intricately carved outer sphere with twelve evenly sized round holes containing the finely pierced and graduated inner balls, surmounted by an immortal, a length of chain and dragon hook, sphere 10cm diam, 19th c Some faults, heavily encrusted with dust, the ivory yellowed with age and nicotine
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