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Lot 58
A pair of Japanese ivory and shibyama miniature cabinets on stands, Meiji period each ivory cabinet of rectangular form, with chased metal mounts and hinges, decorated to the doors with birds amongst foliage, one with fans to the top and sides, the other with birds and foliage to the top and sides, the doors opening reveal four long drawers with bird form metal handles and decorated with flowers and insects, raised on a gilt decorated black lacquer stand cabinets 12.5cm wide, 11.5cm high, 7.5cm deep
Lot 126
A fine 19th century Chinese export lacquer work box decorated throughout with scrolling foliage, the hinged lid opening to reveal a compartmented interior with ivory fittings, above one apron drawer enclosing a hinged writing surface and pen wells, flanked by side carrying handles 43cm wide, 14cm high, 28cm deep
Lot 152
An 19th century Anglo-Chinese carved ivory rectangular box of rectangular form, the hinged top with plated edge, each side knuckle jointed at the corners and decorated in bas relief with scenes from domestic and courtly life within key fret borders, the top with an amorial of stag's head above a Maltese cross, each side with a shield carved with a raised hand encircled by a belt 15cm wide, 7cm high, 9.5cm deep
Lot 194
A 19th century porcelain and gilt bronze mounted clock garniture In the Louis XV style the bombe shaped clock painted with a cartouche depicting playful cherubs, against a gilt enriched ivory ground, raised on scroll feet, flanked by a pair of conforming vases Clock, 30cm high, vases, 19cm high The Estate of the late Mrs J R F (Cookie) Matheson
Lot 317
A George III mahogany and tulipwood crossbanded secretaire bookcase the swan-neck pediment with arcaded frieze and ivory pendants above a pair of glazed doors with ogee astragals enclosing slotted shelves, the lower part with a secretaire drawer enclosing a fitted maple veneered interior of pigeon-holes and drawers above a pair of cupboard doors enclosing slides, on shaped apron and splayed bracket feet 130cm wide, 255cm high, 58cm deep
Lot 327
A late George III burr maple and rosewood crossbanded collector's cabinet In the Moorish taste the chamfered pediment above a pair of glazed doors with cusped 'mihrab' arches enclosing an arrangement of eighteen shallow drawers with ivory pull handles flanking a central bank of pigeon-holes, the stand with a crossbanded frieze, on box and ebony line inlaid square tapering legs united by an inswept undershelf 70cm wide, 149cm high, 46cm deep The Estate of the late Mrs J R F (Cookie) Matheson
Lot 361
A pair of 19th century French giltwood framed side chairs the cartouche shaped backs with floral carved crestings above serpentine stuffover seats upholstered in ivory watered silk damask, on rocaille carved aprons and scrolling cabriole legs (2) The Estate of the late Mrs J R F (Cookie) Matheson
Lot 323
A William IV silver 'castle top' aide memoire by Taylor & Perry, Birmingham 1835, the two covers chased with a view of Abbotsford between foliate scrolls, with a leather spine and a green silk lined interior with three ivory leaves marked consecutively Monday to Saturday, 9cm x 6cm (3.5in x 2.25in) (lacking the pencil). Abbotsford is the former home of Sir Walter Scott, the 19th century writer and novelist, and is situated on the banks of the river Tweed near Melrose, Scotland.
Lot 19
Property formerly in the collection of Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg (1875-1945), A CAUCASIAN KINDJAL, 19TH CENTURY, with tapering double-edged blade of watered steel, cut with a pair of central fullers on a raised panel and decorated with sprays of foliage towards the tip and further foliage over the forte on each side, stamped with a bladesmith's circular mark on one side, shaped ivory hilt of characteristic form, the pommel inset with a chased gilt-brass oval decorated with bouquets of roses within a frame of scrollwork, in its original wooden scabbard entirely encased in gilt-brass finely chiselled with flowers and foliage against a punched ground, 41.2cm; 16 1/4in
Lot 28
A BURMESE DHA DAGGER, LATE 19TH CENTURY, with single-edged blade decorated on each side with a broad silver-encrusted panel including foliage, script and a figure being devoured by a tiger, silver ferrule, ivory grip (cracked), in a contemporary white metal scabbard decorated with red enamel bands, 33cm; 13in
Lot 155
A FINE SOUTH GERMAN HUNTING SWORD WITH CARVED IVORY HILT, LAST QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY, with two-stage blade of circa 1720, of low-triangular section, etched and gilt against a blued panel with an eagle, a vertical arrangement of four mounted figures each beneath a canopy filled with the inscriptions 'fide sed cui vidi', 'vincere aut mori', 'solideo gloria', and 'pieatate et iustic' respectively, and two bishops' profiles at the forte on one side and a trophy-of-arms and well detailed illustrations of cavalry and infantry exercises on the other, ivory hilt carved in the round, comprising a pair of addorsed putti clasping a bound sack, (shell-guard removed, later ferrule), and the grip formed of a vertical arrangement of five putti entwined around a spirally- moulded central cornucopia of fruit and flowers (the pommel button replaced, small age cracks), 77.5cm; 30 1/2in blade, The carving on the hilt is distinguished from other ivory hunting sword hilts of the period in its use of putti and cornucopia as opposed to the more frequently encountered hunting themes, such as the well-known examples attributed to Johann Michael Maucher of Schwäbisch Gmünd (recorded circa 1645-1701). The decoration of the blade is of notably high quality.
Lot 159
A FINELY CARVED IVORY-MOUNTED DAGGER, CIRCA 1880, PROBABLY DIEPPE, with curved double- edged blade of flattened-hexagonal section, ivory hilt comprising pierced S-shaped cross-guard and cylindrical grip each carved in high relief with well detailed scrolling tendrils, the pommel carved with a portrait head, perhaps Francis I, in its scabbard decorated with a stag and three hounds inhabiting foliage en suite with the hilt, the locket decorated with further hounds and sea shells, hound's mask basal terminal, fluted on the reverse, and fitted with ivory rings for suspension (small age cracks), 32.5cm; 12 7/8in
Lot 207
A GERMAN LIGHT CAVALRY GENERAL OFFICER'S MAMELUKE-HILTED SWORD, CIRCA 1815-33, in the Turkish manner, with curved blade double-edged towards the point, steel hilt comprising cross-piece with acorn finials, and a pair of ivory grip-scales rising to form a pierced rounded pommel and shaped for the fingers, in its steel scabbard, 76cm; 30in blade, Provenance, Schloss Cumberland, Gmunden, inv. nos. 1529, 1530, Schloss Marienburg, Hanover, sold Sotheby's October 2005, lot 3690
Lot 296
AN ENGLISH STONEBOW, SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY, with slender steel bow fitted with a later string of bound cord, slender fruitwood tiller (cracks), incised with pairs of lines over its full length and inlaid with an engraved shaped brass panel on the top, fitted with built-in steel gaffle with folding back-sight, button-shaped cocking lever retained by a slender steel band, folding fore-sight with later string and ivory ball, a pair of steel side -plates, and compressed steel pommel, 72.2cm; 28 1/2in tiller
Lot 206
[Book]. MacDonald, Capt. R.J. The History of the Dress of the Royal Regiment of Artillery 1625-1897, limited edition of 1500, Sotheran, London 1899. Quarter ivory cloth, frontispiece and twenty-four colour plate illustrations, quarto.. Sold on behalf of the Metropolitan Police, ref.EO97/19126, DC28088
Lot 490
A collection of late 19th century hat pins to include a silver twist design with amber coloured thistle head, a mother of pearl disk inlaid with cabuchon turquoise stones, a lattice head with paste stones, a carved ivory top with inset blue stone and a moveable football head all on a silver plated stand
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