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Lot 805
A Local Standard Yard for the County of Northumberland, 1871, by Potter, Maker, Poultry, London, the gilt brass stand with V groove engraved 0-36 on the rear with serial number "615", portcullis marks and others for 1912 and earlier, the associated 36" rod with ivory lifting mounts, bearing serial number "616", in original mahogany case with plaque on lid inscribed "County of Northumberland Doyle & Son London"; and Two Others, for 1846 by De Grave, Short & Fanner, London, the other 1835, Bate, London (lacking rods), in wood cases (3)
Lot 806
A Local Standard Yard for the County of Northumberland, 1888, by Doyle & Son, brass stand with V groove, engraved 0-36, the rear with serial number "1987", portcullis for 1888, the rod 36" long with ivory lifting mounts, also bearing serial number "1987" and portcullis, in wooden case; and Two Others, inscribed "County of Northumberland" (no date), by Bate, London, in wood case, and other by Bate, London (very poor condition) (3)
Lot 816
A Bronze Imperial Standard Gallon to Half Gill for Northumberland, 1824, by Bate, London, Makers of the Original Standards for the Exchequer, City of London, George IV, William IV and George V verification marks on the rims, and six further verification marks on the base (front) and numbered "269", the gallon 18.5cm high, 19cm diameter, 27cm wide across the turned ivory handles, the half gill and half pint measure with turned ivory moulded and applied basal rims (the gill measure lacking its ivory base); and A Later Associated Imperial Quarter Gill for the County of Northumberland 1881, by Potter, London, numbered "269" and with verification marks, 5cm high (8) and three (probably later) glass lids, in the original oak fitted case with label beneath the lid inscribed "County of Northumberland 503 or Blyth District No.1330 signed James Cunningham District Inspector"
Lot 818
A Set of Lathe Turned Natural Ivory and Ebony Draughts, made by The Revd John Henry Holdich, Rector of Bulwick, Northamptonshire, 1872, each draughts piece with a different radial pierced pattern, lathe turned box container with geometric decoration to the lid centred by an ivory medallion, fluted sides, and with conforming dice box with contents, 12.5cm wide See illustration The piece is inscribed in ink on paper label adhered to the underside of the lid "The work of the Rev: John Henry Holdich, Rector or Bulwick, Northamptonshire 1872" and is accompanied by an ink written description of this and other works by Holdich, an extract reading: "He also carved the clock case in Burleigh over the Fiddlers Gallery in the Big Hall out of a section of an oak tree, cut down in Burleigh Park, for which he was paid £40".
Lot 819
A Tortoiseshell Veneered Concave Fronted Two-Division Tea Caddy, circa 1840, with pewter wire stringing, the lid with upswept central raised tablet (with signs of plaque attachment, now lacking), ivory veneered inner rim framing two flat lidded compartments (one with finial lacking), double concave fronted and on bun feet, 22.5cm by 13cm by 14.2cm (a/f)
Lot 835
A Collection of Fourteen Bodkin Cases, 19th century, comprising seven as parasols (seven incorporating Stanhope lenses), one of fish form, the others of wood or straw-work; A Victorian Ivory Paper Knife and Pen Knife Combined, by Rodgers, 20cm long; and Eight Miscellaneous Items, including a pen, a gilt metal mounted bodkin case, and beads (contained in straw-work rectangular box, 19th century) (24)
Lot 837
A Rosewood and Bone Inlaid Miniature Bowls Set, circa 1880, comprising two sets of four, each inlaid with numbers 1-4 engraved on inset circular bone tablets, and jack, the bowls 3.6cm diameter; Two Pottery Carpet Bowls, 19th century, sponged with repeat florets, one in red, the other black, and a ceramic jack; Two Marble Spheres, 1.5cm diameter; and A Set of Three Ivory Billiard Balls, S Barbier Fils, Paris, circa 1870, in the original decoratively printed box (damages) (7)
Lot 852
A Continental Fan, circa 1775, the vellum leaf painted with a shepherd and shepherdess and other figures in an Italianate river landscape, the reverse with three scroll edged vignettes containing couples in similar landscapes, the carved, pierced, painted and parcel gilt ivory sticks and guards decorated with figures, 28cm long, 52cm wide (open); and Another, the leaf painted with a fete champetre, by a river, the reverse with a courting couple in similar landscape, ivory sticks and guards pierced and carved with musicians and musical trophies, 29.5cm long, 55cm wide (open ) (2)
Lot 860
A Silver Mounted Walking Cane, early 20th century, as the swept neck of a swan, with detailed upper plumage and inset blue glass eyes, hallmarks indistinct, on malacca stem, 84.5cm high; An Ivory Handled Walking Stick, early 20th century, the handle as the head of a elephant with upraised trunk, on rosewood stem, 97.5cm high; and An Umbrella, the wood handle concealing stiletto blade, gilt metal ferrule, 86cm long (3)
Lot 1527
A Fine Two Day Marine Chronometer, signed Victor Kullberg, Maker to the Admiralty, 105 Liverpool Rd, London N, No.3972, 1878, the three-tier variegated ebony case with concealed carrying handles, double line brass stringing to the borders, brass escutcheons to the keyhole and push release for the lid, the lid with a blank brass shield, the front with ivory plaque engraved "Victor Kullberg, Two Days Admiralty arrow 19 I 20 3972", 4-inch silvered dial with Roman numerals, blued steel minute and hour hands, subsidiary dials for up/down indication and seconds, dial signed "Victor Kullberg, Maker to the Admiralty, The Indian & Italian Governments, 105 Liverpool Rd, London N" and within the subsidiary seconds dial inscribed "Six Gold Medals Awarded, Diploma of Honor, Sole & Highest Award, Vienna, No.3972 and Admiralty arrow I", in addition the dial bears two plaques inscribed "To H M The King of Norway and Sweden" and "Prize Medal Award 1860 1862 1864", single fusee movement numbered "3972 and with Admiralty arrow", "Earnshaw's" spring detent escapement, "Harrison's" maintaining power, temperature compensation balance with weights and timing screws, free-sprung steel helical hairspring, diamond endstone, movement contained within a gimbal, gimbal numbered "3972", 18.5cm by 18cm by 18cm see illustration Sold with a copy typescript of the "Ledger of Receipt and Issues of Chronometers", recording the number "3972", date of purchase from Kullberg in 1881, and all the different ports the chronometer went to such as Portsmouth, Sydney and Plymouth between 1881-1920. In 1920 the copy typescript records the chronometer being sold to the Indian Office, hence the date "1920" and marked "I" for (India) on the front ivory plaque. Our thanks to the National Maritime Museum for their kind assistance with these notes. Victor Kullberg is recorded as making some of the finest chronometers and was one of the most successful horologists of the 19th century, He was born in Visby, Sweden in 1824 and worked for LU Jurgensen in Copenhagen. In 1851 he moved to London. He gained many top awards around the world, including nine gold medals with diplomas of honour. Kullberg came top of the Greenwich trials twelve times and was granted the Cross of the Legion of Honour award in 1889. He died in 1890. See Mercer (Tony): Chronometer Maker's of the World see illustration
Lot 1670
A Suite of 19th Century North Italian Ebonised and Ivory Inlaid Furniture, comprising a pier cabinet, with a pedimented arched pier glass over a base of credenza form with single drawer and door under, on a moulded plinth with bracket feet, 102cm by 47cm by 260cm, a similar cabinet with low mirrored back and pedimented shelf on twist-turned supports, the credenza base with a central door flanked by twist-turned pillars, 96cm by 35cm by 165cm, and a pair of chairs with high panelled backs between twist-turned uprights, the drop-in seats on square tapered legs joined by flat stretchers, on turned feet (4) See illustration
Lot 36
A Royal Worcester Porcelain Pheasant Painted Small Vase, James Stinton, 1917, of compressed spherical form with short trumpet neck moulded with a band of pointed leaf tips, and olive petalled collar, on one side with a cock and hen pheasant, signed, on the reverse clouds over a misty moorland, puce printed crown and wheel mark, year mark and shape "F110", 10cm high; Another, James Stinton, 1913, of ribbon fluted compressed ovoid form, painted on a blush ivory ground with solitary cock pheasant at the edge of the copse, signed, the reserve with small woodland vignette, green printed crown and wheel mark, year mark, and shape number "G161", 6.6cm; and A Pheasant Painted Coffee Cup and Saucer, James Stinton, 1912, of slight concave sided form, painted with a cock and hen pheasant on a hillside, signed, the reverse with tree vignette, ribbon tied solid gold handle, the circular saucer painted with a pair of pheasants at the edge of a wood, puce printed crown and wheel mark, year mark, and "W9141" (3)
Lot 176
A Japanese Carved Ivory Figure Group, late Meiji Period (1868-1912), as a mother standing wearing decorative kimono and holding a child on her left arm (he holds a stick and ball game), two other children with baskets of fruits by her side, one holds an alarming mask, incised three character mark, 10.3cm high See illustration
Lot 177
A Japanese One Piece Carved Ivory Figure Group, circa 1920, with bijin standing wearing a kimono and elaborate chignon, holding an open fan in her left hand, a child holding a drum seated at her side, the base with inset rectangular kakihan with incised two character mark, 16.8cm high, on rustically carved shaped oval wood base, 18.5cm high overall See illustration
Lot 178
A Japanese Carved Ivory Figure Group, late Meiji Period (1868-1912), as a pretty young woman wearing a kimono and doing a stylised dance, holding a fan flat upon her head, flanked and fronted by three child figures, one playing the flute, one dancing, the other clapping, a kirin at his foot, on a fenced timber effect stage, 21cm high, 27.5cm wide See illustration
Lot 181
A Japanese Carved Ivory Walking Stick Pommel, late Meiji Period (1868-1912), fashioned as twelve conjoined grotesque faces, 4.6cm high; A Carved Ivory Letter Opener, circa 1910, decorated on one side with two birds amongst peonies, on the other with carp, seal mark rubbed with red pigment, 39.4cm long; A Carved Ivory Okimono, circa 1900, as a crayfish, a flatfish, and shells set upon by two rats, 11.5cm long; A Chinese Carved and Pierced Ivory Plaque, circa 1890, pierced with flowers and scrolls; and A Carved Ivory Spindle, with two beads dependant, 17.1cm long (5)
Lot 185
A Pair of Chinese Export Carved and Pierced Ivory Panel Ends, circa 1800-1820, of rectangular form, the upper part of the panels centred by a relief carved circular frame roundel depicting two figures playing musical instruments on a verandah in a lakeland landscape, within a surround of flowers and scrolls and two further small oval vignettes, and pierced (possibly for suspension?), within a flat carved narrow foliate border, each 31cm by 11cm (each example has four small cuts up each side, perhaps to receive a narrow shelf?)
Lot 188
A Collection of Chinese Export Carved Mother-of-Pearl Gaming Counters, 18th/19th century, comprising navette, circular, oval and oblong types, with various floral, geometric, legend and pagoda decoration, and including some plain examples, and several European examples, including one of ivory (203)
Lot 567
An Electroplated Two-Handled Hot Water Urn in Neo-Classical Style, late 19th century, with beaded rims, fronted with a ribbon tied shield enclosing initials, the reeded spigot with arched and fluted ivory tap, internally with iron plug within a holder, on square foot with outscrolled feet, 57cm high
Lot 575
A Two-Bottle Decanter Wagon, maker's mark PFE, London 1977, Jubilee mark, the twin coasters formed from medals celebrating British military victories beneath a beaded rim, all raised on four foliate openwork wheels with central ivory handle, cased, limited number 20/50, 43cm long See illustration
Lot 607
A Victorian Teapot, William Hall, London 1842, of melon form with chased acanthus borders, a leaf capped scroll handle with ivory fillets and a domed cover with cast flower finial, presentation inscription "This Service is Presented to The Revd I D Lewis ... Bishop's Castle, 12th Decr 1842", 19cm high, 25oz all in
Lot 674
A Victorian Silver and Mother-of-Pearl Aide Memoire, Thomas Johnson, London 1876, the cover finely carved with two hounds pursuing a bird within a rustic landscape, the reverse initialled "JD", the corners and spine fitted with engraved foliate mounts, with a blue silk and ivory lining, retaining a gilt and turquoise set gun metal pencil, 10cm long
Lot 39
Three 19th century marine ivory sailor work souvenirs comprising a snuff box in the form of a clenched fist incised with a foul anchor on the back, and a baleen and cork lid with bone pin handle; together with two pipe tampers, the first of a booted leg; the second of a hand holding a pipe - all approximately 2in. (5cm.) high. (3)
Lot 40
An unusual 19th century American sailor work scrimshaw-decorated marine ivory and baleen model of a ditty box the body carved from a whale's tooth root, plugged with wood and incised and carved overall with a whaler, cornucopias and interlocking 'joints', the baleen lid incised with a basket of flowers, secured to a wooden stopper carved with a lover's heart flanked 'S N', with bone handle 2½ x 3¼in. (6.5 x 8.3cm.)
Lot 62
A mid-19th century Scottish rosewood, brass and ivory marine stick barometer by David Heron, Glasgow the arched case with top loop, concealed tube with angled ivorine plates with sliding vernier, signed in the arch D. HERON / GLASGOW, the trunk with front-mounted thermometer, brass gimbal weight, mounted in a hinged gimbal 37½in. (95cm.) high overall. David Heron was active between 1815 and 1863 from several addresses in Glasgow but was probably at 212 Broomielaw at the date of this instrument. He was located here between 1836 and 1847, but was in partnership from 1844, becoming David Heron & Co.
Lot 63
A mid-19th century mahogany, brass and ivory marine stick barometer by Fisher & Son, Yarmouth the square top with brass suspension loop, signed to the top T. Fisher & Son./Gt. Yarmouth, concealed tube with angled scales, hinged cover with inset thermometer, brass gimbal weight and hinged gimbal with securing pin 37½in. (95cm.) high overall. Thornton Fisher & Son worked from South Quay, Yarmouth, between 1844-1847.
Lot 77
A rare 13½in. radius v-framed mahogany vernier sextant, circa 1775, attributed to Gilbert, London with ivory scale divided to 125°, braced index arm with vernier scale with arcseconds centered '0' and top-mounted fine-screw adjustment, maker's plate inscribed J GILBERT TOWER HILL LONDON (later), pin hole sight hinged over threaded tube port, three hinged and one swivelling shades, the reverse with pin feet and rosewood handle (restoration) 16¼in. (41cm.) diameter.
Lot 78
An early 19th Century wooden sailor's model of a three-masted 16-gun sloop with hull carved and hollowed from the solid with some internal lined compartments near the bow, scored decks with hatches (lacking grates), brass cannon in trucks, carved ivory helm, standing and running rigging and other details 23 x 36in. (58.5 x 91.5cm.) Stand.
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