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Click here to subscribeA Novelty Walking Stick, the carved ivory greyhound head handle with applied glass eyes, scroll engraved silver ferrule with vacant cartouche, London 1926, ebonised stem and brass tip; Another, with carved antler grotesque face, birch-wood stem, brass tip; and Another Ivory Example, as a hand grasping the nose of a gentleman, with silver plated ferrule, the malacca stem with iron tip (3)
A Carved and Green Stained Ivory Small Figure of a Kneeling Man, wearing a cloak and kneeling with right hand on his chest and holding a staff in his left hand, his beard and bushy hair picked out in black pigment, perhaps Continental, 17th/18th century, {6cm high} (hole drilled in reverse, vestiges of steel pins on the base, left foot missing)
An Early Victorian Mahogany Tea Caddy as a Miniature Bow Front Chest of Drawers, containing two flat lidded compartments, with a fascia of three upper dummy drawers over two long active drawers on turned inverted vase feet, {23cm wide, 23cm high} (small sections of veneer missing, five turned ivory mushroom knobs missing)
A George III Satinwood and Inlaid Tea Caddy, rectangular, with pairs of yewtree veneered oval panels to the lid and front within tulipwood crossbanding and barber's pole stringing, internally with two divisions (lacking original linings and lids), circa 1780, {15. 3cm wide}; and A Regency Yewtree Veneered Box, of rectangular form with domed lid, edged with boxwood, ivory lozenge key escutcheon, pink papered interior, circa 1820, {23cm wide} (2)
A Tortoiseshell Veneered Table Cabinet, circa 1840, with pewter wire stringing throughout, the upswept "caddy" top centred by a silvered metal rectangular plaque engraved with an earl's coronet over the initials "AF 1936", the lid hinged to reveal triple open compartments, the two frontal rectangular hinged doors enclosing three similarly fitted long drawers with turned mother of pearl mushroom handles, the door panels embossed with classical temple facades, edged in ivory, with petal whorled mushroom side handles, conforming bun feet, {34cm by 30cm by 22.2cm} (one door off its hinges, small veneer losses) . *The initials are, by repute, those of Lord Halifax.
A Pair of George III Gold Mounted Miniature Scent Bottles in a Tortoiseshell Case, of square section, glass stopper, in a small fitted case and divided by a gold funnel, the octagonal small case with gilt metal pique decoration, {3.6cm wide, 2.8cm high}; A Victorian Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Inlaid Calling Card Case, {10.5cm high}; An Early 19th Century Tortoiseshell Veneered and Facet Cut Steel Nailhead Inlaid Small Trinket Box, rectangular. {6.3cm wide} (feet lacking); An Early 19th Century Turned Rosewood and Bone Mounted Bodkin Case, as a folded umbrella, {11.5cm}; An Early 19th Century Tortoiseshell and Pique Inlaid Spatula Fish, inlaid with initials "JF", with three graduated pointed "fleams" and a spatula, {5.8cm}; An 18th Century Turned Ivory and Brass Mounted Perpetual Calendar, of conical shape with ring for suspension, {3.5cm; and A White Metal Photograph Locket as a Turtle, circa 1900, {3cm} (7)
A George III Mahogany Cabinet of Seals, the tulipwood banded doors enclosing sixteen slim satinwood veneered drawers with turned ivory mushroom handles, containing its original full collection of glass, wax and plaster seals, arranged into allegorical and subject matter described on the "table de l'arrangement", the first one for example titled "Venus, les Graces, Mars - 491-525", the cabinet with basal drawer, gilt bronze side carrying handles, {37.5cm by 40cm by 25.5cm}
A Worcester Porcelain Porcelain Jug, circa 1888, the flattened ovoid body decorated with three gilt outlined wild flowers against an ivory ground, the upswept spout with connected dragon handle in gilt, crown and wheel mark in puce, date letter for 1888, shape number 1048, {18.5cm high} (spout restored); and A Royal Worcester Blush Ground Jug, the lobed body decorated with sprays of gilt outlined flowers beneath a coral effect cupped neck and coral twig handle in gilt, puce crowned circle mark and date code for 1906, shape number 1507, {21.5cm high} (2)
A Pair of Worcester Islamic Shape Vases, circa 1888, of baluster shape with elongated necks, floret pierced bands to the rims over a fleur de lys and net collar, floral pierced shoulder handles, the blush ivory bodies decorated with four sprays of gilt outlined flowers, gilded bands to the circular pedestal feet, both with impressed crown and wheel mark, printed mark in puce, shape number 942, stamped Z5 and date letter, {33.5cm high} (one fine body crack, both with rubbed gilding, especially on neck
A Japanese Shibayama Inlaid Ivory Casket, the lid decorated with a pair of quail beneath flowering shrubs inhabited by butterflies by a stream, the front panel with a crane, a sparrow and a quail amongst bamboo and a chrysanthemum trellis, the side panels with vases brimming with flowers including magnolia and peonies, the rear panel with a pheasant perched in a flowering prunus tree, with bamboo carved angle pilasters, internally with a single lift-out tray lined with claret velvet, the whole raised on bat feet, circa 1890, {16.7cm wide, 11.3cm high, 12.6cm deep} (one side lid moulding detached)
A Canton Mixed Media "Hundred Faces" Fan, 19th century, decorated in ivory, gouache and paper/silk, on one side with fifteen Manchu courtiers inside and outside a pavilion, flanked by fruit and floral panels against a pink ground, the reverse with a pair of long tailed birds perched in bamboo flanked by rose sprays, supported on sticks decorated in gold and black lacquer with figures, {36.8cm long}, in the original black lacquered case, the lid painted with an open fan in gilt, paper label inscribed "Whanshing", retailer's label of "M G Sanchez el Buen Tono, Valencia"
A Group of Four Chinese One Piece Carved Ivory Figures of Maidens, each with elaborate chignon, and holding sprays of peonies and a cup, {24.5cm, 24cm, 23cm and 17cm high respectively}, upon carved and pierced wood shaped rectangular and oval stands (minor small flakes/chips and cracks); and A Small Carved and Pierced Sectional Ivory Vase, worked with figures around a pavilion, {6cm high}, all circa 1940, upon a fungus carved and pierced wood stand, retaining two original padded cases (5)
A Japanese "Shibayama" Ivory Tusk Vase, decorated on one side with a vase brimming with peonies, kiku and plum blossom inhabited by birds and insects and flanked by a scholar's brush pot, the reverse with a lantern on rockwork amongst flowering shrubs, signed with two character mark on mother-of-pearl kakihan, basal undulating white metal collar and fluted wood stand, late Meiji, circa 1900, {36cm overall}
A Japanese "Shibayama" Ivory Tusk Vase, inlaid on one side with trellis supporting flowering chrysanthemum and other flowers, the opposite side with doves on blossoming branches, with basal white metal undulating narrow collar and fluted wood base, late Meiji, circa 1900, {28cm high} (major losses, including rim mount, drying cracks), upon a carved, pierced and stained wood five-legged stand, {50cm high overall}
A Japanese Shibayama Inlaid Tusk Vase, late Meiji period, circa 1900, worked on one side with two doves in flight and alighting upon a lantern amongst flowering prunus and peonies, on the other with a wading bird in a pool beneath flowering shrubs, in mainly mother of pearl, tortoiseshell and stained ivory, engraved two character mark on mother of pearl kakihan, issuing from a silver metal collar, on a fluted and carved wood stand, {31cm high overall} (losses to flying dove and small floral losses, rim with drying-out crack)
An Edwardian Tea Service, circular, comprising tea and hot water pots, cream jug and sugar bowl, on pedestal foot, the panels elaborately chased with floral decoration, angular moulded handles, the tea and hot water pots with domed hinged lids, bud finials and ivory insulators to the handles, {by Walker & Hall, Sheffield 1909, teapot 24cm wide, hot water pot 28cm high, 78oz} (4)
A Canteen of Cutlery, comprising twelve pairs of fruit knives and forks, plain mother of pearl handles, {by John Singer, Sheffield 1906}, twelve pairs of fish knives and forks, a pair of fish servers, plain ivory handles, {by John Singer, Sheffield 1907}; and A Collection of Flatware comprising twelve table forks, thirty seven dessert forks, twelve dessert spoons, twelve soup spoons, six table spoons, eighteen teaspoons, two pairs of sauce ladles, a pair of grape scissors, and a pair of salad servers, {maker's mark 'HA', Birmingham 1890, 130oz}; and Twelve Table Knives, Twenty-Four Dessert Knives and Four Pairs of Carvers, each with ivory handles and plain blades, in a fitted eight drawer canteen, {88cm high} (206)
A Victorian Ivory and Silver Inkpot, square stand, gadrooned border and shaped edges, two radiating ivory tusks, each with silver mounts, the glass inkpot with silver collar and slightly domed hinged lid, gadrooned border and engraved initials, {by Heath & Middleton, Birmingham 1899, 14cm wide, 7.5cm high}
A Liberty & Co. "Cymric" silver coffee service, designed by Archibald Knox, comprising a lidded coffee pot with ivory handle, a cream jug, a sugar bowl and a twin handled tray, each set with turquoise cabochons, each piece bearing hallmarks for Birmingham, 1906 (4). Coffee pot: 21.5cm high, Cream jug: 11cm high, Sugar bowl: 9.5cm diameter (widest), tray: 35cm across.
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