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Click here to subscribeA late 19th century early 20th century Japanese vase and cover,+ with two dragon handles a shaped and flared pedestal base and domed cover with a pair of quail finial each side set with a figural scene in ivory, and coloured abalone and nacre flanked by applied dragons and polychrome, cloisonne enamelled detail, the base with character signature, c. 1900 (some damage) 8.5in (21.5cm) high, 23oz gross.
A pair of continental decorative figures with carved ivory faces,+ canted oblong bases and scroll feet; one a lady in a crinoline dress with a feather in her hat and a ruff, carrying a basket in one hand and a flower in the other; the other a cavalier with a feather in his hat and a halberd in his left hand, with English import marks for B. Muller, London 1906, the figures approximately 5.9in (14.5cm) high, 17.5oz. (2)
Ensuite: A continental cast figure of a medieval queen,+ with a carved ivory face and hands carrying a wand and wearing a full lenght, low cut dress and standing on canted, openwork base, decorated with trailing foliage, with English import marks for B. Muller, Chester 1905, 8.5in (21.5cm) high, 11oz.
A ROYAL WORCESTER TWO HANDLED "PERSIAN" VASE, of onion shape, the trumpet shaped neck with gilt rope moulding, the mouth with foliate scroll moulding, the body painted with cluster and spray of cabbage roses in pink with tube lined gilt and bronzed leaves on a cream ivory ground. Green transfer printed 1876-1891 factory mark. Impressed 675 - V7. Height 7".
A Scottish Skean Dhu with short steel blade, the handle carved in plaited form and the terminal set with a brown stone, leather and plated metal covered scabbard, 7.75ins overall, a Japanese steel Tsuba, 2.75ins diameter, two tortoiseshell bladed paperknives with silvery metal mounted handles, 8.5ins and 10ins, and a plain ivory paperknife, 14.5ins (tip altered)
A late 19th/early 20th Century Chinese ivory rectangular card case, the exterior finely carved with figures and pavilions in a garden, 4. 5ins x 3ins (cover repaired to one edge), a 19th century bone book marker with pierced blade, and a banded agate and gilt metal mounted rectangular miniature casket on ball feet, 2.75ins x 1.75ins x 1. 75ins high
A Victorian cistern stick barometer, in a rosewood case, the ivory dial with double vernier scales for 9 a.m. yesterday and 9 a.m. today, inscribed T. B. Winter, Grey Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne, bevelled glass cover and moulded cornice, the veneered stem with a moulded edge to the cistern cover.
An attractive pair of 19th century Chinese lacquer cabinets, of rectangular upright form, the pair of doors applied with figures of immortals and courtiers, their bodies in lapis and other hardstones with ivory faces, set in landscapes with summer palaces, the plain interiors with shelves, the surrounds and base frieze with applied foliage, the sides with flowers and shrubs, insects and birds in mother-of -pearl and hardstones, on brass mounted feet, 3 ft. 3.5 ins., wide x 5 ft. 1 in. high
A Royal Doulton "Faience" Large Pedestal Vase, the trumpet neck with everted petal carved rim, painted collar of leaves, the body with three main Art Nouveau panels of stylised yellow flowers and strapwork, on a conforming swept circular pedestal foot, impressed Doulton Ivory 6218, and signed by decorator C Collis, 58.5cm high.
A Royal Worcester Porcelain Pot Pourri Vase and Cover, decorated by James Stinton, of ovoid form, the cover with acorn and leaf finial, the fascia finely painted with two cock pheasants near a copse, signed Jas Stinton, the reverse with a misty landscape, raised upon satyr and scroll tripod feet picked out in gilt against a blush ivory ground, triconcave moulded plinth, printed crown and wheel mark in black, date code for 1905, and numbered 123G, 20.5cm high.
A 19th Century Chinese Export Carved Ivory Calling Card Case, of bracket rectangular outline, carved to the front in high relief with a central oval medallion depicting scholars in discussion in a courtyard, within scrolling peonies, ropetwist edge, the reverse intaglio carved with numerous Manchu figures in palace courtyards, circa 1850, 10.5cm high
A 19th Century Chinese Export Carved Ivory Chess Set, the kings and queens as an emperor and empress, the knights as court officials and scholars, the castles as elephants and howdahs, some pieces replaced, contained in a Chinese export lacquer folding games box, with backgammon internally, externally with chess board, decorated with Buddhistic figures within a band of butterflies and auspicious motifs, 49.5cm wide opened.
A Chinese Export Carved Ivory Basket and Cover, Canton, circa 1860, the upswept double handles with arched grip, the octagonal panelled domed cover with fruiting finial and with phoenix bird panel dividers, the lobed circular base carved and pierced in great detail with figures amongst pavilions, pierced apron, on four flower and leaf feet, 37.5cm high (numerous cracks), beneath a glass dome on an ebonised ivory plinth, 43cm high overall
A Japanese Carved Wood Netsuke, as a crouching shi-shi protecting a brocaded ball with loose internal sphere, signed, 2.5cm (slight chipping and one eye pupil missing); Another, as a young turtle clambering on the carapiece of a parent turtle, signed, 4.7cm; One Other, as a kneeling musician upholding a drum, signed on an ivory inset rectangular hakihan, 4cm (3).
Ceylon, Singapore and Japanese Interest: A Collection of Twenty-Nine Sepia Photographs, those of Singapore including Cavenagh Bridge, View of the Harbour, Mouth of Singapore River; Singhalese subjects including Sensation Rock, Colombo and Kandi (Railway Line), Palm Nuts, Cocoa Bush, Bamboo, Fruit Vendors, and Singhalese fishing boats (some by Scowen & Co, Ceylon); several of Japanese interest including temples, sizes approx 20cm by 26cm; and thirteen small tinted sepia photographs of Japanese topography, approx 9cm by 13.5cm; contained in a Japanese lacquered, ivory and bone inlaid album, inscribed inside the cover in pencil "These photos were collected by me in 1890"
A Japanese Carved Ivory Group, as Shoki, standing and upholding a tripod koro in his left hand, from which emerges an oni, a large oni wielding a club at his feet, Shoki's dress having inlaid detail in motherof- pearl, signed on an inlaid cinnabar kakihan, 32cm (upper half of sword now missing and various repairs).
A Documentary Shibayama/Tokyo School Ivory Okimono Carving of Boys with an Elephant, dated to the European equivalent of 1883, carved from a single block of elephant ivory, inlaid with "jewelled" detail in gold and silver coloured metals, and in green and coral tinted horn, the benign beast grazing as a troupe of five boy musicians perform on cymbals, drums (damaged) and flute upon the galleried stage while below a boy looks out from the rope ladder at whose base stands another with a trumpet, three further boys behind, one reclining, another raising his arms as if fallen, while the third approaches with a raised chawan (incised Dai Nihon.), 18.5cm, the inlaid motherof- pearl tablet incised with date equivalent to "15th year of the Meiji period . . . (?) Tokusei (artist)" (minor elements damaged).
A Japanese One Piece Carved Ivory Figure Group, depicting a smiling sage, seated, holding a begging bowl from which emanates a contorted dragon, on the back of which sits in meditative pose the goddess Guanyin, signed on an inlaid cinnabar rectangular kakihan, 34.5cm high (slight losses and cracks).
A Japanese Carved Ivory, Bone and Horn Ornament, as a tea pavilion nestled beneath a crag, the overhanging rocks supporting knarled pine trees where monkeys scramble, the thatched tea pavilion enclosing a single figure of a man holding a fan, with two monkeys near a stream nearby, raised upon a flat hardwood plinth, Meiji period, circa 1880, 25.5cm high (general poor condition overall, parts lacking or loose)
A Japanese Carved Ivory and Articulated Model of a Crab, carved and engraved detail to the carapace, claws and legs, with brown stained eyes, Meiji period, circa 1900, 22.5 wide (one leg and two claws missing, two legs detached); and A Chinese Cricket Cage, with gourd body, turned rosewood rim mounts and lid centrally set with a carved and pierced bone circular panel depicting a young boy on a water ox beneath willow trees, circa 1800, 9.5cm high (2).
A Japanese Carved Ivory Tusk Vase and Cover, on stand, the cover worked in high relief with a sea dragon amongst stylised waves, the main body worked in relief with a mythological scene of three warlords and an attendant beneath pine and willow trees fending off numerous sea dragons amongst spume, incised four character mark on an oval reserve within the interior of the vase, 26cm high, upon a carved wood and ivory inlaid stand with cloud form feet, inset red stained carved ivory seal mark, late Meiji, circa 1890, 37.5cm high.
A Pair of Late 19th Century German Figures, each on a square base with canted corners and four cast figures of knights slaying a dragon between two posts, each side with applied shield with coat of arms; the cast figures of a medieval maiden holding a falcon and wearing an elaborate brocade dress and the other of a knight with elaborate costume holding a staff, shield and sword, each with carved ivory faces, by Berthold Muller, marked 925. And with import date letter for London 1903, 51cm and 65cm high.
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