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Click here to subscribeAn early 19th century embossed hallmarked silver teapot of compressed circular form, hallmarks rubbed, length 27cm, approx 16.88ozt/525.3g (af).Additional InformationIt has ivory insulators so cannot be shipped outside the UK unless with proper licences. It is in very poor condition, it is very badly damaged, has been repaired numerous times, solder throughout and heavy surface wear.
A JAPANESE SHIBIYAMA IVORY CARD CASE, 19th century, decorated with peacock, wading birds, butterfly's and insects, in gilt and mother of pearl against an ivory ground, repeated to the back panel and spine 10.5cm high; together with another ivory note case, 19th century, decorated to one side with a lion and the opposing with tiger, 9cm high
Y Attributed to John Hoskins (British circa 1590-1664)Lady Glynne Wheler, wearing black dress, white underslip, pearl and gem jewels, single strand pearl necklace, pearl drop earrings, her hair curled and upswept into a bun embellished with pearlsOil on vellum, ovalSigned with initials and dated 1648 (lower right)6.5 x 4.5cm (2½ x 1¾ in.)Together with fourteen portrait miniatures, variously oil on copper, vellum, watercolour on ivory and enamel, each depicting a member of the Sitwell family from the 17th to 19th centuries, each identified by inscriptions to labels attached verso, the largest 14 x 10cm, the smallest 3.5 x 3cmFramed as three groups of five, in oval frames, the largest overall: 49 x 43cm, the remaining two: 42 x 35cm (3)Condition Report: They are all presented behind glass in three common frames. They are unexamined out of their frames, but under UV light there are no visible signs of damage or restoration.Condition Report Disclaimer
A rare German carved ivory spherical box and cover adapted from a ball pommel from a wheel lock belt pistolLate 16th century, probably ThuringianOn later turned feet, 7cm wide, 7.5cm deep, 8cm high (2 1/2in wide, 2 1/2in deep, 3in high) Footnotes:For a pair of German 16th century wheel lock pistols with almost identical decoration, see Bonhams, 28 November 2018, The Richard Garrett Collection of Antique Firearms lot 198.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Indian mixed metal box20th centuryRectangular with curved ends, the top mounted with two oval miniature portraits in gouache and gold on ivory of the Mughal Emperor Akbar and the Empress Nur Jahan, the sides decorated with stylised floral motifs 18.5cm wide, 4cm high (7in wide, 1 1/2in high) This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A collection of bijouterie19th century and laterIncluding a cut- glass scent bottle, a pair of pilgrim flasks painted with flowers, a cut glass obelisk, a Chinese articulated silver fish, three seals, a small oval silver frame, two small Regency tortoiseshell boxes, a shoe shaped vesta case, an ivory and silver mounted page turner, a small tortoiseshell box containing a cut-glass scent bottle and a tortoiseshell, and a silver page turner fitted with a quill knife, the shoe shaped vesta case: 8.5cm wide, 2.5cm deep, 3.5cm high (3in wide, 0 1/2in deep, 1in high) (Qty)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Italian ebony, ebonised and engraved bone inlaid cabinet on later standThe cabinet early 18th centuryWith ivory strung top and sides and a pair of panelled doors enclosing a fitted interior of drawers and a central cupboard, the later stand with barley twist supports, labelled to the underside of the stand: Property of Countess Portarlington, 76cm wide x 35cm deep x 133cm high, (29 1/2in wide x 13 1/2in deep x 52in high)Footnotes:Provenance: Christie's, London, South Kensington, 26 October 2016, The Hone Collection, lot 99.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP Y Ф* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A collection of small Asian works of art19/20th centuryComprising a Japanese embossed tobacco pouch, four various Japanese netsuke and okimono, a Chinese amber snuff bottle and stopper, a small bronze seated Budai weight, etc. (a lot) (qty)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
THÉODORE RIVIÈRE, FRENCH (1857-1912)A PATINATED BRONZE GROUP OF SALAMMBÔ AT MATHÔ'S ENTITLED CARTHAGEOn an oval base, signed THEODORE RIVIERE CARTHAGE, inscribed Susse Frères Paris with foundry stamp Susse Frères Editeurs Paris, together with a moulded walnut plinth, 19cm wide, 26cm deep, 42cm high (7in wide, 10in deep, 16 1/2in high) the plinth: 7cm high, Footnotes:This model was exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1895 and at the Paris 1900 Universal Exhibition, where it was considered as one of the Symbolist movement's key exhibits.A similar group is in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris and a plaster-model is in the collection of the Musée des Beaux Arts in Dijon.Mathô, the chief of the Barbarian soldiers, is depicted dying at the feet of Salammbô, the daughter of his Carthaginian enemy Hamilcar Barca, crying: 'I love you, I love you'. This scene is taken from Gustave Flaubert's novel, Salammbô, published in 1862.A bronze and ivory group also with foundry stamp for Susse Freres Editeurs Paris, was sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street, Fine European Furniture and Works of Art, 5 July 2012, lot 258. Provenance: Sotheby's London, 19th & 20th Century Sculpture, 21 May 2014, lot 75.Literature: Kjellberg Pierre, Les bronzes du XIXe siècle, Dictionnaire des sculpteurs, Paris, Les éditions de l'amateur, 1989;Laure de Margerie, Musée d'Orsay, catalogue sommaire illustré des sculptures, 1986.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Japanese ivory standing figure of a farmerLate 19th centuryHolding a basket on his right shoulder, above a small boy, signed, 12cm high, (4 1/2in high)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Samuel John Stump RA (British, 1780-1860)A portrait miniature of a lady in a wooded landscape, wrapped in a tiger skin. Watercolour on ivory (ivory cracked), gilded composition frame, together with a further seventeen small works comprising: four portrait miniatures, all depicting ladies, circa 1790-1830, three of which painted on ivory, the other oil on metal; two late 19th century portrait miniatures painted on ivory; two early 20th century portrait miniatures painted on ivorine; a study of Archangel Gabriel in oil on metal and inscribed, Quis ut Deus; a pencil study of a female head in a verre églomisé mount; two pencil and watercolour studies, one of a lady, circa 1800 and one of two young children, 19th century; a hunting scene signed Fred K. Hancock, watercolour on paper; three prints, one of which printed on glass and depicting Elizabeth I after an oil portrait from circa 1585-1590 by an unknown artist in the National Portrait Gallery (inventory no. NPG 2471); and one wax cameo profile by Peter Bates. Various formats and sizes, title miniature: rectangular, 14mm (9/16in) high (18)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
λ A fine English mounted yataghan, first quarter of the 19th century, Balkan blade 24 in., of typical forward curving form and inlaid in silver with panels of scrolling decoration involving script, the shoulder covered with a silver repoussé plate; English 'Mameluke' style hilt of gilt brass and ivory, quillons and langets richly embossed with oak leaves, grip strap formed of leaf chevrons with a beaded medial line, ivory pistol grips secured with flower head rivets; black leather scabbard with gilt brass locket and chape - each encircled by a band of leaf chevrons, the outer faces engraved with elegant botanical forms against a textured ground, the locket with two loose rings having reeded edges and Greek key decoration to each side, inner face of locket with cutler's particulars engraved within a seeded border "Salter Sword Cutler & Jeweller to H.R.H. the Duke of Sussex 35 Strand LONDON". John Salter, who occupied 35 Strand between 1801 and 1824, is notable as having been both cutler and jeweller to Admiral Lord Nelson, and to a limited number of other naval officers including Edward Pellew; and as having been cutler to Lloyd's Patriotic Fund. The blade is dated 1220 AH (CE 1st April 1805 - 21st March 1806) and carries a pious invocation to Hasan and Husain, key martyrs in Shi'ite hagiography who died at the battle of Karbala in 680 AD. Their names appear on many Balkan arms. The silver inlay work can be attributed to Shkodra, Montenegro and southern Bosnia. There is a similar blade in the Wallace Collection.
Major General Henry Edward Manning Douglas, V.C., C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., Royal Army Medical Corps: a presentation silver cigarette box, engraved dedication from the staff of the Royal Army Medical College October 13th 1929, facsimile signatures to the sides, Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co., London 1928; together with an Indian ivory statuette of the General, in dress uniform, wearing his orders, decorations and medals, his hand resting on the hilt of an 1831 pattern general officer's sword, the base engraved 'DOUGLAS V.C. and 'K.R. DESH PANDE FECIT POONA''; and a plaster bust of the general, by the same designer, dated 2nd August 1932. [3] See lot 7
A treen spice box and cover,mid-19th century, containing eight lidded compartments inscribed 'Mace', 'Nutmeg', 'Lemon peel', 'Cloves', 'Pepper', 'Cinnamon', 'Ginger' and 'pdrd Cinnamon', each box containing a quantity of the spice described, the cover to the outer box inscribed 'Spicebox',14cm diameter12cm high, anda turned treen nutmeg grater, the screw top revealing the metal grater, in a vegetable ivory mount and a nutmeg,7cm highProvenance: The Peter and Pat Crofts Collection.Condition report: Some minor wear to main box.
A George III silver and ivory-handled cheese scoop,maker's mark E.F. probably by Edward Fernell, London 1811, no town mark,with a tapering, faceted handle and a plain silver scoop, a Victorian silver and ivory-handled butter knife,by Hilliard & Thomason, Birmingham 1889,the handle carved with flutes and the blade decorated with zigzag motifs and a spray of ferns,together with a pair of Victorian silver and ivorine-handled fish servers,by Goldsmiths' & Silversmiths' Co., London 1899,of plain design (4)Provenance: The Peter and Pat Crofts Collection.Condition report: Cheese scoop - no obvious major faults. Scoop section polished and possibly erased.Butter knife - no obvious major faults.Fish servers - no obvious major faults.
Attributed to Robert Wade, late 18th centuryPortrait of a nobleman in a black coat and black waistcoat, wearing a blue badge adorned with a red jewel and a coronet with five ballssigned with initials 'Rbt W...' and dated 1794 l.l., on ivory, oval6.1 x 4.6cm, with plaited hair, blue glass and brooch pin versoCondition report: Condition appears fine,
An Anglo-Indian ivory tea caddy,c.1810-1820, Vizagapatam, of sarcophagus form and decorated with penwork foliate borders, opening to reveal two fitted canisters and a recess for a mixing bowl,30cm wide16cm deep18cm high Condition report: old splits, the interior with signs of restorations, mixing bowl lacking discolouration and loses
A Japanese carved ivory figure of a child,Meiji period, (late 19th century) standing on a sphere, on a wooden stand, incised signature beneath base,18cm high excluding stand (2)Condition report: overall good order, on fingertip broken and lost, light discolouration no obvious chips or cracks
Horace Hone (c.1754/56-1825)Portrait of a young lady in a white lace dresssigned with initials 'H.H.' and dated 1819 l.r., on ivory, oval7 x 5.7cm, in an ivory caseCondition report: The image is clear and good - there is a slight scuff mark to the left-hand side edge by the mount. Scuffing to the velvet interior of the case. Not taken out of its frame.
Gustavus Hamilton (Irish, 1739-1775)Portrait of a gentleman in a lilac coat, matching waistcoat and white cravatsigned with initials 'GH' and dated 1758 l.r., on ivory, oval3.2 x 2.7cmProvenance: Christie's and Hamilton Osborne King, Castletown House, Kilkenny, Ireland, 7 October 1991, lot 407;Bonhams London, 22 February 2005, lot 79.Condition report: Condition appears fine.
A Victorian malacca walking stick,the malacca handle carved as a dog's head with glass eyes, over an embossed yellow metal collar with a vacant shield-shaped cartouche,90cm long including rubber ferruleProvenance: The Peter and Pat Crofts Collection.Condition report: Some discolouration to ivory.
A Japanese solid carved ivory figure of Kannon Bosatsu,Meiji period (late 19th century), seated on a lotus with three attendants to the top of the mandorla, red seal signature Kogyoku beneath base,21.5cm highCondition report: Good condition but tiny crack to surround of red signature panel beneath
A group of four walking sticks,to include a malacca sword stick, with white metal mounts,85cm long,a bamboo stick, with a silver knob handle in the form of a grotesque face, by George Brace, London 1879,93cm long,a malacca stick, with a carved bull handle,87cm long, anda bamboo swagger stick, with an ivory dog's head terminal and white metal collar,83cm long (4)Provenance: The Peter and Pat Crofts Collection.Condition report: All with wear and minor blemishes.No obvious major faults.Approx 2.8cm diameter at separation point.
An ivory and Shibayama box,Meiji period (late 19th century), with screw cover, 9cm high,together with a small carved and stained ivory vase,with two bronze panel mounts9cm high (2)Condition report: Box - 8 cracks to screw cover, 1 inlaid leaf lostVase - small chip to rim, cracks and losses around the base, some have been in-filled with other materials, repair to base (see pics).
An ivory-veneered games box,19th century, Anglo-Indian, Vizagapatam, the folding playing surface with alternating horn squares, within a foliate penwork-decorated border, enclosing a sandalwood, ebony and ivory backgammon board to the interior,46cm wide23.5cm deep10.5cm high closedCondition report: Splits, knocks, scratches, wear and repair. Damage, repair and replacement to veneer. Fading and discolouration. Splits, damage and repair to interior. Metalware possibly replaced.
A Japanese carved ivory short sword,Meiji period (late 19th century), finely decorated with two relief figure groups, incised signature,37.5cm longCondition report: Loss to rim of scabbard and a few splits (see images). Some small splits throughout. Possible repairs to sides of handle. A few black spots.
English School, c.1730Portrait of Anastasia, Countess of Peterborough (1695-1755), wearing a white dress, red shawl and blue hat decorated with flowerson ivory, oval5 x 4cm, in a blue glass and 9ct gold frame, with plaited hair versoCondition report: Tested as approximately 9ct gold. Conditioin is fine - a really lovely miniature
A set of eighteen Chinese carved ivory figures,19th century, on wooden stands, described as the 'Disciples of Lohan', each portrayed with their attributes, including animals, musical instruments, lotus, tools and precious objects,14-16cm high (18)Condition report: Figures - one has large vertical crack in back, two have smaller cracks, generally good otherwiseStands - pegged on to figures, some have come apart, some have previously been repaired, some have lossesyes, they are made of ivory, yes there are 18approx 5.9kg total weight including stands
English School, early 19th centuryPortrait of a gentleman in a blue coat with white stock and jewelled stick pinon ivory, oval9 x 7cm, in a gold frame tested as approximately 9ct gold with rolled gold suspension, woven hair and initials 'WN' versoCondition report: Some loss of colour and the gold frame is a little worn
Four French white metal and stained ivory gaming boxes and counters,mid-18th century, probably by Mariaval Le Jeune, Paris, each rectangular box with white metal mounts, which test as silver, enclosing a hinged lid decorated in colours with an exotic figure seated in an ornamental garden, the sides and bases un-decorated, together with twenty-eight long counters decorated to both sides, fifteen un-decorated counters and six with remnants of red-painted decoration, housed in a contemporary shagreen case with a domed, hinged cover,counter boxes 8cm long6cm deep1.5cm high,shagreen case 18cm long14cm deep5cm highProvenance: The Peter and Pat Crofts Collection.Condition report: Counter boxes - appear in good order, with some minor discolourating to the ivory which may be dirt. The decoration to the counters is a little worn as to be expected.The shagreen case - has two shrinkage splits to the domed top (see images) and more miknor splits to one side. Otherwise it is in good order with expected wear.
Two Victorian malacca walking sticks,one with a bone handle, worked as a grotesque with glass eyes over a white metal collar, engraved 'J.W. Palliser Btd', 88cm long including rubber ferrule,the other with an ivory terminal, worked as a clenched fist over a white metal collar,82cm long including rubber ferrule (2)Provenance: The Peter and Pat Crofts Collection.Condition report: 1 - no obvious major faults.2 - small loss to collar.
Delhi School,mid to late 19th century, a pair of architectural studies on ivory depicting the interior of the Diwan I Am and Diwan I Khus in the Red Fort, Delhi, each within a white metal mount behind a convex glass,21cm wide14.5cm high (2)Condition report: Old splits to the panels, patched and strengthen repairs visible from the reverse, small areas of loss and damage to the paint.
Two small Japanese carved ivory okimonos,Meiji period (late 19th century), the first a sage seated by a table, a scroll in his left hand, incised signature Taizan beneath base, the second a mother and three children,6.5 and 8cm high (2)Condition report: Sage - there may have been holding something in his right hand, loss to the tablet/scroll in left hand.Group - vertical crack to mother's back, black spot to the underneath.
Four Louis XV ivory gaming boxes,c.1750, by Mariaval Le Jeune (Mariaval the Younger), Paris and Rouen, the rectangular boxes stained red, green, yellow and natural, three covers decorated with figures titled 'L 'Amerique', 'L 'Europe' and 'La Frique', one 'Si Je Prend Je Suis Pris', the cover interiors with river landscapes, each with ornate, gilt metal hinges, and signed 'Mariaval Le Jeune', the three continents recorded as Paris, the green box, Rouen,8cm long6cm deep2cm high (4)Provenance: The Peter and Pat Crofts Collection.Similarly decorated boxes are held in public collections including the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.Such boxes were made in sets of four to hold counters for a card game, probably 'reversis', an ancient Italian card game from which the games of hombre and quadrille were derived in the 18th century. The four boxes are coloured green (for diamonds), red (for spades), yellow (for clubs) and white (for hearts).Condition report: Expected wear.
Nathaniel Plimer (1757-1822)Portrait of Mrs Amos Gordon wearing a white ruffled dresson ivory, oval5.7 x 4.6cm, with blue glass and plaited hair versoCondition report: The colours have faded a little. There is a little light yellowing overall. Some light surface dust and dirt. The frame is in good overall condition. There sticky remnants of old labels on the case verso.
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