INUIT CARVING. An Inuit carved walrus ivory & baleen dog sled with Inuit driver. Length 17cm. (a central section of the reins missing at the centre of the carving). Please note that all items in this auction are previously owned & are offered on behalf of private vendors. If detail on condition is required on any lot(s) PLEASE ASK FOR A CONDITION REPORT BEFORE BIDDING. The absence of a condition report does not imply the lot is perfect.WE CAN SHIP THIS LOT, but NOT if part of a large, multiple lots purchase.
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UMBRELLA. An umbrella by S Fox & Co. Ltd., the ivory handle stamped with the name H.E. Hodgson, Clifton House, Hx. Navy blue silk canopy, worn. Please note that all items in this auction are previously owned & are offered on behalf of private vendors. If detail on condition is required on any lot(s) PLEASE ASK FOR A CONDITION REPORT BEFORE BIDDING. The absence of a condition report does not imply the lot is perfect.WE CAN SHIP THIS LOT, but NOT if part of a large, multiple lots purchase.
Royal Worcester ivory ground two-handled small vase painted with a bouquet of flowers within gilt and pearl borders, 10cm high and two blush ivory ground two-handled miniature mugs painted with loose flower sprays within gilt rims, printed green and puce marks, circa 1900 (one extensively damaged and restored) (3)
An ivory topped walking stick, the turned ivory terminal having circular profile of a monarch to the top, with applied silver cartouche to the bamboo styled shaft, the cartouche stamped Birmingham 1909, with maker Joseph Angell, the ivory top unscrews to reveal white metal pen in case, also with ivory terminal, 88.5cm in length
An ivory and white metal topped walking cane/opium pipe, the turned ivory top having circular white metal disc to the top, also having turned ivory terminal, the terminal unscrews to reveal stem of the built in opium pipe, with applied saddle, collar and bowl to the top half of the 84cm long cane
An ivory topped walking stick, having decoratively engraved bird amongst rock, tree and bamboo design, with applied florally decorated ivory disc to top, silver hallmarked collar dated Sheffield 1907 by James Dixon & Son, with bamboo style shaft, the ivory top unscrews to reveal 14cm long glass tub and topper
A late 19th/early 20th Century made-up walking cane, the top having smooth ivory ball with applied filigree decoration, with shaped stone topper, possibly Carnelian, lower being a silver handle, with embossed Bird amongst foliate design, with applied yellow metal cartouche, with lower bamboo section
The next three lots are all related to Major General Foster Stalker (1798-1857). First Division Commander of the North Indian Division against Persia in 1857, Stalker entered the East India Company Service as a Cadet in 1818. Rising to the Rank of Major General after 36 years of service. Foster Stalker's Division comprising of 2300 British soldiers and 3400 India Sepoys of the Bombay Presidency Army. Landing in Persia early December 1856 where they took Bushire. In 1857 during the conflict with Persia Foster Stalker along with a fellow General found the stresses of leading soldiers into battle too over bearing and committing suicide in the field. A hand painted miniature portrait of Major General Foster Stalker, painted on ivory, the image showing him in his finest military Dress Tunic, 9.5cm x 7.5cm, in decorative gilt frame
A George III three-piece silver tea set, Alice & George Burrows, London 1806, of oblong form on ball feet, the teapot with ivory heat absorbers, approximately 1120gm/see illustration CONDITION REPORT: Some minor dents, including to reeded band of teapot. Some wear commensurate with age but overall appearance good.Lot contains an element of pre-1947 ivory or other organic material which may be subject to export restrictions.
A 19th Century Dieppe ivory crucifix, the carved figure of Christ to an ebony cross, 40.5cm high CONDITION REPORT: Ivory slightly stained at head and crown, arms carved separately and joined.Lot contains an element of pre-1947 ivory or other organic material which may be subject to export restrictions.
19th Century English School/Portrait Miniature of a Young Lady/half-length, wearing a white dress/initialed AP/watercolour on ivory, 11.5cm x 8.5cm/in a gilt metal frame with engine turned back CONDITION REPORT: The image is of good quality, and the mellow colours are a little faded, the frame is gilt metal Lot contains an element of pre-1947 ivory or other organic material which may be subject to export restrictions.
A Chinese ivory card case, 19th century, of rectangular form, carved with figures, trees and pavilions in a garden, 9.5cm long, together with a Canton enamelled wall vase, painted with blossoming prunus and a bamboo leaf, 18.6cm high (2)Condition report: Card case - split to the side of the cover. Holes to box, Surface scratches and crack to the interior rim. Minute chip to petal on top of the cover.Enamel wall vase - Enamel losses and dents throughout. Surface scratches. Handle missing left-hand side. Cracks to the underside.
A Japenese ivory shell dream, Meiji period, the bivalve opening to reveal figures in a boat on a river surrounded by pine trees, signed to base, 6cm long approximately, a carved ivory figure of a boy holding a blossoming peony branch, 4.5cm high, together with a further quantity of Japanese ivory and wood carvings (qty.)Condition report: Shell dream - cracks to the base. Surface scratches.Boy - his left hand missing. Chip to his right foot. Split running down the back of his robe. Peony branch broken off at the endFurther ivory and wood carvings - all with chips, cracks or losses, except Geisha group, theatrical figure, and three wood netsuke
A travelling chess set and a Tunbridgeware sewing box, the chess set with natural and red stained ivory pieces, 25.5cm square when open, the box with parquetry cubes with in foliate border, 20cm wide, 14cm deep. (2)Condition report: Chess set - red stained pieces faded, one flap of box split and repairedTunbridgeware box - warped ill fitting lid, dirty yellow painted interior
Three softwood handheld printing blocks, two with floral motifs, one geometric, two 16cm long, one 14cm long and a paper mache crumb tray with mother of pearl insets, a small 19th century ivory brush, tray 27cm wide (5)Condition report: Blocks with minor wear.Tray with chips to edges.Brush, no obvious major faults.
Three various walking sticks, the first a Maori example, carved with a figure with folded arms, heavily tattooed, another emanating from its head, both with sticking out tongues and abalone eyes, further masks and creatures, 89cm, the second with grotesque one eyed head, 86cm, the third bamboo with carved dog's head. 89cmCondition report: First Maori - good condition, but four pieces of abalone shell inlay missingSecond - incomplete, hat missing, part of ivory collar missing, one tooth missing (possibly intentially?)Third - bamoo split on bend, ears with rubbed wear.Length of the Maori stick is 88.5cm.
An 18th century ivory and hand painted fan, decorated with figures and a putto in classical dress within a landscape scene and rococo scrolls, the ivory frame carved and pierced with figures and painted with birds and insects, in box frame, 50cm wide (fan only), the frame measuring 34.5 x 58.5cmCondition report: Unexamined out of frame. Wear to the paint in some areas, losses and tears to some areas. An old patch repair to one spot. Some losses to ivory.
A 19th century steel and a carving knife, with carved ivory bull and lion's head handles, the steel with silver ferrule, by SE, London 1895, steel stamped 'Bramwell's Patent, Herbert & Sons, 6 & 7 West Smithfield', the knife stamped 'Weiss, 33 Strand'. 40 & 49.5cmCondition report: Bull - has splits to ivory including wider filled crack to one side of headLion - dowel insert to top of head, minor cracks to head, no eyes
Fourteen various 19th and 20th century named cutlery items, with wooden and ivory handles, including 'Cheese Knife', 'Fruit' (3), 'Lemon' (3), 'Orange', 'Potato', 'Sardines' (4), together with a china sardine dish and coverCondition report: Sardine dish - very poor with brown staining and heavy crazingCutlery - some handles worn and rubbed, one cracked
Various items of cutlery, comprising fifteen knives and two forks, with wooden, ivory, bone and hardstone handles, including a silver fish knife and fork, invalid soldier's eating implement, etc (17)Condition report: Various conditions, inlavid knife rusty and with perished edges, others with worn plate,
A Japanese ivory carving, early 20th century, of a deity in elaborate jewellery and robes, carrying a fan in her left hand and a pagoda in her right hand, an attendant carrying a koro by her side, signed Moriryoshi, 13cm high, associated wood stand (2)Condition report: Cracks to ivory throughout. Fan with chips to whisks and repair to handle, ribbons repaired. Minute chips to edges. Wood stand with general wear.
Continental School and British School, 18th Century - Group of three portrait miniatures, comprising Portrait of a lady with pink ribbon, signed Dubois, watercolour on ivory 5 x 4cms; Portrait of a lady in white chemise, watercolour on ivory, 6 x 5cms; Portrait of a lady in an ochre gown, watercolour on ivory, 8.5 x 6.5cms. (3)
Continental School, 19th Century - Portrait miniature boxes, comprising: a Dutch white metal box with enamel portrait of a young lady reclining, 3 x 4 x; a gilt metal patch box with central miniature of a woman in a lace bonnet, 2 x 9 x 6cms; an ivory patchbox with central miniature of a woman with a white headband, watercolour on ivory, 2.5 x 7.5cms diameter. (3)
A small quantity of ivory and bone items, including: a 1920's ivory hand mirror; a Cantonese bodkin case with screw top; a pair of 1920's ivory glove stretchers; a turned ivory parasol handle; a Japanese ivory finial carved with Noh Masks; an ivory abalone small box with screw top; various small bone items, including dice. (qty)
African art Senufo rhythm pounder (Siibele)Ivory Coast. . Cm 134,00. Imposing Senufo sculpture depicting an anthropomorphic figure in dark patina wood.For a similar example see Sotheby's sale November 18, 2000 lot 66 or Brooklyn Museum n ° 74.214Italian private collection, acquired around the 1970s.Provenance: Parisian collection of the painter Arturo Carmassi (Lucca 1925 - Empoli 2015).
African art Senufo helmet mask (wanyugu)Ivory Coast. . Cm 76,00 x 36,00. mask of the so called “firespitter” type, used by members of the men's Poro Society, of imposing proportions and fine bright black patina.Provenance: Parisian collection of the painter Arturo Carmassi (Lucca 1925 - Empoli 2015). This piece had come through the inheritance of the collector and humanist Renèe Druart (Grasse 1888 - 1961) whose daughter Carmassi had married.
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