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Lot 7005
Theodore Casimir Roussel (French, 1847-1926), The Saw Mill, Putney, London, etching and drypoint on ivory laid paper, signed in pencil on the tab indicating that this impression was printed by the artist, also signed in the plate, 1888-89, 4 5/8 x 3 1/8in. (11.6 x 7.8cm.), unframed. * Provenance: Michael Parkin Fine Art Ltd, Chelsea, London. ** References: (20 1/1) The Prints of Theodore Roussel: A Catalogue Raisonné by Margaret Dunwoody Hausberg 1991. There is another example of this rare etching in the Art Institute of Chicago.
Lot 9169
Three Parker fountain pens, comprising a black 45 with bi-colour cap; a black Victory; and a black 17 Lady; together with a modern black faux-leather two-pen Parker case; a black Parker Victory propelling pencil (lacks clip); a folding ivory 2ft rule by E. Preston & Sons Birm; a 1920s-30s silver cased wrist watch by Alba Watch Co. (poor cdn.); and a Japanese lacquer and shibayama whist marker. (8)
Lot 552
Early 20th Century oak two door stained and leaded glass bookcase with moulded and beaded decoration. (B.P. 21% + VAT) Loss to cornice left hand side, missing ivory escutcheons replacement handles and missing some handles generally worn and tired condition. faded in areas. Dimensions: 112 x 41 x 185cm approx.
Lot 553
Early 19th Century Welsh oak Deuddarn, the moulded cornice above drop finials and three ogee fielded panels, the interior revealing shelving area, the projecting base above three fitted drawers and two blind panelled fielded cupboards with shield shaped ivory escutcheons, standing on square legs. 135 x 53 x 183cm approx. (B.P. 21% + VAT)Obvious replacement handles, some missing. Some escutcheons the ivory is missing. Losses to cornice, especially on the left hand side, fading, wear, scratches, generally commensurate with age.Boards
Lot 1069
Wall-mounted, ivory, GPO746 Retro push button telephone replica of the 1970s GPO746 classic, compatible with modern telephone banking and any standard analogue landline, with instructions, boxed, working at time of lotting. P&P Group 2 (£18+VAT for the first lot and £3+VAT for subsequent lots)
Lot 45
An Ottoman silk lampas and gold thread panel (khema) Turkey, 17th Centurybrocaded in green, ivory and gilt thread on a blue ground with eight rows of tulips, on undulating vines, on a ground of floriated stems, mounted, on stretcher, verso with exhibition label dated 28 October 1926 103.8 x 47.5 cm.Footnotes:ExhibitedSpecial Persian Exhibition, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, October 1926, no 594 (according to a label stitched to the reverse). The design of undulating tulip vines was very popular on 16th Century Iznik ceramics. The Rustem Pasha mosque, erected between 1565 and 1575, was the first place to introduce this design on its tilework. This was followed by depictions on Iznik dishes and on Bursa textiles. For further examples of undulating tulips, see, F. Hitzel and M. Jacotin, Iznik; l'Aventure d'une Collection, Paris, 2005, pp. 213 - 219. See Nuhran Atasoy, et al, Ipek, The Crescent and the Rose: Imperial Ottoman Silks and Velvets, London 2001, figs. 239-243, for textile panels with parallel undulating tulip vines.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 61
Opium eaters chasing a mouse Mughal, perhaps Oudh, late 18th Centurybrush drawing with some colour on paper, laid down on lighter-coloured paper, black, blue and red margin rules, inscribed in Urdu in upper margin painting 198 x 254 mm.; with borders 255 x 310 mm.Footnotes:ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of Ludwig Habighorst.With Simon Ray, London, 2008.PublishedL. V. Habighorst, 'Caricature and satire in Indian miniature painting', in Indian Satire in the Period of First Modernity, eds Monika Horstmann and Heidi Pauwels, Wiesbaden 2012, pp. 117–32, fig. 9 (as Ajmer, circa 1730–50).ExhibitedGenuss und Rausch: Betel, Tabak, Wein, Hasch und Opium in der indischen Malerei, Museum Rietberg, Zürich, 2010.Genuss und Rausch: Wein, Tabak und Drogen in indischen Miniaturen, Museum für Islamische Kunst, Pergamonmuseum, Berlin 2014.J. P. Losty, Indian Paintings from the Ludwig Habighorst Collection,Francesca Galloway, London 2018, cat. 27.The Urdu inscription is translated as follows: 'An example of the state of Asaf al-Daula's army. On the appearance of a mouse, they imagine it to be a lion and in a panic the opium-addicts take up their weapons, but straight away go into a stupor!'What appears to be a comic depiction of the effects opium and bhang can also, on the strength of the inscription, be read as a satirical barb aimed at Asaf al-Daula, Nawab of Awadh (reg. 1775–97). Renowned for his architectural projects in beautifying Lucknow and for his love of the arts, what little talent for government he possessed was undermined by the persistent attempts of the East India Company to render Awadh a compliant vassal state. Its army was consistently reduced so that Awadh could never again pose a threat to the Company's armies as it had done in the reign of his father Shuja' al-Daula.The subject was more generally popular in the 19th Century. A painting, attributed to Jaipur or Mewar, circa 1840, now in the Alice Boner Collection in the Rietberg Museum, Zürich, appears to be derived from our miniature or its source, making use of the same figures, but reverses the composition and includes a suggestion of earth and sky (Boner et al. 1994, fig. 199; Habighorst et al. 2007b, fig. 74). This caricature of the effects of opium or bhang, showing how addicts become divorced from reality in their attempted assaults on the mouse, occurs several times in different late Rajasthani schools including Jodhpur (Palace Museum: see R. Crill, Marwar Painting: a History of the Jodhpur Style, Bombay 2000, fig. 120; p. 121 with other references) and Kotah (J. P. Losty, Indian Miniatures from the James Ivory Collection, Francesca Galloway, London 2010, no.22). An example of the same subject, Rajasthan, late 18th Century, was in the collection of Stuart Cary Welch: see Sotheby's, Part Two: Arts of India, 31st May 2011, lot 27.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 82
A portrait of a British officer, probably of the Bengal Army, by the artist Raja Jivan Ram North India, probably Delhi or Meerut, dated 20th July 1824oil on canvas, inscribed in Persian verso and dated 1824 46 x 41.5 cm.Footnotes:ProvenancePortion of a catalogue entry affixed to stretcher, probably Sotheby's, circa 1970s (lot 103).Private UK collection.The inscription on the reverse reads: 'The work of Jivan Ram son of [...] on the twentieth of the month of July, the year 1824'.Raja Jivan Ram, who flourished between the 1820s and the 1840s, was greatly used by the British in India for their portraits, done in a European-style naturalistic manner in oil, and also in gouache on ivory. This painting seems to be one of the earliest known of his oeuvre: he had a busy period in 1827, painting a number of officers, but he was to be found later painting members of the entourage of the Begum Samru in the 1830s (some of these are now in the Bodleian Library, and in the former Government House, Allahabad, dated 1835). In 1831-32 he was attached to the staff of Lord William Bentinck, and visited the Sikhs, painting a portrait of Maharajah Ranjit Singh. Emily Eden came across him in 1838 at Meerut, where he sketched her brother, the Governor-General, Lord Auckland. Colonel William Sleeman, in his Rambles and Recollections of and Indian Official (1844), recorded that Jivan Ram ('an excellent portrait-painter, and a very honest and agreeable person') had painted the portrait of the Mughal Emperor Akbar II (who reigned until 1837) - although his naturalism was apparently not to the taste of the Emperor's wives, who asked for the shadow under the nose to be removed. The 'Raja' was an honorary title bestowed by the Emperor.Typical of the artist's oils is the dark background, the strong side-lighting, and the use of vermilion for the lips, and red on the cheeks - as seen too in the portrait of Captain Mcmullin (Pasricha, below). Losty traces these features back to Chinnery.It has not been possible to decipher the name of the artist's father in the inscription on the back of the canvas: but in an inscription on a painting dated 1824 (now in a Maryland private collection) he noted that he was a resident of Delhi and was the son of La'lji, apparently the Patna and Delhi artist, a pioneer in European naturalistic style. In another 1824 miniature (see Forge and Lynch 2012, below) he described himself as the son of Bafalji, or Baqalji. Losty observes that William Fraser remarked in 1815 that La'lji was a pupil of Johann Zoffany, which is perhaps the root of the European manner which made its way to Jivan Ram's work.For other examples of his work see J. P. Losty, Of Far Off Lands and People: Paintings from India 1873-1881, Indar Pasricha Fine Arts, London 1993, for an oil on canvas, dated 1827, depicting Captain Robert McMullin at Meerut; Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch, Indian Painting 1600-1870, New York 2012, pp. 52-53, no. 24, for a small portrait of a Company officer by Jivan Ram on ivory, dated Agra, February 1824; and their Indian Court Painting, New York 2017, no. 31, for an oil on canvas dated 1827, depicting an officer of the Bengal Horse Artillery.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 93
A Mughal silver-mounted ivory box North India, 18th Centuryof rectangular form with hinged lid, carved with panels containing a repeat design of interlocking palmette motifs overlaid with trefoils, the borders with undulating floral vines and foliate motifs, the silver mounts engraved with vegetal motifs 12.9 x 7.9 x 4.9 cm.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
Lot 149
Fans - a 19th century?s silk and ivory fan, c. 1880; a Chinese bone brise fan, Canton, c. 1860; others, mother-of-Pearl halted; a large Japanese gold satin and hardwood fan, 20th century; etc**Please note all lots must be collected from Sudbury, Derbyshire on the 30/31/3 OR 1/4, a surcharge of £15 will be charged if the item is not collected and removed to the saleroom**
Lot 266
A George III tortoiseshell hexagonal single compartment tea caddy, pointed domed cover, silver axe-head handle, each panel outlined with ivory stringing, the front applied with an oval silver vacant cartouche within a border of silver nail heads, 13.5cm high, c.1790**Please note all lots must be collected from Sudbury, Derbyshire on the 30/31/3 OR 1/4, a surcharge of £10 will be charged if the item is not collected and removed to the saleroom**
Lot 33
Y An Italian walnut, specimen wood and ivory marquetry decorated box seat settle, incorporating 18th century and later elements, 117cm high, 155cm wide, 60cm deepCondition Report: Marks, scratches and abrasions comensurate with age and use. Old chips and splits, some small losses.Old worm damage. None significant enough to cause weakness to the structure of any elements or overall. Some old repairs. Various areas of old concentrated scratching, particularly to the seat.Of solid useable condition overall. The back panel slots into position at the rear of the seat and can easily be removed but remains in position whilst in use. Please refer to images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 203
An extraordinary, profusely inlaid, mahogany cabinet,19th century, North Italian, the top section with three doors, each with a Renaissance figure within an arched panel surrounded by ebony, ivory and boxwood geometric and flared inlay, the central door with two figures and a mother-of-pearl hawk, flanked by grotesque animal monopedia, the base with two similar doors with similar monopedia columns,135m wide54cm deep186cm highCondition report: Basically ready to be placed in a country house.Top left door with old veneer split along top of figural panel.Bottom left door with repaired verticle split to right-hand side, full length and similar quarter length on left.Small piece of moulding missing to base of top right monopedia.Appears to be missing a gallery or finials to the top. No key present, and the left and central upper doors are locked, but the right-hand example is open, enclosing shelves. Splits to right-hand door inside and out. Knocks, scratches, losses, wear and repair. Appears to have had some professional attention. Some lifting and losses to inlay. Some moulding lost. Traces of worm. Splits, scratches, knocks, fading and some repairs to base doors. Left backboard split. General wear throughout. Please see photos.
Lot 305
A satinwood veneered grand piano, by John Broadwood and Sons, London, no. 46312, with inlaid crossbanding and stringing, and brass mouldings on turned tapering legs, with a matching stool147cm wide167cm long102cm highCondition report: Covered in oapque varnish which obscures much of the grain, ideally would require refinishing, although is perfectly presentable in current condition requires tuning, a couple of sticky keys c.1900, the keys are made of ivory
Lot 319
A Persian wool and silk Tabriz rug,of recent manufacture, the field woven with a central medallion, within densely scrolling floral and foliate motifs and multiple borders, the outermost bearing an elaborate signature and decorated with sheep, on an ivory ground, 313 x 200cmCondition report: General wear. Would benefit from a light clean. Some slight marks and dirt to edges. Fringe trimmed in places.
Lot 561
Circle of Samuel Cotes (1734-1818)Portrait of a lady, bust length, in a blue dress, her hair dressed with pearlsminiature on ivory5.7 x 4.8cm, oval, in a gilt-metal frame, the back engraved with the initials 'JF' encircled by leavesCondition report: Lower edge on the left side there appears to be a little damage to the blue paint. A little faded. Not seen outside of glazed frame.
Lot 562
English School, mid-18th centuryPortrait of a young gentleman, bust length, in a blue coat and white stockminiature on ivory3.3 x 2.8cm, oval, in a gilt-metal frame;and another of a young boy, half length, in a brown coatminiature on ivory3.3 x 2.8cm, oval, in a gilt-metal frame (2)Condition report: Gentleman in blue coat: Some damage at neck and around back of the head. Some light scratches to background and on blue coat. Lightly faded. A little wear along lower edge and in background on left. Gentleman in brown coat: The paint is worn and faded. Neither seen outside of glazed frames.
Lot 563
Circle of Thomas Hazelhurst (1740-1821)Portrait of John Wilson, bust length, in a black coat and white stockinscribed on paper verso 'John Wilson was born at Scarbro October 10th 1768. He was walking between two gentlemen in ..., was struck by a horse, and died immediately on the 19th of July 1807', miniature on ivory7 x 5.7cm, in an ebonised frameCondition report: The darker black on the lapels of the coat is cracking and there are some very small flakes missing. There is also some fluff caught in this black paint. A few thunderbugs and a little dust under the glass. Some brown glue at the visible extreme edge, top left. Not seen outside of glazed frame.
Lot 564
English School, late 18th centuryPortrait of a gentleman, bust length, in a black coat and a waistcoatminiature on ivory5.3 x 4.3cm, oval, in a 15ct gold frame, the back inset with a lock of hair and pearls and a blue glass borderCondition report: A little dust under the glass. No other obvious flaws. Not seen outside of glazed frame.
Lot 566
Circle of Charles Robinson (c.1760-1821)Portrait of a gentleman, bust length, in a blue coat and white stockminiature on ivory3 x 2cm, oval, in a 15ct gold frame, with blue enamel bezel and seed pearl borderCondition report: The frame with bracelet box clasp fittings, and with later brooch fitting. A small patch of possible retouching to the left of the face, between collar and hair. Dust under the glass. Not seen outside of glazed frame.
Lot 570
English School, early 19th centuryPortrait of a gentleman, half length, in a brown coat and white stockminiature on ivory6.5 x 5.3cm, oval, in a 15ct gold frame, the back inset with plaited hairCondition report: A little dust under the glass. Possibly a little faded. Possibly a finger print in the background at the left edge. There are quite a lot of brown tones in the top area although this doesn't appear to be dirt. Not seen outside of glazed frame.
Lot 571
English School, early 19th centuryPortrait of a young gentleman, bust length, in a black coat and white stockminiature on ivory8.7 x 6.4cm, oval, in an ebonised frame and gilt-metal slipCondition report: A light scratch across the coat lapel. A pale line in front of the sitter's sideburn. The dark paint on the coat looks a little unfinished and blotchy. There is a pinky orange tinge to the top area of the portrait, including the hair. Not seen outside of glazed frame.
Lot 572
English School, early 19th centuryPortrait of a young officer, bust length, in a red coat and white sashminiature on ivory7.6 x 5.8cm, oval, in a 9ct gold frame, the back inset with plaited hairCondition report: The white paint on the sash has flaked quite considerably and there are many flecks of loose white paint under the glass. Both epaulettes also appear a little flakey. The left shoulder close to the edge has been rubbed. The upper half appears faded and there is some yellowing to the background. When held at a certain angle there appear to be lots of light scratches on and around the head. Not seen outside of glazed frame.
Lot 573
William Egley (1798-1870)Portrait of a gentleman, bust length, in a grey coat and blue stocksigned and dated 1843 verso, miniature on ivory5.8 x 4.6cm, in an ebonised frame with gilt-metal slipCondition report: The ivory appears a little warped or uneven. A very small brown speck of what appears to be damage close to the left edge on the shoulder of his coat. Possibly a tiny white speck of paint loss in the background to the left of his head. A dark grey spot on the coat in lower left corner. A few flecks of dust under the glass. Not seen outside of glazed frame.
Lot 576
Reginald Easton (1807-1893) Portrait of Jacqueline Isabel Loraine (b.1882), eldest daughter of Sir Lambton Loraine Bart. and Frederica Mary Horatia, half length, in a white dress and holding a pink rose, in a landscape;Portrait of her younger sister Isaura Freda (b.1883), half length, in a white dress and holding cherries, in a landscapetwo, miniatures on ivory9.5 x 7.5cm and 8.5 x 6.7cm, each in a leather, velvet-lined outer case (2)Condition report: Both very lightly discoloured. Not seen outside of glazed frames. Cases are worn and with some spots of mould and some fraying of the velvet in one case.
Lot 76
An ivory-handled walking stick,late 19th/early 20th century, by Swaine & Adeney of London, with a tapering Malacca shaft and horn ferrule,91cm longCondition report: Splits, discolouration and wear to handle. Loss to ebony section between handle-end shaft. Knocks and general wear to shaft and ferrule.
Lot 766
A pair of French Empire-style gilt-bronze and bronze table lamps,each with cast acanthus capital over a reeded column and on a circular spreading base, fitted with an ivory pleated shade,44.5cm high (2)Condition report: Re-wiring required, abrasions and rubbing to the base foot rim drilled for cable.
Lot 78
An ivory and ebonised walking stick, late 19th/early 20th century, the handle carved in the form of a green man, above a plain collar and tapering shaft, set with a horn ferrule, 90.5cm longCondition report: Dirt, discolouration and wear to ivory, Rubbing, knocks and general wear to collar, shaft and ferrule.
Lot 810
A Victorian three-piece silver tea set,by William Hunter, London 1848, comprising a teapot, milk jug and sugar bowl, each of bellied form, with repoussé floral and foliate decoration, and raised on cast bacchanalian mask supports terminating in paw feet, bearing a heraldic crest in the form of a stag with an arrow, the teapot with a 'C' scroll handle with ivory insulators, a bird finial and a spout in the form of an eagle,18.5cm high, 52ozt (3)Condition report: Ivory insulators cracked. Teapot handle a little wobbly. Jug does not sit perfectly on a flat surface. General light surface wear and scratches. Some rubbing to hallmarks. Tiny dents and some ever so slightly misshapen areas. Some rubbing and wear to gilt interiors of jug and bowl.
Lot 84
A Persian wool and silk Tabriz rug,of recent manufacture, the field woven with a central medallion, within densely scrolling floral and foliate motifs and multiple borders, the outermost bearing a signature, on an ivory ground, 303 x 198cmCondition report: Would benefit from a light clean. One or two marks to fringe, which is frayed and trimmed in places. General wear.
Lot 868
A mahogany, ebony and ivory stick barometer,mid-18th century, by George Adams of London, with a broken swan-neck pediment set with an urn-shaped finial, above a silvered rectangular dial, with a bowed case and an urn-shaped cistern cover, 13cm wide113cm highCondition report: Some small splits to veneer and ivory. Chips to finial. Tarnish and discolouration to dial. With mercury.
Lot 896
A marine ivory, whalebone and baleen inlaid walking stick, the ball handle above a tapering shaft, with alternating architectural, carved and fluted sections, each punctuated by graduated lozenges, terminating in a turned ferrule, 94.5cm longCondition report: Dirt and dust, small knocks, some tiny cracks, general wear commensurate with age.
Lot 908
An Indo-Portuguese ebony, tortoiseshell and kingwood cabinet on stand,late 17th century and later, the rectangular top set with a high pierced brass gallery, above an arrangement of seven moulded drawers, the sides geometrically veneered and crossbanded with rosewood, raised on a later ebonised stand, painted with corresponding faux tortoiseshell decoration, the square supports united by an undertier, 93cm wide34cm deep133cm highCondition report: Gallery loose and broken in places. Losses to veneer. Traces of ivory stringing to edge, although a great deal of this is now lost. Escutcheon missing to the top drawer, and there is one piece of tortoiseshell missing which has been replaced with wood. Some locks missing - one is off but present. Knocks, wear, scratches, scuffs and losses to stand. Joints solid. General wear throughout and would benefit from professional attention.
Lot 951
An Indian sandalwood occasional table in the form of an elephant,early 20th century, with an octagonal satinwood top and a shaped base, the elephant with ivory tusks, stamped with an inscription to the top of the base 'Prepared by Ganpatram Jatram Mibtry and Sons Pirametar Road, Bazar Baroda (India),57cm wide 24cm deep49cm highCondition report: The Mahut lacking leaving a vacant hole in the top of the elephant's head, cracks to the apron, chips and abrasions to the surface. Depth of rectangular base is 24cm. The octagonal top is 34 x 34cm. Please see photo of the table next to a dining chair for reference to size.
Lot 965
An Indian carved teak occasional table,19th century, in the form of a camel, the circular top incised with a floral band descending on to a geometric decorated base, fitted with a turned ivory nose plug,70cm long 37.5cm deep72cm highCondition report: The neck with visible join, scratches and polished in knocks, very dark stain likely non-original, possibly repaired to the rear right foot. Knocks and losses. General wear throughout.
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