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Click here to subscribeAn Edwardian mahogany oval Wall Mirror, a bevelled edge plate enclosed with an inlaid banding of boxwood and ivory, 27in (68.5cm) wide x 21in (53cm) high, together with a mahogany framed Spider Mirror, with swinging action, on turned and finialled supports, raised on splayed legs, 28in (71cm) wide x 20in (51cm) high and a small antique red Rug, 28in (71cm) wide x 44in (112cm) long
A George III pendant portrait miniature, of a woman with bouffant hair wearing a pink dress and pendant necklace, in watercolour on ivory, set in a yellow metal pendant mount within a bezel of square-cut almandines, verso a romantic hair-work vignette looking past a solitary tree on an outcrop towards a distant rustic cottage and church within a naturalistic vine cartouche, 53 mm x 47 mm, on a period claret velvet covered stand
Neapolitan mandolin attributed to Antonio Vinaccia, Naples, the back of twenty-two fluted ribs, the one piece bent table, like the sound hole is bordered by two narrow ebony and two ivory strips; the outer ivory border is widest, the table inlaid with a shaped mother of pearl plaque below the bridge and a tortoiseshell plaque on gold leaf above the bridge, the sound hole surround with mother of pearl segments set in red shellac, with a tortoiseshell on gold leaf overlaid fingerboard, the elongated rosewood bridge has an ivory saddle, the face of the peg box overlaid with tortoiseshell and bone, the neck overlaid with five ivory and four ebony strips, reverse friction pegs, labelled Antonio Vinaccia Fecit Neapoli Anno 1780 Overall length of back 57.5cm Provenance * This mandolin belonged to the collection of Haags Gemeentemuseum, Ec 46-1983 (since 2019 Kunstmuseum Den Haag) and was exchanged approximately 1992 at a value of ƒ 10.000,- (EUR 4.550,-) for a work of art of Constant Nieuwenhuys (1920-2005). Exhibition 1994, De Mandoline en de Gitaar door de eeuwen heen/ The Mandolin and the Guitar through the Ages, in POM (Provinciaal Overijssels Museum), Zwolle, Netherlands. Publication Alex Timmerman, De Mandoline en de Gitaar door de eeuwen heen/The Mandolin and the Guitar through the Ages, drukkerij Tulp, Zwolle, Netherlands, 1994, cat. 7, pp. 24-27
Fine Neapolitan mandolin by Donato Filano, Naples, 1760, the back with twenty-one fluted ribs, the table edged with ivory, with a mother of pearl plaque below the bridge and a tortoiseshell plaque above it, the sound hole with mother of pearl segments inset into tortoiseshell, the neck overlaid with bone and ebony strips, the neck and the face of the head overlaid with tortoiseshell and ivory, the latter with extensive incised decoration, labelled Donato Filano Fecit Napoli 1760, in case *This mandolin has been in the same Italian family for over forty years
Square piano by Muzio Clementi & Co., London, circa 1805, the mahogany case with holly and stained fruitwood multiple stringing, the satinwood faciaboard with stringing en suite, rosewood cross banding, two fretted panels and painted with floral swags, the five and a half octave keyboard including 'additional notes', FF to c4, with ivory naturals and ebony accidentals, double action with mopstick over dampers, dust cover overlaid with green silk, a pedal controlling the damper lift, on frame stand with square tapered legs and shelf stretcher Inscribed New Patent, Muzio Clementi & Co., Cheapside, London, stamped with the serial number 3359 Length 169cm, width 59.3c., case depth 24cm
Composite nine course bass lute, Italy, possibly 17th century and later, the body comprising twenty-six ribs, later capping strips, the table, neck, fingerboard and reflex peg box all 19th century or later, the table with thin bone edging, the pierced parchment rose with a surround of mother of pearl segments set in black mastic, an ivory carving of the Madonna and Child applied beneath the modern bridge, the neck overlaid with ebony and bone, the fingerboard with a large oval bone plaque inset in ebony with scrolling foliage, with repairer's label Sebastián Nuñez Reparavit Ultrajectum Anno 1992 Body length 63.8cm, string length 77.5cm
Neapolitan mandolin, by Pasquale Vinaccia e Figli, Naples, 1891, the back of twenty-seven rosewood ribs, the capping strip edged with kingwood, the two-part top, made of Sitka spruce with a very fine grain, the pickguard of tortoiseshell on gold leaf and oval sound hole edged with mother of pearl inlay in red shellac, the four metal choirs run over the ivory saddle of the ebony bridge, over the bend of the top, the lateral tuning pegs are made of ivory, labelled Pasquale Vinaccia e Figli fabbricanti di strumentiarmonici Di S.M. La Regina d'Italia Rue Catalana N. 53 Napoli Anno 1891, in modern case Length of back 59cm Exhibition 1994, De Mandoline en de Gitaar door de eeuwen heen/ The Mandolin and the Guitar through the Ages, in POM (Provinciaal Overijssels Museum), Zwolle, Netherlands. Publication Alex Timmerman, De Mandoline en de Gitaar door de eeuwen heen/The Mandolin and the Guitar through the Ages, drukkerij Tulp, Zwolle, Netherlands, 1994, cat. 13, pp. 40-41.
Two 19th century ivory mounted violin bows; also a child's ivory mounted bow, 19" long and a French half size violin bow with no frog (4)-Additional images for Lot 2283 (11/12/2020) are available at the following link: https://we.tl/b-fGRfr1M7YG These links are continuously updated. Please feel free to check back as requests come in.
An early 19th century French campaign cutlery set, to include a white metal beaker, ivory condiment container, folding knife, fork and spoon each with ivory handles, the knife blade marked Larbaud No.3, housed in a black leather barrel shaped travel case, h.14cm. (lacking toothpick and corkscrew.)
* A late Victorian ivory page turner, mounted with a taxidermy Fox (Vulpes vulpes) pad, the silver collar engraved "Exmoor Foxhounds found at Swincombe Challacombe killed at Yenworthy Nov 3rd 1892", maker Hilliard & Thomason, Birmingham, 1892, 31cm.Condition report: From ‘A Broad Collection from a lifetime by The Broads’ - a large single-owner collection of rural bygones and museum-quality taxidermy from some of the most renowned ‘animal and bird preservers’ from the Victorian era and later. Read more about the collection here.
* A late Victorian ivory page turner, mounted with a taxidermy Badger (Meles meles) pad, the white metal collar engraved ME Peebles June 1885, 31cm.Condition report: From ‘A Broad Collection from a lifetime by The Broads’ - a large single-owner collection of rural bygones and museum-quality taxidermy from some of the most renowned ‘animal and bird preservers’ from the Victorian era and later. Read more about the collection here.
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