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Click here to subscribeTwelve Various Bone and Ivory Items, nine being needle cases, plus one case doubling as a stiletto, an ivory handled hook, and an ivory bodkin. The nine cases are carved and pierced, and three have obvious cracks.. Three cases have either chips or cracks but the other items appear in fair to good used condition.
A Fine Early 19th Century Ivory and Gilt Metal French Étui formed as an egg, possibly Palais Royale, the inside fitted with a chased silver-gilt panel to hold, from the rear, an ivory aide memoire/carnet de bal opening as a fan; a pencil; a stiletto and a bodkin; a thimble, a minute penknife; a tiny pair of scissors with circular handles, and a tiny ruby glass bottle with hinged lid, most likely to contain water used for sprinkling on fabric being worked. Contained in a heavy French etched glass and gold metal carrying case with front opening. Height of egg approx. 2.3/8 inches or 6cm.. Very good, slight colour change to the ivory, slightly darker towards the base. Labels still present from previous sellers, both describing the item as early 19th century, one adding “gilt metal”, the most recent giving the price being asked as £1200.
Five Interesting Bone and Ivory Lace Bobbins, to include a small and slender example with carving and red markings; another marked on the diagonal with words formed from blue dots; a more bulbous example with coiled gold wire; a slender example marked with a name, starting with A but worn; and finally another example marked on the diagonal with clearer alphabet letters, an Edward VII silver three pence coin dated 1909 supplementing small spangles. This would appear to be a piece of Trench Art and collectible in its own right.. Hard to make out the markings.
FREDERICK BRUETON (British 19th Century), 'An Old Tankard', still life study of a large German carved ivory tankard, signed and dated 1881, with label verso, 67 x 49cm approx. (B.P. 21% + VAT) Overall appearing in good condition with no immediately obvious damage. Probably original frame which has been painted gold.
WW2 British 1940 Pattern Battledress Blouse size 10 dated 1944. Lifeguards Embroidered Shoulder titles, WW2 Medal ribbon bar of Defence Medal, War Medal and General Service Medal. The BD has been tailored to open neck and buttons replaced with General Service pattern Vegetable Ivory versions on split pin fasteners. Complete with 1940 pattern Battledress Trousers. No label. Size 7. Both items have last three digits of the soldiers serial number written in ink on the linings, 473. CONDITION:Good overall condition. No significant moth holes or tears.
COSWAY, RICHARD COSWAY, RICHARD 1742 Oakford - 1821 London Titel: Portraitminiatur eines Herren (Barrington Price?). Technik: Aquarell auf Elfenbein. Maße: 7 x 5,5cm. Rahmen/Sockel: Rahmen. Rückseitig: Alte Zuschreibung mit Datierung 1788. Provenienz: Privatbesitz, Deutschland. Erläuterungen zum Katalog Richard Cosway England Englische Schule 18./19. Jh. Originale Bürgerliches Porträt Miniatur COSWAY, RICHARD COSWAY, RICHARD 1742 Oakford - 1821 London attributed Title: Miniature Portrait of a Man (Barrington Price?). Technique: Watercolour on ivory. Measurement: 7 x 5,5cm. Frame/Pedestal: Framed. Verso: Old inscription with date 1788. Provenance: Private ownership, Germany. Explanations to the Catalogue Richard Cosway England English School 18./19. C. Old Masters Bourgeois Portrait Miniature
English, c.1800, the engraved paper laid on mahogany table, trade cartouches Designed for the New Portable Orreries by W Jones, and Made and Sold by W&S Jones 30 Holborn London graduated with days of the month and of the houses of the Zodiac with names, signs and pictures, compass directions and degrees of amplitude and azimuth, table of principal affections of the planets dated ‚'Jany 1st 1794 Published as the Act directs by W. & S. Jones‚' giving details for each of the six planets nearest the sun for the year 1794, , also with tables for the revolutions and distances of the satellites of Jupiter and Saturn, with a diagram entitled The Solar System with positions for each of the planets and dated from 1796 to 1810, the 1¬Ω-inch globe made up of 24 hand-coloured engraved gores, signed Bardin London with graduated equatorial, ecliptic and one meridian, Tasmania as a peninsula in New Holland, mounted with brass twilight pointer and held above an angled ring to alter the height of the ivory moon, a secondary ring graduated with the signs for the houses of the Zodiac, and a disc showing the phases of the moon, on multi-wheeled geared mechanism, at the centre the brass sun mounted on the central axis, with planet arms for the ivory Mercury and Venus, the mechanism driven by a cranked handle in original oak case with brass oil lamp which can be fitted as alternative to the brass ball sun, table diameter 32.3cm. Condition Report:The mahogany table is sound with no losses or shrinkage cracks, the engraved paper is complete, without paper losses but faded with some wear and some stains (please see images, the third online image shows the largest stain). The Bardin globe appears in good condition with no losses. The brass clockwork mechanism is complete and fully functioning with very little wear and retains much of the original lacquer. However, the brass nut securing the mechanism to the table is missing. The pointer is missing and the ring adjusting the altitude of the moon and the zodiac ring appear to have been repaired. There appear to be no other repairs or replacements, assuming the ivory ball representing Mercury has been cleaned rather than replaced.
Binding & Calligraphic Manuscript.- Sangorski (Alberto).- Spenser (Edmund) Una and the Redcross Knight, from "The Faerie Queene", illuminated manuscript in red, black and colours on vellum, 14 leaves including blanks, title in red with large illuminated initial, full-page oval watercolour of the Redcrosse Knight and Una on horseback within illuminated floral frame in gold & colours, 7 large illuminated initials in gold & colours and 3 smaller initials in red, first leaf with decorative floral border incorporating coat-of-arms in red and silver, text written in black ink with leaf of biography and colophon at end stating "...designed, written out, and illuminated by Alberto Sangorski...with miniature...painted from an original design expressly for this work and will not be duplicated" and signed by him at end, ivory silk guard to watercolour, superbly bound in turquoise morocco elaborately tooled in gilt, by Rivière & Son, both covers with intricate design of trees, intertwining branches, leaves & flowers, 2 owls in upper branches in corners and shields with a red cross on trunks of trees at either side, all formed by onlays of green, brown, purple, fawn & burgundy morocco and outlined & elaborately tooled in gilt with leafy sprays against a background of dense pointillé, the whole within a gilt-tooled border edged by onlaid strips of black morocco, spine in six compartments with five raised bands, title and author in gilt in two compartments and date at foot, the others with leafy spray against pointillé in gilt, turn-ins repeating borders of gilt tooling edged by black morocco strips, doublures and endpapers of ivory watered silk, signed at foot of front turn-in, g.e., preserved in modern suede-lined turquoise morocco drop-back box with borders imitating those on the book, spine gilt in compartments, 8vo (c.200 x 150mm.), for Rivière & Son, [1916].⁂ A stunning binding with rich decoration covering the entire book. Alberto Sangorksi was the elder brother of Francis Sangorksi who established the famous bookbinding firm with partner George Sutcliffe. He worked for Sangorksi & Sutcliffe, who became known for their jewelled bindings, and also for Rivière & Son from 1910. He produced for both many such highly-decorated illuminated manuscripts, the most famous of which, "the Great Omar", was lost when the Titanic sank in 1912.
Cosway Binding.- Browning (Robert) A Selection from the Works, engraved portrait, tear to pp.177-178 repaired, superb "Cosway" binding of brown morocco, by Rivière & Son, the upper cover incorporating a fine watercolour circular miniature of the author on ivory by Miss C.B.Currie under glass and framed by narrowly-spaced gilt lines radiating out from the miniature forming a star shape with a double gilt fillet border, spine gilt in compartments of oval sun with radiating rays, with "Cosway binding" in gilt to fore-edge of upper board and "Invented by J.H,Stonehouse" to fore-edge of lower, pale grey watered-silk doublures and endpapers, with "Miniatures by C.B.Currie" at foot of rear doublure, binding signed at foot of front turn-in, t.e.g., others uncut, preserved in cloth slip-case, 8vo (c.165 x 135mm.), 1865.⁂ A fine example of a signed Currie Cosway binding of c.1930 with certificate bound in at beginning, "This is No. 915 of the Cosway Bindings invented by J.H.Stonehouse, with Miniatures on Ivory by Miss Currie" signed by both.
A set of Victorian silver plated asparagus servers, pierced and engraved with a songbird and with carved ivory handle, length 29cm, together with a plated teapot, other platedware, two brass candlesticks etc.Condition report: Wear to the plate on the top of finial and very end of spout on teapot. Ivory in good condition on tongs.
A fine and large set of architects drawing instruments by STANLEY London, the top tray complete with all orig instruments as shown, the central tray with a 12" STANLEY German silver rolling rule, various engine dividing rules etc. over well containing a German silver protractor with fine adjustment by STANLEY. The drawer under (released by a button under the lid) with paints, crayons etc all contained in a lockable, brass bound, figured mahogany box with key. Notwithstanding the ivory rules this is the most complete named drawing set we have offered G++
A collection of retro vintage mid 20th century circa 1950's buttons to include a selection of ball shaped toggle buttons in colours of black white and brown, white and gold coloured shank buttons having faux enamel centers, ivory coloured plastic buttons having indents to the front and shank to the back, grey two tone gloss plastic shank buttons and circular gold coloured metal shank buttons with a pierced design along the rim. Taken from a large private collection. Measures 1.5cm to 2.5cm in diameter.
˜AN IRISH GEORGE III SILVER TEAPOT, ISAAC SOLOMON, DUBLIN, 1817 chased with a girdle of a running ribbon encircling roseheads flanked by thistles and shamrocks on a matted ground, a lobed band below, the everted shoulder with gadroon rim interrupted by leafy vine and flowerhead motifs, with similar motifs applied to the silver handle and spout tip, the lobed lid with silver lobed button knop, on paw and panel feet 28.5cm long, 868gr (27oz 18dwt) including ivory insulators
˜A VICTORIAN SILVER TEAPOT, SAMUEL SMILEY FOR GOLDSMITHS' ALLIANCE LTD., LONDON, 1872 compressed globular, bright-cut engraved with formal foliate strapwork around a cartouche with two crests and another vacant, with cast gourd and leaf finial, silver handle, underside with retailer's stamp 'GOLDSMITHS ALLIANCE / LIMITED / CORNHILL LONDON' 25cm long, 568gr (18oz) including ivory insulators
A GRAINGER WORCESTER RETICULATED IVORY GROUND POT POURRI VASE AND COVER, 1892, PAINTED WITH BIRDS ON A RAISED GILT BOUGH, ON THREE ELABORATE INCURVING SUPPORTS AND LOBED CUSHION FOOT, 19CM H, PRINTED MARK, SHAPE G474/2584 Cover slightly damaged, no damage detected on vase nor any restoration
A JAPANESE SHIBAYAMA SCULPTURE OF A RICHLY CAPARISONED ELEPHANT, MEIJI PERIOD, OF IVORY AND TYPICALLY INLAID AND APPLIED WITH MOTHER OF PEARL, HORN AND LACQUER, 10CM L, UNSIGNED AND A VICTORIAN HORN BEAKER, THE EPNS RIM ENGRAVED WILLIAM ANGUS LIVERPOOL 1856 (2) Elephant - losses to some of the inlay, ears slightly chipped; typically dusty and yellowed with several minor horizontal hairline cracks on the animals rump.Beaker - good condition with slight wear to the plating
A CHINESE IVORY CARD CASE AND COVER, C1860, TYPICALLY AND INTRICATELY CARVED OVERALL WITH DENSELY PACKED SCENES, 95MM H AND A 19TH C CHINESE CARVED IVORY RECTANGULAR BOX WITH SLIDING LID (2) Card case in good condition with some natural age toning to the ivory, not cracked or warped. The box dirty / yellowed with age and accretion of dust, old later glue residues on corners where joints re-stuck
FOUR JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKES AND A SEAL, MEIJI PERIOD, THE SEAL CARVED WITH TWO CRABS, 4.5CM H, NETSUKES VARIOUSLY SIGNED Seal with several hairline cracks around the sides and much accretion of dust and dirt. Netsukes much encrusted with dust and grime, one (man with sack) broken in two and re-stuck
SCOTTISH MAHOGANY STICK BAROMETER, ADIE, EDINBURGH EARLY 19TH CENTURY the swan neck pediment with ivory roundels above a silvered Vernier scale signed A. Adie/ Edinburgh, above a plain shaft terminating in a semispherical cistern cover(95cm high)Footnote: Note: Please be aware that this lot contains material which may be subject to import/export restrictions, especially outside the EU, due to CITES regulations. Please note it is the buyer's sole responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licence. For more information visit http://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/
TWO MARINE IVORY AND PIQUE DRUG CRUSHERS EARLY 19TH CENTURY each with a square body with carved panels depicting medical saws and tools, anchors, a unicorn, an eagle, and a cameleon chasing an insect, all outlined with pique work, with wide rounded grinding surfaces and tapered pierced square handles(8cm long)Footnote: Note: By repute these drug crushers were owned by a ship's doctor who served on both the HMS Eagle and HMS Unicorn Note: Please be aware that this lot contains material which may be subject to import/export restrictions, especially outside the EU, due to CITES regulations. Please note it is the buyer's sole responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licence. For more information visit http://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/
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