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Lot 205
Attributed to William Grimaldi portrait miniature on ivory of a lady wearing a lace cap or bonnet, initialled to left hand edge W G, height 7.5cm, inscribed to back cover 'This miniature was bought at a sale of Bruton Knowles March 20th 1907 lot 700 miniature by Grimaldi' and with further label to frame '511 Portrait of an old lady wearing lace cap by W Grimaldi (W. Johnston Vaughan's sale September 1928 (£3:15:0)'
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Lot 145
A late Victorian mahogany artist's box the figured top with brass inlaid medallion opening to reveal and embossed leather label "Winsor & Newton Ltd, Manufacturers by appointment to Her Majesty and to T.R.H. The Prince and Princess of Wales, 38 Rathbone Place, London", the fitted interior with two lidded bottles inscribed "watercolour megilp....", and "permanent Chinese white...", two further bottles inscribed "illuminating gum water" and "limpid extract of gall", pottery palettes, ivory mounted ebony rule, two agate topped scratching out tools and selection of paint blocks including vermilion, lamp black, ivory black, brown ochre, Naples yellow, gamboge, raw sienna etc. CONDITION REPORTS Numerous surface scratches, scuffs and knocks to the wooden case. Some fading and discolouration to the outer case. The interior has light surface scratches, areas of staining, accretions. Item has general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. See photos for more details
Lot 24
A circa 1900 French electric therapy unit, the mahogany case stamped "A Gaiffe, Paris 200196", the dial inscribed "Onduleur Faradique des Drs Zimmern & Turchini BTE S.G.G.G.- G Gaiffe, Paris", the top bearing embossed plaque "Feu", together with another electric therapy unit with ivory tags and buttons and two smaller boxed sets, one bearing label inscribed "Pulvelec Cabinet Battery No 10A The Electrological Institute..., 56 Ludgate Hill, London" and another battery unit (4)
Lot 343
CETSHWAYO: (c.1826-1884) King of the Zulu Kingdom 1873-79 and its leader through the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. Cetshwayo famously led the Zulu nation to victory against the British in the Battle of Isandlwana in January 1879. An exceptionally rare dark fountain pen ink signature ('CETYWAYO') on an oblong 12mo card. Attractively matted in ivory with decorative borders beneath a colour reproduction image of a painting of Cetshwayo by Karl Rudolf Sohn and framed and glazed in a modern wooden frame to an overall size of 11.5 x 13.5. Together with a large portion of a 12mo envelope which originally contained the signature, annotated in fountain pen ink 'Cetywayo's signature…..Given by Col. Hassard'. Autographs of Cetshwayo are extremely rare in any form. One very small, extremely minor stain just above one letter of the signature, VGColonel Charles Fairfax Hassard (1822-1900) British Army officer who commanded the Royal Engineers in South Africa and served as second in command to Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, during the Anglo-Zulu War. Hassard was Cetshwayo's gaoler when the Zulu chief was held captive at Cape Town. Provenance: The present signature was formerly part of the Ray Rawlins collection of autograph letters and historical documents and is illustrated in his Guinness Book of World Autographs (1977). The signature was sold by Sotheby's in their sale of the Rawlins collection on 2nd, 3rd & 4th June 1980 (lot 298, Estimate £100-150, Hammer price £180) and has not appeared on the market since. We have been unable to locate any other signature, letter or document of Cetshwayo as ever having previously appeared at auction.
Lot 308
Several antique ivory elephant carvings, tallest 4.5cm, together with a double gourd shaped pierced pomander type container, another spherical shaped container, a profusely carved Chinese napkin ring with figures amidst trees, a miniature Japanese snuff bottle, figure of Buddha, and various other smalls (15+)
Lot 309
A Japanese antique ivory figure of a seated gentleman holding a puppet with a likeness to a ghost, intricately carved to reveal the folds on his clothes and pattern of the textile, height 4cm, together with another Japanese example of figures sitting on top of a shell filled with sea creatures, with indistinct artists signature or markings to base, a Chinese cylindrical screwable container with entwined dragon decoration and miniature gaming counter pot, another well executed carving of a figure with a fan and other smalls (8)
Lot 310
A small quantity of antique ivory carvings of Oriental figures, to include a figure of an immortal supported by a crutch, another of two figures; the elder raised on a stump, the younger beneath him holdings a pair of fish, a ground of figures on a raised base with a sheltered carriage, (8+)
Lot 311
A Japanese antique ivory panel with applied mother of pearl to convey a basket of flowers on stand, mounted in a metalwork frame, diameter 20cm, with artists seal, together with a Japanese circular lidded pot with decoration of lions and mountains, a Chinese immortal holding a staff, peach or similar fruit and shou symbol and a Chinese puzzle ball and stand, (4)
Lot 312
A Chinese carved ivory pot of circular form with decoration of figures, pagodas and flowers containing mother of pearl gaming counters and an agate Chinese grass hopper charm and tiny ivory photograph frame with carved dragon decoration, 6.5cm, together with a Chinese pottery lamp base of archaistic style, in the manner of metalwork forms excavated from tombs, with green crackleware body upon an ebonised wood stand, height of stand and ceramic 30cm (4)
Lot 319
A Chinese soapstone of irregular shape carved in relief with the figures of three women in traditional costume, height 34cm, framed, together with an early 20th Century Mughal School painting on ivory of a warrior riding an elephant and a similar oval painting on ivory of a seated nobleman with a hawk perching on his right hand surrounded by attendants, internally 11cm x 15cm and 12cm x 11cm (3)
Lot 455
Two David Shepherd limited edition prints, Man for the Woods, Orang-Utans', signed in pencil, no.488/950, 52cm x 66 cm, 'The Cheetahs of Namibia', signed in pencil, no. 674/1000, 44cm x 73cm, together with two Shepherd prints, one of rhinos, 35cm x 33cm, and 'The Ivory is Theirs', 39cm x 77cm, all framed and glazed (4)
Lot 92
A 19th Century ivory Dieppe carved figure of an angel, standing with hands together in prayer, upon an architectural style support, with intricately carved moveable wings. Length 14cm. Dieppe in Northern France arose as a site of artisanal carving due to the towns trade links on the 17th Century spice route, ensuring a profitable supply of ivory
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