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A Documentary Shibayama/Tokyo School Ivory Okimono Carving of Boys with an Elephant, dated to the European equivalent of 1883, carved from a single block of elephant ivory, inlaid with "jewelled" detail in gold and silver coloured metals, and in green and coral tinted horn, the benign beast grazing as a troupe of five boy musicians perform on cymbals, drums (damaged) and flute upon the galleried stage while below a boy looks out from the rope ladder at whose base stands another with a trumpet, three further boys behind, one reclining, another raising his arms as if fallen, while the third approaches with a raised chawan (incised Dai Nihon.), 18.5cm, the inlaid motherof- pearl tablet incised with date equivalent to "15th year of the Meiji period . . . (?) Tokusei (artist)" (minor elements damaged).
A collection of Continental small silver and white metal, to include; two Dutch floral embossed pin cushions in the form of swing handled oblong baskets, unmarked, an oval box and cover embossed with figures in Watteauesque style, a floral embossed watering can and milk jug, and a ladder back rocking chair
A boxed Schoenhut's Humpty Dumpty Circus set, containing strung wooden figures of a horse, elephant, ringmaster, clown and dancer, togther with ladder, chair and drum, and remnants of instruction booklet; some faults but mostly fair to good condition in original box (grubby, two split corners)
Hone (William, publisher), The Queen's Matrimonial Ladder, cardboard "toy", a strip to be folded at the hinge of the ladder, each rung with a title footing one of 14 tiny scenes, beginning with "Qualification" and finishing with "Degradation", woodcut, 310 x 65mm., a fine example, still in original plain wrapping, strip never folded, (B.M. Satires 13808), 1820.
A small, mixed, group of caricature drawings, including a series of 7 titled Our Trip to Richmond, recording a boating trip from Kew, also a Ladder of Matrimony and other subjects, including some after John Leech and Randolph Caldecott, pen and ink over pencil, one in pencil only, various sizes, the Richmond series bearing the initials G.H.S., one with the collector's stamp of the Royal Library at Windsor (Lugt 2767), others variously signed or initialled, mid to late 19th century (20).
An Edwardian Satinwood Bedroom Suite, comprising a break bowfront triple wardrobe with key pattern carved cornice over mirror panelled doors, on a plinth; and a pedestal dressing table with oval bevelled mirror plate, the whole crossbanded in rosewood and strung with ebony and box; three similar ladder back chairs (5)
A selection of Dutch silver miniature figures, probably 18th century, comprising a man pushing a wheel barrow holding a bear, a drummer, another man with a wheelbarrow, a man with a lance, a shepherd and sheep, a goat herd and a man holding a stick. All figures in 18th century dress, two wearing tricorn hats, also a miniature dog grate and a ladder (8)
Two George VI elm and beechwood school chairs stamped Glenister, maker, Wycombe, No 42, each with plain rail backs, solid splats, dished seats, raised upon plain legs of square section, and a Victorian Windsor ladder back elbow chair with a dished seat, raised upon turned baluster legs united by an H stretcher (3)

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