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A charming mid-17th century raised and padded textile landscape picture of figures, animals, birds and insectsthe rear with allegedly provenance to Madam De Pompadour the bucolic scene depicting a central male figure drawing creatures towards him as he plays his harp, the two other figures of a shepherdess and lute player, the animals including a squirrel, a fish, a stag, a lion, a kingfisher, sheep and a butterfly, a townscape in the top right hand corner, within later giltwood frame, with remnants of old label inscribed in ink Marchioness de Pompadour, Mistress of Louis XV, died 1764, aged 44 53.5cm x 42.5cm overall approximately This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A RENAISSANCE STYLE LUTE. A full bodied Renaissance style lute with three sound holes, body with contrasting veneers, with twelve strings and adjustable frets, and paper makers label to the inside, 79cm high, 40cm wide.

La Repetition,Depicting a musician in 18th century dress, seated and plating a lute, signed STELLA, 28cm high, together with a small bronze figure of a seated young girl,signed to rear with NTA monogram and dated 1915, 15cm high (5 1/2in high). (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A collection of sixteen various Staffordshire spill vases to include a pair of figures by road sign "London 30 miles" 16.8 cm high, hunter with large spaniel and a rifle in his hand 33 cm high, young couple seated by stag 34 cm high x 2, Scottish huntsmen with bow and arrow and rifle 22.5 cm high, Little Red Riding Hood 18.5 cm high, young couple with lute and feathered hat 19 cm high, young couple with spaniel and swan by tree 23 cm high, young girl with sheep by oversized flower 25.5 cm high, young couple with goat 21 cm high, young couple by a river with swan 16 cm high, bearded man with horse by tree 15 cm high, young girl with zebra 16 cm high, young couple with bird and nest of eggs 15 cm high, a pair of milkmaids 14.5 cm high and bird with nest of eggs 8 cm high

COPELAND; an Art Union of London twin handled tazza decorated with a central scene of a Grecian maiden playing a lute and surrounded by foliate panels divided by panels of nudes, on circular base, length including handles 42.5cm.Additional InformationThere is an old rivet repaired two-section break to the rim. Some rubbing to the gilding and enamels, a few light surface scratches, otherwise fair.

Full title: A large Dutch Delft blue and white Porceleyne Fles plaque: 'Self-portrait as a lute player', after Jan Steen, 20th C.Description: Dim.: 69,5 x 58,5 cm (the frame)Dim.: 49,5 x 38,5 cm (the plaque)Condition reports and additional images:The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Reports are published on request, on our website www.rm-auctions.com. High resolution images, further detailed images and natural daylight images, when requested, will be made available on our website www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com

Gilded mother of pearl monture fan with painted silk leaves showing a game of marco polo including two female figures and a blindfolded gentleman outside a folly. Four smaller paintings depict two farmhouses a lute and lyre. 28cm high. Box included.Condition report: damage to one stick which is now held together with a piece of tape,

A Ludwigsburg porcelain group, man playing lute to a seated couple together with a porcelain group of a man kneeling in front of a woman sat on a chaise loungeCondition: Ludwigsburg - girls head has been restored, Lute players hand restored and chip to cloak, other group - good

Walford Graham Robertson (1867-1948) watercolour of two young maidens in the Pre-Raphaelite style sitting together in a meadow, one playing a lute, with trees and fields behind. Monogramed and dated RG 1894 lower right, 59 x 49cm, in gilt frame

A 19th Century Italian miniature painting, on porcelain depicting a cherub with a lute in gilt Florentine easel frame, panel 6cm x 5cm, frame AF, Florence label verso

Six micro mosaic brooches, including one lute-shaped

ART NOUVEAU SILVER-BACKED FOUR PIECE DRESSING TABLE SET, maker Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders & James Francis Hollings Shepherd, Chester and Birmingham circa 1907, comprising a hair brush, two clothes brushes and a hand mirror, each embossed with a central draped female figure holding a lute, surrounded by stylised foliage, the hand mirror and brush with engraved initial to handle, the hand mirror 18.6cm long

Lute 15 strings bowl back, with makers label 'Ian Harwood * John Isaacs 1973 No.112' (in hard case)

FIVE FIGURINES TO INCLUDE A NAO GIRL WITH A DOG, A LARGE CAPODIMONTE MAN PLAYING A LUTE ETC

A Meissen figure of a lute player, c.1755on a flower encrusted base, underglaze blue crossed swords mark to rear of base,13.8 cm high, some restoration

Late 19th century South American cast silver lute, patterned trinket box by K Thamar (1896), weight 34 grams

9ct gold charm in the form of a bell 0.48gms approx, Conway Stewart 93 fountain pen with red herringbone decorated body and 14ct yellow gold nib (lacking cover), coins, rolled gold locket, mother-of-pearl cross pendant, white metal charm in the form of a lute etc

A Victorian silver chatelaine clip by Samuel Jacob, London 1894, the shaped clip pierced and cast with a cherub playing a lute in a foliate surround, suspending silver coloured chains, 15.5cm long, together with an early 20th-century silver coloured chatelaine clip modelled as a carp, 9.5cm long (at fault) (2)

Meissen porcelain group, late 19th century, the boy sat on a sheaf of wheat, listening to a girl playing the lute, marks to base, 15cm high

PAIR OF MID-19TH CENTURY SAMSON OF PARIS PORCELAIN FIGURAL CANDELABRA, modelled as young male and female musicians, the male playing the bagpipes with attendant dog, the female playing the lute with attendant sheep, each with two sconces issuing from a moulded bocage back, on a rocaille base, 29cm high Provenance: The William Mowat-Thomson Collection

A Dutch Silver Scent-Bottle, With Dutch Control Mark For Small Articles, With English Import Marks for London, 1891, realistically modelled as a lute, overall decorated with putto in landscapes, the top of the pegbox hinged to reveal the scent bottle within, 11cm long, 1oz 11dwt, 48gr. Marked on fret with Dutch small articles mark and further marked three times with tax mark for exports. The hinged cover with part English import marks. There are some overall surface scratching and wear, consistent with age and use.

A Late 19th/Early 20th Century French Musical Automaton, as a lady with composition head, painted features, her blonde mohair wig fashioned in a coil with feather trimmed headdress, wearing a cream net and silk gown with purple velvet cloak, seated with crossed legs, on a red velvet chaise longue and playing a lute, her head and hands moving with the key wind musical movement set to the base, with key and on/off lever, 45cm. Musical movement works. Some perishing to her silk gown and net overskirt.

Two Meissen porcelain figures of childrenone holding a lute and the other dressed as St George, 19cm and 21cm high Condition report: Both with a number of losses. Further images have been uploaded.

A pair of Derby Musician candlestick figures, circa 1765, depicting a girl playing a lute with lamb, and a seated boy playing bagpipes, with a seated dog, on high flower encrusted bocage backs and shell scroll moulded green and gilt bases, (sconces missing), patch marks, 26cms high; and a Samson figure of Neptune after a Derby original, 24cms. (3)

A regency gilt japanned harp lute by Edward LightCirca 1816The body decorated with an angel and harp, within a foliate and lion mask border, with seven-piece back, the finger board inscribed '641 Edward Light Foley Place London', supported by a slender fluted Corinthian column, 34.5cm wide, 11cm deep, 83cm high (13 1/2in wide, 4in deep, 32 1/2in high) For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A vintage lute with gourd inlaid back, 85cm long

German six string lute guitar, with foliate pierced carved sound hole and head

Fine contemporary lute labelled Arnold Dolmetsch Ltd, Hazelmere, Surrey and inscribed No. 849, 1975 RR (possibly Roger Rose), the satinwood back with eleven segments and the spruce table with geometric pierced soundhole, with twelve frets with three short frets extending over the table, within original plush lined case

AN ITALIAN CARVED MAHOGANY FIGURAL 'GROTTO' CHAIR IN THE MANNER OF FRANCESCO TOSO, 19TH CENTURY With revolving height adjustable seat, the base modelled as a musician atop a dolphin55cm wideCondition Report: There are marks, scratches, cracks and abrasions consistent with age and use.The shell seat revolves on a metal screw. There is a central filled hole to the seat.The back of the seat has a sectional join barely visible but for the colour differentiation of the woods. There are other lateral cracks that are visible.There are some repairs including: bells on the hat and one to the end of the tunic, the lute and the left hand on the strings, a tip of the tunic, the tuning screws of the lute.There are other visible sectional construction joints including the left elbow area, and some other cracks including to the back along the grain of timber.The height of the figure under the chair is 44cmPlease see the additional photographs as a visual reference of condition.Condition Report Disclaimer

A Delft blue and white miniature model of an armchair, decorated with views of boats and a figure in a landscape, marks to base, 16cm high, together with a Delft model of a lute with metal strings, 19cm, a blue and white porcelain asparagus holder, a porcelain chamberstick with floral and gilt decoration, and a miniature stoneware jug (a/f)

A MINTON EARTHENWARE ARTS AND CRAFTS PLAQUE, 1876, of plain shallow dished circular form painted in polychrome enamels by C.L. Florris-Broughton with the head and shoulders portrait of a maiden wearing pearls in her braised hair, high collar and turquoise dress, holding a lute beside a blossoming bough, signed and dated 1881, impressed marks, 19 1/4" diameter (Illustrated) (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)no restoration, back has six "test" colour panels, chip to inner footrim, four glazed hanging holes, 4cm hairline crack to rim

AN ART DECO COLD PAINTED BRONZE FIGURE, cast as a jester wearing red motley with a lute slung over his shoulders, with carved ivory face and hands, unsigned, fixed to a stepped circular base, figure 6 1/2" high, 8 1/2" high overall (Illustrated) (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)One finger to left hand missing and hand has some cracks, right hand good, face good, some glue(?) showing around the edge, some wear to colour especially both red shoes, bottom of tunic and legs, wire "strings" of lute quite bent but appear original, not straight on base (leaning forward), two small chips to base

A 19TH CENTURY BRONZE GROUP OF A FISHERMAN, with a child on his knee holding a lute, the base with fish, anchor and fishing nets. 25 x 11.5 x 27cm high

A Stevenson and Hancock / Sampson Hancock figure of a young child with flowers and foliage, blue mark, 17.5cm; and a figure of lute player, 22cm.

Cramp (19th century): Lady Playing a Lute, oil on canvas signed and dated 1884? 45cm x 35cm

A Royal Doulton baluster vase, decorated with a figure of a Medieval musician playing on a lute, signed and heightened in gilt, 14cmhigh

A pair of early 20th century spelter figures depicting a woman dancing and a man playing a lute raised on oval marble bases. Measures 24cm high

A Rare Reuge music box, in the form of a lute, complete with manual and fitted box.This was given as a present given by a member of the Saudi Royal family, original price was approx £20,000. Amongst the tunes played are Pink Floyd 'Another Brick in the Wall' and 'Imagine' by John Lennon.Condition report: Length is 59cm, width is 29.5cm.The box plays fine and all pins appear intact, with no scratches or damage evident. No screws appear to have been removed.

A Late Victorian hallmarked silver trinket box featuring a repousse scene to the lid featuring a man playing a lute to the woman and child in a pastoral setting. The interior having its original gilt. Hallmarked for Birmingham, 1900. Measures 3cm x 9cm x 7cm. Total weight 67g

2 wooden okimonos with bente and bishamon, 20th c., China or Japan, the 2 happy gods are sitting and playing their characteristic lutes, bente and bishamon, with fierce facial expression and one raises both arms, condition: good, a small piece of the lute is missing, provenance: American private collection, formally in the collection of a museum with old museum numbers, dimensions: height 9-9.5 cm. 2 Holz-Okimonos mit Benten und Bishamon, 20. Jh., China oder Japan, die beiden gluecklichen Goetter sitzen und spielen ihre charakteristischen Lauten, Bente und Bishamon, mit heftigem Gesichtsausdruck und einer hebt beide Hände, Zustand: guter Zustand, ein kleines Stueck Laute fehlt, Provenienz: amerikanische Privatsammlung, formell in der Sammlung eines Museums mit alten Museumsnummern, Masze: Hoehe 9-9,5 cm.

A Victorian woolwork, embroidered with a lady holding a lute, 38.5cm x 34cm, deep rosewood frame, c.1860; another, of a Scottish elderly couple and their pets, 30cm x 25cm, deep rosewood frame, c.1860 (2)

A silver fronted address book, embossed with a Minstrel Lute player and figures, London 1990; silver napkin rings; pill box etc, (5)

A FRAMED AND GLAZED MIXED MEDIA STUDY OF A CHILD PLAYING A LUTE, INDISTINCTLY SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, 35 X 18 CM

Role Playing Game Miniatures, large quantity of mainly lead figures including Grenadier Models Fantasy Lords Demons Set #6006, Traveller Alien Animals Set #1003, Ral Partha AD&D Couatl, Mithril Miniatures MERP Lute-Player & Girl, in original boxes/packaging, with 100+ loose figures by Grenadier Models, Ral Partha, Mithril and other makers, P-G, sets are incomplete, some figures painted, boxes G (100+)

A collection of late 19thc and 20thc ceramic figures, including Boy with Basket (h.17cm), Lute Player, Gentleman and a Lady with Flowers, some losses (5)

A pair of 19th century Staffordshire figures, gentleman with lute and lady companion. 10' high

Two 19th Century drum shaped inkwells with three quill holes, the first a Stevenson and Hancock Derby, the exterior decorated with purple and burnt red hand painted feathers with blue flower heads and gilt scrolls with alternate gilt urns, the top with three pink flower heads, painted mark, height 4cm, the second a Derby decorated with pink hand painted flowers within gilt laurel leaf borders with a central floral cartouche to the front, all to a dark blue ground, faint printed Crown and D mark, height 3.2cm together with a 19th Century Staffordshire inkwell modelled as a lady sat playing her lute on a tree branch, height 10.5cm, a Staffordshire stamp wetter, a small silver inkwell, a continental inkwell with a seated lady and rabbits to the cover and a mid Century Danish Michael Andersen figure of a fisherman smoking a pipe and playing his accordion, impressed mark, height 10cm. (7)

A group of Swarovski ornaments comprising, piano and stool, lute, harp, table bell and vase of roses, all in original boxes and most include certificates of authenticity, height of tallest 15cm. (5)

A Stevenson and Hancock / Sampson Hancock figure of a young child with flowers and foliage, blue mark, 17.5cm; and a figure of lute player, 22cm.

F Gisbert Soler, girls at water spout, pencil on paper, signed, 25x20cm; and by the same hand, girl with lute, pencil on paper, signed, 25x20cm; both framed and glazed.

A Collection of Various Figural and Animal Ornaments to comprise Tupton Ware Group, Continental Lady, Lladro Jester (Missing Lute) Cats Etc (Varying Condition Issues)

A French gilt metal Spelter clock the top with a figure playing a lute. No pendulum or key under a glass dome. Hight 45cm.

A large Edwardian crystoleum 'A Stitch in Time@ 26cm x 21.5cm, plus two smaller examples of a lady reading, and a lady with lute 12.5cm x 10cm (3)

A matched pair of Victorian Staffordshire flatback figures in the form of a lady and gentleman on a day-bed, her with a bird upon her shoulder and him with a lute in his hand, h.27cm; together with various other Staffordshire figures, spill-holders etc (9)

A mid-20th century hand-decorated Frankenthal (Dresden Art) porcelain figure group: a lady playing the lute to two gentlemen singers; gilt highlights and printed marks to the underside (29cm wide x 18.5cm highest)

Frederick Charles Underhill, fl1851-1896, The Shepherd's Lute, signed oil on board, inscribed verso, 30 x 47cm

Circle of Jan Steen Tavern scene with a young woman playing a lute Oil on panel 29 x 23.5cm; 11½ x 9¼in

Cattermole XIXOrientalist SchoolWatercolourA seated Lute player beside an Ottoman table etc. within a tiled interior and Moorish windowsSigned lower right10 1/2 x 14 1/4?( 26.7 x 36.2 cm)

A collection of antique silver jewellery, to include a set of six floral Art Nouveau buttons by Colen Hewer Cheshire, hallmarked Chester 1903, in original case; a 19th century half pearl set pendant with an ovoid panel painted with a putti playing a lute, with bow surmount, indistinct continental mark, 4.8cm long; a late 19th century locket chased with Saraswati riding a peacock on one side, and Lakshmi ridingan elephant on the other, with a detachable slide, 8.7cm long; with a Victorian oval locket, with chased ivy decoration, glazed internal compartments, 5.6cm long; a Victorian silver collar necklace, with engraved ivy decoration, 37cm long; an Art Nouveau turquoise accented fairy brooch; together with two white paste set buckles; three further silver buttons pierced with writhen beasts; and a white metal mirror pendant Condition Report: All items have wear commensurate with age and use, some items have damage Condition Report Disclaimer

Collection of Pottery Figurines, comprising a pair of 6'' figures of a mana and woman playing musical instruments; a pair of 8'' figures with baskets of fruit; a pair of 7'' figures of children feeding turkeys; a pair of men in turbans with nodding heads; and a seated couple with the gentleman playing a lute.