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A modern frosted glass and brass electrolier in the Art Deco taste

A pair of Art Deco style composition figural table lamps, each raised on a stepped square base, contemporary. Height 56 cm. CONDITION REPORT: These are in first class working condition. Please note that these are modern.

Kitty North (British b. 1963), oil on canvas, "Solitary 198". 90 cm x 121 cm, gallery label "Modern & Contemporary Art" verso (see illustration). ARR

An Art Nouveau style composition figural table lamp, green painted. Height 58 cm. CONDITION REPORT: This is not an Art Nouveau period lamp. The description should read Art Nouveau style. It is a modern resin or composition lamp. It is in good general condition with one or two minor chips to the resin and small paint losses to the extremities. The lamp is operational.

TAPLIN (WILLIAM), THE GENTLEMAN'S STABLE DIRECTORY OR MODERN SYSTEM OF FARRIERY, TWO EDITIONS, 4TH AND 13TH, CALF, WORN, BOARDS LOOSE OR DETACHED 1796 AND W. J, MILES, MODERN PRACTICAL FARRIERY A COMPLETE SYSTEM OF THE VETERINARY ART AS AT PRESENT PRACTISED AT THE ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE LONDON, COLOUR PLATES, HALF CALF, CIRCA 1870 (3)

A modern Sterling silver brooch of Art Nouveau design, set with a pendant freshwater pearl.

A modern Art Design, with large arm and hand, painted plaster, approx. 48cms (19") high. (1)

Graphic Design (Various Publishers) - Graphic Design Britain 70, Illustrators '64, Graphis Annual '60/61, Modern Publicity 1956-7 and 1957-8 (volumes 26 and 27) and Western Adevertising Portfolio of Western Advertising Art, February 1959, S/D. (6)

A modern Art Pottery circular dish, glazed in red, 44cm diameter, also with a modern sculpture bust on plinth, 35cm high (2)

Art Deco pottery three sconce candelabra with mottled blue glaze, 20cm wide, clear glass "dump" paperweight with internal air bubble decoration, 9cm high, two modern glass scent bottles an a resin candle holder.

MODERN GLASS BIRD SCULPTUREand an Art Deco style resin figure (2)

A COLLECTION OF 20TH CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHIC TRANSPARENCY SLIDES Museum quality with an inventory of a late collection of modern art and sculpture views, the pyramids and ancient Egyptian style stoneware and hieroglyphs. (approx 600 in two steel trays)

George Loraine Stampa (1875-1951), "They're comin' nah 'Orace - Let 'im 'ear yer", signed and dated '37, titled in margin, an original illustration, watercolour, image size 30.5 x 23.5cm.; 12 x 9.25in. * G.L. Stampa was born in Constantinople on 29 November 1875. His father, of Franco-Italian descent, was architect to the Sultan Abdul Hamid, and he was forced into leaving Turkey with his family by the political uprising of 1878. As a result, Stampa grew up at his mother's former family home at Battlebarrow House, Appleby, in Westmoreland. He was educated at the local grammar school and, from the age of 11, at Bedford Modern School. He studied art at Heatherley's (1892-93) and, as a contemporary of Heath Robinson and Lewis Baumer, at the Royal Academy Schools (1893-95). He then shared a studio with Savile Lumley. Contributing to Punch from 1894, he worked in the tradition of Keene and May, and made his name with cartoons and illustrations of urchins. Equally important, if less well chronicled, was his role as illustrator to the Punch theatre column, 'At the Play', which he passed to Ronald Searle only in 1949. A versatile artist, who used a wide variety of media, he exhibited at the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours and the Royal Academy, and was a member of both the Savage Club and the Langham Sketching Club (being Chairman of the latter in 1914). He died on 26 May 1951.

A TATE GALLERY EXHIBITION POSTER 'Forty Years of Modern Art 1945-1985 / The Tate Gallery / 19 February - 27 April 1986', featuring David Hockney's 'A Bigger Splash' (1967), 74cm x 49cm; together with two Victoria & Albert Museum exhibition posters, also featuring artwork by Hockney, all framed and glazed, (3).

Ernst Miro and the Surrealists. Bloomsbury, together with various books on, Van Gogh, School of Paris, Rodin, The Orientalists, Modern Art, Rodin, Braque, Impressionism and Modern Art, Impressionism, The Impressionists, Utrillo, twelve (12).

Postcard & other collectors books and booklets, mixed selection including By the Seaside Picture Postcard album, Picture Postcards and Travel by F Staff 1979, Bamforth Postcard Catalogue, 'The Illustrators', The British Art of Illustration, 7 different modern editions with periods covered ranging from 1787 onwards, The Klondyke Quest by P Burton, 2005 and various others (gd/vg) (approx 35)

A modern art deco style figure, of a lady in flowing robes holding a shell on a marble finish base, unmarked, of 20thC construction, 22cm high.

A modern Art Deco style candlestick figure group, formed as a lady in recumbent pose in flowing robe aside candlestick, on a marble finish base, of modern construction, unmarked, 24cm wide.

*Golf. Henderson (William), [Henry Callendar Esq.], published Vicars brothers, 1916, coloured mezzotint on india wove, signed by artist in pencil below image, blind stamp of the Fine Art Trade Guild, 570 x 405 mm, mounted, framed and glazed in 'line and wash' mount and modern burr walnut and gilt frame (1)

Art & History. A large collection of modern art and architecture reference, plus miscellaneous history and literature, including publications by Oxford, A. & C. Black, Batsford, Phaidon, all original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)

Nelson (Katherine E., & Cabra, Raul, editor). New Scandinavian Design, 1st edition, USA, 2004, numerous colour and monochrome illustrations, original boards in glassine wrapper, slightly rubbed, large 4to, together with Smith (Paul J. editor), Objects for Use, Handmade by Design, 1st edition, USA, 2001, numerous colour illustrations, original boads in glassine wrapper, wrapper slightly rubbed with and small tear to foot of the spine, large 4to, and Helgeson (Susanne & Nyberg, Kent), Swedish Design the best in Swedish Design Today, numerous colour and monochrome illustrations, original grey boards in dust jacket, large 8vo, plus other modern design and art reference, including iF Design Awards, Product 2013, volumes 1 & 2, Germany, 2013, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)

Art Reference. A collection of early 20th century and modern art reference, including publications by Oxford, Batsford, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)

Strong (Roy). Tudor & Jacobean Portraits, volumes 1 & 2, HMSO, 1969, uniform original gilt decorated green cloth, spines slightly rubbed, together with The English Icon: Elizabethan & Jacobean Portraiture, 1969, original red cloth, all have numerous colour and monochrome illustrations, all are ex library coies with associated marks, all 4to, plus Gibson (Frank), Charles Conder, His Life and Work, 1914, numerous colour and monochrome illustrations, original decorated white cloth, boards and spine slightly toned and rubbed, 4to, and Fry (Roger), Vision and Design, 1920, Last Lectures, CUP, 1939, numerous monochrome illustrations, both publisher's original cloth, 4to, and other modern British and French art reference, including Ben Nicholson, by Norbert Lynton, 1993, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)

Pope-Hennessy (John). Italian Renaissance Sculpture, 1971, Italian Gothic Sculpture, 1972, both 2nd editions, numerous monochrome illustrations, both original cloth in price clipped dust jackets, covers slightly toned and rubbed to head and foot, 4to, together with McHam (Sarah Blake), The Chapel of St. Anthony at the Santo and the Development of Venetian Renaissance Sculpture, 1st edition, CUP, 1994, numerous monochrome illustrations, original black cloth in dust jacket, 4to, and Luchinat (Cristina Acidini), The Chapel of the Maji..., 1st edition, 1993, numerous colour illustrations, original orange cloth in dust jacket, spine lightly rubbed, 4to, plus Martin (Irene, editor), The Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Renaissance and Later Sculpture, 1st edition, 1992, numerous colour and monochrome illustrations, original black cloth in dust jacket, 4to, and other modern Renaissance period art reference, mostly original cloth in dust jacket, G/VG, 4to/folio (3 shelves)

National Gallery Catalogues (publisher). The Fifteenth Century Netherlandish Schools, by Lorne Campbell, 1998, The Fifteenth Century Italian Paintings, volume 1 (only), by Dillon Gorden, 2003, The Sixteenth Century Italian Paintings, volume 1 (only), by Nicholas Penny, 2004, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, all original cloth in dust jackets, spines slightly rubbed to head and foot, large 8vo, together with Todini (Filippo), La Pittura Umbra, Dal Duecento al primo Cinquecento, volumes 1 & 2, Milan, 1989, numerous colour illustrations, uniform original blue cloth in dust jackets and slipcase, spines slightly rubbed to head, large 8vo, plus Angerer (Martin, et al), Gothic and Renaissance Art in Nuremberg 1300-1550, New York, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original green cloth in dust jacket, spine slightly rubbed with small tear to head, large 8vo, plus other modern Renaissance period art reference, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperback editions, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)

Poole (Julia E.). Italian Maiolica and Incised Slipware in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, 1st edition, CUP, 1995, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original blue cloth in dust jacket, spine lightly rubbed to head, large 4to, together with Vickers (Michael, et al), Ivory, A History and Collector's Guide, 1st edition, 1987, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original yellow cloth in dust jacket, large 8vo, plus Spuhler (Friedrich), Oriental Carpets in the Museum of Islamic Art, Berlin, USA, 1987, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original blue cloth in dust jacket, spine slightly rubbed to head, 4to, and Guidotti (Carmen Ravanelli), Faenza-faience "Bianchi" di Faenza, Italy, 1996, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original blue cloth in dust jackets, covers lightly rubbed, large 8vo, plus other modern applied art and objects reference, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)

Wesleyan University Press (Publisher). A Descriptive Catalogue of the Marine Collection to the found at India House, 2nd edition, USA, 1973, numerous colour and black and white plates, orignal gilt decorated blue cloth in slipcase, 4to, together with John (W.D., et al), English Trays (1550-1850), Pontypool and Usk Japanned Wares..., reprint edition, both the Ceramic Book Company, Newport, 1966, numerous colour and monochrome illustrations, both original gilt decorated cloth, 4to, and Pugh (P.D. Gordon), Naval Ceramics, 1st edition, Newport, 1971, numerous colour and monochrome plates, original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards slightly marked, spine lightly faded, 4to, plus other modern art reference, including ceramics, antiques, coins and architecture, and publications by Antique Collectors Club, Oxford, Batsford, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (5 shelves)

Markham (Gervase). Country Contentments. Or, the Husbandmans Recreations containing the Wholesome Experience, in which any ought to Recreate himself, after the toyle of more serious businesse. As namely, Hunting, Hawking, Coursing with Grayhounds, and the lawes of Lease, Shooting in the Longbow or Crossbow, Bouling, Tennis, Baloone: The whole Art of Angling, and the use of the Fighting Cock, 8th edition, newly corrected, enlarged and adorned with many excellent additions..., London: W. Wilson for E. Brewster & George Sawbridge, 1656, [4],92,[4]pp., some dampstaining and browning, modern half calf, slim 4to, (Wing M622), plus one other defective Markham volume (2)

COCKTAIL RING. A modern 18ct. gold Art Deco style cocktail ring, set with black & clear diamonds. Size J.

Angela Conner (British) CELEBRATION, 2001 bronze; (limited edition of 25) signed, numbered and dated at the base 8½ x 13in. (21.59 x 33.02cm) Bought directly from the artist in London by the present owner Depth: 13ins, with glass vase incorporated into centre of the work.Celebration was originally conceived for an ILPH Ball Fundraiser for the World Horse Welfare. Another example of Celebration was purchased by the late Duke of Devonshire. Angela Conner has created sculptures in a range of diverse materials, including stainless steel, marble dust, carbon fibre, resin, gold, silver, slate and glass. She has substantial international experience and is particularly known for her kinetic sculpture. Conner's sculptural works in Ireland include several large scale works such as Wave located in Parkwest, Dublin; the tallest water and wind sculpture in Europe. In April 2009 a major large-scale sculpture by the artist, entitled Patefaction, was installed on Grafton Street, Dublin as part of a temporary Public Art Space Programme, organised in conjunction with Dublin City Council. Her work is held in numerous private and public collections internationally, including the late Lucien Freud and several members of the Royal Family, the Arts Council England, the National Portrait Gallery, the Sculpture Gallery at Chatsworth, 10 Downing Street and the Carnegie Museum of Modern Art in Pittsburgh, among others. For further information on Conner’s work see: www.angelaconner.co.uk

Ann Griffin-Bernstorff (20th/21st Century) CATTLE IN A FIELD, 1986 oil on canvas signed and dated lower right 26½ x 27½in. (67.31 x 69.85cm) Ann Griffin-Bernstorff is a native of Co. Limerick. Having trained as a horticulturist in France, she won the Taylor Art Scholarship in 1963, which saw her move to Paris to study at the Atelier Yves Brayer and Ecole des Beaux Arts. She then came to Dublin where she spent five years training and working as a picture restorer. In 1957 she married a Danish aristocrat, Count Gunnar Bernstorff, and they settled in Berkely Forest, an historic house near New Ross.Ann Griffin-Bernstorff's art is encouraged by a number of influences. Having amassed a fine collection of antique dolls and costumes, her work conveys playful, almost storybook scenarios. She looks to Botticelli as well as early Dutch and Flemish artists. Even at a glance, the influence of the Old Masters is evident, but at the same time Ann’s work inspires an element of fun, drawn straight from her own imagination. The figures depicted in her paintings are plump and pale faced, their attire plucked from a stage costume wardrobe. Each scene is whimsical, often portraying brightly painted images of mythical creatures before a theatrical backdrop.The on-going Ros Tapestry Project is a momentous community scheme based on art and history within the town of New Ross, County Wexford. The project has produced a tapestry comprised of fifteen large panels, each telling the story of the Normans coming to Ireland in the twelfth century. Ann acted as historian for the venture as well as painting the cartoons for each panel, while an assembly of volunteers workedon the stitching of each section.Griffin-Bernstorf's work is to be found in the following Irish public collections: the Office of Public Works, National Self Portrait Collection, University of Limerick and the Lambert Modern Art Collection, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Kilmainham, Dublin. She has exhibited widely in Dublin, Wexford and Derry and internationally in London, Chicago, New York and Miami.

* JOSEPH DAVIE,HEROoil on canvas178.5cm x 150cmFramedNote: Joseph Davie was born in Glasgow in 1965. He studied at Glasgow School of Art during the 80's, when testosterone and figurative painting seemed to go hand in hand. What is so different about Davie is the subtlety and ambiguity of his work. Georgina Coburn (the freelance arts correspondent) has described his work as lyrical, enigmatic, edgy, dreamlike and compelling. She writes : ''Gently provocative Davie delights in the surreal juxtaposition of ideas and materials. The meeting of contradictory characters, cultures or visual elements such as colour, pattern or form, create intriguing dialogues in his work. Davie's wonderfully ambivalent zinc and copperplate etchings, watercolours, oils on canvas and mixed media works inspire an imaginative response. His whole approach to the figure is brilliantly subdued and refreshing. He conveys a sense of the monumental and iconic not through obvious physical scale but in terms of human aspiration.'' His work is in numerous public collections including Glasgow Museum of Modern Art, The Kelvingrove Museum, Historic Scotland and the BBC.

*JUNE REDFERN,SOUTHERN SHOREoil on linen, signed, titled and dated 2002 verso39cm x 29.5cmFramedLabel verso: Aitken & Dott Ltd, The Scottish Gallery, EdinburghExhibited: The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, 'Christmas Exhibition 2002', 30 November - 24 December, 2002Note: June Redfern’s work is widely represented in private and public collections including: National Gallery (London), Leeds Education Authority, Contemporary Art Society (London), Middlesborough Art Gallery, Dundee Art Gallery, Charlotte Englehart Foundation, Bradford Art Gallery, Laing Art Gallery, Kirkcaldy Art Gallery, University of Strathclyde, Michael Peters Group plc, Robert Fleming plc, Arthur Anderson, Texaco plc, Hiscox Holdings, Berkshire Associates, Proctor and Gamble, Spectrum (London), Standard Life, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Maclaurin Art Gallery, Glasgow Museum and Art Gallery, Lewisham College, Lillie Art Gallery (Glasgow), Paintings in Hospitals, BBC Television and Albertina Museum (Vienna).

Nineteen boxes of auction and dealer art catalogues, including: Oriental art, three boxes; Modern British Art, four boxes; Watercolours and Drawings; Old Master and Modern prints; Impressionist Post War and Contemporary art; 20th century Decorative and Applied arts, with associated art journals and other miscellaneous categories included; also a quantity of miscellaneous music and other magazines as well as two boxes on sport and the Olympic Games and World War I histories (qty)

Modern Art Deco style faux alligator and chrome clock, H43cm CLOCKS & BAROMETERS - as we are not a retailer, these items are sold as seen and may or may not be in full working order, if you would like any advice on buying clocks or barometers, or a full condition report, please contact our valuation team Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs

A. Kendy - an unusual oil on canvas modern art painting framed in black matt frame, signed lower right margin image size 73 cm x 98 cm

This model was discontinued in 1992. Manufactured in Switzerland. Olympic style, single shot, free pistol. Has the improved Martini type action with electronic trigger release.State of the art target pistol. Custom wood grips for right handed shooter. Target rear sight, high target front sight. Comes in carry case with all accessories and tools. Serial Number-152-10802; Manufacturer-Hammerli; Model-Target; Caliber-.22lr; Barrel Length-11.3"; FFL Status-Modern;

Built on the K frame, five screw, six shot, double action with blued finish, pinned barrel and recessed chamber. Matching serial number under barrel and end of cylinder. Case colored hammer and trigger. Pre-war silver medallion diamond checkered walnut grips. These guns were made from 1915-42 beginning at serial No. 241704. Right grip panel has matching serial number stamped inside. This mid-production gun was manufactured in the 1920's and comes in a late 20's patent or display box that was hinged with beveled front edge so gun could be displayed in box. Box is original with instructions inside for the 6" M&P. Serial number on bottom in pencil. Green end label is a modern replacement. Aside from a light drag line, gun is in as new condition inside and out with the early high polish finish. Back of hammer has patent date. Nice case colors on hammer and trigger with light trigger wear. These 1920's boxed high polish Smith & Wessons are a work of art. Serial Number-680403; Manufacturer-S&W; Model-Pre-Model 10; Caliber-.38 Special; Barrel Length-6"; FFL Status-Curio & Relic;

Modern Art Deco Chiparus Style Bronze Sculpture. Depicts a silver color deco dancer posing while holding her dress. Unsigned. Wear to surface, rubbing otherwise good condition. Measures 19-1/2" H x 11-3/4" W. Shipping $105.00 (estimate $200-$300)

A LARGE MODERN ART OIL ON CANVAS

PICTURES AND PRINTS, to include landscapes, modern art etc

A collection of modern books, mainly sporting and horse subjects, including: John Farley, Great Race horses in Art; Ivor Herbert, Red Rum; John Booth, Looking at Old Prints; John welcome and Rupert Collins, Snaffles on Hunting; and others in a box.

A MODERN 'ART DECO' STYLE KNEEHOLE DESK in pale beech with ebonised edges 71" wide

A modern Art Deco style silver mounted photograph frame, hallmarked for 999 purity, Sheffield 2015, maker's mark of GL14 x 20 cm. CONDITION REPORTS: Generally in good condition, expected wear.

A collection of silver and white metal jewellery, modern brooches in the Art Nouveau style, filigree brooch, perfume bottle on a chain, earrings, etc

A collection of vintage jewellery, micro mosaic brooch, silver "Miriam" brooch hallmarked Birmingham 1895, paste set horseshoe brooch, enamel bird bar brooch, a modern silver and enamel pendant in the Art Nouveau style, cufflinks etc.(14)

A modern nickel-plated desk lamp in the Art Deco style, the circular steel shade on curved arm 59cm high supported on a stepped rectangular base,

ABERTH (SUSAN L.). "Leonora Carrington, Surrealism, Alchemy & Art." orig cl, dj, 4to, 2004 vg; plus 10 others on Modern British Art.

"Henri Matisse, The Cut-Outs." ed K.Buchberg & others, orig cl, dj, 4to 2014 fine; plus 9 others Modern Art.

15th century AD. A facetted D-section gold hoop with expanding shoulders, octagonal bezel; zigzag band to top of shoulders and cross potent below; bezel with reserved image of St. Christopher carrying a nimbate Jesus over water, St. Christopher with staff and Jesus with orb surmounted by a small cross. Cf. Dalton, O.M. The Franks Bequest Catalogue of Finger Rings, London, 1912, item 725 for type; Oman, C.C. British Rings 800-1914, London, 1974, plate 22, items C, D. Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate. 16 grams, 24mm overall, 21.30mm internal diameter (approximate size British X 1/2, USA 11 3/4, Europe 26.92, Japan 25) (1"). From an important jewellery collection; by descent through the Smigielski family; formerly with the current owner's grandfather Franz Retyk; acquired in Europe by her father or his brother in Belgium during the 1920s. Accompanied by a positive X-Ray Fluorescence metal analysis certificate. There are a number of stories relating to the origins of St Christopher, but the most popular was that recounted in the medieval Golden Legend that recounted him being a giant named Reprobus. He lived in Lycia, Asia Minor, who desires to serve whoever is the most powerful of kings. His first king appears to be afraid of the devil, so Reprobus reasons that the devil must be stronger and seeks him out. But the devil proves to be terrified by a wayside crucifix, so Reprobus abandons him and seeks the man on the Cross. A hermit teaches him about Christ, baptizes him as Christophoros, Christ bearer, and says he should serve the Lord by carrying people across an otherwise unaffordable river. One day Christopher takes a small child on his shoulders, who grows heavier and heavier as they cross the stream. The child explains, thou hast not only borne all the world upon thee, but thou hast borne him that created and made all the world, upon thy shoulders, and reveals himself as the Christ Child. He tells Christopher to plant his staff in the ground and it will bear leaf and fruit the next day. The miraculous staff later enables him to convert thousands of pagans in Lycia. Images of the saint crossing the river with the Christ Child on his shoulders came to be extremely common in western art from the 13th century until modern times. Pilgrims who looked upon an image of St. Christopher were believed to gain a special blessing, so many medieval and later churches put up statues of him on the exterior of the buildings. As the patron saint of travellers the images would also bless those undertaking pilgrimage to the holy places of Europe. Because of this association with travellers and pilgrims his image became popular on jewellery in the form medallions and rings such as this, where he would offer protection. [A video of this lot is available on the TimeLine Auctions website] Very fine condition. A large wearable size.

8th-5th century BC. A large green serpentine standing anthropomorphic figurine, with elongated bald head and cranial deformation, rectangular eyes, wide nose, slightly opened mouth with massive everted upper lip uncovering teeth, pierced rectangular ears; the knees bent and hands pierced to hold an offering(?"). See Fowler Museum at UCLA, Accession number X85.864; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Accession number: 1990.219. 964 grams, 20.6cm (8"). From an important London, W1, collection; acquired 1960-1980s. The Olmecs established major centres along the riverine lowlands of the modern Mexican states of Veracruz and Tabasco, from approximately 1500 BC. The fertile gulf plain probably allowed for an agricultural surplus, controlled by only a handful of individuals. Olmec culture is identified as the oldest of the Mesoamerican civilisations, and many important elements of Mesoamerican art and architecture can be seen to have had a probable Olmec origin. This figure is very similar to one from Offering Four at La Venta. This comprised of a group of fifteen jade and serpentine figures that were specifically set out so that the one figure made from the base stone of granite faced the group made from precious stones. It is possible that the scene recreates a judgement against the lone figure, or possibly a sacrifice scene. Other individual, sinewy jades which are almost feline in their posture have been found in the Olmec heartland. Very fine condition.

13th-14th century AD. A lead-alloy seal matrix with chamfered edge, loop to the upper face; central motif of a shield and leaf, legend '*S' WNI'ROBT.BALSHAN'. 51 grams, 46mm (1 3/4"). Property of an Essex gentleman; acquired on the London art market. The legend seems to begin with W, the final word (where one often finds a place-name) BAL-SHAN, which seems to be for BALESHAM, i.e. modern Balsham in Cambridgeshire, UK. [No Reserve] Fine condition, edge chipped; unusual central feature.

Late Period, 664-332 BC. A restrung necklace of tubular and annular glazed composition beads and two wedjat beads with black applied detailing; modern clasp. 4.64 grams, 47cm (18 1/2"). Property of a Essex gentleman; acquired on the London art market before 1980. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.

An undated restrung necklace of graduated red glass spherical beads with blue and white stripes; modern clasp. 12 grams, 59cm (23 1/4"). Property of a London lady; acquired on the London art market before 1980. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.

Peter Clarke (South African 1929-2014) BACK STREET signed and dated 1950 mixed media on paper 27 by 38cm Peter Clarke, an artist of humble origins began life in with very few opportunities in apartheid South Africa. His intellectual gifts, talent and determination to follow his deep interest in visual art led him to overcome many obstacles, which would finally win him international recognition. This same determination was made vocal at the opening of a major retrospective at the South African National Gallery in 2011 when he explained his principled fight in order to overcome racial exclusion. In the end he was victorious, and today the work of Peter Clarke is highly sought after and the subject of a seminal publication, Listening to distant thunder, the art of Peter Clarke, by art historians Philippa Hobbs and Elizabeth Rankin. In his mid-twenties, Peter Clarke abandoned the security of his job in the Simon’s Town naval yard to follow his calling as an artist. He had an early successful exhibition in District Six, which encouraged him to focus his life’s work around the belief that art could play an active role in social development, which resulted in him becoming a leading figure in the Community Arts Project in Cape Town. We are privileged to offer a compelling selection of works form the artist produced in various media, including works on paper. Two important early works deal with his central focus, that of his community. The poignant, Back Street, lot 764, evokes an anxious moment within the difficult conditions of social inequity and poverty as a result of discriminatory policies in early apartheid South Africa. An important work, in dazzling tones of sea blue and red, it personifies the artist as a social commentator. Windmills, lot 766, is a beautiful and correspondingly joyous work, expressing the artist’s ability to find happiness in everyday life, despite the socio-political turmoil around him. Brilliantly coloured, three school boys are absorbed in the whirling plastic windmills popular with Cape children at Christmas time, when the south-easterly winds roar. Similarly, Evening Grazing, Teslaarsdal, Lot 765, exudes this same escapist quality. Out in the Overberg countryside, Clarke felt at peace and far removed from the turmoil of the city. It was here that he found himself inspired to paint his tranquil, yet decidedly modern pastoral scenes. - Hobbs, P. & Rankin, E., Listening to Distant Thunder: The Art of Peter Clarke, Fernwood Press, Cape Town, 2014

Peter Clarke (South African 1929-2014) WINDMILLS signed and dated 2/8/1973; inscribed with the title on the reverse acrylic on board PROVENANCE Gifted by the artist to current owner. 47 by 60cm Peter Clarke, an artist of humble origins began life in with very few opportunities in apartheid South Africa. His intellectual gifts, talent and determination to follow his deep interest in visual art led him to overcome many obstacles, which would finally win him international recognition. This same determination was made vocal at the opening of a major retrospective at the South African National Gallery in 2011 when he explained his principled fight in order to overcome racial exclusion. In the end he was victorious, and today the work of Peter Clarke is highly sought after and the subject of a seminal publication, Listening to distant thunder, the art of Peter Clarke, by art historians Philippa Hobbs and Elizabeth Rankin. In his mid-twenties, Peter Clarke abandoned the security of his job in the Simon’s Town naval yard to follow his calling as an artist. He had an early successful exhibition in District Six, which encouraged him to focus his life’s work around the belief that art could play an active role in social development, which resulted in him becoming a leading figure in the Community Arts Project in Cape Town. We are privileged to offer a compelling selection of works form the artist produced in various media, including works on paper. Two important early works deal with his central focus, that of his community. The poignant, Back Street, lot 764, evokes an anxious moment within the difficult conditions of social inequity and poverty as a result of discriminatory policies in early apartheid South Africa. An important work, in dazzling tones of sea blue and red, it personifies the artist as a social commentator. Windmills, lot 766, is a beautiful and correspondingly joyous work, expressing the artist’s ability to find happiness in everyday life, despite the socio-political turmoil around him. Brilliantly coloured, three school boys are absorbed in the whirling plastic windmills popular with Cape children at Christmas time, when the south-easterly winds roar. Similarly, Evening Grazing, Teslaarsdal, Lot 765, exudes this same escapist quality. Out in the Overberg countryside, Clarke felt at peace and far removed from the turmoil of the city. It was here that he found himself inspired to paint his tranquil, yet decidedly modern pastoral scenes. - Hobbs, P. & Rankin, E., Listening to Distant Thunder: The Art of Peter Clarke, Fernwood Press, Cape Town, 2014

A Modern 9ct Gold and Opal Pendant Necklace in the Art Nouveau manner (5.4g) and selection of costume jewellery

A collection of mixed glassware including coloured examples, Murano fish, Mary Gregory jug, modern airtwist wine glasses, Art Deco dressing table set and a press moulded opaque glass dish formed as a pair of hands.

A quantity of art and artist reference books to include modern art, streets of London, watercolour etc

A modern hanging wall clock Art Deco style, together with an oak style mantel clock (2) with key