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A pair of Grimwade plates of mosaic design, random patch work effect

A box containing assorted items including a 19th Century cow creamer, a porcelain patch box, miniature vases and paintings

A Royal Doulton limited edition Disney's 101 Dalmatians - Patch, Rolly and Freckles, with certificate and stand, model no. DM5 (tail restored)

A framed photographic print Branch Lines, Staverton with Dart Valley Railway patch included in frame - sold with a GWR logo reproduction mirror, Piltons' Exmoor Ponies Barnstaple-Lynton line railway print and another

Two German Third Reich Kriegsmarine Badges.A Destroyer Badge, maker - Schwerin Berlin 68., and a Trade patch for the rank of Chief Petty Officer Machinist. Maker JFS42 (2) CONDITION REPORT: . Destroyer badge is polished.

A 19th Century Afghan Flintlock Jezail, the 97cm steel barrel with flared muzzle, rounded lock plate, full wood stock with two steel barrel bands and upswept curved butt; a Similar Percussion Jezail, the butt with cushioned hide covered globular recoil pad; an Anglo-Indian Percussion Musket, with chequered semi pistol grip stock and hinged brass patch box to the butt (3 - af) CONDITION REPORT: . All in poor condition, with non-working mechanisms.

Collection of two tone records to include The Swinging Cats, The Specials, The Selecter, also with Mod Union Jack patch, etc.

Collection of NWOBHM related records to include 'Bright Lights' EP by Trespass, Iron Maiden, Diamond Head, 3 x 'Silver Machine' by Vardis and Krokus single, with patch.

A late 17th century oak court cupboard with carved frieze above substantial ring turned uprights, twin cupboard upper doors and twin panelled cupboard lower doors raised on stile supports, height 162.5cm, width 145cm, depth 55cm.Additional InformationThe upper section overhangs the base, so possible that there have been some alterations. There is a small patch repair front left. There are splits to the uprights. There are general surface knocks and losses to mouldings. Overall general surface wear.

An early Victorian mahogany writing table, the rectangular top above three frieze drawers raised on shaped end supports united by a turned rail to block pedestals and bun feet, height 80cm, width 110cm, depth 53cm.Additional InformationThere is a tiny patch to the top, general surface wear, but a good quality piece of good colour and overall ok.

A George IV mahogany and crossbanded bowfronted chest of drawers with brushing slide above three long graduated drawers on splayed bracket feet, width 92cm, depth 50.5cm, height 81.5cm.Additional InformationThere is a horizontal split running through the top and smaller splits, there is a patch repair to the top back left with some flecks of veneer missing, staining to the front, replaced handles and surface knocks throughout.

F.WALTERS; oil on canvas, woodland landscape with figure leading sheep in mid ground, signed lower right, 45 x 70cm, framed. Additional InformationHeavy craquelure throughout, very dirty, would benefit from a clean, there is a patch repair lower left, a few small losses to the frame.

UNATTRIBUTED; a late 19th century oil on canvas, study of a young woman holding flowers in her scarf, unsigned, 34 x 27cm, framed.Additional InformationPatch repair to the centre of the canvas, there is also a tear and split to the oil as we are looking on her left sleeve, general craquelure throughout and surface dirt with a few small paint losses and impressed areas to the canvas. The frame has been re-painted and has some losses.

A pair of Regency mahogany bar back elbow chairs with drop-in seats and supports (2).Additional InformationOne has a patch to the back of the bar and a screw repair through the arm, the frame is a little loose. The second chair is very loose in the frame, has a split towards the back, has been repaired with screws through the bar back and also patch repairs to this area. General surface wear throughout.

A silver mustard pot with blue glass liner, by H.S Ld, Sheffield, 1909, together with a George III mustard spoon, a Dutch silver lobed cup, decorated in relief with tavern scenes amongst scrolling foliage, and a Dutch silver patch box on stand, decorated in relief with a female in classical dress playing a lyre (4) mustard pot and spoon; 137g (excluding liner), and dutch silver items 136gCondition report: surface scratches, knocks and minor dents to all piecesnibbles to top edge of glass liner

An 18th century tortoiseshell patch box, with inlaid gold mounted Wedgwood cameos and a central unengraved gold cartouche, 9cm diameter, with receipt from 1974 (Not hallmarked) for similar items see plate no. 97 in Wolf Mankowitz book on Wedgwood

Erma .54 bore Gallagher carbine, 22 inch barrel fitted with folding leaf sight, saddle bar ring to side and patch box to stock.UK RFD OR A FIREARMS LICENCE WITH CORRECT VARIATION .54 RIFLE REQUIRED TO BUY THIS LOT.

Collection of cap badges, to include a German Third Reich Kriegsmarine patch also a Pregelgautage Der N.S. D.A.P (1936 election referendum) badge, five British badges,1914-1918 medal for W.H. Wain Labour Corps, an eagle cap badge and a collection of Wills, Churchman and other military cigarette cards.

Percussion Kentucky Rifle, with 41 inch octagonal barrel approximately 60 bore fitted with buckhorn rear sight and German silver front sight, double set triggers, brass furniture and patch box fitted into artificially figured stock.Section 58(2) Antique /obsolete calibre, can be owned without a licence. Condition report: The action works but there is no half cock. The double triggers get in a mess if you try and fire the gun off the front trigger without cocking the rear trigger first. The metalwork and bore have pitting all over. The stock has a crack around the muzzle end, a section missing around the lock area and has had a section let in half way down the forend on the left hand side and has the usual knocks and bruises. One barrel pin is missing.

T. & W. Harrison 12 bore percussion double barrel shotgun, with 29 inch Damascus barrels, chequered stock with vacant escutcheon, scroll engraved action, fitted into a period oak case in need of repair.Section 58(2) Antique /obsolete calibre, can be owned without a licence.Condition report: The gun is generally in good order with working actions and nice presentable patina. The metalwork has light overall pitting. the stock has the usual scuffs and marks from use. There is a deep scratch near the butt plate. The wood and lockplate have a recently scuff on the left-hand side where a screwdriver or tool has been forced into the case to break it open (hence the damage to the case).  I suspect this gun may have been on licence and has not been properly cleaned. A jag and then patches return with thick rust coloured greasy grim but following this work look shinny. There are a couple of shadows in the bore which are probably light pitting. Without a large amount of cleaning it cannot be guaranteed that the bores are completely free of pitting. The barrels have been rebrowned but externally look in good order. There is a strange dark coloured patch on the outside of the left tube see images uploaded. I think this could be a dent that has been lifted as there is a corresponding shadow ring to the inside of the bore in a similar area to this dark patch.

Stahl & Berger Hamburg rifle shotgun, with 26.5 inch barrels chambered in 16 bore and 8x60R Mauser , fitted with folding leaf sight and groves for a scope mount, serial number 1623, scroll engraved action and chequered wood stock.UK RFD OR FIREARMS LICENCE WITH CORRECT VARIATION REQUIRED TO BID ON THIS LOT.Condition report: The action locks up very tightly. There is surface corrosion in places including a bad patch at the muzzle on the outside of the barrel. The bores are dirty and have light pitting but nothing deep and would clean up. There rifling is still very visible. There is a section of the stock chipped away to the underside near the triggers where the wood meets the action. This is visible from photo 5 online.

Euroarms .45 smooth bore percussion shotgun, mainspring broken, serial number 26989, modelled around a Kentucky Rifle, the 35 inch barrel decorated with scrollwork to match the lock, the figured stock fitted with brass furniture including patch box, together with a bag of accessories to include powder flask, round balls, patches, caps and capping tool.UK SHOTGUN LICENCE OR RFD REQUIRED TO BUY THIS LOT.Condition report: Mainspring broken.

Harrison of Norwich 4 bore percussion wildfowling gun, with 41 inch Damascus barrel fitted with folding leaf backsight, with modern reproof marked 5/1 chequered pistol grip stock, scroll engraved action, fitted with under-barrel ramrod but is accompanied by a modern made loading rod.Section 58(2) Antique /obsolete calibre, can be owned without a licence.Condition report: The gun has had a modern reproof and at this point has been re-browned. The action works correctly. There is light surface pitting to the parts that have not been refinished and corrosion around the nipple. The stock has been crudely repaired at the forend. It looks like it has split around the barrel keys from recoil and a patch of wood has been let in on the inside. The repairs have been covered with brown paint on the inside and outside and this could do with stripping off and redoing for the gun to look it's best. The bore has a few patches of pitting which are probably too deep to remove easily but is largely clean. One ramrod pipe has been re-attachded. I am not confident as to the ramrods originality to the gun but it is a good fit.

Winchester 1885 low wall .25-20WCF, serial number 83737, originally in .25-20 SS but with reemed chamber to take the .25-20WCF round, with 25 inch round barrel bearing maker's roll mark, dove tailed front and rear sight, the grip tang fitted with folding peep sight. Together with forty R&P unused 25-20 WCF cases.UK FIREARMS LICENCE WITH VARIATION FOR .25 RIFLE OR RFD REQUIRED TO BID ON THIS LOT.25 inch barrel. Condition report: The Winchester is generally in good order. The bluing remains in most areas with slight wear and thinning in places. There is a speckling effect to the bluing generally from minor corrosion. The action appears to function correctly. The bore has a half ring of pitting around and inch or two from the throat. There is one other small pit patch around mid way down the bore. The stock as a nice original patina with the usual knocks and marks.

Martini MkII .577/450 rifle, with 32 inch barrel, fitted with folding leaf sight and bayonet lug, unmarked action.Section 58(2) Antique /obsolete calibre, can be owned without a licence.Condition report: Action works correctly. The cleaning rod is missing. The left hand side of the receiver has had an old issue mark removed and there is a patch of small dents which have been added disguise the old issue mark. The rifle shows signs of a hard working life and there are dents and scratches to the wood. The metalwork has lost its bluing and has turned a plum / brown colour with some light pitting. The bore has strong rifling but there is some light pitting similar to the outside of the rifle. The trigger guard sling loop has been replaced. 

German Third Reich N.S.K.K. Cap, bearing RZM numbered patch to inside.

George and John Deane percussion double 8 bore shotgun, 32 inch Damascus barrels, fitted with platinum breach plugs, the top flat engraved with a gun dog's head, the named side locks engraved with gun dogs chasing game birds within scrollwork borders, chequered stock stamped with 1792 serial number, with vacant silver escutcheon, steel cap to pistol grip and pineapple finial trigger guard.Section 58(2) Antique /obsolete calibre, can be owned without a license.32 inch barrels.Condition report: The gun has a pleasing patina and the action works correctly. There are a few condition issues the main being the rib between the two barrels which is lifting slightly in two areas. The barrels have been cleaned up as the maker's address is faint. There is fine surface pitting to the metalwork generally. One bore has a patch of pitting (which I doubt will clean out) around midway through the tube, the other bore has no major pits but there is light surface pitting. The wood is generally good but there are some chips to the forend where the edges meet the metal of the barrels.

LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY FRANZ ANT MEHLEM, GERMAN ART NOUVEAU TWO HANDLED LUSTRE GLAZED POTTERY JARDINIÈRE, of typical form with whiplash handles and moulded flowerhead border, heightened in pink on a mother of pearl ground, 9? (22.8cm) high, 12? (30.5cm) diameter, printed mark, together with a RED GLAZED, MOULDED POTTERY JARDINIERE, unmarked, (2) C/R-Franz Ant jardiniere with small re-glued chip to the rim, heavy crazing, rubbing and scratching, particularly noted to the pink lustre, small rough grey patch to the border, sits proud, feels like cement or similar?, ½? x ¼? approx

Collection of four 18th Century Bilston enamel patch boxes a/f.

A Chinese canton enamel patch box and cover of canted rectangular form, decorated in polychrome enamels, the cover with two quails in a rocky landscape with blossoming peony, and the box with floral reserves on a pink diaper ground, late Qing period, 9.5 cm width x 6.5 cm depth x 3.5 cm heightseveral areas of enamel loss, particularly on the corners, generally worn and scratched - see images provided 

A box of 19th century and later Chinese and Japanese ceramics including a Chinese famille rose baluster vase painted with immortals and calligraphy inscription, mounted as a lamp. late Qing period, 40 cm high o/a, to/w a famille rose ginger jar and cover painted with birds and peony mounted as a lamp, 27 cm o/a, a Chinese late 19th century Kangxi style ginger jar and cover with blossoming prunus decoration on cracked ice blue ground, 16 cm high, a Japanese Satsuma circular box and cover decorated with figures in a verdant landscape, 11 cm diameter, a large Japanese gilt and polychrome 'Rakkan' jar and cover, 38 cm high, various patch boxes, plates bowls etc (box)

Peter Scott (1909-1989) - Ducks standing in the shallows, watercolour, signed and dated 1929, 17 x 24 cmProv: By repute Peter Scott was at university with the vendor's fathervery slight undulation in paper;; possible faint patch lower left; no foxing

An 18th century style diminutive feather banded walnut bureau, the interior fitted with drawers and niches over a slide top storage well, over one long dummy drawer and three long graduated drawers on square bracket feet, 61 cm x 40 cm x 95 cm high - top drawer is fixed due to the internal well, veneer loss approx. 5 cm x 5 cm patch to interior front edge; in generally good order although some surface scratches and minor knocks to extremities

Patch Box. A shaped white enamel box with a hinging lid, itself with an underglaze colour depiction of two Hobby Horse riders

Three glass tazzae mid 18th century, in three sizes, with flat circular tops with galleried rims, raised on moulded pedestal stems with annulated rings above domed folded feet, and a glass patch stand raised on a faceted stem enclosing a long tear, 31.7cm max dia. (4)

Two English enamel patch boxes late 18th century, of oval form, one painted with an elderly beggar holding out his hat, inscribed 'Pity the sorrows of a poor old Man', on a blue base, the other painted with a church within the inscription 'Let Hymen prove how true I Love', on a moulded green base, 5.6cm max. (2)

An English enamel snuff box and a patch box c.1780, the snuff box of oval form and painted with figures fishing beside Classical statuary, the rectangular patch box printed and coloured with a figure leading cattle and sheep, and a Continental faïence hexagonal snuff box, 6.5cm max. (3)

Cpt. D. G. Goodwin CBE DSC RN, Major O. Patch DSO DSC RM. signed Navy cover. 50th Anniversary Prelude to the Attack on Taranto Harbour 11th November 1940 signed FDC No. 47 of 250 date stamp 11/11/1990. Signed by Cpt. D. G. Goodwin CBE DSC RN, Major O. Patch DSO DSC RM. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

World Cup 1966 - Sir Geoff Hurst - an autographed replica England Football Team shirt in red, with cloth patch to corner. Signed neatly by Hurst in black ink to the top. Professionally framed and glazed with photographs and metal plaque. With certificate. Great display piece. Total size approx; 83cm x 57cm. 

A TALL G PLAN FRESCO TEAK CHEST OF SIX DRAWERS, width 56cm x depth 45cm x height 104cm  Condition Report  Minor scratch to top, drawers pull freely, small thin patch work to left side top around 2cm x 0.5cm, overall good condition

FIVE RAF UNIFORM JACKETS, one with matching trousers, including women's RAF musicians jacket, jacket with Sergeant stripes to sleeves and two with WWII ribbon bars (one Navigator patch) plus one other and women's RAF Beret

A .177'' CROSMAN MODEL 137 SINGLE SHOT PUMP UP PNEUMATIC AIR PISTOL, serial number 71448 which were apparently made in the USA between 1953 and 1970, there is some minor rust speckling to its blued finish with one small patch of rust part way along its frame, it has a rotary sliding breech cover which opens up to allow the insertion of a pellet, it is charged with a hinged handle situated under the barrel, it is in working order (THE PURCHASER MUST BE 18 YEARS OR OVER)

Five Crummles and Co enamel patch pots and three porcelain pots, all good apart from a chip to one enamel pot and chip to base of Limoges pot and both do not shut tightly

NIGHTINGALE, Florence. Notes on Nursing for the Labouring Classes. Harrison, London, 1881, 16th thousand. Presented in modern maroon full leather binding, with gilt leather title patch to front board. [1]Condition report: Some general edge spotting.Foxing mainly affecting title page.

Attributed to John Moore of Ipswich (1820-1902) - Coastal scene with sailing vessels in choppy waters, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 49 x 64cmCondition report: Patch repair to rear of canvas at slightly right hand central area of sky, approx. 4.5 x 4cm.Canvas good and taut.Unglazed, therefore canvas is slightly grubby.Frame with some small chipped losses.

A small hand-cut crystal model of Winne the Pooh holding a balloon together with four small pill/patch boxes to include a circular white-metal example enamelled to the lid with a displaying peacock (The cost of UK postage via Royal Mail Special Delivery for this lot will be £15 inc. VAT)

Property of a deceased's estate 1988 Norton 588cc ClassicRegistration no. F805 NVTFrame no. LE091Engine no. LE091Norton's rotary-engined roadster debuted in 1982 as the police-specification Interpol, though it would be 1987 before the motorcycling public got to sample the rotary's excellent handling and smooth, almost vibration-free engine in the form of the Classic. Conceived as a limited edition model - only 100 examples were made - the Classic is today one of the most collectible of modern Nortons. Number '091' of the 100 built, this Classic was sold new to its late owner on 1st August 1988 and comes with its original plastic wallet containing the original factory log book, owner's manual, and embroidered patch. Additional paperwork consists of the original purchase invoice; various Service Release notifications; old/current V5/V5C documents; and 13 MoTs issued between 1991 and 2004. The tax disc in the (detached) holder expired on 31st July 2005 and it is believed the Classic has not been ridden since then. The current odometer reading is 4,200 miles. Also on file is a page of notes detailing various cleaning and servicing tasks undertaken in 2016 and 2019, including fitting new brake pads; stripping and cleaning the carburettors and fuel tap; and draining the fuel system (it should be noted that the filler cap is seized). Unused for some considerable time, the machine will require recommissioning or restoration to a greater or lesser extent and is sold strictly as viewed. Accordingly, prospective bidders must satisfy themselves as to the condition and completeness prior to bidding. Footnotes:As with all Lots in the Sale, this Lot is sold 'as is/where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness, and originality prior to bidding.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Offered from the estate of the late Percy Tait A set of one-piece Percy Tait racing leathersmanufactured by Lewis Leathers (size unknown), as raced condition, P TAIT to rear and Lewis Leathers patch to the front, close inspection advised. Footnotes:As with all Lots in the Sale, this Lot is sold 'as is/where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness, and originality prior to bidding.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Reisekulturbeutel "Bolide", Hermès. Zweifarbige Reisekulturtasche aus Baumwolle, aufgenähtes, blaues Logo-Patch mit stilisiertem Pferdekopf, Reißverschluss mit Raspel aus Lammleder. Cremefarbenes, wasserfestes Innenfutter. Sehr guter Zustand. Ca. 14x 21x 4 cm.

Moorcroft enamel vase, a Moorcroft enamel covered box and a Bilston enamel patch box

Moorcroft enamel vase decorated with a winter landscape and a matching patch box, both signed to the bases

Eight porcelain pill and patch boxes of various size and shape, a rectangular hinged covered box and a pin tray (10)

A late 18th Century Bilston oval enamel patch box, circa 1790, the cover with motto To the Most Amiable, with 4cmCondition: restorations 

A collection of five assorted late 18th Century enamels, to include a Bilston enamel patch box, a circular box with hinged cover decorated with a port scene, a handle inset with an image of Admiral Duncan,1797, a brooch and an enamel disc of a lady with a fire, labelled 'Battersea' (s.d) (5)Condition: all with faults and damage  

Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, first issue [one of only 500], London: Bloomsbury, 1997, hardback, publisher's pictorial boards, print line on copyright page reads '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1'; '1 wand' appears twice on p.53; 'Philosopher's' is misspelled 'Philospher's' to rear cover; 'Wizardry and Witchcraft' [rather than 'Witchcraft and Wizardry'] to rear cover. Contents very good, clean, bright; usual very light toning to page edges; a few pages with tiny nicks to extreme edges and light fold-lines to a few corners; a couple of very faint marks in places; a very faint diagonal crease and light cockling to opening leaves; binding badly worn with splitting/loss to joints/edges/corners; only remnants of publisher's laminate present at extreme inner edges of boards; a sticker across base of spine, with a small patch of loss to pictorial boards at either side (upper and lower board). The author's debut novel and first in the Harry Potter series. Very scarce. One of only 500 copies, 300 of which were sent to libraries and schoolsProvenance: Purchased by the vendor 15 years ago at a table-top sale. Bearing Edinburgh City Libraries label and barcode to front free endpaper, stamped 'WITHDRAWN', with a long list of date stamps ranging from 15 December 1997 to 12 October 1999. Edinburgh City Libraries stamp and pencil details on copyright pageEdinburgh has long been regarded by many as "the home of Harry Potter"

19th Century mahogany chest of drawers in the George III taste, the moulded canted oblong top over two short and three graduated long cock beaded drawers with cast brass bale handles between fluted canters corners on blind fret work-decorated bracket feet, 110cm x 54cm x 103cm high Condition: General light marking and staining to top plus some cracking commensurate with age and use. Moulded corner sections over fluting have been reattached or replaced. Tight crack through front moulding of top. Minor patch to front right corner of top. Drawers appear to be missing their rear stops as they push in beyond the front moulding of the carcass. Some sections of bracket feet are loose, including one which is missing much of its blind fret work decoration. Some moulding losses to bracket feet, overall a little faded but could easily be renovated - **General condition consistent with age

Late 19th Century Chinese Export camphor wood Campaign-style chest of drawers, attributed to Sui Kee Chan, Hong Kong, the upper section with moulded oblong top over two long drawers with moulded panel fronts, circular brass escutcheons with moulded cutaway beneath, and flush-fitted brass handles between carved foliate corners with Shou motifs, the conforming lower stage of two further long drawers raised on carved paw feet, each section with side carry handles, some Chinese characters beneath drawer linings, 122cm x 52cm x 112cm high, together with a similar carved camphor wood superstructure from a dressing table or chest, with fan-reeded architectural pediment over bevelled rectangular mirror between foliate scroll-pierced panels and fan quadrants, in turn above two banks of two stepped drawers with flush-fitted brass handles, 119cm x 46.5cm x 116.5cm high (2). A similar chest with label of Sui Kee Chan sold Gildings, 14th July 2020, lot 1597. Condition: Chest of drawers - some scuffs to rear of top where dressing table superstructure has been resting. These are most noticeable to back right corner where there is 1.5cm square patch and cracking plus rubbing. The remainder could easily be repolished. The overall finish is perhaps a little over cleaned but would benefit from a wax, the feet are slightly faded in relation to the rest of the chest but again could be fed with polish. Minor losses to rear corner of upper section side panel due to handling. Second item is the superstructure of a dressing table with some grain cracking where upper drawers meet top of lower drawers. One short drawer is locked with no key. Light tarnish spots to mirror, otherwise sound - **General condition consistent with age

Late 18th/early 19th Century ivory patch box, of rounded oblong form with unmarked yellow metal vacant cartouche to hinged cover, enclosing mirror and plush-lined interior, the underside with secret sliding cover enclosing four apertures, probably for coins, 8.5cm wide, together with an unmarked yellow metal double-ended applicator (2) Condition: A few minor blemishes and very slight loss to cover, plus general light scratching commensurate with age and use. General tarnishing to mirror, otherwise sound. **General condition consistent with age

A pair of fine gilt bronze wall appliques to a design by Jean Hauré, in Louis XVI taste, 19th century, each with a central putto caryatid playing pipes, descending to acanthus cast arms with scrolls terminating in flowerheads, issuing from berried and wrythen backplates, each stamped with initials 'TT' and 'CH' to the rear, 44cm high excluding later elec4trical fitments, 26cm wide, 14cm protuberanceThe model from which these appliques take their inspiration was designed by Hauré for the Château de St. Cloud. While trained as a sculptor, Jean Hauré is best known for the furniture and objets d'art he made as maître-fondeur for the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne from 1785-88. A pair of appliques of nearly identical design are in the Jones Collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum. For a similar pair, see Christie's London, Quai d'Orsay, Paris - An Apartment by Jacques Grange, 19 November 2010, lot 606 (£4,375).Please note, the date of these wall appliques should read '19th century' and not as stated in the printed catalogueCondition Report: Later drilled and wired for electricity.The wall lights bear the usual minor marks, knocks and scuffs overall consistent with age and use.The gilding looks as though it may at one point have been refreshed. The flowerheads may at one point have been reattached, as there is a resinous residue to their backs.one of the writhing floral stems is a little loose, it looks as though the bolt to the rear has been damaged. Some looseness to one of the arms. This can presumably be easily addressed. One of the scrolls is slightly bent, and there is also a darker patch possibly casting inconsistency or repair to the thinner part of this section.Overall these are in perfectly presentable condition.Condition Report Disclaimer

A fine Empire alabaster and gilt and patinated bronze mounted pendant ceiling light, early 19th century and later refitted, the dished circular section body surmounted by a gallery cast with anthemia and lion mask mounts, suspended from foliate cast chains and rising to a conforming corona, with acanthus carved terminal, approximately 39cm wide, 94cm high overallProvenance: Brancaster Hall, NorfolkAcquired by the present vendor at Bonhams Knightsbridge, the Contents of Brancaster Hall, Norfolk, 9 September 2002The coastal area surrounding Brancaster is best-known as the birthplace of Lord Nelson, who was a proud Norfolk man and, it is often thought, learned to sail at the town's beaches. Brancaster Hall, by repute, also hosted Nelson during his lifetime. An Empire alabaster light similar to the example presented here was sold at Sotheby's New York, Property from the collection of Mrs Charles Wrightsman: the London residence, 28 April 2010, lot 18 ($18,750). Condition Report: The light bears the usual minor marks, knocks and scuffs overall consistent with age and use.There is a restored chip and fine hairline crack to the alabaster, as well as another small crack and some scratching.There is also a white oval patch to the alabaster near one of the masks, possibly a repair.There are one or two chips to the foliate carved underside and a loss to the upper portion of the terminal. There is also radial movement to the terminal.The acorn gallery is a little bent.The gilding is a little rubbed overall, particularly to the chain.The hooks suspending the bowl are a little bit bent.Electrical fitments are present to the inside of the bowl, but these haven't been tested.This is sold as a decorative item, and the electrical elements will need to be tested by a certified electrician prior to use. Condition Report Disclaimer