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Lot 5
A 1958 HOFNER COMMITTEE JAZZ GUITAR, serial number 2732, with laminated maple and walnut neck, ebony fretboard inlaid with mother of pearl flower markers, two piece spruce top, birds-eye maple back and sides fancy inlaid 'Christmas Tree' headstock with HOFNER block logo, fitted with two later single coil pickups, volume, tone controls and three pickup selectors, gold plated tailpiece, pearloid binding, later flight case. See illustration
Lot 15
A WINDSOR SUPREMUS 'THE WHIRLE' TENOR FOUR STRING BANJO, with laminated walnut neck, inlaid ebony fretboard, chromed resonator tone ring fitted with 28 tension bars, engraved Windsor 'Pyxe' tailpiece, lined walnut resonator back and rims, the headstock custom inlaid in mother of pearl with AL monogram, 86cm long, the tone rung 30cm diameter. See illustration
Lot 571
J *** Steffelaar (Belgian, 19th Century) Portrait of a lady, believed to be Marie-Caroline de Bourbon-Sicile, Duchess de Berry, seated before a fireplace, probably a member of the Bourbon family, wearing gold and emerald jewels, with a small Maltese terrier on her lap signed lower right "J Steffelaar" oil on mahogany panel 44 x 35cm (17 x 14in) Provenance: In the collection at the Chateau de Maintenon and by descent to Adrien, 8th Duc de Noailles; his daughter Elizabeth, Lady Macready (1898-1969) whose granddaughter bequeathed it to the present owner. Other Notes: This portrait of circa 1840 by an apparently unrecorded artist is possibly the wife of Ferdinand, Duc de Berry, who was murdered in 1820, four years after she married him, hence her wearing black, and with fleur-de-lys on her footstool. The Maltese Terrier was a favourite dog of high-born ladies; the sitter is wearing important contemporary jewellery, including a suite of Renaissance revival jewellery comprising of a necklet and pendant, earrings and bodice ornament/brooch of gold set with coloured enamel, pearls and emerald cabochon, in the manner of Carlo Giuliano (see lot 185). On her wrist we can also see a Renaissance Revival gold bracelet in the manner of Alessandro Castellani whom Giuliano trained under in Naples. Two rings can also be seen on her left hand, most likely set with diamonds and a small pearl buckle or brooch holds up the right sleeve off-setting the dark colour of her gown. Oil on panel. Paint layer is in good condition. Alligatoring and drying cracks in dark dress of the sitter. Glossy, even varnish. Light surface dirt present. Small loss on decorative beading on frame.
Lot 272
A Victorian 9ct gold three piece writing set, by William Harrison Walter, Birmingham 1897, comprising a dip pen, the tapering body chased with floral scrolling, 17cm including the brass nib, the matching unmarked propelling pencil (tests as 9ct), 17.25cm and a mother of pearl bladed paper knife with scrolled handle, 12.5cm, together in a Craddock of Glasgow retail case
Lot 185
A diamond, pearl and enamel Renaissance revival pendant by Carlo Giuliano, the diaper outline quatrefoil jewel set to the centre with an old cushion cut diamond with a seed pearl border, in an ornate pierced surround of white-patterned mid-blue enamel lines punctuated by leaf trefoils set with small old cushion-mine cut diamonds and by seed pearl trefoils, suspending an enamel and oval pearl drop, to a trifurcated seed pearl, diamond and enamel bale; both principal feature and bale with oval cartouches containing initials 'CG'; overall length 9.1cm; one small diamond and one seed pearl lacking and some losses to enamel Other Notes: Carlo Giuliano (1831-1895) was a Neapolitan who trained in Rome (conceivably in the Castellani workshop, already renowned and a mecca for tourists by the 1850s) where his interest in archeological and historical styles developed. He moved with his family to London around 1860, setting up a workshop, though without, in the early days, a retail outlet to go with it, relying rather on established retailers such as Hunt & Roskell, CF Hancock and Robert Phillips. Many of his pieces were inspired by Hellenistic, Etruscan, Egyptian or Assyrian artifacts, but he is principally known for his Renaissance Revival jewels. They are of exquisite craftsmanship and complex design, predominantly enamelled 'en ronde bosse', but usually with a limited colour palette - opaque black and white or blue and white being especially favoured. He incorporated gemstones - often pearls, sometimes diamonds, but other very precious and faceted stones are used sparingly, and less precious gems cut en cabochon are more frequently used. These materials and techniques were especially suited to pendants, chain or fringe necklaces, bracelets and pendant earrings. In 1874 he opened his own shop in Piccadilly which his two sons, Carlo and Arthur, continued after his death until the death of the latter in 1914. Carlo senior seems habitually to have signed his work with his initials in an oval cartouche, as with this example; sometimes there will also be another stamp of the retailer - i.e., H&R for Hunt & Roskell; the sons' work has a cartouche with C&AG; his brothers Federico and Ferdinando were also skilled goldsmiths working in London in the same traditions, but appear not to have signed their work. Our piece is in a very typical design from Carlo Giuliano - a diaper or lozenge form, with bale and pendant drop - features materials that are also entirely characteristic and is a work of marvellous craftsmanship .
Lot 621
Follower of Henry William Pickersgill (19th Century) Portrait of a lady, head and shoulders, in a red dress, tartan shawl and garnet brooch, beside a red curtain oil on canvas 67 x 50cm (26 x 20in) Provenance: Monks Hall, Syleham, Suffolk Other Notes: The sitter wears a garnet and pearl brooch set with a central garnet carbuncle and pear shaped drop both surrounded by smaller garnet cabochons. Canvas has been extended at bottom edge. Flaking paint and paint loss along left hand edge and cracking along paint and fill of join. Thick, yellowed varnish layer. Surface dirt.
Lot 163
An amethyst and seed pearl negligée necklace, set to the front with two knife-edge bars holding a horizontal oval cut amethyst suspending two similar bars of different lengths each terminating in a seed pearl above a pear cut amethyst, to a fine belcher link back chain; length of necklace as worn 46cm, length of longer drop 5.9cm; in fitted period shield shaped velvet box
Lot 70
An antique neo-classical style hinged bangle with diamond and seed pearls, the uniform 1.2cm wide bangle set to the front with an old round cut diamond in a square mount, between lines of leaves each with a seed pearl, to scrolled Y form terminations, the back of plain polished yellow precious metal; clasp with safety chain; internal width 5.6cm; gross weight 19.3g
Lot 180
Three antique locket pendants, the first oval with seed pearls and blue enamel, the front with interwoven royal blue guilloche enamel ribbons spaced by quatrefoils of seed pearls (one lacking), the bale with seed pearl trefoil, the verso with crystal cabochon glazing, length with bale 3.4cm. Together with a rectangular rock crystal book-form pendant, interior vacant, length with suspensory loop 2.7cm, and a small heart shaped locket with bright cut scrolling foliate decoration on one side, the other glazed and containing plaited hair, length with suspensory loop 1.7cm
Lot 168
A mid-Victorian brooch/pendant with seed pearls and floral painted panel, the oval glazed panel depicting forget-me-nots, cyclamen and other flowers in a seed pearl border to an ornate scrolling cast and bright cut mount, verso inscribed 'James Lampard, Ob't 20th Oct'r 1859, Aet. 82', with hinged faceted suspensory loop as well as brooch pin, length 6.4cm
Lot 120
A paste set monkey brooch, the first monkey, pavé set with round white pastes and with green eyes, is sitting on a trapeze bar with simulated pearl terminations, the second monkey, similarly paste set but on both sides, is detachable and hanging from a ring with a suspensory loop; width of trapeze 3.8cm, overall length with second monkey attached to pin 5.7cm
Lot 51
A mid-Victorian enamel and seed pearl memorial locket, the oval pendant with a central 'In Memoriam' panel of seed pearls and white enamel on a black enamel ground, the border engraved 'Tho's Hembrow, Ob't 5th Nov'r 1873, Aet 80' and 'Mary Hembrow, Ob't 14th Jan'y 1877, Aet 81'; verso with an ornate monogram 'EH' in a cast border of barley stalks tied with a ribbon; the interior with two glazed panels containing curled locks of grey hair with wirework and seed pearls; length including tapered bale 5.5cm, in a period fitted case with fancy clasp
Lot 82
A pair of Italian mabé pearl and 18ct gold earpendants, and a similar brooch, each earring with a pear shaped mabé pearl in a collet with broad border, on a hinged suspension from a stylised fleur-de-lys, post and clip fittings, Italian marks for Naples and '750', length 5.5cm; the brooch with a round mabé pearl in the centre of a bifurcated and notched bar setting, clasp with safety catch, Italian marks for the same Neapolitan goldsmith and same '750' gold, length 5.6cm (2)
Lot 159
An antique diamond, ruby and pearl flower spray brooch, the top flower with a large rose cut diamond centre in a border of oval and cushion cut rubies to an outer looped petal edge, two other smaller flowers of similar form and with rose cut diamond centres but seed pearl borders; stem, buds, tendril and leaf with engraved detail, all stones in closed back settings, unmarked yellow precious metal, clasp with safety catch, length 3.5cm, cased
Lot 69
A pair of seed pearl tie pins, cased by Tiffany, New York together with a horse pin brooch, the identical tie pins of short bar form with a uniform line of 1mm seed pearls set in yellow precious metal stamped '14k', length 2.1cm, in period cream box by 'Tiffany & Co, Fifth Avenue & 37th Street, New York, Paris, London'; the brooch of similar 'safety pin' form, but larger and set on the front with a realistically modelled and textured horse, in unmarked yellow precious metal, length 3.7cm (2)
Lot 174
An ice blue sapphire and pearl bar brooch, the large round cut very pale blue sapphire, diameter 11.3cm, in a border of seed pearls, on a tapered triple knife-edge bar mount with larger pearl terminations, unmarked yellow precious metal, safety chain, one seed pearl replaced with a similar simulated pearl; length 5.1cm, period case
Lot 178
A late 19th century seed pearl work and amethyst pendant, the pierced and scrolling form with graduated fine seed pearls sewn to a carved shell base, bale en suite (connecting suspensory loop in need of repair), and suspending in the centre an oval cut amethyst and at the bottom a pear cut amethyst, length 6.2cm
Lot 39
A seed pearl and sapphire set necklace with earrings en suite, the uniform 3mm bouton seed pearls accented in the front with a half moon feature, stepped, convex and set with an oval cut sapphire centre, length 44.5cm; the earstuds each a similar slightly smaller sapphire-set half moon, length 1.9cm; necklace clasp and earring posts hallmarked for 9ct gold, London import 1995 and common control mark
Lot 175
A sapphire, natural pearl and diamond ring, of crossover form, with a light blue round cut sapphire between two half pearls (both natural), all in millegrain-edged collets, as a diagonal between flared crossover lines of graduated rose cut diamonds, bifurcated shoulders and a plain shank of unmarked precious metal assumed white and yellow 18ct gold; size J
Lot 320
A small George III silver counter box, by John Turner, Birmingham 1799, of plain shallow circular form with engraved border to the cover and containing four mother of pearl counters numbered 1 - 4 respectively, 20mm diameter , together with a small, unmarked silver pill box of compressed circular form, the hinged cover inset with cornelian and containing in the centre an amber cabochon, a fly entrapped within, initialled, 24mm diameter (2)
Lot 172
A pair double-ended diamond and mother of pearl cufflinks cased by Tessiers, each link a circular mother-of-pearl disc with a central millegrain collet set old round brilliant diamond, figure of eight connectors, in white and yellow precious metal stamped '18ct & Pt', presented in a fitted gold-tooled case by Tessiers, New Bond Street
Lot 133
A lady's decorative fob watch and an enamel and seed pearl pendant locket, the watch with white dial with black roman numeral hours and small arabic numeral minutes, gold dots and fancy hands, the back of blue guilloche enamel with three fleur-de-lys, both sides decorated with simulated seed pearls; the pendant of circular form, the vacant glazed panel to a seed pearl border and broader edge with engraved and enamelled decoration of a pale blue scalloped line with royal blue, orange and green highlights, verso with engine turned decoration and hinged access to display panel; diameter 2.3cm (2)
Lot 150
A 19th century diamond and pearl bee brooch, the wings are set with old cushion cut and rose cut diamonds, the abdomen with a blister pearl, the thorax a 3.5mm round pearl, the eyes ruby cabochons; the insect has alighted obliquely on a pin headed by a bouton pearl, believed to be natural; length 5.3cm
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