An 18th century brass lever-action nutcracker, EnglishOf typical form, one handle terminating in a nut, the other with a pipe tamper or tobacco stopper inscribed 'IN UN' (?), height 9.5cm (3¾in), together with a combined ring and tobacco stopper, possibly circa 1700, the ring engraved W.I. and with two stars, height 4cm (1 9/16in), a miniature cup, or stand, height 4.7cm (1⅞in), a tobacco stopper cum mallet nutcracker, a brass pipe tamper, a pair of scissors, the blades with scoop terminals, a vesta case in the form of the crescent moon, a small pewter or tin snuff box and a tin adjustable candle socket, (9)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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1963 Jaguar SS100 by Suffolk Engineering Transmission: manualMileage:9941The SS100 was built between 1936 and 1940 by SS Cars Ltd of Coventry, England. The nomenclature was to reflect the theoretical 100mph maximum speed and once approved by Sir William Lyons, the name 'Jaguar' was given to a new saloon version in 1936. Widely considered to be one of the most aesthetically pleasing Jaguar cars ever built, it is also one of the rarest with only 198 of the 2.5 litre and 116 of the 3.5 litre models being manufactured. Most stayed on the home market but 49 were exported. Cars in good condition will now regularly fetch in excess of £300,000. It is of little surprise, rather like its later stable mates, the C and D-Type, that those of us of a more impecunious persuasion looked for an alternative and a number of boutique car manufacturers then set about to feed this demand, supplying good quality recreations at a fraction of the cost of a real one.Built in 2006, this totally accurate recreation of the 1938 Jaguar SS100 is finished in Old English White with Connolly leather in Claret Dark Red with dark red Wilton carpets and sitting on 72 spoke stove, enamelled in Rosso Alfa Red, wheels fitted with Blockley high performance tyres. The engine is a Jaguar XK 3.8 litre engine fully remanufactured by VSE with a manual four speed with overdrive gearbox. Boasting balanced internals and fitted with lightened flywheel, twin 1 7/8-inch SU HIF carburettors, polished E-Type smooth cam covers engine fan and electric fan.When reimagined by Suffolk Sports Cars the rebuilt engine ancillaries included starter motor, alternator, distributor, water pump and a twin pipe stainless steel exhaust system being fitted. Also fitted were disc brakes, all as new, with adjustable shock absorbers on a six coil-spring suspension system, rack and pinion steering before finishing off with a louvered alloy bonnet.Offered with the side screens, tonneau cover, hood bag and fitted hood in double duck and with a heater and fan, this car is equally adept in inclement conditions. Supplied with the car is the history file which includes the build sheet and supplying invoice from Suffolk Sports Cars who also serviced the car. Registered as a 1963 Jaguar (Historic Vehicle) this is a superb example in condition tantamount to one having just been finished by Suffolk and with the value of the original cars soaring, great value for money.Interested parties should satisfy themselves as to the description and condition of each lot prior to the sale. Accordingly, buyers are on notice that each vehicle is offered ‘as is/as seen’ subject to the Terms and Conditions for the auction. Buyers are advised to inspect the vehicle in person or use a professional to carry out this service. Historics will not entertain disputes over descriptions.*salesroom notice this car has not had an IVA test
Original vintage advertising poster - Bunny Wailer. The poster features Bunny Wailer's image with a pipe in his mouth, a stylised marijuana plant wrapping around the lettering and a couple of lions below, one smoking a joint with the smoke forming word Jah. Bunny Wailer - Neville O'Riley Livingston (b. 1947) a Jamaican singer songwriter and percussionist and was an original member of reggae group The Wailers along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. Fair condition, staining, folds, creasing. Country of issue: Unknown, designer: Hun-I, size (cm): 67x49.5, year of printing: 1970s
Original antique advertising poster for Le Vulcol - Reconstituant merveilleux des chambres a air crevees / Wonderful restoring of punctured tyres, designed by Francisco Tamagno. The humorous image depicts two men with tyres for bodies, one of whom is smiling, smoking a pipe, and holding Vulcol, while the other is kneeling on the floor, with yellow limbs and face, and a puncture wound in his deflated tyre body. The background is blue with green and white text. Good condition, restored tears, restored creasing, staining, backed on linen. Country of issue: France, designer: Francisco Tamagno, size (cm): 57x39, year of printing: 1900s
Original antique World War One propaganda poster for war veteran training issued by the Red Cross - He Can Win! The federal board provides training. Consult the local Red Cross Home Service Section - colour poster of a soldier dressed in WWI uniform, sitting at a desk holding a pipe and a pencil. Drafting tools, an ink pot, and a paper with drawings are on the table. Red Cross symbol is in the top right corner of the picture. There is a large white spot on the soldier's forehead which Library of Congress catalogue describes as an injury. Poor condition, paper losses, tears, staining, creasing. Country of issue: USA, designer: Dan Smith, size (cm): 69x37, year of printing: 1910s
Original vintage Second World War poster issued by London Transport promoting traffic safety during blackout - Inside it's bright. Outside it's dark. Stop and let your eyes get used to it. The poster features an illustration of a man dressed in a long coat and hat with smoking pipe in his mouth standing in the dark and a lady dressed in a red skirt suit and a hat holding black purse standing in the light both on London Underground. Printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited, London & Dunstable. Good condition, pin holes, paper losses, tears. Country of issue: UK, designer: James Fitton, size (cm): 63x50, year of printing: 1941
Five well modelled Italian Capodimonte-style figures; some with impressed date marks to the underside, some marked 'Italy' etc. (late 1950s/60s), mostly in good original order etc.Condition Report: It is noted that the figure showing the two gentleman seated - and one reading the newspaper- the left-hand figure holding a pipe has the mouthpiece away, the other pieces look in good original condition.
A Chinese baluster-shaped blue and white ceramic vase and cover; mounted with white metal now sealed as a pipe; the ceramic vase with dragons flying through clouds and contesting the scared Pearl of Wisdom, together with one other tapering square example also mounted with metalwork and decorated in enamels with various flowers etc. and one further smaller ovoid example decorated with figures (the square example approx. 23cm high), each with seal marks to the undersides (3)
An unusual pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain and metal-mounted antique-style ceremonial pipes on ebonised inlaid stands; each decorated with five clawed dragons flying through the skies and contesting the sacred Pearl of Wisdom, each pipe with mounted cabochon hardstones to the ends (one hardstone missing) (each approx. 41cm full length)
Cobweb painting.- Unterberger (Franz, Innsbruck-based artist who commissioned "cobweb" paintings from a staff of anonymous artisans, 1838-1902) Gemälde auf spinnengewebe, portrait of a man with pipe, opaque pigments on stretched "cobweb" or gossamer, 85 x 55 mm (3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in), lower portion torn and come away from mount, a few small chips to image, window-mounted, housed in original pictorial card chemise, a little rubbed, sticker removed to upper cover, small 4to, Tyrol, [c.1870]*** Scarce. Other examples of Unterberger's gossamer paintings are held in the Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections at Northwestern University. Unterberger is said to have run a small shop in Innsbruck, where he commissioned the "cobweb" paintings from a staff of anonymous artisans, usually peasant craftsmen looking to develop unique items for the tourist trade. The cobwebs usually came from Agelenidae "Funnel-Web" spiders, whose webs were gathered, layered and wound to form a delicate fabric. The material was then stretched over cardboard, and to strengthen the canvas, artisans brushed milk diluted in water onto the fabric.
A RARE BRONZE NETSUKE OF A SEATED DUTCHMAN UnsignedJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Depicting a seated Dutchman pressing his lips forwards to blow out smoke and holding a long kiseru (pipe) in both hands. Large himotoshi through the back.HEIGHT 3.7 cmWEIGHT 47 gCondition: Very good condition, minor wear.Provenance: German private collection.
A STAG ANTLER KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASE) WITH A DRAGON UnsignedJapan, Tokyo, Asakusa, second half of 19th centuryPublished: Max Rutherston Ltd. (October 2018) Kitsuengu from Jacques Carré and others, no. 11.Of muso-zutsu type, carved to one side with a lobed reserve containing a descending dragon with fierce expression and furcated scrolling tail, below a pierced lattice surmounted by a baku, its snout forming the cord attachment.LENGTH 21.2 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor surface wear, natural ‘flaws’ in the material and a fine patina.Provenance: Ex-collection Mark T. Hindson. Sotheby’s, 20 October 1969, London, lot 1488. Then ex-collection Jacques H. Carré.13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium – only for buyers within the EU.
A SUPERB STAG ANTLER KISERUZUTSU OF A MERMAID UnsignedJapan, 19th centuryPublished: Sagemonoya (2009) Sans Ivoire, p. 68, no. 178.The kiseruzutsu (pipe case) of otoshi-zutsu type, carved from stag antler, and decorated with a superb image of a mermaid (ningyo) rising from the waves and reaching upwards, her hand ingeniously forming the cord attachment.HEIGHT 19.5 cmCondition: Excellent condition, one natural age crack near the rim and the details ever so slightly worn.Provenance: Ex collection Jury Kolodtoschko, Munich, purchased from Sagemonoya, Tokyo, in 2009.
KYO: A STAG ANTLER KISERUZUTSU WITH AN OWL ON AN OAK TREE BRANCH Signed Kyo 居Japan, Tokyo, Asakusa, second half of 19th centuryOf senryu-zutsu type, cleverly carved from a branch of stag antler in the shape of a tree with an outgrowing branch, curving around forming the opening of the pipe case, a charming little wide-eyed owl seated on top, surrounded by leaves and acorns. Several natural openings for the cord attachment and with a bamboo and silver (marked) pipe. Signed inside a recessed reserve in seal form KYO.LENGTH 22 cmCondition: Excellent condition.Provenance: German private collection.Literature comparison:Sydney Moss Ltd. attributes a very similar pipe case to Hoshunsai Masayuki, see Sydney Moss Ltd. (2016) Kokusai The Genius: and Stag-antler Carving in Japan, Part 3, pp. 128-129, no. 411. For another pipe case with the seal Kyo, see the same publication pp. 328-329.For yet another pipe case sealed Kyo see Atchley, Virginia / Davey, Neil (2006) The Virginia Atchley Collection of Japanese Miniature Arts, p. 279, no. S6.
AN UNUSUAL KISERUZUTSU WITH ONI Signed Okina 翁Japan, second half of 19th centuryOf senryu-zutsu type, carved as a gnarly branch, partially executed in ittobori (single cut technique) and surmounted by a very finely carved oni, grabbing his head and looking downwards. With a bamboo and silver (marked) pipe and with a small inlaid bone signature tablet reading OKINA (old man).LENGTH 22 cmCondition: Excellent condition.Provenance: British private collection.
A Motorart 1/50 scale road haulage and construction vehicle diecast group to include a Volvo L150E wheel loader, a Volvo L350F loader, a Volvo FE half pipe truck, a JCB back hoe loader, together with one other finished in military drab green, all in original window boxes, some boxes with minor damage
A First Gear Model No. 49-3172, boxed 1/25 scale diecast model of a Caterpillar D9E track type tractor with 9S blade and hydraulic control unit, model requires restoration and is suitable for spares and repair only, housed in the original packagingCondition report: Hydraulic arms are broken.One rear light detached.Section of pipe work detached.Requires restoration.
Marklin for Bassett-Lowke O Gauge 4-6-0 Loco and Tender Great Western green "King George V" No.6000, 3-rail Electric 12V DC, Brunswick Green, drop link couplings, with centre rail pick-ups, Front cylinder linkage replaced, coupling on tender is replaced, reversing lever and injector pipe added, vents to top of cab roof added, front oiler added, model has been touched in and repainted to tender side, cabside on one side, touched in to buffer beam, reproduction boxCondition report: Front cylinder linkage replaced, coupling on tender is replaced, reversing lever and injector pipe added, vents to top of cab roof added, front oiler added.We have no details on its running order.No visibly obvious repairs required.Has previously been used and has marks to each of the pick-up shoes.Appears very clean.
Three Edward VII silver cigar cases, together with a carved and cased pipe and two amber cigar holders, one with 9ct gold rim (6).Condition report: Overall condition good to fairDouble cigar case with hallmarks for James Deakin & Sons, Chester, 1901Silver cigar case with hallmarks for Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders & James Francis Hollings, Chester, 1904Planished cigar case with hallmarks for Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders & James Francis Hollings, Chester, 1905Gold rim with hallmarks for Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders & James Francis Hollings, ChesterCarved pipe with abrasion and some cracks/chips
A collector's lot to include: Vintage binoculars in leather case; two late 19th Century horn wine opens; a Violin (AF); cheroot holder and mosaic brooch; toy car; Ronsons Newport urn table lighter; various items of Treen to include table ornaments; mushrooms; carved Owl; vases; holders; also Pipe, Postal pillar box; letter holder, hand mirror; mahogany framed circular wall mirror with three various colour prints depicting Hunting prints, two books (1 box)
10-Bore Military Flintlock Carbine of Brown Bess Type, probably reduced from a musket, barrel with military proofs, regulation lock engraved with crowned GR and TOWER, regulation brass mounts including large escutcheon engraved C/56. Barrel 77cms. Fair condition, barrel moderately pitted and worn, stock worn with repair where new ramrod pipe is fitted.
British 19th Century Naval Officer’s Sword, pipe back blade by ADAMS, Fore St, Devonport, etched with crowned fouled anchor and 1816-1837 royal arms, regulation brass hilt with folding side-guard, wire bound white fish skin grip, in its brass mounted leather scabbard (stitching missing). Good condition. Blade 79cms.
Good Scarce Early Victorian 1827 Pattern Admiral’s (Flag Rank) Sword, slightly curved single edge pipe back blade with false edge at tip retaining most original bright polished finish, regulation ormolu hilt retaining nearly all its original gilding, folding side guard, lion’s head pommel, copper wire bound white painted fish skin grip, bullion dress knot, in its leather scabbard with ormolu mounts each deeply chiselled with a band of fruiting oak (some wear to gilding). Blade 73cms, overall 87.5cms. Good condition. Note; officers of flag rank comprise rear admiral, vice admiral, admiral and admiral of the fleet.
Georgian 1827 Pattern Naval Officers Sword, slightly curved single edge pipe back blade with false edge at tip retaining some etched decoration (faint), regulation ormolu hilt retaining most its original gilding, folding side guard, lion’s head pommel, copper wire bound white fish skin grip, in its leather scabbard with ormolu mounts. Blade 72cms, overall 87cms. Good condition, blade lightly pitted and worn, scabbard leather broken in 3 places

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