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Lot 126

A rare South Staffordshire enamel bonbonnière, circa 1770Modelled as the head of a monkey, its mouth open to reveal clenched teeth, its face and fur carefully painted in tones of brown, apricot and pink, with a hinged green hardstone cover, 7cm longThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lot 11

A very rare façon de Venise engraved armorial tazza, 17th centuryCircular with a flat top upturned slightly at the rim, engraved in diamond-point with the cardinal arms of Coscia, a leg within an oval cartouche surmounted by a broad-brimmed hat (galero) suspending ten tassels (fiocchi), flanked by dense scrolling foliage issuing naturalistic flowers including roses and carnations, two butterflies six birds perched amongst them, the spreading foot with a thin trailed collar and folded footrim, 31.5cm diam, 9.6cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceLady 'Lili' Maria Elisabeth Augusta Cartwright (née von Sandizell)Thence by descent to her son, William Cornwallis Cartwright, Aynhoe Park, OxfordshireThence by family descent to the present ownerThe Coscia family was a prominent Neapolitan noble family belonging to the seats of Capuana and Nido. It is unclear which cardinal commissioned this tazza, but engraved armorial pieces such as this are particularly rare. A ewer and basin dating to circa 1690-91, bearing beneath a galero the arms of Raimondo Ferretti (1650-1719), Bishop of Recanati-Loreto and later Archbishop of Ravenna, was sold by Christie's on 5 July 2018, lot 108.The style of the engraving on this tazza has a number of parallels with other engraved examples of Venetian and façon de Venise glass from the 17th century. Whilst this engraving is often crude in its execution, the detail and quality of the present lot is particularly fine. Compare for example the engraved tazza in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession no. 1975.1.1195), illustrated by Dwight Lanmon and David Whitehouse, Glass in the Robert Lehman Collection (1993), pp.90-1, no.27 alongside other similarly decorated pieces.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lot 167

A very rare Worcester bowl, circa 1755-56Of small size, painted in blue with a stylised European landscape featuring a windmill raised on a platform, a stream alongside, flanked by a simple thatched cottage and a tree with 'sponged' foliage, the reverse with a figure in a punt-like boat before distant mountain peaks, 12.5cm diam, two lines incised inside the footrimFootnotes:This decoration is extremely rare on Worcester. One other small Worcester bowl with related decoration featuring a windmill as the primary subject was in the Beechwood Collection exhibited by Simon Spero, 2016 exhibition, no.37. The treatment of the underglaze painting is similar to the celebrated 'Burrell Bowl' sold by Bonhams as part of the Zorka Hodgson Collection on 10 September 2008, lot 60, which is the only other piece of Worcester blue and white from this period recorded with a European landscape. All three bowls feature sketchily painted decoration reminiscent of delftware, with excessive use of shading and trees with distinctive foliage. The appearance is similar to some blue and white porcelain of similar date produced at Vauxhall and some Liverpool factories and it is possible that such pieces were painted by itinerant delftware painters.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lot 151

A very rare Bow model of a red squirrel, circa 1760-65Naturalistically modelled, the near life-sized animal seated on its haunches gnawing at a nut clasped in its front paws, an impressive tail arched along its back, its fur simulated with fine brushstrokes of enamel in tones of brown and red, the scrolled base applied with flowers and leaves, raised on four scroll feet picked out in puce and pale green, 21.3cm highFootnotes:A very similar pair of Bow squirrels is illustrated by Frank Stoner, Chelsea, Bow and Derby Porcelain Figures (1955), pl.110, in which the only discernible difference is the lack of applied flowers to the bases. An earlier version of this model was also made at Bow, circa 1752-54, see the example exhibited by Simon Spero, 2012 exhibition, no.16. This in turn seems to be based on a white Chelsea model produced during the Triangle Period. An example from circa 1746 is in the British Museum (accession no. 1887,0307,II.7), illustrated by Elizabeth Adams, Chelsea Porcelain (2001), p.35, fig.3.20, who suggests that it probably derives from a Meissen original. Another was sold by Sotheby's on 9 April 1999, lot 289.The modelling of the present lot is somewhat fuller than the Chelsea examples, with more detail rendered in the paws and tail together with the addition of a scroll base. A model more closely resembling the Bow version, with a similarly bushy tail and upright ears, was produced in creamware, see the example in the British Museum (accession. no. 1887,0307,H.42). Miniature versions of this model were also produced at Bow, see for example that from the Billie Pain Collection sold by Bonhams on 26 November 2003, lot 38.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lot 4

An early Venetian enamelled armorial pilgrim flask, circa 1500Of typical flattened ovoid bottle form with a tall slender neck, applied to the sides with two opposing pairs of looped gilt lugs, decorated on both sides with the striped arms of the Nerli family flanked by foliate scrollwork in red, white, blue and ochre, the neck with two gilt imbricated bands embellished with blue dots between white dot borders, the spreading foot with a formal border of ovals in blue, the folded rim with a band of red dashes, 29.7cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceLady 'Lili' Maria Elisabeth Augusta Cartwright (née von Sandizell)Thence by descent to her son, William Cornwallis Cartwright, Aynhoe Park, OxfordshireThence by family descent to the present ownerThe Nerli were a prominent Florentine family and this flask may have been commissioned for any one of several of its members living around 1500. The earliest possibility is perhaps Tanai de'Nerli (1427-1498), a wealthy ambassador who commissioned Filippino Lippi to paint the famous late 15th century renaissance altarpiece of The Madonna with St Catherine of Alexandria and St Martin of Tours (Pala de' Nerli) in the church of Santo Spirito, Florence, in which he and his wife Nanna are shown as kneeling patrons. He had ten sons and six daughters, many of whom married into the Medici family.The form of flasks such as this is probably derived from 13th century Islamic prototypes. Two armorial flasks in the Museo Civico Mediaeval, Bologna, which appear to commemorate the marriage of Alessandro Bentivoglio and Ippolita Sforza in 1492, would appear to be among the earliest datable examples, see Astone Gasparetto, Il Vetro di Murano (1958), p.83 and fig.21, and Giovanni Mariacher, Glass from Antiquity to the Renaissance (1970), p.119, no.54. An example from the Biemann Collection, formerly in the Rothschild Collection in Paris, is illustrated by Barovier Mentasti et al., Mille Anni Di Arte Del Vetro A Venezia (1982), p.87, no.81. Another bearing these arms from the Mühleib Collection was sold by Bonhams on 2 May 2013, lot 3. Pilgrim flasks bearing Italian coats of arms are rare and would appear to be slightly earlier than those recorded with Germanic arms. A flask bearing the arms of Albertino della Rovere, who was Bishop of Pesaro from 1508-13, is in the Corning Museum of Glass (accession no. 59.3.19). Another from the Ernesto Wolf Collection bearing the arms of a cardinal from the Pucci family, circa 1513-31, is illustrated by Brigitte Klesse and Hans Mayr, European Glass from 1500-1800 (1987), no.5. Further comparable flasks with Germanic arms are cited by Klesse and Meyr (1987) in their discussion of this flask.The enamel decoration on the present flask is restricted to a palette of just four colours. Comparable foliate scrollwork decoration in the same palette is found on a pilgrim flask in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession no. 1975.1.1167), illustrated and discussed by Dwight Lanmon and David Whitehouse, Glass in the Robert Lehman Collection (1993), pp.21-3, no.4.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lot 89

A rare cased Silesian close-packed millefiori demi-parure from the workshop of Dr W E Fuss, circa 1841-42Comprising a brooch and pair of pendent earrings, set with oval and drop-shaped plaques containing a profusion of colourful composite canes, within deep blue glass borders with gold mounts, brooch 4.4cm wide, earrings 6.5cm long (3)Footnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's sale, 19 November 1962, lot 85aSotheby's sale, 2 July 1979, lot 182Illustrated and discussed by Peter von Brackel, Classic Paperweights from Silesia/Bohemia (2010), p.41, fig.51. Dr Wilhelm Eduard Fuss was a chemist who joined the Matterne Brothers in their glassworks in Hoffnungsthal in 1830. Here he was assisted by Franz Pohl in conducting experiments to rediscover the millefiori technique. These experiments were successful in 1833, when he succeeded in producing the first millefiori canes. He left the Matterne Brothers in 1840 and set up his own workshop in his chemical factory in Magdeburg-Schoenebeck in 1841, where he mainly produced jewellery amongst other millefiori decorated pieces including small plaques and handles. His workshop closed in 1842 as it was not economically viable and he gave up glassmaking. However, his early experiments enabled Karl Pohl to develop millefiori glass at his glassworks in Karlsthal, and ultimately provided the foundations for the production of millefiori paperweights in the mid-19th century.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lot 149

A rare Bow chamber candlestick, circa 1765The fluted flower-shaped nozzle raised from the centre of a saucer-like dish moulded with rococo ornament, the twig handle issuing finely modelled florets and leaves, painted in blue trailing floral sprays and sprigs, 13.2cm diamFootnotes:ProvenanceEric Manson Collection, Simon Spero exhibition, 2012, no.26Candlesticks were regarded as luxury items and surviving examples are rare, presumably because they were easily broken. Examples of closely related shape were also made at Worcester and Derby. For another chamberstick of very similar form but with slightly different decoration see the example from the Pinewood Collection sold by Phillips on 31 October 2001, lot 12.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lot 183

A Worcester part tea and coffee service, circa 1770-75Printed in black with versions of 'The Milkmaids' pattern, comprising a coffee pot and cover with 'Rural Lovers' to the reverse, a teapot, cover and stand with 'Farmyard Scene' to the reverse and pastoral lovers to the cover, a tea canister and cover with 'The Laden Donkey' to the reverse, a sugar bowl and cover with 'The Haymakers' and 'The Tease' to the reverse and pastoral lovers on the cover, a slop bowl with 'The Haymakers' and 'The Bagpiper' to the reverse and swans to the interior, four coffee cups and five teabowls with 'Herdsman and Cattle' to the reverse, the teabowls with swans to the interiors, and eleven saucers, all within black-line rims and with flower finials to the covers, coffee pot 23.8cm high (32)Footnotes:The version of 'The Milkmaids' seen on the teapot is rare in that it shows a third milkmaid milking a cow and no hayrick. It is possible that this version was engraved by James Ross, see Joseph M Handley, 18th Century English Transfer-Printed Porcelain and Enamels (1991), pp.102-3, no.2.47 where a similar teapot is illustrated. For a bowl and a tea canister with identical prints to those in the present service, see also pp.90-2, nos.2.37 and 2.38.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lot 17

A very rare Venetian opalescent glass vase, circa 1700Of double ogee form moulded with fourteen vertical ribs, the flared neck with a folded rim and a trailed vermicular collar, applied with two curled ribbed hollow handles with pincered ornament in clear glass, set on a hollow ribbed globular knop between collars, on a twelve-sided spreading folded foot, 23.9cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceLady 'Lili' Maria Elisabeth Augusta Cartwright (née von Sandizell)Thence by descent to her son, William Cornwallis Cartwright, Aynhoe Park, OxfordshireThence by family descent to the present ownerVases of this form are very rare and whilst they are recorded in several important collections this would appear to be the only known example in opal glass. A vase of similar form in clear glass with diamond-point decoration is illustrated by Anna-Elisabeth Theuerkauff-Liederwald, Venezianisches Glas der Veste Coburg (1994), p.510-11, no.645, and another in clear glass with damaged handles is in the Museo del Vetro di Murano (accession no. Cl.VI n.01690). The curled handles on both of these vases closely resemble those on the present lot and Theuerkauff-Liederwald notes that their form is unusual.Two vases of comparable shape applied with flowers are in the Danish Royal collection at Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen. They include an example in clear glass containing a lampwork flower bouquet and another in latticinio, both illustrated by Gudmund Boesen, Venetianske Glas på Rosenborg (1960), nos.19 and 50. Another latticinio example is in the Kunstgewerbemuseum, Cologne, illustrated by Brigitte Klesse in the catalogue Glas (1963), p.96, no.181 and by Barovier Mentasti et al., Mille Anni di Arte del Vetro a Venezia (1982), p.146, no.215. See also the damaged clear glass example applied with turquoise lion masks in the Museo del Vetro di Murano (accession no. Cl.VI n.02034). The handles of all of these examples differ from those on the present lot.This vase has very close parallels to small spouted ewers in opal glass, notably the double ogee form, the knop between collars and the use of vermicular trailing around the neck. Only five such ewers appear to be recorded, including two in the Museo Nazionale di San Martino, Naples, illustrated by Barovier Mentasti et al. (1982), pp.164-5, nos.254a and 254b, one in the Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin (accession no. K 132), illustrated by Franz Dreier, Venezianische Gläser (1989), p.85, no.69, one in the Musée Ariana in Geneva, illustrated by Erwin Baumgartner, Reflets de Venise (2015), pp.203-4, no.96 and one at Veste Coburg, illustrated by Anna-Elisabeth Theuerkauff-Liederwald (1994), p.406, no.442.The form is also closely related to large ewers or jugs in clear glass. Examples are in the Museo del Vetro di Murano (accession nos. Cl.VI n.01294 and n.01425), in the British Museum (accession no. S.505) illustrated by Hugh Tait, The Golden Age of Venetian Glass (1979), p.57, no.61, in the Rijksmuseum (accession no. NM 8013) illustrated by Pieter Ritsema van Eck, Glass in the Rijksmuseum (1993), p.101, no.141, in Toledo Museum of Art (accession no. 1925.130) and at Rosenborg Castle illustrated by Boesen (1960), no.1. Compare also to the ewer with combed decoration at Rosenborg illustrated by Boesen (1960), no.88.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lot 15

A very rare Venetian opalescent glass candlestick, circa 1700The tall cylindrical nozzle moulded with twelve ribs and folded at the rim, applied with a trailed vermicular collar, set on a hollow wrythen-moulded inverted baluster stem between similarly moulded hollow cushion knops separated by collars, the high waisted double-ogee domed base moulded with fourteen ribs and with a folded footrim, 23.2cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceLady 'Lili' Maria Elisabeth Augusta Cartwright (née von Sandizell)Thence by descent to her son, William Cornwallis Cartwright, Aynhoe Park, OxfordshireThence by family descent to the present ownerTwo very similar opal glass candlesticks are in the Civici Musei di Arte e Storia in Brescia (accession nos. VT 176 and VT 177) illustrated by Paolo Zecchin, The Inventory of Matteo Priuli in the Year 1700, in Study Days on Venetian Glass (2014), p.49, fig.1. Zecchin states that two Candellieri di girasole (opal candlesticks) are listed in the inventory of Matteo Priuli's glass at his home in Padua in 1700, demonstrating that candlesticks of this type were being produced in opal glass prior to the 18th century.A handful of candlesticks of similar form with distinctive wide domed feet, for stability, are known in clear glass. One from the Christopher Crabtree Collection was sold by Bonhams on 16 December 2009, lot 133, and is now in the Corning Museum of Glass (accession no. 2009.3.102). Another is in the Musée Ariana in Geneva (accession no. MF 4079), illustrated by Erwin Baumgartner, Reflets de Venise (2015), pp.190-3, no.88. An example with diamond-point engraved decoration is in the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag (accession no. OGL-1966-0002), illustrated by Jet Pijzel-Dommisse and Titus Eliëns, Glinsterend Glas (2009), p.79, no.103 and another is in the Gewerbemuseum in Nuremberg, illustrated by Erich Egg, Die Glashütten zu Hall und Innsbruck (1962), fig.69. See also that from the Guépin Collection sold by Christie's on 5 June 1989, lot 29.Two examples with floral lampwork stems in the Rosenborg Caste glass collection are of related form and are illustrated by Gudmund Boesen, Venetianske Glas på Rosenborg (1960), nos.25 and 89.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lot 88

A very rare pair of millefiori knife handles by Bernard Perrot Glasshouse, Orléans, second half 17th centuryWith an assortment of composite canes including several of the Maltese Cross, on a ground of scrambled lengths of colourful filigree and ribbon, mounted with later steel blades, the handles 7.7cm long, the blades marked for John Dobby, Wych Street, Strand (2)Footnotes:A millefiori shaft with several identical canes of the Maltese Cross is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession no. 83.7.43), attributed to Bernard Perrot (1640-1709), a glassmaker of Italian origin who was active in Orléans from 1662, see Erwin Baumgartner, 'Gobelets aÌ€ millefiori aÌ€ croix de Malte', in the catalogue Bernard Perrot 1640-1709 (2010), pp.67-77. The same shaft is illustrated by Paul Hollister, The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights (1969), p.20, fig.5, where it was previously attributed to 19th century Venice. Baumgartner states that a distinctive group of millefiori goblets incorporating similar canes have links to the Knights Hospitaller or the Order of St John, and are likely to have been produced by Perrot between 1668 and 1671. The present pair of handles was remounted by John Dobby, who was in business in London between 1832 and 1863.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lot 157

A rare Longton Hall teapot and cover, circa 1756-58Of barrel shape with a distinctive scroll handle with spur thumbrest, the lower section of the curved spout moulded with scrolls, the cover with an acorn finial, painted in blue with the 'Ruined Castle' pattern of a Chinese landscape with an oriental fisherman in a sampan, an oriental hut and two crenulated towers in the distance, the cover with a smaller landscape vignette, 10.2cm high (2)Footnotes:For the so-called 'Ruined Castle' pattern, see Bernard Watney, Excavations at the Longton Hall Porcelain Manufactory, Post Mediaeval Archaeology, Vol.27 (1993), pl.3 where a teabowl and saucer of the pattern is illustrated alongside glazed fragments found on the factory site.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lot 59

A rare set of six Jacobite engraved airtwist wine glasses, circa 1750The bell bowls with a formal six-petalled rose and one closed bud on a thorny leafy stem, the reverse with a moth, the multi-spiral stems with shoulder and central knops, on plain conical feet, 18cm high (6)Footnotes:Sets of Jacobite engraved wine glasses such as this are rare and represent remarkable survivals. Compare for example to the set of eleven similar Jacobite engraved wine glasses sold by Bonhams on 12 November 2014, lot 68. According to Geoffrey B Seddon, The Jacobites and Their Drinking Glasses (1995), the engraved decoration on this set may be attributed to Engraver B.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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A rare Catalan (Barcelona) façon de Venise footed bowl, 16th centuryOf straw tint, the circular bowl with an everted rim, moulded around the centre with twenty slightly spiralling ribs beneath a thin trailed band in opaque white and a thicker band in translucent blue, the folded rim enclosing a further translucent blue trail, set on a hollow shaped pedestal foot with a central swelling knop and moulded with twenty vertical ribs, above an opaque white trailed thread, the folded footrim enclosing a further trail in opaque white, 24.1cm diam, 18.3cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceLady 'Lili' Maria Elisabeth Augusta Cartwright (née von Sandizell)Thence by descent to her son, William Cornwallis Cartwright, Aynhoe Park, OxfordshireThence by family descent to the present ownerThe straw tint of the present lot is reminiscent of much 16th century Spanish glass. Together with the distinctive foot formation and opaque white trailed decoration, this suggests a Spanish origin, probably Barcelona. It has close similarities to the bowl illustrated and discussed by Anna-Elisabeth Theuerkauff-Liederwald, Venezianisches Glas der Veste Coburg (1994), pp.103-4, no.40, also attributed to Catalonia. Another similar bowl is in the Museo de las Artes Decorativas in Barcelona, illustrated and discussed by Dwight P Lanmon, Glass in the Robert Lehman Collection (1993), p.116, fig.39.5, alongside several coloured glass ewers with feet of similar form.The majority of known vessels with this distinctive foot shape are in blue glass with opaque white decoration. A small blue glass bowl attributed to Cadalso is in the Museu Episcopal de Vic in Barcelona (accession no. MEV 225), and another is in the Museo del Vetro di Murano (accession no. Cl.VI n.483) illustrated by Barovier Mentasti et al., Mille Anni di Arte del Vetro a Venezia (1982), p.102, no.111. Compare also to the blue glass bowl and ewer in the Museo Poldi Pezzoli in Milan (accession nos. 1250 and 1269).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lot 192

A rare Liverpool (John Pennington) mask jug, circa 1780Of ovoid form with a turned spreading foot and mask spout, the double scroll handle with acanthus moulding and a distinctive 'comma' terminal, printed in blue with a rural farming scene of two horses ploughing a field, titled 'YE GENEROUS BRITONS, VENERATE the PLOUGH' beneath, the rim with a 'Chrysanthemum and Precious Object' border, 14.5cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceJ Howell CollectionIllustrated by Bernard Watney, Liverpool Porcelain (1997), p.84, fig.328. Exhibited in the Liverpool Exhibition, Phillips 1997. A punchbowl decorated with the same print is illustrated by Watney (1997) at p.84, fig.329.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lot 163

A rare Plymouth white model of a pheasant, circa 1768-70The crested bird with a long tail, its head turned slightly to its right, perched on a tree stump applied with leaves and flowers, 20.5cm highFootnotes:A very similar pair of white pheasants is in the British Museum (accession nos. 1945,1003.1 and 1945,1003.2), exhibited in the Bristol Porcelain Bicentenary Exhibition 1770-1970, no.16. Another is in the Colonial Williamsburg Collection (accession no. 1955-234,1). See also that illustrated by F Severne Mackenna, Cookworthy's Plymouth and Bristol Porcelain (1946), pl.1 and that from the A S R Hughes Collection sold by Bonhams on 8 September 2010, lot 113. For a coloured pair see Anne McNair, The Lady Ludlow Collection of English Porcelain (2007), p.186, no.169.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lot 105

A very rare delftware charger, dated 1703Probably London, with an everted rim and turned foot, painted in blue and yellow outlined in black with a windmill, the stone tower inscribed with the date '1703', before three cottages with distinctive fenestrated gable ends, smaller buildings and tall green sponged trees in the distance, similarly sponged bushes in the foreground, a blue line inside the 'blue dash' border around the rim, the back with a lead-tin glaze wash, 35cm diamFootnotes:A very similar charger decorated with a virtually identical scene dated 1704, no doubt from the same workshop, is in the Colonial Williamsburg Collection (accession no. 1937-200) and is illustrated by Lipski and Archer, Dated English Delftware (1984), p.36, no.88. Lipski and Archer note that this charger bears a number of similarities to two groups of English chargers - those painted with full-length portraits of William III similarly outlined in manganese with similar sponged tress in bright green, and 'blue dash' chargers painted with portraits of Queen Anne seated with her generals. It is interesting to note that, in common with the William III chargers, both the present charger and that in the Colonial Williamsburg Collection have tin-glaze washes to the back.A 'blue dash' dish attributed to London painted in a very similar palette and style with a figure on horseback is illustrated by Leslie B Grigsby, The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware (2000), Vol.2, p.64, no.D31 where it is suggested that this distinctive group may have been produced by a single individualistic workshop in England for a short period during the first decade of the 18th century.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lot 181

A rare Worcester inkwell, circa 1770Of round capstan shape with a central raised neck and sloping shoulders pierced with four quill holes, printed in blue with a spray formed from a dahlia and a rose, smaller flowers and a moth to the reverse and four sprigs to the shoulder, 7.5cm high, crescent markFootnotes:ProvenanceZorensky Collection, Bonhams sale, 22 February 2006, lot 353With Roderick Jellicoe, LondonIllustrated by Spero and Sandon, Worcester Porcelain (1996), p.481, no.657. This inkwell was thrown and turned to imitate the popular shape of brass or pewter inkwells of the period. Worcester examples are great rarities.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lot 148

A very rare Bow triple shell pickle stand, circa 1750Modelled as three deep scallop shells resting on a pierced rocky base applied with smaller shells, coral and seaweed, a large whelk forming the central handle, the interiors painted in bright blue with a willow tree and rockwork, with a formal border to the rims, 16cm wideFootnotes:Salts formed from one shell of comparable from and with similar decoration from the collections of Billie Pain and the Susi and Ian Sutherland were sold by Bonhams on 26 November 2003, lot 60 and 3 October 2007, lot 15. However, this appears to be the only early known example of a triple shell pickle stand with this decoration.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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A rare Venetian or façon de Venise 'ice glass' pail or situla (secchiello), late 16th centuryOf waisted circular form applied with four gilt lion-mask prunts between two gilded horizontal raised bands, a third band forming the footrim around a kick-in base, the quatrefoil gilt and folded rim forming two pouring lips and applied with two looped lugs supporting an overhead ropetwist loop handle, 23.6cm wide including handle terminalsFootnotes:ProvenanceLady 'Lili' Maria Elisabeth Augusta Cartwright (née von Sandizell)Thence by descent to her son, William Cornwallis Cartwright, Aynhoe Park, OxfordshireThence by family descent to the present ownerThe form of these vessels may derive from Roman examples or from similar vessels produced in metal since the 15th century, although their purpose is debated. It is likely that many were used in religious contexts, as some late 15th and 16th century documents mention glass situlas together with aspersoriums, or specify their use as containers for holy water. However, a secular use on the table as finger bowls or coolers has been suggested. Three ice glass buckets were bought in 1572 and sent to the Duke of Mantua, Guglielmo Gonzaga, perhaps for use as such, see Rosa Barovier Mentasti and Cristina Tonini, Tools to Study Glass, in Study Days on Venetian Glass (2014), pp.21-3 for a detailed discussion.Three similar 'ice glass' situlas with applied footrings are in the Museo del Vetro di Murano in Venice (accession nos. Cl.VI n.01167, Cl.VI n.01254 and Cl.VI n.01256). See also the example illustrated by Anna-Elisabeth Theuerkauff-Liederwald, Venezianisches Glas der Veste Coburg (1994), pp.525-6, no.678. Another is in the Musei Civici di Arte e Storia, Brescia (accession no. VT 66). An example without a footring is in the J. Paul Getty Museum (accession no. 84.DK.657), illustrated and discussed by Catherine Hess and Timothy Husband, European Glass in the J. Paul Getty Museum, pp.110-2, no.28, who state that footless examples like the present lot are uncharacteristic of situlas attributed to Venice, and that the grey tint of the metal may be more characteristic of Northern European manufacture.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lot 208

A rare Caughley punchbowl by Fidelle Duvivier, circa 1792Finely painted in delicate colours with two figures in a rural riverside landscape, a sailing boat in the distance, framed by characteristic trees with trailing roots and foliage below, the reverse with three smaller landscape vignettes, another to the interior, a border of brown and gold foliate festoons undulating around a gilt line inside the rim, gilt lines around the rim and low foot, 21cm diamFootnotes:Exhibited at the Caughley Polychrome Exhibition, Ironbridge 2005, see the catalogue, Caughley in Colour, no.44. The attribution is based on similarities in style to a Caughley saucer by Fidelle Duvivier in the same exhibition, no.290, suggesting that both pieces were painted during his brief period at the Chamberlain factory in October 1792 when the firm was painting Caughley blanks. The wage records for that month include the entry 'M DEVIEA', presumably phonetic spelling for Monsieur Duvivier.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Bonhams
Lot 36

A very rare Venetian or façon de Venise goblet, late 16th or early 17th centuryDecorated in vetro a fili and vetro a retorti, the slender tapering waisted bowl with a slightly everted rim and five graduating constrictions to the lower part, set on a compressed hollow ball knop between clear glass mereses, with a replacement silver spreading conical foot, 22.7cm high, indistinct name (perhaps 'Andreas Rodon') inscribed in diamond-point to the bowlFootnotes:This goblet belongs to a distinctive group of latticinio glasses all with similar characteristics but with many different variations in shape and decoration. The form, sometimes known as 'Verres Coquilles', can be dated to the late 16th century through comparison with several enamelled examples bearing dates discussed by Anna-Elisabeth Theuerkauff-Liederwald, Venezianisches Glas der Veste Coburg (1994), p.227. A virtually identical goblet of similar size but with a cover is illustrated and discussed by Theuerkauff-Liederwald (1994), pp.226-9, no.198, who states that this is the only latticinio goblet of this form in which the upper half is left undecorated. The present goblet was undoubtedly made in the same workshop. She notes that manufacture outside of Venice should be considered based upon the grey tint of the metal and slight irregularities in manufacture. Compare also to the similar example from the Biemann Collection illustrated by Brigitte Klesse and Axel von Saldern, 500 Jahre Glaskunst (1978), pp.114-5, no.57. A smaller latticinio goblet of similar form was sold by Bonhams on 20 May 2015, lot 14.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Bonhams
Lot 168

A very rare Worcester vase, circa 1757-58Of generous baluster form with a waisted neck and simple turned line around the rim and the foot, pencilled in black with the 'Mobbing Birds' pattern, four birds perched on the slender branches of a tree and dilapidated stump, three birds in flight to the reverse and another smaller to the rim, 15.6cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate Collection, DorsetMany variations of the 'Mobbing Birds' pattern occur on Worcester vases and jugs in both polychrome and underglaze blue but pencilled examples are extremely rare. A very similar vase from the Miles Collection was exhibited by Simon Spero, 2015 exhibition, no.58, who states that only two such pieces with pencilled 'Mobbing Birds' decoration are recorded. The shape and design of this vase ultimately originated at Meissen although Worcester almost certainly copied it from Chelsea. The pattern has often been attributed to the hand of I Rogers but it is clear that many different painters were responsible. The design is based on prints after drawings by C Fenn, some engraved by Robert Hancock, which were published in The Ladies' Amusement and elsewhere. A baluster vase with similar decoration in polychrome from the Zorensky Collection was sold by Bonhams on 23 February 2005, lot 28 and is illustrated by Spero and Sandon, Worcester Porcelain (1996), p.113, no.76. Another two from the Sir Jeremy Lever Collection were sold by Bonhams on 7 March 2007 and 23 January 2008, lots 41 and 28 respectively. Compare also to the example from the Crane Collection sold by Bonhams on 31 March 2010, lot 167.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Bonhams
Lot 166

A rare Worcester toy or miniature coffee pot and cover, circa 1765Of distinctive conical shape with a thin loop handle and slightly domed cover with a pointed finial, painted in blue with the 'Prunus Root' pattern (I.D.27), the trailing branches carefully positioned to extend from the rim onto the cover, 8cm high, crescent mark (2)Footnotes:Worcester's miniature teawares in 'Prunus Root' pattern were aimed at the Dutch market where 'toys' enjoyed enormous popularity. The shapes were intended to appeal to Dutch customers and many of Worcester's shapes were only made in miniature rather than full sized versions. A very similar example was sold by Bonhams on 2 November 2011, lot 83. The miniature conical coffee pot was also made with a flat cover as opposed to the domed version seen here, an example of which was in the Zorensky Collection, illustrated by Spero and Sandon, Worcester Porcelain (1996), p.446, no.602.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Bonhams
Lot 63

A rare engraved opaque twist cordial glass and a ratafia flute, circa 1760-65Moulded with fine basal flutes and set on double-series stems, the cordial with a round funnel bowl with a solid base, two stylised foliate sprays beneath the rim, the stem with a pair of opaque white spiral tapes encircled by two eight-ply spiral bands, on an unusual conical folded foot, 14cm high, the ratafia with a tall conical bowl, a continuous floral band below the rim, the stem with a pair of spiral tapes encircled by a twelve-ply spiral band, on a conical foot, 17.1cm high (2)Footnotes:It is rare to find a folded foot on an opaque twist cordial glass. Two similar ratafia glasses from the Julia and Ann Kaplan Collection were sold by Bonhams on 15 November 2017, lot 68 and are illustrated by Martine Newby, Eighteenth Century English Glass from the Collection of Julius and Ann Kaplan (1998), figs.49 and 51.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Bonhams
Lot 156

A rare Vauxhall vase and cover, circa 1755-57Of inverted baluster form with a deeply turned foot, painted in blue with sprays and sprigs of European flowers, with two insects in flight and a ladybird, the domed cover similarly decorated with flowers, one insect in flight and a ladybird, 20.8cm high (2)Footnotes:Underglaze blue decoration in Meissen style is extremely rare in early English porcelain. A Vauxhall vase of slightly more slender form with closely related decoration is illustrated in Ceramics of Vauxhall (ECC 2007), p.62, no.73 and by Bernard Watney, The Vauxhall China Works 1751-1764, ECC Trans., Vol.13, Pt.3 (1989), pl.209(b). See also the example from the Garrick Bond Collection sold by Bonhams on 17 May 2017, lot 199.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Bonhams
Lot 94

A very rare Pietro Bigaglia scrambled millefiori paperweight, dated 1845Of tapered square form with chamfered edges, containing a variety of composite and silhouette canes including the date cane '1845', amidst short lengths of twisted ribbons and latticinio, 5.5cm square, 5.4cm highFootnotes:The first millefiori paperweights are thought to have been produced around 1843 and Pietro Bigaglia was among the first Venetian craftsmen to make them. The earliest dated examples are from 1845, the year in which Bigaglia exhibited paperweights for the first time at the Exhibition of Austrian Industry in Vienna. These rare weights are of the scrambled millefiori type and usually of traditional spherical form, a type known as the 'Venetian ball', see for example that from the Baroness de Bellet Collection sold by Bonhams on 19 May 2010, lot 63. Cylindrical and square weights are amongst the rarest and earliest examples, with dated specimens being particularly scarce, see Paul Hollister, Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights (1969), pp.18-9 for a discussion.A comparable square weight dated 1845 in several places is illustrated alongside a dated cylindrical weight by Herbert W L Way, Mrs Applewhaite-Abbott's Collection of Coloured Glass, in The Connoisseur (December 1922), p.217, fig.4. Compare to the domed paperweight signed 'POB' and dated 1845 in the Corning Museum of Glass (accession no. 78.3.143) and the example dated 1846 (accession no. 83.3.64), both of which contain a number of identical murrine including silhouettes of a duck and a horse.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Plymouth Auction Rooms
Lot 157

Corgi Toys, Whizzwheels Austin London Taxi, a rare model ex Mike Tottle (Corgi) in black with red spot, 418 boxed.

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Plymouth Auction Rooms
Lot 240

Matchbox Series, a rare Bealeson Van, 46 no box.

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Rogers Jones & Co
Lot 110

J HUGHES CLAYTON rare oil on board - seascape with feeding gulls to foreground, signed right hand side, 38 x 67cms

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Rogers Jones & Co
Lot 146

BERNARD ROOKE STUDIO POTTERY VASE, thought to be rare, Aztec style, 30cms H

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James & Sons Auctioneers
Lot 101

London - 1744 EL To Woodford Bridge (Essex) with (W & J 3246) Docwra strike of Temple Post Office Rated 'L' XXXX. Rare and superb.

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James & Sons Auctioneers
Lot 26

Worldwide in a Jumbo stock book- mostly rare at a glance! (few 1000's)

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Reeman Dansie
Lot 4

Rare Worcester blue and white sauceboat, c.1760, printed with the Fisherman and Billboard Island pattern, 20cm lengthProvenance: ex-Watney collection, lot 929 - very few printed examples of this pattern are known, see Sandon and Spero's Catalogue, item 635Condition report: Good overall condition. Filled chip to the footrim. Small chip near the spout. Some minor staining to the glaze.

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Reeman Dansie
Lot 40

Rare Madeley porcelaneous model of a goat, c.1830, decorated in polychrome enamels, shown recumbent on a naturalistically moulded base, 9.5cm widthProvenance: Dennis G Rice Collection. See Dennis G Rice, Dogs in English Porcelain of the 19th Century, colour plate 216, for a similar model, on a pale blue baseCondition report: Good overall condition. Some restoration to horns and around the base. Small chips around the base. Possibly a firing crack on the front leg.

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Reeman Dansie
Lot 6

Rare Longton Hall blue and white sauceboat, c.1756, each side painted with oriental landscapes, raised on an octagonal foot, with painted 'S' inside the footrim, 17cm lengthCondition report: There is some professional restoration to the body.

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Reeman Dansie
Lot 7

Rare Longton Hall blue and white miniature bottle vase, c.1755-58, painted with a floral pattern, painter's mark to base, 6.75cm heightCondition report: Good condition. A couple of tiny fleabites to the rim and footrim, and a very light hairline to the rim.

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Reeman Dansie
Lot 728

Rare Victorian novelty silver propelling pencil in the form of a letterbox by Sampson Mordan & Co. with enamelled plaque, and suspension ring, extending to 10cm

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Reeman Dansie
Lot 10

Rare Christians Liverpool blue and white potting pot, c.1768, of small size, painted with the Plantation pattern, 9.5cm acrossCondition report: Good condition. Chip to footrim and some glaze scratching on the inside.

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Reeman Dansie
Lot 1228

Rare George III mahogany spider gateleg table, rectangular drop leaf top on gun barrel turned understructure and pad feet, 87 x 83cm

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Reeman Dansie
Lot 1231

Rare early 19th century mahogany campaign desk on stand, with flanking brass handles and fall with hinging leather inset writing surface and interior of short drawers and pigeon holes about central cupboard, the base having reeded front drawer raised on square tapered legs, 77cm wide x 44cm deep x 109cm high

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Reeman Dansie
Lot 1267

Rare Regency mahogany transitional upright piano by Robert Wornum, with six and a half octaves, raised on fluted legs and castors, trade labelCondition report: 118cm wide x 66cm deep x 194cm high

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Reeman Dansie
Lot 1280

Rare George I/II sabicu wood concertina action card table, 92cm wide. Provenance: Purchased Jeremy Ltd. 225 Kings Road, Chelsea

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Reeman Dansie
Lot 145

A rare pair of Derby figures of a Scotsman and Lass, c.1790, probably modelled by William Coffee, he 28.5cm high, she 24.5cm high - see Peter Bradshaw, Derby Porcelain Figures, figure 320, for a similar pairCondition report: There is some restoration to both figures.

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Reeman Dansie
Lot 156

Rare Copeland Parian ware figure, entitled ‘The Fisher Girl’ to front of base, also inscribed: 'After Barbee's Statue by John Rogers / Copeland' to the back, and 'A Premium Awarded by the Cosmopolitan Art Association 1861' on the right side, measuring 35cm height and 30.5cm widthCondition report: Good condition. Possibly a very small firing imperfection to the big toe on the right foot. Small chips to the footrim, and a T-shaped hairline to the base.

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Cotswold Auction Company
Lot 209

Album of First Day Covers including 29th February1972 last Day of Issue ( rare) and Princess Diana cover with wrong date stamp

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McTear's
Lot 402

CHIVAS REGAL RARE OLD 18 YEARS OLD Blended Scotch Whisky 70cl, 40% volume, in carton.

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Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers
Lot 1002

A rare Meissen "Marcolini Period" Cup and Saucer, c. 1800, the cup with lilac and dark blue stripes the matching saucer with central rosette, together with a Sevres style Celeste blue Portrait Cabinet Cup and Saucer, the cup with a female portrait and the saucer with a floral monogram, and a white and gilt porcelain cream Jug in the form of a swan on oval matching stand. (6)

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Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers
Lot 1004

A rare Carltonware leaf moulded Dish, with flowers in relief and pierced centre for draining on three short legs on a conforming stand (2); together with two Royal Winton lily form Pickle Dishes and a Crown Derby porcelain Ink Stand in green and white. (5)

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Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers
Lot 1013

A rare 19th Century Meissen porcelain Cup and Saucer, with classical figures in landscapes, the cup with a coral handle, the saucer depicting cherubs having fun, 5 1/4" (13.5cms). (2)

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Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers
Lot 1016

Co. Cork interest: A rare 19th Century brass Watch and Jewellery Makers Table Turn Machine, used in Egan's Jewellers in Cork, mounted on an oak platform base, unusual and scarce.* A rare surviving Instrument from an iconic shop from Cork's Yesteryears.

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Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers
Lot 1040

A rare 19th Century double Flageolet, by Simpson, 266 Regent Street, London, stamped in original domed figured mahogany case. Scarce. (1)

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Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers
Lot 1053

A very rare early "Mandarin" pattern patent Masons Ironstone China Bowl, decorated with three Chinese figures on a balcony 9 1/2" (24cms); together with another similar ditto Famille Rose type Plate with five Chinese Figures including a child, 8 1/2" (21.5cms). (2)

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Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers
Lot 1060

A rare "Theaterchen," late 19th Century German paper model of a Theatre, with rolling mechanism, displaying various scenes, the colourful pictorial front opening to reveal an orchestra and decorated stage; together with a circular coloured Picture of an old Lady seated in brass frame. (2)

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Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers
Lot 1098

A rare and exceptionally large bronze Cauldron, probably of African origin, with hand beaten body and circular line decoration, and two large ring handles, approx. 64cms (25") tall, 89cms (32") in diameter. (1)

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Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers
Lot 1124

A rare and unusual very large 19th Century Chinese dome top lacquer Trunk with decorated brass fittings and corner guards, with rust coloured lacquer interior and black lacquer exterior decorated with pagodas, birds, insects and flowers, 76cms (30") high, 120cms (47") long and 74cms (29") wide. (1)

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Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers
Lot 1150

A very large and rare carved-out circular wooden Container Bowl, made of Oriental wood, approx. 69cms (27") tall, 63.5cms (25") diameter. (1)

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Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers
Lot 1155

A rare and unusual Georgian period rectangular Dieppe ivory Wall Mirror, with finely carved floral decoration, the top rail carved panel of a crown, 41cms (16") high, 26.5cms (10 1/2") wide. (1)

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Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers
Lot 1180

A rare pair of late 18th Century Irish pierced and engraved brass Fenders of bowed outline, each approx. 107cms (42") long, 13cms (5") high. (2)

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Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers
Lot 1194

A rare and important small early 19th Century Irish mahogany Occasional Table, the wide crossbanded rectangular top with rounded corners, over an inlaid frieze with two small front drawers each labelled and stamped 'M. Butler, Dublin,' and with blank drawers to rear, on a turned and reeded pillar support with four out splayed legs on brass ball feet, and with label under body. (1)

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