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Lot 17449
An extremely rare Chinese Imperial lacquer box, Kangxi mark and period, together with a fine and large Buffalo horn snuff bottle, the square shaped box with inverted corners and fine red lacquer basket weave decoration to the sides, within a black lacquer border with gold decoration, the top finely decorated in gold with two grazing buffalo in a pastoral landscape within a key fret decoration frame. Kangxi four character mark in gold lacquer to the interior of lid. The base interior fitted with early Chinese silk brocade enclosing a large Buffalo horn snuff bottle with incised wave design and carved to each side with a Phoenix astride a tortoise. Much Japanese lacquer ware was imported into China during the 16th and 17th centuries and numerous examples were acquired by the court and still survive in the collection of Palace Museum in Beijing. During the reign of the Kangxi emperor certain palace workshops were set up to produce fine lacquers and the present box would most likely have been made in one of them. The silk brocade used to contain the snuff bottle appears to be of similar age to the box so it is possible that the box was made for the snuff bottle. Snuff was introduced to China by Europeans in the mid 17th century and soon afterwards the Chinese were making decorative bottles with special stoppers to contain the snuff. After the Kangxi emperor and his officials adopted the habit of taking snuff, the palace workshops began to produce bottles of the very highest quality for the court and these were made in a variety of materials including most commonly porcelain but also jade and hard stones and organic substances such as ivory and horn. As a form of inverted snobbery, some were exquisitely fashioned from more readily available organic materials as is the case with the bottle here. " Box size: 14cm x 8cm high, Snuff bottle: 9cm high Iin good condition overall, more detailed condition report available on request View on auctionatrium.com
Lot 17363
An fine and rare Cafe au Lait glaze porcelain box in the form of a three tier inro, Qianlong six character seal mark and probably of the period modelled in the form of a three tier inro of slender quatrefoil section, the top section as a detachable lid, the sides with a simple loop and bat form handles for the cord, the lid and body modelled with scrolling lotus on a shagreen ground the borders picked out with finely drawn gilt designs, the glazed base with an impressed six character horizontal Qianlong seal mark highlighted in gilt. The imperial kilns delighted in producing ceramic objects in imitation of other media during the Qianlong period. The form and decoration here combined with the quality of the execution suggest that this piece may have been one of those imitative productions." Ht 7cm; width 10cm Excellent condition with no restoration View on auctionatrium.com
Lot 17424
A rare turned rhinoceros horn bowl dating from the 19th century, the squat globular bowl is turned from a rich toffee coloured rhinoceros horn with good translucency on a stepped turned base. Weight: 300g Subject to AHVLA clearance for pre sale approval." 13cm diameter, 7.8cm high Please refer to department.(with a few hairline cracks) View on auctionatrium.com
Lot 17426
A large very fine and rare turned rhinoceros horn cup, 19th century the tall cup of ovoid shape turned from toffee colour fairly translucent rhinoceros horn. Weight: 200g Subject to AHVLA clearance for pre sale approval. Provenance: From a private European collection." 11cm high, 12cm diameter In good condition. View on auctionatrium.com
Lot 17320
A very fine and rare silver wine vessel and cover, probably Tang dynasty (618-906), 8th/9th century the vessel of globular shape on a short splayed foot with a lid which also has a small foot rim and with a plain swing handle, the whole very finely chased and engraved with engraved with stylised parrots amidst lotus foliage, all reserved against a finely ring-punched ground, the cover similarly decorated; the small splayed foot with a quatrefoil decoration against a ring punched ground." Approx 17cm high; Diameter 16cm A small nick to the rim, a few very slight dents to the body and the foot rim. This piece has not been cleaned. View on auctionatrium.com
Lot 17327
A rare Chinese archaic bronze food vessel, Li Ding, Shang Dynasty, 12th / 13th century, the deep U shaped body cast with archaic Taotie masks with protuberant eyes and hooked noses and cast with C scrolls indicating horns and jaws, all above three slightly tapering legs, the surface with degradation and grey-green patination on a 19th century wood stand. Provenance: Baron Rothschild, Mentmore Towers, sold Sothebys dispersal sale, circa 1977 " 21cm high In fair to good condition commensurate with age, the piece having been restored by the Victoria and Albert Museum in the 1970`s but now requiring further restoration. View on auctionatrium.com
Lot 486
Rare WW2 RAF Air Officer’s Service Dress Cap blue grey crown and body. Black patent leather peak with double row of gilt embroidery oak leaves. Black mohair band with KC bullion embroidery RAF Air Officer’s cap badge. Black leather chinstrap secured by two plain buttons. Brown leather sweatband. Black circular quilted crown lining with maker’s label. Some service wear and minor damage.
Lot 545
Mid 18th Century Andrea Farara Scottish Basket Hilt Sword good example double edged blade with three short fullers. Each side stamped with Turks head Armourer stamps and `Andrea Farara` inscription. Steel basket hilt pierced with heart and clover decoration. Large turned over quillon. Steel ribbed pommel. Wooden grip with traces of shagreen covering and fine steel band decoration. Still retains its lower square of buff leather bowl liner and gold top tassels. Steel now with dark patina. Rare early sword.
Lot 629
Rare 1915 Dated Regimentally Marked 1907 Hook Quillon Bayonet single edged blade with central fuller. The forte stamped Lithgow 1915 with various Ordnance stamps. Steel hook quillon crossguard stamped `3MD` (3rd Military District). Steel pommel. Polished wooden slab grips with number and `A1`. Contained in its steel mounted leather scabbard. This a sold out of service example dated `09`. Minor nicks to blade.
Lot 64
A fine and rare set of 5 Regency Theatrical Tinsel Pictures dated 1831 to include `Mrs. Magenon as Lady Editha Plantaganet`, ` Mr. Gomersal as the Prophet Khan Mazeppa or the Wild Horse`, `Mr. C.Kemble as King Henry the Fifth`, `Mrs. Fanny Kemble as Euphrasia in the Grecian Daughter` and `Miss Foote as Mary Copp in Charles 2 the Merry Monarch` all hand coloured etc. £6-800
Lot 1553
RARE EARLY JUMEAU DOLL circa 1880-1890, with fixed brown paperweight eyes, faintly open/closed mouth, and pierced ears. Ball jointed and fixed wrists, early body with black mark (Medal). Size 1 on head and in original condition. Some contemporary clothes (not original shoes). Needs restringing. 17ins (43cms) high *This doll known as `Victoria` was won by the present owner at a raffle some 60 years ago.
![Chernyshev, Nikolai Mikhailovich 12 litografii [12 lithographs]. [Moscow?, 1920-21]. 8vo, number 19 of 25 copies, 12 lithogra](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10121/2836134/10-2011418121819_468x382.jpg)
Lot 10
Chernyshev, Nikolai Mikhailovich 12 litografii [12 lithographs]. [Moscow?, 1920-21]. 8vo, number 19 of 25 copies, 12 lithographs (various sizes), letterpress title, all loose in original printed paper portfolio, some chipping to edges Note: Rare. Chernyshev was a member of the artists` and poets` group Makovets.
Lot 71
Burton, Sir Richard Francis Terminal essay to "The thousand and one nights". London: For private circulation only, 1901. Unpublished, 4to, number 48 of 50 copies only, mimeographed typescript in purple ink, green cloth, original printed blue wrappers bound in Note: A rare issue of Burton`s famous scholarly essay on pederasty, which was originally published as part of A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights` Entertainments (1885). This separate printing is not recorded in Penzer, but is briefly referred to (see p.195).
![Oxford -- Rundt, Carl Ludwig A walk round Oxford. [Berlin: Edward Haenel, printer, 1851]. Oblong folio, 4pp. German and 4pp.](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10121/2836134/174-2011418122234_468x382.jpg)
Lot 174
Oxford -- Rundt, Carl Ludwig A walk round Oxford. [Berlin: Edward Haenel, printer, 1851]. Oblong folio, 4pp. German and 4pp. English leaves of text, no printed title [? not called for],16 tinted lithographed plates, original roan-backed boards, spotting to some text, light spotting to a few plates, slight discolouration at extreme margin of plates, slightly rubbed at extremities Note: Very rare. A very similar work by Rundt appeared with the title: Views of the most Picturesque Colleges in the University of Oxford. [Berlin, ?1852].
Lot 319
Coyttar, Johannes De febre purpura epidemiali & contagiosa libri duo. Paris: Martin Juvenis, 1578. 4to, *4 **4 A-Z4 Aa-Zz4, blank Zz4, printer`s device on title, library stamps, heavy waterstains, title loose, contemporary vellum, inner hinge broken Note: Adams C2865, Wellcome I 1639. A rare copy of a study differentiating epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis from typhoid.
Lot 87
A rare Chinese clair de lune gilt metal mounted porcelain baluster vase, Kangxi (1662-1722) covered in a pale lavender glaze, with enamelled gilt metal neck from the shoulder upwards, above a porcelain body with two applied ruyi head handles, underglaze blue six character Kangxi mark and Brodie Lodge collection label No. M42, neck replaced, lower rim ground, fritting, 21.5cm high
Lot 811
Christ`s Hospital School, London, a Georgian oval bronze tally or tag, CH over shield of arms, rev., oSoTo / Christs Hospital / 1729, pierced at top for suspension, 32 x 23mm. Very fine and very rare. A similar piece was sold in the Noble Collection, Melbourne [Australia], 3-4 August, 1999 (lot 976)
Lot 427
WWII –Poster THE ATLANTIC CHARTER rare American issue poster quoting the joint declaration of President Roosevelt and Churchill dated August 14th 1941 on America’s entry into WWII. Text poster on a large sheet of paper approx 30 x 20 ins original folds and a few holes slightly affecting a few words as little fraying at the top but in generally good condition
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