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A George II silver coffee pot, the tapering body with contemporary chased foliage scrolls and scroll fluted leaf capped swan neck spout, the hinged bun cover chased a rococo spray around the baluster finial, having a scroll wood handle, the tuck in base on a moulded spreading foot. 9in. (23cm). Maker John Pero, London 1740. 30oz all in. * Grimwade, London Goldsmiths 1697-1837 states John Pero apprenticed to Thomas Farren in 1709 quoted as a Huguenot journeyman. Work by him bearing his mark is rare and shows a high standard and individual character.
A rare pair of William IV silver gilt whip handle salt spoons with twist stems and cast scallop shell back bowls. Maker Robert Hennell II, London 1833. Together with a pair of George III silver salt spoons with initialled cartouche and flower engraved handles with cast scallop shell back bowls. Apparently unmarked, possibly Irish circa 1780. (4).
Beatrix Potter interest: A RARE VICTORIAN DEMI-CHINA PLATE painted in underglaze blue with an English shorthorn bull beside a tree stump, within a pale apricot lustre border, signed on the underside R.Potter and dated 3/4/72, and impressed with factory mark of FURNIVAL, 23.5cm, (9.25in) diameter
Samuel Walker of Rotherham, c.1770s: SIX RARE LATE 18TH-CENTURY BLACK BASALTES UNIFACE MEDALLIONS, five circular, 7cm, (2.75in), to 3.9cm (1.5in) and one oval 4cm x 3.6cm, (1.6in x 1.4in), in the form of cliches of the obverses or reverses of six earlier 18th-century Russian medallions with cyrillic legends, including three with royal portraits (Czar Peter Alexandra and others) and three of baroque-style reverses, two dated 1706 and 1761, each impressed to the reverse either "WALKERS" or "SW" together with a numeral (presumably a catalogue number ): 2, 19, 51,54, 60 and 74 (6)
A RARE VICTORIAN TRANSFER-PRINTED POTTERY JUG of pear form, black transfer-printed and overpainted with a band of minstrel musicians, seated beneath lustre-enriched swags, entitled below "I WISH I WAS IN DIXAY LAND /SALLY IS THE GIRL FOR ME", black printed Design Registration lozenge behind handle with date code for 27th (month indistinct) 1870, 18cm, (7in) high (two chips)
A RARE AND IMPRESSIVE 19TH-CENTURY SCRIMSHAWED OX-HORN with Sheffield-plated rim mount, having naively scratch-engraved decorations including a three-masted man-o'-war, a mermaid, an angel, a fisherman with trident fish spear, a bird, an ox and two horses, one with groom, the other with rider, 40cm, (15.75in) overall, (small piercing for suspension)
Constantine Terechkovitch (1902-1978) Lady at the Window Signed and dated May 1933. Oil on canvas, 81 by 61 cm. Authenticity has been confirmed by the daughter of the artist. Terechkovitch is a rare example of a Russian exile who relatively quickly built up a successful artist's career in the West.
'Port of Poole - Empire Airways' a rare Poole Pottery charger designed by Arthur Bradbury and painted by Margaret Holder, 1940 impressed mark, painted inscription, 37cm. diam. Cf Hayward, Leslie 'Poole Pottery' Richard Dennis Publications, page 58 for a comparable example. This is one of about 6 examples of this charger depicting the Empire flying boat that provided a scheduled service from Poole harbour between 1939 and 1948.
The Wizard Holiday Book for Boys (1939) with Wizard Free Gifts (1930s-40s) My Own Logbook [gd], The Sheriff's Six-Shooter with Discs and illustrated instructions envelope; Spadgers Monster Collection of Spoofs Book (including comic strip and cards), Make Your Own Badges tracing book, Famous Fights complete 24 card album, the King's Navy, The World's Biggest complete 12 card album. The Holiday Book For Boys is the second of only two soft-back 260 page annuals and correspondingly rare [fn+], balance gifts [fn/vfn] (8)
Magic Comic No 2 (1939) With Page 10 Little Squirty artwork by Chick Gordon. Bright cover colours with some light foxing to page margins. All eighty issue numbers are rare [fn] (2). Charles 'Chick' Gordon (circa 1890-1952) spent his career as a staff artist at D. C. Thomson, starting work in 1922. He first created 'Cheery Chinks' for The Rover moving on to the ever popular 'Spadger's Isle' for Wizard which he drew for twenty years making the front cover during the war. Amongst many other characters he also drew 'Bamboo Town' for the newly launched Dandy in 1937 and 'Tin Can Tommy' for the Beano in the 1940s. This rare Little Squirty piece, is the only known strip of Gordon's work ever to be offered at auction.
Corporal Clott colour artwork by David Law from The Dandy Xmas issue 1969. Corporal Clott's bull charges through the barracks and the visitors' red carpet catches fire. Colonel Grumbly vows retribution. Poster colour on cartridge paper. Rare. 25 x 18 inches. David 'Davy' Law (1907-1951) found international fame by introducing Dennis The Menace to unsuspecting Beano readers in March 1951. He also penned Beryl The Peril, Captain Hand and the accident-prone nitwit, Corporal Clott. Law's artwork very rarely comes to market.
Buster 1 (1960) Fleetway. With Free gift Balloon Bleeper in Original illustrated envelope and rare Buster Pin Badge with Editor's letter on Buster notepaper.Bright colours, creamy white pages [vfn] (5). Buster was the first comic published by Fleetway, and Bill Titcombe's Son of Andy Capp started his adventures in direct competition with DC Thompson's Topper and Beezer. The comic outlasted both, continuing for the following thirty five years.
`Corgi': a rare Royal Doulton model modelled as a bitch, standing four square green printed factory mark 13cm. high This and the following four lots were the property of Kathleen Lewis, whose husband worked as an architect for Royal Doulton during the 1930's.. She owned a corgi bitch named `Suki' and he commissioned this model for her.. (The model was usually produced as a dog.)
`A Spook': a rare Royal Doulton figure, dated (19) 22 designed by H Tittensor, modelled as a figure wearing tight fitting cap and cloak green printed factory mark, impressed, `11 - 22' 9.5cm. This figure appears to be of a size differing to those normally produced.. Style one being 17.8cm. high and Style two 7.6cm. high.
A rare white and black painted cafe chair, designed by Josef Hoffmann for Thonet, circa 1906 painted wood, the seat and back covered in red leather underside stamped 'Thonet' 76cm. high This chair is a rare surviving example with its original black and white paint of the model which Hoffmann designed for the Cafe Fledermaus W.
RARE BOTTLE-SHAPED ROYAL LANCASTRIAN POTTERY LUSTRE VASE, designed by Walter Crane, c.1900 signed on base, decorated with classical nymphs in sailing boats, on a mottled green ground, ÔSea Maiden' design No. 2472 decorated by William S Mycock, impressed number and underglaze mark to base.( Illustrated inside back cover).
A Rare Ivory Netsuke of a Cat, 18th century], seated on rounded oblong plinth pierced top to bottom by the himotoshi (forming a mouse hole?), the well modelled and detailed cat seated eyeing its prey in some imaginary branch above, 3.4cm wide *An exceptional piece of observation and of sculpture-in-miniature. The cat in Japanese art is usually depicted with ruff and/or ribbon. Its unusual absence in this instance suggests a cat at large
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