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Onyx eggs, shells, paperweights etc.

A collection of shells, two oriental bowls, a Myott gravy jug and a collection of wooden photograph frames, etc., and a box of glassware including crystal**PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR POSTING AND PACKING**

A Boys Brigade leather and brass belt, three small brass shells, heavy brass submarine, etc.

A quantity of mother of pearl shells, four coasters and odd fan pieces.

A Quantity of Militaria, including a framed First World War linen tea towel printed with the musical score of It's a Long Way to Tipperary", regimental embroidered and printed handkerchiefs, silk panels, two Union Jacks, a leather map case, three pieces of First World War brass trench art, two 1942 20mm shells converted to cigarette lighters, a milk can, a portable stove, a gas mask, a folder of printed Victory messages to evacuees and those who cared for them

A Second World War German Inert Incendiary Bomb, the top stamped A.Z.8312* 268d R.h.s./143 K; also, two small shells, a US Mills & Orndorff webbing cartridge belt, a leather cartridge belt, a Sam Browne belt - lacking shoulder strap and a British metal bound wood magazine for .22 rimfire Mk.2 (7)

A New Britain War Club, set with a pierced globular stone head with applied cowrie shell borders onto the tapering cylindrical haft with slender spiked butt, 109cmCondition report: Conchoidal chip to haft to one side above the butt. Cowrie shells applied with modern glue.

An Early/Mid 20th Century Igbo Helmet Mask, with jute headdress decorated with nails, the face bearing traces of white pigment with carved raised eyebrows, elliptical eyes, flared nose and open mouth with upper teeth; a Lega Ceremonial Cap, DRC, of intricately woven plant fibre applied with panels of cowrie shells (Provenance: From the Tomi van Duuren collection) (2)Condition report: 1 - Some chipping to extremities, generally good. 2 - Some loose threads around the bottom edge.

Five pieces of brass ware including a jug ,a shell with ballerina trench art, broad arrow marked shells (1939 & 1977), and a brass jack.

MIXED LOT OF COLLECTABLESincluding sea shells, various size horseshoes, alabaster sphinx, carved horn penguin, galleried tray, fountain pen, cased drawing set, cameras and other items

A shell encrusted octagonal wall mirror, with circular plate, and symmetric design on shells, similar in design to Anthony Redmile, 128 x 130 cm Reputed to have previously belonged to singer/songwriter and producer Lynsey De Paul

Pair of late 19th century ormolu sabot in the form of dolphins now mounted on wooden bases with carved wood shells , H 30cm (Sothebys Monteviot sale sticker to the base) the sale was in July 1989

Full title: A large Chinese bronze censer and cover on stand with sea animals and shells, QingDescription:H.: 46,5 cm (incl. the stand)H.: 41 cm - L.: 29 cm (the censer)The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com

Victorian silver wine ewer cast in high relief on an orange peel ground, with winged figures, foliate scrolls, masks and shells, blank cartouche to each side, the handle with lever action to raise the cover, by James Charles Edington, London 1860, 40.73oz 1266.6gm H37cmCondition Report: 3cm wide dent to one of the cartouches, spout lid may need some slight adjustment, some cracking to the insulators, overall in good condition

Follower of John Ruskin, study of sea shells and seaweed, gouache and watercolour, Dated in pencil Nov 23rd 1864, 12cm x 16cm,

Triple Sectioned Silver Nut Dish. 453 g. Sheffield 1900, Harrison Bros.Three sectioned dish formed as scallop shells below a carrying handle.24 cms diameterCondition report: Good, no issues.

A LARGE ENGLISH BRONZE MORTARATTRIBUTABLE TO THE WHITECHAPEL FOUNDRY, LONDON, MID 17TH CENTURY the flared body cast with two similar bands of shells and scrolls, descending to a bun foot, 15cm high, 19cm diameterFor similar examples from the Whitechapel Foundry, see Michael Finlay, English decorated bronze mortars and their makers, 2010, pages 66-67. Condition Report: The mortar bears the usual minor marks, knocks and scuffs overall consistent with age and use.There is some pitting to the interior and some tarnishing as well as a raised area at the bottom, but the exterior patination is a rich and glossy mid-brown overall.There are some areas of verdigris to the lip and foot, as well as light green residue to the recesses of the relief.The mortar has a resonant 'ring' when tapped. Condition Report Disclaimer

London 1849, the integral crumb tray in the shape of two mirror imaged scallop shells and at their junction a threaded and detachable cast Boar's head and ribbon crest with mark of John Hunt & Robert Roskell and part mark for silver, the bars and simple ring style handle in the shape of seaweed fronds, raised on two applied and parallel cast abstract bars in the form of coral branches, underside stamped HUNT & ROSKELL LATE STORR, MORTIMER & HUNT 4439, 19cm in length, 18cm in height, 21.6oztFootnote: Hunt & Roskell were renowned jewellers and silversmiths with premises on Bond Street, London who, for many years, held the Royal Warrant of Queen Victoria - an honour they reflected in their maker’s mark which they surmounted with a crown. The firm was the successor to the celebrated silversmith, Paul Storr.Condition report: Overall in good condition with no obvious sign of damage. Some evidence of repairs to a number of the branches where they join the shell base. The branches themselves are abstract so a little difficult to see if they are out of shape, but there is nothing visually obvious apart from the branch supporting the handle with is a little out of shape.Stands firm on a flat surface with no wobble. Hallmarks a little rubbed, but the signature is clear and crisp.Would benefit greatly from profession cleaning and polishing.

Two First War trench art brass shell cases, one engraved "Souvenir of France 1914-1919" together with four other First War brass cannon shells (6)

An assembled silver and silver-gilt flatware serviceP. Ovchinnikov, Moscow, 1899-1908, and various makers, 19th – early 20th centurycomprising: 12 silver-gilt fiddle-pattern forks, 12 associated dessert spoons and 12 plain knives, a silver-gilt fiddle-pattern serving spoon and soup ladle, P. Ovchinnikov, Moscow, 1899-1908; 12 silver table forks decorated in Rococo taste, M. Ovchinnikov, Moscow, 1899-1908; a silver fish slice in Neo-Gothic taste engraved on handle with monogram 'D.E', Nichols & Plinke, maker's mark 'PK', St. Petersburg, 1861; 12 silver dinner forks engraved with monogram 'EVE' and 12 associated knives with two replacement blades, Ivan Bedniakov, St. Petersburg, c. 1843; 12 silver knives with steel blades, Moscow, 1899-1908, marked on blades 'Vyripaev; 84 standard; 12 silver table spoons decorated with shells and monogram 'H.K.', two bearing marks for St. Petersburg, 1860s, most of the other marked 'WIS', Austria, 19th century; all in a wooden lined case stamped 'Manufacturer of Silver and Gold M.P. Ovchinnikov' under Imperial Warrant dimensions of the case: 39.5 x 47.2 x 15.5cm (15 9/16 x 18 9/16 x 6 1/8in). (100)Footnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's, Silver and ceramics, 17 March 2004, lot 186Most items purchased from the above by the present owner, of a descendant of the Russian writer and publisher, Faddei Bulgarin (1789-1859)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A fine Barr, Flight and Barr vase, circa 1810Of large size, with entwined snake handles picked out in gold, their heads resting on a rim applied with white 'pearls', painted with a colourful still life of shells and seaweed arranged on a fluted column, probably by John Barker, the pale salmon-coloured ground edged with gilded neoclassical borders, 20.6cm high, script marks referring to Coventry Street addressFootnotes:A very similar upturned cowrie shell to that painted on this lot is found on the centrepiece from The Twinight Collection, sold by Bonhams, 29 September 2021, lot 79, also attributed to John Barker.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Barr, Flight and Barr large can and saucer, circa 1810The can with a kidney-shaped handle, painted with a group of colourful shells and seaweed set against a shaded background, the green grounds within wide gilded classical borders, saucer 15cm diam, impressed crown and BFB marks, printed marks referring to Coventry street address (2)Footnotes:This larger size of can may have been intended for chocolate but more likely was made simply as a cabinet piece.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Barr, Flight and Barr teacup and saucer, circa 1810Finely painted with octagonal panels of shells and seaweed, probably by John Barker, reserved on a ground painted to simulate heavily veined and polished grey marble, saucer 13cm diam, script marks referring to Coventry Street address and Royal patronage (2)Footnotes:For a discussion of the style of shell painting that can be attributed to Barker, see John Sandon, Worcester Porcelain at Cheekwood (2008), P.119For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Worcester sweetmeat stand, circa 1770Finely modelled as three upturned scallop shells set on three shell feet and joined at the centre with coral applied with further small shells, a wide-mouthed dolphin forming the handle, the interior of the dishes painted in blue with the 'Sweetmeat Stand Rose' pattern (I.E.31), the central floral spray below a border of scales, flowers and lambrequin, 16cm high, crescent markFootnotes:This model derives from an earlier Bow example and it is likely that the modeller responsible was John Toulouse. Real sea shells would have been cast for the feet and for the shells embedded in the coral centre.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

A good Nantgarw plate of Mackintosh type, circa 1818-20The plain rim moulded with twelve unequal lobes, painted in London, probably by Thomas Martin Randall, with a bird perched on a grassy mound, its feathers picked out in purple, orange and blue, surrounded by flowering plants and grasses, misty trees in the background, the border with four full floral sprays reserved on a richly gilded ground of shells, scrolls, leaves and flowers, 23.5cm diam, impressed NANT-GARW CWFootnotes:ProvenanceC R Stephens CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A group of eight mixed artillery and payload projectile shells and cases to include R.G 30mm AF V rounds and a TP BMO 12-88 round together with two Riot gun impact rounds in black casing and white stencil that reads 'ROUND A RIOT 1.5 IN BATON LSA7 PSG06/99010'

A large and heavy gauge early Victorian silver cream jug by Thomas Hughes Headland, London 1845 with an acanthus and S shaped handle, embossed and chased with scrolls, foliage, flowers and shells, with a gilt interior on C, pad feet, 13.5cm high, 296g

A GEORGE II MAHOGANY TRIPLE FOLD CARD AND GAMES TABLEPROBABLY IRISH, CIRCA 1750The hinged top enclosing a baize lined surface with counter wells and a chequer board and backgammon marquetry surface77cm high, 86cm wide, 44cm deep (when closed)Condition Report: There are marks, scratches, chips, splits, abrasions consistent with age and use, some to the extremities and edges.The lock is probably replaced.There is evidence of old worm including to the frieze and the chequerboard and backgammon marquetry area.There are some small repairs including refixing of some carved blocks to the top of the, some veneers.All four legs are carved with shells and stylised leaf scrolls.Please refer to the additional images for a visual reference of condition. Condition Report Disclaimer

AN ITALIAN GILDED PLASTER CAST SCULPTURE OF TWO PUTTI FIGURES IN THE MANNER OF DOMENICO BRUCCIANI & CO, 19TH CENTURY Depicted with one child holding a dolphin, on a rocky shore with shells and fish, with a black painted pedestalthe sculpture 65cm high, the base 35cm wide, the pedestal 77cm high

British Victories, 1798, a copper medal by C.H. Küchler, armoured and draped bust of George III left, rev. Britannia seated right, trophy of arms behind, 48mm (Pollard 16; BHM 458; E 897). Fields lightly wiped, otherwise good extremely fine; in original metal shells £150-£180

Death of George III, 1820, a copper medal by C.H. Küchler, armoured and draped bust left, rev. inscriptions and wreath, 48mm (BHM 991; E 1121). About extremely fine; in original metal shells £80-£100

A group of fossils, ammonite shells, etc. (1 box)

A group of various fossils, slate, part seahorse fossil, clam shells, etc. (1 box)

A LATE VICTORIAN ROYAL WORCESTER CHINA NAUTILUS SHELL VASE raised upon bronzed and gilded coral and shells on a naturalistically moulded circular base, puce mark, impressed T11, 4/94, 8 1/4" high (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)No chips, cracks or restoration

A COLLECTION OF LARGE ANTIQUE AND VINTAGE SEA SHELLS, largest approx 30 x 20 cm (8)

TWO BOXES CONTAINING BENTLEY ENGINE PISTONS, connecting rods, gudgeon pins, dowels half shells and a small quantity of new old stock piston rings, coils, fuel pumps

CONCHOLOGY. - [Antoine-Joseph Dezallie D'ARGENVILLE. La Conchyliologie… Paris: n.d. circa 1780]. Third edition, 'Atlas' volume only, 4to (279 x 194mm.) 3 engraved frontispieces, including the allegorical plate by Chadel after Boucher, 80 engraved plates of shells after designs by Jacques and Jacques-Guillame de Favanne interleaved with 65pp. in contemporary manuscript hand the names of the shells. (Lacking portrait, marginal damp-staining to the frontispieces, toning, occasional mild spotting.) 20th century black half morocco over marbled paper-covered boards (lightly bumped spine ends). Provenance: B.S. Morton, marine ecologist (bookplate to the front pastedown).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.

BLUNDEN, Edmund. Shells by a Stream. London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1944. First edition, with an a.l.s. loosely inserted, 8vo (216 x 135mm.) (Mild toning.) Original green cloth (small hole to spine), dust-jacket (minor spotting, browning to spine). Note: the densely written 2pp. letter was written in 1949 from Tokyo where Blunden was teaching. The letter responds to a query from a 'Mr Miles' regrading a biography he is writing of the painter, Samuel Laurence, and his search for information relating to the Gliddon family. Blunden suggests various possible sources, including descendants of Thornton Hunt, G.H. Lewes, finally suggesting a call on Mr. J.H. Preston, the curator of Keats House. Blunden also suggests he reads George Eliot's 'Daniel Deronda' for clues, in particular the 'family with aesthetic tastes tho' straightened circumstances'. Overall conveying a sense of Blunden's generosity, wide-reading, and knowledge of 19th century English literary culture. Provenance: Guy Back (ink inscribed to front-free endpaper).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.

MAWE, John. The Linnaean System of Conchology, Describing the Orders, Genera, and Species of Shells, Arranged into Divisions and Families. London: for the Author, 1823. First edition, 8vo (211 x 123mm.) 37 hand-coloured lithographed plates with tissue-guards. (Toning, some browning, spotting to the tissue-guards.) Brown half calf over marbled paper-covered boards, later black morocco lettering piece to spine (rebacked with original spine laid-down, endpapers replaced.) Provenance: Ann Capron (gift inscribed to on the initial blank; B.S. Morton, marine ecologist (bookplate to the front pastedown). - And a related volume (William Wood's 'Index Testaceologicus; or, A Catalogue of Shells, British and Foreign, Arranged According to the Linnean System' with 38 hand-coloured plates, 1825, 8vo) (2).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.

BROOKES, Samuel. An Introduction to the Study of Conchology: Including Observations on the Linnaean Genera and on the Arrangement of M. Lamarck. London: for John and Arthur Arch, 1815. First edition, 4to (263 x 194mm.) 11 lithographed plates, 9 hand-coloured, contemporary numbering in ink to the shells. (Toning, light spotting throughout, but heavily L1-M2, small newspaper advertisement mounted to front-free endpaper, lacking 4pp. 'Explanation of the Plates' to rear.) Near contemporary green half morocco over marbled paper-covered boards (rebacked, part of original spine laid-down, hinges strengthened, rubbing to all extremities). Provenance: Charles R. Maxwell (name inscribed verso front-free endpaper); Irene Jones (name inscribed on front-free endpaper and on B1); E.S. Gourlay (name inscribed verso the front-free endpaper); B.S. Morton, marine ecologist (bookplate on front pastedown).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.

BROWN, Thomas. The Elements of Conchology; or, Natural History of Shells: According to the Linnean System. London: Lackington Allen & Co., et al, 1816. 8vo (209 x 122mm.) 9 hand-coloured engraved plates. (Browning, spotting to preliminaries and to plates, hinges strengthened.) Near contemporary black half morocco over marbled paper-covered boards (rebacked with original spine laid-down, lacking lettering piece, rubbing to extremities). Provenance: R. MacDonald (pencil name inscribed to front free-endpaper); T. MacGregor Greer (stamp to front pastedown); B.S. Morton, marine ecologist (bookplate to the front pastedown). - And a further eight related volumes (including Ralph Tate's 'A Plain and Easy Account of the Land and Fresh-Water Mollusks of Great Britain', 1866, 8vo) (9).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.

A pair of early Victorian cowry shell drop earrings,with flower heads and cannetille frames to the cowry shells. Later gilt metal screw fittings. Tested as approximately 18ct gold with metal fittings. 47mm long, 4.70g (2)Provenance: The Peter and Pat Crofts CollectionCondition report: Later fittings - very worn.

A pair of gold mounted wooden earrings, by Matthew Warwick,carved ebony scallop shells, with inlaid gold dots and gold cap to the point, with clip fittings. Tested as approximately 18ct gold with 9ct gold fittings. Marked MW. 24.0 x 22.5mm, 7.52g (2)Provenance: The Peter and Pat Crofts Collection

Late Cretaceous Period, 100-66 million years BP. A large Charonosaurus sp. hadrosaur egg retaining evidence of the original leathery surface. 2.5 kg, 15cm (6"). Property of an East Sussex gentleman; from his private collection formed between 1983 and 1990. Dinosaur eggs are known from about 200 sites around the world, the majority in Asia and mostly in terrestrial (non-marine) rocks of the Cretaceous Period. It may be that thick calcite eggshells evolved during the Cretaceous (145 to 65 million years ago"). Most dinosaur eggs have one of two forms of eggshell that are distinct from the shells of related modern animal groups, such as turtles or birds; however, some eggs closely resemble the type of shells seen in present day ostrich eggs. Fine condition.

Late Cretaceous Period, 100-66 million years BP. A large Charonosaurus sp. hadrosaur egg on matrix retaining evidence of the original leathery surface. 3.3 kg, 17cm (6 1/2"). Property of an East Sussex gentleman; from his private collection formed between 1983 and 1990. Dinosaur eggs are known from about 200 sites around the world, the majority in Asia and mostly in terrestrial (non-marine) rocks of Cretaceous Age. It may be that thick calcite eggshells evolved during the Cretaceous (145 to 65 million years ago"). Most dinosaur eggs have one of two forms of eggshell that are distinct from the shells of related modern animal groups, such as turtles or birds; however, some eggs closely resemble the type of shells seen in present day ostrich eggs. Fine condition.

An early 19th century English porcelain dessert plate with gilt shell-&-scroll border & painted ornithological subject to the centre, titled on reverse: “The Fieldfare”, 9½” diam.; a similar pair, one painted with sea shells, the other with flowers, 9”; & a Derby soup plate with boldly painted flower sprays, 10”.

Two very large Post Second World War British Military Dummy / Training shells, each approximately 98cm in height

Collection of five Post Second World War British Military Dummy / Training shells (5)

Collection of four Post Second World War British Military Dummy / Training shells (4)

Quantity of assorted shells and hardstone pebbles

Meissen ice pail, the white ground with blue floral decoration, the handles formed as conch shells, cross sword marks to base, 13.5cm high Condition ReportSome light surface scratches and some accretions. Small chips to the top of both conch shell handles.  Some repairs visible under UV light, see photos.  

A George IV silver fiddle pattern caddy spoon by Parkes & Latham, the bowl embossed with shells and with leaf cast terminal, Birmingham 1822. CONDITION REPORT: This spoon appears to be in good overall condition with crips definition to the embossing and clear hallmarks and makers mark. The bowl is slightly out of line with the oval shape with the front most lobe of the bowl pushed slightly forward but there does not appear to be evidence of trauma or denting to the spoon, perhaps this malforming is as a result of the embossing work on the spoon.

Pair of weathered cast concrete pedestal garden urns, relief decorated with shells and acanthus leaves, 20ins diameter

A collection of shells, in a Oval gilt frame

François Boussuet De natura aquatilium carmen, in universam G. Rondeletii, quam de piscibus marinis scripsit historiam. 2 Teile in 1 Band. Lyon, M. Bonhomme 1558. Erste Ausgabe des frühen Fischbuchs. Boussuets Lehrgedicht war der Versuch, das Wissen des großen Naturforschers Guillaume Rondelets in Humanistenkreisen zu verbreiten (vgl. Nissen S. 115). Die prachtvollen Holzschnitte stammen aus Rondelets De piscibus marinis (1554). Zu sehen sind Fische, Muscheln, Schnecken, Krabben, Quallen, Krebse, Meeresschildkröten und anderes Seegetier. Kurios sind die drei satirisch zu verstehenden Darstellungen Monstrum Leontinum , Piscis Monachus und Piscis Episcopus . Einband: Lederband der Zeit mit reicher Rückenvergoldung. 20,5 : 15 cm. - ILLUSTRATION: Mit 2 kleinen Holzschnittporträts (wdh.) und mehr als 450 Textholzschnitten sowie 2 Holzschnitt-Druckermarken (wdh.). - KOLLATION: 10 Bll., 240 S.; 136 (statt recte 138) S. - PROVENIENZ: Exlibris Waldemar Schwalbe. LITERATUR: Nissen 511. - Nissen, Fischb. 31. - Index Aurel. 123.219. - Adams B 2607. - Baudrier X, 257. - Mortimer 118. - Durling 660. First edition. 2 parts in 1 volume. With 2 small woodcut portraits in the text, 2 printer's devices and more than 450 woodcut illustrations in the text depicting fishes, shells and various sea creatures. Contemp. calf with rich gilt decoration on spine (tail of spine restored, endpapers renewed). - Lacking in part II the extra tipped-in folding leaf 65 depicting a sea anemone. With slight waterstaining at beginning and end, title page slightly soiled. - Bookplate Waldemar Schwalbe. Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten.

A quantity of bottle stoppers; shells etc

A treen box (15cm x 32cm x 23cm) containing a collection of games including cards, cowrie shells, dice etc. (a lot)

A small collection of inert military artillery shells and bullet cases.

A mixed collection of shells, semi precious stones and fossils.

Ten crested war related items including hand grenade, bomb shells etc.,