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Pair pre war trench art shells, approximate height 12 inches and diameter 3.5 inches

Collection of sea shells, to include a large conch shell, together with a decorative plastic lobster

Late 19th century Gilt Wood Frame, ornately carved with shells and scrolling foliate decoration, containing a bevelled edge mirror, 90cms x 65cms

A collection of papier mache trinket boxes, egg shape boxes and carved shells

* An initiation mask, in original padded fabric surround mounted with cowrie shells, Dan style, Liberia, 2nd half 20th century, h.39cm.

* A fetish type fertility figure, mounted with multicoloured trade beads and cowrie shells, h.43cm, together with one other fertility figure with leather mounts and iron bands, both Namji People, Cameroon, 2nd half 20th century, h.32cm. (2)

A large wooden house mask, carved as an elongated face with feather headdress, inlaid with cowrie shells and with hogs tusks to the nose, Papua New Guinea, 2nd half 20th century, h.66cm.

A 19TH CENTURY LITHOGRAPH DEPICTING AN AESTHETICALLY DRESSED FEMALE inspecting shells on the sea shore, in period circular pierced and scrolling gilt frame

Norton & Indian motorcycle cast metal signs, two large shells, plaque of a Messerschmitt BF109E-4

An oil on canvas depicting still life of figs, trumpet and shells, 60cm x 50cm

FOUR CONCH SHELLS,along with other smaller shellsCondition report: Larger shells do have some small chips, also some signs of repair present. Cracks and some peices missing from the spiked shell.

Three glass jars of shells twinned with a pottery beehive

Large Modern Glass Vase Full of large sea shells, including conch shells, coral, tigress, etc. Lovely decorative piece, see images.

18th Century Tokens, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Gloucester, Gloucester & Berkeley Canal Co, Proof Halfpenny, 1797, distant view of the city, rev. ship sailing right, reads berkley, edge plain, 10.44g/6h (DH 62c). Trifling spots, otherwise brilliant mint state with full original colour, a stunning token, very rare; in original metal shells £600-£800

Collection of Shells

Box of various sea shells & starfish

A pair of cast and sculpted plaster wall brackets modelled as mermen holding shelves in the form of shells above their heads, circa 1900, height 30cm.

A glazed shell display with inscription 'SHELLS FOUND ON BUTTERWORTH BEACH MALAYA 1955 E.E.K.', 38 x 53cm.

LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH PERFUME CADDY, formed as two brass mounted mother of pearl shells, with push button opening to reveal two fitted perfume bottles, on an a circular alabaster base on four feet, 20.5cm high

A pair of Flight and Barr Worcester jardinières, circa 1800Of tapering cylindrical form, finely painted with panels of shells and colourful seaweed arranged on a stone shelf, possibly by Samuel Smith, reserved on an orange ground with fine neoclassical gilding, a wide band of triangular 'Greek key' gilding below the rims, the moulded ring handles also picked out in gold, 15.8cm high, incised B mark (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceWith Otto M Wasserman, 1969With Earle D Vandekar of Knightsbridge, Inc.Twinight CollectionIllustrated by Henry Sandon, Flight and Barr Worcester Porcelain (1978), p.62, pl.47.The shell painting and the arrangement of the fine filaments of the seaweed is very similar to that on the documentary shell-painted jug by Samuel Smith, signed and dated 'S.S. 1807' and sold by Phillips, 16 December 1998, lot 360. See John Sandon, The Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain (1993), colour plate 77. It is most useful to compare these jardinières with the cabinet cup sold by Bonhams on 17 May 2017, lot 371. Not only is the purple shell almost identical to that on the present lot but the thick seaweed with dabs of white enamel to create surface texture is a distinctive and effective trait in each case. Both lots exhibit similar neoclassical 'Greek key' gilding at the rims.A single jardinière of this form, painted with a monochrome view of Worcester from The Barbara Cavenagh Collection was sold by Bonhams on 13 December 2006, lot 248.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

An important Chamberlain Worcester cabinet plate by Thomas Baxter, circa 1820In the 'Regent' body, the rim moulded with shells and gadrooning picked out in gold, the cavetto fully painted with an arrangement of seashells on a richly grained wooden tabletop, the shells including a paper nautilus and a wentletrap, the panel outlined with a fine black line and surrounded by a wide gilt band and a formal classical border, 21.4cm diam, red script mark referring to New Bond Street addressFootnotes:ProvenanceBonhams sale, 7 December 2005, lot 254Twinight CollectionIllustrated by John Sandon, Worcester Porcelain (2009), p.21. For the same shells arranged on a grey marble table top, see the celebrated Swansea plate by Thomas Baxter in the National Museum of Wales (NMW A 38267), illustrated by John O Wilstead and Bernard Morris, Thomas Baxter The Swansea Years 1816-19 (1997), p.38. Baxter returned to Worcester after leaving Swansea, working first for the Flight, Barr and Barr partnership before moving to Chamberlain where he replicated this extraordinary still life scene.In the Museum of Royal Worcester is a pair of Chamberlain plates painted by Thomas Baxter with still lives of fruit. These had remained in the works collection and were acquired by R W Binns for his first museum. The panels on these plate and the present lot mirror a style that Thomas Baxter had used on Coalport plates painted twelve years earlier while he was in London. In June 1820, Chamberlain supplied to John Eversley '30 dessert plates, gadroon and gold with fine paintings of fruit', at a cost of £2 17s. 6d. each- a considerable sum. Presumably these thirty plates had different still life subjects by Baxter and it is likely the present lot with shells was part of this special commission.Baxter is justifiably famous for his shell painting. Examples painted while he was at Flights factory include panels that were titled by Baxter himself 'shells from nature'. In other words, instead of just copying prints of shells, Baxter drew real shells and he would have borrowed actual specimens from collectors. Lewis Dillwyn, proprietor of the Swansea factory owned a notable shell collection, but as Wilstead noted (op cit, pp.37-38), it is unlikely Baxter's Swansea plate was painted from any of Dillwyn's shells. The precious wentletrap shell, named from the Dutch for 'spiral staircase', was once considered to be extremely rare and in the mid 18th century some specimens were sold to collectors for enormous sums. Even as late as 1786 an example belonging to the Duchess of Portland sold at auction for seven guineas. Placing a wentletrap among his shell composition, Thomas Baxter was possibly appealing to wealthy patrons from his time in London, who would have appreciated such a valuable specimen.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 Barr, Flight and Barr Worcester centrepiece, circa 1810Attributed to John Barker, of lobed oval form with two shell moulded handles, finely painted with shells, including an upturned cowrie and periwinkles amongst colourful seaweed, the gilt-edged oval panel upon a richly gilt vermicellae ground, a gold band to the rim, impressed crown and BFB mark, printed marks referring to Coventry Street address, 34.9cm wideFootnotes:ProvenanceBonhams sale, 8 April 2009, lot 171Twinight CollectionIt is interesting to compare the technique and composition of the shell painting with a very similar panel on a large vase attributed to John Barker in the Ewers-Tyne Collection of Worcester Porcelain at Cheekwood, see John Sandon (2008), pp.119-121. John Sandon quotes Solomon Cole from his memoirs who told William Chaffers that the artist John Barker excelled in painting shells. See also the pair of dishes attributed to Barker sold by Bonhams, 29 September 2020, lot 212.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 Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester cabinet cup and stand by Thomas Baxter, circa 1814-16Painted with a still life of shells, coral and seaweed in a gilt-edged oval panel within a border of brightly coloured 'jewels', the reverse with 'The Woodman from Cowpers poems', reserved on a deep blue ground with neoclassical gilding, a band of applied 'pearls' below the rim and around the well of the stand, cup 8.1cm high, stand 13.6cm diam, cup with script mark referring to Coventry Street address, title in capitals, stand with circular printed mark (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceTwinight CollectionThomas Baxter was a most accomplished painter of shells on both a large scale and on smaller, delicate panels. See the pair of cabinet cups sold by Bonhams on 5 June 2019, lot 226. The image of the Woodman and his dog was taken from an engraving published in 1810 after a drawing by Richard Westall. In William Cowper's poem, the hardy Woodman treks through the snow with his faithful hound, 'Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears, And tail cropp'd short'.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

An important Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester centrepiece by Thomas Baxter circa 1814-16Of lobed oval form with shell-moulded handles, finely painted with an arrangement of seven shells, a sea urchin and numerous corals and coloured seaweeds, within a wide gold band and a rich underglaze blue border with raised gold anthemion decoration, the handles left in the white with further raised gold neoclassical ornament, 33.4cm wide, impressed crown and FBB mark, printed mark referring to Coventry Street addressFootnotes:ProvenanceBonhams sale, 7 December 2005, lot 255Twinight CollectionThomas Baxter name became synonymous with shell painting on Regency Worcester porcelain, mostly through errors and misattributions by early collectors. However, examples actually painted by his masterful hand are relatively rare. Baxter's shell painting highly distinctive and individual, and always of exceptional quality. His Royal Academy training meant that he was an adept painter of portrait miniatures, and thus learnt to use the stipple technique for delicate shading. He also mastered perspective and painted his shells 'from nature'. As a result, his shell paintings stand out from the work of the other Flight factory shell painters. Baxter's shells are so real, they almost jump from his painted panels. Marine biologists can identify almost all of the specimens as they are so accurately depicted. At the same time, no shell painter could better represent the humble sea urchin.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

ROYAL WORCESTER BLUSH IVORY NAUTILUS VASE, the base moulded with shells and coral, green transfer mark, dot code for 1903, impressed marks also, 22cm high

TWO SMALL ROYAL WORCESTER NAUTILUS VASES, the bases moulded with coral and shells, one with green transfer mark and dot code for 1903, the other with transfer mark in puce and dot code for 1908, circa 10cm high (2)

A set of three George III silver butter shells, crested, 13.5cm l, maker W A, probably William Abdy, London 1771, 7ozs 7dwts Provenance: Nancy, Lady Bagot, her sale in these 'rooms 22 September 2005, £764 Wear consistent with age, not split or repaired, marks slightly rubbed but legible

A George II silver taperstick, with banded sconce, knopped stem and moulded foot with six shells, crested, 11.5cm h, by John Cafe, London 1750, 5ozs 4dwts Provenance: Christie's Scotland, 21 November 1990, £691. Good condition

A George II silver salver, the moulded border with shells at intervals, on four hoof feet, engraved with armorials, 31cm diam, by William Peaston, London 1752, 27ozs 2dwts Provenance: Bloomstein, 22 June 1987, £1200. Light wear consistent with age

A pair of George III cast silver candlesticks, with shells, knopped stem and beaded rims, 19cm h, marked underneath, on sconce and nozzle, by Robert Jones, London 1775, 30ozs 10dwts Provenance: Sold in these 'rooms 12 June 2013, £2299. Wear consistent with age, one nozzle slightly ill fitting but original

A BOXED BRITAINS MODEL 155 MM ANTI AIRCRAFT GUN , 8-WHEELED AMERICAN MOBILE GUN WITH SPRUNG SHELL CASE, THREE DUMMY SHELL CASES AND SHELL, ELEVEN SHELLS, DETACHABLE TRAIL WHEEL, INSTRUCTION SHEET AND VARIOUS ACCESSORIES - MODEL NUMBER 2064

A collection of approx. 97 sea shells.

A green glass carboy half full of shells

C.G. Rastrom Primans Alp Sweden silver plate; including a pair of silver plated banniers and covers; together with two silver plated servers in the form of scallop shells and two oval serving dishes (6)

A box of shells

A pair of large ewersCeramicPolychrome reliefs decoration of tritons,shells and other marine motifs Marked "G & SL"Europe, 19th / 20th centuryHeight: 59,5 cm

A reliquary for Saint Anthony ParaviniWooden sculpture coated in repousse and chiselled silver of foliage motifs, shells and scrollsInner white and gilt silver decoration of sculpted flowers and relicsBronze lined backEurope, 18th century(losses, faults and signs of wear)34x18 cm

René Lalique (1860-1945)A small Art Deco plateMoulded glass Scallop shells reliefs decoration Marked "R.Lalique"France, ca. 1924Diam.: 20 cm

A pair of sculptural compositionsCarved, polychrome and gilt wooden sculpturesIn a composition of shells, paper and other materialsItaly, 18th / 19th century(minor losses and faults)Height: 67 cm

A pair of Romantic Era glazed cupboardsSolid and veneered rosewoodReliefs decoration of shells, foliage motifs and zoomorphic headsLower section of two glazed doors and drawerUpper section of mirrored back and double shelfFrance, 19th century(signs of wear, minor losses and faults)150x110x45 cm

A large D.João V/D.José candle standChestnutCarved foliage, shells and scroll motifs decorationPortugal, 18th century(losses and faults) Height: 146,5 cm

A D. José carved fragment with John The BaptistOak fragmentCarved decoration of volutes, shells and foliage motifs. Carved teak John The Baptist figure18th century(losses, faults, restoration and adaptations)Height: 55cm (oak fragment)Height: 19cm (São João)

A fruit standFrosted and diamond cut glassEngraved decoration with shells and foliage motifsEurope, 19th century14,5x38x21cm

A sculptural groupPair of female figures holding cornucopia with flowersCarved, polychrome and gilt wood, shells and other materialsItaly, 18th / 19th century(minor losses and faults)Height: 56 cm

A set of four tall back chairsChestnut and other timbersEmbossed leather seats and backs with mermaid, shells, zoomorphic and foliage motifs Brass decorative tacksPortugal, 19th century(evidence of woodworm, losses and faults)131x50x47,5 cm

PAIR OF POST WW2 BRASS SHELLS

A Georgian naval lieutenant’s dress sword, c 1820, slender diamond section blade 26”, etched with trophies and floral scrolls, nicely chiselled gilt stirrup hilt, the hollow scalloped shell guards bearing crowned fouled anchors, the guard with vine leaves and shells, unusual crouching lion pommel, engraved backstrap, wirebound fishskin grip in its leather scabbard with gilt foliate engraved mounts, the hanging rings in the form of arched serpents, the locket bearing applied Neptune plaque on the front and engraved on the back “Odell Manufacturer 72 Burlington Arcade from Bond Strt” (the firm moved in 1818), the middle band with applied female figure and anchor plaque, the chape with applied foliage. Good Condition, retaining virtually all original gilt (blade some wear, scabbard leather replaced). Plate£800-900

Two WWI German 37mm pom-pom shells, with brass cases, the bases dated 1915 and 1918, and a similar British 1 pounder shell. Generally GC (one case slightly dented and battered). (3) £60-120

NEWLYN COPPER. A Newlyn copper presentation tray, 'Borough of Penzance, Presented to His Worship the Mayor, Councillor J.W. Meek by the Employees of the Corporation. 16th December 1932'. The galleried tray embossed with a border of fish, shells & seaweed. Stamped 'NEWLYN'. 50 x 30cm.  Please note that all items in this auction are previously owned & are offered on behalf of private vendors. If detail on condition is required on any lot(s) PLEASE ASK FOR A CONDITION REPORT BEFORE BIDDING.  The absence of a condition report does not imply the lot is perfect.WE CAN SHIP THIS LOT, but NOT if part of a large, multiple lots purchase

NEWLYN COPPER. A Newlyn copper galleried tray with a border of repousse fish, shells & seaweed. Stamped 'NEWLYN'. 50 x 30cm.  Please note that all items in this auction are previously owned & are offered on behalf of private vendors. If detail on condition is required on any lot(s) PLEASE ASK FOR A CONDITION REPORT BEFORE BIDDING.  The absence of a condition report does not imply the lot is perfect.WE CAN SHIP THIS LOT, but NOT if part of a large, multiple lots purchase

GRACE DARLING. A free standing Grace Darling sailor's valentine, decorated with shells around a domed, glazed diorama of Grace Darling rowing from harbour. Also, a Rowntree & Co. Ltd., York souvenir tin featuring Grace Darling before & after the rescue. Tin, 29.5cm.  Please note that all items in this auction are previously owned & are offered on behalf of private vendors. If detail on condition is required on any lot(s) PLEASE ASK FOR A CONDITION REPORT BEFORE BIDDING.  The absence of a condition report does not imply the lot is perfect.WE CAN SHIP THIS LOT, but NOT if part of a large, multiple lots purchase

BOER WAR POM-POM SHELLS ETC. Two Vickers Boer War (or WWI?) pom-pom shells marked - VSM'. Also, a 17mm. bullet marked K.35 & F.17.  Please note that all items in this auction are previously owned & are offered on behalf of private vendors. If detail on condition is required on any lot(s) PLEASE ASK FOR A CONDITION REPORT BEFORE BIDDING.  The absence of a condition report does not imply the lot is perfect.WE CANNOT SHIP THIS LOT due to fragility, size or weight. Our recommended carrier is MBE Plymouth on +44 (0) 1752 257224 or info@mbeplymouth.co.uk

A tray of miscellaneous to include ivory aide-mémoire, Native American style beaded belts, antique glazed pottery tiles, costume jewellery, compact, shells etc

A Collection Sundries to Include Vintage Light Shades, Shells, Photo Frames, Whimsies etc

Wooden carved Kava mixing bowl with ceremonial attachments of white cowrie shells, with British Sicilian Society, Sri Lanka 'This carved Kava mixing bowl with ceremonial attachments of white cowry shells was used during the visit of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to Fiji and Tonga 1953, the Kava Yaqona was prepared in this bowl by the tribal chief at the outdoor ceremony ...'  with paperwork

Large selection of gaming tokens inc mother of pearl fishes etc, shells and bakelite

A set of six 19th century Minton porcelain dessert plates with painted decoration by Antonin Boullemier, of putto riding various exotic sea-shells, within narrow raised gilt borders; 9½” dia. (four restored).

A Royal Worcester porcelain shaped oval deep bowl, the foliate-moulded rim with ram’s heads & shells, & hung with floral swags, all in ivory on a solid gilt ground, on four leag-scroll & rosette feet, 11¼” wide x 5¾” high; shape No. 1335, date code for 1913 (restoration to one end of upper rim).

A collection of x54 original WWI First World War period postcards - most of a Naval / Airship theme, to include; several 'Souvenir Of The Great War' postcards, real photographic postcards of ships, 'Submarine Flotilla At Dover', HMS 'A1 Disaster' funeral postcard, HMS Montagu Ashore At Lundy, 'Fleet Entering Cromarty Firth, some non-war related postcards of Bristol, 'Zeppelin Brought Down In Flames' artist card, Bombardment Of Lowestoft - One Of The Huns Shells, French Zeppelin cards, 'Find The Zeppelin' cards and others. Housed in a slip-in album. 

A Boxed Britain's 18" Heavy Howitzer complete with shells.#9740