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A CONTINENTAL BEECHWOOD 18TH CENTURY STYLE STOOL OR WINDOW SEAT of serpentine form with squab cushion, carved pierced seat rails decorated with scrolls and shells, the cabriole legs united by X stretchers and terminating in scroll feet, 101cm wide x 40cm deep x 50cm high Condition: the stool previously caned but now with upholstered top and squad cushion, also bearing traces of original paint, some minor marks, losses, dents and scratches due to age and use, generally good condition
WW1 trench art - eight 37mm brass shell cases comprising set of three with embossed floral decoration inscribed Arras, another similar also inscribed Arras, pair with chased floral decoration inscribed KRRC B Company Yeoman Rifles Somme and pair of inert VSM shells H13.5cm (8) Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
An early 19th century Chinese carved ivory brisé fan, the twenty-one inner sticks and two guards are wedge-shaped. The fan is carved in seven main bands, and centrally a small oval within a medium size oval present a detailed scene of two figures of some import and a servant, amidst unusual flowers, a pagoda, with birds in flight. The guards feature tiny buildings, and flowers, and the tip sticks feature different shells. The first band after the ribbon creates a border that wholly encloses the other bands. Delicate bands feature minutely carved roundels, waves, tiny flower sprays, which also feature in the lower gorge. The verso is plain. Guard length 7 inches or 17.75cm (a.f.) CONDITION REPORT: .13/14 sticks with damage to the top.
the vertical oval panel depicting a bunch of three different coloured roses and a white chrysanthemum with smaller blue, pink and yellow flowers around and between, set in bas relief with coloured opaque glass tesserae on a white ground; collet set in an ornate mount with 'floating' twined ivy leaves and four scallop shells, the large shield shaped bale with a further applied ivy leaf, yellow metal tests for 18ct gold; the back with a hinged glazed compartment, vacant, and later brooch fitting, clasp with safety catch; length with bale 8cm
Tony Warr Collection, Postcards, a selection approx. 60 cards illustrating Still Life mostly published by Tuck inc. Oilette 'Cherry Ripe' no 9836 (set 6) illustrated by Fritz Hildebrandt, also cards by Billing, Maguire, Knight, Golay etc featuring flowers, fruit, shells, game, lobsters, beer (Bass), Thanksgiving, birds eggs, baskets, fantasy (2), fish etc (mixed condition, fair/gd)
A liquid filled military aircraft P8 compass, No. 131308B, in wooden box with electrical red lights attachment, together with a Sestrel gimbal compass, an American M2 compass in fitted brown leather pouch, another smaller gimbal compass, five 30mm drill shells (Possibly Aden) and a Waltric Minor Earth Loop Impedance tester (6)
* Prints & engravings. A mixed collection of twenty-four prints, mostly 18th & 19th century, engravings, mezzotints and lithographs of portraits, equestrian scenes, title pages, fish, mammals, shells, birds, British topography and classical vases, including examples by or after Clouvet, Holbein, Seligmann, Bloch, Catesby, Selby, Watson, Schenker and Genick, various sizes and condition (Qty: 24)
A 19th century Chinese Canton export ivory brise fan, late Qing period, with dragon carved guards and twenty one sticks richly carved with various shells and animals above scholars and other figures within a formal garden setting, 19 cm re-bound with later replacement ribbon which is detached from one of the guards, several small losses/holes in the open-worked sticks, some other lightly marked areas and brown glue residue
Pair of Victorian silver salts, of circular form, engraved decoration, and raised on ball feet (Birmingham, 1882, Stokes and Ireland), together with a silver napkin ring, pair of silver salts in the form of shells, pair of silver sugar nips, and a continental white metal teaspoon stamped 800 (3.6 ozt of hallmarked silver)
A large Rockingham bulbous pot-pourri vase and cover with rustic entwined handles and raised on four acanthus feet. The finial formed as a spiked bouquet and the body is applied with coloured flowers and leaves. Enameled still life to the front and rear with shells, coral and fruit. Unmarked c.1830-42, 27cm. Rim of the cover in two and restored. Some slight loss to the applied work.
LARGE METAL CONSTRUCTED 'STRONG BOX', cream coloured containing WWII medals and ephemera as follows, group of five WWII medals, ribbons and box of issue attributed to W.T.Birtles, of Goodman Street, Burton on Trent, issues by the Air Ministry 1939-45, Africa and Burma Stars, Defence and War medal, all mint some with cellophane envelopes, two RAF sweetheart brooches, silver horseshoe and RAF wings, enamel wings and underneath a circular disc, which opens to reveal the photo of the recipient, two ROSPA medallions, BMC safe drivers enamel badges, cap badges, small compass and several copies of Spick and Spam 'Girlie' pin-up magazines etc (empty boxes and some small sea shells)
Ca. 700-1100 AD. Viking Age. A Viking era bronze penannular brooch with flaring terminals decorated with raised dots arranged in geometric patterns, circular section, and a fine pin. This brooch is made more spectacular by the addition of cowrie shells wired to the body of the brooch. Brooches such as this one were status symbols, tradable goods in lieu of currency, and are often found as grave goods to provision the dead for the afterlife. For more general information on Viking Jewellery see Arbman, H. Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940. Good Condition. Size: 100mmx63mm; 31gr. Provenance: Property of a London gallery, previously in old British collection formed in the 1970s.
Ca. 700-1100 AD. Viking Era. A Viking era bronze penannular brooch with flaring terminals decorated with raised dots arranged in geometric patterns, circular section, and a fine pin. This brooch is made more spectacular by the addition of cowrie shells wired to the body of the brooch. Brooches such as this one were status symbols, tradable goods in lieu of currency, and are often found as grave goods to provision the dead for the afterlife. For more general information on Viking Jewellery see Arbman, H. Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940. Good condition. Size: H: 82.0mm, W: 40.6mm; 16.29g. Provenance: From an old British collection, acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.
19th century Rococo style porcelain mantel clock, cartouche shaped with hand painted flower head and foliage decoration, on stand initialled 'J.P. (Jacob Petit)' engine turned silvered Roman dial, twin chain movement striking on bell, signed on back plate 'Douillon 2313,' 'Pepin Paris,' gilt wood and gesso stand decorated with shells and floral swags, ebonised plinth, under glass dome, H59cm Condition Report & Further Details Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata), attributed to Walter Lowne, Great Yarmouth, full mount adult in non-breeding plumage, stood upon painted faux rock work, amidst a natural setting of tall grasses, sea shells, seaweed and fauna, set against a watercolour painted back drop, enclosed within an ebonised three-glass table display case, 40cm by 23cm by 54.5cm
Herpetology: A Collection of Six Tortoise Shells, Eggs and Skeletal Remains, to include: Leopard Tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) full shell including partial skeletal remains 14.5cm by 11.5cm by 8.5cm, Blonde Leopard Tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) full shell with scutes removed to reveal a blonde under shell, 11cm by 7.5cm by 6cm, another Blonde Leopard Tortoise shell in pieces (af), European Pond Terrapin (Emys orbicularis) full shell but with detached plastron 15cm by 11.5cm, North American Wood Tortoise (Glyptemys insculpta) full shell with four legs and tail attached, head detached but present, 18cm by 14cm by 7cm, another North American Wood Tortoise (Glyptemys insculpta) full shell, 19cm by 14cm by 7cm, ten various tortoise eggs relating to the above species, various sizes (qty) CITES Appendix II Annex B All were part of a private Herpetologist's live collection 1960-1986
Frederick Rhead for Foley - A small, Wileman & Co 'Intarsio' jardiniere c. 1900 decorated with a central band of leaping fish amongst waves set between bands of stylised shells and waves, printed marks to the base. Approximately 19 cm (h)Condition Report - Generally good condition, one 'star' hairline crack approximately 10 cm length and some white paint splashes to the surface.
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