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A mahogany cased wheel barometer with broken pediment, inlaid with floral motifs and conch shells, dial marked for Pedralio, 99cm high

A pair of late-Victorian silver butter shells, by Thomas Bradbury and Sons, Sheffield 1898, shell form, with frosted glass liners, on three ball feet, length 17cm, approx. weight 9oz. (2)

A mixed lot of silver items, comprising: a sauce boat of oval form, gadroon border, London 1913, plus another sauce boat with a wavy-edge border, London 1937, plus a pair of butter shells and two single butter shells, with glass liners, approx. weight 21oz. (6)

λ A collection of tape measures, various materials, comprising: one modelled as the Royal coach, one as an egg with a fly sitting on it, a violin, an alarm clock, two modelled as owls, plus various other designs including three shells. (qty)

A good quality Pietra Dura circular table top, the black ground decorated geometrically with shells, trailing floral bands, 140 cm diameter approx, etc.

19th century Ebonised Wood and Porcupine Quill Boxes with sliding covers, largest containing a collection of shells, largest 23 x 11.5cm (some loss to middle one) (3)

Three WWI brass shell nose cones, two small shells, bullet casings, bag of relics and spike.

René Lalique (1860-1945): ''Coquilles'' An Opalescent and Clear Glass Plate, No.3011, the underside, moulded with four scallop shells, wheel etched R LALIQUE FRANCE, script etched No.3011, 23.5cm diameter

A World War I Military Medal group of four to 2081 Cpl James Henry Amson Royal Engineers, comprising 1914-15 Star named 'Spr J. Amson', with MM named '492017 Cpl J. Amson R.E'., BWM, VM, and bronze death plaque, he died from gas exposure. Accompanied by two typed transcripts for being 'Awarded' and 'rewarded' the MM dated 28th September 1918. His actions were: 'On September 21st 1918 during our attack on the German trenches, near Ronssoy, the enemy put down an intense bombardment on the forward areas which completely broke up our telephone lines. This N.C.O. went along and repaired all forward cables and in one case where 1500 yds had been completely blown out, carried up and relaid new cable under an incessant bombardment of shells and gas and eventually established communication. The cables were continually breaking and he worked on these faults for over thirteen hours with splendid courage and determination.' With a photographic portrait post card and two other group photographic postcards, one of N.M.R.E, SigC/oy Workhouse Luton, memorial certificate for Terlincthun British Cemetery Wimile, V.D. 24 (Qty)

Ordnance two 3ld shells with cases heads nicely marked cases marked with N

LATE VICTORIAN SHELL MOUNTED CASKET, of rectangular form applied with various shells and on turned bone or ivory ball feet, height 10cm, width 12cm, depth 9cm

PAIR GOOD GEORGE III CRESTED BUTTER shells on whelk supports Lon 1802 by JE 275g

Montserrat : 1953-2013 SUPERB QEII COLLECTION written-up beautifully on leaves (in Hawid-style mounts). Starts with DEfinitives 1953-62 to $4.80 both dies, 1965 Wmk.upright set to $4.80, 1968 Surchages to $5 on $4.80, 1969 Wmk.sideways set + 3c Inverted Wmk. x 2. 1970-3 Birds Wmk.upright to $10 + $1 Inv,Wmk. Wmk.sideways set + Wmk.Inv. vals. 1974-6 Surchs. 1976 to $10 + Wmk.varieties. 1980 Flowering Trees & Shrubs surcharge errors. 1981 Fishes to $10 + Wmk.Inv. 75c 7 $5. 1983 Wmk.change to $10.1983 $12 & $30, Fishes surcharge errors, 1984 Birds to $10 + varieties.1988 Shells to $10, 1992 Insects to $10, 1996 Mythology to $10, 2001 Fruits to $10, 2007 Flowers to $20, 2013 Butterflies to $20. Then Commems. OFFICIALS inc.1976 Trees & Shrubs to $10 + $5 Inv.Wmk. Also another set in pairs, one stamp showing 'missing stop after S' varieties. 1980 to $10, 1981 to $10, 1985 to $10, 1989 to $10, 1992 Surchs. 1993 to $10, 1997 to $10, 2002 to $10, 2007 to $20, etc.UNMOUNTED MINT THROUGHOUT (except for 1976-1980 Officials which only exist C.T.O.) Colourful lot packed with thematics on many topics. Many rarely offered varieties, and very high face value. FABULOUS LOT (Many 100's). HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS [US3]

Papua New Guinea : 1952-2013 QEII SUPERB EXTENSIVE COLLECTION on printed hingeless leaves. Start with Definitives inc. 1963 to £1, 1964-5 Birds to 10/-, 1968-9 Shells to $2, 1973-4 to $2, 1982-3 Corals to 5K, 1987-8 Ships to 3K, 1991-3 Birds to 10K, 1994-5 Artifacts to 10K, then continues onwards for the period. Then Commemoratives with high degree of completeness through to 2013 with Souvenir Sheets, booklets, Frama labels, etc. Few earlies are m.m. but all later issues are superb u.m. Packed with thematics on multitude of topics inc. Birds, Animals, other wildlife, fish, aircraft, ships, trees, flowers, etc.etc. Lovely clean lot with high potential. (1000's + many MS's, booklets, etc). HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS Cat £4342

Cowrie and other exotic shells, (qty).

Cowrie and other exotic shells, sea urchins, starfish, and a shell encrusted casket, (qty).

Conchology - Giant scallop shells; Starfish; etc qty

A George III Sheffield plate mounted coconut cup, deep rim with centre girdle above a shield shaped cartouche, hoof feet with shells to knees, 9.5cm high, c.1800

Boxes and Objects - a Students cased microscope; an early 20th century mantel clock; a leather framed desk barometer; shells ; qty

Assorted shells etc. in three boxes

Two shells and a model Capstan

Late 18th/early 19th Century Dutch marquetry cabinet upon stand, having broken swan neck pediment above two glazed doors, revealing adjustable shelves to the interior, the sides overall copiously inlaid with musical emblems, shells and foliate designs within swagged frames, the separate base similarly decorated in Dutch marquetry with shell and foliate designs on four cabriole legs. (B.P. 24% incl. VAT) CONDITION REPORT: 113 x 49 x 214cm.

A pair of George III silver butter shells possibly by Thomas Pitts (II), London, 1808, on three mollusc feet, the ends with double gadroon borders beneath applied shell flanked by foliage, engraved with small crest coronet, 14.7 cm. long, wt. 308 gm.Maker's mark is rubbed though one can read TP on one, one of the applied shells has a small lead repair to tip of foliage beside it on left side and a small repair around the front-most mollusc foot on same dish.

A silver tazza by Mappin & Webb, Birmingham, 1925, shaped circular with narrow ribbed moulded rim interspersed with four shells with pendant bellflowers, on trumpet foot, 9.5 cm. high, 21 cm. diameter, wt. 341 gm.In good condition, no bruises, date letter rubbed but still legible, minor surface scratches to interior.

A Victorian and George V silver composite three-piece tea service,the teapot and sugar bowl Charles Frederick Hancock, London 1882 and 1866,the milk jug George Nathan & Ridley Hayes, Chester, 1911,of quatrefoil baluster form, on four acanthus scroll feet, chased with rocaille and shells, the teapot finial and handle with ivory insulators and stamped 'HANCOCKS & CO., 39 BRUTON ST, LONDON' to base, the milk jug and sugar bowl with gilt interiors, the teapot 16.75cm high, 61oz 7dwt overall

A LATE VICTORIAN / EDWARDIAN FOUR-PIECE TEA & COFFEE SERVICE with part-fluted circular bodies and decorative borders of gadrooning interspersed with foliate shells, crested, by W & G. Sissons, London 1901/02; the coffee pot 8" (20.5 cms) high; 68.9 oz (4)

EN SUITE:- A pair of mid 19th century cast sugar nips, decorated with fruiting vines, shells & putti, unmarked; 5" (12.7 cms) long; 2.1 oz

A PAIR OF GEORGE II SAUCE BOATS of bellied form on shaped pedestal bases with cast borders of gadrooned scrolls & shells, leaf-capped scroll handles, by George Methuen, London 1755; 7.5" (19 cms) high; 7.7" (19.2 cms) long; 42.6 oz (2)

A GEORGE III "VIDONIA" WINE LABEL with a border of reeding & shells by Thomas Robinson, London 1814 and a "stamped" vine & scroll wine label "VIDONIA" by Matthew Linwood, Birmingham 1817; the latter 2.4" (6.3 cms) long; 0.6 oz (2)

TWO EARLY 20TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL PLATED MODELS OF SNAILS with mother of pearl shells on their backs; approx. 4.3" (11 cms) long (2)

A LATE 19TH CENTURY AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN SILVERGILT TOILET BOX & COVER embossed and chased with floral festoons, vacant rocaille cartouches, shells & foliate motifs, by J.C. Klinkosch, Vienna, 1870-80; 3.8" (9.2 cms) high; 10.3 oz

A late 18th/early 19th century blue and white pearlware jug 'Long Live The King': transfer printed with shells, flowers and foliage together with on either side the motto 'Long Live The King' within a ribbon tied foliate cartouche, 20 cm high [some restoration].

A Barr Flight & Barr [Worcester] oval teapot and cover: with fluted rim and double scroll handle, the cover with bud finial, finely painted on each side with shells and seaweed within solid gilt octagonal panels on a faux marble ground, incised B mark under cover and script marks with reference to Royal patronage, circa 1805-10, 17 cm high [two small chips to flange of cover]. * Provenance The O'Donoghue Collection.* Paper label for the 'C.I.N.O.A. International Art Treasures Exhibition Victoria & Albert Museum 1962 Exhibit no 442'.*Literature Henry Sandon 'Flight and Barr Worcester Porcelain' page 65, plate 50.

A Barr Flight & Barr [Worcester] honey pot and cover: of circular form with domed cover and pointed finial, painted with a panel of shells and seaweed reserved on a cream, pink and purple marbled ground, script mark with Coventry Street address and reference to Royal patronage, circa 1805-10, 12 cm high [finial re-attached].* Provenance The O'Donoghue Collection.* Literature Henry Sandon 'Flight And Barr Worcester Porcelain' page 37.

A Flight & Barr [Worcester] orange ground jardiniere: of trumpet form with gilt false ring handles, painted with a panel of shells and seaweed on a marble ledge, the ground with fret and foliate gilding, elaborate script mark for Flight & Barr with Coventry Street address and Barr Flight & Barr Worcester with reference to Royal patronage, circa 1805, 16 cm high [minor wear to gilt rim].* Provenance The O'Donoghue Collection.

Six pictures of large sea shells by various artists, mounted in hand-finished distressed frames, 30 x 24cm. (6)

Six pictures of different types of sea shells by various engravers, mounted on hand finished black ribbed frames 36x 25cm (6)

A Victorian silver butter dish modelled as a shell on periwinkle feet, by William Samuel Norman, London 1858; together with two hand-painted blue and white pickle dishes, probably late 18th/early 19th century, modelled as shells

ANTIQUE WHITE METAL DOUBLE TABLE SALTS IN THE FORM OF SHELLS & FIGURES POSSIBLY NEPTUNE.

19th century Ebonised Wood and Porcupine Quill Boxes with sliding covers, largest containing a collection of shells, largest 23 x 11.5cm (some loss to middle one) (3)

* Mary Fedden RA (British, 1915-2012), Pot Of Shells, lithograph, signed and numbered 28/70, 54cm x 74cm. Vat on the hammer DDS F102- 491

Three carved blond wood maternity figures 'Acuaba', Asante people, Ghana, embellished with cowrie shells, glass trade beads and metal, the tallest 25.2cm high (10 in) (3)

A carved wood dance mask, Dan people, Liberia, applied with woven plant fibre and braided cord hair and applied with cowrie shells to the padded mask surround, 32cm (12.5in) high

A wrought steel bladed knife in hide sheath, Lega people, the grip of carved bone the sheath embellished with cowrie shells and bone 'face' masks, length overall 35.8cm (14in)

A hardwood dance mask, Dan people, Liberia, mounted with plant fibre, fabric and cowrie shells, 46cm (18in) wide

A Kuba ritual helmet mask mounted with cowrie shells, 29cm (11 1/2in) high

A late Victorian shell floral display, made up of a nautilus shell vase and flowers made of various coloured heightened shells, under a glass dome and gilt wood stand, 46cm high

A 19th century Sheraton painted mahogany knife box, with sloping lid and shaped front, the whole painted with urns, cherub, medallions, harebells, shells, scrolls and flowers, the interior fitted with four compartments, height 14.5ins

A silver salver, with shaped edge decorated with shells and leaves, raised on three knurl feet, Birmingham 1934, weight 43oz, diameter 14ins

A large quantity of shells together with a book titled Shells: Titled From The Sea

A set of eight J & G Ltd. bone china coffee cans and saucers, together with a coffee cans and saucers from Paragon China, a studio pottery cruet set in the shape of birds from the Isles of Scilly, marked 'HW', eight clam shells, and five amber Bohemian cased liquor glasses

Box of shells

Box of converted brass WW1 shells, brass clock weight,oil lamp etc

A Mats Jonasson glass weight with intaglio eagle, signed to base; a Bretby Mikado wall plaque, impressed 1510; others, shells, etc

Natural History - a collection of geological and seashell specimens, including satin spar (gypsum), elotite, Iona marble, smoky quartz, other quartz samples, amethyst, chalcedony, galena, various dogtooth calcites, fluorites, various igneous and sedimentary rocks, larger geode fragments, corals (2), iridescent shells, etc (qty)

Curiosities - a George V silver connoisseur's lens, quite plain, shaped tear grip, 12.2cm long, Crisford & Norris Ltd, Birmingham 1919; a Ceylonese rectangular ebony and porcupine quill box, sliding cover, early 20th century; an associated canted rectangular presentation plaque; early 19th century bone implement, possibly Prisoner of War work, folding picks, c. 1815; Conchology - a collection of sea shells, including graduating cowrie (2), conch, others [8]; qty

Taxidermy - an Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea), naturalistically mounted astride a rock pool, with sand, moss and shells, rectangular ebonised and glazed case, loop suspension, 30cm high, 46cm wide

Natural History - Conchology - a 19th century mahogany box, containing a collection of exotic shells, coral and geological specimens, hinged cover, 46cm wide

An early 19th century commonplace book, the front cover embossed R. Rowbottom's Album, drawn and coloured frontispiece of Calliope, Chief of the Muses, serenading a trinity of lofty putti, the ground strewn with deskstand, a roll of sheet music and a book of poetry, within a Picturesque landscape, by J. Richardson, signed, pasted with clipped manuscript autographs of the royal sign-manuals of George III (2) and George IV [3], original prose and verse composition, with selected prose and verse passages from esteemed literature, coloured botanical still lives, some applied with scissor-cut butterflies, pasted exotic birds, cards and further ephemera, including a printed invitation to luncheon following the Lord Bishop of Manchester laying a corner stone in 1854, further still lives, including shells, pen and ink study of shooting dogs, etc., embossed black leather, titled front board, raised banding to spine, 8vo

A CONTINENTAL WHITE METAL COMPORT WITH WAVY CRANBERRY GLASS BOWL, bubble inclusions, the base as three horses heads emerging from shells, on a circular foot, height 14.5cm, diameter 22cm, marks rubbed