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14th-16th century AD.A group of three bronze buckles, two with openwork plant decoration, one with scallop shells and plants. 28 grams total, 41-51mm (1 1/2 - 2"). Fine condition.Property of a London gentleman; formerly from a major Mayfair gallery; formerly found by Ted Seaton at Barnard Castle, County Durham, UK, before 1986; collection number 643. [3 No Reserve]

Four antique carved Conch shells two depicting mythical Goddesses on the hunt together with two cameo carved shells, two with drilled holes to the bases for attachments for light fittings. (4)* Please Note: A further 500 lots from this sale (which are not available for live bidding) can be viewed on our website: www.martelmaidesauctions.com 

A pair of silver plated Regency tazzas, the dish held aloft by coiled fish and scalloped shells together with a mixed collection of silver plated and brassware and a silver pepper sleeve and napkin ring (a collection).

French Somaliland 1987 Airmail Env Esso East Africa Djibouti to Esso Export London with an attractive range of fish and shells. Scarce commercial cover.

A box of coral and shells

Belinda Tong 'Shells and Things' Watercolour, signed, in a glazed frame, 39 x 29cm

Two WWI "pompom" shells, a Russian pineapple grenade, and a shell fuse reputedly from a munition shipwreck sunk by a U-Boat off Dover. All inert (4)

Crescent, military No.155 Long Tom 155mm artillery gun, scarce issue, gun has had camouflage applied, boxed with 6 metal shells and packing pieces, hole in box top (R,BG)

A Moorcroft Enamels vase decorated in the Shells pattern designed by Peter Graves, printed marks, height 4.5cm

A pair of 40mm brass cannon shells

A quantity of large shells and coral

A quantity of china including a pair of floral decorated tall jugs, small oriental style blue and white teapot, cheese dish, Brecon Jug, plate made from shells, etc.

Miscellaneous Shells including sea Urchin

A quantity of mixed Shells, a jar of Shells and a fish's skeleton mouth

A quantity of various Shells.

Two large Fossilized Shells, shell bag and piece of coral, etc.

Sterling silver nautilus dish with dolphin figural stem & shells in repousse to base, stamped 925 along with makers marks, 498g approx., 16cm high approx.

A pair of plated salts, in the form of frogs pulling shells, 5 cm high (2) Condition report Modern

A large collection of 1920s Japanese celluloid figures and small scenes such as shops, rickshaw drivers, scenes with clam shells, on bridges, etc.

Three large decorative painted wood conch shells, each length 50cm and a wooden fluted clam shell, width 33cm, formerly from Cadbury Schweppes executive dining room (4). CONDITION REPORT: Paint missing and chipped in parts, otherwise appears good with no further obvious faults, damage or restoration..

A collection of sea shells including conches, cowries, abalone, augers, scallops, razor shells, etc.

Two brass and steel empty shells bearing the military ordnance arrow and dated 1900, each height 18.5cm. CONDITION REPORT: Height of each is 18.5cm.

Three boxes of mixed items to include Avon Cosmetic bottles, two large Sea Shells, china, glass, metal wares, etc.

King Penguins Volumes 1-5 and 6-76 (lacking K6 'Shells'), 1939-1959, 8vo, all first edition apart from: K16 ('Children as Artists'), K20 ('English Ballet') [second edition], K22 ('Heraldry in England'), K48 ('A Book of Scripts'), K70 ('John Gilpin') & K72 ('Misericords'); and 33 duplicates, many first editions (108)

BEAUTIES, selection, mixed sizes, inc. European, Christmas/New Year greetings by De La Rue; in costume, with sea shells; anon trade cards, ladies with poems to reverse (4) etc., slight scuffing to gold edges, some slight staining, G to VG, 16

A bold 19th Century parcel gilt and ebonised side chair in the Baroque taste with scantily clad mermaids, leafy scrolls and shells c 1880

A Taxidermy Cased Razorbill (Alca torda) and a Guillemot (Uria aalge), in the manner of Bisshopp of Oban, both full mounts, the Razorbill stood upon a faux rock ledge with head turning to the left, the Guillemot swimming in a faux rock pool with shells and seaweed below, amongst a naturalistic setting of tall grasses and seaweed, against a watercolour painted back board, enclosed within an ebonised single-glass period display case with silver gilded moulding, 53cm by 27.5cm by 47cm

Juvenile Slender-Billed Gull (Larus genei), full mount with head turning to the left, amongst beach related items including a miniature cane crab pot, seaweed, sea shells and rocks, enclosed beneath a Victorian period glass dome with ebonised base raised on four bun feet, overall height 57cm, depth 23cm

A Herpetology 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

Collection of five Banjara textiles, north India, second half 20th century comp.rising two dowry bags of envelope shape, one trimmed with cowrie shells; another larger dowry bag, red printed cotton and quilted; all unlined; a printed and quilted cradle cover with embroidered details, lined printed cotton; edges bound in blue cotton and a printed, quilted and embroidered square cover trimmed with cowrie shells and lined with printed cotton. (5)

Seven Banjara square cushion covers, north India, mid-20th century, all trimmed with cowrie shells; six also with shisha-work, one of which is also trimmed with metal button trim and one simply embroidered. All with red fabric backs and zip openings. Mostly 16in. X 15in. 41cm. X 38cm. (7)

A large quantity of Continental shells, coral, etc.

Various spent brass shells and bullets.

A collection of mineral samples and two shells.

3 lacquered boxes containing small sea shells

A collection of sea shells

AN EXCEPTIONAL OVAL TWO HANDLED TRAY, Dublin 1844, mark of Robert Smith, with a marine and other iconography, the reserve chased with coral and seaweed, the crest border centred by a Neptune mask flanked by hippocampus, shells and foliage, the handles formed as opposing sea creatures holding shells, on four large pierced scroll feet, (7200g). 80cm wide over handles

A LARGE IRISH PROVINCIAL ARMORIAL SALVER, Cork c.1775, mark of John Nicholson, of shaped circular form, the raised beaded rim interspersed with small shells, the plain central reserve engraved with large neo-classical armorial and inscribed “The Bequest of Mrs Sarah Armstead to Richard Perry Esq.. as a Token of Gratitude for the Friendship he Always Showed her”, raised on four hoof feet, (c.1555g). 42cm diameter

A LARGE TWO HANDLE SILVER PLATED TRAY, of shaped rectangular form, the raised moulded border having gadrooned rim interspersed with cast shells, enclosing the plain central reserve with crest 'CMG' and inscribed below '14th July 1920', with applied gadrooned and acanthus wrapped handles. 70cm wide over handles

A Minton part tea and coffee service, circa 1810, bat printed with shells and gilded (18).

TURTON (WILLIAM). "Conchylia Dithyra Insularum Britanniarum. The Bivalve Shells of the British Islands." large paper copy, 20 hand-col plts comp, orig cl, 4to, Reeve, Benham & Reeve 1848 good copy.

A LARGE CONCH SHELL and similar sea shells

Victorian purple moulded glass butter dish decorated with scallop shells and seaweed, possibly by George Davidson, a Victorian purple pressed glass candlestick with triform dolphin base, a Sowerby dessert plate of basketweave design and two vases (5)

Quantity of shells, fossils, arrowheads and stones, including Conch shell, sea urchin, an ammonite etc.

Various items inc coral and shells, keyrings relating to Eastbourne Police, carved stone from Brazil, bible in a wooden case (a/f), RHS gardeners diary 1927, autograph books, pen set etc

BOX LOT 2 HURRICANE LAMPS & 2 BRASS WW2 SHELLS ETC [£10- £20]

A GOOD 19th CENTURY GILDED OVAL MIRROR with shells and scrolls. 3ft 5ins long, 3ft high.

A Britains Heavy Howitzer with shells

A Portugese Palissy style majolica dish, applied with a lobster to the centre and mussel shells to the rim, on a sand and seaweed base, 33cm diameter

VICTORIAN SHELL PICTURE - CASED an intricate designed picture using a variety of shells of differing shapes and sizes, and in an octagonal mahogany case. Case 37cms by 37cms

VICTORIAN MODEL OF A HOUSE - SHELLS an unusual model of a House, made in wood and covered in a variety of shells and with a garden around it. Mounted on a wooden plinth and with a glass dome (dome a little damaged). House 26cms high

*British-American Cup. A 1920s British-American Cup Crew Medal by Anthony De Francisci Sculptor 1922, in brass, the obverse cast with two figures representing Britannia and a lion of England plus American bald eagle. looking out upon yachts, reverse 'DONATED BY RALPH ELLIS COMMODORE SEAWANHAKA CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB', engraved 'CAPTAIN R.T. DIXON REG 1923', within a border of dolphins and scallop shells, 75mm Anthony de Francisci (1887-1964) was born in Palmero, Italy. The British-American Cup originated in 1921, and was the first contest to race six meter boats skippered by the two countries. The Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club was the first American group to compete with British yachts off Cowes, Isle of Wight, during the summer of 1921. Captain R.T. Dixon lived in Admiralty Cottage in Mylor, Cornwall. (1)

Georgian Sherry ticket embossed with shells 8g

*Joseph Lucas Ltd., RB71 Electric Projectors. Catalogued for the period 1923 to 1927, these lamps were the predecessors to the Lucas P100 projectors that were introduced in late 1927. Originally priced at 0 in 1923, the price reflected their design and build quality. These lamps appear not to have been mounted upon a vehicle, and are in delightful condition, with no abrasions, scratches or dents to the nickel-plated body shells. They also retain their original Difusa front glasses with the Lucas insignia centrally mounted. The best quality headlamp produced by Lucas at the time, this type of lamp was fitted to Rolls-Royce 20hp & 40/50hp, Vauxhall 30/98, Lagonda and many other prestige motor-cars. The fronts are 25cm wide (2)

Ceramics - a pair of mantel dogs; conch shells; a spirit barrel; teapots; vases; lamp; other decorative items

Two Regency style white metal salts, in the form of nautilus shells, 4.5cm high (2)

A pair of late 19thC Continental bronze candlesticks, cast with shells and rococo scrolls, on triform bases, loaded, converted for electricity, 23.5cm high.

Lalique Coquilles opalescent glass bowl decorated with four shells, signed R. Lalique France N. 3203 to the base, 16cm diameter

A very large quantity of remote control model cars, parts and accessories including radio gear, starters, batteries, chargers, spare parts including motors, body shells etc

A mahogany-cased mantel clock fitted with a Jaguar dashboard clock, Jaguar desk knife, pair of dummy shotgun shells, various motoring medallions including Austin, Norwich Union, RAC, Veteran Car Run medals c 1980s and 1990s, London-Brighton centenary run medal etc