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A silver salver, Birmingham 1970, of circular shaped outline, with shells at points to the border,, on three scroll supports, 30cm diameter, 914.4g (29.5 ozs), inscribed to the reverse, with case Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.

A pair of William IV silver shaped oblong wine labels by Charles Rawlings & William Summers, London 1830, embossed with shells and a fruiting vine border, cut-out 'SHERRY' and 'MADEIRA', engraved with a coronet, 5.5cm (2.25in) wide; and a George III rectangular example by Robert Barker (act. 1793-1814) (maker's and standard marks only), engraved 'CLARET' within a gadrooned border, 4.8cm wide, each with a suspension chain Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.

A George II silver shaped circular waiter, maker's mark rubbed (possibly 'IG' or 'TG'), London 1749, chased with a border of shells and fruit, the raised border with scrolls and shells, on scroll and pad feet, engraved with a crest and a motto 'Candide Set Caute', 17.5cm (7in) diameter, 251g (8 oz) The crest and motto of SINCLAIR Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.

A GEORGE III SILVER SNUFFER TRAY with gadrooned edge and shells, 8 1/4" long (see illustration).

Flowers, Horses and Shells. A mint and used collection on stockcards. Also a small range of other themes

A George III Scottish wine label, stamped border of shells and gadrooning, incised 'HOLLANDS', by J.Mckay, Edinburgh 1818.

A set of six George III teaspoons, stamped on the fronts with the figure of Neptune and shells, makers mark (indistinct) and Lion passant only, London 1765, 2.25oz. (6)

A 19TH-CENTURY BERMUDAN SHELLWORK VALENTINE HINGED PAIR, the right hand panel inscribed REMEMBER ME, the left with heart motif (missing glass, loose/missing shells, one side panel missing, overall wear), each, 9in. (23cm.) diameter

A WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD TEAPOY WITH BERMUDAN-STYLE SHELLWORK INTERIOR, with hinged, lockable glass lid to shells arranged in typical geometric design, baluster support to quatrefoil base with scrolled feet on castors, 29 x 20in. (74 x 51cm.)

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 26

A Princess Mary's gift tin (no contents); a pair WWI German 1 pdr pom pom shells, dated 1918; 2 rifle butt brass mounted cribbage boards with WM Black Watch sporran badges; 2 parade bayonets with protectors; a WWII period German waistbelt with clasp; a "Columbia Medium Tone Needles" box with a few needles; sundry buttons and badges including a Cinque Ports collar, a Rifle Brigade cap (705) etc; sundry other items. Generally GC

A Bow tripartite shell dish, of typical form with three scallop-shells resting upon rockwork with smaller shells, later decorated in coloured enamels and gilt, 20cm diameter, the porcelain circa 1760, the decoration 19th century (minor damage and repair). Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.

A COLLECTION OF A LARGE NUMBER OF VARIOUS SEA SHELLS. See Part Illustration.

15 Military items. Astra twin wheeled field gun, mobile and a 2 fixed anti aircraft guns, 2 Fort guns, twin wheeled mortar launcher, 2 battery powered searchlights etc. Plus a few other items including a Britains deck mounted 18" heavy howitzer and shells. QGC-GC some wear overall.

3 Britains Military items. 155mm American anti aircraft gun complete with all its parts, A frame etc and some shells. Boxed. Plus a Beetle Lorry with canopy and a gun limber. Both unboxed. GC-VGC minor chipping.

A Large Bronzed Renaissance Revival Ornamental Shield of domed circular form. The centre cast in relief with a grimacing face mask roundel centring four allegorical scenic cartouches. The outer border decorated with mermaids, nereides and sea-horses interspersed with portrait heads in scallop shells, 24 ins (61 cms) in diameter.

A Large Silver Plated Tray & Tea Service. The lavishly engraved centre of fanned shells and rococo style scrolls bordered by a gadrooned edge with crested corners above scroll knop feet and having two similarly ornamented handles. The tea service with blade knop finials, beaded & gadrooned borders and palmate scroll legs. 28 ins x 16½ ins (71 cms x 42 cms).

A Fabulous Quality Giltwood Rococo Style Mirror. The crested top rail lavishly carved with rococo shells amidst flowers and foliate sprays, curving round to the long scroll knopped sides with rocaille work, and terminating on large s-scrolls and short knop feet. 68 ins x 40 ins (173 cms x 101 cms).

A Pair of French Walnut Fauteuils. Each chair having a shell crested top rail curving above the padded back upholstered in pink silk. The padded arm rails having carved knop terminals above the serpentine fronted seat and cabriole legs carved at the hip with rococo style shells and terminating on scroll knop feet.

A Late Victorian Cased Diorama of a Double Gabled House, the walls of mica stucco, with small garden of wheat grasses and shells enclosed by railed fence and gate, 48cm x 46cm.

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY D SHAPE CARD TABLE, inlaid with shells, on tapering square legs and spade feet, 91 cm wide

Four 30mm Military shells (1901), together with a WWI 'trench art' lighter and matchbox holder. (6)

After Joseph Ascoli. A bronze standing figure of a French soldier, inscribed 'Un Poilu' and with plaque below inscribed 'Tahure Octobre 1915', the bearded figure with full pack on his back and holding a rifle on his right side, the naturalistic base with shell case and shells, 40cm high, bears signature Joseph Ascoli.

HANNAH MOORE WALTON THREE FINGER BOWLS, CIRCA 1900 clear glass, each of circular form with slightly inverted rims, decorated in coloured enamels and depicting crabs, shrimps and fish with flowering water plants and shells, each bears monogram 'H.W.' (3) 12cm diameter

HANNAH MOORE WALTON THREE FINGER BOWLS, CIRCA 1900 clear glass, each of circular form with slightly inverted rims, decorated in coloured enamels and depicting crabs, shrimps and fish and kingfishers, with flowering water plants and shells, each bears monogram 'H.W.' (3) 12cm diameter

A Birks Regency plate two handled oval tea tray, the centre engraved with shells and scrolls within a lattice border, surrounded by a scallop, scroll and gadrooned rim flanked by handles, length approx 70cm.

A large Ginori porcelain circular charger, late 19th Century, well painted to the centre with a detailed battle scene in blue, the horizontally brown striped rim decorated with scrolling acanthus leaves and scallop shells, underglaze blue mark to base with numerals '334', diameter approx 47.5cm (restored).

Victorian Doulton Lambeth motto jug "He that buys eggs buys many shells", with embossed and painted medallions, 8.25".

Minton hors d'oeuvres dish, modelled as three shells with central twist handle, impressed marks, date code for 1867, (hairline cracks) 33cm wide

Herend hors d'oeuvres dish, modelled with a central fish surrounded by four shells painted with carp, printed marks to base, 36cm wide

Mafra Caldas dish, moulded as a plate of fish, (some restoration) also a Portuguese majolica serving platter applied with crab and sea shells, (2) the platter 43cm diameter

A brass framed wall mirror, embossed with shells and leaves, bevelled plate, 20 x 16in.

Royal Worcester oval Dish, moulded with scallop shells and on gilt rope-twist base.

A pair of wall mirrors, rectangular shape with bevelled plates, gilt frames moulded with shells and scrolls in rococo style, 15 x 10in.

A collection of three Shorters Vases modelled as Shells, decorated in green and puce etc, all 6 ½" long

Two Shorter Vases, each formed as Conch and Nautilus Shells, decorated in lemon and puce etc, 12" and 8" long (2)

A pair of decorative Continental Bacchanalian Vases, modelled as shells embossed with lion and grotesque head, and supported by figures of Bacchus, terminating in spreading circular base and decorated in shades of green (one with Bacchus’s hoof missing), each 16" high

A cut glass Preserves Jar, with push-on Silver lid, 3 ½" diameter maximum, Birmingham assay (marks rubbed); together with a pair of small Butter Shells on three ball feet, complete with frosted glass liners, 4" x 3", Chester 1911 (3)

† An impressive late 19th century Bohemian opaque, pink and blue glass pedestal vase and cover, with a multi- faceted, knopped body, pierced bulbous support and spreading foot, the rope twist rimmed cover with pointed and shaped finial, the whole reserved with gilt, blue, green and white scrolled foliage and shells, 69cm high

† A George II silver salver. Ayme Videau, London 1734, of shaped circular form, engraved below the moulded rim with a band of alternating baskets of fruit and shells between scrolled strapwork, further engraved with armorials within a scrolled foliate cartouche, 24cm diameter

Royal Interest, Queen Adelaide. A set of twelve silver dinner plates. William Bateman for Rundell, Bridge & Co., London 1837, shaped circular, the gadroon rims interrupted by matted cartouches set with shells or rocaille, engraved below with the cipher for Queen Adelaide, undersides inscribed 'RUNDELL BRIDGE ET Co. AURIFICES REGINAE LONDINI' and later engraved 'H.B. AUG.9.1899' (12). 27cm diameter. Provenance: Christie's, London, 17th March 1999, lot 44. Probably Earl of Londesborough, Christie's, London, 18th May 1898, 'A Large Service of Plates and Dishes, &c., richly chased and weighing 10,000 Ounces, formerly the property of Queen Adelaide'. Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen was Queen Consort to William IV. In the mid 1830's the King and Queen ordered a large silver dinner service, supplied over a couple of years by the Royal goldsmiths Rundell, Bridge & Co. Pieces were engraved with the King's cipher, the Queen's cipher, or both. Most of this huge service was dispersed.

A 19th century West African ivory and cast bronze oliphant, or war horn, the upper ivory section carved with four tribal figures, the finial carved with further figure seated upon a stool above a lozenge shaped pierced mouth piece, the cire-perdue cast base of waisted trumpet-form end cast with whorls and plaited cord decoration, the fabric-covered joint sewn with rows of cowrie shells. 10cm diameter (at base), 57cm high

A large 19th century carved giltwood and gesso marble topped centre table, the moulded serpentine shaped mottled red and yellow marble top above shaped aprons with carved shells and foliate scroll corners, on leaf carved moulded cabriole legs ending in hairy hoof feet. 146cm wide, 88cm high, 103cm deep

A Bow white-glazed salt, modelled as a large shell resting on a mass of smaller shells from which a small crab protrudes, c.1755, minor chips to the shell encrusted base, 15cm.

A rare Minton Majolica lobster tureen and cover, modelled in the Palissy style with a large-clawed lobster resting on a bed of seaweed and shells, impressed factory mark and registration diamond for 1869, a crack to the base, 34.2cm. (2) Cf. Nicholas M. Dawes, Majolica, fig. 56 for a similar example.

A 1915 dated 2pdr shell and case, together with a parcel of inert shells and bullets. (Parcel). Visit www.sworder.co.uk for larger image and condition reports.

D F Vennell (retailer). "Shells and more Shells - doing her bit" - Ightham crest

Small collectable items, shells, tins, lamps etc (all on table top)

Assorted ornamentals, vases, shells etc. (2 trays).

A Loggerhead "Blonde" Turtle Shell, probably early 19th century, attractively marked, surface worn and patinated, 60cm long, 48cm wide (on the right side there is a partly "healed" concave section missing, almost certainly the result of a shark bite) See illustration. Listed Cites Appendix II Annex A. As this specimen is pre-1947 no Article 10 is required. Blonde turtle shells are often mistaken as albino, but the paleness is due to the shell having had the skeats (thin membrane known as tortoiseshell) removed.

A Louis XV Style Kingwood, Rosewood, Parquetry and Gilt Metal Étagère, the shaped top with removable glass tray with leaf cast handles supported by scrolling acanthus carved supports terminating in shells, the conforming lower tier on cabriole legs with leaf carved mounts and sabots, 90cm by 50cm by 90cm See illustration. Bears brass plaque inscribed S&H JEWEL 132 HIGH HOLBORN LONDON. S&H Jewel listed at 29-31 Little Green St, Holborn, London, 1830-1840, see Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1600-1840

A Japanese Tsuba, 19th century, shibuichi, rounded rectangular, inlaid with foliate tasselled pendant in various metals, the reverse with ribbon wrapped frond, five character engraved mark, 6cm; and Two Matching Fuchi- Kashira, inlaid with fish, sea shells and grasses (3), in soft wood fitted presentation case See illustration

A Pair of French Silver Candlesticks, maker's mark AL, Paris 1748, the nozzles 1747, the shaped circular bases with ovolo and tied reeded rims rising to cast octagonal baluster stems capped with shells supporting waisted fluted sconces with shaped circular detachable nozzles, later initialled, 21.5cm high, 34oz 12dwt See illustration

A George III Armorial Tray, Ebenezer Coker, London 1767, of waved circular shape with beaded rim, the border chased with rococo scrolls, flowers and shells, around a (later engraved) central acanthus mantled armorial, on four claw and ball feet, inscribed on the underside L Jones 13st August 1767 and LP, 3920g, 119oz See illustration

Mawe (John) - The Linnaean System of Conchology Describing the Orders, Genera and Species of Shells, 1823, cold frontis and b/w plates, original boards with paper label.

A Worcester (KERR & BINNS) porcelain 'Neptune Jug', the sides decorated in relief with mermaids, shells and seaweed above a panelled band of sea serpents, dolphin modelled handle and Neptune mask spout printed shield mark circa 1860, height 23.5cm.

An Edwardian walnut clock with Arabic dial above a gilt metal sphinx figure, a small stained clock, an oak ditto and another printed with ribbons and shells, the latter 16.5cms. high. (4).

A GEORGE II OVAL DROP LEAF TABLE, THE CABRIOLE LEGS CARVED WITH SHELLS, 180CM LONG

OVAL MAHOGANY WALL HANGING IN MAHOGANY WITH CARVED SHELLS AND FOLIAGE WITH CENTRAL OVAL CERAMIC PANEL PAINTED WITH A PICTURE OF A WOMAN IN ARAB DRESS

19th century gold pocket watch, key wound movement by James Hammond and Son 9 Northampton Square London no 18646, engine turned dial, the rim of the case and fob ring cast with sea shells, hallmarked 18ct