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A Japanese black and gold lacquer box, decorated with shells and mount Fuji inside the cover and containing six smaller boxes and covers; and a Persian box and cover decorated with figures, 19th century 33.5cm. Max. (16) Some faults.

A small English porcelain basket, with a bail handle and painted with sea shells on a blue ground, no mark perhaps Samuel Alcock, c. 1830, 16.5cm.

Five English porcelain plates, one Minton painted with a portrait of a girl, another painted with shells inscribed 'Maryanne Bloxam 1823' two with flowers, the fifth Worcester decorated with the Royal Lily pattern, a teapot and cover, an oval stand and a fluted slop bowl, 18th/19th century, 27cm. Max. (9)

An unusual 19th Century walnut circular occasional table, the top lightly carved with scroll work, on hexagonal centre column boldly carved with ribbons and bow ornament, on hexagonal panelled base boldly carved with floral ornament and shells, signed Lawrence, on hexagonal bun feet, 19ins diameter x 28.5ins high. See lot 595 for illustration.

A 19th Century God Speed The Plough Loving Cup, a similar loving cup decorated a Chinese scene, and a Victorian mug, decorated sea shells (a.f.) (3).

A majolica jug, late 19th Century, with moulded fish handle, the body moulded with a furled anchor, clam and various shells against a mottled ground, damage.

An early Victorian Spode scent bottle and stopper, the broad rim of the baluster shape gilt above applied flowers and shells on the pea green body, gilt mark, 13cm high (W) (2).

An early 19th century Spode inkwell, the two pink shells back to back separated by a gilt coral handle and two quill holders, mark in red,12cm wide, together with a similar inkwell later, the shell turquoise striped and gilt, the coral handle red, 11cm wide (2).

A mid 19th century Copeland and Garrett shell inkwell, the details of the rugose conch shell gilt, a cowrie shell forming a quill holder to one side, the scroll moulded oval base strewn with further shells, printed and impressed marks, 10cm wide.

WORLD WAR I and later. Series of over fifty letters from the front from Captain (later Major) Donald Mackenzie to his mother, 1914-18 describing his work as an artillery officer. All with original envelopes with Field Army Post Office and censor markings. Several hundred pages in all. "Yesterday I took eighty men to B-------...for washing purposes, every man was given a bath". "Everything continues to go well...one man was killed...a stray shell came over". "There has been a battle raging for the last few days...got through a large number of shells...have had two turn's in the Observers station...the Gs know that we use it...all Field Artillery Guns are called 'Pip Squeaks' (June 1915). Together with Mackenzie's medals (1914/15 Star (with 1914 bar), War Medal, Victory Medal, Defence medal and miniatures). Also included with this lot are a series of letters from South Africa, 1922-25 where he was a gunnery instructor, all with original envelopes, and a suitcase filled with notebooks of various compositions by him including poems and limericks; also a few watercolours. A few blemishes, envelope tears etc, but majority in sound condition. (box and suitcase).

Maritime Art. A pair of Victorian sailor's shellwork pictures, of stylised floral design in coloured shells, mounted in hinged mahogany octagonal frames, 40cm diam

A Victorian silver bonbon dish, of scalloped circular form having pierced diaper work panels and repousse decorated scrolls, shells and fruit panels. Birmingham 1897. 4" diameter.

An 18th century marquetry occasional table, the hinged top inlaid with flowers, shells and scrolls on a veneered hexagonal column and a three legged base also with inlaid decoration, 69cm wide

A Belleek (Second Period) small milk jug and sugar bowl, moulded with scallop shells, and moulded and painted with shamrock, the jug with harp shaped handle, 8.2cm high (3 1/4"), printed marks in black

A Belleek (Second Period) cylindrical spill vase, moulded with an all over flowerhead diaper design, 10cm high (4"), printed mark in black, circa 1900, a later Belleek waisted spill vase, moulded with stiff leaves and shells, and a Copeland Parian spill vase, moulded with bullrushes, impressed mark, circa 1850

A rare Chamberlain's Worcester shallow round pot pourri bowl and cover, with 'vase of flowers' knop, the interior painted in coloured enamels with a view of Windsor Castle, within applied bands of coloured sea shells and seaweed, on a gilt vermicelli ground, 16cm diameter (6 1/4"), script mark in black, circa 1840 (chips to finial)

A 20th Century collection of assorted Southern Hemisphere shells, collected mid 20th Century, including conch shells, scallops, etc. (Parcel).

Palaeontographical Society monographs, twenty-four vols., c. 1850s-1920s, num. b&w litho. and photogravure plts. of shells and fossils, etc, some occn. marks and sl. soiling, mostly contemp. cloth, generally somewhat worn, all ex-library with bookplate to front pastedown of each vol., library classification number to foot of spine, and occn. circular inkstamp elsewhere, slim 4to, together with approx. forty related pamphlets and offprints Includes A History of British Fossil Reptiles, by Sir Richard Owen, vols. 1, 2 & 4 only, 1849-84 (with signed subscription leaf bound in to front of first vol.), Catalogue of the Blastoidea, by Robert Etheridge and P. Herbert Carpenter, 1886, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Tertiary Vertebrata of The Fayum, Egypt, by Charles William Andrews, 1906 (2 copies), Catalogue of the Madreporarian Corals in the British Museum, 6 vols., by George Brook, 1893-1906, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Marine Reptiles of the Oxford Clay, 2 vols. by Charles William Andrews, 1910/13 & Ichnology of New England. A Report on the Sandstone of the Connecticut Valley, especially its fossil footmarks, made to the Government of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by Edward Hitchcock, Boston, 1858, etc. Sold as a periodical, not subject to return. (approx. 65)

A pair of Old Sheffield plated late period wine coolers, of square vase form on shaped square bases with borders of embossed, part-fluting and gadrooning with shells and foliage, engraved on one side with a coat of arms below the motto "Fide Sed Vide", complete with large collars and liners c.1825, 10.25in (26cm) high. (2)

A George III/IV child's knife and fork in a fitted case, the handles loaded and decorated in relief with flowers and shells, by Joseph Taylor, Birmingham 1815-1820 (no date letter).

A pair of late period Old Sheffield plated wine coolers, of plain campana form on circular pedestals with twin naturalistic handles, and a border of anthemions, shells and foliage, crested, complete with collars and liners, c.1835, 9.6in (24.5cm) high. (2)

An early 19th century Sailor's shell valentine of traditional octagonal form in folding hardwood case, one side depicting a flowering plant, the other inscribed My Own, some shells loose, 9 3/4in diameter.

Pallissy ware circular plaque decorated a lizard attacking a snake and another, larger, decorated a crayfish amongst shells and seaweed(2)

A Doulton Lambeth brown stoneware baluster jug decorated with four glazed portrait roundels, depicting youth to old age, each encircled by a proverb: He That Buys land Buys Stones. He That Buys Flesh Buys Bones, He that Buys Eggs Buys Many Shells, He That Buys Good Ale Buys Nothing Else, dated 1873, hair crack to handle, 7 3/8in high.

A Belleek vase, gold mark period, of baluster form moulded shells heightened in pink, and a further Belleek vase.

A Barr, Flight & Barr, Worcester porcelain plate, early 19th Century, printed with shells, flowers and butterflies within a gilt rim, printed mark.

J. P. Longman- Still life of sea shells, seaweed and nets on the sand; oil on canvas, sigend, bears Rowley Gallery framer's label, 30. 6x38cm

2 CANON ARTILLERY SHELLS AND BELT OF SHELLS AND 2 PHOTOGRAPHS.

A FLORENTINE GILTWOOD LOOKING GLASS the oval plate surrounded by pierced acanthus scrolls and scallop shells, 37in. (94cm.) high.

A FLORENTINE GILTWOOD LOOKING GLASS the oval plate within a foliate scrolled pierced surround, set with scallop shells, 28in. (71cm.) high.

An embossed copper 'alter candlestick' lamp, the triform base decorated shells and foliage to a knop baluster stem, 4ft 2in (127cm) high.

An embossed copper cylindrical coal bucket, decorated an armorial, shells and foliage, with lion mask ring handles, 13in (33cm) high.

ENGLISH SCHOOL, Still life of shells, watercolour, 8 1/2" x 12" and a companion, a pair. (2).

DILLWYN, Lewis Weston, 'Catalogue of Shells' London, 1817, 2 vols. 8vo. full cf.

A Price Kensington celery face pot, 15cms, a Beswick small plant holder, moulded with assorted sealife and shells, 10cms, and a Carlton Ware unusual shaped dish, 31cms.

An inert U.S. pineapple practice grenade, together with a rubber bullet and two various shells.

Five various calibre shells with heads [inert], together with four magazines and a belt link of M.G. cases.

A George III/IV silver pedestal basket of oval form with acanthus leaf and shell embossed swing handle, the raised and shaped reeded rim cast with shells, vine-leaves and grapes, the whole raised on an oval footed base, bears presentation inscription to underside of base, approx. 40oz, maker Charles Fox, London 1820, width 37cm (See lot 206 for illustration).

An entree dish and cover, of lobed oval form, the handle cast with shells and foliage, the rim with C-scrolls; a shaped circular salver, the rim cast with foliage, the field engraved with scrolls and flowerheads, 12in diam, late 19th century (2)

A Royal Worcester ivory marine vase, modelled as a conch shell supported by coral branches and set with shells, bronzed lizard handle, moulded circular base, 8.5in high, printed crown and circle mark, date code for 1891. See lot 326 for illustration.

A Wedgwood 'Marine' dessert service, of shell shape, the ivory ground enamelled and gilt with different shells and seaweeds within gilt frond borders, comprising three pairs of shell shaped dishes and twelve shell shaped plates, Portland Vase marks in blue 1878-1891

A Sevres style shaped circular named view cabinet plate, Chateau de Chenonceaux, signed Guillon, the cobalt blue border with gilt feathering and shells, 9.5in diam, pseudo Sevres mark, c.1900

A Dresden bowl, the circular spirally fluted body painted with bouquets of Deutsche blumen, the shaped base with paw feet, acanthus and shells, edged in gilt, 9.5in diam, crown over D in blue, c.1900

An Edwardian ebonised eight-piece salon suite, in rococo style, the cartouche backs pierced and carved with shells and floral scrollwork, comprising four side chairs, pair of armchairs, pair of nursing chairs, c.1905

A late 19th century Florentine giltwood wall mirror, with rectangular bevelled plate, the frame typically pierced and carved with leafy scrollwork divided by shells, 27in x 23in

A George III waiter, the centre engraved a crest of a horse’s head with plaited mane, the raised moulded piecrust border and edged with shells and scrolls, the three legs on hoof feet. 6.5in. (11cm.) diam. Maker John Carter, London 1771. 7oz.

A circular salver, the centre with a later inscription having a raised moulded border with scallop shells and foliage on three legs with knurl feet. 10.75in. (27.5cm.) Makers Elkington & Co., Birmingham 1928. 21oz.

A George IV pocket watch, the detached compensated lever movement with engraved decoration and inscribed, John Barker, York, the white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds dial, the 18ct hallmarked case for Chester 1820 having a band of repoussé foliage and sea shells with gadroon borders, the back with engine turning.

A WEDGWOOD CREAMWARE FIGURE, early 20th century, modelled as a semi naked female seated on a column, moulded with shells, printed marks, 32cm high.

A William IV mahogany framed sofa , the serpentine shaped back with scrolling acanthus top rail, the roll arms carved with flowerheads and trailing acanthus terminating in bold shells, raised upon leaf clasped cup feet, 222cms wide.

A 19th Century Belleek pottery tea set, the teapot moulded in the form of a conch shell, the cover similarly of two shells with coral handle decorated with brown glazes, also a similar tea cup and saucer, three other saucers and jug, all with black mark. (8)

A Group of Carvings comprising; serpentine, malachite, agate, soapstone, emu's egg, cameo shell, abalone shell, khukri cowrie shells.

AN EARLY 20TH-CENTURY TWO-HANDLED EPNS SERVING TRAY of heavy gauge and rounded oblong form, the gadrooned booge with shells to the corners and centres of the long sides, the foliate-scroll decorated handles and the four feet with similar shells, stamped EP***NS and 31052 beneath, 69.5cm, (27.4in) across handles.

A 19TH-CENTURY GEORGE DAVIDSON & CO, (TEAM WORKS, GATESHEAD) PRESSED GLASS VASE of beaker form in sky-blue and white marbled colours, moulded with stylised shells and catkins, under a 'dart' border, moulded lion factory mark, 10.8cm, (4.25in) high.

A VICTORIAN CHARLES MEIGH & SON (OLD HALL POTTERY, HANLEY, 1851-61) 'AMPHITRATE' PATTERN RELIEF-MOULDED WHITE STONEWARE JUG having a hinged metal cover with thumbpiece, the body modelled with Amphitrate (wife of Poseidon), mer-children riding sea creatures, and bullrushes, above further mer-children blowing conch shells, the handle with mythical mask terminal, moulded Design Registration lozenge for 13 or 18 June, 1856, plus impressed numbers 12 and 34 to base, 28cm, (11in) high (hairline to foot).

J*** Colomba & Co, Newcastle upon Tyne A LATE GEORGIAN INLAID MAHOGANY WHEEL OR 'BANJO' BAROMETER having a 'broken' architectural pediment (depleted), the ebony and boxwood-edged trunk inlaid with boxwood and harewood sunflower medallions and navette-form conch shells, with an alcohol thermometer, the silvered barometer inscribed with the maker's name, 96.5cm, (38in) high (requires attention)

A Wedgwood lustre imperial bowl, circa 1915-1929, decorated to the interior with two fish amongst seaweed against a mother of pearl lustre and to the exterior with groups of fish against a mixed blue lustre ground and within gilt borders of seaweed and scallop shells, pattern No.Z4920, 5" diameter

A 19th century fan, the silk leaf painted with musical trophy and on bone sticks, a beadwork purse, an ivory mermaid fob, 4cm high and a papier mache snuff box applied with shells, 6.5cm wide (4).

A collection of assorted fossils, shells, stones and similar items, some named.

A Royal Doulton flambe glazed bulbous vase, with narrow neck and mottled decoration, 5.5ins high (printed mark in black to base and No. 636), and a Continental pottery circular plaque modelled in relief with a crab and shells on an encrusted blue and green mottled ground, 11.5ins high (with incised mark "Minton" to base)