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Lot 59

VINTAGE SILVER AND ENAMEL NECKLACE

Lot 63

QUANTITY OF SILVER COLLECTABLE ITEMS TO INCLUDE SILVER PURSE AND PERFUME BOTTLES

Lot 63E

SILVER ANK HIEROGLYPHIC PENDANT ON SILVER CHAIN

Lot 63G

SILVER & MOTHER OF PEARL COMPASS PENDANT/CHARM

Lot 63K

SILVER GILT DIAMOND SET GENTS RING

Lot 63R

ROLLED GOLD PENCIL, TELESCOPIC PENCIL HOLDER & SILVER PLATED PENCIL WITH AMBER STONE TOP

Lot 63S

SILVER WATCH & A GOLD TONE WATCH

Lot 3011

BIBLE, In English. The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Newly Translated out of the Original Greek, and with former Translations diligently Compared and Revised. Oxford: University Printers, 1696. 12mo (122 x 60mm.) Title double-ruled in red and ruled throughout, double-column. (Browning, some trimming.) 18th century boards with silver corner-pieces and silver oval centre-piece with garland engraving, silver bosses and clasps, g.e. (endpapers replaced, frayed silk to boards). Note: not listed in Herbert.Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.

Lot 3070

COOKERY. - Owen SIMMONS. The Book of Bread. London: Maclaren & Sons, [1903.] First edition, 4to (284 x 201mm.) 12 chromolithographed plates, 8 tipped-in black and white plates, 2 tipped-in gelatin silver prints, advertisements to rear. (Several plates with corner creasing, toning, spotting to fore-edge.) Original green decorative cloth (lightly rubbed, some fading). - And a further four related volumes (including T. Percy Lewis' and A.G. Bromley's 'The Book of Cakes', [1903], 4to, and three of five volumes of the 'All About Confectionary Series' by H.G. Harris and S.P. Borella, [circa 1910], 4to) (5).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.

Lot 103

An Ottoman metal-thread embroidered leather wallet Turkey, dated AD 1804of rectangular form with cusped flap, the red morocco embroidered in gilt-silver thread with the inscription 'Constantinople 1804', the flap lifting to reveal the inscription 'Félix Antoine a Marseille', floral vine borders, green silk lining 18.2 x 12 cm.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 104

An Ottoman metal-thread embroidered leather wallet Turkey, dated AD 1784of rectangular form with cusped flap, the red morocco embroidered in silver thread with a floral spray within a wreath, the flap lifting to reveal the inscription 'Constantinople 1784', floral vine borders, green silk lining 18.8 x 12.1 cm.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 105

A fine Armenian turquoise-set enamelled gilt-silver filigree incense burner Turkey, 18th Centuryof globular form on three scrolling supports on a lobed base with three hexagonal feet, the hinged lid of architectural form with a central cupola surrounded by six smaller cupolas, each surmounted by crescent motifs, the sides with applied rosette bosses inlaid with turquoise beads and decorated with green enamel 19 cm. high; 577g.Footnotes:For another example sold at Christie's see Islamic Art, Indian Miniatures, Rugs and Carpets, 26 April 1994, lot 381.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 108

A rare Ottoman gold-damascened steel dagger (kindjal) with silver wire inlaid wood and niello silver mounts Caucasus, 19th Centurythe double-edged steel blade with three central fullers, decorated in gold overlay with vegetal designs, the wood hilt with waisted grip and two applied domed bosses inlaid with silver wire floral interlace, the wood scabbard decorated ensuite with niello silver mounts to each end, suspension loop to one side 47.5 cm. longFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 110

A large Ottoman coral-mounted niello silver flintlock holster pistol Balkans, probably Prizren, early 19th Centurythe octagonal breech and lock chiselled with vegetal and geometric decoration, makers stamps to one side, the stock and butt clad entirely in silver decorated in filigree, beadwork and niello with scrolling tendrils and foliate motifs, three red corals (corallium rubrum) set in the upper stock 57 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate UK collection, acquired in London in the late 1990s.For a similar example see Robert Hales, Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour, Farnham, 2013, p. 257, no. 625.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 120

A gold mounted steel sword (saif) Arabian Peninsula, dated AH 1265/ AD 1848-9the single-edged steel blade of curved form with fuller and chiselled lines interspersed by circle motifs, engraved with an inscription to one side, sheets of gold decorated in repoussé and filigree to forte, pommel and between ivory grips; the wood scabbard clad in leather and mounted in silver and gold decorated ensuite, suspension loop to side, inscription to upper gold mount 91.5 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceKareem Tabet Pasha (d. 1964) and thence by descent.Inscriptions: to the blade 'the work of Hasan bin Kalb'ali'; to the sheath 'The work of Sulayman al-Rabbani 1265 (1848-9)'.Kareem Tabet acted as King Farouk I of Egypt's press counsellor between about 1942 and 1951. He started out as a journalist at the age of 16 and soon had his own company. During his career he met with numerous celebrities including Guglielmo Marconi, Charlie Chaplin, Josephine Baker, Winston Churchill and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He was imprisoned by Nasser in 1953 and released after five years as a favour to the Prime Minister of Lebanon.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 130

An unusual group of 38 album pages illustrating scenes from Firdausi's Shahnama, Nizami's Khamsa, Jami's Haft Awrang and other texts Persia, late 18th/19th Centurypaintings in gouache and some gold, most with identifying inscriptions in nasta'liq script, gold- and silver-decorated coloured inner borders, outer borders of each variously decorated with stylised floral designs or more naturalistic floral and vegetal motifs, on grounds of several different colours, each framed separately paintings approximately 240 x 170 mm. and slightly smaller; album pages 330 x 230 mm.(38)Footnotes:ProvenanceThe collection of Bryan Wilkins (1950-2021), son of Fraser Wilkins (1908-89), Inspector-General of the US Foreign Service 1964-71, US Ambassador to Cyprus 1960-64.The subjects are as follows:From Firdausi's Shahnama1: Two young boys before Jamshid, inscribed: The image of Jamshid-e jam.2: Afrasiyab bound and brought before Kay Khosraw and Rustam, inscribed: The image of Kay Khusraw [and] Rustam son of Zal and the killing of Afrasiyab.3: Kay Kavous in his flying machine, inscribed: Kay Kavous, known as Nimrud, flying to the sky.4: Faridun places a crown over his son's head, inscribed: The image of Faridun and him rewarding his sons with crowns. Two figures at the back are identified as 'Salm' and 'Tur'.5: The Indian Raj before Nushirvan, inscribed: The image of Nushirvan. The young Indian is described as the Indian Raj.6: Rustam about to break the ring with one hand, inscribed Rustam son of Zal breaks the ring, with the one-handed Rustam.7: Giv and Nawdhar before Siyavash and Rustam, inscribed: Image of Siyavakhsh [sic] with Rustam the crown-giver. The two figures are identified as Giv ibn Gudarz and Bahram ibn Gudarz.8: Bijan and Manijeh in bed, inscribed: The image of Bijan son of Giv with Manijah, the daughter of Afrasiyab.9: Brains of youths being prepared to feed the snakes on Zahhak's shoulders, inscribed: The image of Zahhak, the one with snakes on his shoulder and food [remainder illegible].From Nizami's Khamsa10: Shirin visits Farhad in Bistun (from Khosraw and Shirin), inscribed: Shirin and Farhad. 11: Gol Andam comes across Bahram hunting (from Haft Paykar), inscribed: The image of Bahram and Gol Andam.12. Bahram-e Gur amazed at seeing Gol Andam carrying an ox with ease on her shoulder up a flight of stairs (from the Haft Paykar). Caption: 'Image of Bahram and Gol Andam'. Hoping to regain Bahram's favour, she practices carrying a newborn ox up a flight of stairs on her shoulders.13: Layla goes to see Majnun in the wilderness (from Layla and Majnun), inscribed: The image of Layla and Majnun.14: Bahram-e Gur seizes the crown that had been placed between two lions and prepares to kill the second lion (from Haft Paykar), inscribed: Bahram taking the crown placed between two lions.15: Khusraw out hunting observes Shirin bathing (from Khusraw and Shirin), no inscription. For this scene, with a very similar composition, used on the lacquer binding of a manuscript of Nizami's Khusraw va Shirin, dated to the beginning of the 19th Century, see G. Fellinger (ed.), L'Empire des Roses: chefs d'oeuvre de l'art persan du XIXe siecle, Lens 2018, p. 264, no. 253.From Jami's Haft Awrang16: Yusuf is offered for sale in the market and Zulaykha bids for him (from Yusuf and Zulaykha), inscribed: Selling of Yusuf - peace be upon him – in the city of Misr.17: Women guests cut their fingers instead of oranges at seeing Yusuf (from Yusuf and Zulaykha), inscribed: The image of the cutting of oranges of Yusuf and Zulaykha. The original text features lemons.From Muhammad Quli Salim Tehrani's Qada va qadar, on predestination (2)18: Exact subject unknown. Caption: 'Qada and Qadar'.19: A figure pulled from the sea: exact subject unknown. Caption: 'Qada and Qadar of Muhammad Quli Salim'.From 'Attar's Mantiq al-Tayr20: Shaykh San'an goes to see the Christian maiden, inscribed: The image of Shaykh San'an.21: The Christian maid offers wine to Shaykh San'an, inscribed: The image of Shaykh San'an.From 'Ayyuqi's Varqah and Golshah22: Golshah offers wine to Varqah, inscribed: The image of Varqah and Golshah.From 'Unsuri's Wamiq and 'Adhra 23: 'Adhra receives Wamiq and embraces him, inscribed: The image of Wamiq and 'Adhra. From Naw'i Khabushani's Suz and Godaz24: The husband is being prevented from throwing himself into the fire after the death of his wife, inscribed: Suz and Godaz. However, in the original text, it is the wife who throws herself into the fire after the husband's death.Two scenes depicting Seljuk rulers25: Alb Arsalan, inscribed: The image of Alb Arsalan, the Sal Juqi [sic].26: Three youths before Sultan Malik Shah, inscribed: The image of Sultan Malik Shah, the Sal Juqi [sic].Two scenes depicting Timur and his son Shahrukh27: Timur gives a spear to a young boy, inscribed: The image of Amir Timur Gurkani. The name Timur is misspelt.28: Shahrukh watches men wrestling, inscribed: Shahrokh ibn Amir Timur.A scene from the Mehr and Mah of Hamid ibn Fadlluh Jamali (d. AH 942/AD 1535-36) 29: Mah dreams of being with Mehr [?], inscribed: The image of Mehr and Mah.A scene from the Hamzeh-nameh30: Hamzah and Mehr Negar, Nushrivan's daughter, meet while 'Umar is playing an instrument for Bozorgmehr, inscribed: The image of Hamzah and Mehr Negar/Baba 'Umar/Buzorjmehr.Miscellaneous:31. Ahmad-e Jam, the Sufi, author and poet (d. 1141), riding a lion, holding snakes in his hands as reins and whip. The subject sometimes appears in falnamehs. Caption: 'Zheneh Pir Ahmad-e Jami'.32. A man and a youth counting grapes before Pharaoh, as scene from the Bible [?]. Caption: 'The image of Pharaoh and the Satan'. The youth in the window is perhaps Satan.33. A young prince offering wine to a young lady, Sayf al-Muluk, the son of the king of Egypt and the princess Badi' al-Jamal depicted sitting on a throne, a story from the Thousand Nights and One Night. Caption: 'Sayf al-Muluk [and] Badi' al-Jamal Pari'. Sayf al-Muluk is misspelt.34. A young man killing a man. Caption: 'The mad Qandaruz [?] being killed by Badi' al-Zaman [?]' (spelled as Badi'ad zaman). Text unidentified.35. A man (Mulla Nasr al-Din) leading two men and a dog on leads. Caption: 'Mulla Nasir al-Din'. Exact subject unknown.36. A young man feeding a dragon with a deer before a king, while cutting its horns off. No caption, exact subject unknown.37. Two figures before a seated figure, identified as Rustam son of Zal (the young boy) and Zal son of Sam (the old bearded man) before Sam son of Nariman (the seated figure). These are characters from Firdausi's Shahnama, but this does not appear to correspond with a known scene.38. A young boy offering food to a man lying ill in bed. Exact subject unknown.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * R* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.R This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 135

A Qajar gold-damascened steel ceremonial mace Persia, 19th Centurythe cylindrical shaft surmounted by an ox head with curved horns and elongated ears, the shaft decorated in silver overlay with undulating vines, the ox head in gold with cartouches filled with vegetal motifs and an inscription-filled cartouche to the back of the head 71 cm. longFootnotes:Inscripitons: al-Sultan Faridun.The ox headed-mace is associated with the hero of the Shahnamah, Bahram Gur who made his weapon in memory of the cow that nursed him. It was later inherited by other heroes including Feridun and Rustam. A similar example is in the Metropolitan Museum, New York (36.25.1882).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: RR This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 164

A collection of items relating to the 2,500 year celebration of the Persian Empire held by Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi Persia and Europe, circa 1971comprising a copy of the official menu of the state dinner, printed on vellum by Tolmer, Paris; a cased silver box with applied gold crown marked 'Husayn', 'Isfahan' and '84'; a cased Spode porcelain 'Imperial Plate of Persia' with printed description in original envelope; a cased gold plated replica of an Achaemenid sword; placement for 'S. Exc. M. Alan John Oxley' the plate 27 cm. diam.(4)Footnotes:ProvenanceAlan John Oxley, South African Consul in Tehran (1970-1973) and thence by descent. The lavish menu included: crayfish mousse, roast lamb with truffles, quail's eggs stuffed with caviar, roast peacock stuffed with foie gras, and a sorbet of vieux champagne (Moet 1911), prepared by Maxim's of Paris.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * R* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.R This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 166

A Bokhara turquoise-inlaid silver-mounted velvet belt Central Asia, 19th Centurythe red velvet belt lined on the inside with ikat silk, the silver buckle in the form of an openwork cartouche with gilt clasp, eight further openwork silver mounts along the length of the belt, each inlaid with turquoise 106.5 cm. longFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 168

A Mamluk Revival silver and copper inlaid Qur'an box Syria, first half of the 20th Centuryof square form raised on four flared feet, the hinged lid with sloping sides, the edges with applied bands and pointed bosses, profusely decorated with inlaid silver and copper, the top with a central roundel surrounded by inscriptions, the sloping edges and sides with inscriptions in kufic and thuluth script between bands of geometric interlace, the wood and mother of pearl interior decorated with marquetry geometric designs 28.5 x 28.5 x 16.5 cm. Footnotes:Inscriptions: Qur'an chapter III verse 18 and part of Qur'an chapter II (ayat al-Kursi) verse 255.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 174

A gem-set walrus ivory-hilted steel sword (shamshir) Persia and India, 17th/ 18th Centurythe single-edged watered-steel blade of curved form and bearing a Jacob's ladder pattern, decorated in gold inlay to one side with an inscription-filed cartouche and magic square, the cross-guard and pommel of steel chiselled with floral and foliate interlace; the walrus ivory grips set in gold, turquoise, ruby and emerald with floral interlace, the lower grip with coiled gold foil, hinged turquoise-set gold element to pommel; the wood scabbard clad in green velvet with brass suspension loops, the silver chape engraved with floral and geometric motifs 93.5 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceAcquired from the Mark Dineley Collection in April, 1998. Inscriptions: 'The work of [A]kbar bin Mulla Sadiq Isfahani'; in the square, letters 'B/D/U/H', (Biduh).Biduh is a talismanic word recorded as the name of a jinn or an angel capable of magic, used for protective purposes either in its full form or broken up into letters and placed in a square. A sword from the Jacques Desenfans collection by the same maker and bearing the same inscriptions was sold in these rooms (The Jacques Desenfans Collection, 10 April 2008, lot 208). For a similar blade bearing the father's maker's mark and the magic square in the Furusiyya Art Foundation Collection, see Bashir Mohamed, The Arts of the Muslim Knight, Italy, 2007, no. 52.The finely watered steel blade exhibits the sought-after Kirk Narduban or Jacob's ladder pattern characterised by transversely oriented distortions of the pattern called 'steps'. Carrying such a sword would be of particular significance to a Muslim warrior who would see the ladder as a symbolic vehicle for entry into paradise should he fall in battle. For a further discussion on the pattern see Leo S. Figiel, On Damascus Steel, Atlantis, 1991, pp. 70-71.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 186

A silver Seringapatam Medal issued by the Honourable East India Company Birmingham, 1801-02circular, depicting the British lion overcoming the Tiger, above a standard inscribed in Arabic asadullah al-ghalib ('The Lion of God is Triumphant'), inscribed below IV MAY MDCCXCIX, reverse depicting a view of the fortress of Seringapatam with troops massing outside, Persian inscription at bottom, with suspension ring, contemporary 'Seringapatam' silver bar and clasp, yellow ribbon diam. of medal 48 mm.; the medal 40 g., total weight 56.2 g.Footnotes:The Persian inscription on the reverse reads: khodadad seri rang patan ra 28 dhi'l-qa'da 1213 ba hijra, 'God-given, Seringapatam, 28th dhu'l-qa'da 1213 of the hijra' [3rd May 1799].The medals were designed by Conrad Heinrich Küchler and 850 were produced in silver at the Soho mint in Birmingham between 1801 and 1802. They were issued unnamed and without any means of suspension for wear. Recipients were expected to arrange their own ribbons, rings and bar suspenders, and some would have their own details engraved on the medal. The present lot includes a rare contemporary bar with the name of the battle and original English made silver suspension. Although there was no formal regulation, the medal was usually worn on the left chest from a watered pale orange ribbon, the shading representing the stripes of a tiger. For other examples, see Sotheby's, The Tipu Sultan Collection, 25th May 2005, lots 42, 44 and 45 and Bonhams Islamic and Indian Art, 25 October 2021, lot 227. A gilt silver example is in the British Museum (M.4391).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 2

A fine double-page illuminated frontispiece, consisting of the opening to the Guy va chawgan, The Ball and the Polo Stick (also known as Hal-nameh, Book of Ecstasy), by Mahmud ibn Muhammad 'Arifi Heravi (d. AH 853/AD 1449-50) Persia, circa 1500Persian manuscript on paper, each leaf with five lines of text in nasta'liq script in black ink within cloudbands on a gold ground, text in stylised kufic script in white within illuminated cartouches above and below main text panel, ruled inner margins in colours and gold, profuse illumination in colours and gold flanking text panel and in outer margins, seal impression in upper border of right-hand leaf, in mount, framed each leaf 195 x 120 mm.Footnotes:ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of Sir Bernard Eckstein (1894-1948).Sotheby's, Extremely Fine Persian and Moghul Miniatures, Oriental Manuscripts, etc., The Property of the Late Sir Bernard Eckstein, Bt., 7th February 1949, lot 13.Stuart Cary Welch (1928-2008), until the late 1960s.Milo Cleveland Beach: acquired from Welch in the late 1960s, until the present.ExhibitedWilliams College Museum of Art (temporary loan, label on backboard).M. C. Beach taught at Williams College between 1969 and 1984, and the piece was loaned to the College for teaching purposes and not for a particular exhibition.The seal impression reads: 'His [God's] hoping servant, Sultan Mas'ud, AH 1259/AD 1843-44'. (This does not refer to Sultan Mas'ud Mirza, later titled Zill al-Sultan, and a son of Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar, born in 1850.The text, Guy va Chawgan, or Hal-nameh, is a mystical poem by 'Arifi (d. circa 1449), which hinges on the metaphor of the polo ball and the mallet of the rider as a representation of the lover's yearning for and being spurned by the beloved.For a manuscript of 14 leaves consisting of selections from the Guy va Chawgan, copied by Muhammad Husain al-Husaini, dated AH 965/AD 1557-58, see Christie's, Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, 8th April 2008, lot 205.There are various handwritten notes on the backboard of the frame. The note at the upper left was written by M. C. Beach, as were the comparisons at lower right. The remainder, including the sketch, are by Cary Welch.Sir Bernard Eckstein (1894-1948)Sir Bernard Eckstein was a connoisseur and collector of wide interests, whose family wealth derived from Sudanese cotton and mining interests in South Africa. He became a director of various companies involved in these areas. He bought widely and was able to donate works of art to various institutions, such as the National Gallery, London, and Persian drawings and miniatures to the British Museum, the acquisition of which were said to have 'undoubtedly immensely increased [the national collection's] importance and interest'. These bequests scarcely dented his extensive collections, which were auctioned (mainly by Sotheby's) in a series of sales during 1948 and the two following years: paintings (8 December 1948), Chinese jade and hardstone carvings (9 December), books (24 January 1949), autograph letters and documents (25 January), Persian and Mughal miniatures (7 February), silver (10 February), clocks, furniture and tapestries (25 February), English pottery and porcelain (29 March) – by which time the Eckstein collections had realised £196,000 - equivalent to a present day value of some £6,300,000.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * R* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.R This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 201

A silver-inlaid steel dervish crutch North India, 19th Centurythe shaft of multifaceted form in three sections. the upper inlaid in silver with floral and vegetal motifs, the lower parts engraved with foliate decoration, the neck rest of serpentine form terminating in snake heads at each end, the spandrels with openwork calligraphy inlaid with silver 59.5 cm. max. Footnotes:Inscriptions: ya 'ali!, ' O 'Ali!' in mirrored form.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 202

A group of silver boxes presented to Iskander Ali Mirza (1899-1969), President of Pakistan (1956-8) Kashmir, 1957-1958each with chased floral decoration and engraved presentation inscriptions, the first presented by the Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation in February 1958; the second by the citizens of Tando Muhammad Khan in January 1957, with fitted box; the third by the Sarwari College Management Committee in August 1958, with fitted box; and an English silver trowel with ivory handle presented by the architects of the New campus of the University of the Punjab in 1957, with hall marks for Chawner & Co., London, 1861 the largest 34 cm. long(4)Footnotes:ProvenanceMajor General Iskander Ali Mirza (1899-1969).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 72

A 'Veneto-Saracenic' silver-inlaid pierced brass incense burner Syria, 14th/ 15th Centuryof spherical form in two parts, engraved and decorated in silver inlay with a band of alternating cartouches and roundels filled with geometric and vegetal interlace, bands containing undulating floral vines, the top and bottom with large roundels containing interlaced foliate tendrils, traces of enamel, numerous drilled holes 12.6 cm. diam.Footnotes:This type of incense burner, sometimes described as a handwarmer, was inspired by armillary spheres produced in China as early as the Tang dynasty for use by astronomers. They were thought to have been made in the Mamluk empire for export to European cities with colder climates and were imitated by Venetian artists in the 16th Century. Other examples are in the British Museum (1878,1230.683) and the Freer Gallery of Art (see Esin Atil, W.T. Chase and Paul Jett, Islamic Metalwork in the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985, p. 171, no. 23). The geometric designs on the present lot simulate plaited kufic inscriptions like those on the Freer gallery example.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 7

4 Assorted Silver Dishes/Ashtrays. 146 g. Various Dates and Makers, 1900-1992Oval Dish length 11.5 cmsCondition report: No issues

Lot 70

Asprey Silver 4 Piece Tea & Coffee Service. 1555g. Sheffield, 1907, Asprey & Co Ltd.Teapot length 30 cm x Width 12.5 cm x Height 13 cmCondition report: Teapot handle slightly detached, coffee pot handle dented

Lot 714

Quantity Swiss Francs to Include Silver. Includes 79+ Swiss Francs current coinage plus 140g+ Swiss silver coins

Lot 72

Unusual Georgian Silver Caddy Spoon. 7 g. London 1808, Thomas James. Bowl of octagonal form. Mongram to terminalLength 7 cmsCondition report: Good

Lot 722

A quantity of world coins and banknotes. To include a one troy ounce fine silver bar, a Maria Theresa silver thaler, over 30 banknotes and more.

Lot 727

An Early 19th Century Silver Cased 1/2 Hunter Verge Watch by J N Symonds - Reepham, 1275The Gilt movement with pierced and engraved cock, silvered regulation disc, to an Arabic enamel dial with concentrate chapter rings and gilt hands, in a hinged and polished case, London 1805, makers mark WL.Width 49mmCondition report: Case- Front hinge stretched, all over scratchers, missing glass, lacking outer case.Dial - Large chip at 10, multiple hairlines and scratches.Movement - Not running, no fussee chain, clasp worm.

Lot 728

A Late 19th Century Silver Open Face Lever Watch, Unsigned, 20425Frosted gilt movement with jewelled endstone and silvered regulation scale with lever escapement and dust cover, to a Roman enamel dial with hands and sunk subsidiary seconds in a hinged case with engine turned back cover and vacant cartouchewith coiw milled band, London 1875, Maker's mark J.H, 426Width 48.5mm

Lot 73

William IV Silver Snuff Box. 53g. Birmingham 1834, Thomas Shaw. Engine turned decoration, banded edges, chased floral thumbpiece, gilt interiorLength 6 cm x Width 3.6 cm x Height 1.6 cmCondition report: Good

Lot 74

Unusual Georgian Silver and Mother of Pearl Child's Whistle. London 1812, Elizabeth Morley. Lightly chased decoration.Length 12.5 cmsCondition report: No issues

Lot 740

An Early 20th Century Swiss Silver Lever Wristwatchwith mono metallic balance and lever escapement to an arabic enamel dial with red 12 and blued hand and sunk subsidiary seconds, in a hinged and polished case with wire lugs and import marks for London 1914, Maker's mark GS, 668/73Width (excluding crown) 33mm

Lot 75

Early German 18th Century Silver Box. . 37 g. Berlin c.1750, Maker 'PS'. Modelled as a clam shell.Length 6 cmsCondition report: Age related wear but generally no issues

Lot 76

Georgian Silver Book Purse Vinaigrette. 10 g. Birmingham 1833, Taylor and Perry. Monogram to cartouche. Engine turned decoration. Mounted on chain handle2.2 x 1.4 cms

Lot 79

Good Quality Silver Gilt Tankard. 407 g all in. London 1888, William Hutton & Sons. Glass bottomed.Height 12.6 cmsCondition report: One ding to base rim.

Lot 80

Good Quality Silver Gilt Tankard. 407 g all in. London 1888, William Hutton & Sons. Glass bottomed.Height 12.5 cms

Lot 804

Pair of Royal Crown Derby Paperweights, Irani Honey Bear & Honey Bearone Gold & one Silver stoppersQty: 2

Lot 805

Pair of Royal Crown Derby Paperweights, Debonair Bear & Teddy Bearone Gold & one Silver stoppersQty: 2

Lot 811

Group of five Royal Crown Derby Paperweights, Pheasant, Duckling, Derby Wren, Chaffinch & Robinthree Gold and one Silver stoppersQty: 5

Lot 83

Unusual Georgian Scottish Bright Cut Silver Caddy Spoon. 13 g. Edinburgh 1781. No maker's mark. Of elongated form woth border engraved decoration. Monogram to cartoucheLength 9.5 cmsCondition report: Good

Lot 84

Unusual Georgian Silver Caddy Spoon. 10 g. London 1829, Thomas James. Unusual stem form with 'castle top' finial. of plain form.Length 6 cmsCondition report: Good

Lot 85

2 Silver Tablespoons. 134 g. London 1834, Robert Wallis.Length 22 cms. Condition report: No issues

Lot 88

Silver Two Handled Comport. 312g. London 1906, Carrington & Co. Circular lobed form with two flowing handles and raised on a spreading circular baseWidth 21 cm x Height 11.5 cmCondition report: Very good

Lot 90

Silver Tobacco Jar. 555g. Sheffield 1902, Fenton Brothers. Cylindrical form with pull off lid and cover, inscription to lid, engraved 'TOBACCO'. Height 12.5 cm x Diameter 10.2 cm.12.5 x 10.2 cmCondition report: Several dents to lid and base

Lot 91

Unusual Wicker Form Silver Plated Bottle Coaster. 20th Century. Various marks to lower rim. Base turned wood.Height 8 cms.Condition report: No issues

Lot 92

Unusual Lozenge Shaped Silver Vinaigrette. 18 g. Birmingham 1901, Hilliard and Thomason. Chased decoration and monogram to cartouche on lid.3.9 x 2.7 cmsCondition report: No issues

Lot 93

Unusual Casket Form Georgian Silver Snuff Box. 39 g. Birmingham 1814, John Turner. Of plain form, gilded interiorLength 6.2 cmsCondition report: No issues

Lot 96

Silver Topped Glass Inkwell. London 1898, Sampson Mordan & Co. Separate glass liner.Length 9.7 cmsCondition report: Some chips mainly to bottom rim.

Lot 30

George III silver wine funnel of typical form, circa 1780, marks rubbed, maker's mark William Plummer, 12cm tall, 88.3gms

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