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An enamel convex advertising sign for BP Motor Spirit, dia., 30cm

A large contemporary cast chromed metal figure of The Spirit of Ecstasy, raised on turned and polished black slate integral socle, overall h.69cm

A late Victorian silver plated spirit kettle on stand, with spirit burner below, h.34cm

A Tunstall Art Deco jug, a clock garniture, a spirit burner, a small harp, blue glasses, etc. **PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR POSTING AND PACKING**

A Victorian silver spirit kettle on stand with embossed mythical beast decoration, London 1876 and maker's mark for John Septimus Beresford, 30cms high, 984g.Condition ReportThere are light indentations to the body, the cartouche is initialled 'CT'. The locking pin which attaches the kettle to the stand is missing, and there are a few very small shallow dents to the body, otherwise it is in good condition. The stand sits square and is also in general good condition.

6 antique French silver spirit cups

Automobilia: a large plated metal 'Spirit of Ecstasy' figure, after Charles Sykes, on marble base, 41cm high. 

A Reproduction ''Spirit of the Wind'' model, 36cm high

Four Rutherfords 'Spirit of Scotland' blended whisky decanters in the form of books together with spirit miniatures etc.

Fitzroy - replica 20th-century cistern barometer in a glazed ebony finished case, with full height paper scales and Admiral Fitzroy's observations, brass sliding pointers, with a spirit thermometer and storm glass, bulb cistern tube with mercury.Dimensions: Height: 109cm  Length/Width: 23cm  Depth/Diameter: 8cm

Hammond of Hoddesdon - Mercury wheel barometer in a mahogany case c1870, five glass instrument comprising hygrometer, boxed spirit thermometer, butlers mirror, silvered register and level bubble, with a steel indicating hand and brass recording hand within a convex glass and cast brass bezel, plain veneered case with a swans neck pediment and cavetto square moulded base.Dimensions: Height: 110cm Condition Report:Mercury syphon tube intact and mercury present.

Silver spirit hip flask engraved with initials and with bayonet cap 13cm x 7cm Birmingham 1928 Maker Marples and Beasley 4.8oz

A LACQUERED ROOT WOOD BRUSHREST, LATE MING - EARLY QING DYNASTYExpert's note: Objects made of root wood, such as the present sculpture, embody the Daoist concept of qi, the spirit-energy of which all things are made. The organic forms of these materials were appealing as they conveyed a sense of humility and a connection to nature. Although initially chosen for their natural shape, these pieces were often enhanced or worked by hand in order to emphasize or clarify certain characteristics in the material, all while aiming to retain the inherent authenticity. China, 17th-18th century. The gnarled and weathered specimen of warm brown color, the uneven surface stretching horizontally, with interlocking knots and projections creating a sense of vitality and dynamism.Provenance: Belgian trade. By repute from an old estate in Antwerp. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, few small losses, expected age cracks, and some weathering.Weight: 880 g Dimensions: Length 35.1 cmAuction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Sotheby's London, 11 November 2015, lot 158Estimate: GBP 2,000 or approx. EUR 3,200 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A small root wood brush rest, Qing dynastyExpert remark: Compare the related form and color. Note the much smaller size (14 cm).Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 6 April 2014, lot 3635Price: HKD 187,500 or approx. EUR 27,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A tree root 'mountain', Qing dynasty, 18th / 19th centuryExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, color, and size (36 cm).明末清初癭木筆擱中國，十七至十八世紀。明顯風化的暖棕色癭木，枝莖蔓延於器表，韻味古樸，外壁精心打磨。環環相扣的結和突起營造出一種充滿活力的感覺。 專家注釋：由癭木製成的物品，例如現在的筆擱，體現了道家“氣韻”的概念，氣是萬物的精神能量。這些材料的有機形式很有吸引力，因為它們傳達了一種謙遜和與自然的聯繫。 雖然最初選擇它們是為了它們的自然形狀，但這些作品通常經過加工，以強調或闡明材料的某些特徵，同時旨在保留內在的真實性。 來源：比利時古玩交易，據説購於安特衛普舊藏。 品相：狀況非常好，有輕微磨損、小缺損，老化裂縫，有些風化。 重量：880 克 尺寸：長35.1 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：倫敦蘇富比，2015年11月11日，lot 158 估價：GBP 2,000（相當於今日EUR 3,200） 描述：清木根雕筆擱 專家評論：比較相近的外形和顏色。請注意尺寸小很多(14 厘米)。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：香港蘇富比，2014年4月6日，lot 3635 價格：HKD 187,500（相當於今日EUR 27,000） 描述：清十八 / 十九世紀木根隨形山子 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形，顏色和尺寸 (36 厘米)。

A RARE AND MASSIVE CEREMONIAL SLIT DRUM, GARAMUT, SEPIK RIVER REGION OR LOWER RAMUTPublished: Alex Bortignon, Social Rite and Personal Delight, Perth, 1980, page 66.Papua New Guinea, Kadovar, 19th to early 20th century. The long, cylindrical drum well carved to the sides in low relief with geometric motifs and traditional designs, the details picked out in white, red, and green pigments, to either end in high relief with a figure known as Kandimbang, a protective spirit. The wood of an attractive grain and color.Supported on two separately carved and similarly decorated mask-form feet. (3)Provenance: The collection of the Christensen Fund, 1970s. The Western Australian Museum, gifted from the above, and deaccessioned in the early 1990s. A private collector in the United Kingdom, acquired from the above. The Christensen Fund is a private, non-profit, and non-governmental organization founded in 1957 in San Francisco by Allen D. and Carmen M. Christensen that supports indigenous peoples and their rights. The Christensens shared a strong interest in non-Western art and were enthusiastic collectors. In 1972, the Christensen Fund began to acquire art collections across Africa and the Pacific rim, which were then loaned to museums to arrange for their study and exhibition in Australia, Europe, and the United States. After the death of Allen D. Christensen in 1989, the fund donated its art collections to museums including the Western Australian Museum. Condition: Overall in good condition, commensurate with age. Showing expected age cracks, splits, losses, signs of weathering and erosion.Weight: ca. 102 kg Dimensions: Length 203 cmCarved from a felled tree, the slit drum or garamut is the most important instrument in the Sepik River region. It is engraved and painted in different stages and kept in the men's ritual house for ceremonies such as male initiations.The people of the Sepik area understand the drum's sound as its 'voice.' This voice can carry long distances to announce meetings, call individuals, issue warnings, and even contact neighboring villages. Communication occurs through a complex series of rhythms and tones beat out with a wooden stick by an initiated man. More than just an instrument, this drum is central to the lives of the entire community.Literature comparison: Compare a related slit drum, illustrated in K. A. Gourlay, Sound-producing instruments in traditional society: A study of esoteric instruments and their role in male-female relations, East Sepik District, 1975, p. 114, pl. 14. Compare also a related garamut, dated 20th century, in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, accession number 93.12. Compare another related garamut with carved feet, 19th century, 139.7 cm, in the Brooklyn Museum, accession number 52.126a-c.

'ZHUAN ZHU ASSASSINATES KING LIAO', BY GUAN LIANG (1900-1986), DATED 1980China. Ink and watercolors on paper, with a silk brocade frame and mounted as a hanging scroll. Depicting the theatric scene of the assassin Zhuan Zhu offering a fish to King Liao of Wu, who is standing in the back dressed in a yellow robe and wearing the Lingzi, a headdress with pheasant tails. The dagger with which Zhuan eventually killed the king is hidden inside the fish.Inscriptions: Bottom left, inscribed 'Zhuan Zhu stabs King Liao of Wu', dated 'in October of the Year of Gengshen' (corresponding to 1980), signed 'Guan Liang'. One seal 'Guan Liang'. Top right, one seal of the artist, 'Nanting'. Provenance: From a private collection, acquired shortly after 1980, and thence by descent. British trade, by repute acquired from the above. Condition: Excellent condition with only minor wear, little foxing, and few small stains.Dimensions: Image size 107 x 55.3 cm, Size incl. mounting 124 x 65.7 cmGuan Liang (1900-1986) was a Chinese painter born in Guandong Province. He studied art in Japan and specialized in Chinese oil painting. Guan was a fine arts educator, professor at the Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts in Zhejiang, China, and the director of the Shanghai branch of the Chinese Artists Association. Guan once mentioned that Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh, and Henri Matisse had left a deep impression and a lasting influence on him, and that in his work he sought to merge Western techniques with Chinese themes.Guan Liang developed a passion for Chinese opera from a young age, having grown up attending performances with his father. He was captivated by performing arts and became deeply involved in Beijing opera by acting and learning the art of theater from an opera singer, as well as acquiring costumes and props. In his opera ink paintings, Guan captures the spirit of each character by depicting their facial expressions and the emotions in their eyes.The painting depicts the theater scene where Zhuan Zhu kills King Liao of Wu. Zhuan Zhu was an assassin who lived in the Spring and Autumn period. He was recruited by Prince Guang, who wanted to kill the king in order to take the throne himself. Zhuan Zhu finally managed to kill the king during a party with a dagger hidden in a fish.Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: China Guardian, Hong Kong, 9 October 2022, lot 73Price: HKD 86,400 or approx. EUR 10,500 converted at the time of writingDescription: Zhuan Zhu Assassinates King Liao, Guan Liang (1900-1986)Expert remark: Compare the closely related motif. Note the significantly smaller size (32.8 x 43.5 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie's Hong Kong, 29 May 2012, lot 2911 Price: HKD 250,000 or approx. EUR 39,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: Guan Liang, Opera Figures - Farewell My ConcubineExpert remark: Compare the related motif. Note the smaller size (67.5 x 44 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie's Hong Kong, 26 November 2013, lot 1431Price: HKD 1,000,000 or approx. EUR 151,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: Opera Figures Expert remark: Note the related size (101 x 59.3 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie's Hong Kong, 26 November 2013, lot 1428Price: HKD 275,000 or approx. EUR 44,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: Opera Figures Expert remark: Note the considerably smaller size (33.5 x 34.5 cm).1980年關良《專諸刺王僚》中國 ，紙本水墨設色，掛軸。描繪刺客專諸獻魚給吳王僚的戲劇場景，王僚站在後面，身穿黃袍，頭戴京劇中的雉尾帽。專諸最終殺死國王的匕首就藏在魚裡面。 款識：專諸刺王僚，庚申冬十月，關良；鈴印：關良，南亭 來源：私人收藏，1980年後購，保存至今；英國古玩交易，據説購於上述收藏。 品相：狀況極佳，只有輕微磨損、輕微起皺和少量小污漬。 尺寸：畫面107 x 55.3 厘米，總124 x 65.7 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：香港嘉德，2022年10月9日，lot 73 價格：HKD 86,400（相當於今日EUR 10,500） 描述：關良《專諸刺王僚》 專家評論：比較非常相近的主題。請注意尺寸(32.8 x 43.5 厘米)小很多。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：香港佳士得，2012年5月29日，lot 2911 價格：HKD 250,000（相當於今日EUR 39,500） 描述：關良《霸王別姬》 專家評論：比較相近的主題。請注意尺寸(67.5 x 44 厘米)較小。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：香港佳士得，2013年11月26日，lot 1431 價格：HKD 1,000,000（相當於今日EUR 151,000） 描述：關良《京劇》 專家評論：請注意相近尺寸(101 x 59.3 厘米)。

A RARE LACQUERED AND PAINTED WOOD TOMB GUARDIAN FIGURE, ZHENMUSHOU, WARRING STATESChina, Chu Kingdom, 475-221 BC. The monstrous head with round bulging eyes, shaped brows, a long protruding tongue, and a curved neck inserted into a central mortise to the separately carved square base with raised geometric segments, the head with two further mortises to the sides to hold the separately carved antlers, all with black-painted scrolling designs.Provenance: Homo Sapiens di Giannozzo Pandolfini, Firenze, Italy, 2012. Paolo Bertuzzi, acquired from the above. A copy of the original signed invoice from Homo Sapiens di Giannozzo Pandolfini, dated 21 January 2012, dating the present lot to the Warring States period, c. 4th century BC, stating it was duly imported and collected at Venice Airport on 7 December 2010, registered with number 2109 on 27 January 2011, and stating a purchase price of EUR 4,000 or approx. EUR 5,000 (adjusted for inflation at the time of writing), accompanies this lot. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was a fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. He was the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, founder of Hettabretz, a noted Italian fashion company with customers such as the Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and designed exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, USA. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes both archaic and contemporary art, and he edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, losses, chips, age cracks, nicks, scratches, wear to lacquer and pigments, signs of weathering and erosion, old repairs and fills, all as expected from a wood figure of more than 2,000 years of age.Weight: 5,090 g (incl. stand)Dimensions: Height 69.5 cm (incl. stand)With a modern metal stand. (2)This large menacing creature with antlers and a protruding tongue is a guardian (zhenmushou), often found in tombs of the Chu culture in the southern Chinese provinces of Hunan, Henan, and Hubei during the Warring States through Western Han periods. They are found placed in the chamber of the tomb, closest to the head of the tomb occupant and facing inward toward the occupant, in order to protect the deceased. Chu culture is renowned for its elaborately carved and painted lacquer objects; designs similar to the ones on this mythical guardian are also found on Chu textiles and inlaid bronzes of the same period.The southern state of Chu, which dominated the area of the great lakes north of the Yangzi river, is renowned for its complex views of the spirit world recorded in the later Han period text Shanhaijing ('Classic of the mountains and seas'). It seems likely that this southern area, which had employed figures of animals for its bronze vessels, retained a deep-seated interest in representing form in three dimensions. In this heavily forested area, the abundance of wood made wooden sculpture possible.Literature comparison:Compare a closely related lacquered and painted wood tomb figure, 105.7 cm high, also dated to the Warring States period, in the Brooklyn Museum, accession number 1999.20a-d. Compare a related wood guardian figure, 76.2 cm high, dated to the Eastern Zhou dynasty, c. 4th century BC, in the British Museum, registration number 1950,1115.1.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie's Amsterdam, 20 November 2002, lot 414 Price: EUR 5,975 or approx. EUR 9,200 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A wood tomb spirit, Warring States Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, square base, and antlers. Note that this piece represents a slightly different type with two guardians in mirror image. Note the larger size (95 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's New York, 4 June 1992, lot 143 Price: USD 35,000 or approx. EUR 72,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A rare painted wood dragon-form totem and base, Warring States Expert remark: Compare the closely related concept, design, form, material and painting. Note the smaller size (55.9 cm).戰國時期楚式彩繪木雕鎮墓獸中國，公元前475-221 年，楚國。巨大的頭部雙目圓睜，眉毛上揚，長長的突出的舌頭和彎曲的脖子插入中央榫眼，單獨雕刻的帶有凸起幾何部分的方形底座，頭部兩側有兩個榫眼以固定單獨雕刻的黑色鹿角。 來源：義大利弗洛倫薩Homo Sapiens di Giannozzo Pandolfini藝廊，2012年；Paolo Bertuzzi購於上述藝廊。隨附2012年1月21日Homo Sapiens di Giannozzo Pandolfini藝廊出具的發票複印本，上面斷代為戰國時期，公元前約四世紀，並證明2010年12月7日在威尼斯機場正式進口，并於2011年1月27日登記號 2109，售價EUR 4,000 或相當於 EUR 5,000 (根據通貨膨脹率)。 品相：品相良好，大面積磨損、缺口、磕損、老化裂縫、刻痕、劃痕、漆面和顏料磨損、風化和侵蝕的跡象、小修補和填充。 重量：5,090 克 (含底座) 尺寸：高 69.5 厘米 (含底座) 現代金屬支架。 (2)

A GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE ARCHAISTIC STEAMER, SONG TO MING DYNASTYChina, 960-1644. Heavily cast, the upper cauldron with two upright loop handles to the rim, decorated with interlocking scroll and confronting stylized phoenixes. The sides with three animal masks flanked by confronting phoenixes divided by short flanges, above pendent stiff leaves, all reserved on leiwen grounds. The shoulders of the three legs cast with stylized large-eyed animal masks, decorated with scroll and lozenge designs. The bronze with a rich, solid, naturally grown, dark patina with scattered malachite encrustations.Provenance: From the personal collection of Dr. David McCay, and thence by descent in the same family. Dr. David McCay was an English physician and later surgeon general with the Indian Medical Service in Bengal, India. He was sent to China during the Boxer Rebellion and served as an army doctor at the Siege of Peking. While in India, he wrote a book titled Investigations on Bengal Jail Dietaries. Upon his retirement, he returned to England with his collection of Chinese bronzes, cloisonne, and porcelain. After his death, his wife gifted his favorite piece, a highly important Wanli garlic mouth vase, among other items, to the Victoria and Albert Museum, accession number CIRC.23-1950, where it remains to this day.Condition: Very good condition with expected old wear, traces of age and usage, some casting irregularities, small nicks and losses, light scratches, the undersides of the feet with tiny old fills. The gold inlays are fresh and in very good condition overall. The silver inlays have darkened over time and show expected tarnish. However, we chose not to clean the silver inlays, so to preserve the piece's impressive natural appearance.Weight: 5,200 g Dimensions: Height 31.5 cmReferring to the importance of reverence to the past in Chinese art, Ulrich Hausmann writes:“Archaic bronzes and their inscriptions, the subject of centuries of epigraphic and stylistic studies by literary men and artists, became inseparable, so much so that since that time scholars writing characters have seen at the back of their minds the image of ancient bronze vessels whose rubbings they had carefully studied. Generations of painters and calligraphers [...] spent a lifetime studying these inscriptions. What could be more fitting than to embellish one's studio with subtle allusions to the magnificent past, or to furnish the ancestral altar with vessels expressing the continuation of their inheritance.” (Quote from Ulrich Hausmann, Later Chinese Bronzes: In Search of Later Bronzes in Documentary Chinese Works of Art: In Scholars' Taste, Ed. Paul Moss, Sydney L. Moss, London, 1983, page 233, requoted again by Hugh Moss and Gerard Tsang in Arts from the Scholar's Studio, The Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong and the Fung Ping Shan Museum, University of Hong Kong, 1986, cat. no. 161.)Expert's note: The present steamer is quite likely to date from the Song dynasty, because the earliest archaistic bronzes generally tend to be the closest in form and design to their archaic prototypes. This is clearly the case here, as shown by the two literature comparisons below, which prove that the present lot is very much in the spirit of its Shang and Western Zhou paragons. The example from the National Palace Museum, Taipei, even has gold and silver inlays just like our vessel, which is unusual for such an early piece. Another important aspect is the superb, naturally grown patina on the present lot with its distinct malachite encrustations. This is beyond doubt not a patina from the late Ming or early Qing dynasty: It not only does closely resemble that of ancient bronzes, but with its unique appearance, reminiscent of savage elementary forces rather than the genteel creations of later periods, essentially makes this bronze an archaic vessel of its own merit.Literature comparison: Compare a closely related prototype for this steamer, also with gold and silver inlays, dated to the Shang dynasty, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, image number K1A002369N000000000PAB. A related prototype, lacking gold and silver inlays, dated to the Western Zhou dynasty, 11th-10th century BC, in the collection of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, accession number S1987.352a-b, is illustrated by Jessica Rawson, Western Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, Vol. IIB, Massachusetts, 1990, pp. 342-344, no. 33.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Bonhams London, 11 November 2010, lot 139 Price: GBP 31,200 or approx. EUR 49,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A large archaistic bronze tripod steamer, yan, probably Song dynastyExpert remark: Compare the closely related form with similar legs cast with animal masks. This steamer is however vastly inferior to the present lot as it lacks the gold and silver inlays and the design is overall less lively. Note the larger size (44.5 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby's New York, 1 December 2022, lot 694 Price: USD 37,800 or approx. EUR 35,000 converted at the time of writing Description: An archaistic copper-inlaid bronze tripod censer (Ding), Ming dynastyExpert remark: Compare the related form with similar legs cast with animal masks. This censer is however vastly inferior to the present lot, not only because the inlays are merely copper, but also because it completely lacks the cauldron found on the present lot. Also note the significantly smaller size (16.7 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby's London, 14 May 2014, lot 252 Price: GBP 80,500 or approx. EUR 116,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: An archaistic silver and gold-inlaid bronze wine vessel and cover, you, Ming dynastyExpert remark: Compare the closely related manner of casting and decorations with similar gold and silver inlays. Note the related size (30.2 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 October 2014, lot 3350 Price: HKD 2,680,000 or approx. EUR 380,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A large gold and silver-inlaid bronze incense burner, gui, late Ming dynastyExpert remark: Compare the closely related manner of casting and decorations with similar gold and silver inlays. Note the similar size (28.5 cm).宋至明代銅錯金銀三足銅甗中國，960-1644年。 來源：Dr. David McCay收藏，在同一家族保存至今。品相：狀況極好，有磨損和使用痕跡、一些鑄造不規則、小刻痕和缺損、輕微劃痕、腳底面有微小的填充物。錯金部分整體狀況非常好。錯銀部分變暗並顯示出光澤。

A collection of ten British Royal Mint uncirculated £5 coin in original packaging to include the 2010 Churchill coin, the 2009 Big Ben coin, the 2010 Spirit of London coin, the 2015 Royal Birth, the 2015 longest reigning monarch, the 200th anniversary Battle of Waterloo, 2017 Prince Phillip, 2022 Platinum Jubilee, the 2012 Queens Diamond Jubilee and the 2017 Platinum Wedding anniversary.

A Victorian silver goblet, 12.4cm high, 90g; together with a Burmese white metal spirit measure; and a similar milk jug.

A near pair of Chinese pottery earth spirit guardians or tomb figures, possibly Tang dynasty, in the form of hybrid horned dragon forms seated with outstretched front legs, 29cm high (2)

A pair of 19th Century glass spirit barrels with engraved decoration and brass taps, 29.5 cm high

Wade modern Whisky & spirit decanters including - Oatcake Gin, Nelsons Gin, Gordons Highlander etc. These items were removed from the archives of the Wade factory and are possible prototypes or colour samples. (7)

Wade modern Whisky & spirit decanters including - Winter Storm, Johnnie Walker Black Label & Chivas. These items were removed from the archives of the Wade factory and are possible prototypes or colour samples. (7)

Wade modern Whisky & spirit decanters - Johnnie Walker Black Label x 6. These items were removed from the archives of the Wade factory and are possible prototypes or colour samples. (6)

Wade modern Whisky & spirit decanters including Forest Whisky, Johnnie Walker, Copperhead etc. These items were removed from the archives of the Wade factory and are possible prototypes or colour samples. (6)

Wade modern Whisky & spirit decanters including Six Towns, Staffordshire Gin etc. These items were removed from the archives of the Wade factory and are possible prototypes or colour samples. (6)

Wade modern Whiskey & spirit decanters including Desert Door, The Salford Rum Company, Lauders, Winter Storm etc. These items were removed from the archives of the Wade factory and are possible prototypes or colour samples. (6)

Wade modern Whisky & spirit decanters including Golden Blue, Forest Gin, Usquaebach etc. These items were removed from the archives of the Wade factory and are possible prototypes or colour samples. (6)

Wade modern Whisky & spirit decanters including Titanic, Islay, Liverpool Gin etc. These items were removed from the archives of the Wade factory and are possible prototypes or colour samples. (6)

Wade modern Whisky & spirit decanters including Pusser's Rum, Sailor Jerry (chip to base), Johnnie Walker etc. These items were removed from the archives of the Wade factory and are possible prototypes or colour samples. (6)

7 vintage and modern wristwatches in various styles and conditions. To include examples by Storm, Spirit, Sekonda, Timex, Swanson and Montine.

A boxed vintage Rank Hylite Moth Slide Projector with a vintage slide box. Together with a boxed Avionic adventure "Spirit Of St. Louis" radio alarm clock.

An Edwardian brass Indian Colonial spirit kettle with standing monkey support, engraved decoration, dents to kettle, 23cm x 27cm

A surveyor's gun metal spirit level in fitted case together with a tripod and a selection of various drawing instruments including ebony and brass mounted parallel rules, squares, rolling rules, rulers, folding table etc.

A SILVER PLATED SPIRIT KETTLE, teapot and coffee pot, tallest H 40 cm (3)

Wade pottery spirit barrels together with glass decanters, inlaid box, Sylvac pottery etc

A silver mounted spirit decanter. London. Est. £30 - £50.

A Platignum fountain pen, a silver napkin ring, a pewter spirit flask, a number of enamel badges, various other costume jewellery and other plated items

A cut glass spirit decanter, two cut glass sherry decanters and a cut glass ship's decanter, tallest 12 1/2" high

A Chinese Chang Sea pewter tea caddy engraved with a four toed dragon, together with a R.J. Murphy 'Spirit of the Thunderbird' Red Indian figure on mountLocation: 4:1

A novelty walking, 'measuring', stick, the shaft enclosing a 100cm steel ruler in turn enclosing a 33cm long, hinged brass arm with a spirit level, the steel rule with a calibrated metric scale on one side and a 10-17 HS scale on the other side, with a brass ferrule, 96cm longPart of a private collection, which includes a collection of swordsticks in the militaria sale (200123 - 070223).Ok.

Four stoneware flagons, one named to Milne & Marshall Wine and Spirit Merchants Aberdeen number 440, 52cm high.

* Subleyras (Pierre, 1699-1749). The Visitation, and The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple, oil on paper laid to panel, 42 x 26 cm (15 x 9 ins), in early ornate moulded gilt frames with striated, foliate, ribbon and acanthus leaf motifs (64 x 48 cm)QTY: (2)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Madame Krebs, Sotheby's (Catalogue of fine old master drawings and paintings, including the property of the Rt. Hon. Lord Balfour of Inchrye ... Sir Charles Cave ... the late Herman Cameron Norman ... the Hon. Mrs. Robert Bruce ... Madame Krebs and ... Major S.V. Christie-Miller), 22nd February, 1956, lot 174, where purchased by Agnew & Sons for £350 (hammer); Thomas Agnew & Sons, their label verso, with attribution to Fragonard; Collection of Sir Lawrence Gowing (1918-1991), with Agnew's 1956 invoice (included with this lot).Pierre Subleyras (1699-1749), a leading 18th century French painter who settled in Rome in 1728, where he worked for Pope Benedict XIV. He is most highly regarded for his religious pictures, which are more serious in spirit than most French works of the Rococo period.

* Meryon (Charles, 1821-1868). Tourelle, Rue de la Tixeranderie, 1852, etching and drypoint, the second state (of five), published in 1861 in an edition of 30 impressions, plate size 245 x 129 mm (9 5/8 x 5 ins), framed and glazed (52.5 x 42.3 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Purchased from Garton & Cooke in April 1987;thence by family descent.Schneiderman 24, iv/v; Delteil/Wright 29 iv/v.The house stood at the corner of the rue de Coq, demolished in 1851, and is now part of the extended rue de Rivoli in Paris. Meryon sought to capture the architecture and spirit of an ancient Paris that was soon to be lost due to Baron Haussmann's modernisation programme.

Hornby O Gauge pre-war LNER Goods Train Set containing 20v electric LNER green 4-4-2 Tank, Shell Motor Spirit Tanker, NE Open Wagon, NE Milk Van & Brake Van along with oval of 3-rail track - loco is Good with some repainting and one driving wheel fatigued, rolling stock & track Fair in Poor to Fair box base only complete with original corrugated card wrap for locomotive and Fair early post-war double-sided catalogue leaflet for O Gauge & Dublo trains. Also included is a pre-war T20 Transformer which is untested and sold for decorative purposes only - Good in Fair box and pair of boxed Points - Fair in Fair box and 16 x further banked curved 3-rail electric track - Fair. (Qty)

4 spirit bottles incl. Finlandia vodka, Havana Club dark rum, Guyaana dark rum and a Ron Bermudez white rum number 151

2 Leaf shaped whiskey spirit ladles, silver fish broach, further whisky spirit ladle (Birmingham 1927)

Engraved plated cream marble stone circular pill box, a pair of wine/spirit labels, whisky and sherry and a silver watch fob (Birmingham 1900)

4 bottles incl. Rocky Falls Canadian Spirit, Kristal Vanilla White Arrack, Mendis Special Ceylon Arrack and a Coconut Arrack ex. Aybrook and Mason

4 spirit bottles incl. a Jameson Irish whisky, a White Russian Liqueur, VAT 69 whisky and a London Dry gin

4 spirit bottles incl. Rangers Bourbon, 2 bottles of Glen Moray (Speyside Malt) and an old St. Andrews 'Golf Ball' bottle of blended whisky in original presentation box

Silver plate spirit kettle on burner stand, tureens, salver etc (boxful)

Mixed plated cutlery, spirit kettle (no stand), goblets etc (boxful)

A silver plated 4-piece tea and coffee set of half fluted form, a spirit kettle on stand, and a Ronson Crown table lighter

Victorian spirit kettle, oriental lacquer box, walking sticks, group of clocks and cameras and sundry ornaments (three shelves)

Good quality Iron Bridge, cast iron plate, silver plated spirit kettle and stand

Pair of Edwardian heavy cut glass lockable spirit decanters, plain rectangular, with faceted stoppers, silver mounted, by Heath & Middleton, Birmingham 1908, also a pair of modern padlocks.CONDITION REPORT: No cracks inside the necks, the stoppers fit nicely.  Each has a minor chip but not very serious. 

A mid-Victorian Britannia standard spirit kettle Crichton Brothers, London 1856, of baluster form, with a slightly planished bulbous body, with an octagonal spout, scroll handle with turned oak insert, raised on four scroll branch legs with burner intact Dimensions:Height: 33cm, weight (all in): 61ozProvenance:Provenance: Newton Don, Kelso; Harrietfield, Kelso; and thence by descent

Two Stoneware Vintage Bottles, Largest for W & HE Tanner, Wine and Spirit Merchants, Shrewsbury, 4 Gallon, 42cms High

Pair of silver initial spirit labels, 'M' and 'P', elaborately chased and pierced, by Marshall & Sons, Edinburgh c. 1850, 31g.