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Click here to subscribeA Meissen mustard pot and cover, mid 18th century, of eight lobed form, moulded with floral panels and painted with birds, rodents and flowers, the cover with a bird finial, a barrel-shaped mustard pot painted with birds, butterflies and flowers beneath an elaborate gilt border, and a 19th century Meissen egg-shaped spirit urn, painted with figures in rural settings, various blue crossed swords marks, some damages, 16.3cm max. (5)
Barry Sutton, Free Spirit, 2008,patinated solid cast bronze,signed, dated, and numbered in the cast 3/25,length 59cm, depth 15cm, height 34cm.Footnote: Barry Sutton studied sculpture at Leicester in the 1970s and went on to become head of model making and taxidermy at London's Natural History Museum. His modelling and interest in anatomy have naturally led him to produce bronze and ceramic sculptures for commercial sale, as well as work in animatronic modelling for television and film productions. His artistic merits have gained acclaim in galleries throughout Britain, such as winning 1st prize for Sculpture at the David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year Show at the Mall Galleries, London.
A Houghtons Sanderson Regular Quarter Plate Hand and Stand Camera, serial no 8953, circa 1904, chamfered red bellows, double extension, spirit level, brilliant viewfinder and focusing screen missing, maker's model plate covered by shutter housing, body F-G, wear to leather, wide angle flap clip has lost small screw, with non-original Compur dial-set shutter working and Contessa-Nettel Sonnar Anastigmat 15cm f/4.5 lens P-F, haze
A Meyer Görlitz Universal Plasmat Silar 6 x 4.5cm Folding Plate Camera, probably made by Perka circa 1930, body G, long extension bellows, drop bed, rising and tilting front, spirit level, Compur dial-set shutter working (not time), a Meyer Plasmat Set 3in f/4.5 and 6in f/11 lens F, haze, together with three dark slides in an Ernemann case
Rare Chinese blue and white square gin/spirit bottle and cover, Kangxi (1662-1722), two sides decorated with a figure in a landscape scene, the other two with bamboo, prunus and a bird, floral sprays to the shoulder, landscape scenes to the cover, 26.5cm high with coverCondition report: Fritting and scratching commensurate with age. Small chip to rim, Otherwise in good condition.
A BUILDER'S MODEL FOR THE WOODEN TEA CLIPPER SHIP SPIRIT OF THE AGE, BUILT FOR T.A. GIBB OF LONDON BY JOHN PYLE, SUNDERLAND, 1854the 47in. hull planked and pinned in contrasting woods, with scored aft and deck sections, with saloon light, the bow inscribed with name and some foliate gilt decoration, loosely mounted on cradle stand, overall measurements -- 11 x 47 x 8in. (28 x 119 x 20cm.); together with coloured lithograph after Thomas Dutton published by Day & Son depicting Spirit of the Age underway, in verre églomisé frame -- 22½ x 26in. (57 x 66cm.) overall(2)Spirit of the Age was constructed of oak and teak and registered 878 old tons. She had a brief, fast life as did so many tea clippers of the day. Her maiden voyage to Sydney was timed at 73 days (beating an American clipper in a race) and her best passage out of Whampoa in 1856 was 100 days. In 1859 she collided with H.M. steam tug African in the mouth of Thames and, after repairs to bowsprit and figurehead, set sail for Shanghai. By the time she had reached the Sunda Strait, her leaks were uncontrollable and she was towed into Batavia where she was condemned.The model now lacks all fittings with witness marks for masts, etc., central deck section missing the starboard edge and is loose, foredeck replaced or missing original finish. Old wear and repairs.
A LIVE STEAM TEST MODEL ATTRIBUTED TO BASSETT-LOWKE, CIRCA 1925 the 60in. hull carved from the solid and finished in white below the waterline, green boot top and blue topsides and inscribed Nellie to stern, chrome-plated friction rudder and propellor on bracket, driven by two-cylinder Stuart Turner marine engine, connected to twin water tube spirit-fired boiler with working pressure gauges, aluminium foredeck with ventilators and threaded jackstaff, loosely mounted on wooden stand, including stand -- 15 x 60 x 12in. (38 x 152.5 x 30.5cm.)Fine overall condition. Although untested is thought to be in working order, no boiler certificate available
TWO BOXES OF METAL WARES ETC, to include a pair of niello style candlesticks, three silver plated Kiddush cups with grape and vine with Hebrew text, three plated half pint tankards, 1/2 gill and 2/5 gill spirit measures, boxed silver spoon hallmarked for 2004, two bronzed spelter figures (missing spears?), silver Jubilee storage box of wood and metal construction, cast iron scales with weights, cast iron recipe book holder, brass and copper kettles, brass sculpture of a bird of prey, brass candlesticks , cast iron frying pan, horse brasses etc
A BOXED KYOSHO DIE-CAST MODEL ROLLS ROYCE PHANTOM 1, black, in 1:18 scale, steering wheel turns the front wheels, has opening doors and bonnet, fold out rear windscreen, on a removable stand, length 28cm, height including stand 10cm, box and polystyrene packaging included (Condition report: model appears in good condition generally, missing Spirit of Ecstasy mascot, some marks and damage to corners of box) (1 + BOX)
Original vintage propaganda poster featuring an illustration of an explosion of an atomic bomb, with selected lines from The Present Crisis, written by James Russell Lowell in 1846 - The Atomic Era - At the birth of each new Era, with a recognizing start, Nation wildly looks at nation, standing with mute lips apart.. For mankind are one in spirit, and an instinct bears along, Round the earth's electric circle, the swift flash of right or wrong.. In the gain or loss of one race all the rest have equal claim." The reverse poster of the poster features articles The Blight of Poor Electrotyping on Leterpress Printing; Guardian Throws Down the Gauntlet; LaSalle University First to Make Bond Paper Pie Chart; The Growing Importance of the Advertising Manager's Job. Printed by Crocker-McElwain Company. Good condition, folds, minor staining, double sided. Country of issue: USA, designer: Wickham, size (cm): 56x43, year of printing: 1946.
Original vintage pacifist anti-war propaganda poster - You shall not kill! Young Christians, refuse military service in a spirit of charity. Conscription Law 25 gives you rights and protection / Du sollst nicht töten! Junge Christen, verweigert den Wehrdienst im Geist der Nachstenliebe. Wehrpflichtgesetz 25 gibt Euch Recht und Schutz - featuring a woodcut by Prof. Otto Pankok depicting Jesus Christ breaking a rifle against his knee. Printed by Fr. Jumpertz K.G., Dusseldorf. Good condition, creasing, staining, pinholes, tears. Country of issue: Germany, designer: Otto Pankok, size (cm): 86x61, year of printing: 1950s.
Original vintage advertising poster for a music concert at Fillmore West by Grateful Dead Blood, Sweat & Tears, Spirit, featuring a black and white illustration of a Queen Mary cruise ship landing with a cartoon of telephone booth, and a bench at the bus stop, coming through a red door set over contrasting green background. Excellent condition. Country of issue: USA, designer: Randy Tuten, size (cm): 54.5x35.5, year of printing: 1969.
A Pre-Production LeCoultre & Cie Compass Camera, 1936/37, chrome serial no. 1015, with unmarked lens, body, VG, shutter working, lens VG, complete with original lens capNotes: This is the first time ever an original pre-production Compass Camera has been offered at public auction or even known to exist. This early first version was trialled to see the public reaction and it differs from the more common version II by the following points:This camera is 3mm shorter and 3mm less thick than the version IIThe lens has no name or dataThe lens cap is separate and not attached The 'LeCoultre' name does not appear on the outside of the cameraNo lens cap depth of field calculatorMore flush spirit levelThere is no hinged magnifierThe swivel mount is for a small screwNo option for cable releaseThe wheel on the front is engraved 'Shutter Winder'Inside the back is engraved 'World Patents Pending' Back engraved 'Compass Cameras, London. Pemberton Billing, Patents/ Manufactured for the Licencees' - No mention of LeCoultre
Property of a deceased's estate 1926 Brough Superior 981cc SS80 De Luxe ProjectRegistration no. TO 2980Frame no. 417Engine no. KT/C 95312/S•Non-original engine and gearbox•Present ownership since circa 1981•Offered for restorationWhile equalling a Rolls-Royce for quality of construction and finish, in spirit the Brough Superior was more akin to the sporting Bentley. Not an unwieldy beast intended primarily for sidecar duties like the majority of its v-twin-engined contemporaries, the Brough Superior was, in its maker's own words, 'a type of machine designed from the experienced solo rider's point of view'. To prove the point, Brough lost no time in demonstrating his machine's capabilities in the most attention-grabbing way possible: by racing at Brooklands. Introduced in 1922, the JAP-powered SS80 (so-called because of its guaranteed 80mph top speed in road trim) achieved instant fame when a stripped-for-racing version (nicknamed 'Spit and Polish') ridden by George became the first sidevalve-engined (flat head) machine to lap the Surrey track at over 100mph. Even more surprising was the fact that this landmark figure had been achieved on its maker's Brooklands debut. Brough entered the 1930s with an entirely JAP-powered range, and then, after a brief absence, the SS80 re-appeared in 1935 as the SS80 Special, this time with an engine built by Associated Motor Cycles. Similar to that of the Matchless Model X, the 982cc sidevalve v-twin incorporated Brough's preferred 'knife-and-fork' big-end bearing arrangement instead of the side-by-side connecting rods of the Matchless. The SS80 continued to use the AMC engine until production ceased in 1939. Its accompanying copy Works Record Card shows that frame number '417' formed part of an SS80 De Luxe despatched to G C & J L Howarth of Sale, Cheshire on 26th March 1926. When the accompanying old-style logbook was issued in 1965, it was noted that the Brough had last been taxed in 1933. The Brough Superior Club first heard of 'TO 2980' in 1973 when it was purchased by club founder-member the Rev Michael Staines. By 1975 the SS80 had passed to one J B Davidson of Finchley, London N3, who kept its (non-original) engine when he sold the Brough's cycle parts to D W Belvoir of San Jose, California in 1976. Dating from early 1928, the (non-Brough) engine with the machine today was acquired by the late owner circa 1981 soon after he bought the engine-less project from Jan Barton of San Jose, California and brought it back to the UK. The gearbox likewise is non-Brough but is of the correct type and dates from mid-1925. Offered for restoration and sold strictly as viewed, this exciting Brough project comes with an old-style V5 registration document and the aforementioned logbook and Works Record Card copy. The registration 'TO 2980' is recorded in the DVLA and HPI databases; nevertheless, prospective purchasers must satisfy themselves with regard to this motorcycle's registration status prior to bidding. Offered without keyFootnotes:All lots are sold 'as is/where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to biddingFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Victorian Silver-Mounted Glass Spirit Flask, London 1898, of tapering cylindrical form, in leather case, 27cm high overall; A Set of Three Modern Plate-Mounted Glass Spirit Flasks, in a leather case, 19cm high; and An Articulated Cup, in leather case, 8cm diameter overall (3)Silver-mounted flask - glass in good condition. The silver top with slight mottling. The catch is operating correctly. The leather case is a good colour with superficial marks and wear. Three plate-mounted examples - good condition, the case with wear and scuffs. Cup - the cup is slightly misshapen. With wear. The leather case with substantial wear.
A Reproduction "William Congreve" Rolling Ball Mantel Clock, 20th century, single fusee movement, top mounted rolling ball platform, three dials for hours/minutes and seconds, raised upon a rectangular base with spirit level and beneath a five glass panelled brass framed case, 39cm by 41cmMovement plates are slightly discoloured and needs cleaning, base with small dents and scratches in parts, glass case is complete, with rolling ball.
MORIKAZU: A FINE NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A SLUMBERING SHOJOBy Morikazu, signed Morikazu 守一Japan, Nagoya, c. 1830, Edo period (1615-1868)A well-carved, bulky model of a slumbering Shojo with an unusually expressive face. The drunken spirit is in a deep slumber induced by a hefty amount of sake. One hand is placed in his/her lap and the other pressed against the cheek, supporting the face, probably dreaming of drinking more sake. The finely incised long hair neatly falls down the back and the well-carved robe is adorned with elaborately carved patterns. The wood of a good color with an appealing, warm patina. Asymmetrical himotoshi and signed within a raised rectangular reserve MORIKAZU.HEIGHT 4.1 cmCondition: Very good condition, minor associated surface wear.Provenance: US private collection.
AN EARLY IVORY NETSUKE OF A SAMBASO DANCERUnsigned Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of flattened form, well carved as a sambaso dancer in a dynamic pose with one leg raised, leaning slightly forwards, the elbows bent and arms raised, shrouded in the long sleeves of his loose-fitting robe incised with foliate designs as well as stylized birds and waves, the garment folds and characteristic tall pointed hat with bold fine incision work as well, heightened with sumi, the back with two himotoshi.LENGTH 7.2 cmCondition: Good condition with some wear, expected age cracks, few minuscule nicks. Fine honey-yellow patina.Among the many traditional performing arts that have been handed down throughout Japanese history, sambaso is the classical performance that retains the oldest format. Its origins are said to be traceable all the way back to the story of Amaterasu Omikami, the mythical Japanese goddess of the sun and the heavens, and the Ama-no-Iwato (heavenly rock cave). This dance expresses the descent of a kami (Shinto god) to earth, and is the weightiest segment of a Noh play, handled as a Shinto rite. The dance is at times quiet and at times intense, as the flesh-and-blood human body dances the dance, and the form of the kami spirit inwardly dancing down comes in and out of view. Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
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