Vexation: An Early 18th Century Fan, with plain ivory monture save for the guards, which are carved from tip to shoulder with a man with a walking stick above a half-man half-scaled creature. The vellum leaf, mounted à l'anglaise, is painted in dark colour along the top and bottom edges, with light touches of gold. The detailed scene shows two men and two ladies, all well dressed in 18th century fashion. The man standing to the left, playing a flute, wears breeches with a large rosette to the knee, matching rosettes on his shoes, the colour of his cloak complementing these accessories. Another man lounges on a formal wooden table or bench, proffering flowers to a lady seated at his side, another lady wearing a low fronted and front- laced corseted bodice observing. The lady to the fore, with voluminous pink skirts seemingly extended to the sides with paniers, her bodice of blue with a peplum to the waist, a pink rose pinned to her bodice, looks vexed by the attention and activity. The verso is plain, save for gold paint to the ribs. Guard length 27.5cmThe leaf is fresh and bright despite some minor marking recto/verso, and some rubbing to the folds.
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Daphne Fleeing Apollo: A Fine Circa 1700 or Earlier Ivory Fan, with elaborate and intricate ivory sticks, featuring a border of shells, a bulbous head, and a fish or dolphin carved on the guard just above. The sticks are inlaid with mother-of-pearl ovals, and are intricately shaped so as to create a detail when the fan is closed and laid on its side. The leaf depicts the nymph Daphne, her hair and fingers changing into foliage as she changes her form and becomes a laurel tree to escape Apollo, who is in love with her but whom she spurns. Verso plain, except for a fine design of flowers and fruit on each support stick. Guard length 28cmMonture? Leaf folds rubbed.
The Question: An 18th Century Ivory Fan, with silvered and gilded ivory sticks, the guards carved, the gorge sticks pierced, the depictions mainly of figures and classical urns. The vellum leaf, mounted à l'anglaise, is divided into three colourful paintings, bordered by gold sequins. The central painting is of a seated young lady, a tray of flower heads on her knee, a younger girl at her side, being asked a question by a young man, finely dressed in blue and carrying a stick. To the left, a simple depiction of a child crossing over a rural river bridge, a building with a domed roof to one shore, the final vignette showing a gentleman sitting on a grassy bank near a barn. The cream reserves are painted with swags, and colourful flowers. The verso is plain, red thread outlining the traces of the embroidered sequins on the recto. Guard length 27.5cm Provenance: Believed to have belonged to HRH The Duke of ConnaughtThe leaf is quite yellowed, as is some of the ivory, particularly the lower gorge. The fan lacks a rivet and is held together with wire.
A Late 18th Century Ivory Fan, the monture carved, pierced and painted, the guards with cornucopia, swirls and a female figure, the gorge with a central scene of a couple and additional lady in the garden, accompanied by a small dog, flutists playing at either side, colourful background flowers and stylised decoration highlighted in gold. The double paper leaf, bordered with roses, shows an Oriental couple and two children in the countryside, a mountain range in the distance. The verso in colours that suggest the early 19th century, depicts a country couple enjoying a secluded picnic. The gorge is plain save for some tiny pink flowers. Guard length 33cmNumerous repairs to the folds on the verso, some on the recto, and some of the leaf is lifting. To the left, one stick is stuck to the guard.
Model 1916 Inert Stick Grenade, a nice condition model 1916 stick grenade, stencilling to grenade head clear and present, top cap is loose, wood haft displays marking ’17.4.16’ as well as ‘5 ¼ Sek.AEG’. The end cap is missing. Featured on pages 118 and 119 in Feldzug 1916. Grenade is empty, safe and legal to own in the UK.WE ARE NOT ABLE TO SHIP THIS LOT OUTSIDE OF THE UK
Model 1917 Inert Stick Grenade, an excellent example, illustrated and fully described on page 100 of Feldzug 17, the head having at least 70% of its field grey green paint remaining with faint traces of stencilled instructions. Wood haft good with stamped timing instructions. Evidence of old, now dead, woodworm, complete with its serrated lower cap and internal porcelain ball and string puller. The grenade is totally inert, safe and legal to own in the UK.WE ARE NOT ABLE TO SHIP THIS LOT OUTSIDE OF THE UK
Model 1915 Inert Stick Grenade, photographed and fully described on page 84 of Feldzug 15, this excellent condition M.15 stick grenade, all complete, shown as number 3 on the page, retaining virtually all of the field grey paint to the upper body, slight surface rusting, complete with its belt hook. The wood haft good with very deep marking of ‘7 sekunden’ the grenade totally inert, safe and legal to own in the UK.WE ARE NOT ABLE TO SHIP THIS LOT OUTSIDE OF THE UK
Model 1917 Inert Stick Grenade, a fine example of the M.17 stick grenade. Full illustrated and described on pages 98 and 99 of Feldzug 17, this is number 1 of the three grenades illustrated, retaining the majority of its original field grey green paint to the head. Wood haft good, marked ‘5½ sek.G.J.B.’ which is the maker marking. Complete with its non serrated bottom cap, its inner porcelain ball and string pull, the grenade totally inert, empty and safe to own in the UK.WE ARE NOT ABLE TO SHIP THIS LOT OUTSIDE OF THE UK
A SMALL CHINESE BRONZE WATER POT AND A BRONZE INCENSE STICK HOLDER 16TH/17TH CENTURY The square-section water pot with a chicken head-shaped spout and a loop handle inlaid with silver and copper wire with archaistic scrolling design, raised on four bracket feet, the vase with an ovoid body on a flared foot and a tall neck with two handles and a flared rim, all decorated with stylised lotus flowerheads and foliage, 11cm and 6.8cm, 138g and 201g. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Professor Peter H Plesch and Mrs Traudi Plesch OBE and thence by descent, collection no.Bv7 and Bv11, the water potpurchased from Spink & Son Ltd at the 1968 Antique Dealers Fair for £10, exhibited at the OCS exhibition in 1983, no.44.
A RARE CHINESE POWDER BLUE GROUND AND UNDERGLAZE COPPER-RED DISH KANGXI 1662-1722 Decorated with a figure of a travelling warrior monk carrying a large bundle, a fly whisk and a long stick on his back, all reserved against a powder blue ground, with sprays of bamboo and a flower mark in a double circle to the reverse, 26cm. Cf. C J A Jörg, Chinese Ceramics in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, pp.127-128, no.132 for a dish of an identical design. The plate probably depicts Monk Hua, a character from Shuihu zhuan, a popular tale of rogues and robbers.
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