Estate Of John Challis - 'Reggie - A Stag At Bay' (Challis' 2015 Novel) - original mixed media artwork by Sue McCartney Snape as used for the front cover of the book. Featuring the titular character standing with shooting stick, and a mole peering towards his feet. Signed to corner by McCartney-Snape and dated 2015. Rolled. A preparatory sketch exists to the rear. Total size; 59cm x 42cm. Sue Macartney-Snape was born in Tanzania, brought up in Australia and now lives and paints in London. John Julius Norwich called her a "master of caricature" and said her paintings "illustrate the English social scene more brilliantly and with greater accuracy than those of any other painter working today." For 14 years she has illustrated The Telegraph Magazine's 'Social Stereotypes' column. Nine books of her original stereotypes have been published since 1994 and hundreds of thousands of copies have been sold. A portion of the proceeds from the Estate Of John Challis will be donated to three charities that he supported: British Hedgehog Preservation Society (1164542), The Cuan Wildlife Rescue (1096812), and Tusk Trust (803118).
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Estate Of John Challis - Challis' personal hiking walking stick / cane. African hardwood construction, with a zoomorphic snake head to top. Obtained by Challis during his stay in South Africa. Total length approx; 101cm. A portion of the proceeds from the Estate Of John Challis will be donated to three charities that he supported: British Hedgehog Preservation Society (1164542), The Cuan Wildlife Rescue (1096812), and Tusk Trust (803118).
A FINE SHIBUICHI KOZUKA WITH DRYING FUGUUnsignedJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)One side decorated in superb shibuichi, copper, and gold takazogan depicting a fugu (puffer fish) hung to a bamboo stick to dry, the reverse in densely engraved katakiri and ke-bori with a bustling scene of the Nihonbashi bridge, Mount Fuji visible to the side in the background.LENGTH 9.7 cmWEIGHT 35.3 gCondition: Very good condition, minor expected surface wear.Provenance: British collection.
SHOKAKEN: A LARGE AND EXCEPTIONAL BRONZE KORO (INCENSE BURNER) AND COVER WITH THE TWELVE ANIMALS OF THE ZODIAC (JUNISHI)By Oshima Yasutaro (Shokaken), signed Dai Nihon Kanda kawabe ju, Shokaken kore wo chu Japan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912) Finely cast, the compressed globular body supported on a tall, prominent foot and rising to a broad cylindrical neck with galleried rim, flanked by two handles in the form of baying kirin with exquisitely rendered curved horns, scrolling manes, and muscular bodies. The slightly domed cover is surmounted by two karako, one standing wearing a shishimai mask and the other seated beside a drum incised with a mitsudomo-e symbol and holding a stick, both showing cheerful expressions. The koro and cover are crisply cast with finely worked diapered patterns, the body is further cast in relief with the twelve animals of the zodiac, each dynamically rendered and neatly detailed to convey the mythical race that would determine their order in the zodiac. The foot is raised on five legs in the form of winged kirin with elongated bodies atop a circular base decorated with concentric diapered bands encircling a raised central medallion cast in relief with sparrows in flight amid swirling clouds. The underside of the foot is cast with the inscription and signature Dai-Nihon Kanda kawabe ju, SHOKAKEN kore wo chu ('This is cast by Shokaken, resident by the Kanda River, Great Japan'). HEIGHT 75 cm WEIGHT 19 kg Oshima Yasutaro (artist name: Shokaken) was born to a prominent family of metalworkers in 1849 and was the son of Oshima Takajiro. Together with his younger brother Oshima Joun (1858–1940), he successfully ran a studio called Sanseisha and produced bronzes of the finest quality. In Recollections of Oshima Joun, by Katori Hozuma published in 1941 by Tokyo Chukin-kai (Tokyo Cast Metalwork Association), he talked of his older brother who died young as being of the first rank of bronze metalwork artists in 1878, producing works of the very highest quality and commissioned for the world exhibitions. Shokaken indeed exhibited his works at numerous international expositions, including a metalwork incense burner at the Vienna World Exposition in 1873, which is now housed in the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts and Contemporary Art, Vienna (Illustrated in Arts of East and West from World Expositions 1855-1900: Paris, Vienna and Chicago (Commemorating the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan), (Osaka, 2004), p. 20, plate l-16).Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, minimal casting flaws, few minuscule nicks, occasional light surface scratches. Provenance: French private collection.Auction comparison: Compare a related bronze koro by Shokaken, 50 cm high, at Zacke, 3 December 2021, Vienna, lot 8 (sold for EUR 4,045).
Five late Victorian stick pins comprising a bulls eye agate rose metal stick pin, the oval cabochon banded agate measuring approx 2cm x 1cm; a Connemara marble white metal stick pin modelled as a clover leaf; a bloodstone agate yellow metal stick pin; a paste set gilt metal stick pin and an amethyst set white metal stick pin (5)
Collection of silver and white metal flatware to include a set of five white metal teaspoons with beaded & floral decorated handles, 14cm long, a George VI Art Deco dessert spoon & fork, Sheffield 1943, George V silver sugar tongs, Sheffield 1920, set of three white metal teaspoons with engraved handles, George VI silver mustard spoon, white metal pickle fork with cast floral decoration, and a white metal cocktail stick
Silber auf ebonisiertem Holzschaft. Plastisch gearbeiteter Griff in Gestalt eines Pferdekopfes. Altersbedingte Gebrauchsspuren. Gest. 925, Herstellerzeichen. L. 90 cm. A German ebonized wooden walking stick with silver handle. Age-related signs of use. Standard mark 925, maker´s mark.Schwäbisch Gmünd. Arthur Möhrle. 20. Jh.
An 18ct gold Cartier 'Trinity' ring, An 18ct gold Cartier 'Trinity' ring, of tri-colour design, signed Cartier, Swiss assay marks, numbered CE7041, ring size J, gross weight 7.2g. With maker's case, certificate and box.Overall condition good to fairScratches and discolouration in keeping with age and general wearMarked size 49, measures as a G1/2 on a ring stickCertificated dated 2004
Donaldson (Julia) Room on the Broom, signed by the artist with doodle of a witch, jacket spine ends a little chipped, 2001; Stick Man, signed by the artist with a doodle of a stick, 2008; The Gruffalo's Child, 2004; first editions, all signed by the author, illustrations by Axel Scheffler, original boards, dust-jackets, near-fine generally; with two others by the same, 4to (5)
A MAHOGANY STICK BAROMETER/THERMOMETER the silvered register signed 'J Blatt Brighton', 99cm high Condition Report : very good condition, no faults Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.
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