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Lot 297
Various bygones, collectables, etc. painted coffee percolator with articulated upper handle, 22cm H, EGF French peak cap, various advertising hessian sacks to include potato sacks, treen hand tools, Lyons' Tea tin, Robert Goute drumsticks, dog head table lighter, Hardy Cognac coopered ice bucket, etc. (a quantity)
Lot 26
A FAMILLE ROSE OPIUM PIPE, late 19th century, of cylindrical form, with coiled dragon in iron red and enamelled with scattered clouds with trellis banding to each end, 58cm longOpium as a medicinal ingredient was documented in Chinese texts dating back as early as the Tang Dynasty, but the recreational use of the substance was limited. Similar to India, it was introduced to the country by Arab merchants, initially as dried powder often drunk with tea. However, as the opium trade grew, particularly due to competition with British trading from their colonies in India, the use of the drug became more widespread. The first restrictions were introduced by the Qing in 1729 when he introduced a ban on Madak, a mixture of blended opium and tobacco. British ships began to import opium into the country, something the Qing Dynasty initially tolerated as it created an indirect tax on Chinese subjects, as increasing the silver supply available to foreign merchants through the sale of opium encouraged Europeans to spend more money on Chinese goods. The recreational use of opium continued to grow in China and it began to affect the stability of the society. Unlike Chinese society at the time, it was not prejudiced based on rank, it affected all members of society. These two lots in the sale illustrated how prolific its use had become by the 19th century with the provision in decorative objects which could be used to enhance the experience. A chair, equipped with scrollwork neck rest and a finely painted famille rose porcelain pipe. During the heyday of opium smoking, hundreds of tools were crafted specifically for the preparation, vaporizing, and ingestion of the drug.
Lot 65
A 20TH CENTURY MODEL DIORAMA FOR A NAVAL 24LB GUN POSITION OF CIRCA 1805 the 9¼in., 11 bore five-stage tapering barrel with 'GR' cypher, crown and proof marks, brass and steel firing mechanism to touch hole and looped cascabel, mounted on a stepped naval type carriage with wooden trucks, rigged with blocks and tackle to a planked and pinned deck, flanked with gunner's tools in racks with simulated wooden shot in racks, mounted on ebonised display base with perspex cover -- overall 16 x 14 x 10in. (41 x 35.5 x 25.5cm.)
Lot 504
Omar Rayo (Colombian 1928–2010), watercolour of a face conjoined with tools C1950 "Conchita Citron" (Bogota) 'Portrait masque avec ombre', artists signature to lower right, 33cm x 50cm, Provenance: from a private collection in Switzerland believed to have been purchased by Hermando Solano odd small blemishes but nothing significant
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