There are 66892 lots that match your search criteria. Subscribe now to get instant access to the full price guide service.
Click here to subscribeA Vijayanagar Bronze Figure of Ganesha, South India, 15th/16th century the plump elephant headed deity seated on a rectangular base, three of his four arms holding attributes, his primary left hand holding sweets on which he feeds from his trunk 54mm high Condition: Base chipped some weathering and verdigris View on auctionatrium.com
Ede (Basil, b. 1931). Birds of Town and Village, Text by W. D. Campbell, 1st ed., 1965, col. plts. throughout, orig. cloth in d.j., together with a loosely inserted pencil drawing of a lesser spotted woodpecker on a tree trunk, signed and dated 1980 by Ede at foot, 28.5 x 22cm, plus Basil Ede’s Birds, with Text by Robert Dougall, 1980, col. illusts. throughout, autograph letter signed from Robert Dougall, tipped on to front free endpaper and invoice for the drawing of the woodpecker with additional autograph note by Ede tipped in, orig. cloth in d.j., both 4to (2)
An early 19c eight day longcase clock with a 13" arched painted dial signed Jas.Leithead, Galashiels and having floral corners and a painting in the arch entitled `Come Under My Plaidy`. It has seconds and date rings and matched brass hands. The oak case has swan neck pediments to the hood and fluted columns flanking the dial, the trunk has fluted quarter columns to the corners and a trunk door with a thick rectangular panel below. The base is plain with bracket feet, 84" tall overall.
An eight day longcase clock, the associated arched brass dial signed Thos. Pinfold, Middleton Chainey and dating from the late 18c. The dial has a moon phase in the arch and seconds and date rings and has female head spandrels (date and moon phase inoperable). The oak case has a new backboard and its hood has a full arched top and attached columns on the hood door. The trunk door has an arched top and raised edge moulding and the base and plinth are plain, 86" tall overall.
A late 18c eight day longcase clock by Robert Honey of London, the 12" arched brass dial having floral spandrels, a strike-silent to the arch and a centre date hand. The mahogany case has a pagoda top (since cut down) and brass reeded fluted columns flanking the dial. The hood sides have wooden sound frets. The long trunk door has an arched top and raised edge moulding and the base has a raised central panel with edge moulding and a double plinth, the lower one with a wavy edge, 90" tall overall.
A Channel Islands oak cased longcase clock late-18th century, the brass Roman dial signed `Naftels Guernsey`, with pierced steel hands, date aperture and gilt shell and scroll spandrels, the weight driven thirty hour movement striking on a bell, the case with a flared cornice over a square glazed door flanked by turned pilasters, the trunk with canted corners and inlaid with toothed banding and crossbanded in mahogany, on a plain base with bracket feet and shaped apron, 75.25in. (191cm.) high.
An early Victorian mahogany eight day longcase clock, the arched painted dial with ring of Roman numerals and centred subsidiary seconds and date dials, within classical ruin painted corner spandrels under a biblical 14 inch painted arch, the hood with swan-neck pediment over double baluster turned front corner hood pilasters, above an ogee arched short trunk door between canted front corners, on a box base with circular flame veneered panel raised on slender bracket feet, 234cm high (at fault)
A Regency oak crossbanded mahogany eight day longcase clock the 13 inch arched painted dial with centred date aperture and subsidiary seconds dial within a ring of Roman and Arabic numerals, with florally painted corner spandrels under a painted classical arch, the hood with arched glazed door flanked by fluted front corner hood pilasters over a short trunk door with central urn motif on a crossbanded base with cut-out plinth, 204cm high (at fault)
A George III oak eight day longcase clock, the 13 inch arched brass dial signed `Samuel Liddell, Old Swinford` with inner ring of Roman numerals, outer ring of Arabic numerals, centred date aperture and subsidiary seconds dial the hood with pierced frieze over an arched glazed hood door flanked by three quarter front corner hood pilasters over a long ogee moulded trunk door with later carved lozenge and central rosette above a carved box base raised on ogee moulded short bracket feet, 226cm high (later carved trunk)
An exhibition quality 1in scale model of a Wallis & Stevens road roller ‘Advance’, built by the late Mr L.O.Gibbs of Hailsham, East Sussex having gas fired boiler with fitted sight glass, pressure gauge, steering wheel with direct shaft to bevel gear and worm steering. The twin cylinder engine with trunk guides, balanced crank, cab lever for Stephenson’s link reverse, hand brake, ratchet oiler, flywheel with gear driven water pump and return flow control valve to belly tanks, rivetwork, water drain point and safety valve. The model is finished in maroon, red and green paintwork with polished copper, brass and brightwork. The fitted corrugated canopy being sign written ‘L.O.Gibbs, Hailsham -East Sussex - Contractor’. Radio control equipment is built into the underside of the canopy and the model comes with a radio control hand set. Model 33cm high, 27cm wide, 60cm long
A 3in scale model of an S Type Marshall 5 nhp steam roller, built by Mr B Burrows of St Helens with steel boiler built by A J Glaze Ltd of Wolverhampton for Live Steam Models. The roller with single cylinder 2in bore by 21/2in stroke with trunk guide, safety valves, ratchet oiler, cylinder drain cocks operated from the driving position, regulator, sight glass, pressure gauge, water pump, injector, blower, disc flywheel, spoked steering wheel and brake fitted to back wheel. The model finished in green, red and black paintwork with polished brightwork. 50cm wide, 140cm long. Boiler History: Original test certificate from A J Glaze Ltd, Wolverhampton No 657, built November 1993. Hydraulic Test pressure 225 psi. Current boiler hydraulic test certificate from Northern Association of Model Engineers valid until the 17th of April 2011 at 180 psi working pressure. Steam test valid until 18th of April 2010 at 110 psi.
A 3in scale model of a Flatbed Foden steam wagon, the brazed copper boiler with wooden cladding and fittings including water and pressure gauges, safety, blower, injector, clack and blowdown valves. Engine details including twin cylinders with trunk guides, water pump with linkage to ratchet operated lubricator, bypass, gear levers and chain drive to rear axle, Chassis detail including channel section frame Ackerman steering, cast wheels with solid rubber tyres and brass hub caps, working leaf springs, hand operated back brake rear axle differential unit, water tank with hand feed pump. Flat bed with upholstered driver’s and passenger seat, cab roof, polished hardwood planking to lorry body on channel chassis frame. The wagon finished in lined blue livery, 56cm wide, 185cm long. No boiler history available. Inspection stand. Some parts have been removed for steam test, which never took place, canopy, tinwork and safety valves present.
PAVLOVA ANNA: (1881-1931) Russian Ballet Dancer. Vintage signed sepia postcard photograph, an elegant full length image of Pavlova standing en pointe before a large wicker trunk bearing her name. Photograph by Abbe of Paris. Signed by Pavlova in bold, dark blue fountain pen ink with her name alone to the lower white border. Three very slight, minor corner creases, otherwise VG
James Yardley, Bishop Stortford, a George III oak longcase clock, the break arch hood with fluted columns, break arch long trunk door, on a rectangular plinth with shaped skirting, the 12inch brass dial signed on a disc to the arch, with silvered chapter ring, engraved centre, seconds dial and date aperture, gilt foliate spandrels, with 8 day 5 pillar movement, 211cm high
An ormolu wheel seal, the stem in the form of a tree trunk entwined with vine leaves being climbed by a goat and a cherub, the wheel with seven oval glass tablets and foil backed paste seals, each one intaglio engraved with the days of the week, 145mm in length, together with an ormolu desk seal, of a cherub standing with one arm raised, holding a garland of vine leaves draped around his body, to a blue stone pillar with a circular base intaglio engraved ‘semper memor’, 79mm in length (2)
Loading...
