Christoph Schwarz, Raphael Sadeler - Allegory of death / Description: Allegory of death, after Christoph Schwarz: a naked boy sitting with his right hand resting on a hourglass, a vase and a skull on the right; beyond, a funeral monument at right and wheat and flowers at left. The theme of the ears of corn and the few fallen grains around the skull are an equivalent of the ideas resurrection and expresses the idea that Man when dead and buried will be resurrected. The grains of corns create new plants. Within image: 'cum. grat. et privilegio S. C. M.' and 'Hodie mihi, cras tibi', and below: 'Cristoff Swarz pinxit, R. Sadeler scalpsit', with two lines of Latin inscription: 'Vita quid est hominis?... illa bonis brevis est'. Engraving made by: Raphael Sadeler I, after: Christoph Schwarz (1595-1592) / Dimensions: 15,00 x 10,40 cm / Condition: Good impression with a little wear to the plate. Good condition. / Literature: Hollstein / Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts c.1450-1700 (212) / Medium: Engraving /Circa: C.1580-1590 320
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A Chinese flambe glaze double gourd vase, 19cm highSmall chip and hairline crack to rim (shown in photo) cracquelure showing to the inside and glazing to the base. Firing inconsistencies and marks in the surface and colour, slight dulling of the glaze and surface abrasions consistent with handling.
A pair of imari baluster vases and a pair of Chinese blue and white vases; a Chinese ginger jar and a Sampson armorial vase in the Chinese manner; a pair of polychrome wooden figures (8)please see further images for condition both pairs of vases have hairline cracks, one with repair (and loss) to rimwooden figures in poor condition with losses to the male figuresamson vase has wear at the rim and some staining to the body
Mary Rich, a studio pottery stoneware vase, of tapering cylindrical from with flared rim, glazed in drizzled bands of colour, impressed 'M' seal mark, 43.5cm high; together with a studio pottery shallow bowl, signed Kitty [??] and a millefiore dish, of compressed form and internally decorated with millefiori canes, latticino canes and aventurine inclusions (3)Mary Rich vase is thickly potted as one might expect and there are inconsistencies in the glaze as a result, some areas carry less glazing. One possible rim chip but glazing is present, area below the rim looks like a chip but is fully glazed and seems to have been done during manufacture. overall in very good conditionMillefiore dish has small rim chip 1mm
A silver mounted glass dressing table bottle, the glass etched with a spider in a web, together with another silver mounted bottle, a silver spill vase, a glass box with silver lid and another glass bottle and stoppertall oblong bottle has chip. spider etched bottle is missing its inner stopper, the rim inside the silver lid has small rim chips
Asian ceramics to include a Chinese rouleau vase (restored), a 20th century punch bowl, yellow ground jar and cover (early 20th century), Japanese charger, 2 other small vases, miniature horses and a black lacquer bowl (11)see further photos for condition large charger has either firing or hairline crack to baseyellow covered jar has craquelure to enamel and some lossesblanc de chine vase has either firing or hairline crackjapanese vase has hairline crack to the waist of the vase and across the basegilding on vase rubbed
Box of Collectables. Includes Swans, Handmade Figure of a Cat, Approx 6 Inches High, Halcyon Days Enamels Trinket Box, With Box and Certificate, Small Decorative Vase, Collection of Chelsea Pottery Plates / Dishes, Two Small Staffordshire Dogs etc, Good Interesting Lot, Low Estimate.
Mixed Lot to Include hobnail cut crystal vase, glass tizza, a crystal ice bucket and cover, a Gainsborough bone china tea service, Wedgwood 'Early Morning Milk' plate, National Gallery 'The Cornfield' plate, V & A Boat Building Nr Flatford Mill' plate, Spode 'English Thoroughbread' plate.
James Macintyre William Moorcroft Signed Florian Ware Small Jardiniere. Cornflower Blue Design on White Ground. c.1907 - 1910. Height 5 Inches - 12.5 cms. Condition Report - Small Restoration to Rim Area, Also some over painting, also has a large hairline cracks to inner vase, some crazing.
20th Century An eclectic selection of objets [a] Two cut glass decanters [b] Five tobacco pipes, with a leather pipe rack [c] A Union Jack bulldog ceramic, with cigar in mouth [d] A Staffordshire style figural vase [e] Napoleon III, A wood and cloisonné enamel paper holder To be sold without reserve
Continental 19th Century Three small porcelain items [a] Meissen, A double gourd floral miniature vase, decorated with applied floral and insect motifs [b] A tall pink, blue and gilt table scent bottle with stopper [c] German, 19th Century, A royal blue and gilt ground gourd shaped scent bottle, with stopper Dimensions: [a] 3.5 in. (H) x 1.75 in. (W) [b] 6 in. (H) x 2.5 in. (W) [c] 3 in. (H) x 1.75 in. (W)
East Asian 17th/18th Century An assortment of porcelain To include: [a] Kangxi (1662 - 1722), Chinese export, A pair of two cups and saucers, in iron red and gold decoration [b] Kangxi (1662 - 1722), A miniature blue and white vase, with mark to the base [c] Qianlong (1736 - 1795), A small bowl with gilt quail decoration [d] Qianlong (1736 - 1795), A small tea bowl, with famille rose decoration and iron red and gilt ground [e] Qianlong (1736 - 1795), Chinese Export, In the Meissen style, A small tea bowl, with gilt ground Dimensions: [a] (Cup) 2.75 in. (H) x 3 in. (W); (Saucer) 5.25 in. (D) [b] 5 in. (H) x 2.25 in. (W) [c] 1.5 in. (H) x 2.75 in. (W) [d] 1.75 in. (H) x 3 in. (W) [e] 2 in. (H) x 3.5 in. (W)
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