GENTLEMEN'S LIBRARY, GRAND TOUR AND AUCTION OF CURIOSITIES

A 19th century cold painted bronze partridge, mounted on an onyx ashtray, 11cm wide, c.1880

A 19th century coromandel dressing box, the cover and front inlaid in abalone and mother-of-pearl lozenges, the interior with ten various dressin...

A 19th century mahogany putto, carved with his hands hands aloft, 22.5cm high

A 19th century amethyst quartz and rose marble desk calendar, stepped rectangular base, 11cm wide

A 19th century bone and red stained travelling chess set, hinged mahogany case, 25cm wide, c.1880

A 19th century boxwood and ebony Staunton pattern chess set, by Jaques & Son, London, the pieces marked with a crown for king's size, the kings 7....

A 19th century brass inkwell, hinged cover, the shaped oval base pierced and cast with leafy scrolls and strapwork, outswept feet, 22cm wide, c.18...

A 19th century brass reliquary, enclosing relics labelled St Joseph, Ex. Sepul D.N., traces of silvering, 4cm over loop

A 19th century bronze desk weight, cast as a bird, rectangular black marble base, 12.5cm wide, c. 1880

A 19th century bronze mounted marble inkstand, in the Empire taste, surmounted by the figure of Napoleon Bonaparte, flanked by a pair of cylindric...

A 19th century bronze square sundial, angular S-scroll gnomon, Roman numerals, 25.5cm wide, inscribed Certa Ratio 1736

A 19th century carved and gilt looking glass, architectural frame with leafy cresting and apron, rectangular frame flanked by Corinthian pilasters...

A 19th century carved boxwood Corpus Christi, mahogany cross, plinth base, 64cm high, c.1850

A 19th century cast iron library model, of a recumbent lion, stepped rectangular base, 24cm wide

A 19th century circular gilt bas relief of an Elizabethan hunt and falconry display, 4.5cm diam, framed

"Ascot": The New Racing Game, by Jacques & Son, London, Letters Patent, mahogany case applied with label, early 20th century

A 19th century composite bas relief of Pope Leo XII, bust-length and fully-turned to dexter 4.2cm high, framed

A 19th century dark patinated and polished model desk canon, rectangular marble base, 23cm wide overall

A 19th century dark patinated bronze novelty chamber taperstick, cast as a native South American, he stands, wearing a feathered headdress, a quiv...

A 19th century dark patinated bronze pricket chamber taperstick, as a rose, the loop handle crested by a butterfly, dished circular base, 8cm diam...

A 19th century French brass inkwell, domed spherical cover and reserved resting on the backs of three whippets, circular base, 12cm high, c. 1880

A 19th century French gilt metal armorial plaque, possibly a hatchment, showing a coat of arms of crested by the French crown, 18cm diam, framed

A 19th century French medallic roundel, Arrivée du Roi à Paris, after Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822), 8.3cm diam, framed

A 19th century French medallic roundel, Siege de la Bastille, after Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822), 8.3cm diam, framed

A 19th century German silver plated Black Forest inkwell, cast with a chained bear sitting on a grassy ground, circular base with pen holder, ebon...

A 19th century gilt bronze figural table candlestick, well cast as a scantily clad maiden, she kneels, raising aloft an urnular sconce grasped by ...

A 19th century gilt metal pocket watch stand, cast with a winged putto mask, shaped rectangular base with scrolling acanthus, 25.5cm high, c.1850

A 19th century giltwood and gesso architectural finial, boldly carved with lotus and acanthus, 33cm long, c.1840

A 19th century giltwood and gesso rectangular looking glass, oak leaf border, 42cm high, 36cm wide, c.1860

A 19th century hardwood Campaign easel backrest, cane work banner, 46cm high, 42cm wide, c. 1880

A 19th century Irish arbutus wood and Killarney marquetry book stand, folding spoon shaped ends, inlaid with shamrocks and leafy stems and inscrib...

A 19th century jasper ware portrait roundel of William Ward, 3rd Viscount Dudley and Ward (1750-1823), wearing periwig, cravat, waistcoat and froc...

A 19th century leather and brass dog collar, the circular fob inscribed Dinah Spafford, 14 Melbury Grove, B'Ham 14, brass buckle, 15cm diam

A 19th century leather covered travelling box, by J Milford, Trunk, Portmanteau and Packing Case Manufacturer, Bath, hinged cover with paper label...

A 19th century leather Gladstone bag, the interior with silver dressing case jars, ivory backed brushes, shaving razors, silver cigarette case, 5...

A 19th century mahogany church warden pipe stand, turned baluster finial above a circular rest with three apertures, turned dished base with coppe...

A 19th century mahogany circular waiter, moulded border, 43cm diam

A 19th century marble half-fluted campagna urn, square base, 32cm high

A 19th century mechanical punkawallah, for the Anglo-Indian market, The Indian Zephyrion, Bennett's Patent, brass clockwork drum with fan aperture...

A 19th century meerschaum novelty pipe, the bowl carved as the head of a lady of fashion, 17.5cm long, c.1890, cased

A 19th century Meerschaum novelty pipe, the bowl carved as the head of a negro boy, 12cm long, leather case, c. 1880

A 19th century novelty disguise bibliophile's inkstand, as two leather bound volumes, the front cover lifts to reveal two fitted glass ink wells, ...

A 19th century ornithological, novelty brass desk clip, naturalistically cast as a mallard, inset glass eyes, 15.6cm long,

A 19th century oval bone plaque, carved with The Doves of Pliny, after Sosus of Pergamon, within a border of scrolled paper, framed, 12cm x 10.5cm

A 19th century Parian figure, of a Grecian muse, circular base, 31cm high, c. 1870

A 19th century pine sign writer's wrist rest, globular terminals, 134cm long

A 19th century shell cameo, carved with Hebe offering a cup of libation to the eagle, 4.4cm x 3.5cm, oval, framed; a bas relief of a winged putto ...

A 19th century Stevengraph, by Thomas Stevens, Inventor and Manufacturer Coventry and London, The First Point, a huntsman and hounds of the chase,...

A 19th century stoneware baluster tobacconist's shop snuff jar, inscribed Black Cut within a gilt scroll above a bust-length profile of a snuff-ta...

A 19th century terracotta wine jar, of Classical design, 48cm high

A 19th century turned ivory chess set, in the manner of Calvert, from 46, Cornhill, London, stained red and natural, the king 9.4cm high, boxed, c...

A 19th century turned, painted and ebonised tipstaff, painted with pre-1816 Hanoverian Royal Arms turned bun shaped finial, 42.5cm long

A 19th century wax profile of Jesus Christ, bust-length and fully-turned to dexter, contained within a field of curled paper, 9.3cm x 6.6cm, frame...

A 19th centuy silk top hat, by Tress & Co, London, retailed by S. Boughen, Norwich, 16cm wide, bridle leather box, c. 1880

A Black Forest novelty page turner, the pommel carved as a Bavarian gentleman, seated, dressed for the mountains, 28.5cm long, c.1870

A Black Forest pen stand, carved as a bird perched beside a tree stump, 17cm high

A Black Forest type figure group, by Theodor Lang, Bildhauer, Oberammergau, stamped, carved after Leonardo da Vinci, with The Last Supper, 31cm wi...

A Black Forest/Tyrolean standing figure pipe, carved as a lady wearing a long dress and bonnet, 18cm high, c.1870

A Canadian chromium plated car mascot, cast a beaver holding a maple leaf, 11.5cm high, graduating three-tier turned circular base

A 'Cantagali' compressed globular vase, painted in the Iznik palette, flared wavy elongated neck, 18.5cm high, painted mark