fine art sale

A silver prize medallion, for a tug of war competition, given by Border Regiment engraved to Sergeant A. Wallen dated 1911 F. Company.

Sold for £48

A part anatomical skeleton, in wooden box labelled "Donald Ferrier".

Estimated: £80 - £100

A part anatomical skeleton, and a collection of thigh bases and femurs in two wooden boxes labelled "Donald Ferrier", Edinburgh".

Sold for £95

An early 20th century ivory casket, probably African, decorated in relief with a lion.

Sold for £115

An Oxo Edison Lighthouse hot water boiler, plated on copper, with tap. Height 26 ins, diameter 12 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £140

An Art Deco bronze, a nude with Setters, signed "Maucsch 1926". Height 21.5 ins, length 21 ins, raised on a later marble base (see illustration)

Sold for £960

An Art Deco bronze, "The Awakening", a nude female figure in standing pose, raised on a shaped marble plinth, signed to marble "P. Philippe". Height 14.75 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £680

A pair of Art Deco bronze figures, dancing nudes, each raised on a marble base with short brass ball feet. Height 14.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £1500

An Art Deco bronze figure, a draped female kneeling on a cushion. Height 8.5 ins, length 9 ins.

Sold for £350

A tin plate clockwork model, Popeye boxing in standing pose, original paint work. Height 7.5 ins, length 5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £300

A sandstone gargoyle. Height 13 ins.

Estimated: £100 - £150

A wrought iron weather vane, with silhouette dragon top. Width 30 ins, height approximately 54 ins.

Sold for £400

A pair of 19th century brass coaching lamps, with pierced chimneys above the rectangular body with oval front aperture. Height 18 ins.

Sold for £90

A Martini Henry rifle, with bayonet and flip up sight, brass oval to butt. Length including bayonet 71 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £520

A French sporting gun, double barrelled, side by side, Damascus by Lambert Marseilles, hammer gun, twin triggers with gold lettering "Canon de Perlere", with walnut stock and chequering. Length 46 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £220

A Border Fine Arts parrot on stand, with spread wings, brass mount and mahogany column. Height 20 ins.

Estimated: £150 - £200

A continental porcelain poupe doll, with bright blue enamelled eyes, open mouth and visible teeth, with bells to dress and with wooden handle to spin. Overall height 16 ins.

Estimated: £350 - £450

An oriental carved wooden figure, a skeletal man with smaller figure on his back, 19th century, possibly earlier. Height 25 ins.

Estimated: £400 - £600

A flintlock pistol, stamped "Green" to the lock, with cylindrical barrel, brass trigger guard and ramrod slide. Length 14.5 ins.

Estimated: £250 - £300

A Roman style short sword, with brass handle. Length 25 ins.

Sold for £40

A collection of five religious icons, each on panel, oil. Various sizes from 12 ins x 9 ins to 21 ins x 14 ins.

Estimated: £1000 - £1500

A late 19th century oak whisky barrel, metal bound and on table carriage. Length 10.5 ins

Estimated: £70 - £100

Two 18th century fans, one painted with a continental courting scene, the other with Japanese figures, each in ornate giltwood and gesso glazed frame. Each frame width 29 ins.

Estimated: £700 - £1000

A pair of Georgian metal ice nips.

Estimated: £40 - £60

Two Cloisonne vases.

Estimated: £80 - £120

A pair of Victorian laurel wreath curtain tie backs.

Sold for £50

A Philip's 9 inch terrestrial globe, with turned wooden support and circular base.

Sold for £170

A Chinese jade standing Bhudda, together with a soapstone Dog of Fo. Heights respectively 9.5 ins and 7 ins.

Sold for £90

A case of stuffed fish, chub and roach and a Loch Stennis trout caught in the river Ryton. Width 30 ins.

Sold for £195

A wooden pond yacht, with brass fittings, simulated planked deck and weighted keel. Length 36 ins.

Estimated: £150 - £200

A pair of Cloisonne vases, hexagonal, decorated with flower heads, each signed to base. Height 13 ins (see illustration).

Estimated: £2000 - £3000

A Bergman bronze figure group, an Eastern figure having his hair cut whilst sitting on a carpet. Height 2.75 ins, width 2.75 ins.

Estimated: £250 - £300

A bronze figure, a Cavalier raising his glass and seated pose with drum to side. Height 6 ins, width 6.5 ins.

Estimated: £100 - £150

A Paul Ysart paperweight, depicting a pink fish and bearing "H" mark to base.

Sold for £170

A Paul Ysart paperweight, depicting a single flower with multi coloured canes surrounding, bearing "PY" monogram.

Sold for £240

A collection of wooden and leather cabin trunks, formerly the property of Andrew Carnegie (6).

Estimated: £400 - £600

Three Japanese Samurai swords, each signed to blade beneath handle. Lengths from 31.5 ins to 25 ins.

Estimated: £2000 - £3000

A Japanese short sword, in painted scabbard. Length 17 ins.

Estimated: £300 - £400

A 19th century hardstone libation cup, with carved decoration. Length 6.5 ins.

Estimated: £300 - £400

Two carved soapstone open lotus dishes, green. Length 6 ins.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Two carved soapstone open lotus dishes. Width 6 ins.

Estimated: £400 - £600

A late 19th century Japanese bronze figure, of a snarling tiger, signed to base. Length 12 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £540

A Chinese green hardstone figure of a woman with dragon. Height 8 ins.

Estimated: £70 - £100

An oriental carved hardstone mask. Width 5.5 ins.

Estimated: £70 - £100

A late 19th century Japanese carved ivory figure, of a writer seated holding bundles of scrolls and with red stamp to base. Width 4 ins (see illustration).

Estimated: £400 - £600

An early 19th century gilt and painted wooden figure, of a deity, inlaid with stones, the base inscribed to front. Height 23.5 ins (see illustration).

Estimated: £700 - £1000

An 18th or 19th century carved marble figure, of a deity. Height 19.5 ins.

Sold for £270

A silver mounted cane.

Estimated: £50 - £80

A late 17th century Officer's sword, with triple fullered blade incised with running wolf mark, the steel half basket with globular pommel and button finial.

Estimated: £1500 - £2000

A pair of flintlock blunderbusses by Theophilus Richards of Birmingham, with mounted spring bayonets on 36 cm flared barrel, top of barrel and locks stamped (see illustration).

Estimated: £5000 - £6000

A pair of oriental hardwood figures, bearded priests, with wire inlay. Height 16 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £95

A West African Gabon male fertility figure, with heavily carved decoration to body. Height 39 ins.

Estimated: £120 - £180

A stuffed and mounted wild boar head.

Estimated: £250 - £350

A pair of Japanese bronze and champleve enamel figures, male and female each standing holding a scroll. Height 18.5 ins (see illustration).

Estimated: £600 - £800

A pair of 19th century Japanese stirrups, of lacquered steel construction with gold decoration (see illustration).

Estimated: £500 - £800

A large African drum, raised on four legs. Diameter 45 cm.

Estimated: £150 - £200

An early 20th century mah-jong set, in metal mounted hardwood case with sliding front to five trays enclosing the bone and bamboo playing pieces. Width 7.5 ins.

Sold for £200

A collection of Boer War glass magic lantern slides, showing troops crossing rivers, carts, Zulu Impi, North Devon Hussars and Indian including Plaque Camp, railways and much more, in three wooden slide boxes (see illustration).

Estimated: £500 - £800

Ophelia Gordon Bell, a fired sculpture of two doves, inscribed verso. Ophelia Gordon Bell was the wife of William Heaton Cooper. Height 16 ins.

Sold for £270

A Blackamoor plant stand, the male figure holding aloft a shaped support with beaded fringe, the figure standing on a boat prow with column beneath, decorated in a variety of bright colours heightened with gilding. Height 46 ins.

Sold for £260

An Italian Pietra Dura rectangular plaque, depicting a white tulip to black ground. 7 ins x 4.5 ins.

Estimated: £50 - £80

A Victorian cranberry glass scent bottle, double ended, foliate engraved and gilt metal ends to faceted cranberry glass body, in fitted case. Length 6.5 ins.

Sold for £80

A model ship in case, late Victorian, a two masted vessel in full sail. Length of case 17 ins, height 13 ins, depth 8.5 ins.

Sold for £145

Two Black Forest carved salts, one in the form of a bear, the other a recumbent lion.

Sold for £40

A reptile skin jewellery case, circa 1930, of miniature suitcase form, hinging and folding to fitted interior, beige. Width 8 ins.

Sold for £132

An alligator travel case, circa 1910, green, the interior fitted with a series of brushes and mirror, satin lined. Width 18 ins.

Sold for £80

A George V alligator skin suitcase, partially fitted with tortoiseshell and silver accessories, comprising mirror, two brushes, cut glass scent bottle, powder bowl, lidded bowl and pin jar, Birmingham hallmarks for 1926.

Sold for £400

Two 19th century horn and tortoiseshell snuffboxes, each of rectangular form. Length respectively 3.5 ins and 1.75 ins.

Sold for £22

Two 19th century mother of pearl card cases, each with detached lid.

Sold for £50

An Edwardian plush miniature teddy bear, in pink, the body hinging to a mirror and the head detaching possibly for a makeup accessory. Length 3.5 ins.

Sold for £240

A continental silver coloured and enamel lorgnette, with chain, stamped "635" and with folding mechanism to lock. Length 3 ins.

Sold for £22

A 19th century glass scent bottle, with ornate silver plated cage mount with bellflower moulded Chatelaine clip. Height of scent bottle 2.5 ins.

Sold for £20

Two 19th century Scottish horn spoons, each with hardstone thistle and silver coloured mounts, together with a spoon and combined teether and four mother of pearl and silver handled spoons and fork 19th century oriental.

Sold for £32

A postcard album, approximately 250, including Wales, The Lake District, Queens dolls house, Eastbourne, castles, etc.

Sold for £55

A photograph album, stamped "Tripoli February 1912 to December 1912" and inside "With the Compliments of Captain Dickson-Johnson Director British Red Crescent Hospital in Tripoli", including 109 photographs with inscriptions relating to Tripoli and the Red Crescent Hospitals Association during 1912.

Sold for £100

Four metal plaques, "Penalty for Neglect £2", "The Cobbled Floors Adjacent to this Plaque etc.", a North Eastern Railway notice "Level Crossing" and a brass plaque "Charles D. Holmes & Co., Engineers & Boilermakers, Hull 1944". Various sizes.

Sold for £65

A sawfish beak. Length 22 ins.

Estimated: £20 - £30

A First World War despatch, Royal Army Service Corp to driver E. Alderson, was mentioned in a despatch from General Sir G.F. Milne 9th March 1919 for gallant and distinguished services in the field, signed Winston Churchill.

Sold for £140

A pair of Masons of Keswick sepia photographs, oval, Lake District scenes. 19 ins x 15 ins, in simulated rosewood frames.

Sold for £45

A Holy Bible, 19th century, leather bound "The Self Interpreting Family Bible Illustrated by The Late Reverend John Brown".

Sold for £30

A Victorian leather bound money box, opening to three interior drawers for gold, silver and notes. Width 6.5 ins.

Sold for £75

A Shell toy tea set, boxed, circa 1935, each piece printed with children playing and part nursery rhymes.

Sold for £70

A late Victorian oil lamp, with clear glass chimney, milk glass shade, cranberry reservoir and pierced cast iron base. Height 23 ins.

Sold for £25

An Edwardian pond yacht, with single mast to simulated planked decking with brass fittings, the hull painted in white and blue. Length 50 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £65

An Austrian cold painted bronze, of an Eastern figure painting a picture at an easel, with box of paints on table, brush pot beneath and standing on a carpet, stamped "Austria" to base, possibly Bergman. Height 7.5 ins, width 6 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £1520

E. Benezit, ten volumes, dictionary of painters, sculptors and engravers.

Sold for £100

A Holy Bible containing Old and New Testaments, newly translated out of the original tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised by His Majesty's Special Command, appointed to be read in churches, Oxford, printed by John Basket, Printer to The University, MDCCXXXIX.

Sold for £85

A George III cartwheel penny 1797, together with another penny of the same date and another two circular coin like medallions.

Estimated: £20 - £30

A 1796 pattern Troopers sword, with leather grip and complete with scabbard. Overall length 38.5 ins.

Sold for £130

A pair of George III portrait engravings, a St. James' beauty and a St. Giles' beauty, each published 1783 by E.M. Diemar, 377 Strand, oval. 6 ins x 4.5 ins, in gilt frame.

Sold for £55

A pair of George III engravings, "Milk 'O!" and "Fresh Strawberries" November 1812 S. & J. Fuller, oval. 7 ins x 5 ins, in gilt frame.

Sold for £70

After Sir Joshua Reynolds, a watercolour on silk, "Viscount Althorpe", oval. 8 ins x 6 ins, in ebonised frame.

Sold for £20

A French miniature of a young lady, wearing white dress with blonde hair in bun and with garden background, painted on ivory, in circular gilt frame with ribbon mount. Diameter of painting 60 mm (see illustration).

Sold for £620

James Leakey, circa 1798, a portrait miniature, watercolour on ivory, gentleman wearing a red jacket and white waistcoat with shirt, with hair "En Queue", the reverse glazed to reveal label from the Bernard Franck Collection. Portrait 35 mm x 45 mm, in gilt frame with watch top (see illustration)..

Sold for £500

Max Lefebure, circa 1795, a circular miniature on ivory, gentleman wearing striped coat, white waistcoat and cravat, with wavy grey hair. Diameter 52 mm, in gilt frame, signed (see illustration).

Sold for £440

Philip Jean (1755-1802) attributed, an oval portrait miniature, gentleman in brown coat with white waistcoat and cravat, with gold coloured frame, the reverse with hair work within a blue glass border, circa 1790. 55 mm x 67 mm (see illustration). NOTE - Philip Jean was born in Jersey and served in the Navy as a boy before taking up painting. He exhibited at the RA 1787-1802. His son Roger was also a miniaturist.

Sold for £650

English School circa 1820, a portrait miniature oval of a young Officer from the 5th Regiment in a scarlet coat with white piping and silver buttons, in gold coloured frame, the reverse with decorative hair work and the initials "AC" on blue glass. 64 mm x 50 mm (see illustration).

Sold for £760

French School circa 1800, signed "Piquet", depicting a girl with shoulder length hair wearing blue dress and yellow belt with lace bodice, watercolour on ivory, in silver frame with semiprecious stone mounts, tortoiseshell back with silver coloured coat of arms. 60 mm x 48 mm (see illustration).

Sold for £260

A portrait miniature of The Duke of Wellington, wearing red jacket with order. 86 mm x 55 mm, in finely carved ebony frame (see illustration).

Sold for £340

A George III portrait miniature of a young man, signed "JIE 1798", wearing blue coat, white waistcoat and cravat, in gold coloured frame with hair back and gilt lettering verso "JB". 64 mm x 50 mm, with copy receipt from Limner Antiques dated 1971 (see illustration).

Sold for £350