fine art

A Border Regiment tapestry, framed, 1st World War convalescent tapestry.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A certificate to commemorate "Wounded in Action and Reported Missing, France 1st July 1916", Francis W. Crawford of Trillick, Inniskilling Fusiliers, 1st Day of The Battle of the Somme.

Estimated: £40 - £60

After R. Simpkin, a print, "Westmorlande and Cumberland Hussars", framed, glazed.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Two Victorian Boer War proclamations, Veldmaarschalk Roberts, printed in both Boer and English, both 1900, together with a pair of Boer War transfer printed plates "Lord Roberts" and "General Gatacre".

Estimated: £100 - £150

A Crimea War period 1855 Officers Commission, to Hafed Lamont Gentleman Lieutenant in the 89th Regiment of Foot signed by Pammenton, with Queen Victorias seal, etc.

Estimated: £80 - £120

Admiral Sir David Beatty, a framed photograph.

Sold for £18

A Border Regiment Casualty citation, to Private E.H. Simpson, 2nd Border Regiment, number 4415, died of wounds in France hospital April 24th 1916, framed.

Estimated: £20 - £30

A framed copy of Voleifcher Beobachter dated April 24th 1923, discussing the rise of Adolf Hitler.

Estimated: £50 - £80

A pair of silvered metal Crimea War figures, a Highlander and French Zouve, each in alert pose on naturalistic base. Height 15 ins (see illustration).

Estimated: £250 - £350

A Forces of Valor limited edition 1/16 German King Tiger tank. Length 25 ins.

Sold for £72

A Brotherhood of Arms Legendary Icons figure, General "Stonewall" Jackson, boxed and unopened. Height 12 ins.

Estimated: £20 - £30

A New Generation British 24th Regiment of Foot Rorkes Drift 1879, "Sergeant Jones", boxed, unopened.

Estimated: £30 - £40

A Brotherhood of Arms Legendary Icons figures, Robert E. Lee, boxed, unopened.

Estimated: £30 - £40

A Brotherhood of Arms Legendary Icons figures, Colonel Joshua Chamberlain, boxed, unopened.

Estimated: £30 - £40

A Wilkinson Sword D Day 50th Anniversary presentation sword, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Operation Overlord and Neptune. The Allied Landings on the coast of France on D Day 5th June 1944. Length 44 ins.

Sold for £120

An 18th century flintlock pistol, stamped to the lock "Wilson", with ring turned barrel and interesting lock plate, with acorn moulding to the trigger guard and metal pommel to the stock. Length 14 ins.

Sold for £480

A bronze model Fred Archer, "The Greatest Jockey of the 19th Century", raised on a wooden plinth. Height 13 ins, width 13 ins.

Estimated: £100 - £150

Two postcard albums, containing 76 Edward H. Thompson postcards, 43 Lake District the remainder Scotland, Valentines Art Colour postcards.

Sold for £240

Four cased Meerschaum pipes, one in the form of a male African head, two plain and one of Sherlock Holmes type with sterling silver mount.

Sold for £72

An early 20th century pond yacht, wooden painted hull, simulated planked deck, single mast. Hull length 28 ins, mast height 29 ins.

Estimated: £75 - £125

A German flag pennant, with German Cross, marked "Flott, STD. 100 x 140"

Sold for £60

An oriental bone model of a boathouse, with pierced panels and figures housed in a Perspex case. Case length 18.5 ins.

Sold for £1500

A collection of cutthroat razors, various makers, principally cased, 31 in total, makers including Christopher Johnson & Co., Sheffield, Slyde-Stroke, The Hamburg Ring Try Me, Wilkinson, Pall Mall, Joseph Rogers & Son, Charles Jaschke.

Sold for £200

An Omega motorcar clock, in brass case, having a circular enamelled dial with Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds dial, knob wind, case stamped "8238965", with lock, key missing. Face diameter 3 ins.

Sold for £280

An early 19th century Zograscope, with turned supports and raised on a Victorian circular and turned stand. Height 22 ins, base diameter 12 ins.

Sold for £110

A 19th century brass and mahogany Westmorland breezer. Length 33 ins, height 8.5 ins.

Sold for £90

A pair of 19th century tea canisters, black painted with Chinoiserie figural decoration in gilt and iron red, numbered "9" and "19" respectively. Height 18.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £440

A collection of 19th and 20th century corkscrews, wine taps. etc. (33).

Sold for £230

An American cast metal wall bracket by N. Moore of New York, in the form of a cherub attacking a dragon with a sword. Width 12 ins.

Estimated: £100 - £150

A collection of twenty five Maysons of Keswick Lakeland photographs, some depicting the writer Hugh Walpole at his home in Borrowdale, (Brackenburn, Manesty, his home from 1920-1941), others showing ice skaters on Derwentwater, Uldale, a train rushing past Bassenthwaite Station, Buttermere in snow, top of Great Gable. Approximate sizes 13 cm x 18 cm.

Sold for £330

A bottle of Chanel No. 5 Parfum, unopened with wax seal, 14 ml, boxed.

Sold for £100

Five bottles of vintage wine, Sauternes Ier Grande Cru Chateau Rieussec 1949, Chateau d'Yquem Lur-Saluces 1949 x 2, Champagne Dry Monopole 1947 (reserved for England) and Roschatel Graves Reserve Speciale Dry.

Sold for £1300

A Victorian stained glass window panel, rectangular, with rampant lion to the centre and with repeating line border. 35 ins x 32.5 ins.

Sold for £100

A tapestry bell pull, with metal purse type ends.

Estimated: £20 - £30

A 19th century South Seas Islands ivory cork screw, with male head terminal. Length including worm 8.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £280

A silver plated model of a charioteer with chariot and two horses, raised on a marble plinth, last quarter 20th century. Width 23 ins (see illustration).

Estimated: £500 - £800

A Chinoiserie lacquered photograph album, circa 1910, applied to the cover with a hardstone eagle, birds and foliage. Width 14 ins.

Sold for £50

A Black Forest inkwell stand, carved in the form of a walnut on leaf and complete with original glass liner, refer "Swiss Carving - The Art of the Black Forest 1820-1940".

Sold for £45

A Victorian black ostrich feather fan, large size.

Sold for £20

A pair of lions, reconstituted white Carrera marble.

Sold for £85

A Simon Halbig German bisque headed doll, stamped to the rear of the head "Germany SH" with star and "PB" above "1909-4 1/2 Germany", with swivel eyes and protruding teeth, jointed composition body. Height 25 ins.

Sold for £60

A Simon Halbig bisque headed doll, marked to the rear of the head "S & H", weighted eyes, open mouth and jointed composition body. Height 19 ins.

Sold for £130

An Armand Marseille bisque headed doll, stamped to the rear of the neck "370 AM ODEP Made in Germany", with fixed eyes, open mouth, protruding teeth and jointed cloth body. Height 16 ins.

Sold for £45

An Armand Marseille bisque headed doll, stamped to the rear of the head "A.M. Koppelsdorf, Germany 996 A.3.M.", composition body. Height 15 ins.

Sold for £30

A composition doll, with fixed eyes, open mouth and cloth body, together with a selection of dolls clothing.

Sold for £25

One volume "Playing Cards" by W. Gurney Benham, 1931, illustrated, together with two packs of playing cards, one Commemoration playing cards "Queen Victoria 1837-1897 Diamond Jubilee" cased and another "Queen Elizabeth Trooping the Colour" 1952, unopened.

Estimated: £250 - £300

Six books, "Merry Elves" C.O. Murray 1874, "A Day in a Child's Life" Kate Greenaway, "Music" by Miles B. Foster, "Hymns for Little Children" by Mrs Alexander, "Woodland Romances" C.L. Mateaux 1874, "Outdoor Common Birds" H. Stannard and "Familiar Wild Flowers" .

Sold for £20

Six books, "Ancient Timber Houses" A. Welby Pugin, "Book of Nonsense" Edward Lear, "Flora's Feast" Walter Crane, "Panjandurm Picture Book" R. Caldecote, "Baby Bouquet" Walter Crane and "Queen Victoria's Dolls" Francis H. Low 1894.

Sold for £35

A Victorian mahogany pencil box with quantity of pencils, an ebony pencil box and a tin containing a quantity of miscellaneous pens and pencils.

Sold for £50

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), a postcard history, comprising 172 cards, 62 English Lake District, 6 Dovedale, 24 Wales, 80 Scotland. In addition to the above Valentines also produced letter cards, tartan border cards and small topographical booklets which all feature examples of Thompson's postcard output. Booklets included, The English Lakes in Verse and Pictures, This England, Beauty Spots in Lovely Wales, Through Lovely Wales, Bonny Bits O Bonny Scotland, Firth of Clyde, Scotland's Magic West, together with three tartan border cards (see illustration).

Sold for £700

A late 19th/early 20th century Chinese carved ivory figure group, male figure with boy holding shell and raised on naturalistic base, red signature to base. Height 9 ins (see illustration).

Estimated: £200 - £300

A late 19th century Japanese bronze figure of a warrior holding a spear, in standing pose and raised on a naturalistic base. Height 6 ins.

Sold for £90

An early 20th century Japanese bronze figure, a crane standing on the back of a turtle. Height 10 ins.

Estimated: £80 - £120

A 19th century miniature painting on ivory, a mother and child with grapes. 3 ins x 2.25 ins, in embossed brass frame.

Sold for £160

A late 19th century porcelain plaque, circular, painted with a bridge over a river with ruins and mountain beyond. Diameter 2.75 ins and in gilt slip and frame moulded with fruiting vine decoration.

Estimated: £80 - £120

Two Edwardian pipes, silver mounted, one with plaque "Presented by Queen Alexandra to Colour Sergeant C.R. Knight, Third Battalion Scottish Rifles, South Africa 1902", the other to commemorate The Coronation 1902, cased.

Sold for £95

A Pathe Baby film projector, with trademark plaque, with black painted metal frame, together with several rolls of film, cased. Height of projector 17.5 ins.

Estimated: £50 - £80

A collection of fifty glass plate negatives, circa 1910, quarter plate, including Grasmere Sports, tennis, picnic scenes, York Minster, etc.

Sold for £180

A four string banjo, the back segmented and with ivorine surround, cased.

Sold for £85

A mandolin, eight string.

Sold for £67

A chandelier, of bag form, with graduated crystal drops and suspended from a metal frame. Diameter approximately 12 ins.

Estimated: £100 - £150

A 19th century oil lamp, with moulded glass reservoir, cast metal base impressed with presidential head. Height 24 ins.

Sold for £70

A 19th century oil lamp, with impressed glass reservoir and with hanging mount.

Sold for £150

A Holland & Holland leather shotgun case, bearing interior paper label "Holland & Holland Gun & Rifle Manufacturers, 98 New Bond Street, London" and with quantity of pull throughs and accessories.

Sold for £70

An eastern pistol, brass, of match lock form. Length 11 ins.

Estimated: £200 - £300

A Victorian mother of pearl card case, 3 ins x 4.5 ins, together with a domed topped casket, width 4.75 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £90

A 19th century brass protractor, in plush lined mahogany case, together with another by A. Jeffery, Camborne, Cornwall, in wooden case and a W. & V. Cowan, London, brass and glass gauge in case.

Sold for £80

A 19th century plaque, Jesus preaching to a crowed, signed "Rogeau", oval. 12 ins x 9 ins, framed and with bevelled glass.

Sold for £20

A set of six Russian Imperial silver spoons by Carl Faberge, marked, bearing Faberge initials. Total weight 192 grams.

Sold for £480

Three Russian silver dinner spoons, each bearing silversmiths name, one by Faberge marked "Kokoshnik 84 Double Headed Eagle K Faberge", another by Brother Grachev, marks "84 Kokoshnik" also bearing Soviet mark for 875 BR Grachev, and the third by P. Khuksanov, bearing name 84 and 875 Kokoshnik assayer K.R.

Estimated: £350 - £450

A pair of Russian Imperial silver kovshes, by Pavel Ovchinnikov, gilded. Length 4.75 ins, diameter of bowl 3.25 ins, 109 grams and 113 grams, marks for Silversmith Vasyili Savinkov (stands initials BC) double headed eagle, 84 St. George (for Moscow town mark) date 1888 and P. Ovchinnikov (hallmarks to base) (see illustration).

Estimated: £500 - £800

A Russian Imperial glass casket, bearing very unusual marks to base (double headed eagle Vasyli Perlov and The Sons Company Founded 1787).

Estimated: £300 - £400

A Soviet Propaganda porcelain charger, hand painted, depicting Lenin and Gorky, signed by the artist E. Kondratenko, dated 1949, marked on the reverse "Budiankyi Ceramic Factory", artist E. Kondratenko 1949 (see illustration).

Estimated: £1000 - £1500

Three pieces of Roman pottery, an ampulla found near Carlisle (damaged), another similar vessel with angled spout and a glazed earthenware two handled flask. Heights respectively 8 ins, 7 ins and 12 ins.

Sold for £220

An ancient Indian Schist, a deity resting against a pillar, grey/green and raised on a later plinth. Height 8.5 ins.

Sold for £60

A Georgian pantograph by Bancks, 440 Strand, London, complete with ivory rollers and in fitted original mahogany case bearing the remains of a paper label (see illustration).

Estimated: £200 - £300

A collection of early 20th century cigarette cards, loose and in albums.

Sold for £18

A Rudge-Whitworth of Coventry bicycle advertising sign, depicting Johnny Rudge, circular and raised on a metal stand. Diameter 23 ins.

Sold for £220

A table top Meccano display case, shop fitting.

Sold for £32

A 19th century bronze statue "Mercury", the winged figure standing upon the wind and raised on a turned slate and marble plinth. Height 24 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £420

A copy will and codicil for William Earl of Lonsdale, who died 19th March 1844, the will dated 29th June 1836, the codicil dated 4th June 1839.

Estimated: £50 - £80

A 19th century copper plaque, the Virgin Mary in relief, signed and mounted on an onyx shield. 5 ins x 4 ins.

Sold for £40

A pair of 19th century brass obelisks. Height 14.5 ins.

Sold for £80

A Mouseman Thompson of Kilburn octagonal breadboard, oak, with mouse trademark. Width 12 ins.

Estimated: £80 - £120

A Mouseman Thompson of Kilburn cheese board, octagonal, oak, with mouse trademark. Width 7.5 ins.

Sold for £60

A Mouseman Thompson of Kilburn candlestick, oak, faceted and with mouse trademark. height 10 ins.

Estimated: £150 - £200

A bronze effect figure of a mother and child, the child being carried on the mother's shoulders and raised on a square hardwood plinth. Height 10 ins.

Estimated: £40 - £60

A pair of oriental bronze vases, relief moulded and in the form of a vase on stand. Height 12 ins.

Estimated: £80 - £120

A pair of 19th century bronze candelabra, each in the form of draped cherub holding aloft a spray of flowers and raised on a fluted stepped green marble and black slate plinth. Height 26 ins (see illustration).

Estimated: £500 - £800

A late 19th century/early 20th century Chinese hardwood figure of a deity, wearing a broad rimmed hat and with open mouth with ivory teeth and raised on a naturalistic base. Height 16.5 ins.

Sold for £150

A collection of King Edward VIII memorabilia, relating to his 1927 visit to the Lake District as Edward Prince of Wales, comprising souvenir programme entitled "The Prince in Westmorland", four mugs commemorating visits to Cleator Moor, Whitehaven, Egremont and Distington (limited edition of 200), a commemorative medal for the visit to Keswick (rated scarce by Whittlestone & Ewing) and a collection of postcards for the same visit, Whitehaven (5), Barrow (4), Cleator Moor (1) and Workington (1).

Sold for £115

A collection of seven Scottish banknotes, National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited £5 sterling B204393 Edinburgh 1959 David Alexander, two National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited £1 notes 1968 J.B. Burke, Royal Bank of Scotland £1 note March 1969 J.B. Burke, Bank of Scotland £5 note 1951, Bank of Scotland £5 note 1967 and Bank of Scotland £1 note 1968.

Sold for £92

A collection of Bank of England notes, £5 L.K. O'Brien, £1 L.K. O'Brien (3), £1 L.K. O'Brien and J.B. Page (2).

Sold for £42

A Clydesdale Bank 1966 £5 note, together with a Royal Bank of Scotland £5 note 1966.

Sold for £40

A collection of the British Linen Bank notes, £20 sterling A.P. Anderson, eleven £5 notes, three McKenzie, eight A.P. Anderson (two McKenzie 1947, one 1949, one Anderson 1952, two 1955, one 1956, one 1957 and three 1959), nine £1 notes, three 1960, one 1961, one 1966 and three 1967.

Sold for £220

An Italian mandolin by Pasquale Febraro, 1921, eight string. Length 24 ins.

Sold for £85

A pair of 19th century granite curling stones, with ebony and brass handles. Each diameter approximately 11 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £140

A framed collection of plaster cameos, classical motifs, principally Roman design. 12 ins x 22 ins, in gilt frame.

Sold for £200

An Art Deco bronze and ivory figure group, dancers, raised on an oval onyx base. Height 7.25 ins, length 10.5 ins.

Estimated: £2500 - £3000

An eastern casket, with applied mother of pearl panels, figural and foliate and raised on bracket feet. Width 10 ins.

Estimated: £300 - £400