fine art

A 19th century African fully worked carved elephant tusk, in the form of an alligator raised on a carved wooden base. Tusk length 27 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £150

An African wooden club, together with a wooden walking stick. Club length 34.5 ins.

Estimated: £70 - £100

A copper oil lamp, with glass shade and chimney. Height 23 ins.

Sold for £40

A late Roman Byzantine terracotta oil lamp. Length 3.5 ins.

Estimated: £30 - £40

Four Chinoiserie lacquered boxes, circa 1930, each decorated to the lid with a dragon in gilt and red to black ground. Width 12 ins.

Sold for £150

A pair of Edwardian gilt brass side lights, each with cut glass bell shaped shades to the suspended light fitting. Height approximately 15 ins.

Sold for £400

A cold painted metal figure of a hare, seated pose, decorated in naturalistic colours. Height 4.25 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £240

A pair of Calshot Spit Lightship oars. Length 65 ins.

Sold for £180

A 19th century copper lidded two handled pan, together with a copper coal helmet.

Sold for £60

A 19th century brass footman, width 12.5 ins, together with a pair of brass fire dogs.

Sold for £48

A large 19th century brass vessel, suitable as a log holder. Diameter 24 ins.

Sold for £60

A pair of 19th century Chinese metal vases, now converted to lamp bases, each depicting figures holding aloft a vase and raised on a later wooden plinth. Height 24 ins.

Estimated: £200 - £300

A 19th century brass door knocker, together with two pairs of brass door knobs.

Sold for £95

An Indian Benares brass smokers companion stand, height 20 ins, together with a brass and copper lidded coal receiver.

Sold for £48

Two late 19th century ivory letter knives, one with bone handle the other carved with a stag. Lengths 15 ins and 11 ins respectively.

Estimated: £40 - £60

A Victorian tortoiseshell and mother of pearl card case, together with a snuffbox.

Sold for £72

A 19th century marine ivory carving, an Indonesian female figure holding a fish and raised on a later rosewood base. Height of figure only 6.75 ins (see illustration).

Estimated: £200 - £300

A South African brass planter, stamped "Cape Town", together with an ice bucket and Eastern pierced brass bucket.

Sold for £45

A bronze model of a running fox, partially gilt painted. Length 6.5 ins.

Sold for £85

A late 19th century Chinese bronze mythical dog creature, in pouncing pose. Length 9 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £150

A Stephens Inks shop thermometer sign, enamelled tinplate. Height 61 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £190

Two reptile skin suitcases, by Pakawa. Widths 24 ins and 16 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £95

A collection of five dolls, three Simon Halbig, one other German doll and one composition baby doll.

Sold for £300

An oval marble bowl with bronze bison mount. Width 12 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £160

A 19th century brass coal box, with convex front, turned handle and complete with shovel (see illustration).

Sold for £220

A 19th century copper coal receiver, with brass and turned wooden carrying handle, complete with shovel.

Sold for £210

A late 19th century leaded and stained glass fire screen, with brass surround.

Sold for £170

An early 20th century Shibayama panel, framed, decorated with figures, birds and vase. 26 ins x 40 ins.

Estimated: £100 - £150

A pair of brass three branch wall mounting light fittings. Width 13 ins.

Estimated: £120 - £180

A Victorian brass and glass oil lamp, with etched glass shade, cut glass reservoir, brass column and black glass base. Height 25 ins including chimney.

Sold for £115

A Victorian green glass and brass oil lamp, complete with shade and raised on a black glass base.

Sold for £75

An Egyptian carved ivory handled fly swat, the handle carved in the form of an Egyptian head and with horse hair swat. Handle length 7.75 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £360

A chess set, turned wood "The Club Box of Wood Chessmen".

Sold for £55

An early 20th century brass chandelier, with three etched glass shades. Height to ceiling plate approximately 32 ins.

Sold for £100

A violin, bearing interior label "Christian Hoffmann Sachsen". Length of back 14 ins (see illustration).

Estimated: £200 - £300

Two 19th century copper watering cans, of typical form, with carrying handles and angled spouts. Heights 11 ins and 9 ins.

Sold for £40

A pair of French spelter figures, after Auguste Moreau "Cueillette" and "Fleur de Mai". Height 17.5 ins.

Sold for £70

A pair of Venetian pink and gilt glass side lights, each twin branch with flower head and leaf scroll decoration. Each width approximately 16 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £42

A pair of brass carriage lamps, hexagonal, glazed and with two tier chimney. Height 15 ins.

Sold for £30

A pair of 18th century brass candlesticks, each with knopped stem and octagonal spreading foot, together with a single early 18th century brass candlestick. Heights 8.5 ins and 7.5 ins respectively.

Estimated: £80 - £120

Attributed to Keswick School of Industrial Arts, a copper framed mirror embossed with leaves and roundels and with bevelled mirror glass. 25 ins x 19.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £260

Attributed to Keswick School of Industrial Arts, a circular tray, leaves and blossom. Diameter 15.5 ins.

Estimated: £70 - £100

One volume "Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J.M. Barrie, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, together "The Romance of King Arthur" illustrated by Arthur Rackham and "The Arabian Knights Entertainments" Volume II by E.W. Lane 1850.

Sold for £70

A 19th century copper coal helmet, with loop carrying handle and circular spreading foot.

Sold for £110

An oak billiard ball case, containing both billiard and snooker balls. Length 37 ins.

Sold for £160

A 19th century portrait miniature of a young lady, half length, probably on ivory. 4 ins x 3 ins, framed and glazed.

Sold for £220

A 19th century shoe horn, long form, with foliate moulded end. Length 16 ins.

Sold for £22

A Chinese carved soapstone lidded urn. Height 8.5 ins.

Estimated: £100 - £150

A collection of twelve French chemists jars, late 19th century, each with tin lid, possibly matched. Height 10 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £320

A 19th century brass and copper kettle, with acorn finial, scrolling spout and carrying handle. Height 14 ins.

Sold for £55

A pair of Regency brass column candlesticks, with three lions to each base and with goat and grape capitals. Height 13 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £200

A Victorian cased set of drawing implements, rosewood, containing various rules and drawing instruments. Case width 7.5 ins.

Sold for £115

Two mahogany cases, one containing a West & Partners Limited of London brass rule, the other a quantity of Ozalid Rhodesia PVT Limited rules and a four slide rules.

Estimated: £50 - £80

An Iwamoto Mineral Company Tokyo Japan combined compass spirit level and gauge, in aluminium case, together with a field microscope by Dolland. Lengths 4.5 ins and 5.5 ins respectively.

Sold for £20

A Tokyo School ivory figure, bearing red seal mark to base, together with four small carved ivory urns.

Sold for £45

A pair of South African carved hardwood vases, together with a cylindrical lidded vessel. Heights 9.5 ins and 3.25 ins respectively.

Sold for £20

An Edward VII Officers sword, with engraved blade, shagreen wire bound handle and leather bound scabbard.

Sold for £110

A Triang Austin Healey 100/6 model car, blue, boxed (see illustration).

Sold for £80

A Schuco Packard Syncromatic 5700 model car, boxed, with accessories and instructions (see illustration).

Sold for £320

A Triang Bentley Continental model car, boxed.

Sold for £55

A German Gescha operating model of a 4-cylinder engine with gearbox, box marked "Jouets Weber Franz Carl Weber Glaeserne Morot Z3063/490 75", in original box. Model 8.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £100

A Schuco Studio 1050 Mercedes model racing car, tinplate, green, together with a Schuco 1070 Grand Prix racer, silver, a Frog Aero engine, a Reliable Plastics Company Limited boxed helicopter and a Chad Valley Fordson Major tractor.

Sold for £90

A Schuco Elektro Ingenico 5311 toy car, tinplate, boxed, together with a Schuco Elektro Phanomenal 5503 Mercedes model car.

Sold for £180

A Dinky Super Toys 983 car carrier with trailer, boxed.

Sold for £115

A Silver Skipper aluminium streamlined boat, powered by a Mini Marine electric outboard motor, boxed.

Sold for £30

A collection of principally die cast toy cars tanks and military vehicles, all play worn or repainted.

Sold for £100

A large collection of Dinky and other die cast toy cars, many play worn or repainted, some with replacement boxes, including Blaw boxed bulldozer, 20 tonne lorry mounted crane, Pullmore car transporter.

Sold for £210

A large collection of die cast toys, Dinky, etc., play worn and many repainted.

Sold for £320

A set of 19th century brass postal scales with weights, raised on a wooden base bearing ivorine plaque. Width 10.5 ins.

Sold for £45

A French Les Jouets clockwork tinplate landing craft, play worn. Length 19.5 ins.

Sold for £95

A swagger stick, 1897, "F. Narborough, Lombard Street, Birmingham, Somerset Light Infantry".

Sold for £20

One volume "Clockmakers of Cumberland", by John B. Penfold, First Edition No. 261, signed.

Sold for £320

A postcard album, with Chinoiserie lacquered cover with Shibayama decoration, with collection of postcards from Private Will Hudson, 4th Durham Light Infantry, Sent Home to Ferryhill, Co. Durham circa 1916.

Sold for £50

A pair of African hardwood figural carvings, each of fishermen. Height 28 ins.

Estimated: £80 - £120

An African hardwood coffin chair, Malawi, intricately carved with figures. Height 29.5 ins.

Estimated: £50 - £80

A bayonet, with wooden and metal handle stamped "CSZ", with scabbard. Length 17 ins.

Sold for £42

A Scottish dirk, with silver coloured mounts stamped "Romanes & Paterson, Edinburgh", carved hardwood handle and leather scabbard. Overall length 19 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £580

A piano key frame portrait miniature, oval, Napoleon. Image size 3.5 ins x 2.5 ins.

Sold for £90

Two Edwardian portrait miniatures, Napoleon on porcelain panel and female figure also porcelain, together with an oval metal trinket box with portrait miniature panel to lid. Widths respectively 1.75 ins, 2.5 ins and 4 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £230

A crystoleum, young girls. 3.5 ins x 5 ins, framed.

Sold for £28

A late 19th/early 20th century amber glass light shade, decorated with classical figures in white enamel. Diameter 12 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £170

A 19th century Treen bowl, hand worked. Diameter 13 ins.

Sold for £45

A miners lamp, by "Patterson Lamps Limited, Gateshead-on-Tyne".

Sold for £60

A late 19th/early 20th century block jigsaw, with patterns. 11.5 ins x 15 ins.

Estimated: £150 - £200

A set of six framed fashion photographs, early 20th century, with real hair pieces. Each photograph 5.5 ins x 3 ins, all in one frame.

Sold for £55

Two First World War medals with ribbons, "To Corporal French, Royal Fusiliers", together with a Churchill Crown.

Sold for £48

A Third Reich War Merit Cross with swords, also War Merit Cross no swords, both second class and with original ribbons.

Estimated: £70 - £100

A collection of twenty Third Reich Tag and Rally badges, mostly maker marked.

Estimated: £250 - £300

A rare World War I Barrow police helmet badge, issued without crown.

Sold for £38

A Third Reich 1939 Bar to The Iron Cross, first class, in case.

Sold for £240

A rare Third Reich Private Purchase screw back Tank Battle badge, in silver marked "L13" for Paul Meybauer, Berlin.

Estimated: £300 - £400

A Third Reich Forty Years Faithful Service cross, together with a Third Reich Twenty Five Years Faithful Service medal citation.

Estimated: £60 - £80

A Third Reich tunic breast Eagle badge, officer quality.

Sold for £40

Two Third Reich medal citations, Army Service and another named to "Fritz Lettner".

Estimated: £50 - £80

A pair of antique ornate bronze candlesticks.

Estimated: £120 - £180

A Vintage Berlin police shako, together with a Third Reich leather army map case.

Sold for £150

A Whitehaven enamelled sign, advertising "Donaldson Butchers, 46-47 Market Place".

Sold for £75

A Whitehaven enamelled sign, advertising "Elliots Hairstylists, 4 Tangier Street".

Sold for £110

Five craftsman's scale plans for railway cranes, 5 Ton Accident, 35 Cwt Steam Travelling Coal Whipping Crane, 10 Ton Accident Crane, 7 Ton & Accident Crane and 20 Ton Hand Breakdown Crane, circa 1896/7.

Sold for £130

A medal "To Henry Kenmore Duff Cuthbert RNBR 1914-1918", together with a Mine Clearance Service Honour inscribed to backplate "H. Cuthbert".

Sold for £130