fine art

A framed photograph of The Cumberland Volunteers Band Major, together with a letter of commendation on behalf of Queen Victoria from when the band played at Windsor Castle in 1881.

Estimated: £100 - £150

Colonel M. Smyth Kings Own Royal Border Regiment, a large collection of letters, photographs and pencil drawings relating to Colonel Smyth's Military Career in the Border Regiment.

Sold for £450

A pair of Edwardian brass light fittings, with ceiling hooks and chains and each with four branches. Diameter approximately 29 ins.

Sold for £250

A late 19th century pierced brass easel back miniature frame, to house three oval miniatures. Height 10 ins, width 8 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £90

A late 19th century Cantonese carved ivory and watercolour fan, decorated with figures all with ivory faces and with intricately carved fan panels. Length 11 ins (see illustration).

Estimated: £1000 - £1500

A 19th century lace fan, with mother of pearl mounts. Length 14 ins.

Estimated: £100 - £150

One volume "P&O Sketches" in pen and ink by Harry Furness.

Estimated: £20 - £30

Two 19th century brass and copper kettles, together with a brass trivet with wooden handle.

Sold for £45

An Indonesian carved wooden figure group, polychrome and raised on painted wooden base. Height 21 ins.

Estimated: £100 - £150

A postcard album, including Italian Months by Mauzan, Randolph Caldcott humorous, etc., approximately 44.

Sold for £42

A 19th century Florentine giltwood and gesso frame, enclosing a needlework coat of arms. Height 21 ins, width 17 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £190

A Victorian calf bound photograph album, green and gilt tooled and enclosing a series of photographic portraits.

Sold for £20

A Danish Civil Defence Geiger counter, 1965, with case and instructions.

Estimated: £40 - £60

An antique horn counting or calendar stick, engraved with crocodiles, numerals and symbols, probably Indian. Length 430 mm.

Sold for £120

A Carr's Biscuits of Carlisle tray, an early example of the Hudson Scott works, Oriental influenced night time scene of marsh flowers, waterfowl and birds on black and gold ground, marked "H. Scott & Son", circa 1897.

Sold for £150

A York to London post horn, hammered copper with silver metal or nickel attachments, impressed "York, London" and "Y.L.", circa 1840. Length 58 ins.

Sold for £95

A cast Carrara marble bust, Roman Emperor.

Sold for £150

An Arts & Crafts stamp chest, copper and brass, circa 1910 (see illustration).

Sold for £85

A pair of cast 18th century candle drip trays, with mythical beasts and trident topped urns, French, impressed "LS".

Sold for £28

A George III pamphlet, "Waring & Liberty; Addressed to The True Blues of Bishop's Castle". 12 ins x 7 ins, framed.

Sold for £120

Two volumes of 19th century photographic souvenirs, "Les Oeuvres Des Thorvaldsen. Photographies d'apres Les Originaux du Musee par Budtz Moller & Co.", together with an album of principally Venetian photographs (see illustration).

Sold for £360

A box containing twenty six full plate negatives, family groups and individual portraits.

Sold for £38

A collection of Southsea wood carvings, two figural and two others.

Sold for £40

A set of Oertling chemical scales, brass, together with weights and in mahogany case with glass base, Model 48G.C. Case width 14.5 ins.

Estimated: £100 - £150

A Victorian walnut veneered stereoscopic viewer, with angled bed and sliding viewing platform. Length 24 ins.

Sold for £140

A table cannon, cast iron, the wheels marked "Stafsjo Bruk". Length 13 ins.

Estimated: £80 - £120

A 19th century oval portrait miniature on ivory, gentleman with blue coat, with hair back and in gold coloured metal frame with hanger. 45 mm x 38 mm.

Sold for £190

A Mauchline Ware string holder, "Hatfield House, South Front", together with a miniature lidded pan "Royal Aquarium & Winter Gardens" and a scent bottle in turned Treen case marked "F. Maw & Son". Heights from 2.5 ins to 6.5 ins.

Sold for £40

An 18th century Chinese siege cannon, the barrel inlaid with silver coloured metal tracery, signed. Length including stock 39 ins (see illustration).

Estimated: £1500 - £2000

A 19th century mahogany box, containing a quantity of Chinese mother of pearl counters and tokens. Box width 6.75 ins.

Sold for £110

A pair of 19th century American feather pictures, each depicting the American eagle and other emblems. 10 ins x 12 ins (see illustration).

Estimated: £400 - £600

A collection of antiquarian maps, Bohemia, Amsterdam, Allemagne. Various sizes (8).

Estimated: £1500 - £2000

An antique pike, with steel blade, brass mounts and painted and lacquered shaft. 108 ins.

Estimated: £400 - £600

An African spear. Length 83 ins.

Estimated: £80 - £120

A 19th century indenture, dated 1852, framed.

Estimated: £20 - £40

A copper coal helmet, with galvanised liner, with loop handle, the body simulated reptile skin.

Estimated: £70 - £100

A set of copper fire irons.

Sold for £28

A set of Art History magazines, each book with 16 pages containing the artists' CVs and many colour plates and covering the most important artists from the Renaissance to 20th century, edited by Sir John Rothenstein, (100).

Estimated: £80 - £120

Three 19th century pen and ink silhouettes, female figures, two in rosewood frames, one in mahogany frame.

Sold for £140

A Chinoiserie lacquered and handpainted fan, each face in bone or ivory and handpainted, cased, circa 1900. Case length 32 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £450

A lapis lazuli rectangular small casket, with chased metal mounts and raised on four ball feet, 19th century. Width 95 mm (see illustration).

Sold for £260

A late 19th century Chinoiserie lacquered and ivory cribbage counter. Length 95 mm.

Sold for £10

A 19th century apothecary pill roller, mahogany and brass. Base dimensions 7 ins x 12.5ins.

Sold for £35

A set of Avery chemist balance scales, with steel platform to mahogany base and complete with pans. Base width 11 ins.

Estimated: £50 - £80

A collection of 19th and early 20th century blue glass chemists bottles, two large "Poison", one tall slim, four medium with labels, one small with label, one small without label, four with cork stoppers, hexagonal, "Not to be Taken", one small hexagonal "Not to be Taken", one cylindrical, two with "Tincture of Iodine" and one small "Poison" stamped to base "Kilner Brothers & Co." (see illustration).

Sold for £120

A collection of green glass chemists bottles, one hexagonal, one round fluted, three medium fluted, one medium straight bottle "Not to be Taken" and four further small vessels (see illustration).

Sold for £55

A collection of 19th century brown glass chemists bottles, one "90 Ounce, Winchester", two large "Poison", three medium plain, three medium fluted and eight further small bottles, various.

Sold for £85

A collection of chemists jars and bottles, two sweet jars "Lozenges" and "Pastilles", three large shop rounds with labels, five medium shop rounds with labels, four small shop rounds with labels (see illustration).

Sold for £240

A collection of chemists bottles, measuring bottles, glass vessels, etc., (17).

Estimated: £50 - £80

A collection of chemists stopper bottles, jars, etc., four tablet cartons, one earthenware "Ointment" jar (Styrax BP, James Woolley & Sons", one "Calomel" dust stoppered glass bottle, white pottery jar "Creme Ideal Au Fut De Peches, Paris", one "Taylors Drink Oxide Plaster Complete", one tablet bottle original label "Calomel - Burroughs Wellcome", tiny corked bottle with needle (20).

Estimated: £50 - £80

A set of 19th century postal scales, on serpentine wooden base and complete with three weights.

Sold for £90

A 19th century papier mache tray, of shaped circular outline, inlaid with mother of pearl and with rococo handles. Width 12.5 ins.

Estimated: £20 - £40

A 19th century Canal Windlass lock/key, used to open locks on canals.

Estimated: £20 - £30

An Arts & Crafts fender, beaten metal with relief moulded stylised foliate design. Internal measurement 48 ins.

Estimated: £50 - £80

A 19th century iron and brass fire kerb. External measurement 53 ins.

Sold for £130

A 19th century Italian wood carving by Ferdinand Stuflesser, depicting St. Christopher and signed to the base. Height 19 ins.

Estimated: £150 - £200

A marble table lamp, with metal mounts repousse with cherubs. Height 21 ins.

Sold for £120

A Montblanc Meisterstuck No. 149 fountain pen, boxed and with ink and service guide, date of purchase 15/01/2000, unused (see illustration).

Sold for £350

A set of brass fire irons, comprising double tongs and poker.

Sold for £32

A pair of brass fire dogs, complete with fire irons. Height 21 ins.

Sold for £20

A pair of brass fire dogs, circa 1900. Height 11 ins.

Sold for £42

An Arts & Crafts copper framed mirror, planished and with cabochons to top left and right in the Liberty style, with bevelled mirror glass. Height 23.5 ins, width 17.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £520

A top hat, London maker and with original leather case. Internal measurements 6.25 ins x 8 ins.

Sold for £160

A Victorian brass column oil lamp, with blue glass reservoir painted with leaves and with etched glass shade.

Sold for £60

A Victorian brass column oil lamp, with faceted clear glass reservoir, together with an Art Nouveau period oil lamp with glass and brass base, cut glass reservoir and etched shade.

Sold for £60

A Victorian Sailors Farewell, in the form of an upholstered and beadwork anchor and contained within a mahogany case. Case 10 ins x 18 ins.

Sold for £95

A 19th century carved ivory hippopotamus, together with a 19th century carved ivory elephant. Lengths 4 ins and 2.25 ins respectively.

Estimated: £50 - £80

An early 20th century Cantonese carved ivory snuff bottle, decorated with figures. Height 66 mm.

Estimated: £100 - £150

A Keswick School of Industrial Art bowl, embossed with trees, birds, bells, fish and ring, stamped, diameter 8 ins, together with a similarly decorated ashtray, stamped, diameter 4 ins and a planished copper finger plate, probably Keswick but unmarked (see illustration).

Sold for £280

A 19th century painted wooden small wheelbarrow, black handles, purple body, blue interior and yellow line decoration. Length 30 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £62

A collection of 19th century copper and other metal items, including coal helmet, kettle, corn measure, lidded vessel, skim and two flat irons.

Sold for £110

A Chinese brass vase, four sides decorated with repeating patterns, circa 1900. Height 9.5 ins.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A late Victorian wall mirror, with etched glass candle sconce. Height 12.5 ins, width 9 ins.

Sold for £75

A 19th century bronze candelabra, four branch, with raised centre sconce, cluster column and octagonal base. Height 27 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £320

A Persian rug, rectangular, with fringed ends, multiple line border and diamond shaped lozenge to centre, principal colours red, blue and beige. 151 cm x 240 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £280

A Persian rug, rectangular, with multiple line border, centre shaped medallion and royal blue spandrels to each corner. 121 cm x 210 cm.

Sold for £100

A Persian design rug, rectangular, with centre foliate cartouche and with multiple line border, with one fringed end. 102 cm x 150 cm.

Sold for £110

An Eastern rug, with rectangular centre panel, three line border and fringed ends. 180 cm x 88 cm.

Sold for £65

An Eastern rug, the centre rectangular panel with two geometric designs and with multiple line border and fringed ends. 86 cm x 138 cm.

Sold for £30

An Eastern rug, modern, with knotted ends, rectangular centre panel with triple motif and multiple line border. 117 cm x 204 cm.

Sold for £75

A Persian design rug, with large rectangular centre panel with multiple repeating foliate pattern to black ground and with three line border. 138 cm x 198 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £420

An early 19th century sampler, "Susan Fooks's Work Aged 12", bird, foliage and urns, in mahogany frame and with fire screen base. Sampler dimensions 14.5 ins x 12.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £190

A Victorian sampler, by "Mary Ann Carter, Aged 10, 1849". 10 ins x 12 ins, framed.

Sold for £95

A 19th century needlework picture of a recumbent stag beneath a tree. 7 ins x 7 ins.

Sold for £45

A hand stitched and embroidered altar cloth, with original sketch plans.

Sold for £45

Two single eiderdowns, with matching bed covers, intricately decorated with flowers and leaves to green patterned satin ground.

Sold for £100

A Persian design rug, with fringed ends, multiple line border, centre rectangular panel allover decorated with repeating motifs, principal colours iron red, blue, beige and yellow. 124 ins x 96 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £350

A needlework and watercolour picture, late 18th/early 19th century, depicting an angel and demon. 11 ins x 7.75 ins, framed.

Estimated: £50 - £80

A pair of 19th century oval needlework panels, depicting vases of flowers in bright colours and each in oval giltwood and gesso frame, probably circa 1840. 11 ins x 14 ins.

Estimated: £200 - £300

A Pair of Venetian woven pictures, gondola scenes. 18 ins x 25 ins, framed.

Estimated: £120 - £180

A 19th century sampler on linen, by "Isabella Johnson, Ravensworth School, June 2 1833", Adam and Eve, verse, trees, birds and repeating foliate border. 16.5 ins x 12 ins, framed (see illustration).

Sold for £500

A 18th century sampler on linen, "Dorrothy Tate, Aged 14, 1788", verses, figures, basket of flowers, etc. 16.5 ins x 13 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £480

A Chinese carpet, circa 1920, the centre rectangular panel allover decorated with birds, vases and buildings, the border with dragons and repeating floral motifs. 120 ins x 160 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £500

An Aubusson type needle point rug, handstitched in muted pinks and greens to neutral ground. 116 ins x 73 ins.

Estimated: £120 - £180

A vintage French tapestry, lovers in rural setting. 1400 mm x 800 mm, in gilt frame.

Sold for £120

A pair of French Chateau tapestries, 18th century rural scenes, each stretched and studded over pine frame. Height 80 ins, width 53 ins (see illustration).

Estimated: £400 - £600

A Parochet or Torah ark curtain, heavily embroidered with silk and gold thread on black velvet type material with Hebrew characters and symbols. 85 ins x 76 ins.

Sold for £35

A 19th century sampler, "Anne Brunskill's Sampler 1836", alphabet, verse and floral. 12 ins x 11 ins.

Sold for £110

A Victorian sampler, "Elizabeth Hewitson 1872", alphabet and numbers. 8.5 ins x 9 ins.

Sold for £28

A Victorian christening gown, in two parts.

Sold for £18