antiques & fine art sale

A good Bilston enamel snuffbox, circa 1775, of rectangular waisted form, the lid painted with a courting couple in landscape with river, figures and buildings all in a C scroll cartouche against a royal blue ground, the sides decorated with panels of flowers and with a small geometric motif to the underside. Width 5.7 cm.

Sold for £170

Two Bilston enamel patch/snuffboxes, late 18th century, one of rectangular waisted form the lid decorated with a house by a lake, the other decorated with floral sprays, both against a light blue ground and with mirrors to the lid interiors. Width 4 cm and 4.5 cm respectively.

Sold for £220

An English enamel snuffbox, circa 1780/90, oval, the lid decorated with hunting figures and dogs chasing a stag in landscape, the sides decorated with either a boar or a stag in naturalistic surroundings. Diameter 5.8 cm.

Sold for £400

Two English enamel snuffboxes, circa 1780, each of oval form, one painted with two lovebirds holding hearts and inscribed "Love for Love", the other emblematic of autumn with a lady losing her hat whilst walking a dog on a windy day. 4 cm and 4.5 cm respectively.

Sold for £260

A Bilston enamel patch/snuffbox, circa 1800, oval waisted form, the lid decorated with a basket of flowers against a royal blue ground, the base with further floral decoration against a similar ground, the interior inset with a mirror, width 4.3 cm, and another, circa 1780, oval, decorated with panels of flowers against a blue ground, width 5.3 cm.

Sold for £220

A British enamel snuffbox, circa 1780, oval waisted form, the lid decorated with ladies and their suitors beneath a classical arch, the body with an undulating ribbon band with leaves against a white ground. Diameter 5.8 cm.

Sold for £240

An English enamel snuffbox, circa 1800, rectangular waisted form, the lid painted with two fisherman and a lady in naturalistic surroundings and within C scroll border, the base and underside all decorated with floral cartouches against a manganese ground.

Sold for £620

A Birmingham enamel snuffbox, circa 1780, rectangular waisted form, the lid with a cowherd and maid with a lake and mountains to the background, the base with floral sprays against a white ground. Width 5.2 cm.

Sold for £150

An enamel snuffbox, circa 1800, rectangular, the lid with raised oval depicting a lady by a smoking porphyry, the base with landscape cartouches against a pink ground with geometric motifs, the interior inscribed "Gage D'amitie Sincere" (French for sincere friendship), and a 19th century circular snuffbox, the lid decorated with milkmaid and child entitled "Milk Below Maids" above a canary yellow body. Diameter 5.8 cm.

Sold for £320

A French enamel snuffbox, early 19th century, rectangular waisted form, the lid handpainted with buildings in two divisions and framed by manganese scrolls, the base with floral sprays against a white ground. Width 6.5 cm.

Sold for £60

A Bilston enamel oval snuffbox, circa 1800, the lid painted with a shepherd and shepherdess with sheep and landscape beyond, the base with similar scenes all framed by gilt C scrolls against a white ground and with gilt metal mounts. Width 6.2 cm.

Sold for £780

Two Bilston enamel circular snuffboxes, early 19th century, each with waisted body, one decorated with a lady with amorous suitor, the other with floral sprays, each base with floral sprays, one with a butterfly to the underside. Diameter 4.8 cm.

Sold for £200

An enamel snuffbox, late 18th/early 19th century, rectangular waisted form, the lid decorated with exotic birds within a landscape and with floral vignettes to each corner, the base with panels of flowers within raised enamel scrolls against a blue ground. Width 6.3 cm.

Sold for £650

A French faience coffre, late 18th/early 19th century, fan shape form, the lid with slightly scalloped mouldings and handpainted with a young female carrying a water vase within a naturalistic landscape, the sides decorated with floral sprays, the underside monogrammed "VP" for Veuve Perrin. Diameter 10.3 cm.

Sold for £150

A French faience coffre, late 18th/early 19th century, possibly by Ferrat & Moustiers, heart shaped form, the lid decorated with a lady holding a parasol in landscape, the sides decorated with floral studies, the underside marked with a cross. Diameter 5.5 cm.

Sold for £130

A French faience coffre, bombe form, 19th century, the lid decorated with a courting couple by lakeside, the sides with a landscape view flanked by floral sprays and marked to the underside "Lille 1763" within a wreath. Diameter 7 cm.

Sold for £70

A French faience coffre, 20th century, heart shaped form, the lid painted with a courting couple in classical landscape, the sides with floral sprays, marked to the underside "Lille 1767" beneath a crown. Width 5.8 cm.

Sold for £35

A French faience coffre, 19th century, drum form, the lid decorated with a courting couple in naturalistic landscape, the sides with floral sprays, marked to the underside "Lille 1763" beneath a crown and within a wreath. Diameter 5.5 cm.

Sold for £65

A French faience coffre, late 19th century, quatreform shape, the lid decorated with a courting couple in naturalistic landscape, the sides with floral sprays. Diameter 5.5 cm.

Sold for £60

A French porcelain table box, late 19th century, attributed to Samson of Paris, the slightly domed lid painted with an armorial within gilt C scroll cartouche above a further cartouche of flowers to the base all against a royal blue ground, the interior decorated with floral posies. Diameter 9.5 cm, depth 9 cm.

Estimated: £40 - £60

A Continental porcelain snuffbox, late 19th century, the slightly scalloped moulded body painted with floral sprays, the interior lid decorated with figures fishing by a harbour, 7.5 cm, and another, late 19th century, the porcelain lid decorated with figures standing by a harbour side on an engraved metal body.

Sold for £70

A French porcelain coffre, late 19th century, trefoil shape, decorated in the Sevres style with panels of roses within raised gilt frames all against a celestial blue ground and with pseudo Sevres marks to the underside, diameter 5.5 cm, and another decorated with floral sprays, raised gilt wreaths and solifleur, with pseudo Sevres marks to the underside. Diameter 8 cm.

Sold for £180

Three French porcelain coffres, late 19th/early 20th century, one in the 18th century Worcester style with floral spray decoration against a scale blue ground with pseudo seal mark, one of oval form decorated with a courting couple against a salmon pink ground and a circular example with a domed top depicting a young boy seated on a rock with gilt ribbon decoration and pseudo Sevres marks. Widest diameter 6.5 cm.

Sold for £190

Four French Limoges coffres, a French porcelain scent bottle, and a pomander, all early 20th century.

Sold for £60

A Staffordshire enamel tazza, 19th century, decorated throughout with floral spray cartouches framed by gilt scrolls against a royal blue ground. Height 13 cm, diameter 12 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £130

A ladies gilt metal and enamel boudoir clock, the enamel dial with Roman numerals and floral decoration above a central panel depicting a courting couple in a naturalistic landscape framed by enamelled pillars with further figures within a gilt frame and with scrolls and shells, easel support. Height 14 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £220

A Tudric pewter crumb scoop, circa 1910, designed by Archibald Knox, decorated with honesty pods on a whiplash frond against a planished ground, stamped marks to underside "Made in England Tudric 0508". 28 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £95

WITHDRAWN - Beatles Interest - original brick from The Cavern Club in Liverpool, with plaque inscribed "This is to certify that this is one of 5,000 bricks which Royal Life have savaged from the original Cavern Club, Matthew Street, Liverpool, England", (Royal Life have sold these bricks donating the proceeds to a local charity, 1983, and with facsimile signatures of H.B. Johnson, General Manager of Royal Life and R. McFall, Founding owner of the original Cavern Club), 22.5 cm x 11 cm, and Tony Barrow, "John, Paul, George, Ringo and me, the real Beatles Story" inscribed by the author "Cheers T.G. Barrow" dated Jan 2011.

A ladies snake skin clutch purse, reptile skin purse and crocodile skin handbag, all early 20th century.

Sold for £20

A rare brass hydrostatical steel yard, circa 1753, by Bradford Darby & Hulls, the rectangular brass beam with sliding poise marked "Bradford Darby & Hulls, by the Kings Patent", with twin steel pivots, the beam surface graduated 10-35A and 10-35W, the underside graduated 40-70(shillings)B and 40-70W and with original pressed papier mache case with bookbinders type decoration stamped "RD". Beam 17.8 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £80

Four fur stoles, and an embroidered waistcoat, all early 20th century.

Sold for £20

A papier mache snuffbox, 19th century, the lid decorated with Reynolds angels, diameter 9 cm, and a 19th century pressed resin card case, decorated throughout with facsimile seals and set with two polished stones, 10 cm x 7 cm.

Sold for £45

International Sheepdog Society Stud Books, 1950 to 1972, all printed and bound, and one hand typed Stud Book Volume 3 1948/9.

Sold for £160

World War Two memorabilia - comprising a Royal Field Artillery jacket, unopened can of Special Ration Type C, assorted items with labels to include the parts of a Messerschmitt brought down in Petairlie Woods, part of a bomb which was dropped on Linlathen House, Broughty Ferry, a piece of gun turret glass from an aeroplane, assorted ephemera and a commemorative peace mug 1919, and a respirator.

Sold for £480

A collection of Royal Engineers buttons and badges, and a brass lock, wallet, etc.

Sold for £55

A bronze model of Gelert, 20th century, sleeping child watched over by an alert hound on variegated black marble base. Height 14.5 cm, width 14.5 cm.

Sold for £30

One volume Wilkinson "Tours to The British Mountains", London 1824, Hermann Prior "English Lake District" 5th Non-Pareil Edition, repair to spine and 8 loose but still attached pages front of book, both loose maps in good condition, and Jonathan Otley "Otley's Guide to The Lakes" 7th Edition including handcoloured map.

Sold for £110

One volume "Wainwright in Lakeland", First Edition, 170/1100, signed.

Sold for £110

Two Second World War Defence Medals, both unnamed, 1939-1945 Medal, Great War Medal, Territorial Official Service Medal and South Africa Medal with three bars, Transvaal, Orange Free State and Cape Colony to "Private W. Priestly KRRC 2178".

Sold for £95

Hudson, Robert, Memorials of a Warwickshire Parish, being papers mainly descriptive of the records and registers of the Parish of Mapworth, limited edition of 250 copies, this being copy No. 6, published by Methuen & Co. l904 with presentation inscription in ink "To Ernest Walter Hudson from his Mother JH" and dated December 2904, half calf and cloth bound, the spine with gilt lettering, and Lawrence T.E., "Oriental Assembly" reprint May 1939, edited by A.W. Lawrence with photographs by the author, cloth bound, gilt lettering to spine.

Sold for £32

G.H. Baillie "Watchmakers & Clockmakers of The World" 1969 6th edition, another copy 2nd Edition "Brittens Old Clocks & Watches & Their Makers", "The Old Clockmakers of Yorkshire" by Dinsdale, and "Yorkshire Clockmakers" Brian Loomes.

Sold for £38

Four Smiths Instruments motorcar clocks, each with silvered dial and Arabic numerals, one with subsidiary seconds dial (see illustration).

Sold for £140

A Victorian child's toy perambulator, with upholstered interior, wooden panelled sides, spoked wheels and rubber tyres. Length 77 cm.

Sold for £48

A George III shagreen cased drawing instrument set, including boxwood rule, protractors, pens, dividers, etc. (see illustration).

Sold for £240

A vintage Swiss made car clock, eight day, with Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and brass bezel. Diameter 97 mm (see illustration).

Sold for £100

An 18th century brass trivet, with wooden handle and iron supports. Length 38 cm.

Sold for £30

An 18th century brass adjustable bread trivet. Length 37 cm.

Sold for £60

An early 19th century police hangar (sword), with shagreen grip and brass mounted scabbard inscribed "44". Overall length 75 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £85

A rosewood and pique work shoe form snuffbox, the top with inlaid star motif and with geometric pique decoration above the hinging sole. 7.7 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £200

A John Wood plan of Whitehaven, undated, but as prepared for Lord Lowther after a survey in 1832/33, handcoloured. 11 cm x 68 cm, unframed. NOTE - One of only two known to be in existence. See North West Geography - Manchester Geographical Society (see illustration).

Sold for £260

One volume "Ordnance Plan Parish of Egremont", bearing label "Callander & Dixon Stationers, Whitehaven" and as surveyed by Captain James RE February 1863, scale 1/2500.

Estimated: £200 - £300

A collection of Victorian letters to Messrs. Lumley Kennedy & Co, Ship Builders of Whitehaven, two with British Guiana 12 cent stamps and five with penny red stamps (see illustration).

Sold for £550

Two volumes "Whitehaven & Lancaster Royal Mail Coach Settlement Book" 1843-44, and "Whitehaven & Kendal Royal Mail Coach Settlement Book" 1841-42.

Sold for £140

Three R. & H. Jefferson Wine & Spirit Merchants flasks, one stamped "Kilburn Manufacturer Burton in Lonsdale". Tallest 48 cm.

Sold for £450

A single R. & H. Jefferson of Whitehaven earthenware flask, maker Tyson, Whitehaven. Height 46 cm.

Sold for £150

A Carlisle Old Brewery Sir Richard Hodgson & Co. Ltd. of Carlisle No. 1604 earthenware flask, manufacturer A.W. Buchan & Co., Portobello, Scotland". Height 55 cm.

Sold for £30

One volume "The Seaman & Merchants Complete Expeditious Measurer", London published, J.W Norie 1814, and "Homer's Iliad" in Greek, the frontispiece marked "Gulielmi Augusti Ducis de Cumberland" 1811.

Sold for £20

An A. Bertwistle & Sons ginger beer bottle Appleby, and a Swainson's of Windermere "The Bottling Stores" bottle. Tallest 18 cm.

Sold for £20

Two pairs of 19th century child's clogs, leather and wood.

Sold for £55

A Lafleur & Son Ltd. brass French horn, imported by Boosey & Hawkes, cased.

Sold for £30

An ordnance survey map covering Bassenthwaite Lake and Lorton, 1863, E.R. James, engraved 1865, published 1867, scale 6 inch-1 mile.

Sold for £80

A late Victorian tortoiseshell inlaid mother of pearl card case, decorated with a swan, thistles and flowers. 11 cm x 7.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £220

A pair of Victorian brass chambersticks, with fretwork cylindrical bodies, and three further pairs of 19th century brass candlesticks. Tallest 26 cm.

Sold for £30

A Victorian walking stick, with integral 5' boxwood rule. Length 93 cm.

Sold for £40

An ivory desk thermometer, mid to late 19th century, the top with gadrooned and beaded step rims above a pentagonal column housing a thermometer graded from freezing to fever heat, all on a raised circular base. Height 10.7 cm. (The now vacant top section would have housed either a compass or small sundial.)

Estimated: £120 - £150

An ivory card case, circa 1880, rectangular form, with carved central monogram. 11.5 cm x 7.5 cm.

Estimated: £80 - £120

A French cinnabar lacquer circular box and cover, 19th century, the cover press moulded showing the tomb of philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau, interned 1778, within a landscape surrounding with figures to the foreground and in beaded border, the interior tortoiseshell lined. Diameter 7.8 cm.

Estimated: £80 - £120

Two Tartanware snuffboxes, 19th century, each of rectangular form and decorated throughout the exterior. Width 7.2 cm.

Estimated: £75 - £100

A George III stained ivory and shagreen spyglass by Dollond of London, late 18th century, single draw cylindrical form, with shagreen covered body, the red leather covered draw inset with tooled floral decoration and stamped "Dollond, London", all housed in its original ray skin and plush lined case. Glass diameter 3.8 cm, 7.3 cm closed (see illustration).

Sold for £320

A large George III/George IV quizzing glass, oval, releasing on a single pivot. Diameter 9.5 cm.

Sold for £65

A malacca and ivory sword stick, 19th century, with ivory handle and malacca shaft with silver collar drawing to a steel double edged blade, the shaft with horn ferrule. Blade length 39.3 cm, overall length 91.5 cm (see illustration).

Estimated: £150 - £250

A sword stick, 19th century, with horn handle, the lower part being dark stained and inset with a vacant medallion surrounded by fox foot motifs and with a gilt metal collar, the shaft ebonised with a silver plated ferrule housing a double edged blade. Blade length 71.2 cm, overall length 75.5 cm.

Sold for £120

A novelty stone grotto, triangular form, with open section, clad in assorted stone and quartz, all beneath a glass dome on turned oak base. Grotto 24 cm, overall 34 cm.

Sold for £220

An ivory parasol, late 19th/early 20th century, with hand sewn canopy with fringed edge and with a turned carved ivory folding shaft with acorn terminal. Overall length 71.5 cm.

Estimated: £40 - £60

A novelty copper log, raised on two X frame supports, cut through the centre with a steel cross cut lumberjack saw. Length 16.5 cm.

Sold for £60

An Austrian enamel and silver gilt mounted quatreform bowl, late 19th century, decorated throughout with courting figures in a classical landscape, with silver gilt mounted handles decorated with fruits and flowers, the underside enamelled with a ram and sheep. Bowl width 13 cm, depth 8 cm, height 5 cm excluding handles (see illustration).

Estimated: £600 - £800

A basket of artificial fruits, beneath a glass dome with ebonised base. Overall height 42 cm, width 35 cm.

Sold for £120

An ivory toothpick holder, circa 1780/90, the lid inset with an oval medallion of woven hair, the interior base plush lined.

Sold for £75

Three Sunday Office promotional books. two 1879 and 1893, one of the earlier versions with mother of pearl boards and spine, yellow locking clasp and with suspension chain, the other two with celluloid boards inlaid with polished steel and mother of pearl and with plated locking clasps.

Sold for £65

Two pieces of prisoner of war beadwork, 19th century, comprising a thimble case and needle case, both with bone carcasses decorated with multicoloured beads. 4 cm and 10 cm respectively.

Sold for £100

Two desk seals, late 19th century, one bronze of column form inset with red glass beads against the foliate cast tapering body, the seal a coat of arms, the other in brass in the form of a horse's hoof, the seal unscrewing.

Estimated: £80 - £120

A collection of seal boxes and cameos, 19th century, one in a lignum vitae turned case with applied label to the interior for "Reeve, Seal Engraver, 215 Opposite St. Clements Church, Strand", a black basalt profile bust inscribed verso "Boccaccio", oval bust of Mercury, all with red wax seals, (9).

Sold for £55

A Georgian portrait profile miniature on ivory, a notable gentleman facing left, picked out in light brown and body colour against a black ground and mounted in a gilt metal and enamelled frame, the reverse with blue enamel border framing a woven hair memorial and with gilt suspension loop. 7.5 cm x 7 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £580

A Georgian cotton sack purse, with gilt metal mounts and gilt chain tassel. 14.5 cm.

Estimated: £75 - £100

Two Indian antique brass Tika Jali stamps/seals. Each height 2.5 cm, diameter 5 cm.

Estimated: £60 - £100

Thirteen football fobs, to include Fylde Sunday School League, Blackpool Schools FA, RFL Winners Division 2, 1925-26 Mardy Run, and others, some silver.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A good gilt bronze figure of a retriever, late 19th/early 20th century, naturalistically modelled in a prowling stance, with collar around its neck. Length 18 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £180

A cold painted bronze of a retriever, late 19th/early 20th century, with black coat and brown underbelly. Length 12 cm.

Sold for £130

An animalier bronze model of a setter, late 19th century, naturalistically modelled in an alert stance, the base stamped "P.J. Mene". Length 9 cm.

Sold for £90

A cold painted bronze figure of a retriever, late 19th century, painted with a brown coat, modelled standing alert. Length 7 cm.

Sold for £55

A cold painted bronze model of a terrier, late 19th/early 20th century, naturalistically modelled (on the scent). Length 10 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £110

A HMV table top gramophone, with embossed brass horn.

Estimated: £50 - £80

A pair of mahogany turned candlesticks, 19th century, with cast brass sconce with leaf decoration and beaded knop above the slender reeded and part spiral fluted stem on a turned circular base. Height 38.3 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £200

A George III vellum deed, dated 1781, pertaining to a demand from John Thompson against James Graham for meadows and pasture land in the Parish of Orton and with original wax seal and tin attached.

Estimated: £100 - £150

A Commonwealth period hand written deed, signed John Shipenson and others, with further inscription dated 4th May 1654 "A Copy of an Infeamtion ? Deed of Gift from John Shipenson of BP Wearmouth".

Sold for £30

A scratch built model of the boat Stonehaven, No. A277, mounted in glazed display case. 31 cm x 37.5 cm.

Sold for £35

A 19th century sailors woolwork, gunboat. 29 cm x 49 cm, in period maple frame (see illustration).

Sold for £260

A World War Two trio of medals, unmarked, a box to Mr. N.G. Viggars containing five medals, Long Service Medal marked to "W.G. Viggars Corporal 1866816", and two pottery helmets.

Sold for £85

A military Tam O'Shanter, and naval insignia, buttons, etc.

Sold for £30

A British forces Germany Medal to "Private 33227299 J.A.R. Perry 1951-52", a National Fire Service Medal 1939-60 and Exemplary Service Medal to "Fireman J.A.R. Perry".

Sold for £32