antiques & fine art sale

An Edwardian brass and coloured glass lantern, tall thin form. Height 51 cm, width 56 cm.

Sold for £50

A wrought and cast iron fire grate, the back decorated with fleur-de-lys. Width across fire dogs excluding feet 84 cm, height to top of back 60 cm.

Sold for £30

Macallan 1989 single malt Scotch whisky private cellar, 70 cl, 43%, with original packaging.

Sold for £220

A Georgian horn and piqueware snuffbox, in the form of a shoe. Length 14.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £160

A Mordan & Co. 18 ct gold propelling pencil, London 1911, with engine turned decoration. Length 9.5 cm, 13 grams gross.

Sold for £140

A Victorian ivory baton, with silver coloured metal mounts bearing plaque to Leasgill String Band presented to Mrs T.A. Argles by the members 1896. Length 48 cm, in contemporary but non original case.

Sold for £180

A large 19th century brass preserve pan, with loop handle. Diameter 37 cm.

A late 19th century ships brass pressure gauge, converted to a clock. Case diameter 24 cm.

Sold for £32

A 19th century three drawer telescope, brass, length extended 41 cm.

Sold for £25

A 19th century brass stick stand, five apertures with weighted iron drip tray. Height 60 cm, width 41 cm.

Sold for £75

A brass three draw telescope, no visible makers name. Length extended 75 cm.

Sold for £30

A pair of cast iron dragon heads, 19th century, each on circular base. Height 35 cm.

Sold for £50

A pair of cast iron garden urns, small proportions, with foliate scrolling handles, on a part gadrooned body in turn upon a square foot. Height 31 cm.

Sold for £35

A pair of Scottish curling stones, 20th century, with plated and turned wood handle. Diameter +/- 27 cm.

Sold for £180

A set of five Victorian clear glass chemist bottles, with black and gilt labels inscribed EXT. Glycyrrh.Liq, Tinct.Card. Co, Liq. Fer. Perch., Liq. Cocci., and Lin. Sap. Meth. Each with stopper. Height 20.5 cm.

Sold for £58

A set of French shop scales, 19th century, with brass pans stamped with letters of the alphabet upon a marble and inlaid wood rectangular base. Width 52.5 cm. The pans 26 cm diameter. Together with a set of brass weights.

Sold for £30

A Victorian scrap album, the pages mounted with a variety of fauna, with ink inscribed inscriptions to include laurel leaf taken from decoration used at the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, February 4th 1901, and similar for His Majesty Edward VII, exotic plants samples each inscribed "grown at Fleming Road, Kennington 1893,94,95 and onwards", and further leaves taken from bridal bouquets, and a loose hand painted leaf depicting native woodcutters inscribed "Christmas greetings" with inscription verso dated Xmas '98.

Sold for £30

A patinated copper plaque of an Egyptian upon a camel, early 20th century, repousse with palm trees and pyramids, mounted in an ebonised frame, image 37.5 cm x 26 cm.

Baron de Lustrac vintage Armagnac 1938, 70 cl, 40%, with own branded wood case, good levels (see illustration).

Sold for £140

Percy Kelly (British 1918-1993), a hand written letter to Mary Burkett, the first side of his letter details various ailments and sufferings due to poorly cooked food, white wine and a growth on his back to which he makes note "what a miserable script so far", he then goes on to complain about the slipshod manor of the Arts Council arranging a photographer who could not keep appointments. He goes on to comment regarding a commission of a painting which was never fulfilled, and a commission for a small painting that was never picked up. He signs off "sorry this letter is so miserable!!! love from us both Bob". ARR

Sold for £120

A 19th century monocular microscope, with lacquered brass body and cast black stand, all within a fitted mahogany case with two spare lenses and with integral slide drawer with eleven Victorian ink inscribed slides dated 1888/89, microscope 30 cm high.

Sold for £70

A collection of vintage and later lighters, to include a Dunhill textured gilt example, two Ronson Viking examples, a Ronson "Cunard" lighter, two Brother-lite lighters, one advertising The Channel Islands and others (13). NOTE - Regulations rule that lighters cannot be posted., this lot is for collection only.

Sold for £55

A turned ebonised truncheon, and one other, 19th/20th century, 44 cm and 38 cm respectively.

Sold for £40

Three hand carved and painted Baule tribal masks, one carved with a horn to the forehead and with holes to take grass or beads to the sides. 30 cm - 35.5 cm long.

Sold for £100

A pair of cast brass Baroque style photograph frames, early 20th century, each with easel type support, 27.5 cm high, 18 cm at widest.

Sold for £35

A cast metal relief moulded plaque of Neptune, two brass water jugs, struck to the underside Cunard Line, RMS Queen Mary, and a photographic book titled "The Cunard White Star Quadruple-Screw Liner "Queen Mary".

Sold for £70

Militaria - A Great War Victory medal awarded to 200201 Pte. R. Matthews. Wilts. R, a George VI Imperial Service medal awarded to William Henry Price, a Royal Welsh Fusiliers enamel cap badge with applied mizpah and prayer brooch attachment, a George V Royal Engineers 9 ct gold and tortoiseshell mounted brooch, cap badges, buttons etc.

Sold for £80

Two Russian lacquered boxes and covers, late 20th century, one depicting a knight on horseback, the other a traditional man and woman, each signed, 7.5 cm square.

Sold for £28

A quantity of stamps and first day covers, together with a quantity of Brooke Bond collectors cards and albums to include "Out into Space".

Sold for £30

A Victorian oil lamp, with moulded glass reservoir decorated with scrolls and flowers heightened with enamels upon a cast iron base and a brass binnacle lamp.

Sold for £45

A carved ivory figure of an Indian mother with child, late 19th/early 20th century, carved standing. Height 12.5 cm.

A family group of seven World War II medals, comprising Victory medal, Defence medal, 39-45 Star, The Atlantic Star, The Atlantic Star, Palestine 1936-1939 medal awarded to W.T. Shpt H.F. Peel RN, a medal for long service and good conduct awarded to 16506 QM S'gt H Peel Re, and an Imperial Service medal awarded to William Peel, all with ribbons.

Sold for £170

Militaria - eight Elizabeth II military dress medals, to include a group of three with bars for Northern Ireland, Borneo and Cyprus with Military Cross, a further example bar for Cyprus, a group of two with bars for Borneo and Cyprus and two further. Together with a silver cigarette box engraved "Lieutenant J.A. Peel, R.A. from the Officers of 49 Field Regiment Royal Artillery on the occasion of his marriage 20th July 1957", together with a further silver metal mounted trophy ornament inscribed "Major J.A. Peel MC RA from the commandant and Officers Royal School of Artillery 1988".

Sold for £90

A leather bound album of letters from individual American Insurance Companies all addressed to Mr Frederick Richardson of the General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Company, pertaining to his recent promotion and return to England, all dated throughout 1937 and 1938, the album with gilt lettering to the front and spine "Frederick Richardson 1908", together with "A Business Epic" issued by the General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation Limited 1935.

A set of polished brass Librasco balance scales and weights. 55 cm high (see illustration).

A Chinese inspired embossed brass stick stand, late 19th century, embossed with numerous figures, pagodas and foliage with rectangular aesthetic handles. Height 55 cm.

Sold for £75

A large pair of copper and turned wood bellows, decorated with a dragon with legend "Semper Paratus Ignem Crescere". Length 85 cm.

A Victorian polished brass oil lamp, with moulded pink opalescent glass reservoir, 53 cm.

Sold for £75

A 19th century iron and galvanised milk churn, with bale handle. Height excluding handle 57 cm.

Sold for £100

A Nailsea glass model of a three masted ship, with three figures on the rigging, a smaller sailing ship beside and a Persian inspired building to the rear, all beneath a glass dome. Overall height 40 cm.

Sold for £70

A jeroboam of Charles Ellner champagne and a jeroboam of Le Piat de Beaujolais 1981, good levels.

Sold for £50

A pair of patinated brass table lamps, 20th century, with triform top and base united by plain columns. Height excluding light fitting 38 cm.

Sold for £65

A large French pewter tureen and cover, early 20th century, the cover with acorn knop with Vitruvian scroll and leaf border all upon a circular foot with leaf and beaded borders. 42 cm at widest, 30.5 cm high.

Sold for £20

A 19th century copper coal bin, drum form, with lion mask and ring handles, all supported on three lion paw feet. Width 32.5 cm, height 31.5 cm.

Sold for £50

A brushed felt top hat by Hope Brothers of London, with plush fitted leather travel case.

Sold for £50

A woven wicker two handled log basket, 20th century, rectangular, the interior with sack lining, raised on four swivel wheels. Width 66 cm, height 49 cm (excluding handles), depth 41.5 cm.

Sold for £110

A French Gladius type short sword, with cast brass handle, the pommel cast with an eagle, in a leather and brass bound scabbard. Blade length 44.5 cm, 59.5 cm overall.

Sold for £38

A Naval Officers short sword, 18th/19th century, the blade with the remnants of engraved decoration, the hilt with acorn finials and with wire bound leather grip with lion head and ring pommel. Blade length 44.7 cm, overall 58.7 cm.

Sold for £42

A Victorian painting on milch glass, two birds on a thorny rose bush, mounted oval and in gilt frame with foliate terminals. Image 42 cm x 34.5 cm.

An engraved map of Westmorland, by Robert Morden, early 18th century, hand-tinted. 37 cm x 43.5 cm.

Sold for £40

A large French demi hectolitre metal container, with large pouring lip front and verso and with four applied handles and metal bound body. Diameter 44.5 cm, height 61 cm.

A matched set of 19th century brass fire tools, a copper two handled dished bowl and a copper planter.

Sold for £38

A contemporary sheet metal model crane. Height 119 cm.

Sold for £45

A cast and gilded metal table lamp, the circular stem with embossed foliate scrolling knop and ivy leaf decoration upon a fanciful base with pierced scrolls and mythical griffin feet. Height excluding electrical fittings 62 cm.

Sold for £50

Two handcoloured engraved maps by Robert Morden, Herefordshire and The East Riding of Yorkshire. 38.5 cm x 42 cm and 37 cm x 43 cm.

Sold for £20

After Robert Morden, handcoloured map of Westmorland & The County Palatine of Lancaster and two further maps of Berkshire and Yorkshire.

Sold for £20

A Cumberland Wrestling champions belt, the silver plated buckle engraved "Cumberland Champion, William Studholme", flanked to either side by four silver plated embossed medallions, all upon a black textured leather belt, NOTE: William Studholme was a heavyweight Cumberland Wrestler and champion in that category at the Grasmere games 1907-1911. Together with Grasmere Sports by Roy Lomas the first 150 years, page 12 illustrated William Studholme receiving a heavyweight champions belt from Lady Lonsdale.

A 19th century Lachenal and Co 31 button accordion, with fretwork ends and with applied paper label for Lachenal & Co manufacturers London and verso with serial No. 178561. The hand rest impressed English make, steel reeds. All within original plush lined fitted box with label and ivorine plaque for Douglas & Co, 7 South Street, London (see illustration).

Sold for £90

A mahogany bound 19th century three drawer brass telescope, the end cover cap struck "Marshall Westbro Scarbro", 73.5 cm fully extended, 25 cm closed, in a handmade cardboard and cloth bound case.

Sold for £50

A 19th century mahogany and brass two draw telescope, with sliding end cap, 100 cm fully extended, 39 cm closed.

Sold for £40

A 19th century brass and leather bound three draw telescope, with 3.5 cm lens, 48 cm fully extended, 16 cm closed.

Sold for £28

Breweriana - A chrome plated Guinness time pocket watch with toucan automaton and subsidiary seconds dial, two miniature Guinness bottles, one of which is a souvenir of the bicentenary 1759-1959. Twenty three laminated Guinness calendars dated from 1951 -1974, some duplicates (1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1962 & 1968 missing) and a Carltonware model of a Guinness pint pot, 10.5 cm high.

Sold for £220

A 19th century hand coloured map of Westmorland, published by Henry Teesdale and Co, 302 Holborn. 36 cm x 44.5 cm and a hand coloured map of the North Riding of Yorkshire after Robert Morden, image 30 cm x 35 cm.

Sold for £20

A two page new map of the county of Westmorland, divided into wards, printed for C Smith, No 172 Strand, January 6th 1801. 47 cm x 52.5 cm and two page engraving of Carlisle Cathedral, after S Read, image 34 cm x 50 cm.

Sold for £40

A 19th century hand coloured geological map of Yorkshire by C, Bird. B.A. late honorary secretary of Bradford Philosophical Society, 1881, printed by W and K Johnston, Edinburgh and London, 69.5 cm x 79.5 cm.

A French Art Nouveau oil lamp, with vaseline glass reservoir upon an onyx base in turn above an Art Nouveau sinuous metal foot. Overall height 25 cm.

Sold for £90

An early 20th century portrait miniature of a lady with a lapdog, all within a piano ivory frame. Overall 13.5 cm x 11.5 cm.

Twelve stoneware bottles, late 19th/early 20th century, some of local interest to include Carlisle Old Brewery Co, Brothwell and Mills ginger beer Workington, Alexanders Mineral Water Kendal, and others for Glasgow, Dumfries, Yarmouth etc. Tallest 20.5 cm.

Sold for £70

An African hardwood knobkerrie, late 19th century, of typical form. 61 cm.

Sold for £48

A Turkish copper and brass Dallah coffee pot, 19th century, with brass finial, handle and hinge, the hinge and spout decorated with birds, with stamped geometric decoration. Height 25.5 cm.

Two Persian Dallah coffee pots, the tall example with brass cover and hinge with copper body and handle, the other in brass, 19th/20th century. 29 cm and 25.5 cm respectively.

Sold for £30

A Guzzini style vintage mushroom shaped ceiling light shade, with chromium plated mounts, +/- 49 cm wide, 33 cm high.

A 19th century Islamic Damascus Mamluk Ottoman brass tapering vase, with silver and copper inlaid decoration, and a Cairo Ware brass pot and cover.

Sold for £80

A Persian brass censor, 19th century, of pierced spherical shape upon a vase shaped stem in turn above a circular foot upon three feet. Height 28.5 cm.

A Turkish copper and brass bell shaped ewer, with a brass finial and handle. Height 51 cm.

A Persian silver rose water sprinkler, with chased scrolling decoration, upon a circular foot, and a Persian silver pedestal font, 13.5 cm.

A Safi earthenware vase, with Iznik decoration in green and yellow against a blue ground, signed to the underside. 19 cm high.

A 19th century copper 5 gallon measure, with applied brass label "5 Gallon IM Stand Galbraith". Height 54 cm.

Sold for £120

A 19th century copper and brass log bin, with planished copper body with brass handles and brass lion paw feet. Diameter 42 cm, height 36 cm.

Sold for £130

A 19th century copper hot water pot and cover, with brass tap and applied metal carrying handles. Height 45 cm, diameter 37 cm.

Sold for £30

A 19th century oak and cast iron bound butter churn. Height 40 cm.

Sold for £20

A 19th century mahogany apothecary box, with leather carrying handle and part sloped front opening to reveal a sectioned interior with bottles, the base with brass bound edges. 28.5 cm wide, 18 cm high, 17.8 cm deep.

Sold for £35

A 19th century silvered witches ball, with metal suspension loop, approximately 22 cm diameter.

Sold for £100

A 19th century Edison "Gem" phonograph, with black Japanned body with printed gilt decorations and lettering with applied silver plated plaque with Thomas A Edison at Orange. N. J. USA...

Sold for £130

An early 20th century oak case of draughtsman's instruments, Stanley, London, the case with silver plated central medallion and mounted corners opening to reveal a fitted interior with removable tray, the lid interior with Moire silk padded lining inscribed with gilt Stanley, Great Turnstile, Holborn, London. 20 cm wide, 16 cm deep.

Sold for £120

A cased set of Imperial Typewriter Co Limited letters, with hand stamp, the case with printed lettering "Manufactured by Imperial Typewriter Co. Limited, Leicester, England". 20 cm wide.

Sold for £38

Two Sinhalese porcupine and ebony quill boxes, the larger example with fitted interior, mirror to lid and pullout tray with nine lidded compartments, 26.7 cm x 19 cm, the smaller with sliding lid, 17 cm x 10 cm.

Sold for £38

A pair of carved hardwood elephant book rests, Ceylon, late 19th/early 20th century. 21.5 cm x 18 cm.

Sold for £25

A bronze table lamp base in the form of a kneeling Egyptian figure, early 20th century, on a raised rectangular base decorated with hieroglyphics, and a 19th century Empire style bronze and gilt metal table light (converted to electricity), the stem decorated with three muses on a stepped gilt metal base in turn above a column on wood stand. 33.5 cm and 35 cm respectively.

Sold for £480

A small collection of vintage fountain pens and others, to include Waterman, Parker Duofold, two Platignum, Sheaffer, Parker 17 propelling pencil and Parker ballpoint pen with matching pencil in original case.

Sold for £70

Four bottles of Fonseca Guimaraens vintage port, 1995, bottled in 1997, 75 cl, OWC.

Sold for £160

Six bottles of Delaforce late bottle vintage port, 1983, bottled in 1988, 75 cl, each in OWC (see illustration).

Sold for £240

Three bottles of Warre's 1966 vintage port, labels and seals intact.

Sold for £350

Six bottles of Sandemans vintage port, 1970, bottled in 1972 (see illustration).

Sold for £400

Six bottles of Royal Oporto 1967 vintage port, 75 cl, labelled and seals intact, in original cardboard cases.

Sold for £280

Eight bottles of Quinta Do Cachao vintage port 1970, 75 cl. (see illustration).

Sold for £380

A bottle of Graham's 1948 vintage port, no label but moulded seal intact, level to just above shoulder/almost base of neck, and a bottle of Taylors vintage port 1995.

Sold for £320

A 19th century blonde tortoiseshell cigar case, rectangular, with hinged lid. 13 cm x 8 cm.

An ivory and silver plated expanding cigar case, 19th century, with blue watered silk interior lining, 14 cm x 7 cm, and two amber, Meerschaum and silver mounted cigar holders, each in fitted case.

Sold for £60

An Indian sitar, early 20th century, with painted gourd kaddu, with inlaid bone decoration and turned ebony tuning pegs. 122 cm.

Sold for £50