antiques & fine art sale

A portable set of sheet metal pigeonholes, with hinged front with applied gilt label for Bramah & Co, Lock and Despatch Box Manufacturers, with carrying handles to the sides. 68 cm wide, 48 cm high, 33 cm deep.

Sold for £30

A British 1908 pattern cavalry sword, with part fullered blade, the ricasso stamped proved, the hilt with engraved decoration with wire bound grip and cast leaf pommel with leather bound scabbard and frog, the blade 84 cm.

Sold for £140

An 1821 pattern Royal Artillery officers sword, with etched part fullered blade, the ricasso etched for SJ Pillin manufacturers Gerard Street London, with wire bound shagreen grip and with leather bound scabbard. The blade 82 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £130

A German 1889 pattern cavalry sword, with quill pointed blade, a cocked grip and finger protrusion, the ricasso stamped Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Co Solingen, with Bakelite grip, the hilt with Prussian crest and with leather material tassel, the ridge stamped W91, the scabbard stamped 9.U.5.61, the blade 81.8 cm.

Sold for £160

An Edward VII 1821 pattern heavy cavalry officers sword, with three quarter fullered and etched blade with ER monogram, the back stamped 4903, the ricasso etched by Appointment to the King, Hamburger Rogers & Co, 30 King Street, Covent Garden, London, with wire bound shagreen grip, pierced and engraved hilt, with leather scabbard, the blade 88 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £140

A 1796 pattern heavy cavalry dress sword, with etched blade and folding hilt, with wire bound wood grip, with leather scabbard. 100 cm overall (currently fixed within its leather and brass scabbard).

Sold for £280

Three albums of Great British stamps, first day covers, PHQ cards, circa 1960's through to 1980's.

Sold for £75

A Victorian 1822 patterned officers sword, with unmarked 81.5 cm blade, the hilt with VR monogram (folding section missing), with wire bound shagreen grip, together with a stirrup hilted boarding type short sword, 19th century, the straight single fullered 58.5 cm blade with brass grip and hilt, the quillon with acorn finial, unmarked. 71 cm overall.

Sold for £70

A heavy copper shallow pan, with wood handle and brass mount, together with a copper and brass electric kettle.

Sold for £10

A Keswick School of Industrial Arts planished stainless steel presentation platter, with inscription "Presented by Threlkeld Hunt Committee 1973", factory number U526, together with a Keswick School of Industrial Art circular stainless steel dish, a Lakeland Art metalwork Staybrite planished bowl and four pieces of Lakeland Rural Industries Borrowdale hand beaten stainless steel wares. Widest 44 cm (6).

Sold for £65

An Edwardian embossed brass coal receiver, with embossed dancing Putti between lion mask and ring handles, 27 cm high, together with a 19th century brass preserve pan, 32 cm diameter.

Sold for £20

A pair of JS Fry & Sons Ltd. novelty post boxes, a Chad Valley Treasure Island money box, and a novelty 5p money box.

Sold for £20

James Wyld, Geographer to Her Majesty, "Allerdale below Derwent Ward", a large canvas backed folding map of West Newton, 19th century, with outer sleeve case, when opened 69 cm x 204 cm, when closed 17.5 cm x 13 cm, the outer ends with marbled boards (see illustration).

Sold for £110

An Edwardian planished copper fire screen, with wrought iron handle and legs with a brass wreath to the centre. 72.5 cm high, 43.5 cm wide, together with a early 19th century brass and copper warming pan with turned handle and a brass helmet coal receiver.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A Victorian Arts & Crafts boat shape copper log bin, with wrought iron handle and scrolling feet. 46 cm wide, 332 cm high excluding handle, 31 cm deep (see illustration).

Sold for £85

A large 19th century copper cream pan with two loop handles, 45 cm diameter, a 19th century brass preserve pan and two small copper two handled dishes.

Sold for £35

A Smith's tabletop terrestrial globe, 19th century, showing all the most recent discoveries, George Philip and Son Ltd, The London Geographical Institute, 32 Fleet Street, London EC, with zodiac platform and supported upon ebonised turned legs united by turned stretchers. 68.5 cm high, 43.5 cm diameter (see illustration).

Sold for £880

A Victorian turned wood hat stretcher on later stand, a Victorian top section of a hat stretcher and a horseshoe shaped ladies hat box.

Estimated: £20 - £40

A large specimen sample of hematite (kidney stone), 31 cm wide, 15 cm high.

Sold for £75

An early 18th century carved wood panel with carved initials TR dated 1718, now mounted in a stool and an Arts and Crafts carved wood fire screen panel, late 19th century, with foliate scrolling decoration with berries. Height 77 cm, width 48 cm.

Sold for £20

A 19th century maritime woolwork, sailing under a British flag approaching the coast in a maple frame. 35 cm x 47 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £290

A new map of Amsterdam engraved on canvas "Nouveau Plan D'Amsterdam 1857", after Willem Cornelis Van Baarsel and Petrus Nicolai Tuyn. 42 cm x 52 cm.

Estimated: £50 - £80

A Victorian "Diagram of Dispensations" after T Grey 1871, hand coloured, 46.5 cm x 57 cm.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A Victorian candle lamp, with sprung interior, having a plain glass column with foliate capital, the embossed base with foliage and rococo scrolls upon a hexagonal foot. Height 45 cm.

Sold for £20

Seutter. Regio Canaan seu Terra Promissionis, early 18th century hand coloured engraved map, with large vignette of Christ driving out evil spirits, top left, map of the Exodus with Moses holding the tablets lower right. 50 cm x 57.5 cm, together with an 18th century map by Isaak Tirion "The Provenance of Gelderland", engraved by J Keizer, 1740. 35 cm x 39.5 cm (see illustration).

Estimated: £120 - £180

A 17th century map of Ireland, attributed to A M Mallet (1630-1706), "Isle D Irland", hand tinted. 15.5 cm x 10 cm, a John Cary hand tinted engraved map of Cumberland, originally published 1793. 26 cm x 21 cm and a hand tinted engraved map of Prussia, engraved by Sidney Hall, published 1817 by Constable and Co Edinburgh, 21.5 cm x 27 cm.

Sold for £30

Laurie & Whittle's "New Map of London with its Environs & c." including the recent improvements, hand coloured folding map laid onto canvas, published 13th July 1813, mounted in an oak and glazed frame. 58 cm x 77.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £160

A hand coloured map of The United States of America, 20th century, London Atlas Series, published Edward Stanford Limited, London, glazed and framed image 45.5 cm x 61.5 cm, together with a triple A aerial base map of Brook Hill Farm, given to Washington University and two black and white photographs (framed as one) of Rockefeller Center Roof Studio, each image 18 cm x 72 cm (3).

Estimated: £30 - £50

A large 19th century copper spirit kettle and stand, with turned wood handle, the squat body housing a heated component and removable liner with label for Sibbald and Son Edinburgh, the stand with turned wood handles and scrolling feet. Overall height 36 cm.

Estimated: £20 - £40

A quantity of French and English pewter, to include a plate stamped Boulanger, an oval dish with touch marks for Oudart Lille, a Liberty & Co planished pedestal dish numbered 01354, Goldsmiths and Silversmith four piece tea set, Abbey pewter chocolate pots and sugar bowl, assorted tankards, jugs etc.

Sold for £20

Fiore de Henriquez (Italian/British 1921-2004), stylised bronze bust, mounted on a wood plinth. Overall width 28 cm, height 41 cm, signed and dated 75. NOTE - Her debut exhibition held in Florence 1947 and following her move to Britain she exhibited at The Royal Academy in 1950. She produced work to commemorate The Festival of Britain and spent many years touring North America working and lecturing. One of her biggest achievements was a restoration of the abandoned Italian settlement of Peralta. In 1968 she began restoring the village with the local and surrounding inhabitants supplying all parts and labour. Peralta became a well known retreat for artists (see illustration).

Sold for £60

A modern table lamp, simulating planished brass upon a faux bamboo stand, height excluding fittings 34 cm.

Estimated: £20 - £40

Keswick School of Industrial Art, four pieces of Firth Staybrite hand beaten stainless steel, comprising an oval tray, a small rectangular tray with turned wood feet, a fruit bowl with embossed floral centre and an oval dish on short legs, all with struck marks to the underside. The tray 46 cm wide.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A collection of Keswick School Industrial Art Firth Staybrite, comprising cake slice, a tea caddy spoon, a letter rack, a triangular dish, three coasters and four small hand beaten bowls.

Estimated: £40 - £60

A ladies Aquascutum full length beige coat, with checked lining, size Reg. 42.

Sold for £30

A ladies Burberrys beige summer jacket, and a trademark Burberrys scarf. Jacket Reg. 12.

Sold for £40

A ladies evening clutch bag by "Mawson Bag", the tan leather body with fitted interior with watered silk effect and with additional vanity mirror and purse, 30.5 cm long, and a set of Janet Reger vintage lingerie, comprising bra, bodice, suspender belt, knickers and petticoat, each piece with lacy borders (unworn).

Sold for £140

A carved ivory miniature ashanti stool, width 5.5 cm, two turned and carved ivory salt and pepper pots, all circa 1900. Salt pot height 3.5 cm.

Sold for £30

A red serpentine paperweight, 19th century, with traces of green marmalite, the egg formed from serpentine marble with steatite, a hand inscribed label verso dated September 1873. 12 cm x 8 cm.

Sold for £35

An Art Nouveau brass adjustable table lamp with cranberry glass shade, with applied and cast leaf and berry decoration. Height 25.5 cm.

Sold for £70

A World War II period General Electric EU. Aerospace US Navy tachometer MkV, together with a cockpit three in one temperature, oil and fuel gauge, a Pye detector Q & I ATP/ballistic galvanometer dated 1941 and a aircraft control lever (4).

Sold for £170

An American patinated spelter novelty money box, mid 20th century, modelled as a native American advertising the National Shawmut Bank of Boston. Height 17 cm.

Sold for £20

A pair of 19th century leg irons.

Sold for £20

A German World War II bayonet, the ricasso with unusual markings, with wood grip, metal scabbard, the blade 25 cm, together with a No. 4 MkII spike bayonet scabbard, together with a World War II period canvas rifle sleeve, the interior dated 1942 and stencilled US 45 (3).

Sold for £70

A World War II fighter cockpit clock, with luminous white hands, a further set of red hands, luminous numerals, the dial stamped "One day, Mk11a, 653/44 and 6A/10", the rear plate marked AM, dial diameter 5.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £50

A pair of carved Cornish bellows, early 20th century, carved with a rose with applied label verso embossed "Designed and Carved by Harry Tonkin Gorran, Cornwall". 38 cm.

Estimated: £20 - £40

A Lucas "Calcia Major" nickel finish carbide motorcycle headlamp, with faceted green prisms to the sides. Height 17 cm.

Sold for £28

A tribal African bow, late 19th/early 20th century, with leather bound grip fixed by round headed studs and each end with carved horn tip. 179 cm, together with a tribal African spear. 164 cm.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A socket bayonet, late 19th century, the ricasso struck WD,/89 blade 55 cm, together with a Gurkha Kukri, the wood handle with brass bindings, the blade 43.8 cm, together with a 9 MK 1 bayonet, the blade 20 cm.

Sold for £55

A 19th century spadroon, having a single fullered blade, the ricasso engraved with a palm tree trunk with traces of gilding, having a pierced steel scale pattern hilt with ivory grip and ball pommel with squat finial, the blade 85 cm, together with a 19th century Indian Tolwar, the fullered curved blade with pointed quillons and disc pommel, the blade 78.5 cm.

Sold for £220

A pressed gilt brass dressing table mirror, with panels of figures and musical trophies surrounded by paste set flowers, with bevelled mirror glass upon an easel support. 20 cm high, 16 cm wide.

Sold for £100

A French gilded metal and champleve enamel table light, late 19th century, modelled as a champleve crown held aloft by two winged cherubs upon a foliate base. Height including light fitting 38.5 cm.

Sold for £180

A 19th century tortoiseshell and gold metal mounted snuffbox, of oval form, the lid inset with a gold fox. 6.5 cm diameter.

Sold for £180

A 19th century Swiss mechanical music box, playing four airs, the drum 15.5 cm, all within an inlaid rosewood case. 32.5 cm wide, 20 cm high, 14.5 cm deep.

Estimated: £80 - £120

After Clovis Edmund Masson (French 1838-1913), a bronze and marble figure of a mouse nibbling a cheese, signed to the base, upon a polished marble plinth, the figure excluding marble base 8.5 cm long, 7.5 cm high (see illustration).

Sold for £200

A 19th century cast metal oil lamp, decorated with cherubs with griffin scroll handles together with a Victorian oil lamp with blue glass honeycomb reservoir upon a cast metal base. Height excluding chimneys 30.5 cm and 27 cm respectively.

Sold for £70

After E Picault, "Victoria", a gilded spelter table lamp, early 20th century, 76 cm high.

Sold for £70

A W Watson & Sons lacquered brass monocular microscope, early 20th century, on japanned stand, with adjustable platform, stamped verso "W Watson & Sons Ltd., 313 High Holborn, London" and numbered "14568", in fitted mahogany case, with 2 eyepieces and 3 further lenses, case with label for "Millicin & Lawley, 165 Strand, London WC". Height 31.5 cm, case height excluding handle 33 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £240

A Corton brass trumpet, the keys inset with mother of pearl, in fitted case.

Sold for £30

After W Theed, sculpture, London 1867, a plaster cast bust of William Walter, Fifth Earl of Dartmouth. 42 cm high.

Sold for £32

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), eight maps of the County of Westmorland 1974, six loose, two card mounted, and an antiquarian map of Cumbria. ARR

Sold for £38

A German carved wood Noah's ark, circa 1900, with fall front and small hinged door housing 6 figures, 75 pairs of hand carved and painted animals and 5 single animals. Ark length 75 cm, height 36.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £520

Military Interest - A cast metal profile of Adolf Hitler, height 17.5 cm, by repute taken by the vendors uncle after the liberation of Belsen concentration camp, and a Nazi cloth pennant, width 23 cm.

Sold for £50

Two Asian World War Two period steel helmets, British Victory and Defence Medals, Royal Air Force embroidered patch, printed Gibraltar arm patch, RAF cap badge and two further lapel pins, Gurkha Kukri knife and Indian short dagger.

Sold for £48

A Fairbairn Sykes world War Two Commando fighting knife, Mark III, with painted alloy ribbed handle, the pommel cast with No. 3, in original leather and metal tipped scabbard. Blade 17.3 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £120

A World War Two period Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife, the blade stamped William Rodgers "I Cut my Way", with leather grip and in original leather scabbard. Blade 15 cm.

Sold for £42

A large pair of carriage type brass hall lantern type fittings, three branch and with wall bracket support. Overall height 114 cm, width +/- 31 cm (see illustration).

Estimated: £400 - £600

An Edwardian Adam style serpentine fronted fender, pierced. Internal length 151 cm, return depth 15.5 cm internally.

Sold for £110

A vintage projector, now converted to a table lamp and raised on a wooden base. Height to light fitting top 60 cm.

Estimated: £40 - £60

A Victorian copper helmet coal scuttle, with loop handle.

Sold for £70

A Victorian embossed copper coal scuttle, with loop carrying handle (see illustration).

Sold for £90

A pair of glass and brass table lamps, obelisk form. Height to top of light fitting 62 cm.

Sold for £300

A pair of internally painted glass and brass table lamps. Height to top of light fitting 72 cm.

Estimated: £300 - £400

An Art Nouveau brass and iron fender. Internal length 121 cm, internal depth 31 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £130

A lead and stained glass rectangular panel, circa 1920. 90 cm x 62 cm.

Sold for £95

Three arched stained glass and lead panels, held within a white painted casement frame. 92 cm x 50.5 cm.

Sold for £110

A brass Vesta case embossed with a vintage motorcar, and another in the form of a beetle.

Sold for £140

A vintage French enamelled brandy bottle sign, Castillon. Height 45 cm.

Sold for £85

An Art Deco style metal figural table lamp, with green iridescent glass shades. Height 49 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £180

A French satin glass oil lamp, late 19th century, with satin glass and honeycomb moulded shade and reservoir on an alabaster and champleve enamel stem and base. Height excluding chimney 47 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £220

A 19th century French green glass oil lamp, with wavy frill shade with enamel floral decoration with gilt ribbons above the facet cut reservoir in turn above a polished marble stem with brass capital and square foot. Height excluding chimney 43 cm.

Sold for £95

Militaria - Great War Victory and British War Medals, awarded to 3335 Pte. G.H. Davidson. Bord. R., a George VI General Service Medal with bar for Palestine 1945-1948 awarded to 19078370 Sgt. G.M. Davidson. R.A.E.C., with ribbons and a quantity of cap badges, to include Border Regiment, Tyneside Scottish, Tyneside Irish, Gloucestershire and others.

Sold for £110

A Minox digital classic camera, Leica M3 2.1, with original box, lead and instructions.

Sold for £50

A pair of red serpentine and cast metal mounted Classical style table lamps, each on a square base. Height 39.5 cm.

Sold for £150

A 19th century oak and copper bound coal bucket, with tin liner and tubular copper handle and an Arts & Crafts style hexagonal copper and brass planter, with lion mask handles. Coal bucket 38 cm diameter, 28.5 cm high, planter 19.5 cm high, 20 cm diameter.

Sold for £42

An Italian cast metal figure of a Medieval knight by Oggetti D'Arte Vasari, standing on a square stepped onyx base with metal mounts. Height 23 cm.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A 19th century cast iron fire back, relief moulded with a vase. Height 52 cm, width 54 cm.

Sold for £30

A small Scandinavian oval box, a marquetry figural panel, circular snuffbox, folding pipe rack and oval frame. Pipe rack length 34 cm.

Sold for £20

Two antique brass candlesticks, with faceted columns and stepped bases. Height 15 cm.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A Continental spoon, a sword letter opener, crucifix, cigar cutter, etc.

Sold for £55

A wooden box carved with the emblem of The Royal Fusiliers, containing a quantity of badges, including Red Cross, British Legion, etc.

Sold for £28

A Nepalese bronze bowl, diameter 22 cm and a large calligraphy pen.

Estimated: £30 - £50

An early 20th century Albion Truck radiator and grille, the grille painted red beneath the cast Albion sunburst trademark. 97.5 cm high, 65.5 cm wide.

Sold for £20

A collection of 19th century brass door furniture, to include door handles, letter box and door knockers and two bell pulls.

Sold for £20

A scratch built motorcar, powered by a Douglas engine, to replicate a vintage motor vehicle (see illustration).

Sold for £1200

A scratch built motorised tricycle, principally early 20th century, with Lucas carbide front and rear lights, with heavy duty Olympic sprung saddle, with leather tool wallet attached (see illustration).

Sold for £680

A Heath & Co. of London "Husun" sextant, No. S169, with brass arc with silvered dial, in a fitted case with accessories, the interior lid with applied printed label and dated for 6/2/47, the case with applied ivorine label for "Bell Pattern Mark III Sextant", with outer canvas cover (see illustration).

Sold for £170

Two brass fenders, 19th/20th century, one with applied cast corners, internal measurements 101.5 cm wide, 30 cm deep, the other with raised beaded decoration, internal measurement 121 cm wide, 30 cm deep.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A Jupiter brass flugle horn, SFH-746, all within a Jupiter Wind Instruments fitted and padded hard shell travel case and with two mouth pieces, length excluding mouthpiece 44.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £70

A brass euphonium engraved for C Giant, +/- 56 cm long with mouthpiece, contained within a fitted C Giant hard shell travel case (see illustration).

Sold for £60