antiques & fine art sale

A pair of 19th century Indian portrait miniatures, "Shah Jahan" and "Mumtaz Mahal". Each 10.7 cm 8 cm, in carved hardwood frame with hanger (see illustration).

Sold for £220

A pair of early 20th century portrait miniatures on ivory, with piano key and wooden oval frames. Overall dimensions 13 cm x 12 cm.

Sold for £120

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A large 19th century National Cash Register Company brass till, bearing plaque, width 53 cm.

Sold for £350

A large copper lidded pan, with later zinc liner for coal and with carrying handles to both lid and base. Height 34 cm, diameter 34 cm (see illustration).

Estimated: £150 - £200

A 19th century copper and brass lidded vessel, studded and with loop handle. Diameter 36 cm, height excluding handle 29 cm.

Sold for £100

A 19th century brass coal receiver, with lion mask handles, the body embossed diameter 37 cm, height 29 cm.

Estimated: £120 - £180

A 19th century brass coal helmet, with scoop, with turned wooden handles. Length 48 cm, height 36 cm.

Estimated: £100 - £150

A pair of chinoiserie red painted metal table lamps with metal shades, raised on turned wooden bases. Height 79 cm, diameter at top of shade 31 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £260

A pair of chinoiserie black painted metal table lamps with metal shades, raised on turned wooden bases. Height 79 cm, diameter at top of shade 31 cm.

Sold for £260

A Victorian variegated marble pedestal, with swivel top, brass capital and stepped base. Height 111 cm, width 29 cm.

Estimated: £450 - £600

A pair of 19th century bronze three branch candelabra, with tapered columns, circular base and raised on three downswept legs terminating in hoof feet. Height 62 cm.

Estimated: £200 - £300

A large 19th century copper coal receiver, with iron loop handle. Diameter 56 cm, height 40 cm excluding loop handle (see illustration).

Sold for £240

A bronze female dancing figure, raised on a marble base. Height 65 cm.

Sold for £130

A pair of white painted cast iron garden planters, relief moulded. Width 61 cm.

Sold for £120

An Arts and Crafts copper lidded coal receiver, raised on bracket feet. Width 40.8 cm (see illustration).

Estimated: £120 - £180

A brass Corinthian capital lamp standard, with square stepped base raised on paw feet.

Estimated: £80 - £120

A small pair of brass and copper ships lamps, port and starboard. Height excluding handle 22 cm, width 16 cm.

Estimated: £100 - £150

A copper milk churn, with loop handle. Height excluding handle 36 cm.

Estimated: £70 - £100

A ships wheel, bearing label "From a Chinese junk". Width 80 cm.

Estimated: £50 - £80

A Swiss made eight day brass car clock, probably from a Model T Ford, knob wind. Diameter 65 mm.

Estimated: £30 - £50

An English papier mache Japanese inspired tray, early 20th century, decorated with figures in a procession and children flying kites in a landscape surround, the reverse impressed 6262. Width 39 cm x 29.5 cm.

Sold for £32

After Ferdinand Preiss, an Art Deco style spelter and ivorine figure of a skater, unsigned, on marble plinth. Height 36 cm.

Sold for £100

A 19th century gilded picture frame, surmounted by a crown upon a cushion with rococo scrolls and moulded foliate decoration. 45 cm x 35 cm.

Sold for £50

A pressed tin panel commemorating Robert Burns, with lithograph decoration of the Cottar's Saturday Night, Tam O'Shanter to a Mountain Daisy and John Anderson, mounted within an oak frame. 34.5 cm x 25.5 cm.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A Samson Morden style gilt combination dip pen and pencil, together with a gilt lead container and with glass and gilt metal pen stand.

Sold for £45

A late 19th century French music box, with label for J. Thibouville-Lamy and Co, with 15" cylinder playing eight airs, with fixtures for two 6" steel combs (only one in situ) and with brass comb organ to the centre, contained within an inlaid Kingwood and ebonised case, the lid with marquetry decoration of swans on a lake with mountainous background, the front with a small castle, with cast brass carrying handles to either side. Width 72 cm, height 31 cm, depth 35.5 cm.

Estimated: £100 - £150

A miniature brass anchor paperweight. Length 22 cm.

Sold for £22

A 19th century Vizagapatam ivory and horn chess set, 32 pieces. Height of king 12 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £520

A horn and pine snuff box, 19th century, the horn with incised Celtic knot and panels of stylised animals above a running intertwined knot band, both sections held in with black pegs, 6.9 cm diameter, 3.8 cm high.

Sold for £400

DICKENS. CHARLES, The Life & Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Chapman & Hall, London 1839, with illustrations by Phiz.

Estimated: £50 - £80

Militaria - WWI memorial plaque to Francis Collinge Hall, manufactured by the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, in original cardboard envelope.

Sold for £65

Two graduated jugs, transfer printed decoration of Daniel Adamson Esq, JP., C.E. and C and verso an anchor within a garter and legend "Success to the Ship Canal", together with a rectangular paperweight for Manchester Liners Limited-SS Manchester Regiment, 8930 tonnes.

Sold for £28

A 19th century violin, with interior label for Joseph Banks 1836 and a further ink inscribed label inscribed "fitted with Monrs Maggini base bar 1917", having a well figured two piece back, the back 36 cm. Overall length 59 cm with fitted case and unmarked bow.

Sold for £65

An early 20th century finely carved circular mirror, carved with pixies amongst trees playing a pipe over a butterfly all above toadstools and woodland animals, heightened with colours and with bevelled glass mirror. Diameter 45.5 cm.

Sold for £300

An Indonesian Kris late 19th/early 20th century, with distinctive wavy blade and silver coloured metal grip and with silver coloured metal bound scabbard, the blade 31.5 cm, 45 cm overall, together with a Kukri 20th century, with horn handle and 33.5 cm unmarked blade, all within a brown leather scabbard housing a further smaller blade.

Sold for £100

Twenty three albums of Westminster issue first day coin and stamp covers, commemorating The Royal Family.

Sold for £190

A late 19th century cast iron charcoal flat iron, with turned wood handle with Doulton supports above the letter G, the interior with shaped removable grill. 20.5 cm high, 16.5 cm deep.

Sold for £25

Two Victorian oil lamps, one with a facet etched cranberry glass shade and cranberry reservoir on a brass column, the other with a moulded green glass reservoir on reeded brass column and each upon a black glazed earthenware base. Height including chimneys 62 cm and 58 cm.

Sold for £110

A terracotta two handled urn, raised on a three legged iron stand. Overall height 96 cm, maximum diameter 43 cm.

Estimated: £80 - £120

Bells Whisky comprising a millennium 2000 70 cl bottle and six bell shaped whisky decanters commemorating the marriage of HRH Prince Andrew with Miss Sarah Ferguson 1986, Christmas editions 1990, 1993 and 1994 and a limited edition decanter for Christmas 2000. 70/75 cl, all bottles sealed and in original packaging.

Estimated: £100 - £150

A Ronson Art Deco chromium plated cigar table lighter, with inscription "F.G. Wynne from A.I.D. Manchester and Salford offices 1937" upon a stepped black painted spelter base. 19 cm wide, 10.5 cm high.

Sold for £160

Clock / Watchmaker tools - a brass main spring winder with accessories and in fitted case. 22.5 cm long including handle.

Sold for £160

Haigh's Dimple sealed bottle of old blended Scotch Whisky, in original box.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A pair of lignum vitae crown green bowls by Thomas Taylor of Glasgow, circa 1900, each with white metal insert engraved with either initials W.B. or numbered 2 or 4 all within a leather case and a further leather crown green bowls case with brass locking clasp and stitched leather handle. 33 cm wide, 20.5 cm high excluding handle.

Estimated: £60 - £80

An Art Deco pen tray, modelled with an elephant before the rectangular well, a carved Chinese rosewood crouching figure and a soapstone carving of a boar, pen tray 20 cm wide.

Estimated: £60 - £80

A Great War military compass, within a leather case, together with a surveyors case with brass fittings and leather cover, with embossed lettering Treble England No 1534.

Sold for £35

A quantity of miscellania, to include 19th century black printed pot for Holloways ointment, for the cure of gout and rheumatism etc, wax Vesta tins, an Art Deco ladies mesh evening purse, a spyglass, Art Deco compacts, to include a musical example modelled as a camera, novelty ashtrays, knitting pin case, bottle stopper, a Norwegian letter opener by T.H. Marthinsen etc.

Sold for £130

Two Metropolitan police medals, one commemorating the Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Victoria 1897, awarded to P.C. W Prentice D. Divn. and an Edwardian example commemorating the Coronation of His Majesty King Edward VII 1902, awarded to Insp. W. Prentice. W. Div.

Sold for £75

Two John Player cigarette card albums, of military uniforms of the British Empire overseas, a small quantity of vintage children's books, Pathescope safety films, card games and albums of photographic slides of China.

Estimated: £20 - £40

A 19th century copper kettle with brass acorn finial, height 29.5 cm.

Estimated: £20 - £30

After Hermann Eichberg, a pair of patinated spelter Grecian athletes, each raised upon a rectangular plinth, height 34 cm and 32 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £75

A vintage brass model of a steam boiler, height 34 cm.

Estimated: £60 - £80

A gentleman's chromium plated travelling toiletry set, within a tan coloured pigskin case.

Sold for £22

Militaria - assorted items and ephemera belonging to Major R.E. Sadler, to include Second World War Victory medal, a signed menu from the SS Empire Trooper dated 7th April 1943, War Department ephemera, instructions for Docks working in war (overseas) 1941, a booklet relating to Ceylon and its people - issued to all ranks and ratings of the fighting services in Ceylon printed 1944, an Urdu companion dated 1941 and uniform etc.

Sold for £55

Six vintage gramophone needle tins, to include Columbia, Songster, HMV and BHS together with a George V Royal Silver Jubilee money box.

Estimated: £40 - £60

A 19th century Pique work four bladed knife, an early 19th century gilt metal compass within a case and a Mura "Georgian" ceiling wax set.

Sold for £95

John Rattenbury Skeaping R.A. (1901-1980), a bronze sculpture of Lady Godiva upon a rearing horse, she modelled as a nude Amazonia female with long flowing hair, signed to the base John R Skeaping (1968) upon a green marble plinth, this design was commissioned by Leonard Lee, formally of racing engines project at Coventry Climax and later Victorius Godiva Fire Pump Racing Engines 1954-1965. The originals of this design each have the name of the recipient engraved along the side, bearing signature. Height 33.5 cm, length 41 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £800

A Victorian pierced brass fender, with rounded corners, internal width 114 cm, height 20.5 cm.

Sold for £45

A brass opium pipe, a small cloisonne vase decorated with blossoming prunus, a small bronze censor and an early 20th century Satsuma figure of a lady, tallest 19 cm, smallest 5.5 cm.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A Corsican vendetta stiletto dagger with scabbard, 19th century, the handle bound with white metal engraved mounts and with double edged blade, the leather scabbard with engraved white metal mounts, the blade 8.4 cm. Overall 17.5 cm.

Sold for £180

An Art Deco period Oris travel alarm clock, within original fitted presentation box.

Sold for £18

A first day issue Apollo 8 stamp, mounted beneath an image of the earth taken from the moon, postal stamp for Houston May 5th 1969.

Sold for £30

A large collection of Vintage matchbox labels (100's), and the improved postage stamp album containing a small collection of assorted world stamps.

Estimated: £40 - £60

A pair of 19th century portrait silhouettes of a gentleman and lady, each heightened with gilding, a further portrait silhouette of a lady and a Victorian daguerreotype photograph of a young gentleman within tooled leather frame struck for Humphreys and Halliwell, photographic artists, the pair 10 cm x 7 cm.

Sold for £50

A mother of pearl and glass double salt, a natural shell salt with silver plated mounts, a small mother of pearl trinket box, a natural pearl pin cushion and further mother of pearl items to include a dish, a salt spoon, six caviar spoons, belt buckle etc.

Sold for £20

An Indian carved ivory letter opener, circa 1900, surmounted by an elephant upon a double lotus stand 27 cm, a decorative Indian dagger and an Eastern hunting knife with copper pommel and pewter inlaid handle within a leather and fur scabbard.

Sold for £28

A carved Indian ivory deity, 19th century, together with a carved Indian ivory panel, hand painted with figures standing and kneeling with decanters and tureens. 11.5 cm and 8 cm respectively.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A pair of 19th century turned oak candlesticks, with brass sconces with beaded rims, together with a pair of turned hardwood candlesticks with foliate style stem on a wide circular foot. Heights 23 cm and 28 cm.

Sold for £30

A pair of 18th century steel chemist scales, with brass hands and gilt metal weights all within an oak made up box together with a set of Victorian brass postal scales and weights and a Maelzel Paquet metronome.

Sold for £30

An Underwood and Underwood "Sun Sculpture" handheld stereoscopic viewer, together with eighteen stereoscopic cards relating to the Boer war.

Sold for £20

A bronze pestle and mortar, late 17th/18th century, having a flared rim on inverted body with circular foot, diameter 13.7 cm. Together with a 19th century brass trivet and a 19th century copper kettle.

Estimated: £20 - £40

Three pairs of brass candlesticks, 19th and 20th century, a hand beaten brass pricket type candlestick and two Tibetan water pourers, tallest 35 cm.

Sold for £28

A large embossed brass plaque, early 20th century, decorated with Art Deco stylised roses, with a dished centre. 45.5 cm diameter, together with a pair of Egyptian brass dinner gong centres, an Egyptian brass, copper and silver metal tray, a further brass tray and a Japanese gong beater.

Sold for £20

A World War II brass mounted naval compass, type WD1151 No 56.H. Overall diameter 19 cm.

Sold for £20

A Russian lacquered trinket box, 20th century, of rectangular form, 10 cm x 8 cm.

Sold for £18

A Pentax Asahi 35 mm SLR camera, with super-Takumar 1:1.8/55 lens, a Canon zoom lens FD 35/70MM, a Tamron zoom F=95-205MM lens in leather case, a Rubimat 2.8/28MM lens, two light meters and other accessories.

Estimated: £20 - £40

A Georgian leather bound volume of handmade paper, probably a Grand Tour accessory, unused. 29 cm x 21 cm

Sold for £160

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

Estimated: £30 - £50

A white ostrich feather boa, circa 1930. Length +/- 210 cm.

Sold for £20

A vintage miniature Dunhill lighter, together with a further seven vintage and collectable lighters.

Estimated: £10 - £20

A brass grape hod, 20th century, embossed with flowers, 82 cm high (see illustration).

Sold for £75

An oak and copper coopered Devon pitcher by J. H. Fry of Barnstaple, early 20th century, the swollen body with five coopered bands and plain handle, height 36 cm.

Estimated: £60 - £80

Attributed to J.H. Fry of Barnstaple, an oak and copper coopered two handled tankard, early 20th century, of inverted tapering form with four copper bands, two plain handles, height 31 cm.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A George III style mahogany pie crust tray, 48 cm diameter.

Estimated: £40 - £60

A pair of brass barley twist table lamps, on circular bases, overall height 46.5 cm.

Estimated: £70 - £100

A Victorian brass helmet shaped coal scuttle, supported upon a circular foot, height excluding handle 31.5 cm.

Estimated: £60 - £80

A pair of polished brass table lamps, with tapering octagonal stems upon a circular foot, overall height 43 cm.

Sold for £70

A Victorian copper helmet shaped coal scuttle, supported upon a circular base, 30 cm high.

Estimated: £60 - £80

A pair of polished brass candlestick table lights, with variegated knopped stems upon square bases with canted corners, overall height 45 cm.

Estimated: £70 - £100

An Edwardian brass coal receiver, bow front with pierced grille, the lid with applied floral and wrythen decoration supported upon bun and scroll feet, the interior with zinc liner. 38 cm wide, 35.5 cm high.

Estimated: £80 - £120

A pair of polished brass table lamps, with reeded columns on circular bases with beaded decoration. Overall height 52 cm.

Sold for £80

An Arts and Crafts style brass curved fender, circa 1900, with embossed stylised foliate and leaf decoration against a stippled ground. 63 cm wide, 12.5 cm high.

Sold for £85

An early 19th century brass chestnut roaster, with pierced decorated handles and bowls. 63 cm long.

Sold for £90

A Victorian brass and mesh fender, with rounded corners, interior width 107 cm, height 30 cm.

Sold for £28

A copper coaching horn with brass fittings, 122.5 cm long.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A Victorian Pietra Dura paperweight, of square form, decorated with a bird alighting a blossoming branch, 10 cm2.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A Continental cold painted bronze ashtray/vesta, circa 1900, modelled as a crocodile emerging from water, a Vesta box within its mouth. 23 cm wide.

Estimated: £100 - £150

A Dutch style brass three branch electrolier, 20th century, 50 cm high.

Sold for £110

A pair of brass table lights, with variegated knopped stem upon a circular stepped foot with wooden base. Overall height 55 cm.

Estimated: £100 - £120