antiques & fine art sale

An early 20th century ladies 9 ct cased wristwatch, the white enamelled dial with Arabic numerals, 28 mm diameter.

Sold for £35

A Victorian silver cased open face pocket watch, the white enamelled dial with subsidiary seconds dial, contained in plain case, the back with open cartouche. 5.5 cm diameter, the case hallmarked for Chester 1876.

Sold for £25

A Victorian 18 ct gold full Hunter pocket watch by C. Read Senior & Company London, No. 3680, the white enamelled dial with subsidiary seconds dial, contained in engine turned case with cartouche to front. 4.7 cm diameter, gross weight 76 grams, the case hallmarked for London 1863 (see illustration).

Sold for £900

A pair of silver plated fish servers, together with twelve pairs of fish knives and forks and a quantity of silver plated cutlery.

Estimated: £20 - £30

A Victorian Bachelors silver plated coffeepot, and a foliate engraved honey pot with plated lid and beehive spoon.

Sold for £30

A silver mounted desk calendar Birmingham hallmark 1931. Width 15 cm.

Sold for £35

A silver plated oval gallery tray, together with two black lacquered coasters. Tray length 41 cm.

Sold for £30

A Victorian silver mounted easel backed mirror, London 1896,
maker William Comyns. Height 39 cm, width 27 cm.

Sold for £80

A 20th century continental silver fronted mahogany backed photograph frame of Art Nouveau design, to hold three oval photographs, each 7 cm x 5 cm, within shaped leaf engraved border. 15 x 27 cm, stamped 950.

Sold for £30

An early 20th century Tudric pewter ware part tea service, comprising milk jug and sugar basin, numbered 231, a Tumasek pewter circular tray together with six pieces of 18th century and later pewter including a tablespoon.

Estimated: £60 - £80

A late Victorian silver oval bowl with pierced sides and embossed with swags, by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield 1895. 28 cm long, weight 272 grams.

Sold for £130

An Edward VII silver oval sauce boat with plain girdled body, by Marples & Co Sheffield 1904. 13 cm high and a late Victorian silver sauce boat. Combined weight 297 grams.

Sold for £110

A George V silver cigar box of Art Deco design by E & N Speak Birmingham 1929. 18.5 cm wide, gross weight 525 grams.

Sold for £80

An Edward VII silver mounted ebony trinket box, the silver mounts by Hardman Powell & Co Birmingham 1908, box 15.5 cm wide, together with a George V silver and tortoiseshell trinket box, the silver by William Comyns London 1915.

Sold for £48

A George VI silver hip flask, with curved engine turned body by A Wilcox Birmingham 1939, 9 cm high, a silver miniature trophy engraved Alnmouth Ltd - Northumberland Boys Singles Championship, a silver cigarette case together with a silver backed two piece dressing table set and a similar silver mounted comb.

Sold for £110

A pair of Victorian silver table salts with beaded rims, the sides with slightly different engraving and open cartouche by Martin Hall & Co London 1874, 5.5 cm diameter x 4 cm high, weight 91 grams.

Sold for £50

A pair of Victorian silver and carved mother of pearl handled cake forks, the blades by Hilliard & Thomason Birmingham 1893, contained in a fitted case.

Sold for £25

A Victorian engraved silver christening fork and spook by Josiah Williams & Co London 1892, contained in fitted case.

Sold for £25

A pair of George V silver Kings pattern sugar tongs, by Robert Pringle & Sons Sheffield 1920, one other pair of silver sugar tongs, a set of six George V silver teaspoons and a set of six silver handled tea knives.

Sold for £55

A George V silver scallop shell shape butter dish, and matching knife by James Deakin & Sons Sheffield 1912, dish 13.5 cm long. combined weight 64 grams, contained in fitted case, retailed by Street & Co Ltd Newcastle Upon Tyne.

Sold for £60

An early Victorian silver fiddle pattern fish slice, with pierced blade by Robert Wallis, London 1846. 30.5 cm long, weight 164 grams.

Sold for £70

A George III Scottish silver fiddle pattern gravy or basting spoon, by Robert Grey & Sons Edinburgh 1808. 33 cm long, weight 147 grams, engraved B to terminal.

Estimated: £120 - £150

A Victorian silver fiddle pattern soup ladle, possibly by John Stone London 1850. 35 cm long, weight 303 grams, engraved H to terminal.

Sold for £140

A set of four Victorian silver fiddle pattern table forks and four fiddle pattern dessert forks, possibly by John Stone London 1848/1850, combined weight 515 grams.

Sold for £220

A Victorian silver plated entree dish and cover by Walker and Hall with gadrooned rims, an early 20th century plated and glass cocktail shaker, the body engraved with recipes for Martini, Manhattan and Bronx and a quantity of silver and silver plated items.

Sold for £75

A small silver model of a rutting stag, London 1976, 131 grams. Length 9.5 cm.

Sold for £100

A set of four George IV silver salts by Henry Chawner, boat shaped. 300 grams. Length 15 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £160

A pair of Mappin & Webb silver pepperettes Birmingham 1911, together with a small silver cream jug and sugar basin, Birmingham 1913. Combined weight 167 grams, together with a silver rimmed glass shot glass.

Sold for £80

A large Victorian silver plated pierced basket, together with a pair of smaller baskets, bottle coaster, glass coaster, grape shears and plated stand. Basket length 33 cm.

Sold for £50

A George V silver two piece part tea service, with shaped rims on splayed feet, comprising cream jug and sugar basin. Combined weight 207 grams and three other small silver items.

Sold for £80

A Victorian silver mounted ruby cut glass scent bottle, 6.5 cm high with integral stopper, the mount hallmarked for Birmingham 1892, two other silver mounted scent bottles, a silver and mother of pearl fruit knife and a silver fronted miniature Book of Common Prayer.

Sold for £45

A pair of silver mounted fish servers, Sheffield 1893, together with a cased pair of grape scissors.

Sold for £40

Four silver plated decanter or bottle coasters, each with wooden base. Diameter 12.5 cm.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A silver plated oval galleried tray, together with two smaller trays an entree dish and Art Deco hot water jug.

Sold for £35

Two cutlery canteens, one 6 place settings the other various.

Sold for £30

Two graduated silver plated meat dish covers. Largest length 51 cm.

Sold for £110

A silver plated three tier traditional wedding cake stand. Largest tier diameter 42 cm.

Sold for £260

A George Butler EPNS forty four piece canteen of cutlery in the Cavendish pattern, 6 place settings.

Sold for £100

Three pieces of antique bronze money, a Chinese dragon lamp, lacquered tea caddy and two boxes.

Sold for £80

A pair of Chinese porcelain baluster vases, decorated in green, blue and other colours with flowers and modelled with boys climbing to the exterior, converted to electric table lamps and with pierced ebonised wood bases for same. 33 cm high. Needs rewiring.

Sold for £80

An 18th century Chinese blue and white tea bowl, and a Tek Sing treasure small plate. Diameter 15 cm.

Estimated: £60 - £80

A Chinese archaic vase and cover on a wooden stand. Six character mark to base. Height excluding stand 31 cm.

Sold for £340

A 19th century Chinese Grisaille teapot, decorated with a basket of flowers. Height 13 cm, width 18 cm.

Sold for £160

A Chinese opium bottle, polychrome decorated with birds, blossom and branches. Height 9 cm.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A pair of Chinese cylindrical vases, decorated with figures and fence with square seal mark to base. Height 28 cm.

Estimated: £150 - £200

A 19th century Chinese bronze vessel with wooden cover, of small proportions. Height 9.5 cm, width 7.5 cm, depth 5.7 cm.

Sold for £280

A Chinese polychrome ginger jar, two Fo dogs, a Cantonese plate and an Imari plate.

Sold for £15

Two Chinese rice paper plant and butterfly studies, each 16 cm x 23 cm, framed.

Sold for £50

A Satsuma ware three piece tea service, decorated in typical Satsuma colours and with rectangular red and gilt seal mark to base. Teapot height 13 cm.

Sold for £30

A Chinese vase, decorated with figures in a garden and with seal mark to base, lip restored. Height 22.5 cm.

Sold for £40

Sixteen early 20th century Chinese watercolours on rice paper, depicting courtly figures, merchants and peasants, all in ebonised frames, the ten depicting merchants and peasants each +/- 21 x 15 cm, the six depicting courtly figures mounted within two frames.

Sold for £280

An early 20th century Japanese Satsuma pottery jar with pierced cover, finely enamelled and gilded in panels to front and reverse with flowering trees in landscape and courtly scene respectively within borders filled with flowers and other decorative motifs. 12 cm high, signed to base (see illustration).

Sold for £170

An early 20th century Satsuma pottery saucer, enamelled and gilded with Geisha's, 16 cm diameter, signed, a Satsuma small Koro and cover, one other small Satsuma pottery vase and a Satsuma or Kutani porcelain rectangular plate depicting three women before Mount Fuji.

Estimated: £80 - £100

A pair of late 19th/early 20th century Chinese crackle ware porcelain vases, decorated in the famille verte palette with warriors. 47 cm high converted to electric table lamps.

Sold for £110

A pair of Japanese ink and gilt highlighted drawings, Mount Fuji and companion together with a further pair depicting birds, branches and butterflies. Largest 47 cm x 14 cm.

Sold for £50

A Chinese vase decorated with birds and butterfly outlines. Height 30 cm.

Sold for £10

A 19th century Chinese hardwood cabinet in two sections, with foliate and scroll carved cornice above a series of shelves and pair of panelled cupboard doors beneath with brass drop handles and all raised on stile feet. Height 211 cm, width 98 cm, depth 37.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £1300

A 19th century Chinese hardwood large jardiniere stand or table, with carved and moulded edge and dragon carved frieze and raised on cabriole legs with stretchers and centre pierced shelf and terminating in claw and ball feet. Height 67 cm, width 70 cm, depth 70 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £600

A pair of Japanese bronze vases, decorated with chasing dragons. Height 26 cm.

Sold for £50

A Japanese terracotta figure of Daruma, in typical standing pose. Height 38 cm.

Estimated: £80 - £120

A Chinese tabletop cabinet, fitted with a drawer and pair of panelled cupboard doors with brass hinges and fittings and all raised on bracket feet. Height 37 cm, width 50 cm, depth 32 cm.

Sold for £45

Two Chinese Cantonese teapots, of small form together with a similar jug. Tallest 12 cm.

Sold for £220

A collection of eight late 19th century and later oriental teapots, various. Tallest including wicker handle 18 cm.

Estimated: £50 - £80

A Chinese vase, with matched Cantonese lid and another Oriental vase. Tallest 36 cm.

Estimated: £20 - £40

A Chinese side table, with ceramic top stamped to one end, the base fitted with two drawers and all raised on tapered legs of square section terminating in spade feet. Height 82 cm, width 97 cm, depth 44.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £400

A Chinese hardwood open armchair, with carved splat, solid seat and raised on legs of square section with stretchers. Height 98 cm, width across arms 64 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £300

A pair of Chinese hardwood armchairs, with pierced splat backs, solid seats and legs of square section with stretchers. Height to top of back 97.5 cm, width across arms 64 cm.

Sold for £300

A 19th century Chinese hardwood ladder form stand with three shelves. Height 119 cm.

Estimated: £200 - £300

A 19th century Japanese bronze depicting a rodent on top of a mallet, signed. Height excluding wooden plinth 20 cm, length 28 cm (see illustration).

Estimated: £600 - £800

A Japanese ceramic figure of a man tying his sandal. Height 14 cm (see illustration).

Estimated: £100 - £150

A Chinese octagonal dish decorated with cockerels and foliage. Width 20 cm.

Estimated: £70 - £100

A Chinese blue, white and yellow vase form table lamp. Height excluding light fitting 42 cm.

Sold for £80

A 19th century Chinese blue and white porcelain vase, the body decorated with prunus blossom on a cracked ice ground. 44.5 cm high.

Sold for £950

A Chinese yellow enamelled and incised bowl, decorated to interior with bird of paradise and the exterior with dragons chasing the flaming pearl. 11.5 cm diameter, 5 cm high with a Guangxu six character mark to base (see illustration).

Estimated: £500 - £700

A 19th century Chinese hardwood rouge marble topped jardiniere stand, raised on later castors. Height 50 cm, width 42 cm.

Sold for £200

A diamond china tea service, 10 cups, saucers and plates, sugar basin, cream jug and 2 sandwich plates.

Sold for £30

A stoneware coffee service, circa 1970, comprising coffeepot, 8 cups, 7 saucers with sugar basin.

Estimated: £20 - £30

A pair of humorous green glazed cat and dog figurines. Tallest 20 cm.

Sold for £25

A Royal Albert Old Country Roses tea service, comprising teapot, 9 cups, 12 saucers, large plate, bowl, 2 milk jugs, 5 bowls, pepper and sugar basin.

Sold for £45

A collection of early 19th century New Hall tea bowls and saucers, 5 saucers, 8 bowls.

Sold for £20

Two 19th century blue and white patterned plates, a soup ladle transfer printed with cattle, a Celadon cup and saucer and an Oriental tea bowl.

Estimated: £20 - £30

A Royal Crown Derby lidded vase, with printed mark to base. Height 14.5 cm.

Sold for £28

A Colclough tea set, comprising 6 cups and 6 saucers in the ivy leaf pattern together with 18 pieces of Duchesse bone china ivy leaf patterned tea ware.

Estimated: £40 - £60

A continental porcelain clock, with single train movement and enamelled dial, floral encrusted and cherub mounted. Height 30 cm.

Sold for £25

Seven Victorian Fairings. Tallest 10 cm.

Estimated: £30 - £5

A ships type decanter, and another similar but smaller. Largest diameter +/- 20 cm.

Estimated: £20 - £30

Six decanters, four cut glass, one moulded and one plain.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A 19th century Derby cabinet cup and saucer, and another decorated with floral swags.

Sold for £60

A cut glass liquor set, comprising small decanter and four glasses. Decanter height 24 cm.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Two small Sylvac dogs, two rabbits, a Staffordshire money box and four other small pieces of Staffordshire. Tallest 13 cm.

Estimated: £30 - £50

An early 19th century amber glass decanter with silver plated mount, together with a Bristol blue cream jug. Tallest 21.5 cm.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A vintage Murano paperweight by Galliano Ferro. width 8 cm.

Sold for £35

A Lalique glass fishbowl, riveted. Diameter 24 cm together with two Georgian rinsers and a small cream jug.

Sold for £20

A continental porcelain pierced fruit dish, hand decorated with flowers. Length 32.5 cm, together with a Victorian hand painted mug, a Wedgwood lidded casket, a bone china chamber stick and continental table lamp.

Sold for £200

A collection of six 19th century hand painted cabinet plates, one bearing lozenge registration mark, each diameter 23.5 cm.

Sold for £100

A Wedgwood Kutani Crane dinner service, comprising 6 dinner plates, 8 medium plates, 8 further slightly smaller medium plates, 8 dessert plates, 6 soup bowls, 2 serving dishes, 6 dessert bowls, 6 teacups, 7 saucers, teapot, lidded sugar basin, 2 jugs, small dish and 6 tea plates.

Sold for £90

A Wedgwood Appledore dinner service, comprising 12 dinner plates, 10 medium plates, 6 smaller plates, 5 dessert plates, 7 dessert bowls, oval dish, shaped plate, 3 small plates, 10 large cups, 3 teacups, 6 saucers and 6 egg cups.

Sold for £90

A 19th century Spode china Imari patterned lidded jug, together with an Allerton's ironstone snake handled jug. Tallest 16 cm.

Sold for £20

A pair of 19th century Mary Gregory vases, with pincered rims, cranberry bodies and clear glass feet. Height 29.5 cm.

Sold for £100

Two Mary Gregory style cranberry glass beakers and a squat vase. Tallest 11 cm.

Estimated: £40 - £60