fine art sale

A 19th century portrait miniature, "William 6th Earl Marischal", probably on paper and in metal oval frame.

Sold for £50

A African hardwood headrest, with handle, overall length 19 ins, together with an African hardwood baton, length 32 ins.

Sold for £200

A collection of three ship hull models, late 19th century, one inscribed "Golden Arrow F.G. Crossfield", the others also signed "Crossfield". Lengths respectively 38 ins, 26 ins and 23 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £380

A continental carved bone automaton, female figure standing by a windmill with a variety of cogs beneath turning the windmill and formerly rotating the figures head, 19th century. Height 4.5 ins.

Sold for £160

A half bottle of champagne, Moet 1906, dry imperial.

Sold for £50

Four volumes, "Cumberland and Westmorland 1829", including "A General History and Description of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmorland" printed by Edward Baines & Sons Printers Leeds, "The Churches of Whitehaven Rural Deanery" by Caine 1916, "The Folk Speech of Cumberland and some Districts Adjacent" by Alexander Craig Gibson and "The Keswick Hymn Book".

Sold for £50

Two oriental ivory lidded pots, cylindrical, decorated in relief with tigers, insect and monkey.

Sold for £40

A live steam locomotive, "Game Cock", bearing plaque "Peckett & Sons Bristol", with interchangeable boiler cover for Lyvennet, burgundy and black livery, boxed. Length 8.5 ins.

Sold for £440

A small bronze Putto figure, on circular plinth. Height 6 ins.

Sold for £38

A Japanese bronze chop (seal), circa 1890, green patination, modelled as a mythological armadillo and with stand. Height excluding stand 2.75 ins.

Sold for £28

An African hardwood figural carving, circa 1960, depicting a male figure holding a spear and with warthog tusk to foot. Height 12 ins.

Sold for £28

A 19th century Indian tulwar, with curved blade and short grip. Length 34.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £85

A George III Infantry Officers sabre, with wire bound leather grip, pierced guard and engraved blade, with leather and brass mounted scabbard. Length 38 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £230

A George V Infantry Officers sword, with wire bound grip, pierced basket and blade initialled to owner, by Henry Wilkinson Pall Mall and with leather bound scabbard. Length 40 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £110

A John Speede map, "Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile Pope's Head Alley AD1610". 15.5 ins x 20 ins, double sided (see illustration).

Sold for £170

An album of postcards, Abraham's Series, local scenes (138).

Sold for £110

An album of postcards, complete sets of Bamforth Series, including "Rock of Ages", "A Little Child Shall Lead Them", "Come Sing to Me", "If Those Lips Could Only Speak", etc. (102).

Sold for £80

A pair of 19th century candelabra in the style of the seven branched Menorah, being five branch with stags beneath and raised on a knopped stem with circular spreading foot. Height 17.5 ins, width 14 ins.

Sold for £200

A leather carrying case containing a flask and mess tin, inscribed "Bazar Du Voyage Paris" and also printed "James Dixon & Sons Sheffield", circa 1900.

Sold for £40

A late Victorian bowie knife, by Samuel S. Wragg, with cast steel blade and ivory handle. Length 14 ins with leather and metal scabbard (see illustration).

Sold for £2600

A late 19th/early 20th century Chinese table screen, with sliding rectangular panel with pierced foliate border, with centre ivory panel depicting a stork and tree, with various character marks and signatures verso and with decorative base. Height 17 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £850

A George III enamelled crown, 1821, enamelled to the front with George and the Dragon in a variety of colours

Sold for £15

A gramophone, "His Masters Voice", with brass horn.

Sold for £70

A Queen Anne needlework bonnet, decorated with gold coloured threads with fan and floral decoration (see illustration).

Sold for £360

A Japanese cloisonne koro, decorated with a repeating design to the lid and rim in the manner of butterfly wings, the body decorated against the red ground with chasing dragons and raised on three short metal feet. Diameter 6.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £150

A cast Carrera Marble figurine, "Autumn" after A. Carrier-Belleuse (1864). Height 740 mm. .

Sold for £100

"Fox Cub investigating a Snail", Doug Coates of Llangollen.

Sold for £80

An early Victorian stuffed pike, in glass fronted display case with paper notation "This Pike 3 ft 6 ins long, 21-lb .... was caught by one .... of Caistor Castle with baited hook ... Nov 13 1839, with receipt from Bonhams, Knightsbridge 1998 £330.

Sold for £142

An aeroplane propeller, polished mahogany. Length 72 ins.

Sold for £170

An ornate Victorian bird cage. 1200 m x 1200 mm x 600 mm.

Sold for £125

A pair of Edwardian embroidered panels, honeysuckle. Each 20 ins x 11 ins, in oak frame.

Sold for £28

A Wilton fringed carpet, decorated against the pink ground with a repeating floral pattern and with multiple line border in a variety of colours, principally blues. 99 ins x approximately 140 ins.

Sold for £450

A 19th century sampler, alphabet, numbers and verse by Sarah Tomkins aged 7. 16 ins x 11.5 ins.

Sold for £40

A 19th century sampler, by Ann Grove, alphabet, numbers, birds, trees and repeating border. 17 ins x 9 ins, framed.

Sold for £65

A 19th century sampler, with repeating border, central tree and verse. 16 ins x 9 ins.

Sold for £28

A 19th century sampler, by Anne Gronshaw, dated May 1st 1837, with palace, church, baskets of flowers and repeating border, with verse to centre. 26 ins x 20 ins, framed.

Sold for £240

A Berlin woolwork panel, depicting lovers at a well. 31 ins x 40 ins, in rosewood frame.

Sold for £145

A Victorian needlework tapestry, Jesus, Mary and Joseph. 19 ins x 22 ins in rosewood frame.

Sold for £82

An oriental prayer rug, decorated with buildings against the blue ground in a variety of colours and with fringed ends, circa 1950. Length 148 cm, width 88 cm.

Sold for £22

A fringed Dhurry, rectangular, decorated with repeating patterns, with fringed ends. 124 cm x 206 cm.

Sold for £20

A Victorian sampler, Mary Smith age 9 1845, alphabet, numbers and flowers. 11 ins x 10.5 ins, framed.

Sold for £45

A large Indian carpet, circa 1950, with fringed ends and pink ground with centre floral medallion, floral spandrels and repeating six line border. Width 145 ins, length including fringes 226 ins.

Sold for £280

A woollen fringed carpet, with beige ground and centre rectangular panel, all over foliate and scroll decorated in a variety of colours and with repeating five line border. 109 ins x 142 ins.

Sold for £80

An eastern fringed rug, the centre rectangular panel with repeating geometric decoration in a variety of iron red, reds and blue and with repeating border. 86 ins x 110 ins.

Sold for £50

An oriental fringed runner, the centre panel with repeating diamond and geometric patterns in a variety of pastel shades and with repeating three line border. 36 ins x 124 ins.

Sold for £85

An Indian silky pile Bokhara rug, with repeating elephant foot design to the red ground and with repeating geometric borders. 38 ins x 45 ins.

Sold for £50

An oriental fringed rug, with centre rectangular panel with repeating geometric and scroll design to the beige and red ground and with three line border. 52 ins x 72 ins.

Sold for £165

An oriental runner, the centre rectangular panel with seven geometric designs and with three line border in a variety of iron reds, blues and other colours. 28 ins x 99 ins.

Sold for £95

An eastern fringed runner, with centre rectangular panel decorated against the blue ground with repeating patterns and with four line border. 24 ins x 96 ins.

Sold for £20

An oriental rug, decorated against the beige ground with repeating lines of geometric patterns in iron reds and blues. 36 ins x 63 ins.

Sold for £50

An oriental rug, rectangular with centre diamond shaped panel and with repeating line borders in a variety of iron reds, blues and greens. 51 ins x 80 ins.

Sold for £60

An eastern rug, with centre rectangular panel and blue ground, with repeating line borders in a variety of iron reds, blues and yellows and with fringed ends. 46 ins x 72 ins.

Sold for £70

An eastern prayer mat, of rectangular form with iron red ground and repeating geometric patterns in blues and beige and with fringed ends. 36 ins x 60 ins.

Sold for £20

An eastern rug, rectangular, decorated against the red ground with repeating patterns of geometric form and with line borders. 44 ins x 67 ins.

Sold for £85

An eastern rug, the centre rectangular panel decorated with repeating patterns and with multiple line border. 59 ins x 102 ins.

Sold for £85

An eastern runner, with eight panels of geometric designs against a black and burgundy ground. 35 ins x 152 ins.

Sold for £20

An oriental silky pile rug, with centre rectangular medallion, with elephant foot design pattern against a burgundy ground and with repeating multiple line border and fringed ends. 78 ins x 51 ins.

Sold for £135

A Chinese silkwork wall hanging, rectangular form, an exotic bird on a branch with chrysanthemums against a yellow ground and with green border. 29 ins x 76 ins.

Sold for £22

Three silkwork panels, a shepherdess and two of Cupid with bow and arrow and female figure. Each framed.

Sold for £85

A Chinese woollen rug, Tai Ping, with floral patterned rectangular panels and fringed ends, in pastel shades. 12' x 9'.

Sold for £100

A Hamadan Rug

Sold for £70

A Hamadan Rug

Sold for £125

A Hamadan Rug

Sold for £70

A Persian design runner

Sold for £160

A Persian design runner

Sold for £160

A Persian design fringed carpet

Sold for £150

Three Japanese woodblock prints, each bearing signature. 13 ins x 9.5 ins, framed.

Sold for £120

W. Noel Johnson, a watercolour, "Passing Storm Isle of Arran". 9.5 ins x 14 ins, signed and dated 1898.

Sold for £200

A collection of four oval Lake District drawings, "Ullswater", "Rydal Mount", "Grasmere" and "Rydal Lake". Each 4 ins x 5 ins, mounted.

Sold for £70

A study of a woman's head, 7 ins x 6 ins, framed, initialled E.B.J and dated 1875.

Sold for £230

Three artist proof mezzotints by E.M. Hester, "Miss Byng" and "The Salad Girl" after John Hoppner and "Miss Croker" after Sir Thomas Lawrence, each signed by the artist and from a Limited Edition of 500. 6 ins x 5 ins, framed.

Sold for £65

Sheila Fell (1931-1979), a charcoal drawing of Aspatria, circa 1955. 30 ins x 22 ins, framed (see illustration). NOTE - the charcoal drawing, Aspatria, is sold with correspondence relating to an Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings by Sheila Fell held at The Maryport Education Settlement on Saturday 9th May 1964. The correspondence documents the exhibits and the arrangement of the exhibition over a period of time, letters from and to Sheila Fell are included. There is a letter from the Maryport Settlement acknowledging Miss Sheila Fell's gift of the drawing dated 24th November 1964. The drawing has since been on loan to The Abbott Hall Art Gallery and Museum, Kendal.

Sold for £4200

After John Frederick Herring, an engraving by John Burnet, "The Frugal Meal" to Richard Nicholson Esquire of Clifton near York, this engraving from the original picture is by permission. 24 ins x 31 ins, in gilt slip and rosewood frame.

Sold for £200

A. Lewis (late 19th/early 20th century British), an oil painting on canvas, "Pass Near Glencoe Argyllshire". 19.5 ins x 29.5 ins, framed, signed and dated 1914 (see illustration).

Sold for £700

A set of four Chinese paintings on rice paper, pheasants and exotic birds. Each 7.5 ins x 12 ins, framed.

Sold for £170

William H. Dyer, a watercolour, "Dovedale Derbyshire". 10 ins x 14 ins, framed, signed.

Sold for £85

Joseph Thors (FL. 1863-1900), a river landscape with trees and faggot gatherer. 10 ins x 15 ins, framed, signed (see illustration).

Sold for £440

After Rowland Langmaid, an etching of a gun ship in full sail. 10 ins x 7 ins, frames, signed.

Sold for £200

William Lakin Turner (1867-1936), an oil painting on canvas, "Wild Cherry in Blossom near Skiddaw Late Afternoon". 10 ins x 13.5 ins, framed, signed and dated verso 1943 (see illustration).

Sold for £220

William Lakin Turner, a watercolour, Lakeland cottage with roses and figure. 7 ins x 5 ins, framed, signed with initials and dated 95.

Sold for £145

William Lakin Turner, a watercolour, "Grasmere". 7 ins x 10 ins, framed, signed.

Sold for £80

Len Roope, a watercolour, "At Boultham Park Lincoln". 8.5 ins x 13 ins, in gilt frame, signed and dated 1974.

Sold for £170

Len Roope, a watercolour, "Eynsford Kent". 9.5 ins x 13.5 ins, framed, signed and dated 1955.

Sold for £100

An early 20th century photograph, "And They Had Words", depicting two Show Terriers standing off. 14 ins x 17.5 ins, in oak frame.

Sold for £85

Pre-Raphaelite School (circa 1865), a watercolour, possibly on vellum, "Tobias and The Angel", after Pellegrino and possibly by Christian Schultz of The Arundel Society, the arched painting with gilt slip and frame surrounding. Height 23 ins, width 11 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £850

I. Kirkpatrick, a pair of watercolours, village scenes at dusk. 7 ins x 20 ins, framed.

Sold for £18

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), a watercolour, "A Peep at Crummock Water from near The Boathouse". 17.5 ins x 12 ins, framed, signed and dated 1923 (see illustration).

Sold for £1600

H March, an oil painting on canvas, primroses. 12 ins x 17 ins, framed, signed and dated 1880.

Sold for £20

After F.P. Barraud, thirteen framed prints, cathedrals including Salisbury, Winchester, Durham, etc. Each print approximately 5 ins x 7.5 ins, framed.

Sold for £60

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), a fine watercolour, "Naddle Keswick". 10 ins x 20.5 ins, signed and dated 1929 (see illustration).

Sold for £3300

A pencil drawing of a Highland Terrier. 6.5 ins x 9 ins, framed.

Sold for £52

Alfred Wainwright, a fine pen and ink drawing, "Top of Deep Gill Scafell". 6.75 ins x 8.5 ins, signed (see illustration).

Sold for £1150

Alan B. Hayman, an oil painting on canvas, "The Last Cast". 26 ins x 41 ins, framed, signed and dated 1987 (see illustration).

Sold for £2600

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), a watercolour, "Loweswater with Melbreak". 9.5 ins x 13 ins, framed, signed and dated 1923 (see illustration).

Sold for £850

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), a watercolour, "Derwentwater". 9.5 ins x 13 ins, framed, signed and dated 1923 (see illustration).

Sold for £300

Samuel John Milton Brown (1873-1965) British, a watercolour, "The William" William Goodsman Master after beating off an American Privateer The Comet in an action off Bermuda December 12th 1914. 13.5 ins x 20.5 ins, framed, signed and beneath the signature "From an Old Painting" (see illustration).

Sold for £180

After Linda Le Kinff, a lithograph, "Monique". 25.5 ins x 19.75 ins, number 139/200, signed, framed, with Christies Contemporary Art Certificate dated 1984.

Sold for £50

After Linda Le Kinff, a lithograph, "Candice". 25.5 ins x 19.75 ins, number 63/200, signed and with Christies Contemporary Art Certificate.

Sold for £50

A print coloured by Sidney P. Winder, a young girl in long dress collecting shells on a seashore, circular, signed by Sidney P. Winder and dated 1916. Diameter 20 ins, in gilt frame.

Sold for £230

19th century English School, an oil painting on canvas, river and church in landscape. 9 ins x 6 ins, framed, indistinctly signed, possibly Blacklock (see illustration).

Sold for £150