fine art sale

10th September 2009

Lot 600

A Windsor stamp album, stamps of Great Britain and including two 2 pence blue, 165 penny reds with perforated margins, seven without, three penny blacks, etc.

Sold for £780

Lot 601

A 19th century Treen spice tower, cylindrical, four divisions. Height 8 ins.

Sold for £25

Lot 602

A collection of four Victorian snuff and pill boxes, one inscribed "To Charles Good Beverly" another dated 1854, "Tyler's Boots Are The Best" and "Duke of Wellington".

Sold for £62

Lot 603

A collection of Treen, including two George III mahogany brass bound salts, a pair of myrtle wood candle holders, Victorian miniature clog and olive wood stirrup cup.

Sold for £60

Lot 604

A 19th century flat iron, oval, with loop handle, dated 1842, together with another flat iron and small cobblers last.

Sold for £20

Lot 605

A Cantonese bone chess set, red stained and white.

Sold for £50

Lot 606

A 19th century block plane, of small size, stamped "White", together with two moulding planes and a Georgian mahogany miniature box.

Sold for £95

Lot 607

A top hat, by Cash & Co., Blackburn and Burnley, in fitted mahogany case.

Sold for £62

Lot 608

A Regency portrait profile miniature, a gentleman, heightened with gilding. 4 ins x 3 ins, framed.

Sold for £12

Lot 609

A late 19th century portrait miniature, oval, portrait of a lady on ivory and in oval ivory frame (see illustration).

Sold for £30

Lot 610

A tribal drum, the skin stretched over a wooden body.

Not Sold

Lot 611

A Georgian bronze figure, a seated girl holding a horn and wreath, raised on a marble pedestal with gilt metal base. Height 12 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £620

Lot 612

A pair of gilt metal candelabra, with female figure mounts holding grapes. Height 7 ins.

Sold for £50

Lot 613

An Asprey of London scent bottle case, containing four bottles with silver gilt mounts, the leather case stamped "Asprey, London".

Not Sold

Lot 614

A silver coloured Kingfisher ornament, with glass beak and raised on a glass rockwork stand. Height 4.5 ins.

Sold for £120

Lot 615

A pair of Cantonese carved ivory vases, decorated with dragons and scrollwork. Height 6 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 616

A pair of Cantonese carved ivory concentric ball ornaments, each dragon carved ball supported by three elephants standing on a table top. Height 6.5 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 617

A timepiece, eight day, by Brook & Son of Edinburgh, in enamelled case decorated with birds in fight and raised on short metal feet, stamped "Metal Dore". Height 2.5 ins, width 2.75 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 618

A duck head paper clip, late Victorian, with glass eyes and sprung action. Length 5.5 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 619

Two 19th century ivory seals, one in the form of a Chinese figure the other with foliate carving and silver coloured seal mount. Each height 3 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 620

An ivory carving, monkeys walking over a bridge, raised on a wooden base. Length 12 ins.

Sold for £90

Lot 621

A Georgian steel and silver coloured mounted curio, in the form of a poker.

Sold for £290

Lot 622

A portrait miniature on ivory, a young girl seated in three quarter profile, in folding leather case.

Not Sold

Lot 623

An ivory card case, with small metal riveted decoration.

Not Sold

Lot 624

A carved marine ivory tusk, with goblins pulling a sledge laden with items. Length 7 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 625

A marine ivory scrimshaw, in the form of a seal and decorated with seals, a sled, figures and other animals, possibly Inuit, 19th century. Length 13 ins (see illustration).

Not Sold

Lot 626

A Cantonese carved ivory shell, the interior intricately carved with figures and buildings and raised on a wooden base. Length 3.5 ins.

Sold for £80

Lot 627

A good quality cloisonne vase, with silver coloured rim and foot, red ground and with foliate design to front. Height 9 ins.

Sold for £160

Lot 628

A pair of Shibayama scorers, decorated with insects and flowers in mother of pearl to the ivory body. Each length 4 ins (see illustration).

Not Sold

Lot 629

A Chinese ivory Netsuke, of circular form, depicting a male figure holding a fan, with signature to the reverse. Diameter 2 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 630

A Stuart Devlin limited edition egg, 272/300, with kangaroo interior, hallmarked and cased.

Sold for £320

Lot 631

A Stuart Devlin limited edition egg, 40/300, the interior with birds in nest, hallmarked.

Sold for £200

Lot 632

A 19th century Chinese Okimono, depicting an intricately carved dragon with figures and animals surrounding, signed to base and on wooden plinth. Height 4.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £410

Lot 633

A Tokyo School carved ivory figure group, gentleman with beard holding tortoise with further figure and tortoise with tail below, with red seal mark to base. Height 7.5 ins (see illustration).

Not Sold

Lot 634

A pair of Shibayama brush pots, decorated with birds and flowers and mother of pearl and heightened with gilding. Each height 2.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £380

Lot 635

A 19th century Cantonese dagger, with carved ivory handle depicting a female figure within foliage, the blade with silvered decoration.

Not Sold

Lot 636

An 18th century armour piercing steel dagger, with bone handle.

Sold for £100

Lot 637

An oriental letter opener, thin gauge metal, with metal handle depicting a muscle bound male figure heightened with gilding. Length 12 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 638

A 19th century soapstone seal, with character marks to rear and depicting a dragon and ball with bird in flight beneath. Height 5 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 639

A pair of Cantonese figures, possibly chess pieces, one male, one female, each raised on a concentric ball ornament. Height 6 ins.

Sold for £45

Lot 640

Two bone mounted boxes, one simulated tortoiseshell.

Sold for £70

Lot 641

An Art Deco powder compact, with foliate amber top.

Sold for £30

Lot 642

Two oriental ivory figures, male figure holding a staff, female figure standing in long robe. Heights respectively 4 ins and 6 ins.

Sold for £80

Lot 643

Two Indian carved ivory figures, deities, each raised on wooden plinth. Each height 6 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 644

A pair of mother of pearl card cases, 19th century.

Sold for £100

Lot 645

A 19th century leather wallet containing surgical instruments, some with tortoiseshell mounts.

Not Sold

Lot 646

Two soapstone seals, a seated deity and water buffalo. Heights respectively 7 ins and 5 ins.

Sold for £65

Lot 647

An Art Nouveau embossed copper table box, "The Morrows Life too Late is, Live Today", with sparse enamelling and riveted body raised on short bracket feet. Width 9 ins.

Sold for £200

Lot 648

Two mother of pearl circular plates, decorated with floral sprays and repeating border pattern. Diameter 6.5 ins.

Sold for £40

Lot 649

A portable clock and barometer set, in reptile skin carrying case, with eight day clock with enamelled dial, with barometer flanking.

Sold for £70

Lot 650

A Victorian inlaid mother of pearl card player's box, inlaid with the four suits and foliage to the top, the interior with four lidded compartments enclosing counters and with Tarif du Jeu de Boston Russe.

Sold for £300

Lot 651

A pair of George III miniature paintings on tin, one The Duke of Savoy 1480, the other The Duke of Savoy The Solomon of his Age Elected Pope 1440. Each 4 ins x 3 ins, oval, in giltwood frames.

Not Sold

Lot 652

A Victorian papier mache book slide.

Not Sold

Lot 653

A tribal carved tusk, with shell and metal hoof form mount. Height 23 ins (see illustration).

Not Sold

Lot 654

Two tribal masks (see illustration).

Not Sold

Lot 655

A 19th century ship diorama, the half hull model applied to an oil painted board with further ships and in rectangular frame. Length 28 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £620

Lot 656

Two greeting card albums, Victorian and early 20th century.

Sold for £78

Lot 657

A mahogany paint box, with internal label "Illuminating Colours and Materials, Winsor and Newton, London", containing sixteen glass paint pots, etc.

Sold for £150

Lot 658

Two cycle medals, possibly French, dated 1915 and 1916.

Sold for £30

Lot 659

A black Bakelite telephone, circa 1945.

Not Sold

Lot 660

A Burmese carved panel, a horseman and buffalo.

Not Sold

Lot 661

A golf ball lighter, together with a golfing mug.

Not Sold

Lot 662

A collection of cigarette card albums, 26, Wills, Players and Kensitas (silk).

Sold for £90

Lot 663

A John Peel bar top advertising figure, painted and composition. Height 10 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 664

A Hornby Railway Shell wagon, a Corgi Batmobile and other toys.

Not Sold

Lot 665

A miniature German alarm clock, enamelled face and case, circa 1920.

Sold for £36

Lot 666

A Tibetan prayer wheel, silver and wood.

Sold for £60

Lot 667

An "Ampro" projector, 16 mm, in black case.

Not Sold

Lot 668

A Dupont of Paris cigarette lighter.

Sold for £28

Lot 669

A crystoleum, 19th century drawing room scene in gilt frame.

Not Sold

Lot 670

A Treen knitting stick, curved outline, sparsely decorated.

Sold for £30

Lot 671

A late 19th century Netsuke, two figures astride a large carp. Height 1.5 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 672

A hand-built model steam launch, "Lady Jane", with wooden deck and painted hull. Length 42 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £320

Lot 673

A set of brass postal scales, with three weights, on shaped mahogany base.

Sold for £42

Lot 674

An iron rush light holder, mounted on a turned wooden base, with circular foot and three short feet.

Not Sold

Lot 675

A pair of beadwork panels, one depicting a horse the other an owl. Each 13.5 ins x 13 ins, framed.

Sold for £20

Lot 676

A framed photograph of Kaiser Bill, 1907, signed on the mount and in mahogany and brass mounted frame with plaque "Dover Helgoland Race June 1907". Frame size 19 ins x 15.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £460

Lot 677

A pair of brass six branch ceiling light fittings, of scroll form.

Not Sold

Lot 678

A miner's lamp, Protector Lamp & Lighting Company Limited.

Sold for £45

Lot 679

A miner's lamp, the Protector Lamp & Lighting Company Limited.

Not Sold

Lot 680

A ship's oil lamp, brass, on gimbal and bearing plaque "E. Thomas & Williams Limited makers, Aberdare, Wales, Cambrian Number 269722".

Sold for £35

Lot 681

A 19th century Griffiths plough plane, brass fittings. Length 9 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 682

A 19th century Cooper anvil Bick iron, on wooden base.

Sold for £30

Lot 683

A pair of late 19th/early 20th century oriental hand held mirrors, probably Chinese, with ivory handles, metal frames embossed with flowers and leaves and with hardstone backs.

Sold for £190

Lot 684

A Persian style rug, with centre medallion and repeating line border, with fringed ends.

Sold for £160

Lot 685

A George III sampler, Betty Lawson July 24 1824, depicting Adam and Eve in The Garden of Eden with accompanying verse and with a foliate surround with angels, harps, vases and flowers. 20 ins x 19 ins, framed (see illustration).

Sold for £2300

Lot 686

An oriental runner, with centre rectangular panel with repeating geometric design and with running line borders. 293 cm x 76 cm.

Sold for £45

Lot 687

A Heriz carpet, decorated in muted colours, principally green, beige, brown and red, with centre rectangular panel and repeating line borders, with fringed ends. 390 cm x 236 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 688

A Mahal carpet, rectangular, decorated in blues, iron red, greens and other colours, with centre rectangular panel and repeating line borders. 397 cm x 298 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 689

A Tabriz carpet, with centre rectangular panel, decorated with repeating designs in iron red, blue and beige, with fringed ends. 350 cm x 261 cm.

Sold for £340

Lot 690

An Azerbijan carpet, with centre medallion and trellis type surround, with repeating line border and fringed ends, decorated in iron red, blue and beige. 297 cm x 151 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 691

A Mashad carpet, with centre rectangular panel and repeating line border, decorated in burgundy, blue, light blue and green, with fringed ends. 295 cm x 200 cm.

Sold for £280

Lot 692

A Mahal carpet, principal colours iron red, blue and beige, fringed. 310 cm x 210 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 693

A Hamadan runner, decorated against the pink ground with repeating foliate scrolls and with line border and fringed ends. 391 cm x 90 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 694

A Hamadan runner, the centre rectangular panel decorated against the red ground with an intricate pattern in a variety of colours, with fringed ends and repeating line border. 428 cm x 88 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 695

A Hamadan runner, with repeating medallion pattern to the centre rectangular panel with line border, principal colours iron red, blue and beige. 390 cm x 75 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 696

A Hamadan runner, with fringed ends and decorated in a variety of colours against a principally burgundy ground. 264 cm x 82 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 697

A Hamadan runner, principal colours iron red, brown, black, green ad beige, with fringed ends. 282 cm x 64 cm.

Sold for £170

Lot 698

A Hamadan runner, with repeating medallion pattern to the centre, principal colours red, pink, beige and green, with repeating line border and fringed ends. 296 cm x 83 cm.

Sold for £140

Lot 699

A Hamadan rug, with fringed ends. 150 cm x 100 cm.

Sold for £75