fine art sale

A collection of painted lead farm animals, together with a boxed model of a Royal Stage Coach and horses.

Not Sold

Nineteen bound volumes of "The Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland", various years ranging from 1910 to 1952.

Not Sold

An important collection of photography and ephemera relating to Honister Slate Mine, including a photographic record of the Royal Visit (previously in the collection of Dick Brownrigg ex Quarry Manager).

Sold for £100

A Pitcairn Island mid 20th century carved flying fish, stamped "Greetings from Pitcairn Island" to one wing, made by Reynold Warren. 14 ins x 7 ins.

Sold for £150

A Pitcairn Island flying fish, late 19th/early 20th century, stamped "Souvenir from Pitcairn Island" to one wing. 19 ins x 8 ins.

Sold for £75

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

Not Sold

A Simon Halbig German bisque headed doll, with jointed composition body dressed in an army uniform, stamped to the reverse of the head. Length 24 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £110

A 19th century Westmorland breezer, oak with brass fittings. Length 29 ins.

Not Sold

An early 19th century percussion pistol, with hexagonal barrel, scroll carved lock inscribed "War Min Gham", with scroll engraved trigger guard and chequered walnut butt. Length 9.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £225

An 18th century continental flintlock pistol, with cylindrical barrel, bearing stamps "DI" or "ID", with plain locks with initialling, trigger guard and engraved butt plate to the walnut stock. Length 22 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £320

A late 18th/early 19th century flintlock blunderbuss, with flared barrel, plain lock, brass trigger guard and brass mounts to butt. Length 40 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £880

A 19th century poacher's folding fowling piece, with folding skeleton butt to the walnut stock and foliate engraved lock, the cylindrical barrel in two sections, twist off, also separating from the lock, percussion. Length 48 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £440

A 19th century poacher's walking stick percussion shotgun, with walnut pistol grip handle to the foliate engraved lock, with sprung trigger and folding percussion action, proof marks to cylindrical barrel, with end sight, together with screw on short stock. Length including stock 40 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £820

A matchlock musket, with slightly flared cylindrical barrel, with primitive side plates and trigger. Length 67 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £50

A 19th century powder horn, cow horn with turned wooden end and metal sprung loaded dispenser. Length 14 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £90

A taper vase, Roman or Greek, pottery with narrow ovoid body decorated with trellis against the black ground and having a narrow neck leading to a flared disc top, the whole support on a round base. Height 5.5 ins.

Sold for £130

A debutante's white ostrich feather fan, with mother of pearl fan blades, together with feather hair accessory in original case bearing label "J. Duvelleroy, 167 Regent Street" (see illustration).

Sold for £140

Two parasols, one with ivorine and jewelled handle to the gold coloured canopy, the other with simulated rosewood handle to the satin and feathered canopy.

Sold for £80

Two child's toys, each with composition head, one a clown with moquette body with rattle interior, the other a cowboy with hat and cloth body. Heights respectively 9 ins and 12 ins.

Sold for £20

Two Chinese dolls, each with composition heads, wooden arms and dressed in traditional costume, both female. Height 14 ins.

Sold for £20

Ophelia Gordon Bell, a fired sculpture of two doves, inscribed verso. Ophelia Gordon Bell was the wife of William Heaton Cooper. Height 16 ins.

Not Sold

An oil lamp, with milk glass shade, clear chimney, faceted cranberry glass reservoir and brass base. Height 22 ins.

Sold for £120

A Japanese clockwork elephant, "CK" trademark, standing, ringing a bell and with nodding head, wearing red jacket, blue trousers and black boots, holding poster "Welcome! See Our Circus", with price to foot 3/11. Height 9.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £140

A cut glass table lamp and shade.

Sold for £70

A 19th century African headrest, shaped wood, probably Kenyan. Width 8.5 ins, height 7.5 ins.

Sold for £10

A Crescent Toys Modern Farm Equipment trailer 1819 Large Farm boxed, together with a Gama 55/1 German tractor and trailer, boxed, a Britains Lilliput World Tumbrel cart number LV/606 and a Triang Minic Farm tractor with trailer, boxed.

Sold for £90

A Britain Home Farm series horse rake, number 8F, a Charbens Series horse and roller set and a ploughing set by Olson Farminit Toys, all boxed.

Sold for £30

A collection of lead and metal farmyard toys and accessories, various makers including Timpo Toys Farm Series and others.

Sold for £72

A postcard album, containing approximately 200 postcards, principally local interest.

Sold for £85

A tribal coconut splitting stool, with angled seat and sharp serrated metal splitting tool.

Not Sold

A shop display cycle, with push rod brakes and black painted metal frame.

Not Sold

A Victorian stained pine specimen cabinet, containing eight drawers of butterfly and moth specimens.

Not Sold

A crocodile skin suitcase. Width 20 ins.

Not Sold

An Ultra Valve radio, in reptile skin case. Width 14.5 ins.

Not Sold

A child's pushchair, bearing plaque "Au Bebe Sportif, Maison Dorzy Antibes".

Sold for £10

A Finnegan's of Bond Street London gentleman's valise, complete with a series of brushes and silver mounted accessories and with canvas outer case. Width 27 ins.

Not Sold

Two cases of Victorian butterfly specimens.

Not Sold

A stained glass window, circa 1900, rectangular, in a stylised tulip and Art Nouveau pattern to the leaded glass panels. Height 48 ins, width 38 ins.

Not Sold

A tower musket, 1871, stamped "VR", with cylindrical barrel, ramrod and brass trigger guard, percussion action. Length 55 .5 ins (see illustration).

Not Sold

A steel rapier, 19th century or possibly earlier, with wire bound grip and velvet covered scabbard. Length 41 ins (see illustration).

Not Sold

A pair of decorative broad swords, with pierced brass hand guards, with red felt interiors to each basket and traces of engraving to blades.

Sold for £250

Three dress swords, one by Spencer & Co., Great Queen Street, London probably Knights Templar and two others.

Sold for £200

A doorstop, in the form of a mounted hoof.

Sold for £70

A George V dress sword, with etched blade by Ranken & Co., Calcutta, with wire bound grip, pierced hand guard and leather mounted scabbard.

Not Sold

A collection of four swords, principally decorative.

Sold for £320

An eastern musket, flintlock with bone and wooden stock (see illustration).

Not Sold

A 19th century oil lamp shade, hexagonal, with lithopane to each panel, principally castles in landscapes, complete with glass and brass column oil lamp base. Width 10 ins.

Not Sold

A Japanese ivory figure, manufactured in segments, male, standing wearing robe and with oval foot. Height 15.5 ins.

Not Sold

A Japanese ivory figure, manufactured in segments, a fisherman holding basket and raised on a oval base. Height 12.5 ins.

Not Sold

A Wallace & Kerr Hanover Street Edinburgh fly reel, alloy and brass with composition handle. Diameter 4.5 ins.

Sold for £40

A pair of turned ivory candlesticks, circa 1930, with knopped stems and square stepped feet. Height 10 ins.

Sold for £200

A Scottish dirk, modern, together with an Elizabeth II khukhri knife, sheath knife and bayonet.

Not Sold

A late 19th century continental gilt metal dressing table box, of shaped outline, with relief foliate scrolling moulding and with centre portrait miniature of a young lady wearing bonnet, with cloth lined interior and raised on four short beaded feet. Width 6 ins.

Not Sold

An Antler hatbox, containing a black hat with feather decoration and black mesh.

Sold for £20

A Victorian papier mache letter rack, hand painted with a pony, together with a circular scalloped fruit basket decorated to the centre with a floral spray.

Not Sold

An Art Deco marble desk inkwell and pen stand, the hinged lid with sterling mounts and with hardstone line inlay. Width 5 ins.

Not Sold

A W. & R. Jacob & Co. Limited biscuit tin, in the form of a royal carriage, printed "W. & R. Jacob & Co. Limited Biscuit Manufacturers" beneath. Length 9 ins.

Sold for £140

A Victorian calling card case, mother of pearl, hinged side opening to reveal original blue silk and card folding interior, engraved butterfly and river scene to front. 110 mm x 76 mm.

Sold for £85

An gentleman's fine leather travelling vanity case, Edwardian, chrome, silver and ivory fittings, makers marks for CB & S Birmingham 1919.

Not Sold

A Rowland Ward of Piccadilly bronze mounted racehorse hoof, inscribed "Mianna foaled 1896 - Died 1919". Mianna was sired by Craig Royston and was half sister to the 1980 Irish Grand National winner Royston Crow, Ref. General Stud Book, volume 9.

Not Sold

A pair of Victorian elephant cast iron nutcrackers. Length 180 mm.

Sold for £20

A 1930's Mays improved ophthalmoscope, complete and in original leather, silk and velvet lined case.

Not Sold

WITHDRAWN - A late Georgian tortoiseshell and ivory card case, with ivory lined inlays to tortoiseshell veneered cedarwood lining and four intricately fretted ivory mounts fitted by turned ivory studs, probably from the colonial far east. 108 mm x 73 mm x 20 mm.

Not Sold

A very well stuffed specimen chub mounted in a river setting, in black painted glazed wooden display case. Length 26 ins, depth 6 ins.

Sold for £140

A French 1960's amber and clear glass electric light fitting.

Sold for £30

A Japanese bronze vase, decorated in gold coloured metal with pheasant on branch to the black ground, bearing signature. Height 8 ins.

Not Sold

An oriental ivory figure group, a standing male figure surrounded by monkeys, signed to foot. Height 6.25 ins.

Not Sold

Three ivory condiments, one with silver mount (see illustration).

Sold for £210

A pair of cloisonne vases, of good quality, decorated with panels of chrysanthemums and other flowers, each of barrel form and raised on short metal feet. Height 7 ins (see illustration).

Not Sold

A Dunhill table lighter, registered design No. 737418, patent No. 390107, with engine turned case. Height 4.5 ins (see illustration).

Not Sold

A grotesque tribal mask, painted, wooden, with rope moustache, highlighted with gilding.

Not Sold

A Brook & Son Edinburgh enamelled timepiece, with single-train movement, case enamelled with birds and stylised flowers, raised on short gilt feet, stamped beneath "Metal Dore" and marked to circular dial "Brook & Son , Edinburgh Eight-Days". Width 2.5 ins, height 2.5 ins.

Not Sold

A native American Indian beadwork handbag and purse.

Sold for £420

A 19th century carved wooden figure, a young girl holding a platter and raised on a circular foliate carved base. Height 30 ins (see illustration).

Not Sold

An Italian micromosaic casket, rectangular, decorated with floral sprays and repeating decoration in a variety of shapes, hinging to a plush lined interior, stamped "B.****AN & Co. Florence New York" and also "Made in Italy". Length 5.75 ins, depth 2.75 ins, height 1.75 ins (see illustration).

Not Sold

A 19th century Scottish flat iron, brass, with turned wooden handle with scroll supports. Length 4.25 ins, height 4 ins (see illustration).

Not Sold

A Victorian iron book press.

Sold for £30

A millefiori glass paperweight, circa 1930, in a variety of multicoloured canes. Width 2 ins.

Sold for £90

Alfred Louis Habert (1824-1893) French, a 19th century bronze figure of Cupid in standing pose with bow, quiver and arrows, with lion skin to foot, on rectangular base inscribed "HABERT sc. BEAUX-ARTS 1861" and inscribed to the front "Premier Prix de Ciselure Ruiton". Height 10.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £620

A tinplate Mickey Mouse mechanical toy, drumming, for "The Bank Buildings, Belfast", fully operational and stamped and painted DRGM Germany, circa 1930. Height 7 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £810

A snooker scoreboard, by J. Ashcroft & Co., Victoria Street, Liverpool, mahogany. Length 36 ins.

Not Sold

An oak cased set of drawing instruments, by Watson & Sons, lift out tray and containing parallel rule, various ivory rules, etc.

Sold for £60

One volume "History and Topography of Cumberland and Westmorland", by William Whellan, leather and cloth bound.

Sold for £60

One volume "History and Directory of Cumberland", by Mannix & Whellan, cloth bound.

Not Sold

A Japanese tinplate robot, probably 1960's, made in Japan bearing trademark "KO", with plastic hands to black painted body, with rollers to feet and red plastic eyes. Height 10.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £65

A Thornton Pickard Triple Imperial 1/4 plate camera, mahogany with brass fittings, together with a variety of lenses and fittings, including Ross No. 45771 6 x 5 Rapid Symmetrical, Ross 5" wide angle Expres.

Sold for £170

Three painted wooden decoy ducks.

Sold for £110

A christening outfit, embroidered, complete with bonnet, etc.

Sold for £32

A Victorian sampler, by Edith Palmer aged 12 years 1892, with alphabet, numbers, bird and tree decoration, framed.

Not Sold

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

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

WITHDRAWN - An Azerbijan carpet, with centre rectangular medallion and trellis type surround, with repeating line border and fringed ends, decorated in iron red, blue and beige. 297 cm x 200 cm.

Not Sold

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

Not Sold

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

Sold for £230

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.

Sold for £200

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

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

Sold for £110

A Hamadan rug. 194 cm x 100 cm.

Not Sold

A Hamadan rug, with fringed ends. 86 cm x 130 cm.

Sold for £75

A Hamadan rug, with fringed ends. 152 cm x 91 cm.

Not Sold