fine art sale

A silver model of a pheasant, London mark 1973, standing pose. Length 9 ins, height 4.5 ins excluding wooden base (see illustration).

Sold for £190

A Victorian silver cream jug, London 1852, with scroll loop handle, ewer spout and body repousse with foliate scrolls, raised on three short shell and scroll feet, 172 grams. Height 5.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £75

A Walker & Hall silver trumpet shaped vase, planished, loaded, Sheffield 1919. Height 10.5 ins.

Sold for £52

A Chinese silver coloured metal shaped dish, decorated to the centre with chasing dragons, with hinged loop handle and border pierced with dragons, chrysanthemums and bamboo, 198 grams. Diameter 7 ins, height 6.25 ins.

Sold for £200

An Edwardian silver cream jug, small form, with loop handle, card cut rim and raised on three shell and claw feet, Birmingham 1904. Height 3. ins.

Sold for £28

A pair of George V silver serviette rings, pierced with foliate scrollwork, with vacant cartouches, London mark 1923, 57 grams.

Sold for £50

A pair of silver goblets, campana shape, Sheffield mark 1980, 194 grams. Height 4 ins.

Sold for £100

A Walker & Hall silver sauce boat, with beaded rim, scroll handle and raised on three short hoof feet, Sheffield 1949, 142 grams.

Sold for £55

Four silver napkin rings, all uninscribed, various makers, various marks.

Sold for £45

A Richards of Birmingham silver miniature punch bowl, with lion mask handles, Birmingham 1926, 160 grams. Diameter 4.5 ins.

Sold for £60

A cased silver spoon, bright cut, the case by McKay & Chisholm Goldsmiths, Princess Street, Edinburgh, London 1902, together with a silver mounted preserve spoon.

Sold for £50

A silver money clip, together with a heart shaped 925 locket, powder compact and foliate engraved locket and tiepin.

Sold for £65

A pair of silver goblets, each with pear shaped bowls and spreading feet, Birmingham marks for 1924 and 1925, 220 grams. Each height 6 ins.

Sold for £75

An engine turned silver cigarette case, Birmingham 1921, square, 134 grams.

Sold for £38

A Victorian silver sugar basin, London 1880, 126 grams. Diameter 4 ins.

Sold for £70

An Edwardian foliate engraved silver cigarette case, square form, Birmingham 1907, 85 grams.

Sold for £28

A George V silver cigarette case, part foliate and scroll engraved, Birmingham mark 1918, 73 grams.

Sold for £35

A late 19th/early 20th century far eastern tray, rectangular, decorated with fence, palm tree, bridge and foliage, with pierced border. Length 8 ins.

Sold for £75

A quantity of silver plated cutlery, including Kings pattern gravy spoon, three table spoons, two Rats Tail ladles, sifter, preserve spoon, butter knife, pair of salad servers, etc.

Not Sold

A silver cigar case, three channel, Birmingham mark 1896.

Sold for £35

A Keswick School of Industrial Arts silver tea service, comprising teapot, Chester mark 1913 also inscribed with the makers name "M. Armstrong" for Matthew Armstrong and with matching sugar basin and cream jug with Chester marks for 1911, each piece nicely planished. Teapot length 10 ins, height 5.5 ins, 830 grams gross (see illustration).

Sold for £1200

A silver christening mug, by Adie Brothers, Birmingham 1947, together with a silver coloured horse, carriage and driver, possibly Russian, length 4 ins.

Sold for £30

A silver coloured dressing table box, hinged at the rear, with foliate and scroll engraving to the lid and of shaped square outline. Width 2.25 ins.

Not Sold

A silver table cigarette box, Birmingham 1935, engine turned and with vacant cartouche to lid. Length 5.25 ins.

Sold for £60

An Edwardian silver plated purse, with chain link strap and cloth lined interior. Width 4.75 ins.

Not Sold

A silver backed dressing table set, engine turned, comprising two brushes and mirror, Birmingham 1937.

Sold for £30

A Queen Elizabeth II cut glass silver mounted decanter with stopper, probably to commemorate the 1977 Silver Jubilee, with Sheffield hallmark for 1977 and with tapered cylindrical cut glass body and mushroom shaped stopper. Height 12 ins.

Sold for £40

A canteen of silver plated fish knives and forks by Mappin & Webb, the mahogany canteen containing twelve pairs of foliate engraved fish knives and forks with ivorine twist handles.

Sold for £50

A leather map case, containing an index map and twenty five further maps of towns and counties of England and Wales showing areas covered by Bacon's new 1/2 inch motoring maps by J. Bartholomew.

Sold for £40

Two 19th century fruitwood and metal bound malt or grain shovels.

Sold for £40

A 19th century fruitwood yoke. Width 35 ins.

Sold for £20

A 19th century wood carving, probably a capital from a column, carved with winged cherubs. Width 22 ins, height 20 ins.

Sold for £75

A reptile skin handbag, brown, with Swiss made lock stamped "Homa".

Sold for £45

A Marston's Burton Ale's oval pub mirror, with original frame in simulated rosewood and advertising "Strong, Mild and Pale Ale". Overall width 33 ins, height 24 ins.

Not Sold

A pair of American glass lamp bases, with metal mounts, each raised on a circular wooden base. Height 22.5 ins.

Sold for £170

An African Tribal mask, carved pollarded wood. height 38 ins width 19 ins

Sold for £38

A Victorian case of stuffed birds, including black and red grouse and partridge, eight birds in total. Width 38 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £300

A 19th century fowling piece, percussion, single barrel with ramrod and with walnut stock and brass trigger guard.

Sold for £100

A late 18th/early 19th century flintlock fowling piece, muzzle loading, brass trigger guard and stock mount.

Sold for £75

A German magic lantern, "Lanterna Magica", in painted pine box, complete with a series of magic lantern slides (see illustration).

Sold for £50

A pair of late 19th century Cloisonne plates, each decorated with butterflies and flowers against a blue ground. Diameter 9.5 ins.

Sold for £40

A late 19th century paperweight, in the form of a gilt bronze songbird raised on a rectangular marble base. Length 4.75 ins.

Sold for £18

A pair of gilt metal candelabra, with continental, probably French, porcelain inserts decorated with cherubs and floral sprays and raised on rococo style bases. Height 9.25 ins, width 8 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £340

A late 19th century onyx and champleve enamelled vase, decorated with Joan of Arc on horseback and raised on four short feet. Height 7 ins.

Sold for £60

After P.J. Mene, a bronze animalier group, rabbits by basket on naturalistic ground, bearing signature. Length 5.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £300

A cast metal animalier group, roe deer on naturalistic base, signed "Wanger". Length 15 ins, height 14 ins (see illustration).

Not Sold

A collection of postcards, towns, topography, cathedrals, etc., approximately 400.

Sold for £80

A 19th century Tunbridge Ware needle case, of book form, with floral spray to either side and with material centre leaves. 2.75 ins x 1.5 ins.

Sold for £18

Formerly the property of William Heelis, four volumes "Stones Petty Sessions" inked "William Stokes Heelis, Hawkshead", "The Great Case of Tithes" inked John Birchbeck, "Laws Concerning Tithes" 4th Edition by T. Cunningham Esquire and "Hoppus's Tables for Measuring" 16th Edition 1814. These four volumes were removed from Mr William Heelis (Beatrix Potter's husband) Law Office (see illustration)/.

Not Sold

One hundred uncirculated £1 notes, cashier Somerset, serial numbers CT07787363 to CT07787462.

Sold for £195

A collection of documents relating to Karl Friedrich Emil Fick, relating to his internment at Knockaloe, Isle of Man during the First World War, his undertaking of neutrality, release form and letter informing his wife of his death during the Second World War (Magen Operation).

Sold for £80

A Burroughes & Watts oak snooker ball cabinet, rectangular, with fall front, glazed and enclosing a set of balls and chalk. Length 37 ins.

Sold for £100

A pair of reconstituted stone seated Buddhas, Indian inspiration. Height 17 ins.

Not Sold

A Buffet French flute, three sections in velvet lined case.

Not Sold

A Gambian carved hardwood eagle, second half 20th century. Height 8 ins.

Sold for £35

A Stanley Gibbons "Devon" stamp album, containing stamps from King George V 1912, 1925 Silver Jubilee, 1937, 41, 50 definitives, etc.

Sold for £210

A pair of silver and amber cigarette or cheroot holders, in original leather bound case, finely engraved scalloped trims, hallmarked Birmingham 1906.

Not Sold

A substantial marble bust of Hermes, reconstituted white Carrera marble.

Not Sold

A pair of ladies kid evening gloves, with faux mother of pearl buttons, with glove stretcher, in fitted case with carrying handle, together with a further matching case complete with two hair pieces.

Not Sold

The Cavendish Electrical Company Limited electric shock machine, in mahogany cabinet with side drawer for electrodes. Width 11.5 ins.

Sold for £40

A 19th century Scandinavian reindeer horn scrimshaw, decorated with reindeer, sleds, dog, figures and repeating designs, probably a handle from a tool. Length 18 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £190

A 19th century whale tooth scrimshaw, decorated with a boat and the inscription "Titihan", length 7.25 ins, together with a 19th century ivory mounted cigar cutter, length 6 ins.

Sold for £210

Two 19th century bronze seals, together with a brass mounted snuffbox, each seal with classical bust terminal.

Sold for £60

A 19th century fruitwood spinning wheel, of traditional turned construction with foot pedal.

Not Sold

A set of German ABC picture and pyramid blocks, in wooden case, together with a card Easter egg.

Sold for £20

Florence K. Upton, three volumes "The Gollywog's Bicycle Club", "At the Seaside", "Auto-Go-Cart", Longman Green & Co., London, New York and Bombay, circa 1901.

Sold for £140

S. Rosamond Praeger, three volumes "The Tale of the Little Twin Dragons", "The Adventures of the Three Bold Babes", "Further Doings of the Three Bold Babes", Longman Green & Co., London, New York and Bombay, circa 1898.

Sold for £80

The Brigadier Kay collection of postcards, and related ephemera including two daguerreotype photographs and various viewing cards but principally postcards, 16 volumes.

Sold for £850

Two volumes "The Architectural Antiquities of Rome", Measured and Delineated by G.L. Taylor and Edward Cresy Architects and Fellows of The Society of Antiquaries, London published by James Moyes 1821, volumes 1 and 2.

Not Sold

A late 19th/early 20th century Tokyo School Okimono, of a dancing male figure wearing hat with accompanying child with basket of fish and breaking waves to foot, with red rectangular seal mark to base. Height 5.25 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £500

A case of World War I photographic slides, forty six, depicting buildings, trenches, etc.

Sold for £130

A Victorian stained glass window panel, rectangular, with rampant lion to the centre panel and with repeating line border. 35 ins x 32.5 ins.

Not Sold

An Art Deco table lamp, with adjustable action and with pink glass shade with female hunter and antelope.

Not Sold

A Chinese carved wooden figure, a kneeling farmer holding a basket, circa 1930. Height 8 ins.

Sold for £85

A 19th century brass corkscrew, with wing nut action.

Sold for £50

A Movado travel timepiece, with square silvered dial with subsidiary seconds dial and Arabic numerals, in sliding leather bound case. Width closed 2.25 ins.

Not Sold

A pair of 19th century Italian Pietra Dura panels, depicting a male with wine bottles and female with chicken and basket, each in Florentine giltwood frames. Each panel 9 ins x 5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £850

A late 19th century soapstone figure of a seated Buddha, signed with character marks verso and raised on a wooden base. Height including base 10.5 ins, width 7 ins.

Not Sold

An Indian bronze Buddha, with traces of gilding. Height 9.5 ins, width 5.5 ins.

Not Sold

A 19th century African tribal mask, well patinated. Height 11 ins, width 8 ins.

Not Sold

A set of five French Dieppe ivory carved panels, oval, depicting various knights from The Crusades. Each 3.5 ins x 2.5 ins, in giltwood frames.

Not Sold

A 19th century Scandinavian horn powder flask, decorated with stags. Length 14 ins.

Not Sold

An Indian portrait profile miniature, in oval mount with gilt frame. Miniature dimensions 3.25 ins x 2.75 ins.

Not Sold

A 19th century articulated African male doll, carved wood with moving arms, probably American. Height 16.5 ins (see illustration).

Not Sold

An early 20th century half hull ship model, white, black and puce painted on pine board. Length 22 ins.

Not Sold

A 19th century Chinese hardstone fish jug, raised on a wooden base. Height including base 7 ins, length 7.5 ins.

Not Sold

Two pairs of Scandinavian Treen vessels, in the form of feet with sandals, each lid in the form of a bearded face. Height 3.5 ins, length 5 ins.

Sold for £140

An 18th century Persian helmet, bearing intricate designs in silver and gold coloured metal, with adjustable nose guard and mesh. Diameter approximately 7.5 ins (see illustration).

Not Sold

A Victorian stuffed brown bear, standing pose, claws intact. Height 52 ins.

Not Sold

A wild boar trophy head, complete with tusks.

Not Sold

A late Victorian case of stuffed lapwings with chicks.

Not Sold

A Victorian mahogany case containing two hen harriers and ptarmigan. Case width 30 ins.

Not Sold

A Victorian glazed case containing a pair of common buzzards, with stoat, weasel and little owl.

Not Sold

A case containing corncrake and bull finch.

Sold for £95

A glazed case containing two sparrowhawks and kestrel.

Not Sold

A Victorian glazed case containing three stoats, ermine.

Sold for £150

A game trophy of a red hind on oak plinth.

Not Sold

A glazed case containing a cizet.

Not Sold

A glazed case containing a marsh harrier with moorhen.

Not Sold

A rolled gold Parker pen and pencil set, cased, together with patience cards, playing cards, ivory pencil and croquet hook, simulated ivory Madonna.

Not Sold