fine art

A silver mounted Vesta striker, "Presented to The Officers Mess Cameron Highlanders 1896", hallmarked. Diameter 3.75 ins.

Sold for £65

A Silver cased travel clock, knob wind, with Arabic numerals and eight day movement, the case with Chester hallmarks 1921. Width 3.5 ins.

Sold for £140

A small Georgian silver toddy ladle, with wrythen bone handle, length 7 ins, together with a pierced silver two handled bowl, London 1892, width 6.25 ins.

Sold for £80

A silver photograph frame, stamped for "The Third Middlesex Volunteer Artillery", Birmingham 1898.

Sold for £170

An Edwardian silver mounted calendar clock, Birmingham 1908, with easel back. Height 8 ins, width 4.75 ins.

Sold for £120

A Victorian easel back mirror, with bevelled glass and silver coloured metal surround, tested. Width 14 ins, height 16 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £380

A three piece silver tea service, with half lobed body, Mappin & Webb, Sheffield 1892, 931 grams (see illustration).

Sold for £300

A three piece silver tea service, of shaped outline, each piece raised on four short feet, Elkington, Birmingham 1937, 1031 grams (see illustration).

Sold for £300

A Victorian silver tray, circular, London 1869, with repeating bellflower moulded border and foliate engraved banding to the centre, 1379 grams (see illustration).

Sold for £500

A pair of silver plated on copper two branch candelabra, with knopped stems and circular spreading feet. Height 16 ins.

Sold for £70

A four piece silver plated tea service, on plated oval tray, Cheltenham plate, circa 1930, each piece with half lobed body.

Sold for £35

Two silver plated sauce boats, oval bowl, pierced bowl and plated toast rack.

Sold for £20

An Art Nouveau metal brass and glass hanging oil lamp, with milk glass shade, brass reservoir and stylised floral motifs to the metal frame. Height approximately 28 ins.

Sold for £110

Two miners lamps, Patterson Lamps Type HCP, Felling-on-Tyne. Height excluding carrying handle 11 ins.

Sold for £110

A 19th century brass chestnut roaster, together with a collection of fourteen horse brasses.

Sold for £28

A 19th century brass trivet, of table form, diameter 8.5 ins, brass kettle, copper kettle and two pairs of bellows.

Sold for £32

A set of Victorian fire irons, together with a pair of rests, poker and two toasting forks.

Sold for £30

A brass jam pan, diameter 12 ins, two brass pans and brass cooking vessel with loop handle.

Sold for £40

A collection of twelve metal printing blocks. Sizes from 1 inch to 2.5 ins.

Sold for £120

A Victorian brass fender, with trivet type top and rounded corners. Width 48 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £100

A 19th century copper warming pan, with turned fruitwood handle.

Sold for £20

Two African hardwood carvings, figural. Heights 16 ins and 12 ins.

Sold for £30

A 19th century Eastern hanging lantern, with leaded glass panes and relief moulded cylindrical case. Height excluding hanger approximately 33 ins, diameter 12 ins.

Sold for £48

A near pair of brass lamps, each with glass shade, one opaque the other pink. Height 21 ins.

Sold for £65

A 19th century cast metal rectangular casket, with Gothic tracery and decorated in relief with panels depicting religious scenes. Width 9.5 ins.

Not Sold

An Oriental lacquered wooden tray, decorated with birds, crabs and foliage. 22.5 ins x 34 ins.

Not Sold

A Chinese bronze pot pourri holder, with detachable lid and body decorated with prunus blossom and with similarly decorated pierced base, late 19th century. Height 11 ins.

Not Sold

A 19th century brass and copper coal receiver, with copper rim, lions mask handles and body allover embossed with repeating designs and raised on three short paw feet. Diameter 16 ins (see illustration).

Not Sold

A French Chenet, with lions mask and swag decoration to each end.

Not Sold

A Victorian spelter figure, a maiden with cherub, the maiden seated on a column and raised on a stepped base. Height 21 ins.

Not Sold

A Japanese Tokyo School carved ivory figure group, male figure with tortoise and two children beneath, with rectangular seal mark to base, with four character mark also marked "By Shozan". Height 7.75 ins excluding wooden plinth (see illustration).

Sold for £320

A Japanese Tokyo School carved ivory figure group, male with ladder with monkey and figure above, with rectangular seal to base with character marks inscribed. Height excluding plinth 14.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £320

A late Victorian cast iron and brass corner stick stand.

Sold for £60

A large Oriental bronze planter, circular, with carrying handle to either side and decorated in relief with figures in landscape and with Greek key motif to the lip. Diameter 22.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £220

A pair of French gilt bronze wall lustres, with faceted glass drops, circa 1900. Height 15 ins.

Not Sold

A ships wheel, stained wood and metal. Diameter excluding handles 28 ins.

Sold for £48

A large cast sculpture of an eagle landing on a rock, signed. Wing span 26 ins, height 26 ins.

Sold for £250

A Shibayama plaque, partridge and iris, with seal mark. 30 ins x 16.5 ins.

Sold for £240

A Chinese hardwood table screen, with dog feet, pierced base and with later leather screen decorated with a dragon. Height 25 ins.

Sold for £65

A large copper charger, with moulded edge and planished body, 19th century. Diameter 33 ins.

Sold for £40

An Art Deco plaster figure, Diana with bow, with metallic effect paint and raised on a black painted plinth. Length 35 ins, height 18 ins.

Sold for £300

A 19th century Japanese bronze table lamp, of column form with dragon above a vase base raised on three cabriole legs with circular foot beneath. Height 24 ins.

Not Sold

A Wrenman carved oak fruit bowl, decorated with a wren and oak leaves and with original paper label to base. Diameter approximately 11 ins.

Not Sold

A 19th century German lidded tankard, foliate and scroll embossed and with scroll handle. Height 12 ins.

Not Sold

An early 20th century Indian brass seated Buddha, with jewelled forehead, crossed legs and clasped hands. Height 14 ins.

Sold for £120

A pair of framed gilt metal furniture appliques, chariots and figures emblematic of The Continents, early 19th century. 17 ins x 6.5 ins, glazed.

Not Sold

One volume "Descriptions and Sketches of Some Remarkable Oaks in The Park at Wellbeck", by Hayman Rooke, printed by J. Nichols for The Author.

Not Sold

A collection of seven Edith Sitwell letters, from Renishaw Hall near Sheffield, late 1950s/early 1960s.

Not Sold

Compton McKenzie full set of ten volumes, "My Life and Times 1883-1963", Chatto & Windus, no dust jackets.

Sold for £280

A collection of Compton McKenzie letters, cards and notes from 31 Drummond Place, Edinburgh (6).

Not Sold

One volume Compton McKenzie "Greek Memories", banned on publication for revealing secrets, most copies were destroyed. A revised and edited edition was released in 1939. This being an original First Edition signed by the author.

Sold for £260

Four volumes, "The English Eccentrics" Edith Sitwell, signed, "Osbert Sitwell "Left Hand, Right Hand", "The Scarlet Tree" and "Laughter in the Next Room", all signed.

Not Sold

One volume, "A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary" by John Walker.

Not Sold

A pair of hand tinted photographic portraits, oval. 7.5 ins x 5.5 ins, in gilt frames.

Sold for £48

Four hand tinted photographic portraits, oval, one military figure, three ladies. 5.75 ins x 4.5 ins, in ebonised frames.

Sold for £25

A Victorian cast iron rectangular bar fender, cast with a Lappet motif. Width 59 ins.

Not Sold

An Arts & Crafts brass and copper log or coal receiver, decorated with stars and swags, with lions mask brass drop carrying handle to either side, diameter 15 ins, together with a pair of Arts & Crafts copper fronted fire dogs, height 12.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £140

A collection of ten Medieval, Roman, Tudor, Greek and Saxon rings, principally bronze and silver.

Sold for £280

An 1875 Patent Chassepot bayonet, together with another bayonet with brass grip and scabbard and a herring filleting knife stamped "P.Hclmberg, Eskilstuna".

Sold for £80

A pair of 19th century Cloisonne vases. Height 12 ins.

Sold for £75

An early 20th century plaster figure, woman and child, impressed signature "S. Boni" dated "1/4/1937". Length 20.5 ins.

Sold for £85

A set of eight Aesthetic Movement stained and leaded glass panels, four with figural portrait panels, Spencer, Chaucer, Milton and Shakespeare, four with Aesthetic Movement designs emblematic of the four seasons. Each 23.5 ins x 18 ins (see illustration).

Not Sold

An Arts & Crafts planished brass table box, rectangular, with applied circular ceramic reliefs, circa 1900. Width 9.75 ins.

Sold for £100

A Japanese Tokyo School ivory carpenter, in seated pose, with typical signed red lozenge mark to base. Width 95 mm, height 70 mm (see illustration).

Sold for £150

A Japanese ivory figure, a man carrying an axe, bearing signature to base, late 19th century. Height 13 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £160

A Japanese carved ivory figure, late 19th century, male with demon. Height 19.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £100

An Indian carved ivory oval lidded casket, decorated in relief with elephants. Width 10.5 cm.

Sold for £110

A late 19th century Cantonese ivory card case, of shaped outline, decorated with figures, animals and dragons. 72 mm x 114 mm (see illustration).

Sold for £1200

A late 19th century French ivory cross, carved with fruiting vine and garland or corn. Height 92 mm.

Sold for £110

A novelty golf table cigarette lighter, in the form of a driver head, painted metal, together with a Pifco miniature torch in metal case and a Cornet Midget camera, boxed.

Sold for £65

A 19th century carved ivory miniature bird bath, with egg and dart moulded edge and with four doves to lip and raised on a square base. Diameter approximately 80 mm.

Sold for £25

An Eagle Pencil Company composition pen stand, New York, USA, complete with pen and swivel mount and raised on a simulated green variegated marble base. Width 11.5 cm.

Sold for £30

An Art Deco desk stand, with two inkwells and pen apertures, stamped with the makers name possibly Cargo Craft. Length 27 cm.

Sold for £65

A Muller Freres Luneville table lamp, the mottled coloured glass shade etched with the makers name and raised on a metal base with bellflower ornament and with bronze figure of a musician to front. Height including shade 18 ins, shade diameter 8 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £500

A top hat, by Dunn & Co., with accompanying brush.

Sold for £90

A collection of walking sticks, including a horse measuring "Hand" stick and six others.

Sold for £90

A French brass shallow dish, with Limoges porcelain plaque to the centre painted with a female figure in profile. Diameter 5 ins.

Sold for £180

A late 19th century brass and copper coal receiver, of bombe outline, with carrying handles and raised on paw feet. Width 16 ins.

Not Sold

A French bronze bust, marked "Faure de Brousse", late 19th century. Height 26.5 ins.

Not Sold

A large pair of chrome plated four branch candelabra, each with knopped stem and circular spreading foot. Height 32.5 ins.

Sold for £80

A pair of 19th century French bronze lustre candlesticks, on Rococo cast bases, with faceted glass droppers. Height 12.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £140

A pair of carved giltwood and gesso twin branch wall appliques, the sconces issuing from ribbon tied basket wall plates. Height 21 ins, width 15 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £300

A pair of 19th century Rococo Revival ormolu candlesticks, with screw off sconces and raised on dolphin stems. Height 10 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £180

A brass column table lamp, with Corinthian capital, reeded column and square stepped base. Height excluding light fitting and shade 19 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £80

A late 19th century brass fire kerb, with rope twist border and square moulding to each corner. Internal measurement 42 ins.

Sold for £20

A Keswick School of Industrial Arts brass plaque, embossed with sheep, circular, stamped. Diameter 7 ins.

Sold for £90

One volume "History & Topography of Cumberland & Westmorlande", by William Whellan, Pontefract, W. Whellan & Co., London , Whittaker & Co., Manchester, Gault & Co.

Sold for £140

A collection of reptile skin handbags, purses and other clutch bags.

Sold for £95

An African ivory figure, male standing holding a staff, possibly Masai, and raised on a wooden plinth. Height including wooden stand 7 ins.

Sold for £50

A Heath & Co. Ltd. Crayford London sextant, cased, the case bearing label for "George Leigh & Son, Manufacturers of Optical and Nautical Instruments, Contractors to The Admiralty, 33 The Hard, Portsmouth" and further "Heath & Co." label, with National Physical Laboratory Certificate of Examination dated 1908 (see illustration).

Sold for £170

A framed photographic portrait, by Collier Photographer to The Queen, New Street, Birmingham, dated 1891, framed.

Not Sold

A 19th century mother of pearl card case, together with a miniature circular photograph frame, diameter 2.75 ins.

Sold for £20

A Mettoy Playthings "Modern Farming Mechanical Tractor Set".

Sold for £120

A German compendium of games, boxed, comprising "The Grand Race Game", draughts and dominoes. Box length 8.75 ins.

Sold for £20

A pair of horn snuff mulls, each with detachable lid and raised on silver plated column stems with spreading circular feet. Height 20 ins (see illustration).

Not Sold

Alfred Wainwright, one volume "Wainwright in Lakeland", signed, Edition Number 487, with dust jacket and original delivery box, together with "The Alps" by W.A. Poucher.

Sold for £70

A 19th century French sovereign purse, circular, tortoiseshell with silver flap, stamped "T.E. Paris for Trade Exhibition Paris". Diameter 40 mm.

Sold for £70

A Victorian French purse, mother of pearl and silver, rectangular with foliate patterned vacant cartouche to lid. Width 72 mm.

Sold for £30

A 19th century French tortoiseshell coin purse, with silver coloured bird on branch to lid and with pink cloth interior. Width 75 mm.

Sold for £60

Two 19th century French tortoiseshell coin purses, one rectangular, the other with rounded corners, each with silver coloured metal cartouche and cloth interiors. Lengths respectively 70 mm and 75 mm.

Sold for £45