fine art

11th September 2014

Lot 423

A Victorian brass oil lamp standard, with embossed reservoir, adjustable column and three short angled legs with brass claw feet.

Sold for £240

Lot 424

An umbrella stand, metal, in the form of a partially opened umbrella. Height 32 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £130

Lot 425

An early 20th century French marble figure group, signed "Pascal Lena, Paris 1901". Height 21 ins.

Sold for £550

Lot 426

A series of five 19th century Indian miniatures on ivory, "Taj Mahal", etc. Each 50 mm x 35 mm in one frame diameter 240 mm (see illustration).

Sold for £180

Lot 429

An Arts & Crafts fender, beaten metal with relief moulded stylised foliate design. Internal measurement 48 ins.

Sold for £30

Lot 430

A pewter Arts & Crafts hand mirror, with blue/green enamel decoration.

Sold for £32

Lot 437

A reconstituted Carrara marble bust of Caesar, together with a plinth with Corinthian column. Height of bust 24 ins, height of plinth 33 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £220

Lot 438

A 19th century large copper lidded vessel, with iron loop handle, suitable for coal. Diameter approximately 18 ins.

Sold for £180

Lot 439

A pair of brass anchor lamps. Height 17.5 ins.

Sold for £195

Lot 440

A large copper preserve pan, with carrying handle to either side. Diameter 18 ins.

Sold for £130

Lot 441

A 19th century brass and copper bucket, with loop handle, riveted. Diameter 11 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £100

Lot 443

A large 19th century copper log bin, with iron loop handle and raised on three paw feet. Diameter 25 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £400

Lot 444

A graduated set of six copper measures. Heights from 10.5 ins to 5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £260

Lot 445

A Victorian oil lamp, brass and cranberry glass with column base with Corinthian capital.

Sold for £320

Lot 446

A bronze horse, walking pose, raised on marble base. Height 18.5 ins, length approximately 22 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £280

Lot 448

A cast iron umbrella stand, white painted, with twin apertures and drip trays. Height 25 ins, width 18 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £80

Lot 449

A late 18th/early 19th century fleam, three blades, two Joseph Rogers & Sons, one stamped "Norfolk Street, Sheffield", inscribed "Robert Glover from R.J. Sharples Junior". Length 9.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £80

Lot 450

A Victorian planished copper coal receiver, with iron loop handle. Diameter 14 ins.

Sold for £65

Lot 451

A Bakelite box, celebrating the introduction of the Morris Isis 6 by Morris Motors. Length 5.5 ins.

Sold for £30

Lot 452

A Bergman style bronze figure, young child in recumbent pose, circa 1930. Length 5.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £130

Lot 453

A Victorian Original Safety corkscrew, "Registered Number 543083, Made in England", with table clamp. Height 10 ins.

Sold for £50

Lot 456

A 19th century Cantonese card case, ivory, allover carved with figures and buildings. 85 mm x 48 mm (see illustration).

Sold for £280

Lot 457

A late 19th/early 20th century Japanese Noh mask, lacquered and gilded, with mother of pearl eyebrows, moustache, beard and protruding teeth, bearing signature verso, height 8.25 ins, width 5.5 ins, together with a carved ivory circular ball with mythical creature and dragon, diameter 1.75 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £4500

Lot 458

A Chinese jade paperweight, carved with a mythical bird. Width 54 mm.

Sold for £2700

Lot 460

A Newlyn School copper casket, square, decorated in relief with shells and fish, stamped "Newlyn" to base. Width 3.5 ins.

Sold for £170

Lot 461

A circular brass plaque, probably Keswick School of Industrial Art but not stamped. Diameter 14.75 ins.

Sold for £20

Lot 462

Two late 19th century portrait miniatures, female figures each in piano key frames.

Sold for £70

Lot 463

A tinplate O gauge locomotive with tender, green, 442. Length including tender 17 ins. Marklin Wurttemburg (see illustration).

Sold for £420

Lot 464

A tinplate O gauge locomotive with tender, 440, black. Length 15 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £180

Lot 465

A stone elephant garden ornament, raised on naturalistic base. Length 17 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £180

Lot 472

A set of four Cantonese carved ivory serviette rings, in Mappin & Webb case.

Sold for £65

Lot 473

A Chinese carved wooden card case, decorated with fish. 60 mm x 95 mm.

Sold for £30

Lot 474

A collection of vintage fountain pens, Mabie Todd & Co. with "Swan" to H nib, Swan Mabie Todd & Co. with "Swan" to 14 ct gold nib, Conway Stewart 58 with Philips 14 ct Oxford nib, The Chatsworth pen with "Warranted 14 c TDLP & Co." nib.

Sold for £60

Lot 475

A collection of seven pens, four Sheaffer, two Cross, one Parker.

Sold for £80

Lot 477

A set of Nuremberg weights, in locking casket. Width 80 mm.

Sold for £40

Lot 478

An Arts & Crafts brass vase, of tall form, with planished bulbous body, stamped to the base "Isis 4332". Height 19.5 ins.

Sold for £50

Lot 479

A brass Punch advertising tray, 19th century. 10.25 ins x 8 ins.

Sold for £60

Lot 480

A Japanese display Samurai Warrior helmet, metal, raised on a cushion. Helmet width 13 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £70

Lot 481

A Dinky Toys 798 steam locomotive, Rolls Royce Silver Wraith and collection of other model cars, steam engines, etc.

Sold for £45

Lot 483

A pair of German Zeiss Kreigmarine binoculars, 7 x 50, cased.

Sold for £700

Lot 484

A pair of Zeiss binoculars, 6 x 30, cased.

Sold for £48

Lot 485

An HMV Black Box portable gramophone.

Sold for £70

Lot 486

A 19th century steamer trunk, wooden bound, with metal edges and with leather carrying handle to either side. Length 44 ins.

Sold for £140

Lot 487

A Georgian indenture, with attached tin mounted seal.

Sold for £40

Lot 488

A small collection of Victorian lace.

Sold for £48

Lot 490

An Edwardian postcard album, containing approximately 320 cards, Southport, Bedford, London, Lake District, Windsor, Marlow, etc., together with two further albums of Italian postcards and photographs.

Sold for £140

Lot 491

Four bronze portholes, white painted. Diameter 12 ins.

Sold for £95

Lot 494

A pair of Victorian embossed copper jardinieres. Diameter 11 ins.

Sold for £45

Lot 496

Two copper coal helmets, a trivet and a brass coal scuttle.

Sold for £60

Lot 497

A Victorian brass companion stand, with fire irons, together with a shaped pierced trivet.

Sold for £60

Lot 498

A pair of Victorian brass chenets. Height 17 ins.

Sold for £45

Lot 499

A 19th century papier mache Chinoiserie lacquered tray, rectangular, with rounded corners and with figures, buildings and butterflies. Width 20 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £280

Lot 502

A piano accordion by Fontanella, 120 base.

Sold for £140

Lot 503

Two pipes, one Peterson, the other Meerschaum with silver coloured metal lid and briar stem.

Sold for £38

Lot 507

An Asprey Bond Street London plate, "View of Chartwell to Commemorate The Centenary of The Birth of Sir Winston Churchill", cased, diameter 9.5 ins, together with two Coalport bone china cased decorative plates, "The Rockingham Plate" and "Yorkshire Abbeys".

Sold for £65

Lot 509

Two early 20th century German bisque headed dolls, a composition doll and a metal cradle with stand.

Sold for £50

Lot 510

A Schuco monkey soft toy, together with two plush Teddy bears.

Sold for £70

Lot 514

A Japanese Cloisonne powder blue vase, decorated with bird and foliage, signed, height 6 ins, together with a small pair of signed Cloisonne vases, height 3.75 ins.

Sold for £100

Lot 517

A miniature bisque headed doll, circa 1920. Height 4.75 ins.

Sold for £55

Lot 519

A French walnut cased metronome, by Maelzel.

Sold for £80

Lot 521

A Chinese bronze coin, decorated with dragons and character marks and raised on a wooden stand. Disc diameter 4.5 ins.

Sold for £60

Lot 522

An English violin, by Ripon of Chelmsford, cased and with bow. Length of back 13 5/8 ins.

Sold for £190

Lot 523

A table cigarette lighter, brass and plated, in the form of a flintlock pistol. Length 8.5 ins.

Sold for £25

Lot 527

A bronze figure, Russian on a sled, signed. Length 9.5 ins.

Sold for £160

Lot 528

A Blue John bowl, raised on a three way figural brass stand. Diameter 5.5 ins.

Sold for £200

Lot 532

A Japanese wine pot, of small proportions, polychrome, with lid, handle and spout. Width 5.25 ins.

Sold for £1200

Lot 533

A bronze inkwell, in the form of a tortoise. Length 7 ins.

Sold for £75

Lot 534

A large Black Forest type carved wooden hare tobacco jar. Height 18 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £320

Lot 535

Three pewter measures, graduated, London touch marks. 5 ins to 3 ins.

Sold for £30

Lot 538

A radio controlled model of "HMS Kelly", with plans. Length of model 45 ins, cased (see illustration).

Sold for £180

Lot 539

A radio controlled model Tiger 2 tank, complete with Futaba remote control unit. Length of model including barrel 24 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £100

Lot 542

A 19th century Continental short sword, with brass guard, wooden handle and metal scabbard. Overall length 22 ins.

Sold for £45

Lot 544

A cast Carrara figure, reclining Empress Josephine. Length 20 ins.

Sold for £90

Lot 545

A Danish Geiger counter, circa 1960.

Sold for £40

Lot 549

A George III mahogany and brass Westmorland breezer. Length 30 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £70

Lot 550

A set of three late Georgian fire implements, in the Gothic Revival style, steel with brass enrichments and comprising poker, shovel and tongs. Poker length 31 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £400

Lot 551

A pair of early 20th century handpainted portrait miniatures, French court ladies of The Louis XV period, signed and each in high quality oval ivory frame. Diameter 7 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £110

Lot 552

A late 18th/early 19th century flintlock coach gun, with walnut stock and barrel, brass trigger guard and part brass lock. Length 31 ins.

Sold for £240

Lot 557

A late Georgian/Victorian gentleman's malacca cane, with screw off top. Length 34.5 ins.

Sold for £20

Lot 560

A portrait miniature, young girl wearing blue hat, circa 1900. 4 ins x 3.25 ins.

Sold for £320

Lot 561

A World War II battlefield relic, part of a German Luftwaffe Airman's parachute from a Heinkel bomber aircraft which was shot down on 8 July 1941 by Flight Lieutenant H. Speak in a Beaufighter of No. 604 Squadron Royal Air Force. Framed and glazed, frame dimensions 15 ins x 13 ins.

Sold for £55

Lot 562

An Aspreys of London silver snuffbox, engraved to the lid with the legend "Frugaliatate Pro Patria Pugno World War 1918", London 1913. Length 2.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £120

Lot 566

Two silver mounted scent bottles, each cut glass, Sheffield 1911, and London 1912. Heights respectively 5.5 ins and 4.75 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £120

Lot 568

A pair of 18th century silver plated on copper Matthew Boulton candlesticks, each with detachable sconce and each bearing Matthew Boulton mark, circa 1790. Height 9.75 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £880

Lot 569

A cut glass and silver mounted biscuit barrel, the lid lifting via a handle and chain mechanism. Height 11 ins, width 11 ins.

Sold for £165

Lot 570

A pair of miniature silver coloured photograph frames, with pierced borders, easel backs, oval. Height 4 ins.

Sold for £60

Lot 571

A collection of silver plated ware, comprising muffin dish, lemon squeezer, toast rack, two cream jugs, wine pourer, funnel, sugar basin and cream jug, and three dressing table jars.

Sold for £22

Lot 572

A silver presentation centre piece, dated 1899, repousse with foliate scrollwork, Sheffield hallmarks, 2140 grams. Height 13.5 ins, width 16.25 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £1100

Lot 573

A silver model of an owl, hallmarks unclear. Height 4.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £400

Lot 575

A blue glass Vesta striker, with silver coloured metal mount.

Sold for £18

Lot 576

A cranberry glass double ended scent bottle.

Sold for £75

Lot 577

A silver hip flask, Chester 1924.

Sold for £95

Lot 578

Two silver and mother of pearl fruit knives, Sheffield 1902 and 1905.

Sold for £18

Lot 579

A cow horn beaker, with silver mount, Birmingham 1900, bearing inscription to "Hilton Royal Albert Hotel, West Hartlepool", together with a pair of silver mounted specimen vase, Birmingham 1905.

Sold for £22

Lot 580

A silver mounted cut glass perfume bottle, Walker & Hall 1905, together with a dressing table jar with silver lid, London 1918, and condiment jar with silver lid, Birmingham 1886.

Sold for £65

Lot 581

A silver double stamp case, foliate engraved, Chester 1916, with two others, Birmingham 1900 and 1914.

Sold for £95

Lot 582

An Edwardian silver thimble case, Birmingham 1902, together with a Victorian silver shield shaped locket, Chester 1880, and a scallop shaped locket.

Sold for £60

Lot 583

A pair of George III silver sugar tongs, London 1801 John Wren, a Victorian silver mustard spoon, Newcastle 1857 David Reed, silver pickle fork, Sheffield 1936 and pair of silver plated butter knives.

Sold for £38

Lot 584

A pair of silver salts, Chester 1849, together with a small cut glass silver mounted scent bottle, Birmingham 1898.

Sold for £80

Lot 585

A collection of thimbles, two gold, thirty three silver and one other, 15 ct gold Chester 1918, Charles Horner Chester 1914 9 ct, twelve by Charles Horner Chester late 19th/early 20th century, the remainder of similar date and with one metal example from an earlier period.

Sold for £380