antiques & fine art sale

3rd September 2015

Lot 225

* A Raku bird figure, ceramic, framed with six small tablets, one as a face another as a maze. 17 cm x 18 cm overall.

Sold for £380

Lot 226

* Three temple arches, ceramic, one numbered 30, over a bird with female guardian to back. Case dimensions 49 cm x 30 cm.

Sold for £320

Lot 227

* An animal ceramic, smoke fired, glazed frame. 16.5 cm x 25.2 cm overall (see illustration).

Sold for £520

Lot 228

* Two black wooden troughs, containing ceramic tablets, guardians, etc. (15). Longest trough 17.5 cm.

Sold for £280

Lot 229

* Two Raku animals, ceramic. Tallest 13 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £520

Lot 230

* A Raku sunstone, framed, frame width 13 cm, and a recumbent guardian, animal form tablet and bird above a temple door, and seven related postcards.

Sold for £220

Lot 231

* A Raku sculpture, in wooden surround, face form ceramic. Overall dimensions 15.5 cm x 13.5 cm.

Sold for £260

Lot 232

* Mille Fleurs, carpet and chart of makers, as created by members of The International Feltmakers Association, gifted in 2000 to The Mary Burkett Collection. 193 cm x 276 cm. Complete with a floral printed sheet of A4 size paper inscribed "This Mille Fleurs Millennium carpet was felted by the following artists and providing all signatures, together with boxes 1, 2 and 3 containing the Mille Fleur Carpet world attributions. Box 1 Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Holland, Japan and Korea, Box 2 New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom A-G, Box 3 United Kingdom H-W and United States of American (see illustration).

Sold for £2000

Lot 233

* Jeanette McEwan, "Pazyryk Swan", inspired by one of the four felt swans found at Pazyryk Mound, on aluminium stand, acquired 1994 Mary Burkett Collection.

Sold for £110

Lot 234

* Inge Evers, a felt wall hanging "Holland". 86 cm x 136 cm. Apparently acquired in 1999.

Sold for £550

Lot 235

* Bita Gezaleyagh, a shepherd's cape (see illustration).

Sold for £110

Lot 236

* Tamara Gelashvili (1987 Republic of Georgia), a felt "Mountain Stream". 108 cm x 307 cm.

Sold for £300

Lot 237

* Beth Beede (Northampton USA), a felt "Peel Tower Staircase", with painted stone as bottom step. 94 cm x 157 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £2100

Lot 238

* A floor felt, Kirghizstan, acquired 1958. 147 cm x 354 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £380

Lot 239

* A floor felt (Georgia), acquired 2005, black and white totemic design. 149 cm x 296 cm.

Sold for £130

Lot 240

* A floor felt, Kirghizstan, red, white and green repeating pattern, acquired 2001. 157 cm x 320 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £700

Lot 241

* A floor felt, probably Georgia, brown rectangular centre panel, red and blue repeating border. 129 cm x 232 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £130

Lot 242

* Four floor felts, including The Teka Traditional Tushetian felt carpet with photograph from the Wool Carding Station at Kvemo Alvani, Kakheti Region, Eastern Georgia, October 2005. Makers Mary Uturgaidte, Eliko Taberidze and Nellie Gagoidze. 77 cm x 160 cm.

Sold for £550

Lot 243

* A floor felt, Turkmenistan, Mary Burkett's first Turkmen floor felt purchased in Gunbad-i-Qabus, Iran, acquired 1962. 97 cm x 176 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £130

Lot 244

* A rough floor felt, Afghanistan, acquired 1960. 130 cm x 195 cm.

Sold for £400

Lot 245

* Three rag mats, North Eastern. Largest 78 cm x 147 cm.

Sold for £420

Lot 246

* Two rag mats, one with five diamonds to the centre, North Eastern. Largest 81 cm x 138 cm.

Sold for £160

Lot 247

* A collection of felts, including four Nepalese cushions, black and white, diameter 39 cm, a Kazakhstan mat by Saule & Alibay, Bapanov, modern art students 1994, brown and white, 46 cm x 42 cm, a Liora Manne Lamontage, striped, 33 cm x 46 cm, a cushion and a mat with Coir Tsetsgee.

Sold for £45

Lot 248

* Verena Gloor, a felt opal coat Zurich, Switzerland (see illustration).

Sold for £130

Lot 249

* Five felts, decorated with animals, camel Kirghizstan, acquired 1994, two camels and rider panel Mongolia Sukhleg Felt Art Studio, acquired 2008, two camels and tent, wolf and landscape felt with animals. Largest 64 cm x 90 cm.

Sold for £300

Lot 250

* Four floor felts, one Hungary, rectangular, brown with circular motif to centre, 62 cm x 102 cm, circular table felt with fringe, Turkey, diameter excluding fringe 60 cm, and a Turkish floor felt and another.

Sold for £180

Lot 251

* A horse blanket, Georgia, acquired 1990, brown ground with repeating and opposing line motifs (see illustration).

Sold for £60

Lot 252

* A collection of felt bags mats and artwork etc., Gossamer Felt UK, small table mat America, tea mat Kirghizstan, felt table mat green Kirghizstan, stone sculpture, small felt bowl UK. felt covered soap bag, Marrakech bag unattributed and two further bags.

Sold for £80

Lot 253

* Five felt and embroidered items, two bags, two cushions and cushion cover.

Sold for £40

Lot 254

* Four felt works, Noin Ula panel Kirghizstan, acquired 1996, "Deer" wall hanging Kirghizstan 1999, Puskar Camel Fair North India, bear and peacock. Largest 54 cm x 90 cm.

Sold for £55

Lot 255

* A collection of felt items, including a yurt, floral sprays, single flowers, poppy panel, Russian orchids, etc.

Sold for £110

Lot 256

* A Ferahan rug, with centre diamond and repeating motif to the rectangular panel with multiple line border. 130 cm x 205 cm.

Sold for £180

Lot 257

* A Ferahan rug, with profusely decorated centre rectangular panel and multiple line border. 134 cm x 202 cm.

Sold for £75

Lot 258

* A North East Persian rug, with centre rectangular panel with centre diamond flanked on either side by a further rectangular design to blue ground and with multiple line border. 101 cm x 140 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £300

Lot 259

* Two rugs, one Hamadan, 100 cm x 145 cm, with foliate pattern to blue ground rectangular centre panel and with three line border, and a North West Persian Caucasian Shirvan rug, with blue ground centre rectangular panel and multiple line border. 79 cm x 115 cm.

Sold for £200

Lot 260

* A Persian rug, with red ground, decorated in dark blue and beige and with repeating line border. 108 cm x 202 cm.

Sold for £200

Lot 261

* An Iranian rug, with centre rectangular panel with two beige and iron red motifs and multiple line border. 134 cm x 203 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £280

Lot 262

* An Iranian rug, the centre rectangular panel decorated with birds and foliate designs to beige ground and with multiple line border. 113 cm x 156 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £480

Lot 263

* A North East Turkey Caucasian rug, with rectangular centre panel with turquoise ground and repeating designs and with multiple line border. 118 cm x 168 cm.

Sold for £500

Lot 264

* A Hamadan rug, with centre rectangular panel with beige ground decorated in dark blue and with repeating line border with brown edge and fringed ends, 105 cm x 171 cm, and a Qashqai rug, with centre rectangular panel and multiple line border in similar colours, 77 cm x 126 cm.

Sold for £95

Lot 265

* Two Turkoman rugs, each with centre panel with repeating elephant foot type design and with multiple line borders. 76.5 cm x 129 cm and 76.5 cm x 136 cm.

Sold for £380

Lot 266

* A large Kelim rug, the centre rectangular panel with red ground and repeating motifs and with multiple line border and plaited fringed ends. 150 cm x 285 cm excluding fringes (see illustration).

Sold for £450

Lot 267

* A small Persian rug, with fringed ends, multiple fine line border and rectangular centre panel with repeating motif, and two further rugs, probably a saddle bag. Largest 106 cm x 113 cm.

Sold for £1600

Lot 268

* A small floor felt, rectangular, with brown ground and repeating design in bright orange. 75 cm x 118 cm.

Sold for £260

Lot 269

* Four Afghan bags. Largest 52 cm x 100 cm excluding fringe (see illustration).

Sold for £220

Lot 270

* Two Afghan saddle bags, multicoloured, each with fringe. Smallest 42 cm x 123 cm.

Sold for £160

Lot 271

* Two Bakhtiari saddle bags, and another similar. Largest 46 cm x 47 cm.

Sold for £600

Lot 272

* Four small Afghan rugs, each with iron red ground. Largest 43 cm x 129 cm.

Sold for £2600

Lot 273

* Four small Afghan rugs, two Caucasian, one Turkomen and another. Longest 108 cm.

Sold for £420

Lot 274

* Two Afghan rugs, mounted as wall hangings. Widest 120 cm x 132 cm excluding fringe (see illustration).

Sold for £750

Lot 275

* An Afghan tent door surround, beige and brown, with tassels and metal pole. Width 175 cm.

Sold for £110

Lot 276

* A small Kelim prayer mat, orange, brown and beige,with one fringed end. 74 cm x 119 cm.

Sold for £240

Lot 277

* Two bags and four cushions.

Sold for £240

Lot 278

* Three Chinese silk dragon hats, and a felt hat, Turkish hat and wall hanging (6).

Sold for £350

Lot 279

* A needlework collage, Nino Kipshidge, Tbilisi, 40 cm x 36 cm, and another by the same artist and two Thai silk mats.

Sold for £160

Lot 280

* A Fijian bark picture, beige and brown. 170 cm x 224 cm.

Sold for £45

Lot 281

* Three Nepalese jackets, a smock by Zepla, mixed fabric, and a green felt smock.

Sold for £120

Lot 282

* A pair of Tibetan boots, circa 1980, felt and other fabrics (see illustration).

Sold for £160

Lot 283

* Three Kirghizstan felt hats (see illustration).

Sold for £150

Lot 284

* Four felt hats, tea cosy and small bag, including "Mr Felt" hat by Alexander Pilin, Russia, Kazakhstan tea cosy, Finnish sauna hat, Mongolian hat.

Sold for £220

Lot 285

A George III sampler, Mary Steel 1817, alphabet, numbers and verse. 43 cm x 26 cm, unframed.

Sold for £130

Lot 286

A 19th century handworked cloth, decorated with a basket of flowers and repeating horn and acorn and oak leaf designs, dated 1819. 120 cm x 72 cm.

Sold for £20

Lot 287

A collection of three Victorian bonnets, glove, lacework and other fragments of material.

Sold for £65

Lot 288

An Iranian woollen fringed rug, principal colours red, blue, black and beige. 211 cm x 120 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £420

Lot 289

An Iranian woollen fringed rug, principal colours beige, red and blue. 246 cm x 181 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £380

Lot 290

An Iranian woollen rug, fringed ends, principal colours dark blue, red, brown and beige. 282 cm x 213 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £420

Lot 291

An Iranian woollen rug, principal colours beige, red and blue. 303 cm x 200 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £480

Lot 292

An Iranian woollen rug, fringed, principal colours red,beige and black. 300 cm x 213 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £550

Lot 293

A George III needlework and silk picture, probably Moses in the bulrushes. 47 cm x 63 cm, in period giltwood frame.

Sold for £110

Lot 294

A large 19th century woolwork tapestry, a post battle scene. 125 cm x 167 cm.

Sold for £550

Lot 295

A 19th century woolwork tapestry, soldiers and figures in landscape. 134 cm x 190 cm.

Sold for £650

Lot 296

A Persian design woollen carpet, with centre floral medallion, with repeating line border and fringed ends, principal colours beige, blue and red. 297 cm x 386 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £500

Lot 297

An Eastern prayer mat, with later bound edges, with repeating pattern to centre and decorated in a variety of colours, beige, blue and red. 111 cm x 180 cm.

Sold for £400

Lot 297A

* An Eastern inspired felt and bead necklace or hanging. Height 24 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £220

Lot 298

* A collection of Turkoman silver, white metal, gilt and carnelian set jewellery, 19th/20th century, twenty seven assorted items including pectoral ornaments, bracelets, earrings, rings, all mounted on a cloth lined board. Overall dimensions of board 78 cm x 85 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £1000

Lot 299

* A Turkoman necklace, black and white beads. Overall dimensions 70 cm x 45 cm, framed and glazed (see illustration).

Sold for £120

Lot 300

A ladies diamond set platinum cased cocktail watch, with cordette strap, Arabic numerals and stamped "Platinum & Iridium GC & G" (see illustration).

Sold for £95

Lot 301

A First World War silver cased trench watch, double cased, with leather strap, the case stamped "925" and with black painted face with Arabic numerals.

Sold for £120

Lot 302

A Swiss chronograph, 17 rubis, with subsidiary dials, the case stamped "18 K" (see illustration).

Sold for £350

Lot 303

A George III silver pair cased verge pocket watch, William Lloyd, London, 1764, with enamelled dial with Roman numerals (see illustration).

Sold for £450

Lot 304

A gentleman's Memostar alarm wristwatch, with stainless steel case.

Sold for £40

Lot 305

An Elgin Watch Co. full Hunter pocket watch, with foliate engraved case, knob wind, the case stamped "14 K" and with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds dial (see illustration).

Sold for £190

Lot 306

A George II silver pair cased verge pocket watch, by R. Elliott, London, 1756, Serial No. 1831, the enamelled dial with Roman numerals (see illustration).

Sold for £320

Lot 307

A Harwood Self-Winding Watch Co, gentleman's wristwatch, prototype, circa 1923/26.

Sold for £150

Lot 308

A Continental silver cased full Hunter pocket watch and chain, late 19th century.

Sold for £35

Lot 309

A ladies 18 ct gold cased open faced pocket watch, by Milleret, Geneva (see illustration).

Sold for £350

Lot 310

A gentleman's silver cased open faced pocket watch, R. Linford & Sons, Norwich, a gentleman's silver cased open faced pocket watch, circa 1895, a gentleman's silver cased half Hunter pocket watch, a gentleman's engraved silver cased full Hunter pocket watch by W.E. Harrison, Stockton on Tees, circa 1873 and a ladies base metal cased wristwatch with Swiss movement.

Sold for £150

Lot 311

A pair of gentleman's engraved 18 ct gold oval cufflinks (see illustration).

Sold for £420

Lot 312

A Swiss 14 ct gold stick pin, bearing the arms of The City of Bern, and a 15 ct gold dress stud.

Sold for £30

Lot 313

Four gold and silver hunting stick pins, fox mask, fox, crop and bird.

Sold for £95

Lot 314

A replica Saxon silver gilt pocket sundial, Ransom Gallery Ltd., circa 1975 (see illustration).

Sold for £70

Lot 315

A necklet, comprising sixteen gilt metal watch cocks.

Sold for £20

Lot 316

A single strand of graduated pearls, with 9 ct gold clasp, and an Art Deco style crystal and jade cord pendant.

Sold for £35

Lot 317

A carved and pierced jade pendant. Height 45 mm.

Sold for £200

Lot 318

A split pearl and diamond cluster stick pin, with screw thread, a single pearl gold stick pin and small silver flower holder.

Sold for £150

Lot 319

A single stone ruby ring, set on a yellow gold shank (AF), a pair of Victorian pince nez and a yellow gold baby brooch.

Sold for £20

Lot 320

An enamelled 9 ct yellow gold presentation brooch, "Pembroke Gardens Bowling Club, Portsmouth", 25.8 grams gross, and a British Red Cross Society enamelled badge.

Sold for £180

Lot 321

A single strand graduated pale green jade necklace, pair of paste shoe buckles, Art Deco belt buckle, Abalone shell buckle, paste buckle, Art Deco style clip, paste clip and glass necklace.

Sold for £30

Lot 322

Two 22 ct yellow gold wedding bands, both cut, 12.3 grams, a yellow gold signet ring, cut, 2 grams, and a fine link chain (damaged), 5.4 grams.

Sold for £300

Lot 323

A 15 ct yellow gold single stone garnet ring, gross weight 4.4 grams, a 9 ct yellow gold sapphire and diamond horseshoe ring, 3.5 grams gross.

Sold for £110