antiques & fine art sale

A continental painted terracotta pixie, late 19th/early 20th century, wearing a pointed hat framing his mischievous looking face, his eyes looking skywards with a wry smile, sat cross legged, his green wings with a gilt band, indecipherable impressed mark and numbered 12246 with initials J.M. Height 35 cm.

Sold for £500

A bone handled Khukri in leather scabbard with silver coloured metal embossed mounts, set with coloured stones, two further Khukri and a Mirasol Machete, the blade stamped N2 127 within a leather scabbard, blade 40.5 cm.

Sold for £90

A small quantity of hand coloured stained glass, to include the head of a Saint, detailed in monochrome and heightened with yellow enamel, the head of a young boy, an assortment of glass borders and shards, the heads 23 cm and 14 cm tall respectively.

Sold for £30

A pair of steel and paste set shoe buckles, 19th century, of typical form, 6.5 cm diameter.

Sold for £200

One volume Mark Twain "A Yankee at The Court of King Arthur" First Edition, Chatto & Windus 1889.

Not Sold

A Phillips graphic globe, London & Liverpool, George Phillip & Son, Made in Germany, raised on a turned ebonised base. Globe diameter 4 inches, overall height 11 cm.

Sold for £140

A George III shagreen cased drawing instrument set, including boxwood rule, protractors, pens, dividers, etc. (see illustration).

Sold for £140

A large George III/George IV quizzing glass, oval, releasing on a single pivot. Diameter 9.5 cm.

Sold for £40

Two pieces of prisoner of war beadwork, 19th century, comprising a thimble case and needle case, both with bone carcasses decorated with multicoloured beads. 4 cm and 10 cm respectively.

Sold for £70

A cold painted bronze of a retriever, late 19th/early 20th century, with black coat and brown underbelly. Length 12 cm.

Not Sold

A early 19th century burr wood snuffbox, the octagonal body strung with ebony and with a blonde tortoiseshell lined interior, a blonde tortoiseshell trinket box with plush lined interior and a book form snuffbox with painted stringing and blonde tortoiseshell lined interior.

Sold for £50

A pair of British Rail rear wagon lamps, with clear and red glass in a black Japanned body stamped "BR (W)", height 47.5 cm, and a single BR rear wagon signal light, with red glass lens, small side windows and embossed mark "BR" with cream finish. Height 49.5 cm.

Sold for £35

A brass table lamp, early 20th century, with adjustable shade on square stem sprung adjustable at the base, on circular stepped weight foot. Height 37.5 cm.

Sold for £28

A glass chemists jar and stopper, late 19th century, the spire formed stopper with cut channels above the bulbous body. Height 61 cm.

Not Sold

Attributed to W. Hill Thomson of Edinburgh, a portrait miniature on ivory of an elderly lady of substance, unsigned but inscribed in pencil verso "Painted by W. Hill Thomson, Edinburgh", the folding case with newspaper clipping noting his passing. 6.5 cm x 5.5 cm.

Sold for £40

A pair of cast iron low garden urns. Height 30 cm, width 43 cm.

Not Sold

After Franz Bergman, a patinated bronze group of two dachshunds and a single standing dachshund, 20th century, each well modelled, the group depicting a standing male and recumbent female, unmarked. 12 cm and 8.3 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £65

A pair of late 19th/early 20th century brass candlesticks, with circular sconces, reeded columns and raised on rectangular and foliate supports with ball feet. Height 50 cm.

Sold for £55

C. Borbridge, Whitehaven, 19th century brass compass, with silvered stepped dial and with push fit protective cover. Diameter 14.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £420

A six branch electric chandelier, 20th century, with facet cut lozenge shaped lustres, the branches with applied facet cut prunts, approximately 75 cm.

Sold for £90

Two portrait profile miniatures, early 19th century, one of a fashionable gentleman with enviable sideburns and wearing a high collar shirt and rich blue jacket, the other depicting an elderly gentleman with white ruff collar and black jacket, both watercolours on card, mounted in gilt slips with lacquered frames, pressed brass suspension rings, each image 7.5 cm x 6.2 cm.

Sold for £30

A 19th century French brass grape hod. Height 81.5 cm.

Not Sold

A Victorian brass lamp standard, with adjustable mechanism and three scroll supports.

Sold for £55

An Arts & Crafts planished brass light fitting, with three hanging light fitting with Vaseline glass shades. Metal fitting height +/- 34 cm.

Sold for £160

An early 20th century silver plated on brass lantern type light fitting. Height 34 cm.

Sold for £70

A pair of souvenir African tribal spears.

Not Sold

Poitevin, a large spelter rearing horse and male figure group, late 19th century. Height 58 cm, width 53 cm.

Not Sold

A Victorian brass lamp standard, with Corinthian capital and square stepped base raised on paw feet.

Sold for £140

A Nailsea type glass walking stick, 19th century, the green glass with rope twist body, length 114 cm.

Not Sold

A Nailsea type novelty glass pipe, 19th century, with rope twist body with blue double twist decoration, length 83 cm.

Not Sold

A Bourdon and Richards patent metallic barometer, 19th century, within a lacquered brass case and supported upon an ebonised wood stand with bun feet, the barometer diameter 13 cm, overall height 22 cm width 27 cm.

Sold for £110

A late 19th century brass lantern, with leaded glass panes. Width 19 cm, height 51 cm.

Sold for £120

Four Victorian ivory billiard balls, two red, two white. Each ball diameter 4.7 cm.

Sold for £180

A pair of Victorian granite curling stones.

Sold for £110

Two brass and steel miners safety lamps, with applied brass label embossed "The Protector Lamp and Lighting Co Limited, Eccles", type SL struck numbers 146 and 178, a brass miners lamp struck "Llarm Mining Co," and a Thomas and Williams Limited Cambrian Works Davy miners safety lamp, 20th century, smallest 20 cm tallest 25 cm.

Sold for £65

The "Edward Medal", second class awarded to John Thomas Mather for courage shown in the attempted rescue of miners trapped by a fire in the Wellington Pit, Whitehaven on 11th May 1910. NOTE: The Edward Medal is awarded to people who have shown exceptional bravery in industrial rescues. 64 were awarded after the Wellington Pit disaster, which is the most ever awarded in a single incident. The London Gazette dated 22nd July 1910 states "On 11th May 1910, a terrible fire occurred in the Wellington Pit, Whitehaven, at a point about 450 yards from the shafts. Various rescue parties, with great courage and self devotion and at considerable risk, descended the mine and endeavoured to extinguish the fire and penetrate to the persons in the workings beyond the same. Thorne and Littlewood, fitted with breathing apparatus, reached within a distance of 150 yards of the fire, but were driven back by the great heat and diffusion of gases. The others got to within about 300 yards of the fire, working in the smoke backing from the fire. It was found impossible to penetrate to the scene of the fire or to rescue any of the entombed miners". 64 men including John Thomas Mather were awarded bronze Edward medals. The greatest number of Edward medals ever to be given for one incident. 136 men and boys died following the explosion and fire. More poignantly is that many messages were found afterwards that many of them had survived the initial explosion. This medal comes within its original presentation case from the direct family of the late J T Mather (see illustration).

Sold for £1100

The Ampro precision projector, circa 1930, in a matt black finish with chrome fitments and with original instruction leaflet, all within a fitted case, approximately 60 cm high.

Not Sold

A Victorian bridal veil, the headpiece of wax flowers, the train with a lace vermicelli border, approximately 130 cm.

Not Sold

An unusual bedspread, early to mid 19th century, formed of twelve hand embroidered Chinese panels, decorated with figures, Chinese character marks, birds, fish, flowers, all on a finely woven material, and with white ground floral borders, 176 cm x 136 cm.

Not Sold

Four Shepherds Guides, comprising Grate's, New Shepherds Guide for Cumberland Westmorland and Lancashire, printed by Brash Brothers, Cockermouth and Lancaster 1879, green cloth bound, Wilson's New Shepherds Guide, published by R Brash, and Eton and Bullfield, 1913, blue cloth bound, Lambs Shepherds Guide, published Herald Printing Company Limited, King Street, Penrith, 1937, green cloth bound, and a paperback edition of the Shepherds Guide for the National Farms Union Westmorland (South) County Branch 1967.

Sold for £220

A pair of early 20th century brass twin branch wall light fitments, in the Adam style. Height 66 cm, width 27 cm.

Sold for £100

WITHDRAWN - A 19th century brass and copper adjustable lamp standard, with three scroll supports.

Not Sold

A Homing Pigeon Special Prize shield, "National Shield of Homing Pigeon Merit", heart shaped and in the Art Nouveau style, on oak plaque, Birmingham 1913. Height 39 cm, width 29 cm.

Not Sold

A cased pair of sparrowhawks, Victorian. Case 53 cm x 47 cm x 16 cm.

Not Sold

Three late 19th century canes, one Chinese with silver coloured mount decorated with figures and foliate, stamped "WO", another horn handled and the third with silver coloured pommel.

Sold for £100

A pair of wrought iron fire dogs. Height 70 cm, width 33 cm.

Sold for £50

Three albums of cigarette cards, including Gallahers Footballers in Action 1927, Ogdens famous Footballers 1908, Lea Film Stars 1934 and Second Series Ogdens Motor Races 1931, Wills Recruiting Posters 1915, Britains part In The War 1917, Naval Dress and Badges 1901, Allied Army Leaders 1917, Players British Empire Series 1904 and American Tobacco Old Ships 1900.

Sold for £240

An Art Deco painted plaster figure, young boy with cherries, stamped to the rear "British Made". Height 67 cm.

Not Sold

A Hitler Youth trumpet banner, circa 1940's, double sided, with three fringed edges and with three securing ties (one missing). 46 cm square excluding fringe.

Sold for £260

A collection of six medals awarded to Mr William Elliott, to include a gold Bow Churchyard Athletic Sports 1875 Presented by Mr J James, 100 yards flat race won by W. Elliott, a Blackley Cricket Club Athlete Sports silver and silver medal 1873, a Middlesex Cricket Club silver gilt and silver medal, a Manchester Liberal Association silver medal, Birmingham 1898, a further silver medal, a bronze Middlesex County Cricket medal and a silver plated trophy (see illustration).

Sold for £80

Auguste Maximilien Delafontaine (1813-1892), a pair of Napoleon III candlesticks, gilded and patinated bronze and raised on gilded tripod legs terminating in lion paw feet. Height 69 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £520

Two early 20th century postcard albums, complete with topographical, birthday greetings, and humorous postcards to include thirty four by Mabel Lucie Atwell.

Sold for £85

An early 20th century postcard album, containing a quantity of postcards relating to railways, steam engines and numerous ocean liners, in colour and black and white (71).

Sold for £160

Four portrait miniatures, early 20th century, each in piano key ivory frames, the smaller example having a tortoise shell border, largest 14 cm x 11 cm, smallest 10 cm x 9 cm.

Sold for £95

A portrait miniature on ivory of a young beauty, late 19th century, modelled facing right wearing a white dress with pink ribbon, her hair in ringlets with a landscape beyond, within a rosewood frame with ivory slip, image 9 cm x 7.5 cm (see illustration).

Not Sold

A portrait miniature on ivory of a young beauty, late 19th century, her dark hair curled and tied in a bun, wearing long earrings and a white dress with blue trim, within an ornate gilt frame, image 8.5 cm x 6.5 cm.

Not Sold

A pair of 19th century fire dogs, brass, with iron weighted bases stamped "Harris & Sheldon Limited, Birmingham". Height 28 cm.

Sold for £30

A 19th century sycamore butter bowl. Diameter 48 cm.

Sold for £280

Three carved wood and gesso faux shells. Longest 50 cm.

Not Sold

Five Shackley's Patent brass peep holes, early 20th century, four with flat lenses and hinges brass shutter, stamped "Shackley's Patent 19691 of 1906", one minus shutter and with a magnifying lens. Diameter 2.5 cm. fitting 6.5 cm overall. NOTE - John Shackley was a known Whitehaven inventor and these date to 1907 and were removed from a property in the Whitehaven harbour area.

Sold for £45

An assortment of Great War and Second World War medals, to include a Defence Medal and War Medal awarded to 309039 Pte. J.E. King. Tanks Corps, an Edward VII Naval Long Service Medal awarded to E. 729 P. King, SEA n Cl., RNR, a 1914 Star (an attempt has made to erase the rear) 13308 EMBR J. Watherall. RFA, Second World War Victory and War Medal, a 1939-45 Star and a silk handkerchief for HMS Dalrymple.

Sold for £75

A faux marble bust, composition, circa 1999. Height 70 cm.

Sold for £65

A 19th century leather case, by Forsyths of Glasgow and Edinburgh, formerly the property of J.G. Corbett, Avonholme, Lanarkshire. 59 cm x 43 cm x 21 cm.

Not Sold

A brass cased holosteric barometer, 19th century, the dial described for Lennie Optician Edinburgh, with suspension loop, 12.2 cm diameter.

Sold for £38

A brass cased barometer, late 19th century, the dial inscribed for C. Baker, 244 High Holborn, London, with suspension loop, 12 cm diameter.

Sold for £40

A prisoner of war carved bone box containing dominoes, early 19th century, the sliding lid with two full length watercolour portrait miniatures of a gentleman and a lady of the period, sliding open to reveal 41 hand carved bone dominoes and a single cowrie shell with geometric arcaded decoration the sides and supported upon four pillar feet with pointed finials, height 5.5 cm width 19 cm depth 7 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £380

A French gilt metal photograph frame, 19th century with easel support, a pinch beck reversible memorial locket, a mounted locket of a young lady, two further photographic portraits (5).

Sold for £30

A malachite and marble chessboard, with chess pieces.

Sold for £140

A pair of 19th century brass lamp standards, with Corinthian capitals, adjustable, all raised on square stepped bases, height to top of capital 112 cm.

Sold for £600

A large cased model of a clipper, late Victorian, case dimensions 120 cm x 65 cm x 33 cm (see illustration).

Not Sold

An Art Nouveau gilt metal desk seal stamped "Boyer". Height 8.5 cm, cased.

Not Sold

A pair of 19th century ormolu two branch candelabra, in the Rococo style. Height 45 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £110

A World War Two German WKC dress dagger.

Not Sold

An antiquarian book "Natural Magic" by Sir David Brewster, and "Jones Mathematics" 1706.

Sold for £60

A 19th century pietra dura panel, bird on branch, in gilt frame with further glazed outer frame. Panel +/- 10 cm x 15 cm, outer frame 29 cm x 34 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £380

A set of four brass twin branch light fittings, each with oval Jasperware plaque. Height 48 cm.

Sold for £300

An Ashanti stool, with book form and stepped base, width 42 cm.

Sold for £60

Two small Persian panels, one depicting a polo match the other a hunting scene. Each 11.5 cm x 7.5 cm, in velvet covered frame.

Sold for £60

A vintage Record compass plane No. 020, and nine further planes and a Record spoke shave.

Sold for £150

A 19th century mahogany cased monocular microscope by Thomas Armstrong & Brother, Deansgate, Manchester, 490.

Sold for £120

Three vintage Chacom briar pipes, and a cased Meerschaum pipe.

Sold for £100

A military Sam Browne belt by Wilkinson, an ammunition belt, map case and flask.

Sold for £30

A small brass travelling microscope, marked "P.A. Daw, November 1951", and a small metal cased aneroid barometer, diameter 13.5 cm.

Not Sold

An antique bisque headed doll, by Johann Walther & Son.

Not Sold

One volume "The Universe" F.A. Pouchet 1885, and "Scientific Recreations", Gaston Tissandier.

Sold for £18

A pair of lifeguards parade gauntlets, and insignia, etc.

Sold for £30

A vintage Bailey plane No. 5, three wooden planes, spoke shave and five other planes.

Not Sold

Two North African daggers, each with wooden handle and leather scabbard. Length 30 cm.

Sold for £38

A pair of cast brass standard lamps, 20th century, with fluted stems on cast triform bases and decorated with acanthus leaves, lion masks and rings, all on foliate capped feet. Height excluding light fitting 132 cm.

Sold for £110

A Louis Vuitton trunk, circa 1920's. 103 cm x 54 c x 35 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £2800

A carved Black Forest bracket in the form of a deers head. Length 43 cm.

Sold for £50

A late 19th century Swiss musical box, with inlaid rosewood and ebonised case, 27.5 cm cylinder playing six airs. Case width 51 cm.

Sold for £130

A National brass cash register, bearing plaque "Stevensons, 2527053 345".

Not Sold

A Victorian brass standard lamp, with circular base raised on four short circular feet.

Not Sold

A Mouseman Thompson of Kilburn circular bowl, with typical mouse trademark. Diameter 29.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £280

A pair of Mouseman Thompson of Kilburn oak bookends, each with typical mouse trademark. Height 15 cm (see illustration).

Not Sold

A pair of bronze figures after Giambologna, Mercury and Fortuna. Height 85 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £600

A Mouseman Thompson of Kilburn oak book trough, with typical mouse trademark. Width 45 cm.

Not Sold

A graduated run of six 19th century copper pans, each with iron handle. Largest diameter 35.5 cm.

Not Sold

A cast iron Labrador group, one seated, one standing, raised on a rectangular plinth. Height 79 cm, length +/- 94 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £620