antiques & fine art sale

A mahogany games compendium, the lift out fitted rack containing two sets of cards and a quantity of checkers. The box 13 cm high x 25 cm wide x 14 cm deep.

Sold for £45

A mixed lot comprising pewter tastevin, 12 cm long, a two handled pewter tastevin, 18.5 cm diameter, a brown crocodile leather twin cigar case, a Falcon pipe, two stands and a quantity of Greystoke Castle bookplates.

Sold for £20

A dolls house oak coffer, 7 cm high, and a cast metal dolls house part tea and dinner service (20 pieces).

Sold for £15

No lot.

Not Sold

A felt backed clear quartz circular table centre, 6 cm high, 23 cm diameter, drilled to centre, a Victorian ebonised watch stand, 16 cm high, A Regency ebonised and gilded papier mache bottle coaster, an Oriental ebonised wood vase stand together with an early 20th century map measurer, boxed.

Sold for £20

A set of three wrought iron fire implements, with spiralled handles and pierced decoration, comprising shovel, poker and tongs, and a pair of wrought iron knotted rope pattern implement rests.

Sold for £170

A Victorian design wrought iron fire screen, with pierced scrolled ornament, on splayed feet. 63 cm high x 92 cm wide x 26 cm deep.

Sold for £100

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck, engraving, "The South-East view of Dacre-Castle in the County of Cumberland". 20 cm x 37 cm in ebonised frame, glazed.

Sold for £60

S.J. Neele after James Clarke, engraving, "A Map of The Roads, Waters, Etc. Between Penrith and Keswick", 42.5 cm x 87.5 cm, published by James Clarke, Penrith, February 10th 1787, in later bevelled wood frame, glazed.

Sold for £80

David Shepherd, signed limited edition colour print, "16 Princes Gate, 5th May 1980". 48 cm x 77 cm, 2/850, published by 22 Special Air Service Regiment 1983, in wood frame and glazed, with certificate of authenticity verso.

Sold for £400

No lot.

Not Sold

Four modern white metal SAS buttons by Gaunt, six smaller buttons by FSE, in green canvas bag and a quantity of military badges.

Not Sold

A Victorian silver lion form finial by Edward, John and William Barnard London 1849, on ebony base, now converted to a car mascot. 13 cm high.

Sold for £100

A set of three easel form late Victorian silver menu holders, by M. & Co., pierced and embossed with cupids and flowers. 10 cm high, Birmingham 1901.

Sold for £80

Scrope (William), "Days of Deer-Stalking in The Forest of Atholl", third edition, published by John Murray, London 1847, in green cloth binding.

Sold for £20

Stuart-Wortley (A.J.), "The Grouse", second edition, published by Longmans, London 1895, in grey cloth binding, with Greystoke Castle bookplate.

Sold for £20

Audubon (John James), "The Original Watercolour Paintings for the Birds of America", volumes 1 and 2, published by Michael Joseph 1966, in brown cloth binding with slip case.

Sold for £70

Pollard (Hugh), "Gamebirds - Rearing, Preservation and Shooting", published by Eyre & Spottiswoode, London 1929, in green cloth bindings and with Greystoke Castle bookplate.

Sold for £15

A part run of "The Herd Book of Large Black Pigs", volumes 20, 22-24, 25 (part 1) and 26 for the years 1919-1925, published by The Large Black Pig Society, London, in half red leather bindings.

Sold for £10

"Coates's Herd Book, Containing the Pedigrees of Shorthorn Cattle", volume 94, published by The Shorthorn Society of The United Kingdom, London 1950, in brown cloth binding.

Sold for £70

Watney (Margaret), "Herbs", privately printed by The Riverside Press Limited, Edinburgh 1924, in brown cloth half binding.

Sold for £60

Hawkesbury (The Honourable The Lord), "The Heraldry on The Gateway at Kirkham Abbey", published by A. Brown & sons, Hull 1900, in red cloth binding, with fold out plate to front.

Sold for £10

Armstrong (A.M.) et al., "The Place-Names of Cumberland", parts 1-3, published by The University Press Cambridge 1950, in blue cloth bindings.

Sold for £35

Two volumes "The Public General Acts", covering the years 1892 and 1893, printed for HMSO, London 1892 and 1894, in brown leather bindings, both impressed to the front cover "Chairman of The County Council of The County of Cumberland".

Sold for £20

G.E.C., edited by Vicary Gibbs, Doubleday, etc al., "The Complete Peerage", volumes 1 to 13, published by The St. Catherine Press, London 1910 to 1940, in green cloth bindings, with Sir Algar Howard bookplate to some volumes, the first volume with presentation inscription dated December 1950.

Sold for £1150

A part run of "The Illustrated London News" volumes 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 37, 38, 47, 48-59, 66, 67, 70, 71 and 77 (the years 1855-1880), printed and published by George C. Leighton, London, in blue, brown and green cloth bindings.

Sold for £650

A modern glass goblet, engraved "Brooks's 1764-1964", and ten other modern goblets mostly engraved with Howard related inscriptions.

Sold for £140

Early 20th century school, Impasto oil painting, Estuary View with pine forest to foreground, canvas, 100 x 150 cm, indistinctly signed G. KilGreening? and dated 1916, in gilt moulded frame.

Sold for £180

A 19th century white metal circular parade shield, embossed with Renaissance battle scene and with central slot. Diameter 54 cm.

Sold for £300

An 18th century Chinese blue and white tea bowl, and a Teksing treasure small plate. Diameter 15 cm.

Sold for £70

A Chinese opium bottle, polychrome, decorated with birds, blossom and branches. Height 9 cm.

Sold for £20

A pair of Chinese cylindrical vases, decorated with figures and fence with square seal mark to base. Height 28 cm.

Not Sold

A Chinese red lacquered gilt painted low chest of two short and one long drawer with carved front, shaped apron and carved legs. Height 56 cm, width 92 cm depth 47 cm.

Sold for £150

A 19th century Chinese hardwood rouge marble topped jardiniere stand, with shelf and raised on shaped legs. Height 65 cm, diameter 48 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £220

A 19th century Chinese hardwood ladder form stand with three shelves. Height 119 cm.

Sold for £130

A 19th century Japanese bronze, depicting a rodent on top of a mallet, signed. Height excluding wooden plinth 20 cm, length 28 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £500

A Japanese ceramic figure of a man tying his sandal. Height 14 cm.

Sold for £110

A Chinese octagonal dish decorated with cockerels and foliage. Width 20 cm.

Sold for £100

A 19th century Chinese Cantonese circular bowl, diameter 22.3 cm.

Sold for £20

A pair of Imari vases, decorated in typical colours. Height 25 cm.

Sold for £120

A collection of seventeen Chinese polychrome dishes, various, each diameter 14 cm.

Sold for £220

A Chinese white jade carving of a dog and puppies. Length 13.5 cm and raised on a wooden stand (see illustration).

Not Sold

A pair of Chinese blue and white cylindrical vases, each with four character mark to base. Height 31 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £380

A quantity of 1930's Japanese lacquered miniature furniture and catalogue dated 1933 (see illustration).

Sold for £340

Three Japanese face decorated bats, a cased water carrier figure and a pair of lacquered shoes.

Not Sold

A Chinese ginger jar, and a prunus pattern jardiniere. Largest diameter 23 cm.

Not Sold

A Chinese Celadon foliate embossed club shaped vase. Height 32 cm.

Sold for £240

A Chinese crackle ware vase, with applied dragons and character marks to base. Height 20 cm.

Sold for £160

A Chinese carved jade buckle. Width 9 cm.

Sold for £170

Five Chinese ginger jars and vases, each in prunus pattern. Largest height 20 cm.

Sold for £260

A Chinese Celadon Xuantong Qing dynasty (1909-1911) bowl, decorated with dragons, figure and character marks. diameter 16 cm.

Not Sold

A quantity of Chinese Cantonese tea ware, including two teapots, jug and five tea cups.

Sold for £240

A collection of six Chinese wooden vase stands. Largest diameter 20 cm.

Sold for £40

Two Japanese Arita chargers. Largest diameter 31 cm.

Not Sold

Two Chinese cloisonne bowls. Largest diameter 25 cm, together with a cricket cage.

Sold for £40

A Japanese parquetry and lacquered tabletop cabinet, raised on a later stand. Cabinet dimensions height 78 cm, width 78 cm, depth 41.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £100

A Chinese hardwood rectangular Kang style coffee table. 41 cm high, 124 cm wide, 51 cm deep.

Sold for £60

A 19th century Chinese hardwood rouge marble topped jardiniere stand, of typical form carved with flowers and with low shelf. Height 91 cm, top width 25 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £170

A Chinese hardwood saddle shaped low table, decorated with prunus blossom. Height 30 cm, width 77 cm, depth 43.5 cm.

Sold for £140

A large Imari club shaped vase, decorated in typical Imari colours. Height 55 cm.

Not Sold

A pair of Japanese Satsuma ware squat vases, well painted with panels of figures and insects, one with rubbed gilt seal type mark to base. Height 9.5 cm, diameter +/- 12 cm.

Not Sold

A Chinese porcelain plate, decorated with figures and character marks, with red square seal mark verso. Diameter 26 cm.

Sold for £160

Two late 19th/early 20th century Japanese carved ivory figures, the largest with red Tokyo School type seal mark to base. Height 18 cm.

Not Sold

A Chinese turquoise glazed porcelain bottle shaped vase. 43 cm high.

Sold for £600

A Chinese blue and white bowl, with cafe au lait exterior. Diameter 15 cm.

Sold for £45

A Chinese hardwood rouge marble topped jardiniere stand with shelf. Height 80 cm, top 41 cm square (see illustration).

Sold for £300

A Chinese green painted softwood stand, of large form. Height 102 cm, top width 45 cm.

Sold for £200

A Chinese stained wooden armchair and swivel chair.

Sold for £60

An 18th century Chinese export Qianlong part dinner service, with armorial for Lord Blantyre (Alexander Stuart), comprising seven soup bowls, seven plates, two lidded tureens, four sauce boats, two salts, two tea bowls and a small rectangular dish (see illustration).

Not Sold

Two late 18th/early 19th century Chinese porcelain plates, with armorial "Kind Heart", "Be True and Ye Shall Never Rue", each diameter 23 cm (see illustration).

Not Sold

A Chinese Sang de Boeuf porcelain bottle shaped vase (18th/19th century). Height 20 cm.

Sold for £100

A Chinese Qing dynasty blue and white porcelain Rouleau vase, decorated with emperor in sedan chair and attendants. Bears Kangxi mark. Height 24 cm.

Sold for £170

A pair of Chinese porcelain miniature vases of Kangxi style, decorated in blue and underglaze iron red with Kylins and with Artemesia leaf marks. Height 16 cm.

Sold for £100

A Chinese Qing blue and white porcelain cylindrical vase or tall brush pot, decorated with leafage and rockwork. Height 29 cm, diameter 12 cm.

Sold for £110

A Chinese Huanghuali stand in the form of a miniature table. Height 7.5 cm, width 29 cm, depth 15 cm (see illustration).

Not Sold

A Chinese blue and white temple vase, decorated with plum blossom on a cracked ice ground, Qing dynasty. 28 cm high (see illustration).

Not Sold

A Chinese Wucai famille verte porcelain vase, painted with Fenghuang, the tapered ovoid body painted with twin mythical birds and entwined foliage. 21 cm high (see illustration).

Not Sold

A Chinese Imari porcelain spoon tray of Navette outline, Kangxi, 14 cm wide, together with a Chinese Verte Imari porcelain bowl. 14.5 cm diameter.

Not Sold

A Chinese blue and white porcelain Guan, decorated with panels of floral sprays within twin vertical lines and with ribbon and flower head borders, 17th century. 26.5 cm high (see illustration).

Not Sold

A Chinese porcelain underglaze red and blue charger, decorated in an abstract manner with birds seated on branches, probably Kangxi. 26 cm diameter, together with an Oriental blue and white porcelain charger, decorated with a landscape. 27.5 cm diameter.

Sold for £100

A Chinese porcelain hexafoil teapot stand, modelled in relief with flower heads and foliage, decorated in the famille rose palette with a central gilt medallion, Yongzheng/Qianlong, 13.5 cm diameter.

Sold for £190

A Chinese blue and white porcelain jardiniere, decorated with figures and horses in landscape, the rim with anhua chevron band, Kangxi, 18 cm high, 23.5 cm diameter (see illustration).

Not Sold

A Chinese Cizhou-type stoneware jar, boldly decorated with organic motifs in shades of brown against a cream ground, probably Ming dynasty, 27 cm high, 35.5 cm diameter. NOTE: similar vessels have been made over a long period of time, for reference see "Freedom of Clay and Brush Through Seven Centuries in Northern China; TZ'U-COU type ware, 960-1600 AD" Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1980.

Sold for £170

A Chinese blue and white porcelain brush pot, decorated with a continuous scene of figures in a landscape with an elder fishing, within twin anhua bands, the upper band with flowers, the lower band with chevrons, Kangxi. 20.5 cm high, 20.5 cm diameter, together with an associated Huanghuali five legged stand (see illustration).

Sold for £500

A Chinese porcelain "Tobacco Leaf" pattern tureen stand, painted and gilded with Fenghuang, flowers and leaves, Qinglong, 38 cm x 31 cm (see illustration).

Not Sold

A rare Chinese porcelain erotic group, depicting two lovers interrupted by a man pulling a pigtail, probably late 19th/early 20th century. 7 cm high, 7.5 cm wide (see illustration).

Sold for £100

A Chinese blue and white porcelain Rouleau vase, decorated with figures in a landscape centred by a veranda with draped lambrequin, Kangxi with twin concentric circle mark to base. 60 cm high (see illustration).

Not Sold

Four Chinese Yixing teapots, one with dragon head modelled spout, 18th/19th century and later with various marks to bases and lids. Largest 20 cm diameter.

Not Sold

A Chinese blue and white porcelain vase, the body with raised bands intersected by geometric patterns and with painted twin lion mask handles to the neck, Kangxi with twin concentric circles to the base. 20.5 cm high.

Not Sold

A Chinese Wucai porcelain temple vase, with underglaze red and blue, decorated in enamel colours with Chinese and European figures in a garden landscape with pavilion roof tops, fences and clouds, Kangxi. 32 cm high (see illustration).

Not Sold

A bronze circular mirror, cast in relief with raised turtle, cranes and foliage, Hang dynasty style, 12 cm diameter.

Not Sold

A Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Tara, the female Buddha seated with legs crossed holding Vajra and bell, 18th/19th century with Vajra seal mark to base. 12.5 cm high (see illustration).

Sold for £550

A Chinese carved bamboo figure of Shou-Lao, the immortal depicted with smiling expression and holding a staff or sceptre, Qing dynasty. 79 cm high.

Sold for £320

A Chinese Huanghuali scroll form table stand, 4.5 cm high, 34 cm wide, 22 cm deep.

Sold for £80

A Chinese Huanghuali octagonal charger, painted in black and heightened in gilt with figures within border decorated with butterflies, flowers and other devices and within twin twisted metal wire borders. Four character mark to reverse. 38 cm2.

Not Sold

A Chinese Huanghuali plate stand, 32 cm high.

Sold for £30

A carved hardwood figure of Guan Yin, shown standing with downward looking eyes and holding a lotus flower and beads, distressed with traces of polychrome, the wood is likely fragrant, Ming style. 57 cm high.

Sold for £80

A Chinese Huanghuali rectangular stand, in the form of a miniature Kang table with curved moulded legs united by stretchers. 12 cm high, 25 cm wide, 20 cm deep.

Sold for £50

A Chinese carved Huanghuali peach form box, and with open work leaf form handle. 13 cm wide.

Not Sold

A Burmese white metal mounted rosewood or padouk bowl, carved in high relief with four dragons amidst buried foliage, the wood is likely fragrant, 19th century. 16 cm high, 23.5 cm diameter.

Not Sold