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Art & Antiques
Friday 21st June 2002 at 10.30am

Viewing Thursday 20th, 10am till 7pm;
Friday 21st from 9am

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Works of Art & Metalware

 

481   Copper military commode,
with a swing handle and detachable seat with open recess
to the square base, 19th century, 12in (30.5cm) wide
£150-200
.ns

 

482   Mahogany circular tray,
inlaid with a boxwood and kingwood band and with two brass handles to the waved gallery, 16 1/2in (41.9cm) diameter
£100-150
.120

 

483   Painted stucco advertising figure for
Golden Shred Marmalade,
modelled as a golliwog with "Golden Shred" on it's
waistcoat, on a half round plinth inscribed "Golly it's Good",
19 1/2in (49.5cm) high
£100-150
.250

 

484   Ormolu six branch chandelier,
the central column and six scroll branches each decorated
in relief with scrolling leaf designs, wired for electricity
£150-200
.280

 

485   Clockwork monkey toy,
when wound the figure jumps and shakes maracas,
8in (20.3cm) high
£40-60
.22

 

486   Spelter figure of a boy,
the figure standing and playing a bugle, modelled
after a French bronze, 9 1/4in (23.5cm) high
£40-60
.45

 

487   Victorian cast iron stick stand,
modelled with a figure of William Wallace,
later painted with gilt
£80-120
.70

 

488   Set of chemist's counter scales,
with a brass column and pans to the wood base,
with a drawer and weights, 11in (28cm) wide
£30-50
.45

 

489   Spelter figure of a female,
La Pensee, modelled after the bronze by Augustus Moreau,
on a wood plinth, 21 1/2in (54.6cm) high
£60-90
.110

 

490   Royal Welsh Fusiliers bugle,
in brass and copper, 11 1/2in (29.2cm) high
£30-40
.10

 

491   Japanese bronze figure of a tiger,
with shikudo eyes, in a 'prowling' pose,
open mouthed and growling, signed,
probably late 19th century, 15in (38.1cm) long
£600-800
.ns

 

492   Three items of serpent ware,
modelled as lighthouse; a jar; and a bottle with stopper
£150-200
.ns

 

493   Northern Looking Glass,
nine editions from 1825
£40-60
.40

 

494   Set of three brass fire irons;
and a fire dog (4)
£50-70
.45

 

495   Pair of brass and porcelain table lamps,
decorated with panels of cherubs and of flowers to the
ceramic mid sections, between cast brass sections,
7in (17.8cm) and 7 1/2in (19cm) high
£50-80
.85

 

496   Victorian Scottish diorama,
the half hull Sailship framed and cased behind glass,
the background painted with clouds and blue sky and
showing land ahead, 34in (86.4cm) wide
£400-600
.380

 496

497   Victorian Scottish diorama,
the half hull steamship framed and cased behind glass,
the background painted with clouds and blue sky,
30in (76.2cm) wide
£300-500
.140

 

498   Japanese bronze group of a tiger and crocodile,
the tiger at the rear of the crocodile with two paws on it's
back, the crocodile with it's head turned to defend, glass
eyes top each, signed, with a hardwood base,
the bronze 14in (35.6cm) wide
£400-600
.440

 498

499   Chinese bronze figure of a dragon serpent,
holding a crystal sphere, or 'flowing pearl', in it's jaws,
it's body coiled, 9in (22.8cm) wide
£150-200
.280

 

500   Japanese bronze overlaid and silver mounted wood casket,
the hinged rectangular cover decorated in relief with a pavilion
and fish in silver, inscribed on a silver cartouche on the underside "Momor", 6 1/2in (16.5cm) wide
£100-150
.140

 

501   Japanese ivory group on a hardwood stand,
modelled in the form of warriors and horses swimming,
signed, the hardwood base carved with waves, also signed,
12in (30.5cm) wide
£400-600
.640

 

502   Japanese ivory group on a hardwood stand,
modelled in the form of figures in varying poses,
with musical instrument, lanterns and a teapot,
on a boat, signed, 12in (30.5cm) wide
£400-600
.540

 

503   Chinese brass and Champleve enamel cross,
decorated on each side with foliage in colours,
11 1/2in (29.2cm) high
£60-90
.90

 

504   Russian paint icon in a silver frame,
painted in gilt and colours on a wood panel and portraying
St Barbara the Great Martyr, St Nicholas the Miracle Worker,
St Paraskeve the Great Martyr and Jesus, the silver frame with stamped marks "A.C / 1869 / 84", with an overlaid cartouche inscribed (translated) "To His Excellency Nikolay Vasilyevich Voeykov as a Token of Gratitude from the Peasants of the Molzina Village For Whom He Has Done a Great Favour", with a plaque verso (possibly that of a dealer),
12 1/2in x 10 1/2in (31.7cm x 26.7cm)
£500-800
.460

 504

505   Japanese carved wood and ivory figure of a fisherman,
the figure, with ivory face, hands & feet, seated on a rock and
holding a pipe, with an ivory basket at the side, presentation plaque to the underside dated "1935", 6 1/4in (15.9cm) wide
£150-200
.500

 

506   Austrian painted bronze circular dish,
modelled in relief with a dog, chained to the side and
attempting to reach a rat, 4 1/2in (11.4cm) diameter
£80-120
.ns

 

507   Plated metal standing table salt,
in three sections, of medieval design with a pierced
ball finial over chased borders and on three feet,
probably late 19th century, 9 1/4in (23.5cm) high
£200-300
.360

 

508   Rare Nazi S.A. dagger,
by Gebruder Heller / Schmalkalden, also inscribed on the
blade "Ulles fur Deutfchland", with plated mounts to the scabbard and hardwood handle, also with hanging chains
and belt clip cast with oak leaf cluster and other symbols,
circa 1935, 14 1/2in (36.8cm) long
The rarity of this dagger is mainly owing to the 'hanging chains'
that are symbolic of it being the property of a high ranking member of the S.A.

£300-500
.860

 508

509   Stucco life size figure of a blackamoor,
modelled as a boy in seated position and wearing
Canadian(?) baseball clothing, inscribed "Delarue
Pilaro / Model Deposse / 1885 Paris
"
£200-300
.320

 

510   Georgian pewter quart measure,
with a later-added spout; another measure;
and a vase, altered (3)
£100-150
.38

 

511   Victorian 1827 pattern military officer's sword,
the straight blade, 32 1/2in (82.6cm) long, inscribed "Rob Mole
& Sons / Birmingham / makers to the / War & India / Offices
",
with "VR", crown and foliage, with scabbard, the plated guard
and with a wire bound fish skin handle
£100-150
.100

 

512   Two hickory shafted golf clubs,
a Zenith Mashie Niblick and a Scottie
£30-50
.ns

 

513   Pair of tartanware solifleurs,
each of oviform shape with knopped stems and
circular bases, restored, 6 3/4in (17.1cm) high
£140-180
.ns

 

514   German treen child's toy,
in the style of Mauchline with a printed scene of "The
Cathedral at Aberdeen
", 11 1/2in (29.2cm) long
£30-40
.22

 

515   Cast iron 'ruff' iron,
the circular base cast in relief with c-scrolls and leaf designs,
10in (25.4cm) high
£50-70
.20

 

516   Triple candle mould and a pair of wick snips
£30-50
.60

 

517   French design lacquered papier mache paper rack,
decorated with panels of classical garden scenery showing
cherubs and other figures, 11 1/2in 929.2cm) wide
£50-70
.22

 

518   Three desk blotters,
including one crocodile skin with plated mounts
£50-70
.20

 

519   Victorian pierced brass fender,
50in (127cm) wide
£50-80
.48

 

520   Pair of oyster walnut veneered tea trays,
each of chamfered rectangular form with waved galleries
and twin brass handles, 24 1/2in (62.2cm) wide
£150-200
.ns

 

521   Copper bed warming flask,
circular with a brass screw cap and twin handles,
16in (40.6cm) diameter
£50-80
.40

 

522   Italian dress sword with scabbard,
the straight blade, 30 1/4in (76.8cm) long,
inscribed "Servio / **eraliter"
£60-90
.ns

 

523   Ebony and ivory walking cane,
the ivory handle modelled as a fist clenched around an
egg shape and with a coiled snake around and over an
ebony tapered column, 35 1/2in (90.2cm) long
£80-120
.100

 

524   Stuffed grouse,
mounted on a wood plinth, 16in (40.7cm) high
£50-70
.65

 

525   Chinese bronze Hu,
with enamelled decoration, 12in (30.5cm) high
£50-80
.55

 

526   Lot of brass door furniture,
including escutcheons and handles
£30-50
.10

 

527   Lot of brass and other door finger plates
£40-60
.20

 

528   Tortoiseshell and ivory trinket box,
with a hinged square lid, 3 1/2in (8.9cm) wide
£50-80
.160

 

529   German dagger with plated mounts,
with an 'SS' symbol to the ebonised handle, the blade
inscribed "…Ernst Rohm", 14 1/2in (36.8cm) long overall
£700-1000
.ns

 

530   Gordon Highlander's ceremonial Dirk & Skean Dhu,
the Dirk with a paste citrine set into the terminal over a border of acanthus leaves, with a Gordon Highlander's emblem and cast with thistles, the fork lacking, maker Kirkwood of Edinburgh; the Skean Dhu lacking it's scabbard;
both contained in a fitted case, 18 3/4in (47.6cm) long
£400-600
.1450

 

531   Late Victorian brass circular plaque,
the centre set with a red cabochon cut stone within Tudor style leaf designs, the raised border engraved with leaf designs and cast with fleur-de-lys, circa 1880s, 16in (40.6cm) diameter
£200-300
.ns

additional lots 532-540

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