Antiques & Art

Auction Friday 27th June 2003 at 10.30am

Viewing Wednesday 25th, 12 noon till 6pm;
Thursday 26th, 9am till 7pm;
and on morning of sale from 9am

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Works of Art & Collectables

 

801          Armand Marseille bisque headed doll,
with sleeping eyes and moveable joints
to the composition body, model 990,
16 1/2in (41.9cm) long
£80-120
sold for£90                                                 

 

802          Early twentieth century perfume bottle,
modelled as a blond plush teddy bear, the head forming the lid and with a clear glass tube to the interior, with moveable joints,
4 3/4in (12.1cm) long
£50-80
sold for£170                                                  

  LOT 802

803          Victorian coromandel work box,
the hinged lid with a brass inset cartouche, the interior with a lift out tray,
9 3/4in (24.7cm) wide
£30-50
sold for£38                                                   

  LOTS 803 & 808

804          Japanese ivory card case,
carved with figures in a cross shape; and a set of seven ivory square plaques, each carved with figures, all set into a card frieze and a wood slip frame,
6 1/2in x 9 1/2in (16.5cm x 24.1cm) overall
£100-150 
sold for£150                                             

 

805          Armand Marseille bisque headed baby doll,
with sleeping eyes and articulated
cloth body, model 341 / 210X,
10in (25.4cm) long
£70-100
sold for£100                                                

 

806          Delage brass car mascot,
modelled in brass and on a wood plinth,
the figure 7in (17.8cm) high
£30-50 
sold for£32                                                 

 

807          Hezzanith sextant in a box,
with various eyepieces etc.,
the box 11in (28cm) wide
£200-300 
sold for£260                                             

 

808          Victorian brass mounted, possibly coromandel, stationery box,
the hinged domed lid, front and back with pierced brass details, the interior fitted,
9in (22.8cm) wide
£60-90
sold for£130

 

809          Victorian mahogany casket,
the hinged lid inlaid with a mandolin and horn detail in satinwood and greenheart, the interior fitted and on ogee bracket feet,
9 3/4in (24.7cm) wide
£50-80
sold for£160

 

810          Victorian silver mounted presentation casket,
awarded, along with the ‘Burgess Ticket’ (included in the lot), to David Wright in appreciation of his gift to his native town of the public drinking fountain,
the hinged domed lid with a silver plaque inscribed “Casket / enclosing the Burgess Ticket / to David T. Wright / Conferring on him / the Freedom of the Burgh of Musselburgh …1895” within relief thistle designs, banded with silver and on silver ball feet, 8 3/4in (22.2cm) wide
£300-500
sold for£540

 

811          Japanese ivory figure group,
modelled with a standing male holding a plate with insects and a baby, with a boy stood by his side, signed on a red seal,
6 1/4in (15.9cm) high
£100-150
sold for£290

 

812          Bronze sculpture by A. Jacquemart,
Bloodhound Studying A Tortoise, the dog’s head tilted downwards and looking to the tortoise, on a D-ended rectangular plinth, signed, 6 1/2in (16.5cm) high
£200-300
sold for£1100

  LOT 812 LOT 812 underside

813          German pickelhaub,
a brass mounted military helmet
£80-120
sold for£160

 

814          Tartanware casket,
with a silk lined interior, 8in (20.3cm) wide; and a Tartanware bound Holy Bible (2)
£100-150
sold for£130

 

815          Collection of Mauchline caskets,
including Wallace Monument, Interior of Burns’ Cottage and Dunnolly Castle; also a Mauchline string box and other items (14)
£150-200
sold for£100

 

816          Pair of brass candlesticks,
The King of Diamonds,
12 1/2in (31.8cm) high
£80-120
sold for£120

 

817          Pair of brass candlesticks,
The Queen of Diamonds,
11 1/2in (29.2cm) high
£60-80
sold for£70

 

818          Pair of brass candlesticks,
The Diamond Princess,
12 3/4in (27.4cm) high
£50-70
sold for£40

 

819          Crystoleum in a gilt frame,
Gathering Fruit, three children with a large basket of fruit in a meadow, the convex glass 9 3/4in x 6 1/2in (24.8cm x 16.5cm)
£100-150
sold for£110

 

820          Collection of postcards,
contained in an album
£60-90
sold for£130

 

821          Victorian walnut tea caddy,
inlaid with chequer bands,
8 3/4in (22.2cm) wide
£40-60
sold for£85

  LOTS 821 & 826

822          Pair of tall Victorian brass candlesticks,
with open spiral columns and circular bases, 20 3/4in (52.7cm) high
£100-150
sold for£160

 

823          Pair of painted portrait miniatures,
one signed “Renar”, each in a tortoiseshell veneered frame inlaid with brass and bordered with mother of pearl,
6in x 5 1/4in (15.2cm x 13.3cm)
£150-200
sold for£100

  LOT 823

824          Pair of portrait miniatures in a fitted case,
each painted oval with a man and a woman, in silvered metal frames cabochon jewelling, the case 6 1/4in (15.9cm) wide
£100-150
sold for£130

  LOT 824

825          Oak barograph by R. Cuthbert Ltd of Huddersfield,
the detachable casing panelled with bevelled glass, with a shallow drawer
to the base, 14 1/4in (36.2cm) wide
£200-300
sold for£440

 

826          Victorian maple tea caddy,
the hinged lid inlaid with a foliate
design in ivory, the interior divided,
9 1/4in (23.5cm) wide
£50-70
sold for£20                                                   

 

827          Japanese ivory statuette,
The Happy Vendor, richly carved as a male figure with his ‘wares’ of boxes and barrels around his body, with inlays of mother of pearl, signed on a red seal,
7 1/2in (19cm) high
£300-500
sold for£900                                               

  LOT 827

828          Victorian mahogany tea caddy,
inlaid with boxwood stringing, the interior divided and on ball feet, 10in (25.4cm) wide
£50-70
sold for£120                                                  

  LOT 828

829          Edwardian needlework tapestry,
in an ebonised frame,
28 1/2in x 23 1/2in (72.4cm x 59.7cm)
£60-90
sold for£40                                                   

 

830          Football programme for Britain versus Europe,
Hampden Park, May 10th, 1947
£30-50
sold for£35                                                  

 

831          Lot of various pewterware,
including mugs, measures and a caddy (7)
£100-150                                               

 

832          Cold painted bronze figure of a magpie,
14 1/2in (36.9cm) long, with a wood plinth
£100-150
sold for£650                                               

 

833          Victorian tortoiseshell card case
£30-50
sold for£35                                                  

 

834          Early nineteenth century rosewood casket,
the hinged domed lid decorated with
a stately home within an oval,
6in (15.2cm) wide
£80-120                                                 

 

835          Five items of Mauchline ware,
including a cauldron model with
Lamlash on
Arran
£80-120  
sold for£80                                              

 

836          Bronze table salt dish,
modelled in the form of a male butler, holding a shell and on a foliate decorated base, 7 1/2in (19cm) high
£300-500                                               

 

837          Gold and tortoiseshell circular box,
2 3/4in (7cm) diameter
£150-200                                               

 

838          Silk top hat in a box
£30-40   
sold for£50                                               

 

839          Two Scottish carpet bowls;
and two granite bowls (4)
£30-50
sold for£35                                                  

 

840          Carved agate snuff bottle,
2 1/4in (5.7cm) high
£30-50
sold for£18                                                   

 

841          Victorian glass paperweight,
4 1/4in (10.8cm) high
£30-50 
sold for£50                                                 

 

842          Three silver topped walking canes
£50-80
sold for£40                                                  

 

843          Pair of late nineteenth century gilt painted metal lantern light fitments
£100-150
sold for£160                                               

 

844          Pair of RAF spectacles
£30-50                                                   

 

845          Brass Corinthian column oil lamp,
23in (58.4cm) high
£100-150
sold for£120                                               

 

846          Brass toddy kettle;
and a brass hearth table (2)
£25-35   
sold for£25                                               

 

847          Brass candlesnuffers and tray
£20-30                                                   

 

848          Brass Corinthian column lamp
£40-60 
sold for£34                                                 

 

849          Two pairs of soapstone bookends,
carved with Burmese figures and with birds
£50-70
sold for£45                                                   

 

850          Collection of twelve stoneware storage jars and five hot water bottles
£60-80                                                   

 

851          Pair of Victorian brass and black slate urn ornaments,
each circular in form and modelled with a lionhead mask and with a pair of scroll handles, on stepped square bases,
13in (33cm) wide
£300-500
sold for£680                                              

 

852          Eighteenth century brass sundial,
square in form and inscribed “1719 / Ruit Hora”, 8in (20.3cm) wide
£80-120
sold for£200                                                

 

853          Bound collection of autographs and messages from circa 1911,
including Harry Lauder, Vesta Tilley, Charles Manners, Betty Seymour Hicks, Fred Terry and Percy Heming,
contained in an album
£150-200
sold for£100                                              

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