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Art & Antiques
Friday 17th May 2002 at 10.30am

Viewing Thursday 16th, 10am till 7pm;
Friday 17th from 9am

Buyer's Premium 10%
(plus vat thereon)

IMAGE REQUESTS AND CONDITION REPORTS

Instruments, Metalware and Works of Art

 

341   Brass cased pocket sextant,
maker Cary of London, 3 1/4in (8.2cm) diameter,
with original leather case
£100-150
.300

 

342   Sextant in a case,
made by Heath & Company of London for Reed &
Company of Sunderland, the oak case 11in (28cm) wide
£200-300
.300

 

343   Victorian officer's sword,
with a straight blade by Gardiner & Company of Glasgow,
33in (83.8cm) long, etched with crown "VR" and scrolling
foliage, the pierced brass guard with "VR", with a copper
wire bound fishskin covered grip
£300-500
.220

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344   Sword bayonet,
stamped on the blade and hilt "A14 10", 28 3/4in (73cm) long
£50-70
.75

 

345   Victorian brass planter,
with lionhead and ring handles and on thee feet,
15in (38.1cm) diameter
£70-100
.50

 

346   Late Victorian steel box iron,
with a turned wood handle and raising door to the rear,
stamped indistinctly "F. Peeks"(?), 5 1/2in (14cm) wide;
polishing iron, cast with "5 R / Kenrick"
in relief; and an 'Omega' methylated spirits iron (3)
£100-150
.55

 

347   Late Victorian stereoscopic viewer,
decorated all over with painted floral designs in colours,
mother of pearl and gilt, the detachable lens section over
a spreading rectangular body, with a hinged light aperture
to one side, 6 1/2in (16.5cm) high
£100-150
.440

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348   Leather hat box,
with a brass catch
£40-60
.48

 

349   Collection of ivory and other chess pieces
£100-200
.260

 

350   Tapestry in a frame,
the needlepoint tapestry portraying a bird within a border of scrolls,
in a wooden frame, 29 1/4in x 22 1/4in (74.3cm x 56.5cm)
£100-150
.ns

 

351   Mauchline box,
commemorating Burns' Monument; and a
Mauchline bound book of songs (2)
£40-60
.110

 

352   Violin in a case,
with two bows
£40-60
.70

 

353   Brass dressing table stand,
the mirrored D-ended base with gadrooned rim beneath a parrot perched on a bar
with twin watch/ring hooks supported by two uprights, on cast scroll feet, 9 1/2in (24.1cm) wide
£100-150
.100

 

354   Rare blacksmith-made golf sand iron
£500-700
.480

 

355   Four various hickory-shafted golf clubs,
with a canvas bag
£40-60
.50

 

356   Brass oil lamp,
with a glass spherical shade over a brass fitment, the clear
glass reservoir drilled for electricity over a Corinthian pillar
with stepped square base, 28 1/2in (72.3cm) high
£80-120
.60

 

357   Set of postal scales,
with weights, 10in (25.4cm) wide
£30-50
.25

 

358   Pair of Japanese bronze vases,
each with a kylin finial to the detachable cover, the
bodies each with relief panels of birds and flowers,
with a cylindrical mid-section and apron above triple
supports and a circular base, 14in (35.6cm) high
£100-150
.70

 

359   Set of three stained and leaded glass panels,
each in an Art Nouveau style
£50-70
.65

 

360   Whole plate Gandolfi plate camera in case,
including 12in Wray Luster lens, serial number 325835
and numerous blank film slides
£500-700
.ns

 

361   Victorian bronze statuette,
modelled as a standing male nude, 6 1/4in (15.9cm) high
£50-80
.50

 

362   Cigar ashtray modelled from a tortoise,
7 1/2in (19cm) wide
£50-80
.30

 

363   Cramer practise piano,
10in (25.4cm) wide
£30-50
.35

 

364   Swordfish bill,
33in (83.8cm) long
£30-50
.ns

 

365   Late nineteenth century rosewood and boulle inkstand,
by Asprey & Company of London, rectangular in form and
fitted with a pair of glass ink bottles flanking a covered compartment and with a concave pen recess,
Asprey
plaque to the base rim, 12 1/4in (31.1cm) wide
£600-900
.650

  365

366   Nineteenth century 'Venetian' wall mirror,
the rectangular glass within an etched border and
with a leaf shaped pediment, 37in (94cm) high
£200-300
.320

 

367   Pair of Victorian brass candlesticks,
with fluted borders and circular bases, 12 1/4in (31.1cm) high
£50-70
.50

 

368   Victorian walnut casket,
with a hinged cover and with brass and ivory mounts,
9in (22.8cm) wide
£50-70
.90

 

369   Pair of Mauchline tartanware solifleurs,
each with an oviform body over a knop stem and
circular base, 6 1/2in (16.5cm) high
£60-90
.130

 

370   Chinese bronze vase,
of flaring cylindrical form and with cast panels,
10 1/4in (26cm) high
£50-80
.50

 

371   Set of 'whisky nosing' glasses in a case,
each goblet with a detachable cork top and fitted into a divided interior,
the mahogany case with a wood and brass handle to
the hinged square top, early 20th century, 9in (22.8cm) wide
£150-200
.100

 

372   Set of drawing instruments in a rosewood case;
and an electrical meter cased in wood (2)
£30-50
.30

 

373   Set of three glass toilet bottles in a case,
each with a gilt screw top and fitted into a divided interior,
the case 6 3/4in (17.1cm) wide
£50-70
.30

 

374   Architect's brass ruler in a wooden case,
maker Stanley of London, the case 25 1/4in (65.1cm) long
£50-70
.40

 

375   Microscope in a box,
maker W. Watson & Sons Ltd, 18 1/2in (47cm) high
£100-150
.70

 

376   Microscope in a box,
maker Cooke, Troughton & Simms Ltd, 14in (35.6cm) high
£60-90
.90

 

377   Set of scales,
with weights and a drawer, 10in (25.4cm) wide
£30-50
.20

 

378   Nineteenth century walnut sewing box,
with a hinged rectangular lid, 12in (30.5cm) wide
£30-50
.30

 

379   Brass planter,
with lionhead terminals to the three feet, 9 1/2in (24.1cm) high
£40-60
.20

 

380   Two nineteenth century samplers,
one dated 1827
£200-300
.240

 

381   Victorian brass fishing reel,
inscribed "A. & N. P. L. / makers / 105 Victoria
St. Westminster
", 4in (10.2cm) diameter
£100-150
.ns

additional lots 382-400

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