Decorative Arts, Antiques & Art

Auction Friday 26th September 2003 at 10am

Viewing Thursday 25th from 9am till 7pm
and on morning of sale from 9am

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Collectables & Works of Art

 

351          Autograph book containing the signatures of golfers,
including Henry Cotton, Gary Player, Arnold Palmer, Bobby Locke, Peter Thomson, Johny Millar, Bob Charles, Tom Weiskopf, Phil Rodgers, Eric Brown, Patty Berg and others
£200-300    
sold for £210                                          

 

352          Lot of hickory shafted golf clubs (7)
£50-80        
sold for £25                                          

 

353          Two hickory shafted golf clubs in bag
£30-50     
sold for £10                                             

 

354          Five hickory shafted gold clubs in bag,
including a driver
£50-80      
sold for £20                                            

 

355          Three hickory shafted golf clubs,
including a Scottie Deep Mashie
£60-90   
sold for £30                                               

 

356          Dartmouth pottery ‘golf’ mug,
decorated in relief with a golfer figure and a green, in shades of mustard and brown, the handle formed as a golf bag and clubs,
5in (12.7cm) high
£60-90    
sold for £55                                              

 

357          Silver ‘golf’ spoon,
the handle cast with a female golfer figure, maker HM, Birmingham 1916
£50-80     
sold for £60                                             

 

358          Royal Doulton ‘golf’ dish,
rectangular with a raised rim, painted with three golfing figures and inscribed ‘He Hath A Good Judgement Who Relieth Not Wholly On His Own’, pattern D3395,
4 1/4in (10.8cm) wide
£30-50     
sold for £50                                             

 

additional lots 359-365 

 

366          Pair of miniature portraits paintings,
each oval and depicting a male and female portrait, in pierced gilt metal frame,
4 1/4in x 3 1/2in (10.8cm x 8.9cm) overall
£60-90     
sold for £210                                             

 

367          Portrait miniature of Sir Walter Scott,
printed on a porcelain oval panel and in a pewter frame, 3 3/4in (9.5cm) high
£30-50      
sold for £50                                            

 

368          Gilt framed miniature painting,
painted with a classical study of a mother and children on a copper panel,
6 3/4in x 5 1/2in (17.1cm x 14cm) overall
£50-80       
sold for £200                                           

 

369          Silhouette in a gilt oval frame,
portraying a bust length female, inscribed verso ‘Silhouette by Miers of Leeds / circa1780/90’,
7in x 6in (17.8cm x 15.2cm) overall
£60-90          
sold for £140                                        

 

370          Portrait miniature in an oak frame,
the oval print depicting a female, framed in oak ‘certified’ to be from a beam from John Knox’s house in Edinburgh,
5in x 4 1/4in (12.7cm x 10.8cm) overall
£50-80        
sold for £40                                          

 

371          Brass planter,
oval in shape and embossed with stylised fruit designs and with twin ring handles, on ball feet, 13in (33cm) wide
£60-90       
sold for £35                                           

 

372          Mauchline ‘birthday’ book,
printed with Burns Monument and Dean Castle, dated within 1884
£50-70     
sold for £82                                             

 

373          Pair of mahogany candlesticks,
with metal drop in sconces and baluster shaped bodies to spreading circular bases,
7 1/2in (19cm) high
£40-60      
sold for £45                                            

 

374          Lot of Harry Lauder memorabilia,
including an autographed photograph
£50-70       
sold for £45                                           

 

375          Ella Fitzgerald,
an autograph on paper
£80-120
Obtained by the present owner of the Grand Hotel in
Jersey circa 1980     

 

376          Sykes hydrometer,
cased in mahogany; and a reference book (2)
£100-150                                               

 

377          Bisque porcelain doll,
with painted eyes and a porcelain body with moveable joints, mounted on a later display stand, the doll 10 1/2in (26.7cm) long
£70-100      
sold for £80                                          

 

378          Pair of bronze incense burners,
each square in form with kylin finials to the pierced detachable lids and with twin handles, the bodies cast with scenic panels and raised on four feet, 5 1/2in (14cm) high
£150-200                                               

  380, 379, 378

379          Pair of bronze incense burners,
each marquise shaped with dragon figure finials to the pierced detachable lids and with twin handles, one handle lacking, the bodies cast with panels of creatures and on four legs with mask ornament,
10in (25.4cm) high
£100-150                                               

 

380          Bronze incense burner,
the pierced domed cover with a dragon figure surmount, the oviform body with a pair of stylised animal handles and with lizards in relief, on three feet,
14in (35.6cm) high
£150-200      
sold for £140                                        

 

381          Pair of Japanese dolls,
with painted ceramic heads and wooden legs, in traditional costume embroidered with coloured and gold thread,
11in (28cm) long
£200-300                                               

 

382          Pair of naval epaulettes,
by S.R. Gould & Sons of Devonport,
also including gold thread embroidered straps, the rectangular case constructed in lacquered tin and lined with red velvet,
19in (48.2cm) wide
£200-300      
sold for £200                                        

 

383          Paisley patterned bedspread
£80-120      
sold for £20                                          

 

384          Paisley patterned bedspread
£80-120     
sold for £20                                           

 

385          Painted wood puppet toy,
in a box
£30-40         
sold for £20                                         

 

386          Emmaline Sold’ tapestry,
in a rosewood frame, 25 1/2in x 19 1/4in (64.8cm x 48.9cm) overall
£100-150                                               

 

387          Edwardian brass mirror,
embossed with butterflies and scroll designs around the bevelled rectangular glass,
22 1/4in x 17 1/4in (56.5cm x 43.8cm)
£60-90      
sold for £70                                            

 

388          Construction of the Cathcart District Railway Company,
the plated spade made by William Alexander & Son, Silversmiths of Glasgow, used to cut the first turf of the above railway in 1883, with carved handle to the wooden shaft and with a presentation inscription ‘Used by / George Browne Esquire J.P. / Provost of the Burgh of Crosshill / and / Chairman of the / Cathcart District Railway Company / in / Cutting the First Turf / for the Construction of that Railway / at Crosshill on 20th January 1883 / and / Presented to him / by / Messrs Alexander Coghill & Company / Contractors for the Works / as a Memorial of / the Event’, also inscribed verso with the directors of the railway company, 37 1/2in (95.2cm) long, with an ebonised and glazed case
£400-600   
sold for £800
Provenance:
This lot is being sold on the instructions of the grand daughter of the Provost’s second wife.                            

 

389          Early nineteenth century sampler,
embroidered with a rhyme and with floral ornament and tress with birds bordered with a symmetric design, dated 1829 and in a gilt frame,
20in x 16in (50.8cm x 40.6cm) overall
£150-200     
sold for £130                                         

 

390          Brass mounted walnut lap desk,
the hinged lid with an inset brass plaque dated 1904, the interior fitted and with a pair of ink bottles, 17 3/4in (45.1cm) wide
£120-160    
sold for £290                                          

 

391          Victorian oil lamp,
the brass reservoir over a brass and ceramic Corinthian column with stepped square base, 34in (86.3cm) to top of funnel
£70-100       
sold for £130                                         

 

392          Foreign silver mounted decanter,
with a stopper, 10 3/4in (27.3cm) high
£40-60        
sold for £40                                          

 

393          Carved ivory casket,
oval and with a elephant and lion finial to the detachable lid, the body carved with a lion, elephant, camel and kangaroo, 4 1/2in (11.4cm) high
£70-90       
sold for £65                                           

 

394          Two walking canes,
one with a crested plated ball terminal
£30-40    
sold for £55                                              

 

395          Ericcson telephone,
modelled in orange plastic,
8 1/2in (21.6cm) high
£80-120      
sold for £80                                          

 

396          Pair of spelter statuettes
£40-60                                                   

 

397          Queen Elizabeth II,
a signed portrait print depicting Her Majesty with one of her corgi dogs,
23in x 17in (58.4cm x 43.2cm)
£100-200    
sold for £160
Provenance:
The Queen visited John Brown Engineering on the 9th August 1986 and presented this autographed portrait to the president of the company. The firm was then taken over by Kvaerner and when the property of that company was sold in 2001 this picture was purchased by the vendor.      

 

398          Pair of Victorian ‘butterfly’ displays,
each square in form and with numerous butterflies mounted behind glass,
17 1/2in x 18in (44.4cm x 45.7cm)
£300-500                                               

 

399          Victorian stumpwork embroidery,
depicting a seated shepherdess inscribing ‘Tancret’ on a tree, in a gilt frame,
14 1/2in x 12 1/4in (36.9cm x 31.1cm) overall
£80-120         
sold for £90                                       

 

400          English pewter charger,
by Graham & Wardsop of London,
15in (38.1cm) diameter; and a pewter
quart mug, 6 1/2in (16.5cm) high (2)
£100-150     
sold for £180                                         

 

401          Lot of various pewter,
including a lidded jug, ladle, measures
and a pair of candlesticks
£200-300    
sold for £25                                          

 

402          Set of ten Mauchline napkin rings,
each with a scene including Burns’ Monument, Burns’ Cottage and others
£150-200      
sold for £150                                        

 

403          Rosewood tea caddy,
sarcophagus shaped with a hinged lid and lionhead and ring handles, interior lacking,
12 3/4in (32.4cm) wide
£150-200                                               

 

404          Victorian cast iron fender,
with oval foliate panels, inscribed ‘The Mortonhall No.35’, 67 1/2in (171.4cm) wide
£50-80                                                   

 

405          Sextant in a fitted wood case,
by Hezzanith, the case with a Certificate of Examination dated 1944, 11in (28cm) wide
£100-150     
sold for £225                                         

 

406          Heart shaped paper clip,
formed with a hinged pierced white metal section of a simulated tortoiseshell base,
4 1/4in (10.8cm) wide
£30-50           
sold for £50                                       

 

407          Large plated table comport,
in a Victorian style, the circular bowl section to the top of a palm tree and with a camel below, 19 1/2in (49.5cm) high
£80-120      
sold for £80                                          

 

408          Celtic Football Club,
a collage of autographed cards and images celebrating the team’s European Cup win in Lisbon
£200-300        
sold for £115                                      

 

409          Pair of Vernis Martin style photograph frames,
each lacquered and decorated with panels of cherubs, 11in x 7 1/2in (28cm x 19cm)
£50-70         
sold for £28                                         

 

410          Brass mounted rosewood lap desk,
interior lacking, 20in (50.8cm) wide
£50-70      
sold for £60                                            

 

411          Oak perpetual calendar,
7in (17.8cm) high
£20-30       
sold for £68                                           

 

412          Bronze figure of a pensive warrior,
in a seated pose, inscribed ‘Barbedienne Fondeur’, 21in (53.3cm) high
£500-800      
sold for £650                                        

 

413          Mauchline tumbler case,
showing Dunblane Cathedral and housing an etched glass, 4 1/4in (10.8cm) high
£30-50      
sold for £60                                            

 

414          Painted wood model boat
£50-80      
sold for £55                                            

 

415          Painted wood model boat
£70-90                                                   

 

416          Mauchline thimble holder,
modelled in the form of an egg and decorated with Scott’s Monument in Edinburgh
£40-60         
sold for £50                                         

 

417          Pair of perfume bottles in a fitted case,
the glass bottles with gilt covers, the case lined in silk
£70-100    
sold for £110                                            

 

418          Japanese letter opener,
with applied gold and silver decoration
£80-120                                                 

 

419          Early nineteenth century Scottish powder horn,
with gilt metal fittings
£100-150                                               

 

420          Inlaid mahogany tea tray,
kidney bean shaped and with a pair of brass handles to the raised gallery
£60-80        
sold for £70                                          

 

421          Japanese ivory figure of a Samurai,
carrying an armour box, signed, 6in (15.2cm) high
£250-350     
sold for £380                                         

 

422          Japanese ivory figure of a Hoop Maker,
signed, 7 1/4in (18.4cm) high
£200-300     
sold for £200                                         

 

423          Japanese ivory figure of an Immortal,
riding on a stag, 6 1/2in (16.5cm) high
£100-150                                               

 

424          Good Japanese ivory group of Two Monkeys,
modelled seated and fighting over a tortoise signed, 3 3/4in (9.5cm) wide
£300-500         
sold for £360                                     

 

425          Pair of Japanese ivory figures of Geisha Girls,
one holding a parasol, the other holding a flower, 4 1/2in (11.4cm) high
£100-150     
sold for £75                                         

 

426          Japanese ivory Buddhist Shrine,
with engraved and carved decoration,
4 3/4in (12cm) high
£50-80       
sold for £55                                           

 

427          Japanese ivory figure of a Geisha Girl,
kneeling and holding a fan,
3 1/4in (8.3cm) high
£50-80                                                   

 

428          Early nineteenth century ivory netsuke,
modelled in the form of a Kabuki Dancer, signed, 2 1/4in (5.7cm) high
£100-150         
sold for £190                                     

 

429          Nneteenth century ivory netsuke,
modelled in the form of a Peasant Playing A Drum, 2in (5cm) high
£80-120       
sold for £75                                         

 

430          Early nineteenth century ivory netsuke,
modelled in the form of a Kabuki Dancer Folding Fans, 1 3/4in (4cm) high
£100-150         
sold for £110                                     

 

431          Nineteenth century ivory netsuke,
modelled in the form of a Man Carrying a Large Sack, 1 3/4in (4cm) wide
£60-90         
sold for £60                                         

 

432          Nineteenth century ivory netsuke,
modelled in the form of a Man & Child Hiding Behind a Screen, signed,
1 3/4in (4cm) wide
£100-150        
sold for £190                                      

 

433          Nineteenth century ivory netsuke,
modelled in the form of a Man Playing a Drum, 1 1/2in (3.7cm) high
£40-60       
sold for £45                                           

 

434          Japanese ivory netsuke,
modelled in the form of an Old Man Carrying a Bundle, possibly 18th century,
1 1/2in (3.7cm) high
£60-90     
sold for £55                                             

 

435          Nineteenth century Japanese ivory okimono,
modelled in the form of Two Boys Restling On a Rush Mat, signed, 2in (5cm) high
£150-200      
sold for £230                                        

 

436          Nineteenth century Japanese ivory netsuke,
modelled in the form of a Turtle Nested In a Bowl, signed, 1 1/2in (3.7cm) wide
£80-120       
sold for £210                                         

 

437          Nineteenth century Japanese ivory okimono,
modelled in the form of a Nomask,
2 1/4in (5.7cm) high
£100-150                                               

 

438          Japanese ivory group,
modelled in the form of a Boxmaker, signed, 2 3/4in (7cm) wide
£40-60      
sold for £50                                            

 

439          Two Japanese ivory groups,
one of a Peasant and one of the Three Wise Monkeys
£30-50       
sold for £45                                           

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