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Percy Herbert Portsmouth (1874-1953): A Bronze Figure of a Young Boy, sitting on a rock, his right arm extended, signed and dated 1919, 40.5cm high, on a rouge marble plinth £2000 - 3000
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After G de Thouin: A Bronze and Ivory Figure "FRILEUX", a bust of a young child wearing a headscarf, on a waisted onyx socle with title plaque, signed, 22cm high £600 - 800
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After Jean-Baptiste Baujault (French, 1828-1899): "The Bather", A Bronze Figure of a Girl tying her hair, loosely clad, standing on a circular base, signed, inscribed F BARBEDIENNE, FONDEUR, PARIS, 67.5cm high £2000 - 3000
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After Claude Michel, called Clodion (French, 1738-1814): A Bronze Group, of a cherub on the back of a goat, a further cherub recumbent underneath, on a moulded oval base and rouge marble plinth, 37.5cm high £2000 - 3000
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A Bronze Figure of a Bather, late 19th/early 20th century, the loosely draped figure with her hair tied up in ringlets standing before bulrushes, on a circular plinth, 115cm high £500 - 700
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A Pair of Gilt Bronze Figures of Amorini, in Renaissance style, each partially draped figure sitting with arms raised, 32cm high, on cylindrical marble bases £300 - 500
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Adolphe-Jean Savergne (French, 1851-1901): A Bronze Figure of a Snake Charmer, standing wearing a headscarf and loin cloth holding a snake on a stick, on a mound base, signed, 28.5cm high, green marble plinth £250 - 350
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After Léo-Julien Deschamps (French, 1860-1928): "En Moisson", A Bronze Figure of a Girl, standing in a flowing dress holding a sickle in her right hand, a sheaf of corn under her left arm, on a mound base, signed, 83cm high, on a later giltwood square column
A plaster version was exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1891, the first bronze edition being shown at the 1903 Salon. For a similar example see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no.45.55 £4000 - 6000
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After Guillaume Coustou the Elder (French, 1677-1746): A Large Pair of Bronze Models of the Marly Horses, each modelled as a rearing horse, an attendant at its side, on rocky moulded bases, signed COUSTOU, 59cm high
The original figures were commissioned by Louis XIV for Chateau de Marly £800 - 1200
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After Claude Michel, called Clodion (French, 1738-1814): A Bronze Figure of Pomona, the standing goddess loosely draped holding a bunch of grapes, a vase and utensils at her feet, signed CLODION, 61cm high, circular marble plinth £400 - 600
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A Pair of French Bronze Bookends, early 20th century, modelled as a young Pan and a goat each pushing against a rectangular architectural column, on rectangular bases, 21cm long £400 - 500
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A Gilt Bronze Thurible or Incense Burner, in Renaissance style, of globular form with figural finials cast with mythical beasts and strapwork and with inscriptions, 16cm £300 - 400
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A Pair of Bronze Urns, late 19th century, after A Erdmann, of fluted baluster form with twin branch handles on circular socles and square bases, signed, 41cm high £600 - 800
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Joseph Le Guluche (1849-1915): "Vieux Saboureur", a terracotta bust of a workman wearing a cap, his arms folded, on a tree trunk base with sash inscribed Ses Sauriers and with tools and a wheel, on a titled rectangular base, signed, 64cm high £300 - 500
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Thomas Wilkinson Wallis (1822-1903): A Carved Limewood Still Life, dated 1866, carved as a Wagtail and a fly suspended on a fence backboard hung with ivy, signed T.W.WALLIS LOUTH 1866, 56cm by 33cm, in a glazed fruitwood display case, together with A Framed History of the Artist, containing reproductions of this frontispiece of Wallis's autobiography, including an illustration of the present lot and also photocopies from a Country Life article, June 5th 1958 showing the self-portrait at the Wilberforce House, Hull where he also appears to be holding the present lot
Thomas Wilkinson Wallis served his apprenticeship as a wood carver in Hull before establishing his own business in Louth in 1843 specialising in the carving of trophies of game and other birds in lime. His work can be found in Louth Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum £8000 - 12000
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A Set of Three Spanish Painted Terracotta Flamenco Figures, mid 19th century, by José Cubero, as male and female dancers, and a seated guitar player, each in brightly coloured traditional costume, on marbled wooden bases, applied paper labels JOSÉ CUBERO ESCULTOR PASAGE DE HEREDIA NO.23 MALAGA, 26cm by 29.5cm high, with glass dome and base £700 - 1000
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A Similar Bullfighting Group, mid 19th century, as a picador on horseback and a bull, paper label, 57cm wide £700 - 1000
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A Spanish Polychrome, Carved Wood and Gesso Figure of a Female Saint, 17th century, seated wearing long robes, the base with cherubs' heads and scrolls, 56cm high £250 - 400
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A Scandinavian Chip Carved Mangle Board, 19th century, with stylised foliate decoration, 59.5cm long; and A Carved Oak Panel, with a mermaid playing pipes, 46cm high (2) £300 - 400
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A Pair of Carved Oak Pilasters, 16th century, with scroll crestings over turned figures and scrolls hung with fruit and leaves over a scroll apron, 65cm high £200 - 300
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A Tunbridgeware Tea Caddy, mid 19th century, of swept rectangular form, the domed cover with a view of a castle within a foliate border, opening to reveal two lidded compartments, the base with a foliate band, 25cm wide £600 - 900
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An Anglo-Indian Tortoiseshell and Ivory Mounted Stationery Box and Cover, mid 19th century, of domed rectangular form set with pierced foliate scroll panels centred by penwork flowersprays flanked by similar borders, on paw feet, the interior with compartments and a box, 22cm wide £400 - 600
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A Vizagapatam Ivory Veneered Workbox and Cover, late 18th century, in the form of a house, engraved and highlighted in black with a thatched roof, latticed windows and door, picket fence and trees, the sandalwood interior fitted with compartments, a secret drawer to the side, 10.5cm wide
For a similar caddy see The Collection of The Victoria & Albert Museum (W20-1951) and Aimn (Jaffer) Furniture from British India and Ceylon, V&A Publications 2001, pg. 206 £5000 - 7000
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A Regency Penwork Snuffbox, of cushioned rectangular form, the cover with a scene from Tam O'Shanter, the box initialled TD on a foliate ground, 12.5cm wide £200 - 300
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A Pair of Parcel Gilt Table Lamp Bases, 19th century and later, with leaf cast sockets and drip pans on tapering cylindrical columns with leaf sheathed lower sections, scroll supports and triform bases, 40.5cm high overall, with two shades £400 - 600
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A Pair of 19th Century and Later Lamp Bases, with urn sconces, leaf cast columns and circular bases, 38cm high, with two shades £400 - 600
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A Blue John Dwarf Candlestick, 19th century, with flared rim, on a waisted stem and flared foot, 10cm high; A Similar Small Bowl, 5cm diameter; and A Similar Handle, 8.5cm long, mounted on a cake slice (3) £300 - 500
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A Pair of Carved Ivory Plaques, bearing date 1628, carved in high relief with soldiers in landscape, 6cm by 9.5cm, in oak frames £600 - 800
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A Carved Ivory Panel, 19th century, carved in relief with a lady on horseback and rustic figures in a woodland glade, 7cm by 8cm, framed and glazed; and A Similar Panel, depicting a hunting scene, 7.5cm by 11.5cm, framed and glazed (2) £400 - 600
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A Pair of Limoges Enamel Portrait Roundels, late 19th century, painted with bust portraits of a Renaissance lady and an 18th century lady, 7.5cm diameter, in ebonised frames £200 - 300
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An Italian Micro-Mosaic Panel, 19th century, depicting a waterfall in a river landscape, a walking figure in the foreground, contained in a brass pen stand with pierced and engraved foliate scroll borders and easel back, 8.5cm by 9.5cm £400 - 600
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A Viennese Gilt White Metal Mounted Enamel Snuffbox and Cover, circa 1900, in the form of a turtle, decorated with classical gods and goddesses and with river landscapes, 9.5cm long; and A Gilt Metal Mounted French Porcelain Box, in the form of a pocket watch, painted with 18th century lovers in landscape on a blue and gilt ground, 10cm long (2) £300 - 400
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A Gilt Metal Mounted Purple Quartz Box and Cover, late 19th century, of canted rectangular form with fluted corners and peg feet, 11cm wide £200 - 300
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A Russian Silver Mounted Malachite Box and Cover, 1858, of rectangular form with cast and pierced Romanov eagle finial, 11cm wide £300 - 400
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An Italian Filigree White Metal and Plique-à-Jour Enamel Vase, in Renaissance style, of campana form with bands of green and blue stiff leaves flanked by scroll handles, on stepped circular feet, the whole with intricate scroll decoration, 13.5cm high £400 - 600
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A Scrimshaw Whale's Tooth, decorated with a three-masted sailing ship, 12.5cm long; A Similar Scrimshaw Whale's Tooth, 10.5cm long; and Another, 11.5cm long (3) £600 - 800
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A Scrimshaw Whale Tooth, mid 19th century, engraved and coloured with a lady in fashionable dress and a figure of Columbia seated holding a shield, 13.5cm long £400 - 600
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A Russian Gilt Metal, Enamel and Bloodstone Letter Set, 19th century, with semi-fluted rectangular handles and scroll cast shanks, comprising a paperknife and a penknife, 19.5cm and 12.5cm long
Provenance: by repute Alleyne FitzHerbert, later Lord St Helens, was the British Ambassador to Catherine the Great from 1783-1787, and Alexander I from 1801-1802. It is believed he brought these back from Russia at that time, and thence by descent in the family £500 - 700
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A Carved Obsidian Figure of a Rhinoceros, 20th century, in the manner of Fabergé, standing four-square with diamond chip eyes, 14cm long £2500 - 3000
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A New England Scrimshaw Pie Crimper, circa 1750, modelled as a unicorn with a fish tail holding the wheel between its forelegs, 19.5cm long
A similar example is in the New Bedford Whaling Museum £250 - 300
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A French Pressed Burrwood Snuffbox, 19th century, of circular form, the cover with FETE FLAMANDE, 8cm diameter; and A Silver Mounted Chip-Carved Coconut Cup, the silver Birmingham 1892, with chip-carved decoration, on three hoof feet, 10cm high (2) £300 - 400
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Henry Bone RA (1755-1834): After Sir William Beechey, Portrait Miniature of Samuel Whitbread the Elder, bust length, wearing a brown coat and frilled collar, oval, 9cm by 7.5cm, framed
Samuel Whitbread (1720-1796) was the owner of London's biggest producer of beer, producing 202,000 barrels in 1796. Whitbread was an MP from 1768 until his death in 1796. For a similar miniature see National Portrait Gallery, npg.6603 which is possibly also the example sold by Christie's, King Street, 6.11.01, lot 280 £1000 - 1500
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W Essex (1784-1869): After Sir Joshua Reynolds, Portrait Miniature of Dr Johnson, half length, wearing a red velvet jacket, reading a book, signed and dated 1859, the reverse inscribed Enamel portrait of Dr Johnson reading The Vicar of Wakefield from the original picture by Sir Joshua Reynolds painted for Mr Malone in the possession of the Rev.T.Rooper, painted by W Essex enamel painter to Her Majesty & HRH Prince Consort 1859, 13cm by 11cm, in a glazed parcel gilt and ebonised easel back frame £1200 - 1800
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Attributed to Richard Cosway RA (1742-1821): Portrait Miniature of a Girl, bust length, wearing a tiara and a purple dress, oval, 5cm by 4.3cm, gilt metal frame £200 - 300
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A 5" Bronze Sun Dial, possibly dated 1660, on a sandstone fluted column with scroll capital and rough carved base, 142cm high overall
Provenance: thought to be the sundial erected by Robert Towneley in 1662 at Carr Hall, Barrowford. For further reading see Blakey (Jesse) The Annals and Stories of Barrowford, pg.193, para.3 which refers to a sundial £600 - 800
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A Fine Late 17th/Early 18th Century Embroidered Panel, worked in various stitches on an ice blue field centred by an octagon depicting a huntsman surrounded by scrolling floral vines pomegranates and strange animals, 99cm by 174cm £600 - 900
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An 18th Century Embroidered Panel, worked in various stitches, the ivory field with a concave central panel depicting birds surrounded by scrolling vines and birds, 99cm by 174cm £400 - 600
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Yomut Carpet
Emirate of Bukhara
The aubergine field with columns of Kepse guls enclosed by ivory borders of stepped motifs flanked by guard stripes, 324cm by 195cm £300 - 500
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17th Century Ushak Carpet Fragment
Central West Anatolia
The madder field with typical vines enclosed by a wide indigo border of flowers and vines, 127cm by 81cm £400 - 600
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Mahal Carpet
West Persia
The indigo field with an allover design of angular vines, palmettes and flowers enclosed by madder borders of meandering vines flanked by double guard stripes, 407cm by 333cm £600 - 900
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