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A Pair of Stylish 20th Century Danish Cast-Iron Candlesticks by Jens H. Quistgaard ( 1919 - 2008): Incuse stamped under base "Dansk Design Denmark IHQ", the slender square columns surmounted by open-work capitals, spread circular base: H 44cm.
Footnote:-, from the 1950's Quistaard ground-breaking designs became synonymous with Scandinavian "modern" and found their way into homes around the world. The designs were strong, bold and industrial, and for this style of work he received the Neiman Marcus Award. Quistaard is best known as sculptor and designer for the American company Dansk Designs,From an early age Quistaard demonstrated an interest in working with metalware as he was influenced by his parents creatively, and within the "Artistic" family surroundings, he created a small workshop where he hand-made items of jewellery, bags and hunting knives. No doubt his father was a great influence as, in later years, he trained at a technical college in Copenhagen, where he learnt his skills as a silversmith and artist. £180-220
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Evgeny Alexandrovich Lanceray (1875-1946): A Russian bronze bell modelled as a young boy with a shovel, the body with 'EL' foundry mark, H 11cm £600-800
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A Pair of 19th Century Giltwood Wall Brackets: The shaped shelves supported on scrolling acanthus bases, each mounted with a serpent, H 29cm x D 15cm x W 18cm £200-400
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A Silver-Gilt and Enamel Singing Bird Box: In the 18th century style, sides enamelled with blue panels within white surrounds, and having gilt husk garlands on blue ground above, hinged cover set with a plaque painted in the manner of Van Blarenberge; this opens to reveal the singing bird and scroll casing, H 5cm x W 6.7cm x L 10.3cm; together with key (2) £3000-5000
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After Evgeny Alexandrovich Lanceray (1875-1946): A pair of 19th century gilt figures of Crimean era fallen soldiers with horses, one Russian soldier holding a Bugle and Orientalist holding a pistol. Both figures on marble bases, H 17cm x W 25cm (without base) £800-1200
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Humphreys, Henry Noel (1810-79). A Record of the Black Prince, London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1849. 8vo: Medieval style "illuminated" illustrations throughout in monochrome and colour (some loose pages). Relievo-style binding in black, backed in red. £100-200
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A Late 19th Century or Very Early 20th Century Model of a Wooden House: With side greenhouse and outliving quarter to side £200-300
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An Important Early 20th Century Golfing Black and White Photograph: Entitled "Professionals at Morton Hall - 8th June 1901", depicting J.H Taylor (ex-Champion), Alec Herd, James Braid (Champion), Harry Vardon (ex-Champion), Rev W.White Smith B.D. (Captain of Club) and D.W. Walker (Secretary); this was one of the many "Scotland v England" touring matches held 1901-1902, 15.5cm x 20cm, (pencil to selvage, very slight foxing to subject) £100-200
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A French/Vietnamese Order of the Dragon of Annam, Officer's Breast Badge, Green & Gold Ribbon for Presidential Award: Together with a Grand Officer's badge - awarded 14th March 1886-1945 £400-600
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A Pair of Late 19th Century Stained Glass Windows: Each panel with four navette shaped panels depicting named saints, 'St Mathias', 'St Andrew', 'St Bartholomew' and 'St Simon', the other with 'St Paul', St James', 'St Thomas' and 'St Jude', H 60cm x W 116cm £1500-2000
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A South American Pottery Urn: Marajoara culture (flourishing 800-1400 AD). The bulbous compressed body with incised geometrical motifs. The two spouts in the shape of anthropomorphic heads with protruding facial features. With traces of colour, H 29cm x D 30cm £400-600
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A Pair of Late 19th Century Polish Five-Branch Brass Candelabra: With campana-shaped sconces and foliate drip pans, the central branch cast with stylised eagles, on pierced scrolling foliate supports and ringed pillars, spreading circular bases, H 65cm x W 45cm £200-300
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An Early 19th Century Carved Marble Frieze: Depicting a seated Shakespeare holding a pen and paper, approached by a Neo-Classical maiden holding keys, possibly Hecate, relating to witches in Macbeth, H 19cm x W 50cm £200-300
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A 19th Century North African Staff: The top carved with an African Soldier dressed in military webbing similar to Mafeking-type dress, possibly RWAFF £200-400
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A Gabriel Argy-Rousseau (1885-1953) Vase "Danse Antique" c1928: Coloured Pate De Verre Vase of tubular form with everted rim,top section with relief decoration of eight Neo-Classical Greek figures dancing, beneath section imprinted "G Argy-Rousseau"and to the base "France", H 15.5cm, £1000-1500
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An Ancient Egyptian Bronze Figurine: Late period (664-332 BC), representing a standing pharaoh, H 17.5cm £300-500
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A Cased Napoleonic Prisoner-of-War Model of a Ship of the Line: A bone and horn model of a 70 gun Napoleonic ship flying the 'Blue Ensign', possibly of HMS Ajax. In good perspex case, H 30cm x W 36cm, £5000-8000
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A 19th Century Della Robbia Renaissance-Style Majolica Madonna & Child Roundel Surmounted with a Wreath: £300-500
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Gil Hall, The Last Foal: Bronze Limited Edition 1/3: Patinated antique bronze: Burleighfield Foundry £800-1200
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Augustus W N Pugin for Minton: An encaustic bread plate, circa 1850, with central motif of radiating wheat sheaves encircled by a foliate border, the rim with florets and the caption 'Waste Not Want Not', impressed number 430, D 33.5cm £300-500
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A 19th Century English Porcelain Basket, possibly Chamberlain's: The apple green ground body reserved with five panels painted with named ornithological studies, highlighted in gilt, W 20cm x D 17cm £100-200
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Three 17th/18th Century Faience Syrup Wet Drug Jars/Apothecary Pourers: The large faience example with written label "Alavera"; the smaller two unmarked and with splash/spongemarked decoration £80-120
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A 19th Century English Porcelain Dessert Service, possibly Minton: Each piece painted to the centre with named loch scenes, within yellow and gilt borders, comprising a central comport, smaller comport and five plates £100-200
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A Moorcroft MacIntyre Green and Gold Florian Vase: Handpainted with Art Nouveau flower stems in blue and celadon green highlighted in gilt: Macintyre mark to base with 'WM' signed in green, H 26cm £1200-1500
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A Pair of 18th Century KPM Ceramic Tea Caddies: The porcelain bodies decorated with bird and butterfly designs early sceptre mark to the bases with later gilt silver tops and bases by G Keller Harris, H 13.5cm x W 7.5cm x D 5cm £300-500
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A Large William Moorcroft 'Pomegranate' Pattern Jardinière, circa 1915: With twin loop handles and four lugs painted in green and with tubeline decoration of pomegranates, grapes and leaves on a mottled blue ground to both the exterior and interior. Signed 'W. Moorcroft' in green with impressed 'Moorcroft Burslem' Cobridge factory mark, H 27cm; Width handle to handle 36cm £400-600
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A Pair of Russian Porcelain Plates from the Imperial Order of St Alexander Nevsky Service (1855 - 1881): Imperial Porcelain, St Petersburg, decorated with badge, sash and star of the order, green cypher mark and dated 1910, 236mm (diameter) (2) £3000-5000
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An 18th/19th Century KPM Vase: The blue ground body with goat's head motif to each flank between two oval cartouches hand-painted with tavern scenes: floral gilt work to rim and base: early sceptre mark to the base and impressed numbers 6,18, H 16.5cm x W 14cm £200-300
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An 18th Century Lowesoft Cabinet Tea Bowl & Saucer: Famille rose palette decorated in Chinoiserie style, with exterior garden scene , chrysanthemum and trellis, bowl 4.5cm x 8.5cm, saucer 2.5cm x 13cm £200-300
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A large Meissen cabinet cup and saucer, circa 1900: The cup of ogee shape, painted with a female figure, after Raphael, the barbed saucer with a bouquet of flowers, reserved on a richly gilt cobalt blue ground, crossed swords marks in blue, cup H 8cm Saucer Diameter 18.4cm £200-300
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A 19th Century Continental Ceramic Clock Case: In the form of a seated Putti holding a pen and reading a book, behind him classic imagery for the arts, music, learning etc. The base of the clock decorated with insects and acanthus leaf corners, standing on bun feet, H 23.3cm x W 25cm x D 13.8cm, £150-250
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A Large 19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Mille Fleur Plate: Vividly enamelled with a variety of flowers to include peonies, chrysanthemums and lotus flowers. Guangxu (1875-1908) mark to the base and of the period, D 33cm £100-200
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A Chinese Famille Rose and Grisaille Vase: Republic period, the baluster-shaped body skilfully decorated with a scene of officials and ladies in a garden. Further enriched with poetical inscription and seals. The shoulders, neck and foot rim elegantly decorated in red and grisaille bands of flower scrolls. Two applied bats to the shoulders. Qianlong (1735-1796) mark to the base. On a wooden base, each of the six feet carved possibly as a crane, H 40cm.
Provenance: Edward Selby Little (1864-1939), thence by descent to the present vendor, his great-grandson.Note: Edward Selby Little travelled to China as a missionary in 1886. He established the first European Hill station (Kuling, now called Lushan, the World Heritage mountain resort) in 1895, Brunner Mond & Company in 1900 & is renowned for facilitating the negotiation of the 1912 Treaty of China for the transfer of power from the Manchu dynasty to the Republic of China. He was also the Director of International Famine Relief 1906-1907 & became the First Australian Trade Commissioner in 1923. He retired to Keri Keri, Bay of Islands in 1928 where he started a large fruit farm.N.B. Photographs are provided for provenance purposes and are not included in the Lot. Further photographs & correspondence available if required. £4000-6000
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A Late 19th Century Chinese Teapot: Of conical form, the central cartouche bearing a stylised four- clawed dragon chasing pearls, the base with a brown export seal & red six character mark £80-120
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A Large Chinese Glazed Pottery Jar: Ming dynasty: Entirely covered in an olive green glaze. The upper part decorated with an impressed grate motif above five horizontally incised parallel lines. The rest plain. Probably from South China and for the South-East Asian market, H 43cm £200-300
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A Chinese hardwood display cabinet, circa 1900: The shaped door enclosing two velvet shelves, the cresting carved with a dragon, the projecting base with two asymmetrical shelves, on cabriole gilt metal mounted legs, H 154cm x W 154cm x D 31cm £600-800
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A Large Chinese Red and Black Lacquered Stand: Above a frieze carved with stylised lozenges, the reeded square legs joined by pierced supports: H 145cm x W 40cm x D 40cm £300-500
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A Chinese Famille Rose Eggshell Vase: 18th century, the cylindrical body decorated with two main rectangular cartouches depicting a family scene with a group of peasants in a landscape and a riverine scene with a group of mythical figures. All amidst flower scrolls on a yellow background. The short neck with everted mouth rim decorated with flower motifs. Qianlong (1735-1796) mark to the base, H 23.5cm £500-600
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Two Chinese Carved Bone and Wood Cabinets: 19th century, each bearing two doors and two drawers in the front. The flat top slanting upwards to the sides. Embellished throughout with carved bone plaques decorated in openwork with dragons, lion dogs, birds, shou longevity characters and Buddhist symbols amidst scroll patterns. Supported on four tall paw-shaped legs, H 58cm x W 30cm x L 60cm £2500-3500
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A South-East Asian Bronze Sculpture: 19th century, modelled as a Buddha head. On a later wooden base, H 14cm £500-800
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A Chinese Tinted Ivory Carving: 18th century, carved as the Taoist Immortal Li Tieguai, H 11.5cm £180-220
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A Chinese Soapstone Carving: 19th century, smoothly carved as the female Taoist Immortal He Xiangu holding a lotus flower, with a shou longevity character incised on the flowing robe, and sitting on a lion dog. Supported on a wooden stand with 5 small feet, H 41cm £400-600
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A Chinese charger: Kangxi 1654-1722: The central cartouche depicting two rabbits in the foreground and a tree in the background in underglaze blue. Edged in a floral border the body with old staple repairs, 39cm diameter £200-300
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A Chinese Jade Carving: Mid-20th century, of an overall celadon tone with some darker streaks. Vigorously modelled as a galloping horse, H 22cm x L 29cm £60-80
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A Pair of Chinese Canton Famille Rose Vases: 19th century, densely decorated with medallions containing scenes of figures on terraces and medallions of flower and butterflies motif. All amidst flowers and scrolls on a gilt background. With applied stylised lion-dog head handles. The mouth rim and base with European gilt metal mounts, H 47cm £200-300
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A Chinese Blue and White Jar with Lid: 19th century, the bulbous body with slightly slanting foot and the domed lid all similarly decorated with lotus flowers amidst leafy scrolls. Missing knob to the lid. Partially readable Kangxi (1661-1722) mark to the perforated base, H 20cm £100-200
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A Chinese Archaistic Bronze Vase: 19th century, in the shape of a gu decorated with archaistic taotie motifs, stylised blade motifs and masks, H 20cm £150-250
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A Chinese Famille Rose Jardinière: Guangxu period (1875-1908), of elegant elongated shape. Finely decorated with a vivid hundred butterflies motif. The upper flat edge of the mouth rim enamelled with a pale green motif of flower scrolls. Supported on six bracket feet, H 23cm x W 51cm £1200-1800
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A Chinese Hardstone Carving: Early-Mid 20th century, of a mottled spinach green tone. Realistically modelled as a recumbent buffalo. On a wooden base, H 16cm x L 23cm £200-300
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A Chinese Jade Carving: 19th century, of bright green tone and waxy lustre. Smoothly fashioned as a double gourd, L 5cm £500-800
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