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A LATE 17TH CENTURY DUTCH PARCELGILT BEAKER engraved below the rim with a frieze of flowers on a wavy, leafy stem, the sides above a reeded wire, the sides chased with interlocking flame-like spurs, with an oval cartouche on one side, engraved with a scroll work coat of arms and the initials "IIY", above the later inscription "PWLK LE SEIGNEUR RECONNAISSANT 1933", maker's mark "HP" (conjoined) in a plain shield, Amsterdam 1667; 3.4" (8.5 cms) high; 3.2 oz £800-1200 (+ 30% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY INDIAN COFFEE POT with a vertically lobed, baluster body, a serpent handle and an elephant finial, the whole profusely decorated with native figures and animals in leafy landscapes, c.1900; 8.25" (21 cms) high; 23.9 oz £150-200 (+ 30% BP*)
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A LATE VICTORIAN MOUNTED, VELVET COVERED DRESSING TABLE BOX heart-shaped, with a stuffed, domed cover (for use as a pin cushion), the sides pierced and embossed with birds, flowers & scrolls, etc. by William Comyns, London 1900; 8.25" (21 cms) long £150-200 (+ 30% BP*)
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A 19TH CENTURY INDIAN PARCELGILT MOUSTACHE COMB AND SCENT BOTTLE COMBINED of demi-lune outline with a cast peacock sitting on each side and floral decoration, unmarked, 2nd half of the 19th century; 3.25" (8.2 cms) long; 1.35 oz £120-160 (+ 30% BP*)
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A GEORGE I IRISH PROVINCIAL SAUCER OR COUNTER DISH with later chased decoration, and a plain collet foot, by Thomas Lilly of Cork (THO.LILLY, STER over LING), also with Dublin marks for 1724; 4.5" (11.5 cms) diameter; 2.5 oz £200-250 (+ 30% BP*)
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A 19TH CENTURY TURKISH SCRIBES CASE with engraved ends (but lacking its ink container), struck twice with the toughra mark, 2nd half of the 19th century (A/F); 9.4" (23.7 cms) long; 6.4 oz £100-130 (+ 30% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY INDIAN MILK JUG with chased decoration and an Indian six-piece globular condiment set, c.1800; the jug 4.3" (11 cms) high; 16.4 oz (7) £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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A LATE 20TH CENTURY HANDMADE & TEXTURED KEY HOLDER resembling a torch with a lift-off "flame" cover revealing a fixed Yale key, inscribed on the oval cartouche "With this key Councillor Douglas Miles Chairman of the Wansdyke D.C. opened the Keynsham Leisure Centre 4-3-1976", also inscribed "The Gift of Geoffrey Gomm", maker's mark "DRT", London 1976; 6.5" (16.5 cms) long; 5 oz gross £40-60 (+ 30% BP*)
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A GEORGE II IRSH COUNTER TRAY of circular outline with a scalloped border, the reverse initialled "P" over "IA", no maker's mark, Dublin 1739-48 together with another similar example, crested, maker's mark only, indistinct, possibly by William Reynolds of Cork, c.1760; the latter 4.75" (12 cms) diameter; 4.9 oz (2) £150-200 (+ 30% BP*)
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A MID 19TH CENTURY MUG of baluster form with embossed flowers and fruiting, a spreading foot and a cast rampant tiger and foliate handle, the shield cartouche with an engraved coat of arms, gilt interior, maker's mark four Gothic letters in individual punches, probably Indian/Malaysian c.1870; 5" (12.5 cms) high; 11.65 oz £300-350 (+ 30% BP*)
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A GEORGE IV IRISH WINE FUNNEL STAND with a domed centre and a border of repeating ovo/o motifs, crested, by James Fray, Dublin 1824 and another slightly larger example, crested, maker's mark "GH", Dublin 1811; the latter 4.1" (10.5 cms) diameter; 3.2 oz (2) £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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A LATE 20TH CENTURY NORTH INDIAN / NEPALESE, GOLD-MOUNTED, HANDMADE MUG of tapering form, chased in relief with a mountainous landscape with applied gold wolves and bathing figures, the handle formed as a serpent coiling around the base of the mug, the base with a native inscription, the date "1973" and the signature "Made by Udimbahadur, goldsmith 1/2/GR", c.1973; 4.1" (10.2 cms) high; 13.2 oz £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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A LATE 20TH CENTURY NORTH INDIAN / NEPALESE, GOLD-MOUNTED, HANDMADE MUG of tapering form decorated in relief with figures, a rhino and a camel in a mountainous landscape, heightened with applied gold detail, the handle modelled as a figure in a palm tree, stamped on the side on a wheel-like motif "TIAN ARMY NO. 17633", the underneath signed "Made by Udimbdr Sunar 1/2 GR",* c.1970; 6" (15.2 cms) high overall; 14.75 oz £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
*Sunar is a Hindu (and Sikh) caste in India & Nepal. Traditionally, as a community, the people of this caste work as goldsmiths.
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A LATE 20TH CENTURY NORTH INDIAN / NEPALESE, GOLD-MOUNTED, HANDMADE MUG of tapering form with a dragon handle and a scene in relief around the sides with applied gold highlights; an elephant being pulled under water by a crocodile, a water serpent, rocks and a sinewy tree, the base with a native inscription and the signature "Made by Udimbahadur, goldsmith 1/2 G.R", c.1970; 3.9" (9.8 cms) high; 11 oz £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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A GEORGE II CREAM BOAT on three squat legs, with a shaped rim and a leaf-capped, scroll handle, the underneath scratched with the initials "L" over "WL", maker's mark partially indistinct, "?V" (crowned), London 1738; 5.3" (13.67 cms) long; 3.9 oz £100-150(+ 30% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN SILVERGILT BACHELOR'S TEA POT & MATCHING SUGAR BOWL of squat circular form with a chased upper frieze, reeded lower body and bended rims, engraved with a crest below a coronet on one side, by George Fox, London 1864, with retailer's mark of "London & Ryder 17 New Bond St"; the pot 4" (10 cms) high; 20.25 oz (2) £250-300 (+ 30% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN CAST MUG in the classical taste, the campana-shaped body with putti and foliate scrolls in relief on a matt ground with a central scroll cartouche and a circular foot with dolphin masks, the handle formed as a winged putto drinking from a cup and issuing from a cornucopia, gilt interior, by Francis Higgins, London 18782; 4.6" (116 cms) high; 8.75 oz £200-250 (+ 30% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY BURMESE RICE BOWL embossed and chased around the sides with vignettes of figures bordered by flowers and scrolls, unmarked c.1900; 6" (15 cms) diameter; 11 oz £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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A SMALL EARLY 20TH CENTURY INDIAN EMBOSSED OVAL TRAY with figures and a many headed serpent in the centre encircling rocks, stamped with a single mark (V.90), 1900-1930; 8.25" (21 cms) long; 5 oz £60-80 (+ 30% BP*)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY INDIAN SMALL JUG shaped like a barrel, with a cobra handle and profusely chased floral scroll decoration against a matt ground, together with a squat circular bowl to match, c.1890; the jug 4.3" (11 cms) high;' 14.4 oz (2) £120-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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A PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL MINIATURE OR TOY CANDLESTICKS on domed and decorative bases with baluster columns and English import marks for London 1899; 2.25" (5.6 cms) high; 2 oz (2) £40-60 (+ 30% BP*)
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A PAIR OF LATE 20TH CENTURY SMALL IRISH DISHES maker's mark "JMC", Dublin 1966*; 4.75" (12 cms) diameter; 12.45 oz (2) £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
*Struck also with the Special Sword of Light mark to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the 1916 Rebellion.
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A LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY MINATURE OR TOY PORRINGER of plain baluster form with two flat-wire, scroll handles, the base scratched "M" over "AW", unmarked, c.1700 and a Continental miniature or toy saucer, 1700-1730; the porringer 1.2" (3 cms) high; 0.6 oz (2) £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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CHANNEL ISLES:- A late 20th century mounted clear glass pepper and salt grinder with globular upper bodies and textured bases, by Bruce Russell of Guernsey 1985 (date letter K) and a napkin ring by the same maker, Guernsey 1994 (date letter T); the grinders 4.5" (11.5 cms) long; 1.1 oz weighable silver (3) £80-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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A LATE 20TH CENTURY HANDMADE MUG of conical form with a flared rim, a "spiked" handle and a hammered finish, engraved around the disc lower body with five small vignettes related to a house and its garden (a lawnmower, a lily pond, the house, a tractor & a formal garden), maker's mark "ANG", London 1997 (boxed); 6" (15 cms) high; 22.3 oz £400-500 (+ 30% BP*)
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A PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY ITALIAN SALTS with tricorn bases & pierced borders (only one blue glass liner), Milan 1810-20 and a 19th century Dutch vase-shaped cream jug with part-fluting and reeded borders, maker's mark "JS" 1815, (town mark rubbed); the latter 6.4" (16.3 cms) high; 11.5 oz weighable silver (3) £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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A LATE 20TH CENTURY CHILD'S MUG with a scroll handle and the cast figure of a Teddy bear hanging on to the rim, by Asprey, London 1993 (boxed); 3.2" (8 cms) high; 5.85 oz £150-200 (+ 30% BP*)
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A CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE BEAKER with a randomly lobed and textured body and a plain rim, by Hannah Felicity Dunne (with Sheffield Hallam University sponsor's mark), 2010; 3.2" (8 cms) high; 5.45 oz £500-600 (+ 30% BP*)
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A MID 20TH CENTURY CHILD'S DISH with engraved figures and a scene from "Peter Pan", by R.E. Stone, London 1945 (with Stone's facsimile signature); 6.7" (17 cms) diameter; 6.8 oz £100-130 (+ 30% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN HANDMADE TEA POT with a hammered squat circular body on a domed and decorated foot with a decorative spout and a decorative frieze around the rim, by Manoah Rhodes and Sons, London 1909 (the cover with Ackroyd Rhodes's mark); 6.6" (17 cms) high; 23 oz £250-300 (+ 30% BP*)
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A LATE 20TH CENTURY PARCELGILT JUG plain bottle-shaped with a waisted neck, a large curved spout and a textured rim foot, the C-shaped handle also with texturing, gilt interior, signed "Designed by Anthony Elson" and made by Garrard & Co. Ltd., London 1972; 9.5" (24.2 cms) high; 35.9 oz £2000-2500 (+ 30% BP*)
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A LATE 20TH CENTURY GOBLET with a textured base and a plain flaring bowl with a gilt interior, by Brian L. Fuller, London 1981 (with his trademark glis-glis mark); 3.9" (9.7 cms) high; 4.8 oz £300-350 (+ 30% BP*)
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A LATE 20TH CENTURY IRISH SILVERGILT DISH with a hammered finish and three sections of fluting around the border, by Worboys, Dublin 1966*, together with an early 20th century pin dish of shaped rectangular outline, inscribed "General Strike May 1926", and "To the Lady Elizabeth Grey with Grateful thanks of the Great Western Railway Co." *, maker's mark "ACB", Birmingham 1926; the latter 5.25" (13.3 cms) long; 19.25 oz (2) £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
*With special mark (The Sword of Light) to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the 1916 Rebellion.
** These tokens were given to people who either supported the workers or defied the picket lines and went to work as usual for Great Western during the General Strike of 1926.
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CHANNEL ISLES:- A late 18th century baluster mug with a scroll handle and a spreading circular foot, scratched "AM" underneath, maker's mark only (struck twice), by George Mauger of Jersey 1770-1790; 4.25" (10.8 cms) high; 6.95 oz £600-700 (+ 30% BP*)
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A PAIR OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY RUSSIAN SILVERGILT & SHADED ENAMEL SALTS with shaped and everting rims, by the 26th Artel, Moscow 1908-1917, together with a pair of small salt spoons by another maker, St. Petersburg 1908-1917; the salts 2" (5 cms) diameter; 2.8 oz (4) £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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JUDAICA:- A late 19th century German / Polish yad or torah pointer with chased decoration, a bird finial and chain, maker's mark "UTRACKI", c.1900; 11" (8 cms) long; 5 oz £150-200 (+ 30% BP*)
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JUDAICA:- A rare German yad or torah pointer with a pierced terminal and a square section handle with a small slide cover (to inset spices) and Hebrew script on three sides, and chain attached, the hand a probable replacement, maker's mark and town mark both partially lost in the chased decoration, possibly Frankfurt, 2nd half of the 18th century; 10.25" (26 cms) long; 3.9 oz £300-400 (+ 30% BP*)
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JUDAICA:- A 19th century Russian spice tower with a knopped & domed pedestal foot and a cuboid filigree centre section, maker's mark "RHS", town mark partially unclear, 1867; 8" (20.5 cms) high; 4.45 oz £200-250 (+ 30% BP*)
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JUDAICA:- A late 18th / early 19th century wooden purim rattle; 8" (20.5 cms) long £50-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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JUDAICA:- An early 20th century German spice tower with an engraved, cuboid centre section and four bells dependant, by an unascribed maker 1900-1930; 9.4" (23.8 cms) high; 3 oz £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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JUDAICA:- A late 19th / early 20th century scroll of Esther on parchment, in a brass case, crudely chased with the Star of David, and decorative borders, unmarked; the holder 10.5" (27 cms) long £100-200 (+ 30% BP*)
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JUDAICA:- Literature: A prayer book, FORM OF PRAYERS for the Feast of New Year... Hebrew text with an English translation by Samuel summer, with boards of brass gilt metal fabric and cream coloured celluloid to simulate ivory, published Vienna 8660-1900 by Jos. Schlesinger; 7.5" (19 cms) long £100-200 (+ 25% BP*)
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JUDAICA:- A pair of late 18th/early19th century rimmonim or torah finials of tiered hexagonal form, with balustraded galleries, repoussé-work decoration and chased panels of Hebrew script, unmarked, probably Middle Eastern / Southern Mediterranean, together with the top half (only) of a single torah finial of a very similar form, probably from the same workshop, the pair struck twice with a post 1838 French duty mark; 18" (46 cms) high; 55.5 oz gross (3) £1200-1600 (+ 30% BP*)
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A PAIR AND ONE LARGER PHOTOGRAPH FRAME each rectangular with rope borders, maker's mark "B&Co", Birmingham 1986/87; the larger one 7" (18 cms) long (3) £40-60 (+ 30% BP*)
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A MIXED LOT:- An Edwardian mug and saucer in a fitted case (lacking spoon) with engraved initials and date "1906", by William Comyns, London 1906, two butter shells, a pair of late Victorian bonbon dishes by William Comyns, London 1896/97 and two mugs (one initialled); the bonbon dishes 8.75" (22 cms) long; 24.6 oz (7) £250-300 (+ 30% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN SMALL RECTANGULAR PHOTOGRAPH FRAME with scroll borders, by Trevitt & Sons, Chester 1902; 5" (13 cms) high £60-80 (+ 30% BP*)
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AN EARLY VICTORIAN LARGE SAUCE BOAT on three cast shell and scroll legs, with a cut, wavy rim and a leaf-capped, flying scroll handle, by Charles Fox, London 1839; 8.3" (21 cms) long; 15.35 oz £300-350 (+ 30% BP*)
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A GEORGE IV TOAST RACK with seven arched bars, a loop handle and ball feet, by Matthew Fenton & Co, Sheffield 1828; 6.6" (16.6 cms) long; 7.25 oz £180-200 (+ 30% BP*)
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A GEORGE III SQUAT CIRCULAR TEA POT on a domed circular foot, profusely chased and textured with scalework, a decorative cast spout and a vacant cartouche on each side, by Alice & George Burrows, London 1816 6" (15 cms) high; 23.6 oz £600-650 (+ 30% BP*)
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AN EDWARDIAN MINIATURE OR TRAVELLING COMMUNION CHALICE & PATEN engraved with the sunburst and the initials "IHS" by C.H. Cheshire, Chester 1904 and another cylindrical travelling communion compendium with corded borders (lacking glass liner), maker's mark "F.C.W.Ltd", London 1957; the latter 3.75" (9.5 cms) high; 71 oz (3) £120-140 (+ 30% BP*)
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