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A FINE PAIR OF ART DECO PERIOD CLUB ARMCHAIRS IN DISTRESSED LEATHER
on wooden block front feet and castors,
90cm wide (2)
£2,000-£3,000
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AN UNUSUAL METAMORPHIC COFFEE / DINING TABLE WITH YING YANG SYMBOL
carved in various hard woods, the circular top raised on a base with six supports, with a separate section to raise the table up to be a dining table, with dowels and holes to fit together,
136cm diameter, 39cm high as a coffee table, 79cm high as a dining table,
£500-£800
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A LARGE ART DECO BRONZE RELIEF PANEL DEPICTING A PEACOCK SIGNED 'J PASSANI', PROBABLY AMERICAN CIRCA 1920
or rectangular form, the peacock's stylised tail filling the entire relief, the peacock raised on a zig-zag and fluted stand, signed 'J. Passani;, mid brown patination with gold high points, raised on a bespoke bronze display stand of easel form,
the panel 111cm x 46.5cm, the easel 165cm high
£3,000-£5,000
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FRANZ IFFLAND (GERMAN, 1862-1935): A LARGE BRONZE GROUP OF TWO BISON RUTTING
dark brown patination, on a naturalistic base signed 'F. Iffland', raised on a rectangular marble plinth,
76cm wide
£1,500-£2,000
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A 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PAINTED CAST IRON ROYAL COAT OF ARMS
the armorial crest flanked by the lion and unicorn, centred by a crown with lion atop. and with pierced foliage to the base, inscribed 'DIEU ET MON DROIT'
59cm high x 56cm wide
£800-£1,200
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A FINE EARLY 20TH CENTURY BRONZE AND IRIDESCENT GLASS LAMP BASE IN THE MANNER OF TIFFANY
on a tripod base with three tapering, fluted legs terminating in paw feet over a shaped triform base, the circular bowl type receiver cast as leaves with eight electric nozzles around the edge appearing from the foliage, the glass circular shades with mottled colours in green and purples,
71cm high x 39cm diameter
£4,000-£6,000
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A GOOD PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY BRONZE MODELS OF CANNONS
with tapering bronze barrels and raised on mahogany carriages,
22cm high x 38cm wide (2)
£1,200-£1,800
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A 1960'S GRANITE COURT HOUSE SIGN WITH PAINTED METAL ROYAL COAT OF ARMS
the royal coat of arms with a lion and unicorn inscribed "Dieu et mon droit", (meaning God and my right), above the inscription 'COURT HOUSE' in gilt lettering,
106.5cm wide x 85.5cm high
Provenance:
Formerly hung over the door of Thetford Court House, Norfolk, England.
£400-£600
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A RARE PAIR OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY CAST IRON ANDIRONS MODELLED AS FIGURES OF TWEEDLE DUM AND TWEEDLE DEE, PROBABLY AMERICAN
each cast in the half-round with a figure of a plump man, the first standing with arms by his sides wearing a high-collared jacket with large buttons, the second standing with hands together, wearing a shirt with a ruffled collar and cuffs, painted black, with andiron support behind,
53cm high
Auction Comparable:
Sotheby's, New York, 20 January 1996, lot 1045,
Provenance:
Folger Family, Polpiss, Nantucket, Massachusetts.
£2,000-£3,000
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AN EXCEPTIONAL PAIR OF MID 20TH CENTURY ART DECO STYLE ARMCHAIRS
upholstered in black leather and silver studded,
79cm wide x 90cm high x 58cm deep
£2,000-£3,000
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A JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD BRONZE TABLE SCREEN
the uprights decorated with dragons in high relief, with a further dragon to the lower support, raised on scrolling feet, the centre sliding panels depicting finches amongst bull rushes to one side and figures to the other, surmounted a model of a hawk,
76cm high x 65cm wide
£1,500-£2,000
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A PAIR OF LARGE CHINESE GILT-SILVER LIONS AND STANDS
each seated, baring their fangs in a fierce expression, with a curly mane and a bell around the neck, the female resting her paw on a puppy, the male on a brocade ball, each raised on a rectangular multi-tier stand.
52 x 38.5cm, (77cm with stands). (4)
£2,000-£3,000
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A PAIR OF BURMESE LACQUER-WOOD FIGURES OF MONKS
each seated in a relaxed pose, their faces with gentle smiles and elongated earlobes, wearing a robe with floral borders inlaid with glass hanging over the left shoulder, one with hands clasped before him in a gesture of prayer, the other resting his palms on his legs.
47.5 x 41cm. (2)
£800-£1,200
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A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE 1970'S GILT METAL BULLRUSH FLOOR STANDING LAMP ATTRIBUTED TO MAISON JANSEN
the large reeds issuing from a square base made to resemble pebbles, fitted for electricity,
143cm high
£1,500-£2,000
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A PAIR OF 18TH / 19TH CENTURY JAPANESE GILT BRONZE AND CLOISONNE BOWLS
decorated with dragons and mythical birds amongst flowers,
16cm diameter, 12cm high (2)
£1,200-£1,800
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A PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY JAPANESE GILT COPPER LANTERNS
of pierced and faceted form, with hanging chains and shaped coronas engraved with stylised clouds, raised on circular bases with four shaped feet,
38cm high (2)
£2,000-£3,000
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19TH CENTURY JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS
By Utagawa Yoshitaki (1841-1899), chuban triptych, showing Kabuki actors and a giant spider in the play the Tale of Shiranui.
25 x 17.8cm each (3)
£150-£200
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19TH CENTURY JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS
By Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865), oban diptych, showing the priest Ikkyu and Jigokudayu (the Hell courtesan),
36.5 x 25 each (2)
£150-£200
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19TH CENTURY JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), two oban prints from the series Fifty-Three Parallels for the Todaido Road, the Cat witch of Okabe, and The Nightly Weeping Rock at Nissaka.
36 x 25cm each (2)
£150-£200
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A 1960'S FILM POSTER FOR 'THE GREAT RACE'
a promotional poster for Firestone and the Warner Bros. 1965 slapstick comedy film "The Great Race", in a later rectangular ebonised and glazed frame,
109cm high x 58cm wide
The film starred Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Natalie Wood, it was directed by Blake Edwards and music by Henry Mancini.
£900-£1,000
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TWO ROLLS OF TWENTIETH CENTURY HAND-PAINTED WALLPAPER
with the same frieze design, chipping and some cracking,
8000mm (26ft) and 3000mm (9ft) x 500mm (2)
£700-£900
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TWO 19TH CENTURY COLLAGES
made up of 17th-19th century engravings, armorials, manuscripts, letters, seals etc.,
430 x 540mm, framed & glazed (2)
£200-£300
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THE WORKING MENS EDUCATIONAL UNION BANNER c.1850
printed on linen depicting a charioteer in classical costume and a sculptor in his studio, with insignia 'The Working Mens Educational Union, KIng William St., Trafalgar Square, London' and 95
97cm wide x 127cm wide including frame
£300-£500
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PATINATED STEEL FIRESIDE COMPANION MODELLED AS A SUIT OF ARMOUR
the Knight's armour with spear beside, on a stepped square base, with brush and tongs hanging from a hook at the back, stamped 'MADE IN ENGLAND' and 'NESTOR', Registered no. 776568,
90cm high
£200-£300
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN GOTHIC REVIVAL BRONZE LAMP BASE SIGNED 'CORHAM & CO.'
the shaft issuing three electric nozzles and raised on a hexagonal, knopped stem over a spreading hexagonal base and six bun feet, signed and numbered to the base,
later adapted for electricity,
73cm high
Corham & Co were known suppliers to Tiffany's.
£200-£400
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A LARGE EARLY 20TH CENTURY OAK ARTIST'S ADJUSTABLE EASEL
the floor standing easel with adjustable support for a painting,
207cm high x 74cm wide
£700-£1,000
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY INDIAN COLLAR WITH INDIAN COWBELLS
of typical shape, the circular collar made of tanned leather, with nine copper alloy cowbells hanging, each of cylindrical shape, some decorated with lattice work bands, others plain, some with the clappers missing,
38.5cm x 28cm.
£200-£400
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A LARGE COCO DE MER NUT (LODOICEA MALDIVICA)
35cm long
There is a long historical tradition of collecting Coco de Mer nuts and treasuring them as rare and unusual objects , as far back as the 16th century they were decorated with jewels and placed in 'cabinets of curiosities'. Their obvious resemblance to a woman's buttocks inspired their botanical name "Lodoicea Callipyge"; "callipyge" meaning "beautiful rump" in Greek. Sailors would see them floating in the sea and supposedly mistook them for real women, others believed they grew on trees deep in the ocean and floated to the surface when ripe.
£250-£350
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A 1940'S JAPANESE BRONZE ENVELOPE VASE
of slender square form with rounded corners,
15cm high
£200-£300
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A 1940'S JAPANESE BRONZE VASE
of baluster form, with spirally turned fluting,
24cm high
£200-£300
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A 19TH CENTURY GERMAN WMF PAINTED AND GILT METAL MOUNTED CEREMONIAL HORN
the horn painted with a hunting scene with figures on horseback, the end with an heraldic crest, with gilt metal collar and brass, domed cover, stamped 'WMFM',
63cm long
£150-£200
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A GERMAN EDUCATIONAL WALL CHART "JUNG-KOCK-QUENTELL, LEHRMITTELVERLAG HAGERMANN, DUSSELDORF, IN ARBEITSGENMEINSCHAFT MIT FROMMANN & MORIAN VERLAG, DAMSTADT"
depicting bats, on a black ground, linen backed, together with two General Anatomy wall charts. (3)
£80-£120
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ITALIAN SCHOOL (LATE 18TH CENTURY)
Grapes (diseased?)
Watercolour over black chalk
300 x 220mm
Ascribed at the bottom left: Uva barbata....
Album page numbered 153 (C.L.III) and collector number 10/6
£300-£400
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EUAN G. WALKER (SCOTTISH 20TH CENTURY)
Self-portrait panel
Oil on board
60x42cm
£400-£600
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A WORLD WAR I FRENCH PAPIER-MÂCHÉ PASSE BOULES TOSSING GAME DEPICTING A GERMAN OFFICER
hand-painted c.1915
£200-£300
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A CARVED WOOD SHIP'S FIGUREHEAD MODELLED AS A MAIDEN
later painted with a blue dress, her hair in plaits, with an iron spike protruding from the back,
104cm high
£300-£500
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A LIFE-SIZE FILM ADVERTISING CUT OUT OF JOHNNY DEPP FROM 'PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN'
with cardboard support at the back to stand,
184cm high
£80-£120
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A REGENCY CHINOISERIE LACQUERED FACE GUARD TOGETHER WITH ELEVEN OTHER 19TH CENTURY FACE GUARDS / FANS
the Regency example decorated with a fisherman and another figure beside a tree, on a ringed and turned handle, together with a pair of pressed card face guards depicting flowers. two pairs of card examples, a pair of embroidered face guards with gilt brass handles, two papier mache face guards with floral decoration and gilt handles, and a trompe l'oeil face guard with a picture of a girl, signed 'LORD & TAYLOR NEW YORK'
the Regency example 41cm high (12)
Lord & Taylor is the oldest luxury department store in the U.S and was founded in New York in 1828.
£200-£300
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THE COLLECTIVE EYES
Multiple closing dolls eyes C. 20th century, mounted in a gilt tondo frame
£200-£300
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A VERY LARGE 19TH CENTURY COPPER AND BRASS WINE COOLER OR JARDINIERE
of tapering form with a pair of brass circular handles,
70cm diameter x 50cm high
£500-£800
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A 19TH CENTURY BRASS BARBER'S BOWL SHOP SIGN
the sign designed as an oval dish with cut section to the lower edge,
the sign 50cm wide
£80-£120
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY MINIATURE WROUGHT IRON ROCKING CHAIR
with string seat and scrolling frame,
51cm high
£80-£120
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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY PAINTED WOOD COACHING SHOP SIGN
inscribed 'W. LEIST HORSES AND TRAPS, CARRIAGES, WAGONETTES ETC. / WEDDINGS, OUTINGS, HEARSE, MOURNING COACHES',
111cm wide x 43cm high
£80-£120
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY TIMBER MERCHANT SPECIMEN WOOD DISPLAY BOARD
of rectangular form, in glazed frame, inscribed to the centre 'HANDICRAFT TIMBERS FROM FITCHETT & WOOLLACOTT LTD. NOTTINGHAM', with forty eight different wood specimens,
75cm wide x 61cm high
£80-£120
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A PAIR OF FRAMED DISPLAYS OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY ORIGINAL TRADE BOX LABELS AND SEALS
in rectangular oak glazed frames, the labels unused,
the frames 89cm wide x 63cm high
£80-£120
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A 19TH CENTURY WELSH CHAPEL SINGING BOARD
the board with scrolling top and paper sign inscribed 'THE MODULATOR',
134cm high x 47cm wide
£60-£80
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A PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY FRAMED PIGEON AWARDS
each depicting a homing pigeon, for the South Leamington Flying Club, dated 1898, in the original Oxford frames,
49cm high overall (2)
£80-£120
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A 17TH CENTURY OAK RELIEF DEPICTING ABRAHAM ABOUT TO BEHEAD HIS SON ISAAC
the large central figure of the Patriarch Abraham raising his sword about to behead his naked son as an offering to god, an angel flies through the sky to take the sword from Abraham whilst a ram appears from behind a bush which is to be sacrificed instead, on a stippled ground within a separately carved frame decorated with stylised palmettes and scrolls,
55cm wide x 51cm high
£400-£600
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AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY BRONZE MEDALLION CELEBRATING THE ACT OF UNION OF 1707
a medallic version of a proposed Great Seal apparently intended for use on the occasion of the Act of Union between England and Scotland, featuring the Royal coat of arms and inscribed 'ANNA DEI GRATIA MAGNA BRITANNIA FRANCIAE ET HIBERNIAE REGINA FIDEI DEFENSOR',
18cm diameter
£300-£500
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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY IRON WEATHER VAIN
designed as three crossed arrows to symbolise peace, now mounted on a later iron stand with rectangular base,
77cm high overall
£80-£120
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