Amber statement necklace with round drops c1960
Price: £65Japanese Blue and White Porcelain Bowl decorated with hydrangea, early C20th
Price: £25Hydrangeas flourish in Japan and also carry a hidden meaning of apology and gratitude based on a mythical story of an Emperor, who angered a woman he loved by neglecting her, and gave her in recompense a bunch of blue hydrangeas as a symbol of his deep emotion and gratitude. Used here as a decorative motif, the painting of the flowers is skilful and elegantly combined with the plainer exterior. The paste of the foot rim suggests an early C20th dating, perhaps to the late Taisho era (1912-1926).
Outstanding swirl Bakelite necklace with faux cameo, 1920s
Price: £4510 Chromolithographs from Illustrated London News publication celebrating Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee 1897
Price: £85Print 1: This print depicts the weddings of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and on the bottom depicts the marriage of Mary of Teck to the then Duke of York. The portraits surrounding these images are of the two brides and other royal family members. (numbered Plate 17)
Print 2: This print depicts the development in the modes of transportation during her reign. Clipper ship to steamer, carriage to train, walking and carriages to bicycles and automobiles. The portraits will be the inventors and visionaries of these developments. (numbered Plate XI)
Print 3: This print depicts the House of Commons with Prime Minister Salisbury and the House of Lords. The surrounding portraits are politicians of the day. The bottom centre is of Gladstone. (numbered Plate A)
Print 4: This print depicts the development of the Royal Navy during her reign. it starts with tall mast sailing ships (1836 fleet) and proceeds to steam ships (1853 fleet) and then finally to the most modern ships and even submarines (1897 fleet). The portraits are a bit random - but probably are naval officers and Royal family members. (numbered Plate IX)
Print 5: This print depicts three important battles during her reign. The portraits depict military officers and other influencers during these wars. (numbered Plate VIII)The portraits depict military officers and other influencers during these wars. (numbered Plate VIII)
Print 6: This print depicts the christenings of Victoria's first two children, Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise, Princess Royal and Albert Edward, Prince of Wales. The large portrait on the upper left is the Arch Bishop of Canterbury. (numbered Plate V)
Print 7: This print depicts the Queen's marriage to Prince Albert and the image below is a well known family portrait. The portraits are members of the Royal Family such as parents and possibly siblings. (numbered Plate IV)
Print 8: This print depicts Victoria's accession council, the opening of parliament and a royal procession. The portraits are very difficult to pinpoint but they would be politicians and influencers of the day. (numbered Plate III)
Print 9: This print depicts Queen Victoria's coronation in 1838. The top image is the ceremony followed by the procession with Buckingham Palace in the background. The portraits depict monarchs that came before here. Edward the IV is the large central top portrait. (numbered Plate II)
Print 10: This print depicts a later family portrait and three of her residences, Windsor, Balmoral and Osborne. The larger portraits are Edward Prince of Wales, George Duke of York and probably Prince Edward Albert.
Art Deco Green Crocodile Leather Handbag, 1930s
Price: £75Outstanding Suede Lanvin Clutch in original box 1950s
Price: £250Intricate Czech glass necklace 1930s
Price: £65Art Deco Style Bagley Glass Vase with fin type handles 1930s
Price: £35Pair of large blue enamel Faberge style gold earrings set with garnets
Estimate: £100 – 150Pair of Gilt Metal and Onyx Scales, probably French, C20th
Price: £35Gorgeous Egyptian Revival winged scarab statement necklace
Price: £55Cylindrical Vase, Herman Kähler, HAK, blue glazed stoneware, 1950s
Price: £250
Pair of Japanese Shaped Saucer Dishes, Maruku China, 1940s
Price: £25The Maruku factory seems to have operated in Japan after the second world war producing modest but good quality wares for export, rather in the style of Noritake pieces. Usually their pieces are marked in addition ‘Made in Japan’ but for some reason not here. The forms, colourings and designs here are quite unusual and while modest, these are good quality decorative items suitable for a contemporary interior.
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Group lot of three jade necklaces
Price: £45A gilt metal and onyx figure of a Cherub holding a Globe 1960s
Price: £45Victorian Bronze Chamber Candlestick in the form of a Griffin, late C19th
Price: £40Pair of J Kent Chinoiserie Foley Ware Vases c1920s
Price: £75Chinese Sancai Glaze Model of a Horse in the Tang Dynasty Style, 20th Century
Price: £401950s brooch sun design
Price: £10Yellow ground Bursley Ware Dragon Bowl by Frederick Rhead, circa 1920
Price: £45
Biomorphic Form Purple glass Bowl, European possibly Czech Chribska, 1970s
Price: £35A Pair of Japanese Lacquered Porcelain Ginger Jars and Covers, late nineteenth century
Price: £250Heavy brass and enamel collar necklace in the manner of Albert Gustav Bunge (1893 - 1967)
Price: £35Art Deco style Amber Glass Rocket Vase, probably Czech Rosice 1930s
Price: £30Large Art Deco swirl Bakelite buckle
Price: £35Pair of Alhambrian Ware English Majolica Vases with raised decoration circa 1880
Price: £302 Sarah Coventry Brooches
Price: £30Suite of Scottish agate necklace and bracelet c1970
Price: £851950s Regency style needlepoint kit bag
Price: £75Golden Amber Webb Glass Vase, marked, 1950s
Price: £45Thomas Webb began his glass career in 1829, when he became a partner in the Wordsley Glassworks. Various career changes followed and in 1859 he was joined by his sons Thomas Wilkes Webb and Charles Webb and began trading as Thomas Webb & Sons based in Stourbridge. The firm was run by various family members until mergers started to occur in the early twentieth century and Sven Fogelberg, previously from Swedish glassworks Kosta, became manager in 1932. Production continued with more mergers in the 1960s and 1970s until the firm closed in 1990. This vase was made by Thomas Webb during the 1950s as part of their 'Gay Glass' range in a design called 'Old English Bull's Eye' and has the typical 'Webb England' mark to the base.
Tibetan turquoise and silver necklace 1930s
Price: £45Pair of Victorian marcasite and silver earrings
Price: £25Victorian marquetry miniature table top games table
Price: £75Matching Trio of a Bakelite plaque and a pair of Salts, Italian Fontanini, mid C20th
Price: £25Goldette NY Egyptian Revival Statement Necklace, 1980s
Price: £95Taxco bracelet set with carved obsidian stones c1950
Price: £55Art Deco Galalith Necklace and Pendant with Coral Red plaques, 1930s
Price: £75Galalith is a a synthetic plastic made out of the interaction of casein and formaldehyde and was introduced to the fashion world by Coco Chanel in 1926. The commercial name is derived from the Ancient Greek words 'gala' (milk) and 'lithos' (stone).
Operculum shell demi parure
Price: £35An operculum is a calcareous structure created by many sea snails that serves as a little “trapdoor” to safely close them inside their shell. When, say, the tide goes out, stranding a sea snail too far from the water, the gastropod can draw itself deep into its shell and pull the operculum closed behind it.
Two mounted Wedgwood blue jasperware Cameo Brooches, C19th, C20th
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Art Deco Scottish moss agate ring
Price: £35Sweet Taxco heart bracelet c1980
Price: £75Art deco style necklace with large blue stone c1970
Price: £50Fabulous Butler & Wilson cross on long chain
Price: £100Taxco collar necklace by Rubi Ramirez c1950
Price: £350Tunbridge Ware Brush or Pen Box circa 1900
Price: £25Tunbridge Ware is named after its place of manufacture which was Tunbridge Wells in Kent, although similar pieces were made in the neighbouring town of Tonbridge. The decoration typically consists of a mosaic of many very small pieces of different coloured woods. All the pieces were made from natural wood and about forty different varieties were used; even the green colour seen here is from natural wood being "green oak" which is produced by the action of fungus on fallen oak. It was produced in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries but the most famous makers worked between 1830 and 1900. A wide range of articles were produced, many of which were bought as souvenirs by visitors to Tunbridge Wells, and the shapes included cribbage boards, writing slopes and boxes of various forms. This piece was most likely intended to contain brushes or pens and might have accompanied a writing box in the same style Dating is most likely towards the end of the ninetenth century after which production gradually ceased as the craftsmen became scarce and fashions changed.
Egyptian Revival suite of necklace and earrings, 20th century
Price: £65Persian Red Lacquer Box in the form of a Pumpkin, 19th century
Price: £35A pair of Art Deco style Onyx Bookends, C20th
Price: £35Art Deco leather bag, 1930s
Price: £125Stunning Victorian filigree necklace with concealed mourning keepsake locket
Estimate: £70 – 80Vintage Persian enamel and silver brooch
Price: £10Tigers Eye bracelet with a large central carved dragon bead, certificate for 2012
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Pair of Indian Bronze and Enamel Candlesticks in the form of Cobras, early 20th century
Price: £45These snake form candlesticks were a popular form with the Indian manufacturers of decorative metal items for export in during the 1920s and 1930s. The design is striking and their appeal is obvious. The form was also produced as plain brass but the combination here of gilt metal and red enamel is far more attractive.
Chinese Silver Bangle with Dragon Heads, C20th
Price: £45Victorian ships inkwell with original fitted ink pots c1900
Price: £55Beautiful Victorian ruby glass scent bottle, circa 1880
Price: £350Victorian facetted cherry amber beads with intergrated clasp c1900
Price: £150Chinese Reverse Glass Painting of Two Ladies on a Garden Terrace, first half C20th
Price: £180Long Art Deco necklace with spinach jade 1930s
Price: £100Large round Scottish agate cloak pin c 1900
Price: £125Celluloid Bangle with Tortoiseshell style decoration circa 1930
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WW1 sweetheart brooch c1915
Price: £25Jakob Bengal Art Deco galalith and metal necklace
Price: £45Striking Bakelite buckle in the shape of an airplane
Price: £45Very fine pair of vintage Chinese painted eggs in a pentagonal glass case
Price: £20Stunning Miriam Haskell Egyptian Revival statement necklace c. 1950s
Price: £250Group of 3 brooches 1950s
Price: £25Nesting Set of Four Small Brass Trays with an engraved designs of Bats, Chinese C20th
Price: £30American Art Deco silver and marcasite brooch
Price: £35Charming Novelty handbag, Thailand 1950s
Price: £25Chinese cloisonne bangle with raised enamel decoration circa 1900
Price: £35Wedding Cake style glass bead necklace, Venetian 1930s
Price: £25Art Deco Czech glass bracelet
Price: £35A Complementary Pair of Gilt Metal Art Nouveau style picture frames, 20th Century
Price: £45Sowerby Amber Glass Centrepiece circa 1930
Price: £75The Sowerby family came from the North West of England near Carlisle and settled in Gateshead in the late eighteenth century. The firm Sowerby Glassworks is known from 1807 onwards and continued production until 1972, concentrating on pressed glass. Catalogues of their wares still exist and they produced pieces in a wide variety of styles and shapes which retain their popularity today.
The centrpiece figurine, which was intended as a flower holder or ‘frog’, is rather unusual; normally the figures are female but the style of the modelling is identical. Similar designs to the bowl can be found in a 1936 catalogue but versions of it even appear in another catalogue from 1882. Many centrepiece/bowl combinations are found and some of them are not always original. This may possibly be the case here but if so the ‘match’ is extremely pleasing to the eye and the two elements set one another off perfectly to produce a striking example of Art Deco decorative design.
Pair of Taxco Mexican silver earrings, c1980
Price: £75Long Murano Glass Necklace 1970s
Price: £15Pair of Japanese Arita Shallow Bowls circa 1880
Price: £75The town of Arita in the former Hizen Province, northwestern Kyūshū island was a major cente for the production of porcelains in Japan. Best known for blue and white pieces it also produced polychrome wares as well, including the familiar imari colourings. While similar to Imari, the wider palette of colours used here is usually termed ‘Arita’ and the decorative appeal of the style is clear. These bowls probably come from an original set of five and their quality is much above average. Dating is to the Meiji era (1868 - 1912) probably around 1880.
Set of ring and earrings with obsidian mask motif, Mexico, 1950s
Price: £45Art Pottery Vase with Geometric Motifs, C20th
Price: £45The style of decoration suggests Art Nouveau designs but there are no obvious parallels. Continental manufacture seems likely, perhaps France or Germany.
Chinese Celadon glaze Bowl of Conical Form, 20th Century
Price: £25Vintage Moroccan statement brooch
Price: £20Taxco charm bracelet, makers mark Castelan, 1950s
Price: £85A set of three Millefiori Glass Paperweights, possibly Italian Murano, late C20th
Price: £75This set is sold with matching contemporary illuminated stands which enhance the decorative effect considerably and provide a modest light display installation for the home (see illustrations 5 and 6).
Balinese Silver Bangle with Elephant Heads, 1980s
Price: £45Chinese Rice Grain Plate decorated in underglaze blue, iron red and gold, circa 1900
Price: £45Art Deco chalcedony brooch or pendant
Price: £65A Poole Pottery Atlantis Vase by Jenny Haigh, 1970s
Price: £45Stunning opera length string of rock crystal beads
Price: £35Striking Art Deco jade necklace
Price: £150Tooled Leather Writing Slope with a Rustic Scene, circa 1910
Price: £85The ink pot has a lid that opens to reveal the lettering ‘KKA’ ‘PRIV’ with a double eagle head. This was made for the Austrian navy and similar pieces are dated to around 1900. It is just possible that this implies Austrian manufacture of the slope itself. Also to be seen are sheets of headed notepaper (16, Malvern Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey), an envelope addressed to Mrs E.L.Fisher of the same address postmarked 1918 and a funeral card in memory of Henry Stoke and dated 1912 . This must have been a luxury product in its day and is a relic of a time when communication was by writing rather than text message or email. An ornament then, rather than a practical addition, to the office of today.
Art Deco glass bead necklace
Price: £20Iridescent art glass Vase with loop handles, possibly continental
Price: £45Victorian necklace and bracelet suite 1900
Price: £125Silver Snake bangle, 20th century
Price: £25Pair of Art Nouveau Style Ceramic Vases decorated in the Japonisme Style, 1930s
Price: £25While Art Nouveau in form and decoration (Japanese inspired designs were very much a feature of the style), these vases probably date to the 1930s when Staffordshire potteries were producing affordable items for interior decoration in a range of imitation styles. There are no direct parallels for the mark on these vases but the type of ware here is very similar to pieces made by the 'Brentleigh' factory, Stoke on Trent, in the 1930s and a similar date and area of manufacture is the most likely.