Pair of Japanese red lacquered low stands, Taisho period
Price: £150Pair of Japanese Prints, C20th
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A Brannam Bowl, Barum ware, Terracotta and Glaze, marked C.H.Brannam, circa 1900
Estimate: £30 – 40A Pair of Japanese Lacquered Porcelain Ginger Jars and Covers, late nineteenth century
Price: £250Art Deco Python Clutch
Price: £85Heavy brass and enamel collar necklace in the manner of Albert Gustav Bunge (1893 - 1967)
Price: £35Large Art Deco swirl Bakelite buckle
Price: £35Stunning Victorian filigree necklace with concealed mourning keepsake locket
Estimate: £70 – 80Dark chestnut crocodile handbag 1940s
Price: £75Egyptian Eye of Horus braclet c20th
Price: £25Two Decorative Vintage Fans, 1950s
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Incredible quality Silver and paste brooch c1950
Price: £45French Art Deco Clutch bag with faux jade insert
Price: £65Set of ring and earrings with obsidian mask motif, Mexico, 1950s
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.
Pair of bisque relief plaques by artist Bertel Thorvaldsen. Royal Copenhagen 1969 - 74
Price: £40Bertel Thorvaldsen (born Nov. 19, 1770, or Nov. 13, 1768, Copenhagen, Den.—died March 24, 1844, Copenhagen), sculptor, prominent in the Neoclassical period, who was the first internationally acclaimed Danish artist. Prominent in Roman intellectual and artistic circles, he influenced many emerging artists from Europe and the United States. Most of Thorvaldsen’s most characteristic sculptures are reinterpretations of the figures or themes of classical antiquity. The Alexander frieze of 1812 in the Palazzo del Quirinale, Rome, modeled in only three months in anticipation of a visit by Napoleon, is an example of the feverish energy with which he could at times work. Religious sculptures include the colossal series of statues of Christ and the Twelve Apostles (1821–27) in the Vor Frue Kirke in Copenhagen. He also made numerous portrait busts of distinguished contemporaries.
Taxco bracelet with Aztec mask motif, 1940s
Price: £65Celluloid Bangle with Tortoiseshell style decoration circa 1930
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Oriental Style Vase, West German Pottery, late C20th
Price: £45Pair of Oriental Style green glazed Sylvac Jars and Covers, circa 1960
Estimate: £60 – 80Charming Novelty handbag, Thailand 1950s
Price: £25Very fine pair of vintage Chinese painted eggs in a pentagonal glass case
Price: £20Lot of 2 vintage Chinese miniature cork groups
Price: £10Show stopping suite of necklace and earrings c1960
Price: £85Chinese lace agate earrings and necklace suite
Price: £75Art 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).
Victorian Glass buckle circa 1900
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Native American turquoise cuff bracelet, 1960s
Price: £225Fairing Figurine - The last in bed to put out the light, German, late Nineteenth Century
Price: £25The various figures were made in white glazed porcelain with coloured decoration. The compositions were sculptural and often accompanied by an inscription, as here. Many models are known. Two typical examples are 'Returning from the Ball' and 'Twelve Months after Marriage' but the most common example is represented here 'The last in bed to put out the light'. A couple are seen climbing into a covered bed at the foot of which stands a candle in a holder. These candles are usually broken off, most likely because of simple damage over the years but it has been suggested that this was done deliberately for good luck.
Some of the fairing figurines are marked, as here. The impressed number '2851' comes from the first series of figures produced by the Conta factory with numbers ranging from 2850 to 2899. The earlier examples do not have the shield mark found on most of the pieces which indicates an earlier dating here, more towards the middle of the nineteenth century.
Fairings have been collectors' items for many years now and still hold a naif charm which makes them appealing display items, with a history of their own.
Pair of J Kent Chinoiserie Foley Ware Vases c1920s
Price: £75Unusual Egyptian Revival necklace with a plaque depicting Isis, 1930s
Price: £75A very finely carved white pendent on traditional silk cord, Modern
Price: £25Davidson Glass Topaz Briar Table Centrepiece, 1930s
Price: £45George Davidson founded the Teams Flint Glass Works in 1867, which later became known as George Davidson & Co. In the 1880s the company began producing pressed glass tableware in a variety of shapes and by the 1920s their designs began to reflect the new Art Deco trends. The firm continued production until the 1980s, closing in 1987. Some of their catalogues still exist and one from the early 1930s shows a piece very similar to this one (see image 11). The colour is known as ‘Topaz Briar’ and the swirling effects resemble other pieces in their ‘cloud glass’ range, a pattern for which the firm was famous.
The colourings and small size of this piece make it an unusual find amongst the Davidson wares which can be seen today and the presence of all three elements (perfect and complete) make it a desirable addition to a collection of twentieth century pressed glass.
Silver Brooch in the form of a Butterfly, Taxco 1940s
Price: £65Art Deco chalcedony brooch or pendant
Price: £65Jade roundel bead necklace
Price: £15Biomorphic Form Purple glass Bowl, European possibly Czech Chribska, 1970s
Price: £35Gorgeous Egyptian Revival winged scarab statement necklace
Price: £55Stunning Miriam Haskell Egyptian Revival statement necklace c. 1950s
Price: £250Rose bud bracelet, 1970s
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Estruscan style necklace in the manner of Lalaounis c1990
Price: £75Japanese Noh Figure Doll of a Lady, Showa Period (1926-1989)
Price: £55Dolls such as these were made for display, sometimes at the special ‘Doll’s Day’ or ‘Girls Day’ festival held annually on the third of March and termed ‘Hinamatsuri’. The elaborate dress is sometimes known as ‘Hagoromo’ (‘feathered’) and the mask with its fixed expression derives from the well known ‘Noh theatre’, a major form of Japanese musical drama created in the fourteenth century which combines dance, music and song and is still performed today. The actors are all male and play the female roles wearing a lady’s mask.
The craftsmanship of this piece is self evident and it was most likely made in the second half of the C20th. It can stand equally well on its own or as part of a wider collection and would be a desirable acquisition either way.
A Chinese Cloisonne Box and Cover circa 1900
Price: £75Art Deco Scottish moss agate ring
Price: £35Operculum 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.
Striking Bakelite buckle in the shape of an airplane
Price: £45Beautiful Victorian ruby glass scent bottle, circa 1880
Price: £350Bisque Scottish boy character doll c. 1900
Price: £60Floating Flower jade pendant on bead necklace
Price: £175Japanese Arita Dish circa 1880
Price: £45The 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. This plate probably comes from an original set of five and its quality is much above average. Dating is to the Meiji era (1868 - 1912) probably around 1880.
Vintage Cobalt Blue Glass Perfume Bottle and Stopper, 1930s
Price: £15
WW1 sweetheart brooch c1915
Price: £25Egyptian Revival suite of necklace and earrings, 20th century
Price: £65Pair of large blue enamel Faberge style gold earrings set with garnets
Estimate: £100 – 150Elegant Modernist pendant 1970s
Price: £15Renaissance style suite of necklace and earrings c1990
Price: £45Scheurich Ceramic Vase, Market Scene Pattern, 225-46, West Germany, 1970s
Estimate: £60 – 80Group lot of three jade necklaces
Price: £45Sweet Taxco heart bracelet c1980
Price: £75Two complementary Bracelets in a Greek Key design
Price: £45Art Deco Czech glass bracelet
Price: £35Victorian marquetry miniature table top games table
Price: £75Pair of alabaster bookends, 20th century
Price: £85Two brooches - Jerusalem Mother of Pearl and Egyptian Silver, 1950s
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Chinese aventurine lariat necklace
Price: £20Intricate Czech glass necklace 1930s
Price: £65West German Bay Keramik Pitcher with stylised floral designs, late C20th
Price: £45Founded by Eduard Bay in the 1930s and based in Ransbach Baumbach in the heart of the main West German pottery producing region, Bay Keramik grew to be one of the most prolific producers of ceramics in the ‘West German’ style and continued production into the 1990s. This piece retains its original paper label and the format of this allows dating to the 1970s/1980s. The jug has almost a slightly rustic feel and recalls much earlier German ceramic items. The numbers on the base indicate the form number but it has not been possible to identify this.
Japanese Fukagawa Imari Bowl, signed, circa 1880
Price: £380The Fukagawa kilns produced the best quality Imari items made in Japan in the late nineteenth century for export to the West. Their history starts with Ezaiemon Fukagawa who in 1856 became head of his family's porcelain business and in 1875 founded Koransha (The Company of the Scented Orchid) in Arita, Japan, to produce tableware for export. In 1894 the modern Fukagawa company was founded by Chuji Fukagawa, with the Fukagawa trade mark of Mount Fuji and a stream, as its trade mark. Dating here is within the Meiji period (1868 - 1912) probably around 1880. This conforms with the script mark used as opposed to the later symbol design.
Victorian necklace and bracelet suite 1900
Price: £125Chinese Rice Grain Plate decorated in underglaze blue, iron red and gold, circa 1900
Price: £45Chinese Famille Rose Bowl decorated with ladies, Qianlong mark, Republican period
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Statement necklace in the manner of Lalaounis c1990
Price: £75Pair of Japanese Blue and White Seto Ware Vases, early C20th
Price: £220The finely drawn brushwork here and the distinctive bright blue are characteristics of pieces made at Seto in Japan in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The city of Seto is located in the Aichi Prefecture and was the location of one of the Six Ancient Kilns of Japan. Pottery was produced there from the 13th century onwards. The kilns took part in the export of decorative wares to the West from the second half of the nineteenth century onwards producing a wide variety of forms, in particular pairs of vases, but with a speciality in flat plaques and table tops, for which they gained something of a monopoly. Their pieces are usually marked, to include the characters for Seto, and this pair of vases may have originally been signed themselves but with the marks partially obliterated in the firing process. The quality here matches anything else produced by the factories but the light weight and thinly potted body suggests a dating to the early 20th century rather than before, probably during the Taisho period (1912-1926). Nevertheless the skill in craftsmanship is obvious and contributes to a highly attractive pair of ornaments for a contemporary interior.
Striking 1950s applique summer handbag
Price: £65Three 1970s photo cubes
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Victorian ships inkwell with original fitted ink pots c1900
Price: £55Persian Red Lacquer Box in the form of a Pumpkin, 19th century
Price: £35Beautiful trinket box in the shape of a bound book, onyx and brass, Austria 1950s
Price: £55Four Silver and Gilt Metal Pill Boxes, probably continental C19th/C20th
Price: £45Edwardian Scottish bloodstone bar brooch c1910
Price: £30Taxco collar necklace by Rubi Ramirez c1950
Price: £350Chinese Sancai Glaze Model of a Horse in the Tang Dynasty Style, 20th Century
Price: £40Taxco grape motif necklace, c1980
Price: £250Victorian Bronze Chamber Candlestick in the form of a Griffin, late C19th
Price: £40Victorian guilloche enamel and marcasite ring
Price: £35Stunning jade and silver lariat necklace, 20th century
Price: £150Chinese Verre Églomisé Snuff Bottle with landscape scenes, fitted box, C20th
Price: £35Pair 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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Chinese cloisonne bangle with raised enamel decoration circa 1900
Price: £35Patent Crocodile Handbag, Italian 1970s
Price: £75Please note that the original double strap handle has been recently remodelled to a simple loop as being more practical and consistent with the overall design of the piece.