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Netsuke

A Japanese eighteenth century carved ivory netsuke by Masanao of Kyoto

Sold for £41,000.00

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February 26th 2006

 

Highlights for 2007

Image A 1942 Ford GPW Jeep. 2200.cc, registration DSU 416, Fully tested for one year and tax exempt. This vehicle has been meticulously restored at various stages since service and must surely be one of the best examples left in existence today, there is a wealth of documentation and past history along with spare parts and accessories to be included in the sale.

£8,400
Image A Royal Worcester twin handled pedestal urn, finely painted with a heron in a desert landscape signed A Shuck. Printed mark dates 1912.

£1,250.00
Image A mahogany cased two tier magic lantern with brass mounts.

£1,400.00
Image John Russell gilt framed oil on canvas, salmon on a river bank 17" x 35".

£2,600.00
Image Nineteenth century Italian school framed oil on canvas, panoramic view of Naples, signature indistinct 9" x 40".

£3,400.00
Image Hindley of York early Georgian longcase clock, The 11" brass dial with silvered chapter rings, housed within a castellated caddy top hood, raised over a slender Japanned and lacquer work chinoiserie case. Its slender door with bullseye lenticle 92" high.

£2,400.00
Image A good quality period walnut chest on stand, raised on carved cabriole supports and terminating on pad feet.

£2,600.00
Image Regency rosewood four tier music stand manufactured by John Howard and son London, the top section with adjustable stand, supported on elegant turned and fluted spindles with single drawer to the base 50" high.

£1,400.00
Image A fine Royal Worcester twin handled pedestal urn and cover decorated by C.Johnson with ornately moulded gilt borders, framing a central band ground in pale mat blue and painted with two herons watering in a dessert landscape, printed puce mark and signed dates 1915 9.5"

£2,300.00
Image A Galle overlay glass tablelamp with pointed dome shade and slender wasted base, decorated over a frosted amber ground with flowers in tones of blue and amethyst, signed 18".

£5,000.00
Image A large nineteenth century Blue John pedestal comport, raised over a spreading base 7.5" diameter.

£2,200.00
Image An excellent collection of crested china, approx 67 pieces mostly Arcadian including the suffragette bell, dispatch rider, Clifton suspension bridge etc.

£2,400.00
Image Alfred Montague 1869 large gilt framed oil on canvas, hunting dogs with a fallen deer in a highland landscape 26" x 40".

£1,700.00
Image Richard Keally of London eight day mahogany longcase clock, the silvered arch dial with musical movement, is housed within a dome top hood 98" high.

£3,300.00
Image Eighteenth century pine dowry chest, painted with applied raised decoration, heightened in gold leaf, depicting courtiers and mythical animals, the whole raised on a carved break front support, terminating on bun feet 74" wide.

£1,600.00
Image Pair of antique Blackamoor figures, heightened in gold leaf, raised on heavy barleytwist pedestals 70" high.

£1,800.00
Image Georgian mahogany Pembroke table, having two end drawers, crossbanded and inlaid throughput in Kingwood and rosewood, raised on square tapering supports.

£1,800.00
Image Edwards and Roberts mahogany Sheraton revival Carlton house desk of serpentine form with gilt metal gallery and fitted open drawers, delicately inlaid throughout and raised on square tapering supports 45" wide.

£2,200.00
Image A light oak shoe cupboard by Stanley Davis c1931. Cotswold school, markers mark SWD 931 inside top left. 21in w x 37in h x 15in d.

£3,400.00
Image Heavily carved oriental hardwood tea table with inset marble top and birdcage pedestal. 45" diameter

£7,000.00
Image Claire-Jeanne-Roberte Colinet large bronze and ivory Valkyrie figure "towards the unknown" the gilded warrior sits astride a running horse clutching the mane with her right hand, raised over a textured stone base, signed C J R Colinet c1930 27".

£18,000.00
Image Ferdinand Preiss gilt bronze and ivory figure "the torch holder" raised over a square marble plinth, signed F Preiss 10".

£6,400.00
Image An Art Deco onyx powder box, surmounted with an ivory figure of a young girl, with outstretched arms, entitled "the good fairy" 9.5".

£1,950.00
Image An Art Deco Preiss Kassler bronze ivory and onyx figural mantle clock, the oval dial with cream painted numbers is flanked by a figure of a young boy and one of a girl, monogrammed stamp PK 9.5".

£13,500.00
Image A pair of German silver gilt jousting knights on horseback with inset carved ivory faces, raised over oblong plinths ornamented with crests, hallmarks 12.75".

£6,800.00
Image After Auguste Moreau (1834-1917) a fine pair of patinated bronze figures modelled as Cupid, one sharpening arrows and the other stringing his bow, raised over slate plinths, Paris foundry marks, one signed Moreau Malhurn, the other Lemire 17".

£3,800.00
Image Early nineteenth century Italian school gilt framed oil on canvas, view of Venice across the grand canal 18" x 22".

£5,400.00
Image Eighteenth century English school pair of oval gilt framed oils on canvas portraits of children, girl with a canary and young boy with a spaniel 11.5".

£2,200.00
Image Excellent set of eight Georgian mahogany dining chairs, in the manor of Chippendale, comprising; six plus two carvers.

£2,800.00
Image Carved Regency rosewood serpentine form settee, upholstered in deep button red velvet, heightened throughout in gold leaf decoration 79" wide.

£2,600.00
Image Edwards and Roberts style mahogany Sheraton revival pedestal writing desk 54" wide.

£2,000.00
Image Flemish carved walnut two drawer commode chest, of serpentine form raised on cabriole supports 64" wide.

£3,200.00
Image A rare and important Mintons aesthetic vase by Charles Toft c1875, with shell mounted body ground in lilac and decorated in the pate sur pate technique with stylized flowers issuing from a central urn, the neck enamelled with cloisonne style decoration is flanked by two looped handles with white jewelled decoration, raised over a Japanese style moulded base on four scroll feet with gilt decoration, signed C.Toft on one foot, impressed Minton 9.25". Footnote; Charles Toft was a former pupil of Louis Solon. He was a master potter at Minton and made many of their early exhibition pieces. Examples of signed Charles Toft pate sur pate works rarely turn up for sale. This important example shows two particular influences, the aesthetic movement and devices in particular employed by DR Christopher Dresser, as this particular example combines both influences, it is possibly unique.

£3,200.00
Image A Richard Chaffers and Co. Liverpool octagonal cup and saucer, painted in underglaze blue with the oriental inspired jumping boy pattern, Pseudo character marks c1760.

£1,000.00
Image An Art Nouveau Verdis Gris bronze ivory and marble card tray, surmounted with the figure a mermaid with arms outstretched sitting at the rim of the shallow dish 9".

£1,500.00
Image An Art Nouveau cold painted bronze and ivory figure by Dimitri Chiparus, modelled as a dancing girl, raised over a large marble plinth, signed Chiparus 16".

£7,600.00
Image A silver wine coaster by Faberge with shaped border chased with leaves and scrolls, hallmarks St Petersburg 1892 7.5" diameter.

£3,400.00
Image A Japanese carved ivory okimono modelled as a mother and child with a seated street trader, raised over a hardwood plinth, cinnabar signature tablet 9".

£1,800.00
Image A Russian silver and pearlised enamel cigarette case with diamond set clasp by Ivan Brizan, hallmarks 3.5".

£3,200.00
Image John Henry Mole gilt framed watercolour, near Ambleside extensive rural landscape with children to the foreground 19" x 26".

£1,400.00
Image Exceptional George III figural walnut serpentine chest of four graduated drawers, crossbanded in rosewood with original brightwork and supported on scrolling bracket feet 43" W.

£5,200.00