European Objects & Works of Art | Thursday 23rd May 2024

Lot 1 - A HEREND PART DINNER SERVICE, LATE 20TH CENTURY in the 'Fruits and Flowers' pattern, painted with a central group of fruit, flowers and vegetables and scattered with similar motifs including insects, with ozier moulded borders and gilt rims, comprising: twelve dinner plates, twelve dessert plates, twelve two-handled soup bowls with twelve stands, ten cups with twelve saucers, a pair of coffee pots and covers, a pair of entrée dishes and covers, a pair of sauceboats, and four small leaf-shaped dishes, all with blue Handpainted Herend Hungary marks (84)

Estim. 2 000 - 3 000 GBP

Lot 2 - A ROYAL COPENHAGEN PORCELAIN PART DINNER SERVICE, CIRCA 1970 Blue Fluted Plain pattern, comprising: three dinner plates (25.5cm), a further seven dinner plates (23.5cm), seven dessert plates (21cm), four soup plates (23.5cm), eleven side plates (16.5cm), a serving dish (41cm), an oval tureen and cover (No.283) a pair bowls (No.290) and another smaller, eleven cups and twelve saucers (No.465), four large cups and three saucers (No.703), a coffee cup, a coffee pot and cover (No.46), a sugar bowl and cover (No.428) and a cream jug (No.60), all with printed mark, waves, shape numbers and painters marks (74 pieces)

Estim. 600 - 900 GBP

Lot 3 - TWO SEVRES COFFEE CANS AND SAUCERS, 1780 AND CIRCA both 'gobelets litron et soucoupes' with gilt line borders, one painted with borders of trailing pink roses on a gilt pointillé ground flanking blue linear bands entwined in strands of laurel, with blue crowned interlaced Ls marks, 'cc' date cipher and painter's mark 'gb', the other with pale blue ground geometric borders flanking roses, laurel swags and scrollwork, red interlaced Ls marks; cups 4.5cm high, saucers 11cm diameter

Estim. 600 - 800 GBP

Lot 4 - A SEVRES CUP AND SAUCER, THE PORCELAIN LATE 18TH CENTURY the later decorated cylindrical 'gobelet litron' and deeply dished 'soupcoupe' with a sea-green ground reserved with painted panels of 'Comédie Italienne' figures in landscapes, the cup with an oval of Scaramouche and Pierrot playing a recorder beside a pool, the saucer with two oblong reserves each perhaps depicting Isabelle playing her guitar and her lover Lélie playing a recorder, gilded with diaper borders, laurel bands and trellised rims with scroll foliage and floral swags, each with blue interlaced Ls mark and incised marks, saucer 14.5cm diameter, cup 7.5cm high

Estim. 300 - 500 GBP

Lot 5 - A SEVRES CUP AND SAUCER, THE PORCELAIN APPARENTLY 1778 later decorated 'gobelet litron' and deep 'soucoupe', the cobalt blue ground reserving roundels with bound reeded gilt borders, painted to the cup with goats in a coastal landscape, to the saucer with assorted livestock beside a castle, gilded with bands of trellis and scroll foliage, blue interlaced Ls marks above date codes 'aa', saucer 13.5cm diameter, cup 6.8cm high

Estim. 200 - 300 GBP

Lot 6 - A VIENNA PORCELAIN CUP AND SAUCER, CIRCA 1816 / 17 orange ground, gilt borders and reserved bands of gilt leaves, the cup painted en grisaille with a panel of a hand holding a heart below the motto 'Sacré à la sincérité', underglaze blue shield marks, saucer impressed '816' and cup '817'

Estim. 100 - 150 GBP

Lot 7 - A NYMPENBURG HAUSMALER ARMORIAL CUP AND SAUCER, CIRCA 1785 painted by Johann Klein with coats of arms and flower borders, the reverse of the cup additionally with a scrolling monogram, impressed shield marks to both, the cup with impressed V(?) and iron red initials 'J: K:', the saucer with O and '8/5' The coat of arms are those of von Pernat, Bavaria (see J.B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Vol.II, pl.XXXV) Johann Klein worked at the Nymphenburg factory as a decorator between 1765-1771, subsequently working independently, often buying in Nymphenburg seconds to decorate, adding his initials to the underside.

Estim. 300 - 400 GBP

Lot 8 - A PAIR OF PARIS PORCELAIN 'TURQUERIE' FIGURAL FLASKS, PROBABLY JACOB PETIT, MID 19TH CENTURY an opposing pair of turbaned Ottoman male and female figures richly attired and with gilt details, standing on cushion bases each set with a lobed urn perhaps for pastilles, 33.5cm high See Haydn Williams, 'Turquerie: an 18th Century European Fantasy', London, 2014, pp.210-11 for illustrations and discussion of similar models.

Estim. 1 500 - 2 500 GBP

Lot 9 - A MEISSEN 'TURQUERIE' FIGURE OF A GIRL, CIRCA 1756-60 modelled after a French sketch of circa 1756 as a young girl in Turkish costume, wearing a puce cap and holding open her green gown to reveal a puce bodice, flower sprigged skirts and yellow underskirt, underside impressed ‘25’, 13cm high, chips The Paris ‘marchand mercier’, Gilles Bazin, sent to Meissen in 1756 a sheet depicting in watercolour and pen and ink eight designs of children dressed in Turkish costumes, to show the factory what he was after to sell in France. Produced as the 'Türkenkinder' series, each figure on the sheet is annotated (presumably by the factory) ‘No 25 Bazin’ and further annotated with a particular number, this model represented under ‘No.2508’ (see Haydn Williams, ‘Turquerie; an 18 th Century European Fantasy’, London, 2014, pp.177-179).

Estim. 200 - 300 GBP

Lot 10 - A MEISSEN 'CHINOISERIE' FIGURE, CIRCA 1745 modelled by Peter Reinicke (1711-1768) in a conical hat with scalloped brim and puce trimmed wide-sleeved gown, flower encrusted mound base, underglaze blue crossed swords mark, 12.5cm high The model from one of a series of five Chinoiserie figures conceived by Reinicke for Count Bruhl in 1743.

Estim. 700 - 1 000 GBP

Lot 11 - A MEISSEN FIGURE OF THE SNUFF TAKER, CIRCA 1745 modelled by Johann Joachim Kändler (1706-1775) as a long-haired rustic standing before a tree stump holding an open gilt snuff box in his right hand, his left hand holding the pinch under his nose, wearing a black hat and neck-tie and and yellow breeches, 18cm high, some restoration

Estim. 1 000 - 1 500 GBP

Lot 12 - THREE MEISSEN MINIATURE FIGURES, CIRCA 1750 probably modelled by Johann Friedrich Eberlein (1696-1749), one as a Friesian sailor, the mustachioed figure with arms akimbo and wearing a grey conical hat and pink doublet, one as a female vendor in broad rimmed hat and yellow cape balancing an empty flat basket on her hip, and one as a tradesman at rest smoking a pipe, standing with his other hand behind his back, wearing a narrow-brimmed grey hat, a gilt-buttoned blue coat and white apron, the latter probably from a series of Russian genre figures, all on circular flower encrusted naturalistic bases, the first two with underglaze blue crossed swords mark to rear base, tallest 9.5cm high See another miniature Friesian sailor sold in these rooms, 23 November 2016, lot 10 and another tradesman figure sold Christie's, 5 December 1994, lot 155

Estim. 500 - 700 GBP

Lot 13 - A MEISSEN DUKE OF WIESSENFELS SERIES FIGURE OF GIANGURGOLO, CIRCA 1744-50 modelled by Peter Reinicke as a figure standing before a tree stump, his turned head with an extravagant nose under a green conical hat, wearing a puce shirt with blue sash to the long sword under his outstretched left hand, flower encrusted oval base, 14.5cm high, some restoration This rare model is after one of the Commedia dell’Arte figures commissioned by Johann Adolf II Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels in 1743. The Meissen sculptors Johann Joachim Kändler (1706-1775), Johann Friedrich Eberlein (1695-1749), and Peter Reinicke (1711-1768) collaborated on the project. The figure, mentioned in Reinicke's records in August 1744, was based on Francois Joullain’s engraving ‘Habit de Giangurgolo Calabrois’, published in Louis Riccoboni’s ‘Histoire du Théâtre Italien’ (Paris,1728), the design source for a number of the figures from the series.

Estim. 6 000 - 8 000 GBP

Lot 14 - A MEISSEN GROUP OF A LIONESS AND CUB, CIRCA 1745-50 modelling attributed to Johann Joachim Kändler (1706-1775), the snarling lioness seated on her haunches and with front legs raised, her cub nestled under her belly, flower encrusted base, underglaze blue crossed swords mark, 15.5cm long, restoration Kändler's taxa document work on various lion figures in the 1740s; references to lion figures can be found in the inventory of the Dresden Hofkonditorei, as well as a further six figures recorded as belonging to Heinrich Graf von Brühl. This lioness model can also be found together with a lion figure to form an opposing pair, see Laurence S. Rockefeller Collection, Sotheby's, New York, 12 October 2005, lot 479 and Rainer Rückert, ‘Meissener Porzellan 1710-1810’, Munich, 1966, Nos.1058/59. Also see another of this model sold in these rooms, 22 May 2019, lot 289

Estim. 800 - 1 200 GBP

Lot 15 - A MEISSEN FIGURE OF A PUG, MID 18TH CENTURY modelled by Johann Joachim Kändler (1706-1775) as a dog seated on its haunches, enamelled with black face and tail tip, finely detailed brown coat and a gilt detailed puce collar, the flowered cushion with gilt corner tassels, trace of blue crossed swords mark to underside, 11.5cm high Pug dogs of this type, sometimes found as opposing pairs, were modelled in a number of sizes and on slightly differing cushions. See a similar model sold in these rooms 20 November 2019, lot 281; also see Ulrich Pietsch, 'Die figürliche Meißner Porzellanplastik von Gottlieb Kirchner und Johann Joachim Kaendler: Bestandskatalog der Porzellansammlung Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden', Munich, 2006, p.197, nos.307-308

Estim. 1 000 - 1 500 GBP

Lot 16 - A MEISSEN 'PUG' PAPERWEIGHT, MID 19TH CENTURY the recumbent dog on a flower encrusted elongated oblong stand with gilt line borders, 20.5cm long, blue crossed swords mark, minor chips

Estim. 400 - 600 GBP

Lot 17 - A MEISSEN FIGURAL POT POURRI VASE, LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY the baluster urn relief moulded with a frieze of Bacchic revellers below a pierced neck, on a waisted socle flanked by three figures of putti, the oval base with formal leaf band, gilt line borders throughout, underglaze blue crossed swords mark, incised 1649, impressed 68 and 70, 15.5cm high

Estim. 200 - 300 GBP

Lot 18 - A MEISSEN NOVELTY INKSTAND, LATE 19TH CENTURY modelled with an eagle surmounting a globe painted with the continents bisected by a gilt equatorial ring, set on a flower-sprigged stand and triform base supporting three flanking open-mouthed 'Renaissance' dolphins alternating with two shell-shaped dishes and a fish-head with gaping mouth, underglazed blue crossed swords mark, impressed '30', 16cm high, restoration

Estim. 250 - 350 GBP

Lot 19 - A PAIR OF BERLIN (KPM) PAINTED PORCELAIN PLAQUES OF GENRE PORTRAITS, CIRCA 1900 after Christian Seybold (1695-1768), both probably painted by Franz Wagner depicting 'Old Man with Spotted Fur Cap', signed 'Wagner' and 'Old Woman with Green Headscarf', impressed KPM and sceptre marks, inscribed for the size '255x195', plaques 25.5x19cm, in probably original ebonised wood frames 42 x 36cm Commonly misattributed to Balthasar Denner (1685-1749) another painter of 'tronies' and an artist who greatly influenced Seybold, the oil on copper Seybold originals are held by the Gemäldegalerie, Dresden (Nos.2094/5). These heads are also sometimes described erroneously as depicting Rembrandt's parents. For another KPM plaque of the old man and of the same size, signed 'F. Wagner', see Christie's, New York, 25 October 2007, lot 507. The porcelain painter Franz Wagner is recorded as active between 1894-1908 at 42 Starhemberggasse, Vienna IV (Waltraud Neuwirth, 'Porzellanmaler-Lexikon', Vol.II, 1840–1914, p.330).

Estim. 1 000 - 1 500 GBP

Lot 20 - A BOW FIGURE OF 'THE ABBESS', CIRCA 1755-58 in the white, the nun modelled seated and balancing a book to the lap held in the right hand, the other hand outstretched by the knee, dressed in a copiously draped habit with wide cowl and narrow scapular, 14.5cm high It has been suggested that this figure may be male, Pat Daniels proposing in her book 'The Origin and Development of Bow Porcelain' (Farringdon, 2007) that it represents the actor David Garrick en travesti, as discussed in the final chapter 'Let the Porcelain Speak'.

Estim. 200 - 300 GBP

Lot 21 - A STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERY FIGURE, 'WILL WATCH', CIRCA 1860 modelled seated on a tree stump holding a pistol, a barrel at his side, 34cm high; together with a pair of Staffordshire pottery figures of 'Shakespeare' and 'Milton', Milton fired without his right arm; together with a Staffordshire figure of 'Falstaff'; and a pair of Staffordshire figures of greyhounds, circa 1900, each standing supported by a tree stump and holding a hare in its mouth, on naturalistic oval bases, 20cm high (6)

Estim. 60 - 100 GBP

Lot 22 - A PAIR OF WEDGWOOD FAIRYLAND LUSTRE VASES, CIRCA 1920 'Candlemas' pattern (No.Z5154) designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones, slender baluster form (shape 3148), each gilt and lustred with three black gound panels with a candle with a woman's head aureole to the flame flanked by a three-light candelabra and a figure above a coiled dragon, the blue ground straps between with imps climbing flower tendrils, printed Portland vase marks, painted pattern number and incised numbers, 26cm high The designs of Daisy Makeig-Jones for Wedgwood (1881-1945) reflected a contemporary passion for fairies and the 'other-worldly', found in the illustrations of Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac and the Danish artist, Kay Nielsen; the latter apparently inspiring the Candlemas pattern with her illustrations for 'East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North', in particular perhaps the plate 'She saw the Lindworm for the first time...' (to be found on page 57 of the edition published in New York by G.H. Doran, 1922).

Estim. 3 000 - 4 000 GBP

Lot 23 - A WILLIAM MOORCROFT 'POMEGRANATE PATTERN' SMALL VASE, EARLY 20TH CENTURY squat baluster form, the pattern also running round the interior rim, green 'W.Moorcroft' signature and impressed 'MOORCROFT / BURSLEM' and shape number 'M?8', 7cm high; together with another Moorcroft 'Pomegranate Pattern' vase, mid 20th century, ovoid, blue initials 'W.M., impressed 'MADE IN ENGLAND', 'MOORCROFT' and shape No.398, 19cm high (2)

Estim. 120 - 180 GBP

Lot 24 - A RUSKIN HIGH FIRED STONEWARE SMALL VASE, 1909 compressed globular beneath a flared neck, covered in purple, lavender, green and sang-de-boeuf glazes, impressed Ruskin Pottery, West Smthwick, 1909, 7.25cm high For other 1909 Ruskin vases of this size see Kinghams, Moreton-in-Marsh, 11 June 2021, lot 45 and Christie's, London, 21 November 2001, lot 30

Estim. 600 - 800 GBP

Lot 25 - FULVIO BIANCONI (1915-1996): 'VENEZIA' an Italian glass figure, Venini, Murano, circa 1949/50, from the 'Costumi Regionali' series, model No.2999, with black hair and cape with 'zanfirico' and blue and red skirts, etched to underside 'venini / murano / ITALIA', 24.5cm high

Estim. 600 - 900 GBP

Lot 26 - A VENETIAN ART GLASS VASE, MASSIMILANO SCHIAVON, MURANO, 2008 bulbous, white lattice and interlaced green canes in clear and green swirls, the surface with cut and frosted sections, underside signed '2008 / Schiavon / 1/1', 37cm diameter

Estim. 300 - 500 GBP

Lot 27 - A VENETIAN GLASS DISH, PROBABLY 16TH CENTURY circular, the base of the shallow bowl with a band of blue cabling, a blue line border below the everted rim, 16cm diameter

Estim. 400 - 600 GBP

Lot 28 - A SOVIET PROPAGANDA PLATE, 'KNOWLEDGE LIGHTENS WORK', STATE PORCELAIN MANUFACTORY, PETROGRAD, 1921 designed by Rudolf Vilde, painted onto an Imperial Porcelain Manufactory blank with books and a diploma below the motto in Cyrillic to the cavetto and worker's tools of pliers, trowel and vice between stylised flowers to the rim with green line borders, underside with blue hammer & sickle, cog and 1921 and Imperial cipher obliterated in green, 23.5cm diameter Rudolf Fyodorovich Vilde (1868-c.1942) was a prolific artist for the State Porcelain Manufactory, producing dynamic designs under the influence of Chekhonin. Born in Friedrichstadt, Courland, he graduated from the Stieglitz School of Technical Drawing, St Petersburg, in 1899, followed by further study on a scholarship to France, Germany and Italy before joining the Imperial Porcelain Factory in 1905, taking charge of the artistic workshops the following year. One of the few artists to remain through the revolution, he was made head of the painting workshops, becoming director of the factory in 1930, but falling foul of Stalin’s regime in about 1936 he seems to disappear from the scene and the date of his death remains uncertain. Vilde's original design is held by the Museum of the Imperial Porcelain Factory (State Hermitage, St Petersburg, MZ-G-102) and illustrated in 'Circling the Square, Avant-Garde Porcelain from Revolutionary Russia', Tamara Kudryavtseva, London, 2004, p.160.

Estim. 2 000 - 3 000 GBP

Lot 29 - A RUSSIAN POTTERY NICHOLAS II CORONATION BEAKER, M.S. KUZNETSOV COMPANY, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1897 slightly tapering, sea green glazed, moulded with text in Russian commemorating the Holy Coronation above the Muscovite arms and flanked by the ciphers of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna all within crossed laurel sprays, stamped mark M.S. Kuzenetsov / 1879 / 21, 12cm high

Estim. 300 - 500 GBP

Lot 30 - A RUSSIAN CUP AND SAUCER, IMPERIAL PORCELAIN MANUFACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, ALEXANDER II PERIOD (1855-1881) cylindrical cup with angular handle painted with an oval portrait en grisaille of Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna flanked by gilt tooled borders, cup and deep saucer both with gilt line borders and dove grey grounds, undersides with green Imperial cipher for Alexander II and numeral '7', cup 7cm high, saucer 13cm diameter Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (1853-1920) was the only surviving daughter and apparently favourite child of the Tsar, Alexander II. She married Queen Victoria's son Alfred in 1874, becoming Duchess of Edinburgh and later Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Her doting father gave her a staggering array of jewellery upon her marriage, apparently to the envy of the British royal family. She did not adapt successfully to life outside Russia however, nor does it appear her marriage was happy. At the age of 46 she lost her husband and spent her widowhood travelling widely, otherwise spending time at homes in Germany and France. A victim of divided loyalties during World War I, she became an exile in Switzerland. Much of her fortune had been held in trust in Russia and its loss following the revolution meant reduced circumstances forcing the sale of her famous diamonds.

Estim. 400 - 700 GBP

Lot 31 - A RUSSIAN TETE-A-TETE SET, IMPERIAL PORCELAIN MANUFACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, CATHERINE II PERIOD (1762-1796) cylindrical with angular handles, each painted with a continuous frieze of pastoral figures in landscapes between gilt line borders and to the shoulder with a band of trailing cornflowers above a black line border, comprising a pot and cover, a sugar bowl and cover, a jug, two cups and saucers and a caddy and cover, underglaze blue Imperial cipher marks, pot and cover 25.5cm high (11pcs) The shapes and design of peasant figures appear to be after Vienna porcelain prototypes; for an I.P.M. bottle cooler of the same pattern and period see Sotheby's, London, 25 November 2014, lot 479.

Estim. 15 000 - 25 000 GBP

Lot 32 - ‡ A RUSSIAN PORCELAIN BASKET FROM THE ORDER OF ST VLADIMIR SERVICE, GARDNER FACTORY, VERBILKI, CIRCA 1785 circular, gilt detailed, the canted sides pierced with pales, foliate scrolls and swags painted to the exterior as black and red 'moiré' ribbons suspending the cross of the order, with handles as twisted branches to the undulating rim, the centre painted with the star of the order, blue G mark, painted in red 'G.Ch.' (in Cyrillic) and '9184.', 30cm across handles Provenance: a cquired by the great-uncle of the vendor, probably in the 1920s The Empress, Catherine the Great, founded the Order of St Vladimir in 1782, in part to mark the twentieth anniversary of her accession to the throne. For the new order, following Francis Gardner's successful production of the first three order services, Catherine's cabinet ordered the largest service thus far, with a total of 120 covers. The Service for the Order of St Vladimir was first used at the Winter Palace at the ceremony held on the saint's feast day, 22 September 1785, the service apparently continuing to be used annually on Vladimir's feast day until the revolution.

Estim. 8 000 - 12 000 GBP

Lot 33 - ‡ A RUSSIAN PORCELAIN BASKET FROM THE ORDER OF ST VLADIMIR SERVICE, GARDNER FACTORY, VERBILKI, CIRCA 1785 oval, gilt detailed, the canted sides pierced with pales, foliate scrolls and swags painted to the exterior as black and red 'moiré' ribbons suspending the cross of the order, with handles as twisted branches to the undulating rim, the centre painted with the star of the order, blue G mark, painted in red 'G.Ch.' (in Cyrillic) and '9184.', 34.5cm across handles Provenance: a cquired by the great-uncle of the vendor, probably in the 1920s The Empress, Catherine the Great, founded the Order of St Vladimir in 1782, in part to mark the twentieth anniversary of her accession to the throne. For the new order, following Francis Gardner's successful production of the first three order services, Catherine's cabinet ordered the largest service thus far, with a total of 120 covers. The Service for the Order of St Vladimir was first used at the Winter Palace at the ceremony held on the saint's feast day, 22 September 1785, the service apparently continuing to be used annually on Vladimir's feast day until the revolution.

Estim. 6 000 - 8 000 GBP

Lot 34 - ‡ A RUSSIAN ICON OF THE VLADIMIR MOTHER OF GOD WITH PARCEL-GILT-SILVER OKLAD, MAKER'S MARK GS, MOSCOW, 1908-17 on panel, the oklad with engine-turned grounds and finely bright-cut engraved, with raised robes and applied with haloes with pierced fringe, maker's and 875 standard kokoshnik marks to halo and bottom edge, blue velvet backed with a wax seal monogrammed under a baron's coronet, 22 x 17.5cm excluding glazed wood kiot

Estim. 1 200 - 1 800 GBP

Lot 35 - A RUSSIAN ICON OF SAINT PANTELEIMON WITH SILVER OKLAD, SEMYON GALKIN, MOSCOW, 1899-1908 tempera and gesso on wood panel, red velvet backed, the oklad showing traces of gilding, with raised title and stylised leaf border, the half-length 'Medical Saint' with raised halo, robes and a box to his left hand against a rayed ground, maker's and 875 standard kokoshnik marks, 14 x 11cm Provenance (according to lot label): Christie's, London, 4 December 1991, lot 266

Estim. 150 - 250 GBP

Lot 36 - A RUSSIAN ICON OF SAINT NICHOLAS THE WONDERWORKER WITH SILVER-GILT OKLAD, IVAN TARABROV, MOSCOW, LATE 19TH CENTURY tempera and gesso on wood panel with red velvet backing, the oklad with raised vestments, bible, mitre and halo against a diaperwork ground, the raised border with title and scroll foliage, maker's and 875 standard Moscow marks, 13.5 x 11cm Provenance (according to lot label): Christies, 4 December 1991, lot 226

Estim. 150 - 250 GBP

Lot 37 - AN ICON OF ST JOHN THE LAMB OF GOD, RUSSIAN, LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY tempera and gesso on wood panel, depicted half-length, holding an open scroll with his left hand and pointing his right hand at the naked Infant Christ lying in the Eucharistic chalice, the scroll with Biblical text in Russian: I HAVE SEEN AND I TESTIFY THAT THIS IS THE LAMB (John 1:29, 34), 53.5 x 45cm

Estim. 150 - 200 GBP

Lot 38 - AN ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD, RUSSIAN, 19TH CENTURY from a Deësis, tempera and gesso on curved wood panel, 33.5 x 23.5cm; together with an icon of God The Father And Christ In Majesty, Russian, circa 1900, coloured print on paper laid on board, 27 x 22.5cm (2)

Estim. 120 - 180 GBP

Lot 39 - AN ICON OF MOSES, ELIJAH, SAINT NIPHONT AND SAINT PANTELEIMON, RUSSIAN, LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY tempera and gesso on wood panel, the titled figures standing below Jesus as The Lord Almighty on a cloudbank, 31 x 26.5cm

Estim. 150 - 200 GBP

Lot 40 - AN ICON OF SAINT NICHOLAS THE WONDERWORKER, RUSSIAN, LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY tempera and gesso on wood panel, depicted as a bishop raising his right hand in blessing and holding the Gospel reading for his feastday in his left, flanked by family saints, with Jesus presenting the Gospels and Mary the omophorion to the spandrels, 31.5 x 26.5cm

Estim. 200 - 300 GBP

Lot 41 - TWO RUSSIAN ICONS, MOSCOW SCHOOL, LATER 19TH CENTURY tempera and gesso on wood panels, both with half length figures on gilt tooled grounds, one of St Nicholas the Wonderworker with arched border with a turquoise ground, the other of Christ Pantocrator with blue ground border, 22.5 x 18cm

Estim. 250 - 350 GBP

Lot 42 - A CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL PANEL OF THE MADONNA AND CHILD, LIMOGES 13TH CENTURY STYLE rectangular, engraved reserves of the Madonna enthroned holding the Holy Infant within a Romanesque arch, the dark blue ground with two pale blue bands and a variety of geometric roundels, 21 x 14cm

Estim. 200 - 400 GBP

Lot 43 - A GROUP OF FOUR WOOD RELIEF PANELS, PROBABLY BOHEMIAN, EGER, MID 17TH CENTURY each rectangular panel of carved, stained and applied fruitwoods with figures in landscapes within moulded borders, oak backed, a pair with applied title panels ‘Paulus’ and ‘Aegidius’, one with applied panel inscribed ‘Geroldus’, the last untitled, 12.5 x 18.5cm overall approximately During the 17th century the Bohemian German town of Eger (now Cheb in the Czech Republic) became a centre of production for such relief carved intarsia panels, often based on engravings and set into cabinets and boxes including chessboard caskets, the best known workshop that of Adam Eck, to whom many such panels are (perhaps optimistically) attributed.

Estim. 600 - 900 GBP

Lot 44 - A PAIR OF GEORGE III STATUARY MARBLE FRAGMENTARY CORBELS, CIRCA 1800 applied with roundels carved with the opposing profiles of Ovid and Homer on a square block above fluting, each 11cm wide

Estim. 200 - 300 GBP

Lot 45 - A DONOR FIGURE, UPPER RHENISH, LATE 15TH / EARLY 16TH CENTURY chestnut three-quarter block carved kneeling to sinister, a shoe showing under his robes, his torso twisted towards us, hands in prayer and bearded head slightly tilted, 71cm high Provenance: Private London Collection; acquired from A. & E. Foster Ltd., 2007; The Boarsney House Sale, Dreweatt Neate, Tunbridge Wells, 18 September 2006, lot 231

Estim. 1 000 - 1 500 GBP

Lot 46 - A PAIR OF OAK ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS CARVED AS ANGELS, FLEMISH, 17TH CENTURY the winged figures carved as one playing a lute, the other a viol, with volute capitals above, 52cm high

Estim. 300 - 400 GBP

Lot 47 - A QUEEN ANNE PEWTER QUART TANKARD, CIRCA 1710-20 tapering cylindrical body with moulded girdle and convex foot, domed lid with screw thumbpiece, scroll handle stamped with initial triangle G/RP, unmarked, 18cm high

Estim. 150 - 250 GBP

Lot 48 - ALEXANDRE LEONARD (1821-1877): UN MEHARISTE (ARAB CAMEL CAVALRYMAN) a French chryselephantine Orientalist group, probably Paris, late 19th century, modelled in gilt-bronze as a Bedouin warrior with carved ivory hands and face, holding a spear and mounted on a striding camel, naturalistic base inscribed 'A. LÉONARD', 29.5cm high including red and white marble plinth Alexandre Léonard specialised in animalier subjects, probably influenced by one of his masters, Barye. His works are sometimes misattributed to Agathon Léonard, since both signed similarly. See Pierre Kjellberg, 'Bronzes of the 19th Century', Atglen, 1994, pp.434-5, where another of the same model is illustrated; also see Sotheby's, Paris, 'Regards Sur L'Orient', 19 October 2006, lot 136A.

Estim. 300 - 500 GBP

Lot 49 - EMANUELE ORDONO DE ROSALES (9TH MARCHESE DI CASTELLEONE, 1873-1919): DANCER a dark brown patinated bronze figure, circa 1906, the female nude modelled with one arm stretched to her raised leg, the other arm stretched out behind her, signed to the table of the stepped circular base 'E.O. Rosales / 8' and inscribed to side 'Copywright by E.O. Rosales 1906', set on its green mottled marble cylindrical pillar with stepped square base, figure 27cm high, 49cm overall Emanuele Ordoño de Rosales, sometimes known as Manolo, came from a noble Milanese family. Having spent his formative training in Paris under the sculptor Louis-Ernest Barrias, he traveled widely, including to America. By the early 20th century he became known for his figures of dancers and nudes, producing a bronze head of his friend Michel Fokine (see an example sold Bonham's, London, 31 May 2007, lot 61) and a figure of Nijinsky as Harlequin in the Ballets Russes production of 'Carnaval' (See De Young/Legion of Honour Museum, San Francisco, No.1959.76). See another of this model held by the Le musée national d'Art moderne (MNAM), Pompidou Centre, Paris, No.LUX.0.87 S; and one sold Sotheby's, London, 12 June 2006, lot 267.

Estim. 1 000 - 1 500 GBP

Lot 50 - ZSIGMOND KISFALUDI STROBL (or SIGISMUND DE STROBL, 1884-1975): PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG GIRL a brown patinated bronze, English, circa 1933, modelled seated on a square stool wearing a long dress with short sleeves and holding a ball in her lap, signed and dated to rear table of the rectangular base ‘S. STROBL / 1933’, 44cm high Provenance: formerly in the collection of Will Tyler, personal assistant to the Lebus family, owners of the furniture business Harris Lebus, the bronze apparently given to him by the family; thence by descent to the vendor. The firm of Harris Lebus, reckoned by the early 20 th century to be ‘the largest furniture factory in the world’ (www.harrislebus.com) was based on a 13½ acre site in Tottenham, London. They also operated a number of their own showrooms, as well as supplying outlets such as Heal’s and Maple’s, closing down in 1969. (https://bifmo.furniturehistorysociety.org/entry/lebus-louis-harris-1887-1969, accessed 12.02.24) The Hungarian born and trained sculptor and artist, usually known outside Hungary as Sigismund de Strobl, spent a lot of time in Britain between the wars, operating from a studio in London as well as another in Budapest, becoming a celebrated portraitist of leading figures of the day, best known in this country perhaps for portrayals of the young Princess Elizabeth (see The Royal Collections RCIN 101407 and 2134, also see a 1937 British Pathé newsreel with George Bernard Shaw talking to Strobl in his studio, www.britishpathe.com/asset/67426/). Related Literature: Dr. K. László (ed.), ‘Catalogue of collection of Zsigmond Kisfaludi Stróbl in Zalaegerszeg’, Göcseji Múzeum, Zalaegerszeg, 2004

Estim. 700 - 1 000 GBP

Lot 51 - OSCAR NEMON (1906-1985): SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL a cast silver miniature bust, Asprey & Co. Ltd., London, 1973, signed 'NEMON' to reverse, also stamped 'ASPREY / LONDON', set on a slope fronted green onyx plinth, bust 4.5cm high, 9cm overall Nemon and Churchill first met in 1951 at ‘La Mamounia’, the famous hotel in Marrakech. Lady Churchill, on later seeing a clay bust of her husband, which Nemon had secretly modelled in his hotel bedroom, wrote to him that ‘it represents to me my husband as I see him and as I think of him, and I would like to have it just as it is.’ A friendship blossomed between the artist and the couple, Nemon producing over two dozen versions of the great man, including in 1969 the large bronze featuring in the Member’s Lobby of the Commons, as well as the group of Sir Winston and Lady Churchill titled ‘Married Love’, a version of which can be seen at Chartwell. The only man apparently to sculpt Churchill from life, Nemon recorded in an unpublished memoir that his subject could be ‘bellicose, challenging, and deliberately provocative’, although an interviewer later reported that the artist felt the results were ‘not merely a likeness, but a biography of his life’. (https://winstonchurchill.hillsdale.edu/nemon-sculpture/ - accessed 20.09.2023) Nemon appears to have collaborated with Asprey's to produce two editions of this bust, once in gold in 1967 followed by one in silver in 1973, the silver versions more finely modelled than the earlier gold examples. For another silver bust see Henry Aldridge & Son Ltd., Devizes, 19 January 2019, lot 399 and for a gold example Bonham's, London, 27 January 2015, lot 273.

Estim. 1 000 - 2 000 GBP

Lot 52 - AN OTTOMAN MARKET TOLE WARE TRAY, RUSSIAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY oblong, red ground set with a large shaped panel of an overpainted print of waterfront 'yalis' (villas) near Constantinople, the foreground with an Ottoman flagged paddle steamer puffing past two traditional Bosphorus caïques, surrounding gilt border with two floral reserves and floral spandrels, typical riveted brass loop handles, 67cm long Such ornamented trays became an essential item for dispensing hospitality in any self-respecting household of the emerging bourgoisie in the late 19th century Ottoman and Greek world. Whilst manufactured abroad, many apparently in Russia, the trays produced for the Ottoman market often show a distinct lack of human figures, the central scenes probably after Turkish supplied designs.

Estim. 600 - 800 GBP

Lot 53 - A SPANISH ARCHITECTURAL MODEL OF AN ARCH IN THE ALHAMBRA, ENRIQUE LINARES STUDIO, GRANADA, CIRCA 1900 a gilt and polychrome idealised scale reduction in plaster relief representing a window arch, intricately patterned with borders of foliate arabesques, arcading, stylised foliage and calligraphy of the repeated Nasrid motto 'There is no greater conqueror than Allah' (Wala ghaliba illa Allah) surrounding the upper part of the wood latticed window, with 'tiled' decoration around the bottom half, inscribed to base 'No.26' and 'Enrique Linares Es propiedad.', in its rectangular ebonsied wood and glazed frame, 33 x 23.5cm excluding frame 3cm wide Enrique Linares Garcia started trading a variety of souvenir works from within the Alhambra in the 1870s, later expanding the business with his brother Abelardo to include photography studios. Following on from the success of Rafael Contreras and his models (see a Contreras model sold in these rooms, 22 November 2023, lot 51), Linares produced similar models to feed the growing appetite for 'Alhambrism'; see a model of the Torre de las Infantas made by Linares in the 1890s displayed at the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Architecture Gallery (Room 128, No.A.26-1936).

Estim. 600 - 900 GBP

Lot 54 - A GEORGE III NEEDLEWORK MAP SAMPLER, WORKED BY SUSANNAH POYNDER, 1788 oval, embroidered linen 'MAP OF ENGLAND & WALES' delineating the named counties and surrounding seas and lands within a trailing floral border, glazed in its contemporary gilt gessoed wood frame with gadroon border, the reverse with contemporary inscription 'This Map was worked and finished / by Susannah Poynder in the Eleventh / Year of her Age A.D.1788' below the trade label of R. Cribb & Son of 288 High Holborn stuck over an older trade label, all protected under a later perspex sheet, 60 x 51.5cm including frame

Estim. 300 - 500 GBP

Lot 55 - A REVERSE GLASS PAINTED SILHOUETTE PICTURE OF 'THE HAPPY CHILDREN', ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY rectangular glass painted with an interior scene of three children arranging flowers in a bowl on a tripod table, titled lower middle, 25.5cm long including rosewood moulded frame; together with another Silhouette picture, in 18th century style, the oval glass painted probably by an amateur hand circa 1900 with a curtained interior scene of a seated lady and gentleman smoking a pipe while a footman brings a decanter accompanied by a cat, 44cm long including giltwood frame (2)

Estim. 200 - 300 GBP

Lot 56 - A PAIR OF REVERSE GLASS PRINTS, ENGLISH, 19TH CENTURY oval, one 'The Continence of Chevalier Bayard' after Edward Penny (1714-1791), the other (cracked) ‘Hector and Andromache’ after an oil attributed to Angelica Kauffmann (1741-1807), each in giltwood frame 54cm long

Estim. 100 - 200 GBP

Lot 57 - A GEORGE OR WILLIAM IV GILTWOOD GIRANDOLE MIRROR, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY the convex looking glass in an ebonised reeded slip and deep moulded frame with eagle surmount and leaf scroll pendant issuing two scrolling candle lights, 96cm high

Estim. 600 - 900 GBP

Lot 58 - A MALBY'S TWELVE INCH CELESTIAL TABLE GLOBE, MALBY & SON, LONDON, CIRCA 1860 the cartouche reading: MALBY'S CELESTIAL GLOBE collated from the works of Piazzi, Bradley, Hevelius, Mayer, la Caille & Johnson reduced to the year 1860, Agents, Philip, Son & Nephew, South Castle Street, Liverpool, the papier maché sphere applied with coloured gores depicting images of the constellations, graduated brass meridian and polar ring, wooden horizontal ring applied with a paper zodiacal calendar, on three ribbed and turned mahogany legs joined by turned stretchers, 47cm high

Estim. 600 - 800 GBP

Lot 59 - A PAIR OF INDIAN SILVER SWEETMEAT DISHES, UNMARKED, BENGAL, CIRCA 1900 oval with waved rims, each chased on matted grounds with a continuous band of animals amid palm trees below a trailing flower border, gilt interiors, 18cm long, 274g

Estim. 200 - 300 GBP

Lot 60 - AN IRANI LIQUEUR SET AND TRAY, RASOOL PARVARESH, ISFAHAN, CIRCA 1960 comprising a conical flask and stopper chased and engraved with shaped panels of birds and deer in landscapes surrounded by typical foliate work and six foliate engraved conical goblets, all stamped Rasool Parvaresh, Isfahan and 84 in Farsi, the oblong tray flat-chased and engraved with a foliate medallion bordered by a band of lions attacking deer and surrounding foliage and arabesque panels, retailer and 84 stamps, 36.5cm long; 1775g (8)

Estim. 800 - 1 200 GBP

Lot 61 - A SET OF TWELVE IRANI BOWLS AND TWELVE SAUCERS, RETAILED BY JAHRAMI, ISFAHAN, MID 20TH CENTURY finely decorated with foliate cartouches on matted grounds, with applied foliate rims, 'Jahrami' (in Farsi) and '84' stamps, bowls 12.5cm diameter, saucers 17.5cm diameter, 4273g

Estim. 1 000 - 1 500 GBP

Lot 62 - A PAIR OF IRANI SWEETMEAT BASKETS, PROBABLY ISFAHAN, 20TH CENTURY shaped circular, each engraved on a hatched ground with flowerheads and scrolls and a fret bordered roundel below the shaped sides pierced with foliate lunettes and strapwork rim, swing handles (one damaged), each on three ball feet, stamped '84', 18cm diameter, 552g

Estim. 150 - 250 GBP

Lot 63 - A PAIR OF IRANI STANDS, SEYYED HASSAN JOUZDANI, ISFAHAN, LATER 20TH CENTURY shaped square, each flat-chased and engraved on a matted ground with panels of scrolling foliage and birds, the borders additionally with piercing below applied rims with leafage to the rounded corners, on ball feet, stamped Isfahan in Farsi, '900' and maker's mark, 17.5cm wide, 704g

Estim. 200 - 300 GBP

Lot 64 - AN IRANI PEDESTAL SWEETMEAT BOWL, SEYYED HASSAN JOUZDANI, ISFAHAN, LATER 20TH CENTURY circular, the bowl with trellis piercing and leaf motifs below an applied waved rim of flowerheads and scroll, the spreading pedestal foot similarly pierced, stamped Isfahan (in Farsi), '900' and maker's mark, 17cm diameter, 505g

Estim. 150 - 250 GBP

Lot 65 - AN IRAQI COFFEE POT AND PAIR OF JUGS IN SIZES, PROBABLY BASRA OR OMARA, MID 20TH CENTURY all niello decorated with palm fringed river scenes with dhows and stylised views of a shrine, the pot of typical 'dallah' form with additional foliate niello decoration to lid and spout and a geometric band below the river scene, the jugs with ribbed necks, all unmarked, pot 17.5cm high; 506g

Estim. 150 - 250 GBP

Lot 66 - A FOUR-PIECE TEA SET ON TRAY, MIDDLE EASTERN, 20TH CENTURY bulbous bodies with gadroon and leaf rims, comprising two pots in sizes, a lidded jug, a strainer on stand, and an oval tray 46.5cm long, all stamped to undersides 'SILVER'; 2893g

Estim. 500 - 700 GBP

Lot 67 - AN EGYPTIAN SWEETMEAT BOWL, CAIRO, 1980s circular, the sides pierced and wrigglework engraved with scrolling leafage below an applied openwork foliate rim, on three ball and claw feet, 900 standard marks, 18cm diameter; together with a pair of small Egyptian dishes, shaped circular and flat bottomed, with applied leafy rims, 900 standard marks, 13.5cm diameter; and a set of three small Egyptian beakers, tapering cylindrical, beaded rims, 900 standard marks, 5.5cm high; 708g (6)

Estim. 250 - 350 GBP

Lot 68 - AN OTTOMAN STYLE EGYPTIAN INCENSE BURNER ON STAND, CAIRO, 1980s chased with scroll foliate bands, the almost spherical container hinging open from the middle, pierced below the turned finial with crescent surmount, screwing into the shaped circular dish on three panel feet, 900 standard marks, 28cm high, 806g

Estim. 150 - 250 GBP

Lot 69 - A PAIR OF OTTOMAN STYLE DOCUMENT CASES, PERHAPS TURKISH, 20TH CENTURY the cylindrical bodies trellis pierced around elongated vacant cartouches, with conical terminals, each with a chain to the cover at one end, apparently unmarked, 30cm long, 337g; together with two Ottoman style Wedding mirrors, one shaped circular, the other shaped oval, both with cast peacock finials and foliate chased lobing, apparently unmarked, Turkish, 20th century, 14cm diameter and 16cm long (4)

Estim. 200 - 300 GBP

Lot 70 - A SET OF THREE ROSEWATER SPRINKLERS AND THREE JARS AND COVERS, TURKISH, 20TH CENTURY all in sizes, the sprinklers applied with openwork trailing roses to the spouts and chased with foliate scalework to the bodies, on spreading bases of curved leaves, each stamped 'MBM / 925', 18cm tallest, the pots and covers chased with bands of flowerheads on a matted ground, cast flower finials, stamped 'MA900', 9cm tallest; 970g (6)

Estim. 300 - 500 GBP

Lot 71 - AN OTTOMAN STYLE DRESSING TABLE MIRROR OR FRAME, PERHAPS TURKISH, 20TH CENTURY the swinging shaped oblong frame of openwork foliate scrolls holding a panel of mirror glass (damaged), the turned supports with cast peacock finials, apparently unmarked, 37.5cm high, 1340g

Estim. 200 - 300 GBP

Lot 72 - A DUTCH SILVER MINIATURE MORTAR, FREDERIK VAN STRANDT II, AMSTERDAM, CIRCA 1740 girdled tapering cylindrical and with everted lip and two stud handles, 2.7cm high

Estim. 300 - 500 GBP

Lot 73 - A PAIR OF DUTCH SILVER MINIATURE CANDLESTICKS, MAKER'S MARK A TREE OR A STANDING FIGURE, AMSTERDAM, EARLY 18TH CENTURY each on hexagonal base and with baluster stem and spool shaped sconce, 5.7cm high

Estim. 400 - 600 GBP

Lot 74 - TWO DUTCH SILVER MINIATURE SALT CELLARS, ONE ARNOLDUS VAN GEFFEN, ONE FREDERIK VAN STRANDT II, AMSTERDAM, SECOND QUARTER 18TH CENTURY each on a canted square base and with circular bowls, 2.9cm square

Estim. 120 - 180 GBP

Lot 75 - A DUTCH SILVER MINIATURE NUTMEG GRATER, FREDERIK VAN STRANDT II, AMSTERDAM, PROBABLY 1757 oblong and with shaped cresting, 6cm high

Estim. 300 - 400 GBP

Lot 76 - A DUTCH SILVER MINIATURE CHAMBER CANDLESTICK, PIETER VAN SOMWERWIL I, AMSTERDAM, CIRCA 1740 circular, with shaped flat handle pierced with a heart, 7.6cm high

Estim. 150 - 250 GBP

Lot 77 - TWO DUTCH SILVER MINIATURE STRAINING SPOONS, THE FIRST UNMARKED, THE SECOND POSSIBLY ROTTERDAM, 19TH CENTURY the first with circular bowl with engraved rosette, the second with plain oval bowl and plain handle, 11cm and 9cm long; together with a Dutch silver miniature plate, unmarked, possibly 18th century, plain circular and on rim foot, 3.8cm diameter (3)

Estim. 100 - 150 GBP

Lot 78 - A DUTCH SILVER MINIATURE 'POFFERTJES' PAN, JAN BORDUUR, AMSTERDAM, 1756 the circular pan with three depressions, with plain handle, 8.3cm long

Estim. 150 - 250 GBP

Lot 79 - A DUTCH SILVER MINIATURE BUTTER DISH AND COVER, ARNOLDUS VAN GEFFEN, AMSTERDAM, 1763 circular, with shaped bracket handles, cover with flower finial, 2.3cm wide

Estim. 200 - 300 GBP

Lot 80 - A DUTCH SILVER MINIATURE BRAZIER, JOHANNES ADRIANUS VAN GEFFEN, AMSTERDAM, 1778 circular and with shaped rim, on three scroll feet, with wood turned side handle, 8cm long

Estim. 200 - 300 GBP

Lot 81 - A DUTCH SILVER MINIATURE COFFEE POT, MAKER'S MARK F.S, POSSIBLY FOR FREDERIK VAN STRANT I, AMSTERDAM, CIRCA 1720 tapering cylindrical and on three stud feet, the body chased with acanthus bands, flutes and foliage, with scroll handle, 5.5cm high

Estim. 300 - 500 GBP

Lot 82 - A DUTCH SILVER MINIATURE TRAY, FREDERIK VAN STRANT I, AMSTERDAM, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY oblong and with angled sides pierced with handles, on four stud feet, 7 long

Estim. 250 - 350 GBP

Lot 83 - A PAIR OF DUTCH SILVER MINIATURE TEA BOWLS AND SAUCERS, THE SAUCERS WITH MARK OF JOHANNES ADRIANUS VAN GEFFEN, AMSTERDAM, 1773 plain circular, each on rim foot, the saucers faintly engraved with a star, the saucers 3cm diameter; together with another Dutch silver miniature tea bowl and saucer, unmarked, probably 19th century, plain circular, saucer 2cm diameter (6)

Estim. 300 - 400 GBP

Lot 84 - A DUTCH SILVER MINIATURE COFFEE GRINDER, MAKER'S MARK IB IN MONOGRAM, POSSIBLY FOR JAN BORDUUR, AMSTERDAM, 1739 rectangular, the front with sliding drawer with baluster handle, the top with bowl and grinder handle, 4cm wide

Estim. 300 - 400 GBP

Lot 85 - A DUTCH SILVER MINIATURE WINDMILL THREAD WINDER, MAKER'S MARK B ONLY, POSSIBLY FOR JAN BREDA OF AMSTERDAM, CIRCA 1700 on oblong base, with flower and scroll front and back panels and bird finials, one 'sail' repaired, 7cm high

Estim. 300 - 400 GBP

Lot 86 - A DUTCH SILVER MINIATURE BRAZIER, 18TH CENTURY octagonal and on four stud feet, with side door, each facet scroll engraved, the top pierced, with wire swing handle, the body 2.9cm high

Estim. 100 - 150 GBP

Lot 87 - A DUTCH SILVER MINIATURE FRYING PAN, MAKER'S MARK NR/VR (?), AMSTERDAM, 1753 with plain circular pan and handle, 7.8cm long

Estim. 100 - 150 GBP

Lot 88 - A DUTCH SILVER MINIATURE COLANDER, UNMARKED, 18TH CENTURY plain circular and with two plain bracket handles, 5.4cm wide

Estim. 80 - 120 GBP

Lot 89 - A GROUP OF FIVE CONTINENTAL SILVER SMALL SANCTUARY LAMPS, PROBABLY ITALIAN OR SPANISH, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY one cup shaped with pale pierced rim above chased swags and lanceolate leaves on a matted ground and acorn pendant, Rome, circa 1800, 8.5cm long excluding swing handle; one bulbous below a scroll pierced rim, unmarked, 8.5cm high including applied scrolls to rim; one bucket form chased with ribs and flutes and pellet punched bands, stamped '5' 'CG' and indecipherable mark, 6.6cm high excluding swing handle and chain; one chased with alternate matted and plain lappets below a scroll foliate band and applied grotesque masks below the handle supports, unmarked, 5cm high excluding swing handle and chain; and one conical with basketweave decoration, '8' and indecipherable mark to fixed loop handle, 9cm high excluding suspension fitment; 272g (5)

Estim. 250 - 350 GBP

Lot 90 - A SWEDISH PARCEL-GILT-SILVER TAZZA, C.G. HALLBERG, STOCKHOLM, 1883 in Renaissance style, with bands of foliate strapwork and formal foliate borders, the domed circular base on four paw and pad feet with festoons between, the vase-shaped stem applied with a pair of winged caryatid scroll handles, the detachable dish with a band of ribbing, the underside of the stand with engraved presentation inscription in Swedish, 875 standard, 39cm high, 1244g

Estim. 600 - 900 GBP

Lot 91 - A NORWEGIAN SILVER BEAKER, BERGEN, 1843 tapering form with everted rim foot, with bands of wrigglework and an applied reeded girdle with three loops suspending two convex roundels (one lacking), further applied below with a corded girdle, assay master Christian Hoff and date marks only, incuse stamped 12L.11G, 12.5cm high, 183g

Estim. 150 - 250 GBP

Lot 92 - A PORTUGUESE SILVER SALVER, OPORTO, MID 20TH CENTURY circular, foliate bright-cut engraved, the everted gallery pierced with a repeated motif of a dog running amidst foliage and rocaille, on three openwork curved panel feet, 833 standard and maker's marks, 24cm diameter, 498g

Estim. 150 - 250 GBP

Lot 93 - A DUTCH SILVER-GILT APOSTLE SPOON, MID 17TH CENTURY the almost circular bowl below a flat section of stem with a bird and seraphim in relief, the spiral twist section with figure terminal, underside of bowl stamped WTB, 18cm long

Estim. 80 - 120 GBP

Lot 94 - A SET OF SIX WEST COUNTRY QUEEN ANNE SILVER SPOONS, JOHN MURCH I OF PLYMOUTH, EXETER, 1707 Dog Nose pattern with plain rat-tail heels, later gilded, fully Britannia standard hallmarked, in a Victorian leather fitted case with gilt initials H.J.T. for Herbert James Torr, interior with gilt stamp for Elkington & Co., Liverpool, spoons 20cm long, 348g Provenance: Herbert James Torr JP (1864-1935), son of John Torr, MP for Liverpool from 1872 until his death in 1880; thence by family descent to the vendor. It is rare to find a set of six English Provincial spoons at this date, especially so with full marks. Apparently, following the introduction of the higher Britannia standard in 1696, Murch made his own Britannia marks, to suggest compliance, but was fined by the London Goldsmith's Company in 1699 for selling substandard wares. Working in Plymouth at the time these spoons were produced, one presumes John Murch submitted them for assay at Exeter at the correct standard. For further information on the silversmith see Miles Harrison, 'Exeter & West Country Silver 1700-1900', published by Berforts Group, 2014, p.164. The well-known firm of manufacturing silversmiths, Elkington & Co., as well as retailing their own wares, also on occasion dealt in antique silver. Given that they first opened retail premises in Liverpool in 1869 (Culme, Vol.I, p.141) it is likely this set of spoons were 're-conditioned' and gilded by Elkington prior to retail there sometime in the 1870s to either Herbert or John Torr.

Estim. 600 - 900 GBP

Lot 95 - A PAIR OF VICTORIAN SILVER TONGS, CHAWNER & CO., LONDON, 1857 Kings pattern, 21cm long, 115g

Estim. 70 - 100 GBP

Lot 96 - A GEORGE IV SILVER LADLE, WILLIAM ELEY, LONDON, 1827 Hourglass pattern, engraved with scrolled initials CMC, 26.5cm long, 207g

Estim. 100 - 150 GBP

Lot 97 - A GEORGE II SILVER MARROW SCOOP, WILLIAM SOAME, LONDON, CIRCA 1740 typical form, 21.7cm long, 50g

Estim. 70 - 100 GBP

Lot 98 - A PAIR OF VICTORIAN SILVER GRAVY SPOONS, ELIZABETH EATON, LONDON, 1846 Fiddle pattern, engraved with scrolled initials WJ, 31.5cm, 299g

Estim. 200 - 300 GBP

Lot 99 - A GEORGE III SILVER SOUP LADLE, LONDON, 1813, RETAILED BY GEORGE JAMIESON OF ABERDEEN Fiddle pattern, engraved with the initial R, London assay marks, maker's mark 'G.J' overstriking that of another, additionally stamped 'ABN', 33cm long, 181g

Estim. 100 - 150 GBP

Lot 100 - ASSORTED ENGLISH SILVER SERVING PIECES comprising: a George V soup ladle, Warden pattern, plain, Barker Brothers Silver Ltd., Birmingham, 1930; a Victorian sifter ladle, Old English pattern, engraved crest, Josiah Williams & Co. of Bristol, Exeter, 1856; a pair of George II tea tongs, scrolled scissor form, John Gorham, London, circa 1740; a cased pair of grape scissors, plain ribbed form, the blades with steel insets, Mappin & Webb Ltd., Sheffield, 1913; and a Fiddle pattern teaspoon and a Hanoverian pattern condiment spoon; 431g all in excepting leather case (7)

Estim. 200 - 300 GBP

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Lot 16 - A MEISSEN 'PUG' PAPERWEIGHT, MID 19TH CENTURY the recumbent dog on a flower encrusted elongated oblong stand with gilt line borders, 20.5cm long, blue crossed swords mark, minor chips

Lot 25 - FULVIO BIANCONI (1915-1996): 'VENEZIA' an Italian glass figure, Venini, Murano, circa 1949/50, from the 'Costumi Regionali' series, model No.2999, with black hair and cape with 'zanfirico' and blue and red skirts, etched to underside 'venini / murano / ITALIA', 24.5cm high

Lot 26 - A VENETIAN ART GLASS VASE, MASSIMILANO SCHIAVON, MURANO, 2008 bulbous, white lattice and interlaced green canes in clear and green swirls, the surface with cut and frosted sections, underside signed '2008 / Schiavon / 1/1', 37cm diameter

Lot 27 - A VENETIAN GLASS DISH, PROBABLY 16TH CENTURY circular, the base of the shallow bowl with a band of blue cabling, a blue line border below the everted rim, 16cm diameter

Lot 38 - AN ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD, RUSSIAN, 19TH CENTURY from a Deësis, tempera and gesso on curved wood panel, 33.5 x 23.5cm; together with an icon of God The Father And Christ In Majesty, Russian, circa 1900, coloured print on paper laid on board, 27 x 22.5cm (2)

Lot 39 - AN ICON OF MOSES, ELIJAH, SAINT NIPHONT AND SAINT PANTELEIMON, RUSSIAN, LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY tempera and gesso on wood panel, the titled figures standing below Jesus as The Lord Almighty on a cloudbank, 31 x 26.5cm

Lot 41 - TWO RUSSIAN ICONS, MOSCOW SCHOOL, LATER 19TH CENTURY tempera and gesso on wood panels, both with half length figures on gilt tooled grounds, one of St Nicholas the Wonderworker with arched border with a turquoise ground, the other of Christ Pantocrator with blue ground border, 22.5 x 18cm

Lot 42 - A CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL PANEL OF THE MADONNA AND CHILD, LIMOGES 13TH CENTURY STYLE rectangular, engraved reserves of the Madonna enthroned holding the Holy Infant within a Romanesque arch, the dark blue ground with two pale blue bands and a variety of geometric roundels, 21 x 14cm

Lot 44 - A PAIR OF GEORGE III STATUARY MARBLE FRAGMENTARY CORBELS, CIRCA 1800 applied with roundels carved with the opposing profiles of Ovid and Homer on a square block above fluting, each 11cm wide

Lot 46 - A PAIR OF OAK ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS CARVED AS ANGELS, FLEMISH, 17TH CENTURY the winged figures carved as one playing a lute, the other a viol, with volute capitals above, 52cm high

Lot 47 - A QUEEN ANNE PEWTER QUART TANKARD, CIRCA 1710-20 tapering cylindrical body with moulded girdle and convex foot, domed lid with screw thumbpiece, scroll handle stamped with initial triangle G/RP, unmarked, 18cm high

Lot 56 - A PAIR OF REVERSE GLASS PRINTS, ENGLISH, 19TH CENTURY oval, one 'The Continence of Chevalier Bayard' after Edward Penny (1714-1791), the other (cracked) ‘Hector and Andromache’ after an oil attributed to Angelica Kauffmann (1741-1807), each in giltwood frame 54cm long

Lot 57 - A GEORGE OR WILLIAM IV GILTWOOD GIRANDOLE MIRROR, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY the convex looking glass in an ebonised reeded slip and deep moulded frame with eagle surmount and leaf scroll pendant issuing two scrolling candle lights, 96cm high

Lot 59 - A PAIR OF INDIAN SILVER SWEETMEAT DISHES, UNMARKED, BENGAL, CIRCA 1900 oval with waved rims, each chased on matted grounds with a continuous band of animals amid palm trees below a trailing flower border, gilt interiors, 18cm long, 274g

Lot 61 - A SET OF TWELVE IRANI BOWLS AND TWELVE SAUCERS, RETAILED BY JAHRAMI, ISFAHAN, MID 20TH CENTURY finely decorated with foliate cartouches on matted grounds, with applied foliate rims, 'Jahrami' (in Farsi) and '84' stamps, bowls 12.5cm diameter, saucers 17.5cm diameter, 4273g

Lot 66 - A FOUR-PIECE TEA SET ON TRAY, MIDDLE EASTERN, 20TH CENTURY bulbous bodies with gadroon and leaf rims, comprising two pots in sizes, a lidded jug, a strainer on stand, and an oval tray 46.5cm long, all stamped to undersides 'SILVER'; 2893g

Lot 71 - AN OTTOMAN STYLE DRESSING TABLE MIRROR OR FRAME, PERHAPS TURKISH, 20TH CENTURY the swinging shaped oblong frame of openwork foliate scrolls holding a panel of mirror glass (damaged), the turned supports with cast peacock finials, apparently unmarked, 37.5cm high, 1340g

Lot 72 - A DUTCH SILVER MINIATURE MORTAR, FREDERIK VAN STRANDT II, AMSTERDAM, CIRCA 1740 girdled tapering cylindrical and with everted lip and two stud handles, 2.7cm high

Lot 73 - A PAIR OF DUTCH SILVER MINIATURE CANDLESTICKS, MAKER'S MARK A TREE OR A STANDING FIGURE, AMSTERDAM, EARLY 18TH CENTURY each on hexagonal base and with baluster stem and spool shaped sconce, 5.7cm high

Lot 74 - TWO DUTCH SILVER MINIATURE SALT CELLARS, ONE ARNOLDUS VAN GEFFEN, ONE FREDERIK VAN STRANDT II, AMSTERDAM, SECOND QUARTER 18TH CENTURY each on a canted square base and with circular bowls, 2.9cm square