Search "PROBLEMGO.COM how much to bribe a customs officer to let goods through"

A GROUP OF SILVER TEA WARES (3)
Lot 246 - 12-13 May| Antiques & Interiors Sold
A GROUP OF SILVER TEA WARES (3)
Each of similar style, with engraved decoration, raised on four spherical feet, comprising; a teapot, having ivory insulators to the handles, London 1807, a twin handled sugar bowl and a milk jug,…
Footnotes: This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference No. 5W7AEVAP Prospective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £500 - £700
12 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
12 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
A VICTORIAN SILVER THREE PEICE TEA SET (3)
Lot 252 - 12-13 May| Antiques & Interiors Sold
A VICTORIAN SILVER THREE PEICE TEA SET (3)
Comprising; a teapot, having ivory insulators to the handles, a twin handled sugar bowl and a milk jug, each of circular form with partly fluted decoration, reeded handles and with beaded rims,…
Footnotes: This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference No. X9JYAX9Z Prospective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £280 - £320
12 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
12 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
A GEORGE III SILVER TEAPOT
Lot 278 - 12-13 May| Antiques & Interiors Sold
A GEORGE III SILVER TEAPOT
Of oval form, engraved with wreath shaped cartouches and a crest, with an ivory handle and finial to the hinged lid, London 1788, maker William Vincent, gross weight 509 grams
Footnotes: This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference Y2PNDX55 Prospective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £300
12 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
12 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
A SILVER HINGE LIDDED TEA CADDY
Lot 286 - 12-13 May| Antiques & Interiors Sold
A SILVER HINGE LIDDED TEA CADDY
Of oval form, having an ivory finial, the body crest engraved, London 1907, gross weight 209 grams
Footnotes: This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference 3PKPETZF Prospective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £80 - £120
12 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
12 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
A GROUP OF PLATED WARES (10)
Lot 292 - 12-13 May| Antiques & Interiors Sold
A GROUP OF PLATED WARES (10)
Comprising; a Victorian four piece tea and coffee set, having ivory insulators to the handles of the two principal pieces, also a preserve jar and cover, a teapot, a sugar scuttle and scoop, a sauce…
Footnotes: This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference No. WTPPC1GN (coffee pot) and RV9755SE (teapot) Prospective buyers should be aware…
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £50 - £70
12 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
12 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
A FRENCH COFFEE POT
Lot 322 - 12-13 May| Antiques & Interiors Sold
A FRENCH COFFEE POT
Of baluster form, with floral, foliate and scroll embossed decoration, raised on four feet, the hinged lid with a floral finial, note: ivory insulators to the handle. Height 27.5cm, gross weight…
Footnotes: This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference ZKJN1GWS Prospective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £450 - £650
12 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
12 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
A PAIR OF CELADON TWIN HANDLED BALUSTER SHAPED TABLE LAMPS (2)
Lot 433 - 12-13 May| Antiques & Interiors Sold
A PAIR OF CELADON TWIN HANDLED BALUSTER SHAPED TABLE LAMPS (2)
Modern
Relief moulded prunus blossom decoration, on hardwood stands, 51cm high (excluding hardwood stands)
Condition report: In good condition with relatively few flaws. One with a few specks to the glaze - see extra images on www.bellmans.co.uk. The wiring runs through the underside of the bases and…
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £80 - £120
13 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
13 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
AN EDWARD VII OFFICER'S SWORD AND SCABBARD
Lot 457 - 12-13 May| Antiques & Interiors Unsold
AN EDWARD VII OFFICER'S SWORD AND SCABBARD
The blade detailed EDW THURKLE 5 DENMARK STREET SOHO LONDON, 103cm long
Estimate: £150 - £250
13 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
13 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
AFTER JOSE CARDONA (1878-1923): A BRONZE FIGURE OF A GIRL
Lot 486 - 12-13 May| Antiques & Interiors Unsold
AFTER JOSE CARDONA (1878-1923): A BRONZE FIGURE OF A GIRL
Early 20th Century
Signed to the cast, with ivory hands and later composite face, 33cm high
Footnotes: This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference T13S429N Prospective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on…
Estimate: £150 - £250
13 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
13 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
AN INDIAN BRASS BOUND COROMANDEL SHAPED RECTANGULAR LIFT TOP BOX
Lot 709 - 12-13 May| Antiques & Interiors Unsold
A 19TH CENTURY INDIAN BRASS BOUND COROMANDEL SHAPED RECTANGULAR LIFT TOP…
With fitted interior, 43cm wide; 30cm deep; 20cm high
Footnotes: This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference LS6QPS9N Prospective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on…
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
13 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
A SCOTTISH MAHOGANY STICK BAROMETER
Lot 10 - 12 May | Clocks & Barometers Unsold
A SCOTTISH MAHOGANY STICK BAROMETER
By J & J. Gardner, Glasgow, circa 1800
With arched pediment above a carved ivory inset scale and vernier, with visible tube100cm highJ & J Gardner, Bell's Wynd, Glasgow, a firm of prolific barometer makers in the 19th Century, was…
Estimate: £100 - £200
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
AN OAK-CASED BAROGRAPH WITH SILVERED BAROMETER RING
Lot 11 - 12 May | Clocks & Barometers Sold
AN OAK-CASED BAROGRAPH WITH SILVERED BAROMETER RING
Signed Henry Wells, Shrewsbury, No 715
With bevelled glass panels to the lift-off cover, the drum-shaped mechanism with lift-off cover to the movement, the brass frame with single chamber aneroid mechanism, silvered ring showing the…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £200 - £400
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
A REGENCY GILTWOOD CARTEL VERGE WALL CLOCK
Lot 50 - 12 May | Clocks & Barometers Unsold
A REGENCY GILTWOOD CARTEL VERGE WALL CLOCK
The dial signed Jno. Harmsworth, London,
The giltwood case surmounted by a splayed winged eagle above egg-and-dart moulding, with circular glazed brass-moulded bezel, flanked to each side by a flaming-torch and hung with foliate berried…
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
AN IMPRESSIVE AUSTRO/HUNGARIAN GILTWOOD AND EBONISED QUARTER STRIKING ELEPHANT CLOCK WITH CALENDAR
Lot 94 - 12 May | Clocks & Barometers Sold
AN IMPRESSIVE AUSTRO/HUNGARIAN GILTWOOD AND EBONISED QUARTER STRIKING…
By Johann Petz, Nickolsburg, circa 1785
Surmounted with a figure seated on a cushion, above the drum case, supported on the elephant’s back, whilst an attendant attempts to pull a cover across the elephant’s head, white painted wooden…
Hammer price: £8,500
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
A CHINESE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE INCENSE STICK HOLDER (2)
Lot 1194 - 27 March| Asian Ceramics & Works of Art Sold
A CHINESE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE INCENSE STICK HOLDER (2)
Probably Ming dynasty
Cast as a figure standing in long robes with left arm held aloft, supported on two lotus flowers, 15cm high; also a bronze seal, cast as a figure seated on the back of a…
The figure with solder repair through both ankles. Some typical wear to the gilding.The seal with minor wear
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £200 - £300
27 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
27 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
A `DEHUA' WINE POT AND COVER (2)
Lot 1200 - 27 March| Asian Ceramics & Works of Art Sold
A `DEHUA' WINE POT AND COVER (2)
Qing dynasty
Of shouldered cylindrical form with chilong form handle and spout, 15cm high
Firing break through the right front leg of the chilong handle. Haircrack across its left front foot. There is a small chip to the roof of its mouth. There are some small chips around the inner rim.…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £200 - £400
27 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
27 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
KINOSHITA ITSUUN ( 1799-1866) A JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING
Lot 1207 - 27 March| Asian Ceramics & Works of Art Sold
KINOSHITA ITSUUN ( 1799-1866) A JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING
Mountainous landscape, ink on silk, 123cm by 42cm, mounted on brocade
Footnotes: This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference No. B6C9RRFV   Prospective buyers should be aware that some countries have…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £300
27 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
27 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
A PAIR OF LAC-BURGAUTE SNUFF BOTTLES (6)
Lot 1236 - 27 March| Asian Ceramics & Works of Art Sold
A PAIR OF LAC-BURGAUTE SNUFF BOTTLES (6)
Probably Japanese, 19th century
Of flattened ovoid form, each decorated in mother-of-pearl and gilt on a black ground, one side with figures in a lakeside pavilion, the reverse with a bird amongst…
Some losses to each stopperThis lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference No.AUPVHGGE Prospective buyers should be aware that some countries…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
27 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
27 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
A CHINESE POTTERY HORSE AND RIDER
Lot 1239 - 27 March| Asian Ceramics & Works of Art Unsold
A CHINESE POTTERY HORSE AND RIDER
Probably Tang dynasty
The animal standing four square on a rectangular base, 21.5cm high
Break through horse's with some losses around the break. Loss to the end of the staff the figure is holding. Some overall wear
Estimate: £400 - £600
27 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
27 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
GASPAR PEETER VERBRUGGEN THE YOUNGER (FLEMISH, 1664-1730)
Lot 811 - 26 March | Old Master, British and European Art Unsold
GASPAR PEETER VERBRUGGEN THE YOUNGER (FLEMISH, 1664-1730)
Still life with tulips, roses, crown imperials, nasturtiums, peonies, lilies, oranges and grapes around a fountain
signed 'Gasper. P. Verbruggen.f.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
138 x 115cm

We are…
ProvenanceWith Doig, Wilson & Wheatley, Edinburgh;Thought to have been acquired from the above by the grandfather of the present owner;Thence by descentExhibitedMottisfont Abbey, Hampshire, circa…
Estimate: £12,000 - £18,000
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
ATTRIBUTED TO FRANCOIS FRANCIA (FRENCH, 1772-1839)
Lot 850 - 26 March | Old Master, British and European Art Unsold
ATTRIBUTED TO FRANCOIS FRANCIA (FRENCH, 1772-1839)
Travellers on a track through a tree-lined valley
watercolour on paper
26.5 x 36.5cm
(unframed)
Estimate: £150 - £250
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Lot 856 - 26 March | Old Master, British and European Art Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Portrait miniature of a gentleman with white hair, wearing a blue coat
on ivory (ref. 566T5AZ5)
6.2cm
in a gilt-metal frame

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Footnotes:This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference No.566T5AZ5Prospective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on…
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £150
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
SIR JOSEPH NOEL PATON (BRITISH, 1821-1901)
Lot 869 - 26 March | Old Master, British and European Art Sold
SIR JOSEPH NOEL PATON (BRITISH, 1821-1901)
Puck and the Fairy (Act II, Scene I, A Midsummer Night's Dream)
signed with monogram and dated '1882' (lower left) and with inscribed label 'Sir Noel Paton R.S.A. ** L.D. H.M Limner for Scotland,…
ExhibitedEdinburgh, The Royal Scottish Academy, 1883, No. 299FootnoteSir Joseph Noel Paton was born in Dunfermline, Scotland, in 1821. After attending Dunfermline Art Academy, he went onto study at…
Hammer price: £21,000
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
JOHN BRETT (BRITISH, 1831-1902)
Lot 907 - 26 March | Old Master, British and European Art Sold
JOHN BRETT (BRITISH, 1831-1902)
Irish Sea
incised inscription and indistinctly dated 'Irish Sea 9.1 Aug (?)' (lower right)
oil on board
18 x 35.5cm

Provenance
Sale, Bonhams, London, 16th September 1971, lot 157, as a pair with …
FootnoteBrett's characteristic incised inscription gives details of the subject, day and month, but for some reason omits the year. There is some evidence pointing to 1873 as the most likely date.…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £500 - £800
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
Next Page

Our website uses cookies, as almost all websites do, to help provide you with the best possible browsing experience.

Accept Read more