A CHARIG TIARA BOX
In pink leather with black velvet and silk interior, signed Charig Ltd, Court jewellers,28 Old Bond Street, London.w. measuring 21.5cm x 18.5cm
CONDITION REPORTIt would appear that the case has been water damaged in the past and is distorted particularly at the front.Box does not stay closed. Height of case at front where damaged 5cm, at the…
Hammer price:
£650
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 April 2024
, 18:00 BST
16 April 2024
, 18:00 BST
TWO VICTORIAN SCARF RINGS (2)
One fixed ring in the form of a coiled snake, in unmarked yellow gold, weight 5.1 grams, the other a hinged ring with a central old cut diamond in a star setting and foliate detailing, stamped 15ct,…
CONDITION REPORTSnake rings edge two coils have come unsoldered from the main body, there are scratches to the underside of the head, and some other general dents, scratches and wear. The diamond set…
Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 April 2024
, 18:00 BST
16 April 2024
, 18:00 BST
A GROUP OF INSIGNIA, UNIFORM BUTTONS AND COINS (QTY)
To include uniform buttons relating to the Army, Navy, Police, a large quantity of Canadian Army Medical Corps buttons, General Service Pattern buttons and other institutions, a silver badge detailed…
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for further information: https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/the-purple-shop-the-anthony-gardner-collection
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £50 - £70
16 April 2024
, 18:00 BST
16 April 2024
, 18:00 BST
ATTRIBUTED TO MRS NEWMAN: A GOLD, OPAL AND ENAMEL BRACELET
With flat curb links mounted with oval cabochon opals and enamelled vine leaves, unmarked, 19cm in length, gross weight 18.9 grams, with a box clasp and safety chain, in a signed Mrs Newman Goldsmith…
CONDITION REPORTIn overall good condition, clasp fastens securely, all stones are secure, some wear to the enamel, some wear to the links, gold is testing as 14ctWidth of the bracelet across an opal…
Hammer price:
£5,000
Estimate: £400 - £600
16 April 2024
, 18:00 BST
16 April 2024
, 18:00 BST
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 19TH CENTURY (2)
Portrait miniature of a young girl, thought to be Hilda Mary Dowson (née Greg) (1883-1956)
with inscribed label (attached to the back of frame)
on ivory (ref. WY1APGJS)
7.5cm
in a gilt-metal frame…
FootnoteHilda Mary Dowson (née Greg) was born on 23 February 1883 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, to parents Walter and Susan Elizabeth (née Gaskell). She was baptised on 3 April 1883 at Styal Presbyterian…
Hammer price:
£500
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2024
, 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024
, 15:00 GMT
FREDERICK ARTHUR BRIDGMAN (AMERICAN, 1847-1928)
Sanctuary in the Sahara
signed and dated ‘F. A Bridgman 1879’ (lower left)
oil on canvas
56 x 87cm
Provenance
The artist Arthur Croft (1828-1902);
Thence by family descent to the current owner
…
Footnote
Sanctuary in the Sahara is a product of Fredrick A. Bridgman’s
second visit to Algeria. Having painted Algiers and its neighboring
villages in 1872-73 during his first trip to North Africa,…
Hammer price:
£26,000
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
28 March 2024
, 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024
, 15:00 GMT
HERBERT DICKSEE (BRITISH, 1862-1942)
Waiting for Master (1922)
signed 'Herbert Dicksee' (lower left margin), published by Frost & Reed
etching
40 x 65cm
(unframed)
Provenance
Herbert Dicksee;
Thence by descent to his grand-daughter…
Condition ReportThere are three pinholes to the extreme upper border, one further to the lower left border. A few associated circular creases in the same area. The main body of the print is in…
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2024
, 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024
, 15:00 GMT
HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
Portrait of Lord Ronald Charles Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1845-1916)
inscribed 'Lord Ronald Gower' (verso)
oil on board
23 x 15cm
Provenance
The Great niece of Henry Scott Tuke;
Sale, Bonhams Oxford…
FootnoteRonald Gower, who was the seventh son of George, 2nd Duke of Sutherland (1786-1861), sat for Tuke in 1897, a work now held in the National Portrait Gallery (NPG 4841). He had an eclectic…
Hammer price:
£4,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
28 March 2024
, 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024
, 15:00 GMT
A CHINESE BLUE-GROUND SUMMER GAUZE DRAGON ROBE, JIFU
Second half19th century
The blue gauze worked with couched gold thread five-clawed dragons amidst lingzhi-shaped clouds, Precious Objects and bats, black gauze sleeves with embroidered cuffs, 143cm…
The main dragon on the front of the robe has lost its claws on two of its feet. Some replacement gold threads. There is some wear and losses to the gold threads on the dragons and some scattered…
Hammer price:
£3,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
27 March 2024
, 13:00 GMT
27 March 2024
, 13:00 GMT
A HUMAN SKULL FOR MEDICAL STUDY
20th Century
Articulated for teaching purposes, with teeth, 22cm from front to back on a flat surface
Condition Report:Missing one back molar to the top jaw. Variation in the painted lacquer.varnish. Various areas of wear and uneveness around the edges of the opening parts, possible chips and losses…
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 March 2024
, 17:00 GMT
26 March 2024
, 17:00 GMT
A 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY NINE DRAWER PEDESTAL DESK
133cm wide; 86cm deep; 76cm high
Ivory Licence: FH8S8R8Front section of left pedestal still missing as can be seen in the main image, section of veneer missing to front right corner of top, two burn marks present to the inset…
Hammer price:
£150
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 March 2024
, 17:00 GMT
26 March 2024
, 17:00 GMT
A 17TH CENTURY CARVED AND MARQUETRY INLAID OAK COURT CUPBOARD
162cm wide; 58cm deep; 170cm high
Hammer price:
£800
Estimate: £200 - £400
26 March 2024
, 17:00 GMT
26 March 2024
, 17:00 GMT
CHALKIE DAVIES (WELSH, B. 1955)
John Lydon, The Lydon King (1980) (printed later)
signed and numbered by the photographer in blue ink 'Chalkie Davies HC 1/5' (to the lower border)
black and white archival print
image size 63.5 x…
Footnote"I call this 'The Lydon King'. The picture was done because Public Image had formed and their first record was coming out. John couldn't have been more bored, and was being very uncooperative…
Hammer price:
£220
Estimate: £200 - £300
19 February 2024
, 00:00 GMT
19 February 2024
, 00:00 GMT
CHALKIE DAVIES (WELSH, B. 1955)
Debbie Harry In An Easy Chair (1976) (printed later)
signed and numbered by the photographer in black ink 'Chalkie Davies HC 1/5' (to the lower border)
black and white archival print
21.5 x 66cm…
Footnote"Debbie's very first visit to London...The middle shot really captures her beauty. Put together they portray a bit of humour too. My photographs of Debbie appeared in the NME quite small, but…
Hammer price:
£600
Estimate: £200 - £300
19 February 2024
, 00:00 GMT
19 February 2024
, 00:00 GMT
W.A.S BENSON: AN ARTS & CRAFTS SPOT HAMMERED COPPER CYLINDRICAL WALKING…
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
With riveted seams, stamped to underside, 65cm high
Condition Report:26cm diameter at the rim. Knock to the top rim where it has flattened. Some bruises and knocks to the main body. Evidence of restoration to the rim, see additional images. General…
Hammer price:
£220
Estimate: £80 - £120
19 February 2024
, 00:00 GMT
19 February 2024
, 00:00 GMT
A LOUIS XV STYLE GILT-METAL 'VERSAILLES' HANGING LANTERN
Late 20th Century
Of tapering scrolling acanthus cartouche outline, with five moulded glass panels (one broken), 61 cm high
Condition report: Please see extra image to show the missing section of glass. There is an electrical light fitment which is obscured in the main image, but this would hold a bulb. Wiring will need…
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £150 - £250
19 February 2024
, 00:00 GMT
19 February 2024
, 00:00 GMT
AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY TRIPLE PILLAR EXTENDING DINING TABLE
With two extra leaves, 147cm wide; 235cm long; 341cm long extended
Top sections do not tilt, later metal runners are needed to make the table secure, tops have been re attached at some point with dowel filled holes, no clips present, legs have numerous repairs with…
Hammer price:
£1,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
19 February 2024
, 00:00 GMT
19 February 2024
, 00:00 GMT
TWELVE BOTTLES OWC CHÂTEAU LATOUR, IER CRU CLASSÉ, PAUILLAC, CB 1983
Levels - 10 bottles base neck and 2 bottles top shoulder. All bottles tissue wrapped - kept as in tact as much possible during cataloguing. Some tissues slightly stained.
From the Wine Cellar of the late Michael Blyth-WhitelockWine Disclaimer: In the case of wines and spirits Bellmans are unable to accept any responsibility whatsoever for natural variations or…
Hammer price:
£2,600
Estimate: £4,800 - £5,200
12 February 2024
, 00:00 GMT
12 February 2024
, 00:00 GMT
TWELVE BOTTLES OWC CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM, 1ER CRU CLASSÉ, SAUTERNES, CB 1983
Levels - all bottles base neck. All straw and tissue wrapped - some minor staining to tissue. Packaging left in tact as much as possible during cataloguing.
From the Wine Cellar of the late Michael Blyth-WhitelockWine Disclaimer: In the case of wines and spirits Bellmans are unable to accept any responsibility whatsoever for natural variations or…
Hammer price:
£1,500
Estimate: £3,200 - £3,800
12 February 2024
, 00:00 GMT
12 February 2024
, 00:00 GMT
A GROUP OF CARVED PANELS, BRACKETS AND A FIGURE OF SAINT CHRISTOPHER (6)
Comprising a 19th Century oak relief carved figural scene possibly a biblical scene, depicting a prisoner present to a female court, 94cm wide; a ginger breadmould of a woman and man, 64cm high; a…
Hammer price:
£240
Estimate: £100 - £200
16 January 2024
, 00:00 GMT
16 January 2024
, 00:00 GMT
A 17TH CENTURY AND LATER CARVED OAK COURT CUPBOARD
141cm wide; 155cm high; 61cm deep
Condition report: the cupboard on top comes apart from the base.
Hammer price:
£100
Estimate: £100 - £200
16 January 2024
, 00:00 GMT
16 January 2024
, 00:00 GMT
A 17TH CENTURY AND LATER CARVED OAK COURT CUPBOARD
141cm wide; 175cm high; 61cm deep
Hammer price:
£480
Estimate: £100 - £200
16 January 2024
, 00:00 GMT
16 January 2024
, 00:00 GMT
ALBUM, INDIA - An album of c.250 albumen photographs, many of Indian…
ALBUM, INDIA - An album of c.250 albumen photographs relating to the Burnaby family, many of Indian subjects, various sizes, including a number of larger, full-page photographs captioned, for example…
Hammer price:
£900
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 December 2023
, 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023
, 00:00 GMT
ARDIZZONE, Edward (1900-79). A one-page autograph letter, with a prominent…
ARDIZZONE, Edward (1900-79) & Elisabeth FRINK (1930-93). An autograph letter from each, sold together: first, a one-page autograph letter by Edward Ardizzone, on paper with printed heading 'Edward…
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 December 2023
, 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023
, 00:00 GMT