ELVA JOAN BLACKER (BRITISH, 1908-1984)
ELVA JOAN BLACKER (BRITISH, 1908-1984)
Portrait of a lady looking out of a window
signed 'Elva Blacker' twice (verso)
oil on canvas laid on board
76 x 60cm
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Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
14 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
FRIEDA HUGHES (BRITISH, B. 1960)
FRIEDA HUGHES (BRITISH, B. 1960)
Fat Bird
signed with initials 'FH' (lower right), signed, titled and dated '27/1/97' (verso)
oil on canvas
61 x 51cm
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Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner;
Private…
Frieda Hughes is the daughter of poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath.  She studied at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design before moving to Australia where the landscape and wildlife provided…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
14 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
14 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
A SILVER MOUNTED GAMES SCORING PENCIL
A SILVER MOUNTED GAMES SCORING PENCIL
The body with numbered sections, detailed from One to Nine, Out, Ten to Eighteen, Total, by S Mordan and Co, London 1935, the bottom detailed Reg No 807655, length 8.2cm
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £50 - £70
12 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
12 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
AN ECCLESIASTICAL SILVER GILT BOWL
AN ECCLESIASTICAL SILVER GILT BOWL
With Latin inscription SOLI DEO HONOR ET GLORIA, raised on a circular foot, having a beaded rim, Birmingham 1912, diameter 12.7cm, weight 295 grams
The bowl would have been originally entirely gilt.  The gilding is now a little weak in places, particularly to the beading of the footrim.  The more frequently the bowl is cleaned further gilding…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £150 - £250
12 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
12 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
DESIGN BY MARIO TORREGIANI (ITALIAN, 1911-1985): A LARGE LACQUERED BRASS TEN LIGHT WALL SCULPTURE KNOWN AS ‘LEDA’
DESIGN BY MARIO TORREGIANI (ITALIAN, 1911-1985): A LARGE LACQUERED BRASS…
Late 20th Century
Comprising of ten folded sections supported on a horizontal rail, 191cm wide, 89cm (the tallest) high
Condition report: Numerous inevitable scuffs and scratches, dents and marks commensurate with wear, use and age. Some of these possibly can be polished out. Please see extra images on www.bellmans.co…
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
13 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
13 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
DESIGN BY ROLF KRUGER FOR STAFF LEUCHTEN, GERMANY: A SET OF FOUR PALMWOOD VENEERED AND ENAMELLED METAL  ‘OYSTER’  WALL LIGHTS (4)
DESIGN BY ROLF KRUGER FOR STAFF LEUCHTEN, GERMANY: A SET OF FOUR PALMWOOD…
Modern
Of square outline, cruciform over concave back panel, 65.5cm sq.
A comparable set of three were offered at auction: Auctionhouse Arnold, Frankfurt, 23 November 2024. These examples were dated to 1968. Condition report: General wear and tear, with numerous scuffs…
Estimate: £400 - £600
13 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
13 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
TWO FRENCH CUT OUT SHEET METAL ADVERTISING SHOP SIGNS: ‘CHARCUTERIE’ AND ‘BOUCHERIE’ (2)
TWO FRENCH CUT OUT SHEET METAL ADVERTISING SHOP SIGNS: ‘CHARCUTERIE’ AND…
Modern
203cm long and 163cm long, respectively
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
13 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
MAY BLAKEMAN (D.2000): A TERRACOTTA SCULPTED GROUP OF THE MADONNA AND CHILD
MAY BLAKEMAN (D.2000): A TERRACOTTA SCULPTED GROUP OF THE MADONNA AND CHILD
Incised to the reverse ‘M.B’ dated 1958, 31cm high
Provenance: Acquired by the deceased owner probably directly from the artist. May Blakeman was married to the stained glass artist Charles Blakeman, who was also an accomplished landscape artist and…
Estimate: £80 - £120
13 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
13 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
A LATE GEORGE II MAHOGANY FOLDOVER CARD TABLE
A LATE GEORGE II MAHOGANY FOLDOVER CARD TABLE
With out stepped corners and dished gaming wells, on ball and claw feet, 85cm wide; 42cm deep; 73cm high
old marks and scratches present, top has some discolouration, with damage to the veneer at the back of the table, interior lining has faded/worn in places see image. 
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
13 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
A 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY COMPACTUM FOLD-OUT WRITING DESK
A 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY COMPACTUM FOLD-OUT WRITING DESK
With adjustable slope top over fitted interior, 74cm wide; 54cm deep; 73cm high
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
13 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
AN 18TH CENTURY MAHOGANY GALLERIED COMMODE
AN 18TH CENTURY MAHOGANY GALLERIED COMMODE
40cm wide; 40cm deep; 75cm high
good overall condition minor old marks and scratches present, two small chips along the top edge of the pull out bottom section see additional images. 
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
13 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
WESTMINSTER TEAK; A TEAK RECTANGULAR EXTENDING GARDEN TABLE (9)
WESTMINSTER TEAK; A TEAK RECTANGULAR EXTENDING GARDEN TABLE (9)
With two fold out leaves, 100cm wide; 220cm long; 300cm long fully extended; 74cm high and a matched set of eight folding chairs, to include two carver chairs, 56cm wide; 94cm high
Condition report; Good used outdoor condition no major damage or losses. 
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
13 May 2025 , 17:00 BST
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND CHEQUER-STRUNG STICK BAROMETER
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND CHEQUER-STRUNG STICK BAROMETER
By Catel, London, circa 1800
With an architectural pediment with turned brass finial above the glazed door and signed silvered dial with thermometer tube to the left, above the moulded stem and exposed tube, with flattened,…
Estimate: £150 - £250
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
A BRASS BALANCE WHEEL STRIKING LANTERN CLOCK
A BRASS BALANCE WHEEL STRIKING LANTERN CLOCK
Mid 17th Century and later
Of usual form with large bell, four straps and turned finial, above pierced frets, the frame with turned uprights and four finials, the 6 1/4in dial with foliate engraved centre and alarm disc (box…
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £600 - £900
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
A GEORGE III PINE 30-HOUR LONGCASE TIMEPIECE WITH ALARM
A GEORGE III PINE 30-HOUR LONGCASE TIMEPIECE WITH ALARM
by George Lambert, Blandford, circa 1780
The case with an overhanging pediment above an arched glazed door flanked with tapering three-quarter columns, above the slender trunk inset with an arched panel door, on a stepped base; the 7in…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £300
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
AN EDWARDIAN MAHOGANY, YEW WOOD CROSSBANDED AND BOXWOOD OUTLINED LONGCASE CLOCK
AN EDWARDIAN MAHOGANY, YEW WOOD CROSSBANDED AND BOXWOOD OUTLINED LONGCASE…
In the George III style, circa 1918
The slender arched case surmounted by a brass spherical finial, above glazed door and sides, the trunk inset with a panel door, the inside with an engraved brass panel inscribed ‘Presented to Mr. E.…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
A LATE GEORGE II WALNUT, CROSSBANDED AND OUTLINED QUARTER CHIMING AND HOUR STRIKING 24-HOUR DIAL ANNUAL CALENDAR ASTRONOMICAL LONGCASE CLOCK WITH SUNRISE AND SUNSET INDICATOR
A LATE GEORGE II WALNUT, CROSSBANDED AND OUTLINED QUARTER CHIMING AND HOUR…
The movement by John Williams, Bristol, circa 1740 and later, the case associated
The hood with an ogee pediment surmounted by three brass finials, above blind fret ornament, the arched glazed door flanked by a pair of three-quarter columns and glazed sides, above the trunk with…
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
A REGENCY GILTWOOD CARTEL VERGE WALL CLOCK
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
A RARE LATE REGENCY IRISH MAHOGANY-CASED 30-HOUR ALARM TIMEPIECE
A RARE LATE REGENCY IRISH MAHOGANY-CASED 30-HOUR ALARM TIMEPIECE
By Edward Smith, Dublin
The broken arched case with a ring carrying handle, above a gadrooned edge, with an arched glazed door below with plain sides, on gadrooned base and four small brass claw feet, with lift out back…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £500 - £800
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
A EIGHT-DAY CAR CLOCK NOW IN A SILVER-PLATED ARCHED MANTEL CASE
A EIGHT-DAY CAR CLOCK NOW IN A SILVER-PLATED ARCHED MANTEL CASE
Jaeger, Paris, the underside of the wooden base stamped BROOKLANDS 1934
The circular nickel-cased movement, later mounted into the arched mantel case, with 3in circular silvered dial, signed JAEGER PARIS in a circle, 8 JOURS PARIS GENÈVE FABRIQUE EN SUISSE, the ebonised…
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £100 - £200
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
A RARE AND UNUSUAL PASTE-SET GILT-BRASS ‘FERRIS-WHEEL’ CONSTANT FORCE FALLING BALL MANTEL TIMEPIECE WITH ANEROID BAROMETER AND THERMOMETER
A RARE AND UNUSUAL PASTE-SET GILT-BRASS ‘FERRIS-WHEEL’ CONSTANT FORCE…
From the design by Charles Victor Hour, for the Exposition Universelle, Paris 1900
Surmounted by a removable model of the Medici lion, above a stepped plinth with four finials, the pediment with a pierced motif band, above bevelled glazed doors and sides, the plinth with a pull-out…
Hammer price: £6,500
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
A FRENCH BOULLE MANTEL CLOCK
A FRENCH BOULLE MANTEL CLOCK
Circa 1880
Surmounted by a flower-filled urn, the case of waisted shape with 3 3/4in brass-cast dial and twelve enamel numerals, above a glass panel, on scrolled feet, the drum-shaped movement striking on a…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £100 - £200
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
A FRENCH SECOND EMPIRE ORMOLU AND BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK DEPICTING THE SACRIFICE OF IPHIGENIA
A FRENCH SECOND EMPIRE ORMOLU AND BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK DEPICTING THE…
Circa 1830
Achilles and Agamemnon standing beside the rectangular clock case, with a bas-relief below showing Iphigenia being brought to a sacrificial altar, flanked to each side by a pierced military trophy,…
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
A RESTAURATION ALABASTER MANTEL CLOCK
A RESTAURATION ALABASTER MANTEL CLOCK
By Landry P.ge Des Panorama, Cleret, circa 1825
Of architectural form, with a stepped dentil cornice, interspersed by tiered cones, with 3 1/4in white enamel chapter ring, signed, and engine-turned centre with blued steel Breguet hands, above a…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £40 - £60
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST

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