ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE ADOLPHE VALETTE (FRENCH, 1876-1942)
A view of the Chartreuse, Valldemossa, Majorca
watercolour and pencil
28 x 38cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Footnote
It is understood Valette painted here in 1934.
Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2023
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21 November 2023
, 00:00 GMT
BOUKE DE VRIES (DUTCH, B. 1960)
Dead Nature with celadon bowl, fruit, insect and butterfly
mixed media
mounted on a square marble base beneath a glass case
27cm wide x 13.5cm high
ARR
Provenance
The Estate of the Late Meredith…
FootnoteBourke de Vries is a Dutch ceramic conservator and artist, who studied at West Dean College after an initial career in the fashion industry. He is now highly successful and represented by…
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
21 November 2023
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21 November 2023
, 00:00 GMT
A MID 20TH CENTURY METAL MODEL OF AN AEROPLANE
on a stained wooden base 28cm wide; 22cm high
Condition: Please note the wing is now detached.
Hammer price:
£40
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 October 2023
, 17:00 BST
13 October 2023
, 17:00 BST
WEBLEY & SCOTT ‘THE WEBLEY FAN’, A MID 20TH CENTURY SILVER PAINTED DESK FAN
35cm diameter; 43cm high
Fan is not sold in working condition, would need some restoration as the fan and shutters are both stiff/seized and doesn’t give much movement.
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £80 - £120
13 October 2023
, 17:00 BST
13 October 2023
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FILM & POP MEMORABILIA: A FRAMED GOLD DISC FOR ‘HEY JUDE’, A QUANTITY OF…
The gold disc mounted above a plaque stating its presentation for selling ‘Over One Million Copies’ of the ‘Hey Jude’ single by RIAA Certified Sales Award, frame 44cm high; Cool Hand Luke - U.S one…
Together with a kaftan apparently worn personally by Brando and in the 1996 film, The Island of Dr. Moreau; Together with four biro and pencil sketches or doodles, on paper, noted on a separate sheet…
Hammer price:
£240
Estimate: £100 - £200
11 October 2023
, 01:00 BST
11 October 2023
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A JENNINGS 'GOLDEN BUDDHA' ONE ARMED BANDIT MACHINE
20th Century
The chromed outer case, with wooden sides, Jennings maker’s label to one side, 69cm high
Condition report: This requires a thorough overhaul. The internal mechanics are jammed and require servicing.The case with tarnishing, oxidization and general rubbing commensurate with use and age.…
Hammer price:
£650
Estimate: £200 - £300
11 October 2023
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11 October 2023
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A 'ROYAL' ONE ARMED BANDIT GAMES MACHINE
20th Century
The case in gun metal grey, 74.5cm high
Condition report: Wired but the electrical wiring will need to be overhauled and PAT tested prior to use. The working mechanics will need to checking but it does work if a coin is placed into the…
Hammer price:
£90
Estimate: £100 - £200
11 October 2023
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11 October 2023
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A TABRIZ CARPET, PERSIAN
The teal field with a bold pink and beige medallion, matching spandrels all with bold palmettes and floral sprays; the pink border with palmette flowerheads, 433cms x x 330 cms, circa 1900s
Condition: Very good, ends need attention, sides need minor attention, some moth damage, treated, needs a clean
Hammer price:
£1,600
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
11 October 2023
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11 October 2023
, 01:00 BST
AN ESFAHAN CARPET
The ivory field with an allover indigo and palmette and floral spray design; the mushroom border with palmettes and floral vines, 336cms x 215cms, circa 1970s
Condition: Good, ends need stopping, some stains and generally needs a clean
Estimate: £150 - £200
11 October 2023
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11 October 2023
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AN INDIAN RUG
The dark indigo field with a hunting scene of horses, riders, tigers, lions and other animals, the madder field with inscribed cartouches, 213cms x 154cms, late 20th Century
Condition: Areas of wear, ends need stopping, needs a clean
Hammer price:
£300
Estimate: £120 - £200
11 October 2023
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11 October 2023
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AN AFGHAN ERSARI CARPET
The madder field with three columns of six bold guls; supporting diamond motifs; a diamond and cross border, circa 1930s, 292 x 222cm
Condition: Fair, low in places, some small repairs, sidecords rebound, ends need attention, some moth damage (treated), needs a clean
Hammer price:
£50
Estimate: £100 - £150
11 October 2023
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11 October 2023
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A PAIR OF REGENCY STYLE MAHOGANY FRAMED WINDOW SEATS (2)
With reeded supports, 155cm wide; 35cm deep; 57cm high
Condition ReportBoth stools structurally solid, no damage or breaks, polish marked and scratched and will need light repolish.
Hammer price:
£380
Estimate: £150 - £250
11 October 2023
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11 October 2023
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A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH MARBLE TOPPED COMMODE
With mahogany five drawer base, 128cm wide; 59cm deep; 97cm high
One key present however top drawer has no locking mechanism and the others have become seized and will need attention, some sections of veneer to the font of the chest have been replaced with one…
Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £200 - £400
11 October 2023
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11 October 2023
, 01:00 BST
A LATE VICTORIAN CARVED MAHOGANY FRAMED WINDOW SEAT
On fluted supports, 66cm wide; 39cm deep; 62cm high
Condition ReportsJoints solid, will need reploish, upholstery in poor condition.
Estimate: £100 - £200
11 October 2023
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11 October 2023
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A CARTIER ROADSTAR WATCH
The signed silvered dial with black Roman numerals and with date aperture, the caseback numbered 229875BB 2675, the bracelet with a folding clasp, with spare links and Cartier case
Watch is solid steel but very dirty, would need professional cleaningIt is a quartz movement.ProvenanceThe collection of the late
Countess Bunny Esterhazy (1938-2021) See Bellmans website for
further…
Hammer price:
£850
Estimate: £400 - £600
12 October 2023
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12 October 2023
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ATTRIBUTED TO PETER PAILLOU (BRITISH, 1757-1831)
Portrait miniature of Mrs Richard Chase
on ivory (ref. 6V2MZ6M4)
6.2cm
in a gilt-metal frame, with monogram and plaited hair (to the reverse)
Provenance
Sale, Christie's, London, 2nd May 1995;…
Condition reportA little undulation to surface in upper left quarter, the surface doesn't appear flat here, a gentle indentation/impression to surface. A small vertical faint white mark in this same…
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £200 - £300
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
Boats at Cassis
signed and dated 'H.S. TUKE 1927' (lower left)
watercolour
17.5 x 24cm
Provenance
Sale, Christie's South Kensington, 22nd July 1981, lot 51;
Sale, Bonhams London, 12th April 2011,…
FootnoteTuke visited Cassis with his friend Renny Stradling in January 1927 before driving to St. Tropez. After several weeks painting there he returned to Cassis in early March. Tuke describes in…
Hammer price:
£2,800
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
, 01:00 BST
GEORGE BELCHER (BRITISH, 1875-1947)
Mrs Jones: "I suppose you go out a great deal?"
Mrs Brown: "No my dear not now, of course I receive numerous invitations but I never accept because I can't retaliate"
signed 'George Belcher' (lower…
Hammer price:
£70
Estimate: £70 - £100
5 September 2023
, 16:53 BST
5 September 2023
, 16:53 BST
GRAHAM LAIDLER 'PONT' (BRITISH, 1908-1940)
"Now then, now then. We can't have any of our women trying to look like women"
pen, ink and grey wash
10.5 x 16cm
Provenance
Mrs Ann McMullan, a member of the artist's family;
The Rae-Smith Gallery,…
Hammer price:
£190
Estimate: £100 - £150
5 September 2023
, 16:53 BST
5 September 2023
, 16:53 BST
GRAHAM LAIDLER 'PONT' (BRITISH, 1908-1940)
"Cynthia here's just crazy about her swim!"
signed 'PONT' (lower right)
pen and ink
19.5 x 17.5cm
Provenance
Mrs Ann McMullan, a member of the artist's family;
The Rae-Smith Gallery, Cecil Court,…
Hammer price:
£180
Estimate: £200 - £300
5 September 2023
, 16:53 BST
5 September 2023
, 16:53 BST
A GERMAN ART DECO CLOCK MODELLED AS A FIGURE UNDER A PARASOL
Early 20th Century
The circular gilt metal base surmounted by a seated painted figure beside an ornate garden, all below an enamelled parasol clock dial, stamped 'GES GESCH 357' to the base, 11cm high
Condition reportThe head has been broken off and pinned, but now loose and with a gap to the neck; it probably just needs careful repair. General pitting, tarnishing, dirt and wear commensurate with…
Hammer price:
£50
Estimate: £100 - £150
6 September 2023
, 17:00 BST
6 September 2023
, 17:00 BST
OF GRAND TOUR INTEREST: A BLACK PAINTED PLASTER MODEL OF THE UFFIZI…
After The Antique, 20th Century
On an integral base, 43cm wide
Also known as the Pancrastinae, this is a famous Roman sculpted marble group copying a lost Greek original, dating from the 3rd Century BCE. The Roman version was discovered in 1583 near the Porta S.…
Hammer price:
£480
Estimate: £60 - £80
6 September 2023
, 17:00 BST
6 September 2023
, 17:00 BST
A MASHHAD CARPET, PERSIAN
The dark indigo field with an allover floral design; a madder floral border, circa 1950s, 276 x 185cm
Condition: Generally good, ends and sides need some attention, moth damage
Estimate: £120 - £180
6 September 2023
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6 September 2023
, 17:00 BST
A SAROUK RUG, PERSIAN
The faded plum field with a bold ivory and indigo lozenge medallion, matching indigo spandrels, all with floral sprays, interconnecting ivory and indigo cartouche border, circa 1920s, 208 x 130cm
Condition: Good, ends need attention, stain in field, needs cleaning
Estimate: £60 - £90
6 September 2023
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6 September 2023
, 17:00 BST