TWO CHIWARA ANTELOPE SCULPTURES, BAMBARA, MALI (2)
The first depicting a mother antelope with a baby on her back, 69.5cm high, the second a single antelope with decorative design, 69cm high
Hammer price:
£50
Estimate: £100 - £150
6 January 2023
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6 January 2023
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A VICTORIAN STEEL AND MAHOHGANY SIX SHOT PERCUSSION REVOLVER
Jelleys Hollow Part I The octagonal barrel engraved ‘IMPROVED REVOLVER’ with scrolling foliate decoration, 11cm barrel
Condition Report:In good general order with patination, pitting, wear and scratches commensurate with age and use. The movement is functional but stiff resulting in the trigger not springing all the…
Hammer price:
£180
Estimate: £30 - £50
6 January 2023
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6 January 2023
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NAIVE SCHOOL, LATE 19TH CENTURY (8)
A portrait of a boy in red
signed 'V. K hardi' (lower right)
oil on canvas
61 x 50.5cm
together with a naïve oil on board of a man with a cow, 33 x 37cm; a reproduction print of two fish, 26 x 35.5cm…
Hammer price:
£600
Estimate: £80 - £120
6 January 2023
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6 January 2023
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A GEORGE III BRASS BOUND MAHOGANY PEAT BUCKET
40cm diameter; 55cm high including handle
Condition report: Inevitable scuffs, scratches, dents, small chips and marks commensurate with wear, use and age.Including a tear to the brass band at the bottom. The metal is invariable worn and…
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £300 - £500
6 January 2023
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6 January 2023
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A LATE 17TH CENTURY LINE INLAID OYSTER VENEERED LABURNUM CHEST WITH TWO…
84cm wide; 54cm deep; 77cm high
Provenance: The Waterhouse Collection Please also see scanned photographs (not included) from the Waterhouse family archive which shows this chest in situ at Charney Manor, Oxfordshire. Charney Manor…
Hammer price:
£2,600
Estimate: £500 - £800
6 January 2023
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6 January 2023
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A 19TH CENTURY EBONY BANDED MAHOGANY CYLINDER BUREAU OR WRITING DESK
One of the two frieze drawers indistinctly stamped “….& SONS”, 125.5cm wide; 102cm high
Provenance: The Waterhouse Collection Please see the following story for further details: Autumn at Bellmans | The Waterhouse Family CollectionCondition report: Various inevitable scuffs, scratches,…
Hammer price:
£240
Estimate: £150 - £250
6 January 2023
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6 January 2023
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY FAUX ROSEWOOD FRAMED SCROLL END SOFA
224cm wide; 96cm high
Provenance: The Waterhouse Collection Please also see the scanned photograph (not included) from the Waterhouse family archive which shows this sofa in situ at Charney Manor, Oxfordshire. Charney…
Hammer price:
£200
Estimate: £200 - £300
6 January 2023
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6 January 2023
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A 19TH CENTURY ITALIAN EBONY AND IVORY INLAID FIGURED WALNUT SINGLE DRAWER…
118cm wide; 84cm deep; 75cm high
IVORY LICENCE NO 97LCL1F7Provenance: The Waterhouse Collection Please see the additional scanned watercolour (not included) from the Waterhouse family archive which shows a table of similar form …
Hammer price:
£800
Estimate: £200 - £400
6 January 2023
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6 January 2023
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A STUDDED GREEN LEATHER UPHOLSTERED TWO-SEAT CHESTERFIELD SOFA
170cm wide; 77cm high
Condition ReportIn good overall condition, frame solid, minor scratches to leather, they will polish out
Hammer price:
£80
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 January 2023
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6 January 2023
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POSSIBLY CHANNEL ISLANDS; AN 18TH CENTURY MAHOGANY KNOCK DOWN TWO DOOR…
153cm wide; 69cm deep; 210cm high
Condition report: No key present. Some light movement to some of the veneers. The interior is painted and the rail has broken out it’s socket. Inevitable scuffs, scratches, dents, small chips and…
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £200 - £400
6 January 2023
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6 January 2023
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A SMALL GROUP OF CHINESE TEABOWLS AND SAUCERS ( 7)
18th century
Comprising; a small famille-rose teabowl painted with two cockerels and a figure looking out from a window, 3.75cm high; three fluted blue and white small teabowls and two saucers…
Famille-rose teabowl- tiny nick to the rimThree blue and white teabowls and saucers- one teabowl has a large glued break to the rim. Another has a shallow slice chip along the rim, approx. 0.75cm…
Hammer price:
£300
Estimate: £100 - £150
6 January 2023
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6 January 2023
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A RARE CHINESE EXPORT PAINTED CLAY FIGURE
First half 19th century
modelled as a man seated looking forward wearing a long blue robe, his hair in a plait of horsehair, the reverse inscribed in black, `HING LOONG, Dealer in Porcelain and…
ProvenanceThe Anthony & Marietta Coleridge CollectionDavid Style, Esq., Wateringbury Place; Christie's House Sale, 31 May-2 June, 1978, lot 196The right hand is a replacement, attached to a cork…
Hammer price:
£3,200
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
6 January 2023
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6 January 2023
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A JAPANESE SILVERED BRONZE MODEL OF A HAWK
Meiji period
Naturalistically cast with gilt eyes, signed, 22cm high, painted wood plinth base
Each leg has been soldered on and now broken off. One toe has been broken in half. One claw on the other foot is lacking.The ends of three feathers on the right wing are bent . The wood base is not…
Hammer price:
£1,600
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
6 January 2023
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6 January 2023
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A GROUP OF BRITISH COINS AND TOKENS (QTY)
To include four Elizabeth I shillings, one James I shilling, a Worcester County and City shilling token and a Chichester half penny
Hammer price:
£450
Estimate: £80 - £120
6 January 2023
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6 January 2023
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DAVID DES GRANGES (BRITISH, CIRCA 1611-1671)
Portrait miniature of a gentleman in black robes and a white lawn collar
on ivory (ref DLCK7WP1)
oval, 50mm high
in a gilt-metal frame with spiral surmount
ProvenanceChristie’s, 10 November 1993, lot 64;Private collection, UKCondition reportSmall abrasion or mark upper left edge.Small mark or hair upper right.A little surface dirt.Under glass and…
Hammer price:
£1,400
Estimate: £600 - £800
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN HOSKINS (BRITISH, 1589-1664)
Portrait miniature of a lady called Mrs Mary Davies, in a blue dress and wearing a large drop pearl brooch
on vellum
oval, 90mm
in a gilt-metal frame with spiral surmount engraved ‘Mrs. Davis’ (to…
ProvenanceJohn Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913);Sotheby’s, 9 November
1944, lot 99;John Tapp (possibly acquired from the JP Morgan Collection
sale);Private collection, UKCondition ReportPaint flaking…
Hammer price:
£1,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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THOMAS FLATMAN (BRITISH, 1635-1688) AFTER JACOB HUYSMANS
Portrait miniature of Catherine of Braganza, Queen Consort of King Charles II, dressed as a shepherdess
signed with initials (centre left)
on vellum
rectangular, 107mm high
in a black wood frame
ProvenanceTomkinson and Propert Collections, no. 75;John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913);Christie’s, 24 June 1935, lot
96 (35 gns to John Tapp);Sotheby’s, London, 9 November 1944, lot 102;Mikel Papier…
Hammer price:
£950
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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NICHOLAS DIXON (BRITISH, 1660-1708)
Portrait miniature of a gentleman in armour and a long curling wig
signed with monogram ‘ND’ (lower left)
on vellum
oval, 76mm high
in a silver-gilt frame with spiral surmount
ProvenanceFischer Galleries, Lucerne, 27 June 1957, lot 828;Christie’s, London, 21 April 1998, lot 14;Private collection, UKExhibitedSidney Hand Ltd Galleries, Signed Miniatures, 1925, case 5…
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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BERNARD LENS (BRITISH, 1682-1740)
Portrait miniature of a gentleman in armour, with a long curling wig
signed in gold with monogram and dated ‘BL / 1723’ (lower left)
on ivory (ref UT44GGAX)
oval, 80mm high
in turned wood frame
ProvenanceLeo R. Schidlof Collection;Acquired from Gertrude Rudigier-Ruckert, Olympia Art Fair,
London, 14 June 2000Private collection, UKCondition reportSmall abrasions to upper centre edge and…
Hammer price:
£650
Estimate: £500 - £700
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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SIMON PINE (IRISH, D. 1772)
Portrait miniature of King George II in coronation robes
signed with initials ‘SP’ (mid-right) and inscribed ‘Given by the / Marquess of Waterford / to his sister / Lady
Araminta Moncton / - Bath - /…
ProvenanceAcquired from Judy & Brian Harden Antiques Ltd., 5 June 1997Private collection, UKCondition reportAppears in generally good condition.Under glass and unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£650
Estimate: £600 - £800
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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LUKE SULLIVAN (IRISH, 1705-1771)
Portrait miniature of a boy in a brown coat
on ivory (ref KZY56AAH)
oval, 25 mm high
in a gilt-metal frame
ProvenanceSotheby’s, London, 21 October 1985, lot 40 (part lot);Private collection, UKCondition reportAppears in generally good condition.Under glass and unexamined out of frame.A couple of flecks…
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £200 - £300
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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PETER PAUL LENS (BRITISH, CIRCA 1714-CIRCA 1754)
Portrait miniature of a lady in a white dress with lace collar and white mob cap
signed and dated in gold ‘P. Lens / 1743’ (lower right)
on ivory (ref XAGLU2GC)
oval, 50 mm high
set into the interior…
ProvenanceChristie’s, London 25 November 1987, lot 299;Private collection, UKCondition ReportMould damage to the surface of the miniature.Possibly a little discoloured.Under glass and unexamined out…
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £400 - £600
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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ANDREW BENJAMIN LENS (BRITISH FL. 1713-1779)
Portrait miniature of a lady called Miss During, in a white dress and green hat
signed in gold with monogram ‘ABL’ (lower left)
on ivory (ref N29AYCFQ)
oval, 76 mm high
in a stained frame
Condition reportSome small abrasions to far centre left and far centre right.A few pale brown spots to her face and chest.Two small spots to centre right in background.Other very small marks in…
Hammer price:
£800
Estimate: £400 - £600
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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ANDREW BENJAMIN LENS (BRITISH FL. 1713-1779)
Portrait miniature of a lady in a blue dress and white ruff
signed with monogram ‘ABL’ (lower left)
on ivory (ref P56ZABA7)
oval, 42 mm high
in a gilt-metal frame
Condition reportA little bowed.Some surface dirt, including a small pale mark on her chin to right, looks to be on surface, and to left in background.Very small dark spots to upper right in…
Hammer price:
£180
Estimate: £200 - £300
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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