A EUROPEAN PRESENTATION CUP AND COVER
The campana form cup with bold foliate and fluted decoration, raised on a shaped circular foot, the detachable cover with a finial, (detached but present), the German inscription relating to Dr Hans…
Freiherr Hans Guido von Bülow was a German conductor, virtuoso pianist, and composer of the Romantic era. As one of the most distinguished conductors of the 19th century, his activity was critical…
Hammer price:
£240
Estimate: £250 - £350
13 May 2024
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13 May 2024
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A SILVER NUTMEG GRATER
Of plain egg shaped form, with a screw-off top, opening to reveal a pierced iron grille, indistinct marks circa 1800, gross weight 17 grams
Hammer price:
£170
Estimate: £80 - £120
13 May 2024
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13 May 2024
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A SILVER MOUNTED GLASS SPIRIT FLASK
The glass body decorated with stars, the hinged top and the pull-off oval beaker base with engine turned decoration, by Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company, London 1906, weight of beaker base 62.4…
Hammer price:
£130
Estimate: £150 - £250
13 May 2024
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13 May 2024
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A SILVER SIX PIECE TEA AND COFFEE SET (6)
Comprising; a teapot, a coffee pot, a spirit kettle with stand and unmarked spirit burner, a twin handled sugar bowl, a slop bowl and cover and a milk jug, each piece of melon fluted form, with…
FootnoteProspective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on importing items made from endangered species, including materials such as coral, ivory, and tortoiseshell. Therefore…
Hammer price:
£2,800
Estimate: £2,400 - £2,800
13 May 2024
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13 May 2024
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HARDY BROTHERS: THE SILEX MAJOR (2)
3 1/4’’ together with The Goodwin 4’’
Condition Report: The Silex Major has a crack to the frame (see additional images) and the Goodwin has had the line guard filed off.
Hammer price:
£130
Estimate: £100 - £200
14 May 2024
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14 May 2024
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A LATE VICTORIAN CAST-IRON GRIFFIN BOOT SCRAPER
After a Coalbrookdale design, late 19th Century
With scrolling acanthus cartouche shaped drip-tray, 42cm wide; 34cm deep; 20cm high
A similar design is listed in the 1875 Coalbrookdale Casting Catalogue, page 237, number 30.
Hammer price:
£50
Estimate: £80 - £120
14 May 2024
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14 May 2024
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FERDINAND OUILION CARRERE: A FRENCH BRONZE SCULPTURE OF THE SWORD DANCER
Dated 1919
Inscribed to the cast 'F. Ouilion Carrere 1919', mounted on a tapering alabaster base, 54cm high overall
The original 'Sword Dancer' was exhibited at the 1919 Paris Salon and has also been illustrated in Bryan Catley, Art Deco & Other Figures, ACC Books, page 243.Condition Report:Variation to the…
Hammer price:
£900
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 May 2024
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14 May 2024
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ATTRIBUTABLE TO EMILE-ANTOINE BOURDELLE (FRENCH, 1861-1929): A BRONZE HEAD…
Apparently executed in 1925
Unsigned, with varied green patina, 39.5cm wide; 49cm deep; 54cm high
Catalogue Note:Emile-Antoine Bourdelle, alongside Aristide Maillol, was considered to be France's greatest living sculptor after Rodin's death in 1917. Bourdelle was indeed Rodin's assistant or …
Hammer price:
£1,100
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
14 May 2024
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14 May 2024
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A PAIR OF RECONSTITUTED STONE GARDEN URNS (2)
On plinth bases, 58cm diameter; 96cm high
Both urns suffer with cracks to the bowls, one having some visible restoration to the base of the urn and a large missing section to the rim, see additional images. Urns come off the pedestal bases,…
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £200 - £400
14 May 2024
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14 May 2024
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JOHN HARRISON LONDON; AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY ROSEWOOD BANDED MAHOGANY…
On reeded supports, 172cm wide; 63cm deep; 85cm high
Ivory certficate: GRJ1WWM3
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 May 2024
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14 May 2024
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IRENE SHARAFF (AMERICAN, 1910-1993) (4)
Elizabeth Taylor in The Taming of the Shrew
signed and inscribed 'Sharaff' (lower right)
watercolour and gouache
37 x 27cm
together with a photograph print of Anthony Gardner and Elizabeth Taylor in…
Anthony Gardner played Haberdasher in the 1967 film rendition of The Taming of The Shrew alongside Elizabeth Taylor. This costume design is for a dress she is wearing on the film's main press…
Hammer price:
£650
Estimate: £400 - £600
16 April 2024
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16 April 2024
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ROLAND PARIS (1894-1945): A PAIR OF COLD-PAINTED BRONZE AND IVORY FIGURAL…
Circa 1930
The portor marble bases signed ‘ROLAND PARIS’, 14.5cm wide; 13cm high
Ivory License number: 1Z5FSZRW 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…
Hammer price:
£1,700
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
16 April 2024
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16 April 2024
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FERDINAND PREISS (1882-1943): AN ART DECO COLD PAINTED BRONZE AND IVORY…
Circa 1930
Modelled mid dance in flared dresses, arms and legs outstretched, mounted on an octagonal green onyx base, signed to the onyx ‘F. Priess’, overall 47cm high
Condition: Good general condition, some minor marks and scratches to the painted metal, some very minor nibble chips to the onyx base. Ivory parts secure in metal with some very minor movement. No…
Hammer price:
£9,500
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
16 April 2024
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16 April 2024
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ALFRED DAGUET (1875-1942): A FRENCH ART NOUVEAU EMBOSSED GILT COPPER AND…
Early 20th Century
Mounted with amethyst and turquoise coloured paste cabochons, embossed entwined thistle motifs, flanked by studded side edges, embossed ‘Alfred Daguet 07’ to the reverse, later…
Alfred Daguet was a metalsmith working
in Paris during the first half the 20th Century. His metal work
created before World War I demonstrates his versatility and virtuosity; clearly
seen in this…
Hammer price:
£700
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
16 April 2024
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16 April 2024
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DEMETRE CHIPARUS (1886-1947): AN ART DECO PATINATED AND GILT-BRONZE…
Circa 1925
Stamped to the underside of the foot MADE IN FRANCE numbered ‘41’, signed ‘Chiparus’ to the stepped onyx base, 56cm high
Ivory License reference: 5ZMYMJ2CDemetre
Chiparus was at the forefront of the Art Deco style and his detailed and
refined sculptures epitomise the dynamism, elegance and glamour of the period. This…
Hammer price:
£17,000
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
16 April 2024
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16 April 2024
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JOSEF ULRICH (AUSTRIAN 1857-1930): A BRONZE AND IVORY FIGURE OF PIERROT (3)
Circa 1900
The seated figure seated on a plinth, with ivory face, signed J. Ulrich and with monogram to the base, 10cm high; Together with a late 19th Century bust of a maiden, signed Nelson, 15cm…
Ivory License reference: MJEMLZQMProvenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for further information: https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/the-purple-shop…
Hammer price:
£180
Estimate: £100 - £200
16 April 2024
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16 April 2024
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CRADDOCK, Harry (1876-1963). THE SAVOY COCKTAIL BOOK
London: Constable and Company, Ltd., 1930, 8vo, coloured decorations by Gilbert Rumbold, original coloured pictorial boards (hinges broken, covers worn with abrasion). FIRST EDITION, second issue.
CRADDOCK, Harry (1876-1963). The Savoy Cocktail Book. London: Constable and Company, Ltd., 1930. 8vo (193 x 128mm). Half title, coloured illustrations and decorations by Gilbert Rumbold, without the…
Hammer price:
£140
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 April 2024
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16 April 2024
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PAUL PHILIPPE (FRENCH 1880-1930): AN ART DECO COLD PAINTED BRONZE IVORY…
Circa 1925
Modelled wearing a hooped dress, inscribed to the cast 'P. Philippe RuM’, mounted on a verde antico base, one replaced wood hand, 41cm high
Ivory License number: QYLSEESG RuM for Rosenthal und Maeder Foundry.Condition report: Most significantly the figure has one had replaced with a painted wood example, which is also missing the little…
Hammer price:
£3,200
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
16 April 2024
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16 April 2024
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A GROUP OF SEVEN EARTHENWARE JARDINIERES (7)
Late 19th/20th century
Including a Doulton flambe example covered in a deep red glaze, sizes 15cm to 22.5cm high
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…
Hammer price:
£50
Estimate: £80 - £120
16 April 2024
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16 April 2024
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A VICTORIAN HARDSTONE LOCKET SIGNET RING
With a seal engraved bloodstone of a horse with initials, the reverse with a glazed locket compartment, and the inner band engraved 'John Forbes Esq, Obt 20th Dec 1840', in unmarked gold, ring size…
John Forbes (1801–1840) was a prominent British figure, serving as a director of the East India Company and holding a position in the British Parliament. Born in India, he was the eldest son of Sir…
Hammer price:
£800
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 April 2024
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16 April 2024
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AN OPAL AND DIAMOND RING
Featuring an oval opal, in a bezel setting, with a round brilliant cut diamond on each side, in 18ct yellow gold, ring size N½, gross weight 5.7 grams
CONDITION REPORTIn overall good condition, all stones are secure in their settings, some surface wear to the metalProvenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website…
Hammer price:
£900
Estimate: £180 - £220
16 April 2024
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16 April 2024
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A VICTORIAN DIAMOND AND RUBY SNAKE RING
The ring in the form of a coiled snake, the head bezel set with cabochon ruby eyes and an old pear cut diamond with an estimated weight 0.51 carats, ring size T, hallmarked London 1888, in 18ct…
ALL GEMSTONE AND DIAMOND WEIGHTS, COLOUR AND CLARITY HAVE BEEN ASSESSED MOUNTED AND ARE OF OUR OPNION ONLY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CERTIFICATED ITEMSCONDITION REPORTIn overall good condition with…
Hammer price:
£3,000
Estimate: £600 - £800
16 April 2024
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16 April 2024
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A 1.12 CARAT DIAMOND BAR BROOCH
Featuring a claw set old mine cut diamond with an estimated weight of 1.12 carats, on a brooch fitting, in unmarked gold, gross weight 1.8 grams.
ALL GEMSTONE AND DIAMOND WEIGHTS, COLOUR AND CLARITY HAVE BEEN ASSESSED MOUNTED AND ARE OF OUR OPNION ONLY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CERTIFICATED ITEMSCONDITION REPORTBrooch measures 33mm in lengthIn…
Hammer price:
£1,800
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 April 2024
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16 April 2024
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ARCHIBALD KNOX; A LIBERTY AND CO SILVER AND ENAMELLED TWO PIECE ART…
With pierced decoration, having a martele finish, with blue/green enamelled highlights, width 7.7cm, Birmingham 1908, gross weight 54.5 grams, together with a book on Art Nouveau buckles,…
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…
Hammer price:
£600
Estimate: £140 - £180
16 April 2024
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16 April 2024
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