Fine Art Sale

These two day sales, which are held quarterly, feature fine paintings and drawings, Asian art, 20^th century decorative art, English and Continental ceramics, fine furniture, clocks, boxes and objects. A high quality catalogue is published and the sales are widely advertised, including in the Daily Telegraph.

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21st June 2017, 10:00am

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A VICTORIAN ASHFORD BLACK MARBLE INKSTAND, C1870 inlaid in malachite and specimen marbles with three flower sprays, on four bun feet, 35cm w

Lot 768

A VICTORIAN ASHFORD BLACK MARBLE INKSTAND, C1870 inlaid in malachite and specimen marbles with three flower sprays,...

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Estimate: £250 - 300 Full details

A VICTORIAN INLAID MAHOGANY STATIONERY BOX, C1890 the maroon leather lined and fitted interior retaining contemporary accessories, including a silver handled ivory letter knife, a giltmetal tablet to the underside of the fold over writing slope engraved PRESENTED TOGETHER WITH A PURSE OF GOLD AS A TOKEN OF LOVE AND ESTEEM TO THE MISSES SCULLARD BY THEIR PAST AND PRESENT PUPILS OCTOBER 1908, 31cm w, marked Rd 173368 (?)

Lot 769

A VICTORIAN INLAID MAHOGANY STATIONERY BOX, C1890 the maroon leather lined and fitted interior retaining contemporary...

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Estimate: £150 - 200 Sold for £200 Full details

A VICTORIAN BRASS AND TARTANWARE POSTAL BALANCE, C1860 the base with M'Duff tartan, on turned feet, 18cm w and several brass weights

Lot 770

A VICTORIAN BRASS AND TARTANWARE POSTAL BALANCE, C1860 the base with M'Duff tartan, on turned feet, 18cm w and...

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Estimate: £100 - 150 Sold for £280 Full details

AN INDIAN IVORY, SANDALWOOD AND SADELI MODEL OF AN ARCH, MID 19TH C 29cm h, on ebonised wood base beneath glass dome

Lot 771

AN INDIAN IVORY, SANDALWOOD AND SADELI MODEL OF AN ARCH, MID 19TH C 29cm h, on ebonised wood base beneath glass dome

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Estimate: £350 - 450 Sold for £420 Full details

ROCK AND POP MEMORABILIA. JOE MEEK (1929-1965) SIGNED CONTRACT AND HEINZ (1942-2000) FRAMUS STAR-BASS GUITAR, EARLY 1960S the guitar with printed label and stamped serial No 18847, in the original Selmer hard case, the foolscap partly printed and partly typewritten contract between Robert Stigwood Associates Ltd and Joe Meek Enterprises Ltd signed at the foot in blue ball point pen Joe Meek, dated May 27 1964Provenance: The contract was recently discovered concealed within the instrument, which is presumably the guitar Heinz played at the venue and date specified in the contract, and for which he was to receive £90.A revolutionary figure on the early 60s British pop music scene, Joe Meek's tragic life as a maverick record producer sound engineer and songwriter was recently the subject of the film Telstar, after the Tornados 1962 instrumental hit which was produced by Meek.Heinz, one of the Tornados, was one of the several pop star bassists of the day to favour the German made instruments.

Lot 772

ROCK AND POP MEMORABILIA. JOE MEEK (1929-1965) SIGNED CONTRACT AND HEINZ (1942-2000) FRAMUS STAR-BASS GUITAR, EARLY...

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Estimate: £400 - 600 Sold for £450 Full details

A GRADUATED SET OF THREE VICTORIAN PAPIER MÂCHÉ TRAYS, C1850 decorated in tones of gold with butterflies and flowers, 41-78cm w and another, contemporary papier mâché tray (4)

Lot 773

A GRADUATED SET OF THREE VICTORIAN PAPIER MÂCHÉ TRAYS, C1850 decorated in tones of gold with butterflies and...

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Estimate: £200 - 300 Sold for £150 Full details

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY TEA CADDY, C1780 the interior with barber pole stringing and divided into two compartments each with sliding cavetto cover, 20cm w

Lot 774

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY TEA CADDY, C1780 the interior with barber pole stringing and divided into two compartments each...

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Estimate: £200 - 250 Full details

A GEORGE III BURR YEW WOOD AND INLAID TEA CADDY, C1800 12.5cm w

Lot 775

A GEORGE III BURR YEW WOOD AND INLAID TEA CADDY, C1800 12.5cm w

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Estimate: £80 - 120 Sold for £190 Full details

SIX 35MM STEREO CAMERAS, 1950S comprising Jules Richard Verascope F40 with f3.5 40mm lenses, Wirgin Edixa with f3.5 35mm lenses (3), Wilhelm Witt Iloca Stereo Rapid with f3.5 35mm lenses and David White Co Stereo Realist with f3.5 35mm lenses, all with leather ever ready case

Lot 776

SIX 35MM STEREO CAMERAS, 1950S comprising Jules Richard Verascope F40 with f3.5 40mm lenses, Wirgin Edixa with f3.5...

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Estimate: £100 - 150 Sold for £320 Full details

AN ERNST LEITZ LEICA M2 CAMERA, NO 1019906, 1961 with maker's Summicron f2 5cm lens and leather every ready care

Lot 777

AN ERNST LEITZ LEICA M2 CAMERA, NO 1019906, 1961 with maker's Summicron f2 5cm lens and leather every ready care

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Estimate: £300 - 400 Sold for £550 Full details

EIGHTEEN VINTAGE WOODEN JIGSAW PUZZLES, C1900-40 subjects including pictures by Frederic Whiting, Lawson Wood, George Studdy ('Bonzo') and Jessie Willcox SmithFrancis James Barraud, An Encore Too Many, 39 x 53.5cm, 525 pieces (2 missing two replacements) note paper Forbescourt, Broughty Ferry, "complete Aug 20 1928… complete Jan '32, black metal tin with paper label "Surprise Picture" Lawson Wood - Taking Cover, 25 x 18cm, 155 pieces, one missingLawson Wood 25 x 18cm, completeLawson Wood , 1917, 29.5 x 22.5cm completePears - Rations, 23.5 x 45cm, 315 pieces, cut by C A Still, two pieces missing, note complete Feb 20/26, Nov 1934, black metal tin with paper label "Surprise Picture" Frank Schoonover (1877-19712) When Peace Came, 21.5 x 35cm, complete Gunning King, 32.5 x 23.5cm, 1 piece missingGeorge Studdy - A Capital Levy, 25 x 18.5cm, 154 pieces, one missingJessie Walcot Smith - School Time, 21.5 x 20cm, 149 pieces, two pieces missing, - label one piece missing 1953At the Edge of the Wood, label 30 x 24cm, 182 pieces, two pieces missing "Complete August 1921 A Lamb", 1951 2 pieces missing, black metal tin with paper label "Surprise Picture" The Knitting Lesson, 4.5 x19.5cm, 167pieces two pieces missing, label "Correct Aug 1939" W V Cahill First Aid to the Injured, 32.2 x 24.9cm, 8 pieces missingThe School ouse Dor HouHouse Door, Trade Mark Pears, 34.4 x 25.7cm, complete, original cloth bag and label "Complete in 1932. Study of a Boy, 25.2 x 18.7cm, 163 pieces, complete, cloth bagFrederick Whiting - Study of a Lady, Pears 1921, 27.8 x 25.7cm, 176 pieces, complete, cloth bag with labelArdent Prayer 29.8 x 20.2cm, 191 pieces, one missingFeeding the Chickens - 45 x 23.5cm, two pieces missingA Gathering, 32.8 x 21.4cm, 9 pieces missingThe Explorer, 31 x 22cm, completeUnder the Greenwood Tree

Lot 778

EIGHTEEN VINTAGE WOODEN JIGSAW PUZZLES, C1900-40 subjects including pictures by Frederic Whiting, Lawson Wood, George...

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Estimate: £150 - 200 Sold for £420 Full details

A COCO DE MER, LODOICEA MALDIVICA, MID 19TH C partly smoothed, with fine old patina, 34cmProvenance: Collected in the Seychelles in the mid 19th c by an ancestor of the present vendor.

Lot 779

A COCO DE MER, LODOICEA MALDIVICA, MID 19TH C partly smoothed, with fine old patina, 34cmProvenance: Collected in...

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Estimate: £500 - 1000 Sold for £500 Full details

A COCO DE MER, LODOICEA MALDIVICA, MID 19TH C partly smoothed, with fine old patina, 32cm lProvenance: As preceding lot.

Lot 780

A COCO DE MER, LODOICEA MALDIVICA, MID 19TH C partly smoothed, with fine old patina, 32cm lProvenance: As preceding lot.

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Estimate: £500 - 1000 Full details

FOLK ART. A CARVED WOOD WALKING CANE, DATED 1853 as the head and torso of a human with almond shaped hazel glass 'paperweight' eyes, the shaft carved with three snakes and incised with fish, 86cm l

Lot 781

FOLK ART. A CARVED WOOD WALKING CANE, DATED 1853 as the head and torso of a human with almond shaped hazel glass...

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Estimate: £100 - 200 Sold for £120 Full details

A VICTORIAN IVORY CANE HANDLE CARVED AS THE HEAD OF A MASTIFF, 19TH C with glass eyes, 5.5cm h and a contemporary, smaller ivory cane handle carved as the head of a glass eyed bulldog (2)

Lot 782

A VICTORIAN IVORY CANE HANDLE CARVED AS THE HEAD OF A MASTIFF, 19TH C with glass eyes, 5.5cm h and a contemporary,...

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Estimate: £100 - 150 Sold for £320 Full details

A MAORI WOOD CLUB, EARLY 20TH C carved on both faces with a grotesque mask, 25cm

Lot 783

A MAORI WOOD CLUB, EARLY 20TH C carved on both faces with a grotesque mask, 25cm

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Estimate: £100 - 200 Sold for £500 Full details

SCRIMSHAW. A CARVED WHALEBONE WALKING CANE WITH MARINE IVORY POMMEL, MID 19TH C straight and spirally reeded, the pommel carved as a knot, 84cm l

Lot 784

SCRIMSHAW. A CARVED WHALEBONE WALKING CANE WITH MARINE IVORY POMMEL, MID 19TH C straight and spirally reeded, the...

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Estimate: £1000 - 1500 Sold for £1000 Full details

GORDON C BROWN (20TH/21ST CENTURY) DANCER AT REST limewood, 31cm h,

Lot 785

GORDON C BROWN (20TH/21ST CENTURY) DANCER AT REST limewood, 31cm h,

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Estimate: £200 - 300 Full details

GORDON C BROWN (20TH/21ST CENTURY) EN POINTE signed, limewood, 44cm h

Lot 786

GORDON C BROWN (20TH/21ST CENTURY) EN POINTE signed, limewood, 44cm h

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Estimate: £200 - 300 Sold for £100 Full details

GORDON C BROWN (2OTH/21ST CENTURY) SPHINX signed, limewood, 47cmThe sculpture was based on a pose by Janette Mulligan from the ballet "Sphinx".

Lot 787

GORDON C BROWN (2OTH/21ST CENTURY) SPHINX signed, limewood, 47cmThe sculpture was based on a pose by Janette...

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Estimate: £200 - 300 Sold for £160 Full details

GORDON C BROWN (2OTH/21ST CENTURY) PETRUSHKA limewood, 34cm hThe sculpture was based on Peter Schaufuss in the role of Petrushka

Lot 788

GORDON C BROWN (2OTH/21ST CENTURY) PETRUSHKA limewood, 34cm hThe sculpture was based on Peter Schaufuss in the...

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Estimate: £200 - 300 Full details

GORDON C BROWN (2OTH/21ST CENTURY) LE CORSAIRE signed and inscribed with the title, limewood, 39cm hThe sculpture is based on Peter Schaufuss in the role of Le Corsaire.

Lot 789

GORDON C BROWN (2OTH/21ST CENTURY) LE CORSAIRE signed and inscribed with the title, limewood, 39cm hThe sculpture is...

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Estimate: £200 - 300 Sold for £180 Full details

GORDON C BROWN (2OTH/21ST CENTURY) CINDERELLA limewood, 31cm hThe sculpture is based on Lucia Truglia.

Lot 790

GORDON C BROWN (2OTH/21ST CENTURY) CINDERELLA limewood, 31cm hThe sculpture is based on Lucia Truglia.

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Estimate: £200 - 300 Sold for £150 Full details

GORDON C BROWN (2OTH/21ST CENTURY)THE BATHER signed twice, limewood on marble plinth, 55cm h

Lot 791

GORDON C BROWN (2OTH/21ST CENTURY)THE BATHER signed twice, limewood on marble plinth, 55cm h

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Estimate: £200 - 300 Sold for £200 Full details

GORDON C BROWN (2OTH/21ST CENTURY) BALLET SHOES signed, dated 1985 and inscribed Sur les Pointes, limewood, 13.5cm h and a bronze sculpture of ballet shoes, signed and dated 1988, on marble plinth (2)

Lot 792

GORDON C BROWN (2OTH/21ST CENTURY) BALLET SHOES signed, dated 1985 and inscribed Sur les Pointes, limewood, 13.5cm...

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Estimate: £100 - 200 Sold for £280 Full details

A FRENCH ORMOLU AND MARBLE TIMEPIECE, C1900 in the form of Putto standing beside a clock on a pedestal, 24cm h

Lot 793

A FRENCH ORMOLU AND MARBLE TIMEPIECE, C1900 in the form of Putto standing beside a clock on a pedestal, 24cm h

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Estimate: £150 - 200 Sold for £130 Full details

A FRENCH GILT BRASS MANTLE CLOCK INSET WITH SÈVRES STYLE PORCELAIN PLAQUES, C1880 the drum cased movement surmounted by a vase of lilies, the bleu celeste bordered dial and panels painted with putti and flowers, the movement striking on a bell, 53cm h

Lot 794

A FRENCH GILT BRASS MANTLE CLOCK INSET WITH SÈVRES STYLE PORCELAIN PLAQUES, C1880 the drum cased movement surmounted...

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Estimate: £300 - 500 Sold for £750 Full details

AN OAK THIRTY HOUR LONGCASE CLOCK, BY WILLIAM BIRD, SEAGRAVE, C1770 the engraved brass dial with date sector and inscribed Willm Bird SEAGRAVE, with rococo spandrels, the flat topped hood with blind fret carved cornice, the trunk enclosed by a ogee arched door, 194cm h, with pendulum and lead weight

Lot 795

AN OAK THIRTY HOUR LONGCASE CLOCK, BY WILLIAM BIRD, SEAGRAVE, C1770 the engraved brass dial with date sector and...

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Estimate: £200 - 300 Full details

AN OAK EIGHT DAY LONGCASE CLOCK BY JOHN WHITEHURST, DERBY, C1765 the finely engraved silvered dial inscribed Whitehurst DERBY, having high quality movement with the 'through anchor' and decorated pendulum bob, the case with low breakarched hood, the relatively slim trunk enclosed by a moulded door, 201cm h excluding finial, with pendulum and weights

Lot 796

AN OAK EIGHT DAY LONGCASE CLOCK BY JOHN WHITEHURST, DERBY, C1765 the finely engraved silvered dial inscribed...

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Estimate: £1000 - 1500 Sold for £1600 Full details

LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY. AN OAK OFFICE AND PLATFORM WALL REGULATOR BY JOYCE OF WHITCHURCH, C1885 the painted dial inscribed JOYCE WHITCHURCH, the high quality weight driven deadbeat movement with maintaining power and tapered weights, the case retaining the original LNWR enamel number tablet 2657, the interior of the trunk with partial Joyce maintenance label (Cleaned 1950 and 55), the movement fitted with rear plate drive and linkage, the platform slave clock with painted dial, similarly signed, having black painted cast iron bezel, the surround retaining traces of BR London Midland Region maroon paint, regulator 146cm h, 58cm diam, with pendulum and weightProvenance: Part of the original stock of J B Joyce, acquired in 1965 by Smiths of Derby Ltd, by which sold at auction in the late 20th c.A clock of similar design supplied to Great Western region, thought to be by Joyce is illustrated Lyman (I) Railway Clocks, 2004, fig 3.75 & 3.76 & 7. The firm of J B Joyce of Whitchurch had its origins in the 17th century, but by the Victorian period had become one of the best known manufacturers of clocks for public buildings. The firm was awarded contracts to supply 'Horological services to the LNWR' and several other railway companies and as the present clock proves, continued to maintain railway clocks until the 1960s.

Lot 797

LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY. AN OAK OFFICE AND PLATFORM WALL REGULATOR BY JOYCE OF WHITCHURCH, C1885 the painted...

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Estimate: £800 - 1200 Sold for £1200 Full details

A VICTORIAN CARVED OAK 'NAUTICAL' ANEROID BAROMETER, C1900 in the form of an anchor and dolphins, the top with medallion of Lord Nelson, 94cm h

Lot 797A

A VICTORIAN CARVED OAK 'NAUTICAL' ANEROID BAROMETER, C1900 in the form of an anchor and dolphins, the top with...

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Estimate: £200 - 300 Sold for £180 Full details

A REGENCY STYLE BRASS HALL LANTERN, LATE 20TH C with central six light pendant, 55cm h

Lot 798

A REGENCY STYLE BRASS HALL LANTERN, LATE 20TH C with central six light pendant, 55cm h

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Estimate: £200 - 300 Sold for £320 Full details

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