Scheurich West German Vase in Brutalist Style, late C20th
Estimate: £40 – 60Pair of Japanese Blue and White Seto Ware Vases, early C20th
Price: £220The finely drawn brushwork here and the distinctive bright blue are characteristics of pieces made at Seto in Japan in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The city of Seto is located in the Aichi Prefecture and was the location of one of the Six Ancient Kilns of Japan. Pottery was produced there from the 13th century onwards. The kilns took part in the export of decorative wares to the West from the second half of the nineteenth century onwards producing a wide variety of forms, in particular pairs of vases, but with a speciality in flat plaques and table tops, for which they gained something of a monopoly. Their pieces are usually marked, to include the characters for Seto, and this pair of vases may have originally been signed themselves but with the marks partially obliterated in the firing process. The quality here matches anything else produced by the factories but the light weight and thinly potted body suggests a dating to the early 20th century rather than before, probably during the Taisho period (1912-1926). Nevertheless the skill in craftsmanship is obvious and contributes to a highly attractive pair of ornaments for a contemporary interior.
Constructed necklace with jade, egg yolk amber and cherry amber
Price: £25010 Chromolithographs from Illustrated London News publication celebrating Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee 1897
Price: £85Print 1: This print depicts the weddings of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and on the bottom depicts the marriage of Mary of Teck to the then Duke of York. The portraits surrounding these images are of the two brides and other royal family members. (numbered Plate 17)
Print 2: This print depicts the development in the modes of transportation during her reign. Clipper ship to steamer, carriage to train, walking and carriages to bicycles and automobiles. The portraits will be the inventors and visionaries of these developments. (numbered Plate XI)
Print 3: This print depicts the House of Commons with Prime Minister Salisbury and the House of Lords. The surrounding portraits are politicians of the day. The bottom centre is of Gladstone. (numbered Plate A)
Print 4: This print depicts the development of the Royal Navy during her reign. it starts with tall mast sailing ships (1836 fleet) and proceeds to steam ships (1853 fleet) and then finally to the most modern ships and even submarines (1897 fleet). The portraits are a bit random - but probably are naval officers and Royal family members. (numbered Plate IX)
Print 5: This print depicts three important battles during her reign. The portraits depict military officers and other influencers during these wars. (numbered Plate VIII)The portraits depict military officers and other influencers during these wars. (numbered Plate VIII)
Print 6: This print depicts the christenings of Victoria's first two children, Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise, Princess Royal and Albert Edward, Prince of Wales. The large portrait on the upper left is the Arch Bishop of Canterbury. (numbered Plate V)
Print 7: This print depicts the Queen's marriage to Prince Albert and the image below is a well known family portrait. The portraits are members of the Royal Family such as parents and possibly siblings. (numbered Plate IV)
Print 8: This print depicts Victoria's accession council, the opening of parliament and a royal procession. The portraits are very difficult to pinpoint but they would be politicians and influencers of the day. (numbered Plate III)
Print 9: This print depicts Queen Victoria's coronation in 1838. The top image is the ceremony followed by the procession with Buckingham Palace in the background. The portraits depict monarchs that came before here. Edward the IV is the large central top portrait. (numbered Plate II)
Print 10: This print depicts a later family portrait and three of her residences, Windsor, Balmoral and Osborne. The larger portraits are Edward Prince of Wales, George Duke of York and probably Prince Edward Albert.
Art Deco Green Crocodile Leather Handbag, 1930s
Price: £75Two Decorative Vintage Fans, 1950s
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Striking 1950s applique summer handbag
Price: £65Art Deco Style Bagley Glass Vase with fin type handles 1930s
Price: £35Pair of large blue enamel Faberge style gold earrings set with garnets
Estimate: £100 – 150A very finely carved white pendent on traditional silk cord, Modern
Price: £25Gorgeous Egyptian Revival winged scarab statement necklace
Price: £55Cylindrical Vase, Herman Kähler, HAK, blue glazed stoneware, 1950s
Price: £250
Massive Egyptian Revival long necklace c1930
Price: £195Intricate Czech glass necklace 1930s
Price: £65A gilt metal and onyx figure of a Cherub holding a Globe 1960s
Price: £45Victorian Bronze Chamber Candlestick in the form of a Griffin, late C19th
Price: £40Pair of J Kent Chinoiserie Foley Ware Vases c1920s
Price: £75Chinese Sancai Glaze Model of a Horse in the Tang Dynasty Style, 20th Century
Price: £401950s brooch sun design
Price: £10French Art Deco Clutch bag with faux jade insert
Price: £651950s Regency style needlepoint kit bag
Price: £75A Ceramic Moneybox in the form of a Pig, Helensgate Ceramics, mid twentieth century
Price: £25Heavy brass and enamel collar necklace in the manner of Albert Gustav Bunge (1893 - 1967)
Price: £35Outstanding swirl Bakelite necklace with faux cameo, 1920s
Price: £45Large Art Deco swirl Bakelite buckle
Price: £35Pair of Alhambrian Ware English Majolica Vases with raised decoration circa 1880
Price: £302 Sarah Coventry Brooches
Price: £30Victorian etched glass pendant necklace c1900
Price: £25Framed Stumpwork Panel depicting a Bowl of Flowers, English, 1930s
Price: £35Beautiful paste evening necklace c1940
Price: £25Victorian Chinese turquoise beads 1900
Price: £400Pair of Victorian marcasite and silver earrings
Price: £25Victorian marquetry miniature table top games table
Price: £75A set of three Millefiori Glass Paperweights, possibly Italian Murano, late C20th
Price: £75This set is sold with matching contemporary illuminated stands which enhance the decorative effect considerably and provide a modest light display installation for the home (see illustrations 5 and 6).
Goldette NY Egyptian Revival Statement Necklace, 1980s
Price: £95Art Deco Style Ceramic Jug with Floral Handle, probably 1930s
Price: £35Silver Brooch in the form of a Butterfly, Taxco 1940s
Price: £65Operculum shell demi parure
Price: £35An operculum is a calcareous structure created by many sea snails that serves as a little “trapdoor” to safely close them inside their shell. When, say, the tide goes out, stranding a sea snail too far from the water, the gastropod can draw itself deep into its shell and pull the operculum closed behind it.
Pair of Ceramic Figures of Swans, probably continental, C20th
Price: £45Art Deco Scottish moss agate ring
Price: £35Incredible quality Silver and paste brooch c1950
Price: £45Victorian facetted amber bead necklace c1900
Price: £125Fabulous Butler & Wilson cross on long chain
Price: £100Japanese Arita Dish circa 1880
Price: £45The town of Arita in the former Hizen Province, northwestern Kyūshū island was a major cente for the production of porcelains in Japan. Best known for blue and white pieces it also produced polychrome wares as well, including the familiar imari colourings. While similar to Imari, the wider palette of colours used here is usually termed ‘Arita’ and the decorative appeal of the style is clear. This plate probably comes from an original set of five and its quality is much above average. Dating is to the Meiji era (1868 - 1912) probably around 1880.
Pair of Indian Bronze and Enamel Candlesticks in the form of Cobras, early 20th century
Price: £45These snake form candlesticks were a popular form with the Indian manufacturers of decorative metal items for export in during the 1920s and 1930s. The design is striking and their appeal is obvious. The form was also produced as plain brass but the combination here of gilt metal and red enamel is far more attractive.
Egyptian Revival suite of necklace and earrings, 20th century
Price: £65Persian Red Lacquer Box in the form of a Pumpkin, 19th century
Price: £35Dark chestnut crocodile handbag 1940s
Price: £75Art Deco leather bag, 1930s
Price: £85Stunning Victorian filigree necklace with concealed mourning keepsake locket
Estimate: £70 – 80Vintage Persian enamel and silver brooch
Price: £10Massive Grotto style belt buckle c1980
Price: £25Fairing Figurine - The last in bed to put out the light, German, late Nineteenth Century
Price: £25The various figures were made in white glazed porcelain with coloured decoration. The compositions were sculptural and often accompanied by an inscription, as here. Many models are known. Two typical examples are 'Returning from the Ball' and 'Twelve Months after Marriage' but the most common example is represented here 'The last in bed to put out the light'. A couple are seen climbing into a covered bed at the foot of which stands a candle in a holder. These candles are usually broken off, most likely because of simple damage over the years but it has been suggested that this was done deliberately for good luck.
Some of the fairing figurines are marked, as here. The impressed number '2851' comes from the first series of figures produced by the Conta factory with numbers ranging from 2850 to 2899. The earlier examples do not have the shield mark found on most of the pieces which indicates an earlier dating here, more towards the middle of the nineteenth century.
Fairings have been collectors' items for many years now and still hold a naif charm which makes them appealing display items, with a history of their own.
Chinese Silver Bangle with Dragon Heads, C20th
Price: £45Victorian ships inkwell with original fitted ink pots c1900
Price: £55Beautiful Victorian ruby glass scent bottle, circa 1880
Price: £350Egyptian Eye of Horus braclet c20th
Price: £25Renaissance style suite of necklace and earrings c1990
Price: £45Long Art Deco necklace with spinach jade 1930s
Price: £100Sowerby Amber Glass Centrepiece circa 1930
Price: £75The Sowerby family came from the North West of England near Carlisle and settled in Gateshead in the late eighteenth century. The firm Sowerby Glassworks is known from 1807 onwards and continued production until 1972, concentrating on pressed glass. Catalogues of their wares still exist and they produced pieces in a wide variety of styles and shapes which retain their popularity today.
The centrpiece figurine, which was intended as a flower holder or ‘frog’, is rather unusual; normally the figures are female but the style of the modelling is identical. Similar designs to the bowl can be found in a 1936 catalogue but versions of it even appear in another catalogue from 1882. Many centrepiece/bowl combinations are found and some of them are not always original. This may possibly be the case here but if so the ‘match’ is extremely pleasing to the eye and the two elements set one another off perfectly to produce a striking example of Art Deco decorative design.
Art Deco Galalith Necklace and Pendant with Coral Red plaques, 1930s
Price: £75Galalith is a a synthetic plastic made out of the interaction of casein and formaldehyde and was introduced to the fashion world by Coco Chanel in 1926. The commercial name is derived from the Ancient Greek words 'gala' (milk) and 'lithos' (stone).
Japanese Fukagawa Imari Bowl, signed, circa 1880
Price: £380The Fukagawa kilns produced the best quality Imari items made in Japan in the late nineteenth century for export to the West. Their history starts with Ezaiemon Fukagawa who in 1856 became head of his family's porcelain business and in 1875 founded Koransha (The Company of the Scented Orchid) in Arita, Japan, to produce tableware for export. In 1894 the modern Fukagawa company was founded by Chuji Fukagawa, with the Fukagawa trade mark of Mount Fuji and a stream, as its trade mark. Dating here is within the Meiji period (1868 - 1912) probably around 1880. This conforms with the script mark used as opposed to the later symbol design.
Jakob Bengal Art Deco galalith and metal necklace
Price: £45Striking Bakelite buckle in the shape of an airplane
Price: £45Very fine pair of vintage Chinese painted eggs in a pentagonal glass case
Price: £20Stunning Miriam Haskell Egyptian Revival statement necklace c. 1950s
Price: £250Group of 3 brooches 1950s
Price: £25Native American turquoise cuff bracelet, 1960s
Price: £225American Art Deco silver and marcasite brooch
Price: £35Charming Novelty handbag, Thailand 1950s
Price: £25Chinese cloisonne bangle with raised enamel decoration circa 1900
Price: £35Murano Art Glass Dish, 1960s
Price: £45Art Deco Czech glass bracelet
Price: £35A Complementary Pair of Gilt Metal Art Nouveau style picture frames, 20th Century
Price: £45Pair of Taxco Mexican silver earrings, c1980
Price: £75Long Murano Glass Necklace 1970s
Price: £15Victorian Egyptian Revival motif necklace with red stones c1900
Price: £85Set of ring and earrings with obsidian mask motif, Mexico, 1950s
Price: £45Vintage hand carved Fossil Stone Trinket Box and Cover, C20th
Price: £25Chinese Celadon glaze Bowl of Conical Form, 20th Century
Price: £25Vintage Moroccan statement brooch
Price: £20Massive Berber silver bracelet c1940
Price: £75A green glass paperweight, Tweedsmuir Glass, Chris Dodds, late C20th
Price: £25It is sold with a matching contemporary illuminated stand which enhance the decorative effect considerably and provides a modest light display installation for the home (see image 6).
Balinese Silver Bangle with Elephant Heads, 1980s
Price: £45Chinese Rice Grain Plate decorated in underglaze blue, iron red and gold, circa 1900
Price: £45Art Deco chalcedony brooch or pendant
Price: £65Golden Amber Webb Glass Vase, marked, 1950s
Price: £45Thomas Webb began his glass career in 1829, when he became a partner in the Wordsley Glassworks. Various career changes followed and in 1859 he was joined by his sons Thomas Wilkes Webb and Charles Webb and began trading as Thomas Webb & Sons based in Stourbridge. The firm was run by various family members until mergers started to occur in the early twentieth century and Sven Fogelberg, previously from Swedish glassworks Kosta, became manager in 1932. Production continued with more mergers in the 1960s and 1970s until the firm closed in 1990. This vase was made by Thomas Webb during the 1950s as part of their 'Gay Glass' range in a design called 'Old English Bull's Eye' and has the typical 'Webb England' mark to the base.
Stunning opera length string of rock crystal beads
Price: £35Striking Art Deco jade necklace
Price: £150Long Art Nouveau necklace with multiple drops c1930
Price: £75Art Deco glass bead necklace
Price: £20A Celtic or Pictish Brooch decorated with Horses, St Justin of Cornwall, circa 1980
Price: £10Inverurie is a town in Scotland where Pictish carved stones are found in the graveyard dating from the 7th Century. The Picts were a tribe of peoples living in the East and North of Scotland. Little is known of their origins but they were called 'Picts' by the Romans because of their painted and tattooed bodies. The Inverurie horse is the inspiration for this brooch. The actual design of the three horses was created by George Bain (1881-1968) the Scottish artist and teacher, famous for chronicling Celtic Art.
St Justin of Cornwall is well known for the production of 'craft' pieces in a variety of forms and materials. This piece probably dates to the 1980s and certainly cannot be found in their current catalogue.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS FREE UK SHIPPING ON THIS ITEM. For international buyers the shipping cost will be reduced by the UK shipping cost, so don't worry if you are outside the UK, you still receive this benefit!Victorian necklace and bracelet suite 1900
Price: £125Japanese Noh Figure Doll of a Lady, Showa Period (1926-1989)
Price: £55Dolls such as these were made for display, sometimes at the special ‘Doll’s Day’ or ‘Girls Day’ festival held annually on the third of March and termed ‘Hinamatsuri’. The elaborate dress is sometimes known as ‘Hagoromo’ (‘feathered’) and the mask with its fixed expression derives from the well known ‘Noh theatre’, a major form of Japanese musical drama created in the fourteenth century which combines dance, music and song and is still performed today. The actors are all male and play the female roles wearing a lady’s mask.
The craftsmanship of this piece is self evident and it was most likely made in the second half of the C20th. It can stand equally well on its own or as part of a wider collection and would be a desirable acquisition either way.
Pair of Art Nouveau Style Ceramic Vases decorated in the Japonisme Style, 1930s
Price: £25While Art Nouveau in form and decoration (Japanese inspired designs were very much a feature of the style), these vases probably date to the 1930s when Staffordshire potteries were producing affordable items for interior decoration in a range of imitation styles. There are no direct parallels for the mark on these vases but the type of ware here is very similar to pieces made by the 'Brentleigh' factory, Stoke on Trent, in the 1930s and a similar date and area of manufacture is the most likely.