
A gilt metal and onyx figure of a Cherub holding a Globe 1960s
Price: £45
Large brass portrait bust of Ramses II
Price: £45
Spanish red tooled leather trinket dish with the coat of arms for Castile and León, C20th
Price: £20
Spanish red tooled leather trinket dish with the coat of arms for Castile and León, C20th
Estimate: £20 – 30
Noritake Vase in the Form of a Pomegranate, marked, Japanese, early 20th Century
Price: £25The Noritake compnay was set up by the Morimura family at Noritake near Nagoya in the early twentieth century. Called at first 'Nippon Toki Kaisha Ltd' on its founding in 1904, the business soon changed its name to 'Noritake' and began the manufacture of porcelains for the domestic and export markets. The mark seen here is interesting. It comprises a 'Komaru' symbol, crowned with "Noritake" and with the mark 'Made In Japan'. The centre symbol said to be taken from the Japanese character "Komaru", meaning "overcoming difficulties". According to the Noritake company tradition this mark was designed when contact with the different culture of the west early in the 20th century caused problems of adaptation. It is also known as the 'tree crest mark' which is the clan crest of the Morimura family. This mark is said to have been registered in London for the UK market by 1908. The curled up ends of the Komaru symbol seen here distinguish this mark from later versions and allow a dating of this piece to the early twentieth century.
Noritake porcelain became synonymous with finely potted tea and breakfast services made in great quantities for export. This vase is a rather more unusual production and shows the factory capable of producing high quality pieces.

Victorian small note pad for chatelaine
Price: £45
Set of Three Japanese Lacquer Nesting Trays, mid to late C20th
Price: £45
French Regency style Bevelled Amber Glass & Filigree Ormolu Casket, mid twentieth century
Price: £55Various pieces in this style where amber glass panels are combined with elaborate gilt metal work can be found. Most were intended as dressing table ornaments, as here. Sometimes termed 'Hollywood', after the American made products in this style of which Lot 1 in this sale is a prime specimen, these items were designed to add a touch of luxury to the bedroom. They are usually regarded as French and thought to have been made between the 1920s and 1940s. This is a particularly nice example with no damage to either the glass or the metalwork.

Framed Stumpwork Panel depicting a Bowl of Flowers, English, 1930s
Price: £45
Victorian Silver Buckle set with Paste Stones, German circa 1900
Price: £85The sparkling stones and high quality mounting (there is a considerable weight of silver in this piece) would have made this buckle a notable addition to the Victorian ladies' wardrobe and it could equally well catch the eye today.

A Set of Six Blue and White Willow Pattern Coasters English Ironstone 1980s
Price: £25These coasters formed part of their range. The decoration employs the transfer pattern technique developed in England in the mid eighteenth century and a staple of nineteenth century productions. Printed designs were 'transferred' to the ceramic surface allowing the production of extensive services in a matching pattern. The Chinese derived 'Willow Pattern' design seems to have been first used around 1790 and was probably designed by Thomas Minton for Spode. All the versions contain similar elements besides the pagodas and landscape scenes most notably the three figures on a bridge and a pair of flying swallows. In order to promote sales, various stories were invented based on elements of the design. These coasters are an amusing recollection of times past and highly practical in addition.

Pair of Bakelite Salts, Italian Fontanini, mid C20th
Price: £45The well known Italian firm Fontanini, now famous for producing nativity Sets, was founded by Emanuele Fontanini as a small local business in a single room in the tiny Tuscan town of Bagni di Lucca. Working at first in papier mâché, the business turned to the use of bakelite once it became available, marking their pieces with a spider emblem and the wording ‘depose Fontanini up until the 1970s after which these were replaced by the Fontanini name, the date of manufacture, and a small fountain, which allows fairly accurate dating here. Manufacturing is now caried out by the fourth generation of the family.

An Arts and Crafts small Brass Tray, English early twentieth century
Price: £40
An Arts and Crafts small Brass serving Tray, English early twentieth century
Price: £40
Framed Watercolour, Harbour or Beachside Scene, signed, C20th
Price: £25
Ceramic Model of a Fish, Jema Holland, signed, 1950s/1960s
Price: £30The Jema factory in Holland was started by two brothers, Jelis Mager ( born 1912 in Rotterdam, Netherlands) and his brother Johan Willem Mager (born 1919 also in Rotterdam) both living in Maastricht who took over an existing ceramics factory, founded originally by J.Meussen, in 1942 and traded together in a partnership which was dissolved in 1955 when the firm JEMA KERAMISCH ATELIER N.V. (jema ceramic studio; the first JE standing for Jelis and MA standing for Mager) was created under a new agreement between them. Ceramic products of many types were produced with figurines a speciality and the business continued until 1984 when it became insolvent and closed its doors.
Most of the pieces seem to have been marked, usually with an impressed script as here indicating the factory itself and the model number of the piece. For modest decorative items the quality of the manufacture is of a high standard as can be seen in both the modelling and the glazing of this piece. Their animal figurines were immediately approachable and provided modest but amusing items of decoration.

English Silver pin cushion in the form of a boot, London 1991
Price: £75
Four Art Deco style small Glass Vases with silver decoration, possibly Murano 1930s
Price: £55
Very fine German silver scent bottle, c1900
Price: £225
Green Leather Jewellery Box with Bramah Lock, early C20th
Price: £55
Green Leather Jewellery Box with Bramah Lock, early C20th
Price: £55
Art Deco Shagreen Picture Frame, 1930s
Price: £110Shagreen is a natural hide, typically from shark, stingray or dogfish, worked through special processes to produce a granular surface effect. Known in China and Japan from the earliest times and popular in Europe in the eighteenth century Shagreen enjoyed its greatest popularity in the Art Deco period where it was used as a covering for writing desks and well-dressed cabinetry and smaller items such as the picture frame we have here. The clean lines of this piece and the palette of colours employed fit exactly with the ethos of the Art Deco period and a dating to the 1930s is extremely likely. A luxury item at the time it could be used now to provide enhanced presentation of a favourite image adding to it a hint of true elegance.

Art Nouveau Bronze Tray, stamped 172 Deposé, French c1900
Price: £95
Art Deco Wooden Cigarette Box, 1930s
Price: £25
Pink Alabaster Box and Cover, Italy late c20th
Price: £25
Pink Alabaster Box and Cover, Italy late c20th
Price: £25
Japanese Samurai China Biscuit Box and Cover, C20th
Price: £25
Framed Ceramic Plaque depicting St John’s Church, Old Coulsdon, late C20th
Price: £25
Novelty Perfume Bottle with Grecian Scenes, late C20th
Price: £15
Ceramic and Bronze figure of a Blue Tit, Albany Worcester, late C20th
Price: £35
Pair of Silver Plated Fish Servers with fitted box, probably Edwardian
Price: £45
Vintage Brass Vesta Case in the form of a Violin, circa 1900
Price: £55
Kitsch Style Conch Shell with painted landscape decoration, C20th
Price: £45
Chinese style Vase and Cover decorated with ladies and courtiers in a garden scene, C20th
Price: £55
Chinese style Vase and Cover decorated with ladies and courtiers in a garden scene, C20th
Price: £55
Framed Picture of Two Elephants signed Mary Beth Zeitz and dated 2003
Price: £25
Pair of Gilt Metal and Onyx Scales, probably French, C20th
Price: £55
Vintage hand carved Fossil Stone Trinket Box and Cover, C20th
Price: £25
Wood Mask, Borneo late C20th
Price: £25
Burgundy Leather Jewellery Box with Bramah Lock, early C20th
Price: £95
Burgundy Leather Jewellery Box with Bramah Lock, early C20th
Price: £95
Obsidian Mayan Statuette inlaid with semi precious stones, C20th
Price: £35
Arts and Crafts Brass and Cobalt Glass Salt and Pepper, early C20th
Price: £55
Japanese Carved Wood Figure of a Young girl, Kokeshi doll style, C20th
Price: £45
Metropolitan Museum of Art Egyptian Hieroglyphic wall plaque c2000
Price: £20
Townshend & Co : Butler’s Crumb Tray and Matching Brush, Birmingham c1900
Price: £75
Edwardian large text magnifying glass with horn handle, early C20th
Estimate: £30 – 40
Three Powder Boxes, gilt metal, alabaster and porcelain, mid C20th
Price: £45
Victorian Black Watch iron doorstop c1890
Price: £25
Bone parquetry box decorated in the manner of Fornasetti, Venetian, mid C20th
Price: £85
Two small metal perfume Flasks and Stoppers, 1920s
Price: £35
Pair of Ceramic Wall Hanging Plaques, Butterflies, probably continental 1960s
Price: £40
Pair of Capodimonte ceramic Wall Hanging Plaques, boy and girl praying, Italian 1960s
Price: £25
Vintage Leather Map Case, probably 1940s
Price: £45
Chinese circular silk textile Panel in later European brass metal Frame, C19th/C20th
Price: £55
Framed Chinese Embroidery Silk Textile, signed, second half C20th
Price: £25
Framed Chinese Embroidery Silk Textile, signed, second half C20th
Price: £25
Framed Chinese Embroidery Silk Textile, signed, second half C20th
Price: £45
Silver prayer beads with seventeen Beads, 20th century
Price: £75
Victorian book chain with locket c1900
Price: £350
Baroque Style Picture Frame with Still Life, C20th
Price: £25
Lustreware Vanity Box, Lady in Crinoline, probably continental early/mid C20th
Price: £35
Vintage Needlepoint Picture of a Garden Scene, framed, second half C20th
Price: £25
Vintage Needlepoint Picture of a lady dressed in a crinoline, framed, probably 1930s
Price: £25
Indian wooden toy model of a Horse with metal fitments, early C20th
Price: £25
Indian wooden toy model of a Horse with metal fitments, early C20th
Price: £25
Tubular Onyx Box and Cover, 1960s
Price: £35
Reproduction Limoges Porcelain Box with Scent Bottles, Modern
Price: £25
Papier Mâché Tray with Millefiori Decoration, Kashmir, C20th
Price: £55
Rectangular Box and Cover, Basanite Jasper, C20th
Price: £95
Pair of Chinese Hand Painted Eggs in Case, 1970s
Price: £25
Silver Medal or Watch Fob dated 1923, B.P.C.G.S.
Price: £35
French Souvenir Verre Eglomise Box and Cover, Sacre Coeur de Montmatre, circa 1900
Price: £55
French Souvenir Verre Eglomise Box and Cover, Sacre Coeur de Montmatre, circa 1900
Price: £55
Trade+Aid Enamel Teapot, No.292.UK, 1990s
Price: £25
A group of twenty assorted artists Stamps in H&R Johnson sample Box, C20th
Estimate: £60 – 80
Powder Compact, British Empire Exhibition (1924-1925), dated 1925
Price: £45Souvenirs and medals were produced, amongst which were silver plated powder compacts as here. The round container for the powder has a hinged lid revealing the powder well below, originally fitted with a mauve ribbon tasseled powder puff, and a mirror above. On the surface of the lid, which has a tab for lifting, is a stylised brass lion, a symbol of the British Empire, vitreous enameled in black, red and blue with the wording ‘British Empire Exhibition 1925 ’ There is a short rounded handle and the back has an engraved mark ‘Rd [registered] 689177’ for the patent number. While many were doubtless made (and there is another version with a more slender handle, with a ring at the end, and the background colourings of the lettering reversed) few of these compacts seem to have survived making this a desirable addition to a collection of British memorabilia.

Arts and Crafts Hand Mirror with Repousse Decoration, circa 1900
Price: £55Elements of two contrasting contemporary styles combine here with features from both the Arts and Crafts and the Art Nouveau movement. The hammered pewter with the almost rustic nail head fixings and the red bead reflect the former but the elegant depiction of the lotus and butterfly, with more than a hint of the Orient, reflect the latter. The maker is anonymous but doubtless British and clearly a highly skilled craftsman. Much thought and expertise went into the design of this piece which would be a desirable addition for collectors of either or both of the pieces made under the influence of these two highly popular design movements.

Reproduction Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Teapot, Modern
Price: £35
Persian Marquetry Khatam Kari Desk Set, second half C20th
Estimate: £40 – 60
Pair cast iron Doorstops, Basket of Fruit, probably American mid C20th
Price: £45
Toy Wicker Chair, mid C20th
Price: £35
Abstract Heart Shape Ceramic Sculpture, Pier One Imports, late C20th
Price: £25
Egyptian Silver Pill Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay, marked, second half C20th
Price: £45
Pair of Silhouette Portraits by Enid Elliot Linder, framed, late C20th
Price: £25Known first as ‘profiles’ or ‘shades’ silhouettes became a common form of portraiture before the development of photography but continued to be made well after and indeed into the C20th. This pair of portrait heads, two from a series of twenty according to the label on the reverse, were produced in a studio set up by Enid Elliot Linder in the 1970s. Starting in a room at the back of a house in Babbacombe, Enid Linder, an artist with a great talent for painting silhouettes, began production in 1972 and, within the space of a few months, helped by her husband and four assistants was producing 500 pictures a week, necessitating a move to larger premises on the Teignmouth Road. By 1980, the ‘Pennyfarthing Galleries’, as they had become known, had sold an estimated 150,000 to 200,000 pictures all around the world. All were all produced at the Teignmouth Road premises, and checked and signed in pencil by the artist. Various series were produced and this pair of portraits come from what seems to have been a series of generic images of early nineteenth century figures. The influence of Jane Austen is obvious and these two silhouette heads are an attractive reminder of a tradition of portraiture with long historical associations.

Two Ceramic Jugs with Erotic Decoration, continental perhaps German, circa 1900
Price: £25These pieces represent something of a puzzle. Seen the right way round (with the handle on the right) they are plain and the decoration only reveals itself on the reverse. This suggests a playful intent to conceal which, when combined with the subject matter, suggests something a bit ‘naughty’ which could confirm the second interpretation of what the seated man is holding! The paste, and general style of the pieces, looks continental and a German origin might be a good guess, but no more than that. The blue glazed jug has an impressed mark to the base ‘186 [plus an unidentifiable number]’ which might be the date but is more likely the pattern number; a dating of around 1900 for both seems reasonable - certainly there is an ‘old’ look to the pieces. There are one or two similar examples but little in the way of firm information. One for a collector to puzzle out!

Shorter and Sons Green glazed Fish Service, 1950s/1960s
Price: £75The firm which later became Shorter and Son was first set up by Arthur Shorter in 1878 with a partner James Boulton in Stoke on Trent. Their products were solidly in the main-stream of Victorian taste - majolica wares of all types predominated. Time saw another generation join the firm and various amalgamations took place. One of the sons, Colley Shorter, developed a close association with Clarice Cliff whom he eventually married. Her designs, while concentrated on the wares signed with her name, also fed in to the productions of Shorter and Sons and the range of their wares expanded considerably in the 1920s and 1930s.
‘Fish Ware’, as it became known was introduced in the late 1920s and rapidly became one of their best selling lines. Initially production was confined to flat ware and in 1935 a part service was acquired by the Duchess of York, later to become Queen Elizabeth. The range expanded and the design of the gravy boat and stand, introduced in 1936 (and included in the present selection), was attributed to Cliff herself. There were further additions and the late 1950s saw the addition of salt and pepper pots on a wavy tray (also included in the present selection). This service, then, probably dates to around 1960 a little before the firm was effectively taken over by Crown Devon in 1964 and the eventual loss of the identity of its wares. The popularity of the line is easily understood and our present selection is an excellent memento of the design.

Pair of Brentleigh Ware Wall Hanging Ballet Shoes, 1930s
Price: £35
Oriental style ceramic plate, signed Alice Smith, possibly American mid C20th
Price: £10
Pair of ceramic Bookends, the three wise monkeys, Czech second half C20th
Price: £30
An Art Deco ceramic group of two Fish by Guido Cacciapuoti, signed, 1930s
Price: £150Guido Cacciapuoti was a celebrated Italian ceramicist. Born in Naples in 1892 and from a family with a tradition in the creation of majolica pottery, Guido exhibited his work widely in the 1920s and finally, in collaboration with his brother, Mario, and Angelo Bignami as the administrative and commercial director, he founded the factory ‘Gres d'Arte Cacciapuoti Bignami & C.' in Milan in 1927. Mario unfortunately died three years later leaving Guido to carry on on his own until his death in 1953.
In the 1930s, Guido’s workshop became famous for the production of ceramic animal sculptures with fish being a particular speciality. More commonly seen are groups of John Dory, again with a red glaze, but the smoother lines here and the particularly intense colour reflect more closely the contemporary Art Deco style. Sought after in their own time, with patrons such as the King of Italy and Mussolini, Guido’s works are highly collectible today and this group would make a striking addition to a collection of Art Deco ceramics with considerable decorative appeal.

Korean Najeonchilgi lacquerware jewellery Box, C20th
Price: £25
Korean Najeonchilgi lacquerware jewellery Box, C20th
Price: £25
Arts and Crafts Stumpwork Firescreen 1900
Price: £25
Art Deco piano sconces c1920
Price: £85
Two Scottish Tartan Plaques, C20th
Price: £35
Wall plaque by Giovanni Schoeman depicting classical style figures, 1970s
Price: £75While Art Nouveau in style, Schoeman only perfected these techniques in the late 1960s, producing pieces in the style from a studio in Kentish Town which sold well in the London outdoor art markets. In the late 1970s, Schoeman moved to America with the intention of producing large scale art but the venture foundered and he died in 1981. This plaque, of which other examples are known, must have been one of his most popular designs in those London years and is a striking example of the techniques he developed and mastered.

Silk Print of a Bird, Bianchini-Ferier, France, early C20th
Price: £25Bianchini Ferier was a silk weaving manufacturer based in Lyons. Founded in 1888 by Francois Atuyer, Charles Bianchini and Francois Ferier, it first produced fine silk damasks mainly for the clothing industry. After gaining a silver medal at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1889 it went on to enjoy great success and many well known artists created designs for it in the early C20th, most notably Raoul Dufy. Production continued until the early 1990s when the firm was acquired by Tissages Bauman.
This print resembles designs in the firm’s archives from the late C19th and was probably created in the early C20th. It was designed for framing and the dotted line definition of the composition can be seen at the edges. Presented now in a modern surround it provides an excellent example of the firm’s work and a reflection of the Art Nouveau style so popular when it was produced.