
Pair of Italian Art Deco style alabaster Bookends in the shape of books, first half C20th
Price: £75
Taxco leaf shape brooch set with Abalone, c1950
Price: £45
Chinese Blue and White Box and Cover with pierced lid, late C20th
Price: £25The Charles Sadek Import Company was founded in 1936 by the father and son Charles and Norman Sadek and began by importing decorative items from Japan later broadening their range to a wider variety of suppliers including China. These pieces were sold under the ‘Andrea by Sadek’ brand, named after Norman's daughter Andrea. The business continued to a third generation until it was taken over by Fitz & Floyd in 2015.
This box, then, is a typical example of their range of wares, good quality decorative items marketed at an affordable price. The quality of these boxes can vary and this piece seems to be an above average example.

Cold painted brass necklace 1920s
Price: £50
Indian Silver and Enamel pill or trinket Box, early C20th
Price: £55
Large Scottish agate specimen brooch 1910
Price: £55
Chinese Bone Netsuke carving of a man holding a musical instrument, early C20th
Price: £25
Chinese Famille Rose Bowl decorated with ladies, Qianlong mark, Republican period
Price: £45PLEASE 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!

Small Chinese Bronze Vase of Ku Form with Elephant Head Handles, Qing Dynasty circa 1800
Price: £75
Large African wall decoration carved from one piece of ebony wood c1950
Price: £85
Lustreware Vanity Box, Lady in Crinoline, probably continental early/mid C20th
Price: £35
A Japanese Hichozan Shinpo Brushwasher circa 1880
Price: £20
Chinese Celadon Glaze Bottle Vase with White Slip decoration, Jingdezhen mark, C20th
Price: £75
Art Deco Davidson purple cloud glass bowl, stand and frog, 1930s
Price: £75This model can be seen in the firm's catalogue for 1931 where the bowl and stand are combined with a separate pierced flower holder in the same style. No doubt the size of the ‘frog’ was up to the purchaser who could choose from a range of dimensions which probably explains the slightly different proportions here to the catalogue image which otherwise illustrates our example extremely well, even down to the milled edging to the rim of the bowl. With its archetypal shape and colouring this piece would be an excellent addition to any Art Deco collection as well as providing a striking and decorative item for a contemporary interior.

Amber Glass Bowl and stand, Stölzle Hermanova Hut factory, Czech 1930s
Price: £55
Massive Victorian Carnelian Cameo Shell
Price: £55
Victorian leather bound photo album made by Mechi and Bazin c.1870
Price: £110
Lithograph Print, Le Pont Alexandre III in Paris, signed Herbelot, 1950s/1960s
Estimate: £30 – 40
Japanese Awata ware Teapot and Cover, signed, circa 1900
Price: £25
Pair of Japanese Shaped Saucer Dishes, Maruku China, 1940s
Price: £25The Maruku factory seems to have operated in Japan after the second world war producing modest but good quality wares for export, rather in the style of Noritake pieces. Usually their pieces are marked in addition ‘Made in Japan’ but for some reason not here. The forms, colourings and designs here are quite unusual and while modest, these are good quality decorative items suitable for a contemporary interior.
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Czech glass faux turquoise brooch c1930
Price: £65
Two Bing & Grøndahl plates, scenes from Hans Christian Andersen, late C20th
Estimate: £30 – 40
Chinese Pale Celadon Jade Bangle, probably Nineteenth Century
Price: £45Jade is usually divided into two types, nephrite jade and jadeite jade. The latter is heavier and slightly harder, making it more difficult to scratch. The weight of this piece suggests that we do have jadeite here. The stone was selected for carving on the basis of its attractive appearance and the finish, which bears no trace of machine tooled manufacture, suggests a pre twentieth century dating, but certainty in these matters is notoriously difficult
The size of this piece is unusually large, suggesting that it would have been intended for a male wearer. This too suggests an earlier rather than later time of manufacture. The stone is exceptionally pleasant to the hand and would have been an elegant accompaniment to any wardrobe.

Jakob Bengal Art Deco galalith and metal necklace
Price: £45
A Complementary Pair of Gilt Metal Art Nouveau style picture frames, 20th Century
Price: £45
Classic Taxco cuff bracelet, c1980
Price: £75
Pair of Chelsea style Figures of a Country Couple, probably Samson late C19th
Price: £55
A very finely carved white pendent on traditional silk cord, Modern
Price: £25
Pair of Japanese Arita Shallow Bowls circa 1880
Price: £75The town of Arita in the former Hizen Province, northwestern Kyūshū island, was a major centre 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. These bowls probably come from an original set of five and their quality is much above average. Dating is to the Meiji era (1868 - 1912) probably around 1880.

Chinese carving of a Beggar, possibly Shoushan stone, Soapstone stand, C20th
Price: £55
American Art Deco silver and marcasite brooch
Price: £35
Set of ring and earrings with obsidian mask motif, Mexico, 1950s
Price: £45
Large Art Deco green Bakelite Buckle with a label for Harlem Adler, American 1930s
Price: £35
Doulton Lambeth Stoneware Jug circa 1900
Price: £45
Vintage Needlepoint Picture of a Garden Scene, framed, second half C20th
Price: £25
Outstanding Taxco silver and abalone Bangle c1980
Price: £200
Set of Four Japanese Ceramic Beakers decorated Geisha, late C20th
Price: £40
Minton Indian Tree Pattern Pitcher and Basin circa 1900
Price: £350………………………………………………………………………………………………….................................................................................
The celebrated firm of Mintons was founded by in 1793 by Thomas Minton (1765–1836) at Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England as ‘Thomas Minton and Sons’, producing earthenware. The initial ranges were standard tablewares in blue transfer-printed or painted earthenware, including the ever-popular Willow pattern. By the mid nineteenth century and in partnership with Michael Hollins, Mintons began the production of decorative finishes for the interior and in particular floor tiles which enjoyed enormous demand and were the subject of numerous prestigious commissions including a contract for the flooring of the American Capitol. This was followed by the introduction of the plain white glazed ‘Parian’ wares and then the Italian inspired ‘majolica’ pieces with their richly coloured lead glazes. Mintons continued to follow popular trends, working with Christopher Dresser, recruiting Louis Solon from Sevres who had developed pâte-sur-pâte wares and finally contributing to Art Nouveau ceramics with a speciality in secessionist wares.
But the manufacture of tableware continued alongside all these other developments and Mintons adopted and adapted the popular ‘Indian Tree’ pattern which was first produced by Coalport in 1801. This design fused elements from Indian textiles and Chinese ceramics into an amalgam with immediate appeal. The pattern includes the crooked branch of a tree and a partial landscape including exotic flowers and leaves with a palette of colours emphasising green, blue, pink, and orange, resembling quite closely the Chinese export wares decorated in ‘Famille Rose’ enamels which had been exported to Europe in great quantities in the eighteenth century. Many of Coalport’s rivals, including Spode, Wedgwood and Royal Worcester produced their own versions of the design, but Mintons’ interpretation was held to be one of the most successful.
It was used by Mintons to decorate a variety of shapes, mainly dinner and tea wares, but the toilet pitcher and matching basin are seldom found in this pattern. Both the forms are extremely elegant, the pitcher with light fluting, a scalloped rim and a complementary handle, while the basin, also lightly fluted, employs simple lines with a turnover rim which follow the shape of a Chinese original. All the standard elements of the pattern can be seen, in particular the twisted tree, and the diaper work borders again reflect Chinese originals.
Both pieces are marked with the pattern number ‘T 216’ and a Minton stamp, the form of which allows fairly accurate dating. The globe topped by a crown with the banner ‘Mintons’ was used from 1873-1912 but ‘England’ was only added after 1891, giving a circa date in the late nineteenth or early twentieth century, probably around 1900. The original toilet set, which would have included the pitcher and basin along with, probably, a chamber pot, a soap dish, candlesticks and other accessories, was clearly a ‘deluxe’ item at the time and its quality is still apparent today when it can be enjoyed simply for its decorative appeal and as a reminder of a past era of grandeur.

Five Murano glass fish pendants
Price: £25
Pair of Alhambrian Ware English Majolica Vases with raised decoration circa 1880
Price: £30
Chinese Cloisonne Small Tray decorated with Flowers and Rocks, 19th Century
Price: £150
An unusual pair of white glaze models of Spaniels, Beswick, 1960s
Price: £75While a close relation to the traditional Victorian ‘Staffordshire Dog’, these figures were actually made by the English firm Beswick in the twentieth century. Founded in 1894 by James Beswick and his sons, the company became known for its output of figurines, eventually securing the rights to producing characters from the novels of Beatrix Potter and the films of Walt Disney. It was sold to Royal Doulton in 1969 who continued production until 2002, selling the pottery premises in 2003 and the rights to the name in 2004 when they were bought by Dartington Crystal who still manufacture pieces carrying the Beswick name. These spaniel figures appear to date from the 1960s and were made in at least two sizes. Most have painted decoration but the plain white finish here is really the most pleasing of all producing a pair of decorative items with timeless appeal.

French Orientalist etching aquatint - Paris La Rue Saint Rustique
Price: £35
Suite of Art Deco banded carnelian necklace and earrings c1920
Price: £95
Mille fiore bead flapper necklace c1930
Price: £95
Constructed necklace with jade, egg yolk amber and cherry amber
Price: £250
Pair of Glass Candlesticks, Davidson Chippendale, 1930s
Price: £25Chippendale glass was designed and patented in the USA in the early years of the 20th Century and imported into Britain. The moulds were purchased by a Charles Pratt and Davidson’s used them to produce this range of glassware purchasing the exclusive rights to manufacture Chippendale glass when they realised its popularity. Various forms were included in the range and manufactured by the pressed glass technique for which the firm had become famous. The mould marks of this pair can be clearly seen at the bases (see image 4). The clean angular lines are typical of art deco designs and Davidson’s produced here a model which was both practical and decorative.

Charming Novelty handbag, Thailand 1950s
Price: £45
Charming Novelty handbag, Thailand 1950s
Price: £45
Modernist Taxco brooch 1980s
Price: £45
Group of Three Chinese carved bone Horses with wood stands, probably mid C20th
Price: £30
Persian silver bracelet with inset enamel plaques, c1930
Price: £125
Burgundy Leather Jewellery Box with Bramah Lock, early C20th
Price: £95
Art Deco Czech glass necklace with enamel and glass stones, 1930s
Price: £45
Japanese Arita Blue and White Saucer decorated Gourd and Grapes, mid C20th
Price: £15
Operculum 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.

Jade roundel bead necklace
Price: £15
Dresden style model of a Coach and Horses, probably German early C20th
Price: £75
Indian wooden toy model of a Horse with metal fitments, early C20th
Price: £25
Two Chinese folding Fan Leaves with landscape scenes, now mounted, C20th
Price: £25
Lomonosov Teapot decorated Cockerels, late C20th
Price: £45
Indian Carved Wood Tobacco Jar with Jungle Scene, mid C20th
Price: £25
Islamic Silver Necklace with Niello work plaques, c1930
Price: £75The technique used is that of ‘niello’ work. (The word derives either from the classical Latin word ‘nigellum’ or the later mediaeval words ‘nigello’ or ‘neelo’.) Niello is a black mixture, usually of sulphur, copper, silver, and lead and used as an inlay on engraved or etched metal, especially silver. Added as a paste, it hardens to a black colour after firing and is then polished. Here it is the ground that formed from niello while the design shows though in silver, a less common version.
There is much skill in the craftsmanship here and the result is a piece of classic and timeless simplicity.

Large tooled leather bag with Moroccan Designs 1970s
Price: £85
Art Deco beaded bag with celluloid frame
Price: £25
Oriental style ceramic plate, signed Alice Smith, possibly American mid C20th
Price: £10
Bird form ewer with cover, possibly Russian c1960
Price: £45
Abalone and silver modernist design Necklace, modern
Price: £60
Green Leather Jewellery Box with Bramah Lock, early C20th
Price: £55
Chinese Fan, painting on silk, 1960s
Price: £15
Blue and Green Ice Glass Square Bowl, possibly Pukeberg, late C20th
Price: £45
Balinese Silver Bangle with Elephant Heads, 1980s
Price: £45
Japanese Imari Dish in the form of a Treasure Boat ‘Takarabune’, Meiji Period, circa 1900
Price: £250In Japanese folklore, the Takarabune or "Treasure Ship", is a mythical ship piloted through the heavens by the Seven Lucky Gods during the first three days of the New Year. Ceramic boat shape dishes were produced during the Meiji period (1868-1912) in both Arita and Imari porcelains. Paste of the foot rim and style of decoration suggest a circa date here towards the end of the nineteenth century.

Navajo suite of Necklace and Earrings set with sleeping beauty turquoise, 1990s
Price: £250The Navajo are a Native American people of the Southwestern United States with the largest reservation in the country, mainly concentrated in Arizona and New Mexico. Their silverwork, which they began to produce in the late C19th, came to enjoy great popularity and often employed the use of turquoise. This matching suite is an excellent example of their work. The necklace is marked ‘Sterling’ for 925 silver and the same material would have been used throughout, providing a perfect backdrop to the ‘sleeping beauties’.

Miniature Staffordshire flatback model of two spaniels and a barrel, second half C19th
Price: £55
Danish silver floral brooch, Max Standager c1960
Price: £55
Green Leather Jewellery Box with Bramah Lock, early C20th
Price: £55
Art Deco Islamic silver bracelet with inset stones
Price: £195
Art Deco glass bead necklace
Price: £20
Two complementary Bracelets in a Greek Key design
Price: £45
Edwardian Scottish agate panel bracelet
Price: £75
Pair of Wade green glazed Mermaid salts, 1950s
Price: £55Wade Ceramics Ltd was a manufacturer of porcelain and earthenware, headquartered in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Founded in 1867, it was run by various members of the Wade family until the death of George Anthony Wade in 1987 after which there was a succession of management buyouts. Despite substantial investment in 2009, the firm eventually went into administration in 2022. Wade produced a wide variety of ceramics, including the well known Wade Whimsies animal figurines.
This pair of salts is rather different to many of their productions and have a distinctly ‘Art Nouveau’ feel but, in fact, date to the 1950s when this particular format of the factory mark was used. It seems to be one of the rarer forms and pairs are even rarer still, so definitely one for Wade collectors!

Indian wooden toy model of a Horse with metal fitments, early C20th
Price: £25
Danish silver brooch, Niels Erik From, marked, c1960
Price: £55
Art Deco necklace with large green glass pendant 1930s
Price: £85
Mug Commemorating the Coronation of Edward VIII in 1937
Price: £25
Stunning opera length string of rock crystal beads
Price: £35
Fabulous necklace with hanging articulated fish pendant 20th century
Price: £125
Necklace with FA cup pendant, Alexander Clark Co. 1976
Price: £85
Dutch Delft Blue and White Gourd Vase in C18th Style, late C20th
Estimate: £20 – 30
Arts and Crafts Brass and Cobalt Glass Salt and Pepper, early C20th
Price: £55
Vintage Carved wood bust of a Lady, Bali, Indonesia, second half C20th
Price: £75
Rectangular Green Onyx Box and Cover, 1960s
Price: £35
Chinese Reverse Painted Glass Globe depicting tigers, Modern
Price: £45
Chinese Reverse Painted Glass Globe depicting deities and attendants, Modern
Price: £45
Graduated set of Three Chinese Blue and White Ginger Jars and Covers, 20th Century
Price: £45Although of relatively recent manufacture, the quality of these pieces continues the Chinese ceramic productions of the late nineteenth century and together they form an attractive decorative ensemble for the contemporary interior.

Pair of Art Nouveau Style Ceramic Vases decorated in the Japonaiserie Style, 1930s
Price: £45While 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.

VE Day, 50th Anniversary Commemorative Mug, 1995
Price: £10
Ceramic Model of a Viking Longboat, Wade, 1950s/1960s
Price: £25Wade Ceramics Ltd was a manufacturer of porcelain and earthenware, headquartered in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Founded in 1867, it was run by various members of the Wade family until the death of George Anthony Wade in 1987 after which there was a succession of management buyouts. Despite substantial investment in 2009, the firm eventually went into administration in 2022. Wade produced a wide variety of ceramics, including the well known Wade Whimsies animal figurines.
Many of their pieces were designed to act as small containers for flowers and trinkets and this piece is a particularly amusing example of the type. Two colour ranges exist, one as here and one with much darker tones which is held to be later. Dating here, then, is most likely to the 1950s/1960s when the Wade production lines were in full swing and enjoying considerable popularity.
