Pair of Dorset Fossil limestone goblets in presentation box
Price: £35Burmese jade sautoir necklace
Price: £35West German Keramik Jug with drip glaze, second half C20th
Price: £35Pair of Japanese Imari Plates, Meiji Period circa 1880
Price: £150Rare Ditmar Urbach Art Deco Pitcher, Czech 1930s
Price: £250Flash Lustre Glaze Futurist Cruet Set 1960s
Price: £20English dripware pottery covered biscuit jar, 1930s
Price: £20Chinese 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.
Tigers Eye long necklace 1970s
Price: £50A gilt metal and onyx figure of a Cherub holding a Globe 1960s
Price: £25Islamic pewter large ewer c. 1920
Price: £30Beautiful large floral Bakelite buckle
Price: £501960s modernist style brooch
Price: £15Large floral brooch set with marcasite stones
Price: £20Lovely swirl design paste brooch
Price: £10American Art Deco silver and marcasite brooch
Price: £75Victorian silver bracelet set with garnets 1900
Price: £25Japanese Art Deco silver gilt brooch
Price: £50A Ceramic Moneybox in the form of a Pig, Helensgate Ceramics, mid twentieth century
Price: £252 figural brooches
Price: £10Fairing 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.
Art Deco Whitby Jet Necklace
Price: £55Japanese Fukagawa Imari Vase of Sake Bottle Form circa 1880
Price: £180Japanese Arita Jardiniere decorated with flowers and two tassels, Meiji period, circa 1900
Price: £350Very unusual banded carnelian panel bracelet
Price: £30Art Deco Statement Necklace with a Demon Head Plaque, 1920s
Price: £85Art Nouveau necklace with a gilt metal Plaque,1920s
Price: £125Art Deco crystal and gilt metal Necklace
Price: £75Large Art Deco swirl Bakelite buckle
Price: £351950s souvenir doll
Price: £25Two Ketsuzan Kiln plates from the Poetic Visions of Japan Series, Japan 1988
Price: £40Taxco charm bracelet, makers mark Castelan, 1950s
Price: £95Italian onyx decorative urn and egg on stand
Price: £40Italian decorative duck marble and alabaster
Price: £30Scottish agate necklace in different colours
Price: £25Lot of two Victorian glass hat pins
Price: £20Large Cinnabar and filigree silver brooch, 1930s
Price: £55Victorian necklace and bracelet suite 1900
Price: £250Chinese Cloisonné Bowl with a wavy edge, 20th Century
Price: £40Art Deco large cuff bracelet
Price: £40Agate and silver cuff bracelet
Price: £150Art Deco Amber Glass Necklace
Price: £40Stunning blue paste Demi Parure, 1950s
Price: £100Pair of Indian Bronze and Enamel Candlesticks in the form of Cobras, early 20th century
Price: £75These 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.
Large Scottish agate specimen brooch 1910
Price: £65Czech Egyptian Revival Necklace with glass mounts and drops, Edwardian circa 1910
Price: £120Pair of Royal Doulton Spill Vases with gilt decoration, 1920s
Price: £180Art Deco 4 strand necklace with Mother of Pearl and Amber Bakelite Beads 1920s
Price: £60Victorian Chinoiserie chatelaine note pad
Price: £85Victorian Vulcanite Bangle
Price: £130Golden 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.
Charming pair of silver piglet earrings
Price: £25Chinese Glass Snuff Bottle with interior enamel painted decoration, signed, 20th Century
Price: £15Set of 5 matching 18ct gold sewing tools in fitted case, August Boileau, French c.1850
Estimate: £100 – 20010 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.
Edwardian opal and silver cuff links
Price: £80Iridescent art glass Vase with loop handles, possibly continental
Price: £45A Matched Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Bottle form Vases circa 1900
Price: £15A Complementary Pair of Gilt Metal Art Nouveau style picture frames, 20th Century
Price: £65Oil on canvas by Galina Podlyaskia (b. 1951)
Estimate: £100 – 150Lot of 2 vintage Chinese miniature cork groups
Price: £10Rare large ruby red Bakelite buckle
Price: £60Modernist silver floral brooch 1930s
Price: £40Large 1950s Brooch
Price: £10Art Glass Doorstop with Starburst and Bubble designs, perhaps British, late C20th
Price: £45Chinese Soapstone Brushwasher decorated with flowering Lotus, early 20th Century
Price: £45Heavy silver curb collar necklace, Mexico 1970s
Price: £150Oriental Lacquer Box in the form of a Duck
Price: £25An Octagonal Brass Tray with a roundel of an elephant, probably Persian early C20th
Price: £50Operculum shell demi parure
Price: £50An 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.
Incredible Hobe Demi Parure comprising Earrings and a Brooch, signed, 1950s
Price: £250Copper and enamel earrings and bracelet
Price: £30Two long infinity strands of cultured pearls
Price: £50Art Deco chalcedony brooch or pendant
Price: £35An Arts and Crafts small Brass serving Tray, English early twentieth century
Price: £40Japanese 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.
Art Deco Davidson purple cloud glass bowl on stand 1930s
Price: £35Chinese cloisonne bangle with raised enamel decoration circa 1900
Price: £40Lovely fleur de lis brooch 1960s
Price: £10Two lacquer bird brooches 1980s
Price: £15Art Deco Scottish moss agate ring
Price: £75Victorian silver mounted Scottish carnelian agate cloak pin circa 1880
Price: £95Art Deco continental black spinel and marcasite ring, 1920s
Price: £75Art Deco Galalith jewellery Necklace and Pendant with Coral Red plaques, 1930s
Price: £50Galalith 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).
East German Ceramic Vase, VEB Haldensleben, 1950s
Price: £35The factory mark, a shallow dish superimposed over the letter 'H' inside a circle, is that of the East German pottery VEB Haldensleben. VEB stands for 'Volkseigener Betrieb', meaning a people-owned enterprise and used in relationship to the state owned workplaces in the GDR. Haldensleben is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany and a ceramics factory was created there in 1945 with the nationalization of the Carstens Uffrecht plant that followed the division of Germany at the end of WWII. Halsdenleben focused primarily on the manufacture of vases. Its output tended to be of superior quality and employed more restrained glazes than those used by its West German counterparts. Upon the reunifucation of Germany in 1990, the factory was returned to its original owners, the Carstens family. The pattern number here is found on other pieces with the same shape but the abstract decoration used is quite individual and evocative of 1950s and early 1960s designs.
1950s Ocean Themed Earrings
Price: £45Striking Brass Bracelet with Berry and Purple Glass Stone charms, 1940s
Price: £30West German Ceramic Vase, Marei, 1970s
Price: £45While not stamped with a maker's mark, vases of this type are attributed to the West German Ceramics factory Marei which produced pieces from 1949 to 2016. Marei was the commonly used abbreviation for the firm's name which was Majolikafabrik Rheinbach Jean Fuss and Sohn. The pieces are distinguished by the use of a reddish clay but this was sometimes more brown or dark brown depending on the suppliers used. Marks are usually impressed into the base although these are often just pattern numbers, as here. Many pieces are unmarked and some are stamped 'MADE IN GERMANY' or 'W.GERMANY'. The pattern number here is '7104'and is found on similar pieces with the same shape but different decoration. This vase was probably made in the 1970s and is typical of the striking designs the firm produced.