
Jean Paul Gaultier Mini Fragrance Set, Le Duo Miniatures Saint Valentin 1990s
Price: £55
Caithness Glass Perfume Bottle and Stopper, late C20th
Price: £30
Chinese cord bracelet with jade stones carved as fish
Price: £15
Art Deco Whitby Jet Necklace
Price: £50
Very unusual Taxco figural ring, Taxco, c1980
Price: £45
Incredible long jade necklace with large carnelian pendant
Price: £135
Lustreware Vanity Box, Lady in Crinoline, probably continental early/mid C20th
Price: £35
Show stopping suite of necklace and earrings c1960
Price: £85
Large suede pouch bag with concertina opening c1930
Price: £65
Two Burmese Textiles, mid C20th
Price: £55The distinctive style of embroidery and applied work here is typical of Burmese work known as ‘Kalaga’ which means ‘curtain’ in Burmese and is used to refer to heavily embroidered appliqué tapestry sewn with a technique called ‘shwe gyi do’. First produced around 150 years ago, Kalagas are generally linen, silk, cotton or velvet background fabrics embellished with sequins, embroidery, beads, coloured stones, tiny pearls, coral, braids and metal threads, the choice of materials depending in part on the client’s budget. Cotton padding was used to produce the ‘3D’ effect seen here and on many other examples of the work. The elaborate decoration meant that some of the larger pieces could take many months to produce. These two panels are an excellent example of the genre with the lavish use of gold thread. They have survived in excellent condition and can decorate an interior today in the same way that they graced the interiors of the makers’ contemporaries. Dating is difficult and a mid C20th attribution is probably sensible but an earlier period of manufacture is quite possible.

Art Deco Cicada Necklace, probably English 1930s
Price: £35
Art Deco onyx Chess Set with board and fitted box, 1930s
Price: £110
Tigers Eye long necklace 1970s
Price: £25
Art Deco Long Mille Fiore bead necklace
Price: £65
Chinese Small Blue and White Potiche and Cover with wood stand, late C20th
Price: £45
Persian Painting on Silk depicting Courtiers in a Palace Scene, C19th/C20th
Price: £75The ‘Khamsa’ (Quintet or Quinary) is the best known work of Nizami Ghanjavi (c1141 – 1209) considered the greatest romantic epic poet in Persian literature. It comprises five long narrative poems the first of which is ‘Makhzan-ol-Asrar’ (The Treasury or Storehouse of Mysteries) and contains an episode where two physicians agree to fight each other with poison: each would give the other a poison and the doctors would then attempt, by their skill, to provide an antidote. One doctor succeeds but the other has less luck and in the version of the scene mentioned above is depicted lying ill on the ground.
The Khamsa was a popular subject for lavish manuscripts illustrated with painted miniatures at the Persian and Mughal courts in later centuries. The British Museum picture mentioned above, for example, comes from a manuscript created for the Mughal Emperor Akbar in the 1590s. Scenes from these works were then copied or adapted in turn by Persian artists in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries which is what we have here. The quality of the execution remains high producing a highly decorative example of the best Persian work.

Mounted aquatint engraving of a Courting Couple, signed, probably French C20th
Price: £45
Pair of Worcester Saucers with Chinoiserie Decoration circa 1780
Price: £45While close to the Chinese originals, many features indicate European and indeed English manufacture, in particular the drawing of the ladies’ heads, the palette of colours used, the borders employed and, most importantly, the glaze and paste of the reverse. The most likely producer here was the Worcester factory whose ‘Mandarin’ pieces were well known and a circa date in the second half of the eighteenth century is reasonable. The saucers would have come from a small tea service with matching bowls and various serving items, including, of course, a teapot. Not so likely to be used now, they provide an elegant example of the vogue for Chinoiserie in England at the time.

Art Nouveau Fairy earrings c1930
Price: £25
Silver Lapis lazuli collar necklace, probably Taxco Mexico, c1990
Estimate: £50 – 70
A silver filigree decorative Spoon with an openwork shell shape bowl, probably Scottish circa 1900
Price: £65
Pendant and chain commemorating 25 years of service at Ford, London 1965
Price: £35
Victorian style Bracelet in Mother of Pearl and Silver, modern
Price: £95
Arts and Crafts Brass and Cobalt Glass Salt and Pepper, early C20th
Price: £55
Massive natural coral beads
Price: £175
Burmese wood figure of a reclining Buddha with worshipper, C20th
Price: £25
Taxco silver bracelet, c1980
Price: £50
Attractive carved Orange Bakelite Bloom Pendant on modern gold tone chain, British 1930s
Price: £15
Art Deco rock crystal bead necklace
Price: £25
Victorian Whitby jet mourning brooch
Price: £75
Victorian Silver Mounted Banded Agate Brooch, late C19th
Price: £100
Pink porcelain powder box, Radnor Bone China, English Staffordshire, 1950s
Price: £15Radnor was the trade name used by Hall Bros (Longton) Ltd. Hall Brothers was a China manufacturer based at the Radnor Works, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, England which traded from 1947 until its liquidation in 1972. It produced figures, birds, toby jugs and floral ware, mainly small porcelain boxes which were distinguished by their decoration of finely modelled flowers (see image XX for an advert from the 1960s). This box is a typical example and survives in excellent condition with just a very small amount of near inevitable damage to the petals.

Victorian large 9ct gold brooch set with amber c1900
Price: £200
Two Corgi Silver Jubilee Toys Boxed, (41) State Landau, (417) London Bus, 1977
Price: £45
Large Islamic silver necklace with heart shaped box c1920
Price: £85
Czech Egyptian Revival Necklace with glass mounts and drops, Edwardian circa 1910
Price: £150
Two American Polychrome Enamel Bracelets decorated with Kabuki Masks, 1980s
Price: £20
Scottish silver ring inset with a Chalcedony stone, 1950s
Price: £45
Korean Najeonchilgi lacquerware jewellery Box, C20th
Price: £25
Estruscan style necklace in the manner of Lalaounis c1990
Price: £75
Art Deco black leather bag c1930
Price: £95
Cold painted brass necklace 1920s
Price: £50
Chinese Reverse Painted Glass Globe depicting tigers, Modern
Price: £45
Pair of West German Scheurich Pottery ‘Wien’ Vases, model 269-18, mid 20th Century
Price: £45
Chinese Cloisonné Bowl with a wavy edge, 20th Century
Price: £25
Art Deco Chinese Export silver Buckle later converted to a Necklace
Price: £125
Toy Wicker Chair, mid C20th
Price: £35
Indian silver repousse cuff bracelet, c1920
Price: £85
Long lapis lazuli bead necklace c1980
Price: £30
Souvenir White House Enamel Box and Cover
Price: £15
Chinese Reverse Painted Glass Globe depicting deities and attendants, Modern
Price: £45
Very unusual banded carnelian panel bracelet
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
Abstract Design White Glaze Vase, probably British mid C20th
Price: £35
Pink Glass Centrepiece Set, Arabella, Walter and Sohne, 1930s
Price: £55The influence of Art Deco style of this piece is clear and it does indeed date to the 1930s. The model, termed ‘Arabella’ can apparently be seen in the 1934 catalogue of the German glass manufacturers Walther and Sohne, founded by August Walther in 1888 at Ottendorf-Akrilla near Dresden. In the 1930s the firm was famous for its Art Deco designs and also produced a version of ‘cloud glass’ which at one time was held to be exclusive to the English manufacturer Davidson. But some of the English glass makers also drew on their German rival’s work such that Walther and Sohne patented some of their designs in the UK in 1937, presumably to protect their work. This centrepiece set is a classic example of Walther and Sohne’s pre war productions and a distinctive example of Art Deco glassware.

Two Wood Boxes : Marriage of Charles and Diana, Birth of Prince William, late C20th
Price: £15
English Silver pin cushion in the form of a boot, London 1991
Price: £75
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.

Art Deco chalcedony brooch or pendant
Price: £65
Exceptional Paste necklace 1940s
Price: £25
Black glass apple pendant on a long chain, 1980s
Price: £25PLEASE 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!

Pair of Art Deco style Wall Pocket Vases, Poole Pottery, mid C20th
Price: £55
Indian Brass Potiche and Cover, early C20th
Price: £35
Art Deco bee motif necklace 1930s
Price: £125
Egyptian Eye of Horus braclet c20th
Price: £25
Sweet Taxco heart bracelet c1980
Price: £75
Unusual Victorian style earrings
Price: £15
English silver filigree floral necklace
Price: £35
Stunning opera length string of rock crystal beads
Price: £35
Pair of Lovatt and Lovatt Langley Mill Vases, early C20th
Price: £110The Langley Mill Pottery was located in Langley Mill, Derbyshire on the Derbyshire – Nottinghamshire border. From its establishment in 1865 to its final closure in 1982, it went through five distinct periods of ownership, producing a wide range of stoneware ranging from utilitarian items and to high quality art pottery. This pair of vases dates from the third company that traded there, Lovatt and Lovatt. The Lovatt family had entered into partnership with the owner of the founding business at Langley Mill, James Calvert. From 1895 the business was in sole control of the Lovatt family and traded as ‘Lovatt and Lovatt’ until 1935. The early years of the twentieth century proved to be something of a zenith for them and a wide range of art pottery pieces were made which enjoyed great popularity. Production techniques were streamlined without a reduction in quality and in 1905, leadless glazes were introduced. These are proudly announced on the base of this pair of vases which are an excellent example of the Lovatt and Lovatt style and probably date to 1912, indicated by the impressed numbers for that year.

Two brooches - Jerusalem Mother of Pearl and Egyptian Silver, 1950s
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Art Deco paste collar necklace by Schreiber & Hiller c1930
Price: £125
Art Deco style Vase signed E.Radford, mid C20th
Price: £75There were, in fact, two craftsmen working in the C20th British pottery industry with the name Edward Radford, father and son. Radford senior worked for Pilkington’s Royal Lancastrian Pottery in Manchester from 1903 until his retirement in 1936, acting as their main thrower. Radford junior joined his Father in 1905, but the First World War intervened, in which he won a Military Cross for his actions at Passchendaele in 1917 and afterwards he settled in Stoke on Trent, the heart of Britain’s pottery industry. An association developed with H.J.Wood’s Alexandra Pottery in Burslem who produced a range of wares bearing his name in the 1930s, although Radford himself may have acted as more a salesman than the designer. Production continued after the war and even after Radford’s retirement in 1948. The form of mark used here implies the later dating but may have been used earlier. The impressed figures indicate model number. Even if this vase is post war, the style is emphatically that of pre war Art Deco period with the simple lines of the form accompanied by semi abstract decoration vaguely reminiscent of Clarice Cliff combining to produce a piece of timeless attraction.

Victorian facetted cherry amber beads with intergrated clasp c1900
Price: £150
Victorian small note pad for chatelaine
Price: £45
Pair of Taxco Mexican silver earrings, c1980
Price: £75
American Art Deco silver and marcasite brooch
Price: £35
Pair of large hoop earrings with stone drops
Price: £45
Statement necklace in the manner of Lalaounis c1990
Price: £75
French Orientalist etching aquatint - Paris La Rue Saint Rustique
Price: £35
Framed Chinese Silk Embroidered Runner Panel, garden scenes, C20th
Price: £15
Florentine style lapis and silver brooch c1900
Price: £35
Daum Crystal Glass Swallowtail Bowl, signed Daum-France circa 1960
Price: £150Vases in this form were produced by the well known French maker Daum in the 1950s and the 1960s. The sizes and designs can vary with some examples measuring up to two feet and intended as table ornaments. This piece is rather smaller and perhaps more elegant. The crystal glass is of extremely high quality and reflects the light in a very attractive way. The weight is good and the glass itself is thickly blown and expertly formed, The flat base shows signs of bevelled edging at the exterior and one of the sides bears the typical etched Daum mark with 'Daum' and 'France' separated by a device comprising an upright line with two crosses.
The more petite size and the quality of the manufacture and design make this a most appealing example of Daum's work at its best. Dating can be assumed to be around 1960 if not slightly before. A desirable piece indeed for collectors of twentieth century art glass.

Fairing Figurine - The last in bed to put out the light, German, early Twentieth 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. In comparison with the previous Lot 4, this example has a glazed circular mark which reads 'Made in Germany'. These marks appear on the later productions of the Conta factory and indicate a dating here to shortly before the First World War. This is consistent with the rather 'brassy' looking gilding used which is typical of ceramic production generally post 1900.
It is interesting to compare Lots 4 and 5 and to see how consistent the manufacture was throughout the period. Only the glazed base with its circular mark and the type of gilt decoration separate this example from its earlier companion.
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.

Fairing 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.

Victorian book chain with locket c1900
Price: £350
Doulton Lambeth Stoneware Jug circa 1900
Price: £45
Hanley Ware circular bowl, Lancaster and Sons, 1920s
Price: £25Lancaster & Sons Ltd were manufacturers of earthenware at the Dresden works, Tinkersclough, in the Shelton area of Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England. The firm was founded in 1899 under the name ‘Lancaster and Barker’ was renamed ‘Lancaster & Sons Ltd’ in the early 1900s and continued production until 1944. In the 1920s they produced various pieces with rural landscape scenes of which this is an example. Some see reminiscences of the ‘Arts and Crafts’ movement here but the mark found on the bottom clearly dates the piece to the 1920s. The yellow lustre glaze is interesting and free from the crazing sometimes found.

Nine strand authentic seed pearl necklace 1980s
Price: £45
Mexican silver dolphin bangle bracelet c1990
Price: £65
1950s Regency style needlepoint kit bag
Price: £75
Brass and Enamel Campaign Serving Set, Made in British India mark, 1920s
Price: £45
Chinese Soapstone Brushwasher decorated with flowering Lotus, early 20th Century
Price: £45
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.

Persian Gouache painting on silk of a horseman, C 19th
Price: £25The style of painting here and the use of silk as the medium are typical of Persian work, and the detail of the brushwork, notably the man’s hair and the horse’s head suggest nineteenth rather than twentieth century workmanship and while a little age worn, this is a striking example of the genre.
Please note that the silk is glued to the hardboard backing at the reverse (see image 10); the simple gilt frame is just fitted to the edge and the piece is not glazed.

Cup : Marriage and Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary, 1911
Price: £10Production of this piece was presumably contemporary with the coronation in 1911 and many similar pieces were made by other factories at the time, more often in a straight sided mug shape. The form here suggests that there might have been an original saucer but none seem to have survived.

Liberty Dollar 1922 mounted as a pendant on necklace
Price: £35
Ring Tail Lizard Skin Minaudiere with a strap handle marked JD, 1930s
Price: £95This example opens out on one side (the clasp is rather stiff) to reveal a mirror and two lidded powder compacts (complete with the guaze liners) and a holder for a comb (now missing) and on the other where there is a cigarette holder and a compartment presumably for matches. On the lid of this is a pouch doubtless intended as a purse. At the end is a pull out lipstick holder with a small strap and the piece hangs from a strap handle marked with the initials JD.
The piece is in remarkable condition for its age and recalls an era of elegance which a contemporary user might emulate on some special occasion.

Stunning suite of necklace and bracelet by Hobe 1950s,
Price: £350Hobe was founded in 1887 by the French goldsmith Jacques Hobe as makers of fine jewellery. The costume jewellery division, Hobe Cie, was added 40 years later by his son, William Hobe, who brought the firm to America in 1927 and was commissioned by Flo Ziegfeld to design and manufacture jewellery for his Ziegfeld Follies costumes. By repute this is the origin of the expression costume jewellery. Production continued from the 1930s to the 1990s and the form of mark here suggests a more later dating within their range.