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.
4 Chinese Imperial Jindezhen Porcelain Decorative Plates 1985-87
Price: £100Two Ketsuzan Kiln plates from the Poetic Visions of Japan Series, Japan 1988
Price: £40Art Deco Davidson purple cloud glass bowl on stand 1930s
Price: £35Large Victorian ladies belt buckle, late C19th
Price: £50Persian Red Lacquer Box in the form of a Pumpkin, 19th century
Price: £30Beautiful trinket box in the shape of a bound book, onyx and brass, Austria 1950s
Price: £35Massive Victorian Carnelian Cameo Shell
Price: £40Art 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).
Beautiful small daguerreotype in a frame c. 1850
Price: £25Georgian small glass scent bottle in a fitted Etui case circa 1800
Price: £50Victorian silver mounted Scottish carnelian agate cloak pin circa 1880
Price: £95Victorian Bronze Chamber Candlestick in the form of a Griffin, late C19th
Price: £40Victorian guilloche enamel and marcasite ring
Price: £50Two Sets of Serving Cutlery made by Haddad Jezzin Cutlery, Beirut, Lebanon 1960s
Price: £45A Persian Gouache Painting on Silk depicting Seven Polo players seated on elephants Nineteenth Century in a modern frame
Price: £35Silver Brooch in the form of a Butterfly, Taxco 1940s
Price: £50Jakob Bengal Art Deco galalith and metal necklace
Price: £25A Complementary Pair of Gilt Metal Art Nouveau style picture frames, 20th Century
Price: £65Chinese Glass Snuff Bottle with interior enamel painted decoration, signed, 20th Century
Price: £15Fun job lot of 4 pieces of vintage jewellery
Price: £20Long Art Deco pinchbeck watch chain with two pendants
Price: £75Art Deco Burmese dragon head necklace
Price: £55Lot of 3 Chinese bangles
Price: £25Lapis Lazuli and Turquoise Bead Necklace with an Egyptian Style Pendant, 20th Century
Price: £50Set of ring and earrings with obsidian mask motif, Mexico, 1950s
Price: £45Very unusual group of 8 Chinese nut/fruit stone carvings mounted as pendants
Price: £40Large Art Deco swirl Bakelite buckle
Price: £35Art Deco Whitby Jet Necklace
Price: £55Very unusual Taxco figural ring, Taxco, c1980
Price: £45Art Nouveau comb with coral fish and pearls
Price: £40Victorian Scottish Agate and paste citrine brooch mounted as a necklace c1900
Estimate: £120 – 150Gilt metal and Glass Bead Necklace by Louis Rousselet, French 1920s
Price: £70This necklace comprises three delicately modelled gilt metal stylised flower heads with yellow glass beads at the centre, joined on either side by further glass beads and flower heads and then a chain with fine metal and glass bead links.
Chinese Celadon glaze Bowl of Conical Form, 20th Century
Price: £30Chinese Cloisonne Small Tray decorated with Flowers and Rocks, 19th Century
Price: £150Pair of Chinese Cantonese Famille Rose Plates decorated in a mille fleur design, 19th Century
Price: £75Pair of Dorset Fossil limestone goblets in presentation box
Price: £35Tigers Eye long necklace 1970s
Price: £50Art Deco Long Mille Fiore bead necklace
Price: £60Long Murano Glass Necklace 1970s
Price: £30Victorian Silver Buckle set with Paste Stones, German circa 1900
Price: £90The sparkling stones and high quality mounting (there is a considerable weight of silver in this piece) would have made this buckle a striking addition to the Victorian ladies' wardrobe and it could equally well catch the eye today.
Silver Lapis lazuli collar necklace, probably Taxco Mexico, c1990
Price: £75Fun 1950s pendant and chain commemorating 25 years of service at Ford
Price: £35Art Deco Scottish agate necklace
Price: £120Heavy silver curb collar necklace, Mexico 1970s
Price: £150Operculum 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.
Jade roundel bead necklace
Price: £35Lovely Bakelite bloom pendant on chain
Price: £20Stunning demi parure by Hobe 1950s, necklace and bracelet
Price: £350Hobé et Cie was founded by Jacques Hobé in France in 1887. While he was trained as a master goldsmith, his business focused primarily on finely crafted sterling silver jewelry. William Hobé, his son, moved to the United States around 1920 bringing his family's acuity for producing high quality jewelry with him. (Credit: Google)
Victorian Whitby jet mourning brooch
Price: £45French cockerel brooch 1920s
Price: £75An Art Deco Style Globe with a flying Aeroplane labelled, Government of India Copywright 2008
Price: £25A gilt metal and onyx figure of a Cherub holding a Globe 1960s
Price: £25Czech Egyptian Revival Necklace with glass mounts and drops, Edwardian circa 1910
Price: £120Two American Polychrome Enamel Bracelets decorated with Kabuki Masks, 1980s
Price: £20Scottish silver ring inset with a Chalcedony stone, 1950s
Price: £40A Pair of Art Deco Pressed Glass Trophy Form Vases, Davidson, 1930s
Price: £45Chinese Silver Bangle with Dragon Heads, C20th
Price: £30Balinese Silver Bangle with Elephant Heads, 1980s
Price: £30Japanese Imari Vase of Water Dropper Form, Meiji Period, circa 1900
Price: £20Japanese 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.
Pair of West German Scheurich Pottery ‘Wien’ Vases, model 269-18, mid 20th Century
Price: £45Chinese Cloisonné Bowl with a wavy edge, 20th Century
Price: £40Art Deco Chinese Export silver Buckle later converted to a Necklace
Price: £100Chinese Soapstone Brushwasher decorated with flowering Lotus, early 20th Century
Price: £45Pair of Victorian marcasite and silver earrings
Price: £50Heavy brass and enamel collar necklace in the manner of Albert Gustav Bunge (1893 - 1967)
Price: £60Two complementary Bracelets in a Greek Key design
Price: £20Edwardian Scottish agate panel bracelet
Price: £50Very unusual banded carnelian panel bracelet
Price: £30Chinese cloisonne bangle with raised enamel decoration circa 1900
Price: £40Chinese Sancai Glaze Model of a Horse in the Tang Dynasty Style, 20th Century
Price: £40Brass and Enamel Campaign Serving Set, Made in British India mark, 1920s
Price: £45Kenton Clock Radio Hong Kong 1970s
Price: £35Fabulous necklace with hanging articulated fish pendant 20th century
Estimate: £120 – 150Necklace with FA cup pendant
Price: £75Victorian Grand Tour Wedding Cake glass necklace
Price: £150Detailed miniature porcelain plaque
Price: £10Art Deco Scottish moss agate ring
Price: £75Art Deco chalcedony brooch or pendant
Price: £351940s Dutch coin braclet
Price: £15Art Deco Scottish bloodstone brooch
Price: £15Graduated set of Three Chinese Blue and White Ginger Jars and Covers, 20th Century
Price: £20Although 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.
1960s Dorothy picnic basket
Price: £25Pair 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. Compare the Foley ware vases in this sale, Lot 31. 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.
Three Chinese Canton Enamel Dishes, Nineteenth Century
Price: £45A Matched Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Bottle form Vases circa 1900
Price: £15Charming pair of silver piglet earrings
Price: £25Scottish Agate bar brooch
Price: £25English silver filigree floral necklace
Price: £25Modern twist on classic gate link bracelet
Price: £25Two Bronze Pre Colombian style Figurine Pendants
Price: £25'Pre-Columbian' art is a broad category that encompasses the art of the indigenous peoples of North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean prior to the arrival of the Spanish at the beginning of the 16th century. The figure sculptures, made in a wide variety of media, are highly stylised and many contain some of the features seen here, although an exact parallel is hard to find. These two figures are cast in good quality bronze and were presumably intended as souvenirs of some kind. While not contemporary, the dating of these pieces is difficult and they must be assessed on their decorative appeal.