Scottish silver ring inset with a Chalcedony stone, 1950s
Price: £40Japanese Imari Dish with a lobed edge circa 1880
Price: £125Japanese Noh Figure Doll of a Lady, Showa Period (1926-1989)
Estimate: £40 – 60Balinese 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
Estimate: £120 – 150Japanese Arita Jardiniere decorated with flowers and two tassels, Meiji period, circa 1900
Price: £350Chinese Cloisonné Bowl with a wavy edge, 20th Century
Price: £40Art Deco Chinese Export silver Buckle later converted to a Necklace
Price: £100Two long infinity strands of cultured pearls
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: £40Fun group of two porcelain brooches with paid of small earrings 1960s
Price: £10Necklace 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: £35Exceptional Paste necklace 1940s
Price: £15Victorian style copper bracelet with buckle detail 1950s
Price: £201960s 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: £45Noritake Vase in the Form of a Pomegranate, marked, Japanese, early 20th Century
Estimate: £10 – 20Fine Quality Cloisonne Box and Cover in the form of a Snail, Japanese circa 1880
Estimate: £40 – 60A Matched Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Bottle form Vases circa 1900
Price: £15Art Deco necklace with French Jet and paste stations
Price: £25Japanese Fukagawa Plate decorated with peonies circa 1900
Estimate: £20 – 30English 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.
Stunning opera length string of rock crystal beads
Price: £150Art Deco glass bead necklace
Price: £25Lot of two Victorian glass hat pins
Price: £20Murano Art Glass Dish, 1960s
Price: £35Beautiful Chinese carnelian silver bracelet
Price: £65Carved Chinese brown jade necklace
Price: £50Victorian small note pad for chatelaine
Price: £50Chinese Silk Embroidered Textile depicting Sages and Boys in a Garden Scene, framed, Twentieth Century
Price: £50The panel is framed by a broad band of dark beige coloured fabric with a repeating diaper design, typical of early twentieth century work. The stitching is bold rather than subtle which again conforms to the period, but the overall effect is both amusing and decorative. The European frame may well be contemporary.
Pair of Taxco Mexican silver earrings, c1980
Price: £75American Art Deco silver and marcasite brooch
Price: £75Art Pottery Vase with Geometric Motifs, C20th
Price: £45The style of decoration suggests Art Nouveau designs but there are no obvious parallels. Continental manufacture seems likely, perhaps France or Germany.
French Regency style Bevelled Amber Glass & Filigree Ormolu Casket, mid twentieth century
Price: £65Various 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' 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 either to the glass or the metalwork.
Royal Doulton bottle form Vase decorated with flowering lotus, early Twentieth Century
Price: £75The Doulton pottery originally had its first factory in Lambeth, London. Set up in 1815 by John Doulton, who is rumoured to have spent his life savings of £100 in starting the business, the firm concentrated on making pipes and utilitarian works. But in the 1880s the Company moved to Staffordshire and began making fine bone china tableware and decorative items. The pottery was located in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent and has manufactured high quality ceramics and porcelains ever since, receiving a Royal Warrant in 1901.
This piece is typical of the glazed pottery pieces made in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. A muted palette of colours was used and a variety of forms created with many artists taking a hand in the decoration. Most of the pieces are signed, as here. The pattern number indicates a date after 1894, but the Royal Warrant mark means a dating in the early 1900s. Perhaps a timing in the Edwardian era (1901-1910) is the most likely.
This vase is an excellent example of the creative designs which Doulton produced. As often, there is a slight Oriental influence but the style and design are unmistakeable.
Daum Crystal Glass Swallowtail Bowl, signed Daum-France circa 1960
Price: £180Vases 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.
Chinese Bone Inkwell in the form of a Chair, early 20th century
Price: £20Fairing 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.
Japanese Arita Bowl decorated with panels of flowers and interior Scenes, circa 1820
Estimate: £20 – 30Cherry amber Bakelite necklace 1920s
Price: £150Exceptional strand of Scottish Moss agate beads
Price: £35Scottish Agate bar brooch
Price: £251940s Dutch coin braclet
Price: £15Brass and Enamel Campaign Serving Set, Made in British India mark, 1920s
Price: £45Chinese Soapstone Brushwasher decorated with flowering Lotus, early 20th Century
Price: £45East 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.
A Brannam Bowl, Barum ware, Terracotta and Glaze, marked C.H.Brannam, circa 1900
Price: £55Stunning 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 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.
Gilt 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.
Lapis Lazuli and Turquoise Bead Necklace with an Egyptian Style Pendant, 20th Century
Price: £50Silver Brooch in the form of a Butterfly, Taxco 1940s
Price: £50Art 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).
Pair of Ceramic Figures of Swans, probably continental, C20th
Price: £45Japanese 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.
A Set of Six Blue and White Willow Pattern Coasters English Ironstone 1980s
Price: £30These 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.
Chinese Reverse Painted Glass Globe depicting deities and attendants, Modern
Price: £40Chinese Reverse Painted Glass Globe depicting tigers, Modern
Price: £40A green glass paperweight, Tweedsmuir Glass, Chris Dodds, late C20th
Price: £25It is sold with a matching contemporary illuminated stand which enhance the decorative effect considerably and provides a modest light display installation for the home (see image 6).
A set of three Millefiori Glass Paperweights, possibly Italian Murano, late C20th
Price: £75This set is sold with matching contemporary illuminated stands which enhance the decorative effect considerably and provide a modest light display installation for the home (see illustrations 5 and 6).
An Octagonal Brass Tray with a roundel of an elephant, probably Persian early C20th
Price: £50Studio Pottery Vase, Leeds Fire Clay Lefco, circa 1900
Price: £95A Pair of Art Deco Pressed Glass Trophy Form Vases, Davidson, 1930s
Price: £45Chinese cord bracelet with jade stones carved as fish
Price: £15Art Deco Czech glass necklace with enamel and glass stones, 1930s
Price: £35Outstanding swirl Bakelite necklace with faux cameo, 1920s
Price: £45Pair of Edwardian Chinese silver brooches, c. 1910
Price: £45American 1980s statement necklace with intaglio pendants
Price: £55PLEASE 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!
Victorian silver bracelet set with garnets 1900
Price: £25Ceramic 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.
Tibetan turquoise and silver necklace 1930s
Price: £40A Poole Pottery Atlantis Vase by Jenny Haigh, 1970s
Price: £55Long Art Deco carnelian, bloodstone and goldstone necklace 1930s
Price: £150Goldstone is a type of glittering glass made in a low-oxygen reducing atmosphere. The finished product can take a smooth polish and be carved into beads, figurines, or other artifacts suitable for semiprecious stone, and in fact goldstone is often mistaken for or misrepresented as a natural material. It was first made in the 17th century in Italy. (Credit: Wikipedia)
Mexican silver bracelet set with turquoise plaques, c1990
Price: £65An Arts and Crafts small Brass Tray, English early twentieth century
Price: £40An Arts and Crafts small Brass serving Tray, English early twentieth century
Price: £40A Blue Glass Sunburst Design Bowl, probably Sowerby, 1930s/1940s
Price: £45There is a record of the Sowerby Glassworks at Gateshead from as early as 1907. The first productions were of Vitro-Porcelain or "Milk Glass" type pieces. In the 1900s they produced designs from the 'Arts and Crafts' period and in the 1920s began producing another well known range: the iridescent "Carnival Glass." During the 1930s, Sowerby produced several Art Deco glass designs of which the current piece is one. The firm was eventually taken over in 1957, and finally closed in 1972.