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Sale date:

Ceramics, Glass & Furniture Sale on Thursday 24th July 2008

Lot numbers:

531-572 of 685

Lot

Description & Estimate

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531

AN OFFICER'S SWORD with curved steel blade, wooden hand grip and leather scabbard, together with a sword bayonet in scabbard (2) £80-150

Nil

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260
532 ETHNOGRAPHICA: A NORTH WEST AFRICAN HARDWOOD JUG with mask handle and carved body, with shaped mask handle, 4.75" high £100-200

Nil

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90
533 ETHNOGRAPHICA: A NEW GUINEA LINE SPATULA, a carved African bone figure and a West African carving of two monkeys holding a vessel (3). See illustration £150-250

Nil

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150
534 A CARVED AND SHAPED BONE SPOON, possibly Hyda, the handle in the form of a totem pole, 12.5". £100-200

Nil

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850
535 A COLLECTION OF THREE RAFFIA COVERED AXES, possibly Mount Haagen, New Guinea, a similar axe head and a Zulu Assegai spear (5) £100-200

Nil

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150
536 AFTER FRANCESCO RIGHETTI: A GILT BRONZE BUST AFTER THE ANTIQUE OF ACHILLES wearing a helmet decorated with griffins, leopards and a sphinx, with a large flowing mane, cast to the reverse with the first stanza of Homers Iliad and an aphorism by Horace and bearing the inscription "Fonderia Di F. Righetti MDCCCXXI", 35", on an associated white marble column, bearing the inscription in Greek "Achilles, Tragic Man, The Hero, 1821", 49" high. See illustration Provenance: In the Alexandros Arghyrou family since 1946. £6000-10000

Nil

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13500
540 JAEGER-LE COULTRE: AN ATMOS CLOCK of traditional form in a fitted leather covered case, the clock 9.25" high. See illustration £800-1500

Nil

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1200
541 A VICTORIAN SKELETON CLOCK with twin brass pierced "A"-shaped plates with a single train fusee movement, with a pierced dial with Roman numerals, in a later oak case, 17" high £300-600

Nil

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500
542 A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT METAL OVAL "FOUR GLASS" CLOCK with a white enamel two part dial with visible brocot escapement and a two train movement striking on a coiled gong, with a mercury filled pendulum, the case with a stepped base on a carved wooden stand, 14" high. See illustration £400-600

Nil

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440
543 A VICTORIAN MARBLE AND POLISHED SLATE EGYPTIAN REVIVAL MANTEL CLOCK, the white enamel two part dial with Roman numerals and visible brocot escapement, and an eight day Japy-type movement striking on a coiled gong, the arched topped case with Egyptian style gilt metal mounts and incised decoration, 14.5" high. See illustration £200-400

Nil

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200
544 A REGENCY MAHOGANY CASED BRACKET CLOCK with a circular convex white enamel dial with Roman numerals and a two train movement with repeat mechanism striking on a gong, the back plate with engraved borders and a similarly decorated pendulum bob, the lancet-topped case with Gothic style decoration and ring turned columns, with gilt metal carrying handles and pierced brackets, 20.5" high. See illustration £800-1600

Nil

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750
545 AN EDWARDIAN GILT METAL MOUNTED BRACKET CLOCK, the gilt dial with silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals beneath a slow/fast dial, with a two train movement chiming on four coiled gongs, with repeat mechanism, the arched topped case with gilt metal mounts, standing on animal paw feet, 17" high £300-500

Nil

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320
546 A VICTORIAN STYLE SKELETON CLOCK by Robert Donaldson of London, with a silvered chapter ring, two pierced plates and single train fusee movement, beneath a glass dome, 16.5" high £200-400

Nil

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260
547 A REGENCY MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK with a brass dial, signed Robert Holmes, Dublin, the dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, with an eight day movement striking on a bell, the hood with an arched top and twin turned columns, the trunk with a tall rectangular door, on a rectangular base, 77.75" high. See illustration £500-800

Nil

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1000
548 AN OAK AND MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK with a white enamel dial signed "William Northwood of Ranton", with Roman numerals and subsidiary date aperture, the spandrels and arch plate with scenes of hunting and rural pursuits, with a 30 hour movement striking on a bell, the case with an arched top hood, the dial flanked by half turned columns, the trunk with a short drawer flanked by similar columns, 84" high. See illustration £300-500

Nil

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500
549 A WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD WHEEL BAROMETER with a mercury filled thermometer above a barometer dial, signed "A. Pozzi, Villa Desta", the rosewood case with applied moulded detailing, 42" £150-300

Nil

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550 A REGENCY MAHOGANY WHEEL BAROMETER by F. Stringa, Carmarthen, with a scrolling pediment above a dry/damp gauge, thermometer, convex mirror and silvered barometer dial, 38" £80-150

Nil

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50
551 A GEORGE III STYLE BRACKET CLOCK with a circular silvered dial with Roman numerals and a single train fusee movement, the rectangular case with a gilt metal carrying handle and similar bracket feet, 17" high £100-200

Nil

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200
552 A WILLIAM AND MARY WALNUT LONGCASE CLOCK, the dial signed "John Drew Londini", the silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals, with subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, with an eight day five pillar movement striking on a bell, the flat topped hood with a moulded border above a panel of blind fretwork, the dial flanked by ebonised spiral turned columns, the trunk door with a glass lenticle and geometric stringing, on a conforming base with small bun feet, 79" high. See illustration £4500-7000

Nil

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553 A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK, the brass dial signed "Eardley Norton, London 221", the silvered chapter ring with inner date pointer, with gilt spandrels and silent/strike dial above, the two train movement striking on a bell, with an elaborately engraved back plate, the case with later brass and ebony inlay, 20.75" high. See illustration Provenance: Private Collection, London. £2000-4000

Nil

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560 A PAIR OF 18TH CENTURY STYLE OVAL NEEDLEWORK CUSHIONS worked in coloured thread with figures in an arcadian setting, with a silk background, 17", and another cushion (3) £100-200

Nil

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561 A FLEMISH TAPESTRY FRAGMENT worked in coloured thread with cattle in an arcadian landscape, approximately 43" x 70" and two other similar tapestry fragments (3) £300-500

Nil

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300
562 A NORTH WEST PERSIAN RUNNER, the central dark blue panel worked with multi-coloured floral medallions within outer borders and guards, 120" x 50" £50-100

Nil

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130
563 A SMALL CAUCASIAN RUG, the ivory ground worked with red and black hooked boteh, within outer borders and guards, 52" x 38" £30-60

Nil

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80
564 A TEKKE BOKHARA TUVAL, the aubergine ground worked with six octagonal guhls with a wide serrated leaf selvedge, 49" x 32". See illustration £200-400

Nil

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200
565 A PERSIAN STYLE CARPET, the apricot ground with numerous ivory floral medallions, outer borders and guards, approximately 140" x 100" £50-100

Nil

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566 A PERSIAN STYLE CARPET of Tabriz design, the ivory ground with floral and leafy sprays within palmette and hooked boteh outer borders and guards, 120" x 94" £80-150

Nil

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360
570 AN EDWARDIAN MAHOGANY AND SATINWOOD LADIES WRITING TABLE, the top with a leather-lined writing surface and a raised shelf with pierced brass gallery, above a central recess and two pairs of short drawers, above two frieze drawers, on square tapering legs and castors, 35.5" wide. See illustration £400-600

Nil

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800
571 A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CANTERBURY with three divisions on turned uprights above a single frieze drawer with knob handles, on short turned legs with brass castors, 19" wide. See illustration £1000-1500

Nil

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 572

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY PEMBROKE TABLE with an oval top with moulded border with twin drop flap sides above a single bow fronted frieze drawer, on square tapering legs, 37" wide £80-120

Nil

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