1

An 18th century gold ring, the oval bezel enclosing a hair picture of a rural landscape with buildings, on an ivory ground; together with a matching pair of buttons, one depicting a harbour, the other a fishing scene. (3)

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SOLD £1,000

2

An 18th century gold carnelian intaglio ring depicting conjoined classical male portrait busts, inscribed and dated 1791; together with two 18ct gold mourning rings with carved floral borders, one inscribed Arthur Evans, Ob 20th January 1821, hallmarked London 1820, the other Eliz Evans, Ob 19th March 1836, hall marked London 1835. (3)

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SOLD £740

3

A Victorian rose-diamond and turquoise cluster ring; a 15ct gold single stone diamond bar brooch; a 15ct gold five stone diamond bar brooch with filigree decoration; a 9ct gold amethyst and pearl bar brooch; and a lady's 18k gold cylinder fob watch with 9ct fob bow. (5)

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SOLD £220

4

A Victorian seed pearl bracelet patterned as a floral lattice, with gold snap 2.125in wide, in later leather case by The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Ltd, London.

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SOLD £640

5

A pair of Victorian 9ct gold ruby drop earrings; an oval single stone ruby ring; an 18ct gold ruby and diamond three stone ring with carved shoulders, Birmingham 1901; and a 15ct gold ruby and rose-diamond bar brooch, Chester 1904. (4)

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SOLD £150

6

A Victorian 15ct gold guard chain, with an antique gold, agate swivel fob seal with armorial intaglio, 56in overall length, weight of chain, 27gr.

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SOLD £380

7

A pair of Victorian gold, diamond and enamel cuff links; a pair of gold, rose-diamond and pearl scatter pins; and three various gold stone set tie pins, one modelled as a jockey's cap. (5)

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SOLD £380

8

An antique silver set rose-diamond marquise ring depicting a flowering urn, on a cobalt blue ground.

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SOLD £840

9

A Victorian 15ct gold rose-diamond and enamel tie pin modelled as a horse and jockey, right arm lacking; together with a white gold tie pin and a gold brooch, both with a reverse painted crystal intaglio of a mounted jockey, 0.5in and 0.75in diameter, respectively. (3)

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SOLD £640

10

A 19th century micro-mosaic gold brooch of circular form with filigree border, inlaid with a six-pointed star, Continental marks, 1.25in diameter, in original simulated black sharkskin case.

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NOT SOLD

11

A Georgian 18ct gold sardonyx cameo ring with hollow moulded shank, carved with a classical female bust, inscribed 'Robt Stark Mackmurdo Esq, Ob 2nd October 1828', hallmarked London 1828; together with a pair of 18ct gold lorgnettes. (2)

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SOLD £210

12

A Victorian gold rose-diamond oval malachite brooch with arrow and quiver, 1in overall; a single stone diamond and enamel circular brooch, 1in diameter; and a Georgian oval coral brooch, 1in wide. (3)

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SOLD £220

13

A pair of antique pink topaz drop earrings with cannetille decoration, 2in overall length.

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SOLD £800

14

An antique tortoiseshell piqué brooch of circular moulded form decorated with a floral lattice, 1.625in diameter; another inlaid with flowers, 1.125in diamter; an oval two-piece buckle with gold and silver studwork decoration; and an oval gold hardstone brooch with filigree moulded border, dated 1877. (4)

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SOLD £270

15

A group of three antique fob seals, ranging in date from 1680-1820, pertaining to the family of Alston(e), the earliest, cut steel of revolving triangular form with silver mount, engraved with, an armorial, a crest with monogram, and a heart on a rock, inscribed Yet Constant, 1.25in high; the second, gold with armorial citrine intaglio, circa 1780, 1.75in high; the third, gold with agate intaglio engraved with crest and monogram, 1.375in high. (3)

The arms on the earlier seal are those of the English family of Alston, the other two, the Scottish branch of the same family.

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SOLD £440

16

Two antique gold carnelian intaglio fob seals, finely carved, one with a portrait of a male figure, the other, after the antique with Concordia seated before an altar, both approximately 1.25in overall.

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SOLD £ 680

17

Two antique gold agate fob seals, one with an armorial intaglio; the other carved with a classical standing female figure, 1.125in and 1in high repectively. (2)

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SOLD £470

18

Five antique gold fob seals with hardstone intaglios, one engraved with an armorial, another modelled as a lyre. (5)

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SOLD £360

19

A pair of Victorian sapphire and rose diamond drop earrings of floral design; together with an Edwardian diamond and pearl star brooch, hallmarked Birmingham 1902. (2)

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SOLD £760

20

An Edwardian gold mounted mother-of-pearl brooch carved in high relief with figures of a Dutch boy and girl, with pearl border, 1.5in diameter.

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SOLD £380

21

An Edwardian gold, opal and pearl pendant with chain necklace; together with a gold opal and rose-diamond cluster ring. (2)

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SOLD £500

22

A platinum single stone diamond ring, approximately 2.25 carats, good colour with small inclusions.

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SOLD £2,700

23

A Scottish 19th century silver agate plaid brooch with thistle and acorn decoration, 2in diameter; together with a silver citrine and agate brooch modelled as a skean-dhu, 4.125in long. (2)

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SOLD £390

24

A Victorian rose-diamond, ruby, sapphire and pearl butterfly pin badge, converted from a brooch, 1in wide; together with a diamond and pink tourmaline bar brooch modelled as a flower spray. (2)

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SOLD £400

25

A Victorian Scottish gold citrine brooch of circular form with key pattern border, the claws engraved alternately with a St Andrew's cross and thistles, 1.5in diameter; together with an oval, gold amethyst and pearl brooch, 1in wide. (2)

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SOLD £210

26

A Victorian silver bracelet with two colour gold decoration, depicting a bird, sprays of holly and flowerheads; another silver bracelet with Chinoiserie engraving; a Scottish silver agate brooch; a silver mounted Cantonese carved ivory pendant; and a pinchbeck brooch containing an ivory placque carved with figures of stags. (5)

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SOLD £250

27

A Victorian 9ct gold mesh bracelet with pearl buckle and bar.

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SOLD £150

28

An Edwardian 9ct gold opal and pearl pendant with chain necklace; together with a jade pendant, carved with a bird and flowers, with platinum chain and snap. (2)

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SOLD £230

29

A lady's platinum and diamond cocktail watch with 9ct white gold bracelet, enclosing 72 diamonds.

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SOLD £380

30

A graduated cultured pearl necklace with 9ct gold pearl snap; together with another pearl necklace; and a black cultured pearl necklace with 14ct gold snap. (3)

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SOLD £90

31

The Dorset Regiment; a lady's diamond and enamel regimental brooch, 1.5in overall, in Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company leather case; together with a silver and enamel compact of octagonal form with engine turned decoration, hallmarked Birmingham, 1939. (2)

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SOLD £340

32

An antique polished Ammonite silver pendant; a Continental silver pendant, one side with a scene of the Annunciation, the reverse with Madonna and child, inscribed S·Maria·in·Loo·Bosch·; two antique silver fob seals; and a Continental silver peppermint box decorated in foliate engraving with repoussé shell base, unmarked, 2in wide. (5)

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SOLD £200

33

A heart-shaped silver enamelled boxwood picture frame, the silver inset of oval form, with ribbon crest, decorated in pink enamel on a guilloché ground, with crystal lens, the boxwood frame with moulded border and finely fitted easel reverse, possibly Fabergé workshop, unmarked, 5in overall height.

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SOLD £740

34

A Whytworth safetey fountain pen, patent 185512, silver coloured metal cover with engine turning, unmarked, mechanism jammed, 5.125in long; together with a Waterman's Ideal 9ct gold fountain pen with engine turned cover, hallmarked London 1932, 5.5in long. (2)

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SOLD £230

35

A Montblanc fountain pen, Meisterstruck No 149, black with white star, 14ct two colour gold knib, 5.875in long; together with a Swan 9ct gold fountain pen with engine turning, hallmarked London 1956, 5in long. (2)

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SOLD £200

36

A gentleman's 18ct gold open faced keyless lever stop watch, by Sir John Bennett, Maker to the Royal Observatory, 65 & 64 Cheapside, London, no 53865, hallmarked London 1885, 2.125in diameter, fine hair cracks to dial.

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SOLD £230

37

An Irish silver waiter of small circular form with scroll border, crested, by Richard Sawyer Jnr, Dublin 1831-32, King's head duty mark and Hibernia only, 4.375in diameter, 2.5oz; together with an early 19th century stag's hoof snuff box inscribed in piqué work KILLARNEY LAKES, 3.625in overall length. (2)

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SOLD £360

38

A 17th century miniature silver porringer of circular form with flaring lip, opposing strap handles and gadrooned lower body, circa 1690, marks rubbed, leopard's head and maker's mark visible, probably P.H., small repaired tear by one handle, 1.25in high, 2.875in across handles.

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SOLD £300

39

An 18th century pinchbeck mounted bloodstone etui of shaped and panelled form with paste set silver catch, enclosing various fittings, including original folding knife, the top with ring for suspension, slight damage to edge of pinchbeck mount, 4in overall height.

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SOLD £800

40

A George III silver mounted cowrie shell snuff box with gilt interior, inscribed Revd Robt Roberts of Brynmorfdd, Obt 26th July 1817, aet 70, 2.875in overall.

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SOLD £480

41

An early 19th century Continental silver peppermint box of shell shaped form with three compartments, finely engraved with rows of flower heads and scrolls, the reverse with a flowering urn, inscribed, A token of regard to the Revd E. Sidney from his constant hearer John Peirson, August 1837, unmarked, 3.375in wide.

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SOLD £460

42

A George III silver fiddle pattern serving spoon by Jos Hardy, London 1818, 11.5in overall, 4oz; together with a set of four 'Old English feather edge cartouche' pattern tablespoons, maker's mark T.E; G.S, London 1769, 8.5oz. (5)

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SOLD £180

43

A Victorian silver mounted carriage whip with chased floral grip, Trainer F. Sant, with inscribed trophy bands to Mr Kemmish for Spring Meeting - Omnium Imperial 1885, Rock Stackers Imperial and Stand Plate Imperial, hallmarked Birmingham 1871, 36in overall; together with a silver mounted engraved glass Whisky flask, London 1880, 6.75in high; and a silver horn, Chester 1907, 12in overall. (3)

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SOLD £200

44

A Victorian repoussé silver trinket box of elongated rectangular form decorated with a landscape scene and figures, the sides chased with stylised leaves, Chester 1896, 6in overall, 5oz.

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SOLD £110

45

An Edwardian silver topped hob-nail cut glass table scent bottle, Birmingham 1901, 3.875in high; a pair of silver topped cut glass toilet jars decorated with stylised flowers, Birmingham 1903, 2.5in diameter; and an embossed silver purse with chain suspension, Birmingham 1907, 3.75in wide. (3)

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SOLD £180

46

An Edwardian chased silver trinket box of angular form with foliate decoration, Chester 1906, 5.5in overall, 3oz.

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SOLD £100

47

An Edwardian silver toast rack raised on faceted ball feet, Sheffield 1906, 5in wide, 6oz; a pair of silver salt cellars of circular form with pierced decoration on square pedestal foot, Chester 1911, 2.375in high; and a silver cream jug with cut card boarder on lion mask pad feet, Birmingham 1913, 3.625in high. (3)

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SOLD £220

48

A George III silver bright cut teapot of oval fluted form with moulded spout, pineapple finial and ebonised handle, by Henry Chawner, London 1789, 13.5oz.

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SOLD £270

49

A Victorian silver inkstand of moulded rectangular form decorated with C-scrolls and flowers, raised on scroll feet, containing a taperstick with vase shaped stand, snuffer lacking, and two cut glass ink bottles, one chipped the other cracked and repaired, minor damages to border, by Henry Wilkinson & Co, Sheffield 1845-46, 14in wide, 8in high overall, 31.5oz.

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SOLD £600

50

A Victorian silver cup, the loop handles with heart shaped terminals, raised on circular pedestal foot, decorated with floral gadrooning, Sheffield 1889, 6.5in high, 9oz.

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SOLD £130

51

A Victorian silver mounted tortoiseshell stationery box of traditional form decorated with bows and ribbon ties, raised on ball feet, with original key, London 1893, 8in wide, 5in high, 2.5in deep.

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SOLD £780

52

A batchelor's silver three piece teaset of oval baluster form with gadrooned decoration, Chester 1912, 23oz.

53

A silver repoussé picture frame of shaped rectangular form with neo-classical style decoration, Chester 1912, 9.5in high; together with a silver handled ivory paper knife embossed with cherub's heads and flowers, Birmingham 1897, 14.75in overall. (2)

54

A silver enamelled jewel box of serpentine oval form decorated in pale blue on an engine turned foliate pattern ground, raised on scroll feet, Birmingham 1927, 5.5in wide, 1.75in high.

55

A silver mounted cut glass cocktail shaker of traditional form, Birmingham 1929, 10.25in high; together with a pair of silver mounted cut glass 'bitters' bottles, Birmingham 1928, 5.5in overall height. (2)

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SOLD £100

56

A silver mounted tortoiseshell jewel box of circular form raised on scroll feet, London 1929, 4.125in diameter, 2.25in high.

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SOLD £150

57

A silver helmet inkwell, with visor, decorated with floral mantling on scroll base, London import marks for 1967, 4.75in high, 7.5oz.

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SOLD £240

58

A Victorian silver plated tray of oval form with rope pattern handles and border, engraved with foliate decoration, by Elkington & Co Ltd, 27.5in wide overall.

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SOLD £150

59

A fine pair of Victorian silver plated wine coolers of circular baluster form, with scroll handles, decorated with vines and flowers, raised on shell pattern pedestal feet, one side engraved with an armorial, the other a crest, by Matthew Hall & Co, Sheffield, 11in high, 10.75in diameter across handles.

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SOLD £1,150

60

An early 19th century lustre jug, decorated in silver resist on a pale lilac ground with a figure of a pea-fowl and flower sprays, loop handle, 3.5in high; together with a tea cup and saucer with moulded loop handle naively painted in purple lustre with buildings in a rural landscape. (2)

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SOLD £250

61

An early 19th century 'Chicken' slipware money box of squat circular form, orange-brown body with vertical aperture, the bird finial decorated with white slip under a pale apple-green glaze, minor chip to tip of one wing, some glaze loss, 4.375in high.

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SOLD £170

62

A Bristol pottery polychrome tea bowl and saucer painted in traditional palette, with floral sprays within entwined leaf and ribbon borders, minute chip to edge of saucer, circa 1800; together with a Staffordshire diminutive blue and white transfer printed teapot decorated with 'Boy on a Buffalo' pattern, reeded loop handle, star mark within the foot rim, small chip to inside of spout, circa 1820, 4.25in high. (2)

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SOLD £200

63

A finely modelled Staffordshire figure of a retriever, with light brown markings on green and brown rockwork base, circa 1820, 6.5in overall, 3.75in high.

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SOLD £430

64

A naive early 19th century Staffordshire creamware figure of a parrot decorated in coloured enamels, standing on green oval base, 3.75in high.

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SOLD £100

65

A Staffordshire blue and white transfer printed pottery meat dish with tree and well, decorated with figures of rabbits in a rural landscape, within shaped floral borders, unmarked, hairline cracks, damaged and riveted but with negligible loss, circa 1830, 20.5in overall.

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SOLD £160

66

Six various early 19th century blue and white transfer printed pottery plates and dishes, in mixed condition but with no appreciable loss, depicting a mountainous landscape with figures and buildings; a beehive; a Continental scene with figures; a rural scene with stags; and two with unusual floral designs, maximum diameter 9.75in, circa 1800-1830. (6)

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SOLD £150

67

A Staffordshire blue and white transfer printed bordalou of traditional form, decorated with wild rose, single loop handle, unmarked, minor hair cracks to rim, circa 1840, 9.75in overall, 5in high.

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SOLD £260

68

A pair of early 19th century blue and white transfer printed pottery plates decorated with the 'Ladies of Llangollen' pattern within a shaped floral border, impressed fleur-de-lys mark, probably Staffordshire, circa 1820, 10in diameter.

The 'Ladies of Llangollen', Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby, the first sapphic couple of polite society, lived in a black and white timbered cottage, 'Plas Newydd', in North Wales.

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SOLD £400

69

A blue and white transfer printed pottery plate with a named view of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire, by J & R Clews, 1818-1834, small chip to edge, 10.25in diameter; a plate with a named view of Wells Cathedral, by Adams, 1810-1825, 10in diameter; a plate with a named view of Christchurch, Oxford, by J & W Ridgway, 1814-1830, kiln kiss to edge of border, 9.875in diameter; and a Rogers meat plate with a view from the 'Oriental Scenery Series', showing travellers and temples, impressed mark, circa 1820-1830, cracked, 13in overall. (4)

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SOLD £50

70

An early 19th century lustre jug decorated in relief with a stag hunting scene, painted in brightly coloured enamels and with bands of purple lustre, moulded scroll handle, hair crack to rim, minute chip to inside of spout, circa 1830, 7.25in high.

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SOLD £200

71

A Victorian blue and white parianware jug, moulded in high relief, depicting figures on a South Sea Island shore, the handle modelled as a palm tree, after the novel 'Paul and Virginia' by Bernard de St Pieire, T J & J Meyer's Patent, Dale Hall Pottery, Langport, reg. mark, 2nd July 1850, impressed numerals, 8.25in high.

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NOT SOLD

72

A 19th century majolica tobacco jar and cover, modelled as a figue of a pug, wearing a collar and bow, decorated in coloured glazes, painted triangular mark within the well of the base, 8in high.

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SOLD £420

73

A Minton majolica comport of shaped oval form raised on two winged figures of cherubs, the base modelled with a pair of doves, hair crack to base, damage to arms of cherubs and swags, repaired with plaster and shells, impressed factory mark in capitals, year cypher for 1866, letters and numerals, 10.75in wide, 6.75in high.

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SOLD £540

74

A 19th century German saltglaze tankard of circular baluster form decorated with rows of flower heads and rosettes in manganese on a bright-blue ground, single loop handle with scroll terminal, English silver mounts with flat moulded cover and ball finial, hallmarked London 1874, 9.25in high overall.

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SOLD £100

75

A Pilkington lustre baluster vase decorated in a pale blue-turquoise glaze, impressed mark, number 2439, date code for 1907, 9in diamter, 9.75in high.

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SOLD £200

76

An 18th century Furstenburg porcelain tea caddy and cover of oval fluted form with moulded floral decoration, painted in puce with sprays of flowers within shaped gilt reserves, unmarked, minor chips, finial lacking, circa 1775, 4.75in high.

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SOLD £100

77

A Worcester moulded blue and white porcelain pickle leaf dish painted with flower sprays, the reverse crisply veined, workman's mark, minute chip to outside edge of leaf, circa 1765, 6in overall.

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SOLD £360

78

A Worcester blue and white porcelain patty-pan, painted with 'peony' pattern within a scalloped and hatched border, crescent mark, circa 1775, 4.75in diameter; together with a caudle cup and saucer with shaped rim, the handle with bird's head terminal, transfer printed with the 'zig-zag fence' pattern, crescent mark, minor chip to outside edge of saucer, circa 1770. (2)

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SOLD £340

79

A Worcester porcelain polychrome coffee cup painted with European flowers, reeded loop handle, minute chip to inside of rim, circa 1770; a white porcelain coffee cup with plain loop handle applied with sprigs of flowers, probably Bow, circa 1760; a Derby cabinet cup painted with a rural landscape and gilding, inscribed in red enamel, 'Near Middleton Derbyshire', circa 1820, 2.5in high; a Flight, Barr and Barr teacup with painted and gilded decoration, impressed mark, circa 1830; and a Spode cream jug decorated in coloured enamels and gilding, mark in red enamel, pattern no 2213, circa 1820. (5)

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SOLD £240

80

An early 19th century porcelain dish, transfer printed with a rural scene, inscribed Winstone Cottage within moulded floral borders, decorated in coloured enamels and gilding, 9.25in wide; a Rockingham floral transfer printed plate decorated in green enamel and gilding, Griffon mark in red enamel, some wear, 9.25in diameter; a creamware pottery plate decorated with coloured flowers within a moulded floral and dolphin border, impressed Wilson, 10in diameter; a Spode transfer printed plate decorated in coloured enamels, impressed mark, no 2605, 8in diameter; and a pair of Spode stone-china plates decorated with flowers in coloured enamels, black printed mark, no 3125, 8.25in diameter. (6)

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SOLD £60

81

A 19th century Meissen porcelain group of four putti on oval rustic scrollwork base, decorated in coloured enamels and gilding, crossed swords in underglaze blue, incised and impressed numerals, minor damages, 5.5in high.

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SOLD £470

82

A 19th century Meissen porcelain group of five putti modelled as musicians, on oval rustic scrollwork base, decorated in coloured enamels and gilding, crossed swords in underglaze blue, incised and impressed numerals, minor damages and repairs, 6in high.

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SOLD £600

83

A 19th century Meissen porcelain group of five putti, one with a telescope, another a parrot, a third holding a bell, on oval rustic scrollwork base, decorated in coloured enamels and gilding, crossed swords in underglaze blue, incised and impressed numerals, minor damages, 4.75in high.

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SOLD £760

84

A pair of 'Grainger & Co' Worcester porcelain vases of oval baluster form, with geometric pattern handles, painted in coloured enamels with birds, butterflies and insects within shaped reserves on a blue scale ground highlighted with gilding, 7.875in high.

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SOLD £300

85

Clarice Cliff; a 'Bizarre' preserve jar and cover of geometric form decorated with 'Rodanthe' pattern, 4.125in high, a matching mustard pot, 2.75in high, and pepper and salt with stand, 5.875in wide overall, the stand indistinctly numbered, probably 5321, the preserve jar with short hair crack to centre of cover. (5)

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SOLD £350

86

A Royal Doulton 'Kingsware' whisky flask, modelled with a figure wearing a tricorn hat, silver stopper and chain, hallmarked London 1912, 8.25in high.

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SOLD £640

87

A Royal Doulton fruit bowl on pedestal foot, transfer printed in colours depicting a river landscape with yacht and stylised trees, pattern no D2452, glaze cracks to inside of bowl, 14in diameter, 8.25in high.

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SOLD £210

88

Royal Doulton figures; 'Isadora' HN 2938, modelled by Peter A Gee, 7.75in high, and 'Southern Belle' HN 2229, 7.75in high. (2)

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SOLD £150

89

Royal Doulton figures; 'Lydia' HN 1908, 4.75in high, 'Cherie' HN 2341 5.625in high, and 'Valerie' HN 2107, 5.25in high. (3)

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SOLD £80

90

A set of three Beswick graduated coloured figures of flying grouse, printed marks, impressed numbers 1188-1 - 1188-3, the largest 10.25in wide.

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SOLD £160

91

Worthington E; a Beswick pottery figure of two rugby players each holding a tankard of beer, leaning on a giant letter E, raised on inscribed oval base, 9in high.

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SOLD £140

92

A pair of 19th century cranberry glass table scent bottles, of hexagonal baluster form with gilded foliate pattern decoration, damage to end of one stopper, 8.125in high.

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SOLD £300

93

An Art Nouveau opalescent glass vase of circular flaring form on domed foot, moulded in relief with stylised flowers and leaves, probably Powell, 11.875in high.

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SOLD £200

94

An Egyptian polychrome carved wood ushabti figure, New Kingdom, 1567-1085 B.C., 6.5in high, mounted; a Greek pottery stirrup-jar, 5in high, spout lacking; a Coptic pilgrim flask with traditional moulded decoration, 4in high, chip to neck; a Greco-Egyptian fragmentary terracotta head of Harpocrates, 2.375in high; a Pre-Colombian carved stone pendant, 3.625in long; and two small Pre-Colombian fragmentary terracotta heads. (7)

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SOLD £300

95

A Pre-Colombian pottery vessel of rounded oval form with opposing lug handles and moulded neck, decorated either side with a figure of a monkey, the body painted with a stylised face and bands of geometric ornament in black on a white slip ground, 10in high, 7.5in across handles; together with a similarly decorated cylindrical vessel, an applied figure of a monkey seated at the rim, 7.5in high, Chancay culture, 1000-1450 A.D. (2)

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SOLD £350

96

A Maori 'kauri gum' portrait head, the face with moko ornament, black painted hair, damage to left ear, minor abrasions, 19th century, 4in high.

Kauri Gum is the fossilised resin of the kauri tree.

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SOLD £150

97

An Aboriginal spear thrower, 'woomera', with broad leaf shaped blade grooved and hatched with diamonds, the reverse chip carved, wood point secured with sinew, bound butt, dry patination, Western Australia, 19th century, 24.25in overall.

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SOLD £190

98

An Aboriginal boomerang of deeply curved symmetrical form, used in hunting, smooth pale dry patination, 22in overall; together with two other boomerangs of more traditional form, one grooved and with curved end, the other chip carved and slightly hollowed. Western Australia, 19th century, 23in and 20in respectively. (3)

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SOLD £100

99

A Fiji throwing club, 'ula', with gadrooned rootwood head, the grip carved with bands of zig-zag ornament, red-brown glossy patina, cracks to butt, 15.75in overall; together with a New Hebrides wood dish of circular shallow form with notched rim, untouched dry patina, a section 0.75in square lacking from edge, 6.25in diameter, early 19th century. (2).

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SOLD £480

100

A Fiji gunstock club of exaggerated curving form, crested blade patterned with hatched ornament, the shaft with evidence of fibre binding, domed butt, dry evacuated patina, early 19th century, 36in overall.

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SOLD £360

101

A Fiji 'pineapple' club of traditional form, the neck with fibre binding, the grip carved with zig-zag ornament, discoid butt, point damaged, dry patina, 32.75in overall; together with a throwing club 'ula' circular rootwood head with carved grip, glossy patina, 17in overall, first half of the 19th century. (2)

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SOLD £360

102

A New Hebrides pudding knife, with pierced terminal of stylised human form and leaf shaped blade, Banks Islands, 49in overall; together with a Tonga Islands club, the flaring blade with raised rib and chamfered butt, 50in overall, both with dark encrusted patina, early 19th century. (2)

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SOLD £540

103

A fine Fiji 'gunstock' club, the blade crested and carved with bands of geometric ornament, discoid butt, encrusted red-brown glossy patina, early 19th century, 41.25in overall.

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SOLD £500

104

A Fiji 'pineapple club' of archaic form, the grip carved with bands of zig-zag ornament, plain butt, dark red-brown glossy patina, early 19th century, 36in overall.

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SOLD £660

105

A fine Fiji Islands club of rare form, the dome-shaped head decorated with incised geometric designs, slightly flaring shaft with angular butt, encrusted dark brown glossy patina, possibly 18th century, 36.75in overall.

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SOLD £3,200

106

A fine Kuba ceremonial table, the top incised with geometric designs, notched dentil border, raised on nine chip-carved circular tapering legs, dark red-black patina, 19th century, 20in diameter, 17in high.

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SOLD £300

107

A Zaire woven fibre shield of curved oval form decorated with geometric designs on a natural coloured ground, carved wood grip, some wear, late 19th-early 20th century, 48.5in overall.

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SOLD £300

108

An Ibibio carved wood face mask with hooked nose and downward curving beak, the perimeter pierced for attachment, decorated in purple and white pigments, nose broken and repaired, early 20th century, 9.5in high; together with a wrought iron oil lamp of circular form, the base formed as a stylised horse, probably Bambara, 19th century, 17in high, 7.75in diameter. (2)

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NOT SOLD

109

A Senufo kneeling female wood figure, with crested coiffure and pierced ear drums, incised scarification to face and lower abdomen, broad shoulders with articulated shoulder blades and cut-away arms resting on the thighs, raised on outstretched toes, red-black glossy patina, traces of white pigment to face and neck, old cracks and repairs, 19th century, 11.75in high.

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SOLD £420

110

A Yaka flywhisk with carved Janus head wood handle bound with copper wire, 22in overall; a Bakongo fetish figure with iron studs, glass abdomen and incised scarification marks, cracked and partly burnt, 10.5in high; and a Southern Africa wood staff head with ball finial, carved with a stylised female figure, right arm lacking, mounted, 10.75in high, all with good colour and patination, 19th century. (3)

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SOLD £310

111

An Ashanti carved wood male figure of archaic form, weathered surface, some erosion, 8.5in high; a Yoruba comb with male head, teeth broken, 7.5in high; a Bini stylised wood head decorated with a string of cowrie shells, 4.5in high; a Baule miniature carved wood figure, 5in high, all with good old surface and patination, mounted on stands; and a Yoruba coloured bead bracelet with Janus head carved wood pendant, 19th century. (5)

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SOLD £220

112

A Ganda wood drum of tapering cylindrical form with splayed foot, reptile skin membrane secured with wood pegs, truncated conical lug for suspension, glossy brown patina, 19th century, 39in high.

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SOLD £300

113

A Bobo hardwood stool of rectangular form, the handle with figurehead terminal, incised geometric decoration to the seat and legs, openwork base, pale colour with dry patination, 9.75in high, 15.5in overall length; together with a stool of circular form with dished seat, triangular-pierced central shaft and domed base, a side strut forming the handle, dry light brown patina, possibly Mangbetu, 8.875in high, 7.25in diameter, late 19th-early 20th century. (2)

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NOT SOLD