Antiques & Collectors Items
The CANTERBURY AUCTION Galleries
Tuesday, December 08 2009
Chistmas Auction of Fine Art,Antiques and Collectors Items
Viewing Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday 12pm-4pm, Monday 10am-7pm immediately prior to sale. Open on mornings of sale (Tuesday and Wednesday) from 8.30am until 10am for viewing. Sale starts promptly at 10am each day. Please remember that if you want to leave a commission bid or bid by telephone we need all instructions by Monday 6.30pm before sale.
Lot 322 SOLD FOR: £ 2500
A Japanese carved ivory and carved lacquered wood group of a fisherman and two seated figures on a boat with small monkey to front, 12ins x 4.75ins x 7.75ins high, and signed rectangular red lacquer tablet on deck (Meiji period - fishing rod broken)
Guide Price: £400-600
Lot 323 SOLD FOR: £ 440
A Japanese brown patinated bronze and carved ivory figure of a fisherman, the standing figure carrying an oar over his right shoulder, signed to reverse, on carved wood oval base, 8.75ins high (oar broken in one place and crack across head)
Guide Price: £200-300
Lot 324 SOLD FOR: £ 320
A Japanese brown lacquer four case inro, finely decorated in gilt with fir trees, 3.25ins x 2.25ins, complete with green silk cord with cloisonn
Guide Price: £150-200
Lot 325 SOLD FOR: £ 480
A Japanese brown lacquer four case inro finely decorated in gold and silver with two boats in choppy seas with birds flying over, 3ins x 2.125in (Meiji period - five character mark to base - thought to be by Kyuhaku Koma), complete with green silk cord with lacquered bead and carved devil's mask pattern netsuke
Guide Price: £250-350
Lot 326 SOLD FOR: £ 800
A pair of Japanese ivory tusk sections, the exterior with shibyama and lacquer decoration of two quail, birds and insects, and flowering plants, on gilt lacquered hardwood bases, 6.5ins high (Meiji period, slight splits in ivory, and some decoration rubbed)
Guide Price: £800-1200
Lot 327 SOLD FOR: £ 1400
A Japanese ivory rectangular card case with shibyama and lacquer decoration of an egret, butterfly and fan, 4.75ins x 3ins (Meiji period)
Guide Price: £800-1200
Lot 328 SOLD FOR: £ 760
A Japanese carved ivory figure of a gentleman wearing a wide brimmed hat and carrying two parcels, 7ins high (Meiji period - with two character signature in red lacquer to base)
Guide Price: £300-500
Lot 329 SOLD FOR: £ 500
A Japanese carved ivory figure of an elderly Samurai warrior carrying two sword katanas, 5.5ins high, signed with two character mark to base (Meiji period - tip of sword slightly chipped)
Guide Price: £150-250
Lot 330 SOLD FOR: £ 270
A Japanese carved ivory figure of a standing Hotei, 3.75ins high, (signed on rectangular red lacquer panel to base), and one other Japanese small carved ivory figure of a warrior carrying two swords, 3.25ins high (signed on foot and inset with small red lacquer tablet)
Guide Price: £150-250
Lot 331 SOLD FOR: £ 150
A pair of Japanese carved ivory figures of an elderly gentleman and a woman carrying lanterns, 2.25ins high (Meiji period - two character marks to base), and one other Japanese carved ivory okimono of a figure holding a lotus flower, 2ins high
Guide Price: £100-150
Lot 332 SOLD FOR: £ 400
A Japanese carved ivory okimono of an erotic nature in the form of a seated woman, 1.75in high, signed to base"Kohosai"
Guide Price: £400-600
Lot 333 SOLD FOR: £ 700
A Japanese carved ivory group of a kneeling scholar with a child, 3.25ins high x 4ins wide, signed in red to oval seal mark to base (Meiji period - slight cracking to head of child, pen broken and small part missing)
Guide Price: £200-300
Lot 334 SOLD FOR: £ 180
A Japanese carved walrus ivory tusk carved with two fishermen, a cormorant and a child, 13ins high (with rectangular seal mark in red to base - Meiji period)
Guide Price: £150-200
Lot 335 SOLD FOR: £ 440
A late 19th/early 20th Century Chinese"Cantonese" ivory and red stained ivory chess set of figural form, the King and Queen carved in the form of a standing figure of a Mandarin and companion, 4.25ins high, the Pawns carved in the form of soldiers, 2ins high (latter slightly damaged), all mounted on a circular three tiered stand under circular dome with ebonised base
Guide Price: £250-350
Lot 336 SOLD FOR: £ 460
A Japanese brown patinated and textured bronze figure of an Indian elephant with ivory tusks, 10ins high x 15ins overall (rectangular seal mark to underside - Meiji period), with oval dark stained wood stand with rustic pattern borders
Guide Price: £400-600
A pair of Japanese brown patinated bronze figures of dancing geishas, 13.5ins and 14ins high (seal mark to bases - Meiji period - feet drilled to fit later mahogany stands)
Guide Price: £500-700
Lot 338 SOLD FOR: £ 300
A Chinese hardwood circular table screen inset with seven carved and pierced jadite panels, and with circular porcelain panel, the scroll supports with four green jadite beads, 7.5ins diameter x 13.75ins high (frame with slight cracks in places)
Guide Price: £300-400
A Chinese mutton fat jade oval plaque, carved with a peacock, 5.75ins x 3.75ins, and fretted and carved hardwood stand for same, 7.5ins high overall
Guide Price: £400-600
Lot 340 SOLD FOR: £ 180
Chinese jade carving - Standing figure of Guan Yin, 7ins high
Guide Price: £150-200
Lot 341 SOLD FOR: £ 260
A Chinese mutton fat jade carving of a recumbent water buffalo, 3.25ins x 2ins x 1.5ins high (with stress cracks and discolouration)
Guide Price: £100-150
Lot 342 SOLD FOR: £ 280
A Chinese green celadon jade carving of a kylin, 2.875ins overall x 1.625ins high
Guide Price: £150-200
Lot 343 SOLD FOR: £ 80
A Japanese pale blue silk covered album containing a selection of Japanese Christmas and greetings cards, various, and an album of woodblock prints after Hiroshige -"The Fifty-Three Stages of Tokaido"
Guide Price: £125-160
Lot 344 SOLD FOR: £ 320
A 19th Century Dieppe ivory fronted and backed note case, the front finely carved with a mother, two children and dog outside a cottage, the reverse initialled"H.C.", and with red silk lined interior, 4.25ins x 3ins (leather covered hinge weak and damaged)
Guide Price: £200-300
Lot 345 SOLD FOR: £ 2400
A 19th Century Anglo-Indian carved ivory figure of Venus in the"17th Century" style - The standing figure holding a shell and carrying a water jug, 7.25ins high, on ivory and ebony inlaid square stepped plinth, 11.25ins high overall
Guide Price: £300-500
Lot 346 SOLD FOR: £ 180
Indian School - Three miniatures depicting Maharajah and various attendants on a terrace, thought to be on ivory, each 4ins x 3ins, in gilt moulded frames and glazed
Guide Price: £150-200
A 19th Century Indian (Vizagapatnam) satinwood and ivory overlaid domed top jewellery box, the exterior applied with pierced and fretted rectangular and square panels, decorated with figures on horseback and other mythical figures, the bandings engraved with floral ornament, sandalwood interior with removable tray, twin lidded compartments, watch holder and ring stands, on carved paw feet, 10.75ins x 8ins x 5.75ins high (ivory panels and strapwork damaged and missing in places)
Guide Price: £200-300
Lot 348 SOLD FOR: £ 1550
A good 19th Century Indian (Vizagapatnam) ivory and horn mounted double opening work box with folding bale handle, the whole engraved and highlighted in black lacquer with a trailing leaf design, the lifting lids with shaped edge and horn moulding enclosing sandalwood interior with fretted inner division, on reeded bun feet, 12ins x 8.25ins x 5.75ins high Note : Circa 1850, in fine original condition with only very slight lifting of ivory and slight crack to base
Guide Price: £800-1200
A collection of 230 19th Century plain ivory circular gaming counters, each 1.375ins diameter, and 40 rectangular ditto, each 1.375in x .875in, contained in mauve velvet covered rectangular box
Guide Price: £100-150
An early 19th Century tortoiseshell rectangular two division tea caddy, the slightly domed lid inlaid with metal stringings and with silvery metal escutcheon and panel to lid, 6.5ins x 4ins x 4.5ins high (lacking feet and tortoiseshell slightly chipped on edges and corners)
Guide Price: £350-500
An early 19th Century tortoiseshell rectangular two division tea caddy, the slightly domed lid inlaid with metal stringing and with silvery metal escutcheon and rectangular panel to lid and on turned ivory bun feet, 6.75ins x 3.75ins x 4.75ins high (tortoiseshell chipped on front right-hand corner)
Guide Price: £350-500
Lot 352 SOLD FOR: £ 1000
Pietro Paoletti (1801-1847) -"Collection of Impressions of Engraved Gems" - The plaster intaglios contained in seven (of a set of eight) leather bound book pattern double opening boxes labelled"Paoletti Impronte - Musei Diversi", the intaglios various sizes with handwritten key to inside of each book pattern box, books each 10ins x 6.5ins x 1.75in high (volume five completely missing, volume one with eight intaglios missing, and volume two with one intaglio missing)
Guide Price: £400-600
Lot 353 SOLD FOR: £ 190
A late 19th/early 20th Century Swiss carved walnut rectangular plaque carved in deep relief with a hunter shot on a Tyrolean bridge, panel 12ins x 9.5ins, bears red retailer's label to back"F.R. Utterbeck of Interlaken", contained in associated carved oak frame, the face carved in bold relief with a rose, a thistle and a shamrock
Guide Price: £200-300
Lot 354 SOLD FOR: £ 400
A pair of early 19th Century percussion cap pocket pistols with 3ins steel octagonal barrels, the brass framed box action engraved with leaf scroll ornament and with chequered walnut grips, 7.25ins overall, contained in associated mahogany case with reproduction copper and brass powder horn
Guide Price: £400-600
Lot 355 SOLD FOR: £ 270
A George III horn beaker of tapered form with needle pricked decoration of an oval cartouche inscribed"Headcorn Volunteer Infy." and dated 1803, the reverse named"Jno. Tucker, Marden Hill", 5.5ins high
Guide Price: £200-300
Lot 356 SOLD FOR: £ 260
A George III horn beaker, the exterior engraved with a foxhunting scene, 4.25ins high, and two other horn beakers
Guide Price: £200-300
Lot 357 SOLD FOR: £ 300
A Victorian gilt metal and mother-of-pearl handled posy holder, the tapered bowl cast with bold leaf scroll ornament, 5.5ins overall
Guide Price: £300-400
Lot 358 SOLD FOR: £ 190
A 19th Century French lady's gilt metal chatelaine hung with oval pincushion, scent bottle and thimble case, 9ins drop overall, and a 19th Century housekeeper's brooch set with lozenge shaped aventurine panel, 1.875in wide, the screw end revealing needle case and spools holding thread
Guide Price: £200-300
Lot 359 SOLD FOR: £ 200
A collection of late Georgian cut steel buttons and buckles, comprising - pair of small rectangular buckles, eight larger cut steel buttons, 1.125in diameter, eight smaller cut steel buttons, .75in diameter, and a selection of other cut steel buttons, various
Guide Price: £100-150
Lot 360 SOLD FOR: £ 120
A pair of French enamelled shield pattern wine labels for"Cognac" and"Rhum" with floral decorated borders, and a Continental enamel octagonal box, the lid decorated with a romantic rural landscape with pink enamelled base, 1.25in diameter x 1in high (with slight chipping around base)
Guide Price: £125-160
Lot 361 SOLD FOR: £ 150
An early 19th Century French amboyna and enamel snuff box of shaped outline, the lid inlaid with small enamel plaque depicting two women and a musician in a classical garden, 3.5ins x 2.25ins x 1.25in high (slight split to front)
Guide Price: £125-160
A 20th Century French gilt brass rectangular photograph frame with ribbon cresting, the pink cloth lined slip with gilt metal leaf scroll ornament, to hold picture 3.625ins x 2.25ins, 7.25ins x 5ins overall, and one other French gilt metal circular photograph frame with ribbon cresting, to hold picture 3.25ins diameter, 4.25ins high overall
Guide Price: £200-300
A 20th Century French gilt metal square photograph frame with ribbon pattern cresting, to hold picture 2.5ins diameter, 5.5ins x 4.75ins overall, and one other similar ditto to hold picture 2.25ins diameter, 5ins x 4ins overall
Guide Price: £125-160
Lot 364 SOLD FOR: £ 660
A late 19th/early 20th Century Vienna cold painted bronze figure of a bulldog, 3.25ins high x 5.75ins overall
Guide Price: £250-350
Lot 365 SOLD FOR: £ 250
An Austrian cold painted bronze figure of a wild boar (thought to be by Franz Bergman) mounted on green onyx square base, figure 2.75ins high x 4.5ins overall
Guide Price: £150-200
Lot 366 SOLD FOR: £ 180
An early 20th Century Vienna cold painted bronze figure of a cat golfer, 2ins high (head of club missing), a ditto standing figure of a cat, 1.75in high, and one other cold painted bronze figure of a golfer, 2ins high (decoration chipped and rubbed)
Guide Price: £200-300
18th Century English School - Miniature shoulder length portrait of a young woman, probably on ivory, oval 1.625ins x 1.25ins, in plain silver case with pendant mount, complete with 20ins silver rope pattern necklet
Guide Price: £150-200
Mabel Keighley - Two miniature shoulder length portraits of Mrs Alice Clifton and her daughter, Margaret Clifton, ovals on ivory 3ins x 2.5ins, signed in red and dated 1900, both in gilt brass frames with twisted borders (portrait of Miss Margaret Clifton with slight paint loss to left side and top edge)
Guide Price: £275-350
Lot 371 SOLD FOR: £ 150
20th Century School after John Hoppner (1758-1810) - Miniature shoulder length portrait of a young woman wearing an ornate ribbon trimmed bonnet, oval 3.5ins x 2.75ins, in gilt metal oval frame and glazed, and one other French miniature shoulder length portrait of a young woman wearing a green dress, 3.75ins x 3ins, in engraved bone frame and glazed
Guide Price: £150-200
