Antiques & Collectors Items
The CANTERBURY AUCTION Galleries
Tuesday, December 07 2010
Two day Sale of Antiques, Fine Art, Ceramics,Glassware and Various Collectables
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 808 SOLD FOR: £ 420
19th Century French School - Miniature painting - Shoulder-length portrait of a young girl with her hair in ringlets and wearing a low cut lace trimmed dress, on ivory 3ins x 2.5ins, in mahogany and gilt metal rectangular frame and glazed
Guide Price: £200-300
Lot 809 SOLD FOR: £ 380
19th Century English School -Miniature painting - Shoulder-length portrait thought to be Lady Georgina Hope Johnstone with grey hair and wearing a low cut white dress, on ivory 2.5ins x 1.875in, in black papier-mache rectangular frame and glazed
Guide Price: £200-300
Lot 810 SOLD FOR: £ 120
French School - Miniature painting - portrait of a young woman wearing a white high collared dress, on ivory 3.25ins x 2.5ins, in pieced ivory octagonal frame engraved with leaf scroll ornament
Guide Price: £125-160
R.S. - Miniature painting - Shoulder length portrait of a young woman wearing a powdered wig and a low cut red dress, on ivory 2.25ins x 1.5ins, initialled in black, in black papier-mache rectangular frame and glazed
Guide Price: £125-160
Lot 812 SOLD FOR: £ 90
Charles Green - Watercolour - miniature painting - half length portrait of a young woman in blue trimmed dress, 3.5ins x 2.75ins, initialled and dated 1893, in modern moulded frame and glazed, and two oval shoulder-length lithograph portraits of young women, 3.5ins x 2.5ins and 3.75ins x 2.75ins, both in gilt moulded frames and glazed
Guide Price: £100-150
Lot 813 SOLD FOR: £ 680
A 19th Century ivory oval box, the lid inset with miniature painting - Shoulder length portrait of a young woman with curly hair, in gilt metal mount, box 3.5ins x 2.75ins overall (with slight damage)
Guide Price: £150-200
19th Century English School - Circular miniature painting - shoulder-length portrait of a young man with curly hair wearing red and gilt ceremonial uniform, on ivory 2.25ins diameter, in ebonised moulded circular frame and glazed
Guide Price: £150-200
19th Century English School - Oval miniature painting - shoulder-length portrait of a young man with black curly hair and wearing a black coat, 3ins x 2ins, in gilt moulded frame and glazed
Guide Price: £100-150
Late 19th Century English School - Oval miniature painting - shoulder-length portrait of a middle aged woman wearing a lace shawl, 1.75in x 1.375in, in black papier-mache rectangular frame and glazed
Guide Price: £100-150
H. Baillie (?) (late 19th Century English School) - Oval miniature painting - shoulder-length portrait of a middle aged gentleman with waxed moustache, on ivory 2.75ins x 2.125ins, indistinct signed, in black papier-mache rectangular frame and glazed
Guide Price: £125-160
19th Century English School - Miniature painting - Half-length portrait of a gentleman, 3.25ins x 2.5ins, in gilt metal frame and glazed
Guide Price: £60-80
Late 19th/early 20th Century English School - Oval miniature painting - shoulder-length portrait of a young child with blond hair and a high necked gown, on ivory 2.25ins x 1.875in, in black papier-mache rectangular frame and glazed with a lock of hair exposed to reverse
Guide Price: £125-160
Lot 820 SOLD FOR: £ 80
Two miniature paintings - Oval shoulder length portraits of babies, 1.75in x 1.5in and 1in x .75in, in black papier-mache rectangular frames and glazed
Guide Price: £80-120
Lot 821 SOLD FOR: £ 90
19th/20th Century School - Oval miniature en grisaille - Shoulder length portrait of a young woman in Elizabethan dress, oval, on ivory 2ins x 1.625in, in later black papier-mache rectangular frame and glazed
Guide Price: £100-150
A silhouette on glass - Family group seated around a table, 4.5ins x 6ins, in modern moulded frame and glazed
Guide Price: £100-150
Three 19th Century painted silhouette profiles, all heightened in gilt - A middle aged woman wearing an ornate bonnet, 3.625ins x 2.625ins, a young gentleman, oval 3.5ins x 2.75ins, and a middle aged gentleman, oval 3ins x 2ins, all in black papier-mache rectangular frames and glazed
Guide Price: £100-150
A 19th Century painted silhouette profile heightened in gilt - Head of a woman wearing an ornate bonnet, oval 3.3.75ins x 2.5ins, in black and gilt glass and with ebonised reeded oval frame, and one other 19th Century silhouette profile of a gentleman, oval 2.75ins x 2.25ins, in black papier-mache rectangular frame and glazed
Guide Price: £100-150
Lot 825 SOLD FOR: £ 170
Turville - Pair of painted silhouette profiles of a young man and a young woman in black, heightened in red and white, ovals 4ins x 3ins, signed, in ebonised rectangular frames and glazed
Guide Price: £125-160
A group of three early 19th Century family silhouette portraits of the "Brinton Family", comprising - cut bard full length silhouette of Captain John Brinton (1759-1848), 9ins x 3.75ins, and his two sons, John Brinton (1797-1829) and Robert Brinton (1799-1862) (latter in rectangular black papier-mache frames)
Guide Price: £80-120
Lot 827 SOLD FOR: £ 560
A George III tortoise-shell rectangular two division tea caddy with shaped and moulded lid, ball finial and ball feet, inlaid with metal stringings, 6ins x 3.75ins x 5.75ins high (damaged and in need of restoration)
Guide Price: £500-700
Lot 828 SOLD FOR: £ 260
A George III burr yewwood two division tea caddy of bombe form, inlaid with boxwood stringings and with embossed gilt brass and ring handles to sides and on paw pattern feet, 8ins x 5ins x 6.5ins high
Guide Price: £200-300
Lot 829 SOLD FOR: £ 230
A George III satinwood rectangular tea caddy with canted corners inlaid with oval paterae, 4.5ins x 3.75ins x 4.25ins high, and an early 20th Century Chinese red lacquered domed top tea caddy decorated in colours and gilt with figures, fitted two lidded compartments, 8ins x 5ins x 5.5ins high
Guide Price: £150-200
A William IV mahogany tea caddy of sarcophagus form, the interior fitted two lidded compartments and space for sugar bowl, 13ins x 7ins x 7.5ins high
Guide Price: £300-400
Lot 831 SOLD FOR: £ 160
An amboyna rectangular tea caddy of George III design with slightly domed top and front inlaid with oval fan motif, 5.5ins wide x 4.25ins x 5.5ins high
Guide Price: £80-120
Lot 832 SOLD FOR: £ 200
A Victorian coromandel wood and gilt metal mounted domed top stationery box inset with porcelain boss ornament, 8.75ins x 4.5ins x 6.5ins high, and one other similar stationery box, 9ins x 5ins x 6.5ins high
Guide Price: £120-160
Lot 833 SOLD FOR: £ 160
A Victorian figured walnut and brass mounted domed top stationery box, 9ins x 4.5ins x 6.25ins high, a ditto pillar candlestick with open spiral twist column, 7ins high, a Victorian walnut and ebonised inkstand fitted drawer to base, 11ins x 6ins x 5.5ins high, and glass inkwells for same, and an oak and plated mounted ditto, 11.25ins x 7.5ins x 3.5ins high
Guide Price: £120-160
Lot 834 SOLD FOR: £ 100
An early Victorian rosewood writing slope inlaid with mother of pearl, 16ins x 11ins x 4ins high
Guide Price: £100-150
Victorian rosewood and mother of pearl inlaid writing slope, 14ins x 9.5ins x 3.5ins high (with slight damage) and a Victorian oak cased drawing set, 14ins x 6ins x 2.75ins high (box damaged)
Guide Price: £100-150
An early Victorian burr walnut and mother of pearl inlaid writing slope with lifting top and folding sloping front, 12ins x 9.25ins x 4ins high
Guide Price: £70-100
Lot 837 SOLD FOR: £ 120
A Victorian rosewood and mother of pearl inlaid writing slope, 16ins x 10ins x 4.5ins high, a Victorian rosewood tea caddy of sarcophagus shape, 12ins x 6.25ins x 7ins high, two smaller mahogany tea caddies, various sizes, and a small walnut chest of drawers, 13ins x 7ins x 14ins high
Guide Price: £120-160
Lot 838 SOLD FOR: £ 150
An early 19th Century rosewood and brass inlaid writing box fitted one drawer to side, 18ins x 10ins x 7ins high
Guide Price: £150-200
Lot 839 SOLD FOR: £ 70
A Victorian mahogany and mother of pearl inlaid writing box, 15.75ins x 9ins x 4.75ins high
Guide Price: £70-100
Lot 840 SOLD FOR: £ 130
A Victorian burrwood writing box, the top inlaid with parquetry panels and bandings, 17ins x 10.5ins x 6ins high, and a Victorian rosewood jewellery box, the lid enclosing tray, the fall-front enclosing single drawer, 11.25ins x 9ins x 7.25ins high
Guide Price: £120-160
A Victorian figured walnut and brass bound writing box, 17.75ins x 10ins x 7.5ins high (some stringing lifting)
Guide Price: £60-80
Lot 842 SOLD FOR: £ 80
Two Japanese parquetry and metal mounted table cabinets, each 14ins x 9.5ins x 10.75ins high, a ditto smaller cabinet, 13ins x 9.25ins x 10.75ins high, and four other boxes, various (some in poor condition)
Guide Price: £80-120
Lot 843 SOLD FOR: £ 90
A Victorian figured walnut work box with crossbanded top and front, the interior with removable tray, 12ins x 9.5ins x 6ins high (handle to lid missing), and an early Victorian mahogany tea caddy of sarcophagus shape, 12ins x 6.25ins x 7ins high
Guide Price: £100-150
Lot 844 SOLD FOR: £ 90
A George III figured mahogany work box with slightly domed lid and canted corners and with fitted interior, 11ins x 7.5ins x 4.5ins high, a silver plated candlestick of Islamic design, 6.5ins high, and a similar ditto
Guide Price: £60-80
Lot 845 SOLD FOR: £ 110
A 19th Century rosewood work box, 12ins x 8.5ins x 6ins high (lacking interior), a Victorian walnut work box, 11ins x 8ins x 5.5ins high (lacking interior), and a smokers cabinet, 13ins x 10ins x 9ins high
Guide Price: £50-70
Lot 846 SOLD FOR: £ 120
A Victorian ebonised and plated mounted artist's box, the fitted interior complete with some paint, 10ins x 7.5ins x 2.5ins high (plating rubbed and square patch repair to lid)
Guide Price: £70-100
Lot 847 SOLD FOR: £ 150
A 19th Century horn oval snuff box, 3ins x 2ins x 1ins, two smaller ditto and an ivory and plated mounted 12ins rule
Guide Price: £80-120
Two 9ct gold mounted cut-glass toilet fitments with engine turned covers within key pattern borders, the glass bodies finely engraved with urns of flowers and swags, screw-on jar, 2ins diameter x 2.25ins high, and scent bottle with screw top, 4.75ins high
Guide Price: £800-1000
Lot 849 SOLD FOR: £ 180
A mother of pearl shell boldly carved with a scene from the Crucifixion, 6.75ins x 6.5ins
Guide Price: £100-150
Lot 850 SOLD FOR: £ 110
A pair of ivory tusks carved with vases of flowers on ebonised bases, 10ins high, a pair of carved ivory figures - elephants, 3ins high, an ivory spoon, the handle surmounted by a carved figure of a deer, 9ins overall x 2.5ins high, and a carved bone figure of a lion, 2.5ins high (latter two damaged)
Guide Price: £100-150
Lot 851 SOLD FOR: £ 340
An African carved ivory bust - Nude young woman wearing a bead necklace, 6.25ins high, on wooden plinth base, and a ditto - Standing nude woman, 9ins high, on similar base
Guide Price: £100-150
Lot 852 SOLD FOR: £ 420
An Indian ivory figure of a seated Buddha, 5.5ins high, and hardwood stand for same
Guide Price: £100-150
Lot 853 SOLD FOR: £ 480
A Chinese ivory card case carved with figures in a landscape, 3.75ins x 2.25ins, two Chinese carved cylindrical scroll supports, each 6ins, and a small selection of turned bone ornaments
Guide Price: £80-120
Lot 854 SOLD FOR: £ 300
A Chinese carved jadeite circular two-handled bowl and cover with kylin and ring pattern handles and finials, on three splayed feet, 7.5ins high
Guide Price: £300-400
Lot 856 SOLD FOR: £ 780
Gerd Dreher (born 1939) - Finely carved rose quartz figure of a young rabbit with glass eyes in the "Faberge" style, 1.625ins high x 2ins overall, signed with monogram in diamond shaped lozenge to base
Guide Price: £750-1000
Lot 857 SOLD FOR: £ 80
Two late 19th Century French bone fans, the panels painted with flowers and with lace trimmed edges, 14ins (contained in blue card fan box)
Guide Price: £80-120
Lot 858 SOLD FOR: £ 80
A George III needlework sampler worked by Selina Worstead 1816 with flowers, animals, and verse, 13ins square (damaged), in maple frame and glazed
Guide Price: £80-120
