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2008

January

Lot 288 A Late 19th Century Upright Penny In The Slot Polyphon, the movement with gilt decoration and POLYPHON heightened in black, playing 50 cm diameter discs on two combs, each comb 19.5 cm, in a walnut case, the pediment having a clock with Arabic numerals, the frieze incised Polyphon, above an arched glazed door with a drawer below for the coins, the base having a pull door with a quarter veneered panel flanked by a pair of fluted columns, on a moulded base with turned feet, the movement applied two plaques to the coin escutcheon Drop a Penny In The Slot and Drop a Penny In The Slot Nicole Frères-Leipzig, and a circular gilt disc applied to the interior of the case above the movement, Polyphon Schultz Marke, 220 cm high overall, with fifty one discs Sold for £6,500

Lot 614 A Small Regency Sofa Table, veneered in birdseye maple, having two real and two false drawers, on tapering scroll end supports joined by a turned pole stretcher, 120 cm wide Sold for £2,300

Lot 108 A Beswick Galloway Bull, black, 1746A, gloss (small chip to back left hoof) Sold for £1,150

2007

December

Lot 1111 A Mid 18th Century English Dolls' House, having a red painted simulated brick exterior, the two panel front arranged with five first floor painted windows above a central door having an architectural pediment and columns, flanked by two painted windows, each side having four glazed windows, the interior arranged with a ground floor reception room with a fireplace, the other side with a kitchen fitted with a spit rack above a fire, two warming ovens, and a fitted dresser, the first floor arranged with a drawing room with decorative cornicing and a fireplace, and another reception room / bedroom, on wooden castors, 116 cm wide x 134 cm high including castors, with key, and a later stand Sold for £10,000

Lot 1338 A Musical Longcase Clock, the 29.5 cm arched square brass dial with silvered chapter ring having Roman numerals, and subsidiary seconds dial, the arch having CHIME/SILENT dial, fitted an eight day three train movement, striking on eight bells and a gong, in a mahogany case, the hood with a shaped arch top and reeded and fluted columns, the base having reeded and fluted quadrant pilasters, on a shaped plinth, 231 cm high  Sold for £2,000

Lot 909 Chinese School, a series of nine studies of exotic birds amongst foliage, watercolour, 45 x 37 cm Sold for £1,900

 

November

Lot 1018 A Persian Style Carpet, having a repeating geometric design on a red ground, within a multi border, 356 x 270 cm Sold for £11,000

Lot 608 A Platinum and Diamond Ring, the central diamond flanked by two baguette cut diamonds Sold for £5,800

Lot 867 An Oak Granville Side Chair, designed by Edward Welby Pugin, the horizontal and curved top rail on chamfered A frame, the solid shaped seat on splayed trestle ends with pierced roundels, joined by a similar curved stretcher, on brass front ball feet, stamped 35 JOHN WATSON/8 NEW OXFORD ST WC, and stamped twice with registration marks for 1870 See front cover colour illustration
Note: The Granville chair was designed and registered in 1870 for the Granville Hotel, Ramsgate, Kent Sold for £4,600

Lot 659 A Pair of Russian Karl Fabergé Gold and Diamond Cufflinks, in the form of leaves set with diamond tulips, on a green enamel ground, (slight damage and scratching), stamped 56 Sold for £3,800

 

October

Lot 1014 Manner of Sir Peter Lely, a full length portrait, believed to be the Duke of St Albans, oil on canvas, 157 x 106 cm Sold for £5,500

Lot 786 A Chinese Parcel Gilt and Bronze Censer and Cover, with a pair of pierced handles, decorated all over with dragons chasing flaming pearls, on three legs, signed, 29 cm high Sold for £4,400

Lot 1185 A William and Mary Marquetry Walnut and Oyster Veneered Cabinet, decorated all over with vases of flowers, flowers, and figures, having a frieze drawer above a pair of doors enclosing an arrangement of drawers and a door enclosing an interior with drawers and two mirrors, on a later stand with cabriole legs and pad feet, 110 cm wide Sold for £3,800

 September

Lot 620 A Medal Group, comprising Military Medal, Campaign Service Medal with bar Northern Ireland, South Atlantic Medal with rosette, and Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, the Military Medal awarded to PO 29088B Sgt T Collins Royal Marines, with letters of commendation, press cuttings, a cartoon and a war artist's drawing
Note: Sgt Collins, serving with three Special Boat Service Royal Marines and attached to 3 Commando Brigade, commanded a four man team which maintained a covert observation post above San Carlos for two weeks prior to the landing of the Task Force to re-take The Falkland Islands. The action of SAS and SBS teams relayed much vital information regarding Argentine strengths and dispositions in The Falkland Islands, enabling the re-taking of the islands to be undertaken successfully Sold for £40,000

Lot 702 A Longcase Clock, the 27 cm square brass dial signed PONTON (?) London, with Roman numerals, fitted an 8 day movement, in a floral marquetry inlaid case, 200 cm high Sold for £6,800

Lot 765 A Regency Rosewood Sofa Table, crossbanded and with satinwood banding, the rounded rectangular drop leaf top above two real and two false drawers, on tapering end supports joined by a turned pole stretcher, terminating in downswept feet, 149 cm wide Sold for £6,300

SEPTEMBER CAR SALE:

Lot 402 A 1961 MGA 1600, four speed, registration number 883 GTT, chariot red with new beige leather interior, hood and carpets, with tonneau and side screens, radio, stainless steel luggage rack and new chrome, having a photographic record of the full body off rebuild, with parts bills for approximately £8,000, with history file and original service book, V5C document, MOT to May 2008 and tax exempt Sold for £13,000

 

Lot 354 A 1973 Porsche 911T, 2.4 litre, registration to be confirmed, yellow with black interior, V5C document to follow, MOT to April 2008 and tax exempt Sold for £7,600

 

August

Lot 544 A Set of Four George II Cast Silver Candlesticks, with knopped stems and shaped shell capped square bases, crested John Priest, London 1751(one repaired and one split and having associated sconces) (4) Sold for £3,200

Lot 784 A 19th Century Rosewood Library Bookcase, the lift up top enclosing a secret compartment, surrounded by open shelves flanked by fluted pilasters, on a plinth base, 56 cm Sold for £2,500

Lot 622 A Diamond Ring, the central diamond flanked by rows of five diamonds, in a palladium setting Sold for £2,000

Lot 359 A Bottle of Moet & Chandon Vintage 1937 (reputedly from Hitler's cellar, retrieved by a soldier following World War II) Sold for £1,400

July

Lot 476 Attributed to Laurence Stephen Lowry, a lady, gentleman and boy, charcoal and chalk, signed and dated 1960, 21 x 31 cm Purchased by the vendor in Liphook, Hants, in the early 1970's Sold for £2,900

Lot 541 A Victorian Pollard Oak Breakfast Table, the round top with segment veneer and having walnut crossbanding, on a stepped column and concave triform base, 128 cm diameter Sold for £2,300

Lot 511 Attributed to Walter Sickert, a view of the Laguna, Venice, with St Mark's Square to the background, oil on canvas laid down on board, signed and dated 1904, 27 x 40 cm Sold for £2,200

Lot 512 A Cecil Aldin Artist's Proof Etching, two dogs on a settee, signed, 22.5 x 31 cm Sold for £1,650

June

Lot 1109 A Quantity of Ephemera, to include bills and a bank statement relating to goods and services supplied to Admiral Lord Nelson in the years 1803 to 1805, and some later correspondence with his heirs and successors Sold for £2,800

Lot 1319 A Longcase Clock, the 33 cm arched square brass dial signed James Smith Lynn, the silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, and date aperture, the arch with strike/silent dial, fitted an 8 day movement striking on a bell, in a mahogany case, 250 cm Sold for £2,300

May

Car Auction

Lot 566 A 1960 Alvis TD21 DHC, 2997 cc, automatic, registration number YLC 293, maroon with grey hood and grey leather interior, with walnut dashboard. One family owned since 1961, and stored for approximately 5 years. V5 document and tax exempt Sold for £12,800

Lot 568 A 1954 MG TF 1250, registration number PND 204 (non-transferable) Old English White with red leather interior, with full weather gear, including hood, side screens and full tonneau, on chrome wire wheels and with luggage rack, the car was imported from the Isle of Man in 1971, when the registration was changed, used on a regular basis, has original Isle of Man log book, V5C document, MOT to October 2007 and tax exempt, with history file, workshop manual, invoices and old MOTs Sold for £12,000

Antique Auction

Lot 790 A Gentleman's Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner 200m-660ft Wristwatch, the black dial with luminous indices, in a stainless steel case No 4489261 (has replacement bezel) Sold for £7,000

Lot 842 An Early 20th Century Diamond Brooch, of tapering rectangular form, having fifteen brilliant cut diamonds in a pierced white metal setting, 7.5 cm Sold for £3,000

Lot 1122 A 19th Century Elm Table, the rounded rectangular top on X frame end supports joined by a pole stretcher, 138 cm Sold for £2,300

April

Lot 358 P J Mene, a bronze group, of a pair of rutting stags, signed to base, 56 cm long Sold for £6,200

Lot 669 James Giles, stalking a stag in a highland landscape, oil on board, signed and dated 1854, 24 x 49 cm Sold for £5,200

Lot 360 A Jacquemart, a bronze group, of a stag scratching his antlers on a tree trunk, signed, 36 cm  Sold for £3,800

Lot 130 A Set of Ten Royal Copenhagen Children in Danish National Costumes Figures, modelled by Carl Martin Hansen, Amager 12412, Amager 12414, Faroe Islands 12416, Selesvig 12417, Faroe 12413, Greenland Girl 12415, Greenland Boy 12419, Sealand 12418, Funen 12420, and Jutland 12421, eight in original boxes Sold for £3,500

March

Lot 560 A Medal Group, comprising a George Medal, 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, British War Medal, General Service Medal with bar Malaya, and RAF Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, the George Medal named to Flt Lt Wilfred Turner RAF See illustration
Note: This group is offered for sale together with miniature medals, photographs, citation and other items (As a ground crew officer at an advanced airfield in the aftermath of D Day, Flt Lt Turner was instrumental in dis-arming a Typhoon fighter bomber which had been set on fire following an air raid) Sold for £7,000

Lot 742 An 18th Century Irish Mahogany Card Table, the rectangular fold over top above a shaped frieze applied a shell, on acanthus leaf carved cabriole legs with paw feet, 91 cm Sold for £3,800

February

Lot 821 A Caucasian Carpet, with stylised floral decoration on a red ground, within a multi border, 310 x 362 cm Sold for £4,200

Lot 534 A Victorian Five Stone Diamond Ring, in a yellow coloured metal mount Sold fro £3,400

January

Lot 471 I Corrodi, an Italian landscape, watercolour heightened with body colour, signed and dated 82, 40 x 28 cm £4,600

2006

December

Lot 613 A Quantity of Victorian and Later Pressed Tin Doll's House Furniture £2,600

Lot 988 A Longcase Clock, the 25 cm square painted dial with Roman numerals, fitted a 30 hour movement, in a mahogany case, 180 cm high £2,400

November

Lot 931 A Large North West Persian Carpet, with hooked ghuls and trailed floral designs, on a cream ground, 639 x 410 cm (25 x 13.5 ft) £6,400

Lot 385  A 19th Century Vizagapatam Oval Sandalwood Box, inlaid with scrolling foliage, and having three silver coloured metal mounts decorated scrolls and hinges, the interior with a lift-out tray (slight losses and damages) 26.5 cm £5,800

Lot 618 A Yellow Metal Three Stone Diamond Ring, in a claw setting £4,800

Lot 630 A Victorian Diamond and Sapphire Bee Brooch, with ruby eyes, wingspan 6 cm £3,600

 

October

Lot 705 Circle of Antonio Joli, a view of the crowded piazza during a celebration, possibly the Coronation of the King of Naples, with Vesuvius to the background, oil on canvas, 45 x 77 cm See inside front cover colour illustration
Provenance: Purchased by the vendor's family in the 1960's from a Christies Scotland country house sale £52,000

Lot 873 An Irish 18th Century Mahogany Silver Table, the rectangular top with re-entrant corners, above a plain frieze, the shaped apron below carved scrolls, shells, and flowerheads, on acanthus leaf capped cabriole legs with shaped pad feet carved with acanthus leaves, 76 cm See inside front cover colour illustration
Note: Inherited by the vendor's grandfather (Dr A Fagan) who was related to Viscount Doneraile, of Doneraile Court, County Cork £34,000

Lot 871 An 18th Century Irish Mahogany Silver Table, the rounded rectangular dished top above a plain frieze, the shaped apron below carved with flower heads and shells, on acanthus leaf mounted cabriole legs, and leaf mounted pad feet, 72 cm £8,500

Lot 933 & 932 A Pair of Arthur Simpson of Kendal Green Stained Pearwood Library Bookcases, the moulded cornices inscribed Haec studia adolescentiam alunt senectutem oblectant, and On bokes for to read I me delyte, each bookcase having three shelves above a cupboard with three panelled sliding doors, on bracket feet, 136 cm See illustration
Provenance: Commissioned for the study of Lucy M Reanolds, Headmistress of a Quaker Boarding School in Carlisle, circa 1900 £9,600
 

Lot 480 A 19th Century Bust Portrait Miniature, of a lady, in gilt metal hair backed memoriam locket, 6.5 cm £4,800

Lot 134 A Late 17th Century Thomas Toft Slipware Charger, decorated the Royal Arms, with lion and unicorn supporters (broken into three pieces and lacking much glaze) 43 cm £3,000

Lot 870 An Edwardian Mahogany Cylinder Desk, inlaid with ribbons, foliate swags, festoons and a basket of flowers, the brass three quarter gallery above four drawers with a cylinder section below, the base having an arrangement of five drawers, on tapering square legs, 107 cm £2,300

Lot 248 A Christopher Dresser Crow's Foot Silver Plated Claret Jug, shape 2045, by Hukin and Heath, with Doulton stoneware body, decorated flowers and foliage, impressed H.W., (glue repair to neck) 24 cm high £2,200

 

September

Lot 447 A 1983 Aston Martin Automatic V8 Series IV Osca India Two Door Sports, registration number CPB 516Y, Kent green with green piped cream leather interior, having a walnut dashboard, electric windows, reconditioned auto gearbox, new sills, a Vantage front spoiler with driving lights and spot lamps, with service history and indicated mileage of approximately 72,000, purchased from Oselli engineering, Oxfordshire, approximately 2 years ago, V5C document, tax to April 2007 and MOT to November 2006 Sold for £18,000 plus premium

 

 

 

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