Auction Catalogue

Items in the auction to be held on the 26th of April, 2008

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Here are the lots sold at our Spring auction held in April 2008. The hammer price is shown alongside each lot. Our next auction will be on Saturday, 8th November 2008.

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Lot 1

Hammer
Price: £20.00 Thumbnail picture

Four large decorated plates each individually hand painted with flowers - peonies, poppies, roses and irises. 38.5 cm dia. Labels on back state "Painted by W.B.F.B. Longman, 1906/1907" (Est. £60-80)

Lot 2

Hammer
Price: £20.00 Thumbnail picture

Four limited edition character jugs, signed and produced annually by the building firm Elliott, 1980's depicting bricklayer, plasterer, painter and concrete maker. (Est. £30-60)

Lot 3

Hammer
Price: £60.00 Thumbnail picture

Royal Crown Derby tea service, Chinese style exotic birds and flowers, orange on white ground comprising 6 cups, 6 saucers, 6 plates, sugar basin, cream jug and cake plate (21). (Est. £40-60)

Lot 4

Hammer
Price: £150.00

Wedgwood bone china part dinner service, 4 settings, Florentine design, W. 2714: 4 dinner plates, 4 side plates, 4 dessert bowls, 4 soup bowls with saucers, 5 tea plates, 3 sauce/gravy boats with saucers (31). (Est. £30-40)

Lot 5

Hammer
Price: £60.00 Thumbnail picture

Shelley bone china tea service, blue, grey and yellow tulips on white ground with blue border and handles, marked D119414. Six plates, six cups and saucers, milk jug and cake plate (20). (Est. £60-80)

Lot 6

Hammer
Price: £35.00 Thumbnail picture

Shelley tea set, white with fluted design, comprising 8 cups, 8 saucers, 4 plates and sugar bowl (21). (Est. £30-40)

Lot 7

Hammer
Price: £50.00 Thumbnail picture

Minton dinner service, 19th century, with rim of Greek mythological lozenges in blue, red and cream. Comprising 9 dinner plates 26 cm, 9 dessert plates 23 cm, 12 tea plates 18 cm, 5 oval chargers, vegetable dish with 2 lids, small lidded dish with ladle, sauce boat, 2 large saucers (44). (Est. £60-80)

Lot 8

Hammer
Price: £30.00

Royal Worcester part coffee service, gold colour with brown and white swag design. 3 cups and six saucers, 1913. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 9

Hammer
Price: £10.00 Thumbnail picture

Japanese porcelain part tea service comprising 6 cups and 4 saucers. (Est. £25-35)

Lot 10

Hammer
Price: £40.00 Thumbnail picture

Octagonal commemorative plate. Queen Victoria's Jubilee, 1837-1887, depicting scenes from India, Canada, Australia and South Africa in blue on cream ground. Thomas Fell & Co. (Est. £30-40)

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Lot 11

Hammer
Price: £80.00 Thumbnail picture

Pair of Clarice Cliff plates shaped like an artist's palette, with cups. Royal Staffordshire Ceramics "Memories of the Past" with design of Mail Coach, 28 cm dia. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 12

Hammer
Price: £22.00 Thumbnail picture

Doulton Lambeth vase with two handles, green and brown with white flower design, 18 cm high; Doulton Lambeth jug, 14 cm high.. (Est. £40-60)

Lot 13

Hammer
Price: £22.00 Thumbnail picture

Royal Doulton octagonal bowl RN. 597783, red flowers internally and blue/white design externally, signed. 24 cm dia. (Est. £20-30)

Lot 14

Hammer
Price: £50.00

Royal Doulton 'Isobath' reservoir inkstand, 15.5 cm high. (Est. £60-80)

Lot 15

Hammer
Price: £18.00 Thumbnail picture

Gourd shaped vase, Doulton style, 20 cm high; Royal Doulton pottery preserving jar, 9 cm high (Est. £35-45)

Lot 16

Hammer
Price: £10.00 Thumbnail picture

Sandstone finish vase with tree and fence in relief marked Cymru 13 cm high. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 17

Hammer
Price: £14.00 Thumbnail picture

Sylvac vase mottled blue/green/pink design. Impressed mark "Collon No. 2", 21 cm high. (Est. £30-35)

Lot 18

Hammer
Price: £9.00 Thumbnail picture

Two lustreware bowls 21.5 and 18 cm dia. Marked Bristol, Pountney & Co. Ltd. Bristol, England, circa 1930. (Est. £20-30)

Lot 19

Hammer
Price: £40.00 Thumbnail picture

Poole Pottery barrel shaped pot, 2 button handles, impressed mark; Poole pottery vase X/BN 21 cm high, Poole painted plate 421 Spring I, 15 cm dia. (Est. £70-100)

Lot 20

Hammer
Price: £26.00 Thumbnail picture

Cauldron shaped pot with two handles with painting of pheasant in grass, marked Watcombe, Torquay, late 19th century, 8 cm high. (Est. £30-35)

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Lot 21

Hammer
Price: £35.00

1950's style Dec Tessin water jug, 26 cm high. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 22

Hammer
Price: £10.00

Two Ramsey pattern blue and white underglaze jugs 17 and 16 cm high; glazed Jasperware type jug 15 cm high. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 23

Hammer
Price: N/A Thumbnail picture

Staffordshire Pottery Cottage ware, biscuit barrel, teapot and butter dish, Keele Pottery & Paramount Pottery (6). (Est. £40-60)

Lot 24

Hammer
Price: N/A Thumbnail picture

Vase and cream jug, Honiton, England. Green/pink/gold design on cream ground, 12 and 6 cm high. (Est. £20-25)

Lot 25

Hammer
Price: £10.00

Four pieces of early Devonware Motto pottery ware (2 marked Watcombe). (Est. £40-60)

Lot 26

Hammer
Price: £10.00 Thumbnail picture

Carlton ware condiment set, fruit design. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 27

Hammer
Price: £55.00 Thumbnail picture

White rectangular porcelain bottle with stopper, hand painted with flowers and gilding and chamfered corners in blue. (Est. £70-100)

Lot 28

Hammer
Price: N/A Thumbnail picture

Chamber pot, and matching basin 44 cm dia. Floral design on `yellow ground. Marked G. Bros within star. Probably Grimwades, 1886-1900. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 29

Hammer
Price: £20.00 Thumbnail picture

Rye Pottery owl with detachable head, 24 cm high (2). (Est. £40-60)

Lot 30

Hammer
Price: £80.00

Beswick figure of Jemima Puddleduck, printed mark Frederick Warne & Co. 1948, 11 cm high. (Est. £60-80)

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Lot 31

Hammer
Price: £54.00 Thumbnail picture

Lladro figure of girl with plaits holding basket; Lladro figure of duck 12 cm high. (Est. £30-50)

Lot 32

Hammer
Price: £10.00 Thumbnail picture

Two Wade tortoises, 5 cm and 8 cm long: starfish shaped dish in blue and beige marked Wade, made in Ireland. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 33

Hammer
Price: £180.00 Thumbnail picture

Pair of Imari Chinese plates 32cm diam., 18th century cahrer with Kangxi mark on base, Chinese Imari plate of Qianlong period (1736-95) 39cm diam. (Est. £200-300)

Lot 34

Hammer
Price: £30.00 Thumbnail picture

19th century Delft blue on white tile 13 cm square. (Est. £80-100)

Lot 35

Hammer
Price: £22.00 Thumbnail picture

Green glass shallow hand finished dish with engraved dragonflies, 30 cm dia. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 36

Hammer
Price: N/A

No Lot

Lot 37

Hammer
Price: £300.00 Thumbnail picture

HM silver Georgian coffee pot (Est. £200-230)

Lot 38

Hammer
Price: £220.00 Thumbnail picture

HM silver sugar shaker, London 1904 in Art Nouveau style on three "paw" feet, 18 cm high. (Est. £100-150)

Lot 39

Hammer
Price: £100.00 Thumbnail picture

HM silver caddy spoon with fluted bowl and decorated handle, Sheffield 1862; HM silver 'shovel spoon' with mother of pearl handle, Birmingham 1834. (Est. £100-120)

Lot 40

Hammer
Price: £30.00 Thumbnail picture

HM silver commemorative spoon, 'England', with raised design on bowl and flower basket and peacock on handle, London, imported 1898. (Est. £30-40)

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Lot 41

Hammer
Price: £60.00 Thumbnail picture

HM silver caddy spoon, Birmingham 1821. (Est. £40-60)

Lot 42

Hammer
Price: £140.00 Thumbnail picture

Set of six HM silver coffee spoons with sugar tongs in original box, John Round & Son, Sheffield 1901. (Est. £60-80)

Lot 43

Hammer
Price: £40.00

HM silver boxed set of 6 coffee spoons, Sheffield 1938. (Est. £25-30)

Lot 44

Hammer
Price: £50.00 Thumbnail picture

Six HM silver teaspoons, fiddle pattern, London 1842. (Est. £40-50)

Lot 45

Hammer
Price: £40.00 Thumbnail picture

Boxed set of six HM silver teaspoons, entitled "The Sovereign Queens" - Mary I, Elizabeth I, Anne, Mary II, Victoria, Elizabeth II, Sheffield 1977 with Jubilee mark. (Est. £40-50)

Lot 46

Hammer
Price: £80.00 Thumbnail picture

Nineteen HM silver assorted small spoons, Dublin (17), London (2) dated between 1821 and 1849. (Est. £40-50)

Lot 47

Hammer
Price: £45.00 Thumbnail picture

HM silver childs feeding set comprising of a spoon and pusher, Birmingham 1921; decorative spoon in white metal (marked .830) with looped barley twist handle. (Est. £50-60)

Lot 48

Hammer
Price: £40.00 Thumbnail picture

Brandy ladle with HM silver bowl (Dublin 1891) and ebony handle. (Est. £35-50)

Lot 49

Hammer
Price: £60.00 Thumbnail picture

Boxed set of 12 knives and forks. The knives with decorated EP blades, all with HM silver collars (Sheffield 1904) and nacre handles. (Est. £80-100)

Lot 50

Hammer
Price: £55.00 Thumbnail picture

HM silver sugar tongs, Dublin 1819; dessert spoon, Dublin 1798. (Est. £50-70)

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Lot 51

Hammer
Price: £70.00 Thumbnail picture

HM silver inscribed trophy cup 14 cm high, Birmingham 1911. (Est. £50-60)

Lot 52

Hammer
Price: £65.00 Thumbnail picture

HM silver bowl with two handles fluted sides and pierced rim, 8 cm high, 10 cm dia. London 1897. (Est. £50-60)

Lot 53

Hammer
Price: £40.00 Thumbnail picture

HM silver rimmed cut glass fruit bowl 22 cm dia. (Est. £40-60)

Lot 54

Hammer
Price: £55.00 Thumbnail picture

Pair of HM silver sauce boats, London 1934 and 1935 (special Jubilee hall mark). (Est. £80-120)

Lot 55

Hammer
Price: N/A Thumbnail picture

HM silver toast rack by Hukin & Heath Ltd, Birmingham 1932. (Est. £80-100)

Lot 56

Hammer
Price: £55.00 Thumbnail picture

HM silver candlestick, 20 cm h x 9 cm at base, Birmingham 1927. (Est. £30-50)

Lot 57

Hammer
Price: £32.00 Thumbnail picture

Pair of HM silver candleholders 6 cm h x 5.5 cm at base, Birmingham 1971. (Est. £30-50)

Lot 58

Hammer
Price: £70.00 Thumbnail picture

HM silver bonbon dish, Sheffield 1930. (Est. £60-80)

Lot 59

Hammer
Price: £40.00 Thumbnail picture

White precious metal shell with raised floral design, 13 cm long. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 60

Hammer
Price: £55.00 Thumbnail picture

HM silver shell shaped bonbon dish, London 1902. (Est. £40-60)

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Lot 61

Hammer
Price: £30.00 Thumbnail picture

Pair of gentleman's hair brushes with HM silver tops, inscribed A.R.M. Chester 1909. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 62

Hammer
Price: £22.00

HM silver lady's cigarette holder, Birmingham 1953 with Coronation mark; Pair of HM silver ashtrays, 5.5 x 8 cm, Birmingham 1938. (Est. £30; 15)

Lot 63

Hammer
Price: £26.00 Thumbnail picture

Three glass bottles with HM silver screw tops, and one bottle with HM silver decorated top. (Est. £30-50)

Lot 64

Hammer
Price: £20.00

Two ecclesiastical design with HM silver tops, London 1933; 1 cork with plated top. (Est. £50-70)

Lot 65

Hammer
Price: £34.00

HM silver snuff snorter, with devil's head top, Birmingham 1911; pickle fork with HM silver collar, Sheffield 1912; HM silver and mother of pearl bookmark in shape of trowel. (Est. £30-50)

Lot 66

Hammer
Price: £28.00 Thumbnail picture

Ebony walking stick with HM silver top, London 1924. (Est. £40-60)

Lot 67

Hammer
Price: £30.00 Thumbnail picture

Pair of HM silver napkin rings, Birmingham 1965; HM silver teaspoon, London 1895; HM silver napkin ring Sheffield 1924 (Est. £30-50)

Lot 68

Hammer
Price: £20.00 Thumbnail picture

Silver plated claret jug, cane covered handle, James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield; plated embossed chalice 15.5 cm high; pair of plated chalices 20 cm high. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 69

Hammer
Price: £32.00 Thumbnail picture

Plated coffee pot with bone insulators and bright cut decoration by Waterhouse & Co, Dublin 26 cm h; plated water jug with ebony handle and finial, 18 cm h. (Est. £45-60)

Lot 70

Hammer
Price: £65.00 Thumbnail picture

Mappin & Webb Princes Plate bowl on four 'paw' feet with carrying handle, 11.5 dia x 7 cm high; egg basket with chick perched on edge, 3 egg cups and spoons, 12 cm dia. (Est. £40-60)

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Lot 71

Hammer
Price: £20.00 Thumbnail picture

Plated cake dish with elaborate "Fruits of the Vine" decoration on both bowl and handle 10 cm h excluding handle x 27 cm dia. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 72

Hammer
Price: £12.00 Thumbnail picture

Ecclesiastical candle holder with striker on lid; metal funnel 4.5 cm high. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 73

Hammer
Price: £70.00 Thumbnail picture

Brass fire fender, 127 cm long. (Est. £80-120)

Lot 74

Hammer
Price: £45.00 Thumbnail picture

Arts & Crafts oval hammered brass tray with stylized handles, 61 x 31 cm. (Est. £30-50)

Lot 75

Hammer
Price: £10.00 Thumbnail picture

Bellows with brass cover depicting a sailing ship; copper warming pan (Est. £30-50)

Lot 76

Hammer
Price: £45.00 Thumbnail picture

Two teapots (1 pewter by John Short) and 2 pewter tankards; pewter warming pan with handles, marked James Dixon & Co, Sheffield. (Est. £30-50)

Lot 77

Hammer
Price: £45.00 Thumbnail picture

Spelterware figure of a horse on stand 18 cm high. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 78

Hammer
Price: £28.00 Thumbnail picture

Grandfather clock in oak case with oval glass panel on door. (Est. £50-60)

Lot 79

Hammer
Price: N/A Thumbnail picture

HM silver pair cased verge pocket watch with fuse movement case by EB London 1854 Movement by H Hessey no 34016 (Est. £60-80)

Lot 80

Hammer
Price: £42.00

HM Silver watch with inscription inside "J.B. Yabsley 72 Ludgate Hill, London," London 1883; HM Silver pocket watch, H Samuel, Manchester, Chester 1895 (Est. £20-30)

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Lot 81

Hammer
Price: £45.00 Thumbnail picture

HM silver pocket watch, A.W.W. Co, Waltham, Mass. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 82

Hammer
Price: £50.00

HM silver pocket watch with yellow metal numerals and floral design on face, Birmingham 1897. (Est. £20-30)

Lot 83

Hammer
Price: £50.00 Thumbnail picture

HM 9ct gold Majex Swiss lady's watch, Birmingham 1950 with HM 9ct gold flexible bracelet with safety fastening, London 1960. (Est. £50-55)

Lot 84

Hammer
Price: £65.00

Yellow precious metal pocket watch with inscription on face "Fredk and Will m Ballard, Cranbro?." (Est. £30-50)

Lot 85

Hammer
Price: £85.00 Thumbnail picture

HM 18ct gold lady's pocket watch imported, London 1916. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 86

Hammer
Price: £800.00 Thumbnail picture

1989 proof sovereign and half sovereign in Royal Mint box of issue with certificates (500th anniversary of sovereign - special design). (Est. £500-700)

Lot 87

Hammer
Price: £130.00 Thumbnail picture

Queen Elizabeth II 40th anniversary coronation crown collection. Eighteen sterling silver 1993 proof crown size coins of commonwealth countries (inc. UK) in lavish wooden Royal Mint box of issue with certificate of authenticity. (Est. £100-125)

Lot 88

Hammer
Price: N/A

Royal Mint proof sets in green leatherette and red leather (RL) cases of issue, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 1995 (RL), 1997, 1999 (RL). Total face value ?46.64. (Est. £60-80)

Lot 89

Hammer
Price: £45.00

Royal Mint proof sets in green leatherette cases of issue, 1986, 1987, 1988 1989, 1990 (x2); 1990 (in red leather case) and 1972 (plastic case only). Total face value ?22.47. (Est. £40-50)

Lot 90

Hammer
Price: £34.00

1995 proof piedfort ?2 piece in sterling silver ("The Dove of Peace") in Royal Mint box of issue and certificate of authenticity; 1993 uncirculated coin set in Royal Mint folder of issue. (Est. £30-40)

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Lot 91

Hammer
Price: £75.00

Royal Mint proof sterling (.925) silver coins in cases of issue: 1997 and 1998 ?2 coins, 2 x 1990 ?5 crowns (QM 90th birthday), 1990 5p two-coin set, 1992 10p two-coin set, 1992 10p two-coin set and 1990 5p piedfort (double thickness), 1992 10p piedfort. (Est. £35-50)

Lot 92

Hammer
Price: £50.00

Royal Mint brilliant uncirculated coin sets in folders of issue: 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1997, 1999 Diana Memorial ?5 crown, 3 x 2006 Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday ?5 crowns. Total face value ?34.50. (Est. £40-50)

Lot 93

Hammer
Price: £40.00

Royal Mint brilliant uncirculated coin sets in folder of issues: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989; 1987 ?1 coin, 1988 ?1 coin, 1989 ?2 coins ("Bill" and "Claim"), Guernsey 1985 year set, Guernsey ?2 crown. Total face value ?21.28. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 94

Hammer
Price: £50.00

Five UK sterling (.925) silver one pound coins in Royal Mint cases of issue: 1990 (2), 1991, 1997 and 1998. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 95

Hammer
Price: £80.00

Two medals and one military brooch: three WW1 medals awarded to Pte. H Thompson K.R.R.Y.C. (Est. £40-60)

Lot 96

Hammer
Price: £55.00 Thumbnail picture

A collection of early Hornby O gauge clockwork rail items including track, trackside items and rolling stock, by Meccano (all in large wooden box) (Est. £60-100)

Lot 97

Hammer
Price: £32.00

Two boxes of Meccano, originally from No. 7 outfit. (Est. £40-50)

Lot 98

Hammer
Price: £30.00 Thumbnail picture

Table top skittles 50 x 36 cm. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 99

Hammer
Price: £40.00 Thumbnail picture

"Roddy" moulded plastic crying doll, with closing eyes, 32 cm high, 1930's; composition bride doll with articulated arms and original dress, 17 cm high, 1930's;2 dolls both with moving arms and legs and rolling eyes. One black with earring and one white, both fully dressed with bonnets. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 100

Hammer
Price: N/A Thumbnail picture

Yellow precious metal peridot and seed pearl pendant on chain. (Est. £30-40)

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Lot 101

Hammer
Price: £100.00 Thumbnail picture

Yellow precious metal turquoise matrix pendant on chain. Art Nouveau design. (Est. £30-50)

Lot 102

Hammer
Price: £35.00 Thumbnail picture

Yellow precious metal flat curb necklet 46 cm long. (Est. £40-60)

Lot 103

Hammer
Price: £60.00 Thumbnail picture

Miniature pendant with photograph in yellow precious metal frame: yellow precious metal locket 2 cm long with blue enamel cross. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 104

Hammer
Price: £110.00 Thumbnail picture

Double string cultured pearl necklace with yellow precious metal snap set with 6 garnets. (Est. £50-60)

Lot 105

Hammer
Price: £320.00 Thumbnail picture

HM 9 ct gold albert with George III coin attached as pendant. (Est. £300-350)

Lot 106

Hammer
Price: £230.00 Thumbnail picture

Yellow precious metal chain with facetted links 145 cm long. (Est. £300-350)

Lot 107

Hammer
Price: £100.00 Thumbnail picture

HM 9 ct gold albert with shark's tooth pendant, Birmingham. (Est. £100-150)

Lot 108

Hammer
Price: £70.00 Thumbnail picture

Yellow precious metal hollow snap bangle with decorative shoulders and seed pearl set lozenge shapes in centre. (Est. £60-70)

Lot 109

Hammer
Price: £80.00 Thumbnail picture

HM 9ct gold hollow snap bangle with double twisted design, Chester 1908. (Est. £60-80)

Lot 110

Hammer
Price: £120.00 Thumbnail picture

Two bangles in yellow precious metal with safety chains, one with seal top. (Est. £80-120)

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Lot 111

Hammer
Price: £120.00 Thumbnail picture

Yellow precious metal 6 bar flexible bracelet with padlock. (Est. £150-170)

Lot 112

Hammer
Price: £85.00 Thumbnail picture

Hand painted scene on porcelain in yellow precious metal oval brooch. (Est. £50-60)

Lot 113

Hammer
Price: £55.00 Thumbnail picture

Yellow precious metal bar brooch with 4 emeralds and 2 seed pearls; yellow precious metal bar brooch with seed pearls. (Est. £50-70)

Lot 114

Hammer
Price: £28.00 Thumbnail picture

Yellow precious metal bar brooch set with single diamond. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 115

Hammer
Price: £110.00 Thumbnail picture

Yellow and white metal brooch with knot design, 8 small rose diamonds and blue enamel surround. Safety catch on pin. (Est. £30-35)

Lot 116

Hammer
Price: £30.00 Thumbnail picture

Yellow precious metal cameo brooch. (Est. £40-50)

Lot 117

Hammer
Price: £60.00 Thumbnail picture

Three-stone diamond claw set ring, with two diamonds on each shoulder, mounted in yellow precious metal. (Est. £45-55)

Lot 118

Hammer
Price: £60.00 Thumbnail picture

Three gold wedding rings: HM 9 ct gold Birmingham 1937, HM 22 ct gold Birmingham 1939 and HM 22 ct gold Birmingham (Est. £60-65)

Lot 119

Hammer
Price: N/A Thumbnail picture

HM 18 ct gold wedding ring with engraved design, Birmingham 1918. (Est. £50-60)

Lot 120

Hammer
Price: £35.00 Thumbnail picture

HM 9 ct gold wedding band, 8 mm wide, Birmingham 1905. (Est. £40-50)

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Lot 121

Hammer
Price: £75.00 Thumbnail picture

HM 18 ct gold shield shaped signet ring, Birmingham 1876. (Est. £90-110)

Lot 122

Hammer
Price: £40.00 Thumbnail picture

Pair of cuff links, yellow precious metal inlaid with mother of pearl. (Est. £30-50)

Lot 123

Hammer
Price: £55.00 Thumbnail picture

Circular white metal Cairngorm agate Scottish brooch. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 124

Hammer
Price: £130.00 Thumbnail picture

HM silver brooch with blue enamel inlay, Art Nouveau style, Chester 1912. (Est. £30-50)

Lot 125

Hammer
Price: £80.00 Thumbnail picture

White metal locket with relief design of angel and cherub. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 126

Hammer
Price: £30.00

HM silver hinged bangle, scroll engraved with large Jubilee mark, London 1977. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 127

Hammer
Price: £50.00

Amber link bracelet set in white metal. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 128

Hammer
Price: £30.00 Thumbnail picture

Fine Royal Crown Derby orchid brooch (Est. £50-100)

Lot 129

Hammer
Price: £40.00 Thumbnail picture

Wood and brass two drawer portable cabinet with ornate fittings and carrying handle and lockable door, 20 h x 15 w x 13cm d. (Est. £30-50)

Lot 130

Hammer
Price: £160.00 Thumbnail picture

Decorative cardboard souvenir of the Great Exhibition 1851, concertina style, with stand-up figures in front of an elevation of the Crystal Palace. Entitled "The Industry Exhibition Edifice in London" and with titles in German and French, 12 x 15 cm. (Est. £100-150)

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Lot 131

Hammer
Price: £46.00 Thumbnail picture

Lacquered snuff box with portrait of George III on lid. (Est. £40-50)

Lot 132

Hammer
Price: £30.00 Thumbnail picture

Box with mother of pearl decoration on lid, 9 x 5 cm, small lacquered box 4 x 8.5 x 2.5 cm. (Est. £40-60)

Lot 133

Hammer
Price: £35.00 Thumbnail picture

Victorian oval horn patch box with white metal crest on lid. (Est. £40-50)

Lot 134

Hammer
Price: £14.00 Thumbnail picture

Ornamental cutlass with brass hilt of eagle and serpent, 75 cm long. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 135

Hammer
Price: £80.00 Thumbnail picture

Stereoscope wooden and metal marked "Sun Sculpture U x U June 1891". Leatherbound book-shaped box of black and white duplicated slides "Trip Around the World Through the Stereoscope" Volume I and II. (Est. £40-60)

Lot 136

Hammer
Price: £30.00 Thumbnail picture

Microscope in brass and metal in wooden box, J. Swift & Son, London (Est. £30-40)

Lot 137

Hammer
Price: £300.00 Thumbnail picture

Microscope in wooden case with brass fittings, R & J Beck Ltd (Baker, 244 High Holborn, London), 5 lenses and brass mounted illuminated lens. Two boxes of slides. (Est. £60-80)

Lot 138

Hammer
Price: £35.00 Thumbnail picture

Retractable telescope in leather case. (Est. £40-60)

Lot 139

Hammer
Price: £36.00 Thumbnail picture

Boxed set of tap and dye tools; draughtsman's compass, boxed; box containing tin of leather manufacturer's press button punches, and 5 tins of press buttons, and a tool. (Est. £60-80)

Lot 140

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Heavy metal Victorian paraffin lamp on wooden base with glass funnel (base 30 cm high). (Est. £40-60)

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Lot 141

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Price: £70.00

World War II memorabilia: four 78 rpm records of two comic talks by Quentin Reynolds: "Dear Doctor" (Goebbels) on 29th June 1941 and "Dear Mr S" (Schickelgruber, alias Adolf Hitler) on 10th August 1941. Six further 78 rpm wartime and post-war records including "Mah Lindy Lou", Paul Robeson and "There is Nothing New to tell you" Joyce Grenfell; 6 Decca 78 rpm children's records, 1930's; John Watt's songs from the Films, Nos 1 - 6, Walt Disney Impressions: "The Three Little Pigs": "The Grasshopper and the Ants"; "The Pied Piper"; "Meet Mickey Mouse", "Lullaby Land" and "Old King Cole". (Est. £30-40)

Lot 142

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Collection of thirty four 33 rpm records, including: Barbara Streisand - Guilty Pinocchio - original film soundtrack Gilbert O'Sullivan - Himself Lonnie Donegan - Tops with Lonnie Perry Como - We Get Letters, Volume 2 Cat Stevens - Back to Earth Cat Stevens - Catch Bull at Four Tea for the Tillerman Rod Stewart - The Best of Rod Stewart Choeurs de L'Armee Sovietique Andre Gagnon - Saint Laurent Andre Gagnon - Neiges Today's Music Scene - Ruby Tuesday, Let It Be, Everything is Beautiful, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Holly Holy, A Whiter Shade of Pale, Ballad of Easy Rider, What have they done to my Song, Ma, and Heartbreak Hotel. The Supremes at the Copa Harry Davidson - Old Time Dancing The Muppet Show Star Treck - The Motion Picture, from the original soundtrack Steeleye Span - Rocket Cottage Smokie - Changing All the Time Burt Bacharach - Reach Out Rainbow 15 - Song Tim (Est. £30-40)

Lot 143

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A quantity of 45 rpm and other records from the 50s/60s and later including Julie Felix, Cliff Richard, Diana Ross, etc. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 144

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Price: £45.00 Thumbnail picture

Twenty-two cylindrical records, boxed, including Edison Amberol Record, Gold Moulded, Bell and Clarion records (Please enquire for details). (Est. £100-120)

Lot 145

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Price: £10.00 Thumbnail picture

Knobkerrie walking stick from former S. Rhodesia. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 146

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Price: £18.00 Thumbnail picture

Daguerreotype, early 1850's, with copy made in 1950's; photograph, early 1880's, in gilt and wooden frame, and photograph, mid 1800's, in closed leather covered frame. (Est. £40-50)

Lot 147

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Price: £50.00 Thumbnail picture

Victorian photograph album, leatherbound with tooled and gilt cover and brass clasp. Complete with photographs. (Est. £60-80)

Lot 148

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Price: £22.00 Thumbnail picture

Thirty-two buttons, 1930's, pearl and abalone. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 149

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Price: £25.00 Thumbnail picture

Quantity of enamel badges and buttons; military, Christian and others. (Est. £30-50)

Lot 150

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Price: £80.00 Thumbnail picture

Vanity case with three HM silver topped bottles (Birmingham 1940), machine turned enamel backed HM silver brushes, 3 lidded jars and mirror (all c 1940). (Est. £60-80)

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Lot 151

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Price: £50.00 Thumbnail picture

Picnic case for 4 people c. 1930, fitted with many original contents including porcelain preserve and butter pots with lids, two chrome thermos flasks and square porcelain container with chrome lid. (Est. £40-60)

Lot 152

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Victorian mahogany tea caddy with two lidded compartments 20 x 13 x 14 cm. (Est. £50-60)

Lot 153

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Wooden biscuit barrel with plated lid and handle (Est. £30-40)

Lot 154

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Price: £38.00 Thumbnail picture

Lace fan with mother of pearl frame in original fitted box, early 20th century. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 155

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Price: £50.00 Thumbnail picture

Burmese parasol with painted silk cover and white metal handle. (Est. £40-50)

Lot 156

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Price: £26.00 Thumbnail picture

Model of German sailing ship, the Gorge Fock 52 cm long x 41 cm high. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 157

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Price: £740.00 Thumbnail picture

Violin by C F Darche Brussels 1850 (Est. £600-800)

Lot 158

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Lot 159

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Price: £55.00 Thumbnail picture

Three cigarette card albums depicting various people, animals, plants, butterflies, railway and shipping subjects etc. by Player, Wills and Ogden Cigarettes. (Est. £100-120)

Lot 160

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Price: £10.00 Thumbnail picture

Three cigarette card albums containing tennis (an album of famous players) Hints of Association Football (John Player & Sons) and An Album of Wild Flowers (W D & HO Wills) and three other Brooke Bond albums of picture cards. (Est. £50-80)

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Lot 161

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Price: £20.00 Thumbnail picture

Pair of albums of postcards showing scenes in France including Orleans, Beaugency, the Loire, Paris, Vendee, Normandy, St. Nazaire (showing the ships "Perou" and "Lafayette") and many others. Also some of Wales, Scotland, Argentina and a set of 12 cards produced for "The Great Reconstruction Appeal" for Bart's Hospital. 1920's, some earlier. (Est. £80-100)

Lot 162

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Price: £25.00

Quantity of postcards and photographs, early - mid 20th century, showing Finland, Belgium, Germany, France and others. Photographs include the Wembley Exhibition 1923. (Est. £30-60)

Lot 163

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Price: £45.00 Thumbnail picture

Postcard of the England team at the Test Match at Old Trafford, July 26-31, 1956, with 16 facsimile autographs on reverse, including Laker, Cowdrey, May & Compton. Autograph book including autographs of Malcolm Sargent & John Churchill. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 164

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Price: £300.00 Thumbnail picture

Leatherbound facsimile of First Folio Shakespeare 1623, dated Oxford 1902 and Census of Copies. Photographed in the Bodleian Library and printed at the University Press by Horace Hart MA. Published London Henry Frowde MA, Signed Sidney Lee, Copy no. 427. (Est. £600-1000)

Lot 165

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Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan with memoir by George Cheever, D.D., half bound large type edition. Published by William Mackenzie, Glasgow, c. 1880, Fully Illustrated; The Fables of La Fontaine, with illustrations by Gustave Dore. (Est. £50-60)

Lot 166

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Five royal family books: "Sixty Years a Queen" by Sir Herbert Maxwell, Bt. Illustrated from the Royal Collections. Printed by Eyre & Spottiswoode; News Chronicle "Story of Twenty-Five Years", Silver Jubilee, 1910-1935, George V by W. J. Makin; "The Life of King George V" by W J. Makin; "His Majesty King Edward VIII" to commemorate his accession to the throne ; "The Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth" George Newnes Ltd. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 167

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Price: £700.00 Thumbnail picture

Cary's New & Correct English Atlas, being a New Set of County Maps from Actual Surveys, showing "cross roads, cities, towns, villages, parks, rivers, navigable canals etc." Printed for John Cary, Engraver and map-seller. July 1st 1809. (Est. £40-50)

Lot 168

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Framed oil painting of house by river, signed J M Ducker, 74 x 48 cm. (Est. £200-250)

Lot 169

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Oil on canvas, vase of flowers, by James North. Ornate painted wooden frame, 50 x 40 cm. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 170

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Price: £20.00 Thumbnail picture

Watercolour of cottage in woods, by E. G. Molyneux, framed & glazed, 27 x 37 cm. (Est. £30-40)

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Lot 171

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Price: £30.00 Thumbnail picture

18th century charcoal drawing of cottage. The mount signed in pencil "T. Gainsborough". (Est. £50-80)

Lot 172

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Price: £30.00 Thumbnail picture

4 framed and glazed aqua tint etchings of hunting scenes. (Est. £40-60)

Lot 173

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Price: £15.00 Thumbnail picture

Framed print of bucolic rural scene, cottage with family and animals, 22 x 30 cm. (Est. £30-50)

Lot 174

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Price: £60.00 Thumbnail picture

Print entitled "Dublin in 1776" Grafton Street, W. M. Morrison, Ltd. Endorsed on back "Framed in Dublin 1865, reglassed in London 1974!" 56 x 78 cm. Miniature framed guide print. (Est. £60-80)

Lot 175

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Price: £50.00 Thumbnail picture

Turner, F.C. "Hawking" plates 1 & 3. Engraving by D. G. Reeve, published by I. W. Laird 1839, 39 x 31 cm. (Est. £50-60)

Lot 176

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Framed and glazed engraving of bugler and swordsman on horseback in the field of battle, signed by Edouard Delaille and by Achilles Jacquet, 55 x 43 cm. Published 1892 by Arthur Tooth & Son. ÷ British Artists Publishers' Union Ltd. (Est. £60-80)

Lot 177

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Price: £60.00

Print of etching of Sydney harbour, showing the unfinished Opera House, the town with construction work and the bridge by Hugh de Wet, 34 x 43 cm. (Est. £100-200)

Lot 178

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Price: £50.00 Thumbnail picture

Framed and glazed engraving of cavalry in the wood, the print signed by W. Heydeman, published by C. Klackner, ÷ 1905. 50 x 37cms (Est. £60-100)

Lot 179

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Price: £16.00

Thirteen steel engravings published by Payne of Dresden, 1860 (Est. £30-50)

Lot 180

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Price: £150.00 Thumbnail picture

Edwardian mahogany sewing table with swivel folding card table top, inlaid with satinwood stringing and having a sliding drawer to front - the whole standing on tapering legs, 60 (w) x 37 (d) x 74cm h. (Est. £250-350)

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Lot 181

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Price: £80.00

Three legged circular side table with glass top, 68 cm dia, 73 cm h. (Est. £30-50)

Lot 182

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Price: £40.00

Mahogany inlaid and glass fronted 3-legged corner unit with 3 shelves. Overall height 138 cm. (Est. £50-70)

Lot 183

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Price: £35.00 Thumbnail picture

Table mirror on wooden stand 67 cm high. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 184

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Price: £35.00

Full length cheval dressing mirror on stand, 169 cm high. (Est. £40-80)

Lot 185

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Price: £52.00 Thumbnail picture

Oak country style chair with octagonal carved seat and strat back, 95 cm high. (Est. £50-60)

Lot 186

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Price: £10.00 Thumbnail picture

An Edwardian occasional chair with reeding and inlay and wooden stretchers. (Est. £30-35)

Lot 187

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Price: £10.00 Thumbnail picture

Circular brass coffee table on folding oak legs, 60 cm dia. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 188

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Circular brass coffee table, with ornate design, on folding oak legs. 58 cm dia. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 189

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Price: £28.00

Two oak galleried trays with grip handles, 36 x 51 cm and 33.5 x 46 cm. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 190

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Price: £38.00 Thumbnail picture

North American Indian (Nanajo) rug & wall hanging. Brown, Grey, Blue, Red Indian depictions on cream ground with Green & Black border. 129 c.m.long x 80 c.m. high. (Est. £30+)

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Lot 191

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North American Indian (Nanajo) rug & wall hanging. "Jazz" Pattern in various shades of brown on cream ground & dark brown border. 163 c.m.long x 89 c.m. high. (Est. £30+)