Auction Catalogue

Items in the auction held on 12th November, 2011

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*THE LAST SALE TOOK PLACE ON 12 November 2011 AT SPINK, 69 Southampton Row BLOOMSBURY, LONDON WC1B 3ET.***

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Lot 1

Hammer
Price: £30.00

Staffordshire 1930s tulip vase of ovoid form on sculpted tripod base in wash of blue, yellow and green glazes, 8.25" high, no mark. Possibly a prototype. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 2

Hammer
Price: £10.00

Dinner service by Wood & Sons, Yuan design, 5 plates, 6 soup plates, 4 side plates, 6 bowls, 5 cups and 5 saucers, platter, jug, small bowl and 4 egg cups; 3 other egg cups. (Est. £40-50)

Lot 3

Hammer
Price: N/A

A celadon green decorative Dartmouth pottery florists' vase 7.5" high. (Est. £oct-20)

Lot 4

Hammer
Price: £16.00

10 Coalport porcelain plates,' Elite Gold' pattern, 6 pudding plates 9", 4 cheese plates 8", gold on white. (Est. £50-60)

Lot 5

Hammer
Price: £10.00

Pearlware mid-19th Century 10" plate figure seated by fence surrounded by flowers. Embossed crown and transfer printed Allertons est. 1831; cast glass loving cup with wreath band 'Fil King' made in USA; small Song ware type porcelain wine cup. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 6

Hammer
Price: £20.00

A collection of continental 19th Century porcelain plates 23 cms-17cms, Kakiamon painted flowers 6, pair of basket plates & moulded plate with cherubs print in sunrise. (Est. £15-30)

Lot 7

Hammer
Price: N/A

Susie Cooper coffee set, 6 cups, 6 saucers, made by Wedgwood, Staffordshire circa 1960s, decorated in brown and black sponge effect, with black decorated saucers. (Est. £50-60)

Lot 8

Hammer
Price: N/A

Japanese eggshell porcelain tea services, teapot, water jug & sucrier, 14 plates, 10 cup & saucers. 2 slop bowls, lake scenes with Mount Fuji. (Est. £30-50)

Lot 9

Hammer
Price: N/A

Coalport porcelain dinner service, Persian flower pattern. 10.5" plate 6, 8" plate 9, 6" plate 4, two-handled soup plates 6, sauceboat and dish, 27pc total. (Est. £80-130)

Lot 10

Hammer
Price: £35.00

Pair of underglaze blue and white soup plates marked Medena TG. Depicting tents in an oriental border. (Est. £20-40)

Lot 11

Hammer
Price: £300.00

Pair of Christopher Dresser vases, green with scraffito fish scale pattern marked on base. Aesthetic movement oriental type. Linthorpe 242 and signed CW Dresser, 19cm high. (Small old chip to lip on one). (Est. £300-500)

Lot 12

Hammer
Price: £25.00

Large Piggy Bank in white china with gilded features, bearing two coloured cartouches referencing nursery rhymes. (Est. £20-30)

Lot 13

Hammer
Price: N/A

Royal Doulton Winston Churchill bulldog with hat, draped in union flag, white glaze, 8cm high (Est. £200-300)

Lot 14

Hammer
Price: £24.00

Mallet-shaped lead crystal ships decanter (with etching of full-masted clipper vessel), 32cm high to stopper. (Est. £15-20)

Lot 15

Hammer
Price: £15.00

Cut glass lead crystal fruit bowl 8" dia. (Est. £oct-20)

Lot 16

Hammer
Price: N/A

6 sherry and 6 port glasses by Darlington Crystal. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 17

Hammer
Price: £80.00

HM Stirling silver quaich 5.5" length, Birmingham 1933 L&R. (Est. £40-80)

Lot 18

Hammer
Price: £50.00

Sterling silver two-handled porringer, cup and spoon (boxed), London, 1927, hallmarked Goldsmiths Company, London (Regent St) in original lined and fitted presentation case. (Est. £80-120)

Lot 19

Hammer
Price: £26.00

Walker & Hall (Sheffield) 3 piece plated tea service (tea pot, sucrier, milk). (Est. £25-30)

Lot 20

Hammer
Price: £14.00

19th Century E & Co with crown, silver plated stuffing spoon, 12.5" length with LMM monogram; silver plated toast rack, design no. 33820 impressed. (Est. £20-25)

Lot 21

Hammer
Price: £18.00

2 items of plated ware, pint tankard by Mappin & Webb (27mc high to finial); water / coffee jug with ebony handle and wood finial. (Est. £20-30)

Lot 22

Hammer
Price: £20.00

HM silver backed dressing table pieces comprising, 3 brushes and a hand mirror, Birmingham 1920 and 1926. (Est. £20-30)

Lot 23

Hammer
Price: £10.00

5 plated Cruet items, 2 peppers, 1 salt (with liner) and spoon; 1 salt (with liner), 1 lidded mustard (with liner), HM silver spoons, Birmingham 1970 and 1973. (Est. £15-20)

Lot 24

Hammer
Price: N/A

Raymond Weil Swiss-made lady's white metal wrist watch, in presentation box. (Est. £80-120)

Lot 25

Hammer
Price: £24.00

Pair of silver key wind pocket watches in wooden box, one marked Yeates Patentees, possibly for time zones onboard ship; one marked 'Coventry Adam Burdess'; a third engraved / marked 'Denny, R Andrews' all AF inlayed with yellow metal roman numerals. (Est. £40-80)

Lot 26

Hammer
Price: £80.00

Silver key wind pair-cased watch, with fusee movement marked John Starey, Royal Exchange, London. Outer case marked London 1804. Makers mark IR. (Est. £100-200)

Lot 27

Hammer
Price: N/A

Gents patent lever pocket watch marked K18, 13 jewels, decorative engraved reverse and centre of dial. (Est. £600-800)

Lot 28

Hammer
Price: £22.00

Silver bracelet, marked.925, set with cubic zirconia. (Est. £20-30)

Lot 29

Hammer
Price: £35.00

A silver bracelet marked .925 with a star charm by Thomas Sarb. (Est. £20-30)

Lot 30

Hammer
Price: £65.00

Large rose quartz pendant, pear-shaped set in white precious metal, 27mm long and 32mm wide; white precious metal wreath brooch with foliate design set with five rose quartz. (Est. £35-45)

Lot 31

Hammer
Price: N/A

Handcrafted designer necklace by Day C, white precious metal and natural stone. (Est. £150-200)

Lot 32

Hammer
Price: £18.00

Pair of white metal earrings, .925 mark pave set with cubic zirconia. (Est. £25-35)

Lot 33

Hammer
Price: £45.00

Silver engraved applied teddy bear, mounted on an oval tortoise-shell backing, as brooch badge. (Est. £20-30)

Lot 34

Hammer
Price: N/A

Yellow precious metal 'Winifred' bar brooch; hallmarked 9ct gold and cultured pearl brooch, ribbon and spray; hallmarked 9ct gold floral spray brooch, flowers with sapphire centres. (Est. £100-150)

Lot 35

Hammer
Price: £55.00

Pair of 9ct white gold ruby and diamond earrings depicting a daisy and leaf. (Est. £80-100)

Lot 36

Hammer
Price: £75.00

Pair of yellow precious metal and amethyst drop earrings of foliate design (Est. £60-80)

Lot 37

Hammer
Price: £150.00

Two gents yellow metal signet rings, one marked 14ct, set with an initialled onyx; one set with a carnelian. (Est. £60-80)

Lot 38

Hammer
Price: N/A

Claw set, three stone diamond ring, in hallmarked 18ct gold. (Est. £350-450)

Lot 39

Hammer
Price: £300.00

Diamond cluster ring marked 18ct, stones set in white metal milgrain setting, 13 stones of varying size. (Est. £350-450)

Lot 40

Hammer
Price: £300.00

Continental chain link bracelet, yellow gold .750 mark. (Est. £350-450)

Lot 41

Hammer
Price: N/A

Hallmarked 18ct white gold (.750) diamond, black and white opals and emerald spray brooch. (Est. £600-700)

Lot 42

Hammer
Price: N/A

.750 white gold chain link necklace. (Est. £350-400)

Lot 43

Hammer
Price: N/A

15ct gold hallmarked mourning ring, with elliptical centre panel surrounded by seed pearls. The shank decorated with black enamel and gold ivy leaves. (Est. £150-200)

Lot 44

Hammer
Price: £36.00

Silver charm bracelet with approx 35 charms of various designs. (Est. £40-50)

Lot 45

Hammer
Price: £60.00

9ct gold hallmarked amethyst and seed pearl brooch, decorated in foliate design; a matching pendant, unmarked yellow metal. (Est. £70-80)

Lot 46

Hammer
Price: N/A

Oval yellow metal mourning brooch with rope work border, a pearl star burst set and black enamelled background. (Est. £70-90)

Lot 47

Hammer
Price: £48.00

Hallmarked 9ct gold amethyst and pearl circular brooch, 8 Marquise cut amethyst with the circular stone and 8 pearls. (Est. £50-60)

Lot 48

Hammer
Price: N/A

Solitaire diamond ring set in hallmarked 9ct gold. (Est. £350-450)

Lot 49

Hammer
Price: £90.00

2 x 9ct gold lockets. (Est. £40-50)

Lot 50

Hammer
Price: N/A

Half sovereign, George III, dated 1818. (Est. £250-300)

Lot 51

Hammer
Price: £140.00

Half sovereign, jubilee head, dated 1892. (Est. £130-150)

Lot 52

Hammer
Price: £63.00

Gold plated sovereign case, marked 'Gold-filled 9 carat to wear 20 years'. (Est. £70-80)

Lot 53

Hammer
Price: £2.00

Train collectors books, Along Lost Lines (P. Atterbury); Great Locomotives on the Southern Railway (OS Nock); London Midland, Then & Now (G Morrison); and one other. (Est. £20-30)

Lot 54

Hammer
Price: £15.00

Quantity of postcards (Est. £30-40)

Lot 55

Hammer
Price: N/A

An interesting collection of nine ladies' magazines published during 1912 and 1913 entitled "Jeannie Maitland's Stories", one additional copy of Picture Post, dated 30 July 1949. (Est. £20-30)

Lot 56

Hammer
Price: £12.00

12, mainly early editions, Beatrix Potter story books, published by Frederick Warne & Co, London. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 57

Hammer
Price: N/A

Two leather bound volumes of Dr Johnson's Dictionary, second edition, published. (Est. £350-450)

Lot 58

Hammer
Price: N/A

4th edition 1846 of Gypsies in Spain by George Borrow, half leather bound, good condition. (Est. £40-50)

Lot 59

Hammer
Price: N/A

Two volumes of 'The Daltons' 1852 first edition, half leather bound, in fair condition. (Est. £40-60)

Lot 60

Hammer
Price: £80.00

Ink and pastel portrait in the cubist style by Heller. (Est. £120-150)

Lot 61

Hammer
Price: £32.00

A large print illustration of equine scenes in five cartouches, printed in 1974 and signed by Leicester Piggott. Printed by Richard Stone Reeves, Oldwick, New Jersey. (Est. £50-60)

Lot 62

Hammer
Price: £45.00

Mid-20th Century Polish artists print (Olezewski) 'The Long Flight', muster of storks over wet land landscape, 88cm x 69cm. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 63

Hammer
Price: £16.00

Large original steel engraved print of Grafton Street, Dublin, 1776; hand-coloured and framed early photograph of artists original sketch. (Est. £40-60)

Lot 64

Hammer
Price: £5.00

Three framed maps, The three Yorkshire Ridings, North, East & West, Robert Morden, in mottled green frames. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 65

Hammer
Price: £10.00

Pair of framed decorative maps, North & South Wales, Robert Morden, in mottled green frames (Est. £20-30)

Lot 66

Hammer
Price: £40.00

Unsigned oil painting of country meadow scene on board in gold-coloured frame approx 41cm x 32cm (Est. £80-90)

Lot 67

Hammer
Price: £10.00

Linen table cloth, hand-sewn border and inner circle 35" x 35". (Est. £20-30)

Lot 68

Hammer
Price: £65.00

Victorian bisque doll (and additional costumes) with articulated limbs marked KR and Star. (Est. £60-70)

Lot 69

Hammer
Price: £24.00

Bond white Toyota 2000 GT by Corgi with two figures and a flag; Model T Ford by Lesney; Corvette in red by Corgi; turquoise Jaguar MK X by Corgi; red Mercedes Benz 230 SL. (Est. £40-50)

Lot 70

Hammer
Price: £20.00

Chevrolet Camaro SS soft top in green by Corgi; Mercedes Benz Pullman by Corgi; James Bond Aston Martin DB5 by Corgi; Lesney Vintage no 9 of Fowlers Showman's engine. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 71

Hammer
Price: £20.00

Large quantity of silver plated commemorative tea spoons, including one in coloured glass. (Est. £20-30)

Lot 72

Hammer
Price: £35.00

Brass base Victorian table lamp made from converted oil lamp. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 73

Hammer
Price: £10.00

Wooden chess board. (Est. £25-35)

Lot 74

Hammer
Price: £20.00

Bronze Indian decorative pipe. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 75

Hammer
Price: £22.00

Toy vehicles all in original boxes: Midland Fox bus by Corgi (promotional model); Scammell contractor trailer, transformer lead, Siddle Cook; Scammell Constructor Siddle C Cook Ltd. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 76

Hammer
Price: £18.00

Pair of cast iron trivets, one with a wooden handle, the other nautical. (Est. £25-35)

Lot 77

Hammer
Price: £34.00

Copper coal scuttle. (Est. £20-30)

Lot 78

Hammer
Price: N/A

Cast iron fire dogs with flower decoration to uprights with accompanying basket grate. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 79

Hammer
Price: £10.00

Vintage technology: complete technical scales London slide rule in case with instructions; pair of battery operated 'Juliette' walkie talkies complete with batteries and user manual, model WT-6; knuckle duster micrometer (metric) by H E Messmer Ltd, London, in original case. (Est. £25-35)

Lot 80

Hammer
Price: N/A

Scientific weights in box by Gertling; scientific scales and weights (boxed); one other box of weights; point scale balance by W A Webb, London. (Est. £40-50)

Lot 81

Hammer
Price: £22.00

Zoom binoculars 8 - 24 x 50 by Zennox. (Est. £30-40)

Lot 82

Hammer
Price: N/A

Aboriginal throwing stick, 64cm long; Aboriginal art, entitled 'Kangaroo in X-Ray Art' by Ngulei Ngulei, on board, 33 x 63cm. (Est. £150-200)

Lot 83

Hammer
Price: £20.00

2 swords, one of the cleaver type and one bayonet, both with steel blades and base metal hilts. (Est. £25-35)

Lot 84

Hammer
Price: £24.00

Turquoise blue leather lady's handbag with matching purse and decorative heart and tassel accessories, by Gracie Mae. (Est. £50-80)

Lot 85

Hammer
Price: £20.00

19th Century wooden and mock leather stereoscope together with 27 stereo slides with fascinating and rare images of historical interest. (Est. £30-50)