824 |
A French papier mâché cloth and wire marotte, of five articulated musicians on bamboo handle, c55cm h, c1900 £100-150 | Bamboo rod handle replaced; very dusty, some moth damage to the costumes. The paintwork on the heads worn and chipped and one repainted. In working order | Nil |
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| 825 | A Louis Marx clockwork tinplate mouse jazz band, lithographed in red, black and cream, comprising four mouse musicians and a piano, 23cm h, printed trade mark and MARX MERRYMAKERS LOUIS MARX & CO LTD DUDLEY ENGLAND, c1935 £600-800 | In fine condition retaining virtually all of the paint with extremely minor rusting where the paint has scratched on the right angles | Nil |
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| 826 | A Kammer & Reinhardt character doll, the bisque head modelled with weighted hazel glass eyes, open mouth with upper tooth and wobbly tongue on composition bent limb body, blond mohair wig and silk gown, 36cm h, moulded marks and 122, early 20th c £100-150 | Requires re-stringing, slight wear to the tips of the fingers and toes but complete | Nil |
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190 |
| 827 | A live steam model of a William Allchin Ltd traction engine, built to approximately 1.5 inch scale, with fire-tube boiler, Stephenson's link reverse, spoked flywheel, spoked and straked wheels, worm and roller chain steering and other normal fittings and controls, 42cm h, 62cm l, probably mid 20th c £400-600 | In very good condition; in need of cleaning | Nil |
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2200 |
| 828 | A set of George III steel and brass drawing instruments and a boxwood rule, comprising dividers, two pens and a holder in tapered fishskin covered wood case, 14cm h £100-150 | In fine original condition condition, the instruments with some light surface rusting of the steel parts, the case to accommodate two further small accessories now lacking. The fish skin covering in good condition and original | Nil |
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100 |
| 829 | A brass 1 1/2 inch single draw refracting telescope with leather sleeve, mid 19th c £80-120 | The lacquer to the brass parts discoloured, the leather sleeve extensively scuffed and worn | Nil |
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| 830 | A pair of English flintlock blunderbuss pistols by John Buckmaster, the brass two stage barrel tapering towards the muzzle and engraved over the breech LONDON before a band of rocaille and with engraved steel barrel tang, the signature engraved on the steel lock, with carved walnut full stock and engraved brass mounts comprising trophy side plate, spurred pommel, flowerhead butt cap, trigger guard with scallop shell and acanthus finial, vacant escutcheon and two moulded ramrod pipes, 36cm overall, crown over G and crown over V proof marks and heart over the maker's initials IB, mid 18th c £800-1200 | Both lacking the ramrod and both in similar condition requiring some conservation with old splits and chips to the stock, the steel parts pitted with rust bur entirely unrestored condition | Nil |
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3800 |
| 831 | A Swiss interchangable-cylinder musical box, by Mojon Manger & Co, with four consecutively numbered 6.5 x 33cm pinned cylinders, one piece comb with zither attachment, nickel plated winding lever and controls, governor bracket stamped MMC 877, the lithographed tune sheet to the underside of the lid inscribed "Mandoline Piccolo" listing 24 airs, in ebonised and thuya veneered, line inlaid case with brass and mother of pearl device to the lid and ornate brass carrying handles, on conforming quarter veneered table-stand with shaped apron and turned legs, on castors, overall height 101cm; 119 x 64cm, c1880 £6000-8000 | In very good entirely original condition, the comb with almost all the teeth and free from rust although some light spots of oil, sludge and grime, the tune sheet slightly scratched, the table top slightly scratched by the lifting on and off of the box. In sound structural condition | Nil |
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| 832 | A Swiss Sublime Harmonie musical box, with 6 x 38.5cm pinned cylinder and three combs (stamped 12037) on gilt iron bed plate with controls in rosewood veneered and ebonised case, the crossbanded lid inlaid with a musical trophy and with giltmetal handles, 20cm; 69 x 27cm, late 19th c £1000-1500 | Fully restored to a high professional standard | Nil |
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1300 |
| 833 | A Victorian oak stick barometer, the opaque glass scales with twin verniers and inscribed BURROW MALVERN 10AM YESTERDAY/10AM TODAY, with thermometer, in carved case with strapwork pediment and cistern cover, 109cm h £300-400 | In good condition apart from accretion of dust, lacking the two detachable knobs for ther verniers | Nil |
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500 |
| 834 | A Victorian oak bracket clock, the arched brass dial with matted centre signed on a tablet Morath Bros Liverpool and with three subsidiary dials above, one inscribed CHIME ON EIGHT BELLS/CHIME ON FOUR GONGS, the triple fusee movement with spotted plates, carillon and two coiled wire gongs, in architectural case with open pediment, carved paterae and fluted pillars, on conforming bracket, 87cm h overall, printed label to the reverse of the bracket of SPENCER BROS REMOVAL CONTRACTORS LIVERPOOL stamped in purple ink CAPT W C MUMFORD (2) £600-900 | Slight damage to the fretwork on the rear door and to a lesser extent the side panel, the pediment is slightly chipped on both sides but in otherwise excellent entirely original condition | Nil |
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1400 |
| 835 | A Regency brass inlaid and ebonised bracket clock, signed on the painted dial Turner Fenchurch Street LONDON, with pierced hands and twin fusee movement with shouldered plates, in pillar shaped case with pineapple finial, scaly side frets, pull-repeat and reeded feet, 42cm h, early 19th c £1000-1500 | The dial finely repainted but in otherwise very good condition, cleaned and overhauled by the late owner | Nil |
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2800 |
| 836 | A fine Austrian gilt bronze mounted mahogany bracket clock, the engraved and gilt brass break-arched dial with silvered Dutch style chapter ring, strapwork centre with false pendulum, date apertures and cherub spandrels with coloured paste jewels, the arch with twin subsidiary mother of pearl STRIKE/NOT STRIKE and CHIME/NOT CHIME dials flanking a Meissen plaque painted with a watteauesque scene, the three train chiming movement with verge escapement and bob pendulum, hour bell and carillon of eight bells, engraved barrel and rectangular backplate, the case with arched front, back and sides, caryatids to the angles, richly mounted with chiselled swags and rocaille, the ogee domed top with silvered portrait medallion of Louis XVI, a similar medallion of Queen Charlotte to the back and surmounted by the silvered figure of the seated Putto, the apron mounted with a crown, on outset scrolling acanthus feet, 81cm h, c1780, the later plaque on the back door of the clock engraved PRESENTED BY QUEEN CHARLOTTE TO LOUIS XVI. Although unsigned, the royal emblems in the decoration of the clock, and its descent through a family in the direct line of the Kings of France (until the 1972 sale) support the royal provenance. Provenance: The Property of a Lady, Christie Manson & Woods, London, 8 November 1972, lot 74, 900gns to the present vendor. £8000-10000 | In fine condition, regularly cleaned and maintained with several repairers labels, the earliest being that of W F Weeden, Montpelier St, Brompton SW. The back of the case rather dry and somewhat faded. | Nil |
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9500 |
| 836A | An early Victorian mahogany wall timepiece, signed on the painted dial LEESON Coleshill, with pierced steel hands and fusee movement with shouldered plates, 34cm diam £300-400 | In good condition with some slight crazing of the paint on the dial and slight chipping around the winding hole, the movement ad case original | Nil |
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700 |
| 837 | An English early 19th century picture-clock with automaton, painted in a naive hand in oil on sheet iron with an idealised coastal landscape with rustics and livestock to fore, shipping in a harbour beyond, the clock dial (lacks movement) in the pediment of a classical temple, a windmill to the right (formerly with rotating sails) contemporary giltwood and composition frame, 80 x98cm overall £200-400 | Lacking movement and hands/sails. The painting with previous signs of old cleaning and restorations. The frame with most of the moulding lost through damp. An object of naive charm | Nil |
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380 |
| 838 | A Victorian mahogany wall timepiece, signed on the painted dial CARTER 61 Cornhill LONDON, with black painted hands, the fusee movement with rectangular plates, 62cm diam £250-350 | Stored for some time in rather damp conditions with the result that there are areas of rusting on the surface of the dial and some water stains around the mahogany bezel, lacks the glass from the door and the pendulum | Nil |
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350 |
| 839 | A George III oak longcase clock, the brass dial signed on a sector to the cross-hatched centre HENY FISHER PRESTON, with subsidiary seconds dial, square date aperture and rococo spandrels, having eight day movement, the case with swan neck pediment and fluted pillars, the trunk enclosed by a shaped door, 210cm h £1500-2000 | Works and case both require cleaning but in basically good and original condition, minor losses to the case, the movement/dial original to the case, the hands possibly old replacements being black painted | Nil |
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| 840 | A Victorian mahogany longcase clock, the brass dial signed on the silvered chapter ring Windmills & Bennet London, having matted centre, subsidiary seconds dial and date dial to the arch, with dolphin and mask spandrels and three train movement chiming on a carillon and striking on a coiled wire gong, in figured case with swept pediment and giltmetal rococo tablet, stop fluted pillars and break-arched door, on panelled base, 240cm h £3000-4000 | In good condition, requiring some cleaning and cosmetic work, lacking one of the pieces of glass from the side of the hood, the movement complete and original and in going order | Nil |
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| 841 | A George IV oak longcase clock, signed on the painted circular dial Crawshaw Rotherham, having thirty hour movement, the inlaid case with swan neck pediment and paterae to the door and base, 206cm h £500-700 | Complete and original but in need of some cleaning and superficial work | Nil |
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| 842 | A Victorian mahogany longcase clock, the painted dial with subsidiary seconds dial and date sector decorated with butterfly spandrels and shells to the arch, having eight day movement in line inlaid case with swan neck pediment, ring turned pillars and quarter pilasters, on bracket feet, 225cm h £800-1000 | In good original condition, requiring some cleaning and cosmetic restoration, the movement very dusty | Nil |
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| 843 | A George III oak longcase clock, the brass dial signed on a silvered disc to the matted centre Jon. Lawrence Lancaster and having date sector and silvered chapter ring with thirty hour movement, in crossbanded case with flared pediment and turned pillars, 204cm h £500-600 | The movement and case early 19th c, the dial associated and originally with an eight day movement. The mechanism very dusty, the case also dusty but otherwise good condition | Nil |
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520 |
| 844 | A Victorian walnut side cabinet, of bow ended form and crossbanded in burr walnut with ormolu mounts, the central door with a large Sèvres style bleu celeste ground panel painted with a watteauesque scene, 104cm h; 178 x 43cm £2500-3500 | In fine original condition, privately consigned and in the same family's ownership for many years | Nil |
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5000 |
| 845 | A walnut dumb waiter attributed to Bath Cabinet Makers, with ebony and satinwood inlaid borders and fitted with a drawer above two shelves on spiral pillars, 119cm h; 107 x 54cm, c1925 £200-400 | In fine condition | 0% |
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350 |
| 846 | A painted satinwood cabinet, of splay fronted form with arched pediment and carved ribbon crest, the frieze painted with a polychrome medallion of a girl and rose festoons, the interior with adjustable glass shelves and enclosed by a door with interlaced glazing bars, the apron conforming, on fluted tapering legs with undertier, 226cm h; 118 x 38cm, early 20th c £2000-3000 | In good condition and privately consigned by a local vendor. This cabinet previously contained the collection of 18th c English porcelain in the present Sale. | Nil |
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4600 |
| 847 | A George III mahogany miniature bureau, the interior fitted with drawers with brass wire ring handles and with concealed drawers released by a slide, the front having three graduated drawers, on bracket feet, 42cm h; 35 x 26cm £300-500 | Minor old marks and repairs, the lock an old replacement. The timber of an attractive colour | Nil |
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550 |
| 848 | A North Italian neo-classical giltwood mirror, the rectangular frame crested by flowers and swags and with paterae to the corners, 102cm h, 50cm w, late 18th c £1000-1500 | Some old repaired breaks to the cresting and minor losses, the old gilding generally rather worn, the plate which is probably contemporary with losses to the silvering | Nil |
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2600 |
| 849 | An Aesthetic Movement ebonised, gilt and painted mahogany mirror, the galleried pediment above a gilt ground tympanum painted with four children at a lily pool, the plate with passion flower surround between turned and fluted pillars, a shelf below, 115cm h, 72.5cm w, c1880 £300-400 | In fine original condition with slight spots of flaking of the paint but no restoration | Nil |
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320 |
| 850 | One George III mahogany tea table and one card table one crossbanded and line inlaid, the other fitted with a drawer to the frieze, on square tapered legs, 74cm h; 91 or 93 x 46cm £200-300 | Old marks and stains to the tops, one repolished and with minor losses to the stringing etc | Nil |
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360 |
| 851 | A Victorian walnut pole screen, with woolwork banner of a girl at a door in carved strapwork frame, on spiral pole and three scroll feet, 142cm h; a Victorian oak hall chair, with shield back (2) £100-150 | The pole screen in good condition, the chair dark stained | Nil |
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150 |
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852 |
A Victorian mahogany secretaire chest, with gadrooned lip above the secretaire-drawer and with three further drawers below, on carved ogee feet, 103cm h; 97 x 45.5cm £300-500 | A good quality, c1880 replica, of a George II example, the handles original, scuff marks around the feet, the top repolished, the sides free from shrinkage cracks or splits |
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600 |
