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Consign to auctionEstimate £1400 - £1800
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A Robert Welch sterling silver coffee pot and tea pot of plain tapering form with curved spout, hardwood (probably Indian Rosewood) D shaped handle and flat-topped cover. Hallmarked to base Robert Welch, London 1972 / 1971. Teapot with in overall good condition with wear commensurate with age and use. Coffee pot with small dent to body and splits in handle. Total weight 1776g.
View lotEstimate £600 - £700
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Franz Bergman (Austrian, 1861-1936), late 19th century, cast as an Arab scribe seated on a carpet, the Koran open on a stand at his side. Marked 2746 to reverse of figure. Further numbered to underside of rug with the number two three times. Height 8.5cm, length 14.5cm.
View lotEstimate £600 - £800
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A stunning Rio Rosewood "Marlow" extending dining table, circa 1970, designed by Martin Hall for Gordon Russell Ltd, 197cm extending to 297cm with two 50cm leaves, w106cm, h73cm. Comes with provenance certificate from the Gordon Russell Design Museum.
View lotEstimate £500 - £600
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Liberty & Co, an Edwardian Arts and Crafts oak 'Lochleven' sideboard by Liberty & Co, the shelf back with a leaded glazed cabinet with turned side supports, the base with patinated handles and hinges, on block supports, height approx 188cm, width approx 183cm, depth approx 65cm.
View lotEstimate £400 - £600
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Simon Quadrat (British, b. 1946), oil on canvas contemporary still life. Signed lower left. Framed in fitted frame. Foster Frame Stratford-Upon-Avon label to reverse. He has exhibited regularly over 20 years in a number of galleries and his work is in numerous private collections both in the UK and abroad. Simon is an elected member and past President of the Royal West of England Academy and an elected member of the New English Art Club. 51cm x 60cm. Frame measures 85cm x 95cm.
View lotEstimate £2500 - £3500
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Georg Jensen, Danish 1930's Georg Jensen sterling silver Cutlery set for 12 people in the Bernadotte pattern. 126 pieces in total. Comprising of: 12 dinner forks, 13 dinner knives, 12 dessert forks, 12 dessert spoons, 12 tea knives, 12 fish forks, 12 fish knives, 12 soup spoons, 12 table spoons, 12 tea spoons, 2 larger serving spoons, 2 smaller serving spoons and a sauce ladle. Weighable silver 5,040g. knives weigh 1,872g (with stainless steel blades). Total weight 6912g. Stamped 'Sterling Denmark, Georg Jensen' and hallmarked. Overall condition is good with some wear due to age and use, One knife with significant dents and another with dents to handle.
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Sold for £820
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A 1960s Ercol light elm 'Giraffe' room divider, model No.363, having four open upper shelves over twin lower cupboard section with one internal shelf, turned tapering supports united by stretchers, height 191cm, width 88cm, depth 41cm. Stands well and is structurally solid. Good original patina, with some light scratches to shelves.
View lotSold for £1500
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Ottoman metal-thread embroidered leather wallet. The rectangular wallet with gilt clasp is embroidered with white metal thread in a leaves and flowers pattern. The cusped flap lifts to reveal the inscription 'Constantinople 1766'. Green silk lining. 17.5cm x 10cm approx.
View lotSold for £1800
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Polistil Batmobile No. 34, scarce and sought-after, generally excellent in excellent to good plus pictorial box (Sellotape residue) with folding display lid (small crease to right hand corner and small tears to edges of cut-out display, black plastic upper and metal chassis, red plastic hubs with black tyres, silver detail to rocket launchers and roof frame, clear windows, Batman and Robin figures and complete aerial. Contents unchecked for completeness or correctness and viewing highly recommended.
View lotSold for £980
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Albert E Spicer – A Distinguished Conduct medal group to A. E. Spicer, Distinguished Conduct Medal to 20532 Pte L. Cpl – A. E. SPICER I. C. GDS., Queen’s South Africa Medal (QSA) to 5112 PTE. A. SPICER S. STAFFORD REGi with ORANGE FREE STATE and CAPE COLONY bars and The British War medal to 20532 PTE. A. B. SPICER. C. GDS. Coldstream Guards. With copied MIC. (3)
View lotSold for £1050
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Audrey Hepburn (1929-1963) – A framed black and white photograph signed by Audrey Hepburn “With love from Audrey”. Black and white photograph of a young Hepburn. Provenance, supposedly originally purchased from Christies, framing label for 1996. 8.5cm x 11cm.
View lotSold for £2100
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An exceptionally pretty five stone, old mine cut diamond ring, set in unmarked yellow gold (tests as 18ct) and white gold. Total diamond weight approx 1.65ct. Total weight 3.73g approx. Central diamond very lively, approx 0.7ct, colour E/F, clarity approx SI1 (small mineral inclusions under table/ crown facet edge - not visible to naked eye). Diamonds in generally good condition with only minor nibbles and scratches as would be expected. With ring is insurance valuation report dated 1997.
View lotSold for £980
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Bassett-Lowke. Live steam 2½inch gauge (gauge 3), ½ inch scale LNER green 4472 Flying Scotsman 4-6-2 locomotive and tender, generally excellent to good plus, approx. locomotive length: 60cm/24 inches, internally fired, high pressure boiler using water and spirit. Would benefit from light cleaning. plus two loose pages (folded) advertising Bassett-Lowke products including steam locomotive range. Contents unchecked for completeness. Viewing highly recommended. BUYER MUST COLLECT.
View lotSold for £1700
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Donald McIntyre (British, 1923-2009) ‘Holding the Boat No2’ acrylic on board, signed with monogram ‘DMC’ to lower right. 34cm x 24cm. Donald McIntyre, born in Leeds, was a landscape and coastal painter and developed a style in the Scottish Colourist Tradition and was a member of the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art. Provenance, from a private collection.
Sold for £620
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Henry Thomas Jarman (British, 1871-1956) – Large painting of a lake scene featuring two naked boys, with trees by the lakeside that reflect onto the surface of the lake. Oil on canvas, signed H T JARMAN to bottom right, ornate gilt frame. A member of the Langham Sketch Club, Jarman lived in Essex and exhibited at the Royal Academy, The Royal Cambrian Academy, The Royal Institute of Oil Painters amongst others. 75cm x 62cm.
View lotSold for £720
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Character Jug ventriloquist figure by Geoff Felix (UK), hand-painted papier-mâché and fine leather, in style of Leonard Insull’s Character Jug puppet (Insull made 50 of these in his career). Two movements to allow the eyes to move side to side and mouth open and close with the mouth in fine leather to move realistically. Minor chips to spot of jugs pourer. Geoff Felix is famed for his realistic copies of Leonard Insull puppets. Located in Middlesex, UK, Felix is a puppeteer, ventriloquial figure maker, and Punch and Judy performer. Height 20cm.
View lotSold for £1100
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The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, Companion`s (C.I.E.) to Lieutenant-Colonel (Temporary Brigadier) Compton Southgate (1891-1957), MC (A.I.398) 4th (Prince of Wales Own) Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army, Commander Bombay Sub-Area. The medal in the form of a five petalled red and green enamelled flower, bearing the inscription 'Impreratiricis Auspiciis' ("under the Auspices of the empress" – Queen Victoria) within a blue enamelled band, a gilt relief of Queen Victoria to the centre, a gilt medal crown surmount suspended from a deep blue ribboned sash, presented in a black leather case with the initials "C.I.E." embossed to centre, the interior lining signed Garrard & Co. Ltd, goldsmiths, Jewellers & Co to the King By Special Appointment to the crown, 24, Albemarle St, London, W1.
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