Two pairs of fire dogs and a brass tidy set, circa 1900, the larger knopped and floral engraved pair on shaped and arched trestle supports with mascaron motifs to the ends, the smaller pair with knopped verticals united by a bar and upon a plinth base; the
Two pairs of large white Staffordshire spaniels, 19th century, the well modelled dogs with curled tails, each with remnant 'Best gold' decoration, having pronounced black muzzles with apricot pink surrounds, press moulded, with glazed bases and release hol
Two fine pairs of white Staffordshire spaniels, 19th century, the refined bodies with good crisp modelling showing body and fur features, with gilt highlights to the body, lockets and chains, some fading to mauve, both pairs with orange muzzles and little
Two pairs of white Staffordshire spaniels, 19th century, the larger pair well modelled with carefully painted expressive faces, gilt highlights to the body and lustre collars and chains that have all faded to light mauve, the smaller pair more naively pain
Two pairs of poodles carrying baskets, 19th to 20th century, one pair in the Staffordshire style with very furry heads, smooth lower bodies and fringed tails, each carrying gilt coloured puppies in a basket, slip cast and with feint impressed numerals 2502
Three pairs of copper lustre Staffordshire spaniels, circa 1880s, of graduating size, all press moulded, the larger pair with distinctive green and copper tonings and a mauve halo, the latter colouration caused by the application of the lustre and having r
Two pairs of red and white Staffordshire spaniels, circa 1850s, the larger pair well modelled with a separate front leg and having unusual puddles of blue to the glaze, both pairs finely painted with black muzzles, much colour and feathering, decoration al
Two pairs of red and white Staffordshire spaniels, circa 1850s, a large and smaller press moulded pair, the latter marked size '2', both with elaborate decoration to the body, with ample feathering, including decoration to the backs of the heads, and with
A pair of miniature 'Barrel' spaniels and a cat, all Staffordshire, 19th century, all press moulded, featuring pairs of red and white dogs, one sitting on a wooden barrel an oval glazed base; the black and white cat, strumming a guitar or a cello, also on
Two pairs of white Staffordshire spaniels, 19th century, having longer orange painted snouts with good detailing and little dots beneath the eyes, touches of remnant gilt to collar, chain and body and fading to mauve, one dog without highlights, one pair w
Three pairs of Georgian sterling silver sugar tongs, 1831 London, with maker's mark for William Bennett, a pair of fiddle pattern tongs, 1834 - 1837, partial marks only, with maker's mark for Richard Crossley, a pair of bright cut and prick worked tongs, a
Three pairs of Victorian sterling silver sugar tongs, 1846 Exeter, with maker's mark for Robert, James and Josiah Williams, a pair of fiddle pattern tongs; 1899 Sheffield, with maker's marks for Atkins Bros, a pair of 'Old English' tongs; and a German Cont
An Edwardian cased set of six sterling silver buttons of cast silver in a repeating motif of relief Bacchus masks and connected in pairs by double silver chains. Birmingham, 1901.
Two pairs of gem set stud earrings; one in 18ct gold set with cultured pearls and ten round brilliant cut diamonds, other in 14ct gold set with nephrite jade. Wt. 4.6g.
A doucai 'mandarin duck and lotus' bowl seal mark and period of Jiaqing, with steeply rounded sides rising from a straight foot to the flared rim, decorated on the exterior in underglaze blue, iron-red and green enamel, with two pairs of mandarin ducks div
A Southern Italian walnut veneered neo classical bureau plat, late 18th century, the rectangular top and sides all cross banded and with central inlaid rosewood and boxwood geometric motifs, the front with fitted drawer and leather inset slide, the knee ho
A good quality New Zealand timbers Scotch chest, in solid mottled kauri, solid rewarewa and figured timber veneers, configured as a central deep hat drawer flanked by two pairs of drawers above three graduated depth drawers of full width, the central hat d
A Doulton Lambeth pate-sur-pate vase, by Florence Barlow, baluster form, the body with four circular cartouches decorated in relief with pairs of birds, rosette repeating border to each, blue glaze sgraffito Art Nouveau scrolling leaf decoration to the mot
Pair of impressive monumental cast iron twin handled urns, each with cast beaded masks and pairs of winged griffins, the scroll handles entwined with serpents, approx 110 cm high (2)
Lionel (U.S.A.): Linex, c1954, cast-metal sub-miniature stereo camera for pairs of 16 x 20 mm exposures on rollfilm. [Last auction sale recorded - May 2005]. In original box, with case, viewer, film magazine, instructions, etc.
Two pairs of early 20th century Chinese rank badges. One pair civil court rank no. 6 with egret. The other pair of military rank with mythical beast. Approx. 26 x 28 cm each
Four Australian sterling silver items, a pair of coasters and a pair of Ashtrays, mid 20th century for both pairs. The coasters of plain form, monogrammed and with maker's marks F&R with beaver for Fairfax and Roberts; the ashtrays engine turned with finel
Two pairs of sterling silver sugar tongs. 1794 London, with maker's mark for Peter and Anne Bateman. 1875 Birmingham, with maker's mark, Fe for Elkington & Co. The Bateman tongs of elegant tapering form with a part fluted design to the body and ribbed edgi
Two pairs of sterling silver sugar nips. 1951 Birmingham, with maker's marks Jw, and an umarked pair. Includes a small pair of claw nips with beaded stems, hallmarked; and a floral and filigree pair with twisted stems, unmarked. Silver weight 32gr. Length
A pair of Chinese horn beakers, of similar design, the conical beakers with pairs of animalistic handles and continuous scenes of figures in traditional landscape and pavilion settings between key fret borders; with seal marks underside. Heights: 7.5 cm. a
A diamond cluster ring with a central brilliant cut diamond claw-set within a radiating border with a total of 32 single cut diamonds set in pairs; 18ct white gold. Estimated weight of principal diamond 0.16ct. Weight 7.2g
A small English mahogany desk, circa 1940, the keyhole desk with a bottle green tooled leather writing plane with a central drawer flanked by pairs of side drawers, all with drop brass handles, raised on extended cabriole legs with pad feet. Height 72 cm.
Two pairs of gold cufflinks one pair of square form with textured finished and central relief of a male profile, 18ct yellow gold stamped '750', the other pair of rectangular form with textured 9ct yellow gold, stamped '14K' A/F (4)
Two pairs of coin cufflinks 18ct yellow gold mounts, each set with an American Liberty gold 2.5D coin, one set with coins dated 1852 and 1873, the other set with coins dated 1913 (4)
Two pairs of gold cufflinks 18ct yellow gold, one set in the form of koalas, stamped '750 Puzzle', the other set in the form of kangaroos, stamped '18ct' (4)
Lalaounis two pairs of gold cufflinks each with 18ct yellow gold panel, one pair decorated with the head of an ancient warrior, the other pair decorated in a relief of swimming dolphins, both stamped '750 Greece', with Lalaounis hallmark (4)
Lalaounis two pairs of gold cufflinks one pair with motif of concentric circles, 18ct yellow gold, stamped '750', the other with mirrored semi-circle design, 14ct yellow gold, stamped '585', both with Lalaounis hallmark (4)
An Edwardian cased set of six sterling silver buttons of cast silver in a repeating motif of relief Bacchus masks and connected in pairs by double silver chains. Birmingham, 1901.
Three pairs of gold cufflinks, the first pair modelled as a boar's head; the second as an elephant's head with ruby-set eyes, both mounted in 18ct gold; the third cushion-shaped plaque centring a fox head with ruby-set eyes mounted in 14ct gold, total weig
Three pairs of 18ct gold cufflinks, Barry Kieselstein-cord, the first pair modelled as a turtle, dated 1990; the second oval-shaped pair centring an engraved glazed top, dated 1985; the third modelled as a rectangular plaque, dated 1985, total weight appro
Two pairs of 18ct gold cufflinks, Ilias Lalaounis, the first pair modelled as a ram's head with barbell terminals; the second designed as a pair of stylised ram horns, numbered with mark for Ilias Lalaounis. (2)
An oak Louis XIII style cabinet, circa 1880s, finely carved with a part elevated pediment, the upper section with turned and fluted pairs of pillars and side door panels with lion's head motifs, glazed to centre, above an open part with provision for displ
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, of cushion shape and with translucent cobalt blue over textured clear grey and carved with chilongs to the sides and pairs of coins to both faces, and having an enamel
A Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, of circular cushion form with translucent blue over turquoise with metallic inclusions and carved to both faces with pairs of bats and having shou medallions to the si
Christofle silver plated setting for twelve and other cutlery consisting of salt and pappers, two pairs of knife rests, twelve entree knives and fork, twelve dinner knives and forks, twelve dessert spoons, twelve table spoons and twelve cake forks, dated 1
Two pairs of Regency bronze candlesticks, one pair in the form of an urn with removable lid and twin arms, raised on a quatreform base, the other with single sconces above three stylised griffin monopodia, on triform plinth bases, 19 cm high, (4)
Two pairs of Victorian silver hemispherical salts, by W. W. Williams and Arthur Sibley, London 1874 each with a beaded rim and beaded circular foot, gilt interiors, diameter 8 cm, weight 374gms. (4)
A Chinese gilded bronze Samantabhadra, puxian, Qianlong four-character embossed mark to the back, Republic period, the bodhisattva riding a kneeling elephant with three pairs of tusks while carrying a lotus leaf 'parasol', all on a single lotus base, 47 cm
Two pairs of George III/IV silver dessert forks and spoons, King's husk pattern, forks: Wm Eley & Wm Fearn, London 1815 and 1817, spoons: Chas Eley, London 1824. Total wt 240g.
A large Australian cedar and rose mahogany six door breakfront bookcase, circa 1850, the moulded cornice above three pairs of geometrically glazed doors divided by applied panelled columns, enclosing later adjustable shelves, above three pairs of panelled
A collection of four early 'comealong' type handcuffs, comprising two chromed and two iron pairs of hand cuffs, each with spring release, three stamped 'Hiatt' and one stamped '242'. Provenance: The Collection of Malcolm Denton Maitland Gaol Museum, author
A Chinese ovoid ginger jar, decorated in famille rose with two exotic ho-ho birds in a rocky landscape amongst chrysanthemum blooms and two pairs of song birds. Lid absent. Height 23 cm
An embroidered silk hardwood screen of rectangular form, embroidered in colours on a cream silk ground with pairs of different species of birds near a large pine tree growing beside rockwork, various flowering plants and lingzhi fungus, including song bird
A famille-rose 'Eight Buddhist Emblems' bowl seal mark of Daoguang the exterior decorated with the bajixiang in pairs between a ruyi band and a key-fret border in iron-red, the interior undecorated, the base inscribed with a six-character seal mark in iron
A jadeite-inset gilt-bronze ruyi, sceptre mark of Daoguang inlaid with three jadeite plaques, each of whitish colour with green suffusions and carved in relief, the largest with a lion mask, the smaller two with deer and lingzhi fungus, the gilt bronze sha
A Lalique Douze figurines glass vase, circa 1921 of decanter form, the frosted glass sides decorated with six pairs of women in relief, rising to a short narrow neck. Model 913, signed to base R.Lalique 22 cm high. Literature: Fleix Marcilhac, R.Lalique, p
Kamasan, Bali, Laksmana, flag (Kober), c1920s, pigment on European cotton cloth, 67 x 65 cm. Other Notes: rectangular flags (kober) are produced in pairs with the same image on both sides, so a pair of flags consists of four pieces of painted cloth. They u
A pair of French mahogany chairs, circa 1880, of simple pleasing form with a curved and waisted back having a pierced cresting rail and a central oval motif above a serpentine seat, a shaped apron and cabriole legs, with pairs of side stretchers and uphols
A group of three Lucite stands for picture frames, circa 1920/30s, the Art Deco rectangular and plinth like frame stands in tones of ochre and deeply striated amber all with pairs of shaped supports at either end designed to hold small panes of glass. Heig
Three various pairs binoculars, including Bausch and Lomb sport glasses; Le Jeune French cased glasses (poor condition); and 1960 Sun cross 6 x 15 compact binoculars
Victorian cased fruit cutlery service pair of pierced electroplate fruit spoons and grape scissors marked Cbp, two pairs of nut crackers and set of 12 Cooper Brothers engraved knives and forks with mother of pearl handles and hallmarked sterling silver cuf
French Helmet: First World War infantry M15 Adrian helmet. The Adrian helmet was the first French combat helmet and the first modern steel trench warfare helmet, good condition; Army boots (2) pairs, G condition
Two pairs Georgian hallmarked sterling silver soup spoons. Two London 1777, maker Thomas Chawner. Monogrammed 1790 and 1792. Also two London 1790, maker's marks rubbed. Wear to bowls. Length 22 cm each. Total weight 255g
Two pairs of Georg Jensen Denmark sterling silver candle holders, designed by Flemming Eskildsen, signed 'FE Dessin'. Diameter 8.9 cm. Total approx. weight 354grams
A 19th century Royal Navy Commodore dress jacket navy blue with all gilt buttons intact. Together with four pairs of plain linen naval rating trousers.
2 pairs of Laurel and Hardy bisque fired dolls, one pair in pin striped suits with Hardy's top of head detached, hand knitted clothing, unboxed, A/F (F-VG) (4)
A French 19th century walnut writing table, the inset tooled leather top above a drawer and a knee hole flanked by pairs of drawers on eight fluted turned legs with stretchers. 75 cm high, 145 cm wide, 84 cm deep.
English hallmarked sterling silver serving cutlery & others Consisting of: (left to right) four spoons with shell shaped bowls, London, 1888, maker William Hutton & Sons. Length 21 cm. Weight 275g two pairs of serving cutlery with gilt bowls (2nd & 3rd ite
Edward (Ted) Scorfield (1882-1965). Large pen and ink cartoon on card. Circa 1950 'Doing a bit of Weeding?'40 x 44 cm. Toned with light foxing. Carl Lyon (1903-1982). Two horizontal pairs of original pen and ink 'Wally and the Major' cartoons. 55 x 24 cm.