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Star lots 12th June 2013

Exceptional or interesting lots from our auction of Antique, Fine Art and Collectables auction held on Wednesday 12th of June 2013

A mid 19th Century French Ormolu and white marble pendule du portique, having a foliate painted Arabic dial with breguet  numerals, set within a drum case with 8 day cylinder movement  with count wheel strike on bell, the plinth base centred with  trophies in satire, on toupee feet, 16"h x 9.5"w x 4.5"d   ILLUSTRATED

185 A mid 19th Century French Ormolu and white marble pendule du portique, having a foliate painted Arabic dial with breguet numerals, set within a drum case with 8 day cylinder movement with count wheel strike on bell, the plinth base centred with trophies in satire, on toupee feet, 16"h x 9.5"w x 4.5"d ILLUSTRATED

£400-600
In the manner of William Morris, an ebonised "Sussex" style  double chair back settee with turned spindles, scroll arms and rush seats, raised on ring turned tapered legs, late 19th  Century 47"w  ILLUSTRATED

90e In the manner of William Morris, an ebonised "Sussex" style double chair back settee with turned spindles, scroll arms and rush seats, raised on ring turned tapered legs, late 19th Century 47"w ILLUSTRATED

SOLD £360
A silver Royal Irish Rifles officer's cross belt badge, together with a silver officer's pouch belt badge Birmingham 1932   ILLUSTRATED

897 A silver Royal Irish Rifles officer's cross belt badge, together with a silver officer's pouch belt badge Birmingham 1932 ILLUSTRATED

SOLD £400
A stuffed and mounted pike contained in a bow front case,  marked Pike 35 pounds, found dead, Forked Pond, Thursley, 15.3.68, 49"  ILLUSTRATED

437 A stuffed and mounted pike contained in a bow front case, marked Pike 35 pounds, found dead, Forked Pond, Thursley, 15.3.68, 49" ILLUSTRATED

£300-400
A set of 7 Minton tiles decorated by Moyr Smith, Shakespeare  Scenes 6" square  ILLUSTRATED

587 A set of 7 Minton tiles decorated by Moyr Smith, Shakespeare Scenes 6" square ILLUSTRATED

£100-150
Fernand Allard L'Olivier, Belgium 1883-1933, watercolour on  paper, study of Belgian troops at rest in the trenches, signed and  dated 1917, 14"h x 21"w  ILLUSTRATED

792 Fernand Allard L'Olivier, Belgium 1883-1933, watercolour on paper, study of Belgian troops at rest in the trenches, signed and dated 1917, 14"h x 21"w ILLUSTRATED

SOLD £270
An Elizabeth II issue Army Emergency Reserve decoration, dated  1958 together with bar dated 1958, cased  ILLUSTRATED

900 An Elizabeth II issue Army Emergency Reserve decoration, dated 1958 together with bar dated 1958, cased ILLUSTRATED

SOLD £100
An Omega stainless steel Military issue gents mechanical  wristwatch having black Arabic tritium dial, the tonneau case  marked 6645-101000, 6B/542, 10075/53, with later Nato style  strap  ILLUSTRATED

1191 An Omega stainless steel Military issue gents mechanical wristwatch having black Arabic tritium dial, the tonneau case marked 6645-101000, 6B/542, 10075/53, with later Nato style strap ILLUSTRATED

SOLD £700
An 18th Century Safavid style copper and white metal hot water  pot and cover 7" high together with a metal horn  ILLUSTRATED

353 An 18th Century Safavid style copper and white metal hot water pot and cover 7" high together with a metal horn ILLUSTRATED

SOLD £40
A Victorian mahogany cylinder bureau bookcase, the upper section with moulded cornice, the shelved interior enclosed by  glazed doors, the cylinder fall enclosing a fitted interior above a  pair of cupboards 89"h x 47"w x 22"d   ILLUSTRATED

105 A Victorian mahogany cylinder bureau bookcase, the upper section with moulded cornice, the shelved interior enclosed by glazed doors, the cylinder fall enclosing a fitted interior above a pair of cupboards 89"h x 47"w x 22"d ILLUSTRATED

SOLD £300
John Smart, British 1838-1899, watercolour on paper, a  landscape study of Derwent water "From Ashness Bridge" monogrammed 7"h x 11"w  ILLUSTRATED

752 John Smart, British 1838-1899, watercolour on paper, a landscape study of Derwent water "From Ashness Bridge" monogrammed 7"h x 11"w ILLUSTRATED

£400-600
A Georgian Irish silver officer's cross belt badge, Linden Hall Corps 1769, together with a letter detailing that one other in  known existence is in the collection of The Duke of Abercorn   ILLUSTRATED

898 A Georgian Irish silver officer's cross belt badge, Linden Hall Corps 1769, together with a letter detailing that one other in known existence is in the collection of The Duke of Abercorn ILLUSTRATED

SOLD £1700
An Arts & Crafts walnut elbow chair with shaped cresting rail  above a solid splat and saddle seat, raised on tapered legs united  by stretchers  ILLUSTRATED

90x An Arts & Crafts walnut elbow chair with shaped cresting rail above a solid splat and saddle seat, raised on tapered legs united by stretchers ILLUSTRATED

SOLD £55
A facsimile Elvis Presley "gold" record disc for Heart Break Hotel  ILLUSTRATED

485 A facsimile Elvis Presley "gold" record disc for Heart Break Hotel ILLUSTRATED

SOLD £20
Ben Shillingford for Dunhill, a walnut aquarium cigar box, the hinged top inset a lucite panel depicting flying and angel fish  amongst a sub-aquatic setting, 3"h x 8.5"w x 4.25"d   ILLUSTRATED

872 Ben Shillingford for Dunhill, a walnut aquarium cigar box, the hinged top inset a lucite panel depicting flying and angel fish amongst a sub-aquatic setting, 3"h x 8.5"w x 4.25"d ILLUSTRATED

SOLD £1000
A 18th Century style Florentine carved giltwood frame, inset a bevelled plate wall mirror 28" x 24"  ILLUSTRATED

15 A 18th Century style Florentine carved giltwood frame, inset a bevelled plate wall mirror 28" x 24" ILLUSTRATED

SOLD £100
A Frank Sinatra "gold" record disc, awarded to Frank Sinatra  for his Reprise Recording of Strangers in the Night, 7"   ILLUSTRATED

483 A Frank Sinatra "gold" record disc, awarded to Frank Sinatra for his Reprise Recording of Strangers in the Night, 7" ILLUSTRATED

£1200-150
A Japanese Meiji period bronze ring stand fashioned as a bunch  of aubergines? 4" together with a similar group   ILLUSTRATED

339 A Japanese Meiji period bronze ring stand fashioned as a bunch of aubergines? 4" together with a similar group ILLUSTRATED

SOLD £40
A late 18th Century Continental School, oil on canvas, a head  and shoulder portrait of a 17th Century merchant wearing a jewel  on a black hat, white ruff and jewelled waistcoat, within a 19th  Century foliate scroll and egg and dart moulded frame, unsigned,  13.75"h x 10.75"w  ILLUSTRATED

755 A late 18th Century Continental School, oil on canvas, a head and shoulder portrait of a 17th Century merchant wearing a jewel on a black hat, white ruff and jewelled waistcoat, within a 19th Century foliate scroll and egg and dart moulded frame, unsigned, 13.75"h x 10.75"w ILLUSTRATED

£1500-2000
A Japanese Meji period carved fruitwood figure group of 3 rats  with fruit 5", tail f,  ILLUSTRATED

342 A Japanese Meji period carved fruitwood figure group of 3 rats with fruit 5", tail f, ILLUSTRATED

SOLD £300
A Chinese padouk throne chair with pierced back decorated with  a bat, on shaped legs,  ILLUSTRATED

143 A Chinese padouk throne chair with pierced back decorated with a bat, on shaped legs, ILLUSTRATED

£250-300
A Royal Vienna porcelain plate with puce and gilt banding  decorated Mars and a classical lady 9"   ILLUSTRATED

632 A Royal Vienna porcelain plate with puce and gilt banding decorated Mars and a classical lady 9" ILLUSTRATED

SOLD £760
Hugh S Hemsley, British, Ex. 1906-1920, 20th Century British  School, oil on canvas laid on wooden panel, a sailing barge and  other vessels in high seas, 9.5"h x 15.25"w   ILLUSTRATED

783 Hugh S Hemsley, British, Ex. 1906-1920, 20th Century British School, oil on canvas laid on wooden panel, a sailing barge and other vessels in high seas, 9.5"h x 15.25"w ILLUSTRATED

£150-250
A late 19th Century Berlin porcelain plaque decorated a female classical figure in diaphanous robes attending an Amorini within  a romantic landscape, bears signature for Jenny Jacob, dated  1883, 10.5"h x 7"w  ILLUSTRATED

585 A late 19th Century Berlin porcelain plaque decorated a female classical figure in diaphanous robes attending an Amorini within a romantic landscape, bears signature for Jenny Jacob, dated 1883, 10.5"h x 7"w ILLUSTRATED

SOLD £260
A George III mahogany bow front chest of 4 long drawers with  brass swan neck handles and with reeded pilasters, on shaped feet  41"h x 48"w x 21.5"d  ILLUSTRATED

169 A George III mahogany bow front chest of 4 long drawers with brass swan neck handles and with reeded pilasters, on shaped feet 41"h x 48"w x 21.5"d ILLUSTRATED

SOLD £200
John Walker, South Molton Street, London. A Victorian oak  cased railway station regulator, having Roman painted dial with  out minute track and red painted Arabic numerals, the dial signed  and inscribed B.R.S, 696.B., set 8 day movement with anchor  escapement, the case of architectural form with pediment above a  rectangular trunk door flanked by acanthus leaf and scroll carved  shoulders, 82"h x 22"w, bears label to interior for Brighton &  Southcoast Railways and with original bill of sale from the  British Railways London Midland Region, Euston House  London,  ILLUSTRATED

222 John Walker, South Molton Street, London. A Victorian oak cased railway station regulator, having Roman painted dial with out minute track and red painted Arabic numerals, the dial signed and inscribed B.R.S, 696.B., set 8 day movement with anchor escapement, the case of architectural form with pediment above a rectangular trunk door flanked by acanthus leaf and scroll carved shoulders, 82"h x 22"w, bears label to interior for Brighton & Southcoast Railways and with original bill of sale from the British Railways London Midland Region, Euston House London, ILLUSTRATED

SOLD £1900
Walter Joseph Phillips, Canadian 1884-1963, a coloured wood  block print, a study of a pine tree on an island in the Japanese  taste, dated December 1923 and signed in pencil 10"h x 9.25"w   ILLUSTRATED

829 Walter Joseph Phillips, Canadian 1884-1963, a coloured wood block print, a study of a pine tree on an island in the Japanese taste, dated December 1923 and signed in pencil 10"h x 9.25"w ILLUSTRATED

SOLD £1250
A Chinese circular bronze twin handled incense burner, the base with seal mark 5"  ILLUSTRATED

338 A Chinese circular bronze twin handled incense burner, the base with seal mark 5" ILLUSTRATED

SOLD £440
A champs leve enamel chamber stick with detachable sconce 6"  ILLUSTRATED

336 A champs leve enamel chamber stick with detachable sconce 6" ILLUSTRATED

SOLD £30
A Hamilton stainless steel Military issue gents mechanical pilot's chronograph wristwatch, having black Arabic tritium dial   set subsidiary dials, the tonneau case stamped 6BB/924-3306,  2269/72, with Nato style strap  ILLUSTRATED

1192 A Hamilton stainless steel Military issue gents mechanical pilot's chronograph wristwatch, having black Arabic tritium dial set subsidiary dials, the tonneau case stamped 6BB/924-3306, 2269/72, with Nato style strap ILLUSTRATED

SOLD £480
A 19th Century Safavid style planished copper and brass hotwater  pot, decorated roundells of Kufic script 8.5" high   ILLUSTRATED

500 A 19th Century Safavid style planished copper and brass hotwater pot, decorated roundells of Kufic script 8.5" high ILLUSTRATED

£150-250
A Royal Vienna porcelain plate decorated a classical scene 10"  ILLUSTRATED

633 A Royal Vienna porcelain plate decorated a classical scene 10" ILLUSTRATED

SOLD £780
Frederick James Aldridge, 1850-1933, watercolour on paper, beach scene with seaweed gatherers with horse and cart" 10"h x  13.75"w  ILLUSTRATED

788 Frederick James Aldridge, 1850-1933, watercolour on paper, beach scene with seaweed gatherers with horse and cart" 10"h x 13.75"w ILLUSTRATED

£200-300
A Victorian inlaid figured walnut sewing box with hinged lid, base fitted a deep basket, raised on turned supports with H  framed stretcher 29"h x 24"w x 16"d   ILLUSTRATED

151 A Victorian inlaid figured walnut sewing box with hinged lid, base fitted a deep basket, raised on turned supports with H framed stretcher 29"h x 24"w x 16"d ILLUSTRATED

£450-550
A matched suite of Victorian silver flatware comprising 7 table  spoons,10 table forks, 11 pudding forks, 9  pudding spoons, mustard spoon, 12 tea  spoons & tongs, 91 ozs, a matching  silver handled table knife and 12 silver handled  table knives & 12 silver handled tea knives   ILLUSTRATED

896 A matched suite of Victorian silver flatware comprising 7 table spoons,10 table forks, 11 pudding forks, 9 pudding spoons, mustard spoon, 12 tea spoons & tongs, 91 ozs, a matching silver handled table knife and 12 silver handled table knives & 12 silver handled tea knives ILLUSTRATED

SOLD £1000
A Dunhill Aquarium table lighter with silver plated mechanism,  RD no. 737415 and decorated 4 lucite panels of fish and seaweed  in a sub-aquatic setting, 3.25"h x 4"l  ILLUSTRATED

871 A Dunhill Aquarium table lighter with silver plated mechanism, RD no. 737415 and decorated 4 lucite panels of fish and seaweed in a sub-aquatic setting, 3.25"h x 4"l ILLUSTRATED

SOLD £600