Denhams Auction Catalogue

for our Antique, Fine Art and Collectables auction held on Thursday 20th of May 2021

Lot No Description Est Image
651 A 19th Century twin bladed penknife marked No.55, the blades marked No.55 Solinger with mother of pearl grip 7cm, a J Nicholson & Sons multi bladed folding knife with 2 blades and bodkin the 7cm mother of pearl grip f and r, a twin bladed folding knife marked Sheffield England with mother of pearl grip 7.5cm (f and r), F Newton a multi bladed knife with 2 blades one marked Premier Try Knife, button hook and pair of scissors with ivory mount 9cm (cracked and repaired), a John West of Sheffield a multi bladed knife with bodkin, file, fork, 2 short blades and a button hook with mother of pearl grip 7cm (f and r) and a multi bladed smoker's knife incorporating a cigar cutter, file, bodkin, knife and a fork with mother of pearl grip (one part missing to side and grip is cracked) 6cm 40-60
652 Hope Brothers, a pocket knife with 2 blades, corkscrew and bodkin with mother of pearl grip 5cm together with one other with damaged blade, scissors, button hook, 2 bodkins, corkscrew, file and pair of tweezers with 7.5cm mother of pearl grip (damage to grip) together with a 19th Century steel cigar cutter, the mother of pearl effect grip with miniature knife and fork 5cm 30-50
653 Three 19th Century horsemen style knives marked Buga comprising, horseman style knife with 2 blades, pick, corkscrew and toothpick blade marked Buca Icttenham Court Road with 9cm horn grip, a Suitali horseman style knife with 2 blades (1f), saw blade, bodkin, gimlet, corkscrew, pick, tweezers and toothpick with 9cm horn grip and 1 other with 2 blades (1f), bodkin, corkscrew (f), hoof pick, tweezers (toothpick missing) with 9cm horn grip 50-75
654 Buck, A 19th Century folding knife with 3 blades (one cut down as a screwdriver), button hook, bodkin and corkscrew, 2 toothpicks and a bone grip (cracked and has a repair) the blade marked Buck Tottenham Court Road, 1 other with 3 blades (all reduced), corkscrew, gimlet, bodkin and 2 toothpicks with bone grip (damaged), ART OF SHEFFIELD, a 19th Century multi bladed pocket knife, marked ART Sheffield with button hook, corkscrew, bodkin, pruning knife, small blade and tweezers having a bone grip (cracked), together with Henry Hobson & Sons multi bladed tool/pocket knife with 2 blades (both damaged to tips), saw blade, file, button hook, corkscrew, screwdriver, hook, gimlet and bodkin, toothpick and pair of tweezers 40-60
655 Warriss, a 1930's multi bladed pocket knife with 3 blades, bodkin and file, the blades marked Warriss having an 8cm engine turned chrome grip, a single bladed folding knife marked with cross arrow mark and 7.5cm engine turned grip, Richards of Sheffield a folding tool with 2 screwdriver blades and tin opener 5.5cm engine turned grip, a folding nail file and scissors (f) with 7cm steel grip, a Chinese multi bladed knife with screwdriver, blade, scissors, bottle opener, bodkin, file and corkscrew, pair of 19th Century steel and ivory mounted travelling scissors (small section of ivory missing to the base of the scissors), 3 nut picks and a pair of 19th Century polished steel wick trimming scissors 30-50
656 A pair of 1930's chrome and glass platform scales marked DS together with 5 Avery weights - 2kg, 1kg, 500g, 200g and 100g 100-150
657 A Victorian copper warming pan with turned ebony handle together with a brass helmet shaped coal scuttle with swing handle 32cm h x 38cm w x 28cm d 30-40
658 A 1930's GPO rectangular pine box with hinged lid and front both marked GPO, interior marked Walter Electrics Manufactures London 22cm h x 36cm w x 20cm d 30-50
659 An 18th Century copper warming pan with turned fruitwood handle and 1 other (2) 25-35
660 A copper and iron preserving pan 18cm x 36cm 30-50
661 A gilt metal bell 17cm x 32cm with iron bracket 30cm x 24cm x 58cm (the bell has no clapper) 30-50
662 A rectangular bronze plaque of the Elgin marbles 34cm h x 132cm w 40-60
663 A pair of French spelter figures of a boy and girl fruit pickers, the bases marked Vendangeuse, raised on socle bases 40cm x 17cm 40-60
664 A Victorian copper kettle 30cm x 17cm (some dents) 30-40
665 A First World War brass trench art shell case formed form an 18lb shell dated 1916, a ditto vase, cut down and marked HLF Febr 1915, 1 other marked 1939, an ashtray formed from a WW1 18lb shell case marked 1915 and two WWII 30-50
666 A pewter 17th Century style spouted lidded jug of baluster form (unmarked) 20cm x 10cm, some minor dents to the back 30-50
668 A 17th/18th Century circular pewter charger, the top marked DL, 46cm diam. (some corrosion to the centre), 1 other unmarked 34cm diam. (misshapen) and a circular dish with touch mark 3cm h x 28cm dia. (misshapen) 30-40
669 36 various wooden Royal Air Force squadron plaques 40-60
670 A turned wooden figure of a standing sancho pancho 42cm h x 17cm w x 12cm d, a plaster seated figure of Don Quixote reading 40cm h x 23cm w x 31cm d (head f and r, hat chipped) together with a carved wooden portrait bust of a gentleman 24cm h x 9cm w x 9cm d 30-40
671 A pair of brass spiral turned candlesticks on circular bases 26cm h 20-30
672 A brass model of a De Havilland Vampire aircraft on a circular base 12cm x 15cm x 13cm, ditto Concord on a wooden base 8cm x 25cm x 14cm and 6 model commercial aircraft and 3 others 30-40
673 A pair of 1930's Art Deco gilt metal and amber glass D shaped wall lights 12cm x 39cm x 18cm 100-150
674 A 19th Century rectangular gilt metal cash box by Chubb, the lock marked Chubb makers to His Majesty (no key) 14cm x 36cm x 21cm, containing 2 brass patented locks 20cm x 3cm x 2cm, a pierced brass bracket 27cm x 18cm x 7cm, a brass door handle 6cm x 28cm x 5cm and a gilt metal curtain retainer 40-60
675 A brass hand bell with turned ebony handle 24cm x 11cm 30-50
676 A pair of Victorian brass candlesticks with ejectors 29cm x 12cm x 12cm 30-40