Denhams Auction Catalogue

for our Antique, Fine Art and Collectables auction held on Wednesday 6th of September 2017

Lot No Description Est Image
187 A pair of turned wooden and painted dishes, the reverse marked Festival Budapest 1949 6"diam. 30-50
190 An Austral Islands, possibly Raivavae Island, French Polynesia, carved wooden ceremonial paddle, 28" in length 500-800
191 A Victorian rectangular olive wood box the lid decorated 4 playing cards and floral turquoise enamelled decoration, the interior fitted a pack of Boddington's cards, 2 bridge blocks, 2 whist markers and 2 Bezique markers 30-50
211 A Victorian pipe rack with pierced brass back fitted a drawer with 6 pipes 10" x 12" x 7" 30-50
215 An Ashanti fertility doll with woven cane head piece 18", 1 other similar figure 15", 2 carved masks and a carved African mortar and pestle 20-30
229 A section of shrapnel mounted on a wooden base marked A piece of Ypres obs Cleth Hall bell 1918, a small section of a bomb reputedly dropped from a Zeppelin at Brixton Hill 1915 or 16 (some corrosion) a small section of shrapnel, 2 musket balls and a small section of aluminium 50-75
245 A square tobacco jar formed from timber of a silver grain elm taken from the foundation of Waterloo bridge 1805-1936 4" x 4 1/2" x 4 1/2", a blotter formed from wood of HMS Vindictive 1915, a thermometer mounted in a teak case formed from teak of HMS Birmingham, a pair of book ends from wood of HM Queen Victoria's Royal Yacht Alberta together with an HMS Hermes cap tally, an HMAS Rockhampton etc 50-80
248 A painted brass hand bell with turned wooden handle 10" 24-44
249 A Balinese carved hardwood bust of a lady 14" and a stained glass panel 13" x 12 1/2" 20-30
349 Four folding crib boards incorporating boxes together with 3 inlaid crib boards 20-40
350 Three brass crib boards 7 1/2" x 2", 8" x 2 1/2", 8" x 2 1/2", an inlaid mahogany crib board incorporating a box 2"h x 10"w x 3 1/2"w (some damage to the base and hinges) 30-50
396 A carved African figure group of standing people 19" 16-26