Denhams Auction Catalogue

for our Antique, Fine Art and Collectables auction held on Wednesday 30th of July 2025

Lot No Description Est Image
578 Five albums of mint and used world stamps including GB Victoria to Elizabeth II, Gold Coast, Aidan, Rhodesia, Iran, Egypt, Canada, USA, Turkey, Spain, Portugal, Germany, France, Denmark, New Zealand, India, Australia 40-60
579 A 19th Century bronze group of 5 cavorting children in a circular shallow dish 5cm 80-100
581 Two Chinese carved and pierced gilt painted panels depicting birds amidst branches 23cm x 89cm x 22cm and 80cm x 17cm x 6cm 150-200
582 A French early 20th Century adjustable tailors mannequin on a turned column with tripod base 162cm x 27cm x 19cm 80-120
583 Hermes, a grey and black wool and cashmere blanket with the distinctive H logo, labelled Hermes, 171cm x 135cm 200-300
584 Hermes, a tan, orange and black striped blanket, labelled Hermes, 182cm x 148cm 150-200
585 Hermes, a green and yellow patchwork style wool blanket with deep fringe, labelled Hermes, 187cm x 145cm 150-200
586 A pair of 35mm Holmes Educator Model Portable Sound on Film projectors, one no.9362 Type 9, the other no.12042, together with 4 film magazines, Celec slide dimmer, power supply, mains switch power supplies, hand rewinder and other accessories, a metal 35mm film filing cabinet by Premier with 12 spring loaded compartments (3 missing knobs) 41cm h x 85cm w x 41cm d and 13 1930s Simplex 35mm film reels (all empty) 80-120
587 A gentleman's blue cased Parker Senior Duofold fountain pen with 14ct nib, a ditto Parker 17 and a lady's green cased Parker pen with 14ct nib 30-40
588 A Swan green marbled fountain pen with 14ct nib, a Conway Stuart pink marbled Dinky 550 fountain pen with 14ct nib and a blue marbled ditto with 14ct nib 30-40
589 A gentleman's red marble Conway Stuart 85L fountain pen with 14ct nib, a Waterman's black ditto W5 with 14ct nib and another W2 with 14ct nib 30-40
590 An 18th/19th Century carved Chinese amber figure of a seated deity 5cm, 14.1 grams (with many visible inclusions) 100-140
651 Attributed to Wang Dafan ( Chinese 1888-1961 ) titled, a polychrome enamelled plaque inscribed and signed Wang Dafan with a seal of the artist, depicting two figures sword fighting in an interior 39cm x 25.5cm 3000-5000
652 A famille rose rectangular plaque, Late Qing/Republican period painted with a scene of sampans on a river, with a retreat in a mountainous landscape, 26cm x 39cm 300-500
653 A pair of famille rose porcelain plaques, late Qing dynasty/Republican period each painted with a butterflies and a bird on a branch of peony, with chrysanthemum beside a garden rock, 23.5cm x 33.5cm (2) 600-800
654 A famille rose plaque, Republican period painted with a group of immortals, 29cm x 20cm 200-300
655 A bronze tripod censer, Xuande mark, 17th/18th century the spherical body rising to a flared rim, with two outward turned handles rising from the shoulders 10cm h x 25.5cm diam across the handles, with possible matching bronze stand 1000-1500
656 A set of ten graduated famille rose cups, Late Qing dynasty, Daoguang period each painted with a scholar and attendant, within an interior, the largest with a Daoguang seal mark and of the period, the largest - 10cm diameter (10) 1000-1500
657 A set of ten graduated famille rose cups, Late Qing dynasty, Daoguang period each painted with a scholar, ladies and attendants, in walled gardens, the largest - 11cm diameter (10) 600-800
658 A set of ten graduated iron-red and sepia cups, Late Qing dynasty, each painted with scholars conversing, the largest - 10.5cm diameter (10) 600-800
659 A pair of turquoise ground cups on stands, Jiaqing seal marks, late Qing dynasty, each painted to the exterior and interior with boys playing musical instruments or holding objects, 9cm h x 13cm diameter 200-300
660 A pair of famille rose dragon cups, Guangxu marks and period, each painted with a central band of two five-claw dragons, 4cm h x 5.5cm diameter (2) 400-600
661 A famille rose hexagonal chocolate pot, late Qing dynasty, its handle attached at a right angle to the spout painted with stylised lotus 7cm, together with a pair of famille rose square cups, late Qing dynasty, painted with scholars seated at a table 5cm and a pair of 18th century style famille rose tea bowls painted with peony, late Qing dynasty 2.5cm (5) 100-150
662 A blue and white duck and rushes cup, Guangxu mark and period, painted with one duck in flight, the other standing on a river bank; together with a blue and white cup, Guangxu mark and period, painted with peony 3.5 cm and 6.5cm diameter (2) 100-150
663 A gilt-decorated ingot-shaped vessel, Qing dynasty or later, the slanted sides rising to a straight rim, wood stand 3cm by 9cm together with a blue and white provincial ingot-shaped vessel, painted with two bats, musical chimes and peony scrolls, wood stand, 3.5 cm by 14.5cm long (2) 60-80