SOLD FOR £160
A Thai white metal octagonal compact and minor costume jewellery and watches
SOLD FOR £180
Approximately 750 black and white postcards of Berkshire, Bristol, Buckinghamshire, Cambridge, Cheshire and Cornwall
SOLD FOR £65
Approximately 400 black and white postcards of County Durham, Essex, Gloucestershire
SOLD FOR £65
Approximately 400 black and white postcards of Dorset
SOLD FOR £90
Approximately 400 black and white postcards of The Isle of Wight and Kent
SOLD FOR £65
Approximately 475 black and white postcards of Lancashire and Lincolnshire
SOLD FOR £55
Approximately 400 black and white postcards of Somerset, Suffolk, Staffordshire
SOLD FOR £55
Approximately 450 black and white postcards of Tyne and Wear, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, West Midlands
SOLD FOR £130
Approximately 400 various black and white and coloured postcards including Sussex, West Sussex and Surrey
SOLD FOR £75
A collection of approx. 400 various black and white postcards including England, Greater Manchester, Herefordshire, Hampshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire
SOLD FOR £80
An Afghan Maiman black and white ground Kilim rug 249cm x 159cm
SOLD FOR £80
A red, blue and white ground Belouche floral patterned rug 136cm x 82cm
SOLD FOR £65
A white, green and turquoise coloured Chobi Kilim runner with 4 diamonds to the centre 159cm x 64cm
SOLD FOR £220
A tan and white ground silk prayer rug with mihrab and mosque 102cm x 67cm
SOLD FOR £260
A blue and white ground Persian silk rug with central medallion within a multi row border, signed to the edge 198cm x 129cm
SOLD FOR £540
An 18ct white gold sapphire and diamond ring comprising 3 oval sapphires each approx. 0.4ct and 2 brilliant cut diamonds each approx. 0.20ct, 5.7 grams, size R
SOLD FOR £100
A Victorian carved mahogany show frame sofa, upholstered in white buttoned material, raised on cabriole supports 83cm h x 125cm w x 67cm d
SOLD FOR £240
An antique style Chinese blue and white vase decorated with panels of figures and insects with birds amongst trees, character mark to base 21cm
SOLD FOR £1350
A Japanese 1937 Naval Officers sword (Kai-Gunto) forged by Fujiwara Kanefusa (1899-1977) with wooden saya finished in black lacquered leather, the 70cm blade with clear hamon, the complete length 99cm including saya. The plain tsuba supported by two copper sunburst dai-seppas then 4 plain ovoid seppas (all are stamped 91). The length of the tang engraved "Kanefusa the 23rd, resident of Seki in Noshu" and three characters painted in white enamel on the obverse also a 5mm Seki mark at the base of the tang. The brass fuchi on the handle can be removed to reveal an unclear signature on the wood.
The sword was gifted to Captain Clifford Caslon C.B.E by the Admiralty, due to his presence in command of the battleship H.M.S Nelson at Singapore during the surrender of Japanese forces in all of South-east Asia on 12th September 1945 in her role as Flagship, Eastern Fleet. 10 days earlier Caslon had hosted the surrender of Japanese forces in Malaya at George Town, Penang by Rear Admiral Jisaku Uozumi aboard the Nelson, following this, H.M.S Nelson was relieved as Flagship, Eastern Fleet on 20th September 1945 before returning to Portsmouth where on 27th November 1945 she became Flagship of the Home Fleet and together with a photographic portrait of Captain Caslon in uniform 30cm x 22cm, a warrant of commission promoting him to the rank of Rear Admiral dated 8th January 1947 framed 18cm x 36cm, a bar of miniature ribbon and other ribbons, 3 Admiral's buttons, a black and white photograph of H.M.S. Nelson with brass plaque H.M.S. Nelson Flagship Homefleet 1946 Captain Caslon CBE framed 41cm x 59cm and a brass plaque marked Clifford Caslon RN 8cm x 15cm
Provenance - from Admiral Caslon by direct descent to his son Denis Caslon
SOLD FOR £75
A brown, white and green ground Caucasian style rug with 3 stylised medallions to the centre 210cm x 179cm
SOLD FOR £120
E Desmaisons, an early black and white photograph of Alexandra Princess of Wales 7cm x 5cm, the reverse marked E Desmaisons, 5 Rue des Grands Augustins Paris, England Copyright, the reverse bearing pen signature Alexandra Princess of Wales, contained in a gilt pierced metal and enamelled easel photo frame 14cm x 12cm
SOLD FOR £60
A blue and white ground and floral patterned Kashmiri stitched panel 177cm x 120cm
SOLD FOR £110
A white, green and tan ground Chobi Kilim rug 185cm x 123cm
SOLD FOR £85
A Victorian Thomas Twyford transfer print blue and white wash basin decorated with an extensive landscape scene, the underside marked Panorama 31.5cm
SOLD FOR £70
A blue, white and red ground machine made Persian style carpet with central medallion 336cm x 232cm