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Jewellery reference books: European Designer Jewelry, by Ginger Moro, pub by Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 1995, (hardcover); Jewelry in America 1600-1900, by Martha Gandy Fales, pub by the Antique Collectors’ Club, 1995 (hardcover - no dust cover); European & American Jewellery 1830-1914, by Charlotte Gere, pub by Heinemann, London, 1975 (hardcover). [3] £60-£80
Hammer Price: £220
Jewellery reference books: Falize, A dynasty of jewelers, by Katherine Purcell, pub by Thames and Hudson Ltd., 1999 (hardcover); Understanding Jewellery, by David Bennett & Daniela Mascetti, pub by the Antique Collectors’ Club, 1989 (hardcover); The Master Jewellers, by A. Kenneth Snowman (ed.), pub by Thames & Hudson Ltd., 2002, (softcover). [3] £100-£120
Hammer Price: £110
Jewellery reference books: Jewelry by Chanel, by Patrick Mauriēs, pub by Thames and Hudson, 1993 (hardcover); The Art of Louis Comfort Tiffany, by Tessa Paul, pub by Apple Press, 1987 (hardcover); Jewelry of the Stars: Creations from Joseff of Hollywood, by Joanne Dubbs Ball, pub by Schiffer Publications, 1991, with price guide within (hardcover); Hollywood Jewels: Movies, Jewellery, Stars, by Penny Proddow, Debra Healy and Marion Fasel, pub by Abradale Press, Harry N. Abrams Inc.,...
Hammer Price: £45
Jewellery reference books: Jewels of the Pharaohs, Egyptian Jewelry of the Dynastic Period, by Cyril Aldred, (revised and abridged edition), pub by Thames and Hudson, 1978 (softcover); Jewellery of the Ancient World, by Jack Ogden, pub by Rizzoli International Publications Inc., 1982 (hardcover); Jewelry: History and Technique, from the Egyptians to the Present, by Guido Gregorietti, pub by Chartwell Books, 1978 (hardcover); Seven thousand years of Jewellery, by Hugh Tait, pub by British...
Jewellery reference books: The Beauty of Jewellery, by Joan Frank, pub by Colour Library International Ltd., 1979 (hardcover); The Pleasure of Jewelry and Gemstones, by Joseph Sataloff and Alison Richards, pub by Octopus Books, 1975 (hardcover); Jewellery and Gemstones: An investor’s and connoisseur’s guide, by Claude Mazloum, pub by Gremese International, 1990 (hardcover); Gems and Jewels, by R. L. Austin, pub by Evans Brothers Limited, 1979 (hardcover); The Decorative Arts Library:...
Hammer Price: £25
Gemmological reference books: GEMS: Their Sources, Descriptions and Identification, 3rd edition, by Robert Webster, pub by Butterworths, 1978 (hardcover); World of Gemstones, by Rudolf Dud’a and Luboš Rejl, pub by Geoscience Press Inc., 1996 (hardcover); The Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald Buying Guide, 2nd edition, by Renée Newman, pub by International Jewelry Publications, 2002 (softcover); Gemstone Buying Guide, by Renée Newman, pub by International Jewelry Publications, 1998 (softcover);...
Hammer Price: £85
Jewellery reference books: A History of Jewels, by J. Anderson Black, pub by Orbis Publishing Ltd., 1974 (hardcover and slipcover); A Pictorial History of Gems and Jewellery, by Graham Hughes, pub by Phaidon Press Ltd., 1978 (hardcover); The Art of Erotic Jewellery, by Claude Mazloum, pub by Gremese International s.r.l., 1995 (hardcover); The Art of Jewellery Design: Principals of design, Rings, Earrings, by Maurice P. Galli, Dominique Rivière and Fanfan Li, pub by Chiffer Publishing Ltd.,...
Hammer Price: £80
Jewellery reference books: Collecting Rhinestone Colored Jewelry: An identification and value guide, including a comprehensive section on designer’s marks, 2nd edition, by Maryanne Dolan, pub by Books Americana Inc., 1989 (softcover); Costume Jewelers: The golden age of design, by Joanne Dubbs Ball, pub by Chiffer Publications Ltd., 1990 (hardcover); A Collector’s Guide to Costume Jewelry: Key styles and how to recognise them, by Tracy Tolkien and Henrietta Wilkinson, pub by Thames and...
Hammer Price: £70
Watch reference books: Watches: Warman’s Companion, by Dean Judy, pub by Krause Publications, 2008 (softcover); Millers Watches: A collector’s guide, by Frankie Leibe and Johnny Wachsmann (consultant), pub by Millers, 1999 (softcover); Watches and their Value, by Donald de Carle, pub by N.A.G. Press, 1978 (hardcover); Millers Wristwatches: How to compare and value, by Jonathan Scatchard (consultant), pub by Millers, 2004 (hardcover); Wristwatches: The collector’s guide to identifying,...
Watch reference books: The Camerer Cuss Book of Antique Watches, by T. P. Camerer Cuss, pub by Antique Collectors Club, 1976 (hardcover); The Complete Price Guide to Watches, 23rd edition, by Cocksey Shugart, Tom Engle and Richard E. Gilbert, pub by Cooksey Shugart Publications, 2003 (softcover); Wristwatches: A handbook and price guide, 4th edition, by Gisbert L. Brumer and Christia Pfeffer-Belli, pub by Shiffer Publications, 2004 (softcover). [3] £60-£80
Hammer Price: £50
Jewellery and Gemmology reference books: Your Gold and Silver, an easy guide to appraising household objects, coins, heirlooms and jewellery, by Henry A. Merton, pub by Macmillam Publishing, 1981 (softcover); The Gold Jewellery Buying Guide, by Renée Newman, pub by International Jewelry Publications, 1993 (softcover); Diamonds and Diamond Grading, by G. Lenzen, pub by Butterworth, 1983 (hardcover); Diamond Ring Buying Guide, 5th edition, by Renée Newman, pub by International Jewelry...
Hammer Price: £40
A Roman bronze handle mount, 2nd century AD., modelled as a bust of Oceanus, with crab claw horns and a heavy drooping moustache, height 5.4cm, width 3cm. £260-£300
£260–£300
A Roman bronze mount of a bust of Minerva, 2nd century AD., the head worked in the round, facing front with hair swept back covering the ears and wearing a bifid-crested plumed helmet, wearing on the body a cuirass with a v-shaped opening and an Aegis in the centre, height 7.5cm, width 4.1cm. £460-£500
£460–£500
A Romano-British bronze bow brooch, 2nd century AD., with features of the Headstud and Trumpet type; on the head frontally is a bifurcated crest and there is acanthus moulding at mid-bow,enamel decoration of blue and yellow lozenges and triangles on the wings and bow; intact with head loop, catch plate and pin, length 4.7cm, width 2cm. £200-£240
Hammer Price: £200
A Roman gold finger ring, 3rd century AD., set with carnelian intaglio engraved with a helmeted standing figure of Mars holding a Gladius (sword) in his left hand, drapery in his right hand and a spear behind him, the intaglio set in raised oval bezel with rope flange, the shoulders angled with openwork crescent-shaped ends with involuted terminals, the solid tapering hoop D shaped in section, weight 8.49gm, internal diameter 17mm. £1,400-£1,800
Hammer Price: £1,400
A selection of Roman bronze key finger rings, 2nd-3rd century AD., all with circular sectioned plain bands with a perpendicular shank and key bit. (10) £360-£400
£360–£400
A medieval limestone head of a young male, 14th-15th century, possibly a cherub, with thick wavy hair, open mouth and deeply indented eyes, probably French in style, height 12cm x width 13cm. £80-£100
Hammer Price: £100
A lady’s 9ct gold mounted glass hip flask, the flask with crocodile leather sheath to the upper half with bayonet cap and detachable sleeve below, hallmarked for Birmingham, 1924 and maker’s mark ‘W&B.S’ probably for William Base & Sons, length 11.6cm. £1,600-£1,800
£1,600–£1,800
Of Royal Interest: A silver plate mounted hip glass with presentation inscription from H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh, the flask with leather sheath to the upper half, with bayonet cap and detachable sleeve below, inscribed ‘Presented by H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh to J.C. Sellars, on the 15th March 1969, being the first prize in the Game Research Association Recruiting Competition, 1968-69’, length 13.3cm. £60-£80
Two silver plated and leather bound glass hip flasks, with bayonet caps, one signed ‘Harrods, London, S.W’ with crocodile leather sheath, first length 13.5cm, second 14.5cm. £90-£120
£90–£120
A 9ct gold fine Albert chain, with 9ct gold mounted pen knife, the fine fancy fetter-link chain with ring bolt clasp, bearing partial hallmark, the engine-turned penknife, hallmarked and initialled ‘R.F.K.’, chain length 34cm. £150-£200
£150–£200
An 18ct gold circular compact, by Kurt Wayne, 1967, retailed by Garrard, decorated with textured whorl design to the top and base, with invisible hinge and milled border, opening to reveal inset shaped bevelled mirror, stamped below ‘GARRARD & CO. LTD. 112 REGENT STREET LONDON W1’, with maker’s mark ‘KW’ for Kurt Wayne, hallmarked for London, 1967, and stamped ‘750’, scratched retailer’s stock number ‘WRS7220’, with calibré sapphire set thumbpiece, diameter 77mm. ...
Hammer Price: £3,000
A George III navette-shaped ivory toothpick box, the hinged lid inset with a glazed compartment enclosing a painted scene depicting hare coursing, the interior with velvet lining, length 85mm. £80-£100
A rare Victorian Coalport silver mounted vesta case, with rose coloured gilt heightened textured finish, central gilt cartouche enclosing a hand coloured floral spray to the front and back, marked ‘Coalport England’ to the base, maker’s mark indistinct, hallmarked for Birmingham, 1896, length 5cm. £300-£400
£300–£400
A stained quartzite Oriental archer’s ring, the broad flat band in polished quartzite, stained orange-red, ring size W, band width 24.5mm. £80-£100
Hammer Price: £60
A ‘Trinity’ paper knife, by Must de Cartier, the polished steel blade with three colour gilt mount to the suspensory loop, signed, stamped ‘Made in France’ and numbered ‘005969’, length 18.5cm. £80-£100
£80–£100
A German ‘Alpaca’ white metal and simulated tortoiseshell paper knife with calendar, the engine-turned handle incorporating monthly calendar with slide action, signed ‘Alpaca, D.R.G.M. Germany’, length 27cm. £40-£60
Of Australian interest: A simulated tortoiseshell novelty paper knife in the form of a boomerang, with central applied gold plaque modelled as Australia, inscribed ‘ N.G.A. from W.I.B., Jan 19th 1927’, length 20.5cm. £40-£50
Hammer Price: £35
A 19th century brass cartographer’s wheel, with 11 original interchangeable paper discs for use with maps of differing scales, in original case, signed ‘Chartometer, Morris Patent’. £80-£120
A 19th century circular portrait miniature, oil on ivory, unsigned, depicting the head and shoulders of Marshal Davout, unsigned, in gilt-bronze frame, with suspensory loop to the reverse, glass front and fabric back, dimensions 80 x 64mm. £70-£100
Hammer Price: £280
A late 19th century bird’s eye maple musical box, playing four airs, the hinged lid inlaid with wooden escutcheon, the original hand written label to the interior lid with remnants of tune card, dimensions 13.5 x 8.8 x 5.9cm. £80-£100
Hammer Price: £95
A Victorian coromandel household administration box, circa 1860s, the gilt strapwork mounts inset with jasperware roundels, depicting classical motifs, containing five original red morocco bound lined notebooks, sprung mounted, the books labelled in gilt: Cash Accounts, Memoranda, Personal Expenses, Daily Journal, Visits & Addresses; with hinged locking cover and key, dimensions 21.5 x 13 x 9cm. £320-£380
£320–£380
A cold painted bronze car mascot modelled as a parakeet, on later painted wooden socle, mascot 7.5cm, total height 12cm. £80-£100
A 19th century cold painted bronze bird and shell centrepiece, the bird mounted on a clam shell, on dolphin entwined bronze knopped stem and circular base, (shell detached from base), measuring approximately 20cm x 15cm. £300-£360
£300–£360
A novelty glass and spelter table spririt barrel, the glass barrel etched with vine leaves, with glass stopper, the gilt metal framework suspending a matching glass cup, raised on spelter elephant mount, on oval gilt metal stand, height 22.5cm. £100-£120
Of sewing interest: An Edwardian novelty silver pin cushion in the form of an elephant, modelled in the round with inset blue velvet cushion, hallmarked for Birmingham, 1906 and with maker’s mark ‘C&C’, probably Cohen & Charles, length 7.1cm. £180-£200
Hammer Price: £260
A silver mounted glass match ball, of spherical form, the frosted glass with ribbed finish, hallmarked for Birmingham 1917, with maker’s mark ‘J.G&S’ for John Grinsell & Sons, retailed by Asprey, London, approximate diameter 10cm. £120-£140
Hammer Price: £170
Of Regimental Interest: Two matched silver Regimental teaspoons for the Boer War Volunteer 5th Battalion, with figural terminals, hallmarked for London, 1862, bearing maker’s mark ‘T.C., J.W.C’ and 1868, bearing maker’s mark ‘C.B.&S.’. £40-£60
A large silver mounted rectangular cigar box, the compartmented wooden interior with removable wooden dividers and blue velvet lining, the hinged silver cover engraved with presentation inscription: ‘Sir Alfred L. Jones, K.C.M.G. FROM HIS FRIENDS IN BATHURST’, hallmarked for London, 1902 and bearing maker’s mark for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Ltd., the box reverse also signed ‘GOLDSMITHS & SILVERSMITHS Co. Ld. 112 REGENT ST W.’, measuring 31 x 20 x 8cm. £600-£700
£600–£700
A Victorian silver sugar basket, by John Heath & John Middleton (of Hukin & Heath), of half gadrooned form on oval foot, with hinged reeded handle, hallmarked for London, 1888, with maker’s mark, height including handle 13cm. £80-£100
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