GENTLEMEN'S LIBRARY, GRAND TOUR AND AUCTION OF CURIOSITIES

A 19th century bronze novelty inkwell, cast as a cockatoo, the head hinged as a cover, glass eyes, square base, 14cm high, c. 1880

A 19th century Anglo-Indian ebony box, carved overall in relief with dense flowerheads and scrolling foliage, hinged cover, 14cm wide, c.1880

A 19th century bisque cabinet bust, of Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847), impressed to verso, 11.5cm high

A 19th century green glass onion bottle, moulded in two sections, deep punt to base, 20cm high; a 19th century green glass mallet shaped wine bott...

A collection of George III Grand Tour plaster intaglios, the mahogany box 34cm wide, late 18th century

World War I/Royal Navy - HMS Conquerer - a salvaged transverse mast section, the brass plaque inscribed HMS Conquerer, Section of Top Mast 1916, b...

Naval - an early 20th century silver-plated sailor's bosun's whistle, of typical form, maker's mark, 11.5cm long; another, [2]

A 19th century bronzed spelter library figure, of Sir Walter Scott, he stands holding a pen, waisted circular base, 49cm high, c. 1870

A 19th century cast iron door stop, as a spread eagle, demi-lune base, 18.5cm high

A 19th century Colonial Australian carved emu egg, in relief with inscription Advance North Queensland Manfred I, Faith, Hope Charity, Oct. 8. 188...

A 19th century dark patinated bronze desk thermometer, as the Vendome Column, Paris, ivorine scale, square belge noir base, 24.5cm high, c.1870

A 19th century dark patinated bronze pocket watch stand, cast throughout with acanthus, triform base, 15cm high, c.1870

A '19th century' horological desk fancy,12cm circular frosted glass dial painted in gilt with Roman numerals and subsidiary second batons, centred...

A 19th century dark patinated bronze Townley Vase, the volute krater cast in relief with a Bacchanalian procession, circular marble base, 24.5cm h...

A 19th century Dutch oak carriage foot warmer, pierced and carved with roundels, paterae and heart shaped motifs, brass swing carrying handle, ski...

A 19th century electrotype rectangular panel, in relief with scantily clad putti centred by Cupid, 26cm x 20c, c. 1880

A 19th century French brown patinated bronze figural jardiniere or spill vase, the hemi-ovoid bowl grasped within an acanthus branch held aloft by...

A 19th century French horticulturist's pruning saw, 20cm blade with serrated edge, curved antler handle, marked acier fondu, 32cm long overall

A 19th century French Palais Royale type gilt and silvered metal pen tray, the glass field enclosing a pierced panel of scrolling foliage centred...

A 19th century French walnut adjustable reading table, rounded rectangular plateau, turned column, quatrefoil base, 88cm wide, c.1875

A 19th century gilt and silvered bronze novelty inkwell, cast as a well dressed young man, seated on a tree trunk, his straw hat beside him,hinged...

A 19th century gilt brass wall plaque, cast as a horse, 25cm high, c.1860

A 19th century gilt electro-type comport, cast in the Renaissance Revival taste with a Classical subject, domed foot, 16cm high, c.1850

An early 20th century brass mechanical lemon juicer, screw-wheel squeezer, dished reservoir, fluted columnar frame, oak oval plinth base, baize-li...

A 19th century Gothic Revival oak folding table lectern, pierced and carved with tracery, 41.5cm high, c.1880

A 19th century Grand Tour Sienna marble model, of the Capitoline Doves or Doves of Pliny, square plinth base, 20cm high

A 19th century Grand Tour verdigris patinated bronze model, of Renaissance fountain, cast with a pair of shells crested by a scantily clad putto, ...

A 19th century bronze and steel patent table top knife sharpener, the adjustment thumb screw marked Blake, rectangular base with fruiting vine bor...

A 19th century Historocist brass bell, cast after a Medieval example with a row of figures, crested by a cross, 20cm high

A 19th century Indian brass charger, engraved with warriors and figures of the court, 42cm diam

A 19th century Indian brass lozenge shaped paan box or daan, hinged cover with swing handle enclosing a lift-out tray above an arrangement of comp...

A 19th century Irish bog oak carving, of a fox stalking a rabbit around a tree trunk, 29.5cm high, c.1870

A 19th century Italian Grand Tour serpentine carving , of the head of a gentlman from antiquity, plinth base, 24.5cm high

A 19th century kingwood table top vesta box, hinged quarter-veneered serpentine-fronted cover, sloping base with striker, weighted base, 10cm wide...

The Worshipful Company of Clothworkers - a Victorian walnut jewel box, hinged cover with flush brass handle, enclosing a pair of sliding compartme...

A 19th century lacquered brass maritime desk model, of a pair of anchors, shaped ebonised base, 28cm wide, c.1880

A 19th century mahogany novelty money box, as a miniature chest of drawers, oversailing rounded rectangular top, bracket feet, 12cm high, c.1880; ...

A 19th century mahogany rectangular box, applied with a brass demi-lune plaque inscribed Duke of Wellington Bung Club, hinged cover with swan neck...

A 19th century Milanese hardwood and ivory marquetry oval picture frame, inlaid with lozenges engraved with acanthus, barber-pole border, 23cm high

A 19th century North African Islamic hardwood folding Quran stand, chip-carved with geometric motifs and roundels, 25.5cm high, c.1880

A 19th century oak book stand, each side pierced and carved in the 18th century taste with putti supporting a crown, turned stretchers, 43cm wide,...

A 19th century oak boss, carved in the Medieval taste as the head of a king, 17.5cm long

A '19th century' parcel-gilt agate and dark patinated metal miniature cabinet tazza, circular plateau, the stem cast as a young girl in a bonnet, ...

A 19th century parcel-gilt and painted pier finial, flame cresting, 58cm high

A 19th century Persian penwork qalamdan pen box, profusely decorated in polychrome with figures, 27cm wide, 19th century

An unusual 19th century gilt bronze and cowrie shell novelty table vesta, cast as a saddled camel, shaped base, 14cm high, 16cm wide, c. 1870

A 19th century Rich's patent type coin operated honour tobacco box, hinged covers, ball feet, 25cm wide, stamped G Restall, c.1845

A 19th century serpentine door porter, ring carrying handle, 21cm high

A 19th century serpentine model font, octagonal reservoir above a cluster of four columns, domed circular base, 17cm high. c.1870

A 19th century stained glass roundel, depicting a young boy in Renaissance dress, his plum hat crested by a feather, 29cm diam

A 19th century terracotta flatback figure, of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758 - 1805), he stands, resplendent in uniform, 2...

A 19th century weighted spelter bust, probably a door stop, cast as the head of a Classical soldier, 15.5cm high, c.1880

A Berlin porcelain Classical figure group, of a scantily draped maiden, with infant Bacchus serving wine and standing astride a goat, scroll base,...

A Black Forest miniature model, carved as a dachshund, 8cm long, early 20th century; another, similar (2)

A Black Forest novelty lever-action nut cracker, carved as a gnome, full-length, 27.5cm long, early 20th century

A Black Forest novelty lever-action nutcracker, carved as a bear, glass eyes, 20cm long, early 20th century

A Black Forest novelty lever-action nutcracker, carved as a bear, glass eyes, 20cm long, early 20th century

A Black Forest novelty lever-action nutcracker, carved as a goat, painted features, 21.5cm long

A Black Forest novelty lever-action nutcracker, carved as the head of a terrier dog, glass eyes, 16.5cm long, early 20th century

A Black Forest type carving, of an oryx or goat, 27cm high