GENTLEMEN'S LIBRARY, GRAND TOUR AND AUCTION OF CURIOSITIES

Treen - a 19th century child's mahogany cup and ball, turned handle, 24cm long overall

Treen - a late Victorian turned oak gavel, 27cm long, c.1900; another, Black Forest type, 25.5cm long (2)

Treen - a turned yew hour glass, 15cm high

Treen - a yew basket shaped box, hinged twin-covers, 21.5cm wide

Treen - an unusual articulated model of a horse, probably Scandinavian, pyrography decorated and mounted on a table clamp, 16.5cm high, early 20th...

A collection of late 17th century and later lace needlework, The A.B. Cotterill Collection, Wollaton, Nottingham, displayed in three folio albums...

Treen - a 19th century turned pedestal cup and cover, knop finial, domed foot, 11cm high

A 19th century concological purse, the hinged shells held in place by a clasp and enclosing a purple paper-lined interior, 11cm wide, c. 1870; a 1...

A set of five gilt-metal and painted buttons, 2.5cm diam, cased en suite; another set of four, similar, (2)

A Victorian novelty Patent brass needle case, by Wavery & Son of Redditch, as a scallop seashell, the pivoting slip with fan-shaped provision for ...

An 18th century Continental silver and enamel reliquary pendant, each plaque decorated in polychrome with a beatified nun, probably Gertrude the G...

An 18th century French silver pectoral reliquary cross, engraved with Christogram IHS, cockerel and wrigglework, 9cm over loop, c. 1770

An Edwardian silver mounted morocco leather spectacles case, a bookmark attached, 16cm long, London 1907

An Italian Grand Tour micro mosaic cross, inlaid in goldstone with coloured tesserae with landmarks of Antiquity, 5.5cm long, c. 1870

Banknote, Bank of England, 1936 White Five Pound Note, A/275 25905, signed by K.O. Peppiatt, Chief Cashier 1934 - 1939, dated 1936 Feby 6, London,...

Coin, GB, Charles II, 1666 milled silver crown, obv. laur. bust facing right, 37mm, 29.6g, Spink no. 3355

*Please note this is a specimen set*Coins, GB, Queen Victoria, Golden Jubilee, 1887 Gold and Silver Eleven-Piece Specimen Set: £5 to 3d, contempor...

Indian School (19th century), a miniature, the Taj Mahal, watercolour on ivory, oval, 4.5cm x 5.5cm

English School (early 19th century)Gentleman with a Walking Cane, Jewish Star of David Behind Himoil on tin, 15.5cm x 12cm

A 19th century French Empire alabaster library sculpture, of a beauty dressed in the Classical taste, square plinth carved with a musical trophy, ...

After Edvard Eriksen (early 20th century), a dark patinated bronze, The Little Mermaid, 19cm high

After Giambologna (19th century), a dark patinated bronze, Mercury, square base, 22cm high

After Guillaume Coustou the Elder (French, 1677 - 1746), a gilt patinated bronze, Chevaux de Marly (Horse Tamers), signed in the maquette, 38.5cm ...

After the Antique, a dark patinated bronze, Diana of Gabii, rectangular base, 35cm high

Continental School (early 20th century), a verdigris patinated bronze, of a putto clutching a dolphin, domed socle, marble base, 27cm high overall

English School (19th century), a dark patinated bronze, of a terrier, rectangular marble base, 8.5cm wide

English School (20th century), a bronze, Burton Cooper, indistinctly signed in the maquette, oak base, 13cm high

English School (early 19th century), a dark patinated bronze, of a dog conveying a letter, 9.5cm long

F George (early 20th century), a verdigris patinated composition model, of an infant, signed in the maquette, 23cm high

French School (19th century), a Carrara marble bust, of a young girl, waisted socle, square plinth base, 48cm high

Italian Grand Tour School (19th century), a bronze, Spinario, stepped rectangular base, 22.5cm high

Joel Walker (Contemporary), an animalier bronzed sculpture of a working horse, Trotting Proud, signed and numbered in the maquette 25/1000, 18cm h...

Modern British School, a bronzed composition maquette, study of a head, ebonised base, 28cm high

Spanish School (early 20th century), a plaster maquette, The Caballero, indistinctly signed, 48cm high

A 19th century Italian marble and pietra dura rectangular desk weight, inlaid with specimen stones in the Florentine manner with a songbird on a g...

A pietre dure circular table top, of small proportions, inlaid in radiating bands of graduated lozenges with lapis lazuli, fluorite, carnelian and...

Natural History - Geology - a malachite specimen, hollowed and polished as a dish, 15cm wide, probably Congo

A 19th century ebony walking cane, shaped crook handle, 91cm long overall

A 19th century silver coloured metal mounted gentleman's walking cane, fluted domed pommel with wavy pendant border, wrist strap eyelet, malacca s...

A 19th century silver coloured metal mounted walking cane, domed ivory pommel, malacca shaft, 88.5cm long

An Edwardian silver mounted gentleman's novelty walking cane, the horn handle carved as the head of a greyhound, ebonised shaft, the ferule engrav...

A German violin, the two-piece back 36cm long excluding button, stamped Hopf, outlined throughout with purfling, 60cm long overall, the bow appare...

A violin bow, the ebonised frog inscribed P & H, London, 63cm long; another similar, 56.5cm long; other violin bows, various sizes and timbers, (1...

A violin, the one-piece back 35.5cm excluding button, outlined throughout with purfling, 61cm long overall

Geology - a collection of polished stone and mineral samples, including amethyst, malachite, agate, lapis lazuli and various others, the oak box w...

Geology - a quartz and calcite specimen, 13cm wide; others, amethyst quartz; a fish fossil, 10cm wide, probably Devonian period (4)

Geology - a specimen tree, crystalline base, 24cm high; others, smaller; etc

Geology - an agate section, cut and polished to two faces, 11cm high; others, similar; etc (5)

Geology - an amethyst geode section, 20cm wide; an agate geode, cut and polished to show crystalline matrix, 12cm wide; a rose quartz specimen, 11...

Natural History - a bissected and polished ammonite specimen, 18cm wide

Natural History - a box fish specimen, 28cm long, ebonised base

Natural History - a brain coral specimen, mounted for display, 13cm high; others, branch coral, (3)

Natural History - a branch coral specimen, mounted for display, 31cm high overall; others, brain coral and finger coral, (3)

Natural History - a coco de mer (Lodoicea), in the rough, 37cm high

Natural History - a polypore fungus specimen, 16cm wide, mounted

Natural History - a starfish specimen, 21cm wide, mounted

Natural History - Conchology - a collection of seashells, including a white branch coral section, 19cm long; an abalone shell, 14.5cm wide; cowrie...

Natural History - Entomology - an arrangement of preserved beetle specimens, 39cm x 26cm; others, similar, (3)

Natural History - Entomology - an arrangement of preserved beetle specimens, 39cm x 29.5cm; others, similar, (3)

Natural History - Geology, Paleontology, an ammonite specimen, in the rough, 8cm wide, mounted