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An unusual Chinese-style mantel clock garniture comprising a rectangular mantel clock with silvered circular dial in silver-plated case decorated with dragons and figures,12½" high together with matching two handled vases and covers with dragon decoration

Sold by Order of a Direct DescendantAn outstanding 1873 K.C.B. group of three awarded to Admiral Sir H. Smith, Royal Navy - who was rewarded with a C.B. for his capture of Aden in 1839, the first colonial acquisition under the reign of Queen VictoriaSmith latterly played a prominent and central role during the First Opium War in the Volage and Druid; he took the honour of firing the first shots of the conflict and was to the fore in every major engagementThe Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Military Division, Knight Commander's (K.C.B.) set of Insignia, by R. & S. Garrard, London, comprising neck Badge, gold and enamel, hallmarks rather rubbed, with full neck riband and gold clasp; breast Star, gold centre, silver and enamel, gold retaining pin, reverse cartouche with maker's details, in slightly damaged case of issue; China 1842 (Henry Smith, Captain. H.M.S. Druid.), suspension replaced with dual loop, swivel and straight silver bar; Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued, good very fine (3)K.C.B. London Gazette 24 May 1873.[C.B.] London Gazette 13 August 1840.Henry Smith was born circa 1803 and joined the Royal Navy at the tender age of eleven in 1814, being made a Lieutenant in July 1821. He joined the Genoa on the Lisbon Station in April 1823 and then as First Lieutenant to Captain Courtenay in the Fairy, who went out to the West Indies in May 1827. The following year, Smith took command of the brig Ferret, before advancing as Acting-Captain of the Magnificent in September 1829. It was in 1831 that he was officially promoted.Aden - C.B.Removed to Volage in November 1837, it was in this vessel that he first wrote his name into history. In January 1838, the Sultanate of Lahej agreed to transfer a number of its possessions, including the town of Aden to Britain but later decided against this and opened fire on the sloop-of-war H.C.S. Coote. Smith was given command of an expedition, comprising Volage, the brig Cruizer, Coote, the schooner H.C.S. Mahé and three transports to secure Aden. Smith and his small expedition arrived at Aden on 16 January 1839 and in the morning of 18 January Volage, Cruizer, and Mahé sailed to the front of the town from where they were fired upon.At 0930hrs, the rest of the expedition arrived and the warships sailed in close to Aden's batteries to bombard them. By 1100hrs the gunnery of the ships had demolished Aden's lower batteries and destroyed a large tower, while landing parties ordered by Smith had cleared out the remaining enemy musket men in the rubble. At this point Smith ordered the main two landings of troops to take place, which were completed successfully with two naval casualties and sixteen from the army, with the defending garrison of 1,000 men suffering around fifty casualties. (The Royal Navy, a History from the Earliest Times to the Present William Clowes, refers).So it was that Smith had captured the first Colonial acquisition for Great Britain and her new sovereign, Queen Victoria. He was rewarded with an immediate C.B. and the thanks of the George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, the Governor General of India.Opium War - further firstsThe cataloguer turns to Clowes again for further details of these important events:'Provocation and outrage continued; and when, on August 30th, Volage, 22, Captain Henry Smith, reached Macao, and at once proceeded to Hong Kong, her arrival was extremely welcome. On September 4th, the refusal of the Chinese at Kowloon to permit the transit of provisions across the harbour obliged Captain Smith, in concert with Mr. James Douglas (afterwards Sir James Douglas), of the Cambridge (the Cambridge was purchased by the Chinese government after regular hostilities began), formerly of the H.E.I. Co.'s marine, to employ his boats to drive off a squadron of war-junks, and so to open a passage for the supplies. Further outrageous action induced Elliot to call upon Smith to proclaim a blockade of the port of Canton as from September 11th.Negotiations were subsequently entered into; but Elliot displayed such unwise weakness that the Chinese were only encouraged to persist in their implacable attitude. At length, the Hyacinth, 18, Commander William Warren, having joined the Volage, Elliot stiffened himself so far as to inform the Chinese, on October 28th, that if the British shipping lying below the Bogue were subjected to more of certain annoyances which had become intolerable, retaliatory measures would be adopted. The Chinese admiral, Kwan, returned first a temporising and then an insulting answer, and on November 3rd got under way with twenty-nine junks, evidently intending to attack. Smith made a further fruitless attempt to negotiate, and then, with the Volage and Hyacinth, opened fire, and in a short time won a success which would have been much more complete than it was, but for the interference of Elliot, who, when three junks had been sunk and as many more driven ashore, procured a cessation of the firing, alleging his desire to spare the lives of the Chinese. Kwan, on returning to Canton, was thus able to boast that he had been victorious; and he was rewarded accordingly.'It had been on 4 September 1839 at around 1400hrs that Smith fired the first shots, sending several in anger in the direction of some war junks in the Chinese squadron.On 30 June 1840 Smith was given command of another frigate, Druid (to which his Medal is named), in which he continued to blockade, taking eight merchant ships as prize by 10 July as Senior Naval Officer on the south of the Chinese coast. On 6 August, the missionary Vincent John Stanton was captured by the Chinese while swimming in Casilha Bay near Macao. Smith took a small avenge this, these being Druid, the sloops Larne and Hyacinth, and two smaller vessels. On 19 August Smith with 120 Royal Marines, 80 seamen, and 180 local volunteers, successfully fought the Battle of the Barrier in which he attacked the Chinese works and barracks at Portas do Cerco, including destroying seventeen guns and two junks; casualties were light, with four of the British wounded. By 1900hrs, the entire force had re-embarked on the ships and left the area ablaze, with so many cannonballs having been fired by the ships that they picked up their used shot to recycle it before leaving. It was said of Smith's actions at the battle that 'seldom has a more signal service been rendered in so short a space of time'. Druid continued after this to protect British trade and hunt down pirates, at one point having several men of a boarding party killed when the junk they were investigating blew up.Smith was again to the fore at the Second Battle of Chuenpi on 8 January 1841. With joint attacks going in on the forts at Tycocktow and Chuenpi, guarding the entrance to Canton. Smith was to attack the former and having anchored some 200 yards off, they set to their work. The firing quickly created a breach in the fort which was attacked by boats manned by the crews of the ships and quickly taken. Twenty-five cannons were destroyed and the casualties of the Chinese were suggested to be 'very severe'. Smith was praised by Commodore Bremer for his conduct during the action. The opening to Canton was now complete.During the Battle of the Bogue, on 25 February Smith took Druid in with a portion of Bremer's force to attack the Chinese batteries on the south, south-wes…

The campaign group of seven awarded to Major J. G. Forbes, King's Shropshire Light Infantry, who took the Hong Kong Plague Medal in gold when forming part of 'The Whitewash Brigade', being called out against the 'Black Death' during 1894; Forbes was no stranger to the risks posed by this deadly disease and acted as pall-bearer to brother officer Captain Vesey, who lost his life to the bubonic plagueQueen's South Africa 1899-1901, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Transvaal (Capt. J. G. Forbes. 2/Shrops. L.I.); King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Capt. J. G. Forbes. Shrop. L.I.); 1914-15 Star (Major J. G. Forbes. Shrops. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (Major J. G. Forbes.); 1911 Coronation (Major J. G. Forbes), privately engraved naming; Hong Kong Plague 1894, gold issue, unmounted (Captain J. G. Forbes, S.L.I.), in red leather Wyon, Regent St, London case, the first six mounted as worn, good very fine (7)Provenance:Spink, September 1963 & August 1986.John George Forbes was born on 2 February at Melbourne, Victoria, the son of John G. Forbes, a barrister. By 1881 the family were living in Cheltenham, with young Forbes a scholar, likely at Cheltenham College. He then went to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and was commissioned into the Shropshire Light Infantry in June 1886. Joining the station at Hong Kong, being a keen horseman, he was a member of the Hong Kong Polo Club by 1893 and Adjutant of his unit.Whitewash BrigadeA virulent epidemic of bubonic plague broke out in Hong Kong in early May 1894. Recognising the danger, the Governor, Sir William Robinson, K.C.M.G., gathered all the resources available to him, both military and civil, to combat the threat. Special bye-laws were quickly passed and implemented, and temporary plague hospitals were opened. The task of finding, isolating, disinfecting and cleansing infected households was directed by Mr F. H. May, the Captain Superintendent of Police and supervised by Mr J. H. Crook the Sanitary Surveyor. To supplement the local authorities and native labour, Officers and men of the Shropshire Light Infantry and Royal Engineers were drawn in to help with the cleansing operations, and Volunteers for house-to-house visitations were sought amongst the civil population. The population in infected areas were removed and infected houses were rigorously cleansed - floors disinfected, walls, woodwork and furniture thoroughly lime-washed, and bedding, old clothing, old woodwork and general rubbish burnt. Elsewhere, doctors, nurses and ancillary staff worked heroically amongst the sick and dying.Forbes volunteered and went out on plague duties to relieve other officers as a house-to-house visitor, and doubtless would have followed the official guidelines in helping to combat the spread of the Plague:'1. Keep separate clothes for working in, which should be changed on returning off duty and kept hung up in the air and sun when not in use.2. On returning off duty wash the hands in water and Jeyes’ fluid (1 in 20), and if possible take a bath of the same solution.3. Also rinse the mouth out with Condy’s fluid and water (one teaspoonful to one quart of water).4. Saturate the handkerchief with Eucalyptus oil when going on duty and apply it frequently to the nose if in an infected house.5. Smoke.’Despite all the precautions taken, over 2,500 people, mainly Chinese, contracted the plague, with 2,317 deaths attributed to the disease, a fatality rate of over 90%. That saw a brother officer of the unit, Captain Vesey pass of the plague. Forbes was a pall bearer at his funeral on 5 June when he was buried in the Happy Valley Cemetery.The plague subsided with the arrival of cold weather, and restrictions were lifted in early September. On 28 September 1894 a public meeting was held at City Hall for the purpose of considering what steps should be taken to recognise the services rendered by the community in combating the plague, and ultimately it was decided that a medal should be awarded, in both gold and silver. His name was one of approximately 13 officers who would take the medal in gold.He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Boer War in South Africa (Queen's Medal & 4 clasps, King's Medal & 2 clasps) and by 1907 was in command of the Depot Troops at Shrewsbury.With the outbreak of the Great War, Forbes would see himself proceed overseas as Second-in-Command of the 5th Battalion. They had been formed at Shrewsbury in August 1914 as part of K1 and came under orders of 42nd Brigade in 14th (Light) Division. Moved initially to Aldershot, and then went on to Chiddingfold in March 1915, they landed on 20 May 1915 at Boulogne. Forbes would remain in the front lines with his men until removed to England, having celebrated his fiftieth birthday at the start of that year. In the following years his name appears as having been involved in the prosecution of Military Court Martial proceedings at home. He was further involved in the compilation, publication and distribution of the Regimental History of the Great War. The good Major, who later lived at 51a Jermyn Street, died on 12 October 1937 as is commemorated upon a marble memorial at St Chad's, Shrewsbury.The Plague Medal - how many?No complete medal roll for the Hong Kong Plague Medal is known to exist, with much of the Colony’s archival material having been destroyed during the Second World War; consequently, the number of medals awarded is a matter of conjecture. Mr. F. Pridmore, in an article for the Spink Numismatic Circular, August 1954, states that 137 gold medals were awarded to civilians, together with 13 being awarded to the officers of the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry; Jerome Platt, Maurice Jones, and Arleen Platt in The Whitewash Brigade again estimate that 137 gold medals were awarded to civilians, and increase the number awarded to the military garrison to 46, as well as giving a total of 636 silver medals awarded. It is the opinion of the cataloguer that the figure slightly shy of fifty was the total amount of awards struck and issued in gold, not in excess of one hundred.It is however the result of an incorrect transposition in a previous newspaper article that these figures have been calculated. On reflection, it would also surely have been impractical - and unlikely given the amount of individuals who would possibly qualify - for such a large distribution in gold. Many have likely to have been scrapped for the value of the gold content by now, but around 20 known extant awards in gold have been recorded over the years.Given that the medal, as the gift of a Colonial Government and not one proceeding (or depicting) the monarch, was not authorised for wear. It could be accepted and retained, but as a commemorative/gift, could not be worn in uniform and thus most gold medals remained unmounted, much like this very example; sold together with two cap badges and images of the recipient.…

Shanghai Volunteer Corps Long Service Medal, silver, hallmarks to rim, the reverse officially engraved 'B.Q.M.S. J. A. Cheeseman. Act. 1920-1931', good very fineProvenance:Sotheby's, July 1998.James Alfred Cheeseman was born at Reading on 13 August 1893, the son of The Rev. James & Isabella Cheeseman, the sixth of nine children. Young Cheeseman was educated at Chester College School and Paradise Street School in Cambridge before going out east - described as a draper - in 1913. With the outbreak of the Great War, he volunteered with 109 fellows from Shanghai and proceeded to England to join the New Army via the Suwa Maru. Joining King Edward's Horse (No. 894), he served on the Western Front from October 1915 and whilst serving in an Observation Post with 'A' Squadron at La Bourse was wounded by a rifle grenade on 24 March 1916 (1914-15 Star Trio). His daughter later wrote how the wounds effected his lower spine and knee, partially crippling him.Returning to Shanghai in May 1919, he joined the Shanghai Volunteer Artillery Company and the Whizzbangs Shanghai Amateur Football Club. Cheeseman would likely have been called out to share in the actions with his Battery against the Chekiang Kiangsu warlords in 1924-25. Married to Kathleen, he was to face tragedy as she produced a daughter on 16 October 1926 but died the next day, with their infant passing on 20 October 1926. A second marriage several years later (see group photograph) produced another daughter, Dora, who lived until 2015.Awarded his Long Service Medal as per the Shanghai Municipal Gazette of 7 August 1931, the Artillery Battery was disbanded several years after, with Cheeseman joining the Municipal Police Specials from September 1937 - perhaps serving during the emergency. He had also been made Manager of the famous department store Lane Crawford (founded 1862) shortly before its collapse. He thence set up the Textile Import Company, with offices in the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building.Promoted Sub-Inspector in the Specials in November 1939, Cheeseman was living on the Tifeng Road. Following the uncontested invasion of Shanghai by the Japanese on 8 December 1941, life continued comparatively unchanged and the Municipal Police were required to maintain the administration, under the Shanghai Provisional Council of 1941Under considerable pressure from the United States Administration, the foreign Extra Territorial Treaties, which had established the China Treaty ports in the 19th century including Shanghai (except that for Hong Kong), were abrogated on 11 January 1943 by the Treaty Between His Majesty in Respect of the United Kingdom and India and His Excellency the President of the National Government of the Republic of China for the Relinquishment of Extra-Territorial Rights in China and the Regulation of Related Matters - so that at the end of the Japanese War Shanghai, and other occupied treaty ports would be returned to the Chinese Government (KMT) in Nanking.This also had the effect of terminating the Police service contracts in March 1943. That same month, Cheeseman and other expatriate members of allied countries were put into one of the internment camps - described as Civil Assembly Centres. His family went into the Lunghwa Centre. That place held just under 2,000 people and was described thusly:'The camp was large, containing seven concrete buildings, five large wooden barracks (originally built as stables by the Japanese), and numerous outbuildings. There were fifty nine dorms and 127 rooms for families.'In addition to malnutrition, malaria and typhoid were a common problem. A fellow internee was J. G. Ballard who, in his book Empire of the Sun (later made into a Stephen Spielberg film), gives a vivid description of life in this camp. At the end of the Pacific War, when the employees of the Municipal Council, civil servants, Police, Fire etc. came out of the internment camps in August and September 1945, they were unemployed. Some managed to obtain jobs in Shanghai and Hong Kong, which it appears the Cheesemans went to. He arrived back at Liverpool in November 1950.…

A group of silver coral and costume jewellery, comprising an onyx, mother of pearl and opal pendant, suspended by an elongated cable link chain, a Mizpah brooch, pin deficient, a Victoria ¼ rupee Maggie Mizpah brooch, all tested as silver, a single row Chinese carved cinnabar bead necklace, two matching Chinese cinnabar bangles, a gilt metal Bakelite hinged bangle, a gilt metal faux pearl and simulated turquoise link bracelet, a two row coral bead necklace, a clarified amber pendant, and a base metal coral ring, 354.63g total (qty)Ring size KCondition ReportClasps secure.Minor marks and scratches to some surfaces.Tarnish.As found.

A pair of 19th century comports decorated with floral reserves and dark blue borders; a lidded two handled sucrier with white and gilt floral decoration within a pink scaled border; two yellow lidded boxes marked Limoges; and a silver cylindrical box, the lid formed of a Chinese blue and white pottery fragment (stamped inside base) (6)

C W FLETCHER & SON LTD; an Edward VII pierced hallmarked silver napkin ring, Sheffield 1906, a further Edward VII pierced hallmarked silver napkin ring manufactured by Robert Chandler, Birmingham 1906, an 800 grade napkin ring, a Chinese hallmarked silver napkin ring and three further George V hallmarked silver napkin rings, combined approx 4.6ozt/143.6g (7).

A finely carved Chinese jadeite vessel, intricately designed with a phoenix and dragon motif, representing the balance of yin and yang in traditional Chinese culture. This elegant sculpture showcases expert craftsmanship, with detailed scales on the dragon and delicate feathering on the phoenix. The vessel is made from light celadon jadeite with natural inclusions and slight green veining, adding depth and character to the piece. It includes a removable lid and is mounted on a custom wooden stand with silver inlay. Jadeite carvings of this nature are often associated with prosperity, protection, and harmony, making them highly prized in Chinese decorative arts.Issued: 20th centuryDimensions: 5"HCondition: Age related wear. Chip on back wing.

Royal Worcester porcelain silver metallic lustre coffee set in box, together with a silver plated fish knives and fork set and a pair of Chinese carved hardwood figurines depicting a boy riding a water buffalo

A small group of Concorde collectables to include a boxed food book, boxed notebook and a sterling silver candle snuffer together with a Chinese snuff bottle.

Chinese silver plate snuff box of rectangular form, the hinged lid with decoration of an elder riding a fish at sea, 4.2cm long

A collection of 19th and early 20th century English and Chinese porcelain and china - many pieces a/f, including a New Hall silver shape teapot (lacks cover, rim restored); a pair of pearlware scalloped saucers with cornflower sprigged decoration; a fluted gilt and white decorated sucrier, cover and stand; a pearlware coffee pot (spout a/f, lacks cover); seven pieces of Chinese export porcelain tea ware; various English porcelain and china covers including Royal Worcester; etc.

White Metal Chinese Rickshaw, oriental scent bottle, silver-handled shoe horn, pens, military buttons, badges, whistle, coins, tin etc - One Tray.

Two silver toast racks, Birmingham 1925, 1949, by The Adie Brothers Ltd, together with a Chinese sterling silver ashtray, inset with an 1899 one dollar, and three silver spoons, total 201gm. (6)

A set of four Chinese silver coffee spoons, stamped HW, 40gm. (4)

A finely crafted Chinese chopstick set housed in a rectangular wooden storage box with intricate openwork carvings featuring a traditional longevity symbol. The set includes multiple pairs of wooden chopsticks, each adorned with inlaid silver-tone mosaic detailing at the handles. The hinged box provides both functionality and decorative appeal, reflecting fine craftsmanship in its smooth finish and precise joinery. A beautiful and practical addition to any collection of fine dining accessories or Asian decorative arts.Issued: 20th centuryDimensions: 11"LCondition: Age related wear.

Collection of Sterling Silver Chinese Export Jewellery inc. Articulated Fish and Butterfly. Butterfly measures approx. 5.2 x 3.5cm. Fish is stamped on the bail, butterfly is stamped on the reverse. Some areas of enamel missing. Weighs in total 16.3g

Approximately one hundred collector's souvenir silver plated tea spoons to include Las Vegas, Hollywood, Grand Canyon, Edinburgh Castle, The Needles, Tetley, Charles & Diana, Humber Bridge, Snowdon Summit, Queen Elizabeth Coronation, R.N.L.I., Isles of Scilly, Disneyland, HMS Victory and Bounty, a locomotive, camel, spinning wheel, lion, castle, Chinese pagoda, thistle etc 

Collection of late 19th/early 20th century walking sticks and canes, including a wooden golf club adapted as a cane, a silver-topped malacca cane with initials, a Chinese white metal topped cane embossed with figures in landscape, a horn handled cane and others 

Victorian silver napkin ring, a pair of pierced silver plated napkin rings and a Chinese metal dragon cast napkin ring, the first engraved with the initial L.B.C. 0.59 ozt,  4.76 ozt gross weight (4)

19th century mother-of-pearl mounted card case, a silver plated cut glass salt grinder, a 19th century brass inkstand and blue opaque glass sander and inkwell, a Chinese handpainted egg in box, a small tureen bowl, a set of four grey painted card holders on tray, mounted with playing card motifs and paper flowers, a Zeiss Ikon camera and other items Condition ReportAdditional photos uploaded

Mixed lot of silver jewellery including amber set ring and earrings, amethyst set ring, black onyx set pendant with necklace, etc together with Chinese white metal cigarette case and a pair of Askew of London costume jewellery earrings

Mixed lot including a 19th century black sheep doorstop, a pair of hardwood African elephant bookends, a brass trench art shell vase, items of silver plate, Chinese hardwood stand, brass trivet, early 20th century black and white photograph of a man on horse, brass fire irons and a 19th century mahogany framed teapot stand inset with a beaded panel 

Assorted collectables including silver plated sifter, a Halcyon Days pill box, collection of antique keys, Japanese black lacquered cylindrical pot and cover, assorted early to mid-20th century British coinage, a Chinese carved soapstone spherical pot and cover, a bakelite cased trough compass, three letters dated 1846-47 bearing franked red penny stamps and other items 

A bronzed figure of a recumbent Hare, signed j m, height 14cm, width 30.5cm, depth 22cm; a pair of turquoise glazed models of Chinese cats, height 13.5cm, width 10cm, depth 6.5cm; a Victorian Staffordshire spaniel, height 13cm and three silver hallmarked teaspoons. (7)

A collection of Chinese export mugs, 18th-19th century, of cylindrical form, decorated with figures and landscape, together with a blue and white example,9.5 to 16.5cm high (5)Provenance: The David and Sarah Battie Collection.Condition ReportThe largest - restored. Two cracked. Unable to check condition under silver mounting, dents to silver.Firing cracks to one handle and one base. Please see additional images. 

A Chinese silver coloured metal bowl, decorated blossom, character mark to base, 20 cm diameter, 554 g

A Chinese Export "Lotus" Bottle Vase Qing Dynasty Circa 18th century, likely Kangxi, ground and mounted with a European silver mount bearing small 'dagger' mark suggesting Dutch manufacture, decorated in cobalt blue with lotus heads and scrolls within repeated borders, bearing artemisia-type leaf mark to base.17.5cm highFor a vase of very similar form and style see Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Object No. AK-NM-14100-B: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/Pear-shaped-bottle-vase-with-panels-with-lotus-scrolls--18cd65311a2ed100d4d05478581e5909Ground down for the applied silver mounted as stated in description, otherwise some light pitting but without damage or restoration.

Group of Chinese porcelain 'Fragment' jewellery comprising seven pendants, six with silver chains, and a Japanese Satsuma brooch (8)

People's Republic of China, Commemorative Silver Coin Set of the 25th Anniversary of the Issuance of Chinese Panda Gold Coin, issued from 1982 to 2007, 25 1/4oz 999 silver panda coins in capsules, Shenzhen Guobao Mint, 177.18g,COA, presentation box

Vintage music box Black Forest style carved bear, Beswick Old English Sheepdog figure 5 cm high, Chinese Dragon patterned bud vase, silver topped dressing table bottle, brass The Right to Keep and Bear Arms belt buckle etc

Boxed Westminster 2003 famous world silver coin collection, including 1 oz fine silver one dollar, one dollar kangaroo coin, 1 oz of fine silver, Canadian maple leaf, 1 oz fine silver coin and Chinese Panda 1 oz AG .999 coin

COLLECTION OF FRUIT KNIVES, AND OTHER ITEMS including a croup of Chinese carved nuts, Swarovski figures, silver photo frame and other items

GROUP OF CHINESE HARDWOOD STANDS, AND OTHER ITEMS including a silver plated chamber stick and masonic publicationsScratches to stands to the top and bottom, tarnishing to the silver plated chamber stick one stand has been damaged and replaced with glue but has been split in two once again additional images added

Matchbox Superfast 3 x 55d Ford Cortina - RARE CHINESE MARKET ISSUE - red body with cast shut doors, clear windows, white interior, metallic silver painted CHINA BASE, dot-dash wheels - Mint Unboxed.

A Chinese silver white metal three piece tea service with chased dragon decoration and three teaspoons (af), 33 ozs all in

Chinese silver dish/ mount with dragon decoration by Wang Hing and a Russian silver Niello spoon (2)

Silver plated oval tray, another silver plated oval dish and group of Chinese hardwood stands.

Set of six Chinese white metal teaspoons, silver vesta case, silver matchbox holder and some plated items

A mixed collection of Chinese items to include two 19th century Canton enamel dishes and a lidded box along with a Chinese cloisonné matchbox, a pair of gold plated silver clip-on earrings and other miscellaneous items. L.9cm

A 20th century Chinese Republic Order of The Brilliant Jade Fifth Class neck badge inset with a central carved blue stone in a gilt and enamelled silver scrolling openwork sunburst surround with cast and impressed seal and character marks to the reverse inscribed 'Brilliant Jade Order' from the 'Bureau of Engraving and Printing' along with its original miniature rosette pin and sash in its original baize lined black lacquered fitted box. L.16cm (case) Provenance: Awarded to Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Cantlie then by descent. *Please Note: Images 9-13 are of documents held in the National Railway Museum, York, used here as evidence of this Order of the Brilliant Jade badge being awarded to Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Cantlie with signed correspondences including a letter of permission from King George VI along with an acknowledgment from the Foreign Office on behalf of Viscount Halifax. These are not included in this lot and are for reference purposes only.

A CHINESE SILVER MATCH CASEWeight: 37gms

FOUR .800 CHINESE SILVER TEASPOONSWeight: 37gms

A CHINESE JADE AND SILVER BOX SET WITH HARDSTONES AND JADES9cm x 8cmWeight: 387gms

An Italian sterling silver model of a bi-plane, with revolving propeller, length 4.6cm, together with a collection of six silver and white metal miniature boats, to include: two Dutch silver models of sailing vessels, a white metal model of a Viking longboat, a Norwegian white metal salt with clear glass liner, modelled as a Viking longboat, a Hong Kong sterling silver model of a sailing vessel with cannon and a similar Chinese export white metal model on carved wooden stand. (7)

WANG HING. A CHINESE EXPORT CRUET IN THE FORM OF A MAN PULLING A RICKSHAW. with commemorative silver wedding inscription dated to 1921, marked W.H 86 to base with Chinese makers characters. 22cm L x 11cm H.

A PAIR OF CHINESE SILVER TABLE SALTS AND A CHINESE SILVER EXPORT CARD CASE. (3). the salts having parcel gilt interiors with glass linings and chased dragons marked WC 90 to base. Card case pierced and engraved with a dragon and pagoda marked China silver to base.

Vintage Silver Chinese Junk in glazed on wooden stand 150g total weight

Collection of silver napkin rings and flatware, including set of Chinese bamboo design teaspoons with character mark finials, stamped 90, three pairs of Georgian and later sugar tongs, Scottish silver mustard spoon, hallmarked W S Junior, Glasgow 1833, cruet spoons, coffee spoons, etc, all stamped or hallmarked Condition Report: Approx 14.26 ozt (443.5 grams)Six 90 standard spoons, one 800 standard spoons all others 925.

Chinese 9ct gold signet ring, together with a silver lizard broochCondition Report:Ring approx (tests 9ct) 3 grams

Chinesischer Trinkbecher mit Drachenhenkel Canton Meister HCHGrosser Humpen mit aufwendig gestalteter Wandung, im Halbrelief panoramaartige Ideallandschaft fein graviert und nachziseliert. Innenvergoldung, am Boden 2 kleine Beulen. Meistermarke HCH wohl für Hei Cheung Hing – 1860-1900, Canton (source: Antique Chinese Export Silver Repousse Cigar Case Hei Ch’eung Hing Of Canton), 14,5cm, 391g, Hongkong 19 Jh.

A collection of four silver blue gray Chinese freshwater cultured pearl necklaces to include, a baroque pearl necklace: l. x 37cm, a four-stand graduated choker style baroque pearl necklace with metal clasp fastening: l. x 17cm, a four-stand matched graduated stand of pearls with git metal clasp fastening: l. x 24cm and a three strand graduated matched pearl necklace with gilt metal paste pearl clasp fastening: l. x 23cm (4)

A collection of Chinese freshwater cultured necklaces to include, an asymmetrical silver baroque pearl necklace with t-bar and ring fastening: l. x 33cm, a matched double graduated stand of pearls with loop fastening: l. x 22cm, a pink and white pearl necklace: l. x 43cm, a pink and white pearl spiral choker style necklace with white metal clip fastening: l. x 19cm, a five stand baroque pearl chocker style necklace with white metal clasp: l. x 19cm, a flattened pearl thong-style necklace: l. x 38cm and a white metal and pearl chocker necklace with magnetic clasp fastening: l. x 16cm (a lot)

Victorian A silver coffee pot With Chinese-style floral and courtly repoussé decoration Hallmarked London, 1875, F. B. Thomas Weight: Approximately 909.8 grams

A mixed lot of glass and silver To include: [a] Japanese, A silver coloured metal weight, with a couple in erotic pleasure, inset with a single cabochon ruby. [b] Early 20th century, A Peking overlay glass erotic scene snuff bottle. Lacking stopper. [c] 20th century, Chinese. Another snuff bottle inside painted with erotic scenes [d] 18th century, An erotic double portrait miniature, the erotic in sexomorphic construction. In original green shagreen case. Property of a nobleman

Chinese, Kangxi (1622-1722) A pair of blue and white tea canisters without lids. One as found. Together with a small Dutch silver mounted cream jug with lid. The body finely painted with various courtesans and flowers. Dimensions: (Dutch jug) 14.5 cm. (H)

A Chinese export silver box, retailed by Hung Chong, Canton late 19th century, rectangular form, with allover relief embossed courtyard and figural decoration, artisan mark on base, with gilt interior, 8.5cm, 2.8oz . Condition Report:No damage, high points quite worn, hinge working, gilding bright, marks clear

A Chinese export silver 'Oriental Melon' pepperette, signed with artisan mark, 6.5cm . Condition Report:No damage or repair, marked 90

Chinese Export silver overlay bottle with stopper

19th Century Chinese silver ring, collet set rounded rectangular chalcedony cabochan, lapis set border, stamped seal mark; together with a Chinese 19th Century silver miniature armchair in Victorian style, import marksRing Size Adjustable, Chair Height - 40mm