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Snuff box in vermeil silver, applied enamel and small ruby and emerald cabochons. Royal Sèvres Manufactory. France. 18th century.A marvellous box entirely decorated with a first layer of lapis lazuli enamel on which is a garland of fleurs-de-lis, painted in gold, enriched with turquoise enamel and small rubies and emeralds. In the centre of the lid, in an indented oval section, the portrait of the monarch Louis XVI is painted in enamel, above which is a crown of rubies and emeralds. Inside, at the base, there is a Sèvres porcelain plaque bearing a large fleur-de-lis in gold paint surrounded by the initials of the factory, which in turn is surrounded by a laurel wreath enamelled in gold and turquoise. On the inside of the lid is a lozenge-shaped mark with the initials ‘GJ’.2.5 x 9 cm.
A Chinese yellow ground circular porcelain lotus bowl, bearing an indistinct Zhuanshu mark, probably late Qing, late 19th century, painted flowering shrubs on an incised "Karakusa" ground, 8 cm overall height, 17 cm diameter, together with a Chinese coral red glaze pill vase with resist rush decoration, and two late 19th century Chinese porcelain models of pumpkins/squashes.Qty: 4Some enamel loss to all items, but no chips or cracks evident.
A pair of Chinese Famille Rose porcelain baluster vases, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, with domed and pierced hongmu covers, the bodies painted with hoho birds in gardens strewn with colourful enamel blooms, bearing a vacant double ring device to each base, 31 cm high (to include covers) and 19 cm wide at the shoulder.No major chips or cracks evident. Some small hairlines and scratches visible to both, with surface pitting and abrasions. Some enamel loss in places.
A Chinese Canton-style enamel wine cup of urn form, painted with Famille Verte scenes of a pair of red bats in a landscape of bamboo, persimmon, and peony, bearing a four-character mark for Qianlong to the base, 5.5 cm high x 5 cm diameter, together with a Canton style enamel snuff flask, of flattened elliptical form painted in the 18th-century European taste with a mother and child, in own fitted case,Loss of enamel to the interior of the cup (as shown). No apparent damage to either item. Minor enamel loss visible on close inspection to the exterior of both.
A large Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain baluster vase, late Qing Dynasty, with kylin handles and applied salamanders to the neck painted with warring armies on horseback, on an incised pink enamel ground, 36 cm overall height, together with a a small square section conical pickle dish bearing a poem and a scen of a sage and attendant,8.5 cm wide, Apair of Japanese blue ground ginbari cloisonne teabowls and shaped saucers, a Chinese Qing Dynasty two handled cloisonne censer with pierced wooden cover, a Chinese blue and white porcelain stem cup painted in the Yuan style with a rampaging dragon, 13 cm diameter. (8)A private estate.The stem cup has a slight shell chip to the outer lip.The sole of the cup has some glaze cracks.The pink vase has chip to the underside of the petal edge.two of the salamanders have small glaze chips to the ridges of their backs.The bottom portion of the vase has had a hole drilled.
A Chinese cloisonne two-handled mallet form vase, decorated with palmettes and vines on a copper blue ground, the handles chased and pierced as dragons, on a conical base with "Greek Key" foot rim and collar, bearing a four character enamel mark to the base for Qianlong, comes in own fitted case,11 cm wide x 29.5 cm high.No damage or repair to report
A Chinese Famille Rose porcelain circular saucer or salad dish, probably 20th century but bearing an apocryphal zhuanshu mark for JiaJing, the underside of the cavetto painted with circular reserves of antiques on a cadmium yellow enamel ground with colourful palmettes, 21 cm diameter, together with a Blanc de Chine glazed porcelain censer of archaic heavy baluster form with hornbill handles, 18 cm wide bearing an impressed (indistinct) mark to the base, a large 18th-century style Oriental circular porcelain charger with cobalt blue compartmentalized decoration, a "Mohamodan" blue glazed circular bowl with relief decoration, a heavy baluster shallow bowl with cafe au lait glazed exterior and the interior with deeply incised rampaging dragons.Qty: 5
A large and impressive Guild of Handicraft silver coloured metal, blue enmel and turquoise necklace, in the manner of Charles Robert Ashbee, in a The Guild of Handicraft Ltd, 16 Brook Street, W & Essex House, Bow, E fitted casePlease see image showing approximate length within caseOverall condition is very good, visible natural flaws to the stones, there is variation in the colour of the enamel as can be expected, under a 10x lens there are small blemishes and dents, some ware to the box
A Renaissance Revival garnet and enamel ring, 19th century, centring on a cabochon garnet in a closed-back setting decorated with bird's talons and foliate motifs applied with blue and green enamel, to baluster-shaped shoulders engraved with acanthus leaf motifs and a band with beaded decoration, applied with pale blue, dark blue, green and red enamels, mounted in gold, size R
An enamel and seed pearl watch and chain, early 20th century, the watch with a circular golden dial with enamel indicators and blue steel hands, within a case applied with pale blue guilloché enamel, the back set with rose-cut diamonds, length 5.5cm including bail, interior with French assay mark for gold, numbered 6645, manual winding movement, to a necklace composed of baton links applied with blue guilloché and white enamel, on a chain threaded with seed pearls, length 59cm, French assay and maker's marks, pearls untested
An emerald, ruby, pearl and enamel plaque, late 19th/early 20th century, designed in the Renaissance Revival style, centring on a cluster of step-cut emeralds and cushion-shaped rubies, to an elongated plaque composed of abstract scroll work and foliate motifs applied with multicoloured enamel accented with pearls, mounted in silver gilt, length 9.6cm
A signed agate cameo and enamel pendant, first half 19th century, set with an oval agate cameo depicting a laureated Zeus in profile, within a foliate border applied with black, white and orange enamel, within an outer frame of gold rope twist, length 5.4cm including bail, cameo initialed AM
A collection of eight egg pendants, Russia, late 19th/early 20th century, comprising: one egg pendant in gold with a chased finish, length 1.6cm excluding larger bail; and seven in silver, including one applied with red guilloché enamel with the initials XB in reserve, one in blue guilloché enamel and one in pink guilloché enamel, one in white guilloché enamel with a painted enamel design of forget-me-nots and the initials XB, one in blue guilloché enamel with a painted enamel design of roses, and two accented with blue enamels and also initialled XB, largest 2.3cm including bail, all with partial assay marks
An early 19th century diamond cluster ring, set with graduated rose-cut diamonds in silver collets divided by gold ropetwists, in closed-back silver setting with black enamel decoration, on yellow gold band with scrolling black enamel shoulders, approximately size H (with an inner re-sizing ball)
A brown diamond and enamel ring, rubover-set with a step-cut diamond of brown tint weighing 1.56 carats, within a gold mount in the Renaissance Revival style, the shoulders carved with scrollwork accented with black enamel, size MAccompanied by report number 5221589152 dated August 30th 2022 from GIA stating that the diamond weighing 1.56cts is Natural Fancy Brown-Yellow, VS1 clarity, no fluorescence
A rare gold and enamel notebook charm pendant, late 18th/early19th century, designed as a miniature etui, with openwork floral panels in multicoloured gold against grounds of blue and violet basse-taille enamel, the hinged lid set with plaques inscribed 'SOUVENIR D'AMITIE' ('a memory of friendship') opening to reveal a miniature paper notebook and pencil, length 2.8cm, later early 20th century Dutch assay mark
A diamond and enamel mourning ring, circa 1743, centring on a rose-cut diamond in a rectangular collet setting, to scrolled shoulders, the band of ribbon scroll design applied with black enamel, the commemorative inscription 'IS OB 26 JUL 1743 AET 76' in reserve, mounted in silver and gold, size R1/2
Four gentleman's gold watches, mid 20th century, and two stainless steel watches, comprising: two watches of rectangular outline, and two with circular dials in cases of rounded square outline, all with silvered dials and subsidiary seconds dials at 6 o'clock cased in gold, with later leather straps, case widths 2.0-2.9cm, manual winding movements, two signed JW Benson, one numbered 2528, one signed Rotary Super Sports, British hallmark for 9ct gold, one signed Record; and a gold deployant clasp, signed Gobbi, stamped 750, case; and two stainless stainless steel wrist watches by Tiffany & Co. and A Barthelay, the Tiffany watch with rectangular dial in white enamel, cased in stainless steel, to a black leather strap, case width 2.0cm excluding winder, quartz movement, signed Tiffany & Co., case and box stamped Tiffany & Co.; the A Barthelay watch of similar design with a date wheel aperture, accented with gilt screw motifs to the bezel, to a brown leather strap, case width 2.5cm excluding winder, signed A Barthelay, numbered 600 57, stamped Or 18KT et Acier, pouch and papers
Longines, a gold 'Super Solo' doctor's watch, circa 1933, the two silvered dials with hour and minute hands and seconds hands respectively, the seconds dial traditionally intended to allow a doctor to count a heartrate when used with a stethoscope, within a rectangular gold case, the apertures for each dial bordered with black enamel markers, mounted in 18ct gold to a black fabric strap with original gold deployant clasp, case 4.2 x 2.0 excluding winder, dial and manual winding movement signed Longines, movement numbered 5214065, case numbered 5214083, British import hallmarks, sponsor's mark AB
A garnet and enamel ring, late 19th century and later, designed in the Renaissance Revival style, collet-set with a cushion-shaped almandine garnet, within a square mount applied with black and white enamel in geometric patterns, to a band applied with bands of black enamel, mounted in gold, size K1/2, garnet possibly a later replacement
An important ducal gold and enamel collar necklace, England, 1860s, commissioned by John Winston Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough, designed in the Renaissance Revival style, the elaborate scrolling gold collar set with eight lockets, seven of which are decorated with the initials of their children in enamel with forget-me-nots in a floral wreath surround, the other with a Ducal coronet set with rubies and diamonds, the reverse with oval glazed locket compartments engraved with the full name of each child and their date of birth, length 41cm, lockets 2.2 x 2.9cmThis extraordinary necklace is a superb example of the historicism of the Victorian age, and the influence that medieval and Renaissance art and architecture had on both decorative art in the middle of the 19th century, and the imaginations of some of its most prominent patrons.
A collection of silver and enamel Arts and Crafts jewellery, including a brooch by Charles Horner, early 20th century, and an opal doublet ring, comprising: a gold ring set with an opal doublet, size K; together with two brooches, a pendant and a pair of earrings, each designed in the Arts & Crafts style, applied with blue and green enamel, earring length 3.1cm each, screw fittings, the smaller brooch, length 3.5cm, with British hallmarks for silver, sponsor's mark CH for Charles Horner, date letter H for 1908, the larger brooch length 5.2cm, likely adapted from a buckle, later brooch fittings, partial British hallmarks; pendant length 5.7cm, central paste possibly later replaced
A gold and enamel fob watch and chain, late 19th/early 20th century, the fob watch with a white enamel dial and Roman numeral indicators, the reverse applied with painted enamel depicting Cupid with a rake, tending a rose garden, accented with rose-cut diamonds, suspended from a later brooch modelled as a fish in multicoloured enamel, on a fancy link watch chain in 9ct gold, watch 3.2cm including suspension hoop, French assay marks for gold, numbered 5948, brooch length 2.4cm, watch chain length 46cm, British hallmarks for 9ct gold
Two Georgian enamel mourning rings, one applied with a central band of black enamel (damaged) between white enamel borders, inscribed 'WALTER FAWKES ESQ OB 31 OCT 1792 Æ 46', size O1/2, duty mark, maker's mark IH*IP, rare standard mark with lion passant for gold, the other applied with white enamel bands, inscribed 'I ARMYTAGE BT OB 2 DE 1732 ÆT 79', size O1/2Sir John Armytage, 4th baronet (1653-1732) of Kirklees Park, Brighouse, Yorkshire, died heirless, and by 1737 the Armytage Baronetcy of the first creation was extinct. The following year, the Armytage Baronetcy of the second creation was instituted for Sir Samuel Armytage, 1st baronet (1695-1747), high sheriff of Yorkshire in 1739. His descendants would include Sir George Armytage, 3rd baronet (1734-83), commemorated in Lot 535.
A rare Rococo gold, enamel and chalcedony scent bottle/fob seal pendant, mid 18th century, modelled as a baluster vase in gold chased with abstract scrollwork, applied with floral festoons and lappets in multicoloured enamels, to a screw lid with suspension hoop, the base with a white chalcedony intaglio depicting a bearded warrior in profile, possibly Achilles, height 4.4cmCf.: two comparable Rococo scent bottles with carnelian intaglio bases, circa 1740-60, in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, collection nos. 182-1864 and M.173&PART-1941
A George III gold and enamel mourning ring, circa 1808, centring on a glazed panel of hairwork, within a rectangular black enamel frame, the inscription 'IN MEMORY OF' in reserve, to shoulders engraved with floral scrollwork, mounted in 18ct gold, size N1/2, British hallmark, date letter for 1808, sponsor's mark GMH
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