A GEORGE III BLUE JOHN OBELISK CIRCA 1800 Well figured and of typical tapered form on a stepped square plinth 36.3cm high, base 10.5cm square Condition Report: With wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaning. Two restored breaks to column, base with some edge frit and typical wear as per brittle nature. Underside covered in baize. Please see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report. All lots are available for inspection and Condition Reports are available on request. However, all lots are of an age and type which means that they may not be in perfect condition and should be viewed by prospective bidders; please refer to Condition 6 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers. This is particularly true for garden related items. All lots are offered for sale "as viewed" and subject to the applicable Conditions of Business for Buyer's condition, which are set out in the sale catalogue and are available on request. Potential buyers should note that condition reports are matters of opinion only, they are non-exhaustive and based solely on what can be seen to the naked eye unless otherwise specified by the cataloguer. We must advise you that we are not professional restorers or conservators and we do not provide any guarantee or warranty as to a lot's condition. Accordingly, it is recommended that prospective buyers inspect lots or have their advisors do so and satisfy themselves as to condition and accuracy of description. If you have physically viewed an item for which you request a report, the condition report cannot be a reason for cancelling a sale. Buyers are reminded that liability for loss and damage transfers to the buyer from the fall of the hammer. Whilst the majority of lots will remain in their location until collected, we can accept no responsibility for any damage which may occur, even in the event of Dreweatts staff assisting carriers during collection.Condition Report Disclaimer
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A George III commemorative medallion presented to Captain John Polhill, marquise-shaped and glazed, revealing a trophy of arms and centred with an obelisk raised on a pedestal, with painted crown and ‘G. III. R’, bearing the words ‘QUIA IN AUXILIUM ADVOLAVERIS’, surmounted by a dove and olive branch, within a surround by military trophies, including a trumpet, a cannon, a battle axe, a sword, a musket, a civic wreath, etc., beneath the Union flag, the whole against an opalescent ground within a white lattice border, mounted in gold, with case, together with a contemporary newspaper cutting describing the decoration in detail, length including bale 6.5cm. £800-£1,200 --- Captain John Polhill (1757-1828) served in the 15th (King’s) Light Dragoons, and distinguished himself in the Priestley Riots in Birmingham of 14 - 17 July 1791. The angry mob railed against religious dissenters, most notably the controversial scientist Dr. Joseph Priestly for his support of the French Revolution, burning down his and other properties together with the Old and New Meeting Houses. Captain John Polhill led a detachment of the 15th (King’s) Regiment of Light Dragoons, successfully suppressing the riots. The Birmingham Civic authorities presented Captain Polhill with a ceremonial sword (now held at the National Army Museum), and this jewelled medallion in grateful thanks for his services. Condition Report The motto translates from the Latin as ‘BECAUSE YOU HAVE FLOWN TO HELP:’ The pendant in very good condition, some trapped dirt beneath glass. The glass slightly domed. Outer case scuffed. Gross weight 17.3gm.
A LARGE CARVED COMPOSITION STONE OBELISK CONTEMPORARY 210cm high, 40cm wide, 40cm deep Condition Report: Weathered mildly- contact and abrasion marks from transport to top and base of one edge, some corner scuffs Please see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report. All lots are available for inspection and Condition Reports are available on request. However, all lots are of an age and type which means that they may not be in perfect condition and should be viewed by prospective bidders; please refer to Condition 6 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers. This is particularly true for garden related items. All lots are offered for sale "as viewed" and subject to the applicable Conditions of Business for Buyer's condition, which are set out in the sale catalogue and are available on request. Potential buyers should note that condition reports are matters of opinion only, they are non-exhaustive and based solely on what can be seen to the naked eye unless otherwise specified by the cataloguer. We must advise you that we are not professional restorers or conservators and we do not provide any guarantee or warranty as to a lot's condition. Accordingly, it is recommended that prospective buyers inspect lots or have their advisors do so and satisfy themselves as to condition and accuracy of description. If you have physically viewed an item for which you request a report, the condition report cannot be a reason for cancelling a sale. Buyers are reminded that liability for loss and damage transfers to the buyer from the fall of the hammer. Whilst the majority of lots will remain in their location until collected, we can accept no responsibility for any damage which may occur, even in the event of Dreweatts staff assisting carriers during collection. Condition Report Disclaimer
A square piano by John Hills, London, early 19th century, the mahogany case with chequer line inlay and gilt metal mounts, the satinwood fascia board painted with flowers and inscribed 'John Hills, 9 London Road Obelisk London', the keyboard with ivory and ebony keys, raised on turned and reeded legs 54.5 x 168 x 61.5cm This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned an exemption certificate Ref No. A49PRZ2L
A FRENCH LOUIS XVI ORMOLU MOUNTED WHITE MARBLE MANTEL CLOCKUNSIGNED, PROBABLY PARIS, LATE 18th CENTURYThe circular eight-day two train bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by disc bob pendulum incorporating silk suspension regulation, the 4.75 inch circular slightly convex white enamel dial with concentric date-of-the-month within vertically aligned Arabic hour numeral chapter ring, with pierced and engraved gilt brass hands set behind convex bevel glazed hinged engine-milled brass bezel, the case with central brass drum housing the movement fitted with hinged glazed rear cover and surmounted by an obelisk applied with mounts cast as ribbon-tied trophies, supported via cast looped brackets between a pair of reeded baton columns, each decorated with crossed reeded gilt brass straps and surmounted by a stooping eagle issuing chains from its beak, set on gilt flaming trophy decorated architectural plinth uprights over inverted breakfront base incorporating bowfronted stepped central section flanked by rectangular panels inset with symmetrical leaf cast mounts to front and engine-milled infill to sides, on six brass toupe feet.47cm (18.5ins) high, 35.5cm (14ins) wide, 13cm (5ins) deep. Condition Report: Movement is in relatively clean working condition with no visible evidence of alteration or noticeable replacements. The calendar hand however does not seem to advance when the hands are moved by hand past midnight and the mechanism would probably benefit from a gentle clean/service. The dial has filled chips near two o'clock as well as numerous hairlines, chipping to the left hand winding holes and the edge in at least three places; the minute hand has also been repaired at the centre. The case is generally in very good original condition with faults essentially limited to minor edge wear/some chipping to the marble, some overall discolouration, age-related wear and oxidation to the mounts.Clock has a pendulum and a winding key. Condition Report Disclaimer
A TUNBRIDGEWARE INKSTAND, 19th century, the ebonised oval base with central obelisk and ivory Fahrenheit thermometer flanked by two cut glass square ink wells, raised on three bun feet, 9 3/4" x 9" x 7 1/2" (Est. plus 24% premium inc. VAT)Non transferable standard ivory exemption declaration number FK1AT6M2 Condition Report: The obelisk is very loose in its fitting and the two ink stands are detachable. Scratches and discolouration to the wood throughout the item. Small chips to the corners of each ink well.
Y GRAEME WILLSON (1951-2008)Landscape with Standing Lady and Obelisk, signed and dated '77 lower left, oil on canvas, 32" x 24", modern frame (subject to Artists Resale Right) (Est. plus 24% premium inc. VAT)Condition Report: The oil painting is in good condition. The frame has structural issues.
A French Marble and Ormolu Obelisk Form Striking Mantel Clock, signed Deschamps, Paris, circa 1800, obelisk form case surmounted by a armillary sphere finial, ormolu mounts depicting maidens and floral decoration, base flanked by mythological figure griffin mounts, 4-1/2-inch enamel dial with Arabic numerals and signed, twin barrel movement with outside countwheel striking on a bell, silk suspension54cm highCase with small chips to the base in parts, metal mounts are discoloured and rubbed in parts, base with metal beading lifting and needs securing, marble surfaces with small scratches in parts, chain is disconnected to the back of the base and needs re-connecting, dial with some scratches, movement is dirty and needs cleaning, with pendulum.
This 3-piece lot features a striking collection of polished stone decor, including an 8.5"H obelisk with a sleek black and white veined pattern, alongside two intricately patterned stone spheres. The first sphere displays a mix of warm red and brown banding, while the second exhibits a unique combination of cream, black, and amber tones with a crackled effect. Each piece is expertly polished to a glossy finish, enhancing the natural beauty of the stones. A stylish addition to any decorative display or crystal collection.Issued: 20th century Dimensions: See DescriptionCondition: Age related wear.
* Robinson (Robert, active 1674-1706). Classical Capriccio, mezzotint on laid paper, showing an artistdepicting an artist sketching classical ruins, including an obelisk and a mausoleum with an urn, a very good, rich impression, trimmed to plate mark, 197 x 156 mm (7 3/4 x 6 1/8 ins), framed and glazed (34 x 28.5 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Purchased at Colnaghi Exhibition in 1972, at the Original Printmaking in Britain exhibition, 1600-1900, no. 27.
Follower of François Boucher, French 1703-1770- Putti surrounded by garlands, with an obelisk behind; black chalk heightened with white and sanguine chalk on blue paper, bears faint signature 'F. Boucher' (to the scroll, lower left), bears initials 'F.B' (lower right), bears collector's stamp (lower left), 29 x 24.6 cm. Note: The present work, featuring plump putti in an imagined classical setting, is very much inspired by Boucher's compositions, recalling, for example, his 'La Cible d'Amour' of 1758, in the collection of the Louvre [INV 2715]. In particular, the central putto's position, with his face downturned and his arms outstretched, holding aloft a garland of flowers, is strikingly similar to that in the present drawing.
Natural History, Geology and Paleontology. William Crighton Maclean FGS (1807-1900), of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk - Delineations of fossil Remains from the Crag of Suffolk about Felixstowe and Sutton, Sketched by William Crighton Maclean, 1852-1853, a folio of 54 illustrated sheets, along with a loosely-inserted ALS from one of Darwin's evolutionary critics, the palaeontologist Sir Richard Owen KCB, FRMS, FRS (1804-1892), comprising one illuminated title leaf, outline map of the United Kingdom and of Northern France, one panorama of the Suffolk coast in four named-views, an Assyrian obelisk (collector's stamp: WCM within a circle), one watercolour of the excavation trenches with exposed strata, and 49 fossil specimens and remains, almost all of the sheets are signed &/or inscribed, mostly watercolour or pen-and-ink, some pencil drawings, 28 x 22.5cm, along with one pen-and-ink and two pencil smaller sketches, being the excavation trenches again, a cross-section of a fossil, and an unusual double-headed marsupial, 12 x 18.5cm, the Owen letter, ALS of 2pp, addressed from the Royal College of Surgeons, London, and dated November 19th 1853, asking WCM if he can keep the drawings a little longer, and proceeding to comment that some are worth publishing, yet with the caveat that no publisher would undertake the monograph unless at the author's expense, and that a learned society would publish only a selection, and a contemporary manuscript, n.d., 4pp, listing historic British and European monarchs and aristocrats, contemporary brown roan gilt over cloth, rubbed and worn, starting to split in places yet holding, upper-cover with later 20th c MS label: Natural History (Drawings of Fossils Found at Felixstowe and Sutton Crag, About 1853), folio (29 x 23cm) Provenance: presumably sold by Samuel Aldred & Son, Yarmouth, Catalogue of the Collection of Objects of Art & Vertu, the Valuable Library of 2,200 Volumes of Books [...] Pictures and Drawings [...] from the Executor of the Will of the Late William Crighton Maclean, 30th August, 1900.
Jouannin, Julien-Marie (French, 1780-1830); b. Saint-Brieuc, and Brenet, Nicolas-Guy-Antoine (French, 1773-1846); b. Paris, and Denon, Dominique-Vivant (French, 1747-1825); b. Chalons-sur-Saône FRANCE, L’Égypte Conquise [The Conquest of Egypt], 1798, a copper medal by J.-M. Jouannin and N.-G.-A. Brenet for D.-V. Denon, bust of Napoléon half-left, crowned with lotus flowers, rev. Napoléon in the costume of a Roman emperor driving a biga left pulled by two dromedaries, approaching the column of Pompey and the obelisk of Cleopatra, Victory flying above, 41mm, 38.18g (Ruedas 11; Hennin 879; Alexander 16; Julius 662; BDM I, 275 and III, 88; cf. Künker e76, 7180; cf. Schulman 368, 1567; cf. Noonans 311, 648). About extremely fine £100-£150 --- The French conquest of Egypt was effectively sealed at the battle of Embabeh, or Pyramids, on 21 July 1798, three weeks after French troops captured Alexandria, but Nelson’s victory in the Battle of the Nile at the beginning of August effectively reversed the situation between the English and French in the Mediterranean
CHRISTIAN DIOR - a lady's stainless steel Riva quartz wristwatch, ref. D98-100, silvered dial with quarterly Arabic numerals, obelisk hands with luminous inserts, sweep centre seconds hand and Christian Dior rubber strap, serial no. CD4480, case width 24mm, not currently working . Condition Report:Movement – not currently working and may only need new battery but cannot guaranteeDial - very cleanGlass - very cleanHands - goodCase - general wear and surface abrasions alloverCrown – signed with logo, hands adjust smoothlyBracelet - associated Christian Dior black rubber strap and tang buckle, light wearNotes – no box or papers
SEIKO - a stainless steel Diashock automatic calendar bracelet watch, ref. 6619-7040, circa 1967, silvered crosshair dial with block hour markers, obelisk hands, sweep centre seconds hand and day/date aperture, 21 jewel movement with calibre 6619, serial no. 7601153, case width 35mm, working order . Condition Report:Movement – currently working Dial - clean Glass - light surface marksHands - goodCase - light surface marks mainly to sides of case and lugsCrown – Quickset date working, hands adjust smoothlyBracelet - unassociated steel expanding bracelet, general wearNotes – no box or papers
SEIKO - a Custom Mod black stainless steel Diver's 200M automatic calendar wristwatch, black wave dial with polished baton hour markers with luminous inserts, orange obelisk hands with luminous inserts, sweep centre seconds hand, date aperture, black rotating bezel, and exhibition caseback, 24 jewel movement with calibre NH35A, case width 42mm, working order . Condition Report:Movement – currently working Dial - very cleanGlass - very cleanHands - goodCase - very cleanCrown – screw-down working, Quickset date working, hands adjust smoothlyBracelet - black and orange rubber strap, near newNotes – no box or papers
§ Carl Payne (1969-2021), La Pucelle, an elongated and patinated bronze of a female nude standing atop a sphere, mounted to an integral polished granite obelisk-shaped base, signed and numbered 9/20 to the bronze,94cm high overallIn very good condition. Consigned, along with the other Payne, the Talbots and the Welchs from a deceased estate.
Seven assorted modern first editions etc, including Patrick Leigh Fermor: 'A Time to Keep Silence', London, John Murray, 1982, 2nd edition, original cloth gilt, dust wrapper; Yann Martel: 'Life of Pi', Canongate, 2002, 1st UK edition, 2nd impression, orig. cloth, d/w; Sylvia Townsend Warner: 'The Corner That Held Them', L, Chatto & Windus, 1948, 1st edition, original cloth gilt, d/w; Erich Maria Remarque: 'The Black Obelisk', L, Hutchinson, 1957, 1st UK edition, orig. cloth gilt, d/w; plus 3 others (7)
BAMLER, Erich(1884 Züllichau - 1959 München) Waldrand mit ObeliskÖl/Leinwand. Unsigniert, verso bezeichnet mit Zusatz München. 1894. 49 x 63 cm; 1 kg. Feuer vor dem Obelisken an einem Teich am Waldrand im Abendlicht. Deutscher Maler und Kopist, studierte in München. Literatur : Vollmer. Aufrufzeit 01. | März 2025 | voraussichtlich 17:42 Uhr (CET) BAMLER, Erich(1884 Züllichau - 1959 Munich) Waldrand mit ObeliskOil/canvas. Unsigned, verso inscribed Munich. 1894. 49 x 63 cm; 1 kg. Fire in front of the obelisk by a pond at the edge of the forest in the evening light. German painter and copyist, studied in Munich. Literature : Vollmer. Aufrufzeit 01. | March 2025 | probably 17:42 (CET)*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
Miller (Henry) Max and the White Phagocytes, first edition, pages toned, the odd mark, original wrappers, spotted, upper wrapper torn and repaired, loss to spine head, chipped, creasing and nicks to extremities, Paris, Obelisk Press, 1938; Plexus, uncorrected proof copy, some spots, original wrappers, the odd mark but excellent overall, 1963; and 4 others, Miller, 8vo (6)
An exceptional Baccarat crystal clock set featuring two obelisk towers and a hanging starburst clock suspended on a gold-tone chain between them. The tallest obelisk stands 25.25"H, each designed with faceted crystal panels and resting on square bases supported by four gold turtle feet. The centerpiece is a stunning crystal starburst clock, adding symmetry and elegance to the set. This piece comes in its original box, measuring 32"L x 32"W x 13.5"H, ensuring its safe preservation and presentation. A true testament to Baccarat's masterful craftsmanship and timeless design. Issued: 1996Dimensions: 25.25"HCountry of Origin: FranceCondition: Age related wear. As is, as found. Chips to base.
A pair of Wong Lee ceramic and brass obelisks, decorated with deer, trees and butterflies mounted on a brass elephant with brass to the base and top 64cm high with makers mark to base WL 1895 together with a single ceramic and gilt obelisk with faux marble design 53cm h marked Made in Italy to base. (3).
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