A very large Dutch polychrome painted vase and cover, 91.5cm high.
about Lot 1733
A good pair of novelty pierced silver wheelbarrows, by George Nathan & Ridley Hayes, Chester 1909 & 1912, 22.5cm x 8.5cm, 699.5g.
about Lot 1
(LC) Follower of Sir Peter Lely, 17th century, Catherine of Braganza, oil on canvas, 74 x 61.5cm.
about Lot 1769
A 24fl.oz. bottle of green Chartreuse, 96 proof, 1970s bottling.
about Lot 111
A good and large pair of Chinese famille verte jars and covers, 19th century, painted with fish, 35.5cm high, (repair to one cover).
about Lot 1778
Rene Magritte, female nude with grapes, circa 1940s, two works, recto and verso, each pencil, 21 x 17.3cm, glazed to both sides.
about Lot 1565
ELIZABETH COBBOLD: GEORGIAN CUT PAPER WORK: a remarkable album of cut-paper work, likely circa 1810-20, containing approx 45 intricately worked examples on a wide variety of subject matter, notable examples including owl: bell ringers: toll-house: monitor lizard: zebra: elephant: classical scenes: botanical groups: scene at fair with figures and animals, etc: contained in quarto album of period, the paper-cut scenes loosely inserted between the pink and plain album leaves, red morocco gilt covers with front board detached, old ownership label of Mrs A Syer of Bury St Edmunds and her inscription to upper flyleaf. Printed excerpt to same reads 'it is necessary to inform the reader, that an annual party has for many years taken place at Holy Wells, the residence of J Cobbold, Esq on the evening of St Valentine's Day: for this festive occasion Mrs Cobbold designs and executes with great taste and elegance the subject of each valentine, which is curiously cut out in half a sheet of letter paper, and appropriate lines, as above, are composed and inscribed on each; (the present year the number composed by Mrs C was 80) they are then folded precisely alike in blue paper; the ladies valentines are then placed in one basket, the gentlemen in another; and when cards or music have contributed, for an hour or two, for the amusement of the evening, the valentines are handed to the unmarried part of the company; each lady or gentleman taking one at pleasure, from any part of their respective packets. The prize is supposed to prognosticate to the person who draws it, marriage, or a matrimonial engagement in the ensuing year...' (An album)
about Lot 623
A Louis XV satinwood, kingwood and rosewood bombe commode, with gilt metal mounts, 97cm wide.
about Lot 1446
Donald Mclntyre, 'Calm Day, Craster', signed, labelled verso, acrylic, 40 x 80cm.
about Lot 1308
A Rolex 1675 GMT Master 'Pepsi' gilt tropical dial, circa 1966, Serial No.1330810, dial type C, non chapter ring, 'wide Swiss', aluminium bezel insert possibly original, bracelet code 'VB' circa 1977.
about Lot 808