A very large Dutch polychrome painted vase and cover, 91.5cm high.
about Lot 1733
Antiquities: an interesting group of Egyptian items, to include a carved wood polychrome painted worker figure, possibly Middle Kingdon, 41cm high; an engraved wall fragment, 17.5cm wide and eleven shabti figures, largest 15.5cm high; together with an antique iridescent glass ovoid vase, 5cm high.
about Lot 1655
A very rare Chinese carved amber libation cup, 17th century, carved in high relief with dragons and stylized clouds, 5.6cm high x 10cm wide.
about Lot 732
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 large Jacques boxwood and ebony Staunton pattern chess set, weighted, king 10.8cm, pawn 5cm, in original mahogany box.
about Lot 1534
A good Chinese silk embroidered nine-dragon robe, 19th century, decorated with five-clawed dragons against a green ground.
about Lot 657
Donald Mclntyre, 'Calm Day, Craster', signed, labelled verso, acrylic, 40 x 80cm.
about Lot 1308
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
(THH) Attributed to Christoffel Van Den Berghe or Gillis Gillisz de Bergh (Dutch, 17th century), still life with basket of fruit, artichokes, marrow, a cauldron and dead birds on a stone ledge with a cat peering through a window, signed 'C De Bergh', oil on canvas, 87 x 115cm.
about Lot 1861
UNRECORDED: RELIEF OF THE POOR IN JACOBEAN LONDON: 'Great Cryes, turned into Great Joyes; with Bountifull Helpes, and Good Hopes, to increase the same, that is; the Cryes of the Poore in the Cittie of London, and elsewhere, turned into Great Joyes..', London, printed by John Dawson for John Bellamie, and are to be sold at his shop at the Three Golden Lyons in Cornehill, neere The Royall Exchange, 1624: 80pp, rubricated borders, stab-sewn, some waterstaining round lower edges, initial leaf a bit chipped and creased, a few wormholes and tracks to initial quires but without any loss of sense, external pages dustsoiled but a good crisp copy overall, small 8vo. A rare late Jacobean tract on the relief of the London poor: we have been unable to trace any copy of this book in auction or library databases. (1)
about Lot 541