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Art & Design post 1880

Auction date Thursday 6 April 2023 10:30 - 17:30 BST

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Head of Sale:

John Holmes

Page:

of 16

Lots per page:

Total lots: 364

Lot 617 Sold
MAPPIN & WEBB: TWO SILVER-GILT TOPPED CRYSTAL SCENT BOTTLES
each of rectangular form, engraved in a double line pattern, silver-gilt engine turned screw top and glass stopper, hallmarked for London 1942, additional stamped letter "K", somewhat rubbed maker's mark "MN&WB" for Mappin & Webb, the taller 12.5cm high, the smaller 10.5cm high; together with an engraved crystal perfume atomiser with a silver plated and faux tortoiseshell pump action top, the top stamped "made in England", the pump stamped "pat. 26499E", c. 1920s, 14.5cm high (3)
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 April 2023
6 April 2023
Lot 618 Sold
A DUTCH CRYSTAL SCENT BOTTLE WITH 14CT GOLD TOP
the facet-cut body mounted with an embossed 14 carat gold prickwork and chase decorated hinged top, gold collar, and glass stopper, hallmarked with an oak leaf, c. 1880, 9cm high
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £80 - £150
6 April 2023
6 April 2023
Lot 619 Sold
AN AMETHYST OVERLAY CRYSTAL SCENT OR SMELLING SALTS BOTTLE
of waisted form, the body cut to clear with diamonds and lenses, spring catch white metal top, stamped "London" to the internal disc, c. 1870, 8cm high; and two further scent bottles (3)
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £200 - £300
6 April 2023
6 April 2023
Lot 620 Sold
A GROUP OF SIX SCENT BOTTLES
comprising: an ovoid wrythen moulded clear glass scent bottle with a cork lined plated screw top, c. 1900, 5.5cm high; a clear crystal scent bottle with a cork lined embossed silver top, the body cut with mitres and blades, c. 1900, 5.8cm high; a German clear crystal scent bottle with a silver screw top and metal sprinkler stopper, the body cut with rectangles, the top marked "830", c. 1930s, 7cm high;
a combined glass patch holder and scent bottle, of club shape with cork lined silver screw tops and…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £300 - £500
6 April 2023
6 April 2023
Lot 621 Sold
A GROUP OF SIX SCENT BOTTLES
comprising: A French crystal miniature scent bottle, of decanter form, the cork-lined silver-gilt twist off top with suspensory chain and finger ring, the ring stamped with a boar's head, c. 1880, 3cm high; an acorn-shaped facet-cut crystal vinaigrette scent bottle, with hinged silver top and suspensory ring, c. 1880, 4cm high; a round-cut crystal scent bottle with Maltese Cross stopper, the body cut with diamonds, a radial star, and cross hatching, the front engraved "M&JW 1885", 8cm high;
a cornucopia-form crystal scent bottle with plain silver hinged top, suspensory chain, and glass…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £300 - £500
6 April 2023
6 April 2023
Lot 622 Sold
CARL SIGMUND LUBER (1868-1934) FOR JOHANN VON SCHWARZ OF NURMEBURG: AN ART NOUVEAU WALL SCONCE
c.1905, the central glazed ceramic roundel decorated with a white poppy against a blue green ground, housed in a gilded bronze scrolling frame with three small shelves, 35cm high x 39cm wide x 10cm protuberance
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £400 - £800
6 April 2023
6 April 2023
Lot 623 Sold
A FRENCH ART NOUVEAU TILE PANEL
possibly by Desvres, c. 1900, the nine tile mounted and framed panel featuring tubeline decoration of a bull taking water from a small pond, with trees and a cottage behind, 49.5cm high x 60cm wide
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £400
6 April 2023
6 April 2023
Lot 624 Unsold
A BELGIAN ART NOUVEAU POLYCHROME TILE PANEL
Hemixem, c. 1905, the twenty tile mounted panel featuring tubeline decoration of cascading wisteria and leaves on white, with a pale yellow strip across the top, 61cm high x 76.5cm wide
Estimate: £300 - £500
6 April 2023
6 April 2023
Lot 625 Unsold
MINTON CHINA WORKS: AN ART NOUVEAU TILE PANEL
possibly by Desvres, c. 1900, the nine tile mounted panel decorated with a highly stylised water lily and pad design in white, aqua to dark blue, pale olive, and dark olive, fully marked to the backs, 45cm high x 45cm wide
Estimate: £300 - £500
6 April 2023
6 April 2023
Lot 626 Sold
MINTON HOLLINS & CO: A FRAMED PANEL OF 'NURSERY RHYME' TILES DESIGNED BY JOHN MOYR SMITH
"Humpty Dumpty", "Little Bo Peep", "See Saw Margery Daw, "Mary, Mary Quite Contrary", and "Little Jack Horner, transfer printed in brown on a cream ground, c. 1880, the back fully marked for Minton Hollins, Stoke on Trent, 18cm high x 79cm wide
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £200 - £400
6 April 2023
6 April 2023
Lot 627 Sold
A GROUP OF FIVE ENGLISH ART NOUVEAU TILES IN BESPOKE HOLDER
the tiles decorated in partial relief polychrome with floral designs, maker's include Henry Richards and Rhodes, 82cm high to the top of the holder x 15.5cm wide
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 April 2023
6 April 2023
Lot 628 Sold
MAW & CO: A FRAMED TWO TILE PANEL DECORATED WITH A GEISHA
c. 1880, designed by Owen Gibbons, backs marked for Maw, Benthal Works, Broseley, one tile with label for the Beaulah Collection, 30.8cm high x 15.6cm wide; together with a framed set of three English tiles, transfer printed with attractive floral designs in blue and white tones, c. 1880-1900, 15cm high x 46cm wide (2)
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 April 2023
6 April 2023
Lot 629 Sold
GEORG SCHMIDER: TWO FRAMED ART NOUVEAU TWO TILE PANELS
one with relief moulded stylised flowers in crimson, purple blue, yellow, and mid olive green on pale green grounds, c. 1910, the reverse with impressed design numbers, Georg Schmider, Zell am Hammersbach, Germany, 18.5cm high x 34cm wide; the other with relief moulded stylised flowers in yellow, purple and dark olive green on mid and dark steel blue grounds, c. 1910, the reverse with impressed design numbers, Georg Schmider, Zell am Hammersbach, Germany, 18.5cm high x 34cm wide (2)
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 April 2023
6 April 2023
Lot 630 Unsold
VILLEROY & BOCH: A TWO TILE ART NOUVEAU FRAMED PANEL
with relief decoration of stylised seed pods and whiplash leaves in pale olive green and brown tones, c. 1905, 20.5cm high x 39cm wide; together with a framed Montereau & Creil Art Deco two tile panel with relief moulded geometric design in white and cobalt blue either side of a stylised flower head motif in yellow and dark orange, the whole framed with a cobalt blue border, c. 1920s, the backs fully marked, 23cm high x 43cm high (2)
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 April 2023
6 April 2023
Lot 631 Sold
A FRAMED SET OF THREE PARTIAL RELIEF ART NOUVEAU FLORAL TILES
c. 1905, in complimentary ochre and olive-green tones on cream grounds, the middle tile John Barratt, the right Henry Richards, 17.5cm x 48cm overall; together with a framed set of four relief daffodil tiles, also ochre and olive-green tones on cream grounds, 64cm x 18.75cm overall (2)
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £150 - £250
6 April 2023
6 April 2023
Lot 632 Sold
WILLIAM (BILLY) YALE: A PAIR OF HANDPAINTED FRAMED TILES
each decorated with figures in river landscapes, signed, each 27cm high x 16cm wide (2)

Born in Newport, Shropshire in 1843, William (Billy) Yale worked as a painter for Copeland from circa 1869-83, where he specialised in marine views and winter scenes. On leaving Copeland, he started his own studio as a 'Tile and Slab Decorator' in Stoke-on-Trent, buying in blanks from local potteries and firing them in his own kiln
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £150 - £250
6 April 2023
6 April 2023
Lot 633 Unsold
SHERWIN & COTTON: A PAIR OF FRAMED 'GRAND TOUR' TILES
each transfer printed in sepia, burnt orange, and pale green and featuring figures and animals in classical landscapes, c. 1890, target backs for Sherwin & Cotton, each 17cm x 17cm; together with a framed Sherwin & Cotton allegorical tile 'Water', 17.5cm x 17.5cm; a Decorative Art Tile Co. tile decorated with a swan and cygnets, reg. no "107519", 17.5cm x 17.5cm; and a Wedgwood 'Red Riding Hood' tile, 17.5cm x 17.5cm (5)
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 April 2023
6 April 2023
Lot 634 Sold
STEEL & WOOD: A FRAMED GOTHIC REVIVAL 'MUSICIAN' TILE
printed in brown, black, and cream, featuring a percussionist framed by ornamental designs, possibly designed by Henry Stacy Marks, 22.5cm x 22.5cm; together with a Wedgwood aesthetic movement tile printed in brown tones, featuring stylised flower and leaf designs above an earth and pebble layer, 15cm x 15cm; a Minton Hollins gothic revival tile transfer printed in pale brown, ochre, black, and white, 15cm x 15cm ;and a Maw & Co. encaustic tile with Greek key and foliate decoration, 20.5cm x 10cm (4)
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £80 - £150
6 April 2023
6 April 2023
Lot 635 Sold
MINTONS: A GROUP OF ELEVEN 'EARLY ENGLISH HISTORY' TILES, DESIGNED BY JOHN MOYR SMITH
five printed in black on cream grounds, the remainder printed in black on white grounds, impressed marks, each 15.25cm x 15.25cm (11)
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 April 2023
6 April 2023
Lot 636 Sold
MINTONS: A SET OF SIX 'AESOP'S FABLES' TILES DESIGNED BY THOMAS ALLEN
printed in blue on a white ground, each 15.25cm x 15.25cm (6)
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 April 2023
6 April 2023
Lot 637 Sold
MINTONS: A SET OF SIX 'SHAKESPEARE' TILES DESIGNED BY JOHN MOYR SMITH
each decorated with a scene from the bard's works in blue against a white ground, each 15.25cm x 15.25cm (6)
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 April 2023
6 April 2023
Lot 638 Sold
MINTON HOLLINS & CO.: A SET OF FOUR TILES EMBLEMATIC OF THE ARTS AND SCIENCES
in reddish brown on a cream ground, each 15cm x 15cm
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 April 2023
6 April 2023
Lot 639 Sold
MINTONS: A SET OF FOUR 'BIBLE' TILES DESIGNED BY JOHN MOYR SMITH
'The finding of Moses', 'David playing before Saul', 'Eli and Samuel' and 'Joseph before King Pharoah', each printed in black against a white ground, each 15.1cm x 15.1cm (4)
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
6 April 2023
6 April 2023
Lot 640 Unsold
MINTONS: THREE TILES FROM THE 'RUSTIC FIGURES' SERIES DESIGNED BY WILLIAM WISE
each printed in black on an off-white ground, each 15.5cm x 15.5cm; together with a further three tiles, one with sheep in a landscape, one with deer and another showing a milking scene with signature lower right for Wise (6)
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 April 2023
6 April 2023

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