Auction:
Thursday 27th April at 10.30am
Including the select contents from
The Estate of The Late Rear Admiral Edward Gueritz,
The John Reckless collection of Kitchenalia
and
The Chris Griffth collection of Contemporary Art & Sculpture
Viewing:
Saturday 22nd April 9.30am - 12pm
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Head of Sale:
| Lot | Title | Estimate | Hammer price | |
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| 1 |
THREE APPLE PEELERS
including an arc-action parer 'Lightning', marked 'Patented Oct 6 1863', 26cm high, together with a return action parer by Sargent & Foster, Shelburne Falls, patented 4th October 1853, 22cm wide,…
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£50 - £100 | - | View |
| 2 |
AN 'ALLSOPP'S PATENT' VEGETABLE SLICER
cast and painted metal, marked '4898 & 16115', geared mechanism with turned wood handle, on wooden feet, 22cm high x 24.5cm wide
Provenance: The John Reckless collection of Kitchenalia |
£30 - £50 | - | View |
| 3 |
A MECHANICAL VEGETABLE/CHEESE GRATER
with geared mechanism, table-clamped, marked 'PJ HOUCHIN Mfg Co', 'No 709', and 'Jan 11 '70 Apl 30 '72', 20cm high
Provenance: The John Reckless collection of Kitchenalia |
£40 - £60 | £20 | View |
| 4 |
AN EDGAR NUTMEG GRATER
patented (No. 458041) by George Thomas of Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, 18th August 1891, with boxwood knobs, 17.5cm wide
Note: This is the earliest, rarest, version of the two with a cast frame. … |
£40 - £60 | - | View |
| 5 |
AN EDGAR NUTMEG GRATER
patented (No. 571218) obtained by Charles Damon on 10th November 1896 to manufacture with simpler stamped parts, with black-painted knobs, 13.5cm wide
Provenance: The John Reckless collection of… |
£30 - £50 | - | View |
| 6 |
A 'RAJAH' OR 'CHRISTMAS' NUTMEG GRATER
patented (No. 198730) by James Hughes of Massachusetts, 25th December 1877, 15.5cm high
Note: often referred to as the Christmas grater due to the patent date. Provenance: The John Reckless… |
£30 - £50 | - | View |
| 7 |
A PAIR OF LONG-HANDLED STEEL SPRUNG TONGS
designed for lifting hot coals, with hanging hook to one handle, 44cm long
Provenance: The John Reckless collection of Kitchenalia |
£20 - £40 | - | View |
| 8 |
A BUTTER CHURN
the handle turned movement fixed with wooden paddles, the glass marked ' Blow Butter Churn Co.', '61/2 imperial quarts', 'Made in England', 40cm high, together with a wooden butter bat, with tapered…
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£100 - £200 | - | View |
| 9 |
A TIN COFFEE ROASTER
the internal globe roaster with sliding cover to hold beans, affixed at each end with supporting rods to hold and turn the roaster, the oven body with hinged lid, open base and chimney, 20cm high x…
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£30 - £50 | £20 | View |
| 10 |
A CHERRY STONER
c.1900, marked 'New Standard Mt. Joy Corp, Pa. U.S.A', also marked 'No 50' and 'Pat.Pend' to the reverse with green-painted wood handle, 25cm long
Provenance: The John Reckless collection of… |
£20 - £40 | £10 | View |
| 11 |
A COFFEE ROASTER
the blue enamelled stand has an open base to place over burning coals, the finely perforated rotating cylinder chamber has access slide and wire rod with turned wood handle to rotate, 16.5cm high x…
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£30 - £50 | - | View |
| 12 |
A BRASS THREE TIER CAKE STAND
each level with brass wire trays, on tripod legs, 76cm high, each tier 26cm wide
Provenance: The John Reckless collection of Kitchenalia |
£80 - £150 | - | View |
| 13 |
A WROUGHT IRON COCONUT GRATER
designed to be held in place by the user's foot, 25cm high x 35cm long
Provenance: The John Reckless collection of Kitchenalia |
£50 - £100 | - | View |
| 14 |
A STEEL COCONUT GRATER, SHREDDER AND SCRAPER
with hanging hook, on four wrought legs, with turned wood handle, 19cm high x 32cm wide x 45cm deep (when standing)
Provenance: The John Reckless collection of Kitchenalia |
£80 - £150 | - | View |
| 15 |
AN IRON WALL-MOUNTED COCONUT SHREDDER
16.5cm high
Provenance: The John Reckless collection of Kitchenalia |
£30 - £50 | - | View |
| 16 |
A STEEL AND BRASS MOUNTED COCONUT SHREDDER
with copper rivets joining brass paw feet, hanging hook to one end and additional scraper the other, 29cm long x 19cm wide
Provenance: The John Reckless collection of Kitchenalia |
£40 - £60 | - | View |
| 17 |
A CAST METAL CHEESE PRESS
with screw-down mechanism, pressing on a wooden block, drainage spout to the base, 42cm high x 32cm wide
Provenance: The John Reckless collection of Kitchenalia |
£40 - £60 | £30 | View |
| 18 |
A MECHANICAL BEAN SLICER
the cast metal body of circular section, mounted with three 'bean entries', the geared action rotating a circular blade, with turned wood handle, table clamp to the side, 14.5cm high x 34cm wide…
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£80 - £150 | - | View |
| 19 |
'THE STARRATT' MECHANICAL VEGETABLE CUTTER
with geared rotating mechanism, patented on May 23rd 1965 by the Athol Machine Co., offered in three size of bowl diameter, 8", 10" and 12", this, the 8" model, being most desirable, mounted on a…
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£300 - £500 | £280 | View |
| 20 |
A COMMERCIAL RAISIN SEEDER BY THE ENTERPRISE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
model number 47, patents of July 12th 1898 and October 9th 1990, this is the largest of their models, the cast metal body painted and highlighted with stripes of red and gold, 54cm high
Note: the… |
£150 - £250 | - | View |
| 21 |
A CAST TIN ICE MOLD OF MASONIC INTEREST
utilised to create the star and crescent often associated with and utilised by the Freemasons , 14.5cm high x 10cm wide
Provenance: The John Reckless collection of Kitchenalia |
£50 - £100 | - | View |
| 22 |
A COMMERCIAL APPLE PEELER, CORER AND SEGMENTER BY F. B. PEASE CO., ROCHSETER N.Y.
stamped 1994 P25AL PEASE, on a stainless steel stand, measuring 122cm high x 76cm wide x 75cm deep
Note: In 1876 Frank Beech Pease formed his machinery company, which was involved with apple… |
£200 - £400 | £100 | View |
| 23 |
A MECHANICAL GRINDSTONE WHEEL
cast metal with residual green paint, with geared mechanism, table-clamped, 24cm high
Provenance: The John Reckless collection of Kitchenalia |
£30 - £50 | - | View |
| 24 |
A CAST METAL WALL BRACKET
with hanging hooks, likely for game birds, 28.5cm wide
Provenance: The John Reckless collection of Kitchenalia |
£30 - £50 | £10 | View |
| 25 |
AN IRON AND WOOD MOUNTED COACH FOOT WARMER
the rectangular body with canted corners has pierced frieze decoration, also embossed to both sides with dogs flanking a laurel wreath, the wire carrying handle has turned wood grip, inner tray for…
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£50 - £100 | - | View |
| 26 |
A LATHE ACTION PARER
marked 'White Mountain Apple', 'Made by Goodell Co Antrim, NH', New Hampshire, patented on 14th June 1881, 24cm wide
Provenance: The John Reckless collection of Kitchenalia |
£30 - £50 | - | View |
| 27 |
A CLOCKWORK BRASS ROASTING-SPIT BOTTLE JACK
embossed brass plaque to the body marked 'John Linwood' and warranted mark, further warranted mark to the base, with cast iron, four hook hanger, no key present, drop height c.40cm high, ring…
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£30 - £50 | £20 | View |
| 28 |
A COPPER CARRIAGE FOOT WARMER
rectangular with domed top, marked to each end 'Maker Ellis Rigby Clitheroe', brass screw cap to soldered threaded holder, 14cm high x 29cm long
Provenance: The John Reckless collection of… |
£40 - £60 | - | View |
| 29 |
TWO BED WARMERS
including a copper example, domed with a flat base, with steel screw cap to brass collar, marked 'Trade Mark Wafax Fill Completely' 'Reg Design No 849839', 10.5cm high x 21cm wide, together with a…
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£40 - £60 | - | View |
| 30 |
A BRASS SHOE-SHAPED ALE WARMER
with loop handle, 10cm high x 30cm long, together with a copper saucepan with pouring spout, with turned wood handle, marked '6 1/2' (pints), and 'C.H.M', 16cm high x 48cm including handle (2)
… |
£50 - £100 | - | View |
| 31 |
A WATER OR LIQUID CONTAINER
with copper cylindrical body, brass screw cap to a brass collar with leather washer, marked 'I.C.I' to the concave base, which may suggest use for liquids other than water, 31cm high including hanger…
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£100 - £200 | - | View |
| 32 |
A BRASS LIDDED SIEVE
of circular section, marked 'Test sieve BS No 410/1943', and 'Mesh 52 normal', and 'Aperture 0.116 in', and 'Mics 295', and 'Manufactured by N. Greening & Sons Ltd Hayes Middix', and 'Ref 13 15',…
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£40 - £60 | - | View |
| 33 |
A LARGE GREENHOUSE PARAFFIN HEATER
the copper body marked 'P. J. Bryant Bristol', with brass burner unit, fill cap, fuel gauge and feet, the vertical with a small mica window to observe flame, the copper horizontal chimney marked…
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£40 - £60 | £20 | View |
| 34 |
A GREENHOUSE PARAFFIN HEATER
the copper body with brass fill cap, fuel gauge and feet, the steel vertical with a small mica window to observe flame, the steel horizontal chimney marked 'P. J. Bryant Bristol', the burner…
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£30 - £50 | £20 | View |
| 35 |
TWO PARAFFIN HEATERS
one with a copper body, two brass burner units, brass filler cap and fuel gauge, both burners marked 'Smokeless Beaconlite British Made', knobs marked, 22cm high x 21cm wide, the other similarly has…
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£40 - £60 | - | View |
| 36 |
AN 'IMPROVED PATENT MAGNETO-ELECTRIC MACHINE FOR NERVOUS DISEASES'
in a mahogany case, a large descriptive label to the inside of the lid, noting 'First prize medal London 1862' and 'Silver medal Paris 1878', the case measures 11.5cm high x 22cm wide
Provenance:… |
£30 - £50 | £20 | View |
| 37 |
'RAM’S HORNS' BY ARTISAN HOUSE
brown patinated metal on black metal plinth, 60cm high
Provenance: The Chris Griffith collection of Contemporary Art & Sculpture |
£50 - £100 | £110 | View |
| 38 |
*RONALD A WESTERHUIS (B. 1971) 'Three Holes' or 'Building'
signed limited edition, stainless steel on cast resin cube plinth, 94cm high, together with two Ronald A. Westerhuis catalogues 'Creative Mind' and 'RAW'.
Provenance: purchased in 2018 from… |
£500 - £1,000 | - | View |
| 39 |
'EXUBERANCE' BY ARTISAN HOUSE
part of the C. Jere Collection, a freestanding shaped metal sculpture on a pedestal base, 203cm high, with certificate of authenticity
Provenance: The Chris Griffith collection of Contemporary Art … |
£200 - £400 | £160 | View |
| 40 |
A VINTAGE BLUE STRIPED POLYESTER KIMONO
lined, 158cm long
Provenance: The Chris Griffith collection of Contemporary Art & Sculpture |
£30 - £50 | - | View |
| 41 |
*CHARLIE BAKER (B. 1972) ‘New Forest’
signed lower right, acrylic painting, 80cm x 55cm, in pine frame and glazed
Provenance: purchased from Joe Daisy Studios in 2003. The Chris Griffith collection of Contemporary Art & Sculpture. |
£200 - £400 | - | View |
| 42 |
*CHARLIE BAKER (B. 1972) ‘The Great Tree’
signed lower right, acrylic painting, 56cm x 80cm, in pine frame and glazed
Provenance: purchased from Joe Daisy Studios in 2003. The Chris Griffith collection of Contemporary Art & Sculpture. |
£200 - £400 | £200 | View |
| 43 |
*ALEX KATZ (B. 1927) ‘Sweatshirt II’
from the Alex and Ada series (1960s-1980s), signed and numbered in pencil lower left no. 116/150, screen print in colours on Arches paper, 91cm x 72cm, published by Gaultney-Klineman, New York and…
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£1,500 - £2,500 | £1,500 | View |
| 44 |
*MARK KOSTABI (B. 1960) ‘Blossoming’
signed lower right, limited edition print on archival quality paper, no 56/56, 105cm x 72cm, in black frame and glazed
Provenance: purchased from Kostabi World, New York, in 2003. The Chris… |
£1,000 - £2,000 | £800 | View |
| 45 |
*MARK KOSTABI (B. 1960) ‘Cyclone Variation’
signed and dated 2000 lower right, limited edition silk screen print, no. X1/C, 73cm x 54cm, in black frame and glazed
Provenance: purchased from Kostabi World, New York, in 2003. The Chris… |
£200 - £400 | - | View |
| 46 |
*MARK KOSTABI (B. 1960) ‘The Kiss or Lovers’
signed lower right, silk screen print, inscribed to Johnna, the artist girlfriend at the time, 83cm x 81cm, in black frame and glazed
Provenance: purchased form the Keya Gallery, New York, 2003. … |
£1,000 - £2,000 | £800 | View |
| 47 |
*JOHN CAHILL ‘Poppies in a Green Summer Meadow’
signed lower right, watercolour, 52cm x 66cm, in wood frame and glazed
Provenance: purchased from the artists gallery in Tenby, South Wales. The Chris Griffith collection of Contemporary Art &… |
£300 - £500 | - | View |
| 48 |
BETH FLETCHER (CONTEMPORARY) An abstract seascape
signed in pencil verso, oil painting, canvas 70cm x 80cm, in white slip frame
Provenance: The Chris Griffith collection of Contemporary Art & Sculpture |
£200 - £400 | - | View |
