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William Batt & Michael Roberts

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Wednesday 24th April at 10.30am

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Lot	Title	Estimate	Hammer price
584	*SIR FRANK BRANGWYN (1867-1956) 'The Brewery at Bruges, No. 2' 1906, signed in pencil to the margin, etching, the image 25cm x 20cm Literature: Gaunt, William, 'The Etchings of Frank Brangwyn', plate 67.	£100 - £200	-	View
585	*SIR FRANK BRANGWYN (1867-1956) 'The Farmyard' 1907, signed in pencil to the margin, etching, the image 22cm x 31.5cm Literature: Gaunt, William, 'The Etchings of Frank Brangwyn', plate 91.	£100 - £200	-	View
586	A GEORGE IV SAMPLER OF A WOODCOCK perched holding fruits in its beak, ‘Sophia Ann Langley finished this work 9 Nov’ 1823’, 14cm x 16cm; together with a wool tapestry of a bird amongst roses,17cm x 22cm; another with a rider on a…	£100 - £200	£260	View
587	A WILLIAM IV NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER embroidered with the alphabet and religious sayings, by ‘MARGARET DALGLISH GLASGOW 1833 23 APRIL’, 19.5cm x 32.5cm; together with three others from the 1930’s including one by ‘CHRISTIAN AGNES…	£100 - £200	£110	View
588	TWO NEEDLEWORK SAMPLERS early 19th century, one with two stags around a tree and with religious verses, 40cm x 35cm, the other dated 1811 with a verse 'ON AMBITION', 36cm x 29.5cm Provenance: Selected contents of 137…	£100 - £200	£110	View
589	A VICTORIAN NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER embroidered 'AGNES MCKECHNIE BORN 25 SEPTEMBER 1827 SEWD KIRKINTILLOCH 1842', with stately home set in grounds with topiary, 33.5cm x 51cm Provenance: Selected contents of 137 Gloucester Road,…	£200 - £400	£1,300	View
590	THREE NEEDLEWORK SAMPLERS 19th century, one dated 1854 by Agnes McLear with embroidered castle, 28cm x 40cm Provenance: Selected contents of 137 Gloucester Road, London.	£100 - £200	£240	View
591	A WILLIAM IV NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER by 'EMMA WARWICK APRIL 30 1831' decorated with vases of flowers, birds, and a religious verse, 31cm x 42.5cm Provenance: Selected contents of 137 Gloucester Road, London.	£100 - £200	£160	View
592	A VICTORIAN GLASS BEADWORK FRAMED PANEL OF A KING CHARLES SPANIEL with wool tapestry background, 26cm x 22cm; together with an ovoid shaped beadwork tray of flower sprays 20cm x 48cm; a wool tapestry of a bouquet highlighted with beads; and a wool tapestry of…	£50 - £100	£280	View
593	A PAINTED AND EMBROIDERED OVAL SILK PANEL late 18th century, depicting a lady in landscape, in beaded gilt frame, 39cm x 30cm	£100 - £200	-	View
594	A PAINTED AND EMBROIDERED SILK OVAL PANEL late 18th century, depicting a couple before a cottage, in beaded gilt frame, 39cm x 30cm	£50 - £100	-	View
595	A REVERSE GLASS PAINTED SILHOUETTE 'THE CUNLIFFE FAMILY 1820' early 19th century, in wide verre eglomise slip, 19.5cm x 24cm; together with two other paper silhouettes (3)	£100 - £200	£110	View
596	HENRY MORTON STANLEY INTEREST: A MAYORAL DECREE from Sir William Waterlow, 602nd Lord Mayor of London, expressing great appreciation to Henry Morton Stanley for his eminent services to the cause of science and humanity, dated 21st November 1872,…	£100 - £200	£440	View
597	A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER FRONTED STATIONERY BOX the silver by SW. Smith & Co, Birmingham 1902, boldly embossed with chrysanthemums, birds and scrolls and with vacant cartouche, all on maroon leather ground, with green satin-lined four division…	£400 - £600	-	View
598	TWO GEORGE III SILVER SKEWERS both by George Smith III and William Fearn, London 1791, 28.5cm and 33cm long respectively, (c.4 tr. ozs combined) (2)	£150 - £250	-	View
599	A VICTORIAN SILVER OVAL TAZZA by CS, London 1887, of pierced floral and leaf scroll design, 10.5cm high x 30cm wide x 23cm deep, (c.18 tr. ozs)	£400 - £600	£330	View
600	A PAIR OF ELIZABETH II SILVER OWL SALT AND PEPPER POTS by William Comyns & Sons, London 1968, the naturalistically cast bodies with glass eyes, each 7.5cm high, (c.6 tr. ozs combined gross) (2)	£500 - £1,000	£1,200	View
601	A THOMASON KINGS RACK CORKSCREW circa 1815, the bone handle with brush, 21cm long (closed)	£100 - £200	£90	View
602	A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III GLASS RUMMERS 18th century, on turned stems and heavy circular feet, 14.5cm high (4)	£100 - £200	£150	View
603	A PATINATED BRONZE FIGURE OF MERCURY SEATED ON A ROCK 19th century, wearing his winged sandals or Talaria, 22cm high	£300 - £500	-	View
604	A MATCHED PAIR OF LARGE PATINATED BRONZE URNS WITH COVERS late 19th century, the identical urn bodies decorated with harvesting putti and each with two satyr mask mounts, one cover with a putto atop holding a bird and the other with a putto holding fruits…	£600 - £800	£600	View
605	AFTER AUGUSTE MOREAU (1861-1906), A PATINATED BRONZE OF A MUSICIAN CHERUB 19th century, standing upon a rocky outcrop, signed, and on a black marble socle, 34cm high (including base)	£80 - £150	£60	View
606	A PAIR OF BRONZE URNS WITH SCROLLED HANDLES mid-19th century, possibly Elkingon & Co. (without stamp) replicas of the classical Roman Kantharoi excavated from Pompeii in 1835, each adorned with two centaurs and attendant putti in high…	£300 - £500	-	View
607	ATTRIBUTED TO THE WORKSHOP OF SEVERO CALZETTA DA RAVENNA (active c.1496-c.1543) AN ITALIAN BRONZE FIGURAL INKWELL circa 1500, probably Padua, with three cherubs supporting a shell-shaped bowl on figured dolphin supports, the triangular base with moulded frieze on lions paw feet, 19cm high x 23cm wide Provenance…	£8,000 - £12,000	-	View
608	A CONTINENTAL BRONZE GROUP OF A CHERUB AND SWAN 19th/20th century, the cherub astride a swan, clutching at the swan's neck with one hand whilst raising a bullrush with the other, sitting atop a naturalistic base and plinth, 26cm high overall	£80 - £150	£70	View
609	A PATINATED BRONZE OF A LIONESS 19th century, snarling whilst clutching its lifeless prey in one paw, 9cm high	£50 - £100	£50	View
610	A BRONZE OF A WILD BOAR IN FLIGHT 19th century, on a bronze rectangular plinth, 6cm high x 11cm long (including base)	£150 - £250	-	View
611	ATTRIBUTED TO THE WORKSHOP OF DESIDERIO DA FIRENZE (active 1532-1545) AN ITALIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A FAUN c.1530-1550, probably Padua, figured in stride holding a cornucopia in both hands, with fur covered legs and cloven feet, on a triangular base with a frieze decorated with floral motifs, on grotesque…	£4,000 - £6,000	-	View
612	A CONTINENTAL BRONZE GROUP OF "ESMERALDA DANCING WITH GOAT" 19th/20th century, the woman dancing with tambourine in hand and a rearing goat upon a carpet, on a plinth base, overall 29cm high Note: Esmeralda is the seductive dancer with whom Quasimodo falls…	£100 - £200	£70	View
613	FRANZ BERGMAN (1861-1936) AN AUSTRIAN COLD PAINTED BRONZE MOUSE 19th century, with stamped marks to underside, 11cm long	£50 - £100	£170	View
614	FRANZ BERGMAN (1861-1936) AN AUSTRIAN COLD PAINTED BRONZE CHICK with stamped marks to underside, 3cm high	£50 - £100	£80	View
615	AFTER CLAUDE MICHEL CLODION (1738-1814), A PATINATED BRONZE CHERUB 19th century, tenderly feeding a bird perched on his hand with an ear of cereal, signed, on brown marble socle, 20cm high (including base)	£80 - £150	£90	View
616	EMANUEL FREMIET (1824-1910) Joan of Arc and Louis d’Orleans a pair of dark patinated bronzes, signed, 70cm and 62cm high respectively, on associated ebonised bases (2) Provenance: Private collection, Dorset.	£4,000 - £6,000	£3,600	View
617	A FRENCH CARVED WALNUT, PARCEL-GILT AND POLYCHROME FIGURE OF SAINT JOHN OF CALVARY early 15th century, Burgundian School, figured standing barefoot on a mound, his head turned to the right, draped in a pleated cloak over a tunic, with wavy locks of hair forming a crown and ‘skull…	£10,000 - £15,000	-	View
618	A SPELTER FIGURE OF MERCURY AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA 19th century or later, standing aloft a gust of wind from the mouth of Zephyr, donning his characteristic winged helmet, on circular socle, 81cm high	£200 - £400	-	View
619	ADOLF LESNICK (1888-1945), A BROWN PATINATED NAKED ATLANTA 19th century, languorously holding the apple aloft in her outstretched hand, signed on the top of the socle and with 'MILDE & CO.' below, 35cm high (including base)	£100 - £200	£80	View
620	GIUSEPPE BESSI (1857-1922) "MIGNON" a carved marble and alabaster bust of a maiden with chignon, signed on the reverse, mounted on a canted base, 31cm high	£300 - £500	£320	View
621	TWO QUEEN HENRIETTA MARIA PLASTER SEALS 19th century reproductions, each 11cm diameter Note: Henrietta Maria of France was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland from her marriage to King Charles I on 13 June 1625 until Charles was…	£50 - £100	£30	View
622	A MEDIEVAL PILGRIMS AMPULLA probably c. 14th-15th century AD, the two-handled holy water vessel made of lead with cross-hatched decoration, 5cm long x 3cm wide Portable Antiquities Scheme: DOR-7A9E53	£40 - £60	£20	View
623	A POST-MEDIEVAL SILVER GILT FINGER RING c.1500-1600, of D-shaped cross section, decorated with diagonal grooves and raised pellets, (c.4.67g), approx. 2.6cm diameter x 0.2cm deep Portable Antiquities Scheme: DOR-BD6785	£150 - £250	£90	View
624	A CIRCULAR ROMAN BROOCH OF CAST COPPER ALLOY AD 150-300, decorated with millefiori chequered enamelling in turquoise, red and white in two concentric bands, with central raised boss and projection loop, (c.9.99g), approx. 3.5cm x 3.1cm x 1.3cm …	£200 - £400	£220	View
625	A NEOLITHIC STONE AXEHEAD c. 4000-2350 BC, of light grey-green stone and of sub-triangular shape with a lentoid cross section, 823g, approx. 17.3cm long x 8cm wide x 4.4cm deep Portable Antiquities Scheme: DOR-CA36B3	£50 - £100	£150	View
626	A LATE IRON AGE BRONZE HARNESS FITTING c. AD 1-100, the copper alloy toggle or cheek-piece of sub-rectangular shape tapering to narrow arms, decorated with symmetrical geometric and curvilinear designs inlaid in red enamel, 81.23g, approx…	£100 - £200	£520	View
627	A SMALL BRONZE AGE AXE OR CHISEL HEAD c. 1100-800 BC, of copper alloy with butt tapering to a point and a flaring blade with convex cutting edge, approx. 6.1cm long x 2cm wide x 0.4cm deep; with awl (2) Axe Portable Antiquities Scheme:…	£50 - £100	£20	View
628	TWO MAHOGANY SARCOPHAGUS SHAPED TEA CADDIES 19th century, both with internal pewter canisters, one with ogee bracket feet, 18cm high x 23.5cm long x 13 deep, the other with brass ball and claw feet, 17cm high x 24.5cm long x 13.5cm deep	£50 - £100	£25	View
629	TWO LATE VICTORIAN SARCOPHAGUS SHAPED TEA CADDIES both with turned wood ring handles, the larger of two with scalloped later mixing bowl, 27cm high x 32cm long x 17.5cm deep, and the smaller with hinged wood compartments with cut-glass mixing bowl,…	£60 - £80	£20	View
630	A FRENCH ORMOLU JEWELLERY BOX 19th century, of oval form, the lid inset with a portrait on ivory of Lady Langham after Joshua Reynolds, signed Castel, within relief moulded garland border, the box body with bellflower bandings,…	£200 - £400	-	View
631	A SWISS ROSEWOOD MUSIC BOX 19th century, inlaid with marquetry poppies to the lid, with crank-wind mechanism, 22.5cm cylinder, the interior with the label ‘8 Airs', and registration number ‘10654’, 15cm high x 52cm long x 23cm…	£400 - £600	-	View

Total lots: 547

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