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Auction date Wednesday 23 October 2024 10:30 - 17:30 BST

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William Batt & Michael Roberts


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Total lots: 482

Lot 275 Sold
AN ABORIGINAL LEANGLE WAR CLUB
Australia, early 20th century, carved with a hooked end and pommel handle, 52cm long x 25cm wide; together with another Aboriginal 'Lil Lil' bladed club, early 20th century, stone carved and polished, 64cm long (2)

Provenance: The Richard Parr Collection, Isle of Wight.
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £200 - £400
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
Lot 276 Unsold
AN ABORIGINAL HARDWOOD CLUB OR DIGGING STICK
Australia, early 20th century, the tip carved with vertical fluting, 63cm long; together with an Aboriginal 'Lil Lil' bladed club, circa 1900, the head carved with repeating horseshoe motifs, 62cm long (2)

Provenance: The Richard Parr Collection, Isle of Wight.
Estimate: £200 - £400
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
Lot 277 Unsold
AN ABORIGINAL WOOMERA
Australia, attributable to the Birria Tribe of Windorah, Queensland, early 20th century, with spinifex resin handle and carved tip held in kangaroo sinew, 71cm long; together with another similar example, 20th century, also with spinifex resin handle and sinew fixed peg, 57cm long (2)

Provenance: The Richard Parr Collection, Isle of Wight.
Estimate: £200 - £400
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
Lot 278 Unsold
AN ABORIGINAL BI-VALVE WOOMERA
Australia, attributable to the Darumbal People of Queensland, early 20th century, the shell handle inset with red abrus seeds in spinifex resin and kangaroo sinew binding, the notched peg spear holder similarly bound in sinew and resin, 83cm long

Provenance: The Richard Parr Collection, Isle of Wight.
Estimate: £200 - £400
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
Lot 279 Unsold
AN ABORIGINAL COOLAMON
Australia, attributable to the Yidinjdji Tribe of North Queensland, 19th/20th century, stone carved with small spinifex resin repairs, 41.5cm long x 13cm wide

Provenance: The Richard Parr Collection, Isle of Wight.
Estimate: £150 - £250
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
Lot 280 Unsold
AN ABORIGINAL MULGA WOOD COOLAMON
Australia, mid 20th century, 36cm long x 10cm wide; together with another similar, mid 20th century, with poker work decoration, 43cm long x 9cm wide (2)

Provenance: The Richard Parr Collection, Isle of Wight.
Estimate: £100 - £200
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
Lot 281 Sold
AN ABORIGINAL BOOMERANG
Australia, likely Kadina, South Australia, late 19th century, decorated with poker work and incised carving, 61cm high, with associated stand

Provenance: The Richard Parr Collection, Isle of Wight.
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £150 - £250
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
Lot 282 Sold
AN ABORIGINAL MULGA WOOD BOOMERANG
Australia, early 20th century, 57cm long; together with another similar mulga wood boomerang, 20th century, 81cm long (2)

Provenance: The Richard Parr Collection, Isle of Wight.
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £100 - £200
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
Lot 283 Sold
AN ABORIGINAL MULGA WOOD BOOMERANG
Australia, early 20th century, 71.5cm long; together with another similar, mid 20th century, carved with emu and kangaroo, 43cm long; and a further boomerang, early 20th century, 53cm long (3)

Provenance: The Richard Parr Collection, Isle of Wight.
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £400
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
Lot 284 Unsold
AN ABORIGINAL PAINTED HARDWOOD MESSAGE STICK
Australia, early 20th century, the front decorated in bands of yellow, grey and green, 28cm high x 7.5cm wide

Provenance: The Richard Parr Collection, Isle of Wight.
Estimate: £100 - £200
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
Lot 285 Unsold
A COLLECTION OF ABORIGINAL STONE ARTEFACTS
Australian, comprising fifty individual pieces including digging tools, coolamon scrapers, spear points, knives/chisels and wood shaping tools, the largest 8cm long and the smallest 1.5cm long (50)

Provenance: The Richard Parr Collection, Isle of Wight.
Estimate: £200 - £400
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
Lot 286 Unsold
A COLLECTION OF ABORIGINAL STONE ARTEFACTS
Australian, including a Yam shaped gift token, 9cm high, and a collection of various axe heads including Māori, the largest 12cm high, the smallest 9cm high, some with associated stands (7)

Provenance: The Richard Parr Collection, Isle of Wight.
Estimate: £100 - £200
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
Lot 287 Unsold
A COLLECTION OF ABORIGINAL STONE TOOLS
Australian, including a fire or grinding stone, with worn indent, 8cm wide, a large wood working tool or boomerang shaper, 18cm long, and several others similar (7)

Provenance: The Richard Parr Collection, Isle of Wight.
Estimate: £80 - £150
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
Lot 288 Sold
A LARGE SET OF BRASS SCALES BY BARTLETT & SON OF BRISTOL
the swing arm stamped with the maker's name and 'Patent Agate Balance', further stamped 'Class B' and 'To Weigh 4lb', with five urn finials, on a turned columnar support fixed to a heavy wooden base, 70cm high, the base 58cm wide x 28cm deep

Provenance: The Les Watts Collection.
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £80 - £150
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
Lot 289 Unsold
A FRENCH GILTWOOD BAROMETER BY SELON TORICELLI
early 19th century, the painted dial with various changeable weather conditions, within a moulded hexagonal surround, the lyre shape surmount mounted with a thermometer, 89cm high x 51cm wide
Estimate: £200 - £400
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
Lot 290 Sold
A WALNUT LONGCASE CLOCK BY JOSEPH SMITH OF BRISTOL (act. 1725-1778)
the eight day two train movement striking on a bell, the brass face with subsidiary second dial, date aperture and a rocking Father Time aperture bordered by script, 'Tempus Fugit Momento Mori', the case with a caddy top hood and a stepped plinth base, 235cm high x 53cm wide x 26cm deep

Provenance: The Les Watts Collection.
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
Lot 291 Sold
A GEORGE III OAK LONGCASE CLOCK BY RICHARD HARDWICK OF ASHWICK
the eight day two train movement striking on a bell, the brass dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary second dial and date aperture, the case with a caddy top over a gilt tooled red leather frieze, a slender trunk above a stepped plinth base, 217cm high x 50cm wide x 24cm deep
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £100 - £200
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
Lot 292 Sold
A MAHOGANY CONVEX WALL CLOCK BY ANDERSON OF LONDON
late 18th/early 19th century, the fusee movement with a white enamel dial and Roman numerals, 37cm diameter

Provenance: The Les Watts Collection.
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £200 - £400
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
Lot 293 Sold
A MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK BY RICHARD STYLE OF LONDON
18th century, the 17cm gilt dial with silvered chapter ring, subsidiary second dial and strike/silent dials and with pierced spandrels to the movement with verge escapement, finely engraved back plate and repeating bell strike, contained in case with pagoda top, pineapple finials and pierced grille sides, 53cm high x 28cm wide x 19cm deep, with keys and service record
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
Lot 294 Sold
A REGENCY MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK BY DWERRIHOUSE & BELL
the two train fusee movement striking on a gong, engraved with the makers name to the back plate, the white enamel dial similarly with makers name and Roman numerals, the case with foliate cast ring handles to each side, on gilt metal bun feet, 40cm high x 28cm wide x 15cm deep
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £150 - £250
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
Lot 296 Sold
A SUBSTANTIAL PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK BY LE ROY OF PARIS
19th century, the two train movement striking on a bell, the white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, the case with blue crossed swords marks to the base, figured with sphinx to each side and surmounted by a box and cover, on lions paw and scroll feet, 51.5cm high x 50cm wide x 25cm deep

Provenance: The Les Watts Collection.
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £400 - £800
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
Lot 297 Sold
A FRENCH GILT METAL MANTEL CLOCK
19th/early 20th century, the two train movement striking on a bell, the black dial with gilt Roman numerals, the case surmounted by a winged cupid with bow drawn with further cherubs seated at each side, on a stepped plinth base, 44cm high x 30cm wide, with an ebony stand and glass dome, 57cm high x 40cm wide overall

Provenance: The Les Watts Collection.
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £150 - £250
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
Lot 298 Sold
A REGENCY MAHOGANY AND BRASS INLAID BRACKET CLOCK
the double fusee eight day movement striking on a bell, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, the case with a brass acorn finial and ring handles to each side, decorated throughout with floral inlay, on turned bun feet, 48cm high x 30cm wide x 15cm deep

Provenance: The Les Watts Collection.
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £500 - £800
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
Lot 299 Sold
A FRENCH BRASS CARRIAGE CLOCK BY VOKES
late 19th century, the movement striking on a gong, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, the case with an inscription to 'J. U. Pike from E. H. Clutterbuck March 1891', 18.5cm high x 10cm wide x 9cm deep

Provenance: The Les Watts Collection.
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £40 - £80
23 October 2024
23 October 2024

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