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Auction:
Tuesday 4th November starting at 10:00am
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Avenue Auctions, Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester DT1 1QS
Saturday 1st November 9.00am - 12.00pm
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| Lot | Title | Estimate | Hammer price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 |
BESWICK: A LARGE ELEPHANT
30cm high (tusk broken), and various Beswick horses, one with Jockey up, No.12 (leg broken) (7)
|
£30 - £50 | £50 | View |
| 49 |
A QUANTITY OF GLASSWARE
including Dartington wine glassed (some chipped feet) a pair of decanters, and a cut glass bowl, a pair of silver-plated candlesticks, a plated table lighter, and a brass fire tools holder and tools
|
£30 - £50 | £10 | View |
| 50 |
A BESWICK JACK RUSSELL TERRIER
a Bassett hound, and various dogs by other makers, Sylvac, Royal Doulton, etc (10)
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£30 - £60 | £60 | View |
| 51 |
BORDER FINE ARTS; 'MALLARD' BY DON BRIDDELL
on wooden base 35cm long, with 'Kingfisher', from 'Reflections' series, a pheasant (a/f), and similar swan and cygnets (4)
|
£30 - £60 | £30 | View |
| 52 |
A QUANTITY OF FOXHUNTING THEMED CERAMICS
mugs, tea ware, etc, a few Royal commemoratives and other items
|
£30 - £50 | £20 | View |
| 53 |
KEITH MURRAY FOR WEDGWOOD: A WALL VASE
in sea green, a Murray bowl, and a further quantity of Wedgwood, Poole, and other ceramics
|
£60 - £100 | £100 | View |
| 54 |
A COLLECTION OF NOVELTY TEAPOTS
various makes and shapes, some boxed
|
£40 - £60 | £50 | View |
| 55 |
BORDER FINE ARTS: LIMOUSIN BULL
and other BFA animals, and other similar items (14)
|
£30 - £60 | £60 | View |
| 56 |
THREE FORTNUM & MASON HAMPER BASKETS
each 59cm wide (3)
|
£80 - £150 | £60 | View |
| 57 |
A PAIR OF JAPANESE PORCELAIN EWERS
in European taste, with impasto painted decoration and floral vignettes, 25.5cm high (a/f)
|
£30 - £50 | £20 | View |
| 58 |
A LARGE 'SYLVAC WARE' MARKED RABBIT
(probably reproduction) printed mark to base, 33.5cm high, and a Russian porcelain giraffe, 30cm high (2)
|
£30 - £60 | £35 | View |
| 59 |
BORDER FINE ARTS; 'COMING HOME' BY J. BOYT
on wooden base 36cm long (ear a/f), with 'Leave some for me' from the James Herriot Studio Collection (ear a/f), and 'Time for reflection' (3)
|
£30 - £60 | £30 | View |
| 60 |
A COLLECTION OF SYLVAC 'CORDON BRUN' WARE
various jars, spoon rest, toast rack, and jug (11)
|
£40 - £80 | - | View |
| 61 |
THREE LLADRO FIGURINES
the tallest 25cm, and a further collection of similar NAO figurines (11 in total)
|
£50 - £80 | £70 | View |
| 62 |
A QUANTITY OF BESWICK AND CARLTON WARE DISHES
and a Clarice Cliff plate (9)
|
£30 - £60 | £10 | View |
| 63 |
A 19th CENTURY STONEWARE JAR
with moulded decoration; 'Bishop Wood, Leigh House, Offculme' (no lid), with a prunus ginger jar, large mortar and pestle, brass jar, and another pestle
|
£30 - £60 | £15 | View |
| 64 |
TAXIDERMY: A BROWN TROUT
caught by Edward Buxton, Gobernuisgach, 1st Sept 1988 (uncased, some damage), and a pair of six-point antlers, on a wooden shield, Oct 1996 (2)
|
£40 - £60 | £140 | View |
| 65 |
TAXIDERMY: A FOX MASK
mounted on an oak shield, with paper label to the back 'F.E. Potter, Taxidermist', 28cm high
|
£30 - £50 | £30 | View |
| 66 |
A LOOP OPTI ZSPEY 14'
four-piece salmon fly rod in its original rod bag and rod tube (old shop stock) (1)
|
£80 - £150 | £80 | View |
| 67 |
A BRUCE & WALKER HEXAGRAPH 10' 6"
three-piece fly rod in its original Bruce & Walker canvas bag (1)
|
£30 - £50 | £50 | View |
| 68 |
ABU GARCIA DIPLOMAT 9'
four-piece spinning rod in its original Abu Diplomat rod tube (of shop stock) (1)
|
£30 - £50 | £30 | View |
| 69 |
ABU GARCIA DIPLOMAT 8'
four-piece spinning rod in its original Abu Garcia Diplomat rod tube (1)
|
£30 - £50 | £25 | View |
| 70 |
SONIK TRAVEL SPINNING 10'
rod in its original Sonik canvas rod bag and rod tube (zip pull detached) (1)
|
£30 - £50 | £25 | View |
| 71 |
BRUCE & WALKER HEXAGRAPH 11' 6" THREE PIECE FLY ROD
in its original fleece Bruce & Walker rod bag (of shop stock) (1)
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£30 - £50 | £30 | View |
| 72 |
BRUCE & WALKER POWERLITE SPEYCASTER 12'4"
four-piece salmon fly rod in its original Bruce & Walker canvas bag and in a pen rod tube (1)
|
£50 - £100 | £50 | View |
| 73 |
A ZPEY INSTINCT DH 10' FOUR PIECE SALMON FLY ROD
in its original fleece rod bag and original rod tube (of old shop stock) (1)
|
£50 - £100 | £50 | View |
| 74 |
BRUCE & WALKER ST SALMON DH 11'3"
three-piece rod in its original canvas Bruce & Walker rod bag; together with a Snowbee rod tube (of shop stock) (2)
|
£50 - £100 | £50 | View |
| 75 |
A TUBULAR BRASS COAT AND HAT RACK
56cm wide (reproduction), a brass and wood magazine rack, two fire screens, and a warming pan (no handle)
|
£30 - £50 | £10 | View |
| 76 |
A GROUP OF SIX LLADRO CERAMIC BEARS
the tallest modelled as a mother with two cubs, 17cm high (some nicotine deposit) (6)
|
£30 - £50 | £60 | View |
| 77 |
A ROYAL ALBERT IMARI PALETTE PART TEA SERVICE
(some damage)
|
£30 - £50 | - | View |
| 78 |
A LENGTH OF VINTAGE FABRIC PRINTED WITH BOATS
1950s/60s, approx 435cm, and other vintage and modern textiles and other items, contained in a vintage travel case
|
£40 - £60 | £20 | View |
| 79 |
SUZIE MARSH (CONTEMPORARY) 'Ki'
the bear modelled on a climbing frame, 43cm high; together with various similar examples including a polar bear lamp, a figure of bear and cub, a bronze effect polar bear, and others (some nicotine…
|
£40 - £80 | £280 | View |
| 80 | A QUANTITY OF BEDCOVERS AND THROWS | £30 - £40 | £10 | View |
| 81 |
A LARGE QUANTITY OF RESIN CAST POLAR BEARS
modelled in various positions and figural groups, the largest 37cm high x 24cm wide; further including polar bear themed Christmas ornaments (some nicotine deposit)
|
£30 - £50 | £35 | View |
| 82 |
A QUANTITY OF CERAMIC POLAR BEARS
comprising various examples including a piggy bank, two Coca-Cola bears, and figures stamped 'USSR', the largest 24cm high (some nicotine deposit)
|
£30 - £50 | £120 | View |
| 83 |
A COLLECTION OF OLD WOODEN AND BRASS SPIRIT LEVELS
contained in a mahogany box
|
£30 - £60 | £50 | View |
| 84 |
A QUANTITY OF DECORATIVE CERAMICS
including a Chinese bowl, printed and painted with scenes, Beswick 'Solomon of Wendover' Labrador, Border Fine Arts Blue Tit, Beswick Owls, Wedgwood jasper ware, and other items
|
£40 - £60 | £50 | View |
| 85 |
A SALTER KITCHEN SCALE, WITH WEIGHTS
a set of brass bell weights, a folding table with brass top, a reproduction 'Cambrian safety lamp' and other metalware
|
£30 - £60 | £20 | View |
| 86 |
A COLLECTION OF CERAMIC EGG TRINKET BOXES
various makers, with a few marble and wooden eggs, some painted (Willow pattern and one Wedgwood egg damaged)
|
£30 - £50 | £35 | View |
| 87 |
A SMALL STROMBERGSHYTTAN VASE
8cm high, a large Victorian opaline glass vase, novelty cruets, and other mixed ceramics and sundries
|
£30 - £50 | £20 | View |
| 88 |
A COLLECTION OF RESIN BEAR FIGURES
comprising various examples on plinth bases, including figures from the Juliana collection, the largest 30cm (some nicotine deposit)
|
£30 - £50 | £20 | View |
| 89 |
A LARGE COLLECTION OF RESIN CAST POLAR BEAR FIGURES
modelled in various positions and groups, the largest 30cm high x 25cm wide; further including two snow globes and a 'Quarry Critter' figure (some nicotine deposit)
|
£30 - £50 | £70 | View |
| 90 |
A COLLECTION OF TEA AND DINNER WARE
including a Crown Ducal 'Althea' part service, Copeland 'Olympus', other ceramics, a Wedgwood cache-pot etc
|
£30 - £50 | - | View |
| 91 |
A LARGE QUANTITY OF CERAMIC PANDA FIGURES
the tallest 22cm high x 18cm wide (some nicotine deposit)
|
£30 - £50 | £120 | View |
| 92 |
A QUANTITY OF SUNDRIES
including an accordion, two leather suitcases, car badge, framed moth, a cast poppy a typewriter, and a plastic Jaguar storage box.
|
£30 - £50 | £40 | View |
| 93 |
A QUANTITY OF VINTAGE LINENS
and fabric remnants, etc
|
£30 - £50 | £25 | View |
| 94 |
A MINERAL SPECIMEN
approx 13 x 17 x 23cm, and two smaller
|
£30 - £50 | - | View |
| 95 |
A QUANTITY OF LP VINYL RECORDS
including Jazz, some 45 rpm singles, and a few 78s
|
£30 - £50 | £10 | View |