FIRST DAY'S AUCTION - Session 1

An 18th Century Wedgwood plaque in framed case.

A rosewood and mother-of-pearl inlaid writing slope, 14".

A mahogany writing slope, 14"; (as found).

An H.M.V. table model gramophone.

A 1930s collection of bird's eggs housed in a table cabinet fitted four long drawers, 15".

A Victorian papier machT inkstand with mother-of-pearl inlaid covered stamp box, well, fitted single drawer, on turned legs.

A Victorian papier machT and mother-of-pearl stationery book cover with poems and drawings.

A Chinese Hungli metal moulded make-up box.

A Louis Phillippe ebonized and gilt metal mounted travelling liqueur set consisting of four decanters and sixteen glasses.

A Georgian mahogany six-bottle spirit box, a Victorian mahogany writing slope and a quantity of pipes.

Lorna Bailey, Limited Edition (138/250), Mexicana vase decorated in colour.

A Clarice Cliff "Bizarre" trio, banded border decoration.

Six miniature Royal Copenhagen dishes.

A Noritake "Savannah" pattern floral decorated part tea set of thirty pieces.

A Limited Edition Beswick figure "Out for a Duck", (365/1500).

A similar Beswick figure, "It's a Knockout"; (1442/1500).

A similar Beswick figure, Kit Cat; (724/1500)

A Clarice Cliff circular bowl, floral naturalistic low relief decoration, 7" diameter.

A Poole Pottery circular bowl, floral painted motif, 8" diameter, a similar Poole Pottery vase, 5", and a small Poole Pottery plant trough.

An Afghan flintlock jezail, fully stocked profusely inlaid with mother-of-pearl, Damascus barrel, steel lock marked Tower Proof, overall length 60...

An Afghan flintlock jezail, fully stocked with mother-of-pearl and brass inlay steel lock, overall length 56". (See colour illustration)

An Afghan flintlock jezail, fully stocked with mother-of-pearl and brass inlay, steel lock, overall length 52". (See colour illustration)

A Middle Eastern flintlock blunderbuss, steel barrel and lock, fully stocked, brass butt plate, overall length 20". (See colour illustrati...

A modern Italian gentleman's jacket.

An embroidered blue and silk shawl.

Eight pieces of blue and white Wedgwood Jasper Ware.

Aynsley Christmas plates (two), four other plates, Thomas Furnival & Son blue and white plates (four) and a three-piece coffee set.

A Mettlach plaque decorated Art Nouveau lady in colour, 20". (See colour illustration)

A pair of Continental bulbous vases decorated in coloured enamels, 14".

A Royal Worcester porcelain pedestal two-handle vase, the body painted mountainous landscape with sheep, by Harry Davis, 12.5" high; (crack to...

A Royal Worcester porcelain plate with painted rural landscape with figure before a thatched cottage, 11" diameter.

A Royal Worcester plate, centre panel of floral sprays within a green and gilt floral decorated border, 8".

A Royal Worcester porcelain Crown Ware blue lustre bowl with gilt floral motif, 9" diameter; (slight hair crack).

A Royal Worcester circular porcelain box and cover, the cover painted with fruit and signed W. Bee, 4" diameter.

A Royal Worcester blanc-de-chine figurine depicting a First World War soldier, 5.5". (See colour illustration)

The Bovey Pottery, Devon, a creamware figure titled "Our Boss" and depicting Winston Churchill, 7.5". (See colour illustration)

A Chinese rootwood table lamp designed as a fisherman, with two globes.

Ernest Whaliss, Vienna: Art Nouveau table centrepiece designed as a mermaid in rock pool, in green, 19".

A blue and white tazza, two spill vases, a blue jug, riding crop, etc.

A Victorian walnut and inlaid writing slope, 14", (slight defects).

A brandy inscribed stone block for Castillon and numbered 5631.

A spelter figure of a Blackamoor with hat and bangles, 33".

A Vienna plate painted a girl with candle in mob cap, 'Lisette', in blue gilt border; (restored).

A German porcelain green and puce ribbon plate, painted with a scene of nudes in garden setting.

A Zeigler design floral pattern carpet in pink ivory, approximately 12' x 9'11".

A Tabriz carpet with green floral centre medallion on blue floral field, red and green spandrels with floral borders, approximately 10' x 8...

A Kuba design Caucasian design rug on blue ground, approximately 4'11" x 3'11".

A MAHAL CARPET with floral pattern within lozenge out lines on red ground and wide blue borders, decorated flower heads, approximately 14' x...

Jean Desay: gilt bronze, figure of a man (possibly de Balzac), 6"; marble base.

A pair of Oriental bronze seated baby elephants each with ivory tusks, 6"; signed. (See colour illustration)

An Art Deco figurine of a lady with dove on stepped onyx base, height 12.5". (See colour illustration)

A bronze figurine depicting a mermaid on a rock, 7". (See colour illustration)

A bronze study of a young barefoot peasant girl with scarf, bodice and aproned skirt, 41".

A Satsuma blue glazed Mei Ping shaped vase decorated with a procession of Japanese Courtly figures by Kinkosan, in original case and with paper label.

A French iron bottle holder.

A brass standard lamp of Art Nouveau form, with funnel.

A German Meissen floral painted sauce boat with whip lash handle.

An Oriental floral carved wood bowl and cover.

A French carved wood bear umbrella stand.

A French circular mirror decorated with cupids.

A Meissen floral painted and gadrooned form hot water jug with yellow floral knop.

A interesting early Ludswigburgh teapot decorated garlands of flowers, lion mask handle, resting on paw feet.

An old slab agate study of a cat, possibly Devon Ware.

An antique Vienna vase decorated with many raised flowers on a basket work body, 14".

An interesting milky glass teapot with painted decoration.

A Chinese purple ground vase decorated figures in garden setting.

Hornby, three clockwork locomotives, one tender, one coach, two goods wagons and track with an original box.

A Veterinary's Victorian Fleme in case.

A Doulton glazed stoneware jug, 9".

A pair of 19th Century Samson's of Paris Amorial vases and covers, 9"; (one as found).

A pair of 19th Century French spelter figures 'Muse Se Arts' and 'Geniw Guerrier', 26".

A silver top perfume spray, a card case and miscellany.

A biscuitierre with plated mounts, a salt glazed jug (as found), a Wedgwood bowl, a Carlton Ware dish (as found) and a pair of Soapstone Kylins.

Two ruby tinted wine glasses, two Royal Worcester eggs coddlers dressing table items, etc.

A Victorian hors d'oeuvres dish, a ring dish and six other pieces.

A blue and overlaid glass decanter and six glasses.

Three 1920s bird wall pockets.

Will Young, Hunnaford Pottery, Hunnaford Coombe, Buckfastleigh, Devon: a group of nine figures, "Uncle Tom Cobley and All", decorated in...

A Pratt Ware pot lid, figures with horses before a ruin; (with base).

A similar pot lid, Hoburn Viaduct; (with base).

A collection of hatpins in porcelain stand.

A 19th Century air twist pedestal wine glass, bell bowl, knopped stem, 7".

Oval miniature on porcelain, Portrait of a lady, carved frame.

A 19th Century silhouette depicting a young lady, framed and glazed.

An Oriental Export porcelain plate, floral motif in blue and white, 10" diameter.

A Japanese Arita plate, bird and bamboo motif in colour, 10" diameter.

A Susie Cooper part tea set, floral motif, pink and green banded border, of twenty pieces.

A pair of Victorian tiles, "Kingfisher" and "Swallow" in oak frame, and a group of four small Delft tiles in oak frame.

Armand Marsailles, Germany: a bisque porcelain headed doll, open glass eyes.

A cut-glass vase, Medina glass, cut-glass champagnes and a green dressing table set.

Nineteen pieces of cut-glass, including candlesticks, etc.

Four cut-glass hollow stem champagnes and eleven other cut-glass hocks.

A pair of Torquay pottery two handle vases, parrot motif on a blue ground.

A Torquay pedestal bowl 'Elp Yerzel to Sugar', an Evershot four-piece tea set, etc.

A Wemyss rose floral bordered jardiniere.

A pair of Persian silver salad servers with engraved decoration and rhinoceros handles.

Prof. Seyer: alabaster figure of an Art Nouveau dancing girl; (possibly P. Seyer, died 1890, see Benezit).

A Zulu walking stick and an Indian brass handled umbrella.

A brass compass with plated front, Telegraph Works, London.

A Spode cake platter and a pair of ruby cased vases.