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The Autumn Auction - 15th & 16th October 2024
to include Lots 365 - 434 - from The Christopher Hawkings Collection of Curiosities
Day 1 - Ceramics Lots 1 - 160
Works of Art Lots 165 - 362
The Christopher Hawkings Collection of Curiosities - Lots 365 - 434. For further information please refer to download brochure
Clocks Lots 440 - 556
Day 2 - Pictures Lots 561 - 744
Furniture, Rugs and Carpets Lots 751 - 1117
Auction dates
Oct 15, 2024 10:00 AM BST
Lots: 1 - 556
Oct 16, 2024 10:00 AM BST
Lots: 561 - 1117
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Oct 11, 2024 09:00 AM - 05:15 PM BST
Oct 12, 2024 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM BST
Oct 14, 2024 09:00 AM - 05:15 PM BST
Oct 15, 2024 09:00 AM - 05:15 PM BST
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An Elizabeth II silver model of an Auctioneer's Rostrum, with sloping desk superstructure, panelled sides and hinged door, London 1992, maker R.G.G., 19cm high, 7.5cm wide, 10cm deep, 58ozs (1811 grams), contained in a yew-wood box.
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A Continental 800 standard Lodge Hammer, the barrel end with ebonised turned handle, 24.5cm long, inscribed 'Der Bavaria Loge No.1 v Bayern zu ihrem 40 Jahrigen Stiftungs feste genridneet vorihen Gastere' and 'Hermann Binswanger Heinrrich Kuhn, Adolph Strassburger, Emile Vagel. Dr August Weiss.
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An Auctioneer's turned wood gavel, inscribed C.H., 18cm long and an ebonised gavel with basket form end, 16cm long (2).
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An Auctioneer's 925 marked gavel, inscribed Tiffany & Co 925, 9.5cm long, 3ozs.
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A Victorian silver and silver gilt presentation quill pen, London 1838, makers Charles Reily & George Storer, 30cm long, inscribed 'Prize at Tunbridge School, July 1838', contained in a fitted case.
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A George III silver presentation quill pen, inscribed 'Misses Atkins Boarding School, Mile End, Xmas 1810, E. C. Cohiet', hallmarked London 1810, 20.5cm long.
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A sterling silver pocket measure, with scroll and foliate terminal, 12cm long, inscribed 'Pat. Oct. 2. 94'.
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A Georgian silver tongue scraper, with spiral decoration - maker's mark only, I.D. stamped twice, also an unmarked tongue scraper (2).
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A George V silver 'ring' cigarette holder, London 1933, 7cm long, also two 'Sterling' ring cigarette holders with shell decoration, 8cm long (3).
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A pair of plated grape scissors, 'The Golden Plough Orange Knife Pat. No. 19103/28, with bakelite handle, an E.P.N.S. pickle fork with mother of pearl handle and a plated cheese taster of tapering form, with oval ring terminal (4).
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The Praxinoscope-Theatre New Optical Toy, contained in original box, 24.5cm x 26.5cm x 13cm.
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A 19th Century brass bun top kitchen pepper, of cylindrical form, 8.5cm high, a plated dish wedge with reeded decoration, 11.5cm long x 6cm wide, a plated patent grapefruit corer and a brass pastry wheel, 9.5cm (4).
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A Vintage Ergos brass Three In One Ice Cream Wafer Holder, with Sheffield registration mark, 14cm high, and another plated example, 13cm high (2).
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A George V silver and ebonised 'The Lamorna' Juice Extractor, Birmingham 1930, maker Adie Brothers Ltd, with original instructions and box, also a pair of plated knife rests and four plated lemon squeezers (7).
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Two coloured hardstone egg-shaped hand coolers.
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An Antique ebony and brass ink dip pen quill cutter, maker 'Rodgers, Cutlers to Her Majesty, Sheffield, England', 10cm long and another horn and brass quill cutter, 9.5cm long (2).
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A pewter pipe holder, also 'The Climax' cigarette roller and a brass pipe tamper in the form of a lady's leg (3).
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A 1965 Audubon red stained wood Bird Call, Newington, Conn, and another ebonised and pewter bird call (2).
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'The Grappler adjustable Dress-Holder N.C.R. Co. Patent 11267', 'Albo Silver', Late Victorian, with engraved decoration and heart-shaped belt clasp.
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A brass finish skirt or hem lifter, with female mask surmount, also 'The Shakespear patent' skirt lifter and 'The Surprise patent' plated skirt lifter (3).
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An Edwardian table croquet game, comprising five turned wood mallets, 27.5cm long, seven metal hoops, six balls and two jacks.
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The Queens stoneware Muff warmer 'Regd 537485 Gourmet' of ovoid form with chain attachment, 14cm long.
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A travelling telescopic pocket coat hanger, initialled D.R.P, a horn handled steel ham bone holder, a tablet crusher, by H. Ltd, London, a teabag strainer and a vintage Wraggs of Sheffield grapefruit knife/fork (5).
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A Charles II fruitwood apple corer, with geometric decoration, initialled B. S. and dated 1662, 16.5cm long.
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A 17th Century fruitwood apple corer, with ring turned handle and bun top, 14cm long.
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An 18th Century treen knitting sheath, initialled 'C & P' and dated March 18, having incised geometric decoration and raised heart, 16.5cm long.
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A 19th Century treen straw splitter, of inverted pear shape, on a square bevelled plinth.
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An 18th Century lignum vitae pounce pot, with circular dished top, turned baluster stem and circular base, 9cm high.
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A 19th Century treen cup and ball game, with turned twin baluster stem.
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A 19th Century/Early 20th Century treen bird scarer, of rattle type.
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A pair of 19th Century horn boot pulls, initialled R.I.G.I, 13cm long.
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A treen patent cue tip fastener, by 'Orme & Sons, Billiard Table Makers and Sole Manufacturers of the patent 'Cue Tip Fastener', St Ann's Street, Manchester, London Agents Thurston & Co, Catherine St, Strand', 13.5cm long.
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A George III fruitwood kettle holder, of hinged cylindrical form with turned decoration and brass hinges, 11cm long.
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A collection of Spillikins, in a fruitwood bottle-shaped case, 14.5cm high.
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A fruitwood glove powderer, of belt shape with turned handle, 12.7cm high.
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An unusual antique African curved wood hand piano, with six metal keys, 29cm x 8cm.
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A Victorian wooden mousetrap, of rectangular form, with rising block, 30cm long.
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A bench mounted cast iron mechanical apple peeler, made in U.S.A by SInclair Scott Co., Baltimore.
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A bench mounted cast iron mechanical apple peeler, by C. E. Hudson, Leominster, Mass.
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A pair of copper boot warmers, with brass screw tops and ring handles, 19cm x 19cm.
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A pair of lignum vitae glove stretchers, 55cm long.
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A late Victorian/Edwardian wood rattle, possibly for use as a bird scarer.
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A 19th Century treen back scratcher, with geometric flowerhead decoration to the pointed ovoid end, channel moulded stem and bell-shaped terminal with stellar motifs, 60cm long.
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The Odiris bench mounted iron coconut scraper, with turned wood handle.
* The Odiris Engineering Company, founded in Sri Lanka in 1952, is the pioneer and leading coconut scraper manufacturer.
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A bench mounted cast iron No. 36 raisin pipper, with turned ebonised handle - Enterprise M.F.C. Co., Philadelphia, P.A., U.S.A.
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A turned wood and brass adjustable air operated hem measurer, with turned central stem and circular base, 66cm high.
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An interesting collection of six iron and steel keys, including keys purporting to be used at Kensington Gates, Hyde Park, Hyde Park Corner Gates and by H.R.H. The Duke of Kent, including a key with open quatrefoil terminal and scimitar lock, 20cm long and a steel double ended key, 13cm long (6).
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A 19th Century plain glass toddy lifter, with slice cut knopped stem, 20cm long.
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A lace maker's glass lamp, with plain baluster stem and circular base.
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A plain glass wasp trap, of bell shape with cork stopper and tripod stub feet, 15cm diameter.
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A glass double lipped wine glass cooling bowl, 10.5cm diameter, also 18 assorted glass sugar crushers.
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An 18th Century steel snuff box, of rectangular shape with slide out end and perforated back, the front with vignette of a gentleman crier 'Success to Ye Friendly Society' and inscribed Geore Glasbey, Best Virginia, London, 12cm x 6cm.
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An 18th Century steel sugar cutter, with scimitar-shaped blades.
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A 19th Century patent steel wick trimmer and snuffer, on three pear-shaped feet, an 18th Century steel wick cleaner and snuffer and a steel scissor candle snuffer (3).
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A steel egg cutter, the handle inscribed 'Soc Brevetti Vogliotti, Torino', a metal patent champagne cork remover with anthemion decoration, a champagne tap by S. Maw & Son, London, a steel button hook and an iron calthrop (5).
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Two Billy and Charleys - one being in the form of a leaden Medieval King, 15cm high, the other an Egyptian figure, 11.5cm high, also a Ushabti and an antique leather key tag (4).
*Notes - William Smith (Billy) and Charles Eaton (Charley) were mudlarks who searched the River Thames for items of value.
They subsequently decided to counterfeit antiquities, causing controversy in Victorian society when a large number of supposedly Medieval objects appeared for sale.
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A collection of hardstone and glass arrowheads and shards, one titled 'Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island, U.S.A.' (10)
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A steel Lund's London lever for drafting corks, Circa 1850.
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An Italian double lever corkscrew, with vine pattern decoration, the centre in the form of a well.
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A 19th Century English Thomason type double action corkscrew, with turned bone handle and brush, the ringed brass barrel inscribed 'Evans' and with applied gilt brass badge marked 'Patent' between lion and unicorn.
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