Our forthcoming Fine Art & Antiques sale presents an exceptional and varied selection spanning decorative arts, silver, jewellery, fine art, and collectors’ items.
Highlights include an outstanding group of Arts and Crafts metalwork designed by Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co., alongside rare sentimental Georgian “lover’s eye” jewellery, Victorian jet mourning pieces, and a strong offering of diamond, emerald, sapphire and other gem-set rings.
Silver enthusiasts will find an array of rarities, from a York-made pair of George IV wine coasters and Victorian novelty table lighters to fine colonial and Persian pieces, including an important early 20th Century Indian silver casket. The decorative arts section features Lalique glass, Emile Gallé cameo glass, South Staffordshire enamels, micromosaics, and novelty snuff boxes.
Paintings and works on paper range from Old Masters and 19th Century continental scenes to modern British art, with names including Myles Birket Foster, William Tatton Winter, and contemporary works by Jaume Plensa. Sculptures and objets d’art are equally enticing, from Black Forest carvings to bronzes after Barye and Koons.
Collectors will also enjoy a diverse mix of curiosities — from a Korean diving helmet and oversized Victorian coachman’s knife to ormolu-mounted marble torchères and period mirrors — making this a sale with something for every taste and interest.
Viewing times
25 August 10am-4pm
26 August 10am-4pm
Sale contact
Name: Rohan McCulloch
Email: rohan@elstob.co.uk
Telephone: 01765 699200
Name: Julia Matyear
Email: julia@elstob.co.uk
Telephone: 01765 699200
Name: David Elstob MA MRICS FNAVA
Email: david@elstob.co.uk
Telephone: 01765 699200
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Lot 2
A 19TH CENTURY SILVER-MOUNTED IRON AND BENTWOOD GYROSCOPIC GIMBALED SHIP LANTERN
Lot 4
THOMAS ONA A CARVED WOOD AND PAINTED FIGURE OF A DISTRICT OFFICER
Lot 7
RENÉ LALIQUE (FRENCH, 1860-1945), A 'DOMREMY' VASE DESIGNED 1926
Lot 8
RENÉ LALIQUE (FRENCH, 1860-1945), A 'FONTAINEBLEAU' VASE DESIGNED 1930
Lot 9
RENÉ LALIQUE (FRENCH, 1860-1945), A 'CALYPSO' BOWL DESIGNED 1930
Lot 10
RENÉ LALIQUE (FRENCH, 1860-1945), A 'TETE DE FEMME' BOX AND COVER, FOR COTY DESIGNED 1912
Lot 12
RENÉ LALIQUE (FRENCH, 1860-1945), A 'FAUNE' CACHET DESIGNED 1931
Lot 14
RENÉ LALIQUE (FRENCH, 1860-1945), A 'CAMPANULES' DISH DESIGNED 1932
Lot 15
ÉMILE GALLÉ (FRENCH, 1846-1904), A CAMEO GLASS LANDSCAPE VASE
Lot 18
A LIMITED EDITION BOXED SET OF FOURTEEN WEDGWOOD JASPER PORTRAIT MEDALLIONS 1973
Lot 21
A LATE 18TH CENTURY DUTCH DELFT BLUE AND WHITE ROSE SCENT JAR JOHANNES VAN DUYN FACTORY
Lot 24
AFTER P.J. MÊNE, A PARIAN TERRIER GROUP, OR "CHASSE AU LAPIN" COPELAND, CIRCA 1870
Lot 26
A RARE RUSSIAN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A LADY POSSIBLY ST. PETERSBURG
Lot 35
A PAIR OF IZNIK STYLE EWERS AND COVERS LATE 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Lot 38
A RARE PAIR OF STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERY MODELS OF CATS CIRCA 1850
Lot 42
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN GINGER JAR 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
Lot 50
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN ALTAR GARNITURE CIRCA 1870
Lot 58
A FINE JAPANESE SATSUMA KORO BY SHIZAN MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912)
Lot 60
TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN MINIATURE VASES 19TH CENTURY
Lot 63
A FINE JAPANESE SATSUMA VASE BY RYOZAN MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912)
Lot 65
A CHINESE BLANC-DE-CHINE MODEL OF A DEER DEHUAN, 18TH CENTURY
Lot 66
AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE SATSUMA SAUCER DISH BY KINKOZAN MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912)
Lot 68
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN 'DRAGON' TRIPOD CENSER PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY
Lot 69
A CHINESE PORCELAIN BUTTERFLY BOWL 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY JIAQING
Lot 71
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE KRAAK PORCELAIN VASE WANLI (1573-1620)
Lot 73
A FINE AND LARGE CHINESE YIXING STONEWARE TEAPOT AND COVER 18TH CENTURY
Lot 75
A JAPANESE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL KORO AND COVER MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912)
Lot 77
A JAPANESE BRONZE AND MIXED METALS VASE MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912)
Lot 78
A JAPANESE EMBROIDERED SILK PANEL OF A POINTER AND PREY MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912)
Lot 80
A CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER PROBABLY MING DYNASTY
Lot 87
A LARGE CHINESE BRONZE TWO-HANDLED VASE LATE 19TH/ EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Lot 88
A CHINESE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL AND BRONZE BOX AND COVER PROBABLY QING DYNASTY
Lot 90
A PAIR OF JAPANESE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL VASES BY HAYASHI KIHYOE, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912)
Lot 95
A PAIR OF LARGE JAPANESE SILK NEEDLEWORK TAPESTRIES 19TH CENTURY
Lot 96
CARTER & DUCK BLACKSMITHS A SET OF TRAPP FORGE HAND-MADE FIRE IRONS