Gentleman's Library, Grand Tour & Auction of Curiosities - 806 Lots
Bamfords Auctioneers - The Derby Auction House
Chequers Road off Pentagon Island
DE21 6EN Derby
United Kingdom
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Date of the auction: 14.01.2021
A 19th century brown patinated bronze desk weight, cast as ...
A 19th century brown patinated bronze desk weight, cast as a retreiver dog, spreading rectangular base, 13.5cm wide, c.1860
Lot #: 5000
Estimate: £40 - £60
Date: 14 Jan 2021
A 12" terrestrial globe, the GlobeTerrestre, by J Forest, Ru...
A 12" terrestrial globe, the GlobeTerrestre, by J Forest, Rue de Buci, Paris, turned ebonised base, 58cm high overall
Lot #: 5001
Estimate: £200 - £300
Date: 14 Jan 2021
A 16th century style Continental brass mounted triform powde...
A 16th century style Continental brass mounted triform powder flask, sprung cap to spout, the mounts in the Mannerist taste with figures and strapwork, 20cm high
Lot #: 5002
Estimate: £40 - £60
Date: 14 Jan 2021
A 17th century oak fragment, carved with a band of leafy lun...
A 17th century oak fragment, carved with a band of leafy lunettes, 88cm long, c.1680
Lot #: 5003
Estimate: £30 - £40
Date: 14 Jan 2021
A 12" terrestrial globe, Replogle World Classic Series, bras...
A 12" terrestrial globe, Replogle World Classic Series, brass finished fittings, turned mahogany base, 50cm high
Lot #: 5004
Estimate: £60 - £80
Date: 14 Jan 2021
A 19th century agate hafted desk seal, blood agate matrix, 8...
A 19th century agate hafted desk seal, blood agate matrix, 8cm long
Lot #: 5005
Estimate: £50 - £70
Date: 14 Jan 2021
A 19th century alabaster desk thermometer, Fahrenheit scale,...
A 19th century alabaster desk thermometer, Fahrenheit scale, mercury cistern, turned cupola finial, gilt metal ropetwist borders, 19.5cm high, c.1870
Lot #: 5006
Estimate: £30 - £40
Date: 14 Jan 2021
A 19th century alabaster 'peep egg' stanhope viewer, the rot...
A 19th century alabaster 'peep egg' stanhope viewer, the rotating mechanism with two photographic portraits, 12cm high
Lot #: 5007
Estimate: £30 - £50
Date: 14 Jan 2021
A 19th century American C-frame sewing machine, by Willcox &...
A 19th century American C-frame sewing machine, by Willcox & Gibbs, New York, wooden base, 33cm wide, pine case with swan neck carrying handle
Lot #: 5008
Estimate: £150 - £200
Date: 14 Jan 2021
A 19th century Berlin woolwork picture, of a cat, 22cm x 30c...
A 19th century Berlin woolwork picture, of a cat, 22cm x 30cm, c.1850, gilt frame
Lot #: 5009
Estimate: £40 - £60
Date: 14 Jan 2021
A 19th century Berlin woolwork picture, worked in the Orient...
A 19th century Berlin woolwork picture, worked in the Orientalist taste coloured threads and beadwork with an Arab and his horse, 38cm x 42cm, c.1860
Lot #: 5010
Estimate: £40 - £60
Date: 14 Jan 2021
A 19th century black japanned deed box, brass swan neck carr...
A 19th century black japanned deed box, brass swan neck carrying handle, 29cm high, 30cm wide
Lot #: 5011
Estimate: £30 - £40
Date: 14 Jan 2021
A 19th century Bohemian white overlaid blue glass slender fa...
A 19th century Bohemian white overlaid blue glass slender facetted mallet shaped decanter, the lower section with pointed arched panels picked out in gilt, 37.5cm high, c.1850
Lot #: 5012
Estimate: £30 - £40
Date: 14 Jan 2021
A 19th century bone desk seal, domed fluted pommel, the turn...
A 19th century bone desk seal, domed fluted pommel, the turned stem carved with a spiralling leaf, 9cm long; a 19th century turned snuff bottle, 5.5cm long (2
Lot #: 5013
Estimate: £30 - £40
Date: 14 Jan 2021
A 19th century 'boulle' and ebonised shaped serpentine caske...
A 19th century 'boulle' and ebonised shaped serpentine casket, hinged cover inlaid with brass engraved with masks and scrolling foliage, on a green ground, 12cm wide, c.1860
Lot #: 5014
Estimate: £40 - £60
Date: 14 Jan 2021
A 19th century boxwood six-section folding customs and excis...
A 19th century boxwood six-section folding customs and excise or vintner's measure, 152.5cm long, brass mounted mahogany box with inkwell, 33cm long
Lot #: 5015
Estimate: £70 - £100
Date: 14 Jan 2021
A 19th century brass-bound coromandel dressing box, hinged c...
A 19th century brass-bound coromandel dressing box, hinged cover enclosing a lift-out tray with an arrangement of boxes, bottles, jars, compartments and a necessaire of sewing requisites, 31cm wide, the fittings mostly London 1816
Lot #: 5016
Estimate: £200 - £300
Date: 14 Jan 2021
A 19th century bronze table top lantern, glazed hexagonal la...
A 19th century bronze table top lantern, glazed hexagonal lamp head, reeded pillar, tripod support with lion paw feet, incurved triform base, 31cm high
Lot #: 5017
Estimate: £30 - £40
Date: 14 Jan 2021
A 19th century bronze travelling sundial, folding gnomon, 7....
A 19th century bronze travelling sundial, folding gnomon, 7.5cm diam
Lot #: 5018
Estimate: £150 - £180
Date: 14 Jan 2021
A 19th century cast iron door stop, as a lion's paw, posted ...
A 19th century cast iron door stop, as a lion's paw, posted handle, 34.5cm high
Lot #: 5019
Estimate: £60 - £80
Date: 14 Jan 2021
A 19th century cast iron novelty inkstand, as an elephant la...
A 19th century cast iron novelty inkstand, as an elephant laden with baskets, rectangular base, 19cm long, c.1870
Lot #: 5020
Estimate: £100 - £150
Date: 14 Jan 2021
A 19th century Chinese Taoist rectangular silk banner, worke...
A 19th century Chinese Taoist rectangular silk banner, worked in gilt and coloured threads with a temple lion, an immortal, and surmounted by characters and the yin and yang, 128cm long, 32cm wide
Lot #: 5022
Estimate: £40 - £60
Date: 14 Jan 2021
A 19th century Continental silver easel pocket watch stand, ...
A 19th century Continental silver easel pocket watch stand, pierced and die-stamped with winged putto herms, flowers and scrolling foliage, 14cm high, marked 900, c.1890
Lot #: 5023
Estimate: £150 - £180
Date: 14 Jan 2021
A 19th century cut-steel mounted mounted 'miser's' purse, 27...
A 19th century cut-steel mounted mounted 'miser's' purse, 27.5cm long; another, similar (2
Lot #: 5024
Estimate: £30 - £40
Date: 14 Jan 2021
A 19th century ebony wall mounted thermometer, by Dolland, L...
A 19th century ebony wall mounted thermometer, by Dolland, London, 21.5cm long overall
Lot #: 5025
Estimate: £30 - £50
Date: 14 Jan 2021
A 19th century French kingwood and rosewood shaped rectangul...
A 19th century French kingwood and rosewood shaped rectangular gaming box, hinged quarter-veneered top enclosing a fitted interior with lift-out compartments and an arrangement of gambling counters, 33cm wide, c.1870
Lot #: 5026
Estimate: £100 - £150
Date: 14 Jan 2021
A 19th century French malachite mounted oval casket, in the ...
A 19th century French malachite mounted oval casket, in the Palais Royale manner, hinged cover, leafy scroll feet, 16cm wide, c.1870
Lot #: 5027
Estimate: £120 - £180
Date: 14 Jan 2021
A 19th century French playing card box, hinged cover decorat...
A 19th century French playing card box, hinged cover decorated with cut-steel pinwork and inscribed Ecarte, hinged cover enclosing provision for cards and counters, 17.5cm wide, c.1870
Lot #: 5028
Estimate: £60 - £80
Date: 14 Jan 2021
A 19th century gentleman's malacca walking cane, the pommel ...
A 19th century gentleman's malacca walking cane, the pommel in relief with a hunting dog, the cane applied with military insignia, 85.5cm long
Lot #: 5029
Estimate: £40 - £60
Date: 14 Jan 2021
A 19th century gilt brass mounted tan morocco leather despat...
A 19th century gilt brass mounted tan morocco leather despatch box, by Schlender & Edlinger vorm Girardet, hinged cover with coronet and cartouche inscribed 'Anne', enclosing twin compartments, 28cm wide, c.1890
Lot #: 5030
Estimate: £70 - £90
Date: 14 Jan 2021
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