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A Good Victorian Brass Fire Dog Set Comprising Of Tongs, Shovel And Poker, each piece with ball handle.
Nice and weighty in the hand.

Price:  $450.00

Circa 1800.
245mm high.

A Pair Of George III 18th Century Double Knop Brass Candlesticks On Raised Octagonal Bases.
173mm high.
Circa 1760.

A Good 19th Century French Brass Cased Chiming Carriage Clock with lifting handle, glazed sides and enamelled circular face with Arabic numerals; with original leather case which is slightly distressed.
Circa 1880

Never Seen One Of These Before!
A 19th Century John Rabone & Sons Brass Cased Tape Measure Incorporating Sliding Scale For The Calculation Of Cattle Weight!
Not tested.
Perfect present for the stud cattle farmer who has everything.

A charming early 19th century rectangular papier mache snuff box with simulated tortoiseshell cover.
Circa 1820,
80mm x 45mm.

A pair of Victorian Daguerreotypes - decendants of Arhtur.W.Parrot; author of the queer & rare fishes of NZ.

A Victorian Horn Eye Glass With Swivelling Enclosed Lens.
Circa 1860.

An Early 19th Century Gold Mounted Agate Seal With Cut Intaglio Monogram, Cockerel And Latin Motto.
Circa 1820.

A Nice Set Of 3 George III Small Pewter Dishes.
London touch marks.
Circa 1800.
116mm diameter.

A Stylish English, Tudric, 2 Handle Hammered Pewter Rectangular Tray with shaped low edge and raised loop handles.
480mm x 294mm
Stamped Tudric Marks and numbered 043 - an early number.
Circa 1900.

A charming turn of the century watercolour of Wellington Heads; entitled "Island Bay" and monogrammed "AACD."
138mm x 219mm
Circa 1900.
Not framed.

An extraordinary and highly decorative Victorian brown leather dome top hinged circular box and cover with wonderful caned interior.
Function? No idea, but we love it! Purchased in auction in Nelson.
570mm diameter.
Circa 1860.

A Decorative Early 20th Century New Zealand Folk Art Pine Poker Work Wall Letter Rack Painted With Flowers.
427mm Wide x 310mm High

A Fine Victorian Oval Wax Picture with high relief decoration of rural revellers incorporating a pair of oxen, a piper and a lady with wheat sheath; in oval ebonised frame with convex glass.
217mm diameter.
Circa 1880.

A Pair Of George III Pewter Circular Soup Plates with rolled edges
236mm Diameter.
Touch Marks under, circa 1800.

A George III Baluster Pewter One Gill Measure with touch marks to the rim.
76mm High.
Circa 1800.

A Good Early 19th Century English Pewter Tapering Cylindrical One Pint Mug with touch marks to the rim and engraved owners inscription.
110mm High.
Circa 1820.

An Attractive Early 20thC Lignum Vitae Circular Ashtray With Attached Cylindrical Cigarette Box With Domed Cover And Turned Finial.
155mm Diameter x 170mmH
Circa 1900.

An Early 19th Century Napoleonic Bone Domino Set In Bone Box With Sliding Cover Decorated With Repeating Dot Ornament.
153mm x 63mm
Circa 1810.

A Victorian Pierced Beetle Nut Pomander with screw thread.
Circa 1890.

A 19th Century Chinese Bronze Mirror Of Archaic Inspiration, Cast With Suspension Boss, Cranes, Bamboo And Pines.
116mm Diameter.
Circa 1860.

A 19th Century Chinese Bronze Mirror Of Archaic Inspiration, Cast With Suspension Boss, Cranes, Bamboo And Foliage.
130mm Diameter.
Circa 1860

Six extremely decorative 19th century Balinese Hindu inspired carved soft wood chess pieces retaining good original painted decoration.
Circa 1880.
Tallest 192mm high.

A small English, George 111, pewter plate with wide everted rim.
London touch marks, circa 1800
177mm diameter.
Polished.

“THE LION TAMER”, 1908 FOUNDATION STATUE FOR THE SHIKAR CLUB.

During the last quarter of the nineteenth century and the first decade of the twentieth century, a number of organisations were marshalled to protect, encourage or celebrate the killing of wildlife for sport. One such association, The Shikar Club, symbolised the virility of British imperial big-game hunting. This is a cast stone example of the very rare “Lion Tamer”, having a central bronze disc with high relief wording “THE SHIKAR CLUB, PINCHINTHORPE, CLEVELAND 1908”, a classical semi-nude gladiator releasing two tigers from their cage, with classical swags and urns.

Conceived in plaster in 1907 and executed by Shikar Club member, J. G. Millais at the Eppleton Studio it was later cast in iron and stone by the Pease of Darlington’s Whessoe Foundry Company in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Sir Alfred E. Pease first commissioned this example for his lakeside grotto at his estate in Guisborough. Another larger example, in bronze, remained for many years at the Duke of Beaufort’s stately home in Badminton and the famous big game hunter Frederick Courtney Selous, a fellow Shikar Club member, displayed his on the main gates of his Surrey Estate.

2ft 2 ins high.

bearing the inscription “Sir Alfred E. Pease Bt. Pinchinthorpe Cleveland”. With lift up lid and two division interior.
2ft 6ins wide.

bearing the inscription “Sir Alfred E. Pease Bt. Pinchthorpe Cleveland”.

With lift up lid, two fitted trays and two drawers in the base.

1ft 9ins wide.

bearing the inscription “Sir Alfred E. Pease Bt. Pinchinthorpe, Cleveland Bay Pres Society”. With lift up lid, drawer to the side and brass carrying handle.
1ft 8ins wide.

A PEASE AND PARTNERS METAL BONDED HIGH EXPLOSIVE CONTAINER FOR SALT PETER OR SULPHUR GRAINS.

From 1750 until 1900 Pease and Partners had built over half of the railway routes in England, Scotland and Ireland and dug most of the Northern coal mines, they also built canals and were the leading suppliers of gun powder across Europe. The vats were supplied by Pease Oxalic and Chemical Company, ready to blend to make railway tunnel blasting powder. Only a few examples are known to exist due to the high degree of chemical rust.

A good ladies sterling silver oval hinged dressing table box with piquet inlaid tortoise shell top. On raised pad feet.

400mm high, in excellent condition and with lovely patination.

660mm long by 440mm high. Great condition and patination.

430mm high.

A late 19thC American, Ansonia, Mahogany Framed Circular Wall Clock with spring movement.
A good looking clock and a great decorators item - good in the kitchen, hallway or den.

A Good Victorian Leather Cased Ambrotype Of A Seated Young Man.

A Good Victorian Leather Cased Ambrotype Of A Seated Old Man

A Decorative Turn Of The Century New Zealand Interest The Brett Printing Company, Auckland, Lithographic Print Entitled "Native Berries Of New Zealand;" original gilded rosewood frame.
Circa 1900
420mm x 525mm

A Pretty Little Art Nouveau Copper Picture Frame with typical curvilinear ornament and moulded inscription: "There's Rosemary That's For Remembrance;" oak backed with easel.
97mm High.
Circa 1905.

An Extremely Good Early 20thC Dennison Gold Plated Sovereign Case.
Circa 1910.
Original price tag of 26/6.

A pair of Late Victorian carved walnut Armorial Lions.

A charming late 18th early 19th century continental carved ivory figure of a scantily draped putto.
150mmH including base.

An Early Victorian Cylindrical Pewter Beaker with slightly everted rim, spreading circular foot and touch marks to the rim.
99mm High.
Circa 1840.

An Early Victorian Cylindrical Pewter Beaker with slightly everted rim, spreading circular foot and touch marks to the rim.
101mm High.
Circa 1840.

A George III Early 19th Century Gold And Cornelian Seal, intaglio carved with a crest.
Circa 1800.
Fantastic quality!

A George III turned ivory seal with hob nail cut steel terminal.
107mm High.
Circa 1800.
A very nice piece of ivory for the collector.

Height: 43cms, Base diameter 27cms.

Some minor over painting.

785mm  x 590mm

A rare early 20th century coloured lithographic photograph of the 1905-06 New Zealand Football Team featuring D Gallaher, Captain.
It was on this tour that the term "All Blacks" was first coined.
415mm x 582mm
Contemporary Victorian style moulded wood frame with non-reflective glass.

Lovely clean original condition with no foxing.

Later ebonized frames.

Look good in the study.

592mm by 562mm (top)

570mm by 515mm (bottom)

THE PEASE FAMILY EAGLE

This finely carved eagle is a symbol of the Pease family and is known to have been at Stanhope Castle, home of Henry Pease, since 1850. A small cupboard is built into the heavily carved base. It bears John William Pease’s monogram engraved in brass. The gold leaf finish remains in part, but storage conditions have helped wash much from it’s surface.

John William Pease founded, with his brother in law, Thomas Hodgkin, the Newcastle Banking House of Hodgkin, Barnett, Pease, Spence & Co and the large eagle graced the entrance to the bank in St Nicholas Square, for decades. In 1900 the bank was sued by Beatrice Mary Pease, married to the Earl of Portsmouth. The bank lost the lawsuit regarding Beatrice’s mismanaged family shares and inheritance and was ordered to pay some £500,000 plus costs. This would bankrupt the bank and it was forced to become part of Lloyds bank in 1902.

The eagle and other cherished pieces of their family history were stored in the hayloft of a stable block at the Pease Railway Station Zetland Hotel until much of the Pease collection was passed to Sir Charles Cheers Wakefield, Lord Mayor of London and stored at Bishop and Sons depository at Edbury, SW1.

5ft 5ins high.

A VERY RARE "SNOWFLAKE" BRASS PEASE PORRIDGE CO POT used as a New Zealand Bond sample for Quaker Oats.

" Pease Porridge Hot, Pease Porridge cold,

   Pease Porridge in the pot nine days old!"

1ft 6ins high, 1ft 4ins diameter.

A Fantastic Box.
290mmW x 270mmH x 182mmD

A Superb Victorian brass bound mahogany jewellery box with hinged cover, inset brass panel inscribed Annie L. McCance, lifting to a velvet lined interior with twin lift out trays, above a drawer, the front with Brammah lock.
 

Circa 1860.
291mmW x 225mmD x 182mmH

205mmW x 160mmD x 152mmH

Don't know its original function but a great little box all the same.
204mmW x 165mmD x 135mmH

An Extremely Decorative 19th Century Chinese rectangular papier mache Tea Caddy with gilded decoration of characters and buildings in a fenced garden.
 

These papier mache caddys are almost invariably mangled.This one is a beauty in great condition and retaining it's original lock (no key) and interior covers.

210mmw x 108mmd x 108mmh

20mm x 20mm

460mm diameter

234mm wide x 154mm deep x 190mm high

Excellent condition, minor losses.

Mint condition.

208mm wide x 120mm deep x 152mm

Largest  760mm high, smallest 330mm high.

NB: Priced from left to right.

Framed size 745mm long by 595mm high.

580mm high.

Excellent condition and colour.

Each approximately 16 cms long