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Lot 1 a Folio of Four Abstract Prints, to Include Criterion Auctioneers Ltd - Weekly "Classic Antiques & Interiors" Auction - Starts 29 Apr 2019 Lot 1 A folio of four abstract prints, to include Robyn Denny (1930-2014), 'Graffiti 22', etching, signed and dated 77 in pencil to lower right margin, numbered 20/20, 54 x 41cm, together with a pastel still life study, (5) Estimate: 150 - 250 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 2 A collection of wine to include two bottles of 1962 Chateau Valrose, three bottles of 1979 Hermitage and one other Estimate: 40 - 60 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 3 Claude Allin Shepperson (British, 1887-1921), illustration of lady attending to a young boy, ink on paper, signed lower right, 31 x 22cm Estimate: 150 - 250 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 4 William Hogarth FRSA (British, 1697-1764), 'Gin Lane' and 'Beer Street', two 18th Century original engravings from the Cook Edition, in period glazed frames, 38 x 32cm (2) Estimate: 400 - 600 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 5 John Milton, 'Paradise Lost', two complete calf bound volumes with marbled board and gilt end papers, with complete set of mezzontints, designed and engraved by John Martin, published by Septimus Prowett, 1827, printed by Thomas White, Crane Court, Fleet Street Estimate: 600 - 800 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 6 A boxed 18ct white gold ring set with five graduated brilliant-cut diamonds (2 carats approx) Estimate: 2000 - 4000 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 7 An 18ct gold and platinum diamond solitaire ring Estimate: 120 - 180 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 8 A white metal ring set with three diamonds, in box, 2 grams Estimate: 100 - 200 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 9 A boxed pair of 14ct yellow gold amethyst and diamond earrings Estimate: 300 - 400 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 10 A 10ct white gold and diamond pendant set with 4 stones on white gold chain, in box, 1 gram Estimate: 60 - 80 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 11 Carol Robertson, 'Forecast', oil and pastel on paper, signed and dated '81 to lower right margin, inscribed to verso, 68 x 101cm Estimate: 600 - 800 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 12 A 9ct white gold and diamond solitaire ring, 0.33carats, 2.5grams Estimate: 80 - 120 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 13 A gold and silver bracelet set with diamonds Estimate: 60 - 80 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT page 1 of 33 Criterion Auctioneers Ltd - Weekly "Classic Antiques & Interiors" Auction - Starts 29 Apr 2019 Lot 14 A miscellaneous collection of items to include a 19th century glass bottle, cracked, two 19th century tin glazed chargers, a glass hen and a gong Estimate: 40 - 60 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 15 A boxed Art Deco gentleman's dress-set, in white metal with rectangular panels of onyx and diamonds - 2 studs and 4 buttons, Gross 8.4g Estimate: 60 - 80 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 16 A 9ct yellow gold ring set with five diamonds, 0.33 carats, 2.2 grams Estimate: 60 - 80 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 17 A sterling silver and white crystal studded crucifix pendant on a sterling silver chain Estimate: 50 - 70 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 18 Alexander Johnston (1815-1891), portrait of a gentleman, pencil on paper, signed and dated 1889 to lower right, framed and glazed, 24 x 20cm Estimate: 150 - 250 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 19 A yellow metal and diamond cluster ring Estimate: 80 - 120 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 20 A large 20th century Middle Eastern religious embroidery, with Islamic inscriptions and floral design, 290 x 120cm Estimate: 2500 - 3500 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 21 A 9ct white gold and diamond ring Estimate: 60 - 90 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 23 A pair of vintage designer green and white enamelled metal clip earrings by Jean Paul Gaultier, circa 1970's, stamped 'JPG' to reverse of each, Dia: 3cm, Gross: 39g Estimate: 40 - 60 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 24 Agnes C. Sims (American, 1910-1990), 'Deer at Night', linocut, signed, titled, dated 1965 and numbered 7/150 in pencil to lower margin, framed and glazed, 16 x 25cm Estimate: 100 - 200 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 25 A 19th century reprint of an engraving by Colen Campbell (1676-1729), of the York Stairs to the River, London, from Vitruvius Britannicus, or the British Architect, London, [1715]-1767, together with an architectural cross section study of a Classical temple, engraving, 35 x 24cm (2) Estimate: 80 - 120 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 26 A Chinese Kang Xi period blue and white porcelain vase with floral decoration, H.25cm Estimate: 150 - 250 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 27 A Japanese carved wooden netsuke in the form of a seated dog Estimate: 60 - 80 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT page 2 of 33 Criterion Auctioneers Ltd - Weekly "Classic Antiques & Interiors" Auction - Starts 29 Apr 2019 Lot 28 20th century school, Scottish mountainous landscape, oil on canvas, 51 x 77cm Estimate: 50 - 80 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 29 A Russian icon of the Descent to Hell, the Resurrection to Heaven and the Feasts, tempera on wood panel, 36 x 31cm Estimate: 100 - 150 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 30 Ernest Walbourn (British, 1872-1927), Feeding the Chickens, oil on canvas, in giltwood frame, 50 x 75cm Estimate: 600 - 800 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 31 An Israeli silkscreen print of multi-coloured geometric design, framed, 44 x 44cm Estimate: 60 - 80 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 32 A 19th century Chinese porcelain vase decorated with two fisherman, with character marks to verso and base, H.42cm Estimate: 200 - 300 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 33 A boxed 18ct white gold diamond studded multiple crossover ring (2 carats approx) Estimate: 1600 - 2400 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 34 William Curtis (1746-1799), a set of four hand-coloured botanical engravings, framed and glazed, 21 x 12cm (4) Estimate: 50 - 70 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 35 A boxed pair of Bvlgari 18ct yellow gold cufflinks, marked 750, 12g total Estimate: 100 - 200 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 36 An Israeli silkscreen print with multi-coloured Hebrew script, framed, 77 x 56cm Estimate: 60 - 80 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 37 An early 20th century pencil drawing of a gentleman standing by a bust, signed and dated 8th Jan 1902, framed and glazed, 29 x 19cm Estimate: 60 - 80 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 38 A folio of signed prints, etchings and lithographs (8) Estimate: 60 - 80 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 39 Francis Kelly (1927-2012), 'Reclining Figure - Color State', etching, signed and titled in pencil to lower margin, 20 x 42cm Estimate: 50 - 70 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 40 A boxed, 18ct white gold marquise-cut diamond pendant (1.5 carats approx) on an 18ct white gold chain Estimate: 2800 - 3200 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 41 Gustave Singier (Belgian, 1909-1984), Abstract in blues greens, purple and yellow, lithograph, signed in pencil to lower left, numbered XLVI/LX, bearing blindstamp, 46 x 30cm Estimate: 60 - 80 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT page 3 of 33 Criterion Auctioneers Ltd - Weekly "Classic Antiques & Interiors" Auction - Starts 29 Apr 2019 Lot 42 Two 19th century sterling silver items: mother of pearl and silver letter opener L: 21.5cm, a silver clasped and mongrammed black evening bag 19 x 16cm and an Art Deco gilt metal mesh bag 11.5 x 10cm. Estimate: 30 - 50 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 43 An antique Suzani silk robe, polychrome decorated with flowers, H.130cm Estimate: 60 - 80 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 44 Madge Gill, Portrait of a Lady, pastel, indistinctly signed, 19 x 9cm Estimate: 80 - 120 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 45 Glen Baxter (British, b.1944), 'There were, however, those still unaware of the crucial developments downtown', print, unsigned, 27 x 37cm Estimate: 50 - 70 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 46 Three leather wallets to include a wine-red and gilt metal Cartier example, 16.5 x 11cm, Stamped 'Cartier, London' in gilt lettering to interior Estimate: 40 - 60 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 47 19th century Sprepo Czechoslovakia white glazed ceramic pestle and mortar, Diameter 26cm (mortar), L.29cm (pestle) Estimate: 60 - 80 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 48 Three vintage leather horses, largest: 40.5 x 40.5cm, smallest: 30 x 33cm Estimate: 80 - 120 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 49 A brass sovereign case in the form of an owl Estimate: 70 - 100 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 50 A large brown leather-bound photo album embossed in gilt letters to the top 'Snaps', circa 1920's, 11 x 35cm Estimate: 40 - 60 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 51 A 19th century grand tour desk weight inset with five, oval, micro-mosaic vistas, 10.5 x 15 x 2cm Estimate: 100 - 200 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 52 An Edwardian barograph in inlaid mahogany and glass case, with drawer, H.22 W.36 D.21cm Estimate: 100 - 200 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 53 An Israeli silkscreen print with multi-coloured Hebrew script, framed, 76 x 55cm Estimate: 60 - 80 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 54 A boxed pair of white gold, bow-shaped stud earrings each set to the centre with a round, brilliant-cut diamond Estimate: 100 - 200 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 55 Two leather boxes containing sterling silver cufflinks: 1 rectangular pair (17g) and 4 silver panels for cufflinks with 1 silver gilt example (8.9g) Estimate: 40 - 60 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT page 4 of 33 Criterion Auctioneers Ltd - Weekly "Classic Antiques & Interiors" Auction - Starts 29 Apr 2019 Lot 56 A pair of marble and onyx obelisks, one repaired, H.66cm Estimate: 100 - 200 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 57 Frantisek Maly (Czech, 1900-1980), A lady and a vase of flowers, lithograph, signed in pencil to lower right, 24 x 16cm Estimate: 80 - 120 Fees: 26.40% inc VAT Lot 58 Two USSR Soviet ship lights (one blue, one clear) with thick glass covers and cream painted metal bases, Clear H: 15cm, dia: 15cm, Blue H: 17cm, dia: 15cm.
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