Bamfords Auctioneers & Valuers The Derby Auction House Chequers Road GENTLEMEN'S LIBRARY, GRAND TOUR AND AUCTION Derby OF CURIOSITIES Derbyshire DE21 6EN United Kingdom Started 22 Nov 2017 10:30 GMT Lot Description A 19th century Classical Revival alabaster, champlevé enamel and ormolu twin-handled sweetmeat comport, in the manner of Elkington 3000 & Co, saucer-shaped alabaster dish, Etruscan handles, reeded rim, pedestal base, decorated in alternating tones of turquoise, blue, red and black enamel, 15.5cm high, c. ...[more] 3001 A 18th century giltwood floor standing pricket candlestick, domed sconce, turned column, stepped base, 110cm high 3002 A 19th century alabaster desk bust, of Dante Alighieri, marble columnar base, 19.5cm high A 19th century Anglo-Indian coromandel table top adjustable candle stand, dished top,mourned pillar and base, inlaid throughout with 3003 ivory roundels, extending to 20cm high, c.1850 3004 A 19th century Anglo-Indian hardwood wall boss, boldly carved as ram's head, 31cm high, c.1880 3005 A 19th century Anglo-Indian horn carving, of a recumbent lion, rectangular base with Vizagapatam border, 9cm wide 3006 A 19th century bisque relief portrait, of Louis XVI, 4cm x 3cm, circular ebonised frame 3007 A 19th century Black Forest spill vase and inkwell, boldly carved with an eagle and a fox, 31cm high, c.1870 A 19th century bone amphora-shaped flask, of Moorish influence, 'scrimshaw' engraved with bands of scrolling foliage, domed cover, 3008 13cm high, c. 1870; an oval spice box, similar (2) A 19th century brass bound oak St Bernard type keg, copper riveted bands, the ends branded RP Parker, steel chain, 17cm wide, 3009 c.1850 A 19th century brass jeweller's advertising diamond scoop, inscribed E Elliott, 55 Frederick St, Birmingham, Stone Dealer, Speciality - 3010 Opals, 8.5cm long 3011 A 19th century brass novelty desk top letter rack, as a renaissance soldier, the divisions as shields, circular base, 10.5cm diam, c.1890 3012 A 19th century brass novelty easel letter rack, cast and applied with the head of a dog, 17cm high, c.1890 A 19th century brass safe plaque, Milners' Patent Fire-Resisting Evapourating safe, embossed with Royal coat of arms and further 3013 heraldic devices, 21cm diam; others, Walker & Worsey; Chubb; S Withers & Co; Hamilton & Co (5) A 19th century bronze and steel patent table top knife sharpener, the adjustment thumb screw marked Blake, rectangular base with 3014 fruiting vine border, 12cm wide, c.1835 3015 A 19th century bronzed figure, of a Highland soldier, he stands, in traditional uniform, mounted on a serpentine dish, 15cm high, c.1880 A 19th century brown leather pocket cheroot case, The Protector, embossed with the arms of the Corporation of London, 13cm long; a 3016 19th century morocco leather visiting card case, 10.5cm long (2) A 19th century brown saltglazed stoneware oval flask, possibly Brampton, moulded in low relief with a basket of country flowers, the 3017 verso with a pair of lovebirds on a fruiting branch, knopped neck, 7.5cm high, c. 1830 3018 A 19th century cast iron door stop, as a lion, stepped rectangular base, 26cm wide, c.1850 3019 A 19th century cast iron miniature model safe or strong box, 11cm wide, c.1880 A 19th century cast iron occasional table, circular top in the Historicist Revival with stylized armorials, eagles, strapwork and 3020 anthemions, outswept tripod base with classical herms, 52cm high, 35cm diam, c. 1870 A 16th century oak panel section, carved in relief with scrolling acanthus, 6cm x 18cm, c. 1550, framed, old labels to verso inscribed 3021 Panelling from ** Abbey, **Somerset, 1906, Presented by W J Holloway, Frame made oak out of Abbey Church All Saints, Langfort, 16cm x 28.5cm A 19th century dark patinated bronze cabinet bust, of William Pitt the Younger (1759 - 1806), marked to verso TB, associated bell 3022 shaped socle and marble base, 15cm high A 19th century dark patinated bronze novelty goblet, cast as an ostrich, the bowl formed from a section of an egg, standing on a rocky 3023 outcrop, 24.5cm high 3024 A 19th century dark patinated bronze pocket watch stand, cast as a sunflower, 13cm high, c.1870 A 19th century dark patinated bronze table vesta, cast as a stubborn mule, steadfast, the owners' coaxing in vain, rectangular marble 3025 base, 17cm wide 3026 A 19th century dark patinated desk bronze, of a hound, seated, polished socle, spreading circular black marble base, 10cm high A 19th century Egyptian Revival verdigris patinated and verde antico inkstand, cast after the Ancient Egyptian with a seated figure, 3027 flanked by a pair of cylindrical wells, dished pen recess, bun feet, 32cm wide, c. 1860 A 19th century electrotype portrait roundel, of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, King of Hungary (1830-1916), after Josef Hermann 3028 Tautenhayn (1837-1911), head-and-shoulders length, wearing laurel garland, within a legend, 7cm diam, ebonised circular frame; another similar, Leopold III of Belgium, ...[more] A 19th century French beech Campaign-type travelling folding stool, brass struts, swing carrying handle, 41cm wide, stamped Deposé 3029 M.C., c. 1890 A 19th century French bois durci thermometer, the architectural frame crested by a visor and flanked by reeded columns, mercury tube, 3030 29cm high, c.1880 A 19th century French bronze and banded onyx campana mantel vase, scroll handles, spreading circular foot with lotus border, 14.5cm 3031 high, c.1875 A 19th century French brown patinated bronze figural jardiniere or spill vase, the hemi-ovoid bowl grasped within an acanthus branch 3032 held aloft by a scantily clad putto, fruiting vine base, 28cm high, c.1870 A 19th century French brown patinated bronze inkwell, the tapering reservoir boldly cast in alternating tones of high and relief with 3033 friezes of frolicking putti, surmounted by female caryatids, domed hinged cover with reserves of beetles and insects, bud finial, spreading circular base cast with f ...[more] A 19th century French brown patinated bronze table vesta, cast as a putti, allegorical of summer, he sits cross legged on a rock playing 3034 his flute, sickle and the harvest at his feet, a basket by his side, the grass cold painted in tones of green, circular plinth base, 10cm high, c. 1870 Condition ...[more] 3035 A 19th century French dark patinated bronze novelty table vesta, as a maid drawing water from a well, oval base, 13cm high, c.1870 A 19th century French dark patinated bronze table vesta, cast as a Revolutionary soldier, beating a drum, rectangular base inscribed 3036 Vive-Les Heros 1789, 21cm high A 19th century French Empire design gilt-brass campagna shaped comport, engine turned throughout with guilloché and diapers, 3037 columnar base, square plinth, 29.5cm high 3038 A 19th century French gilt metal musical casket, in relief overall with birds, keyless movement to base, bun feet, 13cm wide, c.1890 A 19th century French Grecian Revival figural candlestick, cast as the head and bust of a Classical maiden, gilt metal socle, belge noir 3039 base, 18cm high, c.1870 A 19th century French reverse painted glass, card and gilt metal shallow sarcophagus vanity box, architectural cover centred by a three- 3040 quarter length portrait of a lady of fashion, enclosing a mirror, 17cm wide, c.1870 A 19th century gilt and silvered bronze novelty inkwell, cast as a young negro, seated on a tree trunk, his straw hat beside him,hinged 3041 as the cover, oval base, 13.5cm high, c.1870 3042 A 19th century gilt brass novelty inkwell, as a 4lb weight, hinged cover, loose ring handle, 9cm high, c.1870 A 19th century gilt bronze and verde antico marble pocket watch stand, cast with stylised beasts, tracery and scrolling acanthus, 17cm 3043 high, c.1890 A 19th century gilt bronze novelty inkwell, cast as a dancing bear, his head hinged as the cover, domed Sienna marble base, 19.5cm 3044 high A 19th century gilt metal circular table box, the push-fitting cover set with an electrotype roundel depicting Britannia paid tribute, engine 3045 turned border and base, 11cm diam A 19th century gilt patinated bronze candlestick, reeded column cast with an entwined serpent and terminating in budding lotus, Rococo 3046 drip pan, upturned tortoise sconce, incurved triangular base cast with palm leaves, grotesque claw feet, 27.5cm high; a pair of late 19th century French brass candle ...[more] A 19th century gilt-plated oval pedestal table centre dish, half-fluted and embossed with bands of paterae, flying-scroll handles 3047 terminating in acanthus, rose marble base, 34cm wide 3048 A 19th century Grand Tour terracotta circular oil lamp, after the Ancient Greek, 14.5cm diam 3049 A 19th century hardwood carving, of a dolphin, in the Renaissance taste, shaped plinth base, 26cm high 3050 A 19th century horticulturist's pruning knife, 25.5cm serrated blade, stag antler handle, 42cm long overall, c. 1870 A 19th century Indian brass and copper ovoid jardiniere, embossed and applied with figures on horseback hunting stags within a chased 3051 forest, the shoulder cast with foliate scrolls, wavy-edge rim, lotus base, 22cm high Condition Report: Some denting in places but not piercing the metal and displ ...[more] A 19th century Indian lacquer three-tier stacking box and cover, decorated in tones black and red with an elephant and stylized lotus, 3052 23cm diam, 20cm high A 19th century Indian silver and brass marquetry hardwood octagonal box, inlaid overall with stylized birds and dense scrolling foliage, 3053 18.5cm diam A 19th century Indian/Persian qalamdan pen box,