my WebsiteHere comes my RSS infohttp://ashbeysgalleries.co.za/2018-04-20T08:47:18+01:00FeedCreator 1.7.381 - A PAIR OF GILT AND GESSO MIRROR BACK SCONCES2016-08-05T07:22:00+01:002016-08-05T07:22:00+01:00/component/auctionfactory/viewbids/3675/81-a-pair-of-gilt-and-gesso-mirror-back-sconces0.htmlElectrified307 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY CAPE BASSWOOD WRITING DESK2016-07-28T12:26:00+01:002016-07-28T12:26:00+01:00/component/auctionfactory/viewbids/3674/307-a-late-19th-century-cape-basswood-writing-desk0.htmlthe moulded top above four short drawers wit turned handles, standing on
four turned baluster legs, (AF).
76cm high, 150cm long, 100cm deep
1 - A CONTINENTAL SILVER OVAL TRAY2016-07-27T13:24:00+01:002016-07-27T13:24:00+01:00/component/auctionfactory/viewbids/3673/1-a-continental-silver-oval-tray0.htmlthe border embossed with flowers, shells, swags and scrolls, the plain well,
58 by 42.5cm, 1557g.2 - A .800 STD SILVER TWIN-HANDLED TRAY2016-07-27T13:23:00+01:002016-07-27T13:23:00+01:00/component/auctionfactory/viewbids/3672/2-a-800-std-silver-twin-handled-tray0.htmlof rectangular form with reeded rim, plain well, 53 by 30cm, 1436g.3 - A SET OF TWENTY-FIVE .800 STD SILVER COASTERS2016-07-27T13:22:00+01:002016-07-27T13:22:00+01:00/component/auctionfactory/viewbids/3671/3-a-set-of-twenty-five-800-std-silver-coasters0.htmlof circular form with fold-over reeded rims, seventeen small sized 11.5cm (diameter), eight medium sized 10cm (diameter), 1269g, (25).4 - NO LOT2016-07-27T13:21:00+01:002016-07-27T13:21:00+01:00/component/auctionfactory/viewbids/3670/4-no-lot0.html5 - A GEORGE III SILVER AND CUT-GLASS MUSTARD POT2016-07-27T13:18:00+01:002016-07-27T13:18:00+01:00/component/auctionfactory/viewbids/3669/5-a-george-iii-silver-and-cut-glass-mustard-pot0.htmlLONDON 1802, CHARLES CHESTERMAN II
hinged dome, top with urn finial, reeded rim and C-form reeded
handle, 12cm (high).
6 - A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER CREAM SPOONS2016-07-27T13:17:00+01:002016-07-27T13:17:00+01:00/component/auctionfactory/viewbids/3668/6-a-pair-of-george-iii-silver-cream-spoons0.htmlEDINBURGH 1813, JOHN ZEIGLER
fiddle pattern, engraved with initial “G”, 14.5cm (long), 44g.7 - A GEORGE V SILVER AND TORTOISESHELL CIGARETTE BOX2016-07-27T13:15:00+01:002016-07-27T13:15:00+01:00/component/auctionfactory/viewbids/3666/7-a-george-v-silver-and-tortoiseshell-cigarette-box0.htmlBIRMINGHAM 1926, S.B. S. LTD.
of rectangular form, with engraved initials “R.E.D.”, interior cedarwood
lined, 16 by 8.5 by 5.5cm.
8 - A CONTINENTAL .800 STD SILVER CUTLERY SET2016-07-27T13:13:00+01:002016-07-27T13:13:00+01:00/component/auctionfactory/viewbids/3665/8-a-continental-800-std-silver-cutlery-set0.htmlcomprising: 23 forks, 12 dinner knives, 12 dessert knives, 12 soup spoons,
12 dessert spoons, a basting spoon, a serving fork, a cake lifter and a pair
of horn handled salad servers, reeded pattern, 2253g (total weighable silver),
76 pieces in total.
9 - A GEORGE V SILVER SUGAR CASTOR2016-07-27T13:12:00+01:002016-07-27T13:12:00+01:00/component/auctionfactory/viewbids/3664/9-a-george-v-silver-sugar-castor0.htmlCHESTER 1924, MAKERS MARKS INDECIPHERABLE
removable pierced top with urn finial, plain body on a raised circular
pedestal base, 18.5cm (high), 209g.
10 - A VICTORIAN SILVER TOP AND HOBNAIL GLASS PERFUME BOTTLE2016-07-27T13:10:00+01:002016-07-27T13:10:00+01:00/component/auctionfactory/viewbids/3663/10-a-victorian-silver-top-and-hobnail-glass-perfume-bottle0.htmlBIRMINGHAM 1886, MAKERS MARKS INDECIPHERABLE
top embossed with scrolls and swags, with interior stopper, 13cm (high).
Together with a similar example, a smaller perfume bottle and a pin cushion bowl, (4).
11 - A PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY FRENCH SILVER FIGURAL MOUNTED CANDLE SCONCES2016-07-27T13:08:00+01:002016-07-27T13:08:00+01:00/component/auctionfactory/viewbids/3662/11-a-pair-of-19th-century-french-silver-figural-mounted-candle-sconces0.htmlone depicting a male angel, the other a female angel, each angel holding
a candlestick and kneeling on embossed scroll plinths, mounted on red
velvet covered boards, bearing makers marks and Fleur-de-Lis,
39 by 22cm (each) 1046g, (2).
12 - A PAIR OF THREE-LIGHT SILVERPLATE CANDELABRA2016-07-27T13:07:00+01:002016-07-27T13:07:00+01:00/component/auctionfactory/viewbids/3661/12-a-pair-of-three-light-silverplate-candelabra0.htmlembossed removable wax pans, the central stem embossed and terminating
on a circular pedestal base, can be converted to a pair of candlesticks,
47cm (high), (2).
13 - A SILVERPLATE MEAT DOME2016-07-27T13:06:00+01:002016-07-27T13:06:00+01:00/component/auctionfactory/viewbids/3660/13-a-silverplate-meat-dome0.htmlremovable beaded handle, plain body engraved with initial “M”, on a
beaded and reeded rim, 22cm (high), 30cm (diameter).14 - A SILVERPLATE TROWEL2016-07-27T13:04:00+01:002016-07-27T13:04:00+01:00/component/auctionfactory/viewbids/3659/14-a-silverplate-trowel0.htmlwith carved Bakelite handle, the trowel with engraved presentation, foliage
and swags, 33cm (long).15 - A SILVERPLATE AND ENGRAVED GLASS CLARET JUG2016-07-27T13:03:00+01:002016-07-27T13:03:00+01:00/component/auctionfactory/viewbids/3658/15-a-silverplate-and-engraved-glass-claret-jug0.htmlsilverplate hinged top, spout embossed with caryatid mask, rim engraved
with foliage, the C-scroll handle embossed with foliage, the glass body
engraved with ferns, on a raised circular base, 31cm (high).
20 - A LATE 17TH /EARLY 18TH CENTURY CHINESE CLOISONNÉ VASE2016-07-27T13:02:00+01:002016-07-27T13:02:00+01:00/component/auctionfactory/viewbids/3657/20-a-late-17th-early-18th-century-chinese-cloisonne-vase0.htmldecorated with bold contrasting yellow, blue and red colours in the style
of the early Ming Dynasty, with gilt bronze bands at the foot and
rim, minor enamel flaking above the foot rim, 18cm high.
Note: See Lot 325, Bonhams: Fine Chinese Art Sale, 16 May 2013
21 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY DECORATIVE JAPANESE CHAMPLEVÉ VASE2016-07-27T13:00:00+01:002016-07-27T13:00:00+01:00/component/auctionfactory/viewbids/3656/21-a-late-19th-century-decorative-japanese-champleve-vase0.htmlfinely enamelled with fans, phoenix, cranes and flower-heads, circa 1880, 16cm high22 - A 19TH CENTURY LARGE INDIAN DECCANESE ENAMELED IRON FLASK2016-07-27T12:58:00+01:002016-07-27T12:58:00+01:00/component/auctionfactory/viewbids/3655/22-a-19th-century-large-indian-deccanese-enameled-iron-flask0.htmldecorated with hunters and their tame tigers hunting antelope, probably
originating from Hyderabad, shows some wear, 45cm high.23 - AN ATTRACTIVE LARGE DECORATIVE NORTH AFRICAN TAGINE2016-07-27T12:57:00+01:002016-07-27T12:57:00+01:00/component/auctionfactory/viewbids/3654/23-an-attractive-large-decorative-north-african-tagine0.htmlembellished with bands of decorative metal work over under-glaze blue
and white designs and cabochon coral bosses, the large knop similarly
decorated, 42cm diameter of bowl, 36cm high.
24 - A MASSIVE CAST BRONZE DECORATED HEAD OF A BUDDHA2016-07-27T12:55:00+01:002016-07-27T12:55:00+01:00/component/auctionfactory/viewbids/3653/24-a-massive-cast-bronze-decorated-head-of-a-buddha0.htmlhis line-incised eyes in meditation, the hair piled into a tightly-curled
usnisha and with two long earlobes, 58cm high.
25 - A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO OF A FARMER AND HIS SON2016-07-27T12:52:00+01:002016-07-27T12:52:00+01:00/component/auctionfactory/viewbids/3652/25-a-japanese-ivory-okimono-of-a-farmer-and-his-son0.htmlMEIJI PERIOD 1868-1912
the elderly man seated on a filled woven basket, a ko-bako tied to his
waist and holding a pipe whilst pointing at his son who is by his side with
one foot raised on a tree stump, attribute lacking, repairs, incised and
inlaid signature, 12cm high.
26 - A JAPANESE CARVED IVORY OKIMONO OF A MEDITATING BUDDHA2016-07-27T12:51:00+01:002016-07-27T12:51:00+01:00/component/auctionfactory/viewbids/3651/26-a-japanese-carved-ivory-okimono-of-a-meditating-buddha0.htmlMEIJI PERIOD 1868-1912
seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with hands held in dhyanamudra
dressed in long flowing robes and loose shawl, the rounded face with serene
expression below, tight curls of hair surrounding the ushnisha, signed,
13cm high.
27 - FOUR JAPANESE CARVED IVORY FIGURAL NETSUKE2016-07-27T12:49:00+01:002016-07-27T12:49:00+01:00/component/auctionfactory/viewbids/3650/27-four-japanese-carved-ivory-figural-netsuke0.htmlMEIJI 1868-1912
comprising: a child leaning on a wooden barrel whilst holding a mask
to his face, signed, a child crouching beneath a straw hat, a kneeling fruit
seller cutting a fruit on which a mouse perches, signed, and a child offering
a double-gourd to his father, signed, 3.5cm height of tallest, (4).