OLD TOWN HALL AUCTION: QUALITY SMALLS, ASIAN ART, BRONZES & SILVER

Elizabeth Bradford Holbrook (1913-2009) bronze horse "Sharkator" on a marble base - 12in tall x 12in x 6 3/4in; rare to find bronzes by this much awarded Canadian sculptor, medal designer

Elizabeth Bradford Holbrook (1913-2009) bronze medal, Canadian Hunter Improvement Society award 1968 - 3 3/4in diameter

Elizabeth Bradford Holbrook (1913-2009) bronze medallion Jacques Cousteau - 3 1/2in diameter, with a bronze medallion 2 1/8in diameter

Fine 19th century French crystal regulator clock having an ormolu bronze case with nautical and navigational designs to the top, movement stamped UF Brevet S.C.D.G. - 15 x 8 x 6 1/2in

Mason Hunter R.S.W., A.R.S.A. (1854-1892) Scottish Impressionist oil on canvas "Castle Bay Island of Barra" - 19 1/2 x 23 1/2in; original condition

Very fine approximately 600 knots per square inch silk signed Tabriz rug having a central medallion surrounded by connecting floral designs to the red field - 62 x 39in; excellent condition, used a

Antique shadowbox framed oil on panel "Gentleman with a Violin" - 6 x 4in

Antique three-decanter tantalus, oak cased with silverplated mounts and decanter labels - 12 1/2in tall x 14in x 5in; one decanter chipped

Peter Deakin (1830-1899) oil on panel "Figures by a Cottage" - 4 1/2 x 6 1/2in

Antique French black slate and marble mantel clock having a Japy Freres movement - 16 x 9 x 5 1/2in

Important Chinese late Ming or early Qing bronze seated Buddha, originally sold for the estate of G.B.

Three volumes, Science and Civilization in China, Ex Libris G.B. White

Two volumes Greek Vases at Toronto (ROM) - ex G.B. White/Bishop White collection

Chinese Qianlong 1736-1795 porcelain handled mug with a painted panel depicting a family in a garden (ex Bishop/White collection) - 4 3/4in tall x 3 3/4in diameter; minor chips

Early Chinese export Canton porcelain bowl having figural panel decorations - 10 1/2in diameter and 4 1/2in tall (ex Bishop/White collection); old stapled repairs

Antique Chinese bronze hand warmer with extensive decorations - 3in tall x 5in diameter

Antique Chinese knife having a jade handle and sheath with enameled silver mounts - 12in long (blade 7in)

Antique Japanese ivory Manju with an agate bead together with original leather pouch

Antique Japanese opium pipe having a bamboo stem with lacquered and gold mounts together with a lacquered case - 8in long

Antique carved ivory parasol handle, signed - 11in long

Antique Japanese travel knife and ivory chopstick set in a tortoiseshell covered case - 10in long

Antique Japanese ivory manju with a bronze disc finely decorated with precious metal monsho - 2 1/4in diameter

1930's brass Chinese blessing plate - 12in diameter, with a vase having dragon decorations ("as found") - 9 1/2in tall

Chinese cloisonne decorated brass vase converted to a lamp - 25in tall (includes shade)

Antique map, the road from London to Hith by John Ogilby circa 1695; approximately 14 1/2 x 18in

Antique bone, ebony and silver mounted pipe - 8 1/2in long

Early English painting "Young Man Smoking a Pipe" - 5 1/4 x 3 1/2in; note condition

Vintage six-sided quill box inlaid with an elephant and Ceylon - 8in x 8in x 3 1/2in tall

Large bronze Japanese Meiji period usubata vase with fine mixed metal decoration - 18in tall x 9in diameter top

Two volumes, including Elements of Heraldry and Lettering by Thomas Wood Stevens

Antique English hallmarked sterling handled and ivory paginator - 15 3/4in long

Japanese Meiji/Taisho period bronze elephant signed within a seal - 12in tall x 13in x 6in wide

Antique Eastern dagger having a bone grip, low-grade silver mounts and a low-grade gold band - 10in long (blade 6in)

Antique Eastern dagger having a bone grip, black onyx pommel and low-grade silver mounts - 15 1/2in (blade 9 1/2in)

Pair of antique Japanese brass altar candlesticks with separate under tray stands - 30in tall

Antique Japanese bronze seated Buddha with calligraphy to the base - 10in tall x 8 1/4in x 7in

Belouchi rug having a mixed weave, later loop for wall haning - 57 x 35in

Pair of bronzed metal "elephant" bookends, each 5in x 7 1/2in tall x 5in

Pair of Wedgwood cut crystal decanters, each 11in tall

Large crystal champagne cooler or ice bucket with silverplated rim and lion's mask loop handles - 8 1/2in tall x 7 1/2in diameter

Victorian dome top coromandel wood tea caddy with cut brass binding - 6 1/2in tall x 10in x 5 1/4in

Pair of hand coloured antique Hogarth engravings "Pursuant to an Act of Parliament" - 15 x 12 1/2in

Antique Continental silver box having figural decoration with traces of gilt - 3 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/2in

Antique .800 silver box decorated with Eastern figures having gilt interior - 4 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 1in; 184 grams

Antique English hallmarked silver sugar bowl, retailed by Seifert and Sons Quebec - 4 1/2in tall x 7 1/2in x 4 1/4in wide; 278 grams

Rare 16th century brass German Nuremberg alms dish with head of Cicero to the centre - 15in diameter; age-related cracks and repairs)

Pair of 19th century English pewter candlesticks - 10in tall

Mid-19th century quart tankard by Robert Galbraith, Glasgow verified - 7in tall

English circa 1668-1700 pewter triple reeded shallow dish by George Lester Dorchester - 15in diameter

Rare antique Scottish brass Haystack Court measure - 8 1/4in tall

Late 18th-early 19th century English brass wall box - 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 2 3/4in

Hallmarked Edinburgh 1848 silver and agate handled knives and forks (knife 7 1/2in long)

Antique oil on canvas on board portrait of a Scottish soldier, unsigned - 20 1/2 x 15 1/2in

Scottish items including a silverplated snuff mull, two books and a Skean Dhu, 17 1/2in long (missing one silverplated mount)

Antique Scottish horn snuff mull with silver mounts and a 9ct gold (tested) ring inset with black onyx with gold coat of arms

English hallmarked silver telescopic toasting fork with leather handle - 10 to 28in

Victorian sterling mounted and ivory shoe horn - 17 1/2in long

Antique sterling mounted, bone handle knife sharpening steel - 13 1/2in long

Antique sterling photograph frame, 10 x 8in

Tiffany sterling boat shaped dish - 7 1/2 x 4 1/4in; 125 grams

Antique sterling handled with ivory blade paginator - 17in long

Antique English hallmarked silver handled dish having reticulated and engraved decoration - 6in x 5in x 5in tall; 168 grams

Signed JR Seavey (1857-1940) watercolour "Dutch Figures by a Windmill" - 4 1/2 x 7 1/2in

Antique English rosewood, mother-of-pearl inlaid sarcophagus form tea caddy - 7 1/2in tall x 13in x 7in

David William Haddon R.B.A. (1884-1914) Newlyn school oil on panel "Portrait of Grace Kelynack" (painted by other Newlyn artists also known as "Old Grace") - 5 3/4 x 5in

Antique three-decanter tantalus having an oak frame with silverplated mounts, original key - 12in tall x 14 1/2in x 5 1/4in (chips as shown)

Signed indistinctly Newlyn school pastel, "Fisherman" - 19 x 14in

Signed oil on canvas "River Landscape" - 13 x 21 1/2in (damage as shown)

Good Irish 19th century pewter pint tankard by either Austin or Munster of Cork

Unusual Victorian pewter spouted quart by Birch and Mason 1860-1862, verified North Hampton - 6 1/4in tall

Good English 19th century pewter pint pub pot by Robert Forster Alden, London verified for William IV 1830-1837

A good German 19th century pewter flagon with angel and RP touch mark to the interior base - 8in tall

Eight good pewter reference books (some difficult to find)

Pair of Peter Etril Snyder prints, portraits of a Mennonite man and woman - 11 x 8 1/2in

Antique English hallmarked silver photograph frame - 9 x 7 1/4in

Wallace sterling candlestick with a glass shade - 9in tall

Antique fine yellow to clear cut and etched crystal decanter with grape and vine decorations - 9 1/2in tall

Two sterling whiskey and brandy decanter labels

Very fine cut crystal goblet or pedestal bowl with an encased Victorian 1898 silver sixpence - 8in tall x 4 1/2in diameter

Peter Deakin (1830-1899) watercolour "Figure on a Stone Bridge" - 10 x 7 1/2in

Four iridescent glass shades, 4 to 4 1/2in long and 1 to 1 1/4in diameter (small end diameter)

Carved wood four-section folding shrine - 8 1/2in tall x 3 1/4in x 3 1/4in (9in open)

Antique crystal decanter with a sterling stopper and sherry decanter label - 10in tall

Sterling shield shaped hand mirror - 8 1/2 x 5 1/2in

Framed serigraph "Drinking Figures", signed - 8 x 9 1/2in

Four sterling decanter labels - Applejack, Benedictine, Drambuie and Apricot Brandy; 42 grams total

Pair of Mappin sterling candlesticks with engraved coat of arms - 5 1/4in tall x 5in diameter base (weighted)

Bokhara mat with a blue field - 49 x 30in

Decorative composite, quartz movement figural clock - 10in tall x 8in

Large crystal ashtray signed Val St Lambert, 9 x 9in, together with a similar smaller ashtray, unsigned (chipped)

Antique brass sundial on a marble base - 6in x 6in x 3in tall

Contemporary bronze study of a horse, 11 1/2in x 9 1/2in tall x 6in

Antique black slate architectural mantel clock with bronze mounts, 10in tall x 13in x 6 1/4in (key and pendulum included)

Antique bronze study of a dog mounted to a marble base - 5in tall x 7in x 4 1/2in

Pair of antique bookends, bronzed metal dogs on marble - 5 1/2in tall x 4in x 4in (missing one back)

Pair of Birks sterling candlesticks with glass shades and silverplate collars - 11 1/2in tall (minor chips)

Antique brass "horse" money bank, 6 3/4in tall

Nine reference books, China and Pottery, etc.

Reference books including Lighting and Glass