Interiors: Antiques & Decorative Arts

INTERIORS: ANTIQUES & DECORATIVE ARTS

THURSDAY 7 AUGUST 2014

251. A Late 18th Century Enamel Portrait Miniature of J. Stewart Esq. by Henry Bone $2,000 -­ $2,500

250. A Late 18th Century Portrait Miniature of Dr. John Snipe $8,000 -­ $12,000

283. A William Moorcroft Moonlight Blue Vase $600 -­ $800

265. A Len Castle Blue Chun Glaze Platter $800 -­ $1,200

266. A Len Castle Green Glaze Avian Bowl $500 -­ $800

206. A Vintage Crocodile Skin Handbag $100 -­ $200

203. A Vintage Armadillo Handbag $100 -­ $200

268. A Len Castle Stoneware Slab Pot $2,000 -­ $3,000

267. A Len Castle Chun Glaze Jug $400 -­ $600

314. An Antique Silver Two Handled Cup $600 -­ $800

287. A Pair of Fine Belleek Urn Vases $600 -­ $800

252. An Art Deco Cartier Desk Clock $1,200 -­ $1,500

305. Three Arts & Crafts Silver Plate Bowls $400 -­$600

247. A 19th Century Apothecary Chest $400 -­$600

231. A Brass Ship's Engine Room Bell $400 -­ $600

249. A Late 19th Century French Ormolu Mantel Clock $600 -­ $900

274. A Royal Doulton Figure $100 -­ $200

277. A Royal Worcester Lidded Vase $600 -­ $800

275. A Royal Doulton Figure $100 -­ $200

284. A William Moorcroft Pomegranate Vase $350 -­ $50

213. Two 1920s Beaded Purses $80 -­ $120

243. A Miniature Carriage Clock $400 -­ $600

325. A Chinese Carved Ivory Pleasure Boat $450 -­ $600

345. A Chinese Bronze Foo Dog $300 -­ $500

327. A Large Chinese Bronze Immortal Figure $2,000 -­ $2,500

237. An African Rhinoceros Horn $30,000 -­ $40,000

335. A Chinese Carved Ivory Guan Yin Figure $600 -­ $900 346. A Large Japanese Meiji Imari Charger $800 -­ $1,000

357. A Quality Chinese Rosewood Open Armchair $5,000 -­ $6,000

334. A Japanese Carved Ivory Figure Group $800 -­ $1,200

324. A Chinese Qianlong Style Dragon Charger $500 -­ $700

250. A Late 18th Century Portrait Miniature of Dr. John Snipe $8,000 -­ $12,000

251. A Late 18th Century Portrait of J. Stewart Esq. by Henry Bone $2,000 -­ $2,500

355. A Pair of Chinese Paintings on Silk $150 -­ $250

303. A Silver Plate Twelve Place Rat Tail Cutlery Canteen $800 -­ $1,200

122. 0 Gauge Hornby 462 Princess Elizabeth Loco & Tender $2,000 -­ $3,000

120. 0 Gauge Hornby Eton 440 Loco 20v Electric $2,000 -­ $3,000

269 & 270. An Early Crown Lynn Green Glaze Pug Dog & Brown Glaze Pug Dog $100 -­ $150

9. Four Fun Ho 43 E Type Jaguars $120 -­ $200

31. Three Fun Ho 14 Cortina Estates $70 -­ $120

373. The Prior of Caldey Etching -­ Eric Gill $150 -­ $250

INTERIORS: Â ANTIQUES Â Â & Â Â DECORATIVE Â ARTS 7 AUGUST 2014, 6.00PM

THIS  SALE  IS  PRECEDED  BY  100  LOTS  OF  FUN  HO  CARS  FROM  THE  COLLECTION  OF   COLIN  BURLEIGH  &  100  LOTS  OF  CLASSIC  BRITISH  ‘0’  &  ‘00�  GAUGE  MODEL  TRAINS  AT  12PM

Viewing Fri  1  Aug   ......................................................................................................................................9.00am  –  5.30pm Sat  2  Aug   ...................................................................................................................................11.00am  –  3.00pm Sun  3  Aug   ..................................................................................................................................11.00am  –  3.00pm Mon  4  Aug   ...................................................................................................................................9.00am  –  5.30pm Tue  5  Aug   ....................................................................................................................................9.00am  –  5.30pm Wed  6  Aug   ...................................................................................................................................9.00am  –  5.30pm Thu  7  Aug   ..................................................................................................................................9.00am  –  11.00am The  August  Interiors  auction  will  kick  off  at  midday  with  a  large  collection  of  boxed  Fun  Ho!  toy  cars  and  classic  British  Hornby,  Bassett-­Lowke  and  Pullman  model  trains.  The  6.00pm  sale  starts  with  an  interesting  handbag  collection  of  rare  animal-­skin  bags  including  leopard,  armadillo,  crocodile,  snake  DQG OL]DUG DV ZHOO DV VRPH žQH DUW deco  beaded  bags.  On  an  important  art-­historical  note,  we  have  a  portrait  miniature  from  the  master  of  the  genre  Henry  Bone  and  a  portrait  of  Dr  John  Snipe  (d.1804),  Physician  to  the  Royal  Navy  Mediterranean  Fleet  and  medical  adviser  to  Lord  Nelson. Â

He  was  instrumental  in  maintaining  the  health  of  the  seamen,  was  the  inspector  of  hospitals  in  the  Mediterranean  theatre  and  was  highly  regarded  by  Nelson.  The  sale  also  features  an  African  rhino  horn,   a  taxidermy  full-­head-­mount  lion  skin  and  an  1881  Martini-­Henry   0N ,,, (QžHOG H[ %RHU :DU ULÂżH For  Chinese  collectors,  we  are  pleased  to  be  offering  a  rare  Chinese  Kuan  Yin  rhyolite  cave  or  temple  carving  believed  to  be  from  the  late  Ming  period,  Shandong  Province.  This  beautiful  stone  bodhisattva  was  purchased  by  the  vendor  from Â

the  Shanghai  antiquities  market  in  1960.  The  oriental  section  also  features  some  wonderful  silk  prints,  bronzes,  furniture  and  porcelain.  The  auction  presents  a  selection  of  good  English  sterling-­silver  tableware  DQG ¿DWZDUH FKDQGHOLHUV 3HUVLDQ rugs,  clocks,  artworks,  including  Eric  Gill  etchings,  and  some  well-­ priced  Victorian  oak  and  mahogany  furniture.

Josh  Williams Webb’s Decorative Arts Specialist 09  524  6804 jwilliams@webbs.co.nz

All  lots  are  illustrated  with  detailed  descriptions  at  webbs.co.nz Illustrated  Cover:  323  A  Carved  Stone  Kuan  Yin  Temple  Carving  attributed  to  the  late  Ming  period  $10,000  -­  $15,000

BUYER’S  PREMIUM A  buyer’s  premium  of  15%  will  be  charged  on  all  items  in  the   sale.  GST  (15%)  is  payable  on   the  buyer’s  premium.

New  Zealand’s  Premier  Auction  House  18  Manukau  Road Newmarket,  Auckland P  +64  9  524  6804  webbs.co.nz