Staceys Auction

Catalogue

Mon 28th Jan 2013: 48

A large ebony walking stick with partial spotted ivory detail, it's centre with twist decoration, the top carved with a naive elephant, and a continental late 19th Century ebony walking stick with twist and diamond shapes with a silver collar, the handle carved with an elephant with bone tusks.

A large ebony walking stick with partial spotted ivory detail, it's centre with twist decoration, the top carved with a naive elephant, and a continental late 19th Century ebony walking stick with twist and diamond shapes with a silver collar, the handle carved with an elephant with bone tusks.

Lot number: 559

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An ebony walking stick of twisted form, the top with ivory spotted detail, having George III silver collar baring Sheffield hallmarks for 1820, surmounted with an ivory ball.

An ebony walking stick of twisted form, the top with ivory spotted detail, having George III silver collar baring Sheffield hallmarks for 1820, surmounted with an ivory ball.

Lot number: 560

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A 19th Century turned horned shaft walking stick with a shaped horn handle.

A 19th Century turned horned shaft walking stick with a shaped horn handle.

Lot number: 561

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A profusely carved antique ivory puzzle/eternity ball with figural ivory stand.

A profusely carved antique ivory puzzle/eternity ball with figural ivory stand.

Lot number: 562

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An unusual bronze skeletal seated figure in the pose of the ''Thinker''.

An unusual bronze skeletal seated figure in the pose of the ''Thinker''.

Lot number: 563

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A Hercules German mechanical spring assisted corkscrew, circa 1910 and an English ''Cellarmans'' steel corkscrew from the same period.

A Hercules German mechanical spring assisted corkscrew, circa 1910 and an English ''Cellarmans'' steel corkscrew from the same period.

Lot number: 564

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A fine quality Charles Scotney top hat of grey colour with black band size 7/1.8, in mint condition and with carry case.

A fine quality Charles Scotney top hat of grey colour with black band size 7/1.8, in mint condition and with carry case.

Lot number: 565

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A mid Victorian brass whist marker of circular form, numbers 0-9 the centre decorated in relief with a hand and pointing finger, Victorian registration diamond to reverse.

A mid Victorian brass whist marker of circular form, numbers 0-9 the centre decorated in relief with a hand and pointing finger, Victorian registration diamond to reverse.

Lot number: 566

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A mid to late 18th Century Bilston enamel patch box entitled ''The Sailors Return'' with a bawdy scene to the cover of a lady with a revealing top seated on a drunken sailor's lap.

A mid to late 18th Century Bilston enamel patch box entitled ''The Sailors Return'' with a bawdy scene to the cover of a lady with a revealing top seated on a drunken sailor's lap.

Lot number: 567

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A 19th century brass snuff or tobacco box of Maritime/Naval interest engraved to the front ''J Morin, Corporal, R.MAR (Royal Marines) 1838'' and with an image of crossed swords.

A 19th century brass snuff or tobacco box of Maritime/Naval interest engraved to the front ''J Morin, Corporal, R.MAR (Royal Marines) 1838'' and with an image of crossed swords.

Lot number: 568

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WITHDRAWN - An early 20th Century Malloch side casting fishing reel, possibly early version, all metal with horn handle and with makers stamp marked ''Malloch Patent'' Retailers script detail, C Harlaw. Strand and engraved JHH.

WITHDRAWN - An early 20th Century Malloch side casting fishing reel, possibly early version, all metal with horn handle and with makers stamp marked ''Malloch Patent'' Retailers script detail, C Harlaw. Strand and engraved JHH.

Lot number: 569

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A fine 19th Century French gilt metal purse of shaped octagonal form with a hand painted panel beautifully executed with an image of the Place Vendome in Paris.

A fine 19th Century French gilt metal purse of shaped octagonal form with a hand painted panel beautifully executed with an image of the Place Vendome in Paris.

Lot number: 570

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An 18th century Bilston bonbonniere in the form of a recumbent rabbit, the reverse hinged lid with a lakeland and country house scene, a fisherman to the foreground against the backdrop of distant hills.

An 18th century Bilston bonbonniere in the form of a recumbent rabbit, the reverse hinged lid with a lakeland and country house scene, a fisherman to the foreground against the backdrop of distant hills.

Lot number: 571

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An impressive small oval shaped glass panel painted with a Venetian scene of places, gondolas and canals, probably 19th Century.

An impressive small oval shaped glass panel painted with a Venetian scene of places, gondolas and canals, probably 19th Century.

Lot number: 572

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A pair of antique bronze masks formed as grotesques with a verdi gris patina.

A pair of antique bronze masks formed as grotesques with a verdi gris patina.

Lot number: 573

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A carved treen netsuke in the form of a skull and a boxwood netsuke in the form of a shishi with black beaded eyes.

A carved treen netsuke in the form of a skull and a boxwood netsuke in the form of a shishi with black beaded eyes.

Lot number: 574

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