• Auction 10970

    Christie's Buy or Bid

    12 November 2014 - 3 December 2014, London, South Kensington

    SALE TOTAL: 40,024 (GBP)
43 Lots for Sale 10970
Lot 380
AN ITALIAN ART DECO CHROMIUM PLATED ESPRESSO MACHINE
TURIN, DESIGNED BY PIER TERESIO ARDUINO, CIRCA 1930
40 ½ in. (103 cm.) high; 31 in. (79 cm.) wide

Buy – Purchase Price: £13,000
estimate
£8,000 - £10,000
($12,552 - $15,690)

price realized
£13,000
($20,319)
Lot 381
AN ELECTRO-MECHANICAL STAR-JET PINBALL MACHINE
BY BALLY, 1963
74 ½ in. (189 cm.) high; 29 ¼ in. (74 cm.) wide; 52 ½ in. (133 cm) deep approximately

Buy – Purchase Price: £10,400
estimate
($9,414 - $12,552)

Lot 382
A PAIR OF GREY-PAINTED MIRRORS
OF BAROQUE STYLE, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
36 ½ in. (93 cm.) high; 29 ½ in. (75 cm.) wide

estimate
($1,883 - $2,354)

Lot 383
A LARGE MOROCCAN AMMONITE
FROM THE CRETACEOUS (145-65 MYA)
Ammonite - 22 in. (56 cm.) high; 40 in. (102 cm.) overall

estimate
($1,883 - $2,510)

Lot 384
KATUSHA OSTROUMOFF BULL, ARBS MSDC
'THE CLASP', 2010
16 ½ in. (42 cm.) high

Buy – Purchase Price: £5,200
estimate
($4,707 - $6,276)

Lot 385
TWELVE GERMAN BOTANICAL ENGRAVINGS
18TH CENTURY, JOHANN WILHELM WEINMANN (1683-1741)
16 ¼ x 12 in. (41.5 x 30.2 cm.)

estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($2,354 - $3,138)

price realized
£2,702
($4,223)
Lot 386
A GROUP OF SEVEN PAPUA NEW GUINEAN STONE CEREMONIAL ADZE BLADES
LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The tallest -- 13 ½ in. (34.2 cm.) high, including stand

estimate
£4,000 - £5,000
($6,276 - $7,845)

price realized
£6,500
($10,159)
Lot 387
TWO MADAGASCAN LABRADORITE FORMS

15 ½ in. (39 cm.) and 13 ½ in. (34 cm.)

Buy – Purchase Price: £2,080
estimate
£1,200 - £1,600
($1,883 - $2,510)

price realized
£2,080
($3,251)
Lot 388
SIX BOTANICAL AND ORNITHOLOGICAL HAND COLOURED ENGRAVINGS
BY MARK CATESBY, PUBLISHED BY JOHAN MICHAEL SELIGMANN, MID-18TH CENTURY
20 1/8 x 15 ¾ in. (51.2 x 40 cm.)

Buy – Purchase Price: £2,600
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($2,354 - $3,138)

price realized
£2,600
($4,064)
Lot 389
A DISPLAY OF THIRTEEN SMALL AMMONITES

26 in. (66 cm.) high overall

estimate
($1,255 - $1,883)

Lot 390
KATUSHA OSTROUMOFF BULL, ARBS MSDC
'ENIGMATIC SCALE', 2013
16 5/8 in. (42.3 cm.) high

Buy – Purchase Price: £5,850
estimate
($5,492 - $7,061)

Lot 391
A PAIR OF FRENCH BRONZE NOVELTY CHANDELIERS MODELLED AS FRENCH HORNS
20TH CENTURY
26 in. (66 cm.) wide

estimate
£2,000 - £2,500
($3,138 - $3,923)

price realized
£3,352
($5,239)
Lot 392
A NEAPOLITAN BRONZE MODEL OF SILENUS
CAST BY THE CHIURAZZI FOUNDRY, LATE 19TH CENTURY
23 ½ in. (60 cm.) high

estimate
($1,255 - $1,883)

Lot 393
KATUSHA OSTROUMOFF BULL, ARBS MSDC
'MOLTEN DROP', 2009
19 5/8 in. (50 cm.) high

Buy – Purchase Price: £5,200
estimate
($4,707 - $6,276)

Lot 394
A COLLECTION OF TWELVE CHINESE BURR WOOD TOGGLES
XINJIANG PROVINCE, 18TH CENTURY
The widest -- 6 ¾ in. (17.2 cm); the smallest -- 1 3/8 in. (3.65cm.)

Buy – Purchase Price: £10,400
estimate
($9,414 - $12,552)

Lot 395
An 18ct white gold diamond 'Possession' ring, by Piaget

estimate
($3,923 - $4,707)

Lot 396
A PAIR OF VICTORIAN SILVER AND ENAMEL NOVELTY CONDIMENTS MODELLED AS ROYAL MAIL...
MARK OF HILLIARD & THOMASON, BIRMINGHAM, 1894
3 in. high (7.5 cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
($1,883 - $2,354)

price realized
£2,035
($3,181)
Lot 397
AN ENGLISH SILVER-MOUNTED SPOUTED LEATHER BLACK JACK
EARLY 18TH CENTURY
9 in. (22.5 cm.) high
estimate
($2,354 - $3,138)

Lot 398
A PAIR OF TAMIL NADU GOLD EARRINGS
SOUTH INDIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
2 in. (5 cm.) width

Buy – Purchase Price: £3,250
estimate
($3,138 - $3,923)

Lot 399
A PAIR OF J. AITKEN & SON SILVER MOUNTED AND OAK PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES
1903
9 ½ in. (24 cm.) high

estimate
($3,138 - $4,707)

Lot 400
A FRENCH SPECKLED AGATE AND GILT-METAL CASKET
LATE 19TH CENTURY
5 in. (13 cm.) wide

Buy – Purchase Price: £1,560
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,255 - $1,883)

price realized
£1,560
($2,438)
Lot 401
An 18ct white gold, diamond and enamel 'Happy Spirit' pendant necklace, by...

estimate
($4,707 - $6,276)

Lot 402
A MATCHED PAIR OF EDWARDIAN SILVER AND OAK 'GOLFING' PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES
1904 & 1905
9 ½ in. (24 cm.) high; 7 ½ in. (19 cm.) wide

estimate
($3,138 - $4,707)

Lot 403
A GEORGE III OVAL SILVER TEAPOT AND STAND
MARK OF HESTER BATEMAN, LONDON, 1784 AND 1785 RESPECTIVELY
10 in. long (25.5 cm.)
estimate
($3,138 - $3,923)

Lot 404
A stainless steel 'Tubogas' quartz wristwatch, by Bulgari

estimate
($4,707 - $6,276)

Lot 405
EARLY MOTORING INTEREST:- A GERMAN SILVER AND ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE
MARK OF LOUIS KUPPENHEIM OF PFORZHEIM, CIRCA 1920
3 ¼ in. long (8.5 cm.)

Buy – Purchase Price: £1,170
estimate
($1,255 - $1,412)

Lot 406
A GEORGE III SILVER WINE EWER
MARK OF CHARLES WRIGHT, LONDON, 1779
14 in. high (36 cm.)
estimate
($2,354 - $3,138)

Lot 407
A BRONZE HAND RAIL MODELLED AS A NATURALISTIC IVY VINE
BY PAULA SWINNEN ( DUTCH, B. 1968), MODERN
99 ½ in. (252.5 cm.) wide


estimate
($6,276 - $7,845)

Lot 408
A PAIR OF FOSSILISED DEER OR 'IRISH ELK' ANTLERS
CIRCA 10,500-8,500 BC
62 in. (158 cm.) wide

Buy – Purchase Price: £6,500
estimate
($6,276 - $7,845)

Lot 409
A PAIR OF GERMAN SCAGLIOLA DIDACTIC PANELS OF THE NERVOUS AND CIRCULATORY...
BOCK-STEGER LIPS, MID-19TH CENTURY
44 3/8 x 29 7/8 in. (112.5 x 76 cm.)

estimate
($12,552 - $15,690)

Lot 410
A BRONZE MUSEUM CAST OF A BENIN MASK
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
12 in. (31 cm.) high

Buy – Purchase Price: £1,560
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,255 - $1,883)

price realized
£1,560
($2,438)
Lot 411
A SWISS GILT-BRASS ATMOS CLOCK
JAEGER LECOULTRE, SWITZERLAND, SECOND HALF 20TH CENTURY, ATMOS V, NO. 94169,
8 ¾ in. (23 cm.) high; 7 in. (18 cm.) wide; 5 ½ in. (14 cm.) deep

Buy - Purchase Price £1,040
estimate
£600 - £800
($941 - $1,255)

price realized
£1,125
($1,758)
Lot 412
A LATE VICTORIAN TAXIDERMY AND CASED GERMAN SPITZ
BY E.F.SPICER & SONS, BIRMINGHAM, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
17 in. (43 cm.) high; 27 in. (68.5 cm.) wide; 10 in. (25.5 cm.) deep

Buy – Purchase Price: £1,950
estimate
($1,569 - $2,354)

price realized

Lot 413
Peter Blake (b. 1932)
Capstan and Gold Flake
Image: 710 x 418 mm., Sheet: 890 x 590 mm.
(2)
estimate
($1,883 - $2,510)

Lot 414
A PAIR OF VICTORIAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER STRAWBERRY DISHES
MARK OF S. WALTON SMITH, BIRMINGHAM, 1882
9 in. diameter (22.7 cm.)
estimate
($2,354 - $3,138)

Lot 415
Brian Hagger (b. 1935)
Tower Curing Works, Great Yarmouth
oil on canvas

19¾ x 30 in. (50.2 x 76.2 cm.)
estimate
($1,883 - $2,824)

Lot 416
A PAIR OF EDWARDIAN SILVERED BRASS ADJUSTABLE TABLE LAMPS
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
15 ½ in. (39.5 cm.) high, excluding fitment

estimate
($1,255 - $1,883)

Lot 417
A PAIR OF FRENCH SILVER-GILT WINE COASTERS
MARK POSSIBLY OF JACQUES-HENRI FAUCONNIER, PARIS, 1ST STANDARD, 1819/1838
6 3/16 in. diameter (15.8 cm.)

Buy – Purchase Price: £1,560
estimate
($1,569 - $1,883)

Lot 418
English Provincial School, 1894
'Harriet' of Summerville Farm
pencil, watercolour heightened with white on paper

11½ x 17¼ in. (29.2 x 43.8 cm.)

Buy – Purchase Price: £1,950


estimate
($1,569 - $2,354)

Lot 419
AN INDIAN STEEL BETEL NUT CUTTER
MID-19TH CENTURY
17 ½ in. (44 cm.) long

estimate
£1,200 - £1,500
($1,883 - $2,354)

price realized
£1,950
($3,048)
Lot 420
AN ITALIAN PIETRA DURA AMD BLACK MARBLE TABLE TOP
MID-19TH CENTURY
18 ½ in. (47 cm.) diameter

estimate
($1,569 - $2,354)

Lot 421
A COLLECTION OF THIRTY-EIGHT TREEN APOTHECARY JAR CASES
19TH CENTURY
The tallest -- 8 in. (20.2 cm.) high

Buy – Purchase Price: £1,560
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,255 - $1,883)

price realized
£1,560
($2,438)
Lot 422
A CEYLONESE EBONY MODEL OF A CRAB
LATE 19TH CENTURY
17 in. (43 cm.) wide

Buy – Purchase Price: £5,200
estimate
($4,707 - $6,276)

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