Written by Other Works of Art sold in our February Sale:
A 19th century Chinese export ivory disc chess set, The kings and Queens as crowns, the bishops as mitres, the knights as horse’s heads, the rooks as turrets, against a pierced ground together with a set of sixteen 19th century Cantonese carved ivory circular draughts pieces, decorated with figures and trees, 3.7cm diameter, together with a two-section ivory urn shaped shaker, 8cm high
After Louis Auguste Moreau (French, 1855-1919) a large spelter figural lamp base, of a spear hunter, marked to the base ‘VICI’ with an opaque glass flame like shade held aloft, 100cm high
A 19th century Anglo Indian ivory chess set, one side natural, the other stained green, carved with flowers, leaves and beading, King 12cm high, pawn 6.5cm high
The Myrioscope, a stereoscopic viewer in a mahogany case by Sanger-Shepherd & Co. Ltd, London, with a twin hinged top opaque glass panel to the reverse with mirror to the interior and glass photographic slides 23cm wide x 46cm high
A Galanti Piano accordion, with black lacquer finish, cased
A pair of bronze snake coat hangers in the form of coiled snakes to a lattice back together with a marble doorstop with clenched fist handle
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