Collectors’ Items, Works of Art and Light Fittings

A late 19th century walking stick, the plated handle in the form of a fox's head, the shaft carved with animal masks, length 77cm, together with another walking stick with a silver mounted dog's head handle (faults).

A late 19th/early 20th century walking stick handle, finely carved and painted in the form of a dog's head with inset glass eyes, mounted on an associated stick, length 92cm.

A late 20th century walking stick, the softwood handle carved as a spaniel's head with inset glass eyes, length 124cm, together with two late 19th/early 20th century walking sticks, carved with dog's head handles.

A late 19th century walking stick, the carved boxwood handle finely modelled as a dog's head with inset glass eyes, length 89cm (lacking collar), together with the shaft and handle of a parasol, the handle finely carved as the head of a terrier, length 89cm.

An early 19th century Malacca sword stick with a carved ivory handle, yellow metal mounts and a triangular section steel blade, length 85cm, together with a 19th century walking stick with a screw-off turned ivory handle, possibly for use as an opium pipe, length 89cm.

A 19th century marine ivory sectional walking stick, each section carved to imitate vertebrae and mounted on a central metal shaft, length 91cm.

A large collection of various walking sticks and walking stick shafts, including antler handled examples, one carved with opposing faces, and a 20th century stick, the handle carved in the form of an otter.

A group of various 19th century and later parasols and umbrellas, including two with carved ivory handles and two with painted porcelain pommels (some with faults).

An early 20th century lady's silk parasol by Brigg, the tortoiseshell handle with 9ct gold mounts, marked 'Brigg', length 90cm.

A George V rhino horn handled Malacca walking cane with 18ct gold collar, marked 'Brigg', London 1918, length 93cm. Note: as this lot incorporates rhinoceros horn, it would be very unlikely that a re-export certificate would be granted beyond the EU. Customers outside the EU are requested NOT to bid on this item.

Two late Victorian rhino horn handled walking sticks, both with silver mounted collars, Birmingham 1897 (some faults). Note: as this lot incorporates rhinoceros horn, it would be very unlikely that a re-export certificate would be granted beyond the EU. Customers outside the EU are requested NOT to bid on this item.

A pair of late 19th/early 20th century cast gilt metal figural table lamps, mounted on ebonized bases, height 34cm, together with a pair of urn shaped table lamps and two Regency style gilt metal candlesticks.

An HMV black cased portable gramophone with No. 4 reproducer and winding handle, length 41.5cm.

A late 19th century walnut cased Polyphon, playing 21cm discs, width 26cm, together with a group of discs.

A 19th century Swiss music box by Nicole Frères, the lever-wind mechanism playing eight airs on a 20.9cm cylinder, the interior with tune sheet and transferred maker's label, within a rosewood and simulated rosewood case, width 47.5cm.

A modern carved wooden model of a wall mounted antelope head, possibly retailed by Heals, height 67cm.

A mid-20th century taxidermy specimen of a roach, the interior of the glazed case with plaque inscribed 'Roach 2lbs.12ozs. Caught by S.J. Stapleton at Bessborough Res: Walton, Sept.1962', width of case 57cm, together with another taxidermy specimen of a bream, the plaque inscribed 'Bream 6lbs.7ozs', width of case 70cm.

A pair of stag antlers and skull section, mounted on a wooden wall plaque, height 70cm.

A pair of late 19th/early 20th century moulded glass and cast brass two light table lustres, hung with glass drops, on domed circular bases, height 29cm.