Collectors’ Items, Works of Art and Light Fittings

An impressive early Victorian papier-mâché table-top cabinet, the exterior profusely gilt and painted with foliage and figures, the two doors inset with glazed and mother-of-pearl inlaid panels depicting cathedral interiors, the interior fitted with drawers and a pull-out writing surface, height 38cm, width 29cm.

Attributed to Martin Scorey - a late 20th century carved wooden and lead mounted folk art model of a chicken, raised on a pedestal base, height 53cm.

An Edwardian oak desktop stationery box, the hinged lid and fall front enclosing a green leather-lined interior, width 40cm (some faults).

A late 19th century French ebonized and brass inlaid games box, width 32cm, together with other boxes, a small group of collectors' items and a 19th century Dutch pine and pressed brass mounted rectangular wall mirror, 38cm x 33cm.

After Baron Carlo (Charles) Marochetti - a mid-19th century brown patinated cast bronze equestrian figure of Prince Albert on horseback, cast by Elkington & Co Ltd, Prince Albert dressed in regimental uniform with tied sash and military order, the rectangular stepped plinth inscribed 'Elkington & Co Limtd', height 52cm, width 46cm, depth 20cm. Note: this bronze is after the original model by Baron Carlo Marochetti (1805-1867), which stands in George Square, Glasgow, a work so admired by Queen Victoria that a copy was commissioned for Windsor. The original Glasgow statue was the first of several works that the Turin-born sculptor produced for the royal family, who became his patrons after he settled in England in 1848.

A modern Art Deco style cast bronze figure of a dancer, raised on a marble plinth, height 55cm.

A pair of USSR 8 x 30 binoculars, cased, together with a pair of Three Star 7 x 50 field binoculars, cased.

A late 19th century Swiss music box by Nicole Frères, the lever-wind mechanism playing twelve airs on a 34cm cylinder, within an ebonized case, width 70cm.

A late 20th century brown patinated cast bronze figure of a Georgian style gentleman and his hunting dogs, raised on a black marble plinth, height 54cm.

After Edgar Degas - two modern cast resin museum copies of ballet dancers, height 41cm.

A collection of approximately thirty modern Russian-made ornaments, including Fabergé style eggs and figural boxes by Keren Kopal, all boxed.

A boxed set of Mazda 'Fantasia' Disneylights by The British Thomson-Houston Co Ltd, together with a similar boxed set of Osram party lights.

A pair of mid/late 19th century French brown patinated cast bronze figures of seated putti, in the manner of Claude Michel Clodion, both raised on gilt bronze and white marble bases, height 45cm (some faults to bases).

Eva Knight - an early 20th century brown and verdigris patinated cast bronze plaque, relief decorated with a head and shoulders portrait of a young girl, bearing cast signature and dated 1930 to lower left corner, 42cm x 36cm, mounted on a metal plinth.

A pair of Orkney Islands woven straw circular baskets, diameter 45cm.

An early 20th century brown leather Gladstone style case, bearing various period hotel labels, width 63cm.

A collection of approximately twenty-six Russian-made ornaments, including Fabergé style eggs and figural boxes, some by Keren Kopal, all boxed.

A late 20th century Arts and Crafts style wrought iron coat rack of demi-lune form, width 87cm.

A Victorian copper preserve pan, diameter 38cm, together with a copper cooking pot with swing handle.