Autumn Fine Art & Antique Sale - Hansons Auctioneers and Valuers

Lot 651. An unusual ContinentalHermaphrodite wooden doll, circa 1900,hand-carved female on one side, male to thereverse, movable limbs, 48cm l£100-£150Lot 652. A 3’’ astronomical refractortelescope, c.1904-11, signed ThomasArmstrong & Brother, together with originalcabriole tripod library stand, eyepieces,filters and a Rhode & Schwartz ash fieldtripod with brass fixtures£400-£600653Lot 653. A good George III satinwoodand harewood inlaid rectangular teacaddy and cover, circa 1790, the hingedlid with oval shell inlay and rosewood crossbanding, opening to reveal two liddedcanisters with oval hinged lids, central bluemixing bowl and inlay to front and ivoryescutcheon, 30cm w£250-£350Lot 654. A Victorian burr walnut andcrossbanded, ebony strung glovebox, circa 1880, the hinged lid with silvercartouche, opening to reveal vacant interior,stamped maker ‘A Schramm’, 38cm l£40-£60656Lot 656. A late Victorian mahoganysatinwood and harewood inlaid oval teatray, with brass handles, wavy gallery rim,54cm l£30-£40Lot 657. A French 19th centuryserpentine front burr walnut liqueurcasket, inlaid with ebony stringing, thetop inlaid with a brass cartouche, signedClemence Girardeau, opening to reveal fourdecanters and twelve of the original sixteenglasses, 34cm w£200-£300Lot 658. Tribal art interest: a largehardwood, standing tribal figure, 154cm l£100-£150Oriental Works ofArtLot 660. A set of ten Chinese figurativerice paper paintings, circa 1900, in smallsquare case£20-£30Lot 661. A Japanese mother of pearlcarved shell clam, Meiji period (1868-1912),vibrantly carved with figures in a variety ofscenes with architecture and prunus blossomwithin silver chased banding, raised on ahardwood prunus blossom stand, 33cm h£200-£400662Lot 662. A Japanese mother of pearl shellclam, inset with three silvered doves, raisedon a flowering silver stem of foliage, mountedon ebonised base, 24cm h, ex-lot 304Sotheby’s country house sale 1995£400-£600655Lot 655. A 17th century style Dutchbrass jardinière with lion mask ringhandles, semi-lobed, raised on paw feettogether with an oval brass hammeredplanter, 38cm l (2)£20-£30659Lot 659. A Japanese ivory tusk vase,Meiji period (1868-1912), carved withscrolling dragons amongst clouds, 26cm h£250-£350663Lot 663. A French 19th century gilt bronzedesk stand, naturalistically modelled as acockatoo, the hinged neck opening to reveala pen brush, perched on a branch pen rest,black marble base, 21cm h, 11.5cm w£250-£350Lots 664-673. No lots60 Contact us on 01283 733988