JIM RAILTON

forthcoming sale at
La Sagesse School, Jesmond

Newcastle upon Tyne

Starting at 9.00am:
Saturday 9th August 2008

It is hoped to maintain a selling rate of at least 100 lots per hour.

Approximately 1000 lots of school and office furniture including desks, tables chairs and stools, antique furniture, musical and scientific instruments, ceramics, pictures, jewellery, books,collectors items, etc.

Items on view:
Wednesday 6th to Friday 8th August (10am to 7pm);

Administration and 24 hour answerphone: 01668 215323
email: office@jimrailton.com



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81An oak sideboard with mirror back and applied carving, having beaded panel doors raised on barley twist legs. - : £30-40
82A cased mother-of-pearl hand-painted fan. - This fan is in an American box with fine pierced mother-of-pearl sticks. It is hand-painted and inlaid. It is distressed. : £30-40
83A Victorian ash panelled cupboard with drawers below. - : £30-40
84An oak gothic shaped display cabinet. - : £20-30
85A cased Chinese viola. - : £20-30
86A Triumph dark grey four drawer filing cabinet. - : £10-20
87An Auchterlonie lead weighted hickory shafted driver. - This has a brass head with a weighted back, marked Auchterlonie in gilt to the top of the head and leatherbound grip. : £40-60
88Miscellaneous named small bears. (7) - One is hand sewn by Susie Rue and is a bellied-bear with jointed body in two-tone brown with chocolate brown pads and is 7.75in tall. The second bear is a bright orange Avalon bear called Tango with stitched snout and with gilt black label to seam, and is 7in tall. There is a 5.5in bear by Infinite Designs Ltd with tartan bow to neck, and a jointed golden body plush bear with Mad Hatter label to seam with velveteen printed pads and black stitched nose, 6in tall. There is also a small rabbity-type bear with angled wire ears and jointed two-tone velvet body, wearing purple lustre ribbon to neck, hand-made by Wendy Turner. A pale blue weighted bear by Glenarm Forest bears, named Tristan 7/50 with green cotton cloth label to seam. A yellow bear by Stockton Bears with label from maker with the name Sunshine This is a limited edition 2/2 and hand-dyed in English mohair with cashmere pads, glass eyes and pin joints with a yellow and black spotted ruff to neck. : £30-40
89A pair of belle epoche style sapphire and diamond earrings in 18k white gold. (2) - These lovely earrings are suspended from pear shaped posts with foliate scrolling in an almost heart shape set with oval faceted sapphires in the centre, with four diamonds in the scrolling above and one below. There is an additional pear shaped sapphire drop at the bottom of the earrings. : £150-250
90A 1960s chrome coat stand. - : £20-30
91A grey metal four drawer filing cabinet - : £20-30
92A carved oak side table on turned legs. - : £10-20
93A small woven red rug with hooked panel in madder field (35in x 26.5in) - : £20-30
94Two hallmarked silver medals commemorating Queen Victorias diamond jubilee 1897. (2) - : £60-80
9548 small grey plastic seated childrens chairs. (48) - : £50-80
96A French bayonet dated 1873. (27in) - : £30-40
97A Royale pale grey four drawer filing cabinet. (52in) - : £30-40
98A Keswick Industrial Art School hammered silver plated bowl. (5.25in) - This circular bowl has a ten side scalloped rim embossed in the centre with an English rose and has a general hammered formation. The interior is slightly rubbed. It is silver plated and marked KIA with KESWICK Y545. Apart from general scratching to the silver plate it is in good condition. : £60-80
99A blue painted square bamboo table; and a square stained table. (2) - : £10-20
100A rectangular kilim runner with maltese crosses and hooked border. (27in x 121in) - : £40-60
101A 1930s oak two drawer chest. (35.5in) - : £20-30
102A Charlotte Rhead Ducal jug. (6.5in) - This is not signed but it is a typical Charlotte Rhead style piece. An oval body with tube line decoration with pastel coloured fruit on fawn ground, with a silvered brown rim and handle and foot. Moulded number 250, painted number 6353, green printed crown ducal ware marks. It is in perfect condition. : £30-40
103An angled oak dias. - : £5-10
104A pair of nineteenth century mirrors. (15.75in x 20.5in) (2) - A pair of nineteenth century mirrors, the oval bevelled plates bordered by roundels, fitted with circular brackets holding glass bowls, with applied prunt decoration with scrolled rims, the mirrors with green velvet borders - possibly Irish. (15.75in x 20.5in exterior) (2) : £100-150
105A Victorian black glass oil lamp, wih later conversion to electricity. (19in) - : £30-40
106A pair of Victorian brass candlesticks. (2) - : £20-30
107A single mahogany balloon back dining chair. - : £10-20
108A Triumph four drawer grey metal filing cabinet. - : £20-30
109A Victorian carved oak telescopic dining table with later leaves and folding supports. (62in x 45in x 27.75in) - This dining table has a rectangular moulded top with telescopic action and two later leaves. It is supported on columns with rectangular scrolled and carved stretchers centering on an urn finial with leaf carved support. The table is on casters. The expansion mechanism to take leaves has later supports that look as if they are French. It is a bit wobbly, but basically a sound Victorian dining table. : £200-300
110A composition rococo-style planter. (36.5in) - This is in three sections, which we presume we have put together correctly. It is overall moulded with foliate scrolling and decorative friezes and made of some composition material? Perfect, but fairly fragile. : £30-40
111A square Troika biscuit fired dish. (8in) - With sgraffito square panel decoration. : £30-40
112A hallmarked silver vase, trophy cup and toastrack; and a Victorian silver mounted walking stick. (4) - : £30-40
113A bench mitre cutting saw. - : £5-10
114An emerald and diamond ring in 18k yellow gold in large decorative oval mount. - This ring is in a very interesting decorative setting, with one central brilliant cut round diamond in rub-over setting, bordered by a tiny diamond to each corner, surrounded by a ring of baguette cut emeralds in a four pointed star shape, with further lacework style mount and more small diamonds to edges. A very pretty unusual dress ring. : £250-350
115A pair of white four drawer metal filing cabinets. (2) - : £30-50
116An oval mahogany framed mirror with bevelled plate. - : £10-20
117A pale oak rectangular coffee table. - : £5-10
118An early nineteenth century gold fob with an amethyst; a similar multi-coloured gold one set with a onyx panel; and an ornate gold pocket watch key. (3) - The early nineteenth centuryfob set with an amethyst is of rectangular rounded form, the panel in a frame with applied scroll decoration with beading, it has a ring mount with engine turned decoration. The sides have two protruding bosom-like decorative panels beneath a foliate scrolled shield. The next example is very similar in construction with multicoloured gold which is slightly more ornate with a pierced design. It is mounted with a rectangular white panel - could be onyx. The ring to take the chain is chased with leaves. It is over three quarters of an inch long. The ornate pocket watch key has a twisted wreath like ring handle revolving around a body of baluster shape with applied metal decoration almost like the terminal of a mace. The key opening looks square . : £100-150
119A grey two drawer filing cabinet. - : £5-10
120An art nouveau style composition figure of a lady. (18in) - This has a bronze patination and looks French although it doesn't appear to be signed. Moulded and not cast could be composition stone? : £30-40
121An inlaid chess set with compartments for pieces; and a marquetry cribbage board. (2) - : £30-40
122A modern teak desk with three drawers on a black steel frame. - : £10-20
123An oriental style woven carpet with pink field. - : £20-30
124A large early nineteenth century mahogany longcase clock. (99.5in) - Thhis mahogany longcase clock has hood with pagoda top surmounted by sphere and spire brass finials, having swan neck pediment with applied brass roundels, the arched dial with moonphase alternating between pastoral landscape and marine scene, above a circular enamelled dial by Thomas Lees of Bury, with Roman chapters and spandrels painted with bucolic beauties, the hood flanked by fluted pilasters, the trunk with gothic shaped door flanked by further fluted columns, the moulded base with canted corners supported on ogee bracket feet. It has quite a wide body, : £1500-2000
125A Chinese famille rose rectangular caddy; and a red lacquered circular box. (2) - : £20-30
126A brown upholsted office chair on casters. - : £5-10
127A formica top table with blue legs; and two similar blue and grey smaller tables. (3) - : £20-30
128A large European Meissen style comport. (16.25in) - This impressive piece of porcelain consists of a basket type scalloped bowl, hand-painted to the centre with garlands of polychrome flowers and ribbons. The basket is pierced with trellis design having scrolled gilding to rim. The exterior is decorated with foliate cartouche panels and encrusted with flowers. There is some loss to the flowers, but nothing too major. The bowl is supported on a tree style column, mounted with three figures further encrusted with foliate decoration. Two of the figures do appear to have had some restoration to their hands. The man who is playing the flute appears to be perfect. There are minor losses to the floral encrustations, and repairs are evident. This is supported on a scrolled rococo base with further floral encrustated decoration, with piercing and scrolled panels decorated with blue flowerheads. The base is impressed witn number 2942. There is a pale blue underglaze mark which could be an R? An impressive piece of porcelain. : £150-250
129A grained panelled door cupboard, with shelves to interior. - : £20-30
130A boxed toy doll by Zapf. - This realistic 22in boy doll is astonishingly life-like wearing fawn coloured shorts, red jumper, and a maroon and fawn hood. He has blue eyes and blonde hair. It is in mint condition in its original design collection box. : £30-40