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241 Six un-named small bears. (6) - There is a felt covered purple bear, 3in tall with jointed body and glitter pads and a pale 5.5in tall bear with purple ruff and star medallion. Another pale bear with grey pads is 4.5in long with blue and black glass eyes wearing blue felt scarf. Also a purple coloured bear has a jointed body, blue stitched snout with black button eyes and pink suede pads to feet, and is 7.5in tall. A chocolate coloured bear with jointed body having brown velvet sewn pads with pinkish stitching to nose, and black eyes and shaved snout and ears, 9in tall; and a small 3.75in tall brown jointed bear with brown suede pads wearing blue ribbon with gilt star medallion and black stitched nose. : £30-40

242 A 3M overhead projector. - : £20-30

243 Martin Coppock, oil on canvas, moonlit study of abbey ruins, signed and dated 1887, in gilt frame. (15.5in x 11.5in) - : £70-90

244 A large French chimpanzee; a Bonkers glove puppet monkey; and a towelling white dog. (3) - The large monkey has a black coat with brown eyes and is wearing a gold chain with semi-precious stones to the collar. It is approximately 24in tall and has a French label. The glove puppet monkey is by Russ Berrie and Co titled 'Bonkers' with an original label. He has brown button eyes and interior lined to take ones hand. He is approximately 12in. It has a speaking mechanism. : £20-30

245 A cased flute; and two recorders. (3) - : £40-60

246 Picnic Island and six other pieces including a picnic basket. (7) - The Picnic Island is accompanied by: Pipkin, Midge (Two Crumbs) with one minor chip to ear and some rubbing, Pie Face, Muncher , with possible restoration to an ear, Midge (Picnic), and Picnic Basket. All have Pendelfin labels, incised marks and initials, with only minor chipping and rubbing. : £40-60

247 The Modern Motor Car - a fold-out coloured engine publication. - A paper bound volume with fold out plates detailing the car's engine and chasis etc. The cover is by Maurice Beck. The cover is a bit grubby but the plates inside are clean. It is a stapled volume with wear to the edges and spine. : £50-80

248 An iron bench decorated with floral designs to castings, with wood slats and scrolled arms. (50in) - : £40-60

249 An Edwardian oak kneehole desk. (60in x 34in x 31in) - This is a good early twentieth century kneehole desk with a panelled top supported on pedestals, each containing four fielded panel drawers mounted with gadroon carved handles. The desk also has slides and a frieze drawer with a bramah style lock above a shaped apron. The pedestals are supported on rounded plinths with casters. The pedestal sides are also field panelled and the finish is entirely original. It is generally scuffed and could do with repolishing, but it is a good clean kneehole desk. : £200-300

250 Six ghetto blaster type players. (6) - : £10-20

251 An oak dining table with spare leaf, having rounded ends on square tapering column legs. - : £80-120

252 A Victorian rosewood hexagonal sewing table. (26.25in x 19.5in x 29.75in) - A Victorian hexagonal sewing table with hinged top revealing a fitted interior with compartment tray above a well, having foitate carved scrolled supports above a waisted rectangular base supported on turned octagonal legs with brass casters. : £700-900

253 A cold painted Spelter camel lighter. (7in) - : £30-40

254 A circular reproduction mahogany occasional table. (17in) - This has a circular shell medallion patera to the top with castellated rim supported on gadrooned turned carved column with splayed legs. The sides to the top of the table are distressed with pieces missing, and it is generally not in the best of condition. I would suggest this is circa 1900. : £20-30

255 A set of seven multicoloured stacking childrens chairs. (7) - : £20-30

256 A pair of Victorian Rockingham style hand-painted sauce tureens on stands. (6) - These are fine pieces of porcelain. Each is decorated overall with salmon pink friezes and scrolled gilding. They have scalloped bodies. The tureens have acanthus moulded handles and hand-painted numbers - 508 underneath, and the lids have openings to take a ladle. Apart from minor rubbing, they appear to be perfect. The two plate that go with them are of a similar scalloped scroll form. One is hand-painted with Scarborough Castle, and the other Rochester Castle. They are titled in brick red underneath. The landscape view of Rochester depicts the castle with trees to foreground, and doesn't appear to be signed. The Scarborough Castle view has a sailing boat in choppy seas beyond the quayside, with the castle on cliffs in background. : £100-150

257 A Triumph Vickers four drawer filing cabinet. - : £10-20

258 A large Edinburgh crystal cut glass bowl. (9in) - : £20-30

259 A garnet and diamond set of pendant, ring and earrings. (4) - This set consists of a pendant with central large faceted oval garnet stone surrounded by diamonds in a scalloped setting. It is on a fine 9k yellow gold chain. Accompanying the pendant is a matching set of pierced earrings each set with oval faceted garnets in a scalloped diamond set mount. Finally there is a matching ring with oval garnet and surrounded by small diamonds in a scalloped setting. There is a further small diamond set to each shoulder of the ring. The garnets are well matched and have a good deep red colour. : £100-150

260 Three birch framed canvas seated Ikea easy chairs. (3) - : £20-30

261 Two beech veneered open bookcases; and a similar set of pigeonholes. (3) - : £30-40

262 A cloisonné enamelled vase. (7.25in) - This is a beautiful vase decorated with pink blossom foliage and green leaves on a white ground, and is in perfect condition. It has silver rim and foot, and is stamped cloisonné. : £150-250

263 An ebonised aesthetic Victorian side table. (18.5in x 16.5in x 26.25in) - This piece is stained and fairly distressed, but it is in the aesthetic taste. There are slight traces of woodworm to the top. It sits on ring-turned column legs with traces of gilding to the rings. The stretchers are similarly made of ring-turned columns, having central rectangular chamferred batons with grooves in the sides, possibly to take an upright decorative panel? It stands on baluster turned legs with small bun feet - no signs of casters. : £30-40

264 A 1950s oak kneehole desk. (43.5in x 18in x 29.5in) - This has a leatherette top above frieze with applied carvings. The pedestals each have three drawers mounted with brass rosette handles, on rectangular angled feet. The kneehole has sliding glass doors behind it. : £20-30

265 W J Sams, pencil and bodycolour, 'New Hartley Pit After the Disaster', signed, mounted and framed. (15.25in x 10.5in) - This drawing has been in the family for some time, and depicts the original New Hartley mine with three chimneys and mine workings. In the foreground are figures walking round the various ruins with broken timbers, pillars, etc. It is a well executed view, in a mushroom coloured mount and oak frame. We haven't had it out of the frame to see if there is any inscription to the verso. An interesting piece of North East history. : £40-60

266 F Barnard, pencil and watercolour, figure on the gallows, signed and dated 1882, mounted and gilt framed. (13in x 15in) - : £30-40

267 An oak bedside cupboard. - : £20-30

268 A small grey metal Sheer Pride two door stationery cupboard. - : £20-30

269 A set of 29 exam style rectangular desks, on black folding frames. (29) - : £40-60

270 An 18ct gold deco ladies wristwatch set with diamonds; and a 14ct gold diamond set dress watch. (2) - : £150-250

271 A quantity of brass, silverplate and aluminium flower vases. (A lot) - : £40-60

272 Oil on canvas, portrait of a gentleman - three quarter length, signed in gilt frame. (20in x 30in) - : £70-90

273 A rectangular Victorian silver purse; a hallmarked silver vesta; and a silver mother-of-pearl handled pen knife. (3) - The case is 4in long and looks as if it has been later converted to the interior as a purse. It could have been a cigarette case or a card case. It is well engraved with foliate scrolling with circular vacant cartouche to one side. The corners are set with bands of gilt metal and is in very good condition. Makers name is GS*FS. The vesta has a striking groove to the base and is similarly engraved. The maker looks to be RB. The pen knife is Sheffield S8 and is in perfect condition. : £40-60

274 A Venetian style mirror. (47.5in x 23.5in) - A Venetian style mirror, the rectangular bevelled plate framed by angled borders decorated with foliate cutting, with scrolled pierced crest, the plates mounted with fluted glass buttons. (47.5in x 23.5in) : £100-150

275 Three Cheeky Charlie chimps by Aurora. (3) - These three monkeys are 20in, 11in and 6in approximately. They all have their original labels with orange jackets embroidered with Cheeky Charlie name, chocolate and fawn covered bodies with velvet snouts. Their arms are velcroed together. They all have bananas in their tails. : £30-40

276 A modern freestanding beech doored cupboard with inerior shelves, having loop handles. - : £20-30

277 A small oak desk with three drawers to the side. - : £20-30

278 A Bisley stationery/filing cupboard, with two folding steel doors. - : £20-30

279 A German style Nazi dagger with leather sheath, metal mounts with oak leaves. (14.75in) - : £50-80

280 A circular 1970s coffee table on polished aluminium stand; and a square coffee table on column legs. (2) - : £10-20

281 An 18ct gold enamelled ladies wristwatch; and a 9ct gold deco blue enamelled ladies watch. (2) - : £100-150

282 A Yamaha rosewood CVP 3 electric piano. - : £60-80

283 A nineteenth century mahogany reading table. (17.5in x 14.75in x 37.5in) - A nineteenth century mahogany reading table, the panelled top inlaid with star medallion rising and falling on turned and gadroon carved tapering column with tripartite legs and pad feet. (17.5in x 14.75in x 37.5in) : £500-700

284 A set of six oak upholstered dining chairs. (6) - A set of upholstered oak dining chairs, five singles and one carver, with later fabric covering on brass studded leather, having sprung upholstered seats raised on baluster turned legs joined by rectangular stretchers, the elbow chair with crook arms. (6) These are good solid dining chairs obviously with later covering upholstery. They have square padded backs upholstered above shaped aprons with stuff over upholstered seats on baluster turned legs joined by rectangular stretchers. The colour of the oak is good and I would suggest that they are circa 1900. They have sprung seats and webbing. They include a nice carver with crook shaped arms of excellent worn colour. The upholstery is not to everyone's taste. The stretchers are scuffed and worn as one would expect but structurally sound. Obviously these were leather upholstered previously as one can see from underneath and the current upholstery just covers the leather so presumably the leather is torn which is why they were recovered in this red material. The brass studding has been left and the gimp is on the inside of the lines of brass studding. So presumably some of the leather could be intact but we haven't pealed all the bits off. : £100-150

285 A late nineteenth century octagonal occasional table. (32in x 25.5in) - This "threepenny bit" table has been refinished. It has an octagonal moulded top supported on plain frieze with ring turned tapering legs joined by rectangular stretchers. At some stage it has been revarnished and possibly reduced in height. : £30-40

286 A quantity of pigeonholes. - : £20-30

287 A collection of ginger jars - mostly with covers. (A lot) - The largest three are 6.25in high. There are three smaller ones 4.5in high. There are three hexagonal stoneware examples. There is one bound in rush with yellow scrolled panels. There is a blue and white example decorated with blossom foliage. All have brick red Made in China marks or character marks, apart from the stoneware ones. : £20-30

288 A set of four late Victorian dining chairs. (4) - These have shell carved backs above bobbin turned spindles with reeded rails and stiles. They have sprung upholstered seats raised on turned legs. The seats all need re-upholstering, but the chairs are basically sound. : £40-60

289 Cavan P Corrigan, oil on board, steam trains, engine with figures, signed and framed. (48in x 23.25in) - This lot came from Durham County Council Schools and Museum Service, as surplus to their requirements. This is a good atmospheric railway picture with railwaymen carrying shovels and hammers and lamps to foreground. The driver is looking down from his cab, and there is a signalman with green flag. The engine number is 46521, and ther