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Sale FS18; Lot: 0492: A pair of large Canton famille rose porcelain vases of shouldered oviform, the flaring necks applied with chilong and buddhistic lion and cub handles, enamelled with panels depicting scenes at court and warriors on a turquoise ground profusely decorated with fruit, birds, butterflies, flowers and foliage, late 19th century, 78cm high.

A Pair of Large Canton Famille Rose Porcelain Vases (FS18/492)

Sold for £20,000

Sale MA15; Lot: 0265: A fragment of Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson's funeral flag from the battle ensign of HMS Victory, taken by Rowden Holdsworth, attached to a signed and witnessed letter of provenance, the 5cm by 3cm fragment held by two steel pins to a folded sheet with Nelson crest attached upper left corner inscribed; . Rowden Holsworth, son of Philip Holsworth, Marshall of the City of London Maketh oath and most solemnly faith, that on the ninth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and six, be the department attendee the funeral of Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson to Saint Pauls Cathedral as a young man belonging to the Lord Mayor's Household; and that the above morceau is a part of the identical flag of HMS Victory, borne in the procession by part of the crew, with which the Hero fought, conquered and died, in the ever-memorable engagement with the Combined Fleets of France and Spain, off Cape Trafalgar on the twenty first day of October, one thousand eight hundred and five. Given at the Mansion House, London 13th June, 1812. before me-Rowden Holdsworth - CS Hunter Mayor' watermark date to paper '1810' 32 x 20cm overall size.

A Fragment of Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson's Funeral Flag From the Battle ... (MA15/265)

Sold for £6,000

Sale FS31; Lot: 0630: A Royal Doulton figure Child on a Crab HN.32, possibly a prototype, modelled in the white, green backstamp.

A Royal Doulton Figure Child on A Crab (FS31/630)

Sold for £4,000

Sale FS39; Lot: 0018: A pair of Elizabeth II silver three-branch candelabra, maker JB Chatterley & Sons Ltd, Birmingham, 1992 with plain cylindrical nozzles, shell decorated sconces, on knopped stems, raised on stepped petal-shaped cast bases, 29cm high. 2461gms, 79.13ozs.

A Pair of Elizabeth II Silver Three-branch Candelabra, Maker JB Chatterley & ... (FS39/18)

Sold for £1,350

Sale FS41; Lot: 0013: A George V silver biscuit barrel, maker Atkin Brothers, Sheffield, 1914 of cylindrical outline, with shallow domed hinged lid, raised on four scroll feet, 16cm high, 706gms, 22.71ozs, together with a silver plated oval caddy.

A George V Silver Biscuit Barrel, Maker Atkin Brothers, Sheffield, 1914 (FS41/13)

Sold for £580

Sale FS41; Lot: 0667: A pair of Meissen porcelain comports and a set of five Herend dishes with pierced rims and painted with fruit and floral sprays, the comport bases moulded with laurel garlands, the comports with underglaze blue crossed swords marks, circa 1900, 19cm, the dishes with various impressed and painted marks, 22 cm.

A Pair of Meissen Porcelain Comports and A Set of Five Herend Dishes (FS41/667)

Sold for £500

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