A Gentleman’s Cabinet of Curiosities | The Collection of the late Naim Attallah, CBE

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Sotheby's

London

2021-11-11 - 2021-11-23

Total estimated price

€305,950

Average estimated price

€2,013

Lots sold

150/152

Total sale price

€580,230

Average sale price

€3,868

Performance

+89.65%

There are 152 lots in this auction

Order by:

104.75%

A Venetian latticino footed dish, circa 1600

£3,000 - £5,000

£8,190

37%

An Art Nouveau irridescent lustre 'Phaenomen' type vase, attributed to Loetz

£600 - £1,000

£504

101.6%

An Art Nouveau glass 'Titania' type vase, possibly Loetz

£800 - £1,200

£2,016

64%

An Art Nouveau irridescent glass vase

£600 - £800

£252

68.5%

A Daum Nancy overlay 'cameo' vase

£1,500 - £2,500

£630

An Art Nouveau glass pentagonal section vase

£500 - £700

£630

328.4%

A Hungarian Zsolnay, Pecs art nouveau eosin lustre vase, circa 1900

£400 - £600

£2,142

16%

Three pieces of decorative glass, early 20th century

£600 - £900

£630

572%

A Wedgwood Fairyland lustreware vase, Circa 1925

£1,200 - £1,800

£10,080

#10

101.6%

A collection of six items of Wedgwood lustreware, circa 1925

£400 - £600

£1,008

#11

278%

A Wedgwood Flame lustreware Malfrey pot and cover , Circa 1925

£4,000 - £6,000

£18,900

#12

31.04%

Two Wedgwood Fairyland lustre plates and a shallow circular bowl, Circa 1920-25

£2,000 - £3,000

£3,276

#13

76.4%

A Wedgwood Fairyland lustre octagonal bowl , Circa 1925

£2,000 - £3,000

£4,410

#14

152%

A large Japanese silver bowl, character marks for silver, late 19th/early 20th century

£1,500 - £2,500

£5,040

#15

202.4%

A Wedgwood Flame Fairyland lustre footed bowl, circa 1925-30, designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones

£1,500 - £2,500

£6,048

#16

202.4%

A Victorian silver-mounted claret jug, Charle Reily & George Storer, London, 1837

£800 - £1,200

£3,024

#17

44.56%

A Chelsea white 'goat and bee' jug, Circa 1745-7, incised triangle period

£2,000 - £3,000

£1,386

#18

63.06%

A large Scottish silver jug / ewer, Hamilton & Inches, Edinburgh, 1911

£700 - £1,000

£1,386

#19

121.76%

A pair of Victorian silver serving dishes, Garrard & Co., London, 1889

£1,000 - £1,500

£2,772

#20

114.2%

Two commemorative silver and silver-gilt dishes, Asprey, London, 1972/1974

£800 - £1,200

£2,142

#21

11.8%

A pair of George II silver serving dishes, George Wickes, London, 1750

£3,000 - £5,000

£3,528

#22

5.5%

A George III Scottish silver stand, William & Patrick Cunningham, Edinburgh, 1776

£300 - £500

£378

#23

10.88%

A Royal Crown Derby plate, tea cup and saucer from the Judge Gary service, 1910

£2,000 - £3,000

£2,772

#24

51.2%

A George III silver cow creamer, John Schuppe, London, 1760

£2,000 - £3,000

£3,780

#25

0.8%

A Victorian silver sauceboat, Hunt & Roskell, London, 1853

£600 - £900

£756

#26

31.04%

A pair of George III silver sauce tureens, Samuel Hennell, London, 1819

£2,000 - £3,000

£3,276

#27

61.28%

A George II silver sauce boat, Aymé Vedeau, London, 1743

£1,000 - £1,500

£2,016

#28

0.8%

A collection of silver items, various dates and makers

£400 - £600

£504

#29

0.8%

A Victorian silver-mounted decanter, Roskell, Roskell & Hunt, London, 1888

£1,000 - £1,500

£1,260

#30

41.12%

A Flemish silver and gilt-metal mounted scarlet tortoiseshell casket 17th century

£2,000 - £3,000

£3,528

#31

162.08%

Two Victorian silver-gilt cream jugs, R. & S. Garrard & Co., London, 1874 and 1876

£1,000 - £1,500

£3,276

#32

362%

A George IV silver chamberstick, Robert Gainsford, Sheffield, 1829

£500 - £700

£2,772

#33

1916%

A George III silver salt, maker's mark RP, London, 1816

£120 - £180

£3,024

#34

19.13%

A 9ct gold goblet, maker's mark AJH, London, 1928

£2,500 - £3,000

£3,276

#35

26%

A small gold bowl, unascribed marks, probably early 20th century

£800 - £1,200

£1,260

#36

10.88%

A small 18ct. gold cup and cover, Garrard & Co. Ltd., London, 1934

£2,000 - £3,000

£2,772

#37

31.04%

A 9ct gold cigarette case, S J Rose & Sons, London, 1968

£1,000 - £1,500

£1,638

#38

12%

A 15ct gold quaich, maker's mark JSS, Edinburgh, 1909

£1,200 - £1,500

£1,512

#39

134%

A gold-mounted glass hipflask, Charles & George Asprey, London, 1894

£600 - £800

£1,638

#40

47%

A jewelled Art Deco parcel-gilt silver cigarette case, Asprey & Co. Ltd, London, 1935

£500 - £700

£882

#41

152%

A parcel-gilt silver and enamel card case, Austrian, circa 1925

£300 - £500

£1,008

#42

656%

A charming jewelled gold vesta case, probably French, circa 1925

£400 - £600

£3,780

#43

9.2%

A gold-mounted lapis lazuli snuff box, probably English or German, circa 1740

£2,500 - £3,500

£3,276

#44

38.6%

A small hardstone cup and cover with jewelled gold mounts, Asprey & Co Ltd., London, 1984

£1,500 - £2,500

£2,772

#45

15.2%

A gold-mounted lapis lazuli cigarette case, Continental, circa 1925

£1,500 - £2,000

£2,016

#46

152%

A pair of hardstone candlesticks with gold mounts, London, late 20th century

£1,200 - £1,800

£3,780

#47

202.4%

An Austrian silver mounted hardstone tazza, late 19th century, seemingly unmarked, late 19th/early 20th century

£1,000 - £1,500

£3,780

#48

Three carved and polished lapis lazuli objects, 20th century

£600 - £800

£756

#49

168.8%

A gilt-metal mounted hardstone figure of an eagle, late 20th century

£600 - £900

£2,016

#50

152%

A carved jade gilt-metal and jewelled mounted table screen, S & G Gump, San Francisco, early 20th Century

£800 - £1,200

£2,520

#51

303.2%

Two hardstone models of birds with gold or silver mounts

£1,000 - £1,500

£5,040

#52

A large Russian lapis lazuli veneered and gilt-bronze mounted tazza third quarter 19th century

£6,000 - £8,000

£7,560

#53

42.8%

An assembled neo-classical style Russian gilt-bronze and malachite three-piece garniture 19th century

£1,200 - £1,800

£2,142

#54

257%

A Russian malachite veneered tazza, possibly the Imperial Lapidary Works, St Petersburg second quarter 19th century

£500 - £700

£2,142

#55

19.36%

A pair of Russian silver mounted malachite tazzas, Fabergé, Moscow, 1908-1917

£20,000 - £30,000

£20,160

#56

A Russian parcel-gilt silver mounted cut-glass claret jug, 2nd Artel, St Petersburg, 1908-1917

£5,000 - £7,000

£6,300

#57

26%

A pair of Russian gilt-bronze mounted malachite baluster candlesticks third quarter 19th century

£1,200 - £1,800

£1,890

#58

114.2%

A Russian silver parcel-gilt monogrammed cigarette case, St Petersburg, circa 1900

£800 - £1,200

£2,142

#59

37%

A Russian parcel-gilt silver square basket, Grachev, St Petersburg, 1899-1908

£800 - £1,200

£630

#60

37%

A Russian silver monogrammed cigarette case, St Petersburg, circa 1890

£500 - £700

£378

#61

40%

A Russian jewelled and guilloché enamel gold filigree box, St Petersburg, circa 1890

£2,800 - £3,500

£4,410

#62

29.44%

A Russian jewelled parcel-gilt cigarette case and a silver and niello cigarette case, Moscow, late nineteenth to early twentieth century

£1,000 - £1,500

£882

#63

110%

A Russian prisoner-of-war bone casket, Archangel, early 19th century

£500 - £700

£1,260

#64

215%

A silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel icon of St Nicholas the Wonderworker, Rückert, Moscow, 1899-1908

£5,000 - £7,000

£18,900

#65

20.96%

A Russian painted glass icon of St Nicholas flanked by Saints

£2,000 - £3,000

£3,024

#66

59.6%

A silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel icon of Christ Pantocrator, Ovchinnikov, Moscow, circa 1890

£2,500 - £3,500

£4,788

#67

44.56%

A Russian enamel oval plaque of the resurrection, workmaster NK, Moscow, 18th century, and a continental gold-mounted coral crucifix, mid-19th century

£2,000 - £3,000

£1,386

#68

9.2%

A group of eight small Russian medallion icons, various makers, materials and dates

£1,200 - £1,800

£1,638

#69

51.2%

A jewelled lapis lazuli frame inset with a medallion of St Christopher, probably French, early 20th century

£400 - £600

£756

#70

177.2%

A gilt-brass chronometer carriage timepiece, Edward John Dent, No.693, London, circa 1850

£8,000 - £12,000

£27,720

#71

10.88%

A Louis XV-style gilt-mounted rhodonite petite sonnerie mantel clock, Tiffany & Co, Paris, circa 1900

£2,000 - £3,000

£2,772

#72

16%

An engraved gilt-brass repeating carriage clock, Charles Frodsham, No.1581, London, circa 1870

£12,000 - £18,000

£12,600

#73

845%

An unusual Italian carved walnut 'throne' curule armchair, circa 1870

£300 - £500

£3,780

#74

101.6%

A George I walnut and herringbone-banded kneehole desk, circa 1720

£1,200 - £1,800

£3,024

#75

89%

An unusual Victorian walnut and beech stool, Thames Valley, late 19th century

£300 - £500

£756

#76

72.8%

A pair of French gilt-bronze figural candlesticks, after the model by Corneille Van Clevé 19th century

£1,500 - £2,000

£3,024

#77

89%

An Italian glass and silvered six light chandelier, 20th century

£500 - £700

£1,134

#78

26%

Three steel and brass mounted chairs, 20th century

£300 - £500

£504

#79

51.2%

A Regency ebony strung mahogany Canterbury, circa 1820, in the manner of Gillows

£200 - £300

£378

#80

An unusual George I style tri-form shaped walnut mirror, part-18th century

£200 - £300

#81

706.4%

An 'alla certosina' cut-steel mounted bone inlaid walnut coffer probably Spanish, 17th century and later

£2,000 - £3,000

£20,160

#82

152%

An Anglo-Indian teak, ebony and ivory inlaid armorial writing or document box, Vizagapatam, first half 18th century

£1,500 - £2,500

£5,040

#83

91.52%

A jewelled and embroidered turquoise coverlet, India, circa 20th century

£2,000 - £3,000

£4,788

#84

10.88%

An Anglo-Indian rosewood and ivory inlaid writing slope on a rosewood and ivory mounted stand, third quarter 18th century

£2,000 - £3,000

£2,772

#85

37%

A Ghanaian Ashanti stool

£800 - £1,200

£630

#86

740%

A close nailed and fret brass mounted painted hardwood chest, Zanzibar, 19th / early 20th century

£500 - £700

£5,040

#87

26%

Five Ethiopian Kambatta headrests

£300 - £500

£504

#88

110%

A group of ten African head-rests

£500 - £700

£1,260

#89

341%

Ethiopian School, Triptych with the Virgin, Christ Child and Saints and other Religious subjects

£800 - £1,200

£4,410

#90

0.8%

Three South African Zulu headrests

£400 - £600

£504

#91

5.5%

A group of five Ethiopian headrests

£300 - £500

£378

#92

49.6%

A carved hardstone dish, 20th century

£400 - £600

£252

#93

16%

A circular carved hardwood low table

£600 - £900

£630

#94

194%

A Senofu hardwood armchair, Ivory Coast

£500 - £700

£1,764

#95

20.1%

Five jewelled carved hardstone figures of prowling lions, late 20th century

£1,600 - £2,500

£1,638

#96

26%

A dug-out hardwood bed, probably Indonesia

£500 - £700

£756

#97

303.2%

A small patinated bronze paperweight in the form of a Tiger by Tiffany Studios New York, early 20th century

£400 - £600

£2,016

#98

0.8%

The Tiger's Lair

£10,000 - £15,000

£12,600

#99

252.8%

A jewelled and enamelled group of a lion attacking an ox, India, Rajasthan, probably Jaipur, 19th/20th century

£1,000 - £1,500

£4,410

#100

1412%

A leopard, two tigers and a magpie

£400 - £600

£7,560

#101

429.2%

Two Chinese wood brushpots, bitong, Qing Dynasty, 19th century

£800 - £1,200

£5,292

#102

202.4%

Two Drawings from the Palestine Series

£600 - £900

£2,268

#103

177.2%

Portrait of Naim Attallah

£800 - £1,200

£2,772

#104

49.6%

Quartet Books, a collection of 131 volumes

£2,000 - £3,000

£1,260

#105

37%

Portrait of Naim Attallah

£500 - £700

£378

#106

278%

An interesting collection of seven walking canes, late 19th century/earlly 20th century

£800 - £1,200

£3,780

#107

454.4%

An interesting collection of thirty-four walking sticks and canes, late 19th/early 20th century

£1,000 - £1,500

£6,930

#108

139.4%

Three gold-mounted walking canes, English, 1776 and later

£800 - £1,200

£2,394

#109

0.8%

A collection of gentlemens travelling accessories, late 19th/early 20th century

£400 - £600

£504

#110

19.36%

Plus, Square, 1980

£4,000 - £6,000

£4,032

#111

37%

A George III mahogany 'chamber horse' exercise machine, third quarter 18th century

£800 - £1,200

£630

#112

26%

An interesting collection of six pieces of vintage lugguage, first half 20th century

£500 - £700

£756

#113

656%

A Louis Vuitton printed leather shoulder bag with accompanying purse; two crocodile skin handbags and a Morabito briefcase

£300 - £500

£3,024

#114

992%

An impressive matched set of eight Vintage crocodile skin cases in graduated sizes, first quarter 20th century

£2,500 - £3,500

£32,760

#115

26%

Two silver flasks

£400 - £600

£630

#116

260%

An Edwardian silver-gilt flask, J.C. Vickery, London, 1910

£150 - £200

£630

#117

76.4%

A silver flask, James Dixon & Sons Ltd., Sheffield, 1925

£400 - £600

£882

#118

61.28%

A Russian enamelled parcel-gilt cigarette case, Moscow, 1908-1917

£1,000 - £1,500

£2,016

#119

504.8%

A Continental porcelain oval plaque, circa 1810

£800 - £1,200

£6,048

#120

49.6%

A silver and enamel cigarette case, Beddoes & Co., Birmingham 1935

£400 - £600

£252

#121

34.4%

A group of three silver and enamel cigarette cases, various makers

£1,200 - £1,800

£2,016

#122

320%

A silver and enamel cigarette case, Kenart Ltd., Birmingham 1947

£500 - £700

£2,520

#123

26%

An Austrian silver and enamel cigarette case, Georg Stoeger, Vienna circa 1920

£500 - £700

£756

#124

152%

A Victorian silver snuff-box, Edward Smith, Birmingham, 1846

£200 - £300

£630

#125

173.6%

Portrait of a lady

£1,500 - £2,000

£4,788

#126

89%

A tortoiseshell boîte-à-miniature with gilt-metal mounts, possibly German, late 18th century and later

£300 - £500

£756

#127

404%

Venus and Cupid; Fishing

£400 - £600

£2,520

#128

131%

A pair of classical nudes

£500 - £700

£1,386

#129

Reclining nude

£600 - £800

£756

#130

782%

Reclining nude

£800 - £1,200

£8,820

#131

13.6%

Nymphs bathing

£3,000 - £4,000

£3,024

#132

73.25%

Reclining nude

£3,000 - £5,000

£6,930

#133

31.04%

Venus and Amor

£20,000 - £30,000

£32,760

#134

139.4%

A pair of carved oak putti 19th century

£800 - £1,200

£2,394

#135

530%

Putti cavorting

£800 - £1,200

£6,300

#136

XVME Salon des Artistes Decorateurs, 1924

£5,000 - £7,000

#137

162.08%

Various subjects

£1,000 - £1,500

£3,276

#138

44%

René Boivin Joaillier. London: Éditions de l'Amateur and Quartet Books, 1994

£1,500 - £2,000

£2,520

#139

584%

Six rings

£1,500 - £2,000

£11,970

#140

39.52%

Four hardstone intaglios, 19th century

£2,000 - £3,000

£1,512

#141

366.67%

Seven hardstone rings

£2,400 - £3,000

£12,600

#142

126.8%

Pair of ruby and diamond cufflinks

£2,000 - £3,000

£5,670

#143

260%

Pair of ruby cufflinks, late 19th century

£600 - £800

£2,520

#144

41.75%

Pair of turquoise and diamond cufflinks

£700 - £900

£1,134

#145

59.6%

Set of emerald and diamond buttons

£2,500 - £3,500

£4,788

#146

152%

Lapis lazuli and diamond dress set

£600 - £900

£1,890

#147

101.6%

Big Date San Marco GMT Ref. 223-88, A Stainless Steel wristwatch, circa 2010

£1,000 - £1,500

£2,520

#148

121.76%

Cellini, Ref. 6623, An 18k yellow gold wristwatch, circa 1990

£1,000 - £1,500

£2,772

#149

219.2%

Imperiale Chronograph, Ref. 37/3160-21, An 18k Yellow Gold Wristwatch, circa 1994

£1,200 - £1,800

£4,788

#150

110%

Chronograph Ref. 1179, An 18k Yellow Gold Wristwatch, circa 1993

£1,400 - £2,800

£4,410

#151

10.88%

Lindbergh Hour Angle, Ref. L25006112, An 18k Yellow Gold Wristwatch, circa 1987

£1,000 - £1,500

£1,386

#152

404%

A gilt-brass presentation timepiece with calendar and moon dials, Asprey, Modern

£100 - £150

£630