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An early 20th century Chinese export silver three handled tankard trophy by Luen Wo, mounted with three dragon handles, the tankard etched with 'Shanghai Golf Club 1903 Captain's Cup', signed to the underside, 17.5 cm high, 963 grams

Józef Mehoffer (1869-1946) Polish 'Petite Fille Juive de Florence (...)', signed and dated 1900 top left, pastel on brown paper, with personal message by the artist above his signature reading from French 'To M???? William Ritter, friendly souvenir, J. Menoffer', the back with note by family owner of the painting, translated from French, 'Little Jewish girl from Florence, pastel by Josef de Mehoffer, the great Polish painter, given to my father in Florence, winter 1900. (...), 28th March 1965', within a glazed wooden frame, 48 cm x 31 cm

A 20th century Chinese carved, red coloured coral figure of a Goddess standing on a branch, by a bird and two children, 10 1/2"h, 8 1/2"w on a wooden base

A late 19th century violin with a N Audinot label, 1899 No 695 in pencil with a two piece back and inlaid edge, 14" back, along with a bow and leather carrying case

Alfred De Breanski - 'On Loch Lomond', a man fishing, figures in a rowing boat and sheep on the bank, oil on canvas signed lower right corner, 24" x 36", in a glazed ornate gilt frame Location: LWM

A pair of late 19th century Howard & Son armchairs of low proportions having mahogany turned supports and front legs, the castors stamped 'Howard & Sons London' 85.5cm h x 73cm w x 82cm d

A gents stainless steel Omega Railmaster, circa 1963, Ref 2914-1 SC, with a black dial having baton hour markers and quarterly applied Arabic numerals, with rare dagger hands and white central seconds hand. A 17 jewel 286 cal movement signed Omega with mu-metal dust cover on a later expandable bracelet, 38mm excluding crown. The Railmaster was debuted in 1957 alongside the Seamaster 300 and Speedmaster. The Railmaster was designed as a professional timepiece that was anti-magnetic for those working close to magnetic fields. Condition: light scratches to lugs, bezel and case back, one deep scratch to crystal. Currently ticking

Titanic Interest - The Carpathia Medal, 14 k yellow gold named to E G F Brown, Purser, with suspension ring, on a red ribbon, the medal depicting Carpathia heading towards the Titanic survivors in lifeboats, with icebergs behind, above the head of Neptune with dolphins emerging from his beard, curving down to a crossed anchor and broken spar, the reverse reading 'Presented to the Captain Officers & Crew of RMS Carpathia in recognition of Gallant and Heroic Services from the Survivors of the SS Titanic - April 15th 1912, 14k Dieges L Clust NY', in original Dieges & Clust black leatherette pasteboard box with cream satin lining, as issued, 39mm long (medal), total weight 16.4g The medal was awarded by the Titanic Survivors Committee, only 14 medals in gold were given to the Captain and Senior Officers of the Carpathia, the Junior Officers receiving silver and the rest of the crew bronze Catalogue Note: - Ernest G F Brown was born in 1885 in Liverpool and was 27 years old when the Titanic sank. He signed on to the crew of the Carpathia on 7th Feb 1912 from the Ship SS Ivernia, In recognition for his outstanding contribution to the survivors of the Titanic, he not only received the gold medal from the committee, he also received fifty guineas from the White Star Line (with Cunard's permission) and from the Liverpool shipwreck and Humane Society, a coloured lithograph presentation certificate and bronze medal

Stanislawa de Karlowska (1876-1952) Polish 'A road in the Black Down Hills', signed lower right, oil on canvas, titled to the reverse and dated 1917, within a gilt wooden frame, 50.5 cm high x 60.5 cm wide

A pair of Chinese Qing dynasty blue and white porcelain vases, 18th century of baluster shape with a ruyi border, the body decorated with four cartouches of narrative scenes and a repeated diamond shaped pattern ground, double circle mark and a Hotel Drovol Salle auction label lot No 12 1933 to the base, 34cm h, with turned wooden lids. Condition: Lids are later and one vase has restoration to the rim