Canterbury Auction Galleries

Two mounted cards and six single military cap badges (approximately 103 in total), various British Regiments.

A late 19th Century Swiss musical box, No. 8746, with 15.25ins cylinder and single piece steel comb, contained in rosewood case, the top inlaid with musical instruments, flowers and leaves, 24.5ins x 8.5ins x 6.75ins high

A late 19th Century Swiss six air musical box with single 6ins steel comb, in rosewood and grained as rosewood case with an inlaid pattern of a bird on a branch to the lid, 16.5ins x 8.25ins x 5.5ins high

An early 19th Century mahogany square piano by John Broadwood & Sons, Great Pulteney Street, Golden Square, London, the case inlaid with stringings, on six turned and ebonised legs with gilt brass mounts, 66ins wide x 25.5ins deep x 33.5ins high

Two brass regimental helmet plates, one for the 5th Irish Lancers, embellished with regimental honours the other for the 17th Lancers bearing battle honours, plus a triangular bayonet, 21ins overall stamped broad arrow over WD, in original brass and leather scabbard

A 19th Century Scots Guards Officer's Shako, bearing a brass regimental plate, green pompom cockade, original lining marked '71'

A pair of 1938 Empire Exhibition embossed brass wall candle sconces decorated with a rampant lion, 10.5ins, a chrome lamp decorated with painted rampant lion, 10ins, and a large quantity of related metalware, various

An early wrought iron candle and rush light holder, 11.25ins high, and a wrought iron adjustable spiral twist candle holder with fruitwood base, 11.75ins high

A pair of 19th Century French gilt metal and white onyx three light candelabra, the central columns with leaf capped branches, on shaped bases, 14ins high

An Indian brass oil lamp with seven spouts and mythical bird pattern terminal, on octagonal turned and bulbous central column and on circular base, 37ins high, and a selection of other Eastern brass and metalware, various

A late 19th Century brass oil lamp, the Corinthian column with acanthus capital, on a stepped base supporting a pierced brass holder, with a copper and brass oil reservoir and burner, glass chimney and etched glass shade, 34ins high overall

A set of eight early Victorian mahogany dining chairs (including two armchairs with scroll arms), all with plain curved crest rails and plain splats, drop-in seats upholstered in cream brocade and on turned front legs

A set of eight oak ladder back dining chairs of "19th Century Lancashire" design, with rush seats, on turned front legs

A harlequin set of six 19th Century Continental stained wood and rush seated occasional chairs with curved crest rails, the rectangular panels to back applied with coloured prints depicting figures at various pursuits, on sabre front legs (some damage)

A set of six early 20th Century painted beechwood tub-shaped and spindle back Bergere armchairs with bamboo pattern frames, cane panel seats and on turned legs (some damage)

A set of eight 19th Century East Anglian mahogany dining chairs (including two armchairs), with turned and spiral reeded crest rails, reeded and ball pattern splats, dished wood seats and on square tapered front legs, with loose squab cushions for same

A modern Chinese carpet in the "Aubusson" manner, woven in pastel colours with a floral filled central medallion and with conforming spandrels, on a plain mid-brown ground, 9ft x 6ft

A good Edo period (19th century) Japanese suit of armour (Nuinobe-Do Gusoku) comprising - heavily constructed black lacquered Kabuto (helmet) and lame neck guard, with matching iron Hanbo (face mask) and gilded copper crest. The body armour is made from large overlapping scales and is lacquered russet brown laced in blue silk, complete with it's black lacquered Gessan (thigh armour) and Sode (shoulder guards) similarly laced in blue silk. The russet iron Kote (sleeves) red lacquered Haidate and Suneate (leg armour) are all matching and backed with yellow silk brockade, the armour is contained within it's original box with an old paper label

A mounted collection of twelve Japanese differing steel arrowheads (Yajiri) of various forms and sizes mounted on a green cloth background with hardwood frame, 21ins x 17ins

A 20th Century Japanese kendo fighting mask

Two pair late George III mahogany framed Bergere armchairs with moulded rectangular backs, with cane panelled seats, backs and arms (one seat very damaged), on turned and reeded front supports and castors, and loose squab cushions for same

A pair of Victorian walnut occasional chairs, the arched crest rails carved with leaf ornament, on turned uprights carved with fruiting vines, the seat and panel to back upholstered in green and pink needlework, on square chamfered front legs and leaf carved stretchers

An oak dresser base of "18th Century" design, with plain top, fitted three frieze drawers with carved fronts, on four turned front supports and pot board under, 56ins wide x 18ins deep x 32ins high

An old panelled oak dresser base with moulded edge to top, fitted three frieze drawers, cupboards under enclosed by raised panelled doors and on bracket feet, 48ins wide x 17ins deep x 34ins high