Strauss & co - 18 November 2019, Cape Town

550 Two Japanese bronze hand mirrors, 19th century each moulded with a pair of cranes before ‘The Three Friends’, with inscription, later hook, one handle drilled, dents, the taller 28,5cm high ; and a Japanese bronze mirror, moulded in relief with Buddhist emblems enclosing a boss, the plaque 21,5cm diameter , the stand with carved openwork and raised on a waisted rectangular base, 36cm high (3) R  -   551 A Penang pewter tea set, Malaysia, 20th century comprising: a carafe and two tea cups, each body with gold-plated bands enclosing scrolling foliage, stamped Penang Pewter 97%Malaysia, the carafe 14,6cm high ; a pair of Penang pewter vases, Malaysia, 20th century, each of elongated tapering form, one with inscription “TO DEAR CHARLES WITH BEST REGARDS FROM CHUAN, PENANG, 24-7- 75”, stamped Penang Pewter Malaysia, 23,2cm high ; and a Selangor pewter wall-plate, Malaysia, 20th century, circular, with flowerhead and scrolling foliate border, the centre inscribed “TO DEAR UNCLE CHARLES WITH BEST REGARDS FROM BROTHERS &SISTERS OF CHEW FAMILY, PENANG, 24-7-75” , with hook, stamped Selangor Pewter Malaysia - Singapore, 24,5cm diameter (6) R -  552 A Gabeh carpet, Iran, modern condition: fair, 220 by 145cm R  -   553 Peters, GH Impressions of a Journey Round the World Waterlow and Sons, London, 1897 and various books of similar interest (Qty) R  -   554 A Jacobean-style teak refectory style table, manufactured by Pritchard & Co Ltd, Penang, Ipoh & Sungei Patani, 19th century the rectangular top above a frieze carved with half-moon roundels enclosing flowerheads interspersed with scrolling foliage, on turned bulbous supports carved with egg-and- dart and foliage, on shaped brackets joined by a stretcher, with later bun feet, manufacturer’s plaque, 65cm high, 106,5cmwide, 75,8cm deep; and a pair of stools, en suite (3) R  -   PROVENANCE Pritchard & Co. was a department store operating in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the Malaysian state of Penang. This lot appears in photographs of Harcroft, Perak, during Charles and Muriel Rycroft’s occupancy pre 1941 554 552 551 550 178