Military and shooting interest: Various titles: IAN SKENNERTON: THE LEE-ENFIELD STORY, London, Greenhill, 1993; IAN SKENNERTON: THE BRITISH SNIPER, Margate (AUS), 1984, First edition; TOM DAVIS AND JOHN BODSWORTH: SMALL ARMS TRAINING 1942, Numbers 1-28; PROVISIONAL INSTRUCTION NOTES .50-IN BROWNING MACHINE GUN, 1954; AO EDWARDS: BRITISH SECONDARY SMALL ARMS 1914-1919 PART 1 - ARISAKA RIFLES AND CARBINES, Canterbury, Solo, 2004; EDNA ROSALIND PARKER: A CENTURY OF SIGHTS AND SOUNDS, Birmingham, Alfred J Parker, 1984, signed by author to title page; CH ROADS: THE BRITISH SOLDIER'S FIREARM, New York, R&R Books, 1964; JAMES B MCKAY AND DOUGLAS N ANDERSON: THE HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY - THE UNOFRMS OF THE REGIMENT 1881 TO 1914, Glasgow, Exacta, 1977, signed by author; THOMAS B BATHA: US MARTIAL .22RF RIFLES, Tucson (AZ), Excalibur, 2001, Second printng; STEWART DAVIS (Ed): ARA CENTENARY 1893-1993; ARTILLERY AND SMALL-ARMS TARGETS AND EQUIPMENT OF TARGET RANGES, August 1904; BA YOUNG: THE ARTISTS AND THE SAS, london 21st Special Air Service Regiment, 1960; 28th (COUNTY OF LONDON) BATTLN. THE LONDON REGIMENT - ARTISTS' RIFLES; PETE BLOOM: PRACTICAL RIFLE MARKSMANSHIP, Exeter, bartlett, 1993,signed and dedicated by author to title page; JOYCE E GOODING AND PETER A SCOTT-EDESON: THE LONDON GUN TRADE 1850-1920, New York,Museum Restoration Service (15)
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![Milne (A.A.).Winnie The Pooh.Methuen, 1926, first edition, previous owner's name (dated Xmas 1926) to first blank leaf, [xvi]](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e059a77c-8158-49b2-9a2f-b07300e6f070/df977aed-7d3e-482a-98a6-b0ca00fe189b/468x382.jpg)
Milne (A.A.).Winnie The Pooh.Methuen, 1926, first edition, previous owner's name (dated Xmas 1926) to first blank leaf, [xvi], 158, [2] pages, map endpapers, top edge gilt, original cloth.Gutter slightly gaping in a couple of places, light stain to pages 44/45, possibly from a book mark. Tan strip to inner front free endpaper. Some rippling to cloth on front board. Spine slightly slanted. Generally a VG copy.
![Letters of a British Soldier in Ireland and India (Second Anglo-Sikh War).Binkley (George C.) [John Curtis], A superb collect](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e059a77c-8158-49b2-9a2f-b07300e6f070/19cf4a2e-6edc-4caa-b400-b0ca00fd2c1d/468x382.jpg)
Letters of a British Soldier in Ireland and India (Second Anglo-Sikh War).Binkley (George C.) [John Curtis], A superb collection of sixty-eight letters written by a soldier of the 61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot between 1843 and 1849. Most letters are addressed to his sister in Nottingham and give an interesting and detailed account of life in the army at that time, unusually from an enlisted soldier’s perspective. Binkley, a Nottingham man, had left work in Birmingham due to illness and in 1843 moved to Cork where poverty drove him to enlist in the 35th Foot. The countryside was ‘in an uproar’ and he witnessed hangings and floggings. Drafted for India, he unsuccessfully tried to persuade doctors that he was unfit for overseas duty. He was transferred to the 61st Foot in 1844 and set sail only to be diverted back to Ireland after 44 days at sea, in 1845 he sailed again from Cork to Calcutta, arriving on October 29th. On the 622 mile march from Calcutta to Cawnpore, 3 to 4 men died every day, increasing on some days to 8 or 9 men, women or children, most deaths arising from ‘brain fever’ as well as cholera and ‘cramps’. Camels and Elephants carried the baggage. On the way he witnessed an arranged tiger fight which lasted 2 hours until one was killed.In 1846 he was promoted sergeant and in 1846 was given charge of the Officers’ Mess with 64 black servants under his command. He reports that since arriving in India, the Regiment has lost 242 men, women and children.In 1847 he married Louisa, the widow of the regimental tailor.In 1848 he took part in the Second Sikh War, describing a number of battles including Runge Nunle and Marrarah where forts was taken and destroyed and Ramnagar where the enemy ‘proved almost too much for us and in about one hour we lost two of our ammunition wagons and one cannon and about 40-50 of our men killed and wounded’. Moving on to Mukeawall, the British lost about 70-80 killed and wounded. In February 1849, he wrote of Chillianwallah where, against the Sikhs, ‘we fought the hardest battle that was fought in India and in 3 or 4 hours thousands and thousands lay dead and dying on the fields. The British Army lost 2,357 fighting men, killed and wounded on that day’. The enemy were thought to have lost, killed and wounded, some 26-27 thousand. Darkness prevented retrieval of the dead and wounded ‘and in the morning these were missing and most likely were carried away by wolves, jackals or some other beasts of prey’. In May 1849, he gave details of the battle of Goojrat, estimating not less than 10 or 12 thousand dead or dying over the part of the field he crossed. He discusses the 14th Light Dragoons who after a very brave charge at Chillianwallah, appeared to have lost their nerve and ‘turned 2 or 3 times but were afraid to retreat on account of some artillery who were behind them and who swore they would fire grape into them if they turned again.’ ‘I have frequently spoken to one or other of them and they all appear to be in the same cry that the Sikhs are too good horse and swordsmen for them. And their swords have an edge as sharp as any razor and the weight of them would take a man’s head off without applying the least weight to it.’ Binkley arrived in Peshawar on the 28th May 1849 where the heat (117*F in the shade) caused many deaths. He received news that his wife had given birth to a daughter but fell ill with a liver abscess and died on December 4th 1849 at the age of 29 having never seen his daughter (who died the following year). There is also a letter from Binkley’s Sgt. Major advising of his death and four letters from his wife.Manuscript ink on paper, seventy-two letters:, three one-page, nine two-page, forty-five three-page, thirteen four-page, two five-page. Eight letters from Birmingham, two franked lettersheets (FL) and six stamped and franked lettersheets (SFL), Thirty-two letters from Ireland (Cork, Youghall, Templemore, Cashel, Buttervant and Dunmanway), twenty FL, ten SFL, one with franked envelope.One letter from the Northern Atlantic, on board the Duke of Bedford.Twenty-six letters from India (Dum Dum, Cawnpore, Tuttyghur, Umbellah, Jullunder, Pershawar), sixteen FL. One letter with original artwork depicting a sergeant under the battle colours of the South Goucestershires, sent after his promotion to sergeant, signed lower corner. Sgt. Major’s Letter, Peshawar, black edged.Wife’s letters, one FL.Eleven India franked envelopes loosely inserted.Letters stitch-bound on tabs in large folio.Note: Early letters are signed G. C. Binkley or Geo. C. Binkley, in later letters after October 1846 the first letter of the signature changes, possibly to 'J'. A paper on the letters, titled ‘The Letters of John Curtis Binkley, 1843-1849’ was written by Dr Peter Beattie and appeared in the Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research, Vol 61, No. 245 (Spring 1983). Letters, draft papers and offprints are included with the lot.
Tolkien (J.R.R.) - The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.The Fellowship of the Ring.George Allen & Unwin, 1963, thirteenth impression, folding map, previous owner's name to front free endpaper, some light annotation in pencil, a little foxing to fore-edge, edge-worn dust jacket with lightly tanned spine;idem, The Two Towers.George Allen & Unwin, 1962, ninth impression, folding map, previous owner's name to front free endpaper, fading to top edge colour, edge-worn dust jacket with lightly tanned spine;idem, The Return of the King.George Allen & Unwin, 1963, tenth impression, folding map, previous owner's name to front free endpaper, foxing to fore-edge, splashed top edge colour, edge-worn dust jacket with lightly tanned spine. with a dust jacket from a twelfth impression of The Hobbit (torn at head of spine). (4)
Bewick (Thomas).The Fables of Aesop, and Others, with designs on wood by Thomas Bewick.Newcastle: printed by E. Walker for T. Bewick and Son, 1818, first edition, Royal octavo (240mm x 150mm), xxiv, 376 pages plus seaweed receipt after title (to Mr. Bowes, signed above the thumbmark by Emerson Charnley, cf. Roscoe p. 162), paper watermarked 1817, occasional light foxing, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, half calf (some staining/rubbing). [Tattersfield TB 1.35. Roscoe 45 variant B]
![Geminiani (F[rancesco]), A Treatise of Good Taste in the Art of Musick.London, 1749, folio, engraved frontis after Bouchardon](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e059a77c-8158-49b2-9a2f-b07300e6f070/eccbafc1-7cb8-411a-b68f-b0ca00fe0d38/468x382.jpg)
Geminiani (F[rancesco]), A Treatise of Good Taste in the Art of Musick.London, 1749, folio, engraved frontis after Bouchardon, engraved title, 4 pages of text, engraved dedication and thirty-one engraved pages of music, twentieth century cloth (several leaves remounted).Small ink manuscript label and name of author in pencil to frontis recto. Light crease to title page, possibly a very neat repair. A little dust marking to title. Contents generally VG.
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[Fane (John, Earl of Westmorland)].Memoir of The Early Campaigns of the Duke of Wellington in Portugal and Spain. By an Officer Employed in the Army.John Murray, 1820, first edition, [2], 234 pages, may lack a half-title, leaf before title is a blank, foxing throughout, bookplate of Hugh Cecil, Earl of Lonsdale, full calf gilt with gilt signet device to boards (faded).idem, Memoir of the Operations of the Allied Armies, under Prince Schwarzenberg and Marshal Blucher, During the Latter End of 1813, and the Year 1814 …John Murray, 1822, first edition, vii, [1], 341 pages, ten plans (eight folding, nine hand-coloured), two large folding maps, two folding tables within pagination, half-title inscribed ‘Lord Lonsdale from Lord ????? with manuscript errata below, occasional light foxing, bookplate of Hugh Cecil, Earl of Lonsdale, full calf gilt with gilt signet device to boards (faded);H.A.L. ‘The Old Shekarry’.Camp Life and Its Requirements for Soldiers, Travellers and Sportsmen. Part I, Soldiers and Their Equipment.A. H. Baily, 1872, xvi, 170, xvi pages plus 24 pages of adverts at front and rear, two folding plates, bookplate of Hugh Cecil, Earl of Lonsdale, catalogue description to front free endpaper, original cloth gilt (a little wear to extremities and upper board).With three others. (6). Other titles;Memoirs of the Lord Viscount Dundee, nd.Wingfield, Historical Record of the Shropshire Yeomanry Cavalry, 1888.La Guerre de La Peninsule … Brussels, 1819.
Nelson (Horatio, Viscount). The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton; with a Supplement of Interesting Letters by Distinguished Characters.Thomas Lovewell, 1814, two volumes, extra illustrated with numerous portraits, naval scenes, etc. and a free front from Earl St. Vincent, all edges gilt, half morocco bindings by Bayntun.An inscription has been erased from the front fly leaf of each volume, no other inscriptions found. Some offsetting from images in places, light foxing in places but contents generally VG. Spines lightly faded. Minor wear to heads of joints (see images).
A Dutch engraved 'Friendship' light baluster wine glass, circa 1760The round funnel bowl with a pair of clasped hands emerging from clouds beneath a radiant sun, all contained within an elaborate floral and foliate scrollwork cartouche embellished with strings of pearls and surmounted by a crown, the reverse inscribed 'DE GOEDE VRINDSCHAP' (The Good Friendship), the rim with a neat formal border, on a stem with an upper angular knop and cushion knop above a beaded inverted baluster terminating in a small basal knop, over a conical foot, 17.3cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate British CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A fine Dutch engraved light baluster wine goblet, circa 1750-60The generous round funnel bowl reserves with an oval vignette with a three-masted sailing ship moored before a three-storey town house, upon the roof of which rests a cornucopia of Plenty, two bales laid on the edge of the shore before a palm tree, all enclosed by foliate fronds, inscribed 'T. WELVAREN VAN DEESEN HUYSSEN' (The Prosperity of this House) below the rim to the reverse, the composite stem with an upper airtwist section incorporating a dumbbell knop, above a teared inverted baluster terminating in a basal knop, over a conical foot, 19.5cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate British CollectionA goblet attributed to Jacob Sang which is engraved with a similar scene of a cornucopia upon the roof of a town house and a related dedication was sold by Bonhams on 14 November 2018, lot 53.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Dutch engraved light baluster betrothal glass, circa 1750-60The round funnel bowl with a landscape vignette depicting a pair of flaming hearts surmounting a column, flanked on each side by three trees, all on an elaborate bracket hung with swags of pearls and flanked by foliate scrollwork, inscribed 'IK BEMIN MAAR EEN' (I Only Love One) to the reverse, the slender stem with an upper angular knop above a beaded inverted baluster terminating in a basal knop, over a conical foot, 18cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate British CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A very fine Dutch engraved light baluster marriage goblet, circa 1750-60The tall round funnel bowl engraved with a flaming heart above a pair of clasped hands issuing from clouds beneath a radiant sun, a basket of flowers on the ground below, framed by a facet-cut border, all within an elaborate foliate and scrollwork cartouche embellished with diaper panels and surmounted by a crown, raised on a slender multi-knopped stem with an upper wide angular knop and a beaded inverted baluster set between knops, over a conical foot, 20cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's, 14 March 1952, lot 29Walter F Smith Collection, Sotheby's, 4 December 1967, lot 115Private British CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare Dutch engraved Royal portrait light baluster wine glass, circa 1766-70The round funnel bowl with a half-length portrait of Prince William V of Orange and Nassau wearing the sash and Garter star, within a frame inscribed 'WILLEM D V/ PRINS VAN ORANIE EN NASSAU', surmounted by a crown and flanked by martial trophies, the slender multi-knopped stem with an upper angular knop above a beaded inverted baluster section flanked by knops, over a conical foot, 18.2cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate British CollectionPrince William V of Orange-Nassau (1748-1806) was the son of Prince William IV (1711-1751) and Anne, daughter of King George II of Britain. Upon the death of his father, Anne reigned on her son's behalf until her own death in 1759, when the Duke of Brunswick assumed the role. On his eighteenth birthday in 1766, William V officially attained his majority and became an active Stadtholder.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Dutch engraved light baluster wine glass, circa 1760The bell bowl with an elaborate border of baskets of fruit alternating with diaper panels hung with swags of pearls to the rim, on a slender multi-knopped stem with an angular shoulder knop above a cushion knop and a beaded inverted baluster terminating in a small basal knop, over a conical foot, 18.4cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate British CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A fine and rare Dutch stipple-engraved Royal armorial light baluster wine glass by 'Gyrinus', circa 1765The round funnel bowl decorated in extremely fine diamond-point and stipple-engraving with the arms of Frederika Sophia Wilhelmina, Princess of Prussia and Orange-Nassau, the centre with a crowned medallion containing the Prussian eagle holding a sword and sceptre, within an elaborate scrollwork frame issuing scrolling flowers, surmounted by a crown, the stem with a beaded dumbbell knop above a teared inverted baluster terminating in a basal knop, over a conical foot, 19cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate British CollectionWhilst he never signed any of his engravings, 'Gyrinus' is associated with designs on 24 extant goblets known as 'polder glasses', originally commissioned by members of the Water Board office 'De Hooge Maasdijk van Stad en Lande van Heusden' between 1762 and 1788, which were sold by Christie's as part of the Earl of Bradford Collection on 4 June 1985. These particular glasses are all partly, and a few wholly, line-engraved in very fine diamond-point. With a handful of exceptions, the engraved decoration is distinctive in the use of 'pseudo-stippling' in which the decoration is formed of a pattern of fine and dense lines which give the impression of stippling. The present lot appears to be unrecorded by F G A M Smit in his 1993 catalogue of Dutch Stipple-Engraved Glass. Smit records just twenty-eight glasses by this engraver, of which thirteen are armorial. This includes a light baluster engraved with the arms accollé of Prince Willem V and Princess Frederika Sophia Wilhelmina, see Smit (1993), p.183, no.Kd.1. As well as the style of the engraving, the form of this goblet is also characteristic of those preferred by 'Gyrinus'; all known examples have round funnel bowls on stems which are typically knopped. For another light baluster wine glass engraved with these arms, see Lot 80 in this sale.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A fine Dutch engraved light baluster wine glass, circa 1750The round funnel bowl finely engraved with a continuous seascape depicting three ships in full sail on undulating waves, the largest two three-masted, the stem with an upper teared angular knop between ball knops, above a central angular knop with a tear extending into a basal knop, over a conical foot, 19.4cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate British CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A fine Dutch engraved Royal armorial light baluster wine glass, circa 1750-55The pointed round funnel bowl finely engraved with the English arms of Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, supported by the lion and the unicorn, resting on an elaborate scrollwork bracket, the slender multi-knopped stem with an upper angular knop and wide beaded inverted baluster, over a conical foot, 19cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate British CollectionPrincess Anne (1709-1759) was the eldest daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Caroline of Ansbach. Similar glasses with the same arms include an example from the James Hall Collection sold by Bonhams on 17 December 2008, lot 81 and another from the John De Tscharner Vischer Collection sold by Bonhams on 18 May 2016, lot 61.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A good Dutch engraved armorial light baluster wine glass, circa 1760The round funnel bowl with the crowned arms of Delft flanked by lion supporters raised on a scrollwork bracket, the composite-stem with an upper multi-spiral airtwist section with a central swelling knop, above a wide beaded inverted baluster terminating in a basal knop, over a domed foot, 19.5cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate British CollectionA glass with these arms which would appear to be by the same hand was sold by Bonhams on 20 November 2019, lot 21.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Dutch engraved light baluster wine glass, circa 1750-60The round funnel bowl with a cockerel perched upon a pile of three bales, within an elaborate scrollwork cartouche issuing flowers, inscribed '-DE-GOEDE-NEGOTIE-' (Good Trade) below the rim to the reverse, raised on a multi-knopped stem with an upper angular and true baluster knop above a beaded inverted baluster, terminating in a basal knop, over a conical foot, 18.1cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate British CollectionIt is possible that the engraving represents the Gallic Rooster, symbolising trade with France.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A fine Dutch engraved armorial light baluster 'Admiralty' wine glass attributed to Jacob Sang, circa 1760 The round funnel bowl finely engraved with the crowned martial arms of the Admiraliteit van de Maze (Admiralty of the Maze) at Rotterdam, the shaped shield containing crossed anchors and the letters 'P P P', flanked by martial trophies including flags, drums and neat piles of polished cannonballs, the stem with an angular knop above a beaded inverted baluster and basal knop, over a conical foot, 19.1cm high Footnotes: Provenance Bonhams, 17 December 2008, lot 442 Private British Collection The initials on this glass stand for 'Pro Patria Pugno' (I fight for the Fatherland). The attribution to Jacob Sang is based on similarities to various signed glasses by this engraver. A glass in the Rotterdam Museum bearing the same arms attributed to Sang is illustrated by N I Schadee, Met Rad en Diamant (1989), pp.55-6, no.58. Compare also to the impressive goblet for this Admiralty illustrated by Christopher Sheppard and John Smith, Glass from the Restoration to the Regency (1990), p.59, no.84, which carries a Sang attribution. Similar glasses were also made for other Dutch Admiralties, see for example Lot 94 in this sale. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Barr, Flight and Barr Worcester teacup and saucer, circa 1807The cup with a delicate ring handle, painted with a river scene, light-soaked mountains in the distance, the saucer with trees growing up around a ruined abbey, probably by Samuel Smith, the salmon pink grounds enriched with elaborate neoclassical gilding, saucer 14cm diam, incised B marks, saucer also with oval printed mark with Prince of Wales feathers and referring to Coventry St address (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceCharles Dawson CollectionThis particular style of topographical painting attributed to Samuel Smith can be seen on a similar teacup and saucer also from the Charles Dawson Collection, sold by Bonhams on 21 June 2023, lot 460. The incised B marks were still being used a few years into the Barr, Flight and Barr period, explaining the combination of this and the new printed mark proudly announcing the patronage of the Prince of Wales which was granted in 1807.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A fine Dutch engraved 'Liberty' light baluster wine glass attributed to Jacob Sang, circa 1760The round funnel bowl finely engraved with a prancing horse on a distinctive elaborate scrollwork bracket hung with festoons of pearls, beneath the inscription 'AUREA LIBERTAS' (Golden Liberty), the stem with an upper multi-spiral airtwist section with a central angular knop, above a beaded inverted baluster terminating in basal knop, over a conical foot, 16.2cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate British CollectionThe grave accent above the letter U, the dot above the I, together with the symmetrical ornament of the bracket are some of the indicators of Jacob Sang's hand. A 'Liberty' glass by Sang from the Dr Dreesman Collection, which has almost identical engraving, was sold by Bonhams on 11 December 2013, lot 85. Identical scrollwork brackets are seen on several 'Liberty' glasses signed by Sang which are engraved with an open birdcage instead of a horse. An example in the Rijksmuseum is illustrated by Pieter C Ritsema van Eck, Glass in the Rijksmuseum, Vol.2 (1995), p.198, no.210 and another from the A C Hubbard Jr Collection was sold by Bonhams on 30 November 2011, lot 260.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An early propeller-knopped wine or ale glass, late 17th centuryThe elegant finely wrythen-moulded conical bowl, on a spiral propeller stem with light pincered ornament set between collars, the conical foot also with moulded with fine wrythen flutes, 16.1cm highFootnotes:A very similar glass from the Robert Manners Collection was sold by Bonhams on 14 November 2018, lot 20.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A remarkably fine Worcester fluted creamboat, circa 1753Thinly potted with moulding of fine flutes or reeding stopping just beneath the fluted rim, the rococo scroll handle with a pronounced curled thumbrest, painted in light blue with the 'Creamboat Warbler' pattern, a bird perched on slender leaves painted beneath the lip, the sides with prunus trees, their branches extended over the rim and spreading into border sprays inside, 12.8cm long, workman's mark painted beneath the handleFootnotes:ProvenanceCollection of Worcester porcelain, the property of a gentleman, Sotheby's, 25 January 1977, lot 202Geoffrey Godden Collection, Bonhams, 30 June 2010, lot 58Pauline and David Tate CollectionIllustrated by Geoffrey Godden, 18th Century English Porcelain, a Selection from the Godden Reference Collection (1985), fig.1, pls.2 and 3. Also illustrated by Branyan, French and Sandon, Worcester Blue and White Porcelain (1981/1989), pattern I.C.3. The only other recorded example of this precise shape and pattern, from Notley Abbey, was sold by Phillips, 8 March 1995, lot 249. This is illustrated by John Sandon, Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain (1993), p.120.In his writings and when lecturing on the subject, Geoffrey Godden frequently related the story of this creamboat which he had purchased at the Sotheby's auction in 1977 for £1500, a record price at the time for any piece of blue and white. Godden's note written in 1985 is worth repeating here, for it sums up the pure delight of owning this piece, something that Pauline Tate fully understood, and explains her determination to acquire the creamboat at the Godden Collection sale. 'No written description or indeed any photograph will do this little piece true justice. It has to be seen and handled or in my case fondled! It is, to me at least, perfection: trimly potted, neatly painted in a restrained manner, in perfect balance - a little gem of its kind and made for everyday use...'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare Dutch engraved armorial 'VOC' light baluster wine glass, circa 1750The round funnel bowl with the crowned arms of the Republic of the Seven United Provinces, flanked by lion supporters, above a banner inscribed 'CONCORDIA RES PARVÆ CRESCUNT' (Small Things Flourish by Concord), the reverse with monogram 'VOC' within a shield flanked by martial trophies, set on a cushion knop above a slender beaded inverted baluster, over a conical foot, 19.5cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's, 6 July 2005, lot 177Bonhams, 20 November 2019, lot 29Private British CollectionA glass engraved with this coat of arms from the Basil Jefferies Collection was sold by Bonhams on 12 November 2014, lot 53. The 'VOC' monogram on the reverse of the present glass would appear to have been engraved by a different hand to the coat of arms.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of Worcester 'Blind Earl' plates, circa 1765Of small size with scalloped rims, moulded in light relief with rose leaves, stems and buds, the raised design picked out in underglaze blue, a variety of bugs and insects painted all around, 19.5cm diam, crescent marks (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceRobyn Robb, Ceramics Fair, June 2001Pauline and David Tate CollectionWorcester's pattern of embossed rose leaves, named after the Blind Earl of Coventry, was used on sets of dessert plates painted in blue or in colours. Curiously, aside from small sweetmeats and spoon trays, no matching dessert dishes were produced until the Flight period.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A fine Royal Worcester reticulated vase by George Owen, dated 1918Of Persian shape, the tapering body intricately pierced with bands of honeycomb and geometric design, picked out with raised gilt dots, the slender neck with pierced panels above a band of white 'pearls' and delicate gilding, the rim, 'wishbone' handles and circular foot also elaborately pierced and gilded, 15cm high, printed mark in gold, incised signature 'G Owen', gilder's number 61Footnotes:The intricacy of George Owen's piercing on porcelain is astonishing and the aesthetic appeal is matched by the joy in handling something so feather-light. Owen had a special arrangement with the Royal Worcester factory in which his pieces were sold to them individually, before they were gilded and then sold on often many years later, see John Sandon, Investigating George Owen: The Lydia Starr Collection, Ars Ceramica, No.24 (2008), pp.14-5. A vase of identical shape by Owen dated 1919 was in the Starr Collection.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A most attractive composite stem light baluster goblet, circa 1750The generous round funnel bowl on an elaborate knopped stem comprising a beaded shoulder knop above a short multi-spiral airtwist inverted baluster section, on a beaded inverted baluster section terminating in a beaded basal knop, over a conical foot, 19.8cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceSeton Veitch CollectionWith Delomosne and Son, 27 September 2006Leuba CollectionLiteratureDelomosne and Son, The Seton Veitch Collection (2006), no.31dThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester cabinet cup and stand, circa 1830The small tulip cup applied with a gilt butterfly handle, the gilt shaped rims moulded with florets left in the white, painted with mixed bouquets and floral sprays, the stand also with two colourful butterflies, on a light green ground, cup 6cm high, impressed crowned FBB mark to stand (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceBonhams, 2 November 2011, lot 143Charles Dawson CollectionIllustrated by Charles Dawson, Worcester Flight & Barr Porcelain (2023), p.146, fig.13.13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A fine Dutch engraved armorial light baluster 'Admiralty' wine glass attributed to Jacob Sang, circa 1760 The round funnel bowl finely decorated with the crowned arms of the Admiraliteit van het Noorderkwartier (Admiralty of West Friesland), the shaped shield containing crossed anchors and the letters 'A N', flanked by martial trophies including flags, drums and neat piles of cannonballs, the stem with an angular knop above a beaded inverted baluster and basal knop, over a conical foot, 18.4cm high Footnotes: Provenance Dwight Lanmon Collection, Bonhams, 21 June 2022, lot 128 Private British Collection This fine glass has much in common with the small number of other recorded Admiraliteit glasses, some of which are attributed to the celebrated Dutch engraver Jacob Sang. Indeed, the style of the engraving is remarkably similar to that on a glass signed by Sang and dated 1759, formerly in the Guépin Collection sold by Christie's on 5 July 1989, lot 127, which bears the arms of Leiden. This features polished crossed keys also on a matt ground beneath a crown, all executed in the same manner as the armorial on the present glass. A similar glass bearing the initials 'A A' for the Admiralty at Amsterdam, also attributed to Sang, is illustrated by Pieter C Ritsema van Eck and Henrica M Zijlstra-Zweens, Glass in the Rijksmuseum, Vol.2 (2002), p.209, no.220. Another for this Admiralty bearing the arms of the Seven United Provinces is illustrated by Hubert Vreeken, Glas in Het Amsterdams Historisch Museum (1998), p.200, no.196. See also Lot 101 in this sale for an example with the initials 'P P P'. The present glass would appear to be the only recorded Admiraliteit glass bearing the initials 'A N'. Saleroom notices: Please note that this glass is inscribed '6+' or '+9' in diamond-point on the pontil scar. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A good Dutch engraved light baluster marriage glass, circa 1750-60The round funnel bowl finely decorated with a flaming heart above a pair of clasped hands emerging from voluminous clouds, all within an elaborate rococo scroll and foliate cartouche embellished with pearls and flowers, surmounted by two lovebirds, the slender stem with upper angular and cushion knops above a teared inverted baluster terminating in a small basal knop, over a folded conical foot, 19.1cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate British CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
This is believed to be a botanist’s stick /cane. A rare item. It is fully ebonized with an antler handle that unscrews. This reveals a brass screw topped vial/container and a slim brass microscope. An additional feature is the 2.5'' steel and brass ferrule. This can be removed to further reveal a steel 2'' steel trowel/scoop. The end of the microscope is angled, thus allowing light in when the tip of the instrument is close to the item being examined. Magnification is excellent. The band on the stick, together with its contents, would have been plated at one time. Alas now almost gone. No damage other than that consummate with age - dates from around 1890's - early 1900's. The length of the stick is 35 ¼”/950mm.
An antique cane for the cigarette smoking traveller, Set into the beaded decoration round the brass handle of this cane is a small button. Click this and the top of the handle opens to reveal an ashtray. This is complete with a cigarette rest. This rest can then be swivelled round to allow placement of a cigarette. The brass collar just below the handle carries a floral decoration and a cartouche marked “H.H. 106 Chester Rd”.The shank of the cane is partridge wood and has the original brass ferrule with a steel tip. Overall length 32 ½”/825mm. Length and light design indicates a ladies cane. From around 1900-1910.
A most unusual “Stanhope Stick”. This is a simple modern stick made in 1980.The handle is a bronze casting of a Labrador’s head. Overall length 37”/940mm. What makes this special is just below the handle are five holes small holes at regular intervals. Close inspection reveals each are fitted with a Stanhope Lens, each showing a view of London. A Stanhope Lens is a high powered magnifier that contains a microscopic photograph or drawing, that when viewed closely reveals a picture with amazing detail. These lenses are tiny! They measure 3.0 mm x 6.8 mm. and were fitted in a standard drilled 3 mm or 1/8" hole. Typical photographs from an advertising feature are shown here. The actual images mounted in the Stanhope Lenses in this stick, from top to bottom, are- 1)The Steam Ship Queen Elizabeth2)A Jaguar racing car 3) St Paul’s Cathedral 4) Views of London:- (Five images in one lens.) The Strand London Bridge Tower Bridge St Paul’s’ Cathedral The Law Courts London5) West Minister Abby. Background to Stanhope LensesThese novelty souvenirs that became popular during the 19th century, these objects (ranging from pens to sewing accessories to jewelry) are unique because of the tiny hidden image placed somewhere inside the object. The image can be found by holding the item up to the light and looking into a tiny hole where the magnified image becomes visible. These images range from landscapes to portraits and are about 1/10th an inch in diameter and 1/4 an inch long. The term “Stanhope” comes from the inventor of the Stanhope Lens, Lord Charles Stanhope (1753-1816) (Note: Lord Charles died before photography had been invented). In 1839, John Benjamin Dancer (1812-1887) attached a microscope lens to a daguerreotype camera and produced microphotographs. This new technology influenced Rene Dagron (1819-1900), a portrait maker in Paris, to invent the Stanhope by affixing a micro-image to a lens. After these new developments, Dagron manufactured novelties with tiny photographs in them beginning in the early 1860’s. Eventually Stanhope novelties began to lose their popularity as souvenirs and the last true Stanhopes were made in 1972 by Roger Reymond.The Stanhopes mounted in this stick originated from a house clearance in 2010. These are genuine antique glass lenses and the label on the box indicated them made in France in the 1960's. (The Stanhopes in this stick were mounted by collector B. J. Morrice in 2012. The stick,including the bronze handle, was made by a friend of Julia, his daughter, around 1980 and given to him by her as a present in 1981).
This Bekko Novelty Walking Stick has a grained wood handle and a hard black bakelite shaft. A “silver” band is mounted at the junction of handle and shaft.(Shaft material ?)It is fitted at the end with light bulb within the metal “ferrule” tip. This has elongated holes allowing the light to shine through. There is a small white push button switch at the top of the stick just below the silver band. When pushed this turns on the light. This is believed to be an early product made by Bekko. Stamped into the metal “ferrule” is a number 4806 also BEKKO PAT PDG. This ferrule may be removed with the use of a small push button allowing access to the batteries. It is now fitted with 3 AA modern batteries. It works fine (21/1/2017).The overall length of the stick is 372/904mm. Diameter approx. 25mm.Age –around 1930-40?.Suggested use is to show patrons to their seats in cinemas. Or to watch where you are treading in the dark when there are no street lights!
A most unusual antique pipe stick The handle of this stick is in the form of a pipe bowl. It unscrews from the shaft to reveal the complete pipe. The bowl is of meerschaum (see note below) with a brass hinged cap or lid. This may be kept shut, when smoking, and secured in place by a small ornamental spring clip. The cap or lid is designed with ventilation slots around the rim to allow draft to the pipe. The lid itself it is additionally capped with an attractive brass mesh dome.As typical of these old pipes, this is equipped with a flexible stem constructed from an inner metal spring covered with carefully stitched red cotton. This flexibility is supposedly to allow the smoker more control of the mouthpiece at the end of the stem which is made of horn.The shaft is of a light coloured wood carefully formed into a most unusual and attractive spiral, the ferrule being made of three different coloured bone.The original owner must have been very proud of this stick as his initials FLA have been picked out just below the handle with small copper headed nails. A very distinctive feature.Estimated date—1890s. (Meerschaum (hydrated magnesium silicate), a mineral found in small shallow deposits mainly around the city of Eski?ehir in central Turkey, is prized for the properties which allows it to be carved into finely detailed decorative and figural shapes. It has been used since the 17th century and, with clay pipes, represented the most common medium for pipes before the introduction of briar as the material of choice in the 19th century. The word "meerschaum" means "sea foam" in German, alluding to its natural white color and its surprisingly low weight. Meerschaum is a very porous mineral that absorbs elements of the tobacco during the smoking process, and gradually changes color from white to a golden brown. Old, well-smoked meerschaum pipes are valued by collectors for their distinctive colorings).
A rare bamboo walking stick where the brass ferrule is unscrewed to expose a fine turned-brass pull out rod with a candle taper. This can then be used to light overhead candles, gas lamps etc. Possibly even used eclesiastically. Overall length 37 ½”/954mm. The pullout rod extends a further 7”/758mm giving an overall length of 42 ½” (excluding taper length) The cane is further enhanced just below the handle by an attractive ½” brass band which carries a beautiful classical design.
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