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Homer. [The Iliad] [&] [The Odyssey], translated by Carl Edmund Richter, manuscript in German, together c. 920pp., 4 pen and ink and monochrome watercolour wash maps and plans (1 folding), slightly browned, contemporary morocco-backed boards, covers slightly marked, gilt spines, slightly rubbed, sm. 4to, 1828-31.

Rothschild (Mayer Amschel de, Baron de Rothschild in the nobility of the Austrian empire, merchant banker, 1818-74) Release by the Rev Edward Rutter Theed to The Baron Mayer Amschel to Rothschild of freehold and covenants at Crafton, Buckinghamshire [near Mentmore], D.s. Rothschild and Theed, manuscript on vellum, 3 sheets, ruled in red, 3 red wax seals, 575 x 680mm., 8th August 1844; and 8 documents and letters relating to members of the Rothschild family, v.s., v.d. (9).⁂ First mentioned purchase of land that would become part of the Mentmore Towers estate.

Ottoman Firman, manuscript in Arabic, gold stamped decoration, on paper, 704 x 500mm., [19th century]; and another Ottoman document, v.s., v.d. (2).

Medical (Skin Diseases).- Hebra (Ferdinand Karl Franz Schwarzmann, Ritter von, Austrian physician and dermatologist, founder of the New Vienna School of Dermatology, 1816-80) Hautkrankheiten, manuscript in German, c. 400pp., slightly browned, contemporary calf-backed boards, slightly rubbed, spine with small tear and rubbed, leather label, sm. 4to, 1853.

Unpublished play.- A.K. (Rollit, contributor) The Marriage Lottery, or Troubles of an old Bachelor, manuscript, 57pp., ruled in red in places, occasional spotting, lightly browned, contemporary wrappers, 8vo, [c.1890].⁂ Rollit may be either Sir Arthur Kaye or Sir Albert Kaye. A pencil note at start tells us that the play was 'Written by A.K. Rollit...& acted at Mrs. Foster's house'.

Ottoman.- [Religious], manuscript in Turkish, Nashki script, c. 234ff., title with gold floral borders, text within gold borders, a few small tears, some ff. stuck together, slightly browned and stained, original blind-stamped morocco, darkened, rubbed and worn, spine split, 165 x 105mm., [late 19th century].

NO RESERVE Wellington College.- Bill (John Hugo Hepburn, Lt.-Col. of the Indian Political Department, Deputy Gulf Resident, assassinated by Kurdish separatists in Baghdad, son of Charles Bill MP, 1843-1915, of Farley Hall, Cheadle, Staffordshire, 1877-1919) Diary at Malvern College, Wellington College and Farley Hall, autograph manuscript signed, c. 107pp., in ink and pencil, inscribed "J.H. Bill" on upper cover, advertisements at beginning and end, original cloth-backed printed boards, corners and edges with wear, covers slightly soiled and with ink stains, 8vo, 1892; and 5 other manuscript vol., v.s., v.d. (6).⁂ Bill's extensive diary of daily life as a fifteen year old schoolboy, first at Malvern College, and then from May at Wellington College. At Wellington, he records the name of his headmaster as Wick [Edward Charles Wickham (1834-1910)], his meals, his schoolwork and spare time, ("dormitory footer" and "Cock Dormitory Match"). At home at Farnley Hall, much of Bill's leisure time is consumed by shooting, riding and visiting friends.

NO RESERVE Surrey Farmer.- Brockhamhurst Farm, Brockham, Betchworth, nr. Dorking.- [Reid (?Andrew, farmer)] Diary, autograph manuscript, c. 195pp. excluding blanks, slightly browned, 6 pieces of ephemera relation to J.G. Reid loosely inserted, original cloth-backed boards, corners and edges slightly rubbed, spine worn but holding, chipped at head and tail with small loss, sm. 4to, 1st June 1917 - 29th October 1921; and 2 other farming diaries, v.s., v.d. (3).⁂ "Fri Nov 29th [1917] George ploughing morning the women Ivie & I finished carting swedes this morning 99 loads in all We sowed some wheat this afternoon have sowed part of Mangel & potatoe ground have the last lands to sow and about 3 acres far side wheat is wet."First mentioned a snapshot of a Surrey farming family's working life during the First World War and the start of the 1920s. The diary mentions three brothers, George, Ivie and John Reid, all working on a mixed arable and livestock farm near Dorking in Surrey. The diary records day to day tasks including, lambing, ploughing, harrowing, planting, harvesting wheat, thatching, and hay making.

Church of Scotland General Assembly. The Humble Address and Representations of the Commission of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland... William Mitchel Moderator, printed broadside, 2 small chips to edges, folds, browned, [ESTC lists 4 copies only], n.p., 1712; and 18 other pieces, comprising 10 other pieces of ephemera, 1 manuscript German list of soldiers, 1781 and 7 prints including a portrait of William Pitt and "The Regent's Bomb", v.s., v.d. (19 pieces).

Middle East.- Lawrence (T.E.) Seven Pillars of Wisdom, first trade edition, fifth impression, 4 folding maps, plates and illustrations, original brown cloth, gilt, dust-jacket, very small tear upper joint head, very small chip upper fold head, light surface soiling, a sharp and fine example overall, 1935; Revolt In The Desert, first edition, third impression, folding map, plain plates, ink ownership inscription and other manuscript inscription to front endpaper, related news clipping tipped-in front pastedown, 2 items of related ephemera loosely inserted, very occasional marginal soiling, front endpaper with incisions, endpapers browned, original cloth, light surface soiling and bumping, 1927, 4to (2) ⁂ Ink ownership inscription, 'J. H. Irving. Leavenheath. 1955'. Manuscript inscription reads "'To T.E.L., who shared sleep amongst the Kings' Died 19th May 1935. Buried 21st May / 35 (a bunch of lilac and forget-me-nots by a young girl". It is possible that this was intended as a caption to a photograph, perhaps once inserted into the incisions to the endpaper, conceivably depicting Lawrence's grave. The news clipping shows a photograph of Lawrence's cottage, announcing its handover to the National Trust; also present a printed pamphlet relating to the Memorial of Lawrence in St. Paul's Cathedral and a 1950s postcard of Lawrence.

NO RESERVE Joinville (Jean de) Memoirs of John Lord de Joinville, Grand Seneschal of Champagne, translated by Thomas Johnes, 2 vol., half-titles, engraved title vignettes, 3 engraved maps (2 double-page), 3 engraved plates (1 double-page), manuscript notes loosely inserted throughout vol. 1, scattered spotting, bookplate, contemporary straight-grain morocco, g.e., vol. 1 upper hinge broken, slight rubbing to corners and extremities, 4to, Hafod Press, 1807.

Scotland.- MacLaurin (Daniel ) History in memoriam of the Clan Laurin, author's copy, signed presentation inscription from the author to front endpaper, 5 lithograph plates laid down, 2pp. of manuscript notes to rear endpapers, contemporary manuscript musical score loosely inserted, author's bookplate, some finger soiling, contemporary blind-stamped calf, rebacked, [1866] § Northumberland (Alan Ian Percy, 8th Duke of) The Shadow on the Moor, one of 200 copies, illustrated by 'B.B' Denys Watkins-Pitchford, presentation inscription to front endpaper, original cloth, 1967, 12mo (2)

Music.- Tans'ur (William) [The Royal Psalmodist: Or, The Universal Harmony], engraved plates of music running psalm 2-148 (some double page), 10 engraved plates of text and music (coming loose), early manuscript annotations to verso of many plates, lacking title, lacking psalms 1, 149-150, final few ff. creased and chipped at extremities, some very small amounts of marginal worming (some touching headlines or music), marginal browning and finger soiling, contemporary calf, sellotape repair to inner cover, worn, [Leicester?], [1743?]; and another similar, oblong 8vo (2); sold not subject to return.⁂ A seemingly defective copy of Tans'ur's The Royal Psalmodist, the first edition of which was published in Rugby, 1742.

NO RESERVE Asia.- Fellows (Charles) Travels and Researches in Asia Minor, folding map frontispiece, 5 folding plates, 1 folding map, illustrations, advertisements at end, partially unopened, previous owner's ink signature, ex-library with remnants of label and some ink shelf marks, original cloth, gilt, loss to spine head, slight bumping and chipping to corners and spine extremities, lightly sunned spine, shelf mark in manuscript to spine foot, rubbed, 8vo, 1852.

NO RESERVE Cricket.- [Sutton (A. K.)] Nottingham Cricket Matches, from 1771 to 1865, errata tipped-in, pencil signature to title, scattered faint spotting, original printed paper wrappers, rebacked, upper wrapper strengthened at edges with tape, ex-library with shelfmark to spine foot, Nottingham, A. K. Sutton, 1865 § Spybey (F. G.) Spybey's Annual Register of Nottingham Country Cricket Matches for 1878, ex-library with labels and occasional stamps, spotting, original upper cover silked and bound-in, small losses to edges, modern cloth, faint abrasion mark to upper cover where label removed, Nottingham, 1878 § Richards (C. H.) Nottinghamshire Cricket Scores and Biographies 1888-89-90. vol. 3 only., ex-library with occasional labels and ink-stamps, original paper wrappers. tear to upper cover, shelfmark to spine foot, title in manuscript to upper cover, Nottingham, 1891, 8vo (3)

Maritime law.- Bynkershoek (Cornelis van) Opera Minora, olim separatim, nunc conjuncim edita, first edition, title in red and black, woodcut initials, contemporary blind-stamped vellum, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, title in manuscript to spine, backstrip beginning to split at upper joint but holding firm, 4to, Leiden, Johannes van der Linden, 1730.⁂ First edition of this collection of Bynkershoek's works. It includes his treatise on the dominion of the sea, 'De domino maris dissertatio', originally published separately in 1703, which is generally accepted as being the first exposition of the principle of delimiting territorial waters.

International law.- Bynkershoek (Cornelis van) Quaestionum Juris Publici libri duo, quorum primus est de Rebus Bellicis, secundus de Rebus Varii Argumenti, first edition, title in red and black with engraved ornament, scattered spotting, 3E4 with small hole affecting odd letter, contemporary blind-stamped vellum, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, title in manuscript to spine, 4to, Leiden, Johannes van Kerckheim, 1737.⁂ Bynkershoek, a lawyer who served as a member and eventually as president of the Supreme Court of Holland, is perhaps best know for his treatise on the law of the sea (see Lot 89), but he also wrote on other aspects of law. This title contains several chapters concerned with diplomacy and one concerning the fundamental law of treaties: the obligation to respect treatise in good faith.

Liverpool Delft. An 18th century Liverpool Delft char-pot circa 1750, painted with fish in manganese, green and iron-red, old chips to rim and loss of glaze, the base with old manuscript labels inscribed 'Liverpool Delft Ware made by Zachariah Barnes of the Lake District for Potted Char, Date Early Part of 18th Cent', 4.5cm high x 23cm diameter Qty: (1)Footnote: The Old Haymarket pottery of Zachariah Barnes, is believed to be the biggest producer of Char Pots, dating from 1750-1770, examples can be found in several major institutions including the Victoria & Albert Museum.

Embroidered picture. Oval picture of a young girl and a lamb, circa 1790-1810, hand-worked in coloured silks on a cream silk ground, using satin stitch, long and short stitch, and stumpwork, depicting a young girl standing in a landscape, her face and hands finely delineated in watercolour, holding a garland of roses, also in watercolour, a lamb at her side, and a cottage in the background with trees, 14.5 x 11.8cm (5.75 x 4.75ins), gilt oval frame, with indistinct early manuscript label on versoQty: (1)

Embroideries. A pair of embroideries on net lace, by Mary Mitchell, 1881, 2 large embroideries hand-stitched in polychrome threads, one in bright hues on black net lace, the other in pastel colours on cream net lace, each similarly worked with central circular floral motif, and large cornerpieces of flowers in a vase, with flowers between, and a chevron border (second item with small hole in border), each with stitched lettering incorporated 'Mary Mitchell in her 79 year 1881', recently mounted on red and blue card respectively (i.e. with edges wrapped over the card and secured on verso with adhesive tape), each approximately 45 x 61cm (17.75 x 24ins)Qty: (2)Footnote: Each with manuscript label on backboard remaining from when previously framed: 'Mary Mitchell was born in 1802 and a Nottingham lace maker. This work was done on lace that she made in approx 1822. This was verified by family records and by me her great great grandaughter Hilary Binns.'

Ephemera. Invoice book belonging to Bryan & Thomas J. Reynolds, Farringdon [Berkshire], 1822/3, 200+ manuscript bills on headed paper engraved with copperplate script, a few with armorial or other vignette, all with vertical line in brown ink through centre (indicating payment of bill), generally toned or foxed, some soiling, fraying, and creasing, mounted (several to a page) on rectos and versos of album leaves (a number of bills detached), a few blank leaves at rear, original blue paper-covered card covers, worn, and most of blue paper missing, front cover with large inscription in contemporary black ink '1822', 58.5 x 23.5cm (23 x 9.25ins) Qty: (1)Footnote: A fascinating piece of social ephemera revealing the wide variety of goods supplied to the firm of Bryan & Thomas J. Reynolds in Faringdon (then in Berkshire, now in Oxfordshire), from cloth of all kinds (linen, wool, silk, cotton) to ribbons, laces, needles, buttons, trimmings, slops, hats, parasols and umbrellas. Reynolds sourced their stock from both London and the English textile manufacturing towns and districts, such as Yorkshire, Wiltshire, Manchester, Redditch, Norwich, and Bristol. The majority of the bills detail purchases and costs, although some also include additional notes of goods sent on approval.We have been unable to find any other documentation concerning the Reynolds' enterprise in the busy market town of Faringdon, although the proprietors are mentioned in a lease and release document dated 1804 concerning The Five Alls (a public house at Filkins, Oxfordshire, still in existence), as two of the five parties listed: "Bryan Reynolds the younger of Great Faringdon, Berks., mercer" and "Thomas Reynolds of Highworth, Wilts., mercer". Another document, a release and assignment concerning deeds of land and property in the area of Clanfield, Oxfordshire, lists "Thomas Reynolds of Highworth, Wilts, linen draper and others" amongst the protagonists.Some of the supplying firms are: 'Gillman, Lucas, & Copling, 72, Newgate Street, Lacemen, Ribbon & Silk Manufacturers, Importers of French Cambrics'; 'Francis & Samuel Eveleigh, 58, Union Street, Southwark, Manufacturers of Light Water Proof Beaver Hats, On an entirely new principle, warranted to resist the effects of all kinds of damp, and the Nap to wear free to the last'; 'J.W. Robberds & Sons, St Saviour's, Norwich, Manufacturers of Bombazines, Plaids, Camblets &c. &c.; 'Adams & Son, Manufacturers of Umbrellas & Parasols, No. 207, High Holborn, nearly opposite Bloomsbury Square, Hat Covers, Bathing Caps, Black painted Cloth, Oil'd Silk & Linen'; and 'James Thomas, and Samuel Fossick, Flannel, Baize and Blanket Warehousemen, Mumford Court, Milk Street, A Large Assortment of Calamancoes and Bombazets'.The wealth of detail contained in these invoices gives an intriguing insight into the operation of a busy draper’s shop during the Regency period.

Handkerchiefs. A printed nursery rhyme handkerchief, circa 1830s/40s, cream cotton handkerchief printed in sepia, with captioned vignettes illustrating 'This Is the House That Jack Built', showing countryfolk, rural buildings, animals, and a horse-drawn vehicle, decorative border to edges, selvedge to right-hand side, remaining sides hemmed by hand, one small brown mark, 29.5 x 35cm (11.75 x 13.75ins), together with 12 other children's printed handkerchiefs of various pictorial designs, including animals, an alphabet, children at play, a multiplication table, etc., some with paper label stitched to one corner with a name and age in early manuscriptQty: (13)

Purses. A collection of purses and reticules, mainly 19th century, 48 purses of various shapes, mostly of woven, knitted/crochet, tapestry, or netted construction, including a large spider's web purse constructed of woven metalwork roundels in alternating rows of silver and gold, attached to finely-knitted pink pouch, another spider's web purse composed of scarlet and gold metal thread roundels, with yellow metal foliate mount and tassel, 2 small chain mail purses, a large finely-knitted green miser's purse, a clasped metalwork purse woven through with green thread, and embellished with metalwork tassels at corners, with manuscript note inside 'Purse probably Russian', a small crocheted purse with wording 'waste not want not', and 5 finger ring purses, including one with coral decorated opening bars and finger ring, some tarnished or with wear/soiling, largest 46 x 10.5cm (18 x 4.75ins), smallest 3 x 5cm (1.25 x 1.75ins) Qty: (48)

AN ACHAEMENID SILVER PHIALE, 6TH - 4TH CENTURY BCThe hammered shallow silver bowl decorated with a central boss encircled by eighteen radiating petals of alternating sizes below nine circles.Provenance: Collection of Oliver Reginald Hoare (1945-2018), by repute acquired at Bonhams London, 27 November 1997. A prominent English art figure, described as arguably the most influential dealer in the Islamic world, Hoare joined Christie's London in 1967 where he was initially overseeing Russian art. After spotting some carpets left lying in a corridor and recognizing them as Persian, Hoare used them as the basis of a successful auction, which led to the launch of the Islamic Art Department, the first of its kind in a major auction house. He left Christie's in 1975 and opened Ahuan, a gallery in Pimlico, in partnership with David Sulzberger. In 1994, he negotiated the return of a Persian 16th-century manuscript to Iran, the Houghton Shahnameh (the most important illustrated manuscript ever created in Persia), in exchange for Willem de Kooning's Woman III which had been in Iran since the Islamic revolution. In the 1990s, he famously liaised with Diana, Princess of Wales.Condition: Very good condition with only minor wear, small nicks, light scratches, minor dents. Fine, naturally grown, matte patina.Weight: 116 g Dimensions: Diameter 14.5 cmAuction result comparison: Compare a related Achaemenid silver phiale, 16.2 cm diameter, dated circa 6th century BC, at Christie's New York in Antiquities on 11 December 2003, lot 120, sold for USD 11,950.

A MUGHAL-STYLE 'HORSE HEAD' DAGGER HILTIndia, 18th century. The handle is finely carved from pale-green aventurine, naturalistically rendered in the form of a horse's head with the ears facing back, the nostrils flared and the mouth slightly open. The intricately incised mane falls gracefully down on one side of the neck.Provenance: From a private collection in New York, USA.Condition: Good condition with old wear and minuscule nicks. The horse head with several natural fissures, some of which have developed into small hairline cracks over time. Naturally grown patina overall, the polish of a fine, silky-matt feel.Weight: 208 gDimensions: Height 13 cm, width 7 cmFitted box with the initial 'A', finely carved in high relief and openwork from white jade, dating to the first half of the 20th century. (2)Horse-head dagger hilts were first depicted in paintings of the Padshahnama (Chronicle of the King of the World), about 1635, a manuscript documenting the reign of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (r. 1628-58). As horses were highly prized in Mughal culture, it is not surprising that horse-head daggers were the most popular subject for zoomorphic hilts for several centuries.Expert's note: While many of these hilts are carved from Jade, Aventurine was both a highly prized and extremely rare material at the time, and a hilt carved from this fine material must consequently be regarded as rare. Also note the distinct glimmer within the translucent stone, which makes this mineral unique.Auction result comparison: Compare a Mughal 'horse head' dagger hilt, also dated to the 18th century, at Sotheby's London in Art of the Islamic World on 19th October 2016, Lot 253, bought in at an estimate of GBP 18,000-25,000.懞兀兒風格馬頭匕首柄印度，十八世紀。手柄由淡青色砂金石精雕而成，馬頭形狀，耳朵朝後，鼻孔張開，嘴巴微微張開。 鬃毛細節生動，在脖子的一側。 來源：紐約私人收藏。 品相：狀況良好，有舊磨損和微小的劃痕。馬頭有幾條天然裂痕，其中一些隨著時間的推移已經發展成細小的裂縫。包漿自然生長，細膩光潤。 重量：208克 尺寸：高13 厘米，寬7 厘米 帶首字母"A"的裝盒，鑲嵌精美雕刻的白玉，可追溯至 20 世紀上半葉。(2) 專家注釋：雖然此類劍柄中有許多是翡翠雕刻而成，但砂金石在當時既是一種極為珍貴又極為稀有的材料，因此用這種優質材料雕刻而成的劍柄非常稀有。另外，注意半透明砂金石內的獨特微光，這使得這種石料獨一無二。 拍賣結果比較: 比較一件十八世紀懞兀兒馬頭匕首柄，十八世紀，見倫敦蘇富比Art of the Islamic World 2016年10月19日 Lot 253, 估價GBP 18,000-25,000。

A CARVED WOOD 'EIGHT AUSPICIOUS SYMBOLS' MANUSCRIPT COVERTibet, 14th-15th century. Of rectangular form, finely carved in recessed rectangular panels depicting the ashtamangala on lotus pedestals surrounded by scrolling and intertwined vines, the two panels divided by a lotus flower. All framed by beaded, line, and lotus-petal borders, the reverse painted with floral and geometric designs.Provenance: From a German private collection.Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, particularly to pigments, signs of weathering and erosion, minor nicks, scratches, and small losses here and there.Weight: 470.5 g Dimensions: Size 35.8 x 13.2 cmAuction result comparison: Compare a closely related Tibetan carved and painted wood manuscript cover, also depicting the ashtamangala and carved with similar borders, dated to the 15th century, at Christie's New York in Indian and Southeast Asian Art, on 19 September 2002, lot 204, sold for USD 5,975, and another, dated to the 14th century, at Christie's New York in Indian and Southeast Asian Art on 25 March 2004, lot 74, sold for USD 4,183.木雕佛教八寶紋經書蓋 西藏，十四至十五世紀。長方形，矩形面板精細雕刻，描繪了蓮花基座上佛教八寶紋，周圍纏枝紋。四方由串珠、線條和蓮花花瓣邊框構成，背面有花卉和幾何圖案。 來源：德國私人收藏。 品相：品相良好，與年代相符。大範圍磨損，尤其是顏料，有風化和侵蝕的跡象，輕微刻痕、劃痕和小幅缺損。 重量：470.5 克 尺寸：35.8 x 13.2 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近西藏木雕彩繪經文蓋，同樣為八寶紋，十五世紀，見紐約佳士得Indian and Southeast Asian Art 2002年9月19日 lot 204, 售價USD 5,975；另一件為十四世紀，見紐約佳士得Indian and Southeast Asian Art 2004年3月25日 lot 74, 售價USD 4,183。

William Mulready, RA (British, 1786-1863)Boys playing at cricket inscribed (on an old label on the reverse)oil on canvas laid on panel35.3 x 48.6cm (13 7/8 x 19 1/8in).Footnotes:ProvenanceWilliam Horsley, 1810 cited in Mulready's Account book, 1809-10 in the National Art Library (V&A), as 'Heston, Horsley 31.10'. Probably the accomplished musician and composer, William Horsley (1774-1858).John Gibbons, by 1848.Mrs. Gibbons, by 1864.The Rev. B. Gibbons, by 1890 (according to an old label on the reverse).Colnaghi collection.Sale, Robinson and Foster, 1941.Acquired from the above by the grandfather of the present owner.Thence by descent.ExhibitedLondon, Royal Academy, 1813, no. 73.London, Society of Arts, 1848, no. XXXIV, described as 'Painted in 1810'.London, South Kensington Museum (now the V&A), 1864, no. 31.London, Royal Academy, 1890, Exhibition of the works by the Old Masters, as Landscape with old barn (according to an old label on the reverse).LiteratureSir Henry Cole MS, National Art Library, V&A, manuscript catalogue listing Mulready's paintings along with notes on their location, their condition, their appearance in exhibitions; thought to be in Sir Henry Cole's hand, probably assembled in preparation for the Mulready exhibition at the Society of Arts, 1848, which Cole organised.Society of Arts, A Catalogue of the Pictures, Drawings sketches, etc, of William Mulready, RA, 1848, exhibition catalogue.Athenaeum, 10 June 1848, p 584.F. G. Stephens, 'List of Mulready's important paintings', 1890.Kathryn Moore Heleniak, William Mulready, Yale, 1980, pp. 55-56, cat. no. 63, as Boys Playing Cricket'.The present lot is a recent rediscovery and an exciting early 19th Century depiction of cricket. It belongs to a group of early landscapes, many now sadly lost, which were painted at Heston- now Hounslow, on the site of the St. Paul's playing fields.1.When shown at the Society of Arts exhibition in 1848- an exhibition dedicated to Mulready's work- the present lot is listed as the property of John Gibbons (d. 1851) an iron master, who was one of the new breed of middle-class art patrons coming out of the industrial revolution, who collected contemporary British Art. Gibbons owned a number of works by Mulready, including A Sailing Match which he acquired directly from the artist, and a number of early landscapes. Gibbons lent a number of works to the exhibition.Reviewing the 1848 exhibition of Mulready's work, the Athenaeum noted of the painting that 'the old and picturesque grey trunk of the tree which traverses the foreground [is] marvellously wrought.'21Kathryn Moore Heleniak, William Mulready, Yale, 1980, pp. 55-56.2. Ibid, p. 195.See also:Kathryn Moore Heleniak, 'John Gibbons and William Mulready: The Relationship between a Patron and a Painter.', The Burlington Magazine, vol. 124, no. 948, 1982, pp. 136–141.We are grateful to Professor Kathryn Moore Heleniak for her assistance in cataloguing this lot.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Attributed to Allan (William, 1782-1850). Sketch of Augusta M. Melville, oil on wood panel, depicting a lady riding side-saddle alongside a large breed dog in the countryside, the head and shoulders of another horse and rider to the left, minor craquelure in 1 or 2 places, a few minor surface scratches, verso with early manuscript label 'Sketch of Augusta M. Melville (by Sir William Allan P.R.S.A.) for a larger picture which, however, was never painted – Decr 20th(?) 1849', and Rowney and Forster label, 17.3 x 22.7cm (6 7/8 x 9ins), framed (24.7 x 30cm)Qty: (1)

Attributed to Tucker (John Wallace, 1808-1869). Dunsford Weir on the River Teign, Devon, oil on board, depicting a hilly riverscape with a fisherman on the shore in the foreground, superficial craquelure, edges slightly rubbed, some minor loss at lower right corner, verso with early manuscript title and artist's name in a later hand, 29 x 36.4cm (11 3/8 x 14 3/8ins)Qty: (1)

Jackson (Samuel, 1794-1869). St. Donats Castle, Glamorgan, pencil on paper, mount aperture 26.6 x 18.5cm (10 1/2 x 7 1/4ins), framed and glazed (45.2 x 35.7cm), verso with label of Print Room, Belgrave Lodge [Bath], and with ink manuscript provenance label 'Ex. Paul Oppé Collection, purchased 4/88 by T.R.K.D. from John F.C. Philips ...London', also an envelope on verso containing typewritten letter regarding a possible date for the work of 1825, together with 3 other drawings by the same artist: Ullswater (sheet size 18.7 x 26.5cm), Kennilworth Castle (mount aperture 15.8 x 18.8cm), and Ross Castle, Killarney (some toning, sheet size 19.1 x 29.7cm), all pen & ink on paper, two titled to lower right, each framed and glazed (44.2 x 53.6cm and smaller), two with The Gallery Downstairs (London) exhibition label on verso dated 1991, one with Castle Gallery (Kenilworth) label, the latter stating provenance 'Ex Oppé Collection - John F.C. Phillips', plus: Ewbank (John Wilson, 1799-1847), Stranded Vessels, Morning, 1831, pencil on paper, signed and dated lower right, titled lower centre, mount aperture 13.4 x 18.2cm, framed and glazed (30.0 x 33.0cm), labels on verso of Print Room, Belgrave Lodge [Bath], and Michael Bullivant, Winchester, with a Barbizon School style woodland landscape, c.1880s, watercolour & gouache on artist's board, indistinctly signed P.W..., and three other pencil drawings, all framed and glazed, one with Peter Cardiff Fine Art label on verso 'Loch Katrine, 1812, by Francis Nicholson (1753-1844)', (foxed), another with Michael Bullivant label on verso 'Figures on a River bank, [by] De La Voye, c.1840', and a black chalk sketch on paper, framed, (all unexamined out of frame)Qty: (10)

Macbeth-Raeburn (Henry, 1860-1947). Oval portrait of Mrs Lewis Smith, 1907, charcoal half-length portrait of a young lady wearing a frilled gown, chain necklaces, and a large brimmed hat embellished with bows, an enigmatic smile on her face, initialled and dated lower left, 26.4 x 20.8cm (10 1/4 x 8 1/4ins), mounted, framed and glazed (52.2 x 43.9cm), old manuscript label on verso with sitter's name and the artist's name and addressQty: (1)Footnote: Hassall, Harbour NoctarneMacbeth Roeburn, Mrs Lewis SmithTheodore Rousseaum pen and ink sketch landscape

Attributed to Frederick Nash (1882-1856). Glastonbury Priory, sepia watercolour on card, depicting part of an ancient ruined building, annotated in pencil on the verso with the title in early manuscript, repeated in a later hand, with additional attribution and provenance ('Ex-collection Matthew Prior'), tip of lower right corner chipped away, sheet size 36 x 25.8cm (14 1/4 x 10 1/4ins), mounted (56.2 x 45cm), together with 12 other British topographical watercolours and drawings, including a watercolour attributed to Dr Thomas Monro (1759-1833), entitled 'Farmyard barns and cart amongst trees', mounted, framed and glazed, a watercolour on paper of a village scene, circa 1820, depicting dwellings either side of a wide lane, with figures, including 3 young ladies each wearing a white muslin dress tied with a blue sash, conversing with a couple in a horse-drawn vehicle, 2 pencil landscape drawings on blue paper, one attributed to Sir George Beaumont and with printed label 'Beau 219' to mount, the other titled ' At Tunbridge Wells 1816' and attributed to Agostino Aglio, a sepia watercolour on card of the gatehouse at St Mary's Abbey, York, attributed to Thomas Miles Richardson (1784-1848), mounted, and 3 others attributed to the same artist: a pencil drawing on paper of a figure in a rocky valley by a small bridge against mountains; a pencil sketch with watercolour wash on grey paper of a rustic dwelling; and a pencil sketch on pink paper of several dwellings, each mountedQty: (13)

Paoletti (Bartolome, 1757-1834, & Pietro, 1801-1847). A collection of 52 plaster cameos (or intaglios), presented in a leather-bound double-sided faux book box, Rome, circa 1820, 52 white plaster intaglios, or impronte (miniature impressions in relief of ancient gems, cameos, coins and medals, as well as modern sculptures and portraits), each bordered with pale yellow paper (with manuscript numbers added in ink), and edged in gilt, generally between 2 and 5 cm in diameter, (but some between 6 and 9 cm), carefully arranged and mounted in recessed double-sided book-boxes, lined with dark blue paper, manuscript list of contents in brown ink to front and rear pastedowns of each volume, giving the subject, artist or location, with the address of the manufacturer added at foot of front pastedown 'Si fanno in Roma da Bartomomeo Paoletti, e Pietro Figlio, dimoranti di Studio in Piazza di Spagna numo. 49', marbled paper outer edges, original brown half calf over marbled paper boards, spines gilt, and lettered PAOLETTI, 3 and 'Uomini Illustri, Villa Albani, Museo di Firenze', rubbed and scuffed with a little wear to extremities, 8vo (24.5 x 15.5 cm)Qty: (1)Footnote: A collection of early 19th century plaster intaglios, known in Italian as 'impronte', manufactured by the Paoletti family, which became highly popular amongst aristocratic and fashionable travellers on the Grand Tour during the early part of the 19th century, especially from England. The Paolettis numbered amongst their clients Catherine the Great of Russia, Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Lord Elgin, and are listed in Heinrich Keller's contemporary directory of artists and craftsmen working in Rome in 1824 (Elenco di tutti i pittori, scultori, architetti miniatori...di Roma) at the same address as given in the present examples (page 70).Designed to form a kind of miniature museum of the history of art and classical mythology, this collection covers the collections of three museums in Rome: Uomini Illustri nel Museo Capitolino, Villa Albani, and the Museo de Firenze. Individual subjects include: Dante, Ariosto, Tasso, Petrarch, Correggio, Michelangelo, Galileo, Leonardo, Palladio, Titian, Poussin, Angelica Kauffmann, Winkelman; from the Villa Albani: Bacchante, Antinous, Agrippina, Aesop and Cupid; and from the Museo di Firenze: Venus, Minerva, Three Graces, Medici Venus, Raphael's Madonna della Sedia, Titian's Venus, Hercules defeating the Centaur, Mercury by Giambologna, Machiavelli, Niobe, and her four daughters.

After Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641). Madonna and Child with female saints, late 17th century, pen and brown ink on laid paper, some surface abrasion and pale dampstaining to left side, upper right area with two tears (one 7.5cm), small loss to upper edge, partially laid on thin board, sheet size 26.4 x 18.0cm (10 3/8 x 7 1/8 ins), board verso with old inscription in red crayon 'Van Dyck (17 S Flamand)', together with Italian School. Giardino a S:'to' Gio'vanni' Laterano, mid 18th century, black chalk on laid paper, numbered '42' to upper left corner, verso with ink manuscript title relating to a different drawing (no.43), some pale foxing, sheet size 14.9 x 21.0 cm (5 7/8 x 8 1/4 ins), window mounted, copy of ink manuscript title (for no.42) on separate loose piece of paper, framed and glazed (26.5 x 32.5cm), with other miscellaneous prints and drawings, mostly 19th and 20th century, including a black chalk drawing 'Rocks on the Isle of Wight coast' by Thomas Monro (1759-1833), framed and glazed; two English pen & ink figure studies, one in the manner of George Romney, with grey wash and remnant of red wax seal to lower left corner; a 20th century print of Putti from Pompeii, framed and glazed, etc.Qty: (27)

Hale (Kathleen, 1898-2000). Portrait of a French peasant woman with scarf, 1920, pencil on paper, signed lower right, dated upper right, sheet size 31.8 x 24 cm (12 1/2 x 9 1/2 ins), window mounted, framed and glazed (46 x 37.8cm), verso with ink numbers 'P67' & '528', and manuscript Gallery label 'Goldmark no. 61 ...', together with: Waiting for the Kettle, citca 1920, pencil on paper, depicting an elderly French woman sitting in a kitchen, signed lower right, single foxing spot to lower right corner, mount aperture 26.7 x 22.1 cm (10 1/2 x 8 3/4 ins), framed and glazed (48.1 x 42.4 cm), verso with Goldmark Gallery labels, and ink manuscript numbers 'P68' & '529', plus: Portrait of a girl in a headscarf, circa 1920, pencil on paper, signed towards lower right, mount aperture 22.8 x 20.5 cm (9 x 8 ins), framed and glazed (47.4 x 43.2 cm), verso with red ink number '26' relating to the Kathleen Hale Memorial Exhibition held at the Redfern Gallery in 2001, and two other similar portraits: Boy with cap turning his head, and Babies, both pencil on paper, the former signed and dated 1920, both window mounted, Boy with cap turning his head unframed (mount size 43.2 x 38.8 cm), Babies framed and glazed (50.8 x 42.7 cm), ink manucript number '435' on versoQty: (5)Footnote: The portrait of a French peasant woman with scarf is reproduced in Kathleen Hale's autobiography A Slender Reputation on p.108, and in the catalogue of the Kathleen Hale Memorial Exhibition held at the Redfern Gallery in 2001 (item 22). These drawings, and those in the following 4 lots, were produced when Kathleen Hale was living and working with Frank Potter in Étaples, France, circa 1920. In A Slender Reputation, Hale describes how, "We chose our models from the poor fisherwomen, old and young, with their babies and their children".

Hale (Kathleen, 1898-2000). Portrait of Dorelia John, circa 1919, pencil on paper, signed and titled towards lower right, lightly foxed, dampstain to left edge (beneath mount), sheet size 24.1 x 20.4cm (9 1/2 x 8ins), window mounted, framed and glazed (36.5 x 29.8cm), verso with crossed-out ink number '13', and pencilled '15', together with: Mother, pencil on paper, signed and titled lower left, somewhat foxed and marked, mount aperture 27.0 x 17.5cm (10 5/8 x 6 7/8ins), framed and glazed (40.5 x 31cm), framers tape on verso with ink manuscript artist's name and title 'My Mother', possibly in the artist's handQty: (2)

Hale (Kathleen, 1898-2000). Rabley Willow Sitting Room, oil on canvas, some areas of flaking and loss, mainly affecting left side, verso with ink manuscript numbers 'Pic 57' and '021', 61.5 x 46.5cm (24 x 18ins), unstretched and unframed, together with: Portrait of a young boy [Ian Blagg], oil on canvas, verso with ink manuscript 'Pic P4' and '004', 48.8 x 39.0cm (19 1/4 x 15 3/8ins), unstretched and unframed, plus: Peacock and stag, oil on canvas, top margin and verso with ink manuscript 'Pic I13' and '013', 39.5 x 48.5cm (15 1/2 x 19 1/8ins), unstretched and unframed, with: River and wooded cliffs [Rossdohan Island, County Kerry], oil on canvas, signed lower right, 51.0 x 61.3cm (20 1/8 x 12 1/8ins), framed (64.5 x 74.6 cm), verso with framer's label 'The Rowley Gallery Ltd., Kensington', and ink manuscript 'Pic ISL1' and '015', and 4 others similar: 3 oil on canvas landscapes, (unstretched and unframed), one oil on board depicting a pair of white egrets (title label on verso 'Two Cranes'), unframed, each 49 x 58cm and smallerQty: (8)Footnote: Rabley Willow in Hertfordshire was the home that Douglas and Kathleen moved to when their first son was born, to escape the noise and polluted air of London (A Slender Reputation p.183). The three additional landscapes depict: Kerry - inlet with rocks, trees and mountains; Lake and hills, Kenmark Estuary, Kerry; Rocky seashore, Kenmark Estuary, Kerry. On page 247 of A Slender Reputation the artist mentions a family holiday to Sneem, a village on the coast of County Kerry near Rossdohan Island, taken sometime during the late 1940s. She describes the "trees hung with bright green moss, ... immense boulders encrusted with orange, grey, white and black lichen ...".

Hale (Kathleen, 1898-2000). The End of the Day, or, Horse and Cart by Moonlight, pencil on paper, a couple of small fox spots, sheet size 11.2 x 15.4cm (4 3/8 x 6 1/8ins), window mounted, framed and glazed (30.5 x 27.5cm), together with: Rag-and-Bone Man, 1913, pencil on paper, some discolouration, mainly to upper margin and right side, sheet size 16.1 x 22cm (6 3/8 x 8 5/8ins), laid on paper (with pencilled caption to lower margin 'November 13th 1913'), window mounted, framed and glazed (35.5 x 39cm), verso with red ink manuscript number 1, relating to the Kathleen Hale Memorial Exhibition held at the Redfern Gallery in 2001Qty: (2)Footnote: Both depicted in Kathleen Hale's autobiography A Slender Reputation, on pages 36 & 34 respectively.

Bloteling (Abraham, 1640-1690). Self Portrait of Anne Killigrew, circa 1680's, mezzotint by Bloteling after Anne Killigrew (1660-1685), a rich impression of the second (final) state, printing with effective contrasts, on fine laid paper with a partially visible letters watermark, with margins, a short repaired tear and a short tear at the lower sheet edge, a nick and and the extreme corner tip lower right lost, otherwise generallly in good condition, plate size 26.1 x 18.5 cm (10 1/4 x 7 1/4 ins), sheet size 32 x 22 cm (12 1/2 x 8 5/8 ins), together with Head of a bearded beggar in profile, facing right, etching after Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), a very good, clear impression, presumably on laid paper, with a narrow margin at bottom, otherwise retaining a blank fillet of paper around the borderline, laid down on card, a small hole at the upper sheet edge, sheet size 27.2 x 20.8 cm (10 3/4 x 8 1/8 ins)Qty: (2)Footnote: Provenance: Christopher Mendez, London.Hollstein 176 (Self Portrait of Anne Killigrew). Anne Killigrew (1660–1685) was an English poet and painter, extolled by contemporaries as 'A Grace for beauty, and a Muse for wit.' Killigrew's poems were circulated in manuscript and published posthumously in 1686 after she died from smallpox at the age of just 25.

Railway. Mixed collection of maps & books, comprising: Official Railway Map of London and its Environs, London: The Railway Clearing House, printed by McCorquodale & Co. Ltd., 1913, sectional, linen-backed, in crushed morocco covers lettered in gilt, 104cm by 134cm; Official Railway Map of England & Wales, London: Railway Clearing House, 1923, splits and old reinforcements at fold-lines, 146cm by 124cm; Official Railway Map of the Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire Districts, London: Railway Clearing House, 1898, bearing manuscript corrections and Midland Railway stamps, including stamps for Joseph Shaw, Mineral Manager's Office, Derby, 43cm by 55cm; Midland Railway map by Bemrose & Sons Ltd., no date, 61cm by 57cm; London Midland and Scottish Railway Rule Book 1933 (reprinted 1939), red cloth; Standard Codes for Telegrams, c.1950, and a partially-filled Midland Railway Memo Book, condition varied, sold as found with all faults (7)

Valentine, c.1830, addressed to Master Frank Hart of Pepper Street, Nottingham. Manuscript romantic verse with central ink & watercolour motif with love hearts and applied border, paper bearing manufacturer's watermark (Hagar & Son 1825), 'Old custom tells us that we may / Write to our sweethearts on this day...Then with this my name I sign / And so remain your Valentine.' Folded as sent with remnants of wax seal, torn upon opening (through address), otherwise well-preserved with general toning and light marks

Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827). Transplanting of Teeth, satirical caricature, etching with contemporary hand-colouring, early state on laid paper, published 20 November 1787 (day & month recorded in ink), by J. Harris, Dean Street, Soho, with manuscript title. Approx. 31cm by 44cm, framed & glazed, bearing The Railings Gallery label verso. Trimmed untidily within engraved area, closed tear across left, appears to be lightly tipped-in rather than stuck down but unexamined out of frame

Manuscript equine veterinary book, being a copy of Samuel Drinkwater's Every Man His Own Farrier, copied out and kept by a Thomas Cross, 1801 (inscribed on front pastedown), every page copiously filled to the end, 76 leaves (152pp.), small quarto, contemporary marbled paper-covered boards with recent tape repair to spine. Contents well-preserved, first two leaves detached, binding worn as found

Early-19th century manuscript glossary in Devanagari script with some entries in Hindi and Sanskrit, translations in English. Folio, contemporary half-calf with marbled boards, 228pp. Contents very good, clean, bright, well-preserved, vibrant yellow pages; binding tight and square with wear to corners and extremities, rubbing/wear to boards 

Manuscript receipt book for C. Winstanley Esq., Leicester [believed to be the Winstanley family of Braunstone Hall], bought of Sarson & Co., beginning Christmas eve, 1836, and closing October, 1838. 28pp. listing various items & prices, including best raisins; best currants; lemons; peel; tea; Turkey coffee; ginger; raw sugar; almonds; best rice; semolina; nutmegs; mustard; starch; balls of twine; turpentine; soft soap; vermicelli; peppercorns; oranges; soda; camomiles; blue paper; hand brushes; split peas; cochineal; treacle; mace; bath bricks; tobacco; anchovies; turmeric, and others. Followed by two pages listing 'Cows Bulld 1843', including names, for instance, 'Magpie by own Bull'; 'Young Nimble by Walkers'; 'Pretty by own bull'. Remainder of notebook unused; evidence of some pages having been removed at front. Contemporary worn leather binding bearing remnants of 'Winstanley Esq' on upper board; splitting to joints and some wear/loss at lower section of pages

Tull, Jethro. Horse-Hoeing Husbandry: Or, An Essay on the Principles of Vegetation and Tillage, fourth edition, London: A. Millar, 1762. Octavo, quarter-calf lettered in gilt, illustrated with seven folding plates. Contents good and bright, the plates well-preserved; some very faint marks and spotting in a few places; contemporary owner inscriptions to opening blanks, manuscript numbers in some of the margins; binding solid but worn, corners bumped, some loss to the marbled paper and calf at extremities

Mid-Victorian carte-de-visite album of eminent people, containing 62 albumen prints, c.1860, all being portraits of distinguished persons of the era, trimmed to ovals, 45mm, mounted, with loosely inserted manuscript list of the sitters. The photographs appear to have engraved detail or highlights (generally on the clothing). After John Jabez Edwin Mayall and Henry Joseph Whitlock, some sharing similarities with the engraved versions by Daniel John Pound. Sitters include Charles Dickens, David Livingstone, Joseph Sturge, William Ewart Gladstone, Henry Brougham, Lord John Russell, Palmerston, William Powell Frith, and other significant names (full list pictured). Bound in full crushed morocco with brass panels, shield and clasps, all edges gilt. The albumen prints are generally well-preserved; the card mounts have some toning and marks, some are detached from binding; the binding has some wear around the spine 

Manuscript military parole ledger, 1760-61, recording dates, locations, orders, and names of field officers & quarter guards on duty. Locations include Leicester, Coventry, Birmingham, Lichfield, Nuneaton, Coleshill, Hertford, Denbigh, London, Granby, Hambleton, Windsor, York, Chester, and others. Small quarto, contemporary vellum, laid paper, copiously filled with inscriptions in various hands on 166 pages (83 leaves). Contents generally well-preserved with some toning from age, occasional marks and pale staining to edges, a couple of tears, becoming a little loose from binding, vellum discoloured and worn. Includes a loosely inserted typed letter from the Deputy Director and Keeper of Records at National Army Museum, 14 April 1976, stating, 'It is certainly an authentic document, and is of an earlier date than most examples of such books which appear.'

William De Courcy Prideaux (1862-1923) ' Seven Years Effort. During the War and After' privately printed No.1 , Weymouth 1922: manuscript signature of 'Mary Prideaux, 1922' to top right corner of cover, two volumes detailing the development of the 'Prideaux' Mk. III steel feed belts for Vickers machine guns and later American machine guns, notes on his Mk.I loader and the development of container fasteners used during WWI, also one other copy and six supplements, together with a group of family Carte de Viste and other portraits, a miniature sample of 'Disintegrating Belt Links' for Vickers machine guns, photographs of the 'Assembler' for the Prideaux loader and two photographs of the 'Universal Fastener' and several examples of the fastener. *Notes- Born in Wellington, Somerset in 1863 William De Courcy Prideaux was a prolific inventor. Most notable is his work on an improved steel ammunition feed belt for the Vickers machine gun. The disintegrating belt link improved the firing rate from the Vickers 'Continuous' fabric belt of 600pm to 1200pm for the Prideaux Mk.III belt. He then contained to develop the idea for American machine guns with the patent registered as US1305160A, May 27th , 1919. Other inventions included a 'Universal fastener', improvements for hypodermic syringes etc.* Notes Militaria artefacts are reproduced in significant numbers, in particular those from the World War II period and some may use original parts. Intending buyers have ample opportunity for inspection of goods and, therefore must, accept responsibility for inspecting and investigating lots in which they may be interested. We ask that interested bidders closely study the images provided and request additional images and condition reports to satisfy themselves to the authenticity and period of any particular items in the auction. Whilst we seek to describe lots accurately, it may be impractical for us to carry out exhaustive due diligence on each lot. Prospective buyers also bid on the understanding that, inevitably, representations or statements by us as to authorship, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price involve matters of opinion. We undertake that such opinion shall be honestly and reasonably held and accept liability for opinions given negligently or fraudulently. Subject to the foregoing neither we the auctioneer nor our employees or agents nor the seller accept liability for the correctness of such opinions and all conditions and warranties, whether relating to description, condition or quality of lots, express, implied or statutory, are hereby excluded. This Condition is subject to Condition 16 (Terms and Conditions) concerning deliberate forgeries and applies save as provided for in paragraph 6 "information to buyers".

A Victorian gentleman's Court dress for Charles Graham Sidey The Lord Provost of Perth: comprising black velvet coat , waistcoat and breeks, lace collar, white wig and bicorn hat,.*Notes- Together with a manuscript note 'Court Dress worn by The Lord Provost of Perth when Queen Victorian paid her first visit to the Highlands, 1842' *Provenance- By family descent.

MANUSCRIPT MAP PAGES perhaps Persian, one with double glass to show text verso, larger 58 cms wide

A COLLECTION OF PERSIAN MANUSCRIPT PAGES with painted scenes, including camels (one unframed)

Group of four Indo-Persian hand painted manuscript leaves, each with figural scene and script panels, various sizes, all presented in conforming glazed gilt splash frames, total size 28 x 34cm

Group of four Indo-Persian hand painted manuscript leaves, each with figural scene and script panels, various sizes, all presented in conforming glazed gilt splash frames, total size 28 x 34cm

Cricketer W.G. Grace signed manuscript letter on Thrissell House letterhead, dated 19th July 1885,subject matter relates to W.G. Grace writing to thank an author for a book, written in black ink

A manuscript letter from Agatha Christie to Mrs Elliot on Winterbrook House notepaper,dated Dec 5th.,. together with envelope postmarked 'Wallingford Berks 5 Dec 1963'.Dear Mrs Eliot / Mrs Sewall walkded out last Tuesday night I gather - sent her friends to clear up - & says her doctor won't let her come back & she has to have penicillin injections & to keep in the warmth out of draughts (Can't do the latter in Greenway!!) / Irritating to happen just now - but really I think its for the best - Mr & Mrs Hicks and I feel the house will come to no harm shut up - (after all it was shut up for nine months after the Americans left with no Aga, boiler, etc. a great saving! - with someone coming in now and then to see its alright!) / *** will see that someone will look in every day to see nothing awful has happened. / What I would like is if you can manage is to spare one day a week and come in, air the house if fine give it a dust over - turn some radiators on if necessary etc - I think that is all that is needed./ I shall be able to come down for a day or two after Xmas & consult further - But I think this will meet the case until March when we can start up the house again. *** is seeing to letters being forwardded - and anyone who *** up there will be just unlucky!! / *** will have the keys and you can arrange with him - or possibly you might have the side door cloakroom key & he could keep the back door key - / Then you worked. / A builder said to me the other day - 'Damp and cold doesn't hurt a house - It's central heating in a shut up house that brings dry rot - In some ways this is a relief & that woman couldn't cook & it would have been a great worry - Now I can start again fresh! Hope you are all well / Yours A. Mallowan. formerly from Agatha Christie’s home, Greenway House, DevonPLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

A manuscript letter from Agatha Christie to Mrs Elliot on Pwllywrach notepaper,one sheet, dated 'Boxing Day' together with an envelope postmarked 'Glamorgan 27 Dec 63'."Dear Mrs Elliott / Thanks for the lovely card! / I thought I'd better warn you that I and Mr & Mrs Hicks will probably be coming down from Jan 6th to the 9th or 10th - Can you and Mrs Budd come and cope during that period? I'll let you know details later, after I get back to Wallingford. We leave here Sunday & spend a night with friends on the way back - / Best wishes to you all for 1964 / yours / Agatha Mallowan"., formerly from Agatha Christie’s home, Greenway House, DevonPLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

A manuscript letter to Mrs Elliot from Agatha Christie on Winterbrook House notepaper,one sheet folded dated 'New Years Day', together with envelope postmarked 'Wallingford Berks 1 Jan 1964'."Not a happy New Year! / I've just torn up my former letter to you which I was writing. / i've got intouch with Mrs Hicks - we'll come down on Tuesday anyway & will be at Greenway at 2 o'clock - Mr Hicks will get in touch with Lavin over electricity. Probably better for it not to be on anyway until we arrive - & certain fuses can be removed. Don't thnk it is any use you or Mrs Budd going there before Monday at earliest - & no need to clean or prepare much - will just use library and bedrooms - Fire in library & Aga & Water Heater on. But not the radiators of Hoover or electric kettle until we get there - / We shall only be there two days, as we go back on Thursday - You might bring with you on Tuesday mid day 3 fillet steaks & a small leg of lamb - bread, butter & eggs - Milk - Coffee & Tea if there isn't any - And perhaps a Coffee Cake or something of that kind from that new shop Penny's in Galmpton - We'll know better about it all soon - Mr Mallowan remembers this same thing happening about 1949 after the big frost - In the middle of the night cascades of water came through the ceiling of Mr & Mrs Scaldwell's room & right down to the kitchen - soaked everything. / Can you pass on this to Mrs Budd as it will save me writing another letter & its just post time. / In haste / best wishes to you and her for 1964 / Yours Agatha Mallowan"., formerly from Agatha Christie’s home, Greenway House, DevonPLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

A manuscript letter from Agatha Christie to Mrs Elliot on Greenway notepaper,one sheet folded, dated Sept. 15th, together with envelope postmarked 'Brixham 17 Sep 1976'."Dear Jane / I am so very glad to hear you are home again - I have been worrying quite a lot about you - and even more about the childre - Because I am more sure than ever today (which is my 77th birthday) that is is the children of a marriage that matters more than anything else. To feel loved and belonging give a security and a foundation to life which they need to have & ought to have. I think if you had decide to abandon them you would have felt a load on you of guilt which would have been quite a heavy burden - because you are a conscientious girl & a good mother & you love your children - / I suspect things may be difficult for you in many ways and you'll hae to have courage - but you're a brave and spirited creature - & with your husband & the children standing firmly behind you - I'm sure you can take anything and stand up to the world - / I hope this doesn't sound too much of a sermon - I didn't mean it to - but I have known in my own life the bad effects a broken home can have - & in many other lives I have known - / A happy home mean more to a child than material advantage, education, ponies, toys or any of these things. / My love to you & all the family - & good luck - yours Agatha Mallowan"., formerly from Agatha Christie’s home, Greenway House, DevonPLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

A manuscript letter from Agatha Christie to Mrs Elliot on Winterbrook House notepaper,one sheet folded, dated March 6th, together with an envelope postmarked 'Wallingford Berks. 6 Mch 1964'."I don't know if Mrs Hicks told you that they are coming down on March 11th - I am coming down too - probably by car - but hope to arrive lunchtime - & Mrs Kerr is coming to see me that afternoon - I do hope I can get things settled - Will you get on to Mrs Budd and can you both rally round? I must owe you both a lot of money by now! / We shall probably be there 2 or 3 days - I am not quite sure as Mrs Hicks is in the Pacific this moment - bathing! No other amenities there apparently - no roads, no cars, except an jeep or two, very moderate hotel - BUT lovely beaches and a hot sea. / We enjoyed going to Egypt - came back and immediately got flu and then I got a bad abscess in my jaw, but have had 2 teeth out and am more cheerful now. / The boys get their birthdays Peter March 26 & John 31st - rather an annoying gap. / News and plans when we meet. Hope your mother is all right again / Yours Agatha Mallowan 'Get what you think necessary in and a veal and ham pie and perhaps some filet steaks?", formerly from Agatha Christie’s home, Greenway House, DevonPLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.