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Mary Queen of Scots, (1542-87).- W[ingfield] or W[ynkfield] (R[obert], Lord Burghley's nephew, c. 1558-1609) A true Declaration of the Execution of Mary Queen of Scots written the Castle of Fotheringhay 8: Feb 1586, manuscript, 22pp., stitched as issued, unbound, Britannia watermark, folio, [c. 1870].⁂ The Wingfield versions, "... it should... be noted that contemporary copies of the letter vary strikingly both in text and arrangement... . Such variations are not surprising. The fact that Wingfield's letter is dated the eleventh, three days after the execution, suggests that he took considerable care in preparing his account... . Wingfield very likely prepared more than one copy of the letter, and in the process details could have been altered as a result of consultation or second thoughts... ." - Arthur Freeman & Janet Ing Freeman, Courtship Slander, and Treason - Studies of Mary Queen of Scots, 2019.

Mythology.- Cartari (Vincenzo) Le imagini de I dei de gli antichi, title with woodcut printer's device, numerous full-page woodcut illustrations, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, 4*4 blank, lacking final blank, i3 short repaired tear at foot within woodcut / text, but without loss, r2 piece from lower corner, affecting catchword recto and printed side-note verso, worming to sigs. D-early F, mostly marginal, but occasionally affecting image or text (without loss of sense), water-stained, some spotting or staining, lightly browned, contemporary limp vellum, later manuscript label to spine, lacking ties, soiled, [Adams C785], 8vo, Lyon, Etienne Michel, 1581.⁂ Important encyclopedia of classical iconography.

London.- Stone (Sir William, Master of the Clothworkersʼ Company, d. 1607) & Sir Arthur Ingram, financier and politician, b. before 1571, d. 1642) Indenture, bargain and sale by Arthur Ingram of London to Sir William Stone, "All that messuage or Tenement... in ffower myll strete... in the parishe of Bromley St Leonards..., D.s. "William Stone", manuscript on vellum, large calligraphic "T" at beginning, indented at head, red wax seal with very fine impression, folds, slightly yellowed, 310 x 525mm., 14th June 1606; and 3 others, including: a manuscript index to Thomas Philipot's "Villare Cantianum, or, Kent Surveyed and Illustrated" (1659) and 2 Poor Law documents relating to Solihull, v.s., v.d. (4 pieces).

NO RESERVE A. & C. Black.- Moncrieff (A. R. Hope) Bonnie Scotland, illustrated by Sutton Palmer, upper hinge repaired with paper slip with manuscript inscription, 1904 § Menpes (Mortimer and Dorothy), Venice, spine toned, 1904, both from the edition de luxe limited to 500 copies, signed by the authors, colour plates, captioned paper guards, some of these lightly foxed, original pictorial cloth, a little stained and worn; and c.50 others A. & C. Black in original pictorial cloth, 4to (c.55)

Heraldry.- Heard (Sir Isaac, herald, Garter Principal King of Arms, 1730-1822) & Thomas Lock, Clarenceux King of Arms, fl. 1784-1803) Grant of arms to Thomas Scott-Jackson of the City of London, Ds., large watercolour coat of arms in left hand corner and 3 other coats of arms at head, manuscript on vellum, 2 wax seals in black and gilt floral decorated metal skippets, slightly yellowed and soiled, preserved in a contemporary blind-stamped calf box lined with Dutch floral paper, worn and broken with loss, 395 x 505mm., 1802.

Scotland.- Instrument of sasine of the tenement of houses in Borrowstouness [Bo'ness] in favour of Geills Mather and John Blair her son, standing witness Anne Duchess of Hamilton, manuscript in English, on vellum, slightly yellowed, some foxing and soiling, 425 x 630mm., 3rd August 1700; and 15 others, Scottish deeds of sasine etc., most on vellum, v.s., v.d., 17th & 18th centuries (16 pieces ).⁂ Anne Hamilton, suo jure Duchess of Hamilton (1632-1716), noblewoman.

Churchill (Charles) An Essay on Immorality. In Three Parts, half-title, engraved frontispiece, half-title very slightly chipped and silked at fore-edge, the odd light marginal stain, for the Author, 1760; Gotham. A Poem, 3 parts in 1, half-title to each part, title to part 3 with author's name supplied in manuscript (as issued), some light soiling, lightly browned, [Grant 13, 14 & 17], for the Author, 1764; The Author. A Poem, half-title, foxing, for W. Flexney [&tc], 1763, first editions, book-label of J.O. Edwards, small stab-holes to inner margin, modern marbled boards, very light rubbing to joints and corners; and others by the same, 4to (12)

NO RESERVE Royal Navy.- Fowke (Thomas, Royal Navy officer and military officer, Governor of Gibraltar, c. 1690-1765) Testimonial signed "T Fowke" on behalf of John Croker, Midshipman of board HMS Superb and HMS Princessa, D.s., manuscript, folds, slightly browned, laid down on card, 145 x 300mm., 23rd November 1748.

Missal.- Binding.- Missale carthusiense, double column, printed in red and black, Gothic type, woodcut full-page arms to A2r, 2 full-page illustrations (Crucifixion and Resurrection), a few smaller illustrations, decorative initials, and a large printer's device to x8v, ruled throughout in red, occasional early ink marginalia, 6pp. early ink manuscript prayers etc. at end, lacking title and k2 (Canon woodcut), later coloured card tabs mounted on some outer margins, some spotting and light staining, lightly browned, 17th century calf, gilt, covers with central oval Crucifixion, with small oval 'IHS' monogram above and small oval 'MA' monogram below, all within a single filet outer border, spine in compartments, each with small central cherub, spine ends and corners worn, rubbed and scuffed, g.e., 8vo (binding 174 x 120mm.), Paris, Yolande Bonhomme, widow of Thielman Kerver, 1541.

Latin language.- Valla (Laurentius) De linguae Latinae elegantia libri sex, jam tertium Emaculati, second Colines edition, title within woodcut composite decorative border, woodcut criblé decorative initials, final f. with large woodcut printer's device verso otherwise blank, some contemporary ink marginalia, title little soiled, [Adams V175 (with erroneous collation); Schreiber, Colines, 51], Paris, Simon de Colines, [December], 1529 bound with Badius (Josse) Epitome Iodoci Badii Ascensii in sex Latinae lingvae elegantiarum libros Laurentii Vallae, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut criblé initials, final f. blank (with contemporary ink manuscript accounts recto), b4 paper flaw to lower margin, signature h some ink staining to lower margins, Paris, Simon de Colines, 1529, together 2 works in 1 vol., marginal water-staining, occasional spotting, lightly browned, contemporary ornately blind-stamped panelled calf (including small portraits), sympathetically rebacked, corners restored, rubbed, small 4to⁂ Valla (c.1407-1457), Italian humanist, educator, and scholar, best know for proving that the 'Donation of Constantine' (transferring power over the western Roman Empire to the Pope) was in fact a forgery. Provenance: Guillaume Cohat (ink name to front pastedown and titles, and ?his scholarly annotations).

[Sale Catalogue]. A Catalogue of a Genuine and Valuable Collection of Topographical Prints and Drawings in England and Wales, The most extensive ever offered to Public Sale, 42pp., manuscript total on verso of last f., title stained and creased, last f. inner margin creased and strengthened with tape, a few other edges chipped and creased, browned, disbound, 8vo, Leigh and Sotheby, 1795.

Mnemonic.- Mr. Crooks system of Mneumonic Hieroglyphics, manuscript, 9pp., within a commonplace book of poetry, c.90pp., occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, contemporary red straight-grain morocco, spine ends and corners little worn, rubbed, small 4to, [c.1815].

Suffolk, Little Thurlow.- Charter, grant by Simon Franceys of Great Thurlow and Alan le Barber of Little Thurlow to John le Non, chaplain of Little Thurlow, of a croft called le Smythescroft, witnesses: John de Walpol, John de Bedeford, Nicholas le Leche and others, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 8 lines, in light brown ink, folds, slightly creased, lacks seal, 79 x 270mm., 18th July 1350.⁂ Little Thurlow, west Suffolk, four miles north of Haverhill.

Norfolk, Essex, Plymouth & elsewhere.- Shelly family (merchants of Great Yarmouth, members of the Congregational Church) Archive of correspondence to members of the Shelly, Parker, Halford and Wicksteed families (including: John Shelly, Joseph Parker, Elizabeth Parker, William Halford, Hannah Wicksteed), on familial and religious matters, 2 vol., c. 120 letters, manuscript poetry, receipts, photographs, 2 silhouettes, engraved portraits, ephemera (including magazine cuttings), first vol. most laid down, second vol. most loosely inserted, first vol. original half calf, spine slightly rubbed, second vol. original morocco-backed boards, slightly rubbed, 4to, 1697- 1963; and a quantity of others, including 4 small notebooks, documents, indentures, family papers etc., v.s., v.d. (1 box).

Eton College.- Suffolk, Creeting St Mary.- Ward (Nathaniel, deputy of James Whittlock) Court Baron probates, manuscript in Latin and English, 5¼pp. excluding 3ff. blanks, edges chipped, folds, slightly browned, folio, 1611; and 2 others, v.s., v.d.; sold subject to the manorial documents rules this manuscript may not be exported from England & Wales (3).⁂ First mentioned "I give & bequeath unto Abraham Payne my eldest sonne All that my peice of grounde lyinge & being in Creeting St Mary called or knowne by the name of the parsonage closse holden by Copy of Court Roll of the Provost & Colledge of Eaton... ."

Burton-on-Trent.- Charter, grant by John Norton of Nedwrode [?Needwood]confirming and conceding to John Brereton gent, Hugh Carley, Thomas Walker, Edward Haster, John Myddilton, William ffysshwey, Hugh shepde & William Lamberte of a burgage in Burton in "catstrete" [Cat Street] the land of Burton Abbey, D., manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 12 lines, some surface wear slightly affecting text, folds, red wax seal with strong impression "I", 105 x 257mm., Burton, 23rd January 1528.

Scott (Sir Walter, poet and novelist, 1771-1832) Autograph cheque signed "Walter Scott" in favour of James Ballantyne, his printer, business partner, and literary advisor, for the sum of £600, signed twice by Scott on both sides, manuscript on paper, folds, framed and glazed, 80 x 200mm., Edinburgh, 17th September 1814.⁂ James Ballantyne (1772-1833), printer and newspaper editor. The above cheque is a large payment made by Scott a year before the Ballantyne Press was wound up.

NO RESERVE South America & England.- [Blackburn (John, resident engineer to the Colne Valley Water Works, Bushey, Herts., 1846-1916)] The Law and Commercial Daily Remembrancer..., manuscript diary, 257pp. excluding blanks, many short entries, some in shorthand, original straight-grained morocco-backed cloth, spine detached, 8vo, 1884; and 7 other diaries including a short diary by Augusta Keppel and a European Travel Journal, v.s., v.d. (8).⁂ First mentioned: (1). Argentina. "May 5, 1884 B[uenos] A[ires] H. At night - calling on Dr. Chavarna at his private house & long conversation on various matters - including the extension of the water supply to Belgrano & Almazro (near Flores) &c. (2). Braxil. "May 13, 1884 Arrived at Rio... Met by Mr C. Hargreaves & Dr. Engenier of the Rio Grande Bar Works on the part of Dr. Bicalho Chief Engineer of the Water Works."A work-related diary in which Blackburn travels to Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) and Argentina (Buenos Aires), in order to advise on water supplies to these cities.

Cumberland.- Satterthwaite (Rev James, son of Lieutenant-Colonel James Clarke, of Papcastle, Cockermouth, Cumberland, educated at Eton, St John's College, Trinity College and Jesus College, Cambridge, Fellow of Jesus College, 1795-1806, Chaplain to George III in 1814, Rector of Bootle, later Rector of Lowther, Westmorland, friend of Christopher Wordsworth, 1773-1827) Copies of Cases Submit[t]ed to Counsel by the Executors of the Rev Dr Satterthwaite, manuscript documents, legal opinions and letters, c. 280pp. (31pp. printed Act of Parliament), in various hands, many items folding, original half morocco, gilt morocco label on upper cover, corners bumped, folio, 1828-30.⁂ Documents concerning various transactions relating to Cockermouth and other areas in Cumberland made by James Clarke Satterthwaite and his son James Satterthwaite.(1). In the Exchequer. Hamilton and another v Blendall and others. Bill and Answers. "The Borough of Cockermouth... All these four Messuages... situate in Cockermouth... adjoining to Derwent Bridge...", 1828.(2). Copy of James Satterthwaite's Will, 1830.(3). To the Commissioners appointed in & by an Act of Parliament... intitled "An Act for inclosing Lands in the Borough and Township of Cockermouth in the County of Cumbd", 1813.(4). J.C. Satterthwaite Esqre to John Dalyell... To the Grassing of one Mare and foal..., n.d.(5). Cockermouth Inclosure, 1822.James Satterthwaite was educated at Eton and Jesus College, Cambridge, where he became a Fellow. He became a rector successively, of Whicham, 1804-14, Bootle, 1807-13, Lowther, 1813-27, and Aikton, 1814-27, all in Cumberland and Westmorland. In 1811 Wordsworth visited Black Combe Fell and wrote the poem, Written with a Slate Pencil, on a Stone, on the Side of the Mountain of Black Comb, while William Mudge and a party of surveyors used the mountain as a triangulation point. It has been suggested that Satterthwaite "had the particulars" about the Ordnance Survey's project "from one of the engineers who was employed in making trigonometrical surveys of the region". Wordsworth and Satterthwaite met during the Bootle holiday in 1811 and, Wyatt suggests, the latter was likely to have been Wordsworth's source of contextual information for the Black Combe inscription. Satterthwaite also corresponded with William Henry Fox Talbot over his method of drying plants. Satterthwaite, through his father had a close connection with the Earl of Lonsdale and the Lowther family who presented him to several livings including Lowther Rectory.

Literary.- [Verse letter from a son to his father], manuscript poem, Harp watermark, 2pp., tears along folds, edges chipped, browned, [c. 1790]; and a small quantity of others, including an anti-catholic article submitted for publication in 1800, drawing of Hogarth's House etc., v.s., v.d. (sm. qty).

Welsh Jurist.- Williams (Glanville, jurist and law reformer, 1911-97) 2 Photograph albums with diary entries, 2 vol., photographs and manuscripts including: Porthcawl, Llanstephan, Ogmore, Cowbridge, Aberystwyth, Barmouth, Aber College, Cardiff, Caernarvon; in England, including: Oxford, Lake District, Stonehenge; manuscript entries, including: Summer Holiday of 1926, Flemingston, The Chepstow Races, Llanstephan and the Eisteddfod, Lake District, Professor Garner's visit to Aber College, "The Grave of Sion Phylip 18/5/29", Caernarvon, visit to New York & Washington by the Members of the British Universities League of Nations Society - The Woolworth Tower, Empire State Building, University of Michigan, Washington etc., numerous photographs and manuscript entries on numerous pp., original blind-stamped decorated albums, photographs v.s., v.d., oblong 4to, 1913-32.

Hermetic medicine.- Duchesne (Joseph) Ad veritatem hermeticæ medicinæ ex Hippocratis veterumq́ue decretis ac Therapeusi, second edition, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, lacking final blank, browned, contemporary limp vellum, manuscript title to spine, stained, [Krivatsy 3433], 8vo, Frankfurt, Wolfgang Richter for Konrad Neben, 1605.⁂ Rare second edition of this work by the French Paracelsian and Hermetic physician and alchemist Duchesne (c.1544-1609).

[Kingsley (Charles)] [Westward Ho!], proof, with manuscript marks and various dates cast, lacks title and preliminaries, slightly browned, some edges a little creased and with small tears, loose, printed by Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome, and London, [1899]; and another, a proof for another work, 8vo (2).

Dickens (Charles).- Scotland, London, Warwickshire & elsewhere.- Kershaw (Rev Edmund Dickie, son of Samuel Kershaw, domestic chaplain to Lord Lamington 1860-85, of Lamington House, Clydesdale, of Southam, Warwickshire, 1829-1902) [Diary with an account of a Dickens reading], autograph manuscript, 172pp., written in the unused pages of the c. 1813 Administrator's Account for H.R.H Princess Augusta in the hand of Rev Kershaw's grand-uncle, Andrew Dickie, of Coutts bank, 22pp., some pp. overwritten by the diary, inner hinges strengthened, original red morocco, gilt, edges slightly rubbed, otherwise in good condition, g.e., account book 1840, diary 1861-65.⁂ "Tuesday 28 November [1861] To Edinboro... To hear Dickens read Nicolas Nickleby & The Pickwick Trial."; "Tuesday 3 May [1864] At 12.30 met Emily JF at the War Office & then to the German Chapel in S James Palace from the windows of wh: we watched the people attending the Drawing Room. Saw the Mountgarretts; Cochranes; Drummonds. To Farrance's walked back to Cumberland Terrace will to walk S to Highgate." - Kershaw.Kershaw's interests included visiting libraries, illuminating manuscripts (after his death his wife Helene gave a medieval missal to Trinity College, Cambridge in his memory) and medieval church architecture.Records visits with his wife Helene to Leamington, Lapworth, Packwood and Warwick in Warwickshire, Kershaw had been curate of Hampton Lucy, near Stratford upon Avon ("Walked to Hampto,n Lucy by Fulbrook"). Also visits to London (to the British Museum, London Stereoscopic Company etc.), Cambridge (University Library, Sidney Sussex College), to East Anglia, including Long Melford, Lavington, Bury St Edmunds, to Surrey, Reigate, Merstham, and in Scotland to Lamington, Biggar, Edinburgh, Loch Lomond, Melrose etc. People recorded include: the Cochrane family of Lamington, Mrs Sutherland, Lord Elphinstoun, Lady Julia Lockwood, Rev Benjamin Webb, Earl and Lady Colebrooke, Lady Cork, Captain Cecil Drummond, Sir R Brownrigg etc.Princess Augusta Sophia (1768-1840), sixth child of George III and Queen Charlotte. "Princess Augusta, the most extrovert of the sisters, fell in love with an equerry, Major-General Sir Brent Spencer (1760-1828); she revealed her feelings to the prince of Wales, and in 1812, after he had become regent, attempted to gain his support for a private marriage. It has been suggested that this marriage did take place, but there is no evidence supporting the assertion." - Oxford DNB.

Derbyshire.- Charles I (King) License of alienation of a messuage in Coton from Collingwood Sanders gent. to Jane Horton widow, manuscript on vellum, text heavily abraded with large loss rendering much illegible, stained and yellowed, lower margin with tears, Great Seal appended, large amount of decoration still visible, some detail flattened with wear, otherwise good condition, 250 x 415mm., 1629.⁂ Collingwood Sanders (1578-1653), son of Thomas Sanders and his wife Alice; married Elizabeth Sleigh in 1604 at All Saints Church in Derby; died at Caldwell on 6th May 1653,

NO RESERVE Pearson (J. R.) Hints on the Construction and Management of Orchard-Houses, second edition, original cloth, lightly sunned spine, 1862; Vine Culture under Glass, frontispiece, detached and loosely inserted, later cloth, 1873, frontispiece, illustrations, ex-library with usual labels and stamps, advertisements at end, slight bumping to corners § Mawe (Thomas) and John Abercrombie. Every Man His Own Gardener; being a new and much more complete Gardener's Calendar, engraved frontispiece, small marginal loss and short tear, scattered spotting, one or two short marginal tears, contemporary calf, rubbed and worn, bumping to corners and extremities, 1818 § Nottingham Naturalists' Society's Annual Report, 5 works bound as 1 vol., lacking front free endpaper, ex-Nottingham Libraries with usual label and occasional ink-stamps, some original paper wrappers bound-in, cracked hinges, original cloth, manuscript label to upper cover, rubbed and worn, Nottingham, 1859-63; 8vo (4).

NO RESERVE Printed on vellum.- Fountains engineer.- Certificate of appointment to Master fountains engineer, printed document on vellum, historiated initial, manuscript insertions, folds, some staining, 270 x 415mm., [Paris], January, 1661; and 5 others, French manuscripts, v.s. (6)

Wales, England, Belgium & Holland.- Roberts Family (originally Lords of the Manor of Abergavenny and later living in London & England) Commonplace Book & A Short account of a trip which I took into Belgium & part of Holland in the Summer of 1846, manuscript, 252pp. excluding blanks (travel journal 61pp.), reverse entries, in several hands, in black and light blue ink, 6pp. in shorthand, several pen and ink illustrations, browned, some slight foxing, some ff. excised, original reverse calf, lettered direct "Commonplace Book 1835/Accounts" on covers, sm. 4to, 1836-91.⁂ An interesting manuscript, compiled by a member of the Roberts family, originally owners of the Manor of Abergavenny in Monmouth, but later moving to England. Many of the family notes are by William Roberts (1767-1807), barrister and writer, recording notes by his grandfather, another William Roberts added to his own and probably transcribed by another. Other notes include recipes, politics and excerpts from various works, including on archery. Later notes in another hand mention Burstead Lodge in Billericay.Radagunda Roberts (c. 1728-88), translator and sermon writer; friend of Hannah More; translator of Francoise de Graffigny's novel, The Peruvian Letters... With an Additional Original Volume, 1774, and author of verse tales set in the middle ages, Albert, Edward and Laura, and The Hermit of Priestland: Three Legendary Tales, 1783. Entries in the manuscript include, "1788 Jany 13 My dear sister R Roberts died one happy year at home!!", and "Extract from the will of Rhadagunda Roberts 'My next request is to be buried with my father and my mother. I give and bequeath to my dear niece Margaret Roberts [a close friend of Hannah More] my mourning ring with my dear Mother's name in it wrought with her own hair, which being the same name with my nieces, I hope she will keep it as a remembrance of my Mother and me.'" According to the Oxford DNB, Roberts always signed her pieces as "RR" or "R Roberts", and it has only recently been proved by research by the University of Kent that Roberts' Christian name was Radagunda. Recipes and extracts include: "India Rubber Glue"; "How to make your own yeast"; "Poetical receipt for a Salad"; "Cancer Valuable recipe"; "Head ache to arrest"; "Latin metrical Translation by Arthur Roberts [(1801-86)] Vicar of Woodrising"; "Death of Sir Thos Picton at Waterloo"; "Archery - Excerpta from Hansards 'Book of Archery'"; "Pedigree of Roberts"; "Logarithms" etc.

[Hobbes (Thomas)].- [Thucydides]. [The History of the Grecian War: in Eight Books, translated by Thomas Hobbes], second edition, lacks engraved additional title and letterpress title, 3 folding engraved maps and 2 plates, one map torn repaired with loss, all loose, some text loose and others working loose, 4pp. manuscript legal Releases at beginning and end, browned, bookplate of Algernon Percy Duke of Northumberland on front pastedown, another bookplate of the Order of St Michael laid down at head of the dedication leaf, 19th century half morocco, worn, spine repaired with cloth, covers detached, [Wing T1134], folio, [by Andrew Clark for Charles Harper], [1676]; sold not subject to return.

Jacobite Minister.- Middleton (Charles, styled second Earl of Middleton and Jacobite first Earl of Monmouth, politician, 1649/50-1719) A True Coppie of the E: of Midelton's Letter to his Lady upon his leaving of St Germains - Sepbr 1702, manuscript, 2pp., left margin torn with small loss not affecting text, browned, 1702; and another, Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, folio (2).⁂ Jacobites "I have heard the Queen [Mary of Modena] say That the King her sone [James III] would Doe every thing he could in conscience To Please his Protestant Subjects; That He was Born to Govern Protestant Countrys And by them only Could Hope to be Restored and Supported." - Charles Middleton.

NO RESERVE Hayley (William) The Triumphs of Temper, twelfth edition, half-title, engraved frontispiece and 5 plates by William Blake after Maria Flaxman, occasional faint pencil underlining, previous owner's ink manuscript note to front free endpaper, short pencil note to final free endpaper, contemporary half-calf, expert repairs to upper joint, spine extremities and corners, a little rubbed, [Bentley 471A], Chichester, 1803 § Waller (Edmund) The Works of ... in Verse and Prose, engraved portrait frontispiece, ink marks to title (?where blind-stamp remove), 3 engraved plates, one folding, tears to X2 (final text ff.), not affecting text, lacking final free endpaper, contemporary calf, rebacked, rubbed, bumping to corners and spine extremities, published by Mr. Fenton, printed for J. Tonson, 1730 § Oldham (John) The Compositions in Prose and Verse ..., 3 vol., ex-library with occasional faint ink-stamps, later morocco-backed boards, library stamp to upper covers, a little rubbed, 1770; and another similar, 8vo & 12mo (6)

Waterloo Medal awarded to George Gray, 1st Battalion 79th Regiment of Foot (Cameron Highlanders), with a period manuscript inscribed '79th Regiment, Private Geor. Gray born in the Parish of Eyemouth, County of Berwick, was enlisted at ** on the 9th day of July 1800 at the age of 21 years for Unlimited service. Statement of Service' includes Waterloo, Egypt, Copenhagen, Portugal, Flanders and France, in later bar with ribbon.A George Gray is noted on page 73 of Cameron Highlanders Historical records.

Nelson (Horatio): a signed manuscript order given to Lieutenant Giffard to take charge of HMS Leander, dated 17th October 1799, inscribed 'By Horatio Lord Nelson, Night of the Bath, Duke of Bronte, Rear Admiral of the Red etc etc etc. You are hereby required and desired to put yourself with His Majesty's Ship Leander under the Command of Captain John Heven of His Majesty's Ship Chichester and follow all such orders and instructions as you may from time to time receive from him for His Majesty's Service. To Lieutenant Gifford, Junior Lieutenant of His Majesty's Ship Leander. Given onboard the Fondroyant, Port Mahon the 17th Oct 1799, Nelson. By Command of the Rear Admiral' sign another signature under, 19.5 x 19cms, framed 38 x 48cms.Note: H.M.S. Leander (1780) was a 52-gun fourth rate launched in 1780. She was captured by the French in 1798, but was recaptured by the Russians in 1799 and returned. She was renamed HMS Hygeia in 1813 while being used as a medical depot, and was sold in 1817.

A mid-19th Century section detail or map of The York Newcastle and Berwick Railway, starting at Occupation Road, inscribed 'Pensher Branch' and manuscript '3rd July 1851, This is the Section referred to by a certain Indenture made between us the undersigned John Rush and Benjamin Lawton of the one part and The York Newacstle and Berwick Railway Company of the other part and executed by us this day', signed by Lawton only, 408cms long.

A George V manuscript and illuminated Grant of Arms to Norman Fletcher of Eden Brows Armathwaite in the Country of Cumberland and formerly of the Hollins in the County Palatine of Lancaster, signed off by Sir Henry Farnham Burke as Garter and Herald Woods Wollaston as Norry and with seals of the two, in case, 56.5cms wide.Note: see Lot 1008 for WWI medals.

* Lace, 17th-20th century, a collection of mostly cream and some black lace items, hand and machine-made, some with embroidery, including a finely-stitched infant's mitten, second half 17th century, lengths, flounces, and scraps, handkerchiefs (one with fine Ayrshire whitework), cuffs and collars (one set trimmed with black velvet and labelled in a 19th century hand 'Lace belonging to Mrs Edmund Estcourt - Newnton Rectory'), and a small cardboard box containing various items of lace with old manuscript notes, inscribed in black ink on the lid in a 19th century hand 'J G Buckland Estcourt Esqr Point ruffles, frills and lappets Court Dress 1829', some bundles of lace with later identifying labels: Mechlin, Brussels, Torchon, Valenciennes, Buckinghamshire, Honiton, Carrickmacross, Maltese, Lille, various condition (some discoloured) and sizes, contained in 1 large and 1 small suitcase, each with 'Estcourt' manuscript luggage labelQTY: (2 suitcases)NOTE:Provenance: The Estcourt family of Estcourt House, near Tetbury, Gloucestershire.

* A prize-winning traditional shepherd's smock, circa 1960, expertly stitched cream cotton smock (shown at the National Federation of Women's Institute Exhibition, 1960; second prize in "Woman's Own" National Competition in 1961), finely-worked in cream silk thread using Dorset feather stitch and smocking, with Dorset cartwheel buttons at cuffs, foxed and lightly discoloured in places, with contemporary manuscript label attached, chest 83 cm (32.5 ins), sleeves 41 cm (16 ins), length 89 cm (35 ins), together with other garments, comprising: a 1930s nightdress and cape set of dusky pink chiffon, the full-length nightdress with frilled straps and side ties, openwork insertions to neckline and waist, some brown staining at hem, bust 76 cm (30 ins), waist adjustable, length 145 cm (57 ins), the cape with 3 frills, openwork insertions, and necktie, 1 or 2 small brown spots, length 41 cm (16 ins); an Edwardian combination undergarment with split drawers; a large hand-embroidered white cotton Victorian dressing gown (some staining); 2 Victorian flannel underskirts with hand-embroidered scalloped hems; 3 lace-trimmed white cotton nightdresses; and a hand-worked broderie anglais white cotton blouse, various condition and sizesQTY: (11)

* Chinese archaic bronze Gu-shaped vase, early Qing Dynasty (17th/18th century), the body (between trumpet rim and foot) fully decorated with low relief of flying Chilongs (dragons) amongst clouds, base mark engraved “Daming Xuande Nianzhi” in a rectangular frame, base also with ink manuscript label RK 0117, height 26.5 cm, weight 1700 gQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: The David & Sarah Battie Collection.

* Lace, 19th-20th century, a collection of white, cream, ivory, and black lace items, machine and hand-made, some with embroidery, 1 or 2 monogrammed, including lengths and flounces, bedcovers and table cloths (e.g. a linen table cloth and 12 matching napkins with manuscript label 'Robinson & Cleaver, Regent Str. London'), garments and garment parts, e.g. collars and modesty panels, nightdress cases, handkerchiefs, pillow and bolster cases, mats and runners, 2 panels with horses, including Tenerife lace, filet lace, drawn threadwork, tape lace, broderie anglais, duchess lace, Maltese, Irish crochet, Honiton, various condition and sizes QTY: (3 cartons)

* Chinese bronze brush rest, 17th century, in the form of a dog resting, wearing a self-satisfied expression, with paws crossed and a long tail, underside with ink manuscript label RK978, length 7 cmQTY: (1)

* A Chinese celadon 'lotus' bowl, probably Ming Dynasty, of plain circular form with moulded decoration, the footrim with an old manuscript collection label [?], 12 cm diameter x 5 cm high, presented on a hardwood standQTY: (1)

*Rajasthan School. A Tambur player kneeling before a ruler, who sits on a carpet with cushions on a verandah with decorated walls, and flowers in the foreground, at dusk, circa 1820-50, fine Ragamala miniature,opaque watercolour on paper with pen and ink, in red, yellow, green, grey-blue, pink, white and gold, a yellow band at top, decorative frame in yellow and black with outer double-rule in white, wide outer border in red, manuscript text to reverse, 280 x 185 mm (11 x 7 1/4 ins ) mount aperture, framed and glazed, with printed auction description pasted to verso, dated by hand Sotheby's 11-12-73QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: The David & Sarah Battie Collection.

* Embroidered and beaded glove receptacle, French, late 18th/early 19th century, in bookcover form, composed of cream moiré silk, upper cover finely hand-stitched with 'GANTS' in centre surmounted by a crown and with an exotic bird on a floral stem below, floral and foliate border and cornerpieces, worked in polychrome silk threads and chenille, incorporating metal threads, faux pearls, seed beads, spangles, and cut steel, using satin stitch, bullion stitch, stem stitch, and couching, padded, with hand-quilted cream silk lining, note in early manuscript pinned to quilting 'Sachet found with Mama's things history unknown', edged all round with loosely woven cream and gold metallic gimp (detached in places), with gold metal tassels to upper corners, water-stained, with consequent perishing of silk ground, particularly to upper cover, causing some wear and loss, 28.5 x 36 cm (11.25 x 14.25 ins), together with 6 other beaded or embroidered items: a reticule composed of early brocade and metallised trimmings; a velvet cushion embroidered with a large floral basket; a wooden work basket with beaded lid depicting flowers and a spider in a web, parquetry band to base of box (one small triangle missing); a circular floral beaded tapestry cushion; a beaded shield-shaped hanging depicting floral sprays; and a small oval framed beadwork picture of flowers, generally in good condition, various sizes QTY: (7)NOTE:An unusual survival, beautifully stitched, which would have been used by a well-to-do French lady to house pairs of gloves.

* Ceremonial uniform belonging to Josslyn Seymour Egerton, worn as First Page of Honour to Queen Victoria, 1894-1901, comprising: a scarlet wool frock coat made by L. & H. Nathan, with wide dark blue velvet turn-back cuffs with false sleeves of muslin trimmed with lace, 2 pockets with flaps, royal cypher brass buttons, and edges trimmed with gold braid, ivory silk ribbon aiguelette with bow to right-hand shoulder, lined with cream silk (beginning to perish in a few places), maker's gilt-lettered label at nape; a cream satin silk waistcoat, with buttons and braid as before, rear panel perishing; a pair of cream wool front-fall breeches, buttons stamped 'Nathan, 17 Coventry St' (3 detached), with cypher buttons and thistle, rose, and shamrock-decorated buckles at knees, a few small marks; a white fine cotton lawn dress shirt, the sleeves sometime detached, some foxing and marks; a black tricorn hat trimmed with red ostrich feathers and gold braid, with black moiré silk ribbon bow embellished with plaited gold braid and a royal cypher button, lined with lilac silk (with 'J. Egerton' name tape tacked in); a pair of black patent leather shoes, rubbed and creased, and with some paper residues, right shoe with black grosgrain bow (lacking to left shoe), pair of additional yellow metal shoe buckles present (one with black bow a little torn); 2 pairs of stockings; a pair of fabric and leather braces, various sizes, and a ceremonial sword by E. Thurkle, Soho, London, steel blade etched with VR cypher and decorative scrolls, blade with maker's name and stamped on edge 'London Maker', gilt metal crossguard with beast heads, ivory grip and gilt metal horse head pommel, gold bullion sword knot, blade length 54 cm (21.5 ins), contained in white leather scabard with engraved gilt metal mounts, overall length 69 cm (27 ins), together with a framed sepia studio photograph of Josslyn Egerton dressed as a Page, by Alice Hughes, 52, Gower Street, London, with framer's label 'W.M. Power' on backboard, plus: a navy blue wool frock coat embellished with gold braid and silk bows, made by Henry Poole & Company, Savile Row, with manuscript paper label pinned at nape 'Old Uniform of the Bleus[sic]. Household Cavalry worn by Sir Alfred Egerton as fancy dress'; 2 ceremonial sashes, 1 with stylised royal armorial in elaborate embossed and metalwork embroidery; and a belt, all contained in a black metal trunk, lettered on lid 'J.S. Egerton', 24.5 x 68 x 34.5 cm (9.75 x 26.75 x 13.5 ins)QTY: (a trunk)NOTE:Ivory Act registration reference: YTNGTZ1T.Provenance: Josslyn Seymour Egerton (1883-1946) was the the vendor's grandfather. Josslyn Seymour Egerton was the third and eldest surviving son of Colonel Sir Alfred Mordaunt Egerton, KCVO, CB, and his wife, the Honourable Mary Georgina, eldest daughter of William Richard Ormsby-Gore, second Baron Harlech. He was educated at Eton from 1896 to 1900 and at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He served as First Page of Honour to Queen Victoria between 1894 and 1901, before embarking on a military career during which he served in the Coldstream Guards, rising to the rank of Major. His mother was lady-in-waiting to HRH The Duchess of Connaught and to HRH Princess Patricia of Connaught.

*Square piano. A mahogany square piano by Masterman & Company, circa 1820, 5 1/2 octave keyboard, manuscript serial no. 976 and initials JM internally, satinwood fascia board with painted floral decoration and manufacturer's name within cartouche inscribed 'Masterman & Compy., No. 100 Hatton Garden, London', soundboard also with early inscription 'From Japes, Old Kent Rd., London', mahogany case with ebony string detail, on stand with four tapering legs terminating in brass caps and castors, pedal present (without rod attachment), with later shelf to stand, width 168 cm, depth 60.5 cm, height 85 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: The David & Sarah Battie Collection.Ivory Act registration reference: D2XSEEKY.We have been unable to locate the firm of Masterman & Co. at 100 Hatton Garden, however, a firm called Masterman & Co. is listed in Robson London Directory for 1830 at Canal Warfs.

* A Regency fan with watercolours and manuscript verse, circa 1800, double-sided folding paper fan, each side with a central oval watercolour of classical female deities, surrounded by verse written in sepia ink in small neat copperplate, toned, with some heavier browning/slight smudging in places where fixed to support, folds lightly rubbed and with a few short splits to upper edge (a couple supported by archive tape), mounted on wooden sticks, 25.5 cm (10 ins)QTY: (1)NOTE:A beautifully executed fan with various philosphical verses, e.g.: 'Does true felicity on grandeur wait?/Delights she in the pageantry of show?/Say, can the glitt'ring gew-gaws of the great/An hour of inborn happiness bestow?'.

* Swiss Musical Box. A rare lever wind interchangeable orchestrion with integral two-drawer stand, attributed to B.A. Bermond of Geneva, circa 1880, the orchestrion playing on an organ, drum, four bells with Mandarin automaton strikers, and castanets, the eight pinned cylinders measuring 43.5 cm (17 1/8 ins) long, the five-section comb divided with 8, 38, 24, 32, and 12 teeth, housed in a walnut and ebonised veneered case with rosewood crossbanding, two drawers below and a pair of cast brass carrying handles, raised on cabriole supports with ceramic casters, underside of lid with two contemporary calligraphic labels listing the music on each cylinder, within printed borders (one including the words 'Fabrique de Genève'), a further similar manuscript musical listing present relating to a nine cylinder musical box, with large British royal armorial engraved by Charles Orsat (damaged), case with minor loss of veneer and moulding, and some worm holes, 120 cm high x 120 cm wide x 63 cm deep QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Purchased by Sir Hugh Owen-Thomas (1834-1891); thence by descent. Acquired in Switzerland, according to family tradition, by the vendor's great great uncle Sir Hugh Owen-Thomas, the eminent Welsh orthopaedic surgeon, and inventor of the ‘Thomas’ splint for bone fractures, which he developed following the Crimea War. It is believed the orchestrion was named 'Thomas', possibly by Sir Hugh's nephew Sir Robert Jones (inheritor of the musical box) who with Agnes Hunt established the orthopaedic hospital near Oswestry in Shropshire which still bears their names. A rare and impressive musical box in working order and generally unrestored condition, which plays a variety of arias and excerpts from numerous operatic works by Verdi, Meyerbeer, Weber, Bizet, Donizetti, Strauss, Offenbach, Rossini, Wagner, and others (including 'Der Freischutz', 'La Fille du Régiment', 'The Barber of Seville', 'Ernani', 'Faust', 'La Traviata', 'I Puritani', 'Rigoletto', 'Tannhauser', 'Carmen', etc.), and chamber music favourites by Chopin, Schubert, Strauss, Mendelssohn (including 'Marche Funèbre', 'Serenade', 'Blue Danube', and 'Wedding March').

* Zamperoni (Luigi, 1820-1905). Two theatre costumes for a production of Giuseppe Verdi's Aida at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo, 1884, 2 handmade heavyweight long tunics composed of various fabrics, including one woven with metallic thread, variously embellished with sequins and other metal ornaments and metallic braid, both with ink label of Luigi Zamperoni on lining stamped 'Aida' and annotated in brown ink 'Mori Atto 2' and 'Soldato Atto 2' respectively, with additional hand-written labels 'Bruno' and 'Gobbi' respectively, latter with 2 other manuscript labels, one mentioning 'Cleopatre', each with stencilled number (87 and 88) loosely tacked to exterior, and with luggage label tied on inscribed 'Monte Carlo Opera original production 1884', some wear and loss of embellishments, with old darns and repairs, chest and waist 96 cm (38 ins), sleeves 17 cm (6.75 ins), length 111 cm (43.5 ins), and chest 112 cm (44 ins), waist 102 cm (40 ins), sleeves 22 cm (8.75 ins), length 117 cm (46 ins), together with several other theatre costumes and accoutrements, including a pair of Roman soldier wrist cuffs worn by Jon Vickers (1926-2015) as Aeneas in a 1972 production of The Trojans at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and a pair of wide cuffed trousers with belted unstructured tunic worn by Chrisopher Carr (born 1945), each with Royal Opera House label annotated 'Firebrand, Youth, Carr', various condition and sizes, contained together in a large suitcaseQTY: (1 suitcase)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Margaret Nicholson (Canadian opera aficionado living in London from the 1960s who regularly attended the Royal Opera House from the 1960s to the 1980s). She purchased the first two items from Christie's South Kensington (20th April, 1982, lot 188).

An Exceptionally Fine and Large Napoleonic Prisoner-of-War Bone Model of Victory, English/French, early 19th century,the 20-inch pinned and planked hull with bone whales, well carved warrior figurehead, horse-shoe shaped stern with galleries and carved with decorative standing figures and war trophies; the deck with skylights, belaying rails and pins, water barrels, two ship's bell under canopies, capstan, and companionways; with two long boats and two gun retraction toggles on both sides, on contemporary rectangular marquetry base, in modern glazed case, the model 27in x 34in x 10in (69cm x 86.5cm x 25.5cm) overallthe case 32in x 39in x 18in (81cm x 99cm x 46cm) Footnotes:Provenance:The present model was acquired by Joseph Mann (1761-1847) from prisoners-of-war housed in Portchester Castle. It then passed to his daughter, Ann Mann (1816-98) who married William Masterman Harris (1816-90). The ownership subsequently passed to Frederick William Harris (1843-1929), then to Cecil Mann Harris (1876-1942), and then to Ian Ernest Cochran Harris (1927-2010).Thence by descent to the present owner.Included with this lot is a file containing facsimile copies of an early photograph of the model written in manuscript on the reverse The Victory made by French Prisoners in Portchester Castle. Together with copies of the family tree and portrait photographs of Anne Harris, William Masterman Harris, and Frederick William Harris. Portchester Castle was first used to house captured enemy soldiers in 1665, when England was at war with the Netherlands. The most important period in Portchester's history as a prison was that of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars of 1793–1815. Portchester was one of 12 main prisoner-of-war depots in Britain, and housed up to 8,000 prisoners at any one time. The last prisoners left the castle in May 1814.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

TRAFALGAR INTEREST: A 'VICTORY OFF TRAFALGAR' COMMEMORATIVE CARD decorated with a stylised representation of Nelson's famous signal, a manuscript presentation to the reverse: 'to the Naval Committee at the Trafalgar Hotel, Norwich, by Mr. P. Scott, October 21st 1842', 19cm x 23cm; together with an early 19th century pencil sketch of HMS Bellerphon, on card, depicted astern of HMS Vanguard, 17cm x 21.5cm (2)Provenance: The card was purchased from Richard M. Ford Ltd, Antiquarian bookseller, December 2014. The sketch from The Hayhurst Collection, 27th June 2016.Note: HMS Bellerphon was at the Battle of the Nile and Trafalgar. Napoleon surrendered on board her in 1815. HMS Vanguard was broken up in 1821.

* Takahashi (Sh?tei, 1871-1945). Tama [the White Cat], 1924, woodcut in colours, seal name Sh?tei, signed Hiroaki, published by Watanabe, mount aperture 23.2 x 32.8 cm (9 1/8 x 12 7/8 ins), framed and glazed (36 x 45.5 cm), verso with label of Kabutoya galleries, with added manuscript details of the workQTY: (1)NOTE:Sh?tei catalogue no. O-1.

AR * Brockhurst (Gerald Leslie, 1890-1978). Nadia, 1921, etching on laid paper, from the published edition of 55 proofs, signed in pencil, with full margins, additionally inscribed in pencil in a different hand 'Nadia, prf'd state, S.9929', outer blank margins with some handling marks (probably by the printer or artist), laid down (margins adhered) to later card, sheet size 204 x 168 mm (8 x 6 5/8 ins), window mounted, framed and glazed (40.5 x 33.5 cm), verso with printed label of P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd, London, with added manuscript details of the workQTY: (1)NOTE:Wright 26, x/x.

* Melehi (Mohamed, 1936-2020). Composition, circa 1980s, cellulose paint and spray paint on thick wood panel, of a wave motif in yellow, pink and purple on a dark blue background, with original printed label to verso of Art and Design Consultants label with 'artist: Melehi, reference number: 55, dimensions: 400 cms L x 236 cms H and specifications: enamel steel' in manuscript to verso, some minor chips to lower edge, 29.5 x 45 cm (11 5/8 x 17 3/4 ins)QTY: (1)NOTE:The present work may have been submitted as a small-scale sample for the large mural by Mohamed Melehi commissioned by Jeddah Airport in the 1980's. The label to verso refers to the suggested size of the completed work: 4 metres x 2.36 metres.Melehi was born in Asilah, Morocco, in 1936. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Tétouan in Morocco from 1953–1955, and in Seville, Madrid, Rome and Paris before crossing the Atlantic to Minneapolis and New York, spending time at Columbia University with a Rockefeller Foundation scholarship. He returned to Morocco in 1964 and was an influential teacher at the School of Art in Casablanca as well as a founder member of the ‘Casablanca group’ of artists that included Farid Belkahia and Mohamed Chabâa. He was also arts director at Morocco’s Ministry of Culture (1985–1992) and a cultural consultant at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (1999–2002). His work has encompassed being a publisher, graphic designer, sculptor, painter, muralist, teacher, organiser of exhibitions and festivals. He is regarded as a major figure of postcolonial Moroccan art and of modernism in the Global South.

AR * Brockhurst (Gerald Leslie, 1890-1978). By the Window, 1922, etching on laid paper, from the published edition of 76 proofs, signed in pencil, with full margins, additionally inscribed in pencil in a different hand 'By the Window S.11126', outer blank margins with some handling marks (probably by the printer or artist), single pale foxing spot to right blank margin, laid down (margins adhered) to later card, sheet size 204 x 169 mm (8 x 6 5/8 ins), window mounted, framed and glazed (40.5 x 32.5 cm), verso with printed label of P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd, London, with added manuscript details of the workQTY: (1)NOTE:Wright 31, ix/ix.

* Lord (Elyse Ashe, 1900-1971). Lighting Lanterns, etching printed in colours on pale cream thin japan paper, from the published edition of 100 impressions, signed and numbered 35/100 in pencil, plate size 24.7 x 19 cm (9 3/4 x 7 1/2 ins), sheet size 28.8 x 20.6 cm, tipped onto thin backing card at upper corners, in a painted Chinese-style frame and glazed (46.5 x 34 cm), together with Springtime at Loyang #1 [and] #3, two etchings printed in colours on pale cream thin japan paper, from the published edition of 100 impressions, signed and numbered in pencil 43/100 & 45/100 respectively, plate size 35.4 x 26.2 cm (14 x 10 1/4 ins), tipped onto backing card around the edges (both lightly cockled), in uniform painted Chinese-style frames and glazed (53.5 x 42.5 cm), all three versos with printed labels of James Bourlet & Sons Ltd [London], and of Arthur Ackermann & Son Inc, New York, the Ackermann labels with typed or manuscript details of the respective workQTY: (3)

* Melehi (Mohamed, 1936-2020). Composition, circa 1980s, cellulose paint on thick wood panel, of a wave motif in orange and grey colours on a light blue background, with original printed label to verso of Art and Design Consultants with artist: Melehi, reference number: 53, dimensions: 400 cms L x 236 cm H, and specifications: enamel steel in manuscript to verso, a few minor surface marks, 29.7 x 45 cm (11 5/8 x 17 3/4 ins)QTY: (1)NOTE:The present work may have been submitted as a small-scale sample for the large mural by Mohamed Melehi commissioned by Jeddah Airport in the 1980's. The label to verso refers to the suggested size of the completed work: 4 metres x 2.36 metres.Melehi was born in Asilah, Morocco, in 1936. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Tétouan in Morocco from 1953–1955, and in Seville, Madrid, Rome and Paris before crossing the Atlantic to Minneapolis and New York, spending time at Columbia University with a Rockefeller Foundation scholarship. He returned to Morocco in 1964 and was an influential teacher at the School of Art in Casablanca as well as a founder member of the ‘Casablanca group’ of artists that included Farid Belkahia and Mohamed Chabâa. He was also arts director at Morocco’s Ministry of Culture (1985–1992) and a cultural consultant at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (1999–2002). His work has encompassed being a publisher, graphic designer, sculptor, painter, muralist, teacher, organiser of exhibitions and festivals. He is regarded as a major figure of postcolonial Moroccan art and of modernism in the Global South.

* Wyndham (Charles, 1796-1866, of Petworth, Sussex). Scrap album compiled by Charles Wyndham (5th child and 3rd son of George O’Brien Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont and Elizabeth Ilive), of manuscript verse, letters, wash drawings and pencil sketches, including landscapes at Petworth, printed views and illustrations, circa 1800-1840, containing various manuscript verse and letters, including an envelope hand-addressed by Queen Charlotte to the Countess of Egremont, High Clear, Hants, with red seal, a detailed list of the 'Dinner given for 5500 men in the Park at the Mote, 1st August 1799', a verse epitaph on the death of the Rt. Honble George Greville, another on the Duc de Bordeaux, dated Edinburgh 31 December 1831, a handwriiten Total of Expenses for Wyndham's voyage from London to Bombay, dated Solapore, November 1822, a letter of commission from the War Office, dated 27 March 1822, informing Captain Wyndham, of the Second Regiment of Life Guards of his forthcoming promotion to Major in the Sixty Seventh (or the Tenth Hampshire) Regiment of Foot, signed by Palmerston with red seal, a manuscript letter from the Attorney General to Miss Elizabeth Scott, dated Pegwell 5 January 1805, and another letter to Elizabeth Scott of Merton House from Francis James Scott, dated Harrogate November 15 1813, about his tour of Russia, etc., 18 mostly pencil views (but including watercolour and wash landscape studies), including several of Petworth in Sussex, 'Petworth 1837', 'The Tower of Naussan from the Bank behind Ems', 'Petworth Children's Feast', one of Nice, one of Sorrento (?), a pen, ink and brown and grey wash view of 'Part of Goldilands' on whatman paper watermarked J Whatman 1820, etc., lithograph and engraved views of Tunbridge Wells, Mr. Cocking and his balloon and parachute, 1837, various pasted newscuttings and wood engraved illustrations, all mounted (a few loose) onto album leaves, the first page inscribed in red ink 'Album, C Wyndham, commenced 28 July 1837', original dark brown half calf over marbled boards, similarly labelled in red ink to upper cover, rubbed, folio (36 x 26 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Purchased by the current owner in the late 1960's from Streeter & Daughter, an antique shop opposite Petworth Church, Sussex (note inserted at front).Charles Wyndham (1796-1866) of Petworth, Sussex was born in 1796, the 5th child and 3rd son of George O’Brien Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont and Elizabeth Ilive. The first four children were born illegitimately, before the Earl married Miss Ilive in 1801, so Charles (and his brothers Henry and George) were illegitimate. He married Elizabeth Anne Hepburne-Scott, daughter of Hugh Hepburne-Scott, 6th Lord Polwarth and Harriet Brühl, on 3 October 1835. Wyndham joined the Army by purchasing his commission in the 10th (Prince of Wales’s Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars) on the 13th May 1813. The 10th Hussars were despatched to Spain and fought at the Battle of Morales in June 1813, taking around 260 prisoners. Later in the month, the regiment also fought at the Battle of Vitoria and then, having advanced into France, fought at the Battle of Orthez in February 1814 and the Battle of Toulouse in April 1814. Following his service in the Peninsular War he was promoted to Lieutenant on the 4th May 1815 and served in the Battle of Waterloo as part of the 2nd (Royal North British) Regiment of Dragoons (Scots Greys) No 2 Troop, commanded by Captain Edward Payne. During this conflict he was injured, being shot twice, once in the foot, but refused to be returned on the list of wounded.Apparently nicknamed “the handsomest man in the Army” by King George IV, Wyndham was awarded the Army Gold Medal/Military General Service Medal, 1793-1814 with three clasps for Vittoria, Orthez, and Toulouse and the Waterloo Medal 1815.

* Silvestre (M., 19th century). Portrait of Joséphine, Empress of France, oval miniature watercolour and gouache on porcelain, head and shoulders portrait of the Empress as a young woman, wearing a brown-trimmed cream gown with stand-up lace shoulder frills, and bejewelled crown, necklace, and earrings, signed lower right, titled in contemporary manuscript on verso, 84 x 66 mm (3 1/4 x 2 1/2 ins), oval brass frame with stand (95 x 77 mm) QTY: (1)NOTE:After the full-length oil painting of the Empress in her coronation robes painted in 1807 by François Gérard (housed in the Château de Fontainebleau).

TWO OTTOMAN TURKISH CALLIGRAPHIC ALBUM PAGES written in Thuluth and Naskhi scripts, Arabic manuscript on paper; each page consisting of a single line written in Thuluth script in black ink, above a panel containing three lines written in smaller Naskhi script with gold roundels making the verse-endings, interlinear rules in gold and inner margins ruled in gold, one with marbled inner borders; each with gold sprinkled outer borders, mounted together, each page 11cm x 16.5cm.

Pair of Japanese bronze vases, together with carved wood tigers and other Japanese items including a manuscript.