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Preisdatenbank abonnierenGreek Coinages, Northern Lucania, Velia, Drachm, 465-440, head of nymph right, rev. owl standing left on olive branch, υελη above, 3.65g (HN Italy 1265; Pozzi 653; McClean 1412; SNG ANS 1237; cf. SNG Lockett 540). Discreet test mark on edge at 8 o’clock and struck from a worn reverse die, otherwise good fine, obverse good very fine with a superb portrait of the severe style £400-£500
Greek Coinages, Kings of Thrace, Lysimachos, Tetradrachm, Pergamon, 287-282, diademed and horned head of Alexander right, rev. Athena seated left, holding Victory, cult image in inner field, 16.75g (Thompson, Mints 229). Double-struck on reverse and with patchy patina, otherwise very fine, portrait better £200-£260
Frères Bordier à Genève. Belle montre de gousset à cadran ouvert en or jaune 18K (750) avec décor en pierres et émail remontoir à clefFrères Bordier à Genève. A fine 18K gold key wind open face pocket watch with enamel and hard stone decoration Date: Circa 1830Movement: Gilt full plate fusee verge, pierced and engraved balance bridge, silver regulationDial: Guilloché engraved gilt, black Roman numerals to brushed surround, winding aperture at 1, gilt handsCase: Consular form with applied granulation decoration, enamel panel to reverse depicting a classical maiden with flowers surrounded by red hard stone set decoration, No.6691Signed: MovementSize: 44mm Weight: 48,60gFootnotes:The current example has been decorated in the technique of granulation. Granulation is where tiny spheres of metal are created and then fused to the watch case. This technique is thousands of years old and requires extreme skill and dexterity. The case of this watch is further adorned by a portrait of a classical maiden with flowers.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Huguenin Genève. Montre de gousset à cadran ouvert en or jaune 14K (585) avec portrait en émail remontoir au pendantHuguenin Genève. A 14K gold keyless wind open face pocket watch with enamel portrait Date: Circa 1890Movement: Nickel finish cylinder, 3-arm balanceDial: White, black Roman numerals, black outer minute divisions, gilt handsCase: Polished hinged, enamel portrait to reverse, No.37127Signed: CuvetteSize: 36mm Weight: 24,40gFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
CONTINENTAL CABINET COFFEE CUP AND SAUCER IN THE MANNER OF ROYAL VIENNA,the cup hand painted with the portrait of a lady, signed 'Heun' [?], both cup and saucer with gilt highlights and enamelled detail, both with beehive mark to base, the saucer with additional gilt flower, the cup 9.3cm high
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Pyramids type without sceptre [BMC xvc], Wallingford, Beorhtmær, crowned and draped bust right, rev. brihtmær on pa:, voided short cross, small crescent at end of each limb, pyramids in angles, 1.32g/12h (W & W 299-301; Freeman 40, this coin cited; SCBI Ashmolean 1080 and BMC 1297, same dies; N 833; S –). Trifling surface marks, otherwise good very fine with a remarkable portrait of the king; excessively rare £3,000-£3,600
William I (1066-1087), Penny, Two Stars type [BMC v], Wallingford, Svertingr, spertlic on pali, 1.35g/6h (W & W 387-95; C-B p.56 no. 5-6; EJH(H); SCBI Ashmolean 95-8; BMC 377; Allen p.82; N 845; S 1254). Some peripheral weakness, otherwise good very fine, superb portrait, blue toning £600-£800
A portfolio of prints, mainly 19th century, to include: the Society of Dilettanti, mezzotint before letters, 57 x 40cm; two satirical coloured etchings by Roberts after Woodward; a Daffy's Elixir advertising leaf c.1800; some Nelson related prints, and a watercolour portrait after George Dance of Richard Budd (1746-1821), 19 x 15cm; (condition varies)Provenance:Wood Hall, Hilgay, Norfolk
BARROW (Isaac) The Usefulness of Mathematical Learning explained and demonstrated: Being Mathematical Lectures read in the Publick Schools at the University of Cambridge. London: Stephen Austen, 1734, 8vo, engraved portrait frontispiece (loose and creased), folding diagrammatical plate, index and bibliography bound at rear, worn contemporary calf; BRODIE (Sir B C) Autobiography of the late --, 1865, 12mo, half morocco (2)
DITHMAR (Johann Christoph) Commentatio de honoratissimo Ordine Militari de Balneo; Statutes of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. Frankfurt ad Viadrum: J. G. Conrad, 1729, two parts in one vol., folio, engraved vignettes to title and second part title, engraved dedication, portrait of Prince William, 20 plates of coats-of-arms, text in double column, in Latin, French and English, contemporary sheep, rubbed in places
HEYLYN (Peter) The Historie of that most Famous Saint and Souldier of Christ Jesus; St. George of Cappadocia, 1st edition, London: printed for Henry Seyle, 1631, square 8vo, lacking engraved additional title, small hole and staining to title and first leaves, calf, rebacked; A Help to English History, 1709, 12mo, worn calf; ASHMOLE (Elias) The History of the most Noble Order of the Garter..., 1715, 8vo, portrait frontis, 2 engraved plates, folding table, a few additions in contemporary ink to added blank leaves at end, a little age toned, repaired panel calf; The Laws of Honour, 1726, 8vo, title partially cut away, front board detached, worn; KEARSLEY (G) Complete Peerage, 1799, 12mo, 584pp., tree calf; one other in poor condition (6)
Literature, various. KEATE (George) An Account of the Pelew Islands, 4th edition, 1789, 8vo, engraved portrait frontispiece, folding map (with tears and repair), engraved portrait of Prince Lee Boo, uncut, later amateur binding; KINGSLEY (C) The Water-Babies, 1885, blue cloth; BURNEY (C) A General History of Music, vol. I only, 1776, 4to, calf; few others
MIDDLETON (Rev. E) The New Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, London: sold by Alex Hogg, [1778], folio, 80 plates, subscribers list at end, reverse calf; and an album of carte de visite portrait photographs including General Grant, but mostly unnamed subjectsApproximately 150. See images for additional photographs
CREECH (T) Lucretius Carus, the Epicurean Philospher, 2nd edition, 1683, 12mo, frontis, worn calf; De LOLME (J L) The Constitution of England, new edition 1821, 8vo, taped spine, calf; NUGENT (T) The Life of Benvenuto Cellini, 2 vols., London 1771, 8vo, portrait frontis, rubbed calf; and various others, mainly 19th century, including prizes, poetry, and odd volumes, condition varies (c.35 vol.)
Halifax. [MIDGLEY (S)] Halifax and its Gibbett Law, 12mo, no date, frontis, toned throughout, bound with - Revenge Upon Revenge, 1761, rebacked calf; WATSON (J) The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Halifax in Yorkshire, 1775, 4to, portrait and plates, rebacked; 2 others - History by Crabtree, 1836, 8vo, another history in full calf (4)
EVELYN (John) Numismata. A Discourse of Medals, 1697, folio, title in red and black, engraved illustrations, light dust and damp staining in places, rebacked calf; SNELLING (T) Thirty Three Plates of English Medals. London1776, folio, engraved title and 33 plates, corners creased, contemporary paper wrapper; LASKEY (Captain J C) A Description of the Series of Medals struck... by Order of Napoleon Bonaparte, London 1818, 8vo, portrait (slightly foxed), vignettes, calf; few others, later, on medals, coins and seals
Travel. MAUNDEVILE (Sir John) The Voiage and Travaile of--, 1725, 8vo, some spotting and toning, a little underlining, later quarter morocco; BUTTERWORTH (W) Three Years Adventures of a Minor in England, Africa, The West Indies, South Carolina and Georgia. Leeds 1831, 2 vols., 8vo, portrait, vignette title, untrimmed, rebacked boards; SMOLLETT (T) Travels through France and Italy, 2 vols 1766, 8vo, half titles, contemporary calf; FIELDING (H) The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon, 1755, 12mo, calf; (6)
Boxing Chapbook. History of the Great Fight between Spring and Langan for the Championship of England, on Tuesday June 8, 1824. London: Hidgson & Co, no date [1824], 8vo, portrait frontispieces, vignette title, original printed paper wrapper, spine reinforced, text a little toned Old repairs to the spine and back cover see photos for info. Water stains and creases, shown in photos.
BREMER (Frederika) The President's Daughters, no date, double column text; A Diary; The Bondmaid; The Twins; BROWNING (Robert) Bells and Pomegranates No. VII Dramatic Romances and Lyrics, London: Moxon 1845, 24pp; KEATS (J) The Poetical Works; GUTCH (John M) Caraboo, A Narrative of a Singular Imposition, 1817, portrait frontis, half title, folding plate; all bound into one 8vo vol., half calf
ANON. The Black Pirate or the Phantom Ship, London: W. Emans 1840, 8vo, engraved title and frontis dated 1838, 4 plates (of 5?), contemporary cloth; [ERRYM (M)] Edith Heron, 2 vols., no date, London: John Dicks, illustrated by F. Gilbert, large 8vo, double column text, contemporary cloth; another edition, c.1884, 2 vols. in one, folding plates, cloth backed boards; George Barrington, or Life in London a Hundred Years Ago, 1872, 8vo, bound 22 penny numbers, portrait frontis, 17 folding coloured or tinted plates, cloth binding stained, internally good (5)
ERSKINE (The Hon. Thomas) The Speeches of Hon. Thomas Erskine (now Lord Erskine), when at the Bar, on Subjects Connected with the Liberty of the Press, and Against Constructive Treasons, collected by James Ridgway, in 3 vols., London 1810, large 8vo, half morocco; FIELDING (Henry) The Works, by Arthur Murphy, in 10 vols. 1806, 8vo, portrait frontis, toned in places, tree calf, headbands chipped; DE STAEL (Madame) Considerations sur les Principaux Evenemens de la Revolution Francoise, 2nd edition in 3 vols. London 1819, 8vo, calf; BYRON (Lord) The Works, 3 vols. London: John Murray 1819, 8vo, red grained morocco; KNIGHT (C) Works of Shakespeare, 8 vols. circa 1842, Pictorial Edition, red half morocco (27)
Chapbooks and disbound pamphlets. Execution of Maclean... The Gentleman Highwayman, sold by S. Hazard, Bath, and J. Marshall, at The Cheap Repositories, London; Babay, Cheap Repositories edition; The Fortunate Orphan, London: for R. Barker 1791, 8vo, with frontis; History of Sir William Wallace; Mystery of the Black Convent; The Peruvian Daemon, 1807; Fatal Jealousy, 1807; The Iron Shroud; The Wandering Spirit; Autobiography of Circasian Female; The Deformed Mendicant; CORRY (J) The Gardener's Daughter of Worcester, no date, coloured frontis portrait; Cronstadt Castle; few others (20)
Chapbooks, early 19th century, popular tales, most with frontispieces, in later bindings: The Death-Bed Confessions of the late Countess of Guernsey, frontispiece portrait dated 1826; The Shipwreck of ... Paul and Virginia, London: S. Fisher 1800, engraved frontispiece; another edition publ. W. Mason; The Life of Jack Sheppard, Bysh's edition, coloured folding frontispiece (reinforced); The Wonderful Life of Wolfe, a notorious Robber and Murderer, Fairburn's Edition, folding frontispiece laid down, bound with The Adventures of Philip Quarll, rather soiled; The Eventful History of Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk, by S. Wilkinson, bound with The Welch Heiress, folding frontispiece laid down, some soiling; Oakcliffe Hall bound with Edward's Cross, frontispieces laid down, soiling, worn straight grain morocco; The Fatal Scarf, by Madame Leinstein, browned and stained; The Curfew, 1807, contents with lower corners use-damaged with slight loss; Mary Macgregor, by Mary Cameron, 16mo, advert leaf at end (10)
PARK (Mungo) Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, 2nd edition; The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa in 1805, 1st edition; 2 vols., London 1799-1815, small 4to, with portrait, half titles, folding maps (one torn at folds), plates, as called for, one text leaf with corner tip torn away (not affecting text), light toning in places, armorial bookplates, tree calf with good reback (2)
Rare chapbook. The Surprising Adventures of Bigenio, an Hermaphrodite, or Human Being endowed with the Propensities of Both Sexes. London: J. Bailey 1824, 12mo, coloured frontispiece portrait (slight loss to lower margin), 28pp, grained morocco backed boards, circular armorial gilt book label of Edward Hailstone [1818-1890, British book collector and antiquary, fifth son of the botanist Samuel Hailstone (1767-1851)].Jisc lists one copy only, at the Bodleian Library, none listed at the British Library.
RALFE (James) The Naval Chronology of Great Britain; or, an Historical Account of Naval and Maritime Events, from the Commencement of the War in 1803, to the End of the Year 1816, 1st edition, London: Whitmore and Fenn, 1820, 4to, 3 vols., portrait, 2 frontispieces (one with blue wash) and 57 plain engraved plates as called for, tissue guards, some slight toning and staining, vol. I with slight worming to foot of first leaves without loss of text, Vol. III with worm holes to upper corners diminishing to p.124, half calf with some cracking and wear to spines
ACKERMANN (Rudolph) A History of the University of Cambridge, its Colleges, Halls, and Public Buildings, 2 vols., London: R. Ackermann 1815, 4to, 95 hand coloured plates including Founders, and uncoloured Chancellor plate (all as called for), list of subscribers, tissue guards, slight offset staining as often, portrait and dedication leaf a little spotted and toned, with half titles, black straight grain morocco gilt, a.e.g. (2)
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