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Corgi toys, # 269 James Bond 007 Lotus Esprit and # 926 Stromberg helicopter, Original boxes, MIB, The Spy who loved me

Marx toys, Dr Who and the Daleks, Original boxed friction drive Dalek , 1965

A box containing a collection of boxed toys including Comet miniatures Robby the Robot model kit , Star Trek AMT USS Enterprise, Star Wars heads collection framed but boxes are included, boxed Lost in Space Robot B9 and 2 Dr Who villain figures

Marx toys, Dr Who and the Dalek, 1960s Rolykins, boxed

Prototype model of Super 2 aircraft , designed and produced by the company who built Thrust 2 and MR Gould who financed the project, ARV Aviation,stored in plywood box

A case of approx. 75 vinyl singles including Mott the Hoople, The Stranglers, Whitesnake, The Who, Dire Straits and the Rolling Stones, real mixed bag, look in good condition all in sleeves and includes a few picture sleeves 

Beswick Beatrix Potter Figures: And This pig had None, Timmy Wille Fetching Milk, The Old Women Who lived in a Shoe & Mrs Tiggy Winkle Washing, all BP10(4)

An older restoration of the Type 14 that continues to sparkle today... The Type 14 was Lotus' first production road car and the world's first fibreglass monocoqueIndependent suspension, a ZF gearbox, disc brakes, a Coventry Climax all-aluminium engine and a very low drag coefficient of just 0.29 resulted in simply the best driver's car of the era#1180 (RHD) was shipped to Californian Lotus dealer, Jay Chamberlain in March 1960From 1968 to 1988 it was enjoyed by owners in Michigan before being repatriated to the UK (2/11/88)In 1989 it was purchased by Stan Clark from Leicester who was to own it until 2018He immediately commenced a full restoration and full details are in the huge history fileRepainted in British Racing Green Metallic with a Silver roof, beige suede interior and chrome wiresEngine stripped and rebuilt by Tony Bates. Gearbox rebuilt, suspension rebushed, cleaned and paintedThe seats, steering wheel, engine and gearbox are original to Chassis #1180Very lightly used at this time. MOT 2007 25,975 miles - currently 26,750 milesPurchased by our vendor in May 2018. £3,262 spent on brakes, dampers etc July 2018The car remains in superb condition with gleaming paintwork and a very smart cockpitThe engine bay, with its bright yellow cam cover, presents really well as does the boot interiorWorkshop manual (S2), V5s, MOTs, dozens of invoices, correspondence, photographs and articlesThis little Lotus is simply delightful. If you are a fan of early Elites, then you will probably fall in loveYou can now book a one to one appointment (up to one hour) to view this lot at our central location between 17th and 26th June. Please contact Nick Bicknell on 07957 279 000 / nickb@classiccarauctions.co.uk to secure your appointment or to discuss the car in more detail.The health and safety of both our customers and team remains the utmost priority, we are therefore operating to strict COVID-19 guidelines and full instructions for arrival and inspection protocols will be given when making your appointment.Click here for more informationSpecification:Registration: MSU 867Year: 1960Make: LotusModel: Elite Type 14 S1RHD/LHD: Right hand sideChassis Number: 1180Odometer Reading: 26750Transmission: manualEngine Capacity: 1.2Engine Number: 7696Body Colour: GREEN/SILVER

Multiple award-winning RS that's almost 'Showroom Fresh'... This fabulous Mk1 Escort RS2000 was built at Ford's Aveley plant during November 1974It remains superbly finished in Diamond White with Blue decals and Rallye Sport wheelsThe interior is completely correct with Charcoal Grey cloth RS seats and the flat 3-spoke wheelThe 1993cc, 100bhp, 4-cylinder, SOHC Ford Pinto carries a number that matches the chassisFully restored in 1997, using an already good example, with the focus on originality and qualityPost-restoration, competed on the Concours circuit for 3-years with notable success (see below)In heated storage from 2000 until now and only selling to fund new projects'JIA' is very highly regarded amongst RS owners who can be a little 'picky' when it comes to detailIf Ford chose to build a batch of 'Continuation' RS2000s, they would probably look like thisYou can now book a one to one appointment (up to one hour) to view this lot at our central location between 17th and 26th June. Please contact Nick Bicknell on 07957 279 000 / nickb@classiccarauctions.co.uk to secure your appointment or to discuss the car in more detail.The health and safety of both our customers and team remains the utmost priority, we are therefore operating to strict COVID-19 guidelines and full instructions for arrival and inspection protocols will be given when making your appointment.Click here for more informationSpecification:Registration: JIA 1911Year: 1976Make: FordModel: Escort RS2000RHD/LHD: Right hand sideChassis Number: BFATPA00084Odometer Reading: 67000Transmission: manualEngine Capacity: 2Engine Number: PA00084Body Colour: White

Gale, Frederick. "Old Buffer". Manuscript 'Lecture on Cricket', entirely handwritten in black ink with copious annotation and notes to facing pages, the upper board bearing pasted ms title label, 'No.4 Cricket - from Earliest date to present time, written in 1869, and needs correction, critique in fly sheet'. The book, which is bound in half crushed morocco with marbled boards, includes related contemporaneous newspaper clippings pasted to the marbled endpapers, a pasted letterpress poster advertising an event with Frederick Gale ('Mr Frederick Gale Will Attempt to Tell The Story of Cricket From the Commencement of the Game to the Present Day, The School Room, Lower Green, Mitcham, On Tuesday, December 14th, 1869'), and a tipped-in ms letter from Duke & Son, Penshurst, describing the history of cricket ball manufacture. Together with a Catalogue of Books & Manuscripts from the Library of Frederick Gale: Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 20 July 1891; a loose ms sheet recording 'Names of Eleven of the principal players in the "B" eleven of England'; a toast list for Cobham Cricket Club's Annual Dinner, 1963, and a newspaper clipping from 1959 referring to a work by Gale. Small quarto, worn with loss to spine; contents generally sound with some pages loose; pages numbered 1 to 67 (with facing pages for author's notes), but some additional pages (19a, 20a) and a section missing between p.9 and p.14 and again between p.63 and p.67. Gale was a writer and cricketer who played in two first-class cricket matches in 1845 (for Kent County Cricket Club and Gentlemen of Kent)

A 19TH CENTURY CASED WAX DOLL, adorned with pearls, a note to the interior on headed "The Old Hall, Heighington" writing paper, "This doll was dressed and sent to me when I was a little girl by the London dressmaker who made my mother's wedding dress all the clothes take off but never tried to do so...". Case 45cm high, 56.5cm long, 20.5cm deepThe absence of a Condition Report does not imply that a lot is without imperfections. Please note carefully the exclusion of liability for the condition of lots contained in the Conditions of Sale.The wax face and arms have discolouring. The petticoat is torn, the silk has some marks on it. The hair is real plait and possibly on a moulded scalp. Unable to get into the box case.

The Who programmes, magazines and ticket stub from 18/8/1979

"Dambusters" colour print after Robert Taylor of the attack on the Mohne Dam in Germany by 617 squadron, 16th May 1943, signed by eight veterans who flew on the raid and others including pilots; Arthur Harris. Harrold Martin, Mick Martin, Ken Brown, Joe McCarthy, David Shannon and Bill Townsend, Leonard Cheshire, Leonard Trent, R. Learoyd, Bill Reid, Norman Jackson, pu. by the Military Gallery 1980, 32cm x 47cm Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs

Collection of 1942-54 OS & War Office 1:1,000000 Asia maps for Tali, Mandalay, Rangoon, Arakan, Irrawaddy, and Assam, copy obituary for Col. S Thompson who used the maps and a silver, blue and pink enamel Women`s British Empire brooch/pendant, stamped .925 Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs

World War Two (WW2) campaign medals - 1557127 Private Harold Winder, 1939-1945 Star, France and Germany Star and War medal, served 1st Bn Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regt) who died on 2nd November 1944, remembered with honour at Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery - included in the lot is commemorative scroll, medal box, comp slip and 19 information sheets including details of war grave

World War Two (WW2) campaign medals - 132846 Flying Officer Harold Laverick, 1939-1945 Star, Air Crew Europe Star and War medal, served 12th Sqdn, R.A.F. Volunteer Reserve who died on 24th August 1943 aged 21 years, remembered with honour at Runnymede Memorial - included in the lot is comp slip, image of memorial andc and 28 information sheets

World War Two (WW2) - a very large file detailing the history of Ordinary Seaman Herbert John Pearson P/JX 679645, HMS Aldenham, Royal Navy who was killed in action on 14th December 1944 aged 18 years - included in the lot are the 1939-1945 Star, the Italy Star and the War medal, commemorative scroll, official Royal Navy correspondence and documents, numerous letters to loved ones back home, pictorial postcards and much more. All documents contained within, in excess of 100 transparent pockets in clean lever arch file

World War Two (WW2) - a very large file detailing the history of Rifleman E W Huggett KRRC, 124190, B Platoon, 374 General Transport Coy who was killed in action - included in the lot are official correspondence and documents, photographs, telegrams, numerous letters to loved ones back home and much more. All documents contained within, in excess of 100 transparent pockets in clean lever arch file

Interesting old ukulele banjo with rectangular trademark metal plate to the head inscribed Harold Walden 'Only Me Knows Why', with 7.75" skin, wooden resonator and mother of pearl dot inlay to the fingerboard, within an associated case and some sheet music *This instrument was named after Harold Adrian Walden, who was an English amateur footballer who played for several clubs including Halifax Town, Bradford City and Arsenal. Walden also played for Great Britain's football team at the 1912 summer Olympics, where he won a gold medal. He was also famous as a musical hall musician and stand-up comedian, his signature tune being 'Only Me Knows Why'

Danbury Mint Doctor Who Chess Set, in pewter, one set with red band the other in black, together with the original box and chess board top

Comics to include Marvel the Uncanny X-men, Power Pack, Alpha Fight, the Avengers, DC Who's Who, Viz etc. (qty)All comic books have scuffs and bends to covers and spines

General Bernard B. Rogers signed 10 x 8 b/w photo, United States Army general who served as the 28th Chief of Staff of the United States Army, and later as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, Europe and Commander in Chief, United States European Command. Besides the Distinguished Service Cross, Rogers' decorations included the Defence Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star, four awards of the Legion of Merit and three awards of the Distinguished Flying Cross. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

Hans Bender hand signed 1964 letter replying in German to an autograph request. He was a German lecturer on the subject of parapsychology, who was also responsible for establishing the parapsychological institute Institut für Grenzgebiete der Psychologie und Psychohygiene in Freiburg. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

Undercover band three members signed on John Matthews 10 x 8 black and white portrait photo. They are a dance music group from the United Kingdom, who formed in 1991 and had two Top 5 hits in 1992. The vocals on all the group's songs were sung by John Matthews. John Matthews signed 10x8 black and white photo. Dedicated. Music Autograph. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

David Fyfe Lord Kilmuir TLS dated 21/10/1954. (29 May 1900 27 January 1967), known as Sir David Maxwell Fyfe from 1942 to 1954 and as Viscount Kilmuir from 1954 to 1962, was a British Conservative politician, lawyer and judge who combined an industrious and precocious legal career with political ambitions that took him to the offices of Solicitor General, Attorney General, Home Secretary and Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

Doctor Who - the legend continues - 5 decades of time travel signed softback book, Signed inside by 5 including John Leeson, Russell T Davies, Tom Baker, David Tennant and one other . Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

Assorted signed 10x8 photo collection. 6 photos ntare mwine (yellow suit)(heroes) shane rangi (horns)(narnia) tim proctor (zombie from walking dead)(he is also the one that says do not open. thomas dekker (top left backpack)terminator chronicles last one is neil fingleton from doctor who (he is now deceased). Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

Dr Who Derek Jacobi signed 10 x 8 inch photo of Jacobi in character as 'The Master'. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

Multi signed Doctor Who - the essential guide hardback book, Signed inside by David Tennant, Tom Baker, Bernard Cribbins, John Leeson, Sylvester McCoy and 2 others . Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

Multi signed Doctor Who - the vault - treasures from the first 50 years hardback book, Signed inside by 12, Amongst signatures are Michael Jayston, Louise Jameson, Sylvester McCoy, Tom Baker, Peter Miles, John Leeson and more . Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

Doctor Who The Time Monster postcard signed by Ingrid Pitt pictured as Galleia and Roger Delgardo as the master from the 1972 episode . Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

Doctor Who The Mind of Evil postcard signed by Nicholas Cortney pictured as Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart in the 1971 episode . Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

Doctor Who The Trial of a Time Lord postcard signed by Nicholas Bryant as Peri and Brian Blessed as King Yrcanos from the 1986 episode . Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

Blowout Sale! Kane Hodder Friday 13th hand signed 10x8 photo. This beautiful hand signed  photo is signed by Kane Hodder who played Jason Voorhees in four of the Friday 13th movies.  Signed during private signing session. This signed photo is guaranteed authentic and is supplied from one of the UK's leading autograph memorabilia companiesGood Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

Blowout Sale! Terminator Moon Bloodgood hand signed 10x8 photo. This beautiful hand signed photo depicts Moon Bloodgood who is in Terminator Salvation / Falling Skies / NCIS Los Angeles. Please note this was removed from a mounted display so there is some tape on the back. This signed photo is guaranteed authentic, and is supplied from one of the UK's leading autograph memorabilia companies. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

Blowout Sale! Quadrophenia Toyah Wilcox hand signed 10x8 photo. This beautiful hand signed photo depicts Toyah Wilcox, who is a well-known singer and actress, appearing in movies such as the cult hit movie Quadrophenia. This signed photo is guaranteed authentic and is supplied from one of the UK's leading autograph memorabilia companies. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

Kane Hodder Friday 13th hand signed Jason Voorhees mask. Hand Signed by Kane Hodder, who played Jason Voorhees in 4 of the Friday 13th movies. This mask was signed at Collectormania 21 in Milton Keynes . The mask is a hard plastic replica hockey mask, and is an Adult Size. The mask is also accompanied by 4 8"x6" photos, each one depicting a poster of the 4 movies in which Kane starred as Jason Voorhees. This signed mask is guaranteed authentic, and is supplied from one of the UK's leading autograph memorabilia companies. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

Attributed to William Etty (1787-1849) A seated nude oil on panel 35 x 43cm, giltwood frame carved & pierced with scrolls and foliage. Information: Inscribed to reverse " This picture belongs to the late Mrs T. J. Cheater, 18 Queen Anne's Walk, W.4. Purchased at Rogers & Chapman 24 May 1956". Mrs Cheater was the married name for the artist Violet Linton who exhibited 1899-1940. Provenance: Rogers & Chapman 24 May 1956, sold together with a catalogue of the auction, lot 220 (sold as "Etty").

Murray Bernard Bladon (1864-1939) "Tremadog Bay, Wales" signed with monogram (lower right) watercolour 15.5 x 35.2cm. Information: Bladon was a Birmingham School artist who was a student of Henry Payne. Provenance: From the collection of John Redman (b.1937). John Redman lived with the Payne and Gere families in their Cotswold home during the 2nd World War from 1940 to 1944. He points out the home was a constant visiting location for a number of important artists and writers including Sir Stanley Spencer, Vanessa Bell, Virginia Woolf, Sir William Rothenstein, George Bernard Shaw, John Betjeman and many others. He has collected a comprehensive range of the Payne and Gere families works through a lifetime's friendship with Edward R. Payne (1906-1991), the Payne's second son of three and also an artist. These are well represented by the selection included in this auction.

An enamelled gold memorial ring for General Paoli, 1806-7designed as a broad band, inscribed 'General Paoli, Ob: 5 Feb 1807.AE 82', reserved on a white enamelled ground within black line borders and milled edges, with British hallmarks, for London, 1806-7, maker's mark 'SG', casedFootnotes:Filippo Antonio Pasquale de' Paoli (6 April 1725 – 5 February 1807) was a Corsican patriot, statesman and military leader who was at the forefront of resistance movements against the Genoese and later French rule in the island. He became the president of the Executive Council of the General Diet of the People of Corsica, and also designed and wrote the Constitution of the state.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Carnelian intaglio signet ring, Formerly Belonging to Prince Stanislas PoniatowskiRubover-set with a large oval carnelian intaglio, carved to depict the Vestal Virgin Claudia Quinta dragging the goddess Cybele's ship in to Rome, inscribed in reverse to the lower edge 'S.NASICA', with reeded borders to the sides, the swivelling ring front flanked by scroll pierced shoulders, to a reeded shank, size L½, carnelian measuring approximately 25.6 x 19.4mm Footnotes:Prince Stanislas Poniatowski (1754-1833), nephew of the last King of Poland, went into affluent exile in 1791. He was a passionate collector of antiquities and commissioned an extraordinary series of 2,500 intaglios, encouraging the belief that the gems were ancient engravings. The group of contemporary gem-engravers who produced them in Rome signed them with known or invented signatures. In 1830, Poniatowski published a catalogue of his gems before releasing two further versions containing more elaborate descriptions in 1833. When his collection was offered for sale by Christie's in London after his death, connoisseurs and potential buyers were outraged to discover that the gems were 'modern' and the sale was largely derided. All of the gems have since been widely dispersed. Today, they are appreciated in their own right as fine examples of neo-classical gem-engraving. The style of this intaglio is thought to be that of Giovanni Calandrelli and the gem depicts an event thought to have taken place in 204 B.C., the year of Scipio Nausica's consulship. Rome was engaged in the final years of the Second Punic War against Carthage and, afraid of prophecies foretelling defeat in this campaign and a failed harvest, the city decided to bring a sacred statue of the goddess Cybele from her shrine in Greek Asia Minor. When the ship carrying the goddesses' image became stuck in the River Tiber, Claudia prayed for the goddess's help, and was able to release and tow the ship into the city single-handed. With the goddess as protector, Rome finally defeated Hannibal, and a good harvest was secured.Provenance:Prince Stanislas Poniatowski (1754-1833) collection; sold at Christie's, London, upon his death (29 April-21 May).Beazley Archive gem database no. 1839-1483.Literature:Poniatowski, S., Catalogue des pierres graves antiques de S.A. le Prince Stanislas Poniatowski, 1830-1833: IX.1.61Prendeville, J., Explanatory catalogue of the proof-impressions of the antique gems possessed by the late Prince Poniatowski and now in the possession of John Tyrrell, Esq, H. Graves for the proprietor, London, 1841For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

GROUP OF SIX INTAGLIO ENGRAVED GLASS TASSIE 'GEMS', late 18th or early 19th century, including a dark amethyst example, CUPID TAKING AN ARROW FROM A QUIVER, "Jamais de repos", (no.1405), 2cm wide; a dark orange example, CUPID GUIDING A SMALL SAIL, "Never despair", (no.399), 2cm wide; a light amethyst example of hexagonal section, SHIP, "Friend", (no.279), 1.5cm high; and three others Provenance: The Miller-Williams Collection of Tassie Intaglios The avid and erudite Dorset collector Mrs Margaret Miller-Williams, forms her fascinating collection of Tassie glass intaglios, related seals and imprints. The group, assembled over many years of sharp eyed hunting in shops and markets in the UK and abroad, is a small but strongly representative part of William Tassie's (1777 - 1860) huge output. Miller-Williams' original interest in the Tassie Neoclassical phenomenom was originally fired by a close friend who as a great great great great niece of Tassie's had inherited a large collection of the engraver's own intaglios, and who gave Miller-Williams her duplicates, to get the collection started William Tassie himself, nephew of James Tassie (1735 - 1799) who was also a gem engraver, had a famed collection of over 20,000 intaglios. It is thought that between them, the Tassies could reasonably be credited with the reintroduction of the ancient skill of Intaglio gem engraving, and their work meshed perfectly with the newly fashionable Grand Tour and the general and ubiquitous vogue for all things Neoclassical. The sheer quality of their work brought great acclaim, and their intaglios found their way into many great collections, including that of Catherine the Great of Russia -that cumulation now held at the State Hermitage Museums The bracketed numbers in the following lots relate to the full listing 'A CATALOGUE OF THAT PART OF MR WILLIAM TASSIE'S EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF IMPRESSIONS FROM ENGRAVED GEMS, CONSISTING OF DEVICES AND EMBLEMS...', printed by W.Nicol, London 1830

GROUP OF FOUR INTAGLIO ENGRAVED GLASS TASSIE 'GEMS', late 18th or early 19th century, including a large dark blue oval example, possibly depicting the Abduction of Helen, 5.5cm wide; a clear oval example, LION LOOKING IN A MIRROR, "toujours le meme", (no.1344), 2.5cm wide; a dark blue oval example depicting the psyche of Roma as a winged Nike, 'MARCHANT ROMA', 3.25cm high; and a light amethyst oval example depicting an ecstatic Bacchante, 2.5cm high Provenance: The Miller-Williams Collection of Tassie Intaglios The avid and erudite Dorset collector Mrs Margaret Miller-Williams, forms her fascinating collection of Tassie glass intaglios, related seals and imprints. The group, assembled over many years of sharp eyed hunting in shops and markets in the UK and abroad, is a small but strongly representative part of William Tassie's (1777 - 1860) huge output. Miller-Williams' original interest in the Tassie Neoclassical phenomenom was originally fired by a close friend who as a great great great great niece of Tassie's had inherited a large collection of the engraver's own intaglios, and who gave Miller-Williams her duplicates, to get the collection started William Tassie himself, nephew of James Tassie (1735 - 1799) who was also a gem engraver, had a famed collection of over 20,000 intaglios. It is thought that between them, the Tassies could reasonably be credited with the reintroduction of the ancient skill of Intaglio gem engraving, and their work meshed perfectly with the newly fashionable Grand Tour and the general and ubiquitous vogue for all things Neoclassical. The sheer quality of their work brought great acclaim, and their intaglios found their way into many great collections, including that of Catherine the Great of Russia -that cumulation now held at the State Hermitage Museums The bracketed numbers in the following lots relate to the full listing 'A CATALOGUE OF THAT PART OF MR WILLIAM TASSIE'S EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF IMPRESSIONS FROM ENGRAVED GEMS, CONSISTING OF DEVICES AND EMBLEMS...', printed by W.Nicol, London 1830

GROUP OF SIX INTAGLIO ENGRAVED GLASS TASSIE 'GEMS', late 18th or early 19th century, including an amber coloured oval example with an armorial, 2cm high; a citrine coloured rectangular example, 'ILL WEEDS GROW APACE', 1.75cm high; a clear oval example depicting a Campana urn, 1.5cm high; a clear rectangular example 'WITH ALL THY FAULTS I LOVE THEE STILL', (no.153), 1.5cm wide; a dark amethyst coloured rectangular example, A MOUSE GNAWING AWAY THE NET IN WHICH THE LION IS CAUGHT, "Not unmindful of benefits", (no.782), 1.8cm wide; and one other Provenance: The Miller-Williams Collection of Tassie Intaglios The avid and erudite Dorset collector Mrs Margaret Miller-Williams, forms her fascinating collection of Tassie glass intaglios, related seals and imprints. The group, assembled over many years of sharp eyed hunting in shops and markets in the UK and abroad, is a small but strongly representative part of William Tassie's (1777 - 1860) huge output. Miller-Williams' original interest in the Tassie Neoclassical phenomenom was originally fired by a close friend who as a great great great great niece of Tassie's had inherited a large collection of the engraver's own intaglios, and who gave Miller-Williams her duplicates, to get the collection started William Tassie himself, nephew of James Tassie (1735 - 1799) who was also a gem engraver, had a famed collection of over 20,000 intaglios. It is thought that between them, the Tassies could reasonably be credited with the reintroduction of the ancient skill of Intaglio gem engraving, and their work meshed perfectly with the newly fashionable Grand Tour and the general and ubiquitous vogue for all things Neoclassical. The sheer quality of their work brought great acclaim, and their intaglios found their way into many great collections, including that of Catherine the Great of Russia -that cumulation now held at the State Hermitage Museums The bracketed numbers in the following lots relate to the full listing 'A CATALOGUE OF THAT PART OF MR WILLIAM TASSIE'S EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF IMPRESSIONS FROM ENGRAVED GEMS, CONSISTING OF DEVICES AND EMBLEMS...', printed by W.Nicol, London 1830

GROUP OF EIGHT INTAGLIO ENGRAVED GLASS TASSIE 'GEMS', late 18th or early 19th century, including a clear rectangular example depicting a rabbit amongst grasses, 1.7cm wide; a black oval example, MERCURY AS A MESSENGER ON HORSEBACK, "Who is at home here?", (no.421), 1.3cm wide; a red/brown oval example depicting the head of a Roman, 2cm high; a clear rectangular example, A HAND HOLDING A GLASS, "Here's a health to ane I lo' dear", (no.548), 1.7cm high; and four further examples Provenance: The Miller-Williams Collection of Tassie Intaglios The avid and erudite Dorset collector Mrs Margaret Miller-Williams, forms her fascinating collection of Tassie glass intaglios, related seals and imprints. The group, assembled over many years of sharp eyed hunting in shops and markets in the UK and abroad, is a small but strongly representative part of William Tassie's (1777 - 1860) huge output. Miller-Williams' original interest in the Tassie Neoclassical phenomenom was originally fired by a close friend who as a great great great great niece of Tassie's had inherited a large collection of the engraver's own intaglios, and who gave Miller-Williams her duplicates, to get the collection started William Tassie himself, nephew of James Tassie (1735 - 1799) who was also a gem engraver, had a famed collection of over 20,000 intaglios. It is thought that between them, the Tassies could reasonably be credited with the reintroduction of the ancient skill of Intaglio gem engraving, and their work meshed perfectly with the newly fashionable Grand Tour and the general and ubiquitous vogue for all things Neoclassical. The sheer quality of their work brought great acclaim, and their intaglios found their way into many great collections, including that of Catherine the Great of Russia -that cumulation now held at the State Hermitage Museums The bracketed numbers in the following lots relate to the full listing 'A CATALOGUE OF THAT PART OF MR WILLIAM TASSIE'S EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF IMPRESSIONS FROM ENGRAVED GEMS, CONSISTING OF DEVICES AND EMBLEMS...', printed by W.Nicol, London 1830

GROUP OF FIVE INTAGLIO ENGRAVED GLASS TASSIE 'GEMS', late 18th or early 19th century, including a circular black button with a Roman head in low relief, 1.3cm diameter; an amber coloured oval example engraved 'M & W', 1.8cm wide; an amber coloured oval example depicting Cupid driving a two-horse chariot, 1cm wide; a green oval example depicting Fortuna holding balance scales, 1.2cm high; an engraved amethyst stone intaglio loosely depicting a horse, probably ancient, 1.8cm wide; a Victorian engraved bloodstone seal disk, with monogram, 1.1cm diameter; three Tassie plaster portrait reliefs; a white ceramic profile relief in Classical style; and two other items Provenance: The Miller-Williams Collection of Tassie Intaglios The avid and erudite Dorset collector Mrs Margaret Miller-Williams, forms her fascinating collection of Tassie glass intaglios, related seals and imprints. The group, assembled over many years of sharp eyed hunting in shops and markets in the UK and abroad, is a small but strongly representative part of William Tassie's (1777 - 1860) huge output. Miller-Williams' original interest in the Tassie Neoclassical phenomenom was originally fired by a close friend who as a great great great great niece of Tassie's had inherited a large collection of the engraver's own intaglios, and who gave Miller-Williams her duplicates, to get the collection started William Tassie himself, nephew of James Tassie (1735 - 1799) who was also a gem engraver, had a famed collection of over 20,000 intaglios. It is thought that between them, the Tassies could reasonably be credited with the reintroduction of the ancient skill of Intaglio gem engraving, and their work meshed perfectly with the newly fashionable Grand Tour and the general and ubiquitous vogue for all things Neoclassical. The sheer quality of their work brought great acclaim, and their intaglios found their way into many great collections, including that of Catherine the Great of Russia -that cumulation now held at the State Hermitage Museums The bracketed numbers in the following lots relate to the full listing 'A CATALOGUE OF THAT PART OF MR WILLIAM TASSIE'S EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF IMPRESSIONS FROM ENGRAVED GEMS, CONSISTING OF DEVICES AND EMBLEMS...', printed by W.Nicol, London 1830

GROUP OF SIX INTAGLIO ENGRAVED GLASS TASSIE 'GEMS', late 18th or early 19th century, including an oval green example with a bird, a serpent and a wheatsheaf, 1.5cm wide; an oval blue example with a courting couple and three attendants, 2cm wide; a grey/brown oval example depicting a sailing vessel, 2.5cm wide; a red oval example with the profile of a Roman lady, 1.8cm high; a rectangular citrine coloured example with the profile of a Roman, 2cm high; and a clear oval example, TWO-A-PENNY, with Cupid and a wheelbarrow full of hearts, 2.3cm wide Note, the last of those listed in this lot is pictorially identical to nos. 1419 and 1420 in the Tassie catalogue, but the inscription differs in both cases Provenance: The Miller-Williams Collection of Tassie Intaglios The avid and erudite Dorset collector Mrs Margaret Miller-Williams, forms her fascinating collection of Tassie glass intaglios, related seals and imprints. The group, assembled over many years of sharp eyed hunting in shops and markets in the UK and abroad, is a small but strongly representative part of William Tassie's (1777 - 1860) huge output. Miller-Williams' original interest in the Tassie Neoclassical phenomenom was originally fired by a close friend who as a great great great great niece of Tassie's had inherited a large collection of the engraver's own intaglios, and who gave Miller-Williams her duplicates, to get the collection started William Tassie himself, nephew of James Tassie (1735 - 1799) who was also a gem engraver, had a famed collection of over 20,000 intaglios. It is thought that between them, the Tassies could reasonably be credited with the reintroduction of the ancient skill of Intaglio gem engraving, and their work meshed perfectly with the newly fashionable Grand Tour and the general and ubiquitous vogue for all things Neoclassical. The sheer quality of their work brought great acclaim, and their intaglios found their way into many great collections, including that of Catherine the Great of Russia -that cumulation now held at the State Hermitage Museums The bracketed numbers in the following lots relate to the full listing 'A CATALOGUE OF THAT PART OF MR WILLIAM TASSIE'S EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF IMPRESSIONS FROM ENGRAVED GEMS, CONSISTING OF DEVICES AND EMBLEMS...', printed by W.Nicol, London 1830

GROUP OF SIX INTAGLIO ENGRAVED GLASS TASSIE 'GEMS', late 18th or early 19th century, including a clear rectangular example, A MOUSE GNAWING AWAY THE NET IN WHICH THE LION IS CAUGHT, "Not unmindful of benefits", (no.782), 1.6cm wide, set into a gilt metal watch fob, 3.5cm high overall; a clear oval example with a figural scene of two nudes flanked by Greek script, 2cm wide; a blue oval example with the profile of a Roman lady, 3cm high; a clear rectangular example, AN HOUR-GLASS, "Le Tems passe, mais l'Amite dure", (no.1142), 1.5cm high; and two others Provenance: The Miller-Williams Collection of Tassie Intaglios The avid and erudite Dorset collector Mrs Margaret Miller-Williams, forms her fascinating collection of Tassie glass intaglios, related seals and imprints. The group, assembled over many years of sharp eyed hunting in shops and markets in the UK and abroad, is a small but strongly representative part of William Tassie's (1777 - 1860) huge output. Miller-Williams' original interest in the Tassie Neoclassical phenomenom was originally fired by a close friend who as a great great great great niece of Tassie's had inherited a large collection of the engraver's own intaglios, and who gave Miller-Williams her duplicates, to get the collection started William Tassie himself, nephew of James Tassie (1735 - 1799) who was also a gem engraver, had a famed collection of over 20,000 intaglios. It is thought that between them, the Tassies could reasonably be credited with the reintroduction of the ancient skill of Intaglio gem engraving, and their work meshed perfectly with the newly fashionable Grand Tour and the general and ubiquitous vogue for all things Neoclassical. The sheer quality of their work brought great acclaim, and their intaglios found their way into many great collections, including that of Catherine the Great of Russia -that cumulation now held at the State Hermitage Museums The bracketed numbers in the following lots relate to the full listing 'A CATALOGUE OF THAT PART OF MR WILLIAM TASSIE'S EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF IMPRESSIONS FROM ENGRAVED GEMS, CONSISTING OF DEVICES AND EMBLEMS...', printed by W.Nicol, London 1830

GROUP OF SIX INTAGLIO ENGRAVED GLASS TASSIE 'GEMS', late 18th or early 19th century, including a circular amethyst example depicting Britannia seated, 2cm diameter; a clear rectangular example depicting a Bee, INDUSTRY, 1cm high; a dark green rectangular example, IN ADVERSIS ETIAM FIDA, a broken column, 1cm high; an oval amber coloured example inscribed 'A A U' and mounted beneath a bronze lion's torso as a desk seal, 2cm high overall; two other examples, and another engraved glass 'gem' by another hand Provenance: The Miller-Williams Collection of Tassie Intaglios The avid and erudite Dorset collector Mrs Margaret Miller-Williams, forms her fascinating collection of Tassie glass intaglios, related seals and imprints. The group, assembled over many years of sharp eyed hunting in shops and markets in the UK and abroad, is a small but strongly representative part of William Tassie's (1777 - 1860) huge output. Miller-Williams' original interest in the Tassie Neoclassical phenomenom was originally fired by a close friend who as a great great great great niece of Tassie's had inherited a large collection of the engraver's own intaglios, and who gave Miller-Williams her duplicates, to get the collection started William Tassie himself, nephew of James Tassie (1735 - 1799) who was also a gem engraver, had a famed collection of over 20,000 intaglios. It is thought that between them, the Tassies could reasonably be credited with the reintroduction of the ancient skill of Intaglio gem engraving, and their work meshed perfectly with the newly fashionable Grand Tour and the general and ubiquitous vogue for all things Neoclassical. The sheer quality of their work brought great acclaim, and their intaglios found their way into many great collections, including that of Catherine the Great of Russia -that cumulation now held at the State Hermitage Museums The bracketed numbers in the following lots relate to the full listing 'A CATALOGUE OF THAT PART OF MR WILLIAM TASSIE'S EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF IMPRESSIONS FROM ENGRAVED GEMS, CONSISTING OF DEVICES AND EMBLEMS...', printed by W.Nicol, London 1830

GROUP OF NINE INTAGLIO ENGRAVED GLASS TASSIE 'GEMS', late 18th or early 19th century, including a clear oval example, CUPID WITH UPLIFTED HANDS, KNEELING, "Pray do", (no.389), 1.8cm wide; a clear rectangular example, SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT, (no.534), 1.5cm wide, a clear rectangular example, HOPE I DON'T INTRUDE, 1.6cm high; an amber coloured rectangular example with a wolf, 1.5cm wide; a rectangular amethyst coloured example with the head of a Roman, 1.8cm high; and four other examples Provenance: The Miller-Williams Collection of Tassie Intaglios The avid and erudite Dorset collector Mrs Margaret Miller-Williams, forms her fascinating collection of Tassie glass intaglios, related seals and imprints. The group, assembled over many years of sharp eyed hunting in shops and markets in the UK and abroad, is a small but strongly representative part of William Tassie's (1777 - 1860) huge output. Miller-Williams' original interest in the Tassie Neoclassical phenomenom was originally fired by a close friend who as a great great great great niece of Tassie's had inherited a large collection of the engraver's own intaglios, and who gave Miller-Williams her duplicates, to get the collection started William Tassie himself, nephew of James Tassie (1735 - 1799) who was also a gem engraver, had a famed collection of over 20,000 intaglios. It is thought that between them, the Tassies could reasonably be credited with the reintroduction of the ancient skill of Intaglio gem engraving, and their work meshed perfectly with the newly fashionable Grand Tour and the general and ubiquitous vogue for all things Neoclassical. The sheer quality of their work brought great acclaim, and their intaglios found their way into many great collections, including that of Catherine the Great of Russia -that cumulation now held at the State Hermitage Museums The bracketed numbers in the following lots relate to the full listing 'A CATALOGUE OF THAT PART OF MR WILLIAM TASSIE'S EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF IMPRESSIONS FROM ENGRAVED GEMS, CONSISTING OF DEVICES AND EMBLEMS...', printed by W.Nicol, London 1830

FOUR INTAGLIO ENGRAVED GLASS TASSIE 'GEMS', INSET INTO A GILT BRONZE AND AMETHYST GLASS MOUNTED DESK SEAL, late 18th or early 19th century, the six housings (two being vacant) rotating on a spoked wheel, the glass handle faceted, 9cm long overall; an intaglio glass 'gem' set seal engraved with a bearded warrior, with replacement shaft and ivory handle, 8.5cm high; a white glass profile depiction of a classical youth, 3.5cm high; another Tassie seal engraved with a profile of a bearded Roman, 3cm long; and another Tassie engraved glass 'gem' with a profile1.5cm high Provenance: The Miller-Williams Collection of Tassie Intaglios The avid and erudite Dorset collector Mrs Margaret Miller-Williams, forms her fascinating collection of Tassie glass intaglios, related seals and imprints. The group, assembled over many years of sharp eyed hunting in shops and markets in the UK and abroad, is a small but strongly representative part of William Tassie's (1777 - 1860) huge output. Miller-Williams' original interest in the Tassie Neoclassical phenomenom was originally fired by a close friend who as a great great great great niece of Tassie's had inherited a large collection of the engraver's own intaglios, and who gave Miller-Williams her duplicates, to get the collection started William Tassie himself, nephew of James Tassie (1735 - 1799) who was also a gem engraver, had a famed collection of over 20,000 intaglios. It is thought that between them, the Tassies could reasonably be credited with the reintroduction of the ancient skill of Intaglio gem engraving, and their work meshed perfectly with the newly fashionable Grand Tour and the general and ubiquitous vogue for all things Neoclassical. The sheer quality of their work brought great acclaim, and their intaglios found their way into many great collections, including that of Catherine the Great of Russia -that cumulation now held at the State Hermitage Museums The bracketed numbers in the following lots relate to the full listing 'A CATALOGUE OF THAT PART OF MR WILLIAM TASSIE'S EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF IMPRESSIONS FROM ENGRAVED GEMS, CONSISTING OF DEVICES AND EMBLEMS...', printed by W.Nicol, London 1830

GROUP OF SIXTEEN RED COMPOSITION INTAGLIO CASTS, probably by Tassie, mostly formed as doubles, being obverse and reverse of ancient coins, all within gilt card borders, the largest 8cm wide; a black wax seal cast fragment; two red wax seal imprints; a near eastern engraved stone toggle, possibly ancient: a pair of faceted carnelian cuff links; three small metal desk seals and other items, all within a painted wood and glazed case, the case 52 x 41cm Provenance: The Miller-Williams Collection of Tassie Intaglios The avid and erudite Dorset collector Mrs Margaret Miller-Williams, forms her fascinating collection of Tassie glass intaglios, related seals and imprints. The group, assembled over many years of sharp eyed hunting in shops and markets in the UK and abroad, is a small but strongly representative part of William Tassie's (1777 - 1860) huge output. Miller-Williams' original interest in the Tassie Neoclassical phenomenom was originally fired by a close friend who as a great great great great niece of Tassie's had inherited a large collection of the engraver's own intaglios, and who gave Miller-Williams her duplicates, to get the collection started William Tassie himself, nephew of James Tassie (1735 - 1799) who was also a gem engraver, had a famed collection of over 20,000 intaglios. It is thought that between them, the Tassies could reasonably be credited with the reintroduction of the ancient skill of Intaglio gem engraving, and their work meshed perfectly with the newly fashionable Grand Tour and the general and ubiquitous vogue for all things Neoclassical. The sheer quality of their work brought great acclaim, and their intaglios found their way into many great collections, including that of Catherine the Great of Russia -that cumulation now held at the State Hermitage Museums The bracketed numbers in the following lots relate to the full listing 'A CATALOGUE OF THAT PART OF MR WILLIAM TASSIE'S EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF IMPRESSIONS FROM ENGRAVED GEMS, CONSISTING OF DEVICES AND EMBLEMS...', printed by W.Nicol, London 1830

GROUP OF EIGHT INTAGLIO ENGRAVED GLASS TASSIE 'GEMS', late 18th or early 19th century, including a rectangular amethyst coloured example, I'LL COME & SEE YOU IN SPITE OF O' THEM A, (no.530), 1.5cm wide; a rectangular black example, QUAE SURSUM VOLO VIDERE, "I am resolved to look upwards", (no.710), 1.7cm wide; a small rectangular white example, A SNAIL, "Always at home", (no.337), 1cm wide; a clear rectangular example, TWO BIRDS WITH A RUNNING KNOT, "Le plus loin, le plus serre" -the further the distance, the closer the tie, (no.1328), 1.8cm wide; and four others Provenance: The Miller-Williams Collection of Tassie Intaglios The avid and erudite Dorset collector Mrs Margaret Miller-Williams, forms her fascinating collection of Tassie glass intaglios, related seals and imprints. The group, assembled over many years of sharp eyed hunting in shops and markets in the UK and abroad, is a small but strongly representative part of William Tassie's (1777 - 1860) huge output. Miller-Williams' original interest in the Tassie Neoclassical phenomenom was originally fired by a close friend who as a great great great great niece of Tassie's had inherited a large collection of the engraver's own intaglios, and who gave Miller-Williams her duplicates, to get the collection started William Tassie himself, nephew of James Tassie (1735 - 1799) who was also a gem engraver, had a famed collection of over 20,000 intaglios. It is thought that between them, the Tassies could reasonably be credited with the reintroduction of the ancient skill of Intaglio gem engraving, and their work meshed perfectly with the newly fashionable Grand Tour and the general and ubiquitous vogue for all things Neoclassical. The sheer quality of their work brought great acclaim, and their intaglios found their way into many great collections, including that of Catherine the Great of Russia -that cumulation now held at the State Hermitage Museums The bracketed numbers in the following lots relate to the full listing 'A CATALOGUE OF THAT PART OF MR WILLIAM TASSIE'S EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF IMPRESSIONS FROM ENGRAVED GEMS, CONSISTING OF DEVICES AND EMBLEMS...', printed by W.Nicol, London 1830

GROUP OF SEVEN INTAGLIO ENGRAVED GLASS TASSIE 'GEMS', late 18th or early 19th century, including a dark green rectangular example, A SPRIG OF LAUREL, "Cresce non Cambia" -It grows but changes not, (no.915), 1.5cm high; an amber coloured rectangular example, A MARINER'S COMPASS, "Agitee, mais Constante" -Wavering but Constant, (no.1147), 1.5cm high; a rectangular dark yellow example, LOUISA, (no.60), 1.7cm wide; a clear rectangular example, THE VIOLET, "Il faut me chercher" -Thou must seek me, (no.1230), 1.5cm high; three smaller Tassie 'gems'; and a glass intaglio probably by another hand Provenance: The Miller-Williams Collection of Tassie Intaglios The avid and erudite Dorset collector Mrs Margaret Miller-Williams, forms her fascinating collection of Tassie glass intaglios, related seals and imprints. The group, assembled over many years of sharp eyed hunting in shops and markets in the UK and abroad, is a small but strongly representative part of William Tassie's (1777 - 1860) huge output. Miller-Williams' original interest in the Tassie Neoclassical phenomenom was originally fired by a close friend who as a great great great great niece of Tassie's had inherited a large collection of the engraver's own intaglios, and who gave Miller-Williams her duplicates, to get the collection started William Tassie himself, nephew of James Tassie (1735 - 1799) who was also a gem engraver, had a famed collection of over 20,000 intaglios. It is thought that between them, the Tassies could reasonably be credited with the reintroduction of the ancient skill of Intaglio gem engraving, and their work meshed perfectly with the newly fashionable Grand Tour and the general and ubiquitous vogue for all things Neoclassical. The sheer quality of their work brought great acclaim, and their intaglios found their way into many great collections, including that of Catherine the Great of Russia -that cumulation now held at the State Hermitage Museums The bracketed numbers in the following lots relate to the full listing 'A CATALOGUE OF THAT PART OF MR WILLIAM TASSIE'S EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF IMPRESSIONS FROM ENGRAVED GEMS, CONSISTING OF DEVICES AND EMBLEMS...', printed by W.Nicol, London 1830

GROUP OF SEVEN INTAGLIO ENGRAVED GLASS TASSIE 'GEMS', late 18th or early 19th century, including an amethyst rectangular example, A SHIP IN A STORM, "Telle est la Vie", (no.1172), 1.5cm wide; a black rectangular example, A MOUSE GNAWING AWAY THE NET IN WHICH A LION IS CAUGHT, "Non immemor beneficii", (no.782), 1.7cm wide; a green rectangular example, A ROSE, "England for ever', (no.294), 1.5cm high; a clear rectangular example, A CHAMBERSTICK, "Bon Soir", (no.982), 1.7cm high; and three others, smaller Provenance: The Miller-Williams Collection of Tassie Intaglios The avid and erudite Dorset collector Mrs Margaret Miller-Williams, forms her fascinating collection of Tassie glass intaglios, related seals and imprints. The group, assembled over many years of sharp eyed hunting in shops and markets in the UK and abroad, is a small but strongly representative part of William Tassie's (1777 - 1860) huge output. Miller-Williams' original interest in the Tassie Neoclassical phenomenom was originally fired by a close friend who as a great great great great niece of Tassie's had inherited a large collection of the engraver's own intaglios, and who gave Miller-Williams her duplicates, to get the collection started William Tassie himself, nephew of James Tassie (1735 - 1799) who was also a gem engraver, had a famed collection of over 20,000 intaglios. It is thought that between them, the Tassies could reasonably be credited with the reintroduction of the ancient skill of Intaglio gem engraving, and their work meshed perfectly with the newly fashionable Grand Tour and the general and ubiquitous vogue for all things Neoclassical. The sheer quality of their work brought great acclaim, and their intaglios found their way into many great collections, including that of Catherine the Great of Russia -that cumulation now held at the State Hermitage Museums The bracketed numbers in the following lots relate to the full listing 'A CATALOGUE OF THAT PART OF MR WILLIAM TASSIE'S EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF IMPRESSIONS FROM ENGRAVED GEMS, CONSISTING OF DEVICES AND EMBLEMS...', printed by W.Nicol, London 1830

GROUP OF SEVEN INTAGLIO ENGRAVED GLASS TASSIE 'GEMS', late 18th or early 19th century, including a hexagonal clear example, BACCHUS HAS DROWNED MORE THAN NEPTUNE, 1.7cm high; a clear rectangular example, NOAH'S ARK RESTING ON MOUNT ARARAT, "Apres la Pluie, le beau Tems", (no.1210), 1.7cm wide; a square section amber coloured example, AN OWL IN A COCKLE-SHELL, "Wisdom in Everything", (no.1210), 1.5cm wide; another amber example engraved with two hearts, 1.5cm wide; another example engraved with ducks, set into a gilt metal fob seal, 2cm high; and two other small examples Provenance: The Miller-Williams Collection of Tassie Intaglios The avid and erudite Dorset collector Mrs Margaret Miller-Williams, forms her fascinating collection of Tassie glass intaglios, related seals and imprints. The group, assembled over many years of sharp eyed hunting in shops and markets in the UK and abroad, is a small but strongly representative part of William Tassie's (1777 - 1860) huge output. Miller-Williams' original interest in the Tassie Neoclassical phenomenom was originally fired by a close friend who as a great great great great niece of Tassie's had inherited a large collection of the engraver's own intaglios, and who gave Miller-Williams her duplicates, to get the collection started William Tassie himself, nephew of James Tassie (1735 - 1799) who was also a gem engraver, had a famed collection of over 20,000 intaglios. It is thought that between them, the Tassies could reasonably be credited with the reintroduction of the ancient skill of Intaglio gem engraving, and their work meshed perfectly with the newly fashionable Grand Tour and the general and ubiquitous vogue for all things Neoclassical. The sheer quality of their work brought great acclaim, and their intaglios found their way into many great collections, including that of Catherine the Great of Russia -that cumulation now held at the State Hermitage Museums The bracketed numbers in the following lots relate to the full listing 'A CATALOGUE OF THAT PART OF MR WILLIAM TASSIE'S EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF IMPRESSIONS FROM ENGRAVED GEMS, CONSISTING OF DEVICES AND EMBLEMS...', printed by W.Nicol, London 1830

GROUP OF SIX INTAGLIO ENGRAVED GLASS TASSIE 'GEMS', late 18th or early 19th century, including a rectangule dark blue example, THO' ABSENT NOT FORGOTTEN, 1.5cm wide; a rectangular clear example, O'ER BEND IT & IT BREAKS, 1.8cm wide; a dark amber/brown rectangular example, AGNES, 1.6cm wide; two further examples; and an engraved carnelian example, possibly ancient, depicting a beast, 2cm wide Provenance: The Miller-Williams Collection of Tassie Intaglios The avid and erudite Dorset collector Mrs Margaret Miller-Williams, forms her fascinating collection of Tassie glass intaglios, related seals and imprints. The group, assembled over many years of sharp eyed hunting in shops and markets in the UK and abroad, is a small but strongly representative part of William Tassie's (1777 - 1860) huge output. Miller-Williams' original interest in the Tassie Neoclassical phenomenom was originally fired by a close friend who as a great great great great niece of Tassie's had inherited a large collection of the engraver's own intaglios, and who gave Miller-Williams her duplicates, to get the collection started William Tassie himself, nephew of James Tassie (1735 - 1799) who was also a gem engraver, had a famed collection of over 20,000 intaglios. It is thought that between them, the Tassies could reasonably be credited with the reintroduction of the ancient skill of Intaglio gem engraving, and their work meshed perfectly with the newly fashionable Grand Tour and the general and ubiquitous vogue for all things Neoclassical. The sheer quality of their work brought great acclaim, and their intaglios found their way into many great collections, including that of Catherine the Great of Russia -that cumulation now held at the State Hermitage Museums The bracketed numbers in the following lots relate to the full listing 'A CATALOGUE OF THAT PART OF MR WILLIAM TASSIE'S EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF IMPRESSIONS FROM ENGRAVED GEMS, CONSISTING OF DEVICES AND EMBLEMS...', printed by W.Nicol, London 1830

GROUP OF SIX INTAGLIO ENGRAVED GLASS TASSIE 'GEMS', late 18th or early 19th century, including a rectangule dark blue example, REPONSE, S'IL VOUS PLAIT, (no.1056), 1.7cm wide; a rectangular light red example depicting A PIG, "I will a Tail unfold", (no.348, variant), 1.5cm wide; an oval light blue example depicting the head of an eagle, 1.5cm wide; a rectangular dark amber coloured example, TRUTH, set into a gilt metal fob, 2cm high; a clear rectangular example, A GOOSE ON THE TOP OF BATTLEMENTS, "L'Ennemi arrive", (no.1293), 1.8cm high; a white paste profile relief of the head of a Roman, 2.3cm high; and an unengraved oval amber coloured 'gem' Provenance: The Miller-Williams Collection of Tassie Intaglios The avid and erudite Dorset collector Mrs Margaret Miller-Williams, forms her fascinating collection of Tassie glass intaglios, related seals and imprints. The group, assembled over many years of sharp eyed hunting in shops and markets in the UK and abroad, is a small but strongly representative part of William Tassie's (1777 - 1860) huge output. Miller-Williams' original interest in the Tassie Neoclassical phenomenom was originally fired by a close friend who as a great great great great niece of Tassie's had inherited a large collection of the engraver's own intaglios, and who gave Miller-Williams her duplicates, to get the collection started William Tassie himself, nephew of James Tassie (1735 - 1799) who was also a gem engraver, had a famed collection of over 20,000 intaglios. It is thought that between them, the Tassies could reasonably be credited with the reintroduction of the ancient skill of Intaglio gem engraving, and their work meshed perfectly with the newly fashionable Grand Tour and the general and ubiquitous vogue for all things Neoclassical. The sheer quality of their work brought great acclaim, and their intaglios found their way into many great collections, including that of Catherine the Great of Russia -that cumulation now held at the State Hermitage Museums The bracketed numbers in the following lots relate to the full listing 'A CATALOGUE OF THAT PART OF MR WILLIAM TASSIE'S EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF IMPRESSIONS FROM ENGRAVED GEMS, CONSISTING OF DEVICES AND EMBLEMS...', printed by W.Nicol, London 1830

GROUP OF SIX INTAGLIO ENGRAVED GLASS TASSIE 'GEMS', late 18th or early 19th century, including a clear rectangular example depicting three birds eating corn, 1.8cm wide; a white paste profile of the head of Admiral Nelson, signed, 1.5cm high; an oval purple example depicting Venus in a scallopshell drawn by tritons, 2cm wide; a clear rectangular example, A WEATHERCOCK ON TOP OF A BUILDING, "Je ne change jamais la premiere", (no.1143), 1.5cm high; a tapered cylindrical purple example, VITE, 1cm high; another example; and a small carved wood seal stamp Provenance: The Miller-Williams Collection of Tassie Intaglios The avid and erudite Dorset collector Mrs Margaret Miller-Williams, forms her fascinating collection of Tassie glass intaglios, related seals and imprints. The group, assembled over many years of sharp eyed hunting in shops and markets in the UK and abroad, is a small but strongly representative part of William Tassie's (1777 - 1860) huge output. Miller-Williams' original interest in the Tassie Neoclassical phenomenom was originally fired by a close friend who as a great great great great niece of Tassie's had inherited a large collection of the engraver's own intaglios, and who gave Miller-Williams her duplicates, to get the collection started William Tassie himself, nephew of James Tassie (1735 - 1799) who was also a gem engraver, had a famed collection of over 20,000 intaglios. It is thought that between them, the Tassies could reasonably be credited with the reintroduction of the ancient skill of Intaglio gem engraving, and their work meshed perfectly with the newly fashionable Grand Tour and the general and ubiquitous vogue for all things Neoclassical. The sheer quality of their work brought great acclaim, and their intaglios found their way into many great collections, including that of Catherine the Great of Russia -that cumulation now held at the State Hermitage Museums The bracketed numbers in the following lots relate to the full listing 'A CATALOGUE OF THAT PART OF MR WILLIAM TASSIE'S EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF IMPRESSIONS FROM ENGRAVED GEMS, CONSISTING OF DEVICES AND EMBLEMS...', printed by W.Nicol, London 1830

GROUP OF SIX INTAGLIO ENGRAVED GLASS TASSIE 'GEMS', late 18th or early 19th century, including a rectangular blue example, AN ANCHOR, "Spero Meliora", (no.740), 1.7cm wide; a clear rectangular example, THE EYE OF PROVIDENCE & AN ANCHOR, "Our Trust and Hope", (no.480), 1.5cm high; a rectangular blue example with a bird above her nest with Latin inscription above, 1.6cm wide; a dark green rectangular example with Cupid and a wheelbarrow of flowers, inscribed CHOISISSEZ, 1.5cm wide; two smaller examples; and a Roman bronze coin Provenance: The Miller-Williams Collection of Tassie Intaglios The avid and erudite Dorset collector Mrs Margaret Miller-Williams, forms her fascinating collection of Tassie glass intaglios, related seals and imprints. The group, assembled over many years of sharp eyed hunting in shops and markets in the UK and abroad, is a small but strongly representative part of William Tassie's (1777 - 1860) huge output. Miller-Williams' original interest in the Tassie Neoclassical phenomenom was originally fired by a close friend who as a great great great great niece of Tassie's had inherited a large collection of the engraver's own intaglios, and who gave Miller-Williams her duplicates, to get the collection started William Tassie himself, nephew of James Tassie (1735 - 1799) who was also a gem engraver, had a famed collection of over 20,000 intaglios. It is thought that between them, the Tassies could reasonably be credited with the reintroduction of the ancient skill of Intaglio gem engraving, and their work meshed perfectly with the newly fashionable Grand Tour and the general and ubiquitous vogue for all things Neoclassical. The sheer quality of their work brought great acclaim, and their intaglios found their way into many great collections, including that of Catherine the Great of Russia -that cumulation now held at the State Hermitage Museums The bracketed numbers in the following lots relate to the full listing 'A CATALOGUE OF THAT PART OF MR WILLIAM TASSIE'S EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF IMPRESSIONS FROM ENGRAVED GEMS, CONSISTING OF DEVICES AND EMBLEMS...', printed by W.Nicol, London 1830