A Rare Walnut Eight Day Longcase Clock with Unusual Seconds Dial in the Arch, signed Bradley, London, circa 1715, the case with caddy top and fine pierced fretwork, arched trunk door with stringing and moulded edge upon rectangular plinth, 12-inch brass arched dial, dial centre with ringed winding holes and date aperture, cherub and crown spandrels, the arch with two silvered plaques signed "Bradley, London", 5-inch silvered seconds dial with a counter balanced seconds hand and interesting engraving of military equipment, with on the left side the flag of Louis XIV and on the right the flag of the Duc De Aujou, who became King Phillip 5th of Spain in 1700, seven pillar movement with anchor escapement set in the on extended plates and internal countwheel striking on bell, 245cm high *Langley Bradley born 1663 was apprenticed to Joseph Wise in 1687 and was freeman of the "Clockmakers" Company in 1695. He was elected master in 1726 and was a member until 1738. His address was Minute Dyall in Fenchurch Street. As well as making St Paul's Cathedral's clock, he also made ones for St.Giles in Edinburgh and Cripplegate, London. In the Sloan Museum there is a fine calendar watch by Bradley, this was commissioned by William III and presented to Sir Christopher Wren.
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A remarkable group of seventeen leaves in Spanish, signed by Riquelme (Alonso, first treasurer of Peru), Salcedo (Garcia de, first 'Veedor' at Lima), Ampuero (Francisco, Councillor at Lima, husband of Ines Huaylas), Pizarro (Pedro, a founder of Arequipa and historian of the Conquest, cousin of Francisco) and others, from the Notary Public's Registers of civil deeds of Ciudad de Los Reyes (Lima) and Arequipa, comprising seven complete documents, the ends of six others including a long portion on twelve sides, the beginnings of four, and a note of the beginning of a new section of the register at Arequipa, together thirty four sides folio, Lima (sides 1-19), 16th August 1543 - c. 5th November 1545, and Arequipa (sides 19-34), 2nd August 1557 -2nd May 1565. Side thirty two ends of lines faint from water stain (but can mostly be made out), side thirty four small defect at end of a few lines with loss of a few letters but no loss of sense. Some leaves bear, in later pencil, names or dates which require correction using the present descriptions. The leaves are signed by the party or parties who issued the original deed, and by the notary public. Several of the earliest are signed by Alonso Riquelme and Garcia de Salcedo who with Francisco Pizarro and Rodrigo de Mazuelas, signed the famous foundation document of Lima (18th January 1535). Riquelme had sailed from Spain as Pizarro's treasurer to discover and conquer Peru. In an intriguing document he gives power of attorney to the local priest and to Don Alonso de Montemayor to handle all suits arising from his 'encomienda' or Indian estate, here called 'Los Guanachupachos'.
Property of a private European collection: Emile-Antoine Bourdelle, 1861-1929, GUEULE DE GUERRIER, inscribed with the cipher and (c) BY BOURDELLE, stamped with the foundry mark Susse Fondeurs and numbered No.5, bronze, height: 28cm.; 11in. Originally conceived between 1893 and 1900, this version was cast in bronze in the 1960s.This mask is a study for the Monument des Combattants et Defenseurs du Tarn-et-Garonne commissioned by the citizens of Montauban, the sculptor's birthplace, to honour those who had fought in the 1870-71 Franco-Prussian war. Provenance, Sale: Galerie Motte, Geneva, 3rd July 1971, lot 36, Purchased from the above by the present owner, Literature, Carol Marc Lavrillier & Michel Dufet, Bourdelle et la critique de son temps, Paris, 1992, p. 83, illustration of another example,
Man Ray, PERPETUAL MOTIF, inscribed Man Ray and numbered 36/40, readymade wooden metronome with photo-optic eye, height: 22.2cm. 8.75in. Executed in 1970-71 in an edition of 40 (Galleria Il Fauno, Turin) after the original object of 1923 (destroyed). Provenance, Galleria Il Fauno, Turin, Obelisco Gallery, Rome, Private collection, Rome, Literature, Roland Penrose, Man Ray, London, 1975, p. 110, no. 64, illustration of a 1958 replica, Arturo Schwarz, Man Ray, The Rigour of Imagination, London, 1977, p. 218, no. 331, illustration of the 1932 drawing; p. 218, nos. 329 & 332, illustrations of examples from the 1963 and the present edition , Jean-Hubert Martin, Rosalind Krauss & Brigitte Hermann, Objets de mon affection, Sculptures et objets, Catalogue raisonne, Paris, 1983, p. 46, illustration of an earlier replica; pp. 142 & 143, no. 31, edition catalogued, Man Ray, Self Portrait, Boston and London, 1988, p. 97, illustration of the 1958 replica, Man Ray's celebrated object of a metronome with a photograph of an eye affixed to it's swinging arm was first created in 1923 and titled Object , to be Destroyed. In 1932, the artist made an ink drawing of the object with the following inscription on the reverse: "Cut out the eye from the photograph of one who has been loved but is seen no more. Attach the eye to the pendulum of a metronome and regulate the weight to suit the tempo desired. Keep going to the limit of endurance. With a hammer well aimed, try to destroy the whole at a single blow". In the same year, Man Ray exchanged the eye on the metronome for a photograph of Lee Miller's eye. The bitter instructions on the drawing were motivated by the recent ending of Man Ray's relationship with Lee Miller.
Tadeusz Was (1912 - 2005), "Susan at Peace", signed, oil on board, 36.5 x 28.5cm.; 14.5 x 11.25in. * Tadeusz trained at the Polish Institute of Fine Art, Krakow for five years before being conscripted into the Polish Army. Tadeusz taught art in Crewe for many years and set up a coalition of Artists known as Group Five who exhibited throughout the Northwest. A solo exhibition - 'Lost in Crewe' was held at the Museum and Art Gallery, Warrington in 1991 and a current exhibition is still running at the Portico Gallery, Manchester until June 30th, 2005.
Bradford Rudge (1805 - 1885), North Wales valley scene, signed, inscribed on stretcher on verso, oil on canvas, 25.5 x 36cm.; 10 x 14in. * Bedford landscape painter who exhibited from 1840 - 83, at the Royal Academy 1840 - 72, the Society of British Artists - Suffolk Street and elsewhere. Many of his summer holidays were spent in North Wales. Otherwise his subjects were generally taken from Bedford and Surrey.
A pair of Caughley monteiths, circa 1775-90, the lobed oval bodies with wavy blue-edged rims painted in French-style with floral sprigs in underglaze-blue, flanked by moulded acanthus leaf handles, a single foliate sprig to each base interior, 'S' mark in underglaze-blue, impressed H, 29.5cm, 11.625in. long, minor damage and repair, (2), A monteith is a wine glass cooler. It is normally found in silver or glass and takes the form of a bowl with a notched rim in which the stems of glasses can be held allowing the bowls to dip into the cooling water held within. The name reputedly comes from a Scotsman who wore a cloak with a scalloped edge.
A two-colour gold sealing wax case, Pierre-Robert Dezarot, charge and discharge marks of Jean-Baptiste Fouache, Paris, 1775, tubular form, oval section, the lower part of lid and base channelled with flutes and husks, the top hung with swags depending from bands of acanthus, the top with a rosette, added blank matrix, height 10.5cm, 4.125in, Pierre-Robert Dezarot was apprenticed on 31 May 1754 to the mounter and gold-box maker, Francois-Simon Charbonne who also sponsored him when he became master in January 1775 from the place Dauphine. On 4 September 1775 the Affiches de Paris note the loss of 'un etui d'or grave, deux louis de recompense chez Dezarot le Jeune, place Dauphine'. He is last recorded in 1781 as living in the rue des Mauvaises Paroles.
A Royal Presentation tortoiseshell snuff box with two-colour gold mounts, Rundell, Bridge and Rundell, circa 1815, circular with wasted sides, the lid inset with a gilt-bronze portrait medallion of the Prince Regent, the truncation signed: Rundell Bridge & Rundell, the border garter inscribed in blue enamel: George Prince of Wales Regent, the lid with outer border of acorns and oak leaves, the gold thumbpiece chased with foliate scrolls, the gold lining inscribed George Prince Regent to Lord John Townshend, diameter 8.3cm, 3.25in, Provenance, Lord John Townshend (1757-1833) married Georgiana Anne, daughter of William Poyntz, in 1787, the same year his father was elevated from Viscount to first Marquess Townshend of Raynham. The marquessate later passed to their son, another John, who inherited the title in 1855, Rundell and Bridge held the Royal Warrant from 1797 to 1843, supplying four monarchs with fine silver and precious objects. George IV was by far the best royal customer. Following his first purchase in 1805, his commissions became suitably grander after he was named Regent in 1811. Other admirers included Napoleon, who promised his generals that the first of them to capture London could pillage the famous shop. , An exhibition Royal Goldsmiths: The Art of Rundell and Bridge 1797-1843 is being held from 14 June to 1 July 2005 at Koopman Rare Art, London.
A Maltese silver teapot, Pierre Brun,1775-97, of circular baluster form, with cast and chased bird's head spout in French manner, the body embossed and chased with birds, fruit and rocaille ornament, initialled RJW, ivory handle, 15cm, 6in high, 700gr, 22oz 10dwt, Pierre Brun, who initially became a silversmith in St-Girons, near Toulouse, France, around 1745 is thought to have come to Malta with influence from Jean Lacere to whom he had been apprenticed and who was connected to a number of Knights of St John. This maker's mark is found on a number of important pieces of Maltese silver in French style including a mid-18th century ecuelle and cover with handles almost identical to those on an ecuelle made by Philippe Laforgue of Toulouse in 1759. See: Faith Dennis, Three Centuries of French Domestic Silver, New York, 1960 no. 560; and Alaine Apap-Bologna, The Silver of Malta, 1995 pp 90 and 250, The initial on the teapot is that of Robert John Waller 1819-1892, Great-Great Grandfather of the present owner, who was present when the teapot was illustrated in 1893 see detail
A late Victorian Scottish incised and penwork decorated walking stick, the sycamore handle decorated a narwhal, eel and portraits, the shaft with hounds and foxes above the Royal Coat of Arms, inscribed 'G McRobie 1884, to scenes of soldiers in battle with Sudanese?, 36in (91.5cm) l. One scene depicts a moustached figure lying on the ground about to be speared. The figure bears a close resemblance to General Gordon who was killed on 28th January 1885.
The following eight lots were given to the current owner by a former employee of Unlimited who was given them upon departure from the company. Unlimited was established around 1966/67 by Jeremy Fry at Widcombe Manor, Bath. The company ceased trading circa 1971. Unlimited worked with the following artists to produce their artworks on a large scale. Unlimited exhibited at the London Arts Gallery, 22 New Bond Street, London circa 1970. The following designs can be seen in the Unlimited brochure for the exhibition. Kenneth Martin (1905-1984) Screw Mobile Manufactured by Unlimited, circa 1970, made from chromium plated steel, formed of thirty seven flat bars at equal intervals in ascending order around a vertical rod, overall dimensions 65.5cm high, 25cm wide. Provenance: Unlimited, Widcombe Manor, Bath, circa 1970. Kenneth Martin was born in Sheffield in 1906, and studied at the Sheffield school of Art and the Royal College of Art, London. His first Screw mobiles were produced circa 1953
Alfred Wheeler, Junior (1851-1932), The Duke of Portland's 'Donovan', oil on canvas, inscribed 'Donovan', signed 'J A Wheeler, Junr' and dated 1889 lower left, 45 x 60cm (17 1/2 x 23 1/2in) Note: Donovan won the Derby in 1889 ridden by Tommy Loates, who appears to be the jockey depicted here - see lot 309
Edward Bilbie, Chew Stoke. A rare William & Mary thirty-hour musical longcase clock, circa 1695, the substantial three-train posted movement with four square section brass pillars riveted into the base plate and secured via brass nuts at the top plate, with verge escapement, outside countwheel bell strike and music playing every three hours via a 2.75 inch pinned cylinder on eight bells with twelve hammers, the movement raised on four steel spurs, the 9.5 inch square brass dial engraved with leafy tulip trails around a formal flowerhead and signed 'Edward Bilbie Fecit' to centre, within an applied Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised trident half hour markers and foliate cast winged cherub head pattern spandrel applied angles, now in a walnut veneered case with ogee cornice over rectangular door to hood and narrow trunk with slender door, on plinth base, 203cm high. Edward Bilbie is thought to have learnt the clockmaking trade from Edward Webb, who died in 1694. Bilbie started casting bells in 1698 and it is highly probable that he was making clocks by this time. This clock bears a very strong resemblance to an example by Edward Webb (as discussed in Moore, A J 'The Clockmakers of Somerset 1650-1900' Appendix vii) thus may well be one of the first clocks made by Edward Bilbie. The level of decoration and attention to detail lavished on the arbors, collets and other parts of the clock indicates a great deal of pride by the maker, possibly supporting a theory that this may well be his masterpiece. The movement and dial have survived in remarkable original condition, however the case is almost certainly associated but of the period with later veneers.
A mixed of vehicles to include Bburago models, 3032, 1502, 1508, 7006, 3016, 3026, 3018 Jaguars and Ferraris, all but one boxed, Corgi 97680 Jaguar E Type 30th Anniversary boxed set, Maisto Special Edition Jaguar XJ220, boxed, Majorette 4002 Jaguar E Type, 2 x Ertl 1948 Jaguar XK120, 2 x Autoart Lotus Esprit, 'The Spy Who Loved Me' and Revell Metal 8615 Lamborghini Countach LP 500 S, all boxed (16)
Wain (Louis). 'Poor Man's Gout', orig. watercolour and bodycolour, signed, showing a grey and white cat sitting in a chair in humble surroundings, his foot bandaged, and looking in astonishment at a mouse who has had the temerity to appear before him, approx. 18.25 x 13.75 in (46.5 x 35 cm), gilt frame, glazed (1)
Wain (Louis). 'Ambush', orig. watercolour and bodycolour, signed, showing a large group of kitten-cats, armed with knives and guns, ambushing a portly gentleman-cat, who has dropped all his parcels in great surprise, approx. 14.5 x 11.75 in (37 x 30 cm), gilt frame, glazed. Provenance: Exhibited at the Michael Parkin Fine Art Gallery, York (Picture no. 3). An excellent, lively picture (prob. c. 1919), perhaps one of the best examples of Louis Wain's work to come on the market in recent years. See illustration on rear cover of this catalogue. (1)
Wain (Louis). 'Rich Man's Gout', orig. watercolour, signed, showing a brown cat sitting in a chair, with his foot bandaged, smoking a cigar and looking annoyed at the sight of a group of mice who are running up the curtain in order to make fun of his portrait and drink his water, approx. 18.25 x 13 in (46.5 x 33 cm), gilt frame, glazed (1)
Graves (Robert, 1895-1985). Autograph Letter Signed ('Robert Graves'), St John's Coll, no, not Oxford, Cambridge, 27th November 1921, to [Jack] Isaacs, urging him to meet up with Dr W.H.R. Rivers who is keen to meet him having been told by Graves that Isaacs is 'one of the younger men who are interested in a lot of different subjects, aesthetics especially, and their relation with psychology, the thought that such younger men exist cheers him up at breakfast time no end', together with a TLS to Graves from Wm. Heinemann Publisher co-owner Sydney S. Pawling, 20th October 1920, in response to a request for Pawling to interview Jack Isaacs, the letter annotated in the margins by Graves and forwarded to Isaacs, urging him to write to Heinemann for an appointment, and noting 'I do hope something comes of it because yours is too good a brain to be wasted & the old windmill wants oiling, yours ever R.G', both letters slightly crumpled, 1 page, 4to (2)
Davies (William Henry, 1877-1940). The Soul's Destroyer and Other Poems, 1st ed., privately printed, [1905], author's first book, pencil proof corrections throughout [possibly in the hand of Davies's literary agent C.F. Cazenove], some minor spotting, ink ownership signature of Lawrence W. Hockey to half and full-titles with his address blind-stamp to upper margin of title, orig. printed wrappers, some soiling and chipping at upper wrapper corners, covers det. and crudely repaired with brown paper tape, 8vo, preserved in a purpose-made green moire cloth book box with a typed letter to Davies, from R.B. Ryles, Managing Director of Alston Rivers Publishers, dated 19th June 1906, offering royalty terms for a new shilling edition of the work, 1 page, 4tp. One of 250 copies. Alston Rivers published a second edition in 1907. The owner of this copy, Lawrence Hockey, was a minor Welsh poet and critic who corresponded with Davies and eventually published a short biography of him in 1971. (1)
[Laurie, Lee]. The Romantics, an Anthology Chosen by Geoffrey Grigson, 1945, inscribed by Laurie Lee on the front free endpaper, orig. cloth, spine sl. darkened and very sl. rubbed at ends, 8. Inscribed by Laurie Lee: 'To Emma for Christmas '45 from Laurie', and with a two-stanza poem in his hand. Laurie Lee was very close to Emma Smith, the likely recipient of this book. She wrote 'The Far Cry', a novel published to great acclaim in 1949, but since forgotten. She worked alongside Lee in India for nine months with a documentary film unit, and during this time Lee read to her the article which would become the first chapter of 'Cider with Rosie'. Emma was among those who encouraged him to turn it into a book, writing in 1951: 'But why oh why don't you write that book about your childhood you started years ago?'. (1)
"Nightingale (Florence, 1820-1910). Autograph Letter Initialled ('F.N.'), Hampstead, 9th October [18]63, to 'Dearest', a four-point letter of reply in ink about various doctors, etc., first saying to write to Dr Williams to recommend one; the second to say she has made private enquiries at the Army Medical Department, 'The fact is, nearly half all the Half Pay List are ""blackguards"" - & I was afraid they would put you off with one. The two following you may depend upon as being respectable men, & with knowledge of the East...', naming Deputy Inspector General Hen. Pilleau and Arthur Wood M.D., School of Musketry, but admitting 'I know neither: I wish I did. For a man may be perfectly respectable & make himself thoroughly disagreeable', then describing Pilleau's character before advising that 'I would not take a man without seeing him - A ""gentleman"" may still be obnoxious', concluding this point with contact details for both men; the third point telling that Dr [John] Meyer now has charge of Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum [newly opened in 1863] and would not be able to leave; the final point to say that Sir James Clark recommends a very good medical man but who has never been to Egypt before, 5 pages with black borders, 8vo (1)"
"Palmerston (Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount, 1784-1865). Autograph Letter Signed ('Palmerston'), Windsor Castle, 19th September 1837, to the Duke of Cambridge, concerning the conferring of the Order of the Guelf upon Captain Stephens, by the King of Hanover, and continuing that he regrets that this case does not fall within his remit , 3 pages with integral address panel, two small old sellotape stains, together with a related Autograph Letter Signed ('Adolphus') from the Duke of Cambridge, Kew, 2nd December 1838, acknowledging receipt of a communication from Palmerston in which the Queen allos the Order to be given to Captain Stephens, who had served as Adolphus's aide-de-camp in the Hanoverian army, 1 page, plus a letter from John McNeill, Equerry in Waiting, to the Commanding Officer of the 1st Life Guards, Osborne [letterhead], 30th January 1901, concerning funeral arrangements for the Queen and the duties of 1st Life Guards at Wolsey Chapel, 2 pages, all 4to, plus an unrelated ALS from A.T. Quiller-Couch and a signature of T.B. Macaulay (5)"
"Hutton (Sir Richard, c. 1561-1639). The Argument of Sir Richard Hutton Knight in the Exchequer Chamber the xxviii of Aprill Anno Domini 1638, concerning shipp money, c. 1638, a manuscript of twenty folios, in a neat hand, waterstained and sl. soiled and frayed, corners of many leaves strengthened, slim folio. This manuscript gives Sir Richard Hutton's argument in support of his judgement at the trial of John Hampden, who had been brought before the Court of the Exchequer on account of his refusal to pay the shipp money levy. (1)"
"Williams (Alpheus F.). Some Dreams Come True. Being a Sheaf of Stories Leading up to the Discovery of Copper, Diamonds and Gold in Southern Africa, and of the Pioneers who took part in the Excitement of those Early Days, pub. Cape Town, [1948], port. frontis., num. b & w illusts. from photos., a few col. plts., orig. cloth gilt, a little rubbed and faded, 8vo, together with Stokes (C.S.), Sanctuary, pub. Cape Town, 1941, port. frontis., num. b & w illusts. from photos. of wild animals, orig. cloth gilt, a little rubbed, 4to, (with presentation slip, signed by the author, tipped-in at front), plus others of southern and central African interest, mostly 20th c. publications (3 shelves)"
"Tweddell (John). Remains of the late John Twedell, Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, Being a Selection of his Letters written from various parts of the Continent, together with a republication of his Prolusiones Juveniles. To which is adjoined an Appendix, Containing some account of the Author's Journals, Mss., Collections, Drawings, etc., and of their extraordinary disappearance. Prefixed is a brief biographical memoir, by the Editor, the Rev. Robert Twedell, 2 parts in 1, 1st ed., 1815, silhouette port. frontis., eight eng. plts. and three maps, contemp. half calf, gilt dec. spine, joints partly cracked, 4to Ex-libris Henry Blackmer (see Blackmer 1690). 'This is a curious work, part memorial to the unfortunate Twedell, and part vicious attack on Elgin, who was trying to arrange the sale of his Marbles to the nation. Twedell's intellectual promise and early death together created a peculiarly evocative pathos which pervaded literary circles, affecting Walpole, Haygarth, Clarke and even Byron, it was intensified by the fact that all of Twedell's journals, which had been sent to the Embassy at Constantinople, had disappeared'. (1)"
"Gladstone (William Ewart, 1809-1898). Autograph Letter Signed ('W E Gladstone'), 10 Downing Street, 17th July [18]86, to Mr Ivory, referring to some volumes he is sending 'in memory of our joint work in Midlothian; which has reflected honour upon you, which has supplied to me a new file of memory & affection with the 'land of my sires', 2 pages, together with another ALS from Gladstone, Hawarden, 14th December [18]89, to the publishers Hodder & Stoughton, in response to their note concerning a biography of him, indicating that it is a proposal that occurs, that 'I have always felt the matter to be one in which I ought not to interfere', even to indicate which materials to use would be a participation, 'I have never on the other hand felt myself entitled to discourage any one who was inclined to take up the subject, though you may recollect what happened in the case of Bishop Philpotts', 3 pages, both 8vo (2)"
"Macaulay (Thomas Babington, 1800-1859). Autograph Letter Signed ('TB Macaulay'), watermark date 1838 , to Lady Theresa, sending her his little niece who has fulfilled his highest expectations 'of you conjurer' and been showing everybody 'the fine green letter that she has received from a dear little boy' and commenting that he is sorry that she is so 'unmindful of the dignity of her sex; but such is the fact', he adds that his sister is obliged to Lady Theresa for 'procuring so much pleasure for the little girl', 3 pages, 8vo (1)"
The Who, My Generation, Brunswick label for Decca records, in original sleeve, 1965, and approximately seventy other later albums, to include, E.L.O (5), Led Zeppelin (4), Rod Stewart (5), Pink Floyd, Cat Stevens and various others, and a small quantity of singles including, Beatles, Presley, Rolling Stones and others.
A Persian diplomatic dress, made for Col. Archer Irvine Fortescue DSO, who served on the Anglo-Persian Commission in Tehran 1921-22: with lace trim and steel cut button detail to the jacket, lace neck tie and matching breeches; together with a soft gold velvet devoiree waistcoat, with steel cut and marquisette buttons.
THE DIARY OF A SHOOTING TRIP, bound notebook, probably c1885, containing a record of a shooting trip in Ayrshire, documenting various expeditions in pursuit of grouse and deer, meeting with locals and the occasional pretty girl - ". reached the turnpike road. the daughter of the man who keeps the gate is the first pretty peasant girl I have seen". The author is unidentified but probably the companion of Arthur Hughes-Onslow of Alton Albany and Mount Charles, Ayrshire.
AN INTERESTING LOT FOR THE COLLECTOR OF HANDMADE GUNSMITHING TOOLS from the Edge family of gunsmiths who worked for Holland & Holland in the late 19th century. There are 15 tools stamped for Francis Edge (action shop 1893-1910); together with his personal stamp; together with four tools owned by William Edge (Bill machine shop circa 1900) and for Enoch Edge (actioner circa 1893) as well as JHF (J Farmer circa 1897) (qty)
A RARE CAPTAIN BOGARDUS PATENT BALL TRAP, circa 1877, 17in.wood base with sprung release arm with cup and trade mark plaque Captain A.H. Bogardus was one of the most successful shots of his time, holding various world titles for competition shooting, whilst being a regular performer in Buffalo Bill's Wild West (alongside his with his three young sons who joined the act at the ages of just nine, eleven and thirteen.) He is noted for his improved version of a trap used to launch glass balls designed as flying targets. These became popular with exhibition and competition shots who adopted them as an alternative to live pigeons. One of Bogardus' most extraordinary feats came in January of 1878, when he set out to hit 5,000 glass balls in 500 minutes. His attempt began at approx. 2:00pm and continued until 10:30pm, with just three breaks. He achieved his goal with 19 minutes to spare, and against the 5,000 confirmed hits, just 163 misses were recorded.
A RARE GREEN GLASS BALL TARGET OF BOGARDUS TYPE, rough-glass with graduated diamond pattern, with two roundels of a man with gun mounted in the shoulder. Captain Bogardus was a great advocate of glass-ball shooting, insisting against contemporary opinion that it would not interfere with wing shooting, but was in fact a great asset in improving one's all round skill. In his excellent book, 'Field, Cover, And Trap Shooting' (1878), Bogardus predicts that "Glass-ball shooting is destined to become popular, as a great many men who never care to shoot birds from a trap are becoming interested in glass-ball shooting, and a great many sportsmen prefer them for sweepstake shooting, as they afford more even shooting, and shooters have the satisfaction of knowing their opponents have no easy birds". (Please see lot 284 for image)
The following two Lots were the property of Captain Justin Pargiter M.C., I.A. Both guns were carried by him during and after the Great War in India and on the North West Frontier where he served as a Squadron Commander in the 27th Light Cavalry. His citation for the Military Cross states: "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on the 21st May, 1921, near Idak. When his troop was fired into at close range his horse was shot under him, but he immediately got another horse and showed great coolness and skill under heavy fire. He subsequently lead two dismounted attacks against superior numbers, and his extreme coolness and courageous example under heavy fire was of great value in encouraging his men, who were at one time largely outnumbered". **WEBLEY .455 'MARK VI' SIX-SHOT DOUBLE-ACTION SERVICE REVOLVER, serial no. 274432. 'Pargiter' incised on the frame. Please note VAT at 17.5% plus Duty at 3.2% is applicable to this Lot.
An early 19th century small terrestrial globe with original box by Carl Bauer, Nuremberg, c1825, the lid with coloured plate; 'The World with its inhabitants' and with 28 page hand coloured engraving concertina to underside depicting figures in national dress, globe retaining some coloured decoration and with makers monogram, globe 2 ins For a similar example see 'Globes from the Western World' by Elly Dekker and Peter van der Krogt, page 98. The underside of the box bares price paid of one shilling by the present vendor who purchased this as a young man at a village fete.
MARWOOD & CO, printers, A LIST OF THE KNIGHTS & BURGESSES WHO HAVE REPRESENTED THE COUNTY & CITY OF DURHAM, spine defective, Sunderland 1831; GASKELL (E), DURHAM LEADERS, 3/4 calf with photographic illustrations, published solely for private circulation at three guineas; JAMIESON (J), DURHAM ..., Brighton 1906 and other books mostly relating to Durham
Four Bristol broadsides, namely 'An Account of the Happy Wedding...Between a Man of Colour...and a Servant Girl...being the Sable Bridegroom's Fifth Wife!'; 'An Account of the Apprehending...of --- Williams, for Highway Robbery'; 'The...Sufferings of Anna Bowker, who Perished from the Inclemency of the Weather...1826'; and 'A True...Account of the Melancholy Death of Titus Hadfield and Susan Stephens, Two Sweethearts...', 1828; each approx. 38cm x 16.5cm, (4).
An outsized black leather brogue display boot by Holt & Sons Bootmaker, Bridgend, South Wales, circa 1900-1910, with stacked low heel, curving punched decoration, rounded toe, hob-nails to heel, complete with wooden last and a transportation case, and a 1950's photograph of the boot by a member of William Jeffery Leather Factors who acquired the boot at that time, the shoe 94cm, 37in long, (qty)
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