GENTLEMEN'S LIBRARY AND GRAND TOUR AUCTION OF CURIOSITIES

A Colonial ebony walking stick, associated horn handle carved as a recumbent lion, 84cm long

A gentleman's novelty walking cane, the brass pommel with a compass, hardwood shaft, 84.5cm long

A Japanese bamboo walking cane, carved with playful monkeys and birds in a mountainous landscape, curved handle, 88cm long, Meiji period

A late 19th century silver coloured metal mounted gentleman's walking cane, the domed pommel chased with roses and scrolling foliage, palmwood sha...

A Victorian Rococo Revival EPNS-mounted leather riding crop, retailed by Swaine & Adeney, London, stamped, the domed pommel chased with acanthus, ...

An early 20th century gentleman's novelty torch or beacon walking cane, the domed amber 'bakelite' pommel enclosing a bulb, malacca shaft, the fer...

An Indian sandalwood walking cane, L-shaped handle carved with a ferocious lion, the shaft with a profusion of mask, lotus and beasts, 93cm long

An interesting gentleman's novelty walking cane, the handle carved in the manner of a tobacconist's figure with the head of a native American, 93c...

An early 20th century boxwood and ebony Staunton pattern weighted chess set, The Staunton Chessmen, by J. Jaques & Son Ltd, London, marked for Kin...

A set of 19th century oak metamorphic library steps, transforming from a chair, c.1860

A museum type facsimile vessel, after a Corinthian original, painted with bands of stylised beasts, 14.5cm high

A 19th century Gothic Revival oak table top lectern, the sides pierced and carved with tracery, 48cm wide

A Derbyshire Blue John shallow dish, attributed to Harold Harrison, Cliff Blue Vein, low foot, 16cm diam, c.1900 - 1920

A Victorian Derbyshire Blue John pedestal bowl, Millers vein, the short stem with girdle, spreading circular base, 7.5cm high, 12cm diam, c.1840 -...

A Regency Derbyshire Blue John campana shaped pedestal vase, attributed to James Shore, Winnatts One vein, shaped bowl with quarter girdle, everte...

An early 19th century Derbyshire Blue John pedestal urn, integrated cover, ball finial, Five vein, spreading circular base, square Ashford marble ...

A large Regency Blue John, marble and ormolu mounted pedestal ovoid urn, Twelve vein, integrated cover, flame finial, stepped rectangular base, 35...

Stamps - China collection 1898 - 1993, mostly in sets, from 1980, mint, used in mounts, few hundreds of stamps all written up in mounts, excellent...

Stamps - Qu 1840 penny black lettered RL, 4 good margins red Mx nice impression

Stamps - box of stamps on sheets, in club books, etc; hingeless album for Papua New Guinea

Stamps - box GB material QV - EDVII on pages, shades, etc, covers QEII phosphor omitted selection

Stamps - box of Commonwealth on pages, albums, loose, thousands of stamps, QV - QEII

Stamps - box of GB stamps and covers, etc,

Stamps - various albums and loose, mostly British

Stamps - Canada postal history from Q Vic large heads to early QEII, includes royal train and paquebot postmark together with several 1st flight c...

Stamps - Collection of hotel covers from early 1900s to recent

Stamps - eight boxes, huge FDC, PHQ's, covers, etc, thousands of items in albums, special covers, etc, 1960's, world covers in albums

Stamps - File of Worldwide revenue stamps and documents

Stamps - five old albums QV-EVII Briefmarken Victoria; postage stamp albums Queen Victoria, Improved Postage album 18th ED EDVII Victory and Pelh...

Stamps - GB collection in light house album QV-1970, sparse QV 2d blues, EDVIII and GVI sea horses, mint from 1924, QEII looks almost complete inc...

Stamps - GB QEII presentation pack collection 1980's-2000's in 8 binders approx £600 f/c plus other

Stamps - German illustrated breifmarken album packed with stamps 1872-19620 included states

Stamps - GB collection in five Westminster illustrated binders QV-1999, QV sparse, f/v approx £180, [5]

Stamps - GV - QEII stock book of predominantly mint sets/ part sets etc, plus 2 binders of GB modern coins, presentation packs, etc, f/v approx £1...

Aden 1937 GVI Dhow set, umm condition one of the hardest GVI sets to find in this condition, top value with margin

Stamps - GVI coronation First Day Cover collection, other covers, Antigua- Virgin Islands including Hong Kong, 59 covers

Stamps - KGVI Commonwealth, unmounted mint collection in a stock book with values to £1

Stamps - large accumulation GB material, albums, stockbooks, loose, etc, including GB one country album QV-QEII, no FDC's, thousands of stamps

Stamps - large box South American collections in binders, stockbooks, etc, Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico, etc, thousands of stamps

Stamps - large China/Hong Kong collection in box, binders, loose, etc, thousands of stamps

Stamps - large French collection in binders, thousands of stamps, includes one Country Illustrated album

Stamps - large stockbook looks a complete 1981 Royal wedding collection including the non-commonwealth stamps, Paraguay, Korea, etc, plus South Pa...

Stamps - militaty themed covers in very large album

Stamps - Postal history of the 1924/25 British Empire Exhibition includes 1924 fdc with tail to N variety, all the postal stationary in mint condi...

Stamps - Queen Elizabeth II Commonwealth first day covers and commercial mail in album, mainly pre 1974

Stamps - small collection of GB on pages including 1940 10 black 3 margins, 1940 20 blue 3 1/2 margins, surface prints; etc; George V 10/- seahors...

Stamps - St Lucia collection in KABE illustrated mounted album and slipcase QV - 1980 mint and used

Stamps - Stockbook of GB flaws, all mint from KGV Downey head, no cross on crown to QEII, mainly listed or constant

Stamps - Stockbook of GB oddities, included are errors, perfins, training stampd, railway stamps, cylinder blocks; etc

Stamps - Sudan postal history in album, early to m odern

Stamps - Worldwide postal history from the 19th century including pre-stamp and early imperfs

Banknotes, Prisoner of Camp Paper Money for German PoWs in Britain: Camp No. 248 blue 3 pence note and green 6 pence note, both unendorsed on reve...

Banknotes, UK, £5 notes: White: Harvey 1920 London Fair with tear; Catterns 1932 F, Beale 1951 AEF; Blue: O'Brien Unc & Fforde VF (5) ...[more]

Banknotes, UK, including Provincial: a Boots ring bound collectors' album containing British treasury notes, including British armed Forces 2nd se...

Banknotes, UK, Provincial: 19th century non-state issues: US private bank: New Orleans Canal Bank, undated & unsigned, unc.; Newark Bank. Pockling...

Banknotes, UK: £20 Fforde 1st run F, four £10 Page AVF to EF, twelve £1 blue Peppiatt VF/EF, seventeen green £1 Peppiatt EF & better, another N/J ...

Banknotes, United States of America: American Civil War 1861-1865, Confederate States, The State of North Carolina, Oct. 4th 1861 $2/Two Dollars, ...

Banknotes, World: a collection of banknotes contained in two Boots ring bound albums, 1 Miscellaneous mainly well circulated foreign issues includ...

Bonds and Shares, China: Chinese Imperial Railway, Shanghai-Nanking Railway 5% Gold Loan, 1904, bond for £100, countersigned by the British and Ch...

Coins, Charles I silver shilling, 1625 (2); Charles I silver shilling Tower Mint, 1625 - 1649; Charles I Richmond farthing, 1625 - 1649; Henry ...