Two Day Library and Grand Tour Auction of Curiosities - online bidding only

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Two Day Library and Grand Tour Auction of Curiosities - online bidding only

We are currently operating an online auction only with online payment and collection strictly by appointment.

Auction closed (2 day sale)

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  • ( Lots: 3000 - 3549 )
  • ( Lots: 3550 - end)

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Treen - a 19th century pine wall hanging spoon or pipe rack, dot-punched overall with flowers, leafy stems and lozenges, notched geometric borders...

Treen - a Scottish salvaged oak mallet and stand, of Masonic from, the plaque inscribed Oak from St Michael's Church, Linlithgow [West Lothian], c...

World War II and the Intelligence Corps - a George VI silver rectangular cigar box, hinged cover with presentation inscription, Intelligence Schoo...

A 19th century High Sheriff's Court uniform, comprising frock coat, waistcoat, breeches, lace cuffs and ruff, and shoes, japanned travelling case,...

Tools, Rolls-Royce - J.W.T. Eley, World War Two period employee, his engineer's tool cabinet, the fitted interior with an arrangement of tools and...

A late 19th century Cornish serpentine Doric column mantel thermometer, the ivorine scale inscribed Bradbury, Penzance, square base, 25cm high ove...

A pair of Victorian Gothic Revival gilt brass candlesticks, in the Burges taste, columnar sconces and pillars, outswept castellated drip pans, the...

A pair of Oriental hand screens or banners, rattan axehead flags, turned hardwood handles, bone ferules and pommels, 35.5cm long, early 20th centu...

English School (late 18th century), a silhouette, of a gentleman, half-length in profile, watercolour and gouache, inscribed and dated 1795 to ver...

Etta Middleton (Exh.RA. 1909-11), a portrait miniature, of a society beauty, bust length, wearing a pearl necklace, signed, watercolour on ivory, ...

An Eastern staff or walking stick, probably Turkish, the pommel carved as a man wearing a fez, profusely decorated overall in pyrography with dens...

An Australian emu egg cameo, by J.W. Sadleir, Carver, signed, carved in relief with indigenous animals and titled vignettes, Australian Favourites...

Geology and Paleontology - an interesting diorama, comprising an arrangement of agate sections, an ammonite fossil, a dendritic specimen and other...

Taxidermy - a Victorian arrangement of British birds, naturalistically mounted amongst branches, mosses, grasses and ferns, glazed ebonised case, ...

Taxidermy - a Victorian nightingale (luscinia megarhynchos), naturalistically mounted on a branch amongst moss and grasses, the giltwood case with...

Natural History - Conchology - a large 19th century shell collector's chest, hinged cover enclosing four fitted lift-out trays containing decorati...

Natural History - Geology - a metallic mineral specimen, possibly chalcopyrite, cut and polished to one plane and mounted for display, 7cm high

Natural History - Geology, an amethyst quartz geode, 20cm wide, 21cm deep, (1); a large geological specimen, purple and white crystals, probably q...

Natural History - Phycology - a 19th century album of pressed seaweed specimens, with tooled and gilt label, Sea Weeds, enclosing an arrangement o...

Natural History - Phycology - a 'herbarium' arrangement of seaweed samples, each annotated with Linnaean taxonomy, 49.5cm x 39.5cm, oak frame

Natural History - Phycology and Conchology - a Victorian arrangement of Channel Islands specimens, paper label Souvenir De Jersey, mahogany frame,...

A Victorian silver and mother of pearl folding pocket fruit knife, 15cm long, George Unite, Birmingham 1876, morocco case; others, Sheffield 1900 ...

An Edwardian silver patent novelty cigarette case, as a gun cartridge magazine, 7.5cm long, William Maguires, Birmingham 1903 ...[more]

A 19th century Indian pesh kabz dagger, 39.5cm straight pointed single-edged blade with broad spine, two-piece horn grip decorated with pique pin ...

A 19th century qama, Caucasian or Ottoman, 21cm double-edged pointed fullered blade signed in script and engraved with scrolling leaves, two-piece...

A 19th century Tibetan dagger, 23cm fullered blade, wire-bound grip, silver coloured metal pommel pierced and chased with lotus, conforming scabba...

A British court sword, 79cm long slender double edged blade, etched, gilt brass hilt with beaded shell guard and urn pommel, leather and brass sc...

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