Three Day Fine Art and Antique Auction, Including The Contents of The Limes, Etwall

Snuff - a George II/George III shield shape tortoiseshell and silver coloured metal snuff box, quite plain, unmarked, 8.5cm wide, c.1760

Snuff - a George III canted rectangular steel snuff or tobacco box; hinged cover inscribed "Robert Wheatley", 13.5cm wide, c.1800; a small rectang...

Snuff - a George III oval mother of pearl snuff box, carved with a prawn and fish, silver coloured metal mounts, standaway hinge, 8cm wide, c.1880

Snuff - a George III snuff box formed from a tiger cowrie/cowry shell, hinged cover set with mother of pearl panel, gilt metal mounts, 8cm wide, c...

Snuff - a novelty Scottish circular cork advertising snuff box, the cover applied with a plaque inscribed "TAK A PINCH AND ASK FOR A NIP OF BALLOC...

Snuff - A rare 19th century treen snuff box, carved as a flintlock pistol, hinged cover to underside, 15cm long, c.1830

Snuff - an early 19th century novelty carved treen snuff box, as a hand taking a pinch of snuff, loose push-on cover, 12cm high, c.1820

After Gainsborough (late 19th/early 20th century), a portrait miniature, Sarah Siddons, watercolour on ivory, oval, 9cm x 6.5cmIvory Submission Re...

English School (18th century), a portrait miniature, of a lady of title, wearing a green dress and pearls, 10cm x 7.5cmIvory Submission Reference ...

English School (19th century), a portrait miniature, of a lady wearing a blue dress, cap, and a coral bead necklace, watercolour on ivory, 9cm x 7...

English School (19th century), a portrait miniature, of a young naval officer, half-length, in uniform, watercolour on ivory, oval, 7cm x 5.5cm, u...

English School (early 19th century)a portrait miniature, military officer, half-length in uniform,watercolour on ivory, oval, 8cm x 6cmIvory Submi...

English School (late 19th/early 20th century), a portrait miniature, of a lady of title in the Gainsborough fashion, watercolour on ivory, oval, 7...

A 19th century ebonised cello case, hinged cover enclosing a fitted interior, brass Aesthetic Movement handles, 132cm high, 51cm wide

A double bass, the one-piece back 101cm long, the bridge stamped DRESDEN, 175cm long overall with retracted endpin

A viola, by Franz Kirschnek, West Germany, the two-piece back 40.5cm excluding button, ebony tuning pegs, outlined with purfling, paper label date...

A violin, the one-piece back 36cm excluding button, ebonised tuning pegs, 59cm long, the bow unsigned and distressed, 67cm long, cased

A violin, the two-piece back 35.5cm excluding button, ebonised tuning pegs, outlined throughout with purfling, 59cm long, the bow unsigned and dis...

A violin, the one-piece back 36cm long excluding button, ebonised tuning pegs, outlined throughout with purfling, 60cm long overall, cased

A violin, the two-piece back 35.5cm excluding button, ebonised tuning pegs, outlined throughout with purfling, 59cm long, the bow unsigned, 74cm l...

A violin, the two-piece maple back 35.5cm long excluding button, paper label printed Copy of Gio Paolo Maggini, Fecit Dresdae 16.., ebonised tunin...

An early 20th century oak table-top piano glockenspiel, by Hawkes & Son, London, ivorine keys, 51.5cm wide

Mechanical Music - a German Kalliope table top mahogany musical box, the hinged cover inlaid with shield shaped cartouche, outlined with stringing...

Mechanical Music - a Swiss Thorens mahogany table top musical box, complete with six fitted metal discs, 18.5cm wide, c.1900

Mechanical Musical - a Swiss table top musical box, the cover transfer printed with a young pianist and her canine companions, six accompanying me...

A large late 19th century Swiss rosewood and marquetry bells-in-sight music box, 33cm cylinder playing twelve airs on a one-piece comb and six bel...

A late 19th century hand-crank twenty-note organette, The Improved Celestina, serial number 18942, retailed by Green & Marsh, City Music Stores, 2...

A late 19th century Swiss rosewood music box, 28cm cylinder playing thirty airs on a one-piece comb, numbered 925, cranking handle, Change/Repeat ...

A substantial Swiss rosewood banded walnut music box, by Nicole Fréres, 44cm cylinder playing on a three-piece comb with zither bar, cranking hand...

A Swiss walnut music box, 44cm cylinder playing eights airs on a three-piece comb, cranking handle, Stop/Play and Change/Repeat selectors, 19.5cm ...

Champagne - Moët et Chandon, Dom Pérignon, vintage 1993, boxed

Wine, Port & Spirit - Clos du Marquis, Saint-Julien, 1985; Chateau Rouget, Pomerol, 1988; Smith Woodhouse 1975 vintage port; Niepoort LBV 1996; Be...

Stamps - GB album, 1840 - 1972 including 2 x 1d Blacks, 1 x 3 1/2 margins, 1 x 4 margin example, QV Jubilee sets, fine used, etc

Stamps - Hong Kong one country album 1862 - 1997, lots of early material, QV 1862 2c mint, etc, values to $50, needs viewing

Stamps - QV 1840 1d black, 2d blue, both four margins (1d black corner tear) 2d blue on piece c £1500

Stamps - GV £1 green seahorse 1913, fine used CDS well centered, c £1400+

Stamps - QEII Linder album 2014 2015 UMM collection f/v approx £300

Stamps - GV 1929 £1 PVC black fine used SG:438 c £600+

Stamps - GB album 1840-1950 packed with quality stamps 1840 1d and 2d four margins early line engraved perfs 14/16, embossed cut square full margi...

Stamps - GB album 2016 - 2018 collection, f/v approx £320 plus lots of post to go sets x 22

Stamps 0 Schaubek Switzerland stamp album, well collected album 1850 - 1970, fairly complete, 1920's - 1960's few Rayins, early 'Seated Imperfs' ...

Stamps - GB mint collection in seven Imperf/GB albums 1971 - 2013 including booklets m/s castles, etc, huge F/V

Stamps - collection of QV Postal History 33 covers, entries 1d - 2d values including Scottish 'Roller' cancel

Stamps - GB album, 1840 - 1980's including 2 x 1d blacks, both 4 margins, one on cover plate 4, QV Jubilee st. no. 5/- EVII to 5/- GV to 5/- GVI t...

Stamps - QV 1884 £1 brown-lilac WMK 3 crowns very fine, unused own gum hinged mark, lettered TD SG:185, very rare in such fine condition, with ori...

Stamps - QV 1873 6d pale buff PL.13 very fine and fresh, unused own gum, imprimatur of this rare 'abnormal' issue, lettered SF, extremely rare, on...

Stamps - QV 1871 1/2d Ormond Hill die proof, very fine example with void corner letters printed in bright ultramarine on thin hard yellowish white...

Stamps - QV 1840 1d black plate 5 very fine 4 margin unused own gum, small hinge cark, bottom marginal inscription lettered TH showing variety 'Do...

Anon., Gunpowder Treason: with a Discourse of the Manner of its Discovery, likewise King James’ Speech to both the Houses of Parliament on that Oc...

Books, general interest – Massie (Robert K.), Nicholas and Alexandra, London, BCA, 1971, small 8vo, xvii + 575 twenty monochrome plates, blue boar...

Books, various – Pachen (Ani) & Donnelly (Adelaide), Snow Moun tain: The Journey of a Tibetan Warrior Nun, London, Doubleday, 2000, 8vo, xvi + 251...

China (communist) biography – Evans (Sir Richard Mark, KCMG, KCVO, 1928-2012), Deng Xiaoping and the Making of Modern China, London, Hamish Hamilt...

China and general history – Follett (Kenneth Martin, CBE, FRSL), Fall of Giants, 1st edn., London, Macmillan, 2010, 8vo, 851pp, map of Europe to e...

China, Chairman Mao – Short (Philip) Mao: A Life, London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1990 8vo, 782pp, 4maps, 11 monochrome illus., black boards, gilt spi...

China, communist – MacDonald (Malcolm), Inside China, photographs by William Mc Quitty, Boston, Little Brown, 1980, royal 8vo, 208pp, many monochr...

China, communist – Witke (Roxanne) Comrade Chiang Ching, Boston (Mass.) Little Brown, 1977, 8vo, 549pp, photographic frontis. with 46 other illus,...

China, diplomatic – Staunton, (Sir George, Bt., FRS, LLD), An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of Chi...

China, early 20th century – Cleveland (Harold Irwin), Massacres of Christians by Heathen Chinese and the Horrors of the Boxers, New Haven Conn., B...

China, geography – Browne (E. Waldo) & Dole (Nathan Haskell), introduction Edward S. Ellis, The New America and the Far East, 2 Vols. of 10, Bosto...

China, historical – Topping (Seymour), Journey between two Chinas, New York, Harper & Row, 1972, 8vo, x + 459pp, 3 maps, 24pp of monochrome plates...