Two-Day Auction - Fine, Esoteric and Collectable

17 Elizabeth I bronze trade weights, 1.5 cm, 4 g to 9 cm, 442 g

11 James I bronze trade weights, 3 cm, 13 g to 12.5 cm, 848 g

15 Charles I bronze trade weights, including one with a copper plug riveted through and stamped 'Devon 9', 2 cm, 4 g to 8 cm 427 g

14 Commonwealth bronze trade weights, including two having lead adjustments, 1.5 cm, 3 g to 8.5 cm, 440 g

10 Charles II bronze trade weights, including four with lead adjustments, one bearing Victorian inspector's mark, and one being a possible deceit,...

Seven James II bronze trade weights, including bearing marks for Hampshire / Southampton, and 'Worcester', 3.5 cm, 23 g to 9.5 cm, 888 g

14 William and Mary bronze trade weights, including marks for 'Gloucester Co', and a chequerboard mark, and one which may be a deceit, 2 cm, 7 g t...

13 William III bronze trade weights, including a set of six (excluding a 4 oz weight, and one of which bears marks for William III and George V), ...

11 Queen Anne bronze trade weights, including one bearing engraved marks along with 'County of Dundee' and a chequerboard, others variously marked...

Seven George I bronze trade weights, and one possibly being a deceit, 5.5 cm, 110 g to 9.5 cm, 893 g

11 George II bronze trade weights, including various marks of 'LBS' [Berkshire?], and a castle together with 'S.N. Toomer, Inspector, Newbury', an...

Eight George III bronze trade weights, one marked 'WR' over 'JPB' surmounted by a crown [Joseph Powell Bradford, Brazier and Inspector, Ludlow], a...

11 19th Century bronze trade weights, including marks for 'Sussex', 'Aldeburgh', and Bristol, many bearing multiple marks, and one being a possibl...

Four 19th Century Scottish bronze trade weights, including a mark for John Lawrence of Aberdeen, 2.5 cm, 15 g to 6.5 cm, 224 g

A near set of 19th Century brass nesting cup weights, Andrew Crichton, Glasgow, 1817, lacking smallest weight

A near set of 18th / 19th Century brass nesting cup weights, bearing Nuremberg marks internally, external Scottish marks, 'AE 91', comprising hous...

A set of 19th Century bronze nesting weights, comprising house and six cup weights, the house and three largest marked 'DB' (decimal bullion), inn...

A near set of 19th Century Scottish nesting weights, comprising the house and six cup weights (lacking central weight), the cover marked 'Lawrence...

A near set of 19th Century bronze nesting weights, comprising house and six cup weights (lacking smallest), internally marked with 'JB' surmounted...

11 various 17th Century and later nesting cup weights, largest 5.5 x 3.5 cm, 248 g

A near set of George III nesting brass weights, each struck with GR over III surmounted by a crown, and a sperate chequerboard mark, the rims engr...

Six 18th Century bronze trade weights, variously marked with a crown and an 'X' surmounted by a crown, two bearing marks of YNR surmounted by a cr...

Nine 18th Century bronze trade weights, variously marked with a dagger, and an 'X' surmounted by a candlestick, including an example marked with a...

Seven 18th Century bronze trade weights, variously marked with a dagger, a crown, a candlestick over an 'A', 'A' lacking a bar, 'G', or an 'X', 2....

Seven 18th Century bronze trade weights, variously marked with daggers, ewers, 'G', 'X', and 'Y', including an example having a stylized 'AR' surm...

Seven 18th Century bronze trade weights, including bearing a shield with 'R A' over a suspended sheep, and 'R. Adcock', 2 cm, 7 g to 7.5 cm, 452 g

Five 17th Century and later bronze trade weights, marks include 'Sussex' surmounted by a crown, a Victorian mark for Swansea, an example having a ...

13 various 18th Century and later bronze trade weights, 1.5 cm, 3 g to 6 cm, 225 g

Six Guinea and Penny weights, including George III Guinea weight

Six brass coin weights, measuring shillings, pennies, and grains

Fifteen 18th Century and later square brass coin weights, to weigh in pennies and grains, including four denoted with annulets

24 19th Century brass apothecary's weights by 'W & T Avery', to weigh in drams and scruples ...[more]

12 19th Century brass pennyweights, apothecary's and decimal bullion weights, including some by Avery, to weigh in grains, pennyweights, scruples,...

A quantity of 18th Century and later brass and aluminium apothecary / analytical scale weights, to weigh in troy ounces, grains, grams, and millig...

An 18th Century brass bell weight, marked with a ewer, 'A', a dagger, and 'G' surmounted by a crown, the base stamped 'AB', together with 13 18th ...

Four Medieval lead weights, three being from the centre of nesting weights, and a square weight having a brass bead, latter 3 g

Five James I / Charles 1 square brass coin weights, and two marked with a wheat sheaf within a circle of pellets, the reverse having a 'D' surmoun...

Five 17th Century and later brass coin weights, including an example marked for Philip IV of Spain, with a fleur-de-lys mark, one having 'CR' surm...

A 19th Century brass 50 Lb weight by Avery

A quantity of Chess books including "Modern Chess Tactics", "Winning Chess" etc

[ Autograph ] Jacob Epstein, "Let There be Sculpture, an Autobiography", Michael Joseph, 1940, number 70 of a signed limited edition of 100, vellu...

Robert Herrick, "The Hesperides & Noble Numbers", two vols, Lawrence & Bullen et al, 1891, 8mo, gilt red Morocco and floral printed cloth ...[mo...

[ Cumbria / Lake District ] Hyde and Whittaker, "Arts and Crafts Houses in the Lake District", 2014, an author-inscribed presentation copy; togeth...

[ Piano ] Hinton, "Organ Construction", London, The Composers' and Authors' Press Ltd, 1900, 167pp, illus, 29 cm x 19 cm

[ Scotland ] A group of books on the Orkney Islands, Pictish stones etc

Cecil Sharp et al, "The Country Dance Book", several volumes, ex lib; together with "The Sword Dances of Northern England"

Three various J K Rowling first edition Harry Potter books

Owen, John and Bowen, Emanuel, "Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improv'd; Being a Correct Coppy of Mr Ogilby's Actual Survey of all ye Direct & Princi...

[ Caves, Caving, Expedition Medicine ] Beck, "Beneath Cold Forests, a History of Cave Exploration in Papua New Guinea", 2003; together with relate...

A collection of illustrated private correspondence from Cecil Cameron to George Douglas, 1930s - 1960s, including letters and pen drawn humorous c...

A group of 1950s printed extracts from "Motor Cycling" magazine describing the "James" motorcycle, 21 cm x 27 cm

A newspaper excerpt "Britain at War", 1939, 34 cm x 46 cm

A personal photograph album pertaining to early 20th Century variety performers "The Great Northern Troupe", 30 cm x 25 cm

[ Autograph ] Three inscribed photographs of Sir Harry Lauder, one card-mounted under glass in frame, 22 cm x 25 cm

A large quantity of vintage stage and screen stars autographs dedicated to Eleanor (Nellie) Ritson, many bearing signatures, circa 1920s

Beatrix Potter, "The Original Peter Rabbit Books 1 - 12" in original illustrated slip case together with a pictorial soap gift set

A complete set of modern Beatrix Potter "Peter Rabbit" books, with associated no 5, comprising books 1 through to 23, Frederic Warner & Co, 2002 ...

Five Vintage Beatrix Potter books, including two Old English editions

A 19th Century French ten volume "Dictionnaire Historique de L' Ancien Langage Francois", 4to, gilt-tooled half calf, the top boards bearing the e...

A large quantity of theatre drama and musical performance programmes, late 20th Century