May Fine Art and Antique Auction

A Miscellany of 19th century leather bindings, including, MEMOIRS SUR MADAME LA DUCHESSE DE St-LUE, 1832, and HISTOIRE DE LA RESTAURATION DE LA MO...

A miscellany of pictorial bindings and poetry books, 19th century and later (Qty)

A miscellany of books and ephemera, some of local interest, to include a SHELL GUIDE TO SHROPSHIRE, by John Piper and John Betjeman, Faber & Faber...

Shropshire Interest: Sir Edward German (1862-1936) a collection of letters, programmes and ephemera, comprising a letter and envelope to 'Mr Birch...

Whitchurch Interest: J.B. Joyce & Co Lts, High Class Church and Turret Clocks, c1940; and a late Victorian photograph of a Whitchurch football tea...

LAMBETH (J), LAMBETH METHOD OF CAKE DECORATION AND PRACTICAL PASTRIES, first edition, with black and white and colour plates, London, Virtue, 1936...

CARY (A), REGIMENTAL RECORDS OF THE ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS, four vols, with black and white plates and plans, blue cloth, Royal United Service Inst...

THE WOOLHOPE CLUB, thirty one vols, a near complete run from 1852-1938, (1866-67 a reprint), to include; colour and black and white plates and som...

A miscellany of books to include: BEAUTIFUL BRITAIN, Werner Company, 1894; PORTFOLIO OF PHOTOGRAPHS, c1895; STODDARD (J), PORTFOLIO OF PHOTOGRAPHS...

A collection of Victorian and later children's pictorial bindings including Jules Verne, (Qty)

A collection of Victorian and later children's pictorial bindings; with a selection of H Rider Haggard novels (Qty)

LEWIS (C.S.), THE LION THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, first edition, with illustrations by Pauline Baynes, later full Morocco by Temple Bindery, a.e....

BLOCH (R), PSYCHO, first English edition, with un-clipped d.j., black cloth with green lettering and silver gun, Robert Hale, 1960 (some foxing) (...

WYNDHAM (J), THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS, first edition, with un-clipped d.j, green cloth with silver lettering, Michael Joseph, 1951

WYNDHAM (J), THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS, first American edition, with d.j, blue cloth with green lettering, Doubleday & Company 1951 (1)

HARWOOD (J), ILLUSTRATIONS OF LONDON, engraved title vignette and thirty plates, blue cloth with gilt lettering, London c1851 (1)

HOLLOWAY (W), THE BRITISH MUSEUM OR ELEGANT REPOSITORY OF NATURAL HISTORY, four vols comprising quadrupeds, fish & insects and birds, with 141 eng...

PAYNE (W), THE WORLD IN MINIATURE - ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND IRELAND, four vols in II, with 81 of 84 hand coloured engraved plates only, re-backed sp...

A collection of thirteen 19th century Coleman's Mustard miniature children's books, with gilt colour lithographic covers and pages, includes Cinde...

LEUBA (F), LES CHAMPIGNONS COMESTIBLES ET LES ESPECES VENENEUSES, deuxieme edition, with fifty two colour coromolithographic plates and two black ...

A collection of twenty one Hank Janson novels, each in pictorial paper back, published by Alexander Moring (21)

MAN RAY, ALPHABET FOR ADULTS, limited edition, No 0054/1000, comprising ring bound plates, booklet and loose plates in black box, Marconi, 1995; M...

LEACH (B), MY RELIGIOUS FAITH, five pages, text in English, sewn as issued, [Japan 1953], with a collection of fourteen photographs / prints of Be...

A collection of books on studio pottery and potters, to include: BERNARD LEACH, FIFTY YEARS A POTTER, The Arts Council 1961; LUCIE RIE, a retrospe...

A collection of reference books and pamphlets on studio pottery and potters, to include: LEACH (B), A POTTER IN JAPAN, Faber & Faber, 1960; LEACH...

MORRIS (REV. F. O), A HISTORY OF BRITISH BUTTERFLIES, with hand coloured plates, green cloth with gilt lettering, London, Groombridge, 1868 (1)

SCOTT (W), illus, SOLDIERS VERSE, first edition, with colour litho plates, un-clipped d.j, Muller, 1945; OSBORNE (J), LUTHER, Faber & Faber 1961; ...

DULAC (E), illus, RUBAIYAT OF OMAAR KHAYYAM, tipped in colour plates, beige cloth with gilt lettering, Hodder & Stoughton, 2nd edition; DETMOLD (E...

An early 19th century Spode part dessert service, comprising; a pair of pierced baskets and stands and three plates, each painted and gilt with Ch...

A Sitzendorf porcelain figure of The Rabbit Seller, on scroll moulded base, 23cm, with a companion Sitzendorf figure of a piper (2)

A large pair of Continental cornucopia figural vases, hand painted with flowers and gilt throughout, one set with a seated gentleman, the other wi...

A pair of Belleek shell moulded cups and saucers, black printed mark, a set of six Continental Art Deco cups and saucers, a pair of gilt coffee cu...

A pair of Sarreguemines Majolica dragon vases, impressed marks (one repaired to neck), 21.5cm, with a pair of green glass vases, 35cm (4)

An 18th century Derby porcelain figure of Minerva, modelled with bocage back and supporting a shield with owl beside, pad marks to base, (arm rest...

A large 19th Austrian Turn Wien Ernst Wahliss allegory of fishing centerpiece, decorated in gilt and depicting a maiden and two cherubs within net...

A large Mintons majolica oval wall plaque, relief moulded depicting a central maiden and cherub within winged cherub and mask border turquoise gla...

A Victorian part tea service, each quatrefoil shaped piece decorated with a Wileman & Co type design in a red palette with gilt rims, comprising; ...

A pair of German porcelain lidded tureens, each with a single handle florally enamelled throughout below a crossed gilt rim, each signed in blue '...

A French bisque porcelain centrepiece, modelled as a lady seated with a basket painted with a central panel depicting a bird, gilt jewelled, upon ...

A French porcelain Sevres style bleu celeste centrepiece, decorated with two panels depicting classical lovers and blossoming sprays and fruit eac...

A French porcelain Sevres style urn shaped vase, with a central vignette depicting Napoleon I and Joséphine within a landscape setting, gilt bord...

A pair of Carl Thieme Potschappel porcelain twin handled florally encrusted vases, covers and stands, circa 1900, each painted with classical figu...

A pair of Austrian porcelain circular boxes and covers, each cover florally decorated within a gilt band border surrounded by a cobalt blue ground...

A Meissen allegorical group, modelled as four cherubs with baskets of flowering garlands, upon scroll base, underglazed crossed swords and incised...

A large 19th century ceramic figure of an African female, possibly Minton, modelled in dress standing contrapposto holding a water urn, white glaz...

A set of five German porcelain plates, each hand painted with a central classical group in a garden setting surrounded by seven floral sprays with...

A French porcelain and gilt metal mounted inkwell, decorated with floral bow swags and garlands surrounding a central hinged cap inkwell, 17cm di...

A Paris porcelain twin handled bowl, cover and saucer, each piece of ten sided shape florally painted with blossoms and birds within scrolling gil...

A French Sevres porcelain 'Villa Viciosa' cabinet plate, centrally decorated with a Spanish war scene within colbalt blue and gilt surround border...

A French 19th century Serves porcelain Chateau Des Tuileries cabinet plate, centrally decorated with King Louis-Philippe monogram flanked by two c...

A pair of French 19th century Serves porcelain Chateau Des Tuileries cabinet plates, centrally decorated with two classical lovers amongst walled ...

A French Sevres style porcelain tureen, cover and stand, each piece of oval shape florally decorated to the exterior with blossoming sprays in ova...

A French porcelain three piece coffee service, comprising; a coffee pot and cover, 26cm high, a sucrier and cover, 18.5cm high and a milk jug, 18c...

A French Limoges porcelain chocolate cup and saucer, the twin handled cup florally decorated to the centre within gilt surround against a green gr...

A French Tharaud Limoges pâte-sur-pâte circular box and cover, the cover depicting Aurora The Goddess of Dawn riding by horse drawn chariot surro...

A French bronzed mounted pâte-sur-pâte porcelain stand, the central panel depicting Poseidon with two horses in rein and two cherubs upon waves wi...

A large Royal Dux figural group of blacksmith, wife and child, the underside impressed "11559 19 20" and with pink triangle mark, 62 cm high

A set of three KPM Berlin porcelain cabinet plates, each centrally decorated to include a scene depicting a maiden at font with drunken toad, pigl...

A Czechoslovakian porcelain cabaret set comprising; a coffee pot and cover, 15cm high, a twin handled sucrier and cover, 10cm high, a milk jug, 8....

A Paris porcelain cabinet cup and saucer, the cup centrally decorated with two winged cherubs upon clouds beneath a crossed gilt rim, the saucer w...