Sports Memorabilia & Equipment

A good and large French bonbonniere, circa 1840, of sarcophagol form raised on lion paw feet and decorated in stamped gilt foil and gilt, the lid ...

Two French leather and gilt brass mounted sewing 'bags', circa 1890, one embossed with flowers, gilt brass carrying handle and clasp, the falling ...

The musical box from a Palais Royal sewing box, 6.5cms cylinder with complete comb, movement stamped 'VMG5128', complete with fittings, key, cardb...

An early 19th Century needle work panel of a basket of flowers, the flowers in raised work, the basket on a mossy bank, in a glazed period mahogan...

An unusual 17th Century part needle work and part painted map on linen depicting the Thames 'Part of Surrey/Part of Kent', centred by a panel of a...

An attractive early 18th Century gros and petit point arch top panel depicting a youthful male gardener, standing amid flowers, and wearing a hat,...

An 18th Century silk embroidered panel depicting a bird on a leafy branch, in a black painted moulded glazed frame with painted gilt slip, inscrib...

A fine sable bead work rectangular wallet / purse, late 18th/early 19th Century, probably French, each cover in floral and scrolling bead work to ...

A late 18th Century finely executed reticule with scent bottle, executed in alternate red and cream segments, draw string top with taselled cords,...

A mixed lot of samplers, needleworks, etc., comprising a framed sampler 'Sarah Stone Aged 12, 1841', 36 x 30cms, another 'Eliza J. Pringle, Leslie...

Two related rosewood framed samplers, the smaller 'Rosanna Woodalls Work Aged 11 Years, AD 1842', flowering jardinieres, animals, crowned angel wi...

A silver chatelaine, 1886, the hook with floral engraved and elaborately pierced mount to five chains and matching accessories comprising a silver...

A plated brass chatelaine, circa 1880, the hinged hook with elaborate pierced mount centred by a Roman head with five pierced link chains to a thi...

A good example of a late 18th Century gilt metal chatelaine, the hook with leaf scroll mount enclosing a cherub archer with five short pieced link...

A late 18th Century gilt metal chatelaine for a child, the hook mount with the figure of a shepherd with sheep, dog and birds below a tree. The th...

A collection of cotton reels, comprising two with pressed gilt brass ends incorporating Royal Arms, one for Clarksons, one for Barber, five bone e...

A Spa work wooden shuttle, early 19th Century, one side painted in monochrome with a view of buildings and trees titled 'Le Tonnelet', the obverse...

A Palais Royal mother of pearl needle book and a similar needle case, the needle book with engraved borders, the cover with oval inset gilt metal ...

Six needle books, comprising a black papier mache example, the cover decorated with a flower spray incorporating mother of pearl within gilt borde...

A Palais Royal needle case and a stiletto, the mother of pearl needle case with rectangular body with leaf engraved borders and fancy gilt ferrule...

A fine silk needle flannel roll, the interior with eight embroidered panels of variant flowers divided by neatly arranged needles, silk ribbon tie...

Three continental silver needle cases and a thimble compendium, comprising a needle case with fruiting vine panel and hinged cover stamped '925', ...

A tortoiseshell slant top needle packet box, the lid with white metal tablet, seven internal bone dividers, 5cms high max. From the collect...

A leather and gilt tooled needle book and packet case, the front with a gilt metal framed oval Baxter print depicting the French General Canrobert...

A rare Scottish sycamore slant top needle packet box, of rectangular section, the slant painted with a butterfly (marble and white) on a flowering...

An English silver filigree scissor case, late 18th Century, with all over quill work panels, double dome hinged cover with hanging loop, the taper...

A continental gilt metal scissor case, late 18th Century, hinged cover secured with replacement pin, ring suspension lacking, the frosted ground d...

A good pair of French polished steel and partially gilded scissors, diamond section tapering blades stamped at the screw 'Nogent', leaf scroll pie...

A pair of Palais Royal scissors, steel oval section tapering blades lightly rusted below metal collars to floral and leaf pierced and engraved arm...

A Palais Royal souvenir note book, mother of pearl engraved border covers one with oval enamel and gilt pansy motif the other engraved 'Souvenir',...

A mixed lot, sewing, comprising mother of pearl needle book, 4.5cms, a wire work pin basket, bone purling pin on ring and chain, wood and bone kni...

Two small silver vinaigrettes, one of rounded end rectangular form, curved lid and base with dot and line engraving, silver gilt interior with hin...

Three late 19th / early 20th Century brass letter clips, comprising a cast brass example with Royal Coat of Arms and in raised script 'Reg. Oct 3 ...

Two late 19th Century pressed brass letter clips, comprising a double sided example commemorating the crimea war, crossed flags and scrolls 'Alma,...

A French perpetual calendar, reverse decorated on glass incorporating mother of pearl titled 'Exposition 1878 Crocadero', with rotating discs in a...

A Georgian silver snuff box, of rectangular form with engine turned decoration and leaf scroll thumb piece, silver gilt interior, Birmingham 1824,...

Silver boxes and a match box holder, comprising a leaf decorated colonial cigarette case, 8.5cms, a circular silver box, the hinged lid with two f...

A collection of hat pins, including a silver example by Charles Horner, two thistle examples, a pair of birds, and others. (21) From th...

Two mother of pearl tea caddy spoons, both with circular bowls and leaf carved handles, largest 7.4cms. (2)

Three silver caddy spoons and another, comprising an example with Prince of Wales and 'Ich Dien' gilt handle, Sheffield 1981 by Roberts and Belk, ...

Buttons, Japanese Satsuma porcelain buttons and a buckle, comprising a set of six floral buttons, 2.4cms dia., together with a matching two part c...

Buttons, 20th Century studio and related buttons, comprising a card of 'New Forest Studio Buttons Painted By C. James', two ceramic and six wood, ...

Buttons, late 19th Century, comprising a card of seven baroque cartouche shaped floral enamels, largest 2cms, and four carded displays of ladies d...

Buttons, a useful selection, mostly unmounted, comprising a 19th Century glass overlaid button enclosing the gilded head of an owl, 2cms, a cased ...

A group of enamel buttons, mostly French, late 19th early 20th Century, comprising a set of six, back stamped 'EM Paris', 2.7cms dia., three other...

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE & LOUIS XVIII Collection of five documents, two signed by Napoleon, relating to the military career of Pierre Sulpice Abert [o...

HARLEQUINADE - MANUSCRIPT FLAP-BOOK A seventeenth century manuscript pictorial flap-book 'Painted By Sal. Court, Price 2s.', on paper, ink and w...

LEAR (EDWARD) Autograph fair copy of 'Some Incidents in the Life of My Uncle Arly', 'Rittleout for E. Carus Selwyn', comprising all 7 verses of 7 ...

DODGSON (CHARLES LUTWIDGE) 'Lewis Carroll' Autograph letter signed ('C.L. Dodgson'), to Mr Rossetti, sending him the remaining 8 photographs from ...

LEAR (EDWARD) Series of 43 letters and a postcard signed ('Edward Lear'), to The Rev. Edward Carus Selwyn (1853-1918), written over a period of se...

SOCIETY FOR THE DIFFUSION OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE The Complete Atlas of Modern, Classical and Celestial Maps, together with Plans of the Principal Cit...

POTTER (BEATRIX) The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit, FIRST EDITION, 14 illustrations on panorama pages, publisher's green cloth wallet lettered in...

PALLAS (PETER SIMON) Travels Through the Southern Provinces of The Russian Empire in the years 1793 and 1794, 2 vol., 54 aquatint or engraved pl...

ACKERMANN (RUDOLPH) A History of the University of Cambridge, its Colleges, Halls, and Public Buildings, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, half-titles, 95 ...

GIBBON (EDWARD) The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 6 vol., FIRST EDITION of volumes 4-6, second edition of volumes 2 and 3,...

POWELL (ANTHONY) [A Dance to the Music of Time], 12 vol., FIRST EDITIONS, ONE A PRESENTATION COPY SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title-page , with...

BADMINTON LIBRARY - SPORTING BEAUFORT (HENRY SOMERSET) AND ALFRED E.T. WATSON editors . The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes, 29 vol. [Co...

FLEMING (IAN) Goldfinger, FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, publisher's black cloth (second state), front cover blocked in blind with line drawin...

FLEMING (IAN) Goldfinger, FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, publisher's black cloth (first state), front cover blocked in blind with line drawing...