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Alfred Dunhill London; Comprising silver plated Rollagas cigarette lighter, having engine turned casing, together with a gold plated example (lacking filler cap) (2)

Alfred Dunhill Paris; A modern Dunhill pocket cigarette lighter, gold plated with lacquered tortoise shell pattern casing, boxed with data card and instruction booklet.

Childrens Books. Johns, Captain W.E.. Biggles in Africa. Oxford University Press. 1st edition. (1936). Illustrated by Howard Leigh & Alfred Sindall; with Brazil, Angela. The Leader of the Lower School. London. Blackie & Son Ltd. (1913). No front free endpaper, slightly shaken; with 14 further pictorial cloth children’s books, some with spines detached; 40 children's annuals, some lacking spines and a further 17 volumes. WAF. (73)

Alfred Dunhill London; A gold plated Rollagas pocket cigarette lighter, having engine turned casing, with fabric pouch.

Alfred Dunhill Paris; A gold plated hobnail pattern Dunhill 'Tallboy' table cigarette lighter, stamped to base Dunhill Made In England, 11cm tall.

Alfred Dunhill London; A silver plated Dunhill 'Rollagas' pocket cigarette lighter, cased with purchase papers and instruction booklet.

Alfred Tennyson, 'The Idylls of The King', illustrated by Eleanor F. Brickdale, Hodder & Stoughton. Ten Rudyard Kipling books, including A Song of The English, illustrated by W Heath Robinson, Hodder & Stoughton, the others by Macmillan (11)

Framed watercolour: Berlin Gardekasernen am Spandauer Damm, Alfred Karl Dietmann (1925-1998), overall size 52cm x 42cm.

Mixed ceramics to include Alfred Meakin decorative serving bowl and dessert bowls, Tuscan Trinket bowls, royal Doulton Captain Cuttle, Tiny Tim also bells, glass bowls Etc (1 Tray)

Delobbe, François-Alfred (1835-1915), "Mädchen mit Blumenkorb", Öl/Lwd., 55 x 46, oben rechts signiert, stark rest., R.

Rasenberger, Alfred (1885-1949), "Winterliche Flusslandschaft mit Fischern", Öl/Lwd., 60 x 80, rest., unten rechts signiert, R.

Bronzerelief, "Time is Money", 20 x 14,5, signiert Alfred O.

'Muse of Music': a classical bronze after Alfred Louis Habert (French, 1824-1893) - probably 19th century, dark to mid-brown patination, depicting a seated classical female figure holding a lyre and wearing a laurel band in her hair, 30cm high.

Alfred RASENBERGER (1885-1949) 4 Landschaften,Öl/Leinwand, 4 Landschaftsmotive, jeweils signiert A. Rasenberger, deutscher Maler der Düsseldorfer Akademie geb. 1885 Düsseldorf - 1949 Düsseldorf, Landschaft mit Bäumen H 23,5 cm x B 27,5 cm, Rahmen 34,5 x 38,5 cm und kleiner

Alfred RASENBERGER (1885-1949) Dorf mit Kirche,Öl/Leinwand, u. links signiert A. Rasenberger, deutscher Maler der Düsseldorfer Akademie geb. 1885 Düsseldorf - 1949 Düsseldorf, H 50,5 cm x B 60,5 cm, Rahmen 61 x 71 cm, kleiner Riss

Alfred RASENBERGER (1885-1949) Winter im Ebenhausen bei München,Öl/Leinwand, u. rechts signiert A. Rasenberger, deutscher Maler der Düsseldorfer Akademie geb. 1885 Düsseldorf - 1949 Düsseldorf, H 40 cm x B 50 cm, Rahmen 56 x 65,5 cm

Alfred RASENBERGER (1885-1949) 3 Landschaften,Öl/Leinwand, jeweils signiert A. Rasenberger, deutscher Maler der Düsseldorfer Akademie geb. 1885 Düsseldorf - 1949 Düsseldorf, Landschaft mit Bäumen H 29,5 cm x B 54,5 cm, Rahmen 42,5 x 67,5 cm, Flusslandschaft im Frühling H 30 cm x B 40,5 cm, Rahmen 42,5 x 53 cm und Hochwasser bei Düsseldorf Kaiserswerth H 30 cm x B 32 cm, Rahmen 43 x 44,5 cm, kleine Fehlstellen am Gemälde mit Landschaft mit Bäumen

Mountaineering.- Kurz (Marcel, editor) The Mountain World 1954, first edition, signed by Edmund Hillary and members of the Everest expedition, half-title, plates and illustrations, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, dust-jacket, slight creasing and chipping to corners and edges, 8vo, 1954. *** The half-title is signed by 9 members of the Everest expedition, comprising: Edmund Hillary; John Hunt; George Band; Alfred Gregory; Jan Morris; Mike Westmacott; George Lowe; Charles Wylie, and; Michael Ward.

Mountaineering.- Morris (James) Coronation Everest, signed by Edmund Hillary and other members of the Everest expedition, half-title, original cloth, fractional bumping to corners and extremities, 8vo, 1963. *** With the front free endpaper signed by: Edmund Hillary; John Hunt; George Band; Alfred Gregory; Jan Morris; Mike Westmacott; George Lowe; Charles Wylie, and; Michael Ward.

9ct gold mesh bracelet, of four-row 'chainmail' construction, PP&P, London, 1969, 36.5g approx, in box of Alfred Chillcott & Co, ('Est'd in reign of George III'), Park Street, Bristol

Alfred Vickers (British,1786-1868) - Oil on canvas - 'Valley of the Llugwy', signed lower left, 21.5cm x 32.5cm, titled gilt slip, in gilt gesso frameVicars Brothers label verso

Victorian silver 'castle-top' card case with hinged cover, the front embossed with Kings College Chapel, Cambridge among panels of foliate decoration, the reverse having foliate decoration and a vacant cartouche, sponsor's mark of Alfred Taylor, Birmingham 1854, 10cm high, 70g approx

g Elizabeth II (1952-2022), gold proof Two Ounces of Two Hundred Pounds, 2021, struck in 999.9 fine gold to celebrate 1,150 Years Since the Coronation of Alfred the Great, crowned bust right, JC initials below for designer Jody Clark, Latin legend surrounding, ELIZABETH II. D. G. REG. F.D. 200 POUNDS, rev. design by John Bergdahl the medieval-style design inspired by the Alfred Jewel and includes 'punch' lettering reflecting the style of the period 'ALFRED THE GREAT 871' surrounding and '2021' in exergue (S.OC4). Brilliant proof as struck, graded by NGC as PF70 Ultra Cameo, First Day of Issue. NGC Certification 6133395-044 The Latin legend translates "Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith."

Aethelstan (924-939), silver Penny, portrait type, City of London Mint, moneyer Liofhelm, crowned and draped bust right to bottom of coin, circles and legend surrounding, commences lower left, + ÆÐELSTAN REX, rev. legend LIOFHELM MO LOND CI, weight 1.55g (BMC VIII, 67; Blunt 276, pl.VIII; SCBI 6:186; N.675; S.1095). Dark perhaps artificial tone, weak in the hair otherwise good very fine. North lists twelve moneyers working in the reign of Aethelstan including Liofhelm at London, which is one of 28 mints in operation.Aethelstan was the first King to use the title King of all Britain - Rex Totius Britanniae and he also decreed that each borough should have a moneyer to issue coin and that the more important boroughs could have more than one moneyer. For further reading see the special volume XLII of the British Numismatic Journal (1974) celebrating the 70th birthday of Christopher Evelyn Blunt with his monumental work on Aethelstan filling the whole tome. Liofhelm is listed as a London moneyer for this type with ten others, as number 276. There is also a Liofhelm working in BMC types I and V for London.The eldest son of King Edward the Elder by his first wife, Aethelstan was born circa 894 though later the prestige of his mother's marriage was called into question as it seems he was not at first destined for the throne, as it was younger half-brother Elfweard was elected by the council of Wessex, whereas the Mercian magnates preferred Aethelstan. The issue was resolved as Elfweard died on the way to Kingston on the 1st August 924 leaving Aethelstan to unite the throne and he was eventually crowned at Kingston on the 4th September 925. His 25 year reign kept the Kingdom united as he quelled revolts in the West country and along the Welsh border and even carried out the first West Saxon invasion of Scotland in 934. Aethelstan as the first King of all England, died unexpectedly in Gloucester aged around 45 on the 27th October 939, unmarried, though with an adult heir in his half-brother Eadmund the elder son of Edward the Elder's third marriage. Capital City London upon the River Thames following Roman occupation, minted some of the earliest Saxon coins with gold Thrymsas and silver denarii with a "Londuniu" signature. Mercian Kings beginning with Offa minted coins there, but the first coin to actually say City of London upon it is the unique Ludica portrait Penny that was found in 2016, followed by subsequent coins of Ecgberht. In 871 the Danes wintered in London for the first time but was King Alfred of Wessex who settled and fortified the capital circa 880 to resist further invasions. Edward the Elder incorporated the City in Wessex in 911 and it resisted a major attack in the reign of Aethelred II in 1009. However London submitted to the Danish Swein in 1013, but three years later the citizens accepted Eadmund Ironside as King and resisted a siege by Canute. Later unsettled times occurred in the anarchy period of the reign of King Stephen, remaining loyal to the King except for a few months in 1141 when Empress Matilda was admitted but within a short time expelled.In the reign of King John, the city was captured by the insurgent barons and visited by their leader Prince Louis of France. The obverse legend translates as "Aethelstan King" and the reverse as "Liofhelm Moneyer of the City of London."Provenance:Ex J. Kite Collection, purchased by Michael Trenerry of Truro.

Alfred Edward Borthwick (Scottish. 1871-1955) Eyemouth, Berwick signed 'A E Borthwick' (lower right)watercolour23 x 34cm

Alfred Parsons (British, 1847-1920) Distant view of Dunollie Castle, Oban, with sheep grazing beforesigned (lower left)watercolour16.5cm x 28.5cm;with a further unsigned watercolour of a cottage, reputedly in Conwy, Wales, 11 x 15.5cm (2)

The Birds (1963 RR), British Quad Film Poster for the Alfred Hitchcock classic, Universal International, folded, 30 x 40 inches Condition Report: Very good condition, minor fold line separation to crossfolds, light creasing

Alfred Bergstrom (1869-1930), oil on canvas, Woodland Lake Scene, 52cm by 72cm, in gilt frame

* Bacon Cup. An Edwardian silver-gilt copy of the Bacon cup and cover by Lionel Alfred Crichton, London, 1904, the bowl engraved with an armorial and inscribed 'A thyrde bowle made of the Great Seale of England and left by Syr Nycholas Bacon Knygt Lorde keeper as an heyrelome to his howse of Stewkey 1574', raised on a knopped stem and spread foot inscribed 'Replica of the Bacon Cup formerly one the Townshend heirlooms, made by Crichton Bros 22 Old Bond St', the cover with urn and pig finial, inscribed 'Mediocria Firma', approximately 29 cm high, 1407.5g, presented on a circular base, overall height 36.5 cm QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Mary Rose Bacon (Lady), grandmother of current owner.

Alfred Cox - A 1960s teak sideboard, fitted with a bank of three drawers beside a sliding double door cupboard, raised to splayed tapered legs, height 74cm, width 183cm and depth 44cm, slight damage.

Alfred Rhead - Poole Pottery - A group of four mid Century Wave pattern bowls, in sky blue/pink, sky blue/cream, two tone brown and a black example, longest 34cm. (4)

Water colour, Alfred Douglas, girl with whippet, signed Verso

Books relating to archaeology, history, etc, including History Handbook Stained Glass in England, Oxford Illustrated History of Roman Britain, works relating to King Alfred, Crusader Castles, etc. (1 shelf)

ALFRED EAST ARA 'THE ROYAL DRAWING SOCIETY, INCORPORATED', 1902, LEATHER BOUND, LANDSCAPE PRINTING IN COLOUR

Autographs: Stage, Screen, Music, and Dance, including Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Clint Eastwood, Dusty Springfield, Mary Quant, Marianne Faithful, Lulu, Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, Barbara Windsor, Ninette de Valois, and others, 1960s-1970s. Autograph album, faux brown leather covers, ownership name to first page, containing approx.. 95+ signatures, many of which are dedicated to ‘Ceril’, and further captioned by her in ink, 5 x 8.5cm, signatures include:Jeremy Etheridge, Marguerite Vacani (signed on a small card loosely inserted), Roger Moore, with an additional ink sketch of the Saint stick-man logo (signed on a single-page), Ernie Wise with Dave Clark (Dave Clark Five) on reverse, Eric Morecambe (signed on a single-page), Jimmy Tarbuck, Janette Scott, John Rostill (The Shadows), five members of The Searchers including, John McNally, Tony Jackson, Mike Pender, Chris Curtis, and one other, Clint Eastwood, Dick Van Dyke, Richard Attenborough (signed on a single-page), Oliver Reed signed on a piece of paper taped in, Gracie Fields, David Kossoff, Britt Eckland, Kenny Ball, Harry Secombe, Susan Maugham, Cliff Richard (whilst he was filming Summer Holiday in 1962), Richard O’Sullivan, Ninette de Valois, Susan Hampshire, Eric Sykes, Una Stubbs, Dilys Laye, Joan Regan, Frankie Howard, Brian Rix, Bernard Bresslaw, Max Bygraves with Barbara Windsor on reverse, Freddie and The Dreamers, including, Freddie Garrity, Roy Crewdson, Bernie Dwyer, Derek Quinn, Peter Birrell, Beryl Grey, Donald Houston, Sean Connery (signed on a single-page), Des O’Connor, Alfred Marks, Dusty Springfield, Bruce Wells (The Shadows), Patrick Cargill, Vince Hill, Arthur Askey, David Jacobs, Frank Ifield, Hayley Mills, Melvyn Hazel, Charles Hawtrey, Nicholas Parsons, signed on a magazine page pasted down with Joan Sims on reverse, Leo Franklyn, Norman Vaughan, David Frost, Sid James, Peggy Mount, Warren Mitchell, Hermione Gingold (both sellotaped over signatures), Danny La Rue, Dick Emery, Mary Quant, Jimmy Edwards, Topol signed on a magazine page taped in, Marianne Faithfull signed on a piece of paper tipped in, and Marty Feldman signed on a sheet of paper loosely inserted. Provenance:The Collection of Ceril Campbell, celebrity stylist, TV Presenter, motivational speaker, life coach, author, and independent celebrant. Signed in person for Ceril Campbell who grew up in Chelsea, London and on Saturdays, whilst still at school, worked on the Kings Road in boutiques, Mr Freedom, and later Jean Machine, whilst studying fashion design. As a result, Ceril hung out with ‘the Chelsea crowd’, who at that time included Mick Jagger's brother Chris, Jane Birkin's brother and Marianne Faithfull, Patti Boyd, and others. Ceril’s father worked in the film industry and would often take her to the studios where many of these signatures were signed.

EUROPEAN LITERATURE: Selection of A.Ls.S. etc. by various European writers, poets, journalists and historians etc., mainly French and most 19th century, including Eusebe de Salverte, Alfred Nicolas Rambaud, Edouard Fournier, Jules de Lasteyrie, Annie Vivanti (ink signature on a page removed from an autograph album) etc. Some age wear and minor faults, G to about VG, 8

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) French Impressionist painter. A poignant A.L.S., Claude Monet, three pages, 8vo, Giverny par Vernon, Eure, 27th May 1899, to Francois Depeaux, written in the artist´s characteristic purple ink on black bordered mourning stationery. In the months following the death of his fellow Impressionist artist, Alfred Sisley, Monet writes with concern for Sisley´s children and their finances, in full, ´Je comprens parfaitement que vos occupations d´affaires ne vous laissent pas tout le loisir que vous voudriez, mais il y a l´affaire des enfants Sisley à laquelle nous nous sommes attachés et qu´il faudrait terminer une fois pour toutes. Il ne faudrait pas que ces enfants s´habituent à demander de l´argent chez M. Chevalier au fur et à mesure de leurs besoins et se figurent qu´ils ont un capital inépuisable. Vous etes de cet avis je le sais, mais il faudrait qu´ils soient mis au plus tot au courant de leur situation. Je n´ai pas qualité pour m´occuper de cela, et j´ai du reste assez payé de ma personne pour vous prier de ne pas perdre de vue le role final de nos efforts communs. Je sais que Pierre Sisley ne travaille que d´une facon intermittente, ce qui est facheux et cela peut etre parce qu´il ne sent pas pris par la nécessité. Il y a aussi à s´assurer que toutes dettes sont payées. Enfin mon grand souci c´est la responsabilité qui nous fait un devoir de conseiller ces enfants et de placer leur avoir en de bonnes conditions. J´ai beau vouloir n´y pas penser, c´est plus fort que moi et je trouve que nous devons au plus vite régulariser tout cela. C´est urgent selon moi et c´est ce qui me fait insister à vous demander un entretien qui me procurera le plaisir de vous voir. Bien en hate et avec l´espoir de votre prochaine venue´ (Translation: ´I fully understand that your business commitments do not leave you all the time you would like, but there is the matter of the Sisley children to which we have become attached and which must be settled once and for all. These children should not get into the habit of asking Mr Chevalier for money as and when they need it and imagine that they have an inexhaustible supply. I know you are of this opinion, but they should be made aware of their situation as soon as possible. I am not qualified to deal with this, and I have already put in enough personal time and effort, so please do not lose sight of the ultimate goal of our joint efforts. I know that Pierre Sisley only works intermittently, which is annoying and it may be because he doesn't feel driven by necessity. There is also the matter of ensuring that all debts are paid. Finally, my main concern is the responsibility that makes it our duty to advise these children and to place their assets in good conditions. I can try as I might not to think about it, but I can't help it and I think we need to sort all this out as quickly as possible. I think it's urgent and that's why I'm insisting on asking you for an interview, which will give me the pleasure of seeing you. I look forward to it and hope you will come again soon´). A letter of fine and compassionate content. Some light creasing and one small tear (repaired to a very high standard and not affecting the text or signature). About VGFrancois Depeaux (1853-1920) French industrialist, art collector and patron.Alfred Sisley (1839-1899) British Impressionist landscape painter, a friend of Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Together the three artist would paint landscapes en plein air rather than a studio. Sisley died on 29th January 1899, just a few months after his wife had passed away, leaving two children, a son, Pierre, and a daughter, Jeanne.

[DREYFUS AFFAIR]: MORNARD HENRY (1859-1928) French lawyer who first represented Lucie Dreyfus in 1894 and later for Alfred Dreyfus at the retrial in Rennes in September 1899. A.L.S., with his initials H. M., to the recto and verso of his personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card, featuring his printed name to the centre, as a Doctor of Law and Lawyer at the Council of State and the Court of Cassation, and with his address at Boulevard Raspail (Paris) to the base, n.d., to [Fernand Labori], in French. Mornard writes, in full, ´Je suis heureux de vous feliciter mon cher ami, non pas de votre reelection qui n´etait pas douteuse, mais de la belle manifestation de sympathie qu´elle a constituee a votre egard. Je ne suis pas votre electeur...mais je vote tout de meme de tout coeur pour le batonnier Labori´ (Translation: ´I am delighted to congratulate you, my dear friend, not on your re-election, which was not in doubt, but on the wonderful show of sympathy it has given you. I am not your elector... but I am nevertheless voting wholeheartedly for President Labori´). An excellent association piece between the two principal defenders of Alfred Dreyfus. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VGFernand Labori (1860-1917) French attorney whose clients included both Emile Zola and Alfred Dreyfus.

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) French Impressionist painter. An important collection of three outstanding A.Ls.S. by Monet to various correspondents, including Suzanne Manet and Camille Pissarro, regarding the raising of funds by public subscription for the acquisition of Edouard Manet´s famous masterpiece, the oil painting Olympia (1863). The collection comprises (in chronological order) -(i) A.L.S., Claude Monet, three pages, 8vo, Giverny par Vernon, Eure, 26th August 1889, to [Jean-Baptiste] Faure (´Mon cher Faure´), in French. Monet writes in his characteristic bold purple ink and states, in full, ´Je viens vous demander si vous voulez participer à la souscription que nous faisons entre amis et admirateurs de Manet pour acheter l´Olympia de Manet et l´offrir au Louvre. Nous serions très heureux de vous compter parmi nous pour cette manifestation toute artistique. Je sais bien que ce tableau de Manet n´est pas votre préféré mais si nous l´avons choisi c´est surtout parce qu´il appartient à Madame Manet à laquelle nous voulons discrètement venir en aide, et aussi parce qu´il était le tableau préféré de Manet. C´est un bel hommage à rendre à l´artiste et j´espère bien que vous me ferez une réponse favorable. Vous priant de me dire pour quelle somme je dois vous inscrire. Je vous adresse la liste des souscriptions à ce jour´ (Translation: ´I have come to ask you if you would like to take part in the subscription that we, Manet's friends and admirers, are making to buy Manet's Olympia and offer it to the Louvre. We would be very happy to count you among us for this artistic event. I know that Manet's painting is not your favourite, but we have chosen it mainly because it belongs to Madame Manet, whom we wish to discreetly help, and also because it was Manet's favourite painting. It is a fine tribute to pay to the artist and I very much hope that you will give me a favourable response. Please let me know the amount I should register you for. I am sending you the list of subscriptions to date´). Some light age wear and a lengthy, neat split to the central vertical fold of the bifolium.Jean-Baptiste Faure (1830-1914) French baritone and art collector. An enthusiastic and avid collector of Impressionist art, Faure sat for multiple portraits by Edouard Manet, and owned more than sixty paintings by the artist (including another masterpiece Le déjeuner sur l´herbe). Faure´s collection also featured works by Monet, Edgar Degas, Alfred Sisley, and Camille Pissarro.(ii) A.L.S., Claude Monet, four pages, 8vo, Giverny par Vernon, Eure, 13th November 1889, to [Suzanne Manet] (´Chère Madame´), in French. Monet states that he has received his correspondent´s kind letter, and was happy to have been able to please her, continuing to remark ´Vous savez combien j´aimais votre cher mari et combien je serai fier d´avoir pu contribuir à lui faire obtener la place à laquelle il a tant de droits´ (Translation: ´You know how much I loved your dear husband and how proud I will be to have been able to help him obtain the position to which he is so entitled´) and further writing ´Il ne faut pas nous illusioner car ce qui vous parait si naturel parait à d´autres bien audacieux et ce qui est triste à dire il y a encore des ennemis qui refusent de se rendre, mais pour ma part je puis vous assurer que je ne me rebuterai pas et que je ferai tout pour arriver au but que nous voulons´ (Translation: ´We must not delude ourselves because what seems so natural to you seems very bold to others and sadly there are still enemies who refuse to give in, but for my part I can assure you that I will not be discouraged and that I will do everything to achieve our goal´) and concluding by adding ´Mr. Portier que vous avez vu, m´ecrit pour me demander ce que vous devez faire de l´Olympia. Je crois que le mieux , si l´on vous aporte d´autres tableaux, de prendre également l´Olympia chez vous… à moins cependant que vous le mettez chez Madame Eugène Manet [Berthe Morisot], mais il ne faut pas douter… que nous avons encore un mois de pourparlers avant d´obtenir satisfaction et dont je vous mettrai au courant´ (Translation: ´Mr Portier, whom you saw, has written to ask me what you should do with the Olympia. I think that the best thing, if we bring you other paintings, is to also take the Olympia to your place... unless, of course, you put it at Madame Eugène Manet's [Berthe Morisot], but there's no doubt about it... that we still have a month of talks before we get satisfaction, and I will keep you informed´). Some light overall age toning, evidently a result of the letter having previously been framed, the text of two pages (including the final one, with Monet´s signature) somewhat faded, although still legible. One small area of paper loss to a corner, professionally repaired to a satisfactory standard.Suzanne Manet (1829-1906) Dutch pianist, the wife of Edouard Manet, for whom she frequently modelled. Berthe Morisot (1841-1895) French Impressionist painter, the wife of Eugène Manet, brother of her friend and fellow artist Edouard Manet.(iii) A.L.S., Claude Monet, three pages, 8vo, Giverny par Vernon, Eure, 23rd November 1889, to Camille Pissarro (´Mon cher Pissarro´), in French. Writing in his characteristic bold purple ink, Monet acknowledges receipt of his friend´s letter and their contribution of 50 francs in the form of a money order to the Manet subscription fund, although adding that there was no urgency. Monet also explains that the fund now holds 18,500 francs and that he hopes to reach a round figure very soon, however the painter continues to state ´Mais il reste le plus difficile, l´admission de notre don par l´état et je sais déjà que pendant que je travaille à arriver au résultat, d´autres travaillent aussi mais en sens inverse et pour faire avorter notre oeuvre. Proust le premier m´a écrit, tout en souscrivant, qu´il ne voulait pas se charger de faire accepter ce tableau par l´état, considérant L´Olympia coome un des moins bons Manet´ (Translation: ´But the most difficult part remains, convincing the state to accept our gift, and I already know that while I am working to achieve the result, others are also working, but in the opposite direction and to abort our work. Proust was the first to write to me, and although subscribing, he does not want to take charge of making the state accept this painting, considering L'Olympia as one of Manet's least good works´) further describing Proust´s reaction as silly and comical. In concluding Monet remarks ´Mais je crois qu´il est du devoir des artistas de pousser cette affaire, quant à moi je ferai tout pour arriver à notre but´ (Translation: ´But I believe it is the duty of artists to push this matter, and for my part I will do everything to achieve our goal´).Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) French Impressionist painter. An absolutely remarkable trio of letters relating to one of the most famous and iconic paintings in the history of Impressionist art. G to VG, 3Autograph letters by Monet on the subject of Olympia, most of which were addressed to friends in his artistic circle, are highly desirable and each of the present three examples display individual merits in both their exceptional content and associations.

FRENCH COMPOSERS: Jules Massenet (1842-1912) French composer of the Romantic era. A.L.S., J. Massenet, to the recto of his personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card, featuring his printed name to the centre and address at Rue Malesherbes (Paris) at the base, n.d., to a friend, in French. Massenet writes, in full, 'Absolument oblige de rester a l'opera pour affaire-serieuse et tres interessante, peux-tu m'excuser aupres de Delair (et aupres de toi) et peut-etre compter sur ton devoue musicien tous les autres soirs de l'annee!!' (Translation: 'Absolutely obliged to stay at the opera on serious and very interesting business, can you excuse me to Delair (and to you) and perhaps count on your devoted musician every other evening of the year!!'); Leo Delibes (1836-1891) French Romantic composer known for his ballets and operas. A.N.S., Leo Delibes, to the recto of his personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card, featuring his printed name to the centre and address at Rue de Rivoli (Paris) at the base, n.d., in French, sending many thanks to a Captain Jurine. Some light age toning and with one trace of former mounting to the verso; Alfred Bruneau (1857-1934) French composer, known for his collaborations with Emile Zola. The personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card of Bruneau, unsigned, featuring his printed name to the centre, as a Membre de l'institut, and with his address at Rue Vital (Paris) at the base, with five words of French text in his hand, 'vives felicitations et cordiaux souvenirs' (Translation: 'warmest congratulations and fond memories'). Some light areas of age toning and with very minimal traces of former mounting to the verso, G to VG, 3Massenet may well refer to Paul Delair (1842-1894) French playwright, poet, chansonnier and novelist who was an administrator at the Academie des Beaux-Arts.

PERKINS ANTHONY: (1932-1992) American actor, remembered for his role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's horror film Psycho (1960). Signed 8 x 10 photograph by Perkins, the dramatic image showing the actor in costume as Norman Bates, leaning against a wall in the shadows and with a predatory taxidermy owl mounted above his head, in a scene from Psycho (1960). Signed by Perkins in blue ink with his name alone to the image. VG

MILES VERA: (1929- ) American actress, famous for her role as Lila Crane in Alfred Hitchcock's horror film Pyscho (1960). Selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs by Miles, each of them different images of the actress, one showing her seated at a dinner table with Alfred Hitchcock, another showing her in costume as Lila Crane, two depicting her in glamorous poses (one accompanied by a Vespa scooter), and another showing her in a scene from Tarzan´s Hidden Jungle (1955), etc. All are boldly signed in black, blue or red inks with her name alone to light areas of the images. VG to EX, 6

PIANISTS: Wilhelm Backhaus (1884-1969) German pianist. A.M.Q.S., Wilhelm Backhaus, to the verso of the personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card of a Miss Gladys Greeley, evidently an admirer of the pianist, New York, 1st April 1912. In a neat hand Backhaus has penned two bars of music which he identifies as being from Johannes Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major (Op.83, 1881). Some heavy traces of former mounting to the edges of the recto; Alfred Cortot (1877-1962) French pianist and conductor. The personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card of Cortot, unsigned, bearing his printed name to the centre, and with three lines of text in his hand beneath, in French, 'avec tout ses remerciements pour votre aimable message' (Translation: 'with many thanks for your kind message'). G to VG, 2Backhaus had made his American debut just a few months prior to signing the present card, when he performed as a soloist with the New York Symphony Orchestra on 5th January 1912.

BASSERMANN ALBERT: (1867-1952) German actor, an Academy Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor in 1940 for his performance as Van Meer in Alfred Hitchcock´s Foreign Correspondent. A good vintage signed sepia 9.5 x 7.5 photograph of the actor standing outdoors in a half-length pose close to a wooden staircase. Signed in black fountain pen ink to the image and dated at Berlin, 28th June 1920 in his hand. Scarce. A few minor surface marks and creases, otherwise VG

ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEES: A good selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs and slightly smaller (1) by various actors, each of them Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominees of the 1960s comprising Peter Falk (for his performance as Abe ´Kid Twist´ Reles in Murder, Inc., 1960, and again for his performance as Joy Boy in Pocketful of Miracles, 1961), Jack Kruschen (for his performance as Dr. David Dreyfuss in The Apartment, 1960), Omar Sharif (for his performance as Sherif Ali ibn el Kharish in Lawrence of Arabia, 1962), Stanley Holloway (for his performance as Alfred Doolittle in My Fair Lady, 1964; the image depicting him in a portrait study in costume from the fim), Makoto Iwamatsu (Mako; for his performance as Po-han in The Sand Pebbles, 1966; the image depicting him in a close-up head and shoulders pose from the film), James Mason (for his performance as James Leamington in Georgy Girl, 1966), Elliott Gould (for his performance as Ted Henderson in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, 1969), and Anthony Quayle (for his performance as Cardinal Thomas Wolsey in Anne of the Thousand Days, 1969). All are boldly signed (three in fountain pen inks) to largely light areas of the images and only one is inscribed. G to generally VG, 8

FAMOUS MEN: Selection of A.Ls.S. and T.Ls.S. by various famous men, the majority political figures, comprising Harold Wilson (2; in one dated 10th May 1982 stating ´I was interested to receive your own views about the present situation. As you rightly say, it is a very worrying one indeed and I am sure you will imagine how anxious Parliament is about the crisis´, most likely a reference to the Falklands War), Hugh Gaitskell (written from New York and referring to a brief visit to Washington, January 1960), Manny Shinwell (to Christopher Mayhew regarding a drum-head service being organised by the United Nations Association to take place in Trafalgar Square, October 1950), Rab Butler, Leslie Hore-Belisha (referring to an engagement at the Oxford Union, ´I don´t much like your motion. We might get the punch of reality into it if we discuss it in the context of later developments´), Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner, Archibald Hunter, and Max Warburg. A few minor faults (light staining and small tears to some letters), G to generally VG, 9

TUCK ROBERT STANFORD: (1916-1987) British Wing Commander, fighter pilot, flying ace and test pilot who participated in the Battle of Britain during World War II. Selection of signed printed images of various sizes (9 x 7.5 and smaller), evidently neatly removed from books or magazines, the different images depicting Tuck in various uniform poses etc. (some signed by other individuals comprising Harry Broadhurst, Alan Deere, James Leathart, Douglas Grice, Alfred Whitby, Donald W. A. Stones, and Mike Crossley) and three others being images of paintings showing Tuck in aerial combat (one with a water stained signature, although also signed by Adolf Galland). Together with Mike Crossley (1912-1987) British Squadron Leader who participated in the Battle of Britain during World War II. T.L.S., Mike Crossley, one page, 4to, White River, East Transvaal, 14th July 1987, to Mr. Terry. Crossley thanks his correspondent for their letter and continues to refer to ´my old friend Bob Tuck´ and other pilots, in part, ´Yes, I try and keep in touch as much as possible with my old squadron friends....Hunph Russell, who was one of my oldest friends - we both joined 32 Squadron in 1936 - died in 1983 after a bad stomach operation of some sort. Sad loss indeed. He had played hockey for the R.A.F. and got shot down in the B. of B, but survived to go on flying till the end of the battle, and later took over 32 Squadron. Pete Gardner was another very old friend, who joined 32 pre-war. He survived, and being of a restless turn of mind, went off and started, and ran, a very swish restaurant in Nassau in the Bahamas....Eckford and Smythe I have completely lost touch with, but I did see Eckford at a B of B reunion some years ago....J. E. "Hector" Proctor, another restless soul, started his flying career as a Sergeant Pilot in 32, and flew as my Number 2 always. He and I and "Chalky" White.....used always to fly together as "Red" section. Hector now lives in Spain....´ A few minor faults, G to VG, 8

TAYLOR ELIZABETH: (1932-2011) English actress, Academy Award winner for Best Actress in 1960 for her role as Gloria Wandrous in BUtterfield 8, and again in 1966 for her role as Martha in Who´s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? A good vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Taylor seated in a glamorous half-length pose. Signed in fountain pen ink across the base of the image, ´To Alfred, My best wishes always, Sincerely, Elizabeth Taylor´. A couple of very light, minor wrinkles to the upper edge, otherwise EX

MUNNINGS ALFRED: (1878-1959) English painter, a member of the Newlyn School from 1912-14, and regarded as one of the finest painters of horses. A good collection of A.Ls.S. (5; one a brief illustrated message on a postcard), a T.L.S., five original pencil drawings, and a few pieces of printed ephemera. The autograph and typed letters signed Alfred Munnings, A. J. Munnings, and with his initials AJ, twelve pages (total), 4to and smaller, various places (Dedham, Essex & Withypool, Somerset), early to mid-1940s, to various correspondents including the portrait painter Maurice Codner. Munnings states, in part, ´I am not sure about the Tissot, as I told that secretary to remove the pictures if the raids started & they should have done so. How awful, that lovely [painting?] which nobody really cared for & which as Lutyens said was ruined by the overlighting of the chandeliers. What a hateful lot of buggers used that room.....& what a disagreable rascañ that Drysdale was wo stood in the way of everything. Damn him, what a pity he wasn´t in the drawing room when the bomb fell. My place in Chelsea has had it - windows out & all glass in frames broken......Winston in chair first dinner. Next Thursday Lord Gort in chair & they all give Winston a snuff box´ (to Maurice Codner, 30th September 1940, accompanied by the original envelope), ´I can´t tell you how glad I was to see that good notice of your work in The Times on Friday. You couldn´t want better and who ever the present (sic; President) is he is a more sane fellow than the last & I find him very good. Far better than the other old blighter - well - I was glad I read it out to Violet who never cares much about critics, & she was delighted. I´ve always seen you gradually gaining & burrowing in. You´re as undefeatable as the Hun. And to think you´re doing this in spite of the bombs & with only one eye......I´ve just written a line to Oswald Birley, poor fellow......I´m losing the will to work´ (to Maurice Codner, 4th November 1941, in pencil), ´What a pity that you could not remain at such a stage of brilliance for the rest of your natural life - or unnatural life, or whatever your present existence may be - Can´t you buy up a quantity of that same sherry & consume at intervals & go on flying through the air like a blazing comet?......Hunting all over England should be stopped. That´s my opinion. People who go wouldn´t if the hounds didn´t. Absolute not. Have you had time to go & see the exhibition of under 20 guinea pictures yet at Trafalgar Square? If not, go & let me know......You & I should go & stay at Bradley Farm up in the woods & hills near here for a month & live on cream & stuff & work.....trees galore & stone buildings & the rest & when it rained we´d do masterpieces indoors - big sitting rooms......write again my lad of wax - any f - g lately?´ (to Maurice Codner, n.d. [c. September 1942], in pencil), ´One day I´ll be round there. On Exmoor now, Army took my house at Dedham´ (to A. R. Blundell, 22nd March 1944), ´The man who did that plate of an old poplar tree is [a] great artist. If you can do such a thing as that although it is uncared for by the crowd is someone to be reckoned with. If only you could [do] an oil like that & as well!! It is superb. I saw it in Emmons´ house at Flatford Mill & looked & looked [at] it again having seen it in the R.A. It is equal to anything of its kind I know´ (to Blundell, 3rd January 1946; actually 1947), the postcard featuring an ink drawing by Munnings of a skier lying face down in the snow, with a mountain, trees and sun in the background, wishing the recipient a Happy Easter and hand addressed by Munnings to Mr. and Mrs. John Napper, April 1956. Together with five original pencil sketches by Munnings, one signed in full, three with initials, and one unsigned, the largest measuring approximately 20.5 x 16.5 cm, the majority depicting horses and one of a cow feeding her calves. All are matted and framed. Also including a small collection of ephemera etc. including printed illustrated 8vo booklets advertising new signed artist´s proofs of the works Going to the Meet, The Whip and A Little Piece of England, a catalogue for a Loan Collection of Pictures by Alfred Munnings exhibited at the Art Galleries of the Norwich Castle Museum, August - September 1928, etc. One letter with some tears and staining (only FR), generally G to about VG, Sml Qty.

SISLEY ALFRED: (1839-1899) British Impressionist landscape painter. A.L.S., A. Sisley, one page, 8vo, Moret-sur-Loing, Monday, n.y., to a friend (‘Mon cher ami’), in French. Sisley writes, in full, ‘Seriez-vous libre mercredi? Je viendrai chez vous vers 11h30, nous déjeunerions ensemble et nous causerions. J´ai à voir quelqu´un chez Petit vers 2h30 de sorte que vous pourriez être libre de bonne heure. Si je n´ai pas de réponse ce sera: Oui. Poignée de main.´ (Translation: "Would you be free on Wednesday? I will come to your place around 11:30, we will have lunch together and talk. I have to see someone at Petit's around 2:30 so you could be free early. If I don't have an answer that will mean: Yes. Handshake.") With blank integral leaf. VG

ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEES: An excellent selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs and slightly smaller (2), most vintage, by various actors, each of them Best Actor Oscar nominees of the 1920s and 1930s comprising Richard Barthelmess (for his performances as Nickie Elkins in The Noose and Patent Leather Kid in The Patent Leather Kid, 1927/28), Chester Morris (for his performance as Chick Williams in Alibi, 1928/29), Lawrence Tibbett (for his performance as Yegor in The Rogue Song, 1929/30), Jackie Cooper (for his performance as Skippy Skinner in Skippy, 1930/31), Richard Dix (for his performance as Yancey Cravat in Cimarron, 1930/31), Adolphe Menjou (for his performance as Walter Burns in The Front Page, 1930/31), Alfred Lunt (for his performance as The Actor in The Guradsman, 1931/32), William Powell (for his performance as Nick Charles in The Thin Man, 1934, and again for his performance as Godfrey Park in My Man Godfrey, 1936), and Mickey Rooney (for his performance as Mickey Moran in Babes in Arms, 1939). All are boldly signed, the majority in fountain pen inks, largely to lighter areas of the images and five are inscribed. Generally about VG, 9

WILHELM II: (1859-1941) German Emperor and King of Prussia 1888-1918. D.S., twice, as Prince, three pages, 8vo, Potsdam, 9th February 1887, in German. The untranslated manuscript document was signed by the future Emperor of Germany whilst attached to a Regiment of Hussars and relates to an officer named Otto Alfred Schulze, the second and third pages also bearing four other statements (each signed, one by the Prince) regarding Schulze, variously dated at Magdeburg, 11th February 1887, and at Potsdam, 12th February 1887 etc. With address panel to the verso of the bifolium (one corner neatly clipped). About VG

ICONIC PIANISTS OF THE 20th CENTURY: A very fine selection of two signed programs and one A.M.Q.S., by three of the main Pianists of the 20th century, comprising CORTOT ALFRED (1877-1962) Franco-Swiss Pianist and Conductor. Signed 4 x 8.5 printed program, one page, Turin, 14th March, n.y., in Italian. Signed in bold black ink. The printed text lists the works by Schumann performed by Cortot; MAGALOFF NIKITA (1912-1992) Georgian-Russian Pianist. Known for his Chopin´s performances, accustomed to perform the complete piano works in series of six recitals. He was the first to record Chopin´s complete works. Signed 7 x 10 printed program, folded, three pages, Parma, 10th November 1952, in Italian. Signed in bold black ink across the program, listing the works Magaloff played, comprising Bach-Busoni, Scarlatti, Schubert, Chopin and Mussorgsky, and HORSZOWSKI MIECZYSLAW (1892-1993) Polish-American Pianist. Horszowski was a child prodigy who toured Europe and America being a very young child. A.M.Q.S., `Miecio Horszowski´, one page, to an oblong 12mo page, Rome, 20th February 1922. Horszowski has penned three bars of music, unidentified, and dated beneath in his hand. Affixed to a dark card of same size. All are boldly signed to clear areas. Small overall minor age wear, otherwise G

CHEVALIER MAURICE: (1888-1972) French actor, singer and entertainer, an Academy Award nominee for Best Actor in 1929/30 for his performances as Pierre Mirande in The Big Pond and as Count Alfred Renard in The Love Parade. Chevalier was the recipient of an Honorary Academy Award in 1958. An excellent vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of Chevalier, the original Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer publicity portrait dating from 1934 and depicting the entertainer in a smiling head and shoulders pose. Signed in dark fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area of the image. About EX

SCHILDKRAUT JOSEPH: (1896-1964) Austrian actor, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor in 1937 for his role as Captain Alfred Dreyfus in The Life of Emile Zola. Vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of the dapper actor in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in pink ink to the clear background of the image and dated 13th August 1963 in his hand. Also signed (´With my warmest good wishes! Joseph Schildkraut´) to the verso and again dated 13th August 1963 in his hand. The verso also features various labels and stamps etc., none of which affect the signature. Scarce. A few very light, minor corner creases, otherwise VG

FRENCH COMPOSERS: Gustave Charpentier (1860-1956) French composer. A.L.S., with his initials G Ch., to the recto of his personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card, featuring his printed name to the centre, as a Membre de l’Instiut, and address at Boulevard de Rochechouart at the base, n.d., to a friend, in French. The composer writes, in full, 'Merci, cher et fidele ami - que de souvenirs vous avez reveille en moi, avec celui de votre bonne grace envers un auteur debutant' (Translation: 'Thank you, dear and faithful friend - what memories you have awakened in me, along with the memory of your kindness towards a first-time author'); Jules Massenet (1842-1912) French composer of the Romantic era. The personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card of Massenet, unsigned, featuring his printed name (´Massenet´) to the centre, with five lines of text in his hand, written in French and in bold pencil, ´Vous avez fait bien plaisir a votre vieil ami, dont le coeur vous remercie fidelement et affectueusement´ (Translation: ´You've given great pleasure to your old friend, whose heart thanks you most sincerely and affectionately´). A pencil annotation to the verso indicates that the Visiting Card was presented to Alfred Bruneau (1857-1934) French composer, known for his collaborations with Emile Zola. One vertical crease to the left edge, only very slightly affecting a few words of text; Edmond Audran (1840-1901) French composer. A.N.S., E, Audran, to the recto of his personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card, featuring his printed name to the centre and address at Rue Guillaume Tell, Avenue de Villiers (Paris) at the base, n.d. (c.1890), in French. Audran writes, in full, 'Mille remerciements pour le delicieux article sur Miss Helyett dans le petit moniteur' (Translation: 'Many thanks for the delightful article on Miss Helyett in Le Petit Moniteur'). Some very light, minor age toning, generally VG, 3Miss Helyett is an operette in three acts with music by Audran and was first performed at the Theatre des Bouffes-Parisiens in Paris on 12th November 1890.Le Petit Moniteur Universel was a French daily newspaper founded in January 1869.

Two mid century Alfred Meakin tureens, a Doulton vase, a 19th century sugar basin, a Japanese style blue glazed mantel clock with a pair of garnitures and other items

Boer War and First World War Medal group of four. Comprising of QSA with three clasps (South Africa 1902, Orange Free State and Cape Colony), 1914-5 star, 1914-18 British War Medal and 1914-19 Victory Medal. impressed to 5675 Sjt Arthur Richard Terrell Gloucester regiment and then transferred to the Royal West Kent Regiment with Serial Number: L/11241.QSA (5675 L.CORPL: A TERRELL. GLOUCESTER REGT), 1914-15 STAR (L-5675 CPL A. TERRELL GLOUCESTER REGIMENT), 1914-18 BRITISH WAR MEDAL (5675 SJT. A. TERRELL. GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT) AND 1914-19 VICTORY MEDAL (5675 SJT. A. TERRELL GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT)Arthur Richard Terrell was born in 1881 in Bristol, to father Alfred Edwin Terrell and mother Elizabeth Mary Terrell, Married Emily Rosalie Ingram on 30th May 1909, 1911 census states that he was a Car Man For the GWREnlisted on the 04/10/1899 Served with 2nd Battalion in South Africa during the Boer War, Promoted corporal on the 01/04/1905.Mobilised on the 5th August 1914, Served in France , entered theatre on the 23/11/1914, promoted to Sjt on 7/12/1914Transferred over to the Royal West Kents 1st Home Service Battalion with serial Number L/11241 on the 24/03/1916Discharged 10/01/1919 due to surplus to military requirements, having suffered impairment since entry into the service after contracting tuberculosisDied at his home – 26 Mina road on the 28th December 1924 aged 43 and is buried at Greenbank Cemetery, Eastville, Bristol

First World War Somme casualty Single 1914-18 war medal together with Death Memorial plaque named to G/18019 Pte Alfred John East, 13th (Service) Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment together with associated ephemera. Pte East was killed in action on the 21/10/1916 and is commemorated at the Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 7 CBorn in Guestling, Sussex in 1888,1911 census states his occupation was Dock Labourer living at the address: 45, Chapel Street, Newhaven, SussexKilled in action on the 21st October 1916 where 13th Btn Royal Sussex Regt were attacking Stuff trench in the Somme quarter where three officers were wounded, 25 ORs were killed, 71 wounded and 30 missing.

Film Memorabilia: HITCHCOCK ALFRED: (1899-1980) English film director. A signed photograph of Hitchcock in an engaging head and shoulders pose. Signed with his name alone to the base of the image, 11" x 14"If there is no condition report shown, please request