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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 147

A FINE AND VERY RARE GARNITURE OF A CUP-HILT RAPIER AND LEFT-HAND DAGGER, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY, SPANISH OR ITALIAN. the rapier with blade of flattened-hexagonal section, stamped `LHPHS` and `AGHAE` between a series of decorative marks within a short fuller on the respective sides, steel hilt comprising cup-guard pierced and chiselled with a symmetrical arrangement of tightly scrolling leafy tendrils bound together by ropework bands, strongly moulded rompepuntas chiselled with an alternating arrangement of plain and foliate panels, guardapolvo pierced and chiselled with further designs of scrolling leafy tendrils enclosing expanded flowerheads all framed by bands of pellets and acanthus, a pair of straight tapering writhen quillons en suite with the brim and chiselled with expanded flowerheads on the terminals, chiselled écusson, a pair of plain arms, knuckle-guard matching the quillons, spirally moulded bun-shaped pommel, and the grip bound with plaited copper wire with a steel collar top and bottom, perhaps the original, the dagger with very slender three-stage blade, the upper portion of stiff diamond section, the middle and lower each with blunt edges chiselled with blade catching ridges and stamped with decorative circles on each face, rectangular ricasso hollowed for the thumb, formed with a pair of rings at the top and two pairs of notches for blade catching at the base, stamped with the bladesmith`s mark, the letter `B` on one side and stamped with pellets, steel hilt comprising a pair of straight quillons, curved triangular guard with strongly moulded rompepuntas, and spirally-fluted pommel, all pierced and chiselled en suite with the rapier, and the grip with later binding of plaited copper wire with a steel collar top and bottom (the tang slightly shortened), and each remaining in fine condition throughout. the rapier: 99cm; 39in blade. the dagger: 59cm; 23 1/4in . (2). Provenance. Roy Cole, Ontario, sold Sotheby & Co., 12th October 1970, lot 264.

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 148

A CUP HILT RAPIER, POSSIBLY ITALIAN CIRCA 1630. with tapering blade of flattened-diamond section, stamped `Tengo Lpo` within a short fuller on each side, steel hilt comprising deep cup-guard formed as a flower with six petals each formed of a sprung-in plate finely pierced with trellis (one replaced), a pair of vertically recurved quillons with flattened fluted bud-shaped finials, knuckle-guard with recurved finial en suite with the quillons, joined to the cup-guard by an additional arm, associated fluted ovoid pommel (acid cleaned throughout), and wooden grip reinforced with steel bands. 117.2cm; 46 1/8in blade. Provenance . Sotheby & Co. 16th April 1957, lot 186. Eric Valentine sold Christie, Manson & Woods 29th October 1986, lot 54. Robin Wigington, Poet`s Arbour, Stratford-upon-Avon. Literature. Eric Valentine, Rapiers, Arms & Armour Press 1968, no. 25

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 153

AN ENGLISH HUNTING SWORD, MID-17TH CENTURY. with broad curved blade double-edged towards the point, cut with a long slender fuller along the serrated back-edge, etched on the front `Fide sed Cudunor` a portrait enclosed by the inscription `Gubernaiar Hibernia`, `Nomine` and `1-50` and a mounted cavalryman, the reverse with `In Deo Gloria` a portrait medallion of Thomas Fairfax, `Me Fecit Solingen` and a further cavalryman, stamped with the bladesmith`s mark at the forte, probably for Peter Henkels of Solingen, steel hilt formed of a pair of up-turned shell-guards of unequal size, down-curved scrolling quillon, knuckle-guard interrupted by a scallop moulding, fluted beak-shaped pommel cap and original fluted wooden grip (small chips and repairs) reinforced with an iron panel at the front. 61.5cm; 24 1/4in blade. Provenance. Christie, Manson & Woods, 23rd May 1979, lot 25. Literature. Leslie Southwick, The Price Guide to Antique Edged Weapons, Woodbridge, 1982, p. 153, no. 421.

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 155

A NORTH EUROPEAN DAGGER, LATE 17TH CENTURY. from a cut-down small-sword, with tapering blade cut with a long fuller, pierced over the greater part of its length with a series of slots and circles, steel hilt including a pair of recurved quillons with globular terminals, and horn grip carved as an Eastern potentate (patinated, grip cracked). 37cm; 14 5/8in. Provenance. Weller & Dufty, 21st March 1973, lot 836

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 158

A GERMAN OFFICER`S SMALL-SWORD, LATE 18TH CENTURY. with slender blade of flattened-diamond section, engraved with the owner`s initials `GZ` with decorative marks above, perhaps including a pair of shears, on each side at the forte (rubbed), steel hilt comprising a pair of straight tapering quillons of flattened-oval section, boatshell-guard, ovoid pommel, knuckle-guard (pitting) and the grip retaining an early binding of plaited copper wire. 81.5cm; 32 1/8in blade. Provenance. The Counts von Giech, Schloss Thurnau, Franconia sold Sotheby & Co. 19th November 1974, lot 229.

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 164

A RARE GERMAN HORSE MUZZLE, CIRCA 1560-70. formed of a series of slender riveted bars, fitted at the centre with a chiselled salamander engorged with a double-headed serpent, at the cheeks with a pierced and chiselled strapwork panel carrying stylised mulberries, at the top with a near rectangular panel surmounted by alpine clematis foliage, filled with a frieze of addorsed lions and a pair of griffins centring on a rondel filled with a double eagle, the base with a circular gothic tracery panel enclosed by further clematis foliage, and the inner face formed of a series of converging bars (four replaced in its early life, areas of pitting, minor chips), retaining a pair of buckles at the top, and with some early tinned finish throughout. 23.5cm; 9 1/4in high. Provenance. Baron Guy de Rothschild, Chateau de Ferrières, sold Sotheby Parke Bernet, 12th October 1976, lot 292. Christie, Manson & Woods, 11th May 1983, lot 83. The decoration of this muzzle is related to another dated 1567 preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (inv. no. 14.25.1683). For a discussion of this and other muzzles see A. R. Chodyñski 1987, pp. 4-20.

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 169

A CASED 140 BORE FIVE-SHOT DOUBLE ACTION PERCUSSION REVOLVER BY J. BENTLEY & SON, 6 SOUTH CASTLE STREET, LIVERPOOL, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1860. with signed octagonal sighted barrel (small areas of pitting), border and foliate-engraved frame stamped `Patent No. 625` on the left, chequered walnut grips, and engraved steel trigger-guard: in its original fitted mahogany case, the lid applied with trade label, and retaining a number of accessories comprising copper powder-flask by C. & J. Hawksley, brass bullet mould, and oil bottle . 21.8cm; 8 5/8in

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 185

A SCOTTISH SILVER-MOUNTED DIRK AND PLAID BROOCH, BY W. M. ANDERSON & SONS LTD, EDINBURGH SILVER HALLMARKS FOR 1948, MAKER`S MARK `TE`. the dirk with polished blade formed with a scalloped back-edge and cut with a slender fuller on each face, hardwood grip carved with traditional basket weave designs, fitted with a silver ferrule engraved with panels of strapwork within a wrigglework frame at the front, and the pommel with silver claw mount set with a faceted citrine, in its original scabbard with silver mounts engraved en suite with the hilt, complete with its accompanying pieces, the brooch with matching ornament including claw mount with a further citrine. the dirk: 42.5cm; 16 3/4in . (2)

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 187

A BOWIE KNIFE BY JOSEPH RODGERS & SONS, CUTLERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES, NO. 6 NORFOLK STREET, SHEFFIELD, MID-19TH CENTURY. with signed blade formed with a clipped-back point (patinated), shaped German silver cross-piece, back-strap and pommel, and original natural staghorn grip-scales retained by four German silver rivets, in its original leather scabbard with German silver mounts (the leather crazed), with a loop for suspension, and in untouched condition throughout . 34cm; 13 3/8in

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 188

A DECORATIVE DAGGER BY GEORGE WOSTENHOLM, SHEFFIELD, LATE 19TH CENTURY. with robust blade of diamond section, cut with a short fuller on each side, stamped with the maker`s details `G. Wostenholm & son, Washington Works, Sheffield` on one side and `I*XL` on the other at the forte, brass hilt cast in relief, comprising an African Hunter holding a German silver spear and arrow forming the grip, the cross-piece formed as a pair of hound`s heads, in its scabbard decorated with an eclectic blend of tribal and renaissance motifs. 25.4cm; 10in

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 203

A VICTORIAN 1827 PATTERN RIFLE OFFICER`S SWORD BY HAWKES & CO, LONDON, NO. 1357. with etched blade, nickel-plated hilt, leather sword knot, in its leather-covered regulation scabbard, complete with its sword cover and dress scabbard (worn). 82cm; 32 1/4in blade

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 206

A MAMELUKE-HILTED SWORD RETAILED BY THE ARMY & NAVY CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, POST 1902. with curved etched blade, brass hilt cast in low relief, ivorine grips, in its brass scabbard with two suspension loops. 83.5cm; 32 7/8in

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 209

A POST 1902 NAVAL OFFICER`S SWORD BY S. W. SILVER & CO., LONDON AND PORTSMOUTH. with etched blade decorated with the crowned Royal arms and a fouled anchor, regulation hilt with folding side-guard engraved with the owner`s name `J. J. G. Fraser, R. N.`, sharkskin-covered grip, in its scabbard. 79.5cm; 31 3/8in blade

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 246

ASHDOWN, Charles Henry. British and Foreign Arms & Armour. 1909, 2-page autograph letter from the author loosely-inserted; HEWITT, John. Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe. 1855; ASHDOWN, C.H. Armour & Weapons in the Middle Ages. 1925; DEMMIN, Auguste. An Illustrated History of Arms and Armour. 1877; BOUTELL, Charles. Arms and Armour in Antiquity and the Middle Ages. 1874. BLACKMORE, Howard L. British Military Firearms 1650-1850. 1961; HASWELL MILLER, A.E. & N.P. DAWNAY. Military Drawings and Paintings in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen … Volume One. Plates. 1970; MOLLO, John. Military Fashion. 1972; WOOD, Stephen. The Scottish Soldier. 1987, signed by the author. With 18 others of related interest. CARTER, Thomas. Medals of the British Army, and how they were won ... The Crimean Campaign … Egypt, Peninsula, Waterloo, and South Africa … India, China, Etc. London: Groombridge, 1861. 3 volumes in one, 8vo. Half title, 17 hand-coloured plates of medals (first plate creased, one plate detaching). Contemporary red half calf gilt (extremities lightly rubbed). Provenance: S. John Tombs (armorial bookplate). GEORGE, J.N. English Pistols and Revolvers. 1938; GEORGE, J.N. English Guns and Rifles. 1947; ATKINSON, John A. Duelling Pistols. 1964; ATKINSON, John A. The British Duelling Pistol. 1978; NEIL, W. Keith & D.H.L. BACK. British Gunmakers. Their Trade Cards, Cases & Equipment 1760-1860. 1980; COOPER, John S. For Commonwealth and Crown. English Gunmakers of the Seventeenth Century. 1993; DICKENS, Bernard. "M.B." - The Gunmaker`s Silversmith. 1998. ONE OF 30 COPIES, FOR PRESENTATION TO R. WIGINGTON, signed by the author . (35)

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 247

DIROM, Alexander (1757-1830). A Narrative of the Campaign in India which terminated the war with Tippoo Sultan in 1792. With maps and plans illustrative of the subject, and a view of Seringapatam. London: W. Bulmer, 1793. Quarto (260 x 205mm). Engraved frontispiece, plate, 6 maps and plans, all but one folding, engraved plate of Tippoo Sultan`s Great Seal (frontispiece cropped, frontispiece and title browned and spotted, some spotting and browning throughout, some mainly marginal staining). 19th-century green half calf gilt by Higginbotham & Co. of Madras (rather worn, lower cover detached). Provenance: Palace Library, Mysore (stamp on front free endpaper); early signature erased from title with some thinning of paper; some pencil marginalia and annotation. FIRST EDITION. INDIA - MARQUIS CURZON OF KEDLESTON. British Government in India. The Story of the Viceroys and Government Houses. London: Cassell, 1925. 2 volumes, quarto (317 x 270mm). Half titles, photogravure frontispiece portraits, half tone plates (some spotting and staining throughout). Original blue half morocco gilt, top edges gilt, others uncut (extremities rubbed). NUMBER 60 OF 500 "EDITION DE LUXE" COPIES. With 3 other works on India in 4 volumes including James Grant`s Cassell`s Illustrated History of India (London, [c.1880], 2 vols.) and The Historical Record of the Imperial Visit to India 1911 (London, John Murray, 1914, publisher`s presentation copy, blindstamped "With Mr Murray`s Compliments"). MUNRO, Innes (d.1827). A Narrative of the Military Operations, on the Coromandel Coast, against the combined forces of the French, Dutch, and Hyder Ally Cawn. London: for the Author, 1789. Quarto (266 x 212mm). Additional title with engraved vignette, folding engraved plans (additional title detached and stained, some mainly marginal worming, spotting and staining, some offsetting). 19th-century half library calf (some staining, a few wormholes).. (9)

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 249

HOLMES, Richard R. Naval & Military Trophies & Personal Relics of British Heroes. London: John C. Nimmo, 1896. Folio (398 x 300mm). Half title, title printed in red and black, 36 chromolithographed plates by William Gibb. Original red pictorial cloth gilt, gilt edges (rebacked preserving original spine). OWEN, C. H. & T. L. DAMES. Elementary Lectures on Artillery, Prepared for the Use of the Gentlemen Cadets of the Royal Military Academy. Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1860. Quarto (280 x 212mm). Plates, some folding, some with hand-colouring, tables (several plates lacking). Contemporary half roan (rubbed). Provenance: Andrew Noble (armorial bookplate and pencil signature on title, "Capt. Noble").. (2)

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 250

SALE CATALOGUES - Bank House, Wellesbourne. 1940; Sheffield Park, 1971; The Green Collection. 1976 (2 copies); Europaische Schmiedekunst. Part III. 1981; The Hever Castle Collection … Volume One. Arms and Armour. 1983; Powerscourt, Eniskerry. 1984; A Cabinet of Curiosities: the Property of The Lord McAlpine of West Green. 1994. With Wallis & Wallis Centenary. Some of the Best and Most Interesting. [n.d.]. SEITZ, Heribert. Ein Waffenhistorisches Handbuch. Blankwaffen I [II]. 1965-68. 2 vols; OAKESHOTT, R. Ewart. The Sword in the Age of Chivalry. 1964; OAKESHOTT, R. Ewart. The Archaeology of Weapons. 1960; NORMAN, A.V.B. The Rapier and Small-Sword 1460-1820. 1980. WARING, J.B. Masterpieces of Industrial Art & Sculpture at the International Exhibition, 1862 … Chromo-Lithographed by and under the Direction of W. R. Tymms, A. Warren, and G. Macculloch, from photographs supplied by the London Photographic and Stereoscopic Company, taken exclusively for this work by Stephen Thompson. London: Day & Son, 1863. Volumes I - II only (of 3). Folio (422 x 290mm). Additional chromolithographed titles, chromolithographed and tinted plates. Original reverse calf elaborately decorated in gilt, gilt edges (rubbed). With J.B. Waring`s Art Treasures of the United Kingdom from the Art Treasures Exhibition, Manchester … chromo lithographed by F. Bedford … with essays by Owen Jones, Digby Wyatt [etc] (London, 1858), The Art Journal. Illustrated Catalogue. The Industry of All Nations 1851 (London, [1852]) and Tallis`s History and Description of the Crystal Palace, and the Exhibition of the World`s Industry in 1851 (London, [n.d.], vols. I and III only). (qty)

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 274

A PAIR OF 80 BORE FRENCH FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOLS BY MION, ARQUEBUSIER A PARIS, PASSAGE DU COMMERCE, CIRCA 1794-6. with turn-off barrels, box-lock actions signed on the left and inscribed `Passage du Commerce` on the right, sliding thumb-piece safety catches, folding triggers, and bulbous figured walnut butts carved with a rococo flower about the tangs. 14.5cm; 5 3/4in . (2). Provenance. W. Keith Neal, inv. no. P690 & 691. Mion is recorded at this address circa 1794-6. He was one of the Parisian arquebusiers who signed the petition against the Manufacture de Versailles.

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 291

A .750 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK REGULATION PISTOL BY BRANDER & POTTS, LONDON, EARLY 19TH CENTURY . of regulation type, with tapering barrel fitted with stirrup ramrod, signed lock (cock replaced), walnut full stock, and brass mounts. 38.7cm; 15 1/4in

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 297

A CASED 54 BORE ADAMS PATENT 1851 MODEL FIVE-SHOT SELF-COCKING PERCUSSION REVOLVER, BY DEANE ADAMS & DEANE NO. 30 KING WILLIAM ST, LONDON BRIDGE, RETAILED BY E. & E. EMANUEL, AGENTS, 3 THE HARD, PORTSEA, NO. 13601R CIRCA 1855. with blued sighted barrel engraved with lines along each face, signed with the full maker`s and retailer`s details, decorated with a band of foliage at the muzzle, border-engraved blued frame decorated with further scrolls of foliage and stamped with patent details and serial number on the right, the cylinder with matching serial number and engraved with a band of foliage, chequered walnut butt with engraved steel cap with trap, engraved trigger-guard with traces of original bluing, and the barrel and frame retaining much original blued finish: in its original fitted oak case lined in green baize, the lid applied with trade label for 30 King William Street (some staining), and retaining a number of accessories including Sykes patent copper powder-flask and brass cap dispenser, oil bottle, and two-way shot carrier. 31.5cm; 12 1/2in .

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 298

A CASED 54 BORE ADAMS PATENT MODEL 1851 FIVE-SHOT SELF-COCKING PERCUSSION REVOLVER MADE UNDER LICENSE BY A. FRANCOTTE, LIÈGE PROOF, NO.6210 CIRCA 1860. with blued octagonal rifled sighted barrel signed `Manufr. By A. Francotte licensed by Deane, Adams & Deane, London`, signed scroll-engraved blued frame stamped `Adams 1851 Patent` on the left, chequered walnut butt, scroll-engraved trigger-guard and butt-cap with trap: in contemporary fitted oak case lined in green baize, the lid with Deane Adams & Deane trade label for 30 King William Street, and complete with some accessories including brass bullet mould and copper flask (the lining worn, lid with one minor repair, key escutcheon missing) . 29cm; 11 1/2in . The exact date of commencement for Adams patent revolvers being made in Belgium remains unclear. Examples marked Adams Patent 1851 on the frame are less common. See A. W. F. Taylerson, R. A. N Andrews and J. Frith 1968, p.111.

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 312

A 12 BORE PIN-FIRE FORWARD UNDERLEVER SHOTGUN BY JOHN MANTON & SON, DOVER STREET, CIRCA 1830. converted from percussion, with rebrowned twist barrels signed on the rib (fore-sight missing), the breech adapted for breech-loading, engraved breech tang, signed flush-fitting locks engraved with characteristic scrolls and dragons, figured walnut half-stock with chequered grip, hinged take-down fore-end operated by a catch ahead of the trigger-guard, engraved steel mounts including butt-plate and trigger-guard, and vacant German silver escutcheon. 71.8cm; 28 1/4in barrels

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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
Lot 321

A PERCUSSION KNIFE-PISTOL BY UNWIN & RODGERS, SHEFFIELD, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1860. with tapering octagonal German silver barrel, the frame faced in polished cow horn over brass fillets, folding iron trigger and with two folding blades of differing size, engraved `Unwin & Rodgers, Sheffield` and `Non XLL Unwin Rodgers Patent` at the respective bases, the butt with folding German silver cap, and retaining its original steel tweezers, (bullet mould missing). 17cm; 6 3/4in

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Sworders
Lot 54

C & W K Harvey, large soup tureen & lid, distant view of city, 30cm wide

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Lot 78

The Life & Explorations of Dr Livingstone, leather bound, one volume

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Lot 120

A WWI German bayonet, Weyersberg Kirschbaum & CIE, Solingen

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Lot 132

A silver two handled trophy, Walker & Hall, Chester, 1939, on turned wooded stand, 21cm high, a silver lidded two handled trophy, Walker & Hall, Sheffield, 1939, on ebony plinth, 18cm high and a small silver two handled trophy, mark rubbed, 11cm high, all with inscriptions (all heights excluding bases)

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Lot 141

A Wale, Heath & Co, childs four setting pottery tea service, decorated with Disney characters, original box

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Lot 149

A pair of silver plated tureens, a butter dish and a Mappin & Webb sauce boat and stand

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Lot 168

Fifty nine England FC press photos (70s & 80s), agency stamps and by-lines to verso

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Lot 273

A Willcox & Gibbs sewing machine, with a `C` shape frame

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Lot 288

A banjo and case, by Clifford East & Son, ... New Bond Street

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Lot 364

A Sampson Morden & Co propelling pencil in the form of a champagne bottle, enamelled labels S H Mumm & Co

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Lot 491

A George V silver and frosted glass dish, Mappin & Webb, Birmingham, 1921, a silver shell shape dish, George Jackson & David Fullerton, London, 1904 and a silver toast rack, F.F Adams & Holman, Birmingham, 1936

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Sworders
Lot 565

A pair of silver pierced bon bon dishes, James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield, 1912

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Lot 583

Christopher Dresser for Hukin & Heath, a silver plated toast rack, numbered 2556

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Lot 595

A silver pierced dish, Walker & Hall, Sheffield, 1935

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Lot 851

An 18th Century style oak dresser, with raised shelf back, by Titchmarch & Goodwin

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Lot 858

A set of eight elm Windsor chairs by Titchmarch & Goodwin, with crinolin stretcher

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Lyon & Turnbull
Lot 279

SET OF FOUR QUEEN ANNE STYLE WALNUT AND INLAID CHAIRS BY KNIGHT & SONS, BATH, CIRCA 1900 the shaped splats inlaid with thistles and central motif depicting `John` and `Jesus` after the resurrection entitled `Noli Me Tangere`, above stuffed over seats and raised on foliate inlaid square cabriole legs, united by shaped stretchers (4) Each chairs bears an oval plaque `Knight & Sons, Cabinet Makers, MIlsom Str. Bath`

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Lyon & Turnbull
Lot 346

MAHOGANY METAMORPHIC LIBRARY STEPS ARMCHAIR BY J DENT OF KENSINGTON, AFTER A DESIGN BY MORGAN & SANDERS, CIRCA 1839 the gadrooned bar back above a moulded middle rail and down scrolling arms, the split cane seat with moulded rail above channelled sabre legs ending in brass cappings and ball feet, a lever releasing the back to form four treads inset with later carpet material 54cm wide, 95cm high, 60cm deep Note: John Dent is recorded as a cabinet and chair maker in the 1839 edition of `Pigot`s Directory of London and its Suburbs` and is listed as working at 45 Ernest Street, London around 1839 in the `Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1600-1840` ed. Geofrey Beard and Christopher Glibert.

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Lyon & Turnbull
Lot 402

GOOD MAHOGANY DWARF LIBRARY BOOKCASE BY WARING AND GILLOWS, CIRCA 1900 the moulded breakfront top above open adjustable shelves, flanked by panelled cupboard doors, raised on a plinth base, bears Waring & Gilllows trade label 356cm wide, 142cm high, 42cm deep

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Lyon & Turnbull
Lot 411

WHYTOCK & REID, EDINBURGH CABINETMAKERS AN ARCHIVE OF MATERIAL RELATING TO EDINBURGH CABINETMAKERS WHYTOCK & REID 31 binders and a box of photographs and drawings dating from c.1890s - 1980s, to include 45 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings various church projects across Scotland including a staircase at Dunblane Cathedral, the lesser room of Cambuslang Church, memorial furniture at Newtown Church, items for Cullen Church; Wardrobes 5 pencil drawings, c.1968-69 relating to wardrobe fitments including a project for Lady Grizelda Balfour, average size 38 by 53cm; Lighting 84 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings depicting a wide range of lighting designs, average size 33 by 24cm; Chairs 94 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings depicting a range of single chairs and small sofas, average size 30 by 23cm; Chests 109 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings of chests, commodes and dressing tables, some shown in situ, average size 33 by 23cm; Library Furniture 77 pencil and ink drawings of open and glazed bookcases, average size 33 by 23cm; Fire surrounds 127 pen, ink and watercolour drawings of fire surrounds and mantles, average size 32 by 24cm; Easy chairs 24 technical drawings on linen-paper, c. 1970`s, showing elevations and plans with exact dimensions, average size 30 by 21cm; Church Furniture 148 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings [in 2 folders] of various church pieces including altars, lecterns, memorial plaques, pews, etc., average size 27 by 23cm; Settees & Armchairs 98 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings depicting various designs for settees and armchairs, average size 23 by 32cm; Cabinets 109 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings depicting various glazed and unglazed display cabinets, average size 33 by 23cm; Sideboards 99 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings of various sideboards and tables, average size 33 by 22cm; Chairs 91 technical drawings, mainly of chairs, each complete with elevations, plans and dimensions, average size 29 by 39cm; Tables 174 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings of various dining, side and centre tables [in 2 folders], average size 33 by 23cm; Desks 116 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings of desks, average size 30 by 23cm; Beds 97 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings of various beds and cribs, average size 30 by 22cm; Bedside Tables 89 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings of bedside and hall tables, trolleys, pedestals and revolving bookcases, average size 33 by 23cm; Bureaus 87 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings showing various style of bureau and bureau bookcase, average size 33 by 20cm; Bedroom Suites 85 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings and plans of bedroom suites, average size 38 by 56cm; Dining Room Suites 54 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings and plans of dining suites and boardroom furniture, average size 38 by 56cm; Dining and Lounge Furniture 40 pencil, ink and watercolour drawings of dining, lounge and library furniture, average size 38 by 56cm; Design Sources A collection of magazine clippings showing period interiors and furniture examples, pasted onto card leaves; Catalogue Photographs A large quantity of catalogue photographs of pieces from the company`s collections, c. 1950s-60s, including a collection of images from the National Bank project, pasted onto card or paper leaves; majority drawings and photographs filed in ring binders of various sizes, many of the drawings and sketches blindstamped from various locations including John Reid in Glasgow, Whytock & Reid George Street and Charlotte Square in Edinburgh (32) Note: A remarkable archive from Edinburgh cabinetmakers, Whytock & Reid, depicting nearly 100 years of furniture and interior design.Whytock & Co. was originally formed by Richard and William Whytock in 1807, retailing in drapery and haberdashery goods. Their reputation grew throughout the first half of the nineteenth century and by Richard Whytock`s death in 1857 the company had received international recognition in the fields of upholstery, decoration, cabinetmaking and high quality furniture. In 1876 Richard Whytock & Co. amalgamated with the Reid family upholstery business, then trading in Ayr and Glasgow as well as Edinburgh. Initially they traded under the name of Whytock, Reid & Co. before changing to Whytock & Reid in the 1900`s. The partnership was made up of Alexander and William Whytock, the original founder`s nephews, and Robert and Hugh Reid, John Reid`s sons. The retail premises of the merged firm were consolidated at the Whytock showrooms in George Street, by this time at numbers 9/11. The upholstery workshops remained in Rose Lane, and cabinetmaking was carried out at Reid premises at Bell`s Mill, on land acquired in the early 1870s.The Glasgow operations moved a number of times over the next seven decades, eventually closing in 1939. From this point on the firm concentrated on operations in Edinburgh. It was shortly before this closure that the company moved to their most memorable premises, No. 7 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh - an address they would keep for over 40 years. During their 120 year history, Whytock & Reid, produced pieces for prestigious projects throughout Scotland. One of the firm`s most notable patrons was the eminent architect, Robert Stodart Lorimer. A relationship built up between Lorimer and the designers of Whytock & Reid, who successfully transformed Lorimer`s ideas and sketches into working pieces of furniture.The Whytock & Reid standard of craftsmenship allowed them not only to produce fine pieces for their patron`s particular projects, it also gave them the ability to develop ideas for their own stock items. The firm created its own distinctive style over the years, the now renowned "Whytock & Reid look." The firm`s forte was certainly the top-end of the market, the high degree of handwork in the production of its furniture dictating that its products would be "expensive". This has had a favourable outcome in that Whytock & Reid pieces are now intrinsically regarded as high quality and with an increasing rarity value.The final pieces of the firm`s property were eventually dispersed by this house in a 2004 - the success of the sale became a celebration of the achievements of the firm and its eminent position in the Scottish cabinetmaking, upholstery, and decorating tradition. (Smith, Dr. Ian 2004)

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Lot 412

PAIR OF WHYTOCK & REID OAK WINE TABLES EARLY 20TH CENTURY the shaped circular dished tops, raised on reeded baluster turned column supports ending in X form bases 40cm wide, 53cm high

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Lot 415

SET OF TEN OAK AND UPHOLSTERED DINING CHAIRS IN THE MANNER OF SIR ROBERT LORIMER WHYTOCK & REID, EARLY 20TH CENTURY including one armchair, covered in foliate patterned blue fabric, raised on cabriole legs with stylised foliate carved decoration, ending in faceted pad feet (10) Provenance; Bardrochat House, Ayrshire

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Lot 417

GILTWOOD SIDE TABLE, 17TH CENTURY SPANISH STYLE WHYTOCK & REID, EARLY 20TH CENTURY with rectangular top raised on shaped open end supports, united by waved X-stretchers 92cm wide, 76cm high, 55cm deep

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Lot 418

BURR WALNUT CHEVAL MIRROR, WHYTOCK & REID, EARLY 20TH CENTURY the domed mirror with a bevelled plate, raised on cabriole legs 47cm wide, 162cm high

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Lot 420

WHYTOCK & REID WALNUT WRITING DESK CIRCA 1930 the rectangular top with matched burr veneers enclosed by shaped three-quarter gallery raised above an ogee frieze with two drawers, on cabriole legs with lappet-carved capitals, terminating in pointed pad feet 135cm wide, 78cm high, 65cm deep Provenance; Midfield House, Lasswade, Midlothian Note: Midfield House was built originally in the 18th Century but rebuilt following a devastating fire in 1912. Home to coal-baron James A. Hood, who lost his daughter Margaret in the fire. The reconstruction was carried out between 1914 and 1918 by Sir Robert Lorimer, retaining the original Georgian style, while improving the south-facing side and adding internal grandeur. Lorimer gave the southern aspect house an Italianate flavour, with a water feature and a distinctive loggia, similar to that constructed by him at Ardkinglas.

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Lot 421

PAIR OF BURR WALNUT SINGLE BEDS ATTRIBUTED TO WHYTOCK & REID the domed head and foot boards raised on cabriole legs ending in cared claw and ball feet 99cm wide, 146cm high, 210cm long approx

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Lot 422

BURR WALNUT DOUBLE BED ATTRIBUTED WHYTOCK & REID with a domed head board and shell carved foot board raised raised on cabriole legs ending in paw feet 152cm wide, 146cm high, 210cm long approx

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Lyon & Turnbull
Lot 438

*NEAR PAIR OF MAHOGANY DWARF BOOKCASES 19TH CENTURY the inset leather tops above a pair of brass grille panel doors, raised on plinth bases 183cm & 194cm wide, 103cm high, 43cm deep

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Ewbank Clarke Gammon Wellers Auctioneers
Lot 634A

19th century mahogany cased round wall clock with fusee movement, by Sir John Bennett, 64 & 65 Cheapside, London, 17" diameter,

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Dominic Winter Book Auctions
Lot 1

Alderson (E.A.H.). With the Mounted Infantry and the Mashonaland Field Force, 1896, 1st ed., 1898, ten b & w plts. including two folding, correct as listed, publisher`s cat. at rear, some spotting, author`s presentation inscription to Major General Sir F. Carrington, dated 1898 and inscribed to front pastedown, hinges sl. cracked, orig. cloth gilt, sl. rubbed and marked with one small split at head of spine, together with Sykes (Frank W.), With Plumer in Matabeleland, An Account of the Operations of the Matabeleland Relief Force During the Rebellion of 1896, 1st ed., 1897, num. b & w plts. and illusts., mostly from photos, folding map and publisher`s ads. at rear, some spotting, author`s presentation copy to Frederick Carrington, inscribed to front endpaper and dated 1897, orig. cloth gilt, rubbed and soiled, spine browned and upper board sl. creased, plus Fitzpatrick (Sir Percy), Jock of the Bushveld, 1st ed., 1907, col. frontis., b & w plts. and text border illustrations, signed presentation inscription to Frederick Carrington from H.J. Elwes [1846-1922, botanist and author], dated Christmas 1907, orig. cloth gilt, sl. rubbed and a little frayed at spine ends, all 8vo, plus other turn-of-the-century African interest including two with Carrington ownership associations. Provenance: By descent from Sir Frederick Carrington (1844-1913). After education at Cheltenham College, Carrington entered the 24th Foot (South Wales Borderers) in 1864. In 1895 he fought in Africa on several occasions and for his important part in quelling the Matabele uprising in 1896 he was created KCB. In 1897 he married Susan Margaret, only daughter of Henry John Elwes of Colesborne, Cheltenham. See also lots 48-51. (8)

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Allen (Captain William). The Dead Sea, a New Route to India: With Other Fragments and Gleanings in the East, 2 vols., 1855, eight col. litho plts. by Hullmandel, one b&w plt., two folding maps (one repaired to gutter margin and tape repair to verso.), ex libris bookplate for Andrew Morrison to front pastedown and newspaper clipping stuck to rear pastedown of first vol., later qtr. morocco gilt, spines faded, 8vo (2)

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Arrowsmith (Samuel). The Bible Atlas with Ancient and Modern Names, being a Delineation of the Geography and a Chronological Arrangement of the History of the Holy Bible, 1835, calligraphic title page, twenty maps, plans and charts (only?) several with orig. outline colouring, spotted throughout, contemp. half calf with printed label to upper board, upper board near detached, rubbed and worn, slim 4to, together with,Simkin & Marshall, Hamilton Adams & Co. pubs.A Concise Historical, Biographical & Genealogical Atlas of the Principal Events in the Histories of England, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany and Italy, 1851,calligraphic title page, eleven (only?) engraved maps and genealogical tables with orig. hand colouring, occ. spotting, contemp. cloth gilt, lacking spine, slim folio, with Heaphy (Thomas),The Likeness of Christ: Being an Inquiry into the Verisimilitude of the Received Likeness of our Blessed Lord, 1880front free end papers and frontis. detached, title page printed in red & black, twelve litho. plates enhanced with gouache, gilt and bodycolour (complete as list), numerous b & w wood engravings to text, some spotting, contemp. white cloth gilt, stained and bumped at extrems., folio, with two othes similar (5)

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Lot 7

Barclay (Rev. James). The Complete and Universal English Dictionary, the whole revised, with many additions by Willm. Shorton, pub. Nuttall, Fisher & Dixon, Liverpool, May 1816, engraved allegorical frontis., dec. title page, twenty-seven engraved maps, including two folding and one with orig. outline colouring, some maps trimmed to margins, foxed and stained throughout, orig. diced calf with gilt dec. spine, joints weak and cracked, rubbed and worn, 4to (1)

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Lot 8

Bell (W.D.M.). The Wanderings of an Elephant Hunter, 1st ed., pub. Country Life, 1923, half-tone plates (one loose with frayed margins), occasional light spotting, original buckram-backed boards, rubbed and soiled, 4to, provenance: C.E.D. Stiebel, owner label and signature, inscribed in pencil beneath: ÒIn memory of old MacAllister who spent some years with Karimoja Bell, Mac sent me this book, 1948. MacAllister back in Uganda living at Fort Portal - very old - but still bagging his 3 elephants each yearÓ, together with Rowland Ward`s Records of Big Game. African and Asiatic Sections Giving the Distribution, Characteristics, Dimensions, Weights and Horn & Tusk Measurements, 10th ed., 1935, illustrations, original buckram, slightly rubbed, 4to (2)

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Lot 9

Bell (Gertrude Lowthian). The Desert and the Sown, 1st ed., 1907, col. frontis., num. b&w illusts., folding map at rear, split to folds, near contemp. brown cloth, morocco label to spine, 8vo, together with Amurath to Amurath, 1911, b&w illusts. from photos, spotting, near-contemp. green cloth, tear to lower spine, 8vo, plus The Letters of Gertrude Bell, 10th imp., 1928, b&w illusts. from photos, orig. cloth gilt, spines faded, 4to (4)

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Lot 10

Bent (Mr & Mrs Theodore). Southern Arabia, 1st ed., 1900, port. frontis., b&w illusts. from photos., six folding maps (as list), pubs. ads. at rear, orig. cloth gilt, some fading to spine and slightly frayed, 8vo (1)

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Lot 11

Bird (Isabella L., `Mrs. Bishop`). Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1891, thirty six b&w plts. and illusts. (as list), ex-libris bookplate for Andrew Morrison to front pastedown of first vol., 8vo, together with Ainsworth (William Francis), A Personal Narrative of the Euphrates Expedition, 1st ed., 2 vols., 1888, folding map to first vol., large 8vo, plus Soane (E. B.), To Mesopotamia and Kurdistan in Disguise, With Historical Notices of the Kurdish Tribes and the Chaldeans of Kurdistan, 1st ed., 1912, six b&w plts, folding map at rear (small handling tear), two b&w illusts. pasted in at front and rear, occ. spotting, large 8vo, plus three others, comprising, The City of the Sultan..., by Julia Pardoe, 2 vols., 1837; A Year Amongst the Persians..., by Edward G. Browne, 1893 (lacking map), all later red uniform half morocco gilt (8)

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