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Lot 3092
An Art Deco diamond and platinum cocktail watch, tonneau silver dial, Arabic numerals, inner minute track, blues hands,, surrounded by a band of thirty six round old brilliant cut diamonds, total estimated diamond weight approx 0.72ct, floral chased platinum case, marked platinum to rear cover, associated cord bracelet, 15.2g gross
Lot 3364
Rings - an Art Deco diamond and pale blue stone flower head cluster ring, central pale blue stone surrounded by a diamond encrusted twelve petal frame, 18ct gold shank, stamped 18ct, size J; another smaller deeper blue, surrounded by six round cut diamonds, 18ct gold shank, size N, 5.9g gross (2)
Lot 3552
An Art Nouveau peridot and seed pearl pendant necklace, central octagonal cut green peridot, surrounded by four smaller conforming round cut stones, within a scrolling yellow metal frame terminating with a sing seed pearl droplet, unmarked, suspended from a 15ct gold chain, stamped 15ct to barrel clasp, 41cm long, 6.8g gross
Lot 3605
An Art Deco sapphire and diamond navette cluster ring, central blue diamond cut sapphire and two smaller trapezoid sapphires, each individually set within a stepped diamond encrusted surround, total estimated stone weights, sapphires, 2.80ct, diamonds, 1.3ct, unmarked white metal shank, size M, 5.6g gross
Lot 4026
A clear blown glass perfume bottle, applied green glass detail, engraved thistle decoration, silver collar, Birmingham 1902; a pair of cut glass bottles, silver scoops, John Grinsell & Sons; an Art Deco style cut glass perfume bottle, silver collar, marks rubbed; a cut glass perfume bottle (5)
Lot 4087
Hatpin stands - an Adams Jasperware style stand, white classical figures on cobalt blue ground; a Carlton Ware Rockery and Pheasant stand; a Carlton Ware stand, pink cherry blossom on matte black ground; a Carlton China stand, enamelled Lucky White Heather design; a Wilkinson Imari palette stand; a Crown Ducal blush ivory type stand, fanciful bird design; an Art Deco stand in the form of a primrose;a Thomas Till & Sons Pekin pattern stand, Imari palette; an Adams stand, classical swags and drops on white ground; an Ironstone flow blue rose on white ground; others similar (12)
Lot 4088
Hatpins and stands - a quantity of hatpins to include Charles Horner style silver topped pin, citrine coloured glass set; a Scottish silver topped pin set with green agate clover leaf; a guilloche enamel topped pin; an Art Deco lucite bird's head pin; a pair of facet cut glass pins; a mother of pearl and diamante set pin; etc; all in two ceramic stands
![[Lamb (Charles)] Elia: Essays... [and] The Last Essays of Elia, together 2 vol., vol.1 first edition, first issue with single](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/5d8dce2e-5231-4872-adfb-a825010f01aa/893097e2-e358-41db-e0c3-a7bd0fb69f97/468x382.jpg)
Lot 195
[Lamb (Charles)] Elia: Essays... [and] The Last Essays of Elia, together 2 vol., vol.1 first edition, first issue with single address in imprint on title, vol.2 first English edition, vol.1 lacking half-title but with 6pp. advertisements at end, vol. 2 with half-title but lacking 4pp. advertisements, with A.L.s. from the author to Mrs. Hood dated 1828 tipped in at beginning of vol.1 (separated at fold), bookplate of Henry A.Hoffman, attractive later green morocco, gilt, by Wood of London, with Art Nouveau style floral sprays in corners of covers & turn-ins and on spine in compartments with five raised bands of gilt dots, t.e.g., spines faded, together in modern cloth slip-case, 8vo, 1823-33.⁂ Lamb's letter is presumably to Mrs.Thomas Hood, wife of the poet, as Lamb asks "...what is Hood about?". He goes on to say that he and Mary will not be "coming again to town for some little time, having been very much accompanied - Mr. Burney, his sister & husbd, Coleridge &c. - and think it would not add to our quiet yet a while".
![Painted binding.- Norman (Da Loria, artist).- [Sharp (William)], "Fiona Macleod". From the Hills of Dream: Threnodies, Songs](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/5d8dce2e-5231-4872-adfb-a825010f01aa/200e1b5f-92e9-45f3-9dfe-2ecc3307615f/468x382.jpg)
Lot 295
Painted binding.- Norman (Da Loria, artist).- [Sharp (William)], "Fiona Macleod". From the Hills of Dream: Threnodies, Songs and Later Poems, first edition, ink inscription on front free endpaper, bound in vellum, hand-painted in green, black and gold by Da Loria Norman, upper cover incorporating central panel of title within swirls & leaves and outer border of leaves & stars, signed below panel, lower cover with central floral device and spirals & trailing tendrils in one corner, spine lettered with title & author's name and decorated with leaves, stars & a dove, g.e., very slightly soiled and light wear to the gilding and painting, 8vo, 1907.⁂ Attractive binding in Art Nouveau style but appropriately showing the influence of Celtic design for the work by the Scottish poet, William Sharp. Da Loria Norman, born Belle Elkin Mitchell in Kansas in 1872 but raised in England, corresponded with Sharp after the break-up of her abusive marriage and found solace in his poetry, inspiring her to illuminate his work. Self-taught through studying medieval manuscripts in the British Museum she illuminated and decorated several bindings on commission, many for Rivière; her work was much admired by Walter Crane and other artists of the time.
![Dressmaking.- [?Wilson (Maria)] The Workwoman's Guide, containing Instructions to the Inexperienced in Cutting Out and Comple](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/5d8dce2e-5231-4872-adfb-a825010f01aa/2523ad91-875f-45f8-f29e-a0016ecb13a9/468x382.jpg)
Lot 300
Dressmaking.- [?Wilson (Maria)] The Workwoman's Guide, containing Instructions to the Inexperienced in Cutting Out and Completing those articles of Wearing Apparel..., first edition, engraved frontispiece and 24 plates, light stain to frontispiece and title, old ink inscription to front free endpaper, contemporary half calf, rubbed, 4to, London and Birmingham, 1838.⁂ Rare and important work on making baby-clothes, baby-linen, cot covers, children's & adults' clothes, bonnets, hats etc., needlework, upholstery, cleaning clothes, knitting and straw-plaiting. The frontispiece depicts young girls in a needlework class and the plates consist mostly of patterns. Only 4 copies on COPAC (BL, Birmingham, Cambridge & Oxford; the National Art Library at the V & A holds only the second edition of 1840); 2 copies only traced at auction (2009 & 1978).
![Wilde (Oscar, writer, 1854-1900) Autograph Letter signed, 2pp. fragment only of a longer letter, 8vo, n.p., n.d. [?1880], "..](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/5d8dce2e-5231-4872-adfb-a825010f01aa/81d1eaa8-79f1-447a-ae8b-8286ab68fa27/468x382.jpg)
Lot 83
Wilde (Oscar, writer, 1854-1900) Autograph Letter signed, 2pp. fragment only of a longer letter, 8vo, n.p., n.d. [?1880], "... to me the opportunity of being your cicerone to the very exquisite fragments - for they are only fragments of Greek art which are hidden away in the gloom of London. Madame Modjeska is coming to tea on Thursday at 5.15. Will you come to meet her, and see my Adam's ceilings!? Believe me yours Oscar Wilde", removed from an album, some staining and fading, window-mounted.⁂ Helena Modjeska (1840-1909), Polish actress.
Lot 89
Southall (Joseph Edward, painter and pacifist, 1861-1944) 14 Autograph Letters signed to Laurence W. Hodson, 28pp., 8vo, Edgbaston, 1898-1910, thanking him for purchasing his picture "Beauty at the Fountain"; inviting him to his home to see drawings and other work; mentioning their mutual friend Arthur Gaskin; informing him of the despatch of a mirror "It was uncommonly bad of the Arts & Crafts people to reject the mirror (though I say it). That sort of thing does an artist such an injury by loss of reputation which is hard enough to build up any way", presenting him with a little gilt box at Christmas "It is by no means perfect in workmanship but I think you liked it when you saw it before", asking to borrow the mirror and "Beauty at the Fountain" for an exhibition at the New Gallery, organised by [J.D.] Batten and Walter Crane in 1901 (he later changed his mind as he had so much new work to show and neither piece was shown); suggesting an "...exhibition of Birmingham work before the London people..."; putting ideas forward for fresco painting in the Birmingham area, possibly in partnership with Arthur Gaskin "But as you know he has his family to provide for and people will pay a man to teach but not to practice the art of which he is admittedly a master", sending a photograph of his watercolour 'The Schooner' (enclosed) as a new year greeting, also mentioning the mirror and Gaskin's 'Annunciation' loaned for an exhibition at the Fine Art Society; requesting the loan of "Beauty at the Fountain" for an exhibition in Paris; and discussing the state of the art market "... it is astonishing what some of the Bond Street firms are able to dispose of;...", 9 with envelopes, folds.⁂ Included with the letters is a list of 40 drawings apparently in Southall's hand, with prices and identifying initials added by Laurence Hodson; and seven other lists by Hodson of silverpoints and drawings by Southall.Laurence W. Hodson (1864-1933), collector and philanthropist in his day; a founder of Birmingham University and Chairman of the Wolverhampton Art and Industrial Exhibition of 1902; friend of William Morris and his circle.
Lot 1
Collection of reference books on Oriental Carpets and Rugs, both hardback and softback, including Ellis, C. G. Oriental Carpet in the Philadelphia Museum, 1988; Eagleton, W. An Introduction to Kurdish Rugs, 1988Benardout, R. Caucasian Rugs, 1978; Black, D. World Rugs & Carpets, 1985; Zephyr Amir, M.K. Supreme Carpets from Iran and Turkey, Private Edition, 1979; Thompson, J. Oriental Carpets, 1988; Kreissl, Art as Tradition, Anatolia, 1995; Benardout, R. Turkoman Weaving, 1974; Dilley, A. U., Revised by Maurice S. Dimand, Oriental Rugs and Carpets, 1959 and various other general carpet and rug books. (21 volumes)
Lot 2
Hali Magazine - The International Journal of Carpet, Textile and Islamic Art comprising Issues 55-59 (February 1991-October 1991); 60-69 (June/July 1993); 70-79 (August/September 1993-February/March`1995); 80-85 (April/May 1995-March/April 1996) and 87-89 (July 1996-November 1996) and 90-96 (January 1997-January 1998) All in their original posting boxes. (41)
Lot 3
Collection of eight books and eight catalogues comprising: Stone, Peter. The Oriental Rug Lexicon, 1997; Lefevre & Partners, London, The Persian Carpet, 1977; Spuhler, F. Oriental Car[pets in the Museum of Islamic Art, Berlin, 1988; Bausback, P. The Old and Antique Oriental Art of Weaving. Exhibition from 7th to 17th October 1983; Eiland & Eiland Jr. M & M. Oriental Rugs - A Complete Guide, Revised Edition 1998; Mauch, P. Aus den Garten des Orients, 1995; Whitworth Art Gallery; The Qashqa'i of Iran, 1976; The Arts Council 1972, Islamic Carpets from the Collection of Joseph V. McMullan. Together with eight catalogues: Rippon & Boswell, 18th November 1989 - 15th May 1993. (16)
Lot 4
Two boxes of catalogues variously relating to Carpets, rugs and textiles and Fine Art and Furniture; Box 1 includers Sotheby's 1998-1999, 2002, 2003 (5) Lefevre, Rare Oriental Carpets, 1974-1976 (16) Rippon & Boswell, 1979, 1980, 1985 (4) Bonhams Period Design, 03/2013; 09/2013 and 09/2014 (3); Freemans (2) and 3 European and 7 Provincial catalogues and two magazines. Box 2 includes Christie's 1995, 2003, 2004 (6) Sothebys, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1980, 1982, 1983, (16); Rippon & Boswell, 1979, 1980 & 1985 (4) Sotheby's Olympia 2002 & 2003 (7); Bonhams 1995, 2002, 2003, 2007 & 2013 (6) and 6 miscellaneous catalogues. (85 approx. In total)
Lot 310
RAYMOND HIGGS. *ARRCircus.Oil on hardboard.122cm x 91cm.Signed on label on reverse.This is one of five lots which are the work of students from Carlisle College of Art, circa 1958. These were part of a national trend to decorate public spaces. The five panels were made for Cardewlee School in Carlisle. A similar set of Carlisle scenes were made for Carlisle Public Library, these are now hanging in Tullie House function room.
Lot 311
ATTRIBUTED TO RAYMOND HIGGS. *ARRPolar Bears performing in a circus.Oil on hardboard.122cm x 91cm.This is one of five lots which are the work of students from Carlisle College of Art, circa 1958. These were part of a national trend to decorate public spaces. The five panels were made for Cardewlee School in Carlisle. A similar set of Carlisle scenes were made for Carlisle Public Library, these are now hanging in Tullie House function room.
Lot 313
1950'S CARLISLE COLLEGE OF ART STUDENT. *ARRFairground.Oil on hardboard.122cm x 91cm.This is one of five lots which are the work of students from Carlisle College of Art, circa 1958. These were part of a national trend to decorate public spaces. The five panels were made for Cardewlee School in Carlisle. A similar set of Carlisle scenes were made for Carlisle Public Library, these are now hanging in Tullie House function room.
Lot 314
1950'S CARLISLE COLLEGE OF ART STUDENT. *ARRCappriccio Italian Town Square.Oil on hardboard.92cm x 175cm.This is one of five lots which are the work of students from Carlisle College of Art, circa 1958. These were part of a national trend to decorate public spaces. The five panels were made for Cardewlee School in Carlisle. A similar set of Carlisle scenes were made for Carlisle Public Library, these are now hanging in Tullie House function room.
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