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A Beswick wall bracket, pastel colourway, 22cm; a Beswick Beneagles Scotch Whisky haggis; an Arthur Wood 'Garden Wall' 3661 pattern jug, 20.5cm; a Sylvac pixies wall bracket, 21.5cm; a collection of Wade Whimsies, posy troughs and spill vases; other pottery jardinieres etc.

A Burleigh Ware 'Village Blacksmith' jug, 22.5cm; a Royal Bradwell Arthur Wood vase, green ground, 24cm; a Crown Devon opalescent ewer, 30cm; a blue and white teapot in the form of an elephant, with elephant finial; other blue and white wares; jugs; vases; decorative ceramics etc.

ASSORTED CERAMICS comprising Royal Doulton 'Mine Host' D6468 character jug, Bunnykins nursery ware bowl, Royal Crown Derby pin tray and cheese knife, Arthur Wood piggy bank, Leonardo Balloon Seller sculpture and seven pieces of Wedgwood jasperware

Titled 'Windblown Trees', color woodblock print on paper, signed lower right. Matted and framed. Patterson was active/lived in Massachusetts. She worked during her lifetime as a painter, printmaker, illustrator, and art teacher in Boston and Wellesley. She studied art formally at The Pratt Institute, New York under Arthur Dow. She is remembered primarily for her wood blocks, most now lost or destroyed. She also did highly colorful paintings, called a Celebration on Canvas Overall size: 12 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. Sight size: 7 x 9 3/4 in.

An Oehler System B Flat Clarinet, 20th Century, by F. Arthur Ubel, black wood with plated keys, No. 621 74981, 26ins overall, contained in a black leather cover storage case for same

A quantity of china to include Royal Worcester shell dish (a/f), Palissy dishes, blue/brown Shelley vase, Booths blue/white lidded dish, pair of Arthur Wood vases being cream ground with green leaves and gold sun decoration. etc.

Ingoldsby (Thomas) The Ingoldsby Legends, 1919, illus Arthur Rackham tipped in plates, Wood (J G) The Illustrated Natural History, three vols, and other books (box)

6 pieces of Maling lustre ware plus Arthur wood basket etc

A group of character teapots, comprising a Tony Wood camel teapot., Angler teapot., Arthur Wood Cream Tea teapot., clock face teapot., Refreshments Van teapot., Wade Apres Ski teapot, and a Coronation Street Rovers Return teapot. (7)

ROYAL DOULTON DICKENS WARE TANKARD - Mr Micawber D6327, The Greenwood Tree D6341 Series Tankards, a pair of Arthur Wood jugs and twin-handled Staffordshire classically styled vases

A tray of Arthur Wood lustre vase, Maling jug and four pieces of cottage ware

A metal salmon dish by Arthur Court along with a similar wood and metal example.

A collection of various china and glass including Wedgwood, Arthur Wood, Sylvac, ships decanter etc.

A mixed lot of ceramics to include Denby Greenwheat, West German ramekins, Arthur Wood lidded trinket box, Delft jug, vintage doll, ceramic planter, etc

A COLLECTION OF SIX ARTHUR WOOD HAND DECORATED CUPS AND SAUCERS

A quantity of T G Green Cornish kitchenware, to include lidded tea jar; lidded sugar jar; Candied Peel, Baking Powder Bi-Soda jars and jug, together with cheese dish and Arthur Wood floral vase.

Tray of Imari design teaware to include teapot on stand, cream jug, sucriere, etc, together with another tray of pottery jugs and teaware of varying designs including Arthur Wood. (3) (B.P. 21% + VAT) Many have chips and frits in varying degrees.

A 19th century painted wood architectural elevation model of Lansdowne House portico, after Robert Adam 17cm high, Provenance - A. T. Arber-CookeCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

Liang Shizheng, 'Qin ding qian lu', Record of Chinese Coins published under Imperial Instructions, 4 volumes in a wood case, originally published in 1750, republished in Ningpo, 1880 by Li Kuei Provenance - A. T. Arber-CookeCONDITION: Condition - worm damage to both wood covers with some associated worm holes to the same area on many pages of volume one, large worm losses to the back pages of volume 4 and worm hole going through a number of the rear pages of volume 3. Volume 2 in good condition. Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

A Japanese shitan wood wall clock, shoku dokei, 19th century, 38cm high, together with a book on Japanese clocks Provenance - A. T. Arber-CookeCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

A group of Egyptian stone and turquoise glazed faience amulets, beads and fragments, late Kingdom to Roman period, some pieces with old labels for items collected in late 19th or early 20th century, together with a painted wood and gesso head fragment, post Pharaonic, 8.5cm, individual tesserae from Byzantine mosaics mounted on card and collected in 1863-4, Provenance - A. T. Arber-CookeCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Antiquities and Asian works of art, principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with local archaeological digs undertaken by the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

PAINTINGS AND PRINTS ETC, to include signed David Shepherd prints, 'Greater Kudu', glass broke in frame, 'Captain and Sergeant', and 'Dormouse', limited edition print of Hawaii by Steve Strickland, wood block print of a Canadian glacier by Paul Michael Bryden, Mount Fuji in The Morning Woodblock by Ando Hiroshige, coastal landscape oil on canvas signed Cummings, Ronald Pardoe watercolour, Arthur Rackham prints, needlework sampler dated 1870 with other assorted prints, etc (quantity)

Original illustrations.- Layard (Arthur, editor & artist).- Marvellous Adventures (The) of Sir John Maundevile Kt. being his Voyage and Travel..., extended to 2 vol., plates and illustrations by Arthur Layard, extra-illustrated with 121 of the original illustrations for the work (of 128) including 23 of the full-page plates, pen & ink over pencil on fine wove paper, one or two with blue crayon shading, all printed text leaves, plates and drawings tipped into large blank leaves with drawings facing the printed versions, with pictorial gilt cloth upper cover and spine mounted at end and additional original design for spine, printed leaves a little browned and light offset, bound in contemporary half green morocco, by Rivière & Son, spines gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, spines a little faded, joints a little rubbed and tender, spine ends neatly repaired, large folio, 1895.⁂ Unique copy of the artist's masterpiece illustrating the eastern travels by the probably fictitious Sir John Mandeville. The work first appeared in French during the 14th century and became very popular. Layard's illustrations perfectly capture the exotic and fantastical nature of the work, seen to their best in the larger original drawings. Provenance: Cecil Sebag-Montefiore (1873-1923) bought Layard's drawings direct from the publisher and hung them in the wood-panelled smoking room of his house. Rivière & Son were commissioned to bind them in with the leaves of the book in about 1913.

VINTAGE POTTERY ITEMS INCLUDING RARE YANKEE CANDLE HOLDER, ARTHUR WOOD PIGGY BANK WITH OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PIGS

* Clowes (Daniel, 1774-1829). J. Wood, Huntsman, with the Pytchley Hounds outside the Kennels at Brixworth, circa 1820, oil on canvas, with 20th century relining (almost certainly by Arthur Ackermann & Son Ltd., with their printed label to verso), early auction stencil to verso of stretcher DR 39S, 61 x 81.5 cm (24 x 32 ins), good quality period gilt frame, with printed gilt title plaque to lower edge (frame measures 70 x 91 cm (27.5 x 36 ins)Qty: (1)NOTESProvenance: Private Collection, Northamptonshire. Literature: Guy Paget, The History of the Althorp and Pytchley Hunt (1937), page 149 (illustrated).

* Raven (Samuel, 1775-1847). Pytchley Hounds, oil on wood panel, depicting a group of five hounds, faint initials lower left, 16.5 x 21.5cm (6.5 x 8.5ins), gilt framed, with Arthur Ackermann & Son Ltd. framers label to versoQty: (1)

* Smith (Charles Loraine, 1751-1835). Dick Knight of the Pytchley Hounds on 'Contract', oil on wood panel, depicting Dick Knight, huntsman to the Pytchley Hunt between 1777-1797, on horseback and approaching a fence, with two hounds running alongside, 31 x 35.5cm (12.25 x 14ins), moulded gilt frame, with Arthur Ackermann & Son Ltd. framers label to verso, also a typewritten label with the number '21.' and a description of the item, also a modern ink manuscript label 'See reference p.72-73 in History of Foxhunting by Roger Longrigg', and two other small labelsQty: (1)NOTESOne of eight pictures by 'Squire' Loraine (sometimes Lorraine) Smith depicting Dick Knight, which were afterwards published as a set of prints in 1792, as described in The History of the Althorp and Pytchley Hunt 1634-1920 by Guy Paget (pp.53-69).

Attributed to Gustave Arthur Bouvier (act. 1839-1888), a full-length portrait of a woman beside a piano, titled verso 'Music of Bygone Days', with written address given as '2 Bolton Road, St Johns Wood', oil on canvas, 24.2 cm x 16 cm in a giltwood frame.Condition report: No apparent major defectsThe outside edge of the frame size: 34 cm x 26 cm

A 29 piece part tea service by Royal Standard decorated with roses and gilt; an Arthur Wood teapot

A pair of Staffordshire chimney spaniels with gilt collar and lead with Arthur Wood back stamp (h.29cm x 24cm x 12cm)

A 1930s Arthur Wood teapot with handle, spout and finial painted to resemble horn, Silver Shield pattern, with similar milk jug and plate, a blue and white baluster shaped Chinese vase with lid and a two handled transfer printed pot marked Ironstone to base and W.K.Topia (?) (teapot: h.15cm x 23cm)

A Melba bone china hand painted Art Deco style part tea service, comprising tea cups, saucers, side plates, milk jug and bread and butter plates; a Wedgewood transfer printed vase, commissioned by the Royal Horticultural Society; an Arthur Wood Astoria Royal Bradwood fruit bowl in the shape of a basket; five Paragon Patriotic Series teacups and two saucers etc

Three: Lance-Corporal A. H. Smith, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), who was killed in action during an attack at High Wood, in the Battle of the Somme, on 22 July 1916, on which date his Battalion suffered over 400 casualties 1914-15 Star (L-10621. Pte. A. H. Smith. R.W. Kent R.); British War and Victory Medals (L-10621 Pte. A. H. Smith. R.W. Kent R.); Memorial Plaque (Arthur Harold Smith) in card envelope, traces of remnants of solder to reverse of plaque, otherwise extremely fine (4) £120-£160 --- Provenance: Acquired by the vendor directly from the recipient’s family. Arthur Harold Smith was born in Maidstone, Kent, and attested for the Royal West Kent Regiment at Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey, on 30 December 1914. He served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 1 May 1915, and was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme on 22 July 1916. On this date the Battalion was involved in an attack on Wood Lane, at High Wood. Advancing up the eastern side of High Wood at 9:52 p.m. they were met with heavy enemy machine gun fire which soon brought the attack to a standstill, with almost all the officers casualties, and they were withdrawn at dawn, having suffered a total of 421 casualties. Smith was amongst those killed. He is buried in Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, France. Sold with copied research.

A pair of Arthur Wood Art Deco wall pockets, each decorated with flowers, a Maling lustre vase with raised decoration of flowers. (3)

Box of mixed items to include; Arthur Wood ship design mug, T.G Green ceramic tankard, figure of a ballerina, Wedgwood 'Attacking Santa Cruz' tankard, various commemorative and collectors plates, glass vase and ashtray, leather belt etc. (B.P. 21% + VAT)

Corona 'Woodland' Octagonal Bowl, Arthur Wood teapot, Midwinter jam pot, Wade, tortoises, etc:- One Tray

LARGE PAIR OF ARTHUR WOOD WALLY DOGSseated, 29cm high; and two other seated pairs, 22cm and 19cm high, all with terracotta markings (6)

Arthur Henry Buckland (1870-?) RBA Watercolour , child / fairy painting ?Elusion ? Signed and dated ?1939? upper right , titled with artist?s label and address verso. 16 x 13 (40.6 x 33 cms) In original frame Address verso reads ?Kerri, 40 Granville Road, Barnet , Herts? £500-600 It is understood that the girl in the painting is a member of Buckland?s own family ( thought to be grand daughter ) who used to think that the ? Elusive? butterflies in the hot house garden were fairies. Fl.1895-1927 Painter of Romantic landscape subjects , genre and portraits; illustrator. Born in Taunton; studied at the Academie Julian in Paris. exhib. 1895-1927 at the R.A. And also at the RI, RBA, ROI and Paris Salon. ? Valley of Flowers, RA 1897 was one of his best known works. ? Mr. Arthur Buckland?s ? Valley of Flowers? isis of the order of romantic landscape; a forest glade , in which rhododendrons, along with many coloured wild flowers are conspicuous, being the background of the subject. ?She placed a crown of gold upon my head which brought forgetfulnessof all things?- a richley robed knight kneels at the feet of a stately woodland nymph, and if a few discordant notes ofcolour are struck, there is no lack of spirit and grace in the can as (AJ) Dictionary of British Art vol IV Victorian Painter by Christopher Wood

An Arthur Wood treacle glaze horse head handle jug "The Rise of John Gilpin" and two mugs (3)

A QINGBAI ‘LOTUS’ INCENSE BURNER, SOUTHERN SONG OR YUANChina, 13th century. The cylindrical sides rising from a splayed foot to an incurved and slightly everted rim, the sides carved with lotus scrolls in high relief, covered overall in a finely crackled sea-green glaze stopping neatly above the foot and darkening in the recesses.Provenance: British private collection and thence by descent in the same family to the present owner. Old collector’s label to the underside, another to the underside of the wood base, and one collector’s note inside the censer.Condition: Good condition with minor wear, two short hairlines to the rim.Weight: 277.1 g Dimensions: Height 8.5 cm (excl. base), 12.5 cm (incl. base)With a nicely carved hardwood base from the later Qing dynasty. (2)Literature comparison: Compare with a closely related Qingbai incense burner in the Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C., accession number S2012.9.3369.南宋或元朝青白蓮花香爐 中國，十三世紀。圓柱狀的爐身，圈足外撇，上邊緣略微外翻，爐身高浮雕的荷花紋。香爐表面覆蓋著細碎的海綠色釉至圈足上方，在凹處變暗。 來源：英國私人收藏，在同一家族保存直至現任藏家。底部有藏家標簽，木底座下也有藏家標簽，香爐内部也有一個藏家注釋。 品相：狀況良好，輕微磨損，邊緣兩道短小細裂紋。重量：277.1 克 尺寸：不含底座高 8.5 厘米；總高12.5 厘米 晚清浮雕硬木底座。(2)

A LARGE AND MASSIVE HUANGHUALI SCROLL POT, BITONG, LATE MING TO EARLY QINGChina, 16th-17th century. Modeled in a gently flaring cylindrical form. The attractively figured surface of a golden-brown color with dark fluid streaks and distinct ‘ghost eyes’. Note the elegant luster and grain of the wood.Provenance: Ton Ying & Company, New York. US private collection, acquired from the above. Ton Ying & Company is a long-standing gallery of Chinese works of art owned by Chen Shizhen since 1975. Chen’s clients have included the likes of John D. Rockefeller III, Arthur M. Sackler, and Anthony Quinn.Condition: Good condition with wear, natural age cracks, old fillings, one small hole drilled to foot.Weight: 5.2 kgDimensions: Height 29.5 cm, Diameter 27.5 cmThis very large pot is designed for storing scrolls. Made of tightly grained wood with patterns flowing through the cylindrical shape, the pot is very slightly tapered with completely plain and thick walls.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related but slightly smaller brush pot at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Ming Furniture – Portable Treasures on 5 October 2016, lot 3009, sold for HKD 500,000.明末清初大型黃花梨筆筒 中國，十六至十七世紀。柔和圓柱體造型，精美的金棕色表面帶有深色條紋和獨特的“鬼眼”。 請注意木料的優雅光澤和紋理。 來源：紐約Ton Ying & Company。美國私人收藏，購於上述公司。Ton Ying & Company 是Chen Shizhen自1975年建立的中國古玩行。他的客戶包括John D. Rockefeller III, Arthur M. Sackler以及 Anthony Quinn。 圖片：Ton Ying & Company 的Chen Shizhen 與紐約市長Michael Bloomberg 品相：狀況良好，有磨損，天然裂縫，舊填料，在腳上鑽了一個小洞。 重量：5.2 公斤 尺寸：高29.5 厘米，直徑27.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件相近但更小的筆筒見香港蘇富比Ming Furniture – Portable Treasures 拍場，2016年10月 5日lot 3009, 售價HKD 500,000.

A RARE AND IMPORTANT TERRACOTTA HEAD OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNIAncient region of Gandhara, 4th century. The large head is superbly modeled with a serene and meditative expression, almond-shaped eyes beneath finely arched brows, distinct urna, aquiline nose, and full lips forming a gentle, benevolent smile. The hair is in tight curls with a dome-shaped ushnisha on top.Provenance: Arthur Huc (1854-1932). Marcel Huc, inherited from the above. Thence by descent within the same family. Arthur Huc was the chief editor of La Depêche du Midi, at the time the leading newspaper in Toulouse, France. He was also an accomplished art critic and early patron of several artists, including Henri de Toulouse- Lautrec. At the same time, Arthur Huc was a keen collector of Asian art, a passion that he inherited from his legendary ancestor Evariste Regis Huc, also known as the Abbe Huc (1813-1860), a French Catholic priest and traveler who became famous for his accounts of Qing-era China, Mongolia and especially the then-almost-unknown Tibet in his book “Remembrances of a Journey in Tartary, Tibet, and China”.Inventory List: In 1954, L. Magniette, bailiff of the court in Toulouse (Huissier), was ordered to compile a complete inventory of the collection inherited by Marcel Huc from his father, Arthur Huc, the so-called “Inventaire Huc”. The present lot is listed in this inventory as follows: “Serie de vingt deux têtes en terre-cuite. GANDHARA” (series of twenty-two terracotta heads. GANDHARA). A copy of the inventory list and cover page are accompanying this lot.Condition: Very good condition, especially when considering the dating of this piece. Some firing flaws, minor nicks and dents, material loss to exposed areas, all hardly noticeable due to a light-colored varnish coating which was applied a long time ago. Overall, fully consistent with the age of this sculpture.Scientific Analysis Report: A Thermoluminescence sample analysis has been conducted by Oxford Authentication, TL test no. N116n6, dated 18 October 2016, and is consistent with the suggested period of manufacture, a copy of the thermoluminescence analysis report accompanies this lot (the original is lost).Weight: 8.7 kg (total)Dimensions: Height 35 cm (the head) and 49.5 cm (incl. base)The kingdom of Gandhara lasted from 530 BC to 1021 AD, when its last king was murdered by his own troops. It stretched across parts of present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan. Gandhara is noted for its distinctive style in Buddhist art, which developed out of a merger of Greek, Syrian, Persian and Indian artistic influence. Gandharan style flourished and achieved its peak during the Kushan period, from the 1st to the 5th century. In the first century AD, Gandhara was the birthplace of some of the earliest Buddhist images.The use of hard-fired ceramic instead of stone such as schist was popular during the later Gandharan period from the 4th to 6th centuries AD. Fired clay was expensive in the area, because the wood needed for the firing process was scarce. Therefore, such an expensive sculpture would have been a highly meritorious Buddhist offering. Only very few terracotta statues from this period and of this size have ever been recorded.The masterfully carved head of Buddha is a fine example of the rich cultural interplay and hybrid art styles of the Gandharan empire in the first centuries CE and embodies an idealized, transcendent male form of an earthly prince. Based on Greco-Roman prototypes, his elegant neck is slightly elongated, and his heavy eyelids frame a pair of almond-shaped eyes, his forehead remaining perfectly uncreased, and there is no tension in his rosebud mouth. While activated with energy, movement and life, the Buddha is simultaneously in a state of otherworldly tranquility.The sculptor has also skillfully referenced Buddha’s earlier history as Prince Siddhartha by carving openings in the elongated earlobes where, as a prince, he would have worn heavy jewelry. This detail reminds the viewer that, while the Prince’s past was centered on excess, the absence of material goods – jewelry and fine clothing – emphasizes the Buddha’s renunciation of worldly attachments.Compare the face of this Buddha with that of another in the Peshawar Museum (see H. Ingholt, Gandharan Art in Pakistan, 1957, p.113, fig.223). In both examples, the artist has skillfully carved and polished the face to transform it into human skin. While the face of the published image has been carved in a rather formulaic manner, the present work has been carved by a master of naturalism. The softly rounded cheeks give way to hollows on either side of the skin, the upper and lower lids are nearly spherical to emphasize the eyes, and the pupils are not carved. The quiet contours and gentle shadows model the flawless structure of the face, encapsulating the eternal youthfulness of the Buddha. Almost androgynous in appearance, the Buddha transcends gender, embodying the perfect balance of masculinity and femininity.This head has a high aesthetic value, illustrious provenance, and is in a beautifully preserved condition. It is an important and rare masterpiece of Gandharan art.Mounted on an associated wood base. (2)Auction result comparison: Compare with a related but smaller (28 cm) terracotta head of a Bodhisattva at Christie’s New York, Indian and Southeast Asian Art, 19 March 2013, lot 212, sold for USD 75,000, and a related but much smaller (20.3 cm) terracotta head of a Buddha at Sotheby’s New York, Images Of Enlightenment: Devotional Works Of Art And Paintings, 17 September 2014, lot 410, sold for USD 62,500.罕見重要陶土釋迦牟尼頭像健陀羅，四世紀。大型佛頭造型優美，沉靜冥思，眉毛下方拱形杏仁狀眼睛，眉間白毫，豐滿的鼻子，溫柔仁慈的笑容。 頭髮緊卷，呈螺髻。來源：Arthur Huc (1854-1932)收藏。Marcel Huc繼承，自此保存在同一家族至今。Arthur Huc是La Depêchedu Midi的主編，這是當時法國圖盧茲的主要報紙。他還是一位出色的藝術評論家，也是包括Henri de Toulouse- Lautrec在內的幾位藝術家的早期贊助人。 同時，Arthur Huc是一位熱衷於亞洲藝術的收藏家，他的熱情源於他的傳奇祖先Evariste Regis Huc，中文名為古伯察（1813-1860），是法國天主教神父和旅行作家，在他的《韃靼西藏旅行記》書中描述了他在清朝的遊歷以及對蒙古尤其是當時幾乎鮮為人知的西藏的敘述。收藏清單：1954年，圖盧茲法院法警 L. Magniette奉命對Marcel Huc從其父親Arthur Huc繼承的收藏品進行完整目錄彙編，即所謂的“ Inventaire Huc”。 此拍品也在當時列出的收藏清單中“ Serie de vingt deuxtêtesen terre-cuite。 GANDHARA”（二十二個陶土頭像系列，健陀羅）。隨附清單和封面副本。圖片：Arthur Huc (1854-1932)品相：狀況很好，尤其是考慮到這件作品的年代。一些燒製缺陷，輕微的刻痕和凹痕，裸露區域有材料缺損。表面的清漆應爲很久之前所塗，所以現在已經基本看不出來了。總體而言，狀況與該雕塑的年代相符。科學檢測報告：隨附一份牛津熱釋光檢測鑒定報告（原件遺失）。監測報告 no. N116n6，2016年10月18日，與目前斷代一致。重量：縂8.7 公斤尺寸：頭高35 厘米 ；縂49.5 厘米 這件頭像有很高的美學價值，出眾的外觀，並且保存完好，堪稱是健陀羅藝術裏的重要且罕見的傑作。底座。拍賣結果比較：一件相近但稍小 (28 厘米) 陶土菩薩頭像見紐約佳士得Indian and Southeast Asian Art拍場2013年3月19日 lot 212, 售價USD 75,000, ；一件相近但更小 (20.3 厘米) 的佛陀陶土頭像見紐約蘇富比Images Of Enlightenment: Devotional Works Of Art And Paintings拍場2014年9月17日 lot 410, 售價USD 62,500.

A LIFE-SIZED TERRACOTTA HEAD OF VAJRAPANI IN THE FORM OF HERACLESAncient region of Gandhara, 4th-5th century. Powerfully modeled with a stern expression, framed by dense facial hair arranged into long voluminous curls, wavy hair, a billowing moustache and full beard. The furrowed brow, indication of age, and piercing gaze reflect an ancient yet astonishingly present taste for naturalism.Provenance: Arthur Huc (1854-1932). Marcel Huc, inherited from the above. Thence by descent within the same family. Arthur Huc was the chief editor of La Depêche du Midi, at the time the leading newspaper in Toulouse, France. He was also an accomplished art critic and early patron of several artists, including Henri de Toulouse- Lautrec. At the same time, Arthur Huc was a keen collector of Asian art, a passion that he inherited from his legendary ancestor Evariste Regis Huc, also known as the Abbe Huc (1813-1860), a French Catholic priest and traveler who became famous for his accounts of Qing-era China, Mongolia and especially the then-almost-unknown Tibet in his book “Remembrances of a Journey in Tartary, Tibet, and China”.Inventory List: In 1954, L. Magniette, bailiff of the court in Toulouse (Huissier), was ordered to compile a complete inventory of the collection inherited by Marcel Huc from his father, Arthur Huc, the so-called “Inventaire Huc”. The present lot is listed in this inventory as follows: “Serie de vingt deux têtes en terre-cuite. GANDHARA” (series of twenty-two terracotta heads. GANDHARA). A copy of the inventory list and cover page are accompanying this lot.Condition: Excellent, almost unique condition, fully consistent with the age of the sculpture, some firing flaws and material loss to exposed areas, hardly noticeable due to a light-colored varnish coating which was applied a long time ago.Scientific Analysis Report: A Thermoluminescence sample analysis has been conducted by Oxford Authentication, TL test no. N116n15, dated 18 October 2016, and is consistent with the suggested period of manufacture, a copy of the thermoluminescence analysis report accompanies this lot (the original is lost).Weight: 8.3 kg (total)Dimensions: Height 29.5 cm (the head) and 42.5 cm (incl. base)This large terracotta head is an extremely rare legacy of the ancient kingdom of Gandhara, encapsulating the rich cultural interplay and hybrid art styles derived from Hellenistic and Indian influences. It depicts the bodhisattva Vajrapani, the protector of Buddhism, represented with the iconography of the Greek god Hercules, who was widely venerated as a hero and savior in western Asia during the early centuries of the present era. As a great champion, yet one who nevertheless understood the human condition, Hercules was easily assimilated into Mahayana Buddhism. Like other Gandharan bodhisattvas, he is depicted as an earthly prince with his aristocratic bearing and posture. However, his heavily moustached face belongs to the Indian world, while the naturalistic face is reminiscent of Greco-Roman sculpture.The kingdom of Gandhara lasted from 530 BC to 1021 AD, when its last king was murdered by his own troops. It stretched across parts of present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan. Gandhara is noted for its distinctive style in Buddhist art, which developed out of a merger of Greek, Syrian, Persian and Indian artistic influence. Gandharan style flourished and achieved its peak during the Kushan period, from the 1st to the 5th century. In the first century AD, Gandhara was the birthplace of some of the earliest Buddhist images.The use of hard-fired ceramic instead of stone such as schist was popular during the later Gandharan period from the 4th to the 6th centuries. Fired clay was expensive in the area, because the wood needed for the firing process was scarce. Therefore, such an expensive sculpture would have been a highly meritorious Buddhist offering. Only very few terracotta statues from this period and of this size have ever been recorded.Mounted on an associated base. (2)Literature Comparison: Compare with a terracotta head of Dionysos (The God of Wine and Divine Intoxication), 4th–5th century, strongly resembling the present lot, in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession no. 1979.507.2).Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related terracotta statue of Vajrapani in the form of Hercules at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Curiosity V, 02 April 2019, lot 3105, bought in at an estimate of HKD 1,500,000-1,800,000. Also compare with a closely related head of Vajrapani in the form of Heracles, sold in these rooms on 25 April 2020, lot 427, for EUR 45,500.陶土執金剛神頭像呈赫拉克勒斯形象健陀羅，四至五世紀。表情嚴肅，濃密的鬍鬚，長捲髮。 眉頭緊皺，年齡的顯示和尖利的目光反映出古老而又令人驚訝的自然主義品味。來源：Arthur Huc (1854-1932)收藏。Marcel Huc繼承，自此保存在同一家族至今。Arthur Huc是La Depêchedu Midi的主編，這是當時法國圖盧茲的主要報紙。他還是一位出色的藝術評論家，也是包括Henri de Toulouse- Lautrec在內的幾位藝術家的早期贊助人。 同時，Arthur Huc是一位熱衷於亞洲藝術的收藏家，他的熱情源於他的傳奇祖先Evariste Regis Huc，中文名為古伯察（1813-1860），是法國天主教神父和旅行作家，在他的《韃靼西藏旅行記》書中描述了他在清朝的遊歷以及對蒙古尤其是當時幾乎鮮為人知的西藏的敘述。收藏清單：1954年，圖盧茲法院法警 L. Magniette奉命對Marcel Huc從其父親Arthur Huc繼承的收藏品進行完整目錄彙編，即所謂的“ Inventaire Huc”。 此拍品也在當時列出的收藏清單中“ Serie de vingt deuxtêtesen terre-cuite。 GANDHARA”（二十二個陶土頭像系列，健陀羅）。隨附清單和封面副本。圖片：Arthur Huc (1854-1932)品相：狀況極佳，非常獨特，與雕塑的年齡相符，存在一些燒製瑕疵，裸露區域材料缺失，多年前的淺色清漆塗層已經幾乎看不出。科學檢測報告：隨附一份牛津熱釋光檢測鑒定報告（原件遺失）。監測報告 no. N116n15，2016年10月18日，與目前斷代一致。重量：縂8.3 公斤尺寸：頭高29.5 厘米，總 42.5厘米底座。拍賣結果比較：一件相近頭像見香港蘇富比Curiosity V拍場2019年4月2日lot 3105, 估價HKD 1,500,000-1,800,000. ；另一件十分相似的頭像在此拍賣行2020年4月25日lot 427, 售價 EUR 45,500.

A HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND LARGE SCHIST STATUE OF HARITI, GANDHARA, 2ND-3RD CENTURYDepicted seated in European fashion with each foot on a small lotus pedestal, one hand holding a child on her lap motioning towards her breast, the other hand holding a bunch of grapes, richly adorned in beaded jewelry, wearing a loose robe with voluminous folds, the face with a softly smiling expression and almond shaped eyes, her hair arranged into an elaborate chignon with a scaled headdress, a second child standing by her side.Provenance: Arthur Huc (1854-1932). Marcel Huc, inherited from the above. Thence by descent within the same family. Arthur Huc was the chief editor of La Depêche du Midi, at the time the leading newspaper in Toulouse, France. He was also an accomplished art critic and early patron of several artists, including Henri de Toulouse- Lautrec. At the same time, Arthur Huc was a keen collector of Asian art, a passion that he inherited from his legendary ancestor Evariste Regis Huc, also known as the Abbe Huc (1813-1860), a French Catholic priest and traveler who became famous for his accounts of Qing-era China, Mongolia and especially the then-almost-unknown Tibet in his book “Remembrances of a Journey in Tartary, Tibet, and China”.Inventory List: In 1954, L. Magniette, bailiff of the court in Toulouse (Huissier), was ordered to compile a complete inventory of the collection inherited by Marcel Huc from his father, Arthur Huc, the so-called “Inventaire Huc”. The present lot is listed in this inventory as follows: “Un Gandhara en schiste – dit: Hariti – Haut: 95,5 cm.” (A schist Gandhara – called: Hariti – Height: 95.5 cm). A copy of the inventory list and cover page are accompanying this lot.Condition: Extensive weathering and wear. Few structural cracks with associated old repairs. Some breaks, losses, nicks, dents and erosions. Remnants of old varnish coating above remnants natural soiling from excavation.French Export License: Certificat d’exportation pour un bien culturel Nr. 185430 dated 3 July 2017 has been granted and is accompanying this lot.Weight: 90 kg (total)Dimensions: Height 95.5 cm (excl. base)With an associated wood base. (2)Hariti was the principal female Buddhist deity of ancient Gandhara with widespread popularity throughout Central Asia and China for at least the first three quarters of the first millennium CE. When the Chinese pilgrim, Yi Jing, visited Gandhara in 671, he saw sculptures of Hariti commonly installed near the dining halls of Buddhist monasteries (see Takakusu (trans.), Record of the Buddhist Religion as Practiced in India and the Malay Archipelago, Oxford, 1896). Yet only about a half dozen large sculptures of Hariti have survived to this day. Among these, the present sculpture is one of the best carved examples in private hands.The story of Hariti’s conversion to Buddhism survives in many ancient Indian and Chinese sources. Despite being a mother to 10,000 children, the ogress Hariti routinely terrorized the Northern Indian city of Rajagrha, devouring its children. After failing to appease, Rajagrha's inhabitants beseeched the Buddha to pacify her. Underneath his alms bowl, Buddha hides Hariti's most beloved child from her. This sends Hariti into a frenzy, searching for her missing son. When Buddha finally returns her child, he prompts Hariti to consider the pain she has caused other mothers. Struck by empathy, Hariti converts to Buddhism and, in exchange for food offerings, promises to protect its monastic communities and Rajagrha's children.Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related schist Hariti at Bonhams London in Islamic and Indian Art including Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art on 22 October 2019, lot 144, sold for GBP 187,562.二至三世紀健陀羅重要大型片岩鬼子母像鬼子母神以歐洲風格坐在蓮座上，一隻手抱著個孩子擱在膝蓋上似乎正往胸前送，另一隻手拿著一串葡萄。她佩戴著精美珠寶，穿著寬鬆的長跑，綫條流暢，表情溫柔，杏仁狀眼睛，高髻。一側站著另一個孩子。來源：Arthur Huc (1854-1932)收藏。 Marcel Huc繼承，自此保存在同一家族至今。 Arthur Huc是La Depêchedu Midi的主編，這是當時法國圖盧茲的主要報紙。他還是一位出色的藝術評論家，也是包括Henri de Toulouse- Lautrec在內的幾位藝術家的早期贊助人。同時，Arthur Huc是一位熱衷於亞洲藝術的收藏家，他的熱情源於他的傳奇祖先Evariste Regis Huc，中文名為古伯察（1813-1860），是法國天主教神父和旅行作家，在他的《韃靼西藏旅行記》書中描述了他在清朝的遊歷以及對蒙古尤其是當時幾乎鮮為人知的西藏的敘述。 收藏清單：1954年，圖盧茲法院法警 L. Magniette奉命對Marcel Huc從其父親Arthur Huc繼承的收藏品進行完整目錄彙編，即所謂的“ Inventaire Huc”。在此目錄裏，對本拍品有如下描述：片岩健陀羅鬼子母 高95，5厘米）。隨附目錄與其封面。品相：廣泛的風化和磨損。些微裂縫與舊修補。一些斷裂、缺損、划痕、凹痕和腐蝕。還保留著舊時的清漆塗層。 法國出口證書：隨附2017年7月3日出具的Certificat d’exportation pour un bien culturel 出口證書，編號 185430 。重量：總重 90 公斤 尺寸：高95.5 厘米 (不含底座) 木底座。 鬼子母神是古健陀羅地區主要佛教女護法神。當年，來自大唐的求法高僧義净671年來到健陀羅時，在寺院食堂附近發現了鬼子母雕塑 (見高楠順次郎的 Record of the Buddhist Religion as Practiced in India and the Malay Archipelago, Oxford, 1896)。到目前爲止，只發現了六件鬼子母神像。其中，這件雕塑是私人收藏中雕刻得最好的作品之一。在佛教故事裏都記載了關於鬼子母的傳説。據説夜叉鬼子母有一萬個孩子。爲了養育他們，她不停的去印度拉價格哈吞噬其他孩子。居民們不勝其擾，請釋迦牟尼來收服她。釋迦牟尼把她最寵愛的一個孩子藏在了他的食缽中。鬼子母找不到自己的孩子，只好找釋迦牟尼求助。佛陀說她現在也體會到了失去孩子的痛苦。於是，鬼子母收到慈悲的教化，成爲護法神之一。而與此同時，佛教僧人開始養育其孩子。 拍賣結果比較：一件相近片岩鬼子母像見倫敦邦瀚斯Islamic and Indian Art including Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art 拍場2019年10月22日lot 144, 售價GBP 187,562.

A SCHIST FIGURE OF A YAKSHI, GANDHARA, 2ND-3RD CENTURYStanding with legs crossed on a square base carved with rosettes, her left hand supporting her waist, wearing a pleated sari held together by an elaborate belt, richly adorned in beaded jewelry, the serene face with almond-shaped eyes, aquiline nose, and full lips, flanked by elongated earlobes with floral earrings, the wavy hair with a tiara.Provenance: Arthur Huc (1854-1932). Marcel Huc, inherited from the above. Thence by descent within the same family. Arthur Huc was the chief editor of La Depêche du Midi, at the time the leading newspaper in Toulouse, France. He was also an accomplished art critic and early patron of several artists, including Henri de Toulouse- Lautrec. At the same time, Arthur Huc was a keen collector of Asian art, a passion that he inherited from his legendary ancestor Evariste Regis Huc, also known as the Abbe Huc (1813-1860), a French Catholic priest and traveler who became famous for his accounts of Qing-era China, Mongolia and especially the then-almost-unknown Tibet in his book “Remembrances of a Journey in Tartary, Tibet, and China”.Inventory List: In 1954, L. Magniette, bailiff of the court in Toulouse (Huissier), was ordered to compile a complete inventory of the collection inherited by Marcel Huc from his father, Arthur Huc, the so-called “Inventaire Huc”. The present lot is listed in this inventory as part of a group of Gandhara stones as follows: “Seconde pièce cave- 32 pierres similaires Gandhara emballes- Bouddha et divers. (Voir suite)” (second room basement: 32 similar Gandhara stones wrapped- Buddhas and various. (see follow up). A copy of the inventory list and cover page are accompanying this lot.Condition: Extensive weathering and wear. Few structural cracks. Some breaks, losses and erosions. Remnants of an old varnish above remnants of soiling from excavation.French Export License: Certificat d’exportation pour un bien culturel Nr. 185465 dated 30 June 2017 has been granted and is accompanying this lot.Weight: 49 kg (total) Dimensions: Height 79 cm (excl. base)With an associated wood base. (2)Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related schist yakshi at Christie’s Amsterdam in Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art on 21 November 2001, lot 21, sold for EUR 25,850.公元二至三世紀健陀羅片岩藥叉女藥叉女雙腿交叉站立在刻有玫瑰花紋的方形底座上，左手支撐腰部，穿著精緻的百褶紗麗，綴有串珠，寧靜的臉龐，杏仁狀的眼睛，豐滿的嘴唇 ，臉部兩側為戴著花朵耳環的細長耳垂，卷髮。 來源：Arthur Huc (1854-1932)收藏。 Marcel Huc繼承，自此保存在同一家族至今。 Arthur Huc是La Depêchedu Midi的主編，這是當時法國圖盧茲的主要報紙。他還是一位出色的藝術評論家，也是包括Henri de Toulouse- Lautrec在內的幾位藝術家的早期贊助人。同時，Arthur Huc是一位熱衷於亞洲藝術的收藏家，他的熱情源於他的傳奇祖先Evariste Regis Huc，中文名為古伯察（1813-1860），是法國天主教神父和旅行作家，在他的《韃靼西藏旅行記》書中描述了他在清朝的遊歷以及對蒙古尤其是當時幾乎鮮為人知的西藏的敘述。 收藏清單：1954年，圖盧茲法院法警 L. Magniette奉命對Marcel Huc從其父親Arthur Huc繼承的收藏品進行完整目錄彙編，即所謂的“ Inventaire Huc”。 此拍品也在當時列出的收藏清單中“ Serie de vingt deuxtêtesen terre-cuite。 GANDHARA”（二十二個陶土頭像系列，健陀羅）。隨附清單和封面副本。 品相：廣泛的風化和磨損。 一些裂縫。 一些斷裂、缺損和侵蝕。舊清漆餘留，還有一些可能是出土時帶有的污漬。 法國出口證書：隨附2017年6月30日出具的Certificat d’exportation pour un bien culturel 證書，編號 185465。 重量：總重49公斤 尺寸：高79 厘米 (不含底座) 木底座。 拍賣結果比較：一件相近片岩藥叉女見阿姆斯特丹佳士得 Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art 拍場2001年11月21日 lot 21, 售價EUR 25,850.

BASKET OF MISCELLANEOU POTTERY AND GLASS WARE INCLUDING WHITE ARTHUR WOOD CONSTANCE SPRY TYPE VASE HAND PAINTED BOWLS ETC

An Arthur Wood handkerchief vase; together with a Beleek bowl; and a Royal Worcester sugar bowl (3)

A Poole Pottery hand-painted jug, a pair of Maling Peony Rose candle stands together with a large Arthur Wood vase

ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE (1859-1930)Autograph Letter Signed and envelope.A.L.S. “A. Conan Doyle”, on “Bignell Wood, Minstead, Lyndhurst” paper, addressed to Mrs. THOM.2 pages in-8.Envelope with stamp and postmark [13 Sep 1926], addressed to : “Mrs. Thom, Rocky Beach Farm, Lakeshore P.D., Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, USA”.Written in English. His interest in the occult."….. No, I never heard the fourth sphere - which is the one immediately above Summerland called Rom-Summer but I will make inquiring & let you know. It was A. J. Davis who called the third sphere Summerland, and he may have named the others, but I don’t know.We are eagerly watching the heavens and events generally. If you read the article “Earthquake” in this month Occult Review, which I have asked them to send you, you will understand why. You should add what the writer says to what I said (enclosed) but that is only a corner of my information. All points to a catastrophe. Pray god it may be averted. Your message was very interestingYours with best wishesA. Conan DoyleMrs. Archer is in London & I hope to see her next week.”The Occult Review, a monthly magazine devoted to the study of supernatural phenomena and psychological problems, is a British monthly periodical published between 1905 and 1951. Quarterly from 1936 onwards.Between 1921 and 1929, the magazine published 13 letters written by Arthur Conan Doyle.In the ‘Correspondence’ section of the October 1926 issue, mentioned in his letter to Mrs Thom, is published ‘Prophecies of the Future’.Andrew Jackson Davis (1826-1910)A Stellar Key to the Summer Land (1868)Andrew Jackson Davis was a fi gure in the Spiritualism movement in the United States. He was born in Blooming Grove, New York. Andrew Jackson Davis enjoyed great fame as a clairvoyant and medium. He practiced healing using magnetism, according to the principles of mesmerism. He went into a state of trance and verbally dictated entire books to those around him. This method enabled him to produce a large number of scientifi c works. According to the common opinion of his time, he had never received any school education.Bignell WoodConan Doyle, was the owner of the large house adjoining Bignell Wood with the same name. He used it, together with his second wife, as a sort of holiday home from 1925 until his death. Conan Doyle turned to spiritualism after the death of several close family members and the horrors of the First World War. It is said that Bignell Wood was used to hold seances and that local postmen refused to deliver mail to its door.It was also at Bignell Wood that he began his photographic “hunt” for fairies, photos included in his book, The Coming of Fairies, 1922.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle. British writer and doctor. Creator of the world’s most famous fi ctional detective, Sherlock Holmes, to whom he devotes 56 short stories and 4 novels, the writer is the author of numerous science fi ction novels, historical novels, plays and poetry.

Miscellaneous Books a quantity, including "Orwell, George" [Eric Arthur Blair] The Road to Wigan Pier. London, 1937, Left Book Club Edition, 32 illustrations on 16 plates, original orange cloth, lightly marked; Sue, Eugene The Mysteries of Paris. 1845, 3 volumes, large 8vo, contemporary half calf gilt; Goldsmith, O. A History of the Earth and Animated Nature. [c.1870], 2 volumes, large 8vo, plates, contemporary half calf gilt; Thomson, James The Works. 1802, 3 volumes, 8vo, vellum gilt, two volumes bowed; Bates, H.E. Down the River. 1937. Wood-engravings by Agnes Miller Parker, worn dustwrapper; Bates, H.E. Through the Woods. New York, 1936, wood-engravings by A.M. Parker, original cloth, faded; Jekyll, Gertrude Wood and Garden. 1910. 8vo, original buckram gilt; Bagot, R. The Italian Lakes. A & C Black, 1912, pictorial cloth gilt; Gosse, P.H. A History of the British Sea-Anemones and Corals. 1860, chromolithographed plates, original cloth gilt; Ferguson, J. The Illustrated Handbook of Architecture. 1859, 2 volumes, contemporary maroon morocco gilt, slightly rubbed; French, James Weir Modern Power Generation. 1908, 2 volumes, folio, original cloth gilt by Talwin Morris; Wood, J.G. Homes without Hands. 1869, green half morocco, White, Gilbert The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne. 1853, contemporary half calf gilt; Beeton, Mrs. Beeton's Every-day Cookery and Housekeeping Book. [c.1880], original cloth; and others (3 boxes)

Private Presses 14 volumes, comprising The Delos Press Durrell, Lawrence. Henri Michaux. The Poet of Supreme Solipism. The Delos Press, 1990, 4to, copy J of 26 copies in blue goatskin signed by the author, blue morocco gilt, slipcase, spine discoloured; The Haworth Press Wilmot, John. The Poetical Works. 1932; number 344 of 400 copies, original brown cloth, t.e.g.; The Samurai Press Gibson, W.W. The Web of Life, a Book of Poems. 1908, 4to, one of 300 copies, original quarter buckram, uncut, boards a little soiled; Grammaticus, Saxo The History of Amleth Prince of Denmark. Copenhagen: Limited Editions Club, 1954, number 509 of 1500 copies signed by the wood-engraver, Sigurd Vasegaard, original quarter morocco, slipcase; Defoe, Daniel The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. Limited Editions Club, 1930. 4to, number 1143 of 1500 copies signed by Edward A. Wilson, original green cloth, spine slightly spotted and faded; The Broomsleigh Press Wankowicz, W. Sunshine and Storm. London, 1948, 8vo, number 150 of 150 copies, original quarter morocco; The Fortune Press Louys, Pierre. Aphrodite, a novel. [1928], large 8vo, number 156 of 1075 copies, original quarter cloth, uncut; The Swan Press Andersen, Hans Christian. Nove quadri presi da cio che vida la luna. Chelsea: The Swan Press, 1927, 4to, number 29 of 100 copies, original quarter cloth, uncut, slight wear to lower board; Walpole Printing Office Cupid's Horn Book. Songs and Ballads of Marriage and of Cuckoldry. Mt. Vernon: Blue Behinded Ape, 1936, 8vo, limited to 390 copies, woodcuts by Richard Floethe, original boards, uncut, slightly rubbed, slightly discoloured; The Dropmore Press Nicolson, Harold. The English Sense of Humour. London, 1946. 4to, original blue cloth, uncut; Sylvan Press Webster, John. The Duchess of Malfi. London, 1945, 8vo, number 34 of 1000 copies with a plate signed by Michael Ayrton, original cloth, dustwrapper a little frayed; The Riccardi Press Fairless, Michael. The Roadmender. Boston, 1920. 8vo, number 29 of 1035 copies, original quarter cloth, boards discoloured; The Baynard Press Collins, W.J.T. Tales from the New Mabinogion. London, 1923, 8vo, number 103 of 150 copies signed, presentation copy, original vellum gilt, t.e.g., uncut, binding slightly dust-soiled; The Blackamore Press Waley, Arthur. The Lady who Loved Insects. London, 1929. 8vo, number 447 of 550 copies, original cloth, t.e.g., uncut, slipcase, binding slightly dust-soiled (14)

Two Minton hand painted plates by Mark Wood and Arthur Holland

ARTHUR WOOD JUG, Jackfield pewter lidded jug, Royal Doulton Janine HN2461 figurine, Carltonware and a pair of Staffordshire dogs (legs separated)

A smashing collection of around 37 blues rock/ classic rock LPs. Artists/ titles include Led Zeppelin inc Physical Graffiti (reissue), IV (reissue), III (reissue). Velvet Underground inc & Nico (45th Anniversary Press), Another View. Lou Reed - Rock n Roll Animal, The Doors inc S/T (reissue), Absolutely Live, Strange Days, Alive She Cried, Waiting For The Sun, Live At The Hollywood Bowl. Fleetwood Mac inc Then Play On, Greatest Hits. Small Faces - There Are But Four, Roy Wood - The Story, The Steve Miller Band, Steve Hillage, Arthur Brown, The Yardbirds, Wishbone Ash, The Allman Brothers Band, George Thorogood, Chicago, Mike Oldfield, Creedence Clearwater Revival. Condition is generally VG+ to Ex+, some may have a little inner sleeve transfer sheen.

A collection of 22 hand written and typed letters and envelopes together with 2 signature cards by Lord John Russell, Earl of Derby (13th October 1840); Marquis of Salisbury on headed Manor House, Salisbury paper (1st November 1872); Montgomery of Alamein on personalised headed paper(11th August 1970); Lord Grenville (22nd December 1826); Spencer Perceval (12th February 1800); Arthur Conan Doyle (7th June 1930); Jack Warner (7th March 1975); an order signed Robert Walpole and others (20th August 1730); Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guildford (undated); Neville Chamberlain on headed 11 Downing Street, Whitehall (6th October 1936); William Pitt the Younger (9th November 1790); The Duke of Wellington (23rd April 1840); Evelyn Wood on embossed headed 23, Devonshire Place, W paper (9th July, no year date); Sir Rowland Hill on headed Hampstead N.W (1st April 1864); Robert Stephenson (25th September 1846); H.R.H Princess Alexandra of Wales on Royal personalised headed paper and envelope included (18th July 1863); Charles Grey, 2 envelope stuck together (October 1830 and 1824); Lord Melbourne (17th September 1835); George Canning (undated); Sir Robert Peel note and letter from unknown (Letter 31st October 1872) 12th Earl of Derby (11 September 1831); Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (26th February 1881) and signatures Oxford and Asquith (1927) and on reverse Grey Falladin; and 2 signatures of David Lloyd George. All in good condition for age, some creasing but all flat and majority yellowing due to age. 8 with a certificate of authenticity from Buckingham Covers.

Mixed lot inc Arthur Wood jug, Portmeirion vase 14cms h, Poole jugs and vases, floral pattern bowl, Midwinter preserve jar, vintage tins, Flipperty Flop box game, P.O saving bank Crocus pattern salt, etc. Condition ReportCrocus salt pot chipped and cracked, floral bowl with glaze crackling, small floral jug with gilt rub, all other items appear to be in good condition.

Large collection of Arthur Wood pottery to include various jugs and vases, baskets, cruet set, a box and cover entitled 'Oliver asks for more' etc., some decorated in the Art Deco style (qty)

Nonesuch Press. Homer. Odyssey. Pope, London: Nonesuch Press, 1931, partly unopened, original orange morocco, large 8vo, number 903 of 1300 copies, together with: ibid. Izaak Walton. The Compleat Angler, London: Nonesuch Press, 1929, original orange morocco, slipcase, 8vo, number 1521 of 1600 copies, Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). Irish Fairy Tales by James Stephens, 1st edition, trade issue, London: Macmillan and Co., 1920, 16 colour plates, occasional tide-mark to top edges, original green cloth, damp-staining to front cover and front free endpaper, 4to, Bates (H. E.). Through the Woods. The English Woodland–April to April. With 73 Engravings on Wood by Agnes Miller Parker, 1st edition, London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1936, original cloth, dust jacket, 4to, Otto Schulze and Company (publishers). Aucassin and Nicolette, Edinburgh: Turnbull and SPears, for Otto Schulze and Company, 1902, printed on hand-made paper, woodcut initials and illustrations, original buff morocco with embossed vignette and border to front cover, 4to, one of 500 copies, and 2 others (White, The Natural History & Antiquities of Selborne ... With Illustrations in Colour by George Edward Collins, London: Macmillan and Co., 1911, and Sée, English Pastels 1750-1830, London: Macmillan and Co., 1911, out-of-series copy from the total edition of 750)Qty: (7)

Tattersall (C. E. C.). A History of British Carpets..., 1st edition, F. Lewis Limited, 1934, colour frontispiece with 116 monochrome plates, bookplate to front pastedown, some minor spotting, publishers original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed to head & foot, large 4to, together with; Price (Frederic Newlin), The Etchings & Lithographs of Arthur B. Davies, 1st edition, Mitchell Kennerley, New York, 1929, 205 monochrome plates plus portrait frontispiece, some minor toning & marks, publishers original green cloth, spine label slightly toned & rubbed, large 8vo, and Empson (Patience), The Wood Engravings of Robert Gibbings, 1st edition, J. M. Dent & Sons, 1959, numerous black & white illustrations, publishers original black cloth in glassine wrapper, spine lightly marked, large 4to, plus other art reference & related, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, 8vo/folioQty: (3 cartons)

ARTHUR DE BREANSKI (1877 - 1957), "THE HOUSE AT THE EDGE OF THE WOOD", SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, TITLED VERSO, OIL ON CANVAS, GILT FRAMED AND GLAZED, 62 X 77 CM