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Lot 579
A gold twin curblink charm bracelet with a 9ct gold heart shaped padlock clasp, fitted with twelve gold charms, including a 9ct gold articulated teddy bear and a 9ct gold church, and two further charms, both unmarked, total weight 23.4g.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Lot 347
THREE GAT AIR PISTOLS, the first a .177'' Diana Model 2 made in Britain and in good working order, the other two made by S/R Industries Inc. Huntington Beech, California both in .177'' , one with is original box containing two tubs of pellets and some corks, both these two being virtually as new and in good working order, none of these pistols bear serial numbers (3) Purchaser must be 18 years or over .
Lot 372
TWO SETS OF DRAWERS AND ONE OTHER DRAWER, containing a very large quantity of air gun/rifle and pistols component parts most of which are new and unused and some bear the related part number used by the manufacturer for their given models, they include parts for B.S.A. Airsporters, Meteor, Scorpion pistol, Relum pistol, Diana series 70, together with numerous sets of rear sights plus foresight elements for the HW 85 and HW 95, also included are three oil bottles, 4x2 and .22'' cleaning patches, a cartridge turnover tool, an air rifle silencer, small carving tools, screw drivers and a wrench (Qty)
Lot 55
A PARCEL OF CASED AND LOOSE SILVER AND SILVER HANDLED CUTLERY AND FLATWARE, comprising a cased set of six Asprey pistol handled tea knives, the silver handles bear makers mark Harrison Brothers & Howson, Sheffield 1903, a cased set of six George V silver handled tea knives and forks, makers Robert Pringle & Sons, Sheffield 1924, two sets of six bean end coffee spoons and a part set of bean end coffee spoons, one set housed in an unassociated case, a cased set of six fruit spoons and a set of six silver handled tea knives, gross weight of spoons only 8.19ozt, 254.7 grams (Parcel) (Condition Report: the Asprey case is in poor condition, the cased tea knives and forks case is in poor condition, the set looks well used, the coffee spoons are in usable condition, the fruit spoons have one with a dented bowl and all have surface scratches, the set of tea knives have extensive signs of use to the handles)
Lot 132
Spanish school of the late 18th-early 19th century. Circle of VICENTE LÓPEZ PORTAÑA (Valencia, 1772 - Madrid, 1850)."Portrait of a lady, possibly of Queen Maria Cristina de Borbón".Gouache on vellum.Bronze frame.Measurements: 8,5 x 7 x 0,5 cm.We are in front of a miniature in which, most probably, Queen Maria Cristina de Borbón is represented, queen consort of Spain by her marriage with the king Fernando VII from 1829 to 1833, and regent of the Kingdom between 1833 and 1840, during most of the minority of her daughter Isabel II. The wedding portrait that Vicente Lopez Portaña painted of her in 1830, now in the Museo del Prado, bears aesthetic similarities to the present miniature. There is another portrait by Luis de la Cruz y Ríos, also in the Spanish art gallery, in which the pose and affable gesture bear close similarities to our work.Vicente López began his training as a pupil of Antonio de Villanueva at the San Carlos Academy in Valencia, where he was awarded the first-class prize in 1786 and 1789 and was granted a pension to study in Madrid. Once at court, the following year he won first place in the competition at the San Fernando Academy. There he learnt the baroque and colourist sense of composition and a taste for precise and analytical drawing. The Baroque lavishness of the frescoes of Luca Giordano and Corrado Giaquinto also had a decisive influence on his language. Now an established artist, he returned to his native city in 1792. There he received important public and private commissions, including portraits of Ferdinand VII and Marshal Soult. In his portraits López shows his Valencian heritage, the weight of the naturalism of Ribera and Ribalta, as well as his mastery in the reproduction of details and qualities. His quality in the field of portraiture led Ferdinand VII to summon him back to court in 1814, appointing him the following year as his first court painter. From then on he became the most sought-after painter by Spanish high society and alternated his work at court with teaching, official posts and private commissions. In 1823 he took over the artistic direction of the Royal Museum of Paintings, for which he painted a superb portrait of Francisco de Goya, now in the Prado. Works by Vicente López are kept in the Museo del Prado, the Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia San Pío V, the Academia de San Fernando, the Museo Municipal de Játiva, the Museo Nacional de Arte de Cataluña, the New York Historical Society, the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome and the Fundación Lázaro Galdiano in Madrid.
Lot 22
A set of three EPNS Kynoch rifle prize spoons, 115mm, each depicting lion's head left at handle finial above crossed rifles and target, the stem/handle marked "Kynoch", the reverse marked "M&W" (Mappin & Webb), VGC, in case. 4 other EPNS spoons for rifle prizes including: The Stock Exchange Rifle Club, handle finial of Bull & Bear; 1 with crossed rifles over target finial, the inner bowl engraved "M.C.S.A.M 1938"; one by Dunklings with rifle shaped handle; and a rare spoon with finial crest and scroll of the Bombay Light Patrol. All GC (7) £20-40
Lot 795A
A WWI copper photograph frame, applied with St Andrew badge of a Scottish regiment, mahogany back and strut, 32.5 x 18cm, stamped BROOK & SON 87 GEORGE ST EDINBURGH, a German electro-type relief of a bear and boar, late 19th c, after Rusche Berlin, bronze patina, framed and Edward Markham (Fl. mid 19th c) - Fortress with River Boats, leaf from an album of the artist's views taken in Crimea, watercolour, 80 x 158mm Polish residues, wooden frame with surface damage. Markham - Good condition
Lot 934
Deborah Jones (1921-2012)/Teddy Bear/wearing a red coat/signed lower left/oil on canvas, 19cm x 24cm CONDITION REPORT: ARR Artist's Resale Right may apply to the sale of this lot if the hammer price is the equivalent of 1000 Euros or more, incurring an additional fee. For further information please ask Chorley's or visit www.dacs.org.uk Condition information is not usually provided in the description of the lot but is available upon request; the absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is without imperfection
Lot 407
British Army scarlet wool tunic for an officer of the Irish Guards with bullion detailed cuffs, epaulettes and collar, the latter with Irish Shamrock badge, the tunic has a name tag near the collar for Capt JRH Stopford, who was later Commanding Officer of the Regiment, LT Col Stopford 2001 - 2003, the tunic is complete with a bear skin hat and sash beltGenerally good condition some wear to the nape of the wool cloth, plus some sweat staining to the lining
Lot 121
Ty Beanies - 14 x Beanie Babies, 28 x '2000' Ty Beanies, 5 x Beanie Baby club cards, and a Ty Collector's Pocket Planner - Lot includes an 'Aurora' polar bear, a 'Lizzy' lizard, a 'Swoop' pterodactyl, and similar. Soft toys appear in excellent condition. (This does not constitute a guarantee)
Lot 142
Golden Gifts, Ty - 3 x 1994 Brambly Hedge mice soft toys, and a Ty Beanie Buddy bear - Lot includes a soft toy mouse wearing a white and pink dress with plastic eyes and stitched nose, a mouse wearing a grey suit with a congratulations card with plastic eyes and stitched nose, and similar. Soft toys and bear appear in excellent condition and come with tags. Soft toys and bear are odourless. (This does not constitute a guarantee)
Lot 145
Teddies - a sleuth of five collectable Bears comprising Steiff, 'Bobby' blonde, yellow tag and button to ear, 30 cm (high), Hermann limited edition bear, 1990, Hermann seal, 41 cm (high), Orkidbear 'Coel' (the original Old King Cole), 43 cm (high) and one other 48 cm (high), all good (this does not constitute a guarantee) [5]
Lot 146
A Merrythought Teddy Bear, 1940s, with golden mohair body, orange and black glass eyes, black vertical stitched snout, mouth, claws and webbed hand claws, swivel head, jointed limbs with brown felt pads, yellow printed label to foot and squeaker (not operational), 41 cm high, minor wear predominantly to the area of the squeaker, otherwise good (this does not constitute a guarantee)
Lot 147
Two Deans Teddy Bears, 1950s comprising one with operational growler, stuffed golden mohair body, orange and black glass eyes, vertical stitched snout, mouth, swivel head, jointed limbs, sewn-in yellow label, 48 cm (high), and another Bear of similar description and features differing only by size, this being 35 cm (high) - condition generally excellent with no signs of excessive wear (this does not constitute a guarantee) [2]
Lot 186
Somewhere in Time, Teletubbies, Ty Beanies - A mohair bear, 2 x Teletubbies with tags, and 5 x Beanie Babies - Lot includes a limited edition of 12 'Candice Number 3' collector's bear by Carol Podmore (The bear's limited edition number is unknown). The mohair bear has plastic eyes, stitched nose, and metal joints and comes with makers tag on its back. Lot also includes a 'Snowball' Beanie Baby snowman, a 'Pounce' Beanie Baby cat, and similar. Soft Toys, bears, and similar appear in excellent condition. Mohair bear is 55 cm in height. (This does not constitute a guarantee)
Lot 24
Creature Comforts - Aardman - 4 x boxed figures / dioramas from the Creature Comforts animation series, Captain Cuddlepuss the cat, Alvin the dancing bear, Nigel the slug and Fluffy the hamster. They appear Mint in mostly Good boxes, Alvin's packaging has yellowed a little. (This does not constitute a guarantee) (4)
Lot 248
Ty Beanies - 36 x Beanie Babies and 5 x Ty Collectible bears and soft toys and 1 x Mcdonald's Teenie Beanie Baby sealed in a plastic bag - Lot includes a Ty Collectible 'Fraser' bear, a Ty Collectible 'Shelby' dog, a Ty Collectible 'Colby' mouse, and similar. Soft toys and bears appear in excellent condition. (This does not constitute a guarantee)
Lot 25
Creature Comforts - Aardman - Lledo - 4 x boxed figures / dioramas from the Creature Comforts animation series, Muzulu & Toto the monkeys, Gary & Nigel the slugs, Alvin the dancing bear and Trixie the dog. Also 3 x vintage vans. The models appear Mint in mostly Good boxes, Trixie's box has yellowed a little. (This does not constitute a guarantee)
Lot 343
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY POSTCARD ALBUM, with an Art Nouveau design cover, containing over fifty postcards from all over Britain, many from the Midlands, a Victorian glass rolling pin, a Japanese porcelain tea set, a Russwin No.1 cast iron table top mincer, a jointed teddy bear with glass eyes, straw filling (very well loved, worn fur), together with a boxed Spears 'Bricklayer' (The bricks and mortar building kit) Kit No.4 (bricks, windows and plans appear to be present) (s.d) (3 boxes + loose)
Lot 398
A COLLECTION OF ASSORTED PIN BADGES, to include a quantity of railway related badges to include vintage N.U.R. and other union badges, B.R. and L.T. cap badges, cased Royal Life Saving Society medal from 1940, Attendance and Good Conduct medals issued by Walsall Education Commitee, assorted council issued royal commemoration medals, The League of Ovaltineys badge, religious badges and medals, Isle of Man TT races, modern cased sets of Pudsey Bear and the 50th Anniversary of the Berlin Airlift badges etc (4 boxes and loose)
Lot 414
A QUANTITY OF DOLLS, SOFT TOYS AND BABY TOYS, to include c.1930's Chad Valley Bambina doll, damage, wear and losses to felt head, missing nose but with fixed brown glass eyes, remains of painted mouth, original wig but appears to have been cut, jointed velvet body is complete but has marking and wear, labels to both feet in good condition, height approx. 48cm, with a yellow nylon plush Chad Valley Chiltern teddy bear, height approx. 30cm, in fairly good condition with only minor wear, two Alresford Crafts teddy bears, with a quantity of assorted teddy bears and vintage plastic 'Sunny Smile' and other Baby toys and rattles, mug and plate set etc., Telitoys Baby Pride Gift Set, many still sealed in original packaging (2 boxes)
Lot 446
FOUR BOXES AND LOOSE SUNDRY ITEMS ETC, to include a Black Forest style carved portly figure, two bird boxes, modern Aboriginal parrying shield, cast iron mouse, reproduction cast iron keys, cast iron Spong mincer, Russian nesting dolls, rustic wooden tealight holder, quartz wall clocks, a Mothercare Paddington Bear, board games, leather briefcase etc
Lot 1
This is an historically important letter written and signed by the Marquis de Lafayettein 1803. It is a folded letter with nearly two and a half sides, written at La Grange, Lafayette’s home in France, it discusses the Louisiana Purchase, and it reveals a lot about the man and his beliefs and insecurities. The letter was addressed to the Citizen Commissioner in charge of Maritime Relations and the charge d’affaires from the French Republic under the auspices of the United States. That person was Louis-Andre Pichon, and Lafayette is asking in his own way for help in settling debts he incurred while he worked for the American cause during the Revolutionary War, and the people mentioned in the letter are like a Who’s Who of French and American politics at the time. The letter is also significant because part of it is about the Louisiana Purchase, which was signed on April 30, 1803 and the transfer completed on December 20, 1803. Lafayette (1757 - 1834), also called Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette, was a French aristocrat and military officer who fought on the the side of the Americans in the Revolutionary War. In the United States he was known as Lafayette, and after returning to France, he was a key figure in the French Revolution of 1789 and the July Revolution of 1830. He was considered a national hero in both countries and beloved on both sides of the pond. By way of background, Lafayette had been given 11,000 acres of land in Louisiana in recognition of his service to the American cause, and Thomas Jefferson had offered him the governorship of Louisiana in honor of that service, but Lafayette declined, because he believed it was his duty as a patriot to remain in France. There’s a reference to slavery in the letter - some years earlier, Lafayette had acquired a plantation in Santo Domingo with the express purpose of using it as an experiment in giving slaves their freedom; he spent his lifetime as an abolitionist, proposing that slaves be emancipated slowly, yet aware of the crucial role that slavery played in many economies. He had a personal side, and that comes out in the letter: his humane concern for the slaves he had freed, his deep love for France and his estate, “La Grange” - Lafayette had retired there, after years in captivity - he had supported the French king during the French Revolution and was detained in Austria when he tried to leave France - he was kept in captivity in Austria for five years before he was set free, and La Grange became his home and haven; he was disillusioned with the French government under Napoleon and felt he been betrayed by them; he also had personal relationships with Jefferson and Madison, and he was concerned about debts he had incurred after he lost his home during the French Revolution - he accepted the responsibility for his debts, but you can hear him grating under the pressure and pain and hurt - and his modesty comes through in the letter - he signed it simply “Lafayette” and dropped the “de” before his name - he wanted to be thought of as a person with democratic values rather than as a member of a privileged aristocracy. All that is here, and more. Translated, the letter reads: … 1803 from La Grange … I have received … your letter … and while I find therein the kindly expression of your friendship to me, I also recognize with pleasure the liberal sentiments which, we must hope, will come into fashion sooner or later. Amongst the hopes born of the Revolution, we reckoned upon the abolition of the slave trade and the gradual emancipation of the blacks. The government of the Convention has supported proscription, the sword, and the flame there remained, however, after so many horrors and ravages, a situation not unfavorable to agriculture and one which philanthropy could turn to account. I see that they have chosen the prejudices of the old system, combined with the silent deeds of the conquest, the intrigues of Carrier, and the dogs of Pizarro; it is one more cause of sorrow for the friends of liberty, but they must consider that the reflux of public opinion is but temporary, that so great a store of generous ideas and manifest principles will bear fruit eventually, and that their cause will triumph at last in the Old World even as it has been firmly established in the new. This letter will be handed to you by M. de Foncier, a distinguished officer of engineers and an esteemed man in every respect, to whom I personally am under obligations and whose well-being I earnestly desire. In his behalf I ask all the proofs of kindly interest that are in your power. My wife, who is no less attached to him than I, joins in this expression of our friendship … I live so withdrawn from the world in my dear country estate … that I can give you no very certain news, but it seems to me that there is no thought of sending you collaborators, and that diplomatic affairs will remain n the hands in which I greatly like to see them. There is not a day on which I do not rejoice over the arrangement about Louisiana, as if I were just hearing of it for the first time. I have acknowledged … your friendly good offices in regard to my affairs. Of course it should be possible for me to keep for my children those territories which I have just received; but after two expensive revolutions, one exile, and a term of captivity … I shall consider myself fortunate if I can pay my debts and have enough left to live on. It would have been necessary for men to choose the less favorable of the two plans suggested by Mr. Gallatin, if I had not found in Mr. Parker a conditional purchaser who allows me the privilege of paying him fifty thousand crowns in two years with interest secured by the mortgage on the land; I shall be the less able to disencumber it because I still have many debts and my income, including my retirement pay, is very modest. It will be very fortunate for me if Mr. Jefferson’s valuation of four or five dollars per acre can be realized; I fear that Mr. Gallatin’s is the more accurate; in any event, my arrangement with Mr. Parker has no drawbacks, for if I have not the wherewithal to pay him, he will have paid for my American property only the equivalent of the sum lent to me. I have informed you that I sent Mr. Madison my power of attorney in blank so that Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Gallatin and himself can fill it in as they please … Do you think it is still possible to go on with the Santo Domingo business, and toreassure as to their liberty the men to whom it was promised, and whom it has been as deplorable and more unjust to send back into slavery than it was to free them without proper precautions? … The public reports have told you that the negotiations of the mediators are nor broken off; it is plain that the English government has tried to go back on the Treaty of Amiens, that it was gone astray in its conclusions regarding this country, and that it is disturbed today about our preparations. But things have gone so far off on both sides, that continued peace is becoming more difficult. Valued friend, Lafayette During the French Revolution, Lafayette was head of the French National Guard and was accused of supporting the King. To stay alive, he fled to Austria, but was captured and imprisoned by the Austrians for supporting the French monarchy. He was imprisoned for five years; the first three years he was imprisoned by himself, thenhis wife and daughters decided to join him in captivity for the last two years of his imprisonment, so they could live together, even under the most difficult circumstances. The letter measures 9 1/8 x 7 1/4 in. wide when it is folded and 9 x 14 1/2 in. wide when it is unfolded, and it is in fine condition. Very legible, with no browning or soiling, and an important historical document written and signed by Lafayette himself.
Lot 5
This is a second lot of Dickens’ The Pickwick Papers, this one with the original monthly parts bound in book form, and the same print history as the previous lot. It was published in twenty monthly parts, from April 1836 to November 1837, with a one-month lapse in June 1837, when one part was put off by a death in Dickens’ family. All the parts were priced at one shilling, except for the last double issue, which was priced at two shillings, and the whole set of twenty parts was bound as nineteen because of the double issue at the end. There are five raised bands, with six gilt-ruled compartments and “Pickwick Club - Dickens” in gilt letters on a black panel near the top of the spine and “London 1837” in gilt on a black panel at the bottom of the spine; there are triple-gilt fillets on a calf cover, gilt dentelles and a note from 1767 about a “Good Dwelling to be lett at Pickwick, in the County of Wilts” on the marbled endpapers. The front wrapper of Part No. I is included near the beginning of the text and the rest of the original front wrappers are bound in at the rear, a Message to Sergeant Talfourd after the title page, then a three-page Preface, four pages of Contents followed by Directions to the binder, and the text, which is 609 pages long. There’s also a white slip about the death of Robert Seymour and several addresses by the author and the Chapman and Hall, the publisher, at the rear (the slip about Robert Seymour is dated April 27, 1836, the first address is dated December 1836, the next is an author’s address dated June 20, 1837 and was written at 186, the Strand; then a publisher’s address dated August 26, 1837, and a final publisher’s address dated September 29, 1837, from the Strand) and one leaf with the Pickwick Advertiser bound in at the rear and no other ads in the book, except for the addresses about the books by published by Chapman and Hall.In a few instances Dickens had to adjust his story to the plates which had been prepared for him, but typically he wrote an installment and the artist was obliged to illustrate what Dickens had written about. The story became more important than the illustrations, and that propelled Dickens to the top of the literary world.It still took time for Dickens to find the right illustrator for the novel. The first artist, Robert Seymour, provided illustrations for the first two monthly parts, then committed suicide; Robert Willam Buss illustrated the third installment, but Dickens did not like his work, so Dickens kept up the search for an artist he liked and finally settled on H. K. Browne, otherwise known as Phiz, who illustrated most of Dickens’ other novels afterwards.Again, Chapman and Hall did not expect the novel to sell well, so they printed only 400 copies of the first part and just 500 copies for the second monthly, then sales took off unexpectedly, and the publishers had to readjust their plans - they had to increase production to meet demand, and older plates were re-etched as the original ones wore out, which led to plate errors being made, some ads were cancelled and others added, then the suicide of Robert Seymour and the death of Dickens’ sister-in-law - all this meant there would never be a perfect copy of the first edition in the first state - too many changes and unexpected events, which made for lots of headaches trying to figure out how many errors there were in your copy of the Pickwick Papers - were your errors close to a first state edition, or were they printed and corrected later on?Remember, there are over 500 points of issue in the Pickwick Papers to find or discover, and no one has ever found a perfect copy in the first state. There are about fourteen or fifteen copies that come close, but no one has ever found the elusive perfect copy, so we’ll use John Eckels’ bibliography to sort things out as far as we can. In his book about the writings of Charles Dickens, Eckels came up with eleven points he considered essential for a copy of Pickwick Papers to be called “perfect”:1. All covers must bear the date 1836.2. Parts I and II must carry the words “With Four Illustrations By Seymour”.3. Part III the words “With Illustrations By R. W. Buss.” 4. Part I must have four plates by Seymour, signed, and not re-etched by “Phiz.”5. Part II must have three plates by Seymour signed.6. Part III must have the two plates signed “Drawn and etched by R.W. Buss” and the page numbers.7. Part IV has the two plates indistinctly signed “Nemo” and not “Phiz”.8. Parts II, III, X, and XV must have the addresses by the author.9. Parts XVII, XVIII, and XX must have the addresses by the publishers.10. Plates in Parts I to XII must have no captions, only references to the pages where they were inserted; parts XIII to XX have neither titles nor numerical guides.11. On the vignette title page, the name “Weller” on the signboard over the door must appear with a “V”, and the signature “Phiz fecit” must surround the tablet at the bottom of the frontispiece. “Phiz fecit” means “Phiz made it.”The first point by Eckels is in our favor - all but one of the original front wrappers is dated 1836, the exception being No. XVII, which is dated 1837 in Roman numerals.But Parts I and II say “With Illustrations”, instead of “With Four Illustrations By Seymour”, and Part III only says “With Illustrations”, instead of “With Illustrations By R. W. Buss.” Part I has two of the four plates signed by Seymour, and Part II has all three plates signed by Seymour, as called for. Part III has both plates signed “Drawn and etched by R.W. Buss” along with the page numbers, as called for. We believe Part IV has the two plates indistinctly signed “Nemo” and not “Phiz” - they are definitely not signed by Phiz. Most of the addresses by Dickens and the publishers are bound in at the end, behind the original front wrappers. The plates in Parts I to XII conform to Eckels - there are no captions, only references to the pages where they were inserted, and Parts XIII to the end have no titles or page numbers, per Eckels. On the vignette title page, in Part XIX and XX, the name “Weller” on the signboard over the door has a “V” instead of a “W”, so it reads Sam Veller instead of Sam Weller, and “Phiz fecit” is at the bottom of the tablet on the frontispiece. I.e., there are many first state points of issue uncorrected here, but not all. All the plates are present as called for; the plate on page 89 has very light soiling at one edge, a few of the plates towards the end have offset on them from the text, but most of them are exceptionally clean and bright, with no browning at all. The text is very clean as well, with light offset on a couple of them from the plates, but overall a very clean edition of the Pickwick Papers.The boards measure 9 x 6 1/8 in. wide, the front covers of the original wrappers in back are very clean, especially after being well hidden for over a century, there are a couple of hard-to-see scratches on the covers, with tender joints along the front edge of the spine. So an attractive set, with some first edition first state points, but still not the elusive perfect copy of Pickwick Papers which has every single point of issue Dickens enthusiasts are looking for. Perhaps it will turn up one day … one day … See The First Editions of The Writings of Charles Dickens by John Eckels, Their Points and Values, published in New York by Maurice Inman and in London by the Maggs Bros in 1932, and see A Bibliography of the Periodical Works of Charles Dickens by Thomas Hatton and Arthur Cleaver, published by Chapman and Hall in 1933.
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