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Lot 256
Pinder Circus - a collection of x15 assorted vintage Corgi Toys Jean Richard Pinder Circus diecast models and accessories from the box set No.48. Models to include Chevrolet Van, Land Rover 109WB, Circus Trailer, Berliet. a selection of animals and people (elephant, polar bear, monkey, ring master, acrobat) and some flag poles and arena pieces.
Lot 400
Oak framed woolwork of a seated cat, teddy bear and duck soft toy, pearlware feather edged plate, four felted weighted figures, travel clock, meat plate, cake plate, Jacobs & Co Puff Cracknells poster, Hartnells Cock House 1930's sporting photographs, officers of II Hussars, 1941 card photo, two bat shaped instruments and diorama of a kitchen interior etc (one box)
Lot 6
Pair of Queen Anne type flintlock pistols, 7 inch turn off 28 bore cannon barrels, London proof marks, each fitted with belt hooks.This pair of pistols bear the engraved name Wogdon and London however they are also stamped with the Crowned 'F' proof stamp denoting foreign manufacture. Section 58 (2) antique / obsolete calibre, can be owned without a licence.34cm long
Lot 246
Pullman (Philip) À Outrance: To the Death, one of 15 specially-bound copies on handmade paper, this marked "Footprints" in pencil and with 8 line quotation in manuscript by the author beneath his portrait and signed by him in pencil, from an edition limited to 315, without the additional suite of plates, printed in red and black, wood-engraved title, illustrations and initials by Andy English, Chris Daunt and Harry Brockway, bound in dark grey goatskin, by Hannah Brown, depicting the polar bear Iorek Byrnison in cut-out metal mounted on upper cover travelling downhill towards the onlaid figure of Lyra in red goatskin on lower cover, with footprints stamped in gilt and the snowy hill formed by lines of stitching in white, turquoise and silver, above them the sky filled with stars and snowflakes of metal, goatskin or thread onlaid, mounted or stitched across both covers and spine, red paper endpapers with snowflakes extending onto pastedowns, signed with ticket to foot of rear endpaper, uncut, red cloth box lined with padding, grey card label and snowflakes mounted or stamped on lid, folio (c.340 x 250mm.), Fyfield, Oak Tree Fine Press, 2009.
Lot 346
World.- Purchas (Samuel) Purchas his Pilgrimes. In Five Books..., 5 vol. including vol.5: Purchas His Pilgrimage, first edition of vol.1-4, vol.5 fourth edition, second issue with dedication to King Charles, Narcissus Luttrell's copy with his ink monogram stamp to titles and date "1697" in his hand below, lacking additional engraved title (as often), with 7 folding and/or double-page engraved maps of the Mogul Empire, China (duplicated in vol.5), Greenland (Spitsbergen), North America, New England and Virginia, 81 half-page engraved maps after Hondius (58 in vol.1-4 and 23 in vol.5, the latter duplications of maps in vol.1-4), woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces and a few other engraved or woodcut illustrations including Aztec pictograms from the Codex Mendoza in vol.3, vol.1 with Hondius's 'Map of the Christian World' appearing twice at pp. 65 and 115 i.e. lacking 'Map of the Whole World', and with G3-4 uncancelled as usual, also 4M4-5 uncancelled and first state of 4M2 with headline "Hollanders lying devices, to disgrace the English", map of Virginia trimmed at foot just within border, duplicate map of China with margins repaired and restored, vol. 1 3L4, 3Y5, vol. 4 5M5 and vol. 5 A5 with paper flaw or small hole with loss to a few letters of text, vol. 1 4N3-4 with some soiling, creasing and repair to text, vol. 5 last f. laid down, vol. 3 with some worming to head of fore-margin, very occasional small rust-holes to text, the odd paper-flaw to margin, occasional repairs or restorations to margins, a few just touching text, occasional scattered foxing, some light offsetting, but a very good, clean copy generally, a few small ink corrections, seemingly in Luttrell's hand, bookplates to endpapers and pastedowns, bookseller's receipt from 1964 loosely inserted, 18th century speckled calf, rebacked, spines gilt in compartments with morocco labels, some light cracking to head or foot of joints, some bumping to corners, [Hill 1402-3; Sabin 66682 & 66686; STC 20508-9], folio, by William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, 1625-26.⁂ An excellent set of this important collection of voyages, a continuation of Hakluyt's Principal Navigations, with fine impressions of the maps and a distinguished provenance. Likely to have been one of the most cherished books in Luttrell's library. The map of the Mogul Empire by William Baffin is the earliest English map of the Mogul territories; the map of China is based on a Chinese original and one of the earliest such to be published in Europe; the map of Greenland (actually Spitsbergen) incorporates scenes of whaling and bear-hunting; the map of North America, by Elstracke after Henry Biggs, is the first to show California as an island; the map of New England was first published in 1624; the map of Virginia by William Hole after Capt. John Smith is one of the most important early maps of America and includes a large Indian figure and a vignette depicting the interior of Powhatan's hut.Provenance: Narcissus Luttrell (1657-1732), parliamentary historian and diarist, bibliographer of works concerning the Popish plot, and compiler of a large library (ink stamps); Chapman-Purchas; C. H. Wilkinson (bookplates).
Lot 381
Osteology.- Havers (Clopton) Osteologia nova, or Some new observations of the bones, and the parts belonging to them, with the manner of their accretion, and nutrition, first edition, initial imprimatur f., 2 engraved plates (1 folding), final advertisement f., red ink stamp to title, lower margins of quires A-D with small worm trace diminishing to a small hole as proceeds, occasionally re-surfacing later to a lesser extent, occasional spotting and light staining, lightly browned, contemporary panelled calf, spine in compartments and with chipped gilt title, joint splitting, but holding firm, ink stains to upper cover, upper outer edge partly worn, rubbed, [Garrison-Morton 387; Norman 1024; Wellcome III p.225; Wing H1162], 8vo, Printed for Samuel Smith at the Prince's-Arms in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1691.⁂ First edition of the first complete and systematic study of the structure of bones. This work also included the first account of the vascular canals of long bones that now bear the author's name.
Lot 400
A Rene Lalique Les Fleurs d'Orsary stained blue and frosted clear glass Flacon Presentoir and stoppers, of rectangular shape with moulded decoration stained in blue with lift out stoppers with flower heads, each stopper with number to base of stopper, marked to top indistinctly R Lalique, one stopper has been repaired to petals, also doesn't bear corresponding number, all marked Fleurs France, moulded to top, 22.3cm wide x 5.2cm deep x 4.5cm high
Lot 742
A Small Group of Russian Notes, including Archangel Government Bank, 25 Rubles, 1918, Polar Bear and Walrus, uncirculated, and Vladikavkaz Railroad Company, 100 Rubles, 1918, handling, but about uncirculated to uncirculated, along with several other specialised issues, and a few notes from Ukraine, Armenia, and others, mixed grades, a useful little group (12 notes) Pick 189, S104, S334, S337b, S594, S632a, S682 £100-£150
Lot 435
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) - Cast & Crew Ephemera, consisting a European Premiere Ticket & Red Carpet Pass at The Royal Albert Hall, & a Crew Cap with white Space Bear embroidered above the visor. Space Bear was the code name for The Last Jedi. It was inspired by the ending in Legends of the Fall & was a nickname given to Luke Skywalker.
Lot 433
A Konakova Russian porcelain figure of a penguin and chick, 16 cm high, together with a large Lomonsov seated monkey, 18 cm high, a Lomonosov model of a lion capturing a rabbit, a Dulevo model of a bear and further Russian figure of a wolf.Qty: 5Condition report: No apparent damage or repair
Lot 457
A Konakovo Zik Soviet Russian porcelain model of the Tsar canon and Tsar bell. Together with a Dulevo bear with balalaika, a figure group of cossacks dancing and a cossack serenading his companion accordion and three other Soviet porcelain figuresQty: 8Condition report: No apparent major defects
Lot 458
A Lomononsov Soviet porcelain figure of a girl with a doll and cat modelled by S. Velikova.Together with a Lomonosov porcelain figure of a boy in a Soviet forage cap and his dog, a Lomonosov figure of a boy in winter clothes with a book under his arm and a figure of a boy with his teddy bear and two other Soviet porcelain figures.Condition report: No apparent major defects
Lot 275
A NAPOLEON III ENAMEL CASKET, PROBABLY MAISON TAHAN, PARIS, CIRCA 1870 rectangular, the bowed sides and lid with ivory enamelled ground, the lid and front with 'jewelled' decoration of arabesque medallions, with gilt-metal rim mounts and applied scrolled feet, interior lined in buttoned cream silk 29cm long A number of caskets with the same gilt-metal mounts and shape as this example, with similarly 'jewelled' decoration, still bear their Tahan paper labels to the underside, or are so inscribed to the metalwork. The business started in Belgium making 'bois de Spa' boxes, but on moving to Paris expanded their range of luxury goods to great renown. The firm had retail premises in the Rue de La Paix from 1849 and subsequently from 1866 at Boulevard des Italiens until their closure in 1882.
Lot 307
A SET OF TWELVE FRENCH ART DECO ELECTROPLATE KNIFE RESTS, ORFEVRERIE GALLIA (CHRISTOFLE ET CIE), PARIS, CIRCA 1930 designed by Édouard Marcel Sandoz (1881-1971) as the following stylised animals: peacock, cat, dog, pig, swordfish, lion, pelican, swan, dove, bear, hare and fox, each stamped 'O.GALLIA' longest 10cm (12)
Lot 420
AN ENGLISH ENAMEL SNUFF BOX, BIRMINGHAM, CIRCA 1765 rectangular, the lid transfer printed with lovers in a rustic setting, the interior lid with a bear hunt, the sides with a variety of subjects in Rococo scroll cartouches, with waved gilt-metal hinge mounts, 8.2cm long; together with another enamel snuff box, South Staffordshire or Birmingham, circa 1765, rectangular with waisted sides, painted in black with scrolls and diaper panels, with knulled gilt-metal hinge mounts, 6.4cm long (2)
Lot 464
AN ITALIAN SARDONYX CAMEO OF OMPHALE, PROBABLY ROMAN CIRCA 1810-20 carved in relief through the brown band of the floral headband and the attribute of Hercules' Nemean lion on her shoulder to the white of the young woman's dexter profile, hair and draped shoulders against the almost black oval base, 38 x 28mm, perhaps later set in an unmarked gold brooch mount with a band of pearls between a corded border and a scalloped milled rim, 49 x 37mm Provenance: The Estate of Mrs Harriet Bull Pitman (nee Brown, 1922-2019), of the 'Brown-Goodwin' House in Marblehead Old Town, Massachusetts. The house was purchased in 1832 by William Peach Brown (1780-1838), son of Captain John Brown, a privateer during the American Revolution. It remained in the Brown family for six succeeding generations. Omphale, a Lydian queen, became the wife of Hercules. Following advice from the oracle at Delphi, the hero was enslaved in recompense for the slaying of Iphitos; purchased by Omphale, his strength and beauty resulted in their marriage upon his release. The hairstyle with floral headband and strongly Neo-classical profile of this cameo bear close affinities with the 'Ideal Head' of Antonio Canova (1757-1822), presented by the sculptor to the Duke of Wellington, which arrived in England in 1818. One of four 'Ideal Heads' epitomising female beauty, the bust at Apsley House also resembles the head and hairstyle of Canova's 'Dancer', commissioned by Josephine Bonaparte and now at the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg. The quality of carving displayed by the present cameo was undoubtedly carried out by a master of the glyptic arts; for comparisons with signed works by Nicolo Morelli (1771-1838), renowned for his work for Napoleon and the Bonaparte family, see Bonhams, London, 12 Nov 2020, lot 12, similarly brooch-set with pearls. Also see for another, similarly mounted, Sotheby's, 20 March 2018, lot 182, and one of Bacchus, Bonhams, London, 25 April 2012, lot 21. For an unsigned cameo, attributed to Morelli, see Sotheby's, London, 9 July 2020, lot 64. The Roman studio of Morelli were not alone in producing high quality cameos however; for the work of Giuseppe Girometti (1780-1851) see the British Museum, No. 1978,1002.249, or for that of Angelo Angelo Amastini (1754-1815) see Lempertz, Cologne, 17 November 2016, lot 35.
Lot 368
McDonalds Happy Meal Toys - assorted, mostly still in plastic wrappers, Paddington Bear, Tweenies Clangers, Robot Pets, Peanuts, Snoopy, Disney, Furby, Rupert, Hercules, Action Man, Smurfs, Beano, France '98 World Cup watches, etc, Toy Story, My Little Pony, Hot Wheels, Animaniacs, Lego System, 101 Dalmations, Mr Men, Lion King, Digimon, etc (4 boxes)
Lot 391
Geldschüttelbaum, Yao-quian-shu, China, östliche Han-Dynastie, 25 bis 220 n. Chr. Grünlich patinierte Bronze, teilweise äußerst filigran gearbeitet, und glasierte Keramik. Den kegelförmigen Fuß mit grüner Bleiglasur ziert ein Reiter auf einem Widder. Der Stamm ist gegliedert durch fein geflammte Sonnenringe, welche jeweils einen kleinen Bären umschließen. Vier Reihen von filigranen Ästen mit Tieren, Fabelwesen und Münzen stecken im Stamm, die Spitze ist ähnlich gestaltet. Der im Geäst vorhandene Geldsegen hat zwar für die Bezeichnung "Geldschüttelbaum" gesorgt, kommt aber nicht in erster Linie dem Verstorbenen im Jenseits zugute, sondern bildet ein Opfer an die Götter. Die daoistische Götterwelt ist in diesen Bäumen dargestellt durch Xiwangmu, die Königin-Mutter des Westens in ihrem Paradies. Geldschüttelbäume sind sehr selten und nur aus dem Südwesten Chinas bekannt. Ein Thermolumineszenz-Test vom Labor Kotalla aus dem Jahr 2000 bestätigt die Datierung. Altersschäden, teils restauriert. Originale Patina. Höhe ca. 135 cm. Provenienz: Deutsche Privatsammlung, angeblich auf E.A. Voretzsch zurückgehend, der 1924 über Bronzen publizierte. Für eine eingehende Erörterung dieser Geldbäume siehe “Orientations“, September 1997, S. 67-84.Zustand: II -A Chinese money-shaking tree, yao qian shu, Eastern Han Dynasty, 25 to 220 A.D. Greenish patinated bronze, intricately worked in places, and glazed ceramic. A rider on a ram adorns the conical base with green lead glaze. The trunk is composed of solar rings with finely flamed coronae, each encircling a small bear. The trunk extending into four rows of delicate branches with animals, mythical creatures and coins, the tip similarly structured. Although the coins in the branches gave rise to the name of the "money-shaking tree", their primary purpose is not to ensure the prosperity of the dead in the afterlife, but to serve as an offering to the gods. Taoist mythology is represented in these trees by Xiwangmu, the Queen Mother of the West in her paradise. Money-shaking trees are extremely rare and known to derive only from South West China.A thermoluminescence expertise prepared by the Kotalla laboratory in 2000 confirms the date. Height approx. 135 cm.Provenance: German private collection, supposedly going back to E.A. Voretzsch, who published on bronzes in 1924. For an in-depth discussion of these money trees, see "Orientations", September 1997, pp. 67-84.Condition: II -
Lot 48
A GEM-SET NOVELTY BROOCH, CIRCA 1965Modelled as a whimsical bear wearing a polished gold bandana, accented with a circular-cut ruby nose, a cabochon emerald and single-cut diamond eye to textured gold coat, mounted in 18K gold, maker's mark, French assay mark, length 3.3cmCondition Report: Maker's mark partially rubbed - unable to identifyNormal signs of wear, overall in good conditionEagle's heads for French 18K gold located on pin and reverse of bearTotal gross weight approx. 15.71g
Lot 72
A GOLD BRACELET, BY GERMANO ALFONSI, CIRCA 1960Composed of five panels, each cast in high relief depicting the legend of Achilles, with T-bar and loop clasp, in 18K gold, each panel signed, length 19cmA similar bracelet sold at Sotheby's on March 2019, lot 83, for 11,250 EurosNino D'Antonio Germano was born to the Alfonsi family of jewellers in Rome in 1926. He was predominantly a sculptor, working in bronze through the use of the lost wax process. He carried this technique over to his jewellery making, bringing a sculptural element to his work. As the lost wax method causes the mould to degrade, Germano's designs could only be a carried out a finite number of times, making each piece one of a very limited edition. He worked in 18k gold and would sign his work 'Germano'.Germano's main inspiration was drawn from classical art and many of his pieces carry mythological themes. Furthermore, the gold is acid washed to create a soft hue, delicately mimicking the jewellery found on archaeological sites. A perfect example of this is the current lot which artfully depicts the tale of Achilles. Set against a plain background, the figures bear a striking resemblance to those found on Greek and Roman friezes, the muscular forms paying tribute to the perfection of the human physique and the immortal lineage of Achilles. Achilles' victories are juxtaposed with his demise, the two end plaques depicting Paris with his bow and a defeated Achilles with an arrow in his heel.Condition Report: Normal signs of wear, overall in good conditionSignatures located on each panel at the frontTotal gross weight approx. 71.13g
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