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Lot 249
Bohemia Windsor fine cut lead crystal wine glasses, boxed; five engraved wine glasses with animal decoration; four similar ale glasses; a similar tumbler; four tumblers with thistle decoration; a Nailsea style ornament of a swan; a Swarovski bear; a Nels Jonasson ornament with rabbit decoration; and other glassware.
Lot 174
De Thou binding.- Cato (Marcus Porcius) De Agricultura, sive de re rustica, liber, collation: A6 A-L8 B-F8 G2 (without the second A1 as per the copy cited by Adams at Jesus College, Cambridge), small woodcut device on title, lightly browned, bound in 17th century sheep dyed with an overall pattern of partly shaded rosettes for Jacques de Thou, with gilt arms of him and his first wife to covers, spine gilt in compartments with the couple's repeated monogram 'IAM', head of spine slightly chipped, exposing headband, otherwise in excellent condition, 8vo (163 x 97mm., binding 167 x 105mm.), Leiden, Ex Officina Plantiniana, 1598.⁂ An exceedingly rare example of a stencilled binding executed for the great 17th-century French collector Jacques-Auguste de Thou, printed and pochoir-coloured with a design of flower petals. The covers bear his gilt arms including those of his first wife Marie de Barbancon-Cany. These bindings form a separate group in the highly notable library ammassed by de Thou, which comprised 6,000 volumes. Antoine Coron states that only about 25 bindings stencilled with flowers are known, mainly appearing in celebrated auctions (e.g. Abbey 19-21 June 1967, lot 1743; Esmerian 6 June 1972, lot 115; Van der Elst 5 June 2002, lot 33; Wittock 7 July 2004, lot 6), and generally housing works by classical authors, as here. These bindings mostly show the arms of de Thou and his second wife Gasparde de la Chastre on the covers, and were executed by an unknown Parisian atelier between 1602, the wedding year, and his death in 1617. Among these stencilled bindings Coron lists only a single volume stamped with de Thou's arms impaling those of his first wife Marie de Barbancon-Cany, who died in 1601: "Aux environs de 1600 apparaissent sur ses rayons les premières reliures ornées de fleurs imprimées. La plus ancienne de la série, sur un Hippocrate de 1587, est la seule que je connaisse qui ne soit pas en maroquin. Cest la seule également au chiffre de Thou-Barbançon, donc antérieure à 1602 (A. Coron, "'Ut Prosint aliis': Jacques-Auguste de Thou et sa bibliothèque", p. 121). The Rothamsted example is also in exceptionally fine condition.Provenance: Jacques-August de Thou (armorial binding; see Catalogus Bibliothecae Thuanae, Paris 1679, vol. II, p. 337,"[M. Catonis] de Agricultura editio Meursii post A. Popma editionem emendatior. 8°. Raphael. 1598"); Bernard Quaritch (see A Catalogue of English and Foreign Bookbindings Offered for Sale by Bernard Quaritch, London December 1921, lot 124, "Sm. 8vo., brown sheep gilt, arms 2a, sides ornamented with painted or stencilled flowers in black and green, monogram on back in five panels. £25").Rothamsted acquisition date 1929Literature: Adams C1127; A. Coron, "'Ut Prosint aliis': Jacques-Auguste de Thou et sa bibliothèque", Histoire des bibliothèques françaises. 2, Les Bibliothèques sous l'Ancien Régime, 1530-1789. Paris 1988, p. 100-125 (esp. pp. 121-122); I.A.R. De Smet, Thuanus: The Making of Jacques-Auguste de Thou (1553-1617), Geneva 2006, pp. 171-191.
Lot 92
Ɵ Compendium of English and Welsh armorial material, including an account of the right and title of Thomas Fane of Kent to the barony of Abergavenny, and a discussion of historical baronies and earldoms of England, with their coats-of-arms, in Tudor English, illustrated manuscript on paper [England (probably Kent), and perhaps in part Wales (Abergavenny), last third of sixteenth century] 203 leaves (plus 2 nineteenth-century blue paper endleaves at each end), complete, formed of two separate units bound together (see below), the first part with single column of c. 37 lines in a fine Tudor English hand, titles and opening words in larger calligraphic script, lines of descent in roundels joined by penwork, coats-of-arms mostly painted in colours (over 570 of these), some spots, stains and tears, else in good and presentable condition, 310 by 205mm. and 298 by 200mm.; nineteenth-century English green marbled paper boards with parchment spine and corners Provenance:1. Sir Thomas Fane of Kent (c. 1510-1589), Tudor landowner and High Sheriff, whose family lived on estates in Kent bought with the proceeds of ransoms received for catching and imprisoning King John II of France at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356. The first part of this volume was almost certainly commissioned by him as part of his establishment of his right to bear the title of the Baron of Abergavenny. He inherited it through his second wife, Mary Nevill (they married in 1574), one of the greatest Tudor heiresses and herself the Baroness le Despenser, and daughter of Sir Henry Nevill, 4th Lord Abergavenny. However, the title seems to have been disputed and he does not appear to have used it, and after his death it was claimed (probably falsely) by one of his wife’s relatives named Edward Nevill.2. Sir George Nayler (1764-1831), FSA., Clarenceaux King of Arms from 1820 and Garter King of Arms from 1822; his printed armorial bookplate on front pastedown. By this time the two parts seem to have been bound together.3. Thomas Thorpe, bookdealer of London, his cat. for 1836, no. 57 (with pencil marks of this last number and the price “21£” inside front board.4. Sir Thomas Phillipps (1792-1872), his MS 8808 (written in his hand in pencil on front pastedown and with his distinctive paper label on spine); passing by descent through his family until sold to the Robinson brothers (see lot 79); sold by them in 1980 as part of the remnant of the collection after several decades of sales at Sotheby’s, to H.P. Kraus of New York, his cat. 157.5. The Schøyen Collection, Oslo and London, their MS 556, acquired directly from Kraus, and exported to Norway some decades ago.Text:This is an excellent example of a Tudor manuscript, entirely in English, and focussed on two subjects of great interest to the nobility of the period: titles and arms. It opens with “The right and title of Sr Thomas Fane of Kent to the name, stile and dignitie of Lord of Bergauenny” (Abergavenny), and this is an account of the baronies by Writ and Precedents from 1392 to 1589 in support of this claim (fols. 1-42). This is preceded by a single sheet index of the nineteenth century and a fragment of the original title page (this laid down on the first leaf). After lengthy introductory texts on the barony of Abergavenny, this work is arranged as a series of diagrams of each family, with lines of descent traced in roundels connected by simple penwork lines. This part of the compendium ends with some 36 foliated leaves, also with a nineteenth-century index added at front (2 leaves). This is identified in Sir Thomas Phillipps’ hand in pencil as “The Extinct Baronye of Engd & Wales from the dayes of King Stephen to Hen. 6th by an unknown hand”, and contains a lengthy catalogue of baronies in the same form as before, with occasional annotations in seventeenth-century script. The compendium ends with a volume of shorter dimensions, recording the imagined arms of the kings of the Britons, “Romayns”, Saxon and “Danishe” rulers as well as early Norman rulers sketched in plummet, before 116 numbered pages of coloured arms of noblemen from the reign of each king from William the Conqueror to Queen Elizabeth; this then extended up to James I. Some of these arms are painted on separate pieces of paper and pasted down, and some text is pasted in same form over the top of earlier entries. Ɵ Indicates that the lot is subject to buyer’s premium of 24% exclusive of VAT (0% VAT).
Lot 107
Six unboxed Lledo pre-production prototype Vanguards Ford Anglia resin car models, various different colours including a 'Police' variant, two in green and two in 'rally' finish. The models bear 'G Turner Models' markings to bases and are also dated 31-3-1995. Overall models appear G/G+ however, as might be expected, the finish on the prototype models is not always up to the same quality found on the the standard production models and some may have damage, missing or detached parts. (6)
Lot 111
Six unboxed Lledo pre-production prototype Vanguards Ford Anglia Van resin models, 3 x 'Hotpoint', 'AA', 'Post Office Telephones' and 'BEA'. The models bear 'G Turner Models' markings to base plates. Also included in this lot are three pre-production metal models, with the 'L.T.', 'Whitbread' and 'Esso' signage being printed onto an adhesive transparent film rather than being tampo printed. Overall models appear G/G+ however, as might be expected, the finish on the prototype models is not always up to the same quality found on the the standard production models and some may have damage, missing or detached parts. (9)
Lot 112
Five unboxed Lledo pre-production prototype Vanguards Austin A40 Van resin models, 2 x '', 'AA', 2 x 'British Railways' and 'Ransomes'. The models bear 'G Turner Models' markings to base plates. Also included in this lot are five pre-production metal models, with the 'HMV', 'Mackeson', 'Austin.', 'Whitbread' and 'Cusson's' signage being printed onto an adhesive transparent film rather than being tampo printed. Overall models appear G/G+ however, as might be expected, the finish on the prototype models is not always up to the same quality found on the the standard production models and some may have damage, missing or detached parts. (10)
Lot 360
An interesting mixed lot: Schylling Antique Golf Game; Yoneya (Japan) Wind-up Watermill; Schylling Ernest Balancing Bear; Airfix Matador & Gun; Razno construction set; Chad Valley Panic Post game; Disc O' Games; Wind-up Reconnaissance Tank; HO gauge train, made in Yugoslavia; small 1950s Disney puzzle, unboxed; unboxed and damaged clockwork bear. All boxed unless stated, conditions vary. (11)
Lot 99
Four unboxed Lledo pre-production prototype Vanguards Triumph Herald resin car models, various different colours including a 'BSM Driving School' car variant. The models bear 'G Turner Models' markings to bases. A standard boxed metal VA5005 Grey Triumph Herald model and an unboxed blue metal model with 'The Motor and ' Monte Carlo Rally' decals is also included as part of this lot. Overall models appear G/G+ however, as might be expected, the finish on the prototype models is not always up to the same quality found on the the standard production models and some may have damage, missing or detached parts. (6)
Lot 75
A silver Celtic brooch by Ola Gorie, a silver charm bracelet with padlock and assorted charms to include a key, a hedgehog, a Christmas tree, a door, and another silver charm bracelet with assorted charms including a bible, a bear, a shamrock, a cathedral, etc. a pair of cufflinks in the form of propellers, marked 925, a silver circular brooch marked OLA, a French circular amethyst pendant marked silver, and two shell cameo brooches
Lot 808
A Corgi Major Toys diecast Gift Set no23, comprising Crane Truck 1121, two Animal Cages 1123, Giraffe Truck, Land Rover with Elephant Trailer two giraffes, polar bear, lion, tiger and elephant in original boxCONDITION REPORTDiecasts and annimals in good condition with only minor faultsBox in poor condition as images show
Lot 521
A group of Royal Crown Derby figurines, comprising two paperweights, modelled as a Robin, MMIV, 6.5cm, and a Spaniel, LIX, 10cm, a 'Cricketer' bear figurine, 8.5cm, and a small dish, 9 by 4cm, together with a hand painted Royal Worcester coffee cup 'Thursday's Child has far to go', 8cm high. (5)
Lot 45
Three boxed Steiff teddy bearsComprising a limited edition 2007 black teddy bear no. 662546 with white tag no. 04048, a curly beige mohair teddy bear with medallion, MBI Year Bear no. 662621 with white tag no. 01365 and a miniature brown bear, with white chest tag and yellow ear tag no. 040085
Lot 47
Three boxed Steiff teddy bearsComprising a golden brown plush boy scout teddy bear, Classic 1920 with yellow tag no. 000713, golden brown mohair plush teddy bear MBI 2007 with yellow tag no. 669521 with medallion and blonde plush teddy bear 'Queen Elizabeth' dated 2006 with yellow tag no. 662416
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