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Click here to subscribeA French ormolu and silvered mantel clockSigned Leroy A Paris, circa 1865The circular skeletonised 3in. dial inscribed 'LEROY A PARIS', with Roman chapters and pierced latten hands, the twin train movement with anchor escapement and striking on a bell, with cachet stamp of Pons, raised on four slender columns, on a stepped base, with a glass dome and plinth27.5cm. high. 1 pendulum, 1 key, 1 glass dome. Illustrated
A Louis-Philippe ormolu and bronze Gothic revival mantel clockOf rectangular shape, the trefoil pediment above a circular gilt dial, with painted numerals, pierced hands, the twin train movement stamped '1825', with countwheel strike on a bell, with grid iron pendulum and Gothic decorated bob, flanked to each side by an arch each with a standing knight holding a halberd, in profile, on slender cluster columns between arches, on a stepped base and gilt feet, under a glass dome with plinth47cm. high. 1 pendulum, 1 glass dome. Illustrated
An unusual French ormolu and Sevres-style porcelain mounted mantel clockCirca 1880Modelled as an urn, with slender spiral decorated blue and white tapering neck and berried finial, flanked to each side by a female caryatid, centred with a panel painted with Venus reclining, a dolphin at her side and with her attendants, the reverse with a floating basket of flowers, on a waisted socle and stepped base, raised on a table platform, centred by a wreathed dial, with painted centre, the twin train movement striking on a bell, on fluted tapering legs with toupie feet58 cm. high. 1 key, 1 pendulum. Illustrated
An interesting Italian ebonised bracket clockThe movement signed Antonio Califfi in firenze, late 17th century and laterThe case with a domed pediment surmounted by a scrolled handle, with glazed panels to the front, back and sides, on plinth base and turned feet; the 6 ½in. square brass dial with winged cherub spandrels, silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals, Arabic five-minute divisions and trefoil half-hour markers, inscribed around the VI '1695 Antonio Califfi In firenze', with matted centre and calendar aperture, blued steel hands and strike / no strike lever above the XII, the twin train fusée movement, signed on the backplate 'Antonio Califfi in firenze', within a scrolled border, replaced pierced back cock, with six finely turned baluster-shaped pillars, with verge escapement, square baluster-shaped lower potence, the steel arbours all with baluster and ring turning, striking on a bell, possibly once with quarter striking work, now lost, the case with replacements and restorations 38cm. high. Illustrated
A Chinese bronze bell (Zhong), possibly Ming dynasty, of elliptical section, with arched rims and flared sides, each side with three rows of high bosses around a panel of calligraphy and above a cast taotie mask, the handle set with a suspension loop and cast with bands of key pattern and stiff leaves, applied paper label to interior printed `Chinese Bell, B.C 431, W.R-S coll', 40.5cm high, later wood stand. Illustrated
A bronze ritual ghanta,possibly 18th century, the handle cast with a figure with its features finely incised, wearing a domed shaped crown, the bell body cast in relief with a frieze of masks with suspended beaded jewel strands set in between a border of vajra motifs, above a further band of vajra, the inside with an inscription,18cm, anda bronze vajra,in the 17th century style, with four prongs on either side and a baluster form handle in the centre,12cm (2)The ghanta and vajra are indispensible ritualistic instruments according to TIbetan Buddhism, with the ghanta representing the feminine attribute of wisdom and the vajra representing the male attribute of skilful means. It is the union of the attributes that ultimately leads to enlightenment.
60s/70s CLASSIC ROCK - Great collection of 20 x LPs. Artists/titles include The Climax Chicago Blues Band - S/T (rare to see this original UK mono copy PMC 7069 - VG/VG+), The Animals - Animal Tracks (original UK mono 33SX 1708 - G+ with a couple of light scratches/VG+), The Yardbirds - Last Hurrah In The Big Apple (private press), Faces/Rod Stewart (x3), Blodwyn Pig - Getting To This (Chrysalis Island logos), Maggie Bell, Little Feat, Humble Pie and The Allman Brothers Band. Condition is often VG to Ex.( VINYL RECORDS )
INDIE/4AD/GOTH ROCK - Brilliant collection of 62 x 12"/LPs. Artists/titles include Harold Budd (and more) - The Moon And The Melodies (CAD 611), Bauhaus inc. Bela Lugosi's Dead, Kick In The Eye, The Sky's Gone Out (both stock copy and limited edition release with extra album), Burning From The Inside, Mask and Press The EJect And Give Me The Tape, Cocteau Twins (x12) inc. Heaven Or Las Vegas, Blue Bell Knoll, Garlands, Tiny Dynamite and Echoes In A Shallow Bay, Killing Joke (x28) inc. S/T (EGMD 5.45 original), "Ha" Killing Joke Live, Better Than A Thousand Suns, What's THIS FOr...! and Fire Dances and Clan Of Xymox inc. S/T (CAD 503), Twist Of Shadows. Condition is generally Ex to Ex+.( VINYL RECORDS )
70s/80s ROCK - Rockin' collection of 70 x LPs. Artists/titles include Roxy Music (x6) inc. Stranded (ILPS 9252 original pink rim - Ex+/Ex+ an exceptional copy), For Your Pleasure (ILPS 9232 original - Ex+ copy with a bonus free single of Virginia Plain!), Siren and Silk Circles and (with Eno) - Eli Special Set ....When You Were Young (highly limited edition hand designed sleeve, number 494/500 - Ex+/Ex), JSD Band, Crawler - S/T, Doctor Feelgood, Fanny Hill, Pavlov's Dog - At The Sound Of The Bell, After The Fire, Mr Big, Limey, Albert Lee, The Motors, Humble Pie, Lone Star and Dave Edmunds. Condition is generally VG+ to Ex+.( VINYL RECORDS )
PROG/ROCK - Essential collection of 24 x LPs. Artists/titles include Bell + Arc - S/T (1st pressing on the famous pink scroll label CAS 1053), Freedom - Through The Years (US Cotillion SD 9048, incredibly still sealed!), Ten Years After (x3) - Watt (Australian SMLA 1078), Ssssh. (UK red/white SML 1052) and Cricklewood Green (German red/white SML 1065), Hiroshima - Wishful Thinking, If (GULP 1004), Bram Stoker - Heavy Rock Spectacular (WMD 117), Trapeze, Tucky Buzzard - Buzzard (German original), Free - Tons Of Sobs (pink label white 'i' RE), Skid Row inc. 34 Hours (64411 and Tempest (ILPS 9220 envelope sleeve). Condition is generally VG to Ex.( VINYL RECORDS )
CLASSIC ROCK - An interesting mix of 47 x LPs with some classic 12". Artists/title include Maggie Bell - Suicide Sal, Jezebelle - Bad Attitude, New Order - Blue Monday 1988, Ocean Colour Scene - Sway, Bob Dylan - Desire, Tys Van Leer, The Age Of Atlantic comp, Queen - News Of The World, Cream - Wheels Of Fire, Greenslade, Elton John, Yes inc. Tales From Topographic Oceans, Close To The Edge and Fragile, Rolling Stones, Genesis, Simple Minds and Tomita. A mixture of original and later pressings. Condition can vary though many titles are VG to Ex.( VINYL RECORDS )
MUSIC PROGRAMMES - 1957 - a folder of 24 programmes from the year 1957 featuring a range of artists, to include George Lewis New Orleans Jazz Band, The Platters, Billy Cotton and his Band, Johnny Ray, Max Bygraves, Four Jacks, Colin Hicks, The Southlanders, Tommy Steele, Freddie Bell and the Bellboys, Mike & Bernie Winters (with March 30th, 1957 Melody Maker), Lonnie Donegan, Frankie Vaughan, Chas McDevitt and many more.
WIRE - An exceptional collection of 19 x LPs/12" from the highly influential act. Titles include Pink Flag (SHSP 4076 1st UK 'Made In Gt. Britain' text - Ex+ or archive vinyl with very few markings/Ex+ with slight edgewear, with 'factory sample' sticker on reverse, complete with printed inner), Chairs Missing (SHSP 4093 1st UK 'Made In Gt. Britain' text - Ex+ or archive vinyl again with barely any markings/strong Ex sleeve, with printed inner), Document And Eyewitness (ROUGH 29 with LP and 12", archive vinyl/Ex+ to archive sleeve), The Ideal Copy (blue labels UK STUMM 42 - Ex/Ex printed inner), A Bell Is A Cup Until It Is Struck (Benelux), The Peel Sessions, It's Beginning To And Back Again (STUMM66), Manscape (Stumm 80) and Wire Play Pop (PINKY 7 comp). Condition is great Ex to Ex+/archive throughout.( VINYL RECORDS )
AN EDWARDIAN MAHOGANY MARQUETRY INLAID DISPLAY CABINET, the raised three quarter gallery decorated with ribbon tied bell flowers above the boed front with satinwood line inlay above a pair of glazed panelled doors revealing silk lined shelved interior raised on cabriole legs with cabriole feet joined by a shaped stretcher 186cms x 122cms x 40cms
A 10 bore EIC flintlock musket cut down for use as a musketoon, 32½” overall, barrel 17” with Tower private proofs and slightly bell mouth muzzle; the lock bearing EIC rampant lion mark and date “1808”; walnut fullstock with regulation Brown Bess pattern mounts and replacement steel ramrod. QGC (action AF, worn overall, some restoration). See inside back cover
4 boxed Meccano sets. Outfit No.1 an early set with nickel plated parts, Outfit No.2 also an early set with nickel plated parts with instructions. Plus a No.5 set, probably factory tied in and appears complete with instruction booklet -in a clean box. Also an Outfit No.7 a large outfit with blue chequered plates, two layers with original inner tray and instruction book. Also a Meccano Dinky Builder Accessory Outfit 1A with instruction booklet. All boxed, some age wear. Most contents loose. Also in lot is a Tricky Trix ‘ Unit System’ building set with original inner boxes and paperwork and instruction booklet, components still in sealed packets. A Lynx ‘All Steel Model Construction Set’ with all inner trays, instruction booklet, component still sealed in original packets. Also a Kliptiko scaffold style construction set with instruction booklet. All boxed, some age wear. Plus A quantity of old board games etc. A 1920’s ‘The Ernest Sewell Cabinet of Conjuring Tricks’. Set No.3 15 tricks contained in a compartmental box with instruction booklet and descriptions of tricks on the inside of lid. Roulette De Luxe by Bell Products, ‘The Outdoor Game of Ring Pitch’ by Glevum Games, ‘Maze-O-Lines’ by P.G.P, an early Scrabble set by Spears, early Monopoly set by Waddington, Joey The Clown by Philmar, 5 sets of ‘Evening Party Games’, An ‘Old Maid’ card game, 4 1960’s Victory etc jig-saw puzzles including the Geographical Puzzle and Bertram Mills Circus. Plus a Chad Valley Soccatelle game, Clock Golf by S.I.F. Electric Contact light bulb game, Tri-ang Zither, Metal Puzzles by Chad Valley, Kappinoddles, Gee-Wiz, etc. All boxed, some age wear. Contents mostly GC some wear.
A very rare British ordnance pattern heavy Sea Service musketoon/boat gun, 43” overall, the earlier massive brass barrel 27” having 1.8” bore and bell mouth muzzle, the breech bearing London and maker’s proofs and William III acceptance stamp; large rounded lock having swan neck cock, plate engraved with crown over “GR” and “Tower 1744”; with plain walnut fullstock having early pattern regulation brass mounts including long wavy sideplate, fore end pierced with a hole for the swivel mount; with part only of a plain wooden ramrod. Good Working Order and Condition A similar gun dated 1721 and having Charles II marked barrel is shown in “British Military Firearms” by Blackmore, P 99. Plate 38
A Victorian lilac jasperware cheese bell, decorated with cherubs playing musical instruments, with acorn finial, 26cm diameter x 22cm high CONDITION REPORT: Lid - Large chip to rim. Top of acorn finial with small chips. Three heads of putti lacking along with other small losses and some small firing cracks. Base - Chip and crack to top rim. Staining to centre of base and small losses to decoration.
Cigarette cards, scarce odds. A collection of scarce odds, including, Early Taddy, Will's, Salmon & Gluckstein, Cope, Bell, Mitchell, B.D.V., Phillips, Cohen Weenan, Ogden, Smith's, Hills, Pattriouex, Edwards Ringer Bigg, Faulkner, Cope, Hill, Ogden, Lambert & Butler, Phillips, Lea, Sinclair, Four Aces, UK Tobacco etc. (160)
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