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Lot 1
A Military Cross, Belgian Croix de Guerre and Egyptian Order of the Nile 3rd Class Group of Seven Medals, awarded to Captain (Major) William Ivor Bell, Royal Engineers, comprising Military Cross, with rubbing to reverse, in case of issue, 1914-15 Star later named CAPT. W.I. BELL. R.E., British War Medal and Victory Medal (MID) later named MAJOR W.I.BELL., Belgian Croix de Guerre in case of issue, Order of the Nile 3rd Class by Lattes in case of issue, and 1939-45 War Medal in box of issue to Lt.Col.W.I.Bell, Rhodesia, together with photocopies of the Supplement to the London Gazette, Record of War Service and other research material. **Lt.Col.William Ivor Bell was born in Glasgow in 1890. He was a student of George Watson College, Edinburgh, a member of the Cadet Corps 1905-1908 and gained a B.Sc. in 1914. On the Outbreak of War he gained a commission with the Royal Engineers as 2nd Lieutenant. He was awarded the MC in 1917, the Belgian Croix de Guerre in 1919 and was twice mentioned in despatches. Following the War he took up a position as a Civil Engineer with the Irrigation Department, Blue Nile Division, at Makwar, Sudan and was the recipient of the Order of The Nile 3rd Class conferred on him by the King of Egypt, in recognition of valuable services rendered in connection with heightening the Assuan Dam.First World War Trio later named. MC has signs of sandpaper rubbing
Lot 48
A Collection of Militaria and Related Items, comprising a deactivated First World War Mills bomb, No.5 Mk.1, stamped A.B.& S.Ld. and numbered 12/15; a trench art ornament of cruciform design, 22 cm high; a cast brass doorstop, depicting Field Marshall Sir Garnet Wolseley on a horse; a Second World War Mk.IV gas rattle; a gas mask; a Second World War R.A.F. Benevolent Fund commemorative ''Victory Bell,'' cast from the metal of crashed German aircraft, relief with the portraits of Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin; a German police rubber truncheon and a German police hand lamp (8)
Lot 229
Delamotte, Philip H. and Joseph Cundall. A Photographic Tour among the Abbeys of Yorkshire... with Descriptive Notices by John Richard Walbran and William Jones, first edition, 23 mounted albumen prints, spotted throughout, some waterstaining to later leaves, affecting last four prints, publisher's morocco-backed cloth boards, extremities worn, spine chipped at ends with loss, folio, London: Bell and Daldy, 1856
Lot 278
Lowe, Edward Joseph. A Natural History of British Grasses, first edition, 74 coloured plates, guards, modern library buckram, 8vo, London: Groombridge and Sons, 1864; Tripp. F.E. British Mosses, their Homes, Aspects, Structure and Uses, 2 volumes, new edition, pictorial titles, 37 coloured plates, original cloth gilt, ex-library copies, with discrete stamps to first and last leaves, 8vo, London: George Bell and Sons, 1888 (3)
Lot 299
Sowerby, John Edward. English Botany; or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, 13 volumes, third edition, c.1900 hand-coloured plates, spotted, a few leaves loose, original cloth gilt, a few volumes rebound or repaired, ex-library copy, with occasional stamps, 8vo, London: Robert Hardwicke, later G. Bell and Sons, 1863-1892, sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return
Lot 473
Kipling, Rudyard. Verse. Definitive Edition, full morocco gilt by Harrods, all edges gilt, 8vo, London: Hodder and Stoughton, [c.1942]; Shelley, Percy Bysshe. Poems... illustrations by Robert Anning Bell, frontispiece with tissue guard, later half morocco by Zaehnsdorf, top edge gilt, 8vo, London: George Bell and Sons, 1902; Adams, Richard. Watership Down, later edition, signed by the author, full morocco, all edges gilt, 8vo, London: Rex Collings, 1974; and 8 others literature, finely bound, 8vo (11)
Lot 710
MOTOR RACING / GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED / AUTOGRAPHS Several programmes, some of which have been signed, for the Goodwood Festival of Speed. 2000 Programme signed by Phil Hill, Tiff Needel, John Surtees and John Watson. 2001 Programme signed by Phil Hill. 2002 Programme signed by John Surtees, Derek Bell, Jackie Oliver and Frank Biela. 2004 Programme signed by Damon Hill and Jack Brabham. 2007 Entries brochure signed by Derek Bell and Programme. 2008 Programme signed by Damon Hill. 2010 Programme signed by Damon Hill. 2011 Programme signed by Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason and 2012 Entries brochure. Plus a signed ticket for 1998 Autosport International Racing Car Show by Damon Hill. Good
Lot 1425
MANCHESTER CITY Eight photos measuring 12" x 8", showing former Manchester City star Colin Bell, including images of Bell scoring at Wembley in 1974, holding aloft the FA Cup in 1969, in action during the 1972 Charity Shield and scoring at White Hart Lane in 1968, all photos signed in black / blue / silver marker. Good
Lot 13
Lavater (Johann Caspar) Essays on Physiognomy, 3 vol. in 5, first English edition, half-titles to 2 vol., 173 engraved plates, 363 engraved vignettes, offsetting, some foxing, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, sympathetically rebacked, corners worn, rubbed, [Welcome III, 458], John Murray, 1789-1793; and 2 others, Charles Bell, 4to et infra (7)⁂ 'Lavater was the last and most influential of the descriptive physiognomists', whose work 'also influenced artists of the period, both in the overall creation of portraits, and in the use of his physiognomical theories to construct individual faces in historical paintings' (Norman)
Lot 155
Africa.- Big game.- Bell (W.D.M.) The Wanderings of an Elephant Hunter, first edition, half-title, frontispiece, plates, illustrations, ink gift inscription to front free endpaper, some spotting or staining, original buckram-backed boards, corners bumped, dust-jacket, with pieces missing from spine ends, affecting title at head, corners worn, some chipping and creasing, [Czech p.15], small 4to, 1923.⁂ Bell's first book, which is hard to find in a dust-jacket.
Lot 131
Dame Laura Knight, drawing, portrait of Judy Bell aged six, signed and dated 1956, 18.5ins x 11.5ins, this portrait was executed in 1956 and was a present to the sitter's parents from Harold and Laura Knight; it is believed as a thank you present, it has been in the family ever since (D)Condition Report: Good condition
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Bristol Interest - George III mahogany-cased 30 hour brass dial longcase clock, Joseph Quarman, Temple Cloud, circa 1765, the 12-inch square brass dial having a silvered chapter ring with Roman hours and Arabic minutes framing an engraved coastal scene with ship, silvered subsidiary seconds dial beneath XII inscribed Jos'h Quarman Temple Cloud over silvered terrestrial calendar dial within rococo scroll spandrels, the posted movement countwheel-striking on a bell, the case with swan neck pediment over turned columns with brass capitals, moulded long trunk door and plain base, 209cm high Condition: Disclaimer - Please see item 20 of our Conditions of Sale relating to clocks, watches and mechanical items Dial - minor tarnishing to silvered chapter ring otherwise good. Movement appears sound, some old rebuilding to the upstands. Case - has been repolished, finial possibly later, crack to frieze, later hood door handle and patched upper door hinge, otherwise sound. Sold with pendulum and weight (pendulum feather is missing, plus key)
Lot 14
George III mahogany-cased twin fusee bracket clock, Anonymous, circa 1780, the 17cm break-arched brass dial having a silvered chapter ring with Roman hours and Arabic minutes beneath silvered Strike/Silent ring within scroll spandrels, the wire-driven fusee movement with verge and crownwheel escapement and four knopped pillars, the back plate engraved, within a bell-topped case with brass carry handle and pine cone finials over spandrels on brass ogee bracket feet, 50cm high inclusive of handle Condition: Disclaimer - Please see item 20 of our Conditions of Sale relating to clocks, watches and mechanical items - some staining to silvered chapter ring, centre possibly replaced (silvered, should be matted), movement appears sound but verge escapement could be a re-conversion, case with damage to rear door frame and dedication plaque dated 1935 to rear beneath door, glazed sides and rear maybe later
Lot 15
Late Victorian/Edwardian mahogany-cased twin fusee bracket or table clock, Brockbank & Atkins, London, No. 12322, the 15.5cm arched brass dial having a silvered chapter ring with Roman hours and Arabic minutes framing a matted centre with signature cartouche, beneath silvered subsidiary Strike/Silent ring within foliate scroll engraving, the chain-driven movement, signed and numbered to the back plate, striking on a coiled gong, in a George III-style bell-top case with leaf-capped carry handle, urn finials, stop-fluted canted corners, arch-glazed door with brass spandrels, and conforming arched sound frets to the sides on brass ogee bracket feet, 47cm high inclusive of handle Condition: Disclaimer - Please see item 20 of our Conditions of Sale relating to clocks, watches and mechanical items
Lot 16
Late 19th Century French red boulle mantel clock, Japy Freres, Paris, the 12.5cm diameter cellular Roman dial having blue enamel numerals on a white ground with moon hands, the two train movement outside-countwheel striking on a bell, with Japy Freres stamp and additional stamp of Rollin a Paris, the case with cast seated figural finial over convex glazed bezel and waisted case with mask mounts and boullework including 'chequerboard' interior, 40cm high Condition: Disclaimer - Please see item 20 of our Conditions of Sale relating to clocks, watches and mechanical items - small enamel loss to numeral I, otherwise sound
Lot 17
Charles II brass lantern clock, John Ebsworth at ye Cross Keys in Lothbury, Londini (London), circa 1670, the 15.5cm diameter Roman dial with half hour divisions and inner quarter hour track framing engraved tulip decoration and Arabic alarm dial with iron single hand, the posted countwheel bell-striking movement with verge and crownwheel escapement, internal pendulum and standard London third period frame with column turned corner posts beneath dolphin-pierced frets, urn finials and strap work mounted bell, the sides with hinged brass doors, 38cm high, together with a later oak bracket Literature - Loomes, Brian, Lantern Clocks & Their Makers records John Ebsworth as apprenticed in 1657 to Richard Ames and free in 1665. his progression through the court of the Clockmakers Company saw him become Assistant in 1682, Warden in 1694 and Master 1697. he died in 1699. Condition: Disclaimer - Please see item 20 of our Conditions of Sale relating to clocks, watches and mechanical items - minor rubbing to wax numerals plus some spotting and a small hole to chapter ring, hand maybe a replacement, movement would benefit from a clean, has probably been converted from verge and crownwheel to anchor and back to verge - cut-away to rear edge of roof, sold with later bracket, and 'longcase clock' weight, side doors possibly later, rear door lacking or never had one, private provenance
Lot 2
Bristol Interest - Mid 18th Century oak-cased 30 hour brass-dial longcase clock, Edward Bilbie Chew Stoke, circa 1760, the 11-inch square dial having Roman hours, Arabic minutes and fleur-de-lys half hour divisions framing a matted centre with rectangular cartouche signed Ed. Bilbie, Chewstoke over calendar square within foliate engraving, all within mask spandrels, the posted movement outside countwheel-striking on original bell, and chain-driven movement, the case with stepped ogee top and brass ball and spire finials over sunken columns with brass capitals, the chequer-inlaid and crossbanded long trunk door on plain base and bracket feet, 224cm high Literature - See Moore, Rice and Hucker, 'Bilbie and the Chew Valley Clockmakers' or Moore, 'The Clockmakers of Somerset 1650-1900 for more information on this maker Condition: Disclaimer - Please see item 20 of our Conditions of Sale relating to clocks, watches and mechanical items, Dial - minor staining between VI and VII and between X and XI. Movement appears sound but with small amount of packing beneath one side of the seat board and with old alterations to the upstands. Case in good order, sold with weight and pendulum plus key
Lot 3
Staffordshire Interest - George III oak and mahogany-cased eight day brass dial longcase clock, Foden, Leek, circa 1780, the 13-inch square dial having a silvered chapter ring with Roman hours and Arabic minutes framing a matted centre with silvered signature cartouche over terrestrial calendar crescent and engraved sprigs within mask spandrels, the movement rack-striking on a bell, the case having a cavetto-moulded flat hood with painted crown to frieze over fluted columns, yoke-topped crossbanded long trunk door between fluted quadrants and panelled base, 199cm high Condition: Disclaimer - Please see item 20 of our Conditions of Sale relating to clocks, watches and mechanical items - Dial in good condition, movement has later seat board (upstands are rebated but seat board sits above rebate), movement in good order. Case in VGC but backing boards are later. Sold with two weights plus pendulum (no key and trunk door is currently locked)
Lot 6
19th Century French cast brass cartel clock, Samuel Marti, Paris, the 10cm white enamelled convex Arabic dial with moon hands, with two-train movement, the case of Gothic Revival style and architectural design, 64cm high Condition: Disclaimer - Please see item 20 of our Conditions of Sale relating to clocks, watches and mechanical items - crack to rear door glass, movement requires a clean, missing bell and pendulum
Lot 9
Early 20th Century French bronzed spelter figural mantel clock, A.D. Mougin, Paris, retailed by Olivier, Castres, the 9.5cm white enamelled convex Arabic dial with black numerals 1 to 12 and red 13 to 24, the two-train movement striking on a bell, the figural case with lady and child observing a cock-fighting scene entitled 'Combats de Coqs' after Auguste Moreau, upon a stepped rouge marble base, 62cm high Condition: Disclaimer - Please see item 20 of our Conditions of Sale relating to clocks, watches and mechanical items - dial in good condition, movement appears sound, little finger to one hand of smallest figure is detached but present, otherwise sound, sold with pendulum
Lot 88
*Belcher (George Frederick Arthur, 1875-1947). 'Put me down at Edgware Rd, please', 'Do me best, mum - come out fighting at the next bell but me.', black chalk on paper, signed lower right, sheet size 32 x 29.5 cm (12.6 x 11.6 ins), together with three other similar black chalk cartoons by Belcher, one depicting an encounter at a labour exchange, another between two farm workers, and the third a couple with a crying baby, each signed, sheet size 42 x 31.5 cm (16.5 x 12.4 ins) (4)
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