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Lot 404

After Anthony Gibbs, African river landscape view of elephants before wallowing hippos, Evening on the Galana, limited edition colour print numbered 613/1000, blind stamped and signed in pencil, 43cm by 78cm

Lot 2164

David Shepherd (1931-2017), The Sentinel, leopard, limited edition print signed and numbered 168/1500, publisher's blind-stamp (Solomon Whitehead), mounted, 53cm by 82.5cm

Lot 4291

A George III mahogany bureau bookcase, the upper section with a blind fretwork frieze and dentil moulded edge, having two raised and fielded panelled doors, enclosing a fitted shelved interior and small drawers below, the base with a fall front enclosing a fitted interior over lopers and four long graduated drawers, retaining original handles, raised on ogee bracket feet, 224cm high, 107cm wide, 62cm deep

Lot 2161

David Shepherd (1931-2017), Cool Waters, leopards resting at the water's edge, limited edition print signed and numbered 160/850, Fine Art Trade Guild blind-stamp, mounted, 50cm by 82cm

Lot 2150

Jayne E Goim (?) study of a dog head (whippet or lurcher), watercolour, signed, blind stamp, IR, 28 x 45 cms, unframed

Lot 2165

Gerald Coulson, Lone Spitfire, limited edition print signed and numbered 308/850, Fine Art Trade Guild blind-stamp, mounted, 33cm by 95cm

Lot 2162

David Shepherd (1931-2017), Baobab and Friends, elephants, limited edition print signed and numbered 921/950, publisher's blind-stamp (Solomon Whitehead), mounted, 49cm by 67.5cm

Lot 2158

David Shepherd (1931-2017), Burning Bright, depicting tiger entering stream in dappled sunlight, limited edition signed and numbered 706/2000, publisher's blind-stamp (Solomon Whitehead), mounted, 50.5cm by 79.5cm

Lot 2107

Helen Bradley (British, 1900-1979), street scene with steam engine and horse & cart, signed in pencil l.r. with publisher's blind-stamp l.l., colour print, framed and galzed, 48cm by 62cm. Together with four books on the artist's work (5)

Lot 2156

David Shepherd (1931-2017), Snow Leopard, limited edition print signed and numbered 77/950, publisher's blind-stamp (Solomon Whitehead), mounted, 48cm by 76cm

Lot 103

Gervaise (Nicolas). Eminentissimo Cardinali duci Iulio Mazarino compositae pacis, Carmen, Paris: no publisher, 1659, title with early ink inscriptions, bound with Ludovico Magno pacis assertori, Paris: Charles de Sercy, 1679, first leaf with previous repair to outer lower corner, and Serenissimo Principi Delphino carmen paraeneticum, [Paris: no publisher], circa 1670s, first leaf with small hole (affecting one letter), second leaf with previous repair to blank verso, and Catharsis, sive ars purgandi corporis humani... carmen heroicum, Paris: Jean Henault, 1666, early ink alteration to text on page 20, and Hippopotamia sive modus profligandi morbos per sanguinis missionem ab hippopotamo monstratus, Carmen..., Paris: Charles de Sercy, 1672, five works bound in one, woodcut decorations to text, preliminary blank with ink stamp 'Bibliotheca Heberiana', front pastedown with armorial bookplate of William Stirling, hinges strengthened, contemporary calf, rebacked, front cover with blind-stamped monogram 'WS', some wear to extremities, 4to A collection of five very rare neo-Latin poems, all first editions, written by the physician and poet Nicolas Gervaise (1610-72), variously praising Cardinal Mazarin on the Treaty of the Pyrenees, Louis XIV and the Dauphin, and discussing purging of the body and hippopotamuses blood sweat. Gervaise studied medicine at Montpellier, and served as personal physician to Nicolas Fouquet, Superintendent of Finances, and to Louis XIV. (1)

Lot 121

Pilkington (Matthew). A Dictionary of Painters from the Revival of the Art to the Present Period, New Edition, with Considerable Additions ... by Henry Fuseli, printed for J. Walker [and others], 1810, light spotting, rear inner hinge strengthened, bookplate of Roy and Nina Merley of Plash Hall, contemporary half russia, joints cracked, extremities worn, 4to, together with: Richardson (William), Catalogue of Richardson's Collection of English Portraits, engraved from Rare Prints, or Original Pictures ... as described in Granger's Biographical History of England, 2 volumes, [?W. Baynes, 1816], numerous engraved plates, bookplate, modern half sheep, 8vo, Saunders (John), Saunders' Portraits and Memoirs of Eminent Living Political Reformers ... to which is added a Copious Historical Sketch of the Progress of Parliamentary Reform ... by William Howitt, published by J. Dowding, 1840, engraved plates, blind stamps of the Free Public Library, Wigan, bookplate, contemporary quarter calf, rebacked, paper sides and morocco tips renewed, large 8vo, and 3 others, 19th century, leather-bound (10)

Lot 91

Bindings. The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ..., London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts and Green, 1865, engraved frontispiece, full-page illustrations and decorative borders, some light dampstaining to lower outer corners at front & rear, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt & blind decorated morocco by Riviere, 4to, together with The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments..., London: John Murray, 1845, chromolithograph frontispiece, titles and plates, decorative initials and borders in blue & red, gilt decorated gauffered edges, contemporary gilt decorated morocco, slightly rubbed to extremities, large 8vo (2)

Lot 156

Cox (E. A., illustrator). The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, 1st edition, Leigh-on-Sea: F. Lewis, 1944, eight full-page colour illustrations, text within decorative red borders, top edge gilt, remainder rough-trimmed, front pastedown with pictorial bookplate of A.T. Copsey of Sparrowes Nest in Ipswich, original vellum gilt, spine and board edges lightly toned, front cover a little bowed, contemporary plain dust jacket (some tears), slim 8vo, (limited edition-de-luxe, One of Twelve Special Copies bound in Sheepskin and Signed by the Publisher, from a total edition of 1000 copies on hand-made paper), together with Balfour (Ronald, illustrator), Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, New Edition, Constable, 1930, title signed by the illustrator, six tipped-in colour plates, 32 tipped-in black & white plates (some heightened with colour), two with small corner crease, marbled endpapers, 20th century blue morocco, lightly dust-soiled, front cover with blind-tooled title, spine with slight nick near tail, 8vo, plus Pogany (Willy, illustrator), Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, circa 1909, 24 mounted colour plates, one leaf with short edge tear, endpapers with minor insect damage at gutters, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original dark brown morocco, elaborate blind-tooled design of peacock feathers on front cover and spine, blind-tooled title on spine, front cover very slightly bowed, extremities lightly rubbed, 4to, (an unusual, possibly unique binding), with 24 other illustrated Rubaiyats (some defective), including: Adelaide Hanscom & Blanche Cumming, [1914], original red limp suede (27)

Lot 41

Gerard (John). [The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes, very much enlarged and amended by Thomas Johnson, citizen and apothecarie of London, London: Printed by Adam Islip, Joice Norton, and Richard Whitakers, 1636], without title, first and last blank leaves also lacking, numerous botanical woodcut illustrations throughout, dedication leaf lined to verso, final leaf of table creased and with repairs to fore-edge, occasional spotting and few marks (slight ink stain to final leaves of tables), dust-soiling mostly to first & last few leaves, 19th century blind panelled calf, joints partly split, extremities worn, folio Henrey 156; STC 11752. The third edition, in which D1r last line begins "of"; 7B5v has editor's "An Aduertisement to the Readers". (1)

Lot 152

Bull (Rene, illustrator). Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald, [1913], tipped-in and mounted colour illustrations, some spotting, preliminary blank with early ink inscription, original brown pictorial cloth, rebacked with original spine relaid, somewhat rubbed in places, 4to, together with Tarrant (Margaret W., illustrator), Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, [1929], 24 colour plates, some spotting, preliminary blank with prize bookplate, original pictorial boards, toned dust jacket, with large loss to lower area of front panel, and loss to back panel and spine head, large 8vo, plus Cameron (Katherine, illustrator), The Water-Babies..., by Charles Kingsley, [1910], eight colour plates, spotting to fore-edges, original pictorial cloth, 8vo, with 20 others, including: Flowers from the Upper Alps..., by Elijah Walton, 1876; and The Three Blind Mice, from Dean's New Juvenile Musical Series (23)

Lot 54

19TH CENTURY PEMBROKESHIRE PINE DOG KENNEL DRESSER having boarded three shelf rack back under a shaped frieze, the base with three frieze drawers and two blind panelled cupboards flanking centre dog kennel on stile feet. 152 x 46 x 202cm approx. (B.P. 24% incl. VAT) CONDITION REPORT: Very dry, generally worn and rustic overall. Some minor losses, catches are not original.

Lot 57

SMALL RECONSTRUCTED WELSH OAK DRESSER having two shelf boarded rackback over projecting base with moulded edge, three frieze drawers with two blind panelled doors, flanking three centre drawers on bracket feet. 20th Century. A reconstruction. 107 x 40 x 183cm approx.(B.P. 24% incl. VAT) CONDITION REPORT: A 20th Century reconstruction, partly using old wood. Overall in good condition.

Lot 64

LATE VICTORIAN EDWARDS & ROBERTS INLAID MAHOGANY BOW FRONTED CABINET having broken swan neck pediment over glazed cabinet with two doors and concave side panels revealing two shelves to the interior, the projecting base with rosewood cross banding and satinwood stringing, having single frieze drawer over two blind panelled cupboards, all copiously decorated with bell flowers, scrollwork and cherub panels, on square tapering legs with spade feet. Stamped Edwards & Roberts to drawer front. 128 x 49 x 224cm approx.(B.P. 24% incl. VAT) CONDITION REPORT: Lower legs and bottom of piece have been water damaged and lack finish, colour and patination. Remains sound.Measurements first half of cabinet - 97cm high to the waist approx.

Lot 65

19TH CENTURY DUTCH MARQUETRY SIDE CABINET overall copiously inlaid with floral marquetry and parquetry, having a cushion shaped frieze drawer over two blind panelled cupboards standing on tapering block feet. Single shelf to the interior. 101 x 49 x 95cm approx. (B.P. 24% incl. VAT) CONDITION REPORT: Fair condition commensurate with age. Some damage to one area of marquetry on the top and odd small sections of missing veneer around edges in places but basically an attractive item.

Lot 68

18TH CENTURY OAK APOTHECARY CABINET having moulded rectangular top above a blind panel door in Jacobean taste, the interior revealing a bank of seven drawers with brass handles, standing on a projecting moulded stepped base and baluster turned feet. 42 x 23 x 42cm approx. Provenance: used by the vendor's relative in his chemist shop in Machynlleth. (B.P. 24% incl. VAT) CONDITION REPORT: Some splits to the sides, general wear, scratches, stains etc as expected but overall structurally sound and in useable condition.

Lot 71

17TH CENTURY OAK CUPBOARD UPON CHEST OF DRAWERS having moulded edge top over two blind panelled cupboard doors with applied half round pilasters, on a separate base with moulded edge having similar blind panelled doors revealing three fitted drawers to the interior, moulded edge base on stile feet. 113 x 65 x 110cm approx. (B.P. 24% incl. VAT) CONDITION REPORT: Very dry but appearing basically original. Sound condition.

Lot 73

19TH CENTURY WELSH OAK PRESS CUPBOARD having moulded cornice above two blind panelled arch moulded doors, the interior revealing two fitted shelves above two short and two long drawers with turned handles and ivory escutcheons standing on bracket feet with shaped apron. 90 x 70 x 290cm approx. (B.P. 24% incl. VAT) CONDITION REPORT: Very faded and dry overall. Losses to mouldings and veneer in places, some splits and cracks evident. Loss to back right bracket foot. General wear commensurate with age.

Lot 75

SMALL 19TH CENTURY ROSEWOOD BOW FRONTED HANGING BLIND CORNER CUPBOARD, two doors with two shelves to the interior, 65cm high x 41cm wide x 38cm deep approx. (B.P. 24% incl. VAT) CONDITION REPORT: Appearing in quite clean, tidy condition.

Lot 82

20TH CENTURY SOLID OAK SIDEBOARD of good proportions by 'Gwilym C. Price & Sons house furnishers Lampeter' with black label, having moulded top above three drawers with brass loop handles, above three blind panelled moulded and fielded doors with brass 'H' shaped hinges standing on projecting base with bracket feet. 135 x 49 x 84cm approx. (B.P. 24% incl. VAT) CONDITION REPORT: Appearing in very good condition overall, minor wear and tear commensurate with age but overall structurally sound.

Lot 1342

Children's books, mostly later 19th/mid 20th century, including: Canterbury Tales, illustrated by Russell Flint, coloured plates, gilt and blind decorated cloth, 2nd. impression, Medici Society, 1929, BEERBOHM ( Max) The Dreadful Dragon of Hay Hill, coloured frontis, dustwrapper, 1928 and 30 others, various (32).

Lot 27

18th century Worcester blue and white 'Blind Earl' plate with raised flower and leaf decoration and painted insects within moulded border, blue crescent mark, circa 1765, 19.5cm diameterProvenance: Roderick Jellicoe, London and bearing label CONDITION REPORT Good condition apart from chip to underside rim and related small hairline crack

Lot 117

A Chinese lithograph of a lady riding a Dog of Fo, bearing blind stamps, 68 x 48cm

Lot 35

Framed Helen Bradley signed with blind stamp

Lot 61

A 19th century rosewood and marquetry inlay carriage blind.Condition report intended as a guide only.Mechanism not working.

Lot 169

Sailing Vessels at Sea, colour mezzotint signed in pencil by Jessie Furber with blind stamp 19cm x 28 and Bridlington, two oils on wood panel signed and dated 1974/8 by S. Wilson 10cm x 33cm (3)

Lot 494

Collection of framed Prints to include Blind stamp Studio examples with pencil signatures to the margins, an over painted photograph etc ans a box Brownie Camera

Lot 470

An Edwardian mahogany display cabinet, the back with an inlaid pediment carved with a honeysuckle motif over a plain rectangular top with blind fretwork carving. The side panels decorated with inlaid harebell designs. The glazed door set with astragal wooden bars, carved anthemia and a central inlaid patera containing three shelves raised on three tapered legs. 161cms high, 62cms wide, 46cms deep.

Lot 471

A 19th century hardwood and pine Black Forest combination strike and bellows clock, the plain rectangular top set with a domed pediment, decorated with blind fretwork and two trumpet players, the case set a Roman chapter dial between turned pillars and above a carved swag centering tow doors, opening to reveal the figure of a guardsman, 69cm high x 31cm wide x 19cm deep

Lot 654

18th Century blind figure of Saint Lucia, the carved figure with the Christ child leading her by the hand, height 54cm

Lot 229

[J H CROSS]: THE HIVE AND ITS WONDERS, Edinburgh, Johnstone & Hunter, [1852], 12mo, original blind stamped cloth gilt + HOME AND FOREIGN BIRDS - A BOOK FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, London, 1856, original blind stamped cloth gilt + [SARAH TRIMMER]: THE HISTORY OF THE ROBINS, illustrated Giacomelli, London, 1875, original pictorial cloth gilt, all edges gilt (3)

Lot 263

CHARLES HOULTON: CAGE-BIRDS HYBRIDS, London, "Cage Birds" circa 1922, 16 coloured plates and 16 black and white plates as called for, 4to, original blind stamped cloth gilt

Lot 291

ERNEST HOWSON: THE BUDGERIGAR BOOK, Liss, Fanciers Supplies Ltd, [1984], new impression, original cloth gilt, dust-wrapper + THE MARQUESS OF TAVISTOCK: PARROTS AND PARROT-LIKE BIRDS IN AVICULTURE, illustrated E J Boosey, London, F V White & Co, [1929], 1st edition, 8 coloured plates as called for, original cloth gilt + CHARLES HOULTON: CAGE-BIRD HYBRIDS, illustrated H Norman, London, Cage Birds, [ND], circa 1920, 32 plates (of which 16 coloured) + illustrations in text as called for, quarto, original blind stamped cloth gilt worn, backstrip detached but loosely inserted (3)

Lot 201

HENRY STEVENSON AND THOMAS SOUTHWELL: BIRDS OF NORFOLK,,,, London and Norwich, 1866, 1870, 1890, 1st editions, 3 volumes, 10 plates comprising 5 coloured, 4 tinted litho and photo of Stevenson as called for, original blind stamp cloth gilt (3)

Lot 51

AR JULIAN NOVOROL (born 1949) "North Sea Crossing" artist's coloured proof with publisher's blind stamp, signed and numbered 600/750 in pencil to lower margin 39 x 59cms

Lot 85

DAVID SHEPHERD (1931-2017) "Tiger Fire" artist's coloured proof with publisher's blind stamp, signed in pencil to lower right margin unframed and a/f

Lot 11

A pair of Sampson porcelain plates decorated with exotic birds, a Sampson figure of a chicken, Worcester style cup and saucer and a pottery Blind Earl dish

Lot 269

AFTER SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL FLINT "Bathers", colour print,limited edition no'd 376/850, studio blind stamp lower left

Lot 270

AFTER SIR WILIAM RUSSELL FLINT "Reclining figure", colour print, limited edition no'd 713/850. bears artist blind studio stamp lower left

Lot 288

AFTER J F HERRING "Plenipotentiary - The Winner of The Derby Stakes at Epsom 1841....", coloured engraving by M Messrs Smart and Hunt, published 1834 by S & J Fuller (bears Minerva Head blind stamp - 1st Issue)

Lot 289

AFTER J F HERRING "Birmingham - Won The Great St. Ledger 1830", engraving by R G Reeve, published by S & J Fuller March 1831, bears Minerva Head blind stamp - 1st issue CONDITION REPORTS Appears to have been cleaned at some point with discolouration etc visible in the margins. Some areas of foxing especially on the left hand side near the gents top hat. Hand tinting particularly visible to the sky. Visible image is approx 36.5 cm x 45.9 cm. and frame measures approx 53.8 cm x 64 cm. Frame has losses, chips, surface scratches etc throughout as well as discolouration to the gilding. Wear and tear throughout - see images for further details

Lot 126

NO RESERVE Coleridge (Samuel Taylor) Ye Rime of ye Ancient Mariner, limited edition signed by Elbert Hubbard the printer, printed in red, green & black, illustrations, original limp blind-stamped reversed calf, faded and worn at edges, East Aurora, NY, Roycrofters, 1899 § Erasmus (Desiderius) Moriae Encomium or the Praise of Folly, woodcut illustrations by Frans Masereel, original patterned-paper boards, glacine wrapper, slip-case, New York, printed by Enschedé of Haarlem for the Heritage Press, n.d.; and 13 others, American presses, 8vo & 4to (15)

Lot 201

MacNeice (Louis) Blind Fireworks, first edition, scattered spotting, browning to endpapers, original second issue black cloth, dust-jacket, spine very slightly darkened, chip to head of spine, still a sharp, near-fine example overall, 8vo, 1929.⁂ A superb copy of the author's first book.

Lot 237

Shakespeare (William) The Tempest, edited by T.Sturge Moore, [one of 310 copies], decorations by Charles Ricketts, original green cloth ruled in blind, designed by Ricketts, spine ends slightly worn, [Vale Press], 1902 § Percy (Thomas, translator) Ancient Songs chiefly on Moorish Subjects, number 114 of 250 copies, plates, original vellum-backed boards, paper label to upper cover, corners worn, Oxford, 1932 § Ruskin (John) Of Queen's Gardens, printed in red & black, decorative borders, inscription on front free endpaper, original vellum, gilt, with ties, a little soiled and splayed, printed by the Ballantyne Press of Edinburgh, 1902 § White (Gleeson) Book-Song, 3 A.Ls.s. from the author tipped in, original roan-backed cloth, spine rubbed and torn, 1893, all uncut; and 3 others, 8vo & 4to (7)

Lot 60

Yeats (William Butler) The Trembling of the Veil, one of 1,000 copies signed by the author, frontispiece, original boards, spine browned, extremities bumped, rubbed, 1922; The Tower, book label of Michal Redgrave to endpaper and his pencil note "bought from Anthony Blunt" to verso, original pictorial cloth, gilt, minor bumping to spine ends and corners, 1931; The Winding Stair, neat ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original blind-stamped cloth, spine gilt, 1933; and 4 others, Yeats, 8vo (7)

Lot 65

NO RESERVE Czech Avant-Garde.- Maeterlinck (Maurice) Život Včel, A. Neubert, 1928 § Kropác (František) Posedlí..., Družstevni Práce, 1928 § Böhnel (M.B.) Rašení, bookplate of Marie Semeráková, Sfinx, B.Janda, 1928 § Šrámek (Fráňa) Prvních Jedenadvacet, Borový, 1928 § Lagerlöfová (Selma) Anna Svärdová, plates, ribbon bookmark, Družstevni Práce, 1930, first author's presentation copy, others all but last signed by the author, second and last first edition, each but third original printed wrappers bound in, second pastedowns and endpapers with stencilled ink designs in purple and cyan, first contemporary sheep, others contemporary morocco, each stamped in blind and/or gilt, rubbed or worn, each Prague; and 26 others, Czech literature or literature in Czech, with Majerova, Syllaba, and Benešová, the latter two signed, 8vo (31) ⁂ The inscription to the first: "À Monsieur | Richard Jirousek | en toute sympathie | Maeterlinck".

Lot 67

NO RESERVE Czech Avant-Garde.- Šrámek (Fráňa) Básně, number 76 of 200 copies, Borový, 1926 § Nezval (Vitězslav) Básně Noci, Aventinum, 1930 § Toman (Karel) Básně, frontispiece, 1925; Stoletý Kalendář..., vignette illustrations, both Borový, 1926 § [Vašek (Vladimír)] "Petr Bezruč". Slezské Písně, ink ownership stamp to front free endpaper, Obec Nového lidu, 1928, second, third, and fourth first edition, first two signed by the author, first and last two dark blue morocco, last two crushed, others cloth or sheep, boards ruled and/or stamped in gilt and/or in blind, last also with cactus motif in green and red to upper board, Prague; and 9 others, Czech Poetry, 8vo & 20mo (14)

Lot 68

Czech Avant-Garde.- Vachek (Emil) Bidýlko, number 23 of 50 copies signed by the author, illustrations by Josef Čapek, Sfinx B. Janda, 1927 § Wolker (Jiří) Svatý Kopeček, number 229 of 300 copies from an edition limited to 500, frontispiece and illustrations by Otakar Hubšil, Václav Petr, 1926 § Durych (Jaroslav) Píseň Milostná, number 33 of 50 copies signed by the author, also his gift inscription dated 1944 to front free endpaper, plates by Hany Dostalové, Aventinum, 1928 § Vaněk (František Bernard) Na Krásné Samotě, illustrations by Vladimir Urbánek, E. Šprongla, Pelhřimov, 1938 § Hloucha (Joe) Zahrada Lásky, signed by author to half-title, plates by Jan Goth, A. Neubert, 1929, each but last first edition, each rubbed, original full morocco or boards, first and second stamped in blind, others gilt, first slight cocking, second slip-case, each but fourth Prague; and 12 others, Czech illustrated, v.s. (17)

Lot 109

Peter Waals (1870-1937), a good cedar lined walnut dressing chest, designed by Hugh Greville Castle Spencely, circa 1930, the top mounted with central mirror flanked by three short drawers and a small cupboard above two short and three long graduated drawers raised on four block feet, silvered peacock motif handles and Hobbs of London locks 167 x 94.50cm (65 x 37in) Provenance: Hugh Greville Castle Spencely and thence by decent Other Notes: Hugh Greville Castle Spencely (1900 - 1983) was a British architect who worked mostly in partnership with his Harrow School friend, Anthony Minoprio (1900-1988). Amongst their commissions were the 1932 extension to the Royal School for the Blind in Liverpool, and Fairacres, a Grade II listed four-storey apartment block in Roehampton Lane, London in 1936 for the property developer Charles Kearley. Spencely and Minoprio were great supporters of Peter Waals and Edward Barnsley, and they designed a number of pieces of furniture with and for them. Amongst the effects of the late Hugh Spencely are two sheets on foolscap written in his hand and dated 17.1.77, headed "List of Furniture made by Peter Waals of Chalford to the designs of HGC Spencely", which include details of the furniture and the dates of production. The items listed include 'English Walnut chest of two half and five full width drawers with silver handles 37" wide x 20" x 46" high, detachable top consisting of adjustable mirror carried one side by four small drawers 8"x7"x12" high and on the other by cupboard of same size. Silver handles to drawers, 1929?'. Whilst there are some inconsistencies with the dimensions, it is believed that this listing references this chest.

Lot 110

Peter Waals (1870-1937), a good walnut gentleman's single wardrobe or compactum, designed by Hugh Greville Castle Spencely, circa 1930, the panelled door opening to reveal a hanging rail within, a two door cupboard below, silvered peacock motif handles and Hobbs of London locks 165 x 71.50 x 59cm (64 x 28 x 23in) Provenance: Hugh Greville Castle Spencely and thence by decent Other Notes: Hugh Greville Castle Spencely (1900 - 1983) was a British architect who worked mostly in partnership with his Harrow School friend, Anthony Minoprio (1900-1988). Amongst their commissions were the 1932 extension to the Royal School for the Blind in Liverpool, and Fairacres, a Grade II listed four-storey apartment block in Roehampton Lane, London in 1936 for the property developer Charles Kearley. Spencely and Minoprio were great supporters of Peter Waals and Edward Barnsley, and they designed a number of pieces of furniture with and for them. Amongst the effects of the late Hugh Spencely are two sheets on foolscap written in his hand and dated 17.1.77, headed "List of Furniture made by Peter Waals of Chalford to the designs of HGC Spencely", which include details of the furniture and the dates of production. The items listed include a wardrobe in "English walnut made in 1930?, 65" high, 8 panelled door to hanging space above pair of doors to boot shelves."

Lot 196

§ Laurence Stephen Lowry, RBA, RA (British, 1887-1976) His Family signed in pencil lower right "L S Lowry" and with Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp off-set lithograph 57 x 73cm (22 x 28in)

Lot 200

§ Beryl Cook, OBE (British, 1926-2008) 'Lunchtime refreshment' signed lower right "Beryl Cook" and with FATG blind stamp lithograph, published by Alexander Gallery Publications Ltd., Bristol 52 x 63cm (20 x 25in) Condition appears fine.

Lot 99

Attributed to George Washington Jack (British, 1855-1932) for Morris & Co., an Arts & Crafts walnut corner bookcase cabinet, the hooded top with dentil moulding above a blind fret frieze and three glazed cupboard doors raised on shaped square section feet with swept apron 125 x 128cm (49 x 50in)

Lot 1028

Antique Mahogany Adapted Coffer Blind fretwork style front with hinged, panelled top, raised on square supports. Height, 27 inches, 43 x 21 inches deep

Lot 156

AFTER SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL FLINT, R.A. (BRITISH, 1880-1969) 'Reclining Nude III', colour print, limited edition 8/850, blind stamp lower left, 42cm x 59cm; with another colour print after the same hand, limited edition 8/850, blind stamp lower left, 42.5cm x 32.5cm, (2).

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