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Heraldry.- Heard (Sir Isaac, herald, Garter Principal King of Arms, 1730-1822) & George Harrison, Clarenceux King of Arms) Grant of arms and award of the name Tathwell to Benjamin Tathwell of Stamford, Lincolnshire, Ds., large watercolour coat of arms in left hand corner and 3 other coats of arms at head, manuscript on vellum, 2 wax seals in black and gilt floral decorated metal skippets (detached), manuscript pedigree of the Baker/Tathwell family of Dorset loosely inserted, preserved in a contemporary blind-stamped calf box lined with Dutch floral paper, rubbed, upper cover loose, 550 x 500mm., 1804.

Solomonic Magic.- The Keys of Rabbi Solomon Translated accurately from the Hebrew into English by Edward Hunter, The whole embelished by a vast number of mysterious figures, Talismans, Pentacles, manuscript, title and 56pp., in red and black ink, numerous drawings of symbols in the text, ruled in red throughout, title slightly browned and soiled, new endpapers, bound in modern dark red crushed and polished morocco with blind-stamped symbols, housed in custom folding case lined in silk. in the text, watermarked "Whatman, 1827", 4to, [c. 1830].⁂ A partial translation of the Key of Solomon, similar to that of Sibley's Clavis, although it is debatable to what extent Hunter may or may not have relied upon the Clavis translation. A mixture of Jewish and Arabic mysticism with later medieval magic, probably originally produced in Italy in the 14th century.

Arabic manuscript.- Abu Nuwas al-hasan b. Haniʾ al-Hakami (classical Arabic poet, c.756-early 9th century CE) Diwan, manuscript in Arabic, on 19th-century Russian wove paper, lightly burnished, with the blind-stamp of Factory No.4 Sergiev(a), c.355pp., copied by Muhammad bin Abi Turab (potentially a pseudonym), in an informal hand, with numerous ink notes and corrections (by the same), trimmed at fore-edge affecting some notes, toning, occasional light staining or soiling, final few ff. almost loose, contemporary sheep, paper label to spine titled in ink, some staining, particularly to head of lower cover, rubbed, lower joint with small loss to head, 4to (215 x 170mm.), n.p., c.1287 AH [c.1870 CE].⁂ This copy of the Diwan is in the recension of al-Suli, the earliest of those in circulation, divided into ten chapters, arranged by theme (wine poetry, love poetry (including same-sex), ascetic verses, &c), and, though brief, light on spuriously attributed verses compared to more capacious later recensions. While the location of the manuscript is not stated, Iran to Istanbul seems the likely geographic range. Copies of the Diwan are uncommon, even institutionally.

Law.- Intrationum excellentissimus liber, first edition, printed in black letter, title in red and black with large woodcut arms on verso, woodcut initials and typographic devices at end of paragraphs, fine large woodcut device on verso of final leaf, some foxing, marginal browning, 19th century russia, the covers with large panels with lozenge shaped hatching incorporating Tudor roses, all within gilt and blind rules, joints and spine ends repaired, a little rubbed, [STC 14116; Ames II p.441 "very rare book"], folio, Richard Pynson, 1510.⁂ Rare and important English legal post-incunable with evidence of contemporary ownership. It comprises the precedents for most forms of legal proceedings then in use, in real, personal and mixed actions, civil and criminal, as well as valuable information on the preparation of writs and execution.Provenance: W. Crofton (contemporary signature at head of title, and with his 2-line acquisition note beneath printer's device at end recording his purchase from the London bookseller and printer Robert Redman on 15 February 1539 for the (then very substantial) sum of ten shillings.

Education of Princes.- Elyot (Sir Thomas) The Boke Named the Governour, black letter, 4pp. faint water-staining towards end, bookplate and occasional blind-stamps of the Earls of Macclesfield, 'Godly Prayers' at beginning, first ff. with marginal hole just touching odd letter and tear into text, marginal worming to last few ff., lacking endpapers, contemporary calf, lacking ties, a little rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, [STC 7640; PMM 61 (first edition)], 8vo, [Thomas Marsh], 1557.⁂ The present work is the most important of Elyot's writings. First published in 1531, and humanist in approach, it argues for a system where the monarch has unlimited power and discusses the educational needs of such future princes, from reading to exercise and music.

A GREY-PAINTED SERPENTINE CHEST ON CHEST19th/20th century, the upper section with a dentil moulded cornice over three short drawers and three long drawers, the canted corners with blind fret decoration, the lower section with three long drawers and conforming corners, on shaped bracket feet, 205cm high x 131cm high x 68cm deep

H.G. Wells, four titles, all 1st editions, 1st impressions, all original cloth gilt: 'Kipps the Story of a Simple Soul', London, Macmillan, 1905, 'The Country of the Blind and Other Stories', L, Nelson, [1911], 'Meanwhile', L, Ernest Benn, 1927, 'Mr Blettsworthy on Rampole Island', L, Benn, 1928, together with 3 Tauchnitz Copyright Editions, Edgar Wallace: 'The Door with Seven Locks', 1926, Ouida: 'Bimbi Stories', 1882, Edward Bulwer Lytton: 'The Last of the Barons', 1843, 2 volumes in 1, mixed bindings (7)

Ian Fleming: 'The Spy Who Loved Me', London, Jonathan Cape, 1962, 1st edition, original black cloth lettered in silver on spine, dagger design to front cover blind stamped with silver, red endpapers, dust wrapper (by Richard Chopping, price clipped)

(Irish literature, Ireland.) W.B. Yeats, 3 titles: 'Autobiographies - Reveries over Childhood and Youth and The Trembling of the Veil.', London, Macmillan, 1926, 1st edition, 5 plates as called for (tissue-guarded colour plate "Memory Harbour" by Jack B. Yeats, tissue-guarded drawings of Mrs Yeats and himself by J.B. Yeats; tissue-guarded portrait of Yeats by Charles Shannon), riginal green cloth lettered in gilt and decorated in blind with a design by Charles Ricketts, dust wrapper (worn with part loss at head of spine, some neat internal repairs), 'Where There is Nothing: Being Volume One of Plays for an Irish Theatre', L, Bullen, 1903, 1st edition, orig. quarter green cloth, printed paper label to spine (rubbed), 'The Player Queen', L, Macmillan, 1922, 1st edition, original printed wraps, plus Brian O'Higgins: 'The Soldier's Story of Easter Week', Dublin, Brian Ó hUiginn, 1926, 78,[2]pp, original pictorial wraps, ownership signature of Birdy Sweeney (1931-1999), Irish actor and comedian, to title page and top wrap, Richard Ellmann: 'Selected Letters of James Joyce', New York, Viking Press, 1985, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper (5)

(Boston, The Club of Odd Volumes), Benjamin Tompson, Cotton Mather et al: 'Early American Poetry: I. New England's Crisis. II. New-England; Or, a Briefe Enarration of the Ayre, Earth, Water, Fish and Fowles of That Country, With a Description of the Natures, Orders, Habits, and Religion of the Natives; in Latine and English Verse. III. A Poem and an Elegy. IV. Elegies and Epitaphs 1677-1717. V. The Poems of Roger Wolcott, Esq. 1725', Boston, The Club of Odd Volumes, 1894-1898, limited edition, each numbered 73 of 100 copies on hand made paper only, 5 volumes, together with a duplicate copy of volume I, number 72/100, and 'Christian Remick An Early Boston Artist. A Paper read by Henry Winchester Cunningham at a Meeting of the Club of Odd Volumes of Boston, Massachusetts, February 42, 1904', Boston, Club of Odd Volumes, 1904, ltd. edn., number 24 of 100 copies only, uniform quarter calf gilt (backstrips rubbed and worn, last title lacks backstrip) over paper covered boards, Club of Odd Volumes gilt emblems blocked in blind to front covers (7)

A packet containing approx. 70 b/w press photographs c.1960's by E.H. Emanuel, official photographer to the Jewish Chronicle, prominent member of the Institute of British Photographers, with his professional inkstamps verso, images include David Ben Gurion shaking hands with Sir Winston Churchill during his visit to London, 1961; David Ben Gurion and Israeli ambassador; various images AJEX parade, cenotaph, London; Chief Rabbi at the unveiling of an ambulance to be sent out to Israel; various images of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921-2021) including with Lord Samuel at the Guildhall; various Princess Margaret including visiting Maccabi House, 1962, opening of Stamford Hill blind centre; plus others Princess Alice, Princess Marie-Louise, P.M. Sir Douglas Home and Mrs Goldemeir (Israel Mistress of Foreign Affairs), etc etc, images approx. 18 x 22cm, with some associated E.H. Emanuel items including Jewish Welfare Board invitation, Savoy Hotel, 1964, printed obituary etc

(China, Hong Kong, Asia, British Royal Navy, British Forces Overseas Hong Kong), two photograph albums c.1903-1904 containing 400+ mounted photographs mainly of Hong Kong & China, a few Singapore, Macau etc, both albums with "H.J.A. McCaffery" in gilt to front covers, images depicting architectural, street amd topographical scenes, images of local populace/inhabitants, members of British army and navy at leisure, British Navy and other warships, various other ships and boats, etc etc., larger album (leaves approx 25 x 32cm) containing approx 275 mounted photographs, all with contemporary manuscript pen & ink captions, images includ Hong Kong harbour, "prisoners in the canque Wei-Hei-Wei", prisoner in the stocks, "Kennedy Town Hospital West Point - Hong Kong", junks at Wei-Hein-Wei, H.M.S. Blenheim, Kowloon City, skipping drill on deck of unknown British Navy ship, "Loading junk with lime near Taikoo", village of Taikoo, "Interior of a Chinese Joss House (Temple)", fishing village, Chinese junks, Shau Kei Wan bay and village, sampans at Shau Kei Wan, several images of Japanese and Russian ships, Battle of Chemulpo bay, Russo-Japanese War, February 1904, including "Russian cruiser Varyag deserted & abandoned. On fire at sunset", "Group of Russian Sailors on board HMS Talbot", "Varyag keeling over to port at sunset", "Japanese cruiser Chyoda proceeding to sea prior to fight", "Sunken cruiser Varyag at low water", "Blowing up of the Koretz by Russians" etc, various images Hong Kong including Hong Kong gardens, Cap-si-mun, Dockyard gates, view from the peak, near Stanley, mount Kellett, "A blind beggar", "Grasscutter at work (Chinese girls in background)", several images of a visit to Tai Mo Shan mountain, various local inhabitants working incl. water carrier, rickasha coolie, farm labourers at work, grass cutter etc., Indian tailor's shop, various images of Dragon Boat festival, Aberdeen, Hong Kong, 1904, "deformed labourer at Ti Mo Shan digging up pineapples", group photograph of British Officers captioned "Group of Ex-Buglers & Boys of R.E. N.C.O.'s Mess Hong Kong. May 1904", m/s names to mount of the 13 men including "S. Sgt McCaffery", another image overleaf of H.J.A. McCaffery seated on rickshaw, two photos of electric trams in Hong Kong, 1904, Des Voeux Road, and crossing Bowrington canal, large image inspection of the Hong Kong police force at Central Police Station Hong Kong, Lai Chi Kok including harvest, Kowloon, large photo "Hong Kong Harbour 1904 (Kennedy Rd ... A Block)", prisoners HM naval yard Hong Kong, King's Birthday Parade Happy Valley 1904, "V.R.C. aquatic sports . Kowloon 1904", "A high class Chinese school near Macao, South China (Portuguese Colony)", various images Royal Engineers regatta Hong Kong 1904, a few images Singapore, Port Said, Ismailia Suez canal, "Blake Pier Hong Kong decorated for reception of Sir Matthew Nathan RE Governor of Hong Kong 1904", etc etc, oblong album, contemporary boards gilt, images various sizes approx 6 x 10cm-20 x 28cm, later rebacked half leather gilt; the smaller album leaves approx. 16 x 25cm, approx. 128 mounted images, mainly approx 10 x 14cm, Hong Kong images including Queen's statue, Praya central, City hall, Peak Disctrict, Queen's Road looking West, Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank, Des Voeux Road, harbour, trams, old city of Kowloon, Yan-Ma-Ti, etc, then a series of images of Canton, including nine storey Pagoda, "Examination Hall Canton", library at Canton, five storey Pagoda (City Walls of Canton), "Temple of the 500 Geneii Canton", Shameen Canton, joss house, Shameen canal, "native sawyer at work", Chinese soldiers, photograph of five men shackled in foreground, soldiers in background, captioned "Awaiting execution", the photograph beneath captioned "After" showing men posing next to decapitated bodies, the following photograph captioned "heads on posts - bodies mutilated", "prisoners in stocks (hanging by their chins)", "bodies of murderers cut into pieces", farmer, lady spinning yarn, family/social trip to Chin Wan good friday 1903, street scene Chin Wan, several images of Macau including Boundary Arch, landing stage, gardens, Chinese street, Praya Grande etc., some family photographs, one captioned "wedding group Miss Olive Blake and Captn. Arbuthnot M.V.O. Scots Gds", photograph of Pagoda in distance on Pearl river, first bar Pagoda, second bar Pagoda and Tiger Island, Pearl River, field workers near Chin San, "H.J.A McCaffery & his cat", a few images Tai Hang Joss House, close up photograph of nine storey Pagoda Canton, machine gun practice at stonecutters, etc etc, all with contemporary m/s pen & ink captions beneath to mount, oblong, original boards, later rebacked leather/leather corners gilt (2)

Mahogany long case clock, case only with blind fret decoration. Overall height approx H245cm, aperture height 45.5cm

ORIGINAL GLASGOW CORPORATION LINEN TRAM DESTINATION BLIND - DENNISTOUNcirca 1940s from the older Standard cars, frame size 16.5cm x 96cm

ORIGINAL GLASGOW CORPORATION LINEN TRAM DESTINATION BLIND - HYNDLANDcirca 1940s from the older Standard cars, frame size 16.5cm x 96cm

ORIGINAL GLASGOW CORPORATION LINEN TRAM DESTINATION BLIND - RESERVEDcirca 1940s from the older Standard cars, frame size 16.5cm x 96cm

ORIGINAL GLASGOW CORPORATION LINEN TRAM DESTINATION BLIND - MARYHILLcirca 1940s from the older Standard cars, frame size 16.5cm x 96cm

ORIGINAL GLASGOW CORPORATION LINEN TRAM DESTINATION BLIND - PARKHEADcirca 1940s from the older Standard cars, frame size 16.5cm x 96cm

ORIGINAL GLASGOW CORPORATION LINEN TRAM DESTINATION BLIND - FINNIESTONcirca 1940s from the older Standard cars, frame size 16.5cm x 96cm

ORIGINAL GLASGOW CORPORATION LINEN TRAM DESTINATION BLIND - JORDANHILLcirca 1940s from the older Standard cars, frame size 16.5cm x 96cm

ORIGINAL GLASGOW CORPORATION LINEN TRAM DESTINATION BLIND - ANNIESLANDcirca 1940s from the older Standard cars, frame size 16.5cm x 96cm

ORIGINAL GLASGOW CORPORATION LINEN TRAM DESTINATION BLIND - BATTLEFIELDcirca 1940s from the older Standard cars, frame size 16.5cm x 96cm

MAO ZEDONG. 1893-1976.Very rare copy of 'Worte Des Vorsitzenden Mao Tse-Tung' (Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung - also known as The Little Red Book.) Peking: Foreign Languages Press, 1967. Text in German. Half-tone portrait frontispiece. Original red vinyl over paper boards, titled and stamped with a star in blind on the upper cover. 1st Edition of the German language edition.SIGNED BY CHAIRMAN MAO ALONGSIDE HIS PORTRAIT. It is estimated that 5 billion copies of the Little Red Book were printed by the close of the 20th Century, but just a handful were actually signed by Mao.THE VOLUME IS ALSO SIGNED BY ANDRIES OELE and dated 1974 on the title page. He was a Dutch radical Maoist in 1970s Rotterdam. following his murder by the husband of a woman he was having an affair with, his extensive library, almost exclusively of Socialist, Maoist and Maxist-Leninist subject matter, was sold, with this volume being purchased by the family of the current vendor.FURTHER NOTE ON PROVENANCE: The flysheet also has a handwritten note - 'Pe 6.2.69. Gen. Hertsfeldt. Yu Zhen', referring to the fact that the volume is believed to have been presented to General Gustav Hertzfeldt, the East German Ambassador to Beijing at that time, when he met with the Head of the Main Department in the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Yu Zhan, on this date.

(Prose, poetry and early 20th century decorative printing) Ten works. Ralph Waldo Emerson. 'Nature,' Roycrofters binding, full brown suede with blind stamped title to front wrap, title page with stylised woodcut tree and red ink underlining to text, woodcut headpieces, some spotting throughout, pp.91, good, Elbert Hubbard, 1905; J. R. Aitken. 'In a City Garden,' first edition, full green suede wraps with blind stamped title, colour plates pasted in, a vg copy, T. N. Foulis, London & Edinburgh, 1913; M. Aumonier. 'Gardens in Sun and Shade,' 7th impression, 1928; 'The Garden of the Nightingale,' 5th and 6th impressions; All thin card wraps with colour illustration past to front; 'The White Rose Anthology,' ivory card wraps with gilt embossed title, Decorated by Joseph W. Simpson, T. N. Foulis, Edinburgh, [1903]; C. Lovat Fraser (illustrator). 'The Lute of Love,' decorative card wraps with paper labels, woodcut head and tilpieces throughout, pp.66, vg to fine, Selwyn & Blount, London, imprint of The Curwen Press, Plaistow, [no date although ink inscription to from free endpaper is dated 1920]; With three other illustrated works including a spineless yet highly decorative 'Poems of Pleasure' by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. (10)

The Isles of Scilly. Early tour guides and other works. J. S. Courtney. 'A Guide to Penzance and its Neighbourhood, Including the Islands of Scilly,' rebacked with original marbled boards, frontis lithograph, fold out map and seven illustrations as called for, some sporadic spotting but generally good to very good, pp.223 with a further pp.91 for the appendix, errata, E. Rowe, Penzance, 1845; Leonard H. Courtney. 'A Week in the Isles of Scilly,' revised edition, original publishers blind wraps, some light spotting, pp.121, 6 pages of advertisements to rear, E. Rowe, Penzance, 1867;J. C. and R. W. Tonkin. 'Guide to the Isles of Scilly,' second edition, original embossed cloth, rubbed and bumped, contemporary ink inscription to titlepage, tear to vg fold out map, frontis, pp.110, advertisements to rear, F. Roddaa, Penzance, 1887; With a third edition, with repaired card wraps, 1893; James G. Owen. 'Faire Lyonesse. A Guide to the Isles of Scilly,' original printed card wraps, tape repair to spine, staple bound with rear detaching, illustrated and advertisements throughout, pp.97, Coles & Owen, Bideford, 1897; With nine other works on the Isle's of Scilly including by Jessie Mothersole, Walter Besant and Ruth Tamar Carruth. (15)

FLEMING, Ian. 'Goldfinger,' First edition, fine original black cloth with skull design in gilt and blind, spine lettered in gilt, some finger soiling and small nibbles to unclipped dj, intermittent spotting to pastedowns and endpaper, front free endpaper ink signed and dated by a Tori Williams, a vg textblock, Jonathan Cape, London, 1959.The dust jacket appears to be original with no self-referential quotations from critics. The cloth is in fine condition with no sun bleaching. Ink owner signature to front free endpaper with the date 1959. Light spotting to prelims with a crisp and clear text block.

Thomas HARDY The Famous Tragedy of The Queen of Cornwall Macmillan and Co., London, 1923. First Edition octavo, original green cloth over boards, gilt stamped design and lettering on front cover and spine, blind stamped design on front cover. A "new version of an old story, arranged as a play for mummers," illustration to frontispiece of 'Imaginary view of tintagel Castle at the time of the tragedy, initial T.H, May, 1923.

Five works on applied art techniques. C. R. Leslie. 'Hand-Book for Young Painters,' second edition, full red leather with ornate gilt embossed decorations, school prize from Bristol School of Art label to pastedown, gilt edge, blind stamp to title page, plates, John Murray, London, 1870; Donald MacFarlane. 'Pastel Drawing,' from Foulsham'sEasy Method Drawing Series, pictorial thin card wraps with advertisement for 'Smoke Ring Cigarettes', pp.64, some toning but in a vg condition, W. Foulsham & Co, London, n.d; Pedro J. Lemos. 'Applied Art. Drawing, Painting, Design and Handicraft,' reprint, decorative original cloth, printed pastedown, owner inscription to dedication, illustrated throughout, vg, Pacific Press Publishing Association, California, 1933; With two others. (5)

S Marti & Cie: a large and impressive French gilt four-glass mantel clock, of architectural form, with enamelled roman dial and visible brocot escapement, and movement with outside countwheel and stamped Marti roundel and also stamped 'D.C & Cie/3292/Paris' the hood adorned with, figures, finals and blind fretwork, slender column uprights on a plinth base with scroll and bead ornamentation, 54cms high.

A late 19th Century French brass and champleve mantel clock, Richard & Co., Paris, the lacquered brass case with leaf scroll blind fret frieze and champleve corners, silvered arabic dial, the movement with platform lever escapement, marked 'R & Co', 13cms high.

An attractive 19th Century mahogany footstool, the drop-in seat upholstered in green damask fabric, blind fretwork decoration to the frieze, raised on scroll carved cabriole legs, united by bobbin turned stretchers and central acorn finial, on brass castors, 45 x 45 x 43.

A 15th/16th century Flemish carved oak frieze panel, carved with browsing sheep and a peasant digging with a narrow spade with a vacant shield above within blind gothic tracery ends. 111 cm x 23 cm x 5 cm, together with three 19th-century Gothic carved and pierced oak frieze inserts of rectangular form with quatrefoil tracery, 38 cm x 26 cm

William Priest, Bristol, a George III mahogany eight-day longcase clock, the broken arched pediment with blind-fretwork, over fluted columns and corners with shaped trunk dorr and plinth base, the arched brass dial with rocking Old Father Time, Roman numerals, seconds dial and date aperture, dolphin and floral scroll spandrels, the four pillar movement striking on a bell, 12 inch dial, case height 217.5 cmThe clock will need some restoration to make good but the movement seems to be complete and is accompanied by a pair of weights and a pendulum.Please see the extra images supplied.

After William P Frith (1819-1909) engraved by Auguste Blanchard  The Derby Day engraved, blind stamp, published 1863, 72 x 131cm, framed and glazed 

A late 17th century ebonised longcase clock with ten inch dial.John Wise (Senior), LondonThe rising hood with blind cut fret on spirally twisted columns, the long trunk door with three raised panels and circular brass-framed glazed lenticle, on a plain base and squat bun feet. The ten inch square brass dial with elaborate winged cherub head spandrels with foliate engraving between, the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with fancy fleur-de-lys half-hour markers, signed around VI John Wise, London , the matted centre with subsidiary seconds, ringed winding squares and a decorated shaped date aperture. The eight-day weight-driven movement with four knopped and finned pillars, the going train with anchor escapement and solid escape wheel, the pallet arbor set in a single footed cock on the backplate; the striking train with outside countwheel and detent acting on a vertically mounted bell of large size. Ticking and striking, together with a case key, crank winding key, brass-faced pendulum and a pair of brass weights. 1.95m (6ft 4.75ins) highFor further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

A very fine first half of the 18th century walnut longcase clockDaniel Quare and Stephen Horseman, London, No. 199The stepped caddy top with brass ball-and-spire finials over blind cut frets, brass-mounted Doric three-quarter and quarter columns to the front and rear angles, the long door of particularly lively burr figuring within a featherbanded border and moulded edge, the base with similar veneered panel within a crossbanded border on double plinth. The 12 inch arched brass dial with large subsidiary date flanked by addorsed dolphin spandrels over the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with floating lozenge half-hour markers and inner quarter-hour track, signed in polished reserve of the matted centre Dan Quare Ste. Horsman, London, No.199, with blued steel hands. The five pillar movement with anchor escapement and rack striking on the bell. Together with a pendulum, two weights (originally brass-covered, now painted black), two door keys and a crank winder. 2.8m (9ft 2ins) high. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

Peter Anderson (British, b.1954): Ian Curtis, London,1980, printed later,Artist's Proof, Silver gelatin print made by Peter Anderson, signed and blind stamped, Perspex glaze in custom welded steel frame, 23 1/2in x 17 1/2in (60cm x 44cm)Footnotes:Provenance:Offered by the photographer.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema O.M. R.A. (Dutch, 1836-1912), Caracalla and Geta: Bear fight in the Coliseum, A.D.203, signed in the margin, with PSA blind stamp, photogravure published by Arthur Tooth & Sons, 1907, image size 25" x 31", mounted framed and glazed, overall size 43.5" x 48".

Abraham Raimbach after David Wilkie, 'Blind- Mans Buff', an engraving, 19" x 24", (48x61cm).

‘Stack House’ a good and important early English painted wooden dolls house and contents, circa 1820, previously on display at the Vivien Greene Dolls House museum, the façade and sides with painted trompe l’oeil, creating a convincing red brick Regency house with stone string course, panelled front door with fanlight, Doric columns to portico and nine sash windows with painted blinds, the kitchen window is particularly interesting and shows a wire blind to keep out flies and a maidservant peering over, awaiting visitors perhaps, the black pitch roof has two chimneys, the front opens in two wings to four rooms, hallway and landing, mounted on a wooden stand. Hallway: this is entered by a painted wooden archway with painted marbled columns, leading to staircase with red silk carpet and ochre painted walls. Kitchen: with plain wood walls and floor, Evans and Cartwright tinplate cooking range with wooden fire surround and brass hand wound mechanical spit Jack, fixed hanging wooden shelves and a selection of kitchen furniture including wooden table, chairs, tinplate Evans & Cartwright chair, food, pots, pans, plates, serving dishes, kettle, utensils and more. Ground floor dining room: with cream floral wallpapers, Evans and Cartwright tinplate fireplace and painted wooden ‘marbled’ surround, good amount of furniture to include wooden tables, pink upholstered chairs with settee, bureau, bird in cage, chessboard (incomplete), and various ornaments, together with two bisque shoulder head seated gentlemen. First floor landing: with blue floral wallpapers, chest of drawers, pram and painted wooden Grodnertal doll in original clothes. First floor bedroom: with cream foliage wallpapers, Evans and Cartwright tinplate fireplace and painted wooden ‘marbled’ surround, Chinois four poster bed, wooden table, chest, Evans & Cartwright washstand, ornaments, Grodnertal and peg wooden dolls (Grodnertal with paint loss to face, peg lacks one lower arm). First floor drawing room: with cream papered walls, Evans and Cartwright tinplate fireplace and painted wooden ‘marbled’ surround, nice mauve upholstered settee and chairs, Evans & Cartwright table, display cabinet, clock, bird cage and more, together with two Parian shoulder head dolls and a Grodnertal wooden doll (face and lower legs overpainted). House (without stand) 36” (91cm) tall, with stand 59 ¾” (151.5cm), 40” (112cm) wide, 15 ½” (39cm) deep. Stand 24” (61cm) tall, (condition: some repaired cracks to façade, marble effect fireplace surrounds and kitchen surround and Jack not original, stand 19th century but probably not original to house). Provenance: The house originates from Settle in Yorkshire, where it is believed to have remained in Stack House with one family for more than one hundred years, it was subsequently sold to, an antique dealer in Sussex who sold it to Miss Mary Titcomb a friend of Vivien Greene’s, the House features in ‘English Dolls’ Houses of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century’ Vivien Greene’s first book on Dolls Houses and the house was later exhibited in her famous Rotunda Museum, Oxford. The house was sold in 1998 by Bonhams Auctioneers, London as part of the Vivien Greene museum collection. Jennifer Le Masurier later acquired the house and has since done further extensive research into the history and family which will all be offered with the house. Please note: For viewing, shipping and collection of this lot please contact Leigh Gotch at C&T Auctioneers direct.

Ephemera, Victorian Valentines, 6 Valentines letter sheets 4 of which are hand coloured (1 on paper watermarked 'A. Cowan & Sons 1848') and 1 decoupage, together with a blind embossed and pierced envelope with additional decorative and chromolithographed reliefs and registration marks. An attractive lot (gd)

Militaria, WW2 German certificate for a Mother's Cross 3rd Class, awarded to Edith Mann on 20th May 1945, Adolph Hitler facsimile signature and blind impressed stamp of the German Reich in original folder. A late date for this award (gd with some age toning)

Cigarette cards, H.C. Lloyd, Academy Gems (Mauve front), 7 cards, Blind Beggar, Cupid's Spell, King Cophetua, Mercy, Musketeer, Psyche's Bath (slight mark to back) & Yeoman of the Guard (gen. gd) (7)

Postcard, Football, Jack Bowers, Derby County & England, sepia RP portrait, with blind stamp by Winter (vg)

GEORGIAN MAHOGANY TALLBOY, 2 short and 6 long graduated drawers, stamped brass lion mask handles with blind fretwork pediment, 173cm , 107cm width

CHIPPENDALE DESIGN, blind fretwork decoration cane seated window bench, 111cm width

An early 19th century George III mahogany chest on chest, with dog tooth and blind fret cornice over two short and six long cock beaded drawers on square bracket feet (AF). Height 166 cm, width 111 cm, depth 55 cm (see illustration).

An Edwardian mahogany bookcase, with blind fretwork cornice above a pair of glazed doors with wooden astragals flanked by fluted columns and raised on bracket feet. Height 131 cm, width 99 cm, depth 35 cm.

A George III longcase clock, with eight day striking movement by Peter Paulson London, with silvered brass dial, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture with strike silent to arch, the hood with blind fretwork carving with long trunk door flanked by fluted column corners with brass capitals. Height 222 cm (see illustration). CONDITION REPORT: The case has been restored recently and is in good order. There is a section of beading missing to the left-hand side. We have the weights and pendulum. The clock is not currently working due to the unlevel floors in the saleroom.

A set of four early 19th century mahogany dining chairs in the Georgian style, having ornate slat backs with wide later upholstered floral seats on square legs with blind fret decoration (see illustration). CONDITION REPORT: One stretcher is missing.

A 19th century mahogany framed armchair of Chippendale inspired design, having later moss green upholstered back and seat with carved outswept arms square legs with blind fret decoration and fret detail.

Y LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (1887-1976) "His Family", lithograph, limited edition with blind stamp, signed in pencil, plate size 20 3/4" x 27 3/4", framed (Illustrated) (subject to Artists Resale Right) (Est. plus 24% premium inc. VAT)Condition Report: Very good, behind non reflective glass

A MAHOGANY LONGCASE SIGNED RALPH CLAYTON, MARPLE, the eight day movement with anchor escapement striking on a bell, 13" arched brass dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, the centre painted with figures in a parkland, seconds dial and calendar aperture, the painted moon phase with signature in the arch, the architectural case with scrolled pediment with brass finials and verre eglomise panels on fluted columns, blind fret throat banding, arched door flanked by fluted quarter columns, canted panelled base, on ogee bracket feet, 95 1/2" high (Illustrated) (Est. plus 24% premium inc. VAT)Condition Report: Condition Both case and movement in generally very good condition, small repair to banding at corner above right trunk quarter column, and repaired split to lower left corner of trunk door near hinge, also replaced screws to upper hinge. Very attractive case with good quality timber and good colour. Invoice dated 2017 for cleaning and minor repairs to movement.

A MAHOGANY DISPLAY CABINET, 18th century on later stand, the dentil moulded cornice over blind fret frieze, two astragal glazed doors below enclosing shelving, the stand with gadroon edged frieze on acanthus sheathed cabriole front legs with claw and ball feet, 69 1/2" x 14 1/2" x 78 1/4" (Est. plus 24% premium inc. VAT)Condition Report: Very good condition

After snaffles, "Bona Fide Fox Chaser", signed in pencil lower right, and Snaffles Blind Stamp, 46 x 41cm, After Snaffles, coloured print, Andsome is Wot andsome does, signed in pencil lower left, Blind Stamp, and remark, 42cm H x 37cmW; in gilt glazed frame

After Snaffles , "The season 1939-40, signed in pencil lower right, , Blind Dtamp, Good colour, 28 x 49cm, An etching print,Henry Alken, engraved W Summers, titled Tattenham Corner". In partial gilt glazed frame 48cm x 77cm, After Cecil Aldin, The Belvoir Hunt, framed and glazed, signed in pencil to mount, 32cm x 68cm

Snaffles Print, That far away echo, signed in pencil lower right, blind stamp, 24 x 34.5cm, framed and glazed, A set of four coloured engravings of shooting and hunting scenes, by D Wolestentholme, 41 x 54.5cm

A Royal Vienna style porcelain dish, of shaped square form, decorated centrally with a hand painted picture depicting The Healing of the Blind of Jericho, surrounded by gilt heightened reserves, printed mark to underside, 23.5cm wide.

Full title: Rene Magritte (1898-1967, after): 'La nuit de Pise', lithograph in colours, ed. 120/275, dated 2011Description:Work: 50,5 x 38 cm Paper: ca. 56 x 43,5 cm Frame: 83 x 69,5 cm The lithograph based on the painting 'La nuit de Pise' by ReneMagritte and edited by Philippe Moreno, with the authorisation and under control of the ADAGP, representing 'La Succession Magritte' (see also the blind stamps in the left and right bottom corner).Condition reports and high resolution pictures are available on our website at www.coronariauctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@coronariauctions.comPlease note that external links are available on our website www.coronariauctions.com

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND KILIM UPHOLSTERED ARMCHAIR CIRCA 1780 With blind fret carved front legs 96cm high, 74cm wide, 66cm deep Provenance: Supplied by Robert Kime Ltd. Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use Some old chips, splits, losses and repairs All legs have been re-tipped, evidence of this can be seen about one third of the way up each leg where the join is visible All castors are later additions Dreweatts are unable to inspect or comment on the originality of the frame or seat rails as this is covered by the upholstery Some minor fraying and tears to the upholstery in places. Some old plugged repairs to where the upright meets the arm Some evidence of old worm Various old tack holes from previous upholstery In sold, stable condition overall. Please see additional images for a visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer