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MILLE, PIERREDOUZE HISTOIRES DE BÊTES Paris: René Kieffer, [1931]. 4to, number 163 458 copies on vélin de cuve paper (of 500 copies in total), 14 colour plates, contemporary half cloth with original wrappers bound in, a little darkening and offsetting in places; Géraldy, Paul Toi & Moi. Pairs, 1947. 8vo, author's inscription to frontispiece recto, brown morocco with an elaborate gilt and blind chequered pattern, the motif of two lovers to the upper cover and Cupid's bow and arrow to lower cover, slipcase, some foxing throughout, spine rubbed (2)

MEDICINE & SCIENCE, 8 WORKSINCLUDING HIERONYMUS DAVID GAUBIUS Institutiones Pathologiae Medicinalis. Edinburgh: A. Donaldson & J. Reid, 1762. Second edition, 8vo, contemporary calf, bookplate; Russell, J. Rutherfurd Homoeopathy in 1851. Edinburgh: James Hogg, 1852. 8vo, original brown cloth gilt; Baird, George & Joannes Wayte Dissertatio Medica inauguralis de Tetano... Edinburgh: P. Neill, 1822. 8vo, contemporary half calf; Some Account of a Boy Born Blind and Deaf. [N.p., n.d. but 1814] 4to, 79pp., disbound; Etmullerus, Michael Etmullerus Abrig'd... London: Andrew Bell, 1712. 8vo, modern quarter calf; Weiler, J.F. Herniae Gangraena Correptae Casum et Epcrisin... Strasbourg, [n.d.] Small 4to, lacking an initial leaf?; [bound with 3 other texts]; Svanberg, Jons Exposition des opérations Faites en Lapponie pour la Détermination d'un Arc du Méridien. Stockholm: J.P. Lindh, 1805. 8vo, 3 plates, original publisher's wrappers; and one other (8)Provenance: From the collection of Larry Hutchison

GROSE, FRANCIS, 13 VOLUMES COMPRISINGTHE ANTIQUITIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES. [UNDATED]. 8 VOLUMES, NEW EDITION The Antiquities of Scotland. 1797, 2 volumes; Military Antiquities. 1812, 2 volumes; The History of Dover Castle by the Rev. Wm. Darell. 1797; together 13 volumes, 4to, engraved plates, uniform contemporary calf gilt, gilt and blind-stamped boards, bookplate of John Tetlow; the following anomalies are noted: England and Wales, vol. 4. Northumberland lacks Alnmouth Church and Holy Island 2; Mitford Castle appears twice; England and Wales, vol. 8: additional plate not called for p. 163; Military vol. 1: 2 additional plates not called for at pp.343 & 363, a very attractive set (13)Provenance: From the collection of Larry Hutchison

ORKNEY, 2 VOLUMES, COMPRISING BARRY, GEORGEHISTORY OF THE ORKNEY ISLANDS. LONDON: LONGMAN, 1808 Second edition, 4to, folding map and 11 plates, folding map and title neatly laid down, contemporary blind-tooled black morocco, spine lettered in gilt, neatly rebacked retaining original spine, owner's name partly erased from title, occasional light dampstain to lower margin, corners rubbed; Eunson, George The Ancient and Present State of Orkney. Newcastle upon Tyne: Printed for the Author, 1788. First edition, 12mo, pp.127, [1], modern period style quarter calf, spine lettered in gilt, title somewhat spotted and fore-margin chipped, fore-margin of [A2]-A4 strengthened (2)Provenance: From the collection of Larry Hutchison

Circa 1830 mahogany Lancashire mule chest of two blind over four opening drawers with reeded side decoration on corner bracket feet

Shakespeare ,William ' The Plays of William Shakespeare in 21 vols.....nots by Samuel Johnson nd George Steevens, revised and augmented by Isaac Reed.....Sixth Edition. London J Nichols and Son, FC adn J Rivington etc. 1813. Frontis portrait to vol I,full calf with gilt rules and blind stamped decs to board edges, many corners bumped, boards detaching, and back strip loss.

After Sir William Russell Flint, village scene, pencil signed, with blind stamp, published 1969 by Frost & Reed, 47cm x 62cm.

George III and later oak and mahogany hanging corner cupboard, cavetto and dentil moulded cornice, adapted blind fretwork frieze, the door enclosing shelves, width approximately 75cm, height 108cm.

20th Century Italian School coloured etching, Tabby Cat', signed in pencil in the margin, 10.8 cm x 14.2 cm, no. 16/150, blind stamped, framed and glazed

Graham Rust limited edition coloured print, The Secret Garden', signed in pencil in the margin 'Graham Rust', no. 71/475, blind stamped, 31.6 cm x 42 cm, framed and glazed. Together with Spencer Roberts (1920 - 1997) print, 'White Tiger', signed 'Spencer Roberts' (lower right), 50 cm x 70.5 cm, framed and glazed; after Giovanni Sangalli canvas print, 'Floral Still Life', 50.5 cm x 40.5 cm, framed (3)

Two National Fine Arts limited edition prints after L S Lowry, 'Crime Lake' and 'Viaduct Street Passage', numbered 480/500 and 668/850 respectively and with blind stamps, framed

An Edwardian George III style mahogany breakfront library bookcase, with dentil cornice, blind fret carved frieze and four glazed doors over four drawers and four panelled cupboard doors, on bracket feet, W.9ft 2in. D.1ft 11in. H.8ft 6in.

Jasper Johns (b. 1930). Lithograph on paper depicting a light bulb dangling on a rope. Reads "Recent Still Life, Museum of Art, RISD, Feb. 23- Apr. 3." Hand signed and dated '65 along the lower right and numbered 16/100 along the lower left. Printed by ULAE, West Islip, with the blind stamp lower left. Field 50.Sheet; height: 34 1/2 in x width: 20 in. Framed; height: 42 1/2 in x width: 27 1/2 in.

A circa 1900 Continental rosewood and marquetry inlaid sofa table, the four quarter veneered top with centre leaf and flower marquetry inlay within a border, matching fall leaves, over a blind frieze drawer, with gilt brass chutes and sabots, w.72cm (leaves down), d.56cm, h.74cm

A framed and glazed Pochoir print- Paul Klee "Winterreise" 1964 after the original of 1921, signed in the plate, printed by Daniel Jacomet. Blind stamped and numbered in pencil 14/200. Gallery label verso. 37cm x 26.5cm

A 9CT GOLD COMBINATION PROPELLING PENCIL AND DIP PEN, retractable action, chased decoration with shield shape blind seal terminal, 10cm

A PAIR OF CHINESE CARVED SOAPSTONE SEALS, seated Court figure decoration, blind bases, 11cm high, together with a Chinese glazed EARTHENWARE FIGURE OF A WISEMAN beside a vase painted in Sancai glaze reminiscent of the Tang Dynasty, 27cm high

AFTER DAVID SHEPHERD "The Welcome Storm", depicting a landscape with elephants, a limited edition colour Print, 643/850, signed in pencil, bears Guild blind stamps, with remarque to the lower margin, 38cm x 75cm mounted in a gilt glazed frame

AFTER DAVID SHEPHERD (1931-2017) "After the Rain", a landscape with Zebra, a limited edition colour Print 305/850, signed in pencil and with Guild blind stamps, 23cm x 42cm mounted in a gilt glazed frame

ATKIN & OXLEY A CASED SET OF WILLIAM IV SILVER DESSERT KNIVES AND FORKS for six people, Sheffield 1847, in mahogany case with blind brass shield inset to cover, 29cm wide

AFTER BERYL COOK (1926 - 2008) 'Getting Ready' Colour Print, Signed in Pencil by the Artist and with blind stamp, Published by Alexander Gallery Publications Ltd, Bristol, 48cm x 14cm

AFTER BERYL COOK (1926 - 2008) 'DOG IN THE DOLPHIN' Colour Print, Signed in Pencil by the Artist and with blind stamp, Published by Alexander Gallery Publications Ltd, Bristol, 55.5cm x 27cm

AFTER BERYL COOK (1926 - 2008) 'TWO ON A STOOL' Colour Print, Signed in Pencil by the Artist and with blind stamp, Published by Alexander Gallery Publications Ltd, Bristol, 40cm x 27cm

AFTER SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL FLINT Study of three peasant ladies, Print, Signed in pencil by the Artist and with blind stamp, 51cm x 68cm

A William IV autograph transcript of the Gospel of Saint Matthew, the work of Joseph Wilkinson of Wakefield, dated 1833, illustrated in pen and ink, bound in blind-embossed cloth with gilt-tooled calf edges, the fixed front marbled end paper bearing a gilt tooled claret label of W N Wilkinson and annotation Presented to him by his father, the writer, December 17th 1835, 24 cm x 20 cm

A George III mahogany tallboy chest, with moulded cornice and blind fret frieze, two short and three long drawers between quarter fluted pilasters, the projecting base with three long drawers, on ogee bracket feet, 117cm wide x 56cm deep x 171cm high. Illustrated

Cicero (Marcus Tullius) Rhetoricorum..., collation: *6, a-k8, l4, m-z8, A-G8, H8, I4; [6], 245, [3] ff., Aldine device on title and at end, blank spaces for capitals with printed guided letters, first quire slightly browned and foxed, a few finger-marks and spots, minor loss to blank outer lower corner of k3, repair to corner of H6 without loss, verso of rear endpaper and rear pastedown with note 'HH.C.I', rear pastedown with date '1825', price notice 'b. 80' inked by an early hand on title, contemporary brown morocco over pasteboards, executed in Venice or Padua, covers within multiple gilt and blind fillets, centre with foliate tools at each corner and small central fleuron in gilt, spine with three double raised bands alternated to three single bands, decorated with gilt fillets and friezes, pastedowns and endpapers renewed, blue edges, extremities of spine and corners restored, joints repaired, two small worm-holes to upper cover, 4to (213 x 132mm.), Venice, Aldus Manutius, March 1514.⁂ The first Aldine edition of the complete rhetorical works of Cicero, carefully edited for Aldus by the outstanding humanist Andrea Navagero. A reprint of Aldus' Cicero was issued in 1521 by his heirs (see lots xxx and xxx). The text is set in the Italic font designed by the well-known Bolognese punchcutter Francesco Griffo and used by Aldus for all his books printed in octavo format after the Virgil of 1501. The Cicero of 1514 was issued in quarto size but still respected the rules of the divine proportions of the 'golden section'. This copy is in a handsome and strictly contemporary binding, its elegant but sober gilt and blind decoration indicating that it was executed in the Veneto area, in all likelihood by craftsmen active in Venice or in Padua. A binding with similar tools, and attributed to Veneto workshops, is listed by Tammaro De Marinis in his La legatura artistica in Italia, II, no. 1684.Literature: Adams C1676; Renouard 65.1; Ahmanson-Murphy 120.

Quintilianus (Marcus Fabius) [De institutione oratoria], collation: *4, a-z8, A-E8, F6; [4], 230 ff., F3 and F4 misbound, Aldine device on title and at end, blank space for capitals with printed guide letters, old repair to title with loss to a couple of letters on verso, a few stains and spots, some marginal water-stains and foxing, short tear to blank margin of f7 and E1 without loss, single small wormhole to upper blank margin of final leaves, some marginalia and reading-marks, in two different early hands, contemporary south-German hazelnut morocco, elaborately blind-tooled (recased), covers within frames of multiple fillets and roll with foliate and floral motifs, at centre of upper cover small floral branches and inscriptions in cartouches, large lozenge-shaped tool at centre of lower cover, traces of ties, spine with three double raised bands, compartments decorated with fillets, a few wormholes to covers, joints slightly cracked, 8vo, Venice, Aldus Manutius, August 1514.⁂ The first Aldine edition of one of the most important and influential rhetorical works of antiquity. Quintilianus' De institutione oratoria was edited by the leading humanists Andrea Navagero and Giovanni Battista Ramusio, and the text was set in the celebrated italic type designed and cut for Aldus by Francesco Griffo of Bologna. This copy once belonged to the Cistercian Abbey in Schöntal (Speciosa Vallis), famous for its impressive library, which comprised over 10,000 volumes. The volume was later purchased as a duplicate by the Royal Library in Munich. Provenance: Cistercian Abbey at Schöntal, in Baden-Wüttenberg (ownership inscription 'Ad conventum Vallis Speciosa' on title); 'Ex libris Lindauer' (ownership inscription on title); sold as a duplicate by the Royal Library Munich (2 stamps on verso of title). Literature: Adams Q52; Renouard 68.5; Ahmanson-Murphy 124.

English binding.- Cicero (Marcus Tullius) Officiorum libri tres. Liber de amicitia. Liber de senectute. Liber paradoxorum, collation: AA10 a-z8 A-D8 E6, title in red and black and within woodcut architectural border, woodcut decorative initials, woodcut printer's device to final verso, lacking 2 preliminary ff. and f3, contemporary blind-stamped panelled calf over wooden boards, signed 'T.P.', panel formed by a roll bearing cherub's head and Renaissance ornament, remains of metal clasps, spine ends and edges worn, rubbed and stained, 4to (254 x 172mm.; binding 265 x 181mm.), Paris, Simon Vincent, 1527.⁂ A rare example of a sixteenth century English binding by the anonymous binder 'T.P.'. For a similar binding see Oldham, Shrewsbury School Library Bindings, Oxford, 1943, D.VII.14. Provenance: 'Tho. Bennett' (early ink signature to title).

Nelson "almost blind" and in "very great pain".- Nelson (Horatio, Viscount Nelson, naval officer, 1758-1805) Autograph Letter signed "Horatio Nelson" and written with his right hand to Francis Drake, British Minister at Genoa, 4 pages, sm. 4to, Vado Bay (near Genoa), "Noon" 6th August 1795, in command of a small detached squadron supporting the Austrian army and blockading Genoa, contemptuously dismissing a "most impudent proposal" of Mr. Martin's for a convoy; explaining the disposition of his "Cruizers... the disposition & acts of my Cruizers will soon prove incontestibly that Genoa is not blockaded, as all vessels will arrive in perfect security, which are not French or loaded with French property... Cruizers off Cape Corse or Straights of Bonnafacio will not stop the trade so well as where I have placed them, was I to remove those ships on the Especia side of the Gulph nothing could prevent the escape of the French Squadron & any Convoy they may chuse to carry with them... I have been very careful to give no Offence to the Genoese territority or flag..."; discussing the obligations and rights of the Genoese as neutrals, claiming that his actions in no way infringe their neutrality; insisting that his cruisers must operate close to Genoa itself so as to protect English and Allied trade from being attacked by French privateers; referring to orders received from Admiral Hotham for blockading all French ports, and concluding with the admission, "I am almost blind and it is with very great pain I write this letter", with "Copied" in a secretary's hand at head, a few small tears starting along folds.⁂ An important letter in which Nelson discusses the situation with regard to the blockade of Genoa, nominally neutral but increasingly under French control. On 12 July 1794 Nelson was at the siege of Calvi, Corsica, and was wounded in the face by stones thrown up by an enemy shot, and was blinded in his right eye. Calvi surrendered on 10 August. Over a year later he would describe himself as being blind and in "very great pain".Provenance: Mostly published in The Dispatches and Letters, edited by Nicolas.Francis Drake (1764-1821), British diplomat; held positions at Genoa and Munich during the Napoleonic Wars.

[Cameron (Julia Margaret, photographer, 1815-79)] [Portrait of Lionel Tennyson in medieval costume], albumen photograph print, mounted on card, blind stamp "Registered Photograph" at tail on card mount, slightly browned and spotted, inscribed on verso in modern pen, "Lionel Tennyson" and "Julia Margaret Cameron", 316 x 210mm., [c. 1870s].⁂ Hon. Lionel Tennyson (1854-1886), second son of Alfred, Lord Tennyson; went to sea with Lord Dufferin; died on board ship on his way home, on April 20, 1886.

*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed *** Levant.- Belon (Pierre) Plurimarum singularium & memorabilium rerum in Graecia, Asia, Aegypto, Iudaea, Arabia..., collation: *8, A-Z, a-h8, woodcut illustrations of fauna, flora etc., some full-page, 1589; De neglecta Stirpium Cultura, atque earum cognitione Libellus, collation: A-E8, F4, 1589, together 2 works in 1 vol., titles with woodcut printer's device, first title with faint old ink signature, light water-staining to first few leaves, lacking the 2 folding plates, bookplate of Col. Cooper, later sprinkled calf ruled in blind, morocco label, rubbed, split to upper joint, [Adams B566 & 556; cf. Blackmer 115, French edition; Nissen ZBI 305, first title only], 8vo, Antwerp, Christopher Plantin *** First editions in Latin of Belon's travels in Greece, Asia Minor, the Holy Land and Egypt between 1546 and 1549, and his treatise on the cultivation of exotic trees and plants, first published in French in 1553 and 1558 respectively. Saleroom Notice: This lacks the 2 folding engraved plates

*** Please notice, the description of this lot has changed *** New Zealand.- Polack (Joel Samuel) Manners and Customs of the New Zelanders; with Notes corroborative of their Habits, Usages, etc. and Remarks to Intending Emigrants, 2 vol., half-titles, folding engraved map, wood-engraved frontispiece, title-vignettes and illustrations, foxing and offsetting to map (as usual) and facing title of vol.1, bookplates and ink shelf-marks of Earl of Derby, Knowsley Hall on front pastedowns, original green cloth, spines gilt, a little rubbed and stained, spine ends slightly worn, [Hocken p.85, "illustrations and observations valuable and original"], 1840 § [Maning (Frederick Edward)] Old New Zealand: being Incidents of Native Customs and Character in the Old Times. By a Pakeha Maori, first English edition, light water-staining to front endpapers, original brown cloth elaborately blocked in blind, rubbed and slightly damp-stained, [Hocken p.224], 1863, 8vo (3) ⁂ The first item is by the son of a Jewish painter who emigrated to England as a child and became a successful businessman in New Zealand in the 1830s, being the first Jewish settler in New Zealand. He wrote this book about the Maoris and their customs to encourage further emigration. The second is by another Maoriphile who moved to New Zealand from Tasmania in 1833 to work, eventually becoming a judge of the Native Land Court in 1865. Saleroom Notice: This is a first edition of this title but consists of an expansion of the Maori chapters in the author’s earlier work on New Zealand of 1838.

Voyages.- Belcher (Capt. Sir Edward) Narrative of a Voyage Round the World...including details of the Naval Operations in China, 2 vol., first edition, 3 folding engraved maps in pocket at beginning of vol.1, engraved frontispieces and 17 plates, wood-engraved illustrations, 16pp. publisher's catalogue at end of vol.1, foxing to most plates but text generally clean, original blind-stamped blue cloth, uncut and unopened, spines faded, covers damp-stained, [Ferguson 3564; Hill 102; Sabin 4390], 8vo, 1843. ⁂ Important survey of the Pacific and its islands, and the coast of north-west America from California up to Alaska. The naval operations in China refer to the First Opium War.

Austen (Jane) [Novels], 6 vol., Bentley's 'Favourite Novels' series, engraved frontispieces (those in vol.1-5 from Bentley's 'Standard Novels' series, portrait in vol.6), most with light marginal foxing, Clement K.Shorter's set with his bookplate in 'Emma' and pencil signature in 'Lady Susan', original dark green blind-stamped cloth, spines gilt, very slightly rubbed, [Gilson D8-12, notes, originally issued in 1870], 8vo, Richard Bentley & Son, 1885-86.⁂ Clement K.Shorter (1857-1926), journalist and literary critic, author of several works on the Brontë sisters.

Poor Law.- Nolan (Michael) A Treatise of the Laws for the Relief and Resettlement of the Poor, 2 vol., first edition, lightly foxed, contemporary polished calf, spines in blind-ruled compartments and with red morocco label, spine heads little chipped, rubbed, 8vo, J. Butterworth, 1805.⁂ First edition of this detailed analysis of England's poor laws by the Irish lawyer Nolan.

Botany.- Linnaeus (Carl) Species plantarum, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, second issue with the three cancelled leaves E6, F5 & R2 in vol.1, errata leaf at end, contemporary ink inscription to title of vol.1 and ink stain to title and following leaf with small hole to title (repaired), old ink bookseller's stamp at foot, some foxing as usual, damp-staining to last few leaves of Index causing fraying and slight loss to errata leaf, modern calf with border ruled and stamped in blind, spine gilt, [Hunt 548], 8vo, Stockholm, L. Salvius, 1753.⁂ The classification of plants and the foundation of modern taxonomy. This was "the first work to account for all the kinds of plants then known for the world, to classify them according to a simple system ... and to provide for each kind a name of two words. This addition of a binomial system of nomenclature ... to the polynomial system has caused this work to be designated as the starting point for the modern nomenclature of ferns and flowering plants. Because of this, Species plantarum has become the most important single work in the world's botanical literature." Hunt

Euler (Leonhard) Elemens d'Algebre, 2 vol., first French edition, half-titles, titles with woodcut device, woodcut decorations, some light foxing and browning, contemporary French mottled sheep, a little rubbed and scuffed, a few small worm-traces, spines gilt in compartments with double red morocco labels and old paper label to upper compartment, 8vo, Lyon, Jean-Marie Bruyset, 1774.⁂ Euler's authoritative work was first printed in a Russian version in St. Petersburg in 1768-1769 in a handful of copies; the first German edition followed in 1770, under the title Vollständige Anleitung zur Algebra. The famous Swiss mathematician Johann Bernoulli jr. (1744-1807) was responsible for the French translation from the German. For the first time Euler's work is supplemented with the lenghty additions by Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736-1813).The work was finished when Euler was blind, and the text was therefore dictated to his valet.

A Victorian mahogany bookcase, the galleried top over two glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelf, two drawers and two blind panel doors, h. 162 cm, w. 121 cm, d. 49 cm CONDITION REPORT: Condition commensurate with age.

After Beryl Cook OBE (1926-2008) - 'Strip Poker', a signed artist's limited edition proof, also bearing the blind stamp for The Portal Gallery and numbered 153/650, also extensively inscribed on various labels verso, publication date, 2006 coloured reproduction, 23.25" x 13,25" *Provenance, The Portal Gallery and The Alexander Gallery

After Beryl Cook OBE (1926-2008) - 'The Birthday Cake', signed artist's limited edition proof, also bearing the blind stamp for The Portal gallery and numbered 282/650, also inscribed on a label verso and on the backing board, publication date, October 2005 coloured reproduction, 21" x 15" *Provenance, The Portal Gallery and The Alexander Gallery

After David Shepherd C.B.E.,F.R.S.A.,F.G.R.A (1931-2017) - 'The Elephant and the Ant Hill', signed artist's limited edition proof no. 246/850, also bearing the blind stamp for the Fine Art Trade Guild, coloured reproduction, 20.75" x 40"; together with a further unframed example, 'African Waterhole', numbered 9/650 published in 2002, 16.5" x 30.5" (2)

Framed coloured print, Abraham Cooper "Plenipotentiary" complete with blind stamp limited edition and coloured print of Mr. Gladstone. Conditions reports are not available for our Interiors Sale.

AN EARLY 19th.C.MAHOGANY SERVING TABLE ON CARVED SCROLL FORELEGS AND WITH TWO BLIND FRIEZE DRAWERS. 183 x 62 x H.94cms.

Tom Dodson 1910 - 1991 Artist Pencil Signed Ltd and Numbered Edition Colour Print. Titled ' Fishergate Preston ' Fine Art Trade Guild Blind Stamp. Only 850 Issued. Mounted and Framed Behind Glass. Image Size 16 x 20 Inches. Excellent Condition.

Tom Dodson 1910 - 1991 Artist Pencil Signed Ltd and Numbered Edition Colour Print. Titled ' The Market Day ' Only 850 Issued. Fine Art Trade Guild Blind Stamp. Mounted and Framed Behind Glass. Print Size Only 14 x 18 Inches.

Tom Dodson 1910 - 1991 Artist Pencil Signed Ltd and Numbered Edition Colour Print. Titled ' The Anniversary Walk ' Edition of 850 Only. Fine Art Trade Guild Blind Stamp, Mounted and Framed Behind Glass. Print Size Only 15.5 x 18.5 Inches. Excellent Condition.

Tom Dodson 1910 - 1991 Artist Pencil Signed Ltd and Numbered Edition Colour Print. Titled ' The Church ' 37 Edition of 500 Only. Fine Art Trade Guild Blind Stamp, Mounted and Framed Behind Glass. Print Size Only 15.5 x 18.5 Inches. Excellent Condition.

Tom Dodson 1910 - 1991 Artist Pencil Signed Ltd and Numbered Edition Colour Print. Titled ' The Smithy ' This Print Is No 842 of 850. Fine Art Trade Guild Blind Stamp, Mounted and Framed Behind Glass. Print Size Only 14 x 18 Inches. Excellent Condition.

Tom Dodson 1910 - 1991 Artist Pencil Signed Ltd and Numbered Edition Colour Print. Titled ' May Queen ' Fine Art Trade Guild Blind Stamp. Edition of 850 Only. Mounted and Framed Behind Glass. Print Size Only 12 X 9 Inches. Excellent Condition.

RIVERS & SON, CORNHILL, LONDON. A GEORGE III MAHOGANY QUARTER CHIMING LONGCASE CLOCK the arched moulded hood with blind fret above glazed arched door flanked by reeded brass capped corintian coluns, the trunk with matching quarter columns enclosing a moulded framed bridge top door above box base with applied moulded panel, the 12" arched brass dial with painted circular Roman centre and subsidiary second, the arch having subsidiary dials for regulation and Strike/Silent with centre cartouche reading 'Rivers & Son, Cornhill, London. Successer's to Daniel De Sir Leu, WATCHMAKER To her MAJESTY', the three train weight driven eight day movement striking the hours on a bell and the quarters on a nest of eight bells 223cm high - comes with brass cased weights, pendulum, winding key and original pagoda top, now removed

WALTER ARCHER, STOW (ON THE WOLD)AN 18TH CENTURY OAK 30 HOUR LONGCASE CLOCK the square 11” brass dial with chapter ring and spandrels enclosing a leaf engraved centre fronting a lantern type birdcage movement with anchor escapement and countwheel strike on a bell, the case with flush fitting trunk door and moulded pillars to the hood door beneath a blind fretwork frieze and dentil moulded cornice 210cm high

GEORGE CLARKE, LONDON. A GEORGE II WALNUT MUSICAL LONGCASE CLOCK the arched hood having a blind fret above an arched glazed door flanked by two turned brass capped columns above a long trunk door with D-moulded edge on box base, the 12" arched brass dial with silvered Roman chapter ring surrounding a matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture, the arch with penny moon dial, Strike/Silent and tune selector for 'A March in Scipio, Thor's Trumpet, The Lads of Dunce, and The White Joak' , the three weighted six pillar movement striking the hours on a bell and playing a selection of four tunes on thirteen bells and twenty six hammers every three hours 240cm high - comes with brass bob pendulum, three brass cased weights and winding key

STEVEN RAYNER, LONDON. A LATE 17th CENTURY FIGURED WALNUT LONGCASE CLOCK the hood having a moulded pediment above a pierced blind fret frieze, glazed door flanked by capped turned columns on slender trunk with moulded quarter veneered door with moulded framed lenticle on box base, the 12" gilt brass dial having a wheatear engraved border, gilt spandrels and silvered chapter ring surrounding a matted centre with ringed winding holes and subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture fronting an eight day weight driven movement with finned pillars striking the hours on a bell 214cm high

JOHN BURGES, WIGAN. A MID 18th CENTURY 30 HOUR OAK CASED LONGCASE CLOCK the hood with moulded pediment and blind fret above glazed door flanked by turned columns on slender trunk with star inlaid door on box base, the 11" brass square dial with four season spandrels and engraved chapter ring enclosing a matted engraved centre with applied lion and unicorn hold the cartouche fronting a plated weight driven 30 hour movement striking the hours on a bell 208cm high

WILLIAM BARKER, WIGAN. A GEORGE III FLAMED MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK the swan-neck pediment with blind frets and dental mouldings above glazed arch door flanked by four reeded columns on a reeded column sided trunk with book matched door and matching brick moulded base, the 14" brass arched dial with silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with concentric calendar enclosing a silvered engraved centre with subsidiary second and moon phase to the arch fronting an eight day weight driven movement striking the hours on a bell 241cm high

JOSEPH LUM LONDONAN 18TH CENTURY OAK 8 DAY LONGCASE CLOCK with 12” square brass and silvered dial, rococo spandrels and Roman chapter ring with outer Arabic minute markings, plain centre with date aperture and seconds ring fronting an 8 day five pillar movement with anchor escapement and bell strike. The caddy top hood with blind fretwork frieze and brass finials, moulded door pillars and long rectangular trunk door on a plinth base 233cm high

A GEORGE III LANCASHIRE ELM AND MAHOGANY CROSS-BANDED MINATURE CHEST OF DRAWERS with moulded edge and blind-fret top above six small and two long graduated drawers, flanked by reeded quarter columns; standing on O'gee bracket feet 46cm wide 19cm deep 40cm high.

A large quantity of fabric samples to include Osborne and Little, Timney Fowler, Harlequin, Anna French, a long blind and a pink tablecloth and two bags of tassels (qty)

Basil Blackshaw HRHA RUA (1932-2016)Three Sisters (1981)Oil on canvas, 51 x 61cm (20 x 24'')SignedProvenance: The collection of Brian and Anne FrielExhibited: ‘Basil Blackshaw Retrospective’ (Travelling Exhibition), Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast November/December 1995; Model Art and Niland Gallery February 1996; and The RHA Gallery January 1997.Literature: ‘Basil Blackshaw: Painter’ edited by Brian Ferran, Full page illustration Plate 101, Page 62.This was used for the program of Brian Friel’s version of Chekov’s ‘Three Sisters’. The image is of an isolated Dacha. When I look at this work ‘Three Sisters’ a number of names and places comes to mind apart from Brian Friel and Chekov. I am reminded of ‘Shack in Monaghan’ (1981) by Blackshaw. I’m further reminded of Yeats’s poem about Countess Markievicz and her sister and their home at Lissadell in Sligo. I recall too Lorca’s Barraca - a travelling theatre in Spain.We know that Basil was commissioned by Field Day founders Brian Friel and Stephen Rea to paint a number of posters to promote plays being performed from 1980 onwards as a cultural and intellectual response to the political crisis in Northern Ireland at that time. Basil confessed to me he didn’t go to the theatre very much but got the gist of what Friel was putting on at that time from his partner Helen Falloon who was keener on theatre. A wink was as good as a nod to a blind horse as far as Blackshaw was concerned hence his response to Friel’s version of Chekov’s ‘Three Sisters’ - he painted a house with three windows naming the work ‘Three Sisters’.Artist and former Northern Ireland Arts Council Chief Executive Brian Ferran observed of Blackshaw’s ‘Three Sisters’ image: “an isolated house set back in the landscape”. Of course, Blackshaw had to find ‘an otherness’ to express his way of portraying what he considered to be the essence of the outplaying of the dramatist’s Three Sisters. A house with three windows ended up symbolic of the family at the centre of the production. Interestingly windows would return in earnest in Blackshaw’s output in the final decade of his life. The Windows series now hangs in IMMA. Blackshaw and Friel remained lifelong friends. On meeting, the dialogue reportedly went like this: “Are you painting these days Basil Friel would ask, “No - the well is dry. Nothing’s happening and what about you Brian are you writing anything” Basil would query. “No, nothing happening”. Of course both of them were lying to each other. It was all part of a game which went on between what a mutual friend to both described to me as “two foxes playing with each other”. We will not see the likes of them again.Eamonn Mallie, August 2018