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An early 20th Century mahogany twin pedestal desk in the Georgian style, the tooled leather top above an arrangement of nine drawers around the kneehole, with blind-fretwork decoration and raised to ogee bracket feet, 54” wide.

After David Hockney RA b.1937- Exhibition poster 'David Hockney, Zeichnungen und Duckgraphik, Staatliche Graphische Sammlung Munchen Meiserstr. 10 Aussetellung 25. Februar- 17. April 1977'; lithograph, 84x59cm: Chris Orr b.1943- 'Arthur's Kitchen'; lithograph, signed, titled numbered 32/100 and dated 1978, bears publisher's blind stamp, 37x52cm: together with an colour aquatint by a different hand, signed indistinctly in pencil and dated 1974, tondo, 24cm., dia., (3)

After Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin 1870-1935- Horses in a cobbled yard; publ Eyre & Spottiswood Ltd, East Hardings St, London. EC; reproduction print in colours, signed within the plate and in pencil, bears blind stamp for the Fine Art Trade Guild, 44X36cm: After George William Joy 1844-1925- Nelson as a boy; chromolithograph, signed within the plate, in an oak Oxford frame, 58x45cm.,(2)

* British School 19th century- View of old houses in Abbeville France; pencil and brown wash on grey paper, inscribed, bears blind stamp, 26x34cm., (unframed)

James Alphege Brewer act c1909-1938- 'York Minster (from the East)', publ Jan 1st 1924 by Alfred Bell & Co Ltd 6 Old Bond Street London W1; etching, signed and titled in pencil, bears publisher's blind stamp, 45x29.3cm

A George III mahogany foldover card table, the serpentine moulded top above plain frieze upon chamferred blind fret carved supports with pierced brackets, 70x96cm.

A set of three tier hall shelves, mahogany, with pierced and blind fretwork.

FRED MILLAR AFTER AVERIL BURLEIGH 'Magic Music', etching in colours, F A T G blind stamp to the margin, 14 1/2" x 11 1/2" and three further decorative prints to include 'Montagnes de Glace'; 'Morning Eton College'; 'The Romp' (4).

Southey (Robert). History of the Peninsular War, 3 vols., 1st ed., 1823 32, contemp. blind tooled calf gilt, scuffed and worn, with joints splitting and frayed, spine labels chipped or lacking, and vol. 3 with upper cover detached, 4to (3)

Tyson (Captain George E.). Arctic Experiences: Containing Capt. George E. Tyson's Wonderful Drift on the Ice Floe, A History of the Polaris Expedition, the Crews of the Tigress, and Rescue of the Polaris Survivors. To Which is Added A General Arctic Chronology, Edited by E. Vale Blake, New York, 1874,. wood engs., single page map, ex lib. copy with oval blind stamp to upper corner of many plts., later cloth, rubbed, together with Gilder (William H.), Schwatka's Search. Sledging in the Arctic Inquest of the Franklin Records, n.d., c. 1880, half title present, port. frontis., wood engs., two maps, some minor marginal staining, orig. gilt dec. cloth, rubbed and minor wear to extrems., and two others, all 8vo (4)

Wright (George Frederick). Asiatic Russia, 2 vols., 1st ed., New York, 1902,. half titles present, num. b & w illusts. from photos., four folding maps contained in rear pocket of vol. 2, six other maps, unobtrusive blind stamp to each title, orig. cloth with morocco label to spines, a little rubbed, 8vo (2)

Darwin (Charles). On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 1st ed., 1859, half title (3.5 cm strip excised at upper margin not affecting text), folding diagram at p. 117, 32pp pubs. cat. at rear dated June 1859 (Freeman's 3rd form), intermittent light brown stain to lower margins only and not affecting text, orig. light brown endpapers, hinges near broken, pages uncut, orig. green blind stamped cloth, spine lettered in gilt (Freeman variant a), cloth sl. rubbed and nicked at extremities, two centimetres fraying in middle of lower joint, 8vo in 12s Freeman 373; PMM 344b; Grolier 23b; Dibner 199; Garrison Morton 220. All 1250 copies of the first edition were taken up on the day of publication. See illustration on front cover of this catalogue. (1)

George III (King of England, 1738 1820), Coronation ticket, Westminster Abbey, Sepbr. 22, 1761, eng. ticket for the coronation of King George III, with large copper eng. of George III and Queen Charlotte in coronation robes, surrounded by their subjects in Westminster Abbey, blind embossed gilt seal to upper left, numbered 556 and with seat number in ms., early ms. names of Geo. Wyatt and J. Heaton to lower margin, trimmed to left hand margin, clipping printed border, with three folds, approx. 260 x 270 mm (1)

Ansted (Prof. D.T.). THe Ionian Islands in the Year 1863, 1st ed., pub. 1863,. tinted litho. frontis., four full page maps, b & w illusts. to text, orig. green blind stamped cloth, spine lettered in gilt, a trifle rubbed at extrems., 8vo Blackmer 35. Ansted was a geologist and engineer of considerable reputation and wrote several travel books as well as works on geology and geography. (1)

Army Lists.. The Official Army List for the Quarter Ending 30th December, 1905, with an Index, pub. War Office, 29 January, 1906,. together with The Offical Army List for the Quarter Ending 31st December, 1912, with an Index, pub. War Office, 28 January, 1913, both orig. blind stamped cloth gilt, faded and rubbed on spines, thick 8vo, plus The Monthly Army List, August 1914, June 1915, May 1917, December 1915 (in two parts), together five vols., mixed bindings, with nine other WWI period monthly army lists, several lacking leaves at front and rear, and further monthly, half yearly and annual army lists, c. 1930s 1960s, some defective, all thick 8vo (40)

Bremer (Fredrika). Greece and the Greeks. The Narrative of a Winter Residence and a Summer Travel in Greece and Its Islands, Translated by Mary Howitt, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1863,. half titles present, 8 pp. publishers ads. at rear of vol. 2, orig. blind stamped cloth gilt, some light soiling, 8vo Blackmer 197. See illustration inside front cover of this catalogue. (2)

Cockburn (Major James). Swiss Scenery, 1820, eng. title, sixty eng. plts., lightly foxed, mostly to margins, gauffered edges, contemp. calf, elaborately gilt and blind tooled, rubbed and scuffed, with sl. loss to head of spine, and joints splitting, large 8vo (1)

Colomb (Captain Philip Howard). Slave Catching in the Indian Ocean. A Record of Naval Experiences, 1st ed., 1873,. half title present, eight wood engs., folding map, a.e.g., orig. blind panelled blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, somewhat darkened and restored at head and foot (new endpapers), 8vo (1)

Costello (Louisa Stuart). A Summer Amongst the Bocages and the Vines, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1840,. half titles present, four full page uncol. litho. plts. on india paper, wood engs. to text and ornamental letters, orig. blind stamped cloth gilt, a trifle rubbed, 8vo 'She did tourism a great service in the early days of excursion travel by recommending simple itineraries with historical and topographical interest' (Jane Robinson, 'Wayward Women'). (2)

Hensman (Howard). The Afghan War of 1879 80. Being a Complete Narrative of the Capture of Cabul, the Seige of Sherpur, the Battle of Ahmed Khel, the Brilliant March to Candahar, and the Defeat of Ayub Khan, with the Operations on the Aglmund, and the Settlement with Abdur Rahman Khan, 2nd ed., 1882,. ten sketch maps, some folding, ex lib. copy with usual marks, orig. blind stamped cloth gilt, some wear to spine, together with The Third Afghan War, 1919, Official Account, Compiled in the General Staff Branch, Army Headquarters, India, pub. Calcutta, 1926, twenty three maps, correct as list, mostly folding, contents leaf frayed at edges, minor marginal dampstaining and some light toning, contemp. half morocco gilt, both 8vo, and three others related (5)

Le Comte (Pierre). Afbeeldingen van Schepen en Vaartuigen in Verschillende Bewegingen, Amsterdam, 1831, half title, fifty fine hand col. litho plts. of ships & rigging etc., blind stamp to lower margin of each plt., occ. scattered spotting mostly to margins, contemp. printed boards, modern reback and repairs to board edges, oblong folio See illustration inside rear cover of this catalogue. (1)

Leake (William Martin). The Topography of Athens. With some Remarks on its Antiquities,. together with The Demi of Attica, 2 vols., 2nd ed., 1841, half titles present, eleven eng. maps, plans and plts., mostly folding, some minor scattered spotting, pages mainly unopened, orig. blind stamped cloth gilt, faded on spines, 8vo Blackmer 976 & 977. The best edition, very considerably expanded and emended from the first edition of 1821. The plates in volume one are dated 1854 and published by John Murray (as in the Blackmer copy), those in volume two are dated 1841 and published by Rodwell. It would seem likely that leftover sheets of the (1841) work, together with the original title page, were simply re issued in 1854 with the new plates. (2)

Mure (William). Journal of a Tour in Greece and the Ionian Islands, with Remarks on the Recent History, Present State and Classical Antiquities of those Countries, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1842,. authors presentation copy, inscribed on half title to vol. 1, 'To James Dennistoun Esqu., with the Authors regards', both half titles present, eight maps and seven uncol. litho. plts., some folding, 4pp., pubs. ads. at rear of vol. 1, errata and list of plts. at rear of vol. 2, some minor scattered spotting, orig. blind stamped cloth gilt, (two tiny chips to spine of vol. 2), 8vo Blackmer 1170. Mure was a classical scholar whose principle work was 'A Critical History of the Language and Literature of Greece, 1850-57.' (2)

Napier (Lieut. Gen. Sir W.). History of General Sir Charles Napier's Administration of Scinde, and Campaign in the Cutchee Hills, 1st ed., 1851,. twelve tinted litho. plts., two folding maps, some scattered spotting and light toning, orig. blind stamped cloth, crudely rebacked, corners bumped, 8vo, together with MacDonell (Ranald, and Macaulay, Marcus), A History of the 4th Prince of Wales's Gurkha Rifles, 2 vols., 2nd ed., printed at the Army Press, Dehra Dun (India), 1959 & 1960, b & w illusts. by Lieut. Col. C.G. Borrowman, eleven folding maps containing rear pocket of vol. 2 (complete), contemp. red half morcco gilt, small 4to, (subscribers edition limited to 150 copies, this copy unnumbered), plus Shakespear (Col. L.W.), History of the 2nd King Edward's Own Goorkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles), 3 vols., reprinted, Aldershot, 1950-52, b & w illusts., num. folding maps, orig. cloth gilt, a little rubbed on spines, 4to, and others of Indian military interest (33)

Oswell (William Cotton). William Cotton Oswell, Hunter and Explorer. The Story of his Life with Certain Correspondents and Extracts from the Private Journal of David Livingstone, Hitherto Unpublished, by his Eldest Son, W. Edward Oswell, with an Introduction by Francis Galton, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1900,. half titles and both errata slips present, photogravure port. frontis. to each, b & w illusts., two folding maps, folding facsimile letter, three or four unobtrusive oval indelible ink stamps, orig. cloth gilt, faded on spines, 8vo, together with Lyell (Denis D.), Wild Life in Central Africa, 1st ed., [1913], b & w illusts. from photos. and drawings by the author, 4 pp. commercial ads. at rear, previous owners indelible ink stamp on title, some marginal dampstains, orig. blind stamped cloth gilt, rubbed on spine, 8vo (3)

Romer (Mrs. Isabella Frances). A Pilgrimage to the Capitals and Tombs of Egypt, India and Palestine, in 1845 6, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1846,. half titles present, five litho. plts. (incl. hand col. litho. frontis. to vol. 2), eight woodcut vigns. to text, small ink stain affecting fore edges of a few leaves in vol. 1, orig. blind stamped cloth gilt, a little rubbed, 8vo Blackmer 1446. 'Whether trapped in an overturned carriage amongst the 'savage inhabitants' of Alicante, sobbing with compassion at a Malaga bullfight, sipping sherbert in a Turkish harem in Egypt, or swaying sickeningly in a Palestinian palanquin made for two. Anything and everything that happened to her on the move was legitimate subject matter, and with cheerful equanimity he recorded it all' (Jane Robinson, 'Wayward Women'). See illustration inside front cover. (2)

Montaigne (Michel Eyquem de). The Essayes written in French by Michael Lord of Montaigne, Knight of the Order of S. Michael, Gentleman of the French Kings Chamber, trans. John Florio, [2nd ed. of Florio's translation], printed by Melch. Bradwood for Edward Blount and William Barret, 1613,. 3 parts in one vol., with title page to each part, b & w woodcut head and tail pieces, initials etc., eng. port. of John Florio by William Hole, one or two minor marks to margins (generally in clean condition with good margins), contemp. reversed full calf, with blind double rule border, hinges partly cracked at head and foot, with portion to head of spine missing, folio STC 18042. Ex libris William Richards, inscribed in ink to front blank 'Gulielmus Richards Gun: et Can.', with inscription below 'Esto te memores brevis aevi'. Possibly the Anglican clergyman and author William Richards (1643 1705), who studied at Trinity College, Oxford, and wrote The English Orator (1680). With additional inscriptions in ink in an early 17th century hand to front blank (with name crossed out), and a list of Montaigne's favourite authors, and long quotation from Heliodorus, to rear pastedown. (1)

Cellarius (Christopher). Geographia Antiqua, 6th ed., rev. Samuel Patrick, 1731, single page eng. plt. of a globe and twenty six double page historical engraved maps by John Senex, complete, title page printed in black and red, wood eng. head and tail pieces and initial letters, hinges split, contemp. blind panelled calf, rubbed, and joints splitting, spine darkened, 8vo (1)

Carleton (William). Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, 2 vols., 8th ed., 1868,. num. b & w illusts. by Harvey, Gilbert, Phiz, Franklin, Macmanus, etc., some minor spotting of prelims., orig. blind stamped and gilt dec. cloth in bright condition (inner front joint of vol. 1 strengthened), 8vo, together with Coyne (J. Stirling and Willis, N.P.), The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland, vol. 1 only (of 2), n.d., c. 1840, addn, vign. title, single page map, fifty two steel eng. views after drawings by W.H. Bartlett, some minor scattered spotting, a.e.g., orig. gilt dec. and blind stamped cloth in bright condition, 4to, with ten other minor books of Irish interest (13)

Plees (W.). An Account of the Island of Jersey; Containing a Compendium of its Ecclesiastical, Civil, and Military History..., pub. Southampton, 1817, eng. folding map, four eng. plts., blind stamped library mark to first & last few pages, later cloth, upper board detached, 4to (1)

Washbourn (Henry, pub.). The Heraldry of Crests..., 1829, eng. frontis., numerous eng. armorial plts., occ. spotting to margins, orig. cloth, frayed at head & foot of spine, 12mo, together with Kent (Samuel), The Banner Display'd: or, an Abridgment of Guillim: Being a Complete System of Heraldry..., vol. 1 only (of 2), 1726, woodcut armorials to text, contemp. blind panelled calf, rebacked, joints & extrems. worn, 8vo, with Berry (William), Encyclopaedia Heraldica. A Complete Dictionary of Heraldry, vol. 2 only (of 3), c.1820s, eng. title, some spotting, contemp. reversed calf, rebacked, 4to, (this vol. complete in itself) (3)

Albertus Magnus. Paradisus animae, sive Tractatus de Virtutibus Libellus... , ed. Henricus Sommalius, Antwerp: Plantin Press, 1602,. woodcut initials, occn. browning, two page markers attached to foremargins of two leaves, contemp. blind stamped vellum with two gilt clasps in working order, rubbed, 12mo (1)

Bible. Irish. [The Holy Bible], Dublin, Printed by G. & J. Grierson & M. Keene... for the British and Foreign Bible Society, 1827,. some browning and staining, contemp. blind stamped calf, rubbed, lower joint damaged, stout 8vo d. and M. 5555. The first edition of the Bible in Irish character printed for the B.F.B.S. Edited by J. McQuige. Five thousand copies were printed. (1)

Turner (Dawson). The Stranger's Guide to the Roman Antiquities of the City of Treves, from the German of Professor John Hugh Wyttenbach ... Edited under the Direction of Dawson Turner, John W. Parker, 1839,. eng. port. of Wyttenbach, nine eng. plts., twelve vigns., 16pp. pubs. cat. at the end, orig. blue cloth, blocked in blind, lettered in gilt, 8vo with a minor amendment to the text on page 111, written in a small, neat hand, almost certainly Dawson Turner's. A very good copy. (1)

Krapf (Rev. Dr. L.). A Dictionary of The Suahili Language, 1st ed., 1882,. eng. port., some spotting, orig. cloth gilt, sl. rubbed, large 8vo, together with Jennings (Major J. Willes & Addison, Christopher), With The Abyssinians in Somaliland, 1st ed., 1905, folding map frontis., b&w plts. from photos, some spotting, orig. cloth gilt, sl. rubbed, plus Buttner (Dr. C. G.), Anthologie aus der Suaheli Litteratur, 2 vols. in one, Berlin, 1894, contemp. blind stamped calf with red leather labels to spine, a little rubbed, all 8vo, plus other exotic languages and Africa interest, mostly 20th c. pubs., including some journals (3 shelves)

Ainsworth (W. Harrison). The Works, 16 vols., mixed eds., 1897 1900,. b & w frontis. to each, five vols. with addn. title page, wood eng. illusts. by George Cruikshank, H.K. Browne, et al, ex libris John Lanchbery with blind stamps to front free endpapers, occn. spotting, near contemp. red half morocco gilt by Denny, minor rubbing, 8vo A handsome set. (16)

Bible [English]. The Bible. Translated According to the Ebrew and Greeke, and Conferred with the best Translations in Divers Languages..., Imprinted at London by Christopher Barker, 1579, New Testament title with woodcut border present, lacks general title, prelims. and all before B1, Book of Genesis lacking all before B1 (xxii.8), lower half of final leaf of Aprocrypha also lacking, some fraying with slight loss of some text mostly to marginal nots etc., soiling and damp staining throughout, NT title frayed and marked, bound with the Whole Booke of Psalmes, 1578, lacking all after F7, contemp. blind stamped calf, brass corner bosses (lacking upper left to upper board, upper board detached, some slight wear and lacking clasps, 4to Herbert 159. Sold with all faults, not subject to return. (1)

Cicero (Marcus Tullius). De Officiis libri tres, Amsterdam, P. & I. Blaeu, 1688,. contemp. panelled full calf, rubbed and some wear, with joints partly cracked, thick 8vo, together with Mayer (John), A Commentarie upon the New Testament. Representing the Divers Expositions therof, out of the Workes of the most learned, both ancient Fathers and moderne Writers... containing the seven smaller Epistles, called Catholike, and the Booke of the Revelation, lacks pp. 493 504, a few leaves loose, contemp. blind ruled sheep, worn, small 4to, plus a 1752 edition of Schrevelius, Lexicon Manuale Graeco Latinum (title with upper outer portion torn away), contemp. full calf, thick 8vo (3)

Huish (Robert). The Housewife's Manual, or Domestic Guide in the Choice, Rearing, and Management of Fowls, Geese, Ducks, Pigeons, Rabbits, and Bees, with practical instructions for the breeding, fattening, and keeping of pigs and cows; judicious rules for managing the dairy and piggery in all their branches; approved methods of brewing ale and table beer ..., Derby, Thomas Richardson, n.d., c. 1840s,. 138 pp., orig. yellow chalk glazed endpapers, orig. dark brown cloth gilt with blind ruled border, very sl. rubbed with minor wear to extreme head and foot of spine, 12mo Rare. Not in Cagle. No copy traced in the U.K. Robert Huish (1777 1850) is best known for his Treatise on Bees (1815), The Improved British Angler (1838), as well as editions of the Voyages of Ross, Beechey, etc. Cagle lists one work by this author, entitled The Alphabetical Receipt Book and Domestic Advisor, of 1826. (1)

Ernest Crofts-"The French Storming the Farm at Hougoumont in 1815", black and white photogravure, signed artist's proof with publisher's blind stamp..

A Regency period rosewood and satinwood crossbanded sofa table the rounded rectangular top above a line inlaid frieze enclosing two drawers opposed by blind drawers on 'beehive' turned column and quadruped base with brass paw cappings and castors 96cm wide (flaps down) 73cm high 68cm deep

A late 18th century American mahogany chest-on-chest the top section with moulded dentil cornice above blind chevron frieze and two over three drawers between shaped and fluted canted corners the lower part having two shallow drawers above three drawers with convex swan neck handles on ogee bracket feet 107cm wide 196cm height 52cm deep Provenance: Mrs Thwaites Grammar School ( as inscribed on a drawer base) Mass. U.S.A

A French walnut display cabinet glazed top over blind door base decorated with geometric boxwood inlay gilt metal mounts and Sevres-style panels adapted 80cm wide 200cm (plus pediment) height 37cm deep

A George III mahogany Lancashire Chippendale style longcase clock attributed to Gillows of Lancaster circa 1765 the broken scroll swan neck pediment carved with foliate terminals above foliate and scroll carved inset panels flanked by paterae over an arched glazed door enclosing a 13" arch brass dial with Roman numerals date aperture and marked Jon Benson Whitehaven foliate engraved centre and date aperture the arch painted with a three masted merchantman approaching a pier detailed with a lighthouse and figures the dial applied with pierced foliate and scroll spandrels eight-day movement striking on a single bell between stop fluted Corinthian column pilasters over a dentil moulded frieze centred by a patera from which issues a carved grape vine extending to each side of the clock above a shell carved and crossbanded full length trunk door with concave top corner and ribbed moulding flanked by fluted quarter pilasters with carved Corinthian capitols and blind fret work carved bases over an acanthus carved bevelled moulding the crossbanded base panel with shell carved corners (one lacking) between canted blind fret work carved angles and raised on shaped ogee bracket feet painted and gilded pendulum 90" high.

A late Victorian carriage time piece the 1.75" circular enamel dial with ring of Roman numerals signed Dun* EllSheffield within a Persian design champlevé enamel face the case with reeded swing handle four ball corner finials over three-quarter stop fluted protruding corner pilasters and rectangular bevelled glass sides front and back within a blind fret Persian designed wire-work frieze and apron on four short turned feet the key wound movement with slow/fast adjustment through the top rectangular bevelled glass inspection plate 6" high in original plush lined leather covered travel case

A mahogany crossbanded oak eight-day longcase clock mid 18th century the four-pillar rack and bell striking movement with 11.75in square brass dial with star engraved subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture to the bumble bee Hoho bird and foliate engraved matted centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes fleur de lys half hour markers and signed Fran’s Pile Honiton to lower edge the angles with bird and urn pattern spandrels the case with stepped moulded cornice and blind fret to frieze above integral hood pilasters and long trunk door on plinth base with bracket feet 206cm high excluding finials Francis Pile is recorded in Baillie G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Honiton circa 1762

An oak and pine thirty-hour longcase clock the posted countwheel bell-striking movement with 11in square brass dial engraved with buildings on a coastline with sailing vessel within an applied Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes and Indian mask and scroll cast spandrels to angles in a case with ogee cornice above blind fret frieze and integral pilasters to hood rectangular trunk door with lenticle and plain plinth base composite 199cm high

A George III figured mahogany eight-day longcase clock with moonphase circa 1780 the four-pillar rack and bell striking movement with 14in brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture to the matted centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes the angles with female mask and scroll cast spandrels beneath rolling moon to arch the upper edge signed William Barker Wigan the case with swan neck pediment and double fluted pilasters to hood above blind fret throat and shaped-top trunk door with raised parquetry banded border flanked by reeded quarter columns the panel fronted plinth base with canted angles and ogee bracket feet 233cm high William Barker is recorded in Baillie G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Wigan circa 1760

A William III arabesque marquetry eight-day longcase clock circa 1700 the four finned pillar inside countwheel bell-striking movement with an 11in square brass dial with subsidiary seconds dial ringed winding holes and engraved calendar aperture to the matted centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes stylised sword hilt half hour markers and signed Mat. Bunce London to lower edge the angles with winged cherub head and leafy scroll cast spandrels in a case with bird and crown inlaid caddy above blind fret frieze and leafy scroll decorated hood door with integral pilasters the 24in walnut veneered trunk door with lenticle and three shaped panels of figural and arabesque strapwork marquetry on an ebonised ground the plinth with conforming rectangular panel and moulded skirt base 228cm high This clock is illustrated in Robinson Tom The Longcase Clock Antique Collectors Club Woodbridge Suffolk 1981 p.105 figure 5/24. Matthew Bunce is recorded in Britten F.J. Old Clocks and Watches & their Makers as working in London circa 1698

A William III floral marquetry eight-day longcase clock circa 1700 the five finned pillar inside countwheel striking movement with an 11in square brass dial with subsidiary seconds dial ringed winding holes and engraved calendar aperture to the matted centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes stylised sword hilt half hour markers and signed Tho. Bridge Londini Fecit to lower edge the angles with winged cherub head and leafy scroll cast spandrels now in a case with later ogee shaped caddy above blind fret frieze and floral trail decorated hood door with integral twist turned pilasters the 42in walnut veneered trunk door with lenticle and three shaped panels of figural bird and flower marquetry on an ebonised ground within leafy scroll inlaid surround the plinth with conforming rectangular panel and border on moulded double skirt base 226cm high. Thomas Bridge is recorded in Baillie G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in London circa 1700

Luke Wise Reading. A walnut eight-day longcase clock early 18th century the five finned pillar inside countwheel bell-striking movement with 12in square brass dial with subsidiary seconds dial ringed winding holes and foliate engraved calendar aperture to the matted centre within an applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes fleur de lys half hour markers and signed Luke Wise Reading to lower edge the angles with cast twin cherub and crown pattern spandrels now in a herringbone banded walnut case with ogee moulded cornice and blind fret frieze to hood above integral hood pillars and rectangular trunk door on conforming plinth base with moulded skirt 198cm high. Luke Wise is recorded in Baillie G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Reading 1686-1710 however Loomes records him as moving from London to Reading by 1691 and dying in 1735. From the collection of the late Mr J Morley

A 9ct gold propelling pencil, set blind seal, engraved decoration, inscribed “PCF Feb 1 1904”, 9.5cm (3 3/4in)

A large Victorian F R Pratt of Fenton oval pottery panel, printed with the Blind Fiddler after Sir David Wilkie, 26cm (10in) wide, an F R Pratt lozenge form pot lid printed with a scene after Wouvermann, and a rectangular prattware box, “Milking the cow”

An Edwardian mahogany bonheur du jour lady’s desk, with brass gallery, fitted central piano top stationery and pen compartment, drawers with blind fret decoration and brass handles, raised on square tapering supports with castors, 106cm (41 3/4in) wide.

A George III mahogany linen press, blind fret decoration to the two-door top, over base fitted four long drawers with brass handles, on bracket feet, 115cm (45 1/4in) wide

An 18th century style string inlaid and crossbanded mahogany library breakfront bookcase, fitted with pierced broken swan neck pediment above four elliptically glazed bookcase doors, the serpentine base fitted four shaped frieze doors above a bank of similarly shaped cupboard doors, raised on a shaped blind plinth, 182cm (71 1/2in) long

An Edwardian inlaid and crossbanded mahogany bow fronted china display cabinet, fitted with adjustable shelves, enclosed by a pair of decoratively glazed doors, the base fitted a pair of shaped blind cupboard doors with figured inset satinwood panels, raised on splayed bracket supports joined by an apron, 124cm (49in) wide

A 19th Century mahogany chest of small proportions with moulded top, fitted four drawers flanked by canted corners with blind fret carving on ogee bracket feet, 231/2 x 17 inches

Picasso. Lithograph, Blue Dove with Yellow Sun, printed signature, Combat Pour La Paix, S.P.A.D.E.M. Paris blind stamp, 21.25" x 29.25", framed.

Lynn Chadwick (1914-2003). Lithograph, Reclined Figure, semi naked female, signed in pencil and dated 71, inscribed E d A (epreuve d’artist), Erker Presse St Gallen blind stamp, 21.75" x 29", framed. ILLUSTRATED.