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NO RESERVE Stölenbecker (Nikolaus) Ostsee Kuste, oil on wood, initialled and dated lower right, 310 x 415 mm (12 1/4 x 16 1/4 in), framed, 2003; together with 6 further original artworks by different hands, including 2 botanical studies by Valerie Baines, and others, various sizes, all framed, 20th century (7)Provenance:From the collection of the late Mr. Laurence Lee
δ Josset (Lawrence) Collection of 24 Christmas cards and prints, mainly botanical and wooded landscapes, etchings and mezzotints, a few with hand-colouring, several with inscriptions inside by the artist, nearly all signed in pencil, various sizes between approx. 110 x 90 mm (4 1/4 x 3 1/2 in) and 240 x 155 mm (9 1/2 x 6 in), all but 3 hinged into mounts, unframed, [circa 1970s-1980s] (24)Provenance:From the collection of the late Mr. Laurence Lee δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
NO RESERVE δ Beaven (Marcus) St Catherine's Valley, large panoramic wood-engraving, on ivory wove paper, signed in pencil, inscribed and numbered from an edition of 20, image approx. 160 x 745 mm (6 1/4 x 29 1/4 in), hinged into mount, unframed, [circa 1990s-2000s]; together with 13 further wood-engravings by the same hand, including mainly botanical studies, a few miscellaneous book illustrations, all signed in pencil, inscribed, and most numbered from editions or 'A/P's', various sizes between 75 x 55 mm (3 x 2 1/8 in) to 145 x 140 mm (5 3/4 x 5 1/2 in), all unframed, [circa 1990s-2000s] (14)Provenance:From the collection of the late Mr. Laurence Lee⁂ Beaven was a self-taught wood-engraver, who also worked as furniture maker and woodturner, as well as in Forestry. Examples of his wood-engraving are held in the Ashmolean Musuem in Oxford, and in the Hunt Institute for Biological Documentation, a research division of Carnegie Mellon University.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
NATHAN BAILEY: DICTIONARUM BRITANNICUM OR A MORE COMPLEAT UNIVERSAL ETYMOLOGICAL ENGLISH DICTIONARY THAN ANY EXTANT...THE MATHEMATICAL PART BY G GORDON, THE BOTANICAL BY P MILLER, London for T Cox, 1730, 1st edition, title page printed in red and black (reinforced), lacks the one plate (as usual), 1pp errata and 1pp adverts at end, fo, old calf worn, top board detached
ROY LANCASTER: TRAVELS IN CHINA, A PLANTSMAN'S PARADISE, Woodbridge Antique Collectors Club, 1989, 1st edition, inscription verso of map free end paper, 4to, original cloth, d/w + YU DEJUN (ED): THE BOTANICAL GARDENS OF CHINA, Beijing Science Press, 1983, 1st edition, oblong, 4to, original cloth, d/w, both titles vgc (2)
Literary Society of Bombay, Transactions of the Literary Society of Bombay, 1st edition, 3 volumes, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1819-23, 49 engraved plates and maps (10 folding), half-titles, members lists to rear of each volume, one folding plate with adhesive tape repair to gutter, spotting, offsetting of plates and text, marginal damp-staining to portion of volume two, hinges cracked, contemporary calf gilt, bindings with minor repair, title labels missing to volumes one and two, boards rubbed with some loss, corners bumped, joints rubbed with loss of headcap to volume two, rear board detaching from volume three, spines rubbed with some loss, 4toQty: (3)NOTESA scarce work with a fine provenance. An important collection of works by prominent 19th-century figures such as Sir George Staunton and Henry Salt. These articles mainly focus on India and Persia, but with some works concerning other locales such as Abyssinia or Java. The articles are wide-ranging. Subjects include antiquities, literature, religion, linguistics, geology, history, current affairs, anthropology among others. Provenance: 1) Ochterlony bookplate to front pastedown of volume two, most likely David Ochterlony (1758-1825), commander of the British East India Company and British Resident at the Mughal Court in Delhi. 2) The Schlagintweit brothers, eminent nineteenth-century scientists and explorers 'who accumulated a huge collection of botanical, zoological and ethnographic specimens which formed the bedrock for the India Museum before being dispersed to other institutions' (Earth Sciences History Volume 11 no.1, 1992, p.2). Their library blindstamps ('Ex Bibliotheca Schlaginweit') to title pages. 3) Konrad Prinz Von Bayern (1883-1963) a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach, his bookplate to pastedowns of two volumes and front free endpaper of the other, his library stamp to half-titles. Contents include: Discourse at the Opening of the Society, by Sir James Mackintosh; An Account of the Festival of Mamangom, as celebrated on the Coast of Malabar, by Francis Wrede; Remarks upon the Temperature of the Island of Bombay, by Jasper Nicholls; Translations from the Chinese of two Edicts, by Sir George Staunton; Account of the Akhlauk-e-Nasiree or Morals of Nasir a celebrated Persian System of Ethics, by Edward Frissell; Account of the Caves in Salsette, by Henry Salt; On the Similitude between the Gipsy and Hindostanee Languages, Francis Irvine; Translations from the Persian, illustrative of the Opinions of the Sunni and Shia Sects of Mohamedians, by Sir John Malcolm; A Treatise on Sufiism or Mahomedan Mysticism, by James William Graham; Account of the present compared with the ancient State of of Babylon, by Edward Frederick; Account of the Hill-Fort of Chapaneer in Guzerat, by William Miles; The fifth Sermon of Sadi, translated from the Persian, by James Ross; Account of the Origin, History and Manners of the Race of Men called Bunjaras, by John Bruggs; An Account of the Parisnath-Gowricha worshipped in the Desert of Parkur, by James Mackmurdo; Observations on two sepulchral Urns found at Bushire in Persian, by William Erskine; An Account of the Cave-Temple at Elephanta, by William Erskine; Remarks on the Substance called Gez found in Persia and Armenia, by Edward Frederick; Remarks on the PRovince of Kattiwar, by James Mackmurdo; Account of the Cornelian Mines in the Neighbourhood of Baroach, by John Copland; Some Account of the Famine in Guzerat in the Years 1812 and 1813, by James Rivett Carnac; Plan of the Comparitive Vocabulary of Indian Languages, by James Mackintosh; Notice and Extracts of the Miritolmemalik of Sidi Ali Capoodawn, by Joseph Hammer; A small but true Account of the Ways and Manners of the Abyssinians, Nathaniel Pearce; An Essay on Persian Literature, by Vans Kennedy; Description of a volcanic Eruption in the Island of Sunbawa, by Andrew Stewart; Remarks on the Chronology of Persian History previous to the Conquest of Persia by Alexander the Great, by Vans Kennedy; On the Ruins of Boro Budor in Java, by James Crawford; Account of a curious Case in Surgery, by Charles Linton; Account of the Progress made in deciphering Cuneiform Inscriptions, by Charles Bellino; Some Account of the Caves near Baug, by F. Dangerfield; An Account of the Province of Cutch, by James Macmurdo; Notice respecting the Religion introduced into India by the Emperor Akbar, by Vans Kennedy; Description of a curious Bird of the Otis Genus, by John Stewart; Notes respecting the Trial by Punchiet, by Thomas Coats; Some Account of Mahummud Mehdi, the wali of the Mehdivis; On the Sacred Books and Religion of the Parsis, by William Erskine; On the Authenticity of the Desatir, by William Erskine; Remarks on the State of Persia from the Battle of Arbela to the Rise of Ardashir Babegan, by Vans Kennedy; Account of a Bed of Native Sub-Carbonate of Soda found in Malwa, by John Stewart; Notes respecting the principal Remains in the ruined City of Bejapoor, by W. H. Sykes; An Account of the Origin of the Living God at the Village of Chinchore, by W. H. Sykes; On the Institution and Ceremonies of the Hindoo Festival of the Dsrah, by Sir John Malcolm; Papers relating to the Earthquake which occurred in India in 1819; Remarks on the Sixth and Seventh Chapters of Mill's History of British India, by Vans Kennedy; Account of the Present State of the Township of Lony, by Thomas Coats; An Account of the Caves Ellora, by W. H. Sykes; Description of the Pandoo Coolies in Malabar, by J. Babington; A Statistical Account of the Pergunna of Jumboosur, by Thomas Marshall; Translation of a Grant of Land in the Concan, by Dr. Taylor of Bombay; Remarks on the Character of Muhammad, by Vans Kennedy; Account of a Journey from Katif on the Persian Gulf to Yamboo on the Red Sea, by G. T. Sadlier; Observations on the Remains of the Bouddhists in India, by William Erskine; Geological Notes on the Strata between Malwa and Guzerat, by John Stewart.
* Botany. Knorr (Georg Wolfgang), Nine botanical engravings originally published in 'Verlustiging der Oogen en van den Geest..., Hoorens en Schulpen...', Amsterdam, [1770-75], nine engravings with contemporary hand colouring, each approximately 320 x 210 mm, with Van der Gucht (G.). Sixteen botanical engravings, mid 18th century, uncoloured engravings of botanical specimens by Van der Gucht and others, some staining to the central fold with occasional areas of loss, slight worming to the margins, each approximately 400 x 320 mmQty: (25)
* Hill (John). A collection of 20 botanical prints originally published in 'Eden: or, a Compleat Body of Gardening. Containing Plain and Familiar Directions for Raising the several useful Products of a Garden..., Compiled and Digested from the Papers of the late celebrated Mr Hale, by the Authors of the Compleat Body of Husbandry..., [1757], twenty hand-coloured engravings, slight marginal fraying and chipping, each approximately 360 x 230 mmQty: (20)
A collection of thirteen 19th century English plates and bowls, to include a Mintons porcelain bowl decorated with gilt M below a crown, a Felspar porcelain plate decorated with a bird amongst flowers, a pair of Copeland dessert plates decorated with flowers, and a set of five Minton style dessert plates with botanical decoration
A Derby botanical dessert plate, c1795-1800, painted in the manner of William 'Quaker' Pegg, in gilt husk surround and canary yellow border, 23cm diameter, painted mark, pattern No 216 and title Gladiolus Galeatus Helmet-flowered Gladiolus One or two tiny scratches and light wear to the gilt rim, not cracked or chipped, no restoration
A 19th century Davenport pottery botanical part dessert service, the two tureens and covers and four various bowls and dishes all with scrolling handles and with six plates, the largest bowl 26cm wide, the plates 22cm diameterCondition report: Wear and chips to the enamel decoration overall, both tureens with chips and cracks to the lids, the bodies with further chips, one with a section of the border lacking; the bowl with a hairline crack approximately 3cm long; the middle sized oval dish with damage to the rim; the other two dishes with minor damages; the plates all in moderate to poor condition with cracks, repairs and staining
Noritake Contemporary Green Hill pattern 2897 part dinner and tea service, 37 pieces including tureen and cover, sauce boat, etc, A Broughton botanical brewer Prospect Works Durham stoneware vessel, c.1923, Sylvac vase with squirrel, two old English Staffordshire blue and white plates, Deco pottery preserve pot in the form of a beehive, etc (2 boxes)
Portmeirion Botanical Garden tea and dinner wears, to include three storage jars with lids, toast rack, butter dish with cover, salt and pepper shaker, oval serving dish with twin handle, large basin, two covered dishes, thee oval serving dishes of various forms, eight cups and saucers, twenty four round plates of various sizes, fourteen bowls of various sizes, six placemats and coasters, etc.
Botany - Hooker (William Jackson, Esq., F.R.A. & L.S.), Flora Londinensis [...], New Series, No. 6, London: Printed for J. Harding, [n.d., c. 1815], enclosing 11 hand-coloured copperplate-engraved plates, 51cm x 31.5cm, original upper-wrapper (loose, chipped with losses), (11); a collection of early 19th century and later botanical engravings, including Curtis's Botanical Magazine, all English, most with accompanying letterpress leaves, hand-coloured engravings and chromolithographs, various sizes, [qty]
Botany - Pratt (Anne), Wild Flowers, first edition, London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, [n.d., 1853], printed in parallel columns with 60 accounts, each specimen illustrated with a botanical chromolithograph, contemporary cloth, upper-cover lettered in gilt, folio (33.5cm x 27cm), [1]
Natural History and Science - [Pluche (Noël Antoine)] & Humphreys ([Samuel], translator), Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display'd [...], volumes I, III, & IV only, mixed second and fourth editions, London: J. and J. Pemberton, 1739, illustrated with fold-out and full-page engravings, contemporary speckled calf (faults), 12mo, (3); Cherveul (M.E.) & Spanton (John, translator), The Laws of Contrast of Colour [...], first edition thus, yet the second edition overall, London: George Routledge, 1858, colour frontispiece, b/w plates, contemporary cloth, 8vo, (1); Step (Edward, editor), Anne Pratt's Flowering Plants, eleven parts only, London: Frederick Warne & Co., [n.d., 1899-1905], full-page botanical chromolithographs, original wrappers (splits, faults), (11); Webber (C.W.), Romance of Natural History: or, Wild Scenes and Wild Hunters, London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1853, contemporary pictorial red cloth gilt, 8vo, (1); Howitt (William), The Rural Life of England, third edition, London: Longman [...], 1862, illustrated with wood engravings, contemporary cloth, 8vo, (1); angling;
POSTCARDS - ASSORTED Approximately 200 cards, comprising real photographic views of The Town Hall, Sheffield; White Terrace, Rotomahana, N.Z.; The Bandstand, Botanical Gardens, Brisbane; and The Watchman, Kare Kare Bay [N.Z.]; with printed views of Cliff End Lane, Pett Level; Hudson Terminal Building, New York; Whitehall Building, New York; South Barracks, Gibraltar; The Museum, Calcutta; Exhibition Concert Hall, Brisbane; New Zealand Insurance Company's New Building, Brisbane; The East Beach, Saltcoats; and others, (album).
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