We found 25512 price guide item(s) matching your search
There are 25512 lots that match your search criteria. Subscribe now to get instant access to the full price guide service.
Click here to subscribe- List
- Grid
-
25512 item(s)/page
Progressive Rock LPs, ten reissue albums of mainly Progressive Rock comprising Bread, Love and Dreams - Amaryllis, Andwella's Dream - Love and Poetry, Bob Theil - So Far, Wellington - S/T, Uriah Heep - Salisbury, Budgie - S/T, Ame Son - Catalyse, Progresiv TM - Dreptul De A Visa, Probe 10 - There Is A Universe and Panta Rhei - S/T - mainly in Excellent to EX+ condition
A PART PARAGON CHINA ROCKINGHAM PATTERN DINNER SERVICE, decorated with Chinese pheasants amongst flowers comprising three dinner plates, three side plates, six bread plates, nine soup dishes and two rectangular serving dishes, TOGETHER WITH A SIMILARLY DECORATED PART PARAGON CHINA DINNER SERVICE, comprising six dinner plates, six luncheon plates, six side plates, five saucers, three soup dishes, three bowls, two oval serving platers and lidded tureen AND A CRESCENT & SONS CHINA DISH (qty)The absence of a Condition Report does not imply that a lot is without imperfections. Please note carefully the exclusion of liability for the condition of lots contained in the Conditions of Sale.Second part Paragon service: One side plate with large chip to edge and saucer chipped, light general wear overall and rubbing to gilding. Condition report made 080221.
RIGBY (CHRISTOPHER PALMER) - ANGLO-PERSIAN WAR & ZANZIBARSeries of twenty six autograph letters signed from Christopher Palmer Rigby ('C.P. Rigby') to his friend Joseph Miles, Quartermaster of Marines at Bombay ('My dear Miles'), comprising: (i) seventeen letters written from Bushire during the Anglo-Persian war of 1856-7, in his position as Superintendent of Police and Assistant Civil Commissioner, reporting on life in the town ('...supplies coming in from all parts, fruit, vegetables, fish etc in abundance, and the meat as good as English...'), troop movements ('...The Persians are still encamped 2 marches off and are trying to cut off our supplies... the Russians have occupied Asterabad and have a large army on the Persian frontier...'), reporting '...you will hear of the defeat of the Persian Army... Outram arrived looking remarkably well... [The Highlanders] caused an immense sensation marching through the town in their kilts. The Persians think they are our great warriors... their force amounted to eight regiments of infantry, 18 guns and four or five thousand irregular horse... They [the Persians] evacuated their camp before our arrival... finding we did not follow them came back to make a night attack on us in their entrenched camp... our Artillery blazed at them with grape and cannister... the Persians fled in confusion... we might march through their country with moderate force...'), General Jacob ('...detested by nearly everyone in camp... he is doing everything he can to embroil us with the Persians and the tribes around... a wretched stick, pig headed as a mule... it is a wretched patched up peace, we gain nothing...'), visit from a Persian Colonel ('...looks as if he had just been figged out in Paris... The Persians seem really anxious to cultivate friendship with us...'), news of mutual friends ('...what a 1000 pities all our fellows are marrying, it hampers a Regiment in every way...'), complaints of the Bombay postal system ('...a disgrace to any Christian country, a foul blot upon the 19th century...'), reports of mutinies in India ('...most exaggerated...'), and withdrawal (...'I suppose I shall be the last to embark from here...'); (ii) one letter from aboard the Falkland giving a description of the Seychelle Islands ('...every species of tropical fruit...The roads are lined with roses, myrtles & oleander... the whole island almost is in a state of nature... the root of the manioc which grows like a weed makes excellent white bread... people are too lazy... no money is ever spent on improvements... the style of living is very different... I don't think they even have tiffin or dinner, breakfast seems to be the meal... turkey, ham, curries, fish, salads, ducks stewed in olives... with claret... fancy eating all this at 10 in the morning...'); (iii) eight letters from Zanzibar as British Consul, describing being greeted by the Sultan on arrival ('...he gave a capital dinner in the European style but only sherbet to drink... the English Consul is the only person here the Sultan calls on...'), hospitality ('...the French Consul... has a French cook... would have done credit to the Café de Paris... The American Consul... can't speak a word of French... only language in which he can make himself understood is the Sowahili or negro language... I laughed when I heard them salute each other with 'Jambo Monsieur'...'), scenery and abundant produce ('...like a fine park... huge mango trees, groves of oranges etc...'), arrival of slaves ('...they all wear a wooden ticket round the neck...') and slave ships ('...they come to try to bully the Sultan into consenting to a slave trade, but they find it no go... they pretend it is not a slave trade that the negroes are only 'engaged' to serve for a term of years and go willingly...'), cholera ('...raging here... carried off thousands of people...'), threat of attack from Muscat ('...there will most likely be a good deal of fighting... There are 25000 wild Africans here & a firing & yelling is kept up all day... & kill 2 or 3 people daily by accident...'), the arrival of Burton and Speke ('...Speke has done much more than Burton, he left Burton after surveying the Tanganika Lake which is about 400 miles long and went alone 25 days journey North where he discovered Lake Nianza... unknown to any...'), his low opinion of Burton ('...Speke is a right good jolly resolute follow, Burton is not fit to hold a candle to him... Speke works, Burton lies on his back all day & picks other people's brains...'), arrival of explorer Albrecht Roscher from the interior ('...Burton is very jealous of him...') and his discovery of Lake Nyassa ('...the first white man who has ever done so... There is a report he has been murdered... we are very anxious about him... Speke is going with 50 armed men...'), French designs on the colony ('...all very savage altho' outwardly polite... they want to get rid of the Sultan...'), the quashing of the rebellion of the El Harth Arabs ('...the Sultan's brother who was backed up by the French... The rebel tribe has suffered severely... the English are in high favour here now...'), his own legacy ('...I have lately emancipated 3700 slaves here... I was occupied from daylight to dark for 6 weeks having the slaves brought up and writing a certificate of freedom for each...'), and much else, c.96 pages, creased with some small tears along folds, one small portion excised to remove postmark, rust staining from old paperclips, some integral address panels with red wax seals, 8vo, Bushire, Karrack, Seychelle Islands, British Consulate Zanzibar, 28 December 1856 to 22 June 1860Footnotes:'ENGLISH INFLUENCE IS SUPREME HERE': LETTERS FROM THE BRITISH CONSUL IN ZANZIBAR & HIS FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT OF THE ANGLO-PERSIAN WARA wide-ranging, closely written and detailed correspondence beginning with Rigby's first-hand experience of the Anglo-Persian war of November 1856-April 1857. As Bushire's only Magistrate and Superintendent of Police, on the arrival of Sir James Outram, commander of the British forces, Rigby was elevated to Assistant Civil Commissioner and Military Commandant. His services were indispensable as the only officer who could speak Persian. Rigby's account covers the battle of Bushire, the British attack on Brazjun, and the battle of Khushab, the largest battle of the war. During his next posting as British Consul in Zanzibar, against a vividly portrayed background of life on the island, he speaks of his great successes in fighting the slave trade, the quashing of the Burghash rebellion, describes assisting several explorers and reveals his personal thoughts on the rivalry between Burton and Speke (see Lot 89).These letters were retained in the papers of Christopher Palmer Rigby, extracts from which were published in his daughter's memoir, General Rigby, Zanzibar and the Slave Trade, published in 1935.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
FIVE BOXED BORDER FINE ARTS STUDIO SCULPTURES, comprising Border Collie, seated style four, A2087 and 'Three Border Collie Pups' A1445, both from Dogs & Pups Galore Series and signed by Ray Ayres, Oct, 04, modelled by Margaret Turner, three sculptures from On The Farm Series 'Cute Pups' (Collies) A4065, modelled by Kerry Bell, signed Ray Ayres Oct 04, 'Collie Pup In Bread Tin' A3867 and 'Lamb & Bucket' A3866, both by Janet Miller and boxed 'Border Collie' A5911 from The Border Fine Arts Pottery Company (6)
ROYAL ALBERT 'OLD COUNTRY ROSES', comprising teapot, height 16cm, cake/sandwich plate, milk jug, sugar bowl, six 21cm plates (one very stained), six cereal/fruit bowls (some staining to one), six teacups, six saucers, six side plates, cake knife, cheese knife, bread knife and 'Christmas Magic' cabinet plate (Condition:- all appear 1st quality and apart from staining all ok)
AN EVERILL & SONS PRINCESS ROYAL PATTERN TEA SET AND MATCHING SMALL WASH JUG AND BOWL, miniature coffee pot and a twin handled vase and cover, all printed in the same still life of fruits design, tea set comprising six cups, six saucers, seven tea plates, milk, sugar, tea pot and bread and butter plate (quantity) (Condition Report:- Some pieces marked as 'Raymond Everill & Paul Smith'. Nothing to indicate that the set is seconds quality. No sign of chips, cracks, crazing or resoration. Gilding if fairly good. Signs of use, some light scratching in the glaze, pieces feel rough in places, some dirty)
A COLLECTION OF TWELVE PIECES OF ROYAL DOULTON 'GAFFERS' SERIES WARE, comprising two saucers, both seconds, one cracked, both crazed, two tea plates with firing faults verso, seconds, a square plate, second, milk jug, second, rectangular sandwich plate, a.f, second, octagonal dish, glaze faults, bread and butter plate, scratched, second, tea pot, glued finial, chipped spout, crazed, and two 24cm diameter plates, both seconds, one with glaze faults and crazed (12)
A SELECTION OF WHITE METAL CUTLERY, to include a silver handled button hook hallmarked Birmingham, a cased set of 'Foster Silversmith, Kidderminster' horn and silver mounted handled carving utensils, includes two carving knives, meat forks and a knife sharper, hallmarked Sheffield 1886-87, a canteen of twelve fish knives and forks within a wooden case, two cased sets of EPNS serving fish knives and forks, together with a selection of white metal soup spoons, teaspoons, ladle, salad fork and spoon, bread knife, six napkin rings, sifters, etc
A BOX OF METALWARE, to include an EPNS three piece tea service set comprises of a teapot, creamer and sugar pot, a set of six 'silver plate' goblets each with a decorative engraved floral motif and gilt interiors, an EPNS serving fish knife, an EPNS bread knife, a 'Viners of Sheffield' alpha plate candle stick, a small quantity of EPNS trophies, EPNS sugar tongs, teaspoons, sifters and salt spoons, an EPNS ice bucket with inner plastic liner
A ONE HUNDRED PIECE HEREND PORCELAIN "CHINESE BOUQUET" DINNER SERVICE, MARKED, MODERN, the service for twelve in rust colored traditional decoration with waved rim and basket weave molded border, verso overglaze blue "HAND PAINTED" over crowned shields and "HEREND / HUNGARY," and numbered, comprising twelve dinner plates, diameter: 10", twelve salad plates, twelve bread/butter plates, twelve two handled cold soup bowls with single stemmed rose modeled handle and twelve saucers, one lidded tureen, one serving bowl, one gravy boat, one oval serving platter, two salt/pepper stands, one lidded coffee pot, one lidded sugar bowl, one cream pitcher, twelve demitasse cups with twelve saucers, twelve coffee cups with twelve saucers, two footed urn form cigarette holders, four oval breath mint saucers/ashtrays and one miniature vasi-form toothpick holder, height: 2 5/8". Condition: Good condition with negligible wear. The coffee pot lid's stemmed rose handle has a tiny chipped petal. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS." NO REFUNDS will be issued based on condition.

-
25512 item(s)/page