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A Whitefriars circular paperweight, in clear glass with blue centre and bubble inclusions, 8.5cm diameter; another egg shaped with orange centre, 8cm high; a Caithness Diamond Jubilee Magnum faceted paperweight with central rose, limited edition 40/60, 11cm high, engraved marks; a Whitefriars White and Pink Spray paperweight, 97/250, by Caithness, certificate (4)
Scottish Manuscripts Inveresragan, Argyll and Bute & Thurso, Caithness 5 Autograph Letters, 2 from Robin Hunter to Colin Campbell of Inveresragan, at Greenock, 1 from Edward Nixon, relating to Hunter, 1 from Jon. Innes to Colin Campbell, 1 from John Glasgow, Irvine, to Colin Campbell, 1733-39, relating to cargoes of timber to Port Glasgow, trade in herrings, coal for the garrison of For William, herring fishing at Port Nessock; with 2 envelope fronts "Toe be forwarded by the Postmaster of Inverary" & "Via Inverary"; William Henderson of Thurso 5 manuscript letters to his son John, 1814-1826, the first to John when a student of Mr Mackinlay's of The Academy Tain, later ones to lodgings in Edinburgh, when John had become a Law student. The first letter extols the virtues of good spelling and punctuation and the avoidance of "habitual drinking", the second letter requests John to take the "John O'Groat" out of Leith, the third refers to a dispute between the people of Wick and the court officials of Thurso which might go to "The House of Peers", via the "Court of Session". The fourth letter recommends the son to investigate both Tories and Whigs, the final letter details with financial matters and grouse shooting rights. Three weeks after the last letter William died (10) Note: Colin Campbell carried on the business of a general store at Inveresragan, near Ardchattan on Loch Etive. This involved the acquisition and delivery of a variety of goods from several sources. Some research notes relating to the letters are included.
Shetland, Orkney & Caithness A Collection of 13 Books Grant, Francis J. The County Families of the Zetland Islands. Lerwick: T. & J. Manson, 1893. First edition, 8vo, one of 200 copies printed, contemporary black quarter calf, two contemporary ownership signatures to the title-page, several passages of neat annotation in the text; Laing, Samuel Pre-Historic Remains of Caithness. Edinburgh: Williams and Norgate, 1866. 8vo, original green cloth gilt; Small, John A Description of the Isles of Orkney. Edinburgh: William Brown, 1883. 8vo, number 205 of 250 copies, original blue cloth with paper label to spine; Manson, Thos. M.Y. Guide to Shetland. Lerwick: T. & J. Manson, 1932. 12mo, original cloth, several leaves lacking; Cluness, A.T. The Shetland Book. [Lerwick:] Zetland Education Committee, 1967. 8vo, original red cloth gilt; and another copy; Berry, R.J. - J.L. Johnston The Natural History of Shetland [New Naturalist volume 64]. London: Collins, 1980. 8vo, original green cloth gilt, dust-jacket not price-clipped but with adhesion from plastic wrapper; another [proof?] copy in original wrappers with a publisher's compliments slip; Burgess, Haldane Rasmie's Büddie. Lerwick: The Shetland Publishing Company, Ltd., 1979. 8vo; Venables, Ursula Life in Shetland. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1956; Howarth, David The Shetland Bus. London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1951; Butler, Rhoda Shaela, Shetland Poems. Sandwick: Thuleprint Ltd., 1976; Henderson, Tom Shetland from Old Photographs. [Lerwick:] Shetland Library and Museum, 1978 (13)
Collection of early 20th century and later scent bottles and atomizers incl. a gilt metal cage work scent bottle, Caithness atomizer, Bohemian cut glass bottle with elongated stopper, two Dutch porcelain figural bottles and others (20) Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
Czechoslovakian Style Brooches, other ornate brooches, a shell inset trinket box, stamped "Mexico", another trinket box with Caithness glass style detail; together with a small selection of scarab beetle style costume jewellery, including an ornate brooch and two rings, another ring, with cabochon highlights, an oriental style ring, with ornate inset dragon(?) centre, within decorative border stamped "925", a similar style brooch and an ornate necklace, including case.
Ceramics and Glass - Lilliput Lane models including Cowslip Cottage, Vine Cottage, Gardener's Cottage, Ring 'O' Bells, Chestnut Cottage, etc; a Beatrix Potter musical teapot; a Caithness paperweight, Five Past Midnight, 116/150; Little Gems musical boxes; a Portmeirion novelty teapot; glass drop ceiling shades, etc

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