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A selection of antique linen, to include an embroidered cape, shirts, nightdresses, etc (6).Condition report: Overall condition fair to goodCape - wirework in good conditino, some light marks to outer and lining, a couple of small scuffs to liningOther items in good to fair condition, some light marksPostage £20 for this lot

A glorious French 'Grande' Affiche movie poster for the 1966 big screen debut for the hugely popular TV show "Batman" . Boris Grinsson was responsible for the country unique artwork as Batman (Adam West) takes centre stage with the villains Penguin (Burgess Meredith) and Catwoman (Lee Meriwether) cleverly incorporated in to the swirling Bat-Cape. Robin (Burt Ward), the Bat-Boat and Riddler (Frank Gorshin) are included in the footer art. This is a superb linen-backed example.45.5" x 61" (116 x 155 cm)Additional Information: Ets. SAINT MARTIN 38 Rue Pascal Paris 13 KEL 05.95 - VISA DE CENSURE No. 2270Condition: Very GoodConservation linen-backed - prior to being backed the poster was folded - Presents very wellArtist: Boris Grinsson£300 - 500VAT Status: M

British Commonwealth in a Ideal Album, for issues up to 1914-15, GB pages removed and sparsely filled, but includes decent Cape of Good Hope SG49, Ceylon, Victoria, etc, high catalogue £3,000+).

Group of six WWI period campaign medals awarded to C.J Fancourt, comprising from left - 4791 Sgt C.J Fancourt 19 Hussars Transvaal, Orange Free State, Cape Colony, Queens South Africa 1901 and 1902; Kings South Africa 1901 and 1902; 3048 PTE. C.J Fancourt 19 Lond. R. 1914-15 star; British War Medal, Victory Medal and Territorial Force Efficiency Medal; also with a King and Empire Services Rendered badge, no. 267644 ** sold with a photograph postcard of Charles J Fancourt sent to his brother inscribed 'With best wishes to my Brother Bob from his Brother Charles'

NORMAN LEWIS. 'A Dragon Apparent. 1st edition, original cloth and dj, Johnathan Cape & the Book Society, 1951; Together with fifteen other Norman Lewis's, mostly 1st editions. (16)

ERNEST HEMINGWAY.'Death in the Afternoon.' first UK edition, original orange cloth, frontispiece by Juan Gris intact, Jonathan Cape, 1932, sporadic foxing to front board, text block edges and within.

The sketchbooks of Hamilton Short, South African Gold Prospector, Merchant & Maritime Enthusiast.A 19th century gold tooled black Morocco bound sketch book 21x17cm, a linen covered hard back sketch book 16x24.5cm and one other small gilt edged notebook 12.5x7.5cm together with a later string bound 'Snapshots' album circa 1930s-1940s.These remarkable sketchbooks are the work of Hamilton & Maxwell Short who were born in Cape Town in 1846 and 1849 to John Bell Short and Emma Hamilton, both originally Scottish, who wed in Cape Town in 1842. Hamilton, their third child was employed as a clerk, though clearly was a very talented draftsman with a passion for ships and sailing.We know that John Bell Short was the Superintendent of the Convict Station in the Docks in Cape Town and we can see from a sketch in one of the books that the Shorts lived a house on the Breakwater. From this enviable location the comings and goings of all vessels using this busy harbour were keenly observed and skilfully documented by Hamilton & Maxwell. Every ship is beautifully drawn, all rigging accurately depicted and the name and date annotated. The linen bound book particularly documents known events such as the loss of 17 vessels in a great storm in May 1865. RMS Athens (lost with all hands) Galatea, Royal Arthur, Royal Minstrel are all illustrated including a painting of Capt. Smith of RMS Athens that must have been copied from a photograph in contemporary accounts.The Morocco bound sketchbook has approximately 120 well-filled pages of paintings and sketches of mostly maritime and nautical subjects, some early maritime photographs and newspaper cuttings. There are approximately 30 blank pages save the occasional pencil sketch. The painted frontispiece is annotated Hamilton Short 1871. This book contains the finer quality drawings and paintings of the collection. Many are pen and ink and of remarkably quality elevating them far above mere amateur sketches. The excellent penmanship and attention to intricate detail displays a draftsman of intelligence with a highly inquisitive mind married to artistic flair.The linen bound book contains approximately 105 well-filled pages with paintings and sketches from the 1860s. Although some of the drawings in this book are in the very fine style of Hamilton, the rest is most likely to be by the hand of Hamilton’s brother Maxwell. It is less stylised but more descriptive in its contents as it depicts places and events as well as beautifully painted ships.The smaller notebook is Hamilton’s. It contains some 55 pages, some loose, of notes, sums, co-ordinates and sketches of ships, much of which document a trip to England and Scotland in 1877.In 1867 gold was discovered in the Transvaal and the world was enflamed by gold fever. Hamilton Short married Emma Tucker in 1869, their fourth child was born by July 1880. At this time Short had been in business as a general merchant in Cape Town but he left for the Transvaal in 1884. Letters from Hamilton to his eldest son Herbert still held within the family archive paint a desperate picture of his struggles with debt, malaria, poor legal advice, the death of a friend, bad weather and all manner of deprivations. In a letter from Barberton dated April 6th 1888 he writes: ‘Heavy rain set in at 9.30 pm and lasted till 5am this morning and today we have a frightful hot day – Now Bertie fever is one thing and Worry another. Believe me the latter is the worse. Your loving Father Hamilton Short.In his last letter to his son dated September 16th 1888, he starts: ‘Mr Dear Bertie, Really I have not the heart to Write – as to mines in the neighbourhood of this town there is nothing doing, even the Bay Reef has stopped, though it is said that the extension of the Middleton has turned out rich – but little faith is to be placed in it.’After the family received this letter Hamilton Short disappeared and the family never heard from him again. Despite diligent enquiries into hospital records and the following of various leads placing Hamilton as a bookkeeper in Pretoria in 1892 and also as a brick maker in Natal, he was never located. In 1925 a court granted an order of presumption of death. Correspondence between the family and those looking for Hamilton concluded: “His whereabouts will be and remain one of the unrevealed mysteries”Sickness, depression, guilt, these may all have been contributing factors to Hamilton Short’s disappearance. All we have left are these beautifully filled sketchbooks that he sent back to his family and were referred to in his letters.

T E LAWRENCE, THE SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM, 1935, JONATHAN CAPE

A CAPE BUFFALO SKULL, THE HORNS. W 102cms.

A 1906 OAK SHIELD MOUNTED HEAD OF A CAPE HARTEBEEST. H 103cms.

A collection of five early 20th Century leather-bound photgraph albums documenting a tour of East Africa, Western Asia and South Africa, each of the five albums numbered I - Cape Colony, 1900,  album II - Cape Colony (2) Natal Zululand, 1900, III East Aprican Ports, Madagascar, Zanzibar, Uganda Railway, Aden - 1900, album IV - Aden (2), Karachi, Persian Gulf, Tigris, Baghdad & Environs, Euphrates, Tadmor - 1900-1901,  Album V - Damascus, Balbec, Jerusalem - 1901, each album containing approximately 150 black and white reproduction and original photographs. (5)

Queens South Africa medal awarded to 9899 Pte. J. Andrews K.R.R.C. with Cape Colony, Belfast, Laing's Nek, Orange Free State, Defence of Ladysmith, and Talana clasps; also a Kings South Africa medal, with 1901 and 1902 bars, to the same recipient (2)

Dark Brown Vintage Mink Cape fully lined in brown sateen fabric, together with three mink hats, one dark brown, one golden mink made by Edna Wallace, and one golden brown made by Mitzi Lorenz of London.

HEMINGWAY, Ernest, 'Across The River and into the Trees', First English Edition. Cape, London 1950. With d/w. Orig. green cloth boards. Damp stain on front edge. Some bumps, d/w minor tears and wear

LAWRENCE, Thomas Edward (1888-1935) 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom, a Triumph'. Jonathan Cape, London. 3rd Imp. 1935. signed Noel Coward 25/10/35. 4to. brown cloth. bds with sword emblem. bumped plus JACKSON, H.C. 'Osman Digna' Methuen, London, with folding map. sunned red cloth, splits, plus THOMAS, Bertram, 'Arabia Felix: Across the Empty Quarter of Arabia' with foreword by T.E. Lawrence. Cape, London 1932. brown cloth faded. plus JACKSON, A.C. 'Sudan Days and Ways'. Macmillan, London 1953. paper cover (4)

DEIGHTON, Len (b. 1929) A group of three titles all with d/ws vis:- An Expensive Place to Die. First Ed. Cape, London 1967. With 'secret' docket 'Funeral in Berlin'. Cape, London 1964. First Ed. 'Billion Dollar Brain'. Cape, London 1966. First Ed. All in fair condition (3)

DE BEAUVOIR, Simone (1908-1986), French Writer, 'The Second Sex'. H.M. Parshley trans. Jonathan Cape, London 1953? Blue and buff cloth. Gilt title (225 x 150mm). Ex lib b/ps, stamps etc

MACCURDY, Edward, The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, Cape, London 1948. 4to. 2 vols. d/ws plus Royal Academy Pictures 1892-1915, Cassell, London. Dec. green cloth. 4to x 24, all ex lib (26)

GROOTE SCHUUR, Cape Town, South Africa, refurbished by Sir Herbert Baker:- A group of twenty monochrome photographs, c1900 of the House and Estate inc. a portrait of possibly Colonel 'Frank' Rhodes and wife (?) (approx. 100 x 130mm)

MASEY, Francis, 'A Chronicle of the Funeral Ceremonies from Muizenburg to the Matoppos March & April 1902 (Cecil Rhodes' Funeral) for Private Circulation', Cape Times Ltd in long hand plus 2 copies of 'Catalogue of Library of Late Rt Hon. C.J. Rhodes at Groote Schuur', oblong tooled green calf plus a prayer book belonging to Edith Rhodes plus a silver mounted visiting card case with initials EFR, plus an Order of Service for the Funeral of C.J.R. April 9th 1902 plus Colonel Rhodes tin box by Hepburn & Cocks (7)

Stage costumes mainly Tudor style costumes including lady's dress and headdresses, a young boy's outfit including jacket, breeches, headdress, cape; a pair of House of Vanheems chorister cassocks etc.

Victorian or Edwardian embroidered cream wool baby's cape decorated with foliate sprigging, ribbon ties and cream silk fringing and a Victorian cotton baby's robe.  (2).

BOX OF WOVEN LACE EXAMPLES, EMBROIDERED TABLE LINENS OF FLORA AND CRINOLIN LADY FIGURES, WEDDING DRESS AND CAPE, CHAIR BACK COVERS, SHAWLS AND A CELLULOID DOLL

Coney white vintage pillar box hat, a mink beret, an ermine short cape and a fox collar (4) 

Vintage ostrich feather cape lined with apricot-coloured chiffon and two other ostrich feathers within a vintage box Condition Reportthe condition appears good, no loss of feathers or shedding and lining complete, see image

Part made lawn empire-style dress with boned bodice, a paisley print jacket with plain red sleeves and back, trimmed with lace, possibly dressing up and a printed paisley cape with a lace collar, also probably dressing up (3) 

Victorian linen cape trimmed with broderie anglaise for a small child with matching bonnet, a lace and cotton baby gown, a chiffon apricot-coloured baby jacket embroidered with small flowers, labelled 'Agatha' and a small child's Pixie dressing up outfit (1 box) 

A GEORGE II ESCUTCHEON-SHAPED WINE LABEL with a chased and matted border of fruiting vines, incised "CAPE", by Sandilands Drinkwater, London c.1745, maker's mark & lion passant only; 2.2" (5.5 cms) long; 0.35 oz

SCOTLAND - SURVEYING AND GEOLOGYIllustrated manuscript survey of the North coast of Scotland undertaken by Captain Henry Charles Otter, R.N., in 1844, describing in detail the coast from Thurso to Cape Wrath, via Sandside, the Kyle of Tongue, Loch Eriboll and the Kyle of Durness, advising on the harbours, prevailing winds, safe anchorages ('...no landing for boats except in the finest weather...') and treacherous rocks to avoid ('...give...a sufficient berth to prevent the sea... from filling the boat & at the same time to keep clear of the Black Rocks...'), geological formations ('...a conical hill 630 feet high, the upper portion of which is Gneiss intersected with veins of quartz, half way down, conglomerate, and the sea cliffs are composed of old red sandstone...'), the landscape ('...a dreary waste of hills and steep ravines covered with short heather and coarse grass...'), local flora ('...that beautiful Alga the 'Bonnemaisonia Asparagoides'...'), wildlife ('...wild fowl in great numbers... Seals also are numerous but they have been much disturbed lately...'), fishing ('...It abounds in Trout and Pike!...'), the local economy ('...vessels as large as 150 tons burden, laden with coal, tar, butter, salt etc sometimes come in here...'), ferries ('...The ferry belongs to the Duke of Sutherland, and is kept by a man who pays no rent, but is required to keep 4 men in pay & the boat in repair...'), notable coastal residences such as Bighouse ('...now in the possession of the Duke of Sutherland... no pretence to architectural beauty...'), local customs ('...the unsuspecting geese gather round... and are easily knocked down by sticks...'), history ('...It is famous for having been the place to which... the Danes... drove down the cattle... before taking them off to their ships... The above account was given to Mr Anderson of Rispond by Sir Walter Scott...'), and much else, ending with 'Sailing Directions for the Kyle of Tongue'; bound with four fine pencil and watercolour full-page illustrations on paper backed on linen, inscribed in ink and pencil, including 'Captn Slater's Monu[ment]', 'Entrance of Loch Eriboll', and 'Kyle of Durness looking up to Fionabhen and the Gualin', one pull-out depicting landscape profiles of Thurso, Entrance of Kyle of Tongue, Loch Eriboll and Entrance of the Kyle of Durness, two additional leaves with nine specimens of seaweed on cards slotted in, 67 numbered pages, plus 7 leaves of additional material, inscription on inside front board in ink 'Given by Captain Otter./ Sutherland', maroon calf gilt with blind-stamping, titled in gilt 'Description of the North Coast of Scotland. 1844' on front board and in ink on spine, marbled ends, 4to (242 x 195mm.), Thurso to Cape Wrath, 1844; with a 16 page report on the East Coast of Sutherland, signed 'Henry C. Otter/ Commander'; and four autograph letters to the Duke of Sutherland ('My dear Lord Duke') from Henry Otter advising the Duke on matters such as the local fishing industry, mentioning his disagreement with 'Mr Stevenson' over the site for a harbour at Loch Robie ('...he may find more shelter in some winds by constructing his Harbour in the Bay...'), plans for a harbour at Scullamie and his coastal surveying work for the Hydrographical Office, 22 pages, folio and 8vo, Eastlands Southsea, HMS Comet and Tobermory, 28 February 1848 to 18 August [1849] (6)Footnotes:'...THE VIEW OF BEN LOAGHAL FROM HENCE IS BEAUTIFUL, ITS POINTED PEAKS AND SALIENT SPURS CATCHING THE SETTING SUN, AND THROWING THEIR DARK SHADES INTO THE DEEP RAVINES, GIVE IT A DIFFERENT ASPECT EVERY HOUR...': A coastal survey presented to George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland by Commander Henry Charles Otter, R.N.Henry Charles Otter (1808-1876), then commander of the cutter Sparrow, was appointed to undertake surveys of the Western coast of Scotland after the unfortunate death of Commander M.A. Slater who fell over the cliffs at Holburn Head in the course of his duties in 1842, and to whom an obelisk was erected, as described in our survey: '...near a frightful overhanging cliff 250 feet high is a small monument... from whence the late Captain Slater is supposed to have fallen... To this indefatigable officer we are indebted for the survey of the greater part of the East Coast of Scotland...'. Otter was to continue this work until 1863, and built up a reputation for taking a keen philanthropic interest in the people of the area, and for his evangelistic preaching (he and his sailors painted bible texts on the rocks at Lorn and the inscription 'God is Love' on the rocks near Tobermory Pier, which can still be seen) and, rather appropriately considering his name, for his swimming and diving abilities, having saved several of his crew from drowning over the years. In 1858, commanding the survey ship Porcupine he piloted the first transatlantic telegraphy cable in its final stages into Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, and his tidal work around the Scottish isles played a pivotal role in the later cabling of that area.As shown by the letters and report included here, the 2nd Duke of Sutherland was actively involved in the mapping and surveying of the area and sought hydrographic data to assist with his plans for developing local coastal trade and the fishing industry. This is also confirmed by correspondence held in the UK Hydrographic Office from James Loch, MP for the Wick Burghs and factor to the Duke of Sutherland (see David L. Walker, 'Admiralty Charts in the Sutherland Papers', CAIRT: the newsletter of the Scottish Maps Forum, issue 34, January 2019, pp.6-8). The fine illustrations in our manuscript attest to Otter's abilities as surveyor and mapmaker, and the Sutherland Papers in the National Library of Scotland include several manuscript charts made and amended by Commanders Slater and Otter (Dep.313/3167/58; 3624/10; 3631/1; 3631/2; 3631/3; 3631/4 and 3631/6).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

BRITISH SCHOOL (LATE 19TH CENTURY), WOMAN IN BLACK, WITH A FAN AND BLACK LACE VEIL; and WOMAN IN BLACK WITH LACE CAPE a pair of watercolours on paper, each signed indistinctly with monogram and dated Each 10cm x 6cm Each mounted, framed and under glass.

Early 19th century British School - An interesting miniature portrait of Sir Christopher Hatton (1540-91) standing full length against a vivid blue ground and dressed in a green cape and yellow and red striped doublet, watercolour and body colour on paper, inscribed Sir Christoper Hatton and with coat of arms and with lengthy inscription verso describing his attributes and achievements (this portrait of Sir Christopher Hatton is probably after that, by Cornelis Ketel (Dutch 1548-1616) in the collection of Viscount Dillon at Ditchley Park, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, engravings of which were included 19th century folio editions of portrait engravings including Lodges Portraits of 1823) 18.5 x 12.5 cm in a black and gilt frame

Lawrence, TE, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, published by Jonathan Cape, London 1935 (1)

FLEMING, Ian: 1- Dr. No. Jonathan Cape, 1958, first edition, dust jacket (13s. 6d.). First state, with silver lettering to spine and Plain black publisher's boards without the silhouette. DW little frayed at edges, former owner’s name in ink and crossed out; light foxing to endpapers; 2- For Your Eyes Only. J Cape, 1960, first edition, first impression; dust jacket (15s.). Gold lettering to spine and silver eye to upper cover; Jacket with The front flap has a blurb about the book and a review for Goldfinger. Rear panel has five reviews. The rear flap has a review for The Diamond Smugglers and Dr. No. (2)

Charles J Lundgren (New York, Connecticut, 1911 - 1988) "Fram - Roald Amundsen" Signed lower right. Original oil painting on Masonite. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. The Fram was perhaps the most famous ship ever to engage in polar exploration. It was specifically built under the supervision of Fridtjof Nansen, one of the world's great polar explorers. The shape of her hull was designed so that the pressure of the ice would tend to push it up rather than squeeze it in. Her hull was over two feet thick and braced with steel to withstand the grinding ice floes. Her name Fram (meaning Forward) was true to her course. Under Nansen's command, she drifted in the ice pack to the latitude 86? 13', 160 miles farther north than any other ship had ever been. The Fram also gained world fame by sailing south with Roald Amundsen at the helm. Amundsen's expedition of 1910-12 was originally intended as an attempt to reach the North Pole, but he turned the Fram around when he learned that Robert Peary had already reached the mark. Then, Amundsen surprised the world. He cabled Scott that he was heading South. This could mean only one thing to Scott, Amundsen intended to be the first to reach the South Pole. Thus, the race between the Norwegian and English parties began. Amundsen arrived at the Bay of Whales on the Ross Ice Shelf, a place that was sixty miles closer to the Pole than Scott, who was at Cape Evans on Ross Island. Amundsen embarked on the still unexplored Axel Heiberg Glacier, and managed to win the luck of the draw: his journey to the Pole was fast and easy in contrast with that of the ill-fated Scott. Image Size: 18.5 x 18.5 in. Overall Size: 26 x 24 in. Unframed. (B09198)

Charles J Lundgren (New York, Connecticut, 1911 - 1988) "Fram Sailing Ship" Signed lower right. Original Oil painting on Masonite. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. The Fram was perhaps the most famous ship ever to engage in polar exploration. It was specifically built under the supervision of Fridtjof Nansen, one of the world's great polar explorers. The shape of her hull was designed so that the pressure of the ice would tend to push it up rather than squeeze it in. Her hull was over two feet thick and braced with steel to withstand the grinding ice floes. Her name Fram (meaning Forward) was true to her course. Under Nansen's command, she drifted in the ice pack to the latitude 86? 13', 160 miles farther north than any other ship had ever been. The Fram also gained world fame by sailing south with Roald Amundsen at the helm. Amundsen's expedition of 1910-12 was originally intended as an attempt to reach the North Pole, but he turned the Fram around when he learned that Robert Peary had already reached the mark. Then, Amundsen surprised the world. He cabled Scott that he was heading South. This could mean only one thing to Scott, Amundsen intended to be the first to reach the South Pole. Thus, the race between the Norwegian and English parties began. Amundsen arrived at the Bay of Whales on the Ross Ice Shelf, a place that was sixty miles closer to the Pole than Scott, who was at Cape Evans on Ross Island. Amundsen embarked on the still unexplored Axel Heiberg Glacier, and managed to win the luck of the draw: his journey to the Pole was fast and easy in contrast with that of the ill-fated Scott. Image Size: 18.25 x 18.5 in. Overall Size: 26 x 24 in. Unframed. (B09244)

19th Century Chinese ivory carving depicting a gentleman wearing a cape and holding a cane, 9.5cm high

Original vintage poster advertising bullfighting in Plaza de Toros, Palma de Mallorca. A great design featuring an image of a matador in a blue and yellow outfit, holding a red cape over a charging black bull. Bellver castle, Plaza de Toros, palm trees and pink flowers are in the background. Good condition, tears, creasing, pin holes. Country of issue: Spain, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 97x53, year of printing: 1960s

Original vintage travel advertising poster promoting fishing in Czechoslovakia. The poster reads - Bonne peche - Essayez donc au moins une fois d'attraper le roi des rapides. / Good fishing - So try at least once to catch the king of the rapids. - The poster features great illustration of a trout dressed in red regal cape trimmed with white and black fur with a gold crown on its head and a lucky four leaf clover on a hook. Issued in Prague by Cedok, established in 1920, the oldest travel agency in the Czech Republic. Fair condition, repaired tears, paper loss in bottom corners, large restored paper loss in top right corner, minor staining, backed on linen. Country of issue: Czechoslovakia, designer: Feiolova, size (cm): 99x70, year of printing: 1950s

Original vintage travel poster advertising The Cape of Good Hope South Africa - le Cap de Bonne Esperance… South Africa. Great artwork by Leng Dixon (1916-1968) featuring two trees framing a scenic view of a vineyard in South Africa with grape pickers working in the vineyards and wooden wine barrels lined up on the side in front of a white colonial style building and mountains in the distance, the text above and below in stylised white letters. Published by order of and at the expense of the government of the Union of South Africa. Printed in The Union of South Africa by Cape Times Limited. Good condition, tears, small paper losses, staining, creasing. Country of issue: South Africa, designer: Leng Dixon, size (cm): 101x64, year of printing: 1950s

Antlers/Horns: Cape Buffalo Skull (Syncerus caffer caffer), adult horns, approximately H46cm L82cm

12 original series Star Wars figures, many with original capes and accessories including Boba Fett, Princess Leia with cape, Darth Vadar with cape and weapon, Yoda with cape.

35 original Star Wars figures, to include Princess Leia combat poncho, Han Solo, Ewoks, Yoda with original cape and belt, and others; also two mini rigs.

A RARE DARK WOOD NETSUKE OF A RONIN DRAWING HIS SWORD Unsigned Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Carved standing with the feet and legs together, the back slightly arched, bending forwards with the head, wearing the characteristic mino (straw cape), the muscles of his arms and legs powerfully sculpted, the vengeful warrior about to draw his sword, his face with a fierce, snarling, almost evil expression with intense eyes, furrowed brows, and a nasty smile. Two large asymmetrical himotoshi to the back.HEIGHT 7.2 cmCondition: Good condition with minor surface wear. Tiny repair to the very edge of one foot.Provenance: European collection.The revenge of the forty-seven ronin is an 18th-century historical event in Japan in which a band of ronin (leaderless samurai) avenged the death of their master. The incident has since become legendary. The story tells of a group of samurai who were left leaderless after their daimyo (feudal lord) Asano Naganori was compelled to perform seppuku (ritual suicide) for assaulting a court official named Kira Yoshinaka, whose title was Kozuke no suke. After waiting and planning for a year, the ronin avenged their master’s honor by killing Kira on the night of December 14th, in the year of 1702. They were then obliged to commit seppuku for the crime of murder. This true story was popularized in Japanese culture as emblematic of the loyalty, sacrifice, persistence, and honor that people should display in their daily lives. The present netsuke, however, appears to highlight some of the more nefarious motivations behind such a violent act.

A Full Size British Queens South Africa Medal With Four Bars To Include : The South Africa 1902, The Transvaal, The Orange Free State And The Cape Colony, Complete With Original Ribbon. Named And Issued To No.13218 Trooper M. Burge Of The 52nd Company Of The Imperial Yeomanry.

Star Wars Jawa vinyl cape (E)Original, no authentication, one owner from new; no slits on cape under arms, marks on back of cape are wear from prominences on the figure

Four pieces of Syrian clothing- a cape, kaftan, over coat etc. all with gold coloured detailing

Two 1970s vintage evening dresses, Kati at Laura Phillips one full length empire line tiered skirted sleeveless dress with matching frilled cape, floral print, in gauzy fabric another similar with fringed cape white with daisy pattern, and a navy short sleeved dress by Quad with puff sleeves and elasticated neckline printed all over with white forget me knots. (3)Condition Report: Pink dress marked size 14, underarm 94cmneck to hem 132cmCondition - 2 seams come undone on seams, small stain to cape, White dress with daisy'sUnderarm 92cm , neck to hem 130cm condition - large area of staining to fringe to cape, fastening to cape threads come undone, light staining to underarms, mark to front seam, and some other stains all over but reasonable wearable condition Navy dressunderarm 85cm, waist 78cm neck to hem 130cm long

A 1920s black silk velvet fur trimmed opera coat, together with a black Edwardian black moire short coat with extensive appliqued trimmings in silk and cord to cape style collar , cuffs and hemCondition Report: Opera coat bears label Madame Eme, Court Dressmaker and furrier , 137 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow . Lining mottled , fur to collar in poor condition Edwardian coat bears label Peter Robinson Ltd, Oxford Street London, with Lion and unicorn cipher on one side, on the other 3 emblems with Eagle, Crown and shield. Possibly European crests. In poor condition with splits and losses. Some appliquéd areas still good

GASCOIGNE BAMBER.  Images of Richmond. Sgnd. ltd.ed. 275, this a Binders Extra copy. Many illus. Quarto. Orig. buff cloth in slip case. The famous publisher, Tom Maschler`s copy with his bookplate & a signed inscription to him from the author "Apologies for the slightly flawed copy but St. Helena Press doesn`t print as many copies as Cape", the flaws referred to apparently being marginal tears with loss of paper but not not text at leaves 61/62 & 63/64. Saint Helena Press, 1978.

An Oriental earthenware pot moulded to depict a mythical badger-like creature, the cape decorated with flowers and scrolls 

A collection of ladies vintage clothing of include a 1950's lined voile dress, rolled edge frills size 34, cream with green, brown and orange floral decoration, along with Nordic  'Solveig Gunnes' cream wool style short jacket with embroidered floral decoration with three cape fasteners, a 3/4 length 'Otterburn tweed' jacket with fur trim collar and matching scarf, along with various other clothing including a 'Miss Smith' velvet jacket, devore skirt, 'Mandy Marsh' maxi dress, knitwear, 'Jake' jackets and faux fur trimmed scarf (1 box) 

A collection of ladies vintage clothing to include a 1940's rabbit fur cape with pocket, a pink Hamells of London dress with white bib and applique pink leaf decoration,, a paisley dress by Jake, along with various casual summer dresses etc by Orvis and Nightingales including a paisley midi dress etc 1 box   

A collection of Derbyshire interest books along with children's titles (Q)A signed cricket bat, early 1990's, Derbyshire interest, including: John Morris, Dominic Cork, Bernie Maher, Peter Bowler; Martin Jean-Jacques and others, twenty signatures in total.Cricket Interest: A framed and glazed print, Newlands Cape Town, by Richie Ryall, 505/875, signed lower left, frame measuring approx. 33" x 24".

A group of ceramic figures to include: Royal Doulton Marie HN1370; Goebel figure of an Angel in blue cape and Coalport - Springtime; Special Day; The Poacher and First Love (6) 

[MISCELLANEOUS] Thirty-nine assorted works, including Graves, Robert. Lawrence and the Arabs, first edition, Cape, London, 1927, tan cloth, portrait frontispiece from a bust by Eric Kennington, further plate illustrations, octavo, (box).

Queens South Africa Medal With Two Clasps South Africa 1902 & Cape Colony Awarded To 5371 PTE T MULDOON DURHAM L I.

Queens South Africa Medal With Three Clasps Transvaal, Orange Free State & Cape Colony Awarded To 1242 PTE W RIDDING RLY: PNR: REGT.

A collection of 37 South African Military cap badges, to include: Technical Service Corps, South Africa Army, Non-European Service, Tank Anti Aircraft Regiment, South African's Citizen Force Infantry, Administrative Corps, Cape Town Highlanders, 8th Transvaal Scottish, Coloured Corps, Special Service Corps, Civil Defence, Botswana Defence Corps, South African Ordnance Corps, Permanent Force Band, Corps of Professional Services, etc. (37)

A collection of 22 South African cap, collar and shoulder titles, to include: British South African Police, Ammunition Corps, Corps of Engineers, School of Engineers, Castle Guards Cape Town, Corps of Military Police, Durban Light Infantry, Light Horse Regiment, Prince Alfred's Guards, South African Medical Corps, Special Service Battalion, Union Defence, Regiment De Wet, etc. (22)

Eleven Star Wars re-printed carded figures, comprising: Jawa with vinyl cape, Princess Leia Organa (Boushh Disguise), IG-88, AT-ST Driver, Zuckuss, Snaggletooth, Rebel Commando, Luke Skywalker (Hoth Battle Gear), C-3PO (Removable Limbs), Bossk (Bounty Hunter), Stormtrooper, Power Droid, Imperial TIE Fighter Pilot, figures and weapons assumed original.