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Two 19th century Royal Crown Derby cabinet plates, retailed by Daniell with an Imari design, the centre with a cartouche of a bird and an anchor, with the motto "Zealous", the crest and motto for Lord Hood of Battle of the Nile Fame, together with four Royal Worcester plates commemorating; Battle of Cape St Vincent, Battle of Copenhagen, Battle of Trafalgar and Battle of the Nile (6) Provenance: The two Royal Crown Derby plates T W Gaze, 27 April 2012 Lots 293 and 294A.

English School (19th century), Horatio Lord Nelson, tinsel picture, 24 x 21cm, together with a reverse engraving on glass of Edward Hawke (2) Note: Admiral of the Fleet, Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke served at the Battle of Toulon 1744 and the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre 1747, and was First Lord of the Admiralty 1766-1771

Thirty LOOSE 1ST -2ND-3RD WAVE VINTAGE STAR WARS FIGURES, including emperors royal guard,logray with staff,luke skywalker jedi knight outfit with cape,squid head with capes,plus others, all in fair to good play worn condition, (30 items)

Portrait of a lady, half length, in a large black hat and red cape oil on canvas, unframed 76 x 63 cmCondition report: Oil on canvas which appears to be unlined. There is possibly a patch or repair at the upper right corner. The paint layer is stable. There is a prominent network of age cracks in the sitter's face. There are localised areas of retouching but the extent of these is difficult to determine due to the varnish. The varnish is patchy and uneven with yellowed areas across the paint surface, there are some light scuffs and scratches across the surface.

Chichester (Michael Guy, 1917-2012). Photograph album of naval service, c.1935-44, 31 stiff-card leaves with approximately 165 gelatin silver print photographs (mainly original snapshots, a few real-photo postcards and professional portraits, various dimensions) and ephemera mounted rectos and versos, manuscript captions, many images depicting the Mediterranean cruise of HMS London in 1936-7 (landfalls at Alexandria and Malta), 3 of George VI inspecting HMS Belfast in May 1944 (apparently original snapshots), one the senior officers of Belfast and captioned 'D Day, June 6th, 1944', and one captioned 'L.C.Ts going in to beaches, "D" Day', many leaves loose or working loose in original half skiver album, spine defective and crudely repaired, corners worn, oblong folio (23 x 30 cm), together with: Sinking of the Scharnhorst and Operation Neptune medal group, comprising: 1939-1945 Star; Atlantic Star with France and Germany clasp; War Medal with MiD oakleaf, extremely fine, court-mounted for wear, retaining accompanying set of miniature dress medals and ribbon, Group of professional Royal Air Force and Royal Navy photographs, c.1930-40, all gelatin silver prints, and comprising 3 of George VI possibly on board HMS Belfast with Chichester (Ministry of Information ink-stamps verso, 16 x 20 cm), 7 aerial views of RAF biplanes (one over Alexandria, others over an unidentified Middle Eastern city, possibly Haifa, matt finish, toned, Charles E. Brown ink-stamps verso, 16 x 21 cm), 4 large-format views of cruisers at sea (matt finish, toned, one with short closed tear, 30 x 19.5-23 cm), and 5 similar, with envelope and related typed letter to Chichester (dated September 1966), and 2 other personal photograph albums, c.1916-30 (ownership inscriptions of Chichester's wife Eleanor Riddell-Blount, one loose in covers), and a related scrap albumQty: (-)NOTESProvenance: Estate of Commander Michael Guy Chichester RN (1917-2012). Chichester entered naval service in 1935 and was promoted lieutenant on the declaration of war in 1939. He served on HMS Imogen in the Mediterranean Fleet (1939-40), HMS Offa in the Battle of the Atlantic (1942-3), and HMS Belfast from 1943 to 1945, witnessing the sinking of the Scharnhorst at North Cape (1943) and serving in Operation Neptune. After his retirement in 1961 he became a prolific writer on naval affairs and co-wrote The Uncertain Ally: British Defence Policy, 1960-1990 (1982).

Philosophical Transactions. volume 33 & 69, part 1, London, 1726 & 1779, volume 33 containing 14 (of 15) folding engraved plates, few leaves detached at front and some plates frayed, contemporary panelled calf, crudely rebacked, worn, 4to, volume 69, part 1 containing 3 folding engraved plates, armorial bookplate of William Constable Esq. F.R.S. & F.A.S. to upper pastedown, contemporary half calf, red morocco title label, joints cracked, 4toQty: (2)NOTESVolume 33 includes: Observations upon the Comet, that appear'd in the Months of October, November, and December, 1723, by Rev. Mr. Bradley; A catalogue of fifty plants from Chelsea Garden, presented to the Royal Society for the year 1723, by the Company of Apothecaries of London, pursuant to the Direction of Sir Hans Sloane; Observations of the eclipses of the first satellite of Jupiter, communicated by his Excellancy Wiliam Burnet, Esq., Governor of New York; Barometri novi descriptio, a D.G. Fahrenheit; An account of the appearance of Mercury, passing over the Sun's Disk, on the 29th of October, 1723 determining the mean motion, and fixing the nodes of that planet's orb, by Edmund Halley; Remarks upon the observations made upon a chronological index of Sir Isaac Newton, translated into French by the Observer, and publish'd at Paris, by Sir I. N.; A short account of the Anomalous epidemic Small-pox, beginning at Plymouth in August 1724, and continuing to the month of June 1725, by Dr. Huxham. Volume 69 includes: Observations on the total ( with duration) and annular eclipse of the Sun, taken on the 24th of June, 1778, on board the Espagne, being the Admiral's ship of the fleet of New Spain, in the Passage from the Azores towards Cape St. Vincent's, by Don Antonio Ulloa, F.R.S. Commander of the said Squadron, communicated by Samuel Horsley; Account of the effects of lightning on board the Atlas, by Allen Cooper, Esq. Master of the Atlas East India-man. In a letter to Joseph Banks; Account of the method of cultivating the Sugar Cane, by Mr. Cazaud, communicated by Joseph Banks.

Folio Society . Natural History, 5 volumes, by Pliny The Elder, translated by H. Rackham, 2012, The Pink Fairy Book, by Andrew Lang, 2007, 'Goblin Market' and selected poems, by Christina Rossetti, 2011, The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame, 2005, spine lightly faded, The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault, illustrated by Edmund Dulac, 3rd printing, 2000, together with 58 further Folio Society publications, all original cloth, 9 volumes not in slipcases, 8vo/folio, together with T he Swallows & Amazons, 6 volumes, by Arthur Ransome, Jonathan Cape, 2005 , original cloth in dust jackets & slipcase, VG, 8voQty: (73)

Fowles (John). The Aristos, 1965; The French Lieutenant's Woman, 1969; The Ebony Tower, 1974; Daniel Martin, 1977; Mantissa, 1982; A Maggot, 1985, 1st editions, Jonathan Cape, original cloth, dust jackets, some fading to Aristos and French Lieutenant's spines, Ebony Tower a little rubbed, 8voQty: (6)NOTESEach signed and mostly dated by the author.

Lawrence (T.E.) Seven Pillars of Wisdom, 1st trade edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1935, portrait frontispiece, maps and illustrations, light spotting to fore edges, original brown cloth gilt, spine a little faded, light marginal mottled stains, dust jacket, spine lightly toned with stains and tears at ends, small tears and chips, 4to, together with Oriental Assembly, 1st edition: Williams and Norgate, 1939, map and half-tone illustrations, original cloth gilt, dust jacket, spine lightly toned, 8vo, with four other 1st editions related: T.E. Lawrence by his Friends, edited by A.W. Lawrence, 1937, The Letters of T.E. Lawrence, edited by David Garnett,1938, Lawrence of Arabia. A Biographical Enquiry by Richard Aldington, 1955 and Letters to T.E. Lawrence, edited by A.W. Lawrence, 1962Qty: (6)

Hemingway (Ernest) . For Whom The Bell Tolls, 1st edition, Charles Scribners, New York, 1940, covers rubbed to head & foot with minor tears & loss, Across The River And Into The Trees, 1st U.K. edition, Jonathan Cape, 1950, A Moveable Feast, 1st edition, Charles Scribners, New York, 1964, some minor toning, all original cloth in dust jackets, covers slightly rubbed & spines lightly faded, 8vo, together with: Updike (John) , Rabbit Is Rich, 1st edition, 1981, Bech Is Back, 1st edition, 1983, The Witches Of Eastwick, 1st edition, 1984, Trust Me, short stories, 1st edition, 1987, S., 1st edition, 1988, Rabbit At Rest, 1st edition, 1990, Brazil, 1st edition, 1994, The Afterlife and other stories, 1st edition, 1994, all Alfred A. Knopf, New York, all original cloth in dust jackets, spines slightly faded, covers lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and other modern American author fiction, including Ray Bradbury, Kurt Vonnegut, John Irving, Gore Vidal, Mary McCarthy, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8voQty: (6 shelves)

Malleson (Colonel G.B.) The Indian Mutiny of 1857, 3rd edition, 1891, portrait frontispiece, maps, hinges a little tender, previous owner signatures, original cloth gilt, spine a little faded and rubbed at ends, 8vo, together with: Atkins (Thomas). Reminiscences of Twelve Years' Residence in Tasmania and New South Wales, Norfolk Island and Moreton Bay, Calcutta, Madras and Cape Town, the United States of America and the Canadas, 1st edition, Malvern, 1869, wood-engraved frontispiece of Hobart Town, folding panorama of New York (small repair to verso), light spotting to endpapers, small bookplate, original cloth (spine and extremities faded), 8vo, and other India related including E.H. Aitken's The Tribes on My Frontier. An Indian Naturalist's Foreign Policy, 7th edition, 1909, Reginal Reynolds' The White Sahibs in India, 1937, Lt.-Col. J.P. Lawford & Major W.E. Catto's Solah Punjab. The History of the 16th Punjab Regiment, Aldershot, 1967 and Jeypore Enamels, by S.S. Jacob & T.H. Hendley, Collector's edition, 2008Qty: (30)

* South Africa - Duff (George, active 1840-1860). A pair of sketch studies of Zulu figures, from the Natal region, mid 19th century, pencil & watercolour on thin card, one showing a Zulu tribesman standing with shield and spear, captioned in pencil "Zulu Natel, G. Duff delin.", the other showing a Zulu hut with standing figure holding staff and supporting pot on head, captioned in pencil "Zulu Hut Natel, G. duff delin.", 74 x 114 mm (3 x 4.5 ins)Qty: (2)NOTESA small number of similar sketched studies of native figures from South Africa by George Duff have appeared at auction, including "At the Fish Market, Cape Town"/"Hottentot Hut, Algoa Bay"/"Table Bay" (Bonhams, 9 September 2008).

Rare Victoria Cross winners autograph collection in album. Great War and WW2 autographs. Collected many years ago by our vendor who wrote to them as a boy in 1960s asking for their autographs. All neatly laid down to black album pages. This includes some very scarce and highly collectables autographs. Mainly signed cards, few letters, clippings. 1. Letter from VC & GC Association signed by Sir John Smyth- 18 May 1915 France, 2. Charles Newman-28 March 1942 St Nazaire France, 3. Victor Turner -27 October 1942 El Alamein Egypt, 4. John Barrett-24 September 1918 France, 5. Dudley Johnson-4 November 1918 France, 6. Leonard Cheshire- RAF June 1940-July 1944- over Europe, 7. Signed photo William Reid (also unsigned photo from later years-3 November 1943 Dusseldorf Germany, 8. Charles Upham VC & bar-22-30 May 1941 Crete 14-15 July 1942 Egypt, 9. Geoffrey H Woolley- 20-21 April 1915 Hill 60 Belgium, 10. Harold Ervine-Andrews- letter commenting on public school (we both went to Stonyhurst College-31 May-1 June 1940 France, 11. Lorne Campbell- 6 April 1943 Tunisia, 12. A Roden Cutler-19 June-6 July 1941 Lebanon, 13. Tasker Watkins-16 August 1944 France, 14. Rambahadur Limbu-21 November 1965 Sarawak Borneo, 15. Ian Fraser 31 July 1945 HMS XE3 Singapore, 16. Richard R Willis-25 April 1915 Gallipoli Turkey, 17. Anthony C Miers-4-5 March 1942 Corfu Greece, 18. James Huffam- 31 August 1918 France, 19. Brett Cloutman-6 November 1918 France, 20. Robert E Ryder- 28 March 1942 St Nazaire France, 21. John Cruikshank 17-18 July 1944 Atlantic Ocean, 22. Arthur Procter- 4 June 1916 France, 23. Stephen H Beattie letter- 27 March 1942 St Nazaire France, 24. Norman Holbrook -13 December 1914 Dardanelles, 25. Phillip Neame-19 December 1914 France, 26. Robert Sherbrooke-31 December 1942 North Cape Norway, 27. Basil Place- 22 September 1943 HMS X7 Kafjord Norway, 28. Archie White-21 September-1 October 1916 France, 29. Richard Annand- 15-16 May 1940 Belgium, 30. Augustus Agar- 17 June 1919 Kronstadt Russia, 31. Percy Storkey- 7 April 1918 France, 32. Eric Wilson-11-15 August 1940 Somaliland, 33. Richard Wakeford- 13 May 1944 Cassino Italy, 34. (Thomas) Gordon Steele-22 February 1917 Mesopotamia, 35. George Findlay-4 November 1918 France, 36. Tom Adlam-27-28 September France, 37. Peter Roberts 16 February 1942 HMS Thrasher Crete, 38. F W Gould letter- 16 February 1942 HMS Thrasher Crete, 39. Victor Crutchley- 9 May 1918 Ostend Belgium, 40. Robert Cain 17-25 September 1944 Arnhem Holland, 41. Herbert Le Patourel -3 December 1942 Tunisia, 42. Edward Courtney Boyle- 27 April 1915 Dardanelles Turkey, 43. Arthur Cumming 3 January 1942 Malaya, 44. Reginald Hayward 21-22 March 1918 France, 45. David Jamieson - 7-8 August 1944 France, 46. Cyril Martin-12 March 1915 Belgium, 47. Manley James- 21-23 March 1918 France, 48. George Roupell- 20 April 1915 Hill 60 Belgium, 49. Henry Foote- 27 May 15 June 1942 Libya, 50. John Craig- 5 June 1917 Egypt, 51. Donald Dean -24-26 September 1918 France52. Arnold Walters-4 November 1918 France. Good conditon. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £9.99.

WILDE (OSCAR)Salomé: drame en un acte, FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED 'A MON CHER AMI/ ARISTIDE BRUANT/ OSCAR WILDE' on flyleaf preceding half-title, one of 600 copies, device by Félicien Rops on the title page, green cloth-backed marbled boards, red leather spine label, original purple wrappers lettered in silver bound in [Mason 348], 8vo, Paris and London, Librairie d'Art Indépendent and Elkin Mathews and John Lane, 1893Footnotes:PRESENTATION COPY TO ARISTIDE BRUANT (1851–1925), a successful singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur who ran a cabaret in Montmartre and was immortalized by Toulouse Lautrec as the man in a wide-brimmed hat, cape, and red scarf on several posters.In was during his sojourn in Paris in 1891 that Wilde met Bruant, who called him 'le joyeux fantaisiste anglais' (Ellmann, p.330). On more than one occasion, Bruant hosted dinners at which Wilde got to know André Gide.Wilde's play Salomé was rehearsed during June 1892 for production at the Palace Theatre in London, with Sarah Bernhardt in the title role. However, the Lord Chamberlain refused a licence owing to representation of Biblical characters on the public stage and it was therefore decided to move the premiere to Paris. 'Wilde went ahead with plans to publish his play whether or not it could be staged. The title page was to name the Librairie d'Art Indépendent in Paris along with Elkin Mathews & John Lane in London as joint publishers... It was defiantly published in February 1893. Wilde said he had it bound in 'Tyrian purple' wrappers to go with Alfred Douglas's gilt hair' (Ellmann, p.353).Provenance: Laurin Guilloux Buffetaud, 29 November 1989, lot 564.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

BOER WAR MEDAL - 1 BAR 3833 PTE.W.A.PICKERING CAPE MOUNTED RIFLES

CAPE FEAR ORIGINAL US ONE SHEET POSTER. A linen backed original US one sheet (27 x 41") poster for 'Cape Fear' (1962). VF / NM condition.

Stephen Doig signed limited edition rugby lithograph- Fight to the Finish, Sunday June 11th 1995: Cape Town, numbered 161 of 850, in glazed frame with certificate of authenticity on reverse

This is a book and signed letter written by T E Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia (1888 - 1935). Lawrence was a British military officer who led the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Turkish empire in World War I and achieved great fame for his actions during the war. The book is titled Seven Pillars of Wisdom and is an autobiographical account of his experiences in the conflict. It is a second printing of the book (1935). After the war, Lawrence joined the Foreign Office, working with the British government and King Faisal to create an Arab state that would include Syria, Iraq, and other countries in the Middle East. Faisal was a leader of the revolt and had great respect for Lawrence. In 1922, Lawrence retreated from public life, and spent his remaining years as an enlisted man, mostly in the Royal Air Force, with a brief stint in the Army. The body of the letter reads “Dear Madam ... Jonathan Cape has duly sent me on your letter, which dates from last summer, I see. It is a very pleasant thing to come along, casually, and I am most grateful for the kindness you offer. Fortunately, there is no need of a refuge, other than this. Not that I regard the R.A.F. as a refuge. Flying, and the progress of flying, is a very great interest of mine - almost a profession, as the Catholics would have it - and the life and work I have led for the last ten years in our Air Force have been wholly delightful. Still, it was kindly of you to make that offer. Yours [ ly], T E Shaw”. “T E Shaw” was the name Lawrence adopted in the 1920‘s because he grew tired of his celebrity. He stopped working with the British government in 1922 and enlisted in the Royal Air Force under an assumed name (John Hume Ross), and when the press found out about it, the RAF was embarrassed and released him from service. Lawrence found it impossible to reenlist under his own name, so he signed up as a private with the Royal Tank Corps in 1923 under the name “T E Shaw”, which was probably taken from his friendship with George Bernard Shaw, the noted Irish playwright. Somehow Lawrence was able to enlist with the RAF again in 1925 by using this new name, and he legally adopted the name in 1927. The letter was sent from Mount Batten, the Royal Air Force base near Plymouth, England. You can see the address in the upper right corner. We are not sure who wrote the letter that prompted Lawrence to write this one, but the consignor found the letter in the book when she lived in New Jersey, and she believes whoever wrote the letter to Jonathan Cape was concerned about Lawrence’s sexual orientation, and that’s why the person offered him sanctuary. There has always been speculation about his sexual orientation - some people believe he was asexual, others claim he was homosexual, but this has never really been confirmed. He was also captured and tortured by the Turks during the war and historians believe he was raped by the Turks at this time. The Criminal Law Amendment, which was passed in England in 1885, also outlawed homosexual activity by men, and it is possible the person who wrote to Lawrence through Jonathan Cape was offering Lawrence shelter from criminal prosecution for his alleged orientation. We don’t know, but it would be nice to see what the other letter said. (Jonathan Cape was the publishing company in England that handled the book for Lawrence, and Herbert Jonathan Cape was the founder of the company, and we’re not sure if Lawrence received a letter from the publishing house or from the founder of the company. Lawrence might have known Herbert Jonathan Cape personally, but we can’t say for sure about that either.) The letter is clearly written in his hand and signed by him, and it is dated May 1, 1933, just two years before he died from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident. The letter is rare and adds to some of the historical record for Lawrence; there is very light foxing in a couple of spots. The frame is 12 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. wide and the letter is 8 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. wide.

A Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps for SA 1902, Transvaal, Orange Free State & Cape Colony, awarded to 37629 TPR P. McKay, 2nd Scottish Horse.

A Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps for Wittebergen, Transvaal & Cape Colony, together with King's South Africa Medal with clasps for SA 1901 & 1902 and WWI War & Victory Medals awarded to 5905 Private A. W. Watson, East Yorkshire Regiment. (4)

A 1930's Chinese gold silk damask dress with matching cape decorated with gilt braid.

Small suitcase containing boxed la Professionell hair clipper, brush, hairdressers cape & 3 pairs of scissors

A rare vintage 1960's Century 21 made ' Cape Kennedy - Project Sword ' battery operated playset. Plastic construction, and includes the Project Sword Rocket and launch pad. Rare toy. Unboxed, untested. 

A rare original vintage Kenner made Star Wars action figure ' Darth Vader '. Factory sealed within his original Kenner ' Baggie ' plastic bag. Blue Kenner logo to front, the figure with cape and orange saber. Contents mint and untouched, the bag sealed to top and bottom (a tiny 1cm split exists to one side of the bag). Rare figure in this form. 

Miniature oval portrait of a gentleman traditionally known as Andrew Cassels, Judge of the Admiralty Court, Cape of Good Hope 7cm x 5.5cm in leather case Condition Report & Further Details Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs

Nine Original Star Wars Trilogy Plastic Toy Figures, including Jawa (cloth cape, ionization blaster), Luke Skywalker Jedi Knight Outfit (Jedi cloak, blue light saber, General Madine (Rebel Battle Staff) Bib Fortuna (Battle Staff), Lando Calrissian (grey vinyl cape, Bespin Blaster), Wicket W. Warrior (wicket spear), bidder to assure themselves of authenticity of all weapons and accessories.

STAMPS - CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Six 'triangles', comprising 6d. (1); 4d. (3); and 1d. (2), used.

A Land X Cape petrol head trimmer.

Pair of engravings of maritime interest, to include a 'Representation of the Engagement between his Majesty's Ship the Monmouth Capt. Gardiner & The Foudroyant a French Man of War, Feb 1758', 18 x 30cm, and 'Glorious Action off Cape Francois 21 Oct 1757', 18 x 30cm, together with two engravings of Victory over the Spanish Fleet and Defeat of the Dutch Fleet, 34 x 26cm (4)

Scarce British Boer War newspaper reporter's medal to Mr HFP Battersby Morning Post, with two bars Natal and Cape Colony. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

A Meissen group of 'The Ardent Lover', circa 1745, later decoratedModelled by J.J. Kaendler, with a young man dressed in blue jacket and black breeches, his empty pocket showing, kneeling before his lover, she dressed in a yellow cape with oriental flowers, turning away her head, a putto on his shoulder and harlequin behind them both laughing at the man, the cupid pulling the man's hair and raising his bow, the porcelain circa 1745, the decoration later 19cm high, (cracked through the base, losses to extremities, her right hand and right foot missing)Footnotes:Provenance: European Private Collection This group is recorded in Känder's Taxa: '1 dergl. (Groupgen) aus 4 Figuren bestehend, da eine Schäfferin auf Rasen sitz, zu der sich ein sauber angekleideter Jüngling findet, der sie lieben will, die sich aber weigert, auf dem Jüngling is Cupido, der ihn bey den Harren hält und ihn seinem Bogen auf den Kopff prügelt, dabey ein Arelquin stehet, und den Jüngling auslacht [1 similar (group) made up of 4 figures, a shepherdess seated on the grass, next to her a well-dressed young man courting her, she refusing him, on the shoulder of the young man Cupid pulling his hair and hitting his head with his bow, harlequin standing next to the young man laughing at him]' Meredith Chilton, Harlequin Unmasked (2001), p. 306, illustrates two versions of the group and suggests a modelling date of 1743. Other versions of the group exist with the addition of either a dog or a sheep on the base, and with the absence of both Cupid and Harlequin.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

LIVINGSTONE DAVID: (1813-1873) Scottish Missionary & Explorer of Africa. A printed portion of the proof to Livingstone's publication Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa, one page, oblong 8vo, n.p., n.d. (c.1857), bearing various holograph corrections by Livingstone. The proof states, in full (with Livingstone's holograph corrections in bold), 'The instruments I carried, though few, were the [be]st of their kind. A sextan[t], by the famed makers [Tr]oughton and Sims, of Fleet-Street; a chronometer watch, with a stop to the seconds' hand -- an admirable contrivance for enabling a person to take the exact time of observations:  it was constructed by Dent, of the Strand (61) for the Royal Geographical Society, and selected for the service by the President, Admiral Smythe, to whose judgment & kindness I am in this and other matters deeply indebted. It was pronounced by Mr. Maclear to equal most chronometers in performance. For both one of these excellent instruments I have much pleasure in recording my obligations to my good friend Colonel Steele, and at the same time to Mr. Maclear for much of my ability to use them.  Besides these, I had a thermometer by Dollond; a compass from the Cape Observatory, and a small pocket one in addition; anda good small telescope and with a stand capable of being screwed into a tree. 11th of November, 1853. - Left the town of Linyanti, accompanied by Sekeletu and his principal men, to embark on the Chobe. The chief came to the river in order to see that all was right at parting. We crossed five branches of the Chobe before reaching the main' With various tears and age wear, professionally restored and laid down. About G   Livingstone's Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa was published by John Murray in London in 1857.

BURTON RICHARD F.: (1821-1890) English Explorer. A rare set of illustrated manuscript notes by Burton, unsigned, seven pages, 8vo, n.p. (London?), n.d. (c.1868-70), on the blind embossed stationery of the Athenaeum Club, Pall Mall. Burton's miscellaneous notes, in his typically small (and at times indecipherable) hand appear to be references made from The Life of Prince Henry of Portugal by Richard Henry Major, Burton noting that Prince Henry 'declared his object was to “acquire wealth, knowledge of the world and, if possible, fame”', and also recording references to various countries including Santiago (noting that it was not discovered by Antonio de Nolle but by the Portuguese Diogo Gomez), Sierra Leone, Cape of Good Hope, Venezuela, China, Ceylon, Germany and others, as well as hippopotamuses (described by Cadamosto as a horse-fish), the Pillars of Hercules and various other explorers including Christopher Columbus (who had endured 'twelve years hardship & fatigue'), the cartographer Martin Behaim etc. To one page of the notes Burton has drawn a detailed map of the region of Africa covering Tanzania, Mozambique, the Congo and Kenya in which Burton has identified various lakes including Lake Albert, Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika. An interesting manuscript linking two of history's noted explorers, albeit centuries apart, and enhanced by Burton's wonderful illustration of African lakes. Some light age wear and a few small, neat professional repairs to splits at the central vertical folds, none of which affect the text. About VG The Life of Prince Henry of Portugal by Richard Henry Major was published in London in 1868 and is an account of 'the discovery, within one century, of half the world' by Prince Henry the Navigator (1394-1460), the main initiator of the Age of Discovery, and included Major's summary of 'new facts in the discovery of the Atlantic Islands, a refutation of French claims to priority in discovery, Portuguese knowledge (subsequently lost) of the Nile Lakes and the history of the naming of America' drawn from 'authentic contemporary documents'.

WATSON RICHARD: (1781-1833) British Methodist Theologian, one of the most important figures in Methodism during the 19th century. A good A.L.S., Rd. Watson, three pages, 4to, Mission House, Hatton Gardens, 15th November 1819, to a gentleman. Watson explains that he had previously sent his correspondent a letter to Bristol 'giving the names of the two missionaries we have appointed to Cape Henry', although continues to again provide their names as Elliot Jones and William Harvey, as well as the name of the ship that they will sail on from Bristol. Watson further writes 'We feel most strongly the importance of your King's accommodation' and urges his correspondent not to lose any time in making arrangements, further commenting 'I am sorry that King Henry has been prejudice against our missionaries from what took place at Port au Prince. I can say most confidently that no interference with political affairs could be charged upon the Missionaries. That they were whites, and a suspicion that they were spies of King Henry, operated greatly against them; but they acted very prudently in most difficult circumstances' also remarking 'The more I have seen of Messrs. Jones and Harvey the more confidently can I commend them to you, for men of more sweetness of temper, and devotedness to God, I have rarely met. I am sure that if they are permitted to develope their character in the free exercise of their ministry they will not discredit your recommendation'. With very heavy traces of former mounting to the verso of the final page, some light overall staining and a few small tears and areas of paper loss, only very slightly affecting a few words of text, FR                                                                                                                             Henri Christophe (1767-1820) King Henry I of Haiti 1811-20. The only monarch of the Kingdom of Haiti, Henry I had altered the name of his capital from Cape Francois to Cape Henry in honour of his own name.

GEORGE III: (1738-1820) King of the United Kingdom 1760-1820. D.S., George R, (a 'mad' example), as King, at the head, three pages, folio, Court at Saint James's, 2nd June 1808. The manuscript document is a License relating to John Tulloch and states, in part, 'To all commanders of Our Ships of War and Privateers…..Greeting, whereas John Tulloch hath humbly represented unto us on Behalf of Edward Wynne Commander of the American Ship Father & Sons and sundry British Merchants that they are desirous of obtaining Our Royal Licence to Import from Alicant or any Port or Ports in Spain not blockaded to any of the Ports of Our United Kingdom Four Cargoes…..of such articles as are allowed by Our order……the said vessels may proceed from the Port they lie in Ballast or partly laden with heavy Goods to other Ports not Blockaded to compleat their cargoes or to take the whole of their cargoes on Board where they be & be permitted to make use of any Belligerent or Neutral Dominants……& that on their arrival at this Kingdom the Masters be Permitted to…..return with their Vessels & Crews to any Port not Blockaded. We taking the Promises into our Royal Consideration are graciously pleased to grant Our License…..provided that….the said vessels shall be Spanish & that they depart from any one Port in Spain where they may load…..or where part of the Cargoes consist of Barilla…..to any other Ports between Cape Palos & Cape Nao…..& to proceed from thence with their Cargoes…..to any of the Ports of Our United Kingdom upon condition that if any Part of the Cargoes of either of the said Vessels consist of Wines the Merchant Importer of the said Wines shall (if the Port of Destination be to the Eastward of Plymouth) enter into proper Security by Bond to be taken in the Office of Our Privy Council…….This Our Licence to remain in Force for Six months……' Countersigned ('Hawkesbury') at the conclusion by Robert Jenkinson (1770-1828) 2nd Earl of Liverpool, British Prime Minister 1812-27, Home Secretary 1804-06, 1807-09. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. Some light overall age wear and a couple of small, minor tears to the edges of the folds, only very slightly affecting one word of text but not the signature, otherwise VG

A 19th century Colonial silver snuff box, the base and cover marked DS twice, and S&S, (overstriking another), the lip of the cover also marked, possibly Cape, rectangular form, the hinged cover engraved 'From Jonathan Hall to William Hall', with the crest of a bugle and the motto 'firmoir quo paratior', length 7.2cm, approx. weight 3.3oz.

Tinus de Jong (Dutch 1885-1942)/Table Mountain and Docks, Cape/Steynsberg Tokai, Cape/a pair/signed and inscribed in pencil/etchings, 19.5cm x 28cm/and two etchings by Walter W Burgess

A WWII group of 4 medals together with a Territoral Army Nursing Service cape badge attributed to N/O Gladys Rider, Liverpool; a set of miniature medals; further unattributed WWII medals

Victorian Christening gown and a cape. P&P Group 2 (£18+VAT for the first lot and £2+VAT for subsequent lots)

Corum. A Limited Edition platinum automatic wristwatch with meteorite dial and moon phaseModel: Meteorite PearyReference: 61.450.70 Limited Edition No.139Date: Circa 1990Movement: 19-jewel automatic, adjusted to 5 positions, No.189376Dial: Grey meteorite, raised outer blue calendar markers, moon phase at 6, polished faceted lance hands, further arrow tipped calendar handCase: Brushed and polished round, back secured by 6 screws and engraved 'Dial Made of Meteorite Found by Robert E. Peary Cosmic Origin Impact Point 76°4'N.,64°58'W. Cape York. Greenland' quick set button in the band at 4, hooded lugs with two blue enamel medallions, one numbered 139 and the other with a map of the world, shouldered crown, No.473829Strap/Bracelet: Brown Corum crocodile leatherBuckle/Clasp: Signed white gold and steel deployant claspSigned: Case, dial & movement Size: 35mmFootnotes:The dial of this watch is made from a meteorite found by Robert E. Peary in 1894, of cosmic origin and lists the impact point: 76°4'N.,64°58'W. in Cape York, Greenland. Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920) was an American admiral and explorer and was born in Cresson Springs, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. He made eight Arctic voyages to the Greenland coast and in 1909 he led the first expedition to the North Pole.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Ω YΩ VAT on imported items at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium.Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A LATE VICTORIAN THREE-PIECE TEA SET with shallow circular part-fluted bodies, decorated with a "cape" rim with leafy shells, by Charles Stuart Harris, London 1899/1900 and a plated tray; the tray 18" (46 cms); 44.1 oz weighable silver (4)

A GEORGE III PART-FLUTED CIRCULAR TEA POT with a "cape" rim and an ivory finial, crested, by William Burwash, London 1816 and a mounted wooden tea pot stand with a reeded circular rim, by John Emes, London 1808; the latter 5.25" (13.3 cms) diameter; 22.4 oz weighable silver (2)

Four albums depicting Tallents House Edinburgh, Robert Burns FDCs, Australia kangaroo/ scouting/ produce food stamps, Australian Antarctic Territory, Bayern, Cape of Good Hope Red, China overprints/ high revenue/ Cochin Anchal/ Chuckran/ On S.S./ Emperor stamps, Ecuador 1939 commemorative, Germany high value/ overprint millionen, Deutsches Reich, Grenada six pence brown, mint Ivory Coast x four.

David Cartwright, signed Limited Edition print ' Battle of Cape St. Vincent ', No. 720 of 80, together with a mahogany framed portrait print of Nelson

AN EXAMPLE OF A BLUE UNION ARMY US CIVIL WAR JACKET/CAPE TOP, gold coloured buttons, etc

A quantity of linen, 19th and 20th century, elaborate baby cape, child's capes and coats

The Queen's South Africa Medal with South Africa 1902 and Cape Colony bars to  39184 PTE. T. JOHNSTON  - 140TH IMP. YEO. Coy. (Fincastle's Horse)(The cost of UK postage via Royal Mail Special Delivery for this lot will be £10 inc.VAT)

Six bottles of Viognier Cape Heights 2018

Six bottles of Viognier Cape Heights 2018

A collection of late 19th century lady's clothing, to include, a black silk bodice with puff sleeves, stand up collar with blush detail and button fasten front, a corded silk mantle with silk ribbon and lace collar and beaded detail, a lace cape with corded silk collar and beaded edging, a navy corduroy waistcoat with button fastening and further black silk fragments and lace veils (Qty) For condition information please view this lot on our website HERE. Please note, we do not publish any condition reports on the-saleroom.com, all requested condition reports will be available to view on trevanionanddean.com or easyliveauction.com

A 1950s British army ground sheet / cape

A Queen's South Africa medal (1899-1902) 3rd type reverse with Transvaal, Orange Free State and Cape Colony clasps, naming 3122 SERJT. S. STAINTON. K.O. SCOT. BORD.

A Queen's South Africa medal (1899-1902) with Cape Colony clasp, naming 65 PTE. D. EVANS. WELSH REGT.

Small oil on board by William Green, South Africa, B.1900 of a homestead in a Western Cape landscape

Taxidermy: Cape Red Hartebeest (Alcelaphus caama), modern, South Africa, high quality adult male shoulder mount, with head turning slightly to the left, from the wall 64cm, height 105cm

Taxidermy: Cape Greater Kudu (Strepsiceros strepsiceros), modern, South Africa, high quality large adult bull shoulder mount, looking straight ahead, right horn 122, left horn 125cm, tip to tip 56cm, from the wall 92cm, height 134cm

Voyages.- California.- Shelvocke (Capt.George) A Voyage round the World by the Way of the Great South Sea, first edition, folding engraved twin-hemisphere map, engraved title-vignette, 4 engraved plates, 2 folding, light staining to fore-edge at beginning, ink markings to margins, a few stains, slight worming to lower outer corner of a few leaves, bookplate of Booth Grey, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, rebacked preserving old spine, new label, corners repaired, new endpapers, [Cowan pp.581-2; Hill 1557; Sabin 80158], 8vo, for J. Senex, 1726.⁂ Scarce account of Shelvocke's privateering adventures through the Pacific and with what Cowan calls "the fullest account of California, the natives and their features, of any of the old voyagers." The map depicts California as an island and two of the plates show natives of California; there are also early references to Californian gold and Peruvian guano. It has been suggested that Shevlocke's account of the passage around Cape Horn, where a sailor killed an albatross, inspired Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner.

Voyages.- Robinson Crusoe.- Rogers (Woodes) A Cruising Voyage Round the World: First to the South-Seas, thence to the East-Indies, and homewards by the Cape of Good Hope ..., first edition, 5 folding engraved maps including Herman Moll's map of the world (a little soiled and stained, trimmed close and lacking lower right folding portion, reinforced at lower edge), other maps with a few tears to folds, old ink inscription "Jams. Jackson his Booke" below 'Memorandum' at end of preliminaries, text browned, modern half calf, [Hill 1479; Sabin 72753], 8vo, for A. Bell and B. Lintot, 1712.⁂ Famous account of privateering in the South Seas. Rogers set out from Bristol with William Dampier as his pilot and travelled along the coasts of Chile and Peru seeking out Spanish prizes. He landed on the Juan Fernandez islands in order to shelter from a storm, and there rescued the marooned Alexander Selkirk, the inspiration for Defoe's Robinson Crusoe.

Books - Three Ian Fleming James Bond novels comprising of 'The Man With the Golden Gun', 1965 (Jonathan Cape), 'You Only Live Twice', 1964 (Jonathan Cape), and 'For Your Eyes Only', 1960 (Jonathan Cape)

Art Deco style resin figure of a dancer wearing a blue and silver cape, on a yellow mount, 38cm high