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Lot 386
I SCHAPERA "The Bantu-Speaking Tribes of South Africa, An Ethnographical Survey" 1st edn., 1937, published by George Routledge & Sons, Ltd., London/Maskew Miller, Ltd., Cape Town, inc. folding maps; and one other, Hollis "The Masai, Their Language and Folklore", 1905, lacks map and one plate, (2).
Lot 2007
Cream Edwardian long sleeved dress with train and embroidered and fringed modesty panel, together with a fine cream wool corded and fringed cape and a pair of silk ballroom shoesProvenance, formerly the property of actor and director Henry Kiell Ayliff 1871-1949, and his sister Alice Mary Ayliff. Both born in South Africa, Henry came to Europe in the late 19th C, first studying Art at the Royal Academy in London. From 1901 he studied acting under Herman Vezin and went on to appear on stage in London and the provinces. Later he became a theatre director staging the first productions of many of George Bernard Shaw's plays A tall boy containing costume and other textiles, remained untouched for may years and now has been consigned by his grand-daughter Susanna .
Lot 2083
Mixed group of items 1970's 'Primera Rome' rolled magazine clutch bag, two 1960's white dotted clear plastic rain coats and a similar cape by Tip-Topper, 1930's linen nursery tea table cloth embroidered alphabet and animals, fifty one assorted mats and food covers crocheted with 'milk', 'bread', 'shrimps', 'cake', etc. including unusual examples such as 'War 1939', Anne Hathaway etc., quantity of crochet edgings for tablecloths etc. along with 1930's bath towel woven circus animals and figures, 1930's girls smocked polka dot dress another with printed sprigs, checked apron, baby's silk matinee jacket, fine wool head scarf printed roses and a quantity of miscellaneous trimmings etc. .
Lot 2131
A large group of vintage fur 1930's Summer arctic fox and red fox fox bolero cape, red fox cape, brown fur jacket a nutria muff with zip pocket, Double marten stole/collar and a sable muff by M. Prager, London with embroidered green linen storage bag, double Arctic fox and brown cross fox (11) .
Lot 35
General - British Empire : 1886-1952 Fine mint collection of BRITISH AFRICA countries in red loose leaf 'Simplex' album(1,959 stamps). The collection includes Basutoland with 1933 set to 10s mint, 1938 to 10s two sets, Bechuanaland 1886 ovpts on Cape sets, 1888 1s to 5s, 1d,2d,6d surcharges, 1891-94 ovpts on G.B. set, 1897-1902 ovpts on G.B. set, 1904-13 set to 1s(both), 1913-24 set to 2/6d, 1925-27 set to 1s, 1932 Pictorial set to 5s, 1938-52 set to 10s two shades of each, Postage Due sets, British Honduras inc 1913-21 set to $2, 1938-47 to $5 two sets, Br. Levant with some high values, Somaliland inc GVI issues complete, Brunei 1947 set to $10, Gambia inc 1898 set, 1902-05 set, 1904-06 set to 1s, 1909 set, 1912-22 set plus shades, 1921-22 set, 1922-29 Elephants values to 5s, GVI issues complete plus many shades, Gold Coast inc 1883 CA 1d blue, 1884-91 values to 2s, 1898-1902 set to 10s, 1902 set to 1s,10s, 1904-06 set, 1907-13 set, 1913-21 values to 10s(2), 1928 Castle set, GVI issues complete inc perf and shade varieties, Grenada inc GVI issues complete plus many perf and shade varieties, K.U.T. inc GVI almost complete with all perf varieties plus some shades, Nigeria inc 1936 Pictorial set to £1 unmounted mint, GVI issues complete plus most perfs and shades, N.Rhodesia 1925-29 set to 20s ex 10s, 1938-52 set with shades inc 20s(3), Rhodesia 1909-12 ovpt set to 7/6d, Sierra Leone inc 1884-91 set to 1s at least four of each, 1912-21 set to £1 plus ome shades, 1921-27 set to 10s plus many shades, 1932 set to £1, GVI complete plus shades to £1. 1935 Silver Jubilee and 1948 RSW sets included for all territories mentioned. A VALUABLE LOT in fresh and fine condition. HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS [US2]
Lot 90
American Privateers.- Inglis (Sir Hugh, East Indies merchant and politician, 1744-1820) Autograph Letter signed to Viscount Melville, First Lord of the Admiralty, 2pp. with conjugate blank, sm. 4to, Milton Bryant [Bedfordshire], 13th November 1812, concerning a communication Inglis has received from James Horsburgh, Hydrographer to the East India Company, who "professes more knowledge of the Eastern Seas than perhaps any other man now in Europe; he is likewise well acquainted with several of the American Captains who traded to China and India and from his knowledge of their enterprising character he entertains a confidential opinion that heavy vessels will be sent to the Eastward of the Cape", also a memorandum detailing how best to protect "all the coasts and the innumerable islands to the Eastward of the Cape of Good Hope...", folds, browned; and a quantity of others, including: a collection of documents in French and English relating to a presentation to Sir David Dundas from Trophime-Gérard Lally-Tolendal of a silver-gilt cup in recognition of his efforts in support of the French emigré community in London during the French Revolution, 1819-21; 4 Autograph Letters from Admiral Skeffington Lutwidge (1737-1814) to Sir Robert Bateson-Harvey, 1793-1810 etc., v.s., v.d. (qty).
Lot 535
POSTCARDS, better foreign selection, inc. Johannesburg, Gibraltar, Calcutta, Victoria Falls, Cape Town, Bombay, Jerusalem, Madeira, Gran Canaria, Southern Rhodesia, Delhi, Karachi; hunting, villages, interiors, Temples, Natives, views, monuments, street scenes, market etc., mixed periods, some pu, P to VG, 100*
Lot 244
Fleming, Ian "Octopussy" and "The Living Daylights", Jonathan Cape 1966, marbled end papers, brown cloth with silver titles, original dj with photograph of Ian Fleming on the reverse, not price clipped Sartre, Jean-Paul"Lucifer and the Lord, a play", Hamish Hamilton 1952, blue cloth, dj not price clipped, bearing the library plate 'From the Library of J B Priestley' Sartre, Jean-Paul"In the Mesh", Andrew Dakers 1954, brown cloth, dj designed by Leonard Rosoman, not price clipped, bearing library plate 'From the Library of J B Priestley' and three other related volumes (6)
Lot 646
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Lot 182
Archbishop Desmond Tutu signed 6x4 colour photo. is a South African Anglican cleric and theologian known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was the Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then the Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996, in both cases being the first black man to hold the position. Theologically, he sought to fuse ideas from black theology with African theology; politically, he identifies as a socialist. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95
Lot 184
GEORGE V SILVER PEN RESTof circular form with raised shaped pen trough, Birmingham 1910; an Edward VII silver and enamel cape collar fastener with link fastening, Birmingham 1908; a George VI silver lidded mustard pot with blue glass liner and a silver salt with blue glass liner, Birmingham 1946 and 1934; and a set of six George V silver gilt teaspoons, Sheffield 1928; and a pair of silver gilt sugar tongs, Sheffield 1929
Lot 36
Bruttium, Kroton AR Stater. Circa 400-325 BC. Head of Hera Lakinia facing slightly right, wearing necklace and polos decorated with palmettes; B to right / Young Herakles, nude, holding cup in extended right hand and club in left, reclining left on lion skin draped over rock; KPOTΩNIATAΣ around, bow below. Attianese 138; HN Italy 2169; SNG ANS 375 (same dies); SNG Lloyd –; Gulbenkian 131 (same dies); Kraay & Hirmer 270 = de Luynes 728 (same dies). 7.73g, 23mm, 3h. Good Very Fine. Rare in this grade. Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 69, 18 November 1994, lot 85 (and coverpiece). The depiction of Hera on the obverse is that of a local aspect of the deity, whose sanctuary the Heraion Lakinion was situated 10 kilometres away from Kroton at Lakinion, now Cape Colonna. The site takes its name from the sole surviving column of the temple built upon that spot in around 470 BC, which was largely intact until the sixteenth century when it was extensively quarried. Theokritos' Korydon sings the praises of the 'Lakinian shrine that faces the dawn', and Livy 24.3.3-7 tells us that it was 'a building more famous even than the city itself and held in reverence by all the peoples there around' and that within were countless masterpieces and treasures including a column of solid gold dedicated to the goddess. By the time of Livy's writings however, the temple had long been plundered. This facing portrait of Hera can be considered to be directly inspired by Kimon's famous facing Arethusa tetradrachm that was widely admired and imitated throughout the ancient world; the difficulty of creating an attractive facing portrait apparently led to engravers considering the undertaking of such a die as a challenge and proof of their skill. Hera's headdress, a low crown known as a polos, was no longer worn in classical times but was common in Mycenaean art. Many of the terracotta figurines from late Helladic IIIA Mycenaean period circa 1400–1300 BC seem to wear poloi, and its use can thus be seen as a deliberate archaism for representing a Mother Goddess. Herakles appears on the reverse of this coin in his role as ‘founder’ of Kroton. Later Krotoniate tradition conveniently bypassed Myskellos in favour of associating the city with a past more ancient even than the Trojan War; according to myth Herakles landed at the nearby promontory with the oxen of Gerion and was hospitably received by one Kroton and his wife Laureta. Her father Lakinio however, was discovered trying to steal an ox from Herakles’ sacred herd, resulting in Herakles fighting and killing him. In the confusion, it transpired that Herakles had also mortally wounded his host Kroton. Saddened, Herakles gave Kroton an honourable burial, and predicted the founding of a great city there that would bear his name. We see also on the reverse of this coin the fabled bow of Herakles, that Philoktetes (a Greek hero of the Trojan War) was said to have taken with him to the land between Sybaris and Kroton, where he founded the non-Greek cities Petelia, Chrone, Krimisa and Makalla. A prophecy arose as in the Trojan War, that victory would be Kroton’s if the bow and arrows of Herakles would be theirs. Thus, these sacred relics of Philoktetes were removed from his tomb and deposited in the Krotoniate sanctuary of Apollo Aleos. This coin is therefore rare among Greek coins in that it may be considered to have a threefold significance - referring directly to the sanctuary of Hera, to Herakles as 'founder' of the city, and to the sanctuary of Apollo.
Lot 120
IS THE KINGDOM (1946) pen and black ink 21 x 20cm framed Provenance: Abbott and Holder, 1992 The backdrop consists of a silhouette of the head of Christ, crowned with thorns, while in the foreground there are ruins, amongst which is the damaged Winged Victory. This is the drawing for Is the Kingdom from The Lord's Prayer in Black and White, published by Jonathan Cape in 1946 and republished in facsimile in 1989. It is not, therefore, a war memorial design, but may be seen as a response to the memorial issue at the end of the Second World War. Arthur Wragg was born near Manchester on 3 January, 1903, and studied at Sheffield School of Art in 1916, moving to London in 1923. He was a prolific book illustrator, known especially for his black and white images. He was also deeply religious and was tortured by the inequalities of life and the brutality of war. -1
Lot 133
A DESIGN FOR A CENOTAPH watercolour over pen and ink on paper 37 x 51cm Provenance: Abbott and Holder, December 1999. Design for a Cenotaph, with a lateral depiction of the structure and in the upper right hand corner, the ground plan. The latter shows a square central building, circular on the interior, with each side of the square preceded by a double colonnade, producing a cruciform plan. The whole is raised on a plinth, approached by steps on each side. The building is therefore related to the numerous mausolea designed in the early years of the 19th century along classical lines. The lateral view shows that each colonnade was to be preceded by pairs of mourning figures. The colonnade is ionic, with an arcaded superstructure bearing wreaths and pilasters, surmounted by funerary urns, aligned with the columns beneath. The central space emerges as a drum for a dome, crowned by a broken column which emerges from what seem to be the sterns of ships - suggesting that the design was intended for a naval monument. The words - DESIGN - FOR - A - CENOTAPH - inscribed in ink at the bottom. Edmund Pink was an architectural draughtsman and trader with the firm of Standfast & Co. In 1820 he traveled to The Cape, going on to Rio de Janeiro in 1821. On both legs of the journey he kept a journal and made numerous topographical illustrations. Christies sold these in 1994 and 1997. The albums exceeded their estimates, with the Brazilian collection selling for œ41,000 and the South African material for œ22,000. Abbott and Holder acquired a collection of his architectural drawings in 1999. These do not seem to belong to the foreign journeys and some are dated to the mid 1820s. The quality of his architectural drawing, reminiscent of Soane, suggests he was professionally trained, but no buildings by him have yet been traced.
Lot 204
Assorted Wines to include: Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Honoré Lavigne, 1987, one bottle; Gnarled Vine, Zinfandel, Lodi California, 1997, two bottles; Wildekloof Colombard, Breede River Valley, 2002, two bottles; Enantio, Vallagarina, 1998, one bottle; Kumala, Semillon-Chardonnary, Western Cape, 2002, one bottle; Los Rosales, Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot, 2005, one bottle; Los Rosales, Sauvignon Blanc, 2004, three bottles; Viña Tarapacá, Gran Tarapacá, Maipo Valley, 2003, one bottle; Hampton Hill, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cranswick, 2003, one bottle; Casa del Rio Verde, Central Valley, Merlot, 2005, one bottle; Los Rosales, Sauvignon Blanc, 2005, five bottles; Viña Tarapacá, Sauvignon Blanc, 2006, one bottle; La Torretta, Molise, Trebbiano, 2005, one bottle; Santiago Graffigna, Bonarda Greco Nero, 1999, two bottles; Los Rosales, Sauvignon Blanc, Rapel, 2003, one bottle; Chapel Vineyard, Rapel, Syrah, 2004, three bottles; Berry Bros House Rosé, Vin de Table, N/V, one bottle, twenty-eight bottles in total
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