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WILLIAM KIMMINS McMINN (1820-1898) THE SHIP PICKWICK, CAPT. GRAVES Signed and dated 1853 (? slightly unclear), inscribed with title, oil on canvas 48.5 x 61.5cm. ++ Lined; some associated retouching and craquelure; needs a light clean The vessel is shown with the classic backdrop of Cape Horn.  At this date, she was sailing regularly between Liverpool and Valparaiso but disappears from record after 1853.  It is possible that she was wrecked but more likely that she was so beaten up by the Cape Horn passage that she might well have been condemned as no longer seaworthy and sold locally once she made port in Chile. We are grateful to Michael Naxton for his help with this note.  

An 1870s pale brown striped bodice and matching skirt with a spare lace collar together with a black embossed in taffeta and a lovely Victorian cape embellished in jet (5)

Ernest Hemmingway - 'The Old Man and the Sea', Jonathan Cape 1952 second impression with good dust jacket and James Joyce - 'Ulysses', John Lane The Bodley Head 1941 1st imprint

A lovely 1930s ermine cape and an Edwardian muff (2)

A large fox collar, a shaded musquash muff (Victorian) and a 1940s fox fur cape (3)

Stamps : Cape of Good Hope –1d Triangular Red (with margins) nice item

A George III silver cape pattern tea pot by William Burwash & Richard Sibley, London 1807, with a button finial to the lobed dome centre cover, a loop handle, half lobed and on a plain foot, 23.5cm (9 1/4in) long, 628g (20.2 oz) gross

Four Meissen porcelain figures: allegorical of the seasons modelled after the original by J.J. Kaendler each as scantily clad putti, Spring holding a basket of flowers, Summer a sheaf of wheat and a scythe, Autumn with a bunch of grapes and Winter in fur lined cape skating, blue crossed swords, 20th century, 13.5 cm high, [odd minor loss].

A Burgh of Calton Special Constable disc, early 19th Century The disc with the coat of arms of Calton dated 30th August 1817, with Special Constable no. 308, suspended on a linked chain, it is believed only three of these presented (Ref JCG page 41, plate 3, figures 8 & 9), a similar bronze Calton Special Constables disc lacking chain (Ref JCG page 41 plate 3, figures 8 & 9), a Queen Victoria Lion's Head cape/cloak clasp.

A linen Smock, velvet Skirt and Top and a Victorian black satin Cape

Late 19th/early 20th Century Excelsior postage stamp album containing Victoria Penny Red stamps, further British stamps and Gibraltar, Cape of Good Hope, Philippines, India, etc. and a further album of early to mid 20th century loose stamps (2)

General - World : 1841-93 Collection in Schwaneberger printed album, early 1890s, all world commencing with Europe including good Germany and States, France inc Napoleon 5Fr grey used, much above average, Denmark inc imperfs, Italian States inc Tuscany, Great Britain, Netherlands inc 1872 2G50c used, Norway inc 1854 4sk used, Asia with Japan inc imperf 48m used, Netherlands Indies 1864 imperf 10c red used, Cape Triangles 1d,4d used, U.S.A., Australian States. Also included are some covers and cards, mostly addressed to Germany. An interesting old time lot with condition generally above average for a collection of this type. HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS

* Britains Military Postwar Figures Grenadiers and Scots Guards in greatcoats, Cossacks, Egyptian Cavalry and Camel Corps, set 9216 9th Lancers, Fort Henry Guard, Drums and Bugles of the Line, Sentry boxes, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, Cape Town Highlanders, Red Army Infantry and U.S. Marines etc. (E-F, some damage, a few painted bases etc.) (138 approx)

Britains Postwar Foot Guard and Infantry sets Grenadier Guards firing 1283 and 1327 (VG, four bearskins with paint chips) 74, Royal Welch Fusiliers with officer and mascot goat (VG), 312, Grenadier Guards in greatcoats (VG,one top of rifle missing, one bearskin with paint chip), 1515 Coldstream Guards at the slope with officer (VG, one rifle broken) and 1901, Cape Town Highlanders (VG) 1956 (56)

Cape Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus), Namibia, five full skulls, the largest 17cm long CITES Appendix II Annex B With proof of legal import, CITES permit no.11152

Cape Buffalo (Synceros caffer caffer), late 20th century, horns on upper skull, broadest span 84cm

Cape Buffalo (Synceros caffer caffer), horns on skull, on shield

Latrobe (C.I. Rev.) A Journal of a visit to South Africa, with some account of the missionary settlements of the United Brethren, near the Cape of Good Hope second edition, folding engraved map handcoloured in outline and 3 engraved plates, tissue guards, contemporary half calf over patterned boards, lacks top board, 8vo, 1821.

T.E. Lawrence 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom' (London, Jonathan Cape, 1935). First trade edition, first printing. Brown boards with cross-sword motif

Cicely Barker, Flower Fairy Picture Books (c1950) together with Marion St John, The Littlest One Again, illustrated by Margaret Tarrant, Heloise des Salles, The Adventures of Jonathan Seal (London, Jonathan Cape, 1948), first edition

T E Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia), The Seven Pillars of Wisdom published by Jonathan Cape, and Revolt in the Desert published by Jonathan Cape 1935, David Garnet, The Letters of T E Lawrence of Arabia published by Cape, another copy of Revolt in the Desert and a Penguin paperback, Sir Ronald Storrs, Lawrence of Arabia, Zionism and Palestine, (5) (NC)

SIMON & HALBEG BISQUE HEADED GIRL DOLL with closing eyes, composition arms and legs, with original underdress and bootees, later tartan kilt, cape and hat, 55 cms. long overall

Fox fur cape

A Queen's South Africa medal with Wittebergen, Transvaal and Cape Colony bars to 3371 Pte W. Bradley Worcester Regt together with a King's South Africa medal with South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902 bars to 3371 Pte J. Bradley Worcester Regt (2)

Framed and Glazed Limited Edition Signed David Shepherd Print ' 16 Princes Street ' no. 384/850 (coa to verso); Framed and Glazed Terence Cuneo Military Print and a Framed and Glazed Limited Edition Signed Peter C Power Print ' The Battle off Cape Trafalgar October 21st 1805 ' no. 49/450 (also signed by Peter Whittock)

Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders - A good Indian silver officers memorial Regimental plaid sash clasp detailed with the Scottish Crown of Queen Victoria and scrolls 'Hindoostan' and 'Cape of Good Hope' with floret thistles, large central brilliant cut glass stone 1836 to 1854 with Long Service medal awarded to 1842 C. Sgt. A.James A & S High R.S.

Roman, 100 to 200 CE. This strigil blade forms a curving 90 degree angle and has finely-wrought decorations on one side suggesting a spear or some other kind of blade. It comes with a custom stand. In ancient Rome, strigils were used for bathing, especially by men who engaged in physical activity. They are strongly associated with athletes. The men (often with the help of their slaves), would coat their bodies in oil and then some abrasive substance like sand or ground pumice; the strigil was used for scraping off this coating. There were different sized strigils for different parts of the body and they are sometimes found in a set attached to a ring. Includes custom stand. Size: strigil itself measures 5" x 4" x 1/2" (12.7 cm x 10.2 cm x 1.27cm); 7-1/2"x 3-1/2" x 1-1/4" including stand (19 cm x 8.9 cm x 3.2 cm). Provenance: Ex-private New York, New York collection; ex-private Wagner collection, Cape Cod, MA, acquired in 1960's Condition: Intact strigil blade without handle (the handle would most likely have been a separate piece of bronze and there is no evidence for it having broken off, although there is some wear to one end where it may have been attached). Fully covered in green patina. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #109059

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, Ameca style, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Nude aside from his grand cape and intricately crossed headbands and chin strap, this impressive male figure sits in a crouched position with both hands - fingers and nail beds finely delineated - placed upon his knees so that his back curves giving the impression that he is a hunchbacked gent. In the Pre-Columbian world, such a physiognomic deformity was understood to be a sign that this special individual was touched by the supernatural. His characteristically elongated head boasts large coffee bean shaped eyes, puffy perhaps coca filled cheeks, and a bulging form emerging from his mouth. This represents a "death bubble" or jade bead placed in the "boca" (mouth) of the deceased elite. The clay body is nicely burnished Ameca grey for the most part with red highlights upon the ridge of his equine nose as well as his left knee. There are also signs of black painted decoration upon the face, arms, and chest that read well with the assistance of a magnifying glass. A wondrous and large example, replete with rich iconography and fine artistry, from this shaft tomb culture of ancient West Mexico. Size: 8.5" L x 6.75" W x 11.75" H (21.6 cm x 17.1 cm x 29.8 cm) Provenance: Ex-Private Seattle, Wa collection acquired at auction Condition: Right foot shows signs of repair. Possible repair to back of neck. Otherwise in excellent condition with beautiful patina, impressive burnishing marks and manganese blooms. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #111753

A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER TEAPOT by Edward Hutton, London 1888, of oval gadrooned form with a cape rim, 27cm long, 493g (15.9 troy ozs) gross

Textiles - a silk wedding dress; black velvet cape; black velvet bodice; gent's shirts and ties; others similar; qty

FOOTBALL, signed colour poster/programme by Eusebio, issued by Mobil for 1978 visit to South Africa, with line-up for Cape Town City v Cape Town Spurs, 18th March 1978, Eusebio listed as guest player, original folds, poor contrast to signature, VG

JACK SHORE RCA (1922-2008); a pastel "Snow in Suburbia", 68 x 76cm, framed and glazed, acrylic "At Cape Cornwall", 75 x 56cm, an acrylic depicting a seascape, 75 x 56cm and an acrylic of a beach scene, 62 x 52cm (4).

A c.1930s rabbit white cape and a chocolate brown c.1940s waist length jacket (2).

Basil D’Oliveira signed Cricket and Conspiracy: the untold story paperback book. (4 October 1931 – 19 November 2011) was an England international cricketer of South African Cape Coloured background, whose potential selection by England for the scheduled 1968–69 tour of apartheid-era South Africa caused the D'Oliveira affair. Nicknamed "Dolly" D'Oliveira played county cricket for Worcestershire from 1964 to 1980, and appeared for England in 44 Test matches and four One Day Internationals between 1966 and 1972. Good condition All signed items come with COA and guarantee of authenticity. Can be shipped worldwide.

Space Shuttle Covers Collection. 15 space and shuttle testing covers from the 1970s with good space postmarks including Edwards Air Force Base and Cape Canaveral. Each cover has an illustration cachet explaining it's event - includes instrument testing flights, simulated landings and more. Good condition. All signed items come with COA and guarantee of authenticity. Can be shipped worldwide.

3 folders of stamps including British protectorates, Aden, Australia, Cape of Good Hope, Ceylon etc

The Postage Stamps album - Early GB, Commonwealth & World stamps, French, French Colonies, German Empire, German States, Japan, Cape of Good Hope

Cape of Good Hope Triangle, Penny Red, 4d blue and 6d stamps

ENG: Lots and Collections. Worldwide. */º. (1868ca). Interesting combination from the Portuguese Colonies (Azores, Madeira and Cape Verde) between 1868 and 1980, mostly mint. HIGH CATALOG VALUE. TO BE EXAMINED. ESP: Lotes y Colecciones. Worldwide. */º. (1868ca). Interesante conjunto de Colonias Portuguesas (Azores, Madeira y Cabo Verde) entre 1868 y 1980, la mayoría en nuevo. ALTO VALOR DE CATALOGO. A EXAMINAR.

Lady's vintage full length brown fur coat, with Jenners, Edinburgh label together with brown fur shoulder cape (2)

A vintage silver fur shoulder cape

A 1930's Cape Buffalo skull and horns trophy, mounted on a shield shaped oak plaque, and inscribed Embu, Kenya, 1936.

EARLY 20TH CENTURY GERMAN PORCELAIN FACED DOLL stamp to neck 'BR7-1 Bavaria' with a crown 'W', dressed in a lace dress with a straw boater and a red cape

A MINK SHOULDER CAPE/WRAP with eight tails, approx 90cm overall drop from nape of neck

A vintage velvet cape, money bag, and skull cap, the deep burgundy ground richly embroidered in gold threads.

A Maxwell Croft sable fur cape, a rabbit fur wrap, an ermine wrap, and a lady's Astraka faux Persian Lamb full length coat, approximately size 14/16. (4)

A Maxwell Croft mink fur cape, a rabbit cape, and a squirrel cape.

Bates (H.E.) - The Two Sisters, First Edition, dust-jacket, original cloth, Jonathan Cape, 1926; Seven Tales and Alexander, limited edition of 1,000, dust-jacket, original cloth backed boards, The Scholartis Press, 1929, plus 8 others by the author, including duplcates, 8vo (10)

ROWL - Rowland Ward's Sportsman's Handbook, edited by J. B. Burlace, eleventh edition, illustrations , including a folding plate, 1923 § Finaughty (William) Recollections of an Elephant Hunter, original cloth, dust-jacket, rubbed, small tears, Cape Town, 1957; and 11 others on big game hunting, v. s. (13)

A Summer Ermine Double Collar, Fur Hat and Fox Cape.

Telegrams, Telegraph & Telephone Stamps - The Professor Shaul Ladany Collection, Part IIPortuguese Colonies Cape Verde Islands1885, Nov. (?). Envelope endorsed "Telegramma" with imprint on reverse "India Rubber, Gutta Percha, & Telegraph Works Co., Limited", addressed to Bissau, bearing 1877 "Crown" perf. 13½. 100r., faintly tied by indistinct handstamp in blue. One perforation missing and peripheral toning to adhesive, still though a very probably unique cover. Yvert 7B. Photo

Revenue Stamps The "De Magistris" Collection, Part IIsPortuguese Colonies1861-1930, an outstanding collection, approximately 4,500 stamps, housed in one album containing large pages, with many rarities, comprising General Colonial issues, Angola, Azores, Cape Verde, Guinea, India, Lourenço Marques, Macao, Madeira, Mozambique, Nyassa, St. Thomas and Prince, Timor, including provisionals, high values and many specimen overprints. Viewing recommended for this very difficult lot. Photo

Captain Scott/ Polar Exploration Interest. A pair of Royal Doulton Ltd edition cabinet plates, "Captain Scott Leaving Cape Evans," together with a Mason's blue and white portrait plate of HMS Discovery 1901 and three period memorial postcards and two various complete sets of 25 each John Player cigarette cards "Polar Exploration" (8)

Hodges (William). Travels in India, during the years 1780, 1781, 1782, and 1783, 2nd edition, 1794, folding engraved map, fourteen engraved plates (complete), title torn with loss to lower outer corner, some spotting and light waterstaining, fore-edges with some browning and a few leaves with consequent short closed tears, contemporary calf backed marbled boards, rubbed and some wear, together with Robertson (William), An Historical Disposition concerning the knowledge which the Ancients had of India; and the progress of trade with that country prior to the discovery of the passage to it by the Cape of Good Hope, 1791, two folding engraved maps, a few minor marks, contemporary mottled full calf gilt, rubbed and some wear to extremities, with joints cracked, both 4to (2)

Chatwin (Bruce, 1940-1989). In Patagonia, unbound proof copy with author's manuscript corrections, Jonathan Cape, 1977, 13 loose octavo quires, Chatwin's correction and amendments in brown ink and pencil throughout, mostly minor typos, punctuation amendments and notes to check spellings, but also occasional sentence rewrites, deletions and word substitutions, a note about libellous comments concerning Archie at the end of Chapter 46, etc., half-title (with numerous brown ink manuscript notes in Chatwin's hand) and final page (204) slightly toned and dusty, 8vo A rare Chatwin association item and the author's first book. (1)

Alan M. Hunt (b.1947) - Cape Buffalo & Ox Peckers Oil on board Signed and dated –' lower left Provenance: The Tyron & Swann Gallery Ltd., London (gallery label on the reverse) IMPORTANT: This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

A Meissen porcelain figure, Cavalier with his spy glass, 122/D65, 20 cm high, and a similar figure, Girl with muff reading, 122/D66, 20 cm high (a.f.) (2) See illustration Condition report Report by NG Gentleman: 19.5 cm high. End of telescope in his left hand rough, rubbing to gilt decoration and glaze chip/knock to base at front between two feet. Lady: 19.5 cm high. A couple of firing cracks visible to reverse between dress and base. Glaze rubbed to reverse so finish is slightly matt. A couple of small firing cracks also visible in frills to her cape. Slight paint flaw visible in her hair. Both figures with some slight rubbing to gilt decoration

A lady's fur jacket, a fur coat, a similar hat, and assorted stoles (2 boxes) Condition report Report by NG Brown fur coat: approx. 57 cm wide. Tear in back left shoulder, one pocket flap detached one end. One light brown cape approx. 41 cm. Top of inner shoulders - some losses of colour to lining and pulls in fabric. Stole, approx. 153 cm. Straight cut, unshaped, fur losses and still loosing fur. Fur beret: head hole approx. 16 cm. Tear in top, near fur bobble: Another fur stole, two bodies joined together with back legs and tail at each end, approx. 128 cm end to end. Reverse with 1½ inches velvet tape band stitching to each side, a bit untidy. Detached fur collar. Fur jacket, white, approx. 56 cm armpit to armpit. Lining with some heavy staining and discolouration. No major fur loss but grubby.

A Minton style majolica jardiniere, with lion mask handles (a.f.) 35 cm high, a Staffordshire style jug, decorated flowers, 17.5 cm, a firescreen, inset a Japanese panel decorated birds and foliage (some loss), 61 cm wide, and a print, View of Cape Town, from Table Bay (4) Condition report Report by GH One possibly restored chip to the rim. One of the foliate swags going from the mouth of the lion to the centre of the face of the jardiniere is broken off and missing in its entirety. The next swag along is cracked and has been re-glued. These things suggest that at one point it may have been dropped on its side. There do not appear to be any major structural cracks, just some crazing to the interior.

QUEEN VICTORIA SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL WITH SOUTH AFRICA 1902 AND CAPE COLONY BARS 5936 PTE. W. BILSDEN NORTHAMPTON REGIMENT