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BENEDICT XV: (1854-1922) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1914-22. A very good D.S., Benedictus PP XV, boldly signed with a large flourish beneath, one page, folio, Saint Peter, Rome, 10th December 1921, to Cardinal Lualdi, in Latin. The partially printed document being an Apostolic blessing given by Pope Benedict XV to Presbyterian Cardinal Lualdi of St Andrea and Gregorio at Monte Caelio. The document bears in very large and bold printed capital letters the Pope´s name `Benedictus PP XV´, the blessing being carefully penned with several underlined words. Accompanied by the original 4to envelope bearing to the verso a Papal red wax seal in very fine condition. With blank integral leaf. Folded. EX £400-600Alessandro Lualdi (1858-1927) Roman Catholic Cardinal who served as Archbishop of Palermo. On 1907 he was appointed Presbyterian Cardinal with title of Saint Andrea and Gregory of Monte Caelio.

CASANOVA GIACOMO: (1725-1798) Italian Author and Adventurer. A.L.S., Casanova, two pages (written on the first and third sides of the conjugate leaves), 4to, Prague, 18th May 1788, to Count Antonio Collalto ('Your Excellency, my Beloved Lord') in Vienna, in Italian. Casanova announces `This modern evil called Grippe, after travelling through the Austrian capital, did not forgive the Bohemian capital and caught me, obliging me to attend V[ostra] E[ccellenza] with such an ungrateful appearance; but thank God, V E is free of it, not me, I am in bed´ further remarking `I have here with me your precious letters dated 10th and 13th, but with my headache I am unable to remember if I have already answered to the first or not, so in order not to fail, I´ll answer to both of them.´ Casanova continues to refer to some books sent to his correspondent and also to some other individuals, `I understand, according to your letter, that you have received the box with the books, and I read also and appreciate the news regarding the call from the French Ambassador´s to Venice, and as a consequence the imbroglio with Naples, an affair on which I fully ignore the cause. According to your second letter I understand that with your usual excess of goodness, V.E. went personally to deliver to Countess Clari-Ligne the volumes, and that you refused to accept the nine Guilders. V.E. acted wisely, nevertheless I will write today to the Prince of Liechtenstein who knows me, and I hope that all will be taken care of in a noble way.´ He further writes `My brother wrote to me and he praised your kindness in sending the thirty volumes, and promised he will send the money to you as soon as he will receive it from the associates… Count Waldstein has the first 72 copies…and my brother promises he will get 24 more associates....´ Casanova concludes his letter `Additionally to all mentioned, I beg you to send me on the 27th of the present month the money you may have for me as I have to pay a bill of exchange before the end of the month. The third volume was welcomed here with applause and allowed me to get eight more associates. The King´s speech on page 261 pleased a lot.´ An attractive, boldly penned letter. A few very minor, insignificant holes to some words of text, evidently caused by the ink burning the paper, otherwise VG £10000 - 15000Count Antonio Collalto - Italian Nobleman and Military officer. Aloys I (1759-1805) Prince of Liechtenstein. He expanded the Liechtenstein library through the purchase of complete collections of books. Joseph Karl Emanuel Waldstein (1755-1814) Count Waldstein. Casanova spent the last years of his life in Bohemia as a librarian in Count Waldstein's household, where he also wrote the story of his life. Casanova's autobiography, Histoire de ma vie, is regarded as one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of European social life during the 18th century. Casanova is remembered today for his often elaborate and complicated affairs with women and his name is synonymous with 'womanisers'. He associated himself with European Royalty, Popes and Cardinals as well as luminaries including Voltaire, Goethe and Mozart.

HUGO VICTOR: (1802-1885) French Poet and Novelist. Vintage signed sepia cabinet photograph, the oval image depicting Hugo in a head and shoulders pose. Photograph by M. Lopez of Paris. Signed by Hugo in bold black fountain pen ink with his name alone to the lower photographer's mount. Matted in dark brown and framed and glazed in a decorative frame to an overall size of 10 x 12. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG £1500 - 2000The French Poet, Novelist and Dramatist of the Romantic Movement, Hugo is considered one of the greatest and best-known French writers. In France his literary fame comes first from his poetry, however outside of France his best-known works are the novels Les Miserables (1862) and Notre-Dame de Paris (1831; known in English as The Hunchback of Notre-Dame). Hugo also earned respect as a campaigner for social causes, such as the abolition of capital punishment. 

RUSSIAN IMPERIAL ROMANOV FAMILY: An exceptionally rare multiple signed 8vo feint ruled page by Romanov family members, sixteen signatures in total, dated Reval 8th & 9th June 1908. An excellent set of bold black ink signatures including the seven members of the Emperor Nicholas II family, all of them assassinated in Yekaterinburg in 1918. NICHOLAS II (1868-1918) Emperor of Russia 1894-1917. Signed ('Nicky'), a rare example of the Tsar's English signature using his family name. ALEXANDRA FEODOROVNA (1872-1918) Empress Consort of Russia 1894-1917. Signed (`Alix´), originally known as Alix of Hesse and by Rhine. MARIA FEODOROVNA (1847-1928) Mother of Tsar Nicholas II and Empress of Russia 1881-1894 as spouse of Tsar Alexander III. Signed with her family name `A[unt] Minny´.  MICHAEL ALEXANDROVICH (1878-1918) Youngest brother of Tsar Nicholas II. In 1899, and after his brother George passed away, Michael became the heir presumptive. OLGA ALEXANDROVNA (1882-1960) Grand Duchess of Russia, the youngest sister of Tsar Nicholas II. Signed (`Olga A.´) OLGA CONSTANTINOVA (1851-1926) Daughter of Grand Duke Constantine Nikolaevich. Queen of Greece 1867-1913 as spouse of King George I of Greece, and Regent of Greece in 1920. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is her grandson. OLGA NIKOLAEVNA (1895-1918) Grand Duchess of Russia, the eldest daughter of the Tsar and Tsarina. TATIANA NIKOLAEVNA (1897-1918) Grand Duchess of Russia. Daughter of the Tsar and Tsarina. MARIA NIKOLAEVNA (1899-1918) Grand Duchess of Russia. Signed (`Marie´). Daughter of the Tsar and Tsarina. ANASTASIA NIKOLAEVNA (1901-1918) Grand Duchess of Russia, the youngest daughter of the Tsar and Tsarina. Signed (`Anastasia´) only a week before her seventh birthday. ALEXEI NIKOLAEVICH (1904-1918) Tsarevich of Russia, the youngest child and only son of the Tsar and Tsarina. A rare ink scrawlby the three years old, close to four, child, adding his initial (`A´), being his sister Princess Olga the one who completed his name on his behalf. PETER ALEXANDROVICH OF OLDENBURG (1868-1924) First husband of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna. Known as “Petia”. Peter of Oldenburg married Olga Alexandrovna in 1901, an unexpected wedding by family and friends, as Peter had shown no prior interest in women, and members of society assumed he was homosexual. At the age of 19, Olga married 33-year-old Peter. After the celebration the newlyweds left for the Oldenburg palace where Olga spent her wedding night alone in tears, while her husband left for a gambling club returning the next morning Their marriage remained unconsummated. In 1916, Tsar Nicholas II officially annulled the marriage between Duke Peter Alexandrovich and the Grand Duchess, allowing her to marry Colonel Kulikovsky. STOLYPIN PIOTR (1862-1911) A rare signature of Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs 1906-11. Chairman of the Council of Ministers. Widely considered one of the last major statesmen of Imperial Russia. Stolypin was shot on September 1911 while attending a performance of Rimsky-Korsakov´s The Tale of Tsar Saltan at the Kiev Opera House in the presence of the Tsar and his two daughters, the Grand Duchesses Olga and Tatiana. ALEXANDER BENCKENDORFF (1849-1917) Russian Count and Diplomat. He served as Ambassador to Denmark and the United Kingdom. To the verso appear twenty five additional signatures including John Fisher (1841-1920), 1st Baron Fisher, Admiral of the fleet; Percy Noble (1880-1955) Royal Navy officer serving in both world wars; Colin Keppel (1862-1947) British Admiral and Extra Equerry to four Kings; Gavin Hamilton (1872-1952) 2nd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell. Scottish politician, etc… About EX £10000-15000    Provenance: The present page originates from an album of signatures collected by Princess Victoria (1868-1935), daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. The signatures were obtained by the Princess when she encountered her cousin and his family whilst on vacation in Reval (the name of the modern day Tallinn, capital of Estonia, until 1918). Autographs of all of the Romanov family on a single item are extremely rare in any form. American Book Prices Current record only two items signed by multiple members of the Romanov family. This being one of them.  The present signatures are illustrated in the book ‘In the Presence of History - The Authoritative Guide to Historical Autographs for Collectors, History Enthusiasts and Investors' by Steven Raab & Jonas Raab with Nathan Raab, and the authors, previous owners of the signatures, recounted their acquisition of Princess Victoria’s album, `Another time, we found that English dealer of long acquaintance had an autograph album that had been kept by Princess Victoria, daughter of King Edward VII. There were scores of large pages, a few thousand signatures, and virtually every royal house in Europe from about 1890-1925 was represented. Entire royal families, each with their own page or two, plus some groups interestingly mixed, jumped off the sheets, but one page struck me immediately – the entire family of the Tsar had signed, including Anastasia and the rest of his children. This was not merely a rarity – it was al-together unique and we couldn´t believe our eyes. We bought the album and lovingly researched it; many a time I´ve wished I had it back”.

CHARLES X: (1757-1836) King of France 1824-30. Brief A.L.S., Charles Philippe, one page, 4to, Paris, 1st May n.y. (1814), to an unidentified correspondent, in French. The King states, in full, `The King´s entry into Paris is positively fixed for next Tuesday at ten in the morning.´ With blank integral leaf. Some very light, minor wrinkling to the right edge and light overall age toning, otherwise VG £600 - 900The present letter is written at an important date in the Bourbon Restoration. In January 1814, Charles covertly left his home in London to join the Coalition forces in southern France. His brother Louis XVIII, by then wheelchair-bound and in exile in England, supplied Charles, his younger brother, with letters patent creating him Lieutenant General of the kingdom. On 31st March, the Allies captured Paris and a few days later, on 4th April, Napoleon I abdicated. The Senate declared King Louis XVIII restored. Charles had arrived in the capital on 12th April and acted as Lieutenant General of the kingdom until Louis XVIII arrived from England. Two days after the present letter was written, on 3rd May, the King was greeted with great rejoicing from the Parisians and proceeded to occupy the Tuileries Palace. Charles X, known as the Count of Artois for much of his life, reigned as the last Bourbon King of France from 1824-30. An uncle of the uncrowned King Louis XVII and the younger brother of reigning Kings Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, Charles supported the latter in exile and eventually succeeded him. During his brief tenure as regent, Charles created an ultra-royalist secret police that reported directly back to him without Louis XVIII's knowledge. It operated for over five years. His rule of almost six years ended in the July Revolution of 1830, which resulted in his abdication and the election of Louis Philippe, Duke of Orleans, as King of the French.

STANISLAW I: (1677-1766) Stanislaw Leszczynski. King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania 1704-09 & 1733-36, father of Marie Leszczynska, Queen consort of France 1725-68 as spouse of Louis XV. Rare and fine L.S., Stanislas Rex, one page, 4to, Lunéville, 14th February 1754, to Monsieur de la Condamine, in French. Stanislaw I thanks his correspondent stating `I will never thank you enough for the supplement of the historical journal related to your trip to the Equator which you have sent to me. I have instructed to read to me the main parts which you have marked to me´. The Duke of Lorraine further refers to the unfair objections his correspondent´s work received and says `Your responses have seemed to me very solid. However I am quite angry that you have had to feel compelled to do such work, you who can make such good ones..´ and concludes granting with pleasure his support to La Condamine´s future projects. With blank integral leaf. Small overall, minor age wear and foxing stains, with an extremely small tear to the right edge not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG £500-800When the treaty of Vienna recognized Augustus III as King of Poland in 1738, Stanislaw I was allowed to keep his Royal titles and was granted the province of Lorraine for life. He was the last Duke of Lorraine 1733-66. Stanislaw I established his court at Lunéville, the capital of Lorraine in the 18th century, which became a famous cultural centre. Stanislaw I was also an author and philanthropist, and many famous followers of the enlightenment visited his court, including Voltaire, Rousseau, Montesquieu and many more. Charles Marie de La Condamine (1701-1774) French Explorer, Geographer and Mathematician. La Condamine spent ten years in present-day Ecuador measuring the length of a degree latitude at the equator and preparing the first map of the Amazon zone. The expedition drew a great deal of attention in France, as he was a popular writer. The journal of his ten-year-long voyage to South America was published in Paris in 1751.

An 19th century tin glazed blue and white monkey figure, modelled standing holding a barrel on a square plinth base, 14cm high, with capital P blue mark to base

After S W Fores, The British Spread Eagle, 1814, hand coloured engraving, together with another Visit to a Foreign Capital, 26 x 39cm

An Arts & Crafts oak side cabinet, with open shelf and cupboard with metal plaque stamped "Everything In Its Place". Width 51 cm. CONDITION REPORT: Structurally this piece of furniture is in good order. It is solid with no loose joints and no evidence of any woodworm. It is however a little tired. The top surface is marked and the polish not particularly good. It may at some point have been repolished. The moulded edge is a little dented and rough and scuffed in places. The shelf has old watermarks. The sides of the piece are in generally good condition as is the low shelf. The door is not warped. The metal plaque is however showing surface rust and the original paintwork is perishing. There is a plaque to the back of the cabinet but we cannot read the inscription. It does however begin with the capital letter B.

A late 19th/early 20th century French steamer trunkWith stripped pattern canvas covering (in the manner of the Louis Vuitton Rayee strip) and wooden iron and brass bindings, with domed top and twin carrying handles, the brass clasp engraved with a capital L and a lion above the word Depose, beneath a paper label, each side initialled LH. 80 cm wide. CONDITION REPORTS: Grubby, some wear to canvas, some rust wear to iron work, some losses, some denting to bindings, one underside rail replaced, split to underside, general wear.

Liam O'Neill (1954) A WELL-EARNED PINT oil on canvas signed lower right; titled on reverse Liam O’Neill was born in 1954 in the Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry. He is a self-taught painter. Inspiration for his work stems from his native place, its people and the daily happenings and events therein.O'Neill travelled to Dublin when he was 17 to study and begin a career as a teacher. While in the Capital he took up painting and developed his own style in depicting street scenes and the Smithfield horse fair and its characters.He returned to Kerry in 2002 to become a full-time painter and in the past 15 years has established himself as one of the most popular painters in Ireland, with very successful exhibitions in Dingle, Dublin, New York and San Francisco in recent years. 11.25 by 9.25 by 5in. (28.6 by 23.5 by 12.7cm)

Selezione Antinori 2001 Guado al Tasso Bolgheri WS 93/100, RP 96/100 Collo inferiore, depositi sul collo Base neck, sediments on the neck (1 bt) Solaia Chianti WS 93/100, RP 96/100 2 bts spalla alta 2 bts top shoulder (2 bts) Collezione privata Private collection Due rossi di primaria importanza di casa Antinori, la Famiglia, con la F maiuscola, del vino italiano. Il Solaia è un supertuscan dal cuore chiantigiano mentre Guado al Tasso è il bolgherese dei marchesi fiorentini. Two leading reds from the house of Antinori - the Family of Italian wine, with a capital F. Solaia is a super Tuscan wine from the heart of the Chianti region while Guado al Tasso is the Bolgheri wine of the Florentine Marquises. (Tot. 3 bts) € 225

A PAIR OF VICTORIAN SILVER CANDLESTICKS, MARTIN, HALL & CO. LTD., LONDON, 1891 the square bases with laurel swags hanging from ram masks at the angles and formal foliate borders, fluted columnar stems, capital sconces, one detachable nozzle only 19cm high excluding nozzle, loaded

TAVOLO BASSO CON PIANO IN MARMO XX secolo - A MARBLE TOP COFFEE TABLE 20th Century Quadrangolare, gambe scanalate ad obelisco rovesciato con capitello corinzio, il bordo a foglie d’acqua, piano in marmo rosso di Francia. 46,5 x 92 cm - Square, with squared fluted tapering legs with Corinthian capital, the rim with a water leaves frieze, top in rouge griotte marble. 18.31 x 36.22 in. € 300

COPPIA DI LAMPADE A COLONNA - A PAIR OF COLUMN SHAPED FLOOR LAMPS Su base quadrangolare, il fusto intarsiato a marqueterie, il capitello corinzio in legno ebanizzato. Danni ai capitelli. Altezza 172 cm - On squared base, with marquetry body and Corinthian ebonized wood capital. Capitals damaged. Height 67.72 in. € 1000

14th-16th century AD. A silver-gilt Westminster Abbey brooch of a capital 'E' for St. Edward the Confessor, with fleur-de-lys tracery ornamentation; the inner field gilded; the catchplate and spring lugs intact on the reverse; supplied on a custom-made stand. See Mitchiner, M. Medieval Pilgrim and Secular Badges, Sanderstead, 1986 p.89. Front cover and article within Treasure Hunting Magazine, June 2015 p.25 fig.24. 38 grams, 39mm including stand (1 1/2"). Extremely fine condition. Property of a Harley Street professional; formerly in an important 1930s collection of Christian artefacts.This class of brooch was used as a pilgrim's badge, an outward display of religious devotion. The 'E' is usually associated with the cult of St. Edward the Confessor, an 11th century Anglo-Saxon royal saint whose remains were housed at Westminster Abbey, London. Accompanied by an XRF metal test certificate from Oxford X-ray Fluorescence Ltd. 

Late 16th-17th century AD. A D-section silver hoop with flared shoulders, angled ribbing to the underside developing to facetted shoulders with flower and tendril motifs; discoid bezel with pelletted rim, intaglio facing skeleton with bones in the raised hands, legend to the border in italic script 'memento mori' and blackletter capital initials 'EB'. See Oman, C.C. British Rings 800-1914 London, 1974 for discussion. 12 grams, 23mm overall, 18.52mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2 USA 8 1/4 Europe 18.12 Japan 17) (1"). Very fine condition. Private collection, UK; formed in the 1980s. 

6th century BC. A gold plaque in the form of a female face with plaits of hair to either side, scrolling motif to the bottom of each plait; roundel below the chin, collection number 86.68.1/2 to back and base; mounted on a custom-made stand. 30 grams total, 66mm (2 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; formerly in an academic collection of an important Mayfair gentleman in 1986; collection numbers 86.68.1/2 and 173. The Medes were an ancient Iranian people who lived in an area known as Media, northwest Iran. By the 6th century BC, prior to the Persian invasion, the Medes were able to establish an empire that stretched from Aran in the modern-day Republic of Azerbaijan to Central Asia and Afghanistan. For most of their early history the Medes were subjects of the Assyrian Empire and are mentioned in records with the Scythians. By the seventh century BC they had gained their independence and established their own empire with a capital at capital at Ecbatana. In 553 BC Cyrus, king of Persia, rebelled against his suzerain, the Mede King Astyages; he finally won a decisive victory in 550 BC resulting in Astyages' capture by his own dissatisfied nobles, who promptly turned him over to the triumphant Cyrus. The Medes now became subjected to their close kin, the Persians. In the new empire they retained a prominent position; in honor and war, they stood next to the Persians; their court ceremony was adopted by the new sovereigns, who in the summer months resided in Ecbatana; and many noble Medes were employed as officials, satraps and generals. Very fine condition.

1st-2nd century AD.A serpentine square capital to a column decorated to all four sides with scenes from the life of the Buddha; to one side Queen Maya Devi to the centre giving birth to the Buddha from the side of her body, female attendant to her left, to the right a god with halo behind head holding a cloth to receive the infant Buddha, traces of gilding to figures; to the second side the Buddha seated under the Bodhi tree after gaining enlightenment, two gods holding fly whisks and offerings to either side; to the third side two monks praying either side of a column with three rosettes representing the Three Jewels of Buddhism; to the fourth side the Paranirvana of the Buddha, shown reclining on a couch under a tree with devotees mourning; miniature columns to each corner supporting an elongated wreath; above a projecting cornice with scrolling plant and rosette motif; square carved socket to the centre. 2.24 kg, 16.5cm (6 1/2").  Fine condition. Rare.Property of a London gentleman; acquired 1990-2000.

An Edwardian oak column of fluted form with Corinthian capital raised on a square cut plinth, 220cm tall approx

A Victorian silver mounted cut glass flask, monogrammed E C, London 1891, and a silver topped glass jar, also monogrammed E C (2) Provenance: Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire Condition report Condition report by GHNote: Capital E C monogrammed on to these two items is believed to be Evelyn Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire. The vendor's father worked at Hardwick Hall in the 1950s and 60s, and staff were given the opportunity to take a couple of items when the National Trust took over the property. The vendor's father chose this flask and the dressing table jar.

HENRY GEORGE MURPHY; a George V hallmarked silver small oval tray with geometric panel rim, marked with Falcon Studio mark, London 1934, with Jubilee mark, length 23cm, tray approx 7.2ozt, also a hallmarked silver letter opener with hardstone cabochon finial, Mappin & Webb, Birmingham 1981, a hallmarked silver bodied propelling knife, Vernon's Industries, Birmingham 1948, a hallmarked silver sheath handled button hook decorated with herons, William Devenport, Birmingham 1908 and a white metal propelling pencil and pen with capital seal finial (5). CONDITION REPORT: Tray: surface scratches, otherwise appears good with no further obvious faults, damage or restoration.

A late 19th century American Ansonia black slate mantel clock with gilt heightened decoration and marble set in pediment, plinth and Corinthian capital pillars, the circular chapter ring set with Roman numerals, centred with visible gearing, the movement marked Ansonia Clock Co Patented June 14.81, width 31cm.

Handsigned autographs of Kenny Everett and DJ Greg Edwards (Capital Radio) from 1977 (on cheque books) and autographs of Julian Lloyd Webber and conductor Nicholas Cleobury 1988 with signed LP

EVAN WALTERS oil on canvas - large family portrait of a mother, baby and child, the child with tennis racket and ball entitled 'Mrs W S Williams with her children Joan & John', signed and dated 1924, 110 x 141cms Provenance: original label with title and artist's signature, the painting was purchased by vendor's father many years ago from a Swansea antique dealer Auctioneer's note: it has always been believed by the vendor that the sitters are part of the family of Mr Williams Williams (1840-1904), a Mayor of Swansea, a Liberal party politician and businessman of Maes-y-Gwernen Hall (currently part of Morriston Hospital). Williams was principal partner in Upper Forest & Worcester Steel & Tinplate Works Ltd, Morriston, director of the Capital & Counties Bank Limited, the Swansea Gas Company, the Swansea & Mumbles Railway and the Dillwyn Colliery Company. At the time of his death Williams was 'one of the leading tinplate makers in the world' and one of Swansea's richest men

SIX CORGI MODEL VEHICLEScomprising a BMW 325i, Jaguar XJS, Rolls Royce Corniche. Ferrari 308/GTS, Royal Mail Superhaulers and a Capital & Highlands set

AMERCIAN MUSIC POSTER including a poster from a Music festival, Capital Records poster, Byrds flyer etc (4)

*Royal Gold Medal, of The Institute of British Architects, obvs. Victoria Regina, profile facing left Cudi Jussit, rev. coat of arms The Institute of British Architects Incorporated 1837, edge impressed 'James Pennethorne. 1864', pierced with gold suspension, scratch to obverse, 55mm diameter, 120g, in a fitted dark blue velvet case, see lot 661 Although this medal is not hallmarked, it has been laster tested as 23ct gold or more. Sir James Pennethorne (1801-1871) was an architect and planner, particularly associated with buildings and parks in Central London. He was born in Worcester and moved to London to study architecture, first under August Pugin and then John Nash. In 1824 he set off on a tour of France, Italy and Sicily, studying Antiquities. On his return in 1826 he entered the office of John Nash and as his principal assistant directed the West Strand, King William Street and other important improvements completing the Park Village East and West in Regent's Park after Nash's death. In 1832 he was directly employed by the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Woods to prepare plans for further improvements to the capital. One of his aims was to form a great street running from the extreme east to extreme west of London but this proved to be too great for the government. Between 1852 and 1856 he completed the west wing of William Chambers' Somerset House. Pennethorne was knighted in recognition of his public services, in November 1870. The Royal Gold Medal for architecture is awarded annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects, in recognition of an individual's or group's substantial contribution to international architecture. It was first struck in 1848 and it's recipients include some of the most influential architects of the 19th and 20th centuries, including Frank Lloyd Wright (1941), Le Corbusier (1953) etc. Sir James Pennethorne was the 18th recipient of the medal being presented it in 1865. (1)

Late 19th Century terracotta finish bust of Disraeli, signed with a capital G and dated 1880 Condition:

National Geographic Magazine (publishers). Northern and Southern Hemispheres, 1943, large colour printed map, old folds, 520 x 1020 mm, together with The British Isles, 1949, large decorative colour map with the margins decorated with portraits and topographical views, old folds, 800 x 660 mm, with A Map of the Heavens, 1957, large colour map, hemispheral charts printed on verso, 680 x 1035 mm, plus Historic and Scenic Reaches of the Nation's Capital, 1938, large decorative map of the North Eastern United States, the margins decorated with portraits and topographical scenes, old folds, 650 x 770 mm, and Historical Map of the United States, 1953, large colour printed map, old folds, 645 x 1020 mm, with another six maps similar, various sizes and condition (11)

Manuscript Receipt Book. A manuscript recipe book belonging to Mall Crossman, 1683-1686, 86pp., laid paper, written in brown ink to rectos and versos, in several different hands, first leaf with inscription with flourishes on recto 'Mall: Crossman :- Her Booke :- 1686', and further inscriptions 'Gualterus Clopton' and 'Maria Crossman', and on verso 'Ffor Mrs. Eliz. Smith att Mr Doman house at Kennett near Newmarkett' and 'To Mr. Robert Brereton att Clement Inn beyond Temple bear', approximately 200 culinary recipes and medical receipts, many leaves with initials 'SCB', large brown stain throughout, one leaf almost entirely torn away (with small remains at gutter), sheet size 25.5 x 17.5cm (10 x 7ins), original limp vellum binding bound in (creased and stained), modern panelled cream cloth, with gilt lettered spine label, 4to, together with a bound typescript of the manuscript, containing an introduction by Peter Edden, small folio A remarkable early cookery book, compiled by a Suffolk family. Much of the copperplate is probably that of Mrs. Crossman's husband, who refers to her as "honeykin" or "wiffo". We have been unable to establish the identity of Mall (presumably Maria) Crossman, but according to a marginal note she was "bloodily akin" to John Brundish, Rector of Whelnetham (1652-1724), whose recipe 'To Roast a Shoulder of Mutton in Blood' appears near the front of the volume. A note beneath the Rector's recipe reads "I beg good Cos Crosse feed not me nor my Honeykin with such damn'd French dishes". It follows a recipe 'To make a Ragoon of Veal', which ends "then dish it Garnish it & it will be a Dish to poyson the Devill". The variety of recipes and their ingredients indicate a certain sophistication in late Stuart cooking. Claret, white wine, and cider was used, and there was clearly an abundance of fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as a wide variety of spices and herbs. Oranges and lemons were plentiful (one recipe calls for forty oranges), as were salmon and oysters, and of course all kinds of game. The Crossman's kitchen was clearly not ill-equipped, with "tinn panns" for baking, tea cups for measuring, a chocolate mill for whisking ingredients, and presumably some kind of clock or hourglass, as cooking times are often given. Superstitions jostle amongst the practical details; a recipe 'To make a very good Cake' for a wedding advises "dispose of the Rest to ye young Ladys that are unmarried, to lay under their pillows, that they may dream of their bridegroom." Even more nonsensical is 'A precious Receit as good as how to make the countess of Kent's Powder' which calls for the flowers of salt petre, the juice of the powder of grind-stone and the yolks of several eggs to be "larded with the bacon that grew of the ear of a black she hog" before boiling the concoction in best saw dust "about twice as long as the old woman was kissing the further end of her Cowe". On the same page is a marginal note "when you are in Gloucestershire drink mine & my Honykins health... & my little Boyes, who is in a close plott but not a dissenters plott". Written in 1683, this certainly refers to William Russell's execution in July that year for his part in the Rye House Plot, an attempt to murder Charles II as he travelled from Newmarket to London. "A receipt for any Infections of Plague or Spotted Feavour" is a reminder that the Great Plague of London, which began in 1665, was not solely confined to the capital. The epidemic spread to other towns and cities, including Norwich, Colchester and Ipswich, and its effects would have been fresh in the memories of Mall and her family. On the final page is a curious poem in rhyme on the subject of unrequited love entitled 'Ah Cruel beauty now', followed by the rather charming epilogue "Madame your Humble Servant most Entirely wishes more joys to you than In the Sea are fishes or In the Ayre are fowls; or on the Earth are flowers or drops of Rain in a Hundred Thousand Showers." (1)

Thackeray (William Makepeace). Elegiac Sonnets, and Other Poems, by Charlotte Smith, volume 1 only, 9th edition, 1800, Thackeray's copy, engraved portrait frontispiece and 4 plates, advert leaf at rear, some annotations by Thackeray, including to half-title verso, 'To my mind the following verses are very fine indeed, W.M. Thackeray' and then copying the first two verses of Elegy printed on p. 63, the printed Elegy itself having marginal comments in Thackeray's hand, two other initialled comments by Thackeray, 'A capital book' to portrait recto and 'Very finely expressed' at foot of Sonnet XXXVI on p. 36, some spotting and browning throughout, disbound with only detached lower calf board present, small 8vo (1)

Islamic Coins, Abbasid, temp al-Ma‘mun, dinar, al-Mashriq 202h, obv. field 4th line: al-Mashriq, rev. field: lillah/-/Dhu’l-Riyasatayn, wt. 4.16gms. (Lowick - ; A. - ; variety unrecorded by Bernardi), extremely fine, extremely rare This is a newly identified dinar bearing the title of al-Fadl bin Sahl, Dhu’l-Riyasatayn ("Holder of the Two Jurisdictions"). Now there appears to be three types of al-Fadl's dinars which bear geographical designations in their obverse fields. Al-Maghrib (the West) for coinage struck in Egypt, al-‘Iraq probably for that from the capital, Madinat al-Salam and al-Mashriq (the East) for that of an unknown mint in Khurasan, possibly Marw where the Caliph al-Ma’mun lived. This beautiful and previously unknown coin may have been seen as an act by al-Fadl which overstepped his powers and prompted his death shortly after it was struck.

A three-branch ormolu candelabrum on a large base with raised everted rim pierced with scrolls, the central round column tapering slightly to an enlarged circular capital supporting a bulbous centre with wide dished surmount, the arms in the form of mythical flying birds with twin fish style tails bearing the candle pans and nozzles on their heads. The candelabrum is worked with fine gadrooning and other patterns and is in very good condition apart from a small place on the base where the gilding has been rubbed. 26cm. across x 24cm. high.

Single Campaign Medals, Crimea Medal 1854-56, two clasps, Sebastopol, Balaklava awarded to Gunner Edward Maguire Royal Marine Artillery H.M.S. Britannia named in privately impressed capital letters (E. Maguire. R.M.A.), large edge bruises between 7 and 10 o’clock, edge bruise 4 o’clock, traces of glue to reverse, scratches to obverse field, otherwise toned good Balaklava clasp confirmed on H.M.S. Britannia Medal Roll (ADM 171/23 refers); 136 medals issued to H.M.S. Britannia.

Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry, A Good Second War Lancaster Flight Engineer´s D.F.M. ´Battle of Berlin´ Veteran, awarded to Sergeant J.C. Thompson, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Who Flew in 26 Operational Sorties with 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron, 10 of Which Were Over The German Capital, comprising: Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R., Ind Imp (1393914 Sgt. J.C. Thomson R.A.F.), with a 1939/45 Star with copy Bomber Command Clasp (by Firmin); Aircrew Europe Star; 1939-45 Defence Medal; 1939-45 War Medal, all unnamed as issued and a Royal Air Force bestowal slip, very fine, note spelling of Thomson on DFM and on recommendation Thompson, service number correct and DFM is correctly named (5) *ex Spink - 20 November 2008 - lot 59 ex Dixon’s Gazette -1 March 2012 Distinguished Flying Medal, London Gazette 30th June 1944. Thompson, John Charles, 1393914, Sergeant, No. 44 Sqn. ‘Sergeant Thompson is a Flight Engineer who has participated with his crew in 26 successful sorties against the enemy. With the exception of Ossun and Milan all of these were against heavily defended German targets, including Berlin (10) times, Leipzig, Munich and Stuttgart. His skill, untiring zeal and energy in training as well as operational duties demonstrated his conscientious conception of his duty, and has resulted in the greatest confidence being placed in him by his Captain and the remainder of his crew. I strongly recommend Sergeant Thompson for a Non-Immediate Award of the Distinguished Flying Medal’. 1393914 Sergeant John Charles Thompson, D.F.M., served during the Second World War as a Sergeant (Flight Engineer) with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve; he served with 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron (Lancaster’s), the squadron flying from Dunholme Lodge, Lincolnshire; he flew in 26 operational sorties with the Squadron between August 1943 and March 1944, including: Nuremburg (2); Milan; Leverkusen; Hanover; Stuttgart (3); Berlin (10), eight of these raids were in succession for Thompson’s crew as part of Bomber Command’s “Battle of Berlin”, 18/19 November 1943-31st March 1944, two of which Thompson’s crew undertook on consecutive nights (27th and 28th January 1944); on the 15/16 February raid to Berlin 891 aircraft (561 Lancasters, 314 Halifaxs, 16 Mosquitoes) were dispatched –“This was the largest force sent to Berlin and the largest non-1,000 bomber force sent to any target.... The quantity of bombs dropped, 2,642 tons, was also a record” (The Bomber Command War Diary, refers); Schweinfurt; Frankfurt (2); Ossum and Essen. Sold with photocopied DFM recommendation dated 14th April 1944, and various photocopies relating to 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron.

A PAIR OF CONTINENTAL GILT BRASS TABLE LAMPS, each with corinthian capital above a shaped base with shell and scroll decoration, 74cms high.

A plate glass coffee table on composition capital base, 140cm wide

A pair of George III silver candlesticks, in neo-classical style, chased and embossed overall with acanthus swags and floral medallions, each urn form capital with four griffin heads directly beneath the bead rimmed sconces, tapering bodies leading to stepped and lobed square form bases inset with wood beneath, Sheffield 1778, John Winter & Co, 54.05toz total weight, each 13 by 13 by 31cm high. (2)

Studio of Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg R.A. (Strasbourg 1740-1812 London), Noah's Sacrifice, oil on canvas, later laid on board, framed. 123cm by 99cm. Note: De Loutherbourg was a painter, stage designer and illustrator, the son of an engraver and miniaturist. He moved to Paris at the age of 15 where he trained under Carle van Loo and Giovanni Battista Casanova (brother of the famous Venetian adventurer) and painter of battle, hunting and equestrian scenes. During the 1760's he enjoyed some success at the Paris Salon, mainly with landscapes. In 1771 he settled in London armed with an introduction to the actor-manager David Garrick for whom he became a designer of stage sets at Drury Lane. He later launched his own theatrical entertainment, the Eidophusikon. He became an R.A. in 1781 having enjoyed considerable success at Academy exhibitions. In his later work he turned increasingly to history painting including biblical subjects. This coincided with a period in London when a number of large-scale publishing ventures for illustrated books were launched. One of the most famous examples of these handsomely-printed large folio format publications was Macklin's Bible in the 1790's for which de Loutherbourg was commissioned to produce twenty-two paintings one of which was Noah's Sacrifice. The subject work may have been offered at auction by Peter Coxe, Burrell and Foster at Mr. Squibb's Great Rooms Saville (sic) Row, Monday May 5th, 1800, "A Catalogue of a Most Valuable and truly Capital Collection of Modern Paintings......the Property of Mr. Macklin.....comprising in Painting the works of ........Loutherbourg....." with lot 35 listed under "Copies" and described as "Loutherbourg Noah's Sacrifice".

A small quantity of plated cutlery, together with a Capital vintage washboard, a large vintage bell, a cane work carpet beater, vintage foot warmer and two jelly pans (a lot)

An oak and mahogany eight day longcase clock, signed Coats, Wigan, circa 1790, swan neck pediment, case with mahogany crossbanding, 13-1/4-inch square brass dial signed, seconds and date aperture, four pillar movement with anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, 217cm high 20.04.17, One capital has come off from the pediment, trunk door is not opening, later feet, dial is dirty and is discoloured, movement needs cleaning, with two weights and a pendulum.

A marble and ormolu standard lamp, the gilt metal reeded stepped column mounted on an ormolu Corinthian capital, to a square tapering marble column, to a socle with ormolu mounts and stepped square base, height 62ins

A pair of silver candelabra, the three sconces, with two scrolling arms raised on Corinthian columns, to a stepped square base with gadrooning, Sheffield 1923, height 17ins Condition report: Holes to base and capital, one is missing its presentation plaque to base. Various splits and holes to branches and sconces

Four framed prints by John Leech including 'The Quiet Street - A Sketch from a Study Window', 'Volunteer Movement - Jones & Family go under Canvas', ' A Pic-nic in the drawing Room-a capital thing for a Wet Day', 'The Hunt Ball - "Ask Mamma" Polka' (4)

AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY LONGCASE CLOCK the enamel dial inscribed 'Mark Bartley Bristol' with moonphase, susidiary seconds and date, the figured mahogany case with Corinthian capital columns to the trunk and hood, 59cm wide 24cm deep 250cm high

[MISCELLANEOUS]. POLITICS & ECONOMICS Marx, Karl. Capital: A Critical Analysis of Capitalist Production, edited by Frederick Engels, translated from the third German edition by Samuel Moore and Edward Aveling, Humboldt Publishing Co., New York, no date [circa 1891], maroon cloth, advertisement leaf, two four-page publisher's catalogues, octavo (hinges repaired; ink ownership stamps).

A COPY OF THE BEATLES WHITE ALBUM CAPITAL RECORDS SEBX-4-11841 LP RECORD TOGETHER WITH A COPY OF THE BEATLES MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR INCLUDING FULL COLOUR PICTURE BOOK APPLE RECORDS STEREO SMAL-1-2835-R1 #6

A QUANTITY OF BASSETT LOWKE STYLE WATERLINE WAR SHIP MODELS, comprising approx. 30 examples representing capital ships, aircraft carriers, destroyers, cruisers, submarines etc.; together with three unpainted examples tied into Bassett Lowke style card boxes, (A lot)

SCOTTISH ARROLS PALE ALE MIRROR. 24 by 19ins, heavy wooden framed original early pub mirror. Two main lines in heavy black with gold outer. To the centre is a large pair of red interlocking capital A’s, Trade Mark each side in silver. Two lined outer silver border, orante foliate barley sprigs bottom L & R &, below a single line ALLOA BREWERY ESTD 1810. Brewery & maker name below. A fabulous & rare Scottish brewery mirror.

BURGESS ANCHOVY PASTE. 3.4ins diam. An early flat topped Burgess lid with distinctive large central coat of arms, quite different to the norm - most importantly carries no address!! Bottom line FOR TOAST BISCUIT & and the word GENUINE are both in capital letters? 3 tiny glaze type nicks otherwise exc. Rare. (9/10) NR

Robins (John, Auctioneer) ESTATE SALE CATALOGUE Yorkshire, West Riding…Building Ground, Garden Ground, Orchards, Farms and Lands. Particulars and Conditions of Sale, of the valuable Copyhold Compounded Estates, late the property of The Right Honourable William Earl of Strafford, Deceased. Situate in the capital Town of Wakefield…comprising upwards of Six Hundred Acres… which will be sold by Auction…At the Strafford's Arms Inn, at Wakefield, on Tuesday 10th, Wednesday 11th, and Thursday the 12th of May, 1814, in 158 Lots. [1814], London, [printed by] J. Brettell. Folio (365 x 230mm), later cloth boards lettered gilt; folding linen-backed engraved estate maps for Wakefield, Ossett, Stanley, and Sandall and Crigglestone, pp. 30 interleaved by blanks (one used as mss. ledger), and with two further 1820s mss. notes tipped-in. The present catalogue with the ownership signature and annotations of Thomas Hargreaves of Wakefield, who apparently himself purchased three lots, and has noted the price paid and purchaser's name next to each lot description. The binding rubbed and frayed; internal soiling, staining, tatty extremities as usual, guttering loose in places etc., no significant loss to text or maps (1)

AN UNFRAMED LIMITED EDITION PRINT BY ROBERT TAYLOR 'ASSULT ON THE CAPITAL' SIGNED BY HEINZ LANGE, GUNTHER RALL, AND OTHERS #284/500. Together with certificate of authenticity

OBVERSE: In field: Armoured bust to right, holding sheathed sword in right hand, with name of the Sasanian ruler    Khusraw in Pahlawi to right and gdh apzwt (‘may his glory increase’) to left.   In border: bismillah la i- laha illa Allah wa – hdahu Muhammad ra – sul Allah, divided by stars-in-crescents except above the bust, where the star-in-crescent is replaced by a pellet-within-annulet.  REVERSE: In field: Arch supported on columns, within which is a vertical barbed spear which has two pennants floating    to the left just below the head; to right and left of the columns: khalifat Allah - amir al-mu’minin; to either side  of the spear-shaft: nasr – Allah.   In border: Four stars-in-crescents, with Pahlawi ap (‘praise’) at one o’clock.  WEIGHT: 3.54g.  REFERENCES: Treadwell 2005, 2 same dies; Walker p.24, ANS.5, same reverse die = Gaube 2.3.2.4.  CONDITION: Very fine to good very fine, excessively rare and a type of considerable historical significance.   One of the greatest and most sought-after rarities of the Arab-Sasanian series, the ‘Mihrab and ‘Anaza’ drachm has been rightly described as ‘extraordinary’ (Grabar, O., The Formation of Islamic Art, revised and enlarged edition, Yale, 1987), and ‘a very valuable little archaeological document’ (Miles, ‘Mihrab and ‘Anazah’).   Many of the difficulties of interpreting this piece stem from the fact that it lacks both date and mint-name.  Most scholars have assumed that it was struck at Damascus.  Firstly, the mean weight of extant specimens is about 3.6-3.7g, which is somewhat lighter than the standard maintained at mints in the East but consistent with other Arab-Sasanian issues struck at Damascus in the early-mid 70s.  Secondly, Damascus was the Umayyad capital where other experimental drachms were struck, including the Standing Caliph type with which the Mihrab and ‘Anaza drachms have often been compared.  This may very well be correct, although it will be suggested below that other possibilities should also be considered.  The latest study of this issue is that of Treadwell (2005), who plausibly interprets the imagery on this coin as a reaction to perceived problems with the design of the Standing Caliph drachms, which he argues must have been struck immediately before the Mihrab and ‘Anaza type.  On this analysis, the Standing Caliph type was produced to accompany the Standing Caliph dinars and fulus introduced in Syria in the previous year.  Treadwell notes that the gold and copper issues conformed to ‘the traditional numismatic formula that located the ruler on the obverse and a religious symbol on the reverse,’ while the ‘Standing Caliph’ drachm ‘contained two conflicting images of rulership…it is the Shahanshah’s imposing bust that dominates the imagery of the coin, not the cramped figure of the caliph on the reverse’  (Treadwell, p.11).  The Mihrab and ‘Anaza type rectifies this by changing the design of the Sasanian bust so that it is recognisably the Caliph who appears on the obverse, and by replacing the standing figure on the reverse with an image of the Prophet’s spear mounted within an arch.  Unfortunately, while this argument neatly explains the imagery, it clashes awkwardly with the legends.  The bust which Treadwell identifies as the caliph himself is in fact labelled in Pahlawi as that of Khusraw, while the spear on the reverse carries the legends khalifat Allah – amir al-mu’minin.  It is possible to argue, as Treadwell does, that ‘the Standing Caliph drachm was an unsuccessful hybrid that had been cobbled together at speed [and so] it would not be surprising if its hastily executed substitute were also deficient in some respects.’  But the addition of nasr Allah beside the spear on the reverse shows that the legends were not merely slavishly copied from a preceding type, and it seems hard to imagine that such sophisticated thought should have been given to the imagery only for the legends to have been applied so inappropriately.  Furthermore, closer examination reveals that the images on both sides of this type are less straightforward then they may first appear.  The figure on the obverse, whom Treadwell identified as being the caliph, wears a peculiar type of headgear, has cross-hatching across his breast to represent a different type of dress from the norm, and rather awkwardly carries a sheathed sword.  Treadwell notes that the figure on the reverse of the Standing Caliph drachm, like that on the obverse of the gold and copper Standing Caliph types, similarly carries a sheathed sword, and he therefore suggests that this feature identifies the Mihrab and ‘Anaza bust as that of the caliph also.  He has no explanation for the design of the crown or helmet, beyond noting that it is does not look like any other crown seen on the coinage of any Sasanian ruler.  As for the cross-hatch pattern on the figure’s breast, Treadwell’s explanation is that this is chiefly an artistic rather than a naturalistic feature, designed to allow the sheathed sword to feature more prominently.  Unfortunately, neither the cross-hatching nor the headgear looks even remotely like the dress of the Standing Caliph figure and so, much as with the problematic legends, these features do nothing to support to the suggestion that the Mihrab and ‘Anaza drachm was designed to improve and rectify the Standing Caliph type.  The object on the reverse, to which Miles devoted most of his attention, has traditionally been identified as a spear or lance within a mihrab.  It was Miles who refined this, specifiying that the spear was the ‘anaza of the Prophet himself, and suggesting rather more cautiously that the mihrab could be identified more precisely as the niche type (mihrab mujawwaf).  If so, this coin would be the earliest depiction of this important Islamic architectural feature.  Miles’ interpretation of the arch as a mihrab has met with a mixed reception among later scholars.  Some have endorsed his view that the feature is indeed a Muslim mihrab rather than any other kind of arch, while others (including Treadwell) have pointed out that arches of this type are found on coins struck by all three Abrahamic religions.  Connections with the Christian sacrum in Jerusalem (the arch which stood over the True Cross) have been suggested.  In this way, this remarkable coin would have played its part in the so-called ‘war of images’ between the Christians and Muslims during this period.  It is perhaps worth remembering, however, that the Mihrab and ‘Anaza type is not so securely tied to Damascus during the mid-70s Hijri as some might imply.  Treadwell reports that Miles himself ‘did not consider that the coin, as he had described it, fitted smoothly into the series of Damascus silver coinage of the mid-690s.’  The type is not dated, and while the metrology does argue against these drachms having been struck as part of the main series produced in the East, Damascus was not the only place where lighter Arab-Sasanian drachms were being issued at this time.  Drachms struck in Armenia and the North (see lot 1) during the 70s seem to have been struck to a weight standard in the region of 3.3g, and like the Mihrab and ‘Anaza type carry on the obverse a bust which is clearly Sasanian but is obviously different from the familiar Khusraw II type which had become the standard in the East for decades.  Another curious feature of the Mihrab and ‘Anaza drachms is the large number of dies used: the seven specimens listed by Treadwell were struck from seven obverse and six reverse dies.  Is this consistent with a short-lived, experimental type concocted hastily in Damascus and quickly abandoned, or might this be better explained in the context of a short-lived, specific event such as a military campaign?For the full version of this footnote please see the PDF at www.mortonandeden.com/pdfcats/85.pdf

ABBASID, AL-MU‘TAMID (256-279h), Dirham, Sohar 261h. OBVERSE: In field: citing Ja‘far. WEIGHT: 2.96g. CONDITION: Clipped and slightly bent, generally very fine with mint and date very clear, apparently unpublished. Sohar, today the largest city and capital of the Al-Batinah district of Oman, was a thriving port during the Abbasid period. Although attested as an Abbasid copper mint, with a fals dated 141h described in Oman (p.17), this appears to be the first Abbasid dirham of Sohar recorded. Romantically, although in keeping with its long maritime tradition, Sohar has been claimed in recent times as the home of the mythical figure, Sinbad the Sailor.

JULANDID, ABU’L-MUTTALIB (fl. 342-347h), Dirham, Tanah 346h. WEIGHT: 3.06g. REFERENCE: Album 1586M, RRR. CONDITION: Toned, almost very fine for issue and extremely rare. The Julandids were an Omani dynasty with their capital at Huzu, formerly an important port. Tanah appears to have been a town between Huzu and the mint-town of Siraf (Album p.176, note to 1586M).

A Queen Anne style walnut chair back settee, early 20th century, the shaped top rail above double vase form splat back, each with textured capital bearing shell carving, three finely carved claw and ball front supports each with a shell carving to upper sections, beneath a front rail with carved centralised shell with reticulated shell form carvings to either side, 50in. (127cm.) long, 39in. (99cm.) high.

PAIR OF REGENCY PERIOD DARK PATINATED AND GILT BRONZE CANDLESTICKS, with gilt pedestal case shape sconces on foliate cast circular capital to a reeded tapered dark patinated column, issuing from a gilt pedestal vase form base and floral garland and ribbon cast dark patinated circular foot, formed in screw together sections, 10 3/4" (27.3cm) high

A George III silver four-light candelabrum, by Matthew Boulton, Birmingham 1809, the inside of the capitals with maker's mark TM, fluted knopped stem, with a central capital and three fluted scroll arms each supporting a capital, on a raised circular base with a gadroon borders, height 34.5cm, approx. weight of branch 80oz.

Lloyds Bank Ltd, with which is amalgamated (Handstamped on) Capital & Counties Bank Limited Marlborough. Used Order BO 30/8/18. Vig: C&C Arms. Printer Blades East & Blades