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A Norway Travel Association poster for Oslo "Norway's Viking Capital" 100 x 60cm.

A simulated marble pedestal, with square capital, raised on a circular plinth base, 106cm high x 40cm wide.

Ryusei Okamoto(Japanese, b.1949)Ancient Capital Festival, signed and titled in pencil,1987, numbered 6/350, limited edition woodblock, 65cm x 52cm.

LORD ROSEBERY [Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl, Foreign Secretary 1886, 1892, Prime Minister 1894-5] A very good collection of twenty-three A.L.S. to Russell, mostly signed with his monogram or initial R., mostly on his monogrammed mourning paper, and three autograph draft replies from Russell, as follows: - Dec. 31 1885, marked 'Private'. 'I think I go as far as you do on this Irish question. These disclosures have done great harm. And what will do more harm is the attempt by Press Associations to elicit pledges on this question, of which most members are profoundly ignorant', with an invitation to discuss the matter. [This must refer to Gladstone's announcement that he now favoured Home Rule - the so-called 'Hawarden Kite']. - April 15 / [18]89 [after Russell's closing speech to the Parnell Commission]: 'I suppose the universal chorus of praise around you this morning must be deafening .. You have had one of the greatest opportunities ever afforded to a powerful intellect; and the genius & capacity to take the fullest advantage of it .. You have framed the defence of a nation, and in doing so have produced a classic: for Russell Pro Patria will live with the famous orations.' - June 21 / [18]89, an enigmatic note, mentioning Hortensius and two mares. - Oct. 23 1889, on embossed notepaper of London County Council [of which Rosebery was first Chairman]. 'I am glad you were pleased with the Council, for I can assure you the Council were greatly pleased with you.' - Feb. 24 1890. 'I hope you will accept the nomination' [probably for a Scottish parliamentary seat], 'though I think the chance of any Liberal's winning is but slight.' - Aug 23 / [18]92, discussing Russell's proposed participation in a case 'in a foreign capital', and declining to express a view. [This letter is complete, but has been neatly torn across into two parts; presumably Russell intended to discard it, but changed his mind]. - Nov. 2 / [18]92, concerning a memorandum, marked 'Confidential'. - Nov. 4 / [18]92, about damages in a legal case. - Jan. 27 1893, declining an invitation, a genial letter touching humorously on various matters. 'Take then, my dear Russell, the goods the Gods and Messrs Bennett Dawson & Bennett provide. If they burn your pocket, invest them on the Derby and they will soon disappear ..' - Feb. 20 [18]93. 'My dear Attorney, On your approaching jaunt to Paris won't you spend that cheque which is burning a hole in Messrs Bennett's pocket?' [Presumably Bennett & Co. were solicitors or legal agents]. - Oct. 10 / [18]93. 'A thousand thanks for your report. I hope to arrive at Newmarket tomorrow evening and to confer with you personally on the great issues impending.' - Nov. 16 1893, declining an invitation, pleading arrears of work. 'I send this line with the less reluctance, as I see you are crowded, and crowded with all the magnifico pomposos of the universe ..' - April 16 1894, as Prime Minister, notepaper of 10 Downing Street, a most interesting letter which suggests that Russell already hoped for the office of Chief Justice. 'My dear Attorney General, I hope and believe that I have your approval in submitting your name to the Queen for the office of Lord of Appeal vacant by the lamented death of Lord Bowen .. You advert in your letter to the position of Chief Justice. I cannot of course pledge either myself or my successors, but, so far as I am concerned, you may rest assured that your acceptance of the Lordship of Appeal will in no way prejudice a fair consideration of your claims, should that great office become vacant ..' [See the letter from the incumbent, Lord Coleridge, elsewhere in this collection, which indicates that he was under pressure to resign]. - June 26 1894, three letters on the same day, all concerned with Russell's nomination as Lord Chief Justice - the first Catholic to hold the position since the Reformation, a milestone in English legal history. The first letter contains the formal offer. 'Public opinion with a rare unanimity has designated you for the noble office of Chief Justice of England; for, although great advocates do not always make great judges, it has recognised in you qualities, apart from your matchless power at the bar, which give you an unequalled claim for that position .. and it is with absolute confidence and the loftiest anticipations that I offer you this high post.' The second letter, marked '2', draws his attention to some stipulations from the Lord Chancellor which may affect his pay and conditions, etc.; and the third, marked '3' and 'Confidential', asks for the favour of a place in court when Russell takes his seat as Chief Justice, with congratulations to Lady Russell. Laid in to this third letter are drafts in Russell's hand of three replies to Rosebery. The first, dated 27 June, from Villa Nova, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, explains that he is there to receive an honorary degree from T.C.D., and thanks Rosebery for the great honour he offers him; the second, from Lincolns Inn, 30 June, is a draft of his formal acceptance; and the third, also 30 June, confirms that he has no difficulty with the L[ord] C[hancellor]'s stipulations, and reports that 'I had a satisfactory talk with the L.C. (Walker) in Dublin. He thinks things look fairly well there and that the Tories will lose South Derry, North and South Tyrone and the city of Derry. He wants the election however on a new register.' Also laid in with these letters is an undated cutting from a French newspaper reporting the celebrated Dreyfus trial, and recording Russell's presence there (describing him as 'chef de la police de Londres'). [Villa Nova in Dublin was the home of his wife's sister, Rosa Mulholland, and her husband the historian Sir John Gilbert]. - March 15 1895, from Rosebery, recuperating in Epsom. 'I am on the mend I think since I came here. As to resignation rumours, I can only say that I am moving all my belongings into Downing Street, which would make a troublesome and costly preliminary to abdication.' [But there was something to the rumours, for Rosebery did in fact resign some three months later]. - July 11 1895, from Edinburgh, replying to Russell's letter (presumably about his resignation). 'I had already decided to take no action before the elections - my resolution remains the same but I had no right to inflict a new schism on the Liberal Party in the middle of a fight. I am off yachting tomorrow. Shall you be at Doncaster? - July 12 and 14 1896, from Berkeley Square, two letters referring briefly to an Address which Russell has sent him for his opinions. - Sept. 18 [18]99, a long letter referring to foreign affairs, the Fashoda incident and the 'apparently inevitable war' in the Transvaal. 'I have always disbelieved in war, though I have been quite certain that it was the one issue desired by the Cape English .. It would take much to convince me, if there be war, that war could not have been averted and all desirable results obtained'; and three shorter letters, 1896-98-99, mainly about family matters and his racing plans. A revealing collection, despite the brevity of some of the letters. Rosebery and Russell were close and loyal friends, sharing an interest in the turf and a strong mutual confidence. Rosebery was for many years a leading Liberal, serving in various Ministerial posts, and his friendship was helpful to Russell's career; but his short period as Prime Minister was not a success, and he served only fifteen months before resigning the office. He was fabulously rich, having added a Rothschild marriage to his patrimony, but as party and Government leader he was seen as diffident and indecisive, traits which can perhaps be seen in some of these letters. As a collection.

MERVIN, Sir Audley. Captaine Audley Mervin's speech delivered in the Upper House to the Lords in Parliament, May 24 1641 concerning the Judicature of the High Court of Parliament - London: 1641. 4to. pp. [i], 17. A fine copy in modern half morocco. Wing 1887. A complex piece of constitutional law well argued by Mervin as to the powers of judicature possessed by the Irish House of Lords in capital cases. Sweeney 3026 quoting the 1st Dublin edition. Provenance: The estate of Tony Sweeney

Seven Wileman & Co/Shelley children’s mugs, four with transferred floral capital letters, one entitled “Little Boy Blue”, one with children and a calf, the other with various chickens and hens, together with a Shelley beaker transferred and painted with fairies after H. Cowham (8).

A 17th century carved oak capital in the form of a semi robed figure, 67cm high, together with a later figure and floral carved capitol, 95cm high. Illustrated

COMPOSITE LARGE SILVER THREE LIGHT CANDELABRUM the branches with detachable raised centre sconce, each of Corinthian capital form with detachable gadrooned quatrefoil pattern drip trays, reeded reflex scroll branches, maker HE, Sheffield 1895, 25 1/2oz; the candlestick base with capstan shaped sconce, tapering column, the flat knops and stepped square base with foliate scroll embossed borders (partly filled base), 12 1/2" (31.7cm) high, Birmingham 1937, 27oz (52.5oz gross in total) EST 600-800

‡UMAYYAD, TEMP. ‘UMAR (99-101h)Dirham, Jurjan 100hOBVERSE: Standard type with five small annulets and three concentric circles in margin Marginal legend …duriba hadha al-dirham bi-Jurjan fi sanat… arranged in square around kalimaREVERSE: Standard type. Central point above and slightly to the left of final d of yuladu in third line of fieldWEIGHT: 2.86gCONDITION: Slight double-striking on obverse, about extremely fine and of the highest rarity NOTE: THE FIRST RECORDED UMAYYAD DIRHAM FROM THE MINT OF JURJAN The discovery of a new mint for the post-Reform Umayyad dirham coinage is now a rare event, which can yield important new evidence for our understanding of the numismatic history of the period. In this context the coin of Jurjan offered here is of particular interest. The province of Jurjan lay at the south-east corner of the Caspian sea. While previously unknown as a mint for Umayyad dirhams, Jurjan (also the name of the chief city of the province) was an active mint in the early centuries of Islam. Almost all coins struck before the mid-third century were copper fulus, but under the ‘Alids of Tabaristan, Samanids, Ziyarids and Buwayhids a fairly regular silver coinage was produced. Later the Ilkhanids struck coins in all three metals. In the year 100h dirham production was heavily centralised at Basra, Kufa and Dimashq. Klat records dirhams from just five other mints, mostly situated either on the frontiers of the Islamic lands or in areas geographically distant from the capital, Damascus. Either of these explanations could equally account for the opening of a dirham mint in Jurjan. It is also tempting to associate this piece with a parallel issue of post-Refom copper fulus introduced in Iran and the East circa 100h. Dated copper and lead fulus were struck in Jurjan fairly regularly from 101h (and possibly earlier, see Album 202); these will have been intended for local circulation while silver dirhams could and did circulate throughout the Islamic lands. Perhaps striking dirhams at Jurjan was an experiment which was quickly abandoned in favour of a base metal coinage designed to meet a local need. ‡ a 5% import tax if the lot is purchased from within the UK.

FATIMID, AL-BASASIRI / AL-MUSTANSIR (427-487h)Dinar, Madinat al-Salam 451h, month of al-MuharramOBVERSE: In field: letter ‘ayn after name Ma‘addWEIGHT: 4.98gREFERENCE: Nicol 2094; Jafar F.MS.451d, same diesCONDITION: Struck from a worn reverse die, otherwise extremely fine with some lustre, rare NOTE: This famous issue of Fatimid dinars from Baghdad dates from a period of twelve months during 450-451h when the city was briefly held by the Fatimid partisan Arslan al-Basasiri. He was a Turkish general who had enjoyed status and prestige when Baghdad and the Abbasid caliph were under Buwayhid protection. With the fall of the Buwayhids and the arrival of the Great Seljuqs under Tughril Beg, al-Basasiri began to fear for his own position and started making overtures to the Fatimids. One may question how deeply al-Basasiri, the former protector of the Sunni caliph, was now attached to the Fatimid cause, but he was given money and arms to support his operations against the Seljuqs. At this period the authority of the Abbasid caliph, al-Qa’im, was limited to religious affairs, with political and military matters firmly in the hands of the Great Seljuq sultan, Tughril Beg. In 450h, however, he was campaigning elsewhere in his domains and had taken his entire army with him. Al-Basasiri was therefore able to enter Baghdad with only a small force. Whether Tughril Beg had misjudged the situation, or whether he had deliberately exposed the city in this way for his own political reasons, the khutba in Baghdad, capital of the Sunni caliphs, was now being read in the name of the Fatimid al-Mustansir. Al-Basasiri even forced al-Qa`im to sign a declaration waiving the rights of the Abbasids to the caliphate as long as the Fatimid line endured. As well as the khutba al-Basasiri also used the coinage to assert al-Mustansir`s authority in Baghdad. Jafar (op. cit.) reports a contemporary belief that al-Basasiri had been supplied with these dinars in advance rather than actually striking them in Baghdad while the city and mint were under his control. Rather than the characteristic Fatimid ‘bull’s-eye’ types with several concentric rings of legends, al-Basasiri`s dinars follow a design not otherwise being currently issued in the Fatimid lands but which would have been closer to other types then circulating in Baghdad. In spite of his successes al-Basasiri seems to have received surprisingly little support from the Fatimids once he had taken control of Baghdad. It may be that they had never intended him to remain there indefinitely: Tughril Beg and his powerful army would certainly return to Baghdad eventually, while there are reports of al-Basasiri antagonizing the citizens and even committing atrocities against them. The Fatimids may have been content with the propaganda value of a symbolic victory, not to mention the document al-Qa`im signed abrogating his caliphal rights. Al-Basasiri also tried unsuccessfully to capture the caliphal heir, who would have been a real prize for the Fatimids and of great value in future negotiations.

A pair of decorative Corinthian Capital wall lights

A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY STANDARD LAMP, the petal carved capital and barley-twist column on an acanthus carved terminal, the turned circular base having four short down-swept feet with reeded detail. (with later modern fittings). 153cm(h) (minus fitting) Two large repaired chips/depletions to top, some fading marks and scratches, some chips to foliate base with small repairs.

A YELLOW METAL TIE PIN AND BROOCH, the pin~s capital having four pearls inset in the black stone surface, with a rubbed over and rope-twist surround, the pin testing as 9ct gold, 6cm(L); the brooch with central inset pear in a star surround to the domed banded agate stone, the surround with geometric and rope-twist decoration, the pin testing as 9ct gold. 5grams(total) Dents to brooch reverse, some bending to pin.

After a design by Dr. Christopher Dresser, an electroplated chamber stick,by Hukin and Heath, plain cylindrical capital, ebony handle, on a tapering square base, on four bun feet, height 9cm.

A Victorian brass oil lamp and shade, clear cut glass reservoir on reeded Corinthian capital column and stepped square base, 78cm high

A 19th Century gilt and later painted triple wall mirror in the classical style, the frieze decorated with a chariot and a team of lions, flanked by reeded capital pilasters, 145cm wide

European School, late 19th/early 20th century- Chateau in France; pencil, 13x18cm: Rennaldson, British late 18th century- "The Royal Palace at Madrid, the Capital of Spain", from Middleton Complete System of Geography; hand coloured engraving, 19x28cm: Samuel and Nathaniel Buck, British 18th century- "The West View of Daventry-Priory in the County of Northampton", from the Views of Ruins of Castles & Abbeys in England 1726-1739; hand coloured engraving, 19x36cm: together with two further prints, (5)

An early twentieth century ivory column depicting the Sarnath lion capital, on circular .800 silver socle, stamped Schmedding Augsburg, height 23 cm. Good condition.

India : (SG O151-164) 1950-51 `Ashokan capital` design official issue 3p-10R less 4a lake & 2R rose - fresh mm. (12) Cat £25

Great Britain - KGV : (SG Spec.NB27a (9)) 1934-36 1½d booklet pane of 4 with attached advert `For safety of Capital and security of income/Invest in Centuy Fixed Trust Certificates`. Inverted watermark, used with very light cds cancels. Very scarce. (image available)

Wales tour to New Zealand Rugby programmes 1969 a full set of 5 programmes v Taranaki 27th May, v New Zealand 1st Test 31st May, v Otago 4th June, v Wellington 7th June and v New Zealand 2nd Test 14th June, all in good condition (5) Wales to Australia Rugby programmes 1978 a full set of 9 programmes in very good condition v Western Australia 21st May, v Victoria 24th May, v Sydney 27th May, v New South Wales Country 30th May, v New South Wales 3rd June, v Queensland 6th June, v Australia 1st Test 11th June, v Australian Capital Territory 13th June and v Australia 2nd Test 17th June (9) Wales tour to New Zealand Rugby programmes 1988 a full set of 8 programmes v Waikato 18th May, v Wellington 21st May, v Otago 24th May, v New Zealand 1st Test 28th May, v Hawke’s Bay 1st June, v Taranaki 4th June, v North Auckland 7th June (all in good condition) and v New Zealand 2nd Test 11th June (creased) (8) (In Total 22)

Ireland tours to Australia 1979 and to Canada 1989 Rugby programmes – 7 out of the 8 programmes from the 1979 tour v Western Australia 20th May, Australian Capital Territory 23rd May, New South Wales 26th May, Queensland 29th May, Australia First Test 3rd June, New South Wales Country 5th June, Australia Second Test 16th June, all in very good condition. Only missing v Sydney 9th June. Also British Columbia v Ireland 30th August 1989, some creasing (8)

Wales tour to Australia 1978 Rugby programmes – a full set of 9 programmes v Western Australia 21st May, Victoria 24th May, Sydney 27th May, New South Wales Country 30th May, New South Wales 3rd June, Queensland 6th June, Australia First Test 11th June (2 copies), Australian Capital Territory 13th June and Australia Second Test 17th June, all in good condition (10)

New Zealand tour to Australia 1979-1988 Rugby programmes – v Queensland B 24th July 1979, Australia 28th July 1979, New South Wales Country 16th June 1980 (cover marked), Australia Second Test 28th June 1980, Australian Universities 2nd July 1980 (mark on cover), Queensland 6th July 1980, Australia Second Test 4th August 1984, Australia 25th July 1987, Randwick 22nd June 1988, Australian Capital Territory 6th July 1988 and Queensland 10th July 1988. Also New South Wales v Australia 21st September 1963 and other provincial matches (22)

CARVED MARBLE COLUMN CAPITAL white marble carved with rising acanthus leaves and laurel bands, now with a dished top 41cm wide, 42cm high, 41cm deep

An Irish mahogany longcase clock, with an 8 day movement striking on a bell and a 13inch square brass dial, the chapter ring signed Alexr Gordon, Dublin, subsidiary seconds dial and circular date aperture, winged mask spandrels, the hood with a swan neck pediment with carved rosettes above a foliage carved frieze centred a lion mask, corinthian capital pilasters, broken arch trunk door flanked by reeded quarter pilasters, the base on ogee bracket feet, 7ft 9in (235.5cm) high.

An 8 day mahogany longcase clock, with a 13 inch dial signed around the arch John Harrison, Newcastle, foliate engraved centre with date aperture, the arch containing painted moon dial, 4 pillar movement with anchor escapement, the case with leaf carved arch trunk door, the hood with swan neck pediment flanked by free standing fluted Corinthian capital columns, 8ft (244cm) high.

A collection of 19th Century seals, to include: a yellow metal fob seal with floral design set with blank citrine, with later added look of conforming design; a blue green agate table seal, with blank white metal matrix; a small bloodstone table seal, set with white metal Corinthian capital seal set with white stone; a white glass fob seal, engraved monogram; and a broken agate fob seal. (5)

Frank Sinatra - The Capital Years twenty one CD boxset, CD`s re-mastered in State-of-the-Art, 20-bit digital audio, released 26th October 1998.

A 20TH ITALIAN MARBLE AND ONYX JARDINIERE STAND having square top over a heavy gilt brass Corinthian capital on a figured column with turned squared and foliate gilt base with onyx pad below, on four brass feet, 111cm high x 32cm

Franz Bergmann, a late 19th/early 20th Century cold painted Bronze Sculpture, a semi-naked female form with robe together with a seated Panther standing on a Persian prayer rug, marks to underside Namgreb and also with small two handled Vase with capital B to the centre, 16.5cm high, carpet 16.5cm long

An early 20th Century Indian carved ivory Lion Capital of Ashoka, decorated with a lion, elephant and a gazelle, originally placed atop the Aœoka pillar at Sarnath, now in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India by Emperor Ashoka circa 250 BC, 9cm high

An early 19th century stripped wooden Corinthian column, the leaf carved capital over a tapering fluted column, with circular collar on a square base, 115cm high

A Queen`s South Africa Medal with six bars, comprising `Cape Colony`, `Tugela Heights`, `Relief of Ladysmith`, `Transvaal`, `Laing`s Nek` and `Orange Free State`, mounted in this order, with engraved naming in sloping capital letters to `214 Pte. E.B. Kain. Rifle BD`, and a King`s South Africa Medal with two bars, comprising `South Africa 1901` and `South Africa 1902`, with impressed naming to `214 Pte E.B. Kain. Rifle Brigade.` (the suspension repaired on the KSA, otherwise mounted as worn).

An early 20th Century Corinthian column table lamp with gilded capital and fluted column, on a marble plinth base (faults).

A Roman carved marble capital, probably 1st-5th century A.D, the square top showing remnants of architectural context above carved egg and dart frieze, short column above continuous carved stylised band in deep relief, now converted into a coffee table with plate glass top, the capital, 38.5cm high x 61.5cm wide x 61.5cm deep, as a table 38.5cm high x 121cm wide x 79.5cm deep.

ROUSSEAU, Jean-Jacques.- Discours sur l`origine et les fondemens de l`inégalité parmi les hommes [...].Amsterdam, Marc Michel Rey, 1755.In-8° : front.-lxx-[2]-262-[2] pp. (pet. rouss., mouill. au coin inf. droit de la p. 15).Rel. de la 1re moitié du 19e s. : bradel plein papier marbré, dos lisse avec filets et roul. dorés aux coiffes, tr. jaunes jaspées de bleu (coiffes et mors très lég. frottés, coins très lég. émoussés, notice de cat. collée et notes mss sur le contreplat, mention d`app. ms. barrée sur la garde sup.).Édition originale de premier tirage avec la correction à la plume de Rey qui a ajouté un accent aigu au dernier "e" de "conforme" à la p. 11 mais sans les 3 cartons mentionnés par Dufour et Tchemerzine. Le premier cahier de notre exemplaire est imprimé sur papier plus fort, comme celui de la Bibliothèque de Genève imprimé entièrement sur papier fort (cfr Dufour). Notre titre, imprimé en rouge et noir, n`est pas signalé par Dufour et Tchemerzine, à part dans une des contrefaçons relevée par Dufour. Toutefois, la dédicace est bien signée "Jean Jaques" comme dans l`édition originale et non "Jean Jacques" comme dans cette contrefaçon. Complet du feuillet d`errata avec l`avis au relieur au verso.Ouvrage capital pour l`histoire des doctrines politiques illustré d`1 frontispice dessiné par Charles Eisen et gravé par Dominique Sornique, d`1 vignette de titre représentant la Liberté assise et d`1 bandeau aux armes de la République de Genève gravés par Simon Fokke. # Tchemerzine X-32; # Dufour I-55; # Cohen 903; # Lewine 475; # pas dans Reynaud ni Le Petit.

An architectural carved wood capital

A Mahogany Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed John Baker, Hull, circa 1780, pagoda pediment, wavy shaped trunk door, upon later bracket feet, 12-inch arched brass dial with silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, centre with seconds and date aperture, arch with moonphase and signed on a silvered arched plaque, four pillar movement with anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, 232cm high 31.01.13, Case has been polished throughout, hood with the pagoda re-built, scratches around the case, hood with the back right hand side bottom capital missing, later added wooden dial surround, left hand side moulding beneath hood has come loose, slight staining to chapter ring, movement looks complete.

A Majolica Style Jardinière and Stand, late 19th/early 20th century, of fluted ovoid form with foliate and strapwork rim over moulded acanthus, the column with scroll and foliate capital on fluted column and foliate moulded base, 138cm high Some typical minor surface chipping to angles. 190213

A Pair of French Bronze Candelabra, early 19th century, with central sconce flanked by five further foliate sheathed sconces issuing from a circular platform, on a foliate and shell capital, fluted column and acanthus leaf sheathed base, on three paw feet and marble tricorn plinth, 70cm high One drip pan missing. Both with fitting to central socket with element missing. Some minor wear to patination throughout, particularly on extremities. Some losses to chains. Minor chipping to bases. 210213

Taxidermy - a pair of silver plated mounted deer`s leg candlesticks the columns formed from deers hoofs and legs with applied shield cartouche, surmounted by a scrolling mount with corinthian capital and sconce, raised on shaped bases (2) 48cm high

South Africa. 1940 5/-, overprint reading downwards with ‘OFFICIAL’ at left. Corner pair used on piece with neat ‘CAPITAL PARK/(PRETORIA)’ 1949 CDS. SG O28 (£140)/CW O15

A 19th Century triple glass plate gilt overmantle mirror, classical embossed frieze decorated with Romanesque style figures over a central bevelled edge circular mirror, each section flanked by Corinthian capital capital reeded columns, 138cm wide

A STRIKING SILVER SERVING SPOON, CAST WITH A FIGURE OF NAPOLEON, IMPORT MARKS FOR BERTHOLD MULLER, CHESTER 1898, the Emperor cast standing on a capital, the bowl of heart shape. 27cm, 6 troy ounces

Joseph Batty Halifax 18th / 19th Century Grandfather long case Clock: This is a stunning, carved oak cased long case / grandfather clock. Mounted on corner feet, the plinth is surmounted by a cantered, panelled base with the main body rising to a stepped hood, all of which is carved with symmetrical heavy decoration. The hood has brass base and capital pillars and carved edging enclosing a silver gilded etched dial and chapter ring with date rings within. The time increments are primarily roman numerals with secondary Arabic depiction. With a Moon feature

A 19th century French padouk press, circa 1830 with column sides and brass capital mounts, fitted slides enclosed by panel doors above five drawers and on later ogee bracket feet, 217 x 117 x 57cm (85 x 46 x 22in)

A pair of carved wood and parcel gilt pilasters, each pillar carver with a Corinthian capital and trailing husk to a plinth base, 193 x 26cm (75 x 10in)

Finlayson (George). The Mission to Siam, and Hue, the Capital of Cochin China, in the Years 1821-2, with a Memoir of the Author, by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, F.R.S., 1st ed., John Murray, 1826, half-title discarded, eng. frontis. (foxed and offset to title), marbled endpapers and edges, contemp. armorial bookplate of N. Norcliffe, contemp. brown half calf gilt, rubbed in places (and spine a trifle frayed at head), 8vo. Scarce first publication of the diary kept by George Finlayson when he accompanied the mission sent under John Crawfurd to open up trade relations with Siam and Vietnam. Finlayson’s narrative includes descriptions of the voyage from Calcutta to Prince of Wales Island, Malacca, Siam, China and Vietnam, and include such subjects as: ‘Malays of the Sea or Orang Laut’; ‘Joss Sticks’; ‘White Elephants and White Monkies’; ‘Rotten Eggs and Chickens in the Shell a Chinese Delicacy’; and ‘Cochin Chinese Females and Morality’. (1).

A late 19th century exotic wood and lacquered cased travelling drinking cabinet, having original red leather interior, fully fitted with four cut crystal decanters and stoppers and shot glasses (one missing), bearing Praha mark, Capital of Czech Republic

William John Leech RHA ROI (1881-1968)THE LAKE, REGENT`S PARK, LONDONoil on canvassigned lower left; with inscribed Dawson Gallery label on reverseLandscaPortraite20 by 24in., 50 by 60cm.Purchased by the present owner`s mother from Leo Smith, Dawson Gallery, Dublin;Thence by descentDenson, Alan, W. J. Leech RHA (1881-1968) Vol. 2 His Life Work, A Catalogue (Part I), Kendal, 1969, catalogue no. 48 (Sketch for The Lake, Regent`s Park, London)Leo Smith... the man to whom Mr. Leech bequeathed the majority of his pictures in the confident and well-founded belief the Mr Smith would ensure their wise distribution and preservation for prosperity. " p.114 (Denson)Leo Smith met the artist first in 1944 and he became his advocate and sole agent, showing his work from this period and hosting solo exhibitions in 1945, 1947and 1951. After 1916 Leech settled first in London and later the south of England. Royal Academy records his address in 1934 as 4 Steele`s Studios, Haverstock Hill, London, NW3 and it is from this address that the present work was executed. The subject of Regent`s Park is recorded variously by Leech biographers and other examples include, In Regent`s Park in 1960 by Thomas Haverty Trust to the Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin. York Bridge, Regent`s Park, London and The Bridge, Regent`s Park, London shown with the RHA, 1935, no. 4 [£5-0-0]. The park, a short walk from his studio, was a place of solace for Leech. There he could retreat from the rapidly changing capital. The light palette and buttery impasto recalls the foreground of the artist`s masterpiece Convent Garden, Brittany (NGI, Dublin) but instead of breaking the dizzying trance of brushstrokes with a figure or lake boat, here the artist submerges the viewer into a thick web of colour and paint to be consumed by the power of this urban sanctuary. The impression left by Paris and later Brittany can still be felt in this English subject. The handling of the paint, treatment of light - the reflections on the water - and the sense of a fleeting moment passing are all captured here in this en plein air oil. Leech would later escape the urban jungle entirely to a cottage in West Clandon, near Guildford, Surrey with second wife May Bottrell circa 1940. The present work has been in the same family since it was wisely purchased from their family friend, Leo Smith, Director of the Dawson Gallery, after the artist`s death."

Sir John Lavery RA RSA RHA (1856-1941)PORTRAIT OF A LADY [THOUGHT TO BE MARGRIT HÖLLRIGL]oil on boardsigned lower right; with stamp of Reeves & Son`s London on reverse; also indistinctly inscribed V. Hollrigel?" in pencil on reverse (1)"Portrait14 by 9.75in., 35 by 24.375cm.Before embarking on a large canvas, John Lavery would often plan his composition on a standard 14 by 10 inch canvas board of the type manufactured by Reeves and Sons or Winsor and Newton. These travelled with him as part of his painting kit and often, when used for portraits, they were inscribed, dedicated and presented to a sitter at the conclusion of sittings. (2) In many cases the informality and experimental nature of these `souvenirs` adds to their charm. Lavery would respond to the flash of personality or, as in the present instance, the visual drama of a striking coat, dress or hat. He was, as he told a reporter in 1912, an admirer of modern dress design. It contained `many attractive features from an artist`s point of view and … [presented] opportunities for artistic treatment that have been equaled by few periods of fashion`. The comparisons he was asked to make were with Titian, Velázquez, Van Dyck and Gainsborough. (3) The present work, which first appeared in Germany, may represent one of Lavery`s Berlin subjects. Around 1900 the artist was working for extended winter periods in the German capital, having secured introductions from August Neven du Mont, a wealthy expatriate painter who lived close to him in Cromwell Road, London (3). He was, as he later remarked, `anglicizing the German Frau … a popular accomplishment to possess`, and one that was only arrested by the Boer War and the emerging conflict between German and British Imperial ambitions in Africa (4). Nevertheless such was the volume of work produced during these sojourns that the painter was able to stage three exhibitions at Schulte`s Gallery, Berlin, in 1899, 1902 and 1904. Many of the paintings shown in these exhibitions have disappeared. One notable survivor is however, La Dame aux Perles, (See fig 1., La Dame aux Perles, Collection of the Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin) a picture which, despite its French title, represents a Hungarian salon hostess, Margrit Höllrigl (later Gräfin/Countess Margit Bubna-Litic).Although she came from a lowly background in Budapest, Höllrigl presented herself to Berlin society at the turn of the twentieth century as an Austrian Baroness (5). Studies for her portrait have not survived, although given the relative prestige of the subject, and the picture`s subsequent importance in the Lavery oeuvre, it seems inconceivable that no sketches of Höllrigl were made (6). It is just possible that the present `souvenir`, along with one other, now known Lady in a Green Coat (Private Collection), fill this gap in our knowledge - although this remains to be proven.Prof Kenneth McConkeyFebruary 2013Footnotes:1. Various readings of this inscription are possible. It appears not to be in the artist`s hand.2. Although clearly autograph, the present picture is not inscribed with a dedication, and it seems unlikely that it comes as part of a commission. We cannot however be certain that the practice of dedicating sketches was adopted when the painter was working in Germany. 3. Anon, `Artists` Opinions on Ladies` Dress`, The Strand Magazine, August 1912, p. 188. 4. August Neven du Mont , the Anglophile painter, was the son of a newspaper proprietor who married into the von Guilleaume dynasty of Cologne industrialists - who in turn provided Lavery with a number of commissions during his German seasons. 5. Kenneth McConkey, John Lavery, A Painter and his World, 2010, (Atelier Books), pp. 74-6. 6. Margrit Höllrigl first moved to Vienna in the 1890s where she appears to have worked initially as an actress. Adding the aristocratic `von` to her name, and trading on her looks and magnetic personality, she moved to Berlin where she secured the patronage of Adolph Friedrich, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg and other wealthy aristocratic male admirers, living in style up to the Great War on the proceeds of blackmail. During the twenties she moved to America, where all records of her disappear. I am grateful to Andreas Frost for this information. 7. Walter Shaw Sparrow, John Lavery and his Work, n.d., [1912], p. 134; McConkey 2010, pp. 174-6.

Carl Max Kruse (German, 1854-1942)NENIKIKAMEN [WE ARE VICTORIOUS"]"bronzesigned and titled at base; also marked A. Clause SC" at base"Portrait18.5 by 17 by 5in., 46.25 by 42.5 by 12.5cm.The Collection of Mervyn & Pat SolomonPheidippides is known as the hero of Ancient Greece and was the source of inspiration for the modern day sporting event, the marathon. Pheidippides ran from Marathon, a town northeast of Athens, to the Greek capital to deliver a message regarding the Battle of Marathon. The modern sporting event is based on a run approximately the same distance.

Martin Anderson ( Cynicus) (1854-1932): 'Capital & Labour' and 'Half Hours with the Best Authors', two original watercolour cartoon sketches for postcards one signed 21cm x 15cm & 14cm x 19.5cm (2)

A gilt wood harp by Walker, with fluted column angle decorated capital, seven pedals (eighth missing) raised on paw feet, 171cm high

A pair of mid 19th century stone gate pier carvings, each modelled as the head of a mythical beast, h. 36 cm * these carvings when placed together form half of a substantial capital, presumably originally located on a gateway pier

Two American two-gallon cans, Red Bell Motor Oil and Capital Motor Oil.

A Victorian silver plated brass and cut glass mounted table oil lamp, late 19th century, the hobnail cut bulbous reservoir above a Corinthian capital, on a reeded shaft with stepped, square section base, 71cm high excluding later electrical fitment

A late 19th Century ebonised and ormolu mounted freestanding plinth with fluted ormolu mounted column, the capital decorated with ormolu garlanded swags interspersed with Sun God masks on square base and with stepped square top, 43 ins (109 cms) high

An unusual Victorian oil lamp, having an etched yellow and clear glass shade over a cut glass reservoir, column and domed base, the column with a gilt metal Corinthian capital on a similar square base, 78cm high