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Click here to subscribeARNOLD (THOMAS JAMES) Reynard the Fox, After the German version of Geothe, Illustrations from the Designs of Wilhelm von Kaulbach, contemp. half calf, rubbed, shelf mark, small tear bottom edge of title, foxing, London, Trubner and Co, 1860--REYNARD THE FOX, A Renowned Apologue of the Middle Age, reproduced in Rhyme, col. title and capital letters, rebound in library cloth which is stained, Longmans,1845 LOCATION L
DALYELL, Sir John Graham A brief analysis of the chartularies of the Abbey of Cambuskenneth, Chapel Royal of Stirling, Preceptory of St. Anthony at Leith ... 1st edition, hand coloured frontis. heightened with gold, original boards, amateurly rebacked, 8vo., Edinburgh: Aitken, 1828. DALYELL, Sir John Graham A brief analysis of the ancient records of the Bishopric of Moray ... 1st edition, frontis. facsim. printed in red and black, original quarter cloth, printed paper label, marbled boards, fore-edges uncut, joints worn, 8vo., Edinburgh: Aitken, 1826. DALYELL Sir John Graham A tract chiefly relative to monastic antiquities ... 1st edition, facsim. frontis. with capital hand coloured in blue, original boards, printed paper label, label chipped, with the signature of Robert Graham of Redgorton at the front, 8vo., Edinburgh: Constable, 1809 [3]
Wales. Early vellum indenture made during the reign of Philip and Mary, dated 2nd May 1555 , in which Humfrey Kery of Byndweston leases to Thomas Geste of Forden his capital messuage or tenement in the Lordship of Leighton, Mongomeryshire, with all its lands, etc, called demeane lands of Leighton, and also various plots of land totalling eight acres in Leighton, for twenty-one years at a rent of 4.00 per annum, with large fragment of pendant seal attached, together with another early vellum indenture , also dating back to the reign of Philip and Mary, dated 6th February 1558, with accompanying translations (2)
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY CIRCULAR ART NOUVEAU COPPER CHAMBER CANDLESTICK, with embossed thistle and leaf decoration, strap handle, 7 1/2 ins diameter and a circular embossed COPPER PLAQUE, the centre decorated with a winged lion standing on a column capital, within a foliate border, 11 3/4 ins diameter. (2).
A Regency mahogany and brass mounted chiffonier, the cupids bow shaped back panel fitted with a single shelf with S-scroll and turned supports, above a brass line inlaid top and a single frieze drawer with Venus and putti mount, above a pair of panelled cupboard doors enclosing two adjustable shelves, flanked to each side by a brass line inlaid pilaster with sphinx head to the capital and feet to the base, on a shaped apron stand with turned feet, losses and restorations to veneers, 98cm wide, 51cm deep, 130.5cm high
A MASSIVE PAIR OF FOUR LIGHT CANDELABRA with a pair of matching candlesticks, after the originals by Paul de Lamerie, the tapering columns with quilt decoration and shell capped shoulders, urn-shaped capitals with calyx leaf decoration, the scroll branches each supporting a spool-shaped capital with foliate borders, the whole on a square base within incurved corners, engraved trellis decoration and shell and foliate motifs, London 1960, by R. Comyns, height of candelabra 18.5", height of candelsticks 14", (c.368oz).
A Parian Bust of Wellington, after E W Wyon, circa 1860], in "Roman" style, upon a waisted socle, impressed "E W Wyon F" on the reverse, 39.5cm high; upon [An Associated Grey Veined White Marble Column], with circular capital and octagonal base, 100cm high (cracked and re-glued mid-pillar) (2)
David Brackman (b.1932) H.M.S. Victory breaking through the enemy line at Trafalgar, 21 s t October, 1805 signed and dated 'David Brackman/'04' (lower left) oil on canvas 32 x 50 in. (81.5 x 127 cm.)"Admiral Lord Nelson's campaign to bring the French fleet to action and annihilate it proved both long and frustrating. By August 1805, Admiral Villeneuve had managed to combine the Spanish fleet with his own to bring a total of thirty-three ships-of-the-line under his command and facing Nelson with a formidable task when the two fleets finally sighted each other off Cape Trafalgar on the morning of 21 s t October 1805. To compensate for his lack of numerical superiority with only twenty-seven capital ships, Nelson had evolved his famous plan to break the enemy line of battle in two places, a radical departure from the more conventional tactics of the day. Nelson himself led the Weather Column in Victory whilst Vice-Admiral Collingwood spearheaded the Lee Column in Royal Sovereign. Battle was joined just before noon when the French Fougeux opened fire and although Royal Sovereign reached the enemy line first, Victory broke through astern of the French flagship Bucentaure soon afterwards. Brackman has depicted the moment of breakthrough as Victory's opening port broadside smashes into Bucentaure's stern galleries and sweeps along the length of her gundecks causing huge damage and heavy loss of life. For another painting of this scene but from a different perspective, also by David Brackman, see lot 485 in our Maritime Sale on 26th May 2004.
John Ward of Hull (1798-1849) The paddle steamer Wilberforce in the Humber oil on panel, unframed 9 x 12 in. (22.8 x 30.5 cm.)"The Humber Union Steam Packet Company began its pioneering steamship service between Hull and London with two identical wooden paddlers - Vivid and Waterwitch - in 1835. Measured at a mere 270 tons, these little steamers proved hugely successful, so much so that a third vessel was ordered to supplement the service in 1837. The additional paddler was named Wilberforce and she was built by Curling & Young at Limehouse, the same yard from which her sisters had been launched two years earlier. An altogether larger boat, Wilberforce was registered at 610 tons gross (344 net) and measured 169? feet in length with a 23? foot beam. With 280hp. engines by Seaward & Capel, she was also significantly more powerful and she entered service just in time to help cater for the large influx of passengers travelling to London for Queen Victoria's Coronation festivities in 1838. When Humber Union was taken over by the General Steam Navigation Company (of London) in 1841, all three Humber steamers continued to ply the same route from Hull to the capital, with Wilberforce surviving longest until scrapped in 1856. In 1838, to mark Wilberforce's entry into service, John Ward produced two fine oils, one depicting the new steamer in three positions and the other showing Vivid and Waterwitch passing in the Humber estuary. Both works became widely known after being engraved and published by R.G & A.W. Reeve the following year but whilst the original oil showing Vivid and Waterwitch is now in the Town Docks' Museum at Hull, its companion - portraying Wilberforce - is currently lost and known only from the engraving.
An early 19th century rosewood and parcel gilt chiffonier, the mirrored back on petal carved and ribbed supports, to an ogee leaf applied frieze to adjustable shelves enclosed by leaf panel glazed doors, the brass locks stamped 'J.Childs' flanked by petal capital pilasters on bracket feet, 4ft 10in (147.3cm) h, 5ft 2in (157.5cm) w.
A 'S'vres-style' blue-ground gilt-metal-mounted vase and pedestal stand late 19th century the vase painted on each side with an oval panel depicting a scantily clad maiden accompanied by Cupid and a putto playing musical instruments, seated on stone steps in parkland, enclosed by an elaborate gilt foliate scrollwork frame and reserved against the dark blue ground, mounted with twin gilt-metal foliate scroll handles, the blue-ground pedestal stand decorated in raised gilding with an arrangement of musical instruments between ribbon and scrollwork borders, mounted on a stepped marble base and surmounted by a gilt wood capital and marble shelf the base inscribed in gilding 'Manufactured expressly for the Berlin Exposition' vase 93cm., 36Kin.; the stand 101cm., 39Nin. marble shelf repaired and loosely fitted to pedestal (2)
A gilt metal mounted onyx pedestal, with square rotating top and acanthus cast capital over cylindrical shaft and stepped base with square foliate cast feet, 100cm high. # 100-150. 348. A Victorian rosewood set of four balloon back dining chairs, each with foliate scroll carved waisted back over shaped seat and cabriole front supports, 84cm high; and a pair of chairs similar, (6).
Nine (of twelve) 'Remarkable Views in North America and Canada', printed for Carrington Bowles, c. 1758/1759, comprising: No. 3 A View of Cape Rouge or Carouge, nine miles above the City of Quebec, on the north shore of the river St Laurence; No. 4 A View of Gaspee Bay in the Gulf of St Laurence; No. 5 A View of the Pierced Island, a remarkable rock in the Gulf of St Laurence, two leagues southward of Gaspee Bay; No. 6 An east view of Montreal in Canada; No. 7 A View of Louisburg in North America, taken from the lighthouse when the city was besieged in 1758; No. 8 A South West view of the City of New York in North America; No. 9 A View of Charles Town, the capital of South Carolina, in North America; No. 10 A View of the Great Cohdes Falls, on the Mohawk River; No. 11 A View of Bethlem, the Great Moravian settlement, in the Province of Penn-sylvania; Copper plate engravingseach 17.5 x 28cm (9)
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BUREAU, the sloping front enclosing a central cupboard with secret tray compartment, between fluted pilaster-form compartments each with gilt Corinthian capital and plinth, flanked to each side by a long valance drawer above four pigeonholes and two rows of two drawers, the skiver lacking, the front having two cockbeaded short drawers between lopers, above three matching long drawers, all with replacement wooden knob handles, on bracket feet, 111cm x 55cm x 106cm high, (43.7in x 21.6in x 41.7in)
Ireland, Alleyne, China and the Powers Chapters in the History of Chinese Intercourse with Western Nations, Boston, privately printed for Laurens Maynard, 1902, tall 8vo (235mm x 150mm.), half title, title vignette, tables at end, later green cloth, original title label pasted onto spine. With a number of other works including John W. King's 'The China Pilot' (London, 1861), Lionel Curtis 'The Capital Question of China' (London, 1932), S. Wells Williams 'A History of China Being the Historical Chapters from "The Middle Kingdom"' (New York, 1897), W. P. Martin's 'A Cycle of Cathay' (New York, 1897), and Payson I. Treat's 'The Far East A Political and Diplomatic History' (New York and London, 1928).
Oliphant, Laurence, Narrative of The Earl of Elgin's Mission to China and Japan in the years 1857, 58, 59, New York, Harper & Brothers, 1860, large 8vo (235mm x 145mm.), colour chromolithogrpahed frontispiece, illustrations, advertisement leaves at end, ownership signature on front free endpaper, occasional marginal spotting, contemporary cloth, spine lettered in gilt. With 5 other works, the Alfred Stead edited 'Japan by the Japanese A Survey byitsHighest Authorities' (London, 1904), a second edition of William Merrell Vories 'A Mustard-Seed in Japan' (Japan, 1913), Kaju Nakamura's 'Prince Ito The Man and Satesman A Brief History of His Life' (New York, 1910), 'Message of the President of the United States transmitting A report of the Secretary of the Navy, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of December 6, 1854, calling for correspndence, &c., relative to the naval expedition to Japan' (Washington, D.C., 1855), and a two volume set of Rutherford Alcock's 'The Capital of the Tycoon: A Narrative of a Three Years' Residence in Japan' (New York, n.d.).
HEADBOARD "CAPITALS UNITED EXPRESS". BR Western Region with twin crests, offset back bracket and in completely original paintwork. The Capitals United Express began on 9th February 1956 to celebrate Cardiff's new status as the capital of Wales. It ran Paddington-Cardiff-Swansea until 12th June 1965. This is the second style of headboard introduced from late 1959, illustrating the crests of London (left) and Cardiff. These crested headboards are exceedingly rare, especially in completely ex-loco condition.
Bank of England. A small collection of public Acts of Parliaments relating to the establishment and operation of the Bank of England, from 1707 to the mid - 18th Century, with parliamentary session title - pages, all disbound, folio. Includes "An Act for Regulating the Qualifications of the Elections of the Governor, Deputy - Governor, Directors and Voters of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England", 6 Anne, 1707; and "An Act for Englarging the Capital Stock of the Bank of England", 7 Anne, 1708. ( - )
De Givry, Grillot. Witchcraft Magic & Alchemy. Translated by J. Courtenay Locke. With 10 Plates in Colour and 366 Illustrations in the Text. 4to., 1931; Waite, Arthur Edward. The Book of Ceremonial Magic. Including the Rites and Mysteries of Goëtic Theurgy, Sorcery and Infernal Necromancy. 4to., 1911; Remy, Nicholas. Demonolatry ...... Drawn from the Capital Trials of 900 Persons, more or less, who with in the last fifteen years have in Lorraine paid the penalty of death for the crime of Witchcraft. 4to., [First published Lyon, 1595] This edition, 1930. Together with four other books about the occult, all with some pencil scoring. Various formats and bindings. (7).
Andrews (J.). A Collection of Plans of the most Capital Cities of every Empire, Kingdom, Republic, and Electorate in Europe and some Remarkable Cities in the other Three Parts of the World, [1772], uncol. double-page eng. title, forty-one (of 42) double-page hand-col. town plans (lacks London), minor damage to plans of Edinburgh and Rome, some spotting and marginal soiling, contemp. half calf, upper cover det., 4to. Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return. The plans comprise: Edinburgh, Dublin, Madrid, Lisbon, Paris, Rome, Naples, Turin, Venice, Genoa, Bern, Geneva, Amsterdam, Vienna, Berlin, Dresden, Hanover, Munich, Hamburg, Cologn, Manheim, Ratisbon, Augsburg, Cassel, Wurtzburg, Copenhagen, Stockholm, St. Petersburg, Moskow, Warsaw, Constantinople, Madras, Peekin, Siam, Fedo, Batavia, Algia, Maltha, Quebec, Lima and Carthagena. (1)
Scott (John). A Visit to Paris in 1814, being a Review of the Moral, Political, Intellectual and Social Condition of the French Capital, 1815, severe worming to lower margin of prelims., contemp. calf, some tape repair to spine with loss, 8vo, together with Paris Revisited in 1815, by way of Brussels, including a Walk over the Field of Battle at Waterloo, 1816, contemp. calf, sl. cracked to spine, 8vo (2)
London Interiors Grand National Exhibition of the Religious, Royal, and Civic Solemnities, Public Amusements, Scientific Meetings, and Commercial Scenes of the British Capital, Publ. for the Proprietorsm by Joseph Mead, [c.1850], 2 parts in 1, addi. engr. title-page, seventy-five engr. plts., some foxing, orig. red cloth sides, blocked in gilt and blind, marked, recent calf spine, red leather label, a.e.g., 4to. (1)
*Illuminated leaf. Manuscript vellum leaf in Latin, 15th century(?), double-sided with single column text of fourteen lines, written in brown ink, five capital initials in burnished gold with blue flourishes, and four in blue with red flourishes, six line-fillers in gold, red and blue, some spotting, 160 x 110 mm, framed and double-glazed (1)
A Victorian gilt brass and japanned oil lamp, the plain shaft with a leafy foliate capital, on triform foot cast with fuchsia in high relief, adapted for electricity In good original condition retaining the original gilding, presumably originally mounted with a sleeve of opaline glass or similar to the shaft. One foot slightly distorted
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