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Three Leach Pottery seals with Brett Guthrie monogram and a fourth seal, potter unknown.From the Bret Guthrie CollectionOriginally born in Barrow-in-Furness in 1916, to a Russian mother and English father, Bret Guthrie moved to Cornwall in 1926 when his father's work took the family to Falmouth, where he enjoyed his school years before the family moved again to East London. He later returned to Cornwall to await his army call-up for WWII. Whilst living in Nancledra, a cycling accident in St Ives threw him quite literally, at the feet of David Leach, son of the renowned potter. This led to a life-long friendship with both father and son, as well as a job dealing with the pottery's accounts. During his time at the Leach Pottery he also learnt about glazes, clay preparation and fired a few of his own pots. When the original kiln hearth, built by Tsurunosuke Matsubayashi in 1922 came to the end of its useful life, Guthrie and David Leach constricted a new one. At this time, Bernard Leach was away teaching at Dartington and as he and his son were so busy, Bret was tasked with experimenting with clay mixes and glazes and recording the results for the use of the pottery. Through Leach, Bret met and befriended many of the St Ives artists, Peter Lanyon, Naum Gabo, Adrian Stokes, Barbara Hepworth and Ben Nicholson etc. He married, and despite his role as a pilot in the RAF, he survived the war unscathed and took up teaching in 1946. Bret and Wendy became close friends with Francis Horne and her daughter Marjorie. It was Francis a local wealthy philanthropist who lived at Tremorna in Carbis Bay who offered Bernard Leach a capital loan of £2500 to set up his pottery with Hamada and also an assured income of £250 for 3 years and it was from Marjorie that Wendy inherited a cottage and collection of Leach pottery. It is a tantalising thought that some of the lots offered in this sale may have been personal gifts from Leach to his benefactor.Bret followed a productive and satisfying career, teaching in various Cornish schools and enjoying the exciting social life of post-war St Ives. He took an active interest in archaeology and joined many important digs and his work in Cornish pre-history led to his induction as a Bard in the Cornish Gorseth in 1959. In later life, he travelled extensively and involved himself in many local community projects including the creation of the Tate St Ives. It was here at the Tate in 2001, where Bret passed away whilst invigilating.

A Bernard Leach celadon glazed porcelain bowl, with incised sea holly decoration, diameter 15.7cm, impressed personal and pottery seals.From the Bret Guthrie CollectionOriginally born in Barrow-in-Furness in 1916, to a Russian mother and English father, Bret Guthrie moved to Cornwall in 1926 when his father's work took the family to Falmouth, where he enjoyed his school years before the family moved again to East London. He later returned to Cornwall to await his army call-up for WWII. Whilst living in Nancledra, a cycling accident in St Ives threw him quite literally, at the feet of David Leach, son of the renowned potter. This led to a life-long friendship with both father and son, as well as a job dealing with the pottery's accounts. During his time at the Leach Pottery he also learnt about glazes, clay preparation and fired a few of his own pots. When the original kiln hearth, built by Tsurunosuke Matsubayashi in 1922 came to the end of its useful life, Guthrie and David Leach constricted a new one. At this time, Bernard Leach was away teaching at Dartington and as he and his son were so busy, Bret was tasked with experimenting with clay mixes and glazes and recording the results for the use of the pottery. Through Leach, Bret met and befriended many of the St Ives artists, Peter Lanyon, Naum Gabo, Adrian Stokes, Barbara Hepworth and Ben Nicholson etc. He married, and despite his role as a pilot in the RAF, he survived the war unscathed and took up teaching in 1946. Bret and Wendy became close friends with Francis Horne and her daughter Marjorie. It was Francis a local wealthy philanthropist who lived at Tremorna in Carbis Bay who offered Bernard Leach a capital loan of £2500 to set up his pottery with Hamada and also an assured income of £250 for 3 years and it was from Marjorie that Wendy inherited a cottage and collection of Leach pottery. It is a tantalising thought that some of the lots offered in this sale may have been personal gifts from Leach to his benefactor.Bret followed a productive and satisfying career, teaching in various Cornish schools and enjoying the exciting social life of post-war St Ives. He took an active interest in archaeology and joined many important digs and his work in Cornish pre-history led to his induction as a Bard in the Cornish Gorseth in 1959. In later life, he travelled extensively and involved himself in many local community projects including the creation of the Tate St Ives. It was here at the Tate in 2001, where Bret passed away whilst invigilating. Condition report: 1.5cm hairline and small chip from top border.

ELEMENTS OF A RARE HORSE CAPARISON, FIRST HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY ENGLISH of velvet-covered leather (extensive wear, perished), retaining eight gilt-brass plaques decorated in an openwork design with the owner's arms within an oval foliate frame, six with his crest framed en suite, numerous gilt brass rectangular bosses, flowers, small foliate panels and buckles, and the brass elements remaining in generally good condition Provenance Sotheby's, 9th February 1970, lot 110. The arms are those of Sir John Parsons (1613-1717) and his son, Humphrey Parsons (circa 1676-1741). Sir John Parsons was from a prosperous London brewing family. He was proprietor of the Red Lion brewery in East Smithfield and his operations included export and naval contracting. He was knighted by James II and became a prominent figure in Civic London, being alderman (from 1689), lord mayor (1703-4), and a member of parliament for Reigate in 1685 and from 1689 almost continuously to his death in 1717. He was a pronounced Tory with Jacobite leanings. His third and only surviving son Humphrey inherited the brewery and followed his father, becoming alderman (1721), sheriff (1722-3), and twice lord mayor of London (1730, 1740), as well as master of the Grocers' Company (1726-31) and president of the Bethlem and the Bridewell hospitals. He was a member of parliament for Harwich (1722-7) and London (from 1727 until his death in 1741). His great personal popularity in London added significantly to his political importance as its member of parliament. Humphrey was a keen horseman and is described as being passionately addicted to the hunt as well as keeping a 'brilliant stable', which is borne out by the sumptuous nature of the present caparison. Humphrey continued his father's success at the Red Lion Brewery and it became one of the four largest breweries in the capital in the second quarter of the eighteenth century. He handled the principle export trade in beer to France, its success no doubt driven largely by his goods being exempted from import duty. This exemption was a privilege bestowed on him by Louis XV, when he came to the king's notice during a hunt in France. Parsons's spirited English courser outstripped the rest, and, in contravention of the usual etiquette, brought him in at the death. In response to the king's enquiries, Parsons was maliciously described to him as 'un chevalier de Malte.' At an interview which followed, Parsons offered his horse, which had attracted the king's admiration, for his majesty's acceptance. The horse was accepted, and the king, who showed him every mark of favour, presented him with his portrait set in diamonds on 16 Feb. 1731. A broadside of 1741 entitled 'A Hymn to Alderman Parsons, our Lord Mayor,' describes him as a churchman, an incorruptible tory, and continues: in France he is respected / The French King does agree / That he should bring his beer / Over there duty free. Humphrey was a frequent visitor to France before this time and became one of the Pretender's most valued correspondents in London, though it is not clear precisely what services he was able to render beyond acting as a conduit for the introduction of Jacobite tracts. He died on 21 March 1741 during his second term as lord mayor, and was buried at Reigate. His popularity is suggested by a number of engravings published around the time of his death.

A FINE COORG GOLD-HILTED KNIFE (AYDA KATTI), THE POMMEL WITH AN INSCRIPTION FOR LING RAJENDER WADEER, RAJA OF COORG, DATED FOR 1808/10 with broad hatchet-shaped blade formed with a sharp curved inner edge, struck on one face with a gold-lined mark, the letters 'oC', knurled back-edged at the top, the forte widening and filed with a stepped moulding along the back-edge, recessed ricasso with elaborate stepped and bead-filed mouldings, hilt of characteristic form encased in sheet gold, the lower portion faceted at the base, thick pear-shaped pommel engraved with the inscription 'Lingra Jender Wadeer' within a circular linear frame enclosing the Raja's cypher and the date, the grip bound with plaited gold wire retained by four slender vertical gold fillets, with an early, probably original, black silk tassel 37.0 cm; 14 1/2 in blade Provenance The descendant family of Sir William Macnaghten Ling Rajender Wadeer, Raja Of Coorg was known for his warmth towards the English as the following account of 1815 shows: '………on my return from the Travancore country, I passed through the territories of the Raja of Coorg from whom I met with a very hospital reception. He is extremely fond of the English; assists them in every way in passing through his country and will not suffer them to pay for anything. He has built an elegant house at his capital, and furnished it entirely in European style for their accommodation…..He dresses frequently in the English style; and instead of indulging in luxury and dissipation, as Eastern princes are apt to do, he has made it his study to excel in all sorts of manly exercises. He is extremely fond of hunting…..rides elegantly and is perfect master of the use of the spear…..I have repeatedly seen him on horseback…..spear an orange thrown up in the air. I passed some days with him…..employed chiefly in the truly Royal sport of tyger and elephant hunting. On taking leave him he presented me among other things with a knife made at Coorg, and of remarkably well tempered steel….. being ornamented with gold…..is for men of the highest caste…..the Raja has brought the manufacture of swords and guns to great perfection…..he showed me a double-barrelled Joe Manton and an imitation of it made at Coorg…..they were so perfectly similar in every respect that I really could not tell them [apart].See Scots Magazine 1815 p. 207-8. Some years later Basil Hall recounted his somewhat impish sense of humour: '…..[the next day]…..on a signal given by the rajah a folding door was thrown open on one side of the court, and in stalked two immense royal tigers, held by several men on each side, by long but slight ropes attached to collars round the animals necks. These beasts…..allowed themselves to be led close to us. I confess I did not much like this degree of propinquity, and eyed the slender cordage with some professional anxiety…..the rajah and his son seemed quite unconcerned…..[he then] directed the men to let go the ropes and fall back…..we sat…..with…..nothing on earth to prevent their munching us all up…..' See Hall 1845 Sir William Hay Macnaghten, baronet (1793-1841) joined the Madras army as a cavalry cadet at which time he filled his hours learning Persian and Hindi, followed by Tamil, Telugu, Kanarese, and Marathi. He learned the art of diplomacy and gained a place in the Bengal civil service, his diligence and cleverness easily marked him out as one of the most distinguished students at the college of Fort William where he won every linguistic prize and medal on the college's books. His two monumental works, Principles and Precedents of Mohummudan Law (1825) and Principles and Precedents of Hindu Law (2 vols., 1828-9) were both significant and used as handbooks by generations of British-Indian judges. In 1831 Macnaghten's became secretary to the governor-general Lord William Bentinck and later Lord Auckland. The crisis on the north-western frontier was now looming and Macnaghten argued that the British should befriend Afghanistan to counter balance the Sikhs, believing that Ranjit Singh the erstwhile ally and aged ruler of the Punjab, could not live for much longer. Unfortunately his plans failed, the British position became untenable. Muhammad Akbar Khan claimed the British, particularly Macnaghten, were not to be trusted and summoned him to an exposed plain outside Kabul. Almost certainly aware that his fate was now sealed, Macnaghten attended the interview accompanied only by three officer's. On arrival they were seized and carried into the city to their deaths. Akbar Khan himself shot Macnaghten with a pistol given to him by the envoy the day before, whereupon angry city residents hacked his body to pieces and paraded his head and limbs in triumph. Days later, the entire garrison met a similar fate: retreating to Jalalabad, some 4000 soldiers and numerous camp followers were wiped out by freezing weather and snipers. Abridged from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, accessed online September 2018.

Sheffield History - Sheffield Market Place Act 1784, a George III velum manuscript, a legal document to purchase the lease for buildings and land to allow the redevelopment of the area round High Street, Angel Street, King Street and Haymarket opposite Fitzalan Square into a market; a George IV velum and ink manuscript indenture of three parts, dated 18th July 1827, for the transfer of a mortgage for £1000 and interest between Ralph Blakelock, a banker in Sheffield and the merchants; John Butcher, Samuel Hadfield, John Binney, and Thomas Binney, as well as Henry Agie a Gentleman all of Sheffield. The document looks to be describing the mortgage, rents and leases as well some land and property of a 'large Capital Messuage or Dwelling house' built on the site of two dwelling houses in a street or place in Sheffield commonly called or known by the name of the Hartshead. The two former houses were occupied by John Trippett and James Mycock before being 'wholly pulled down and rebuilt' by Nicholas Broadbent, [2]

A pair of Victorian oil lamps with a patterned clear glass reservoir, a brass Corinthian capital, a fluted column on a mottled white marble, stepped plinth, with a white and brown glass shade, 29" h

A George III string inlaid mahogany longcase clock, the brass dial with a silvered chapter ring, Roman and Arabic numerals strike/silent, subsidiary seconds, date aperture, a plate inscribed John Mills, Montrose, the hood with a fretworked, swan neck pediment, Corinthian capital pillars, an arched door, quadrant pillars and box base, on bracket feet

Cutting from a Noted Missal, with music in Beneventan neumes, in Latin, manuscript on parchment [Italy, mid-twelfth century] Fragment from the foot of a leaf, with remains of two columns each with 17 lines in two sizes of a good early gothic bookhand (text from the Common of Martyrs and the Common of a Confessor Bishop), with a capital ‘F’ which sits low with its midbar on the line, music in stylised Beneventan diastematic neumes arranged around a single red staff-line, capitals touched in red, rubrics in red, some stains, spots and small holes from reuse in a later binding, overall fair and presentable condition, 146 by 202mm.

ƟGalen, Ars medicinalis in the translation of Johannitus (Hunayn ibn Ishaq) with commentary, here in Catalan translation, decorated manuscript on paper [Spain (Catalonia, probably Barcelona), c. 1475] 26 leaves (plus an original paper endleaf at each end, and including 2 blank leaves at end of main text), complete, collation: i-ii12, catchword, double column of 32 lines in an angular Iberian gothic bookhand, the uppermost lines with elongated ascenders, Johannitus’ commentary set in margins in main hand, openings of each section in angular capitals with some ascenders touched in red, paragraph marks and rubrics in bright red (some rubrics with calligraphic penstrokes), simple blue initials on frontispiece with black penwork, spaces left for remaining initials (with tiny guide letters), small spots in places, else excellent condition, 290 by 204mm.; contemporary limp parchment binding with flap and leather ties on flap and front board, stains and cockling, overall in good condition, in fitted red morocco slipcase The only known copy of this rare translation of Galen’s works in private hands, in outstanding condition and still in its original binding Provenance:1. Written for a medical practitioner in Catalonia c. 1475; with a mostly erased contemporary inscription on the front cover reading “Adam … A[…]tarius” probably in the same hand as that of the near-contemporary additions at the end of the volume.2. Joan Gili i Serra (1907-1998), Anglo-Catalan antiquarian bookdealer of Dolphin Bookshop off the Charing Cross Road, London, and later Oxford, as well as an important Catalan publisher and translator. Text:Johannitus, or more correctly Hunayn ibn Ishaq, was a Christian born near Baghdad in the opening years of the ninth century. He made full use of his medical studies in the intellectual capital of the Abbasid caliphate, and having mastered Syriac, Latin and Greek in addition to his native Arabic, he turned his hand to translation, producing Syriac and Arabic translations of crucial Greek medical texts. A collection of these texts, named the Articella, was perhaps translated into Latin by Constantinus Africanus in the eleventh century and certainly was in use in the famous Salerno medical school a century later. This produced the first major medical textbook in the West, the Isagoge Johanniti, which included the Galenic Tegni (in fact his Ars Medica). This spread outwards from northern Italy in the fourteenth century, and in the University of Montpellier it entered the collective knowledge of educated Catalan society. Montpellier was part of the territory of the crown of Aragon, and under the influence of the kings of Mallorca from 1276, and operated as a meeting point for educated Catalans and Italians. It became the second most important site for the study of medicine in the West in the Middle Ages, after Guilhem VIII established a medical scholarly milieu there by declaring in 1180 that anyone could teach the subject within the walls of the city, and teaching by physician-monks of the various religious communities there was augmented by Arabic and Jewish doctors. On 17 August 1220 the professors resident in the city founded a Univeratas Medicorum and immediately thereafter Cardinal Conrad von Urach, legate of Pope Honorius III (1148-1227), granted the school its charter. By 1240 the school was placed under the control of the bishop of Maguelonne, but teaching continued along the model of Arabic medical schools, and some sections of the learned Christian population there are recorded as being able to speak Arabic. With the collapse of the Salerno school in the mid-thirteenth century, Montpellier received an influx of teachers and rose to being the centre of medical learning in Europe. The Isagoge Johanniti was one of only sixteen prescribed medical works for all students in Montpellier. That culturally mixed and linguistically complex environment is the almost certain site of this translation of the work. It was made before 1399 (when first mention is made of it), and it was perhaps an attempt to produce a Catalan version for arriving students from Barcelona. It survives in three medieval manuscripts only, in addition to the present one: (i) Paris, BnF., ms. Espanol 508 (mid-fifteenth century); (ii) Vatican, BAV, ms. lat. 4797 (fragmentary, dated 1476); and (iii) Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, ms. 239 (late fifteenth century, and copied from the Vatican manuscript). To these should probably be added an independent translation of the work into Catalan that survives only in Barcelona, Biblioteca de Catalunya, ms. 881 (after 1459). No copy is recorded outside of institutional ownership.The manuscript here includes all of Galen’s seven sections of his text, on the elements of the body (here fol. 1r): blood, phlegm, choler, bile and so on; the various ages of man; the elements of the physical world (fol. 5v), and influences of the outside world on the human body, including air, seasons, stars, winds, exercise, idleness and bathing; and others which influence the human body from inside (fol. 6v), such as meat, drink and accidents; followed by a section on fevers (fol. 7v); and another on abscesses (fol. 8v); and finally the last section classifies the types of diseases (fol. 8v), starting with general ailments before moving outwards and then inwards to those that affect the limbs of the body and its organs. This is followed by a Galenic text on urine, here mentioning the original author “De conerxença de les urines segons Galien” (fol. 17v). The last leaf before the endleaf at the back includes a series of neatly copied medical recipes. Ɵ Indicates that the lot is subject to buyer’s premium of 25% exclusive of VAT (0% VAT).  

Ɵ Terence, Comoediae, in Latin, illuminated humanist manuscript on paper and parchment [Italy (probably Florence), dated 4 April 1446] 94 leaves (plus a later paper endleaf at each end), wanting one gathering between original foliation 12 and 25 (with text from end of Andria I “curabo & mecum adductum …” to opening of Euriuchus II “… Operam adjuvabo numquid”, written space 172 by 110mm.), else complete, collation: i-vii12, ix10 (last two blank cancels), contemporary foliation, parchment bifolia innermost and outermost in gathering, single column of 30 lines in an excellent and accomplished humanist hand, verse opening each line with a capital, running titles and rubrics in faded red, simple and elegant red or turquoise-blue initials, seven initials in burnished gold on blue, green and dark pink grounds, each heightened with white or yellow swirls of foliage, watermark of the common version of Golgotha (a tri-lobed mountain surmounted by a cross), very occasional missing lines added vertically in margins by main scribe, some marginal notes in Latin and Italian and a small amount of underlining from later readers, some smudges, small amount of worm damage in gutter, small spots and stains with first and last leaves discoloured at edges, a few small tears to edges of paper leaves, overall in good condition, 230 by 170mm.; eighteenth- or nineteenth-century limp parchment binding with “Teren/tii Affri /Comed” in pen on spine A handsome Renaissance copy of one of the most widely read classics of the Ancient World, probably from the town in which the text was performed again for the first time since antiquity Provenance:The colophon at the end of the text states that the book was completed on 4 April 1446, and the style of the tri-colour illuminated initials strongly suggests that this was done in Florence or its vicinity (compare, for example, that in a Florentine Cicero made c. 1475-90, once Major Abbey, J.A. 3208: J.J.G. Alexander and A.C. de la Mare, The Italian Manuscripts, 1969, no. 21; and copies of the works of Marsilio Ficino from that city, now in the Laurenziana, Plut. 82.15 and 82.11, both from last decades of the fifteenth century: Renaissance Florence: The Age of Lorenzo de’ Medici, 1993, pp. 133 and 135). Text:Terence (more properly Publius Terentius Afer, c. 195/185-c. 159 BC.) is one of the most well known Roman playwrights. He was of Berber origin from Carthage, and was brought to Rome by the senator Terentius Lucanus as a slave and then educated and freed. He disappeared during a visit to Greece when only twenty-five years old, and it is presumed he died on the trip. Despite this short life, his literary impact has been enormous. His works were performed in Rome for the first time in 170-160 BC. and have remained popular throughout the centuries to the present day. Due to this popularity and the endurance of his appeal, all six of his works survive, the comedies: Andria (‘The Girl from Andros’, a comedy adapted from Menander and in the genre of forbidden marriage and star-crossed lovers); Hecyra (‘The Mother-in-Law’, again adapted from Menander as well as Apollodorus of Carystus, in which male debauchery is concealed and then exposed with the figure of the mother-in-law as the catalyst for that revelation); Heauton Timorumenos (‘The Self-Tormentor’, another tale of star-crossed lovers separated by parental disapproval, war and then the practicalities of the world); Phormio (‘The Parasite’, revolving around a young man who makes his living performing duties for the wealthy, and who turns his talents to helping two young men with their respective romantic problems); Eunuchus (‘The Eunuch’, again adapting a similar play by Menander, centring on a complex love affair between an Athenian man and a foreign born courtesan); and Adelphoe (‘The Brothers’, which explores methods of child rearing both strict and permissive through two brothers separated at birth). All of these were written between 166 and 160 BC. His texts were used throughout the Middle Ages to learn to copy manuscripts, and young students are recorded as performing the plays in order to improve their spoken Latin. Despite this popularity the first recorded formal performance of one of his works after Antiquity is that of Andria in Florence in 1476, after which it was adapted by Macciavelli for his work of the same name. Given the likely production of the present manuscript in the same city, exactly thirty years before that performance, it is tempting to speculate that it attended that historic performance in the lap of its elderly first owner or a youthful subsequent one, and was used to follow the play line-by-line. Approximately 650 manuscripts of his works survive, but they are far from common to the market, with the last to emerge: (i) one from the library of W.E. Gladstone (also Florence, c. 1440-50), sold Sotheby’s, 18 June 1991, lot 83, and returning to Christie’s, 3 April, 1996, lot 7; and (ii) another in the Foyle sale (made France, c. 1450), Christie’s 11 July 2000, lot 80, and reappearing in Joern Guenther cat. The Art of the Book, 2000, no. 34. To these should perhaps be added a fragment of 40 leaves from a fifteenth-century German copy, recovered as individual leaves from binding fragments, sold in Reiss, 23 October 2007, lot 63, and then offered by Les Enluminures in 2008. Ɵ Indicates that the lot is subject to buyer’s premium of 25% exclusive of VAT (0% VAT).  

A pair of silver table candlesticks, maker's mark M.S., possibly Morris Salkind, London 1937, each with a Corinthian capital on a tapering octagonal column and square stepped base, 32cm high (2)

Inventory of Shanet, A Howth ResidenceManuscript: Dockrell Sons & Co., Auctioneers. A small manuscript 8vo book titled, Inventory Made at Shanet, Bailys Howth, 7th April 1922, Shanet, Ceanchor Rd., Bailey and the owner, a Colonel Campbell of Bramley, Hants was evidently letting the premises, hence the inventory was compiled with this in mind. Containing over 30 m/ss pages, it is quiet detailed, and was well furnished with antiques etc.Lucky tenants! Shanet is on the sea side of Ceanchor Road, has stunning views over Dublin Bay, and in those years was still entirely rural, though within easy reach of the capital via the Hill of Howth tram and the train from Sutton. As a m/ss., w.a.f. (1)

Engravings, Prints etc: A large portfolio of prints, including, Cary, A Prospect of Dublin the Capital of Dublin, from Millar's New Complete Universal System of Geography, c. 1780, approx. 9 1/4" x 14", with cont. hand colouring; large litho view International Dublin Exhibition of Arts & Manufactures, 1865, Western Front, approx. 14 1/4" x 22" by Morison, Dublin; many other large reprinted views in colour, maps etc., approx. 14 items in all. As a portfolio, w.a.f. (1)

Lord Mountjoy's Own Manuscript Maths BookManuscript: Notebook, 20 x 15 cm, bound in white vellum, inscribed “Ld Mt Joy, Dublin” and containing explanations of vulgar fractions, with many exercises, and classified by categories with headings such as “Of surd quantities”, “Of arithmetical progression” etc. The compiler appears to have been Luke Gardiner (1745-1798), who was created Baron Mountjoy in 1789 and Viscount Mountjoy in 1798, though it may have been his son the second Viscount, born in 1782. Both men left their mark on the Irish scene: Luke Gardiner was a connoisseur, statesman, advocate of Catholic rights, and developer of the capital city (killed, ironically, by those whose rights he had upheld, at the battle of New Ross); his spendthrift son is remembered as the husband of Marguerite Power, “the gorgeous Lady Blessington”. As a m/ss, w.a.f. (1)

An 18th / 19th century carved oak stairway capital. The heavy carved oak double sided panel with seated lion and shield over winged putti, fielded panels with carved roundel of crusade knight.  Measures 95cms high x 67cms deep

A late 19th century Arts & Crafts bureau bookcase in the manner of Shapland & Petter. Mahogany with inlaid details having a central bureau with leaded glass bookcase. Large flared cornice supported by tall columns having pierced heart capital tops. Single drawers and bookcase section beneath. Measures 175cms high x 90cms wide

Economics.- [Fuoco (Francesco)].- Welz (Giuseppe de) La Magia del credito svelata, 2vol., first edition, presentation copy from the author, half-titles, titles with wood-engraved vignettes, tables, 2 folding and 1 hand-coloured, 2 forms, 1 folding, some foxing, original printed wrappers bound in, those in vol.2 laid down, modern vellum-backed boards, [References: Einaudi 1562; Kress, Italian, 865; Mattioli 935], 4to, Naples, Stamperia Francese, 1824.⁂ Welz poses as the author of this financial scheme. Fuoco was in need of financial assistance and so had sold some of his own works. Here Fuoco proves that credit multiplies capital.

Marc Antony and Octavia AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm of Ephesus, Ionia. 39 BC. M•ANTONIVS•IMP•COS•DESIG•ITER•ET•TERT, head of Antony right, wearing ivy wreath, lituus below; all within wreath of ivy and flowers / III•VIR• R•P•C, head of Octavia atop cista mystica, between twisting snakes. RPC I 2201; RSC 2; CRI 262; BMCRR East 133. 11.86g, 26mm, 12h. Good Very Fine. Following the death of Octavia's first husband C. Claudius Marcellus in 40 BC, her marriage to Antony sought to seal the Pact of Brundisium in which it had been agreed that Octavian would assume control of the west and Antony of the east. The striking of this type cements the agreement before the people of Ephesus, an important city, later made the capital of Asia Minor by Augustus in 27 BC. Octavia spent two winters with Antony in Athens and in 37 BC assisted in securing the Triumvirate for another 5 years at the Pact of Tarentum. Following this, Antony returned to the east and, having left Octavia behind, lived with Cleopatra in Egypt. Although they divorced in 32 BC, after Antony's defeat at the Battle of Actium and subsequent suicide, Octavia raised all of his surviving children by Fulvia and Cleopatra, along with her own.

North Africa, Carthage AR Shekel. Time of Hannibal. Carthago Nova, circa 218-206 BC. Bare male head (Hannibal?) left / Horse right, palm tree behind. CNH 74; ACIP 614. 5.96g, 21mm, 12h. Very Fine. Very Rare. From a private German collection. This coin is conventionally believed to carry the portrait of Hannibal on the obverse. In 237 BC Hamilcar Barca, after having lost the First Punic War against Rome, but having won the Mercenary War against the Libyans, disembarked at Gadir with a Carthaginian expedition with the purpose of "re-establishing Carthaginian authority in Iberia" (Polybios, Histories, 2.1.6), and within 9 years he had expanded the territory of Carthage well into the Iberian peninsula, securing control of the southern mining district of Baetica and Sierra Morena, before dying in battle in 228. Hamilcar was succeeded by his son-in-law Hasdrubal the Fair who expanded the new province by skilful diplomacy and consolidated it with the foundation of Akra Leuka, Mahon and finally in 227, Qart Hadasht (Latin: Carthago Nova) as his capital. After his untimely death in 221 he was succeeded by Hannibal (247-182), oldest son of Hamilcar Barca, and Hamilcar's second son Hasdrubal (245-207 BC). The Barcids now wielded control over much of the mineral rich Mediterranean side of the peninsula until 219 when Hannibal made the fateful move of taking and sacking Saguntum, a well established Roman ally. The wholesale slaughter of this Roman ally's population, and the arrogance with which the Roman ambassadors sent to Carthage to seek redress were met, led directly to the Second Punic War: the great statesman Quintus Fabius, speaking to the Carthaginian senate, gathered a fold of his toga to his chest and held it out, saying "Here, we bring you peace and war. Take which you will." The Carthaginians replied "Whichever you please - we do not care." Fabius let the fold drop and proclaimed "We give you war."

BRIAN MEARS / CHELSEA / AUTOGRAPH Signed book with dust wrapper, in capital letters "BEST WISHES BRIAN MEARS", Chelsea - Football Under The Blue Flag signed by the former Chairman. Good

Captain Richard Barron (British, c. 1798-1838) Views in India, among the Nilgiri Hills, to include ''Taken at Kandelmund, which it represents, and the Toda family inhabiting'; The Kaitee Waterfall; 'A View taken in the Commandant's garden, including C. M. Lushington's House and Kelsoe Land'; 'A View of the late Sir William Rumbold's House, near Ootacamund', 'A General View in Ootacamund', 'Taken from the Bridge' hand-coloured aquatints (6) 39 x 52cm (15 x 20in) Literature: Richard Barron, 'Views in India, Chiefly among the Neelgherry Hills, Taken during a Short Residence on Them in 1835', London: Robert Havell, 1837 Captain Richard Barron served as the A.D.C. to the Governor of Madras. The present views were made during his short residency in the Neelgherry Hills, (today known as the Nilgiri Hills), in 1835 and were published by Robert Havell in 1837. They feature Ootacamund and its surrounding landscape, which is one of the principal towns in the Nilgiri Hills - a mountain range in southern India noted for its tea and coffee estates. It became a popular resort among British officials and was the summer capital of the Madras Presidency after the region was ceded to the British East India Company in 1798-99. The East India Company commissioned thousands of views of this kind to help consolidate its authority over the region. Examples from this series are held at the British Library and the Victoria & Albert Museum. Colours quite good.

A coloured zircon and diamond floral brooch by Carlo Giuliano, circa 1880, the flower head with graduated gold, orange and brown zircons with black and white enamelled radiating batons between, with a central old cut diamond, to a scrolling foliate stalk with diamond accents, to an orange zircon terminal, the brooch fitting stamped with Carlo Giuliano's maker's mark, 15.1g gross, 5.7cm long, with original fitted box, stamped C.Giuliano. 115 Piccadilly LondonProvenance:Bequeathed by Miss Hilda Mary Virtue-Tebbs to Miss Rachel Makepeace Thackeray following Hilda Mary Virtue-Tebbs death in 1953. Accompanied by two handwritten letters from Margaret Birch, Hilda Mary Virtue-Tebbs cousin, to Rachel Makepeace Thackeray dated January and February 1956, detailing the bequest and describing the enamel design of the ring.Thence by family decent.Hilda Mary Vitrue-Tebbs (1874 - 1953) was portrayed in a chalk study by the Pre-Raphelite follower Edward Robery Hughes (studio assistant to William Holman Hunt) in 1897. In her will Hilda left the Rawnsley bequest in 1953 to the Oxford all women’s college St Hugh’s, valued at no less than £7000 Capital, in memory of her nephew Flight Lieutenant Derek Rawnsley, R. A. F, who was killed in 1942. This created a studentship for the study of Czech and Polish language and literature. Rachel Makepeace Thackeray (1906 - 1999) was a relative of the novelist William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 - 1863).

An 1880s brown zircon ring reputedly by Carlo Giuliano, the circular cut brown zircon within a black and white enamelled claw setting, to black and white enamelled target shoulders, to black enamelled detailed shank, 5.5g gross, finger size N, in original box signed C.Giuliano. 115 Piccadilly London.Provenance: Bequeathed by Miss Hilda Mary Virtue-Tebbs to Miss Rachel Makepeace Thackeray following Hilda Mary Virtue-Tebbs death in 1953. Accompanied by two handwritten letters from Margaret Birch, Hilda Mary Virtue-Tebbs cousin, to Rachel Makepeace Thackeray dated January and February 1956, detailing the bequest and describing the enamel design of the ring.Thence by family decent.Hilda Mary Vitrue-Tebbs (1874 - 1953) was portrayed in a chalk study by the Pre-Raphelite follower Edward Robery Hughes (studio assistant to William Holman Hunt) in 1897. In her will Hilda left the Rawnsley bequest in 1953 to the Oxford all women’s college St Hugh’s, valued at no less than £7000 Capital, in memory of her nephew Flight Lieutenant Derek Rawnsley, R. A. F, who was killed in 1942. This created a studentship for the study of Czech and Polish language and literature. Rachel Makepeace Thackeray (1906 - 1999) was a relative of the novelist William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 - 1863).

A Victorian style brass column table lamp, with Corinthian capital. Height excluding light fitting and shade 47 cm.

Early 20th century Turkish prisoner of war beaded snake, constructed of green, white and black beads and marked "Turkish prisoners 1918" and under snake's chin with a capital A, overall length approx 156cms

50 railway related books. Publishers include OPC, Capital Publishing, Ian Allan, etc. Titles include; Poster to Poster, Atlas of the GWR, Line Clear Ahead, The Great Central in LNER Days, SECR Centenary Album, LNER 150, Beyer Peacock, The British Travelling Post Office The LMS at War, GWR Signalling, Station Master Reflections, Highland in LMS Days, Western Steam in Devon and Cornwall, etc. All VGC with dust jackets where appropriate. £40-60

18th century AD. A gold ring comprising a D-section hoop with floral detailing, inscribed to the inner face in italics 'within thy breast my [heart] shall rest' with long 's' and ? for 'heart'; stamped capital 'R' unidentified maker's mark. See Evans, J. English Posies and Posy Rings, Oxford, 1931, p.109 for a variant of this legend. 1.62 grams, 18mm overall, 16.0mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 10.27, Japan 10) (3/4"). Ex Horton collection; acquired on the UK art market. Very fine condition.

Early 16th century AD. A silver seal-top spoon, the fig-shaped bowl flaring from the hexagonal-section shaft; the fluted baluster seal knob engraved with a capital 'A' on the rounded upper surface; possibly of West Country manufacture. 65 grams, 19cm (8"). Ex Horton collection; formerly with Bonhams, auction 17834, lot 71; found on the River Thames foreshore and recorded with the London Museum. Fine condition, lacquered. Rare.

Military General Mark W Clark signed typed letter on The Citadel headed paper. Mark Wayne Clark (May 1, 1896 - April 17, 1984) was a United States Army officer who saw service during World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. He was the youngest four-star general in the United States Army during World War II. During World War I, he was a company commander and served in France in 1918, as a 22-year old captain, where he was seriously wounded by shrapnel. After the war, the future U. S. Army Chief of Staff, General George Marshall, noticed Clark's abilities. During World War II, he commanded the United States Fifth Army, and later the 15th Army Group, in the Italian campaign. He is known for leading the Fifth Army in its capture of Rome in June 1944. Clark has been heavily criticized for ignoring the orders of his superior officer, British General Sir Harold R. L. G. Alexander, and allowing the German 10th Army to slip away, in his drive to take Rome, the capital of Italy, a strategically unimportant city. The German 10th Army then joined with the rest of the German army group at the Trasimene Line. In March 1945, Clark, at the age of 48, became the youngest American officer ever to be promoted to the rank of four star general. General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower, a close friend of Clark's, considered him a brilliant staff officer and trainer of men. Clark was awarded many medals, including the Distinguished Service Cross, the U. S. Army's second highest award. A legacy of the Clark task force that he led in 1953-1955, which reviewed and made recommendations on all federal intelligence activities, is the term Intelligence Community. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99. Please Note Overseas Shipping Of Framed and mounted Items Are At Cost. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99. Please Note Overseas Shipping Of Framed and mounted Items Are At Cost.

FEODOROVNA ALEXANDRA: (1872-1918) Alix of Hesse. Empress Consort of Russia 1894-1917, wife of Tsar Nicholas II. The last Tsarina of Russia, known for her notorious friendship with the Russian mystic Rasputin. An excellent set of two documents comprising a 4 x 6.5 cabinet photograph of the Empress, photograph by Pasetti in St. Petersburg, with two annotations in her hand, most probably addressed to the photographer, indicating the changes she expects on this photograph. At the base of the image, to the white lower border and beneath her printed name in Cyrillic, Alexandra Feodorovna annotates `à refaire´ in French, ("to redo"), and to the upper left corner she adds ` 2 Col´. To the upper left corner, in another hand, annotated `Enlevez l´ombre´, "take off the shadow". Bearing to the verso the A. Pasetti printed logo, including a list of Royalty family members they are photographers of, such as the Saxe Meiningen court or the Queen of Greece, Grand Dukes and Grand Duchesses, etc.. Together with an A.N.S., `Alexandra´, to her personal 3.5 x 2.5 card, in Frencg, bearing to the left border a Royal gilt crown embossed, above her gilt embossed name, Alexandra, in capital Cyrillic letters. The Empress sends a warm message `Avec mes felicitations de coeur´, Alexandra´, also dated in her hand, 7th March 1913. Matted in purple, attractively framed in gilt wood, richly ornated and glazed to an overall size of 11 x 16.5. The framing shows to the verso, also glazed, the verso of the photograph and the card. VG £2000-3000

STRAVINSKY IGOR: (1882-1971) Russian Composer. Attractive signed printed 8 x 11 programme `I. Stravinsky´, Hamburg, 24th June 1962, Hamburg Staatsoper, in German. The printed programme bears a front white colour page showing only Igor Strawinsky´s name in black capital letters. Signed in bold blue ink to the presentation page. The 12 pages programme presents three works of Stravinsky, each of them with a lightly affixed attractive facsimil musical score signed by Stravinsky, being respectively Orpheus (1947), Agon (1954-57) and Apollon Musagete (1928), with choreographies by George Balanchine, performed by the soloists of the New York City Ballet, the ballet of the Hamburg Staatsoper and the Philarmonic Staatsorchester. VG £150-200

BERLIOZ HECTOR: (1803-1869) French Composer. L.S., H. Berlioz, with partial holograph salutation ('Monsieur'), one page, 8vo, Paris, 15th June 1844, to a gentleman, in French. The form printed letter announces 'I organise a great festival which will take place at the end of July in the room of the Exposition in the Champs-Elysees' and continues 'On this occasion, it would be nice to be able to unite all the musical talents existing in Paris and thus obtain an execution of the masterpieces whose programme is largely composed, worthy of both our capital and the current state of art'. Berlioz further informs his correspondent that a mass of 400 choristers have already been assembled, 'but its action shall be doubled if the main artists and professors - the honour of our lyrical scenes and of our schools - shall consent to appear at the heads of the various groups singing to guide them with their soul and voice', and adds 'It is this favour, Sir, that I dare to ask of your love of art and your kindness towards me'. In a postscript the composer asks for a reply to his letter before 1st July, and instructs that it should be sent to Mr. Ferriere, secretary of the festival, at the conservatory. Some light overall creasing, minor age wear and staining, none of which adversely affect the signature, G £600-900 The present letter was written during a busy period of Berlioz's life; his highly influential Treatise on Instrumantation was published in early 1844 and it was also in this year that the composer met with his close friend, composer Mikhail Glinka, in Paris. Glinka persuaded Berlioz to embark on one of two tours of Russia, resulting in the French composer jokingly remarking 'If the Emperor of Russia wants me, then I am up for sale'.

STALIN JOSEPH: (1878-1953) Soviet Dictator. Leader of the Soviet Union as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party 1922-52. Rare and unusual A.N., `Drawing by Setanka the Housekeeper´, in Cyrillic, one page, 5.5 x 3,8 page removed from a notebook. The document being a colourful drawing, in the hand of Stalin´s daughter Svetlana Iosifovna, showing a ship with its name in red letters `Aurora´, beneath a childish written text at the heading, in capital red letters, stating `Aurora! Aurora, Hurry to Storm the Winter Palace!´, in Cyrillic. Rare autograph note by Stalin, boldly written in pencil, to the lower border of the document, underlining the last two words. The page shows a wheel and wing watermark. With few extremely small pinholes, and a very small professional repair to the verso, otherwise, G £4000-6000 Svetlana Iosifovna Stalina (1926-2011), also known as Svetlana Iosifovna Alliluyeva, and later known as Lana Peters. Youngest child and only daughter of Stalin and his second wife Nadezhda Alliluyeva. It has often been reported that she was one of the very few persons Stalin deeply loved. Winston Churchill recalled her as `A handsome red-haired girl, who kissed her father dutifully..´ Svetlana was raised by a nanny when her mother committed suicide when she was only six. She did not learn the real cause of her mother´s death until she was fifteen. According to Svetlana´s memoir "Twenty Letters to a Friend" (1967), Stalin used to affectionately call her "Setanka the Housekeeper" as annotated on the present document. Svetlana defected in 1967 and became a U.S citizen. She only returned to the Soviet Union in 1984, and in 1992 became British citizen. Aurora was a 1900 Russian cruiser. It was considered a symbol of the 1917 Revolution for firing the shot to signal the revolutionaries to storm the Winter Palace. The Aurora is currently preserved as a museum ship in Saint Petersburg.

A set of four carved and stained oak terms, 17th century and later elements, each with a standing and partially draped putto supporting an Ionic capital, above foliage, fruit and flowers, with tassled terminals, on rectangular backplates 117cm high, 10.5cm wide

An Italian Grand Tour marmo giallo model of the Column of Marcus Aurelius, last quarter 19th century, with gilt bronze figure of an emperor on a cylindrical plinth atop the square section capital, the tapered shaft with spiral bands of figural scenes, the square section pedestal inscribed to one side, with stepped socle and marmo nero Belgio base 42cm high CATALOGUE NOTES: The Column of Marcus Aurelius is a Roman victory column in the Piazza Colonna, the spiral relief (modelled on a similar scheme on the earlier Column of Trajan) portraying Marcus Aurelius' Danubian or Marcomannic campaigns, waged by him from 166 to his death in 180 The column was entirely restored by Domenico Fontana in 1596 on the order of Pope Sixtus V, at which point a bronze statue of St Paul was added to the top. The original figure of Marcus Aurelius had been long lost by this point, so the bronze model atop the souvenir column offered here is a purely conjectural and generic portrayal of a Roman emperor, (having more in common with a model of Domitian held at the Vatican, -Inv. No. 2213). The original dedicatory inscription is also long lost, so the inscription in the Grand Tour model here is also conjectural (explaining the inaccuracies in the Latin)

A GOOD OVAL PORTRAIT OF A LADY, wearing a white head scarf, large lace collar, a gold chain and black lace dress, signed on the sleeve, the signature ending with a capital N, in an oval gilt mount. 7.5cm x 5cm.

JOHN WATSON GORDON (SCOTTISH 1788 - 1864), PORTRAIT OF JOHN LOGAN CAMPBELLoil on canvas, signed and dated 183777cm x 64cm Framed Labels verso: Doig, Wilson & Wheatley, 90 George Street, Edinburgh; together with handwritten labels with title and date. Note: John Logan Campbell was born at Edinburgh on 3 November 1817. His father was Dr John Campbell (1784–1867), son of Sir James Campbell, of Aberu-chill and Kilbryde, and his mother was Catherine née Logan (1788–1865). It seems that it was because of parental pressure rather than of a love for medicine that John Logan went to Edinburgh University, where he graduated M.D. and F.R.C.S. Determined to see something of the world, he sought a commission as medical officer in the East India Company; but as opportunities for settlement were offering in Australia, he decided to emigrate there, and sailed in the Palmyra as ship's doctor on 3 July 1839, arriving in Australia later that year.After spending some time in the Bathurst and Lachlan districts, Campbell decided against settling in Australia, and sailed for New Zealand in the Lady Lilford, arriving at Coromandel on 13 April 1840. Here he was met by William Webster, an American trader, and by William Brown whom he had first met on the Palmyra. Hearing of the Government's decision to establish the capital at the Waitemata, Campbell and Brown conceived the plan of buying up land, forming a township, and selling it off. Accordingly they visited the Waitemata, but the natives refused to sell them any suitable land. Brown, however, purchased the island of Motukorea (now Browns Island), where on 13 August 1840 he and Campbell took up residence, remaining there until after the founding of the capital. Quick to see possibilities in the new capital, they decided to set up as merchants and commission agents; on 21 December 1840, therefore, they “came to town”, pitched their tent near the beach at Commercial Bay (the foot of the present Shortland Street) and began business. In due course they built business premises in Shortland Crescent, and in O'Connell Street built the “Acacia Cottage” which now stands in Cornwall Park.In 1843 they erected a brick building next to their business premises, and this they let to Gibson and Mitchell who were in partnership with them, though the businesses were carried on under different names. This partnership enabled Brown and Campbell to obtain the necessary capital to develop the business. Campbell soon realised the country's need for exports, and saw the implication for their own business. He therefore set about obtaining goods suitable for export, and in 1844 the firm purchased the barque Bolina. On 20 December 1844 the flag was hoisted on Point Britomart to mark the departure of Auckland's first cargo to be sent by direct ship to England – kauri spars, manganese, and copper ore. Brown sailed with the ship, returning to Auckland in 1847. By this time the firm was well established and flourishing, the business side being left mainly to Campbell and Mitchell, for Gibson was in Scotland, while Brown, on his return, became immersed in politics. In June 1848 Campbell left for Scotland, returning in 1850. Hoping to profit from the California gold rush, he immediately set out for San Francisco with a cargo of potatoes, onions, etc., returning with a huge profit.Although deeply interested in political and other public matters, Campbell, during these first 10 years, did not take such an active part in public affairs, as he did later, preferring to devote his energies to the business. He was, however, president of the Mechanics' Institute in 1846, was one of the group who founded the Auckland Savings Bank in 1846, became the local director of the new Auckland branch of the Union Bank of Australia in 1847, and was associated with Brown in the Southern Cross newspaper founded in 1843; but he refused FitzRoy's offer of a seat in the Legislative Council, having no taste, either then or later, for a political life.After his return from overseas, Campbell moved to “Logan Bank”, the house he had built in Jermyn Street in 1842. In May 1855 the partnership with Gibson and Mitchell ceased. Brown at this time was Superintendent of the province but, when family reasons compelled him to leave New Zealand, he resigned. Campbell was asked to stand against Whitaker, which he did very reluctantly. He defeated Whitaker, but was Superintendent for only 10 months until September 1856, when he resigned to go to Europe. On 25 February 1858, he married Emma, daughter of Cracroft Wilson, at Meerut, India, returning with her to join his parents in Naples, where on 22 December 1858 their first child, Ida, was born. In 1859 he returned to Auckland and in 1860 was elected unopposed for Auckland Suburbs, but resigned before his departure for Europe in 1861. The next 10 years were spent in Europe, mainly in Italy. On 15 May 1861 a child, Cicily, was born, but died on 20 November 1861. On 26 May 1864, twins were born, John Logan (who died on 5 February 1867) and Winifred. In December 1870 the family left for New Zealand, and the rest of Campbell's life was closely bound up with the city of Auckland. In 1876 Campbell's wife and daughters went to England for his daughters' education, but in 1880, Ida, his elder daughter, died. The Campbells from then on lived in Auckland at “Kilbryde”, the house he had built on Campbell Point.In 1897 the firm, which had some time earlier entered the brewing business, became amalgamated with Ehrenfried Brothers, prominent brewers. Brown had relinquished his interest in the firm in 1874, and the name now became Campbell and Ehrenfried. It is impossible to list the many business and other concerns with which Campbell was associated as chairman, director, trustee, president, or secretary, but in the years following his return to Auckland in 1871, he became one of the most prominent figures in the commercial life of the city. In addition, he was deeply interested in educational and cultural matters. He was, for instance, responsible for the establishment of a School of Design, which he maintained for 11 years until the founding of the Elam School of Art.His gifts to the city are too numerous to list here, but he gave generously to such institutions as children's homes and St. John Ambulance – in fact, any organisation which was of benefit to the citizens of Auckland had his practical sympathy. His greatest gift, however, was that of the magnificent Cornwall Park. Originally purchased in 1845 by Thomas Henry, it was bought by Brown and Campbell in 1853. In 1901, when the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York visited New Zealand, Campbell was made Mayor to receive them and to present the citizens' address of welcome. He had intended to bequeath the park to the city, but it seemed to him a fitting opportunity to present it to “the people of New Zealand” through the hands of their Royal Highnesses. Campbell's own name for it had been Corinth Park, but in honour of the royal visitors, he changed it to Cornwall Park. Campbell was knighted in 1902 and died at “Kilbryde” on 22 June 1912 in his ninety-fifth year. 

A German Weimar Government period naval officer's sword, slightly curved blade 28.5 in., etched decoration including fouled anchors, capital ships, and stands of arms involving oars, rifles, tridents and masts; brass hilt retaining traces of gilding and with a fouled anchor and oak leaves in relief, folding inner and outer guards; brass mounted leather scabbard, the locket numbered N2541.

An Indian silver milk jug, late 19th century, ogee shape, embossed with deities, on a spreading circular foot, a pair of cast silver coffee spoons, English Import marks, a set of six long twisted handled spoons, detailed sterling, with heart shape bowls, another detailed Chile 900, with lapis lazuli capital and a coffee spoon, 7ozs weight combined (11).

A novelty faux rosewood walking cane, late 19th/early 20th century, the capital carved in the form of a pug dog's head with opening mouth, 71.5cm high and another similar carved in the form of a terrier's head, with silver collar, Birmingham 1920, 74cm high (2).

A 19th Century mahogany cased Grandfather Clock, the swan neck capital with heavy brass finials over an arched door housing a decorative brass dial by Fishwick of Boughton, with reeded column uprights above a panel door with inlaid shell decoration on a base with similar design with ogee bracket feet, approx. 244cms (8') high. The movement now converted. (1)

Coloured Prints: Hunting, Edwards (Lionel) "The Limerick Hunt," signed by the artist, framed; together with a larger coloured Print after John Leech "A Capital Finish," in oak frame. (2)

A very good 19th Century mahogany Carver Armchair, with scroll turned ears and central capital, the pierced splat back over a seat with cream covered fabric, on front carved ball n' claw feet. (1)

A 19th Century French style giltwood Mirror, the capital with shell decoration and foliage and with shaped plate glass, approx. 87cms high x 51cms w (34" x 20"). (1)

A fine quality Victorian walnut Ladies Dressing Table, with central full length mirror and carved capital, flanked by two tall pedestals with seven drawers with turned handles on plinth base. (1)

A Georgian period mahogany framed Wall Mirror, with shaped designed border and gilt carved eagle inset on capital, with inlaid shell at base, and with bevelled plate glass, approx. 92cms high x 51cms wide (36" x 20"). (1)

Pair Victorian silver 6 inch Corinthian column candlesticks with square columns on stepped and gadrooned bases, separate sconces (Sheffield 1898), Martin Hall & Co CONDITION REPORT Both candlesticks are slightly dented, misshapen to corner of each capital, small dents elsewhere, one sconce slightly misshapen, marks crisp, largely good original condition

Pair of 19th century carved giltwood Corinthian capital form wall brackets, 13cm high

*Cecil Kennedy (1905-1997), oil on canvas - still life of summer flowers with beech leaves in an urn on a Corinthian capital, signed, in gilt frame, 100cm x 75cm.Provenance: Richard Green Fine Paintings, 6th August 1979

Andrew Ingamells (b. 1956), signed limited edition etching and aquatint - St. Martins in the Fields, 36/75, published by Capital Prints, in glazed frame

A pair of early 20th century bronze table lamps, each of slender reeded form, with a Corinthian capital, on a circular foot, 70cm high

An early 20th century bronze table lamp, of slender reeded shape, with a Corinthian capital, on a circular foot, 71cm high

An Austrian cold painted bronze figure of a seated Arab, the figure seated reading a book, stamped to base with a capital G surmounted by seated figure, flanked by made in Austria, 3in. (8cm.) high,

ROUGE MARBLE AND GILT BRONZE COLUMN LAMPLATE 19TH CENTURY with a gilt bronze capital, raised on a stepped base, wired for electricity, with a pleated shade58.5cm high (including fittings, but excluding shade)

A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'LANDSCAPE' DISHES REPUBLIC PERIOD Each finely painted with figures in mountainous landscapes, the reverse with bamboo and rockwork, four character Yongzheng marks to the bases, 18.3cm. (2) Provenance: a Monégasque private collection. Ł500-1000 金 磁州窯折枝牡丹紋瓷枕來源：西班牙私人收藏，購於Grace Chu，Capital Gallery （附發票複印件）。

A CHINESE CIZHOU PILLOW JIN DYNASTY The broad eight-sided body decorated with ivory and a dark brown slip, and incised with a stylised floral spray to the top, 44.5cm. Provenance: a Spanish private collection, Madrid, purchased from Grace Chu, Capital Gallery. A copy of the original invoice is available. Cf. Chinese Ceramic Pillows from Yeung Wing Tak Collection, p.127, no.79. for an almost identical example. Ł800-1200 元/明 青花花卉紋軍持來源：Mechthild Borries-Knopp博士收藏。

ALLEN & GINTER, printed album, General Government & State Capital Buildings, small piece missing to top of spine, G

GERARD BURNS, THE VIEW FROM BACKSTAGE oil on canvas, signed 50cm x 50cm Framed. Note: Gerard Burns is one of Scotland's best known and most successful living artists. He trained at Glasgow School of Art and achieved UK wide acclaim as Winner of the Daily Mail ''Not the Turner'' Competition in 2003 with a £20,000 first prize. His many private collectors include The Malaysian Royal Family, Ewan McGregor, Sir Tom Hunter and numerous celebrities from the worlds of entertainment, sport and politics. Exhibiting Galleries include: Thompson's Gallery, London; Contemporary Fine Art Gallery Eton; Richmond Hill Gallery, Loch Gallery, Toronto; Robertson's Fine Art Gallery, Edinburgh. Works in Corporate Collections include: Aberdeen Asset Management New York and Aberdeen, RBS Scotland, Standard Charter Bank, West Coast Capital, Accenture, Dublin, Stagecoach Group, Norwood Club, New York. National Public Collections include: Hunterian Art Gallery, Glasgow; Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow; Burns Museum Alloway, Ayr; Scottish National Portrait Gallery (Portraits of former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, and author Denise Mina entered into the permanent collection at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in 2015). The Scottish Parliament (''The Rowan'' hung in the former First Minister Alex Salmond's office for the duration of his tenure and Portrait of Margo McDonald entered into the permanent collection and installed at the Scottish Parliament in Sept 2016). Glasgow Caledonian University Portrait of Chancellor Professor Yunus installed 2016, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow. Portrait of former President Frank Dunn installed April 2016.

Original Vintage Travel Poster – French National Railways – Maritime and Tourisme Network Illustrated Map designed by Lucien Boucher. A graduate of the School of Ceramics in Sèvres, Boucher began his career as a caricaturist for the humorous weekly Le Rire. He devoted himself mainly to the creation of posters for the cinema and advertising from the 1920s onward and produced many lithographs inspired by surrealism. He is best known for a series of advertising posters and planispheres made for Air France. Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne in the Gironde department in Southwestern France. The municipality (commune) of Bordeaux proper has a population of 246,586 (2014). Together with its suburbs and satellite towns, Bordeaux is the centre of the Bordeaux Métropole. With 1,195,335 in the metropolitan area, it is the sixth largest in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse and Lille. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture of the Gironde department. Its inhabitants are called "Bordelais" (for men) or "Bordelaises" (women). The term "Bordelais" may also refer to the city and its surrounding region. Bordeaux is the world's major wine industry capital. It is home to the world's main wine fair, Vinexpo, and the wine economy in the metro area takes in 14.5 billion euros each year. Bordeaux wine has been produced in the region since the 8th century. The historic part of the city is on the UNESCO World Heritage List as "an outstanding urban and architectural ensemble" of the 18th century. After Paris, Bordeaux has the highest number of preserved historical buildings of any city in France. Country: France. Year: 1930s. Artist: Lucien Boucher. Size (cm): 91.5x61.5 Good condition, folds, creases, minor tears on margins, revenue stamp on the bottom left corner of the image.

Travel original vintage poster- Cunard Line - Europe & America. In 1839 Samuel Cunard, a Halifax shipowner, was awarded the first British transatlantic steamship mail contract, and the next year formed the British and North American Royal Mail Steam-Packet Company together with Robert Napier, the famous Scottish steamship engine designer and builder, to operate the line's four pioneer paddle steamers on the Liverpool–Halifax–Boston route. For most of the next 30 years, Cunard held the Blue Riband for the fastest Atlantic voyage. However, in the 1870s Cunard fell behind its rivals, the White Star Line and the Inman Line. To meet this competition, in 1879 the firm was reorganised as the Cunard Steamship Company, Ltd, to raise capital. In 1902 White Star joined the American-owned International Mercantile Marine Co. and the British Government provided Cunard with substantial loans and a subsidy to build two superliners needed to retain its competitive position. Mauretania held the Blue Riband from 1909 to 1929. The sinking of her running mate Lusitania in 1915 was one of the causes of the United States' entering the First World War. In the late 1920s, Cunard faced new competition when the Germans, Italians and French built large prestige liners. Cunard was forced to suspend construction on its own new superliner because of the Great Depression. In 1934 the British Government offered Cunard loans to finish Queen Mary and to build a second ship, Queen Elizabeth, on the condition that Cunard merged with the then ailing White Star line to form Cunard-White Star Ltd. Cunard owned two-thirds of the new company. Cunard purchased White Star's share in 1947; the name reverted to the Cunard Line in 1950. Country: UK. Year: 1930s. Artist: E. Byatt. Size (cm): 98x63. Fair condition, repaired tears and paper losses in margins.