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McCormack: Victrola 87078, 66096 and seventeen other Victor/ Victrola records; and 106 HMV records, mainly DA and IR series

10-inch vocal records: 180, by Beyle & Korsoff / Muratore & Demougeot, Formichi (Amleto), Bauge, Borgioli, Bonelli, Battistini (DA 127), Braslau, Brancaleoni, Barsova, Badinio (Gianni Schicchi), Bettencourt, Battistini (VA5, VA 15), Tubiana, (Sigurd), Elsa Bland, Boninaegna, Bebdinelli (Iris), Armeliny, Culp, Compagnola, Colquhoun, Spiewakosky (Polish folk songs), Thill, Bathori (Col D13097), Schipa (Grammofono 7-52217), Alda (Cena della Beffe), Armanini (Isabeau), Bettendorf, Stolzenberg, Anitua, Amato, Vanni-Marcoux (VA54), Ansseau, Payan, Brohly, Armeliny, Agnoletto, Aksakora, Betove, Korsoff, de Luca, Hinkle, Couzinov, Cortis, Carmela Ponselle, Cuzette, Aiko Saito, Koshetz, Knupfer-Egli and others

Bernac, Berger, E: two HMV DB (French), four DA and two Ultraphon records; and Berger, E: six records, Decca, Electrola, Grammophon, HMV DB and Polydor

10-inch vocal records: ninety, HMV and other makes, by Brothier, Boninsegna (VA10), Caruso, Ben Davies (E364), Colazza (G & T 2-52416, Il Profeta), Jorn (lieder), Culp (DA 153), Fassio (G & T, I Lombardi), Jadlowker (Elucevan), Scotney (E 406), Ponselle (Victor 2063), Bori(Snow Maiden), Journet (Victor 1123), Ansseau (DA427, 614) and others

Gianini: Disco Grammofono, Electrola and HMV, eighteen records, DA and DB series

Bjorling: 30 HMV d/s records, DB, DA and X series

10-inch vocal records: ninety, HMV and other makes, by Dubuis, Vgano, Villabella, Welneck, Winckworth, Evan Williams (Welsh songs), favero (DA 1498) and others

Hempel: fifty-two titles on DGG, Polydor, Edison, Odeon and Victor; and twelve d/s HMV (DA and DB)

WEST INDIES CRICKET: An 8vo sheet individually signed by fifteen members of the West Indies cricket team of 1933 including Jackie Grant, Ellis Achong, Ivan Barrow, Cyril Christiani, Oscar Da Costa, Herman Griffith, George Headley, Freddie Martin, Manny Martindale, Cyril Merry, Ben Sealey, Vincent Valentine, Archie Wiles etc. All have signed with their names alone in fountain pen ink. Neatly laid down to a page removed from an autograph album, about VG

Quinta da Eira Velha, 1982 2 bottles Quinta da Eira Velha, 1978 1 bottle Paramount Choice Tawny Port, NV Delaforce 1 bottle Crusted Port, Bottled 1986 Churchill 1 bottle Gould Campbell, 1975 2 bottles Delaforce, 1963 1 bottle Smith Woodhouse, 1970 1 bottle Cockburn`s Crusted Port, 1986 1 bottle Above 10 bottles

Quinta da Vesuvio, 1990 6 bottles

Champagne Taittinger `Collection`, 1983 Da Silva label 1 bottle

Chateau Phelan Segur, 1998 Saint Estephe 2 bottles Frank Phelan, 1997 Saint Estephe 1 bottle La Grange Neuve de Figeac, 1997 St Emilion 2 bottles Chateau La Dorgonne, 2000 2 bottles Domaine du Fayat, 2000 2 bottles Cabernet Sauvignon, NV Cooperative 1 bottle Ramos Pinto Duas Quintas, 2002 1 bottle C. Azenha, 1994 Antonio Bernardino da Silva 1 bottle Above 12 bottles

Tristan da Cunha Guinea, Half Guinea, Third Guinea & Quarter Guinea 2008 Nelson/Trafalgar commemoratives, all 22ct gold, with certs, individually cased, total gross gold weight 17.5g, BU

7 x Miniature Gold Coins/Medalets comprising: Tristan da Cunha 3 x 1 crown (`Year of Three Kings`) each 1.26g of 22ct gold; Jersey £1 2007, 1.25g of 22ct gold & 3 x `History of the Monarchy` medalets, each 0.5g of 14ct gold together with a set of 4 x ornate gold-plated (22ct) teaspoons issued to commemorate the Diamond Wedding Anniversary 2007

Miscellaneous Lot comprising: a set of 3 x gold-plated crowns 1935, 1937 & 2012, in a Westminster case, with cert, VF or+; & several different cased sets of gold-plated & colourised (photographic) copper or CuNi commemorative coins/medallions (mostly Diamond Jubilee) including: Tristan da Cunha (4 x 50p coins), Cook Islands (24 x coins & 11 x medallions), Jersey, Guernsey & Cook Islands (12 x crown-size 50p), Cook Islands 12 x commemorative medallions `Royal Wedding 2011` together with a set of 12 x `Greatest Coins of the World` all CuNi with selective gold plating (each 52mm, 50g)

A bottle of Madeira Wine `Genuine Rich, Half Sweet`, 1926, J Candido da Silva

A Set of 7 x Sterling Silver Proof Crowns 1980, commemorating Queen Mother`s 80th Birthday, comprising: UK, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, St Helena, Tuvalu & Tristan da Cunha, all 28g except Tuvalu (35g), with cert, in CofI, dull, patchy toning on Gibraltar crown o/wise BU, together with 6 x RM proof sets 1972-1977 inclusive, in CofI, some toning o/wise FDC

Pair of Chinese Grisaille and Yellow Jars, Marked Da Ya Zhai Pair of Chinese grisaille and yellow porcelain covered jars, each decorated with a bird perched on a flowering branch along with peonies and various blossoms, the side bearing red mark `Da ya zhai`, the base reads `yong qing chang chun`, together with lids decorated en suite, 7.5"h

Rossi, Francesodating: third quarter of the 20th Centuryprovenance: Italy"Armature da Parata"; Milano, 1971; con quattordici tavole illustrate in b/n ed a colori con testo a fronte; lingua italiana; copertina rigida con sovraccoperta originale. Insieme con una riproduzione del testo "Spade Bellunesi" di Mario Dal Mas; edito a cura del Comitato marangoni.dimensions: height 30 33 cm.

A lot of eleven books about hunting and firearmsdating: third quarter of the 20th Centuryprovenance: ItalyInteresting lot of eleven books about firearms. Guida Tac, Caccia col fucile, Annuario del Cacciatore, Balistica Venatoria, Arco e Balestra, Catalogo Bolaffi del cacciatore e delle Armi, tecnologia delle armi da fuoco, Teoria e pratica dei calibri 22.dimensions: height 18-28 cm.

A hussar saberdating: third quarter of the 18th Centuryprovenance: Eastern EuropeLama curva a un filo e controfilo, sgusciata e scanalata; fornimento in ottone, elso con guardia angolata e braccio di parata ternimante a sfera bottonata, cappetta lunga con decorazione floreale in bassorilievo; impugnatura in legno con resti di manica in cuoio tenuta da ribattini con rosette in ottone. Fodero liscio in ottone.dimensions: length 81 cm.

RICE, RUTTER & CO., HAND COLORED LITHOGRAPH BOOK PAGES, 3 PCS., 10" X 7", NATIVE AMERICANS: three lithographs including: "A-MIS-QUAM" A Winnebago Brave, 10" x 8"; "KA-TA-WA-BE-DA" A Chippeway Chief, 10" x 7" and "PUSH-MA-TA-HA" A Choctaw Warrior, 10" x 7" all published by Rice, Rutter & Co; all three matted and unframed;

A collection of fifty silver medallions by John Pinches, each of the 50 silver discs with scenes celebrating the Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci, presented in a six drawer coin collectors box with limited edition plaque to top and bound booklet with details, each medallion weighing approx 1.6 ozt each

* CALUM COLVIN DA MA(RCA) RSA OBE VENUS AND PLUTO cibachrome print, signed verso 39cm x 49cm note: Calum Colvin was born in Glasgow and studied art in Dundee and London, before coming to prominence in the mid-1980s. His early interest in sculpture led him to develop his unique style of `constructed photography`, creating small sets from everyday objects to resemble domestic interiors. More recently he has used digital technology to generate images that often ask uneasy questions about what makes one truly Scottish. He has exhibited extensively in Europe and the United States and has worked on a number of commissions by the National Galleries of Scotland. His work is held in numer­ous col­lec­tions includ­ing the Met­ro­pol­i­tan Museum of Mod­ern Art, New York; The Museum of Fine Art, Houston; The Vic­to­ria and Albert Museum, Lon­don and the Scot­tish National Por­trait Gallery, Edinburgh. (Ref:mctfeb_1926)

A 5 shot 160 bore closed frame DA percussion revolver, 8” overall, octagonal barrel 3½”, with B’ham proofs, the frame with traces of engraving and “No 179” (?), the cylinder with knurled ring, with one piece chequered walnut butt. WO & GC (action requires slight attention, appears to have been considerably modified)

A charming Belgian 6 shot 5mm PF open frame DA ladies muff revolver, 5” overall, octagonal barrel 2¼”, with Liege proofs, scroll engraved frame and cylinder, folding trigger, and bone grips, the metalwork nickel plated overall. GC (action requires attention, lower frame plate missing). Plate 8

An attractive Belgian 6 shot 7mm PF open frame DA revolver, 7¼” overall, octagonal barrel 3½”, Liege proved, the breech, frame and cylinder engraved with panels of scrolls, the cylinder also with gold inlaid lines, with folding trigger and ebony and ivory grips, the ebony parts carved with vine leaves, the steel buttcap with lanyard ring. GWO & C (some very minor pitting). Plate 8

* DAN FERGUSON ROI DA (1910-1992) FLOWERPIECE WITH PEACHES oil on board, signed 60cm x 44cm provenance: James Bourlet, London note: A similar floral study to the one in the collection of Glasgow Museums. See www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/artists/dan-ferguson

GENTLEMAN`S IWC DA VINCI SL STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRIST WATCH the circular white dial with luminous baton numerals and date counter, on a leather strap, with original box and paperwork

* Miniature. “Lady Playing the Viola da Gamba”, after Caspar Netscher, mid 19th c., gouache on thin ivory, backed with paper, of a seated lady playing a large stringed instrument, with a gentleman showing her a piece of music and a young boy holding a small stringed instrument, inscribed in ms. lower left ‘n. Netscher’, titled in pencil on verso, 12 x 10cm (4.75 x 4ins), framed and glazed. After the original painting ‘Licao de Viola da Gamba’ (The Bass Viol Lesson) by Caspar Netscher (1639-1684), in the Louvre Museum in Paris. (1)

TAYLOR`S 1977 PORTVintage Port. 75cl, 21°.QUINTA DA ROEDA 1978 PORTVintage Port, bottled in 1980 by Croft & Ca. Lda. 75cl, no strength stated.GRAHAM`S MALVEDOS 1982 PORTVintage Port, bottled in 1984. 75cl, 20% volume.WARRE`S 1983 PORTVintage Port, bottled in 1985. 75cl, no strength stated.4 bottles

QUINTA DA ROEDA 1980 VINTAGE PORT(3)Bottled in Oporto by Croft & Ca. Ltd. No strength or capacity stated.DOW`S 1985 VINTAGE PORTBottled in 1987. No strength or capacity stated.GRAHAM`S 1980 VINTAGE PORTBottled in 1982. 75cl, 20°.5bottles

* British Commonwealth. This is a comprehensive collection in six albums covering a wide range of issuing countries. Particular strength in the following countries; approximate catalogue value of these countries is shown in brackets. Barbados (50), Bechuanaland/Stellaland (£530), Bermuda (£230), Ceylon (£550), Falklands (£600), Gold Coast (£250), New Guinea (£460), New Zealand (£900), St Helena (£300), Sarawak (£220), South West Africa (£280), Tristan da Cunha (£450) (6)

Leonardo da Vinci. A Treatise of Painting, Translated from the Original Italian, and Adorn’d with a Great Number of Cuts. To Which is Prefix’d The Author’s Life; Done from the Last Edition of the French, 1st English ed., Printed for J. Senex, and W. Taylor, 1721, eng. port. frontis., thirty-four (of 35) eng. plts. (incl. three folding), staining to one leaf and plt., title printed in red and black, recent calf gilt, 8vo. Leonardo’s famous Trattato was first published in Paris in 1651, and in this first English edition is accompanied by a translation of Du Fresne’s Life of the Artist. Sotheby’s, Macclesfield Library, V (14 April 2005), 1236. (1)

Books - Picasso, Picasso and Dora, Leonardo Da Vinci, David Hockney, Walter Sick Art.

Follower of Pietro da Cortona, Study of St. Peter, Oil on panel, Inscribed on label attached to reverse, 40 x 34cm (15 3/4 x 13 1/4in).

Three slot car model kits: Scalecraft S521 Ferrari V12, unstarted and appears complete, VG in G box; boxed Scalecraft E533 BRM, unstarted and appears complete, VG in F box; boxed Long DA 0383 Castrol Tom`s Supra 2003, started and may not be complete, F in F box.

Shanghai Private Department Store Scrip Note ca. 1946.Shanghai department store gift coupon, face value in red $100 by Shanghai Da Guan Company, hand stamped in purple Jan 19, 1946, with printed serial number in red. On reverse, cash-in conditions printed. Fine condition, scarce Shanghai scrip note.

A Caldas Da Rainha Majolica miniature plate of walnuts, naturalistically modelled and glazed, 4.25"diam.

BOX 65-MIXED Bonum Bono Apfelbrand Bonum Bono Birnen Brand Williamsbirne Waldviertler Hafer Whisky Waldviertler Dinkel Whisky Waldviertler Dinkelmalz Whisky 2007 Kakaogeist Bonum Bono Bierbrand Cuvée Bonum Bono HimbeerGeist Grappa di Moscato Bonum Bono QuittenGeist von der Apfelquitte Grappa di Chardonnay Grappa Reserva Affinata in Botti da Porto

After Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA, British 1723-1792- "The Infant Samuel Kneeling in Prayer", oil on canvas, in a gilt composition frame, 86.2x68.5cm: T W Huffam, British, act. 1825-1855- "The Last Supper", after da Vinci, publ Jan 1st 1853 by F Gwynne Charing Cross; mixed method engraving, 52x94cm., (2)

Richard Henry Wright, British 1857-1930- "Oxford- Distant View"; watercolour, signed and dated 1907, 17x25cm Provenance: with Walker`s Galleries Ltd, London, according to label attached to the reverse: George Richmond, British 1809-1896- "La Belle Ferronnière", after Leonardo da Vinci; black chalk and pencil heightened with white on buff paper, 26x19cm Provenance: Given to E M Bigg-Wither by Miss Irene Farrer, grand-daughter to George Richmond, according to inscribed label attached to the reverse of the frame: British School, 19th century- Portrait of Sir Thomas Moore, after Hans Holbein the Younger; black crayon on buff paper, 43x35.5cm: Alan Hughes Burgoyne, British b.1880-1929- A dreadnought; gouache, signed and dated April 1907, 19x24cm., (4)

"Judith da Fano - `Winter in Lakeland`, oil on board, 39 x 44cm appox; and another oil, river landscape (2)"

Raphael [Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino] - Éméric-David, M.T.B.Suite d`études calquées et dessinées d`après cinq tableaux de Raphael accompagnées de gravures de ces tableaux. Paris: chez l`éditeur, 1818. Large folio, 6 original parts, each with 4 engraved plates and 1 leaf of text, original printed wrappers, uncut, plates in last part with marginal tears, occasional dampstaining, wrappers very clean; Ruyfsen, J. Essays after the cartoons of Raphael at Windsor (drawn by J. Ruyfsen and engraved by A. Cardon). 1798-1801. Large folio, red morocco gilt, 6 plates of 15, some wear to spine and boards, some internal foxing and light dampstaining; Lord Hyde, J.A. & R.R. Chinese porcelain for the European market. Lisbon: Editions R.E.S., 1956. Large folio, mounted coloured plates, original cloth, binding waterstained; Hayes, William and A. Ruff, hand-coloured engraving after W. Hayes, 338 x 525mm., with later addition of name and date: W. & A. Hayes 1779 (4)Provenance: Viscount Strathallan, Stobhall, Perthshire

Calmet, Augustin [SALEROOM NOTICE: GERSAINT LACKS FRONTISPIECETraité sur les apparitions des esprits et sur les vampires, ou les revenans de Hongrie, de Moravie &c. Paris: Debure l`aîne, 1751. 2 volumes, 12mo, contemporary calf, small repair to foot of first title, worn; [Bodoni Press] - Epictetus. [Manuale de Epitteto volgarizzato da Eretisco Pilenejo]. Parma: in aedibus Palatinis, typis Bodonianis, 1793. Small 8vo, marbled boards, slightly wormed in inner margin at end, worn; Boutet, Claude Traité de mignature, pour apprendre aisement à peintre sans maistre. Paris: C. Ballard, 1697. 12mo, contemporary calf, corners bumped, joints cracked; Chesterfield, Lord Lettres du comte de Chesterfield à son fils. Rotterdam: H. Beman, 1779. 4 volumes, 12mo, contemporary half calf, slightly rubbed; Gersaint, E.F. Catalogue raisonné des bijoux, porcelaines, bronzes, lacqs, lustres de cristal de roche et de porcelaine. Paris: P. Prault, 1747. 12mo, contemporary calf, lacks frontispiece, rubbed; Cretin, Guillaume Les poésies. Paris, 1723. 12mo, contemporary calf; Martial de Paris Les poésies. Paris, 1724. 12mo, contemporary calf; Marot, Jean Les oeuvres. Paris, 1723; Lamont, Monsier de Les fonctions de tous les officiers de l`infanterie. Paris, 1668. 12mo, contemporary vellum; Bibliotheque Physico-Economique instructive et amusante. Paris, 1788. Volume 2 only, 12mo, folding plates, contemporary calf; Cottin, Marie Malvina. Paris, 1805. 3 volumes, 12mo, contemporary half calf, and 10 others; sold not subject to return (33)

Africa - Cunha Moraes, J. A. daAfrica occidental, album photographico e descriptivo. Lisbon: David Corazzi,1885-1888. Oblong 4to, 4 volumes, map and 157 plates only (of 160) original green cloth gilt, gilt endpapers and edges, a little rubbing and dust-soiling to covers, corners a little bumped, some hinges weak or detached from text block, occasionally repaired with Selotape, some very slight spotting (4)Notes: Cunha Moraes`s series, Africa Occidental is an example of anthropological photography in Portuguese-speaking Africa in the second half of the nineteenth century. Moraes has been dubbed, "...one of the earliest outstanding photographers in Angola..." [Dias] and was a successor of the Moraes family photographic firm established in Luanda in the 1860s. Africa Occidental was first published in monthly installments from 1882, before being compiled into these four volumes by Lisbon publisher David Corazzi between 1885 and 1888. Cunha Moraes`s aim was to show interesting anthropological studies of Lunada`s daily life, in order to attract more Portuguese settlers to the area. Indeed, the work is dedicated to Portuguese explorers and is possibly the first study to, "...explicitly...document through individual portraits the social and racial contrasts within Luanda`s daily life..." [Dias, Jill R. Photographic Sources for the History of Portuguese-Speaking Africa, 1870-1914]Volume 3 is probably lacking three plates. ABPC lists an edition as incomplete, having `159 plates only`.

British, natural history, science & miscellaneous, including Graves, GeorgeThe naturalist`s pocket book. London, 1818. 8vo, 8 plates, 5 hand-coloured, original boards, uncut, library stamp to title, worn, upper board detached; Murray, John Elements of chemistry. Edinburgh, 1822. Fifth edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, contemporary half calf; Planta, Joseph The history of the Helvetic confederacy. London, 1807. 3 volumes, 8vo, second edition, folding map, original boards, uncut, marginal pencil scoring, spines worn, no library stamps; Geoffroy, S.F. A treatise on foreign vegetables. London, 1749. 8vo, edited by R. Thicknesse, contemporary calf, spotting, upper cover detached; Chaptal, M.I.A. Elements of chemistry. London, 1791. 3 volumes, 8vo, contemporary calf, worn, three covers detached; Yeats, G.D. Observations on the claims of the moderns to some discoveries in chemistry and physiology. London, 1798. 8vo, engraved frontispiece and 2 plates, covers detached, lacks spine; Costa, E.M. da Elements of conchology. London, 1776;. 8vo, 6 (of 7) plates, lacks pp.287-290, binding broken, title very soiled; Mylne, A. An elementary treatise on astronomy. Edinburgh, 1819. 8vo, 5 folding plates, original boards, uncut; Dereham, W. Astro-theology. Edinburgh, 1769. 8vo, calf, worn; Gosse, P.H. A history of the British sea-anemones and corals. 1860. 8vo, chromolithographed plates, original cloth gilt; Sadler, Miachel T. The law of population. London, 1830. 2 volumes, 8vo, half calf, two covers detached; Townson, Robert Tracts and observations in natural history and physiology. London, 1799. 8vo, 7 plates, 1 folding, original boards, uncut, upper board detached; Lavoisier, A.L. Elements of chemistry. Edinburgh, 1793. Second edition, 8vo, 2 folding tables, 13 plates, contemporary calf, rebacked, rubbed; Hospitallier, E. The modern applications of electricity. London, 1882; all volumes with RCSI library stamp on titles, spotting, some dust-soiling; and others, similar; sold not subject to return (quantity)

Costa, Emanuel Mendes daHistoria naturalis testaceorum Britanniae, or the British conchology. London: for the author, 1778. First edition, 4to, 17 hand-coloured plates, contemporary half calf, title very soiled and with strip torn away at head with some loss of text, lacks upper board

Don Fergurson DA (Contemporary) `Flower Piece with Peaches` Oil on canvas, signed bottom right, 44 x 60cm

SPRINGBANK 1992 DA MHILE Limited-edition, organic single Campbeltown malt whisky, distilled in June 1992 and bottled in September 1999. Number 296 of 1000 bottles released, signed by John Savage-Onstwedder. 70cl, 46% volume. In carton. CAOL ILA CASK STRENGTH Cask strength single Islay malt whisky. 70cl, 55% volume. In carton. CAOL ILA 18 YEAR OLD Single Islay malt whisky. 70cl, 43% volume. In carton. CAOL ILA 12 YEAR OLD Single Islay malt whisky. 70cl, 43% volume. In carton. 4 bottles

Books: a quantity of books on Renaissance and Seventeenth Century art, together with national gallery collections and sundries, including; Irma Richter, Paragone, A comparison of the arts by Leonardo da Vinci; Charles Baudelaire, The Painter of Modern Life, and Art in Paris 1845-1862; and Walter Pach, The Art Museum in America. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Carlo Curley.

After Leonardo da Vinci: miniature self portrait of the artist, oval, 4.3cm, gilt metal closed-back frame; four other decorative miniatures; and four decorative miniature frames and an odd glass (qty)

Ten boxes of assorted books to include three volumes "The notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci", autobiographies, fiction, modern hardback titles, etc

Céramique de la Chine, Époque XIXe siècle, Paire de jardinières en forme de double losange en porcelaine émaillée rouge corail à décor polychrome d`aigrettes parmi les fleurs. Sur le côté, l`inscription " Da Ya Zhai ". Au revers de la base, la marque " yong qing chang chun "., Longueur : 25 cm

A pair of Caldas da Rainha Pallisy type Majolica plates, with a crab and lobster, a pair of Noritake vases, a pair of Japanese vases, a jardiniere, and a biscuit barrel

PORTE-MINE en or, le corps partiellement guilloché cerné de joncs et surmonté d`un calendrier de 31 jours puis un cachet monogrammé DA, la mine rétractable. XIXe siècle. POIDS : 36,5 g

IMPORTANT MARTEAU DE PORTE en bronze fondu et ciselé de l`atelier de Tiziano Aspetti (1557-1606). Il représente une Vénus marine debout dans un large coquillage entouré de deux Amours ailés chevauchant des dauphins dont les queues s`enroulent derrière la tête de Vénus. Il est fixé par un axe en fer qui vient se poser dans la bouche d`un mascaron grimaçant de la même époque qui vient contre la porte. Il a été couvert d`un laque noir qui a été usé sur les parties saillantes. Beau travail Vénitien de la fin du XVIe, ou début du XVIIe siècle. (Quelques petits accidents et usures. Il est présenté sur un cadre en bois postérieur). HAUT. 40 cm Tiziano Aspetti est né à Padoue vers 1557-1559 et est mort à Pise en 1606. Issu d’une famille de bronzier il devient l’élève de Girolamo Campagna et travaille à Padoue, Venise et en Toscane avant de finir sa vie à Pise. Ce modèle est à rapprocher de deux heurtoirs conservés dans des musées. Le premier au musée Da Capodistria en Slovénie, le second sans le mascaron au Minneapolis Institute of arts référence 82.115.14 don de M. and Mme Théodore Bennett.

RARE COFFRET CABINET en bois sculpté laqué noir et doré. Il ouvre par un couvercle qui une fois ouvert permet à la face antérieur de s`abaisser et libère quatre tiroirs sur deux rangs. Il ferme par une serrure à moraillon, à platine ajourée, en application sur la façade. Le décor doré à la feuille, sur et sous le couvercle et les côtés, est fait de rinceaux d`éléments feuillagés avec deux cornes d`abondance d`où sortent des fruits. Sur chacun des cotés une poignée de forme ovale. L`intérieur est laqué rouge. Travail indo-portugais, probablement du Sud-est asiatique, XVIe siècle HAUT. 16,5 cm – LARG. 43 cm – PROF. 33 cm Ce rare type de coffret est un concentré de différentes influences, tant européenne avec le Portugal pour la forme, qu`indienne pour le décor et chinoise pour l`usage du laque. Différentes études pointent comme centre de fabrication le Golfe du Bengale qui, au XVIe et XVIIe siècle était un comptoir au croisement et au contact de la culture portugaise, musulmane, hindou et chinoise. L`hypothèse que des artisans chinois se soient installés dans la région n`est pas à écarter, ni même le fait que des artisans indiens aient pu simplement copier les pièces laquées chinoises, qui transitaient par les comptoirs de l`Est de l`Inde. À rapprocher d`un coffret similaire, collection Artur de Andrade de Assiz e Santos, reproduit dans Ferrao, Mobiliario Português, Vol III, p. 154. Bibliographie : - P. Carvalho, Um conjunto de lacas quinhentistas para o mercado português e a sua atribuçao à regiao de Bengala e Costa de Coromandel, dans O Mundo da Laca - 2000 Anos de Historia, Fondation Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbonne, 2001, pp. 127-153. Frade et Körber, Lacas asiaticas - uma encruzilhada entre a India e Riukiu, dans Viagens - Lacas Namban e de otras Paragens, Musée National d`art ancien de Lisbonne, 2011, pp. 30-44, 202 et 203.

ITALIAN AIRSHIPS: Umberto Nobile (1885-1978) Italian Aeronautical Engineer and Arctic Explorer. Nobile designed and piloted the airship Norge, which may have been the first aircraft to reach the North Pole, May 1926. A good vintage 6 x 4 photograph depicting the airship Italia in flight across the North Pole, signed and inscribed by Nobile to the verso, in Italian, 'To the little pupils of Class 1A, of the Luigi Galvani School, warmly returning your greeting with thanks, U. Nobile' together with a dark fountain pen ink signature ('Umberto Nobile') on a postcard with a circular magazine portrait of Nobile neatly affixed above the signature. Together with Almerico Da Schio (1836-1930) Italian Pioneer Aviator and Scientist, designer of Italy's first airship. A.L.S., Almerico da Schio, on one side of a postcard, Schio, 7th July 1906, to Raffaele Simboli, in Italian. Schio writes, in full, 'The photographs that I could perhaps send you are naturally of something rather antiquated. I am trying out some new experiments, which I hope will be far more effective. Also, the look of the basket for the balloon has changed considerably. After August and September, it will be worth looking at - just like my portrait, perhaps. Couches may be worth experimenting with, I believe, depending on the overall width.' An interesting letter for its references to his development of airships. A very light postal cancellation only just affects Schio's signature, also including a rare vintage postcard photograph depicting a balloon being pulled by a large group of men, individually signed to the verso by five French Pioneer military aviators, all pilots of dirigible balloons, Captain Miant, Captain Izard, Captain Patart, Lieutenant Hennequin and Captain Albert Eteve. All have signed in fountain pen ink with their names alone. About VG to VG, 4 Albert Eteve (1880-1976) French Pioneer Aviator, earned his free balloon pilot license in 1907 and in February 1910 he earned his dirigible balloon pilots license. Later that year, in June 1910, he was granted his airplane license. Eteve flew the first airplane delivered to the French Air Force and became Inspector General of Aeronautics.