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Lot 501
David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World, 1971 1st UK pressing, Mercury 6338 041 1Y//1∇420 / 2Y//1∇420, the labels with the misspelling of Tony Visconti on both sides, in British Patent No. 800513 & 973939 inner and iconic textured "dress" sleeve. (1)Lots 501-518 have been consigned by Steve Harley, singer and frontman of 1970s group Cockney Rebel, whose number one hit ‘Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)’ has been covered at least 120 times and appears on soundtracks as diverse as The Full Monty, Lego Rock Band, and a Marks & Spencer’s advert. Vinyl, light spindle wear to both labels, side 2 a very light scratch approx. 6cm at 6 o'clock from outside edge which certainly would not affect play, inner and sleeve with water mark to bottom corner (see images) otherwise good, spine good, light wear to corners, both vinyl and sleeve V/G +
Lot 139
B. Henneberg of Warszawa - an Art Nouveau pewter and moulded green glass mounted centrepiece, the glass of wavy handkerchief form heightened with floral detail, the column in the form of a stylised standing lady to robed spreading foot, marks to underside and numbered 3200, h.32cmGlass bowl very good and complete.Stands well.Pewter with general age related surface and handling wear.Area of fatigue to metal at raised crinkled area of flowing dress towards bottom of right leg.
Lot 244
Collection of assorted 20th Century jewellery to include an Art Deco turquoise and mother of pearl drop necklace , Art Deco butterfly wing pendant necklace (chain marked 835), Art Deco marcasite set dress clip brooch, oval silver brooch (marked silver), a pair of early 20th Century gold plated lorgnettes and a filigree butterfly brooch. Oval brooch measures 5.5cm wide.
Lot 240
Group of antique and art deco jewellery to include a silver white and black paste bow brooch, silver art deco paste dress clip, opal three stone brooch, silver butterfly wing brooch, silver and green stone bar brooch, marcasite set scottie dog brooch, stone set pocket watch key, silver hallmarked whistle and gold plated mechanical pencil. Bow brooch measures 5.5cm wide, opal brooch measures 2.8cm wide.
Lot 790
Splendid original oil painting on alloy made in a Neo-Classical style reminiscent of the precision of the Orientalist artworks by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. This portrait depicts a powdered white skin sitter whose hair is partially covered by an elaborate white turban with ribbon and torsade. She holds a sumptuous dark green and gold velvet dress that falls off her breast. Housed in a carved and gilded wooden frame set around an alloy border. Artwork dimensions: 12"L x 14.50"H. Frame size: 22.25"L x 25.50"H x 3"W. Issued: c. 1800Country of Origin: Continental EuropeCondition: Age related wear.
Lot 181
George V pattern 1897 Infantry officers sword, nickel hilt with GRI cypher (Indian Army) and floral scrolls, wire bound fish skin grip, straight blade 82cm by 'Wilkinson Sword, London' and numbered 64140 (for 1933) on the back, the blade etched with foliage and GRI cypher, complete with wooden, leather-covered scabbard and dress knot, 100cm long overall
Lot 7
Yellow diamond and diamond ballerina cluster dress ring, the white metal stamped 'Pt900', size M½ approx, 9.1g gross approx, cased, and with a GW LAB certificate No.220100651017, stating the oval cut yellow diamond as 1.76cts, Fancy Deep (AA) Brownish Greenish Yellow and SI2, the fifty-nine additional diamonds as 0.98cts, D-F and VS1 to SI2
Lot 334
Folk Art - British Naïve School, 19th century - Oil on canvas - Portrait of a mother and daughter, seated before a red curtain in a 'Primitive' manner reminiscent of the style of Sir Thomas Lawrence, the young girl with her hair in ringlets, wearing a teal blue dress, her mother with matching hair ribbons, over lace-trimmed black (mourning?) dress, 90cm x 75cm, in gilt slip and cavetto-moulded gilt frame
Lot 1550
An early 20th Century silver fronted dress cartridge pouch with hand chased border and applied brass cypher for the Princess Royals Dragoon Guards, the back with red leather folding pouch and flanking acanthus belt loops by Joseph Jennens & Co. - Birmingham 1901 - sold with a metal tin containing related gold braid dress belts, tassels and straps with trailing shamrock and other decoration
Lot 720
* Clothing. A gold brocade dress, 1840s, gown of gold figured brocade, woven with large flower sprigs in red and green, fitted bodice with v-shaped waist, metal hooks and stitched loops to front opening, and lined with cream twilled cotton, elbow length sleeves with chiffon flounce, close-gathered open-fronted skirt with inset calico pocket to right-hand side, rear of bodice with figured red bow and pleated train detail, occasional unobtrusive small marks (including some faint spotted red marks to train), bust 70 cm (27.5 ins), waist 56 cm (22 ins), sleeves 31 cm (12.25 ins), length 128 cm (50.5 ins)QTY: (1)
Lot 727
* Cut-out Figures. Two framed painted cut-out full-length portraits of 18th century ladies, including Augusta Smith, wife of Richard Smith, Surgeon, circa 1785, the first with full-length scissor cuts of 4 ladies in profile, the details of features and dress painted in watercolour and gouache, some toning and staining, three annotated to hem of skirts in contemporary brown ink: 'Miss Archer 1785'; 'Mrs. Augusta - wife of Mr. Richard Smith, Surgeon AD 1785'; and 'Mrs Bertha Catcott', the fourth figure that of Mrs Smith's maid, largest figure 30.5 x 17.5 cm (12 x 7 ins), mounted on gold satin, framed and glazed (42.5 x 84 cm), the second with a repeat of three of the figures (without Miss Archer), a little light toning and foxing, mounted on red velvet, framed and glazed (42.5 x 63.5 ins), annotated with figures' names on backboard QTY: (2)NOTE:Provenance: By descent from Augusta and Richard Smith to the great great granddaughter of their son Henry Smith, the current owner. Augusta, daughter of the Reverend Alexander Stopford Catcott, married Richard Smith of Bristol on September 23rd, 1771. Richard Smith was a master at the Free Grammer School in Bristol, and on December 6th, 1774, he was elected Surgeon to the Infirmary there. In 1783 the couple were known to be living in Queen Charlotte Street, Queen Square, Bristol, but in December, 1785, the Smiths left Queen Square and took a house by College Green, opposite the Church of St. Augustine the Less, near to Bristol Cathedral. Augusta and Richard had two sons, Richard and Henry, both of whom are remembered for their involvement in an unfortunate death. Henry Smith (1774-1840), a Bristol attorney-at-law and amateur artist, was forced to flee the country in 1809 after fighting a duel in which his opponent later died from loss of blood, having been shot in the leg. His subsequent travels around Scotland, and later Spain and Portugal during the Peninsula War, where he served in the army under Wellington, were recorded in a diary (1809-1810) which is now kept at the University of Kansas. He subsequently returned to England for trial, but was exonerated. Richard Smith (1772-1843) was, like his father, a surgeon at Bristol Infirmary. Amongst other things, he is known for his anatomisation of executed criminals, and in particular his association with John Horwood, aged 18, who was publicly hanged for the murder of Eliza Balsum, an older girl with whom he was infatuated. When Eliza rejected his advances, he threw a stone at her, striking her on the head as she crossed a stream. She died a month later, after Richard Smith had performed the risky operation of trepanning on her (drilling a hole in her skull to relieve pressure). At that time anatomisation was part of the punishment for murder, and the convict's body was given over to Smith at the Bristol Infirmary for his anatomy class. Gruesomely, the surgeon had Horwood’s skin preserved and tanned, and then used it to bind into a volume the notes he had collected on the trial, including sketches of Horwood.
Lot 744
* Infants' Items. An embroidery commemorating births and baptisms in the Cuddon-Fletcher family, 1870s, fine cream lawn panel, hand-stitched in tambour work in cream thread with details of the birth and baptism dates of 6 children of the Cuddon-Fletcher family between 1870 and 1877: Bernard, Harriet, Margaret, Angus, James, and Gwendolyn, some light brown marks, edged with cream lace, 80 x 106.5 cm (31.5 x 42 ins), together with a few other embroidered items, including a square linen sampler, with large initial 'M' in centre in padded satin stitch, squares of sample embroidery stitches at corners, and 'March. K.Brooke. 1906.' in red cross-stitch at foot, and a quantity of 19th and early 20th century children's clothes, including: 3 white cotton baby shirts, 2 inked with the name 'R.I. Bartram' and dated '4.64', and the other inked 'Bartram b. 1859'; a baby's lace-trimmed silk and cotton bib; 4 white cotton christening gowns; a cream lace dress; a cream net and ribbon bonnet; a cream silk christening gown with lace overlay and petticoat; an embroidered white muslin dress; and a number of other shirts, vests, and petticoats, etc., various condition and sizesQTY: (a carton)NOTE:The six Cuddon-Fletcher children commemorated in the embroidery were the offspring of Harriet and Bernard Cuddon-Fletcher of Dunans Castle in Glendaruel, on the Cowal Peninsula, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
Lot 715
* Chinese Dragon Robe. A kesi silk nine-dragon robe, late Qing Dynasty, full-length silk robe, finely woven in silver on a blue ground, with long sleeves and horse-shoe cuffs, depicting nine five-clawed dragons, three on each side, one on each sleeve, and one on interior flap, densely surrounded by various other auspicious symbols, including clouds, bats, cranes, mountains and rocks, etc., wide lishui border to hem, cuffs and neck with border of symbols woven in gold on a black ground (3 cm fray to seam at neck), vent to centre of front and rear, bauble fasteners (adjacent fabric to one with 2 cm fray), lilac silk lining to cuffs a little discoloured and with some fraying to edges, lightly soiled inside neck, slightly frayed to right underarm, length 144.5 cm (57 ins), width cuff to cuff 147.5 cm (58 ins), together with a floral purple Cheongsam dress, early-mid 20th century, some minor discolouration and fading to lower portion, bust 82 (33 ins), waist 68 cm (27 ins), sleeves 24 cm (9.5 ins), length 133 cm (52.5 ins) QTY: (2)NOTE:Provenance: Property of the owner's mother, whose father was a rubber planter in Malaya (thought to have been gifted to her by her father in the decade before the Second World War, as he was interned in Changi when Singapore fell to Japan).A beautiful Chinese dragon robe, in unusually good condition; the delicate finely-woven silk is robust and the colours vibrant.
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Lot 783
Trade Catalogue. Soieries - Lainages [Silks - Woollens], Paris: Bram Caan, 1935, 52pp. mounted textile samples, and 16 hand-coloured full-page illustrations of fashion, each depicting a lady in an elegant dress, some off-setting of samples, original gold cloth-backed boards, rubbed and a little marked, front cover embossed in silver with manufacturer's monogram, title, and date, folioQTY: (1)
Lot 722
Clothing. A Regency silk pelisse, circa 1810-1820, hand-stitched high-waisted cream silk coat, with frilled round collar and long sleeves, latter gathered and puffed at the shoulders, with crossing bands, and gathered double frill cuffs, cream zig-zag braid trimming to collar, cuffs, front edges, hem, and narrow self bow to rear of waist, scattered holes and marks, collar becoming detached, 10.5 x 2 cm darn to lower left of right-hand front panel, sleeves 56.5 cm (22.25 ins), length 109 cm (43 ins), together with a Regency yellow silk dress, with puffed sleeves and padded hem trimmed with gold metallised lace embellished with spangles and beads, and a Regency yellow silk bodice with long sleeves terminating in quilted cuffs, both somewhat worn QTY: (3)
Lot 760
* Lace. A wedding dress lace overlay of Brussels lace, 19th century, hand-worked cream needle lace on machine-made net, sleeveless, and with a short train, depicting flower sprays and trailing tendrils on a semé dot ground, length at front 147 cm (58 ins) and at back 188 cm (74 ins), together with 10 other 19th century handmade lace items, including: a large scalloped flounce of needle lace, some damage, 105 x 454 cm (41.5 x 179 ins); a pair of lace sleeves, each with 8 tiny gold thread Dorset buttons; and 2 pairs of lace cuffs, all in good condition, various sizes, accompanied by 2 old correspondence cards headed '8, Collingham Gardens, South Kensington, S.W.5.', giving details of 'white lace', all housed in a large blue crushed and polished morocco box (faded, lacking key), hinged lid with gilt tooled border of palmette, wreath, and wheel tools between single fillets, blue moiré silk lining, 9 x 55 x 32 cm (3.5 x 21.5 x 12.5 ins), contained in a (slightly broken) cardboard box, with old manuscript note on side of lid 'Lace Box'QTY: (11)NOTE:Provenance: Angela Ida Harriet Parry (1879-1977), the grandmother of the owner, who lived at 8 Collingham Gardens, South Kensington, London.
Lot 476
* Rings. A ladies 14ct gold dress ring, set with a blue stone cabochon surrounded by 8 pearls, stamped '14K', size J, gross weight 8.5g, together with three 9ct gold dress rings including a 9ct gold dress ring, set with 5 CZ stones, stamped '375', size N, gross weight, 2.6g plus a 9ct gold drop pendant necklace, set with two facet light blue stone, the catch stamped 9ct, 26 cm long and a 9ct gold leaf brooch set with three purple stones, 35 mm longQTY: (6)
Lot 723
* Clothing. A Robe à la Français, probably of Spitalfields silk, circa 1750-1770, open-fronted brocade dress, with woven meandering pattern of polychrome flower stems, on a figured cream silk ground, with sack back pleating falling from back of neck to the floor, elbow-length sleeves with 3-layered fall cuffs of graduating size, and self ruffle trimming down front of gown (becoming loose in places), bodice lined with cream twilled calico and silk, with 6 metal hooks present (several lacking), occasional small marks, stains, and minor discolouration, a few splits to sleeves (including underarms), sleeves 44 cm (17.25 ins), length 137 cm (54 ins)QTY: (1)NOTE:A wonderfully preserved eighteenth century Robe à la Français of the kind worn for formal occasions between the 1750s and 1770s. Designed to be worn over hoops or panniers, the wide expanse of the skirts of such gowns, and the fullness of the sack back, showed off the beautiful and expensive silk brocades which were so fashionable during the 18th century.
Lot 736
* Fabric. A collection of 18th century fragments, some probably Spitalfields, 12 pieces of silk, all woven with floral patterns, incorporating silver or gold metallised threads, some irregularly shaped, some matching, including 3 pieces of brocade woven with flowers and volutes in silver on a cream ground, with highlights in blue and green, with old label attached written in sepia ink 'Mrs Acland: my Great Grand-Mother's wedding Gown sent me by my mother July - 1820 ELTJ', with further (later) note of provenance, and a piece of silk woven with a flower and lattice pattern in silver, with old label attached written in sepia ink 'part of my Grandmother Lady Hoare's Wedding Dress - She was Daughter of Mrs Acland', approximately 137 x 48.5 cm (54 x 19 ins) and smaller, various conditionQTY: (12)NOTE:The three matching pieces of brocade with provenance notes attached were part of the wedding gown of Anne Burrell (circa 1696-1771). Anne was the daughter of Peter Burrell of Beckenham and his wife Isabella, daughter of John Merrick of North Ockendon, Essex. She married Richard Acland (1697-1838), son of John Acland and grandson of Sir Hugh Acland, 6th Baronet of Killerton, Devon. It is Richard and Anne's great granddaughter, Elizabeth Jenkinson née Acland, who penned the earlier manuscript note. Elizabeth Lucy Theresa (c.1794-1857) was the daughter of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland (1752-1794), 9th Baronet of Killerton in Devon and Holnicote in Somerset, and Henrietta Anne Hoare (1765-1841). Her wedding clothes were sold in these rooms in October 2022.The other piece of labelled fabric was part of the wedding gown of Frances Anne Acland (1735-1800), the daughter of the aforementioned Anne Acland, who became the second wife of Sir Richard Hoare (1735-1787) when they married in May 1761. The accompanying note is probably also in the hand of Elizabeth, her granddaughter .
Lot 763
* Miniature. A pair of tiny Eskimo shoes, circa 1855, hand-stitched sealskin Inuit boots, rubbed, and with some small holes, 4.5 cm (1.75 ins) long, with a manuscript note in black ink pertaining to their history, contained together in a later mosaic work box, together with:A straw boater trade sample, Lincoln Bennett & Co., Sackville Street, Piccadilly, London, early 20th century, small straw boater hat, trimmed with wide black grosgrain ribbon terminating in a bow at one side, maker's name printed on inside, height 7 cm (2.75 ins), width 15 cm (6 ins), length 18 cm (7 ins),Gentlemen's shoes cobbler samples, circa 1930s, 2 hand-made miniature lace-up leather shoes for men (laces partly lacking), one of brown leather with cap toe, the other of black leather, the former containing a wooden last, and other miniature items, comprising: a pair of miniature football boots, each annotated on sole 'E.J. 1959'; a pair of miniature leather clogs (lacking laces), length 8.5 cm (3.25 ins); a pair of miniature black boots; a pair of Victorian or Edwardian child's leather clogs with wooden and metal soles, length 15 cm (6 ins); 3 small purses; 3 dolls' hats; and a souvenir miniature wooden last from Italy, lettered 'Brunate'QTY: (21)NOTE:Rare survival of a pair of miniature Eskimo shoes which have a touching history, according to the accompanying note: 'Model of Esquimaux shoes (actually water tight) often attached to the dress of the mother in memory of a departed child. Procured when Grandfather (E.A.W.) was a missionary in Hudson's Bay district, 1855 (circa).'Prestigious London hat makers Lincoln Bennett were the leading maker of gentlemen’s headwear in the 19th and early 20th centuries. They supplied hats to members of the royal family and were said to have covered more aristocratic crowned heads in their time than any other firm in the world. Between 1876 and 1893 they won various gold medals at exhibitions in Philadelphia, Paris, Sydney, Melbourne, Calcutta, Adelaide, London and Chicago.
Lot 795
* Movable Silhouette Fans. A pair of etched fans with movable figures, Paris: Alphonse Giroux, circa 1820s, 2 cardboard handscreen fans, each of elongated octagonal form, with central recessed oval covered by cream gauze (foxed) revealing 2 movable black scissorcut silhouette figures, operated by a paper tab on reverse, one depicting a pair of male figures fencing, the other a woman holding a broom and parrying with a man brandishing fire tongs and shovel, the latter with tab renewed, each within a matching hand-coloured etched border, depicting a young lady and gentleman in evening dress on the left, the latter carrying a shawl over his arm, and on the right a woman carrying a reticule and a gentleman carrying an umbrella, both couples at the top of a flight of steps, with a pair of female Oriental figures in gold seated atop the oval, carrying a jester's stick and parasol respectively, and below, acting as caryatids, a pair of seated male Oriental figures in green highlighted in gilt, reverse of each with narrow green borders etched with scrolling trefoil pattern, second fan with Giroux's engraved label to upper edge 'Rue du Coq St. Honoré No. 7', both sides of each with narrow gold paper edging, turned wooden handles, both lacking upper rivet, each 37.5 x 24.5 cm (14.75 x 9.75 ins)QTY: (2)NOTE:A wonderful pair of articulated fans surviving in very good condition and in working order. Extremely rare; we have not seen another such movable fan, nor have we traced any at auction or in institutions.Alphonse Giroux, known as 'the merchant of the princes', was an important Parisian manufacturer of luxury furniture and objets d'art, whose products were intended for the upper echelons of society. He was operating from 7, Rue de Coq St. Honoré as early as 1799, before moving to Boulevard des Capucines in the middle of the 19th century, and he counted royalty among his clients, including King Louis XVIII and King Charles X. Specialising in paper and artistic supplies, and known for his offering of both modern and old fans, he sold a hugely diverse range of wares, including toys, boxes, souvenirs, lithographs, mirrors, clocks, sewing accessories, fabrics, and items of furniture. Giroux had studied painting under Jacques-Louis David, and he not only collected, exhibited and sold fine art, but he offered a conservation service also, becoming involved in such prestigious projects as the restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral. The firm of Giroux showcased its wares widely at world fairs and exhibitions, and won a number of medals.Alphonse Giroux was in the vanguard of the production of pre-cinema movable devices and photography in Europe at the beginning of the 19th century. In 1818 he filed the patent for the kaleidoscope, which he also called the 'transfigurator'. In June 1833 Alphonse Giroux & Cie. introduced the phénakistiscope in France, becoming one of the first companies to publish the animation device after it was more or less simultaneously invented in Belgium and Austria. His firm also constructed the Giroux Daguerreotype camera in 1839, the first commercially manufactured photographic camera in the world, which was designed by his brother-in-law Louis Daguerre.
Lot 719
* Clothing. A bodice and deconstructed skirt of silk damask, probably Spitalfields, circa 1745-50, boned and fitted bodice of blue silk damask with large pattern of flowers and leaves, of later construction, stitched by hand and machine, probably intended for fancy dress, with elbow length sleeves trimmed with wide lace flounces, matching lace to neck and front, v-shape to waist front and back, and eyelets with lacing to back, sleeves coming unstitched slightly in a couple of places, bust 64 cm (25 ins), waist 48 cm (19 ins), sleeves 40.5 cm (16 ins), length 45 cm (17.75 ins), matching skirt with ungathered waist and hand-stitched hem, some light discolouration to bodice and skirt in places, width between pink-striped selvedges 56 cm (22 ins), length 98 cm (38.5 ins), entire width of hem (i.e. if side seam was unstitched) 188 cm (74 ins)QTY: (2)NOTE:Provenance: The Haslett family, Shakespear House, Adelaide Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland.Shakespear House was built in 1891 by Joseph Frederick Warden, who commissioned the construction of the Grand Opera House in Belfast in 1895. In 1918 Shakespear House was sold to John Haslett, a surgeon in the Royal Army Medical Corps, passing down three generations of the Haslett family until its sale in 2022, when the contents – an impressive array of antiques and historical pieces - were sold.
Lot 797
* Painted Fan. A late Victorian painted brisé fan, by E. Kees, hand-painted double-sided bone fan, the recto bearing a pastoral scene of youthful figures in 18th century dress, a young boy and girl on the left dancing, and another couple seated on the right beneath a tree, a church spire seen against a sunset sky on the left, and the sweeping stone steps of a garden on the right, the vignette flanked by a flower urn on the left and a quiver of arrows in the right, and surrounded by rose garlands, verso with crossed beacons in the centre flanked by rose garlands and surrounded by butterflies, upper guardstick signed in brown ink on verso 'E. Kees', 19 cm (7.5 ins), contained, together with small engraved calling card of Marjorie Mercer Kendig, in a cream silk fan box (larger than fan), dusty, extremities frayingQTY: (1)
Lot 741
* Garments. Two Regency embroidered muslin cloaks, finely hand-stitched and embroidered in tambour work and satin stitch in polychrome silk threads, the first with frilled scalloped collar and scalloped edge worked with beribboned foliate sprays, the hem worked with a wide border of large floral sprays (tiger lilies, carnations, rose buds, heart's ease), lacking ribbon in drawstring casing at neck, some pale brown staining, 1 x 1.5 cm hole in border (affecting the edge of one leaf spray, without loss of stitching), length 127 cm (50 ins), the other with gathered collar and edges worked with beribboned flower garlands within a chevron border, lacking ribbon as before, 2 very small holes and a few associated small brown marks, length 117 cm (46 ins) QTY: (2)NOTE:Two rather beautiful and very finely-worked Regency cloaks. Presumably worn over a muslin dress for a ball or other formal occasion, we have not seen another in this style.
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