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Click here to subscribe2006 World Cup Andrea Pirlo signed Italy national replica shirt made by Puma as worn during the tournament. Italy went on to beat France in the final (aet) on penalties 5-3 with Pirlo scoring the first of Italy's spot kicks, in what was a low key final, it will be remembered for Zinedine Zidane's sending off after head butting Marco Materazzi
Spanish First Day Cover hand signed by three Footballing Legends who played in the 1954 and 1962 World Cup tournaments, Puskas who represented Hungary in 1954 in Switzerland, Di Stefano representing Spain in Chile 1962 along with Gento who played for Spain in Chile 1962 & England 1966 tournament
1962 Chile FIFA World Cup 18ct gold Winners medal awarded to Brazilian Amarildo Tavares da Silveira, designed by PEKA, obverse with FIFA and Victory in relief, reverse bearing CAMPEONATO MUNDIAL DE FUTBOL COPA JULES RIMET CHILE 1962, stamped PEKA and 0.750, with suspension ring, weight 20gms, 40 by 22mm.; sold with a signed letter of provenance from Amarildo dated 4th February 2010 (2) Brazil defeated Czechoslovakia 3-1, played in Santiago 17th June 1962, Amarildo Tavares da Silveira replaced the injured Pele, he scored three goals in the tournament including the first gold in the final on the 17th minute.
The three versions of Carvosso's poster designs for the 1966 World Cup, printed by McCorquodale & Co Ltd, the first being the poster deemed to be the official tournament poster designed with the mascot World Cup Willie kicking the ball into the air; the second poster featuring the globe, a football, the Jules Rimet Trophy and the World Cup insignia; the third featuring the host cities and featuring a football rosette design, all 50.5 by 31.5cm., all with some degree of marks and stains and minor paper tears, all rolled
A Georgian memorial gem-set and half pearl locketdesigned as a yellow gold two handled urn set with calibré-cut emeralds, a garnet-set surmount and base, the closed back reverse with hinged compartment (a/f), contemporary ovoid shaped red leather case, together with a later fine trace link chain stamped '9K' locket: 2,2 cm x 1.8 cm, 2.0 g; chain 1.2gCondition: The mount has a few knocks and is not in perfect condition. First hand inspection suggested.The rock crystal to the reverse of the locket has a fracture running across the bottom section with a loss to the bottom right corner and has a flaked chip to the centre (obverse rock crystal appear to be in good order) .Stones untested , reasonably bright and probably foiled as in closed back setting. Upper smaller garnet in loop damaged .
Four gem-set cluster rings: the first set with opals and diamonds to the 9ct yellow gold shank; the second set with diamonds within a sapphire border; the third set with a a ruby and emeralds to the shank stamped '14'; the fourth with an opal and emeralds to the 9ct yellow gold shank; ring sizes N, P, N, O, combined gross weight 22.9gCondition:
Three platinum bands and sapphire and diamond half hoop ring first a textured platinum band, London marks for 1985 an octagonal band and a small plain band both stamped PLATINUM, together with with a square cut sapphire and illusion set diamond ring in white gold, stamped 18ct. (4)first size O/P, platinum weight approx. 10g.Condition:Fair
Three mid 19th/early 20th century rings a turquoise, ruby, seed pearl and 12ct yellow gold cluster ring, a hand each side of the cluster to the hollow engraved shank, closed back setting, Birmingham hallmark, 1866 , ring size P; a pearl (untested) and white stone cluster ring to the plain yellow gold shank, ring size L; and a turquoise and yellow gold ring, the oval turquoise cabochon horizontally set within the plain tapering yellow gold band, size Ocombined gross weight 8.2gCondition:the first: three turquoise each with a chip near the claw, one cracked at the end, glazed compartment possibly deficient at the back, shank repaired, possibly replaced, hallmarks clear; the second: pearl untested, white stones rubbed and one chipped hallmarks including caratage rubbed, shank sized; the third: shank slightly thin at the base
Two 9ct gold charm bracelets the first with each curb link marked .375 and a number of charms including iron, anchor, ship teapot etc.., the second with fewer charms including thistle and acorn, and each curb link and charm marked .375 (2)total weight approx 51.6gCondition:Both in good wearable condition
A Victorian 18ct buckle ring, two 22ct bands, an 18ct band and assorted 9ct jewelleryfirst Chester 1897, foliate chased, together with two 22ct gold bands, an 18ct gold band with soldered suspension ring, two 9ct signet rings, a 9ct band with soldered suspension loop, a 9ct gold openwork wreath pendant on a 9ct chain, a 9ct carved shell cameo pendant on a 9ct chain, etc., (qty)22ct approx. 3g., 18ct approx. 6.5g., 9ct approx. 19g. Condition:
A collection of 9ct gold jewellerycomprising a 9ct oval locket with foliate chased decoration, a butterscotch amber pendant on a fine trace link chain, stamped 9ct, an Edwardian 9ct floral scroll bar brooch, a pair of 9ct textured abstract design half hoop ear clips and a pair cultured pearl ear clips, stamped 9ct, (5)first length 2.7 cm., weight approx. 15.7gCondition:Fair condition commensurate with age
A late Victorian 9ct gold Regard memorial ring and other gold jewelleryfirst inset with woven hair and with panels spelling Regard, bearing central shield shaped reserve with initials, Chester, 1894 together with an amethyst and half pearl stick pin, an opal 9ct ring, a gentleman's lapis lazuli signet ring stamped 14k, a 9ct St Christopher medallion on chain, a 9ct gold Zenith watch head and an a/f Etruscan Revival hinged bangle unmarked, (7)first size R/S, total weight excluding watch head approx. 25.4Condition:Memorial ring in fair condition, would benefit form a light clean. Opal ring with chips cracks to stone. Watch head winds ticks and runs but no guarantee can be offered as to the full working order. bangle is has been repaired, hinged is lacking pin, with knocks and dings, loss to granulation, hinge lacking pin.
Three pieces of costume jewellery by Libertya graduated fringe necklace of openwork stylised motifs, a pair of similar ear clips, and a pair of green and white enamel domed ear clips, all signed 'LIBERTY', together with a drawstring reversed mauve and purple bag, with LIBERTY in silvered grey thread (3)necklace length 42.5cm, first ear clips 3.3 cm x 2.6 cm, second ear clips 3.4mmCondition:
Three silk scarves by Balenciaga, Christian Dior and Louis Vuittonthe first blue and pale grey with Balenciaga Paris lettering around the edges, the Louis Vuitton turquoise scarf with leave and floral pattern and a smaller scarf with butterflies etc (3), the first 90 x 90cm., the Dior 55 x 55cm approx. Condition:All in clean wearable condition.
Two Edwardian stitched crocodile embossed tan leather suitcases and a Chinese woven rattan suitcasethe smaller stamped in gilt Peter Robinson Ltd, Oxford, lond, silk lined, initialled, C.C. , second initialled. D.L.W, (3), .first length 51cm., .Condition:Fair condition. Some scuffs and bumnbs to leather cases. All with handles and working locks. largest initalled D.L.W. with key .
A collection of eighteen canes, walking sticks, riding crops and umbrellasthe six walking sticks to include a lacewood and silver handled example, and lignum and rosewood examples with another three, the five canes to include an example for Berkhampsted OTC, three riding crops, one bone and the other horn handled, the four umbrellas to include a parasol, a silver topped example and the shaft of an umbrella only, (18)Condition:Used condition and with some losses in places. Best viewed first hand.
Two Southern African tribal hardwood knobkerries and two walking canes probably Zulufirst having incised cross hatched grip and knob terminal, second with globular pommel, one walking stick with a twisted stem and pommel terminal other with chip carved decoration (4),.First length 123.5 cm..Condition:Fair condition. first several hairlines running along shaft, presumably shrinkage. No sign of movement. Similar cracks to chip carved stick but wider and more open,.
Two George III truncheons with weighted brass collarsthe first lignum, the collar engraved Rochdale No 88 1792 and bearing George III cypher, the second mahogany, the collar engraved W*H over No 3 and bearing George III cypher, (2),.first length 41.6 cm,. Condition: First with old chips to handle terminal and old dents and marks. The second with a later small metal hanging hook, and with old dents and marks. They are both of a good colour. The smallest is 34cm long.
A collection of 19th century and later chess sets and relatedincluding: a boxwood chess set by Frank Davidson Birmingham, within box; a Staunton pattern chess set, boxwood and ebony, weighted bases, within later box; a bone travelling chess set, red and white stained, within mahogany box, together with H.B. Farebrother Chess rules; a part bone chess set and two leather folding chess boards (qty)Staunton pattern King height 8cm Condition:The first - Lid labelled 'An Acceptable Present The "Acme" Set, Boxwood Chessmen, Well Carved Carefully Finished, Frank Davidson Birmingham'. Lid has been carved with name by a child. The King height 7.6cm approx, chips to both bases of horse on black knights. The second - 'Staunton' set - within box, horse tops of knights loose, one white pawn knight loose top, one white pawn with chip lacking section. King height 8cm. Oak box later. The third - Travelling chess set - board and pieces would benefit from cleaning, wear to playing holes, open width 40.5cm The forth - Poor condition - lacking a large number of pieces. Leather chess board 1 - width overall 34cm Leather chess board 2 - tooled leather with gold, entirely split to fold now separated into 2 pieces.
Three late 19th century French tinplate flywheel driven toysprobably Fernand Martin, in the form of postman pulling his cart and two others of carts being pulled by ladies, together with a clockwork driven model of a horse drawn carriage, (4),.first length 15cm.,.Condition:In worn condition with losses damages and paint loss . The postman' with both arms missing, his cart is missing one cart wheel is broken and detached form axle. The head of one lady is presetn but dectahed and her hat is no longer present. The other hat is present but dectaches and one arm is missing,.
Three early 20th century German bisque headed dollsin the Armand Marsellies manner, including; a doll with open mouth, weighted blue eyes, impressed 3200 6/0 soft kid leather and cloth covered body, wearing undergarments and socks; a doll with fixed blue eye, open mouth, composition body, dressed in cream coloured undergarments with light coloured fawn silk dress and matching bonnet, impressed '1900' and a bride doll, fixed brown eyes, brown hair, open mouth, cloth body, wearing cotton and wool/ felt type undergarments, black leather boots, with bridal gown decorated with lace, pearls and flowers, veil to head decorated with flower and pearl strand to neck, paste clasp to centre of dress, within card box (3) the latter height 32cm Condition:The first - worn condition - hair appears to have been cut - socks crochet, white ceramic apparently replacement hands with broken fingers. The second - lacking right eye, possibly loose within head - staining and wear throughout - one leg separated at joints and loose from doll. Lacking shoes hair possibly cut The third - hair crumbling in places, dirt throughout and staining to costume, hands worn.
Churchill, Sir Winston Spencer 'London to Ladysmith via Pretoria', First Edition, London, 1900, published by Longmans, Green and Co., 8vo, inscribed to front 'Freer & May, with love from Grandma Xmas 1900', pictorial brown cloth hardcover, containing three folding maps one printed in colour .8 .Condition:With later brown paper dust cover, inscribed and bearing ex libris label, pages foxed and brittle. Frontispiece pages discoloured brown. Slight soiled. Rounding to cover corners, staining, splits to cover spine.Ex Libris label 'Thomas Freer Ash, Mary Louisa Ash'
Two Kastane swordsCeylonese / Sri Lankan, 19th century, each with curved blade, the first with fullered blade, etched to ricasso with an elephant, the quillons cast in the form of mythical creatures, carved hilt with animals head pommel and knuckle guard terminating in a snake type creature, the other carved hilt, the quillo cast in the form of animal heads, the pommel terminating in the head of a lion type animal/ mythical creature, knuckle guard terminating in animals head (2) the first overall length 65.5cm, the second overall length 62.5cm Condition:Wear rusting and splits throughout piece - worn condition overall lacking scabbards.
After Bertrand Andrieu (French, 1761-1822) A framed group of ten portrait plaques/ medallions relating to NapoleonBattle of Marengo; King of Italy; Storming of the Bastille; First Consul; Portrait of Napoleon; Marriage of Emperor Napoleon to Marie Louis; Arrival of the King in Paris; Bust of Marie Louise; Napoleon I portrait and Bust of Josephine, each within gilt coloured mount framed together within oval displayheight 66cm x 53cm Condition:Unglazed - some light wear in accordance with age otherwise good. The medallions are made from a bronzed metal, all marked 'Andrieu.F.'. A little loose in its frame. Napoleon medal with some damage, see image.
A collection of early 20th century and later mostly French bronze prize medalsto include an Art Deco Perseus and Andromeda medal by Raymond Delamarre, a leather cased musicial competition plaquette by Genieve Granger, Ceramique prize plaquette by G. Prud'home, a Gallia medal by Albert Herbemont, Le Soir plaquette by Theunis, a silvered Societe Des Artistes Francaise Architecture - Salon de 1932- by Daniel Dupuis, a bronze Orpheus medal by L. Coudray, a silvered Musique plaquette a silvered Exposition Nationale Du Travail 1908 medal by Massonetan Art Deco white metal medal by Bouillo, a silvered plaquette Abondance by Alf Mauquoy, an Exposition Internationale du Nord de la France, 1911 medal by Lefebvre, etc., an Italian uniface bronzed portrait medal of Maria de Mucini, a Britain Universal Cookery & food Exhibition 1910 prize medal by Restall etc., (qty)first diameter 7.6 cm.Condition:Generalally in good condition. Silvering rubbed Musique. Le soir lightly rubbed with impact marks. Silvering rubbed on Abondance.
Three botanical studies of white flowers from the collection of William Curtis (1746-1799),'Saxifraga Viscosa', 'Cardamine Trifolia' (Three-leaved Cuckoo) and 'Arenaria Grandiflora', watercolour and pencil (3)the first 29cm x 21.7cm Condition:Two with paper particularly mottled - foxing visible - some stainingFrom the collection of William Curtis (1746-1799) - thence by descent.
Two botanical studies of Iris from the collection of William Curtis (1746-1799),attributed to Sydenham Teaste Edwards (1768-1819), 'Iris Varigata' (Hungarian Iris) and 'Iris Hydrophylla' (uberosa), watercolour and pencil (2)the first 22.4cm x 15cm Condition:Borders removed on both works, mottling to paper, foxing and some staining visible. From the collection of William Curtis (1746-1799) - thence by descent. For a very similar drawing of an 'Iris Variegata' see William Curtis 'The Botanical Magazine' Volume 1 Plate 16.
Two botanical studies of blue flowers from the collection of William Curtis (1746-1799),'Scilla Bifolia' (Two-Leaf Squill) and 'Hyacinthus Racemosus (Dark Blue Grape-Flower), watercolour and pencil, (2)the first 29.3cm x 21.7cm Condition:Overall good - some foxing visible crease to lower right corner of the Racemosus. Rounding to lower right corner of the Bifolioa. From the collection of William Curtis (1746-1799) - thence by descent.
Four botanical studies of purple and pink flowers from the collection of William Curtis (1746-1799),'Saponaria Vaccaria', 'Saxiafraga oppositfolia Purple Saxifrage', 'Daphne Mezereon' and 'Alyssum deltoides', watercolour and pencil, (4)the first 29.3cm x 22cm Condition:Mottling to all paper - foxing visible throughout particular to saxifrage. From the collection of William Curtis (1746-1799) - thence by descent.
English School (18th century) Four botanical studies of Geranium type flowers from the collection of William Curtis (1746-1799), watercolour and pencil, 'Geranium Odoratissimum' (Apple Geranium), 'Geranium Macrorhizon (Bigroot Geranium) together with two further of pink geranium type flowers (4)the first 29cm x 21.8cm Condition:All with mottling to paper, some foxing and ink marks. From the collection of William Curtis (1746-1799) - thence by descent.
Five botanical studies from the collection of William Curtis (1746-1799),'Solidago Odorata' (Sweet Goldenrod), 'Anchusa Italica', 'Ervum Ervilia' (Ervil), 'Hydrophyllum Virginianum' and a blue flower, watercolour and pencil (5)the first 29cm x 22cm Condition:Mottling to paper of all pieces - some foxing and staining - folds to corners of Hydrophyllum From the collection of William Curtis (1746-1799) - thence by decent.
Two botanical studies of lilies from the collection of William Curtis (1746-1799), 'Lilium Candidum' (White Lily) and 'Anthericum Liliastrum' (Savoy Anthercium), manner of Sydenham Teaste Edwards, watercolour and pencil, (2)the first 29cm x 21.7cm Condition:The first - crease line to lower right corner foxing and marks visible throughout and some staining. The second - mottling to the entire paper - horizontal line visible to to centre and top work From the collection of William Curtis (1746-1799) - thence by descent. For a Lilium Candidum illustration of similar style see William Curtis 'The Botanical Magazine' Volume 8 Plate 278.
A Victorian gothic lead lined oak tobacco jar and cover and a Chinese barrel shaped and brass lined carved wood tobacco jar and cover, both late 19th c, the first with lead weight, 15.5cm and 26cm h Victorian jar - edge of cover with loss; lead press stuck inside jar. Chinese jar - much old settled dust, the cover with shrinkage crack to edge
A pair of Meissen floral encrusted vases and covers, late 19th c, with diminutive figure handles in the form of a lady with a parasol and a gallant, the bulbous ogee body painted with 18th c lovers and, to the reverse, flowers, on baluster pedestal and oval foot, the domed cover surmounted by a mound of flowers, 34cm h, incised 1675, underglaze blue crossed swords First quality and substantially good condition with some typical chipping of the leaves and flowers but no substantial damage. One vase with firing crack inside not visible from exterior
Books - twenty-one, including Churchill (Winston S.): The Second World War, five-volume set, first edition, London: Cassell & Co. Ltd, 1948-1952, original black cloth only, 8vo, (5); A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, four-volume set, mixed editions, 1957-1958, pictorial dustjackets over publisher’s cloth (some chipped/bumped losses), 8vo, (4); Aftermath, 1941, blue cloth, 8vo, (1); Simpson (Wallis), The Heart Has Its Reasons: The Memoirs of The Duchess of Windsor, first edition, London: Michael Joseph, 1956, yet the title-page imprint has an over stuck label inscribed: Special Edition for The Book Clubs, dustjacket over red cloth, 8vo, (1); etc.
Books. Twenty shelves of 19th/20th c and later general stock, including Playne (Caroline E.), Society at War 1914 - 1916, first edition, London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1931, original dustjacket over boards, 8vo, others comprising Folio Society, art and architecture, history, literature, politics, vintage Penguin and Pelican paperbacks, Family Bible, periodicals, etc.
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