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Lot 154
CHRISTIE (Agatha): 'Destination Unknown', London, Crime Club, 1954: FIRST EDITION. Publishers red cloth with dustjacket, chipped to extrems: 'Dead Man's Folly..', FIRST EDITION 1956, dustjacket, losses to spine ends and edges: with 36 others, Agatha Christie, to include 33 vintage paperbacks published by Pan, Fontana, etc, condition variable. (38)
Lot 41
WESTON (Richard): 'The Universal Botanist and Nurseryman: containing descriptions of the species and varieties of all the trees, shrubs, herbs, flowers, and fruits, natives and exotics...', London, printed for J Bell, 1770-77. 4 vols, engraved plates, contemporary tree calf, rubbed and scuffed. Uniformly bound with: 'The English Flora: or, a catalogue of trees, shrubs, plants and fruits, natives as well as exotics...also, a general catalogue of seeds, for the kitchen-garden, flower-garden, grass-lands &c...', London, printed for the author, 1775: GILPIN (William): 'Remarks on Forest Scenery, and other woodland views, (relative chiefly to picturesque beauty), illustrated by the scenes of New-Forest in Hampshire..', London, printed for R Blamire, 1791: FIRST EDITION, 31 plates and one double-page map, contemporary red half morocco gilt, rubbed: plus one other. (8)
Lot 34
(ISLE OF WIGHT POETRY): ANON: 'Poetical Excursions in the Isle of Wight...', London, printed for N Conant (successor to Mr Whiston), 1777: FIRST EDITION. Oval engraving of Carisbrooke Castle to title page, without half title, lower free endpaper removed, contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, red morocco label central to upper, extremities rubbed and scuffed but a good clean copy internally, bookplate of Rt. Hon. Lady Augusta Deburgh, 4to. (1)
Lot 105
FLEMING (Ian): 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service..' London, Jonathan Cape, 1963: FIRST EDITION. 8vo, publishers black cloth with white ski-track design to upper board, dustjacket not price clipped, some wear/nicks and browning to edges but generally a good copy, short ink ownership to front FE. (1)
Lot 24
PLOT (Robert): 'The Natural History of Oxford-shire, being an essay towards the natural history of England...' Oxford, printed by Leon. Lichfield, for Charles Brome and John Nicholson, 1705: 2nd edition. Folding engraved map of the county (laid down on linen), 16 engraved plates, publishers adverts to verso of final leaf, contemporary blind ruled calf neatly rebacked to match, a little rubbed to extremities, a very good copy, folio. Together with a copy of the first edition of 1677, with the folding map in facsimile. (2)
Lot 9
WHITE (Gilbert): 'The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, in the County of Southampton..', FIRST EDITION: London, T Bensley, 1789: 7 engraved plates (2 folding), additional title and part title with engraved vignettes, errata leaf at end, some foxing and browning to plates and initial quire, old half calf over marbled boards, recently rebacked, bookplate of Joseph Gurney, a good copy, 4to. (1)
Lot 46
PONTOPPIDAN (Erich, Right Rev.): 'The Natural History of Norway: containing a particular and accurate account of the temperature of the air, the different soils, waters, vegetables, metals, minerals, stones, beasts, birds, and fishes...', London, printed for A Linde, 1755. FIRST EDITION in English, 2 parts in one vol, woodcut initials and decorations, folding engraved map hand-coloured in outline and 28 plates, scattered light foxing and marks, recent panelled calf in period style, folio. (1)
Lot 64
BOREMAN (Thomas): 'A Description of a Great Variety of Animals and Vegetables; viz. Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Insects, Plants, Fruits and Flowers, extracted from the most considerable writers of natural history; and adapted to the use of all capacities, especially for the entertainment of youth...', London, printed by J T for Thomas Boreman, 1736: FIRST EDITION. With frontispiece and 85 plates, many printed back to back, contemporary hand-colouring throughout, 20th century brown cloth with spine gilt lettered, 12mo. (1) 90 plates are called for in this edition.
Lot 42
DE REAUMUR (M): 'The Art of Hatching and Bringing Up Domestick Fowls of All Kinds, at any time of the year.': London, printed for C Davis, 1750: FIRST EDITION in English, half title, 15 engraved folding plates, last plate torn with some loss and neatly repaired, recent half calf, 8vo: BURDON (William, Captain): 'The Gentleman's Pocket-Farrier; shewing, how to use your horse on a journey and what remedies are proper for common misfortunes that may befal him on the road..', Dublin, printed by S Powell, 1733: waterstaining to first and final few quires, copious early marginalia at pp38, contemporary blind ruled calf, 12mo: plus one other book. (3)
Lot 29
(JUVENILE TOPOGRAPHY): 'The County Album; containing 400 topographical hieroglyphics, indicative of the products, staple commodities, manufactures and objects of interest in England & Wales...' London, John Harris, 1829: FIRST EDITION. numerous woodcut illustrations, publishers morocco backed marbled boards, some light wear externally else a very good copy, 12mo: with 2 others, British topography, including another Harris juvenile. (3)
Lot 52
FLETCHER (PHINEAS): 'The Purple Island, of the Isle of Man: together with Piscatorie Eclogs and other Poeticall Miscellanies..' Cambridge, by the printers to the university, 1633: FIRST EDITION. Title page printed in red and black, without the 3 blanks and single plate found in some copies, full blue crushed morocco gilt by Tout, aeg, 8vo. (1)
Lot 85
POETRY: JONES (Henry): 'Kew Garden. A Poem in Two Cantos..' London, printed by J Browne, 1767: FIRST EDITION: wanting half title, light browning else a good copy, bookplate of Brooklyn Public Library, later half calf with spine gilt lettered direct, 4to: PARK (Thomas) 'Sonnets, and other small Poems...' London, printed for G Sael, 1797: contemporary pink paper covered boards neatly rebacked to style, edges rough trimmed, 8vo: with 12 others, 18th and early 19thc poetry, various sizes. (14)
Lot 152
LEIGHTON (Clare, illustrator): 'Growing New Roots...an essay with 14 wood engravings..' Book Club of California, 1976: No.165/500 copies, signed by the illustrator: publishers plain buckram, lettered in red to upper board, spine and upper edge a little browned, a few minor marks else VG, 8vo: LEWIS (C S) 'The Four Loves', London, Geoffrey Bles, 1960: FIRST EDITION. Publishers pale green cloth with dustjacket, a little rubbed and marked, 8vo: with 13 others, largely 20thc poetry, to include first World War verse by Ian Mackenzie, Wilfrid Wilson Gibson and others. (15)
Lot 10
WHITE (Gilbert): 'The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, in the County of Southampton..', FIRST EDITION: London, T Bensley, 1789: 7 engraved plates (2 folding), additional title and part title with engraved vignettes, lacking errata leaf at end, spots and smudges throughout, a few leaves repaired, several with some staining, large folding frontispiece backed onto linen, early 20th century dark green full morocco, aeg, rubbed, 4to. (1)
Lot 237
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM: INDIA: 'A Pictorial Souvenir of the First Battalion The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) Secunderabad, India, 1927': printed title and c30 silver print photographs tipped onto card leaves, oblong folio album of period, disbound without covers, contents generally sound. (1)
Lot 54
FITZGERALD (Francis, pseud. Charles Taylor): 'Surveys of Nature, Historical, Moral, and Entertaining, Exhibiting the Principals of Natural Science in Various Branches...', London, 1787: FIRST EDITION. 2 volumes, 6 parts over 4 sections, engraved title vignette to each volume, over 160 engraved illustrations on 158 plates including 19 in sepia and 2 folding, some slight offsetting onto text, some spotting (heavy in a few places), contemporary sheep backed boards later rebacked, spines richly gilt with red and black morocco labels, endpapers replaced, extremities rubbed but an attractive copy, large 8vo. (2)
Lot 192
A RARE FRENCH GILT BRASS KEYLESS CARRIAGE CLOCK BY LE ROY & FILS, LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY the brass eight day movement with repeat and alarm mechanisms, the silvered platform lever escapement wound via a handle to the underside, stamped 'Le Roy & Fils, Patent No.9501, striking the half hours on a gong, the backplate stamped with the serial number '10313', the enamelled dial with black Roman hour and Arabic minute numerals above a subsidiary alarm dial, inscribed 'Le Roy & Fils, 57 New Bond Street, Made in France', the gorge case with bevelled glass panels and hinged handle, with an associated burgundy leather bound travelling case gilt stamped 'E.L.R. 1929' and with retailer's marks for 'Edward White, St James's, SW1' (2) 14cm high Provenance Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009) The Trustees of Exbury House Catalogue Note Keyless or bottom winding clock movements were an innovation patented by Le Roy et Fils. The going and striking trains are wound alternately by winding the fixed key first in one direction and then the other. This avoids the need for a separate key and also enables both winding functions to take place at once. For a full discussion, see Alix and Bonnert, Carriage Clocks, their History and Development, pp.219-221, they state that 'examples with bottom-winding seem without exception to have been prior to the year 1900. Perhaps significantly, the 57 New Bond St. address, with or without the Palais Royal, will usually if not always be found on bottom-winding clocks.'
Lot 123
AN EARLY VICTORIAN MOTHER OF PEARL WRITING BOX '1838' of rectangular form, the cover with an initialled cartouche 'C.de R', the interior with two silver-gilt mounted glass travelling inkwells with a maker's mark of 'T.D London 1838', of square form, with engraved decoration and screw-down covers box: 19cm long Provenance Charlotte de Rothschild (1819-1884) Alfred de Rothschild (1842-1918) Halton House, Buckinghamshire Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942) Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009) The Trustees of Exbury House Catalogue Note The initials are almost certainly for Charlotte von Rothschild, the wife of Baron Lionel de Rothschild and mother of Alfred. She was born in Frankfurt on the 13th June 1819 and married her first cousin Lionel de Rothschild on the 15th June 1836.
Lot 219
'THE ROTHSCHILD MILANESE ARMOURER'S CABINET' A RARE NORTH ITALIAN DAMASCENED STEEL AND GILT BRONZE ARMOURER'S TABLE CABINET IN THE MANNER OF THE WORKSHOP OF GIOVANNI BATTISTA PANZERI, MILAN, THE PLAQUES LATE 16TH / EARLY 17TH CENTURY, THE CABINET 19TH CENTURY fitted with eleven drawers around a central cupboard hinged door, decorated in relief with scenes from Roman history before cityscapes, with swags of fruit and leaves, soldiers, satyr masks, war trophies and term figures, the cupboard with the story of Gaius Mucius Scaevola, revealing a gilt lined vacant interior, the cabinet with a pierced scrolling leaf silver gilt border and green damask velvet panels, on sphinx supports, on an associated and later French 'Japonisme' stand (2) cabinet: 42.5cm high, 59.8cm wide, 35.5cm deep the stand: 80.8cm high, 65.7cm wide, 42.5cm deep Provenance Alfred de Rothschild (1842-1918) the Red Room at Halton House, Buckinghamshire Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942) Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009) The Trustees of Exbury House Literature Rothschild Archive, London, Manuscript: 000/174/C/3, Christie, Manson & Woods Probate Valuation of 'The Estate of Alfred C. de Rothschild, Esq. C.V.O. Deceased, Halton House Tring', 1918. Listed as 'An Italian cabinet with architectural front, overlaid with steel plaques chiselled with classical warriors and partly damascened with gold, Milanese, 16th Century, on stand, £300.0.0.' Catalogue Note In Milan during the second half of the 16th century skilled craftsmen who produced damascened armour and weapons for noble patrons began to expand their production into furniture. Creating mainly cabinets with drawers, some of architectural form but also tables, mirrors, picture frames and tabernacles tailored to the tastes of wealthy patrons desiring one-of-a-kind masterworks epitomizing luxury. These objects made by the Milanese armourers were decorated with steel or iron plaquettes, embossed and damascened with gold and silver, depicting subjects inspired by Roman history or mythology. Sometimes they were embellished with small sculptures. One of the prominent makers to capitalise on this luxury market was Giovanni Battista Panzeri, called Zarabaglia, who also specialised in devotional objects. His masterpiece is arguably the reliquary tabernacle in the form of a church, made for Spain's El Escorial, kept in its Monastery of San Lorenzo. For comparisons to our present cabinet, see the Victoria & Albert Museum for a cabinet with very similar panels and subject matter gifted by Dr. Hildburgh, accession no. M.22:1-1952, dated to 1550-1600. In the Waddesdon Bequest at the British Museum there is an architectural cabinet formerly belonging to Alfred's cousin Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, reg. no. WB.16. See also three cabinets in the Museo Poldi Pezzoli and a wiring cabinet in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, accession no. 1930-1-187. Literature For a discussion of these cabinets, see Silvio Leydi, Mobili Milanesi in acciaio e metalli preziosi nell'eta del Manierismo, in Fatto in Italia. Dal Medioevo al Made in Italy, ed. by Alessandra Guerrini, with Barbara Brondi and Marco Raino. Catalogue of the exhibition at Reggia di Venaria, 19th March - 10th July 2016. The Iconography The central panel depicts Gaius Mucius Scaevola in front of the Etruscan king, Lars Porsena. Scaevola, a young Roman, formed a plan to save Rome from the intruder Etruscan army by assassinating their king but he mistakenly killed the king's secretary. When Scaevola was captured, he bravely declared "I am Gaius Mucius, a citizen of Rome. I came here as an enemy to kill my enemy, and I am as ready to die as I am to kill. We Romans act bravely and, when adversity strikes, we suffer bravely." Scaevola then thrust his right hand in a fire to prove he meant his words. Lars Porsena was so impressed by his actions that he allowed Scaevola to leave and soon after sought to make a treaty with Rome. Some panels surrounding this legendary scene are also connected to the siege of Rome, depicting Roman heroes standing up to the Etruscan king: bottom left showing Horatius Cocles who, first accompanied by two fellow soldiers, but eventually singlehandedly held off the advancing army at the foot of the bridge over the Tiber. The panel above shows a female figure, standing in front of the king on horseback. The female is probably Cloelia who escaped from the Etruscan camp and led away a group of Roman virgins. Cloelia later voluntarily returned to Lars Porsena who then praised her for her heroism and allowed her to walk away again with half of the Roman hostages. And the bottom right panel depicts the ultimate sacrifice of a Roman hero with the story of Marcus Curtius: when a bottomless chasm mysteriously opened on the Forum, the augur declared it will not close until the most precious possession of Rome was sacrificed. Curtius responded that the the soldiers' courage and arms were what made Rome exceptional, before, on horseback and fully armed, he threw himself into the pit which then promptly disappeared. These panels are consistent with the Renaissance period which saw a shift towards more historic and Biblical themes. A return was made to classical Greek and Roman ethos of society and this also appeared on furniture. Many pieces showcased intricate artwork depicting historic scenes. Similar trends can be observed on parade armour created in the 16th and 17th century for the high nobility.
Lot 37
PREZIOSI (AMADEO) STAMBOUL: RECOLLECTIONS OF EASTERN LIFE, 1858 first edition, Lemercier Paris, a tinted lithograph title page and twenty-nine chromolithograph plates, each titled in English and French, showing scenes and characters from Istanbul, gilt edged and bound by J. Leighton of Brewer Street with marbled end pages, in blue Morocco with tooled gilt decoration, each plate 540 x 405mm approx. Provenance Alfred de Rothschild (1842-1918) the Library, Halton House, Buckinghamshire Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942) Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009) The Trustees of Exbury House Literature Rothschild Archive, London, Manuscript: 000/174/C/3, Christie, Manson & Woods Probate Valuation of 'The Estate of Alfred C. de Rothschild, Esq. C.V.O. Deceased, Halton House Tring'. 1918. Listed as 'Preziosi Stamboul £1.0.0.' Catalogue Note Paper label applied to inside page, inscribed 'To Baron Alfred de Rothschild, 20th July 1889, from J.C.G.'. A second paper label with an inscription in Arabic applied beneath. Amadeo Preziosi (1816-1882) was a popular Maltese painter and traveller. He was a resident of Istanbul and was famous for views and depictions of local culture and costumes. His workshop was routinely visited by tourists wishing to return home from Istanbul with a souvenir, Edward VII visited him in April 1869.
Lot 93
A FINE FRENCH LOUIS XV KINGWOOD AND ORMOLU MOUNTED SERPENTINE BOMBE COMMODE ATTRIBUTED TO GILLES JOUBERT (FRENCH 1689-1775), C.1755-60 the rouge griotte marble top with a moulded edge, above parquetry trellis panels and scrolling Rococo mounts, fitted with two drawers, on cabriole legs terminating in lion's paw feet, with alterations 90.7cm high, 125cm wide, 53.4cm deep Provenance Alfred de Rothschild (1842-1918) the Bamfylde Room, Halton House, Buckinghamshire Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942) Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009) The Trustees of Exbury House Literature Rothschild Archive, London, Manuscript: 000/174/C/3, Christie, Manson & Woods Probate Valuation of 'The Estate of Alfred C. de Rothschild, Esq. C.V.O. Deceased, Halton House Tring'. 1918. Listed as 'A Louis XV parqueterie commode with two drawers inlaid with panels of trellis and cube pattern, in kingwood borders mounted with ormolu borders and corners chased with scroll work entwined with branches of flowers and with lion's claw feet, surmounted by a veined red marble slab, £2,500.0.0.' Catalogue Note Gilles Joubert (French 1689-1775) was born in Paris to a family of joiners. He was apprenticed at the age of thirteen to a marqueteur and went on to marry Michelle Collet in 1714, the daughter of Edmond Collet, an ebeniste of the Faubourg and also a cousin of Pierre II Mignon who was a favoured cabinet maker of Madame Pompadour. Joubert began supplying furniture to the Garde-Meuble Royal in 1748 and his deliveries to the court became more significant after 1751 when Gaudreaus the Younger ceased to work for the Crown. From this time on Joubert was the principal supplier of furniture for the Royal court and remained so for nearly twenty-three years. To satisfy the high demand from the Crown, Joubert often sub-contracted work to his fellow ebenistes, including Antoine-Mathieu Criaerd, Leonard Boudin and especially Roger Vandercruse. Joubert's work is difficult to identify, as stamping was not mandatory in his early career there are only a dozen or so items with his signature. Once he became ebeniste de la Couronne in 1763, he was free from guild regulations and no longer had to sign his work. As a result, Joubert's work cannot be studied before his first deliveries to the Garde-Meuble Royal in 1748 when he was already nearly sixty. Nothing is known of his production before this date. Joubert's design can be characterised by a restrained Rococo style, with scrolling ormolu mounts in a symmetrical pattern, the marquetry in a geometrical arrangement of lozenges, often tulipwood veneers framed by strips of kingwood. 'The same cartouche is found on the front of several of his commodes, as well as the lacqueur ones made by Marchand for the Queen's Bedchamber at Fontaineblau in 1755 and those produced in the previous year by Criaerd for the Pavilion at La Muette. The corner mounts of these pieces often have large symmetrical motifs, often a pierced bouquet of flowers.' (French Furniture Makers p.212) Joubert retired in 1774 aged 85 and was succeeded in the post of 'ebeniste du Roi' by Riesener. Joubert died in 1775. The attribution to Joubert is based on a recently discovered Royal commode by Joubert now in the collection of the Chateau de Fontainebleau which has almost identical front mounts to our commode. It was originally made for the Louis XV's bedchamber at the Chateau de Fontainebleau and it was installed by Joubert in 1754. Declared a national treasure, it was acquired for the nation at the price of EUR 1,000,000. Literature Alexandre Pradere, French Furniture Makers, The Art of the Ebeniste from Louis XIV to the Revolution, pp.208-215.
Lot 54
AN ASPREY NOVELTY OXIDISED COPPER AND BASE METAL CARTRIDGE BUTT MARKER the base inscribed 'Asprey's Cartridge Place Finder, Patent Applied For', the top with a number six in a triangle and inscribed 'Loaded by Asprey, Smokeless', the rotating action opens the cartridge to reveal eight unmarked numbered pegs, the body inscribed 'From Bill 2-1-37' 6.2cm long (closed) Provenance Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009) The Trustees of Exbury House Catalogue Note From the inscription and dates this was presumably a gift on the occasion of Lionel's twenty-first birthday.
Lot 226
λ AN IMPORTANT NEAR PAIR OF FRENCH ROSEWOOD AND ORMOLU MOUNTED TABLES DE MILIEU IN LOUIS XVI STYLE, ATTRIBUTED TO LOUIS-AUGUSTE-ALFRED BEURDELEY, C.1850-60 each with a rectangular Sarrancolin opera marble top with a moulded edge, above a breakfront frieze, one mounted with two 17th century Florentine pietra dura tablets inlaid with figures after engravings by Callot, the other mounted with a pair of micromosaic plaques, decorated with scrolling foliage and flower mounts, on tapering column legs with Ionic capitals, laurel leaf bands, on acanthus toupie feet, damages to marble tops (2) 87.5cm high, 138.2cm wide, 76cm deep and 88.2cm high, 143.5cm wide, 76cm deep Provenance Alfred de Rothschild (1842-1918) the Central Hall / Salon, Halton House, Buckinghamshire Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942) Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009) The Trustees of Exbury House Literature Rothschild Archive, London, Manuscript: 000/174/C/3, Christie, Manson & Woods Probate Valuation of 'The Estate of Alfred C. de Rothschild, Esq. C.V.O. Deceased, Halton House Tring', 1918. Listed as 'A pair of side tables, of Louis XVI design, mounted with ormolu friezes richly chased with foliage and with mosaic plaques in the centre, the tops formed of fleur-de-peche marble'. Catalogue Note These impressive tables were potentially bespoke made for the hardstone and mosaic plaques found on their friezes. They were displayed pride of place in the Central Hall / Salon at Halton Hose, see the photographs of them in-sitU C.1888. The quality of their ormolu mounts and their 'improved look' point to an attribution to the Paris firm of cabinet makers, Beurdeley. The business was established in 1804 by Jean Beurdeley who was noted as a 'marchand de curiosites'. Louis-Auguste-Alfred Beurdeley (French 1808 - 1882) took over the firm in 1840 and relocated the business to rue Louis-Legrand where he elevated the quality of their manufacture. Not only did they produce grand furniture but they became prominent dealers in French furniture and objets d'art. According to Christopher Payne in his book 'Paris Furniture: the luxury market of the 19th century', the Beurdeley dynasty was 'one of the best makers, their work is always of a very high quality, technically superb'. The Pietra Dura The two Italian pietra dura panels mounted on one of the tables depict dwarf caricatures taken from designs by Baccio del Bianco (1604-1657) based on engravings by Jacques Callot (1592-1635) from his book, titled 'Varie Figure Gobbi' (1612-1622). Del Bianco worked extensively for the Medici, designing objects in various media and organising spectacles. Callot's book, which was published in 1616, depicts a 16th century travelling troupe of performing dwarfs who were at the court of Cosimo II. Similar plaques can be found on a table formerly in the collection of Alfred de Rothschild and now in the Gilbert Collection in the Victorian & Albert Museum. It stood (with its pair) in the glass domed Salon opposite our present tables at Halton House, Buckinghamshire. Four plaques can be found on the Hume / Beckford cabinet at Charlecote Park, Warwickshire and further examples can be seen on a tabletop at Versailles. Alvar Gonzalez-Palacios in his book 'The Art of Mosaic: Selections from the Gilbert Collection', originally dated these pietra dura plaques to the 18th century of Opificio manufactory but more recently in his work 'Il gusto dei Principi' he has attributed them to the first half of the 17th century. Annamaria Giusti noted in her book 'Pietre Dure: L'arte europea del mosaico negli arredi e nelle decorazioni dal 1500 al 1800', most of the 17th century plaques with this subject matter are mounted in 18th and 19th century furniture. The Micromosaic The other table is mounted with a pair of early micromosaic plaques, worked with scrolling foliage on a black ground. The colouring of the mosaic matches the colouring employed on the magnificent micromosaic table top by Don Giacomo Pellicea of poultry that stood opposite it at Halton House.
Lot 63
A MODERN SILVER-GILT PRESENTATION STRAWBERRY DISH BY S.J. PHILLIPS, LONDON, 1980 of lobed circular form, the centre inscribed 'Edmund de Rothschild T.D, Chairman Woburn Golf and Country Club 1977-1787 First Honorary Member' 16cm diameter, approx. weight 9.5oz. Provenance Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009) The Trustees of Exbury House
Lot 184
A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU AND SWEDISH GREEN PORPHYRY BRULE-PARFUMS IN LOUIS XVI STYLE AFTER A MODEL BY FRANCOIS-JOSEPH BELANGER (1744-1818) AND PIERRE GOUTHIERE (1732-1813) , C.1830 each decorated with a grapevine, with a domed cover with a pierced frieze, above satyr monopodia supports centred by an entwined serpent, on a circular base (2) 46.7cm high Provenance Alfred de Rothschild (1842-1918) the Red Room at Halton House, Buckinghamshire Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942) Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009) The Trustees of Exbury House Catalogue Note This model is based on the celebrated ormolu mounted jasper vase recorded in the sale catalogue of Louis-Marie-Augustin, Duc d'Aumont, of the 12th December 1782, which is now in the Wallace Collection. The Duc d'Aumont was the First Gentleman of the King's Bedchamber and commissioned his architect, Belanger, to design many of the fixtures and fittings for his houses. These incorporated hardstones and porcelains, many of which were mounted in gilt bronze, often by Gouthiere. The design of the jasper vase and hence the brule-parfums is thought to be based on a marble bas-relief at the entrance to the Cesi Chapel in the Church of Santa Maria della Pace in Rome. In the 18th century, it was believed that the chapel was designed by Michelangelo and as such was a building frequently studied, drawn and referenced in designs. Swedish or Dala porphyry was mined at Alvdalen, around 350km north of Stockholm, and was discovered by a vicar in around 1730. Excavations at a commercial scale, however, didn't start until later in the 18th century at a period when the Antique, as a source of artistic inspiration, was on the rise. It was known that Egyptian porphyry was much prized in ancient Rome where it was seen as a symbol of power and hence was in great demand in the 18th century. However, the shortage in supply of porphyry to satiate the fashion of the times led to a search for alternative supplies which coincided with the discovery of porphyry in Alvdalen and the establishment of an industry in the 1790's. One of these fine brule-parfums can be seen in the photograph of Alfred's Red Room, it sits on a French cabinet below the Geroge Romney portrait of Lady Hamilton.
Lot 43
A BRASS TRENCH ART ARTILLERY SHELL STICKSTAND DATED '1942' applied with four Royal Artillery crests, including one surmounted with the Royal Coat of Arms, inscribed 'Director, Royal Artillery Museum, 1990-1998, With thanks, for your, wonderful support', further stamped '37" Gun, Lot 3196, RLB, 1942' to the base 67.5cm high Provenance Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009) The Trustees of Exbury House Catalogue Note The Royal Artillery Museum was one of the world's oldest military museums. It first opened to the public in Woolwich in 1820. Edmund de Rothschild was a director between 1990 and 1998.
Lot 306
A 2017 Mercedes-Benz B Class 2.1 B200d SE (Executive) 7G-DCT Euro 6, five door car, in blue, with cream leather interior, approximately 45056 miles, Registration number CK67 NPA, Mot until 19 September 2023, first registered 22 November 2017, V5 and two keys present CONDITION REPORT: Provenance : From a deceased estate
Lot 152
Mixed First World War and later items to include a WWI Lamp Electric Signalling Daylight Mark II dated 1918, a pair of Deraise Paris binoculars in leather case dated 1916 with ordnance arrow, a pair of WWII British Army Kershaw 1942 No.2 MKII binoculars, WWII warden gas mask, eye shield and other items
Lot 154
British Military interest - a mixed collection of First and Second World War items and related items to include No Mans Land artefacts to include barbed wire, WWI powder flask, WWII items to include busts of Sir Winston Churchill, Artillery shell and fuse, mixed trench art, a WWII Lee Enfield No. 4 MKIII bayonet and other collectibles
Lot 148
British First and Second World War medals to include British War medal, Victory medals and 1914-15 star awarded to 7-2476 PTE. P BELL, NORTH D FUS. George VI General Service medals with Palestine clasps awarded to 72629 34 PTE. S BELL R.A.M.C. Together with a pair of 1939-1945 British war medals, a 1939-1945 star and five other campaign stars, along with bar and assorted ribbons, awarded to M. GIBSON
Lot 142
First World War and later cap badges, medal bars and mixed buttons to include Royal Tank Corps, The Kings Own, Reconnaissance Corps, Royal Army Medical Corps, Hertfordshire Regiment cap badges and others. The St John Ambulance Association medals inscribed A151792 JOHN BEER and 4589878 RALPH AANGELL and mixed ribbons
Lot 139
First World War - a group of British WWI medals to include British War medal, Victory medal and 1914-15 Star awarded to 9346 PTE F.W. SPRINGELL OXF & BUCKS L.I. along with a French Croix de Guerre 1914-1917 issue with bronze star, a Death plaque inscribed Walter Stanley Collins, Grenader Guards lapel badge and brooch, mixed military issue books to include Signally, Musketing Training and Cavalry Training 1912 (1916), mixed WWI silk and other greeting cards and a Great War commemorative cup
Lot 441
One volume "The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament and the New, newly translated out of the originall tongues: and with the former translations diligently compared and revised by His Majesty's Special Commandment appointed to be read in churches", published by The Company of Stationers London 1648, including "The Whole of Psalmes: collected into English meeter by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins and others..., printed by AM for the Companie of Stationers London 1648", bears owner's inscriptions to front page and dated "1652, 1653, 1655, 1687" and further inscription "Thomas Lisle Born November ye 10th 1689 about 4 of the clock in ye morning Lord's day - & baptised by Mr. Jno Weekes", tooled and gilded leather bound, 17.5 cm x 11.5 cm x 3.5 cm thick CONDITION REPORTS Contains The First Book of Moses called Genesis, the Second Book of Moses called Exodus, The Third Book of Moses called Leviticus, The Fourth Book of Moses called Numbers, The Fifth Book of Moses called Deuteronomie, The Book of Joshua, The Book of Judges, The Book of Ruth, The First Book of Samuel otherwise called The First Book of the Kings, The Second Book of Samuel otherwise called The Second Book of the Kings, The First Book of the Kings commonly called The Third Book of the Kings, The Second Book of the Kings commonly called the Fourth Book of the Kings, The First Book of the Chronicles, The Second Book of the Chronicles, Ezra, The Book of Nehemiah, The Book of Esther, The Book of Job, The Book of Psalms, The Proverbs, Ecclesiastes or The Preacher, The Song of Solomon, The Book of the Prophet Isaiah, The Book of the Prophet Jeremiah, The Lamentations of Jeremiah, The Book of the Prophet Ezekiel, The Book of Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Havakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zachariah, Malachi, New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, The Gospel According to St. Matthew, The Gospel According to St. Mark, The Gospel According to St. Luke, The Gospel According to St. John, The Acts of the Apostles, The Epistle of Paul the Apostle of the Romanes, The First Epistle of John the Apostle of the Corinthians, The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle of the Corinthians, The Epistle of Paul to the Galatians, The Epistle of Paul the Apostle of the Ephesians, The Epistle of Paul the Apostle of the Philippians, The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians, The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle of the Thessalonians, The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians, The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothie, The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothie, The Epistle of Paul to Titus, The Epistle of Paul to Philemon, The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews, The General Epistle of James, The First Epistle General of Peter, The Second Epistle General of Peter, The First Epistle General of John, The Second Epistle of John, The Third Epistle of John, The General Epistle of Jude and the Revelation of St. John the Divine, The Whole Book of Psalms, The Psalms of David in Meeter. There is a misprint to the page numbers: 73 then typed 47, then 75. Generally the book has surface scratches etc to the leatherwork. There is one metal clasp missing to the bottom. Some pages have small tears to the edges - see images for examples. There is some foxing and discolouration throughout. A couple of small areas of insect damage - again see images for more details. Book has clearly been recovered. General wear and tear conducive with age and use
Lot 8
Two pairs of glazed cotton floral curtains with stylised birds of paradise, with a teal ground and pink and green decoration, interlined, with a fixed triple pencil pleat heading, first pair approx 250 cm drop x 273 cm wide at bottom and 131 cm wide at top, second pair approx 252 cm drop x 179 cm wide at bottom and 84 cm wide at top CONDITION REPORTS First pair of floral curtains with birds of paradise - Good - with some light marks to the lining Second pair - Good
Lot 1
Two pairs of linen weave pink and cream edged blackout interlined curtains with fixed double pencil pleat headings, one pair approx 268 cm drop x 290 cm wide at bottom and 121 cm wide at top, the other pair approx 266 cm drop x 181 cm wide at bottom and 73 cm wide at top CONDITION REPORTS First pair of linen weave pink and cream edged curtains - Fair - some sun damage and some marks Second pair of linen weave pink and cream edged curtains - Fair - some marks
Lot 134
A Victorian needlework sampler with script by Janet May, inscribed "Janet May sewed this sampler at Blue gate 1837", 42 cm x 41 cm, together with another similar sampler by sister Margaret May, inscribed "Margaret May sewed this sampler at Blue Gate 1835", 42 cm x 27.5 cm (Provenance: Simon Chorley) CONDITION REPORTS The Janet May sampler - all over discolouration and fading. There appears to be an insect/foreign body trapped beneath the glass and the sampler itself approximately a third of the way down half way through. Some areas of discolouration and staining most noticeable above the N in Janet. Possible repair on the first line of letters dead centre and again another possible repair or missing stitches on the right hand side of the middle line. Framed and glazed unknown if stuck down etc. The Margaret May sampler - all over discolouration and fading to the background in particular. Has been pinned down to board although framed and glazed you can just see the pins to the edges. Some small areas of loose thread. There is a hole on the right hand side approximately half way down right on the margin/edge. Wear and tear conducive with age and use and sunlight damage. - see images for more details
Lot 18
One pair of cotton linen weave cream background curtains with red and blue folk designs and captions with blackout lining and double pencil pleat fixed tape, approx. 220 cm drop x 232 cm wide at bottom and 97 cm wide at top and another pair of cotton linen weave cream background curtains with red, blue and green cartoon cityscapes, lined, with pencil pleat tape heading, approx. 145 cm drop x 125 cm wide at bottom together with a pair of linen type beige background with pink roses interlined curtains with triple pencil pleat fixed heading, approx. 193 cm drop x 190 cm wide at bottom and 80 cm wide at top CONDITION REPORTS First pair - condition good with one mark on one hem Second pair - condition good. Single curtain - condition fair, sun fading on sides of face and on lining together with some marks
Lot 208
A Chinese famille rose porcelain figure of a lady in robes, standing upon a lotus flower, bears six character mark tablet to interior of base, 39 cm high, together with a similar figure holding a famille rose vase (filled base), 40.5 cm high CONDITION REPORTS First figure - has some larger chips to the edge of their robe, losses to the gilding and enamel work throughout. Firing faults, etc. There is some dirt / dried paint / substance to the "lotus flower petals" to the base (which shows up under UV) - unknown what this is but doesn't appear to be a repair. Figure holding a vase - has hole in each ear by the hairline - unknown if something is missing or this was for manufacturing purposes. Losses / chips to the edges of the robes variously. Wear to the gilding and enamel decoration work throughout. Base has had a later applied substance - looks plaster like to the underneath - unknown what this is covering. Otherwise both figures have general wear and tear conducive with age and use to include firing faults, surface scratches and both in need of a good clean, minor losses, etc. See images for further detail.
Lot 209
A pair of modern painted bronze figure groups "The No. 1 Bronze Chariot of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum", approx 80 cm long and "The No. 2 Bronze Chariot of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum", approx 70 cm long, being chariots pulled by four horses (copies of the bronze chariots found in the 1980's in the archaeological complex of the First Emperor of Qin, one being the vehicle used to transport the Emperor's body to Xiang Yang for burial
Lot 743
AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS; a Malcolm X first day cover bearing three signatures; Ruby Lee, Ossie Daws and Jim Brown and a first day cover bearing the signatures of Ralph Abernathy and Andrew Young (2). We have not authenticated these signatures, please satisfy yourself as to the veracity of the item prior to bidding.
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