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A bronze sculpture by Jean & Marianne Bremers from the Netherlands The roller skaters: A later 20th century bronze by th

Potteries Auctions

Lot 1505

A bronze sculpture by Jean & Marianne Bremers from the Netherlands The roller skaters: A later 20th century bronze by this well known husband and wife team, who are more well known for their much larger sculptures. This piece measures 20.5 cm high, and is a limited edition number 50 out of 50 pieces. It is taken from a much larger version that they produced first (see old photograph included with this sale). Very little of their work comes on to the market, especially not in the UK, as most of it appears to be large one off consignments for public display in the Netherlands. Complete with original signed photographic certificate of authenticity, indicating production date of 1985.

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A group of first world war medals awarded to : S-12938 Pte P Weir Cam.n Highrs.

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Lot 1536

A group of first world war medals awarded to : S-12938 Pte P Weir Cam.n Highrs.

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A pair of first world war medals awarded to 30725 Pte J Broadhurst, yorks and lancs reg.

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Lot 1537

A pair of first world war medals awarded to 30725 Pte J Broadhurst, yorks and lancs reg.

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A good collection of first world war silk postcards: including 1914-1915 flags, ASC, RFA, RE etc, some used. (15)

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Lot 1545

A good collection of first world war silk postcards: including 1914-1915 flags, ASC, RFA, RE etc, some used. (15)

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Pair of first world war medals awarded to: 321655 Pte F.J Wyatt ASC.

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Lot 1550

Pair of first world war medals awarded to: 321655 Pte F.J Wyatt ASC.

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A collection of military shells: including 2 first world war German brass Pom Pom shells, two later metal shells, trench art

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Lot 1555

A collection of military shells: including 2 first world war German brass Pom Pom shells, two later metal shells, trench art items etc. (6)

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Twelve mixed LPs, artists to include: The First Class; Gerry Rafferty; Queen; Metro; Sherbet; Blue; Mr. Big; Stevie Wonder; a

Anderson & Garland Ltd. Newcastle

Lot 997

Twelve mixed LPs, artists to include: The First Class; Gerry Rafferty; Queen; Metro; Sherbet; Blue; Mr. Big; Stevie Wonder; and others. (12)

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STAMPS - A GREAT BRITAIN FIRST DAY COVER COLLECTION comprising approximately 325 covers, most circa 1984-2008, with some ear

Greenslade Taylor Hunt

Lot 445

STAMPS - A GREAT BRITAIN FIRST DAY COVER COLLECTION comprising approximately 325 covers, most circa 1984-2008, with some earlier definitive issues, (box).

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TEN 1/76 SCALE EXCLUSIVE FIRST EDITIONS MODEL BUSES each mint or near mint and boxed.

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Lot 486

TEN 1/76 SCALE EXCLUSIVE FIRST EDITIONS MODEL BUSES each mint or near mint and boxed.

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[OO GAUGE]. TEN GRAHAM FARISH L.N.E.R. COACHES comprising four first/third composite and six brake-end, all in simulated tea

Greenslade Taylor Hunt

Lot 520

[OO GAUGE]. TEN GRAHAM FARISH L.N.E.R. COACHES comprising four first/third composite and six brake-end, all in simulated teak livery, each in original packaging (lacking one plastic end cap).

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[CHILDRENS] Johns, Captain W.E. Biggles Breaks the Silence, first edition, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1949, dark blue c

Greenslade Taylor Hunt

Lot 549

[CHILDRENS] Johns, Captain W.E. Biggles Breaks the Silence, first edition, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1949, dark blue cloth, dustjacket (non price-clipped), illustrations by Stead, octavo; with Biggles Gets his Men, first edition, Hodder & Stoughton, 1950, blue boards, dustjacket (non price-clipped), illustrations by Stead, octavo; Biggles Works it Out, first edition, Hodder & Stoughton, 1951, crimson boards, dustjacket (non price-clipped), illustrations by Stead, octavo; Biggles - Air Detective, second impression, Latimer House Ltd, London, 1952, green boards, dustjacket, illustrations, octavo; another Biggles title, reprint; and Gimlet's Oriental Quest, first edition, The Brockhampton Press, Leicester, 1948, green cloth, dustjacket (non price-clipped), illustrations, octavo, (6). Condition Report : Dustjacket with varying degrees of wear; pages with foxed upper and fore edges. Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.

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[SPORTING]. HUNTING & EQUESTRIAN 'Snaffles' [Payne, Charlie Johnson]. More Bandobast, first edition, Collins, London, 19

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Lot 553

[SPORTING]. HUNTING & EQUESTRIAN 'Snaffles' [Payne, Charlie Johnson]. More Bandobast, first edition, Collins, London, 1936, original oatmeal cloth, dustjacket (non price-clipped), twelve tipped-in colour plate illustrations (as called for), further monochrome illustrations, quarto. Condition Report : Dustjacket chipped and torn, with some loss; lightly foxed to upper margins. Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.

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[TOPOGRAPHY]. WEST COUNTRY Seventeen assorted works, including Dudley, Angela. The Book of Axminster, first edition, Barracu

Greenslade Taylor Hunt

Lot 556

[TOPOGRAPHY]. WEST COUNTRY Seventeen assorted works, including Dudley, Angela. The Book of Axminster, first edition, Barracuda Books, Buckingham, 1988, boards, dustjacket, illustrations, quarto; and Coleman-Smith, R. & Pearson, T. Excavations in the Donyatt Potteries, first edition, Phillimore, Chichester, 1988, boards, dustjacket, illustrations, quarto.

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[MISCELLANEOUS] Temple, Sir William. Miscellanea, The First Part, third edition, for Tonson et al., London, 1691, and Miscel

Greenslade Taylor Hunt

Lot 567

[MISCELLANEOUS] Temple, Sir William. Miscellanea, The First Part, third edition, for Tonson et al., London, 1691, and Miscellanea, The Second Part, second edition, for Simpson, London, 1690, bound as one, full leather with a crimson leather label to spine, octavo. Condition Report : Scuffed; joints rubbed and partially cracked (covers secure); later bookplate to front pastedown; ink ownership inscriptions to front pastedown and front free endpaper. Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.

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[MISCELLANEOUS]. ILLUSTRATED & OTHER Thirteen assorted works, including Driver, Ann, & Ramirez, Rosalind. Something

Greenslade Taylor Hunt

Lot 569

[MISCELLANEOUS]. ILLUSTRATED & OTHER Thirteen assorted works, including Driver, Ann, & Ramirez, Rosalind. Something Particular, first edition, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1955, blue buckram, dustjacket, illustrations by Isabel and John Morton-Sale, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY THE AUTHORS on front free endpaper, quarto.

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[MISCELLANEOUS] Sixteen assorted works, in twenty-one volumes, including Stoddard, Charles Augustus. Across Russia, from the

Greenslade Taylor Hunt

Lot 570

[MISCELLANEOUS] Sixteen assorted works, in twenty-one volumes, including Stoddard, Charles Augustus. Across Russia, from the Baltic to the Danube, first edition, Chapman & Hall, London, 1892, two-tone cloth, twelve plate illustrations (including frontispiece, as called for), octavo.

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A 1960S TEAK G-PLAN STYLE BUREAU the fall front opening to fitted interior, above four drawers with resessed pull handles, 7

Greenslade Taylor Hunt

Lot 639

A 1960S TEAK G-PLAN STYLE BUREAU the fall front opening to fitted interior, above four drawers with resessed pull handles, 76cm wide 41cm deep 108cm high Condition Report : damage to the front between the first and second drawers Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.

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WWI silk greetings card "Always Merry" decorated with butterfly with Union Jack wings, four other similar period silk greetin

Ryedale Auctioneers

Lot 207

WWI silk greetings card "Always Merry" decorated with butterfly with Union Jack wings, four other similar period silk greetings cards, W.D & H. O. Wills "Safety First" cigarette album and cards, a Geo.V cigarette album (lacking cover) and Mrs Beaton's cookery book

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West Side Story, A Musical based on the conception of Jerome Robins, first edition, William Heinemann Ltd 1959 with dust jack

Ryedale Auctioneers

Lot 585

West Side Story, A Musical based on the conception of Jerome Robins, first edition, William Heinemann Ltd 1959 with dust jacket

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A.A Milne, 'A Gallery of Children', illustrated by A.H Watson, London: George G. Harrap & Co Ltd, first published in this

Busby

Lot 253

A.A Milne, 'A Gallery of Children', illustrated by A.H Watson, London: George G. Harrap & Co Ltd, first published in this form in 1939; A.A Milne, two copies of 'Now We Are Six', Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1937 and 1950; 'Winnie the Pooh', Methuen & Co. 1970; together with a print of a sketch of Winnie the Pooh by Ernest Howard Shephard

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First Rupert Annual 1936, The New Adventures of Rupert, red black cloth covers, published by The Daily Express, 124 pages

Busby

Lot 302

First Rupert Annual 1936, The New Adventures of Rupert, red black cloth covers, published by The Daily Express, 124 pages

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Fleming, Ian, 'You Only Live Twice', First Edition Second Impression, 1964, Jonathan Cape

Busby

Lot 326

Fleming, Ian, 'You Only Live Twice', First Edition Second Impression, 1964, Jonathan Cape

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80+ boxed model cars including Days Gone, Matchbox Models of Yesteryear, Dinky 300 London Scene London Taxi and London Bus, L

Ewbank's

Lot 1012

80+ boxed model cars including Days Gone, Matchbox Models of Yesteryear, Dinky 300 London Scene London Taxi and London Bus, Lledo Days Gone XIII Commonwealth Games Scotland 1986, Matchbox The Royal Wedding 1981, Days Gone die-cast Elizabeth II 70th Birthday edition, Corgi Collectors Classic 1915 Ford Model T, Gilbow First Edition Grenadier Coach Ellen Smith 12305.

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Miniature female portrait in brass frame. By Ido Salzolari? First half 20th century. Dimensions: H 8 x W 6.5 c

Twents Veilinghuis

Lot 1083

Miniature female portrait in brass frame. By Ido Salzolari? First half 20th century. Dimensions: H 8 x W 6.5 cm. In good condition.

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Two Chinese bronze photo frames with dragon decor. First half 20th century. Dimensions: H 21.5 x W 26 cm. In g

Twents Veilinghuis

Lot 2145

Two Chinese bronze photo frames with dragon decor. First half 20th century. Dimensions: H 21.5 x W 26 cm. In good condition.

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Four antique polychrome iron Christmas tree stands. First half 20th century. Dimensions: 25 - 30 cm. In good c

Twents Veilinghuis

Lot 2154

Four antique polychrome iron Christmas tree stands. First half 20th century. Dimensions: 25 - 30 cm. In good condition.

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Antique Danish metal Jydsk telephone. First half 20th century. Dimensions: 35 x 28 x 12 cm. In good condition.

Twents Veilinghuis

Lot 2181

Antique Danish metal Jydsk telephone. First half 20th century. Dimensions: 35 x 28 x 12 cm. In good condition.

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Two antique lamps with shells. Cameo + mother of pearl. First half 20th century. Dimensions: 24 - 34 cm.

Twents Veilinghuis

Lot 2284

Two antique lamps with shells. Cameo + mother of pearl. First half 20th century. Dimensions: 24 - 34 cm. In good condition.

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Old/antique marble pedestal. Two-piece. First half 20th century. Some chips. Dimensions: H 109 cm. I

Twents Veilinghuis

Lot 2339

Old/antique marble pedestal. Two-piece. First half 20th century. Some chips. Dimensions: H 109 cm. In good condition.

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Three antique pinfire pistols. First half 19th century. Dimensions: L 19 - 20 cm. In good condition.

Twents Veilinghuis

Lot 2718

Three antique pinfire pistols. First half 19th century. Dimensions: L 19 - 20 cm. In good condition.

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Antique Japanese katana decorated with characters and dragon. With gilding. No. 40 - 27. First half 20th centu

Twents Veilinghuis

Lot 2727

Antique Japanese katana decorated with characters and dragon. With gilding. No. 40 - 27. First half 20th century. Dimensions: L 86 cm. In good condition.

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Antique French 19th century fire-gilt bronze column mantel clock. First half 19th century. Eight-day movement, half

Twents Veilinghuis

Lot 3519

Antique French 19th century fire-gilt bronze column mantel clock. First half 19th century. Eight-day movement, half-hourly strike on bell, spring pendulum. Stain top right. Dimensions: H 38 cm. In good condition.

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Indonesian wood-carved pedestal with tendrils/birds/fable figures. First half 20th century. Dimensions: 126 x 42 x

Twents Veilinghuis

Lot 4235

Indonesian wood-carved pedestal with tendrils/birds/fable figures. First half 20th century. Dimensions: 126 x 42 x 42 cm. In good condition.

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Lot of 6 Hummel figures. Among others: First love, April shower, Am scheideweg, two dancing girls, two statuettes with t

Twents Veilinghuis

Lot 6145

Lot of 6 Hummel figures. Among others: First love, April shower, Am scheideweg, two dancing girls, two statuettes with text. Dimensions: 11 - 25 cm. In good condition.

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A First World War Period silver-cased Officer's wristwatch head, white dial with Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds dial,

Burstow & Hewett

Lot 536

A First World War Period silver-cased Officer's wristwatch head, white dial with Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds dial, import hallmarks London 1915, serial no. 40089, case width 33mm, working orderNo damage, currently working, dial is clean with some wear to a few of the lumed numerals, only lumed filament on hands is visible in the dark, glass and case lightly abraded, case back has a slight opening around the edge but is still secure, hallmarks clear, crown working, hands adjust.

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A Middle Eastern dagger with steel handle, overall length 36cm, and a First World War Period sword bayonet and scabbard (2)

Burstow & Hewett

Lot 77

A Middle Eastern dagger with steel handle, overall length 36cm, and a First World War Period sword bayonet and scabbard (2)

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A First World War DCM group of 4 Service medals, awarded to 1854 Gnr Hubert Crowther MMGS (Motor Machine Gun Services), compr

Burstow & Hewett

Lot 85

A First World War DCM group of 4 Service medals, awarded to 1854 Gnr Hubert Crowther MMGS (Motor Machine Gun Services), comprising Distinguished Conduct medal (DCM), 1914 - 15 Star, British War medal and Victory medal, MCC brass and enamel cap badge, REME cap badge, REME enamel lapel badge, ribbons, associated newspaper cuttings, photograph and other papers

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A mixed lot of medals, including Egypt 1882 Star, pair of First War medals awarded to 2133 Gnr A E Aves RA, pair of Edward VI

Burstow & Hewett

Lot 86

A mixed lot of medals, including Egypt 1882 Star, pair of First War medals awarded to 2133 Gnr A E Aves RA, pair of Edward VII Police medals awarded to P C C Shipman, 5 various Second World War medals, ribbons and silk cigarette cards

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Gordon Russell Cotswold School, set of 6 Arts and Crafts rush-seated side chairs, 5 retaining maker's copper plaque, The Russ

Burstow & Hewett

Lot 241

Gordon Russell Cotswold School, set of 6 Arts and Crafts rush-seated side chairs, 5 retaining maker's copper plaque, The Russell Workshops Ltd, Broadway Worcestershire, first quarter 20th century

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Gilbertese Bible Readings, published in Hawaii, First Edition by Minerva Clarissa Bingham, published 1896, Honolulu, 17cm x 1

Burstow & Hewett

Lot 32

Gilbertese Bible Readings, published in Hawaii, First Edition by Minerva Clarissa Bingham, published 1896, Honolulu, 17cm x 11.5cm

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Burgkmair,H.: Images de Saints et Saintes issus de la famille de l'empereur Maximilien I. Mit 119 Holzschnitt-Tafeln von Hans

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Lot 34

Burgkmair,H.: Images de Saints et Saintes issus de la famille de l'empereur Maximilien I. Mit 119 Holzschnitt-Tafeln von Hans Frank, Nicolas Seemann, Cornelis Liefrink, Hans Tiberith, Guilleaume Tiberith, Alexis Lindt, Josse de Negkher und Wolfgang Resch nach Leonhard Beck. Wien, Stöckel, 1799. Folio. 11 S., Tafeln. Hprgt. des späten 19. Jhdts. mit rotem Rückenschild und etwas Rückenvergoldung (Ecken leicht best.). Dodgson II, 126, 9. Hollstein V, 622. Fairfax Murray 53. Lipperheide 1793 und De 4. Brunet I, 1404. Graesse I, 570. Erste Ausg. - "Die habsburgischen Heiligen gehören mit zu den grossen, in Maximilians I. gefertigten Holzschnittfolgen. Der den Darstellungen zugrunde liegende Text war von J.Mennel verfasst, aber wegen des Todes des Kaisers nicht zum Druck gelangt S. Laschnitzer hat eingehende Untersuchungen über das Unternehmen niedergelegt und nachgewiesen, dass nicht Burgkmair, sondern der Augsburger Leonhard Beck die Vorlagen für die Holzschnitte geliefert hat" (Lipperheide). - Insgesamt waren 123 Holzschnitte vorhanden, von denen 121 Stöcke in Wien erhalten sind, 3 Druckstöcke waren so zerstört, daß sie nicht für das vorlieg. Werk verwendet werden konnten. Der Holzschnitt Nr. 43 stammt von Hans Springinklee (mit Monogramm). - Durchgehend stockfleckig, vorne stärker. - First edition. With 119 woodcut plates. Half vellum of the late 19th century (corners slightly bumped). Continuous foxing.

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Goethe,J.W.v.: Mittheilung aus der Pflanzenwelt. Aus: Nova acta physico-medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Natur

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Lot 714

Goethe,J.W.v.: Mittheilung aus der Pflanzenwelt. Aus: Nova acta physico-medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosum (Verhandlungen der Kaiserlichen Leopoldinisch-Carolinischen Akademie der Naturforscher). (Breslau u. Bonn 1831). 4°. Mit 2 lithogr. Taf. (1 dplblgr.). Einf. Papierumschlag Anfang 20. Jhdt. (Kl. Abrisse, gebleicht). Hagen 776. - Erste Veröffentlichung von Goethes Beobachtungen über das 'Anthericum Sternbergianum' und die Algen 'Achlya aquatica / prolifera', die von den Leichen der Fliegen im Wasser leben. - Gebräunt, Taf. stockfleckig. - First publication of Goethe's observations on the 'Anthericum Sternbergianum', and algae, 'Achlya aquatica / prolifera', which thrives on the corpses of flies in water. With 2 lithographied plates (1 double-page).

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(Stumpf,J.: Schweytzer Chronick: Das ist, Beschreibunge Gemeiner loblischer Eydgnoschafft Stetten, Landen, Völcker und dero C

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Lot 1462

(Stumpf,J.: Schweytzer Chronick: Das ist, Beschreibunge Gemeiner loblischer Eydgnoschafft Stetten, Landen, Völcker und dero Chronickwirdigen Thaten... gebessert, gemehrt... und biss auf das gegenwirtige 1606. aussgefuhrt). 13 Tle. in 1 Bd. (Zürich, Johannes Wolff 1606). Kl.Fol. Mit 8 blattgr. Holzschnitt-Ktn. im Text und Hunderten von Textholzschn. von H. Asper, H. Vogtherr, R. und J. Wyssenbach u.a., sowie mit 5 dplblgr. Holzschnitt-Taf. 30 Bl., DCCLXX S. Reich blindgeprägtes Schweinsldr. d. Zt. (Etw. gebräunt, fleckig, mit nur vereinzelten Bezugsfehlstellen, Kapital alt überlegt) über schweren, abgefasten Holzdeckeln mit 2 intakten ziselierten Messingschließen und 10 getriebenen, punzierten und an den Rändern durchbrochenen Deckelbeschlägen und hs. Rsch.). VD 17, 39:124186 M. Barth 10219. Lonchamp 2819. Feller-B. 144 ff. Graesse VI, 516. Ebert II, 21874. Haller IV, 396. STC 839. Nicht bei Adams. - Dritte und letzte Ausgabe der bedeutendsten gedruckten Schweizer Chronik des 16. Jh., die erstmals 1548 erschienen war. - Es fehlt das illustrierte Titelbl. ()1 und der Holzschnitt-Titel zum ersten Teil a1, sonst vollständig. Anfangs und am Ende mit teils hinterlegten und ausgebesserten Randläsuren, einige angesetzte Eckverluste (tls. mit geringem Text- bzw. Darstellungsverlust), stellenweise, doch vereinzelt stärker gebräunt oder braunfleckig, insgesamt ordentlich. Mit Kupferstich-Exlibris. - Besonders schön gebunden. Der blindgeprägte zeitgenössische Schweinslederband zeigt u.a. eine hübsche Medaillon-Rolle, und die reich stempelpunzierten, vielfach getriebenen Eckbeschläge sind mit einem durchbrochenen Liliengitter an den Innenrändern geziert und mt hübschen Stempeln geprägt worden, die Blätter, Blüten und Eichenlaub mit Eicheln zeigen. Im punzierten Rund erheben sich dann 6-strahlige, sternförmige Buckel (teils etwas eingedruckt und abgefast). Außen umläuft eine Versalschrift die mit Flachkopfnägeln aufgebrachten Eckbeschläge: "CASPAR VON BRANWALD VON ZURICH 1654". Caspar von Brandwald ist durch wenige ähnliche Einbände und den entsprechenden Beschlägen nachweisbar (vgl. z. B. Karslake, Book Auction Records I/2, 119). - Third and last edition of the most important printed Swiss chronicle of the 16th century, first published in 1548. 13 parts in 1 volume. With 8 woodcut maps in the text, numerous woodcuts in the text and 5 woodcut plates. Contemporary pigskin, somewhat browned, stained, crowns old restored. Without the illustrated title and woodcut title for the first part. Partly browned, beginning and ending chipped (partly restored, partly loss).

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Olearius,A.: Außführliche Beschreibung der Kundbaren Reyse nach Muscow und Persien. Jetzo zum dritten und letzten mahl correc

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Lot 1537

Olearius,A.: Außführliche Beschreibung der Kundbaren Reyse nach Muscow und Persien. Jetzo zum dritten und letzten mahl correct heraus gegeben. Schleswig, Holwein 1663. Fol. Mit gest. Titel, 6 gest. Portr., 21 (18 dplblgr.) Kupfertaf., 3 Kupferstichktn. (davon 1 dplblgr., 2 mehrf. gefalt.) sowie zahlr. Textkupfern. 14 Bl., 778 (recte 766) S., 17 Bl. - ╔Angeb.: Mandelslo,J.A.v.╗ Morgenländische Reise-Beschreibung. Worinnen zugleich der Zustand der fürnembsten Ost-Indianischen Länder... wie auch die gefährliche Schiffahrt über das Oceanische Meer berichtet wird. Zum andern Mahl heraus gegeben... durch Adam Olearium. Ebda. 1668. Mit Kupfertit., gest. Portr., dplblgr. Kupferkte. u. 21 Textkupfern von C.Rothgießer. 16 Bl., 248 S., 18 Bl. Flex. Prgt. d. Zt. mit hs. Rtit. (Best. u. berieb., Deckel etw. läd.). ╔I.╗ Dünnhaupt 18.4. VD 17 23:294939V. Vgl. Lipperheide Kaa 5. Graesse V, 18. - Zweite Titelausg. der zweiten Aufl. des berühmten, erstmals 1647 erschienenen Werkes. "Es war dies die erste umfassende Persien-Beschreibung in der europäischen Literatur und zugleich die trefflichste Russland-Darstellung des 17. Jhdts., ja, eine der besten überhaupt... Von seinen [des Adam Olearius] Karten macht die von der Wolga die geographische Hauptleistung aus: Die erste Aufnahme dieses Stroms, der zehn Polhöhen unterschiedlicher Güte zu Grunde liegen... - Kupfertit. mit hinterlegter Randfehltelle (etw. Bildverlust), 1 gefalt. Kte. beschäd. u. mit Fehlstellen, S. 471/472 mit Randfehlstelle, 1 Taf. mit Falzeinriss, Taf. u. Ktn. tls. etw. knittrig u. mit leichten Randläsuren. - ╔II.╗ Dünnhaupt 30.1. Mitchell I, 854. Lipperheide Ld 1. Kat. Wolfenbüttel A 6927. VD 17, 23:233226D. - Die seltene erste Ausg. Enthält das Tagebuch mit der Beschreibung Persiens u. Indiens sowie mit wichtigen Beiträgen zur Ethnographie Madagaskars und des Kaps der Guten Hoffnung. Autor ist der große Fernreisende Johann Albrecht von Mandelslo (1616-1644), den der Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf auf eine Mission nach Isfahan in Persien geschickt hatte, von wo er nach Indien und in die Mongolei weiterreiste. Am Schluss ein weiterer Abdruck von Olearius' Klagschrift auf Mandelslos Tod. "Von besonderer Bedeutung die ethnographische Beschreibung des Kaps und Madagaskars, sowie die Angaben über die damalige Stellung der Engländer, Niederländer und Portugiesen im Indischen Ozean" (Kistner-Seebaß I S. 160). - Hier mit der meist fehlenden Kupferstichkarte, die einen detaillierten Überblick über die ganze Region zeigt. - Beide Spiegel v. Innendeckel gelöst, Anfang und Schluss mit etw. Randläsuren, stellenweise etw. gebräunt u. fl. - 2 works in 1 volume. First work with engraved title, 6 engraved portraits, 21 copper plates, 3 copper maps and numerous copper engravings in the text. Second work with copper title, engraved portrait, copper map and 21 copper engravings in the text. Contemporary flexible vellum (rubbed and bumped, boards somewhat damaged).

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USA Wahlmemorabilien.: 21 frühe Pins, Anstecker zu US-Wahlen bzw. Präsidentschaftskanditaten. u.a. William J.Bryan, First vot

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Lot 1614

USA Wahlmemorabilien.: 21 frühe Pins, Anstecker zu US-Wahlen bzw. Präsidentschaftskanditaten. u.a. William J.Bryan, First voters Club, Alton B. Parker, For Major, John L. Thompson u.a. Tlws. American Badge Company Chicago u. Whitehead & Hoag Co, u.a. USA ca. um 1900. Dazu weitere nicht zugehörige Anhänger etc. D

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Bye, Marcus de: (1639 Den Haag um 1690). Vollständige Folge von 8 (inkl. Titel) num. Bl. mit Löwen, Wölfen, Bären u. Schweine

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Lot 2817

Bye, Marcus de: (1639 Den Haag um 1690). Vollständige Folge von 8 (inkl. Titel) num. Bl. mit Löwen, Wölfen, Bären u. Schweinen. Radierungen auf Bütten mit WZ u.a. "Schellenkappe" n. Paul Potter bei N.Visscher, um 1670. Plgr. je ca. 13,5 bwz. 14 x 17,5, Blgr. 17 x 25 cm. Mit den Namensz. i.d. Platte. 9 (d.le. weiß) Bl. geheftet. Ho. Dutch S. 78 (Weigel II von III). B. u. Wurzbach 33-40. Gute Drucke des II. Zustands mit der Adr. von Visscher, der etwa von 1660-1700 die Folgen von de Bye druckte (im III. Zustand mit der Adr. von Schenk, der die Platten 1726 erwarb). - Bl. 3 mit 2 Tintenfl., min. Heftlöcher im re. Darst.-Rd., tls. etw. stärker fleckig u. gebr. - The publishing history for De Bye's etchings after Paulus Potter is well documented. Rare first state impressions lack the address of N. Visscher on the frontispiece plate and were printed in only a handful of impressions. ln the second state impressions Nicolaas Visscher's name appears. This major publisher printed editions of De Bye's sets from approximately 1660 to 1700. In 1726 Petrus Schenk acquired the plates and printed sets bearing his name along the lower margins of the frontispiece etchings.

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Brocchi,G.B.: Catalogo raggionato di una raccolta di rocce disposto con ordine geografico per servire alla Geognosia dell'Ita

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Lot 1102

Brocchi,G.B.: Catalogo raggionato di una raccolta di rocce disposto con ordine geografico per servire alla Geognosia dell'Italia. Milan, Imperiale Regia Stamperia, 1817. 217 x142 mm. XL, 346, [1] pp. Roller & Goodman I, 169. - First edition of this rare catalogue of more than 1500 rock specimens collected in different parts of Italy by the eminent naturalist and geologist, Giambattista Brocchi. The Catalogo ragionato "is a useful compendium of original observations on the geology of central and southern Italy. Brocchi's scientific contribution lay in the accurate observation, recording, and incorporation into the current body of scientific knowledge of a vast amount of new data from very diverse fields, especially the earth sciences' (DSB II, 481). - Original wrappers with printed spine label, entirely uncut. A clean and crisp copy. PROVENANCE: Ferdinandeum (stamp on title); N. Pavoni, inscription dated 2 July 1964.

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Vallisneri,A.: Opere diverse cioe: I. Istoria del Camaleonte Affricano, e di varj Animali d'Italia. II. Lezione Accademica in

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Lot 1107

Vallisneri,A.: Opere diverse cioe: I. Istoria del Camaleonte Affricano, e di varj Animali d'Italia. II. Lezione Accademica intorno all'Origine delle Fontane. III. Raccolta di varj Trattati accresciuti con annotazioni, e con giunte. Drei Teile in einem Band. Venedig, Giovanni Gabriele Hertz, 1715. 4° (224 x 170 mm). [6] ff. mit Anfangsleerzeichen und Frontispiz, Mit einem gestochenen Portrait und 30 gestochenen Falttafeln. 200 pp.; 261 pp., [1] f. blank; [4], 87 pp. Zeitgenössisches Pergament mit Goldprägung auf dem Rücken, Rotschnitt. (Einband kaum fleckig). Blake 468; Nissen, ZBI, 4225; Eales I, 1236; Garrison-Morton, 302; Pritzel 9675; M. Sabia, Le opere di Antonio Vallisneri medico e naturalista reggiano (1661-1730). Bibliografia ragionata, Rimini 1996, S. 106-120. - Erste Sammelausgabe mit drei Abhandlungen von Vallisnieri, die 1714 unabhängig voneinander bei Hertz in Venedig erschienen waren. Der venezianische Drucker beschloss, die unverkauften Exemplare in einem einzigen Band zu sammeln und gab den Drucken ein allgemeines Titelblatt mit dem geänderten Druckdatum. Seine eingehenden Studien über den Fortpflanzungsapparat, die in der dritten Abhandlung beschrieben wurden, trugen - zusammen mit den von Redi durchgeführten Forschungen - dazu bei, die Unbegründetheit der Theorie der spontanen Erzeugung zu beweisen und nahmen damit das Aufkommen der evolutionistischen Hypothese vorweg. Die Lezione Accademica stellt auch die erste systematische Studie über den Ursprung der alpinen Quellen dar, ein wahrer Meilenstein in der geologischen Literatur, begleitet von einer Tafel, die sicherlich eines der ersten Beispiele für die moderne stratigraphische Illustration ist. - First collected edition containing three treatises by Vallisnieri that had appeared independently at Hertz in Venice in 1714. The Venetian printer decided to collect the unsold copies in a single volume, giving the prints a general title page with the amended printing date. His in-depth studies on the reproductive apparatus, described in the third treatise, contributed - together with the researches conducted by Redi - to demonstrate the unfounded nature of the theory of spontaneous generation, anticipating the advent of the evolutionist hypothesis. The Lezione Accademica also represents the first systematic study on the origin of Alpine springs, a true milestone in geological literature, accompanied by a plate that is certainly one of the first examples of modern stratigraphic illustration. - Contemporary vellum with gilt label on spine, red edges. Binding barely stained.

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Wolfart,P.: Historiae naturalis Hassiae inferioris pars prima qua potiora & elegantiora hujus fossilia, figurata aeque ac

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Lot 1109

Wolfart,P.: Historiae naturalis Hassiae inferioris pars prima qua potiora & elegantiora hujus fossilia, figurata aeque ac certa quadam & regulari figura carentia, eaq; vel lapidea vel metallica, ita in lucem protrahuntur publicam necessariisq; iconismis illustrantur, ut cuilibet curioso in illis conchas genuinas marinas, plantas, pisces aliaq; naturae admiranda cernere & per haec magnum creatorem laudare liceat. z.B.. Der Natur-Geschichte des Nieder-Fürstenthums Hessen erster Theil, worinnen dessen vornehmste und zierlichste sowol gebildete als ungebildete, zu Theils in Stein, zu Theils in Metallen bestehende Fossilia dergestalten an des Tages Licht hervor gebracht werden, daß ein jeder Curiosus an denen ersten veritablen See-Muscheln, Pflantzen, Fische, auch andere Seltenheiten der Natur täglich beschauen und dadurch den großen Schöpffer preisen kann. Kassel, Henrich Harmes, 1719. Folio (360x232 mm). Mit einem Frontispiz von J. A. Thelott und 25 (2 Falt-) Tafeln von C. W. Eberlin, I. N. Prizier und I. A. Corvinus, alle gestochen von Corvinus. 62 S. Zeitgenössischer Mappeneinband aus gegerbtem Rindsleder, beschriftetes Papierschild auf der Klappe. Einband leicht berieben, kleine Wurmspuren am Fuß des Einbandes, am Vorsatzblatt und am Frontispiz. Geflickte Löcher in den Blättern D2, E2, F2 u. G2 mit Textverlust. Falttafel (Tab. XIX) am Kopf beschnitten mit etw. Bildverl., Tab. XXIV kl. repar. Randeinr., Tab. XXV oberes Eck mit Einrissen u. kl. Loch (neben d. Darstellung) unterlegt. Nissen ZBI 4438 - Cat. Bergakademie Freiberg 725; Poggendorff II, 1358; Hirsch/H. V,980; Friedrich Frhr. Waitz von Eschen, Peter Wolfart und die naturhistorische Forschung am frühen Collegium Carolinum, in: PHILIPPIA, 14/3 , pp. 207-218, Kassel 2010. - Sehr seltene Erstausgabe in einem schönen Mappeneinband. Das Werk ist dem Landgrafen Carl von Hessen gewidmet, der das aufwendige Werk vermutlich in Auftrag gegeben oder zumindest maßgeblich gefördert hat. Nur dieser erste Teil wurde veröffentlicht, und er behandelt hauptsächlich die Paläontologie, obwohl es zwei Tafeln mit Mineralien gibt (I und XXIII). Die beschriebenen Exemplare wurden vom Autor in der Nähe von Hessen in Deutschland gefunden. Die Publikation besticht vor allem durch die hervorragenden Kupfertafeln von Corvinus, die neben Mineralien und Fossilien zehn prähistorische Funde zeigen (XXIII und Nr. 10 von XXII). Das feine allegorische Frontispiz des Augsburger Künstlers Tholett wurde in der zweiten Auflage von 1726 unter dem Titel Historia naturalis lapidum, imprimis figuratorum, Hassiae Inferioris wiederverwendet. Der lateinische Haupttext, der sich ausführlich der wissenschaftlichen Literatur widmet, wird durch deutsche Zusammenfassungen ergänzt, die zusätzlich praxisorientierte Informationen zum Bergbau und Hüttenwesen liefern. Peter Wolfart studierte Medizin in Gießen, wo er Michael Bernhard Valentini (1657-1729) kennenlernte, der ihn in die Naturwissenschaft und das Studium der Fossilien einführte. 1707 wurde er zum Hofarzt in Kassel und 1708 zum Professor für Anatomie und Experimentalphysik ernannt. Mit seinem Amtsantritt übernahm Wolfart auch die Leitung der landgräflichen Mineralien- und Fossiliensammlung, eines bedeutenden Fundus, der Leibniz 1687 bei seinem ersten Besuch in Kassel besonders beeindruckt hatte. Das von Cobres (II, 739) und Nissen geforderte Porträt von Wolfart ist entweder außerordentlich selten oder höchstwahrscheinlich ein Phantom. - Very scarce first edition. With frontispiece and 25 plates. Contemporary leather (slightly rubbed, small worming). Few sheets with small damages (loss of few letters), 1 plate trimmed, partly with worming.

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Euclid.: The Elements. The first six books, together with the eleventh and twelfth... also the book of Euclid's data. In like

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Lot 1123

Euclid.: The Elements. The first six books, together with the eleventh and twelfth... also the book of Euclid's data. In like manner corrected by Robert Simson. 8. ed., annexed elements of plain and spherical trigonometry. Edinburgh u. London, Wingrove and Balfour 1791. Mit 3 gefalt. Kupfertaf. 520 S. Ldr. d. Zt. (Berieb. u. best., Gelenke angeplatzt). - Etw. Gebrauchsspuren.

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Make & Model: Ford Fiesta ST-Line TurboDate of Reg: DN18 JBZColour: Silvercc: 998MoT: 01-01-1753Fuel Type: PETROLMileage:

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Make & Model: Ford Fiesta ST-Line TurboDate of Reg: DN18 JBZColour: Silvercc: 998MoT: 01-01-1753Fuel Type: PETROLMileage: 37kTransmission: MANUALSummary: Two owners from new. First MoT was due on the 24/04/2021, the dealership is offering to issue the MoT on sale of the car. Traded-in during lockdown, the car has remained unused and parked-up at the dealership sinceVehicle Check Sheet: https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/umbraco/surface/auction/GetVehicleCheckSheet?id=147774

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Marcantonio Franceschini (Bologna 1648-1729)Noli me Tangere oil on canvas145.7 x 98.8cm (57 3/8 x 38 7/8in).Footnotes:Provena

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Marcantonio Franceschini (Bologna 1648-1729)Noli me Tangere oil on canvas145.7 x 98.8cm (57 3/8 x 38 7/8in).Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Collection of Dwight C. Miller, USA, before 1970 and by descentExhibitedChicago, The Art Institute of Chicago, Italian Painting of the 18th Century: Rococo to Romanticism, 19 September- 1 November 1970, cat. no 50Minneapolis, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Italian Painting of the 18th Century: Rococo to Romanticism, 24 November 1970- 10 January 1971, cat. no 50Toledo, The Toledo Museum of Art, Italian Painting of the 18th Century: Rococo to Romanticism, 7 February- 21 March 1971, cat. no 50LiteratureItalian Painting of the 18th Century: Rococo to Romanticism, Chicago, 1970, exh. cat., p.127, cat. no. 50 D.C. Miller, Marcantonio Franceschini, Turin, 2001, p. 240, no. 137, ill.The subject, Noli me Tangere, occurs several times in the artist's account book, preserved in the Biblioteca Communale in Bologna (MS B.6). The present painting, which has been dated to the first decade of the 18th century, would seem to relate to the one commissioned by the Marquess of Exeter on the 4 June 1704 when Franceschini was still residing in Genoa and was working on the decoration of the Palazzo Ducale. A companion piece, Christ and the Woman of Samaria was also requested at the same time. These paintings remained in the artist's studio at the death of the Marquess that same year. The popularity of the composition is attested to by the number of copies after it. Three of these were known to Dwight Miller: a good studio replica of similar dimensions in the Palazzo Arcivescovile, Bologna; what Miller described as an excellent replica, perhaps partially finished by Franceschini himself, which appeared on the art market in Berlin in the mid-1930s; and a good replica of the lower part of the composition traditionally said to have been painted by Francesco Ange, which hangs in the sacristy of Santa Maria di Galliera, Bologna. Miller suggested that a comparison of the present work with the version the artist did of the same subject at least a decade earlier (Spinola Gallery, Genoa) demonstrates the development of Franceschini's interpretation towards a more sober, meditated composition. This came out of his intensified pursuit of the classical style: the handling is smoother, the concentration on clean, linear rhythms more intense, the palette clearer and lighter, and the pose of Christ more formalised. In general Miller detected a reflection here of Albani's Noli me Tangere in the Servite Church in Bologna. He also observed how in transforming the rather wistful pose of Christ in the earlier version in Genoa to one of greater formality Franceschini paraphrased the pose given to Christ in a Noli me Tangere by Lucio Massari, a gifted pupil of Annibale Carracci and suggested that Franceschini must have first studied this picture when he executed his high altar for this church in 1686.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Attributed to Philip Reinagle (?Edinburgh 1749-1833 Chelsea)Portrait of Molyneux Nepean, later 2nd Bt., and his sister in a

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Attributed to Philip Reinagle (?Edinburgh 1749-1833 Chelsea)Portrait of Molyneux Nepean, later 2nd Bt., and his sister in a landscape with a dog and birds oil on canvas127.2 x 101.8cm (50 1/16 x 40 1/16in).Footnotes:ProvenanceSir Molyneux Nepean, 3rd Bt., before 1883With Gooden & Fox Ltd., London (according to a label on the reverse)Private Collection, UKExhibitedEdinburgh, Royal Scottish Academy, Scottish Loan Exhibition, Works of Old Masters and Scottish National Portraits, 1883, cat. no. 93 (as Attributed to T. Gainsborough, lent by Sir M.H. Nepean Bt.)The present work depicts Molyneux Hyde Nepean (1783-1856), the eldest son of Sir Evan Nepean, 1st Bt. and his wife Margaret Skinner, and one of his sisters, possibly Harriet (d. 1875). He married twice: first to Charlotte Tilghman in 1813 and had three sons and three daughters, the eldest of whom succeeded his father in title and lent the present work to the 1883 exhibition; and secondly, in 1852, to Lydia Clark Wright, with whom he had one daughter.Molyneux, who succeeded his father as 2nd Baronet of Bothenhampton in October 1822, was clerk of the Supreme Court of Jamaica for 30 years and a keen cricketer and member of Marylebone Cricket Club. Notable places and landmarks are named after the Nepean family, including the Nepean River and the Nepean Highway, both in Australia.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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J. **** de Langhe (active The Hague, circa 1674-1693)Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Charlotte, Countess of D

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J. **** de Langhe (active The Hague, circa 1674-1693)Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Charlotte, Countess of Derby, half-length, in a landscape signed 'J. de Langhe fec.' (lower right)oil on canvas117 x 95cm (46 1/16 x 37 3/8in).Footnotes:ProvenanceA private members' club, LondonLittle is known about this portrait painter but it is probable that his first name is Jacobus. His portrait of Willem van Bree and Johanna Somers with their daughter, was offered at Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 9 November 1999, lot 29 and a few portraits of the Dutch royal family he copied after Gerrit van Honthorst are in the City Hall in 's-Hertogenbosch.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Studio of Domenikos Theotokopoulos, called El Greco (Candia 1541-1614 Toledo)Head of Christ, on the kerchief of Saint Veronic

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Studio of Domenikos Theotokopoulos, called El Greco (Candia 1541-1614 Toledo)Head of Christ, on the kerchief of Saint Veronicaoil on canvas 61.2 x 49.2cm (24 1/8 x 19 3/8in).Footnotes:ProvenanceSale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 3 November 1967, lot 34 (as Property of a lady), where purchased by the present owner's father (as by El Greco for $16,000)The story of Saint Veronica and her Veil does not appear in the Bible but legend has it that Veronica approached Christ on the road to Cavalry and offered to wipe the blood and sweat for his face with her Veil. Her act of kindness was repaid when the features of Christ's face were miraculously imprinted on the cloth.According to Harold Wethey, El Greco treated this subject in two different ways: Saint Veronica holding the kerchief with the imprinted image of Christ and the Veronica or the Sudarium entirely by itself, as seen in the present work. An example of the first type can be seen in the collection of Maria Luisa Caturla in Madrid and the second type is represented in the Collection of Basil Goulandris, New York (see: H. Wethey, El Greco and His School, Princeton, 1962, vol. II, p. 148-9).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Carlo Maratta (Camerano 1625-1713 Rome)The Vision of Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, Bishop of Puebla oil on canvas137.7 x 97.7cm

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Carlo Maratta (Camerano 1625-1713 Rome)The Vision of Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, Bishop of Puebla oil on canvas137.7 x 97.7cm (54 3/16 x 38 7/16in).Footnotes:ProvenanceSale, Christie's, Rome, 15 June 2015, lot 665 (as Felice Torelli)LiteratureW. Rincon Garcia, 'Contribucion a la iconografia del venerable Juan de Palafox una nueva obra firmada de Francisco Bayeu', in Archivo espanol de arte, vol. 83, no. 332, 2010, pp. 74-5, as lostS. Rudolph, 'Un dipinto inedito di Carlo Maratti che fissa l'iconografia del venerabile Juan de Palafox y Mendoza (1601-1659), gia vescovo di Puebla, nel suo lungo iter verso la beatificazione', in Studi di storia dell'arte in onore di Fabrizio Lemme, Rome, 2017, pp. 247-250, ill., fig. 2Recorded through an engraving executed by Miguel de Sorelló (circa 1700-circa 1765) in Rome in 1734, the present painting depicts the only recently beatified Juan de Palafox y Mendoza (1600-1659) before the Madonna and Child. In her 2017 article on the present work, Stella Rudolph compares it to Maratta's The Madonna appearing before Saint Francis de Sales of circa 1690 originally painted for the Church of San Filippo in Forli and which now hangs in the Pinacoteca of the same city. This suggested dating of the last decade of the 17th Century coincides with King Charles II of Spain's first petition for the canonization of Juan de Palafox. Rudolph goes on to propose Francesco Salazar (1656-1706) as a possible candidate for commissioning the painting. A lost oval portrait by Maratta, now known through an engraving by Jacques Blondeau (1655-1698), confirms that the artist knew Salazar who is known to have been in Rome for the conclave to elect Innocent XII Pignatelli in 1691.Having served as chaplain to Maria of Austria and later as Bishop of Puebla, Mexico, followed by a brief stint as viceroy of Mexico, Palafox was first proposed for canonization in 1694 by King Charles II of Spain. The present painting may well have been commissioned with the intention of recording such an auspicious event. However, the cause for canonization was effectively blocked by the Jesuits, with whom Palafox had disagreed over ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Mexico, until it was taken up again in the 20th Century with Juan de Palafox finally being proclaimed Blessed in 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Karel Philips Spierincks (Brussels circa 1600-1639 Rome)The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist and angels oil

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Karel Philips Spierincks (Brussels circa 1600-1639 Rome)The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist and angels oil on canvas87.2 x 126.3cm (34 5/16 x 49 3/4in).in an impressive carved and gilt Louis XV frameFootnotes:ProvenanceIn the present owners' family since 19th centuryLittle is known of the life of the Brussels-trained painter, Karel Philips Spierincks (also known as Carlo Filippo after he settled in Rome) but there are a few notices that allow us to put together a scant biography. He became a master of the guild in Brussels in 1622 and just two years 'Carlo Filippo Spirinch' is recorded as living in Rome with two other Flemish painters. By 1634 he paid dues to the Academy of Saint Luke and he was living with François Dusquenoy, with whom Poussin had also lived for a time.In 1960 Anthony Blunt first grouped together works attributed to Spierincks, based around the Venus sleeping, with satyrs and cupids in the Royal Collection (RCIN 405568), which can be identified as the work described as 'venus with satires Cupids and landskip of Carlo Fellippo' when it was acquired by Charles II. In his article he describes Spierincks as 'the first imitator of Poussin's Bacchanals' to reflect his most typical subject matter of choice. The present work, however, is one of only a handful of paintings of a religious nature by the artist with one other given to him by Silvia Danesi Squarzina which shows Hagar and the Angel and now in the Neues Palais, Potsdam (see S. Danesi Squarzina, 'A 'Hagar and the angel' by Carel Philips Spierinck in Potsdam', Burlington Magazine, June 99, pp.349-351). With the profusion of putti climbing the tree in the background, the artist has, in the present painting, referenced the type of subject matter with which he was far more familiar.We are grateful to Dr. Erich Schleier for independently confirming the attribution to Spierincks on the basis of a colour photograph.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Samuel Scott (London 1702-1772 Bath)Shipping in a calm sea oil on canvas61.2 x 50.6cm (24 1/8 x 19 15/16in).Footnotes:Provena

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Samuel Scott (London 1702-1772 Bath)Shipping in a calm sea oil on canvas61.2 x 50.6cm (24 1/8 x 19 15/16in).Footnotes:ProvenanceCommissioned by Horace Walpole, Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, by whom bequeathed with the house to the followingAnne Seymour Damer (1748-1828), and by inheritance with the house to the followingMaria (née Walpole), H.R.H. Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1736-1807), by whom bequeathed to her eldest daughter by her first marriageElizabeth, Countess Waldegrave (1760-1816), and by descent to the followingGeorge, 7th Earl Waldegrave (1816-1846), by whom offeredThe Strawberry Hill sale, Robins, in situ, 18 May 1842, lot 78 (erroneously as 'A Sea Piece, the Lion Man-of-War chasing the vessel in which Prince Charles Edward was proceeding to Scotland' by Scott), where acquired byMr Dauberry and thence by descent to the present ownersExhibitedOn loan to Strawberry Hill House, Twickenham, 2012-2021LiteratureH. Walpole, A Description of the Villa of Horace Walpole, Youngest Son of Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford, at Strawberry-Hill, near Twickenham. With an Inventory of the Furniture, Pictures, Curiosities, Strawberry-Hill, 1774, p. 69, recorded in The Gallery as hanging right-hand of the chimneyH. Walpole, A Description of the Villa of Horace Walpole, Youngest Son of Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford, at Strawberry-Hill, near Twickenham. With an Inventory of the Furniture, Pictures, Curiosities, Strawberry-Hill,, 1784, p. 50, recorded in The Gallery as hanging right-hand of the chimneyR. Kingzett, A Catalogue of the works of Samuel Scott, in Walpole Society, 1980-1982, vol. 48, p.32 under entry BThe present work originally hung in The Gallery at Strawberry Hill, which Horace Walpole created between 1761 and 1763 as a place to entertain and to display pictures. Samuel Scott was an artist promoted by Walpole and of the large set of Scott's views commissioned by Walpole for the two niches in the Gallery this is the only that has resurfaced. Scott's works, which included gothic views as well as sea pieces, hung in the mirrored niches which imitated Cardinal Bourchier's tomb at Canterbury Cathedral, alongside pastel portraits by Rosalba Carriera and Jean-Etienne Liotard and paintings by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Scott had become a neighbour of Walpole when he moved to Twickenham in 1758 and Walpole said that Scott's works 'will charm in every age' and that 'if he was second to Vandeveldt in sea pieces, he excelled him in variety.'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Attributed to Sir William Beechey R.A (Burford 1753-1839 London)Portrait of Warren Hastings, half-length, in a blue coat oil

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Attributed to Sir William Beechey R.A (Burford 1753-1839 London)Portrait of Warren Hastings, half-length, in a blue coat oil on canvas76.2 x 63.5cm (30 x 25in).Footnotes:Warren Hastings was the first and most famous of the British Governor Generals of India. He dominated Indian affairs from 1772 to 1785 and, on his return to England, was impeached and finally acquitted on all counts following a sensational and historic 7-year trial. Judging from the sitter's age the present portrait would appear to date from sometime shortly after he returned from India in 1785 and is earlier than those portraits with which Hastings was known to have rewarded his loyal allies and supporters as gifts following the trial. The trial became a debate between two radically opposed visions of empire – one based on ideas of power and conquest in pursuit of the exclusive national interests of the colonizer, versus one represented by Burke, of sovereignty based on a recognition of the rights of the colonized. While Hastings was able to institute significant reforms as an administrator, his legacy as the 'architect of British India' remains inevitably controversial.We are grateful to Charles Greig for his assistance with the cataloguing for this lot.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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A box of various stamp albums and first day covers Condition Report: Available upon request

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A box of various stamp albums and first day covers Condition Report: Available upon request

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