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Lot 189

NO RESERVE Poetry.- Ros (Amanda M.) Fumes of Formation, original cloth, dust-jacket, light browning to spine, surface soiling to panels, spine ends and corners a little chipped, extremities rubbed, 1933 § Farjeon (Eleanor) Young Folk and Old, original wrappers, High House Press, 1925 § Phillips (Stephen) New Poems, light foxing, browning to endpapers, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine faded, spine ends and corners a little chipped, 1908 § Thomas (R. S.) Laubbam Sprache, translated by Kevin Perryman, limited edition, signed by the author, original half cloth, Denklingen, Babel, 1998, first editions; and c.80 others, poetry and poets, generally excellent or near-fine, 8vo (c.85)

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Lot 7

NO RESERVE Architecture.- Hawksmoor (Nicholas) Architectural Designs for All Souls College, Oxford, 6 engraved plates, without the accompanying booklet but with a large engraving of South Prospect of St.Paul's by Will.Emmett loosely inserted (on laid paper, c.480 x 700mm., creases from folds, light spotting, T.Bowles, 1702), plates loose as issued in original cloth portfolio with ties, paper label to upper cover, oblong elephant folio, [Oxford], [1960].⁂ Kerry Downes issued his first book on Hawksmoor in 1959, and another in 1969. Until then Hawksmoor was not a highly regarded architect, being overshadowed by his masters Wren and Vanbrugh, but this changed with Downes's appraisal and the resulting recognition prevented the demolition of Christ Church, Spitalfields.

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Lot 267

NO RESERVE Birds.- Hudson (W.H.) Birds of La Plata, 2 vol., first edition, 22 colour plates, original decorative cloth, small stain to upper cover (vol. 1 only), slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Anker 216], 8vo, 1920.

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Lot 197

Rhys (Jean) Good Morning Midnight, first edition, second issue without endpaper, original cloth, fine, dust-jacket, price-clipped, light browning to spine, minor chipping to spine ends and corners, very short tears to head and foot of upper panel with some light creasing, an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1939.

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Lot 194

NO RESERVE Rendell (Ruth) The New Girl Friend and other stories, 1985; An Unkindness of Ravens, 1985; Live Flesh, 1986; The Veiled One, 1988, first editions, signed or with signed presentation inscriptions from the author, original boards, dust-jackets, some light fading to spines, else fine; and 3 others by the same, 8vo (7)

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Lot 190

NO RESERVE Poetry.- Stevenson (Robert Louis) New Poems, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket spine very lightly browned, some light surface soiling, 1918; Poems, limited editions, original limp vellum, ties partly defective, 1913 § Gascoyne (David), Martyn Crucefix, Marius Kociejowski, Christopher Middleton, Norm Sibum and C.H. Sisson. Enitharmon Poetry Pamphlets, 6 vol., each number 36 of 50 copies signed by the author, original wrappers, slip-case, 1993 § Prynne (J. H.) News of Warring Clans, first edition, original wrappers, some fading, Trigram Press, 1977; and c.70 others, poetry and poets generally excellent or near-fine, 8vo (c.75)

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Lot 208

Yeats (William Butler) The Wild Swans at Coole, first English edition, "Presentation Copy" blindstamp to title, Robert Lynd's copy with his ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original cloth, spine dulled, spine ends and corners bumped, light wear to extremities, 8vo, 1919.⁂ A good association copy, Robert Lynd (1879-1949), writer, journalist and Irish nationalist.

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Lot 154

NO RESERVE Braine (John) Room at the Top, uncorrected proof copy, spotting and marking to endpapers, original wrappers, ink inscription in author's hand "Names of people and places will be changed before publication" to upper cover, shelf-lean, creasing, 1957 § Todd (Ruthven) Tracks in the Snow, dedication copy inscribed to John Piper, jacket spine browned, chipped at head, 1946 § Chaudhuri (Nirad C.) The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian, jacket spine a little browned, spine ends and corners a little chipped, 1951 § Mottram (R. H.) The Crime at Vanderlynden's, bookplate of Felix Dennis, 1926, all but he first first editions in original boards and dust-jackets, generally excellent or near-fine; and c.55 others, modern literature, 8vo (c.60)

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Architecture.- Perrault (Claude) Ordonnance des Cinq Especes de Colonnes selon la Methode des Anciens, first edition, title with woodcut arms of Louis XIV, engraved head-piece of arms of Colbert (the dedicatee), engraved initial and 6 plates by Le Pautre, Chastillon and le Clerc, woodcut illustrations, a little wormed, mostly to margins but affecting some plates, pencil inscription of Kerry Downes, handsome contemporary red morocco ruled and tooled in gilt, rubbed, lacking spine, covers worn at corners and detached, [Berlin Kat. 2386; Fowler 247 ; Millard, French 138], folio, Paris, Jean Baptiste Coignard, 1683.

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Lot 146

Thatcher (Margaret) The Downing Street Years, 1993; The Path to Power, 1995, both first editions, signed presentation copies, the first to Basil [Feldman], the second to Basil and Gita [Feldman], original boards, dust-jackets, 8vo (2)⁂ The first inscription reads "To Basil - Thank you for your unfailing support over many years. Margaret Thatcher". The second has similar wording. Basil Feldman, Baron Feldman (1923-2019) was a Conservative member of the House of Lords from 1996-2017.

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Lot 88

Lifeboats.- Sociétés de Sauvetages Maritimes de Provence, fondée a Marseille en 1863. Présidé par M. J-B Pastré. Son but, son organisation, ses travaux, first edition, half-title, 10 lithographed plates, Marseille, Arnaud, Cayer, & Co., 1866 bound with Société Centrale de Sauvetage des Naufrages. Description du canot de sauvetage, first edition, half-title, wood-engraved frontispiece, 4 folding lithographed plates, narrow worm trace at foot, occasionally affecting part of a letter or letters, plate 1 short splits at folds at foot, Paris, Arthus Bertrand, 1867, together 2 works in 1 vol., some water-staining, contemporary red calf-backed cloth, gilt, rubbed and stained, large 8vo

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Lot 90

Salinger (J.D.) Povesti. Nad propast'iu vo rzhi ... [Catcher in the Rye], first Russian edition, translated by Rita Rait-Kovaleva, portrait frontispiece, original cloth-backed boards, a little rubbed, Moscow, 1965; and 8 others, Russian, 8vo & 12mo (9)⁂ Containing translations of 'Catcher in the Rye', 'Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters', 'A Perfect Day for Bananafish', 'The Laughing Man', 'De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period', and 'Uncle Wiggly in Connecticut.'

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Lot 302

Harwood (Busick) A Synopsis of a Course of Lectures on Anatomy and Physiology, first edition, preliminaries misbound, some water-staining, with a final blank leaf but without the vi pp. at end called for by ESTC, some pencil annotations, bound in the middle of 4 other pamphlets on various subjects, early 19th century boards, spine label "Prose Tracts", foot of spine torn, Cambridge, Printed by F. Hodson, 1787; and 4 others, miscellaneous, v.s. (5)⁂ The mentioned work is rare, with ESTC locating only 3 copies (Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, Wellcome Library; Countway Library of Medicine in USA; and Royal Australian College of Physicians).

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Lot 173

NO RESERVE Lawrence (D.H.) Lady Chatterley's Lover, first authorised English edition, browning and neat ink ownership inscription, spine ends and corners a little bumped and frayed, 1932 § Eliot (T. S.) The Confidential Clerk, first edition, light dampstain to front free endpaper, dust-jacket, light cockling, light sunning to spine, minor fraying to head of spine, 1954 § Aldington (Richard, editor) Fifty Romance Lyric Poems, limited edition, signed by the editor and Bruce Rogers, glacine dust-jacket, spine ends and corners chipped, New York, 1928, original cloth, generally excellent or near-fine; and 28 others by the same and similar, 8vo (31)

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Lot 271

Birds.- Millais (John Guille) The Wildfowler in Scotland, first edition, photogravure frontispiece, 20 plates, illustrations, bookplate, original half-vellum, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1901 § Hawker (Lt. Col. P.) Instructions to Young Sportsmen in all that relates to Guns and Shooting, third edition, partially hand-coloured frontispiece, 9 plates (3 hand-coloured), occasional faint spotting, bookplate, contemporary calf, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1824; and others, similar, v.s. (22)

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Lot 153

NO RESERVE Bowles (Paul) Their Heads are Green, plates, 1963 § Coover (Robert) The Origin of the Brunists, jacket with light rubbing to extremities, 1966 § Pasternak (Joe) easy the Hard Way, signed presentation inscription from the author to Maurice Chevalier, plates, jacket spine a little sunned, spine ends and corners a little chipped, closed tear to head of lower panel, New York, 1956 § Matthiessen (Peter) At Play in the Fields of the Lord, jacket price-clipped, jacket spine and panels a little browned, some chipping to head of spine, New York, 1965, first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets, generally excellent; and 26 others, American literature, 8vo (30)

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Lot 260

Birds.- Crawshay (Richard) The Birds of Tierra del Fuego, first edition, limited edition of 300, this copy 'out of series', 21 hand-coloured lithographed plates, 23 photogravure plates, colour map at end, bookplate, hinges strengthened, contemporary morocco-backed boards, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 4to, 1907.

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Lot 217

NO RESERVE Webb (Kaye) Refugees 1960, illustrated by Ronald Searle, original pictorial wrappers, 1960 § Lancaster (Osbert) The Saracen's Head, 1948; Drayneflete Revealed, 1949 § Hennell (Thomas) Lady Filmy Fern..., illustrated by Edward Bawden, 1980 § Blake (Quentin) Word and Pictures, limited edition, signed by the artist on title, 2000 § Grossmith (George & Weedon) The Diary of a Nobody, illustrated by Paul Hogarth and Philip Hood, signed by Hogarth on title, original half rexine, 1984, illustrations, some colour, all but the first and last original cloth or boards with dust-jackets, of which the first price-clipped, the second slightly rubbed; and c.20 others, illustrated and illustrators, 4to & 8vo (c.25)

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Lot 252

NO RESERVE London.- [Grant (James)] The Great Metropolis, 2 vol. in 1, half-titles, original green cloth, uncut, spine faded, New York, 1837 § Baines (Thomas) Liverpool in 1859, folding map, 8pp. advertisements printed on pink paper at end (faded at edges), also 4pp. on the Royal Insurance Company printed in red and green, original blind-stamped cloth, London, Liverpool & Manchester, 1859, both a little rubbed, the second faded at edges and worn at head of spine, 8vo (2)⁂ The first is an interesting work on London, published using the sheets of the London edition with a New York imprint. There is information on theatres, clubs, gaming houses, and newspapers.

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Lot 156

NO RESERVE Burroughs (Edgar Rice) The Chessmen of Mars, plates, 1923 § Grey (Zane) Tales of Fishes, plates, [1919] § London (Jack) Burning Daylight, 1911; Jerry of the Islands, plates, New York, 1917 § Coppel (Alec) I Killed the Count, dust-jacket, a few short tears and creasing to head, 1939, first or first English editions, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, some light fading to spines, light bumping to spine ends and corners, generally excellent or near-fine; and 15 others, similar, 8vo (20)

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Lot 167

NO RESERVE Goldman (William) No Way to Treat a Lady, jacket with light fading to spine, New York, 1964 § Wheatley (Dennis) Mayhem in Greece, signed presentation inscription from the author, jacket with light browning to spine, 1962 § Harris (Thomas) The Silence of the Lambs, light toning to text margins, 1988 § Anderson (Kent) Night Dogs, signed by the author, Tucson, AZ, 1996, first or first English editions, original boards, dust-jackets, generally excellent or near-fine; and 21 others, thrillers and detective fiction, 8vo (25)

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Lot 78

Bible, Hebrew.- Forster (Nathaniel, editor) Biblia Hebraica. Torah Nevi'im u-Ketuvim, title in Latin, text in Hebrew, bookplate to pastedown, title working loose, light stains to margin of title, some small marginal tears and chips to first few leaves, occasional light marginal browning, occasional light staining not affecting text, corner repaired to 3M⁴, contemporary blue polished calf, gilt, red morocco spine label, lightly scuffed with small abrasion to upper cover, joints a little rubbed, [Darlow & Moule 5151], 4to, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1750.⁂ ⁂ "An unpointed edition based on E. van der Hooght's text. The earliest edition of the Hebrew Bible (apart from the London Polyglot) to be printed in England". - Darlow, 5151.

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Lot 182

NO RESERVE Nordhoff (Charles) and James Norman Hall. Hurricane, jacket spine lightly browned, spine ends and corners a little chipped, portion torn away from head of lower panel, chip and short tear to head of upper panel, 1936 § All Clear Aft. Episodes at Sea, light spotting, jacket with light surface soiling, a few short closed tears and some creasing to head and foot, 1936 § Carr (John Dickson) Captain Cut-Throat, jacket spine ends and corners a little chipped and creased, 1955 § Cozzens (James Gould) SS. San Pedro, jacket spine lightly browned, 1931, first or first English editions, original boards, dust-jackets; and 16 others, historical or naval fiction, 8vo (20)

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Lot 143

NO RESERVE British illustration.- Jones (Barbara) Two original drawings for 'Twit and Howlet and the Balloon', the first inscribed 'The Balloon picture, p. 13', and the other showing Twit and Howlet on the road to 'Boulogne', pen and ink, black chalks, some with correction fluid, both with stamped signatures, 140 x 210 mm (5 1/2 x 8 1/4 in), and 110 x 200 mm (4 1/4 x 7 7/8 in), respectively, minor surface dirt and handling creases, [circa 1970]; together with two others by Jones, the first an illustration for the 'The Battle of the Beaches' advertisement for the I.C.I's "remarkable 'Gammexane' insecticide', and the other of a London church ruin looking towards St. Paul's Cathedral, pen and inks, 170 x 160 mm (6 3/4 x 6 1/4 in), and 280 x 380 mm (11 x 15 in), respectively, handling creases and minor surface dirt, [late 20th century] (4) .

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Lot 130

NO RESERVE Extra-illustrated.- Delany (Mary) The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany, 6 vol., first and second series, titles in red and black, extra-illustrated with c.116 engraved plates, most portraits, half blue crushed morocco, gilt, by Bayntun, spines in compartments, vol.2 lower cover detached, spines faded, some corners worn, rubbed, 8vo, Richard Bentley, 1861-1862.⁂ Mary Delany (1700-1788) English artist, blue stocking and letter writer, best known for her botanical studies and 'paper mosaiks [sic]'.

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Lot 169

NO RESERVE Grossmith (George) and Weedon Grossmith. The Diary of a Nobody, first edition, half-title, frontispiece, illustrations, publisher's advertisements at end, original pictorial cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 8vo, Bristol and London, [1892].

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Lot 183

NO RESERVE Ó Faoláin (Seán) Midsummer Night Madness, jacket with light sunning to spine, light creasing to head, 1932; A Nest of Simple Folk, jacket with very light browning to spine, small chip to foot of spine, 1933 § Yeats (Jack B.) The Amaranthers, light staining to front free endpapers, jacket spine browned, light toning to panels and flaps, spine ends and corners a little creased and chipped, 1936 § Reid (Forrest) W. B. Yeats. A Critical Study, frontispiece, light browning to title, 1915, first editions, original cloth, all but the last with dust-jackets, generally excellent; and c.45 others by the same and similar, Irish literature, 8vo (c.50)

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Lot 162

NO RESERVE Cunninghame Graham (R.B.) Charity, dust-jacket, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light rubbing to extremities, 1912 § De Morgan (William) The Old Madhouse, jacket panels and spine browned, spine ends and corners a little chipped, 1919 § Hardy (Thomas) Time's Laughingstocks and other verses, bookplate to pastedown, 1909 § Zangwill (I.) Dreamers of the Ghetto, light discolouration to upper cover, 1898 § Brailsford (Henry Noel) The Broom of the War-God, 1898, first or first English editions, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, light fading to spines, generally excellent or near-fine; and 33 others, similar, 8vo (38)

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Lot 168

NO RESERVE Greene (Graham) Ministry of Fear, name erased from endpaper with 2 small holes resulting, spine spotted and faded, 1943; The End of the Affair, new endpapers, spine faded, jacket price-clipped and spotted, short tear to head of lower panel, minor chipping to spine ends and corners, 1951; Our Man in Havana [2 copies], jacket spine with very light browning, spine ends and corners a little chipped and creased, 1958; The Comedians, jacket with light discolouration to spine, light rubbing and creasing to tips of spine and corners, 1966, first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets, generally excellent; and 10 others by the same, 8vo (16)

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Lot 115

Music.- Miller (Edward) The Psalms of David for the Use of Parish Churches, first edition, engraved title and dedication, subscriber's list of over 3000, engraved music, without finis on final leaf and without 4pp. Addenda at end (found in some copies), faint spotting to first and last few leaves, contemporary tree-calf, cracked hinges, bumping to corners and extremities, [1790] § Boyce (Dr.) The Chaplet. A Musical Entertainment, engraved title and 46pp. music, this edition not on ESTC, ?lacking privilege leaf, occasional faint marginal staining, modern half-morocco, for I. Walsh, n.d. § Milne (A. A.) Fourteen Songs from When We Were Very Young, illustrations by E. H. Shepard, original cloth-backed boards, a little rubbed, price-clipped dust-jacket, rubbed, loss to spine foot, several small holes to spine, New York, 1925; and 35 others similar, including 15 vol. of a defective 'Orpheus: a collection of glees of the most admired German composers,' v.s. (38)

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Lot 270

Birds.- Millais (John Guille) The Natural History of British Game Birds, limited edition of 550 copies, chromolithographed frontispiece and 17 plates, 17 photogravure plates, 1 photographic plate, tissue-guards, original buckram backed boards, lightly faded spine, as usual, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1909; Game Birds and Shooting-Sketches, first edition, half-title, portrait frontispiece, 34 plates (16 colour), illustrations, occasional faint spotting, original half-morocco, rubbed, bumping to corners and spine extremities, 1982; and another by the same, folio & 4to (3)

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Lot 164

NO RESERVE Faulks (Sebastian) Birdsong, very light toning to jacket, 1993 § Hollinghurst (Alan) The Swiming-Pool Library, toning to text margins, jacket spine lightly sunned, 1988 § Ackroyd (Peter) The Diversions of Purley, jacket with light sunning to spine, 1987, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets § Lodge (David) The Man Who Wouldn't Get Up and other stories, 1998 § Boyd (William) Protobiography, 1998, limited editions signed by the authors, original cloth, Bridgewater Press § Swift (Graham) Ever After, uncorrected proof copy, number 20 of 30 copies signed by the author, original wrappers, all generally excellent or near-fine; and 44 others by the same and similar, 8vo (50)

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Lot 158

NO RESERVE Carey (Peter) My Life as a Fake, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Tariq Ali, jacket upper panel with short tear to head and some patch of foxing to foot, light discolouration to spine, Sydney, 2003; True History of the Kelly Gang, first English edition, signed by the author, "Ned Kelly's Australia" map loosely inserted, jacket with light sunning to spine, 2001; Jack Maggs, first English edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, jacket with light creasing to spine ends, 1997, original boards, dust-jackets, excellent or near-fine; and 6 others by the same, 8vo (9)

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Lot 17

NO RESERVE Britain.- [Gough (Richard)] British Topography..., 2 vol., first edition, engraved title vignettes, 7 folding engraved maps and large map (plate 8) in 3 parts, bookplate of George Gallwey Mills, contemporary russia, rubbed, spines worn, joints split, covers of vol.1 detached, 4to, T.Payne & Son, and J.Nichols, 1780.

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Lot 236

India.- Sleeman (Lieutenant-Colonel W. H.) Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official, 2 vol., first edition, chromolithographed frontispieces and 30 plates, tissue-guards, spotting, corrections inserted by hand, manuscript bookplates, near contemporary half-morocco, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 8vo, 1844.

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Lot 293

Orchids.- Millican (Albert) Travels and Adventures of an Orchid Hunter: An Account of Canoe and Camp Life in Colombia, while Collecting Orchids in the Northern Andes, first edition, colour frontispiece and 21 plates, illustrations, original red pictorial cloth, gilt, spine a little dulled, light rubbing to tips of spine and corners but a remarkably bright and fine example overall, 8vo, 1891.

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Lot 80

NO RESERVE Commerce.- Cary (John) Essai sur l'etat du commerce d'Angleterre, first edition in French, translated and augmented by Georges-Marie Butel-Dumont, 2 vol., titles with woodcut ornaments, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, vol.1 X12 blank and with errata f. at end, ink stamp of Eugene de Froberville to first title, some spotting and staining, lightly browned contemporary calf, gilt, spine richly so and with double morocco labels, spine heads little chipped, joint starting, but holding firm, corners worn, rubbed, [Einaudi 920 (Guillyn); Goldsmiths' 9015; Higgs 986; Kress 5424; McCulloch, p. 46], 12mo, London & Paris, Nyon, 1755.⁂ 'the best discourse I ever read on that subject' (Locke). McCulloch proposes that the additions made by Butel-Dumont make this 'in all respects a more valuable work than that of Cary'. Butel-Dumont was an economist and secretary at the French embassy in St. Petersburg.

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Lot 201

NO RESERVE Stern (James) Something Wrong, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, light fading to spine, 1938; The Man who Was Loved, first American edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, dust-jacket, spine ends and corners chipped, extremities rubbed, New York, 1951 § Masefield (John) Martin Hyde, first English edition, dust-jacket, spine sunned, spine ends and corners a little chipped, n.d. § Lee (Laurie) Peasants' Priest. A Play, first edition, original wrappers, preserved in custom chemise, Canterbury, 1947, all but the last in original cloth; and c.50 others, modern literature, 8vo (c.55)

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Lot 42

NO RESERVE Decorative Arts.- Gilbert (Christopher) The Life & Work of Thomas Chippendale, 2 vol., 1978 § Macquoid (Percy) A History of English Furniture, reprint, 1989 § Snowman (A.Kenneth) Eighteenth Century Gold Boxes of Paris: A Catalogue of the J.Ortiz-Patiño Collection, 1974 § Mortimer (Tony L.) Lalique Jewellery and Glassware, 1989 § Treasures from the Kremlin, New York, 1979, illustrations, some colour, original cloth or boards, the first with slip-case (a little soiled), the rest dust-jackets; and c.25 others on furniture and the decorative arts, 4to & 8vo (c.30)

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Lot 104

An Unusual Cased 100-Bore Percussion Transitional Single-Action Six-Shot Revolver, And 54-Bore Percussion Box-Lock Turn-Over Pocket Pistol By J. Beattie, 205 Regent Street, London, Mid-19th CenturyThe first with blued octagonal sighted barrel signed in full along the top flat and engraved with foliage around the muzzle, fluted case-hardened cylinder numbered from '1' to '6', engraved around the forward edges and with recessed nipples, case-hardened rounded action and nipple-shield, the former engraved with foliate scrollwork, foliate engraved bar-hammer with Barnett-type rear-sight slot and sprung stop holding the hammer at half-cock, foliate scroll engraved butt, trigger-guard and ovoidal butt-cap, the latter with hinged circular butt-trap cover, case-hardened rammer of Bentley type with knurled finial and blued retaining clip, finely chequered figured rounded grips, and much original finish; the second with case-hardened barrels engraved with foliage around the muzzles, foliate scroll engraved action signed on a scroll on one side, dolphin hammer, engraved safety-catch, blued folding trigger, finely chequered figured rounded butt with foliate scroll engraved ovoidal butt-cap, the latter with hinged circular butt-trap cover, vacant silver escutcheon, stirrup ramrod, and some original finish: in original lined and fitted oak case with accessories including two brass-mounted powder-flasks, one by Dixon & Sons with split-ring for suspension and retaining much of its original finish, the bullet compartments each containing an old handwritten card inscribed respectively 'Bullets for revolver' and 'Bullets for pocket pistol', the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 10 cm. and 5.7 cm. barrelsFootnotes:James Beattie is recorded at 205 Regent Street, London between 1848 and 1863For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lot 107

A Flintlock Box-Lock Blunderbuss-Pistol By J. & W. Richards, London, Early 19th CenturyWith bronze barrel and action in one piece, the former turned and belled at the muzzle, original side-mounted horn-tipped ramrod and spring bayonet beneath, action with wrigglework borders and signed with maker's name and 'London' respectively within an oval over each side, the first against foliage and the second centred on a martial trophy, thumbpiece safety-catch, sliding trigger-guard bayonet-release engraved with a flower-head on the bow, and figured flat-sided butt, Birmingham proof marks 16 cm. barrelFootnotes:Joseph & William Richards are recorded in Birmingham between 1799 and 1817 where they had a factory. Between 1808 and 1810 they are recorded at 16 Staining Lane, London. Joseph is recorded as carrying on the business alone in Birmingham between 1815 and 1830For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lot 112

A Pair Of 28-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy Robert Wogdon Of London, Circa 1785-90With browned twist octagonal sighted barrels (early 19th century working replacements) each engraved 'William Morris Perth' along the top flat, silver fore-sights, platinum-lined touch-holes, breech tang with transverse band of engraved beadwork in front of the back-sight and flowering foliage behind, border engraved flat bevelled detented locks (two side nails replaced) each signed on a gold oval centred on engraved drapery, the stepped tails, safety-catches, cocks and steels all with engraved foliate decoration, the last with small roller working on the blued steel-spring, and gold-lined pans, figured half-stocks (one with minor old repair along the upper edge on one side) each with swelling flat-sided butt and dark horn fore-end cap (one incomplete), border engraved blued steel mounts comprising butt-caps each decorated with foliage and a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guards each with acorn finial and decorated with a garland along the bow, and turned rear ramrod-pipes, set triggers, horn-tipped wooden ramrods, one with iron powder-measure, and some original finish (2)28 cm. barrelsFootnotes:The engraved decoration is very similar to that found on the very fine pair of duelling pistols by the same maker and sold in these Rooms, Fine Antique Arms and Armour..., 20 April 2011, lot 456. For more information on these pistols and others with similar decoration including two pairs in the Royal Collection, see John O'Sullivan & De Witt Bailey, Robert Wogdon, Wogdon & Barton, John Barton, London Gunmakers 1764-1819, 2019, pp. 162-165 and 170-173 The William Morris engraved on the top flat of each barrel is thought to be the William Morris born in Paisley, Scotland in 1786. His family emigrated to Canada in 1801, where his father set up an import/export business. Following his father's death William opened a general store in partnership with his brother, Alexander, and went on to join the militia during the War of 1812. In 1818 he was appointed a justice of the peace in Perth and was elected to the 8th Parliament of Upper Canada for Carlton in 1820. He represented Carlton and subsequently Lanark until 1836, when he was appointed to the Legislative Council. In 1834 he was involved in organising the first canal connecting the Tay River to the Lower Rideau Lake. His efforts on behalf of the Church of Scotland to have it recognised as one of the two National Churches in the British Empire resulted in the creation of the Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Canada. He played a major role in the establishment of Queen's College, later Queen's University, and was its first Chairman of Trustees. In 1841 he was appointed to the Legislative Council of Upper and Lower Canada, and in 1842 was appointed Warden for Johnstown District. In 1844 he was appointed receiver general for the United Canadas and became President of the executive Council in 1846. He died in Montreal in 1858For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lot 128

Purdey shooting accessoriesComprising:-A J. Purdey cleaning kit in a leather folding case, some pieces missingA J. Purdey 2-piece ebonised cleaning rodA small cleaning kit in a J. Purdey nylon slipA modern J. Purdey brass, oak and leather game carrierA limited edition book entitled Purdey's, the guns and the family by Richard Beaumont, No. 36, signed by the authorThe Early Purdeys by P L. Unsworth (First Edition) Christies Books(6)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lot 14

Two Tipstaves19th CenturyThe first Scottish, the ebony stem of tapering circular section with moulding at the top and bottom, set with a rectangular silver plaque on one side with indistinct inscription, the base with brass seal terminal cut on the face with the coat-of-arms of the City of Glasgow within 'Police Chambers' and 'Let Glasgow Flourish'; the second of tubular brass surmounted by a roughly cast crown, on turned swelling wooden handle (some wear and old split) (2)12 cm. and 20 cm.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lot 23

An Officer's Shoulder-Belt Plate Of The Knole Volunteers, Another Of The Armed Forces, And A Helmet Plate From An Officer's Helmet Of The West Norfolk MilitiaLate 18th/19th CenturyThe first ovoidal and of brass, the front engraved with pre-1801 royal arms above a scroll engraved 'KNOLE . VOLUNTEERS', the interior with retaining hook and two belt studs; the second of similar form, the front dated '1798' between 'ARMED' and 'FORCES'; the third of embossed white-metal and of characteristic form (3)The first 7.2 cm.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lot 3

A Persian Steel Kulah Khud, And Two Australian Aboriginal Clubs (Waddy Or Nulla Nulla) The First Qajar, 19th CenturyThe first with domed steel skull etched with a sun, the ground between the rays etched with foliage alternately inhabited by a male portrait bust in contemporary costume, the rim bordered by panels of Persian verses in cursive script, fitted with two plume-holders, adjustable nasal with shaped finials, and vandyked camail (some losses, central spike missing, surface rust patination); the second each of characteristic form and carved with narrow grooves over most of their surface, one retaining much of its spinifex gum terminal (3)The first 15 cm. high, the second 73 cm. and 63 cm. long For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lot 346

A Rare Cased Colt Factory Engraved 1851 Model Navy Percussion RevolverNo. 1109. For 1852Decorated with line borders and foliate scrollwork, the barrel with London address, silvered trigger-guard and back-strap, the latter engraved with owner's name 'Rev. J. Jameson', highly figured rounded grips, matching numbers, and retaining much of its blued, case-hardened and silvered finish: in original fitted oak case lined in burgundy velvet with accessories including James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield 'Colts Navy Flask' with unusually long nozzle, split-ring for suspension and retaining most of its original finish, brass bullet mould stamped 'Colt's Patent', and blued combined turnscrew and nipple wrench, the interior of the lid (repaired along the back) relined and with applied bronze medals, the first for 'The Irish Rifle Association' inscribed 'Won By Rev. T. Jamison 1900', the second engraved 'Won By T. Jamison, M.A. 50 Points.', the last an N.R.A. bronze prize medallion dated 1860, the exterior of the lid with vacant brass escutcheon with clipped corners, London proof marks 19 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceRon Dean CollectionLiteratureJoseph G. Rosa, Colonel Colt London..., 1976, p. 54, pls. 61 and 62For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lot 36

An Iron Strongbox, And a Group Of Accessories Mostly Relating To Antique Firearms The First 17th Century, Probably German, The Second 19th CenturyThe first of rectangular form and heavy construction, the hinged lid (detached) carrying an elaborate internal lock mechanism working five independent bolts, operated by a key through a central keyhole originally with hinged cover on the outside (key and cover missing), the mechanism covered by two ward-plates (bent) each pierced with a mermaid amid scrolling foliage, hinged writhen lid support, hinged front straps engaging with staples on the lid, the sides and lid reinforced with wide riveted straps forming a trellis, the front (two modern drilled holes) with dummy keyhole plate embossed with foliage, and writhen drop handle on each side, (old surface rust patination); the second comprising a Sykes brass-mounted three-way powder-flask for pistols, two brass bullet moulds for rifles, each with turned swelling wooden handle, one engraved 'G.H. Daw's Improved Mould' and stamped 'G24', a leather shot-belt, the brass 'Irish' charger top stamped 'Dixon & Son Patent', a circular boxwood grease box, in its leather holder, a combination tool for Enfield percussion service muskets, two leather outer covers for cased longarms (some wear and damage), and various other items including a pair of brass ankle-cuffs dated 1851, and a pair of leg-irons (a lot)The first 63 cm. wide X 37 cm. deep X 38 cm. highFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lot 4

An Indian Mail Coif (Kulah Zirah) And Mail Shirt17th Century Or LaterThe first of alternate rows of riveted circular and solid flattened iron rings forming a hood with triangular extension on each side, covering the entire head and suspended from a slightly domed circular disc at the top, and retaining its padded linen liner; the second entirely of alternate rows of riveted and solid iron rings, shaped to the body, thigh length, open up the front and with short vent at the rear, elbow-length sleeves, and with two brass discs at the front (2)The first 24 cm. high, the second 65 cm. longFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lot 41

A Danish Bronze CannonLate 17th Century, Probably Reign Of King Christian V (1670-1699)Of tapering multi-stage form cast with raised mouldings and bell-shaped muzzle, the first reinforce with crowned royal cypher in an oval within a baldachin, the second reinforce chased with symmetrical foliage and with cast naturalistic dolphin lifting handles, cascabel cast as a bud centred on acanthus, plain trunnions, and rich dark patina overall 61 cm. barrel, 2.7 cm. boreFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lot 58

A French 32-Bore Percussion Officer's Pistol, And A Liège 28-Bore Percussion Officer's PistolThe First By Dabadie A Paris, The Second By Michel Berleur, Both Early 19th CenturyBoth converted from flintlock, the first with swamped part octagonal sighted barrel browned beneath and with gilt band at the muzzle and back of the breech, the latter stamped beneath with maker's mark 'D.B' in a wreath, plain tang, signed flat bevelled lock, figured full stock, butt with unusually chequered panel along each side and with ovoidal pommel, the latter with bevelled steel cap, steel spur trigger-guard with long urn-shaped finial, turned ramrod-pipes, adjustable set-trigger, and original ramrod with steel-capped horn tip; the second with octagonal polygroove rifled barrel inlaid with silver scrollwork on the upper flats, signed in silver along the top flat and with circular silver-lined maker's mark at the breech, foliate engraved tang with two folding leaf back-sights, flat bevelled lock with safety-catch, figured full stock (worn, old splits and slightly reduced at the muzzle) inlaid with silver wire scrollwork on the side-flat, around the barrel tang, down the back of the butt and around the ovoidal pommel, the latter with foliate engraved cap, chequered grip, border engraved steel escutcheon and trigger-guard, the former with a starburst, the latter in the French taste with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy and foliage on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, adjustable set trigger, and horn-tipped ramrod, probably original (2)22 cm. and 23.5 cm. barrelsFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lot 7

A Caucasian Dagger, And A Turkish BichaqBoth 19th CenturyThe first with fullered blade double-edged towards the slightly curved point, hilt entirely covered in silver, indented for the fingers and nielloed with designs of symmetrical foliage scrollwork and flower-heads against a wrigglework ground, in original fabric-covered wooden scabbard (fabric worn) with silver locket, chape and suspension mount en suite with the hilt; the second with slightly recurved blade (old surface rust, tip missing), silver hilt embossed and chased with foliage and rocailles along both sides and with 'eared' pommel, in original wood-lined silver scabbard decorated en suite, and with foliate terminal (2)The first 27 cm. bladeFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Lot 83

A 50-Bore Percussion Six-Shot Pepperbox Revolver By Will.m Ling, 61 Jermyn St.t, St. James's, London, Mid-19th CenturyWith fluted barrels engraved with foliate decoration around the muzzles and numbered from '1' to '6' at the breeches, border engraved action, nipple-shield and bar-hammer all decorated with foliate scrollwork, the first signed in full over three scrolls on one side and engraved 'Improved Revolving Pistol' on the other, safety-catch, border engraved trigger-guard and stepped ovoidal butt-cap each decorated with foliate scrollwork, the latter with hinged circular butt-trap cover engraved with a flower-head, finely chequered figured rounded butt, silver escutcheon engraved with owner's initials 'RF', and retaining traces of original case-hardening, London proof marks 8.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:William Ling was a former workman of Forsyth & Co. and was at 61 Jermyn Street, London between 1840 and 1863For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Featonby's Auctioneers & Valuers
Lot 416

ALBUM OF VINTAGE UK POST OFFICE FIRST DAY COVERS DATED 1976-1986, NICELY PRESENTED 92 IN TOTAL

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Lot 426

A LARGE QUANTITY OF GREAT BRITISH FIRST DAY COVERS SOME DATING 1970S 1980S AND 1990S

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Kingham & Orme
Lot 520

λ Three 18th century Chinoiserie fans, Qing Dynasty, the montures of ivory, the first with slender monture, carved and pierced in European style, has classical piercing to the gorge, featuring a central cartouche with entwined initials, the double leaf is painted to the recto with three main scenes and four small vignettes, the latter showing flowers, a sailing boat on the sea, a butterfly, and a duck swimming amongst reeds, the central painting depicts three oriental figures in a garden, a lady to the left feeding a fawn, the middle figure holding a stick from which dangles a circular game, perhaps, and the third person is holding an open fan, to the right, a couple in the garden with a colourful parrot on a perch, the lady holding a fixed fan possibly formed from peacock feathers, the gentleman in very stylised attire with hat, long drooping moustache, and yellow and blue robe, the last painting features a large painted vase filled with colourful flowers, the reserves, painted in dark brown, are decorated with grey and gold foliage and delicate swags, the verso is painted with a simple spray of pink and blue flowers, 25.5cm long; the second fan, mid-18th century, the ivory monture carved and pierced, the upper guards with a robed oriental man , the lower section and gorge sticks shaped at the shoulder and in three further bands, two of pierced ovals containing either a bloom or a geometric motif, the lower band slightly deeper but again quite geometric, double paper leaf is designed with three large shaped sections and one smaller, all showing oriental figures engaged in different outdoor activities, these sections are all bordered in gold, this also highlighting other designs of flowers and berries painted to the reserves, verso is well painted in very subtle shades with various floral species, 28.5cm long; and a very subtle example of an ivory fan, the slender guards lacquered in taupe with delicate stems and flowers, the gorge sticks are shaped to the lower section, above this, a simple Chinoiserie scene, painted in apricot, showing a couple in the outdoors with stylised trees and rocks, the pale double paper leaf depicts three household objects, incense burners, a side table supporting a vase, and a larger table with similar, verso painted with a delicate spray of orange berries, 28cm long (3)

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Kingham & Orme
Lot 523

λ Gaius Julius Caesar: an unusual 18th century ivory fan, the slender monture carved to the upper guards with a soldier with metal headdress, and another with a different head covering, the Gorge sticks are classically carved and pierced, the central cartouche showing a gathering of three figures, the vellum leaf, mounted à l’Anglaise, shows three men in Roman togas, Caesar seated at the head, wearing a crown of laurels, another man has left his seat to press home the point he is making, whilst a third leans back contemplating the exchange, possibly a meeting of the First Triumvirate, formed in 60 BC between Caesar, Crassus and Pompey, the leaf is ornately but very delicately painted with a gold border, containing crushed mother of pearl, tiny colourful flowers, the side borders with the addition of tiny birds and insects, verso, in cream, is painted very classically with a fine leafy border, swagging with tied bows, and several floral sprays, 24.5cm long

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Lot 527

λ Two 19th century Japanese fans, the first with ivory guards, lacquered in gold and painted in bright red and dark green, with a design of a small bird in flight and branches with blossoms, the gorge sticks are bamboo, painted black, the double paper leaf is a dramatic presentation of a tree and bold red poppies against a navy-blue ground, a dull gold lower border offset by an upper silver border with metallic detail to the upper tree branches, verso in matt rose pink, is painted in dull gold with several moths and butterflies approaching reeds, 25.5cm long; a large topographical Japanese fan, the double paper leaf mounted on bamboo, the guards with traditional thread lacing, depicting a large palace or other important building alongside a river, amidst parkland, other equally prestigious buildings to the sides, a statue and a city skyline, mainly with Westernised architecture, verso plain, 34cm long (2)

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Lot 531

λ A selection of mainly Regency period ivory fans for spares or repair: the first, being contained in a red period fan tube, the label for “P. JUCHAU, Fan Maker, No. 73, Fore Street, Finsbury Square (London), Fans wholesale, retail and for Exportation, NB. Fans neatly repaired”, the fan, with paper leaf, mounted à l’Anglaise on slender sticks with tiny gorge, carved and pierced, shows a muse seated in a cloud playing a harp, with two winged cherubs listening intently, the background is one of a distant mountain range with stone buildings, one with a circular tower, the verso with simple rural dwellings, 17cm long; a slender ivory fan painted with Venus in her chariot drawn by white doves, 20cm long; a Regency fan, probably bone, the slender monture plain, with barrel head, the printed leaf, hand coloured, depicts a tender scene of a young mother playing with her baby son and young daughter, printers reference on the leaf to the left, B.l.D. 125, 20cm long; an early 19th century carved and pierced ivory brisé with slender sticks, the two guards and twenty-three inner sticks all carved in regular fashion in horizontal bands of different designs, 16.5cm long; A dramatic fan for evening use, the very slender sticks carved and pierced and painted in black, barrel head, the black net leaf is overlaid with black silk to the lower section, the leaf is embroidered with gold foil motifs in various shaped and sizes, the largest to the top, netty section. In various parts the foil is further embroidered with round gold sequins. Guard length approx. 7.5 inches or 19cm; an extremely ornate ivory fan, carved, pierced, inset with various silver metal shapes, and clouté in silver, elaborate gorge carved and pierced in several horizontal bands, gilded and silvered, complementing the pink silk leaf, which is designed with bushes and flowers surrounding a slender lady in regency dress, her face an appliqué of exquisitely painted paper, the top border, bushes, leaves and flowers are formed from applied pressed gold foil with the addition of gold sequins, verso plain, 20cm long; an ivory fan, classically carved and pierced, the cream silk leaf embroidered to the reserves with silver sequins in swags, the central focus being a hand coloured engraving of a Regency lady, wearing a high-waisted white gown, a band in her upswept hair fitted with a curly white ostrich plume, holding a music score with the heading "God Save The King.”, gold foil edging to top and bottom of the leaf and laid behind the piercing on the guards, 24.5cm long (8)

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Lot 536

λ Three mid-18th century ivory fans, the first with double paper leaf, the upper guards carved deeply with an oriental robed figure, carrying fruit, flowering blossoms around him, the gorge is pierced with a number of ovals and roundels, and two larger areas which span four sticks, all with delicate patterns and small-scale work, the leaf is painted en grisaille to the verso, with a spray of flowers attracting a large butterfly, edged with silver foil, verso has a single bud and leaves painted in the same fashion, 27.5cm long; a fan with découpé, Chinoiserie leaf, featuring a gentleman about to take tea, his servant, having brought the teapot in a tray, looking for his master, who he soon locates up a tree, the reserves are painted with branches of delicate flowering blossom, verso is plain, save for the decoupage, 28cm long; a mid-18th century ivory fan with carved upper guard and simple piercing to the gorge sticks, the double paper leaf depicts a gathering in the outdoors in Chinoiserie fashion, many robed oriental figures engaged in different activities, beside a river, a junk passing to the extreme right, several ladies are gathered next to a table perhaps preparing for a meal, whilst another, seated, regards a bird perched amongst blossom in a nearby tree, younger family members play to the far left, several butterflies and moths are attracted to the delicate blooms that spring from various branches, verso is plain, save for a simple floral spray, 28.5cm long (3)

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