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Click here to subscribeNO RESERVE Dogs.- Complete Dog Fancier (The), or General History of Dogs..., ?first edition, folding hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, a little offset onto title, modern morocco-backed boards, 12mo, T.Hughes, 1824.⁂ Rare: COPAC lists only 3 copies in the UK (BL, National Library of Wales, Science Museum).
NO RESERVE Anatomy.- Blasius (Gerard) Zootomiae seu anatomes variorum animalium pars prima [all published], second edition, additional engraved pictorial title of a dissection, 18 engraved full-page illustrations, 7 folding engraved plates and 8 engraved slips cut up from larger plates and bound in at relevant page, light soiling, a little cropped shaving a few illustrations, later half calf, rubbed, 8vo, Amsterdam, Abraham Wolfgang, 1676 [engraved title dated 1677].⁂ The first comprehensive manual of comparative anatomy.
NO RESERVE Engineering.- Stevenson (David) Sketch of the Civil Engineering of North America, first edition, half-title, folding engraved map, 14 engraved plates, 4 folding, wood-engraved illustrations, 8pp. publisher's catalogue at end, a few spots, original cloth, a little rubbed and faded, small stain to upper cover, [Sabin 91589], 8vo, 1838.
Lowthorp (John) and others, editors. The Philosophical Transactions and Collections, To the End of the Year 1700 [1744] Abridg'd, vol.1-6, 8 & 9 only, vol.1-3 third edition, vol.4-9 first editions, vol.1 & 4 with initial imprimatur leaf, vol.9 with half-title, 190 folding engraved plates and maps, 4 folding tables, contemporary ink signature of J.Wolfe at head of titles, some browning, a few plates soiled and frayed at edges, staining to a few leaves in vol.8, engraved bookplate, contemporary calf, vol.1-6 panelled, rubbed, some joints and spine ends worn, 4to, for J. Knapton [& others], 1722-21-34-47; sold not subject to return⁂ Covering a wide range of subjects, mainly science and natural history, including anatomy, astronomy, archaeology, medicine, travel and exploration. Vol.5 includes 'Of a Passage by Land to California...' by Fr. Maria Picolo with an accompanying folding map by Father Kino, first published in French in 1705, which disproved the belief that California was an island.
NO RESERVE Architecture.- Palladio (Andrea) Traicté des cinq Ordres d'Architecture, desquels se sont seruy les Anciens...Augmenté de nouuelles inuentions pour l'Art de bien bastir par le Sr. Le Muet, engraved throughout with 2 titles (second bound after H2 with additional pictorial title), and numerous illustrations and diagrams, many full-page, lacking initial blank and first additional pictorial title but with all other blanks as called for, contemporary ink inscription "Ex libris Caroli Tardif Cadomensis" at foot of title, rather soiled, some staining to last few leaves, mostly marginal, contemporary vellum, rubbed and stained, [Berlin Kat. 2595; Fowler 216; cf. Millard, French 128, second edition of 1647], 8vo, Paris, F.Langlois, 1645.⁂ Comprising the first edition of Le Muet's free translation of Palladio's treatise and the second edition of Le Muet's L'Art de Bien Bastir, first published in 1623.
NO RESERVE Arbuthnot (John) Essai sur la nature et le choix des alimens suivant les differentes constitutions, 2 parts in 1, first edition in French, small wormhole to inner gutters, occasional spotting, contemporary calf, gilt spine in compartments, head of spine little chipped, corners, worn, rubbed, Paris, Guillaume Cavelier, 1741; and 2 odd vol. 18th century French cookery, v.s. (3)
France.- Grimod De La Reyniere (Alexandre Balthazar Laurent) Almanach des Gourmands, for the years 1-4 and 6 (i.e. 5 vol. of 6), 1st year third edition, 2nd year second edition, others first editions, half-title and engraved frontispiece to each vol., some spotting and staining, all but year 6 in original orange wrappers with original printed paper labels to spines, 12mo, Paris, Maradan, 1804-1808.
France.- Sugar.- Parmentier (Antoine) Instruction sur les moyens de suppleer le sucre dans les principaux usages qu'on en fait pour la medecine et l'economie domestique, first edition, some staining and spotting, 20th century buff wrappers, creased, Paris, Chez Méquignon, 1808 § [Colnet de Ravel (C.J.A.M. de)] L'Art de Diner en Ville...Poeme en IV Chants, first edition, some spoting or foxing, contemporary marbled wrappers, rather worn, but ho,ding firm, Paris, 1810 § Besset (Jules) L'Art Culinaire dans le Midi de la France, signed by the author, half-title, lithographed tail=pieces, some spotting, origian cloth, gilt, rebacked, preserving original backstrip, rubbed, Albi, 1878; and c.17 others, French Food & Drink, v.s. (c.20)
Africa.- Slavery.- Spilsbury (F.B.) Account of a Voyage to the Western Coast of Africa...in 1805, 9 aquatint plates, 3 folding, plates with light marginal foxing, modern morocco-backed cloth, cloth very slightly marked, Richard Phillips, 1807 § Riley (James) Loss of the American Brig Commerce, wrecked on the Western Coast of Africa, in...1815. With an account of Tombuctoo, and of the hitherto undiscovered great city of Wassanah, first English edition, folding engraved map, title a little spotted and soiled, light foxing, staining to lower margin of a few leaves, upper hinge broken, original boards, uncut, rubbed and marked, rebacked, spine torn, 1817, 8vo & 4to (2)⁂ The first work includes references to slavery; the second concerns the shipwreck of an American ship and the crew's resulting appalling hardship, firstly on a trek through the Sahara desert and then through their capture and enslavement by Arabs. On his release the author dedicated himself to campaigning against slavery. This account was a great influence on Abraham Lincoln and his ideas on slavery.
Bible, English.- The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and the New, 2 parts in 1, woodcut coats of arms to title, title browned and soiled, first few ff. chipped along fore-edge, trimmed at fore-edge, occasionally touching printed marginal notes, browning, contemporary calf, repaired and restored, later endpapers, preserved in custom drop-back box, [Wing B2350A], folio, Printed at the Theater and are to be sold by Peter Parker, at the Leg and Star, over against the Royal-Exchange in Cornhill, 1688.⁂ A rare edition, only two copies listed on ESTC (not in BL).
Africa.- Steedman (Andrew) Wanderings and Adventures in the Interior of Southern Africa, 2 vol., first edition, presentation copy from the author inscribed to "Dr. Andrew Smith with the author's regards" at head of front free endpaper of vol.1, wood-engraved vignette titles, 12 lithographed or wood-engraved plates, tissue guards, folding engraved map, title and plates browned, text very clean, original green cloth, rubbed and lightly damp-stained, corners worn, [Czech p153], 8vo, 1835.
Dryden (John) The Comedies, Tragedies and Operas, 2 vol., first collected edition, titles in red and black, large engraved folding portrait frontispiece, torn with loss to lower right corner, laid down, occasional browning, ink ownership inscription of Nathan Wright of Englefield to titles, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked and recornered, folio, for Jacob Tonson, 1701.
Livius (Titus) Historiarum ab urbe condita, libri, qui extant, XXXV, edited by Carlo Sigonio, 2 parts in 1 vol., collation: a6 a-e8 f6 A-Z, Aa-Zz, Aaa-Ddd8; A-N8 O4, both titles with woodcut printer's devices, woodcut decorative initials, a6 and O4 blank, first title mounted on stub, some staining and light browning, occasional spotting, 18th century vellum, chipped leather label to spine, folio (310 x 204mm.), Venice, Paulus Manutius, 1566.⁂ Second edition of Sigonio's text, with copious commentary. References: Adams L1344; Renourd, Alde, 202:19; Ahmanson-Murphy 769; EDIT 16 CNCE 28254. .
Elzevier.- Virgilius Maro (Publius) Opera, edited by Daniel Heinsius, engraved pictorial title, engraved folding map of Aeneas' travels, 2 passages printed in red, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, light foxing, inner gilt dentelles, 19th century red crushed morocco, by Trautz-Bauzonnet, spine in compartments and with gilt lettering, head of spine slightly chipped, joints rubbed, g.e., 12mo (binding 125 x 73mm.), Leiden, Bonaventure & Abraham Elzevier, 1636.⁂ 'un chef-d'œuvre typographique' (Willems). The first of three issues of this edition with the same date (the passages in red in black in the later issues). Provenance: John Walter, Bearwood (bookplate).
Elzevier.- Cicero (Marcus Tullius) Opera cum optimis exemplaribus accurate collata, 10 vol. in 8, vol.1 with engraved architectural title and portrait of Cicero, other vol. with woodcut printer's device to title,woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, vol.3 with some water-staining, all vol. occasional spotting or light staining, and lightly browned, inner gilt dentelles, olive green morocco, gilt, by J. Larkins, covers with triple gilt filet borders, spines in compartments and richly gilt with various foliage and other tools, rubbed at extremities, g.e., 12mo, Leiden, Bonaventure & Abraham Elzevier, 1642.⁂ First Elzevier edition, which Willems calls 'jolie et fort recherchée'. The edition is dedicated to the Dutch diplomat Willem Boreel. References: Willems 535.
Elzevier.- French Literature.- Nicol (Pierre) Les Imaginaires ou lettres sur l'Hérésie Imaginaire [and Les Visionnaires ou seconde partie des lettres sur l'Hérésie, 2 vol., first edition, titles with woodcut printer's devices, a few small worm traces and wormholes, affecting the odd letter, bookplates of Geoffrey Aspin, contemporary polished calf, richly gilt spines in compartments and with red and dark green morocco labels, vol.1 head of spine little chipped, all corners little worn, rubbed, Liege [but Amsterdam], Adolphe Beyers [but Daniel Elzevier], 1667 § Ménage (Gilles) Poëmata, title in red and black and with woodcut printer's device, ink inscriptions to title, some spotting and light staining, contemporary polished calf, richly gilt spine in compartments and with red morocco labels, rubbed, Amsterdam, Louis & Daniel Elzevier, 1663; and Le Mariage du Cid, 1638 and Voiture, 1660, 12mo (5)⁂ References: Willems 1377; 1311; 432 and 870.
France.- Loi. Constitution Francoise. Donne a Paris, le 14 Septembre 1791, drop-head title, woodcut headpiece, 62pp, 4to, stitched as issued, uncut, first page spotted, light browning to final two leaves, [Toulon, L'Imprimerie de Mallard, 1791].⁂ A provincial edition of the first French written constitution first published in Paris earlier the same year and opening with the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.
Football interest, three Bigblue limited edition prints comprising Nobby Stiles and Jack Charlton during the 1966 World Cup Final, and Peter Osgood scoring for Chelsea against Leeds in the first FA Cup Final 1970, each a numbered edition of 500, signed by the player and blind stamped, 38cm by 53.5cm, with certificates of authenticity (3)
*Attributed to Prince Hoare (1755-1834). Lady Macbeth, black and grey pen, ink & wash on laid paper, heightened with colour, some surface marks, short closed tear to left margin, some loss due to damp to the lower right corner, sheet size 26.8 x 12.5 cm (10.6 x 4.9 ins), mounted on grey-blue paper sheet with triple ruled border in gold, wash, and black ink, with circular ownership inkstamp of Sir John Clermont Witt to lower left corner, and numbered in pencil 1277, window mounted Provenance: Formerly in the Collection of Sir John and Lady Witt (inventory no. 1277). An important drawing by a member of Fuseli's intimate circle. The Witt Library has a photograph of the present work where this work is ascribed to Henry Fuseli. It is also referred to by Nicolas Powell, in The Drawings of Henry Fuseli (Faber & Faber 1951), page 29, in a discussion of works previously attributed to Fuseli, but more correctly assigned to those in his circle, 'In this connection, two drawings after Fuseli in the collection of Sir Robert Witt are of great interest, the first, of Count Ugolino, is by George Dance, and even has Fuseli's name under it, the second is by Prince Hoare, and is taken directly from the Lady Macbeth of the 1805 Shakespeare, but it is plainly intended as a pastiche or caricature'. (1)
*Berlin charts. A collection of designs for Berlin woolwork, 19th century, approximately 50 hand-coloured lithographed woolwork patterns, mostly floral and foliate designs, but a few with figures, animals, or birds, pattern makers include A. Todt, L.W. Wittich, F.W. Neie, Hertz & Wegener, Grinthal's Verlag, C. Francke & Siecke, Sieffert & Co., Ad. Gourboud, Z.A. Grunthal, Heinrich Kuehn, some worn, 76 x 61cm (30 x 24ins) and smaller Provenance: from the archive of the Ladies' Work Society, an off-shoot of the Royal School of Needlework formed in 1875 by Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, to provide employment for impoverished gentlewomen. Berlin woolwork, or embroidery on canvas by means of copying a coloured chart, became very popular in the 19th century. Prior to the introduction of Berlin patterns it was very rare to find needlework designs with any indication of colour choices or threads. Berlin patterns were always coloured by hand at first, until the emergence of industrial printing techniques, and early charts such as these are now hard to find. (approx.50)
*De Morgan (Evelyn, 1855-1919). Head of a young woman, pencil on card, head study half profile to left, of a young woman with piercing eyes, full lips, and flowing wavy hair, slightly dusty, a few pin holes to upper blank margin, edges cut slightly unevenly, sheet size approximately 16 x 15cm (6.25 x 6ins), together with Portrait of a young girl, pencil on card, head and shoulders portrait of a girl smiling wistfully, with fringe and long flowing hair, sheet size 23.5 x 14.5cm (9.5 x 5.75ins) The first item, in its disposition, bears a resemblance to the face of the female figure on the right hand side of 'Aurora Triumphans' (1877/8, Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum) - although the quality of the expression differs somewhat - and its stylised nature does suggest that it is a study for a larger work rather than simply a piece of portraiture. (2)
*Howard-Jones (Ray, 1903-1996). Estuary with Setting Sun, oil on board, 37 x 50 cm (14.5 x 19.75 ins), framed Rosemary "Ray" Howard-Jones studied at the Slade School of Art in London from 1920, graduating four years later and held her first solo exhibition at the Bloomsbury Gallery in 1935. Her wartime drawings and paintings, some commissioned by the War Artists' Advisory Committee, including D-Day preparation scenes at Penarth and Cardiff Docks were censored during the war and are now held at the Imperial War Museum and the National Army Museum. After the war, she along with her partner the photographer Raymond Moore, became resident summer caretakers at Skomer Island, off the Pembrokeshire coast for nine seasons, painting many land and seascapes there. (1)
*Shawls. A large embroidered shawl, Kashmir, India, mid 19th century, fine cream wool, hand-embroidered with multi-coloured border and large cornerpieces of botehs and other motifs, Persian text and numerals embroidered in red to one corner, fringed at short ends, worn, with holes and fraying, 322 x 117cm (127 x 46ins), together with three other shawls, one woven and two printed Provenance: the first item was given to the current owner by Sylvia Jones, who received it from Bertrand, 3rd Earl Russell (1872-1970), who apparently had used it on his armchair. Bertrand Russell was a close friend of Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, architect and creator of the Italiante village of Portmeirion in North Wales, and he lived at Plas Penrhyn near to Portmeirion from 1955 until his death. Sylvia Jones was a neighbour and friend of Bertrand Russell. (4)
*Shoes. A pair of ladies' shoes, Hale, early 19th century, soft black leather, round toes with pink ruffle and inset pink ribbon bars and circles, each with tiny chain stitch border in matching cotton, pink silk edging and ties (each shoe with substantial loss to one ribbon), linen insoles with engraved oval label 'Hale, Ladies Boot & Shoe Maker, Charlotte Street, Bedford Square, London, Wholesale, Retail & for Exportation', small heels, some overall wear, length 23cm (9ins), together with A pair of ladies' shoes, F. Marsh, early 19th century, black satin, square toe and throat, the latter trimmed with a small satin bow, white kid leather insoles annotated in contemporary manuscript 'Gauche' and 'Droit', latter with oval engraved label 'F. Marsh, Maker & Importer of French Boots & Shoes, 148, Oxford Street, opposite Bond St.', right shoe with looped black silk tie (lacking to left shoe), length 25cm (10ins) The ribbon detail and small heels of the first item make this a pretty and more unusual pair of Regency shoes. (2 pairs)
*Chinese Robe. A Chinese silk robe from the family of Sir Thomas Francis Wade, mid-late 19th century, a fine and heavy robe of peacock blue silk, elaborately embroidered overall with butterflies in a variety of colours, with border of butterflies and braid to neck, sleeve edges, and gusseted sides, quilted cream silk lining (with some minor discolouration in a few places), a few loose stitches and minor marks, but generally in very good condition, length 133cm (52.5ins), together with an old manuscript note 'Mandarin's Coat to MSH from T. Wade. Uncle Tom. Sir Thomas Wade First English Minister to China. Used as Opera Cloak by MSH also MFH' Provenance: Given by Sir Thomas Wade (1818-1895) to his sister-in-law Maria Sophia Hardcastle, n‚e Herschel (1839-1929), and thence by descent. A quite magnificent robe with an interesting ownership history. Sir Thomas Wade was an eminent British diplomat and sinologist who spent over forty years in China. He taught himself Mandarin, wrote extensively on Chinese studies, and his pioneering work led to the famous Wade-Giles system of romanization for Mandarin Chinese. Thomas Wade was the first professor of Chinese at Cambridge University. In 1868 he married Amelia Herschel, the daughter of astronomer Sir John Herschel, and sister of Maria Sophia. (1)
*Shoes. A pair of ladies' shoes, early 19th century, ivory satin, square toe and throat, the latter trimmed with a small satin bow, slight fraying to top of heels, lacking ties, sole of left shoe annotated in pencil in contemporary manuscript 'worn on my wedding day', length 24cm (9.5ins), together with Two ladies' shoes, Grieve & Co., early 19th century, two black satin shoes, both right shoes (indicated in contemporary manuscript inside), square toe and throat, the latter trimmed with a small satin bow, white kid leather insoles, latter with engraved label 'Shoes Sent to Pattern by Post, Grieve & Co., Ladies Boot & Shoe Manufacturers, No.21 New Bond Strt., To the Royal Family', contemporary manuscript ownership name of Miss Pakenham inside both, looped black ties (slightly later?), length 25cm (10ins), plus another cream satin pair similar, with paper labels 'gauche' and 'droit', and engraved label of F. Maker, some soiling and fraying, remains of ties The first pair of shoes are in such clean condition that, in view of the inscription, it is likely they were tucked away by the bride after her wedding day and not worn again. The second item is intriguing for its ownership inscription, the most famous Miss Pakenham being Kitty, who became the Duchess of Wellington ten years after Arthur Wellesley had first proposed to her and been deemed an unsuitable match by her family. After a decade of successful campaigns the suitor was seen in a different light by the Pakenhams and Wellesley honoured his proposal despite Kitty having (in Arthur's words to his brother) "grown ugly, by Jove!". The marriage was an unhappy one, as the couple were entirely unsuited. (3 pairs)
*Hiroshige (Utagawa, 1797-1858). Looking toward Ikenohata from the Hill of the Yushima Tenjin Shrine (Yushima Tenjin sakaue yori Ikenohata o miru zu), from the series Famous Places in Edo, circa 1848-49 [but later], horizontal oban colour woodblock print, (being a version of the print listed in Ukiyo-e shuka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, page 247), on thin laid paper, some light spotting, image size 22.2 x 35cm, sheet size 24.5 x 37.3cm, framed and glazed, together with two 20th-century re-issues of Man on Horseback crossing a Bridge (from The Sixty Nine Stations of the Kisokaido), and the Takihi Shrine of Oki Province (from Famous Views of the Sixty-Odd Provinces), the first mounted and the second framed and glazed, plus two 19th-century colour woodblock prints of single male figures, possibly by Eisen or Kunisada, each with kiwame seal, some marks and light fading, sheet size 39 x 27cm and similar, both tipped-on to backing paper An example of the original version of the first listed work by Hiroshige is in the Denman Waldo Ross Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA. (5)
*De Morgan (Evelyn, 1855-1919). Male nude, charcoal on laid paper, full-length male nude wearing a loin cloth, leaning against a high stool, and gazing down to one side, inscribed in pencil lower right 'Mrs. Barrington' (stain over inscription), partial watermark lower left '[...]arais' some slight creasing and fraying to edges, sheet size 51.5 x 41cm (20.25 x 16ins), together with three other slightly larger charcoal drawings on paper similar, all full-length studies, the first of the same model, with some additional small sketches to sheet, including a vignette of a horse, watermarked 'Michallet' and with monogram 'SM', some edge-creasing, dusty and damp-soiled, the second of a muscular male nude in a loin cloth, leaning both hands to one side on a ledge, creased at edges, damp-soiled and frayed lower right (just encroaching on image), the third of a young male seated, edge-frayed, damp-soiled and torn to upper left blank corner, watermarked 'I Versay' These highly accomplished drawings were executed whilst Evelyn De Morgan was a student at the Slade School of Art. Evelyn enrolled at the Slade in 1873 - one of the first three women to enrol - after spending a short time at the South Kensington National Art Training School. Study of the living model was considered of paramount importance to the education of each student at the Slade, and Evelyn's life drawings from this period demonstrate a level of skill and understanding of the human anatomy surprising for one so young. Her skilful draughtsmanship was acknowledged by numerous awards which she received during her time at the Slade. The De Morgan Foundation holds a number of similar life drawings in the same condition as those offered here. A forceful and highly-strung woman, Emilie Barrington was an art critic and novelist chiefly remembered for her biographies of G.F. Watts and Frederic Leighton. She was an amateur artist, taking drawing lessons from Arthur Hughes, and assimilated herself into the artistic and literary circles of the day. It is curious that Mrs. Barrington's name appears on one of the studies offered here; there appears to be little known about her relationship with the De Morgans, although we do know that Evelyn, accompanied by the writer Violet Paget, went to lunch at Emilie Barrington's in 1883, after which they visited the studios of Watts and Leighton. (4)
*Piranesi (Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778). Veduta degli Avanzi delle Fabbriche del Secondo Piano delle Terme di Tito, 1776, etching and engraving on laid paper, the first state, published in Rome in 1776, a very good, dark impression, light central vertical crease, plate size 49 x 71 cm (19.25 x 28 ins), with margins, framed and glazed Hind 127 i/iv. Focillon 838. Wilton-Ely 260. (1)
*Tissot (James Jacques Joseph, 1836-1902). Trafalgar Tavern, Greenwich, 1878, etching with drypoint on cream laid paper, the first state (of 2), with the sky unetched, signed and dated in the plate, and with artist's monogram in red, additionally signed in pencil lower left, the sheet horizontally cut (now laid down on card), plate size 35 x 25 cm (13.75 x 9.8 ins), sheet size 48 x 35.5 cm (19 x 14 ins) Wentworth 36, i/ii. (1)
*@Kelly (Philip, 1950-2010). Spring: C.W. visits Aculco, 1990, mixed media on paper, titled, initialled and dated lower right, 72 x 57 cm (28.25 x 22.5 ins), framed and glazed Irish artist Philip Kelly was born in Dublin, but lived in Mexico City from 1989 onwards, having first visited the city in 1983. The vibrancy and clamour of Mexican city life is one of the major themes of his work. (1)
*Shawls. A large Delhi shawl, circa 1850s, hand-embroidered green wool shawl, with central circular pattern with cornerpieces, and boteh border, composed of floral motifs and scrolling tendrils, in shades of pinky-red, cream, yellow, and blue, fringed edging, some wear with loss in places (especially to edges), one small stain, overall size 170 x 167cm (76 x 65.5ins), together with two other Delhi shawls, one of green wool (some mottling and small holes) and one of red wool (a number of small holes), both with hand-embroidered borders (mostly intact), and fringed at short ends, 208 x 35.5cm (82 x 14ins) and 180 x 25cm (71 x 10ins) respectively These beautifully embroidered textiles were at first made as sashes for men, but became enormously popular in Europe in the 1850s as accessories for women. (3)
Seven assorted coins - Edward I (1272-1307), Penny, Long cross, Canterbury mint, class 10cf, obverse: EDWR ANGL DNS hYB Reverse: CIVI TAS CAN TOR, silver, weight 1.3g, F., Elizabeth I, Halfgroat, two pellets behind bust, R. CIVITAS LONDON, Tun mintmark (1592-5), sixth issue, silver, weight 0.9g, holed, S.2579, F., King William III, Sixpence, 1696, Bristol Mint, First draped bust r. R. Crowned cruciform shields, large crowns, angles plain, edge milled, silver, weight 2.67g, S.3521, Fair, King George III, Crown, 1819, LIX, Laureate head r. R. Pistrucci's St. George and dragon with garter edge inscribed, silver, weight 27.6g, S.3787, Fair, King George III, Halfpenny, 1806, copper, weight 9.27g, S.3781, VF., King George IV Sixpence, 1826, Bare head l. R. Lion on crown, milled edge, silver, weight 2.82g, S.3815, VF. and Queen Victoria, Halfcrown, 1844, Young head l. R. Crowned shield, milled edge, silver, weight 14.15g, S.3888, F. (7).
Two inner or outer Mongolia bronze plaques, Warring States period and Han dynasty, one depicting a bull in relief with head resting on forelegs, tail lowered, first century BC to first century AD, 10 x 5cm; the other depicting a tiger attacking prey, the body decorated with stylised dots and geometrical patterns, a square hole to the middle of the plaque, a loop to the reverse, 4th or 3rd century BC, 12 x 6cm (2) In addition to the buyer's premium of 27% (22.5% + VAT) payable on the Hammer Price, this lot is also subject to import VAT at the reduced rate of 5%, payable on the Hammer Price. This indicates that the lot has been imported from outside the European Union. This plaque is a variant of other belt plaques with images of lying down animals. These plaques were distributed all over Central Asia during the Xiongnu period.
Four saucers from Kangxi period, the first painted with two chickens within radiating panels, 11.5cm diameter, the second painted with five ladies each seated by boxes, 9.7cm diameter, the third painted with a departing horseman leaving two figures by a pavillion, 8.5cm diameter, the fourth a "shipwreck" small dish painted with two cranes within a chevron rim band, 10.5cm diameter (4) Restored chip.
Two blue and white Ming dynasty bowls, Wanli period (1572-1620), painted with figures and dragons, the exterior of the first bowl with horseman and two figures in a landscape, the second bowl with two dragons; together with a third bowl, Tianqi period (1620-1627), painted with four ladies alternating with children, 14cm, 13cm, 12cm diameter (3)
A Fine and unusually detailed Chinese imperial Court robe, Qing period first half 19th C, embroidered in silk Peking knot and silk stitch, five clawed dragons with scales in gold couched thread, nine dragons in total including one 'hidden' dragon, a host of symbols including flaming pearls, clouds, bats, lishui border detailed with fish, vessels and other symbols, also peonies ( mudan) worked in Peking knot with later appliqued symbols Provenance, Hubert Henry White, MBE, Born in 1896, Prospect House Ripley Surrey, travelled extensively working for Imperial Airways between 1924 and 1939. thence by decent to his niece. .
Deluxe Album Containing Great Britain First Issues For The Years 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 & 1967 ( 88 ) Stamps In Mint Condition - 13 Sheets. Provenance - Still with Invoice Bought From Westminster Collection In 2006 For The Sum of £425.00 - Low Estimate for a Good Album. Please See Photo.
Royal Mint Issue Offered by The London Mint Office - The Last and First Proof Sets of British Pre-decimal and Decimal Coins Ever Struck. Comprised of The Last Eight ( 8 ) Pre-decimal Coins Ever Issued Along with the First Set of Decimal Coins Ever Issued, All Fourteen Coins Struck to Proof Quality. All Coins In Mint / FDC Condition. Come Complete In Original Presentation Boxes, Certificates of Authenticity. Historic Coin Sets.
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