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Lot 989
First half of the 20th century platinum and diamond set cocktail watch, Vertex Revue , the 17-jewel movement with mono-metallic balance and lever escapement to a signed and silvered Arabic dial with outside minute track and blued steel hands in a hinged case and bezel set with 18 diamonds (approx 2.65ct), and with hinged back, marked H&S, All Platinum, 265 and fitted with a mesh link bracelet marked to the clasp 29, width 1 1/8 ins
Lot 977
First quarter of 20th century 18ct gold half-hunter keyless lever watch, Kendal & Dent London, makers to the Admiralty, 735770, frosted gilt and jewelled three-quarter plate movement with blued steel screws, bi-metallic cut compensated balance and blued steel over-coil hairspring with lever escapement to a signed Roman enamel dial with outside minute track, sunk subsidiary seconds and blued steel hands in a hinged and polished case with later presentation inscribed cuvette and hand set to the band, Birmingham 1923, makers mark WE, 3523, 135434, weight approx 106gms all in, width 1 15/16 ins
Lot 1818
FIELD MARSHAL BERNARD LAW MONTGOMERY, FIRST VISCOUNT MONTGOMERY OF ALAMEIN (1887-1976), original printed message to troops regarding Tripoli offensive 1943, signed by Montgomery to top right corner "8th Army - personal message from the Army Commander - to be read out to all troops 1) the leading units of 8th Army are now only about 200 miles from Tripoli, the enemy is between us and that port, hoping to hold us off 2) the 8th Army is going to Tripoli 3) Tripoli is the only town in the Italian Empire overseas still remaining in their possession, therefore we will take it from them; they will then have no overseas empire... nothing has stopped us since the Battle of Egypt began on 23rd October, 1942, nothing will stop us now, Some must stay back to begin with, but we will all be in the hunt eventually 4) on to Tripoli! Our families and friends in the Home Country will be thrilled when they hear we have captured that place B L Montgomery... 12th January, 1943", signed to top right corner "B L Montgomery, General", approx size 250mm x 200mm, from the estate of Francis Featherstonehaugh Johnston (1891-1963), 3rd Bishop of Egypt 1952-1958, provenance by descent
Lot 326
Two Lowestoft coffee cups circa 1775/80 the first decorated in Curtis style with floral sprays beneath a line and loop border, the second with Chinese figures in various poses with a blue scroll and arrow border to the interior, the cups 2 1/2 ins, condition: some staining and wear to second cup (2)
Lot 336
Two Lowestoft milk jugs circa 1790 the first of fluted shape with scalloped rim decorated with the so called Bungay pattern below a gilt rim the second with French style floral sprigs in blue and green below a blue line rim the centre inscribed in brown with the initials AJ, the larger jug 3ins, condition: hairline to second jug (2)
Lot 1016
First half of 20th century mahogany cased mantel timepiece, Dent 28 Cockspur St, London, 62198, the drum case on scrolling supports and bracket feet to a cast brass bezel with bevelled glass enclosing a signed and silvered 5ins dial with Arabic numerals and outside minute track with steel spade hands to a rectangular brass movement with plates united by four screwed pillars and with lever platform escapement, height 9 1/2 ins
Lot 768
Group of three Georgian pressed horn snuff boxes, circular shaped the first embossed with two figures in garden setting and titled The Sensitive Plant , 75mm diameter; the second embossed with a group of talking heads in Gilray style (reverse embossed with a jackass), 75mm diameter; the last embossed with a cameo of George I (1660-1727) 60mm diameter (each with defects) (3)
Lot 334
Lowestoft sparrow beak and a baluster jug circa 1775-80, the first decorated with floral sprays in orange and green below a red line and loop border, the second with a Mandarin pattern of Chinese figures by a fence with a table and vase of flowers with an insect hovering above with line and arrow border in red and black, the jug 3ins, condition: rim chips to both (2)
Lot 972
Mixed Lot: two various European fans, the first a 17 stick example with pierced and silvered highlights to a double sided printed and painted paper panel depicting a family scene; the second of 18 stick construction, also with a double sided and printed paper panel depicting courting couples, 10 1/2 ins (2)
Lot 1062
First World War KIA pair comprising British War Medal and Victory Medal to G-37049 Pte A Colk, The Queen s R, After Robert Colk, 37049, 1st Bn The Queen s (Royal West Surrey Regt) who died on 09 May 1918 aged 28, son of Arthur and Alice Colk of Little Plumstead; husband of Eva Ellen Colk, of The Row, Scottow, Norwich, commemorated Little Plumstead Churchyard (2)
Lot 266
Two Lowestoft coffee cups circa 1775-80 with black and gilt decoration, the first with pagodas within a garden setting with an island scene to the reverse within a line and loop border, the second with floral sprigs with a scroll and floral border to the interior, the tallest cup 2 1/2 ins, condition: good with some chips to footrim (2)
Lot 303
Two Chelsea ewer type Lowestoft cream boats circa 1780 one decorated with floral sprays in green beneath a gilt rim, the other with floral sprigs beneath a green line rim with an elaborate scroll and flower border, height 2ins, condition: chips to rim of first and crack to handle of second (2)
Lot 103
Collection of music gig tickets, dating from the 1970s to 2000s, including Pink Floyd at Wembley 1974, Abba at Wembley 1979, Tina Turner Brighton Top Rank suite "her first UK solo gig", along with other bands such as Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Deep Purple, Meatloaf, David Bowie, Alice Cooper and many others, approx 200 tickets in total.
Lot 175
A collection of pre-war First Day Covers, mainly 1930's Commonwealth, some postage labels, a flown cover 12th May 1937 from Brakpan South Africa, a Coronation 1937 First Day Cover from St John's Newfoundland, small stock book and loose stamps, four 6 Pfennig stamps issued for Adolph Hitler's 48th birrthday uncirculated..
Lot 1160
A 19th Century plaster bust of Lord Arthur Hervey 1802-1894, Bishop of Bath and Wells, bearded, wearing a cravat and buttoned waistcoat, 76cm high/Provenance: Sotheby's Ickworth House Sale 11th and 12th June 1996, lot 97/Note: Lord Hervey was the fourth son of the first Marquess of Bristol, great grandson of John, Lord Hervey, writer and Lord Privy Seal 1696-1743. Lord Arthur was a tennis player at Cambridge and winner of the Silver Racket Championship 1829, 30 and 31, portrait by Sir W M Blake Richmond, Wells Town Hall and Ickworth, tomb by Thomas Brock, Wells Cathedral Condition Report: Waistcoat with noticeable chip to one border. Other overpainted chips and with chips and paint loss to the socle.
Lot 71
Three items of blue and white faience painted in the Berainesque manner, first half 18th century, probably Southern French or North Italian, Moustiers, Montpellier or Turin, comprising: a baluster jug painted with grotteschi , 19.5cm high; an oval tazza painted with grotteschi , 31.5cm in length and a shaving basin with central rose flower within a lambrequin border, script F mark, 36.5cm in length
Lot 747
An unusual collection of art related books including first edition of The Letters of Eric Gill, published by Jonathan Cape, London 1947, How To Draw Horses by John Skeaping, published by The Studio, Liechtenstein's Picassos; 1962-1964 produced by the Gagosian Gallery, New York, a boxed Miniature History of England (on display in cabinet), etc.
Lot 839
A Victorian novelty silver-mounted table vesta holder and striker, by S. Mordan, London 1879, carved as the head of Ally Sloper, on a raised circular base, set with glass eyes, the underside with ribbed decoration, height 9.2cm. Alexander "Ally" Sloper is the fictional character of the comic strip Ally Sloper. He is one of the earliest comic strip characters and is regarded as the first recurring character in comics. Red-nosed and blustery, an archetypal lazy schemer often found "sloping" through alleys to avoid his landlord and other creditors, he was created for the British magazine Judy by writer and fledgling artist Charles H. Ross, and inked and later fully illustrated by his French wife Ιmilie de Tessier. The strips, which used text narrative beneath unbordered panels, premiered in the 14 August 1867 issue of Judy, a humour-magazine rival of the famous Punch.
Lot 841
A Victorian novelty silver-mounted table vesta holder and striker, by S. Mordan, London 1879, carved as the head of Ally Sloper, on a raised circular base, set with glass eyes, the underside with ribbed decoration, height 10cm. Alexander "Ally" Sloper is the fictional character of the comic strip Ally Sloper. He is one of the earliest comic strip characters and he is regarded as the first recurring character in comics. Red-nosed and blustery, an archetypal lazy schemer often found "sloping" through alleys to avoid his landlord and other creditors, he was created for the British magazine Judy by writer and fledgling artist Charles H. Ross, and inked and later fully illustrated by his French wife Ιmilie de Tessier. The strips, which used text narrative beneath unbordered panels, premiered in the 14 August 1867 issue of Judy, a humour-magazine rival of the famous Punch.
Lot 778
An Edwardian double ended retractable paint brush, by S. Mordan and Co, London date letter worn, retailed by C. Roberson and Co cylindrical form, each end with a slide-out paint brush, length closed 11.7cm, approx. weight 0.7oz. The artist's materials suppliers C. Roberson and Co. was started in 1810 in London. Charles Roberson chose the central London location of Long Acre because of its proximity to the artistic quarter of London and to the home of the Royal Academy, in Somerset House. The company went through a few location changes in the first half of the 19th Century but remained in Long Acre until 1937, when the business moved to new premises in Camden Town. Roberson moved to its present location in Holloway in 1987.
Lot 740
A first edition of Half-Hours with the Highwayman in two volumes by C G Harper, published by Chapman & Hall Limited, London 1908, a collection of local topographical books, a boxed set of three LPs entitled Cotswold Voices, Cotswold Characters and Cotswold Craftsmen and Volume 31 of The Illustrated London News.
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