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Bloomsbury Auctions (Godalming)

Lot 413

Berenson.Drawings..Florentine Painters,1970 3 vol., second impression, Chicago & London, 1970 § Torriti (P.) Luca Cambiaso: Disegni, Genoa, 1969 § Salmi (M.) and others. Disegni di Michelangelo, original calf-backed cloth, Florence, 1964 § Clark (K.) The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci...at Windsor Castle, 3 vol., second, revised, edition, 1968 § Gere (J.A.) Taddeo Zuccaro, 1969, illustrations, all but the third original cloth or boards, the first three with slip-cases (the second worn), the last two with dust-jackets; and 2 others on Italian art, 4to & folio(11)

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Lot 415

Berlage (H. P.) Over Stijl in Bouw-enMeubelkunst Rotterdam, 1908 § Packer (C.) Paris Furniture by The Master Ébénistes, Newport, 1956 § Eriksen (Svend) Early Neo-Classicism in France, 1973 § Wilkie (A.) Biedermeier, 1987 § Huth (Hans) Roentgen Furniture, London and New York, 1974, illustrations, some colour, original cloth, the first decorated and a little soiled, the last three with dust-jackets, the last frayed; and 12 others on Continental furniture, 4to & 8vo(17)

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Lot 418

Charmeton (G) Ornmens de Plusieurs sortes Plusieurs sortes de Masques Ornés de Feuillages...; Plusieurs Sortes Dornemens & Masque...; Diverses Ornemens & Masque..., together 4 vol in 1, engraved throughout, each with engraved pictorial title and 6 plates, the first and last engraved by N.Robert after Charmeton, the second and third by G.Audran, with a further 33 engraved plates (mostly cornices) by the same bound at end, contemporary ink signature at head of first title, later ink inscription on front pastedown, spotted and soiled, the first four works water-stained, a few tears, mostly marginal, contemporary calf, worn, crudely rebacked, [Berlin Kat. 325], 4to, Paris, 1676; sold not subject to return

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Lot 422

Elisofon/Fagg. The Sculpture of Africa,1978 New York, 1978 § Christensen (Erwin O.) Primitive Art, New York, 1955 § Newton (D.) and Lee Boltin. The Nelson A.Rockefeller Collection: Masterpieces of Primitive Art, New York, 1978 § Lamb (V.) and Judy Holmes. Nigerian Weaving, 2006, illustrations, many colour, original cloth or cloth-backed boards, dust-jackets, the first two a little rubbed and frayed at edges; and a small quantity of others on African and tribal art, mostly catalogues, folio & 4to (1 Box)

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Lot 425

Feder.American Indian Art New York, 1982 § Miles (Charles) Indian and Eskimo Artifacts of North America, New York, n.d. § Fahr-Becker (G.) The Art of East Asia, 2 vol., Cologne, 1998 § Levy (M.) The Drawings of L.S.Lowry, 1976, illustrations, some colour, original cloth or boards, dust-jackets, the first two slightly rubbed, the third together in slip-case; and a small quantiry of others, mostly primitive art, many catalogues, 4to(9)

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Lot 433

Hamilton (W) Outlines from the Figures... first edition, half title, 62 engraved plates, tissue guards, lacking errata slip, correction fluid at base of title and on final text leaf, contemporary boards, rebacked, soiled and rubbed, 4to, 1804.

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Lot 443

Pope-Hennessy.Sienese Quattrocento Painting Oxford & London, 1947 § Levey (M.) The Later Italian Pictures in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, 1964 § Macandrew (Hugh) Ashmolean Museum Oxford: Catalogue of the Collection of Drawings, vol.III: Italian Schools, Oxford, 1980 § Ames-Lewis (F.) and Joanne Wright. Drawings in the Italian Renaissance Workshop, 1983 § Mahon (D.) Il Guercino, 2 vol., 1968-69, illustrations, the first three original cloth, the first with dust-jacket, the last two original wrappers, one frayed at head of spine; and c.40 others on Italian art, 4to & 8vo(c.45)

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Lot 447

Roethlisberger.Claude Lorrain: The Drawings 2 vol., Berkeley & Los Angeles, 1968 § Angulo (D.) and A.E.Perez Sanchez. A Corpus of Spanish Drawings, vol.1 & 2, 1975-77 § Stampfle (F.) Netherlandish Drawings...in the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York & Princeton, N.J., 1991 § Ferrari (E.L.) Goya: His Complete Etchings, Aquatints and Lithographs, New York, n.d. § Hayes (John) The Drawings of Thomas Gainsborough, 2 vol., 1970 § Johnson (R.F.) Master Drawings from the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts..., San Francisco, n.d., illustrations, original cloth, the first four with dust-jackets, the last with slip-case; and c.20 others on art, mostly drawings, 4to & folio(c.30)

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Lot 448

Ruskin (John) The Seven Lamps first edition, 14 lithographed plates, half-title, slight water-stain in corners of plates, occasional spotting, bookplate on front pastedown, new endpapers, modern half morocco, gilt, t.e.g., large 8vo, 1849.

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Lot 454

Symonds (R.W.) Thomas Tompion: His Life & Work one of 350 copies signed by the author, original half morocco, t.e.g., others uncut, worn cloth slipcase, 1951; Masterpieces of English Furniture and Clocks, one of 750 copies, 1940 § Roche (S.) and others. Mirrors, New York, 1985 § Huth (Hans) Lacquer of the West, Chicago and London, 1971 § Simon (J.) The Art of the Picture Frame, 1996, plates and illustrations, all but the first original cloth or boards, the last three with dust-jackets, some slightly frayed; and 11 others decorative arts, 4to(16)

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Lot 458

Weight (R.V.) Carel Weight,1994 1994 § Wirth (G.) Paul Kleinschmidt, Ulm, 1988 § Tom Eckersley: His Graphic Work, one of 500 copies, 1994, illustrations, original cloth or boards, the first two with dust-jackets; and c.20 others, art reference, 4to(c.25)

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Lot 459

White (Helen) Snuff Bottles from China... 1992 § Kleiner (Robert) Chinese Snuff Bottles in the Collection of Mary and George Bloch, 1995 § Friedman (Pamela R. Lessing) Chinese Snuff Bottles..., Denver, 1990, illustrations, many colour, original cloth or boards, dust-jackets, the first with slip-case; and 4 others on Snuff Bottles, 4to(7)

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NICHOLAS GARLAND (British, b. 1935) `Well, I think he`s guilty!`, signed upper right and titled in the margin underneath, pen

Mallams Ltd. - Cheltenham

Lot 183

NICHOLAS GARLAND (British, b. 1935) `Well, I think he`s guilty!`, signed upper right and titled in the margin underneath, pen, ink, watercolour and bodycolour, 10 1/2" x 14 1/4" Note: Drawn by The Telegraph`s Garland, it shows a court scene with Michael Wolff in the dock and the jury led by Margaret Thatcher. She had just become the Leader of the Conservative Party and this is Garland`s first cartoon of her new cabinet. The story relates to the fact that she controversially sacked Wolff from his position as Director General of the Party. Her cabinet was incensed and refused to take the Whip in the Commons that night. This is the first Garland cartoon relating to Margaret Thatcher after she had become Leader of the Party

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Mallams Ltd. - Cheltenham

Lot 236

DURRELL, GERALD My Family and Other Animals, First Edition, with original dust jacket, London: Rupert Hart-Davis & The Book Society Ltd, 1956: Angela Thirkell, What Did It Mean?, London: Hamish Hamilton, 1954, with original dust jacket, First Edition, and two further books (4)

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Lot 1

Bassam (Robert, printer). The Exhibition: or, Bassam’s Royal Academy, for the Youth of both Sexes, to which is added, the Seven Ages of Man; (by William Shakespeare.) Also the Story of Florio and Florella, c.1790, wood eng. frontis., vign. to title, lacking pp.67-78, fifty-one (of 52) woodcut illusts., untrimmed, disbound with consequent dust-soiling to first and final leaves, slim 12mo. Rare. Not in Osborne or Gumuchian. Only one location listed on COPAC (Oxford). (1)

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The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes; Otherwise called Mrs. Margery Two-Shoes. With the Means by which she acquired her Lear

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Lot 30

The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes; Otherwise called Mrs. Margery Two-Shoes. With the Means by which she acquired her Learning and Wisdom, and in Consequence thereof her Estate..., printed for T. Carnan & F. Newbery, 1775, pp.156+[4](pubs. ads.), copper eng. frontis., thirty-five woodcuts to text, first and final few leaves with marginal worming, clipping text in places, and with some consequent loss to margins, stitching partially broken, lacking front free endpaper, orig. boards, with contemp. cut-out engs. of a boy with a dog, and a girl with a kitten, mounted on upper and lower covers respectively, rubbed and wormed, with some surface wear and loss of spine, 24mo (in 8’s) Roscoe J167(10). See Quayle, Collector’s Book of Children’s Books, pp.23-24. First published in 1765, all early editions are rare. (1)

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Lot 31

Hitch (C., Hawes, L. & Crowder S., publishers). The Right Pleasant and Delightful History of Fortunatus, and His Two Sons. In two parts..., First Penned in the Dutch Tongue, and thence Translated, and now Published in English, [1760?], woodcut illusts. to text, leaves E5 & E6 repaired to upper outer corners, contemp. sheep, joints slightly cracked at head & foot, upper board repaired to upper outer corner, 12mo. (1)

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Lot 34

[Kilner, Dorothy]. The Life and Perambulation of a Mouse, 2 vols., printed and sold by John Marshall, [1783/4], pp.xiv+[15]-110; x+[11]-99, frontispieces (A1?) rubbed and laid down on pastedowns, vol. 1 lacking one leaf at front (A4?), woodcuts to text and frontispieces crudely hand-col., early ms. name at head of titles, occn. light soiling, vol. 2 with pubs. ads. on rear pastedown, orig. Dutch floral boards, rubbed and edges showing, sometime rebacked with sheep, spines deficient and upper covers detached, upper cover of first vol. with old paper repair to top outer corner, 12mo in 6s. Osborne, p.273 (defective). The wood engravings have been attributed to John Bewick. Mrs. Trimmer described the books as ‘one of the prettiest and most instructive books that can be found for very young readers. A book, indeed, which Mothers and even Grandmothers may read with interest and pleasure.’ (Osborne) (2)

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Dodgson (Rev. Charles Lutwidge, “Lewis Carroll”). Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There, 1st ed.,

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Lot 68

Dodgson (Rev. Charles Lutwidge, “Lewis Carroll”). Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There, 1st ed., 1st issue, Macmillan, 1872, frontis. and b & w illusts. by John Tenniel, misprint on p. 21 (wade for wabe), together with Alice’s Adventures Under Ground, 1st ed., Macmillan, 1886, ownership inscription of the Earl of Ducie to half-title of first vol., dated Christmas 1871, both a.e.g., some foxing to endpapers of each vol., contemp. matching red half morocco gilt, with “Ducie” stamped to foot of spine of each vol., 8vo. (2)

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Lot 73

Henty (G.A.). The Lion of the North, 1886; The Dash for Khartoum: A Tale of the Nile Expedition, 1892; Under Wellington’s Command, 1899; A Roving Commission, 1900; Out With Garibaldi, 1901; At the Point of the Bayonet. A Tale of the Mahratta War, 1902; With Kitchener in the Soudan, 1903, all first eds., illustrations, adverts., occasional light spotting or dampstains, one or two previous owner inscriptions, original pictorial cloth, lightly rubbed and faded, 8vo, with others mainly by Henty (approx. 120)

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Lot 74

Le Fanu (J. Sheridan). The House by the Churchyard. A Novel, new ed., pub. Richard Bentley, 1866, wood-engraved frontispiece, occasional light spotting and browning, previous owner inscription and blindstamps, original cloth, spine a little faded and rubbed, light stains, 8vo. (1). This is the first combined edition which is enlarged from 88 to 99 chapters

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Paper doll book. The Changeable Costumes: or, In Which Do You Like Me Best? An Elegant and Amusing Companion for the Drawing

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Lot 110

Paper doll book. The Changeable Costumes: or, In Which Do You Like Me Best? An Elegant and Amusing Companion for the Drawing Room Table, and Forming a Pleasing Series of Highly Coloured Heads, for Young Ladies to Copy From... from the Original Drawings by a Lady, Simpkin, Marshall, c.1837, seven cardboard leaves, the first with a hand-col. eng. of a head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman, the other six each with a different hand-col. eng. of a costume, hair arrangement, and hat or headdress, with a cut-away area for the face, somewhat dusty and finger-soiled, each approx. 132 x 119 mm (5.25 x 4.75 ins), loosely contained as issued in orig. blue-grey card wrappers, inside wrappers with title and ads. respectively, upper cover with hand-col. eng. label mounted on front, rubbed and soiled, ribbon tie renewed. Rare. The six leaves are designed to be placed one at a time on top of the portrait on the first leaf (The Lady at Home), and are titled: The Lady at the Opera; The Lady in the Costume of Anne Boleyn; The Lady in the Costume of Diana Vernon; The Lady in the Costume of Fielding’s Amelia; The Lady in the Costume of Byron’s Medora; and The Lady in the Costume of a Country Girl. The approximate date of publication is based on the publisher’s advertisement appearing on the rear pastedown of the card wrappers, for a new ed. of The Little Villager’s Verse Book by the Rev. W.L. Bowles (‘shortly to be published’) which was issued in 1837. (1)

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Lot 121

* American playing cards. A deck of playing cards, Philadelphia and New York, Samuel Hart & Co., c.1850, fifty-two colour-printed cards, queen of diamonds supplied in facsimile, comprising four suits of thirteen, each with pips 1-10 (ace of spades with imprint), and three full-length court cards, patterned versos, rounded corners, generally dust-soiled and some staining, 88 x 63 mm (3.5. x 2.5 ins), together with two other US decks, both by A. Dougherty, one lacking the 2 of clubs, the other with ace of spades supplied in facsimile. See Hargrave p.335 for first item. (3)

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Lot 129

* De La Rue (Thomas, and Co., pub.). The New and Diverting Game of ‘Golliwogg’ consisting of Forty-Eight Pictorial Cards, Depicting the Most Famous Characters and Scenes in the Above Works. Adapted, drawn in fac-simile, and elaborately rendered in Colours from Florence K. Upton’s Original Designs, c.1910, forty-eight colour-printed pictorial cards in sixteen sets of three (complete), first leaf (of two) of rules, 90 x 63 mm (3.5 x 2.5 ins), contained in orig. slipcase box (rubbed), inner slipcase with early ms. notes on one side, outer slipcase lacking sides, pictorial label on upper cover, together with Mickey Mouse Playing Cards, c.1930s, standard English pack, complete, incl. Joker and Scoring card, contained in orig. cardboard box, some minor wear to extrems., and small label on one side, 90 x 58 mm (3.5 x 2.25 ins), plus another De La Rue pack (for the French market), non-standard, with Shakespearean double-ended courts, lacking the five and the queen of diamonds and the queen of clubs (3)

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* Persian playing cards. A collection of Persian playing cards for the game of As Nas, 19th c., together twenty cards, hand-p

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Lot 156

* Persian playing cards. A collection of Persian playing cards for the game of As Nas, 19th c., together twenty cards, hand-painted and lacquered on stiffened paper, incl. three identical pairs, and a set of four identical, plus others similar, each featuring a full-length figure or animals, incl. two lions with the rising sun, the enthroned Shah, the enthroned wife of the Shah, the dancing harem girl, and the figure of a man (possibly a soldier), approx. 60 x 40 mm (2.5 x 1.5 ins), contained in a contemp. Persian papier m?che box, with domed lid, hand-painted and lacquered, with scenes of figures hunting on horseback and cooking, red base with gilt floral and foliate pattern, some minor surface cracking and flaking, 50 x 95 x 70 mm (2 x 3.75 x 3 ins) As Nas cards first appeared around 1700, i.e. in the Safawiden Dynasty. The game of As Nas is made up of five suits, each containing any number of cards divisible by five. Each suit repeats the same design on each card: Padishah - the Shah on a green background; Bibi - the favourite wife of the Shah on a throne against a red background; Lakkat - a dancing harem girl on a yellow background; Sarbaz - the archer, later the soldier, on a golden background; As - the lion from the Persian coat of arms and the rising sun on a black background. The game is thought to have been the ancester of poker as it is played in a similar fashion. (1)

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Lot 199

* Austrian tarot cards. Vienna, C. Titzel & Schinkay, 1865, fifty-four litho. cards with stencilled colouring (complete), French suits, comprising Fool card, twenty-one double-ended trump cards numbered I-XXI, pip cards hearts and diamonds 1-4 (ace of hearts with circular ink stamps), spades and clubs 7-10, sixteen double-ended court cards, black crescent and dot pattern on versos, 111 x 62 mm (4.5 x 2.5 ins), together with twenty-six eng. cards with stencilled colouring from an Austrian revolution tarot deck, 1848, comprising sixteen full-length trump cards, nine double-ended court cards, and the ace of diamonds, browned, star-patterned versos, 103 x 54 mm (4 x 2 ins) For first item see Mann, All Cards on the Table, no.227. (2)

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Lot 226

Greene (Graham). The Little Fire Engine, [1st ed., 1950], coloured illustrations by Dorothy Craigie, original yellow cloth, d.j., repairs to verso, a little rubbed and chipped, oblong 4to, together with The Little Fire Engine, 1973 and Paul Hogarth’s Graham Greene Country, 1986. The first book, with the dust-jacket price of 7/6 is commonly presumed to be a later issue (the first issue bound in pictorial boards and matching jacket priced at 6/-). However it is possible that the two variant bindings were issued simultaneously, with the more robust cloth binding priced higher to reflect the higher production cost. (3)

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Nister (Ernest, pub.). Picture Pastimes, with Verses by L.L. Weedon, and Pen-and-Ink Illustrations by G.H. Thompson, [1899],

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Lot 244

Nister (Ernest, pub.). Picture Pastimes, with Verses by L.L. Weedon, and Pen-and-Ink Illustrations by G.H. Thompson, [1899], six chromo. plts., each with flap to change the picture, silk ribbon on flaps intact, sepia text and letterpress vigns., patterned endpapers, orig. cloth-backed glazed pictorial boards, a bright copy, in printed d.j., edges chipped and frayed in places, sm. 4to, together with Round About Pictures, with Verses by Hope Myrtoun and Pen & Ink Illustrations by T. Cromwell Lawrence, [1899], six chromo. circular revolving transformations, each operated with a silk ribbon, one with wire pivot adrift (and therefore unoperational), another with paper tab and wire detached and lacking uppermost picture, sepia text and letterpress vigns., patterned endpapers, orig. cloth-backed pictorial glazed boards, in bright condition, in printed d.j., torn and frayed, with some loss, sm. 4to. Two rare early dustjackets, the first in remarkably good condition. (2)

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Potter (Beatrix). The Tailor of Gloucester, 1st ed., Warne, 1903, first issue, with single-page endpaper occurring four times

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Lot 255

Potter (Beatrix). The Tailor of Gloucester, 1st ed., Warne, 1903, first issue, with single-page endpaper occurring four times, col. illusts., orig. green boards with pictorial label mounted to upper cover, an unusually bright copy, 12mo, together with a 1st ed. of Cecily Parsley’s Nursery Rhymes, lacking spine, and an early edition of Miss Moppet. Linder, p.423. (3)

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Struwelpeter. Struweleter of Today, Deans Gold Medal Series No. 53 [cover-title], c.1900, 10pp., col. litho. illusts. through

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Lot 276

Struwelpeter. Struweleter of Today, Deans Gold Medal Series No. 53 [cover-title], c.1900, 10pp., col. litho. illusts. throughout, first and final leaves form pastedowns (as issued), text block detached from orig. chromo. pictorial card wrappers, spine rubbed and splitting, upper cover with fore-edge sl. frayed, oblong folio, 246 x 373 mm (9.75 x 14.75 ins), together with The English Struwwelpeter, pub. Griffin, Farran, Browne, early 20th c. Rare. Not listed on COPAC. (2)

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Studdy (G.E.). Bonzo Laughter Annual, 1st ed., pub. Dean & Son, [1935], four col. plts. (one creased to upper corner), du

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Lot 277

Studdy (G.E.). Bonzo Laughter Annual, 1st ed., pub. Dean & Son, [1935], four col. plts. (one creased to upper corner), duo-tone illusts. throughout, ownership box unused, orig. col. pict. boards, overall a fine copy, 4to. The first Bonzo annual. (1)

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* Tute (George William, R.E., R.W.A., b. 1933). A set of illustrations for Country Matters by Duff Hart-Davis, pub. Weidenfel

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Lot 306

* Tute (George William, R.E., R.W.A., b. 1933). A set of illustrations for Country Matters by Duff Hart-Davis, pub. Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1988, together twenty-four orig. pen & ink illustrations on paper (complete), of birds, animals, farming pursuits, deer stalking, etc., twelve illustrating the months of the year (head-pieces), full-page illusts. approx. 210 x 150 mm (8 x 6 ins), head-pieces approx. 100 x 150 mm (4 x 6 ins)^, together with a copy of the book in which the illustrations appear, orig. boards in d.j. George Tute is a printmaker, wood engraver, painter, illustrator and teacher. He studied at Blackpool School of Art, at the Royal Academy School (under Sir Henry Rushbury), where he won silver and bronze medals for mural painting, and the Courtauld Institute. Tute taught at the York School of Art and then at the University of the West of England where he became Principal Lecturer in Graphic Design. He was elected Member of the Royal Society of Painter Etchers and Engravers and was the first Chairman of the revived Society of Wood Engravers. His work has been exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, Kew Gardens and Newport Art Gallery. He has undertaken many projects as a freelance book illustrator, mainly working with wood engraving and he has worked several times for the Folio Society. He has also worked for the Readers Digest Association, Batsford and Penguin. Work by George Tute is in the Victoria and Albert Museum. (25)

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Lot 345

Banks (Iain). The Wasp Factory, 1st ed., 1984, original cloth, slight edge wear, d.j., edges a little rubbed, 8vo. The author’s first book. (1)

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Brooke (Rupert). The Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke: With a Memoir, 3rd impression, 1918, half-tone portrait frontispiece,

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Lot 354

Brooke (Rupert). The Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke: With a Memoir, 3rd impression, 1918, half-tone portrait frontispiece, occasional light spotting, original buckram, rubbed with some stains, 8vo. Provenance: Graham Greene. Signed to front blank: ‘H. Graham Greene. Xmas 1918’. Henry Graham Greene would have been aged 14 when he inscribed the book, and a troubled boarder at Berkhamstead School, where his father was headmaster. He attempted suicide several times and was one of the first schoolboys to be pyschoanalysed, in 1920. (1)

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Lot 366

Cornwell (Patricia Daniels). Postmortem, 1st U.K. ed., 1990, original cloth, d.j., 8vo. The author’s first book. (1)

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Du Maurier (Daphne). The Loving Spirit, 1st ed., 1931, a few light spots, original blue cloth, slight edge wear, d.j., spine

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Lot 370

Du Maurier (Daphne). The Loving Spirit, 1st ed., 1931, a few light spots, original blue cloth, slight edge wear, d.j., spine a little faded, 8vo. A good copy of the author’s first book. (1)

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* Eliot (Thomas Stearns, 1888-1965). Three typed letters signed “T.S. Eliot”, Faber & Faber Ltd., 20th March

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Lot 374

* Eliot (Thomas Stearns, 1888-1965). Three typed letters signed “T.S. Eliot”, Faber & Faber Ltd., 20th March 1946, 7th December 1948 and 26th June 1959, all to Miss (Maud) Armstrong at Lee, Ilfracombe, Devon, each pasted or partly pasted to the front endpapers of three Eliot books, the first letter thanking Miss Armstrong for her kind comments about the broadcast, saying he has no news of either Margaret or the Mirrlees and hoping to return to Lee, “as most people seem to do”, the second letter writing that he has only just returned from the United States where he found her charming letter and the delightful birthday gift, “I fear it is more likely to be used as an ash-tray than for the purpose for which it was designed - yet it may be that we shall continue to have a little wine after we have ceased to have tobacco. The former is certainly more important for civilisation: and if I ever have the wine to be tasted, and the guests for whom to taste it, you may be sure that your taster will figure in the ceremony. I am most interested to know that some of your recipes have a place in ‘Wishful Cookery’ which we intend to publish”, and the third letter apologising for the delay in replying to her letter, “If it is not too late and if you”ll forgive me we should be very glad to inspect your friends “Bed Time” book of verses. I must say that juvenile literature is not my department and I have to accept the opinion of the experts, but I would certainly pass it on with my recommendations. In any case it was a great pleasure to hear from you, and I should like you to know that I remember you as clearly as you can possibly remember me. I wish that I might at some time revisit Lee and introduce my wife to you”, each a little creased, one page, 4to. The letters are pasted in to the following books, in order: Four Quartets, 3rd imp., 1945; T.S. Eliot, A Symposium, pub. Editions Poetry, 1948; T.S. Eliot, A Symposium, 1958, all orig. cloth, rubbed and soiled, 8vo. Also included is a damp-stained copy of “The Cocktail Party” and Christopher Armstrong, “Backalong, The Story of Lee Bay and Chapel Cottage”, 1972. One of the letters and the six Christmas cards in the adjoining lot are referred to on pp. 80-81. Provenance: From the family. (5)

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Greene (Graham). Brighton Rock, 1st ed., 1938, half title present, scattered light spotting, bookplate, contemporary beige le

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Lot 393

Greene (Graham). Brighton Rock, 1st ed., 1938, half title present, scattered light spotting, bookplate, contemporary beige lending-library cloth, circular ‘Ex-libris’ motif in black to upper cover, spine lettered in black, with the incredibly scarce orig. d.j., (priced at 7s.6d.), small sellotape repair to verso at foot of spine, chipped at spine ends (resulting in small loss of lettering to publisher’s name only), small tears along folds, 8vo. The incredibly scarce first edition dust-jacket. This copy is a few millimetres shorter than the usual red cloth binding, an example of which can be seen in the previous lot. (1)

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Lot 406

Lawrence (David Herbert, Matilda Berry & John Middleton Murry). The Signature, Numbers 1-3 (all published), 04 October - 01 November 1915, small rust marks around staples, original wrappers, edges slightly rubbed, 8vo. First and only printing of ‘The Crown’ by D.H. Lawrence. (3)

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McEwan (Ian). First Love, Last Rites, 1st ed., 1975, slight marginal toning, original cloth, d.j., 8vo. A good copy of the au

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Lot 414

McEwan (Ian). First Love, Last Rites, 1st ed., 1975, slight marginal toning, original cloth, d.j., 8vo. A good copy of the author’s first book. (1)

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Lot 434

Sackville-West (Victoria). The Land, 1st ed., 1926, inscribed to front endpaper “For J. A. Higgs Walker (more or less.) From the Author, Oct 1926”, foxing to first and last few leaves, orig. cloth, paper label to spine, rubbed and marked, 8vo, together with Bridges (Robert, ed.), The Poems of Digby Mackworth Dolben, pub. Oxford University Press, 1915, port frontis., orig. maroon calf gilt, chipped to top of spine, rubbed to extrems., 8vo. (2)

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Lot 439

Sitwell (Edith). The Mother and Other Poems, 1st ed., pub. Blackwell, Oxford, 1915, original wrappers, small nick to foot of spine, small 4to. A good copy of the author’s first work, of which 500 copies were printed and 200 pulped. (1)

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Tennant (Stephen, 1906-87). Exhibition of Paintings and Fantasies by Stephen Tennant at the Sagittarius Gallery, Rome, 1st-10

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Lot 445

Tennant (Stephen, 1906-87). Exhibition of Paintings and Fantasies by Stephen Tennant at the Sagittarius Gallery, Rome, 1st-10th April 1956, printed catalogue, orig. pict. wrappers after a design by Tennant, additionally inscribed by Tennany in green ink to lower blank area of upper cover, “Rosemary [Olivier] from S, with love, you would love Mexico - especially Acapulco”, together with Some Poems for the Friends of Stephen Tennant, 1962, Tennant’s presentation inscription and other jottings in purple ink to front endpaper, title, margin of page 12 and with one text correction, orig. printed pict. wrappers after a design by Tennant, the blank areas of the upper wrapper inscribed “For Rosemary Olivier from the author, Spring 1963, with much love to you”, both slim 8vo, plus two unrelated books with signed inscriptions by Tennant, the first a copy of “Lucy Gayheart” by Willa Cather, 1st ed., 1935, signed pencil inscription for Rosemary to half-title verso, orig. cloth gilt, sl. rubbed and soiled, the second a copy of “Ivan Ilych and Hadji Murad” by Leo Tolstoy, 1934, signed presentation inscription from Stephen (Tennant) to Edith (Olivier) dated Christmas 1934, orig. buckram in chipped and browned d.j., both 8vo. See also lots 347, 436, 454, 455 & 456. (4)

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Whistler (Reginald John “Rex”, 1905-44). Ornamental pen and ink design incorporating the words “For Darling

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Lot 454

Whistler (Reginald John “Rex”, 1905-44). Ornamental pen and ink design incorporating the words “For Darling Edith [Olivier] with love from Rex, Christmas 1939”, drawn onto the front free endpaper of a copy of “My Royal Past” by Baroness Von Bulop, as told to Cecil Beaton, 1st ed., Batsford, 1939, col. frontis., b & w plts. and illusts., the attractive rococo cartouche design incorporating foliage, crowns, a mace and sceptre measuring approx. 20 x 15 cm (8 x 6 ins), orig. cloth, faded on spine, large 8vo. The British novelist Edith Olivier (1872-1948) was born in Wilton, Wiltshire, and educated at St. Hugh’s College, Oxford. She produced her first novel, “The Love Child”, in 1927 at the age of 55. Her life had been changed by a deep friendship with Rex Whistler whom she met in 1925 when Whistler was a 20-year-old art student. At her Wiltshire home she became a confidante and hostess to notable literary friends, including Siegfried Sassoon, Stephen Tennant (son of her friend Pamela Grey) and Cecil Beaton. For further Olivier association items see Beaton, Sassoon, Tennant and other Whistler lots in this section. See also lots 347, 436, 445, 455 & 456. (1)

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* Whistler (Reginald John “Rex”, 1905-44). Original but unsigned pen and ink and watercolour bookplate for Edith

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Lot 456

* Whistler (Reginald John “Rex”, 1905-44). Original but unsigned pen and ink and watercolour bookplate for Edith Olivier, 1926, drawn onto the front pastedown of Elegy on Dead Fashion, by Edith Sitwell, illustrated by Thomas Lowinsky, 1st ed., 1926, four full-page b & w illusts. plus title vign., head-piece and tail-piece, the exquisite watercolour bookplate on the front pastedown depicting an outdoor scene with an elegant red-headed lady dressed in yellow nonchalently leaning on a small brick column surmounted by an urn, a young red-headed boy with a hoop in front of and facing her, “Edith Olivier, 1926” inscribed in the upper left sky area, within a yellow and sepia border, 102 x 73 mm, orig. cloth with purpose-made protective decorative silk chemise (lacking spine), 8vo.Limited edition, 181/225, signed by Edith Sitwell. Rex, who though some thirty-three years younger than Edith, struck up a lifelong close friendship after they first met in 1925. The age difference and Rex’s love for Edith is clearly to be seen in the figures of this bookplate. Rex’s career as a book illustrator had virtually began that same year with Edith Olivier’s “Mildred”, a memorial book published to commemorate the life of Edith’s sister who had died at a relatively young age. Also, during 1926, Whistler had begun his mural at the Tate, “The Expedition in Pursuit of Rare Meats”, the subject of which was made in collaboration with Edith. (1)

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* Williamson (Henry, 1895-1977 ). Autograph letter signed “Henry Williamson”, Georgeham, North Devon, 27 Septembe

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Lot 462

* Williamson (Henry, 1895-1977 ). Autograph letter signed “Henry Williamson”, Georgeham, North Devon, 27 September 1928, to Siegfried Sassoon, addressed as Sir, beginning “Fifteen months ago you bought a copy of a book I wrote called Tarka, and ever since then I have been dreading that you might think it rotten, as it is in parts. This letter, however, is not about my book, nor is it about yours, which I have not yet finished reading. By the way, there is a misprint on page 252, last line “not” should be ‘shot”, I fancy. I found another earlier on, but I have mislaid its place. I am hoping to give the book [“Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man”, first published September 1928], a good long notice in the Daily Telegraph; I like it much, and consider you have done well to cast it in that form. There are a very few, very slight marring dry-touches, which may have been put in in proof or revision - but they don”t matter, except that the excrescences (very slight & scarcely noticeable). Eg. on page 248, bottom, you add “However inhumane its purpose, it was a kindly country scene”, continuing praise Sassoon’s prose, talking about the word “inhumane” in connection with digging out foxes, “But you know all this. They bring up their children to be bloodied on the face: has not enough blood flowed on the face of the earth already, etc.”, then referring to the proof of one of his books (The Pathway, published 1928) which he is sending to Sassoon and which he refers to in the first postscript, “[It] is about an ex-soldier who tries to redeem humanity by getting rid of the parasite “virtues”(?) or narrowness. I have tried to be impartial, but I may not have succeeded”, the letter ending with the comment that he heard that Sassoon had sat near him at the Hawthornden Award, “I wish I”d known at the time, then I would have risked speaking to you. It would have been a risk, as I felt at the time that most people may have been disappointed that the prize was given to an “animal story”, 2 pp. in red ink, with a second postscript saying that he has asked Will de la Mare to keep one of the signed copies of The Fox-Huntingman for him and “would you write something in it for me? I would be extra proud to possess such a copy. But if you don”t want to, don”t do it; I shall understand”, 4to. Curiously, while Henry Williamson shows some coyness about being the recipient of the Hawthornden Prize for “Tarka the Otter” in 1927, it was Sassoon himself who won the Prize the following year for “Memoirs of a Fox-Huntingman”. (1)

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* [Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville]. A family photo album, formerly belonging to John Wodehouse, 3rd Earl of Kimberley (1883-1941

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Lot 466

* [Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville]. A family photo album, formerly belonging to John Wodehouse, 3rd Earl of Kimberley (1883-1941), the album containing approx. 200 mounted b & w snapshots from 1900 to 1902, showing Wodehouse and his family at the family home at Witton Park, North Walsham in Norfolk, at Eton College, on holiday in Scotland, including photographs of his father Lord Wodehouse (first Labour peer in House of Lords), his grandfather the 1st Earl of Kimberley (Liberal politician and one time Foreign Secretary), his siblings Babe (Lady Isabel), Edward and Philip and his mother, the Eton photographs showing the Eton College Rifle Volunteers, various sports including the Wall Game, Fives, steeplechase and the Field Game, a few images now missing, mostly numbered and neatly captioned on mounts throughout, images mostly approx. 8 x 8 cm, album leaves with some browning and edgewear and several leaves detached, contemp. half morocco, disbound with upper cover present, oblong folio. Lord Wodehouse, 3rd Earl Kimberley, was a cousin of the novelist P.G. Wodehouse and is sometimes cited as the basis for the character of Bertie Wooster. Clearly, P.G. Wodehouse based a lot of his characterisation on his personal experiences and including his many uncles and aunts, this album providing a Wodehouse family snapshot at a time Pelham was enjoying his first publishing successes. (1)

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A collection of British and other stamps contained in a Shield Stamp Album, various first day covers, loose stamps etc

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Lot 467

A collection of British and other stamps contained in a Shield Stamp Album, various first day covers, loose stamps etc

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TWO STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURES AND A FLATBACK GROUP of Henry V trying on the crown, John Philip Kemble (1757-1823) as Hamlet and O

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Lot 130

TWO STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURES AND A FLATBACK GROUP of Henry V trying on the crown, John Philip Kemble (1757-1823) as Hamlet and Othello and Iago, the first and last sponged in bright enamels with moulded title to the base, the second sparsely decorated and heightened in gilt, 30-37cm h, dealer`s label (`Hamlet`), c1847-58 Provenance: R Bonnett, 582 Kings Road London SW6.. ++ Henry V - on the back of the figure some old localised discolouration but apparently not covering restoration. The gilding to the raised lettering on the base mostly rubbed off, the yellow gauntlet of the king`s left hand with small old restoration. Hamlet - underside of the base and neck restored, Orthello and Yago, base extensively restored especially on the underside

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FOUR STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURES OF SHAKESPEAREAN CHARACTERS. by or in the manner of Thomas Parr, comprising Ophelia, William Charl

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Lot 133

FOUR STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURES OF SHAKESPEAREAN CHARACTERS. by or in the manner of Thomas Parr, comprising Ophelia, William Charles Macready (1793-1847) as Macbeth and Isabella Glyn (1823-1889) as Lady Macbeth, all decorated in colours and with gilt detail, 20-26cm h, c1852; three similar, later figures and Staffordshire Portrait by P D Gordon Pugh, first edition, 1970 (8). ++ The four named figures - Lady Macbeth - old discoloured restoration to neck, the later figure of Shylock - hand and walking stick restored

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TWO PEARLWARE FIGURES OF JOHN LISTON (1776-1846) AS SAM SWIPES AND VAN DUNDER. enamelled before a marble pillar on square bas

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Lot 134

TWO PEARLWARE FIGURES OF JOHN LISTON (1776-1846) AS SAM SWIPES AND VAN DUNDER. enamelled before a marble pillar on square base with printed quotation, No! am I a Gentleman? Upon your Soul tho` Mother or Read it indeeed! that is very easily said, read it!!, 16 and 18cm h, impressed 20 or a triangle, c1826-30 John Liston appeared in the three act comedy Exchange No Robbery by T E Hooke first produced at the Haymarket Theatre in 1820 and subsequently at Drury Lane. He played Van Dunder in T`would Puzzle a Conjurer, a two act comedy by J Poole at the Haymarket in 1824.. ++ Van Dunder - some localised flaking of the enamels. Tiny flat graze on the right cuff and one edge of the base

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TWO STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURES OF, PROBABLY, LUIGI LABLACHE (1794-1858) AS SIR JOHN FALSTAFF, ANOTHER OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE SEATE

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Lot 136

TWO STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURES OF, PROBABLY, LUIGI LABLACHE (1794-1858) AS SIR JOHN FALSTAFF, ANOTHER OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE SEATED AND A STAFFORDSHIRE PORCELANEOUS FIGURE OF MADAME VESTRIS AS PAUL. the first two well decorated in bright colours, `Paul` in predominately cobalt and gilt, 17 and 18cm h, mid 19th c and c1822. ++ Restoration to the back foot and back part of the base of the figure of Paul. The two other figures in fine condition

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A STAFFORDSHIRE GROUP OF A YOUNG WOMAN AND A CHILD AND A STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURE OF A GLEANER. the first decorated in bright ora

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Lot 139

A STAFFORDSHIRE GROUP OF A YOUNG WOMAN AND A CHILD AND A STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURE OF A GLEANER. the first decorated in bright orange, yellow and other enamels, the second also well coloured and with gilt detail, 35 & 28.5cm h, 19th c. ++ Both in fine condition. No restoration

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FIVE STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURES AND FLATBACKS. including two equestrian models, one of [MAJOR-GENERAL SIR JOHN] FRENCH, WILL WATCH

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Lot 146

FIVE STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURES AND FLATBACKS. including two equestrian models, one of [MAJOR-GENERAL SIR JOHN] FRENCH, WILL WATCH and two highlanders, decorated in colours, mainly sparsely so and with gilt detail, 41cm h and smaller, 19th c, the first c1900. ++ Watch`s right hand missing and with light staining of the crazed glaze. Also some flaking of the enamel on the hair. The four other figures in satisfactory condition. No restoration

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A STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURAL HOLY WATER STOUP OF CHRIST FLANKED BY ANGELS AND A STAFFORDSHIRE SPILL HOLDER OF THE FLIGHT INTO EGYP

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Lot 147

A STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURAL HOLY WATER STOUP OF CHRIST FLANKED BY ANGELS AND A STAFFORDSHIRE SPILL HOLDER OF THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT. the first sparsely enamelled and gilt, the second well coloured, 33 & 24cm h, 19th c; an earthenware figure of John Wesley (3). ++ The lot in good condition

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A DERBY CRESTED COFFEE CUP AND SAUCER AND TWO SIMILAR DERBY TEA BOWLS AND SAUCERS. all of spirally fluted and moulded form an

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Lot 189

A DERBY CRESTED COFFEE CUP AND SAUCER AND TWO SIMILAR DERBY TEA BOWLS AND SAUCERS. all of spirally fluted and moulded form and decorated with a cobalt, white enamel and gilt set pattern, the first finely painted with a crest and gilt initial R, saucers 13 and 13.5cm diam, painted crown, crossed batons, D and 66 or 69, two with gilder`s numeral 1 of Thomas Soare or 4 of William Yates, c1785; a Chelsea-Derby oval dish painted with loose sprays in Smith`s blue and grapevine border, painted crown over D, c1777 (7). ++ Crested cup and saucer - foot rim of cup chipped; slight wear. The two tea bowls and saucers - the pattern 66 saucer with minor crack

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A RARE CHELSEA IMARI STYLE PLATE WITH BLUE ANCHOR MARK AND A PAIR OF CHELSEA-DERBY PLATES. the first enamelled in a typical p

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Lot 204

A RARE CHELSEA IMARI STYLE PLATE WITH BLUE ANCHOR MARK AND A PAIR OF CHELSEA-DERBY PLATES. the first enamelled in a typical palette and richly gilt with chrysanthemums and bunches of grapes in panelled border with mon and scalloped gilt rim, 24.5cm diam, painted anchor in underglaze blue within a double circle, the pair of plates painted with loose bouquets in Smith`s blue and grapevine border, painted crown over D, c1777-84. ++ Chelsea plate previously rivetted, the metal repairs now removed and the pieces neatly glued together without loss. The pair of plates in good condition

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A FIRST PERIOD WORCESTER SCALE BLUE GROUND SPOON TRAY. painted with `Dishevelled Birds` in gilt scrolling cartouches and with

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Lot 252

A FIRST PERIOD WORCESTER SCALE BLUE GROUND SPOON TRAY. painted with `Dishevelled Birds` in gilt scrolling cartouches and with subsidiary panels of insects, 15cm w, painted fretted square, c1775. ++ In fine condition

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A FIRST PERIOD WORCESTER SCALE BLUE GROUND PLATE AND TEAPOT-STAND. painted with flowers or `Fancy Birds` and insects in gilt

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Lot 253

A FIRST PERIOD WORCESTER SCALE BLUE GROUND PLATE AND TEAPOT-STAND. painted with flowers or `Fancy Birds` and insects in gilt scrolling cartouches, the stand of shaped hexagonal form, 19cm diam, painted open crescent or fretted square respectively, c1775. ++ Plate flat chip on the underside of the rim, no normally visible. Teapot stand short descending hairline crack, no restoration

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A FIRST PERIOD WORCESTER SCALE BLUE GROUND TEA BOWL AND SAUCER. painted in Kakiemon style with cartouche, leaf and vase shape

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Lot 254

A FIRST PERIOD WORCESTER SCALE BLUE GROUND TEA BOWL AND SAUCER. painted in Kakiemon style with cartouche, leaf and vase shaped panels of chrysanthemums and other plants, saucer 12cm diam, painted fretted square, c1770 . ++ In fine condition

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