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Lot 114
HEYWOOD WALTER SETON-KARR (BRITISH 1859 - 1938),LUXOR, EGYPTwatercolour on paper, signed and dated 5/2/190524cm x 36.5cmFramed and under glassNote: Heywood Walter Seton-Karr, was a British Explorer and collector of archaeological artefacts. A former captain of the Gordon Highlanders, one of the British Army's most celebrated regiments. After a university education at Oxford he served in the British Army in Egypt. He went on to travel widely in Africa and Asia and the large collection of artefacts that he amassed were distributed to museums throughout the world Along with his sketches, Seton-Karr kept a journal which he published in London in 1887, titled "Shores and Alps of Alaska." Seton-Karr was a working member of the Society for the Preservation of Art in 1900 and exhibited works at the Army Officers' Art Society in the 1930's. He was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and authored several books on travel and big game hunting.
Lot 290
An early 19th century English porcelain part tea service, black and white bat printed with various scenes including Stags, dead game, swans, greyhounds, rabbits, gun dogs, farmer and pigs etc, within a royal blue border with gilt highlights, pattern number 1485, including twelve tea cups, twelve coffee cans, eleven saucer dishes, an oval plate, circular bowl, twin handled sugar bowl and a lid CONDITION REPORT: Gilding rubbed throughout, some staining, two teacup has a hairline crack, two other tea cups do not ring when tapped, five coffee cans have hairline cracks, two coffee cans do not ring when tapped, two saucers have hairline cracks, seven saucers do not ring when tapped, oval dish cracked, circular dish cracked, milk jug cracked, sucrier is cracked, the lid is associated
Lot 606
The Naturalist's Library - Jardine (Sir William ), Ornithology, volumes I - XIV, including I - Humming Birds, 1833, II - Humming Birds, 1833, III - Gallinaceous Birds, 1836, IV Gallinaceous Birds, Game Birds, 1834, V - Gallinaceous Birds, Pigeons, 1835, VI - Parrots, 1836, VII - Birds of Western Africa, 1837, VIII - Birds of Western Africa, 1837, IX - Birds of Great Britain and Ireland, Part I, Birds of Prey, 1838, X - Flycatchers, 1838, XI - Birds of Great Britain and Ireland, Part II, Incessores, 1839, XII - Birds of Great Britain and Ireland, Part III, Rasores and Grallatores, 1842, XIII - Nectariniadae or Sun Birds, 1843, XIII - Birds of Great Britain and Ireland Part IV Natatores, 1843 CONDITION REPORT: Rebound
Lot 190
FOUR MISCELLANEOUS INDIAN PAINTINGS, 18TH-19TH CENTURYgouache on paper, comprising a manuscript folio in devanagari depicting a game of pachhisi, a scene from the Life of Krishna, a Tantric chart depicting the face of Kali and a painting of Hanuman carrying Mount Dronagiri24 x 18.5cm and smaller (4)
Lot 4082
Chess - Lewis (William), Chess For Beginners: In A Series of Progressive Lessons, Showing The Most Approved Methods of Beginning and Ending The Game; With Various Situations and Checkmates, Illustrated by Numerous Diagrams, Printed In Colours, first edition, Chapman and Hall, London 1835, iii, 149pp, adverts [x], embossed and gilt buckram boards, 16mo
Lot 3299
An early 20th century horse racing parlour game, Sandown, by Finch Mason and C. Welman, Registered, Manufactured by F.H. Ayres, Ltd., Manufacturers of all Indoor and Outdoor Games, London, brown buckram-type rectangular case complete with roulette wheel, fold-out 'track, enamel flag, Bakelite counters and instructions en suite, 32cm wide, c. 1930; an early 20th century French parlour game, Jeu Du Nan-Jaune, titled sliding cover enclosing five lift-out trays applied with chromolithographic court and pip cards, pack of cards en suite, instructions pasted to verso of cover, 30.5cm wide, c. 1925 (2)
Lot 273
A cased 14 bore double barrelled percussion gun, twist browned barrels 29 in., Birmingham proof marks, acanthus engraving to the hooked breech and to the tang and top strap, hammers similarly engraved, back action locks engraved with game scenes and signed 'B Woodward & Sons' (repeated on top rib), further game scenes to the trigger guard and butt plate tang, wooden ramrod, in fitted baize lined case with later applied trade label for James Woodward.
Lot 16
A pair of Longton Hall figures of a sportsman and companion , circa 1755, modelled standing with fowling piece and powder flask, his companion a game bird and a hound at her feet, on puce edged scroll-moulded square bases, 18cm highPlease note: The provenance for this lot should read ‘Property from the estate of Philippa Bradstock of Longbottom House, Biddesden
Lot 36
Two pairs of Staffordshire pottery groups , mid 19th century, comprising a pair of children riding goats, 26cm high.; and a pair of sporting hounds with game, 26cm high (4)Please note: The provenance for this lot should read ‘Property from the estate of Philippa Bradstock of Longbottom House, Biddesden
Lot 515
A Japanese ivory netsuke, Meiji period, modelled as a gourd with stem and leaves, open to the middle inside which sit two gentlemen playing a game of Go, 3.5cm, together with two carved wood netsuke, probably Edo period, the first modelled as a seated man, possibly Jurojin, holding a fan, 3.5cm, the second modelled as two figures, probably Daikokuten and attendant, with a large sack and a mallet, 4.5cm across. (3)
Lot 590
A 12 bore over and under ejector shotgun by F.N Browning, 22913, engraved action body with game birds, silver action, figured stock with pistol grip, Kickeez rubber buttplate, barrels engraved 'Fabrique Natiotionale Herstale, Belgique', vented top rib, 7lbs 8oz, 14.5" stock, 30" barrels, quarter choked, 2 + 3 1/4 " chambers, cased*Shotgun certificate required.
Lot 165
Charles Hodges Astrophilogeon, a game of Science and Amusement, London 1828, 60 hand-coloured engraved cards thirty celestial and thirty terrestrial, contained in a black Morocco case with gilt tooled title Astrophilogeon Condition Report: Blue North - 20 cardsRed North - 24 cardsBlue South - 10 cardsRed South - 6 cardsThe case is slightly rubbed at corners, lettering slightly faded and inside cover slide rubbed and torn. The cards are in good condition with some foxing, colour good throughout, a few minor stains, no tears, creases and gilding very good indeed.
Lot 925
Fine quality 19th century Chinese carved and pierced jade lotus-form libation cup, the cup encircled by meandering prunus branches and cranes in flight, 19cm wide, raised on finely carved hardwood stand, modelled as a tree stump with prunus branches (2)Provenance: Collection of Captain George Fenwick-Owen, soldier, extensive traveller, collector and big game hunter. In 1911 he enlisted the services of Harold Frank Wallace to accompany him on a British Museum exhibition to China to find Takin and small mammals, an episode detailed in Wallace's book - The big game of Central and Western China. Fenwick-Owen was immortalized with a species of Gansu mole named after him. CONDITION REPORT Significant damage to pierced bandwork around bowl, various fragments are detached but present. It is unclear extent of losses or whether the detailed pieces will complete the piece. Finely carved stand is in good condition
Lot 803
An antique map of Devonshire showing The Hundreds, by Richard Blome, 29x34cm, a black and white engraving after Kip, showing Wotton, The Seat of Thomas Horton, 45x56cm in wooden frame, a further example of the same subject, 34x46cm in black and gilt frame, a 19th century map of Sussex by S Hall, a pair of oriental paintings on silk of children flying a kite and figures playing a game in an interior setting, etc
Lot 830
A pair of framed montages after Cecil Aldin, showing coloured prints of a hunting scene and an interior scene and black and white vignettes, each in black and gilt frames, 43x38cm, together with 19th century coloured caricature engravings of dramatic steeple chasing scenes including horses and riders falling into a sewer, 20x29cm in burrwood frames, also together with a pair of moghul type paintings on silk of a game played by riders on horse back and elephants, each 17x25cm in simple black frames
Lot 549
A 1968/69 restored and polished Strand PATT 23N MK2 studio lamp fitted with barn doors, converted to use standard Edison bulbs. It was originally designed in Covent Garden, London at the Strand headquarters in the 1950's. This light was used on the set of Channel 4’s ‘Draw it’ game show, hosted by Mel Gledroyc. The light sits upon a vintage extendable stand raised on four casters.
Lot 560
A 1950's / 60's Strand ‘Egg’ 123 light with 6” short focus Fresnel lens, polished and wired for home use. This rare lamp sits on an even rarer 1955 Bolex Type 1 tripod - great pan / tilt head with adjustable levelling separate from other controls, plus an extremely well designed quick release head. This light was used on the set of Channel 4’s ‘Draw it’ game show, hosted by Mel Gledroyc
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