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Lot 351
A rare and historic 19th century John Bell foundry cast iron bull's head wall applique from the gate posts of the historical Metropolitan cattle market, opened by Prince Albert in 1855 and later became the much loved " Cally Market", the Caledonian market in the now Borough of Islington, London. 45 cm wide x 25 cm deepUp until recently, it was thought that only one of these heads survived the demolition of the livestock section of the market in 1963. The other example being in the collection of the Museum of London. The other can be seen when it was sold at auction by Christie's in 2014. See the links belowhttps://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5769143http://tony-dingle.blogspot.com/ Removed from a garden wall in Berkshire when the vendor purchased the property.By repute, the former occupant/owner worked on the demolition of part of the market in the 1960s and is thought to have salvaged the head, it has been fitted to the garden wall up until now. The head bears no foundry marks but Messrs John Bell were known to have supplied the cast iron appliques for the gate posts.To see the head in its context please follow the link below to see a contemporary engraving from the London Illustrated Newshttps://bit.ly/3meeei2Condition report: The bulls head has a later nut affixed to the foreheadThe bulls head seems to have a small patch missing from the side jowl piece this could be a ragged end of the casting from manufacture as it wouldn't be seen in its fixed position, see the images
Lot 3220
An album containing approximately 213 postcards, including photographic postcards titled 'British Memorial-Menin Gate', 'Arches, Hillsbro, Sheffield', 'Rivelin Valley, Sheffield', 'H.M.S. Hood', 'Zeppelin Raid, Lowestoft, 2 Incendiary Bombs', 'Powell Dam, Powell River, B.C.', 'Clapton Road, N.E.' and 'Victoria Park, N.E.', together with a collection of loose postcards.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Lot 3227
An album containing approximately 507 postcards, including photographic postcards titled 'The Harbour, Folkestone', 'Garden City, Kingweston, Shirehampton', 'Post Office & Market Cross, Alfriston', 'Fartherford Viaduct, Okehampton', 'Territorial Camps at Lewes, 1910', 'Ragged Lands, Glynde', 'Glynde, The Old Tramway', 'Glynde', 'German Submarine U118 Stranded at Hastings', 'Camp of the 4th London Infantry Brigade, Abergavenny', 'Waldemar Mansions, Fulham' and 'The Spotted Dog, Forest Gate'.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Lot 441
Two Kit- or Scratch-built 0 Gauge Finescale Southern Railway Coaches, a brake/1st/3rd coach in lined SR green as No 956, with whitemetal bogies and evidently painted by F J Briggs, and possibly an original Bond's coach, as repainted G-VG, together with a kit-built ex-LSWR 'Gate Stock' brake/3rd no 3200, in plain SR green but with nice interior detailing, also G-VG (2)
Lot 310
Fourteen small views of Indian monuments, including the Taj Mahal and the Moti Masjid, Agra Delhi or Agra, circa 1810-20watercolours on paper, some with black ruled margins, framed separately the largest 80 x 115 mm.; the smallest 53 x 65 mm.(14)Footnotes:The subjects of the paintings are as follows: four views of the Taj Mahal, including one of the whole complex and the River Jumna in front of it; the cenotaph of Mumtaz Mahal [?] from the side; three details of the pietra dura work in the interior, including the top of Shah Jahan's cenotaph; the Moti Masjid, Agra; the Khass Mahal within the Agra Palace; the principal gateway to Akbar's Tomb at Sikandra; two views of the Lahore Gate of the Red Fort, Delhi; the Tomb of Shaykh Salim Chishti at Fatehpur Sikri.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 339
Dismemberment of an abusive husband.- Hellish Murder (A) Committed by a French Midwife on the Body of Her Husband... For Which She Pleaded Guilty ... And the Day Following Received Sentence to be Burnt, closely shaved, with loss to some page numbers, signatures and catchwords, browning, disbound, [Wing H1384], for R. Sare, at Grays-Inn-Gate, 1688.⁂ Scarce account of a 17th century murder committed by Mary Hobry. Hobry's husband was an abusive drunk who denied her the opportunity of a mutual separation. After a particularly severe period of abuse, Hobry strangled her sleeping husband with her garter before dismembering him; placing his torso on a dunghill and his limbs in separate privies around Savoy Palace.
Lot 68
Shirley (James) The Grateful Servant. A Comedie. As it was lately presented with good applause at the private House in Drury Lane, by her Majesties Servants, first edition, title with woodcut decoration, woodcut initials and headpieces, title with repaired tear, occasional spotting and damp-staining, light creasing, closely shaved at head, with loss to a few printed headlines, L2 with small portion of loss to upper corner, resulting in loss to 1 or 2 words of text, book-label to pastedown, later half morocco, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, retaining original backstrip, [STC 22444], sm. 4to, B[ernard]. A[lsop]. and T[homas]. F[awcet]. for Iohn Groue, and are to be sold at his shop at Furnivals-Inne gate, 1630.⁂ First edition of Shirley's second published play, we can trace no copy at auction in the last 50 years. The dedicatory verses are written by Philip Massinger, Thomas May and Thomas Randolph amongst others. Provenance: Gerald Eades Bentley (book-label).
Lot 179
Swinhoe (Gilbert) The Tragedy of The unhappy Fair Irene, first edition, inlaid throughout, later polished calf, gilt, by Riviere & Son, slightly rubbed and sunned, [Wing S6263], 4to, Printed by J. Streater, for W. Place, 1658.⁂ Scarce. An imprint variant has publisher "for J. Place, at Furnifals [sic] Inn Gate". The story of Irene, a Greek slave loved by the emperor Mahomet, is better known in Samuel Johnson's 1749 blank verse version. This version ends with the couplet "This is a Spectacle of like Woe/ Top that of Juliet, and her Romeo."Provenance: John P. Kemble (inscribed by him on the title-page: "Collated & Perfect. J. P. K. 1798." and beneath in his hand "First Edition"; Baron Maule (bookplate to verso of title); another bookplate removed from front pastedown; Emery L. Ferris (his library sold at Parke-Bernet, November 1949, lot 718)
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