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Click here to subscribeTwo late 18th century Wedgwood black basalt portrait cameo plaques, each 7.5x5.6cm, one depicting a bearded man, Minos, law giver and king of Crete, the other depicting Antiochus Theos, King of Syria. Mounted in a frame, bears label for 'Gibson Collection'A similar example of the cameo on the right can be found in the V&A Museum ascension no. 4986-1901A similar example of the cameo on the left can be found in the V&A Museum ascension no. 4976-1901
Vinyl - Over 120 Northern Soul / Soul / Funk / Reggae 7” singles to include many Motown releases, Atlantic and foreign pressings. artists to include: The Pioneers, Stevie Wonder, Upsetters, Lee Scratch Perry, Jackie Lee, Otis Redding, Carla Thomas, Marvin Gaye, Gloria Gaynor, Jr. Walker, Otis Redding, Curtis Mayfield, James Brown, Wilson Pickett, The Miracles, Percy Sledge, J. J. Barnes, The Marvelettes, The Elgins, Wayne Gibson, Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Showstoppers, Booker T. & The M.G.’s, Arthur Conley, Sam Cooke, Impressions, Desmond Dekker, Eddie Floyd, Johnny Moore, Tommie Young, African Music Machine, 100 Proof (Aged In Soul), Oliver Sain, Richie Pitts, Jimmy Mack, The Capitols, Curtis Lee, The Victors, Billy Butler, Benny Spellman and many more. Condition varies
AN ARCHAIC CEREMONIAL BONE CARVING, SHANG DYNASTY 商代骨雕祭祀用器China, 14th-11th century BC. A thin fragment of a hip bone, likely from a medium sized canine. Carved to one side with an impressive taotie mask and two kui dragons within a key-fret (leiwen) border, all in deep and high relief, adorned with neatly applied incision work, below a further key-fret band. The solid bone is smoothened around the edges with a fine sheen to the decorated surface.Provenance: Galerie Wannieck, Paris, September to October 1942 (according to an ancient family ledger inspected by Cabinet Portier, Paris, France, during their appraisal of the complete de Strycker estate; this ledger remains in the possession of the de Strycker family and may not be copied). Collection of Robert and Isabelle de Strycker, acquired from the above and thence by descent in the same family. The display stand has three old collection labels. Robert de Strycker (1903-1968) was a French engineer who specialized in metallurgy. He was a Stanford graduate, a professor at the University of Leuven, a director of the Institute of Metallurgy at the Universite Catholique de Louvain, and one of the most influential members of the faculty of applied sciences. After World War II, he made large contributions to France's post-war recovery. Robert and his wife Isabelle (1915-2010) first encountered Chinese art at the British Museum during a stay in London in the 1930s. Enamored with the style and beauty, they both decided to study and collect Chinese works of art. In 1938 they eventually began to build their collection, buying from Belgian, Parisian, and English dealers. They kept close contact with the famous English collector Sir Harry Garner (1891-1977) and noted Czech collector and expert Fritz Low-Beer (1906-1976).Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Possibly with some old fills. Extensive wear, losses, natural imperfections including foramina and fissures, encrustations, signs of weathering and erosion.Weight: 29.2 g (excl. stand)Dimensions: Length 9.8 cm (excl. stand) With an old fitted velvet display stand, dating to the first half of the 20th century. (2)Literature comparison:For other examples of rare Shang bone carvings with similar taotie decoration included in the exhibition Early Chinese art from private collections, Eskenazi Ltd., London, 2016, cat. no. 2. Compare the carved bone example excavated from the tomb of the Shang royal consort Fu Hao, Anyang, Henan province, illustrated in Yin hsu Fu Hao mu, Beijing, 1980, pl. 179:1. A larger bone carving similarly adorned with ferocious masks and stylized cicadas, formerly in the Gibson and Stoclet collections, is said to have been discovered together with five other examples in Anyang, Henan; see Georges A. Salles and Daisy Lion-Goldschmidt, Collection Adolphe Stoclet, Brussels, 1956, pp. 328-31.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely relatedAuction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 9 October 2022, lot 104Price: HKD 378,000 or approx. EUR 46,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: An archaic bone carving, Shang dynasty, Anyang period, 14th-13th century BCExpert remark: Note the near-identical size (9.4 cm), the related carving work and applied technique.Auction result comparison: Type: RelatedAuction: Sotheby's New York, 22 March 2022, lot 4Price: USD 10,710 or approx. EUR 10,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: Two fragments of a ceremonial bone spatula, Shang dynastyExpert remark: Note that this lot comprises two different items that are both much smaller than the present carving (the longest being 7 cm). 商代骨雕祭祀用器中國，西元前十四至十一世紀。髖骨的薄碎片，可能來自中等大小的犬科動物。 一側刻有饕餮面具和雷紋，邊框內可見兩條夔龍。堅固的骨頭邊緣光滑，切口整齊，表面光澤細膩。 來源：巴黎Wannieck藝廊，1942年9月至10月 (根據法國巴黎Portier內閣在評估整個de Strycker莊園時的一份家族老帳本； 該帳本仍由 de Strycker 家族所有，不得複製)。Robert與Isabelle de Strycker收藏，購於上述藝廊，在同一家族保存至今。Robert de Strycker (1903-1968) 是一位法國冶金工程師。他畢業於史丹佛大學，曾是魯汶大學教授，同時也是魯汶天主教大學冶金研究所所長，是應用科學學院最有影響力的成員之一。二戰後，他為法國的戰後復興做出了巨大貢獻。 Robert與他的妻子Isabelle （1915-2010）於 上世紀三十年代在大英博物館首次接觸到中國藝術。因爲其風格和美感所吸引，他們決定研究和收藏中國藝術品。1938 年，他們開始建立自己的收藏，從比利時、巴黎和英國經銷商處購買。 他們與英國著名收藏家Harry Garner爵士（1891-1977）和捷克著名收藏家兼專家Fritz Low-Beer (1906-1976）保持著密切聯繫。 品相：狀態良好，有一些填充。大面積磨損，包括孔和裂縫、結殼、風化和侵蝕。 重量：29.2 克 (不含底座) 尺寸：長 9.8 釐米 (不含底座) 配有天鵝絨展示架，應來自二十世紀上半葉。 (2) 文獻比較： 一件具有類似饕餮裝飾的稀有商代骨雕的，展於早期中國藝術展覽中，Eskenazi Ltd.，倫敦，2016年，目錄編號2。比較河南安陽商王妃婦好墓出土骨雕實例，載於《殷墟婦好墓》，北京，1980年，圖 179:1。在河南安陽還發現了一件較大的骨雕，同樣飾有凶猛的面具和風格化的蟬，曾收藏於Gibson和Stoclet收藏。另其他五件骨雕一起被發現，參見 Georges A. Salles 和 Daisy Lion-Goldschmidt，Adolphe Stoclet 收藏，布魯塞爾，1956 年，頁328-31。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：香港蘇富比，2022年10月9日，lot 104 價格：HKD 378,000（相當於今日EUR 46,000） 描述：商代安陽時期公元前十四至十三世紀 骨雕禮器 專家評論：請注意幾乎相同的尺寸(9.4 厘米)，以及相近的雕刻和技術。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約蘇富比， 2022年3月22日，lot 4 價格：USD 10,710（相當於今日EUR 10,500） 描述：商骨雕殘片兩件 專家評論：請注意此為兩件不同的骨雕，但尺寸小很多 (最長的為7 厘米)。
A fascinating pattern book from a British earthenware manufactory, circa 1805-15Manuscript notebook containing circa 150 hand-painted designs for teaware, showing patterns for full plates and borders, numbered and coded for use within a factory, some with further annotations, manuscript list of prices at rear, 53 leaves, circa 19 blank, pen and watercolour, partial watermarks for Ruse & Turners 1805, reused marbled endpapers, original calf, 8vo (18mm x 120mm)Footnotes:This charming yet tantalising pattern book will have been used within a British pottery manufactory at the start of the 19th century. It records tableware patterns, drawn by hand either as a section of the border of a plate, or as the complete design used on a plate or saucer. These are identified by a sequence of pattern numbers ranging from 6 to 154 with some gaps. Some of the earlier patterns have been re-numbered, indicating perhaps a new partnership or change of factory ownership. This might have coincided with the decision to record the factory's patterns within this book. A watermark of 1805 within its pages gives us the earliest possible date for when this illustrated record was compiled, although the first patterns are incomplete and may have been copied from an earlier volume or unbound sheets of individual patterns.The earliest patterns suggest this began as a manufactory of creamware at the turn of the 19th century. Many appear to be copies of patterns used by major manufactories such as Wedgwood, Spode and Davenport. Subsequently pearlware or 'whiteware' was probably made, with a slight possibility that some patterns were intended for bone china. Stylistically, all of the patterns would appear to predate 1815. Two sections within the book bear the headings 'Painted Tea Ware' and 'Enamelled Tea Ware'. The former probably refers to underglaze painting (now known as Pratt Ware), while the latter indicates the use of overglaze enamel colours. Significantly, many patterns refer to the use of 'luster', which will have been painted in silver (or Platinum) lustre.This small pattern book begins with a few drawings showing pottery shapes that were popular in the period around 1800-10. Tables at the end of the book link some of the pattern numbers with a cost price per dozen, presumably to be used when pricing a complete tea service. Alongside each drawn pattern, a letter and number code gives a different price in shillings and pence. This code probably helped the pottery determine the wages paid to the decorating departments responsible for completing each pattern.The lustreware patterns that appear within the pages of the present lot may provide clues to the maker responsible. The future study of this pattern book may benefit from comparison with the Leeds Pottery pattern books which have been published almost in their entirety by John Griffin in 2005. Leeds was a creamware manufactory that subsequently made other ceramic bodies and some painted decoration included the use of lustre. Many other lustre-decorated tablewares and their makers are discussed by Geoffrey Godden and Michael Gibson in their book Collecting Lustreware (1991). On page 42 the authors note '...The Stoke-on-Trent City Museum contains several hundred lustred articles closely packed on twenty-two deep shelves, yet, we believe, only six of these pieces bear a maker's mark.' Little wonder that the maker of this pattern book has so far proved elusive.There are presently two mystery groups known to British porcelain collectors as 'The Pattern Book Factory' or 'Pattern Book class'. A pattern book by an unknown china maker working in Staffordshire in the period 1800-09 is preserved in the Victoria & Albert Museum and interestingly, this maker used 'metalic' decoration (or in other words platinum lustre) on some of its porcelains. See Godden's Encyclopaedia of British Porcelain Manufacturers (1988), pp.579-585. This fascinating notebook maybe gives us a new Pattern Book Factory and its discovery starts a search for missing links to any of the numbered patterns within its pages.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Magic / Conjuring interest: Various titles: WALTER B GIBSON: JUNIOR MAGIC, New York, Sterling, 1977, First edition; BERT DOUGLAS: CLUB MAGIC, London, EDW Bagshawe, 1930, First edition; BERT DOUGLAS: MAGIC WORTH KNOWING, London, EDW Bagshawe, 1934, First edition; LEWIS GANSON: EXPERT MANIPULATION OF PLAYING CARDS, Croydon, Arcas, c1948, First edition; PETER WARLOCK: PATTERNS FOR PSYCHICS, Croydon, ARCAS, c1945, First edition; VERRALL WASS: ASTOUND YOUR AUDIENCE, VOLUME 2, London, unwin, 1936, First edition; TREVOR H HALL: TESTAMENT OF R W HULL, London, ARCAS, 1945, First edition; BURLING HULL: FIFTY SEALED MESSAGE READING METHODS, London, Davenport / Maskelyn's Mysteries, c1920, First edition; SID LORRAINE: PATTER, Michigan, Abbott's, 1938, dedicated and signed by author, British Ring Library boards; EDWARD BAGSHAWE: EXCLUSIVE PROBLEMS IN MAGIC, London, EDW Bagshawe, 1924, First Edition (10)
ZENITH; a miniature travelling alarm clock retailed by Gibson & Co, Belfast, the cloisonné case with floral decoration surrounding the circular dial set with Arabic numerals, height 5.5cm, a Zenith cased travelling alarm clock (lacking movement), and a further cased travelling alarm clock signed 'DEP' to the face (3)
Gibson Disney Princess 13 piece ceramic tea set, Good Plus to Excellent, Complete, within Good opened packaging. Hasbro Clue Penny Dreadful Edition board game, Unused with items still sealed inside Good Plus opened packaging. Unknown maker doll circa 1950s, hard plastic head, cloth body, soft touch vinyl lower limbs, with original clothing, generally Fair Plus to Good.
* English playing cards. Early standard pattern, Blanchard & Co, circa 1769, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured woodblock playing cards (French suits), type A1 die 22 Garter ace of spades, single figured courts, with many early features retained, toned, some variable spotting, few minor marks, versos plain white, each card 96 x 63 mm, 16 cards mounted with photo corners onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of board), the remainder in a plastic bag, the board 53.5 x 42 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis; previously in the collection of Sylvia Mann 5403/61, described and illustrated in All Cards on the Table as #184.The courts retain many of the early features, such as the jack of clubs holding a definite arrow, the jack of hearts has a (barely intact) staff, the orb of the king of clubs still has a cross of Lorraine and is held by his completely drawn hand. However, as Mann states, ...the quality is rapidly deteriorating. Christopher Blanchard died in November 1769, after which Charles Gibson took over the business.
* English playing cards. Standard pattern type HB1, Hunt & Sons, circa 1825, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured woodblock playing cards (French suits), single figured courts, GIV Garter ace of spades (die no.93, not re-cut), somewhat toned and soiled, some minor marks or spots, few pip cards lightly rubbed, jack of hearts with very slight surface wear, versos plain white, each card 94 x 65 mm, together with: Standard pattern Type 1, Hunt & Son, Sucessors to Gibson, circa 1808, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured woodblock playing cards (French suits), single figured courts, type A4 Garter ace of spades, die no. 136, 3rd re-cut, ace of clubs with Superfine stamp, lightly dusty, few (generally minor) marks, king and jack of clubs with some staining to upper left corner (also lightly affecting queens of clubs and diamonds), versos plain white, each card 94 x 64 mm, with (contemporary?) red leather box, plus: Standard pattern type HB1, Hunt & Sons, circa 1822, 52 complete (French suits), type A5 Garter ace of spades, die no.73, 3rd re-cut, soiled and marked, queen of spades with small surface damage (insect?) centrally, versos plain white, each card 93 x 64 mm, with two other Hunt & Sons decks: the first type 1, circa 1811, 52 complete, faint Superfine stamp; the 2nd slightly smaller format, type HB3, circa 1840, 41 of 52 (without 11 pip cards), 16 cards from each deck mounted with photo corners onto 5 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder in plastic bags, each board 54.5 x 42 cm and similarQTY: (5)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.First item: Berry, Playing-Cards of the World, [512] & [668] (p.IV 9). A deck with the uncommon George IV Garter ace of spades.
Doyle (Arthur Conan). The Sign of Four, 1st edition, 1st issue, London: Spencer Blackett, 1890, 1st issue with misprints '13' for '138' on contents leaf and 'w shed' for 'wished' to p. 56, frontispiece by Charles Kerr (lacking tissue-guard), bound without the 32 pp. publisher's catalogue at rear, small W. H. Smith & Son, London blindstamp to front endpaper, original dark red cloth, covers with borders in black and two corner pieces, upper cover and spine lettered in gilt, Spencer Blackett's Standard Library in gilt to foot of spine, small black ink stains to upper cover, small light rubbed patch to lower cover, one corner slightly bumped, tiny indentation to lower edge of upper cover, very slight lean, else a bright copy, 8vo QTY: (1)NOTE:Green & Gibson A7: 'There are two variant states. Some copies have the publisher's 32 pp. catalogue for October 1890 inserted at the end...' A bright copy of the second Sherlock Holmes novel.
* English playing cards. Standard pattern type I, Gibson & Gisborne, circa 1795, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured woodblock playing cards (French suits), single figure courts, Garter type A3 ace of spades with maker's name (die no.126, not recut), generally dust-soiled and toned, some marks and minor stains, 6 of clubs lightly cockled, two pip cards with several shallow dents (tooth marks?) to one corner, a little wear to some corners, versos plain white, each card 93 x 64 mm, 16 cards mounted with photo corners onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder in a plastic bag, the board 53.5 x 42 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.British Museum, 1896,0501.958 (Schreiber, English 13).
Foreign Maps. A collection of approximately 70 maps, mostly 18th & 19th century, engraved regional and country maps, sea charts and city plans, including examples by or after Barrow, Gibson, Darton, D'Anville, Bonne, Migeon, Barlow, Bowen, Bernizet, Bartholomew, Mitchell, Wyld, J & C Walker, Thomson, Wells, Lizars and Laurie & Whittle, occasional duplicates, various sizes and conditionQTY: (approx. 70)
Germany. A collection of approximately 70 maps, 16th - 19th century, engraved and woodblock country and regional maps and city plans, including examples by or after Gibson, Munster, Cluver, Hinton/Seale, Philippe, Kitchin, Mallet, Vincent, Jansson/Cloppenburg, Rollos, Van Loon, Van den Keere and Blaeu, occasional duplicates, various sizes and conditionQTY: (approx. 70)
British County Maps. A collection of approximately 85 maps, 19th-century, engraved county maps, many with contemporary colouring, including examples by or after Dawson/Miller, Gibson, Whittaker, Cooke, Nichols, Hinton/Wallis, Butters and Lewis, some duplicates, small format, but various sizes and conditionQTY: (approx.85)
* English playing cards. Standard pattern type I, Gibson & Gisborne, circa 1780, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured woodblock playing cards (French suits), single figure courts, Garter type A2 ace of spades (die no.27, 1st recut), Superfine stamp on ace of clubs, some light toning, 2 of hearts with some faint red pencil lines, king of clubs with very slight wear to top right corner, versos plain white, each card 93 x 64 mm, 16 cards mounted with photo corners onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder in a plastic bag, the board 53.5 x 42 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.British Museum, 1934,0414.2.1-13.
Doyle (Arthur Conan). The Edge of the Unknown, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1930, some light spotting, original blue cloth gilt, spine a little darkened and rubbed at foot, gilt lettering dulled, 8vo, together with 2 others by the author: Songs of Action, 1st edition, 1898, and Through the Magic Door, Nelson 1/6 Novels series, [1918]QTY: (3)NOTE:Green & Gibson B47 for first work. Presentation copy, inscribed to title: 'Mr A. Scott from A. Conan Doyle, with thanks for kind help in this last article p. 314'.
Doyle (Arthur Conan). The Return of Sherlock Holmes, 1st edition, London: George Newnes Ltd, 1905, 16 monochrome plates by Sidney Paget, 4 pp. advertisements at end, some light spotting, W. H. Smith & Son blindstamp to front endpaper, small contemporary previous owner inscription, 1905 to front pastedown, original blue cloth gilt, joints and edges a little rubbed, a few small light stains to covers, 8vo QTY: (1)NOTE:Green & Gibson A29a.
Doyle (Arthur Conan). The Great Boer War, 1st edition, London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1900, 4 folding colour maps only (of 5, lacking map at p. 536), advertisements at rear, some light stains, hinges breaking, original cloth, closed tear and split to spine, some fading and small stains, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Inscribed by the author at front 'Yours most truly A. Conan Doyle. Nov 16th 1900'. Green and Gibson p. 245.
NO RESERVE Brooke (Rupert), John Drinkwater, Wilfrid Wilson Gibson & Lascelles Abercrombie, editors. New Numbers, Vol. 1, Nos. 1-4 (all published), vol. 1 initialled by Abercrombie and with ink inscription to title, scattered foxing, original wrappers, some chipping to spine ends, light toning to spines, some creasing and marking to covers, no.4 with loss to corner of lower cover, Gloucester, Crypt House Press, February-December, 1914; and a second edition of no. 1 signed by Gibson and with an ALs from the same, 4to (5)⁂ New Numbers was a compilation of poems by Lascelles Abercrombie, Rupert Brooke, John Drinkwater, Wilfrid Gibson, Edward Thomas, and Robert Frost. Its four issues included four poems by Abercrombie, eight by Drinkwater, fourteen by Gibson, and fifteen by Brooke.
Cork Interest: Smith (Chas.) The Ancient and Present State of The County and City of Cork, 2 vols., facsimile Reprint (of 2nd Edition), illus., fold. plts. etc., leather backed boards; Gibson (Rev. C.B.) The History of the County and City of Cork, 2 vols., facsimile Reprint (1974) Limited Edition, green cloth, as a lot. (4)
Illustrated & Children's Books: Dahl (Roald) The Witches, illus. by Quentin Blake, roy 8vo Lond. 1983. First Edn., pict. d.w.; Greenaway (Kate) An Apple Pie, oblong, Lond. n.d. cold. plts., lacks loose ends, cold. boards; Gibson (C.D.) Eighty Drawings including the Weaker Sex, lg. oblong folio Lond. 1903, illus. thro.-out, boards; Whitman (Walt) Leaves of Grass, lg. folio N.Y. (Doubleday, Doran & Co.) 1940. Cold. & other illus., cloth. (as a lot). (4)
SMALL SILVER GROUP to include Edwardian oval silver tea-caddy and cover, with scrolled border and embossed cartouche, 8cms H, London 1903, maker William Gibson & Co., oval silver mustard pot with pierced sides and hinged cover, on four bun feet, with blue glass liner matching open salt and pepperette, modern square cut glass decanter and stopper with silver collar, 25cms H, and 4 x various napkin ringsProvenance: private collection Conwy
TWO BOXES OF DINNERWARE, to include a quantity of German 'Thomas' white and silver gilt dinnerware, six blue and white Gibson & Sons 'Willow' pattern biscuit plates and a rectangular sandwich plate, a glass 'Bachelor tipped cigarette' ashtray, a Royal Doulton royal commemorative 1902 coffee cup and saucer, a late 19th century hand painted floral and gilt edged tea set comprising two cake plates, milk jug, slop bowl, eleven cups, twelve saucers, eight tea plates, a Wedgwood plate with a dark brown Oriental style border pattern, a Copeland floral cabinet plate, Denby 'Greenwheat' pattern dinner plate, three cups, three saucers, etc. (s.d) (2 boxes)
A late Victorian silver salver, of shaped circular form, having a scalloped raised rim ornately decorated with beaded borders and shell dividers, the ground further engraved with circular floral design and initialled to the centre, standing upon three claw and ball feet, maker Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co (William Gibson & John Lawrence Langman), London 1898, further stamped Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company 112 Regent Street London W. 5153B, dia. 26cm, 16.65ozt
Twenty (mostly RAF) military editions: Saundbv, Robert - Air Bombardment (Chatto & Windus 1961); Richards, Dennis and Sanders, Hilary - Royal Air Force 1939-45 (HMSO 1974 3-volume set); Saward, Dudley - Bomber Harris (Cassell 1984); Shute, Nevil - Slide Rule (William Heinemann 1954); Gibson, Guy - Enemy Coast Ahead (Michael Joseph 1946); de la Ferte Philip, - The Third Service (Thames & Hudson 1955); Brickhill, Paul - The Damn Busters (Evans Brothers 1951); Brookes, Andrew - V-Force - Britain's Airborne Deterrent (Jane's 1982); Braddon, Russell - Cheshire V.C. (Evans Brothers 1954); Lloyd, F.H.M. - Hurricaine (Harborough 1945); Wykeman, Peter - Fighter Command (Putnam 1960); Grierson, John - Jet Flight (Sampson Low); Wooldridge, J. de L. - Low Attack (Sampson Low); Frost, John - A Drop Too Many (Cassell 1980); Sampson, Anthony - Anatomy of Britain Today (Hodder & Stoughton 1965); Farrar-Hockley, Anthony - The Edge of the Sword (Companion Book Club); Montgomery, Bernard - The Path to Leadership (Collins 1961); Bagot Glubb, John - Britain and the Arabs (Hodder & Stoughton 1959); Geraghtv, Tony - Who Dares Wins (Arms & Armour Press 1981); de la Billiere, Peter - Looking for Trouble (Harper Collins 1994).
Only Fools & Horses (BBC Sitcom 1981-2003) - Trotter Coffee Table - a bespoke made Only Fools And Horses themed interior design coffee / centre table featuring a replica Reliant Regal Supervan III door in full ' Trotters Independent Trading ' livery, with chrome effect badges and weathering. Mounted on turned light oak wooden legs, with a safety glass top. Signed by x28 members of the original cast and crew, including Sir David Jason who has only ever signed a limited number of these. Other autographs include: Sue Holderness - Marlene Tessa Peake-Jones - Raquel Gwyneth Strong - Cassandra Denis Lill - Alan Parry Patrick Murray - Mickey Pearce Philip Pope - Tony Angelino Antoni Corone - Rico Occhetti Michael Fenton Stevens - Alan Perkins Vas Blackwood - Lennox Gilbey Christopher Ryan - Tony Driscoll Roy Marsden - Danny Driscoll Andree Bernard - Nervous Nerys Nick Stringer - Jumbo Mills Ron Aldridge - Bronco Lane Robert Glenister - Myles Ewan Stewart - Dr. Robbie Meadows Bhasker Patel - Dr. Singh Paul Opacic - Jules Helen Blizzard - Trudy Mike Carnell - Young Towser Lee Gibson - Singer from Jolly Boys Outing John Moreno - Enrico William Thomas - Barman Leslie Rogers - Policeman Julie La Rousse - Julie the Barmaid Adrian Pegg - Location Manager Tony Dow - Director Difficult to find such an item signed by as many cast members. Some easy assembly will be required, as all parts supplied brand new and flatpacked. With certificate from the Only Fools and Horses Appreciation Society. Measures approx; H40cm x W93cm x D83cm. A video of this item can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/NXhXz0MkfXc
Only Fools & Horses (BBC Sitcom 1981-2003) - Del's Cocktail Bar - an icon of British Comedy; the ' Trotter's Bar ' is a staple of the Trotter flat in every series aired. Del is frequently seen making cocktails behind the bar, using it to impress his latest girlfriend, or helping himself to a cigar on top in many episodes. This bar is the identical model to that seen in the series. White, with ribbed leatherette design to the front, curved form, with banding to top and melamine covering. Various shelves to the rear and a pull-out section for extra space. With lights and fitted with remote controlled sounds from the show. It plays both opening and closing theme tunes in full, as well several other one-liners from the show (and a few extras) - a total of 27 different sounds Autographed by thirteen (13) cast and crew members including: Sir David Jason - Del Boy Sue Holderness - Marlene Christopher Ryan - Tony Driscoll Roy Marsden - Danny Driscoll Philip Pope - Tony Angelino Andree Bernard - Nervous Nerys Nick Stringer - Jumbo Mills Antoni Corone - Rico Occhetti Mike Carnell - Young Towser Helen Blizzard - Trudy Lee Gibson - Singer from Jolly Boys Outing John Moreno - Enrico Tony Dow - Director The ultimate collector's piece for any Only Fools & Horses fan. With certificate from the Only Fools and Horses Appreciation Society. A unique piece of Only Fools memorabilia being signed by so many cast. A video of this item working can be viewed here: https://youtube.com/shorts/ICG2VuAPWFU
KEEP THESE OFF THE U.S.A.WWI Poster (30" x 40")Fine+ on Linen; Artist John Norton Strobridge Litho Co., c.1917This notable WWI propaganda poster designed by John Norton features harrowing imagery of bloodstained cavalry boots, each bearing the tri-colored German armorial insignia of the Imperial Eagle against a stark black background.This poster has had restoration to previous issues, including chipping in all four corners, tiny edge tears, fold wear including separation, and chipping in the center fold cross point. Also four 2-inch tears, two in the lower and two in the left borders, and also a 5-inch tear in the left border. There has been sporadic airbrushing to the borders as well.World War I saw several firsts, but one of the most long-lasting was an extensive and well-planned propaganda campaign to entice American citizens to sign up for the conflict. To stir public support for war overseas, the Division of Pictorial Publicity was formed by the federal government in 1917, enlisting renowned illustrator Charles Dana Gibson (whose "Gibson girl" had defined a generation) to head the effort and recruit essential and well-known artists to the cause. These artists responded enthusiastically and created masterpieces of propaganda, using well-honed advertising industry techniques to develop catchy slogans paired with impactful graphics to inspire resolve, patriotism, and even fear in the minds of the general public. This lot will be auctioned on Friday, December 8th. The auction will begin at 9:30am PST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on December 7th.
MAD MAXBritish Quad (30" x 40")Very Fine on Linen; Artist Tom Beauvais Columbia-EMI-Warner Bros. , 1979This clean quad has only had slight minor touchups to fold lines, corners and the orange smoke in the center, but otherwise is in fantastic condition and presents impeccably. This low-budget, independently-made dystopian action film, cast with unknown stars, helmed by an unknown, first-time director, and written by a finance journalist crafting his first screenplay, would likely not have been singled out at the time as the beginning of a highly successful franchise and the launching pad for a few remarkable careers, but that's precisely what it did. Mad Max (1979) was the brainchild of George Miller, an emergency room doctor in Sydney, who was intimately familiar with the kinds of injury and death seen in this film about Max Rockatansky (Mel Gibson), a cop-turned-vigilante trying to bring law and order to collapsing society (Miller raised part of the money for this film by doing several months of emergency medical calls). The initial film was followed by three sequels (the first two with Gibson) and continues to be a fan-favorite. This lot will be auctioned on Friday, December 8th. The auction will begin at 9:30am PST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on December 7th.
MAD MAXOne-Sheet (27" x 41")Very Fine- Rolled; Artist Bill Garland American International, 1980This is an original first-release one-sheet of the Mad Max poster which does not have the union logo in the center of the bottom border. Such a mark did not start to appear until late 1982, making any Mad Max poster that does have it a re-release. With art by Australian illustrator Bill Garland, spotlighting a great image of Max in full gear (Gibson was an unknown actor at the time, so it was not considered necessary to show his face).This is a very clean rolled copy for this fan favorite. The poster had tape applied to each corner on the verso, which has left a very faint shadow and is hardly perceptible.This low-budget, independently-made dystopian action film, cast with unknown stars, helmed by an unknown, first-time director, and written by a finance journalist crafting his first screenplay, would likely not have been singled out at the time as the beginning of a highly successful franchise and the launching pad for a few remarkable careers, but that's precisely what it did. Mad Max (1979) was the brainchild of George Miller, an emergency room doctor in Sydney, who was intimately familiar with the kinds of injury and death seen in this film about Max Rockatansky (Mel Gibson), a cop-turned-vigilante trying to bring law and order to collapsing society (Miller raised part of the money for this film by doing several months of emergency medical calls). The initial film was followed by three sequels (the first two with Gibson) and continues to be a fan-favorite. This lot will be auctioned on Friday, December 8th. The auction will begin at 9:30am PST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on December 7th.
EDEN, Anthony (1897-1977), 1st Earl of Avon - Books annotated by, or otherwise associated with, Anthony Eden. Please see the full listing below. Sold not subject to return. (c.60)EDEN, Anthony (1897-1977), 1st Earl of Avon - Books annotated by, or otherwise associated with, Anthony Eden (arranged chronologically) - L. J. TROTTER. Rulers of India. The Earl of Auckland, Oxford, 1893, 8vo, cloth, annotated and underlined in black or red ink throughout [probably not by Eden], bookplate [please see the note regarding bookplates at the end of this lot], J. W. FORTESCUE. The Story of a Red-Deer, London, 1904, 4to, cloth, SIGNED in crayon, "Robert Anthony Eden 1906", and again with initials, bookplate; D. S. MARGOLIOUTH. Mohammed and the Rise of Islam, London, 1905, 8vo, buckram, with some annotation and highlighting by Eden, bookplate; A. F. HORT. The Gospel According to St Mark. The Greek text Edited with Introduction and Notes for the Use of Schools, Cambridge, 1907, 8vo, cloth, SIGNED & INSCRIBED "R. A. Eden, March 1914, Eton College, Windsor" on the front pastedown, with Eden's copious schoolboy annotation to the Greek text; Gustave MERLET (editor). Anthologie Classique des Poètes du XIXéme Siècle, Paris, [n.d.], 8vo, boards, SIGNED "R. A. Eden, [?]E.J.C., Oct. 17th 1914" [the day on which Anthony's older brother, John, was killed in action] and with 2 further dates added in ink, on p.162, "16/6/15" and on p.338 "30th June 1915"; G. E. MITTON. The Lost Cities of Ceylon, London, 1917, 8vo, cloth, with sparse annotation and highlighting, bookplate; Rupert BROOKE. 1914 & other Poems, London, 1918, 8vo, cloth, "Twenty-fourth Impression", bookplate; James BRYCE. Modern Democracies, London, 1921, 2 vols., 8vo, cloth, SIGNED "R. Anthony Eden, Mulberry Walk, Sept, [illegible year]" on front free endpaper, with occasional outspoken annotation by Anthony Eden, for example, on p.135 in vol. one: "!!!Too proud to fight! The worst soldiers ever seen -" and some highlighting to text, bookplate; Anatole FRANCE. Vie de Jeanne d' Arc, Paris, [1921], 2 vols., large 8vo, hessian, wrappers bound in, wrappers signed "R. Anthony Eden, Jan. 18, 1923", with some highlighting mainly to the beginning of vol. one, and an envelope, inscribed by Eden, loosely-inserted, indicating a highlighted quote on p.xxi of the book (the printed passage reading, "Au long d' interminables guerres, la misère et l' ignorance avaient appauvri les esprits et réduit l'homme à une extrême maigreur morale"), with some other notes, bookplate; Maurice PALEOLOGUE. La Russie des Tsars pendant La Grande Guerre, Paris, 1921-23, reprints, 3 vols., 8vo, later buckram, wrappers bound in, wrappers signed "R. Anthony Eden, 1923", and with some highlighting, bookplate; Chateaubriand's Atala [and 2 other works], Vienne, [n.d.], 8vo, boards, SIGNED "R. Anthony Eden, June 5th, [?]1923" on the front pastedown, with emotional printed passages on pp.109-113 highlighted; Lytton STRACHEY. Landmarks in French Literature, London, 1923, 8vo, cloth, with some sparse annotation and highlighting, bookplate; Essays of To-Day and Yesterday. Augustine Birrell, London, 1926, 8vo, original wrappers, the half title with an autograph quotation in ink, possibly in Eden's hand, of the words from "As I Sat Under a Sycamore Tree", inscribed at the foot, "To Goonie [i.e. Lady Gwendeline Spencer-Churchill], Christmas Day, 1926, A. [?]E"; Charles Mauron. The Nature of Beauty in Art and Literature ... Translation and Preface by Roger Fry [upper cover: Hogarth Essays. Second Series], London, The Hogarth Press, 1927, 8vo, original boards decorated by Vanessa Bell, upper board detached, with annotation and highlighting throughout; Henry TAYLOR. The Statesman. An ironical treatise on the art of succeeding, London, 1927, "Reprint Series No. 2", 8vo, cloth, with highlighting throughout, bookplate; Frederick Morton EDEN, 2nd Baronet. The State of the Poor, London, 1928 [but first published in 1797], 8vo, cloth, SIGNED "Anthony Eden 1950"; Langhorne GIBSON & J. E. T. HARPER. The Riddle of Jutland. An Authentic History, London, 1934, large 8vo, folding maps in a pocket at the end, buckram, SIGNED in pencil by Anthony Eden on the front free endpaper, with his annotation on p.335 and some highlighting [Midshipman Nicholas Eden, Anthony Eden's brother, was killed at the Battle of Jutland in 1916], bookplate; Charles HARRINGTON. Plumer of Messines, London, 1935, 8vo, plates and maps, cloth, with some annotation on wartime experiences and highlighting; R. B. MOWAT. Europe in Crisis, London, 1936, 8vo, frontispiece portrait of Anthony Eden, cloth, without annotation, bookplate; Siegfried SASSOON. Sherston's Progress, London, 1936, 8vo, cloth, with Anthony Eden's old armorial bookplate heavily-annotated in pencil indicating colours for "Burke's Peerage, DeBrett" (written in pencil above), and with some sparse annotation and highlighting to the text of the book itself; R. B. MOWAT. The Fight for Peace, London, 1937, 8vo, cloth, with typed compliment slip from the author loosely-inserted, and inscribed by Eden on the front free endpaper, "A friendly book. A. E." but without any further annotation or highlighting; George Macaulay TREVELYAN. Grey of Fallodon, London, 1937, 8vo, cloth, with Eden's annotation and highlighting and a loosely-inserted empty envelope inscribed by Eden on the outside, bookplate; F. Elwyn JONES. The Battle for Peace, London, 1938, 8vo, uncorrected proof copy, wrappers, with Eden's highlighting throughout including, on p.[65] to a printed quotation from a speech made by Hitler in Munich in 1936 in which he (Hitler) stated, "I do not believe there can be peace among the nations until they all have the same law and system of law. That is why I hope that National Socialism will one day extend over the world. This is no fantastic dream, but an achievable object" and again to a printed passage by the author on p.197: "For Hitler's aim is not primarily 'ideological', however much he insists on this in his speeches. Hitler's real aim is a Greater Germany which will dominate Central and South-East Europe"; Johannes STEEL. The Truth About Munich ... A Collection of Broadcasts Given Recently on Station WMCA, New York, 1938, 8vo, stapled (lacks wrappers), with one passage highlighted by Eden; W. MACNEILE DIXON. The Human Situation, London, 1938, 8vo, cloth, reprint, with some annotation by Eden including on p.98 a comment on the German massacre of civilians at Dinant in 1914, "Yes - I saw some of this evidence myself" and highlighting, bookplate; Anthony EDEN. Foreign Affairs, London, 1939, 8vo, cloth, with Eden's sparse annotation and highlighting; Documents concerning German-Polish Relations and the Outbreak of Hostilities Between Great Britain and Germany on September 3, 1939, London, "His Majesty's Stationery Office", 1939, 8vo, wrappers, without annotation; Duff COOPER. The Second World War. First Phase, London, 1939, 8vo, cloth, with Eden's single correction to a year on p.195 (from 1937 to 1938) and one passage of Duff Cooper's printed text quoting his own (Cooper's) article highlighted by Eden on p.207 ("Germany and Italy under their present rulers are determined to dominate by force the whole continent of Europe. If there is a man living who still doubts that fact he should lose no time in consulting a mental specialist"); L. RASKAY. How They Did It. Life Stories. Anthony Eden, London, Pilot Press Ltd., 1939, square 8vo, wrappers, second impression; Thomas MANN. This War, London, 1940, 8vo, cloth, with Eden's annotation and highlighting; Isaiha BERLIN. Karl Marx. His Life and Environment, London, 1939, 8vo, cloth, signed "Clarissa S. Churchill"; Anthony Eden. Address to the Maryland General Assembly, Annapolis, Marsh 26th, 1943, [?Annapolis, 1943], 12mo, wrappers; Your M.P. by Gracchus, London, Victor Gollancz, 1944, 8vo, cloth, dust-jacket, with a printed record of Eden's important votes in...
Harry Clarke RHA (1889 - 1931) The Colloquy of Monos and Una (1923) Pencil, ink and watercolour, 40 x 29.5cm (15¾ x 11½") Signed with initialsProvenance: Albert Ernest Wood KC (1873 - 1941), Marino, Killiney, Co. Dublin (now known as Abbey Lea, residence of H.E. The Australian Ambassador), thence by descent to the current owners.The title of Edgar Allan Poe’s collection of stories, Tales of Mystery and Imagination, seems to encapsulate the essence of Harry Clarke’s creative vision when it comes to the realm of book Illustration, and so it is no surprise that Clarke was drawn to this volume of strange and macabre tales; his diary entry for 17 March 1914 reveals that as a twenty-five year old he was reading Poe’s classic, already with a view to illustrating them.[1] In 1919 George G. Harrap and Company of London published an edition of Tales of Mystery and Imagination illustrated by Harry Clarke but only featuring black and white images, however this illustration, The Colloquy of Monos and Una, comes from the expanded edition of 1923 which was released with many more illustrations, including eight colour plates for which Clarke was paid £100 by Harrap.[2] The Colloquy of Monos and Una was conceived as a dialogue – or colloquy – between two lovers reunited after death; Una had only just joined Monos in the afterlife and her sombre mind still lingered on the mortal world, preoccupied with the thoughts that had filled her last days on earth, specifically how her lover Monos experienced his final hours. The narrative reflects on philosophical themes such as the relationship between knowledge and perception. Poignantly, while Poe was writing The Colloquy of Monos and Una, his young wife contracted tuberculosis which would eventually kill her – the same disease that would claim Clarke’s life eight years after he created his illustrations for the 1923 edition. Clarke depicts Monos and Una almost as one, with his hand gently supporting her arm, their heads inclined towards each other and almost touching, yet they both seem lost in their individual memories; it is an image that conveys both physical intimacy yet emotional distance. Their wide-eyed features and slender hands, typical of Clarke, emerge from their astonishing Art Deco-influenced costumes – reflecting Clarke’s interest in theatre – with a myriad of pleats, patterns, folds and tassels. Despite the obvious substance of their costumes, the erstwhile lovers hover above the earth, accompanied by a trail of curious companions who disappear into the cosmos. In 1924, a year after the book was published, Harry Clarke sold several of the illustrations he created for Tales of Mystery and Imagination to the Crawford Art Gallery (which acquired them using the Gibson Bequest Fund). Dr David Caron, November 20231. Quoted in Bowe, Nicola Gordon, Harry Clarke, the Life and Work (2015 ed.), p. 69 2. Ibid., p. 208
A 18th century Gibson & Gisborne Superfine small format playing cards, complete set of thirty-two cards, wood block and stencilled, George III garter Ace of Spades, Ace of Clubs stamped Superfine, plain verso, 1776-1789 —3 1/2in. (9cm.) height of card (very slight signs of use) - this format of cards with wide margins and small pops and court cards is believed to have been developed for the game of Basset, to avoid seeing other players cards
1st millennium B.C. and later. Restrung with three central feature beads; composed of graduated beads of various types of stone, glass and shell. Cf. Hussein, M.M., Altaweel, M., Gibson, McGuire, Nimrud The Queen’s Tombs, Baghdad-Chicago, 2016, pl.163, lett.e, and 164, lett.b, for similar bead necklaces made of a mixture of stones, included faience. 19.5 grams, 44 cm long (17 1/4 in.).UK gallery, early 2000s.Similar beads were found during the excavations of the royal tombs of Nimrud. Thousands of beads were discovered in the sarcophagi, including those of Nimrud’s Queens; they probably originally formed part of wide collars with multiple strands. [No Reserve]
Circa 1st millennium B.C. and later. Restrung with two central feature beads; composed of graduated beads of various types of stone, glass and shell. Cf. Hussein, M.M., Altaweel, M., Gibson, McGuire, Nimrud The Queen’s Tombs, Baghdad-Chicago, 2016, p.180, pls.18,144 lett.b and c, for similar bead necklaces made of a mixture of stones, included faience. 18.9 grams, 46 cm long (18 in.).UK gallery, early 2000s.Similar beads were found during the excavations of the royal tombs of Nimrud. Thousands of beads were discovered in the sarcophagi, including those of Nimrud’s Queens; they probably originally formed part of wide collars with multiple strands. [No Reserve]
Circa 1st millennium B.C. Restrung, composed of small, pale stone or shell smoothed cylinder beads. Cf. Hussein, M.M., Altaweel, M., Gibson, McGuire, Nimrud The Queen’s Tombs, Baghdad-Chicago, 2016, pl.163, for similar necklaces of stone and glass. 10.5 grams, 44 cm long (17 3/8 in.).UK gallery, early 2000s.Similar beads were found during the excavations of the royal tombs of Nimrud. Thousands of beads were discovered in the sarcophagi, including those of Nimrud’s Queens; they probably originally formed part of wide collars with multiple strands. [No Reserve]
1st millennium B.C. and later. Restrung; composed of beads of various shapes and shades of cream, light blue and grey. Cf. Hussein, M.M., Altaweel, M., Gibson, McGuire, Nimrud The Queen’s Tombs, Baghdad-Chicago, 2016, pl.163, lett.f, and 164, lett.b, for similar bead necklaces made of a mixture of stones and glass, included faience. 10.1 grams, 24 cm long (9 1/2 in.).UK gallery, early 2000s.Similar beads were found during the excavations of the royal tombs of Nimrud. Thousands of beads were discovered in the sarcophagi, including those of Nimrud’s Queens; they probably originally formed part of wide collars with multiple strands. [No Reserve]
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