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Lot 359
An oak Globe Wernicke five-section bookcase,early 20th century, each section with a typical hinged and glazed door, with a top section and a bottom section with a single drawer, labelled,86.5cm wide32cm deep168.5cm highCondition ReportAll doors work and function correctly, one a little stiff. One section with the label missing, and some losses/creases to the other labels. General knocks, scuffs and wear commensurate with wear and use. No apparent water stains. It is in five sections, with a separate base and top.
Lot 95
AFTER GEORGE FREDERIC WATTS OM RA (1817-1904), A watercolour portrait of Sir Edward Sabine (1788-1883), Irish astronomer, geophysicist, ornithologist, explorer, soldier and the 30th President of the Royal Society.Old paper label to verso dates 'Watts 1874'. Purchased in 1982, with original receipt from 'Geoffrey Rose Ltd'. 76cm x 57cm (incl. frame) Edward Sabine travelled with Commander John Ross in the ill-fated 1818 Arctic expedition to discover the North West passage into the Pacific Ocean. He also returned to the Arctic on the Parry Expedition the following year in 1819. He led the effort to establish a system of magnetic observatories in various parts of British territory all over the globe. Much of his life was devoted to their direction, and to analyzing their observations. Other research focused on the birds of Greenland, ocean temperatures, the Gulf Stream, barometric measurement of heights, arc of the meridian, glacial transport of rocks, the volcanoes of the Hawaiian Islands, and various points of meteorology.It is believed that this is a copy of the original oil painting of Sir Edward Sabine, in the Royal Artillery Mess, Woolwich. This may have been painted by an admiring officer. In this period the ability to sketch a terrain, rapidly and accurately, could prove very important in a military operation, and officers were often given artistic instruction as part of their training, and this would have focussed on drawing and watercolour rather than oil paint.
Lot 388
A GROUP OF TABLE LAMPS, comprising an Art Deco style figural table lamp, height 48cm to top of globe shade, three electric table lamps in the form of oil lamps, a cut glass lamp, height 26cm and a brass oil lamp base with wick, missing shade and chimney, a desk top globe, etc. (8) (Condition Report: not tested)
Lot 86
A Voyage Round The World, In His Britannic Majesty’s Sloop, Resolution, commanded by Capt. James Cook, during the Years 1772, 3, 4, and 5. By George Forster, F.R.S. Member of the Royal Academy of Madrid, and of the Society for promoting Natural Knowledge at Berlin. In Two Volumes. London, Printed for B. White, Fleet-Street; J. Robson, Bond Street; P. Elmsly, Strand; and G. Robinson, Pater-noster Row. MDCCLXXVII. [1777] The two volumes are 3/4 bound, with five raised bands, a red label with gilt titles on the spines, marbled covers, blank endpapers with pencilled notes on the front free endpaper and a fourteen-page preface after the title page of Volume I, an engraved fold-out chart of the Southern Hemisphere before the first page of text in Volume I, and a small label (M.P. O’Brien, Bookbinder, Auckland) on the rear paste-down in both volumes. The first volume is 602 pages along, including an errata leaf at the rear, and the second one is 607 pages long, with errata at the bottom of the second Contents page in the front, and “David baron Munday, 1 College Row, Calcutta” is inscribed in pencil at the top of the title page to the second volume. Sabin 25130. This is Forster’s important account of Cook’s second voyage. Forster and his father served as botanists during the expedition, and originally his father was supposed to write the official account of the voyage, but a dispute arose over payment and the Admiralty decided to prevent the elder Forster from adding his name to the official report, so this unofficial account was written by both of them and issued under the son’s name only, and it was published in March 1777, six weeks before Cook’s official account was published. The purpose of the second voyage was to circumnavigate the globe as far to the south as possible, searching for any land masses between South America and New Zealand that were previously unknown. Cook proved that “Terra Australis” didn’t exist, but his party became the first to traverse the Antarctic Circle and discovered new islands in the Pacific, including the South Sandwich Islands. Both volumes are 4to. and measure 11 1/4 x 9 5/8 in. wide, with tight bindings, rather clean text and occasional spots, and Volume II has dampstains on the title page and Contents page, otherwise clean text as well. An attractive first edition of this rare and important history of Captain Cook’s voyage around the southern part of the world in the 1700’s.
Lot 87
An Historical Account Of All The Voyages Round The World, Performed By English Navigators; Including Those Lately Undertaken By Order of his Present Majesty. The Whole Faithfully Extracted from the Journals of the Voyagers. Drake ... Cavendish ... Cowley ... Dampier ... Cooke ... Rogers ... Clipperton and Shelvocke ... Anson ... Byron ... Wallis ... Carteret ... And Cook, 1768 - 1771, Together With That of Sydney Parkinson, Draftsman to Joseph Banks, Esq; who circumnavigated the Globe with Capt. Cook, in his Majesty’s Ship the Endeavor. And The Voyage of Mons. Bougainville round the World, Performed by Order of the French King. Illustrated with Maps, Charts, and Historical Prints. In Four Volumes. To which is added, An Appendix. Containing the Journal of a Voyage to the North Pole, by the Hon. Commodore Phipps, and Captain Lutwidge ... London: Printed for F. Newbery, the Corner of St. Paul’s Church-yard. MDCCLXXXIV [1774]. This is a complete set of the first edition. It was edited by David Henry for Newbery and published between 1773 and 1774, and all four volumes are present to make this a first edition set. Henry originally produced four volumes describing these great voyages of discovery, then added a fifth in 1775 and a sixth in 1786, and usually just the first four volumes are counted to be considered a set. (See WorldCat.) The four volumes have seven raised bands, instead of the usual five, with burgundy and black labels with gilt titles, brown boards, and the bookplate of Edward John Mitton on the blank endpapers. There are maps and charts and numerous engravings, and Volume One has a fifty-page introduction, a five-page list of subscribers, a leaf with directions to the binder, a frontis of Sir Francis Drake, and 480 pages of text. Volume Two has 440 pages of text, Volume Three has 470 pages of text and a fold-out chart of the track of the Dolphin, the Tamar, Swallow, and the Endeavor through the South Seas, along with a fold-out chart of the Strait of Magellan, and Volume Four is 486 pages long: the first part of Volume Four is about Captain Cook’s voyage around the world in 1768, 1769, 1779, and 1771, including two pages of Vocabulary of the language of the inhabitants of New Holland and two pages showing Specimens of the language of the inhabitants of the island of Savu; that is followed by an Account of Bougainville’s Voyage Round the World, including two pages of Vocabulary of the Language of Taiti Island, and the last part of Volume Four is about the journal of Commodore Phipps and Captain Ludwidge when they ventured towards the North Pole - their voyage was undertaken to discover a North-East passage to China and Japan, according to the introduction for this part of Volume Four, with maps of Spitsbergen and New Greenland and a map for what they thought was the North-East passage to China and Japan - and strangely enough, Volumes One and Two are dated 1774 and Volumes Three and Four are dated 1773 - we don’t know why they are dated like that, but they are. We’ve only seen one set like this offered for sale, but it had just three of the four books in the set; Christie’s sold a similar set at auction in 2012 for over £8000, but that set also had one of the additional two volumes that were published by Henry later on, and we haven’t seen any other offerings for this elusive title. It is just difficult to find this particular set with all four books present. All four volumes are 8vo. and measure 8 1/4 x 5 1/8 in. wide, and they show age wear on the boards and the spines, the first volume has a loose binding and the rest are relatively secure. The plates and text are surprisingly clean, and the maps are in great shape. This is a rare and historically important set, with maps and engravings and content that describe the voyages of some of England’s greatest explorers, and the set is just hard to come by.
Lot 397
A Philip's 12 inch Terrestrial Globe, turned ebonised plinth, with scroll feet, 56cm high; together with a map of the West Indies and Central AmericaGlobe - damage around the top axis, plastic washer missing, the globe is still attached and spinning, vertical crack across the equater on the African continent, numerous patches of wear through the printed surface to the base and some other patches of discolouration, the globe is undatedMap - is from Keith Johnstons, general atlas, undated, visible fold line to the centre, some discolouration and fading
Lot 158
Collection of eight silver mounted pipes, comprising a briar wood Imperial ITC example with silver collar hallmarked A.W Birmingham 1903, horn handled example with silver collar hallmarked LB, probably Louis Blumfeld, Birmingham 1900, three examples marked B.W, one marked Globe A.O.C, Blumfeld's Best Briar pipe marked BBB and Riseagle example, together with two further pipes (10)
Lot 160
Actor Richard Paul Kiley signed card, hand written letter and original 1969 mailing envelope. March 31, 1922 - March 5, 1999 was an American stage, film and television actor and singer. He is best known for his distinguished theatrical career in which he twice won the Tony Award for Best Actor In A Musical. Kiley created the role of Don Quixote in the original 1965 production of the Broadway musical Man of La Mancha and was the first to sing and record The Impossible Dream, the hit song from the show. In the 1953 hit musical Kismet, he played the Caliph in the original Broadway cast and, as such, was one of the quartet who sang, And This Is My Beloved. Additionally, he won three Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards during his 50-year career and his sonorous baritone[3] was also featured in the narration of a number of documentaries and other films. At the time of his death, Kiley was described as one of theatre's most distinguished and versatile actors and as an indispensable actor, the kind of performer who could be called on to play kings and commoners and a diversity of characters in between. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 20
Kim Basinger signed 10x8 Final Analysis black and white promo photo. Kimila Ann Basinger born December 8, 1953) is an American actress and former fashion model. She has garnered acclaim for her work in film and television, for which she has received various accolades including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 28
John Woo and Ben Affleck signed 10x8 colour photo. John Woo Yu-Sen SBS is a Hong Kong film director, producer and screenwriter. Woo is known for his highly chaotic action sequences, stylized imagery, Mexican standoffs, frequent use of slow motion and allusions to wuxia and Western cinema. [3] He was also a pioneer of heroic bloodshed films (a crime action film genre involving Chinese triads) and the gun fu genre in Hong Kong action cinema, before working in Hollywood films. Benjamin Géza Affleck[b] (born August 15, 1972) is an American actor and filmmaker. His accolades include two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and a Volpi Cup. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 428
Glass Desk Ornament of LZ 130 Graf Zeppelin Interest, an interesting translucent glass globe etched and blackened with the outline of continents and Zeppelin in flight. Loosely mounted on black pedestal base. Globe diameter 11 ½ cms, height on base 21cms approx. Provenance: Ex David Kirch Collection of Airship Memorabilia.
Lot 429
2x Modern Made Pocket Watches of Graf Zeppelin Interest, one with the reverse of the case being engraved with scene of Zeppelin in flight over two sailing ships and “TRAIL BLAZERS 1929 TIME 21 DAYS” and “AROUND THE WORLD” below. Printed dial with scene of a Zeppelin over a globe, the other in a plain chrome case with a modern printed dial; 3x modern Zippo lighters of Royal Navy interest; brass and enamel Warner Brothers Studios Policeman badge with pin back fixing; Royal Corps of Signals brass duty / bedplate and a pair of East German army officers dagger hangers. Please note we are not able to ship the lighters in this grouping, collection only.
Lot 40
A Rowntree's Chocolate glazed display cabinetlate 19th/early 20th century glazed advertising shop display cabinet, carved pediment with inset glass picture of a cacao pod surrounded by 'Rowntrees Chocolates' including two plate glass shelves, sliding glass doors to the reverse, makers seal to the reverse 'O.C. Hawkes Ltd Manufactures globe works Birmingham'Approx. width 82cm, approx. Height 96cm. approx depth 43.5cm Condition: In fair overall condition with signs of wear commensurate with use and age. The glass shelves have been replaced. Viewing recommended in person.This lot must be collected from the Auction venue by 1pm Friday 10th February. Please arrange transport before this deadline. Uncollected property will be transported to our offsite storage facility and collection can be arranged by appointment only. Additional fees of £20 apply for the transport
Lot 462
A Jesse Ramsden Brass Theodolite, English, Late 18th century,signed Ramsden, London, E.R, the telescope with rack-and-pinion focusing, supported by two brackets above, half-circle of degrees, above circular platform with 360-degree silver scale and vernier, two bubble levels mounted at right angles, magnetic compass, staff-head mount with four levelling screws, in fitted mahogany case, together with folding tripod, the instrument 13 1/2in (34cm) high Footnotes:Jesse Ramsden (1735-c.1800) was a leading figure in the design and production of mathematical instrument makers, since starting his London business in 1762. His Theodolite design was used on numerous high precision surveys from 1784, and contributed to his election to the Royal Society in 1786. In addition to Theodolites, Ramsden built balances, barometers, sextants, and other precision instruments. Ramsden had William Cary as an apprentice, before Cary went into the globe making business with his brother John Cary, the workshop situated further along the Strand from Ramsden's.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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