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Click here to subscribeA gold cased lady's key wind, openfaced fob watch, with a gilt, jewelled cylinder movement, gilt metal inner case, the enamelled dial with Roman numerals, detailed within the caseback 18 K, the case exterior with engraved decoration and a gold cased lady's keyless wind, half hunting cased fob watch, detailed within the caseback 18 K, (2).
A 9ct gold circular cased lady's wristwatch, Chester 1928, a silver cased, keyless wind, hunting cased gentleman's pocket watch, the dial detailed Hebdomas Patent, import mark London 1915, three gilt metal cased, keyless wind, openfaced watches, an alarm clock and a silver fronted, shaped rectangular photograph frame, having embossed decoration, (7).
An Accurist Automatic Shockmaster 9ct gold circular cased gentleman's wristwatch, with a signed automatic movement, the signed dial with baton numerals, date of the month aperture and with centre seconds, import mark Edinburgh possibly 1966, a gold cased, keyless wind, openfaced lady's fob watch, detailed 9 K, a silver half hunting case for a fob watch and four gentlemen's wristwatches, including Smiths and Sekonda, (7).
GRAHAM CLARKE oil on board - a solitary polar bear hunting for fish & another painting by the same artist, curiously featuring a curbside & drain with rubbish, both signed (being sold on behalf of Shelter Cymru) Condition Report: please request via email. Condition reports not stated with descriptions in this auction
A MEISSEN DOUBLE BASKET CENTREPIECE together with a French Veuve Perrin tureen and cover painted with a harbour scene, floral sprays, a Chelsea style dish painted with birds, a small urn painted with hunting scenes and a chocolate cup and saucer (5) Gilbert Telfer Collection, Edinburgh Condition Report: Meissen basket - Badly damaged and restored, 27cm at longest. tureen and cover - both pieces fully restored, 34cm long. bird dish - handles broken and restored, pieces of flowers missing, firing cracks, 26cm long. urn - nice condition but gilt is rubbed, 16cm high. cup and saucer - cup has been restored, saucer is cracked and has losses to the flowers, 9cm high.
AN ELKINGTON STYLE TWO-HANDLED CHARGER with relief decoration of birds, animals and mythical creatures, together with a fruit decorated tazza, a gilded metal mythological plate and a desk stand with hunting scenes, 40m long (4) Gilbert Telfer Collection, Edinburgh Condition Report: Available upon request
India.- Williamson (Capt. Thomas) and Samuel Howett. Oriental Field Sports, being a complete, detailed, and accurate description of the Wild Sports of the East, first edition, additional engraved pictorial title finely hand-coloured (possibly through stencil), 40 superb hand-coloured aquatint plates after Samuel Howett (from sketches by Williamson) by H.Merke, J.Hamble and Vivares, plate XXXI 'Hunting Jackalls' in first state, pictorial title soiled and creased causing some wear and tears (repaired), letterpress title with tear to lower margin (repaired), water-staining throughout to lower margin but not affecting images, plates with some light marginal soiling but images generally clean and bright, plate 25 with stain within plate-mark but not affecting image, plate 40 with tear to lower margin extending into imprint but not image (repaired), final leaf of text creased and frayed at lower edge, front free endpaper detached, later half calf, old manuscript description mounted as label on upper cover, a little rubbed, [Abbey, Travel, 427; Nissen ZBI 4416; Schwerdt II p.297; Tooley 508], oblong folio, Edward Orme, 1807 [text and plates watermarked "E & P 1804"]. ⁂ "The most beautiful book on Indian sport in existence." (Schwerdt) with some of the earliest aquatints of the wild elephant.
India.- Paintings on Mica.- A good group of 36 finely executed artworks, including 12 of individual Hindu deities, 12 scenes depicting festivals and ceremonial subjects, scenes of daily life, snake hunting and elephant riding, and 12 individual figures, showing the regional dress including merchants and tradesmen, gouache on mica, various sizes, from 117 x 79 mm. (4 5/8 x 3 in) to 115 x 160 mm. (4 1/2 x 6 1/4 in), occasional surface defects, each loosely inserted into paper wrappers, 8vo, [mid- to late-19th century] (36).
Uganda & Kenya.- Webster (Lucy, certified insane, remaining in an asylum for most of her life, daughter of Sir Augustus Webster, 8 Bart., of Powdermill House, Battle, owner of Battle Abbey, East Sussex, 1864-1923, b. 1900) Diary of journey to Uganda... or a lunatic's impression of Africa, autograph manuscript, title and 220pp., in pencil and ink (mostly pencil), original black morocco, rubbed, some surface wear, sm. 4to, 2nd November 1923 - Wednesday 2nd April 1924.⁂ Webster sails from Royal Albert Docks, London, with Olive Archer, Sir Geoffrey Archer, Governor of Uganda aboard the SS Neuralia; mentions a packed itinerary, including: Mr Tweedie, "I danced with... Mr Tweedie who is very interesting' He has been out in Egypt for 41 years and seems to have done most interesting things. He was present at the opening of Tutancarmen's [sic] Tomb..."; ship stops at Port Said; visits Suez; horse race at Port Sudan, visits Aden, has lunch with Lt.-Gen. Thomas Edwin Scott, General Officer Commanding and Political Resident Aden 1920-1925 (1867-1937), visit to the rain tanks in the hills above Aden; arrives at Mombassa, stays at Government House in Nairobi with Sir Robert and Lady Coryndon (1870-1925), Governor of Kenya; sees wild life (Ostriches, Zebra etc.); takes train to Kisumu; takes ship on the Clement Hill (Captain Blencoe) on Lake Victoria; arrives at Entebbe and met by Sir Geoffrey Archer and Rupert Forbes Gunnis (1899-1965), historian of British sculpture, and private Secretary to Sir Geoffrey Archer; meets E B Jarvis, Chief Secretary of Uganda, discussing the forthcoming visit of the Prince of Wales and cotton growing in Uganda; visits the Ssese Islands on Lake Victoria; another shooting expedition in a canoe, "... saw Sitatunga [marshbuck], hippos, & crocs... . Mr Lambert killed one hippo but he sank & we could not get him. We searched for crocodiles eggs on the shore..."; meets Denys Finch-Hatton (1887-1931), settler in Kenya and lover of Karen Blixen, "After dinner Mr. Denis Finch Hatton actually talked to me & then to my great surprise asked me to dance! I felt rather honoured! We discussed ships & our mutual dislike of them. Shambas in Kenya. Somalis, Arabs, Mohammedism as compared to christianity. His mother who is ill & who lives in Lincolnshire. Elephant hunting in Tanganika. Men in General - and in fact most subjects. Such is this gymnastic and roving brain, & character of Mr. Denis Finch Hatton! I like him quite. Talked to Mr Finch Hatton after dinner & danced with him. He is very nice. I like him so much. It was all great fun. He wants me to land at Suez with him & go & stay in Port Said & take the Dame with me . The Godsends won't go however!"Sir Geoffrey Archer (1882-1964), colonial governor; "In 1923 he was appointed governor of Uganda, where he toured energetically and took a keen interest in the flora and fauna... . His east African experience resulted in two books: The Birds of British Somaliland and the Gulf of Aden, with E. A. Bodman (4 vols., 1938-1960): and Personal and Historical Memoirs of an East African Administrator (1963)." - Oxford DNB.Rupert Gunnis (1899-1965), historian of British sculpture; "He served successively as private secretary to the governors of Uganda (1923-6) and Cyprus (1926-32)." - Oxford DNB.Provenance: Lucy Webster was the eldest daughter of Sir Augustus Webster, owner of Battle Abbey. Her mother, Mabel, died in 1917, and her brother was killed while serving in the Grenadier Guards, also in 1917. In 1923 Lucy's father died and in this year she accompanied her friend, Olive Archer, the daughter of Charles Godman (1849-1941) for a visit to Uganda. Later, Lucy was declared insane and spent most of the rest of her life in asylums.
A WALTHAM GOLD KEYLESS LEVER HUNTING CASED WATCH, EARLY 20TH C with enamel dial and high grade movement, milled band and engine turned case, marked 14K, 50mm diam++A clean example in good working order, running when wound, little sign of wear to engine turning, dial with green hairline between 3 and 4, inside case back engraved with masonic emblem
AN 18CT GOLD KEYLESS LEVER HALF HUNTING CASED CHRONOGRAPH FREDERICK R GIBBS NOTTINGHAM No 153487, with three quarter plate movement, case maker Izaak Jebez Theo Newsome, Chester 1905, 52mm diam++Excellent condition, a few light wear scratches on the case back, no engraving or erasure, of heavy gauge, no wear in the bow, a little dust under the crystal and slight loss to the blue enamel chapters, the dial otherwise undamaged. Winding smoothly and apparently working order
AN ENGLISH 9CT GOLD HALF HUNTING CASED KEYLESS LEVER WATCH THE BANK J W BENSON LUDGATE HILL LONDON, with three quarter plate movement, case maker J W Benson, London 1934++Good condition, running when wound, hands setting correctly, enamel dial undamaged, case also in good condition, the dust cap engraved with an inscription and dates 1931-1956, case back with tiny dent just visible at an angle to the light but no significant dents nor any dents to the band
A SWISS GOLD MINUTE REPEATING KEYLESS LEVER HUNTING CASED AUTOMATA WATCH IXORA, LATE 19TH C No 8527/10508, the polychrome enamelled figures striking bells with hammers, gold filigree hands, frosted gilt gong-striking movement and glazed cover, signed on the medallic etched cuvette, IXORA Qualité Superieur & Garantie, plain case, marked 18K, 57mmProvenance: Local private family ownership since the early 20th century.++Very good, as 'new' condition and working order, repeating smoothly, automata functioning, movement bright, case closing tightly, no engraving or erasure, no marks, knocks or signs of wear. An excellent example
§ Peter Biegel (British, 1913-1988) A Lady on a Grey out hunting signed lower right "Peter Biegel / '62" oil on canvas 49 x 59cm (19 x 23in) Oil on canvas which is unlined. The paint layer is in a stable condition with some sirface dirt and accretions. The frame has a large loss to the decorative surface at the upper left corner.
A George III air twist wine glass, 16cm (6.3in) high; a George II plain stem cordial glass, the bowl engraved with flowers, on a high domed foot, 17.5cm (6.7in) high; a small George III cordial glass, the bowl engraved with a hunting scene, raised on a prismatic stem, 13cm (5in) high; two others similar, the bowls engraved with flowers and ribbon tied swags (5)
Various ephemera, hunting related, etc, Kennington silver plated cup, photograph of huntsmen and women on horseback, a photograph album relating to a race meeting showing jockeys, etc, probably 1960's, various postcards, early 19thC and later, postcards of Spalding, continental scene shop fronts, comedy cards, band card, some photographs professionally taken, etc. (a quantity)Sold without copyright.
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