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* Spanish playing cards. A non-standard deck, Barcelona: Antonio Lopez & Co., mid-late 19th century, a complete deck of 48 wood-engraved playing cards, with pintas and indices, comprising 4 suits of 12 (Spanish suits), each with pip cards ace-9, and 3 full-length court cards, including a lady or 'dama' instead of the more usual jack, each suit printed in a different single colour, the courts representing historical named figures, 4 of cups with maker's details, lady of swords with possibly engraver's signature, 4 pips cards somewhat marked (one of swords faintly so), versos red diagonal pattern, each card 89 x 59 mm, together with A non-standard deck, Barcelona: Antonio Lopez & Co., late 19th century, a complete deck of 48 stencil-coloured lithographed playing cards, with pintas and indices, comprising 4 suits of 12 (Spanish suits), each with pip cards ace-9, and 3 full-length court cards, ace of coins with 'Con privilegio esclusivo de S.M.', 4 of cups with maker's details, a trifle dusty, some very light finger-soiling, 8 of clubs with slight corner crease, versos black pattern with wiggly lines, each card 90 x 55 mm, plus Macia pattern, Barcelona: Pedro Macia, 1857, 45 (of 48, without ace of coins, 7 of cups & 5 of swords) hand-coloured wood-engraved playing cards, with pintas and indices, comprising 4 suits of 12 (Spanish suits), each with pip cards ace-9, and 3 full-length court cards, 4 of cups with maker's details and date, soiled with some spotting, 9 of cups with brown stain to lower area, versos blue circlular pattern of spots and dashes, each card 91 x 56 mm, with 14 other decks of Spanish playing cards, most 20th century, most complete, 15-22 cards from each deck listed corner mounted onto 17 display boards, some encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder contained in clear plastic bags or boxes, 6 with original card box, one with paper wrapper (worn), the boards 54.5 x 40.5 cm and similarQTY: (17)NOTE:First item: Willshire, Spanish 34 (not in Fournier). Rare. The British Museum dates these cards to 1856-1866.Second item: Fournier, Spain 446 (Museo Fournier de Naipes de Alva no.43794).Third item: Probably one of the last packs produced by this famous family firm. The wood blocks are worn, and the block for the 4 of cups has been amended to give the 'new' date of 1857.

* Spanish playing cards. Four Empires design, [Felipe Ocejo, Madrid], circa 1810, a complete deck of 48 hand-coloured engraved playing cards, with pintas, comprising 4 suits of 12 (Spanish suits), each with pip cards ace-9, and 3 full-length court cards, the courts representing Four Empires (coins: American Indians, clubs: Arabs, swords: Roman Empire, cups: Spanish Empire), 4 of clubs with printed details: designed by J. Ruiz, drawn by J. Altarriba, engraved by J. Fonesca, 6 of cups with possible maker's signature, few cards lightly rubbed, versos grey-brown intertwined leaves, each card 86 x 56 mm, together with: Four Empires design, Clemente Roxas, Madrid, circa 1805, 46 (of 48, without 4 & 5 of swords) playing cards, etched in blue, with stencil- and hand-colouring, with pintas, comprising 4 suits of 12 (Spanish suits), each with pip cards ace-9, and 3 full-length court cards, the courts representing Four Empires as above, king of cups with printed maker's initials, generally spotted, 7-9 of coins with small dampstain to lower right corner, versos red asterisks, each card 88 x 56 mm, plus: French style deck, Gombau y Labad, Madrid, circa 1865, a complete deck of 52 stencil-coloured lithographed playing cards, without pintas, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10, and 3 Germanic style double-ended court cards, each named after a heroic character from story or legend (after the French style), king of hearts with maker's name, occasional light dust- or finger-soiling, few creases and closed edge tears, 3 of spades with adhesive tape staining from old repair of full horizontal tear, versos wiggly lines of blue dots, each card 84 x 55 mm, 16-25 cards from each pack corner mounted onto 3 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of boards), the remainder loosely contained in clear plastic bags (the Roxas pack with (original?) marbled paper-covered card box with lift-off lid), largest board 59 x 42 cmQTY: (3)NOTE:First item: Fournier, Spain 101 (& 102 for an uncoloured example); Schreiber collection, Spanish 7 (uncoloured) & 27.This design (and also that of the second pack) was also known as 'Four Continents'. In this particular example the manufacturer's name has been removed from the 2 of coins, as with the hand-coloured example in the British Museum (Schreiber, Spanish 27). The same card in the uncoloured version they hold gives the maker as Don Felipe Ocejo.Second item: British Museum 1938,0813.6.1-47; Denning (The Playing-Cards of Spain), p.94; Fournier, Spain 76; Willshire, Spanish 263.Third item: Fournier, Spain 277.

* Spanish playing cards. Garcia Pattern playing cards, designed by Raimundo Garcia, published by Juan Humanes y Ca, Madrid, 1865, a complete deck of 40 stencil-coloured lithographed playing cards, with indices and pintas, comprising 4 suits of 10 (Spanish suits), each with pip cards ace-7, and 3 full-length court cards, 4 of coins with maker’s details and date, ace of coins (lightly toned, a couple of pale edge marks) with date and place of manufacture, cavalier of coins lightly toned to lower edge, king of coins with faint brown spotting to upper blank area, 3 of coins lightly marked, versos with tangled blue lines, each card 92 x 56 mm, together with: Four Empires design, Clemente Roxas, Madrid, circa 1805, 47 (of 48, without 2 of clubs) playing cards, etched in sepia, with stencil- and hand-colouring, with pintas, comprising 4 suits of 12 (Spanish suits), each with pip cards ace-9, and 3 full-length court cards, the courts representing Four Empires (coins - American Indians, clubs - Arabs, swords - Roman Empire, cups - Spanish Empire), king of cups with printed maker's initials, generally spotted, few cards with tiny spot of surface abrasion, versos with tiny green triangles, each card 87 x 55 mm, 18 cards from the first pack and 20 from the second corner mounted onto 2 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of boards), the remainder loosely contained in clear plastic bags, each board 40 x 54.5 cmQTY: (2)NOTE:First item: Denning (Spanish Playing Cards) p.54; Denning (The Playing-Cards of Spain) pp.60-63; Fournier 333-334 (for later examples); IPCS pattern sheet 25; V&A collection E.383(-429)-1944.Garcia was known to sub-contract the production of his design of playing cards throughout the 19th century.Second item: British Museum 1938,0813.6.1-47, also 1876,1014.671-718 (Willshire, Spanish 263); Denning (The Playing-Cards of Spain), p.94; Fournier, Spain 76. This design was also known as 'Four Continents'.

* Spanish playing cards. Spanish National pattern, Real Fabrica de Madrid, circa 1815 (printed from older blocks), 47 (of 48, without jack of cups) stencil-coloured woodcut playing cards, with pintas, comprising 4 suits of 12 (Spanish suits), each with pip cards ace-9, and 3 full-length court cards, cavelier of cups with Ahiva, 4 of coins with ‘Real fabrica de Madrid’, ace of coins with blank ribbons (where earlier examples give maker’s name of Felix Solesio), 2 of coins with initial ‘R’, possibly standing for (Clemente) Roxas, ace of cups dated 1798 (the 8 being a replacement number on the block), most cards with some light spotting or toning, few brown marks (mainly to edges), 7 of swords & 2 of clubs with small surface abrasion, versos blue dots and circles of dashes, each card 93 x 57 mm, together with: Garcia pattern, Vincente Gombau y Labad, Madrid, 1862, 46 (of 48, without 2 of cups & 8 of clubs) stencil-coloured lithographed playing cards, with pintas and indices, comprising 4 suits of 12 (Spanish suits), each with pip cards ace-9, and 3 full-length court cards, 4 of swords with maker’s name and date, ace of coins with ‘Fabrica de Madrid’, generally soiled and rubbed, except for (the probably unused) 8s and 9s which are clean, slight wear to a few cards, few short closed edge tears, versos blue meandering lines, each card 93 x 63 mm, plus: Cadiz pattern, Segundo de Olea, Cadiz, 1881, a complete Ombre deck of 40 stencil-coloured lithographed playing cards, with pintas, comprising 4 suits of 10 cards (Spanish suits), each with pip cards ace-7, and 3 full-length court cards, 4s of coins & cups with maker’s details, 5 of clubs with date, 2 of coins with Paris Exposition 1878 details, 7 of coins states ‘Del No. 5’, 2 of cups with ‘De una hoja’ indicating that the pack is printed on a single sheet of card, not several thin layers adhered together, cavelier of cups with ‘Ahi va’, 6 of cups with small pale brown mark, 9 of swords with minor stain to extreme outer corner, versos blue straight and wavy lines, each card 90 x 61 mm, with 3 other Spanish decks: Standard pattern (circa 1900) by Camoin & Cie of Marseille, 40 complete; Exposicion Ibero Americana (1929) by H. Fournier, 48 complete with original box, title card and booklet; non-standard deck by Braulio Fournier of Burgos (circa 1975?), 48 complete, 20-22 cards from each deck listed corner mounted onto six display boards, most encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of boards), the remainder contained in six clear plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 41 cm and similar QTY: (6)NOTE:First item: IPCS pattern sheet 20. See British Museum collection 1938,0813.7.1-50 for a very similar deck, also WCMPC Collection Acquisition Nos. 44 & 49 for earlier examples.This deck appears to have been printed from older blocks. The 8 in the date on the ace of cups seems to have replaced an earlier number, and the banner that once held the name of Felix Solesio (the factory manager) is now blank. However, the 2 of coins now has an initial ‘R’ which likely stands for the new factory manager (Clemente Roxas?), indicating that this deck was printed after the death of Solesio in 1806.Second item: Denning (Spanish Playing-Cards), p.54; Denning (The Playing-Cards of Spain), pp.60-63; IPCS pattern sheet 25; WCMPC Collection Acquisition No. 427. See also Fournier, Spain 280-283.Third item: Fournier, Spain 494.

* Transformation playing cards. Metastasis, London: S. and J. Fuller, 1811, 51 (of 52) hand-coloured etched playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards 1-10, and 3 single-figure court cards, after designs by John Nixon, 6 of hearts missing, only 2 of clubs & 3 of hearts (taken from another deck) laid on card, the remainder being unlined paper as issued, few light creases and minor marks, king of clubs lightly rubbed with pale stain to lower part, 3 of hearts rubbed and dusty, 2 of clubs soiled with some wear, 6 of clubs toned, creased & rubbed with some dust-soiling, plain versos, except 2 of clubs & 3 of hearts: blue & red chequered pattern (worn, only remnant remaining on 3 of hearts), each card 94 x 64mm, contained together in 3 ringbinder album leaves with clear pockets, each album leaf 33 x 32cm, together with: Transformation of Playing Cards, Metastasis, by John Nixon for S. and J. Fuller, 2009, facsimile copy of the complete deck of 52 playing cards, made for the 25th anniversary of the English Playing Card Society (EPCS), versos with EPCS logo, each card 95 x 64mm, contained together in 3 ringbinder album leaves with clear pockets, with title card and folding information booklet, each album leaf 33 x 32cm, plus a facsimile copy of a wrapper for a Metastasis packQTY: (1)NOTE:First item: Field 5; Mann, Collecting Playing Cards, pp.165-167; Schreiber, English 72; Tilley, p.147.John Nixon was an artist and caricaturist, as well as being a successful London businessman and an amateur actor. His first pack of transformation cards were published in 1803, with S. and J. Fuller publishing a redesigned pack in 1811.

* Bézique. The Royal Game of Bézique, London: C. Goodall & Son, 1863, a pair of standard decks, each with 32 cards, comprising 4 suits of 8, each with 'Elf' ace, pip cards 7-10, and 3 double-ended court cards, one deck with purple-patterned blue backs, the other with puce-patterned pink backs, 92 x 64 mm, with 2 leather score-cards, one red and the other green, contained in original morocco-grain green cloth box, gilt lettered lid (splitting slightly at hinge) with publisher's printed label inside, together with 5 other Bézique sets, all with original score cards and boxes, including a late 19th century set by James English in a red morocco box, plus a Bridge set, 1935, with Art Deco backs, complete with satin-covered rule book, pencils, and score pads, and housed in original green leather box, and 6 pocket rule booklets, for Whist (2 published by De La Rue, 1883 and 1898, 1 published by Goodall, 1902), Bézique (De La Rue, 1905), Cribbage (Goodall, covers detached), and Selected Patience Games (De La Rue & Goodall) QTY: (13)NOTE:The first item is an early Bézique set in very good condition, with attractive backs, and featuring the first of Goodall's 'Elf' aces; the erect feather ace was only used from 1863 to 1865 and is thought to appear in honour of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII, who married Alexandra of Denmark on 10th March 1863.

* Games. Nursery Rhymes Misfitz, London: C.W. Faulkner & Co., circa 1900, 72 chromolithographed cards illustrated by George Lambert, comprising 24 sets of 3, each set illustrating a nursery rhyme or story (e.g. Polly Put the Kettle On, Curly Locks, Cinderella, Dick Whittington, Babes in the Wood, Little Red Riding Hood), somewhat toned and dusty, with some markings and creases, 3 cards with loss to edges and 1 with surface loss, backs with British flag and heraldic devices printed in terracotta with motto 'Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense', 92 x 67 mm, with original 4pp. Rules (with central horizontal crease slightly split, and chipped to fore-edges), contained in a modern cardboard box custom-made by Rex Pitts, together with:National Families, Germany: Oppenheimer Schulzbacher Globe Games, late 19th century, 52 pictorial cards, comprising 13 sets of 4, each depicting a caricature captioned above and below, e.g. 'Mr. Dryfigs the Turk', 'Mrs. Ting Tong the Chinaman's Wife', 'Mr. Parlevous the Frenchman', 'Master Gotakoff the Russian's Son', 'Miss Fatherland the German's Daughter', toned and dust-soiled, with some creasing and occasional small marks, green patterened versos, rounded corners, 90 x 63 mm, contained in a modern cardboard box custom-made by Rex Pitts, plus 4 other playing card games, comprising: Golliwogg - A Round Game, Thomas De La Rue, 1902, with rules and original cardboard box (latter dusty and a trifle worn at edges); Our Kings & Queens, Mazawattee Tea Co. Ltd., 1902, with rules card, some cards creased, with remains of original cardboard box; Animal Grab, circa 1905, with rule sheet (creased and partially toned) and original cardboard box; and Spin & Old Maid, 1900, slightly dusty, 1 card with adhesive stamp repair to short closed tear in upper edge, with rule sheet and box both repaired with adhesive tapeQTY: (6)NOTE:The first item is hard to find in any state of completeness and condition, but particularly so with the rules present as well as all the cards. C.W. Faulkner made several different versions of this game at the turn of the century, including 'Animal Misfitz', 'Busy Folk Misfitz', 'Fairy Folk Misfitz', 'Shakespearian Misfitz', and 'Little Folk Misfitz', all of which are rare.

London Almanacks. London Almanack for the Year of Christ 1772, printed for the Company of Stationers, [1771], engraved view of The New Excise Office on 4 adjacent pages, title with red duty ink stamp, textblock lightly cockled, close-trimmed at rear (clipping few headlines), original pink silk wrappers, with contemporary ink manuscript decoration to covers, front cover with ink manuscript date, rear cover with ink manuscript monogram E.L. (?), somewhat dusty and faded, spine with some splitting and minor loss, 55 x 33 mm, in original Dutch floral covered slipcase, with lift-off lid, rubbed and darkened, small loss to lower edge of lid, together with London Almanack for the Year of Christ 1793, engraved 4 page view of the New House of Correction for the County of Middlesex, duty stamp to title, close-trimmed at foot, clipping few bottom lines of text, all edges gilt, original green morocco, gilt scrolling floral tool on spine, covers with red, cream, and blue onlays, with various decorative gilt borders, and central gilt tools of a bird on foliage, and of an urn with a flower, with various small tools, lightly rubbed, a little wear to foot of spine and one corner, 56 x 33 mm, in original matching slipcase, rubbed and slighlty darkened, plus London Almanack for the Year of Christ 1798, engraved 4 page view of Westminster Abbey, duty stamp to title, all edges gilt, original red morocco, gilt scrolling floral roll on spine, covers with cream and blue onlays, with various gilt borders, and numerous gilt small tools including a bird flying over a small house (apparently tooled upside-down), lightly soiled and rubbed in places, 57 x 34 mm, in original matching slipcase, rubbed and a little darkened, contained in (possibly original?) card box with lift-off lid, somewhat rubbed and dust-soiled, the base lacking its top edge, the lid with decorative floral label in gilt and green (corners split), 63 x 42 mm, and three other London Almanacks, for the years 1815, 1824, and 1834, each with 4 page engraved view, all edges gilt, original red or maroon morocco gilt, two with cream and black onlays, all elaborately gold-tooled, two somewhat rubbed and darkened, each in original matching slipcase, one darkened and lightly rubbed, one a trifle rubbed, one darkened and wornQTY: (6)NOTE:Bondy, pp.39-41 & 164; Welsh 4563, 4586, 4593, 4617, 4626 respectively, and see 4641 for the small square format version of the final item.

Mills (Alfred). Costumes of Different Nations, in Miniature, 1st edition, London: Darton, Harvey, & Darton, and J. Harris, 1811, 47 engraved plates of costumes, toned with some spotting, one plate closed-trimmed at foot (cropping 3rd line of caption), preliminary blank with ink manuscript ownership inscription dated 1897, front free endpaper excised, stitching strained, hinges cracked, original red morocco, rubbed, some wear and minor marks, 64 x 60 mm, together with The Infant's Library, Book 1 [and Book 3, and Book 9], London: John Marshall, [1800-1801], uncoloured wood engraved illustrations, Book 3 close-trimmed at foot, clipping some illustrations and cropping final word of imprint, all sometime resewn and recased, each cover strengthened inside spine, original paper covered boards, rubbed and dust-soiled, each front and rear cover with oval printed title label with decorative border, those to Book 3 with contemporary hand-colouring, Book 1 spine frayed at top, Book 3 lacking spine, Book 9 spine somewhat worn, each book 59 x 48 mm, plus Pickering (William, publisher), Publius Terentius Afer, 1823, one of Pickering's 'Diamond Classics', engraved portrait frontispiece and additional title (both with pale dampstain to fore-edge), front free endpaper with early ink manuscript ownership name, original mottled calf, rubbed with a little wear to extremities, spine with gilt lettering and with simple gilt tool to the remaining panels, 85 x 51 mm, with 61 other miniature and small format books, most 19th century, including: 11 Ladies Companions, Pocket Books and similar, in wallet-style bindings; Pictures of Roman History in Miniature, by Alfred Mills, 1812; Bible Forget-Me-Nots, published Marcus Ward, circa 1890 (2 copies), Victoria the Good Queen and Empress, published Gardner, Darton & Co, 1897; Dialoghi, by Leopardi, Florence: Libreria del teatro, 1943; 2 Doctor's Visiting Lists (for 1864 & 1868); and Small Rain Upon the Tender Herb, 27th edition, Miniature History of England, published Goode Bros (2 copies, both later editions); various conditions, some defectiveQTY: (66)NOTE:First item: Bondy, pp.63-65 (for the 1814 edition); Darton G647(1): Moon, John Harris's Books for Youth, 541(1): Welsh 4985.Second item: Alderson, Miniature Libraries for the Young, 2: Bondy, pp.59-60.

Miniature almanacks. Le Nouvel Almanach de Poche, pour l'an 1821, Lille: chez Vanackere, [1820], woodcut frontispiece depicting an almanack street seller, 4 half-page woodcut roundels depicting the four seasons, 12 woodcut illustrations portraying a scene for each month, 2 further woodcut illustrations, one depicting an astronomer, generally spotted, very pale dampstain to foot of first few gutters (one opening with small mould stain), short closed tear to one top edge, frontispiece blank reverse with contemporary ink manuscript ownership inscription (some strikethrough to woodcut), red edges, original boards, rubbed and dusty, lightly soiled with a little wear, 102 x 42 mm, together with London Alamanck for the Year of Christ 1817, London: for the Company of Stationers, [1816], double-page engraved view of Westminster Abbey, title with red duty stamp, one gutter mostly cracked, one opening with small area of adhesion near foot of gutter, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, contemporary red morocco gilt, barely rubbed, 58 x 67 mm, plus London Almanack for the Year of Christ 1796, London: for the Company of Stationers, [1795], red duty stamp to title, some worming to spine folds (mainly affecting two gutters), silk pocket inside front cover, all edges gilt, contemporary red morocco wallet-style binding, sewn with metalised thread, rear cover with monogram 'M.P.', with coronet above and date '1796' below, all sewn with metalised thread, upper edge stained, 32 x 33 mm, with 4 other London Almanacks, for the years 1827 & 1838 (standard format, black or maroon morocco wallet-style); 1863 (finger format, green morocco with slipcase); and 1868 (small square format, beige morocco with slipcase), and 12 other miniature almanacks (plus two small format), including: The Bijou Alamanack 1855 (Rock, Brothers & Co.), 2 Victoria Miniature Almanacks for 1846 (one in decorative black morocco gilt wallet-style souvenier binding from Newstead Abbey), 3 copies of Tilt's Miniature Almanack for 1848, 1859, 1861 in wallet-style bindingsQTY: (21)NOTE:First item: Not in Bondy. Second item: Bondy, pp.39-41: 'the very rare double-sized almanac' (p.41); Welsh 4619 (for the standard format almanack of that year).Third item: Bondy, pp.39-41; Welsh 4590 (for the standard format almanack). These small square format almanacks, as with the finger format, have no frontispiece illustration.

Miniature Bibles. The Bible in Miniature, or a Concise History of the Old & New Testaments, London: printed for E. Newbery, 1780, two engraved titles, 14 engraved plates, marbled endpapers, contemporary ownership name on preliminary blank, later ownership details on versos of free endpapers, all edges gilt, original scarlet morocco, a trifle rubbed in places, spine divided by gilt rope rolls between single fillets, compartments with flower tool in centre and small flower at each corner, covers with hounds tooth roll and single fillet border, floral cornerpieces, and central oval sunburst motif with green morocco onlay lettered in gilt 'IHS' (that to front cover with small chip), 45 x 32mm, together with The Bible in Miniature, or, a Concise History of the Old & New Testaments, London Printed, circa 1875, 7 engraved plates, front free endpaper with ink manuscript ownership inscription dated 1875, contemporary mottled calf, rubbed, small loss to foot of spine, 44 x 35 mmQTY: (2)NOTE:First item: Bondy, p.34.

Miniature books. La Petite Voliere, Paris: chez Marcilly, circa 1820, half-title, hand-coloured vignette title, six hand-coloured engraved plates, some pale spotting mainly at top edge of letterpress, all edges gilt, original decorative green boards, extremities lightly rubbed, original decorative green slipcase, extremities somewhat rubbed, slightly bumped at foot, 62 x 45 mm, together with Le Petit Naturaliste, Paris: chez Marcilly, [1820], vignette title, 11 engraved plates, spotted with some dust-soiling (mainly to letterpress), original decorative pink boards, worn and rebacked, 47 x 67 mmQTY: (2)NOTE:First item: rare.

Miniature books. The Golden Alphabet; or Parent's Guide and Child's Instructor, London: for Robert Taylor, 1846 (imprint from colophon), woodcut alphabet letters, 3 woodcut illustrations, title slightly chipped at foot, occasional pale edge staining and light dust-soiling, original red wrappers, extremities rubbed, front cover with slight wear to lower outer corner, 21 x 18 mm, together with My Tiny Alphabet Book [cover-title], 2 parts in one: Tiny Alphabet of Animals [and] Tiny Alphabet of Birds, Glasgow: David Bryce and Son, circa 1895, printed in red and black, numerous colour illustrations, single foxing spot to fore-edge, front hinge cracked, original printed wrappers, dusty, joints a trifle rubbed, with short tear at head of front joint, front cover with circular image of a girl sitting reading, rear cover with advertisement for Mellins Food (as often), 29 x 22 mmQTY: (2)NOTE:First item: Bondy, p.71: 'tiny and very rare'.Second item: Bondy, p.72: 'a very attractive tiny book'.

Miniature books. The Little Robinson Crusoe, London: Tilt & Bogue, c.1841, 47 full-page engraved illustrations, including frontispiece, vignette title-page, without advertisement leaf at rear, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, contemporary green morocco, a little rubbed, raised bands between gilt double rules, gilt lettered direct in second compartment, covers with gilt double fillet border, upper cover with gilt crest of a fox and monogram 'R.B.M.', gilt decorated edges and turn-ins, 75 x 63 mm together with The Little Forget-Me-Not; a Love=Token, London: Charles Tilt, circa 1840, hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, vignette title, and 10 plates, 4pp. publisher's advertismenets at front, some finger- and dust-soiling, pastedowns with pencilled inscriptions, hinges cracked, original black morocco gilt, rubbed, tiny stitch to spine (possibly sometime recased), 67 x 57 mm, plus The Zoological Gardens, Regent's Park [bound with] The Surrey Zoological Gardens, both by C. Williams, London: Charles Tilt, circa 1843, additional engraved title 'Little Book of Foreign Animals' with D. Bogue imprint, numerous engraved illustrations, original cloth gilt, rubbed and lightly marked with a little wear, 77 x 65 mm, and a defective copy of Famous Men of BritainQTY: (4)NOTE:First item: Bondy, p.67: "much sought after by collectors". Not in Osborne or Gumuchian. This item, and the third and fourth items listed, all come from Tilt's Hand-Books for Children series.

Miniature Chained Bible and Lecturn. The Holy Bible, Edinburgh & London: Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell Ltd, & London: Henry Frowde, 1919, illustrations, front hinge cracked after frontispiece, inside front cover with pocket containing small magnifier, original blind-stamped dark brown morocco, gilt title to spine, extremities lightly rubbed, 49 x 33 mm, fastened with 13 cm chain to a miniature wooden lecturn, with turned wood stand, and storage shelf, the base with publisher's printed label, 160 x 85 x 65 mm, together with Miniature Dictionary, The Smallest English Dictionary in the World, Glasgow: David Bryce and Son, [1893], half-title with frontispiece portrait of Dr. Johnson on verso, orignal limp red morocco, front cover and spine with gilt title, rear cover with gilt 'PEARS', very lightly rubbed and darkened, 28 x 19 mm, contained in original metal case with carrying ring (tarnished & pitted), hinged lid with inset magnifying lens and engraved title, base with engraved globe and books, plus Miniature Bible, The New Testament, Glasgow: David Bryce & Son, & London: Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1895, stitching broken in centre (central few leaves detached), original limp dark blue morocco, gilt lettered title to front cover and spine, 17 x 16 mm, contained in original metal case with carrying ring and engraved lettering and decoration (tarnished & pitted), hinged lid with inset magnifying lens, with another similar: The Holy Bible, Glasgow: David Bryce and Son, 1901, early ink manuscript inscription to inside front cover, original limp maroon morocco gilt, rubbed with a little wear, 44 x 32 mm, in original metal case (tarnished & pitted), lid with inset lettered cloth section, and with magnifying lens (detached), and 4 other miniature (and one small format) religious books, various conditionsQTY: (9)NOTE:First item: see Bondy, pp.109-110 for a similar Bryce and Son edition. The label on the base of the lecturn explains that: the chain is a facsimile of what may be seen in Hereford and other Cathedrals.Bryce miniatures in metal cases: Bondy, pp.106-111.

Thumb Bible. Verbum Sempiternum [and] Salvator Mundi, [by John Taylor], London: F. Collins for T. Ilive, 1693, imprimatur leaf 'A' and The Bible & New Testament half-titles all with typographical borders at head and foot, blank leaf [K8] and final blank present, generally dust- and finger-soiled, some wear to outer corners (mainly towards front), affecting border on imprimatur leaf and few catchwords, leaf [B8] with loss to lower outer corner, affecting final line of text, contemporary calf gilt (gilt mostly rubbed off), wear to corners, rear joint nearly split, head of spine with small split at front joint, textblock protruding from binding, 48 x 43 mm, together with Miniature book, Westminster Abbey, volume I (of 3), by the Author of the Gigantick Histories [Thomas Boreman], London: for Tho. Boreman, 1742, woodcut frontispiece and 15 full-page woodcuts on letterpress, 4pp. publisher's advertisments at rear, close-trimmed at head and fore-edge, occasionally clipping text, front free endpaper with early ink ownership name, textblock slightly split at centre, original Dutch floral boards, worn and without spine, 62 x 44 mmQTY: (2)NOTE:First item: Bondy, p.15; ESTC R184924; Wing T525.Second item: Bondy, pp.21-22; ESTC N25905.

* Austen (Henry Thomas, 1771-1850). Militia officer, clergyman, banker and brother of Jane Austen. Manuscript promissory note for £200, 24 October 1806, the text reads: 'Three months after date I promise to pay to Mr Henry Maunde or his order Two Hundred Pounds for Value recd. payable at Messrs Austen Maunde & Austen Bankers Albany', signed 'Ct [Count?] Stuarton', manuscript addendum to verso, 'H. Maunde. Pay the Contents to Hugh Moises MD Value in Account. Cha: James', embossed 4 shilling duty stamp, a few minor marks, 85 x 220 mm, together with a printed reward notice for 5 guineas relating to this specific manuscript promissory note, printed by C. Roworth, Bell-yard, Temple-bar, no date, c. 1807/08, giving note that the drawer of the promissory note has absconded and offering a reward, printing the content of the promissory note and then a description of the fraudster in dramatic fashion, 'He is between 30 and 40 years old; about 5 feet 10 inches high; ill-looking; marked with the small pox; large red nose; light hair; of late dressed in black, in consequence of the death of Cardinal York, having passed himself for a descendent of the Royal House of Stuart; sometimes wears a bottle-green coat and half-boots; has a large seal to his chain, with a spiral coronet, and the letter S engraved under; speaks very full and quick; with a Dutch or German accent... ', some spotting, 280 x 110 mmQTY: (2)NOTE:Provenance: David Gilson & Chris Viveash Collection. Acquired from Questor Rare Books, London, 1998, catalogue 3, item 120.David Gilson published an article about the note and the accompanying reward notice in Jane Austen Society, Annual Report (2006), pp. 43-45. Gilson notes that it was not only debtors owing large sums but many owing smaller sums which led to the fall of Henry Austen's banking empire. Gilson's article concludes by highlighting the connection between the printer Charles Roworth and the Austen family and notes that within a few years of this jobbing printing notice Roworth was to publish most of the first edition volumes of Jane Austen's novels.Exceedingly rare items of Jane Austen ephemera.

* Rowling (Joanne Kathleen, b. 1965). Diana, Princess of Wales, Commemorative First Day Cover, 1 July 2007, signed and inscribed in black felt tip pen by the Harry Potter author, 'Thank you! J.K. Rowling', the signature across the second postmark and 1st class stamp, together with original printed information cardQTY: (2)NOTE:An unusual ephemera item, uniting two of the most famous British women of the modern era. This was one of a set of five commemorative covers issued to celebrate Diana's life and postmarked to coincide with the anniversary of her birth on 1 July 1961.

Bull (René, illustrator). Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald, London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1910], half-title, tipped-in colour frontispiece with captioned tissue guard, mounted colour plates and illustrations to text, some spotting (mostly to first and final leaves and edges), manuscript ownership name to front pastedown, original gilt decorated vellum, covers bowed, and with some minor marks, ties lacking, 4to, together with another copy of the same title, illustrated by Ronald Balfour, Constable, 1920, half-title, with tipped-in colour and black & white plates, gift inscription dated 1920 to front free endpaper, original boards, front cover with gilt lettering and mounted colour illustration, browned, spine darkened and slightly worn to extremities, 4to, and 2 others (The Happy Prince and Other Tales, by Oscar Wilde, Illustrated by Walter Crane and Jacomb Hood, 1889, and Tales of Hoffman illustrated by Mario Laboccetta, 1932QTY: (4)NOTE:First item limited edition, 64/250 copies, signed by the artist.

Toy Biz Marvel Legends multiple action figure set, V-63 Item No.70411 Spider-Man's Fearsome Foes including Spider-Man, Vulture, Lizard, Carnage and Rhino figures, boxed

A 19th century ship's rosewood stick barometer, ivory scale signed 'G. Lowther 2 Trinity Chare Quayside Newcastle', length 86cm. This item is being offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 on account of it being made prior to the 3rd March 1947 and less then 10% ivory by volume, ref. no. ZTLXQDZ5.

Grand triptyque présentant des poissons fossiles Large Triptych Fossil Fish MuralDiplomystus dentatus, Knightia eocaena, Priscacara serrata, Mioplosus labracoides Lower Eocene (48 Ma)Green River Formation, Wyoming, USAThe Green River Formation, in Utah and Wyoming, is one of the most important fossil sites for understanding the Eocene epoch that began about 55 million years ago. Today it is one of the most abundant and well-preserved sources of freshwater fossils in the world, producing some 19 genera of fish. The present offering was quarried from a rare, dark limestone exclusive to the particular private quarry from which this specimen originates. This dark limestone, found at the bottom of the '18-inch layer' (part of the capping layers), is a harder and more compact limestone so the fossils tend to be more dimensional and better preserved. The three separate fossil fish murals which form the triptych contain a variety of large and small fossils. They include: five Diplomystus dentatus in sizes up to 42 cm; a 32 cm Mioplosus labracoides; three Priscacara serrata in sizes up to 20 cm; and ten Knightia eocaena, in sizes up to 16.5 cm. The stone contains other trace fossils. The stone slabs have been affixed to a wood backing, with finished and beveled edges. Each of the three sections has a two-part aluminum, French cleat on the back for ease of hanging. Each panel weighing 68 lbs. Each panel measuring 120 x 60 cm. When displayed together, the three panels measuring overall: 120 x 181 x 3.5 cm (3) Grand triptyque présentant des poissons fossiles Diplomystus dentatus, Knightia eocaena, Priscacara serrata, Mioplosus labracoidesÉocène inférieur (48 millions d'années)Formation de Green River, Wyoming, USALa formation de Green River, dans l'Utah et le Wyoming, est l'un des sites fossilifères les plus importants pour comprendre l'époque éocène qui a commencé il y a environ 55 millions d'années. C'est aujourd'hui l'une des sources de fossiles d'eau douce les plus abondantes et les mieux préservées au monde, avec quelques 19 genres de poissons.Le présent spécimen a été extrait d'un calcaire foncé rare, exclusif à la carrière privée d'où il provient. Ce calcaire foncé, que l'on trouve au fond de la 'couche de 18 pouces' (partie des couches de recouvrement), est un calcaire plus dur et plus compact, de sorte que les fossiles ont tendance à être plus dimensionnels et mieux préservés.Les trois peintures murales distinctes de poissons fossiles qui forment le triptyque contiennent une variété de fossiles grands et petits. Parmi eux, cinq Diplomystus dentatus mesurant jusqu'à 42 cm, un Mioplosus labracoides de 32 cm, trois Priscacara serrata mesurant jusqu'à 20 cm et dix Knightia eocaena mesurant jusqu'à 16.5 cm. La pierre contient d'autres traces de fossiles. Les dalles ont été fixées sur un support en bois, avec des bords finis et biseautés. Chacune des trois sections est dotée d'un taquet français en aluminium en deux parties à l'arrière pour faciliter la suspension. Chaque panneau pèse 20 kg et mesure 120 x 60 cm. Dimensions totales :120 x 181 x 3.5 cm(3) This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU. TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Plaque fossile présentant une raie et des poissons Fossil Stingray with FishHeliobatus radians Lower EoceneGreen River Formation, Wyoming, USAA superbly prepared example of a highly rare fossil from one of the premier localities in the world, with a wingspan measuring 21.5 cm across, and 38 cm from tip to tail on an irregularly shaped natural limestone matrix. The preservation is excellent as evidenced by the presence of the many delicate wing bones and tiny vertebrae. Even one of the stingers is present towards the tip of the tail. Also present are two Knightia species as well as a 12.7 cm Diplomystus dentatus. The stone is from the '18-inch' layer of the Green River Formation and it contains unique textures and colors. The bright orange color is natural and is caused by iron oxides in the stone. Stingrays are among the rarest species to be found in the Green River Formation in Wyoming. They are a cartilaginous fish, a characteristic highly antipathetic to fossilization. The 'wings' of the ray present one of the greatest challenges to the excavator, having the thickness of only two sheets of paper. The preparator's skill is likewise keenly tested in its presentation, and the fine detail of the present example is testament to his years of experience. The fossil plaque has a two-part aluminum French cleat mounted on the verso for ease of hanging. Measuring 87 x 63.5 x 3 cmPlaque fossile présentant une raie et des poissons Heliobatus radiansÉocène inférieurFormation de Green River, Wyoming, USAIl s'agit d'un exemple superbement préparé d'un fossile très rare provenant de l'une des premières localités du monde, avec une envergure d'aile mesurant 21.5 cm de diamètre, et 38 cm de la pointe à la queue sur une matrice calcaire naturelle de forme irrégulière. La préservation est excellente, comme en témoigne la présence de nombreux os d'ailes délicats et de minuscules vertèbres. Même l'un des aiguillons est présent vers l'extrémité de la queue. Sont également présentes deux espèces de Knightia ainsi qu'un Diplomystus dentatus de 12.7 cm. La pierre provient de la couche '18 pouces' de la formation Green River et elle présente des textures et des couleurs uniques. La couleur orange vif est naturelle et est due aux oxydes de fer présents dans la pierre.Les raies font partie des espèces les plus rares que l'on trouve dans la formation Green River du Wyoming. C'est un poisson cartilagineux, une caractéristique hautement antipathique à la fossilisation. Les 'ailes' de la raie présentent l'un des plus grands défis pour l'excavateur, ayant l'épaisseur de seulement deux feuilles de papier. L'habileté du préparateur est également mise à l'épreuve dans sa présentation, et la finesse des détails du présent exemple témoigne de ses années d'expérience. La plaque fossile est dotée d'un taquet français en aluminium en deux parties monté au verso pour faciliter la suspension. 87 x 63.5 x 3 cm This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU. TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Two pairs of Georgian silver sugar tongs, London 1817 & 1821; a silver plated item

A Milner's safe with keyPLEASE NOTE: This item is extremely heavy and any purchaser will be responsible for supplying the necessary manpower and transport.Maxwells staff will not be responsible for moving or transporting the item

A modern Serab rug with red and blue ground, 98 x 75cm; a John Lewis handmade item, 146 x 103cm

AN OPAQUE-TWIST WINE GLASSTHIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURYThe bucket bowl supported on a double series stem and conical foot, 16cm highSee Grant Francis, Old English Drinking Glasses (1926), Pl. XVII, no. 119. Provenance: With original Arthur Churchill receipt for 10/5/52And an airtwist wine glass of drawn trumpet form, mid 18th century, 15.5cm high. Provenance, purchased with lead item from Arthur Churchill Ltd and on the same receipt.Condition Report: Opaque twist: Minutest of foot rim chips to underside of rim, barely noticeable. Foot = 6.9cm bowl = 5.2cm diam.Airtwist no damage detected. Foot 7.2cm Bowl 6cm diam.  Condition Report Disclaimer

1950s NATIONAL BENZOLE MIXTURE DESK CALENDAR In acrylic with cards printed for months and days, as such be displayed in a prominent area of a car showroom or petrol station. A rare item, complete and in very good condition.

GOODYEAR TYRES/TUBES ENAMEL SIGN Original 1960s item in good used condition with minor signs of age. Size : 5 cm x 47 cm Approx

MORRIS MG RILEY AND WOLSELEY COLOUR FINISHES AND UPHOLSTERIES Measures 375 mm by 250 mm, 60mm deep. A rare period item containing swatches of contemporary paint colours and upholstery options for BMC models of the 1960s.

CUSTOM INDOOR COVER FOR CLASSIC MINI MODELS BY CLASSIC ADDITIONS New and unused item which retails at £359 from Classic Additions.

1960s MERCEDES-BENZ ROUND ENAMEL SIGN - 60CM Period dealership item, in excellent condition with very minor signs of use. In blue with white lettering, the design is convex with raised lettering & emblem.

1960s MERCEDES-BENZ ROUND ENAMEL SIGN 40CM Original period Mercedes-Benz dealership item from the 1960s. In excellent preserved condition with minors signs of use. The design is convex with raised lettering & emblem. In blue with white lettering.

CARLO RIVA, THE LEGEND, THE MYTH BY PIERO GIBELLINI Originally published in Italian, this rare English-version two volume slipcase set is the most complete history of Riva available. Produced on heavy coated paper, the books include historical text and photos, also Riva advertisements, plus a separate set of lines drawings. Now a collector's item, this is a very rare opportunity to acquire a now almost unobtainable volume.

PERIOD FERRARI KEYRING AND PIN BADGES FERRARI KEYRING IN WAXED PAPER PACKET  Rare period Ferrari item, new/old stock and still in waxed paper sleeve. Offered with two Ferrari enamel pin badges.

FERRARI 250 MILLE MIGLIA FACTORY BROCHURE Original factory item showcasing Coupe and Barchetta models of 1953. Includes chassis and engine specifications and summary of victories in competition from 1947-1952.

ORIGINAL SHELL PETROL GLOBE, GLASS Original 1950s item, in generally good condition (please see condition notes).

A Victorian silver three piece tea service,by Martin, Hall & Co, Sheffield 1894, comprising a teapot with ivory insulators, 14cm high, a twin-handled sugar bowl, 19.5cm wide, and a cream jug, 13.5cm high, all with embossed floral and foliate decoration around a vacant cartouche, total 41ozt (3)IMPORTANT NOTEThis lot contains elephant ivory material. Please be advised that several countries, including those in the EU and the USA, now prohibit the importation of ivory items unless under specific conditions. Accordingly, prospective buyers should familiarise themselves with the relevant customs regulations of their country and ensure they are able to import this item prior to bidding.This item has been registered as exempt from the UK Ivory Act 2018, on account of it being made before 3 March 1947 with less than 10% ivory by volume. Ivory declaration submission reference: YBKR5SP5.Condition ReportWear to the gilt interior. Tarnishing to throughout, particularly to the teapot and cream jug.

A collection of Chinese miscellaneous, 19th-20th century, comprising:a pair of resin vases and a resin box, a composite cabinet with inlaid mother of pearl, a cylindrical soapstone seal, a pair of metal vases, one coconut bowl and a box, a brass incense burner, Budai and a bronze tray, a Republic Period rectangular box with ivory and cloisonné, and a table screen,10 to 36cm (17) IMPORTANT NOTEThis lot contains elephant ivory material. Please be advised that several countries, including those in the EU and the USA, now prohibit the importation of ivory items unless under specific conditions. Accordingly, prospective buyers should familiarise themselves with the relevant customs regulations of their country and ensure they are able to import this item prior to bidding.This item has been registered as exempt from the UK Ivory Act 2018, on account of it being made before 3 March 1947 with less than 10% ivory by volume. Ivory declaration submission reference: SPWXESHR.Condition ReportPair of resin vases – chips, cracks, and losses to both.Composite cabinet – part of base broken, three doors with loose hinges, and one door loose. Chips, cracks and restoration in various locations.Soapstone seal – surface scratches and chips.Metal vases – surface scratches and dents. Budai – surface scratches and dents. Tray – surface scratches and dents.Coconut bowl –surface scratches and dents to pewter liner. Chips and scratches to bowl.Coconut box - surface scratches and dents to pewter liner. Chips and scratches to box.Box with ivory – panel to cover and hinge loose. Metalwork with surface scratches and dents. Small chips to ivory.Brass incense burner – surface scratched and dents.

A Regency style mahogany apprentice chest of drawers,late 19th to early 20th century, with two short over three long drawers, each with an ivory escutcheon, raised on swept bracket feet,24cm wide12cm deep25cm high IMPORTANT NOTEThis lot contains elephant ivory material. Please be advised that several countries, including those in the EU and the USA, now prohibit the importation of ivory items unless under specific conditions. Accordingly, prospective buyers should familiarise themselves with the relevant customs regulations of their country and ensure they are able to import this item prior to bidding.This item has been registered as exempt from the UK Ivory Act 2018, on account of it being made before 3 March 1947 with less than 10% ivory by volume. Ivory declaration submission reference: HZT3J5GD.Condition ReportKnocks, scuffs, minor losses and wear.

A Taylor Arts yew wood bowlon a pewter foot, with original sticker, 36cm wideCondition ReportWear commensurate with the nature of the item.

After Antoine-Jean GrosPortrait of Napoleon at the Pont D-Arcolewith signature l.l., watercolour on ivory9 x 7.2cmtogether with a portrait of Napoleon II, signed 'Drumont' l.r., watercolour on ivory6.5cm diam. IMPORTANT NOTEThis lot contains elephant ivory material. Please be advised that several countries, including those in the EU and the USA, now prohibit the importation of ivory items unless under specific conditions. Accordingly, prospective buyers should familiarise themselves with the relevant customs regulations of their country and ensure they are able to import this item prior to bidding.These items have been registered as exempt from the UK Ivory Act 2018, on account of them being portrait miniatures made before 1918 with a surface area smaller than 320 square centimetres. Ivory declaration submission references: V12VZ6MF (Drumont) and CN238ENF.Condition ReportBoth examples appear to be in good order.

After Horace VernetPortrait of Napoleon Bonaparte as Emperorsigned 'P.H.' l.r., watercolour on ivory8 x 6.5cm;together with a portrait of Marshal Ney, First Duke of Elchingen (1769-1815)watercolour on ivory6.5 x 5cm (2) IMPORTANT NOTEThis lot contains elephant ivory material. Please be advised that several countries, including those in the EU and the USA, now prohibit the importation of ivory items unless under specific conditions. Accordingly, prospective buyers should familiarise themselves with the relevant customs regulations of their country and ensure they are able to import this item prior to bidding.These items have been registered as exempt from the UK Ivory Act 2018, on account of them being portrait miniatures made before 1918 with a surface area smaller than 320 square centimetres. Ivory declaration submission references: BN2TUL94 (oval) and MQL8DYR7.Condition ReportBoth parts appear to be in good order, with no signs of damage to the ivory.

Twenty Marvel Collectors Item Classics Comics. 1960s Marvel reprints. Mid to Low grade. Mixed issues from #2-21 & Fantasy Masterpieces #10.

A Chinese bamboo and Guangzhou ivory mounted bird cage, late Qing dynasty, with two Guangxu mark and period porcelain bird feeders (1875-1908), the bamboo cage with Guangzhou figure-carved ivory mounts to the finial, door and feet, the two porcelain bird feeders incised with landscape scenes highlighted in black pigment, six character Guangxu marks to base, this item qualifies under the UK less than 10% ivory exemption but will probably require a CITES certificate to be exported outside of the UK. Ivory submission reference: ME467YEQ cage 32.5cm high to top of handle***CONDITION REPORT***PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

An important 18th century Lombardy ebony banded walnut and ivory inlaid twin pedestal desk, the top and sides inlaid with a scenes from Homer’s Iliad, after original drawings by John Flaxman RA (1755-1826), within moulded shaped ebony cartouches, fitted with three frieze drawers over hinged cupboards, inlaid with allegories representing Hope and Faith, on later castors.UK APHA Registration of an ivory item Submission reference: D99UXPKP width 118cm depth 61cm height 82.4cm LOT ESSAY BY DR. ARABELLA CIFANIThe scene is taken from a drawing that the English sculptor and draftsman, John Flaxman(1755–1826), made to illustrate the passages of Homer's Iliad, a commission proposed to him in 1791 by Georgiana Hare-Naylor while he was living in Rome. Here is represented a rare episode, with Polydamas, a character from Greek mythology soothsayer, adviser and valiant warrior, friend and lieutenant of Hector, who fought in the Trojan War and who, in the twelfth book of the Iliad, advises Hector not to cross a dangerous moat that was part of the defence at the Achaean port and also advises Hector not to continue the siege. Hector will not listen to him and will face death at the hands of Achilles (Homer Iliad 12.60).‘’Then verily Polydamus drew nigh to Hector, and spake, saying: “Hector, and ye other leaders of the Trojans and allies, it is but folly that we seek to drive across the trench our swift horses; hard in sooth is it to cross, for sharp stakes are set in it, and close anigh them is the wall of the Achaeans.’’ Homer - Iliad 12.60John Flaxman, sculptor and draftsman, a leading proponent of English neoclassicism, created 34 drawings for Homer's Iliad in Rome in 1793, which were engraved on copper for the first time in Rome by Tommaso Piroli in 1793 ("L'Iliade et the Odyssée d'Homère gravéepar Thomas Piroli d'après les desseins composés par John Flaxman. 94 gravures ", Francesco Romero publisher, Rome, 1793). The meeting Flaxman and Piroli was a happy union, sealed by a public success that also provoked real acts of editorial piracy. "The reprints followed one another in various original editions or copies of the branches in different European cities, attesting to the vast success achieved from Flaxman's inventions masterfully translated and propagated with the burin of Piroli. Two years later, the plates for "The Iliad" were republished in London. In 1805, publishers Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme printed new editions of both series, including eleven extra illustrations commissioned from Flaxman (five for "The Iliad" and six for "The Odyssey").The style of the ivory inlay perfectly reflects the spirit of Flaxman's engraving, the figures in fact retain their taste for graffiti, which was an absolute novelty at the time. Flaxman avoided the background landscape, setting and detail, focusing on figures rendered with pure outlines. It has long been known that Flaxman drew on and synthesized a wide variety of visual sources in the development of his outline illustrations, combining classical figuration from "Etruscan" reliefs, sculptures, engravings and vases with forms derived from medieval and early Renaissance sources, life studies and observational sketches of daily Italian scenes and characters. Flaxman's style of illustration has been discussed and celebrated by a multitude of critics across Europe and has had a demonstrable influence on artists such as Ingres, Goya and Blake.The cabinet is also enriched with other ivory inlays, representing divinities and allegories, including the allegory of Hope and Faith.GORRINGE’S are grateful to Dr. Cifani, for her identification of John Flaxman’s designs, used in the ivory inlays on this desk.***CONDITION REPORT***Overall a little evenly faded to a light walnut tone with old dents, small losses and splits throughout commensurate with age, ivory inlay looks to be mostly complete but some small losses notably to the right side of the top, the doors to the drawers are fitted with English locks but no escutcheons suggesting the later addition of the veneers, cupboard doors have Italian locks but no key, lower front right corner is broken with the foot now come loose, minor dents and scuffing elsewhere around the base.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

James Bond corgi/Bond 40th anniversary die cast gold Aston Martin DB5- box has been signed by Honor Blackman (Pussy Galore) and Shirley Eaton (Goldfinger)- this item has been independently checked and supplied with a certificate of authenticity from Excalibur Auctions ltd.

WW2 Third Reich Luftwaffe Cuff Title "Geschwader General Wever". Cut down uniform removed. Mothed overall. Has been stitched post war to a piece of blue material in order to strengthen the item.

An assortment of vintage mid 20th century circa. 1950s Mason's Ironstone 'Applique' 24ct gold detailing pattern pottery items. The lot to include a flared neck table vase, a lidded vase, an ashtray, a lidded pot, together with scalloped shaped deep dish. Each item having a green, red & gilt decorations. Tallest measuring approx. 25cm height. 

A copy of the Nirvana - Love Buzz / Big Cheese 45 on Sub Pop - a holy grail single in EX / EX condition - 1000 only and very sought after - this one is numbered : 215 of 1000 - a first for us here at 1818 - rare item 'Why don't you trade those guitars in for shovels' appears in run-out on A-side.

A Rush box set with posters and inners in EX/EX - nice item for fans of the band

A King Crimson double bootleg taken from various gigs as in photos of rear sleeve - a tough item to find and comes in VG+ condition

A vintage boxed Aiko cassette recorder - a nice retro item - needs some TLC !

Anglepoise type lamp by Thousand and One Lamps Ltd London. All electrical items in this lot have been PAT tested for safety and have passed. This does not confirm that the item is in full working order. Not available for in-house P&P

Fellows P-30C paper shredder. All electrical items in this lot have been PAT tested for safety and have passed. This does not confirm that the item is in full working order. Not available for in-house P&P

Butane burner and other tools. All electrical items in this lot have been PAT tested for safety and have passed. This does not confirm that the item is in full working order. Not available for in-house P&P

Painted metal floor lamp on a square base, H: 184 cm. All electrical items in this lot have been PAT tested for safety and have passed. This does not confirm that the item is in full working order. Not available for in-house P&P

Boxed Mathmos 1963 original lava lamp, H: 41 cm. All electrical items in this lot have been PAT tested for safety and have passed. This does not confirm that the item is in full working order. P&P Group 3 (£25+VAT for the first lot and £5+VAT for subsequent lots)

Sony Micro Hi Fi model CMT CPX1 with speakers, working at lotting. All electrical items in this lot have been PAT tested for safety and have passed. This does not confirm that the item is in full working order. Not available for in-house P&P

Manuscript codex bestaande uit 245 pagina's handschrift in Latijn, handelend over Aristoteles en Thomas van Aquino en metafysica. Gebonden in vellum. - Manuscript codex composed of 245 handwritten pages, on the theme of Aristoteles and Thomas of Aquino & metaphysics. Bound in vellum, in-8° 20cm x 15cm, in excellent condition. Unique item. - Codex manuscrit composé de 245 pages manuscrites, sur le thème d'Aristote et Thomas d'Aquin & la métaphysique. Reliure en vélin, in-8° 20cm x 15cm, en excellent état. Pièce unique.