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An 18ct white gold ruby and diamond pendant, the largest ruby set below a diamond and another ruby, all collet set with higher diamond and two further rubies with integral chain, length 34cm, approx 5.5g. CONDITION REPORT: Modern item. Stamped 750. Light wear. Diamonds too small to measure.
- Splendidly-original early Land Rover and just three owners from new - Offered with a comprehensive history file including the original buff log book - Ex-military Series 1 2-litre petrol engine and extensively toured though Europe This splendidly-original early Land Rover has had just three owners from new. The supplying dealer was Windmill & Lewis of Bristol and the first keeper BBC Natural History Unit employee Mr Desmond Hawkins. In 1957 'PHT 188' was acquired by a Mr Unwin who used it as a site vehicle/tug on the caravan parks he owned in Somerset. An engine problem caused it to be rested in 1976, and it then stood in an open-sided shed until 2007, when it was rescued by a Land Rover enthusiast who passed it on to the vendor. He recommissioned rather than restored the vehicle, meaning it remains remarkably original with a pleasing degree of patina. It was totally dismantled, the chassis repaired, and the bulkhead replaced with a galvanised original item. The wheel and master cylinders were re-bored and sleeved in stainless steel. The brake lines were replaced to original specification and a new Autosparks wiring loom, Exmoor Trim seat bases and Undercover Covers hood installed. The current engine is an ex-military Series 1 2-litre petrol unit. Since completion this wonderful old Landy has been toured extensively throughout Europe and featured in many Land Rover publications. It comes complete with comprehensive history file, including the original buff log book.
Hugh of Saint-Cher, - Speculum Ecclesiae , manuscript in Latin on paper [northern Europe Speculum Ecclesiae , manuscript in Latin on paper [northern Europe (probably Brunswick, Troyes or Holland), late fourteenth century (probably c. 1380)] 12 leaves (single quire), main text complete (but with a number of leaves wanting from the second text which begins here on the verso of the last leaf), double column, 30 lines in a small secretarial hand with title in larger script written with a thick nib (combination of scripts similar to that of contemporary texts from the Low Countries: cf. the gathering written near Aachen and dated 1371 which was sold in Sotheby s, 2 December 2014, lot 43), paragraph marks and initials in iridescent red, one large initial I opening Incipit on first leaf, eighteenth-century No 174 at head of first leaf and foliation at foot of leaves, spots, stains, and damage to initial of frontispiece, binding now coming apart, with first and last leaves loose in volume and others becoming so, overall fair, 216 by 142mm., modern card binding with parchment spine, separated from text at front and back Provenance: (1) Most probably written in either Brunswick, Troyes or Holland, c . 1380: the watermark is a letter P surmounted by a cross, which while recorded in general form by Briquet from the last decades of the fourteenth century through the first decades of the fifteenth, the size and simplicity of the cross here is a near match to Briquet 8462 (Brunswick, 1379), 8465 (Troyes, 1385) and 8470 (Holland, 1388). If this is correct, then this is an important witness to the earliest production of paper in northern Europe. By 1276, there were paper mills in Fabriano and Treviso, most probably introduced to the former by Arab prisoners who settled there. By 1340, paper production had proliferated in northern Italian towns, and the process then spread north of the Alps with an early mill functioning at Mainz, and others at Troyes in 1348, Holland in the 1340s or 1350s, and Nuremberg in 1390. No paper mill would be recorded in England until 1490. By the early decades of the fifteenth century, paper became a relatively common material for small collections of sermons and tracts, but remained the poor cousin to parchment until the invention of printing. Thus, these leaves here are witness to a period in which paper was in its first few decades of production outside of Italy, and was still far from common. (2) Harold Marshall of Harlesden: his early twentieth-century printed bookplate pasted inside front board, above a contemporary cutting from a catalogue with this as item 33 . Text The main text here is that of the Speculum Ecclesiae or Tractatus supra missam by Hugh of Saint-Cher ( c . 1200-63), a French Dominican friar who became a cardinal and was the author of numerous Biblical commentaries and related works, including his Correctorium , a collection of variant readings of the Bible, the first concordance of the Bible, and a commentary on the Book of Sentences.
Armorial Roll for the Palmer family, - issued by Robert Cooke, Clarenceaulx King of Arms issued by Robert Cooke, Clarenceaulx King of Arms, illuminated manuscript scroll on parchment with Latin inscriptions [England (London), 1567-84] Scroll on 4 membranes, with 29 armorial shields and 68 green roundels enclosing the names and familial links of the members of the family (but not their dates), all joined by thin red lines, 3 grand coats-of-arms of the family with helms topped by a coronet and plumes, a white horse s head and a griffon at base, above inscription of the compiler of the document: Rob Cooke Alias Clarenceulx Roy Darmes in scrolling calligraphic script, the silver of the arms in places oxidised, some small spots, smudges and slight discolouration to end membranes, else in crisp and fresh condition with bright colours and clean parchment of highest quality, 2600 by 410mm. Following the use of genealogical scrolls by late medieval English kings to advertise their dynasty s longer or more legitimate claims to rule (see S. Anglo, The British History in Early Tudor Propaganda , Bulletin of the John Rylands Library 44, 1961-62, and the scroll in Middle English sold in Sotheby s, 4 December 2007, lot 49), such items became popular among noble families, and were either hung up in the home or used in public displays of their genealogical heritage and influential marital links. This manuscript was issued by Robert Cooke ( c . 1535-92/93), who held office as Clarenceaulx King of Arms from 21 April 1567. In 1584 he was appointed Acting Garter King of Arms on the death of Sir Gilbert Dethick (see previous item). However, late in life he came under suspicion of skulduggery, with Ralph Brooke, York Herald, noting that he had granted a staggering 500 new coats-of-arms during his tenure, and William Segar, Norroy King of Arms, criticising him for making such grants to base and unworthy persons for his private gaine onely . The family here were not noble, but clearly were wealthy, and the absence of dates from their ancestors is a strange feature which renders the document uncheckable. This may well have been part of the Tudor equivalent of a cash for honours scandal. That said, such scrolls have a measured and elegant beauty, with tiny details such as the pale green spread-eagled bird, muzzled bear s and leopard s heads and doleful looking ravens which delight the eye.
Hungary Zeppelin item 1931 Zeppelin flight photo ppc depicting LZ127 ‘Graf Zeppelin’ flown from Budapest to Friedrichshafen, nearby Braunscheig (addressee) bearing 1931 1 P orange x 2 o’printed ‘Zeppelin’ plus further airmail, tied cds ,h/stamped special cachet. Fresh condition, scarce & attractive. The stamps used Cat £260 Reserve: £70
Irish. Ulster Volunteer Force / 36th Ulster Division WW1 cap badge. A scarce die-cast bronzed example. Solid oval, with raised rim, bearing the Hand of Ulster. Worn by soldiers of 36th Ulster Division until regimental patterns became available. See “Kitchener’s Army” by Ray Westlake, page 140, item j. Toned VGC Loops Sharman D. Niell Ltd. Belfast.
A four item spirit assortment including one Hennessey XO, c.1950s, level 5.5cm below capsule, stopper cork; one bottle of Martell Cordon Bleu, c1950s, level 4cm below capsule, stopper cork, with original tissue (torn) and box; one bottle of Vecchia Romagna Buton Brandy, c1950s, in Dimple-style bottle; and one quarter bottle of Myers's Rum, Jamaica, c1960s.
An album of postcards compiled by Lily Brown, from the 1920s onwards, including whilst she was in service as head housekeeper for Sir Oliver Stanley MP and his wife. The album includes pictures taken at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Birthday and Greetings Cards, humorous cards including designs by Donald McGill, Mabel Lucie Attwell, Beatrice Mallett and Bonzo Series, Military Postcards, Photographic Portraits including some of Stanley family, Lyndford Hall, Allenheads, the RMS Mauretania and Aquitania and further assorted postcards (approximately 298) *These postcards were collected from the 1920s by Lily Brown, the great aunt of the present vendor. Brown was initially sent to London from Chirk to be 'in service' when she was 14. After two unhappy placements, she found a position with Sir Oliver Stanley MP and his wife Lady Maureen at Witherslack Hall in Cumbria and at their London Home in Grosvenor Place. Sir Oliver was a younger son of Lord Derby of Knowsley and the family socialised and visited other notable families of the time - with Lily accompanying them on many occasions. Whilst in service she rose in position from maid to head housekeeper, and was the inspiration for the maid in "Spring Cleaning ", the play by Frederick Lonsdale, which he wrote at Witherslack Hall in 1943/1944. The staff often communicated with their own families, and with each other by postcard, often with a line to say what time they were expected, or that they had arrived safely. They had photographs taken as postcards to send to friends and family The lady of the house insisted that all mail be delivered to her on a silver salver at breakfast each morning, where she would look at each item and pass it to the recipient. The footmen decided that it would be a great joke to send saucy postcards to the maids and bought them on their days off. They either posted them or slipped them onto the tray. Whoever was on duty at breakfast would report the lady's reaction in the servants hall. This is why there are a number of Donald McGill and other saucy postcards in the collection. Lily later married Stanley Orr the chauffeur and worked happily for the Stanley family until their premature death. The household was broken up, Witherslack became a school; Lily retired, coming back to live in Chirk.
A late Victorian plated picnic set, designed by Christopher Dresser and made by Hukins and Heath No. 2110 and retailed by Leuchars & Sons of London & Paris, comprising - tea kettle with folding cane bound handle, spirit lamp and folding stand, teapot with cane bound handle and ring handle to cover, sugar bowl, tea caddy, glass milk container with screw top, pair of rat tail pattern tea spoons and matching sugar tongs, complete with a pair of Worcester blue and white porcelain tea cups and saucers, contained in black leather covered fitted case retailed by Leuchars & Sons, with mauve velour lined fitted interior, 11ins wide x 6ins deep x 7ins high Note: See Christopher Dresser People's Designer 1834-1904 - Exhibition by Richard Dennis 2nd - 19th June 1999 - Item M-039 B
A 12 bore side by side box lock shotgun by Midland Gun Company, Serial No. 110840, with 28ins blued steel barrels, the top rib engraved "Midland Gun Company, Birmingham", plain action with original case hardened finish, walnut stock and fore end with chequered grips, composite butt plate, 44.5ins overall Note : A shotgun certificate is required to purchase this item
A .22 calibre Model 452 bolt action rifle by C.Z., Serial No. A162626, the 23ins blued steel barrel fitted with moderator, walnut stock and fore end, composite butt plate, 4 x 40 telescopic sight, 42ins overall (excluding moderator) Note : A Section I firearms certificate is required to purchase this item
An M35 bolt action service rifle by Steyr, converted to .410 shotgun, Serial No. 4147, the 29ins blued steel barrel fitted with military leaf sights, full stock with sling mounts, metal butt plate fitted with original bayonet and scabbard, 50ins overall (excluding bayonet) Note : A shotgun certificate is required to purchase this item
A fine 12 bore side by side side lock ejector shotgun by Charles Rosson, Serial No. 3252, with 27ins blued chopper lump barrels, the top rib engraved "Charles Rosson of Norwich" and No. "1", bright steel side locks and action engraved "C.S. Rosson, Norwich" and profuse rose and scroll work, nicely figured walnut stock and fore end with chequered grips, 45ins overall, with canvas motor case and accessories Note : A shotgun certificate is required to purchase this item
Die cast models to include six boxed aviation models by Corgi in the Aviation archive Falklands 20th century anniversary series to include 2 Westland C-King helicopter, 2 BAE C Harriors, LOCK HEED Hercules, a HANDLEY Page Victor, together with a boxed action figure by Dragon, item number 70841 in the 30th anniversary Falklands War Series 6 in scale "Jones" of the British Air born battalion, the Parachute Regiment, Falkland War 1982
A collection of ceramics including a Poole Pottery charger with abstract and polychrome decoration on a green ground, a pair of Fieldings Crown Devon Wye pattern 2-handled vases, a collection of early 20th century tea wares with printed and infilled floral border decoration and including twelve cups, twelve saucers and twelve tea plates, a Victorian relief moulded jug showing Naomi and her daughters-in-law, a cheese dish and cover etc., together with a silver manicure stand fitted with three tools and a glass ewer with plated mount (silver item displayed in cabinet adjacent)
ALDISS BRIAN: (1925- ) English Writer of Science Fiction novels. Small collection of A.Ls.S. (4) and T.Ls.S. (4), Brian, eight pages (total), on correspondence cards and 4to, Oxford, 1979-96, all to Donald Malcolm. Aldiss writes on a variety of subjects to his correspondent, in part, 'On the convention question, I'm staying away just now, to try and give myself a little "scarcity value" (which as a philatelist you will understand) in preparation for the World Con at the end of August....May I say that I was in Australia last spring and thought it a marvellous country....The climate's fine, the scenery good, and there's a certain amount of optimism in society. There's an awful lot of philistinism about, but so there is over here....At present, I'm developing a new novel of contemporary life (i.e., set in 1978). Something new for me; I proceed cautiously, though with great enjoyment...' (16th January 1979), 'Loved the Orwell & (especially) the Mary Shelley cards - Can you sell me 6 of the Shelley?' (7th November 1985), 'It's some weeks since you wrote to me and sent me those nostalgic Frankenstein postcards....as you say, those old movie designs were very effective in their way. The article on SF cards is interesting. Here I may have something to offer. I believe the enclosed (no longer present) to be an interesting item. I picked it up at the London premiere of "2001" At that time, 3D cards were new.' (6th March 1989), 'The photo of HG is really splendid. And to have his own signature appended. Well, it's just great....I shall have it properly framed and it will hang in my study in our next house - into which we are now preparing to move....There's so much stuff to be got rid of from this house....It's hell to get rid of books, as you know - like losing a splinter of brain....Till then, I struggle on with a "My life and times" book. 70,000 words already under my belt' (15th September 1995), '....I've just finished writing my autobiography; it sounds a hubristic thing to do, but when you get into your seventies, you realise how much you have survived (including the collapse of empires...) and want to put it all down for memory's sake....Although my book is horribly long, I am already thinking of things I forgot to say....for instance....my great admiration for Errol Flynn, that dashing, debonair, clean-living hero. How come I never mentioned him? I wanted to grow up to be like him.....You mention "Robin Hood". I saw it again recently. That marvellous sword fight with Basil Rathbone, another great name!' (28th November 1996). Three of the letters are accompanied by the original envelopes. Together with a small series of other A.Ls.S., T.Ls.S. etc., by other writers and actors etc., also to Donald Malcolm, including Arthur C. Clarke (3; one a signed colour photograph, and in one letter stating 'You won't believe this - yesterday I received from a famous U.S. photographer, a beautiful signed photo of H.G. I'll add my signature - it will be unique!!', 16th March 1994), Dirk Bogarde (sending thanks for some nostalgic postcards), Donald Sinden (4; sending thanks for various postcards of churches and of his great aunt, Topsy Sinden, a Gaiety Girl) etc. Also including a few pieces of unsigned printed ephemera. Generally VG, 26
A 1940's Rotary 9 ct gold ladies wristwatch with cream dial having gilt stick markers and Arabic numerals and pencil markers, upon expanding strap - Dial width 18 mm - Total approx. weight 15.4 grms Condition report: Upon initial inspection the item within this lot appears to be in good condition with wear and marks commensurate with use, watch winds but does not appear to be ticking
A lot to include a 15ct yellow gold sapphire and diamond bar brooch, set centrally with a round cut sapphire flanked to either side with three round cut diamonds with rope twist metalwork detailing, on a tapered bar with sphere motifs to either end, (one diamond loose with item), hallmarked, pin mount covering part of hallmark, weight approx. 3.2g, (A/F), a 9ct yellow gold red spinel bar brooch, set centrally with a cushion cut red spinel on a tapered bar, stamped 9ct, weight approx. 2.9g, a 9ct yellow gold garnet pin brooch, set centrally with a round cut garnet, surrounded by navette shaped open metalwork featuring crescent and flower motifs, stamped 9ct, weight approx. 1.5g, a 9ct yellow gold amethyst and seed pearl bar brooch, set centrally with a round cut amethyst surrounded by open metalwork set with seed pearls within flower motifs, with further scroll design to tapered open metalwork bar, hallmark rubbed, weight approx. 2g, a 9ct yellow gold amethyst bar brooch, set centrally with a round cut amethyst surrounded by open metalwork halo with halo design to either side, stamped 9ct, weight approx. 1.9g, (5).
A 9ct yellow gold opal cluster ring, set with nineteen graduated round opal cabochons, with split shoulders, hallmarked London 1962, ring size M½ with ring guard, along with a 9ct yellow gold opal five stone ring, set with five graduating oval opal cabochons, (half of central stone missing), with engraved shoulders, hallmarked Birmingham 1975, ring size N½, (A/F), a yellow metal opal three stone ring, set with three graduated oval opal cabochons, (central stone has become detached with item), unmarked, ring size N, (A/F), a 9ct yellow gold opal doublet ring, set with a circular opal doublet with raised shoulders, hallmarked Birmingham 1975, ring size I½, a yellow metal diamond solitaire ring, grain set with an old cut diamond, approx. 0.15ct, in a square head with raised tapered shoulders, unmarked, ring size M, together with a yellow metal red paste ring, set with four round rose cut pastes in a square formation, with a tapered shank, stamped 9ct, total weight approx. 14.6g, (6).
Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone (2001) A detailed prop production used broomstick, constructed of fibreglass GRP material, an identical one can be seen ridden by Harry on the front of a Vanity Fair Magazine (included), with production made marks which match photos.Provenance: This item was purchased by the current owner from a crew member before the release of the first movie.
THE CEYLONESE SILVER-MOUNTED SHORTSWORD (KASTANE) PRESENTED TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE SIR WILLIAM HENRY GREGORY, K.C.M.G., 14TH GOVERNOR OF BRITISH CEYLON (1872-1877), FROM MRS ALWIS, CIRCA 1872-90 with curved single-edged blade formed with a long slender fuller on each face, the forte encased in engraved brass inlaid with silver scrolls and leaves (small losses), hilt of characteristic form almost entirely encased in chased silver plaques, comprising a pair of quillons, arms and knuckle-guard involving Simha and Makara heads and traditional scrollwork, the grip chased with further scrolls and the pommel formed as a Simha head with a single red stone eye (the other missing, small losses), in its wooden scabbard encased in gilt copper, decorated with traditional scrollwork at the top and bottom, fitted with a single ring for suspension, and with presentation inscription towards the top 64.7 cm; 25 ½ in blade The inscription reads: To The Right Honorable Sir W.H. Gregory, K.C.M.G., From Mrs Alwis. Sir William Henry Gregory (1816-1892) was the son of Robert Gregory of Coole Park, co. Galway, and Elizabeth O'Hara of Raheen. He was born on 13 July 1816 IN Dublin and educated at Harrow School from 1831 under Charles Thomas Longley, who considered him the cleverest boy he ever taught. Gregory was head of the school before leaving for Oxford. At Harrow he began a lifelong friendship with Anthony Trollope. Gregory matriculated at Christ Church on 6 June 1835, but was less successful there, running second for the Craven scholarship in two successive years. Deeply disappointed by this failure, and increasingly distracted by an interest in horse-racing, he left Oxford without a degree. In January 1842 he stood at a by-election as the Conservative candidate for Dublin, and was returned against the whig-Liberal Viscount Morpeth. The election cost £9000, of which the chief item was a 'gratification for 1500 freemen at £3 a head'. Gregory was soon regarded as being among the promising young men of his day in the House of Commons. He was popular with all parties and attracted the attention and regard of men as different as Peel, Disraeli, and O'Connell. He was the author of the 'Gregory clause', which disentitled the possessor of more than a quarter of an acre of land, and his family, to relief. He declared in parliament on 29 March 1847 that the smallholding class was 'no longer an object of pity'. He also procured the insertion of provisions for assisting emigration. Gregory inherited his father's Galway estates in spring 1847, and soon acquired a reputation as a humane and improving landlord. In 1850 he was appointed high sheriff of Galway, and became active in local affairs. Gregory's already considerably encumbered estates were pushed further into debt by his famine expenditure. His financial embarrassments were compounded by his passion for the turf, where he made heavy losses in the early 1850s and in 1857 he was obliged to sell more than half his estate. After this financial breakdown Gregory finally quitted the turf, but he retained his interest in racing matters to the end of his life. Gregory became best known in parliament for his promotion of state funding for the arts. In 1860 he chaired a House of Commons inquiry into the British Museum, and he subsequently had much to do with the arrangement and development of the South Kensington collections. He was an ardent supporter of the opening of public museums on Sundays and took a keen interest in popularizing the study of the arts. In 1867 he was appointed by Disraeli a trustee of the National Gallery, and he took a very strong interest in the enlargement of the national collection. Shortly before his death he presented the best of his private collection to the National Gallery. Early in 1871 Gregory was sworn of the Irish privy council, and later that year he was appointed, governor of Ceylon. In January 1872 he sailed for that colony, in which he remained for over five years. In this position Gregory exhibited high administrative qualities, and his tenure of the governorship was one of considerable success and popularity. He spent more money on transport and irrigation works than any other governor, doing much to stimulate the cultivation of coffee and tea, and to improve the harbours of the island. His efforts at social reform and attempts to end the commercial monoculture of coffee were more circumspect and of limited success. He also took a great interest in the culture and antiquities of Ceylon, and established a museum at Colombo. In 1875 he received the Prince of Wales in Colombo and was knighted. Increasingly bored by administrative routine, irritated by the criticisms made of him by the plantation interest, and having clashed with the Conservative colonial secretary over the privileges of the Anglican church in the colony, Gregory decided to resign in 1876. After a visit to Australia in January 1877, he returned to Ireland. Thenceforward Gregory took no active part in public affairs, though his interest in them remained keen. As an Irish landlord he was deeply alarmed by the land war, and he vehemently criticized Gladstone's Land Act of 1881. In 1882 he had a sharp confrontation with his tenants over rent levels, and relations were subsequently strained on the Coole estate. He was strongly opposed to the home-rule movement, and in 1881 he printed privately a 'confidential letter', attacking what he took to be the separatist aims of Parnell and his followers. From 1886 Gregory considered himself a Liberal Unionist, ready to support coercion against agrarian agitation, but looking increasingly to tenant purchase as the solution to the land question. Gregory had a strong interest in the Middle East; he visited Egypt and north Africa in 1855-6, and published an account of his travels privately in 1859. In 1882 he advocated the cause of Arabi Pasha, the Egyptian nationalist leader, in letters to The Times. Subsequently to his retirement from the Ceylon government he paid three visits to that island. He contributed to The Racing Life of Lord George Bentinck by John Kent and Francis Lawley (1892) and in 1889 he published an article on Daniel O'Connell in the Nineteenth Century. Gregory was twice married: first, on 11 January 1872, to Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Clay and widow of James Temple Bowdoin, a lady of considerable private fortune, who died in 1873; second, on 4 March 1880, to Isabella Augusta (1852-1932), youngest daughter of Dudley Persse of Roxborough, co. Galway. She survived him with one son, William Robert Gregory, and both published Gregory's posthumous autobiography and turned Coole Park into the centre of the Irish literary renaissance. After 1890 Gregory's health gradually failed, and he died at his London home, 3 St George's Place, on 6 March 1892. A reduction, taken from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
CARLTON WARE PRESERVE POT. Calrton Ware lodded Birds preserve pot and under plate CONDITION REPORT: The item appears in good condition with no apparent damage, cracks or visible restoration. There is slight ware to the gilding. No makers marks are present on the preserve pot itself only on the plate.
An Acctim 31 day wall clock, with day and date, a Citizen talking clock, a small wooden plaque mounted barometer, a barometer dial and movement, an LCD clock, a boxed wine pourer, a boxed pewter item, a leather watch/jewellery box, two LCD watches, two rolled gold pendants, three hardstone carved animals including an amber dog
Colibri Lighter Colibri produced the lighter and accessories for Scaramanga's pistol which was made up of a gold pen, cigarete holder, cuff link and the Colibri Lighter. These vintage lighters are well sought after outside of the Bond collecting genre, the connection to the film makes such an item quite desirable.
Pan paperback book 14th impression Film Tie in complete with Domino's Letter. Pan publications published a film tie in paperback of Thunderball with scenes of the film on the cover but as an addition the book came with a printed letter from Domino - the principle female character - to her first lover, the sailor on the box of Players cigarettes. The letter is one of Ian Fleming's romantic asides in the novel. The Pan seperate item makes this pair very rare as many of the letter's have not survived. Fine

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