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Click here to subscribePair Vintage Burled Wood and Silvered Metal 2 Tier End Tables. Pineapple Finials. Unsigned. Typical Wear and Rubbing, scuffs or in Good Condition. Measures 23 Inches Tall, 24-3/4 Inches by 24-3/4 Inches. We will not ship this item due to its size. We will happily recommend a list of outside vendors upon request.
Vintage 1960's Hand Painted Asian Gouache on Silvered Tea Paper Mounted on Masonite. Unsigned. Tears Lower Right, Light Wear. Measures 28-1/2 by 40 Inches. Frame Measures 33-1/2 Inches by 44 Inches. We will not ship this item due to its size. We will happily recommend a list of outside vendors upon request.
Dazza, (20th Century) Oil on Canvas, "Champs Elysees Girls". Signed Lower Left. Good Condition or Better. Measures 30 Inches Tall and 24 Inches Wide, Frame Measures 39-1/2 Inches Tall and 33-1/2 Inches Wide. We will not ship this item due to its size. We will happily recommend a list of outside vendors upon request.
A Japanese Katana Sword with Scabbard This sword was taken from a Jap Captain of the dreaded Kempei Tei following a raid upon a 20 man Jap garrison at Dampirit, on the Kudat peninsula of British North Borneo 1945 This item along with others including Lot: 8 tells a gruesome story Note: This sword was used for beheadings Full details in Jack’s book Blood on Borneo Plus a custom made jarrah case Total Length: 95cm
An Ashtray With characters meaning ‘Fortune’ and ‘Long life’ These central characters are a typical Chinese blessing; outer edge ashtray decorated with dragons This item likely previously belonged to a Chinese family in Borneo The ashtray was collected with a few other items by Jack Sue after the raid at Trusan Details of the raid in Jack’s book Blood on Borneo Diameter: 7.5cm
Jack Sue’s Field Compass with Case TG Co Ltd London; Serial No 45339 1940 MK III This type of compass was used throughout WW2 during the Japanese occupation as well as in the Malaysia conflict. Jack’s compass was damaged during an operational patrol and attack upon a Jap garrison near Dampirit on Kudat Peninsular in British North Borneo 1945 Not long after this, he was dismissed from Service in late August 1945 and brought this damaged item home as a reminder of what happened at Dampirit and Pituru See details in Jack’s book Blood on Borneo AF - Broken glass cover lens; Liquid from compass has leaked out Compass Diameter: 5.8cm
A framed Scotland home rugby shirt, donated by former Scotland rugby captain Gavin Hastings (bought previously at a sportsmans dinner) CONDITION REPORT: Lot 213 - we do not know if it has been match worn, the vendor does not recall, item in frame therefore we do not know if there is a number to reverse.
Flaggenbuch (Fla. B.) Berlin 1905 Reichs-Marine-Amt., 134 chromo-lithographed plates, some heightened with gold, original cloth gilt, 4to, Leipzig: Mortiz Ruhl, 1905; MacMurtrie, Francis E., editor. Jane's Fighting Ships, 1947-48, plates, original cloth, oblong 4to, London: Sampson, Marston & Co., 1948 (2) The first item in this lot references the flags and ensigns of various nations, cities and ports. A manuscript note on the flyleaf suggests it was captured from the enemy during the Battle of Jutland.
French Code Flag Signal Chart, 1804. A large manuscript table titled 'Signaux pour les Cotes de France depuis Port Vendre jusqu'a Villefranche', with flags and pennants drawn in detail, ink and watercolour on card, 565mm x 427mm, [c. September 1804] According to the documentation with this item, the original was captured by the Royal Navy in 1804 during the period of Napoleon's closure of European ports to British trade. Copies were then made and issued to each Royal Navy ship employed in the following blockade of French Ports, the British tactical response. The Royal Navy intercepted all ships destined for France and gave them the option of delivering their cargo to Britain, or have it seized. The possession of this chart gave the British a definitive advantage. This example is sold with a number of facsimiles, produced c.1995.
FREEDMAN (Barnett): BULLEY (Margaret H.): 'Art & Understanding..'; London, Batsford, 1937. First edition. 4to, orig. pub. cloth, with dustjacket designed by Barnett Freedman; SASSOON (Siegfried): 'Memoirs of an Infantry Officer..'; London, Faber & Faber, 1931. First edition. 8vo, orig. publisher's boards, dustjacket, chipped with some loss to extrems; together with approx. fifty others with illustrations or dustjacket designs by Barnett Freedman, largely in good to very good condition, mostly 8vo, to include another copy of the second named item. (Approx. 52)
FREEDMAN (Barnett): 'In Winter & In Summer You Can Be Sure of Shell..'; rare accordian-folding peepshow diorama from a design by Freedman, comprising eight colour litho card sections with paper sides, reading 'Be Up to Date Shellubricate', conjunctions of a few folds with old tape repairs or tears, but largely a good example of a rare item. (1)
FREEDMAN (Barnett) & ROGERSON (Ian): 'Barnett Freedman The Graphic Art..'; Fleece Press, 2006. One of 500 copies, with two hundred and fifty two plates, some folding, an essay on Freedman by Michael Twyman. Folio, orig. pub. red cloth with printed label to spine, some minor wear, else VG; together with 'Tone, Texture, Light & Shade.. A Barnett Freedman Picture Album..'; same publisher, 2011. One of 90 special editions with original lithographic Christmas Card in pocket at rear. Sm. folio, orig. cloth backed boards in grey buckram slip case; together with an additional copy of each of these two named items; plus another copy of the last named item, one of the 250 standard issues without slip case or Christmas Card; plus six other books relating to Freedman. (11)
EROTICA: NIKOLSON (Cleo): 'Fils Fleurs..'; F.M.D., 1992. Oblong 8vo, publisher's pink cloth boards with slip case. Limited to one thousand copies. A few very minor marks to slip case, else fine; together with a large collection of eighty four other volumes, modern erotica to include four other copies of the last named item, other works by Bob Carlos Clarke, Jock Sturges, Jeff Dunas, Jacques Bourboulon, Helmut Newton, etc., mostly large format publications, various bindings, condition largely G/VG, some further titles duplicated. (85)
RAVILIOUS (Eric): 'Submarine Dream: Lithographs and Letters..'; London, Camberwell Press, 1996. No.149/225 copies, inscribed by editor, Brian Webb. 4to, orig. morocco backed boards, light rubbing to edges, else VG.; together with a separate suite of twelve lithographs drawn from the same work, No.19/50 copies again inscribed by Webb, presented loose leaf in card folder with printed design echoing the first named item. (2)
THAMES GUIDES: SALTER (J.H.): 'The River Thames: A Guide to the River and the Principle Places on the Banks, from its Source to Wandsworth..'; Oxford, John Salter, circa 1880, 12mo, orig. blue pub. cloth gilt, a little rubbed, else a good copy; TAUNT (Henry W.): 'A New Map of the River Thames, from Thames Head to London..'; Oxford, printed by the author, circa 1880. Third edition. 12mo, pub. green blind stamped cloth, gilt title to upper; with tipped-in photographic plates, contents shaken with a few leaves loose, covers rubbed and a bit mottled from damp; together with seven other Thames Guides and related 19th, early 20th century, to include: a map of the Thames by Bacon; and two other editions of the second named item. (9)
GENERAL MOTOR CAB COMPANY LIMITED: 'The Home of the Motor Cab. The General Motor Cab Co. Limited, 1 & 3 Brixton Road, London..'; London, 1909. Manufacturer's promotional book, oblong, 4to, orig. pub. red cloth boards, blocked in black and lettered in green, 58 p.p. with numerous col. litho illustrations throughout, some wear and bumping and light internal marking, joints with evidence of old glue repair, a good copy of a scarce item. (1)
MOTOR ACCESSORY CATALOGUES: A group of four early motor accessory catalogues, including Cray Brothers of Cleveland, Ohio, 1910; S. Smith & Sons of Cricklewood, London, 1937; W. H. Callow & Co., of King's Cross, circa 1920; with a Harrod's accessories catalogue of 1911, with brochure of servants' liveries loosely inserted. 8vo and 4to, all in orig. printed paper covers, last named item frayed and with covers loose, third named item dust soiled and with a few ink splats, otherwise good. (4)
BALLOT MOTOR COMPANY: 'Le Moteur Ballot Pendant La Guerre, Ses Applications Aux Armees..'; 4to brochure in orig. printed brown card covers, embossed gilt emblem to upper, with colour printed illustrations throughout showing scenes of the manufacturer's role in supplying the French Army in the First World War. A little bumped to corners, else fine copy of a scarce item. (1)
India. 1854-5 4a blue and red horizontal pair from second printing, Head II, Frame 1, a fine pair with magins all round save just cut into at bottom left on entire to Marseilles (Oct. 3 1853). Each with barred #1 in lozenge (Bombay), and tied by black '10' rating mark and red Marseilles arrival. Oxidised 'INDIA POST' red handstamp on front and Bombay double-arc CDS on reverse. Filing folds, not affecting adhesives. A splendid item. SG 19
India. Chalo Delhi. 1944 1a plum GOVERNMENT in a complete unused sheet of 100, folded and with a little separation. Interestingly it can be seen that the top and bottom halves of the sheet are identical, showing that it was printed from two strikes of the same plate. A rare item and an interesting contribution to the debate on this issue. See SG 'India National Army' entry (from £70 each)/CW A13
Great Eastern Railway wooden Platform Bench with GER cast iron supports and complete with LNER cast iron Seatback DERSINGHAM. Measuring 84 inches in length x 19 inches wide x 35 inches tall and repainted in blue. A very rare item from the Kings Lynn to Hunstanton Branch and next station to Royal Wolferton. The station opened in 1862 and closed when the entire branch became defunct in 1969. Buyer to arrange through us collection from the Norfolk area.
A French Carved and Gilded Louis XVI Style Frame, early 19th century, with pearl bead sight, frieze, fluted hollow and plain top taenia, with added glazing, 36.5x46.8cm: A French Gilded Scotia Moulding Frame, 19th century, with ogee sight, plain hollow and top taenia, 36.2x50.4cm: A Hand-Gilded Glazed Cushion Moulded Frame, late 20th century, 31.5x44cm., (3) CONDITION REPORT: lead - verso, old woodworm holes reverse covered with tape recto - significant losses to top bottom and side rails lower left miter is opening slightly some losses to beading evidence of re-gilding to corners second item - verso, covered by tape woodworm recto, miters opening slightly knocks and losses to all rails hole approx 5mm in diameter on left rail knocks and scratches to slip evidence of repainting in gold coloured paint third item - versom covered with tape losses to all sides recto, significant scratches throughout losses to lower two corners
A FINE & EXTREMELY RARE 18TH CENTURY CHINESE QIANLONG MARK & PERIOD FAMILLE ROSE IMPERIAL QUALITY PORCELAIN OFFERING DISH, the interior with a formal design of unusual geometric motifs divided by scrolling lotus, the wide everted rim with an unusual design of circular piercings linked by an iron-red cord surround within formal floral borders, the base enamelled in turquoise and centred by a Qianlong seal mark in iron-red, 15.3in diameter. (cf. Lot 3442 Christies Hong Kong 27th November 2013 for a pair of very similar examples. Also a related example is exhibited in The National Palace Museum in Taiwan. See also Lot 2601 Sotheby’s 8th October 2008 for a ruby-ground Jiaqing example). For people interested bidding on this item please contact the office on sales@johnnicholsons.com or 01428 653727
A FINE QUALITY 18TH CENTURY CHINESE QIANLONG PERIOD FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN LANTERN VASE, the sides well painted in mainly black enamelling with a detailed continuous scene of figures in a mountainous river landscape setting, the interior of the neck enamelled in turquoise, 14.5in high. For people interested bidding on this item please contact the office on sales@johnnicholsons.com or 01428 653727
CRICKET-AUSTRALIA 2002 Banner showing South Africa v Australia 2002 with the relevant flags of the two countries and signed beneath by 15 members of the Australian squad including Ponting, Lehmann, Gilchrist, McGrath, Warne, Lee, Watson, Gillespie etc. The signatures were obtained by Andrew Hall of the South Africa team and the Aussies were notoriously reluctant to sign when on tour. It was a successful Tour for the Aussies who won both the Tests and the ODI series with ease. Andrew Hall made 21 Test match appearances for South Africa and played in 88 ODI games for South Africa. Banner is made of cloth and staples to a piece of board, the flags are in colour and the signatures are black ink. Slight staining to the top but a nice, unusual item. Generally good
WAR TIME FOOTBALL A very interesting item, a rare selection letter from the F.A dated 27 Nov 1945 addressed to George Hardwick (Middlesbro and England) informing him of his selection should a match be arranged between an F.A XI v Dynamo Moscow at Villa Park on Wednesday 5 Dec 1954 The letter has been signed by Stanley Rous and Hardwick had been requested to treat the letter as private and confidential (underlined). Despite Villa Park printing 70,000 tickets the match did not take place as news from a Moscow radio station announced that the Dynamo team had been ordered home and this was seen as a political decision. Folds, slightly creased. Fair
TOTTENHAM -OPUS BOOK Very large, extremely heavy Tottenham Hotspur Club Opus book , complete with original packaging with Club Crest on the front, not so much a coffee table book as a coffee table itself. Measures 22" x 23" approximately. Club edition, number 970 of 1000 , signed on frontispiece by Robbie Keane, Ledley King, Martin Jol and Juande Ramos. Over 820 pages full of original photos and articles which have not appeared elsewhere in print. Statistics of every Spurs competitive game from 1882-2007. Includes white gloves to wear to protect the pages when looking at it. Box which contains it has a slight scuff at one corner but condition is good. Tottenham produced the book to celebrate their 125th Anniversary and there were different editions with prices ranging from £4,000 for the Club Edition of which 500 copies numbered 501-1000 were produced, the other three editions were numbered 1-500 and the top price edition was £10,000.00 Due to weight and risk of damage, this item is available for inspection at our offices but will not be at the auction itself, if it is sold to someone present at the auction, we will arrange to bring it to them on the day of the auction. Good
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