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Dominic Winter Book Auctions

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Pennant (Thomas). A Tour in Scotland, and Voyage to the Hebrides; MDCCLXXII, 2. vols., (parts 1. & 2), 2nd ed., 1776, eighty-nine only (of ninety-one) eng. plts. (last two addn. plts. in part 2. misbound into next item), incl. titles and incl. many folding, together with A Tour in Scotland; MDCCLXIX, 4th ed., 1776, eng. title-page and forty eng. plts., plus two plts. belonging in part 2. of previous item, some plts. with marginal water-staining, plus A Tour in Wales, 1st ed., 1778, twenty-six eng. plts., many folding, uniform contemp. sprinkled calf gilt, rubbed and with some wear to extrems., joints cracked, 4to (4)

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Dominic Winter Book Auctions

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Wagner (Hermann). The Instructive Picture-Book, Sketches from Nature, or Pictures of Animal and Vegetable Life in all Lands, 2nd ed., 1877, twenty-four col. printed double-page plts., bound with [I., M.H.H.], The Instructive Picture-Book, Lessons from the Geographical Distribution of Animals, 4th ed., 1878, sixty col printed plts., plus Yonge (Charlotte Mary), The Instructive Picture Book, or Lessons from the Vegetable World, 5th ed., c.1880, thirty-one col. printed double-page plts. (finished by hand), plus White (Adam), The Instructive Picture-Book, or a Few Attractive Lessons from the Natural History of Animals, 10th ed., 1877, col printed frontis. and twenty-six (of 30) col. printed double-page plts., together 4 vols. in 1, covers missing and some tears and fraying to pages, title-page to first item defective and repaired with sellotape, 4to (1)

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Calcutt MacLean Standen Fine Art Ltd.

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A Derbyshire felspar bowl, 3 1/8 inches in diameter, another bowl, an inkwell, a bell pull and an egg shaped item (5)

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Guinness Time Electric Bar Clock (Sold As Collectors Item Only)

Horners Valuers & Auctioneers

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Guinness Time Electric Bar Clock (Sold As Collectors Item Only)

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CLARKE, ARTHUR C. ISLANDS IN THE SKY. Sidgwick and Jackson, London, 1952. First edition, first printing. 8vo. A touch of fox

Biblion Auctions

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CLARKE, ARTHUR C. ISLANDS IN THE SKY. Sidgwick and Jackson, London, 1952. First edition, first printing. 8vo. A touch of foxing to the edges, otherwise a very clean copy in a clean bright dustwrapper with minimal edge-wear. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper 'To Frank Richards [!?] / with all good wishes / Arthur C Clarke / 4. 12. 52.' A very desirable item indeed

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Parianware group of two figures embracing, 13"; Burleighware jug with squirrel handle; Poole Pottery jug; two other jugs; an

Ewbank Auctioneers

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Parianware group of two figures embracing, 13"; Burleighware jug with squirrel handle; Poole Pottery jug; two other jugs; and one other item

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Hy. Duke & Son

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A PAIR OF GRADUATED OLD SHEFFIELD PLATED MEAT DISH COVERS of lobed oval form, with foliate mounted scroll handles engraved with a coat of arms, together with two chamber sticks, a storm chamber stick, a single candlestick and another item (7)

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Andrew Hartley Fine Arts

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GEOFFREY SQUIRE, "Top Knot", study of a nude female, pencil drawing, signed, label verso, dated 1987, 22 3/4" x 10 3/4", and a similar item, 11 1/4" x 10 1/2", gilt frames (2)

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Andrew Hartley Fine Arts

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JOYCE PLATT, Still Life with Flowers in a Glass Vase, signed, 15 3/4" x 15 3/4", gilt frame, and a similar item (2)

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Andrew Hartley Fine Arts

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A GREEN WINE BOTTLE of cylindrical form with string rim and kick-up base, late 18th century, 11 1/2" high, and a similar item (2)

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Andrew Hartley Fine Arts

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A STUFFED HARE'S HEAD mounted on an oak shield with label inscribed "Airedale Beagles Feb 22 1933 Drake Hill", label verso for H Murray & Son, 12" high, together with a similar item (2)

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Andrew Hartley Fine Arts

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A LADY'S FAN, the gauze leaf painted with a lady sitting in a park, flanked by floral panels, birds and floral festoons, applied with sequins, gilded ivory sticks and guards, in paper covered Duvellevray box, 19th century, 8 1/2" high, and a similar item (2)

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Andrew Hartley Fine Arts

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A VICTORIAN EGG CODDLER of oval form, the domed lid surmounted by a bird on nest, scrolled foliate supports and circular burner stand, 9 1/2" high, and a similar item (2)

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Andrew Hartley Fine Arts

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A SET OF SIX FRUIT KNIVES with steel blades and embossed reed and ribbon edged hafts, in case, 8 3/4" high, Sheffield 1918, and a similar item (2)

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Andrew Hartley Fine Arts

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ENGLISH SCHOOL, Silhouette group of three ladies and three gentlemen, unsigned cut card, 19th century, 9 3/4" x 12 1/2", Oxford frame, and a similar item (2)

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Andrew Hartley Fine Arts

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ENGLISH SCHOOL, Street Scene, signed with initials T.S.B., 3 1/4" x 4 3/4", unframed, and a similar item (2)

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Comic Book Postal Auctions Ltd.

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Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (1965-67) 1, 2, 3 with Marvel Super-Heroes 14. 3 [fn], balance [vg] (4) No Reserve

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Wallis & Wallis

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A collection of five pieces of Gentleman in Khaki china by Macintyre, comprising teapot, cup, sugar bowl, match container and biscuit barrel, each item with transfer prints of Caton Woodville’s Gentleman in Khaki and Absent Minded Beggar poem, and two further items of commemorative china. Generally QGC (teapot handle repaired, cup and biscuit barrel cracked)

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Wallis & Wallis

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A Third Reich soldier’s knife, fork, spoon and can opener set, each item with eagle and swastika stamp; and 11 items of Luftwaffe aluminium cutlery, comprising 3 serving spoons, 2 gravy ladles, and 6 tea spoons, each with Luftwaffe eagle stamp and maker’s marks. GC

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Wallis & Wallis

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A good quality Spanish souvenir rapier, probably late 19th /early 20th century, the slender plated blade etched with foliage and gilt “Fabrica de Toledo”, selectively plated hilt etched with Spanish arms, GC; a fencing foil; 3 bayonets (1 AF), a police truncheon; a German rifle cleaning kit, and another item. Generally GC. (8)

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Wallis & Wallis

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A P1907 SMLE bayonet, in its scabbard, GC; a large bowie knife, stamped at forte “Western Bowie USA”, 2 other knives, a curious native horn handled knife; a native short whip, and another item. Generally GC. . . (7)

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Wallis & Wallis

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12 Dinky vehicles: Foden 8 wheel wagon and chain lorry, both 2nd type, Rover 75 two tone green example, Ford Zephyr cream green, Austin Atlantic, Sunbeam Alpine, Volkswagon Beetle, Mercedes racing car, Bedford tipper truck, Packard Clipper, 4 wheel trailer and a motorcart; plus a Matchbox Bedford car transporter and another item. QGC to GC some chipping.. (14)

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A Copeland Spode Byson pattern 89-piece earthenware dinner service, each item printed in brown and over enamelled, including

Dreweatt Neate Tunbridge Wells Salerooms

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A Copeland Spode Byson pattern 89-piece earthenware dinner service, each item printed in brown and over enamelled, including two vegetable tureens and covers and seven graduated platters, printed and impressed marks

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Dreweatt Neate Tunbridge Wells Salerooms

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A Royal Chelsea 77-piece 'Golden Rose' part tea and coffee service, each item printed with red and yellow roses against a part gilt ground

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Lacy Scott & Knight

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Lead farm items by John Hill, F G Taylor & Sons to include pre-war 2 wheel cattle float (388), a rare item (shafts need re-pinning to cart), style, bridge incomplete, 2 troughs, 11 Britains hurdles and a gate, 6 rustic fence sections by Taylors, a sack barrow, 2 station trolleys a/f, and a seated driver, plus 4 animals (F-G)

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Lacy Scott & Knight

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Matchbox, carry case 41 very good plastic collectors case with 4 inner blue plastic trays containing 37 Superfast vehicles of all types, slight surface corrosion on latch but fine picture on case lid GBVG with a catalogue for 1969 (48 pages) (M) (catalogue shows this item inside)

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Anonymous tinplate clockwork mechanical Winki 'Merry Go Round' with 4 black children and musical bell, a great fun item in o

Lacy Scott & Knight

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Anonymous tinplate clockwork mechanical Winki 'Merry Go Round' with 4 black children and musical bell, a great fun item in original box circa 1950s (NM,BF)

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Lacy Scott & Knight

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A Jouef 8269 2-8-2 loco & tender 'Loco Vapeur' 141P, this item is unused and still sealed but with small split in the seal, box outer slightly scuffed (BM)

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* Bleriot (Louis). A framed and glazed montage celebrating Bleriot's historic flight from Calais to Dover in 1909, consistin

Dominic Winter Book Auctions

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* Bleriot (Louis). A framed and glazed montage celebrating Bleriot's historic flight from Calais to Dover in 1909, consisting of four printed menus given in Bleriot's honour (two signed in pencil by Mr & Mrs Bleriot, one also signed by E.H. Shackleton and Lord Northcliffe), plus a fragment of the original canvas taken from Bleriot's aircraft (approx. 21 x 13 cm.) and handwritten authentification note by D.M.J. Hoare-Ward, dated July 1909, each item window-mounted in a single gilt frame, approx. 24" x 30" (61 x 76 cm.) (1)

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Dominic Winter Book Auctions

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Conrad (Joseph). Laughing Anne, A Play, 1st ed, 1923, t.e.g, remainder rough trimmed, orig. vellum, spine gilt lettered, 8vo, 133/200 copies signed by the author, together with Huxley (Aldous), Proper Studies, 1927; Two or Three Graces and Other Stories, 1926; Brief Candles, 1930; Music at Night & Other Essays, 1931, all 1st eds, all in orig. cloth with d.j's, some fading and chipping to d.j's, first item sl. foxed, and with bookplt. of Joseph Stanley Pennell, which is signed at the top by Aldous Huxley, d.j. to latter with top corner of front flap excised and with some tape repairs on verso, 8vo. (5)

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Dominic Winter Book Auctions

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Pound (Ezra). Antheil and the Treatise on Harmony, Paris, Three Mountains Press, 1st ed, 1924, half-title present, front free endpaper and first three leaves almost detached at gutter, paper browned as usual, rough-trimmed, orig. printed salmon wrappers, spine faded and with sl. loss at foot, 8vo, together with Antheil and the Treatise on Harmony with Supplementary Notes, Pascal Covici, Chicago, 1st US ed, 1927, orig. teracotta cloth blocked in black, 8vo. First item a limited edition of 400, this being one of 360 unnumbered copies. (2)

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F.R. Marshall & Co.

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A set of three brass fire irons, pair of fire dogs and coal scuttle and one further item (7)

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F.R. Marshall & Co.

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Seven assorted pieces of mottoware including a Watcombe match holder/striker and an unframed advertising watercolour en grisaille featuring the very same item

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F.R. Marshall & Co.

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A turquoise set bracelet and one further item

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Olympic Games, London, 1908, white metal medal by Mackennal, struck by Vaughton, Fame standing upon a globe, rev. quadriga,

Dreweatt Neate Donnington Priory Salerooms

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Olympic Games, London, 1908, white metal medal by Mackennal, struck by Vaughton, Fame standing upon a globe, rev. quadriga, 50mm. (edge neatly eng. K. Powell, Lawn Tennis), extremely fine, in (damaged) card box of issue; together with an extensive collection of athletics prize medals in gold (9 - total wt. 59gms., 9ct. fine), silver (10) and bronze (7), all named to K. Powell, mostly for hurdles, including Cambridge University (4 - 3 AR & 1 AE, all glazed), and badges (4), generally extremely fine, mainly cased as issued (31) Although not a 'prize' medal, it is believed that named examples of the first item were given to Competitors; Kenneth Powell was later killed in action during the Great War on 18th February 1915.

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Lawrences Auctioneers of Crewkerne

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ARTHUR ELLIOTT (1913-1983) NUDE SEATED ON A CHAIR Signed, oil on card 52.5 x 36cm. with three signed oil portraits on card or unstretched canvas; and another, all unframed (5) ++ Good overall, the principal item needs a light clean

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Dreweatt Neate Tunbridge Wells Salerooms

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Bircham W Mills circus, two signed letters and one other item

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A bench top vertical milling machine with milling table, three morse taper. The purchaser of this item must have it tested b

Dreweatt Neate Honiton Salerooms

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A bench top vertical milling machine with milling table, three morse taper. The purchaser of this item must have it tested before use and installed by a qualified electrician. Speed controller faulty.

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Biblion Auctions

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DROPMORE PRESS. THE HOLKHAM BIBLE PICTURE BOOK. The Dropmore Press, London, 1954. Introduction and commentary by W.O. Hassall . The second edition printed on Arnold & Foster mould-made vellum bound in half red niger morocco with leather fore-edge and parchment sides. Folio. This copy is from a public library reference collection and has a library bookplate to the front pastedown, a printed gummed label to the head of the front free endpaper and two small circular ink stamps to the textblock. It has had very light use and is consequently clean, tight and bright: a very handsome item.

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Biblion Auctions

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WORDSWORTH, William. THE POETICAL WORKS OF WILLIAM WORDSWORTH. Edward Moxon, London, 1851. A new edition. Large 8vo. With the engraved title-page of the 1847 edition preceding the letterpress title-page. This edition was published before the appearance of The Prelude later in 1851. One small horizontal tear to the margin of one leaf repaired with sellotape, otherwise internally very clean and bright with just a little foxing to the first and last few leaves. In full red morocco, richly gilt. All edges gilt. With a Harrow School prize bookplate to the front paste-down. Overall a handsome item with just a touch of wear to the corners and very slight rubbing to the spine bands and extremities.

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PLATH, Sylvia. THE COLOSSUS * POEMS. Heinemann, London, 1960. First edition, first printing. 8vo. The front free endpaper ca

Biblion Auctions

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PLATH, Sylvia. THE COLOSSUS * POEMS. Heinemann, London, 1960. First edition, first printing. 8vo. The front free endpaper carries the intriguing inscription 'To Ann / From Ted/ With Love./ 10. 5. 63'. Internally clean and bright in a price-clipped dustwrapper with slight browning to the spine. Overall, an attractive and desirable item which has become scarce.

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Wallis & Wallis

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5 Hornby Dublo 2 rail 4-6-0 Bristol Castle in green BR livery RN7013; pullman car Aries, car No 74 and 2 pullman brake/2nd car No 79 (cat 4037). One item boxed red strip, minor wear, staple rusting. GC - VGC (minor wear and marking, slight rusting to bogies)

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Wallis & Wallis

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A Hornby 0 gauge clockwork powered modified electric No 3 locomotive ‘Royal Scot’ to 4-4-0 with RN6100; retaining bulb and holder in smoke box door and fitted with a replacement Bassett Lowke motor; a No 1 special LMS tender; an interesting individual item well converted. GC (Some play and age wear)

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Andrew Hartley Fine Arts

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A MALAYAN KRIS with carved wood bud form grip, embossed metal socket cover and seven wave blade, 24" overall and a similar item with wave patterned blade, 16 1/2" long (2)

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Andrew Hartley Fine Arts

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CHRISTOPHER SAXTON, Derbyshire, hand coloured map with title cartouche surmounted by a coat of arms, scale and compass rose, 11 3/4" x 13 1/4", Hogarth frame, together with a similar uncoloured item and a map of Essex (3)

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Andrew Hartley Fine Arts

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ENGLISH SCHOOL, Silhouette Portrait of a Gentleman, profile to left, unsigned oval, early 19th century, 3 1/2" x 2 3/4", papier mache frame, and a similar item (2) (see lot 788 for illustration)

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Andrew Hartley Fine Arts

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ENGLISH SCHOOL, Silhouette Portrait of a Gentleman, unsigned full length, cut card, stamped The Hubard Gallery, 10 1/2" x 6 1/2", maple frame, and a similar item depicting a young woman (2)

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Andrew Hartley Fine Arts

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ENGLISH SCHOOL, Silhouette Portrait of a Lady, profile to the left, unsigned oval, early 19th century, 3" x 2 1/4", papier mache frame, together with a similar item depicting a gentleman (2)

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A mid 19th century French porcelain coffee set, probably Paris, of coffee pot, milk jug, sucrier, twelve cups and nine sauce

Dreweatt Neate Bristol Salerooms

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A mid 19th century French porcelain coffee set, probably Paris, of coffee pot, milk jug, sucrier, twelve cups and nine saucers, each item of ovoid pedestal form with polychrome painted floral band to girdle, some damages, coffee pot 26cm high.

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Younger's Tartan Beer advertising item in the form of a bearded gentleman.

Thomson Roddick & Medcalf Dumfries

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Younger's Tartan Beer advertising item in the form of a bearded gentleman.

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Andrew Hartley Fine Arts

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A Mamod steam tractor, a Chad Valley bagatelle and another item, P-G (3)

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Andrew Hartley Fine Arts

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A Bassett Lowke Mobil oil vacuum oil company tank wagon finished in green/grey with Gargoyle Mobil Oil to sides, very slight crazing to varnish, hard to find item of Bassett Lowke rolling stock, boxed G-E

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A LATE VICTORIAN/EDWARDIAN MACINTYRE FLORIAN WARE "DUBARRY" OVAL COMPORT, the wavy-edged body tube-lined with blue four-peta

Penrith Farmers' & Kidd's PLC

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A LATE VICTORIAN/EDWARDIAN MACINTYRE FLORIAN WARE "DUBARRY" OVAL COMPORT, the wavy-edged body tube-lined with blue four-petalled flowers within foliate scroll-moulded underglaze blue-decorated border, 29.5cm, (11.6in) wide (stained and repaired) *** A matching item is illustrated in the MacIntyre 1902 catalogue, reproduced in Atterbury, Paul, Moorcroft (A Guide to Moorcroft Pottery 1897-1993), Revised Edn, Publ. Dennis & Edwards, 1993, p.66, fig 3 (lower left item)

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J.A. and S: THREE ENAMELLED BUTTERFLY BROOCHES comprising: A SMALL SILVER BROOCH, the wings enamelled in shades of purple,

Penrith Farmers' & Kidd's PLC

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J.A. and S: THREE ENAMELLED BUTTERFLY BROOCHES comprising: A SMALL SILVER BROOCH, the wings enamelled in shades of purple, hallmarked Birmingham, 1918, makers J.A. & S., A LARGE WHITE METAL BROOCH, the wings enamelled in polychrome, marked STERLING SILVER with lozenge maker's device of J.A & S, and A WHITE METAL BAR BROOCH centred by a blue-enamelled butterfly, marked as the previous item (3)

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Lower, Richard, Tractatus de Corde, Item De Motu & Colore Sanquinis et Chyli in eum Transitu, Amsterdam, Danielem Elsevirium

Dreweatt Neate Donnington Priory Salerooms

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Lower, Richard, Tractatus de Corde, Item De Motu & Colore Sanquinis et Chyli in eum Transitu, Amsterdam, Danielem Elsevirium, 1671, 8vo (155mm x 90mm.), title vignette, initials, head-pieces, 6 folding plates at end, blind stamp on left side title margin, contemporary calf, extremities rubbed, Third Edition. 'Lower made the next great advance after Harvey in the physiology of blood circulation when he determined experimentally, with the assistance of Robert Hooke, that venous blood is changed to arterial blood in the lungs by virtue of its contact with air. The experiments leading to this discovery are reported in the third chapter of Lower's De corde, a work that also contains a number of other important observations, such as the scroll-like structure of the cardiac muscle (confirmed 250 years later by Mall), the heart's contractive and expulsive movements, the tamponade effect of pericardial effusion and the limiting effect of pericardial adhesions on the heart.

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Peter Wilson

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CARROLL Lewis, Alice in Wonderland - rare printed playbill, 1888 advertising the second performance 'Alice' 16-12-1888 (the first was 23-12-1886) 1 item

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Peter Wilson

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SWITZERLAND - 1938 National Philatelic Exhibition AARAU miniature sheet mint and used bearing 14-9-38 postmark, being 3 days prior to official date of issue, together with Swiss Philatelic experts certificate stating they believe item to be genuine.

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Leonard Baskin - Shrouded head; bronze, signed, 23.5cm., high, lacking base. Note: Compare with 'The Mask', item 24, 'Leonar

Rosebery's

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Leonard Baskin - Shrouded head; bronze, signed, 23.5cm., high, lacking base. Note: Compare with 'The Mask', item 24, 'Leonard Baskin, Sculpture, Watercolours and Drawings', Bowles/Sorokko Galleries, Beverly Hills, illustration page 25.

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A Japanese okimono, circa 1920; five other ivory items; a resin item; and two green soapstone figures.

Gorringes

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A Japanese okimono, circa 1920; five other ivory items; a resin item; and two green soapstone figures.

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Sheffield Railwayana Auctions

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A GWR wall plaque from the Swindon Recreation & Sports Club. It is lettered, in ornate serif capitals, "To The Memory Of Sir William Stanier F.R.S. Who Was The First President Of The Club 1931". Octagonal cast brass, 163/4"x81/4", in a rectangular wooden display frame with marquetry, 25"x161/2". A unique item for GWR and LMS collectors - but then he did work for both Companies!

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