We found 151062 price guide item(s) matching your search
There are 151062 lots that match your search criteria. Subscribe now to get instant access to the full price guide service.
Click here to subscribe- List
- Grid
-
151062 item(s)/page
Lot 393
Picturing Three Hare Skin Traders, the interior with faux tortoiseshell lining and the makers printed label Ferdinand Stromburg / Oberscheden, Munden, 10cm wide, 6cm deep, 2.3cm high For a similar box see The Jewish Museum, London, The Jew in Anti-Semitic Art, the Peter Ehrenthal Collection item 39. Dosor plate 476 Österreicheschen Tabakmuseums Kat nr 367., JCB collection number 155.
Lot 34
An Armand Marseille bisque headed doll, model No."996", stamped "Koppelsdorf Germany 996-A9M", composition jointed body, sleep eyes, open mouth with teeth, approx 52 cm high and an Armand Marseille composition headed doll stamped "AM Germany" to back of head, approx 54 cm high together with a felt covered soft "Golly" toy, 57 cm high and a Pedigree gold plush dog figure, 27 cm high Notice from the the-saleroom.com: These items are listed on the basis they are illustrative of a bygone culture in which there were different social norms. We understand the potential controversy surrounding this type of item but believe that providing transparent information about historical context fosters greater understanding of our complex cultural history.
Lot 162
A Declaration by William Duke of Clarence (later William IV) of John Barton as his true and lawful attorney ... "Know all men by these presents that I William Henry Duke of Clarence &C&C ... for divers good causes and considerations me here unto moveing have an doe hereby name and make in my stead and place put and constitute John Barton of Duke Street in the Parish of St. James Westminster in the county of Middlesex ... my true and lawful attorney revokable for me in my name to use ask claim demand recover and receive of and from the Right Honourable the principal officers and commissioners of his Majesty's Navy or whom else it may concern all and singular such salary wages tickets bounty money prize money short allowance money smart money pensions and all ether sum and sums of money whatsoever as now is or at any time or times hereafter shall be due payable or belonging unto me for my own or any other service or otherwise in any of his Majesty's ships frigates or vessels or any merchant ship or ships and also all other person or persons whatsoever all and singular such other sum or sums of money sallary wages goods wares merchanises freights ... in witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal the 17th day of December in the year of our Lord 1799 and in the 40th year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George III by the grace of God King of Great Britain, France and Ireland and so forth sealed and delivered in the presence of William ..." bearing the wax seal, the Declaration with various numerical annotations top, sides and base and overleaf together with the ivory handled white metal carnelian oval Royal seal 3.6 cm x 2.9 cm x 4.3 cm high (together with Ivory Act 2018 Certificate for a pre 1918 item of outstandingly high artistic, cultural or historical value No. Q45QF5VQ dated 19.09.2023) (Provenance: The Estate of John Barton thence by descent to the present vendor) CONDITION REPORTS The Declaration itself has much wear and tear conducive with age including a rip left centre 5 cm long vertically and staining top right being an imprint of the wax seal - see images for further detailMotto at the bottom of seal reads "NEC ??ERE NEC TIMIDE" it is difficult to read a few of the letters as they are somewhat worn/obscured, but as there are other arms of his showing on the internet as reading NEC TEMERE NEC TIMIDE assume it should actually read this.
Lot 519
* French playing cards. Aluette type II deck, Napoléon-Vendée: Biziére aîné, circa 1860, 47 (of 48, without ace of coins) stencil coloured wood engraved playing cards (Spanish suits), jacks marked France, kings Biziére aîné, and cavalières Napoléon-Vendée, 2 of swords with maker's advertisement and Fabrique a Napoléon V'dee, aces and luettes numbered, cards lightly bowed, dusty, some toning, brown marks or stains, especially to 3 of swords and 2 of coins, 6 of coins with small chip to upper edge, square corners (lightly rounded from use), versos blue dots and foliate pattern, each card 82 x 54 mm, together with Aluette type II deck, Nantes: Etienne Massè Jeune (son?), circa 1840, 44 (of 48, without jack & 4 clubs, 5 & 7 coins) stencil coloured wood engraved playing cards (Spanish suits), jacks stamped Nantes, cavalières France, maker's name on king of swords, maker's address on 2 of swords, lightly bowed, 2 of swords with small finger-mark, square corners, versos dark brown marbled cells, each card 80 x 54 mm, plus Aluette type II deck, Angers: Dieudonne & Cie (2nd pattern), circa 1930, a complete deck of 48 colour lithographed playing cards (Spanish suits), maker's details to all courts, ace of coins and 2 of swords, French 1890 tax stamp to 2 of swords (used 1890-1917 and 1922-1940), 5 cups and ace swords each with a single brown spot (that to AS on left edge), rounded gilt corners, versos red foliate pattern, each card 89 x 56 mm, with another aluette deck by Grimaud, circa 1942, 48 cards complete, tax stamp on 2 of swords (used 1940-1944), versos red & black tartan, a quantity of cards from each deck mounted with photo corners onto 4 display boards (42 x 59.5 cm and similar), encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder in plastic bagsQTY: (4)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.First item: Verame 1989, p.176. See also aluette.net for this pattern by Biziére fils aîné, which apparently is identical to the 2nd aluette pattern produced by H. Roinè aîné.Second item: BNF Identifier: ark:/12148/btv1b105158757.
Lot 532
* French playing cards. Spanish national pattern, Angouleme, Bordeaux: Jean Latache, 1816, 46 (of 48, without 6 & 7 of swords) stencil coloured woodcut playing cards (Spanish suits) with pintas, ace of coins with imitation Real Fabrica de Madrid notation, and with date, R.H. on 4 of coins, maker's name on 2 & cavelier of swords, dusty, some toning and rubbing, occasional light soiling, versos blue diamonds and dots, each card 89 x 55 mm, together with Catalan pattern, Perpignan: Dessoris, circa 1840, 38 (of 48, without cavelier, king & 4 of coins, cavelier, 6 & 7 of cups, cavelier, ace & 8 of swords, 7 of clubs) stencil coloured woodcut playing cards (Spanish suits), pintas and indices, ace of coins and all courts with maker's details, few minor marks, jack of coins with small surface loss to blank area, versos blue dots, each card 93 x 60 mm, 21 cards from each pack mounted with photo corners onto 2 display boards (42 x 59.5 cm and similar), encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder in plastic bagsQTY: (2)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.First item: Cartorama 51 #90 for a slightly earlier version. According to Cartorama, the Latache family were known for unsuccessful attempts at tax fraud, and they produced many packs for export. Second item: British Musem 1896,0501.842 (Schreiber, Spanish 40).
![Upton (Florence). The Adventures of two Dutch Dolls, London: Longmans, Green & Co., [1895], colour illustrations throughout,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/c7e0fe7d-cc7e-430f-bede-b14e0119bce5/b4cf2dc9-f5b2-4b8b-8670-b18801195d2e/468x382.jpg)
Lot 694
Upton (Florence). The Adventures of two Dutch Dolls, London: Longmans, Green & Co., [1895], colour illustrations throughout, additional pages 23* ,24*, 55*, and 56* reinserted and re-guarded, decorative endpapers, some finger soiling, original cloth backed pictorial boards, some light creasing, rubbing to edges, together with 16 other stories from The Golliwogg series comprising: The Golliwogg's Bicycle Club, 1896 (x2); The Golliwogg at the Sea-Side, 1898; The Golliwogg in War!, New Edition, 1903; The Golliwogg's Polar Adventure, New Edition, 1903 (x2); The Golliwogg's Auto-Go-Cart, 1901; The Golliwogg's Air-Ship, 1902 (x2, one copy rubbed with water stain to rear board); The Golliwogg's Circus, 1903 (x2); The Golliwogg in Holland, 1904; The Golliwogg's Fox-Hunt, 1905; The Golliwogg's Desert-Island, [1906]; The Gollywogg's Christmas, 1907; Golliwogg African Jungle, 1909; some with presentation inscriptions in ink to title-page, decorative endpapers, all in original cloth backed pictorial boards, some rubbing to extremities, all generally in good condition, oblong 4to, and The Adventures of Borbee and the Wisp by Florence K. Upton, 1908, slim 4toQTY: (18)NOTE:Osborne, p. 83. Notice from the the-saleroom.com: These items are listed on the basis they are illustrative of a bygone culture in which there were different social norms. We understand the potential controversy surrounding this type of item but believe that providing transparent information about historical context fosters greater understanding of our complex cultural history.
Lot 515
* Finnish playing cards. Baltic (or Russian) pattern, Finland, Helsinki: Gustaf Otto Wasenius (GOW), circa 1845, the complete deck of 52 stencil coloured lithographed playing cards (French suits), no indices, double-ended courts most similar to Baltic (or Russian) pattern, but without any turbans and QS without face on shoulder, AD with three ink stamps: maker's initials, Helsinki card stamp, and Krono Kort stamp, toned and dusty, finger-soiling to edges, some marks and stains (mainly to pip cards), few minor creases, spade courts each with single small hole, 6C lightly cockled, versos red dotted geometric pattern, each card 90 x 57 mm, with accompanying extract of a typewritten letter (see below), together with: Swedish playing cards, Swedish version of Provincial Paris pattern, Norrkoping: Lithografiska Aktiebolaget, 1872, a complete deck of 52 colour lithographed playing cards (French suits), double-ended courts, kings and queens named, kings & queens of clubs and spades still with rudimentary wheatsheaves, AH with tax stamp and dated maker's stamp, toned and dusty, some marks and brown stains (mainly to pip cards), loose cards somewhat bowed, 3 pip cards with small corner crease, versos blue dotted ovals and circles, each card 89 x 60 mm, plus: Indian playing cards, Children's Alphabet cards, first edition, Poona [now Pune]: Chitrashala Press, circa 1940, a complete deck of 52 plus 2 jokers chromolithographed playing cards (French suits), each (except jokers) with miniature playing card to lower right corner, single figure courts (head & shoulders only) depicting Maharajas, Maharanis, and princes, with rank, suit sign and Marathi letter (or letters), pip cards each with Marathi number, and a central illustration, with the corresponding Marathi word and initial letter above, the two jokers each have a different central illustration with no lettering, all cards with blue border, some very minor edge rubbing, 2 & AC with corner crease, 2D with crease to top edge (with tiny wear), AC & KH with horizontal crease seemingly original to manufacture, versos a boy making a house of cards, square corners, each card 80 x 60 mm, with original box, and with 21 other decks, all 20th century, all believed complete, comprising: Canada 1 pack, Sweden 1, South Africa 1, Poland 4 packs, Iceland 4, China 4, Hungary 2, Israel 2, Norway 1, Finland 1, a quantity of cards from each deck corner mounted onto 24 display boards, 3 encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of display boards), the remainder in plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 40 cm and similarQTY: (24)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.First item: an extremely rare early Finnish deck. The maker was identified by Eddie Scheulin, who found an article on a Gnav pack with exactly the same stamps (according to an accompanying typewritten letter extract). See World of Playing Cards webpage: Playing Cards from Finland for an example price list by this cardmaker.Second item: Mann, All Cards on the Table, #137 for a similar, slightly earlier, deck.Third item: Gordhandas: Playing-Cards of the Chitrashala Press - part 1, in The Playing-Card, vol.30, no.3, Nov/Dec 2001, pp.132-138.
![* Transformation cards. Repository of Arts: Pictorial Cards [Beatrice or the Fracas], 1st edition, London: Ackermann [1818-18](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/c7e0fe7d-cc7e-430f-bede-b14e0119bce5/91243e5b-f5ec-499b-8e68-b1880119125e/468x382.jpg)
Lot 542
* Transformation cards. Repository of Arts: Pictorial Cards [Beatrice or the Fracas], 1st edition, London: Ackermann [1818-1819], 13 hand-coloured aquatint plates, each depicting four playing cards (French suits), with figures and architectural motifs, single-figure courts, red pip signs hand-coloured, each plate with imprint to lower margin (including date and number of issue), and with plate and volume numbers to upper right corner, the plates mounted with photo corners onto black paper, the corresponding letterpress leaf describing each plate is mounted similarly, plates with a few faint foxing spots, two plates with brown marks to margins, occasional light toning, some offsetting, toning and foxing to text, each plate approximately 24 x 14.5cm, text leaves slightly larger, contained together in an A4-sized album of clear pockets, each plate facing its description leaf, together with Munchener Bilderbogen: Kartenspielereien, 4th edition, Munich: Braun & Schneider, circa 1860, 4 sheets, each depicting one complete suit (13 cards) of wood-engraved playing cards (French suits), red pip signs stencil coloured, single-figure courts, 4 club pip cards with caption, each sheet with imprint, edition and sheet number (77-80) at foot, and with title and a poem in German to upper margin, few faint foxing spots, margins finger-soiled, few minor marks, some edge-fraying and chips (mainly to sheets 77 & 78), edge tears extending into 2 cards: 7C (3mm) and 3H (35mm), 6S & 6C lightly toned, each sheet approximately 42.3 x 33.7cm, each in a large clear plastic sleeveQTY: (2)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.First item: Rare. Field 22: 'One of the most artistic and imaginative transformation packs'. The cards were not issued in playable form, but were commonly cut up for use, and therefore rarely survive intact in their original format.Second item: Field 33-34.
![King (Jessie M., illustrator). A House of Pomegranates by Oscar Wilde, [6th edition], London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., [1915],](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/c7e0fe7d-cc7e-430f-bede-b14e0119bce5/17d82bd5-0e73-47ad-a1b5-b18801193ec7/468x382.jpg)
Lot 625
King (Jessie M., illustrator). A House of Pomegranates by Oscar Wilde, [6th edition], London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., [1915], illustrated colour title, 16 tipped-in coloured plates, letterpress spotted, pictorial endpapers (free endpapers toned), top edge gilt, original decorative blue cloth, faded spine with ends lightly worn, 4to, together with The High History of the Holy Graal, translated from the Old French by Sebastian Evans, London: J.M. Dent & New York: E.P. Dutton, 1903, numerous illustrations, half-title and endpapers spotted and toned, top edge gilt, original pictorial cloth, spine faded and slightly stained, few minor marks, 8vo, plus The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems, by William Morris, London and New York: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1904, numerous illustrations, scarce light spotting to letterpress, front pastedown with pictorial bookplate of Henry J. Synnatt, top edge gilt, original pictorial cloth gilt, spine faded, covers rubbed and marked, 8vo, with 4 others illustrated by King and published by Foulis: Isabella or the Pot of Basil, [1907], with original Christmas 1907 greetings slip loosely inserted (with two ink manuscript names); another slightly later edition of the same (colour illustration adhered to front cover); two copies of The Grey City of the North, one 1910 (with red stain to front cover), the other 1914, plus 3 other Foulis envelope-type books: Rabbi Ben Ezra (illustrated by W. Russell Flint); A Little Book of Sundials (illustrated by Alfred Rawlings, 1919); The Dream of Gerontius (illustrated by Robert T. Rose), also another Foulis book (Corners of Grey Old Gardens), and 4 others similar, all narrow or small 8voQTY: (15)NOTE:First item: The sixth edition of this book, but the first edition to be illustrated by Jessie M. King.
Lot 285
The unique Hinckley Viking horse fitting Viking, Anglo-Scandinavian 11th century gilt bronze cheek piece or saddle pommel, measuring, 10.7 cm x 7.4 cm x 8 mm, 175.12g, rectangular base with three protruding arms, one on each side and one vertical. Each of the side arms form the neck and head of a dragon, a mane of curved incised lines runs along the top of the neck, while the head is moulded in the round with large trefoil shaped ears with an interlace design. The eyes are large and round, while the chin has a wattle and an upturned snout. The central arm is decorated with a crude interlace pattern of looping bodies with indistinct heads at the sides. Below is a humanoid face mask with large eyes, eyebrows and moustache. A large central opening in the base has the remains of iron rust, above are two small rivet holes with two more central holes in the upper arm. About very fine with considerable gilding present; an extremely rare and interesting item £800-£1,000 --- Provenance: Found in Leicestershire by metal detecting in the Hinckley and Bosworth region in 2004. Displayed in “Vikings in the East Midlands” in 2018. Published in Medieval Archaeology vol 49, 2005, 335; fig 4. Dr Rena Maguire posted in Archaeology, East Midlands September 2018 that it may be a saddle pommel. a copy of the booklet for the exhibition of Vikings in Leicestershire is included with this lot. Hinckley dates back to Anglo-Saxon times and was recorded as a large village in the Domesday book. The decoration and form of the central arm is comparable to the late Saxon stirrup mounts class A, type 1 and type 9 classified by David Williams. The iron socket that was held in the base has caused significant wear to the left side indicating substantial movement over time. There is no parallel, which makes its exact function difficult to ascertain.
Lot 19
Greek Coinages, PHILISTIA, Uncertain Mint, Plated Fourrée Drachm, imitating Athens, c. 353-294, helmeted head Athena right, rev. owl standing right, 2.97g/9h. Test cut to reverse, otherwise very fine with much residual plating; an interesting item £100-£150 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---
Lot 247
Romano-British, 1st century AD, a bronze Boar figurine, 5.2 cms x 3.7 cms, solid cast moulding, the Boar is standing on four upright legs, with a ridged back, while the body is decorated with fine diagonal grooves indicating the coarse hair. The head has prominent ears and narrow recessed eyes, projecting curved tusks and a flat D-shaped snout with two indented nostrils. the open mouth is a straight slit. The tail at the rear is decorated with grooves, curled and hangs down. Intact, about extremely fine and in excellent condition with a smooth olive green patina; a charming and rare item £1,000-£1,200 --- Provenance: Found at Beltinge in Kent. The Boar was a symbol for both the Celts and the Romans. The XX Valeria Roman legion took part in the invasion of Britain in 43 AD and were initially based at Colchester. The legionary emblem was a charging running Boar. The Druids regarded the Boar as sacred and the animal was a symbol of strength and fertility appearing on a number of Iron Age coins.
Lot 1157
Various badges including Lincolnshire Regiment Officer's bronze collar badge, St. Dunstan's lawn tennis silver medallion, Robertson's golly badges etc. Notice from the the-saleroom.com: These items are listed on the basis they are illustrative of a bygone culture in which there were different social norms. We understand the potential controversy surrounding this type of item but believe that providing transparent information about historical context fosters greater understanding of our complex cultural history.
Lot 72
A Diamond three stone ring in 14ct gold, featuring a central 6.0 X 3.85mm round brilliant cut diamond flanked by two further round brilliant cut diamonds measuring 5.69 X 3.36mm and 5.57 X 3.41mm respectively, claw set into a heavy band tapering down to 4.5mm shank in yellow metal hallmarked 14ct gold. Ring size S (Leading edge). Total weight of item: 15.66gApproximate Diamonds info: 2.00ct SI-P1
Lot 171
A pair of diamond set drop earrings, featuring two claw set cushion cut diamonds measuring 6.09x5.59mm and 6.00x5.51mm respectively with pave set diamond surrounds, with drop bar intersections down to two claw set round brilliant cut diamonds with claw set pear shape diamonds measuring 8x5.7 and 7.9x5.6mm respectively all on white metal tests as 18ct gold. Total weight of item: 8.71g Estimated cushion cut diamond weight 1.25ct each Estimated pear shape diamond weight: 1.00ct each Estimated colour and clarity: L/M-SI
Lot 202
A Bucherer automatic 18ct gold dress watch, featuring a Swiss-made automatic movement in a yellow metal case measuring 25mm and stamped '750' with a champagne dial and baton indexes. With an integrated woven bracelet in yellow metal stamped '750' with a folding clasp. Total weight of item: 45.00gCase serial: 5654
Lot 157
Two rings; a ruby and diamond half-eternity ring in 18ct white gold, channel-set with alternating circular-cut rubies and brilliant-cut diamonds, to a tapering flat shank, laser-engraved with London assay marks, ring size M, 3.3 grams, and a diamond-set wedding band in 18ct white gold, of twisted design, with alternating segments embellished with diamond accents, signed Brown & Newirth, London hallmarked, size N, total weight of item 2.5 grams.
Lot 113
A charm bracelet in 9ct rose gold, composed of a series of hollow curb links, suspending with ten charms, some gilt, some with British hallmarks for 9ct, including an engraved fob with the inscription 'Never change', a penny farthing, a tankard and a water jug etc. fastens with a heart-shaped padlock, overall length 19.5 cm, total weight of item 51.3 grams.
Lot 89
An old-cut diamond flowerhead cluster ring, centred with an oval old-cut diamond approximately measures 4.7 x 4.2 x 3.0 mm, claw-set within a frame of eight smaller old-cut diamond surround, between openwork scrolled shoulders to tapering shank, unmarked yellow metal testing 18ct, ring head 10.6 x 9.8 mm, ring size K½, total weight of item 2.5 grams.
Lot 85
A pair of mother of pearl and diamond cufflinks, of concave circular form, each mother of pearl panel centred with an old-cut diamond accent, encircled with a white enamel border, connected with cable links, yellow metal stamped '750', each panel measures 1.5 cm across, in a Goldsmiths & Silversmiths company fitted case, total weight of item 8.6 grams.
Lot 136
Fabergé - a Palais Tsarskoye Selo green enamel and Whitby Abbey surprise pendant on chain, featuring an egg-shaped locket decorated with green guilloché enamel and flush-set diamond highlights, hinged mechanism open to reveal a cathedral miniature, on a cable link chain with lobster clasp, all in 18ct yellow gold, chain length 50.0 cm, total weight of item 16.5 grams.with a certificate of authenticity and box.
Lot 398
Egidio Perrino (Gilles Perrin, 16th C.): 'Institutionum ciuilium libri quatuor', Paris, 15804to. Full title: 'Institutionum ciuilium libri quatuor, vna cum accursij commentariis, ac multorum iuris doctorum annotationibus iam recens maiore cura, quam vnquam antehac, cum in textu, tum in glossis, ab Aegidio Perrino fori ecclesiastici Iosaïensis apud Luteciam praetore emendati, scholiisque illustrati. Accessit Iustiniani vita ex variis vtriusque linguae auctorib. collecta. Index item tum rerum, tum verborum vberrimus per eundem Aegidium Perrinum'. Spine with 4 raised bands. Printed by Guillard. One woodcut.
Lot 177
Part of the Exquisite Accents series this beautiful timepiece is designed with clear crystal flares and features multicolored crystals around the face. Swarovski backstamp. 221626. This item has its original box: 7.5"L x 8"W x 3.25"H. Artist: Adi StockerIssued: 1998 - 2004Dimensions: 5"L x 5"W x 2.5"HManufacturer: SwarovskiCountry of Origin: AustriaCondition: Age related wear.
Lot 132
A set that includes a circular lidded bowl with engraved rings, a bee and beehive engraved lidded bowl, a triangular lidded bowl, a footed square bowl, a three-part divided bowl with a metal rim, and a tabletop lighter. Dimensions of the largest item: 5.25"L x 4.25"W x 6"H. Dimensions: See DescriptionCondition: Age related wear. Not tested, functionality not guaranteed.
Loading...-
151062 item(s)/page