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A cased silver gilt commemorative dish, celebrating 900th Anniversary of The Tower of London, no.41/90, with certificate signed by Field Marshall Geoffrey Baker, Constable of The Tower, St. James House Company, London 1978, 9 oz

British Coins, James I, second coinage, unite, mm. tower (1612-1613), crowned fourth bust r., holding orb and shouldering sceptre, rev. crowned shield of arms, IR at sides, wt. 10.12gms. (S.2619; N.2084), scratches behind king’s shoulder, portrait very slightly double struck, slightly weakly struck at 4-5 o’clock on obverse, good fine or better, a rare mintmark

Joseph Halfpenny, Inside Cliffords Tower, from a series of views of yorkshire churches, 25x18.5cm, with two other etchings, Charing Cross and st James' Palace

Brett McEntagart RHA (b.1939)James Joyce Tower, Winter 2010Oil on canvas, 51 x 76cm (20 x 30'')Signed

A finely composed statuette of a 'tower' on a rectangular base from banded green malachite. 100 grams, 70mm (2 3/4"). From a historic ‘Victorian Museum’ collection; from the stock of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (1981-2014); formerly with Gregory, Bottley & Co. (1932-1981) and previously with J. R. Gregory & Co. (1898-1932); originally in the collection of the famous James Reynolds Gregory (1858-1898"). This item is part of a historic collection of fossils and minerals which has recently been reviewed by leading geological expert Dr. Ronald Bonewitz. [No Reserve] Extremely fine condition.

JAMES BURRELL SMITH (1824 - 1897) Framed, signed, dated 1888, watercolour on paper, heightened with white, titled and inscribed on old label verso, 'Llanberis Pass/ and Dolbarton Tower/ North Wales', 56cm x 85.5cm.

Books, to include Rev'd Matthew Henry, Henrys bible, Rev'd Corbold, Freston Tower, William Watson. The Gardeners assistant, The Flower garden, James Hervey Meditations and Contemplations, Burns's Works, King James bible, etc, (qty)

Tatham & Brothers are manufacturers of lead pipe, sheet lead and shot. Based at 82 Beekman Street, New York. The building was one of two cast iron shot towers designed by James Bogardus for use and manufacturing lead shot. Tower was contracted in 1856 and was just over the Brooklyn bridge adjacent to the South Street Seaport. The Tatham Company was one of the largest suppliers of cast shot in the union army during the Civil War. It was destroyed in 1907. The salesman case is covered in black leather embossed with owner's name in gold. It folds open to display 26 original vials of various size shot featuring Tatham's patent finish. Sizes range from dust to triple zero. Outside case is in excellent all original condition. The display case measures 11" in length and 2-1/2" tall. It is accompanied by copies of history on the famous shot tower. The first one of these to have surfaced to our knowledge and will make an interesting addition to any shotgun or cartridge collection. Serial Number-.;

U-BOAT COMMANDER'S CARL ZEISS BINOCULARSVery desirable Kriegsmarine U-Boat commander's 7 x 50 binoculars ("Doppelfernrohr 7 x 50 fur U-Boote" or "U-Boot-Fernglaser"), manufactured by Carl Zeiss. These very rare binoculars were issued as standard equipment to U-boats and used by those on watch on the conning tower of those vessels. The binoculars feature black rubber eye cups and a protective frame jacket secured to the frame with steel screw-on brackets. Beneath the right hinged covers are the markings "7x50 46388 blc" which is the serial number and manufacturer's code for noted optics manufacturer Carl Zeiss. The ends of the binoculars are likewise covered with a protective rubber coating to prevent damage from rough handling. The foam-green body is painted with a sand-type finish allowing the user to maintain a solid grip. The "auto-focus" lenses, a brilliant achievement at the time, are still in excellent condition allowing clear and undiminished vision. The set also comes with the remnants of a cloth lanyard. These binoculars are identical to the pair shown in Gordon Williamson's authoritative work, "Torpedo los!", published by R. James Bender Publishing, 2006, pp. 316, 319 and 319.

George V Special Constabulary Faithful Service Medal For Great War awarded to “INSPR JAMES B BARNARD” with The Great War 1914-18 bar, George VI Special Constabulary Faithful Service medal awarded to “GEORGE E SMITH” with forwarding box indicating he served with North Riding SC, gilt and enamel Devon Special Constable lapel badge, Royal Mint nickel silver 150 years anniversary medal for the Metropolitan Police 1829-1979 in original box and a Tower Mint Diamond Jubilee commemorative medal for the Flying Squad New Scotland Yard 1918-1978. (5 items)

James Lawrence Isherwood, "Sepia Tower Bridge", oil on board, 50cm x 40cm, signed and framed, comes with Clive Isherwood certificate.

James I Shilling 2nd coinage, 4th bust MM escallop; minor flat spots in legends, quite good bust detail & very good shield detail, bust AFine o/wise AVF, together with Charles I Shilling, Tower Mint, MM harp; obv. CAROLVS D G MAG BR FR ET HI.REX, large bust with double-arched crown extending almost to edge of coin; faint scratch across centre of bust, rev. garnished oval shield with C R at sides; full, clear legends & good portrait & shield detail GFine to AVF

Four 18th century engravings of London, including Statue of King Charles 1st at Charing Cross, Tower of London, Kings Gate Westminster and View of Whitehall from the Thames, each 18 x 26cm, and another work showing London gates (5) From the estate of the late P D James (Baroness James of Holland Park)

VARIOUS AUTHORS BOOKS RELATING TO HISTORY TO INCLUDE: Chronicles of the Crusades. King James, Princes in the Tower. Contents of three boxes.

James (P.D.). Cover Her Face, 1st US edition, Scribner's New York, 1966, small abrasions to rear endpaper, original cloth (a few small faded patches), dust jacket, 8vo, together with A Mind to Murder, 1st US edition, Scribner's New York, 1967, original cloth, dust jacket, 8vo, plus Unnatural Causes, 1st US edition, 1967, original cloth, dust jacket, small chip at foot of spine, 8vo, with 13 other first UK editions by P.D. James including An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, 1972, The Black Tower, 1975, Innocent Blood, 1980, The Skull Beneath the Skin, 1982, A Taste for Death, 1986 and Devices and Desires, 1989, plus Shroud for a Nightingale, 1971 reprint (17)

James Arnold Martin, "The Bell Tower", oil on board, 67x 52cm

James Watterson Herald, watercolour, figures in a street scene with a distant clock tower, signed, 16ins x 12ins, gilt framed

Napoleonic Wars - fragmentary masonry, mounted on a rectangular oak plaque surmounting an inscription On 6th April 1812 the castle of Badajoz in Spain fell by escalade to General Picton's 3rd Division. The 45th [regiment] of Foot were of this escalade of the castle. [In 2012], exactly 200 years to the day, this stone was taken from the castle wall at the point where Lieutenant James Macphearson (sic, MacPherson) mounted his ladder was shot in the chest, the ball hitting a button knocking him unconscious. Recovering he again climbed the ladder and making an entry made his way to the tower, tore down the French flag and for want of a British flag flew his own scarlet coatee from the flagstaff., 22.5cm x 14.5cm overall The Third Siege of Badajoz (16th March - 6th April 1812) saw an Anglo-Portuguese army under the command of the future Duke of Wellington besiege the French garrison into capitulation. The siege was one of the bloodiest of the wars and was considered a costly victory by the British, with some 4,800 Allied soldier killed. Enraged at the huge amount of casualties they suffered in seizing the city, the troops broke into houses and stores consuming vast quantities of liquor with many of them then going on a rampage. Threatening their officers and ignoring their commands to desist, and even killing several, the troops massacred about 4,000 Spanish civilians. It took three days before the men were brought back into order.

A chromolithograph, by Arthur Y. Burgess - bustling Thames scene with Tower Bridge in the distance, signed in the plate; a colour etching by James Pridday - "Pont Aberglaslyn", signed and inscribed. (2)

James Campbell (Scottish fl 1853-1896), Gilt framed watercolour, signed, ‘River Ayr, with Wallace Tower’55cm x 38cm

WILLIAM WESTALL, CHARLES HULLMANDEL AND JAMES DUFFIELD HARDING "Britannia Delineata comprising views of the Antiquities, Remarkable Buildings, and Picturesque Scenery of Great Britain Kent", published London 1822, marble board bound(Provenance: the property of the Raymond Barker family late of Fairford Park Gloucestershire) CONDITION REPORTS The front board is ripped off and loose, the title page has some foxing with mould appearing, water damage to the top right hand corner on most pages and foxing. Engraving - crepe paper ripped and moulding. The "Canterbury from North Lane" picture. Part of "The Crypt, Canterbury Cathedral" crepe paper ripped and folded and foxed. A "Canterbury Cathedral from Green Court" - again, all crepe paper and with some rips, folds and foxing. This picture also has water damage to the top right hand corner and some limited foxing. The picture "Reculver", St Anselm's chapel, Canterbury Cathedral". Engraving "Interior of Dover Harbour" - some foxing. "Allington Castle" - some birty grey marks to the border, "Folkestone" "Maidstone" - the water damage on the top right-hand corner is becoming less significant but is still present. "Shakespeare's Cliff", "The Staircase of the Strangers' Hall, Canterbury", "Barfreston Church", "St Ethelbert's Tower", "Sandgate". One page has double engravings, namely: "Kits Cotey House" and "Gateway of West Malling Abbey". "Dover from Shakespeare's Cliff". Part of Rochester Cathedral and Castle", "Rochester Castle from the Medway", "Sturrey", "Part of Greenwich Hospital from the Ravensborne", "Penhurst House", "The Valley of Maidstone", "Margate", "Chatham from Dover Road", "Greenwich Hospital". Each engraving has some foxing and the water marked top right hand corner and page before each engraving, one side in French and one side in English, with short description of the engraving. Edges of all pages are tatty, general signs of wear and tear throughout.

NORTHERN - DEMOS - An interesting pack of 6 x demo 7" releases. Please note that the only record with the centre intact is James Phelps - Check Yourself (PARA 3019). Other titles are Barbara Hall - You Brought It On Yourself (INT 514), Edwin Starr - Time (TMG 1028), Samuel E Wright - There's Something Funny Going On (PARA 3035), Ernie Andrews - Fine Young Girl (CL 15873), Magic Disco Machine - Control Tower (TMG 1004). Condition is Ex+/archive.

A rare James II silver arm badge, possibly for a night watchman or constable, unmarked circa 1688, circular form, embossed with a representation of the seal of Scarborough, divided vertically in two, a tower on the left, a lymphad on the right, inscribed 'Ville de Scarburgte (sic)1688', the reverse with two ring attachments, diameter 8.5oz, approx. weight 1.3oz. Provenance: The James Walker Collection, Christie's South Kensington, 13th July 2006, lot 244.

Beer label, James Calder & Co (Brewers) Ltd, Alloa, bottled by A Tower & Co Ltd, Felling-on-Tyne, Scotch Stout, (v.o) 72mm high, (vg) (1)

James Allen Shuffrey BWS (1859-1939): Two Oxford watercolours, one on sketching board, the other on paper laid on card - Botanical Gardens with Magdalen Tower, and Worcester College and Garden, both signed, one named (largest 31.5cm x 48cm)

Original vintage re-release movie poster for the classic World War Two drama film, The Great Escape, starring Steve McQueen, James Garner and Richard Attenborough as allied POWs (prisoners of war) who plan to escape from a German camp, based on a true story. Dynamic poster featuring stills from the movie of a man running towards a tunnel by a barbed wire fence, the watch tower light in the background slowly coming around to finally shine on lots of men running to escape, with time stamps and captions and the title text below in barbed wire - "1:06am What went into these few seconds... 1:07am The hell...the heroism...the high adventure... 1:08am Make for the screen's great entertainment! 1:09am The Great Escape." Fair condition, folds, tears and pinholes. 1980, design by , USA, size 104.5x68.5cm

James Abbott McNeill Whistler PRBA (1834-1903), riverside view with ships, clock tower and buildings on the crowded shoreline, London Bridge in the distance; Billingsgate, etching, signed and dated 1859 within the print, 16.5cm by 23.5cm

After Leonard Knyff - 'The Tower of London', early 18th Century engraving with later colour by Johannes Kip, approx 34cm x 47cm, together with an engraving with later colour after James Baker Pyne, 'Windsor New Bridge'.

BRITISH COINS James I, Silver Shillings (2), second coinage (1604-1619), mintmarks rose and escallop, third and fourth busts; Sixpence, 1605, mm rose; Halfgroat, rose and thistle, mm tower; Third Coinage, Penny (S 2654, 2655, 2657, 2660, 2672). Generally fine and better. (5)

An Elizabeth I silver Shilling 1582-1600, Bell mint, with a James I silver shilling 1603-1604, and a Charles I shilling 1934-5, Tower mint (3)

Three signed photograph albums and one newspaper cuttings album of "Britain's Celebrated Cinema Organists" from 1929 onwards until the 1950s. This wonderful collection has many dated photographs signed by the organists including details of their signature tunes. Photos include; Reginald Dixon at the Tower Ballroom, Black pool, Lawrence James, Clapham Junction, Stuart Barrie (1938), Stanley Tudor, 1938, Reginald Fort, BBC Theatre Organ, Joseph Seal - Ritz Belfast, Cinemas include; The Regal, Chesterfield, The Ritz, Nottingham, Dominion, London, Paramount , London, John Bee at the Gaumont, Worcester Regal, York, H Robinson Cleaver at the Granada Welling, Lido, Bolton, Paramount Manchester and hundreds more!

John James Hodgson (1871-1906), three watercolours, "The Peel Tower, Wetherall", 12 cm x 16.5 cm, cornfields, 28 cm x 28 cm, and lake scene, 21 cm x 20 cm, the first two signed.

PETER LOVESEY: THE LAST DETECTIVE, London, Scorpion Press [1991], limited edition (99) signed and numbered, original quarter calf, original acetate, dust wrapper plus P D JAMES, 2 titles: THE BLACK TOWER, 1975, 1st edition; DEATH OF AN EXPERT WITNESS, 1977 1st edition, each original cloth, dust wrapper (3)

Three Mauchline ware money boxes, comprising a puzzle box example (The New Clock Tower, Weymouth) 11cm, a rectangular example (Interior of The Arcade, Birmingham) 10cm and a turret form example (St James’ Church, Louth) 7.5cm sq. (3)

James Peggs - watercolour, JA Hammond - Norman Tower, Bury St Edmunds, ink and sepia watercolour, pair oils, etc

Nine Signed First Editions James (P D) (All Faber) A Certain Justice (1997) signed, v.g. in cloth, d.w.; A Taste for Death, v.g. in cloth, d.w., inscribed "For Dr P Murray / with every good wish / from the author / P D James, 7. 4. 87." Als, agreeing to sign this (named) copy, laid in; The Skull Beneath the Skin (1982) signed, v.g. in cloth, d.w.; Death of an Expert Witness (1977) v.g. in cloth, d.w., Inscribed "For Vivien Murray / with warm good wishes / from the author / P D James, 2. Feb. 1994"; The Black Tower (1975) signed, v.g. in cloth, d.w. rubbed, creased, no loss; Innocent Blood (1980) signed, v.g., in cloth, d.w. paper tanned, especially at edges; Devices and Desires (1989) signed, slight shallow creasing to top edge of d.w.; The Children of Men (1992) v.g. in cloth, d.w. Inscribed "To Vivien Murray / with warm good wishes / from the author / P D James, 2. Feb. 1994, London". Paper tanned near edges, extremities of d.w. edgeworn, no loss.; Original Sin (1994) v.g. in cloth, d.w., signed 24/10/99; The Lighthouse (2005), The Murder Room (2003), The Private Patient (2008), Death in Holy Orders (2001). All v.g., in cloth, d.w. A fine collection. (13)

21 OOC/EFE Buses/Coaches etc. OOC- 3 Brighton & Hove: Dennis Dart Pointer, Scania Irizar PB and an AEC Tower Wagon. Wallace Arnold: Plaxton Premier and a Leyland Leopard. Shearings: Van Hool Alizee. Southdown: Bedford OB coach. 2 Leyland PD3 Queen Mary, one an open top. Plus a Southdown-BH&D Bristol Lodekka FS open top and a Brighton Hove & District Weymann Trolley Bus. Creative Master – Brighton & Hove: 2 x Dennis Trident Plaxton President, Dennis Trident Alexander ALX400, Mini Pointer Dart. Also 3 EFE: Southdown 2 vehicle set Leyland Tiger PS1 and a Leyland Tiger Cub. Also a Guy Arab 11 Utility and a Leyland Windover coach. Plus, a Britbus Brighton & Hove East Lancs Scania Omnidekka. All boxed. Also in lot a Corgi James Bond Film Canister 8 piece Gift Set TY99135. Contents Mint. .

Frances Bunch- Moran, 1928-2002 JAMES JOYCE TOWER, SANDYCOVE Watercolour, 15 3/4" x 19 1/2" (40 x 49.5 cm),signed and dated 1995. Provenance: Royal Hibernian Academy, Annual Exhibition 1995 (Label verso).

Knight (Charles, [editor]). The Pictorial Edition of The Works of Shakespere, 8 volumes, mixed editions, 1867, numerous black and white illustrations, some light spotting, uniform later black half morocco, spines slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with Ollier (Edmund), Illustrated History of the Russ-Turkish War, volumes 1 & 2 bound in 1, circa 1877, numerous black and white illustrations, inscription to front pastedown, some light spotting, contemporary blue half calf, spine slightly rubbed, large 4to, and Sassoon (Siegfried), The Old Huntsman, And other Poems, 2nd impression, 1917, contemporary inscription to front endpaper, some minor spotting, contemporary boards, spine slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, plus other late 19th and 20th-century literature and miscellaneous reference, including The Black Tower, by P.D. James, 1st edition, 1975, original cloth in dust jacket, 8vo, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)

Felim Egan (b.1952) SANDYMOUNT STRAND by SEAMUS HEANEY and JAMES JOYCE, 1993 first deluxe edition; (limited edition of 12) signed in pencil by Felim Egan and Seamus Heaney opposite editions page (rear); also dedicated and dated in pencil on editions page 18½ x 15½in. (46.99 x 39.37cm) Sandymount Strand, texts by James Joyce and Seamus Heaney with etchings (hand-coloured) by Felim Egan. Printed in the Tower of Poestenkill, Kaldewey Press & Felim Egan, New York, 1993 in an edition of 40 of loose sheets in a box and a deluxe edition (hand-coloured) of 12 and bound in calf leather by Christian Zwang. The paper with a watermark of the artist was made by Kaldeway Press. Presented in the original grey papered slipcase. Silver titled at spine. P

Dated 1797 AD. A Georgian gold ring with circumferential incised hoops; inscribed to the inner face in script 'E. Boyd & Yule Novr 15th 1797' with maker's mark 'H&T' and hallmarked with George III bust, lion and capital 'F' date letter (used at Newcastle for 1796"). 2.79 grams, 17mm overall, 15.21mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4, Europe 7.44, Japan 7) (3/4"). Very fine condition. Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1970s. See printouts of family tree documents for Edward and Janet and their children; especially for Benjamin who was an important figure in early Australian settlement; see also DNB and ADB entries for Benjamin Boyd. Edward Boyd (1770-1846), born at Merton Hall, Wigtownshire, Scotland, son of Rev. William Boyd, married Janet Yule, eldest daughter of Benjamin Yule (Edinburgh) on 15th November 1797 and he went on to be a London merchant and to hold the office of Deputy Lieutenant there. Their most famous son, Benjamin Boyd (1803-1851), was an entrepreneur and London stockbroker who, having raised capital, travelled to Australia to form the Royal Bank of Australia; Benjamin was a squatter on a large scale (one of the largest in Australia, eventually controlling over 2,000,000 acres in the Monaro and Port Philip districts, raising sheep) and he controversially imported natives from the Pacific Islands as labour (a practice known as 'blackbirding'); as a trader he had three steamers and three sailing ships (as Boyd and Company) and he founded Boydtown, the first settlement on Twofold Bay, in 1843, on the south coast of New South Wales, with a large jetty and a lighthouse (Boyd's Tower); from Boydtown, Benjamin had nine whaling ships operating and he sat in the New South Wales Legislature. The town was deserted in the 1840s, after Boyd's finances collapsed but the area is now flourishing again, mostly for housing and tourism; Boyd left Australia in 1848 in an attempt to recoup his fortune in the California goldfields and, in 1851, sailing on his yacht 'Wanderer', he disappeared at Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands) after going ashore to hunt ducks; his body was never found. The Ben Boyd National Park in New South Wales was named after him in 1971. The other sons of Edward and Janet include William Sprott Boyd (1799-1844, Resident at Court of Boroda and Political Commisioner for HIEC at Gujerat), Mark Boyd (1805-1879, banker and involved with Benjamin in Australian land deals), John Christian Curwen Boyd (1811-1882, served in the British Embassy, Florence), Edward Lennox Boyd (1819-1905, of Burham Priory) and James Boyd (1819-1852, travelled to Austrlia and New Zealand, where he married); there were also daughters named Marion, Mary, Jane and Janet. 

Buckingham (James Silk). Travels in Mesopotamia. Including a Journey from Aleppo to Bagdad, by the route of Beer, Orfah, Diarbekr, Mardin & Mosul; with researches on the Ruins of Nineveh, Babylon, and other ancient cities, 2 volumes, 1st octavo edition, 1827, folding engraved map, 2 folding lithographed plates to second volume, 26 (of 27) wood engraved illustrations (lacking plate 11 to volume 2, Tower of Babel to face page 359), some light spotting to folding map, otherwise generally in clean condition, contemporary diced full calf, gilt decorated spines, rubbed and some marks, 8vo, together with Chateaubrand (F. A. de), Travels in Greece, Palestine, Egypt, and Barbary, during the years 1806 and 1807, translated from the French by Frederic Shoberl, 2nd edition, printed for Henry Colburn, 1812, some some minor spotting to fore-margins, marbled endpapers, contemporary half calf gilt, rubbed and some wear to spines, with upper joints cracked, 8vo (4)

James I, second coinage, unite, mm. tower (1612-1613), crowned fourth bust r., holding orb and shouldering sceptre, rev. crowned shield of arms, IR at sides, wt. 9.76gms. (S.2619; N.2084), about very fine with a rich red tone

Charles I silver halfcrown, Tower Mint under Parliament [1642-1649], mm. Sun [1645-1646], Group III, Type 3a3, crude workmanship, Spink 2778, Ex. St James Auctions, May 10, lot 571, with old ticket, this piece has been slabbed as XF40 by NGC, then removed, large with the usual irregular flan, metal fault on king, double-struck legend before horse, NVF/VF

Five unframed, unsigned, prints on paper, to include, 'Harbour' by JULIAN TREVELYAN (1910 - 1988), 'Fireside by JAMES CARR, 'The Tower of London' by EDWIN LA DELL (1914 - 1970) 'Harlequinade' by CLARKE HUTTON and one by JOHN NASH, 49.5cm x 76cm, (5).

GORT VISCOUNT: (1886-1946) British Field Marshal, Victoria Cross winner for his actions during the Battle of the Canal du Nord near Flesquieres in France on 27th September 1918. A.L.S., Gort, two pages, small 4to, Staff College, Camberley, 22nd December 1936, to Haughton. Gort writes a social letter to his friend, hoping that everything goes well with him in Kohat ('you get a really good show of your own to run') and continuing to refer to mutual acquaintances, ' "Grass" Grassett looks like leaving me and he will be a great loss as he maintains the morale of the chaps as well as educating them. Married life seems to suit him well....Old Bill Slim has been a tower of strength and he now goes for one year to gain further education at the I.D.C. before he returns to Hindustan. I think he is first class and I hope he gets pushed on as he is getting old for his position in the Army. I see Walter Leslie and Lady Maria at intervals as they have a house at Fleet only 6 miles away. They love it and he says he has now forgotten he was ever in the Army.' and also commenting on work at the British Army college, 'Life here is rather hectic with constant rumours of wars, no soldiers and no equipment! But desperate struggles are being made to put the house in order at great expense....If we are reasonably strong I feel there is a good chance that peace will be maintained but if not one wonders whether these totalitarian states will be able to contain themselves'. Together with Frederick Roberts (1832-1914) British Field Marshal, Victoria Cross winner for his actions at the Indian Mutiny on 2nd January 1858. Dark ink signature ('Roberts') on a piece slightly irregularly torn from the conclusion of a letter. Accompanied by an autograph envelope, unsigned, hand addressed by Roberts to General Sir James Hill-Johnes VC in South Wales. G to VG, 3 William Slim (1891-1970) 1st Viscount Slim. British Field Marshal. Walter Leslie (1876-1947) British General who served in the Indian Army. Adjutant General, India, 1932-36. James Hill-Johnes (1833-1919) Welsh General, Victoria Cross winner for his actions at the Siege of Delhi on 9th July 1857 during the Indian Mutiny.

St James' Tower in Bury St Edmunds topographical steel engraving; and three other Bury St Edmunds topographical engravings (4)

A cast bell "Llewellins & James Bristsol 1870" on original metal mounts, bell 35cms high, lacks clapper Provenance: The bell was removed from the Sanitorium in Weston Super Mare (now the Royal Sands) in 1985 and sold to the vendor's father as scrap metal. The bell tower is still visible from Uphill Road North, Weston Super Mare

JAMES BILLINGSLEY R.B.S.A. (1860 - 1932) Two framed, signed, watercolours on paper, one showing the original frontage of the RBSA galleries, New Street, Birmingham and one showing a memorial before clock tower, 24.5cm x 17cm and 28.5cm x 18.2cm, (2).

James (P.D.). An Unsuitable Job For a Woman, 1972; The Black Tower, 1975; Death of an Expert Witness, 1977, 1st eds., original cloth, d.j.s, slight fading to spines (Black Tower rubbed at ends), Death of an Expert Witness signed by the author and dated 31 October 1977, with nine others by P.D. James including Innocent Blood, 1980 (2 copies), The Skull Beneath the Skin, 1982, A Taste of Death, 1986 and Devices and Desires, 1989 (with signed label adhered to title) (12)

James Tower (British, 1919-1988) Bowl, 1981 crackled white glaze signed and dated 9.5cm high, 37cm diameter.

70s SOUL/MODERN/DISCO UK DEMOS - A fine collection of over 60 x demo singles on UK labels. Artists/titles to include Louise Freeman - I Can Do It (HLM 10490), Black Stash - Mighty Love Man (SEV 1004), David Ganpot (OSC 5), Ramsey Lewis (S CBS 8007), Parliament, Roger Hatcher (CHEW 5), Tower Of Power, Lenny Williams (ABC 4214), Pockets (S CBS 5780) and James Bradley (S CBS 7182). Condition is generally Ex to Ex+.

POSTCARD ALBUM - GUERNSEY album including a large qty of postcards on Guernsey (St Martins Church, St James Church, Clock Tower, St Peters Port, St Juliens Avenue, Cobo Bay, Petit Bot Bay etc. Also with postcards on Sark, various GB cards including South West, Royalty, After Fire at Clawton Bridge, and various other cards.

JOHN VARLEY (1778-1842) Mountain scene with castle tower, probably Dol Badarn, Snowdonia, North Wales, signed and dated 1837, watercolour, 11 x 14cm Prov: Formerly in the collection of James Anderson, Art Collector and benefactor of various museums Balmain Fine Art, 25 November 2004

SECOND WORLD WAR - AN OAK COMMEMORATIVE CIGAR BOX SUBMARINE X2 the lid bearing a heavy 16.5cm brass relief profile of Italian Submarine 'Galileo Galilei', re-named 'X2', 22cm x 14cm x 9cm. Note: H.M. Submarine X2 was an Italian Archimede-class submarine, originally named Galileo Galilei. She served in the Regia Marina before and during World War II, before her capture by the Royal Navy in 1940. Galileo Galilei was stationed in the Red Sea in June 1940 as a unit of the Italian Red Sea Flotilla, and during a patrol, with Capitano di Corvetta Corrado Nardi in command, on 16 June 1940, she sank the Norwegian tanker James Stove approximately 12 miles south of Aden. On 18 June, the Galilei halted with cannon fire the Yugoslavian cargo ship Drava, but as Yugoslavia was not yet at war, she let it proceed, the attack was heard by the anti-submarine warfare trawler HMS Moonstone and at 4:30pm Moonstone sighted the periscope of Galileo Galilei and carried out an attack with two depth charges, though without damaging the submarine, the following day, after the British warship repeated its attack with depth charges, Nardi gave the order to surface and engaged the Moonstone with her guns. Right at the start of the action between the two vessels, the forward gun's sighting mechanism on the Galilei became unusable, the fast-moving Moonstone scored the first hit on the Italian boat after ten minutes, killing some men and wounding Nardi, the following hit killed the crew of the forward gun, including the First Officer, the submarine's gun jammed, and then another salvo from Moonstone killed all those on the conning tower including Nardi. Under the only officer left alive, though wounded, the young midshipman Mazzucchi, the Galilei continued the fight with the forward gun. However the British destroyer HMS Kandahar arrived,and Galilei surrendered. The submarine had lost 16 men; Nardi, four other officers, seven NCOs and four sailors. The submarine was then towed into Aden. Though the British side claimed that the submarine's codebooks and operational documents were captured intact by the Royal Navy, and revealed the exact position of other Italian naval units, Italian survivors (including Midshipman Mazzucchi) reported that every document was destroyed before surrender, and that no written operational orders were issued to Italian units, only an oral briefing between captains and the submarine command in Massawa before every mission After her capture, Galileo Galilei was berthed at Port Said and served as a generating station to charge the batteries of British submarines. She was commissioned into the Royal Navy in June 1942 as HMS X2 and was scrapped on 1 January 1946.

A James I gold Double Crown, 1612-13, fifth bust, mm. tower, F

THE REV. SIR HUBERT JAMES MEDLYCOTT, Bt. (1841-1920) SAIL AND STEAM NEAR TOWER BRIDGE Signed and dated 1916, watercolour 28 x 45cm. ++ Generally good condition

Lauder (Charles James, R.S.W.) - Tower Bridge, watercolour on card, 250 x 360mm., signed lower right, even browning, unframed, c.1900.

Recipe: take a good 3-litre Bentley chassis, mix in a good 4.5-litre engine, gearbox and transmission and add a light body with accessories to taste. The result is a motor car which, while still retaining a good vintage flavour, possesses a performance equaled by few other machines even of the most modern and expensive type' (Captain J.G. Fry, The Autocar May 14th 1943). A late Bentley 3 Litre, chassis HT1649 was initially fitted with Vanden Plas saloon coachwork and supplied new to J. Henderson Esq. Road registered as `WW 6726' by West Yorkshire County Council on 15th June 1928, an accompanying continuation buff logbook shows that it survived World War Two and was resident in Essex some twenty-six years later. Belonging to Ronald Frederick Fotheringham at the time, the Bentley is known to have passed through the hands of Kenneth Aubrey Cleave, Peter James Warren, Jack Ernest Durler, John William Bache Esq., Fred Zimmer and Ed Hubbard before entering the current ownership via Neil Davies Historic Racing in 1999. Converted into a Tourer during 1963 and reconfigured to 3/4.5 Litre specification using its original `matching numbers' engine crankcase during the 1990s, `WW 6726' was nonetheless treated to an extensive `chassis up' restoration by the vendor. A long term Bentley Drivers' Club member, he sought to create a car that was - in his own terms - as usable and enjoyable as possible. Resembling one of the nine short wheelbase (9ft 9.5in) cars that W.O. Bentley created before adopting the longer wheelbase (10ft 10in) for series 4.5 Litre production, chassis HT1649 also sports a 4.5 Litre-type radiator for improved cooling and 4.5 Litre steering box for easier manoeuvring. A veteran of numerous rallies and tours around the world, `WW 6726' has been developed with performance and reliability in mind. As such, it sports a full-flow oil filter, coil ignition, overdrive, electric fuel pumps and more modern SU HD8 carburettors. Though, the Autovac has been left in situ on the bulkhead should a new owner wish to reinstate it. Pleasingly retaining its original crankcase and magneto tower stampings, the uprated 4.5 Litre engine has not long been treated to a `Blower'-type block sourced from LMB Racing. The four-speed `C-type' manual gearbox is allied to a modern clutch, while the four-wheel drum brakes have been converted to hydraulic operation. Finished in Black with Dark Green leather upholstery, the four-seater rides on 20-inch wire wheels and utilises a 3.53:1 rear axle ratio. The chassis number HT1649 is visible on a lozenge inside the nearside front dumb iron and on the front engine cross member. With its quick-release radiator filler cap, Le Mans-style fuel tank, fold flat windscreen (complete with aero screens), nearside-mounted spare wheel and cycle mudguards, the Bentley does not want for visual drama. An old FIVA Identity Card which accompanies the 3/4.5 Litre states the following: 'The chassis, gearbox and suspension are as original. The wheels have been reduced one inch in diameter to 20 inches and the brakes have been converted to hydraulic operation. The engine retains its original numbered crankcase but has been enlarged to 4398cc. Coil ignition replaces the original magnetos and electric pumps replace the autovac. The radiator is from a 4.5 Litre Bentley of the same period'. Among the most handsome and best sorted Bentley 3/4.5 Litres that we have had the pleasure of offering, `WW 6726' is accompanied by a continuation buff logbook, V5C Registration Document, expired FIA Historic Vehicle Identity Form, old FIA Identity Card and numerous invoices from the likes of Jack Barclay, NDR, VBE Restorations, D.H. Day, John Ambler & Son, William Medcalf and FS Racing etc.

James Tower, an earthenware dish, 1953, brown and white tin glaze with abstract design to the interior, 56cm long, 24cm wide. Provenance: Acquired Nottingham Midland Group Gallery, 1950s, subsequently gifted to present owner.