Office of John Nash (1752-1835) - Two Italianate Villas for Sir James Murray Pulteney, the first inscribed verso "A house intended to be built in Scotland by Sir James Murray Pulteney. This view given to Mary Countess Harcourt. Sir James was the... friend of William Earl of Harcourt and his Countess... his death was occasioned by the...", the second inscribed verso "This is of a house... to be built by... [signed] Mary Harcourt", oil on paper laid on panel, 36.5 x 55cm, each with printed trade label of Baker Carver & Guilder to Her Majesty Thames Street Windsor, unframed (2) Provenance: Sir James Murray-Pulteney (1755-1811) by whom presumably commissioned from John Nash; William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt (1743-1830) and Mary Harcourt, nee Danby, Countess of Harcourt (1749-1833); acquired in the mid-20th century by the family of the present vendor.One or other of these newly discovered alternative perspective designs by Nash, differing in scale but not in style, was to be built at Clermont, Fifeshire for Sir James Murray Pulteney.The larger villa was to be closed modelled on Nash’s Cronkhill of 1802, the earliest example of an Italianate villa in England. This similarity is not surprising as Pulteney would have been familiar with the design of Cronkhill. That was originally intended to be a larger building and much closer to that in the present lot as is clearly evidenced by the drawing by Nash’s assistant George Stanley Repton (1756-1858), now in the Sir John Soane Museum, London. It is entirely possible that the present works, executed in pen, ink and thin oil on paper instead of pen, ink and watercolour, are also from the hand of Repton.Both the siting of Cronkhill at Atcham near the River Severn and the Wrekin, and the area around Clermont are not particularly mountainous but in country with relative ‘hills’.The soldier and politician General Sir James Murray-Pulteney, PC, 7th Baronet, was the son of Sir Robert Murray, 6th Baronet and his first wife Janet Murray. His lengthy military career included service in the American War of Independence in which he was injured at the Battle of Brandywine in 1777. He assumed the additional name of Pulteney when, in 1794, he married Laura Pulteney, 1st Baroness Bath (1766-1808), the daughter and heiress of his cousin Sir William Pulteney, 5th Baronet and MP for Shrewsbury (1729-1805).The familial link between Sir James Murray-Pulteney and Sir William Pulteney (his cousin and father-in-law) who’s home was only five miles distant from Lord Berwick’s Attingham Park, where not only Cronkhill, but the picturesque estate village of Atcham (c1797) was also built by Nash (a prolific visitor of his clients) is strongly suggestive of an introduction to or recommendation of Nash.The present designs were almost certainly commissioned in the years immediately following the death of Sir William Pulteney. Sir James Murray Pulteney’s death in 1811 removed the raison d’etre for a house at Clermont.Her father, who also married an heiress and took her name, was said to be the wealthiest man in Great Britain. Remembered for his role in the development of Bath, he was a patron of the architect Robert Adam and the civil engineer and architect Thomas Telford. Sir William Pulteney purchased Shrewsbury Castle in 1775 as a family home. Thomas Telford was responsible for the improvements and alterations that swiftly followed. These included the building of ‘Laura’s Tower’, a picturesque folly of c1790 commissioned for his daughter (she who later married Sir James Murray-Pulteney) as a Summer or Tea house. Mary, Countess of Harcourt (1749-1833), nee Danby, was the daughter of a Yorkshire clergyman. She married, firstly, Thomas Lockhart and secondly, in 1778, General William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt (1743-1830). A pupil of Alexander Cozens, the countess was herself a keen and accomplished artist. The couple enjoyed a close friendship with the royal family and their various interests and activities were recounted by the diarist Joseph Farrington RA (1749-1821).Nash was by far the most successful, fashionable and subsequently controversial British architect of the regency. He worked throughout England, Wales and Ireland but it is surprising that he built hardly anything in Scotland. The influence of Nash's design for Cronkhill on the history of British architecture has long been recognised. Sources:Summerson (Sir John) - The Lift and Work of John Nash ArchitectWilliams (Gareth) - The Country Houses of ShropshireTyack (Geoffrey) - Cronkhill Shropshire, article in Country Life, February 19 2004 Further potential sources (not examined)William Pulteney paper, Huntington Library, CaliforniaCorrespondence of Sir James Murray-Pulteney, his family and contemporaries (in 33 volumes), The Morgan Library, New York Condition ReportBoth require conservation but in basically good original condition, varnish dirty, paper lifting in places, panels sound
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AFTER CHARLES CATTERMOLE; four drypoint etchings, comprising 'A Preston Guild in the 17th Century - An Old Fashioned Lancashire Holiday', 'The Last Days of Whalley Abbey', 'The Battle of Preston and Walton, Storming of the Bridge by the Lancashire Regiments August 17th 1648', and 'The Palmy Days of Hoghton Tower, The Arrival of James I August 15th 1617', all marked 'Proof' lower left and all of similar size, approx 46 x 62cm, in matching stained wooden frames with ornate floral inner border, frame sizes approx 70 x 87cm (4).
WALLACE-DUNLOP (MARION)Two autograph letters signed ('Marion Wallace-Dunlop') to Mr Hankinson, writing shortly after her release from Holloway, the first saying she has been discharged ('...I felt a little mean in entering prison as a Unitarian for I am what people call a Free thinker... Miss Pankhurst had especially told me to apply for you. I also knew you were a friend of our movement all the same I had an uncomfortable feeling I was not quite playing the game and I'm quite glad we never met! Please excuse this untidy letter... The doctor strictly forbids my getting up as I am still weak from my long fast...'); the second asking about Unitarianism and asking him to pass on her advice to fellow hunger strikers ('...I can't help feeling a little anxious about the stone throwers who will probably go to prison today. I do hope they won't try & follow my example... for young healthy women with normal appetites starvation would be horrible torture... I am naturally a very small eater... If you see any of them please tell them to keep on drinking water, to lie down all the time, to think of other things and above all to keep their minds on the funny side of it all...'), 7 pages, 8vo (168 x 124mm.), Ellerslie Tower, Ealing, W., 9 July and 'Monday' [1909]; with a letter of discharge from James Scott, Governor of H.M.P. Holloway dated 8 July 1909 (3)Footnotes:'TELL THEM TO KEEP ON DRINKING WATER, TO LIE DOWN ALL THE TIME, TO THINK OF OTHER THINGS AND ABOVE ALL TO KEEP THEIR MINDS ON THE FUNNY SIDE OF IT ALL': The instigator of the hunger strike gives advice to fellow inmates.Scottish artist Marion Wallace-Dunlop was the first to undertake a hunger strike in prison, an action which became a powerful and emotive tool in the suffragette fight for the vote. An active member of the WSPU she was arrested several times and in June 1909 she was imprisoned for stencilling an advertisement for the 29 June deputation to the House of Commons and an inflammatory message on the wall of St Stephen's Hall (see lot....). She fasted for 91 hours before she was released: 'As with all the weapons employed by the WPSU, its first use sprang directly from the decision of a sole protagonist...' (Crawford, p.179). Her success quickly led to the adoption of the hunger strike as official policy of the WSPU and the subsequent government practice of force-feeding a few months later. She asked Hankinson to visit her at the request of Emmeline Pankhurst who perhaps saw him as a useful conduit of information between prison and the outside world but it would appear from these letters that they never actually met. Resourceful and determined, as demonstrated in our letters, she also devised a new stencilling machine to quickly add messages to the walls of Downing Street, designed many of the spectacular WSPU processions and was one of the organisers of the window-smashing campaign of November 1911. She was close to the Pankhursts and was a pallbearer at Mrs Pankhurst's funeral in 1928. Provenance: The Rev. Frederick Hankinson (1875-1960); Reginald Andrew Couzens (b.1904); thence by descent to the present owner.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
(Ireland), 'The Irish tourist's illustrated handbook for visitors to Ireland in 1852', London & Dublin, 1852, 3rd edition, 6 folding maps + engraved illustrations throughout, original decorative cloth silvered; R.A. Scott-James: 'An Englishman in Ireland. Impressions of a Journey in a Canoe by River, Lough and Canal', Dent, 1910, 9 black & white plates from photos + map as called for, orig. cloth gilt, top edge gilt; 'Murray's Handbook for Traveller's in Ireland', 1878, 4th edition, revised, 8 folding maps/plans, lacks railway map in rear pocket, original cloth gilt; J. Bartholomew: 'Philips' Handy Atlas of the Counties of Ireland', G. Philip & Son, 1882, 33 double page coloured maps as called for, original cloth gilt; [William Doherty]: Derry Columbkille. Souvenir of the centenary celebrations in honour of St. Columba, in the Long Tower Church, Derry, 1897-99', Dublin, [1899], [10],181pp, illustrations throughout, original pictorial cloth gilt; plus others Belfast; 'A Grammar of Old Irish', 1980; Sinn Fein 1905-06 16pp printed booklet (10)
James Webb (1825-1895)Dutch harbour scene at dusk, probably DordrechtSigned, oil on canvas, 100cm by 125.5cm Condition report: General surface dirt and discoloured varnish, stretcher shadow particularly to top-edge. The canvas is slightly loose on the stretcher and buckling in areas. Widely spaced but mostly stable cracquelure, mostly contained to the centre-right of the canvas to the distant tower. Paint thin in some areas, the odd minor scuff/scratch to paint surface. Surface score towards top of canvas towards right no more than 2cm in length. Slight frame rubbing to top-edge. Several passages of retouches and infilling throughout the sky, the area above the tower, centre right, likely to be infilling to old cracquelure.
Group of three sterling silver Judaic Havdalah spice towers. All towers feature tall spires rising from the spice boxes, which are decorated with hanging bells. All towers are marked along the footrim. The flag finial on one of the spice towers reads "Presented to the Manchester Heb. Con. CN" on one side and on the other "By Harris Isaacs Sep. 25th 5659-1898." The tower with a missing finial is marked "M. Wakszlak 12" along the footrim.Provenance: Property from the distinguished collection of Mr. James Lee Soffer, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.(Flag Finial); Height: 9 3/4 in x width: 3 in x depth: 2 1/2 in. (Missing Finial); Height: 10 in x width: 2 1/2 in x depth: 2 1/2 in. (Sail Finial); Height: 10 in x width: 3 in x depth: 2 1/4 in. Gross weight of sterling: 17.09 Troy oz.
Large sterling silver Judaic Havdalah spice tower with four hanging bells and a flag finial. With a rounded body perched on atop a pole resting on a Star of David base. Marked in Hebrew along one side. Decorated throughout with scrollwork.Provenance: Property from the distinguished collection of Mr. James Lee Soffer, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Height: 11 1/4 in x width: 6 1/2 in x depth: 4 1/2 in. Gross weight of sterling: 7.79 Troy oz.
Group of three pieces of Judaic silver including one Kiddish cup and two Havdalah spice towers. The Kiddish cup with a Hebrew inscription in two cartouches along the side. Each work is marked along the bottom.Provenance: Property from the distinguished collection of Mr. James Lee Soffer, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Cup; Height: 6 in x diameter: 3 1/4 in. Tower with flag; Height: 7 1/4 in x diameter: 2 1/2 in. Spice tower; Height: 7 in x width: 2 1/4 in x depth: 2 in. Gross weight of sterling: 14.72 Troy oz.
Five pieces of silver including one Middle Eastern spice tower in the form of a leaping fish, one spice tower with hanging decorations, and three South East Asian betel nut dishes with lids.Provenance: Property from the distinguished collection of Mr. James Lee Soffer, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Large beetle nuts (Each); Height: 2 1/4 in x diameter: 3 1/4 in. Small beetle nut; Height: 1 3/4 in x diameter: 2 1/4 in. Tiered spice tower; Height: 5 in x diameter: 3 3/4 in. Fish-shaped spice tower; Height: 5 in x width: 2 in x depth: 3 1/2 in. Gross weight of sterling: 9.97 Troy oz.
GLAM - LP COLLECTION. More stone-cold classics with 15 x (predominantly) LPs included here. Artists/titles are T. Rex - Electric Warrior (UK original HIFLY 6 A-2U/B-2U PORKY/PECKO DUCK - clean Ex record/with inner, no poster/solid VG sleeve, light paper tear on the front) and A Beard Of Stars/Unicorn (TOOFA 9 double), Gloria Jones - VIcen (EMC 3159 - VG/VG), Mick Ronson (x4) - Heaven And Hull (ltd edition picture disc, 474742 0 - Ex condition), Just Like This (ltd edition 2018 release on red vinyl, EARS140LP), Slaughter On 10th Avenue (APL1 0353 A-1T/B-1T UK og) and Play Don't Worry (APL1 0681 1A-1/1B-2, UK og), New York Dolls (UK 1977 comp, 6641 631 CF), Iggy Pop & James Williamson - Kill City (10" LP, black vinyl, 1995 RE, BLP 4042/10), Brett Smiley - Sunset Tower (2019 release), Queen - Jazz (2 x embossed cover copies, one with loose poster, the other without poster), Cockney Rebel - The Psychomodo (EMC 3033) and Faces. Condition is generally VG to Ex+
James I, First coinage, Shilling, mm. lis, second bust, 5.50g/10h, Second coinage, Sixpence, 1606, mm. rose, fourth bust, 2.72g/8h, Third coinage, Sixpence, 1623, mm. small thistle, sixth bust, 2.43g/6h (N 2073, 2103, 2126; S 2646, 2658, 2670); Charles I, Tower mint, Shilling, Gp G, type 4c, mm. (R), 6.08g/2h, Sixpence, Gp D, small bust, mm. tun, 2.78g/9h, Halfgroat, Gp D, inner circles both sides, mm. harp, 1.00g/12h (N 2231, 2241, 2255; S 2800, 2813, 2829); together with other hammered silver coins (2) [8]. Fair to good fine £80-£100
1970s Rock /Prog Rock/Psychedellic Rock - A collection of LPs, to include Yellow Dog, Moby Grape, The Motors, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Suzi Quattro, Barclay James Harvest, John Lodge, Tom Robinson Band, Arrows, David Gates, The Houseshakers, Pilot, Stray, Turkey, A Band Called O, Rich Mountain Tower, Small Faces, Horslips, Point Blank, Larry Norman, Halfbreed, The Outlaws, Nico, Yard Birds, Myrrh, The Incredible String Band, Thin Lizzy, Robin Trower, Brinsley Schwarz, Canned Rock (signed) and more. (approximately 45)
English Hammered Silver, to include: 3 x shillings: Edward VI fine silver issue, S2482, obv. facing bust, bust about Fine otherwise holed and Fair; James I third coinage, S2668, rev. Fine; and Charles I 1639-1640, Tower Mint, mm triangle, holed; 4 x sixpences: Elizabeth I 1587, sixth issue, S2578A, holed and clipped; Elizabeth I 1590, sixth issue, S257B8, VG to near Fine; Ireland James I and VI, and James I and VI 1604, clipped; and a Henry VIII halfgroat, 1530-1544, York Mint, second coinage, obv. bust right, rev. L and E bestride shield, obv. bust Fine otherwise clipped.
MARLBOROUGH DUKE OF: (1650-1722) John Churchill. English Soldier and Statesman. Commander-in-Chief of the Forces 1690-91, 1702-08. Signed document, one-page folio, dated 24th December 1714. Addressed to Thomas Erle, Lieutenant General of His Majesty’s Ordnance. This manuscript dictates that Stephen, Anthony & James Swift will be "appointed to provide Small Boates at Woolwich to serve and carry Guns, Carriages, Shot and other Stores of Warr from thence to Tower Wharf, Deptford, Greenwich, Galleons, Longreach, Gravesend" and other places. The document goes on to say that this arrangement will be allowed to continue for "so long as they shall behave themselves loyally, faithfully & diligently in his Majesty's Service." Counter-signed by Marlborough's secretary and political ally, James Craggs the Elder, with Marlborough's blind embossed papered armorial seal at the head alongside three embossed VI Pence stamps. Laid down on backing paper. There is some age wear at the folds particularly at the central fold, just affecting the text. Further losses to the edges and corners.
Two stained glass and leaded window panels, early 20th century, of Masonic interest, one dated 1912 and inscribed for George Traill, mounted in a window frame 77cm high, 57cm wide, the other with the Traill family motto 'Discriminae Salus', mounted in a window frame 109cm high, 57cm wide These panels appear to relate to George TRAILL (1874-1940) shipowner of Hampstead, Middlesex the son and heir of George TRAILL (1833-1887) merchant and shipowner by Julia ELWICK (1844-1928). In 1901 he married Clara Louise PARKER (born 1876). In 1876 George TRAILL (sr) was initiated at the Grenadiers Lodge 55. In 1907 his son George TRIALL (jr) was initiated at the Lodge of Fortitude and Old Cumberland, Lodge 12 of St James, London. The motto DISCRIMINE SALUS is that used by TRIALL of Holland and earlier by the TRIALL family of Ballyhough House, Co.Antrim, whose earliest ancestry is found in Scotland. The modern adopted crest as per the second panel here is: a beacon tower issuing from waves of the sea proper. The original crest is derived from a 15th century shipwreck and rescue experienced by the family.Condition Report: Flaming Torch panel:As catalogued this is 109cm high, 57cm wide fitted in a window frame - the panel itself is approximately 102cm x 50cm. It is puttied in place and Dreweatts make no guarantees how cleanly or easily it may be removed from this setting. The handle is stiff but operable to use this as a window if required. The glass to the panel surround in good order - the decorative central element with old breaks and repairs. The window frame is distressed black paintedGeorge Traill panel:As catalogued this is 77cm high, 57cm wide wide fitted in a window frame - the panel itself is approximately 68 x 50cm. It is puttied in place and Dreweatts make no guarantees how cleanly or easily it may be removed from this setting. The handle is operable to use this as a window if required. The window frame is more uniformly black painted than the other. The glass to the panel surround in good order - the decorative central element with some old breaks and repairs - there is a crack through GEORGE TRAILL panel that hasn't had a repair.The surrounding clear glass to both panels in good order, but with surface dirt, these would benefit to a clean on installationPlease refer to additional images for visual reference to conditionCondition Report Disclaimer
England, Hammered Silver, Henry VI, Groat, annulet issue, Calais, short flan crack, otherwise almost very fine; Henry VI, Groat, leaf pellet issue, London, nice portrait, mostly very fine; Henry VIII, Halfpenny, 2nd coinage, fine; Halfgroat, York, fragment only; Edward VI, Shilling, Fine Coinage, slight creasing almost fine; Mary, Groat, mm lis, fair; James I, Sixpence, 1st coinage, 1st bust, mm thistle, 1603 holed, another 2nd coinage, 3rd bust, 1604, mediocre; Charles I, Sixpence, Tower mint, poor; with Richard I, Anglo-Gallic, Silver Denier, very good, (10)
An Ambrotype of an Artillery Sergeant. A ninth plate (2 1/2 in x 2 in) ambrotype of an Artillery Sergeant, c.1860, contained in its original leather covered wooden case, this with gilt metal frame but lacking the lid; together with a Lantern Slide of seven Tower of London Yeoman Warders (”Beefeaters”), c.1885, six of whom are wearing medals, including James Owens V.C., reasonable condition (2) £60-£80
POSTCARDS - ASSORTED Approximately 175 cards, comprising real photographic views of Hadham Cross, Much Hadham; Tower Hill, Much Hadham; Perry Green, Council Houses, Much Hadham; High Street, Much Hadham; Freeman Street, Wells; Strangers Club, Elm Hill, Norwich; West End, Pewsey; High Street, Maldon; Upminster Broadway; and James Square, Crieff; with printed views of hop-picking (3); and others; together with a small quantity of modern standard and oversize cards.
Henry III, Short cross coinage, Penny, class VIIb, henri on cant, 1.44g/3h (N 979; S 1356B); Elizabeth I, Fourth issue, Sixpences (2), 1574, 1575, both mm. eglantine, 2.70g/12h, 2.89g/9h, Sixth issue, Halfgroat, mm. woolpack, 0.89g/1h (N 1997, 2016; S 2563, 2579); James I, Third coinage, Halfgroat, mm. trefoil, 0.89g/11h (N 2127; S 2671); Charles I, Tower mint (under Parliament), Shilling, Gp H, type 4.5, bust 1, mm. sun, 5.72g/6h, Sixpence, Gp D, type 3a, mm. crown, no inner circles, 2.53g/9h, Halfgroat, Gp D, mm. crown, no inner circles, 0.95g/9h, Penny, Gp D, mm. two pellets, inner circle on obv., 0.41g/3h (N 2233, 2241, 2254, 2268; S 2802, 2813, 2831, 2846); Commonwealth, Halfgroat, 0.74g (N 2728; S 3221) [9]. First plugged at 12 o’clock, otherwise fair to fine £80-£100
Henry VI, Annulet issue, Halfgroat, Calais (N 1429; S 1840); James I, Farthings (2), Lennox type 3, mm. cross fourchée, Lennox type 4, mm. triangle (N 2135, 2137; S 2679-80); Charles I, Tower mint, Halfgroat, Gp D, mm. star (over triangle on obv.), Pennies (2), Gps D and G, mm. two pellets, Farthings (5), Richmond type 2, mm. pellet-in-annulet, Richmond type 6, mm. rose, Maltravers type 2, mms. bell, rose, Rose type 4b, mm. crescent (N 2258, 2270, 2273; S 2832, 2847, 2850, 3183, 3187, 3198, 3206) [11]. Varied state £100-£150
Henry VI, Rosette-Mascle issue, Penny, York, saltires by hair, 0.95g/9h (N 1451 (ii); S 1866); Elizabeth I, Fourth issue, Sixpence, 1574, mm. acorn, 2.73g/1h, Threepence, 1575, mm. eglantine, 1.09g/8h (N 1997-8; S 2563, 2566); James I, Second coinage, Halfgroat, mm. rose, 0.97g/9h (N 2104; S 2659); Charles I, Tower mint, Sixpence, Gp D, type 3a, mm. tun, 2.78g/12h (N 2241; S 2813) [5]. About fine and better £80-£100
James I, First coinage, Halfgroats (2), mm. lis, 0.73g/9h, mm. thistle, 0.89g/2h, Second coinage, Halfgroat, mm. escallop, 0.80g/11h (N 2076, 2104; S 2649, 2659); Charles I, Tower mint, Sixpence, Gp D, type 3a, mm. tun, 2.62g/6h (N 2241; S 2813); together with miscellaneous hammered silver coins (9) [13]. Varied state £100-£120 --- Provenance: From the collection of a Hampshire detectorist
James Abbott Mc Neill Whistler PRBA (American, 1834-1903), The "Adam and Eve", Old Chelsea, London, etching and drypoint on Japan paper with full margins, with the artist's butterfly signature in the sky above the tower, third state of three, 1879, 7 x 12in. (17.8 x 30.5cm.), in a fine Whistler frame. * Provenance: Label for the Leicester Gallery, 1965.
![[FORE-EDGE PAINTING]. SCOTT, Walter, Sir (1771-1832). The Lord of the Isles; a Poem. Edinburgh: James Ballantyne and Co., 181](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/972f54cb-c6fc-4bf1-9d72-adc10131c7e7/353444c4-2062-4f44-a911-adc20168a89d/468x382.jpg)
[FORE-EDGE PAINTING]. SCOTT, Walter, Sir (1771-1832). The Lord of the Isles; a Poem. Edinburgh: James Ballantyne and Co., 1815. 8vo (210 x 133mm). Contemporary red straight-grained morocco gilt, edges gilt concealing a FORE-EDGE PAINTING of the Tower of London (some very minor rubbing).For condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com
‡James Tower (1919-1988) Sea Piece, 1985 tin-glazed earthenware large vase incised Tower 85 525cm high 57cm wide Provenance Contemporary Ceramics, Bonhams, 26th March 1992 Private Collection Literature Paul Rice and Christopher Gowing British Studio Ceramics in the 20th Century, 1989, page 153 this vase illustrated Timothy Wilcox The Ceramic Art of James Tower, Lund Humphries, page 165 catalogue number 186
James Tower (British 1919-1988), a glazed earthenware model of a horse,1952, signed 'Tower' on the underside of the tail,Modelled as a stylised horse with brown markings on a cream ground and covered in a transparent glaze, 34 cm high, 32.5 cm long (ARR), Provenance: Private Collection. Sold with original receipt, Gimpel & Fils, London, December 1952, ('James Tower "Brown and Cream horse", no. 99)A couple of tiny chips on the edges of feet. A few inclusions in the glaze and some glaze and decoration anomalies but this is how it was made. The edges of the ears feel a little sharp but there is no sign of a chip and no restoration. Some dust in the crevices.(Three of the feet are covered with felt pads and one is not and therefore a very slight unevenness.)
Elizabeth I, Sixth issue, Sixpence, 1592, mm. tun, 2.23g/8h (N 2015; S 1578B); James I, Second coinage, Shilling, mm. coronet, fourth bust, 4.89g/11h (N 2100; S 2655); Charles I, Tower mint, Halfcrown, Gp III, type 3a1, mm. bell, 11.51g/2h, Shilling Gp D, type 3a, mm. crown, 5.17g/6h (N 2209, 2225; S 2773, 2791) [4]. Varied state, several damaged £80-£100 --- Provenance: D.L.F. Sealy Collection
Approximately 200 UK issue 1970s and 1980s Soul / Funk / Disco singles including Soul II Soul, Spyro Gyra, Lisa Stansfield, Mavis Staples Singers, Starguard, Candi Staton, Amii Stewart, Strutt, The Stylistics, Sugarhill Gang, Donna Summer, The Sylvers, Sylvester, Sylvia, Tashan, Tavares, James Taylor Quartet, T-Connection, Joe Tex, Evelyn Thomas, Baby Washington, Bobby Thomas, Oscar Toney Jr, Tower of Power, Tramps, Trouble Funk etc, includes some promos
![Middlesex (Metropolitan), High Holborn, James Bennett, Halfpenny, 1.08g/12h (N 8075; BW. 1367); Holywell Lane [Shoreditch], E](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/20f9cd9b-3523-42ef-a933-ad8e011bb884/d38329cf-9308-4a38-bf66-ad8e01232422/468x382.jpg)
Middlesex (Metropolitan), High Holborn, James Bennett, Halfpenny, 1.08g/12h (N 8075; BW. 1367); Holywell Lane [Shoreditch], Edmond Bannister, Halfpence, 1668 (2), 2.29g/9h, 1.82g/9h (both N 8150, former 8150c, this piece; BW. 2812); Iron Gate [Tower Hill], John Patston, Farthing, 0.82g/6h (N 8251a, this piece; BW. 1545), John Rammage, Halfpenny, 2.20g/6h (N 8252a, this piece; BW. 1547) [5]. Last very fine but discoloured, very rare, others fair or better £140-£180 --- Provenance: N 8075 bt Seaby October 1972; N 8150 at 2.29g and *8252 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lots 617, 624 (parts); N 8150 at 1.82g R.J. Carthew Collection, P.D. Greenall Collection, Baldwin Auction 16, 30 October 1997, lot 175 (part) [from N.A. Clark September 1983]; N 8251 R.J. Carthew Collection, R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 624 (part). John Ramage (b. 1646), a son of the moneyer David Ramage, was apprenticed a vintner
England, Hammered Silver, Henry VI, Groat, annulet issue, Calais, short flan crack, otherwise almost very fine; Henry VI, Groat, leaf pellet issue, London, nice portrait, mostly very fine; Henry VIII, Halfpenny, 2nd coinage, fine; Halfgroat, York, fragment only; Edward VI, Shilling, Fine Coinage, slight creasing almost fine; Mary, Groat, mm lis, fair; James I, Sixpence, 1st coinage, 1st bust, mm thistle, 1603 holed, another 2nd coinage, 3rd bust, 1604, mediocre; Charles I, Sixpence, Tower mint, poor; with Richard I, Anglo-Gallic, Silver Denier, very good, (10)
dated Windsor, 28th August 1688, appointing Edward Greg of Newcastle (upon Tyne) to the position of Free Merchant, signed ‘James R’, countersigned by Lord Sunderland, addressed to Timothy Davison, Governor of the Company of Merchants, Newcastle upon Tyne, 19 x 30.5cm, some browning, a few neat repairs; Bolingbroke, Henry St John, Viscount, 1678-1751 Letter Signed, dated Whitehall, 28th July 1714, on paper, writing to ‘Mr Topham or his Deputy’ asking that Monsieur Corville, Envoy Extraordinary from France, be admitted to The Tower to review records kept there, on behalf of the Signeur d’Arche (the author of a history of France) and on behalf of M. Desmarck, who is searching for documents to support a lawsuit, 2pp., 17.5 x 22.5cm; Walpole, Robert, 1676-1745 Order for Payment, signed [and the Royal Hospital at Chelsea] dated October 6th 1734, order to pay Charles Lord Cornwallis £375 without account for one quarter of a year “on his several allowances of Seven hundred pounds per ann and of Eight hundred pounds per annum and these together with His ? assigns acquittances shall be your Discharge herein”, signed Walpole, Halifax and others, 23.5 x 37cm, a little chipping and worming; [Idem] Sum of accounts, dated 6th September 1733, "Accounting in all to the Sume of One Hundred Fifty One Pounds, and Sixpence... And Our Will and Pleasure is, And we do hereby Authorize and Direct, That out of any Payments, you shall make to the said reduced Officers of Our Land Forces and Marines... you deduct Six Pence in the Pound which is to be Applied towards the Support of Our Royall Hospitall at Chelsea...", signed Walpole, Clayton and Yonge, on paper, 29 x 46 cm (4)
James (P.D.) The Black Tower, 1st edition, London: Faber and Faber, 1975, original cloth, dust jacket, joints a trifle rubbed, 8vo, together with Talking about Detective Fiction, Oxford: Bodleian Library, 2009, illustrations, original boards, dust-jacket, 8vo, limited signed edition 259/450, plus 7 others by P.D. James including A Taste for Death, 1986 and three titles signed by the author: Devices and Desires, 1989, Original Sin, 1994, & Death in Holy Orders, 2nd impression, 2001Qty: (9)
THE STEEPLE KIRK, DUNDEE COMMUNION CUP, A CHARLES I SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL COMMUNION CUP ROBERT the tapered bowl engraved around upper rim 'EX DONO IACOBI SMITH MERCATORIS', raised on a tapered baluster knopped stem with foliate decoration to cushioned lower knop, on a stepped spreading base with flat chased foliate border(23cm high, diameter of bowl 12cm, diameter of foot 11.5cm, 19.3oz)Footnote: Provenance: Gifted by James Smith, Merchant, Dundee circa 1640 Kirk Session, Steeple Kirk Dundee Previously on loan MacManus Galleries & Museum, Dundee from 1974 Note: This cup forms part of the main and earliest section of the communion plate in the Steeple Kirk of Dundee, with the original gift, of three matching surviving, cups commissioned from Robert Gardyne II. All bearing the same inscription and decoration these are the three earliest surviving cups and are amongst the earliest surviving Communion plate in Dundee. One now resided within MacManus Galleries & Museums, its pair sold Lyon & Turnbull, Scottish Silver & Accessories, 14th August 2012, lot 398. It is unknown how large the original gift of cups was and seems highly likely that three would not have been the full complement; possibly other cups latterly being recycled and re-worked into the later surviving cups; or even destroyed in the turmoil Dundee has born witness to over the past four centuries. Dundee's Steeple Kirk is one of the most historic and important early buildings within the city. Built in the 12th century by the Earl of Huntington, brother of Scottish King William the Lion, it has withstood the numerous onslaughts of Dundee's tumultuous history to become the city's most important church and its oldest surviving building. The Earl of Huntington on returning from the Crusades reportedly made a vow that should God deliver his ship safely home he would build a Church in his honour. Upon his arrival he set about constructing the Steeple Kirk, selecting a spot out with the burgh boundaries. In 1303 the Kirk experienced the first of what would be many reincarnations after the forces of Edward I attacked the city and torched the church; work didn't begin on rebuilding the Kirk until the 15th century and was completed by the city council in 1462. Not only a building of importance in Dundee the north and south transepts were the largest of any ecclesiastical building in Europe, while the tower, which was completed in the 1480s is the only original part of the 15th century structure still standing today. This tower would witness the key role the Kirk was to play in the city's history, beginning in 1547 when it was captured by English forces and used as a stable by the soldiers. During this occupation it caught fire, and all but the tower and the choir was burnt to the ground. The council eventually built the west end of the choir and in it established the first Reformation Church of Dundee, further renovations on the destroyed south transept were carried out in the 16th century in order to house a second congregation. However, this would not be the last of the Kirk's troubles; the English General Monk, under orders from Cromwell, besieged the city in 1651, and the tower played an important role in the city's defences. Cannon ball marks can still be found on the building, a testament to its endurance, and the lock on the door leading from the hall to the stairs is the very same that held firm against Cromwell's onslaught. In 1759 the north transept was rebuilt, housing a third congregation, and in 1789 the nave was rebuilt allowing a fourth congregation under the Kirk's roof. Until 1841 all four congregations remained under one roof, each with their own ministers, but sharing the tower and bells. Even into the Victorian era problems beset the church and in 1841 another fire broke out, this time in the heating system, and once again the transepts were destroyed leaving only the nave and the tower. The Chapter House, adjoining the north wall of the east Church was also burnt down, along with the library of over 1800 volumes, including works in Latin and Greek, many dating from pre-reformation clergy. The east and south transepts were rebuilt in 1844 for their respective congregations, the north transept's congregation was re-housed. These three congregations remained in the one church until the 1980s when they finally amalgamated, giving the Kirk and its congregation its present-day appearance. This group is now split between McManus Museum & Galleries, the Steeple Kirk and private collections. The timing of these presentations of plate to the Kirk shows not only the variety of makers and styles in Dundee but the growth in wealth within the city which would have been far more prevalent in these ‘safer’ times than the turmoil the Kirk was so well exposed. This group was the most complete service of Dundee Communion plate and without doubt the most important grouping within the city, perhaps only outranked by a single object – the highly important – The Fithie Basin by Thomas Lindsay. Little is known about Robert Gardyne II but it is safe to say he forms part of the important Dundee, Perth and St Andrews family of makers who were responsible for some of the most important early Scottish plate made in the nations expanding Burgh's. At least three members of the family are recorded and possibly an earlier fourth member working within the trade. This would put the spread of the Gardyne's careers at around 1561 - 1708 with Robert Gardyne II falling within the middle of this period known to have been active around 1624 - 1656. It is assumed, as was the tradition within early Goldsmithing families, that Robert was apprenticed to his father Robert Gardyne I also of Dundee and is first mentioned a Freeman of the trade in 1624 within Dundee. There has often been confusion with the working dates of Gardyne and this has previously caused these cups being attributed as late as 1692. This however was more on the assumption they were presented by James Smith who was harbour master in that year. However, the donor appears far more likely to have been James Smith Merchant of Dundee, who died in 1640 and was interned in Dundee's historic graveyard, the Howff. Gifts of money within wealthy patrons' wills for the benefit of the church was not uncommon in Scotland; this date and the known working dates of Gardyne fit better than previous attributions. Also, close comparisons of marks on other dated early Gardyne plate confirms this theory.
Sir Hugh Casson (United Kingdom, 1910 - 1999) "Windsor Castle, London" Original Watercolor painting on Paper. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original painting which was published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the Westminster Collector's Society Great Britian block of four stamps issued May 7, 1980. Windsor Castle -- located about twenty miles west of London on the River Thames -- is perhaps England's most famous castle, due primarily to the fact that it is the British royal family's chief residence, as well as a stopping point for many heads of state on official visits to Britain. Originally built around 1070 by William the Conqueror, the castle was a Norman motte and bailey with a timber stockade atop a dirt mound. The Round Tower and stone walls were added by Henry II a century later. The artwork depicts the Round Tower, viewed from across the River Thames. Since Henry II's additions, successive monarchs have remodeled and added to the castle. The decorations which adorn much of the interior are the result of George IV's massive redecorations in the 1820's. The Grand Reception Room and Waterloo Chamber are among the most lavish and magnificent rooms in the castle. Used for State receptions and other formal affairs, they -- like others of the State Apartments -- are open for public viewing during most of the year. In 1475, Edward IV began the construction of St. George's Chapel, one of the most magnificent of English churches. In this chapel are buried many monarchs, including Henry VIII, Charles I, and George VI. Today, Windsor Castle stands as an impressive and monumental reminder of the royal family's influence on British life throughout the centuries. In addition, it has remained a favorite residence among various monarchs, including Queen Victoria and the present Queen Elizabeth II. Image Size: 12.5 x 14.5 in. Overall Size: 14 x 16 in. Unframed. (B06023)
JAMES TOWER (1919-1988); a tin glazed earthenware footed bowl with black and white decoration, incised signature, made circa 1955, diameter 27cm. (D)Additional InformationGlaze run over footring, otherwise appears good with no further signs of faults, damage or restorations.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk or http://artistscollectingsociety.org
Wiltshire.- Rutter (John) Delineations of Fonthill and its Abbey, first edition, large paper copy, half-title, hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece, additional pictorial title and plate, 10 engraved plates including unnumbered plate of South West View (as usual), large folding lithographed plan hand-coloured in outline, wood-engraved vignettes, double-page genealogical table and list of subscribers at end, foxing to some plates, handsome contemporary olive green straight-grain morocco cathedral binding with elaborate borders tooled in gilt, spine gilt in compartments, inner gilt dentelles, pale pink moiré silk endpapers with gilt-tooled border, g.e., a little rubbed, upper joint neatly repaired, [Abbey, Scenery 418], (340 x 275mm.), Shaftesbury, by the Author, 1823; A Description of Fonthill Abbey and Demesne, fifth edition, engraved frontispiece, advertisement for 'Delineations...' at beginning, original printed wrappers, rubbed, lacking spine, Shaftesbury, by the author, 1822, 4to & 8vo (2)⁂ Account of Beckford's extraordinary Gothic mansion designed by James Wyatt. The construction was rushed and the huge tower collapsed several times. Beckford was forced to sell the property and most of its contents in 1822 due to financial constraints and the majority of the building was demolished in 1825.
Minton (John, illustrator). Time Was Away. A Notebook in Corsica. Written by Alan Ross, 1st edition, London: John Lehmann, 1948. 8vo, original yellow cloth, dust jacket, front inner hinge cracked, jacket price-clipped and with loss to spine-panel - Freud (Lucian, illustrator). The Glass Tower by Nicholas Moore, 1st edition, London : PL, 1944. 8vo, original quarter cloth, decorative boards, dust jacket, spotting to outer leaves, dust jacket spotted, price-clipped, and with a few water-stains - Steadman (Ralph, illustrator). Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, 1st edition thus, London: Dobson Books, 1967. 4to, original boards, dust jacket (price-clipped) - Leighton (Claire). Country Matters, 1st edition, London: Victor Gollancz, 1937. 4to, original cloth, dust jacket - ibid. Four Hedges. A Gardener's Chronicle, 1935. 4to, original cloth, dust jacket (price-clipped) - together with approx. 30 similar illustrated books (various formats, mainly in dust jackets, artists including Mervyn Peake, David Hockney, David Gentleman, etc.), approx. 10 related modern reference works (e.g. James Russell, Ravilious in Pictures, Sparham: Mainstone Press, 2011), and a quantity of related ephemera including Ralph Steadman-illustrated Oddbins lists (qty: 3 cartons)
Royal Mint Tower of London Coin Collection brilliant uncirculated 2019 UK £5 coin in The Crown Jewels presentation pack. Part of the Royal Mint Historic Royal Palaces collection, still in its original unopened packaging. The second coin in their set of four Tower of London series, the coin features the crown of Mary of Modena, the wife of the king of England and Ireland James II (James VII in Scotland). It was made for her by the goldsmith Richard de Beauvoir in 1685. The coin also features the Tower of London mint mark in the bottom left. When placed together the four coins in the series create a plan of the Tower of London. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Royal Mint Tower of London Coin Collection brilliant uncirculated 2019 UK £5 coin in The Crown Jewels presentation pack. Part of the Royal Mint Historic Royal Palaces collection, still in its original unopened packaging. The second coin in their set of four Tower of London series, the coin features the crown of Mary of Modena, the wife of the king of England and Ireland James II (James VII in Scotland). It was made for her by the goldsmith Richard de Beauvoir in 1685. The coin also features the Tower of London mint mark in the bottom left. When placed together the four coins in the series create a plan of the Tower of London. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
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