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Lot 323
HENRY JAMES - eight books, comprising: THE PRIVATE LIVE, only 1000 printed, London, Osgood, 1893; THE LONDON LIFE, Macmillan, May reprint 1889; THE OTHER HOUSE Heinemann 1897; THE REAL THING, Macmillan 1893, THE IVORY TOWER, Collins 1917; THE SENSE OF THE PAST 1917, A SMALL BOY, reprint 1917; THE OUTCRY ; with other books by G A Henty, Angela Brazil, Maxim Gorki and H Rider Haggard including SWALLOW, Longmans, 1899 etc (Qty)
Lot 782
W Melville (Early 20th century British) - St Paul's Canon Alley, signed monochrome etching, 13 x 7.5cm together with Frederick Farrell (British 1882-1935) - Etching of Horseguards Parade, William Walker etching of St James' Palace, also together with a naive style pen and ink study of Tower Bridge, London, various sizes, all framed
Lot 3516
Wales - Major-General Thomas Frederick Colby FRS FRSE FGS FRGS (1784 - 1852), by and after, a set of six Ordnance Survey maps: South Wales, Nos. 37 - 42, Published at the Tower of London [for] the Ordnance Map Office, Sold by James Gardner [...] Regent Street, London 1830 - 1832, each 40-fold map engraved and laid on canvas, tacked green watered silk borders, marbled covers, ink MS numbered tags, 67cm x 96cm overall, contemporary calf and marbled slipcase and cover, 27.5cm high, 8cm wide overall
Lot 595
17th century AD. A flat silver hawking vervel for the use in falconry, with italic inscription '*Edw.Lord.Mountague' to one face, plain reverse. Recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme under reference BH-64FD13; accompanied by a copy of the PAS report. 0.56 grams, 11.4mm (1/2"). Found near Barnwell, Northamptonshire, UK, in 2015, disclaimed as treasure under reference 2015 T789; accompanied by a report under the Treasure Act for H M Coroner and a letter from the Assistant Treasure Registrar at the British Museum. The inscription is a likely reference to Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton (1563-1644), or his son, the 2nd Baron (1616-1684"). The Montagu family home at Boughton House, between Weekley and Geddington in Northamptonshire is very close to the findspot. Montagu was the son of Sir Edward Montagu and his wife Elizabeth Harrington, daughter of James Harington of Exton? of? Rutland. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in about 1574 and graduated ?in 1579. He was a student of the Middle Temple in 1580? and succeeded his father in 1602. In 1584, he was elected Member of Parliament for Bere Alston, in 1597 for Tavistock and in 1601 for Brackley. He was created Knight of the Bath by James I at his coronation on 25 July 1603. He was appointed High Sheriff of Northamptonshire for 1595?-1596. In 1604 Montagu was elected MP for Northamptonshire. On 9 February 1605, with other gentlemen of Northamptonshire, he presented a petition to the king in favour of those ministers in the county who refused subscription. The petitioners were warned that their combination in a cause against which the king had shewed his mislike? '?…was little less than treason.?'? Montagu was for the time deprived of his lieutenancy and justiceship of the peace in the county. He was one of the key founders of what is known today as Guy Fawkes Night through his sponsorship, in Parliament, of the Observance of 5th November Act 1605. He was re-elected MP for Northamptonshire in 1614 for the Addled Parliament and in 1621. He was created Baron Montagu of Boughton on 29 June 1621. Montagu supported King Charles I in the Civil War which led to his arrest in August 1642. He was imprisoned for a time in the Tower of London but was moved to the Savoy Hospital due to ill health and died a prisoner in 1644. He was buried at Weekley. Fine condition. Scarce.
Lot 495
SAMUEL DUKINFIELD SWARBRECK (BRITISH c 1799 - 1863), VOLUME OF SKETCHES IN SCOTLAND 12 lithographs (10 handpainted), all signed and titled in the plate; some dated (c. 1837 - 1838) Each 45cm x 35cm All mounted, unframed Note: Handwritten dedication to Earl of Rosslyn from artist within folder. Scenes include; Abbotsford and Vale of Tweed; Stirling Castle, Palace of James V; Edinburgh Castle from the Grassmarket; Queen Mary's Tower, Holyrood; Holyrood Palace and Chapel; The Trongate, Glasgow; The Royal Institution Castle and Prince's Street; The Regent's Bridge, Waterloo Place; The High Street, Edinburgh; Rosslyn Castle and the Glen; The University, South Bridge Street, Edinburgh; and North Entrance to Rosslyn Chapel
Lot 9
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Sixpences (2), third and fourth issue, 1569, intermediate bust 4B, rose behind, rev. shield over long cross forchee, mm. coronet, 2.73g, (S. 2562); sixth issue, 1592, bust 6C, rose behind, rev. shield over long cross forchee, mm.woolpack, 2.24g; James I (1603-1625), sixpence, 1604, first coinage, second bust, mark of value behind, square topped shield, mm. thistle, 2.52g, (S.2648); together with a Charles I Tower sixpence and six Roman silver Denarii. The Charles I Tower sixpence heavily clipped and poor, the others fair to fine
Lot 11
Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrown, Tower mint, group IV, fourth horseman, mm. sun?/star, a contemporary forgery?, 13.32g; Shilling, Tower mint, group D, fourth bust, mm. portcullis, 5.84g, (S.2789); James I (1603-1625), Shilling, second coinage, fourth bust, mm. coronet, 4.78g, (S. 2656); Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Shilling, Sixth issue, mm. bell, 5.4g, (S.2777); Edward I (1272-1307), Penny, York royal mint, class 2a, (S.1385); Scotland, Alexander III (1249-1286), Penny, second coinage, class Mc, rev. 24 points, 1.32g, (S.5055). Varied state poor to nearly very fine, the first four cleaned
Lot 15
Stuart coinage. James I (1603-1625), Shillings (2), first coinage, second bust, mm. lis, (S.2646); second coinage, fourth bust, mm. rose; Sixpence, first coinage, first bust, 1603, mm.thistle; Charles I (1625-1649), Shilling, Tower, group E, small 'Aberystwyth' bust, single arched crown, mm. triangle, (S.2796); Sixpence, Tower group D, type 3a, no inner circles, mm. tun?; Twopence, Tower under Parliament (2), group D, type 3a3, mm. (P), (S.2833); group G, seventh bust, mm. eye, (S.2836); Penny, Tower group D, inner circle on obverse, mm. two pellets, (S.2846); together with some smaller hammered denominations of James I and Charles I (13). Varied state, the Charles I penny pleasing very fine, the others fine
Lot 4601
Original vintage motivational poster Here Today Here Tomorrow!- Featuring a striking red illustration of the Elizabeth Tower of the Houses of Parliament in London - Big Ben - alongside bold green and yellow text -Here today here tomorrow! - Regular as clockwork - On top of your job on top of the world. Horizontal. Large size. Produced by Willing and Co production Co Ltd for the publishers by Tannock and James Ltd and Printed by J Weiner Ltd. Good condition, creasing, some light marks, small tear and light staining margin. Country: UK Year:1960s Size (cm) 140x68
Lot 159
Literature, leather bindings. DIOGENES LAERTIUS. De Vitis, Dogmatibus et Apophthegmatibus Clarorum Philosophorum, Libri X, ... emendavit Marcus Meibomius. Amsterdam: H. Wetstein, 1692, small 4to, 2 vols., with added engraved title and 25 plates to vol. I, inscription of Dawson Turner; (Vol. II principally Aegidii Menagii); rebacked diced calf; Elzevir press. BARCLAY (J) Satyricon, partes quinque cum clavi. 1655, small 12mo, title trimmed to lower margin, vellum; The Paston Letters, edited by James Gairdner, 3 vols., 1872-75, 8vo, large paper, light foxing, rubbed calf; AINSWORTH (W H) The Tower of London, illustrated by Cruikshank, 1840, calf; POSSINI (P) Nili Epistolae, Paris 1657, small 4to, double column, worn panel calf; CORTESII, De Romano Itinere, 1770, vellum; etc (13)
Lot 209
ANSTRUTHER, Ian, The Knight at the Umbrella: An Account of the Eglinton Tournament-1839 (1963); BOCCIA, Lionello Giorgio, L'Armeria del Museo Civico Medievale di Bologna (1991); FLIEGEL, Stephen N., Arms & Armour in The Cleveland Museum of Art (1998); GODOY, Jose-A. & LEYDI, Silvio, Parures Triomphales: Le manierisme dans l'art de l'armure italienne (2003); HAYWARD, J.F., European Armour of the V&A (1951; 1965), two editions; NORMAN, A.V.B., Wallace Collection Catalogues: European Arms and Armour Supplement (1986); MANN, James (foreword), Exhibition of Armour made in the Royal Workshops at Greenwich (1951); MANN, James (foreword), Exhibition of Arms, Armour and Militaria at the Tower of London (1952); MANN, James, Wallace Collection Catalogues, European Arms and Armour: Part III Supplement to Parts I and II (1945); MANN, James, Wallace Collection Catalogues: European Arms and Armour (1962), two volumes; PATTERSON, Angus, Fashion and Armour in Renaissance Europe (2009); SCHOEBEL, Johannes (introduction), Staatliche Kungstsammlungen Dresden Bildheft (1967); VARIOUS AUTHORS, Wapens & harnassen / Armes & Armures (1992); a reprint of VON KIENBUSCH, Carl Otto, The Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Collection of Armor and Arms (1963) bound in full dark green morocco with gilt lettering on spine; WALLER, J.G., Arms & Armour: A Lecture Delivered to the London Institution (1871);
Lot 450
Important Collection Connected with the County of KerryManuscripts etc: Rowan (Rev. A. Blennerhassett)AM, MRIA. A large file of miscellaneous manuscript letters, notes, pedigrees, original documents, transcripts, news cuttings, broadsides,ephemera, etc., relating to Old Kerry families. The correspondents include fellow scholars, historians, J.G.A. Prim of Kilkenny, John Windele of Blairs Castle, Cork, James F. Ferguson of the Record Tower, Dublin Castle, etc., over 100 items in all.Documents include the marriage settlement of Jannett Raymond of Killmolane and Matha Lavery, 1730; an extract from a diary of 1847; Rowan's copy letter-book for 1850 - 51, a file of extracts from the Cotter M/ss, 1688 - 1691. There are 3 ptd. broadsides entitled "Kerry Antiquities," all of articles by, or letters to A.B. Rowan. As a collection of m/ss items etc., w.a.f. In all, a very significant source for Kerry history and genealogy. (1)Provenance: Mrs. Valerie Bary, Kerry Historian.
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Lot 543
A Request from Mr. JoyceJoyce (James) Autograph Letter Signed to 'Dear Mr [Thomas] Pugh,' 3 pp (folded sheet), on paper of Grand Hotel Britannique, Spa, Belgique [where Joyce is on holiday], dated 6.8.1934, asking Pugh to visit him when next in Paris, and making several requests. 'My American publisher would like to have for a circular he publishes some photographs of scenes mentioned in Ulysses so I wondered if you would consent to have some of yours reproduced... the Martello Tower (Sandycove), Holles Street Hospital and the view on the strand at Sandymount.. Of course he would use your name and I take it these things are paid for.'He also asks if Pugh knows of any illustrated weekly published in Dublin around 1904, for the use of the French painter Henri Matisse, who is working on designs for a new edition-de-luxe of Ulysses. 'He knows the French translation very well, but has never been in Ireland. I suppose he will do only the human figures but even for that he would perhaps need some guidance.''With many thanks in advance / Sincerely yours / James Joyce.'It seems Matisse never looked at the Dublin illustrations, which Pugh duly supplied; his illustrations are drawn entirely from Greek myth.Fold marks, one beginning to tear, a few minor marks, no loss. With the associated envelope-front, postmarked (stamp removed), showing it went to several addresses before reaching Pugh.Original letters of substance from Joyce are now of the greatest rarity. (1)Provenance: From the collection of Joyce's friend Thomas Pugh. (1)
Lot 168
Main Plot.- Brooke (Henry, eleventh Baron Cobham, conspirator, brother in law of Robert Cecil, first Earl of Salisbury, 1564-1619) 2 Letters signed "H. Brooke" and "Henry Cobham" 1 to Robert Cecil, first Earl of Salisbury and 1 to Thomas Howard, both Lord High Treasurers, 2pp., folio, Tower of London, 23rd January 1609 & 1st June 1618, both asking for his monthly maintenance payment as a prisoner of state of £32, both inset into paper edges, folds, browned, first later docket slightly damp-stained, second repaired torn where opened (2).⁂ First letter signed to Robert Cecil, "yr lvg: brother in lawe... H Brooke." On the death of Elizabeth I in 1603, a plot known as the "Main Plot", was formed for the purpose of placing Arbella Stuart on the throne in place of James I. She was the daughter of Charles, Earl of Lennox, the younger brother of Lord Darnley and niece of Mary Queen of Scots. Lord Cobham was arrested for complicity, and he in turn implicated Sir Walter Ralegh and both were sent to the Tower, where Lord Cobham remained, until 1618 when he was released and died weak and ill in the following year.
Lot 562
Manner of Francesco Guardi, a late 18th century oil painting on canvas, "Piazza San Marco Venice", figures in market square with ecclesiastical building and clock tower, 58 cm x 70 cm framed. Note: stamped to one rear stretcher J Spender Liner. James Spender of 55 Great Queen Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields and later John Street Fitzroy Square was a picture liner cleaner and restorer. Spender re-lined "Venice; The Molo from the Bacino di S. Marco" after Canaletto: The stretcher is stamped J Spender Liner (Wallace collection) (see illustration). CONDITION REPORT: The painting has come in for sale from a local private vendor. It has been in her family for generations. As stated in the description, the rear stretcher is stamped J Spender. According to our research J Spender was a picture liner operating in the 19th century and it maybe that some work was done to the painting at that time. There is evidence of a small patch to one section of the rear of the painting which should be evident from our image. We do not think that any work has been done to the painting in recent times. Hopefully our images will give an indication as to the general condition of the picture which we believe to be fairly good. There is some evidence of cracqulere in places. This is more evident to the right hand side of the picture around the balcony area of the church. There are also some strange circular marks in the centre of the clock tower. You will see numerous small stains and marks to the picture and places where the paint is a little rubbed.
Lot 1551
A WW1 death plaque with four possibilities as to whom it relates to. Firstly, Private 4951 James Balls, 8th battalion Easr Surrey regiment, killed in action 3rd May 1917, aged 24 and commemorated on the Arras memorial. Secondly, Private DM2/165506 James Balls RASC MT'E' Siege Park, died 5th January 1919 aged 22, Cologne south cemetery. Thirdly, Private 11474 James Balls, Queen's own Royal West Kent regiment, killed in action 27th September 1917 and buried at Godewaersvelde British cemetery. Finally, deckhand James Balls, merchant navy Dredger Marcurius, London, died 28th June 1916, aged 65 and commemorated on the Tower Hill memorial.
Lot 101
THE ARMADA TABLE of the O’Brien’sA composed 16th century and later oak and other woods and marquetry rectangular refectory table, the cleated plank top above a frieze applied with twelve grotesque masks, (two further masks are lacking), one long side with Dutch-style floral marquetry, the other side plain, the ends veneered with re-used filigree marquetry, raised on boldly carved heraldic lion corner supports, probably from a tropical hardwood such as manilkara or bullet-wood, while two central supports are in the form of Hope and Charity, on a moulded stretcher base with cross supports.242cm x 91cm x 82cm highProvenance: Boethius Clancy, High Sheriff of Clare, c.1588 and later gifted to the O’Brien’s of Lemenagh, Co. Clare. Thence by descent through the O’Brien Clan to the current Lord Inchiquin, 18th Baron. The table was relocated from Lemenagh Castle to Dromoland Castle after 1660, remaining there until 1962 when it was removed to Bunratty Castle.Literature: The Knight of Glin & James Peill, Irish Furniture, Yale 2007James Frost, The History and Topography of the County of Clare, Sealy, Bryers & Walker, Dublin 1893, p.252/253.Daniel Augustus Beaufort’s Journals, TCD, MSS 4024/4033, pp.53-4 Ivar O’Brien, O’Brien of Thomond, The O’Briens in Irish History 1500-1865, Chichester 1986, pp.195-6Grania O’Brien, These my Friends and Forebears, The O’Briens of Dromoland, Whitegate, Co Clare 1991, p.4The Armada Table is described by The Knight of Glin in Irish Furniture (Yale, 2007) as ‘one of the most important and earliest pieces of Irish furniture.’ He proceeds to quote from D.A. Beaufort’s 1786 travel diaries:In a long tiled gallery full of maps, & stag horns & other such things is a very curious massy table of some kind of mahogany, with 4 Lions for legs & in the middle Hope on one side & Charity on the other, for supporters - all rudely carved. This table was taken out of one of the Ships of the Armada wrecked on this coast 200 years ago.The Knight further comments: ‘Upon close examination, the heraldic lion supports and figures of Hope and Charity below grotesque masks on the frieze were probably part of the ornamental woodwork of a Spanish galleon. The frieze is inlaid with Dutch-style marquetry of flowers on one long side only, while each end is veneered with reused filigree marquetry below a cleated plank top. To have rescued such a large piece of furniture sounds unlikely; it is much more likely that the table was assembled in the 1640s where it would have been possible to display it in Máire’s new manor house, some fifty years after the Armada wreck. Doubt could be cast on the age of the table if we did not have Beaufort’s description; the re-used marquetry is probably part of further alterations in the nineteenth century when the ‘antiquarian’ vogue was at its height. The present top on the table is most probably a nineteenth century replacement but there are still signs on the table frame of the draw-leaf mechanism that he described. It is now exhibited in the solar at Bunratty.’The story of the Spanish Armada’s experience on the west coast of Co. Clare is an unhappy one. In early September, 1588 seven ships of the Armada, of varying size came into the mouth of the Shannon and anchored in the safe harbour at Carrigaholt, east of Loop Head. The Coroner of Thomond, Nicholas Cahane, went on board to interview the strangers but could get little information except that they were in serious need of drinking water. James Frost notes that the Spanish dispatched a boat to nearby Kilrush offering to exchange wine for fresh water. The locals however were wary as the Sheriff of the county was under orders to refuse supplies of every kind, and he was to execute all Spaniards who might come on shore, and presumably any natives who might assist them.Despairing, the galleons once again put to sea, prepared to take their chances on the ocean. The following day a vessel was seen anchored in a wild spot, as Frost called it, a mile west of the castle of Liscannor. Pedro Baptista, purser of the ‘Sumiga’, landed on shore in search of water and was duly arrested. He stated that the crew were perishing due to a lack of water and that the master had already died of thirst. Other Spanish vessels were observed from the shore and on the 10th of September one drifted into a bay near Doonbeg, and became a total wreck. Three hundred of the crew were drowned , and about sixty men who had landed were slaughtered by the locals or executed by order of Sir Turlough O’Brien of Tromroe. Further ships also ran aground and were wrecked. Frost notes that from the surrounding country, the population came down to the shore for plunder. ‘Such of the unhappy foreigners as escaped drowning were executed by Boethius Clancy, high Sheriff of the county, assisted by Sir Turlough O’Brien, Captain Mordaunt and Mr. Morton. A massive table, preserved at Dromoland Castle, is almost the only relic, left in Clare, of the disastrous fate of the Spanish Armada.’Boethius Clancy, (d.1598) was born in Co. Clare into a well-educated family, the hereditary lawyers or brehons of Thomond. In 1585 he was the representative of the newly formed County Clare in the Parliament of Ireland and in 1588 was appointed High Sheriff of Clare. That same year the Spanish Armada were attempting to make their way home through severe storms off the west coast of Ireland and many ships were wrecked or abandoned. Clancy was authorized by the Lord Deputy to “.... take all the hulls of ships, stores, treasures etc, into your hands and to apprehend and execute all Spaniards found there of what quality so ever.” A report states that Clancy rounded up and imprisoned as many as 170 Spanish crew who were subsequently hung on a nearby hill not far from Doonagore Castle, Cnoc na Crocaire (Hangman’s Hill), and the bodies buried in a mass grave nearby. It was noted that Clancy managed to salvage timber and decorations from the wreck and had a table made from it, the heraldic figures coming from the stern of a galleon. This is the table that was subsequently gifted to Sir Donough O’Brien of Lemenagh.Descending directly from the tenth century High King of Ireland Brian Boru, the O’Briens, Barons of Inchiquin are synonymous with Dromoland, one of the most famous baronial castles in Ireland and the clan’s ancestral home for nigh-on nine hundred years. Three castles are however associated with the O’Briens - Lemenagh, Dromoland and Bunratty.In 1014, Donough O’Brien, a son of Brian Boru, controlled Dromoland when it was a defensive stronghold. Donough was deposed in 1063 and went on pilgrimage to Rome and there gave the Irish Crown to the Pope. He died in Rome the following year and was buried in the basilica of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio. Lemenagh Castle, located between Corofin and Kilfenora, was built circa 1480-90 probably by Turlough Don O’Brien, King of Thomond and was originally a basic, 5-storied Irish tower house
Lot 1122
ROY DALE; an oval tin-glazed earthenware platter, sgraffito through dark glaze over white glaze in the manner of James Tower, incised mark and date of 1958, maximum diameter 42.5cm. (D)In the 1950s, James Tower, John Eaves and Roy Dale all used experimental methods of 'painterly pottery' making in contrast to the orthodoxy of anglo-oriental stoneware associated with Bernard Leach. However, Eaves and Dale failed to secure for themselves the kind of reputation later enjoyed by Tower. CONDITION REPORT: Appears good with no obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk
Lot 838
British Medals, A Christening Set of spoon, fork and napkin ring, by Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders & James Francis Hollings (Frank) Shepherd, the spoon a reproduction of the Coronation Anointing Spoon, the fork made with matching handle, the napkin ring set with Royal Arms, a rose, thistle and shamrock, spoon 150mm.., fork 146mm., in fitted and shaped maroon leather case of issue, a charming set in superb unused condition (3) The Coronation Anointing spoon is kept with the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London. It is the oldest spoon of English origin and the only item of the Regalia to survive the Commonwealth.
Lot 32
Henry VIII (1509-47), gold Sovereign, third coinage (1544-47), Tower Mint, initial mark lis both sides, facing crowned robed figure of King on ornate throne, rose below, 8 type legend with Gothic lettering and beaded border surrounding, sleeve type stops, hEnRIC; 8; DI; GRA; AGL’, ++ FRAnCIE; Z; hIBER’; REX;, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, with lion and dragon supporters, HR ligatured on banner below, Latin legend with Roman lettering and beaded border surrounding, IhS; AVTEM; TRAnSIEnS; PER mEDIVm; ILLORV; IBAT;, weight 12.33g (SCH 609; N.1824; S.2290). Weakly struck in parts though the King with a clear face, a bold very fine for issue, scarce.Provenance: Ex St James Auction number 1, 13th October 2004, lot 423.
Lot 34
Henry VIII (1509-47), gold George Noble of six shillings and eight pence, second coinage (1526-44), initial mark rose (struck November 1526-29) both sides of coin, ship sailing right with large Tudor rose on mast, h and K above for Henry VIII and Katharine of Aragon, linear circle and abbreviated Latin legend surrounding which reads in Gothic lettering, hEnRIC'x DI'x G'x R'x AGL'x Zx FRAnC'x DnS'x hIBERnI, rev. St George in armour on rearing horse slaying the dragon with a long lance, linear circle and abbreviated Latin legend surrounding which reads in Gothic lettering, TALIxx DICA'xxSIGoxx mES'xx FLVCTVRIxx nEQVIT, weight 4.51g (Whitton p.187, plate XII, No.14; cf.Schneider 576; North 1785; S.2270). Slightly finer than the Schneider example and the finest example we know of for this denomination, with a lengthy provenance from some of the most well-known collections of the past, well struck on a full flan, good very fine and extremely rare. Provenance: Ex James Dodsley Cuff, Sotheby, 8th June 1854, lot 986. Ex Lord Hastings (Jacob Astley, 16th Baron, died 1859), sold as "Nobleman" Sotheby, 15th November 1880, lot 287. Ex James Edward Moon, Sotheby, 7th May 1901, lot 95. Ex Thomas Bliss (1849-1914), Sotheby, 22nd March 1916, lot 256. Ex Alexander Mann (1857-1916), Sotheby, 29th October 1917, lot 266. Ex Dr Ernest Christison Carter (1865-1950), collection sold en bloc to A H Baldwin, 1950. Ex Gordon Vincent Doubleday (1914-93), Glendining, 20th November 1961, lot 90. Ex R. Duncan Beresford-Jones (1903-2000), Spink Auction 29, 2nd June 1983, lot 32. Ex "Danny Arnold" Collection, sold as anonymous, Spink Auction 97, 13th May 1993, lot 6. Ex Lucien M La Riviere (1922-2012), Spink Auction 124, 18th November 1997, lot 1729. Ex Samuel King, Spink Auction 173, 5th May 2005, lot 29. The abbreviated Latin legends translate as on the obverse "Henry by the Grace of God, King of England and France and Lord of Ireland"; and on the reverse "Consecrated by such a sign the mind cannot waver:" taken from the 4th Century hymn "Hymnus Ante Somnum" by Prudentius. The George Noble was a new denomination in the reign of King Henry VIII and appears on the indenture for the second coinage of 5th November 1526 at a value of six shillings and eight pence and a weight of 71.1 grains (4.607g) in 23 carat 3 ½grains fine gold probably to meet the demand for a coin equivalent to half the continental mark. The indenture occurred in response to Cardinal Wolsey being commissioned on 24th June 1526 authorising him to make whatever adjustments were necessary to bring English coins into parity with the principal Continental currencies and therefore encourage bullion into the Mint for coining. The Tower pound of weight of 5,400 grains (349.914g) was also abandoned this year in favour of the Troy pound of 5,760 grains (373.242g). These coins also feature the initial K of Queen Katharine of Aragon as is seen on the Crowns of the Double Rose that also date from this coinage. The George Noble was apparently never struck in large quantity nor for very long and the surviving sample of coins we have today is minuscule, as is the Half George Noble of the highest rarity with only three examples known. The George Noble offered herewith is perhaps the finest survivor in private hands with a wonderful provenance trail.
Lot 1052
WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE RA, RE, RBA, RI, NEA, (BRITISH 1851 - 1931) THE TOWER; THE NORTHAMPTON Drypoint etching, signed, 20 x 25cm (8 x 9 3/4"), 30 x 21.5cm (11 3/4 x 8 1/2") (2) James Connell & Sons labels verso Condition Report: THE TOWER:. The margins and the image, especially in the area of the sky, appear light to moderately discoloured, with touches of light foxing also noticeable. . THE NORTHAMPTON:. On close inspection there are two or three light touches of foxing apparent on both the left and bottom margins and light discolouration round the margins close to the edge of the mount.
Lot 168
After James Pollard, The Grand Entrance to Hyde Park; After G.H. Andrews, Albert Memorial, Hyde Park; Windsor Castle; After T Bowles, Westminster Abbey; St Stephen Walbrook; St Pauls (mostly restrikes); After Clarkson Stanfield, The Opening of New London Bridge; The Royal Exchange; After Rowlandson & Pugin, View of the Tower; a map, a group of 11 engravings, mostly with hand colouring.(qty) G1
Lot 26
5 x English Hammered Silver Coins comprising: Edward I penny, London Mint Fine, Edward VI shilling, fine silver issue, facing bust MM tun, several scratches on bust & digs around first quarter of rev shield; full, round flan, flat spots in legends, bust Fair to VG o/wise Fine; James I sixpence 1604, first coinage, rev. EXVRGAT etc, MM thistle; scratches on bust, bust worn (apart from crown) Poor o/wise Fine to GFine; Charles I shilling Tower Mint under King MM triangle in circle, sixth large Briot's bust with stellate lace collar, clipped o/wise AFine & Commonwealth penny, full flan, Fine
Lot 306
Ship's Log Book - Sulivan. A manuscript logbook for the Sulivan, 5th Voyage, 1794, approximately 100 pages (and a number of blank leaves), mostly ruled in red, written in several neat copperplate hands, giving details of trademen's bills, including mention of: Taylor & Bail[e]y of Little Tower Street, London; work carrried out in Greenland Dock for Robert Williams Esqr & Owners of the Ship by Joseph Haycraft & Co. of Deptford; John & James Mangles, Ship-Chandlers, Oil-men & Manufacturers of Painters Colours, near Wappin New Stairs, London, who Sell Guns, Gunpowder & Shots; J. Cadley & Co. Leathermen; Curtis & Clarke Bakers; Joynes, Becket & Co. Brewers; Richard Joseph Peuterer; Richard Hill & Son Wax Lights; Richard Knight Grocer; Martin Brander Gun Maker; Pigou & Andrews Gunpowder; Ben Wood & Co Irish Provisions; Thomas Bird Distiller; Henry Slaney Pilot; Huffam & Son Riggers; Ann Oram Plumber; John Rixon Cooper; Robert Todd & Co Mastmakers; P. & J. Dolland Opticians; Ben Steinmetz Tallow Chandler; Batten & Glover Carvers; John Burr Boatbuilder; Hadley & Son Engine Makers; J. Pouncy Druggist, plus lists of wages paid for Commander, Midshipmen, Carpenters, Armourers, Butchers, Poulterer, Cooper, Boatswain, etc., occasional toning, sheet size 38 x 24cm, marbled endpapers, red sprinkled edges, contemporary blind-panelled vellum, some light soiling and marks, gilt lettered red morocco label on spine, with manuscript date 1794 above, folio A fascinating ledger, listing materials for work carried out (Boltrings, Cold Chisels, Iron Cheeks for head, Deck Nails, Port Shackle, Black Oakum, etc.) and repairs made (Repairing the Large Ship Bell Claper, 2 new speaking Trumpets, Taking to Pieces the Large Ship Jack, Turning 10 Pillars, Tarring the Tops and Tar, etc.). The Sulivan (or Sullivan) was launched in 1782 as an East Indiaman. She made five voyages for the British East India Company, and on two occasions provided transport for military expeditions. In 1794 her commander, Captain Pouncy, died, and Captain Sampson Hall was appointed Commander of the ship. War with France had broken out in 1793 and the preparations to the ship documented in this log were presumably in reponse to government orders to join 38 other Indiamen as transports for an attack on Mauritius. In the event this did not come about, and Captain Hall sailed from Portsmouth on 2nd May 1794, bound for China, arriving at Whampoa on 13th October. (1)
Lot 426
James (Henry). The Private Life, 1st UK edition, 1893, some light toning and soiling, bookseller ticket to rear pastedown, original cloth gilt, residue from label to upper cover, spine repaired, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with The Sacred Fount, 1st UK edition, 11901, 47 page advertisements at end, some spotting front and rear, original red embossed cloth, rear cover with label residue and deep crease, spine faded, 8vo, plus The Two Magics. The Turn of the Screw; Covering End, 1st UK edition, 1898, a few light spots, endpapers a little toned, original later issue cloth (with blindstamped tulips to upper cover), 8vo, with others by James including 1st UK editions of The Golden Bowl, 1905, The Ivory Tower, and The Sense of the Past, both 1917 (20)
Lot 1022
1962 NSU Quickly S, 49 cc. Registration number PSY 348 (non transferable). Frame number not found. Engine number 870398. The NSU Quickly was a moped manufactured by NSU Motorenwerke AG of Germany between 1953 and 1963; more than one million Quickly's were sold during this time. The frame was a pressed-steel single spar unit with a headset at the front of the unit and wheel attachment points at the end of the arms at the rear of the unit. The unit also incorporated a tower in which the seat post was mounted and attachment points for the engine and the petrol tank. The front forks were made from pressed steel and were fitted with leading-link suspension. The two stroke engine had a two-speed gearbox (three-speed on some models), a bicycle pedal assembly to start the engine and assist propulsion up hills, and a centre stand. The S model had larger mudguards, a speedometer, a side stand, and chrome-plated rims. 314,715 were manufactured between 1955 and 1962. Nothing is known of PSY until 2003 when James Finch acquired it and presumably restored it as it is has now mellowed well. Our vendor bought it in November 2011 and is down sizing his collection so is moving it on. Sold with the V5C it should take little recommissioning.
Lot 364
BLAIR, Claude, Waddesdon Manor Catalogue: Arms, Armour and Base-metal Work: James A.De Rothschild Collection (James A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor) (1974); CAPWELL, Tobias, The Real Fighting Stuff. Arms and Armour at Glasgow Museum (2007); DUFTY, Arthur Richard, European Armour in the Tower of London (1968); DUFTY, Arthur Richard, European Swords and Daggers in the Tower of London (1974); EAVES, I., Catalogue of Arms European armour at the Fitzwilliam museum (2002); HAYWARD, John, Swords and Daggers in the Victoria & Albert Museum (1951); JOUBERT, Felix, introduction by CAPWELL, Tobias & WOOSNAM-SAVAGE, R., Catalogue of the Collection of European Arms & Armour formed at Greenock by R. L. Scott (2006); MANN, Sir James, Wallace Collection Catalogues. European Arms and Armour. Volume I Armour (1962); MANN, Sir James, Wallace Collection Catalogues. European Arms and Armour. Volume II Arms (1962); NORMAN, A. V. B., Wallace Collection Catalogues: European Arms and Armour Supplement (1986); SCOTT, J. G., European Arms & Armour at Kelvingrove (1980); WALKER, Derek & WILSON Guy, The Royal Armouries in Leeds: The making of a museum (1996)
Lot 365
FFOULKES, Charles, European Arms and Armour in the University of Oxford (1912); CARKEET-JAMES, E. H., His Majesty's Tower of London (1951); FFOULKES, Charles, Arms and the Tower (1939); HILL, B. J. W., The History and Treasures of Windsor Castle (1962); MANN, James, Arms and Armour in England (1960), two copies; WALLACE COLLECTION, Wallace Collection Catalogues. European Arms and Armour. Part I (Gallery VII) (1924); MANN, Sir James, Wallace Collection Catalogues. European Arms and Armour. Part II (Gallery VI) (1924); MANN, Sir James, Wallace Collection Catalogues: European Arms and Armour Supplement (1945); MANN, Sir James, Wallace Collection Catalogues: European Arms and Armour: Text with historical notes and Illustrations, Volumes I-II (1962); NORMAN , WILSON, A. V. B, G. M., Treasures from the Tower of London. Arms and Armour (1982); NORTH, Anthony, Victoria & Albert Museum: European Swords (1982); VARIOUS AUTHORS, Royal Armouries: Torture and Punishment (1997); WILLIAMS, Alan & DE REUCK, Anthony, The Royal Armoury at Greenwich 1515-1649: A History of its Technology (1995)
Lot 176
§ James Tower (1919-1988). A large stoneware disc shaped vase, c.1983, the white tin-glaze with white and pale beige resist decoration, the base incised James Tower 83, height 53cm, some damageCompare a similar shaped vase sold by Woolley & Wallis, The Studio Pottery Collection of Professor Luke Herrmann, 13th December 2017, Lot 100.
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