An early 18th Century oak 30-hour longcase clock, circa 1740, by Kingston Avery, Mere, the hood with blind fret frieze and turned columns to the sides, the trunk enclosed by an arch top door set a bullseye glass, the 10" square engraved dial signed K C Avery, with decorative spandrels, silvered chapter ring and date aperture, 201cm high CONDITION REPORT: At present clock in working order. Seat board renewed, movement cage framed, with later brass top and base. Base with later restorations, door lock inoperable but complete with key. There is a weight and pendulum but no key as 30 hour clock.
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Knut Hesterberg (born 1941) for Ronald Schmitt/A Propeller coffee table, model K-9, with circular clear glass top and aluminium base, 121cm diameter, 54cm high CONDITION REPORT: Overall condition very good. Glass has two areas with black marks, possibly caused by rubbing against the black pads on which it rests. Light scratching throughout, consistent with use, and one area of more concentrated scratching. Two very small chips to bevelled edge. Metal frame sturdy but with some spotting, would benefit from repolishing. No maker's mark or stamp.
Cigarette cards, 31 scarce type cards, various manufacturers & series, Singleton & Cole Kings & Queens (2), Wills Double Meaning (1), Mitchell's Regimental Crests & Collar Badges (3), Cohen Weenen Boer War Celebrities Coloured (4), Cope's Characters from Scott (4), Actors & Actresses 'K' size (1), Lambert & Butler Japanese Series (4), Faulkner's South African War Series (1), Ogden's British Costumes from 100BC to 1904 (5), Anon Colonial Troops (4), Flags & Flags with Soldiers (1) & Actresses 'FROGA' A (1) (some with minor faults, gen gd) (31)
Stamps, collection of GB QEII error stamps to include 1967 Flowers 9d phosphor in block of 4 with downwards shift of grey; 9p Oak SG922 break in upright leg of K; Graphite Line Sets (3) misplaced lines, etc; 9p University of Essex downward shift of lilac; Readers Digest Coil Strip; many more items mainly UM - a good lot worth careful examination
CSNY & RELATED - LPs. Brilliant offering of 28 x LPs from Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (also CSN titles). Albums/pressings include Crosby, Stills & Nash (including Super Discs Nautilus audiophile pressing NR 48 - Ex+/Ex, UK plum Atlantic 588189, Japanese pressing P-8035A - Ex+/Ex and also a 2019 burgundy coloured 'Summer Of Love 69' Atlantic copy from 2019, sealed ), 4 Way Street (4 copies to include scarce Spanish promo 500-207-8 S - Ex records/with insert/VG+, a seam split though an easy repair, Japanese pressing P-6323~4A, scarce Argentinian promo 60/14.363/4 - superb Ex+ condition records/VG+ and stock UK K 60003), Ohio - Wooden Nickel (private),On The Right Track (private) and High Above Cayuga's Waters (private), Deja Vu (inc. UK plum Atlantic, US, French and Israeli copies), American Dream (US 12" promo), In Sync and CSN (Italian). Condition is often clean VG+ to Ex+. A superb archive.
BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD - LPs. Lovely selection of 7 x LPs from Buffalo Springfield including sealed copies! Titles are Buffalo Springfield Again (including early 70s pressing SD33-226 - incredibly Mint and factory sealed, also UK RE K 40014 - VG+ some easily cleaned storage marks/Ex), Last Time Around (including early US copy 'thinner pressing' Atco SD 33-256 - incredible Mint and factory sealed, also stock original US with same cat. - Ex+/Ex+ superb copy w/og company inner, also UK green/orange RE K 40077), Blue-Bird-Roots (private pressing - Ex/VG+) and Atlantic Masters (K 30028 - VG+ some easily cleaned surface marks/Ex)
US PSYCH & GARAGE BANDS (HEAVY WEST COAST INFLUENCE). Outstanding collection of 26 x choice LPs from US Psych & Garage bands with a particular West Coast flavour! Artists/titles are Sky Saxon Blues Band - A Full Spoon Of Seedy Blues (US GNP Crescendo original GNP 2040 - glossy VG+ a few light surface scuffs/Ex ace sleeve), Various - Fillmore The Last Days (Z3X 31390/K 66013 UK records in stock US box, with booklet and poster, the UK copy was not issued with a 7"), The Fugs - It Crawled Into My Hand, Honest (US RS 6305, Reprise orange labels - Ex+/Ex), First Album (UK STL 5513 - Ex/Ex), For Adult Minds Only (ESP-1038, yellow label RE), Belle Of Avenue A (RS 6359, orange US Reprise labels - Ex+/Ex) and Tenderness Junction (US stereo tri-steamboat og - Ex+ superb vinyl/VG+), Moby Grape - S/T (US CS 9498 1J/1C - Ex/VG+ with seldom seen poster in clean condition, some light foxing), Wow (US CS 9613 3 - Ex+/Ex) and Grape Jam (CXS 3), The Kaleidoscope - Side Trips (US BN 26304 original copy - lovely Ex/Ex), It's A Beautiful Day (x5) inc. S/T (UK CBS 63722) and Marrying Maiden (CBS UK 64065), Grace Slick (x4) - Welcome To The Wrecking Ball, Dreams, Manhole and ...The Great Society, Janis Joplin/Big Brother And The Holding Company inc (x5) - In Concert, Cheap Thrills and Pearl. Condition is often VG+ to Ex+.
PROG/PSYCH - CLASSIC LPs. 32 LPs representing another fantastic collection of classic Psych/Prog LPs. Artists/titles include Lord Buckley - A Most Immaculately Hip Aristocrat (Straight STS 1054, to include both original US test pressing 'Columbia Record Productions Test Pressing' - Ex condition and also a also an incredibly Mint and sealed original US copy), Love - Forever Changes (UK RE K 42015 butterfly label - Ex/VG+), The Flame - The Flame (UK og Statesdie SSL 10312 - Ex/Ex), The Residents - Fingerprince (US 2nd pressing RR1276 with RE77 etched - Ex/Ex+) and Meet The Residents (US 1977 RE RR0677 - ace Ex+/Ex+ w/insert), Tiny Tim - God Bless and 2nd Album, Rhinoceros, Curved Air (X4) inc. Second Album (die-cut), Airconditioning (K 56004) and Air Cut, Genesis - In The Beginning, Chris Squire - Fire Out Of Water (K 50203), Procol Harum, Family, Joe Cocker, Eagles and Jackson Browne. Condition is generally neat VG+ to Ex+.
60s ARTISTS - LP COLLECTION. A smashing collection of around 63 LPs and 2 reel to reel tapes. Artists/ titles include The Hollies - Evolution (TA-PMC 7022, reel tape), The Beach Boys - Smiley Smile (TA-T 9001, reel tape), The Kinks (NSPL 83021), Booker T & The MGS inc Green Onions (HA-K 8182), Melting Pot (2325 030). Small Faces inc The Autumn Stone (1C 148-94087/88), Ogden's Nut Gone Flake (V2159, circular sleeve), Elvis Presley (CLP 1093), The Rolling Stones inc Aftermath (LK 4786), Francoise Hardy inc Portrait In Musik, Sings In English. Various - 60s Mania, The Beach Boys inc Shut Down Vol2, Surfer Girl, Surfin USA, Party. Various - Skiffle. Chuck Berry, Them, The Yardbirds, Roy Orbison. Condition is generally VG to Ex, some can vary.
POP 7" - 'DEAD STOCK' MULTIPLE COPIES COLLECTION. Intriguing collection of over 350 x 7" comprising of 'dead stock' releases with multiple copies of each title. Artists/titles include Pearl Harbor & The Explosions - Up And Over (x6), Barry Andrews - Town And Country (x7), Nick Plytas - To Be Is To Buy (x21), Fern Kinney, Leslie McKeown - Shall I Do It, Steely Dan - Rikki Don't Lose That Number (MSAM 25 promo, x12), Frank Chickens - Blue Canary (x8) and Fujiyama Mama (x10), Dollar, The Rutles (K 17180, x18), The Carvells (ROKN 544 demo, x16), Slime, Steve Cash, Joe Jackson, Klaus Wunderlich, Mark Middler, Gallagher & Lyle, Zaine Griff, David Linley, The Royals (please note approx 55 copies of 'Lady Di'), Todd Rungren, Dave Edmunds, Blood Donor, Bongo Bongo, Famous Names and Colin Towns. Condition of the records largely appear to be unplayed, the sleeves largely VG+ to Ex+/archive.
CONTEMPORARY JAZZ - LPs. Fantastic quality collection of 24 x LPs that will expand your horizons! Titles are Keith Jarrett (x6) - Mysteries (IMLP 8026), Expectations (S 67282), The Koln Concert (ECM 1064), Changes (ECM 1276), Great Moments and That's Jazz, Dexter Gordon (x4) - Amsterdam Paradiso, Daddy Plays The Horn, Manhattan Symphonie, The Monmarte Collection Vol 1 and King Neptune, Billy Cobham (x4) - Spectrum (K 40506), Shabazz, Live On Tour and Dreams, Pat Metheny (x5) - As Falls Wichita, New Chautauqua, Rejoicing, Offramp and American Garage and Abbey Lincoln (x4) - That's Him, Abbey Is Blue, Talking To The Sun ad Golden Lady. Condition is often clean Ex to Ex+.
SOUL/FUNK/DISCO & REGGAE - LP/12". Smart collection of 47 x clean LPs/12". Artists/titles include The Persuasions - Acapella (US og on Straight RS 6394 from 1970 - incredibly Mint and factory sealed), Bob Marley & The Wailers - Burnin' (ILPS 9256), Rasta Revolution and Natty Dread, Richie Havens - Somethin' Else Again (signed and dedicated on the reverse by Richie Havens...), Otris Redding, Scarlet Rivera, Nubiyan Twist - Siren Song (2016 debut 12" ltd to 300 copies 'as new'), Donny Hathaway, Jimmy Cliff, Booker T. & The M.G's (K 40072), Herbie Hancock - Monster (CBS 84237), The Gasoline Band, Roberta Flack, That's Soul 5, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Mandre, Tom Tom Clbu, Reebop (Kwaku Baah), Michael Jackson, Chic, Ronettes and The Staple Singers. Condition is generally neat VG+ to Ex+.
CLASSIC SOUL - LPs. Wicked grooves with these 30 x classic LPs. Artists/titles are Curtis Mayfield (x8) - Super Fly (early US CRS 8014 ST die-cut - Ex/VG+), Got To Find A Way (US CRS 8604 - Ex/Ex+ in shrink), Curtis (UK K 56252), Roots (K 56249), Curtis In Chicago, Back To The World (K 56251), America Today and Sweet Exorcist (K 56284), The Impressions inc. The Young Mod's Forgotten Story (US CRS 8003), Big Sixteen and Loving Power, Marvin Gaye (x11) inc. United (with Tammi Terrell, very scarce West Indies pressing T 277 - VG+/VG+ issued with stock US sleeve), What's Going On (UK STML 11190), Let's Get It On (STMA 8013 UK), Live!, Trouble Man And His Girls and MPG (UK mono TML 11119) and Stevie Wonder (x6) - Songs In The Key Of Life, Talking Book, Innervisions, Music Of My Mind, Fulfillingness' First Finale and Anthology. Condition is often well-presented VG+ to Ex+.
SOUL & REGGAE - 7" RARITIES. Mega pack of 6 x hard to source 7". Titles are Richard Caiton - Take A Hold Brother & Sister (Up-Tight 151 - VG playing surfaces a little faded, a light warp), Nite Watch - Baby Come Back (Home) c/w Get Down (Cause I Love Your Body) (Channel Records CH 1 - Ex+/Ex), Joel Warren - Evil Boll Weevil c/w Let Her Go (Kapp K-463 X - please note Fair condition for collection filler only), Billy Joel Royal - Heart's Desire c/w Deep Inside Me (Columbia 4-43622 - VG), Bob Marley & The Wailers - Survival (WIP 6553 demo - Ex+) and The Squad - Why Do You Make Me Wait? (EXT 004 - Ex/generic sleeve)
CLASSIC/HEAVY/BLUES-ROCK - LPs. Rockin' out once more with these 69 x ace LPs. Artists/titles include Lucifer's Friend inc. Mean Machine, Good Time Warrior, Mind Exploding and Banquet, Strapps/Ross Stagg, Jim Capaldi, American Ram Jam, April Wine inc. Harder Faster, First Glance (still sealed!), Animal Grace (in shrink), Walking Through Fire (in shrink) and Stand Back, Boston, Hokous Pokus, Highway Robbert, Three Man Army - A Third Of A Lifetime (US KSBS 2044), Mahesha and Two (UK K 54015 - Ex+/VG), Frank Marino, The Gods/Ken Hensley, Iron Butterfly, Robert Plant, Wiggy Bits, Stars, Nick SImper's Fandango, Nick Jameson, Flame, Joe Perry, The Rockets, The Alan Ross Band, Gamma, Montrose, Gerry McAvoy and Humble Pie (x13) inc. Thunderbox, Rock On, Street Rats and Town And Country. Condition is generally VG to Ex+.
CLASSIC ROCK & PROG - LPs. Often super clean collection of 39 x LPs. Artists/titles include Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced/Axis: Bold As Love (Polydor Select Double 2683 031), Motorhead - Another Perfect Day (BRON 546), Dr. Feelgood - As It Happens (UAK 30239 with 7" EP), Yes - Fragile (K 50009), Relayer, 90125, Tormato, Close To The Edge and Drama, Genesis, Badfinger - No Dice (US SKAO-3367 - VG+/VG), Mountain, Backdoor - Activate, Bruford, Anthony Phillips, Soft Machine - Bundles, Seventh Wave, Goddess Of Fortune (George Harrison), Steely Dan, The Beach Boys, John Lennon - Rock 'N' Roll (sealed) and Walls & Bridges, Alan Parsons Project, Donald Fagen, Brand X and Whitesnake. Condition elsewhere is primarily Ex to Ex+/archive.
CLASSIC ROCK & PROG - LPs. 31 x more excellent LPs often presented in ace condition. Artists/titles include King Crimson - In The Court... (Polydor RE 2302 057), Disciple (EGLP 49, in shrink), Starless And Bible Black (2302-065, in shrink) and Beat (EGLP 51, in shrink), Kraftwerk - Man Machine (E-ST 11728) and Autobahn (6360 620), Queen - The Works (in shrink) and Greatest Hits (in shrink), Badfinger - S/T (K 56023- Ex+/VG) and Ass (US SW-3411 - Ex+/VG), Tangerine Dream, Ian Hunter - All-American Alien Boy, Thin Lizzy - Chinatown, Stray, The Beatles inc. Magical Mystery Tour (UK PCTC 255), John Lennon - Imagine (in shrink, with poster), David Coverdale, Tony Banks, Chris Squire and The Beach Boys. Condition is often Ex to Ex+/archive.
CLASSIC ROCK & PROG - LPs. 39 more great title LPs once again often presented in top condition. Artists/titles include Faust - The Faust Tapes (black/white twin dragon VC 501 - VG+/Ex), Yes - Time And A Word (K 40085, with shrink), King Crimson - The Young Person's Guide (ISLD 7), Genesis - A Trick Of The Tale, Selling England By The Pound, S/T, Wind & Wuthering (in shrink), Mama, The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (in shrink), And Then There Were Three (in shrink), Radio Stars Holiday Album, Stu Nunnery, Scott Henderson ANd Tribal Tech, Natural Gas, Chris Rainbow, Russ Ballard, Jon Lord, Planet P, Bruford, Powerhouse, Vangelis, 10CC and Toto - IV (in shrink). Condition is often Ex to Ex+/archive.
THE ROLLING STONES - PRIVATE PRESS LPs/ CDs. Here we have an intriguing collection of 6 LPs by The Rolling Stones. All privately pressed, too include things like demos, live material and studio outtakes etc. Titles include The Trident Mixes (K&S 072, recorded at Trident studios late 1969), Crackin' Up (SDE 75014), BBC Sessions (M-73584 TC), Conquer America (TSP 007 - white vinyl, Ed Sullivan TV show material from '64 to '67), Bright Lights Big City (TSP 010, white vinyl), Meet Me In The Bottom (MDR-6, 1964 studio outtakes) & Voodoo Brew (Vigotone 147-150, 4-CDs in LP sized box-set with booklet). Condition is generally VG+ to Ex+.
FOLK-ROCK/60s/SINGER-SONGWRITER LPs. Fantastic selection of 24 x choice LPs. Artists/titles include Gary Farr - Strange Fruit (CBS S 64138 - VG+ some likely easily cleaned storage marks/Ex nice clean sleeve), The Flame - The Flame (SSL 10312 - VG/VG+),The Incredible String Band (x4) - Earthspan (ILPS 9211), Be Glad For The Song... (ILPS 9140), Hard Rope (ILPS 9270) and No Ruinous Feud (ILPS 9229), Nina Simone - To Love Somebody (UK mono RD 8018 - VG+/VG), The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (UK original stereo ST 2458 A19/B20 matrix endings - VG/VG+) and Summer Days (And Summer Nights!) (ST 2354 UK og), Joni Mitchell - Blue (textured UK og K 44128 - Ex+/Ex), Brewer And Shipley, The Mamas & The Papas, Joan Armatrading, Keely Smith, Bob Dylan, Carly Simon, Robin Williamson, Richard & Linda Thompson and James Taylor. Condition is generally VG to Ex+.
R&R - 7"/EP COLLECTION. Fantastic collection of around 58 x ace 7"/EPs. Artists/titles include Chuck Berry - Reelin' And Rockin' (tri-centre UK London og RE-M 1188 - solid G+/VG+), Wade & Dick - Bop Bop Baby (US SUN 269 og - VG), Eddie Cochran - C'mon Everybody (RE-U 1214, UK misprint with Decca logo on the sleeve, four prong - G/VG+), Roy Orbision - Hillbilly Rock (RE-S 1089 tri-centre og - VG/VG), Ricky Nelson - I'm Walkin' (UK 2nd HMV silver text 45-POP 355 - G+), Larry Williams, Jesse Lee Turner (45-HLL 8785 tri-), Dell-Vikings (45-HLD 8405), The Everly Brothers, Elvis Presley (RCX 101 tri-, RCX 104 four prong, RCX 106 tri), Bill Haley (OE 9250), Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes (US SUN 234 og), Gene Vincent, Ernie K Doe, The Bell Notes and The Champs. Please note that condition does vary typically between G and VG+.
CLASSIC ROCK & POP LPs (70s/80s). All the classics with this collection of around 87 x Classic Rock & Pop LPs largely from the 70s and 80s. Artists/titles include David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust (Canadian Dynaflex orange labels SF-8287, no Mainman sleeve - VG+/with inner/Ex), Queen A Night At The Opera, David Pritchard - Nocturnal Earthworm Stew (ILPS 9422), Gary US Bonds - Dedication, Freddy Fender, Stephen Stills, Yes - The Yes Album (EU RE), Fragile (Italian RE), Close To The Edge and Going For The One, Jon Anderson, Prince Buster - Greatest Hits (blue labels MS 1), Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell, Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome, The Boomtown Rats, Madness, Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (K 46024 RE), Bee Gees - Odessa (French RE), 10CC, UB40, Vangelis, Grace Jones, The J. Geils Band, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Dead Or Alive, Al Stewart, The Nice, Supertramp, Genesis, Dire Straits, Eurythmics, Carly Simon, The Pretenders, Elvis Costello, Peter Gabriel and Bellamy Brothers. Condition is generally VG to Ex+.
CLASSIC/HEAVY/BLUES ROCK - LP COLLECTION. Quality collection of 45 classic LPs. Artists/titles include Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac (Blue Horizon mono 7-63200 - VG some surface marks nothing heavier/VG some shelf/edgewear, solid example), Deep Purple - In Rock (boxed RE - note G+/VG), Fireball, Made In Europe, Machine Head, Rainbow - On Stage and Rising, Curved Air - Air Conditioning (K 56004), Baker Gurvitz Army, Haystacks Balboa (UK Polydor 2489-002 - clean Ex record/please note no sleeve), Stray Dog - Stray Dog (K 43506), Electric Sun - Earthquake (0060.196, Brain), Horslips, A Foot In Coldwater, Asleep At The Wheel, Streetwalkers, Strapps, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Brand X, Triumph, Eric Clapton, Bad Company, Gillan, Focus and Barclay James Harvest. Condition is generally VG to Ex+ though some can vary.
CLASSIC/HEAVY/PSYCH & BLUES-ROCK - LPs. Brill titles with these 50 x LPs. Artists/titles include Alamo - Alamo (US og Atlantic SD 8279 - VG+ would likely clean to Ex, a few light storage marks/VG+), Hydra - Hydra (2429-120 UK og - Ex/VG+), Paladin - Paladin (UK og Bronze ILPS 9150 - VG+/VG), Jethro Tull - Aqualung (blue label RE) and Heavy Horses, Wishbone Ash - Argus, National Head Band - Albert 1 (UK og embossed K 46094 - VG+/VG+), Nektar (x3) inc. A Tab In The Ocean, Truk - Truk Tracks (US RE), Roxy, The Ides Of March, Gamma, Gypsy, Cream, Scorpions, Humble Pie, Jefferson Airplane, The Stills-Young Band, Three Dog Night, The Doors - L.A. Woman (RE), Ronnie Montrose, Bob Seger, Camel, Santana, Lone Star and Greenslade. Condition is generally VG to Ex.
CLASSIC ROCK & POP - LPs. All the classics with these 51 x LPs. Artists/titles include David Bowie - Pinups (UK RCA Victor orange labels RS 1003 A-2E/B-1T - VG+/Ex), and Changes One (note G+ record/VG+), Family - Bandstand (K 54006 A1/B1 - lovely Ex/Ex original), Queen - News Of The World and Live Magic, The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's (UK stereo 1 box PCS 7027 - note G+ record/with cutout/Ex+ very clean sleeve), 1962-1966 (German) and With The Beatles (PMC 1206 black/yellow 7N/7N - G+ copy), Fleetwood Mac - S/T and Rumours, Free - Fire And Water (UK pink rim A5/B5, VG copy) and Live!, ZZ Top, Jethro Tull, Cream - Meat Loaf, Yes, Madonna, Paul Simon, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA, The Kinks, Santana and The Walker Brothers. Whilst condition is generally VG to Ex, some records can drop a little below to G+.
CLASSIC/COUNTRY-ROCK - LPs. Brill titles with these 27 x classic LPs. Artists/titles are Tom Waits (x8) - Blue Valentine (K 53088 A-1IS/B-1IS og - Ex+/Ex lovely copy), Small Change (UK K 53050 A1/B1 - Ex+/Ex), Nighthawks At The Diner (EU AS 63002 - Ex+ records/Ex), Franks Wild Years (ITW 3 - Ex+/Ex), The Heart Of Saturday Night (EU AS 53 035), Heartattack And Vine (K 52252 - Ex+/Ex+ with printed inner), Foreign Affairs (K 53068 - Ex+/Ex), Swordfishtrombones (ILPS 9762 - Ex+/VG+), The Dillards - Wheatstraw Suite (EKL-4035 UK mono original - VG/VG+), Humble Pie - Humble Pie (AMLS 986 UK original - Ex lovely clean condition record/Ex textured sleeve with only light wear) and Eat It, Fleetwood Mac (x3), Hatfield And The North - The Rotters' Club (UK Virgin twin dragon og V 2030 - Ex+/Ex lovely copy) and Afters (VR 5), The Liverpool Scene, Poco, The Doobie Brothers and The Human League. Condition is primarily Ex to Ex+ (records) and VG+ to Ex+ (sleeves). Lovely collection.
Works of art including Chinese carved soapstone box, the cover carved in low relief with birds and peonies, 12cm wide, together with Chinese enamelled cylindrical box, jadeite bangle, snuff bottle, clothes brush carved C K McAdams 1825, 19th century French cased pocket telescope, other itemsProvenance: The Robert Barley Collection
Diamond three stone ring with three old cut diamonds in claw setting on 18ct white gold shank. Estimated total diamond weight approximately 1.35cts. Finger size approximately M.Condition report: The diamonds are all well matched and very lively bright stones. The clarity of the diamonds appears to good, no obvious inclusions. The centre stone has a very minor chip to the girdle/pavilion facets under one claw and a further chip to the girdle on the opposite side. Estimated colour grade approximately J/K. The claws appear to have been repaired/re-tipped, possible repairs to the setting. Two claws are missing and the ring might benefit from/need a new setting. Hallmarked London 1974. Gross weight approximately 3.1 grams.
*Sir James Gunn (1893-1964) oil on canvas - 'First sketch for Conversation Piece, Belloc, Chesterton & Baring. E. Grindlay deputising for Maurice Baring, 31-1-32', signed and dated, inscribed verso, 45.5cm x 35.5cm, framed. Also included is a black and white photograph of the finished work, inscribed 'To Edward Grindlay, March 1932, H. James Gunn', in glazed frame, 45cm x 39cm overall, together with a collection of ephemera relating to Maurice Baring, G. K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc, together with seven books. Provenance: The descendants of Edward and Evelyn Grindlay. Removed from Westcott, Dorking Exhibited: Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd, Old Bond Street, May 1946 'First Impressions', No. 38'. NB: Sir James Gunn and Edward 'Teddy' Grindlay met in 1917 when they joined the 10th Scottish Rifles, and became life long friends and Grindlay, Gunn's patron. In the Scottish National Portrait Gallery publication of 1994, it states 'The idea for a portrait of the three writers came to Gunn in 1930 at a dinner to celebrate Belloc's 60th Birthday. He recalled the episode in a speech to University College School ..."Splendid, you shall show it in the Royal Academy and it will help to sell our books"... I arranged with a friend (Edward Grindlay) who was the right shape to deputise for Maurice and on that Sunday I made my first sketches...Conversation Piece was given to the National Portrait Gallery in November 1960'.Condition report: Generally very good original condition, it has not be re-lined. There is a slightly curious line above the standing figures head which looks like a scratch but firstly doesn't feel like one and doesn't look like one close up, it does not detract from the work in my opinion. The frame has some minor losses to the corners.
A mixed lot of silver reference books on modern silver, including: Edited by Devlin C., and Simkin, K., Stuart Devlin, Designer, Goldsmith, Silversmith, ACC Art Books Ltd., 2018, Gerald Benney Silversmith, A century of Silver, Modern British Silver, Louis Osman, The Sterling Craft, The Harts of Chipping Campden, and other volumes. (qty)
A silver pencil, by Asprey and Co., London 1913, plain cylindrical form, in an Asprey case, length 12.5cm, plus an Edwardian silver carpenter's pencil case, by Charles and George Asprey, London 1903. (2) Provenance: The KB Collection of Pencils. Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 178.
A Victorian novelty silver pencil, file, whistle and penknife, by Thornhill, London 1881, modelled as a fish, plain form, length closed 8.5cm. A similar one was sold in these rooms in the KB Collection, 22 Jan 2019, lot 430, and is Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 186.
By Adrian K A Hope, a pair of modern silver candlesticks, Edinburgh 1995, tapering columns, matted decoration, with two vertical ribs and geometric decoration, plain circular drip pans, on spread circular bases, the bases inscribed 'Stuart Maxwell: Warden 1979 - 1994 From the Incorporation of Goldsmiths of Edinburgh', filled bases, height 31.5cm. (2) Stuart Maxwell (1922-2012) joined the Museum of Antiquities in Edinburgh in 1947 and worked tirelessly for the Scottish museums until he retired in 1982. His work on Scottish Silver was responsible for the fine collections in many of the Scottish Museums. He was a Freeman and later Warden for The Incorporation of Goldsmiths of the City of Edinburgh.
A Charles II Sussex silver Trefid spoon, by Richard Dobson, Lewes, circa 1675, the oval bowl with a ribbed rat-tail, the reverse of the terminal with scratch initials 'P' over 'I.A', the terminal scratch initialled 'B' over 'II' over 'K' over 'TA', length 18.8cm, approx. weight 1.7oz. Provenance: The David Constable Collection. Bonham, New Bond Street, London, Fine Silver, 22 November 2006, 70. Sotheby & Co. 6 June 1946, Catalogue of Two Important Collections of Early Silver Spoons, The property of Lieut-Colonel J. Bennett-Stanford and the property of the Late Lieut-Colonel Claud Beddington, Lot no 59, Illustrated on plate VI the property of Bennett-Stanford, bought by How of Edinburgh for £25.00.
An early Victorian novelty silver pistol pencil and toothpick set, by S. Mordan, engraved 6 July 1840. modelled as pistols, the butts with feather scroll decoration, length closed 4cm, in a fitted velvet lined case Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Tessier's Ltd., 12 February 1996. For a similar pair see Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 25.
A Charles II silver tankard, possibly by Phillip Price, London 1663, tapering circular form, scroll handle, dated '1672', the flat hinged cover with an armorial within ribbon-tied foliate mantling and with a scroll thumb-piece, the front of the tankard initialled 'T*K' over 'A*H' with plume mantling, height 17cm, approx. weight 28oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Alastair Dickenson Ltd. Christie's, London, Fine Silver, 31 March 1971, lot 120. Spink and Son advert in Connoisseur, March 1967. Exhibited: International Art Treasures, Bath, 1973, No.200. The arms are those of Kennedy quartering those of France. The initials are for Sir Thomas Kennedy who married Agnes Haldane on 1st November 1670. Sir Thomas was Lord Provost of Edinburgh in 1685 and died in 1715. For maker's mark see, Mitchell, D., Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London, The Boydell Press, 2017, page 436.

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