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A collection of early 20th century photographs of Tall ships and other shipping in an associated leather bound ledger, vessel include , 'Inverness', ' Parma in West Indies Dock', 'Wreck of the 'Idun' Southwolds, Jan 1922' and others

A WWI period midshipman's diary/log book for HMS 'Acorn' kept by N A K Money, circa 1914-16, manuscript entries in a three quarter cloth bound ledger.

Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan signed Limited Edition Lithograph with COA This absolutely stunning item of signed Cricket Memorabilia a striking action lithograph that takes you on a photographic and factual journey through Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan's continuing battle to become the world's greatest wicket taker. Personally signed by both spinners and independently authenticated and certified by the major chartered accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, 'Record Pursuit' is available in a strictly limited edition of 350Officially licensed by Cricket Australia and Sri Lanka Cricket, each are individually numbered and measure in at a large and impressive 650mm by 450mmRivals, friends, headline-makers and two of the world's greatest bowlers, Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan will remember 2004 as a watershed in their colourful careers, with both spinners passing 500 Test wickets and continuing their 'battle' to become the world's greatest-ever wicket taker Their race to be the first spin bowler to take 500 wickets was a classic ' cat and mouse' struggle during Australia's 3-Test series in Sri Lanka in March 2004. After a well-publicised and determined duel, Warne was victorious, taking wicket number 500 on March 12, during the 1st Test in Galle. By the end of the tour, the ledger read: Warne 517 wickets, Muralitharan 513 - with West Indian great Courtney Walsh's world record of 519 wickets ready to be broken It was Muralitharan who first claimed that illustrious 'crown', passing Walsh's record during Sri Lanka's Test series against Zimbabwe in May 2004. The champion off-spinner set a new world record when he captured his 520th wicket in the 1st Test in Harare on May 8. Muralitharan then dismissed a further seven Zimbabwean batsmen in the series to take his tally to 527. Shane Warne's quest to overhaul Muralitharan in the world wicket-taking began in the two-Test series against Sri Lanka in Darwin and Cairns in July. Warne took 3 wickets in the 1st Test in Darwin to move within reach of Muralitharan, before equalling his world record mark with a sensational haul of 7 wickets in the 2nd Test in Cairns! Warne held the record until it was broken by Muralitharan on December 3, 2007A superb item of Cricket Memorabilia to celebrate the two statistically greatest Bowlers of all time! Edition number may vary. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

A MODERN OAK LEDGER DESK, with a hinged storage compartment, with three drawers to the front, and a slide to one side, width 93cm x depth 76cm x height 123cm (condition report: paint stains to lid, other signs of usage)

Assorted movie posters, including: a movie poster for The Brothers Grimm, starring Matt Damon and Heath Ledger; a movie poster for Casanova, starring Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller and Jeremy Irons; a movie poster for National Treasure: Book of Secrets; and three movie posters for The Legend of Zorro, starring Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, each 180 x 120cms, unframed. (6)

Binding - a French vacant ledger, Marca Registrada, Martins Fernandes & Cia., blank pages, bound in brown faux leather, brass corners, 43.5cm high, 30.5cm wide

A VERY RARE ORMOLU-MOUNTED WHITE MARBLE AND DERBY BISCUIT PORCELAIN MANTEL TIMEPIECEBenjamin Vulliamy, London, dated 1786The impressive group depicting a porcelain putto stepping toward the dial set into a fluted marble column on a heavy ormolu plinth signed and dated Vulliamy LONDON 1786, the stepped marble base mounted with a gilt armillary sphere, porcelain urn (with lift-off cover), books, and an array of mathematical instruments. The 4 inch white enamel dial with bead-cast gilt bezel framing the gold dotted minute track and gold Roman hour, with serpentine hands. The single gut fusee movement mounted within the column and protected by two sliding brass covers, the tall rectangular plates united by five turned pillars, deadbeat escapement to a typical lozenge-section wooden rod pendulum terminating in a heavy brass-faced bob. The backplate signed Vulliamy, London in a foliate border. 37cms (14.5ins) high. Footnotes:This clock is one of a distinctive range of clocks in white marble cases with figures in Derby biscuit porcelain that were produced in London by the firm of Vulliamy & Son in the late eighteenth century, and are now regarded as outstanding examples of British neo-classicism. They were first created in the early 1780s by Benjamin Vulliamy (1747-1811), still only a junior partner in the family firm but already the King's Clockmaker in his own right, in a determined attempt to challenge the predominance of imported French ornamental clocks in the houses of wealthy and fashionable Britons. His justification was patriotic as well as commercial, since Britain and France were then at war, following France's intervention on the side of the colonists in the American war of Independence. [1]Following the end of the war in 1783 and improved commercial relations between the two countries, Vulliamy was concerned that the market he had identified for what he described as his 'new branch of English clocks' would disappear, but in fact his project continued to be successful, leading in time to the firm making a wide range of ornamental goods to furnish the houses of the wealthy. This was due to Vulliamy's ability to select and get the best performance from a network of independent artists, suppliers and craftspeople, and also to his personal talents as a designer, sensitive to the changing tastes of his wealthy and very demanding customers, who included the King, the Prince of Wales, and other members of Britain's social elite. Vulliamy's sculptural clocks followed French fashion in their neo-classical appearance, but while contemporary French clocks used mainly bronze and ormolu for their cases and figures, Vulliamy decided to use white marble with allegorical figures in white biscuit porcelain, presumably in imitation of the Parian marble of ancient Greek and Roman statues. Vulliamy designed the figures himself, using his extensive library of works on classical art and architecture as a source [2], and had them modelled in London by a number of young sculptors who were recent Gold Medallists of the Royal Academy Schools. The models were then sent to William Duesbury's Derby Porcelain Manufactury to be made in biscuit porcelain which, given the nature of soft-paste porcelain and Vulliamy's demanding requirements, often proved to be a difficult process, particularly for his larger figures. In line with the morally uplifting tendencies of neo-classicism, these clocks were intended to convey an allegorical message through the identity and position of the figures and suitable attributes in ormolu, sometimes assisted with a classical quotation. If the meaning is not always obvious to modern eyes, it was evidently important to contemporary observers. The German traveller Sophie von La Roche, who visited Vulliamy's shop in 1786 (the date of this clock), noted that 'French artists have certainly created some fine things --- in clocks --- but I never yet saw anything so noble, simple and instructive from their hands. All the images are Greek figures in biscuit porcelain and Mr Vulliamy's physiognomy and gentle modest person hide a store of Greek ideas and moral allegory.' [3]The design of the current clock, with the clock set in a marble column accompanied by a single 'boy' and a campana-shaped vase (also in Derby biscuit), was one of the earliest used by Vulliamy. Previous to the emergence of this clock, just four of this design were known to survive, with different ormolu attributes around the column to vary the allegory. One of these clocks is dated 1783, another dated 1787 (Sotheby's 17.5.22 lot 47), and two have serial numbers dating from the late 1780s - Nos. 175 and 189 (at Chatsworth probably since purchase). (The numbering of Vulliamy's clocks began earlier but the number was not engraved on the clocks until c.1788.) It is not known who first bought the present clock, and it predates the surviving Vulliamy manufacturing records. However, it is possible to suggest the main people involved in its manufacture, since the firm continued to use the same suppliers for many years. It is probable that the high-quality movement, which has elongated plates to fit the marble column and Vulliamy's usual half-deadbeat escapement with heavy pendulum bob and ebony rod, was made by James Bullock, a clockmaker who worked at various addresses in the parish of St. Andrew Holborn up to his death in 1801. The marble column and base would have been supplied by J. Day of Brewers Row, Westminster, who was working with the Vulliamys by 1785. The biscuit porcelain figure was modelled by John Deare (1759-1798), a Royal Academy gold medallist in 1780, and as already noted, was made at the Derby factory, which also supplied the covered vase. [4]1. For a detailed study of these clocks with Derby figures based on the surviving correspondence between Vulliamy and the factory, see A.P. Ledger and Roger Smith (eds.), Benjamin Vulliamy and the Derby Porcelain Manufactory 1784-1795, Derby Museum and Art Gallery (2007). Also T. Clifford, 'Vulliamy Clocks & British Sculpture', Apollo, vol. 132 (Oct 1990), pp. 226-237; and 'New evidence concerning Vulliamy clocks and Duesbury porcelain', Derby Porcelain International Society, Journal 2, (1991), pp. 35-52.2. For Vulliamy's books, see 'Benjamin Vulliamy's Library: A Collection of Neo-Classical Design Sources.' The Burlington Magazine, vol 141, no 1155 (June 1999) pp. 328-337.3. C. Williams (trans.), Sophie in London. The diary of Sophie von La Roche, (1933), pp. 100-1. 4. The work of Deare and the other modellers employed on Vulliamy's sculptural clocks is discussed in Ledger and Smith. (see Note 1). It also notes that the earliest surviving Derby Day Books (1786-94) show that Vulliamy bought 12 biscuit 'boys' in 1786 (p. 110). There is no record of him buying any campana vases in those years, so he had presumably bought several earlier, when one was used on a similar clock in 1783 (p. 115).With thanks to Roger Smith.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Original vintage collector album of mounted cigar bands that contains over 10 large size bands and 100s of regular size bands especially from Cuba, Florida, and the Northeast. Most pages hold 10-20 bands. Held in a National Radio Ledger binder. Issued: c. 1950Dimensions: 10"L x 6.50"H x 1.50"WCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.

"The Public Ledger" newspaper dated September 22nd, 1761, and some vintage newspapers

TINDAL (N): 'The History of England...written in French by Mr Rapin de Thoyras...', London, J & P Knapton, 1732: 2nd edition, Vol.1 only, for sale as a collection of plates and maps, contemporary calf, worn, folio: with an unrelated ledger. (Box)

A Second World War Air Ministry Type S02 Azimuth Circle Gyro Compass, numbered 30421K, in original wood case with stencilled markings; a 19th Century Brass 1½" Two Draw Refracting Night and Day Telescope by T. Binda, Cork, with mahogany sleeve; a Reproduction First World War Brass Three Draw Telescope, with leather sleeve; a Brass Two Draw Telescope, with leather sleeve af; a British War Department Ledger as a Record of Encroachment, marbled boards and leather spine, no entries, but in poor condition. (5)

A collectors' bundle of signed vinyl records, signatures to include: Midge Ure; Nick Harper; Lindisfarne; Syd Lawrence; Tony Goodacre; Cliff Ledger; Don Estelle; Bobby Thompson; and others. (Qty)

Cigarette cards, UTC (South Africa), 1912-13 Springboks, 4 cards, no 3 A. Knight (Transvaal), no 5 D. Morkel (Transvaal), no 7 S.N. Cronje (Transvaal) & no 26 S. Ledger (Griqualand West) (gen. gd) (4)

Shane Warne & Muttiah Muralitharan signed Limited Edition Lithograph with COA This absolutely stunning item of signed Cricket Memorabilia a striking action lithograph that takes you on a photographic and factual journey through Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan's continuing battle to become the world's greatest wicket taker. Personally signed by both spinners and independently authenticated and certified by the major chartered accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, 'Record Pursuit' is available in a strictly limited edition of 350Officially licensed by Cricket Australia and Sri Lanka Cricket, each are individually numbered and measure in at a large and impressive 650mm by 450mmRivals, friends, headline-makers and two of the world's greatest bowlers, Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan will remember 2004 as a watershed in their colourful careers, with both spinners passing 500 Test wickets and continuing their 'battle' to become the world's greatest-ever wicket taker Their race to be the first spin bowler to take 500 wickets was a classic ' cat and mouse' struggle during Australia's 3-Test series in Sri Lanka in March 2004. After a well-publicised and determined duel, Warne was victorious, taking wicket number 500 on March 12, during the 1st Test in Galle. By the end of the tour, the ledger read: Warne 517 wickets, Muralitharan 513 - with West Indian great Courtney Walsh's world record of 519 wickets ready to be broken It was Muralitharan who first claimed that illustrious 'crown', passing Walsh's record during Sri Lanka's Test series against Zimbabwe in May 2004. The champion off-spinner set a new world record when he captured his 520th wicket in the 1st Test in Harare on May 8. Muralitharan then dismissed a further seven Zimbabwean batsmen in the series to take his tally to 527. Shane Warne's quest to overhaul Muralitharan in the world wicket-taking began in the two-Test series against Sri Lanka in Darwin and Cairns in July. Warne took 3 wickets in the 1st Test in Darwin to move within reach of Muralitharan, before equalling his world record mark with a sensational haul of 7 wickets in the 2nd Test in Cairns! Warne held the record until it was broken by Muralitharan on December 3, 2007A superb item of Cricket Memorabilia to celebrate the two statistically greatest Bowlers of all time! Edition number may vary. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

A good quality 1840 Book of Common Prayer, 16mo pocket edition, bound in gilt brass and blue velvet with watered silk lining and end-papers (exceptional condition), to/w a volume 'The Cricket-Field' by Revd. James Pycroft, 4th, 1862 (worn), an interesting manuscript leather-bound ledger giving household accounts 1860 - 67, including servant's wages, cost of cattle and feed, taxes, property, etc (3)

3 englische Aktenordner. Ordnerrücken 2x rot mit goldener Aufschrift (Recipes/Ledger) und 1x grün (Ledger). L. Gebrauchsspuren. 20. Jh. H. 35 cm.

Registration No: XBL 41E Chassis No: DB6/3048/R MOT: ExemptFinished in Silver complemented to a Black leather interiorMatching chassis and engine numbersCurrent ownership since 2015ZF five-speed manual gearboxOffered with a collection of specialist invoices and old MOT certificatesPLEASE NOTE: The engine number stamped into this lot’s cylinder block – 400/3094 - matches that recorded on its chassis plate. However, we have been informed that the sales ledger records held by Gaydon list the engine number as 400/3034. We presume the discrepancy is as the result of a typographical error. H&H are indebted to Aston Martin historian, Steve Waddingham, for his assistance in this matter.Unveiled at the 1965 London Motor Show, the DB6 was notable for being the first Aston Martin model to be engineered following the company's move from Feltham to Newport Pagnell. Although, a direct development of the DB5, with the same visage, the newcomer enjoyed notably better high-speed stability thanks to the provision of a Kamm tail with built-in spoiler, and superior interior space courtesy of a 3.7-inch longer wheelbase and taller roofline. Grafted over a sheet steel platform chassis, the four-seater's hand-finished aluminium panels helped contribute to the claimed kerb weight of 3,232lbs that was actually only 17lbs heavier than its predecessor. Praised by the contemporary motoring press for its poise and handling, the DB6 employed all-round coil-sprung suspension, four-wheel disc brakes and rack-and-pinion steering. Powered by the fabulous Tadek Marek designed 3995cc DOHC straight-six engine, the model boasted some 282bhp and 280lbft of torque in standard tune and could be had with five-speed ZF manual or three-speed Borg Warner automatic transmission. A contemporary road test found a manual DB6 to be capable of 0-60mph in 7.4 seconds and 150mph. A total of 1,327 MkI Saloons were produced between October 1965 and the MkII's July 1969 arrival. Built to right-hand drive specification complete with the preferred ZF five-speed manual gearbox, chassis DB6/3048/R was supplied new in Berkshire (or so its ‘XBL 41E’ number plate would imply). Re-registered with the DVLA during the late 1980s as it is understood the Aston resided in the USA for a number of years, the DB6 passed to renowned physician and serial Aston Martin owner, W.V. Carlin Esq in early 1992. Entrusted to marque specialist The Aston Workshop for appraisal shortly thereafter, they overhauled the cylinder head as well as rejuvenating the propshaft, brakes and suspension (the latter being uprated with a Harvey Bailey Engineering handling kit and telescopic Koni shock absorbers). Sourced from Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd, new lower sills, door sill panels and stoneguards were installed by Ivydene Garage of Betley in late 1993, while the decade’s end saw another marque specialist - Chris Shenton – fit upgraded Lockheed brake servos, renew the clutch and recondition the steering rack etc at an indicated 19,000 miles. Acquired by fellow Aston Martin enthusiast, T. Burndred Esq., during 2004, he utilised the services of Aston Engineering Ltd not to mention treating ‘XBL 41E’ to a full respray (changing the colour from Black to Silver), partial re-trim and new windscreen etc. Briefly part of Stuart Beech’s collection prior to entering the current ownership in 2015, the DB6 has been maintained by CBR Classic Restorations in recent years. A true marque aficionado, the vendor has owned many of its rarest and most valuable models. Sparingly used over the past three decades and currently showing an unwarranted 23,000 miles to its odometer, this handsome, 'matching numbers' DB6 is offered for sale with V5C Registration Document and history file. For more information, please contact: James McWilliam james.mcwilliam@handh.co.uk 07943 584760

Very Scarce The Mettoy Co Ltd Northampton 1. Routine Procedure and Instructions Report , very interesting historic report to the Directors of the Mettoy Co Ltd May 1943. We have the pleasure in presenting to you this manual of procedures and instructions relative to the work which we have been privileged to do for you. In accordance with your wishes we have, in introducing the scheme of budgetary control and standard costs, kept constantly before us the necessity of its application to both war and toy production. The introduction of the system has necessitated us giving attention to shop procedure, method of report on the established procedure therefore includes details of the work done for these sections. Considerable time and attention has been given to the training of your staff, and we have taken them into conference in building up the scheme.Finally we thank you and the staff for the interest and cooperation which has been extended to ud during our work with you. Stevenson, Jordon & Harrison Ltd 1st May 1943.Manual has explanation of the accounting and costing system, it has copies of, standard manufacturing specification, confirmation of order, official order,order forms, purchase invoice register, Personal ledger, cash book, Invoice, Advice note, journal sheet, journal voucher, scrap note, rectification, Nominal ledger, summary of cleared in cost, department operating statement, stock records, workers ticket attendance hours, clock cards, payroll, group bonus, in excellent original condition, a piece of Mettoy history

Ranjit Singh enthroned in durbarafter Imam Bakhsh Lahori, India, 20th centuryOpaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the ruler facing courtiers, all bearing arms, on a terrace, the golden temple of Amritsar in the background, within thin polychrome margins, wider borders decorated with blue elongated lobed cartouches, the reverse with a larger ledger grid35.5 x 48cm.Condition Report: The corners are scuffed. The lower left corner is missing. The edges are scuffed and fritted. The marginal areas show some discolouration, rubbing. The pigments are strong overall. The painting presents as clean although under close inspection one notices scattered light creases, minute staining and losses. Those are easier seen in areas where darker and white pigments dominates. The reverse of this painting shows a ledger's ruling in black ink. 

Set of original Puebla Mexico receipts from early 1910 with original postal stamps. Examples of ledger headliners: Almacenes de Madera; Rancho del Mirador; El Eco de los Valles; Agencia de Bicicleta; Haciendas de Manzanilla y Sebastian. Average size: 10"L x 8.25"H. Issued: c. 1910Country of Origin: MexicoCondition: Age related wear.

An interesting early 20th century ledger and a selection of ephemera

An interesting large bound ledger detailing the Ashes Test series of 1924-25, a lovingly put together press reports cut outs from the newspapers of the day, period caricatures of many of the cricketers involved in the tour, match reports and original photographs telling the story of the series. The binding of the ledger is in poor condition, but the contents, although dirty and showing signs of wear are legible, with photographs contained being very good, forming a truly fascinating look at the game of cricket a century ago.

A 1972 ledger for a plumbing company in Birmingham, framed print of a sampler and small quantity of mostly late 20th c. postcards etc.

Turners Annual Tour - The Seine, with steel engravings by J.M.W. Turner R.A., 1834, pub by Longman & Co, Paternoster Row, green morocco binding; Pictures of Life and Character by John Leech, 1857, 1864, 1865 and 1866, a Victorian handwritten ledger, The Cop-erative Society Wholesale Societies Ltd Annual 1888, 1916 and other books:- One Box

Original ink and color markers drawing on typed ledger paper by Native American artist Francis Yellow, member of the Lakota Tribe. This contemporary depiction of classic ledger art shows an uneven battle of five mounted Sioux warriors with bladed weapons rushing to fight a multitude of heavily armed American soldiers. Signed and dated on lower right: Francis J. Yellow, Lakota 1993. Housed in a black frame with an off-white mat and Prussian blue border. Artwork dimensions: 17"L x 14.50"H. Frame size: 21.50"L x 20.50"H x 1.25"W. Artist: Francis J. Yellow (American b. 1954)Issued: 1993Country of Origin: United StatesProvenance: Van Zelst Family Collection Condition: Age related wear.

Original ink and color markers drawing on ledger paper by Native American artist Francis Yellow, member of the Lakota Tribe. The pictorial scene represent enemy tribes mounted on red, purple, blue and green horses with two warriors on the ground fighting to the death. Housed in a light cream wooden frame with an off-white mat. Artwork dimensions: 20.50"L x 15.50"H. Frame size: 28.50"L x 24"H x 2.25"W. Artist: Francis J. Yellow (American b. 1954)Issued: c. 1990Country of Origin: United StatesProvenance: Van Zelst Family Collection Condition: Age related wear.

A collection of Country, Folk And Religious LPs. Includes: Johnny Cash, Billy Graham, Francoise Hardy, Linda Ronstadt, John Denver, Joan Baez, Cliff Ledger and more. Overall condition: Good to Very Good Plus.

Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan signed Limited Edition Lithograph with COA This absolutely stunning item of signed Cricket Memorabilia a striking action lithograph that takes you on a photographic and factual journey through Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan's continuing battle to become the world's greatest wicket taker. Personally signed by both spinners and independently authenticated and certified by the major chartered accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, 'Record Pursuit' is available in a strictly limited edition of 350Officially licensed by Cricket Australia and Sri Lanka Cricket, each are individually numbered and measure in at a large and impressive 650mm by 450mmRivals, friends, headline-makers and two of the world's greatest bowlers, Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan will remember 2004 as a watershed in their colourful careers, with both spinners passing 500 Test wickets and continuing their 'battle' to become the world's greatest-ever wicket taker Their race to be the first spin bowler to take 500 wickets was a classic ' cat and mouse' struggle during Australia's 3-Test series in Sri Lanka in March 2004. After a well-publicised and determined duel, Warne was victorious, taking wicket number 500 on March 12, during the 1st Test in Galle. By the end of the tour, the ledger read: Warne 517 wickets, Muralitharan 513 - with West Indian great Courtney Walsh's world record of 519 wickets ready to be broken It was Muralitharan who first claimed that illustrious 'crown', passing Walsh's record during Sri Lanka's Test series against Zimbabwe in May 2004. The champion off-spinner set a new world record when he captured his 520th wicket in the 1st Test in Harare on May 8. Muralitharan then dismissed a further seven Zimbabwean batsmen in the series to take his tally to 527. Shane Warne's quest to overhaul Muralitharan in the world wicket-taking began in the two-Test series against Sri Lanka in Darwin and Cairns in July. Warne took 3 wickets in the 1st Test in Darwin to move within reach of Muralitharan, before equalling his world record mark with a sensational haul of 7 wickets in the 2nd Test in Cairns! Warne held the record until it was broken by Muralitharan on December 3, 2007A superb item of Cricket Memorabilia to celebrate the two statistically greatest Bowlers of all time! Edition number may vary. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Manuscript Accounts - Rev. John Romney of Whitestock Hall, Ulverston.  Kearsley's Gentleman's & Tradesman's Pocket Ledger for 1829, 1830 & 1832. Each partially completed in manuscript with some loose papers & ephemera in the pockets. Limp red leather; also 2 other account books reference Romney of Whitestock Hall incl. one in maroon morocco form with writing tablet & metal clasp.  (5).

Documents & Ephemera - Scotland - Kircudbright - Troqueer - Robert Kirkpatrick of Mabie House Estate.  19th century. Extensive archive of documents, correspondence, receipts, accounts, plans, etc. & large minute book ledger with 467 neatly written pages with executors details covering a period 1840-1870's, all contained in a large deed box lettered Mabie No 2. (The mansion house ia now a hotel).

A CHINESE 'CIZHOU' STONEWARE VASE YUAN DYNASTY With flared neck and covered overall with an oily-black glaze, the vase mouth glazed in white, the foot rim unglazed to reveal the grey-buff body, the base applied with label 369 19.5cm high Provenance: John Sparks, London, May 1935, purchased for £8-0-0, as recorded in the RHRP China Ledger as no. C 369 The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. C 369元 磁州窯黑釉瓶拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，家族收藏編號C369，1935年5月以8英鎊購自倫敦古董商John Sparks Condition Report: in good condition other than crack to glaze on white inner rim edgeCondition Report Disclaimer

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN BEAKER QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722) Of flared form painted with a continuous mountainous landscape, with a fisherman in a boat and two other figures, underglaze blue double circle mark to base, with inventory label numbered '298' 12cm high Provenance: Mallet, London, December 1933, purchased for £2-17s-0, as recorded in the China RHRP ledger as no. C 298The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. C 298 清康熙 青花人物山水圖杯拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，1933年12月以2鎊17先令的價格購買於Mallets，家族收藏編號C298號 Condition Report: scale chip to outer rim approximately 1cm x 6mm and smaller rim chip or glaze flake 4mm x 2mm and other pin prick marks on rim Condition Report Disclaimer

A PAIR OF CHINESE BRONZE 'MANDARIN DUCK' CENSERS AND COVERS MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY Playfully standing on one leg upon an overturned lotus leaf, with their heads turned sharply to the right, the pierced covers in the form of lotus pods, 1799 grams and 1954 grams 27.5cm high (2)Provenance: Mallet, London, 29th May 1914, purchased for £24-0-0, as recorded in the Heathlands Ledger p. 39 - Bought by W. Howard and Ada Palmer, described as: 'A pair of old Chinese bronze ducks on stands Ming period.' 明十七世紀 銅寶鴨熏爐一對拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，Heathlands檔案39頁记载道，W. Howard和Ada Palmer1914年5月29日以24英鎊的價格購買於知名古董商Mallet，記為"一对支架上的中国明朝銅鸭" Condition Report: generally in very presentable condition but with some surface wear and loss of patination in a few places and some old knocks and minor damage Condition Report Disclaimer

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PEAR-SHAPED EWER AND COVER QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722) Painted on one side with a lady cradling a baby and the other side with a lady watering a plant, with attendants to either side and under a plantain tree, with inventory label to base 'X 189' 27.5cm high Provenance: Purchased by Howard and Ada Palmer (parents of Reginald Howard Reed Palmer). It appears in the Heathlands Ledger, p. 24 (purchased before 1909 for £2-2s-6d) and described as "An Oriental Ewer (Old Chinese)". It was left to RHRP by Ada Palmer in 1953. It is described in Ada's probate valuation by Simmons of Basingstoke (line 32) as: 'A Chinese porcelain blue and white wine vessel and cover, 10½ in.' The number (X) 189 was assigned to it in the Christie's valuation of 1970. It was accepted by HMRC as being of pre-eminent quality and outstanding national importance in 1981.  清康熙 青花仕女圖執壺拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，由Howard Palmer和Ada Palmer（RHR Palmer的父母）以2英鎊2先令6便士的價格於1909年前购买 Condition Report: cover glued to rim and with small small hair cracks each about 1 cm longfiring cracks to where spouts and handles attach to body of ewersmall frits to glaze on spout and handle Condition Report Disclaimer

A CHINESE FAHUA BALUSTER VASE MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY Moulded in low relief with flowering branches, glazed in white, aubergine and yellow and reserved on a turquoise ground, with Reginald Howard Reed Palmer (R.H.R.P) label numbered '672' the vase 15cm high and with wood cover and stand 25cm high Provenance: Bluett & Sons, London, November 1953, purchased for £275-0-0, as recorded in the RHRP China ledger no. C 672 and sold with original Bluett & Sons purchase receipt. The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. C 672Exhibited: Oriental Ceramic Society, The Arts of the Ming Dynasty, 1957, no. 218明晚期 琺華釉花卉紋罐拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，1953年11月以275鎊的價格購自倫敦知名古董商Bluett & Sons，收藏編號為C672號展覽信息：東方陶瓷協會1957年《明朝藝術精品展》，218號展品 Condition Report: two minor hair cracks to rim 1cm and 6mm long firing blemishes Condition Report Disclaimer

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'SEVEN SAGES OF THE BAMBOO GROVE' BOWL QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722) The exterior painted with the sages and attendants and the interior with a landscape within a double circle to the centre, flowerhead mark to base within double circle 22cm diameter Provenance: Bluett & Sons, London, September 1927, purchased for £10-0-0, as recorded in the RHRP China ledger no. C 103The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. C 103清康熙 青花竹林七賢圖敞口碗 拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，家族檔案中國卷編號C103號，1927年9月以10鎊的價格購自倫敦知名古董商Bluett & Sons Condition Report: base with star crack and metal soldered infill repairtraces of water staining to inner rim Condition Report Disclaimer

A CHINESE SMALL SOFT-PASTE GLOBULAR 'DRAGON' JAR 16TH OR 17TH CENTURY Incised to the exterior with two four-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls, covered in a creamy-white glaze suffused with a network of crackles, the base incised with a six-character chenghua mark, the interior applied with RHRP collection label 578, with fitted fabric box and wood stand 8cm high Provenance: Peter Boode, London, February 1944, £28-0-0, as recorded in the RHRP China Ledger as no. C 578十六/十七世紀 "大明成化年制"款煨瓷龍戲珠紋小罐拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，家族收藏編號C578，1944年2月以28鎊購自倫敦古董商Peter Boode Condition Report: the glaze crazed and with staining Condition Report Disclaimer

A CHINESE WHITE JADE RETICULATED HAIR 'FLOWERHEAD' PIN QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY Reticulated and of even white tone, with Reginald Howard Reed Palmer (R.H.R.P) label numbered '4' 19cm long  Provenance: Mallet, London, September 1925, purchased for £1-10s-0d, as recorded in the RHRP Jade and Hardstones ledger as no. J 4, one of the earliest pieces of jade bought for the collection.The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. J 4  清十九世紀 鏤雕白玉髮簪拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，1925年9月以1鎊10先令的價格購自古董商Mallet，為家族最早一批藏品，檔案編號J4號 Condition Report: broken in half and repairedCondition Report Disclaimer

A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE 'EIGHT HORSES OF MU WANG' BOWL QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722) the sides painted with the Eight Steeds (ba jun ma) of the Emperor Mu Wang of Zhou, arranged in four pairs, the inside bottom with Mu Wang's charioteer Zao Fu, underglaze blue Chenghua six-character mark within double circle, with Reginald Howard Reed Palmer (R.H.R.P) label numbered '468', on wood stand 21cm diameter  Provenance: The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection No. C 468  This item is recorded in the RHRP China Ledger at entry no. C 468, bought from Yamanaka in March 1937 for £100-0-0 and described by RHRP as: 'Porcelain bowl, interior painted with groom and two horses and exterior with eight horses in coloured enamels. Cheng Hua mark in underglaze blue on base. Dia 8. K'ang Hsi period.' Compare with a blue and white version of this bowl, also bearing the Chenghua six-character mark, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, accession no. CIRC.346-1931 清康熙 五彩"大明成化年制"款穆王八駿圖撇口碗拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，1937年3月以100英鎊從山中商會購買並記錄在家族檔案，編號C468號 Condition Report: the bowl in good condition with only typical minor firing blemishesthe wood stand with cracks, rim chip and old repairs Condition Report Disclaimer

A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE HEXAGONAL EWER QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722) The faceted sides decorated with panels of dignitaries, attendants, flowers and trees growing amidst rocks, with various flowers on the base of the neck and pierced foliate panels above, all within narrow raised borders, with a pseudo-spout projecting from below the rim and a curved handle set at right angles, raised on a tall spreading foot 20.5 cm without wooden cover and with cover 23.5cm high Provenance: Mallett, 2nd December 1911, purchased by W. Howard and Ada Palmer.  Recorded in the Heathlands ledger p.33, for January 1912 and described as: "A puzzle jug, monster spout and pierced neck, enamelled with figures. 'Khang hi."  Two ewers of this unusual type are illustrated by E. Gorer and J. F. Blacker, Chinese Porcelains and Hard Stones, vol. I, London, 1911, pl. 135, where they are referred to as 'puzzle pots', and the entry describes how the wine passes by the base of the handle to the spout to bypass the perforations in the neck. 清康熙 五彩人物六方執壺拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，Heathlands檔案記錄，W. Howard和Ada Palmer1911年12月2日購買于知名古董商Mallett。類似藏品見載於E. Gorer和J. F. Blacker編纂的《中国瓷器和寶石》第1卷，图版135，1911年出版於伦敦。這種不尋常的瓷器被称为"謎壶"，条目描述了酒如何通过從瓶底繞過頸部的鏤空到达喷嘴的過程。 Condition Report: handle restoredCondition Report Disclaimer

A CHINESE CELADON-GLAZED 'LONGQUAN' VASE MING DYNASTY, 16TH OR 17TH CENTURY with moulded floral decoration under a sea-green glaze 34cm high Provenance: Bluett & Sons, London, April 1928 purchased for £27-10s-0d, as recorded in the RHRP China ledger no. C 153. The ledger notes this piece was damaged in July 1933. The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. C 153明十六/十七世紀 龍泉青釉纏枝牡丹鳳尾尊拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，家族檔案記載，1928年4月以27鎊10先令的價格購自知名古董商Bluett & Sons，收藏編號為C153號 Condition Report: large section of neck rim missing and two other pieces glued to rim  Condition Report Disclaimer

A CHINESE CALICIFIED 'CHICKEN BONE' JADE PLAQUE WARRING STATES-HAN PERIOD (475 BC-220 AD) Of oval shape, carved in openwork with a design of intertwined chilong dragons, shaped to engage with belt hook, the olive-brown stone with areas of chalky calcification and very smooth and glossy patina, with RHRP collection label 130 8.8cm long x 6.5 cm wideProvenance: Mallett, London, July 1936, purchased for £27-0-0, as recorded in the RHRP Hardstones and Jade ledger no. J 130 where it is also noted 'W. Low Exhibition no. 102'The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. J 130 Exhibited: Chinese Jades, Illustrated catalogue of an exhibition held by The Oriental Ceramics Society, from April 14th to June 9th 1948, illustrated pl.5, no. 47戰國-西漢 鏤雕螭龍紋雞骨白韘形佩拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，家族收藏編號J130，1936年7月以27英鎊購自倫敦古董商Mallett展覽信息：東方陶瓷協會《中國玉器》展覽，1948年4月14日-6月9日，圖版5，展品編號47 Condition Report: broken in half and restored one chip to the edgeCondition Report Disclaimer

Y&nbspA CHINESE GREEN JADE OPIUM PIPE QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY The central section of celadon jade with white jade terminals, all with a fine and smooth polish, the silvered metal mount with pink quartz and coral inlay, the bowl glazed in pink, with Reginald Howard Reed Palmer (R.H.R.P) label numbered '47', two wood stands 52.5cm long Provenance: Spink & Son, London, June 1927, purchased for £40-0-0, as recorded in the RHRP Jade and Hardstones Ledger as no. 47 The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. J 47Described by RHRP in the Jade and Hardstones Ledger: "Green jade opium pipe with white jade ends and a peach bloom porcelain bowl. Chinese. Kien Lung Period."There is a Sparks quarterly account, dated December 1951, charging £2-13s, 'To: - restoring invisibly top of opium pipe.'清十九世紀 碧玉煙槍拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，家族檔案編號J47號，玉器卷中描述："一桿碧玉鸦片煙槍，飾釉白玉末端和一只桃紅色的煙葫蘆，製於中国乾隆朝"，1927年6月以40英鎊購自倫敦古董商Spink & Son，另Sparks 1951年 12月份季刊記載， "修復煙槍的的頂端"花費2英镑13先令 Condition Report: bowl restoredmounts worn  Condition Report Disclaimer

A CHINESE RUSSET AND CELADON JADE 'BIXIE' PENDANT SONG OR YUAN DYNASTY Carved to both sides in low relief with the horned mythical beast bixie, with RHRP collection label no. 29 4.8cm long x 3.1cm wide Provenance: Spink & Son, London, November 1926, purchased for £4-0-0, as recorded in the RHRP Jade and Hardstones Ledger as no. J 29The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. J 29 宋-元 浮雕辟邪圖佩拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，家族收藏編號J29，1926年11月以4英鎊購自倫敦古董商Spink & Son Condition Report: wear commensurate with age Condition Report Disclaimer

A CHINESE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE BANGLE MING DYNASTY In archaistic style, with black inclusions, the exterior carved in relief with auspicious lines, applied with label 'X 42' 8.4cm diameterProvenance: This does not appear in the RHRP Ledger but was valued by Christie's for probate in 1970 and assigned the reference number (X) 42 as being of pre-eminent quality and outstanding national importanceThe Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection 明 青玉吉祥文臂釧拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，佳士得1970年遺產評估編號X42 Condition Report: some old small knocks and minor chips to outer rims Condition Report Disclaimer

A CHINESE SMALL BRONZE THREE-LEGGED LAMP HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-220 AD) With horned mask handle terminal, green encrusted patina, inventory label numbered '9', 176 grams 17cm long x 4.1cm high Provenance: John Sparks, London, December 1927, purchased for £10-0-0 as recorded in the RHRP Bronze ledger no. B 9The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. B 9漢 青銅三足燈（克重176g）拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，檔案記載1927年12月以10磅的價格購買於倫敦古董商John Sparks，收藏檔案銅器類編號B9號 Condition Report: in good condition other than typical Verdigris surface with corrosion Condition Report Disclaimer

A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE 'THREE FRIENDS OF WINTER' PLATES QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERlOD (1662-1722) Enamelled with bamboo, pine and prunus, the bases with jue marks in underglaze blue within double circles 22.2cm diameter (2) Provenance: Probably part of a group of 13 Kangxi plates bought by W. Howard and Ada Palmer from Mallett, 2nd December 1911, and recorded (somewhat sparsely) at page 32 of the Heathlands Ledger in January 1912. In particular, there are 4 plates described as being decorated with 'pine tree, cherry and bamboo', bought for £3-10s-0 each. 清康熙 三彩歲寒三友圖盤一對拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，可能是W. Howard和Ada Palmer于 1911年12月2日从 Malletts 购买的一组康熙盘子（13件）的一部分，并在Heathlands Ledger（1912年1月）第32页上进行了簡要記錄，每個3英镑10先令 Condition Report: in good condition other than typical minor firing blemishes Condition Report Disclaimer

A CHINESE FLAMBE GLAZED CENSER QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY The streaked red glaze graduating to mushroom at the rim, supported on three feet, the interior glazed in pale celadon green, the base unglazed, with inventory label 'X 201' 26cm diameterProvenance: John Sparks, London, December 1927, purchased for £16-0-0 as recorded in the RHRP China ledger no. C 138 The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. C 138清十九世紀 窯變釉三足香爐 拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，家族檔案記載，1927年12月以16鎊的價格購自倫敦知名古董商Sparks，銅器類收藏編號C138號 Condition Report: large star crack to base visible on the interior only three hair cracks to rim 5cm and smallercrazing to glaze Condition Report Disclaimer

A CHINESE 'GONGXIAN' BLACK GLAZED TRIPOD TEA CUP SONG/JIN DYNASTY, 12TH/13TH CENTURY With a mottled black glaze to the exterior streaking to white at the rim and feet, the interior glazed in white and with unglazed rim 11.2cm diameter rim to handle Compare with a tripod cup of similar shape with marblised body at the Metropolitan Museum (accession number 50.221.15).Provenance: Spink & Son, London, March 1927, purchased for £15-0-0, as recorded in the RHRP China ledger, no. C 89 The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. C 89 宋/金 鞏縣窯淄素茶鐺拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，家族收藏編號C89，1927年3月以15英鎊購自倫敦古董商Spink & Son Condition Report: the unglazed rim with wear and one very minor glaze scale chip some staining to white glaze Condition Report Disclaimer

Y &nbspA CHINESE 'EROTIC' SOAPSTONE AND SILK PANEL QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD The rectangular panel depicting a courtship scene finely carved in soapstone, with stained ivory faces and ivory rabbits all on a painted silk ground, with Spink & Sons Ltd label verso 20.5cm x 15.5cm Provenance: Spink & Son, London, November 1927, purchased for £32-0-0, as recorded in the RHRP Jade and Hardstones ledger, no. J 78 The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. J. 78 Please note, Dreweatts have applied for a de minimis exemption licence for the ivory in this lot (Ref: 6NWN9T6J)清乾隆 嵌壽山石春宮圖拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，1927年11月購自倫敦古董商Spink & Son，家族收藏編號J78 Condition Report: split to silk and some fading and light damageCondition Report Disclaimer

A CHINESE POWDER-BLUE CYLINDRICAL BRUSHPOT, BITONG KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722) With gilt inscription and landscape panels relating to the story of The Ode to the Red Cliff, with inventory label to base 'X 93' 15.3cm high x 18cm wide Provenance: Spink & Son, London, June 1927, purchased for £37-10s-0d, as recorded in the RHRP China ledger C 95 The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. C 95  清康熙 灑藍釉描金《赤壁賦》圖筆筒拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，家族檔案收藏編號C95號；1927年6月以37鎊10先令的價格購自倫敦知名古董商Spink & Son Condition Report: 21cm hair crack to body and through part of base and a further 10cm hair crack bifurcating from this crack wear to gilding firing blemishes Condition Report Disclaimer

A CHINESE CELADON AND BLACK JADE LIBATION POURING VESSEL, YI SONG OR MING DYNASTY The body incised with dragons amongst clouds and with dragon handle, with Reginald Howard Reed Palmer (R.H.R.P) label number '36' 10.3cm long x 4cm high x 5cm wide Provenance: Spink & Son, London, February 1927, purchased for £25-0-0, as recorded in the RHRP Jade and Hardstones ledger no. J 36 The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. J 36Exhibited: The Oriental Ceramic Society, Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, 1st May-22nd June 1975宋/明 灰白玉螭龍紋爵杯拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，家族檔案編號J36號展覽信息：英國東方陶瓷協會《中國歷代玉器》展覽，1975年5月1日-6月22日 Condition Report: natural flaw to base running through base and up one side Condition Report Disclaimer

A CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL BEAKER VASE, GU MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY Of archaic form, decorated around the trumpet neck with four tall lappets enclosing stylised lotus, chrysanthemum, white mallow and camellia sprays on lapis-blue grounds below suspended clusters of grapes, the bulbous mid-section and flaring foot with further alternating panels of grapes and flowers separated by gilt flanges, all on turquoise ground 24cm high, 900 gramsProvenance: Possibly purchased at the R.W.M Walker Collection, Christies, London, July 1945, lot 150, £5-0-0, as recorded in the RHRP Enamels ledger no. E32The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. E 32 明十六世紀 掐絲琺瑯花卉紋觚拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，家族收藏編號E32，1945年7月以5英鎊購自倫敦佳士得，拍品編號150號 Condition Report: extensive wear to the gilding restoration to the enamel under the rimthe base off and with metal soldered repairCondition Report Disclaimer

A CHINESE GREEN-GREY AND BLACK JADE BANGLE QING DYNASTY (1644-1911) With Reginald Howard Reed Palmer (R.H.R.P) label numbered '23' 8.5cm outer diameter and inner diameter 6.2cm Provenance: Bluett & Sons, London, October 1926 purchased for £20-0-0, as recorded in the RHRP Jade and Hardstones ledger no. J 23The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. J 23 清 灰白玉手鐲拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，家族檔案玉器檔收藏編號J23號；1926年10月以20鎊購自Bluett & Sons Condition Report: minor natural flaws to stone Condition Report Disclaimer

A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE PLATES QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722) Each painted with three magpies in flight and perched amongst prunus branches surrounded by bands of phoenix on seeded green grounds, each with inventory labels 'X 135' 24cm diameter (2) Provenance: This pair of plates does not appear in the RHRP Ledger, but were valued by Christie's at probate in 1970 and assigned the reference number (X) 135 as being of pre-eminent quality and outstanding national importance. The label on the underside stating; 'K'ang Hsi period 1662-1723 (sic)' suggests that the pair were almost certainly bought by W. Howard and Ada Palmer and passed to Reginald Howard Reed Palmer in 1953 upon the death of Ada.清康熙 五彩喜上眉梢圖折沿盤一對拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏；這對餐具並未出現在家族收藏檔案中，但在1970 年被佳士得遺囑認証目錄中,參考編號(X)135，因其藝術和歷史文化價值廣受讚譽。盤底的康熙款表明，其很可能最初由 W. Howard和Ada Palmer購買，並於1953年Ada去世後傳給Reginald Palmer Condition Report: in good condition other than very minute pin head rim chips typical firing blemishes Condition Report Disclaimer

A CHINESE 'CHICKEN BONE' JADE LOBED TWO-HANDLED VASE QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY The handles carved with bats and vine, with Reginald Howard Reed Palmer (R.H.R.P) label numbered '71' 11.5cm highProvenance: Mallet, London, December 1927, purchased for £21-0-0, as recorded in the RHRP Jade and Hardstones ledger as no. J 71The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. J 71 The RHRP ledger describes the piece as: 'Brown striated jade 2 handled vase, the handles carved with bats and vine. Appears to have been burnt. Chinese.'There have been a number of theories put forward as to the history of its appearance. One suggestion is that it is a survivor of a fire deliberately started by the eunuchs in a pavilion of the Forbidden City to prevent the last emperor (Puyi) from carrying out an inventory to discover what had been stolen by the eunuchs; another hypothesis is that the original piece was quite a bit larger and was deliberately cut down after being damaged in a fire so as to save and display the beautifully carved handles. 清十八世紀 雞骨白玉雙耳杯拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，1927年12月以21磅的價格購自知名古董商Mallet，檔案收藏編號為J71號 Condition Report: cracked, reduced and alteredsigns of fire damageCondition Report Disclaimer

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BIRD FEEDER MING DYNASTY, WANLI PERIOD (1573-1619) Of oval quatrefoil form, the exterior decorated with a pair of phoenixes in flight with alternating clouds and Precious Objects, and the interior painted with an unusual winged dragon on a washed blue ground, on wood stand, with Reginald Howard Reed Palmer (R.H.R.P) label numbered '536' 9.5cm long x 7.2cm wide, wood stand Provenance: Bluett & Sons, London, March 1939, purchased for £9-10s-0d, as recorded in the RHRP China ledger entry no. C 536 and described by RHRP as: 'Porcelain food dish for bird cage - painted in underglaze blue. Wan Li period.'The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no C 536 明萬曆 青花鳥食器拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，家族檔案收藏記載道，1939年3月以9鎊10先令的價格購自倫敦知名古董商Bluett & Sons，描述為"萬曆朝供鳥籠使用的青花鳥食器"，收藏編號為C536號 Condition Report: the circular suspension rings cracked and two further scale chips to the sidesCondition Report Disclaimer

A CHINESE BLUE-GROUND 'FISH' JAR MING DYNASTY, LATE 16TH OR EARLY 17TH CENTURY the moulded and incised 'carp' leaping amongst breaking waves and left in the biscuit against a deep blue ground, base unglazed and with label numbered '648' 16.5cm high Provenance: Bluett & Sons, London, February 1950, purchased for £15-0-0, as recorded in the RHRP China ledger no. C 648The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. C 648明十六/十七世紀 藍釉魚紋罐拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，1950年2月以15英鎊的價格購於倫敦知名古董商Bluett & Sons，收藏編號為C648號 Condition Report: three cracks to rim approximately 4cm long and shorterone hair crack to body about 4cm long glaze flake to shoulder of vase 9mm x 9mm some surface scratches throughout Condition Report Disclaimer

A CHINESE BLUE-ENAMEL PORCELAIN BOWL QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY Painted with a lady and two boys in a landscape, in overglaze-blue with black and gilt details, with Reginald Howard Reed Palmer (R.H.R.P) label numbered '599' 14.2cm diameterProvenance: The R.W.M Walker Collection, Christies, London, July 1945, lot 51, £52-10s-0The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, as recorded in the RHRP China ledger no. C 599清十八世紀 藍釉仕女圖盌拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，家族檔案編號C599號，1945年以52英鎊10先令的價格購自佳士得，R.W.M Walker Collection拍賣，拍品號51號 Condition Report: 6cm hair long crackCondition Report Disclaimer

A CHINESE TURQUOISE SMALL 'BIRDS AND NEST' BOWL QING DYNASTY with purple veining, carved with openwork branches and leaves to the rim with two birds, applied with label 'X238' 6cm diameter x 5.5cm deep x 2.5cm high, carved wood standProvenance: Bluett & Sons, London, December 1955, purchased for £10-10-0, as recorded in the RHRP Hardstones and Jade ledger no. J 183The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. J 183 清 綠松石桃形小洗拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，家族收藏編號J183，1955年12月以10英鎊10先令購自倫敦古董商Bluett & Sons Condition Report: in good conditionCondition Report Disclaimer