Early religion.- Optatus, Milevitanus (Saint) De schismate donatistarum libri septem: ad manuscriptos codices et veteres editiones collati, et innumeris in locis emendati, half-title, title printed in red and black and with engraved printer's device, engraved folding map of North Africa (loose), engraved or woodcut head-pieces and initials, library ink stamp to lower margin of title, occasional spotting or light staining, later calf-backed mottled boards, spine in compartments and with red leather label, spine ends and corners worn, rubbed and scuffed, Paris, André Pralard, 1700; and Tertullian, Venice, 1744 & Fulgentius of Ruspe, Venice, 1742, folio (3)⁂ Optatus was Bishop of Milevis in Numidia in the fourth century, and is remembered for his writings against Donatism.
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Theatre.- Shakespeare.- Upton (John) Critical observations on Shakespeare, first edition, title with woodcut ornament, advertisement f. at end, some spotting or light foxing, lightly browned, contemporary speckled calf, gilt, spine in compartments and with red morocco label, spine ends and corners worn, rubbed, Printed for G. Hawkins, 1746 § [Heath (Benjamin)] A Revisal of Shakespear's [sic] Text, Wherein the Alterations introduced into it by the more modern Editors and Critics, are particularly considered, first edition, title chipped, and with ink author attribution and library blind-stamp recto and library numbers verso, occasional spotting, lightly browned, contemporary speckled calf, gilt, rebacked, rubbed, Printed for W. Johnston, 1765; and a third edition of William Richardson on Shakespeare, 8vo & small 8vo (3)
Froissart (Sir John) Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the adjoining Countries, translated by Thomas Johnes, 2 vol., chromolithographed "illuminated" titles and plates by H.Noel Humphreys, some heightened with gold, wood-engraved illustrations, some spotting, contemporary red morocco, gilt, by Ramage, upper covers with central onlaid Royal coat-of-arms in red & blue roan surmounted by gilt crown, borders of helmets, swords etc. in gilt, spines gilt with similar motifs, g.e., a little rubbed, spine ends repaired, 1868 § Byron (G.G.N., Lord) The Prisoner of Chillon...Illuminated by W. & G.Audsley, chromolithographed throughout with decorative title and text within highly decorative borders by W.R.Tymms on thick paper printed on rectos only, ink stain to fore-edge of most leaves, some light marginal spotting, with original watercolour of Chillon castle tipped to front free endpaper, original cloth, rubbed and soiled, rebacked preserving original spine, 1865; and 7 others, illustrated, 8vo & 4to (10)
Early religion.- Blind scholar.- Didymus, Alexandrinus. De Trinitate libri tres. Nunc primum ex Passioneiano codice Græce editi, editio princeps, parallel Greek and Latin text, title with engraved wolf printer's device, engraved facsimile 'Specimen Codicis' and tail-pieces, later pencil marginalia, some spotting or mostly light foxing, later vellum, rebacked preserving original backstrip with red morocco label and later ink date, some staining, folio, Bologna, Lelio dalla Volpe, 1769.⁂ Rare editio princeps of this work opposing Arianism by the theologian and teacher Didymus of Alexandria (c.313-398), who was blind from the age of four.
![Brontë (Charlotte)] "Currer Bell". The Professor, A Tale, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, half-titles, advertisement leaf at end](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/bf58cd80-af82-4596-a690-b0cf00c91450/c46ada93-1275-4780-9d3a-b0cf010d8d74/468x382.jpg)
Brontë (Charlotte)] "Currer Bell". The Professor, A Tale, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, half-titles, advertisement leaf at end vol. 1, 8pp. and 16pp. advertisements dated May 1858 at end vol. 2, half-title to vol. 1 lightly browned and with faint spotting, the odd spot or light patch of soiling elsewhere, upper hinge tender but holding, original blind-stamped cloth, spine lettered in gilt but lightly sunned, covers rather mottled and faded at extremities, lightly rubbed, [Smith p.162], 1857; and 2 others Brontë, Shirley (1858) and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1859), 8vo (3)
NO RESERVE Chateaubriand (François René de) Les Martyrs, ou le triomphe de la religion chrétienn, 2 vol., first edition, ex-library stamp to title verso, occasional light spotting to final few pages, bookplate, contemporary tree calf, rubbed, corners worn, vol.2 spine joint splitting and chipped at foot, endpapers renewed, 8vo, Paris, le Normant, 1809.
Throsby (John) New Copper Plate Magazine, containing Select Views of Noblemens and Gentlemens Seats in England, letterpress title and 78 engraved plates, most after Throsby, mostly of Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire, some with several views to a plate, some aquatint, faint pencil inscription to head of title, light marginal foxing or soiling, contemporary tree calf, gilt, spine gilt in compartments, part of manuscript label affixed to upper cover, rubbed, spine chipped at foot, oblong 4to, J.Barker for J.Edwards, [plates dated 1789-96]. ⁂ A scarce compilation using plates from Throsby's Leicestershire and Thoroton's Nottinghamshire. The number of plates appears to vary but is approximately 80.
Barrett (George S., editor) Congregational Church Hymnal; or, Hymns of Worship, Praise and Prayer..., light spotting to first few pages, later 19th century blue crushed morocco, tooled in gilt with green and brown morocco onlays, design depicting sun emerging from heavens with peace dove flying, echoed design on spine in compartments, gilt, lightly faded, 8vo, 1887.
![NO RESERVE London.- [Beckett (Gilbert Abbott, editor)] Figaro in London, vol. 1 only (No. 1-52), general title, printed in do](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/bf58cd80-af82-4596-a690-b0cf00c91450/43821bd8-a7a3-40ae-b2ab-b0cf010e7fb0/468x382.jpg)
NO RESERVE London.- [Beckett (Gilbert Abbott, editor)] Figaro in London, vol. 1 only (No. 1-52), general title, printed in double-column, wood-engraved illustrations by Robert Seymour, armorial bookplate, ink ownership inscription to front endpaper, some foxing and light browning, later cloth, spine a little sunned, light stains to lower cover, extremities lightly rubbed, William Strange, [1832]; and 2 others, London related, including an 1843 edition of Mercier's Nouveau Tableau de Londres with folding hand-coloured map, v.s. (3)⁂ Figaro in London, an English comic paper that ran from 1831-38. This volume covers numbers from December 1831 to December 1832.
NO RESERVE Levant.- Tournefort (Joseph Pitton de) Relation d'un Voyage du Levant, 2 vol. in 1, titles printed in red and black, 89 engraved plates, 4 of which folding, numerous engraved illustrations, bookplate of Rev. F. Hutcheson to front free endpaper, with his ink ownership name to first title, lacking 3*1-4 (4ff. of "Lettre a Monsieur Begon"), 7 plates loose and frayed at edges to varying degrees, once causing very small loss to image at head, plate at Y4 browned along fold and with small loss to lower margin, most botanical plates captioned in early ink manuscript, some light soiling or spotting, endpapers frayed and worn, contemporary calf, spine richly gilt in compartments and with morocco label, spine with upper two compartments torn and working loose, worn, heavily to lower cover, 4to, Amsterdam, Aux dépens de la Compagnie, 1718; sold not subject to return. ⁂ Tournefort's botanical expedition to the Levant, covering Crete, Constantinople, Turkey, the Black Sea, Armenia, Persia, Georgia and Smyrna.
Lincolnshire.- Howlett (Bartholomew) A Selection of Views in the County of Lincoln, half-title, hand-coloured engraved map, title with engraved vignette, engraved dedication, 54 plates (including 3 divisional titles) and 22 vignettes in text, some foxing, water- & damp-staining to lower outer corner of plates but not affecting images, contemporary half russia, rebacked with calf gilt spine, printed by W.Bulmer, 1805 § Illingworth (Rev. Cayley) A Topographical Account of the Parish of Scampton, in the county of Lincoln, and of the the Roman Antiquities lately discovered there, engraved additional vignette title, folding hand-coloured map, 10 plates, one hand-coloured and folding, and 3 illustrations in text, appears to lack another map, folding letterpress pedigree and list of plates, some spotting, bookplate of Charles W.G.Howard, contemporary diced calf, gilt, rebacked preserving most of old gilt spine, 1810 § [Tennyson d'Eyncourt (Charles)] Eustace; an Elegy, first edition, ?second issue, half-title, 4 lithographed plates on india paper and mounted, title almost detached, light spotting, bound with 2 tinted lithographs and pp. 235-242 on Bayons Manor from Burke's 'Visitation of Seats and Arms' vol.1 of 1852 at end, original cloth, upper cover with title and elaborate decorative gilt border, g.e., rubbed and faded, small stains to lower cover, rebacked in morocco, gilt, William Davy & Son, 1851, all rubbed; and 11 others on Lincolnshire, including 5 vol. 'Lost Lincolnshire Country Houses', v.s. (14)⁂ The last item was written in memory of Capt. Eustace Tennyson d'Eyncourt of Bayons Manor, by his father (Alfred Tennyson's uncle), following Eustace's death due to yellow fever a few days after arriving in Barbados to join his regiment. The first edition was published in 44pp. by Davy & Son in 1850 (one copy in BL) and a second edition in 48pp. by Saunders & Otley in 1851. Our copy has 48pp. but the title is imprinted Davy & Son 1851. Library Hub lists 2 other copies like this (Cambridge, V & A).
• RICHARD LONG RA (BRITISH B.1945) Property sold to Benefit Turner's House, Twickenham (lots 36-42)Sandycombe Lodge, Turner’s House in Twickenham, offers a unique insight into the life and works of Britain’s greatest landscape painter, JMW Turner. Completed in 1813, Turner intended it as a quiet retreat, away from the pressures of the London art world; a place to which he would invite friends and indulge in his passion for fishing.Some of the house's features reflect the influence of Turner's great friend and fellow fisherman Sir John Soane, who had built his own country property near by - Pitzhanger Manor in Ealing - just a few years earlier and was architect of the Bank of England and Dulwich Picture Gallery. But Turner was very much his own designer, his construction of Sandycombe Lodge revealing a lot about his ideal for living and, true to character, is typically idiosyncratic. A private residence since Turner sold the house in 1826, its last owner, Professor Harold Livermore, lived there since 1947. Professor Livermore died in 2010, and in his will left the house in Trust, now Turner's House Trust. The Trust has since overseen its complete restoration, returning the property to how Turner had intended it, and recreating the quiet, domestic interiors that Turner would have known. Since opening to the public in 2017, the house has hosted a series of critically acclaimed exhibitions that have shone new light on Turner’s life and art. The Trust also works closely with community organisations, offering programmes to alleviate mental and physical ill health.Much of the funding for the house is from private donations, and the following seven lots by Richard Long and Peter Blake have been generously donated by the artists to raise funds to maintain the property and secure its future. To find out more about the house and how you can help support it visit www.turnershouse.org.uk. RICHARD LONG RA (BRITISH B.1945)RIVER AVON MUD FINGERPRINTS signed and dated Richard Long 2014 on the reversemud finger prints on painted cupboard door73 x 59cm; 28 3/4 x 23 1/4in(unframed)ProvenanceA gift from the artist to Turner's House, TwickenhamIn the present work, Long uses his index finger dipped in mud from the River Avon to make marks in lines which radiate from the centre. He says of his art: 'All my work is simple. I like the primal energy of just handprints or fingerprints. It's like cave painting.' Born in Bristol, where he still lives, Long's work is based around walking and the direct experience of nature. While still a student at St Martin's School of Art in the mid-'60s he began making walks, photographing the traces he had made (the flattened grass, stones displaced, paths formed), or marking the course of the walk on a map. Long first used mud as a medium in 1969, describing it as 'a simple, direct natural material'. Later he began laying rocks or twigs in straight lines or circles, and then started reconstructing these works in interior settings, although the walk remained the basis for collecting the natural material.Long represented Britain at the 37th Venice Biennale in 1976, and won the Turner Prize in 1989. He received the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the French Ministry of Culture in 1990, was elected a Royal Academician in 2001, and in 2009 was the recipient of the Praemium Imperiale for sculpture from Japan. He was awarded a Knighthood in 2018.
Matchbox models, four including 69 Hatra tractor shovel; 10 pipe truck; 48 Dodge dumper truck; 70 Grit-spreading truck, all boxed.Qty: 4Condition report:10, pipe lorry: small paint chips to rear of model48, dumper truck: two large scratches in top of tipper, pait damage to front right light, other minor chips69, Hatra tractor: missing paint around arm joint70, Grit-spreading truck: minor chips to front of cabAdditional photos have been added
Corgi Toys model 231 Triumph Herald Coupe, gold and white two-tone body, boxed with Corgi Model Club insert.Condition report:There is a chip to the left edge of the bonnet, otherwise just light rubbing to the edges. The flaps are complete with no tears to the edges, no other tears to the box.
Matchbox series die-cast model vehicles, six including model 7 Ford Anglia, light blue body, boxed; model 30 Ford Prefect, fawn body, boxed; model 44 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud, grey body, boxed; model 66 Citroen D.S.19, yellow body; boxed; model 65 Jaguar 3.4 litre, blue body; model 22 1958 Vauxhall Cresta, pink body, boxed.Qty: 6
Dinky Toys model 187 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Coupe, red body, black roof, boxed.Condition report:There are some very light rubbing to the edges of bumpers, but no chips to the paint, the tires are a bit black on the edges. The box has no tear to the flaps, just light rubbing to the edges, there are a few light creases on the corners of the boxes.
![Milne (A.A.).Winnie The Pooh.Methuen, 1926, first edition, previous owner's name (dated Xmas 1926) to first blank leaf, [xvi]](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e059a77c-8158-49b2-9a2f-b07300e6f070/df977aed-7d3e-482a-98a6-b0ca00fe189b/468x382.jpg)
Milne (A.A.).Winnie The Pooh.Methuen, 1926, first edition, previous owner's name (dated Xmas 1926) to first blank leaf, [xvi], 158, [2] pages, map endpapers, top edge gilt, original cloth.Gutter slightly gaping in a couple of places, light stain to pages 44/45, possibly from a book mark. Tan strip to inner front free endpaper. Some rippling to cloth on front board. Spine slightly slanted. Generally a VG copy.
![Letters of a British Soldier in Ireland and India (Second Anglo-Sikh War).Binkley (George C.) [John Curtis], A superb collect](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e059a77c-8158-49b2-9a2f-b07300e6f070/19cf4a2e-6edc-4caa-b400-b0ca00fd2c1d/468x382.jpg)
Letters of a British Soldier in Ireland and India (Second Anglo-Sikh War).Binkley (George C.) [John Curtis], A superb collection of sixty-eight letters written by a soldier of the 61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot between 1843 and 1849. Most letters are addressed to his sister in Nottingham and give an interesting and detailed account of life in the army at that time, unusually from an enlisted soldier’s perspective. Binkley, a Nottingham man, had left work in Birmingham due to illness and in 1843 moved to Cork where poverty drove him to enlist in the 35th Foot. The countryside was ‘in an uproar’ and he witnessed hangings and floggings. Drafted for India, he unsuccessfully tried to persuade doctors that he was unfit for overseas duty. He was transferred to the 61st Foot in 1844 and set sail only to be diverted back to Ireland after 44 days at sea, in 1845 he sailed again from Cork to Calcutta, arriving on October 29th. On the 622 mile march from Calcutta to Cawnpore, 3 to 4 men died every day, increasing on some days to 8 or 9 men, women or children, most deaths arising from ‘brain fever’ as well as cholera and ‘cramps’. Camels and Elephants carried the baggage. On the way he witnessed an arranged tiger fight which lasted 2 hours until one was killed.In 1846 he was promoted sergeant and in 1846 was given charge of the Officers’ Mess with 64 black servants under his command. He reports that since arriving in India, the Regiment has lost 242 men, women and children.In 1847 he married Louisa, the widow of the regimental tailor.In 1848 he took part in the Second Sikh War, describing a number of battles including Runge Nunle and Marrarah where forts was taken and destroyed and Ramnagar where the enemy ‘proved almost too much for us and in about one hour we lost two of our ammunition wagons and one cannon and about 40-50 of our men killed and wounded’. Moving on to Mukeawall, the British lost about 70-80 killed and wounded. In February 1849, he wrote of Chillianwallah where, against the Sikhs, ‘we fought the hardest battle that was fought in India and in 3 or 4 hours thousands and thousands lay dead and dying on the fields. The British Army lost 2,357 fighting men, killed and wounded on that day’. The enemy were thought to have lost, killed and wounded, some 26-27 thousand. Darkness prevented retrieval of the dead and wounded ‘and in the morning these were missing and most likely were carried away by wolves, jackals or some other beasts of prey’. In May 1849, he gave details of the battle of Goojrat, estimating not less than 10 or 12 thousand dead or dying over the part of the field he crossed. He discusses the 14th Light Dragoons who after a very brave charge at Chillianwallah, appeared to have lost their nerve and ‘turned 2 or 3 times but were afraid to retreat on account of some artillery who were behind them and who swore they would fire grape into them if they turned again.’ ‘I have frequently spoken to one or other of them and they all appear to be in the same cry that the Sikhs are too good horse and swordsmen for them. And their swords have an edge as sharp as any razor and the weight of them would take a man’s head off without applying the least weight to it.’ Binkley arrived in Peshawar on the 28th May 1849 where the heat (117*F in the shade) caused many deaths. He received news that his wife had given birth to a daughter but fell ill with a liver abscess and died on December 4th 1849 at the age of 29 having never seen his daughter (who died the following year). There is also a letter from Binkley’s Sgt. Major advising of his death and four letters from his wife.Manuscript ink on paper, seventy-two letters:, three one-page, nine two-page, forty-five three-page, thirteen four-page, two five-page. Eight letters from Birmingham, two franked lettersheets (FL) and six stamped and franked lettersheets (SFL), Thirty-two letters from Ireland (Cork, Youghall, Templemore, Cashel, Buttervant and Dunmanway), twenty FL, ten SFL, one with franked envelope.One letter from the Northern Atlantic, on board the Duke of Bedford.Twenty-six letters from India (Dum Dum, Cawnpore, Tuttyghur, Umbellah, Jullunder, Pershawar), sixteen FL. One letter with original artwork depicting a sergeant under the battle colours of the South Goucestershires, sent after his promotion to sergeant, signed lower corner. Sgt. Major’s Letter, Peshawar, black edged.Wife’s letters, one FL.Eleven India franked envelopes loosely inserted.Letters stitch-bound on tabs in large folio.Note: Early letters are signed G. C. Binkley or Geo. C. Binkley, in later letters after October 1846 the first letter of the signature changes, possibly to 'J'. A paper on the letters, titled ‘The Letters of John Curtis Binkley, 1843-1849’ was written by Dr Peter Beattie and appeared in the Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research, Vol 61, No. 245 (Spring 1983). Letters, draft papers and offprints are included with the lot.
Tolkien (J.R.R.) - The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.The Fellowship of the Ring.George Allen & Unwin, 1963, thirteenth impression, folding map, previous owner's name to front free endpaper, some light annotation in pencil, a little foxing to fore-edge, edge-worn dust jacket with lightly tanned spine;idem, The Two Towers.George Allen & Unwin, 1962, ninth impression, folding map, previous owner's name to front free endpaper, fading to top edge colour, edge-worn dust jacket with lightly tanned spine;idem, The Return of the King.George Allen & Unwin, 1963, tenth impression, folding map, previous owner's name to front free endpaper, foxing to fore-edge, splashed top edge colour, edge-worn dust jacket with lightly tanned spine. with a dust jacket from a twelfth impression of The Hobbit (torn at head of spine). (4)
Bewick (Thomas).The Fables of Aesop, and Others, with designs on wood by Thomas Bewick.Newcastle: printed by E. Walker for T. Bewick and Son, 1818, first edition, Royal octavo (240mm x 150mm), xxiv, 376 pages plus seaweed receipt after title (to Mr. Bowes, signed above the thumbmark by Emerson Charnley, cf. Roscoe p. 162), paper watermarked 1817, occasional light foxing, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, half calf (some staining/rubbing). [Tattersfield TB 1.35. Roscoe 45 variant B]
![Geminiani (F[rancesco]), A Treatise of Good Taste in the Art of Musick.London, 1749, folio, engraved frontis after Bouchardon](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e059a77c-8158-49b2-9a2f-b07300e6f070/eccbafc1-7cb8-411a-b68f-b0ca00fe0d38/468x382.jpg)
Geminiani (F[rancesco]), A Treatise of Good Taste in the Art of Musick.London, 1749, folio, engraved frontis after Bouchardon, engraved title, 4 pages of text, engraved dedication and thirty-one engraved pages of music, twentieth century cloth (several leaves remounted).Small ink manuscript label and name of author in pencil to frontis recto. Light crease to title page, possibly a very neat repair. A little dust marking to title. Contents generally VG.
![[Fane (John, Earl of Westmorland)].Memoir of The Early Campaigns of the Duke of Wellington in Portugal and Spain. By an Offic](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e059a77c-8158-49b2-9a2f-b07300e6f070/ab84cdaf-090d-4702-ac84-b0ca00fe2ebd/468x382.jpg)
[Fane (John, Earl of Westmorland)].Memoir of The Early Campaigns of the Duke of Wellington in Portugal and Spain. By an Officer Employed in the Army.John Murray, 1820, first edition, [2], 234 pages, may lack a half-title, leaf before title is a blank, foxing throughout, bookplate of Hugh Cecil, Earl of Lonsdale, full calf gilt with gilt signet device to boards (faded).idem, Memoir of the Operations of the Allied Armies, under Prince Schwarzenberg and Marshal Blucher, During the Latter End of 1813, and the Year 1814 …John Murray, 1822, first edition, vii, [1], 341 pages, ten plans (eight folding, nine hand-coloured), two large folding maps, two folding tables within pagination, half-title inscribed ‘Lord Lonsdale from Lord ????? with manuscript errata below, occasional light foxing, bookplate of Hugh Cecil, Earl of Lonsdale, full calf gilt with gilt signet device to boards (faded);H.A.L. ‘The Old Shekarry’.Camp Life and Its Requirements for Soldiers, Travellers and Sportsmen. Part I, Soldiers and Their Equipment.A. H. Baily, 1872, xvi, 170, xvi pages plus 24 pages of adverts at front and rear, two folding plates, bookplate of Hugh Cecil, Earl of Lonsdale, catalogue description to front free endpaper, original cloth gilt (a little wear to extremities and upper board).With three others. (6). Other titles;Memoirs of the Lord Viscount Dundee, nd.Wingfield, Historical Record of the Shropshire Yeomanry Cavalry, 1888.La Guerre de La Peninsule … Brussels, 1819.
Nelson (Horatio, Viscount). The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton; with a Supplement of Interesting Letters by Distinguished Characters.Thomas Lovewell, 1814, two volumes, extra illustrated with numerous portraits, naval scenes, etc. and a free front from Earl St. Vincent, all edges gilt, half morocco bindings by Bayntun.An inscription has been erased from the front fly leaf of each volume, no other inscriptions found. Some offsetting from images in places, light foxing in places but contents generally VG. Spines lightly faded. Minor wear to heads of joints (see images).
An album of 200 approx photos of various sizes (largest 20x28) offering a snapshot of colonial/military life in India in the twilight years of the British Raj. Photos include group shots of officers and their wives (probably Surma Valley Light Horse), military parades, photos of Polo players and gymkhana events, Colonial style bungalow, photo of reception including British and local dignitaries and photos of British officials with their local staff. Together with a small collection of loose photos with similar themesphotos generally good with some staining/spotting to backing boards
Hunting interest: 4 volumes: PLAIN OR RINGLETS, ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN LEECH, light blue buckram with gilt pictorial cover and spine; HILLINGTON HALL OR THE COCKNEY SQUIRE, ILLUSTRATED BY WILDRAKE, HEATH AND JELLICOE, olive green buckram with gilt pictorial cover and spine; MR SPONGE'S SPORTING TOUR, ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN LEECH, red cloth binding with gilt pictorial cover and spine; ROMFORD'S HOUNDS, ILLUSTRATED BY, ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN LEECH AND H K BROWNE, dark green cloth with gilt pictorial cover and spine (4)
Military and shooting interest: Various titles: IAN SKENNERTON: THE LEE-ENFIELD STORY, London, Greenhill, 1993; IAN SKENNERTON: THE BRITISH SNIPER, Margate (AUS), 1984, First edition; TOM DAVIS AND JOHN BODSWORTH: SMALL ARMS TRAINING 1942, Numbers 1-28; PROVISIONAL INSTRUCTION NOTES .50-IN BROWNING MACHINE GUN, 1954; AO EDWARDS: BRITISH SECONDARY SMALL ARMS 1914-1919 PART 1 - ARISAKA RIFLES AND CARBINES, Canterbury, Solo, 2004; EDNA ROSALIND PARKER: A CENTURY OF SIGHTS AND SOUNDS, Birmingham, Alfred J Parker, 1984, signed by author to title page; CH ROADS: THE BRITISH SOLDIER'S FIREARM, New York, R&R Books, 1964; JAMES B MCKAY AND DOUGLAS N ANDERSON: THE HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY - THE UNOFRMS OF THE REGIMENT 1881 TO 1914, Glasgow, Exacta, 1977, signed by author; THOMAS B BATHA: US MARTIAL .22RF RIFLES, Tucson (AZ), Excalibur, 2001, Second printng; STEWART DAVIS (Ed): ARA CENTENARY 1893-1993; ARTILLERY AND SMALL-ARMS TARGETS AND EQUIPMENT OF TARGET RANGES, August 1904; BA YOUNG: THE ARTISTS AND THE SAS, london 21st Special Air Service Regiment, 1960; 28th (COUNTY OF LONDON) BATTLN. THE LONDON REGIMENT - ARTISTS' RIFLES; PETE BLOOM: PRACTICAL RIFLE MARKSMANSHIP, Exeter, bartlett, 1993,signed and dedicated by author to title page; JOYCE E GOODING AND PETER A SCOTT-EDESON: THE LONDON GUN TRADE 1850-1920, New York,Museum Restoration Service (15)
A Dutch engraved 'Friendship' light baluster wine glass, circa 1760The round funnel bowl with a pair of clasped hands emerging from clouds beneath a radiant sun, all contained within an elaborate floral and foliate scrollwork cartouche embellished with strings of pearls and surmounted by a crown, the reverse inscribed 'DE GOEDE VRINDSCHAP' (The Good Friendship), the rim with a neat formal border, on a stem with an upper angular knop and cushion knop above a beaded inverted baluster terminating in a small basal knop, over a conical foot, 17.3cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate British CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A fine Dutch engraved light baluster wine goblet, circa 1750-60The generous round funnel bowl reserves with an oval vignette with a three-masted sailing ship moored before a three-storey town house, upon the roof of which rests a cornucopia of Plenty, two bales laid on the edge of the shore before a palm tree, all enclosed by foliate fronds, inscribed 'T. WELVAREN VAN DEESEN HUYSSEN' (The Prosperity of this House) below the rim to the reverse, the composite stem with an upper airtwist section incorporating a dumbbell knop, above a teared inverted baluster terminating in a basal knop, over a conical foot, 19.5cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate British CollectionA goblet attributed to Jacob Sang which is engraved with a similar scene of a cornucopia upon the roof of a town house and a related dedication was sold by Bonhams on 14 November 2018, lot 53.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Dutch engraved light baluster betrothal glass, circa 1750-60The round funnel bowl with a landscape vignette depicting a pair of flaming hearts surmounting a column, flanked on each side by three trees, all on an elaborate bracket hung with swags of pearls and flanked by foliate scrollwork, inscribed 'IK BEMIN MAAR EEN' (I Only Love One) to the reverse, the slender stem with an upper angular knop above a beaded inverted baluster terminating in a basal knop, over a conical foot, 18cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate British CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A very fine Dutch engraved light baluster marriage goblet, circa 1750-60The tall round funnel bowl engraved with a flaming heart above a pair of clasped hands issuing from clouds beneath a radiant sun, a basket of flowers on the ground below, framed by a facet-cut border, all within an elaborate foliate and scrollwork cartouche embellished with diaper panels and surmounted by a crown, raised on a slender multi-knopped stem with an upper wide angular knop and a beaded inverted baluster set between knops, over a conical foot, 20cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's, 14 March 1952, lot 29Walter F Smith Collection, Sotheby's, 4 December 1967, lot 115Private British CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare Dutch engraved Royal portrait light baluster wine glass, circa 1766-70The round funnel bowl with a half-length portrait of Prince William V of Orange and Nassau wearing the sash and Garter star, within a frame inscribed 'WILLEM D V/ PRINS VAN ORANIE EN NASSAU', surmounted by a crown and flanked by martial trophies, the slender multi-knopped stem with an upper angular knop above a beaded inverted baluster section flanked by knops, over a conical foot, 18.2cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate British CollectionPrince William V of Orange-Nassau (1748-1806) was the son of Prince William IV (1711-1751) and Anne, daughter of King George II of Britain. Upon the death of his father, Anne reigned on her son's behalf until her own death in 1759, when the Duke of Brunswick assumed the role. On his eighteenth birthday in 1766, William V officially attained his majority and became an active Stadtholder.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Dutch engraved light baluster wine glass, circa 1760The bell bowl with an elaborate border of baskets of fruit alternating with diaper panels hung with swags of pearls to the rim, on a slender multi-knopped stem with an angular shoulder knop above a cushion knop and a beaded inverted baluster terminating in a small basal knop, over a conical foot, 18.4cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate British CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A fine and rare Dutch stipple-engraved Royal armorial light baluster wine glass by 'Gyrinus', circa 1765The round funnel bowl decorated in extremely fine diamond-point and stipple-engraving with the arms of Frederika Sophia Wilhelmina, Princess of Prussia and Orange-Nassau, the centre with a crowned medallion containing the Prussian eagle holding a sword and sceptre, within an elaborate scrollwork frame issuing scrolling flowers, surmounted by a crown, the stem with a beaded dumbbell knop above a teared inverted baluster terminating in a basal knop, over a conical foot, 19cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate British CollectionWhilst he never signed any of his engravings, 'Gyrinus' is associated with designs on 24 extant goblets known as 'polder glasses', originally commissioned by members of the Water Board office 'De Hooge Maasdijk van Stad en Lande van Heusden' between 1762 and 1788, which were sold by Christie's as part of the Earl of Bradford Collection on 4 June 1985. These particular glasses are all partly, and a few wholly, line-engraved in very fine diamond-point. With a handful of exceptions, the engraved decoration is distinctive in the use of 'pseudo-stippling' in which the decoration is formed of a pattern of fine and dense lines which give the impression of stippling. The present lot appears to be unrecorded by F G A M Smit in his 1993 catalogue of Dutch Stipple-Engraved Glass. Smit records just twenty-eight glasses by this engraver, of which thirteen are armorial. This includes a light baluster engraved with the arms accollé of Prince Willem V and Princess Frederika Sophia Wilhelmina, see Smit (1993), p.183, no.Kd.1. As well as the style of the engraving, the form of this goblet is also characteristic of those preferred by 'Gyrinus'; all known examples have round funnel bowls on stems which are typically knopped. For another light baluster wine glass engraved with these arms, see Lot 80 in this sale.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A fine Dutch engraved light baluster wine glass, circa 1750The round funnel bowl finely engraved with a continuous seascape depicting three ships in full sail on undulating waves, the largest two three-masted, the stem with an upper teared angular knop between ball knops, above a central angular knop with a tear extending into a basal knop, over a conical foot, 19.4cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate British CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A fine Dutch engraved Royal armorial light baluster wine glass, circa 1750-55The pointed round funnel bowl finely engraved with the English arms of Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, supported by the lion and the unicorn, resting on an elaborate scrollwork bracket, the slender multi-knopped stem with an upper angular knop and wide beaded inverted baluster, over a conical foot, 19cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate British CollectionPrincess Anne (1709-1759) was the eldest daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Caroline of Ansbach. Similar glasses with the same arms include an example from the James Hall Collection sold by Bonhams on 17 December 2008, lot 81 and another from the John De Tscharner Vischer Collection sold by Bonhams on 18 May 2016, lot 61.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A good Dutch engraved armorial light baluster wine glass, circa 1760The round funnel bowl with the crowned arms of Delft flanked by lion supporters raised on a scrollwork bracket, the composite-stem with an upper multi-spiral airtwist section with a central swelling knop, above a wide beaded inverted baluster terminating in a basal knop, over a domed foot, 19.5cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate British CollectionA glass with these arms which would appear to be by the same hand was sold by Bonhams on 20 November 2019, lot 21.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Dutch engraved light baluster wine glass, circa 1750-60The round funnel bowl with a cockerel perched upon a pile of three bales, within an elaborate scrollwork cartouche issuing flowers, inscribed '-DE-GOEDE-NEGOTIE-' (Good Trade) below the rim to the reverse, raised on a multi-knopped stem with an upper angular and true baluster knop above a beaded inverted baluster, terminating in a basal knop, over a conical foot, 18.1cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate British CollectionIt is possible that the engraving represents the Gallic Rooster, symbolising trade with France.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A fine Dutch engraved armorial light baluster 'Admiralty' wine glass attributed to Jacob Sang, circa 1760 The round funnel bowl finely engraved with the crowned martial arms of the Admiraliteit van de Maze (Admiralty of the Maze) at Rotterdam, the shaped shield containing crossed anchors and the letters 'P P P', flanked by martial trophies including flags, drums and neat piles of polished cannonballs, the stem with an angular knop above a beaded inverted baluster and basal knop, over a conical foot, 19.1cm high Footnotes: Provenance Bonhams, 17 December 2008, lot 442 Private British Collection The initials on this glass stand for 'Pro Patria Pugno' (I fight for the Fatherland). The attribution to Jacob Sang is based on similarities to various signed glasses by this engraver. A glass in the Rotterdam Museum bearing the same arms attributed to Sang is illustrated by N I Schadee, Met Rad en Diamant (1989), pp.55-6, no.58. Compare also to the impressive goblet for this Admiralty illustrated by Christopher Sheppard and John Smith, Glass from the Restoration to the Regency (1990), p.59, no.84, which carries a Sang attribution. Similar glasses were also made for other Dutch Admiralties, see for example Lot 94 in this sale. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Barr, Flight and Barr Worcester teacup and saucer, circa 1807The cup with a delicate ring handle, painted with a river scene, light-soaked mountains in the distance, the saucer with trees growing up around a ruined abbey, probably by Samuel Smith, the salmon pink grounds enriched with elaborate neoclassical gilding, saucer 14cm diam, incised B marks, saucer also with oval printed mark with Prince of Wales feathers and referring to Coventry St address (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceCharles Dawson CollectionThis particular style of topographical painting attributed to Samuel Smith can be seen on a similar teacup and saucer also from the Charles Dawson Collection, sold by Bonhams on 21 June 2023, lot 460. The incised B marks were still being used a few years into the Barr, Flight and Barr period, explaining the combination of this and the new printed mark proudly announcing the patronage of the Prince of Wales which was granted in 1807.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A fine Dutch engraved 'Liberty' light baluster wine glass attributed to Jacob Sang, circa 1760The round funnel bowl finely engraved with a prancing horse on a distinctive elaborate scrollwork bracket hung with festoons of pearls, beneath the inscription 'AUREA LIBERTAS' (Golden Liberty), the stem with an upper multi-spiral airtwist section with a central angular knop, above a beaded inverted baluster terminating in basal knop, over a conical foot, 16.2cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate British CollectionThe grave accent above the letter U, the dot above the I, together with the symmetrical ornament of the bracket are some of the indicators of Jacob Sang's hand. A 'Liberty' glass by Sang from the Dr Dreesman Collection, which has almost identical engraving, was sold by Bonhams on 11 December 2013, lot 85. Identical scrollwork brackets are seen on several 'Liberty' glasses signed by Sang which are engraved with an open birdcage instead of a horse. An example in the Rijksmuseum is illustrated by Pieter C Ritsema van Eck, Glass in the Rijksmuseum, Vol.2 (1995), p.198, no.210 and another from the A C Hubbard Jr Collection was sold by Bonhams on 30 November 2011, lot 260.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An early propeller-knopped wine or ale glass, late 17th centuryThe elegant finely wrythen-moulded conical bowl, on a spiral propeller stem with light pincered ornament set between collars, the conical foot also with moulded with fine wrythen flutes, 16.1cm highFootnotes:A very similar glass from the Robert Manners Collection was sold by Bonhams on 14 November 2018, lot 20.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A remarkably fine Worcester fluted creamboat, circa 1753Thinly potted with moulding of fine flutes or reeding stopping just beneath the fluted rim, the rococo scroll handle with a pronounced curled thumbrest, painted in light blue with the 'Creamboat Warbler' pattern, a bird perched on slender leaves painted beneath the lip, the sides with prunus trees, their branches extended over the rim and spreading into border sprays inside, 12.8cm long, workman's mark painted beneath the handleFootnotes:ProvenanceCollection of Worcester porcelain, the property of a gentleman, Sotheby's, 25 January 1977, lot 202Geoffrey Godden Collection, Bonhams, 30 June 2010, lot 58Pauline and David Tate CollectionIllustrated by Geoffrey Godden, 18th Century English Porcelain, a Selection from the Godden Reference Collection (1985), fig.1, pls.2 and 3. Also illustrated by Branyan, French and Sandon, Worcester Blue and White Porcelain (1981/1989), pattern I.C.3. The only other recorded example of this precise shape and pattern, from Notley Abbey, was sold by Phillips, 8 March 1995, lot 249. This is illustrated by John Sandon, Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain (1993), p.120.In his writings and when lecturing on the subject, Geoffrey Godden frequently related the story of this creamboat which he had purchased at the Sotheby's auction in 1977 for £1500, a record price at the time for any piece of blue and white. Godden's note written in 1985 is worth repeating here, for it sums up the pure delight of owning this piece, something that Pauline Tate fully understood, and explains her determination to acquire the creamboat at the Godden Collection sale. 'No written description or indeed any photograph will do this little piece true justice. It has to be seen and handled or in my case fondled! It is, to me at least, perfection: trimly potted, neatly painted in a restrained manner, in perfect balance - a little gem of its kind and made for everyday use...'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare Dutch engraved armorial 'VOC' light baluster wine glass, circa 1750The round funnel bowl with the crowned arms of the Republic of the Seven United Provinces, flanked by lion supporters, above a banner inscribed 'CONCORDIA RES PARVÆ CRESCUNT' (Small Things Flourish by Concord), the reverse with monogram 'VOC' within a shield flanked by martial trophies, set on a cushion knop above a slender beaded inverted baluster, over a conical foot, 19.5cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's, 6 July 2005, lot 177Bonhams, 20 November 2019, lot 29Private British CollectionA glass engraved with this coat of arms from the Basil Jefferies Collection was sold by Bonhams on 12 November 2014, lot 53. The 'VOC' monogram on the reverse of the present glass would appear to have been engraved by a different hand to the coat of arms.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of Worcester 'Blind Earl' plates, circa 1765Of small size with scalloped rims, moulded in light relief with rose leaves, stems and buds, the raised design picked out in underglaze blue, a variety of bugs and insects painted all around, 19.5cm diam, crescent marks (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceRobyn Robb, Ceramics Fair, June 2001Pauline and David Tate CollectionWorcester's pattern of embossed rose leaves, named after the Blind Earl of Coventry, was used on sets of dessert plates painted in blue or in colours. Curiously, aside from small sweetmeats and spoon trays, no matching dessert dishes were produced until the Flight period.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A fine Royal Worcester reticulated vase by George Owen, dated 1918Of Persian shape, the tapering body intricately pierced with bands of honeycomb and geometric design, picked out with raised gilt dots, the slender neck with pierced panels above a band of white 'pearls' and delicate gilding, the rim, 'wishbone' handles and circular foot also elaborately pierced and gilded, 15cm high, printed mark in gold, incised signature 'G Owen', gilder's number 61Footnotes:The intricacy of George Owen's piercing on porcelain is astonishing and the aesthetic appeal is matched by the joy in handling something so feather-light. Owen had a special arrangement with the Royal Worcester factory in which his pieces were sold to them individually, before they were gilded and then sold on often many years later, see John Sandon, Investigating George Owen: The Lydia Starr Collection, Ars Ceramica, No.24 (2008), pp.14-5. A vase of identical shape by Owen dated 1919 was in the Starr Collection.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A most attractive composite stem light baluster goblet, circa 1750The generous round funnel bowl on an elaborate knopped stem comprising a beaded shoulder knop above a short multi-spiral airtwist inverted baluster section, on a beaded inverted baluster section terminating in a beaded basal knop, over a conical foot, 19.8cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceSeton Veitch CollectionWith Delomosne and Son, 27 September 2006Leuba CollectionLiteratureDelomosne and Son, The Seton Veitch Collection (2006), no.31dThis 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
A Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester cabinet cup and stand, circa 1830The small tulip cup applied with a gilt butterfly handle, the gilt shaped rims moulded with florets left in the white, painted with mixed bouquets and floral sprays, the stand also with two colourful butterflies, on a light green ground, cup 6cm high, impressed crowned FBB mark to stand (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceBonhams, 2 November 2011, lot 143Charles Dawson CollectionIllustrated by Charles Dawson, Worcester Flight & Barr Porcelain (2023), p.146, fig.13.13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A fine Dutch engraved armorial light baluster 'Admiralty' wine glass attributed to Jacob Sang, circa 1760 The round funnel bowl finely decorated with the crowned arms of the Admiraliteit van het Noorderkwartier (Admiralty of West Friesland), the shaped shield containing crossed anchors and the letters 'A N', flanked by martial trophies including flags, drums and neat piles of cannonballs, the stem with an angular knop above a beaded inverted baluster and basal knop, over a conical foot, 18.4cm high Footnotes: Provenance Dwight Lanmon Collection, Bonhams, 21 June 2022, lot 128 Private British Collection This fine glass has much in common with the small number of other recorded Admiraliteit glasses, some of which are attributed to the celebrated Dutch engraver Jacob Sang. Indeed, the style of the engraving is remarkably similar to that on a glass signed by Sang and dated 1759, formerly in the Guépin Collection sold by Christie's on 5 July 1989, lot 127, which bears the arms of Leiden. This features polished crossed keys also on a matt ground beneath a crown, all executed in the same manner as the armorial on the present glass. A similar glass bearing the initials 'A A' for the Admiralty at Amsterdam, also attributed to Sang, is illustrated by Pieter C Ritsema van Eck and Henrica M Zijlstra-Zweens, Glass in the Rijksmuseum, Vol.2 (2002), p.209, no.220. Another for this Admiralty bearing the arms of the Seven United Provinces is illustrated by Hubert Vreeken, Glas in Het Amsterdams Historisch Museum (1998), p.200, no.196. See also Lot 101 in this sale for an example with the initials 'P P P'. The present glass would appear to be the only recorded Admiraliteit glass bearing the initials 'A N'. Saleroom notices: Please note that this glass is inscribed '6+' or '+9' in diamond-point on the pontil scar. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A good Dutch engraved light baluster marriage glass, circa 1750-60The round funnel bowl finely decorated with a flaming heart above a pair of clasped hands emerging from voluminous clouds, all within an elaborate rococo scroll and foliate cartouche embellished with pearls and flowers, surmounted by two lovebirds, the slender stem with upper angular and cushion knops above a teared inverted baluster terminating in a small basal knop, over a folded conical foot, 19.1cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate British CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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