We found 534325 price guide item(s) matching your search
There are 534325 lots that match your search criteria. Subscribe now to get instant access to the full price guide service.
Click here to subscribe- List
- Grid
-
534325 item(s)/page
Lot 1418
Two similar brown leather buttonback wing back armchairs, each on cabriole legs (2) Condition ReportFirst chair (Pictured left) - Cracking and peeling throughout.Especially on arms and rear light corner. Rip on seat. Exposed pipe at rim.Second Chair (Pictured Right) - Cracking and peeling throughout. Especially to arms, rear right and right "wing". Tears on left arm rest.Approx. Dimensions (Both): Height 110cm x Width 81cm x Depth 76cm
Lot 212
Silver curb link charm bracelet hung with ten assorted charms, some articulated, including a cuckoo clock and with silver heart padlock clasp, approx. 60g, a set of eight enamel charms depicting Snow White and Seven Dwarfs hung on a gilt metal bracelet and a MJ Hummel gilt metal strap watch, the dial depicting a boy and rabbit and titled to the back HUM307 "Weidmannsheil!"Condition ReportWeight approx 14 grams.Enamel on Snow White bracelet in overall good condition, some light surface marks. Appears to be a small chip to the top of Bashfuls' hat. There is an area of loss to the bottom of Snow White. See photos.
Lot 234
Victorian silver mounted glass scent bottle by Sampson Mordan & Co, London 1891, the fluted cylindrical glass body with silver sleeve and the silver cover with locking mechanism, a Victorian silver cream jug, a pair of Victorian silver gilt fiddle, thread and shell pattern mustard spoons and two silver napkin rings, total weighable silver approx. 4oz (5) Condition ReportSampson and Mordan scent bottle has some light surface scratches, tarnishing, some accretions and polish residue. The glass body has a tiny fleabite. General wear and tear. See photos.
Lot 71
Victorian Bristol blue glass tumbler commemorating the Great Western with an etched and gilded depiction of the steamship, titled and dated 1838 and inscribed verso 'Success to the Bristol Ship Builders Messrs I Kingdom Brunel and Wm Patterson', 10cm high Condition ReportSome light surface scratches, wear to the gilt. No chips or cracks.
Lot 73
Pair of wine glasses on slender stems in the manner of Theresienthal, the bowls and feet painted with stylised floral decoration and with gilt rims, 20cm high (2) Condition ReportOverall good condition. Some light surface marks, a small fleabite to the top of one stem, minor wear to the gilt in a couple of places. See photos
Lot 63
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A BOY RIDING AN ELEPHANT QING DYNASTY OR EARLIER The stocky elephant depicted standing four-square with its head slightly turned to the right, the smiling boy holds a vase as he kneels upon the animal's back, with a bird perching next to the child, the stone with some light russet markings, together with a wood stand with a label for S Marchant & Son, 70th Anniversary Exhibition of Post-Archaic Chinese Jades, 1995, no.79, 5.2cm. (2) Provenance: formerly an English private collection; purchased from Marchant on 22nd July 1996. Illustrated: S Marchant & Son, Seventieth Anniversary Exhibition of Post-Archaic Chinese Jades, 1995, p.60, no.79. Cf. Ip Yee, Chinese Jade Carving, no.153 for an elephant of similar style from the collection of Mr and Mrs P Chu; see also Marchant, 85th Anniversary Exhibition of Chinese Jades from Tang to Qing, pp.110-111, no.82 for another jade carving with the same iconography formerly in the Rothschild family collection.清或更早 青白玉雕太平有象擺件來源：英國私人舊藏，1996年7月22日購於Marchant馬錢特，附馬錢特70週年展標籤。出版：S Marchant & Son, Seventieth Anniversary Exhibition of Post-Archaic Chinese Jades，1995，頁60，編號79。
Lot 98
A FINE CHINESE WHITE JADE LIBATION CUP 18TH CENTURY The body decorated with archaistic mythical beast masks below key fret, the spout carved as the head of a creature with its mouth open, with a further snake-like animal in relief below, the handle formed as a boy standing on swirling clouds as he clings to the rim, all raised on four ruyi-head shaped feet, with a paper label for Bluett & Sons London to the base, the pale translucent stone with some light russet inclusions, together with a wood stand, 11.2cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Dennis Howarth, and thence by descent to his daughter Connie Tattersall. Purchased from Bluett & Sons on 21st May 1952 for £28. The cup was supplied to Bluett's by Dr Cheng Te-K'un.十八世紀 白玉雕童子瑞獸紋杯來源：Dennis Howarth收藏，之後由其女兒Connie Tattersall繼承。1952年5月21日以£28價格購於Bluett & Sons，此杯由鄭德坤教授提供給Bluett & Sons（附標籤）。
Lot 25
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 19028vo (21.3 x 13.3 x 4.6cm) x + 769pp. Original dark blue hardcover binding, with gilt lettering to spine. With 5 fold-out maps at rear of book. With deckled edges, and cut pages.This is the final revision by Arthur Conan Doyle of his classic work. During the Boer War Doyle continuously revised his book as the war progressed. This is the last time he updated it, in 1902, at the end of the conflict, and this edition covers the entire history of the war for the first time.From the estate of the late Frikkie Oosthuizen, who presented the classical music programme 'U Eie Keuse' on Afrikaans radio.Condition: Good. Rubbing, small stains and light scratches to boards. Small bump to top edge of front board. Some wear to top corners of boards. Sunning to spine, and chipping to top and tail of spine. Previous owner's bookplate fixed to front pastedown. Old stamp and previous bookseller's blind stamp to front free endpaper. Small closed tear (less than 2cm) to fore edge of front free endpaper, with repairs made with archive tape. Some splits to gutters between pages. Light foxing throughout. Still a well bound copy.
Lot 27
Transvaal: H. M. Guest, 19028vo (20 x 13.6 x 1.3cm) 9 plates + 124pp + 3pp. publisher's catalogue. Original light green softcover binding, with black lettering to spine and front cover. With 9 monochrome plates at the front of the book.From the estate of the late Frikkie Oosthuizen, who presented the classical music programme 'U Eie Keuse' on Afrikaans radio.Condition: Fair. The covers have some light foxing. The rear cover has come loose from binding. Small closed tears to top and tail of spine. Some notes in pencil and errata slip tipped in on front flyleaf, and previous owner's bookplate fixed to verso of front flyleaf. Some insect damage to errata slip. Closed tear to p. 7/8 (less than 7cm). Light foxing to first and last few pages, and to the edges of the textblock.
Lot 30
Cape Town: Tafelberg Uitgewers, 19744to (27.8 x 21 x 1.7cm), 209pp. With various monochrome and full colour plates.LIMITED EDITION OF 25 COPIES, OF WHICH THIS IS NO. 1. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER, AND SIGNED AND DATED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE.Condition: Good. Very small stains and light edgewear to the boards and spine. Very small bumps to the corners of the boards. Very small hole caused by insect damage to pp.3/4, text and illustration only slightly damaged. Please also see photos. A well bound copy.
Lot 31
Cape Town: C Struik (Pty) Ltd, 19694to, 44 pp. + vii + 406 pp. Original hardcover binding, with gilt lettering and inlays to spine, and gilt inlays to the boards. With frontispiece of author, fold-out map, and 16 plates. Collated and complete.LIMITED EDITION FACSIMILIE REPRINT OF 1000 COPIES, OF WHICH THIS IS NO. 401.Light scuff marks to boards. Previous owner's name stamp to the front pastedown. Text, map and plates are clean and clear. A well bound copy.
Lot 32
London: John Murray, 18578vo, x + 687 pp. + 8 pp. publisher's catalogue. Re-cased copy, with new endpapers. Hardcover binding. With frontispiece of author. With 47 steel engraved illustrations, plates and maps (including fold-out illustrations). Collated and complete.The boards have rubbing, edgewear and chipping to edges. Light staining to rear board. Previous owner's name stamp and name label fixed to front pastedown. Previous bookseller's stamp to front free endpaper. Title page and first fold-out illustration slightly loose. A few very light instances of foxing to text, and a few very small creases to top corners of a few pages. A well bound copy.
Lot 33
Howick: Khenty Press, 19784to (30 x 25.5 x 4cm) 240pp. Original hardcover, full elephant hide binding with brass edges and brass badge to front board. Brass strip to spine with title of book engraved. Fine monochrome photographs throughout.SPECIAL FULL-LEATHER BINDING.Contact I bound as Contact II, presumably as a binder's sample, and therefore lacks the page of signatures.Condition: Very good. Some small scuff marks and small spots of corrosion to the brass edges. Light sunning to the spine and small sections of the boards. Light smudge marks to the front and rear free endpapers, confined to edges where endpapers meet brass edging. Text and photographs are clean and clear. Copy is solidly bound.
Lot 34
1. STORMBERG: A LOST OPPERTUNITY, THE ANGLO-BOER WAR IN THE NORTH-EASTERN CAPE COLONY, 1899-1902Cape Town: Nasionale Boekhandel, 1969. 8vo (21.9 x 13.8 x 1.7cm) 206pp. Original black hardcover binding, with white lettering to spine. With dust jacket. Comes with 29 monochrome plates, collated and complete. Condition: Very good. Light rubbing and some edgewear to the dust jacket. Some foxing to the front and rear free endpapers and pastedowns. Text and plates are clean and clear, and copy is well bound.2. DE LA REY - LION OF THE WEST: A BIOGRAPHYJohannesburg: Hugh Keartland Publishers, 1966. 8vo (21.8 x 13.6 x 3.1cm) xvi + 432pp. Original beige hardcover binding with dark green lettering to spine. Gilt inlays to spine and front board. With frontispiece of Generaal De la Rey and 45 monochrome plates (collated and complete). Condition: Very good. Dust jacket has some light rubbing, and some edgewear with minor chips to the edges. Small closed tear to top edge of dust jacket repaired with archival tape, and more repairs to reverse of dust jacket. Small stain to rear board. Small bumps to top corners of the boards. Inscription to previous owner on front free endpaper. Small creases to top corners of pages. Plates are not in numerical order, but are all present. Text is clean, and copy is well bound.From the estate of the late Frikkie Oosthuizen, who presented the classical music programme 'U Eie Keuse' on Afrikaans radio.
Lot 41
London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1896Small 8vo (19.7 x 12.7 x 1.3cm), 120pp. Original hardcover binding with dark red boards and gilt lettering to spine. With frontispiece (with facing tissue paper), and 5 plates.INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHORCondition: Very good. Light rubbing to boards, and a few small stains to front board. Light creasing to top corners of a few pages. Slight foxing to the rear free endpaper and pastedown. A well bound copy.Includes an account of the Jameson Raid.
Lot 42
1. The Barnett Collection: A Pictorial Record of Early Johannesburg, The Star, 1966, unpaginated, limited edition of 400 copies, of which this is no. 73. Full leather binding. 4to.2. The Star: An Extraordinary 20th Century, The Star, 1999, 252 pp. Limited edition of 500 copies, of which this is no. 31. Full leather binding. 4to.3. Like It Was: The Star 100 Years in Johannesburg, Argus Printing & Publishing Company 1987, 245 pp. Limited edition of 100 copies, of which this is no. 77. Half leather binding. 4to.4. Johannesburg: 100 Years, Chris van Rensburg Publishers, 1986, 332 pp. Collector's edition. Unnumbered. Full leather binding. 4to.Condition: All books in very good condition, except for The Barnett Collection, which is in good condition. The Barnett Collection: Scuff marks, edgewear and small chips to the boards and spine. Small tears to the top and tail of spine along edges with the boards (less than 4cm). Previous owner's signature to front pastedown. Light tape residue to the front and rear pastedowns.An Extraordinary 20th Century: A sticker (unused) indicating limitation and authenticity of book loosely inserted. Like it Was: Small sections of the binding on boards slightly lifting. Previous owner's name sticker fixed to front pastedown. One Hundred Years: Light indentations to front board. Small instance of sticker residue to front free paper and facing section on front pastedown. Some insect damage to the rear pastedown and rear free endpaper, with small hole to free endpaper.
Lot 664
Bezel-set to the centre with a heart-shaped diamond weighing 5,01 carats, colour natural light fancy yellow, clarity I1, accompanied by an EGL certificate no. 14020202/98561, set below a trilliant-cut diamond weighing 0,58 carats, embellished with twenty three round brilliant-cut diamonds weighing 0,30 carats, in a 18ct white gold setting on a 45cm gold chain
Lot 57
A Mughal, light green, carved jade hilt with two red stones (ruby?) on a custom made base. India 18th19th Century. Hilt dimensions:13 x 7 3cm.Mughal rulers inherited a taste for Kohtan Jade from their Timurid ancestors. Such hilts were also popular with the Qing Court in China and many examples were imported from India.
Lot 11
A numbered Beatles 'White Album' Stereo PCS 7067, number 0586526, with poster but missing portraits, together with a Tony Sheridan with The Beatles 'My Bonnie' EP. The LP is in a VG+ condition, light hairline scratch to sides 2 and 3 but otherwise a lovely example. The EP has light scratches to side B and sellotape to the centre label on side A.
Loading...-
534325 item(s)/page