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Lot 35

Hooke, Nathaniel. The Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth, fifth edition in eight volumes, Dublin: William Watson, 1767-1772. Octavo, contemporary polished calf bindings with raised bands and contrasting morocco title labels lettered in gilt, the front pastedowns bearing armorial bookplates for Sir William Chatterton [first husband of Georgiana, Lady Chatterton]. Contents generally good, clean, bright, pale dampstaining and light cockling to second and seventh volumes; bindings solid with some scuffs/wear and bumped corners, slight loss to calf in places, especially headcaps (8)

Lot 36

Irish Interest. Smedley, Edward. Erin: A Geographical and Descriptive Poem, two parts bound as one, London: Hamblin & Seyfang, 1810. Quarto, contemporary half-calf with paper covered boards blind-embossed with heraldic device, spine lettered in gilt, raised bands, marbled page edges, silk bookmark, hand-coloured map of Ireland as frontispiece, five etched plates set within text (including that used on title), smaller woodcut motifs within text. Contents generally good and bright with pale spots/stains and light creasing in a few places (including title); binding square and solid with some splitting to joints and slight wear/loss at headcaps/extremities. Together with The Irish Tourist, by A. Atkinson, Dublin: Thomas Courtney, 1815, octavo, contemporary half-calf, internally good and bright, binding worn, upper board detached, contemporary manuscript note to verso of fold on title, 'This work contains several errors of the press, which are unavoidably refer'd for correction to the judgement of the reader'. Scarce (2)

Lot 37

Bourgoing, Jean-Francois. Tableau de l'Espagne Modern, fourth edition, London: John Stockdale, 1808. Octavo, three volumes [no atlas], full contemporary calf with contrasting morocco title labels lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, the front pastedowns bearing armorial bookplates for Sir William Chatterton [first husband of Georgiana, Lady Chatterton]. Contents very good, clean, bright; bindings tight, square, solid; corners bumped and worn; light wear to extremities (3)

Lot 41

Apuleius. The Golden Ass, translated by William Adlington, 1566, London: Chiswick Press, 1904. Limited edition numbered 137 of 200 for sale. Small folio, half crushed morocco lettered in gilt, uncut & untrimmed pages, bearing armorial bookplate for Godfrey Stafford Bostock, protective tissue-guard after frontispiece. Contents good, clean, bright, some light handling marks and pale spots in places; binding good, tight, square

Lot 43

Bentley. Three Litre Bentley Instruction Book, November, 1930. Octavo, original blue cloth covers, folding plate at rear, armorial bookplate for Godfrey Stafford Bostock on front pastedown. Binding solid with marks and light wear in places; contents generally good with handling marks and pale spots in places

Lot 44

Rolls-Royce. Handbook of the 20/25 H.P. Rolls-Royce Car with Instructions for Running and Maintenance, Number XVI, Derby: Rolls-Royce Limited, n.d. [c.1930s]. Octavo, maroon cloth lettered in gilt, illustrated (including folding colour plate), bearing armorial bookplate for Godfrey Stafford Bostock on front pastedown. Contents very good, clean, bright; some dust and light spotting to edges of text block; binding tight and solid with very faint wear to edges of spine

Lot 48

Mixed collection of books, some first editions, to include The Old Man and Mr Smith, by Peter Ustinov, first edition, London: Michael O'Mara, 1990, signed by the author, hardback, well-preserved with dust-jacket; Love of Seven Dolls, by Paul Gallico, first edition, London: Michael Joseph, 1954, signed by the author, hardback, well-preserved but slight wear to d.j., some shelf-lean; Shooting an Elephant, by George Orwell, first edition, London: Secker and Warburg, 1950, contents generally good but lacking d.j., cloth discoloured, wear to endpapers; Menagerie Manor, by Gerald Durrell, first edition, London: Rupert Hart-Davies, 1964, bearing armorial bookplate for Sir Val Duncan, pasted photograph to ffep, good with some pale spotting and light wear to d.j.; The Darling Buds of May, by H. E. Bates, first edition, London: Michael Joseph, 1958, good with light wear to headcaps, offsetting to endpapers, wear to d.j.; My Uncle Silas, by H. E. Bates, illustrated by Edward Ardizzone, first edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1939, good with some wear/loss to d.j., and others, condition varied, as found with faults (32)

Lot 49

Fleming, Ian. Thunderball, first edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. Octavo, publisher's dark brown cloth lettered in gilt to spine with blind-embossed skeletal hand on upper board, unclipped dust-jacket. Contents very good, clean, bright; some light discolouration to outer edges of text-block; neat contemporary owner inscription on front free endpaper; a couple of very small, light marks on endpapers; binding very good, lightly bumped to corners; dust-jacket with splitting and short tears

Lot 5

Garner, Alan. The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, first edition, London: Collins, 1960. Octavo, publisher's blue cloth. Contents good, clean, bright; light spotting/dust along top of text-block; binding very good and bright, slight wear at one extreme corner; dust-jacket with several tears and slight loss, some spotting to verso of jacket

Lot 50

Gordon, Patrick. Geography Anatomiz'd: Or, The Geographical Grammar, seventh edition, London: J. Nicholson, 1716, complete with 16 folding maps by Robert Morden. Octavo, full contemporary panelled calf, half-title, red & black title, four pages of publisher's advertisements at rear. Contents good, maps clean and bright, some light toning and a few pale spots in places (including margins of world map); corners of leaves folded in places, slight worm to final leaves; 18th-century owner inscriptions to blanks at front and rear (Thomas Smart); neat 1716 owner inscription on title; binding solid but worn with loss to calf at corners/headcaps and some spliting to joints

Lot 57

Clarendon, Edward, Earl of. State Papers, in three volumes, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1767-73-86. Folio, full contemporary calf with raised bands, morocco title labels lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, loosely inserted invoice from Titles Old & Rare Books, Oxford. Contents good, clean, bright, occasional pale spots and light handling marks; bindings tight and square with rubbing to boards, wear/loss to corners and headcaps, splitting to joints but intact (3)

Lot 59

Burnet, [Gilbert]. Bishop Burnet's History of His Own Time, first edition, in two volumes, London: Thomas Ward, Downing & Woodfall, 1724-34, unique with more than 200 18th- and 19th-century engraved portraits bound in, editor's manuscript note on verso of title to second volume. Folio, half-calf with marbled boards and morocco title labels lettered in gilt. Contents generally good and bright; bindings tight and square with some rubbing and light wear, slight splitting to joints (2)

Lot 73

Vulliamy, Lewis (Illus.); R. Phene Spiers. Examples of Classic Ornament from Greece & Rome, A Series of Twenty Plates with Descriptive Notes, London: B. T. Batsford, 1907. Folio, publisher's quarter-cloth with paper boards, complete with 20 engraved plates. The plates are very good, clean, bright; title and text pages with some pale spotting; endpapers with light foxing; binding tight and square, slight bumping to corners/spine, some light wear to paper on lower board. Very scarce. Together with English Renaissance Woodwork 1660-1730, by Thomas J. Beveridge, London: Batsford, 1921, folio, quarter-cloth, good, clean, bright, some discolouration and light wear to paper boards, and Some Architectural Works of Inigo Jones, by H. Inigo Triggs & Henry Tanner Junior, London: Batsford, 1901, folio, gilt cloth, contents loose with all faults (3)

Lot 80

Thomson, John. [A New General Atlas, c.1817]. Featuring 64 sheets of hand-coloured, copper-engraved maps: Hydrographical Chart of the World; Eastern Hemisphere; Western Hemisphere; Northern Hemisphere; Southern Hemisphere; Northern Hemisphere Projected on the Plane of the Horizon of London; British Channel; Europe; Europe After the Peace of Paris and Congress of Vienna (double-page); Europe After the Congress of Vienna (double-page); Scotland; England; British Isles; Ireland; France; Provences of France; Spain & Portugal; Germany South of the Mayne; Germany North of the Mayne; Italy; Prussian Dominions; Poland; Denmark; Scandinavia; European Russia; Attica; Turkish Dominions in Europe; Asia; Russian Empire; Turkey in Asia; Arabia; Persia; Hindoostan; China; Corea and Japan; East India Isles; New Holland and Asiatic Isles; Africa; North Africa; South Africa; Atlantic Islands; America; North America; Canada and Novia Scotia; The Course of the River St Laurence; United States of America; Spanish North America; West India Islands; Jamaica; West Indies; West India Islands (across four sheets); South America; Caraccas and Guiana; Spanish North America Southern Part; Venetian States; Chart of the Northern Passage Between Asia & America; Austrian Dominions; Peru, Chili and La Plata; Tartary; Swisserland; Netherlands; Holland. Oblong elephant folio, the sheets measuring approx. 54cm by 72cm, bound in half-calf with cloth boards, 'Atlas' lettered in gilt on upper board. Most maps are very well-preserved and bright, creamy paper, some sheets bearing Whatman watermark; Poland has a tear at lower margin; Arabia has a slight tear at lower margin; Africa has a small paper repair; West India Islands (Dominica) has pale spotting; Spanish North America has a tear at lower-right; Peru has a tear to lower margin; Swisserland has slight wear at lower edge; the first five maps have light creasing; occasional discolouration, offsetting and marks in places; pale dampstaining to the corners of some maps; lacking title page, sold as a collection of maps with all faults

Lot 81

Dufour, A. H. Atlas, Paris: Gaume & Co., 1877. Complete with all 24 hand-coloured, steel-engraved, double-page maps. Folio, quarter crushed morocco lettered in gilt, marbled boards, marbled endpapers. The maps are generally well-preserved, clean, bright, some pale spotting in places; binding tight and square with light wear and bumping to extremities

Lot 85

Book of Chinese woodblock prints of flowers, 58 colour illustrations plus descriptive text pages, paper covers. Contents very good, clean, bright; Ex Libris label and ink inscription on title page; slight wear to endpapers; paper covers with some marks and light wear to extremities

Lot 87

Morris, Rev. F. O. A History of British Birds, fourth edition, in six volumes, London: John C. Nimmo, 1895. Large octavo, half-calf with morocco title labels lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, illustrated with numerous hand-coloured plates. Contents very good, clean, bright; hand-colouring vibrant; light spotting in a few places; owner inscriptions to start of each volume; bindings tight and square, rubbing and wear to calf (6)

Lot 93

Wordsworth, William. The Prelude, first edition, London: Edward Moxon, 1850. Octavo, contemporary polished calf, morocco title label lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers/all page edges, armorial bookplate for John Herbert Secker on front pastedwon, gift inscription for the same on verso of front free endpaper, 'J Herbert Secker, from his sincere friend J Shephard, on his leaving Eton, Easter MDCCCLVI'. Contents good, clean, bright; some pale spots to opening and closing leaves; binding tight and square, light wear to extremities/spine, heavier scuffs/wear to lower board. Publisher's advertisement dated 13 July 1850 

Lot 166

A PAIR OF VICTORIAN GREEN PAINTED CAST IRON URNSPOSSIBLY BY HANDYSIDEOf campana form with twin handles30cm high, 48cm wideCondition Report: Both with significant losses to paint work about the bases and some smaller to rims and handles. Some light surface corrosion to the unpainted parts.Condition Report Disclaimer

Lot 184

ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN PETHERICK (BRITISH 1788-1861)LORD BUTE'S IRONWORKS, RHYMNEY, SOUTH WALESOil on canvas, a pair 42.5 x 56cm (16½ x 22 in.); 38 x 51cm (14 7/8 x 20in.) respectively (2)The Bute Ironworks at Rhymney were established by the Marquis of Bute 1824. They were designed by John Macculloch in an Egyptian Revival style, which had become popular in Great Britain in the early 19th Century. John Petherick was born in South Wales, near the Pen-y-Darren ironworks in Merthyr Tydfil and much of his work depicts the impact of the Industrial Revolution. Many of his watercolours are held in the collection of the National Gallery of WalesCondition Report: Both canvases have been relined and are on new stretchers. Under UV light they have scattered areas of restoration, some surface dirt and discoloured varnish. There are chips and losses to the frames Condition Report Disclaimer

Lot 212

FREDERICK RICHARD LEE (BRITISH 1798-1879)AN ESTUARY WITH FIGURES UNLOADING A FERRY Oil on canvas Signed and dated 1834 (lower right) 77 x 113.5cm (30¼ x 44½ in.)Provenance:Sale, Christie's, London, British Pictures 1500-1850 and Victorian Pictures including the John H. Schaeffer Collection of British New Sculpture, 11 June 2004, lot 61Purchased from the above by the present ownerCondition Report: The canvas has been relined. Under UV light there is some minor retouching to the edges. The varnish layer is slightly discoloured  Condition Report Disclaimer

Lot 213

ATTRIBUTED TO JAMES FRANCIS DANBY (BRITISH 1816-1875)FRIGATES MOORED OFF THE SHORE, ROCHESTEROil on canvas Signed and dated 1862[?] (lower right)52 x 88cm (20¼ x 34½ in.)Condition Report: Relined, fine surface cracking across the canvas. Paint layer appears to be stable. Under UV light scattered washes of inpainting in the sky and possible in the darker pigments. Layer of uneven and discoloured varnish and surface dirt.  Condition Report Disclaimer

Lot 247

A WALNUT AND GILT-METAL MOUNTED DRESSING TABLE MIRROR19TH CENTURYWith three drawers, originally the superstructure of a dressing table111cm high, 110cm wideCondition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Some old minor chips and splits. Some fading to the timber. The electrical light fittings will need to be checked buy a qualified electrician before use. However, the are working at the time of this report. The mirror plate with the expected depletion and grey spot/losses. The backboards are lifting away from the mirror in places. This does not affect the mirror plate staying securely in position. There are holes to the underside from where the mirror previously sat of feet. Feet are now lacking. Wear and losses to the gilding of the gilt metal mounts. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition.  Condition Report Disclaimer

Lot 250

M. MORIG (19TH CENTURY)STILL LIFE OF WINE GLASS AND BOOKSOil on panel Signed and dated 1898 (lower right)13 x 10cm (5 x 3¾ in.)Condition Report: Inspection under UV reveals scattered retouching across the background. Discoloured varnish and light surface dirt. Condition Report Disclaimer

Lot 263

A PAIR OF BRASS CANDLESTICKSEARLY 20TH CENTURYConverted as lamps, with shades47cm to top of fitmentCondition Report: Light bleeding to the leading edgesPlenty of small dents generallyCondition Report Disclaimer

Lot 269

A GEORGE III STYLE MAHOGANY TESTER BEDLATE 20TH CENTURYWith carved vase-shaped finials, together with 'Back Susani- Hydro Wash' fabric hangings and covers274cm high, 212cm long, 186cm wideProvenance: Supplied by Robert KimeCondition Report: Bed is in generally good condition overall. Some minor wear an 'pulls' to fabric and headboard. Bed is structurally solid overall however can be dismantled Light fixtures will need to be tested by a qualified electrician before use. However, they are working at the time of this report. Some minor chips and knocks to timber posts. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition.  Condition Report Disclaimer

Lot 294

LUDWIG DEUTSCH (AUSTRIAN 1855-1935)THE MARKET VENDOROil on canvas Stamped with artist's atelier stamp to stretcher verso60 x 72.5cm (23½ x 28½ in.)Provenance:Sale, Christie's, London, 15 June 2005, lot 55Purchased at the above sale by the present owner Born in Austria, Ludwig Deutsch settled in Paris and became a noted Orientalist artist.Capturing exquisite moments of quotidian human life, his work is often described as documented realism. The present work is possibly a preparatory study for the painting 'Le Marchand du Nil' exhibited at the Salon des Artistes in 1910. The painting appeared as an etching by Henri Lafort as part of a portfolio distributed to members of the French Society of Friends of the Arts. It was also engraved and coloured by Auguste Brouet. Condition Report: The canvas has not been lined and there is some undulation to the edges. Surface dirt throughout, but this is most noticeable to the edges around the frame where staining echoes the stretcher marks. In these areas there are also a number of surface scuffs and abrasions with associated light flaking. There are also a number of areas with visible patches of retouching and infilling, largely to the white background. There is a small dent (approx. 6mm) to the middle of the left framing edge together with some associated loss. There is a partial sticker to the upper left corner (visible in catalogue and online illustration). Rubbing, abrasions and some associated flaking to the framing edges. This is heaviest lower left. Some scattered but heavy craquelure in isolated areas, most noticeably to the brown pigment lower centre.Condition Report Disclaimer

Lot 318

A REGENCY STYLE BRASS MOUNTED HEXAGONAL LANTERN20TH CENTURYOf tapering form with three light candle holder to the interior41cm high not including fitment, 34cm wideProvenance: Supplied by Robert Kime

Lot 33

CHARLES STUART (SCOTTISH 1854-1904)ELLEN'S ISLE, LOCH KATRINE Oil on canvas Signed (lower right)76 x 126cm (29¾ x 49½ in.)Provenance:Sale, Christie's, London, 25 May 2007, lot 49 Condition Report: Canvas unlined. Inspection under UV reveals light scattered retouching. Patch repair to the reverse but no obvious restoration in correspondence to this recto. Appears to be in good original condition. Condition Report Disclaimer

Lot 341

TOM NOYES LEWIS (BRITISH FL. 1835-1852)STUDY OF LION AND LIONESSOil on canvas Signed (lower left)30 x 38cm (11¾ x 14¾ in.)Condition Report: Unlined. Inspection under UV reveals light scattered retouching to the background. Otherwise in good original condition. Condition Report Disclaimer

Lot 352

λ  JOSEF HERMAN (BRITISH 1911-2000)MEXICAN SCENE Oil on canvas Indistinctly signed and titled (verso)25.5 x 35.5cm (10 x 13¾ in.)Provenance:Guy Morrison, London Sale, Christie's, South Kensington,16 October 2003, lot 629Condition Report: Canvas not relined. Canvas is slightly slack. Stretcher marks visible. Light surface dirt throughout. Condition Report Disclaimer

Lot 375

TWO SIMILAR DISTRESSED LIGHT BROWN HIDE POUFFESOf circular form, with sky blue pipingApproximately 40cm highProvenance: Supplied by Robert KimeCondition Report: 63cm wide, approximately. Condition Report Disclaimer

Lot 377

A HIGH BACK WING ARMCHAIRMODERNUpholstered in nailed light tan hide, on square legs106cm high, 84cm wide, 80cm deepCondition Report: Some scuffs and scratches to the leather.Some fading.Knocks to legs.Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer

Lot 89

λ  GEOFFREY TIBBLE (BRITISH 1909-1952)WOMAN SEATED IN AN INTERIOR Oil on canvas Signed (lower right)59 x 43cm (23 x 16¾ in.)Provenance:Sale, Christie's, London, 21 November 1995, lot 174 Condition Report: Unlined. Fine surface cracking in the lower half. Paint is slightly lifting. Generally in good original condition. The varnish layer is slightly discoloured and light surface dirt. Condition Report Disclaimer

Lot 124

ULTRA MODERN LIGHT WOOD MULTI-DRAWER CHEST - six small, three central medium, two long on a plinth base, 84cms H, 133cms W, 39.5cms D

Lot 33

MID-CENTURY LIGHT WOOD CHEST OF 15 SMALL DRAWERS - with office style pulls, 92.5cms H, 92cms W, 52cms D

Lot 57

VINTAGE DRESSING TABLE - light wood with upper drawers and mirror, 153cms H, 108cms W, 54cms D

Lot 71

VINTAGE & LATER FURNITURE PARCEL, 4 ITEMS - an oak open four shelf rack, 88.5cms H, 52cms W, 28.5cms D, oval top oak occasional table, 68cms H, 58.5 x 49cms top, painted two drawer chest with lidded top, 31.5cms H, 47cms W, 30cms D and a modern light wood effect two drawer filing cabinet, 76cms H, 40cms W, 48cms D

Lot 94

QUALITY LIGHT OAK JACOBEAN STYLE BUFFET SIDEBOARD, 133.5cms H, 126cms W, 48cms D

Lot 98

MODERN STACKING LIGHT WEIGHT CHAIRS (6), Tungsten framed in good clean condition, 85cms H, 40cms W, 45cms seat depth

Lot 282

A twin site light together with a box containing high vis coats.

Lot 423

A box containing three gilt chalk cherub light fittings with glass shades.

Lot 452

An antique brass hanging light fitting with etched glass shades (as found).

Lot 459

A box containing three brass table lamps, onyx cigarette box together with a contemporary light fitting with matching wall light.

Lot 525

A wrought iron table standing candelabra with glass drops, together with a quantity of table lamp and light shades.

Lot 527

A box containing brass two way light fitting, chalk sun and moon ornaments, cherub table lamp etc.

Lot 626

Three metal strip light fittings.

Lot 143

A Danish(?) white-finish metal ceiling light fitting, 16” diameter; a silvered-metal five-branch ceiling light fitting, 19” diameter x 21” high; & a pair of table lamps, with shades.

Lot 153

A silvered-metal hall lantern, 12” wide x 25” high, slight faults; & a similar ceiling light fitting, 14” diameter.

Lot 158

A pair of leaded & mottled glass wall lights of demi-lune form & with dragonfly decoration, 12½” wide x 8” high; & a pair of silvered-metal “star” ceiling light fittings, 13” high.

Lot 225

A child’s wooden rocking chair; together with six various light fittings; & sundry other items.

Lot 33

A modern light oak small upright chest fitted five long drawers, 19½” wide x 43½” high x 15” deep.

Lot 48

A light oak tall six-tier lean-to shelf unit, 18¾” wide x 71” high.

Lot 165

Victorian Royal Worcester novelty candle snuffer modelled as Toby (Mr Punch's dog), designed by James Hadley, wearing an orange hat with a feather, white ruff collar with gilt highlights, marks to the underside, 8cm high.CONDITION REPORT: There is a slight roughness to the bottom edge in areas.  There is a small chip at the bottom of the ruff (overpainted with grey).  This has not been viewed under UV light. 

Lot 166

Canton famille verte vase decorated with panels depicting figures, blossom, butterflies and birds, gilt dragon mask handles, 40cm high.CONDITION REPORT: There is some rubbing to the decoration, especially to the rim.  There is an old chip to the rim.  Overall the condition is good.  Not viewed under UV light. 

Lot 173

Mid-20th century William Moorcroft jardinière of flared baluster form with floral decoration over green ground, signed to the base, 15cm diameter and 13.5cm high.CONDITION REPORT: There is a chip to the top rim and a small chip to the glaze.  There is some crazing, especially to the base.  Not viewed under UV light. 

Lot 198

Late 19th century Royal Crown Derby flower vase modelled as a monk pulling against a mule, 28cm wide and 17cm high.CONDITION REPORT: There are small chips/nicks to the rim of the base.  There is some rubbing to the decoration.  Overall in good condition.  Not viewed under UV light. 

Lot 231

Royal Worcester vase decorated with pink roses, painted by J Southall, signed, 1846, 27cm high.CONDITION REPORT: Condition appears to be good.  This vase has not been viewed under UV light. 

Lot 329

Gilt metal urn electrolier, the gadrooned bowl with three outstretched handles and floral arms terminating in light fittings, surmounted by acanthus finial and suspended by fretwork chain with acanthus terminal, 70cm high and 65cm diameter.

Lot 286

A Collection of Various Vintage Cameras, Light Meters, Agfa Movex etc

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