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Click here to subscribeWordsworth (William) The White Doe or Rylstone; or the Fate of the Nortons, first edition, half-title, engraved frontispiece (light marginal spotting), browning to C3 from previous insert, short tear to fore-edge of D2, contemporary half calf, rebacked preserving old spine (partly lacking), rubbed, covers detached, 4to, for Longman etc., 1815.
[Yeats (William Butler) & others.] The Book of the Rhymers' Club [&] The Second Book of the Rhymers' Club, together 2 vol., one of 50 & 70 large paper copies respectively, titles in red & black, light foxing to endpapers, bookplate of Edward S.Sullivan, contemporary crimson morocco, by Bickers & Son (vol.1) and Morrell (vol.2), spines titled in gilt, inner gilt dentelles, t.e.g., others uncut, slight rubbing to joints and edges, 8vo, 1892-94.⁂ With contributions by Ernest Dowson, Lionel Johnson, Richard le Gallienne, Arthur Symons, Yeats and others.
Milton (John) Paradise Lost, copper-engraved frontispiece, p.514 misnumbered 524, small stain to title, contemporary diced russia, lightly rubbed, joints weak, for Jacob Tonson, 1727 § Egan (Pierce) Life in London, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece and 35 hand-coloured plates by Cruikshank, wood-engraved vignettes, 8pp. advertisements, occasional light browning to plates, contemporary calf, spine gilt in compartments, upper cover detached; and 9 others, v.s. (11)
Nelson.- Nelson (Horatio) The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, 2 vol. in 1, half titles, extra illustrated with engraved plates, mainly C19th ports and views, occasional light soiling and offsetting, MacDonald & Son for Thomas Lovewell & Co., 1814, bound with Unpublished Letters of Lord Nelson to Sir Thomas Troubridge, [?1889], half morocco, gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, extremities rubbed, 8vo.
Broadside songs.- The Banks of the Dee, The Jolly Skiffsman [and] I'm going ober de mountain, 250 x 189mm., double column, wood-engraved vignette at head, some light spotting, Durham, Walker, [c.1830]. ⁂ The two final songs have black men as their subjects, who are described using denigrating language.
NO RESERVE Burns (Robert) Auld Lang Sine, illustrated by George Harvey, title in red and black, 5 engraved plates, paper guards, foxing, original cloth, lightly scuffed, for the Royal Association for Promotion of the Fine Arts in Scotland, 1859; and 8 others for the Royal Association,1860 - 1873, all with engraved plates, either accompanying texts or upon mixed subjects, some light foxing, original cloth, some fading, joints and extremities scuffed, folio (9)
NO RESERVE [Clemens (Samuel Langhorne)] "Mark Twain". Life on the Mississippi, first English edition, half-title, frontispiece, illustrations, advertisements dated March 1883, small ink ownership stamps to endpapers, 1883 § Wells (H. G.) Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul, first edition, ownership signature to pastedown in crayon, very light foxing to first few pp., 1905, original pictorial or blind stamped cloth, gilt, first upper cover very lightly marked with slight bumping and creasing to extremities, spines a little rubbed and faded; and 2 others, similar, 8vo (4)
NO RESERVE [Howe (Julia Ward) & others.] A Memorial of Ulysses S.Grant from the City of Boston, engraved portrait (foxed), Boston, 1885 § Lathrop (E.) Historic Houses of Early America, New York, 1946 § Leacock (Stephen) Canada: The Foundations of its Future, Montreal, 1941 § Kempers (A.J.B.) Ageless Borobudur, 1976 § Ducarel (A.C.) Antiquités Anglo-Normandes..., lithographed plates, some on india paper and mounted, some folding, light foxing, contemporary half calf, Caen, 1823 § Greenwood (J.) Curiosities of Savage Life, First & Second Series, 2 vol., third edition, chromolithographed frontispieces, some spotting or browning, vol.1 contemporary half roan, vol.2 original cloth, 1865, plates and illustrations, the first four original cloth, rubbed; and c.95 others, miscellaneous history and travel, particularly America, v.s. (c.100)
NO RESERVE Brown (John) Marjorie Fleming, plates, light spotting, bound in Arts & Crafts style russet morocco ruled in gilt with square floral corner-pieces and small circles in gilt, g.e., a little rubbed, upper cover slightly faded, Edinburgh, 1885 § Thornbury (W.) Two Centuries of Song, wood-engraved plates, text with decorative borders in brown, contemporary red morocco with elaborate border and central ornament in gilt, spine gilt, g.e., 1867 § Stowe (Harriet Beecher) Uncle Tom's Cabin, hinges weak, original grey-brown cloth stamped in blind, wear to spine ends, Thomas Bosworth, 1852 § Jerome (Jerome K.) Three Men in a Boat, original turquoise cloth, Bristol, 1889 § Harris (Frank) Undream'd of Shores, signed presentation copy from the author inscribed on front free endpaper, original cloth, stab-holes to upper cover, New York, 1924 § Gill (Eric) Art-Nonsense and other essays, ex-library copy, original blue buckram, uncut, 1929, rubbed; and a quantity of others, mostly literature, v.s. (c.100)
NO RESERVE First World War.- Hardy (J. L.) I Escape!, plates, 1927 § [Harriman (Karl Edwin)] Wine, Women and War, A Diary of Disillusionment, 1927, first editions, light foxing to fore-edge, endpapers lightly browned, original cloth, first lightly marked, spine frayed and faded, ends a little bumped, second with dust-jacket, lightly soiled with small chips to extremities; and 7 others, similar, v.s. (9)⁂ I Escape! follows the remarkable memoir of a poW who made twelve attempts while imprisoned by the Germans in the First World War, five of which were successful. His methods of escaping include breaking through brick walls, slipping away from a bathing party, picking locks and breaking through a skylight, and disguising himself as a German soldier. Hardyand finally escaped for good in 1918, having been a PoW for nearly four years.
NO RESERVE Cocktails.- Craddock (Harry) The Savoy Cocktail Book, printed in black and colours with illustrations and decorations by Gilbert Rumbold, pictorial endpapers, occasional light foxing, original cloth backed art deco boards in black, gold and green, spine rubbed, head and joints chipped, corners scuffed, 8vo, 1933.
NO RESERVE Churchill (Winston S.) The Great War, 3 vol., first edition bound from the parts, illustrations, light browning to endpapers, contemporary half morocco, spines gilt, corners and spine ends lightly rubbed, 1933; and 2 others, including an original caricature of Churchill, Eisenhower and Malenkov signed by the artist John Jones, v.s. (5)
A Chinese pale celadon jade archaistic vase and cover, Qing Dynasty, 18th or 19th century, carved and incised with a taotie mask enclosed by scrolls on each of the flattened sides, the angular handles with pierced scrolls, the cover knop with incised details, the stone of light celadon tone with some white inclusions, the vase approximately 15cm high x 8.2cm wide x 3cm deep, silver inlaid pierced and fitted wood stand measuring 3.5cm high x 9cm wide x 6cm deepProvenance: Formerly in a private South African Collection purchased in Cape Town 28th October, 1986清18-19世纪 青白玉饕餮纹双耳盖瓶拍品来源：南非私人收藏， 1986年10月28日购自开普敦Condition Report: crack and tiny chip to rim possibly a natural flaw or a bruise but cannot be seen when lid is on Condition Report Disclaimer
A fine Chinese Qingbai glazed bowl, Southern Song Dynasty, circa 1200, of conical form carved on the interior with twenty-two roundels with comb technique borders, covered overall in a rich and even pale blue glaze pooling on the underside towards the foot rim, the biscuit base revealing the high-fired ceramic body, 18.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Formerly in an old Hong Kong collection and purchased from Susan Chen & Co., 25th July 1985. Sold by Marchant, 19th June 1991. Formerly in the collection of a titled English gentleman. A similar bowl of this design and size is included by Junkichi Mayuyama in Mayuyama, Seventy Years, Volume One, no. 433, p. 148; another related bowl incised with boys, in the Baur Foundation, Geneva, was included by Monique Crick in the exhibition of Chinese Trade Ceramics for South-East Asia, Collection of Ambassador and Mrs. Charles Müller, 2010, no. 74, pp. 164/5, where the author notes, 'A bowl with identical decoration was brought to light from a tomb dated 1201, in the district of Yihuang in Jiangxi.' 南宋 青白釉刻花笠式碗拍品来源：英国私人绅士收藏，此前曾于1991年为英国著名古董商Marchant所售，其购自香港旧藏 Condition Report: in nice condition with only a very tiny rim nick which is hardly noticeable and some scratches to the interiorCondition Report Disclaimer
A Chinese coral-ground 'peony' Bowl, Daoguang six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1821-1850), finely enamelled to the exterior with three lemon-yellow ground panels, each enclosing a shaded pink blossom peony framed by foliate scrolls and connected by the slender stems bearing three smaller blue flowerheads amidst further leafy foliage, all reserved on a rich coral ground, six-character seal mark in underglaze blue to base, 11cm diameterProvenance: From a Noble English family, prior to 1921 Other bowls of this pattern with a Daoguang mark have been published: one in the Olmer Collection, Roemer-Museum, Hildesheim, is illustrated by U. Wiesner, Chinesisches Porzellan, Mainz am Rhein, 1981, p. 197, no. 138; one in the collection of Simon Kwan was included in the exhibition, Imperial Porcelain of Late Qing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 13 August - 25 September 1983, p. 72, no. 51; another in the collection of the Hong Kong Museum of Art was included in their exhibition, The Wonders of the Potter's Palette, 2 November 1984 - 6 January 1985, pp. 158-159, no. 104 and another similar bowl from the Greenwald Collection, illustrated by Gerald M. Greenwald, The Greenwald Collection, Two Thousand Years of Chinese Ceramics, 1996, no. 70.清道光 珊瑚红地珐琅彩"大清道光年制"花卉图碗拍品来源：英国显赫贵族私人收藏 Condition Report: restored and under a light one can see the bowl has been in several pieces with at least three large pieces restored back on rim measuring into total an area approximately 18cm long x 4cm high and the interior of the bowl with old restoration spray now a cream colour with age and peeling away and under a bright light most pieces are present but there are two small black areas measuring approximately approximately 4mm x 3m and 3mm x 2mm which are presumably filled areas where the porcelain is missingCondition Report Disclaimer
An uncut Chinese brocade dragon robe, Qing Dynasty, circa 1860, with 9 dragons woven with grey blue scales and each clasping the pearl of wisdom, the ground silk has faded from an apricot-orange to a paler version, overall size excluding red border at one end, 289cm x 145cm and a smaller piece 146cm x 63cm (2) This may have been an offering robe for a temple to bestow good fortune and health upon a young prince or princess who would have the right to wear apricot orange in the Imperial Court. As the clouds are interspersed with delicate flowers and bats it may indicate a female garment. See a robe of yellow satin with similar five-clawed dragons at the V&A Museum, dated circa 1860, Accession Number 12-1881. According to the registration records, the robe came from the Summer Palace, Pekin. Provenance: Private Collection 约清1860年 黄地龙袍料拍品来源：英国私人收藏。见英国维多利亚与阿尔伯特博物馆藏类似五爪龙袍（疑圆明园所获），博物馆编号12-1881。 Condition Report: red stain to approximately 22cm x 17cm and to the right of the red stain the yellow silk if frayed right down that side in several places (please refer to images for visual reference to condition) overall fading / light damage throughout the smaller piece with fading /light damage and some small stains and small area of fraying to silk approximately 2.5cm x 1.5cm and other small stains and minor holesCondition Report Disclaimer
The front and back of a Chinese Dragon robe, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, woven brocade, probably made for offering to a Tibetan temple, the unmade blue silk bolt now edged with yellow, 124cm high x 161cm wide including borderBrocades were typically given by wealthy Chinese Courtiers as lavish silk offerings to Buddhist temples, so prayers could be made to bestow good fortune upon the family. Unused Chinese silks were also at the end of the Qing dynasty, often made into panels for export to the west. 清19世纪 石青地龙袍料前胸及后背Condition Report: overall in very presentable conditionsome fading light damage commensurate with age eight stains mainly to centre area the largest 5cm x 3cm and smaller border sticking coming away in a few small areasCondition Report Disclaimer
Y A Chinese Export tortoise shell box and cover, 19th century, elaborately carved to top and bottom with figures pursuing various activities, all within a lush village landscape, 7.7cm diameter x 2.8cm high; a large Chinese silver and copper spoon, 19th century, the handle made of black coral (?), 19.5cm long; and a boar's tooth pendant, one end with moulded copper finial, 11.8cm diameter (3) Provenance: From the private collection of a Gentleman, by descent from his father清19世纪 镂雕玳瑁山水台阁图盖盒等三件拍品来源：英国绅士私人收藏，其父亲早年所购，并由家族传承Condition Report: the tortoise shell box with small hole to the cover which can bee seen when held up to the light otherwise all generally in good condition, minor wear and oxidation to the metalCondition Report Disclaimer
A Chinese miniature stand in the design of an alter table, Qing Dynasty, the panelled rectangular top with everted flanges, supported on legs joined by a stretcher and flanking an openwork ruyi panel, 37.8cm long x 11.5cm high x 12.2cm deepSee a similar miniature alter table sold at Sotheby's London, Lot 112, 4th November 2020 清 黃花梨袖珍翘头案Condition Report: light stain on the top and surface slightly scratches throughout commensurate to ageCondition Report Disclaimer
A Chinese light blue-ground porcelain snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, painted in darker blue with lotus flower, 7.3cm high, later stopper; a Chinese blue and white miniature vase, Kangxi, 4.5cm high; a Chinese double-gourd blue ground snuff bottle with running horses, Qing dynasty, 4.5cm high without stopper and a blue-ground miniature vase, circa 1800, 6.3cm high (4) Provenance: The late J.B. da Silva (1918-2003) and then by family descent.清 青花鼻烟壶等一组四件拍品来源：前英国外务部官员J.B. da Silva (1918-2003) 私人收藏 Condition Report: the larger snuff bottle good other than firing blemishes the miniature blue and white vase goodthe horses snuff with rim missing and with restoration to rim made upthe blue ground bottle vase with foot rim chip but in the firing Condition Report Disclaimer
An attractive Chinese pale celadon lobed bowl, Qing Dynasty, 18th century, after a Song original, the exterior with eight vertical lines to simulate petals, the glaze with an even light crazing, the foot rim dressed with brown, with kiln warp, 16.5cm diameterProvenance: From the collection of Sir David and Lady Scholey.Tang Ying (AD 1681-1756), appointed resident supervisor of the imperial kilns at Jingdezhen in AD 1728, describes contemporary Yongzheng period production of high-fired grey-green iron glazes made in imitation of Ru, Guan and Ge celadons at Jingdezhen in his 陶成紀事 (Taocheng jishi, 'Records of Ceramic Production').清18世纪 冰裂纹仿官釉碗拍品来源：英国Scholey爵士及女爵伉俪私人收藏，David Scholey爵士为前英格兰国家银行总监及英国国家肖像画廊主席 Condition Report: with kiln warp and leaning to the side some surface wear to glaze and crazing throughout Condition Report Disclaimer
A Dressell 1349 bisque head doll, German circa 1910, with weighted blue glass eyes, painted lashes, feather brows, pierced ears and open mouth with upper teeth, original light brown wig and on a fully jointed wood and composition body, wearing a cream dress and lace bonnet, (condition: good, stringing loose), 18” (45cm) tall.
An A.M 390 bisque head doll, German circa 1915, with weighted blue glass eyes, feather brows, and open mouth with upper teeth, blonde wig and on a fully jointed wood and composition body, wearing a light blue dress with white apron and bonnet, 21” (53cm) tall, (condition: good), together with a similar doll in pink dress and a shoulder head doll, (a/f), (3 items).
A wooden painted Victorian Dolls House and Milliners Shop, the tall red brick house with panelled front door and fan light, five glazed windows with moulded sills, grey pitched roofs and chimney, front opens in one wing to two large rooms on two levels, ground floor Milliners shop with various antique silk threads, spools of ribbon, lace and miniature hats on stands, floor standing mirror, purses, some shoes, bisque kitten and chairs, with later counter, till and dolls. First floor living area with antique cream and blue painted corner cupboard, sideboard with inlay decoration, marble top dressing table, Waltershausen marble top sideboards with mirror and towel stand, later four poster bed, crib, lead dogs and a mixture of ornaments throughout, (condition: repair to split to front, roof repainted inside of door repainted, interior papers not original), 46 ½” (118cm) tall, 20 ½” (52cm) wide, 19 ½” (49cm) deep. Please note: For viewing, shipping and collection of this lot please contact Leigh Gotch at C&T Auctioneers direct.
A painted wooden town dolls house, English circa 1890, the brown and cream exterior with panelled front door to centre, six glazed windows and a further two boarded up, all with decorative moulded sills, flat roof, carry handles and two side opening doors to front, having five rooms on three levels, all with nice original fireplaces, and ground floor hallway, kitchen with built in cream dresser, painted brick stove, tin-plate range, copper and pewter utensils and all-bisque chef, dining room with gold soft metal mirror, pictures, sewing machine tape measure, wooden table and more, first floor salon with rare walterhausen tapestry stretcher, sideboard with mirror, chest of draws, soft metal mirror with shelf, sconces, elaborate gold mirror and more, upper left suite with walterhausen chest, dressing table, four velvet and metal chairs, screen and mantle, upper floor rooms with good set of light wood furniture, ornaments and more, (condition: exterior repainted, later wall papers), 36 ½” (92.5cm) tall, 26” (66cm) wide, 12 ¼” (31cm) deep. Please note: For viewing, shipping and collection of this lot please contact Leigh Gotch at C&T Auctioneers direct.
A rare and important E.Barrois bisque shoulder head fashion doll in her original Melle Jeanne trunk with extensive trousseau, French 1860s, the beautiful pale bisque head with fixed blue glass eyes, finely painted lashes and brows, closed mouth with tinted lips, slightly rouged cheeks and with her original cork pate and blonde wig with red ribbon to front, fixed neck to kid body with nicely moulded glazed china arms, wearing all original red flannel and grey striped silk dress with puff sleeves and soutache trim, red felt wide brimmed hat, underclothes, red wool slippers and socks, (condition: head perfect, professional restoration to tips of three middle fingers to right hand), insiced E B DEPOSE to front of shoulder plate, 17” (43cm) tall, together with her labelled Melle Jeanne wood and metal studded trunk with carry handles and two inner trays, shop labels for ’29, Rue du Faubourg-Poissonniere, 29, Censier Fils, Fabrique Generale d’Articles de Voyage.’ Trousseau includes winter navy and green tartan two piece skirt and jacket with red pleated trim, edged with black braid and decorated with brass buttons, long black silk gown with short sleeves pleated red hem edged with glass beads, black velvet coat and fur hat lined in pink silk, red wool pleated long length dress with patterned braid detail and red felt coat, fawn felt jacket with pleated trim and pockets, tweed riding jacket with metal buttons, light blue silk skirt with black velvet ribbon to hem and black long sleeved top, black silk three piece mourning gown, grey flannel shawl with blue silk lining and fur trim, cream shawl, ribbed white cotton skirt with spring flower pattern, three knitted cape’s and bonnet, pink and black silk bonnet and spats, trunk 17 ½” (45cm) wide.
A rare size 1 Jumeau bisque shoulder head fashion doll, French circa 1870, fine quality bisque, with fixed blue glass eyes, finely painted lashes, and feather brows, closed mouth, pierced ears with blue bead earrings and blonde wig, swivel head and on a kid leather body, wearing a light blue two piece gown and later bonnet, incised 1, (condition: good) 10 ¼” (26cm) tall.
A good blue silk dolls dress for Bru Jne, French 1880s, the light blue silk dress with long flared sleeves, shaped collar and buttons to front, edged with lace to collar sleeves, hem, front and back panels, hidden hook and eye fasteners to front , 13” (33cm) in length, to fit approx. 20” Bebe.
Two Chinese 19th century Qing dynasty blue and white porcelain dishes, with central pavilion and pine tree scene, each 32.5 cm wide x 25 cm high together with a 19th century Japanese famille verte bowl on hardwood stand, the bowl with slight everted rim decorated to the interior with applied red and green enamels depicting patterns, fruit roundels and vignettes with flowers and birds, the exterior with iron red and gilt details, bowl 24 cm diameter x 10 cm high, the carved stand 19.5 cm diameterCondition report: the bowl has no breaks, some light hairline cracks to the centre (only visible on the underside), there is loss of enamel and gilding, some minor pitting. The base has a few cracks but no breaks or missing partsLocation: BWL
A late 18th/ early 19th century flintlock carbine, with 23" inch steel barrel, lock engraved with crowned GR and Tower mark, stained walnut stock with brass for-end cap, rod pipes, trigger guard and but cap, iron sing swivels, but stamped '351,' associated rod, (restored, barrel with light rusting and some pitting, locking and trigger working)
Y STIRRUP HILTED LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICERS SABRE CIRCA 1803 with a chequered ivory grip and curved single edged blade with original brass mounted leather scabbard(31 inches overall )Provenance: Property from Tornaveen House, AberdeenshireFootnote: Note: Please be aware that this lot contains material which may be subject to import/export restrictions, especially outside the EU, due to CITES regulations. Please note it is the buyer's sole responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licence. For more information visit http://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/
FRENCH GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE AND MARBLE MANTLE CLOCK GARNITURE, AFTER CLODION 19TH CENTURY the white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic chapters and twin winding holes, in a waisted white marble case surmounted by a pair of putti emblematic of Autumn, the eight-day movement striking a bell and stamped 146/416; together with a pair of four light figural candelabra each with a putto holding a cornucopia issuing floral candle arms, on matching bases(Clock 59cm wide, 34cm high; candelbra 59cm high)
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