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Click here to subscribeSHACKLETON, SIR ERNEST HENRYTHE HEART OF THE ANTARCTIC London: William Heinemann, 1909. First trade edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, 3 folding maps and folding panorama in rear pocket, original blue cloth, a little fading to spines, some light foxing, previous ownership inscriptions to endpapers, endpapers browned, closed tear to a leaf in volume 2 (2)
THE WILD FLOWERS OF THE ALPHABETA POEM FOR CHILDREN London: Ackermann and Co., 1858. 4to, hand-coloured frontispiece and 7 hand-coloured plates, original green cloth gilt, spine and endpapers sensitively renewed, bookplate, a little light internal soiling, repair to one plate, a couple of small closed tears, only 3 copies listed on Copac
ARISTOTLE, 2 WORKS, COMPRISING ARISTOTELIS DE RHETORICA SEU ARTE DICENDI LIBRI TRES London: Edward Gifffin, 1619. 8vo, [vi], 239, [vi], [2, blank], title within woodcut border; bound with Aristotle. De Poetica Liber, Latine Conversus, et Analytica Methodo Illustratus. London: Thomas Snodham, 1623. 8vo, [iv]. 74, [iv], title within woodcut border, large woodcut royal coat of arms on title versos, both edited by Theodore Goulston, modern quarter calf gilt, small marginal hole in A3, some light waterstains
HIPPOCRATES HIPPOCRATIS COI MEDICORUM OMNIUM LONGE PRINCIPIS, OPERA Basel: in Officina Andreae Crantandri, 1526. Folio, edited by Andreas Cratander, [52], 494, [2], title in very good facsimile, ? early 19th century calf gilt, some early manuscript annotations, occasional light marginal dampstaining, small nick at head of spine; [Adams H568]
PALOMINO DE CASTRO Y VELASCO, ANTONIOHISTOIRE ABREGÉE DES PLUS FAMEUX PEINTRES, SCULPTEURS ET ARCHITECTES ESPAGNOLS Paris: Delaguette, 1749. 12mo., contemporary mottled calf, spine decorated gilt in compartments, red morocco lettering piece, joints cracking, book plate of John Bury; Orlandi, Pellegrino Antonio Abecedario Pittorico … di pittura, scoltura, ed architettura. Venice: Giambatista Pasquali, 1753. 4to., title page in red and black, with 3 engraved tables of monograms, contemporary vellum, red morocco lettering piece, paper a little spotted throughout, book plate of John Bury; Boschini, Marco Descrizione di tutte le pubbliche pitture della Citta' di Venezia … con un compendio delle vite, e maniere de' principali pittori. Venice: Pietro Bassaglia, 1733. 8vo., title page in red and black, contemporary calf, lacking the engraved frontispiece, with book plates of John and Michael Bury; Bottani, Giovanni Descrizione storica delle pitture del Regio-Ducale Palazzo del Te fuori della porta di Mantova detta Pusterla con alcune tavole in rame. Mantua: Giuseppe Braglia, 1783. 8vo., engraved portrait frontispiece and 3 folding engraved plans, original booksellers printed wrappers. A few marginal wormholes; Alberti, Leonbatista Della pittura e della statua. Milan, 1804. 8vo., engraved portrait frontispiece, with 6 engraved plates, contemporary light tan calf, arms of the Hon. George Agar Ellis on both covers, spine rubbed, book plates of John and Michael Bury (5)Provenance: From the Library of the Late John Bernard Bury
PECKHAM, JOHN, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURYI TRE LIBRI DELLA PERSPETTIVA COMMUNE DELL' ILLUSTRISS. ET REVERENDISS Monsig. Gioanni arcivescovo cantuariense nuovamente tradotti nella lingua italiana, & accresciuti di figure, & annotationi da Gio. Paolo Gallucci salodiano. Venice: heirs of Giovanni Varisco, 1593. First Italian translation, 4to., with woodcut diagrams in the text, contemporary vellum, early ownership inscription on the title page, some leaves discoloured, book plate of John Bury, in quarter morocco solander boxProvenance: From the Library of the Late John Bernard Bury Note: USTC 847235. Treatise on the problems of optics, of light, of the physiology of the eye, of the formation of images by refraction and the phenomenon of perspective. This Italian version is by Giovanni Paolo Gallucci, astronomer and scientist and member of the Academy of Venice. He was also the author of several works on scientific instruments.
Flambe Anemone a Moorcroft Pottery vase designed by Walter Moorcroft, shouldered form, painted in colours under a light flambe glaze, a modern Moorcroft ginger jar and cover painted with purple magnolia and a solifleur vase impressed marks, painted blue signature, original paper label, 16cm. high, (4)
A patinated metal wall light designed by Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott, made for Glencrutchery House, Douglas, Isle of Man, in 1897, the scroll stem supporting Art Nouveau heart-shaped foliate stems, unsigned, 53cm. high, 44cm deep. Literature Arts and Crafts, Christie's South Kensington, 2nd November 2000 lot 158 for a comparable pair. Provenance Glencrutchery House, Douglas, 1897. Private collection Catalogue notes These light fittings were designed by Baillie Scott for the dining room of Glencrutchery House, Douglas in 1897-1898. In the same year he was also commissioned by the Grand Duke of Hesse to redecorate and furnish both the dining room and drawing room in the Ducal Palace, Darmstadt. The metalwork was produced under the supervision of Charles Robert Ashbee at the Guild of Handicrafts.
A patinated metal wall light designed by Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott, made for Glencrutchery House, Douglas, Isle of Man in 1897, the scroll stem supporting Art Nouveau heart-shaped foliate stems, painted black, unsigned, 53cm. high, 44cm deep. Literature Arts and Crafts, Christie's South Kensington, 2nd November 2000 lot 158 for a comparable pair. Exhibited This example loaned to the Manx Museum, Isle of Man Provenance Glencrutchery House, Douglas, 1897. Private collection
A Jesson Birkett and Co patinated copper ceiling light, circular hammered collar set with three Ruskin Pottery turquoise stones, supporting three radiating scroll arms with fittings, three turned metal supports to entral ball and long twisted central stem linking to the hammered, patinated copper ceiling rose with ball, unsigned, 62.5cm. drop
An impressive W.A.S. Benson copper and brass ceiling light, the floriform rose supporting circular body with six brass scroll brackets and five hanging copper light fittings with tapering vaseline glass shades, 72cm. diam, 79cm. drop Literature Ian Hamerton W.A.S Benson Arts and Crafts Luminary and Pioneer of Modern Design, ACC Books, page 258 for a comparable example illustrated.
HARRIS (British 20th Century), study of two hunters, dark and light bays in a landscape with river, signed, oils on canvas. 82 x 105cm approx. (B.P. 24% incl. VAT) CONDITION REPORT: Basically in good original condition, a little grubby, no obvious holes. Frame also in fair condition, no wear and tear commensurate with age.
TWO GEORGE III BRITISH CAVLARY OFFICERS SWORDS to include: light cavalry troopers sword pattern 1796 with gold etched blade and metal mounted leather scabbard, wire bound grip. Together with a similar period officers sword with gilt metal guard, wire bound sharkskin grip and engraved blade featuring a dragon and scrollwork. No scabbard. (2) (B.P. 24% incl. VAT) CONDITION REPORT: Both are in poor condition, the officers sword heavily tarnished. The blade with many nicks, the gilding to the hilt very tarnished although the wire and the sharkskin is good. Troopers sword badly nicked, discoloured and tarnished overall. Scabbard in poor condition, lacking the tip area.
25 PIECE FOLEY CHINA WILEMAN & COMPANY TEA SERVICE overall on a white and pink gilded ground with fluted and thistle design, to include; six cups, eight saucers, cream jug, sucrier, seven side plates and a sandwich plate. Green printed marks to base dating from 1894 to 1910. (B.P. 24% incl. VAT) CONDITION REPORT: Minor wear to gilding in places. Rather grubby with stains, general light wear, scratches in places. 2 cups - one has haircrack, the other has a chip to base.2 saucers - very minor chip (one to each saucer).Cream jug - hair crack to interior.2 plates - badly damaged/ cracked with repairs.
A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER BACHELOR'S THREE PIECE TEASET, of oval form, part reeded to lower half of bodies, ivory finial and insulators to teapot, makers John Round & Son Ltd, Sheffield 1893, approximate weight 16ozt, 498 grams (3) (condition: teapot handle lacks two pins and is loose, solder repair to back of base of teapot, some light rubbing to marks)
A GEORGE III SILVER RECTANGULAR SNUFF BOX, plain case, gilt interior, makers Richard Lockwood & John Douglas, London 1802, approximate weight 1.7ozt, 54 grams, width 6.8cm x depth 3.8cm x height 1.5cm (condition: overall good condition, lid has very slight gap and some ripples, light surface scratches, gilding bright, marks clear)
A GEORGE V SILVER FOUR PIECE TEA SERVICE, of octagonal baluster form, 'S' scroll handles, ebony fitments to teapot and hot water jug, on four open scrolled feet, makers Northern Goldsmiths Co, Sheffield 1918, approximate weight 54.6ozt, 1698 grams (4) (condition: sugar bowl and hot water jug do not sit level on a flat surface, teapot and milk jug have slightly uneven feet, teapot interior shows use, teapot lid not closing completely flush, all pieces have light surface scratches and a few minor dints, especially the hot water jug)
A SET OF SIX GEORGE III SCOTTISH SILVER CELTIC POINT DESSERT SPOONS, all engraved with an initial, together with another matched, six Patrick Robertson, Edinburgh 1787 and Alexander Henderson, Edinburgh 1798, approximate weight 6.7ozt, 209 grams (7) (condition: all spoons engraved with initial, some slight rubbing of marks, bowls seen light use)
A GEORGE V SILVER RECTANGULAR TABLE CIGAR BOX, blind circular cartouche, rounded corners, horizontal line engine turning to all sides, gilt and cedar wood lined interior, makers Walker & Hall, Sheffield 1914, width 19.5cm x height 6.5cm, gross weight 27.7ozt, 862 grams (condition: no wooden dividers, marks slightly rubbed on hinged cover, light surface scratches)
A GEORGE III RECTANGULAR SILVER SNUFF BOX, the whole exterior engine turned with horizontal bands, gilt interior, maker William Pugh, Birmingham 1813, width 6.5cm x depth 3.6cm x height 1.5cm, approximate weight 1.5ozt, 47 grams (condition: surface scratches and some light rubbing to engine turning, lid closes almost flush, hinge has resistance)
A GEORGE II SILVER SAUCEBOAT, wavy rims, 'S' scroll handle, engraved initials to side, on three cabriole legs with shell knees and hoof feet, maker's mark partially rubbed London 1756, overall length 12.5cm, approximate weight 2.7ozt, 85 grams (condition: light surface scratches, creases to interior where legs have pushed in, other dints and shallow creases)
AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY WORCESTER PORCELAIN TEACUP, orange marble decoration, gilt Greek Key border, painted with puce crest for Baron Lyttelton of Hagley Park, bears old handwritten label to underside 'Old Worcester Painted by Baxter, The Crest of Baron Lyttelton of Hadley Park, Worcestershire, This cup was brought from Baxter's Niece', together with another similar teacup with floral gilt border, both cups cracked, together with a Flight Worcester wrythen tea bowl with puce and gilt floral and ribbon decoration, script mark in puce to base, a New Hall porcelain saucer, cracked, a matching tea bowl and saucer, another tea bowl and a 19th Century relief moulded jug, depicting scenes of fox hunting and shooting (8) (condition: both marbled cups have some wear to the gilding, both have vertical cracks from the rim, the one with the floral gilding has a damaged handle, the Flight tea bowl has some scratching and light staining, New Hall saucer has an extensive crack which is stained, matching tea bowl and saucer has scratching to the tea bowl and a chip to the rim of the saucer, the single tea bowl has a chipped rim and a scratched interior, the jug has a crack near the base by the bottom join of the handle)
A JAPANESE PORCELAIN FAMILLE VERTE WAVY RIM PLATE, the zig zag border surrounding an asymmetric lattice design with mythical beast and flaming pearls, the outer rim with underglaze blue band decorated with red and green foliage, four character mark in underglaze blue, diameter 22.2cm, together with a mid 18th Century Chinese export octagonal plate, decorated with two deer beneath hanging lanterns, cracked, width 22cm and two porcelain tea bowls, enamelled with birds amongst foliage, the other with four enamelled sprigs of flowers/bamboo, diameters 9.5cm x and 8.5cm respectively, all items with some damage (condition: famille verte plate has some light scratching and some patches of wear to the enamel, nibbles to the rim, some patches of white emulsion or plaster to the outer rim, octagonal plate has a crack and several small chips around the rim, both tea bowls have cracks from the rim, the larger one with rim chips)
A GROUP OF THOMAS WEBB & SONS QUEENS BURMESE WARE, to include a pair of posy vases, graduated pink to yellow with folded rims, posy vase of compressed ovoid form with ruffled decoration to the rim, posy bowl with ruffled rim decoration, a fairy pyramid night light shade, together with a Burmese style posy vase in a high gloss finish (6)
A CAULDON CHINA PART DESSERT SERVICE, hand painted roses to the centres surrounded by bands of gilt and cobalt blue, twelve plates, two oval serving dishes, two circular serving dishes and two lozenge shaped serving dishes, printed Cauldon china back stamps with Mortlocks, Oxford Street to some piecescondition: No chip or cracks, light scratches to some pieces
A 19TH CENTURY SCRIMSHAW POWDER HORN, decorated with a steam train named 'Lion' pulling carriages and wagons towards buildings and a bridge, further decorated with three sail ships, church, buildings, figures, sun, moon and stars, flowers, foliage and a heart, some areas coloured red, the heart painted red and gilt, metal mount to base, length approximately 38cm (condition: the metal is lacking two of the pins to hold it in place, red paint has worn in places, a few light scratches but no obvious splits or cracks)
A PAIR OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASES, together with a near pair, taller pair of baluster form each with a single bird flying by bamboo, silver plated rims, height 18.5cm, the smaller near pair of squat baluster form, one with cranes in flight, the other with a bird in flight over a tree covered in blossom, height 9cm (4) (condition: some wear to the plating on the taller pair, with light surface scratches, the smaller vases in fair condition)condition:The small pair have minor plating wear to the bases, the upper rims have no plating, the undersides of the rims have patches of enamel loss, there appears to be a crack in the plated base of one vase
A VICTORIAN GOLD STAR SAPPHIRE AND WHITE STONE ROUND SMALL CIRCULAR BROOCH, a light purplish-blue star sapphire measuring approximately 13.3mm in diameter, enclosed within an old cut white stone border, assessed as white sapphires, overall diameter approximately 15.8mm, approximate gross weight 5.1 grams (condition: please note there is a chip to the side of the sapphire)
TAXIDERMY, A VICTORIAN GLASS DOME CONTAINING A GREEN PARAKEET AND AN INDIAN ROLLER BIRD, within a naturalistic setting of dried grasses and a mossy log, oval ebonised base with four bun feet, with later light fitting, height to top of dome 52.5cm x width of ebonised base 35cm (condition: small amount of feather loss, seeds shedding from grasses)
NORAH FULCHER (BRITISH 19TH/20TH CENTURY), a head and shoulders portrait of a young female figure wearing a blue dress with a bow in her hair, watercolour, signed lower left, set into an oval aperture within a gilt frame, approximately 62cm x 47cmcondition:The painting has foxing visible to the light areas, the frame has cracks to the edge of the oval and to the corners of the frame, some losses to the decorative moulding and losses to the gilt
AN EDWARDIAN STYLE PORTRAIT OF TWO FEMALE FIGURES, three quarter length, one seated, one standing, unsigned, framed, oil on canvas, approximately 120cm x 99cm (condition: the painting has been relined onto an earlier canvas, some paint loss in a few places, frame requires some attention)condition:On closer inspection we can see that the canvas has been cut and laid on a relining, although there is old canvas edging over the stretcher the painting based on the ladies dress probably dates to 1870’s/1880’s, the surface is very rippled and the varnish has crackled in a number of places, it is also very dirty, we have looked at the painting under UV light and there was no obvious repainting noted
MALI MORRIS R.A. (BRITISH 1945), 'Gold Wisp I', an abstract composition, signed, titled and dated 1983 and verso, acrylic on canvas, Nicola Jacobs Gallery label, framed, approximately 90cm x 90cm (Artists Resale Rights May Apply to This Lot)condition: No damage to the painting although it is dusty and could do with a light clean, dirty marks and small chips to the frame
JOHN TALBOT MCLEAN (BRITISH 1939), 'Winchester', an abstract composition signed, titled and dated 1980 with Nicola Jacobs Gallery label verso, acrylic on canvas, framed, approximately 71cm x 135cm (condition: the painting needs a light clean, the canvas has been re-used and has a painting verso, purchased from Christies in 1987)
MALI MORRIS R.A. (BRITISH 1945), 'Vermilion Pass', an abstract composition of bold blocks of colour, signed, titled, dated 1979-80 with Nicola Jacobs Gallery label verso, acrylic on canvas, approximately 86cm x 228cm (Artists Resale Rights May Apply To This Lot)condition:The painting is undamaged, however it is dusty and would benefit from a light clean, the frame has dirty marks and a small amount of damage
A SECOND HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY GOOD QUALITY REPRODUCTION MAHOGANY AND INLAID SIDEBOARD IN GEORGE III STYLE, the breakfront fitted with a single long drawer flanked by bowed cupboard doors, all with fan inlay to the corners, oval brass ring handles and backplates, on six square tapering legs with spade feet, height 90.5cm x width 200.5cm x depth 61.5cm, with two keys (condition: in good condition overall, light surface scratches)
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