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An Empire style six light black and gilt metal mounted chandelier, early/mid 20th century, pierced shell surmounted corona above circular platform decorated with pierced and stylised gilt metal acanthus leaves and supporting gilt metal swan heads with bell shaped shades, 74cm wide. (It is the buyer`s responsibility to ensure that electrical items are professionally rewired for use).
A patinated bronze six light Louis XVI style lantern, late 19th century, the pierced and divided corona leading to foliate `C` scroll arms above hexagonal domed top and glazed panels with term figures to the corners, the body enclosing six light interior, to the bottom having shaped feet, 113cm high x 67cm wide, (a/f). (It is the buyer`s responsibility to ensure that electrical items are professionally rewired for use).
A glass and gilt metal seven light chandelier, 20th century, central glass baluster column with platforms holding glass drops and supporting seven horzontal `C` shaped arms with lights above further glass drops, 67cm high x 49cm wide. (It is the buyer`s responsibility to ensure that electrical items are professionally rewired for use).
(Ukyo-e, Bijin-ga) - EISHI, Chôbunsai (1756-1829).- Courtisanes, parmi lesquelles Kokonoe de la maison Echizenya, regardant des cerisiers en fleurs.Ôban tate-e, benigirai, signé Eishi ga (qqs rouss. dans la partie sup. et un peu plus dans le visage de la 3e courtisane, qqs plis, us.).Sous passe-partout de tissu écru, vitre et cadre de bois part. marqueté (J. Gonthier à Bruxelles) (non désencadré).Par rapport à d`autres tirages de cette estampe (par ex. celle conservée au MFA de Boston), le bois est mieux encré et les parties finement gravées des cheveux bien nettes, mais les parties rosées avec motifs ont légèrement viré dans les kimonos des enfants. Fait partie d`un triptyque.Eishi, fils aîné d`un samurai disciple d`Utamaro, fut formé par Eisen-in. Il eut comme modèle d`inspiration Shigemasa, puis Kiyonaga et Utamaro. Provenance : collection Hiraki, n° 183 (selon une mention dact. au verso du cadre). Courtesans looking at cherry blossoms (some foxing at the upper side, light folds). From the Hiraki collection (according to a label on the reverse of the frame).
LUCIEN de Samosate.- Gli dilettevoli. Dialogi, le vere narrationi, le facete epistole [...].(Vinegia [Venise], per Bernardin Bindon, 1543).In-8° : [1]-223-[1] lvs (some marginal brown staining at the beginning or at the end, light foxing, some mistakes in pagination, marginal tear at lf. 143 reinforced, marginal handwritten notes at the end, handwritten provenance and designs over the printer`s mark on the last lf.).Contemporary binding : full limp parchment with small flaps and ties, flat spine (lacks of parchment at the back, ties partly cut, 1 tie lacking, wormholes in the inside of the upper board).Very rare digest composed of 29 dialogues on historical and mythological items of which 16 by Lucianus of Samosata (125-180) including the two books of "A True Story" with the first narration of a voyage and a stay on the moon. The 13 other of more popular subjects are written by different amateurs. Translated in Italian by the writer, bookseller and publisher Nicolò Zoppino ("Nicolò di Aristotile de Rossi detto lo Zoppino"), illustrated with several nice woodcuts. The first edition of this digest was published in 1525. Typographical title within a woodcut frame with portraits of emperors and curious vignette figuring a bull with the monogram "MS" on the last leaf (printer`s mark ?). # STC Italian, p. 396; # Graesse IV-283; # not in Adams, Machiels, Soltész. Provenance : Fiammetta Soave, antiquarian bookseller in Roma (stamp). Rara "digest" composta da 29 dialoghi (16 di Luciano di Samosata in cui i 2 libri della "Storia Vera" con la prima narrazione di un viaggio e soggiorno sulla luna), tradotti da Nicolò Zoppini e illustrato con molte belle incisione in legno. Piena pergamena molle dell`epoca (piccoli difetti). Rare florilège comprenant 29 dialogues (16 par Lucien parmi lesquels les 2 livres de l`"Histoire Véritable" avec la 1re narration d`un voyage et séjour sur la lune) traduits en italien par Nicolò Zopponi et illustré de plusieurs jolis bois in texto. Plein parchemin souple de l`ép. (pet. défauts).
REISCH, Gregor; FINE, Oronce.- Margarita philosophica, hoc est Habituum seu Disciplinum omnium [...] .Basileae, per Sebastianum Henricpetri, (1583).In-8° : [40]-1403-[3]-[2 bl.] pp. (folding worldmap and musical plate lacking, light foxing, marginal tear p. 973, some lack of paper in the margin of p. 1065).Contemporary binding : full calf, blind tooled decoration on the boards : 2 roll-stamps, the outter one with portraits of saints, the inner one with geometrical patterns, surrounding a central panel with the monogram IHS, ribbed spine, gilt edges (lower board, part of the upper board and spine restored, brass clasps renewed).Enlarged edition by Oronce Fine of the "Philosophical pearl" (first edited at the beginning of the 16th Century), a compendium of the trivium, the quadrivium and the natural and moral sciences, composed as a series of dialogues on grammar, logic, arithmetics, music, ethics... with elaborate chapters on astronomy and geometry. Reisch (Wurtemberg (?)-1523 Freiburg) was prior of Saint John the Baptist at Freiburg in Breisgau and confessor to Maximilian I. Fine (1494-1555), a French cartographer and astronomer, taught mathematics at the Collège de France. His preface to this edition is dated 1523. Illustrated with about 20 full-page woodcuts (the creation of Eve, the wheel of fortune, anatomy of the eye, studies in perspective, allegorical representations of the septem artes liberales...) and various in texto engravings concerning anatomy, astronomy, music... Large printer`s mark on the last page.# Adams R-338; # Sabin 69131; # Brunet IV-1201; # not in Machiels nor in Soltész. Provenance : Petrus de Zenis, 1697 (handwritten mention); unidentified stamp featuring a deer and "GBBNPDF".
MILTON, John.- Paradise lost [- Paradise regained, to which is added Samson Agonistes and poems on several occasions].Birmingham, printed by John Baskerville for J. and R. Tonson in London, 1758.2 vol. in-8° : 30 (of 32)-416, [2]-lxix-390 pp. (A1 or A2 (blank?) of vol. I missing, idem lf. i4 of vol. II, light marginal dampstains and small foxing limited to some lvs).Bound by Morrell (London) : full marbled calf, gilt fillet on the boards, flat spines with gilt floral ornaments, gilt edges (upper boards loose).First Baskerville edition of Milton`s famous epic (1st ed. : 1668), with other poetical works by the same, some in Latin and Italian.# Brunet III-1730.
A contemporary black and white print of William Welden, Trumpet Major, 13th Light Dragoons, head and shoulders in full dress with Waterloo medal and holding a paper with his name and “Genl Hill’s Division, Lumea, Portugal”, mounted and framed with inset panel, 16½” x 12½” overall. GC (small tear top right)
A good Geo officer’s full dress gilt embroidered sabretache of The 15th (or the King’s) Light Dragoons (Hussars), scarlet cloth (faint surface moth) with broad gilt regimental lace border, crowned GR, reversed and interlaced to centre, with battle honour scrolls “Emsdorf”, “Villiers en Couche”, “Peninsula” and “Waterloo”, scarlet leather backing and pouch (minor moth), 3 gilt suspension dees, 15” x 13” overall, with its original shaped tin case. GC See front cover
An Ed VII 1827 pattern rifle officer’s sword, straight, plated blade, 32”, by Wilkinsons, no 41532 (for 1907), etched with crowned R Arms, Ed VII cypher and wreath within scrolled floral panels, regulation steel hilt incorporating crowned strung bugle, Wilkinsons solid grip, backstrap and pommel, in its plated scabbard. GC (surface rust and light pitting to hilt and scabbard) Plate 7
A 19th Century Caucasian kindjal, blade 13½” with tapering point and narrow offset fullers, armourer’s mark (floret?) on one side, horn hilt of traditional form with one (of 2) studs, in its leather sheath with silver coloured top band with leather toggle and bud finial. GC (some light rust pitting)
A late 18th century 16 bore Turkish flintlock holster pistol, 18¾” overall, barrel 11¾” with simple engraved decoration at breech and slightly flared muzzle; thick engraved lock, the unbridled frizzen with ribbed face, the cock with squared jaws; the fullstock carved overall, the butt also inlaid with wire scrolls; the steel mounts include ribbed trigger guard and long spurred butt cap with domed finial. GWO & C (front ramrod pipe missing, some damage to fore end, would benefit from light cleaning) Plate 8
A Belgian 48 bore percussion boxlock pistol with spring bayonet, 8¾” overall, octagonal barrel 4” with Liege proof and maker’s mark “F T”, and with slightly curved 4” spring bayonet beneath released by sliding trigger guard, with scroll engraved frame and trigger guard, figured dark walnut bag shaped butt, and shield shaped WM escutcheon. GC (action AF, light surface rust) Plate 8
Three Italian Reggiani style brushed steel and chrome tiered wall lights, c.1960, five square graduated brushed steel sheets separated by steel spacers to provide a floating effect, with central light aperture, 29cm high x 29cm wide x 13cm deep. (It is the buyer`s responsibility to ensure electrical items are professionally re-wired for use).

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