Dibdin (Thomas Frognall). A Bibliographical Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, 3 vols., printed for the Author, 1821, numerous eng. plts. and illusts., occasional light spotting, t.e.g., library bookplate to upper pastedown, 20th c. half morocco gilt, large 8vo, together with Walters (Henry), Incunabula Typographia. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Books Printed in the Fifteenth Century (1460-1500) in the Library of Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1906, col. frontis., numerous illusts. to text, t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, orig. antigue style sheep, spine rubbed and some wear, 4to, with Willems (Alphonse), Les Elzevier Histoire et Annales Typographiques, pub. Brussels, Paris & The Hague, 1880, chromo frontis. and few plts. (one folding), library stamps to title and front-free endpaper, orig. cloth, 8vo, and Burke (Joseph & Caldwell, Colin),Hogarth, The Complete Engravings, New York: Harry N. Abrams, [1968], b & w plts., contemp. red qtr. morocco gilt, spine slightly faded, folio, plus other bibliography reference (20).
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Gernsheim (Helmut and Alison). The History of Photography. From the Camera Obscura to the Beginning of the Modern Era, pub. Thames and Hudson, 1969, b&w illusts. throughout, orig. linen gilt in torn and frayed d.j., 4to, together with Pfister (Harold), Facing the Light. Historic American Portrait Daguerreotypes, pub. Washington, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1978, b&w illusts. throughout, orig. cloth gilt in d.j., some fading and slight loss to rear wrapper, 4to, plus Buckland (Gail), Reality Recorded. Early Documentary Photography, pub. David & Charles, 1974, b&w illusts. throughout, orig. cloth gilt in d.j., 4to, plus approx. eighty-five other photography related, incl. Christies and Sothebys catalogues (88).
Conrad (Joseph). An Outcast of the Islands, 1st ed., 1896, line 31, p.26 with ‘this’ for ‘their’, scattered light spotting, t.e.g., original green cloth, a little rubbed, slight lean, 8vo, together with Lord Jim, 1st ed., 1900, occasional spotting and water stains, original green cloth, rubbed with some fading, 8vo, plus The Inheritors, an Extravagent Story, by Joseph Conrad and Ford M. Hueffer, 1st UK ed., 1901, 32pp. ads at end, original yellow cloth, 8vo, with others by Conrad including Nostromo. A Tale of the Seaboard, 1904 and Youth, 1902. (23).
Doves Press. Seven Poems & Two Translations, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Doves Press, 1902, printed in red and black, a few light marginal spots, original vellum, a little rippled, 8vo, limited edition of 325, together with vol. IV (Apocrypha) only of The English Bible, 1904 (with blanks front and rear torn out). (2).
Faulkner (William). Soldiers’ Pay, 1st UK ed., 1930, 4 pp. pubs. ads. at end, previous owner signature, light spots, original cloth, some fading and stains, d.j., spine toned and chipped at ends, a few nicks and tears, 8vo, together with Sanctuary, by William Faulkner, 1st (and only) ed., Paris: Crosby Continental Editions, 1932, orig. printed paper wrappers, a little soiled and minor wear, small 4to (2).
Lawrence (T.E.). The Mint. A Day-Book of the R.A.F. Depot between August and December 1922 with Later Notes by 352087 A/c Ross, 1955, t.e.g., original morocco-backed boards, slipcase, one or two stains, 4to, limited edition, 1293/2000, together with The Ancient Crosses and Holy Wells of Lancashire, by Henry Taylor, 1st ed., Manchester, 1906, folding maps and illustrations, a few tears and light soiling, hinges breaking, label, t.e.g., original, original cloth, small label to spine, lightly rubbed, 4to, with three others including The Rat Trap, 1924, inscribed by Noel Coward. (5).
![Robinson (W. Heath, illust.). A Song of the English, by Rudyard Kipling, [1909], 30 tipped-in colour plates, captioned tissue](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10729/2879604/536-2013225164525_468x382.jpg)
Stevenson (Robert Louis). Travels With a Donkey in the Cevennes, 1st ed., 1879, frontispiece illustration by Walter Crane, advert. leaf at front torn away, light marginal toning, original cloth gilt, edges slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with Rhyme? and Reason, by Lewis Carroll, 1st ed., 1883, b & w illustrations by Arthur R. Frost & Henry Holiday, light offsetting to title, original lime green cloth gilt, one or two small marks, 8vo. (2).
Cooper (Thompson). Men of Mark, 6 vols. (of 7) bound in three, 1876-1882, 182 (of 216) Woodburytype oval portrait photographs, some loosening, a few tears, light spotting and ink splashes, contemporary green half morocco, joints and edges rubbed, 4to. Portraits include R. Burton, S. Plimsoll, J.E. Millais, V. Hugo, C. Darwin, H.M. Stanley, J. Chard, W. Collins and R. Browning.. (3).
*Italy. A handsome photograph album containing fifty-nine mounted albumen prints, 1880s, including sixteen views of Rome, three interiors, thirty-two sculptures and eight paintings, each approx. 20 x 26cm, captioned in the negative and mounted to rectos only, light spotting, modern richly gilt dec. brown morocco by Harding of Piccadilly, gilt-titled ‘Italy, January & February 1886’ to upper cover with Latin epigram beneath, oblong folio (38 x 48cm), VG (1).
Curtis (William). Flora Londinensis: Or Plates and Descriptions of such Plants as Grow Wild in the Environs of London: With their Places of Growth, and Times of Flowering; their Several Names According to Linnaeus and Other Authors, 3 vols., 1777-[98], title with engraved vignette, 216 (of 432) hand-coloured copper-engraved plates after James Sowerby, Sydenham Edwards and William Kilburn, occasional light offsetting to text, a few light spots and marginal tears, contemporary half calf, lightly rubbed, folio. Henrey 595; Hunt 650; Nissen 439.. (3).
Darwin (Charles). The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex, 2 vols., 1st ed., John Murray, 1871, 2nd issue (with ads. not errata on verso of title to vol. 2), half-titles present, letterpress illusts., 16pp. pubs. cat. dated January 1871 at rear of each vol. (that to first vol. with some foxing), vol. 2 with hinges split, rough-trimmed, orig. green cloth, one or two light marks and some minor rubbing to extrems., but overall a good set, 8vo. Freeman 937; Garrison Morton 170; Norman 577. The word ‘evolution’ occurs here for the first time in any of Darwin’s works, that is to say before its appearance in the sixth edition of ‘The Origin of Species’ the following year. (2).
Dykes (W.R.). Notes on Tulip Species, edited and illustrated by E. Katherine Dykes, 1st ed., 1930, fifty-four fine colour plates, t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, orig. green cloth, lightly damp marked to covers, in printed d.j., a little soiled and with minor fraying to extrems., folio, together with Millais (J. G.), Rhododendrons and the Various Hybrids, Second Series, 1924, numerous colour and b&w plts., one or two prelims. with some minor insect-damage to fore edges, orig. maroon cloth gilt, rubbed and some marks, folio, plus Stern (F. C.), A Study of the Genus Paeonia, 1st ed., pub. Royal Horticultural Society, 1946, colour plates, b&w illusts., t.e.g., orig. blue cloth gilt, rubbed and some light damp-marking and discolouration, folio (3).
Martyn (Thomas). Letters on the Elements of Botany. Addressed to a Lady. By the celebrated J. J. Rousseau, with notes, and twenty-four additional letters, 7th ed., with corrections and improvements, 1807, bound with Thirty-Eight Plates, with Explanations; Intended to Illustrate Linnaeus’s System of Vegetables, and particularly adapted to the Letters on the Elements of Botany, 1799, thirty-eight hand coloured plates at rear, some marginal damp staining to lower outer corners and fore-margins at front of vol., together with The Language of Botany: being a dictionary of the terms made use of in that science, principally by Linneus, 3rd ed., corrected and enlarged, 1807, plus Withering (William), A Systematic Arrangement of British Plants; with an easy introduction to the study of botany, 4 vols., 5th ed., Birmingham, 1812, thirty-four b&w engraved plates, occ. minor marks, all bound in uniform full calf gilt, rubbed and a little wear to extrems., with some minor signs of worm damage, 8vo, and Sinclair (George), Hortus Gramineus Woburnensis: Or, An Account of the Results of Experiments on the Produce and Nutritive Qualities of Different Grasses and Other Plants, 1824, numerous hand-coloured plates, some light offsetting from plates to text leaf, contemp. half green stained calf, rubbed and spine partly discoloured, all 8vo (7).
Mudie (Robert). The Feathered Tribes of the British Islands, 2 vols., 2nd ed., 1835, titles with hand-coloured vignettes, 19 hand-coloured engraved plates, occasional spotting, contemporary presentation inscription, bookplates, original cloth, slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with A History of British Birds, (Land/Water), by Thomas Bewick, 2 vols., 6th ed., Newcastle, 1826, numerous engraved illustrations, occasional light spotting, previous owner signatures, contemporary diced calf, spines a little rubbed with one or two labels chipped, 8vo. (4).
Rheede tot Draakestein (Hendrik Adriaan van). Hortus Indicus Malabaricus, continens Regni Malabarici apud Indos celeberrimi omnis generis Plantas rariores, Latinis, Malabaricis, Arabicis, & Bramanum Characteribus nominibusque expressas, una cum Floribus, Fructibus & seminibus, naturali magnitudine a peritissimis pictoribus delineatas, & ad vivum exhibitas, 12 vols., Amsterdam, Joannis van Someren and Joannes van Dyck, 1678-1703, additional engraved allegorical title to vols. 1 & 3 only, 793 (of 794) fine eng. botanical plts. on 792 sheets (plts. 16 & 17 in vol. 11 on one sheet), mostly double-page, lacking only plt. 15 from vol. 9 (Watta-Kakacodi), text and plates all mounted on guards, light waterstain to vols. 4 & 5 (mostly throughout), occ. minor damp marking to extreme fore-edges of a few vols., contemp. mottled full calf, heavily rubbed and some wear, several vols. with some damp marking, morocco title and volume labels missing to several vols., together with Commelin (Caspar), Flora Malabarica sive Horti Malabarici catalogus, Leiden, Frederic Haaringh, 1696, [viii] + 71 pp., with errata to verso of final leaf, interleaved with blanks throughout, with extensive annotations in ink to final few leaves and rear endpaper by Peter Collinson and Michael Collinson, c. 1750-75, including several mounted dried specimens, some minor marks to extreme fore-margins, large engraved bookplate of Robert Lumley Lloyd of Cheam, Surrey to front pastedown of each vol., contemp. mottled full calf, gilt spine, heavily rubbed and some wear, folio (39 x 27cm)Nissen BBI 1625. Pritzel 7585. Stafleu TL2 9123. Macclesfield Library Part I: Natural History, Sotheby’s, 16 March 2004, A complete set of this lavishly illustrated work, being the first comprehensive flora of the East Indies. Many of the plants are here illustrated for the first time. The botanist Rheede tot Draakestein was governor of the Dutch colony of Malabar on the South West Coast of India from 1669 to 1676, and Chief Representative of the Dutch East India Company in India from 1684. The work was completed with the help of several colleagues in the field, including the Italian missionary Father Mattheus a St. Joseph, who produced many of the drawings. Their work was sent back to Holland, where the botanical scholars Jan Commelin and Arnold Steyn added notes and assisted in its publication. Each plate is inscribed with the plant name in Latin, Malabarese, Arabic and ancient Brahmin. Provenance: Bookplate of Robert Lumley Lloyd (1666-1729) of Cheam, Surrey, Rector of St. Paul’s, Convent Garden, and Chaplain to the Duke and Dowager Duchess of Bedford, and a keen botanist whose gardens at Cheam were highly regarded. Extensive annotations to first and last few leaves of the first and thirteenth volumes, by Peter Collinson FRS, with some additional notes by Michael Collinson, and several mounted botanical samples (with captions) of exotic plants and trees. Peter Collinson (1694-1768) was a gardener and natural scientist, particularly known for his correspondence with Benjamin Franklin concerning electricity.Collinson provides a lengthy biographical notice of his friend Lumley Lloyd to the front endpapers of the first volume, ‘These books of the Hortus Malabaricus was the Legacy of my Dear Friend Docr. Lumley Lloyd D.D. of Cheam in Surry ... he was from his youth a great Lover of Flowers & Rare Plants, he told mee when he was a young studient at Cambridge about the year 1686 that he purchased from Holland three or four seeds of the Narsturtium Indicum ... at half a crown each, being then a great rarity for it came from India but two years before, he was so impatient to see it flower that he would not stirr out of Doors least it should Blow in his Absence. He well remembered and could name all the striped flowers Auriculas that was to purchased when he was a Lad att the 12 or 14th year of his age ... He told mee a long detail of the Gardners he purchased them off & that he valued no brick for a new flower - he told mee the original or mother of all the fine Auriculas that was then in being was Raised from the Seed of an Auricula named Blinds: Cream after the name of a Gardner at Mortlack that first produced it from seed, it was a flower that had good properties and was in request in my memory, but now anno 1746 I question if it is allowed a place in the pott or is to be found; Mr. Potter, Gardner at Micham had the greatest success in raising surprising fine Flowers from Seed with whome the Docr. laid out considerably every year notwithstanding he raised great many every year ... He with Mr. Potter’s assistance raised annually an infinite variety of most charming flowers & tulips he had almost without number produced from seed & breeders. So great was his love for this flower, of which he had the finest I ever saw in any collection - that he had two long and high iron frames which inclosed Two Beds Each, with a Walk in the Middle, this was all Coverd with Canvas to screen the Tulips from the Sun, it was very agreeable viewing them in the Heat of the day under this shade. These Two Iron Frames cost Eighty Pounds - all the Ranunculas & Anemony Beds had Lower Wood Frames & Canvas coverings. He spared No Expence to prolong His Favourite Flowers… My Valuable Friend was for greatest part of his Life sadly affected with the Gout, but when he could no longer bear being wheeld about his Garden in a Little Coach, so great was his Love for his darling amusement, he had his plants & flowers brought into his Library which was finely ornamented with them’. (13).
[Roberts, Mary]. The Conchologist’s Companion; Comprising the Instincts and Constructions of Testaceous Animals; with a General Sketch of those Extraordinary Productions which Connect the Vegetable and Animal Kingdoms, 1st ed., 1824, engraved frontispiece, light offsetting and spotting, original boards, chipped at spine head, 8vo, together with Instructions to Young Sportsmen in all that Relates to Guns and Shooting, by Lt. Col. P. Hawker, 7th ed., 1833, engraved frontispiece and portrait, illustrations, occasional water stains and spotting, front hinges broken, original moire cloth, a little rubbed and stained, 8vo, plus An Introduction to Botany, in a Series of Familiar Letters, by Priscilla Wakefield, 9th ed., 1823, nine hand-coloured engraved plates, some offsetting, contemporary half calf, a little rubbed, 8vo, with other natural history etc. including Bonington Moubray’s A Practical Treatise on Breeding, Rearing and Fattening all Kinds of Domestic Poultry, Pheasant, Pigeons and Rabbits..., 7th ed., 1834 and Practical Instructions in Gardening for Ladies, by Mrs Loudon, 2nd ed., 1841. (15).
Ruwenzori Expedition. Zoological Results of the Ruwenzori Expedition 1905-06, Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, vol. XIX, 1909-10, 23 chromo. plates, one uncoloured plate, a few light spots, contemporary half calf, one or two light stains, 4to. The expedition to ‘The Mountains of the Moon’ in Uganda was led by R.B. Woosnam on behalf of the Natural History Museum, the first in its field to explore the Ruwenzori mountain range. The field-naturalists spent a year collecting and cataloguing specimens, the plates depicting shells, insects, butterflies, reptiles, snakes, birds and mammals. (1).
Annals of Sporting and Fancy Gazette; A Magazine, Entirely Appropriated to Sporting Subjects and Fancy Pursuits; Containing every thing worthy of Remark on Hunting, Shooting, Coursing, Racing, Fishing, Cocking, Pugilism, Wrestling, Single Stick, Pedestrianism, Cricket, Billiards, Rowing, Sailing, &c., 13 vols. (complete), 1822-1828, 155 engraved plates, of which fifty-two are hand-coloured after Alken, Cruikshank, Roberts, Sutherland, Landseer and others, occ. light spotting and browning, later uniform half calf gilt (by Riviere), spines decorated with sporting motifs in compartments, sl. rubbed, and several labels partly missing, 8vo. Schwerdt 32-35. Includes the rare final part 78 for June 1828. Handsome set. (13).
Sundevall (Carl J. & Peter Akerlund). Svenska Foglarna, 2 vols. (text/plates), Stockholm, 1856, engraved dedication to vol. I, tinted lithograph title and 84 hand-coloured lithographed plates to vol. II, occasional light spotting, contemporary half calf, a little rubbed, oblong folio. Fine Bird Books p.110; Wood p.587. A two vol. supplement by Kinberg, not present here was issued in 1886.. (2).
Tull (Jethro). Horse-Hoeing Husbandry: Or, an Essay on the Principles of Vegetation and Tillage. Designed to Introduce a New Method of Culture; Wherby the Produce of Land will be Increased, and the Usual Expence Lessened, 3rd ed., 1751, seven folding engraved plates (plate I torn), a few small marginal repairs, occasional light water stains, library numbers to title verso, modern calf-backed boards, 8vo. (1).
Cricket. Anderson (John C.). Standing in Attitude; The Draw; The Cut; Leg Hit; Forward Play; Back Play; The Bowler; The Wicket Keeper, nos. 1-8, pub. F. Lillywhite, 1860, uncoloured lithographs, The Draw with one corner repaired, Back Play with small marginal repair, one or two light spots, the largest 315 x 225mm. A complete set of John Corbet Anderson’s batting strokes series. (8).
A FINE POLISHED IRON FENDER DESIGNED BY ERNEST GIMSON AND MADE BY ALFRED BUCKNELL of bow fronted form with alternate spatulate and narrow divisions^ 19cm h^ 126cm w^ c1903 Provenance: Mentor Gimson (1851-1925) thence by descent to the present vendor. A set of fire irons designed by Ernest Gimson for Stoneywell Cottage shown in situ in an early photograph illustrated in Gimson and the Barnsleys by Mary Greensted^ Stroud 1991^ fig 107.` ++General light surface rust but complete^ undamaged^ no restoration and not refinished
AN ENGLISH WALNUT DOUBLE GATE LEG TABLE DESIGNED AND MADE BY SIDNEY BARNSLEY the top with gouged ends and dovetailed^ the trestles pierced with a hand hole and united by a chamfered double stretcher^ 72cm h; 76 x 82.5cm^ with printed depository label of E E Lapworth & Sons Aylestone Road Leicester^ inscribed MESSRS HARRISON MURRAY^ c1900 Provenance: Mentor Gimson (1851-1925) thence by descent to the present vendor. Made at the Pinbury Workshop or shortly after Gimson and the Barnsleys had set up the Daneway Workshop at Sapperton in 1902. Sidney Barnsley showed an oak version of the present table at the Arts & Crafts Exhibition in 1896. The originality of the design received a favourable review in The Cabinet Maker and Art Furnisher. |... the designer was eminently proud of its primitive character. The prominent and well-cut dovetails^ the hand-hole for lifting^ and the compact appearance when closed^ are all good points. Of course^ it is our old friend the ~Sutherland Table~ over again^ but revived in light oak with a touch of Gothic in its toes and construction. All these elements are salutary^ and the table deserves a position of honour| (vol XVII^ Nov 1896^ p115). The table was purchased from the exhibition in London by C H St John Hornby and was Barnsley~s first professional sale (Greensted^ op cit fig 51 and p86). ++The feet stained^ presumably from having been long stood on a stone flagged floor washed down by a mop. A number of old blackened stains and water splashes around the lower part but complete and retaining the original six brass hinges with some minor surface corrosion^ lower part of one of the four hinged legs broken off and restuck. Top with a few old scratches and marks including one small scorch mark in the centre
A EDWARD JONES LTD^ SILVERSMITHS DESIGNS FOR ARTS & CRAFTS^ MODERNIST AND OTHER SILVER CUPS AND TROPHIES actual size^ black and white and occasionally coloured chalk on coloured paper^ several inscribed^ various sizes^ c60 x 45cm - c37 x 33cm (16) (Please see website for furthr information) One design is a slightly modified version of the Short Horn Memorial Challenge Trophy made by A Edward Jones in 1922. It is illustrated in a contemporary photograph in the Catalogue of the exhibition A Edward Jones Metalcraftsman^ Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery^ February-March 1980^ fig 24. ++In similar condition to the preceding lot^ generally with light to heavy creasing^ handling marks^ some dog eared^ one badly torn^ others better
A PAIR OF ART DECO GOLD AND ENAMEL CUFF LINKS BY H G MURPHY maker~s mark^ falcon and 18ct^ 1930-38 Murphy~s signed design for these cufflinks is illustrated Atterbury (Paul) and John Benjamin^ The Jewellery and Silver of H G Murphy^ Woodbridge 2005^ p175. ++A few light scratches consistent with normal wear. The enamel undamaged^ no restoration
A DATED WHITE EARTHENWARE GIN FLASK painted to either side in black with the initials MM or TM and date 1839 between laurels^ the trailing border of foliage in green^ puce and blue^ the short cylindrical spout with rolled blue rim^ 18.5cm h^ indistinct incised inscription around neck ++A few light glaze scratches and faint stains only^ not cracked^ chipped or restored
TWO MEISSEN FIGURES OF A YOUTH WITH A BIRD~S NEST AND A GIRL WITH FLOWERS^ MARCOLINI PERIOD he in elaborate flowered puce and yellow striped coat and breeches^ she in a pale yellow bonnet tied with a scarf^ striped skirt and mauve apron^ on circular moulded gilt base^ 18cm h^ crossed swords and * in underglaze blue or traces of crossed swords mark only^ c1800 ++Figure of youth lacking part of thumb and index finger from left hand^ bows on both shoulders chipped^ the odd other tiny chip but basically good. Girl^ typical but generally light chipping of the encrusted flowers and leaves^ small chip on brim of hat and ribbon around the crown of the hat chipped. Bow on left sleeve chipped.
A PAIR OF SITZENDORF FLORAL ENCRUSTED CANDELABRA of four lights with leafy fringed drip pans and scrolling branches on a rustic candlestick with the figure of an 18th c beau or lady with basket and decorated predominantly in pastel colours and gilt^ 53cm h^ impressed 209^ crossed lines in underglaze blue^ late 19th c ++Some typical^ generally light chipping of the petals and leaves
A JAPANESE IVORY GROUP OF ASHINAGA AND TENAGA one yokai gleefully taking a fish from the tentacles of an octopus^ 19cm h^ Meiji ++Refixed by a nut and bolt to an associated carved wood stand^ but apparently complete and undamaged^ no restoration^ some light naturally age yellowing on the back but an attractive one piece group free from cracks or stain lines^ etc and very well carved
A CANTON FAMILLE ROSE DISH painted to the centre in iron red with two dogs of Fo and typically enamelled with birds^ butterflies and flowers on a gilt ground of closely packed green tendrils^ the cavetto with panels of peaches and flowers interspersed with shou medallions and cash^ 46cm w^ mid 19th c ++Somewhat crudely decorated example in good condition with light wear only
A PAIR OF CANTON TURQUOISE GROUND FAMILLE ROSE JARS of shouldered form enamelled with auspicious objects and flowering plants between colourful ruyi and lappet borders^ 18cm h^ late 19th century^ pierced wood covers (4) ++The base of one jar with star crack^ a few light glaze scratches^ mainly around the widest part of the body^ the rims of wood cover slightly chipped^ no restoration
A GERMAN TABLE SERVICE FOR TWELVE including fish knives and forks and silver hafted table and cheese knives^ by Eduard Foehr^ Stuttgart^ c1905^ 115ozs weighable (109) ++In fine condition with a few light scratches^ little sign of wear. Neatly engraved with a contemporary monogram. In the same family ownership since the early 20th c
AN EDWARD VII INKSTAND the oblong tray with central oval lidded wafer box flanked by a pair of silver mounted cut glass inkwells^ on ball feet^ 21cm w^ by The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd^ London 1903^ 12ozs 10dwts weighable ++Light polish wear^ the marks rubbed but in good complete condition^ no repairs or erasures
A GEORGE III OVAL TEAPOT straight sided with integral hinge to the flat lid^ having beaded rims^ crested^ 12cm h^ maker~s mark partially struck^ London 1775^ 14ozs 10dwts gross The crest is that of Trafford. ++A well made teapot in good condition with light wear^ pearwood handle and ebonised knop old replacements^ the lid marked with the lion passant
A FINE STEEL CHATELAINE FOR NEEDLEWORK the accessories comprising ball tape measure^ thimble bucket^ glove button hook^ horseshoe pin cushion^ scissors and aide memoir suspended from six chains^ the waisthook engraved with mirror monogram^ 36cm l approx^ mid 19th c ++Some light surface rust but generally well preserved and complete except for the loss of the steel back cover of the aide memoire
A RUSSIAN SILVER TROMPE L~OEIL PURSE of basket weave^ the front applied with a monogram and coronet above a gold and enamel bat^ the reverse with musical stave^ silk lined^ 7.5cm w^ maker~s mark rubbed^ St Petersburg^ late 19th c Provenance: (by tradition) Magda Frackman^ a Russian emigré who settled in England in the 1930s. ++Enamel chipped on bat~s wings but in generally good condition with a few light scratches^ complete^ no restoration^ the lid closing tightly
AN ENGLISH 18CT GOLD KEYLESS LEVER CHRONOGRAPH THOMAS RUSSELL & SON signed on the enamel dial CHRONOGRAPH CENTRE SECONDS BY THOS RUSSELL & SON 87910^ with roman chapters^ fifth second divisions and blued steel hands^ stop button at two^ the jewelled three quarter plate movement with finely finished blued steel screws^ signed as the dial and engraved Makers to the Queen 12 Church St Liverpool^ casemaker Thomas Russell & Son^ Chester 1894 ++In fine original condition^ long in the present local private ownership^ the dial not cracked or chipped^ the movement running smoothly until unwound^ sold without warranty. The back with a very light dent and minor scratches from wear consistent with age and not unduly worn. An excellent example in a fine state of preservation^ the stop work functioning^ practically ~mint~ state
AN ENGLISH 18CT GOLD QUARTER REPEATING DUPLEX WATCH FINER & NOWLAND signed on the backplate Finer & Nowland LONDON 4210^ with enamel dial and subsidiary seconds dial^ roman chapters and gold hands^ numbered inside back as movement^ casemaker WW^ London 1826 ++Two light scratches to the enamel dial near 2 and 3^ the repeating mechanism working correctly. The engine turning rubbed and just visible on the back but not worn thin
WILLIAM DYCE (DYER) BEAUMONT (FL C1833-1850) SILHOUETTE OF LADY ISABELLA CATHERINE KEITH FALCONER (1824-1870) seated at a table painting a watercolour^ cut paper and ink with bodycolour^ signed and dated Beaumont fecit 1846^ 24 x 19.5cm ++In good condition with some light speckling^ some of which is on the underside of the glass^ in later Hogarth frame^ a delightful silhouette by this distinctive hand
ENGLISH SCHOOL^ LATE 18TH CENTURY A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN SAID TO BE WILLIAM AND ELIZABETH CARLYLE in white stock and blue velvet coat or a muslin dress^ two^ ivory^ oval^ 7 x 5cm or 7 x 5.5cm^ gold frames with gold or seed pearl initials on glass with hair surround (2) ++Both in satisfactory condition with light fading
MARY HOARE (1744-1820) STUDY OF A WOMAN IN A BONNET red and black chalk^ 30 x 17.5cm Provenance: From an album of drawings by the artist from the Ashton family with Abbott & Holder Ltd^ London. ++In the same good condition as the preceding lot with light spotting and the odd minor crease only
WATANABE SHOTEI (1851-1918) MOUNTAINOUS LANDSCAPES nine^ including views of Mount Fuji^ a moonrise^ boats in a rainstorm and on the coast^ all signed^ brush^ ink and watercolour^ 36 x 54cm and smaller^ unframed (9) ++All laid down on the original mount board and in good condition with some typical light fading
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