Giant Galapagos Tortoise (Testudo elephantopus), 18th/19th century, full mount, with exposed limbs and protruding head, the eyes inset with sea shells and painted pupils, carapace 54cm long, 37cm wide, 30cm high, length overall 66cm; and sold together with The Reptile's English Pottery Feeding Bowl, transfer printed in light blue/green with a central figure within a scroll edge repeat "barbed wire" motif, 14cm diameter (the weight of this bowl is typical of those specifically produced for maritime use which suitably fits the tortoise's provenance) (2) See illustration The scutes survive intact on this specimen and have a particularly fine patination. The plastron is secured by twisted wires. By family tradition this tortoise was acquired during the travels of Captain Roberts. In the UK Census 1891 John Roberts is listed as a retired sea captain (and his wife) at 5 Hodgson Lane Court, Stockton-on-Tees.
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A Gilt Metal and Porcelain Mounted Striking Mantel Clock with Garniture, circa 1890, the case with urn shaped finial surmounted by a bust, central painted porcelain scene of two musicians sitting on a grass verge, the base with bow and leaf decoration, 3-1/4-inch porcelain dial with Roman numerals and central painted porcelain lake scene, twin barrel movement with outside countwheel striking on a bell, movement backplate numbered "1367", 39cm high. together with a pair of gilt metal and porcelain mounted five-light candelabra see illustration
A Qingbai Ware Hexalobed Porcelain Tea Bowl, South China, probably Jingdezhen, 11th-12th century, with attractive light blue tinted glaze, 9.8cm diameter, 3.8cm high; Another Tea Bowl, Henan, China, 12th-13th century, with typical iron-rich glaze reaching three-quarters down the external wall, 10cm diameter, 4cm high; and A Terracotta Urn, reputedly Romano-British, perhaps 3rd-4th century, of tapering shouldered form 21cm high (extensively cracked) (3)
A Lady's Stainless Steel Automatic Centre Seconds Wristwatch, signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Ref: 76094, circa 2006, self-winding lever movement, light pink coloured dial with applied luminous baton markers and Arabic numerals, centre seconds, case with screw-down winding crown, faceted bezel, screw back, Rolex stainless steel Jubilee bracelet with deployant clasp, 25mm wide, together with Rolex booklet see illustration
An Edward VIII Travelling Dressing Case, the crocodile effect tan case of oblong shape, with hinged frontal lid to a white enamelled metal jewellery basal drawer, the main compartment with four rectangular section jars and four shouldered scent bottles, each with silver tops with light brown sun-burst engine turned decoration, by Adie Bros, Birmingham 1936, the scent bottles 10cm high, the case 27cm wide, 15.5cm high, with outer brown canvas protective sleeve, initialled MCK
English School, 19th century: A Miniature Portrait of Lord Cardigan, 7th Earl (1797-1868), gazing to sinister, in scarlet uniform, against a sky background, oval, 10cm by 7.7cm, inscribed on the reverse "Lord Cardigan, 7th Earl, KGB 1797-1868) James Thomas Brudenell, Balaklava 1854", gilt metal frame with ring for suspension; Another, of a lady, circa 1890, with coiffed grey powdered hair, brown eyes, a posy of flowers at her bosom, wearing light yellow dress against a sky background, oval, 9cm by 7.3cm, in gilt metal frame (2) See illustration
Michael Webb (20th/21st century) after John Sell Cotman Extensive Landscape with Trees Signed, pencil and watercolour, a preparatory unfinished sketch, 19cm by 20.5cm; together with Further examples, including abbey ruins in a landscape, possibly Byland, another unframed watercolour, extensive landscape with shaft of light, inscribed by a later hand under the mount "Sir G Hayter", many unsigned Various sizes (a collection)
A late 20th Century polished stainless steel Chronograph Wristwatch, Poljot, the jewelled automatic movement to a light blue dial, with luminous Arabic numerals and outside track of 1000 to 0 and further internal scale to a rotating bezel, with scale of 1 to 95, and further subsidiaries for minutes and hours, with date aperture at 6, in a polished steel case with screw down back and twin buttons flanking a screw down winding crown and knurled bezel, fitted with a brick link bracelet with delpoyant clasp together with a spare link and papers, width 1 ¾”
A large late 18th/early 19th Century French hand blocked panel with a design of children wearing Chinese costume within foliate arbours, interspersed with floral sprigs, together with a late 18th/early 19th Century cloth panel, printed in light blue, possibly of Bromley Hall manufacture, and a small floral section in brown.
A pair of Royal Worcester porcelain two handled vases and covers, the elongated ovoid bodies painted by P. Platt and T. Nutt, signed, within the round fruit studies beneath small gilt loop handles on gilt spreading circular feet, black printed mark to base with 'Hand Painted Fruit Study' and numerals '2710', height approx 32cm (light scratches).
An Edwardian mahogany bowfront writing desk by 'Maple & Co', with rosewood crossbanding, the top inset with tooled light green leather above an arrangement of seven drawers with brass drop handles, on square tapering legs terminating in brass castors, impressed maker's mark to drawer, width approx 122cm.
A LARGE COLLECTION OF FIRST WORLD WAR MILITARIA, relating to Private J.H. Thomas of The Kings Shropshire Light Infantry to include 1914-19 Victory Medal and 1914-18 War Medal, two framed photographs of the young soldier, various other photographs and post cards relating to his life. Collection of silk Military flags, service record, insignia, buttons and flashes, three swagger sticks, old comrades blazer etc. Also a framed Kings Shropshire Light Infantry Lady’s belt and a framed Regimental Colours banner. 21” x 23”.
![PHOTOGRAPHS. – Amateur Photo Store (publishers). Picturesque Singapore & Malaya. Singapore: [n.d. but circa 1930.] Oblong fo](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10123/2746386/3102-62-10123_468x382.jpg)
PHOTOGRAPHS. – Amateur Photo Store (publishers). Picturesque Singapore & Malaya. Singapore: [n.d. but circa 1930.] Oblong folio (202 x 255mm.) 40 tipped-in photographs. (Some spotting and occasional light creasing to surrounds.) Original wrappers, cord tied as issued (extremities slightly tattered and creased, backstrip torn at head and foot with minor loss).
MAPS. – Charles F. CHEFFINS et al (publishers). Cheffins’s Map of the English & Scotch Railways. London & Liverpool: 1848. Hand-coloured lithographic map (705 x 690mm.) Printed in 21 sections and backed onto linen. (Two sections reinforced with adhesive tape at fold, some light soiling or browning.) Folding within original cloth. – And four other maps and a book (a lot).
FOOTBALL PROGRAMMES. – The Football Association Challenge Cup Competition Final Tie Birmingham City v Manchester City Saturday, May 5th, 1956… official programme. [London: 1956.] 8vo (233 x 151mm.) Illustrations and advertisements. (Light creasing and occasional spotting.) Original wrappers, stapled as issued (light browning). – And a quantity of other football ephemera, including FA Cup Final programmes, International programmes, many league and non-league programmes and a few autographs (a quantity).
PHOTOGRAPHS. – An album containing 91 carte-de-visite photographs mounted recto and verso of 24 leaves. Folio (282 x 212mm.) [N.p.: n.d. but circa 1880-1890.] The album with 1 chromolithographed plate and 12 leaves with decorative chromolithographed surrounds, the others with blue and gilt surrounds. (Occasional light browning or soiling.) Contemporary calf blocked in gilt and blind, gilt metal clasp, g.e. – And five other empty photograph albums (6).
![RUPERT THE BEAR ANNUAL. – Mary TOURTEL. The Rupert Story Book. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co, Ltd., [n.d. but 1938.] 4to](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10123/2746386/3161-62-10123_468x382.jpg)
RUPERT THE BEAR ANNUAL. – Mary TOURTEL. The Rupert Story Book. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co, Ltd., [n.d. but 1938.] 4to (245 x 181mm.) Printed in two colours throughout, colour frontispiece after Tourtel. (Light browning and occasional light creasing.) Original pictorial boards (extremities scuffed and bumped).
![RUPERT THE BEAR ANNUAL. – Mary TOURTEL. Rupert Again. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd., [n.d. but 1940.] 4to (245 x](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10123/2746386/3162-62-10123_468x382.jpg)
RUPERT THE BEAR ANNUAL. – Mary TOURTEL. Rupert Again. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd., [n.d. but 1940.] 4to (245 x 183mm.) Printed in two colours throughout, colour frontispiece after Tourtel. (Light browning and occasional light soiling.) Original pictorial boards (extremities scuffed and bumped). Provenance: Michael Daniels (presentation inscription dated ‘Christmas 1940’ and ownership inscription to front pastedown).
![RUPERT THE BEAR ANNUALS. – Mary TOURTEL. The Monster Rupert. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd., [n.d. but 1949.] 4to](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10123/2746386/3163-62-10123_468x382.jpg)
RUPERT THE BEAR ANNUALS. – Mary TOURTEL. The Monster Rupert. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd., [n.d. but 1949.] 4to (248 x 186mm.) Illustrations throughout. (Occasional light spotting, mostly to edges.) Original cloth-backed pictorial boards (extremities bumped and slightly scuffed), dust-jacket (torn, crease and repaired with brown adhesive tape). Provenance: Christopher Seaman (ownership inscription and signature). – And two other Rupert the Bear Annuals, both with dust-jackets (3).
![RACKHAM, Arthur (illustrator). – John MILTON. Comus. London & New York: [n.d. but circa 1921.] 4to (252 x 185mm.) 24 mounted](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10123/2746386/3170-62-10123_468x382.jpg)
RACKHAM, Arthur (illustrator). – John MILTON. Comus. London & New York: [n.d. but circa 1921.] 4to (252 x 185mm.) 24 mounted coloured plates, occasional illustrations, all after Rackham. (Occasional light spotting.) Original cloth (foot of spine bumped and torn), dust-jacket (dust-jacket torn with some loss).
CHILDREN’S BOOKS. – Alison UTTLEY. Little Grey Rabbit’s Washing-day. London: 1942. First edition, 4to (171 x 138mm.) 20 full-page colour illustrations by Margaret Tempest. (Occasional light spotting.) Original boards (slightly soiled and scuffed). – And thirty other children’s books, including seventeen others by Uttley, all early editions (31).
![[BURKE, John French.] British Husbandry; exhibiting the Farming Practice in Various Parts of the United Kingdom. London: 183](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10123/2746386/3182-62-10123_468x382.jpg)
![BUFFON, Comte de [Georges Louis Marie LECLERC.] Natural History… [translated] by J.S. Barr. London: [n.d. but circa 1797-180](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10123/2746386/3187-62-10123_468x382.jpg)
BUFFON, Comte de [Georges Louis Marie LECLERC.] Natural History… [translated] by J.S. Barr. London: [n.d. but circa 1797-1807.] 16 vols., 8vo (200 x 120mm.) 128 plates only (123 hand-coloured). (Some spotting and light creasing.) Contemporary cloth, the spines with applied paper title labels (extremities bumped, labels scuffed, inner hinges often broken).
NIEUHOFF, Jan. Legatio Batavica ad Magnum Tartariae Chamum Sungteium. Amsterdam: apud Jacobum Meursium, 1668. Folio (305 x 190mm.) Engraved portrait frontispiece with later hand-colouring, engraved additional title, engraved title vignette with later hand-colouring, 36 double-page plans or plates only, approx 109 engraved illustrations. (Some light spotting or browning.) Contemporary speckled calf (rebacked and cornered with old spine laid down, extremities scuffed, endpapers replaced).
GREGSON, Matthew. Portfolio of Fragments Relative to the History and Antiquities of the County Palantine and Duchy of Lancaster. Liverpool: 1817. Folio (322 x 185mm.) Wood-engraved title vignette, numerous wood-engraved illustrations (many full-page), 1 folding plan, 3 folding genealogies (1 genealogy torn and repaired with adhesive tape, occasional light spotting.) Contemporary calf, the covers panelled in blind (rebacked, old spine laid-down, extremities somewhat scuffed).
FORES (publishers). The Ages of the Horse, correctly exhibited by the Teeth, from Two Years Old Upwards. [London: n.d.] Folding hand-coloured stipple engraving by George Kirkland. (370 x 493mm.) In 15 sections and backed onto linen. (Light browning.) Folding within original slip-case with applied title label (scuffed). – And three volumes, of related equine interest (4).
BINDINGS. – James Anthony FROUDE. History of England. London: 1870. 12 vols., 8vo (173 x 112mm.) (Some light spotting.) Contemporary calf, the spines gilt in six compartments black morocco lettering pieces in the second, the others with repeat decoration in gilt (some scuffing and rubbing, one lettering piece lacking). – And seven other leather-bound volumes (19).
LONDON. – John TIMBS. Curiosities of London… a new edition, corrected and enlarged. London: [n.d. but preface dated 1867.] 8vo (253 x 161mm.) Occasional engraved plates. (Occasional light spotting or browning.) Contemporary green half-morocco (extremities rubbed and scuffed, spine slightly faded). – And eighty-eight other works, all on London, the majority 20th Century (89).
ROBINSON, W. Heath (illustrator). – Rudyard KIPLING. A Song of the English. London: published for the Daily Telegraph by Hodder & Stoughton, [n.d.] 4to (275 x 213mm.) (Occasional light browning.) Original cloth blocked in blue (extremities bumped, slightly chipped and soiled). – And four other illustrated works (5).
![[ALLESTREE, Richard.] The Works. Oxford & London: 1684. 2 parts in 1 vol., folio (361 x 220mm.) Frontispiece, engraved title](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10123/2746386/3235-62-10123_468x382.jpg)
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