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Lot 124
A CHINESE IMPERIAL YELLOW-GROUND 'DRAGON' SAUCER DISH SIX CHARACTER QIANLONG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1736-95 The centre incised and enamelled with two dragons contesting a sacred pearl amidst stylised flames, one dragon painted in green enamels and the other in aubergine, all contained within a double ring, the reverse decorated with alternating cranes and ruyi-clouds, 14.3cm. Provenance: formerly a Japanese private collection. Cf. M Medley, The World's Great Collections: Oriental Ceramics, vol.6, Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London, monochrome pl.281 for a similar dish; see also S Marchant & Son, Exhibition of Qing Mark and Period Monochromes and Enamelled Wares, no.28 for another related example.清乾隆 御製黃地褐綠彩雙龍戲珠紋小碟《大清乾隆年製》篆书款來源：日本私人收藏。
Lot 132
A RARE CHINESE DOUCAI CUP STAND C.1720 With a shallow body and slightly raised rim, the centre decorated with two sinuous chilong contained within simple circular bands, one painted in iron-red, the other in yellow enamel, with their hair picked out in green, each with a bifurcated tail and holding a lingzhi branch in its mouth, the base with a paper label inscribed P B Sale 2942, Chien Lung dragon plate, item 108, 11.28.69, 19.3cm. Provenance: formerly in the collection of Sarah Jamison Messmore; then in the collection of Justice Ralph M Holman (1914-2013); Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc, 28th November 1969, item 108.1720年代 鬥彩卷草螭龍紋碟来源：Sarah Jamison Messmore舊藏。Justice Ralph M Holman（1914-2013）收藏。1969年11月28日Parke-Bernet畫廊，編號108.
Lot 135
A RARE CHINESE UNDERGLAZE RED 'DRAGON' BOWL 1ST HALF 16TH CENTURY The gently flared body decorated with two scaly dragons chasing flaming pearls of wisdom against an incised wave ground, the centre with a slight recess and painted with two further dragons in pursuit of sacred jewels, with simple red bands to the rim and tapering foot, the slightly convex base with a six character Xuande mark and labels for R H R Palmer, The Oriental Ceramic Society 1950 Exhibition, and F O S & M M Dobell, 21cm. Provenance: Bluett & Sons, 29th September 1944, purchased by R H R Palmer for £30, collection no.584; sold at Sotheby's London, 27th November 1962, lot 21, and again on 24th March 1964, lot 86, purchased by Bluett & Sons for £220 on behalf of F O S and M M Dobell, no.48, and thence by descent. Exhibited: The Oriental Ceramic Society Ming Polychrome Exhibition, 1950, no.133. Illustrated: S Jenyns, Ming Pottery and Porcelain, 1953, pl.49A, and p.55, where this bowl is discussed. Also illustrated in The Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, vol.20, pl.24, and p.49 where it is discussed.. Cf. The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, museum accession no.C.27-1978 for an almost identical bowl dated to the Ming dynasty donated by Dr Sydney Smith; see also the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, object no.B60P1220 for another Ming bowl of the same design from the Avery Brundage Collection; another identical bowl sold at Christie's London, 21st March 1966, lot 68 to Sydney L Moss, it sold again at Christie's New York, 16th September 2010, lot 1405, ex Dr William L Corbin Collection, and at Beijing Poly in 2013, lot 1435, where it was catalogued as Ming. THE PALMER DRAGON BOWL This rare, elegantly shaped bowl is striking for is lively painting of striding dragons pursuing flaming pearls amidst anhua waves and above rocks. The designs were first incised, then the dragons were applied with copper colorant and, finally, the bowl was covered with a colourless glaze. The anhua designs are only faintly visible, shadowed by the deep red of the dragons, pearls and flames. The dating of these bowls has been long debated and remains controversial, with opinions differing between a mid Ming and Kangxi attribution. Two smaller bowls, with similar dragons and Kangxi marks but no anhua decoration are in the British Museum, one in the Percival David Collection, the other donated in 1926 by C T Loo. Another smaller bowl, with a typical Lang Tingji (Governor of Jiangxi province, 1705-1712) Kangxi mark, is in the Shanghai Museum. However the larger Xuande marked bowls, such as this Palmer/Dobell piece, differ in several important aspects from the Kangxi examples. All have gentle flared rims, with a single line drawn to the inside edge, central design (usually inward facing double dragons, chasing pearls), and a recessed base. The Kangxi pieces have straighter rims with plain, undecorated interiors, and no base recess. Elements of the dragon designs, such as the elbow hair, and body and tail fins, are executed differently on the Xuande mark pieces when compared to the Kangxi examples. The foot is wide, the inside base is convex and, where the glaze meets the biscuit, the edges have burnt a strong orange. The Kangxi pieces have a narrower foot, the inside bases are usually flat, and the burning to the glaze edges are less pronounced. The Xuande mark was first copied in the Chenghua period and is seen again in the Zhengde period. The style and calligraphic strokes used, size and spacing of the Xuande mark on this bowl is very similar to that seen Imperial Zhengde pieces such as those in the Gugong Museum, Beijing. See for examples ‘Mingdai Hongzhi Zhengde Yuyao Cigi. Jingdezhen Yuyao Yizhi Chutu Yu Gugong Bowuyuan Cang Chuanshi Ciqi Dubiai’ - ‘Imperial Porcelain from the Reign of Hongzhi and Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty. A Comparison of Porcelain from the Imperial Kiln Site at Jingdezhen and the Imperial Collection of the Palace Museum’, Beijing, 2017, vol.2, catalogue numbers 222/223 and 248/249, together with a partiality reconstructed dish with incised dragon amongst waves in green and red glaze, excavated at the Imperial kiln site, Zhushan, in 2014, catalogue numbers 271. The drawing of the mark is very different to that seen on Kangxi period Xuande copies. For examples see two Kangxi period monochrome stem bowls, both with very well written Xuande marks, along with a Kangxi period bowl copying Xuande lotus scrolls in underglazed red, with an apocryphal Xuande mark, all in the Shanghai Museum. Prior to the Dobell Collection, this bowl belonged to a highly important English collector of Chinese art: R H R Palmer (1898-1970), chairmen of Huntley and Palmers who started collecting in 1924, and along with his wife built an outstanding collection consisting Ming and Qing porcelain, jade, ivory and lacquer. 十六世紀 釉里紅趕珠龍紋碗《大明宣德年製》青花楷書款來源：1944年9月29日由R H R Palmer以£30的價格購於Bluett & Son，收藏編號584。蘇富比倫敦1962年11月27日·編號21, 1964年3月24日·編號86 由Bluett & Son代F O S 及M M Dobell以£220，編號48。
Lot 138
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE MOONFLASK, BAOYUEPING 18TH CENTURY Decorated in the early Ming style, each side painted with stylised petals and flowerheads radiating from a yin-yang symbol, the two strap handles with central raised ridges and shaped terminals containing sprays of peony, with a band of scrolling floral and foliate designs to the upper bulb, 24.2cm. Provenance: sold in these rooms on 23rd May 2012, lot 134. Cf. Selected Ceramics from the Collection of Mr and Mrs J M Hu, The Shanghai Museum, p.74, pl.40 for an almost identical vase.十八世紀 青花八卦紋抱月瓶來源：英國威立士2012年5月23日·編號134。
Lot 140
A SMALL CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CIRCULAR 'DRAGON' DISH SIX CHARACTER JIAJING MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1522-66 The centre decorated with a medallion of a five-clawed dragon amongst wispy clouds, the exterior painted with two further dragons amidst lotus flowers, with simple double bands to the rim and footrim, the base with labels for Bluett & Sons and F O S & M M Dobell, 13cm. Provenance: sold at Christie's London, 9th November 1959, lot 58, purchased by Bluett & Sons for £31 on behalf of F O S and M M Dobell, no.30, and thence by descent. Cf. The Fame of Flame: Imperial Wares of the Jiajing and Wanli Periods, The University of Hong Kong, pp.96-97, pl.19 for a similar dish from the collection of Kwong Yee Che Tong.清嘉靖 青花雲龍紋碟《大明嘉靖年製》青花楷書款來源：佳士得倫敦1959年11月9日·編號58，由Bluett & Son代F O S 及M M Dobell以£31，編號30。
Lot 141
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE AND UNDERGLAZE-RED 'DRAGON AND TIGER' TIANQIUPING QIANLONG 1736-95 With an ovoid body and a tall cylindrical neck, painted with a tiger crouching on his forepaws with a curling tail, the feline looks up at a red dragon emerging from clouds and wisps of fire, all in a mountainous landscape with two pine trees near the water's edge, 37cm. Provenance: from the collection of W W Winkworth Esq., then purchased from Sotheby's London on 12th December 1972, lot 113, and later purchased from Bluett & Sons Ltd. on 25th June 1973 for £2.950. Cf. M Butler, M Medley and S Little, Seventeenth Century Chinese Porcelain from the Butler Family Collection, p.198, no.138 for a blue and white and underglaze red vase with the same subject matter..清乾隆 青花釉里紅龍虎紋天球瓶來源：W W Winkworth Esq先生舊藏，購於倫敦蘇富比1972年12月12日·編號113。1973年6月25日以£2,950的價格購於Bluett & Son Ltd.。
Lot 283
A Leica Elmarit 135mm lensP2.8, number 310089 for Leica M cameras with caps, together with three Leica lens hoods, two Leica focusing units, Leica flash bracket, two Leicameter M's for M3 cameras, two further camera meters, two ball and socket heads, one novoflex focusing bellow for 39mm lenses, three exposure meters, Webton Master III, Webton Master II, Gossen Lunasix 3s
Lot 378
1962 POP AND ROCK PROGRAMME ARCHIVE. Two binders containing approx 66 original programmes/booklets from concerts and events in 1962, with many extras including autographed pieces and ticket stubs. Exhaustively catalogued by our diligent vendor and kept mostly in very good condition, this lot includes: Little Richard, Jet Harris, Helen Shapiro, Eden Kane (inc one signed)m, Adam Faith, Bobby Vee, Gary US Bonds, Petula Clark and more. Please refer to pictures for a list.
Lot 537
60s ARTISTS/PSYCH LPs. Killer collection of 16 x original title LPs. Artists/titles are The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out! (original UK Verve 't' label, non-gatefold flipback sleeve SVLP 9154 - glossy Ex/VG+ some light laminate wear), Sea Train - S/T (UK AMLS 941 original - Ex/Ex), Love - Forever Changes (UK 1970 pressing EKS-74013 red labels/white logo - VG with a light scratch at the end of A1 into A2, elsewhere a clean copy/VG+), Richie Havens - Stonehenge(SVLP 6021), The Kinks - S/T (UK mono original NPL 18096 - G+/VG), The Rolling Stones - No. 2 (unboxed mono original 'blind man' LK 4661 2A/1A - VG surface markings/VG), This Is Donovan (German EPIC S 66 251), The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (ST 2458 UK orange label RE), The Beatles - Oldies (2 box stereo RE) and Bob Dylan (and related) x7 inc. Blonde On Blonde (Dutch sunburst label RE), The Times They Are A-Changin' (UK stereo 62251), John Wesley Harding (sunburst label RE S 63252), Nashville Skyline (UK original mono M 63601 A2/B1 - Ex/Ex) and Bob Dylan/The Band (IDBD 1). Elsewhere condition is generally VG to Ex. The records do not contain original company inners (i.e. they are with generic white inner sleeves).
Lot 738
FUNK/SOUL/REGGAE - LPs/12". Rockin' collection of around 100 x LPs including a few 12". Artists/titles include Jamiroquai, UB40 (Signing Off / Present Arms / Labour Of Love II / Live / Labour Of Love), The Platters, The Edwin Hawkins Singers, Tavares, Diana Ross, The Supremes, The Temptations, Fatback, Kid Creole And The Coconuts, Joe & Eddie, Boney M, Marvin Gaye, George Benson, Four Tops, Miriam Makeba, Billy Eckstine, Chris Hunter, The Righteous Brothers, Hugo Montenegro, Deodato, Eartha Kitt, Ike & Tina Turner and The 5h Dimension. Condition is generally VG to EX (records) though please note that some sleeves can vary.
Lot 836
ELVIS PRESLEY - 18 UK #1'S - 10" RELEASES WITH SEALED BOX. Impressive collection of 31 of the limited edition UK 10" singles pressed in 2005 along with a still sealed box for you to perhaps put some of them in? Titles include Jailhouse Rock, She's Not You, It's Now Or Never, Wooden Heart, Rock-A-Hula-Baby, (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame, Crying In The Chapel, Good Luck Charm, Are You Lonesome Tonight?m Surrender, Return To Sender, (You're The Devil) In Disguise, The Wonder Of You and A Little Less Conversation. All are Ex+ and seemingly unplayed, all are very low numbers (all between 50 and 200) and are complete with promo poster inserts.
Lot 920
THE BEATLES - PLEASE PLEASE ME - 1ST UK 'BLACK AND GOLD' MONO (PMC 1202). A solid example 1st UK mono pressing of the iconic debut album from The Beatles (black/gold Parlophone labels PMC 1202 with Dick James credits). The record is in (visual) G+ condition showing many surface markings; these are not often of a heavier nature with only a couple of light feelable scratches. Matrix/stampers: XEX 421-1N 1 M & 422-1N 1 O. Complete with original Emitex inner. The original (right aligned Angus McBean credit) sleeve is in G condition. Still a solid example, there is some light paper tearing on the front with damage to the bottom part of the reverse flipback design.
Lot 921
CLASSIC ROCK & POP LPs. Essential listening with this collection of around 60 x (largely) LPs. Artists/titles include The Rolling Stones - S/T (UK mono unboxed 'Mona' 1A/3A), ZZ Top - Eliminator, Fleetwood Mac inc. Rumours and Tango In The Night, T Rex - The Slider (UK BLN 5001 - VG/VG+ printed inner), Medicine Head, Kokomo, Bruce Springsteen - Greetings From... and Born In The USA, Mick Jagger, Ry Cooder inc. Borderline, Madonna - The Immaculate Collection, Genesis, ABBA, Canned Heat, ELP, Rod Stewart and Boney M. Condition is generally VG to Ex though can sometimes vary.
Lot 922
CLASSIC ROCK & POP LPs. More classic albums with with this collection of around 56 x (largely) LPs. Artists/titles include The Rolling Stones inc. Out Of Our Heads (UK unboxed mono LK 4733 9B/9A) and Emotional Rescue, John Lennon - Imagine (original UK PAS 10004 - very neat Ex+/Ex copy still with shrink and complete with poster and photo), Bob Seger - The Doors - Alive She Cried, Fleetwood Mac - Live, Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run, Eric Clapton - Backless, Leonard Cohen - Songs From A Room, Ry Cooder, Dr. Hook, Foreigner, Boney M, Ruby Winters, Rod Stewart, Medicine Head, Jim Capaldi, Joan Armatrading and The Blues Band.
Lot 923
R&R - LPs. Shimmyin' collection of 51 x LPs including hard to find original UK pressings. Artists/titles include Billy Fury - The Sound Of Fury (original UK 1960 pressing on Decca LF 1329 'McN.60' dated sleeve - VG with surface markings, no feelable scratches/VG with some lifting to the top section of the reverse flipback), Chuck Berry inc. One Dozen Berrys (original UK on London HA-M 2132), More Chuck Berry (NPL 28028) and On Stage (NPL 28027), Bo Diddley - Rides Again (NPL 28029 - VG+/Ex) and Is A Gunslinger (NJL 33 - VG+/G+ small section missing on reverse), Dance Album Of Carl Perkins (UK original HA-S 2202), Jerry Lee Lewis - Greatest! (HA-S 2440), Gene Vincent, In Style With The Crickets, Bobby Vee Meets The Ventures, B.B. King, The Searchers (NPL 18092) and Roy Orbison (HA-U 8207). Condition does vary with viewing recommended.
Lot 970
METAL/HEAVY ROCK - CDs. Ferocious collection of 23 x original title CDs. Artists/titles include Newman - S/T (Point 10046), Ten - The Name Of The Rose, Human Clay, Glen Burtnik, David Mikeal, Crown Of Thorns, HSAS - Through The Fire, Sabu - S/T, Stan Bush - Dial 818888-8638 , Strangeways - Walk In The Fire, Stratovarius - Episode, Litterer - Romancing The Night ( LIT-314-CD), Bone Machine - Disappearing Inc. (BM004), Stan Meissner - Windows To Light, Enuff Z'nuff, M Pire, Jeff Paris, Jess Harnell - The Sound Of Your Voice, 220 Volt and Ken Tamplin. Condition is generally VG+ to Ex+.
Lot 1049
ELVIS PRESLEY - THE BEST OF ELVIS - UK HMV 10" LP (DLP 1159). A supreme archive condition copy of the October 1957 10" LP. The record (DLP 1159) is in stunning Ex+ or archive condition. Witnessed under intense LED lighting (not visible in natural 'sunlight')m there are only a couple of extremely faint, tiny, miniscule markings; the record effectively looks 'as new'. Matrix: OXA 289-1N & OXA 290-1N. The sleeve is in similar, breath-taking Ex+ or archive condition. Looking once more 'as new' there is a tiny bit of wear to the laminate. Final upgrade calling!
Lot 1050
ELVIS PRESLEY - ROCK & ROLL - UK ORIGINAL LP (CLP 1093) - TIME WARP COPY. Simply incredible to see original UK pressing of the 1956 debut album that took the world by storm. The record (CLP 1093, no dot after 'P' with track B6 not numbered) is in outstanding Ex+ or archive condition. Witnessed under intense LED lighting (not visible in natural 'sunlight')m there are only a couple of extremely faint, tiny, miniscule markings; the record effectively looks 'as new'. Matrix/stampers: 2XAV 255-1N 1 H & 2XAV 256-1N 1 GD. Complete with original company inner. The sleeve is in similar mind-blowing Ex+ or archive condition. Unlikely to ever come across a better example, there is just the slightest of wear to the laminate.
Lot 1051
ELVIS PRESLEY - ROCK & ROLL NO 2 - UK ORIGINAL LP (CLP 1105) - TIME WARP COPY. Another stunning example original UK HMV LP - the 1957 (UK release) of Rock 'N' Roll No. 2. The record is in sublime Ex+ or archive condition. Under bright natural light there are few discernible markings; only when noted under intense scrutiny with intense LED lighting are just a couple of extremely faint and miniscule markings noted. Matrix/stampers: G2-WP-7207-2N 1 2 L & G2-WP-7208-1N 1 3 G M. Complete with the original UK company inner. The sleeve is in Ex+ or archive condition. Unlikely to be a cleaner copy still in existence, there is just some extremely minor wear to the laminate.
Lot 1086
HUMBLE PIE - S/T LP (ORIGINAL UK PRESSING - A&M AMLS 986). Superb condition original UK copy of the band's self titled 1970 album (AMLS 986). The record is in superb Ex+ condition showing only a couple of extremely faint and wispy paper markings. The textured gatefold sleeve is in very fine Ex condition showing just slight wear on the front and a small paper tear on the reverse.
Lot 2483
Stamps - G.B. collection in Hagner sheets - including 1840 1d black (x 3), 2d blue (x 3), line engraved issued to 2/-, Queen Victoria and Edward VII 2/6 £1.00 VFU, 1902 definitive to 1/- m/m, Seahorses to 10/- 1951 Festival high values mint, Queen Elizabeth Castles to high values mint, u/m commemorative issues - very high catalogue value
Lot 2536
Stamps – Hong Kong 1988 Year of the Dragon 23k Gold Emblem FDC’s in presentation folder (x 2), 1985 Historical Buildings 23k Gold Emblem FDC’s (x 2), 1982 definitives to $50 on illustrated FDC, 1987 definitives to $50 on illustrated cover, plus range of commemorative covers and u/m stamps including 1981 Republic of China Year Book, Indo-China coins and others (qty)
Lot 3579
Second World War Nazi German Kriegsmarine sextant by C. Plath, Hamburg, marked with impressed manufacturer’s logo, name and location, index arm stamped with Nazi eagle and swastika over Runic M, Kriegsmarine issue no. 7228 C. Plath, Hamburg, the arc with C. Plath trademark, serial no. 22792 and stamped – D.S. (Deutsche Seewarte), in original transit case with military label above handle, inner cover with trademark and National Physical Laboratory Teddington Test Certificate 25 April 1971 and containing original tiny Allen key and other accessories
Lot 868
E. M. Jessup (British, early 20th century) 'Ready for school' charcoal and oil pastels on tinted paper, signed and inscribed lower right 19 x 13¼in. (48.25 x 33.7cm.) *Condition: Paper has horizontal fold to centre. Some other light creasing. A few oil spots to lower margin and one centre right. In modern 19th century style gilt & composition frame.
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