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Lot 84
Two needlework samplers, comprising: a George III example by Mary Strettell Edridge, worked with letters, numbers and the alphabet, crowns and flowers, signed and dated '1788' and a Regency sampler by M. English, aged 12, worked with verses, a lion, trees, birds, baskets of fruit, butterflies and urns of flowers, signed and dated '1812', both unframed, 43 x 33cm (max). (2)
Lot 511
Various historical autographs, letters, etc. to include Charles John Brandling (DA 1856), various letters with wax seals, 18thC and others, early 19thC and others, 1830 and letter, Carlo Pellegrini sketch and annotations, Edward Duke of Kent letter for Grimsby Lincolnshire, another for C Tennyson, addressed 23 Lincolnshire Fields, London from a M Rupels, another in same hand addressed 4 Park Street, Westminster, letters associated to Charles John Brandling, etc. (a quantity)
Lot 322
CLAUDE JOSEPH DORAT "Never Again! and Other Stories" (x2) translated by Eric Sutton with introduction by Vyvran Holland, published Chatman & Hall Ltd, London 1928, number 44 from a limited edition limited to 1000 copies for England and America together with twelve further volumes in the same series and same limited edition including JACQUES ROCHETTE DU LA MORLIERE "Angola an Eastern Tale", PIERRE VICTOR "Spleen and Other Stories", JACQUES GAZOTTE "A Thousand and One Follies and His Most Unlooked For Lordship", VOISENON "All the Better for Her and Other Stories", STANISLAS JOHN DU BOUFFLER "The Queen of Golconda and Other Tales", M. DU CRÉBILLON LE FILS "The Opportunities of a Night" with introduction by Aldous Huxley, DENNIS DIDEROT "Rameau's Nephew", JEAN-GALLI DU BIBIENA "The Fairy Doll", JOSEPH DUREY DU SAUROY "The Masked Lady", NICHOLAS FROMAGET "The Prophet's Cousin" (x2), ANNE-CLAUDE-PHILLIPE DU TUBIÈRES COMTE DU CAYLUS "The Coachman's Story and Other Tales" each with printed paper boards and tooled and gilded cloth board spine
Lot 340
EVELYN WAUGH "The Holy Places" with wood engravings by Reynolds Stone published The Queen Anne Press, London, 1952, limited 1st Edition 772/950, tooled and gilded cloth board bound together with fourteen various numbered limited 1st Editions including LORD DUNSANY "The Old Folk of the Centuries", RICHARD ALDINGTON "Last Straws", LLEWELYN POWYS "Skin For Skin", GRAVES' "Spiritual Quixote Vol 1 & 2", RONALD FIRBANK "Sorrow in Sunlight", GERARD DE NEVAL "Aurelia" translated by Richard Adlington, SIR JOHN HARINGTON "The Metamorphosis of Aiax", reprinted from the original editions edited by Peter Warlock and Jack Lindsay, subscribers edition 28/400, JOHN CLELAND "Memoirs of a Coxcomb", J.K. HUYSMANS "Down There", A.E. HOUSMAN "More Poems", one vol "Speculum Amantis" edited by A.H. Bullen, privately printed 1895, 140/375, one vol "The Elizabethan Home" discovered in 2 dialogues by Claudius Hollyband and Peter Eroundell, edited by M. St. Claire Byrne 1925 and one vol "Coach and Sedan", published Frederick Etchells & Hugh McDonald, London 1925 (15)
Lot 442
THOMAS M ASH "Near Bournemouth", a river landscape, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, titled and signed verso, together with LATE 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH SCHOOL "Two Girls Herding Geese with Cottage in Background", oil on canvas, unsigned, 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH SCHOOL "Town Landscape with Figure in Striped Jersey in Foreground, Cattle in Background", watercolour heightened with white, unsigned and two DAVID SHEPHERD prints of trains
Lot 430
Box of vintage camera, camera accessories and equipment to include; Canon camera bag, Canon Epoca camera in case and bag, Olympus OM10 camera, Canon Ixus M-1 compact camera in case, Polaroid instant camera, Olympus OM2 in bag, Nikon and Kodak digital cameras, Olympus mju, various lenses and cases etc. (B.P. 24% incl. VAT)
![FORSTER E. M.: (1879-1970) English Novelist. A.L.S., E M Forster, one page, 8vo, Cambridge, 9th November 1951, to [Neville] B](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/0518962e-13a7-4664-8742-ab21010b36d5/eb5a5de7-dc41-440c-8ca8-ab2c00c3191d/468x382.jpg)
Lot 136
FORSTER E. M.: (1879-1970) English Novelist. A.L.S., E M Forster, one page, 8vo, Cambridge, 9th November 1951, to [Neville] Braybrooke, on the printed stationery of King's College. Forster thanks his correspondent for their letter and a copy of The Wind and the Rain, further remarking 'I have pleasure in contributing a token sum towards the settling of your printing account, and I enclose a cheque (no longer present) for £20'. Together with a second A.L.S., with his initials EMF, on one side of a correspondence card, King’s College, Cambridge, 17th May 1960, to Neville Braybrooke. Forster responds to his correspondent’s request and remarks ‘you are very welcome to quote the indicated passage from Howards End’. Annotated in ink in an unidentified hand at the lower edge. Also including a L.S., E M Forster, one page, small 4to, King’s College, Cambridge, 11th May 1969, to [Neville Braybrooke]. Forster thanks his correspondent for their letter and adds that he cannot remember having kept any of Joe Ackerley’s letters but will get in touch with an individual who is going through his correspondence ‘and ask him if there is anything available’. Some light creasing and minor age wear, G to about VG, 3 Neville Braybrooke (1923-2001) English Poet, Writer, Editor, Literary Critic and Publisher.
![[TENNYSON ALFRED]: (1809-1892) English Poet Laureate 1850-92. TENNYSON MATILDA (1816-1913) Younger sister of Alfred Tennyson.](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/0518962e-13a7-4664-8742-ab21010b36d5/fffa6992-414a-460a-ae83-ab2c00c31b44/468x382.jpg)
Lot 139
[TENNYSON ALFRED]: (1809-1892) English Poet Laureate 1850-92. TENNYSON MATILDA (1816-1913) Younger sister of Alfred Tennyson. A poignant A.L.S., M Tennyson, four pages, 8vo, Park House, Maidstone, n.d. ('29th', October 1892), to Bessie (?), on black bordered mourning stationery. Tennyson writes in an infirm, shaky hand and thanks her correspondent for their card and sympathy and comments 'I can scarcely realize our great sorrow. It is a crown of sorrow. It is strange to think that we have laid his noble form in his last resting place on earth. He had finished his work which God had given him to do….It is a comfort and a joy to think that he has done so much good to the world. The music set to his words Crossing the Bar which I heard in Westminster Abbey disappointed me….', adding that only a Beethoven or Mozart could have done it justice in her opinion and also remarking that Hallam has informed her that poor Emily is bearing up wonderfully. Together with a second A.L.S., Matilda Tennyson, four pages, 8vo, Farringford, 21st July n.y., to Mrs. Charles. Tennyson writes in an infirm, shaky hand and informs her correspondent that she has 'passed through a good many adventures' since she left her, explaining the difficulties of a train journey and remarking that when she arrived at Lymington 'there was a kind clergyman on the platform and he hearing my forlorn tale said I'm going over to the Island & offered to take me in an open boat….It was very rough and the waves came over us, but otherwise it was fine with a beautiful moon'. Also including Hallam Tennyson (1852-1928) Eldest son of Lord Tennyson. Governor-General of Australia 1903-04. A.L.S., with his initial T, one page, 8vo, Haslemere, Surrey, 14th August 1894, to Mrs. Charles. Tennyson states that his mother is 'much touched' by his correspondent's gift and sends thanks on her behalf, also remarking that he is thankful she remains in good health. With blank integral leaf. Generally VG, 3 Tennyson had died at the age of 83 on 6th October 1892 and was buried in Westminster Abbey. Emily Tennyson (1813-1896) Lady Tennyson. Wife of Alfred Tennyson who set some of the poet's lyrics to music. After Lord Tennyson's death in 1892 she devoted herself to helping their son, Hallam, write the authorised biographies.
Lot 174
TWEED WILLIAM M. 'BOSS': (1823-1878) American Politician, a member of the New York State Senate and head of the Tweed Ring who stole millions of dollars from the city's tax payers through political corruption. D.S., W M Tweed, one page, 4to, New York, April 1866. The partially printed document is an account issued by the Bureau of Lamps and Gas in the City of New York to Peter Hoey for the fitting and repair of various public lamps at different addresses in the city, including Broadway, Pearl Street, Pine Street etc., totalling $38.50. Signed by Tweed at the foot in his capacity as Deputy Street Commissioner, approving the account, and countersigned by William H. Charlock, Superintendent of Lamps & Gas, certifying the work and expenditure. Also signed at the foot by Peter Hoey acknowledging receipt of his payment on 20th April 1866. One file hole to the upper left corner and a few small, minor neat tears at the edges of some folds, otherwise VG Tweed's methods of corruption included instructions to New York City's contractors to vastly multiply the amounts of their bills and, once the account was approved, a go-between would cash the cheque, settle the original invoice, and divide the remainder between Tweed and other members of his ring. Tweed was a significant share holder in many companies, including the Harlem Gas Light Company, of which he was also a board member.
Lot 184
AUTOGRAPH COLLECTING: Small selection of three hardback reference books relating to philography comprising Autograph Collecting: A Practical Manual for Amateurs and Historical Students by Henry T. Scott, First Edition published by L. Upcott Gill, London, n.d. (1894), Chats on Autographs by A. M. Broadley, published by T. Fisher Unwin, London, 1910 and Four Hundred Years of British Autographs by Ray Rawlins, First Edition published by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London, 1970 (ex-library copy, accompanied by the dust jacket). Some age wear and minor faults, generally about G, 3
Lot 193
FAMOUS MEN & WOMEN: An interesting selection of A.Ls.S., T.Ls.S. etc., by a wide variety of famous men and women including Harold Alexander, Violet Bonham Carter, Harold Nicolson, Clement Attlee, Brendan Bracken, R. A. Butler, Duff Cooper, Donald Wolfit, Pelham F. Warner, John Arlott, Julian Huxley, Francis Chichester, Conor Cruise O’Brien, C. E. Montague, C. P. Scott, F. F. Urquhart (referring to John Ruskin), M. I. Botha, Leonard Brockington, A. L. Rowse etc. A little duplication. All of the letters are written to A. P. Ryan and many have interesting content. Some light overall age wear and minor faults, generally G to about VG, 43 Alfred Patrick Ryan (1900-1972) British Journalist, editor of the BBC News Service 1940-47 and Assistant Editor and Literary Editor of The Times 1947-68.
Lot 241
NATAL: An excellent selection of A.Ls.S., a few Ds.S. etc., by various Governors, Prime Ministers and other officials related to Natal comprising Henry McCallum (1852-1919, English Colonial Administrator, Governor of Natal 1901-07; A.L.S. on the printed stationery of Government House, Natal, to a gentleman concerning his desire to secure local contracts for supplies and stating, in part, 'I went into [Percy] Girourad's figures after he left and found they were not altogether sound. I took the whole Natal military traffic, calculated what it would cost over the East London Johannesburg (centre of gravity) route and compared it with the Durban Johannesburg rates. With goods at 2s. per ton per mile the Natal bill is somewhat the smaller. Mr [David] Hunter has gone to Pretoria with an offer to make a fresh start on very liberal terms wh. I hope will be acceptable to the C-in-C. There is an excellent Imperial feeling here wh. I shall take advantage of', May 1901 and a T.L.S. thanking his correspondents for their Address and expressions of loyalty and referring to Umkomaas, commenting 'I trust that the Marine Residence of the Governor at Durban will be sufficiently pushed forward between this and next winter to allow me the opportunity of making it a pied a terre for visits to those parts of the Colony comprised in the north and south coasts and in Zululand. The ceremony in which I have been taking part will be a further step towards the advancement of that prosperity to which Umkomaas and neighbourhood aspire', July 1901), Matthew Nathan (1862-1939, British Lieutenant-Colonel and Colonial Administrator, Governor of Natal 1907-09; A.L.S. to Frederick Moor, the last Prime Minister of Natal, stating, in part, 'I am facilitating the kind wishes of my European friends at the various towns of the Colony to say goodbye to me and as in this case the magistrate seems to think the natives would also desire to bid farewell. I do not want to say that they shall not do so. Yesterday at Eshowe the chiefs practically confined themselves when replying to my remarks to thanking for the appointments of Shepstone & Addison. I certainly agree with the Chiefs in thinking these appointments were good ones', November 1909), Paul Methuen (1845-1932, 3rd Baron Methuen, British Field Marshal, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Natal 1910; A.L.S. and two signed clipped pieces), Harry Escombe (1838-1899, South African Statesman, Prime Minister of Natal 1897; two A.Ls.S. to the gold mining pioneer J. R. Lys in Pretoria regarding some notes and drafts, and the rent for Munro's farms which are 'mortgaged to the bank up to the end of 1871' and remarking that it 'makes the amount of £6 a farm for 1871 the more incomprehensible - pray throw some light upon it', 1870-71, and a third A.L.S. to H. R. Collins in Durban regarding soundings in Durban Bay), Albert Henry Hime (1842-1919, British Lieutenant-Colonel, Prime Minister of Natal 1899-1903 during the Boer War; T.L.S. to H. C. Shepstone on the printed stationery of the Prime Minister's Office expressing on behalf of the Government 'its great obligation to you as member of the Committee appointed to consider and report upon applications for the War Medal from Civilian Government Employes (sic) in this Colony', 1902, and a brief A.Q.S. on the printed stationery of the Prime Minister's Office, 'Union is strength', accompanied by the original envelope, 1903), Melmoth Osborn (1833-1899, English Diplomat who joined the Natal civil service in 1854; L.S. concerning the public auction of Government lands, 1877), Henry Bale (1854-1910, South African Lawyer, Chief Justice of the Natal Supreme Court; A.L.S. to Mr. Gray, being a letter of condolence, April 1906), George Christopher Cato (1814-1893, English-born South African merchant, a Natal pioneer and the first Mayor of Durban, 1854; ink signature and inscription, to his son, on an 8vo flyleaf removed from a book, dated Natal, 1861, in his hand), and an unusual signed 11.5 x 8 photograph by eleven individuals, being the administrators and administrative secretaries of the provinces of South Africa at the time of the South African National Convention 1908-09 including John M. Hershensohnn (secretary to the Prime Minister of Natal), George T. Plowman (Administrator of Natal 1918-28), Ernest Kilpin (Chief Secretary to the South African National Convention) and Geysbert Reitz Hofmeyr (First Clerk of the House of Assembly 1910-20 and Administrator of South West Africa 1920-26) etc. Some faults (minor tears to edges, neat splits to folds etc) and age wear, G to about VG, 15
Lot 252
SIGNED PRINTS: A miscellaneous selection of signed colour prints by various military, naval and aviation personnel, some associated with World War II, comprising The Bridge at Arnhem by Alan Fearnley (First Edition 24 x 18.5 print signed by John Frost in pencil), K. M. Bismarck by Robert Taylor (two identical 24 x 20 prints, each signed in pencil by Baron von Mullenheim Rechburg), Last of the Knights by Terence J. Bird (Limited Edition 20.5 x 28.5 print signed in pencil to the lower border by Adolf Galland and two others, numbered 443 of 500), RFA Stromness: End of an Era by Peter Stuart Hogan (23.5 x 16.5 print signed by Barrie Dickinson, Captain of RFA Stromness during the Falklands Campaign) and Air Strike over West Falkland (25 x 20 print signed in pencil by Sharkey Ward). All are rolled and with some light creasing and age wear, largely to the borders. G to VG, 6
Lot 27
DRESSLER MARIE: (1868-1934) Canadian-American Actress, Academy Award winner. Book signed and inscribed, a hardback edition of The Life Story of an Ugly Duckling - An Autobiographical Fragment in Seven Parts by Marie Dressler, First Edition published by Robert M. McBride, New York, 1924. Signed in fountain pen ink to the half title page, 'To the father of my Ducklings, I send my love, Gratefully, Marie Dressler' and dated 18th November 1924 in her hand. The front free endpaper and half title page are neatly detached and the front board a little loose, G
Lot 290
CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK: (1768-1821) Princess of Wales 1795-1820, Queen consort of King George IV 1820-21. A.L.S., Caroline, Princess de Galles, as Princess of Wales, in the third person (although also signed in a conventional manner at the conclusion), three pages, 4to, n.p. (Pesaro), 21st August 1818, to Professor Tamassini, in French. The Princess expresses her pleasure at the news that her correspondent's wife has safely given birth to a baby girl, and adds that she is looking forward to congratulating him personally on his next visit, further conveying the good wishes of 'Monsieur le Baron' (her lover, Bartolomeo Pergami), and continuing to explain that she will be especially pleased to see him again later in the year as she hopes that Cardinal Albani will be in Pesaro at that time, further noting that Marquis Antaldo's letters to their mutual friend Dr. Rosari appear to be censored by the police ('…comme la police est si inquiet a son suject…'). VG Provenance: The present letter originates from a collection formed in 1903 by A. M. Broadley, author of Chats on Autographs (1910). In his book Broadley observes 'The letters of the Princess of Wales….the Queen Caroline of 1820-21, are not very valuable, but they are curious. They are now quite as valuable as those of her worthless husband and his successor….'
Lot 46
DIETRICH MARLENE: (1901-1992) German-American Actress and Singer. An interesting A.L.S., with her initial M, two pages, 4to, n.p. (Paris), 8th November 1984, to Gene Lovelle. Dietrich writes, in full, 'Many thanks for your letter. Now, that my friend is President again I can breathe easier. Nothing new here, except that I miss laughing with you! No laughter here!!! Everybody nervous or angry! Not easy! I am glad you lead a quiet life, not in the turmoil of the life I lead here. France is in a bad way and therefore all people who I am in contact with are NEUVUS IN THE SEUVUCE!!! I just hope my daughter can come soon. I need her. All love, M.'. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Dietrich. Some very light, extremely minor creasing, otherwise VG Dietrich's correspondent was Gene Lovelle, her dresser during the 1960s and 1970s and wife of the star's guitarist, Chic Lovelle. Dietrich refers to Ronald Reagan who had been re-elected as President of the United States of America on 6th November 1984, just two days before the present letter was written.
Lot 366
SMALL SILVER, EPNS and white metal items, a quantity, to include two small easel photograph frames, Birmingham 1922 and 1923, maker Samuel M Levi, a child's cup and saucer, Birmingham 1932, two silver salts and three napkin rings, Birmingham, Chester and London hallmarks, sugar tongs, collector's spoons ETC, 9.6 troy ozs weighable
Lot 406
COMMEMORATIVE COIN COLLECTION including three Royal Mint boxed 'The Last Round Pounds', six Royal Mint 'H M The Queen 90th Birthday', £20 fine silver coins, two silver coated Centenary 'The Beginning of the First World War', five Royal Mint 2003 £5.00 'Coronation Jubilee' coins along with a 'Centenary Canadian' $1 note
Lot 248
A sapphire and diamond three stone ring, a brilliant cut diamond set in an 18 carat yellow gold tapered band with a rectangular step cut sapphire to each side, width of band at front 5.2mm, hallmarked Sheffield 1991, approximate weight of diamond 0.17 carat, gross weight approximately 3.5gms, ring size M.
Lot 22
A gold diamond cluster ring, with an old eight cut diamond, grain set to the centre, to surround of rose cut diamonds, grain set to scalloped edge, with solid tapered shoulders and a plain shank, tested as approximately 18ct gold, finger size M, together with a gold three stone diamond ring, with a row of graduated eight cut diamonds, grain set to illusion plates with crossover shoulders and a plain shank, finger size M½ (2) 9ct gold - 1.95g, 18ct gold - 1.78g
Lot 45
A gold turquoise bombé ring, with a cluster of round cabochon turquoise, four claw set to foliate border, wire gallery, open tapered shoulders and a plain shank, tested as approximately 14ct gold, 5.69g, finger size M½, together with a gold freshwater cultured pearl and dyed howlite bracelet, marked k18, 8.77g (2)
Lot 218
A Royal Worcester tea set, with transfer printed design under the glaze, yet each individual piece hand decorated with floral studies over the glaze, and bearing artists signatures, including M. Hunt, considered to be Millie or Mildred Hunt a decorator at the factory from the early 20th Century, largest plates approximately 24cm diameter(30+)
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