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Papers from the archive of Nathaniel Bacon of Stiffkey, Norfolk, 1546-1622. Manuscript schedule of preachers at Wiveton 1585 entitled, 'The exercise at Wyveton for thies monethes following 1585'. On 1 side 8vo paper, small holes in a couple of places not touching text. This manuscript is printed in vol 2 page 316 Bacon Papers.Nathaniel Bacon (?1546-1622), was the second son of Lord Keeper Sir Nicholas Bacon and his first wife Jane, daughter of Thomas Fernely, a Suffolk merchant. Nathaniel Bacon took up residence at Stiffkey Hall with his wife Anne (daughter of Sir Thomas Gresham and Mistress Dutton) in 1578, just two years after building commenced. Through his family Nathaniel close conections with leading figures at Court, especially through his father, Lord Keeper to Elizabeth I, and his father in law Sir Thomas Gresham, who was the Queen's principal financial agent. In 1574, he was appointed a J.P. in Norfolk, an office he held for almost 50 years and which he discharged assiduously. A zealous puritan in religion, he was dedicated to establsighing the puritan ethic in North Norfolk, and through his methodical and meticulous writings amassed a superbly rich archive which reveals politics and religion in action.The Stiffkey archive and other collections, which, together, contain the papers of Nicholas Bacon and his five sons, have provided a unique glimpse into the extended relationships of an important sixteenth-century family. The collection as a whole has long been recognised as one of the main sources for our knowledge of local administration in the late-Tudor and early-Stuart periods. They illuminate the activities of an important county gentleman within a variety of overlapping and interacting communities, ranging from his household and parish to the national scene. (A. Hassell Smith et al: 'The Papers of Nathaniel Bacon of Stiffkey, NRS vol 46', 1979) Provenance: collected by Percy Milligan (died 1969), for over 30 years editor of the Norfolk Record Society; then purchased by Rosalind Brewer, historian and trader/collector of rare books, manuscripts & documents, of Winfarthing and later Eye; then by descent

Papers from the archive of Nathaniel Bacon of Stiffkey, Norfolk, 1546-1622. Manuscript containing separate examinations of Henry Hopkins, Edmund Nicholson, Stephen Nicholls and Edward Warde. On 3 sides 4to paper, small portion of paper missing from spine fold. They are entitled that they are, 'Taken before Rice Gwyne Esq the xxvi th of May in the ffyth yere of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord King James [1607]'. These examinations seem to be Constable reports from which Nathaniel Bacon prepared the related item see No.31 (page 88) in 'Elizabethan Handwriting 1500-1650' by Giles E. Dawson & Laetitia Kennedy-Skipton. This manuscript is signed 4 times by Gwynne at the foot of each examination. The text here is considerably more detailed than in Bacon's printed text, interestingly recorded here Hopkins states he went to the house of Thomas Applegate where he tooke a pipe of Tobacco.Nathaniel Bacon (?1546-1622), was the second son of Lord Keeper Sir Nicholas Bacon and his first wife Jane, daughter of Thomas Fernely, a Suffolk merchant. Nathaniel Bacon took up residence at Stiffkey Hall with his wife Anne (daughter of Sir Thomas Gresham and Mistress Dutton) in 1578, just two years after building commenced. Through his family Nathaniel close conections with leading figures at Court, especially through his father, Lord Keeper to Elizabeth I, and his father in law Sir Thomas Gresham, who was the Queen's principal financial agent. In 1574, he was appointed a J.P. in Norfolk, an office he held for almost 50 years and which he discharged assiduously. A zealous puritan in religion, he was dedicated to establsighing the puritan ethic in North Norfolk, and through his methodical and meticulous writings amassed a superbly rich archive which reveals politics and religion in action.The Stiffkey archive and other collections, which, together, contain the papers of Nicholas Bacon and his five sons, have provided a unique glimpse into the extended relationships of an important sixteenth-century family. The collection as a whole has long been recognised as one of the main sources for our knowledge of local administration in the late-Tudor and early-Stuart periods. They illuminate the activities of an important county gentleman within a variety of overlapping and interacting communities, ranging from his household and parish to the national scene. (A. Hassell Smith et al: 'The Papers of Nathaniel Bacon of Stiffkey, NRS vol 46', 1979) Provenance: collected by Percy Milligan (died 1969), for over 30 years editor of the Norfolk Record Society; then purchased by Rosalind Brewer, historian and trader/collector of rare books, manuscripts & documents, of Winfarthing and later Eye; then by descent

Papers from the archive of Nathaniel Bacon of Stiffkey, Norfolk, 1546-1622. Manuscript addressed, 'To the right honourable Sir ffrances Walsyngham knight principal secretarye to her Maiestye' (Sir ffrancis Walsingham was appointed principal secretary to Elizabeth I 1573 and died in 1590). The document is on one full side of a double 4to page and docketed on the back, 'Supplicacon from yo officers of Lyn [King's Lynn] Customs'. It is written in an exceptionally fine Italic hand. The text concerns customs, Alexander Ged, lycence to transport and traffic into partes beyonde the seas, and a list of greifs of the customs, including a demand to end prohibition against Scots selling white salt in Lynn etc. The items seems to refer to various covenants in a grant presumably a Royal Charter granting rights of customs.Nathaniel Bacon (?1546-1622), was the second son of Lord Keeper Sir Nicholas Bacon and his first wife Jane, daughter of Thomas Fernely, a Suffolk merchant. Nathaniel Bacon took up residence at Stiffkey Hall with his wife Anne (daughter of Sir Thomas Gresham and Mistress Dutton) in 1578, just two years after building commenced. Through his family Nathaniel close conections with leading figures at Court, especially through his father, Lord Keeper to Elizabeth I, and his father in law Sir Thomas Gresham, who was the Queen's principal financial agent. In 1574, he was appointed a J.P. in Norfolk, an office he held for almost 50 years and which he discharged assiduously. A zealous puritan in religion, he was dedicated to establsighing the puritan ethic in North Norfolk, and through his methodical and meticulous writings amassed a superbly rich archive which reveals politics and religion in action.The Stiffkey archive and other collections, which, together, contain the papers of Nicholas Bacon and his five sons, have provided a unique glimpse into the extended relationships of an important sixteenth-century family. The collection as a whole has long been recognised as one of the main sources for our knowledge of local administration in the late-Tudor and early-Stuart periods. They illuminate the activities of an important county gentleman within a variety of overlapping and interacting communities, ranging from his household and parish to the national scene. (A. Hassell Smith et al: 'The Papers of Nathaniel Bacon of Stiffkey, NRS vol 46', 1979) Provenance: collected by Percy Milligan (died 1969), for over 30 years editor of the Norfolk Record Society; then purchased by Rosalind Brewer, historian and trader/collector of rare books, manuscripts & documents, of Winfarthing and later Eye; then by descent

Collection of 19th vellum and other documents relating to Burgh Hall, Burgh Hall Farm & Estate, Burgh Next Aylsham, Norfolk, James Hunt Holley Esquire, son of Aylsham Attorney George Hunt Holley, 7 vellum and 4 paper documents 1860-1869 including leases, conveyance, mortgages, sale particulars etc, 1863 vellum conveyance of the Burgh Hall Estate with large manuscript pen, ink & wash plan; 1863 Burgh Hall Estate Statutary Declaration with a good quality large folding pen, ink & wash plan; 1873 lease of Burgh Hall with smaller pen & ink map, etc; plus 11 Abstracts of the Title of James Hunt Holley Esqre to a Capital Mansion House called Burgh Hall and land situate at Burgh next Aylsham, 1861/62. The once grand Jacobean style mansion of Burgh Hall was demolished in 1981. The hall was originally owned by the Holley family and rebuilt in the 1830s with architectural plans showing extensions for a new veranda by James Hunt Holley, son of Aylsham attorney George Hunt Holley. These were designed by George Stanley Repton, the fourth son of the famous landscape designer, Humphry Repton, who created Sheringham Park. The land at Old Hall Farm, the site of the former mansion, was sold by Savills in October last year for £2.2m

Necton Hall, Norfolk, 3 early 20th Century account books of Captain Arthur Humphrey Mason, of Necton Hall, Norfolk, Captain, 1st/5th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action 21st August 1915 at Gallipoli. Aged 32. Son of R. Harvey Mason and Jane Charlotte Mason, of Necton Hall, Swaffham, Norfolk, the account books with manuscript entries 1908-1915, each in vellum wallet style bindings with his name etc in manuscript to covers. Necton Hall was demolished along with many other grand houses across Norfolk in the 20th Century, some as they had fallen into such bad disrepair they were considered too difficult to restore, others had been built for families whose sons and grandsons who should have inherited them were killed in action, never returning from war to claim the properties; together with "The Lodge Farm" Necton sale particulars 1927, plus Boughton near Swaffham inclosure documents 1801 & 1802 plus 1 other similar doc Boughton; 1683 document Novell of Barton Bendish, Norfolk, discharge to Meriton, George III Act 1801 land inclosure, Parish of Boughton, Norfolk, 1776 document relating to Watlington/Buckton/Boughton, etc

Seven manuscript account books c.1849-1862, several John Forster esquire, North Walsham, with P.D. Freeman, Grocer, Chandler & Wine Merchan,t North Walsham, many pen & ink entries various foodstuffs for running a large house. The Forsters were related to the Lanchesters by the marriage in 1825 of John Forster (1788-1862) and Harriette Lanchester (1801-1855) daughter of Thomas Lanchester (1765-1833) of Coney Weston, Suffolk. William Forster (1827-1906), son of this marriage, was a solicitor at Aylsham and more of his papers can be found in the Aylsham Collection in the Norfolk Record Office; vellum indenture Pightlings Farm, Barton Turf, Norfolk, 1727, plus 2 others Barton Turf 1738; abstract of title relating to an estate at Overstrand, Norfolk, 1888, between Rt hon Charles Lord Suffield, Baron Suffield, and Charles Harbord of Gunton Hall; plus 2 sale particulars N. Walsham 1887 & Yarmouth 1897

Ryece's Breviary of Suffolk, several manuscript copies/partial copies/extracts circa 1726-1728 of Ryece's 'Breviary' of Suffolk, the earliest attempt to give an account of Suffolk in the vernacular, following in the tradition of other county historians such as Lambarde, Norden, and Carew, by Robert Ryece of Preston (1555-1638), antiquary, all formerly in the possession of John H. Josselyn, Ipswich, with his m/s notes/descriptions of the early 18th Century extracts/copies etc dated 1901, his notes state "m/s Extracts out of Mr Reyce's Breviary of Suffolk in the hands of John Anstis Esqr Garter King at Arms 1728. Presumably therefore these extracts were made in 1726 by the transcriber...from Ryce's original ms in possession of Mr Anstis", this followed by the 76pp m/s (lacks pages 34-38); m/s of 66 pages + [6] pages index with Josselyn's 1901 notes on separate sheet above "ms extracts from Ryce's "Breviary of Suffolk"...also extracts from a ms relating to Suffolk formerly belonging to Mr Appleton (nephew of mr Ryece of Preston a great antiquary) now in the possession of Mr Thicknesse Felton of King's College Cambridge 1729. Also extracts from a book of collections relating to Suffolk lately in the possession of Sr Richard Gipps deceased now in the hands of James Harvey Esqr of Cockfield in the said county of Suffolk. And some ancient ms pedigrees of fragments of pedigrees of several noble families belonging to me in 1901 John H. Josselyn Ipswich"

North Suffolk/South Norfolk interest, a collection of approx. 12 vellum and other documents circa 1615-1866, including vellum Assignment, 26 Feb. 1615, of tenemant called Julyans and land in Syleham, Elizabeth Brownyng the elder of Syleham; Wm. Browning the elder, of same; Nicholas Browning, of Diss; Richard Smyth, of Ackelymarket, Norfolk; Eliz. Brownyng the younger, of Thorndon, etc. Signatures of first parties, plus 1691 vellum Will, William Perryman, Mendham; plus 1738 vellum indenture, Wilby; plus approx six late 18th & 19th Century vellum and paper wills, Eye & Brome; plus Stradbroke inclosure John Bumpstead 1813 & Thelnetham inclosure Amos Cason 1821, both signed by commissioners; plus vellum Conveyance 1865, land and premises at Metfield and Withersdale, including 2 Diss Lodge, three large vellum sheets, hand coloured plan; plus Gawdy Hall Harleston contents of mansion sale catalogue 1938, by direction of Major E. Knatchbull-Hugesson, 1185 lots printed plus extra lots in contemporary manuscript, all lots with contemporary m/s prices, corrections etc, original printed wraps

A game log book with 40+ pages of manuscript entries dating from the 1930s and onwards, several shoots being in Norfolk and Suffolk, the large oblong leather album dating from slightly earlier, probably circa 1900, monogrammed in gilt to front cover "H. K-D. Croft Castle", from 1799 Croft Castle in Herefordshire became home to the Kevill-Davies family, and after 1847 was inherited by William Albert Somerset Herbert Kevill-Davies who served in the South African war. In 1908 he married Dorothy Mortlock Lacon, heiress to the Lacon brewery in Great Yarmouth. Entries for shoots at Gunthorpe Hall, Norfolk; Croft Castle; Ormesby, Norfolk, various houses including Ormesby Hall, many names listed including R. Dashwood, Colonel Benn, Capt. Thatcher, Sir J Benn, Sir G. Talbot, Major Miller, Sir G. Lacon, Sir A. Haylerigg, B. Nightingale, Sir J. Rawlinson etc; Maultby, Norfolk; entries in a couple of different hands and dating upto 1980s, other locations include Isle of South Uist Outer Hebrides, more Ormesby Hall including J. Lacon, Dick Rayner etc etc, m/s entries comprise 26 pages of log entries + 16 pages with additional remarks on blank facing page, boards approx 26x39cm, old full leather gilt, inner dentelles gilt, all edges gilt; together with a late 19th Century engraved folding map of West Norfolk, folding into red calf gilt binding titled in gilt "The West Norfolk Hunt" to cover (2)

Two early 20th Century titles designed, written out and illuminated by Alberto Sangorski (1862-1932), ‘The Sermon on the Mount’, 1911, and ‘Prayers Written at Vailima’, by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1910, each published London, Chatto & Windus, each with [24] leaves finely printed in chromolithograph with gilt, each 4to, original japanese vellum; together with (cover title): ‘Book of Daily Readings’, manuscript book with 1910 gift inscription to FFEP, containing [62] pages of manuscript extracts of prose by George Eliot, John Ruskin, Thomas Carlyle, Henry More, Emanuel Swedenborg, and other theologians, philosophers etc, 8vo, contemporary vellum gilt, m/s title in gilt to front cover and spine (3)

Anna Sewell: 'Black Beauty: his Grooms and Companions. The Autobiography of a Horse', London, Jarrold and Sons, [1877], 1st edition, wood engraved frontispiece after C. Hewitt, viii,247,[1]pp + [8]pp publishers catalogue of adverts at end, Carter's variant C binding, original publisher's brown cloth (very worn), lettered and decorated in gilt (gilt dulled), lacks end papers, inner joints weak. Leaves with some marking and toning/foxing, but without any major faults, generally clean/VGC. Contemporary pencil ownership signature verso of frontis "Edward Peters Birches Stalham 1877" (Stalham, North Norfolk, only 15 miles from Great Yarmouth, Anna Sewell's birthplace, and 10 miles from her resting place, Quaker burial ground, Lammas). One of the most well-known books of the Victorian era, as well as one of the best-selling books of all time. Black Beauty was published at the end of 1877 and Anna lived just long enough to hear of its success. The book has a strong moral purpose and is said to have been instrumental in the abolition of the cruel practice of using bearing reins. Anna Sewell was born on 30 March 1820 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, into a devout Quaker family, and wrote the manuscript for Black Beauty while living in Old Catton, Norwich, in the period between 1871-1877, during which her health was declining. Sewell sold the novel to Norwich publisher Jarrolds on 24 November 1877, when she was 57 years old, receiving a single payment of £40, with the book being published the same year. After falling seriously ill soon after, she died on 25 April 1878 aged 58, only five months after the publication of the book. She is commemorated by a memorial fountain at the junction of Constitution Hill and St. Clement's Hill in Norwich, which also marks the entrance to Sewell Park. A very scarce Victorian equine classic, which proved a powerful vehicle drawing attention to the cruelty and dire condition of animals, and became a symbol for contemporary animal rights activists

'Byron's Letters and Journals. The Complete and Unexpurgated Text of all the Letters available in Manuscript and the Full Printed Version of all others. 11 of 12 volumes plus Supplement volume', edited Leslie Marchand, London, John Murray, 1973-1981, 1st editions, vols 1-11 (of 12), together with the supplementary volume, 1994, 1st edition, signed by the publisher John Murray VII (b.1941), all original cloth gilt, all in dust wrappers (12)

Collection of assorted mainly 19th Century and antiquarian works etc, including 'Finden's Illustrations of Lord Byron', 1833, 2 volumes, numerous engraved plates, uniform full calf gilt, all edges marbled; 'The Secret Correspondence of Madame de Maintenon', 1827, 3 volumes, engraved frontis, old half calf gilt; Butler's Hudibras, 1822, 2 volumes, 12 hand coloured engraved plates as called for, ex library, old boards (worn), printed labels to spines; 'Vita e lettere di Amerigo Vespucci, raccolte, e illustrate dall' abate Angelo Maria Bandini', Florence, 1745, lxxvi,143,1-120pp (ends abruptly page 120, final page 121 supplied in manuscript, engraved frontis, folding pedigree, engraved head/tailpieces and some ills in text, later cloth; 'Voltaire La Pucelle' (spine title), 21 hand coloured engraved plates, 4to, old marbled paper covered boards; some 19th century pamphlets/booklets including 'An Account of the Life, Trial, & Execution of Alexander Thompson who was Executed in the City of York...1843, for the cruel Murders of his Wife and Four Children...', York, printed for Peter Brown, c.1843, 8pp; Houlston's Series of Tracts No's 52, 68 & 81; [Henry Mayhew] & George Cruikshank (illustrated): '"The Greatest Plague of Life." Or, The Adventures of a Lady in Search of a Good Servant', London, Bogue, c.1847, 48pp, orig. pictorial wraps (worn); James Gillray early 19th Century satirical hand coloured etching and aquatint ''Integrity retiring from office!', pub. 1801 by Hannah Humphrey, plus another Gillray 'Lord L-gh- his Large Wig...', each approx 18x23cm, plus another similar titles 'Search Night; -or-State Watchmen, mistaking Honest-Men for Conspirators. Vide State Arrests', 17x23cm; 'Paul Province's Visit to London', [nd], scarce 19th Century humorous picture book, 11 hand coloured engraved folding concertina leaves, approx 10x141cm, folding into boards (a/f boards detached from leaves), printed paper label to front cover, no copies traced on Jisc Library Hub or World Cat; etc etc

A scarce George III bone fan, the paper leaf printed with manuscript dance-instructions, in contemporary cardboard box with label for P Juchau, Finsbury Square

Islamic Art A frontespiece on parchment from a Khayyam poetry manuscript Northern India or Kashmir, 19th century . . Cm 21,00 x 29,00. Defect.

Islamic Art A devotional manuscript Northern India or Eastern Persia, 18th century . . Cm 10,50 x 16,50. Arabic text on paper, written in naskh script with black ink. Frontespiece and colophon missing. The text is a collection of Suras from the Quran: Sura XLVIII - Sura LV- Sura LVI - Sura LXVII - Sura LXXVIII - Sura CII - Sura CXII - Sura CXIII - Sura CXIV - Sura II - Sura LVIII - Sura V - Sura LXXIII.

Islamic Art A miniature printed pocket Qur'an within metal caseLevant, early 20th century . . Cm 3,00 x 3,50. Arabic text on paper, 12 lines to the page and black and white illumination copied from a lavishly illuminated manuscript. Housed within a copper case engraved with sprays and including a magnifying glass to read the text. These sort of pocket Quran with metal case were frequently issued to Muslim soldiers fighting with the Allied troops during World War I.

A Collection of unique documents of The Law Family and other families pertaining to the Laws. These includes reference to the famous Scottish Economist John Law 1671 to 1729 and his relation Archbishop Of Glasgow James Law 1560 to 1632, Family History to include genealogical reports, personal letters, vintage genealogical research manuscript scribed on pig skin parchment and other documents pertaining to the Law Family. (These documents are of great family historical importance and possible a museum collection)

Framed antique Anglo Indian manuscript with scripture on face and verso, with a watercolour portrait of a deity to face

A framed Persian manuscript, with central picture depicting a lion hunt, with men on horse and elephant back, attacking with spears, 16.5 by 10cm, framed and glazed, 32.6 by 27.5cm.

Don, George. Herbarium Britannicum, consisting of Fasciculi of Dried British Plants, with their Appropriate Names and Particular Habits Annexed, 4 [of 9] parts only, comprising nos. I and VII-IX, each with printed title and mounted dried specimens, numbered 1-25 and 151-225, the specimens with printed captions, and a further un-numbered folio with 20 specimens of grass, each titled in manuscript, some browning and spotting, original publishers limp boards, soiled, spines chipped, ties, some lacking, folio, Edinburgh: Neill and Company, 1804-1805RARE. George Don (1764-1814) lived with his wife Caroline in Forfar, Scotland, where they ran a market garden that grew to become a botanic garden. John Edward Smith referred to it as one of the finest collections of hardy plants in the United Kingdom. Don published Herbarium Britannicum between 1804 and 1813, including three new species. It remains extremely scarce, with only a few complete sets known. We are grateful to the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh for this information.

Edwards, Amelia. A manuscript essay titled 'The Spirit's Gift. A Tale of a Painter', 12pp., recto only, numerous corrections, 260mm x 204mm, folded, ?c. 1860 The text discusses the work of Claude of Lorraine and begins 'Beautiful are the works of Art! Surprisingly lovely are the creations of the human brain, when their dreamy poetry finds embodiment and substance in the painter's tools, and the glorious forms that float in half obscured beauty through his brain; are shadowed forth in bright and glowing colours on his canvas!' Amelia Edwards (1831-1892) is best known for her pioneering work as an Egyptologist and novelist.

Edwards, Amelia. A manuscript short story titled 'The Dream of the Condemned', 16pp., recto only, numerous corrections, 260mm x 204mm, folded, ?c. 1860 The text begins 'Day broke faint and dim into a lonely cell; and struggling with the heavy iron bars that crossed the narrow window sought with chilly compassion, the form of its prostrate inmate, to rouse him from the heavy sleep, which steeps crime in forgetfulness, and sorrow in oblivion.'

Aire and Calder Navigation. A group of documents concerning the funding, development and improvements to the Aire and Calder rivers for the purposes of navigation, including; an indenture dated 1712 between Edith Meagor and Joseph Watkinson 'for ten lotts or shares which he hath in the tolls and profitts... of the navigation upon the Rivers of Air and Calder'; a further obligation between the same parties, dated 8 May 1712; an indenture dated 1721 between Richard Norfolk, William Norfolk, John Burton and Thomas Dickens 'for making an keeping navigable the rivers of Aire and Calder'; an obligation between the same parties, 1721; a 4pp. manuscript letter from William Rooth to Richard Burton Esq., dated 10 July 1806, concerning income from the locks; a quarterly dividend statement to Richard Burton Esq, for £642.17.11, dated 14 May 1841; another for the same amount, dated 13 November 1840; another for the same amount dated 12 February 1841; another for £584.9.0 dated 15 May 1840; another for the same amount dated 14 February 1840; another for £610.15.0 dated 12 November 1841; another for the same amount dated 13 August 1841; an acknowledgement of receipt, signed Richard Burton; a manuscript 'abstract of John Burton Esq title to the estate Shares and Interest in the Navigation of the Rivers of Aire and Calder in the County of York', 42pp.; 11 sheets with computations concerning the expenses and dividends, c. 1780-1800; a ALS from Joseph Priestley to Richard Burton, dated 8 April 1819, concerning the failure of the Aire and Dun Junction Canal Bill; an engraved 'Plan of the Rivers Air and Calder...' c. 1800; 8 large scale Ordnance Survey maps of the navigation, c. 1920 (a quantity)

Recipe Book. An early 19th century accounts book with various brief manuscript recipes, inc. 'Madeira Cake', 'Spice Nuts', 'Scotch Buns', 'Brighton Rocks', etc., vellum, clasp, 8vo

Psalter. A single leaf from an early manuscript psalter, detailing part of Psalm 149, all of Psalm 150 and part of Psalm 151, 3 illuminated initials, decorated in gilt, rubricated text, 165mm x 120mm, in custom box

Granville of Stowe. A mid-nineteenth century manuscript genealogical chart documenting the descendants of Sir Bevil Granville of Kilkhampton and Stow (1643), with crest, backed on linen, 870mm x 600mm, rolled on mahogany staff, in later oak box, c. 1850

Domestic Accounts. Five manuscript recipe and accounts books detailing household accounts and favourite recipes, c.1800 (5)

An Islamic painted manuscript, 19th century, depicting calligraphy and two portrait roundels above a scene depicting figures in a courtyard, the reverse with multiple rows of calligraphy, later framed, 23 x 13cm, frame size 42 x 32cm.

A set of five Persian manuscript leaves, early 19th century, each painted with figures on horseback, arabic calligraphy front and back, 32 x 18.5cm.

Anon. DIARY OF AROUND THE WORLD CRUISE. 1903, February 23rd, one Volume manuscript, "Fay, George and Myself start on our tour.....", approximately 300 pages closely written ink, unfortunately finishing in Toronto on July 18th. Included is a 'Candian Pacific Royal Mail Steamship Line Passenger List' for the voyage from Yokahama for Vancouver. Quarter leather bound, quite worn and chipped, but contents clean, with a 'Colombo Apothecaries' label on the front endpaper.They first travel to London for a couple of days where they leave "baby very well" with Mrs Wright, "an excellent nurse", who is relieved to see them go- apparently Fay had been very ill. The author shows some concern about leaving the baby for such a very long time, but soon shrugs the feeling off. They take the train from Victoria to Dover, then on to Calais and Paris, where they take a bus to the hotel with their hand lug-luggage having booked the heavy stuff through to Marseilles. An early morning train sees them in Marseilles that night in a noisy hotel. In the morning they go to P. and O. dock to board the SS Chin, under the command of Captain Angus, with 150 first class passengers, some headed for India via Aden, many for Cairo.March 3rd, they arrive at port Sais and remain for the night; the SS Isis pulls alongside in the morning to transfer post etc. They hear from respective Mothers, and "had a good account of baby", and they go ashore for some shopping. Next they pass through the Suez canal and dock at Aden on March 8th, where there are more mail transfers, and passengers for Bombay leave the ship."Left Aden at 10.45. A lot of natives with ostrich feathers came on board who seemed to do a fair trade....Lady McKenzie Capt Beresford and about 30 people got off, she is going with him to Somaliland to shoot lions".Then we get a real sense of the cruise atmosphere, with much description of the weather, the distance travelled, various deck games and evening entertainments.March 14th they are in Colombo shopping; 17th on the train to Kandy, where they take a hotel and go sightseeing (and shopping). The 29th they are at sea again on the Coromandel, arriving on April 2nd at Penang, and the 4th at Singapore, where they take an excursion a "giniricksha"April 9th sees them arrive at Hong Kong (shopping).April 11th, "Spent most of the morning in the shop of Chang Woo Queen St. where we bought a set of 5 red lacquer tea tables, a roll of 20 yds crepe silk, green embroidered and ditto plain light blue silk, a box of ivory chess men, carved ivory balls with seven inside and a dozen grass cloth handkerchiefs. Table was 35$ the embroidered silk 40$ the plain 32$ ball 7.50$. Handkerchiefs 4$ & chess men 14$ for which we paid 126$ including packing, I think they are good value"."....afterwards went to the theatre a fine building inside and out and saw the Geisha by Pollards Lilliputian Opera Coy of Australia. Most of the actors are quite midgets they were certainly very fairly good but the singing which was rattled through at top speed and in squeaky voices however we enjoyed it but did not stay to the end".April 13th they sail on a "little screw steamer", reaching Canton at 6.00am the following morning, where they take a number of sightseeing excursions- Wuchow, Samisha, etc with few shopping opportunities!April 8th they are back in Hong Kong, pleased to get rooms at the Hong Kong Hotel. The 19th sees them rushing out shopping again, with only a minor distraction- "Had a telegram today to say Baby all well sent from Bath".April 21st is their last day in Hong Kong, so a quick bit of shopping, before settling up with their shippers, "roughly I think we have spent about 500$ here and at Canton or a little over 40£ and got some very nice things for it". the 22nd they join the CPR ship Empress of India, "every berth taken", and head shopping in Shanghai on the 25th."April 27th. Reached Nagasaki..... there are three Russian men of war in the harbour which I should think rather annoy the japs." The 30th sees them in Yokohama- shopping! They spent several days here, making a number of excursions by carriage and rail, and there are extremely good descriptions of various parts of the interior of Japan. With the aid of Murray's Hand Book and some local guides they visit Kyoto, Osaka, Ikuno, Hiroshima ("...the small steamer touched at several small towns, the largest being Hiroshima"), Kobe, Nagoya etc. By far the most interesting part of the diary.May 20th, "We stopped at 10 oc at a nice little tea house for coolies to have their chow and bought a laquer tray well carved for 2.50 but after we had got it the man said he could not sell at any price as it had belonged to his family for a long time. I packed it in my bag & we all walked on & left Hori to struggle with him he gave him another yen and cam,e away the man he said very angry we had gone in. We amused ourselves on the way killing snakes which were plentiful three or four different sorts the largest crossed the road in front of us measured 5 feet we killed 14."May 27th. "....saw the young Mikado and his suite going to Osaka exhibition long before they came in sight a policeman insisted on my taking off my hat and Fay getting out her rickishas and putting down the parasol the sun being very hot they came past in rickishas and the men in uniform the ladies in Paris dress. The Japs are the opposite to us when royalty comes along they are all quite silent their heads bare and standing up long before the royal party almost have started it is rather trying in the rain...".June 11th. 'Our last day in Japan....settled and paid Arthur and Bond and all our things eight cases are shipped today. they should be at Bessingby in 10 weeks. Also settled up with the Banl. Have spent in Japn £309...."June 12th they sail for Vancouver, and settle into everyday life on the waves again, "Found a rather enthusiastic chess player in Mr E. Hamilton Sharp a professor an old man of about 65 who has lived most of his time in Japan and the rest in Canada I don't know what he is professor of but he lectures to jap students at Tokyo however we had a good game which I eventually won he being very blind is greatly handicapped and is continually mistaking bishops for pawns and queens for bishops...."they arrive in Vancouver on June 23rd, enjoying various excursions and shopping trips, before taking the train to Toronto on July 15th. Only July 18th they leave Totonto on Steamer Kingston, a paddle-boat on Lake Ontario. " Weather very threatening. Blew a gale soon after starting and had a very rough night frightened we would turn over"...which is the last entry.

Three Indian Watercolour Pages from Manuscript on Parchment, depicting battle scenes, 7.5" x 4", in mounts.

A Facsimile. National Library of Wales. 1989. Small folio. Mint in Slipcase.A remarkable colour facsimile of the original manuscript held in Cardiff. Extensive notes by Daniel Huws. And reprints Gwenogvryn Evans transcription.The Jeff Towns Collection of Welsh related antiquarian books

Llandovery, William Rees. 1853. With Frontispiece and 3 fine facsimile manuscript pages, List of Subscribers. A very fine copy in nineteenth century full calf gilt binding of a scarce book especially in this condition.The Jeff Towns Collection of Welsh related antiquarian books

Pwllheli: Issued to Subscribers only, 1906. First Edition, 4to. Fine copy in original blue cloth gilt. Fine photogravure portrait of John Williams – the first President of the National Library of Wales. The text is printed in a remarkable typeface that Evans had designed and cut to resemble the rubrication of the manuscript on the editor's own press – a remarkable piece of bookmaking. Limited edition of 600 numbered copies.The Jeff Towns Collection of Welsh related antiquarian books

(1) The Welshman's Candle, by Rhys Richard, translated by Rev William Evans, Carmarthen 1771. Original old calf refurbished. List of subscribers, Old Manuscript note on prelims. (Libri Walliae 4132). Rare Carmarthen printing. The first English Edition of 'Canwyll y Cymry', first published in Welsh in 1681, it became as important to the people of Wales as the translation of 'Taith y Pererin' (Pilgrim's Progress) by John Bunyan. A scarce edition but needs rebinding.(2) The Welshman's Candle Canwyll Y Cymry, by Rees Prichard, Caerfyrddin 1808 Good copy in later half calf.(3) Y Parch. Rhys: Y Seren Foreu neu Ganwyll y Cymru, by Rees Prichard, Llanymddyfri 1841. 8vo. Fine engraved frontispiece. Full calf, some leather missing from spine but very clean inside.The Jeff Towns Collection of Welsh related antiquarian books

GEORGE E BOLTON: A SPECIALIST IN CRIME, London, Grant Richards, 1904, 1st edition, original pictorial cloth worn + EDGAR WALLACE: THE FIGHTING SCOUTS, London, C Arthur Pearson, 1919, 1st edition, 3pp adverts at end, leaves browned, original blind stamped cloth + H H MUNRO ('SAKI'): THE TOYS OF PEACE AND OTHER PAPERS, London, John Lane, 1919, 1st edition, portfrontis, secondary issue binding, light blue black letter cloth with some fading and foxing to spine + R C SHERRIFF: THE HOPKINS MANUSCRIPT, London, Victor Gollancz, 1939, 1st edition, original cloth (4)

Late 18th/early 19th century manuscript notebook apparently the work of one Henry Butler of Thornage, Norfolk, with his signature and inscription on front paste down dated Oct 24 1799, circa 110 manuscript pages with a manuscript note in a later hand 'Henry Butler died July 26, 1823, he was buried at Blickling, July 30', contemporary calf worn

Box: assorted items re Robert Charles Dudley (1826-1909), watercolourist, lithographer, book cover designer, illustrator of the 1866 book 'The Atlantic Telegraph' etc, together with assorted related family items comprising [FRANCIS DAVIS]: THE FAIR ONE WITH THE GOLDEN LOCKS, ill [Robert Dudley] Edinburgh, William P Nimmo, [1872], 1st edition, Marcus Ward's Royal Illuminated Legends Series, 12 coloured lithoplates, oblong 4to, original decorative wraps disbound, 2 copies on COPAC; ROBERT DUDLEY: KING FO, THE LORD OF MISRULE, London, Thos de la Rue [1844] 1st edition, 6 full page coloured ills, 2 copies, both signed and inscribed by the author's son Ambrose + 3 calendar cards and one duplicate illustrated by Robert Dudley, a set of 48 Happy Family cards designed by Robert Dudley with his manuscript captions + one odd card, a small lot of Victorian postally used envelopes to Robert Dudley, a barnacle, later label with non-contemporary inscription 'From the bottom of the sea on the Great Eastern 1864 or 1868, given to R Dudley by Sir John Anderson' [Commander of the Great Eastern] + a Victorian unused album, large fo, half calf gilt, aeg, the top board stamped 'GD' [Guildford Dudley] + JOHN BUNYAN: THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS, ill Ambrose Dudley, London, H R Allenson, 1904, 1st edition, original blind stamped cloth gilt + JANE SHAW: 2 titles: SUFFER LITTLE CHILDREN, ill Ambrose Dudley, London, John F Shaw, [1910], 1st edition, 4to, original pictorial cloth; LONG AGO IN BIBLE LANDS, ill Ambrose Dudley, London, John F Shaw, [1911], 1st edition, 4to, original pictorial cloth gilt + a pen, ink and watercolour map on paper 'Hardanger to Molde' date unknown, approx 330 x 220mm, backed onto linen + a manuscript travelogue of a 1934 voyage on Blue Stars SS 'Arandora Star' with mounted photos etc together with a typescript transciprt and photocopies of the manuscript, the manuscript stated to be by Ambrose Dudley accompanied by his brother Guildford + a folder containing Hunt/Frost-Dudley family tree and various photocopies re history of the Atlantic Cable and undersea communications etc

Two manuscript Bible leaves on vellum, circa 1250, manuscript text in two columns, each of 50 lines, each with one pen work initial letter in red and blue, approx 170 x 120mm, double glazed, from the collection of Derek Cottam (2)

Two early printed leaves, double columns, 36 lines, each leaf with old manuscript at foot 'probably printed by Caxton...', f/g, from the collection of Derek Cottam (2)

An important tankard with cover from the collection of King Fernando II (1816-1885)Portuguese silver tankard with cover, 19th century Double body, the inner in plain gilt silver and the outer of profuse repoussé and chiselled decoration with classical female masks, floral and foliage motifs and fruits, interlaced with volutes Fruit basket lid pommel Acanthus leaf, foliage motifs and classical bearded mask decoration to handle and neo-medieval thumbpiece with female bust Marked with King Fernando's gothic F monogram under the Royal Crown and inventory number 36 Maker's mark CIMS for Cirilo José Maz da Silva (L-198.0), registered June, 9th 1826 and Lisbon city mark (L-42.0) for ca. 1822 to ca. 1860Literature: F. Moutinho de Almeida/Rita Carlos "Inventário de Marcas de Pratas Portuguesas e Brasileiras" séc. XV a 1887 pp. 141, 111Height: 16 cm845 g  Catalogue EssayAn unquestionable defining figure within the Portuguese 19th century cultural panorama, King Fernando II (Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Koháry, (Vienna 1816 – Lisbon 1885) would reveal himself, soon after his arrival in Portugal following his marriage to Queen Maria II of Portugal (1819-1853), as a committed and knowledgeable art collector. Amongst the broad scope of his interests, gold smithery certainly occupied a most relevant position as can be assessed from the 1866 inventory of his estate. In this long manuscript list, compiled by the king himself, all the collected objects are described and classified, possible manufacture dates proposed, and technical and aesthetic analyses annotated. This inventory is also revealing in terms of provenances, both in terms of which objects were King Fernando’s own acquisitions and which were gifted to him. Additionally, to dissipate any possible doubts on their ownership, the king also noted at the end of each entry: “Propriedade Minha” (My Own Property). Bequeathed to the Pena National Palace, in whose archive it is now preserved, this important inventory has recently been studied and published on-line, allowing for a deeper knowledge of various objects that have, through time, been dispersed, and are now owned by various public and private collections, or whose location is unknown, as a consequence of the splitting of the inheritance upon the King’s death. The tankard now brought to sale at auction by Veritas is recorded in this inventory list under nr.119, book I, which lists “Objects in silver, gold, etc.”: N.º 119) Caneca de prata por dentro dourada em relevo e cinzelada. Feita no estilo da renaissance, na officina de R. Pinto. Foi-me dada pela rainha D. Maria II de saudosa memoria, é uma bonita peça e tem a particularidade de me ter servido desde os primeiros annos depois da minha chegada a este paiz até ao dia de hoje, para conter a agoa para lavar a bocca; e accompanhou-me em muitas viagens n’este paiz. – Tem tampa móvel. Propr. minha. (Nr. 199) Silver tankard gilded on the inside in reliefs and chiselled. Made in the Renaissance style at the workshop of R. Pinto. It was gifted to me by Queen Maria II of wistful memory, it is an elegant piece and it has the peculiarity of having served me from the early years of my arrival to this country up untiltoday, to hold water to wash my mouth; and it has accompanied me in many travels through this country. – It has a mobile cover. My Property.) It is thus confirmed that the tankard was made in the workshop of Raimundo José Pinto (1807-1859), the Royal Silversmith that was also, certainly not coincidentally, the main supplier of both antique and modern silver pieces to the King consort. A master goldsmith, Raimundo José Pinto established himself as a businessman and dealer, having owned a very active workshop where Cirilo José Maz da Silva worked and whose mark (registered 1826) has been identified in this the tankard. Raimundo was also the co-owner of the firm Pinto & Sousa, based at Rua da Prata, in Lisbon, which after his death, becomes the renowned jeweller Estevão de Sousa. The inventory also clarifies that the tankard was a gift from Queen Maria II, prematurely dead in 1853, as well as that it was used for the King’s oral hygiene, a fact that explains its plain gilt interior. The fact that it accompanied King Fernando in his travels, from his early days in Portugal, suggests that it was a cherished object, as it can be expected within the Romantic sentimental context of the time, and independently of the antiquity or artistic merit that in general defined his collecting criteria, so clearly assessed from the secular 16th century Portuguese silver collection, partly preserved at Ajuda National Palace. Aware of her husband’s collecting interests, D. Maria gifted him other gold and silver pieces that are also described in the inventory and whose present location remains mostly unknown. D. Fernando refers such gifts in the “memorial diary” written following the Queen’s death, a document also kept in the Portuguese National Archives, a section of which we transcribe herewith: “Maria era tão boa, que prazer ela tinha em adivinhar os meus gostos. Para me ser agradável, ela, que antes não tinha a menor ideia de tais coisas, aprendera a apreciar e a amar as obras de arte. Com que alegria ela me trazia uma gravura de um bom mestre, alguma linda água-forte antiga ou algum belo trabalho em prata ou em prata dourada! Tudo o que veio dela, tudo o que ela arranjou e instalou comigo será sempre querido e precioso!” (Maria was very kind and had genuine pleasure in guessing my tastes. To be agreeable to me, she, who before had no idea of such things, had learned to enjoy and to love works of art. She would joyfully bring me a print by a renowned master, a charming antique etching or some beautiful silver or gilt-silver object! Everything that came from her, everything that she found and fitted with me will always be cherished and precious!). The tankard herewith described was engraved on the base with the King’s ownership mark (gothic script F) and the number 36, corresponding, not to the inventory referred above, but to another list compiled by a secretary in 1858, which is equally preserved at the National Archives. It this inventory it is described as “trabalho moderno, imitando o antigo, com cinco mascarões, sendo um na aza” (modern work copying the antique, with five classical masks, one in the handle). Following King Fernando II’s death it was eventually inventoried in his Necessidades Palace apartments Toilette, under nr. 2283, a detail that suggests that it had maintained the use for which it was originally destined. Described as “replicating Renaissance work” it was valued, for inheritance purposes, at 36 thousand reals. According to this post mortem inventory, also preserved at the National Archives, it became part of the lot inherited by Prince Afonso, Duke of Porto (1865-1920), commonly known as “O Arreda” (The Move Away), for his early interest in automobiles and speed. It was probably disposed of during the prince’s life, as was the case with other objects inherited from his grandfather which were acquired by Counsellor João Arroyo (1861-1930) and subsequently auctioned in the latter 1905 estate sale.Hugo XavierLiterature: Hugo Xavier, “Propriedade Minha”: ourivesaria, marfins e esmaltes da coleção de D. Fernando II, Coleções Em Foco | Palácios Nacionais |Sintra Queluz Pena, n.º 4, PSML, 2022. Disponível online em www.parquesdesintra.pt

° ° Certosini - Missale Cartusiensis Ordinis ex Ordinatore Generalis, folio, rebound, with engraved title, 428p, manuscript ‘’Supplementum’’,followed by Commune Sanctorum, Petri Valfray, Lyon, 1713 together with, Allier, Joseph - Antiphonarium Diurnum ad Usum Ordinis Cartusiensis, folio, vellum covered wooden boards (the front board lacking half) title loose, bound with Psalmi, Hymni and 3 further leaves, in manuscript, of hymns, Grenoble, 1789 (2)

Safaivid, Herat, manuscript page from the Koran, 22.5 x 14.5cm

Montague Dawson interest - a correspondence of forty manuscript letters and notes to the marine artist from the same lady who signs herself 'Browne' or 'Brownie', c1920-24. The letters are in two sections, firstly a series of twenty-three hand written notes, all in the original envelopes and privately delivered to Dawson at Percy Street in London c1920, one envelope featuring a small unsigned pencil sketch of a sailing vessel. The second section of seventeen letters all date between April and July 1924 whilst Dawson was serving as the official artist on the South Seas Expedition on the S.Y. St. George where he was providing illustrated reports to The Graphic magazine. These letters (all but one in their original stamped envelopes) are far more detailed, up to twelve pages in length, and include two original photographs of the lady sent to Dawson during this Expedition.

Quantity of various piano and drum tutor magazines; also three New Audition song books with backing track CDs and four music theory and manuscript books

"Les Grandes Heures de Jean duc de Berry", facsimile of the original early 15th Century illuminated manuscript Book of Hours, published Thames & Hudson, 1971, 110 colour plates, ex library but generally a good copy, folio, original cloth gilt, slipcase

Interesting French guitar, circa 1840, labelled 'D & A Roudhloff/(from Paris)/Manufacturers of Guitars/No 8 Charlotte Street Fitzroy Square/London' also bearing a manuscript label stating this to be a 'Melophonic Guitar'; Back and sides: Brazilian rosewood, cracks to the shoulders, hairline ripples to the back; Top: fine grain spruce, re-lacquered; Neck: rosewood; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: good; Hardware: engraved brass tuners bearing a 'V (crown) R' stamp and with shaped buttons; Case; ebonised case with blue felt interior *An interesting large (for the 1840s) bodied guitar with X bracing

DOCUMENTS - VICTORIA (QUEEN OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND, 1819-1901). A pre-printed commission, 7th July 1870, with manuscript insertions, appointing Charles Foster to be a Commissary in the Supply and Transport Sub Department of the Control Department of the Army, signed 'Victoria reg' upper left, and countersigned by Edward Caldwell lower right, with papered royal and duty seals to left margin, 30cm x 40cm, framed and glazed; together with another pre-printed commission, 28th December 1875, with manuscript insertions, appointing Charles Foster to be an Assistant Commissary-General in the Commissariat and Transport Department of the Army, unsigned by Victoria, 30.5cm x 40.5cm, unframed; also GEORGE V (KING OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND, 1865-1936), A pre-printed commission, 30th January 1923, with manuscript insertions, appointing Raymond Vincent Rossiter Foster to be a Second-Lieutenant in the Land Forces, signed 'George R.I.' upper left, with a papered royal seal to left margin, 30cm x 40cm, framed and glazed, (3).

Jacobean Letters Patent, 3 July 1616, manuscript on vellum (torn with loss), remnant great wax seal on cord with additional loose part seal

A WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE 'GOAT' OPENWORK FINIALCirca 5th century B.C. - 5th century A.D. Finely cast in the form of a mountain goat with long, ribbed, and powerfully curved horns, pricked funnel-shaped ears, and a short tail, atop a pierced rectangular base.Provenance: Collection of Oliver Reginald Hoare (1945-2018). Inventory label to interior of base, '1461 C'. A prominent English art figure, described as arguably the most influential dealer in the Islamic world, Hoare joined Christie's London in 1967 where he was initially overseeing Russian art. After spotting some carpets left lying in a corridor and recognizing them as Persian, Hoare used them as the basis of a successful auction, which led to the launch of the Islamic Art Department, the first of its kind in a major auction house. He left Christie's in 1975 and opened Ahuan, a gallery in Pimlico, in partnership with David Sulzberger. In 1994, he negotiated the return of a Persian 16th-century manuscript to Iran, the Houghton Shahnameh (the most important illustrated manuscript ever created in Persia), in exchange for Willem de Kooning's Woman III which had been in Iran since the Islamic revolution. In the 1990s, he famously liaised with Diana, Princess of Wales.Condition: Good condition, overall as expected and fully commensurate with age. Old wear, losses, small dents, minor nicks, extensive signs of weathering and erosion, soil encrustations. Weight: 751.7 g Dimensions: Height 20.5 cmExpert's note: It is interesting to note that wild goats and other bovids appear in artifacts from a wide range of sites within Western Asia over a long period of time spanning thousands of years. Goats are among the earliest animals domesticated by humans. The most recent genetic analysis confirms the archaeological evidence that the wild bezoar ibex of the Zagros Mountains is the likely original ancestor of probably all domestic goats today. Neolithic farmers began to herd wild goats primarily for easy access to milk and meat, as well as to their dung, which was used as fuel, and their bones, hair, and sinew which were used for clothing, building, and tools. The earliest remnants of domesticated goats dating 10,000 years before the present are found in Ganj Dareh in Iran. Goat remains have been found at archaeological sites in Jericho, Choga Mami, Djeitun, and Cayonu, dating the domestication of goats in Western Asia at between 8,000 and 9,000 years ago.Literature comparison: Compare a harness ring depicting a goat, dated ca. 8th-7th century BC and attributed to Iran, probably Luristan, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 32.161.30. Compare a bronze finial surmounted by a gazelle, dated 5th-4th century BC and attributed to Northwest China and southwestern Inner Mongolia, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 2002.201.49. Compare a bronze rhyton with a centaur holding a goat, from Gilgit (Pakistan) and dated late 1st millennium BC, in the Ashmolean Museum Oxford, accession number EA1963.28.Auction result comparison: Compare a Transcaucasian bronze wild goat rattle standard, dated circa 13th-12th century BC, at Christie's New York in Antiquities on 13 October 2020, lot 5, sold for USD 87,500.

A RARE AND MASSIVE LIMESTONE 'PIG-DRAGON' CARVING, ZHULONG, HONGSHAN CULTUREChina, Neolithic period, c. 4000-3000 BC. Of generous proportions, the iconic coiled body further accentuated with a superbly rendered wrinkled snout, the neck drilled for suspension. Provenance: Collection of Oliver Reginald Hoare (1945-2018). A prominent English art figure, described as arguably the most influential dealer in the Islamic world, Hoare joined Christie's London in 1967 where he was initially overseeing Russian art. After spotting some carpets left lying in a corridor and recognizing them as Persian, Hoare used them as the basis of a successful auction, which led to the launch of the Islamic Art Department, the first of its kind in a major auction house. He left Christie's in 1975 and opened Ahuan, a gallery in Pimlico, in partnership with David Sulzberger. In 1994, he negotiated the return of a Persian 16th-century manuscript to Iran, the Houghton Shahnameh (the most important illustrated manuscript ever created in Persia), in exchange for Willem de Kooning's Woman III which had been in Iran since the Islamic revolution. In the 1990s, he was famously liaised with Diana, Princess of Wales. Published: Oliver Hoare, Every Object Tells a Story, 2017, London, page 26, number 14. Condition: Good condition, presenting well, commensurate with age. Several hairline cracks and structural fissures. Distinct areas of erosion and general surface alteration. Small bruises. Fine, naturally grown patina, with an unctuous worn feel overall, due to extensive handling over decades, or even centuries, indicating the present zhulong was excavated long time ago. Weight: 3,087 g (excl. stand) Dimensions: Height 20 cm (excl. stand) With an associated metal stand. (2) Notable for its large size, this carving depicts a zhulong, or pig-dragon, a modern term that describes the animal's upturned snout, prominent bulging eyes and coiled body. Considered to represent the prototype of depictions of mythological dragons in later Chinese art, zhulong are some of the most iconic creations of the enigmatic Hongshan culture, and evidence the existence of a complex system of belief in supernatural forces. Auction result comparison: Compare a related calcified yellow jade zhulong, 10 cm high, also attributed to the Hongshan culture, at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Monochrome II on 9 October 2020, lot 21, sold for HKD 2,520,000. 紅山文化罕見石灰岩雕豬龍中國，新石器時代，公元前約 4000-3000 年。通體呈牙白色，肥首大耳，嘴部平齊，三角形切口不切透內圓，身體首尾相連，成團狀捲曲，背部對鑽圓孔，面部以陰刻線表現眼圈、皺紋。來源：Oliver Reginald Hoare (1945-2018) 收藏。Hoare是一位著名的英國藝術人物，可以說是伊斯蘭世界最有影響力的經銷商，他於 1967 年加入倫敦佳士得，最初負責監督俄羅斯藝術。 他發現一些放在走廊上的地毯是波斯地毯後，Hoare將它們進行了成功的拍賣，以此爲基礎成立了伊斯蘭藝術部，這是大型拍賣行中的此方面第一個部門。他於 1975 年離開佳士得，與 David Sulzberger 合作在 Pimlico 開設了 Ahuan 藝廊。1994 年，他通過談判將一份十六世紀的波斯手稿《Houghton Shahnameh》（波斯有史以來最重要的插圖手稿）歸還給伊朗，以換取自伊斯蘭革命以來一直在伊朗的Willem de Kooning《女人III》。 1990 年代，他與威爾士王妃戴安娜有過交往。出版：Oliver Hoare, Every Object Tells a Story, 2015, 倫敦, 頁26, 編號14。 品相：狀況及保存良好，與年齡相稱。幾處細小裂縫和結構裂縫。不同的侵蝕區域和一般的表面變化。微小擦傷。細膩自然的包漿，表面光滑潤澤，這説明它是很久以前出土的。 重量：3,087 克 (不含底座) 尺寸：高20 厘米 (不含底座) 配置金屬底座 (2) 拍賣結果比較：比較一件鈣化的黃玉豬龍，高10 厘米，紅山文化，見香港蘇富比Monochrome II 2020年10月 9日 lot 21, 售價HKD 2,520,000。

Free trade between England and Scotland.- Copy of letters patent for the appointment of George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and others to negotiate free trade between England and Scotland, manuscript, 2pp., docket title, folds, little staining, 4to, 1668.

NO RESERVE Royal Navy.- An Estimate of the Value of a Vessel of each Rate in ye Royal Navy with Stores and Provisions for Eight Men, and ye Charge of maintaining... a Year at Sea, manuscript on paper, 1p. with conjugate blank and docket, a few small holes along folds, slightly browned, folio, 1706.

Poetry.- To the memory of the late Thomas Tower, Esq., manuscript, 3pp., folds, lightly soiled and browned, small 4to, [c.1750].⁂ Unpublished. References the philanthropist and landscape designer John Kyrle, called 'The Man of Ross', who was eulogised by Pope in his third Moral Epistle of 1732.

Lascelles (Francis Edward) Commonplace book, manuscript, 79pp., a few ff. excised, charming engraved label of bookseller James Moore to inner front cover, some staining, lightly browned, contemporary limp calf, some marking and staining, 8vo, Dublin, 1790.⁂ Lascelles would go on to be Curate in Hillsborough from 1795 to 1814 and vicar in Donaghadee from 1814 to 1824. He moved to Newcastle upon Tyne in 1840 and died there in 1844. Includes notes on Methodism and Mosheim's An Ecclesiastical History, and extracts from novels and short stories.

Arithmetic.- Reumon (M., student) Cahier d'arithmétique fait par Antoine Paulet elève de M. Reumon, manuscript in French, calligraphic title, half-title and 203pp. excluding blanks, pages within black ink borders, original vellum, soiled, remains of tie, sm. 4to, Nîmes, 1808.⁂ A well written elementary course in arithmetic under a French provincial master. Topics covered are basic arithmetical operations, accountancy etc.

Homer. [The Iliad] [&] [The Odyssey], translated by Carl Edmund Richter, manuscript in German, together c. 920pp., 4 pen and ink and monochrome watercolour wash maps and plans (1 folding), slightly browned, contemporary morocco-backed boards, covers slightly marked, gilt spines, slightly rubbed, sm. 4to, 1828-31.

Rothschild (Mayer Amschel de, Baron de Rothschild in the nobility of the Austrian empire, merchant banker, 1818-74) Release by the Rev Edward Rutter Theed to The Baron Mayer Amschel to Rothschild of freehold and covenants at Crafton, Buckinghamshire [near Mentmore], D.s. Rothschild and Theed, manuscript on vellum, 3 sheets, ruled in red, 3 red wax seals, 575 x 680mm., 8th August 1844; and 8 documents and letters relating to members of the Rothschild family, v.s., v.d. (9).⁂ First mentioned purchase of land that would become part of the Mentmore Towers estate.

Ottoman Firman, manuscript in Arabic, gold stamped decoration, on paper, 704 x 500mm., [19th century]; and another Ottoman document, v.s., v.d. (2).