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Observer Cyanamid edition Books, to include trees, astronomy, tourist atlas, insects, awards and medals, modern art, cricket, weather and heraldry, each with dust jacket.

An Art Deco metal lamp base and shade, with modern electrical fitting, 29cm high.

A pair of gold-stone-set earrings with matching brooch, a modern Art-Nouveau-style brooch and other items.

A modern Art Nouveau design embossed silver easel photograph frame decorated with butterflies and flowers, H. 20cms

A mixed lot in include jewellery, a boxed Towa microscope, a box decorated with shells, some modern coinage, an Art Nouveau copper plate with one other, together with a mahogany banded box

'Alan Davie' A book of work in the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Published in 2000 Signed by the artist

'Alan Davie: Drawings' The book with essays by Patrick Elliott etc. Published by the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in 1997 Signed by the artist

Lawrence Weaver, Houses and Gardens by E L Lutyens, two copies published by Country Life 1925; Catherine Patterson, Medieval Gardens, two volumes published by Bodley Head; G Jekyll and C Hussey, Garden Ornament published by Country Life; Thomas Mawson, The Art and Craft of Garden Making published by Batsford; Percy Cane, Modern Gardens British and Foreign published by The Studio 1926 (7) (NC)

Modern Art Glass Large Decanter. Etched Signature on Bottom. Limited Edition. Good Condition. Measures 15 Inches Tall. Shipping $135.00

A modern stained glass table lamp, in the Art Nouveau style, lead casing with panes of glass depicting houses in relief against a mountain backdrop, 60cm high

Anne Wright - portrait of a woman with twin girls, signed dated 1970, 100cm x 120cm, Provenance: Single owner collection of modern art consigned from a local deceased estate

Four mirrors to include a metal painted Art Nouveau over mantel mirror with green tiles, an Arts and crafts style oak rectangular hall mirror with coat hooks to either side, a modern gilded rectangular mirror and a small modern convex mirror (4).

A modern round pine dining table, diameter approx 90cm and a c.1930s oak Art Deco style book case, approx 105 x 90cm (2).

A Rare Aqua Foto Mark 11, Custom Made Camera Underwater Housing Jack Sues First Underwater Housing One of Jack’s favourite pieces of memorabilia from the mid 50’s Underwater photography was in its infancy in WA when he purchased this underwater housing As time progressed into more modern state of the art ‘easier to use’ housings, this example was used with his teachings in photographic classes

A modern Art glass vase in the Ditchfield/Heron style, a Chinese style yellow pottery bottle vase, and a Chameleon ware blue pottery vase etc CONDITION REPORT, Blue iridescent in good condition, some minor surface wear

A collection of modern Waterman and Parker fountain pens to include a red swirled pattern Phileas, three Waterman Expert fountain pens, a Parker Sonnet lined burgundy together with various others in a brass Art Deco style cigar box.

A modern chess set together with an Art Nouveau style silver plated presentation plaque: Poole District Skittle League and other items.

A good quality early 20th Century Art Nouveau pitch pine pot cupboard, together with a modern pine bedside cabinet.

ART NOUVEAU STYLE MIRROR modelled as an elegant woman holding aloft a shaped frame, with children at her feet, 49cm high; a modern brass oil lamp reservoir and a smoked glass shade; a German pottery shaped vase; a ship in a Haig bottle; a novelty glass jug modelled as a pig and a glass and silver topped dressing table tidy, London 1925

J J SWEENEY: HENRY MOORE, NY, Museum of Modern Art 1946, orig cl d/w + LOUISA MATTHIASDOTTIR: SMALL PAINTINGS, Reykjavik 1987, 2nd edn, signed orig cl d/w + CECIL BEATON: THE FACE OF THE WORLD – AN INTERNATIONAL SCRAPBOOK OF PEOPLE AND PLACES, NY, The John Day Company [1957], orig two-tone cl d/w (tatty with losses of paper) + E A CARMEAN JUNIOR: HELEN FRANKENTHALER – A PAINTINGS RETROSPECTIVE, NY, Harry N Abrams 1989, orig cl d/w  + MEL GOODING: PATRICK HERON, L, Phaidon, circa 1994, orig dec wraps, orig shrink wrap (5)

PETER LANE: STUDIO CERAMICS, 1984 reprint, orig cl silvered d/w + VICTOR ARWAS: ART DECO SCULPTURE, 1975 1st edn, orig cl gt d/w + CYRIL FRANKEL: MODERN POTS, HANS COPER, LUCIE RIE AND THEIR CONTEMPORIES, 2000 1st edn, orig cl gt d/w + MERETE BODELSEN & OTHERS: DANSKE KERAMIK, Gyldendal 1960, orig cl d/w (4)

MODERN BRITISH ART: 'Our Wonderful Culture. No.2, Winter 1987/88..'; London, Hercules Fisherman 1987. Square 4to, spiral bound, clear acetate upper cover lettered in red and yellow over a design by Andrew Heard, screen print by Hercules Fisherman and Tony Dobree, with original pieces in various media by Deborah Levy Boggs, Liz Finch, Adrian Self, Birgit Jensen, et al; No.14/200 copies, with a few minor marks else VG. (1)

SHIRAKAWA (Yoshikazu): 'Himalayas..'; New York, Harry N. Abrams, 1971. Folio, orig. cloth in dustjacket, contained in cloth boards folder, dust soiled and with a few stains to exterior but contents VG; with two hundred and forty eight plates, six folding plates and six maps; EVANS (Walker): 'American Photographs..'; Museum of Modern Art, 1938. Square 8vo, orig. pub. black cloth with printed label to spine, edges a little rubbed but otherwise VG; together with approx. one hundred and eight others, photo books, various sizes but mostly large format and in dustjacket. (Large quantity)

DECORATIVE & APPLIED ARTS: DAY (Susan): 'Art Deco & Modernist Carpets..'; San Fransisco, Chronicle Books, 2002. Folio, orig. pub. cloth, dustjacket, a fine copy; ROWELL (Margit) & WYE (Deborah): 'The Russian Avant Garde Book, 1910-34..'; New York, Museum of Modern Art, 2002. 4to, pub. blue boards, dustjackets, VG; GEDDES (Norman Bel): 'Horizons..'; Boston, Little, Brown & Company, 1932. First edition. 4to, pub. boards decorated in silver and black with dustjacket, minor chipping to edges else VG; together with a large quantity of other books over five shelves, chiefly large format modern reference works on graphic design, applied arts and related, generally in very good condition. (Large quantity)

ART REFERENCE: A collection of seventy books, largely modern art reference and a few gallery catalogues etc., mostly large format, including works on Henry Moore, De Stijl etc., generally in good condition. (70)

WRIGHT (Frank Lloyd, 1869-1959): MUSEUM OF MODERN ART: 'A New House by Frank Lloyd Wright on Bear Run, Pennsylvania..'; New York, 1938. 8vo, orig. printed wraps WITH PRINTED YELLOW WRAP-AROUND BANDEROLE, light rubbing to extrems else a fine copy. (1)

POSTER & ADVERTISING PERIODICALS: A quantity over four shelves, to include seven volumes of 'Posters & Publicity' or 'Art & Publicity', pub. The Studio, circa 1924-28 with some duplication; 'Modern Publicity' and 'Annual of Advertising Art', approx. sixty seven volumes, circa 1930s-1980s; 'Ark', Journal of the Royal College of Art, thirty seven issues; fourteen issues of 'Motif', 1960s; twenty seven volumes of 'XXe Siecle', 1960s-1970s; six volumes of 'The Japan Design Annual'; etc., mostly large format publications in various bindings, some with dustjackets, generally in good condition. (Quantity)

ART REFERENCE: LEMBARK (Connie W.): 'The Prince of Sam Francis, A Catalogue Raisonne 1960-90..'; New York, Hudson Hills Press, 1992. Two vols. 4to, in dustjackets, contained in publisher's blue buckram box, a fine copy; BUCKMAN (David): 'Artists in Britain since 1945..'; Bristol, Art Dictionaries Limited, 2006. Two vols., large 4to, publisher's blue cloth with dustjacket, VG; together with a large quantity of other art reference and related, mostly large format modern publications in dustjacket, condition generally VG. (Quantity: five shelves)

ART REFERENCE: DUROZOI (Gerard): 'Serge Poliakoff, Monographie 1900-54..'; Paris, Acatos Publishing, 2004. Two vols. 4to, publisher's cloth with dustjacket, a fine copy in slip case; HODIN (J.P.): 'Manessier..'; Bath, Adams & Dart, 1972. Limited to 85 copies with litho frontis, signed by the artist and numbered 23/85, square 4to, publisher's cloth with dustjacket; together with a large quantity of other art reference and related over five shelves, mostly large format modern publications in dustjacket. (Quantity: five shelves)

ART REFERENCE: ART OF THE SIXTIES: 'Kunst der Sechzinger Jahre..'; Cologne, Wallraf-Richartz Museum, 1971, fifth edition. Large 4to, orig. clear plastic covers with metal screws to spine; with two hundred and nine tipped-in colour plates; together with a quantity of others over approx. five shelves, mostly large format modern art reference and related. (Quantity: five shelves)

ART & DESIGN REFERENCE: A large quantity of books, largely modern hardback and paperback publications on art and design. (Quantity: six shelves)

A modern and carved soapstone group, 38cm high overall, and a modern art pottery slender baluster vase, decorated with irridescent blue on a yellow/brown ground, 70cm high

Original Painting by acclaimed artist Frank Johnson (1917-1998). Depicting Stanier Coronation Pacific 46238 CITY OF CARLISLE in the roundhouse with other locos and a few railway workers in the scene. His work shows the 'kitchen sink' art movement with everyday workers in their work environment. It was exhibited frequently throughout his life, particularly in Yorkshire. It was included in the ‘Four Artists’ exhibition at Bradford City Art Gallery in 1961 and in this year was exhibited in Yugoslavia at The Museum of Modern Art. His portraits were shown in the ‘Face to Face’ exhibition held at the Huddersfield Sports Centre Gallery in 1981 and examples of his work are in Cartwright Hall, Bradford, Leeds City Art Gallery and Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow. The following 5 lots are by the same artist. He was featured in the ‘175 Heroes of Bradford’ exhibition at Bradford College, 2008.

Martin-Thomas, 'The Circle of the Mechanical Arts' Illustrated with numerous engravings, printed for Richard Rees, London 1813, Gilroy's 'Art of Weaving', 'The Linen Trade Ancient and Modern' by Alex J. Warden, 'History of the Machine Wrought Hosiery and Lace Manufacturers' by W. Felkin and' Through the eye of a needle'. (5)

A modern textured art work on board, signed Beach and Boats

Three modern plated ladies and gents wrist watches, Art Deco chrome/paste bracelet, silver plated necklace, comb, penknife, chain/stone necklace, rolled gold PINZ NEZ etc.

An Art Deco silver cigarette case, with engine turned decoration and gilded interior, Birmingham 1929; and two good quality modern silver engine turned finish cigarette cases with yellow metal clasps and gilded interiors (3)

A large modern composition Table Lamp, in the shape of a Young Lady in the Art Nouveau style with two lights, 76cms (30") high. (1)

A modern art glass vase

A Kosta Boda art vase, and other modern art glass

A limited edition modern art print lithograph by Jean Baier (1932-1999), signed and numbered 148 of 250. Unframed with certificate

A set of six limited edition Yvonne Tetlow Prints with stamp from Fine Art Trade Guild. All signed in margin, all no. 13/650 limited editions. In modern silver frames

Dorrit Black (1891-1951) Australian ''On the Rocks'' Signed in pencil, inscribed with title and numbered 1/50, bears artist's monogram, linocut, 21cm by 32cm, unframed Provenance: Edith Lawrence, thence by descent Dorothea Foster (Dorrit) Black was born in 1891, Adelaide Australia. In 1909 she went to the South Australian School of Arts and Crafts. Following this, in 1915, she attended Julian Ashton Sydney Art School. From 1911-12 she visited Europe with her parents. A very modern woman, breaking out of Victorian traditions, she decided to travel to Europe again in 1927 for two years. She spent three months with Claude Flight and Edith Lawrence at the Grosvenor School of Modern Art in London where she was captivated by their use of colour and elevation of the linocut as an original art form. She then studied at André Lhote's academy in Paris, and at his summer school, adopting the practices of Cubism. She returned to Sydney in 1929, and held the first of her six solo exhibitions with the Group of Seven Australian artists. From 1931-33 she opened the Modern Art Centre in Sydney becoming the first woman to run an art gallery in Australia. After travelling oversees from 1934-5, she settled in Adelaide, where she taught part time at the School of Arts and Crafts, continued to paint, and contributed heavily to the Australian art scene. In 1940 the National Gallery of South Australia bought one of her paintings. She continued to exhibit in both Sydney and Melbourne until her untimely death in a car crash in 1959. Though an important member of the Australian modern art movement, Black's work was not greatly appreciated at the time and she received many scathing reviews from periodicals such as the Sydney Morning Herald. Many of her works remain in private collections, and as such few museums outside of Australia have been able to represent her as an artist.

Mixed lot of costume jewellery to include; Art Deco style German paste set necklace, modern snake bracelet, beaded necklaces etc

A ladies Art Deco white metal cased tank watch (a/f), ladies Omega steel cased wristwatch with manual wind movement, associated bracelet, and two modern dress watches (4)

Two cased modern art items, binoculars etc

•MAY DAWE (1929-2014) A FOLIO OF ARCHITECTURAL STUDENT'S DRAWINGS, c.1947-1949 Comprising designs for `A Road House`, `A Geographical School`, A Canteen`, `An Administrative Block`, `A Modern House`, A Block of Flats and Shops`, `A Table Tennis Club`, `A Painter's Studio`, `A Gateway to a Zoological Gardens`, `A Doctor's House`, `A Post Office`, `Studies of Roman Thermae`, `Kingston Maurward` etc etc, produced at the Southern College of Art, Portsmouth School of Architecture, many signed by the student and /or annotated by a teacher, various media, principally large folio (qty) * Mrs John Hadley Coleman (see previous lot) ++ Some wear, creases at edges, a few damp marks etc at edges; images generally good

Salmon (William) - Polygraphice: or The Arts of Drawing, Engraving, Etching, Limning..., fifth edition, 23 engraved plates, ?lacking engraved title and portrait, light scattered foxing, modern calf, for Thomas Passinger, 1685 § Pyne (W.H.) Etchings of Rustic Figures for the Embellishment of Landscape, 60 engraved plates, some very light foxing endpapers browned, contemporary cloth-backed boards, spine worn, [1813]; and 13 others, mostly art, v.s. (15)

Vever (Henri) - French Jewelry of the Nineteenth Century, 2001 § Ribiero (Aileen) The Art of Dress: Fashion in England and France 1750 to 1820, New Haven & London, 1985 § Tilke (Max) Costume Patterns and Designs, 1956 § Powers (Alan) Modern Block Printed Textiles, inscribed by the author on title, 1992, illustrations, many colour, original cloth or boards, all but the last with dust-jackets ; and c.25 others on jewellery, costume and fashion, some catalogues, v.s. (c.30)

Lawrence Leifchild Toynbee, (1922-2002), 'Bed and Window', monogrammed LLT and dated '79, pastel on board, framed and glazed, 37cm x 29cm. Provenance: Single owner collection of modern art consigned from a local deceased estate 38 x 29 cm

Brian Montagnol Gilks (British, 1902-1967): Auxiliary firemen fighting a fire in St Paul's Churchyard, Canon Street, after a bombing during World War II, circa 1940, signed lower right, H 68 x W 50 cm. Note: Gilks' work was shown in 1941 at the Firemen Artists exhibition at the Royal Academy - in aid of the London Fire Service Benevolent Fund - which later toured America and also included the work of Norman Hepple and Leonard Rosoman. The Firemen Artist group, highly acclaimed in Britain and in North America during the Second World War, comprised graduates from the finest art schools, professional illustrators and talented amateurs - all were volunteers in the Auxiliary Fire Service and found themselves on the frontline during the Blitz; they were referred to by Winston Churchill as 'heroes with grimy faces'. Little is known about Gilks but he is believed to have also designed furniture and studied at the Grosvenor School of Modern Art. A photograph of him carrying a casualty exists in the Imperial War Museum. Please note that Artist's Resale Rights may apply to this lot

A modern art pottery slender blauster vase, decorated with irridescent blue on a yellow/brown ground, 70cm high

Pair of modern, Art Nouveau style silver desk candle sticks dated 2002.

DIAMOND EARRINGS. A pair of Art Deco style, diamond set drop earrings, set with native & old cut stones & with modern 14ct. gold butterflies. Length 4cm.

- One of just fifty known surviving LG6 examples - Extensive restoration in the early 2000s - Short chassis car - Numerous interesting features including: - Working Jackall system - Original inspection lamp - Working rear luggage rack - c.36,000 miles believed genuine but not warranted Introduced at the 1937 London Motorshow, the LG6 was the brainchild of Lagonda's then technical director W.O. Bentley, who had recently joined the firm after being released from a contract with Rolls-Royce stemming from the sale of his own company to them in 1931. The Lagonda LG6 and V12 were to be the result of this union. Though similar to that of the V12, the LG6's chassis had nothing in common with the earlier LG models being of diagonally cross-braced rather than ladder construction and featuring independent front suspension by wishbones and torsion bars. Braking was hydraulic and included a tandem master cylinder for increased safety. It was powered by the final incarnation of the venerable 4.5-litre six-cylinder OHV Meadows engine, now producing 140hp, allied to a four-speed manual transmission with synchromesh on 2nd, 3rd and 4th gears. Decidedly expensive and boasting nigh-on 100mph performance, only 85 LG6 cars were made before the outbreak of World War Two, of which 67 were built on the short (127.5 inch) chassis and 18 on the long (135.5 inch) chassis. One of only fifty examples of the LG6 known to have survived, DAK 311 wears factory coachwork and was first registered on 12 April 1939. A short chassis car, as denoted by the SS suffix stamped on its maker's plate, little is known of its early history although it is believed to have been the property of a mill owner. An accompanying continuation logbook shows it to have been owned by a Reginald Watts of Solihull in 1965 before passing to the late Herb Schofield in 1968. In 1971 it was in the possession of David Vernon of Birdham, West Sussex (a relative of Admiral Edward Vernon) who placed it in storage for the next thirty years. Following its purchase in 2001, the vendor set about restoring the car, a task which would take three years to complete. The bodywork and woodwork being entrusted to independent Rolls-Royce and Bentley specialists Taylor's of Birdham, with Mike Thomas carrying out the necessary trim work. A new block was sourced from LMB, the magneto overhauled by A D Stairs (an aircraft engineer), the fuel pump overhauled by Burlens of Southampton, whilst the electrics were attended to by the vendor. Photographs of the restoration are contained in the history file along with assorted invoices. Resplendent in blue and silver with grey leather piped blue complimented by blue carpets, this magnificent car boasts a number of interesting features including a toolkit complete with original inspection lamp in the faux spare wheel housing, original dipping system, working Jackall system, working rear luggage rack with canvas cover, mesh stone guards, radio, original art nouveau cigar lighter and a working sunroof. Kenlowe fans and rear indicators are fitted to make the car more usable in modern traffic. Registering some 36,300 miles, which the vendor believes to be genuine, this wonderful Lagonda is only being offered for sale due to health reasons and is accompanied by a Swansea V5 document, continuation logbook, assorted expired MoTs and sundry invoices. It is rare indeed for an LG6 to come to market, let alone a car in which as much time, effort and expense has been invested as this.

Framed Modern School Portrait Art Deco Scene Figures in a Liaison

20th-21st century AD. A mixed group of exhibition catalogues and magazines on artistic themes including Imagines Imperatorum, Sotheby's African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art catalogue (1), Christie's Watercolours, Drawings and Prints catalogue (1), Sotheby's Martin Bell catalogue (1), Sotheby's Preview (1), Sun Asian Stamps and Philatelic History catalogue (1), Bloomsbury Erotica catalogue (1), Bloomsbury Coins, Medals, Banknotes and Tribal Art (1), Bloomsbury Bibliophile (1), Numisart Antike Kunstobjekte (1), Bonhams Chines Art (1), Bonhams Medals, Banknotes and Coins (1), Spink Derek Clifford Lacquer collection catalogue (1), Spink Insider magazine (1), Sotheby's Irish Art catalogue (1), Financial History Magazine (1), Royal Academy of Arts magazine (2), Tate magazine (1), Anthony Frost catalogue (1), Art Quarterly magazine (1), Alain Bertrand catalogue (1), Apollo magazine (3), Celator magazine (2), Millner Manolatos catalogue (2), Alan Davie catalogue (1), E&R Cyzer Modern Masters catalogue (1), Danish Journal Hans Christian Anderson catalogue signed by the actor Tommy Steel, 1993 (1). 11.9 kg Ex Steinberg collection; acquired London art market, 1960s-1970s. [32, No Reserve] Mainly fine condition.

1st-3rd century AD. A restrung necklace composed of three strands of tubular and barrel-shaped lapis lazuli beads, and five gold triple-tube spacer beads; modern clasp. 25 grams, 44cm (17 1/4). Acquired on the UK art market before 1980. Very fine condition.

The Works of Samuel Johnson, by Arthur Murphy Esq., twelve volumes, dated 1816, together with modern painters, by John Ruskin, volumes 1 and 2, 1885, Ants Bees and Wasps, by Sir John Lubbock, 14th edition, 1898, British Birds Eggs and Nests, by Rev J C Atkinson, Art of Angling, by Thomas Best, 9th edition, dated 1810, The Art of Fishing, by Rev Oliver Raymond, 1866, The Naturalists pocket magazine, volume 3, 1799, Salmonia, by Sir Humphrey Davy, 1851

Modern Lamp In The Art Deco Style Of A Reclining Girl On A Leaded Glass Couch, acting as a lamp. 14'' in width, 12'' in height.