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Lot 153
An HN White "King" alto saxophone, Serial No. 88954 (circa 1926/7), in fitted faux leather covered case, bearing label inscribed "King The HN White Co. Cleveland, O." (Provenance: Given to Vendor by Fabio Gerhardi, Guatemalan born band leader of Los Angeles California) CONDITION REPORTS Metal tarnished and various scratches throughout including to the bell. Some dents to the body, various scratches to the body, in need of a clean. Probably in need of some restoration, case very battered with scuffs and rips to the leather wqith losses. Various general marks. All over various general signs of wear and tear throughout
Lot 1007
A Leica Model Ia Close Focus Camera,1930, black/nickel, serial no. 35610, with Leitz Elmar f/3.5 50mm lens, nickel, body, G, shutter working, lens, G, some light internal haze and cleaning mark, complete with Leitz FOKOS short base rangefinder; Lens engraved ‘O’ near focus arm noting standardisation of lens
Lot 172
Amended Lot, this lot consists of two seperate items;firstly; A Harmonic Analyser & Universal Planimeter,serial number 2048, signed 'A Ott, Kempten, Bayern', in fitted case with original instructions and additional notes regarding the mathematical theory, a cased planimeter, case width 63cm,Notes: This mechanical Fourier analyser (an analogue computer or integrator) is used in conjunction with a planimeter. The design is attributed to O. Mader, and the instruction booklet (in French) is entitled L' Analyseur Harmonique Mader-Ott.Secondly; A universal or combination planimeter by A Ott, complete with accessories in velvet lined case, case width 25cm;Notes: the universal planimeter can be used as a linear, polar, or radial planimeter. Reference: Notes on Mechanical Fourier Analyzers, Robert K Otnes, Journal of the Oughtred Society Vol 17 No. 1 2008
Lot 171
SPARE AUSTIN O.: (1886-1956) English Artist and Occultist. A.L.S., A O Spare, two pages, oblong 8vo, London, n.d. (c.1921), to [Clifford] Bax, on the printed stationery of Form, a monthly magazine of the arts. Spare informs his correspondent, in part, 'So pleased to have your contribution - would you mind if it appeared in the Dec: number? The first is finished: No 2 in hand and already a large number but will try to include it by leaving out my own article and a double page plate... Let me say how much I liked it. Very original & most interesting, and I'm keen on work that has a psychological bearing. I want more of it... I attach much value to your story.' With minor creasing to the left and right edges and light age wear, otherwise about VG Clifford Bax (1886-1962) English Writer, Playwright, Poet, Lyricist and Hymn Writer.
Lot 194
LITERATURE: Selection of A.Ls.S. and T.Ls.S. by various literary figures, historians, biographers etc., all to Neville Braybrooke, including Robert Conquest (T.L.S., in part, 'I don't think I have any letters from Ackerley… he liked, and was taking, odd poems of mine for The Listener. I first submitted these when abroad in the Army, through Julian Symons…' 4th October 1971), C.C. Martindale (4), Roger Chance (2), Philip Toynbee (3; one T.L.S., in part, 'Glad to hear about Canetti. He may remember coming to see me years ago in the Isle of Wight… may I say I admired your novel. I can't say that I enjoyed it, but that was clearly not the intention… I wasn't quite happy about the anti-Semitism and its perhaps slightly over-simple explanation' 25th January 1961, and another T.L.S., in part, 'I was sorry not to see you at William Gerhardi's last week, but was grateful to get your encouraging message about Pantaloon' January 12th n.y.), Michael De-la-Noy (T.L.S., in part, 'I hope O Manning progresses. I have a Portrait of Michael Ramsey coming out from Collins in March, if they ever get around to sending it to the printer. They've lost one page of the ms completely! What a life…' 27th November 1989), J. C. Trewin (T.L.S., in part, 'Mrs Margaret Howard was Donat's secretary for a period, and she became General Manager of his company (Fanfare Productions) when it presented Much Ado About Nothing at the Aldwych in October 1946' 16th December 1972), Desmond O'Grady (T.L.S., in part, 'I don't know whether or not you recall me but we had quite a bit of correspondence at the time I was editing the Melbourne literary quarterly "Direction" with Vincent Buckley' 13th February 1962, on the printed stationery of The Bulletin newspaper), Richard Ingrams (A.L.S., to the verso of Private Eye postcard, 12th December 1991), Chapman Pincher (T.L.S., in part, 'I never thought I would do a religious broadcast. I was invited to do it because of my book Traitors, which was a deep study of the motivations for treachery in its various forms', 13th March 1990) etc., Some minor foxing, creases and age wear, G to about VG, 17 Neville Braybrooke (1923-2001) English Poet, Writer, Editor, Literary Critic and Publisher.
Lot 66
UMAYYAD OF SPAIN, AL-HAKAM II (350-366h). Third-dinar, Madinat al-Zahra 363h. REVERSE: In field: o | al-imam al-Hakam | amir al-mu’minin | al-Mustansir billah | ‘Amir. WEIGHT: 1.37g. REFERENCE: cf Miles 256i [citing Yahya instead of ‘Amir). CONDITION: Obverse very fine and a little double-struck, reverse about extremely fine, rare thus
Lot 540
Wreck Mail: 1862 October 17, cover from Port Lincoln, South Australia to England, carried on the P&O steamship "Colombo" which sank on 19th November 1862 near the Laccadive Islands in the Indian Ocean, the mail was subsequently recovered by divers and items that were in a fit state to be sent on after drying received a cachet "Saved from the wreck of/the Colombo", this cover was forwarded to London where it received a 'LONDON E.C./PAID' cds for FE 5 63 in red (the SA adhesive having become lost) and sent on the addressee in Hertfordshire, the reverse bears a Watford cds for FE 6 63, as fine as might be expected! (Plate )
Lot 541
Wreck Mail: 1862 October 25, cover from Castlemaine, Victoria to Scotland, carried on the P&O steamship "Colombo" which sank on 19th November 1862 near the Laccadive Islands in the Indian Ocean, the mail was subsequently recovered by divers and items that were in a fit state to be sent on after drying received a cachet "Saved from the wreck of/the Colombo", this cover was forwarded to London where it received a 'LONDON E.C./PAID' cds for JA 23 63 in red (the Victoria adhesive having become lost) and sent on the addressee in Arbroath, the reverse bears a Melbourne transit cds for OC 25 62, as fine as might be expected! (Plate )
Lot 1159
A 19th century pearl mourning ring, the rectangular plaque containing a locket of plaited hair within seed pearl border in gold, London marks for 18ct, 1831, size O 1/2, with inscription to reverse for Hester Grazebrook 1831, with an 18th century mourning ring, with oval glazed locket compartment containing hair within black and white enamel border, inscription to reverse for 1797, size O, case, with a navette-shaped mourning ring with inscription for 1785, size R and a mourning ring with heart-shaped locket compartment, Chester marks for 18ct, 1903, size M
Lot 510
EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY HAIR SET MOURNING RINGin the form of a band with woven sections of hair interspaced by engraved gold panels, with full Chester marks for 1904-05, size P, 2.5g; along with an early twentieth century eighteen carat gold and platinum diamond ring, size I, 2.7g; a ten carat gold gem set ring, size O, 2.2g; a nine carat gold opal cluster ring, size L, 1.5g and an unmarked ring, size O-P, 1.9g (5)
Lot 670
NINE CARAT GOLD DIAMOND SOLITAIRE RINGset with a round brilliant cut diamond of approximately 0.07 carats, in nine carat gold, size O, 1.8g; along with another diamond set ring, with a round brilliant cut stone of approximately 0.03 carats, in nine carat gold, size P, 1.8g; along with a group of nine carat gold pendants and other items; with a further two unmarked pendants, 25.5g gross
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