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A JAPANESE SWORD (KATANA), EDO PERIOD with slightly curved suriagi blade with bo-hi and midare hamon, o-kissaki boshi, silver habaki, tang with 'Nami' character and Bun mon with two mekugi-ana, iron mokko-gata tsuba inlaid with shinchu foliage and pellets, tsuka, soft metal dragon menuki, in its lacquered saya with gilt mon, with NTBK certificate 325558 61.4 cm; 24 1/4 in blade
A RARE GERMAN ETCHED HALBERD FOR THE GUARD OF THE ABBEY OF WERDEN AND HELMSTÄDT IN THE DIOCESE OF COLOGNE, DATED 1592 with tapering terminal spike swelling towards the base, of hollow-diamond section and formed with a pair of basal lugs, recurved axe-blade pierced with a rosette formation of holes, formed with a central spike, down-curved rear fluke pierced en suite and with an additional lug top and bottom, etched over the greater part of its surface with strapwork frames and scrolling leafy tendrils on a stippled ground, with the arms of the Abbey, issuant figures playing trumpets, the figure of Justice a further angelic figure and the pious inscription 'Tale a Te' and 'o male a me', and the rear fluke dated on each face, tapering conical socket, a pair of long straps, on a wooden haft 59.0 cm; 23 ¾ in head
Rings - a diamond and spinel eternity ring, three oval and round cut blue spinel's, divided by pairs of diamond accented, each end terminating with a triangular diamond cluster, white gold crest, 9ct gold shank, size P; another smaller seven stone, size O; another five stone, size R, all 9ct gold shanks, 6.9g gross (3)
A sapphire and diamond flower head cluster ring, central round brilliant cut diamond approx 0.20ct, within a shaped quartetto cluster of four oval cut dark blue sapphire, surrounded by sixteen round brilliant cut diamonds, total estimated stone weights, diamond 0.65ct, sapphires 1,2ct, 18ct gold shank, stamped 18ct, size O, 6.1g gross
A diamond and pale blue tourmaline cluster ring, central pale blue round cut tourmaline, surrounded by a band of ten round old brilliant cut diamonds, between diamond accented shoulders, total estimated diamond weight approx 1ct, 18ct white and yellow gold shank, indistinctly marked, size O, 4.8g gross
[Brontë (Charlotte, Emily & Anne)], "Currer, Ellis & Acton Bell". Poems, first edition, second issue, advertisement f., this issue without the errata or publisher's catalogue, presentation inscription from Herbert Asquith signed "O" to front free endpaper, Westleys & Co. binders label to rear pastedown, bookplates to pastedown, original ribbed green cloth with harp design to covers, spine faded and affixed with tape, spine 1" portion of loss to head, chipped at foot, corners a little bumped, covers faded, [Smith 1 pp.6-14], 8vo, Smith, Elder and Co., 1846 [but 1848].⁂ A copy of this scarce early collection of poetry with an interesting provenance, the copy is presented to a friend "R.D." and signed "O" as Asquith by this point was Lord Oxford.⁂ Provenance: By decent from the recipient.
Psychoanalysis.- Breuer (Dr. Joseph) and Dr. Sigmund Freud. Studien über Hysterie, first edition, later tan calf-backed marbled boards, spine gilt and with black morocco label, [Garrison-Morton 4978; Norman F25], a very good copy, 8vo, Leipzig & Vienna, 1895.⁂ First edition of the work which is widely regarded as 'the starting-point of psychoanalysis' (Norman). This work gives the first detailed account of the free-association method and includes an account of the case of "Anna O."
Dickens (Charles, novelist, 1812-70).- [Journal of a tour to Italy], manuscript, 383pp., slightly browned, original red straight-grained morocco, extensively rubbed, corners worn, metal clasp, lacks spine, 8vo, 1844-46.⁂ Meeting Dickens in Genoa.The diary of a young English woman, travelling with her father and her Aunt Emily to Italy from 1844 to 1846. In Genoa they meet the Dickens' family, and in Naples, the Hickman's of Newnham Hall, Northamptonshire."Tuesday 16th of July [1844]. Mr. Dickens and family entered Genoa at four o clock, they occupy a palace at Albaro, he is the star of the day. Tuesday 23rd. of July... we set off to Mrs. Babbage's. The evening passed pleasantly Mr. & Mrs. Dickens the attraction of the evening arrived, in due time and receiving a due share of gaying - Mr. Dickens is quite different from what we had imagined them; he is... rather thin than otherwise his features well formed and a good humorous kind smile plays about his mouth, he was very conversant. Mr. Babbage introduced him to us all and he had a pleasant agreeable conversation with Aunt Emily. Mrs. Dickens is rather stout but elegant in her manner - they left early... . Saturday 28th... we did not go out, have been much interested with Dickens Oliver Twist lent to us by Mrs. Currie - we quite felt for the poor little in his great vicissitudes."
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