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Click here to subscribeA pair of 18th century famille rose dishes, each of the central island scenes featuring two figures on a promontory and another at a pavilion window, the rims with the eight Daoist immortals standing on clouds, 38.5cm (15.25 in) diameter (2) (D) One has a crack at 11 o'clock and the other 8 o' clock. There are also small chips to the rims
A William III Britannia standard silver mug By Benjamin Traherne, London 1698 of cylindrical form with ribbed band on a ribbed skirted foot reeded scroll handle, the front engraved O above MM, the underside engraved with a later presentation inscription dated 11th October 1925, 10.5cm high, 8.6oz. CONDITION REPORT: Lot 1741 Catalogue Amendment A William III Britannia standard silver mug By Benjamin Traherne, London 1698 of cylindrical form with ribbed band on a ribbed skirted foot reeded scroll handle, the front engraved O above MM, the underside engraved with a later presentation inscription dated 11th October 1925, 10.5cm high, 8.6oz. Condition Report Later initials to the front in between the ribbing OMM, later inscription underside, some overall surface scratching, some excess silver solder around the lower part of the scroll handle, some minor dents, in between the ribbed bands, no holes.
[Savonarola, Girolamo]. Meditations Chrestiennes. Sur, Les Pseaumes: LI. O Dieu aye mercy de moy. LXXX. O Pasteur d'Israel. XXXI. Seigneur i'ay mis mon espoir, [translated by J. Castol], London: par Thomas Vautrollier Imprimeur demourant aux Black-Frieres, 1585, [32],191,[1]pp., woodcut device to title and portrait illustration to verso (soiled & torn with loss), few decorative woodcut initials, text in French & Latin, red ruled throughout, fraying to fore-edge margins of initial few leaves, some dust-soiling and mottling, contemporary inscription to rear endpaper (torn), lacking front endpaper, all edges gilt, contemporary limp vellum, lacking ties, covers loosening, 16mo in 8s Adams S491. Rare. Only one UK institutional location found (Cambridge University). (1)
Fortune (Robert). A Residence among the Chinese: Inland, on the Coast, and at Sea. Being a Narrative of Scenes and Adventures During a Third Visit to China, from 1853 to 1856, 1st ed., 1857, wood-engraved illustrations, a few light spots, original blindstamped cloth, small indentation to upper cover, some mottled stains, 8vo, together with Travels in Central Asia. Being the Account of a Journey from Teheran across the Turkoman Desert on the Eastern Shore of the Caspian to Khiva, Bokhara, and Samarcand, Performed in the Year 1863 by Arminius Vambery, 1st ed., 1864, folding map, wood-engraved illustrations, stitching a little strained, original green cloth, light mottled stains to upper cover, 8vo, plus The Snows of Tibet through China, by A.E. Pratt, 1892, portrait frontispiece, folding map, illustrations, a few spots, blindstamps of the publisher and Royal Scottish Geograohical Society to title, bookplate, original blue cloth gilt, spine darkened and rubbed at ends, 8vo, with three others: Arminius Vambery's Sketches of Central Asia, 1868 (ex-libris), O. Olufsen's Through the Unknown Pamirs. The Second Danish Pamir Expedition 1898-99, 1904 and Sir Francis Younghusband's Peking to Lhasa, 1925 (6)
Forbes (Henry O., editor). The Natural History of Sokotra and Abd-el-Kuri. Being the Report upon the Results of the Conjoint Expedition to these Islands in 1898-9, by Mr. W.R. Ogilvie-Grant, of the British Museum, and Dr. H.O. Forbes, of the Liverpool Museums, together with information from other available sources forming a Monograph of the Islands, 1st ed., Liverpool, 1903, 34 lithographed plates, including 24 coloured after P. Smit, H. Gronvold and others, numerous illustrations, final index leaf excised at foot (with no apparent loss), occasional light marginal toning, t.e.g., original green buckram, rebacked in modern green morocco gilt, 8vo Scarce. (1)
Two Pre War Polish Breast Badges, both screw back examples. Bronze badge with Polish eagle to the centre with 1920 M O A O to each arm. Reverse of the badge is stamped with 436. Silvered cross badge with PAC 10 to the centre, reverse stamped 1042 and makers mark to the bottom. Both remain in good overall condition. (2 items)
Historically Interesting and Rare Grouping of Original Documents and Photographs Relating to British Union of Fascists Women’s Section District Leader Dora Harrison, Who Was Imprisoned on Port Erin Under Regulation 18B, the grouping consists of both pre-war and post war items. The documents include the original detention order dated 19th September 1940, this being a pre-printed document with her name typed in two places. Original typed document dated 5th December 1940 explaining the reasons to her why she was detained under Defence Regulation 18B. 1941 dated letter from the Home Office informing her that she is to be released from internment, this letter is addressed to c/o the commandant at the Women’s Internment Camp, Port Erin, Isle of Man. Her release order detailing that her movements must be logged with her local Police force and ink stamp sheet for where she has reported to local Police stations. The photographs in the grouping include two original unpublished examples taken at Selsea Camp in 1937, in one of these images a man is clearly wearing the British Union of Fascists belt buckle. Other images include a photograph of Mosley with his wife Diana, this has an inked dedication to the bottom, To Dora Harrison with love from Diana Mosley 1941. Two press images which show Oswald Mosley. Documents are accompanied by two post war Oswald Mosley signed typed documents addressed to a F Attridge Esq, relating to the Union Movement in 1948. The last item in the grouping is a copy of the book, The Nameless War by Captain A H M Ramsay, this book has a signed dedication to Attridge. A very interesting grouping of socially historical documents.
Boer War / WW1 Group of Five, 7970 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 A Gauld Seaforth Highlanders, the group consists of Indian General Service medal 1895-1902 with clasp Relief of Chitral 1895 (3039 Lce Corpl), Queens South Africa medal with single clasp Cape Colony (3039 Serjt 2:Sea Highrs), 1914-15 star (7980 Sjt), British War and Allied Victory medal with MID oak leaf (7980 A W O Cl2). The medals have some contact marks and 1914-15 star has been gilded and polished. Lance Sergeant Gauld was wounded at Magersfontein 11th December 1899. He was mentioned in despatches London Gazette 10/6/1919.
An 18ct gold emerald and diamond set dress ring The step cut emerald of approx. 6mm x 7mm claw set to diamond set trefoil borders, knife shoulders and plain band, band hallmarked 18ct and inscribed, weight of emerald 1.07ct and weight of diamond 0.17ct, finger size O. (illustrated) CONDITION REPORT: Lot 1067: Emerald dimensions L 0.7cm/7mm W 0.6cm/6mm Chip (approx 1mm)out of the side/edge of the stem Several smaller chips to facet edges A few surface cracks Very heavily included, bright green colour
'A History of British Butterflies' The Rev. F. O. Morris B.A., London: Groombridge and Sons, 1853, quarter leather binding and marbled boards; 'A Natural History of British Moths' volumes I and II, The Rev. F. O. Morris London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861, quarter leather binding and brown cloth boards; 'British Butterflies' W. S. Coleman, new edition, London: George, Routledge & Sons Ltd, 1897, calf bound, marbled endpapers
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