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Lot 70
18th century English facet stem wine glass, circa 1770, engraved T. Bycot, 14.5cm tall The Cycle Club which descended from the Vaughan family of Nannau in North Wales (see P.Lole, 'Limpid Reflections', Glass Circle News, no.118, March 2009, pp.7-8). With its members' close political support of the Stuart cause, the Cycle Club is strongly associated with Jacobite glass. It is known that wine glasses bear the name of a member of the Cycle, including that of the arch-Jacobite Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, recorded in the twenty-six meetings held by a separate host from 2 July 1770 until 8 July 1772 of which 26 people were present. Twelve of the names on the set of thirteen glasses are featured on a contemporary card rota with the owner of the glasses, Robert H. Vaughan acting as host on 24 June 1771. The thirteenth inscribed glass for Philip Egerton of Oulton (1694-1776), does not feature on the rota, but as by far the oldest member - he would have been 76 at the commencement of this Cycle - he was presumably excused from hosting a meeting.Four of the glasses are now in the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff. The set included glasses for Sir Watkin Williams Wynn (1748-89; President of the Cycle); Hon. R. Barry (1719-87); Hon. I.S. Barry (1725-84); T. Bycot (d.1798); P. Davies; R.P. Price (1736-82); B. Read; R.P. Thelwall (1720-75); W. Williams (d.1808); Dr. Wynn (?1745-96?); O. Wynne (1742-82); P. Egerton of Oulton (1694-1776). Hartshorne (1897) records that at Oulton there survived a set of ten Jacobite glasses of circa 1750, which were used at Cycle meetings together with a tabernacle portrait of Prince Charles by Giles Hussey. Unfortunately, Oulton Park was burned down in a disastrous fire in the 1920s, and the glasses may not have been saved. It has been suggested that some Clubs, and the Cycle in particular, had duplicate sets of glasses at different venues, and this discovery of a set of Cycle glasses at the Vaughans of Nannau seems to confirm this belief.Further evidence to support this proposition may perhaps be observed in the two group portraits painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds of The Society of Dilettanti, dating from 1778-79, now hanging in Brooks' Club in London. Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, Bart, can be seen on the extreme left-hand side of one of the paintings (illustrated) whom along with fellow members of the Dilettanti, including Sir William Hamilton, are clearly holding facet-stem wine glasses of the type used by the Cycle. Unfortunately, the Dilettanti glasses do not appear to be inscribed This glass presumably one from a set
Lot 69
18th century English facet stem wine glass, circa 1770, engraved P. Davies, 14.5cm tall The Cycle Club which descended from the Vaughan family of Nannau in North Wales (see P.Lole, 'Limpid Reflections', Glass Circle News, no.118, March 2009, pp.7-8). With its members' close political support of the Stuart cause, the Cycle Club is strongly associated with Jacobite glass. It is known that wine glasses bear the name of a member of the Cycle, including that of the arch-Jacobite Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, recorded in the twenty-six meetings held by a separate host from 2 July 1770 until 8 July 1772 of which 26 people were present. Twelve of the names on the set of thirteen glasses are featured on a contemporary card rota with the owner of the glasses, Robert H. Vaughan acting as host on 24 June 1771. The thirteenth inscribed glass for Philip Egerton of Oulton (1694-1776), does not feature on the rota, but as by far the oldest member - he would have been 76 at the commencement of this Cycle - he was presumably excused from hosting a meeting.Four of the glasses are now in the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff. The set included glasses for Sir Watkin Williams Wynn (1748-89; President of the Cycle); Hon. R. Barry (1719-87); Hon. I.S. Barry (1725-84); T. Bycot (d.1798); P. Davies; R.P. Price (1736-82); B. Read; R.P. Thelwall (1720-75); W. Williams (d.1808); Dr. Wynn (?1745-96?); O. Wynne (1742-82); P. Egerton of Oulton (1694-1776). Hartshorne (1897) records that at Oulton there survived a set of ten Jacobite glasses of circa 1750, which were used at Cycle meetings together with a tabernacle portrait of Prince Charles by Giles Hussey. Unfortunately, Oulton Park was burned down in a disastrous fire in the 1920s, and the glasses may not have been saved. It has been suggested that some Clubs, and the Cycle in particular, had duplicate sets of glasses at different venues, and this discovery of a set of Cycle glasses at the Vaughans of Nannau seems to confirm this belief.Further evidence to support this proposition may perhaps be observed in the two group portraits painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds of The Society of Dilettanti, dating from 1778-79, now hanging in Brooks' Club in London. Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, Bart, can be seen on the extreme left-hand side of one of the paintings (illustrated) whom along with fellow members of the Dilettanti, including Sir William Hamilton, are clearly holding facet-stem wine glasses of the type used by the Cycle. Unfortunately, the Dilettanti glasses do not appear to be inscribed This glass presumably one from a set
Lot 3104
Rickenbacker 360 12-String Semi Acoustic Guitar no.24912 (2005), maple-glo finish, white scratchplate, two pickups, five control dials, three way selector switch, two jack outputs 'Standard' and 'Rick-o-Sound', headstock with Rickenbacker Made in USA, in fitted manufacturers hard caseAppears as new
Lot 364
Boxed vintage Hornby train set by Meccano containing 'O' gauge clockwork 3435 locomotive and tender and two Pullman carriages with track At present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a condition report.
Lot 132
19th Century Welsh School 'View of a Welsh cottage', oil on panel, monogrammed 'F R O' lower right, 19.5cm x 29.5cm Overall wear, marks, scratches and small losses to the oak frame. The painting itself seems ok. Some dirt and debris evident to the mount. Signs of what looks like glue residue to the edges of the painting where it meets the mount. Please note we have not removed this from the frame to examine.
Lot 138
A pearl and diamond ring, with three oval shaped pearls, untested, spaced by pairs of round cut diamonds, all claw set to a plain tapered shank, tested as approximately 14ct gold. together with a synthetic ruby ring, with an oval mixed cut synthetic ruby between two round cut cubic zirconia, claw set, shank stamped '9ct & Sil', and tested as approximately 9ct gold and sterling silver, 5.76 total Finger size approximately O, L½Buying these gemstone rings at auction could save up to 0.42 tonnes of CO2e compared to buying new. Condition ReportPearl and diamond ring - all in good order. The diamonds are erratic cuts with irregular symmetry, but bright and lively. The pearls show excellent lustre and irregular shape suggesting a possible natural origin, and when a pinpoint bright light is shone through them, no internal shell bead could be observed. Shank slightly misshapen. Finger size is approximate. Synthetic ruby ring tarnished and dirty. Chips to the ruby.
Lot 170
Four gold rings, comprising a 9ct gold topaz and diamond ring, Birmingham, a 9ct gold diamond cluster ring, London 2005, a 9ct gold diamond wishbone ring, Birmingham 1983, a 9ct gold synthetic spinel and sapphire ring, London 1985. 9.63g (4) Finger size L, O, L, L Condition ReportMinor facet junction wear to topaz. Some settings a little dirty. Minor marks and scratches.
Lot 169
A small collection of green hardstone jewellery,to include a 9ct gold green hardstone and diamond ring, common control mark 375 Sheffield, a silver green hardstone pendant, 34mm long, suspended by a spiga link chain, a pair of silver green hardstone drop earrings, to hook wire fittings, 22mm long, a silver and green hardstone link bracelet, to pierced box clasp and two figure of eight safety catches, 183mm long, 10.13mm wide, all tested as silver.9ct gold - 2.80g, Silver - 38.61g (total)Finger size OCondition ReportBracelet showing excess glue to links.Marks and scratches to surfaces. Tarnish.
Lot 136
Two gold five stone rings, comprising a gold five stone diamond ring, with a single row of graduated brilliant cut, old Swiss cut and old eight cut diamonds, grain set in white to a boat shaped head, to incised pierced scroll gallery and a plain 'D' section shank, tested as approximately 18ct gold, and a gold five stone soudé emerald ring, with a single row of graduated step cut and oval and round mixed cut soudé emeralds, grain set to raised ridged closed collets, to plain tapered shoulders and a plain 'D' section shank, 5.34g (2) Finger size S, O Condition ReportVisible solder joins and possible replacement shank to diamond ring. Soudé emeralds showing abrasions, surface reaching inclusions. Marks and scratches to mounts. Some tarnish.
Lot 149
Four gold rings, a 9ct gold five stone amethyst cabochon ring, common control mark 375 Birmingham, a 9ct white gold amethyst and diamond cluster ring, Birmingham 2006, a 9ct rose gold pierced engraved ring, Birmingham 2004, and a gold amethyst and diamond ring, tested as approximately 9ct gold, 10.89g Finger size M½, N, Q LE, O Condition ReportFive stone amethyst ring, amethyst cabochons abraded to top of each cabochon, shank solder join visible. White gold and amethyst ring settings slightly dirty, would benefit from a gentle clean. Amethyst and diamond ring settings dirty. Would benefit from being cleaned. Marks and scratches to mounts.
Lot 19
An Edwardian gold peridot and seed pearl pendant,with a pear cut peridot millegrain set to the centre of an open scroll mount set with graduated seed pearls. The mount suspending an articulated peridot drop. A tapered bale grain set with a further split pearl. 40mm long, tested as approximately 9ct gold, and an Edwardian gold garnet quatrefoil pendant, with a circular cut garnet, bezel set to a circular wire scroll surround and plain hollow quatrefoil mount, drop vacant, 32mm long, stamped '9CT', tested as approximately 9ct gold, 5.18g (2)Condition ReportPeridot pendant showing one split pearl grain set to a floral setting with a fracture, no apparent loss to material. Just visible to the eye, more visible under 10x magnification.Minor marks and scratches.Garnet quatrefoil pendant a little dirty, would benefit from a gentle clean, being dried properly after as hollow.Minor marks and scratches.Tarnish.
Lot 401
A Collection of 3 Small Induction Coils, comprising of a coil o a polished mahogany plinth base with ruhmkorff switch, adjustable interupter, with connectors at the top, width 23cm; a small coil possibly out of an electrical toy/demonstration set on a mahogany plinth, width 15,5cm; a very small coil on a mahogany plinth base, again probably from an electrical toy/demonstration set, width 12cm (3) Note all tested with a 9v battery and working
Lot 43
Three Minolta 35mm SLR Cameras comprising a chrome Minolta XE-1 camera, 1974-77, with an MC Rokkor-PF f/1.7 50mm lens, shutter fires on X & B without battery, otherwise untested, a chrome Minolta XD7 camera, 1977-84, with an MD Rokkor f/1.4 50mm lens, shutter fires on O & B without battery, otherwise untested and a Minolta 9000 AF camera, with a Minolta AF Zoom f/4-5.6 35-80mm lens, shutter working, also a Minolta AF Zoom f/4.5-5.6 D 75-300mm lens, overall conditions, cameras G, lenses F-G
Lot 184
Forsyth (William). A Treatise on the Culture and Management of Fruit-Trees; in which a new method of pruning and training is fully described, London: T. N. Longman, O. Rees, T. Cadell, Jun., W. Davies and J. Debrett, 1802, 13 folding engraved plates, some offsetting, modern dark green half morocco, 4to, together with:Dickson (R. W.). Practical Agriculture; or, A Complete System of Modern Husbandry: with the Methods of Planting and the Management of Live Stock, 2 volumes, London: Richard Phillips, 1805, 86 engraved plates only of 87 (includes 3 folding, and 26 coloured plates of animals and grasses, lacking plate 1 listed in vol. 2 plate list which is usually used as frontispiece in first volume), some blue ink staining to front endpapers of both volumes slightly affecting frontispiece plate and titles, some damp staining to margins, occasional spotting and toning, contemporary half calf, rebacked, 4to,Bewick (Thomas). A General History of Quadrupeds, 6th edition, Newcastle upon Tyne: Printed by Edward Walker, for T. Bewick and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, London, 1811, wood engraved vignette illustrations, light toning and spotting, armorial bookplate of Sarah Phillott to upper pastedown, contemporary diced calf, gilt decorated spine, 8vo,Mavor (William). Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry ... together with a Book of Huswifery..., new edition, London: Lackington, Allen, and Co., 1812, occasional light spotting, burgundy morocco bookplate of W. A. Foyle, of Beeleigh Abbey to upper pastedown, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine, extremities lightly rubbed, 8voQTY: (5)
Lot 29
Belchamp St Paul, Essex. A volume of manuscript copies of Latin (and some English) deeds running from 1297 to 1586, titled ‘A booke wherin is entred and Written divers Dedes of feoffment, Releases, Indentures of sale of lande, and other evidences, wylles, wrightine and notes concernyng chiefly the messuages landes tenements and hereditaments situate lying and being in Paules Belchamp in the countie of Essex. Trulye copied out and agreing verbatim with the originalls. Collected in maner of a Register by the procurement of William Golding Esquier the third day of Januari Anno d[o]m[in]i 1584’, title and 58 leaves manuscript on paper, final folio [59] largely torn away and missing along with following two blanks, 21 blank leaves including 9 with foliation only, title on folio 13r, written in a neat secretary hand and the entries from folio 49v in the same hand at a slightly later date, a few scattered spots and some old dampstaining to lower margins of final few leaves, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to front pastedown, contemporary limp vellum with remains of tie and ‘Essex’ written in manuscript to upper cover, some soiling, wear and partial loss of vellum along upper margin of lower cover and spine, folio (300 x 200 mm), contained in a modern black morocco gilt folder with additional Foyle bookplate to inside coverQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey (bookplates).Belchamp St Paul is a village and civil parish in the Braintree district of Essex. It is 5 miles west of Sudbury, Suffolk, and 23 miles north-east of the county town, Chelmsford.William Golding would appear to be the son of John Golding and Elizabeth (Towe), of Belchamp St Paul, Essex. His father John married twice, having eleven children in total. One of the sons from the second marriage to Ursula (Merston) was Arthur Golding (1536-1606), the Elizabethan author and translator. Arthur (William’s younger half brother) is most well-known for his witty and beautiful translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses, first published in 1567, which went through eight editions and had an enormous influence on English literature and poetry. This is the translation that William Shakespeare read and borrowed from, and which Ezra Pound called ‘the most beautiful book in the English language’. Arthur is buried in the village churchyard of St Andrew’s and a memorial to him is within the church. William was born before 1528 and died in London in 1588.
Lot 94
Rushworth (John). Historical Collections Private Passages of State. Of Weighty Matters in Law. Remarkable Proceedings in Five Parliaments. Beginning the Sixteenth Year of King James, Anno 1618. And ending the Fifth Year of King Charls, Anno 1629. Digested in Order of Time, 1st edition, London: Printed by Tho. Newcomb for George Thomason, 1659, linen-backed double-page engraved historical map frontispiece depicting scenes from the Civil War (slightly cropped to margins and repair to central fold), 2 engraved portrait plates (plate of James I torn to lower outer blank corner), with two-eaf dedication to Richard Lord Protector at front (sometimes lacking) and advert leaf at rear, leaf 4N1 torn to fore-margin slightly affecting marginal note to p. 654, endpapers renewed retaining 18th-century armorial bookplate of Thomas Fountayne (1713-1739) with elephant crest, and late 19th/early 20th-century bookplate of Frederick J[ames] O[sbaldeston] Montagu, (1878-1957), contemporary calf, neatly rebacked in light brown morocco with gilt decoration to spine and red morocco title label, corners refurbished, folio, together with:Wilson (Arthur). The History of Great Britain, being The Life and Reign of King James the First relating to what passed from his first access to the Crown, till his Death, London: Richard Lownds, 1653, lacking portrait frontispiece, short worm trail to initial leaves, some light dust-soiling, top edge gilt, red morocco bookplate of W. A. Foyle, of Beeleigh Abbey to upper pastedown, 20th-century red half morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, lightly faded to spine, small folioQTY: (2)NOTE:Provenance: 1. Thomas Fountayne (bookplate); Frederick J. O. Montagu (bookplate); 2. W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey (bookplate).1. STC R2316; Lowndes vol. IV p.2153; Abbot 1023.2. ESTC R38664; Wing W2888; Gibson, 651b. With a different setting from the edition with 'Iames' and 'accesse' in title and 'dore' in imprint (see ESTC R200950; Gibson, 651a).Rushworth’s Historical Collections narrates a turbulent period: the years leading up to the English Civil War. Throughout his narrative, Rushworth shows a partiality towards the side of Parliament. His narrative also issues a warning of the potential chaos and destruction that these might lead to. The important folding map, untitled but attributed to Wenceslas Hollar (Baynton-Williams, New Worlds, 83), juxtaposes a map of the British Isles with a view of the Battle of Prague – thus comparing the Thirty Years’ War that was devastating Europe with the Civil War that was engulfing England, and providing a warning to the English of the consequences of civil disorder.
Lot 294
Guest (Lady Charlotte). The Mabinogion from the Llyfr Coch o Hergest, and other ancient Welsh manuscripts, with an English Translation and Notes, 3 volumes, 1st edition, London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans; Llandovery, W. Rees, 1849, half-title to each volume, facsimile plates, including one folding frontispiece to first volume, light spotting to preliminary leaves, lacking pp. 9-12 in volume 3, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, with maroon morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to front endpaper of each volume, fine later 19th century dark green half morocco by Antoine Chatelin (signed to front turn-in of each volume), gilt decorated spines in compartments between raised bands, with four Welsh harp motifs in gilt, in excellent condition, large 8voQTY: (3)NOTE:Provenance: W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey (bookplate).Fine copy. The Mabinogion are a collection of twelve Middle Welsh tales, translated into English by Lady Charlotte Guest, who was born in Lincolnshire but became interested in the literature and traditions of Wales after marrying Sir Josiah John Guest, master of the Dowlais ironworks. Eleven of the tales are taken from the Red Book of Hergest, one of the most important mediaeval Welsh manuscripts. They consist of the four branches of the Mabinogi, namely Pwyll Pendefig Dyfed, Branwen ferch Ll?r, Manawydan fabLl?r, and Math fab Mathonwy, as well as three Arthurian romances and four independent tales.The French bookbinder Antoine Chatelin relocated to England around 1852. Examples of his work appeared in the Exposition Universelle of 1862 alongside exhibits from fellow binders Bedford and Rivière.
Lot 188
Gell (Sir William). The Topography of Troy, and its Vicinity; Illustrated and Explained by Drawings and Descriptions, 1st edition, London: printed by C. Whittingham for T. N. Longman and O. Rees, 1804, title with hand-coloured engraved vignette, 2 hand-coloured engraved maps, 28 fine hand-coloured etched and aquatint plates by Thomas Medland after William Gell, including 3 folding (a couple of short closed tears to two folding plates), 13 illustrations of which 11 hand-coloured, occasional light offsetting, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, top edge gilt, finely bound in later navy full morocco by Bayntun Riviere, Bath, covers with triple fillet borders in gilt with anthemion decorations to corners and innermost fillet, spine with raised bands, lettered in the second compartment, the others tooled with elaborate repeat decorations, folio, 42.5 x 27 cm QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: The Library of William Foyle, Part III, Christie's, 13 July 2000, lot 815.Abbey Travel 399; Blackmer 660.'Gell visited the Troad in December 1801 in company with Dodwell. He used the camera lucida to produce very accurate sketches. Gell fixed the site of Troy at Bounarbashi, in agreement with le Chevalier's theories.' (Blackmer). 'Certainly the most beautiful book on Troy ever published.' (A. K. Lascarides).
Lot 91
* Cromwell (Oliver, 1599-1658). Lord Protector of England. Great Seal of the Commonwealth, attached to a vellum document, Westminster, 24 May 1658, the document handwritten in brown ink and concerning a dispute between John Thornicroft and Jeffrey Hetherington over land and property in Charterhouse Lane in the parish of St Sepulchre's, to be tried before the Chief Justice, Oliver St John, calligraphic first line with large decorative initial 'O' and decorative initials 'L' and 'P' for the words 'Lord Protector', the borders decorated with pen and pencil floral motifs, some rubbing, spotting and uneven ink tones, skilful repair and pen work to small centre portion of upper border, 605 x 675 mm, a complete Great Seal of the Commonwealth appended (45 mm diameter), slightly rubbed, the whole folded into a bespoke plush-lined velvet document box to display the seal showing Parliament, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to moire silk cover on inside of lid, 20th-century red straight-grained morocco lettered in gilt to upper cover and spine, oblong small folio (20 x 26 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey (bookplate). A six-page typed transcription with silk spine tie is included in the box along with an old Maggs Bros catalogue description of the item, c. 1950's.Although both sides of the seal are somewhat rubbed some details of the impressions are still clearly visible. This is the second Great Seal of the Commonwealth (1651), the obverse showing a map of England, Wales and Ireland, the reverse the House of Commons in session.A rare and good survival.
Lot 5
Augustine (Saint, Bishop of Hippo, 354-430 A.D.). Soliloquia animae ad deum, Italian, 15th century, manuscript in brown and red ink on vellum, 67 leaves (plus 2 vellum end leaves at both front and rear), COMPLETE, collation, 1–610, 710-3 (last 3 cancelled); written in an Italian rotunda script of the 15th century, single column with 22 lines per page, 36 two-line (the first being four-line) floriated initials in alternate red and blue, and blue and red, a ten-line illuminated letter ‘O’ in gold and colours laid in (from a different manuscript) to first leaf of text, and with illuminated border decoration of foliate motifs, stars and a shield at foot, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to recto of first blank vellum leaf, and a folded page of typewritten description of the manuscript in German tipped in, late 19th or early 20th-century Italian full brown morocco with elaborate and rich impressed decoration in green, dark brown and light brown, the upper inside cover with large impressed stamp of Ernesto Pagnoni of Milan, and his initials in shields forming an outer frame, separated from binding along front inner hinge, short splits to head of upper and lower joints, 8vo (178 x 125 mm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: It may be possible to determine the original patron of the book: above the first rubric is an erasure that appears to begin ‘Iste liber’ and include the name ‘Raimundi’(?); in the lower margin a shield of arms has been overpainted with gesso and gold, but traces of a blue ground survive, and from the back of the leaf a diagonal (bend) can be discerned; Ernesto Pagnoni, Vaprio d’Adda, near Milan. Though his dates of birth and death are unknown, Pagnoni was active as a collector of manuscripts at the beginning of the twentieth century. Part of his collection was sold in Amsterdam by the famous dealer R. W. P. de Vries on the 2nd and 3rd of December 1908. His bookplate was designed by Sigmund Lipinsky in 1912. Other manuscripts once part of Pagnoni’s collection include Yale University, Beinecke Library, Marston MS 235, Lectura super libros sententiarum by Alfonso de Vargas y Toledo, and University of Pennsylvania, MS Codex 717, Ascetic miscellany, 1470-1499. Many manuscripts owned by Pagnoni are housed in modern bindings signed by C. Glingler, bookbinder in Rome; W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey (bookplate). This text contains the Soliloquies of Saint Augustine of Hippo, an inner dialogue on the matter of the soul, thought in the Middle Ages and Renaissance to be by Saint Augustine, but now doubted. Folio 65 verso and folios 66 and 67 at the end of the volume have additional texts added in several different hands, beginning on folio 65 verso with the Hymn to Saint Michael 'Christiane vir fidelis, qui regnare vis in coelis', (Chevalier, Repertorium Hymnologicum III (1904), 24515) and the Hymn to Saint Christopher 'martir Christoforo pro Salvatoris honore' (Chevalier, Repertorium Hymnologicum III (1904), 29471), followed by other various prayers.
Lot 305
Beeton (Isabella). The Book of Household Management, first edition in book form, first issue, London: S. O. Beeton, 1861, colour-printed wood-engraved frontispiece, additional pictorial title and 12 plates, numerous wood-engraved illustrations, lacking leaves 2R4 & 2R5 (pp. 615-618), some discreet archival tissue strengthening to margins mostly at front of volume, modern dark green cloth gilt, thick 8vo QTY: (1)NOTE:Axford p. 38; Bitting p. 32; Cagle 561; Simon BG 186.This highly popular work was originally published in 24 monthly parts, 1859-1861. The example here is the first edition in book form, first printing, with Cox and Wyman as the printers and with the first line of the errata referring to p. 57, not p. 657.
Lot 68
Arms of Essex. An incomplete manuscript volume of arms and pedigrees of Essex families from the Visitation of Essex, 1634, [6], 51 leaves, manuscript on paper, numerous coats-of-arms in trick, title and index leaves at front, contemporary foliation, lacking folios 52-65 [as inferred from the Index at front], manuscript heading at top of folio 1, 'These desents following were taken in the last visitacon made for the county of Essex by George Owen als Yorke Herauld and Hen:Lilly Rouge Rose A[nn]o 1634', some soiling and old damp staining, some bluish ink staining to upper margins of folios 35-42, not affecting legibility of text, minor marginal chipping and fraying with a few old discreet repairs, armorial bookplate of Evelyn Philip Shirley (1812-1882) and burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to front pastedown, the Shirley bookplate with 'no. 127' written at foot, late 19th-century vellum gilt, folio (315 x 212 mm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Evelyn Philip Shirley (bookplate); W.A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey (bookplate).Henry Lilly (died 1638), Rouge-dragon pursuivant was employed with George Owen, York herald, in 1634, to visit Essex and Worcestershire for Sir Richard St. George, Clarenciux, and Sir John Borough, Norroy. The Essex visitation was printed in volume 13 of the 'Publications of the Harleian Society'.Catalogue amendment: Please note that the Index refers to names on folios 52-65. These leaves are not present, the text ending with folio 51v.
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Lot 2
Manuscript History of France. Histoire de France [so titled to upper cover], manuscript on vellum, French, circa 1470s, 117 leaves, 238 x 163 mm (9 3/8 x 6 1/2 ins), manuscript text in French in dark brown ink, the first leaf illuminated in gold and colours, with blason of the Comtes de Vermandois held aloft by two monkeys (one on either side), surrounded by elaborate foliate decoration incorporating flowers and strawberries, a bird and snail to right margin, small dragon to lower margin and large decorative initial in red, blue and gold, two further large decorative initials to folio 8 recto and folio 20 verso, numerous small initals in red and gold, and blue and gold throughout, contemporary miniscule annotations to margins in light brown ink, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to verso of front cover, and additionally marked in pencil above 'De Froyle' and '6926 Ph' (in two different hands), old limp vellum ((probably 17th century) with yapp fore-edges, decorative gilt lozenge to centre of each cover, upper cover with manuscript title in brown ink 'Histoire de France', modern black morocco labels to spine 'Histoire de France' and '14 Cent.', 4to (245 x 170 mm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Comte de Vermandois, ancient noble French family in northern France to the east of Amiens, straddling the present-day départements of the Oise and Aisne; Sir Thomas Philipps (1792-1872), his pencil inscription to inside front cover '6926Ph'; W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey (bookplate).Munby Phillipps Manuscripts 6926: 'Histoire de la Creation du Monde ad an.1314. 1st page illum. with a Coat Chequy O. et Az. the shield held by two monkeys n. fol. V. S. XV'.Rare, possibly unique text. A fine manuscript history of France, written in French, beginning with the foundation of the Roman empire, taken from the text of the 4th century A.D. historian Orosius, and continued up to 1314. The text begins: 'De la creation du monde iusques a la fondacion de romme selon orose eut quatre mille quatre cens quatres vingts et quatre ans...'. The penultimate leaf 116 reads in part (approximate transcription): 'L'an mil iii. viii. le tour saint benoist abbe. led. pape fift publier a carpentras ou la court pour lois estoit lesd. constitucione quil avoit fait faux et avoit ordonne qui sen fust fait ung livre qui voulloit nomer le vii decretalles. Mais il comenca destue ma ladif dont il morut apres qui ceust tem le siege viii. ans v. mois. xv. jos au chasteau de la roche maur a la fine du Rosne de la partie du royaulme et fut son corps porte a carpentras la ou la court estoit. Et apres en gascoigne en ung lieu ma dame de vierte ou il avoit fonde ung collige de chanoines seculiers ou diocesse de busars et y avoit choisie la sepulture lieuasses sterile et vaste. Et ne peut envoyer le livre aux universitee et estudes generaulx aux escolliers come il est de coustume. Mais Jhan xxii. son sucesseur. le fift et la noma clementines au nom de son predecesseur come il est contenu au dit livre. L'an mil. iii. Xiiii veille saint andre morut phe. roy de France a ung chasteau nome defront la ou il estoit ne en cestuy monde et luy succeda au roy de France. Loys son ainsne fils qui aussy estoit roy de navarra. Ladite annemesmee au darnier jour davril qui fut veille de lascencion. En geuraud de marinhe chlr. de normendie a cause de maintes accusations contre luy faictes. fut juge a pendre et executer. qui au temps de Phe. avoit tant de gouvernemant q ceulx qui voulloit estoient princes...'The history ends with the death of Philip IV in 1314, and the accession of Louis X of France 'the Quarrelsome'.
Lot 26
Baldwin (William, editor). The Myrrour for Magistrates. Wherein maye be seen by example of other, with howe grevous plages vices are punished: and howe frayle and unstable worldly prosperity is founde, even of those whom Fortune seemeth most highly to fauour. Imprinted at London in Fletestrete nere to Saynct Dunstans Churche by Thomas Marshe, 1563, two parts in one, [4], clx [i.e. 168], [1] leaf (collates paraph 4, A3-4, B-M8, O-U4, X-Y8, Aa-Bb8, Cc3), lacking A1-2, all of signatures N and Q, and Cc4 at end (errata leaf), first issue of the second edition, with Aa1 recto, line 7 'diligece', title within elaborate woodcut border, some soiling (restored to foremargin), following three leaves with paper repairs to lower outer corners (not affecting text), a few catchwords shaved, occasional minor marks, final two leaves (Cc2-3) with some soiling and stains, contemporary annotations in brown ink to title, B2, K7, L1, and Y1, 19th century pencil note to verso of blank leaf before title 'Lot 98 from Lilly Sale March 21st &c 1864', printed ownership ticket to verso of front endpaper: From Dr. Laing's Library, printed auction description for this copy (lot 485) to front endpaper, dated in pencil 1/4/46, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to front pastedown, 19th-century red-brown morocco (by Kerr & Richardson, Glasgow), binder's ticket to rear pastedown, gilt-decorated spine with black morocco title label, small 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey (bookplate).Grolier, Langland to Wither 174; Pforzheimer 731; ESTC S100551.Rare. First issue of the second edition (with Aa1 recto, line 7 'diligece'), containing eight additional legends, including The tragedie of Edmund Duke of Somerset by George Ferrers, which had been omitted from the first edition of 1559 for political reasons, Thomas Sackville's Sackville's important Induction and the Complaint of Buckingham, and Thomas Churchyard's Shore's WifeThe work was conceived as a continuation of John Lydgate's The Fall of Princes, itself based on Boccaccio's De Casibus Virorum Illustrium (Concerning the Falls of Illustrious Men). The Mirror was one of the major achievements of what C. S. Lewis called the ‘Drab Age’, and provided source material for Spenser, Shakespeare, Daniel, and Drayton.
![Book of Hours, Use of Rome, in Latin. Illuminated manuscript on vellum [Southern Netherlands, probably Bruges, c. 1460], ii +](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/58f83210-d8be-44f6-bb81-b06d011764e4/cd78180b-5651-407c-b448-b07600e60e12/468x382.jpg)
Lot 9
Book of Hours, Use of Rome, in Latin. Illuminated manuscript on vellum [Southern Netherlands, probably Bruges, c. 1460], ii + 74 + ii leaves, lacking a calendar and an uncertain number of other leaves, probably including miniatures, foliated in 19th-century red ink; ruled in purple-red ink for 19 lines per page, the ruled space 103 × 60 mm, written in a gothic textura script, with some very calligraphic flourishes (e.g. f. 1v), ILLUMINATED WITH ONE FULL-PAGE MINIATURE, LARGE FOLIATE INITIALS AND FULL BORDERS at the main textual divisions (ff. 1r, 3r, 6r, 49r), and with two-sided borders at the seven individual hours, plus the two prayers at the end; hundreds of one- and two-line illuminated initials throughout. marbled endpapers, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, all edges gilt, early 19th-century Italian red leather, the covers with a wide gilt frame of palmettes, the front cover with ‘Anna. Bays.’ and the spine with ‘Uffizio’ in gilt capitals, 8vo (174 x 122 mm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance:Anna Bays (name on front cover).? Count Carlo Francesco Giacinto Caissotti di Chiusano (1754–1831): bought by ‘Caissotti di Chiusano’ for 24 lire in 1827 (inscription on front flyleaf).W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey (bookplate).Text:Hours of the Cross (f. 1r), and of the Holy Spirit (f. 3r); Mass of the Virgin (f. 6r); Hours of the Virgin (f. 14r), with Lauds (f. 21r), Prime (f. 29v), Terce (f. 32v), Sext (f. 35r), None (f. 37r), Vespers (f. 39v), and Compline (f. 44v); full-page miniature (f. 48v) and Seven Penitential Psalms (f. 49r), followed (f. 57r) by a Litany of saints; Office of the Dead (f. 60r); prayers ‘Obsecro te’ (f. 70v) and ‘O intemerata’ (f. 73v), both using masculine forms.Illumination:The decoration of this manuscript is typical of the mid-level works produced in large numbers in 15th-century Bruges both for locals and for visitors to the major trading town. The style of the surviving full-page miniature is related to that of the so-called Master of the Beady Eyes, which, with that of Willem Vrelant, was dominant in Bruges in the third quarter of the 15th century. An unusual feature of the present book is that the miniature is part of an integral bifolium, ruled for text, rather than a single leaf, blank on the back, as would be expected in Flanders at this date. This suggests that the book was produced by a stationer to sell ‘off-the-peg’, rather than to be customised with the insertion of miniatures according to the customer’s taste and pocket. The image shows the Last Judgement: Christ sits on an arc blessing, displaying his wounds, with a lily and a sword at his mouth, praised by the Virgin and John the Baptist, while souls rise from their graves.
![Book of Hours, Use of Rouen, in Latin and French. Illuminated manuscript on vellum, [France: Rouen, c. 1480], ii + 160 + iii](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/58f83210-d8be-44f6-bb81-b06d011764e4/3ac8aa17-4c21-4f4d-a044-b07600e6168c/468x382.jpg)
Lot 12
Book of Hours, Use of Rouen, in Latin and French. Illuminated manuscript on vellum, [France: Rouen, c. 1480], ii + 160 + iii leaves, COMPLETE, collation: 112; 2–38, 42; 5–108, 114; 12–138, 144; 158; 16–218; tissue interleaves face the large miniatures; ff. 30r–v and 160v ruled, otherwise blank; ruled in red ink for 14 lines per page (16 in the calendar), the ruled space c. 90 × 60 mm, written in a fine gothic textura script, the calendar with major feasts in burnished gold, the others alternately red or blue, EVERY TEXT PAGE ILLUMINATED WITH AT LEAST ONE PANEL BORDER of semi-naturalistic flowers and plants on a gold ground, and blue and gold stylised acanthus on a plain parchment ground; the calendar with 24 SMALL SQUARE MINIATURES SET INTO PANEL BORDERS; the major divisions of the text marked by TWELVE LARGE MINIATURES above three or four lines of text and surrounded by full borders, SOME CONTAINING SUBSIDIARY MINIATURES, some containing animals, birds, or fantastic hybrid figures; TWO HISTORIATED INITIALS; a few prayers with 4-line initials; hundreds of two-line illuminated foliate initials, one-line initials, and line-fillers throughout; with a few minor blemishes (e.g. slight pigment loss in the lower right corner of the miniature on f. 31r, and slight water-staining in the lower left corner) but generally in fine, clean condition throughout, with ample margins, marbled endpapers, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, all edges gilt, sewn on five bands and bound in 18th-century French red diced calf over pasteboards, the covers framed with gilt ornament, the spine gilt and with title ‘L’Office de l’eglise’ in capitals, upper cover stained, the upper fore-edge turn-in lifting, 8vo (180 x 128 mm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance:The style of illumination and liturgical Use point to Rouen as the place of production; the sparse calendar includes St Romanus in gold (23 October), as well as St Evodius (8 October) and Mellonus (22 October), all three were bishops of Rouen; Romanus and Mellonus also appear in the Litany. Prayers are written for the use of a female supplicant, and a conventional portrait of the original owner appears in the final miniature.An erased 17th(?)-century ownership(?) note begins ‘Mon dieu qui …’ (f. 2r, lower margin); the same owner may have been responsible for lightly disguising the nudity that occurs in some marginal scenes: Aquarius (f. 1v), Gemini (f. 5v) and Bathsheba (f. 83r).‘From Robinsons, 25/8/49’ (in pencil, front flyleaf), presumably referring to W. H. Robinson, of Pall Mall.W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey (bookplate).Text:Calendar, in French (f. 1r); Gospel extracts (f. 13r); prayers ‘Obsecro te’ and ‘O intemerata’, using feminine forms (f. 20v); Hours of the Virgin (f. 31r), Lauds followed by suffrages to the Holy Spirit, Nicholas, and Katherine; Seven Penitential Psalms (f. 83r) followed (f. 98r) by a Litany of saints (Clement, Fabian, and Sebastian, at the bottom of f. 100r, are mistakenly repeated at the top of the verso); Hours of the Cross (f. 105) and of the Spirit (f. 109r); Office of the Dead (f. 113r); ‘Les quinze joies nostre dame’ (f. 151r) and ‘Les sept requestes’ of the Lord (f. 157r), both in French.Illumination:(ff. 1r–12v) The calendar has Occupations of the months on rectos, and zodiac signs on versos:January: Feasting; AquariusFebruary: Warming at a hearth; PiscesMarch: Pollarding; AriesApril: Half-length man in a garden; TaurusMay: Man and woman on horseback, hawking; Gemini: a naked man and woman embracingJune: Scything; CancerJuly: Reaping; LeoAugust: Threshing; VirgoSeptember: Treading grapes; LibraOctober: Sowing seed; ScorpioNovember: Knocking acorns from trees to feed pigs; SagittariusDecember: Killing a pig; CapricornThe major texts are each introduced by a large miniature, including the individual Hours of the Virgin, except Vespers and Compline which have historiated initials:1. (f. 13r) The Four Evangelists, in a four-part miniature characteristic of Rouen 2. (f. 31r) The Annunciation, surrounded by a border composed of nine smaller compartments: three with angels, the other six with scenes from the life of the Virgin: Gabriel appearing to Joachim; Meeting at the Golden Gate; Nativity of the Virgin; Presentation of the Virgin; Virgin at the Loom; and Marriage of the Virgin to Joseph3. (f. 44v) The Visitation4. (f. 59r) The Nativity5. (f. 65v) The Annunciation to the Shepherds6. (f. 69v) The Adoration of the Magi7. (f. 73r) The Presentation in the Temple; the infant has his arms outspread, visually prefiguring his Crucifixion8. (f. 76v) The Flight into Egypt (historiated initial)9. (f. 78r) The Coronation of the Virgin (historiated initial)10. (f. 83r) King David in Penitence; the border with smaller miniatures depicting David and Goliath, and David Spying on Bathsheba11. (f. 105r) The Crucifixion; the border with smaller miniatures depicting the Flagellation, and Christ carrying the Cross12. (f. 109r) Pentecost13. (f. 113r) A Funeral Service; the border with smaller miniatures depicting Death in the form of a cadaver killing a man, and a priest officiating at a burial14. (f. 151r) The Virgin and Child enthroned, adored by an angel and a female patronThe style is typical of Rouen illumination in the late 15th century; characteristic features are the profuse use of gold highlights on draperies and hillsides, often cross-hatched; cross-hatching of grassy areas in landscapes; a palette predominantly based on pink, blue, brown and green, and the use of grey for the modelling of facial features, men having rather swarthy flesh, and women very pale skin; the rather peremptory manner of painting hands; the grey-blue acanthus on flat gold backgrounds for borders.
Lot 531
Harry Potter, a Royal Mail FDC signed by Alan Rickman, who played Severus Snape and Maggie Smith, who played Professor Minerva McGonagall. With a set of seven stamps depicting the Harry Potter books, postmarked 17.7.2007 with Broom, Alcester Warwickshire cancellations. 'H. Potter C/O Hogwarts School Scotland' label attached and complete with Harry Potter insert. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.
Lot 40
Entertainment and Literature collection housed in black binder. Signatures include Wilbur Smith, Ken Follett, Jilly Cooper, Frederick Forsyth, Lynda Laplante, Ruth Rendall, Bernard Cornwell, Edna O Brien, Jack Higgins, Leslie Thomas, Martin Gilbert and others. Includes signed album pages and photos. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.
Lot 37
A collection of three Georgian hallmarked silver spoons. To include a George III serving spoon hallmarked for London. Date letter L for 1804. Makers mark TW for Thomas Wallis (II). A George IV spoon. Hallmarked for London. Date letter O for 1809. Makers mark JH for Jonathan Hayne. A George III hallmarked silver spoon. Hallmarked for London. Date letter M for 1807. Makers mark rubbed to be illegible. Combined weight approx 160g. Measures approx 23cm x 5cm.
Lot 32
A George V hallmarked silver creamer and bon bon dish. The creamer being of Art Deco style with angular handle. Hallmarked for Sheffield, date letter O for 1931. Makers mark E.V for Viner's Ltd (Emile Viner). The Bon bon dish having pierced border and sitting on four hoof feet. Hallmarked for Birmingham. Date letter G for 1931. Makers mark CSG & Co for Charles S Green & Co Ltd. Combined weight approx 242g. Measures approx 11.5cm x 11cm x 5.5cm / 8.5cm x 11cm x 3.5cm.
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