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Old Master style sanguine chalk drawing, Head studies, unsigned, 4.5" x 7", framed.

Elgar (Sir Edward composer 1857 1p. 4to Master of the King`s Musick: Lord Chamberlain`s Office St. James`s Palace 18th December 1929 thanking him "for your kind letter on behalf of the Gentlemen of St. George`s Choir. What little I was able to do at the Concert on the 9th Dec. gave me great pleasure & I would be obliged if you will convey my thanks to all concerned for their splendid assistance" folds small tear along 1 fold. ***The first performance of a partsong entitled: "A simple Carol for His Majesty`s happy recovery." George V became seriously ill in 1929 and was thought to be dying when after a last minute procedure by his doctor he made a slow and halting recovery. "Walford Davies asked for a carol to be sung by the choristers of St George`s Chapel Windsor for their annual concert in December. Elgar thereupon looked out an old tune of his youth and set it to verses of of the Tudor poet George Gascoigne entitled Good Morrow." - Moore. Elgar and his Publishers vol. II 1987..

Jacob Ferdinand Voet (1639-c1700). A Fine 17th Century Oil on Canvas; a head & shoulder portrait of Marie Mancini. Exquisitely painted with her locks of hair fashioned into bunches and wearing a necklace of pearls 14¾ ins x 7¼ ins (44 cms x 37 cms). In a carved and giltwood Louis XIV style frame measuring 23 ins x 20½ ins (59 cms x 52 cms). The stretchers inscribed with the name Marie Anne Mancini, Duchesse de Bouillon, although it is far more likely to be her sister; Marie Mancini (Anne Maria Mancini; Princess Colonna). The name Pierre Magnard is also inscribed but the artist is without doubt Jacob Voet and has been confirmed by Sotheby`s Old Master Department.

18th Century Old Master sanguine chalk drawing, Man and child, unsigned, 15.5" x 10.5", mounted.

Old Master style red ink sketches, Horse caricature studies, unsigned, 8" x 9.5", unframed.

A small coloured print of an Old Master painting of a boy with a lute, a small watercolour drawing of a moorland and two other modern watercolours (a lot, as viewed)

Printing and Typography--Sparling, H.H. The Kelmscott Press and William Morris master-craftsman. 1924; Original cloth-backed boards, uncut; Consequences. Golden Cockerel Press, 1932. Frontispiece by Eric Ravilious, original cloth, Cockerel motif attached to upper cover; Plomer, Henry R. English printers` ornaments. 1924. 4to, limited to 400 copies, dust-jacket; Curwen, H. Process of graphic reproduction in printing. 1934, dust-jacket; Gwillim, P. Slate engraving. 1964. 4to, original wrappers; Harling, R. Alphabet and image. No. 7. May 1948. 4to, original wrappers; Macnab, I. The student`s book of wood-engraving. 1938. 4to, original cloth; Leighton, Clare Wood-engraving and woodcuts. 1944. 4to, original cloth; Morison, S. First principles of typography. 1936. 12mo, original boards; [Feyerabend, S.] A true description of all trades. New York, 1930. 8vo, limited to 400 copies, woodcuts, original boards; City of Birmingham School of Printing. Modern typography in monotype Gill sans-serif. 1932. 4to, original wrappers; Caslon,W. Caslon old face. [N.d.], 4to, original wrappers; Leicester College of Arts and Crafts Printing year book 1932. 4to, original wrappers, rubbed; Cleverdon, Douglas. The engravings of David Jones. Prospectus no. 13 of 500 copies, wrappers; Bridges, R. The message of one of England`s greatest poets to a printer. 4to, limited to 250 copies, an unnumbered copy, original cloth-backed boards; Ganillon, S. Maya. Golden Cockerel Press, 1930. 8vo, limited to 500 copies, original cloth, spine discoloured; Skelton, E. Eric Gill. The engravings. 1990; Soldans Ltd. Specimen book of Bauer types. [N.d.], 4to, original cloth; Cave, T. John Baskerville: the printer. 1936; Moran, J. Fit to be styled a typographer. 1978. Dust-jacket; Holloway, M. Some letters of Pino Orioli to Mrs Gordon Crotch. Tragara Press, 1974. 8vo, number 31 of 120 copies, original quarter cloth; Grosvenor, Chater & Co. A specimen book of papers from Abbey Mills. 1958. 4to, cloth, dust-jacket; and c.215 pamphlets and books related to printing, typography, bookbinding &c. (c.235); and copies of Typographia, & other printing journals

AFTER GUERCHINO, ENGRAVED BY F BARTOLOZZI, BLACK AND WHITE ENGRAVING, Old Master Subject, 9" x 8"

A FOLDER OF ASSORTED ENGRAVINGS, LITHOGRAPHS ETC, some Old Master Studies

Follower of John Linnell 1792-1882, Portrait Miniature- Portrait of Helen Rose O`Connell 1825-1909, (grand-daughter of Captain William Bligh) seated half-length, a cockatiel perched on her hand, in an extensive landscape; watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, with inscription verso, 12x9cm. Provenance: Helen Rose O`Connell 1825-1909, thence by decent to the present owner (the portrait of Rose) Note: The sitter holding an exotic cockatiel in her right hand, presumably a reference to her grand-father`s connection with the southern colonies: In 1787 aged 33, Captain Bligh was given command of `The Bounty`, a three year old merchant ship, his mission was to transport breadfruit from Tahiti to the West Indies. In April 1789 the famous mutiny took place, led by Fletcher Christian. An extract taken from Bligh`s logbook. Entry for 28th April - `Just before Sunrise Mr Christian and the Master at Arms… came into my cabin while I was fast asleep, and seizing me tyed my hands with a Cord & threatened instant death if I made the least noise. I however called sufficiently loud to alarm the Officers, who found themselves equally secured by centinels at their doors… Mr Christian had a Cutlass & the others were armed with Musquets & bayonets. I was now carried on deck in my Shirt in torture with a severe bandage round my wrists behind my back, where I found no man to rescue me…` In 1805, Bligh was sent to New South Wales as Governor, but his oppressive manner contributed to an uprising, in Sydney in 1808 - the Rum Rebellion - he had attempted to end the use of rum as a form of currency. .

A group of Old Master style pencil sketches on single sheet, studies of a rams head, unsigned, 6.5" x 12", framed.

BRINE, Mary D., Grandma`s Memories, 1888, MACK, Robert Ellice, Queen of the Meadow, lacks title page, HAVERGAL, Francis Ridley, Songs of the Master Love, dec red cloth, CRANE Walter (illus), Pan Pipes, A Book of Old Songs, pub Routledge 1883m BRYMER John, Two Merry Mariners, illus Stewart Orr, pub Blackie & Son, DOYLE, Richard, Manners and Customs of ye Englyshe (6)

OLD MASTER STYLE GILDED GESSO PICTURE FRAME (A/F), 26" x 32"

ISLAY MIST-17 YEAR-OLD Blended and bottled by D. Johnston & Co. In original tube. Blended, 75cl, 43% volume. ISLAY MIST MASTER`S-12 YEAR-OLD Blended and bottled by MacDuff International Limited. In original tube. Blended, 75cl, 43% volume. MICHELL`S-12 YEAR-OLD Blended and bottled by J. & A. Mitchell & Co. Ltd. In original box. Blended, 70cl, 43% volume. OLD ELGIN-8 YEAR-OLD Produced and bottled by Gordon & MacPhail, Elgin. Malt Whisky, 70cl, 40% volume. 4 Bottles.

AN OVAL CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN PLAQUE painted with the Madonna and Child after the Old Master, 4½" x 3¼", within a gilt ribbon-tie frame

Old Master Sanguine chalk sketch, Man on horseback, unsigned, 7.5" x 4", ex property of Sir Maurice Fitzgerald Bart.

Old Master pen, ink and wash sketch, Cherub studies, unsigned, 8.5" x 11", framed.

Three Dresden hand-painted porcelain plaques, c. 1870, depicting The Madonna and Child and Mary Magdalene, each impressed 12, and a smaller plaque depicting a young lady holding a Roman oil lamp, impressed K, each after an Old Master, 12.5 x 10cm and 8.5 x 6.8cm respectively (4).

A Dutch 6-pdr bronze naval cannon, dated 1694, Claude Fremy, Amsterdam, 1694. Recovered from the wreck of the Dutch East-Indiaman Hollandia,The barrel with five moulded turns, the breech with monogram VOC cast in relief and surmounted by an A for the Amsterdam chapter of the Dutch East India Company above a struck proof mark in the form of the Amsterdam Town mark and an inscribed band CLAUDY FREMY ME FECIT AMSTELODAMIA o 1694, engraved number 1640, with a pair of scrolled dolphin handles and swamped muzzle, 8ft 1in long, 3.67in bore, on a later stepped wooden carriage built by the late James Close. Provenance: Sotheby & Co., 18th April 1972, sale of Artifacts etc. recovered from the wreck of the Dutch East-Indiaman "HOLLANDIA" (sunk 1743), lot 503, purchased by James Close for £2000. The James Close Collection of Historic Naval Cannon. Historical Notes: The cast inscription indicates that the current lot was cast by Claude Fremy (1646-1699) who was appointed as the Master Gunfounder of Karthhuizerstraat in Amsterdam in 1681. He is known to have cast several guns for the Amsterdam chapter of the VOC and probably others for the Amsterdam Admiralty. A bell, also cast by him and dated 1697, hangs in the bell tower at the Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town, South Africa`s oldest surviving building. The Hollandia was constructed by the Dutch East-India Company in Amsterdam in 1742. Built to a new experimental design, she was 150 (Amsterdam) feet in length, displaced 700 tons and carried 32 guns. On 3rd July 1743, she sailed from the Friesland Island of Texel bound for Batavia (in modern day Jakarta) with a complement of 276 men, commanded by Captain Jan Gelder, and laden with a cargo of 129,700 guilders in silver coin. In addition to the crew, the Hollandia sailed with several important passengers, including a brother of Gustaaf Willem Baron van Imhoff, the Dutch Governor-General of the East Indies, with the former`s wife and sister-in-law who belonged to the aristocratic Bentinck family of Bevervoerde. Ten days into the voyage the Hollandia had strayed off-course and become separated from the two other vessels accompanying her to Batavia. In the early hours of 13th July 1743 she struck the Gunner rock, off Annet, Isles of Scilly. Making for St. Mary`s and taking on water fast, she managed to fire her guns as a signal of distress but to no avail. She went down around 15 minutes after striking the rock in approximately 100 feet of water with the loss of all hands. Contemporary accounts suggest that all attempts to locate and salvage the Hollandia`s cargo were abortive; John Troutbeck in his 1794 publication Survey of the Ancient and Present State of the Scilly Islands noted:- (The wreck) still remains a booty for those who can find it. In 1968 Rex Cowan, a former lawyer, charged himself with the challenge of locating the wreck. After two years of searching by his team of experienced divers, assisted by knowledge gained through exhaustive research in the English and Dutch archives and a specially-developed electronic instrument called a proton magnetometer, the wreck was finally located on 16th September 1971. The shipwreck site was spread over an area of approximately 180 by 100 metres and comprised three main clusters. The southern cluster consisted of the remains of the lower part of the hull and included two bronze short mortar-type cannon which probably spilled out of the damaged hull whilst the Hollandia was adrift and taking on water. The two northern clusters were probably the remains of the main body of the ship, with the stern facing south. The heavier artifacts, which included 5 anchors and 28 iron guns, settled in gullies on the seabed whilst many of the smaller items were randomly dispersed across the area making archeological interpretation of the site extremely difficult. At the time of the loss of the Hollandia the current lot would have been almost 50 years old. This, coupled with the fact that 28 iron guns were located amongst the wreckage, suggests that it probably was not amongst the principal armament of the ship but may (along with the two mortar cannon) have been part of the vessel`s cargo or perhaps installed as supplementary armament. The current lot must have been one of the earliest artifacts recovered from the wreck (during the short window of suitable weather after its discovery in September 1971) as it was immediately offered for sale at Sotheby`s on 18th April 1972 where it was purchased by James Close. A bronze 16-pdr Land Service mortar by Ciprianus Crans, Amsterdam, and a bronze 2-pdr breech-loading cannon both of which which were also recovered from the wreck of the Hollandia, were sold at Bonhams Fine Arms & Armour from the Henk L. Visser Collection, London, 28th November 2007 for £26,400 and £9,840 respectively. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.

A late 19th century mahogany box of plain rectangular form, the hinged lid revealing a lined drop flap and compartmented interior (some dividers missing) and a pair of large brass circular shallow dishes, each centrally decorated with Old Master style paintings

MISCELLANEOUS LOOSE WORKS TO INCLUDE AN OLD MASTER RELIGIOUS SEPIA STUDY, 12" x 9", a grey wash drawing inscribed verso "Westall", three further studies; and an oil study of Flora after Titian, painted onto panel, 8" x 6 1/2", all unframed (6).

AN OLD MASTER DRAWING of a muscular naked youth steering a boat with an oar, pencil/charcoals, printed red collector`s stamp, 20 1/2" x 15 1/2" (see illustration).

Four albums containing approximately 600 postcards various, including scenes of topographical interest, construction, bridges of Britain, the Mersey tunnel, seaside scenes, views of Liverpool etc, also another album of photographs of old master paintings, Greek marble statues of athletes, views of Rome, Brussels and various family groups etc

19thC School-oil on canvas laid on panel-Awaiting Master`s Return-Interior scene with old woman seated reading by a fireplace, 11 x 15"-old restorations-in Italian carved giltwood frame.

Unsigned early sepia watercolour on paper, old master style, interior scene with figures. 10" x 16 1/2".

GALE, NORMAN (1862 – 1942; poet). A collection of his published work, as under, arranged chronologically, seven inscribed to Winifred Craven: Meadowsweet. (Anon). Rugby: George E. Over [1889]. Wrappers. 1 of an edition of 50 copies numbered and signed by the publisher. Prince Redcheek. Rugby: George E. Over [1891]. Text block detached from wrappers. [1 of 50 printed].Violets. Rugby: George E. Over [1891]. Frontispiece. Original cloth. One of an edition of 80 copies numbered and signed by the publisher. The Candid Cuckoo. Old Bilton, Rugby: by the author [1891]. Original cloth gilt. One of 100 copies printed.A June Romance. Rugby: George E. Over, 1892. Contemporary three-quarter calf. With, loosely inserted, a proof of the first gathering with Gale`s autograph corrections.A Fellowship in Song. (With Alfred Hayes and Richard Le Gallienne). Rugby: George E. Over, London: Elkin Mathews. 1893. Contemporary three-quarter calf.On Two Strings. (With Robinson Kay Leather). Rugby: George E. Over, 1894. Text block detached from wrappers. One of only 10 copies on large handmade paper. With publishers announcement of this work loosely inserted. The ordinary edition consisted of 60 copies.Songs for Little People. Constable:1896. Original cloth gilt; headband chipped else very bright. Inscribed "Inscribed for Winifred by Norman".A June Romance. Chicago: Stone, 1899. Original cloth.A Norman Gale Treasury. Manchester: Broadbent, 1909. Wrappers.A Country Muse. Grant Richards, 1912. Original cloth in d.w.Country Lyrics. Harrap [1913]. Full publisher`s leather; spine badly chipped. Inscribed "To Winifred from Norman in memory of beautiful walks and pleasant conversations".Collected Poems. Macmillan, 1914. Original cloth. Inscribed "To Winifred from Norman".A Merry-Go-Round of Song. Old Bilton, Rugby: by the author, 1919. Original cloth; binding damp-marked. Signed D.W.S.Craven.Verse in Bloom. Old Bilton, Rugby: by the author [1924]. 3 copies, original cloth, 2 in d.w`s. One signed by Winifred Craven.A Book of Quatrains. Old Bilton, Rugby: by the author [1925]. 2 copies, original green cloth gilt in d.w`s. One inscribed "Gladly given to Winifred by the maker of the verse, Norman".A June Romance. Rugby: George Over, 1925. 5th edition, original cloth.A Flight of Fancies. Old Bilton, Rugby: by the author [1926]. 3 copies, original cloth, that in d.w. inscribed "Gratefully given to Winifred by Norman".Remembrances. Torquay: Devonshire Press [ 1937 ]. Unbound sheets. Published under the pseudonym ` Denys Heatherford.`Brackenham Church. Oxford: Shakespeare Head Press, 1938. Wrappers. 4 copies of an edition of 50, each signed and numbered by the author, one inscribed "Affectionately given by the author to Winifred Craven, in memory of the lessons when She was Pupil and He was Master".Unpigeonholed. Barganny, Brassey Road, Bexhill-on-Sea: by the author [1940]. Wrappers. 2 copies from a `Private edition of 100` numbered copies signed by the author, one inscribed "Winifred Craven`s copy willingly inscribed by her friend Norman Gale".Together with two incomplete copies of Verses in Bloom and a Book of Quatrains, also a 12-page sewn gathering listing the works of Norman Gale, Alfred Hayes and Richard Le Gallienne. Also 80 copies of an anonymous work `The Lapse`, a 7-page poem printed at the Shakespeare Head Press, Stratford-upon-Avon, n.d. Stitched into printed wrappers. With a printed notice stating that copies can be obtained from Mr. Blackwell`s Bookshop, Oxford. Together with:HENLEY, WILLIAM ERNEST. A Book of Verses. London: David Nutt, 1888. Original Japanese vellum gilt; very good. No. 10 of only 20 copies printed on Japanese paper of which 14 for sale, so inscribed and signed by the publisher. Inscribed on the half-title "Affectionately Given to Winifred by Norman".

OILS - "18TH CENTURY OLD MASTER SCHOOL A man with a dog on a mule with a castle and stream behind, unsigned, 62cm x 87cm, in modern gold painted gesso frame"

Samuel John Milton Brown (1873-1965) British, a watercolour, "The William" William Goodsman Master after beating off an American Privateer The Comet in an action off Bermuda December 12th 1914. 13.5 ins x 20.5 ins, framed, signed and beneath the signature "From an Old Painting" (see illustration).

18th/19th Century Italian School in the manner of Pellegrino Tibaldi (1527-1596) - Ink and wash drawing - "The Master of the Giants", 14ins x 21ins, unsigned, in modern gilt moulded frame. Provenance: Roland, Browse & Delbanco, 19 Cork Street, Old Bond Street, London W1

* Heemskerck (Maarten Jacobsz van, 1498-1574). Scene from the Life of David, copper engraving, trimmed to plate margins, 20.3 x 24.7cm (8 x 9.75ins), together with other various Old Master etchings and engravings, including Pontius after Van Dyck, Carracci after Barocci, Marino after Rubens, Bisscher after Rubens, J. B. Franco (a double impression printed on both sides), Antonio Campin, etc., various sizes (18)

An early 20th century namel and diamond brooch by Faberge, circa1900, workmaster Alfred Thielemann, maker`s mark AT, 56 kokoshniks St Petersburg, assaymaster Jakov Liapunov, scratch inventory number 73 (?)726, centrally set with an old brilliant cut diamond against a red guilloche enamel triangular ground and an outer border of rose cut diamonds, kokoshnik mark and work master`s mark on pin and catch, the pin with a further faint indecipherable mark, 2.1cm long. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.

A collection of four Coalport modern Models: The Watermill; The Old Curiosity Shop; The Crooked Cottage (cracked); The Master`s House (4)

OLD MASTER STYLE GILDED GESSO PICTURE FRAME (A/F), 26" x 32"

Cumming, Alexander - `The Elements of Clock & Watch-Work`, 1766 edition (rebound); Cescinsky, Herbert - `The Old English Master Clockmakers`, 1938 edition, together with three other horological books (5)

Philippe Thomasson, after Raphaeli, Rome, portrait etchings. Armstrong, The Eiger, biblical etchings, Cairo prints, book plate engravings, Abbotsford, Holyrood etc, Old Master engravings

A SET OF FOUR OLD MASTER TYPE COLOUR PRINTS, 'Flowers in Chinese bowl' each 8 x 9.5 ins.

WHYTE & MACKAY OSPREY Blended by Whyte & Mackay. Osprey shaped Royal Doulton Ceramic. Modelled by D. L. Lyttleton, 1977. In original box. Blended, 35cl, 40% volume. WHYTE & MACKAY DECANTER Blue Wade Decanter by Whyte & Mackay. DUNHILL OLD MASTER Blended and bottled by Alfred Dunhill Limited. Cellar master no. 3235. Blended, 70cl, 43% volume. 2 Decanters and 1 Bottle

SELECTION OF BLENDED MINIATURES: Inebriated Newt, Highland Fusilier, Mount Fuji, Golden Cap, Tight Lines, Shieldaig, McCrae's, Heebie Jeebies,MacKenzie, Queensferry Lodge Hotel, Falcon, Cottons Choice, Moncreiffe, Lord Douglas, Mallaig harbour, The Harlosh Hotel, Purely Medicinal, The National Choice, Old Scotia, Christmas Newt, Harrods-12 year-old, The Original MacKinlay-21 year-old, Nessie's Nectar, Long John, Kindrochit Castle, Old Elgin-8 year-old, Scotch on the Rocks, J & B Rare, McCaig's Folly, Muirhead's. Noble Glen, Brodie's, Argyll, Ben Roland, Lang's Supreme, Inver House, Nessie's nip. The Lochgilphead, Bell's Islander, Royal Observer Corps. Sir Walter Raleigh(2), Eaton's. DL 13, Skipper, John Players Special, Auchinloch, BB(2), King's Ransom-12 year-old Cairns, Old Court, Dice, Johnnie Walker Red Label, John Barr, Passport, Clydebank, McGibbon's, Master of Arts, Ronson(2), Argyll, Johnnie Walker Black label, Scotia RoyaleHamilton's, Kentshire, 77, Hankey Bannister, Lochlomac, Whiteinch, House of Peers, Whyte & Mackay, Glenfoyle, Eight Fellows, Monument, Crail Blend, Old Inverness, Fraser's, The Immortal memory, Balgowie. 80 Miniatures.

AFTER THE OLD MASTER, 16TH CENTURY BLACK AND WHITE ETCHING, (laid down), "David and Goliath", 10" x 15"

SMALL FOLDER OF ASSORTED OLD MASTER TYPE AND OTHER ENGRAVINGS, Various subjects

CHARLES DICKENS: MASTER HUMPHREY’S CLOCK, 1840-41, 1st edn in book form, 3 vols, vol 1 one leaf loose and chopped, old hf cf worn, spines gt in compartments (3)

FRENCH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY STILL LIFE WITH FLOWERS INCLUDING ROSES TULIPS AND CHRYSANTHEMUMS IN A SCULPTED URN ON A LEDGE canvas laid on panel, oval, 65 x 53cm ++Some ingrained surface grime and dirt, the pigments a little dark in certain passages but a decorative 'old master' on a fairly broadly woven canvas cloth of probably, first half of the 19th c date. In 19th c ornate giltwood and composition frame with losses

CIRCA 1800 ITALIAN SCHOOL IN THE OLD MASTER MANNER "Allegorical study of the Virgin Mary with infant in arms reading to a recumbent bearded gentleman, an angel at his head, cherubs bearing baskets of flowers, a landscape with castle in the background", oil on canvas, unsigned, 108 x 178 cm (ILLUSTRATED)

OLD MASTER, OIL, Jesus Healing in the Temple, 11" x 13"

OLD MASTER SCHOOL, ROUGE DRAWING, Portrait of a Man, 10" x 7 ½"

An Extensive Silver Canteen of Flatware, all engraved with the O'Callaghan family crest, maker Robert F. Mosley, to include a set of eleven Old English pattern dinner forks, Sheffield 1932, a set of eleven Old English pattern dessert forks, Sheffield 1932, five large Old English pattern tablespoons and twelve matching smaller tablespoons, Sheffield 1932, a set of twelve Old English pattern soup spoons, Sheffield 1932, eleven Old English pattern teaspoons, six matching coffee spoons and a pair of sugar tongs, Sheffield 1932, together with eleven matched Old English pattern teaspoons, Sheffield 1940, a large Old English pattern silver serving ladle and two matching sauce ladles, Sheffield 1932, a set of twelve-each silver fish knives and forks, together with a pair of matching servers, with foliate engraved decoration and with Ivorene handles, Sheffield 1932, eleven silver dessert forks and nine matching dessert knives with engraved decoration and simulated mother-of-pearl handles, (two knives and one fork damaged but complete, Sheffield 1932, together with an oak cutlery canteen with green baize-lined hinged top and three sliding trays and containing two sets of meat carvers and sharpening steel, twelve dinner knives and twelve dessert knives, all with stainless steel blades by Robert F Mosley, and Ivorene handles engraved with the O'Callaghan family crest, the case with inset brass plaque engraved with R.F.B. O'Callaghan monogram, 137ozs. in total See illustration. Lots 173-187 bear the family crest of The O’Callaghan Family of Maryfort, Co.Clare, namely a dexter arm, embowed, couped at shoulder, in hand a sword, thereon a snake. Some pieces were presented to C.L. O’Callaghan as Master of The Fingal Harriers Hunt, founded in 1881 and still in existence, while some trophy cups were awarded for Croquet tournaments held at Devonshire Park, Eastbourne between 1910-21, and were presented by the 9th Duke of Devonshire, Victor Cavendish, also Mayor of Eastbourne. The O’Callaghan family have ancestral links to the 7th Duke of Devonshire and the Cavendish family. Cornelius O’Callaghan (1741-97) was made 1st Baron Lismore with the peerage continuing with the 1st Viscount Cornelius O’Callaghan (1775-1857) (son of 1st Baron Lismore) and becoming extinct in 1898 on the death of George Ponsonby O’Callaghan (1815-1898) 2nd Viscount Lismore.

An open razor, Reputedly once the property of Robert Burns, the tapering green stained cow horn handle with folding steel blade and rocaille embossed base metal terminal, contained within a vellum carrying case bearing an old paper label inscribed: 'Razor which belonged to Robt. Burns Poet', razor: 2cm wide, 16cm long, A handwritten note accompanying the razor reads: "Testimony of Mr Alexander Hairdresser Irvine regarding the old razor which belonged to Robert Burns Ayrshire Poet:-, The razor was left by Burns in the house of Mrs Dunlop, Irvine. Mrs Dunlop's son gave the razor to Mr Mitchell who gave it to Mr McLintock Hairdresser Irvine. At the death of Mr McLintock his effects were sold by auction. I bought the above razor at the sale. Mr Alexander was apprentice to McLintock and stated to me that he often heard Mr Mitchell speak to Mr McLintock his late master about the history of the razor. Mr Alexander would have purchased it from me and I refused a handsome offer from an English Gentleman for it. Geo H Silver", Mrs Frances Dunlop of Irvine was one of Burns regular correspondents. She was born in 1730, daughter of Sir Thomas Wallace of Craigie, near Ayr. Following a number of family problems, culminating in the death of her husband John (from Dunlop, near Kilmarnock), Frances Dunlop was at a low point when a friend gave her a copy of the Burns poem, "The Cotter's Saturday Night". It had such an impact on her that she wrote to the poet, ordering six copies of the Kilmarnock Edition. A strong friendship developed, clearly demonstrated in the number of letters written. The relationship was not based merely on her curiosity of the farmer poet, or his 'star' image. Frances Anna Dunlop genuinely respected Burns. The feeling was mutual and he trusted her views. She assumed the role of providing critical appraisal on his work and advice on his direction in life. According to the note, Mrs Dunlop's son gave the razor to a Mr Mitchell who in turn gave it to a Mr McLintock. On McLintock's death his personal effects were auctioned and a Mr Silver purchased the razor. It has remained in the Silver family until the present day.

Thomas van der Wilt (Dutch, 1659-1733), Portrait of Johanna van Groenewegen-Staal (1684-1736), three-quarter length, seated in a blue dress and yellow wrap, a mountainous river landscape with a castle beyond; and Portrait of Juliaan van Groenewegen (1671-1739), three-quarter length, seated, in an ochre costume, a chemise with a white jabot and a red wrap, a country house in the background, the first signed lower left "T vandr Wilt", the second signed and dated lower left "T vandr. Wilt 1715", signed and inscribed, both with Coats-of-Arms of the family upper left and lower right, and both with old inventory numbers "103" and "104" and the brush marks of a bear on the reverse, oil on canvas, 62 x 52cm (24.18 x 20.28in), a pair (2). Provenance: By descent within the family since the early 18th Century. Private collection, UK. Literature: E A van Berenstijn, Genealogie van het geslacht van Beresteyn, The Hague, 1954, I, p.65, Nos.220-221. Period copies after the present paintings are in the Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage (see Rijksdienst Beeldende Kunst, Old Master Paintings. An Illustrated Summary Catalogue, Zwolle, 1992, p.458, C672 and C674, p.319, No.2855, illustrated)

A quantity of assorted 18th and 19th century prints and engravings, including portrait, figurative and old master subjects, all unframed. (qty)

A over painted Old Master style print, in decorative gilt frame; and another similar, (2)

An old master drawing, "Putti" together with two Russell Flint prints.

The Dalmore-40 year-old. Distilled 21st March 1966 by the Master Distiller Richard Paterson. Signed Certificate of Authenticity. Limited edition, bottle no. 146 of 1000. In original leather display case. Single malt, 70cl, 40% volume.

18/19th Century Old Master style oil on canvas, Mother and child, unsigned, 16.5" x 20", framed.

Continental School, male nude figure study, old master pencil and charcoal drawing, indistinctly signed, 23" x 27 3/4", stained wood frame

Nineteen standard Horological reference works including first editions: Britten, F. J. OLD CLOCKS AND WATCHES AND THEIR MAKERS B. T. Batsford, London, 1st edition 1899 (spine split); Cescinsky, Herbert THE OLD ENGLISH MASTER CLOCKMAKERS AND THEIR CLOCKS 1670-1820 George Routledge, London, 1st edition 1938, dj; Hurcomb, W. E. The Wetherfield Collection of 222 CLOCKS published by the author, London, 2nd edition 1929; Baillie, G. H. WATCHMAKERS AND CLOCKMAKERS OF THE WORLD N. A. G. Press Ltd, London 1966 reprint, dj; Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World Volume 2 N. A. G. Press Ltd, London, first edition 1976, dj; Loomes, Brian The Early Clockmakers of Great Britain N. A. G. Press Ltd, London, first edition 1981, dj; Baillie, G. H. CLOCKS and WATCHES An Historical Bibliography N. A. G. Press Ltd, London, First Edition, London 1951, dj: Drummond Robertson, J. THE EVOLUTION OF CLOCKWORK Cassell & Company Ltd, London, 1st edition 1931 (ex public library); Bromley, John The Clockmakers' Library Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, London, 1st edition 1974, dj; Ullyett, Kenneth In Quest of Clocks Spring Books, London 1968 reprint, dj; Hayden, Arthur CHATS ON OLD CLOCKS T. Fisher Unwin Ltd, London, 1st edition 1917; Goaman, Muriel English Clocks The Connoisseur, London, 1st edition 1967, dj; Ullyett, Kenneth BRITISH CLOCKS AND CLOCKMAKERS Collins, London, 1st edition 1947 dj (worn); Bird, Anthony ENGLISH HOUSE CLOCKS 1600- 1850 David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1st edition 1973, dj; Nutting, Wallace The CLOCK BookGarden City Publishing Co. Inc., New York 1935 reprint, dj (worn); Rees, Abraham Rees's Clocks Watches and Chronometers (1819-20) David and Charles, Newton Abbot reprint of the original 1820 edition, 1970; and three sundry publications (15). Provenance: The Library of John Hooper. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.

Seventeen horological reference works: Britten, F. J. OLD CLOCKS AND WATCHES & THEIR MAKERS E. & F. N. Spon Ltd, London, 5th edition 1922; Cescinsky, Herbert THE OLD ENGLISH MASTER CLOCKMAKERS AND THEIR CLOCKS 1670-1820 George Routledge & Sons Ltd, London, 1st edition 1938 (damage to spine); Fox, C. A. O. AN ANTHOLOGY OF CLOCKS AND WATCHES Jones and Son, Swansea, 1st edition, 1947, dj; Harris, H. G. Collecting and Identifying OLD CLOCKS Emerson Books Inc, New York, 1st edition 1977, dj; Albright, Frank P. Johann Ludwig Aberhardt and His Salem Clocks Old Salem Inc, 1st edition 1978, dj; Lloyd, H. Alan CHATS ON OLD CLOCKS Ernest Benn Ltd, London 1951 reprint, dj; Bentley, W. J.THE PLAIN MAN'S GUIDE TO ANTIQUE CLOCKS Michael Joseph, London, 1st edition 1963, dj; Barker, David The Arthur Negus Guide to English CLOCKS Hamlyn, London, 1st edition 1980, dj; Symonds, R. W. A HISTORY OF ENGLISH CLOCKS King Penguin Books, London, 1st edition 1947, dj; Nichols, Andrew Clocks in Colour Blandfird Press, Poole, 1st edition 1975, dj; De Carle, Donald CLOCKS AND THEIR VALUE N. A. G. Press Ltd, London, 3rd edition 1975, dj; Lloyd, Alan H. OLD CLOCKS Ernest Benn Ltd, London, 1st edition 1958, (ex library copy); Wenham, Edward OLD CLOCKS Spring Books, London, 2nd edition1965; Hudson Moore, N. The Old Clock Book Frederick A. Stokes Co, New York, !937 reprint, dj; Loomes, Brian The Concise Guide to BRITISH CLOCKS Barrie & Jenkins, London 1992; with five other various horological publications, (22). Provenance: The Library of John Hooper. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.

A 1999 Jaguar XK8, registration number T390 RPA, calypso metallic red, cream leather interior, alloy wheels, six disc CD changer, climate control, electric drivers and passenger sets, electric windows, mirrors, heated front screen, automatic, having full service history with stamped service book and corresponding bills, all old MOTs and tax discs, four sets of keys including the master key, having believed genuine 69,000 miles recorded, the last service carried out by Dorset Jaguar Centre with a bill for approximately £2500, MOT to November 2009, taxed to May 2009, V5C See illustration

A PACKET OF FOUR ASSORTED OLD MASTER TYPE ENGRAVINGS, Figure and Landscape subjects, various sizes, unframed (4)

JACQUES CALLOT - 'The Little Fair of Nancy', etching, 7 1/4" x 12 1/2" and mixed other unframed old master etchings and engravings, etc., all unframed.

A COLLECTION OF 18th/19th CENTURY BOXES to include a tortoiseshell patch box inlaid with copper, vase and garland decoration, a large papier mache snuffbox with Old Master decorated lid and a rosewood and satinwood inlaid etui (contents missing)