A Royal Flying Corp ( RFC ) World War 1 ( WW1 ) aluminum Trench Art easel picture frame, having chase decoration with Royal Flying Corp logo to top and "PER ARDUA AD ASTRA ( Through Adversity To The Stars ). The photo within the frame depicting a RFC WW1 crash sight, showing a Sopwith pup/ camel upside down in a vegetable patch, with the family and two men in uniform stood in front of the plane, one possible being the pilot. The frame itself believed to be constructed from the aluminum taken from the plane.Measures 7cm x 9cm.
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A Group of Four Antique Patch Boxes inset with miniature paintings to the lids: One of turned ebony with tortoiseshell moulding encircling a landscape with man & two horses, 3¼" (9 cm) in diameter. One of turned ivory with tortoiseshell veneer lining with portrait of an Empire lady to the lid and a loose rectangular miniature portrait of a gentleman housed inside. One of horn and tortoiseshell with a late 18th century miniature of mother and child in landscape 3" (8 cm) in diameter. And a small turned ivory box with a 19th century miniature painting of lady & dog in landscape with appliquéd pressed leaves to the trees, 2¼" (6 cm) in diameter (A/F).
A collection of four late 18th century Bilston & Birmingham enamel cashew and patch boxes, one bearing the legend 'Life is Uncertain'. Condition Report: 1. Green box has some cracks to enamel interior. 2. Purple box, the body has old restoration (non-visible)3. Cushion shaped box has been restored. 4. Light blue box has a surface crack and body has restoration (non-visible)
A collection of five Bilston & Birmingham enamel patch boxes, including one bearing the legend 'No Foil is Pain When Love's To Gain'. Condition Report: 1. Yellow box has been restored (non-visible)2. Blue 'Pain and Gain' box has been restored (non-visible) and mirror is cracked. 3. Pink 'St Pauls' box has been restored (non-visible) and mirror is cracked.4. White metal 'Classical Ruins' box has been restored.5. Green 'Floral' box has been restored (non-visible)
Ravilious (Eric).- Richards (J.M.) High Street, first edition, wood-engraved title vignette and 24 colour lithograph plates by Eric Ravilious, light spotting, original pictorial boards, spine detached at loosely inserted, patch of abrasion and soiling to upper cover corners a little bumped, extremities rubbed, 8vo, Curwen Press for Country Life Ltd., 1938.⁂ One of the best examples of Ravilious's experimentations with colour lithography produced for the Curwen Press.
AUTOGRAPH ALBUM: An autograph album containing over 100 signatures by various film and stage actors and actresses, Music Hall artists and entertainers etc., including Vivien Leigh, Bebe Daniels, Noel Coward, Emlyn Williams, Esmond Knight, Sonnie Hale, Basil Sydney, Max Wall, Wally Patch, Michael Wilding, Jane Baxter, Richard Hearn, Roger Livesey, Michael Redgrave, Zena Dare, Evelyn Laye, Frank Lawton, Jimmy Jewel & Ben Warriss, Jack Buchanan, Constance Cummings, Glynis Johns, Clive Brook, Richard Greene, Austin Trevor, Robertson Hare, Arthur Askey, Anna Neagle, Florence Desmond, Ralph Lynn, Robert Morley, Flora Robson, John Clements, Nellie Wallace, Dorothy Hyson, Edith Evans, Dorothy Dickson etc. The majority of pages are multiple signed and some also feature rubber stamped signatures of various Hollywood film stars. Some age wear to the album, binding loose and with some small areas of paper loss to the upper corners of many pages. About G
Christie (Agatha). The Mysterious Affair at Styles; Towards Zero; The Labours of Hercules; Crooked House; A Murder is Announced; Sleeping Murder, Collins, 1990, portrait frontispiece to each, illustrations, top edge gilt, original red morocco-backed boards (Towards Zero spine with very small rubbed patch), morocco-backed slipcase, 8vo (Qty: 6)Limited edition 154/350, signed by Rosalind Hicks (the author's daughter).
Orwell (George). Nineteen Eighty-Four, 1st edition, 1949, book shop ink stamps to margins of a few leaves, foot of title with piece torn away, lacking rear endpaper, clear tape residue marks front and rear, a few stains, original green cloth, some fading, slight lean, green dust jacket, a few chips, tears and losses to spine ends and front panel, clear tape marks to flap edges, 8vo, together with Animal Farm, 1st illustrated edition, 1954, additional colour title , illustrations by Joy Batchelor & John Halas, a few light spots to fore edges, original red cloth silver, dust jacket, spine a little faded with closed tears and tiny nicks at ends, small rubbed patch to rear panel, 8vo (Qty: 2)
Pedigree: A Pedigree Sindy doll, circa 1960's, in original clothes including Sindy shoes, along with two Patch dolls in original clothes and shoes.CONDITION:Left of Photo: left thumb missing, no other losses.Middle of Photo: fingers all present, feet good.Right of Photo: fingers all present.Hair plugs present on all.
A VICTORIAN SILVER SUGAR CASTER, of cylindrical form, domed pull off cover, foliate repousse decoration, base edge stamped with retailers mark 'DESPREZ BRISTOL', makers Horace Woodward & Co (Edgar Finley & Hugh Taylor, London 1889), height 15.5cm, approximate weight 5.2ozt, 164 grams (condition: some remnants of sugar still inside base, patch of corrosion, underside has rust and white substance under edge of foot)
A 19TH CENTURY STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERY FIGURE OF A GIRL SEATED ON THE BACK OF A GOAT, she holds onto his horns, on a shaped base, height approximately 10cm, s.d., together with an early 19th Century pearlware pottery figure of a putto seated on a rock with a basket of flowers, on a rectangular base, s.d., a late 18th Century oval enamel patch box, the hinged lid printed with a monochrome landscape titled 'Virtue is the greatest Ornament of the Fair', pale pink base, s.d., oval length 4cm and a 20th Century Continental porcelain trinket box of oval form, oval length 7.5cm (4) (condition: Goat has an ear missing, firing chip to under goat's beard, crack across front leg, some gilding loss, putto has been glued at the neck and also has chips in this area, the patch box has a deep chip and cracks to the lid, the mirror is in reasonable order, the base has a number of stained cracks)
A LATE 18TH CENTURY DERBY PORCELAIN FIGURE OF SPRING, in the form of a putto wearing garlands of flowers and holding a basket, patch marked base s.d., height 14cm, together with a late 18th Century Derby porcelain tea bowl of wrythen form with cornflower decoration, purple marks to base and two early 19th Century Derby porcelain urn shaped pot pourris, both lacking covers, both with iron red painted marks to the bases, height 9cm (4) (condition: some damage to leaves and flowers on figures, wear to the gilding on the pot pourris and tea bowl has scratched interior)
A PAIR OF 20TH CENTURY CHINESE PORCELAIN FAMILLE ROSE TABLE LANTERNS, of hexagonal form, reticulated sections divided by panels of scrolls, flowers and various symbols, printed seal marks to bases, height 39cm (condition: one lantern has the base attached by adhesive pads, the other is loose, both bases have felt pads fastened to the undersides, the loose base has a chip on the uppermost rim that inserts inside the lantern, it also has a small patch of enamel loss around the foot rim, no restoration or major damage noted)
A GEORGE III SATINWOOD AND INLAID TEA CADDY, (in need of restoration), of rectangular form with canted corners, paterae inlaid to the hinged cover and front, replacement inner cover, papered interior, baize to base, height 12cm x width 12cm x depth 9.5cm, together with a George III oval polychrome enamel patch box, the hinged lid painted with 'As the Dove, So is My Love', mirror perished, oval length 4.5cm, a late Victorian oval snuff box with name and date to lid, another brass snuff box with name and date to lid and a small jade bowl, diameter 4cm (5) (condition: caddy has missing veneer, particularly from the edges of the hinged lid, panels of veneer lifting and some with splits, but paterae both intact with small section lifting on the shell, the baize has moth holes, paper lining is 20th Century, patch box has stained cracks to the enamel on the cover and another on the back of the base, hairlines to the enamel inside the base, Victorian snuff box has soldered repair to one end, the other snuff box has solder to the back of hinge, jade bowl is in good condition)
A VICTORIAN AND LATER TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY, of serpentine outline, the hinged lid with replaced glass panel to the top, with inner tortoiseshell cover over silver painted interior, on four ivory bun feet, height 8.5cm x width 11.5cm x depth 7.5cm (condition: lid not sitting straight and has gaps, patches of dried glue, hinges intact and working, left hand side of caddy has a patch of splitting and loss and a small chip to the back bottom edge)
ENFIELD, ENGLAND A SCARCE .303 (BRIT) BOLT-MAGAZINE SERVICE CARBINE MODEL' LEE-ENFIELD MKI * CAVALRY CARBINE' serial no. 3703, dated for 1896, with nitro proved (2007) 21in. barrel, muzzle-cap with built-in fore-sight protector, elevating adjustable rear-sight, 'Lee-Metford' style bolt with dust-cover and turned-down handle with flat knob, magazine cut-off, wrist of action stamped 'ENFIELD 1896 LEC 1' together with a crown over 'VR', walnut full-stock, the butt with brass heel-plate, trap-door for oil-bottle and pull-through (missing), the side of butt with vacant brass disc, the wood stamped 'R.M. ENFIELD' in a circle around 'W.D.' and a broad arrow over 'I', the wrist with an armourer patch repair to right hand side and amateur initials 'G.H.G.', the fore-stock with three-quarter length walnut barrel cover and short six-round magazine attached to the rifle via a security link, the whole with a strong amount finish and complete with a period correct pattern leather sling and rear-sight cover, missing clearing rodS1 - Sold as a Section 1 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act
MASSACHUSETTS ARMS, USA A .56 PERCUSSION BREECH-LOADING CARBINE, MODEL 'GREENE'S PATENT BRITISH TYPE', serial no. 1736, dated for 1856, with tapering round 18in. barrel, dove-tailed block and blade fore-sight, elevating ladder rear-sight, central section of outer barrel faceted for grip, plain receiver, long plain top-tang marked 'GREENE'S PATENT JUNE 27 1854', back-action lockplate fitted with 'Maynard's' tape priming system and marked 'MASS. ARMS CO. CHICOPEE FALLS USA 1856' a 'VR' crown cypher and 'MAYNARD'S PATENT SEPT 22 1845', plain hammer, walnut butt-stock with iron patch-box and semi-crescent heel-plate, saddle-ring to the trigger-guard tang, large trigger-guard bow with two triggers, the front one unlocking the barrel for loading, ordnance stamps and no provision for fore-end
18th century Staffordshire enamel patch box, oval form, the cover with cartouche depicting a sailor’s return and legend ‘Remember me when this you see’ 4cm wide, together with another depicting the Duke of York, small circular patch box and painted metal model of a cat and kitten in a basket
A group of British WW1 medals, awarded to 1656 Pte W Lynch R Highrs, to include 1944 Star, Victory medal and war medal, together with a WWII medal, Atlantic star, Africa Star, 1939-1945 Star, Regimental Games, foreign money, a patch within a Princess Mary Christmas tin and a three drawer mahogany telescope, and a bayonet possibly by WKC (Qty.)
A World War II style reproduction USA Airforce leather flight jacket with squadron patch metal insignia and painted American Indian Princess with feathered head dress 'Little Miss Chief' for military enthusiasts, re-enactors and fancy dress. (approx 38 inch chest)Condition report intended as a guide only.Leather in good condition. Zip in need of repair / replacement. No label.
A collection of mainly Italian 800 standard small white metal items, comprising a gilt white metal plate, six variously-shaped pin trays, a decorative pierced cake slice, a wide napkin ring, two caddy spoons, a circular salt, a boat-shaped salt (English), seven various lidded boxes, including a circular pair (one crested), a patch box with hinged top, matchbox case and a set of six Mappin & Webb feather-edge coffee spoons (Q), approx approx 24oz
A Clarice Cliff crocus pattern honey pot and cover, the lid at fault, 10cm high CONDITION REPORT: Base - Green lined rim very rubbed, over-painted patch to the central orange crocus, Some minor enamel flaking and rubbing but otherwise appears to be in good order. Cover - extensive crack and re-glued section. see the attached images for further clarification.
A Franklin Mint 'The Emergence of Spring' silver gilt egg in the manner of Faberge, London 1978, No.599/750, the egg of typical ovoid shape applied with external foliate sprays and kite cut malachite mounts, opening to reveal a sterling silver butterfly with enamelled wings, raised on a silver gilt tripod base dated '1977', 12cm high overall, within a fitted case and with an associated 18k gold bee brooch, 6.5gms, 2cm long (3) CONDITION REPORT: The piece is in overall very good condition, small unsilvered patch to the leaf/base join - please see the attached images for further clarification.
A Regency faded rosewood pedestal drum / rent table, the crossbanded top with boxwood stringing above a frieze having four drawers, to a turned column (associated) and quatraform platform, all on leaf cast brass caps and casters, dia.91cm, h.76cm. The top and legs are faded.A darker patch, scratches and water damage to top centre where a vase has previously been.The column has been replaced and is significantly darker than the rest of the table.Watermarks to the legs.Splits to the platform.Further splits and scratches throughout.Restored in several areas including the frieze, platform and legs.We would strongly recommend viewing this item in person where possible.
A BRIGHT YELLOW METAL PEARL SET BUCKLE DESIGN BANGLE inner diameter 5.5cm x 4.9cm, weight 26gms Condition Report: Has multiple issues, there is a soldered on patch to the inner back, many dents and the flap of the strap has been leaded down at some point, which has now come adrift. clasp works fine and pearls are good natural pearls.
JOHN S MCNAB (SCOTTISH B. 1853-?) THE DEAN CASTLE NEAR KILMARNOCK Oil on canvas, signed, inscribed with title and indistinctly dated verso, 45.5 x 60.5cm (18 x 23 3/4") Condition Report: On close inspection there is fine craquelure apparent over the lighter areas, over the sky and the water in the right half section of the foreground. There is an area of damage repair with corresponding patch verso, approximately half a centimetre square, located in the lower half of the canvas, left of centre.
MARK WILLIAM LANGLOIS (BRITISH 1848-1924) THE POLITICIANS Oil on canvas, signed, 53.5 x 44cm (21 x 17 1/4") Condition Report: On close inspection, but apart from the foreground area depicting the floor, there is a light to moderate degree of cracking in the pigment over the canvas surface. There is a small patch verso which corresponds to a small amount of retouching recto located in the top left hand quarter section, left of middle.
Books - Rev. Joseph Hunter, South Yorkshire, The History and Topography of the Deanery of Doncaster, two vols, London 1828, with Ex Libris bookplates of William Edward Oates, 1897 and of Edward Oates and Robert Washington Oates respectively. Edward Oates appears on the List of Subscribers and the lot is sold with a hand written letter dated 31st May 1828 and another letter from the author Joseph Hunter dated June 23rd 1828 addressed to Edward Oates (Sold with receipt dated 27th March 1979 for £110) Condition: Volume 1 has old sticker to upper right corner of front board, replaced spine, all plates are present, fair to good condition, volume 2 has a patch to lower right corner of front board, upper right corner is dog-eared, replaced spine, all plates are present
Sir Hubert von Herkomer (1849-1914), - Oil on canvas - The Accordian Girl, signed and dated 1879, 48cm x 33cm Condition: A patch to the reverse of canvas which suggests there was originally a small hole or tear which is now not visible from the front - **General condition consistent with age

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