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Medallions: Stockport Sunday School Centennial, 1884, white metal proof, 53mm, FDC, glazed in pendant frame with suspension loop, Paulden's, Manchester, 1865-1935, AE 55mm, marks to surface and edge, otherwise almost extremely fine, London & North Western Railway Miniature Rifle Club, 'Frank Ree' medal, AR 38mm, minus suspender, otherwise extremely fine and others, various, inc. framed set of thirteen Canadian coats of arms and floral emblems, extremely fine, otherwise mixed condition, with a few damaged or pierced, a few cased, otherwise mainly loose (33), plus 'Combined Operations' cloth patch and aircraft lapel pin (38)
ROYAL NAVY: Selection of signed First Day Covers by various Royal Navy personnel etc., each associated with World War II, including David Birkin, Lewis King, John Wilson, J. T. Lorimer, E. Goddard, Oliver Patch, Alan Sutton, N. J. Scarlett-Streatfield, Frederick Parham etc. Most multiple signed and each featuring various designs relating to events of World War II. G to VG, 9
Various Knitwear Including Bill Gibb Wool Tank Top, with geometric pattern motif (small) and a matching long cardigan with two patch pockets; 'Jean Paul Gaultier Maille' aubergine wool ribbed jumper with tassel fringing; 'Jean Paul Gaultier Femme' grey jumper dress with fringed hem detailing; 'Yves Saint Laurent Variation' black wool overcoat with belted waist and attached wool wrap (size 38); 'Salvatore Ferragamo' mohair patterned jumper dress; 'Alain Manoukian' red wool cable jumper dress; 'Sonia Rykiel' blue wool long cardigan with double foliate rosette detailing (qty)
A silver mounted and glass scent bottle, London 1902, with trailing leaf decoration, William Comyns, together with a silver and blue enamel handle ivory letter opener, Birmingham 1909, marked C & N, a Eastern European silver salt, with incised decoration, marks rubbed, a pair of silver plated salts and spoons in the form of fish and a papier mache patch box, (a Lot).
Autograph - Louis Wain (1860-1939), a signed, hand written letter, Westgate 1905, addressed to a lady and asking for a pencil sketch by her father for 'my book of celebrities', also hoping that she will visit & 'meet us (my mother, sisters and the cats) at tea'. The letter has an adjoining pencil sketch of an angry cat, with a patch over one eye and the legend 'It wasn't milk' (3" x 3" approx with slight paperclip rust mark)
Four Pedigree dolls from the 1970's Sindy range: blonde Sindy 033055X (some hair missing); brunette Sindy 033055X; 'June' marked '055014' to back of head, 'Made In Hong Kong 033126X' on back and '033127X' on lower back (only available by mail order after collecting 24 heart tokens from Sindy packaging); Patch doll (Sindy's little sister) 047001, Made in England. (4)
A. 451 percussion sporting rifle by Turner. 33" octagonal barrel with patent breech. Lockplate engraved "THOMAS TURNER 8 FISHER ST. BIRMINGHAM". The barrel top-flat engraved "MAKER'S PATENT". This probably refers to Turner's patent No. 958 of 16th April 1860 for a non-fouling system of progressive depth rifling. Half-stocked in walnut with chequering at wrist and fore-end. Circular iron patch box to side of butt iron pistol-grip cap and horn tip to fore-end. White metal escutcheon to underside of butt engraved with the head of a griffon. Tangent rearsight now missing windage adjustable foresight and hammer screw missing. Two ramrod pipes with wooden rod.
A DERBY FIGURE OF A LADY WITH A CAT, in a pink open robe with lace ruff and flowered turquoise skirt, seated on a rocky green mound, 13.5cm h, William Duesbury & Co, patch marks, incised G and No 51, c1785 ++Pinhead sized graze in two places on the edge of the sleeves and tiny restoration to the right ear of the cat - in very good overall condition
A PAIR OF DERBY FIGURES OF A SPORTSMAN AND COMPANION, with guns and a hound or partridge, in plumed hat, turquoise coat or spotted puce costume, flowered breeches or underskirt, black boots or red shoes on sprigged rocky green mound, 14.5cm h, William Duesbury & Co, patch marks, incised No 50, one also incised T x T, c1780 The incised mark 'T x T' is found on another pair of figures of a Sportsman and Companion in the British Museum, see Bradshaw, op cit, p59. ++The end of both rifles restored, slight restoration to the bird but in basically good condition and particularly well coloured examples
A DERBY GROUP OF A DANCING COUPLE, the young woman in a pale blue bodice and striped puce and gilt skirt with black apron, on scrolling turquoise and gilt edged base, 18cm h, William Duesbury & Co, patch marks, incised No17, c1780 ++Man's upraised right hand restored. One or two pin prick grazes to the edge of the sleeve etc but in very good condition
A DERBY FIGURE OF A GARLAND SHEPHERD, with a hound and holding a letter in his outstretched left hand, wearing a black hat, pink coat and flowered puce waistcoat with light blue breeches standing before a boçage, on turquoise and gilt rococo base, 18cm h, William Duesbury & Co, patch marks, c1765 ++The letter chipped, pin head sized rim nick in the brim of the hat, very minor damage to the leaves of the bocage but in good condition and of fine quality
A DERBY FIGURE OF A HAYMAKER, carrying a costrel over his shoulder and dressed in a black hat, lilac and gilt coat, peacock feather patterned breeches and striding beside a flowered boçage stump on turquoise and gilt rococo base, 17.5cm h, William Duesbury & Co, patch marks, c1765 ++Some localised misfiring of the turquoise enamel around the base typical but mainly minor losses to the bocage
A DERBY GROUP OF GRAPE HARVESTERS, the youth in a black hat and turquoise coat with puce chequer waistcoat and yellow breeches standing with his back to a girl, grapes in her upraised left hand and wearing a pink bodice and purple flowered yellow skirt, a barrel and grape basket at their feet, on turquoise and gilt scroll edged rocky base, 19cm h, William Duesbury & Co, patch marks, c1780 Literature: The present group was probably intended as a pair to the Group of Gardeners, since the placing of the male and female figures is reversed. See Barrett (F A) and A L Thorpe, Derby Porcelain, 1971, plt 100. ++The girl's upraised left forearm restored very small chipping of the encrusted grapes and petals etc, but in very good condition and well decorated
A DERBY FIGURE OF A SHEPHERDESS OR COLUMBINE, a posy in her upraised left hand and wearing a yellow bonnet, puce bodice and puce flowered turquoise skirt, a lamb at her feet on the sprigged turquoise and gilt base, 15cm h, William Duesbury & Co, patch marks, c1760 ++The flowers and leaves slightly chipped, an ear of the lamb restored
A DERBY FIGURE OF A SKATER, emblematic of Winter from a set of The Seasons, in black hat, turquoise lined coat, striped waistcoat and pale yellow breeches before a green stump, on mossy mound, 16.5cm h, William Duesbury & Co, patch marks, incised 35, c1780 ++Slight restoration to the brim of the hat. The branch of the stump at the back slightly chipped, no restoration
A PAIR OF DERBY SHEEP, the recumbent ewe and lamb on oval mound with four blue flowers each with a yellow 'eye'; a Derby recumbent ram, on green mound before boçage, 4 and 6.5cm h, both William Duesbury & Co, patch marks, c1775 (3) ++Ewe and ram, ears slightly chipped. Bocage ram - bocage slightly chipped and with old discoloured restoration on the edge of the base near the tail
A DERBY CANDLESTICK-FIGURE OF A LADY, attired as a shepherdess gathering flowers in her apron, in orange brimmed bonnet, pink bodice and finely painted, flowered skirt with gilt stars, her left arm around a boçage, on pierced turquoise and gilt rococo base, 28cm h, William Duesbury & Co, patch marks, c1765 ++In unusually well preserved condition with some light chipping to the edge of the bocage
A PAIR OF DERBY FIGURES OF DRESDEN SHEPHERDS, the gallant carrying a basket and proffering a fruit with his right hand, his companion gathering flowers in her apron, in plumed hat or yellow bonnet, puce lined turquoise coat and floretted breeches or yellow skirt, a hound or lamb at their feet, on scrolling shell bordered turquoise and gilt rococo mounds, 21cm h, William Duesbury & Co, patch marks, c1765 Literature: Bradshaw, op cit, plt 55. ++Small restorations, such as to the man's right hand and woman's left hand and brim of her bonnet. Typical but minor chipping of the encrusted flowers, etc
A PAIR OF DERBY LIBERTY AND MATRIMONY FIGURAL CANDELABRA, as a shepherd reclining on a balustrade with a bird on his knee, a hound at his feet, his companion with a birdcage and attended by a lamb, finely painted in puce, turquoise and other enamels in the manner of the 'Cotton Stem painter' and gilt before a boçage of puce and other flowers and clusters of florets, flanked by pierced sconces, on gilt rococo base, 27cm h, William Duesbury & Co, patch marks, c1765 ++In unusually fine condition - Matrimony with repaired damage to one of the sconces also the right hand of the figure lacking the little finger
A RARE DERBY GROUP OF EUROPA AND THE BULL, Europa placing a garland around the head of her abductor Zeus in the form of a white bull and with a billowing puce and turquoise drapery tied at the left shoulder, her loosely hanging chiton finely painted in the manner of the 'Cotton Stem painter' with numerous flowers, on swirling rococo base heightened in puce and gilt, 28cm h, William Duesbury & Co, patch marks, c1765-70 Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd, London, from which bought by Charles Lumb & Sons Ltd, Harrogate on 1 February 1967 for £220 on behalf of the late owner. Literature: Rice (D G), Derby Porcelain The Golden Years 1750-1770, Newton Abbott 1983, plt 78 [the example in The Victoria & Albert Museum]; Bradshaw, op cit, plt 92. ++Little finger of the figure's left hand slightly chipped and a few of the petals of the encrusted flowers forming the garland slightly chipped but in very good overall condition
A STAFFORDSHIRE MINIATURE MODEL OF A COW, POSSIBLY SAMUEL ALCOCK & CO, sponged in rust with feathery markings on sprigged gilt mound, 6.5cm h, c1825; a Derby figure of a shepherdess, 16cm h, patch marks, c1780; a Derby miniature model of a sheep, c1820 (3) ++Cow - in fine condition. The figure with old restoration to the upraised left arm and ears and one foot of the sheep. Some typical chipping of the bocage. The mode of the sheep lacking tail and with chipping of the bocage
A GEORGE III SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE ENAMEL PATCH BOX, the lid printed in black with festoons and inscribed A Present from Birmingham, a mirror to the underside, the base pink, 4cm w, c1780 ++Enamel slightly cracked, the base with one or two tiny chips and some fragments consolidated with adhesive
A late 17th Century cup hilt rapier, slightly earlier double edged blade 43½", with short fuller, marked on one side XX TOMAS X AIAIAS XX and on the other XX N TOL XX with symbols, integral cup, crossguard and knopped knucklebow, lined darkwood grip, tapered urn pommel. Good Condition (small patch of rust perforation to cup) Plate 28
A double barrelled 14 bore patch lock sporting gun, by Jackson (possibly Richard Jackson of London), 46¼" overall, browned twist barrel 30", the top rib engraved "Jacksons Improved Central Fire", the locks nicley engraved with scrolls, borders and "Jackson", the scroll engraved hammers with detachable cylindrical noses (the edges chipped), walnut halfstock with chequered fore end and wrist; engraved steel mounts, the trigger guard bow with game dog; steel tipped ramrod. Good Working Order and Conditon (well partly refinished, the ramrod repaired). Plate 32
A fine and extremely rare cased pair of 36 bore flintlock duelling pistols, by James Purdey, 4 Princes Street, Leicester Square, London, numbers 764 and 765, circa 1820; 15½" overall, heavy browned octagonal twist barrels 10", the recessed breeches with platinum touch holes, single lines and "Purdey, London"poincons, the top flats engraved "I. PURDEY, PRINCES STREET, LEICESTER SQUARE, LONDON" the rearsights incorporated in the mirror engraved breech tangs; flat locks with ring neck cocks, deep rain proof pans, rollers on frizzen springs and safety bolts, the plates engraved with toothed borders and scrolls and signed "PURDEY"; nicely figured walnut halfstocks with chequered bag shaped butts and silver fore end caps, barrel wedge plates and vacant rectangular escutcheons; steel mounts including finely engraved trigger guards with stylised pineapple finials, retaining traces of original blued finish; brass mounted wooden ramrods, each with powder measure and concealed worm. Very Good Working Order and Generally Crisp Condition; contained in their green baize lined fitted mahogany case, the lid with flush fitting circular brass carrying handle and central circular escutcheon, Purdey's trade card in the lid with Princes' Street address and "From J. Manton's"; containing hickory mallet/loading rod with 2 interchangeable brass jags, steel 40 bore pincer mould, wooden handled turnscrew, steel patch punch and circular brass patch box, mainspring cramp, pewter oil bottle, stiff pan brush with hard wood handle, and key to the case. The whole in clean condition (keyhole escutcheon missing). Plates 45 and front cover Note: These pistols are reputed to have originally been sold to a Captain Miller, but no other early history is known. They were formerly in the Collection of Clay P. Bedford of Arizona and were exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, appearing on pages 78 and 79 of the catalogue "Early Firearms of Great Britain and Ireland" published in 1971. They are also listed and described in Patrick Unsworth's "The Early Purdeys", in which he lists only 3 known pairs of Purdey flintlock duelling pistols, one of which was in the W. Keith Neal Collection, sold in November 2005.
2 adjustable brass shot measures, for 1 to 1½ oz, on ebony handles, one with rammer; a leather shot flask with plunger type cut off, the cup charger missing; a small brass mounted horn; a tin megaphone; a small circular brass patch box; and a tobacco tin containing a small assortment of buttons and badges. Average GC
†A .577" Snider sporting rifle converted from percussion, by Reilly, London, 48" overall, barrel 29" with military style ladder rearsight, the breech engraved "E.M. Reilly Oxford Street, London", plain lock with rounded hammer, the plate engraved "Reilly, London"; walnut halfstock with fore end and wrist, plain steel mounts including scrolled trigger guard numbered 11651, and large patch box in butt, loops for sling swivels. GWO & basically GC (worn overall, ramrod incomplete) Plate 8
A South Staffordshire Enamel Patch Box "A Trifle from Lincoln", circa 1785, oval, the white enamelled slightly domed lid with a printed depiction of Lincoln Cathedral, on a pink tinted body, 4.8cm wide; and A Victorian Single Division Glazed Stamp Box, London 1900, the sprung-hinged glazed square lid on a half round body, on four sphere feet, 3.2cm (2)
I. HOLLIS & SONS, LONDON. A WESTLEY RICHARDS .451 'MONKEY TAIL' BREECH-LOADING PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE, serial no. 1066, 28 1/4in. reblued octagonal barrel with full length raised matt rib signed 'I. HOLLIS & SONS. LONDON', bead fore-sight with cover, rear express sight of eleven folding leaves each with platinum-inlaid centre-line and calibrated to 1,000 yards (inlay on 600 yard leaf missing), tip-up hinged breech-block marked 'WESTLEY RICHARDS PATENT', border and scroll engraved bolted lock signed 'I. HOLLIS & SONS', replacement figured walnut pistolgrip half-stock with chequered grip and fore-end, hardwood fore-end cap, border and scroll engraved iron mounts (hinged patch-box cover a replacement), dark horn pistolgrip-cap, brass-mounted hardwood ramrod, Birmingham proof marks.

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