Vincent (Frank). The Land of the White Elephant. Sights and Scenes in South-Eastern Asia. A Personal Narrative of Travel and Adventure in Farther India Embracing the Countries of Burma, Siam, Cambodia, and Cochin-China (1871-2), 1st ed., 1873, ex-lib. blind stamp to lower margin of title, three folding maps and plans, num. wood engs., some underscoring and pencil marks, 48 pp. publisher’s ads. at rear, orig. gilt-dec. cloth, worn at head and foot of spine, 8vo, together with Grehan (Comm. A. de), Il Regno di Siam... , Napoli, 1874, twenty mounted albumen prints, some minor scattered spotting, recent blue half cloth gilt, 8vo, plus Child (Jacob T.), The Pearl of Asia. Reminiscences of the Court of a Supreme Monarch, or Five Years in Siam, 1st ed., Chicago, 1892, author’s presentation copy, signed and inscribed on flyleaf, b & w illusts. from photos, t.e.g., orig. gilt-dec. cloth, a little rubbed, 8vo, and Smyth (H. Warington), Notes of a Journey on the Upper Mekon, Siam, 1st ed., pub. Royal Geographical Society, 1895, b & w illusts., folding map at rear, orig. quarter calf gilt, rubbed, slim 8vo, and others of Oriental and Far East interest, including a quantity of The Journal of the Siam Society, mostly 1960s-80s. (3 cartons)
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[M., W.]. The Queens Closet Opened: Incomparable Secrets in Physick, Chyrurgery, Preserving, Candying, &c. which were Presented unto the Queen by the most Experienced persons of the Times..., corrected and reviewed, 3 parts in 1, 1662, lacks portrait frontis., some leaves with worm trail to upper portion of inner margins, some browning and spotting throughout, modern half calf gilt, 12mo. Oxford, p.26; Wing M100 & M100A (first title ‘for Christ. Eccleston’, other titles ‘for N. Brooke’). The work consists of three parts: ‘The Queens Cabinet Opened: or the Pearl of Practice’; ‘The Queens Delight: or the Art of Preserving, Conserving, and Candying’; and ‘The Compleat Cook’. Parts 2 and 3 have separate title-pages; pagination and collation is continuous throughout. Lacks pp. 99-118 inclusive (G2-11 incl.) (1)
A Chinese blue and white porcelain box and cover with Wanli underglaze blue mark The unusual ten-lobed molded base decorated in underglaze blue with writhing dragons chasing the flaming pearl, and similarly decorated cover with vegetal style knop, underglaze blue six character mark in a double circle to the underside." 17cm diameter by 13cm high inclusive of lid Condition: Good, some abrasions to glaze, one ground down chip to the rim, inherent crack to foot View on auctionatrium.com
A Chinese yellow, green and aubergine glaze dragon bowl, Xuantong mark and possibly of the period (1909-1912) of compressed globular form with a short foot, decorated with incised aubergine and green enamels with white enamel detailing on a mustard yellow ground, the interior with a five claw dragon amidst flames and clouds chasing the flaming pearl, the exterior similarly decorated with two five claw dragons between bands of waves and ju’i form lappets, the foot with a finely incised six character Xuantong mark." Diam 26cm (max), Ht 6.5cm Condition: Excellent condition View on auctionatrium.com
A Collection of Seventeen Durham Light Infantry Sweetheart Badges, in gilt metal, enamel, silver, mother of pearl and tortoiseshell; Nineteen Scarce Boer War Photographic Badges and Stick Pins depicting mainly Queen Victoria and the royal family, Baden-Powell, Generals Roberts, White and Macdonald, three with maker`s paper labels for Baldwyn & Gleason, New York.
A Chinese huanghuali and bone panel, late 19th/early 20th century, carved in relief with birds perched on blossoming branches, 19cm x 63cm and a Chinese wood and mother-of-pearl inlaid panel, decorated with a vase of flowers, 59.5cm x 16cm (2). Provenance: acquired by the current vendor’s grandfather who became a teaching missionary in Amoy, China in 1906. This lot was brought back to Britain in 1941 when his widow was repatriated.
Furniture & Objects - A pair of early 19th century Continental `Spa` type Face Screens and a Victorian papier mache Face Screen, the pair of face screens of typical varnished whitewood and of shield shaped paddle form, both painted to either side with with views of a couple in an open carriage before a hilltop castle and a pair of military figures on horseback before a view of a lakeside town, the single face screen of shaped rectangular cartouche form with mother of pearl inlaid floral trellis decoration and turned handle (3)" The pair of face screens, 32cm long, the single face screen, 29cm long Condition: The pair of face screens in good condition with some minor scratches and chipping commensurate with age. the single face screen with repaired reduced handle. View on auctionatrium.com
Silver & Vertu - A late Victorian silver Bosun`s Pipe and a collection of late 19th and 20th century European and Chinese silver, white metal and cloisonne enamel small Items, the pipe by Emanuel Emanuel, London, 1900, marked and numbered `Patent, 4` and `E. Emanuel, Portsea the Hard`, with James Robinson, New York, description card, the remaining items comprising a Chinese white metal lipstick case with engraved decoration marked `Sterling` and with character mark, another white metal lipstick case with similar decoration numbered `935`, a Chinese white porcelain and gilt metal hat pin, Chinese Cantonese enamel silver clip, two white metal and cloisonne enamel oval brooches, marked `STERLING`, a turquoise enamel bar brooch with inset seed pearl, two Austro-Hungarian silver gilt and jade brooches, the smaller example possibly original a pendant for the larger example, a white metal pierced plaquette brooch, a white metal Greek medallion with owl decoration and a white metal Japanese rectangular button with quail decoration (13)" The Bosun`s pipe, 11cm long, the other items of varrying sizes Condition: Most items in good condition but with wear and in some cases minor damage commensurate with age. View on auctionatrium.com
CINEMA: Selection of pages removed from autograph albums signed by various film stars and entertainers including Pearl White, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Ramon Novarro, Lillian Gish, Clive Brook, Tom Moore, George Arliss (2), Gloria Swanson, Fred Astaire, Dorothy Mackaill, Ida Lupino, Victor McLaglen, Alma Rubens (rare), Mae Marsh etc. Many signed and dated on board the SS Olympic, sister liner of the Titanic. G to VG, 39
AUTOGRAPH ALBUMS: Three autograph albums containing over 80 signatures by various film stars and entertainers including Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Duke Ellington, Pearl Bailey, Fredric March, Maxwell Reed, Michael Wilding, Trevor Howard, Peggy Cummins, Finlay Currie, Flora Robson, Stanley Holloway, Anna Neagle, Mai Zetterling, Michael Redgrave, Anthony Asquith, Jean Porter, Robert Helpmann, Vera Ralston, Maureen O`Hara, John Mills, Harry Richman, Al Bowlly, aviator James Mollison etc. One album bears ink annotations in the hand of a collector and has magazine photographs attached to the pages. FR (1) to generally VG, 3
NOBEL PRIZE: A good selection of signed cards, signed postcard photographs and a few slightly larger by various Nobel Laureates including James D. Watson, John Bardeen, Gerhard Domagk, Linus Pauling, Severo Ochoa, Isidor Isaac Rabi, Lech Walesa, William Golding (A.N.S., with initials), Edward Tatum, Pearl S. Buck, Hans Bethe, Nelly Sachs, Wassily Leontief, Luis Alvarez, Arthur Holly Compton etc. Generally VG, 16
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