Catlin (George, 1796-1872) Portrait of a seated lady wearing a hat and smoking a pipe, possibly Clara Bartlett Gregory Catlin, watercolour over traces of graphite on cream wove paper laid onto card, affixed at corners onto album leaf with ink attribution to Catlin by Shippard, 185 x 150 mm. (7 1/4 x 5 7/8 in), minor surface dirt and even browning, unframed, [probably circa 1830s]Provenance:Acquired directly from the artist, circa 1840s or slightly laterCaptain William Henry Shippard; bound into an album with ink attribution to Catlin in Shippard's hand;Then by descent to the present owners
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Collection of Boer war photographs , fifty eight in total including scenes titled 'Spionkop after the battle, Na De Slag', 'Boers in Ambush', 'Boers Surrendering Slap Kraantz July 30 1900', 'Golenso Road Bridge' (showing the demoliton of) 'Rudwaal Post Office Robery by the Boers', 'D.C.A. Temporty Hospital Reitz ORC', 'Long Cecil' (Field Gun) 'Boer Foot Bridge Tugela', 'Railway Line 14th-16th Battery R.H.A.', 'Lydite Expolding Before Boer Gun', 'General Staff' with annotated names to reverse, one photo shows Boers with captured Lee Metfords, one photo shows dead bodies annotated 'Spoin's Kop' several views of Harrissmith, also thirty eight postcards many with wording to reverse, also a pipe carved 'Pretoria Boer War to a Friend', the largest photograph measures 16cm x 21cm.
An early 19th century Meerschaum pipe bowl depicting a stallion in full gallop dated 1816; an unusual carved seed pod, central floral motif surrounded by deer and traditional Eastern village scenes; an early 20th century pewter vase; a set of Edwardian bowls in a leather Gladstone style case.
A Staffordshire salt-glazed stoneware drab bodied milk jug and cover, circa 1730, applied in relief with pipe-clay tendrils and sprigs, 17cm high Cf. Edwards & Hampson, White Salt-Glazed Stoneware of the British Isles (2006), P. 75 colour plate 50. And Peter Walton, Creamware and other Pottery at Temple Newsam House Leeds (1976), p. 29, pl. 41.Provenance: The Oxborrow Collection.
A SCARCE 1821 PATTERN BENGAL HORSE ARTILLERY SWORD TO LIEUTENANT EDWIN B. JOHNSON, 89.5cm slightly curved pipe-backed blade with spear point, etched with scrolling foliage, crossed lances, laurel wreaths, the EIC rampant lion emblem, BENGAL HORSE ARTILLERY and the owner's crest, regulation steel three-bar hilt, wire bound pig skin covered grip, contained in its steel scabbard. Edwin B. Johnson was appointed first Lieutenant on the 26th of August 1845. See pages 368 to 371 Small Arms of the East India Company by Harding. Blade sharpened for use and with edge nicks. Johnson's unit took part in the First and Second Sikh Wars and served on the North West Frontier.
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY INDIAN TOMAHAWK PIPE, the shaped steel head with integral pipe bowl, mounted on a hollow pipe haft, together with two later tourist examples, one with carved haft and cast iron head decorated with a tortoise and celestial scenes the last of pipe form construction with leaf-shaped brass head. (3)
A 25-BORE FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOL BY TWIGG & BASS, 9inch sighted barrel engraved TWIGG & BASS LONDON, gold lined touch hole, border and foliate engraved stepped and bolted lock, half stocked with steel mounts, chequered wooden butt, steel ramrod. Chip to stock under lock and ramrod pipe loose but present.
15 boxed Matchbox 1-75 series 'Superfast' models, including 2 x 1 Mercedes Truck, 4 Stake Truck, 7 Refuse Truck, 10 Pipe Truck, 11 Scaffolding Truck, 15 VW, 18 Field car, 32 BP tanker, 44, 49, 50 Articulated truck, 2 x 57 Wildlife Truck (with and without bonnet decal) and 57 Trailer Caravan. Overall models appear G+/VG in G/VG boxes. (15)
Three unboxed vintage Japanese battery operated tinplate toys including a 'walking' Dog figure with pipe, manufactured by Marusan and marked 'SAN' to feet, an Elephant figure with pipe which has similar markings and a Yonezawa Gunslinger Sheriff figure with pistol in each hand. All untested although would appear to have clean battery compartments. Please be advised that these toys have been on display for a considerable period of time and may need some coaxing to function correctly. Furthermore it is inadvisable to use modern batteries in these toys. (3)
Three unboxed vintage Japanese battery operated tinplate toys including a Modern Toys 'Old Timer Automoball' car, missing ball, a Santa Claus figure with bell and presents seated on a tinplate house and a Monkey with pipe polishing shoes. All untested although would appear to have clean battery compartments. Please be advised that these toys have been on display for a considerable period of time and may need some coaxing to function correctly. Furthermore it is inadvisable to use modern batteries in these toys. (3)
Three unboxed vintage Japanese battery operated tinplate toys including a Yonezawa (Japan) Mother Bear figure, seated on a tinplate chair, feeding a baby bear, an Iwaya Bear figure seated on a tinplate rocking chair, reading and smoking a pipe, together with an Alps Drumming Clown figure.. All untested and generally would appear to have clean battery terminals although the Iwaya Bear does have corrosion to the battery compartment door. Please be advised that these toys have been on display for a considerable period of time and may need some coaxing to function correctly. Furthermore it is inadvisable to use modern batteries in these toys. (3)

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