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Click here to subscribeBoîte rectangulaire en argent, probablement à thé, reposant sur quatre pieds, à décor estampé sur les deux faces dÂ’un personnage attablé fumant la pipe, et de scènes de genre. Elle sÂ’ouvre par un bouchon surmonté dÂ’un cerf. Une plaque amovible située au-dessous permet de la remplir.PAYS-BAS, fin du XIXe, début du XXe siècle.Poids : 159 g Haut. : 13,5 cm
Lord Scone`s `Cabinet of Curiosities` An interesting and curious collection that came from Scone Palace, Perthshire (the ancient site of the `Stone of Scone`) and was assembled between 1840 and 1900. This fascinating collection comprises the following objects: a grape shot mounted on a circular marble base labelled` marble from the chimney piece of the Governor`s house in Sevastopol`; a fragment of wood labelled, `a piece of wood dug up near the Malakoff (Crimea)`; a piece of marble from Maupika (Crimea); a pen rest made of two stags horns with three quill pens; a meerschaum pipe in the form of a bird`s head, the case labelled P. Edwards and Co.; a Victorian infants silk glove with a label saying, `glove worn by Margaret Macgregor (afterwards Countess Mansfield) when a baby`; an Australian aboriginal stone hand axe and an Australian aboriginal grinding stone both with labels, `found in a mound at Wangery District of Victoria, 1891, Warambool Public Museum`, together with a letter from Hawksdale dated 30th December 1891 describing where the objects were found; an interesting paper scroll on which is the rare photographic record of Lord Scone`s late nineteenth century expedition to the North Pole with a printed label reading,` I have just returned from the North Pole and I send a bit of it with my photographs`. This collection was auctioned at Christies King Street in May 2007 by permission of the 7th Earl of Mansfield.
Louis-Ferdinand CÉLINE. L.A.S. « Louis Destouches », le 27 [novembre 1938, à son traducteur anglais John Marks] ; 2 pages in-4. Après l’accueil frileux de Mort à crédit en Angleterre. [Lettres, Pléiade, n° 38-35.] « Je vous voyais déjà dans les Requêtes ! Et puis vous voir tout vaillant de retour de Londres ! Parfait ! Je n’ai pas grand espoir sur l’avenir de D. on I. Plan [Death on the Installment Plan]. Le public anglais est assez rétif à ces histoires tristes. Vous le savez. Il aime l’humour et particulièrement l’humour juif. Je serai bien content si j’en fais pour 100 £ que j’ai reçues de Ch. W. [Chatto & Windus] ! N’oubliez pas de venir nous voir à Christmas ! Que faites-vous pour vivre ? Quel métier ? Pour ma part j’ai perdu tous mes emplois, médicaux et autres à la suite de Bagatelle… Je suis à la recherche d’un petit emploi de remplacement. Casse-Pipe n’est pas fini hélas ! Loin de là ! Gen Paul vous fait ses amitiés »â€¦
Stanier Hooter recovered from ex Stanier 8F locomotive 48383, built Horwich in January 1945. A Kirkby-in-Ashfield loco for just about its entire life. Withdrawn January 1966 and cut up at Great Bridge from where it was obtained along with the Smokebox Numberplate elsewhere in this auction. It retains the original cab bulkhead plate and pipe, a rare `extra` indeed. Totally ex loco condition.
Poster, BR(Sc) `Edinburgh - See Scotland by Rail` by Berry 1951, double royal size 40" x 25". Shows the Pipe Band of the Seventh/Ninth Royal Scots on the Castle esplanade with the Castle in the background. Published by the Railway Executive (Scottish Region) and printed by Jordison & Co. Folds otherwise extremely good.
After Charles `Snaffles` Johnson Payne (1884 - 1967) Framed, unsigned, pencil sketch and wash on paper, heightened with white, early 20th Century, WW1 sketch of an English gentleman in cap and hunting jacket, smoking a pipe, inscribed, `Good hunting! Old Sportsman`, additional remaque pencil sketches and title to mount, showing cavalry riding into battle, inscribed, `The Gunner`, 43cm x 32.5cm..
A group of late 19th/early 20th Century German and Contiental beer steins to include J. W. Remy example with incised decoration, moulded porcelain example with dancing figures to side, underglaze blue mark, another similar with Mozart, transfer printed example by Royal Barreuth and three novelty stoneware examples, one an old man with pipe, lady garlanded with hops and standing tramp, impressed marks (7).
An Arts & Crafts oak smokers cabinet, the three quarter gallery with pierced brass balustrade over floral carved door enclosing fitted interior, short drawer shaped apron, with ceramic tobacco jar, lid A/F and meerschaum pipe carved in the form of a lady with feathered hat, silver mount, hallmarked Birmingham 1898, approx. 21cm wide,16cm deep and 52cm high (3).
A parcel lot to include a bronzed glass mirror in the shape of an artist`s palette, ivory glove stretchers, meerschaum pipe end in the form of a bird`s claw, minature purse containing minaiture tortoiseshell hair brush, combs A/F and ivory bobbins A/F, Camper pen knife, Calibri btshed steel table lighter, glass doorknob, metal clippers and scissors etc.
A Victorian gentleman's silver open faced, key wind pocket watch, enamel dial bearing Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, movement by Adam Burdess, Coventry, no 22902, Chester 1893, together with a Dennison gentleman's gold plated pair cased pocket watch, and a briar wood pipe carved as a horse's head. (3)
Eight Beswick Beatrix Potter figures, Mr Benjamin Bunny, 1st version, pipe out, and Benjamin Bunny, 1st version, all BP-2 (8) Condition report Report by NG Mr Benjamin Bunny, first version, pipe out; Benjamin Bunny, first version, slipper out, ears out; Lady Mouse Hunca Munca; Johnny Town-Mouse; Timmy Willie from Johnny Town-Mouse, Miss Moppet, mottled and Jemima Puddleduck. Figures with light crazing, otherwise no other visible damage or repair.
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