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A Young woman playing the piano in a sun-dappled room signed upper right 'APriechenfried' oil on canvas 51 x 72.5cmFootnote: Provenance: Hugo Arnot, Vienna; From the collection of Hubert Faure (1919-2020), Albany, Piccadilly, London

Various Scandinavian wooden figure groups, etc., figure playing symbols, 5cm high, other continental treen, etc., Royal commemorative and other badges, to include George V badge, etc. (a quantity)

Various games, playing cards, Merrit Clowning game, De La Rue cards, picture dominoes, Travellers Trivia, various bead work, tassel hat, etc., handbag, cigar box, quantity of various pens, pencils and effects, etc. (a quantity)

VINTAGE CHOCOLATE BOX OF PLAYING CARDS, LOTTO, DOMINOES

A selection of boxed playing cards: Palmistry; I Ching; Wheel of Fortune; etc.

A 19th century pair of textured prints; 18th century interiors with men playing cards and chess respectively 24x32cm 

A GEORGE II MAHOGANY CARD TABLE C.1740-50 the breakfront hinged and fold-over top supported on a concertina action, revealing a baize lined playing surface with sunken counter wells and candlestands, on leaf capped and flower carved cabriole legs with scroll and cabochon carved feet 72.5cm high, 86cm wide, 42.8cm deeps Provenance The Estate of the late Jane Sumner.

SEVEN CHINESE RICE PAPER PAINTINGS 19TH CENTURY depicting various courtly figures, including a man with a ruyi sceptre and a lady playing a lute, all mounted in faux bamboo gilt and glazed frames (7) 21 x 12cm

AN OAK RELIEF CARVED MYTHOLOGICAL PANEL LATE 16TH CENTURY after a woodcut engraving of Ovid's Metamorphoses by Virgil Solis (German 1514-1562), depicting Orpheus playing his lyre charming the wild beasts, accompanied by a unicorn, a lion, a bull, a squirrel, birds, cherubs, a monkey, a ram, a fox, a bear and a deer in a wooded landscape, with a lozenge and stylised scroll work three-quarter border 40 x 76.8cm Provenance The Estate of the late Jane Sumner.

AN EDWARDIAN RECTANGULAR PLAYING CARDS BOX with the relief word "Bridge" on the cover and a fall front with a small inscription, by Levi & Salaman, Birmingham 1907; 4.5" (11.5 cms) long

A pair of bronze groups of children playing with geeseAfter the Antique, the first after the Greek original by Boethus of Chalcedon, together another bronze group of a putto with a goose and gosling, on naturalistic bases, 20cm wide, 15cm deep, 25cm high (7 1/2in wide, 5 1/2in deep, 9 1/2in high) 24cm high (2)Footnotes:The sculpture of a boy with a goose was originally created by the sculptor Boethus of Chalcedon in the second century B.C. The Roman Emperor Nero transported the original to his palace in Rome, where he had it copied. What survives today in Munich's Glyptothek is the Roman copy of the original.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A silver playing card box,with import marks for London 1935 Of shallow engine-turned form, the lid with applied gold Sutherland cypher, 15.8cm wide; together with a silver dressing table tray, engine-turned with central monogram 'ES', Chester 1911, 27cm wide; and two cut-glass dressing table jars, with silver lids, London 1935 & 1937, weight 36.1 oz. (3)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Collectable toys including playing cards and other

A Victorian cylinder music box by D Lecoultre, playing eight aires, the box measuring 57cmsCONDITION REPORTas per imagesserial number 9709there is a tooth missingox has pieces missing as per imagesplays 

A Beswick model of a white poodle with red bow, a Beswick model of cat playing a fiddle, a Belleek jug modelled as a shell and a pair of Arcadian China crested condiments in the form of a policeman and a further blue capped figure (5)

A collection of ten various 19th century delft blue and white tiles with painted decoration including sea monsters, figures playing games, etc, together with a Royal Doulton floral pattern jardinere (converted to a lamp base), 5 character pots and a gilt framed mirror, 13.5cm (11)

Large collection of O Pee Chee vintage trading cards from the NHL Canadian Hockey League (1978-1980) including 3 cards featuring Wayne Gretzky playing for the Edmonton Oilers. Approx 370 cards, mostly single player but also including Record Breaker cards (one for Wayne Gretzky and Charlie Simmer 1979-80), 10 Leader cards, 2 checklist cards and 3 Stanley Cup cards.

M Eccles (19th century British school) - Copy of a half length portrait of St Cecilia playing the organ, oil on card? unsigned but inscribed verso St Cecilia - from a copy by M Eccles, dated 1839, 13 x 10.5cm approx in gilt frame with gilt slip, together with a small mid-19th century oil on painting on wooden panel in the naive manner of a highland shepherd with sheep and a lamb in a landscape setting, inscribed verso Painted by William Gru..? dated 1848, 18 x 11.5cm approx, unframed (2)

Henry Harris (British 1852-1926) an extensive landscape with cattle watering, hay cart, children playing on a seesaw, seated figure outside a thatched cottage, etc, oil on canvas, signed, 75 x 147 cm approx, unframed

20 silver charms. Including figures playing instruments, bellows examples, etc. 40g.

A selection of text and reference books including card playing bridge and poker interest

Jack Fellows (American, B. 1941) "C-119C Flying Boxcar" Signed lower right. Original Oil painting on Masonite. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original which was published on the Republic of the Marshall Islands 33c C-119C Flying Boxcar stamp issued February 10, 2000. First produced in 1948, the twin-boom, high-wing Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar could accommodate 78 troops, 42 paratroops, 34 litters or up to 9 tons of freight. Throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, the highly-versatile C-119C served the U.S. Air Force well, playing an important role during the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. Image Size: 16.5 x 14 in. Overall Size: 18.5 x 16 in. Unframed. (B13356)

George Waller Parker (NY, MA, 1888-1957) WPA era painting of a clothesline with children playing in the foreground. Signed lower right. Parker studied art at Brown University, at the Art Student League in New York City, and at the Grande Chaumiere and Academie Colarossi in Paris, France. He traveled extensively throughout Indonesia, including Bali, to Japan, Canada, and Mexico. Parker was a member of the Salmagundi Club, Portland Society of Artists, Allied Artists of America, Artists Fellowship, Audubon Artists, Societe Coloniale des Artistes Francaises, Fine Arts Federation of New York, American Artists Professional League, and Grand Central Art Galleries. Size: 20 x 24 in. Unframed.

A fine Sukia figure from the Atlantic Watershed region of Costa Rica, ca. 1000 - 1500 AD. It is 6 inches high and is carved from the typical volcanic stone of the area. It portrays a seated individual, with arms resting on the knees, playing a flute. Intact. Cf. "Art of Costa Rica", page 286. (CR936)

Chris Calle (B. 1961) "1920s - Babe Ruth" Signed lower right. Original Mixed Media painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original painting which was published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the U.S. Celebrate the Century Series 32c Babe Ruth stamp issued May 28, 1998. One of the greatest athletes of the 20th century, Babe Ruth bombarded the world of baseball, breaking and setting many records in his career. Ruth was instrumental in changing the game's playing style from the one-base-at-a-time tactic of bunting, stealing and short-hitting, to the get-it-all-in-one-swing thrill of the long ball. Born on February 6, 1895, in Baltimore, Maryland, George Herman Ruth learned to play baseball while living at St. Mary's Industrial School. He became the school's star catcher and pitcher, while also playing for local amateur and semi-pro teams. In 1914, Ruth began his professional career with the Baltimore Orioles, a member of the International League. It was with the Orioles that Ruth acquired his nickname "Babe" and immediately established himself as a skillful pitcher. Later that season, he joined the Boston Red Sox of the American League. Although he was one of the League's best left-handed pitchers, Ruth was soon moved to the outfield because of his power hitting. Between 1920 and 1934, the "Sultan of Swat" played for the New York Yankees, breaking the major-league home run record in three consecutive years (1919-1921) and walloping an amazing 60 home runs in the 1927 season. Ruth led the American League in home runs for 12 years, hitting a lifetime total of 714, a major league record that remained unbroken until 1974. Image Size: 18.25 x 12.25 in. Overall Size: 23.25 x 16 in. Unframed. (B16039)

A lot of Seven David Bowie albums with relevant inners - all in good playing condition

A lot of 3 Cream albums - the copy of ' Fresh Cream ' is the Reaction label press but not in the best of condition - VG minus with sleeve just fair - the other two are good playing copies

A lot of two Pink Floyd albums , no inner or posters but good playing copies

A 19th Century French Bronze. Finely cast in the form of a winged Cherub playing a violin. Dark brown patination.  All supported on a Sienna Marble column further adorned with Doves. 90 cm high. 30 cm diameter at the base.

CHINESE BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN BOWL AND COVER, Kangxi, of deep U-shape painted with elegant maidens ('lange leizen') in conversation and playing Go beside palm tree and ornamental rock, the shallow domed cover painted with five boys at play, artemesia leaf mark, 10.5cm diam. x 12cm high Provenance: private collection, consigned via our Cardiff office Condition Report: cover with small rim chip, bowl with small glaze blister.

 AN IMPORTANT POCKET JOURNAL FROM 1870/71 RELATING TO CLAPHAM ROVERS, THE HISTORIC SPORTS CLUB, WITH HANDWRITTEN ENTRIES BY REG BIRKETT (1849-1898)Reg Birkett documents matches played in season 1870/71 by Clapham Rovers, revealing the chaotic nature of Victorian sport as players juggled between Rugby football and Association football. The 1870/71 season was crucial to the future of both sports. The journal with leather hardcover & lined paper, 15.5 x 10.5cms. in excellent condition. Entries in handwritten ink and newspaper reports. To accompany, a photocopy of the Rugby Football Union First General Meeting, 1871. The  1st page within the journal inscribed ‘Clapham Cricket Club Matches, 1867’ then 20 or so pages with opposing cricket clubs to be played against by Clapham, together with players for the fixture, and location of venue. From page 24- 34 these fixtures are repeated in much the same way, except with comments as to the outcome of the match. There also some changes to the previously selected players. We do not believe this part of the journal involved Reg Birkett.Entries relating to Clapham Rovers begin on P.38, as follows;‘Clapham Rovers / foot-ball club / Captain – R H Birkett / Committee – A Nash, J Field, A W French, E Field, E C Lygath (?), W R Bryden, A Luzzer (?) / Secretary & Treasurer W E Rawlinson / Season 1870-71’.The next pages lists the ‘Addresses of secretaries not on the foot-ball association’ with addresses for the following representatives / Sydenham – R W Abbott / Hornsey – E N Alfie (?) / Lausanne – F H Moore (?)  / Mohicans – Geo Ellis (?) / Harlequins – E Ellice Clark /Brighton -  Walter Foster (?) /Barnes – Walter Powell’ The next entries are ‘Members Playing Rugby Rules’ with R, P & L (Reg, Percival and Louis) Birkett at the top. Then following this is a list of ‘Association Rules’ with R & P Birkett as the second entries on the list.Then ‘A good Association team to play against first rate club like Charterhouse & Wanderers’ with Reg Birkett at top of this page suggesting he would be the first on the team-sheet if all available.   Evidently Reg is now club-captain so receives the journal and the remaining pages are handwritten by the 21-year-old.  Each page Reg includes a match fixture, the venue, Rovers’ selected players, and the outcome of match with comments, usually with a cut-out newspaper report. The matches are divided using ‘rugby’ rules and using ‘association rules’. 42 fixtures entered, 22 for the Rugby fashion, the remainder for Association code. Note that some of these entries were not played. Reg Birkett was in the team for 27 matches, mostly as captain (top of team-list). Many of the opponents were inaugural members of the 1st Rugby Union, ie. Richmond, Gipsies, Harlequins, Ravenscourt Park, Lausanne, Civil Service, Marlborough Nomads & Mohicans. There is evidence of the frustrations of acting as club captain during this period - many of the fixture dates having the two codes played on the same day. Adding to Reg’s problems would have been that 13 matches were called off (the winter of ‘70/71 was cold). Two other fixtures were called off as one of the sides could not raise the numbers. While on Feb’ 18th, with resonance to present times, a clash against Wimbledon was off ‘on account of vaccination’ (likely to be smallpox vaccination). The 1870 / 71 season was a critical season for the future of ‘foot-ball’ and especially that in the Rugby School tradition. Rugby until 1871 had been played to various rules. But in 1870 Edwin H Ash, secretary of Richmond Football Club wrote a letter to the newspapers stating, ‘those who play the Rugby-type game should meet to form a code of practice, as various clubs play to rules which differ from others, which makes the game difficult to play.’ So, 32 members of London and suburban football clubs gathered on the evening of 26th January, 1871, in the Pall Mall Restaurant, London, ‘to codify the rules of the game and to provide a central governing body.’ At this meeting, presided over by Edward Carleton Holmes (captain of Richmond Football Club) the RFU was founded. The meeting was held halfway through Reg’s journal, so it is not inconceivable that the pocket-journal was present in Reg’s breast pocket as the Rugby Union was formed.Laws were drafted, a secretary and a president were elected together with a committee of thirteen gentlemen including Reg Birkett of Clapham. Two months later, Reg Birkett was playing in the world’s 1st International Rugby match between England & Scotland at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh, scoring the 1st ever Rugby International try. It was one of four International rugby matches that Reg played in. The 1870 /1871 foot-ball season also saw the first three internationals according to Association rules, played at Oval, London. It was a seminal year - Rugby Union was born, the sport formalised, and International matches of football and Rugby commenced their 150 year history.Reg was born in 1849, he was the son of a surgeon, his brother’s Percival and Louis were also players at Rovers and are in many of the selections. Louis also played rugby for England. Reg was educated at William Jacob’s School, then Lancing College where he learned both foot-ball codes. His switching between the two codes continued at Lancing Old Boys and then Clapham. He also represented Surrey FC.Six years after scoring the first ever try in the first ever Rugby International, Reg Birkett was goalkeeper for Clapham in the 8th FA Cup Final v Old Etonians at The Oval (1879), which Clapham lost. A year later in 1880, Clapham Rovers were FA Cup Winners with Reg again goalkeeper, they beat Oxford University AFC, 1-0. Reg Birkett was now an FA Cup Winner.The comprehensive nature of Reg’s journal reveals a great deal about Reg’s character. Evidently, he was committed to both codes, perhaps knowing there could be exciting times ahead, as both sports were maturing in this age of change. Reg died at 49, when, suffering from diphtheria he leapt from a window of his home. A verdict of suicide whilst delirious was returned.Reg Birkett left his mark:-Scorer of first try in the first rugby international. -FA Cup winner and International association player-Committee member of the inaugural Rugby Union. -Association’s special sub-committee member to draw up the rules for the FA Cup competition-England selector for Association. - One of only three players to represent England in rugby and footballEvidently Reg Birkett was highly influential in the two sports which today give millions of people pleasure and generate billions in the sporting economy.The journal also represents the last days of a confusing relationship between our national sports before their eternal separation.Provenance: the Birkett Sporting Archive from the great-great grandsons of Reg Birkett, see our digital catalogue for this collection with further images here https://bit.ly/2PixOMn 

AN IMPORTANT & IMMACULATE ENGLAND RUGBY UNION CAP AWARDED TO JOHN GUY GILBERNE BIRKETT (1884-1967) embroidered with references to every one of his record 21 England International appearances between 1906 and 1912The peaked cap is in stunning condition considering the age. With the maroon colour of the felt as fresh as it was when awarded to John Birkett. Braiding, embroidery, and tassel equally in awesome condition. There are tears to silk lining as is usual with antique caps, but tears are not extensive.The six-panel cap with two-leaf wirework England Rose emblem to front segment below F (France) 07-08, then the peak with 1905 S-1906 representing his first cap against Scotland, and then each of the five further panels embroidered with letters to represent International opposition and the season eg. W.I.S 11-12 (Wales / Ireland / Scotland in 1911 and 1912). John Birkett was the son of Reg Birkett (please see Lot 572). The 21 fixtures accounted for on the cap represent every one of J G Birkett’s total England International cap count, between 1906 and 1912, which was a record for England caps at the time. During this period, Rugby was starting to become more akin to the sport we are familiar with thanks to the inventive All Blacks ‘Originals’ on their inaugural tour of Europe, and with a great deal of thanks to John Birkett’s Harlequin team-mate - Adrian Stoop. Stoop saw the advantage of quick back play and releasing the wings as early as possible. Birkett was initially a half-back but when he arrived at Harlequins RFC, Adrian Stoop occupied one of the half-back positions and he saw Birkett as having the ideal skills and build to fulfil his vision of quick back play. Birkett had the natural ability to move the ball wide while being strong enough to withstand the pressure from oncoming defenders. So thanks to the foresight of Adrian Stoop, John Birkett became a legendary Harlequins and England centre, and played in the position for the remainder of his career.John Birkett’s England caps began in 1906 against Scotland, after England had suffered a seven match losing run. He played alongside his Harlequin partner Stoop, and the Quin’s Stoop-style of play paid dividends as they won the tie with tries scored on both wings. Five days later the partnership featured against France in Paris in what was the first International between the two countries.By the 1908 season John Birkett had established himself in the England side, and captained the side against Wales for the first of four occasions. He played in each of the inaugural Five Nations Championship matches in 1910, which England won. Birkett scored twice against Scotland.By John Birkett’s final match against France in 1912, he was England’s record cap holder and record try scorer with ten tries. He continued playing with Harlequins and when in October 1909, the club side adopted Twickenham as their new home, John Birkett scored the first ever try at the ‘Home of English Rugby’.This feat echoed that of his father Reg, who scored the first ever International try.In World War 1, John Birkett was captain in the Royal Field Artillery and was mentioned in dispatches 18 times. Later he was a committee member of the RFU for 12 years.Considering the sensational condition, provenance, and player history, together with the embroidered complete reference to each of John Birkett’s record England appearances, we believe the cap to be the most prestigious pre-war Rugby Union cap ever to be offered at auction.Provenance: the vendors of the Birkett Sporting Archive are the great grandsons of J G G Birkett (1884-1967), and the great-great-grandsons of Reg BirkettSee our digital catalogue for this collection with further images here https://bit.ly/2PixOMn

ENGLAND INTERNATIONAL RUGBY UNION JERSEY WORN BY JOHN GUY GILBERNE BIRKETT (1884-1967) believed be his ‘International career jersey’ and worn on the Harlequins player’s England debut, versus Scotland in the Calcutta Cup match of 1906The jersey in traditional all white with fine cotton collars and with felt rectangular patch stitched to chest having a finely embroidered red, maroon, and pink English rose with two tone green and brown stems with five leaves. The sleeves are in the three-quarter length style for the England team during that period, two original buttons remain intact and there is a stitched name label to the inside of collar ‘JOHN BIRKETT’.As with the John Birkett’s England cap (Lot 574) the jersey is in super condition without notable damage. Please see Lot 574 John Birkett’s associated England cap in this auction with regards to John Birkett’s playing career, records, and achievements which include being the top try scorer and most England caps gained, the first try scorer at Twickenham and winner of the inaugural 5 Nations Championship in 1910. In this early period of International Rugby Union, players were expected to retain their jerseys for matches, even after players returned to International duty from a 4–5-year hiatus of military duty in World War 1. The English Rose badges at the time were individually embroidered for each player with differences in detail. Lot 578 in this auction is an album containing John Birkett’s England team photographs. In his debut photograph in 1906 against Scotland, one can see through a magnifying glass that the different tones of black and grey on the stem and leaves match the emblem on the jersey, proportions seem to be correct as does the angle of the stem and rose. John Birkett did play in other jerseys which can be seen in the team photographs, but we believe this to be his debut jersey and used on several England appearances. Copy of the 1906 photograph shown with this description but is not part of this lot.Auctioneer’s Note:Making his debut with Birkett in 1906 versus Scotland was James ‘Jimmy’ Peters who was the first black rugby player to represent England, and the only black player until 1988. Also playing for England was Belgian John Raphael, part of a millionaire banking family, who also played first class cricket and was killed in his home-country in 1917 during the Battle of Messines. While Adrian Stoop, the legendary Harlequins whom which their ground ‘The Stoop’ is named after played at half-back. The captain was V H Cartwright who was president of the RFU in 1928/29. In the Scottish line-up was Kenneth Grant McLeod, who was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame for his all-round sporting ability, winning 9 caps for Scotland while also playing for Manchester City FC, cricket for Lancashire and was a successful golfer too. Also in the Sottish team was British Lions captain David Bedell-Sivright who was killed during the Gallipoli campaign.The match was played at Inverleith, Edinburgh on the 17th March, 1906, watched by some 20,000 spectators. Against expectations, after a terrible losing streak of six matches, England were the victors 9 points to 3 (3 tries to one). The victory was despite England’s forward Simpson not completing the match due to injury sustained in scoring the winning try. Newspapers including ‘The Referee’ commended the English Selection Committee and bringing in John Birkett for his debut, while The Daily Mail wrote ‘Birkett, the young Harlequins centre, whose claims to international honours have been advocated throughout the season, showed himself to be possessed of rare judgment and a considerable amount of pace; he had a hand in the obtaining of all the three tries scored by his side’. The reports of Birkett’s debut being a glorious success continued in The Morning Post, The Field and other newspapers.Provenance: the vendors of the Birkett Sporting Archive are the great grandsons of J G G Birkett (1884-1967), and the great-great-grandsons of Reg BirkettSee our digital catalogue for this collection with further images here https://bit.ly/2PixOMn

A HARLEQUIN RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL CLUB CAP AWARDED TO JOHN GUY GILBERNE BIRKETT (1884-1967) The cap in deep blue felt and of traditional six panel form with wire braiding and tassel, 1905-1906 to peak, Harlequin crest with multi-coloured harlequin holding a scimitar aloft.In stunning condition as cherished by the family, colour has not faded, all parts of cap are complete. Extremely fine.John Birkett arrived at The Harlequin Club in the 1905-6 season as indicated on the cap. On 2nd October 1909, the club played the first ever match at their new Twickenham ground, versus Richmond. The Harlequins won the match 14-9 with John Birkett scoring the first try and so entering the history books as the first ever try scorer at Twickenham, now coined the home of rugby or HQ. He joined The Harlequin club under the impression that he would be a scrum-half but was quickly corrected and was converted into a three-quarter. His appearances for the club were interrupted by World War 1 when he served as a Captain in the Royal Artillery, his last season was 1922.John’s son John Brian Birkett (born in 1915), continued the family association with the club, playing for them in the 1930sProvenance: the vendors of the Birkett Sporting Archive are the great grandsons of J G G Birkett (1884-1967), and the grandsons of John Brian BirkettSee our digital catalogue for this collection with further images here https://bit.ly/2PixOMn

A CIRCA 1937-38 HARLEQUINS RUGBY FOOTBALL JERSEY WORN BY (JOHN) BRIAN BIRKETT (1916-2013) during his time with the club, together with an infant’s version of jersey also worn by Brian Birkett.The playing jersey in good structural condition but with dye run to the collar and neck, label to the interior ‘Brian Birkett’. The infant jersey with old stitched repair but structurally sound and completePlease see previous lots with regards to Brian Birkett.Provenance: the vendors of the Birkett Sporting Archive are the grandsons of Brian BirkettSee our digital catalogue for this collection with further images here https://bit.ly/2PixOMn

A CIRCA 1930S ENGLAND RUGBY UNION JERSEY FROM THE COLLECTION OF JACK MATTHEWS bearing embroidered cotton red rose and three tone green leaves and stem to a square felt chest badge, faded printed number 3 to back, fine cotton collar, collar label for Geo. Lewin & Co. Inside of collar inscribed in pen 'TR' and indistinct name inscribed in pen to label (perhaps J Matthews), complete with three mother-of-pearl effect buttons Provenance: from the family of Dr Jack Matthews Auctioneer's Note: George Lewin supplied the England jerseys in the 1920s and 1930s while it is believed that Bukta supplied the jerseys from 1947 and thus in the matches that Jack Matthews played against England (1947-1951). We are unsure of whom 'TR' relates Condition Report: structurally sound, badge in very good order, old playing days repair to back, small holes and browning but overall excellent

EPHEMERA COLLECTED BY WELSH RUGBY UNION PLAYER JACK MATTHEWS (1920-2012) ON THE 1950 BRITISH LIONS TOUR OF AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALANDcomprising six gramophone 78rpm records of the British Lions Team choir singing various songs including 'Cwm Rhondda' 'Scotland For Ever', 'When Irish Eyes are Smiling', recorded in Sydney by Australian Broadcasting Commission on 23rd August 1950, four with paper sleeve (two records are duplicates). Together with two scrap-books; one book titled 'JACK MATTHEWS' containing excellent black and white photographs from moments of his playing career including All Black Ron Elvidge being helped off the pitch after a crunching Matthews tackle in the third test of the 1950 Lions tour, other tour scenes on the pitch and off, a view of Matthews being presented with a trophy by Field Marshall Montgomery, South Wales Argus Wales team photo, British Lions 1950 team photo signed by the players, Barbarians Football Club Easter Tour official photo 1953, Royal Army Medical Corps team photo and photograph of Matthews and his team meeting King George VI before a match. The second album contains press cuttings from the British Lions 1950 tourProvenance: from the family of Dr Jack MatthewsCondition Report: records appear to be unused, scrap books scruffy and damage to some photos (please see online images)

Original vintage advertising poster issued by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. The poster features a man wearing turban playing flute to a cobra snake that comes out of its basket with a Daily Service poster of an airplane and a globe with flight route from Europe to South East Asia on a brown sandy wall. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is the flag carrier airline of the Netherlands. KLM is headquartered in Amstelveen, with its hub at nearby Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. It is part of the Air France–KLM group and a member of the SkyTeam airline alliance. Founded in 1919, KLM is the oldest airline in the world still operating under its original name and had 35,488 employees and a fleet of 119 (excluding subsidiaries) as of 2015. KLM operates scheduled passenger and cargo services to 145 destinations. Good condition, paper loss in top right corner, creasing, tears, pin holes, repaired tears. Country of issue: Denmark, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 101.5x61, year of printing: 1950s

Original vintage travel poster for Hungary - Ungarn som Ferieland / Holiday in Hungary. Fun and colourful image of a child in traditional costume playing behind a decorated wood pillar with an outline of an historic city on the horizon and a little bird on the top, the text above and below. Good condition, minor creasing, small tear, staining, foxing. Country of issue: Hungary, designer: Marianne Lechner, size (cm): 94x61.5, year of printing: 1930s

Original vintage travel poster for Spa - a town in Belgium located in Liège Province - Design by Edmond Delescluze (1905-1993) features a line drawing of a smartley dressed couple walking on a deep blue background with a round building in the distance. The lady's bright yellow dress features green playing card symbols of diamonds, hearts, spades and clubs. Published by the Commissariat General du Tourisme and the Syndicat d'Initiative de Spa / General Tourism Office and the Spa Visitor Information Centre. Spa is a Belgian town located in Liege Province, and the town where the term spa originates. The town of Spa is situated in a valley in the Ardennes mountains, Spa is one of Belgium's most popular tourist destinations, being renowned for its natural mineral springs and production of "Spa" mineral water, which is exported worldwide. The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, just south of the nearby village of Francorchamps, also hosts the annual Belgian Grand Prix. The world's first beauty pageant, the Concours de Beaute, was held in Spa on 19 September 1888. It hosted the Tour de France on 5 July 2010, when stage 2 of the race ended in the town. Good condition, folds, creasing, foxing. Country of issue: Belgium, designer: Edmond Delescluze, size (cm): 104x68, year of printing: 1948

Original vintage travel poster issued by Southern Electric Expresses. The poster invites to visit Brighton & Hove - The Queen of Resorts. The Resort of Kings. Cheap Fares - Frequent Expresses - 1 Hour from London. The poster features 1939 painting Brighton in the Regency by Scottish painter and artist Anna Katrina Zinkeisen (1901-1976), the painting depicts ladies / gentlemen and children both of higher and lower class talking / playing / laughing / riding horses all on the background of the city buildings. Poor condition, tears, creasing, folds, staining, paper losses, incomplete printed design on reverse. Country of issue: UK, designer: Anna Katrina Zinkeisen, size (cm): 99x128, year of printing: 1930s

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a stoneware musical imp figure, 1892, modelled playing a horn trumpet, salt glazed, on wooden base, incised marks Martin Bros London, Southall 1892, 14.5cm high

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a stoneware musical imp figure, 1893, modelled playing the cello, white bisque, on wooden base, incised marks R W Martin + B, London , 1893, Southall, 14.5cm high

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a stoneware musical imp figure, circa 1893, modelled playing the harp, speckled cream glaze, on wooden base, incised marks and original paper label to base, 14cm high

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a stoneware musical imp figure, 1893, modelled playing the tambourine, bisque texture on wooden base, incised mark Martin, London, 1893, 11.5cm high

George Tinworth for Doulton Lambeth, a stoneware figural clock, circa 1875, pediment form, the 3.5 inch black dial flanked by two musical mice playing the trumpet, surmounted to the stepped finial by a cellist, treacle glazed with four balls to the corners, impressed marks, 25cm high, 32.5cm long

Seekatz, Günter (1928) "Schneelandschaft", mit spielenden Kindern, Öl auf Holz, links unten signiert, 23x17cm, 39x33cm (mit Rahmen)Seekatz, Günter (1928) "Snowy Landscape", with playing children, oil on wood, signed lower left, 23x17cm, 39x33cm (with frame)

Nao by Lladro figures of a Good Swordsman 1043 and a Playing Nurse 1055 (2). In good condition with no obvious damage or restoration. Missing top of sword handle. 22cm tallest.

Nao by Lladro Boy with Candle 1138 and a Schoolchild playing Marbles (2). In good condition with no obvious damage or restoration. 19cm tall.

Lladro figures girl kissing 4873, Geisha playing the flute 6150 and Nao ballerina and girl with light and dog. In good condition with no obvious damage or restoration. Geisha missing her flute. Nao both boxed.

A quantity of vintage Playing Cards, including a leather cased set of cards by W. B. Dick & Co. Ltd, Waddington's Lexicon card game, circa. 1930, a cased dual set of cards, circa. 1901, a cased set of Patience and two others (6)

A pair of 19th Century KPM Berlin porcelain Groups, one depicting a young boy kneeling offering a young girl his hat filled with chicks, 6in (16cm) high, the other depicting a young girl playing the Herdy Gerdy and a boy sat on some sort of box, singing along, 6in (16cm) high, both with printed marks to base with black painted X and impressed H (2)

A SWANSEA PORCELAIN CABARET CUP BY THOMAS BAXTER of baluster footed form with gilded ear-shaped handle, painted in sepia monochrome with Cupid playing a flute within a simple scrolled border below the interior rim, Swansea mark in Baxter's script, 8.3cms high, Provenance: private collection Monmouthshire Auctioneer's Note: part of the service painted by Baxter with cupids in sepia monochrome and illustrated by Wilstead and Morris, Thomas Baxter The Swansea Years (1997), p 18, and was exhibited at the Festival of Britain Exhibition of Swansea Pottery and Porcelain in 1951. In the exhibition catalogue, it was described by Kildare Meager as being 'formerly in the possession of the Cadogan family'. Wilstead and Morris repeat an announcement from 'The Courier' of July 19th 1816 which relates '...the Princess Mary has recently obtained from the latter place a superb dejeune set, and one is in preparation for the Princess Charlotte, part of which is now exhibited at 250, Oxford Street'. Condition Report: restored and cracked at top of body, likely a replaced handle

A good quantity of commemorative Royal commemorative booklets, newspapers and magazines to include:'Souvenir Book of King Edward VIII Told in Pictures - including His Abdication Message''The Coronation of Their Majesties King GVI and Queen Elizabeth 1937 Official Souvenir Programme'The Coronation Book 1953' by William le Hardy'The Golden Book of the Coronation' (Daily Mail Publication)'Her Majesty's Coronation' (1953 National Playing Fields Association)'The Gang Show' 1948'The Gang in Shorts' 1949Various copies of The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Express, an early Radio Times etc.Chichester Theatre Festival programmes 

A parcel gilt-framed and glazed pastel/body colour study of a young kitten playing with a blue string ball, monogrammed lower left (27.5cm x 19.5cm)

A WOOD NETSUKE OF YAMA-UBA AND KINTARO In the manner of Sanko, unsignedBoldly carved standing on one foot, supporting Kintaro on her right shoulder, who is playing with a piece of rope attached to her arm, a fungus to the other end, holding a cane in her right hand and a sickle in her left, wearing a loose-fitting robe opening at the chest and an artemisia leaf skirt secured with a belt, her face with a cheerful expression, the fanged mouth slightly open.HEIGHT 7.3 cmCondition: Good condition with minor wear, possibly some re-staining, the middle section of the rope has been replaced, a small old fill to the underside of one foot.Provenance: European collection.Auction comparison: Compare a closely related wood netsuke of Yamauba and Kintaro, also unsigned, and also with a minor restoration, at Van Ham, Asiatische Kunst, 8 December 2016, Cologne, lot 2384 (sold for 5,805 EUR).Literature comparison: A closely related but larger (9.1 cm high) wood netsuke, also unsigned, is illustrated in Coullery, Marie-Therese and Newstead, Martin S. (1977) The Baur Collection, p. 161, no. C 373.

JUGYOKU: A FINE WOOD AND STAG ANTLER NETSUKE OF ENSHI By Jugyoku, signed Jugyoku 壽玉Japan, Edo (Tokyo), mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)A very finely carved wood netsuke depicting young Enshi, stood up, holding a jug and lifting his deer hide cloak, the horns of the stag fittingly inlaid in stag antler. The fur of the deer hide is finely engraved and shows polished spots naturalistically simulating the fur coat pattern. Typical and large himotoshi through the back and signed JUGYOKU within a polished reserve.HEIGHT 4.6 cmCondition: Excellent condition.Provenance: European collection.Enshi (in Chinese Tan Zi), is one of the twenty-four paragons of filial piety, a classic text of Confucian filial piety written by Guo Jujing during the Yuan Dynasty (1260-1368). Enshi's parents had an eye ailment that could only be cured by deer's milk. His family was too poor to buy the expensive milk, so Enshi disguised himself like a deer in order to get milk directly from does in the herd near his home. One day as Tan Zi was playing amid the deers, the animals suddenly ran for the trees, leaving Tan Zi alone in the middle of the meadow. He looked towards the path and saw why the deer had fled. Hunters, bow in hand, stood in the shade, prepared to shoot some venison. Just in time he stood up (the moment depicted in the netsuke) and explained to them his story and the hunters escorted him safely back home.Literature comparison: A similar example by Ryukei is illustrated in Atchley, Virginia / Davey, Neil (2006) The Virginia Atchley Collection of Japanese Miniature Arts, p. 118, N154.

ICHIYUSAI: AN IVORY NETSUKE OF ENSHI By Ichiyusai Naoharu/Naomitsu, signed Ichiyusai 一遊齋Japan, Edo (Tokyo), c. 1830-1850, Edo period (1615-1868)Depicting Enshi lifting his deer hide cloak with some vigor, the garment patterns and deer fur neatly incised and inked. Himotoshi through the back and signed ICHIYUSAI.HEIGHT 4.2 cmCondition: Good condition with minor wear to inked and stained details, as visible in the images provided. Some age cracks.Provenance: French private collection.It is not possible to distinguish between Ichiyusai Naoharu and Naomitsu. Both makers are known for their very fine manju netsuke, while katabori pieces are rare.Enshi (in Chinese Tan Zi), is one of the twenty-four paragons of filial piety, a classic text of Confucian filial piety written by Guo Jujing during the Yuan Dynasty (1260-1368). Enshi's parents had an eye ailment that could only be cured by deer's milk. His family was too poor to buy the expensive milk, so Enshi disguised himself like a deer in order to get milk directly from does in the herd near his home. One day as Tanzi was playing amid the deers, the animals suddenly ran for the trees, leaving Tan Zi alone in the middle of the meadow. He looked towards the path and saw why the deer had fled. Hunters, bow in hand, stood in the shade, prepared to shoot some venison. Just in time he stood up (the moment depicted in the netsuke) and explained to them his story and the hunters escorted him safely back home.

ICHIYUSAI: AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A BOY WITH DOG AND BESHIMI MASK By Ichiyusai Naoharu/Naomitsu, signed Ichiyusai 一遊齋Japan, Edo (Tokyo), c. 1830-1850, Edo period (1615-1868)A well-sized ivory netsuke of a boy holding a bag behind his back and a leash to which a mask of Beshimi is attached. He is playing with his dog which holds the mask between his paws and bites into it. The details very finely carved and beautifully worn with a fine glossy patina, particularly to the reverse. Himotoshi through the boy’s robe and signed underneath ICHIYUSAI.HEIGHT 4.8 cmCondition: Superb condition with associated surface wear, a fine patina, and natural age cracks.Provenance: German private collection, acquired in Japan c. 1980.It is not possible to distinguish between Ichiyusai Naoharu and Naomitsu. Both makers are known for their very fine manju netsuke and katabori pieces are rare.

RAKUMIN: AN AMUSING WOOD NETSUKE OF ASHINAGA AND TENAGA PLAYING A DRUM By Ho Rakumin, signed Rakumin 樂民Japan, Edo/Tokyo, second half of 19th centuryAn amusing scene featuring the two yokai fishermen from Kyushu island, with the long-legged Ashinaga balancing a drum on his bent knees while his colleague Tenaga uses his absurdly long arms to beat the drum with two mallets – one cannot help but wonder if there was an easier way to achieve this simple task. Many ‘natural’ himotoshi between the fishermen’s limbs. Signed RAKUMIN within a bone-inlaid rectangular reserve.HEIGHT 4.2 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor surface wear, few minuscule nicks.Provenance: German private collection.