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Click here to subscribeA George II mahogany concertina action card table, circa 1750, the hinged and shaped top with floral moulded edge, opening to a baize inset playing surface, above a plain frieze, on acanthus and shell carved tapering cabriole legs, terminating in claw on ball feet, 75cm high, 99cm wide, 49cm deep Provenance: Private Collection, London
A George II mahogany folding card table, circa 1750, possibly Irish, the hinged shaped top opening to baize inset playing surface, above a plain frieze, on acanthus carved cabriole legs, termination in claw on ball feet, 74cm high, 80cm wide, 39cm deep For related tables, see The Knight of Glin & James Peill, Irish Furniture, Yale University Press, 2007, pages 236 and 237.
A George III mahogany serpentine concertina action folding card table, circa 1770, the hinged shaped top with foliate carved edge opening to a baize playing surface, above a plain frieze, on moulded an foliate carved legs, 74cm high, 100cm wide, 49cm deep Provenance: Private Collection, London
Late Victorian silver "Whist" case of polished hinged rectangular form with engraved cover to a blue morocco lined interior, containing two sets of playing cards, each with Greek key and acorn decorated backs and two whist markers "The Foster", patented and manufactured by Chas Goodall & Son Ltd - London, 7295, width 14cm, London 1899, maker's mark WFW
George V silver cased Bridge set of hinged rectangular form, the cover with applied and pierced detail "Bridge" to a red morocco lined interior containing two packs of modern playing cards together with the original "The laws of Bridge 1904" handbook (losses and slight damage throughout), width 19.7cm, London 1912, maker's mark for Mappin & Webb
Late 19th century Swiss music box, No 31373 playing 12 airs of typical hinged form with cross-banded and line inlaid cover and transferred detailed front panel and enclosing a tune sheet including "The Bluebells of Scotland", "Sweet Bye and Bye", "Home Sweet Home", "The Last Rose of Summer" and "Bonnie Dundee" to a mechanism with integral hand crank and a 33cm (13ins) pin barrel and single piece steel comb, width 56cm
Early English bagatelle mahogany parlour games table constructed from mahogany of rectangular form with lifting lid enclosing playing surface, both rims inset with scoreboards, four each of red balls and white balls, central black ball and numbered arched ball slot (6.4.7.9.2.5.3.8), raised on turned supports, 106cm long
JOHN LENNON & YOKO ONO MONTREAL "BED IN" COLOUR TRANSPARENCIES. Collection of 27 colour slide transparencies taken during John & Yoko's infamous "Bed-In" for peace at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal during May of 1969. The images feature John playing his guitar alongside Yoko and also being interviewed by people in the room. 21 of the Kodachrome slides have JUN69 printed on the reverse. To be sold with full copyright.
JOHN LENNON DIRTY MAC BAND ROCK AND ROLL CIRCUS 1968. Two original colour 11x14" photographs of John playing on stage along with Eric Clapton and Keith Richards. Purchased from Apple Records manager Alistair Taylor by Beatles biographer Geoffrey Giuliano and sold with a COA from the Giuliano Collection Ltd.
SECOND ALBUM - EXPORT UK/EU PRESSING LP - 3RD PRESSING (CPCS 103). Extremely few on the ground 3rd pressing '2 box EMI' export pressing of 'The Beatles Second Album' (CPCS 103). The record is in glossy Ex condition with a few rather light and faint hairline markings to the playing sides. Nice sharp labels with some light spindle markings. The sleeve is in very neat VG+ condition showing some light creasing the he front laminate; the reverse flipback design is in very clean order.
PAUL MCCARTNEY/RELATED - LPs/12". Excellent selection of 3 x LPs and 3 x 12" including scarce overseas pressings and a test press! Titles are The Family Way (including original UK LK 4847 - VG+/VG solid example, some foxing on the reverse and Aussie SKLA 4847 - Ex+/VG+), Wings - Band On The Run (ltd French yellow vinyl DC 9 with inner and poster - Ex+/Ex original hype sticker), Take It Away (12" single sided test pressing 12R 6056 - Ex+ playing surface/housed with EMI inner sleeve stamped 7 June 1982), Press and Say Say Say.
GEORGE HARRISON - 7"/LPs. Electric selection of 9 x 7" with 2 x LPs playing at 33 1/3. Titles include Electronic Sound (including original UK ZAPPLE 02, no 'Sold In UK' - Ex+ superb vinyl/Ex+ top sleeve too with only very slight laminate wear, complete with original inner, also with US ST-3358 - Ex/Ex original inner), Faster (pic disc K 17423P, Ex copy), What Is Life (French 2C006-04751M - Ex/Ex), My Sweet Lord (AR-2715 Japanese p/s and original UK p/s R 5884), Bangla-Desh (R 5912), True Love (K 16896), True Song (K 16856) and Radha Krishna Temple (London) (APPLE 15). Condition elsewhere is generally Ex.
PLEASE PLEASE ME - 1ST UK STEREO 'BLACK AND GOLD' PRESSING LP (PCS 3042) - FACTORY SAMPLE SIDE 2. OUTSTANDING COPY. For your archive here we have a stunning 1st UK stereo 'black and gold' copy of the album that propelled the fab four into global stardom. The record here presented in unprecedented condition, this could well be the finest copy ever offered for sale - and to top it all off the LP contains an original 'Factory Sample Not For Sale' sticker on the side 2 label. The record is in superb Ex+ condition. There are just a few extremely faint, minor and exceedingly wispy hairline markings noted to the playing surfaces, aside from this there is very little else going wrong! With Dick James credits on the black and gold labels for tracks A1, A2, A6, A7, B4 and B6, matrix/stampers YEX 94-1 1 R & 65-1 1 G and ZMT tax code on side 1. The 1st UK (right aligned Angus McBean photo credit) is in VG+ condition. A lovely, crisp and sharp front cover with only a little laminate wear, the reverse flipback tabs show some minor wear which is perhaps most apparent with a small tear on the top left section. Elsewhere, the reverse is neatly presented with a little foxing. Will there ever be another chance to acquire such a wonderful copy?
A Nicole Freres cylinder music box playing six airs, No.36688, Gamme No.1122, the single 35cm cylinder with two-piece comb, stamped with maker's name, under glass inner lid, the inlaid rosewood and stained wood case with lift lid and hinged side panel revealing levers and winding aperture, 51.5cm.
An unusual and historically interesting Georgian dress sword by Samuel Brunn, 70cm flattened diamond section two-stage lightweight flexible blade etched with the motto NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT within a garter, this partially obscured by patination, Further swag below containing the word ROYALS, copper gilt hilt in the Romanesque manner, the neoclassical crossguard with stylized spatulate acanthus terminals, domed pommel with laurel wreath band, tapering copper wire bound grip, contained in its copper gilt mounted black leather scabbard bearing maker's panel for S. BRUNN Sword Cutler to H.R.H. The Prince of Wales 56 Charing Cross London, the upper mount also engraved with owner's initials JPK, a contemporarily added copper gilt mount states The Gift of J.P. Kemble Esq. to J. Cooper 1817. John Philip Kemble (1757-1823) was famous for having a duel with the Irish actor James Aickin in 1792, having been challenged by his deputy manager after a row over working practices at the Drury Lane Theatre where Kemble was manager. They set up the duel in Marylebone; Aickin took aim at Kemble with his pistol and missed. Kemble refused to return fire and after discussion the two men were reconciled. An English actor famed particularly for his Shakespearian roles, Kemble was the brother of actress Sarah Siddons who was immortalised in Gainsborough's famous portrait. There are numerous portraits of Kemble by artists such as Sir Thomas Lawrence, James Gillray, William Beechey and Benjamin Holl. Known for playing dramatic roles, he is often depicted carrying a sword, for example in the roles of Rolla, Hamlet, Cato and Richard III. After playing his final role as Coriolanus (one of many Roman characters that he portrayed), he retired from acting in 1817, the year that this sword is inscribed as a gift from Kemble to J. Cooper.
Nicole Freres, Geneva, a late 19th century marquetry inlaid rosewood and ebonised cylinder music box, the 12 cm cylinder playing six airs, with intact playlist to lid, comb stamped with makers name and case bears makers plate (see condition report and additional images)case original, intact, surface dull and showing general surface marks commensurate with age and use, the cyliber movement dirty, cranking and functioning at time of cataloguing, steel comb undamaged and no evidence of previous repair, the movement cover lacking its glass, the original handwritten playlist torn/damaged to extremities
A 19th century Swiss cylinder music box, the 28 cm cylinder playing eight airs with arrow indicator and adjustable lyre damper, with the original handwritten play sheet and makers plate for 'Qualite Excelsior Harpe Piccolo, within a rosewood and ebony banded inlaid case, 59 cm w x 23 cm x 16 cm h appears good and original, the movement cranking and running at time of cataloguing, two comb fingers broken off, none showing previous repair, the case displaying usual evidence of use
A Cycling Travelogue - Through England & Scotland 1888 A delightful description entitled 'An imperfect account of a 'Safety' Cycling Tour taken During My Summer's Holiday, August - September 1888'. A five-volume manuscript of the tour written by Dr Horace Mansell Maybury, who practised in Islington, London. The route took him from London to Land's End, and then to John o Groats, taking 16-days and travelling 911½-miles. The five leather-bound books, each 8½ x 7-inches, have a stylised title page, and the narrative then starts with a date followed by tightly-written text in black ink; the pages are gilt-edged. There are two photographs of Dr Maybury with his solid-tyred Safety Bicycle, (geared to 60-inch) with a hub lamp fitted to the off-side foot rest, travel bag strapped to the front rack, a saddle bag, and a copy of a CTC handbook. There are 906 pages in all, and on the last page Dr Maybury has listed his expenses, amounting to £11.13.10p, equivalent to about £1100 today. The books are housed in a purpose-made, black leather-covered slipcase, and the ensemble is in good condition save for a little rubbing to the spines and heavily rubbed edges to the slipcase. This fascinating travelogue will reward further research. Historic note: The British Medical Journal archives tell us that Dr Horace Mansell Maybury was born in London in 1848, the son of a surgeon, and died, aged 66 in 1914 as a result of a cycling accident, Unfortunately the archives provide no details about the calamity which led to his death. Maybury was said to be a man of a 'very genial and kind disposition'. His obituary also recorded him as an 'adept cyclist' and that 'his devotion to the wheel dated back to the old boneshaker (Velocipède) machine'. He had 'twice ridden from Land's End to John o' Groats and other journey's with his family in 1877 and 1881, and had often gone 100 to 150 miles in a day, even in the years up to his death'. He is buried at Frimley church, Surrey.DOCTOR’S DEATH. Dr. Horace Mansell Maybury. M.D., 56, Islington, was cycling on Sunday when he ran over a ball a child was playing with. He was thrown from his cycle on to his head and died half an hour later from fracture of the skull. At the inquest to-day verdict of Accidental death” was returned.(information offered by Mr G. Thursfield.)
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