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Lot 261
Franklin Expedition. An interesting early to mid 19th-century scrap album, containing pasted in watercolours, drawings, hand-coloured lithographs and prints, plus handwritten leaves, a total of approximately 64 leaves plus blanks, the original drawings including an oil on paper depicting the Franklin Expedition to the Arctic in 1845, 13 x 18cm, an original pencil drawing of a landscape view signed by Montague Stanley [1809-1844] and dated 1820, an unsigned watercolour and india ink portrait of a young man playing the flute, a monochrome watercolour of an old man writing with a child about his shoulder, etc., contemporary gilt and blind-stamped calf, covers and spine detached, 4to (1)
Lot 432
*McBryde (James, circa 1875-1904). A group of 10 autograph letters initialed 'J. McB', 1897-1902 and 1 undated, all seemingly to Walter Morley Fletcher, 6 of the letters with pen and ink illustrations by McBryde, the earliest from 19 January 1897 at St Helen's, Lancashire, with humorous illustrations of moving furniture, playing hockey, etc., 6 of the late letters written from Kensington Crescent, London, one with a sketch of a cricketer being bowled by a Yorker, one of a marching band, an anthropomorphic elephant figure, 1 page browned, a total of 36 pp., 8vo, plus 6 of the postally used envelopes (10)
Lot 214
A collectors lot to include miniature ceramics, a small German bisque dolls head, a collection of Chinese picture story books to include 'Chu Yuan', 'Li-Luog', 'The Deerstalker', 'The Painted Skin' and others all folk stories and historical classics, various playing cards, a ceramic dolls head and various doll body parts, two Masons royal memorabilia cups and an Oriental soapstone carving.
Lot 176
A late 19th century P.V.F. rosewood cased music box, with brass cylinder and single comb movement, playing six airs, winding mechanism to base, glazed cover and a tune sheet to the interior, width 13cm. CONDITION REPORT Length 13cm. Some wear commensurate with age. Mechanism in working order. No teeth missing.
Lot 130
CLASSICAL CDs - Impressive collection of over 400 x CDs which cover a broad range of eras. Composers/performers will include 'Complete Mozart Edition' series, Nigel Kennedy, Kinterhuber playing Ries, Rubsam playing Bach, Alwyn, Mussorgsky, Kathleen Long, Andrew Litton, Beecham, Matthias Kirschereit, Henry Hall, Anton Bruckner, Berlioz, Massenet, Michael Endres. Condition is generally excellent.
Lot 131
CLASSICAL LPs/BOXSETS/SINGLES - Varied and interesting collection of over 100 x LPs and a small selection of 7" records and cassette tapes. Performers/works/cat numbers will include Berlin Phil playing Wagner (Deutsche 19024), Toscanini playing Elgar/Brahms (ALP 1204 semi-circle), Solomon - Beethoven (ALP 1300), Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade (NBL 5013), Herbert Von Karajan/Philharmonia (33cx 178), Otto Klemperer (33sx1346), Heifetz (ALP 1334), Vienna Symph (ABL 3075), Dylan Thomas/Richard Burton (Argo box set), Strauss (33cx 1309/10) and Schwarzkopf (33cx 1069). Condition is generally Ex.
Lot 204
SOUNDTRACKS - Outstanding selection of 16 x LPs, many of which are long deleted and contain crucial breaks for playing/sampling! Artists/titles will include Bun Hunga And His Combo - Relax - original Spanish issue, monster organ/funk sounds! (DLP-1073), Arne Nordheim - Colorazione Solitaire Signals, Nottingham Castle Rock (FEST 002 numbered 279), James Clarke Sounds - Small Group + Synthesiser (AMPS 1001), Come Aboard! QE2 and Stereo Production Aids. Condition is generally VG+ to Ex+.
Lot 217
EXPERIMENTAL/SPACEMEN 3 - Great pack of 6 x LPs. Spacemen 3 titles are Threebie 3 (numbered 602), Dreamweapon (fright 042), Playing With Fire (1st UK) and Losing Touch With Your Mind. Also to include The Andromeda Strain rare Hexagonal design (KRS 5513 Ex condition) and Organum - Submission. Condition is generally Ex to Ex+.
Lot 95
PUNK/POST PUNK - Superb collection of 32 x LP's and 12" to include many desirable releases! To include This Heat - S/T white label test pressing, Au Paris - Playing With A Different Sex (HUMAN 1), Suburban Studs - Slam, The June Brides - There Are Eight Million Stories (export only w/12" single - still sealed!), Artery, The Durutti Column (FBN 51), Chrome, Butthole Surfers, Antena and Soviet Sex. Condition is generally VG to Ex.
Lot 150
ROCK/INDIE/ALT/FOLK - Super large collection of roughly 200 x LP's and 12" singles. Artists/titles will include Jeff Baker - Loner (20 29091-3), Companion - Live, Titanic (S 65661), Chick Shannon/Last Exit - Tears On The Console (HGS 120), Playing By Numbers (CAR 1002), Every New Dead Ghost (PLASS 008), Pink Industry, Trevor Herion, Television, Chameleons, Blondie, The Motors, Simple Minds, Ted Nugent, David Sylvian, Steeleye Span, Alex Campbell, Battlefield Band, Maddy Prior and Laura Nyro. Condition is generally VG to Ex+.
Lot 369
A Fine Quality Walnut Chiming Bracket Clock by Elliott of London, numbered 196/250 and made for the crown jewelers Garrard Regent Street London to commemorate the anniversary of the London clock maker Daniel Quare. The three train fusee movement playing three tunes with month duration, and fitted with an automatic mute from 10pm until 6am. The caddy top surmounted by pierced brass handle incorporating the initial DQ. The 7 inch (18 cms) brass dial with a Westminster/Whittington/Winchester chime dial in the arch, small fast/slow and chime/silent subsidiary dials above the chapter ring with a matted centre and decorative spandrels. 17 ins (43 cms) in height (handle up).
Lot 1775
A good table disc music box playing 13" discs, only 1 disc with it, plays well It has kalliope carved into the top of the lid Disc also has kalliope made in Leipzig (Germany) Tune- ‘The Tramps Waltz’ Disc’s diameter- 13.5” In working order All teeth look ok Only 1 disc Lid is cracked from left to right approx. 1-1.5cm from front of the box Movement in wound through the centre of the spindle the disc sits on
Lot 1779
A music box with 3 bells and playing 8 tunes, needs a clean All teeth and tips are present In working order but butterfly needs coaxing to start turning all bells operate There is an old hand written note inside asking ‘Could you please make a new case for the old musical box – any plain wood will do just to preserve it. J.Parker’ Original movement in late but still old box which is in reasonable condition and presentation Barrel length 6”
Lot 15
A GOOD PAIR OF 16TH/17TH CENTURY CHINESE MING DYNASTY BRONZE MODELS OF BUDDHISTIC LIONS, together with fitted wood stands, each seated with one paw resting on a brocaded ball upon which are playing two cubs, the details engraved, 9.75in high overall, the stands 8.4in x 5.75in x 2.1in high, the bronzes themselves 9.5in long x 5.25in wide x 7.5in high.
Lot 246
A PAIR OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS FROM 19TH CENTURY PLATES, depicting poor children in a gateway and washing their feet at a pump, set in brown and gilt glazed frames, 19cm x 20cm, together with a SIMILAR of boys playing around a beach ed boat by Frank Sutcliffe in similar frame, 22.5cm x 32cm
Lot 57
A graduated set of three 19th Century Chinese blue and white platters, the centre fields decorated with waterside dwelling with figures on a punt, one playing a flute CONDITION REPORTS The two smaller plates are both broken and badly repaired. All plates have firing faults. Surface scratching, staining, etc, conducive with age and use. See images for more details.
Lot 1332
Toltec-Maya, Post Classic Period, 900-1200 AD. A circular limestone relief marker from the human sacrificial ball game, carved with the skull of a defeated ballplayer with open mouth and scrolls of plants emerging; glyphs around the eye, top of the skull decorated with a plumed headdress curving to form further glyphs; old accession number '8697' to the underside. Property of an American collector; acquired 2014 at auction; previously with Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, California, USA, with museum accession number 8697 to the reverse. C.f. Schele, L. and Miller, M. The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art, London, 1992, pp. 241-265, for a discussion on the ballgame in Mayan society and religion. Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate. There has been a long history of ball games in Mesoamerica, for both recreational, and religious purposes. The ritual aspect of the games took precedence with special structures for the games being built in the centre of Mayan cities, next to the principle temples and palace complex. The ballcourts were usually an alley framed by two parallel structures, sometimes with clearly defined end zones that gave the entire structure the shape of a capital letter ?. The games were composed of two teams with two or three team members each who controlled the ball by hitting it with their upper arm or thigh - touching it with the hands was forbidden, as was allowing the ball to touch the ground. From relief images at the courts, and ceramic figurines found at Mayan sites, we know that the players wore a loin cloth with a leather hip guard, which protected the hip and projected the ball when hitting it. The players also wore elaborate headdresses which marked them out as being involved in a ritual act. Points were scored by striking the solid rubber ball, which was thirty centimeters in diameter and weighed four kilograms, towards a ring high up on the walls of the court, or at markers, such as this one, set along the alley or in end zones. Although the games had an entertainment factor, with professional players and gambling, the primary role of the games was religious. In the ritual games war captives were used who were weakened by deprivation and made to enter the ballcourt at a disadvantage and pitted one against another until only one champion remained. The losers were sacrificed by having their hearts ripped out and being decapitated; the hearts were offered to the gods and the heads were displayed on skull racks, called Tzompantli, close to the courts, or were encased in rubber and used as balls in the games. This ballcourt marker possibly depicts the skull of a defeated player encased in a rubber ball. At Chichen Itza on the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico, is a relief from the great ballcourt which depicts a skull exactly the same as this one. Here, the skull-ball is in the centre of a scene which shows a victorious ballplayer on the left holding the head of the figure opposite him, whom he has decapitated. Six snakes and an elaborate tree sprout from the severed neck of the victim, showing the fertility that such sacrifice will bring. The skull-ball on the scene, as well as on this example, have scrolls of vegetation coming out of the mouth, and this has been interpreted as the fronds and seed pods of the cacao plant - a source of wealth for the Maya. The religious aspect of the games derives from the Popol Vuh, a series of myths relating to creation and the exploits of the Hero Twins. The story begins with the Hero Twins' father, Hun Hunahpu, and uncle, Vucub Hunahpu, playing ball near the underworld, Xibalba. The lords of the underworld became annoyed with the noise from the ball playing and so the gods send owls to lure the brothers to the ballcourt situated on the western edge of the underworld. Despite the danger, the brothers fall asleep and are captured and sacrificed by the gods and then buried in the ballcourt. Hun Hunahpu was decapitated and his head hung in a fruit tree. Hun Hunahpu's head spits into the hands of a passing goddess who then conceives and gives birth to the Hero Twins, Hunahpu and Xbalanque. The Hero Twins eventually find the ballgame equipment in their father’s house and start playing, again to the annoyance of the gods, who summon the twins to play the ballgame amidst trials and dangers. In one notable episode, Hunahpu is decapitated by bats. His brother uses a squash as Hunahpu's substitute head until his real one, now used as a ball by the gods, can be retrieved and placed back on Hunahpu's shoulders. The twins eventually go on to play the ballgame with the gods, defeating them. However, they were still destined to die so they could be reborn and defeat lords of Xibalba for good. After killing them by a trickery, they returned to the underworld to resurrect their father and in the end, they became the Sun and the Moon. 10 kg, 30cm (12"). Fine condition. Extremely rare.
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