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Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Port Lligat (Venus with lithogrpah printed in colours 1970 signed in pencil numbered 71/250 on handmade wove paper with full margins in good condition 760 x 560 mm (30 x 22 in)

Hedin (Sven). Through Asia, 2 vols., 1st English ed., 1898, photogravure port. frontis. to each vol., b & w plts., two folding maps (frayed to edges), ink library stamps to titles, few leaves strengthened to inner margins, 20th c. qtr. library morocco with classification mark to foot of spines, rubbed, 8vo, together with Trans-Himalaya, Discoveries and Adventures in Tibet, vols. 1 & 2 only (of 3), 1909, b & w port. frontis. to each, b & w plts. and three folding maps, ink library stamps to titles, a.e.g., orig. cloth gilt, spines faded and with classification marks at foot, extrems. slightly rubbed, 8vo (4)

Lang (John Dunmore). An Historical and Statistical Account of New South Wales: Including a Visit to the Gold Regions, and a Description of the Mines; with an Estimate of the Probable Results of the Great Discovery..., Bring Down the History of the Colony to the First of July, 1852, 2 vols., 3rd ed., 1852, occ. minor spotting, orig. cloth gilt, slightly frayed at head & foot of spine, 8vo, together with Meredith (Mrs. Charles), Notes and Sketches of New South Wales, During a Residence in that Colony from 1839 to 1844, 1st ed., John Murray, 1844, bound with Drinkwater (John), A History of the Siege of Gibraltar, 1779-1783, with a Description and Account of that Garrison, from the Earliest Periods, pub. John Murray, 1844, folding wood eng. plan, some browning and spotting throughout, contemp. half calf, paper library label to upper board, covers rubbed & worn, 8vo, plus Meredith (Mrs. Charles), Notes and Sketches of New South Wales, During a Residence in that Colony from 1839 to 1844, pub. John Murray, 1849, few wood eng. illusts., browning and some dampstaining, modern half calf gilt with red morocco title label, 8vo, and Trollope (Anthony), Australia and New Zealand, 2 vols., 3rd/New ed., 1876/75, folding col. litho maps frontis. to each vol. (map in vol. 1 with short closed-tears to folds), two other folding maps, orig. cloth, rubbed and slight wear, 8vo, with Stuart (E.J.), A Land of Opportunities being an Account of the Author’s Recent Expedition to Explore the Northern Territories of Australia, 1st ed., 1923, b & w frontis. and plts., folding map at rear, rear free endpaper torn with loss, orig. cloth gilt, 8vo, and Calvert (F.), The Exploration of Australia, 2 vols., London & Liverpool, 1895, b & w frontis. to vol. 1, numerous port. plts., one folding col. litho map, orig. cloth gilt, spines darkened and spotted, 4to, plus The Discovery of Australia, 2nd ed., 1902, b & w frontis. and plts., a.e.g., orig. cloth gilt, 4to (10)

McKenney (Thomas L.). Sketches of a Tour to the Lakes, of the Character and Customs of the Chippeway Indians, and of Incidents Connected with the Treaty of Fond du Lac..., also, a Vocabulary of the Algic, or Chippeway Language..., 1st ed., Baltimore: Fielding Lucas Junr., 1827, half-title present, hand-col. litho port. frontis. and twenty-eight litho & eng. plts. (inc. 18 hand-col.), ink ownership at head of title, scattered spotting and few marks throughout volume, contemp. calf, rebacked and corners repaired, spine torn and worn, hinges cracked, covers rubbed and worn, 8vo, together with Richards (T. Addison, edit.), Appletons’ Companion Hand-book of Travel: Containing a Full Description of the Principal Cities, Towns, and Places of Interest, together with Hotels and Routes of Travel through the United States and the Canadas, New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1860, four hand-col. folding maps, advertisement leaves at front and rear, orig. cloth gilt, spine faded, 8vo (2)

Peary (Robert E.). Northward Over the “Great Ice”, A Narrative of Life and Work along the Shores and upon the Interior Ice-Cap of Northern Greenland in the Years 1886 and 1891-1897, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1898, b & w port. frontis. to each, numerous b & w illusts. from photos, folding map at rear of vol. 2, both volumes lack front free endpapers, t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, orig. gilt dec. cloth in bright condition, 4to (2)

Ackermann (Rudolph, pub.). A History of the University of Cambridge, its Colleges, Halls and Public Buildings, vol. 1 (of 2), 1815, eng. port. frontis., thirty-five hand-col. aqua. plts. (including the Founders’ plts.), correct as listed, mostly offset to text and all with small ink lib. stamp to an image corner within plt. impression, contemp. calf gilt, lib. label to pastedown and blind stamp to upper cover, plain antique-style calf reback and corner restoration, 4to. Abbey, Scenery, no. 80. (1)

Bartlett (W.H. & J. Stirling Coyne). The Scenery and Antiquites of Ireland, 2 vols., George Virtue, c.1840, eng. port. to vol. 1, addn. eng. vign. title to each vol., single page eng. map of Ireland, 118 steel eng. views, correct as list, foxed, vol. ii with prelim. blank torn out, marbled endpapers and edges, hinges split, contemp. gilt dec. green calf, rubbed, vol. 2 with sl. loss at head of spine, 4to (2)

Whitaker (Thomas Dunham). An History of Richmondshire, in the North Riding of the County of York; together with those parts of the Everwicschire of Domesday which form the Wapentakes or Lonsdale, Ewecross, and Amunderness, in the Counties of York, Lancaster, and Westmoreland, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1823, eng. port. and forty-four eng. plts., plus twenty-seven genealogical tables (inc. 16 double-page), numerous wood eng. illusts., armorial bookplate of John Plumbe Tempest of Tong Hall Yorkshire to upper pastedowns of each volumes, edges rough-trimmed, late 19th/early 20th c. half morocco gilt by R.H. Porter, gilt armorial crest at foot of spines, folio. Boyne CCL. (2)

Clarendon (Edward Hyde, Earl of). The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, begun in the Year 1641, 3 vols. in six, Oxford:Printed at the Theater, for J. Batley, 1720-21, eng. port. frontis. to each vol., title to vol. 1 part 1 dated 1721, ink ownership crest to half-titles and verso of general titles & some frontispieces etc., contemp. panelled calf, gilt dec. spines, some joints cracked and slight wear to spines, 8vo, together with Hume (David), The History of England..., 9 vols., 1811, port. frontis. to vol. 1, with Smollett (T.), The History of England..., 6 vols., 1811, eng. port. frontis. to vol. 1, uniform calf gilt, spine to vol. 1 of Hume’s History very worn, other vols. slightly rubbed to spines, 12mo, plus other antiquarian (36)

Granger (Rev. J.). A Biographical History of England, from Egbert the Great to the Revolution..., 2 vols. in four, 1769, eng. port. frontis., edges untrimmed, contemp. qtr. sheep, joints cracked, spines worn with loss of leather at head & foot, extrems. rubbed & worn, 4to (4)

Locke (John). An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, 2 vols., 14th ed., 1753, eng. port. frontis. to vol. 1, worming to lower margins of approx. 50pp. at front of vol. 1, contemp. calf gilt, slight wear to joints & extrems., 8vo, together with Burnet (Gilbert), The History of the Reformation of the Church of England, 2 parts in one, 1679, addn. eng. title, contemp. calf, upper board near detached and lower board attachment weak, worn, folio, with [McCormick, Charles, edit.], The Secret history of the court and reign of Charles the Second , by a Member of His Privy Council..., 2 vols., 1792, contemp. calf, rebacked with gilt dec. spines, slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus seven other misc. antiquarian (13)

Overbury (Sir Thomas). Sir Thomas Overbury his Wife. With Additions of New Characters, and many other Witty Conceits never before Printed, the sixteenth impression [but 17th ed.], 1638, mounted eng. port. frontis. (trimmed to image), 18th/19th c. diced calf, slightly dampstained, joints cracked and some wear, small 8vo (1)

[Percy, Thomas]. Five Pieces of Runic Poetry translated from the Islandic language, 1st ed., 1763, eng. vign. of Runic script to title, t.e.g., remainder uncut, contemp. mottled calf gilt, rebacked with orig. spine relaid, 8vo, together with Guarini (Giovanni Baptista), The Faithful Shepherd, a pastoral tragi-comedy, 1736, eng. frontis. and six plates, some spotting, contemp. mottled sheep, heavily rubbed, plus [Loveling, Benjamin], Latin and English Poems, 2nd ed., 1741, 4 pp. pubs. ads. at rear, some light browning, contemp. calf, recent plain calf reback, plus Thomson (James), The Works, 4 vols., 1750, eng. port. frontis, and five plates, contemp. calf gilt, lacking spine label to vol. 2, joints cracked and minor wear to head of spines, all 12mo (7)

Speed (John). The History of Great Britaine Under the Conquests of ye Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans, the third edition revised & enlarged, pub. 1650, eng. port. frontis. and eng. title, few woodcut illusts. and eng. genealogies etc., ink library stamp to lower margin of portrait, also to title and few other leaves, library label to front pastedown, contemp. calf gilt, joints cracked and some wear, folio. Wing S4880. (1)

Chivers (Cedric). The Architecture of Europe, by Doreen Yarwood, Batsford, 1974, numerous b & w illusts., many full-page, contemp. tan qtr. calf, with Chivers label on rear pastedown, gilt lettered contrasting labels in second and fourth compartments, remainder with central gilt star device surrounded by volute tools, date lettered direct at foot, 4to, together with The Dramatic Works of Ben Jonson, Printed from the Text, and with the Notes of Peter Whalley, printed for John Stockdale, 1811, eng. port. frontis., printed in double-column, some browning and foxing, mostly to first and final leaves, hinges repaired, modern tan half calf utilising contemp. marbled boards (latter lightly rubbed), triple gilt rule decorated low raised bands, gilt lettered label in second compartment, remainder with rectangular tool in black, 8vo in 4s, plus The Swiss Family Robinson..., by Charles Folkard, Dent, 1910, half-title, numerous col. and b & w plts. and illusts., marbled endpapers, sprinkled edges, contemp. tan half morocco, gilt dec. spine, sq. 8vo, plus Land and Sea Tales for Scouts and Guides, Macmillan, 1923, half-title, pubs. ad. leaf at rear, typed Chivers label tipped-in on rear of front free endpaper, sprinkled edges, contemp. tan half morocco gilt, sq. 8vo, plus fifteen other leather-bound books. All the books in this lot are from the Chivers Bindery. (19)

Burney (Charles). An Account of the Musical Performances in Westminster-Abbey, and the Pantheon, May 26th, 27th, 29th; and June the 3rd, and 5th, 1784, in Commemoration of Handel, printed for the Benefit of the Musical Fund, 1785, eight eng. plts., incl. stipple eng. frontis. by Bartolozzi after Burney, plts. and title-page foxed, errata leaf at rear, stipple eng. port. of Madame Mara mounted on front pastedown, hinges repaired, contemp. calf, sometime rebacked (preserving orig. spine but with new label) and recornered, sl. rubbed, 4to (1)

Corelli (Arcangelo). Sonate a Violino e Violono o Cimbalo... da Fusignano Opera Quinta, 2 parts in one, John Johnson, c.1750, eng. port. frontis. by S. Cole, eng. title, and 69pp. eng. musical notation, lightly finger-soiled, endpapers renewed, sprinkled edges, modern half calf over contemp. marbled boards (latter rubbed at edges), 4to (1)

Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus). Grand Quintetto per due violini, due diole e violoncello, Op. 24, No. 5, printed & sold by Preston, c. 1800, five engraved titles (for each part) and 36 pp. of eng. music in all, eng. titles with signs of wear to the plate, untrimmed, stitched as issued, slim folio, together with Duvernay (Flamini), A Complete Instruction Book for the Guitar, 2nd ed., pub. H. Lea, c. 1830, eng. title (loose, and torn without loss), single-page litho. port. of the author, additional printed Note of the Author bound in, 42 pp. of eng. guitar exercises, including folding plate of the finger board (with a little wear to outer fold), some soiling to title, stitched as issued without covers, slim folio, plus three other portions of engraved music, including the cello part only for Haydn’s Piano Sonata Opus 40, printed by Muzio, Clementi & Company, 26 Cheapside, slim folio (5)

Caesar (Julius). Caii Julii Caesaris opera omnia, [ed. Henry Homer], 2 vols., printed by M. Ritchie & J. Sammells, sold by T. Payne, 1790, eng. port. frontis. to first vol., four double-page eng. maps, contemp. eng. bookplate of the Rt. Hon. Wilmot Earl of Lisburne to front pastedown of each vol., and 20th c. woodcut bookplate of Ellic Howe to front endpaper of each vol., a.e.g., contemp. red full morocco gilt, a few marks, and spines somewhat discol., large 8vo. Large paper copy, finely printed using the Typis Jacksonianis of Joseph Jackson. The work was edited by the eminent classical scholar Henry Sacheverall Homer (1719-1791). According to Dibdin ‘This edition which is very beautifully printed, and of which there are some sumptuous copies on large paper, is deserving of a place in the student’s library, from its extreme correctness’. (2)

Franklin (Colin). Printing and the Mind of Morris, Three Paths to the Kelmscott Press, pub. Rampant Lion Press, 1986, orig. cloth-backed boards, 8vo, together with Dunn (Henry Treffry), Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti & His Circle, pub. Dalrymple Press, 1984, port frontis., col. illusts., orig. cloth-backed printed boards, 4to, plus Strachan (Walter), Poems, pub. Skelton’s Press, 1976, engs. by Charles Marq, untrimmed, orig. cloth-backed boards, 8vo, limited ed. 57/200, signed by author and artist, plus approx. fifteen other private press related, incl. The Key Keeper, by Ben Johnson, pub. Foundling Press, 2002; Waterways of the Fens..., by Peter Eden, pub. Cambridge University Press, 1972, etc. (18)

Brettell (Richard R., with Roy Flukinger, and others). Paper and Light. The Calotype in France and Great Britain, 1839-1870, pub. USA, 1984, b & w illusts., orig. cloth in d.j., 4to, together with Gernsheim (Helmut), The Rise of Photography 1850-1880. The Age of Collodion (History of Photography series, vol. 2), Thames & Hudson, 1987, num. b & w and sepia illusts., orig. cloth in d.j., square 4to, plus Erwitt (Elliott), Between the Sexes, New York & London, 1994, b & w illusts., orig. cloth in sl. chipped d.j., square 4to, and Geldzahler (Henry), Charles Bell. The Complete Works 1970-1990, New York, 1991, port. frontis., num. col. illusts. from photos, orig. cloth in d.j., oblong 4to, with other photography, mostly 20th c. hardback publications, many in d.j., G/VG (approx. 110)

Le Clerc (Sebastien). A Treatise of Architecture with Remarks and Observations... For Young People who would apply to that Noble Art, Engraven in CLXXXI Copper Plates by John Sturt, Translated by Mr. Chambers, printed and sold by Richd. Ware, vol. 2 of two (plates only), [1732], eng. port. frontis., engraved vign. title-page (with architectural eng. on verso), 4pp. of eng. dedications, and 181 engs. on rectos and versos of ninety leaves, dusty and finger-soiled, several ms. ownership names at front and rear, eng. book ticket on front pastedown, hinges split, contemporary Cambridge pane calf, rubbed and extrems worn, 8vo (1)

Wilson (Sir John). The Royal Philatelic Collection, ed. Clarence Winchester, Dropmore Press, 1952, two collotype port. plts., twelve col. plts., numerous b & w illusts., dec. endpapers with library bookplates to front endpaper, t.e.g., orig. crushed red morocco, gilt dec. to spine & gilt royal crest to upper board, slightly rubbed to upper joint, folio, in worn and broken red cloth slipcase (1)

Abbott (Percy). Abbott’s Magic for Magicians, Secrets of Occidental and Oriental Mysteries, pub. Michigan, 1934, port. frontis., inscribed by the author and dated 1934, orig. printed wrappers, 8vo, together with Sorcar (P.C.), Hindoo Magic, 1st ed., Susil Gupta, Calcutta, 1944, illusts. to text, orig. boards in slightly worn d.j., 8vo, with Charvet (David), The Man, His Mind, and his Royal Family of Magic, 1st ed., Charvet Studios, Washington, 1986, b & w illusts., orig. cloth gilt, 4to, (limited ed. 273/300, inscribed to John Fisher by the author), and Shaxon (Alan), My Kind of Magic, 1st ed., 1970, b & w illusts., inscribed by the author to front free endpaper, orig. cloth in d.j., 8vo, and Grabel (Lee), The Magic and Illusions of Lee Grabel, 1st ed., 1986, b & w illusts., author’s inscription to front free endpaper, orig. mock leather in d.j., 4to, plus Ziethen (Karl-Heinz & Allen, Andrew), Juggling, The Art and its Artists, 1st ed., Berlin, 1985, col. and b & w illusts., orig. boards in d.j., folio, plus others related, including some signed. From the collection of John Fisher, formerly the curator of the Magic Circle Museum. (3 cartons)

Morin (Jean). Antiquitates Ecclesiae Orientalis, Clarissimorum Virorum Card. Barberini..., dissertationibus epistolicis enucleatae, nunc ex ipsis autographis editae, 1682, ink annotation to title, contemp. calf, gilt dec. spine, joints, board edges and head & foot of spine worn, 8vo, together with Lapide (Cornelius Cornelii), R.P. Cornelii Cornelii a Lapide e Societate Jesu ... Commentaria in omnes Divi Pauli Epistolas, Editio novissima anterioribus auctior, & correctior, Venice, 1740, wood eng. illust. to title, front endpaper and initial four leaves with worm trail to centre of each leaf, contemp. pigskin over wooden boards, blind roll-work decoration, slight wear, clasps intact, folio, with Manuscript notebook, A volume of verse, reflections and notes collected together by Rachel L. Lambert, c.1930s, approx. 150pp. of manuscript written in black and blue ink, printed theological verse pasted-in, bookplate of Rachel Lowe Clopton (formerly Rachel Lowe Lambert) pasted to final leaf, t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, contemp. gilt dec. sheep, with ‘Rachel L. Lambert Her Book’ applied in gold to upper board, spine and extrems. rubbed, 4to, (Rachel Lowe Lambert Lloyd Mellon was born in 1910. An American horticulturalist, gardener, philanthropist, fine arts collector and widow of the art collector and banking heir Paul Mellon), plus other misc. antiquarian, including odd volumes. Includes Walton (Izaak), The Complete Angler, 1925, contemp. Green calf by Sangorski &Sutcliffe, gilt dec. spine, 8vo, plus Wollaston (William), The Religion of Nature Delineated, 6th ed., 1738, eng. port. Frontis., contemp. calf, joints cracked, worn 4to (a carton)

Vassa (Gustavus). The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, Written by Himself, 2 vols., 2nd ed., [1789], port. frontis. to vol. 1, list of subscribers, folding eng. plt. in vol. 2, contents spotted and generally finger soiled, a few unobtrusive circular blind stamps, contemp. boards, worn, 12mo, together with a 3rd ed. of the same work, 1784, plus A Memorial for the Present Age, and Information to Posterity, of the Loyalty, Patriotic Zeal, and Spirited Exertions of the Citizens of Bristol: Being an Account of the Cause, Rise, Progress, and Military Improvement of the Volunteers of the Said City. With a Correct List of the Names of Officers, and every Soldier of the Cavalry and Infantry, pub. Bristol, 1797, 65 pp., orig. marbled wrappers, some wear, slim 8vo, plus The Report of the Trials of the Rioters, at the Assizes Held at Warwick, August 20, 1791, Before the Right Hon. Mr. Baron Perryn... , Birmingham, [1791], 154 pp., some dust soiling, orig. boards, worn on spine, slim 8vo, and other miscellaneous antiquarian, mostly small-format multi-volume sets, all ex-lib. copies with usual marks (4 shelves)

Robida (A.). Paris de Siecle en Siecle, [1896], etched frontis., twenty-four col. and tinted plts. with tissue guards, num. b & w illusts., orig. pict. wrappers retained at rear, t.e.g., remainder rough-trimmed, later vellum gilt, minor soiling, 4to, together with De Nolhac (Pierre), La Dauphine Marie-Antoinette, pub. Boussod, Valadon et Cie, Paris, c. 1890, fine col. port. frontis., heightened with gold, num. b & w illusts., t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, later half vellum by Birdsall, Northampton, gilt-dec. spine with morocco label, 4to (limited edition 920/1000), with other French history, mostly late 19th/early 20th c. cloth bound vols. (6 shelves)

Ernest Parkman (1856-1921) Steep St.; Mary Le Port St. Pencil and Watercolour, Signed and titled, 12.5cm x 9cm Framed as one; After Thomas Smith, A view from Durdham Down, near Bristol looking down the Avon, Engraving, published 1756, 39cm x 55cm; Together with various prints, engravings and lithographs of Bristol views, including: Clifton, Interior of Bristol Cathedral, The Old Hotwell House and Lewins Mead (8)

A Steel Pelham Bit, with fixed high arched port, and curb chain hooks, lacks chain.

Croft 1986 vintage Port with two glasses in pine presentation case, 12" high,

Some Port Meirion "Totem" pattern coffee cups and saucers, various pottery goblets, a cabbage shaped preserve pot, a small hammered pewter pot and other items (one crate, as viewed)

Port Barrel and Wade Ashtray

Port Hole

Circle of Jacobus Storck (Dutch 1641-1693) A Dutch man-o’war leaving port, with fisherman unload at the docks, oil on canvas, 66 x 84cm (26 x 33in)

Follower of Jacob Ferdinand Saeys, A port scene, with figures by a portico and an Italianate palace beyond, oil on canvas, 103 x 92cm (401/2 x 361/4in)

Port Sunlight Album of Bijou Pictures, published by Lever Brothers in 1902, containing part sets of trade cards from `Portraits of Celebrities` series, `The Life of Queen Victoria` series and `Views of Cathedrals` (some cards cut down)

A British Bosuns call whistle stamped "Port of Rotterdam" and "The Humber Estuary" on a slender link chain in brass and copper, the whistle 12cms long.

Arthur J Foster "Ann Port Bay, Jersey" (circa. 1880-1904). Oil on canvas, scene on a summers day, titled and monogrammed lower left. 24.5cms x 29.5cms.

Silver sherry, whisky and port labels

Catherine James Farm, Port Soderick Watercolour Signed and dated `89 11 x 20 ins.

Ada Humphreys Winter comes to Port St Mary Watercolour Signed 7 x 10 ins.

Jacobs (W.W.) The Skipper`s Wooing, 1897; A Master of Craft, 1900; At Sunwich Port, 1903, first editions, original cloth; and 6 others by the same, 8vo (9)

"Graham`s late bottled vintage Port 1979, 150cl, cased"

"Two bottles of Vintage character Port, for Fortnum & Mason and four Port glasses "

Four bottles of Taylors and Fonseca Collectable port

A George III silver wine label inscribed "Hollands" (London, 1810, by Thomas Phipps & Edward Robinson) together with another inscribed "Whisky" (Edinburgh, 1812, by Mitchell & Russell) and another inscribed "Port" and stamped "Sterling CT" and "IW" to back

ALBERT STRANGE, SIGNED, WATERCOLOUR, Inscribed “Bait Gatherers, Port St Mary, Isle of Man”, 6” x 9 ½”

Taylor 10 years old Tawny Port. 6 bottles (50cl)

Taylor 10 years old Tawny Port. 6 bottles (50cl)

Taylor 10 years old Tawny Port. 12 bottles (50cl)

POUILLY PORT CARAFE, NO. 5223 designed 1931, clear, frosted and green stained stencilled R. LALIQUE 28.5 cm. high View on Christie's.com

Collection of Bells Whisky commemorative bottles unboxed plus a quantity of miniatures and a bottle of Wares Tercentury Vintage Port

A RARE 1805 PATTERN NAVAL OFFICER`S SWORD MADE FOR REAR ADMIRAL SIR THOMAS USSHER BY SAMUEL BRUNN, 56 CHARING CROSS, LONDON with tapering regulation blade of hollow-diamond section, etched and gilt on a blued panel with the crowned Royal arms enclosed by foliage, the figure of Brittania and a putto on one side and foliage, the Royal arms for 1801-16, the figure of Neptune and further designs of foliage on the other (the upper portion with small chips and areas of pitting), gilt-brass stirrup hilt cast with a fouled anchor on the langets, the back-strap and pommel finely chased as a maned lion`s head, banded ivory grip bound with gilt-wire, set with a gilt-brass plaque engraved with the owner`s crest (the reverse plaque missing, stirrup-guard loose), in its original leather scabbard with gilt-brass chape, middle bands and locket (leather worn, seam split), each engraved with border panels filled with foliage, the locket and middle band each with a suspension ring chased with key pattern, the former engraved `Brunn sword Cutler to the Prince Regent and HRH the Duke of Clarence 56 Charing Cross London`, and retaining much original gilding throughout 81.3cm; 32in blade Samuel Brunn is recorded at 56 Charing Cross circa 1803-19. The crest is that of Ussher of Ballysaggartmore, County Waterford, Ireland. Sir Thomas Ussher (1779-1848) entered the navy in January 1791 on board the Squirrel on the home station and on the west coast of Africa; afterwards, in the Invincible, he was present in the action of 1 June 1794; and in 1795-6 was successively in the Prince George, Glory, and Thunderer, flagships of Sir Hugh Cloberry Christian, by whom he was appointed acting lieutenant of the Minotaur. In that capacity he served on shore with a party of seamen at the reduction of St. Lucia in May 1796. He was afterwards acting lieutenant of the Pelican brig, was confirmed in the rank on 17 July 1797, was repeatedly engaged with the French or Spanish privateers, and on 5 April 1798, in attempting to cut out one lying in the Augustine River near Cumberland Harbour (Guantanamo) in Cuba, he was severely wounded in the right thigh. While in the Pelican he is said to have been in upwards of twenty boat engagements with the enemy. In May 1799 he was appointed to the Trent, and in her returned to England in September 1800. The effect of his many wounds obliged him to remain on shore for some months; but in June 1801 he was appointed to command the Nox cutter, stationed at Weymouth in attendance on the king. In September 1803 he commanded the Joseph cutter, and in April 1804 the Colpoys brig attached to the fleet of Brest under Admiral (Sir William) Cornwallis. His vigilance and energy in quest of intelligence repeatedly obtained the admiral`s approval. Later on the Colpoys was employed in the Bay of Biscay and on the north coast of Spain. On 21st March 1806 Ussher was awarded a Lloyds £50 sword for the capture of three Spanish luggers at Avillas. On 18 October 1806 he was promoted to the rank of commander and appointed to the Redwing sloop, in which he was chiefly employed in protecting the trade against the Spanish gunboats and privateers near Gibraltar. On this service he was repeatedly engaged with the gunboats or armed vessels, often against a great numerical superiority, and especially on 7 May 1808, near Cape Trafalgar, where he fell in with seven armed vessels convoying twelve coasters. Of the nineteen, three only escaped, eight of the others being sunk and eight taken; the loss of men to the enemy in killed, drowned, and prisoners, was returned as 240. On Lord Collingwood`s report of this and other gallant services, Ussher was promoted to post rank by commission dated 24 May 1808. On his return home he was entertained at Dublin at a public dinner, and presented with the freedom of the city. In 1809 he commanded the Leyden in the operations in the Scheldt; and in 1811-12 the 26-gun frigate Hyacinth in the Mediterranean, where, on 29 April 1812, he led a boat attack against several privateers moored in the port of Malaga, and, in face of a murderous musketry fire from the shore, which killed or wounded 68 out of 149, brought out two of the largest privateers, and did what damage he could to the others. Although the enterprise was not fully successful, the commander-in-chief and the admiralty signified their entire approval of Ussher`s conduct, and in October he was moved to the Euryalus of thirty-six guns, from which, in February 1814, he was again moved to the Undaunted. In both of these he was employed in the blockade of Toulon and along the south coast of France. In April 1814, being in the Undaunted close to Marseilles, a deputation, consisting of the mayor and chief men of the city, came on board to acquaint him of Napoleon`s abdication and of the formation of a provisional government. Almost immediately afterwards he received instructions to prepare to convey the ex-emperor to Elba, and at Fréjust on 28 April received him on board. On the 30th he anchored at Porto Ferrajo, and on 3 May Napoleon landed. The Undaunted remained at Elba till the ex-emperor`s baggage had been landed from the transports, and then sailed for Genoa. In the end of June Ussher was moved into the Duncan of seventy-four guns, in which he shortly afterwards returned to England. On 4 June 1815 he was nominated a C.B.; on 2 Dec. 1815 was awarded a pension of 200l. a year for wounds; on 24 July 1830 was appointed equerry to Queen Adelaide, and in 1831 was made a K.C.H. and was knighted. From 1831 to 1838 he was successively superintendent to the dockyards at Bermuda and Halifax; he was promoted to be rear-admiral on 9 Nov. 1846, and in July 1847 was appointed commander-in-chief at Queenstown, where he died on 6 Jan. 1848. Taken from the Dictionary of National Biography.

Follower of Charles Bentley A hulk at anchor near a port possibly Portsmouth Watercolour 26 x 36cm; 10¼ x 14¼in++Good condition* All lots marked with an asterisk are subject to VAT on the hammer price.‡ All marked lots may be subject to Droit de Suite / Artist`s Resale Right.For details please see www.woolleyandwallis.co.uk department page.All condition reports are a guide only and should be used as such.

John Edmund Mace (1889-?) The port of London; Lewes Castle Two both signed Both watercolour 33 x 50cm; 13 x 19¾in and 30.5 x 47cm; 13¾ x 18½in (2)++1. Faded in the sky some small spots of foxing 2. Some fading blemishes* All lots marked with an asterisk are subject to VAT on the hammer price.‡ All marked lots may be subject to Droit de Suite / Artist`s Resale Right.For details please see www.woolleyandwallis.co.uk department page.All condition reports are a guide only and should be used as such.

‡ A. J. Ricks (20th Century) The ship Blissful in an Indonesian port Signed and indistinctly dated Oil on canvas unframed 61 x 51cm; 24 x 20in++Areas of flaking and lifting throughout with paint loss to sky and lower corners some areas of crude retouching* All lots marked with an asterisk are subject to VAT on the hammer price.‡ All marked lots may be subject to Droit de Suite / Artist`s Resale Right.For details please see www.woolleyandwallis.co.uk department page.All condition reports are a guide only and should be used as such.

The Hastings Guide containing description of Town, account of Port, Battle details, pub J. Barry, Hastings, COLE Thomas Howell, Antiquities of Hastings, 1867, New Illustrated Canterbury Guide c.1877, Brighton Guide 1972, MOORE, Henry, Picturesque Excursion from Derby to Matlock, 1818 (5)

A collection of mixed silver flatware, comprising six kings pattern teaspoons, George Adams, 1846, a set of three labels, Port, Rum, Gin, and another Whisky, a snuffers stand, thimble etc

A cased bottle of port, two bottles of wine, and a box of La Restina cigars

A CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN COFFEE CUP, 18th century, painted in polychrome enamels with a port scene with figures, 2 1/2" high, together with a Chinese porcelain fluted tea bowl and saucer painted in underglaze blue with the "Jumping Boy" pattern, saucer 4" diameter (2)