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![A 9ct Gold Three Stone Garnet Ring, of Victorian style (finger size R) (3.3grams). [2010271]](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/998eee7b-009b-4778-b0d8-b07400af7c29/ac3a8b54-d5e7-4902-9625-b08a00eea830/468x382.jpg)
Lot 2162
Rose gold gypsy set single stone diamond ring, Victorian gilt grey hound hinged locket pendant, gold black onyx 'E' ring, pair of gold earrings and a rose gold wedding band, hallmarked 1938Condition Report:Diamond ring tested 13ct approx 2.55gm, size R, earrings and wedding band 9ct, approx 3.2gm, 'E' ring 9ct approx 1.9gm
Lot 221
Elizabeth R. Hunt (British 20th century) "Manchester City Fans" Signed and dated 1985, pastel and pencil.23.5 x 42.5cm (framed 37 x 54.5cm)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The drawing is in very good, original condition with no obvious faults to report. The darwing is ornately framed and glazed. The original metal frame has some minor scuffs and knocks commensurate with age.
Lot 158
Rowlandson (Thomas) Collection of 15 political caricatures, including several illustrating the Duke of York, including 'A York Address to the Whale. Caught Literally off Gravesend' [BM Satires 11301], 'The Statue to be Disposed of' [BM 11249], 'The Magician' [Not in BM Satires], 'The Q.A. Loaded with the Spoils of India and Britain' [BM 7384], The defeat of the high & mighty Bailissimo Corbettino...' [BM 6783], 'The road to preferment through Clarkes Passage' [BM 11239], 'Reform advised. | Reform begun. | Reform compleat' [BM 8289], 'Mrs Clarkes Levee. The Ambassador of Morocco on a Special Embassy' [BM 11218], 'A Peep at the New Installation Uniform' [Not in BM Satires], 'Chelsea parade or a croaking member surveying inside outside and backside of Mrs Clarkes premises' [BM Satires 11238], 'The apostate Jack R- the political rat catcher - nb. rats taken alive!' [BM 6431], 'The fall of Dagon - or rare news for Leadenhall Street' [BM 6365], and others similar, etchings with hand-colouring, various sizes, all unframed, circa 1790-1810 (15)
Lot 168
Woodward (George Moutard) and others. Collection of 30 late Georgian caricatures, many relating to royal and political events between the years 1799 and 1820, the majority designs by or after Woodward, including 'Setting out for Margate' [BM 11968], 'A Tale of Terror!!!' [Not in BM], 'A Sailor sitting for his miniature' [BM 10894], 'Nautical Experience' by Roberts [BM 10192], 'A White Ghost in Ireland' [Not in BM], 'The Genius of Caricature, and his Friends celebrating the completion of the Second Volume of the Caricature Magazine in the Temple of Mirth' [BM 11133], five plates from the series 'Miseries of Human Life', 'We eye nature's walks and shoot Folly as he flys' [BM Satires 14700], 'A Long Headed Election' [BM 10610], 'Forestallers Crop-sick' [BM 9721], 'A Hint to Ministers, or a Gracious Answer to Grievous Petitions' [BM, 'Diamond cut diamond or a whimsical information' [BM 10180], 'A Political Fair' [BM 10763], 'St Stephens Fair' [BM 10966], 'Cocking the Greeks' [BM 8878], 'The Rival Accoucheurs or Who shall Deliver Europe' [BM 9544], 'Sing tantararara rogues all, or the prisoner turnkey' [BM 11573], 'The First Exploit of the Modern Quixote or John Bull turned Sancho Panza', 'John Bull peeping into Futurity' [Not in BM], 'The R-l libertine reclaimed, or, the anticipation of a reconciliation' [BM 14128], etchings with vibrant original hand-colouring, various papers and sizes, all unframed, many published by Thomas Tegg, William Holland, S.W. Fores, and others, circa 1799-1820 (30).
Lot 247
Birds.- Audubon (John James) The Birds of America, from Drawings made in the United States and their Territories, 7 vol., re-issued by J. W. Audubon, 500 hand-coloured lithograph plates after Audubon by W.E. Hitchock, R. Trembly and others, tissue guards, wood-engraved anatomical diagrams, occasional light off-setting, the odd scattered spot, contemporary morocco, ornately blind-stamped, extremities rubbed, g.e., [Nissen IVB 51; Sabin 2364; Zimmer p.22], 8vo, New York, Roe Lockwood & Son, 1861.⁂ ?Third octavo edition. After completing the double-elephant folio edition at great expense in England, Audubon returned to the United States to produce a more profitable octavo version (originally with the Philadelphia firm of Bowen), and added 65 new images to the original plate count of the double-elephant folio.
Lot 34
18th century barrister.- [Way (Lewis, Barrister at the Inner Temple, of Denham Place, Buckinghamshire & Richmond, 1698-1771)] Rider's British Merlin... 1748, autograph manuscript diary, 36pp., printed title and text in red and black, handsomely bound in contemporary gilt panelled red morocco, dates lettered direct on covers, two white metal clasps, g.e., 130 x 82mm., by R. Nutt for the Company of Stationers, 1748.⁂ Payments to maids and servants, reins for horses, turnpikes, visits to Denham and Richmond etc.
Lot 103
Execution broadside.- Some Particulars of the Life, Trial, Behaviour, and Execution of Richard Smith, aged 45, who was hanged on the Drop, at the House of Correction, Nottingham, on Wednesday, March 30, 1836, for a Rape on Mary Green, text in two columns, laid down on paper, small stain at foot, c.250 x 385 mm., Nottingham, R. Sutton, [1836].
Lot 332
Powell (Roger, binder).- Abbey (Maj. J. R.) Scenery of Great Britain and Ireland in Aquatint and Lithography 1770-1860, number 5 of 500 copies, Abbey's copy with his bookplate, half-title, colour frontispiece, plates, bound in green goatskin, by Roger Powell, tooled in gilt with title within 2 horizontal scallop-edged ovals with small stars between three rows of leaves stamped in black with small gold dots, to both covers and across spine, decorative cream endpapers scattered with small gilt stars, g.e., signed and dated with monogram to rear turn-in, matching limp goatskin and marbled paper chemise, spine faded, board slipcase (a little rubbed), 4to (c.325 x 255 mm.), printed at the Curwen Press, 1952.⁂ Roger Powell (1896-1990) studied binding at the L.C.C. Central School of Arts and Crafts under Douglas Cockerell, Peter McLeish, and William Matthews. In 1937 he joined Douglas Cockerell & Son, and became a partner and remained until 1947 when he started his own bindery.
Lot 409
Tolkien (J.R.R).- Kiaer (Eigil) Blandford Garden Flowers in Colour, third impression, initialed presentation inscription from J.R.R. Tolkien to his wife "E ✱ from R. Nov. 1964" to endpaper, colour illustrations by Verner Hancke, neat ink correction to p.196, original boards, slight toning to spine, dust-jacket, light browning to spine and panel margins, spine ends a little chipped, some pealing to laminate, 8vo, 1963.⁂ A charming Tolkien-associative item indicative of the couple's shared love of gardening. Provenance: Gifted by Tolkien to his son John Francis Tolkien and subsequently to the present owner.
Lot 38
Irish Rebellion of 1798.- Letter distributed as propaganda giving an account of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, beginning "Having now a little peace and quietness, I sit down to inform you of the dreadful bustle and confusion we are in from these bloodthirsty rebels, most of whom are, thank God, killed and dispersed". manuscript, 2½pp., laid down in an album with other ephemera, including: a rare broadside printing of William Cowper's "Johnny Gilpin of Cheapside going farther than he intended"; a Ripon printed "Weather Table" (untraced): a printed form for Royal Hospital for Seamen, loosely inserted; a small manuscript broadside concerning the "sun's rising and setting to every inclination"; a defective copy of the very rare Halifax printed "Geography in Miniature"; a broadside Heroic Epistle from Major B-r-n to Captain S-th wtc.,, newspaper cuttings etc., some ff. loose, folds, browned, original half calf, worn, printed label "Varieties" on upper cover, upper cover detached, spine worn and creased, ephemera v.s., album 4to, v.d., 1798- [early 1800s].
Lot 420
Wodehouse (P.G.) Psmith in the City, first edition, first issue with 2pp. of advertisements only, signed by the author on pastedown, 12 plates by T. M. R. Whitwell, one detached, ink ownership name to front free endpapers, original pictorial cloth, lightly rubbed along joints, bumped at spine ends, front free endpaper replaced from another copy, with ownership inscription, overall still a sharp and tight copy, [McIlvaine A14a], 8vo, 1910.
Lot 179
America.- Hubbard (William) A Narrative of the Indian wars in New-England, from the first planting thereof in the year 1607, to the year 1677, second American edition, a few 20th century ink numbers to upper margin of title, some spotting and staining, mostly lightly browned (including title), attractive early 20th century dark turquoise crushed morocco, gilt (a pencilled note to front free endpaper attributes it to Pawson & Nicholson), covers with 3 flowers on long wavy stems, the stem ends appearing at the head of each cover, spine in six compartments, the upper and lower two with a single flower on a long wavy stem within foliage border, the central two with title and author's name, a pair of dots to raised bands, tan calf doublures semé with acorns, within a wide scrolling foliage and dots border, marbled endpapers, spine uniformly faded to a dark green, t.e.g., housed in a later light tan cloth drop-back box, [Evans 14120; Howes H-756; Sabin 33447], large 12mo (binding 179 x 107mm.), Boston, Printed and sold by John Boyle in Marlborough-Street, 1775. ⁂ Second American edition of this 'corner-stone authority on the subject' (Howes). Provenance: R.W. Howell (later ink signatures to title, "A2" and A6); Frank C. Deering, who has a collection of Americana at The Newberry Library (small blue leather armorial bookplate to front free endpaper); Samuel R. Rosenthal, Highland Park, Illinois (autograph note re. acquisition loosely inserted in box).
Lot 228
Rocque (John) Plan de la ville et faubourgs d' Exeter ..., exceptionally fine plan adorned with nine large vignettes of buildings and views in Exeter and its rural environs, engraving by R. White, on two sheets conjoined, total 790 x 1210 mm (31 1/8 x 47 5/8 in), under glass, some old folds, restored loss to the lower right corner, other marginal nicks and tears, framed, 1744⁂ Published two years prior to Rocque's monumental plan of London. Vignette views include: Exe Bridge; The Guild-Hall; The West Prospect of the Cathedral of St Peter; The North View of the Castle; The City Hospital; The City and County Hospital; The Prospect of the Custom House; The Work House; and The North Prospect of the Cathedral of St Peter. A small vignette just above the French title cartouche appears a portrait of a surveyor at work, presumably Rocque himself.Scarce. We cannot trace another copy having been offered at auction.
Lot 356
Essex House Press.- Book of Common Prayer (The), number 238 of 400 copies on paper, printed in red & black in Endeavour and Prayer Book types, woodcut illustrations, initials and ornaments by W. Hooper and Clemence Housman after C. R. Ashbee, very light marginal foxing at beginning and end, original oak boards with woven leather straps and metal clasps, by the Guild of Handicraft under the direction of Anastasia Power, uncut, rebacked in brown morocco and with woven straps and endpapers renewed, a few small scratches to boards, corners very slightly chipped, 4to, London & New York, printed at the Essex House Press of Chipping Campden, 1903.⁂ Handsome copy of the largest book produced by the press and Ashbee's magnum opus, for which he designed the Prayer Book type.
Lot 406
Tolkien (J.R.R.).- The Fame of Blessed Thomas More... With an Introductory Essay by Professor R. W. Chambers, first edition, signed presentation inscription from Chambers to J.R.R. Tolkien dated "Dec. 31, 1929" with a 9-line quotation of Thomas More to front free endpaper, original cloth, toning to spine and covers, 8vo, 1929.⁂ An excellent association, inscribed to Tolkien by an important early friend and mentor. Chambers (1874-1942) was, like Tolkien, a Catholic as well as a scholar of Old English and influential writer on Beowulf. Tolkien and Chambers remained close friends and correspondents with each sending the other copies of their newly-printed works. Provenance: Gifted by Tolkien to his son John Francis Tolkien and subsequently to the present owner.
![Rolewinck (Werner) Fasciculus temporum, collation: [* a-g8 h10], 74 ff., 57 lines and headline foliation, Gothic type, woodcu](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/a8196eae-7960-4399-b449-b07000b1aeaa/64edf901-5709-4549-bc14-b0700107e959/468x382.jpg)
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Rolewinck (Werner) Fasciculus temporum, collation: [* a-g8 h10], 74 ff., 57 lines and headline foliation, Gothic type, woodcut diagrams, illustrations, and white on black ground vine initials, occasional early ink manicules (faded), first two and last ff. foxed and lightly browned, a few small repaired holes, mostly on Tabula ff. with loss of the odd letter, washed, marbled endpapers, early 20th century red morocco, richly decorated with morocco onlays of various colours and gilt, including stylised pomegranate trees with flowers and an oblique striped border to covers, spine in eight compartments, six of which decorated with morocco onlays, the remaining two with red leather labels for title, place of publication, and date, little rubbed at extremities and marked, g.e., housed in a modern burgundy cloth chemise and red morocco-backed slip-case, gilt spine in compartments, spine faded, little rubbed, folio (text block 298 x 194mm.; binding 312 x 216mm.), Venice, Erhard Ratdolt, 28 May, 1484.⁂ The third Ratdolt edition. The text reproduces that of the 1481 edition, with the addition of a circular diagram with Jerusalem at the centre of the world on fol. '2' and genealogies of the Virgin and St. Anne at end.Provenance: Roberto Salinas Price, Biblioteca Huicalco, Mexico, 1977 (bookplate to front pastedown). Literature: BMC V, 288; Goff R-270; H 6934*; GW M38735; Bod-inc R-120; BSB-Ink R-246; ISTC ir00270000.
![Medicine.- [Royal College of Physicians] Pharmacopoeia Londinensis, first edition, second issue, engraved pictorial title, wo](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/a8196eae-7960-4399-b449-b07000b1aeaa/29d9845f-a24a-4d9a-877b-b0700108229c/468x382.jpg)
Lot 254
Medicine.- [Royal College of Physicians] Pharmacopoeia Londinensis, first edition, second issue, engraved pictorial title, woodcut head-pieces, 17th and 18th century ink ownership inscriptions to endpapers, extensive ink note in a 17th century hand to Z4 verso, loss to title upper margin (paper repair), title and a few other ff. frayed, a few small silked repairs, small chip B2 lower blank margin, stained, contemporary calf, rebacked with retaining original backstrip, a few holes, otherwise some cracks and wear, [STC 16773], folio, [E. Griffin] for Iohn Marriot , 1618.⁂ Exceedingly rare in any condition. Hunt lists only a facsimile edition of the first issue; the May issue of the work was withdrawn and is believed to have been a sub-standard attempt, with the later issue containing many more compound remedies and crude drugs. Many therefore consider the second issue to be the true "first" edition. Extensive ink note to Z4v criticises the entry on Oleum Absinthii: "R. Absinthii: This is a way of the London Colledge, but not the same way accordinge to the ?chuirigicall art. The error is in 3 things...",
Lot 219
* PIP MCGARRY (BRITISH b. 1955), ELEPHANTS oil on canvas, signed and dated 2000framedimage size 24cm x 105cm, overall size 37cm x 118cm Note: Widely recognised as one of the world’s leading artists in his field, Pip McGarry has achieved an international reputation over 30 successful and highly eventful years. Sourcing imagery for his extraordinary animal portraits on location he transports us effortlessly to the plains, savannas and wilderness of Africa and brings us face to face with a host of majestic subjects. Pip has become a world renowned broadcaster, campaigner and educator, and has been a judge for the BBC ‘Wildlife Artist of the Year’ four times, with the prize for the winning artists being a safari guided by Pip himself; he has led over 30 expeditions to southern and eastern Africa for wildlife artist and photographers. Pip devised a Meridian TV series, ‘A Brush with the Wild’, teaching celebrities to paint wildlife; he co-hosted the series with Anneka Rice, filming on location in Kenya and at Marwell Zoological Park. Pip was the founder and Chairman of the Marwell International Wildlife Art Society, the largest of its kind in Europe, and he has been the Artist in Residence at Marwell Zoological Park in Hampshire since January 1999. Over one hundred of Pip’s paintings have been successfully auctioned by major national and international auction houses such as Christies and Sothebys, both in the UK and overseas. In May 2008, his painting ‘Flight Of The Zebras’ sold for a record £29,300 (currently approximately $37,000) at Christie's of London. Several of Pip’s paintings have been presented to His Royal Highness the Sultan of Oman and now hang in his private collection. Pip McGarry has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for various wildlife causes, including his own conservation charity, ‘WildSave’. In The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of 25th May 2023, "Leopard" by Pip McGarry, a 46 x 92cm oil, lot 238, sold for £1800 (hammer).Condition is good overall, with no visble or known issues.
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AN ANTIQUE DIAMOND RING WITH CENTRAL CUSHION OLD CUT DIAMOND WITHIN AN ELEVEN STONE HALO SURROUND, THE CENTRAL STONE MEASURING W.7.5 X L 6.5mm (CLOSED BACK MOUNT DEPTH NOT ASSESSED). THE INNER SHOULDER RETAINING 18ct STAMP AND MAKERS MARK VJB AND ASSESSED AS 18ct GOLD, HOWEVER THE RING HAS BEEN RE-SHANKED IN 9ct GOLD (ASSESSED) FINGER SIZE R GROSS WEIGHT 3.14grms.
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