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Click here to subscribeAn 18ct gold diamond band ring, set with rectangular and square step-cut diamonds, total diamond content approx 1.5ct, principal diamond approx 0.6ct, setting height 7.9mm, size R, 7.4gNo damage, all stones present, diamonds bright and white with no obvious internal inclusions, settings quite worn on high points and back of shank where there is a well concealed join mark, marks rubbed, engraved 750
A solitaire emerald ring, set with 1.6ct square emerald step-cut emerald and single-cut diamond shoulders, unmarked white metal settings, emerald weight calculated from dimensions: 7.26 x 7.11 x 4.35mm, size R, 3.1gNo damage or repair, all stones present, emerald is a very vivid green, and untested for origin or treatment, and mostly clean with typical internal inclusions located near girdle, including some two-phase and possibly three-phase inclusions, along with a few minute fissures which are surface reaching, settings slightly worn mainly on high points and back of shank, unmarked
An 18ct gold three stone diamond ring, set with old European and modern round brilliant-cut diamonds with rose-cut diamond accents, principal diamond approx 0.75ct, total diamond content approx 1.5ct, colour approx G/H, clarity approx VS2/SI1, size R/S, 4.1gNo damage or repairs, all stones present, 1 flanking diamond is a modern round brilliant and probably a replacement, diamonds are bright white and fiery and quite clean through a loupe, 1 flanking diamond has a few small girdle chips, settings quite worn on bridge and shank which is wearing thin on the back, mark clear, engraved 18ct and Plat
ROYAL INTEREST - an early 20th century Prince of Wales gold and enamel tie pin, Edward VIII Period, blue enamel plaque depicting Prince of Wales feathers and motto "Ich Dien", mounted on unmarked gold pin fitting, length 6.5cm, 2.2g, in blue tooled leather R & S Garrard & Co caseNo damage or repair, no enamel loss, settings have light wear, unmarked
R. Bennett for G Plan - Quadrille Range - A retro 1960s teak wood mirror backed dressing table desk having a floating top with two pedestals, one having two drawers and the other having a cabinet with lozenge knob handles. All raised on quadrille legs. Together with the matching dressing table stool. Measures approx. 120cm x 152cm x 49cm.
1976 Rover 3.5 V8. Registration number MDK 582R. First Registered 01-10-1976. Petrol - Rare automatic Rover 3.5 V8 car, fantastic example - Full restoration history file - Mileage 85,753 Subject to a comprehensive, professional restoration in 2002 at a cost of over £40,000. The work was carried out by James Watt Automotive based in Staffordshire and took over two years to complete. Invoices and correspondence are on file along with photos of the restoration which included a complete strip and rebuild, bare metal paint job, complete new leather interior and Wilton carpets, alcantara headlining, full engine rebuild to fast road spec & converted to run on unleaded fuel, new brakes, transmission and drivetrain rebuilt, stainless steel exhaust, all suspension and steering rebuilt and powder coated, all brightwork re-chromed, new wiring loom amongst much much more to result in a simply outstanding car. The underside of the car is in great condition, they left no stone unturned during this restoration and no expense was spared. The car has seen little use in recent years but has just had a thorough inspection and received a new starter motor. She now starts on the button and runs very well. Offered with MOT until June 2023, original books, owners manual etc are all present along with photos of the car in its original colour which was brown. This must be one of the best examples available! In 2019 the car was converted to the latest R1234yf Air Conditioning NOTE: the previous R-134a was phased out and R-1234yf refrigerant cited as to be used in all new cars by 2021. The car is fitted with a SONY radio which works. New BorgWarner automatic transmission fitted in 2020 + New Alternator. To satisfy your knowledge of the vehicles condition please come down to our viewing days as follows before the auction on day on 31st March: Saturday 18th March: 10am - 2pm, Monday 20th March: 9am - 5pm, Tuesday 21st March: 9am - 7pm, Wednesday 22nd March: 9am - 5pm, Thursday 23rd March: 9am - 5pm, Friday 24th March: 9am - 5pm, Monday 27th March: 9am - 5pm, Tuesday 28th March: 9am - 5pm, Wednesday 29th March: 9am - 5pm. Please note that buyers premium is 10% plus VAT (total 12% inc VAT) on all cars and motorbikes, subject to a minimum of £100 plus VAT
dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: France, Round, rifled (!), turn-off, 10 mm cal. barrel, made of damask, marked '4'; frame with long plates engraved with floral motifs, marked '4' below; foldaway trigger. Grooved, briarwood butt. Butt-plate with primer case and shell-shaped, German silver lid. Cock marked 'R'. Working mechanism. length 16.5 cm.
dating: late 18th Century provenance: France, Spearhead with cusp with blade ribbed at the center and pierced with an 'L'. Convex-edged axe with round edges featuring the pierced inscription 'R-F' and a a cross-shaped mark. Rear fluke with '13' near a fleur-de-lis. Thick ferrule with long straps. On an old octagonal wooden shaft. height 207 cm.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth - signed 1949 Christmas card with gilt embossed crown to cover, black and white photograph to the interior, of The King and Queen riding in an open carriage to their Silver Wedding Celebration, signed 'George R. Elizabeth R.'Condition Report:Good condition consistent with age and use.
HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh - signed 1956 Christmas card with gilt embossed crown to cover, black and white photograph of the smiling Royal Couple with Prince Charles and Princess Anne on board Britannia, signed in ink 'Philip 1956 Elizabeth R',Condition Report:Good condition consistent with age and use.
HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, 1967 Christmas card with two gilt cyphers to front, tipped-in colour print of the Royal Family standing under an archway in Buckingham Palace, signed Elizabeth R and Philip with manuscript date 1967 belowCondition Report:Reasonably good condition consistent with age and use with slight wear to edge of image.Signatures were usually produced by autopen from the 1960s.
H.M. Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, signed 1980 Christmas card with twin gilt Royal ciphers to cover and colour photographic print of eleven Royal Family members in Buckingham Palace to the interior; signatures of Elizabeth R and Philip with manuscript date 1980 belowCondition Report:Good condition consistent with age and use.From the 1960s the signatures were produced by autopen.
H.M. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, signed 1964 Christmas card with gilt crown to cover, photograph of The Queen Mother and her prize winning horse to the interior, handwritten 'Archpoint' over the photograph, signed 'from Elizabeth R'.Condition Report:General condition is reasonable consistent with age and use but a little grubby with one or two small stain marks.
HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH the Duke of Edinburgh - signed 1997 Christmas card with two gilt cyphers to front and colour photographic portrait inside, signed Elizabeth R and Philip with manuscript date 1997 belowCondition Report:Good condition consistent with age and use.From 1960s the signatures were produced by autopen.
H.M. Queen Elizabeth II and H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh, signed 1976 Christmas card with twin gilt Royal cyphers to cover, colour photographic print of the Royal Family to interior, and signatures Elizabeth R and Philip with the manuscript date 1976 belowCondition Report:Good condition consistent with age and use.From the 1960s signatures were produced by autopen.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth - the photograph and signatures only from a 1945 Christmas card depicting The Royal Family waving from the balcony of Buckingham Palace, on V-E Day Tuesday May 8th 1945, signed 'George R.I. Elizabeth R.'Condition Report:Good condition considering having been cannibalised from a folding Christmas card, joined together with sticky tape verso and loosely laid down on card with a cellophane covering.
H.M. Queen Elizabeth II and HRH the Duke of Edinburgh - 1987 Christmas card with printed photographic front of a Royal Family group, the inside with two cyphers and signed Elizabeth R and Philip with manuscript date 1987 belowCondition Report:Good condition consistent with age and use with very minor wear to edges. From the 1960s the signatures were produced by autopen.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth - signed 1945 Christmas card with gilt embossed crown to cover, black and white photograph to the interior, of The Royal Family waving from the balcony of Buckingham Palace, on V-E Day Tuesday May 8th 1945, signed 'George R.I. Elizabeth R.'Condition Report:Good condition consistent with age and use.
H.M. Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, signed 1979 Christmas card with twin gilt ciphers to cover, colour photographic print of the Royal family standing in a garden, signed 'Elizabeth R and Philip' with manuscript date 1979 belowCondition Report:Good condition.From the 1960s the signatures were produced by autopen.
George V Volunteer Force Long Service Medal. Correctly inscribed on rim to 9280 Pte. R. Kernohan 5th V.B. Highland Light Infantry. Lovely patinated condition, without ribbon. Believed to be awaredto Robert Kernohan Born 19 Dec 1866 Ireland Married 28 Dec 1894 Glasgow to Marion McLean. Died 23 Jul 1949 Glasgow. Buried Western Necropolis Glasgow
Gold diamond set openwork ring and a gold sapphire and diamond cluster ring, both hallmarked 9ct and an 18ct gold four stone cubic zirconia ring, stamped 750Condition Report:18ct approx 3.1gm, size approx R, 9ct approx 3.75gm, diamond size approx V - slight split to band, sapphire size approx R-S - all bands bent
1961 BSA Spitfire ReplicaRegistration number 732 UYOFrame number 6A 721446Engine number DA10 R 6226Originally exported to USA in October 1961 as a BSA A10 SRReturned to the UK in 2014 Restored by the present owner in 2016 as a Spitfire replicaLast run at that time Previous MOT's, VMCC dating certificate A very attractive machineV5C
1976 Maico 400 Moto CrossFrame number TBAEngine number R 3232188Purchased in 2012Totally restored by the present owner, a qualified mechanic regardless of cost Many new items fitted, bearings, cables, carburettor, ignition coil, piston etc Used only once Last started in 2015 Will need light re-commissioning before useThe owner is unaware of any crash history, image of letter from owner now uploaded
James (C. L. R.) The Black Jacobins. Toussaint Louverture and the Saint Domingo Revolution, first edition, plates, occasional light foxing, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, spine browned, panels darkened, extremities chipped and creased, light soiling to lower panel, 8vo, 1938.⁂ James' acclaimed history of the Haitian revolution, and important landmark in the study of the African diaspora, rare in the dust-jacket.
Poverty.- Moore (Adam) Bread for the Poor...Promised by Enclosure of the Wastes and Common Grounds of England, only edition, title with woodcut ornament and typographical border, with blank leaf following title, woodcut head-pieces and initials, some spotting or browning, ex-Rothamsted Agricultural Library copy with faint trace of stamp to final leaf and stamps to pastedowns, modern half calf over marbled boards, spine faded, [Goldsmiths' 1292; Kress 885; Wing M 2529], 8vo, R. & W.Leybourn, 1653.⁂ Rare in commerce. A well-constructed paper arguing for an imaginative and enthusiastic taking control of "waste" lands, which would make England richer and also solve the problem of rural poverty. In all some 1½ million acres could be recovered with cottagers being assigned four acres each.Sold in these rooms in 2018.
Čapek (Karel) R. U. R. Rossum's Universal Robots, signed by author and his brother Josef on half-title, half-title, short tear at head, neat repair, original upper cover bound-in, later half-calf, Prague, Aventinum, 1926.⁂ Josef Čapek (18887-1945) was a Czech artist, and brother of Karel. He invented the word "Robot", which was then introduced into literature by his brother.
Roman binding.- Pindar. Olympia, Pythia, Nemea, Isthmia, translated by Johannes Lonicer, collation: α6 A-Z a-z Aa-Mm4 Nn6, woodcut device on title, woodcut initials, short repaired tear to Nn2, tiny marginal worm-holes to last few leaves, some light foxing and toning, endpapers lightly wormed, contemporary Roman binding (c.1545-47), by Niccolò Franzese for G.B. Grimaldi, gold- and blind-tooled dark brown morocco over pasteboards, covers panelled in gilt with interlocking central lozenge containing a horizontal medallion of Apollo and Pegasus stamped in blind and with remains of gold and green paint highlights, Greek motto lettered around medallion edge, 'Pin Darus Poeta' at head of inner panel, solid arabesque, bird and fleur-de-lys tools, spine in compartments and with a single fleuron tool in each compartment, headbands renewed, expert restorations at spine ends, joints and corners, g.e., housed in a modern fleece-lined cloth drop-back box, 4to (text block 214 x 135mm., binding 220 x 145mm.), Basel, Andreas Cratander, 1535.⁂ Second Latin edition of the complete works of the Greek lyric poet in a stunning contemporary Roman binding. In forming the library on behalf of Grimaldi, Tolomei balanced modern literature with ancient, but provided the works of Greek authors in Latin translation, since Grimaldi did not know Greek.Niccolò Franzese (Niccolò Fery of Rheims), one of three binders working on behalf of Tolomei for Grimaldi (c.1524-c.1612), was a Frenchman active at Rome, whose work there played a role in popularising Parisian design. He was binding books for the Pope's private library by 1542, worked for the Vatican from 1549, and in 1556 was appointed by Pope Paul IV to the Vatican staff as its first staff binder, a post he held until his death in 1570-71 (see Hobson, pp. 76ff.). 'Niccolò was the most successful Roman binder of the mid-sixteenth century, to judge from the number of survivors from his shop' (Hobson, p.77).Provenance: Giovanni Battista Grimaldi (binding); Libreria Ulisse Franchi (sale Florence, 8 April 1902, lot 450); M. Zubaloff ; L.-A. Barbet (title signature; sale Paris, 13 June 1932, lot 127); Federico Gentili de Giuseppe; Madame R. Salem, Paris (monogram booklabel); sale Sotheby's, 31 October 1977, lot 52, £1,000 to H.D. Lyon; The Michel Wittock Collection, Part I : Important Renaissance Bookbindings, 2004.Literature: Fumagalli, 44; De Marinis 763; G.D. Hobson, Maioli, no. CII; A.R.A. Hobson, Apollo and Pegasus, no. 97; Cinq siècles d'ornements, no.1; Hobson/Culot 2 5; Musea Nostra, p. 24; F. & L. Macchi, Dizionario illustrato della legatura, Milan, 2002, pl. XII.; VD 16 P 2798.
Anson (George).- Philips (John) An Authentic Journal Of the late Expedition Under the Command of Commodore Anson, Keppel family bookplate and label, contemporary ink ownership inscription of ?Jer. Punchard and later bookplate of Frederick E. Ellis to front free endpaper, R gathering with short tear at inner margin, affecting a few words but without loss, some light browning, spotting to endpapers, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, hinges and joints neatly repaired, [Sabin 62458], 8vo, Printed for J. Robinson, 1744.⁂ The first full account of the entire Anson expedition to be printed, four years before the official narrative of 1748.
Tolkien (J.R..R.).- McIlwaine (Catherine) Tolkien. Maker Of Middle Earth, one of 675 copies signed by Priscilla Tolkien on loose limitation leaf, illustrations, original cloth with pictorial onlay, housed along with card folder of facsimiles and prospectus in original box, house in original numbered card packaging with numbered black tissue wrapping loosely inserted, 4to, Oxford, 2018.
Asquith (Lady Cynthia) Shudders, first edition, edge-spotting, original pictorial cloth, light spotting to upper joint, else fine, dust-jacket priced at 7/6, two short tears with creasing to head, some spotting to spine, a near-fine example overall, 8vo, [1929].⁂ Cynthia Asquith's second supernatural anthology in the rare dust-jacket, we can trace no like example at auction. Including stories by E. F. Benson, L. P. Hartley, Arthur Machen, Algernon Blackwood and Somerset Maugham. Also includes the M. R. James story Rats, first published in At Random magazine in March of the same year.
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