Group of blue and white porcelainChinese/South east Asian, Kangxi and latercomprising of a 19th Century large dish with dragon decoration to the centre and diamond pattern around the rim, four-character mark to base 32cm across, two bowls, eleven plates and an ink pot (15)Provenance: From the collection of the late Professor R M Hicks, OBEAll have some scratches and glaze faults. Lidded box and cover has hairline cracks and small chips. The large dragon dish has several chips and hairline cracks. All of the smaller plates have chips and/or hairlines.
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Collection of ceramicsChinese, 18th Century and latercomprising of tea plates and bowls (13)Provenance: From the collection of the late Professor R M Hicks, OBEAll have overall wear, some glaze and firing faults. The target plate, rose plate with circular panels and the imari coloured teabowl are otherwise ok. All others have damages.
Group of four lidded bowlsChinese, 19th/20th Centurycomprising of a near pair of hand-warming bowls decorated around the exterior with birds and calligraphy, the lids having dog of fo finials 17cm across and a pair of bowls decorated in Wucai colours with fish and seaweed, the lids and bases with Kangxi six character mark 12cm across (4)Provenance: From the collection of the late Professor R M Hicks, OBEAll have some wear and minor scratches. The lid of the smaller dog of fo lid bowls has tiny chips to the lid. One handle is missing to the same. Very small hairlines to the largest lidded pot and gilt finials are worn. Some paint worn.
Two models of horsesChinese, 20th Centurycomprising of a bronze Tang style horse with its leg raised and a ceramic model in the Tang style (2)Provenance: From the collection of the late Professor R M Hicks, OBEAt present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a condition report.
Group of early stonewareChinese, Han & Sung Dynastycomprising of a Han stoneware pot with incised line decoration 10cm high, a Han stoneware model of a ram 8cm across, a Han model of a mythical creature 11.5cm across, a Sung model of a bird covered in a yellow type glaze 8cm across and a Han head mounted on a wooden base 6cm high (5)Provenance: From the collection of the late Professor R M Hicks, OBEOverall wear consistent with age and use. Wear, scuffs and marks. Bird beak chipped and repaired. Writing to the base of the large pot. Some faults. As photographed.
Pair of kesi civil official's rank badgesChinese, 19th Centurythe bird standing on the rocks above crashing waves, within a border of geometric symbols, 30cm x 28cm (2)Provenance: From the collection of the late Professor R M Hicks, OBEIn good condition, one has a stitch mark going up one side, some staining to the reverse
Blue embroidered robe/jacketChinese, 19th Centurydecorated with a repeating pattern, with roundels to the centre and back depicting women in a garden, 59cm highProvenance: From the collection of the late Professor R M Hicks, OBESlightly tatty around the neck and edges, some thread is coming loose
Bronze scroll weightChinese, probably Han Dynastymodelled as a recumbent beast, with grooves to the back 7cm acrossProvenance: From the collection of the late Professor R M Hicks, OBEOverall wear, scratches and some marks. Consistent with age and use. Discolouration in places. As photographed.
A Victorian white metal dog collar, with engraved label 'R.M. Biddulph Esq Arthurs Club St James St', together with a plated dog collar engraved 'R. Myddelton Biddulph Arthurs Club St James St SW', with accompanying Chirk Caste National Trust booklet and original purchase invoice (2)Note- Purchased in June 2004 from the Christies Chirk Castel saleVictorian white metal collar- length of collar approx 51cm- looks to be a broken key in the lock, other than this just general wearPlated dog collar-inner diameter approx 37cm but can be reduced to 33cm, general wearRefer to images
A WWII RAF interest silver cased wristwatch, initialled to Richard Leonard Austen RAFVR, a navigator attached to Bomber Command, the enamel dial bearing Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, London 1917, together with a signed copy of High Adventure, A Navigator at War, by R L Austen, first edition, published by Barry Rose, Chichester 1989.
20thC literature and related non fiction, to include Mailer (Norman) An American Dream, published by The Dial Press New York 1965, hardback, The Lear Omnibus, edited by R L Megroz, printed by Book Production War Economy Standard, Harold Nicholson diaries and letters 1930-1939, edited by Nigel Nicholson, published by Collins 1966, hardback, Nabokov (Vladimir) Lolita, published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, first published edition in Great Britain 1959, Ezra Pound selected poems, Worthen (John) D H Lawrence The Life Of An Outsider, etc. (2 boxes)
LIVERPOOL INTEREST; various hardbacks, paperbacks and pamphlets relating to Liverpool and its environs, including 'Liverpool Shipping, A Short History' George Chandler, published 1960, with dust jacket, 'William Roscoe of Liverpool 1753-1831' George Chandler, first edition 1953, published Batsford, 'Liverpool' George Chandler, published Batsford 1953, first edition with dust jacket, 'A History of the Manor and Township of Allerton In The County of Lancashire' R Stewart-Brown, in tooled cloth cover, 'Liverpool Roundabout' Richard Whittington-Egan, with dust jacket, published Phillips Son & Nephew 1957, 'Liverpool Colonnade' Richard Whittington-Egan, published Phillips Son & Nephew 1955, 'Liverpool Under James I' and 'Liverpool Under Charles I', both by Chandler & Wilson, 'Old Widnes and its Neighbourhood', 'Herdman's Liverpool', 'The Rocking City', 'History of Liverpool' Ramsay Muir, 'Viking Village, The Story of Formby', etc.
A large hallmarked silver winner's tray with shaped raised gallery sides embellished with applied shells and garlands of flowers, raised on three scroll supports, engraved to the centre 'Singapore Turf Club The Stamford Raffles Plate 1955 Won by Mr R K Hardwick's 'Rennies'', William Suckling Ltd, Birmingham 1954, height approx 5cm, diameter approx 40cm, approx 57.5ozt. CONDITION REPORT There are surface scratches. If you position the tray to the light, you can see a couple of slight indents and scratches.
A rare early/mid-19th century R. Wedgwood's Patent Manifold Writer for copying letters, invoices including duplicate and triplicate, manufactured by Rathbone Plate, London, the copier in a wallet-style dark purple Morocco binding with tooled detail, the fitted pencil case with side push release button, embellished with three yellow pompoms to the inside of the lid, contains two leather-clad inkwells, one inscribed 'Ink', the other 'Light', some styluses within fitted panel revealing a hidden compartment containing brass pen nibs, including two copy books, one pocket-sized, the other larger, some card with embossed logo to top corner, also carbonic-ink paper and other paper and booklets, etc, with instructions to the interior of the wallet. CONDITION REPORT It appears to be in pretty good condition for the age, still well presented, however it is just missing its brass plate.
Knipkoker met oorlepeltje annex stoker, voorsnijmes en drie vorken, 18e eeuw, knipkoker, vierkant model met afgeplatte hoeken en aan onderzijde gegraveerde initialen J.B.L, mt. D? onduidelijk, Amsterdam 1755 waarschijnlijk, twee vorken mt. F. Precht l 1744-1787 Amsterdam, en één R. Helweg Amsterdam 1801, alle rond model met kam, voorsnijmes met heft in vorm van staande leeuw mt. J. Bonket 1747-1789 Amsterdam, 18e eeuw [5] 9 x 2,2, cm, l 25 cm, l 19 cm, bruto 352 gr.
[ENTERTAINMENT - MEMOIR]. A group of 12 works about musicians, artists, comedians, and writers, including:MARX, Groucho. Beds. NY, 1930. -- HOFFA, James R. The Trials of Jimmy Hoffa. Chicago, 1970. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED. -- DYLAN, Bob. Tarantula. NY, 1971. FIRST ISSUE. -- With 35 pp. partial proofs in a stamped folder. -- [GARCIA, Jerry]. REICH, Charles et al. Garcia a Signpost to New Space. San Francisco, 1972. SIGNED BY GARCIA. -- HOPE, Bob. The Last Christmas Show. Garden City, NY, 1974. SIGNED. -- CASH, Johnny. Man in Black. Grand Rapids, MI, 1975. FIRST ISSUE. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED. -- LYNN, Loretta. Loretta Lynn Coal Miner's Daughter. Chicago, 1976. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED. -- BUCHWALD, Art. The Buchwald Stops Here. NY, 1978. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED. -- And 3 others. Together, 12 works in 12 volumes, various 4to and 8vo sizes, all in original cloth, quarter cloth or boards, most in unrestored and unclipped dust jackets, ALL FIRST EDITION, many FIRST ISSUE, most SIGNED OR INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, condition generally fine. Complete list available upon request.
[MONROE, Marilyn (1926-1962), her copies]. A group of 6 books from Marilyn Monroe's library, comprising: EINSTEIN, Albert. Out of My Later Years. NY, 1950. -- WERSHUB, Leonard Paul. Sexual Impotence In the Male. Springfield, IL, 1959. -- LAURENCE, William L. Men and Atoms. NY, 1959. -- RUSSELL, Bertrand. Common Sense and Nuclear Warfare. NY, 1959. -- TANNENBAUM, R. F., editor. Panorama. The Laurel Review. Number One. NY, 1957. -- MUNRO, Daniel C. Man Alive You're Half Dead! NY, 1948. -- Together, 6 works in 6 volumes, condition generally good. Provenance for the lot: Sold Christie's, 28 October 1999, The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe, Sale 9216, Lot 563 (each with lot tag and bookplate).
[ARTIST'S BOOK]. REMINGTON, Frederic (1869-1909). Remington's Frontier Sketches. Chicago, Akron, OH and New York: The Werner Company, 1898.Oblong 4to. Pictorial title-page, 15 half-tone plates, printed tissue guards. (Some minor chipping and spotting.) Original pictorial beveled boards, edges gilt (some soiling, slight wear to extremities). FIRST EDITION of Remington's work. "His are no fancy sketches. They deal with subjects which he has studied close at hand, in the wigwam, on the plains, in the arroyos... Remington's admirable pictures will abide, preserving for all time his unique likeness in a setting true to nature and worthy of the subject" (Introduction). Dykes, Fifty Great Western Illustrators 327; Merle Johnson, p. 426; Howes R-206.
STEIN, Gertrude (1874-1946). The World is Round. New York: William R. Scott, Inc., 1939. 4to. Printed in blue and white on rose paper throughout, illustrations by Clement Hurd. Original gilt-lettered white boards (some minor soiling to spine, hinges, and boards); original blue slipcase (rubbed). Provenance: Sold Gotham Bookmart (label on rear pastedown).FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE one of 250 copies SIGNED BY STEIN AND HURD on a flyleaf tipped in. Stein's only children's book tells the story of a little girl named Rose who is trying to find her place in a "world that was round and you could go on it around and around."
[AESOP (ca 620-560 B. C.)]. L'ESTRANGE, Roger, Sir (1616-1704). Fables of Aesop and Other Eminent Mythologists. London: for R. Sare and others, 1704. Folio (316 x 198 mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece, engraved plate; title printed within double-rule border. (Some light spotting and soiling.) 20th-century calf-backed boards, spine gilt. Fourth edition, first published in 1692, corrected and amended, and including "The Life of Aesop" in addition to fables of Poggius, Anianus, Abstemius, and Barlandus. ESTC N8014.
CHURCHILL, Winston L. S., Sir (1874-1965). The Second World War. London: Cassell & Co. Ltd., 1948-1954. 6 volumes, 8vo. Half-titles, 25 folding maps, 2 folding facsimile documents, other maps and illustrations. Original black gilt-lettered cloth, top edge stained red; in unrestored unclipped dust jackets (some minor discoloration and scuffing). Provenance: Alice R. Benson (ownership inscriptions); volume I contains "Crede Cornu" bookplate of Hugh Frederick Hornby (1826-1899), likely inserted later. FIRST ENGLISH TRADE EDITION of Churchill's hugely popular account of the Second World War. Completed with a team of assistants and vetted by the Cabinet Secretary, the work omits certain facts that were still confidential at the time of publication. Nevertheless, an invaluable perspective by one of the leading participants of the War. Woods A123(b).
FORD, Gerald (1913-2006). A group of 7 signed books, including: FORD, Gerald R. and John R. Stiles. Portrait of the Assassin. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1965. -- A Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford. [New York]: Harper & Row and The Reader's Digest Association, Inc., 1979. -- A Vision for America. Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1980. LIMITED EDITION, numbered 247 of 500 copies. -- Churchill Lecture: An Address by Gerald R. Ford at the English-Speaking Union London, England. Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1984. -- The Tenth Convention: A Speech by Gerald R. Ford to the Republican National Convention at New Orleans, Louisiana on August 16, 1988. Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1988. 64mo (66 x 51 mm). -- And 2 others. Together, 7 works in 7 volumes, various 4to and 8vo sizes, all FIRST EDITION, all SIGNED BY GERALD FORD, several with FORD'S SIGNATURE on a slip additionally laid in, condition generally fine. Complete list available upon request.

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