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Henry Barlow Carter (British 1804-1868): 'Valley of the Rocks Lynton Twilight', pencil unsigned, titled and dated Aug 16th 1861 verso 11cm x 17cm Provenance: purchased by the vendor from T B & R Jordan Fine Art Specialists Stockton on Tees; from the artist's sketch book, label versoClick here to view further images, condition reports, sale times & delivery costs for this lot.
Dorothy Bart (British 20th/21st century): 'Buttercups', limited edition screen print signed titled and numbered 34/55 in pencil 40cm x 50cm; R Macher (20th century): Staircase, limited edition woodblock print indistinctly signed and numbered 17/60, 54cm x 42cm (2)Click here to view further images, condition reports, sale times & delivery costs for this lot.
Thomas Kitchin (British 1719-1784): 'Most Accurate Map of the Roads of England and Wales with the Distances by the Mile Stones and other most exact admensurations between Town and Town', printed for R & I Dodsley, Pall Mall circa 1770, hand coloured 35cm x 35cmClick here to view further images, condition reports, sale times & delivery costs for this lot.
An 18 Carat Gold Diamond Cluster Ring, seven round brilliant cut diamonds, in white claw settings, to a yellow tapered shoulder plain polished shank, total estimated diamond weight 0.90 carat approximately, finger size R see illustration . The ring is in good condition. It is hallmarked with sponsor's mark 'CG', London. It is stamped '1CT' to the inner shank likely referring to the diamond content. The approximate qualities of the diamonds are; colour I/J/K, clarity I1/I2/I3. Gross weight 4.6 grams. CR made 20.10.20.
An 18 Carat Gold Full Hunter Pocket Watch, 1929, lever movement, enamel dial with Roman numerals, seconds dial, case maker's mark R&S, London hallmark for 1929, 48mm wide see illustration 11.11.20 Case with surface scratches, case sides with one large dent, glass is missing, dial with minor scratches visible under an eyeglass, hand setting correctly and winding smoothly, movement in going order, total watch weight 87g.
A Pair of William IV Silver Grape-Scissors by G. R. Collis and Co., Birmingham, 1836, the handles each cast as fruiting grapevines, engraved with an initial 'C' below a crown or coronet, 19.5cm long, 4oz 10dwt, 140gr. Marked inside each blade. The marks are generally clear. There is overall surface scratching and wear, consistent with age and use. The wear is noticeable as a softening to the engraving and the high points.
An Elizabeth II Four-Piece Miniature Toy Silver Tea and Coffee-Service With a Tray En Suite, by R. E. Porter, Birmingham, 1979, each piece with fluted lower body, comprising: a teapot; a coffee-pot; a cream-jug and a sugar-bowl, the tray oblong and with scroll handles, the tray 15cm long, 2oz 12dwt, 81gr (5) Each piece fully marked underneath. The teapot and coffee-pot covers apparently unmarked. In generally good condition with only some minor surface scratching and wear.
A 19th century pink pearlware jug with lustre detail, of bulbous form decorated with a head and shoulder portrait of Earl Grey The First Lord of the Treasury, the reverse inscribed Reform within a surround of trailing thistles, clovers and roses, with printed C&R monogram beneath, H14cm, together with a Staffordshire pottery black transfer printed centenary mug, inscribed Celebration of the centenary Wesleyan Methodism Oct 28 1839, and a small mug depicting Rev John Wesley, (handle a/f), H7cm. - Condition Report
Triang Hornby - A large quantity of mainly boxed Triang Hornby OO gauge of mainly track and track accessories. Lot includes R462 24 Curved Track; R490 L/H Hand Operated Points; R491 R/H Hand Operated Points; R611 Pack of 24 Fish Plates (approximately 30); R489 Straight Track and similar. Boxed items appear to be in Good - Excellent condition in Poor - Good boxes. Unboxed items appear to have play wear. Items are unchecked for completeness. (3)
Peco, Hornby - 14 boxed / carded HO/OO track pieces, with 11 packs of OO and N gauge Tracksetta. Lot includes Peco Streamline SL-E95 Medium Radius Right Hand; Peco Setrack ST-240 R/H no.2 Radius Turnout; Hornby R8076 Y Point and similar. Majority of items appear sealed. Unsealed items appear to be in Mint condition and are unchecked for completeness.
A Matched Set of Three Green Glass Spirit Decanters and Stoppers, early 19th century, of mallet form, with gilt labels inscribed Hollands, Rum and Brandy, 22.5cm high; and Two Similar Larger Decanters and Stoppers, the stoppers initialled B and R, 28cm high (5). The larger pair of decanters with some slight chipping to the finials of the stoppers, no damage otherwise. All three of the smaller decanters in good condition free from chips and cracks but the gilding with some rubbing most notably to the Hollands decanter.
Dun, a beggar's badge, of triangular form, inscribed POOR OF DUN, 4cm wide; and Two Small Oval Badges, inscribed REVD W PRINGLE 1817 and MR R IMRIE 1792 (3) Beggar's badges were introduced in Scotland by an Act of Parliament in 1424, which made begging illegal except by those wearing an official badge. The badges were issued by the parish authorities leading to varied designs, often including the name of the parish.
A Cordial Glass, circa 1770, the ogee bowl on a plain stem and circular foot, 10cm high; An Ale Flute, the drawn trumpet bowl on a plain stem and circular foot, 15cm high; and A Small Dish, engraved F/R*M and dated Augst 26 1793 in circular cartouches hung with ribbon swags, 12cm diameter (3). All three pieces, free from chips cracks and notable scratching.
A Herculaneum Pottery Robert Stephenson Commemorative Frog Mug, circa 1833-36, initialled RA and printed in black with Exchange Buildings & Nelson's Monument Liverpool and flanked by locomotives, titled THE NORTHUMBRIAN OF MESSRS R STEPHENSON and THE ROCKET OF MESSRS STEPHENSON & C, the interior with a bust portrait of Queen Adelaide and with two further prints titled CARRIAGES FOR PASSENGERS and THE NOVELTY OF MESSRS BRAITHWAITE & ERICSSON, a naturalistically modelled frog to the base, printed mark, 13cm high See Smith (Alan) The Illustrated Guide to Liverpool Herculaneum Pottery 1796-1840, pl.176 for a similar example. Stephenson's Rocket and Braithwaite & Ericsson's Novelty ran at the Rainhill Steam Trials on 6th October 1829. Of the five entrants, Stephenson's Rocket was the only locomotive to complete the trial and was declared the winner. The Novelty was considerably faster than the other locomotives but a failed boiler pipe damaged the engine during the trial. Following the trial, the Northumbrian, built in 1830 and the last of Stephenson's Rocket-style locomotives, was then used at the opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway.. The frog is missing his two front legs. The glaze is crazed all over with some light staining. There are four short hair cracks from the rim showing to the internal glaze only. 12.25cm high by 12.5cm diameter
Bindings.- Turner (Thomas) Outlines of a System of Medico-Chirurgical Education, containing Illustrations of the Application of Anatomy, Physiology, and other sciences, presentation copy from the author, inscription to front free endpaper (detached), 4 hand-coloured plates, occasional faint spotting, abrasion mark to front pastedown, original drab boards, rebacked, rubbed and worn, [1824] § [Stevenson (John)] An Account of Proceedings Between Messrs. Fordyce, Grant, & Co. ... as Contained in Three Letters, closely trimmed affecting catch-words, later calf, 1798 § Webster (William) The Consequences of Trade, as to the Wealth and Strength of any Nation, lightly soiled title, modern calf-backed boards, T. Cooper, 1740 § Rennie (Rev. R.) Essays on the Natural History and Origin of Peat Moss, bookplate of John, Duke of Bedford, contemporary calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, Edinburgh, 1810; and others, v.s. (17)
NO RESERVE Circus & Conjuring.- Stott (R. Toole) Circus and Allied Arts: A World Bibliography 1500-1957, 4 vol., limited editions, vol.4 signed by the author, Derby, 1958-71; A Bibliography of English Conjuring 1581-1876, 2 vol., limited editions, vol.1 signed by the author, Derby, 1976-78 § Arnott (J.F.) & J.W.Robinson. English Theatrical Literature 1559-1900: A Bibliography, 1970, some light foxing, original cloth, all but vol.1 of the first and the last with dust-jackets, some rubbed and frayed; and 7 catalogues of collections including those of J.B.Findlay and John Fisher, 4to & 8vo (14)
NO RESERVE Slavery.- Transactions of the Aborigines Protection Society 1890-1896, [?1896], bound before, Fox Bourne (H. R.) Le Trafic des Spiritueux en Afrique, pencil annotation to final leaf, 12pp. only, n.d., and various sections from the 'Poisoning of Africa Papers', modern morocco-backed boards, 8vo; sold as a periodical, not subject to return⁂ In 1889 Henry Richard Fox Bourne took over as Chair of the Aborigines Protection Society. He was a critic of the Emin Pasha Relief expedition and was the first to accuse it of 'atrocities'.
Holocaust.- Collis (Robert) & Han Hogerzeil. Straight On: Journey to Belsen and the Road Home, first edition, frontispiece, plates, original cloth, price-clipped dust-jacket, faint spotting, slight chipping to spine head and corners, 1947 § Le Chêne (Evelyn) Mauthausen: the History of a Death Camp, plates, original cloth, dust-jacket, slight creasing to spine extremities, 1971 § Taylor (Alan R.) Prelude to Israel: an Analysis of Zionist Diplomacy 1897-1947, uncorrected proof copy, original paper wrappers, a little rubbed, 1960; and 9 others similar, 8vo (12)
Parachute regiment.- Commandos .- Newnham (Group Captain Maurice) Prelude to Glory: the Story of the Creation of Britain's Parachute Regiment, second impression, signed presentation copy from author, plates, bookplate, original cloth, lightly sunned, dust-jacket, rubbed and worn, loss to spine extremities, 1948 § Brammall (R.) The Tenth, first edition, plates, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, rubbed and worn, creasing and loss to extremities, 1965 § Farran (Roy) Winged Dagger: Adventures on Special Service, first edition, frontispiece, occasional spotting, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, dust-jacket, rubbed and worn, spotting, short tear to top edge, 1948; and 5 others similar, 8vo (8)
Zeppelins.- Nalder (Major-General R. F. H.) The History of British Army Signals in the Second World War, folding table, original cloth, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1953 § Molloy (E.) Aircraft Production, illustrations, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1941 § Poolman (Kenneth) Zeppelins over England, frontispiece, plates, original cloth, dust-jacket, rubbed, chipping and creasing to corners and spine extremities, 1960; and others similar, v.s. (c.50)
NO RESERVE Food & Drink.- Cagle (William R.) A Matter of Taste: A Bibliographical Catalogue of International Books on Food and Drink..., second edition, New Castle, De., 1999 § Oberlé (Gérard) Une Bibliothèque Bachique: Collection Kilian Fritsch, hinges weak, Paris, Loudmer, 1993 § Driver (E.) A Bibliography of Cookery Books Published in Britain 1875-1914, London & New York, 1989 § Attar (Dena) A Bibliography of Household Books Published in Britain 1800-1914, 1987 § Bitting (K.G.) Gastronomic Bibliography, one of 500 facsimile reprints, 1981 § Vicaire (G.) Bibliographie Gastronomique, second edition, 1954 § Westbury (Richard, Lord) Handlist of Italian Cookery Books, original wrappers, Florence, Leo S.Olschki, 1963, illustrations, all but the last original cloth or boards, the first four with dust-jackets; and c.35 others on food & drink and related items, mostly catalogues including the Crahan, John Lyle, Löchner, Cetus Library and Alan Davidson collections, 8vo & 4to (c.40)
NO RESERVE Combe (William) The Tour [Second...Third...] of Doctor Syntax, 3 vol., vol.1 ninth edition, vol.2 and 3 third edition, 79 hand-coloured aquatint plates after Rowlandson, including 2 additional vignette titles, one plate torn, a few plates and leaves loose, occasional foxing and offsetting, hinges broken, original orange cloth, worn, 8vo, R. Ackermann, [c.1821].
NO RESERVE Adultery.- Histoire Secrette de la Duchesse de Portsmouth. Où l'on verra une Rélation des Intrigues de la Cour du R. Ch. II. ..., engraved plate, [Wing H2092], Chez Richard Baldwin, 1690, bound before, [?Le Noble (Pierre)] La Cassette Ouverte de L'Illustre Criole, ou, Les Amours de Madame de Maintenon, Ville Franche, David du Four, 1690, near contemporary boards, ?rebacked, rubbed and worn, 12mo⁂ The first is about Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth (1649-1734), who was mistress to King Charles II, and mother to Charles Lennox, the first Duke of Richmond. Madame de Mantenon (1635-1719) was a mistress of King Louis XIV of France, who in 1683 had a secret morganatic marriage with the King. The BL says "inevitably detractors were eager to attach scandal to the Marquise's name, and anonymous satires appeared, including 'La Cassette ouverte de l'illustre Criole, ou les Amours de Madame de Maintenon', possibly by Pierre Le Noble, and 'Scarron aparu à Madame de Maintenon et les reproches qu'il lui fait sur ses amours avec Louis le Grand', in which the ghost of Scarron materializes to upbraid his widow for her unseemly familiarity with the king.
Shenstone (William) The Works in Verse and Prose..., 2 vol., engraved portrait, frontispiece, title-vignettes, head- & tail-pieces and folding plan of the Leasowes garden, some light spotting or browning, contemporary calf, rubbed, spine ends and corners worn, joints split, for R. & J.Dodsley, 1764 § Foote (Samuel) The Minor, a Comedy, second edition, engraved frontispiece, stitched in original wrappers, contemporary ink manuscript list of names to upper wrapper, rubbed and soiled, by J.Coote, 1760 § Irving (David) The Lives of the Scotish Poets, 2 vol.., errata leaf in each vol., contemporary book-label of Robert Davidson, contemporary tree calf, rubbed, upper joint of vol.1 split, Edinburgh, 1804; and another, Shenstone, 8vo & 12mo (6)⁂ The first includes Dodsley's 'Description of the Leasowes, the Seat of the late William Shenstone, Esq.', an important early natural landscape garden. A third volume of Shenstone's letters was published in 1769.
Baskerville.- Somervile (William) The Chase, a Poem: to which is added Hobbinol or the Rural Games, first edition using Baskerville type, small mark on title under M of "Poem", occasional foxing, contemporary calf, corners bumped, [Gaskell, Baskerville Add 3], Birmingham, by Robert Martin, 1767; Hobbinol, Field Sports and the Bowling Green, half-title, 15 wood-engraved vignettes by Nesbit and Thurston, three full-page, modern half calf, William Bulmer for R Ackermann, 1813, 8vo and 4to (2)
ESTHER CRAIG; an acrylic abstract of a woodland scene, signed lower right, 40 x 55cm, indistinctly signed; a pair of pencil and pastel architectural scenes of patio steps and Edwardian-style glazed doors with glimpses of foliage and flora to interior, each 33 x 43cm, Eric Holmes; two watercolours, one woodland scene with river flowing over boulders, signed lower left, 22 x 30cm and by the same hand; watercolour of city street scene with figures in the background, signed lower left, 38 x 30cm, Ian Grant; pencil drawing 'Low Tide: The Thames, Putney', signed lower right, 27 x 37cm and R Linford; a photographic print 'Evening Over Manchester From Oldham', signed and numbered 1/1 lower left, 30 x 46cm, all framed and glazed (6).
A group of six assorted watercolours to include R Wane; watercolour of gently flowing stream through wooded hills, signed lower right, 29 x 50cm, unattributed; four watercolour country scenes, one initialled 'E.E.S.' lower right and one of Norfolk Broads scene with windmill in the background and figures in the foreground, each 28 x 21cm, all framed and glazed and J Carter; watercolour, mountainous country scape with row of telegraph poles leading to hidden lake, signed lower right, 37 x 47cm, unframed (6).
A quantity of base metal and plated pocket watches, parts and watch chains, etc, to include an example by Joseph Sewill of Liverpool numbered 24054, an Enigma example, Elgin National Watch Co example, Thomas Russell & Son, Liverpool example, etc (10). CONDITION REPORT Elgin National Watch Co Example has personal inscription 'Robert R Roberts' Serial no of movement 717912appears running

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