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Click here to subscribeA pear shaped brilliant-cut champagne diamond 18ct yellow gold cluster ring, with diamond set split shoulders, the central pear shaped diamond weighing approx 2 carats, assessed clarity SI1, pear shaped cluster surround, pave set with small round brilliant cut white diamonds and diamond set shoulders, ring size R, total gross weight approx 8.8gmsCondition: Very good, all diamonds and settings intact minor wear and tear only
A selection of 19th century ceramics to include a Staffordshire figurine group of sailor and boy, a Sunderland lustre / pearlware documentary bowl inscribed with sailors farewell poem and sailing ship, a Doulton Lambeth glazed stoneware beaker with stitched leather effect detailing, incised with a crown flanked with initials C R RD no. 75175, and a 20th Century chairman Mao miniature bust. Measures 30cm-high staffordshire figurine.
SPORTING GREATS: A good printed 8vo menu for a Night of Nights featuring Muhammad Ali as the special guest of honour, organised by A. Wander Ltd. at the Royal Lancaster, 14th October 1971, individually signed to the front cover by various sporting greats comprising Muhammad Ali (World Heavyweight Boxing Champion), Bobby Moore (World Cup winning football captain), Graham Hill (World Champion Formula One Motor Racing Driver) and Henry Cooper (British, Commonwealth and European Heavyweight Boxing Champion who fought Ali twice, once in an unsuccessful challenge for the World Heavyweight Championship, 1966), and also signed by Stanley Baker (Welsh Actor). Further signed to the verso by sports commentator Harry Carpenter, footballer Dave Sexton, heavyweight boxer Alonzo Johnson (who had lost to Ali, when Cassius Clay, in 1961) and radio and television presenter Pete Murray individually. All have signed in blue inks to clear areas, most with their names alone. Together with a T.L.S. by a secretary on behalf of P. Myers of the travel agents A V Iagents Ltd., one page, 4to, London, 15th October 1971, to Mr. D. R. Cresswell, forwarding him the signed menu and commenting 'It was a most entertaining evening with excellent food and I greatly enjoyed it. It is a great pity you had to miss it'. Accompanied by the original envelope. An unusual and impressive selection of signatures by various World Champions and other sporting greats and personalities to find on one item. Some very minor creasing and a few light stains, none of which significantly affect the signatures, otherwise VG
THEATRE: Selection of vintage signed postcard photographs, a few signed cards, letterheads and A.Ls.S. etc., by various Edwardian stage actors and actresses including Ellen Terry (2), Johnston Forbes-Robertson, Frank R. Benson, Gerald du Maurier, Marie Tempest, Henry Irving, Jean Forbes-Robertson, Madge Kendal, Violet Kemble-Cooper, Sara Allgood (A.Q.S., in full, 'May you be half an hour in Heaven before the devil knows you are dead') etc. G to about VG, 17
ELIOT T. S.: (1888-1965) American-born English Poet & Dramatist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1948. T.L.S., T. S. Eliot, one page, small 4to, Russell Square, London, 13th February 1952, to Neville Braybrooke. Eliot writes ‘No need to hesitate: I expect to be reminded, because otherwise I forget under pressure of other concerns’ and continues ‘I enclose the cheque (no longer present) herewith, and I hope that you will be able to satisfy the printers until you have been able to assemble other funds to carry on with’. Together with Philip Mairet (1886-1975) British Designer, Writer & Journalist, a friend and long time correspondent of T. S. Eliot. A.L.S., Philip Mairet, two pages, 8vo, Lewes, Sussex, 5th July 1966, to [Neville] Braybrooke. Mairet answers his correspondent’s question and informs him ‘T. S. E[liot]. was active on behalf of the N[ew] E[nglish] W[eekly] from about a week after the death of its founder-editor A. R. Orage’, continuing ‘The exact circumstances in which he joined in the effort to preserve the weekly under my management are given, you may remember, in the article I wrote for the symposium that you edited and presented to T.S.E. on his 70th birthday’ and further stating ‘Though I would not go so far as to say that T.S.E.’s offer to collaborate is what saved the N.E.W. from extinction, his moral support was invaluable from the beginning…..although the amount of his direct personal intervention in its affairs was small: and his financial contributions to its annual deficits were fairly modest, until the last years of its existence, when they were very generous indeed’. A couple of very light, small water stains only slightly affect a few words of text in Mairet’s letter, otherwise VG, 2 Neville Braybrooke (1923-2001) English Poet, Writer, Editor, Literary Critic and Publisher.
THEATRE: Selection of vintage signed postcard photographs by various Edwardian stage actors, comedians and entertainers etc., including Lewis Waller (in costume as Robin Hood), C. Hayden Coffin, George Robey, Harry Lauder, Seymour Hicks, Henry Ainley, Edward Lewis, Herbert Sleath, Leonard McKay, Leslie Faber, James Welch, Gus Elen, Bransby Williams, George Graves, Vernon Davidson, Edward Compton, Sydney Fairbrother, Shaun Glenville, Malcolm Scott, Courtice Pounds, Arthur Prince, Norman Partriege, Sydney Glanville (in costume from Gilbert & Sullivan's The Gondoliers), Rutland Barrington, Huntley Wright, R. G. Knowles, Henry A. Lytton (in costume as Jack Point from Gilbert & Sullivan's The Yeomen of the Guard), Cyril Maude, George Lashwood, Walter Passmore etc. A little duplication. Some have newspaper and magazine clippings etc. lightly affixed to the versos. A few are very slightly neatly trimmed and with other faults. A few FR, generally G to about VG, 47
AMERICAN ARTISTS: Selection of signed photographs of various sizes (8 x 10 and smaller), a few A.Ls.S., T.L.S. (1) etc., by various American artists and painters, comprising Everett Raymond Kinstler (signed and inscribed colour 8 x 10 photograph, being a reproduction of his official portrait of American President Gerald R. Ford), Jack Levine (3), Norman Rockwell (sending his autograph and assuring his correspondent that it is authentic) and Korczak Ziolkowski (accompanied by an A.L.S. by his wife). Generally VG to EX, 7
AMERICAN PRESIDENTS: Selection of signed pieces, cards, 8 x 10 photographs etc., by various American Presidents and First Ladies, a few other American politicians etc., including George H. W. Bush (3; one a bold black ink signature on an official slim oblong 8vo card of the Vice President), Jimmy Carter, Gerald R. Ford (also signed by Betty Ford), Archibald Cox (T.L.S.) etc. Autopen and unsigned (3). VG to EX, 10
WALLACE ALFRED R.: (1823-1913) British Naturalist who independently conceived the theory of evolution through natural selection, jointly publishing a paper on the subject with some of Charles Darwin's writings included in 1858. This prompted Darwin to publish his own ideas in On the Origin of Species. A.Q.S., Alfred R. Wallace, on one side of a plain postcard, n.p. (Broadstone), n.d. (13th December 1910). Wallace has penned a quotation of several lines, commencing '”For what may Time yet hope not? Writes he not, Still in the infancy of Shakespeare's fame?....”', which he identifies as being from The Dawning Grey by John Henry Dell. Self-addressed in the hand of the recipient to the verso. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG John Henry Dell (1830-1888) English Artist & Illustrator whose verse The Dawning Grey was published in 1885 with his own illustrations.
ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER: (1900-2002) Queen Consort of King George VI. D.S., Elizabeth R, one page, folio, Court of St. James's, London, 31st December 1981. The document being the appointment of Vivien Clifford to be a Member of the Fifth Class of the Royal Victorian Order. Signed by the Queen Mother to the foot and countersigned by Charles Maclean, and further bearing the facsimile signature of Queen Elizabeth to the upper left corner. With the blind embossed seal of the Royal Victorian order to the upper right corner. Accompanied by the original envelope. VG
MANDELA NELSON: (1918-2013) President of South Africa 1994-99. Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1993. An extremely rare A.L.S., N R Mandela, one page, 4to (official feint ruled stationery), Victor Verster Prison, Paarl, South Africa, 21st August 1989, to Jack Lennard of The Wilberforce Council. Mandela thanks his correspondent for their letter and states 'I regard it as a singular honour to be invited to become one of the patrons of the Wilberforce Council, an invitation I readily accept', adding 'I will be more than happy to wear the Council's coveted tie.' Mandela further remarks 'My only regret is that my current circumstances will not allow me to play an active role in the affairs of the Council' and proclaims 'Human rights is still one of the world's burning issues of the day, and the work and achievements of Sir Wilberforce (sic; William Wilberforce) is as relevant now as it was in his time'. Mandela has also added his name in capitals and prison number ('1335/88') in his hand at the head of the page. Accompanied by the original Registered envelope hand addressed by Mandela. Together with a printed small 4to folding card issued by the Mandela Family in Soweto and featuring an image of Nelson Mandela alongside the colours of the African National Congress (ANC) and printed caption The People Shall Govern, also with an image of Oliver Tambo above the printed caption Forward to People's Power!, with a further printed image to the verso and typed inscription to Jack Lennard. File holes to the edges of all three items, not affecting the text or signature of the letter. Some very light, extremely minor creasing, VG, 2 William Wilberforce (1759-1833) English Politician & Philanthropist who supported the campaign for the complete abolition of slavery which led to the Slavery Abolition Act 1833. Wilberforce, who was never knighted, has been described as a humanitarian reformer who contributed significantly to reshaping the political and social attitudes of his time by promoting concepts of social responsibility and action. The present letter was written and signed by Mandela less than six months before he was released from Victor Verster Prison on 11th February 1990, having been transferred there on 7th December 1988. Autograph letters of Mandela dating from the period of his imprisonment following his arrest in August 1962 until his release in February 1990 are of exceptional rarity and are also highly desirable. There are no examples recorded by American Book Prices Current and we are aware of only one other letter (interestingly also written from Victor Verster Prison on 21st August 1989, although to a different correspondent and on a completely different subject matter) having previously appeared at auction.
London Record Society - Monographs, gilt cloth, 20 various vols (no's 2-32, 1966-95)' Calendar of Letter Books ... of the City of London, edited by Reginald R. Sharpe, gilt cloth, 11 vols (A-L, 1899-1912); Calendar of Plea & Memoranda Rolls ... gilt cloth, (6 various vols, 1924-1961); London Topographical Record, gilt cloth, (17 various vols, I-XXVII (1901-1995)); and a few related volumes (65 books)
AN IRISH COMMEMORATIVE SILVER PRESENTATION VASE ON STAND, Dublin 1973, mark of Alright & Marshall, with inscription 'Knights of the Road Golding Society Presidents Cup (replica), Presented by R. McGregor 1973', with everted scrolling rim, lion mask ring side handles and raised on a stepped circular foot and standing on an ebonised base (c.7.5 troy ozs). 16cm high (not including base 22cm high)
Cased W R Pape, a rare example of a 13 bore hammerless hammerless side lock shotgun with 30 inch original Damascus barrels with engraved top rip W R Pape Newcastle-on-Tyne Winner of the London Gun Trials 1858, 1859, 1866 & 1875. The lock with engrave W R Pape name and elaborate scroll work detail, the top lever marked W R Pape's Patent with elaborate scrollwork, with thumb slide side safety and 14.5 inch straight through well figured walnut stock, serial no. 3563 (shotgun certificate required), in fitted leather case with W R Pape Trade Label, a glass G & J W Hawksley oil bottle, pull throughs, Hawksley horn handled screwdriver and a copy of W R Pape 1906 Trade Catalogue
A British Light Infantry officers sword with 33 inch part single fullered blade with engraved crowned ERVII cypher engraved `2nd V.B Royal West Surrey Regt', with makers stamp for J R Gaunt & Son Ltd Late Edward Thurkle Denmark Street Soho London, with half basket hilt with crowned Light Infantry crest complete with leather frog and steel scabbard
**REOFFER ETWALL JAN £40/£60**A matched set of four silver decanter labels, three by Richards and knight, assayed London 1966, of oval shape with embossed scrolling leaf border, engraved "Brandy", "Scotch" and "Port", the forth by R E Porter, assayed Birmingham 1980, engraved "Sherry", all with neck chains, together with a similar silver decanter label, by C J Vander Ltd, assayed London 1959, engraved "Whisky", with chain for bottle neck. (gross weight 65.8g). (5)
A set of twelve Royal Worcester bone china coffee cans and saucers, painted with various birds, the cans depicting Teal, Wild Duck, Mallard, Wood Pigeon, and Ptarmigan, the saucers depicting Blackcock, Snipe, Pheasant, Partridge, Grouse, Golden Plover, 11 saucers signed by several artists to include G Banks, and R Platt, printed brown marks. (24)
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