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Lot 480
Priscilla Susan Bury (nee Falkner) British (1799-1872) Three botanical studies to include: Zephyranthes Tubispatha and Candida, reproduced as plate 25 in 'A Selection of Hexandrian Plants, 38 x 27.9 cm; Pancratium Calathinum, inscribed 'drawn from nature by Priscilla Bury' on the left and 'R. H. Esq. April 1831' [Richard Harrison] on the right, illustrated as plate 10 in Bury's Hexandrian Plants, 52.2 x 39.9 cm; Amaryllis Picta, inscribed bottom left 'picture by Priscilla Bury' and on the right 'Richard Harrison's Esq. 16th April 1829', reproduced as plate 5 in 'A Selection of Hexandrian Plants', 54.5 x 41.7 cm. watercolour (3) Provenance: Private Collection, Hertfordshire For a comparable example bearing Priscilla Bury's handwriting, see one of the watercolours preserved at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Zephyranthes - some chipping to the paper surface, especially on reverse, some spotting and discolouration to the paper, crinking along the edges; Pancratium - some foxing and spotting, slight crease along the bottom edge; Amaryllis Picta - vertical fold crease to both sides, discolouration to the paper, tear to the top edge, slight insect damage to central bulb area, some rippling to the right edge.
Lot 5
Three 19th century Staffordshire pottery figures, the 'Walton' lion reclining on a green mound, 8cm (3.25 in) high, the leopardess and young spill vase, 24.5cm (9.75 in) high and the leopard hunter with his prey on the back of an elephant, 21.5cm (8.5 in) high (3) (R) The lion has been tidied up by a restorer.
Lot 501
English School (19th Century) Studies of Napoleon Bonaparte, in profile, one of Napoleon seated on a cannon, wearing his green Chasseurs coat, braided in red inscribed with title pen, ink and watercolour, unframed, 21 x 17cm and 16 x 13cm (2) A similar study of Napoleon standing at the canon can be found in the journal of John R. Glover, Secretary to Admiral Cockburn, which is after an original watercolour by Denzil Ibbetson, depicting Napoleon leaning against a cannon onboard the ship taking him to the island of St. Helena in 1815 following his second abdication. A manuscript of Glover's journal was sold at Bonhams, November 2009. Both unframed - the smaller one has a torn and missing upper right-hand corner and has a black spot along the bottom edge. The cannon one has creased paper.
Lot 517
Circle of Sir Thomas Lawrence (British, 1769-1830) Portrait of two sisters, one in blue and one in green, holding hands oil on panel 34 x 29cm (13 x 11in) The label is R & C Faulkner 30 Piccadillly; artist suppliers from this address from 1836-1839 Old gilt frame has a shell missing at the top right hand corner.
Lot 539
Robert Alexander Hillingford (British, 1828-1904) A Cavalier on a chestnut horse being ambushed by Roundheads signed lower left "R A Hillingford" oil on canvas 44 x 59cm (17 x 23in) Provenance: From a Suffolk country house Other Notes: Robert Hillingford was famous for his historical and genre scenes. He was born in London on 28 January 1828, and studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf for five years, beginning in 1841. He is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting. He then travelled to Munich, Rome, Florence and Naples, where he married and worked for several years, producing paintings of Italian life. One painting from this period entitled, The Last Evening of the Carnival, was exhibited at St. Petersburg in 1859. He returned to London in 1864 and first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1866; it was at this time that he began to work on historical subjects, especially of the Napoleonic Wars. He was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy, British Institution and at other galleries. While he was attracted to costume pieces such as, An incident in the early life of Louis XIV and During the wanderings of Charles Edward Stuart, he also painted some contemporary military scenes, including his 1901 RA painting South Africa, 1901 - The Dawn of Peace. Lined canvas. Paint layer is in stable condition. Areas of retouching which are well matched to the original. Frame is in good condition.
Lot 564
Edward Robert Smythe (British, 1810-1899) A dark bay Highland pony and a Collie in a landscape signed lower right "E R Smythe" oil on canvas 73 x 62cm (28 x 24in) Provenance: Mandells Gallery, Elm Hill, Norwich Lined canvas and cleaned. Paint layer is stable. Several areas of retouching, especially in the sky around the horse. Varnish is slightly matte but even. Damage to the frame at the bottom edge.
Lot 604
After Charles-Antoine Bridan, a pair of late 19th or early 20th century Italian bronze models of a boy and a girl, the boy depicted holding a bird and the girl holding a bird's nest, each signed 'D. Pieri F. Roma.' (2) 28cm (11in) Literature: J.-R. Gaborit, Jean-Baptiste Pigalle 1714-1785: Sculptures du Musée du Louvre, Paris, 1985, figs. 1-2, p. 26
Lot 683
A good 19th century lacquered brass binocular microscope by R. & J. Beck, No. 19432, with rack and pinion focusing, circular stage, substage condensor and mirror, supported on a curved limb and signed to the flat tripod foot, in a mahogany case with various accessories including eye pieces and objective lenses 37cm (14in) Provenance: Acquired by the vendor's family from Trevor Philip & Sons, London
Lot 4
A Wedgwood and Bentley agate ware vase as a lamp, the horns of the gilt satyr mask handles on the shoulders running up to the rim of the baluster shape, the socle resting on a square black basalt foot with labelled medallion mark within, 27.5cm (10.75 in) high (R) Literature: For an illustration of a similar vase, see Reilly and Savage 'Dictionary of Wedgwood', page 17 The horns have been restored and it would have had a cover at some point
Lot 528
INDIA. THE PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM OF BRIGADIER GENERAL ROBERT MITCHELL BETHAM, CIE (1864-1939), C1911-14 including views of Bombay, Hyderabad, Secunderabad and Coonoor, on manoeuvres, camp scenes, the social life of the British Raj, Suez Canal and Egypt, Malta, Killeaden House, including Emily and Mary Perry with Uncle Cooper's Stanley Steam Car, brother officers, Aldershot and Sandhurst, 190 mounted albumen and other photographs up to whole plate on linen hinged leaves, many loose, all captioned, half morocco, worn, boards detached Brigadier General R M Betham was born at Dapoli, Bombay and died at Funchal, Maderia. In 1884 he served in the Zhob Valley expedition and the following year was seconded to the Bombay Staff Corps. In 1919 he was invested with the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire for Meritorious Services in connection with the war in India, and retired in 1921.
Lot 606
MILITARY. A COLLECTION OF POSTCARDS, C1900-02 undivided back comprising chromo British Army and Royal Naval Uniforms, several after F O'Beinne and R Tuck & Sons, Aux Allies Caricature-Insects series by L Geligne Paris and Russo Japanese War, similar divided back by C W Faulkner & Co, Cavalry and German Leaders (mono), mint, on Hagner leaves in binder (76) ++++
Lot 641
THREE ALBUMS OF POSTCARDS, C1905-27 mainly addressed to Robin Hoods Bay or Whitby including mainly coastal towns Whitby, Saltburn, Great Ayton, Jarrow, Blackpool, Barry, Dover, Troon, docks and harbours, street scenes, including Durham, Ripon, Bagshot and High Wycombe, villages, comic, including L Wain, R Bull, L Thackeray, L Wood, D Tempest, G E Studdy and D McGill, Gruss aus, undivided back chromo, art, children, greetings, Franco British Exhibition, royalty, Welsh people and places and some foreign, mainly postally used (500 approx) ++++
Lot 653
HAND-BOOK FOR TRAVELLERS ALONG THE LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM AND GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAYS two folding maps, one coloured in full, wood engraved illustrations, later cloth, R Groombridge [c1840] § Osborne's Guide to the Grand Junction or Birmingham Liverpool and Manchester Railway with the Topography of the Country Through which the Line passes…., Birmingham 1838 § Freeling's Railway Companions, 1838 § Lacey's Rail-Way Companion and Liverpool and Manchester Guide to Business and Pleasure with Engravings, original pink wrappers preserved, later quarter vellum, Liverpool [1835], all signed by W A Cadbury (4) ++++
![WORLD WAR ONE PAIR British War Medal and Victory Medal, 41956 PTE J[OHN] R[RICHARD] ROEBUCK [12TH BN] MANCH R, Service Medal](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/9d6b8dc9-e4e5-4d0a-808e-a5b800b790bd/d26cfebd-44ec-4439-f171-687b89112e1b/468x382.jpg)
Lot 93
AN ORMOLU MOUNTED WEDGWOOD BLUE AND WHITE JASPER CANDLESTICK, 19TH C the jasper ware drum with the Dipping of Achilles, cut glass sconce, drip pan and drops, 27cm h A similar, earlier version with the same subject is illustrated Reilly (R), Wedgwood, 1989, vol I, col plate C177. ++Undamaged and complete, pleasing old wear to the gilding beneath a somewhat discoloured lacquer
Lot 349
ANNOUNCE LITE BUGATTI WOODEN KIT HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THIS LOT Motokits K & R Replicars and Scale Model Car Kits: Motokits MK 21 1938 MG SA Tickford and MK18 1930 MG Midget 2-seater Tourer, K&R ACE 1 MGB Roaster MKS 1?2 and ACE49 MG TF Midget, Scale Model Equipment Co 3.5 Lite Bugatti wooden kit, all in original boxes, E, boxes VG (5)
Lot 27
A SAMPSON HANCOCK CABINET CUP AND SAUCER, C1890 with raised gilt decoration by John Winfield on a cobalt ground, saucer 14cm diam, red painted mark and J.W. 12 Comparative literature: Blackwood (R) and C Head, Old Crown Derby China Works the King Street Factory 1849-1935, 2003, pp196-7. ++In fine condition, no damage or restoration
![A CHANNEL ISLANDS SILVER CHRISTENING CUP, c1780 engraved underneath R*L*P*T*R, 6.5cm h, maker TM [Mayne, p130], marked on bo](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/9d6b8dc9-e4e5-4d0a-808e-a5b800b790bd/7341c0ab-3fb0-47c4-8e26-78ec3bb8fe12/468x382.jpg)
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