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Click here to subscribeNautilus porcelain jug of ovoid form decorated with poppies, 15cm high, Royal Copenhagen porcelain tea bottle, 15cm high, Royal Copenhagen figure of a child with a doll, 14cm high, and a Royal Worcester model of a spade fish, modelled by R. van Ruyckevelt, 3579, 13cm high. Condition Report Nautilus: gilding rubbed, othewise ok. Figure: Finger chipped Tea bottle: Ok Fish: modelled by R. van Ruyckevelt. Chips to tail fins. Chips to the top of the coral.
An 18ct gold aquamarine and diamond cluster ring - The oval aquamarine with an old-cut diamond surround to the plain band - Estimated total diamond weight 1.20cts - Aquamarine approx 23x14x6mms - Hallmarked London - Ring size R 1/2 - Weight approx 12.6gms Condition Report: Good - Diamonds bright - Aquamarine light bluish green.
An early 20th century gold opal and diamond cluster ring - The oval opal within an old-cut diamond surround to the plain band - Estimated total diamond weight approx 2.0cts - Opal approx 9.5x10.5mms - Ring size R - Weight approx 9.9gms Condition Report: Good - Diamonds lively and bright - Opal with a strong play of colour.
A collection of four Railway Lamps - two L.N.E.R lamps including a Guards lamp with name plate - London North Eastern Railway Stainforth and embossed L N E R green and red lenses and oil burner intact - also a further L N E R lamp with four glass panels Condition report: Name plate unreadable and top missing from lamp, both with extensive paint loss and some rusting A Railway Guards Lamp by G. Polkey Condition report: For restoration green lense present, amber lense damaged red lense, missing originally three lenses plus clear, corrosion and holes to case, burner present A B.R.E ( Eastern Region) Lamp Condition report: Green lense damage both with extensive paint loss
An early 19th century miniature - gent in military uniform - inscription verso reads Marquis of Hastings J P 1804 - painted on ivory mounted on card - from private collection of Proffesor Sir Albert Richardson 1880 - 1964 - President of the R A 1954/56 from his home, Avenue House, Ampthill in Bedfordshire - 7 cm x 6 cm and another miniature of a young man - 7 cm x 5.5 cm
SPORT: Selection of individually signed First Day Covers by a variety of sportsmen including Henry Cooper, J. P. R. Williams, Steve Ovett, Henry Cecil, Frankie Dettori, Lester Piggott & Willie Carson, Stirling Moss etc. Each feature different colour images and designs and all are boldly signed to clear areas. VG to EX, 8
GERSHWIN GEORGE: (1898-1937) American Composer & Pianist. D.S., George Gershwin, being a signed cheque, New York, 30th March 1933. The partially printed cheque is drawn on The National City Bank of New York and is made payable to R H Macy & Co. for the sum of $32.25. Signed by Gershwin in bold, dark fountain pen ink. A small circular bank cancellation only slightly touches two letters of the signature. Together with Ira Gershwin (1896-1983) American Lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother George Gershwin. A.L.S., Ira Gershwin, one page, oblong 8vo, Beverly Hills, California, 18th January 1957, to Miss. Madge Rogers. Gershwin thanks his correspondent for her kind letter about his brother and the Gershwin songs and continues 'I am happy to be able to enclose one of his canceled (sic) bank checks which you can keep as is, or from which you can cut his actual signature…'. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Gershwin. VG, 2
LAUREL & HARDY: LAUREL STAN (1890-1965) & HARDY OLIVER (1892-1957) English and American Film Comedians. Vintage ink signatures by both Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy individually on a small oblong 12mo card neatly laid down to a page contained in an autograph album. Annotated in ink in the hand of a collector to the base of the page, indicating that the signatures were obtained at the R. H. O. Hills department store in Blackpool on the 5th June 1947. The album also features a few other signatures by various entertainers including Sandy Powell, Charlie Chester etc. Binding loose, G
SCOTT OF THE ANTARCTIC: A small 4to card with original colour illustrations and text in the hand of an autograph collector, commemorating the film Scott of the Antarctic (1948) individually signed by five of the main cast members comprising John Mills (Captain Robert Falcon Scott), Derek Bond (Captain L.E.G. Oates), Harold Warrender (Dr. E. A. Wilson), James Robertson Justice (Petty Officer ‘Taff’ Evans) and Reginald Beckwith (Lieutenant H. R. Bowers), also individually signed at the base of the card by Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier. Some staining at the head of the card and some light overall foxing, G
CRICKET: A good autograph album containing over 90 signatures by various cricketers and teams of the 1930s including Douglas Jardine, Percy Fender, Cyril Walters, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, Lionel Tennyson, Charles Marriott, Ken Farnes, Maurice Turnbull (scarce; killed in action during World War II at the age of 38), Percy Holmes, Jack Durston, Maurice Leyland, Herbert Sutcliffe, E. Patsy Hendren, Hedley Verity, Brian Sellers, Freddie Brown, Jack Dennis, Charles Hall, Bev Lyon, Errol Holmes, Eddie Dawson, Johnnie Clay, Hopper Read, Nigel Haig, Arthur Mailey (a good original pen and ink caricature, 1934), Archie MacLaren, Arthur E. R. Gilligan, Wally Hammond, Gubby Allen, Surrey CCC 1934 (11 signatures in bold pencil including Monty Garland Wells, Andrew Sandham, Tom Barling, Ted Brooks, Jack Parker, Stan Squires, Eddie Watts, Laurie Fishlock etc.), Nottinghamshire CCC c.1933/34 (12 signatures in bold pencil including Bill Voce, Harold Larwood, George Gunn, Joe Hardstaff, Ben Lilley, Arthur Staples, Stafford Castledine, Harold Butler, Walter Keeton, Willis Walker etc.), Jock Cameron, Herby Wade, Denis Tomlinson, Robert Williams and three other members of the South Africa cricket team of 1935, Amar Singh (rare; died at the age of 29), G. D. Kemp-Welch, Jack Hobbs etc., also including the signatures of a few entertainers and film stars including George Robey (self caricature), Victor McLaglen etc. A few duplicates. Most pages are multiple signed and most signatures are in bold, dark fountain pen inks. A few pages loose, otherwise VG
NUREYEV RUDOLF: (1938-1993) Russian Ballet Dancer. Signed 8 x 10 photograph, an appealing image of the dancer in a pensive head and shoulders pose in costume. Signed ('R Nureyev') in bold blue ink with his name alone to the image. A couple of very light, extremely minor scuffs to the image and a few very minor corner creases, otherwise VG
FAMOUS MEN & WOMEN: An unusual selection of Bank of England One Pound and Ten Shilling bank notes etc., individually signed by a wide variety of famous men and women including Samantha Fox, Claudia Schiffer (2), Tony Bullimore, Helen Sharman (2), Gerald R. Ford (2), Captain Mark Phillips, Ranulph Fiennes, Eugene Kranz (2), Kiri Te Kanawa, Mary Whitehouse, Norman Thelwell, Arthur C. Clarke, Basil Hume, Edward Heath (2), John Major, Chuck Yeager, Barbara Cartland, John Glenn (2), Simon Wiesenthal, Joan Sutherland, Nick Park (2), Gerry Adams (signed by Martin McGuinness to the verso), David Copperfield, Jean Michel Jarre, Edmund Hillary, Terry Waite, Richard Noble, Rebecca Stephens, Graham & Janet Walton and their sextuplets etc. VG to EX, 47
MEDICINE: A maroon hardbound oblong 4to album containing over 100 signed clipped pieces, featuring many of physicians, surgeons and doctors (many of whom attended the British Royal family and other prominent figures of the period including Benjamin Disraeli and Virginia Woolf), each neatly laid down in multiples to pages with neat ink annotations in the hand of a collector beneath, including Francis Laking, Viscount Dawson, Anderson Critchett, William Willcox, Bernard Spilsbury, Hermann Weber, R. Douglas Powell, Lord Horder, William Broadbent, Thomas Barlow, Arthur Mayo Robson, Bernard Bracken, Arthur Conan Doyle (very slight smudging), Robert Armstrong-Jones, John Rose Bradford, Andrew Clark, Dyce Duckworth, Leslie Hore-Belisha, William Osler, Lauder Brunton, William Gowers, John Bland Sutton, Earl of Athlone, John Mitchell Bruce, Maurice Craig, Crisp English, Charles Balance, James Reid, George Savage, Samuel Wilks, Leonard Rogers, Bertram Windle, Arthur Mayo Robson, George Beatson, John Tweedy etc. An unusual collection. Some of the pieces are irregularly clipped, most from the conclusions of letters. G to VG
EDISON THOMAS: (1847-1931) American Inventor of the phonograph and light bulb among many other items. D.S., Thos A Edison, being a signed cheque, West Orange, New Jersey, 30th November 1928. The partially printed cheque is drawn on the account of the Edison Botanic Research Corporation at the Savings Investment & Trust Co., and is made payable to Otto R. Greiner Co. Inc. for the sum of $20.29. Signed by Edison in bold black fountain pen ink and countersigned by J. Miller in his capacity as Treasurer. Some perforated bank cancellations only very slightly affect the signatures. VG
Allowing a weekly market at Shadwell CHARLES II: (1630-1685) King of England, Scotland & Ireland 1660-85. D.S., Charles R, (a good, bold example), as King, at the head, two pages, folio, Whitehall, 4th June 1670. The manuscript warrant is addressed to the Attorney General, ordering him to prepare 'a Bill fit for our Royall Signature to pass Our great Seale', and states, in part, 'Whereas the Deane of the Cathedrall Church of St. Paulls London…did…lett unto Thomas Neale….the ground and soyle of a late Mill…with severall other…buildings…And whereas William Sancroft Doctor in Divinity Deane of the Cathedrall Church of St Paulls London and the said Thomas Neale, have by their humble Petition desired us to grant to the said Thomas Neale during the said Lease…liberty to hold a Markett in Shadwell in the County of Middlx on every Wednesday weekly for the ease and relief of the Inhabitants…And whereas by Inquisition taken at the house of Thomas Kinsey in Bloomesbury in the Parish of St. Giles in the Fields in the County of Middlx…it is found that it will not be any damage to…neighbouring marketts if wee should grant to the said Thomas Neale…that they…should have and hold one Market in a certaine place called Shadwell in or near the Parish of Stepney…on Wednesday in every week yearly….' Countersigned at the foot by Trevor. With blank integral leaf. Some light age wear and toning at the folds, otherwise VG
ANNE: (1665-1714) Queen of England, Scotland & Ireland 1702-07 and Queen of the Kingdom of Great Britain 1707-14. D.S., Anne R, as Queen, at the head, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Court at Windsor, 2nd August 1709. The manuscript document is a military commission appointing John Lloyd to be a Captain in the Regiment of Foot commanded by Archibald, Earl of Ilay. Countersigned at the foot by Henry Boyle (1669-1725) 1st Baron Carleton. Anglo-Irish Politician, Lord Treasurer of Ireland 1704-15 & Northern Secretary 1708-10. Lacking the seal although with the pale blue revenue stamp affixed in the left margin. Some light overall age wear and a few minor stains, G Archibald Campbell (1682-1761) 3rd Duke of Argyll, Earl of Ilay (from 1706). Scottish Nobleman, Politician & Soldier. One of the founders of the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Signed two days after becoming King GEORGE III: (1738-1820) King of the United Kingdom 1760-1820. A good, early D.S., George R, just two days after becoming King, at the head, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Court at Saville House, 27th October 1760. The partially printed document is a military commission appointing George Forbes ('commonly called Lord Forbes') to be a Major General 'of all and singular Our Forces, as well as Horse, as Foot, employed, or to be employed in Our Service'. Countersigned at the foot by William Pitt (1708-1778) The Elder. 1st Earl of Chatham. British Prime Minister 1766-68, Secretary of State for the Southern Department 1756-57, 1757-61. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. Some light dust staining to the upper edge, only very slightly affecting the King's signature, and a few very small, extremely minor tears at the edges. About VG George Forbes (1710-1769) 4th Earl of Granard. Irish Soldier and Politician who had entered the army in 1726.
GEORGE III: (1738-1820) King of the United Kingdom 1760-1820. D.S., George R, as King, (a bold, 'mad' example), at the head, one page, folio, Court at Saint James's, 13th April 1808. The partially printed document is a Royal Licence issued to Messrs. Lubbock & Co and their merchants for a six month period, permitting two vessels to proceed from the Ports of Cadiz, Ayamonte or St Lucar to the Port of London 'with cargos of wine and such goods as are allowed by our order of the 11th November 1807 to be imported' without being hindered by a blockade providing the vessels 'shall not be found to have had on board….any Warlike or Naval Stores, or any Article or Articles intended to be or usually converted into Warlike or Naval Stores, or Salt or Provisions of any Kind whatever, except such as may be fairly deemed Sea Stores for the Use of the Crews….' Countersigned at the foot by Robert Jenkinson (1770-1828) 2nd Earl of Liverpool. British Prime Minister 1812-27, Home Secretary 1804-06, 1807-09. Signed ('Hawkesbury') as Baron Hawkesbury. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. With blank integral leaf. Some light dust staining to the edges and some folds and a few small tears to the edges, only very slightly affecting one letter of the King's signature. G
VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. Ink signature ('Victoria R I', as Queen) on a slim oblong piece evidently clipped from the head of a document, with the pale blue blind embossed seal affixed. Neatly laid down to a page removed from an album and with some light staining and age wear. Together with King William IV (1765-1837) King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1830-37. Ink signature ('William R', as King) on a slim oblong piece removed from the conclusion of a letter, with four lines of holograph text, in part, '....prevents all danger even when the smallpox is caught naturally: I am not so easy about my son George who I am afraid does not take care of himself...'. Some light age wear. G, 2
EDWARD VII: (1841-1910) King of the United Kingdom 1901-10. A.L.S., Edward R, as King, three pages, 8vo, Buckingham Palace, 24th March n.y. (1905), to Mrs. Claydon, on the King's personal printed stationery featuring a gold embossed cypher and crown. The King thanks his correspondent for having written regarding her husband's health, continuing 'I am very glad to hear that it is so much more satisfactory & that his journey to England did him no harm'. He further thanks Mrs. Claydon for her 'enquiries after my second daughter' and remarks 'She has made an excellent recovery after her serious illness - & is now yachting with the Queen in the Mediterranean'. The King concludes 'The engagement of my niece to the young Prince of Sweden was very gratifying'. A couple of neat splits to the edges of the central horizontal folds, otherwise VG Princess Victoria (1868-1935) Fourth child and second daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. Princess Margaret of Connaught (1882-1920) Crown Princess of Sweden, first wife of the future King Gustaf VI Adolf. The couple were married at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on 15th June 1905.
GEORGE V: (1865-1936) King of the United Kingdom 1910-36. Vintage signed and inscribed Christmas greetings card, the folding 8vo card featuring a colour illustration to the cover, being a reproduction of a painting entitled The Fortune Teller, after Reynolds. Signed (‘George R. I., as King) to the inside beneath a printed greeting and dated 1915-16 in his hand. Together with Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) Queen of the United Kingdom 1901-10, consort of King Edward VII. Vintage signed and inscribed Christmas greetings card, the folding 8vo card featuring a colour illustration to the cover, being a reproduction of a painting entitled Queen Margaret of Scotland praying for the Victory of The Scottish Army by Finnemore. Signed (‘Alexandra’) to the inside beneath a printed greeting and dated Christmas 1915 in her hand. Both cards are inscribed to Miss [Edith] Wolfe and her sister Mabel, teachers at Sandringham. Some light overall foxing to the outside covers, G to about VG, 2
EDWARD VIII: (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor. Book signed and inscribed, a hardback edition of Lanyard Lyrics by R. P. Keigwin, with illustrations by P. L. Butt, published by Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd., London and W. H. Barrell Ltd., Portsmouth, n.d. Signed by the Prince of Wales opposite the title page, 'Jacques Berthon (future naval cadet) from Edward', in dark fountain pen ink, adding the date 11th February 1914 in his hand. With a later ownership signature to the half title page and some library marks. Lacking the dust jacket. Some slight age wear, about VG
ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER: (1900-2002) Queen Consort of King George VI. Vintage signed Christmas greetings card, the cream 4to stiff folding card featuring a colour oval image of the Queen Mother in a half length pose to the inside. Signed ('from Elizabeth R') in black ink beneath a printed greeting, 1969. With a gold embossed crown to the front cover. Some light staining and minor scuffing, about G
Signed shortly after becoming Queen ELIZABETH II: (1926- ) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952- . A good, early D.S., Elizabeth R, as Queen, at the head, two pages, folio, Court of Saint James, 26th March 1952. The typed document appoints John William Taylor, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Mexico City, to be 'Our undoubted Commissioner, Procurator and Plenipotentiary in respect of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland' and to enter into discussions relative to telecommunications between British Honduras and Mexico and granting Taylor 'all manner of Power and Authority to…conclude with such Minister or Ministers….as may be vested with similar Power and Authority on the part of Our Good Friend the President of the United States of Mexico, any Treaty, Convention, Agreement, Protocol or other Instrument that may tend to the attainment of…[telecommunications]…and to sign for Us, and in Our name…everything so agreed upon and concluded….as We Ourselves could do, if personally present…' With a red blind embossed seal affixed at the conclusion, the seal issued in the name of King George VI. Some extremely minor, light staining and creasing, otherwise VG The present document was signed in the second month of Queen Elizabeth II's reign.
ELIZABETH II: (1926- ) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952- . D.S., Elizabeth R, as Queen, at the head, one page, oblong folio, Court of St. James, 15th December 1954. The partially printed document approves the appointment made by 'Our Good Sister the Queen of the Netherlands' for Mr. J. R. Leith to be Vice-Consul at Aberdeen for the counties of Aberdeen, Banff, Moray, Kincardine and Nairn. Countersigned at the foot by Anthony Eden (1897-1977) British Prime Minister 1955-57, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1935-38, 1940-45 and 1951-55. With blind embossed seal in the upper left corner. Framed to an overall size of 17 x 14. VG
BRITISH ROYALTY: An 8vo sheet removed from a visitors book individually signed by Queen Elizabeth II (1926- ) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952- ('Elizabeth R', adding the date 24th April 1952 in her hand), Princess Margaret (1930-2002) Countess of Snowdon, younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II ('Margaret', also dated 24th April 1952 in her hand), Prince Philip (1921- ) Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth II ('Philip'), Henry Somerset (1900-1984) 10th Duke of Beaufort. Master of the Horse (1936-78) to King Edward VIII, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II and Mary Somerset (1897-1987) Duchess of Beaufort, daughter of the Marquess of Cambridge. All, with the exception of the Duke of Beaufort, have signed their names in fountain pen inks. Neatly inlaid to a slightly larger page with decorative borders. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise VG The present signatures are dated just a few months after Queen Elizabeth acceded to the throne on 6th February 1952, and just a few days after she had celebrated her 26th birthday on 21st April.
AMERICAN PRESIDENTS: Gerald R. Ford (1913-2006) American President 1974-77. Signed colour 11 x 14 photograph of Ford standing in a formal half length pose. Signed ('Gerald R Ford') in black ink with his name alone to the lower photographer's mount; Jimmy Carter (1924- ) American President 1977-81. Nobel Peace Prize winner, 2002. Signed colour 16 x 11.5 photograph by both Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter individually, the image depicting them greeting Pope John Paul II outside The White House. Signed by both in bold black inks to clear areas of the image (rolled, and with some light surface creasing); George H. W. Bush (1924- ) American President 1989-93. Black ink signature on a custom printed bookplate with an inscription in another hand. Together with a selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs by various American political figures, some of them Vice Presidents, comprising Walter Mondale, Bob Dole, John Kerry, John McCain and Mitt Romney. Most of the images are colour and all are boldly signed to clear areas with their names alone. One very slight corner crease to Ford's photograph, Generally VG to EX, 8
AMERICAN PRESIDENTS: A good selection of individually signed Commemorative covers by various American Presidents comprising Richard Nixon (1969-74), Gerald R. Ford (1974-77), Jimmy Carter (1977-81), Ronald Reagan (1981-89), George H. W. Bush (1989-93) and George W. Bush (2001-09). Each of the covers commemorate different events including the International Year of the Child, Centennial Observance of the Emancipation Proclamation, Christmas etc., and all are boldly signed to clear areas, Reagan adding 40th Pres. in his hand beneath his signature. VG to EX, 6
AMERICAN PRESIDENTS: Selection of signed hardback edition books by various American Presidents comprising Portrait of the Assassin by Gerald R. Ford (First Edition, 1965), Living Faith and An Hour Before Daylight - Memories of a Rural Boyhood by Jimmy Carter (First Edition 1996 and paperback edition 2001) and Back To Work - Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy by Bill Clinton (First Edition, 2011). All of the hardback editions are accompanied by the dust jackets and all are signed by the former Presidents with their names alone. Together with a signed hardback edition of In My Time - A Personal and Political Memoir by Dick Cheney, Premiere Collectables Limited Edition number 3827 of 5000, contained in the custom box and accompanied by certificates of authenticity etc. G to generally VG, 5
AFRICA: Selection of signed colour postcard photographs and slightly larger etc., by various African political leaders comprising Sylvestre Ntibantunganya (Burundi), Abdou Diouf (Senegal), Thabo Mbeki (South Africa), Hifikepunye Pohamba (Namibia), Benjamin Mkapa (Tanzania), Kintu Musoke (Uganda), Omer Beriziky (Madagascar), James R. Mancham (The Seychelles), Rajkeswur Purryag (Mauritius) and King Togbui Ngoryifia Olatidoye of Hohoe Kingdom (Ghana). VG to EX, 10
PARK KEITH: (1892-1975) New Zealand Air Chief Marshal of World War II, played a significant role during the Battle of Britain. Signed First Day Cover, the Royal Air Force cover commemorating the 31st Anniversary of the Battle of Britain and featuring a colour image of a Spitfire aircraft in flight. Post marked 18th September 1971. Signed ('K R Park') in blue ink with his name alone to a clear area. Together with a First Day Cover commemorating Park and featuring a colour image of various Battle of Britain aircraft and with an inset portrait of the Air Marshal. Post marked on the 38th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, 16th September 1978. Signed by Ian Park, son of Keith Park, and one other individual. VG to EX, 2
RYDER ROBERT: (1908-1986) British Royal Navy officer of World War II, Victoria Cross winner for his actions during the St. Nazaire Raid on 28th March 1942. Signed First Day Cover issued by the St. Nazaire Society to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Operation Chariot, the St. Nazaire Raid. Post marked 22nd April 1982. Signed ('R E D Ryder') in black ink with his name alone to a clear area of the cover. About EX
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