POLAR EXPLORATION -- MURRAY, George Robert Milne (1858-1911), editor. The Antarctic Manual for the use of the expedition of 1901 edited by... Murray... with a preface by Sir Clements R. Markham ... presented to the Expedition and issued by the Royal Geographical Society. London: William Clowes & Sons for the R.G.S., 1901. 8° (221 x 147mm). Half-title. 3 folding tinted lithographic maps loose pocket at rear, illustrations. (Half-title browned and with light vertical crease near gutter, maps with light scattered, mainly marginal spotting, pp.169-172 with small marginal chips to fore-edge.) Original blue cloth, spine gilt (extremities lightly rubbed, upper cover with two small scratches, spine lightly soiled, endpapers browned as usual). FIRST EDITION, providing 'easy access to information, otherwise inaccessible, which was required by officers in their scientific investigations' (preface). It includes papers and extracts gathered together under various headings, including: Geography; Antarctic bibliography; Antarctic climate; The Aurora; Geology; Instructions for collecting rocks and minerals; Zoology; Botany; Arctic sledge-travelling. The Geography section includes the first printing of the Journal of John Biscoe, the probable discoverer of the Antarctic continent. Conrad p.119; Rosove 235.A1; Spence 829; Taurus 39. View on Christie's.com
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AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION. Seven letters and documents, temp. Elizabeth I, comprising: William Cecil, 1st Baron BURGHLEY. Autograph note signed ('W. Burghley') to Mr Petre (a treasury official), n.d. [?1581], directing him to pay £104 to SIR WALTER RALEGH out of 'the warrant for Irland wh[ich] you shall have to morrow', three lines on a fragment, approx 160 x 160mm (torn at left margin); Robert Dudley, Earl of LEICESTER. Letter signed ('R. Leycester') to Hugh Fortescu and Antony Monck, Camp before Doesburg, 2 September 1586, concerning the 'benefitt and welldooing' of his young kinsman Robert Bassett, and referring to the 'incredible charge and expenses' of his command in the Netherlands (written on the day that Doesburg surrendered), one page, folio; with documents signed by Leicester's widow Lettice, Countess of Leicester (two receipts, 1605 and 1617), Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk (a payment order, 8 December 1812, on a fragment) and Sir John Fortescue (1599) and letter by one John Bradshaw, 24 February 1600/01, mentioning the recent treason trial of the Earls of Essex and Southampton and giving a list of the jury. (7) View on Christie's.com
CHURCHILL, Winston S. (1874-1965). A sheet of glass used by Churchill as a paint palette, approximately 32 samples of oils still present, framed and laid over a card mount with two photographs by J. Luscher of Nyon, of Churchill using the palette whilst painting at an easel in the open air, one with Clementine and their daughter Mary looking on, and labelled 'Vacances de Rt Hon. Mr Winston Churchill Août - Septembre 1947 à Choisi', frame 465 x 635mm. [With] another large print of the second photograph, laid down and signed on the mount,'J. Luscher Nyon', 250 x 311mm. Churchill is shown with two canvases depicting the 'Island of Choisi', his painting which was subsequently featured in a Christmas card printed by The Soho Gallery. (2) View on Christie's.com
DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge ('Lewis Carroll'). Alice's Adventures Under Ground. [Camden, New Jersey: printed for Eldridge R. Johnson by Max Jaffe, Vienna, 1936]. 8° (186 x 118 mm). 37 illustrations by the author, 14 of these full-page, photographic portrait of Alice mounted on final leaf; loosely inserted leaf providing alternative ending of the text. Original limp green morocco gilt, original green slipcase (foot of spine chipped, joints rubbed, slipcase lightly rubbed). A PERFECT PRINTED FACSIMILE OF CARROLL'S FAMOUS MANUSCRIPT. In 1936 the American collector Eldridge R. Johnson arranged for this collotype facsimile of the original manuscript (which he purchased at auction in 1928 through Rosenbach) to be printed privately in a very limited run for presentation to friends. 'It is not too extravagant to say that this production is as near perfection as is possible for a printed facsimile' (Selwyn Goodacre and Denis Crutch in Jabberwocky: The Journal of the Lewis Carroll Society, Autumn 1978). Following Johnson's death in 1944, the manuscript was offered again at auction and was again purchased by Rosenbach, who arranged for it to be presented to the British Nation through contributions from American subscribers. See Diane Waggoner, The Advent of Alice (Philadelphia, 1999) no. 10, pp. 17-18. View on Christie's.com
RIDLEY, Marke (1560-1624). A Short Treatise of Magneticall Bodies and Motions. London: Nicholas Okes, 1613. 4° (180 x 140 mm), engraved title by R. Elstrak, 21 engraved illustrations, one with volvelle. With final blank. (Lacking front blank and a4, title a little frayed and stained, corner torn from X3.) 19th-century black half roan with marbled boards (upper joints repaired, corners bumped). FIRST EDITION, one of two states with the cancel at X3 containing a list of errata. 'Ridley gives directions for carrying out experiments on the loadstone, magnet, and terrella. He includes numerous engravings and descriptions of his improved instruments for determining the declination of the magnetic needle and for making use of the inclinatory needle for finding position at sea' (ODNB). The illustration on O1r shows two maps from the perspective of each pole. STC 21045.5; Sabin 71297. View on Christie's.com
![[DICKSON, R.W.] 'Alexander McDONALD' (fl. 1799-1815). A Complete Dictionary of Practical Gardening. London: R. Taylor and Co.](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10058/2803817/d5387265e_468x382.jpg)
[DICKSON, R.W.] 'Alexander McDONALD' (fl. 1799-1815). A Complete Dictionary of Practical Gardening. London: R. Taylor and Co. for George Kearsley, [1805]-1807. 2 volumes, 4° (265 x 205mm). 61 hand-coloured engraved botanical plates by F. Sansom after Sydenham Edwards [including 19*], 13 uncoloured architectural plates by after C. Blunt and J. Farey Jr. (Lacks L2, paper fault to title of vol. I slightly affecting imprint, light spotting to plain plates, light offsetting to coloured plates, some limited offsetting, spotting and browning of text.) Contemporary gold-tooled red morocco, gilt edges (extremities rubbed, small wormhole to spine of vol. II). Provenance: Eliza Philips (book label). FIRST APPEARANCE OF EDWARDS' PLATES which were subsequently re-issued as The New Botanic Garden and The New Flora Britannica (both London, 1812). BM(NH) III, p.1207; Cleveland Collections 718; Dunthorne 106; Great Flower Books p.115; Nissen BBI 479. View on Christie's.com
![KNEBEL EDITIONS -- KRYLOV, I. Tri Basni. Part 1. Illustrated by V. Timorev. Moscow: [1913]. [With:] KRYLOV, I. Tri Basni. Par](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10058/2803817/d5387331e_468x382.jpg)
KNEBEL EDITIONS -- KRYLOV, I. Tri Basni. Part 1. Illustrated by V. Timorev. Moscow: [1913]. [With:] KRYLOV, I. Tri Basni. Part 2. Illustrated by V. Timorev. Moscow: [1913]. [And:] Skazka o Raznotsetnykh Rybakh. Illustrated by N. Ulianov. Moscow: [1914]. [And:] Aladin i Volshebnaia Lampa. Illustrated by N. Ulianov. Moscow: [1914]. [And:] Siniaia Boroda. Illustrated by R. O'Konnell. Moscow: 1914. 5 vols, small 2° (305 x 230mm). Coloured illustrations throughout. Original colour printed wrappers (the last work lightly yellowed). FIVE WORKS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION, including Ulianov's vibrant illustrations for 'The Tale of The Colourful Fish' and Timorev's remarkable interpretation of Krylov's fables. These Knebel editions, when found, are usually in poor condition. Rats Collection (for the Ulianov illustrated works) 51 & pl. 129, 44. (5) View on Christie's.com
![KNEBEL EDITIONS -- ZHUKOVSKII, V.A. Kubok. Ballada. Moscow: [1913]. [With:] ZHUKOVSKII, V.A. Roland Oruzhenosets. Moscow: [19](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10058/2803817/d5387332e_468x382.jpg)
KNEBEL EDITIONS -- ZHUKOVSKII, V.A. Kubok. Ballada. Moscow: [1913]. [With:] ZHUKOVSKII, V.A. Roland Oruzhenosets. Moscow: [1913]. [And:] GAUF, V. Korabl Prizrak. Moscow: [1913]. [And:] GAUF, V. Zhizn Al'mansora. Moscow: [1913]. [And:] GUSTAFSON, R. Barzha. Moscow: [1913]. 5 vols, small 2° (305 x 230mm). Coloured illustrations throughout after Dmitrii Mitrokhin. Original colour printed wrappers (the second work lightly faded near the spine). FIVE WORKS ILLUSTRATED BY MITROKHIN IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. These finely-printed Knebel editions, when found, are usually in poor condition. Mitrokhin was one of the more prolific illustrators of his day, and an important figure in the 'World of Art' group. Rats Collection 37, 41, 33 & pl. 127, 36, 35. (5) View on Christie's.com
![KONASHEVICH, Vladimir (illustrator) -- PERAULT, Charles. Kot v sapogakh. [Puss in Boots.] St. Petersburg and Berlin: Z.I. Grz](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10058/2803817/d5387334e_468x382.jpg)
KONASHEVICH, Vladimir (illustrator) -- PERAULT, Charles. Kot v sapogakh. [Puss in Boots.] St. Petersburg and Berlin: Z.I. Grzhebin, 1922. Small 2° (300 x 228mm). Illustrated throughout. (Margins yellowed.) Original illustrated boards (rubbed, spine ends chipped, small early repairs). FIRST EDITION. [With:] -- VENGROV, N. Khlopot polon rot; ENGEL, R. Rabotnichek; CHUKOVSKII, N. Ogorod. Moscow: Gosudarstvennoe Izdatel'stvo, 1929. 3 vols, small 2°. Illustrated throughout (light soiling). Original illustrated wrappers (light wear). FIRST EDITIONS. [And:] 5 others illustrated by Konashevich, mostly first editions, in original wrappers, including: Mukoseev's Kozel, Chukovskii's Putanitsa and Limpopo and Tarakanishche, and a later edition of Marshak's Pozhar. (9) View on Christie's.com
KNEBEL EDITIONS -- A collection of 12 works published by Knebel of Moscow, all 2° (c.300 x c.225mm), each illustrated throughout (occasional soiling) and in the original illustrated wrappers (occasional soiling and wear), including: VESTFALEN, A. Skazka Gofmana. Snezhnaia Printsessa (1912); VESTFALEN, A. Skazka o Tsarevich Liagushke (1914). From the collection of A.A. Kurenkov with bookplate. Rats Collection 52; MOZALEVSKII, I. and GAUF, V. Kholodnoe Serdtse (1914). Rats Collection 46; CHAMBERS, Mary. Stishki (c.1910s). (Text block detached, spine repaired.) From the collection of A.A. Kurenkov with bookplate; O'CONNELL, R. Siniaia Boroda (1914). From the collection of A.A. Kurenkov with bookplate; R.K. Chto s manichkoi bylo (no date). (Chip in one margin); R.K. Aprelechka. Vesenniaia Skazochka (no date); R.K. Lesovichki (no date). (Dampstain in some margins); and 4 others, uncredited and undated: Kot v sapogakh (text block detached); Tri Medvedia; Babushka zabavushka i sobachka bum (spine crudely repaired); Po lugam po lesam. (12) View on Christie's.com
![CATHERINE II, 'the Great'. O dvorianstve. [On the Nobility.] [Moscow: Senate Press:] 1785 [but c.1788]. 4° (330 x 215mm). Pag](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10058/2803817/d5387381e_468x382.jpg)
CATHERINE II, 'the Great'. O dvorianstve. [On the Nobility.] [Moscow: Senate Press:] 1785 [but c.1788]. 4° (330 x 215mm). Pagination: [6], VIII, 24. (Faint dampstain.) Contemporary green and red combed coloured paper wrappers (spine chipped). Provenance: Van Brienen (signature, dated '93'). A TALL COPY IN CONTEMPORARY WRAPPERS OF A RARE AND NOTORIOUS EDICT, which outlined the duties of the nobility, broadened and tightened their hold over the population, and increased the burden of serfdom following the Pugachev rebellion. This copy may have belonged to an associate of the trading company R. Van Brienen, owner of the Russian ship 'Soleure', now remembered for its peripheral role in the Spencer Perceval assasination. SK 4726; cf. Bitovt 2098, Fekula 2029, Sopikov 3044. View on Christie's.com
A SET OF THREE DECANTERS AND STOPPERS, TWO PAIRS OF DECANTERS AND STOPPERS AND ANOTHER DECANTER AND STOPPER 19TH CENTURY The three club-shaped decanters and stoppers each cut with a diamond-pattern band and fluted sections, a pair of plain club-shaped decanters with three rings to each neck, two cut rectangular decanters, engraved with 'B' and 'R', the last cut with diamond-pattern The first three 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm.) high (16) View on Christie's.com
AN ITALIAN MAIOLICA JAR AND COVER AND A CRESPINA LATE 16TH AND 17TH CENTURY THE JAR AND COVER, POSSIBLY PESARO, INSCRIBED ·T·D·AG·CASTO·R·R ON A GROUND DECORATED WITH TROPHIES, THE CRESPINA, POSSIBLY DERUTA, PAINTED TO THE CENTRE WITH A KNEELING SAINT WITHIN A BORDER OF GROTESSCHI THE CRESPINA 9 3/8 IN. (23.8 CM.) WIDE (3) View on Christie's.com
A pointed tablespoon, by Robert Keay, with Edinburgh marks for 1798, monogrammed, 24cm long, a fiddle pattern tablespoon, struck with maker’s mark only, possibly for Robert Keay, 22cm long, three fiddle pattern teaspoons, two by Charles Murray, one by R & R Keay, and an old english pattern teaspoon, by John Pringle, all monogrammed, 5.5oz (6)
A collection of late 18th/early 19th century American silver flatware, comprising: a scroll back bright cut pointed old english pattern teaspoon, by Samuel Davis, Plymouth, Mass., c.1810, a set of three pointed old english pattern tablespoons, by John Sayre, New York, c.1795, a set of six large fiddle pattern teaspoons, by R & A Campbell, Baltmore, c.1835, a pair of shaped hanoverian pattern tablespoons, by B B Wood, stamped Boston, c.1820, a set of eleven shell back fiddle and shell pattern large teaspoons, by J Curry, Philadelphia, c.1831, and another one en suite with unidentified marks, possibly silverplate, and a pair of Scottish provincial fiddle pattern teaspoons, by Alexander Grant, Aberdeen, c.1830, all monogrammed (26)
A cased set of six late Victorian silver napkin rings, each of concave shape and with continuous bright cut engraved foliate decoration (case af). Hallmarked Birmingham 1885, maker`s mark R&M. Gross weight 2.07 ozt (64.3 grams). Condition: All napkin rings have general surface wear, marks and scratches in keeping with their age. There is some tarnishing and it is possible to see the solder join on each. The bright cut engraving is a little rubbed but otherwise in fairly good condition. The hallmarks and maker`s mark are also rubbed but they are all still legible. The case is in poor condition and part of the front has fallen off completely so that it doesn`t close properly.
Edwardian silver sugar basin and cream jug, each with flared frilled rim, scrolling handles and raised above four shell mounted paw feet. Hallmarked Joseph Rodgers & Sons Sheffield 1903. Gross weight 7.6 ozt (239 grams). Condition: Overall the sugar and cream are in good condition and display wear commensurate with the age and use, with general scratches, marks and noticeable tarnishing and would benefit from a clean and polish. Each is numbered to the underside 3740, wiith the letter R marked to the underside of one foot of each. The hallmarks are clear and legible.
A pair of modern silver mounted clear and yellow glass candlesticks, each raised above a weighted base with graduated sphere stems and flared lip nozzle, hallmarked Lawrence R Watson & Co Birmingham 2005. Height measuring 8 1/2 inches (21.5 cm). Together with a similar smaller green example, hallmarked A.J. Poole Birmingham 2004. Height measuring 6 1/2 inches (16.5 cm). Condition: Each of the three candlesticks are in good overall condition, there are general scratches and marks. There are some imperfections visible to the base of the yellow glass examples. There is a very small minor chip to the top rim of the green example. All hallmarks are clear and legible.
A similar pair of modern silver mounted wooden wine coasters, of circular straight sided form with stepped detail. Hallmarked Birmingham 2010, one made by A.J. Poole and the second Lawrence R Watson & Co. Diameter measuring approximately 3 3/4 inches. Condition: Both wine coasters are in very good overall condition, there are light scratches and finger print marks. One has a slight imperfection to the wood, the second does not have a circular silver panel to the inside centre of the wood. Hallmarked in different styles, both in good condition, clear and legible.
A modern scroll pierced silver dish of circular shaped form and raised above a circular footed base. Hallmarked R Hodd & Son London 1976. Maximum diameter measuring 9 1/4 inches (23.5 cm), weight 11.6 ozt (363 grams). Condition: The dish is in good overall condition, there are general scratches, marks and tarnishing in keeping with the age and use. The piece wobbles slightly. The hallmarks are clear and legible, the makers mark partly not visible, but likely to be as struck.
Maugham (William Somerset) and Lamar Trotti. The R duplicated typescript screen adaptation for the 1946 movie Tyrone Power & Gene Tierney “7th revised Shooting Final March 22 1946” original wrappers with 20th Century Fox logo n.d.; and a revised final script of the same July 1945 housed in green morocco-backed cloth drop back box with gilt Moorish device folio (2) *** The first is the only script known to have been co-produced for this film version with Somerset Maugham subsequent versions preferring Lamar Trotti`s treatment.(2)
A WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY AND UPHOLSTERED TEAPOY the hinged and padded top revealing a fitted interior with pair of lidded compartments beside a well with perforated zinc liner, the brass lock stamped J BRAMAH W[CROWN] R WARRANTED, on lotus carved feet, 44cm h; 45 x 44cm ++Apart from the later fabric in fine, complete and entirely original state. The fabric on the top faded
TWO WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY BOOKCASES the triangular pediment on deep frieze and pilasters with stepped capitals flanking adjustable shelves, on breakfront base enclosed by panelled and folding doors, 281cm h; 41 x 158 or 163cm, the Bramah locks stamped W[crown]R and/or BRAMAH Provenance: Purchased by Mrs Renshaw in December 1946 for £38. ++Both in good original condition and of particularly well figured veneers; minor old veneer chips/repairs
FIFTEEN POT-LIDS, MAINLY F & R PRATT & CO all printed in colours, 10-13cm diam, mainly c1860 ++Embarkation for the East - satisfactory condition The Rivals - satisfactory condition The Late Prince Consort - on the edge some plaster adhering where once framed; satisfactory condition Hide and Seek - some staining on the underside but satisfactory England`s Pride - some staining of the glaze where crazed and one or two hairline cracks and a chip on the underside A Letter from the Diggings - some discolouration of the crazed glaze on the underside but satisfactory A Pair - satisfactory condition The Village Wedding - satisfactory condition The Children of Flora - possibly a reissued lid; satisfactory condition The Blue Boy - satisfactory condition Shells - possible a reissue; satisfactory condition Revenge - possibly a reissue; satisfactory condition The Fishbarrow - satisfactory condition The Shepherdess - satisfactory condition A Fix - reissue; satisfactory condition
FOURTEEN POT-LIDS, MAINLY F & R PRATT & CO 10-12cm diam, mainly c1860 ++The Chin-Chew River - some glaze scratches Royal Harbour Ramsgate - old restoration Hauling in the Trawl - old restoration The Village Wedding - large flat chip at 11 o`clock The Room in which Shakespeare was Born - satisfactory condition Pegwell Bay Established 1760 - reissue; satisfactory condition The Snow Drift - satisfactory condition The Picnic - satisfactory condition Pretty Kettle of Fish - satisfactory condition The waterfall - cracked at 9 o`clock The Farriers - surface restoration Fair Sportswoman - minor edge knock Injury (with registration mark) - satisfactory condition French Street Scene - tiny rim chip at 4 o`clock
THIRTEEN POT-LIDS, MAINLY F & R PRATT & CO 7.5-12.5cm diam, mainly c1860, ebonised frames (for details please see online catalogue at www.mellorsandkirk.com) ++Uncle Toby - fine condition; Wimbledon July 2nd 1860 - diagonal crack; The Wolf and the Lamb - fine hairline crack at 8`oclock; The Residence of Ann Hathaway... - fine surface cracks and a few glaze scratches; New St Thomas`s Hospital - satisfactory condition; Il Penseroso - fine glaze scratches but acceptable; Pegwell Bay - glaze scratches, quite severe, possibly an old re-issue; The Master of the Hounds - crazing of the glaze; War - slightly weakly printed and with one or two crazing lines; Little Red Riding Hood - cracked at two o`clock; May Dancers at The Swan Inn - numerous small glaze scratches; Lady Boy and Goat - good condition and Charing Cross - satisfactory condition
TWELVE POT-LIDS, MAINLY F & R PRATT & CO with pots, 12.5-12cm diam, mainly c1860 (for details please see online catalogue at www.mellorsandkirk.com) ++A Fix - good condition with chip on the underside only; Strathfieldsay the seat of the Duke of Wellington - fine condition; The Wolf and the Lamb - good condition. The Village Wedding - good condition. On Guard - good condition. The Enthusiast - one or two very slight glaze scratches, some staining on the underside; Shakespeare`s House Henley Street Stratford-on-Avon - good condition ; HRH The Prince of Wales visiting the tomb of Washington - old hairline crack at 7 o`clock and slight staining of the glaze; Philadelphia Exhibition 1876 - old hairline cracks at 9 and 3 o`clock, some discoloured crazing of the glaze and firing blemish in the sky; Shrimpers - numerous fine glaze scratches but acceptable; Cattle and Ruins - good condition, possibly an old re-issue and Derby Day - satisfactory condition.
A GROUP OF F & R PRATT AND OTHER POT-LIDS AND WARE various sizes, c1860 and later, several framed (8) (for details please see online catalogue at www.mellorsandkirk.com) ++The lot chiefly comprises: Alexandra Palace, two, one with base - the framed example with large rim chip on the underside, light glaze scratches; The Cavalier and base - an old re-issued lid; Windsor Castle and Hare Coarsing - a 20th c re-issue and two cut down plate centres
A WILLIAM AND JOHN TURNER FINE WHITE STONEWARE VASE of shield shape with upscrolled handles, ornamented in blue and black and applied with finely detailed white reliefs of two children with a dog or a classical scene on octagonal polished base, 17.5cm h, impressed TURNER 5, c1790-1800 Comparative Literature: Edwards (D) & R Hampson, English Dry-Bodied Stoneware... 1774-1830, Woodbridge 1998, Fig 311. ++Of superb quality and in fine condition, no restoration
A STAFFORDSHIRE HYBRID HARD PASTE PORCELAIN TEA SERVICE, PROBABLY WILLIAM AND JOHN TURNER painted in polychrome with stylised flowers in trailing borders, comprising teapot and cover, sucrier and cover, five tea bowls and six saucers, teapot and cover 14cm h, painted 95 or +95 in red, c1800 (16) Comparative Literature: A teapot and cover of the same body, shape and pattern is illustrated Berthoud (M) and R Maskell, Directory of British Tea Pots, Revised Edition, Bridgnorth 2006, plt 945. ++Minute nick on the tip of the spout of the teapot, on the underside of the sucrier a feint star crack which is not visible on the interior, one or two saucers with slight stacking wear, one saucer cracked
AN ITALIAN CUP in Antique style, of flared shape with reeded rim and bifurcated handle, cast and applied in high relief with ivy leaves and berries, plated liner, 15cm h, by R Miracolino and marked 800, also marked for the retailer, A BESNATI MILANO, c1900, 34ozs ++In fine condition, bought by the present private vendor at an auction at Henry Spencer & Sons, Retford, c1980
AN EDWARD VII LIGHTHOUSE CASTER AND CREAM JUG the cover with cut card ornament, 15.5cm h, by The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd, London 1907, cased, 9ozs 10dwts ++Practically as new, in the original Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co plush lined case, the lid lettered in gilt N [ATIONAL] R[OSE] S[OCIETY] R BOTANIC SHOW 1908, the lid of the case somewhat scuffed
TWO VICTORIAN IVORY-HANDLED WALKING CANES with handles of tau form, one of ebony with three embossed mounts and engraved PRESENTED TO R BRETHERTON ON HIS RETIREMENT AFTER 33YRS SERVICE BY THE GARSTANG POSTAL STAFF, 91cm, maker JH, Birmingham 1898, the other of malacca with long silver ferrule engraved W J TILLER From some friends on the Lond SWR on his Retirement December 1900 A well earned rest, 87cm ++The pommel handled example with various blackened knocks and scratches, the lot in otherwise satisfactory condition
JOHN HARRIS (1811-1865) AFTER HENRY MARTENS (1828-1854) THE BATTLE OF GOOJERAT ON THE 21ST FEBRUARY 1849 from the series of Celebrated Engagements of the Sikh Wars, aquatint in bright contemporary colour published by R Ackermann, July 20th 1850, 53.5 x 68.5cm, a mezzotint of Samuel Whitbread by Samuel William Reynolds after the portrait by John Opie, inscribed in the plate SECOND FIFTY, published by the engraver, 1804, two other portraits and a 19th English School watercolour of a basket of flowers on a marble ledge, signed S B (5) ++In generally good condition, the Whitbread print with marginal tear stopping short of the image, the floral watercolour bright and attractive
HANS JACOB HANSEN, RSW (1853-1947) A PROCESSION IN NORTH AFRICA; AN ARAB CAFE ORAN ALGERIA two, the first signed, watercolour and bodycolour, 19 x 10.5cm and 16.5 x 12cm (2) ++Both in good condition in appropriate early 20th c style giltwood ripple moulded frames with on the reverse the framing label of R S J Savage & Sons, Northampton
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