A LARGE AND MASSIVE PURPLE DUAN ‘TORTOISE AND CRANES’ INKSTONE, LATE MING DYNASTY 明末龜鶴齊齡青紫端硯Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 16th-17th century. Of rectangular form, the ink palette elegantly sloping into the well, decorated with an undercut relief of gnarled pine branches hosting two cranes and offering shade to a turtle peeking out from under the foliage and rockwork below a partly obscured pearl and flowing ribbon. The stone is of a deep reddish-purple color with dark red and pale inclusions.Provenance: From a notable private collection in Bavaria, Germany. Condition: Excellent condition with expected old wear, traces of use including ink residue, minor nicks and light scratches overall. Beautiful, naturally grown patina overall.Weight: 5,704 g Dimensions: Length 30.5 cm Cranes, tortoises, and pine trees are all auspicious symbols. As birds with a long life span, cranes were associated with longevity, immortality, and wisdom, especially following the rise of Daoism from the Han dynasty. On the other hand, tortoises were one of the four auspicious beasts and symbolized longevity. Similarly, the pine tree symbolized endurance and longevity. The appearance of these three auspicious symbols implies a blessing of luck and longevity upon the owner.Literature comparison: Compare a related inkstone depicting a similarly carved pine tree and bird, 17.8 cm long, dated to the 16th century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1993.378. Compare a rubbing of an inkstone with a tortoise amidst waves in the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, accession number FSC-R-445. 明末龜鶴齊齡青紫端硯中國，十六至十七世紀。 成矩形，硯額浮雕成蒼松，上面有兩隻飛鶴，一隻烏龜松樹和岩石下探出頭。端石呈深紫色，內含深紅色和淺色内沁。 來源：德國巴伐利亞私人收藏。 品相：狀況良好，有一些磨損、使用痕跡、刻痕、表面淺劃痕、墨水殘留。自然細膩的包漿。 重量：5,704 克 尺寸：長30.5 厘米 文獻比較： 比較一件相近的十六世紀松樹鳥紋硯台，長17.8 厘米，收藏於大都會藝術博物館館藏編號1993.378。比較一件浪中龜硯，收藏於史密森國立亞洲藝術博物館，館藏編號FSC-R-445。
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A BROWN-GLAZED FOLIATE-RIMMED DISH, LIAO TO EARLY SONG DYNASTY 遼至宋初蓮瓣口褐釉盤Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 11th-12th century. Finely potted with flaring sides neatly divided into ten lobes supported on a short tapered circular foot, covered overall with a thin black-brown glaze, pooling at the edges and recesses, and stopping unevenly at the base to reveal the grayish-buff body.Provenance: R&G McPherson Antiques, London, United Kingdom, 2014. The private collection of Grahame Clarke, acquired from the above and thence by descent. Copies of the original description and invoice from R&G McPherson Antiques, each confirming the dating above, accompany this lot. Robert McPherson is an English dealer and highly regarded expert in Chinese ceramics, a committee member of the Oriental Ceramic Society, and on the board of ‘Asian Art in London’. Grahame Clarke (1940-2014) was a noted ceramic artist, influenced by pioneers of small-scale studio pottery such as Harry Davis, Bernard Leach, and Shoji Hamada. In 1974 he founded Highland Stoneware in Lochinver, Scotland. Driven by the historic and natural environment, his work combined the durable porcelain body, modeled on ancient century Chinese pottery, with a free hand-painted style inspired by Delftware blue-and-white decorations of the 16th and 17th centuries. His passion for ceramics led him to collect artifacts from all over the globe, but especially from China. Inspired by historic porcelain, Clarke’s work itself ended up in museums like the Victoria & Albert, exemplifying the modern movement of micro-kiln ceramic arts.Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Wear and firing flaws, including small firing cracks, spur marks, and glaze recesses. Few smoothened chips to the rim, one small chip to the foot. The rim with minor glaze touchups.Weight: 148.2 gDimensions: Diameter 12 cm Literature comparison:Compare a closely related lobed dish in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, accession no. C29-2007. Also compare another closely related lobed dish in the Art Institute of Chicago, reference number 1964.1221. And another related dish illustrated in R. Krahl, Yuegutang, A Collection of Chinese Ceramics in Berlin, G+H Verlag, Berlin, 2000, p. 227, pl. 181. 遼至宋初蓮瓣口褐釉盤中國，十一至十二世紀。十瓣蓮瓣口，淺圈足，薄黑褐色釉，邊緣和凹陷處有積釉，底部不平，露出灰黃色的胎。 來源：英國倫敦R&G McPherson Antiques藝廊，2014年；Grahame Clarke私人收藏, 購於上述藝廊，保存至今。該拍品附有 R&G McPherson Antiques 的原始描述和發票副本，每份都確認了上述日期。 Robert McPherson 是一位英國經銷商、備受推崇的中國陶瓷專家、東方陶瓷學會的毫米級成員以及“倫敦亞洲藝術”的董事會成員。Grahame Clarke（1940-2014）是一位著名的陶瓷藝術家，受到 Harry Davis、Bernard Leach 和 Shoji Hamada 等陶藝風格的影響。1974 年，他在蘇格蘭洛欽弗創立了 Highland Stoneware。 在歷史和自然環境的推動下，他的作品將仿照中國古代陶器的耐用瓷體與受十六世紀和十七世紀代爾夫特青花裝飾啟發的自由手繪風格結合起來。他對陶瓷的熱情促使他收集來自世界各地的陶瓷，尤其是來自中國的文物。受到古物的啟發，Clarke的作品本身最終被收藏在維多利亞和阿爾伯特博物館等博物館。 品相：品相良好，磨損和燒製缺陷，包括小的燒製裂紋、毛刺痕跡和釉面凹陷。邊緣局部有已經平滑的缺口，腳部有一小塊缺口。邊緣有輕微的釉面修飾。重量：148.2 克 尺寸：直徑12 厘米文獻比較： 比較一件非常相近的葵口盤，收藏於Fitzwilliam博物館，劍橋，館藏編號C29-2007。另一件非常相近的葵口盤， 收藏於芝加哥藝術館，館藏編號1964.1221。另一件相近的葵口盤， 見R. Krahl，Yuegutang，《A Collection of Chinese Ceramics in Berlin》，G+H Verlag，柏林，2000年，頁227，圖181。
AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE ARROW VASE, LATE SONG TO EARLY MING DYNASTY 宋末至明初仿古貫耳銅壺Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價Expert's note: The patina on this vessel is predominantly artifical, as expected from an ancient archaistic bronze. In fact, it is a masterpiece of patina-imitation, is itself now at least half a millennium old, and thence has also acquired a natural patina of ist own. This of course make its distinction from entirely naturally grown patinas even harder to discern.China, 13th-14th century. Finely modeled, the slender pear-shaped body rising from a short spreading foot, the shoulder flanked by a pair of tubular lug handles. Well cast to the exterior with archaistic designs, the upper body and shoulder with pendent cicada leaves enclosing taotie and ruyi motifs below a band of interlocked dragons, each against a leiwen ground. The foot with two small apertures.Inscriptions: To the interior of the neck, ‘[…] zhi bao hu’ (‘The precious hu by […]’).Provenance: London trade.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and casting flaws, few minuscule nicks and tiny dents. The bronze with a fine, dark patina overall with distinct malachite and cuprite encrustations.Possibly minor touchups. Weight: 3,408 gDimensions: Height 31.5 cm Literature: Ulrich Hausmann, Anmerkungen zur Problematik des Archaismus der späteren chinesischen Bronzen in Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ostasiatische Kunst, Mitteilungen Nr. 5, Berlin, October 1993, page 24.Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 7 October 2014, lot 3384Price: HKD 325,000 or approx. EUR 46,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A bronze archaistic arrow-handled vase, Song/Yuan dynastyExpert remark: Compare the related pear-shaped form and archaistic decoration.Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 7 October 2014, lot 3394Price: HKD 212,500 or approx. EUR 30,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A bronze archaistic pear-shaped vase, Yuan/early Ming dynastyExpert remark: Compare the related pear-shaped form and archaistic decoration. 宋末至明初仿古貫耳銅壺中國，十三至十四世紀。粗頸，腹部豐滿，兩側各有一筒狀的中空圓形直耳，圈足。外壁仿古圖案，頸部蟠虺紋理，其下蟬紋，內有獸面紋和如意紋，雷紋地。足有兩個小孔。專家註釋：這件器皿上的銅鏽包漿主要是人造的，正如許多仿古的青銅器。 事實上，它本是一件仿銅綠包漿的傑作，但經過500年後，也自然生成了包漿。 這使得人造與完全自然生長的包漿更加難以辨別。款識：頸部內側："[......]製寶壺"（"珍貴的壺由 […]製） 來源：倫敦古玩交易。 品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損和鑄造缺陷，少量微小刻痕和凹痕。青銅整體呈現細膩的深色包漿，並帶有紅綠銅鏽結殼。可能有小修補。 重量：3,408 克 尺寸：高31.5 厘米 文獻：Ulrich Hausmann，《Anmerkungen zur Problematik des Archaismus der späteren chinesischen Bronzen in Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ostasiatische Kunst》，Mitteilungen Nr. 5，柏林，1993年10月，頁24。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：香港蘇富比，2014年10月7日，lot 3384 價格：HKD 325,000（相當於今日EUR 46,000） 描述：宋 / 元銅饕餮紋貫耳壺 專家評論：比較相近的梨形和仿古設計。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：香港蘇富比，2014年10月7日，lot 3394 價格：HKD 212,500（相當於今日EUR 30,000） 描述：元 / 明初銅蟬紋鋪首耳瓶 專家評論：比較相近的梨形和仿古設計。
A JIZHOU PAPERCUT RESIST-DECORATED ‘PRUNUS’ BOWL, SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY 南宋吉州貼花碗Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 1127-1279. The rounded conical body detailed to the interior with twelve prunus blossoms arranged in two tiers around a single blossom in the center, all reserved in dark brown on the finely mottled buff and dark-brown ground, the exterior covered with a dark brown glaze that falls irregularly to the foot.Provenance: Yue Gu Zhai Antique Co., Hong Kong, 2001. A private collector in North Berwick, Scotland, who has been collecting Asian ceramics for 25 years, acquired from the above. Copies of the original receipt and a signed and sealed Certificate of Authenticity, both from Yue Gu Zhai Antique Co., dated 19 September 2001, and confirming the dating above, accompany this lot.Condition: Very good condition with expected old wear, weathering, and firing irregularities, small chips to the foot, minor fritting to the rim.Weight: 147.9 gDimensions: Diameter 10.2 cm Among the daring and innovative techniques the Jizhou kilns in Jiangxi province are most famous for is the technique of using paper cut-outs as stencils to create resist designs. Not only did the use of the papercut stencil facilitate the replication of individual motifs, it also permitted considerable variation in the interpretation of the standard design.Almost always arranged in two tiers, stylized plum blossoms appear as decoration both on conical bowls and yankou wan type bowls. Conical bowls generally support seventeen blossoms, including the one on the floor, however, numbers vary from bowl to bowl as do flower types.Literature comparison:Compare a related bowl from the Charles B. Hoyt Collection in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, illustrated in Oriental Ceramics, The World's Great Collections, Tokyo, 1980, vol. 10, no. 171, and another related bowl from the Avery Brundage Collection in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, illustrated by R. Mowry, Hare's Fur, Tortoiseshell, and Partridge Feathers: Chinese Brown and Black-Glazed Ceramics, 400-1400, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1996, pp. 250, no. 101. Also compare another related Jizhou paper-cut 'prunus' bowl, Southern Song dynasty, illustrated in Song Ceramics from the Kwan Collection, Hong Kong, 1994, p. 382, no. 173.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie’s New York, 14 September 2018, lot 1304Price: USD 11,250 or approx. EUR 12,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A Jizhou paper cut resist-decorated tea bowl, Southern Song dynasty, late 12th-13th centuryExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, decoration, and glaze. Note the size (12.1 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Closely relatedAuction: Bonhams London, 9 November 2017, lot 30Price: GBP 10,625 or approx. EUR 17,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A fine and rare Jizhou paper-cut-out 'prunus-blossoms' bowl, Southern Song DynastyExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, decoration, and glaze. Note the size (12.3 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Closely relatedAuction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 3 December 2015, lot 205Price: HKD 118,750 or approx. EUR 16,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A Jizhou ‘papercut’ 'prunus’ bowl, Southern Song DynastyExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, decoration, and glaze.
A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE ‘MAGNOLIA’ BEAKER VASES, TRANSITIONAL PERIOD 明清過渡時期一對青花玉蘭花紋花觚Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, c. 1640. Both of slender waisted form, the exteriors finely painted in shades of cobalt blue with birds flying under the moonlight amid leafy magnolia and peonies growing near craggy rocks, above bands of rockwork and pendent leaf blades. The rims each with a neatly applied café-au-lait glaze. (2)Provenance: Arts d’Autrefois, Paris, France. A private collection in the United States, acquired from the above. Christie’s New York, 28 November 2006, lot 61. A private collection in New York, USA, acquired from the above and thence by descent in the family. Each vase with three old labels to the base, one from Arts d’Autrefois and two from Christie’s.Condition: One vase in excellent condition with only minor wear and expected firing irregularities. The other vase in good condition with minor wear, expected firing irregularities, a hairline to the body and a small glaze flake to the rim.Weight: 2,779 g and 2,938 g Dimensions: Height 38.3 cm and 38 cm Expert’s note: This simple and elegant form belongs to a group of new shapes among the Transitional Wares. Its simple concave lines, derived from the earlier Ming prototype, are noted by R. S. Kilburn to ‘serve to emphasize the solid careful potting and good proportion of the pieces’ (see Transitional Wares and Their Forerunners, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1981, page 30).Literature comparison: Compare an inscribed blue and white vase dated to 1640, featuring three registers of plants and rocks similar to the present vase, included in the Hong Kong Oriental Ceramics Society exhibition Transitional Wares and Their Forerunners, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 29 January-29 March 1981, p. 89, no. 65.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 May 2013, lot 1935 Price: HKD 187,500 or approx. EUR 27,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A fine blue and white beaker vase, gu, Transitional period, circa 1620-1645 Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and decoration with similar birds and flowers, rockwork, and leaf blades. Note the similar size (41.5 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s New York, 21 January 2009, lot 11 Price: USD 16,250 or approx. EUR 21,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A large blue and white beaker vase, transitional period, circa 1640 Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and decoration with similar birds and flowers, rockwork, and leaf blades. Note the slightly larger size (44.5 cm).
A SET OF TWELVE JADE AND GILT-BRONZE ‘AUSPICIOUS BEASTS’ BELT PLAQUES, LIAO DYNASTY 遼代一組十二件鎏金銅神獸紋玉腰帶牌Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, c. 10th-12th century. Each jade belt plaque is carved in high relief with an animal or mythical beast, depicting a dragon, qilin, phoenixes, lion, tiger, bear, and cranes, and set within a bronze fitting. Each jade plaque and bronze fitting is pierced with a slit. The smoothly polished jades are of a celadon tone with russet inclusions. The bronze fittings are covered in a fine, naturally grown patina with malachite and cuprite encrustations.Provenance: From an old private collection in Vienna, Austria. Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Wear, traces of use, small losses, minor nicks here and there, signs of weathering and erosion, encrustations.Scientific Analysis Report: An examination of the bronze components of the present lot was conducted by the Curt-Engelhorn-Zentrum für Archäometrie using energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence analysis, micro energy dispersive X-Ray fluorescence analysis, and lead test analysis. These tests found that the bronze fitting of the largest belt plaque was made from a tin-lead-bronze alloy in which no modern components of any kind could be detected. Conversely, it was also found that the sample contains trace elements that are typical of ancient metal alloys. The report concludes that the tests found absolutely no evidence of modern manufacture of the present lot. A copy of the examination report, no. 16-024, dated 25 February 2016, accompanies this lot.Weight: 747 g (total) Dimensions: Size 8.5 x 4.2 cm (the largest) and 4 x 3 cm (the smallest) With a silk storage box. (13)Khotan in the Tarim basin had rich jade stores during the Tang dynasty. The jade was fashioned into ornaments such as women’s comb tops and decorative plaques for belts worn by senior officials. The use of such plaques had its origin in the Tang dynasty, when the emperor presented jade-decorated belts to the nobility and senior members of the government as part of their official costume. The jade plaques in this set are carved in high relief with images of animals and mythical beasts.Literature comparison: Compare a related set of ten decorative belt plaques, dated to the Tang dynasty, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1992.165.22a–j. Compare a related group of three gilt-bronze mounted jade belt fittings, two with similar slits as found on the present lot, dated to the Liao dynasty, in the Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, record number BATEA : 451. Compare a related celadon jade plaque carved with a crane, dated to the Western Liao dynasty (of the Qara Khitai based in Central Asia who were originally refugees from the Liao dynasty), circa 12th-13th century, in the British Museum, registration number 1880.3611.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 1 June 2023, lot 319 Estimate: HKD 600,000 or approx. EUR 69,000 converted at the time of writing Description: A set of eleven white jade ‘musicians and dancers’ belt plaques, Tang dynasty Expert remark: Compare the related forms and manner of carving with similar high relief. Note that the lot comprises eleven white jade belt plaques (the largest 5.2 cm long), dated to the Tang dynasty.
Unbekannter Stecher des 18.Jh. (Leo Loeser Wolf?) "Grund Riß der alten Stadt Hamburg" (Anno 803, zur Zeit Karls des Großen, nach dem Entwurf des verstorbenen Kapitäns Christian Wohlers) 1789, color. Kupferstich, u.l. i.d. Platte dat., PM 32x45,5cm, BM 35,7x47cm, rest., r. min. beschnitten, Altersspuren
Experience retro charm with this Hamilton Gifts Presents Archie Doll set, which includes Archie (P3900), Betty (P3903), and Jughead (P3901). Archie wears the letter R on his shirt and has his classic sleek red hair. Betty is adorned in a stylish blue dress, black skirt, and black-and-white shoes. Jughead is presented in his laid-back style, signature crown beanie, and his blue S shirt. Dimensions of the largest item: 8"L x 3 "W x 18.5"H. Issued: 1987Manufacturer: Hamilton Gifts PresentsCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.
Foster (James) An Account of the Behavious or the Late Earl of Kilmarnock. after his Sentence, and on the Day of His Execution, half-title (small hole affecting one letter with no loss), publisher's advertisements at end, for J. Noon ... and A. Millar, 1746, bound with, A Faithful Account of Mr. Archibald Bower's Motives for leaving his Office of Secretary to the Court of Inquisition ..., half-title, for R. Griffith, 1750, bound with, National Oeconomy Recommended, as the only Means of retrieving our Trade and securing our Liberties, half-title, for M. Cooper, 1746, together 5 works bound as 1 vol., scattered spotting, previous owner's ink note to front free endpaper, bookplate, contemporary half-calf, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, 8vo. *** Provenance: Bookplate of Sir Edmund Antrobus.
Munske (Hilde) Mädel im Dritten Reich, half-title, plates, scattered faint spotting, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, rubbed, abrasion mark to upper cover, bumping to corners and extremities, Berlin, 1935 § Hitler (Adolf) Mein Kampf, portrait frontispiece, scattered spotting, ex-library with occasional ink-stamps, original cloth, a little rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, Munich, 1939 § Essén (Rütger) Die Russische Gleichung, half-title, lightly toned throughout, original paper wrappers, small stain to upper cover, slight bumping to corners and extremities, Leipzig, 1944; and others similar, 8vo (7).
Foulis.- Engineering inventions.- Worcester (Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquis) A Century of the names and scantlings of such inventions, as at present I can call to mind to have tried and perfected, final f. blank, occasional spotting, lightly browned, edges of endpapers browned, contemporary calf, gilt spine in compartments and with orange morocco label, corners little worn, rubbed, a very good copy, [Gaskell 470], 12mo, Glasgow, Printed by R. and A. Foulis, 1767. *** Rare in commerce. A list of inventions by the Marquis, including a precursor of the steam engine (‘water-commanding engine’), an imprisoning chair, a pocket ladder, an artificial bird, and a portable bridge. Provenance: 'I. Fabannis Whitefoord Mackenzie Armigeri' (engraved armorial bookplate).
Medicine.- Pomet (Pierre) A Compleat History of Druggs Divided into Three Classes, Vegetable, Animal and Mineral, 2 vol. in 1, first edition in English, titles printed in red and black, 84 engraved plates only (of 86), lacking H5 & 6, occasional light marking or browning, later half calf, for R. Bonwicke, et. al., 1712; and c.100 others, defective, largely medical, v.s.; sold not subject to return (c.100)
Boyd (Rev. Henry, translator) The Triumphs of Petrarch, half-title, 1807 bound with The Penance of Hugo, A Vision, presentation inscription "To the Revd. R ?Hares from the Translator" to blank leaf preceding title, 1805, together 2 works in 1 vol., first editions, bookplate of James Barratt of Lymm Hall and Charles J. Bewlay of Carleton Hall, some light foxing and toning, contemporary calf, sympathetically rebacked, covers rubbed; and others, 19th century poetry, including an attractive copy of Sidney's Defence of Poesy signed by the editor Lord Thurlow, v.s. (c.30)
Astronomy.- Streete (Thomas) Astronomia Carolina, with exact and most easy tables and rules for the calculation of eclipses, third edition, title in red and black, edge silked with 3 other small repairs, stained, woodcut diagrams, occasional manuscript notes in ink, damp-staining and others soiling, endpapers renewed, eighteenth century calf, spine head torn and foot repaired, [Houzeau & Lancaster 9229], 4to, S. Briscoe and R. Smith, 1716*** Third edition of the first printed text in English to discuss Kepler's first and third laws of planetary motion, alongside Streete's own version of Kepler's second law; originally published in 1661, it was a standard textbook, consulted by Newton, Flamsteed, and Halley. The Macclesfield Library copy, with 'South Library' bookplate and usual blind-stamps to initial pages.
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Napoleonic Wars.- [Lullin de Chateauvieux (J.F.)] Manuscrit venu de St. Hélène, d'une manière inconnue, second edition, scattered spotting, modern paper wrappers, 1817 § Brooke (T. H.) A History of the Island of St. Helena, engraved frontispiece, scattered spotting, occasional marginal pencil markings, ex-Royal Scottish Geographical Society with label to front pastedown and ink-stamp to title, publisher's advertisements at end, contemporary calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, 1808 § Volney (C. F.) Les Ruines, ou, Méditation sur les Révolutions des Empires, frontispiece, folding map at end, scattered spotting, contemporary calf-backed boards, a little rubbed, small loss to spine head, Paris, 1826; and others, 8vo (9).
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Oxfordshire.- P[lot] (R[obert]) The Natural History of Oxford-shire, being an Essay toward the Natural History of England, first edition, initial imprimatur f., engraved title vignette,16 engraved plates, double-page folding map (laid down with some loss), engraved head-piece and initial to dedication, errata f., lacking final blank, armorial bookplate of Edmund Leopold Lockyer, a few plates with margins little trimmed, A1 inner-margin reinforced, a few minor marginal nicks or tears, the odd spot or light soiling, some light damp-staining to head towards end, contemporary calf, covers with central gilt arms, spine gilt in compartments, upper compartment renewed, small loss to spine ends, corners worn, rather rubbed, joints split at head and foot but holding, later endpapers, [Wing P2586], folio, Oxford, at the Theater..., 1677. *** Variant with the price at foot of title.
Pare (Ambroise) The Workes...Translated out of Latine and compared with the French by Th. Johnson, first English edition, engraved title browned, trimmed and laid down with some loss to image, detached, woodcut illustrations, lacking unnumbered prelims and a few other text ff., staining and browning, creasing and a few tears, later half calf, upper cover detached, worn, Th. Cotes and R. Young, 1634; and 7 other defective editions of the same, folio; sold not subject to return (8)
Archaeology.- Redford (Scott) Landscape and the State in Medieval Anatolia, title signed by author, illustrations, many full-page, original paper wrappers, a little rubbed, Oxford, 2000 § Peschlow (Urs) Ankara: Die bauarchäologischen Hinterlassenschaften aus römischer und byzantinischer Zeit, 2 vol., illustrations, original boards, fractional bumping to corners and extremities, Vienna, 2015 § Belke (Klaus) and Marcell Restle. Tabula Imperii Byzantini 4. Galatien und Lykaonien, original paper wrappers, a little rubbed, Vienna, 1984; and others archaeology, 4to & 8vo (33).
Thielcke (Henry Daniel) & William Combe.. Six Engravings after the Designs of Her Royal Highness the Princess Elizabeth..., first edition with verses by Combe, engraved dedication and 6 plates, light water-stain to upper margin, original boards, printed label to upper cover, uncut, rubbed, wormtrack to rear cover, rebacked, William Bulmer & Co. for R.Ackermann, 1813 § Shakespeare (W.) Ein Sommernachtstraum, silhouette illustrations by Paul Konewka on india paper and mounted, text foxed, contemporary cloth-backed boards, Heidelberg, 1868 § Wilkinson (George Hutton) The Old Inmates of Harperley Park, presentation copy from the author to Nassau W.Senior inscribed on half-title, chromolithographed or tinted lithographed plates, mounted photograph, original cloth, gilt, rebacked in morocco, Cambridge, 1859 § Bescherelle (L.N.) & L.J.Larcher. La Donna..., first Italian edition, numerous hand-coloured lithographed plates, some heightened with gum arabic, text foxed and occasionally plates, later half calf, spine gilt, Turin, 1850, all rubbed; and another, illustrated, 4to & 8vo (5)
London.- Knight (Charles, editor) London, 6 vol., engraved frontispiece and illustrations, occasional spotting, some light browning, contemporary morocco-backed cloth, small tear to spine head of vol.1, strip of fading to vol.6, slightly rubbed and soiled, 1841-44 § Sims (George R., editor) Living London, 3 vol., red and black titles, illustrations, colour plates, scattered spotting not affecting images, contemporary half morocco, a couple of strips of fading, spines very lightly sunned, extremities very slightly rubbed, [1906] § London and Middlesex; or, an Historical, Commercial, & Descriptive Survey of the Metropolis, 4 vol. in 5, plates, light browning and foxing, contemporary crimson morocco, decorated in gilt and blind panels, ends bumped, slightly rubbed and soiled, 1810, spines gilt; and c.40 others relating to London, 8vo & 4to (c.55)
UNITED KINGDOM. Victoria, 1837-1901. Gold sovereign, 1838. London. First young head of Victoria facing left, hair tied in fillet; date below truncation; VICTORIA DEI GRATIA. / Crowned shield within wreath; thistle, rose and shamrock below; BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:.In secure plastic holder, graded NGC XF 45, certification number 6515887-001. Coin Value Index (CVI): £2363.20 on 2024-02-01.Click here to read about the Coin Value Index.NGC Census in this grade: 21.NGC Census in higher grade: 100Total NGC Census: 142Reference: Fr-387; KM-736.1; Marsh-22 [R]; S-3852Mintage: 2,718,694.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Weight: 7.9881 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 18% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
IRELAND. James II, 1685-88. large coinage, Shilling dated 1689 Obv: IACOBUS II DEI GRATIA, laureate head of King James II, left. Rev: 1689 XII J-R MAG.BR.FRA.ET.HIB.REX, crown over crossed septors flanked by J-R, abovere XII and (Month of issue) Jan below. Together with a Sixpence example dated Dec 1689. Composition: Brass.Weight: 8.23 (total)PLEASE NOTE: 18% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Delivery cost will be added to your order.
GREAT BRITAIN. George I, 1714-27. Gold guinea, 1720. London. Fourth laureate head of George I facing right, tie in hair with loop and one end, legend around GEORGIVS·D:G·MAG·BR·FR·ET·HIB·REX·F·D·. / Cruciform crowned arms of England & Scotland, France, Ireland and Hanover, Garter star in centre, sceptres in angles, divided date above, legend around reads BRVN·ET · LVN · DVX · S · R · I · A · TH · ET · PR · EL .In secure plastic holder, graded NGC XF 45, certification number 6944873-001. NGC Census in this grade: 3.NGC Census in higher grade: 6Total NGC Census: 11Reference: S-3631; KM-546.1Diameter: 25 mm.Weight: 8.400 g. (AGW=0.2474 oz.)Composition: 916.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 18% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Delivery cost will be added to your order.
UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-2022. Gold half-sovereign, 1989. Royal Mint. Proof. Commemorating the 500 years anniversary of the sovereign 1489-1989, this is the first special design issued under Queen Elizabeth II, often held to be the most beautiful coin design during her reign.Facing full length portrait of Elizabeth II seated in King Edward's Chair as at her coronation, all within beaded border; legend around in Medieval typeface, ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRA · REG · FID · DEF ·. Design by Bernard Sindall. / Crowned Royal Shield of Arms set in a double Tudor rose, within beaded circle; inscription around in medieval typeface, 'ANNIVERSARY · OF · THE · GOLD · SOVEREIGN · 1489 · 1989'. Design by Bernard R. Sindall. Edge milled.In secure plastic holder, graded NGC PF 68 ULTRA CAMEO, certification number 3479470-003. Coin Value Index (CVI): £567.42 on 2024-01-31.Click here to read about the Coin Value Index.NGC Census in this grade: 74.NGC Census in higher grade: 597Total NGC Census: 734Reference: S-SB3 (was 4277); KM-955Mintage: 21,824.Diameter: 19.3 mm.Thickness: 0.99 mm.Weight: 3.994 g. (AGW=0.1178 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 18% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
R. B. Kitaj (American 1932-2007) "Matisse" 1977, signed and numbered 23/50 in pencil in the margin, on BFK Rives paper, lithograph in colours.sheet size 72.5 x 56.5cm (framed 77 x 61cm)The print is in very good, original condition. There are some faint marks, creases and spots of foxing in the margins. The print is ornately reframed and glazed.
A PAINTED WOOD SHIPBUILDERS HULL MODEL OF RMS ANTONY OF LIVERPOOLin black, red and white livery, 28cm high x 32cm wide x 274cm (9ft) long, sold with an archive of paperwork relating to the vessel, including scale plans, together with a copy of Tennent, A.J. 'British Merchant Ships sunk by U-Boats in the 1914-1918 War', which lists the sinking of Antony on page 24Note: RMS/TSS Antony was a Booth line steam vessel built by R&W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co in 1907 and sunk by German submarine UC48 on 17th March 1917 in the St George's Channel on route from Para to Liverpool.
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