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Click here to subscribeANCIENT COINS, Roman Imperial Silver, Augustus (27 BC - AD 14), Restitution Issues of Augustus, Dupondius 15.75g, radiate head left, rev CONSENSV SENAT ET EQ ORDIN P Q R, Augustus togate and laureate seated left on curule chair (RIC Gaius 56). Brown patina, cabinet worn, extremely fine. bought Sotheby 17 February 1892, lot 385 (part).
ANCIENT COINS, Roman Imperial Silver, Nero AD 54-68, Sestertius (2), AD 62-68, laureate head right, rev PACE P R TERRA MARIQ PARTA IANVM CLVSIT S C, Temple of Janus, door right (RIC 264), fine; with another, laureate head left, rev ROMA S C, Roma seated left holding Victory (RIC 278), pierced, good fine. (2).
ANCIENT COINS, Roman Imperial Silver, Otho (AD 69), Denarii (2), bare head right, rev SECVRITAS P R Securitas standing left holding wreath and sceptre (RIC 10), flat, fine; bare head left, rev PONT MAX, Ceres standing left holding corn-ears and cornucopiae (RIC 21), toned very fine. (2) the second bought Spink 1892.
ANCIENT COINS, Roman Imperial Silver, Trajan (AD 98-117), Sestertius 18.81g, AD 114-117, laureate bust right, draped, rev PROVIDENTIA AVGVSTI S P Q R S C, Providentia standing, holding staff, resting elbow on column and pointing at globe at her feet (RIC 663). Flan flaw, some pitting to reverse, good fine. bought Sotheby, 26 March 1897, lot 47.
An Incomplete First World War Gallantry Group, awarded to 11296 SJT.. A.C.S.MJR.F.S.METCALFE. 13/YORK..R., comprising DCM (swivel mounted), a Meritorious Service Medal to C.S.MJR F.S.METCALFE D.C.M. 13/YORK.R., and a French Somme commemorative medal; together with four related photographs, a signed volume of The First Day on the Somme, by Martin Middlebrook, and a silk postcard. **The above was born in Leyburn and during the Second World War he enlisted in the RAF
A George V Mameluke Hilted Court Sword, the draw-back steel blade etched with royal cypher, crowned crossed baton and sword, by J R Gaunt & Son Ltd, late Edward Thurkle, 52 Conduit St., London, the gilt brass crossguard embossed with crowned GRI cypher, two piece ivory grip set with gilt metal rosettes, with brass scabbard, red leather belt and kid slip **Made for Sir William Henry Hoare Vincent G.C.I.E., K.C.S.I., a Representative of India at League of Nations Assembly 1926
A group of five medals awarded to 5647 Pte F. Rylands 1/Leins R comprising Queens South Africa Medal with Natal, Wittebergen, Transvaal and Cape Colony bars, Kings South Africa Medal with South Africa 1901 and 1902 bars, 1914 Star, British War Medal 1914-20 and Victory 1918 together with four separate bars South Africa 1901 and 1902, Transvaal and Cope Colony and a South African war veterans association enamel badge 1899 - 1902, South Africa 1900 Christmas tin, Christmas 1914 tin, a printed handkerchief, badges etc
A 12-BORE DOUBLE-BARRELLED PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN SIGNED R. WATMOUGH, circa 1855, with 30in. rebrowned twist sighted barrels, scroll engraved bright tang and signed locks, figured walnut half-stock with chequered grip and fore-end, scroll engraved blued iron mounts, and brass-mounted ramrod with worm (refinished throughout), Birmingham proof marks.
R. WALLIS 8-BORE SINGLE-BARRELLED ROTARY-UNDERLEVER HAMMERGUN, no visible serial number, 36in. browned twist barrel engraved ‘R. WALLIS 26 TROPHY ROAD SOUTHWARK PARK ROAD LONDON’, rebounding back-action lock retaining some original colour-hardening, 14 1/4in. well-figured semi-pistolgrip stock with metal butt plate, retaining traces of original finish, weight 8lb. 12oz.
**H&R ARMS CO. .32 (S&W) FIVE-SHOT DOUBLE-ACTION REVOLVER, serial no. 506876, 2in. nitro barrel, retaining nearly all its original nickel-plated finish, chequered hard rubber grips. This revolver appears to be little used. Footnote: Please note VAT at 17.5% is applicable on the hammer price and buyers premium.
A RARE BROWNING 20-BORE (3IN) SINGLE-TRIGGER ROUNDED-BAR SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 60735, 28in. nitro chopperlump barrels with matt game rib, tubes engraved 'ARMES ARTISANALES DE GRAND LUXE. LIEGE. BELGIUM.', 3in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke, non-selective single-trigger, manual safety, removable disc strikers, carved leaf fences, rounded bar and lockplates finely engraved with foliate scrollwork with gold line and leaf bordering, surrounding finely engraved scenes of pheasant being flushed by a spaniel and duck in flight, the underside with a fine portrait of a spaniel retrieving woodcock, the triggerplate signed 'R. CAPECE', 15in. highly-figured stock, weight 6lb. 5oz., in a universal case
Sir Jacob Epstein Portrait of Ian (Ossian) Bronze Signed verso 44cm highmm x 39cm wide Provenance: Sydney Box (d. 1980) Mote End London a film producer Baroness Muriel Gardiner (previous Mrs. Sidney Box) author of Odd Woman Out Purchased from her descendants by the present owner in 1993. Literature: J. Epstein Epstein: An Autobiography London 1955 p. 155. R. Buckle Jacob Epstein Sculptor London 1963 p. 275 pl. 597. E. P. and B. A. Schinman Jacob Epstein A Catalogue of the Collection of Edward P. Schinman Farleigh Dickinson University Press 1970 p. 100. E. Silber The sculpture of Epstein Oxford 1986 p. 191 no. 326. This portrait of Ian Horstein depicts Epsteins second grandson the son of his daughter Peggy Jean and Norman Hornstein and was conceived and cast in 1942. The only other known full bust of Ian with arms is in the Auckland City Art Gallery New Zealand.
Britten F. J. On the Springing and Adjusting of Watches London & New York E. & F. N. Spon & Spon & Chamberlain 1898 8vo (180mm x 120mm) illustrations and tables contemporary ownership signature on front free endpaper original decorative cloth spine lettered in gilt With a number of related works including Herbert Cescinsky & Malcolm R. Websters English Domestic Clocks (London 1969) and Nicholas Goodisons English Barometers 1680-1860. (London 1977)
Chamberlayne Edward Angliae Notitia: or the Present State of England Compleat Together with divers Reflections Upon The ancient State thereof London printed for R. Chiswel T. Sawbridge G. Wells (and others) 1687 12mo (155mm x 80mm) frontispiece new endpapers very occasional spotting 19th century red morocco gilt green morocco lettering piece
Collins The Peerage of England; containing A Genealogical and Historical Account Of all the Peers of England. London Printed for R. Gosling and T. Wotton (and others) 1735 8vo (195mm x 120mm) four volumes and supplementary volume (volume 2. in 2. parts) titles printed in red and black head-pieces initilas and plates with coats-of-arms contemporary calf red and green morocco letteringpieces spines creased
Abell L. G. The Skilful Housewifes Book: or Complete Guide to Domestic Cookery Taste Comfort and Economy embracing 659. receipts pertaining to Household Duties Gardening Flowers Birds Education of Children. New York R. T. Young 1853 8vo (185mm x 110mm) frontispiece showing scene with mother baking and 2. children one knitting pages 101-116. loose at stitching these pages are also browned and frayed at extreme outer edges original blind stamped cloth with gilt decorated spine lacking very small piece at head With a number of other works including William A. Alcotts The Young House-Keeper or Thoughts on Food and Cookery (Boston 1849) Alessandro Filippini The Table: how to buy food how to cook it and how to serve it York 1890) P. De Brissiere Caribbean Cooking A selection of West-Indian Recipes (London 1946) Amy G. Richards Cookery (Montreal 1895) a facsimile copy of Helen Bullocks The Williamsburg Art of Cookery or Accomplishd Gentlewomans Companion. (Williamsburg 195 Mary Moore Bremers New Orleans Creole Recipes (Metairie LA 1976) Clever Cooking for Careful Cooks. (Montreal 1888) and Cooking with Micky around our world (USA n.d.)
Cobbett William Cottage Economy: containing Information relative to the brewing of Beer making of Bread Keeping of Cows Pigs Bees Ewes Goats Poultry and Rabbits. London William Cobbett 1835 12mo (190mm x 110mm) advertisement leaves leaves detached from spine not loose occasional spotting later cloth backed spine worn With a number of other works including Swifts A Modest Proposal for Preventing the children of poor people in Irelad from being a burden to their parents or country and for making them beneficial to the publick (n.p. n.d) Mrs E. Lord The Theory and Practice of Laundry Work for Scholars (London 1894) Esther Copleys Cottage Comforts with hints for promoting them gleaned from experience: Enlivened with Anecdotes (London 1864) Leonard Francis Simpson The Handbook of Dining or How to Dine. (London 1859) [Willaim Kitchiners] The Art of invigorating and prolonging Life by food cloths air exercise wine sleep &c and Peptic Precepts. (London 1822) the Whih published This Cooking Question (London n.d) F. Volant & J. R. Warren Memoirs of Alexis Soyer. (London 1859) and John Dunlops The Philosophy of Artifical and Compulsory Drinking Usage in Great Britain and Ireland. (London 1839)
Eaton Mary The Cook and Housekeepers Complete & Universal Dictionary including A System of Modern Cookery. Bungay printed and published by I. & R. Childs 1822. [1823] 8vo (210mm x 130mm) frontispiece portrait of the author additional illustrated title and four plates some spotting contemporary calf red morocco lettering piece red morocco bookplate of Jane Pugh front cover detached First Edition Bitting p. 139.
Harrison Sarah The House-keepers Pocket-Book; and Compleat Family Cook. Containing Above Seven Hundred Curious and Uncommon Receipts in Cookery Pickling Pastry Candying Preserving Collaring &c. London printed for R. Ware 1751 12mo (165mm x 100mm) illustrations many full-page tables at end new endpapers modern brown cloth spine lettered in gilt Fifth Edition cf Oxford p. 63-64 Bitting p. 217. & Maclean p.66.
Hunter A[lexander] Culina Famulatrix Medicinae: or Receipts in Modern Cookery; with A Medical Commentary written by Ignotus York Printed by T. Wilson and R. Spence for J. Mawman (and others) 1807 12mo (180. x100mm) frontispiece occasional spotting last leaf laid down contemporary calf rebacked spine lettered in gilt extremities rubbed Oxford 1804.
Macdonell Anne (editor) The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened London Philip Lee Warner 1910 8vo (205mm x 130mm) half title frontispiece portrait pages un-cut original decorative cloth spine lettered in gilt t.e.g. [Newington Thomas] & Philip James (editor) A Butlers Recipe Book 1719 Cambridge University Press 1935 8vo (170mm x 105mm) 11. illustrations original cloth backed spine Printed from the original manuscript of Thomas Newington steward butler and manservant to a Brighton lady of title With a number of other works including The Finchley Manuals of Industry No. 1. Cooking; or Practical and Economical Training for those who are to be Servants Wives and Mothers. (London 1849) Nottingham High School for Girls Recipe Book Compiled by the Sixth Form In aid of The Games Field Fund (Nottingham 1914) The Newark Cookery Book of Well-Tried Recipes (Newark 1920) the folio society published Anne Hughes: Her Boke (London 1981) City of Sheffield Education Committee The heffield Book of Recipes. (Sheffield n.d) The Offical Handbook for the National Training School for Cookery containing The Lessons on Cookery . Compiled by R. O. C. (London 1885) and a number of mainly early 20th century cooking magazines such as Home Cookery and Conforts (London 1912)
Raffald Elizabeth The Experienced English Housekeeper for the Use and Ease of Ladies Housekeepers Cooks &c . Consisting of several Hundred Original Receipts. London Published and Sold by the Booksellers and T. Wilson and R. Spence 1805 8vo (210mm x 130mm) frontispiece portrait of the author two folding plates some offsetting onto title contemporary ownership signature upper title margin contemporary calf rebacked green morocco lettering piece Oxford p. 98.
Smith E[liza] The Compleast Housewife: or Acomplishd Gentlewomans Companion being A Collection of upwards of Six Hundred of the most approved Receipts in Cookery Cakes Pastry Creams Confectionary Jellies Preserving Made Wines Pickles Cordials. London Printed for R. Ware (and others) 1750 8vo (200mm x 125mm) frontispiece 6. folding plates at end first plate a facsimile last plate with marginal tear lacking leaf R2 replaced with facsimile text leaf from another edition contemporary calf hinges and extremities rubbed Fourteenth Edition cf. Oxford p. 60. & Bitting 438.
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