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Lot 1082

40 rare progressive, psych, classic and hard-rock vinyl records, consisting of first or early pressings. Artists include The Kinks, Procul Harum (signed), Traffic, Eno, Caravan, Nucleus, Ronnie Lane, Suicide, Trees, Nazareth, Deep Purple, Taste, King Crimson, Nektar, Catfish, Hawkwind, Fotheringay and King Crimson. Vinyl media condition report:    VG – EX

Lot 365

A rare Rolex Oyster Perpetual 'Domino's Pizza' ref. 116000 stainless steel automatic wristwatch, the grey dial with luminous baton hour markers, in a stainless steel case on an Oyster bracelet, with an applied 'Domino' logo, serial number 4291H3T5. 37 mm case. Complete with box, outer box, bezel guard, and all paperwork and booklets. Watch appears brand new and unworn and still has stickers and tags.Note: these watches were commissioned from Rolex by Domino's Pizza and given to management team members as long services gifts for achieving 25 years' service with the company.

Lot 442

A rare Russian 14ct gold and nephrite jade apple, realistically modelled, impressed marks to stalk, inset with diamonds, 6 cm high.

Lot 68

Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955) French, ‘Le Moulin de la Galette Montmantre’ 1924, lithograph in colours, 23 cm x 30 cm with margins, glazed in a gilt frame.Footnote: Reputedly a rare trial proof print by Utrillo aside from the edition of 25 published by Frapier, half of which were apparently destroyed in 1945 when Frapier's warehouse was bombed.

Lot 80

Bee Gees collection three rare and vintage postcards picturing the legendary group in their early days. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

Lot 157

WW2 Battle of Britain aces signed rare Adlertag cover. One of only 9 signed by Robert Stanford Tuck, Mjr Hans Hahn and Hanns Heise. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

Lot 158

WW2 rare Luftwaffe ace Mjr Anton Hackl signed Lockheed Husdon Raf cover. German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II, a fighter ace credited with 192 enemy aircraft shot down in over 1, 000 combat missions. The majority of his victories were claimed over the Eastern Front, with 87 claims over the Western Front. Of his 87 victories over the Western Allies, at least 32 were four-engined bombers, further 24 victories were unconfirmed. Only 20 issued. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

Lot 810

1982 Stanley Gibbons prestige booklet uncut pair of covers & interleaving pages, no stamps. Rare.

Lot 819

1874 (March 31st) 6d grey (watermark Spray, plate 13, B-L) on First Day Cover from London to Paris with clear London duplex. Extremely rare. Cat £4000. (see photo)

Lot 827

1935 Silver Jubilee Display FDC with Windsor registered CDS. Typed address crossed out, neatly slit open at right, fine & rare. Cat £800

Lot 935

Decimal Mint collection incl. cylinder blocks, gutter pairs, etc. Includes rare 2p ACP cylinder block, gutter pair & single. (100s)

Lot 225

1933 (April 5th) Houston Mount Everest Flight cover bearing Indian stamps cancelled with Houston Mount Everest Flight Purnea H/S + Flight cachet on reverse. Minor faults but rare. (see photo)

Lot 205

δ Tracey Emin (b.1963)Every time I make love it feels like I'm being crucifiedThe rare pair of printed napkins, 2004, published by Sketch, accompanied with the original folded invite, overall 135 x 150mm (5 1/4 x 6in) (unframed) (3)δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

Lot 197

A Rolling Stones collage of rare photos, framed and glazed

Lot 185

BEATLES RINGO / RORY STORM & THE HURRICANES. Rare ticket for a Rory Storm & The Hurricanes gig at the Orrell Park Ballroom on Saturday October 28th 1961. Also on the bill were The Zodiacs and The Silhouettes. The ticket is in excellent condition and measures 11cm x 8cm.

Lot 20

THE BEATLES - SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - MOFI - SEALED (MFQR 1-100). The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (MFQR 1-100, 1982 US release on Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab. This rare boxed set was produced in a limited edition, individually hand numbered run of 5000. The UHQR itself stood for Ultra High Quality Record. The box itself contains two carbon foam anti stain pads, one fold over stiffening card, a fold-out technical specification manual, a UHQR individually numbered & signed Certificate Of Authenticity, and the 13 Track vinyl LP in a unique hand numbered picture sleeve with anti-static inner. Shrink wrap has torn every so slightly on the top right corner and there's a couple of small stickers on the shrink, one on the cover, one on the spine. Condition is Mint/ New & Factory Sealed).

Lot 214

NATURAL MUSIC 1969 INFO SHEET - JOHN LENNON AND YOKO ONO PERFORMANCE. A rare original handbill / information sheet for 'Natural Music - International Avant Garde Concert Workshop' held in Cambridge on Sunday March 2nd 1969. Yoko Ono is listed as performing and indeed did perform with backing from John Lennon. The piece was recorded and was released on 'Unfinished Music No 2: Life With The Lions'. This sheet was part of a large collection of jazz programmes from the era. Very good condition with some staining to reverse. Measures 20 x 33cm.

Lot 162

ORIGINAL CAVERN CLUB MEMBERSHIP CARD 1961. A rare original Cavern Club membership card, ending December 31st 1961. Good condition. Measures 6 x 10cm. Also a whimsical promotional advert from Merseybeat, 1964. (7 x 7 cm).

Lot 2025

Taxidermy: White Blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi), modern, high quality rare light coloured shoulder mount with head turning to the right, 50cm from the wall, 92cm high

Lot 2030

Taxidermy: White Blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi), modern, South Africa, high quality rare light coloured shoulder mount with head turning to the left, 47cm from the wall, 90cm high

Lot 2066

Taxidermy: A Rare Blesbeest Cross (Damaliscus phillipsi X Alcelaphus caafa), modern, South Africa, high quality adult cross bred shoulder mount, with head turning slightly to the right, between a Blesbok & Cape Red Hartebeest, from the wall 54cm, height 93cm

Lot 626

FIVE 1960'S RARE MODEL RAILWAY PIN BADGES TO INCLUDE FLEISCHMANN AND MARKLIN

Lot 1315

Four rare and complete sets of early Typhoo tea cards in albums (not glued) 1928-1938 together with three sets of Brooke Bond Canada tea cards in albums 1961-1964. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 597

A rare German military DH Orator pocket watch, black dial with luminous Arabic numerals, numbered D23509H to verso, (faults); a British War Ministry issue timer?/stopwatch, measuring in seconds and yards, Patt. 6, numbered 35393 below the typical arrow, (faults), [2]

Lot 206

A rare silver pillbox cased pocket aneroid barometer, hallmarked for Edward Stockwell, London 1889, the edge of the case inscribed ' 'Clark, 20 Old Bond St..' the lid inscribed in German text and dated 22 March 1889, with compass and curved thermometer, 5cm diameterThis item is specifically mentioned in the entry for Stockwell in Culme’s Directory of Gold and Silversmiths. ACC 1987 Condition report: Appears to be in good condition but not tested

Lot 207

A rare double barrel sided silver aneroid barometer and pedometer, hallmarked with lion (only) the pedometer dial numbered 1-12. 4.5cm diameterPurchased from N. Bloom & Son in 1987 and illustrated in their advertisement of the time Condition report: Appears to be in good condition but not tested

Lot 11

A very rare pair of Japanese Seto porcelain shoes, decorated in underglaze blue with poppies, Meiji period, 11.3cm high, 16.6cm wide, 27.8cm long.

Lot 373

Rare 1971 Decca Bradford Deccacolour CS2631 Cabinet Television

Lot 18

δ Banksy (b.1974)HMVScreenprint in colours, 2004, signed, inscribed 'Chu' and dedicated with a gift sign in pencil, stamped with the red Banksy tag, a rare printers proof aside from the edition of 150, on wove paper, printed and published by Pictures on Walls, London, with full margins, sheet 341 x 493mm (13 1/2 x 19 1/2in) (unframed)This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Pest Control Office.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

Lot 15

A Dinky Toys 40f Hillman Minx, rare dark green body, maroon hubs, small baseplate lettering, VG

Lot 295

A Rare Polistil I:66 Lancia Esadelta Car Transporter RJ 119, blue cab, red trailer, silver upper deck, in original box, E, box G-VG

Lot 296

A Rare Polistil I:66 Lancia Esadelta Car Transporter RJ 119, red cab and trailer, silver upper deck, in original box, E, box G

Lot 297

A Rare Polistil I:66 Lancia Esadelta Car Transporter RJ 119, red cab, green trailer, silver upper deck, in original box, E, box G-VG

Lot 298

A Rare Polistil 1/43 Lancia Esagamma Car Transporter M 2, red cab, green trailer, yellow upper deck, in original box, E, box F

Lot 299

A Rare Polistil 1/43 Lancia Esagamma Car Transporter M 2, red cab, light green trailer and upper deck, in original box, E, box P-F, faded

Lot 300

A Rare Polistil 1/43 Lancia Esagamma Car Transporter and Cars M 1, red cab, dark green trailer and upper deck, with E37 Renault 6, E26 Autobianchi A112, E40 Fiat 126, E30 Citröen GS, in original box, E, box G

Lot 348

A Kuramochi (C K Japan) Tinplate Whiz Power Boat, rare pre-war put-put motor boat, with flag, figures, burner and funnel, in original box with original paper wrapping, G, age related wear, some corrosion marks, box G-VG, good example considering age

Lot 483

Very rare Taylor and Barrett diecast London Bridge model, fixed to wooden base (base 398mm long, bridge 306mm long), 1 deck has snapped in 2, with rear of deck loose under tower It could be repaired, but will entail disassembly Otherwise deck will not stay horizontal unaided

Lot 494

Rare GEMODELS (George E Musgrave) plastic hedges, VG, (4)

Lot 495

A selection of lead farm models by Britains and others including Jersey Cow and rare lying Calf, Charbens thresher (2 blades missing), with rare diecast drivers (2), carts, horses, people, rabbits, pigs, etc F-G, 10 P, (60+)

Lot 505

John Hill and Co boxed Miniature Model Street Gas Lamp set, complete with lamp, ladder and man, lamp complete with rare perspex 'glass', VG, box VG,

Lot 522

Britains rare Line Infantry at Present with tan bases from set 1477 large Coronation Display Set, complete, 2 loose arms, minor paint wear, no officer, (10),

Lot 523

Britains rare Line Infantry at Present with tan bases from set 1477 large Coronation Display Set, complete, 2 loose arms, minor paint wear, no officer, (10),

Lot 524

Britains rare Line Infantry at Present with tan bases from set 1477 large Coronation Display Set, 7 bayonets missing, 4 loose arms (1 split loop), all pieces with paint wear, (10),

Lot 525

Britains rare Line Infantry at Present with tan bases from set 1477 large Coronation Display Set, 2 heads, all bayonets (7) and (10) spikes missing, 6 arms missing, 5 arms loose (3 present), all with some paint loss (13),

Lot 526

Britains rare Coldstream Guards (10) at Present with tan bases from set 1477 large Coronation Display Set with a mounted officer on sway back horse, 1 head detached, 1 incomplete shoulder loop, 5 bayonets missing, oficer retouched, esp to plume, (11)

Lot 555

A small collection of Wild West figures including Britains, total (30+), mainly P, but includes 3 rare Crescent seated figures, and 1 large cowboy by unknown maker

Lot 990

Rovex pre Tri-ang 00 Gauge Train Set and other boxed items, Set comprising BR black plunger Princess Locomotive and Tender and two LMS maroon coaches , all in individual boxes and an oval of early silvery non symmetrical brass rail track with rare non brass half straights, in original set box, lacks Controller and track boxes, together with another plunger Princess, tender and two coaches, in original boxes, F-VG, all coaches warped, boxes F-G (one set and four other boxes)

Lot 358

A good George III satinwood, crossbanded and inlaid tea-caddy together with a rare Mundy & Walker tea dealer's broadsheetthe caddy of rectangular form, the lid inlaid to the top with an oval conch shell, the front with two oval patera, the divided interior fitted twin lidded covers, 13cm x 18.5cm x 12cmFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 505

A rare late 19th century Northern European bronze and ceramic gratecirca 1880,with pierced and scrolling leaf work border, the panelled top and sides inset with finely painted ornithological porcelain tiles, stamped with foundry / manufacturers name VAN NOTEN and numbered 735, 85cm high, 107cm wide, 13cm deepThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lots denoted with a 'TP' will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 1593

Rare and unusual cast metal novelty humorous pin cushion in the form of Adolf Hitler, 12.5 cm high

Lot 86

A rare Laqabi ware pottery dish Syria, 13th Centuryof shallow form with short slightly inverted sides and flattened everted rim, incised and decorated in cobalt blue on a white ground with a sphinx surrounded by a lion, a hare, a bird and a palmette, the rim with abstract vegetal motifs, remains of collection label to base 35.8 cm. diam.Footnotes:ProvenanceMillea Bros. Ltd., Boonton, U.S., Asian & Islamic Art, December 11 2014, lot 319.Formerly in a private US collection, reputedly acquired in the 1950's.This is a very rare example of a type of pottery which was historically believed to have come from Persia, but it is now clear from the manner of the incising and colours that it was made in Syria. The technique is related to that used in Tell Minis and Raqqa pottery of the same period. Sherds and a waster of a similar ware have been found in Egypt so it is possible that the type originated there before production moved to Syria. For an example of a sherd found at Fustat in Egpyt, now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, see Arthur Lane, Early Islamic Pottery, London, 1947, pl. 40b.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 239

A gem-set gold forehead pendant (chand-tikka), a gem-set gold mirrored roundel and a pearl-mounted gold pendant from the collection of Maharani Jindan Kaur (1817-63), wife of Maharajah Ranjit Singh, and latterly in the possession of her granddaughter Princess Bamba Sutherland (1869-1957) Punjab, probably Lahore, first half of the 19th Centurythe tikka in the form of a crescent set with rubies and white sapphires, decorated to the sides in red and white enamel with chevron motifs, seed pearl fringe; the roundel with central mirror surrounded by openwork foliate motifs set with diamonds and emeralds, later mounted as a brooch; the pendant of filigree gold with seed pearl fringe the roundel 3.3 cm. diam.(3)Footnotes:ProvenanceMaharani Jindan Kaur (1817-63), wife of Maharajah Ranjit Singh (1780-1839).Princess Bamba Sutherland (1869-1957), gifted by her father HH Maharajah Duleep Singh, later given by the Princess to her life-long personal companion and employee Mrs Dora Crowe of Hampton House, Blo' Norton, Norfolk. Private UK collection, acquired from Mrs. Oriel Sutherland, daughter of Mrs. Dora Crowe. The mirror plaque had, according to Princess Bamba, once been part of Maharajah Ranjit Singh's horse trappings.These three items were likely to have been within the casket of jewels handed back to Maharani Jindan Kaur (1817-1863) by the British authorities when she agreed to live in London with her son, who she was reunited with in Calcutta in 1861. Duleep Singh had not only negotiated a £3,000-a-year pension for his mother but also the safe return of over 600 pieces of her personal jewellery that had been impounded by the British authorities at Benares when she fled to Nepal. In the UK, John Login expedited the passage of her jewels through customs and Lady Login was present when Jind Kaur was finally reunited with them in London: 'Her jewels had at the moment arrived from the Custom House, and so delighted was she at the sight, that she forthwith decorated herself, and her attendants, with an assortment of the most wonderful necklaces and earrings, strings of lovely pearls and emeralds being arranged, in graceful concession to English fashion...' (Lady Lena Campbell Login, John Login and Duleep Singh, London 1890, p 213).These important personal royal effects of the late Maharani were dispersed after her death by her son and grandchildren, either through auction salerooms or by being gifted away. Two decades after her death, when Maharaja Duleep Singh lost his battle against the India Office over the thorny issue of his financial allowances, he decided to auction off some of his possessions in order to raise £20,000 with a view to relocating to India where he could live as a person of importance. He stripped his stately home at Elveden of some choice valuables – including 25,000 ounces of chased silver gilt, rare Indian carpets, Indian shawls, embroideries and a casket of jewels (though 'no old family jewels' according to the press, The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, London, September 1863, p 378) – and packed them up to be auctioned by Messrs Phillips, Son & Neale of New Bond Street. A sympathetic editorial in The Times (20 July 1883) noted how 'news of His Highness being compelled to sell his jewels and other valuables will excite a deep feeling of sympathy among all who are acquainted with the history of the 'Lion of the Punjab'.' The following year, his embittered relations with the British Government compelled him be ransack the contents of Elveden to provide the finances needed to resettle in Punjab with his family. From 27 April to 5 May 1886, while the Maharaja was detained at Aden as he attempted to gain onward passage to India, the auction only realised a fraction of the expected value of the items, forcing Duleep Singh to empty his Coutts safety-deposit box of all his most valuable jewels. When he failed to gain the support of the Russians, Duleep Singh decided to settle in Paris. In 1890, he was forced to sell what remained of the family jewels in his possession to pay for both his own accommodation and that of his estranged second wife, Ada, who moved into an expensive villa situated in an exclusive tree-lined suburb of Paris. Prince Victor Duleep Singh, the maharaja's eldest son, sold part of his inheritance in order to pay off his considerable debts. On 19 June 1899, Messrs Christie Manson & Woods sold 114 lots from Victor's collection in their London sales room including Indian gold jewellery 'formerly the property of the late Maharajahs Duleep Singh and Runjeet Singh of Lahore' according to The Daily Telegraph (20 June 1899, p. 9). Of the riches snapped up at the well-attended auction, which realised nearly £3,000, The Morning Post gave the following details of the best prices achieved, including a lavish horse's head ornament: a gold forehead ornament with diamonds, and ruby drops, from Dholepore, £35; a breast ornament of gold, set with stones and pearls, from Kangra, £46; pair of forehead ornaments, of crescent form, from Delhi, £41; pair of gold armlets, Lucknow, £35; a gold girdle centre set with stones, Delhi, £44; a large ornament for horse's head, of gold, enamelled, from Punjaub, and part of the State harness of Runjeet Singh, £44;... a massive gold horse frontlet, thickly studded with emeralds and rubies, Delhi, £210.... (The Morning Post, 20 June 1899, p 3). Given that Prince Victor's share of the family jewels included a part of the state harness of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, it is perhaps not surprising that another important piece of equestrian jewellery was preserved by Duleep Singh's eldest daughter, Princess Bamba Sutherland (1869-1957).In 1897, Princess Bamba and her two sisters, Princesses Sophia and Catherine, moved to the Norfolk village of Old Buckenham, where they lived near another brother, Prince Frederick. When he sold his house in 1906 and shifted to Blo' Norton, his sisters followed suit. In 1935, the princesses shifted from Blo' Norton Hall to Hampton House at Blo' Norton. When the lease came to an end in 1935, Princess Sophia installed a married couple Dora and Cyril Crowe (Cyril had been a childhood-friend of Frederick's), with their baby son Cyril Junior, at Hampton House to attend upon the princesses whenever they stayed there. When Sophia died in 1948, Bamba became the last surviving member of Duleep Singh's family from his first marriage. Bamba took up residence at Hilden Hall as well as the management of Hampton House. Her relationship with the Crowes developed in terms of mutual respect and affection. While Cyril Jr had been a great favourite with Sophia, his sister Oriel, who was eight years younger, was much loved by Bamba. In later life, the young girl would recall how 'Princess Bamba retained her sense of humour, and as an old lady she would smile, wrinkle her nose, and giggle like a little girl' (Peter Bance, Sovereign, Squire and Rebel: Maharajah Duleep Singh, London 2009, p 160).In 1953, Bamba decided to give Hampton House to the Crowes as she planned to return to Lahore (she had visited Punjab's capital in 1941 but was forced to remain there for five years following the outbreak of the Second World War). She died in her family's ancestral home in 1957. According to Oriel Crowe's (later Sutherland) letter of provenance accompanying this group, Princess Bamba gifted these items of jewellery to her mother, Mrs Dora Crowe, before she left England on her final journey to Lahore. Bamba had told Mrs Crowe that the circular stoned gold and mirrored broach was formerly part of Maharaja Duleep Singh's horse harness. As such, they represent a remarkable link back to one of the richest treasuries in the world.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 242

Raja Hira Singh seated in a pavilion with his mistress and a hunting dog Lahore, school of Purkhu, circa 1835gouache, gold and silver on paper, in a painted oval, floral cornerpieces, dark blue inner border 250 x 200 mm.Footnotes:This painting appears to be one of a series that show court gatherings called by Maharaja Ranjit Singh (in the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Museum, Amritsar, acc. no. 16, published in B. N. Goswamy, Piety and Splendour: Sikh Heritage in Art, 2000, plate 101) and Maharaja Sher Singh (in University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, acc. no. 1998.42.208, unpublished ). Though not identified with an inscription, the nobleman who dominates this intimate scene bears a close resemblance to Raja Hira Singh as captured in a portrait by Emily Eden in 1838.Hira Singh, the son of the Lahore Court's chief minister Raja Dhian Singh, was regarded by European commentators as Maharaja Ranjit Singh's favourite. Born in 1816, he was given the title 'raja' in 1828 at the age of just twelve. A few years later he was proclaimed farzand-i khas or 'favoured son', and had the rare privilege of being allowed to be seated in the Maharajah's presence, unlike his father who remained standing. During the civil war that erupted following Ranjit Singh's death, Hira Singh assumed the office of his murdered father in Maharaja Duleep Singh's government. After just a year, a resentful army brutally murdered him for his manifold injustices.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 262

A rare and large panoramic watercolour view of the Golden Temple and the city of Amritsar, 19th Century attributed to Cyril Wiseman Herbert (British, 1847-1882)watercolour on paper, signed C. Herbert and inscribed Ghrant Temple/Sacred Tank/Umritsar lower left 58.5 x 100 cm.Footnotes:ProvenanceFormerly in a private Scottish collection.Cyril Wiseman Herbert was the son of another Royal Academician, John Rogers Herbert. He exhibited five works at the RA between 1870 and 1875, painting mostly landscapes, often of Italy, which he visited in 1868.We have good reason to suppose that this painting is the largest depiction of the Golden Temple in watercolour to have come on the market. To the right of the view is the Jhanda Bunga, named after the two tall standards (jhandas) seen here, which were re-erected in 1841. On the left are the two minarets of the residence of Jassa Singh Ramgarhia, a Sikh leader of the 18th Century.The second Guru, Angad Dev, discovered the site in the 16th Century, when it was simply a stretch of water in the midst of forest. His successor, Amar Das, built a hut beside it for contemplation. Ram Das, the fourth Guru, bought the pool and the land around it. But it was the fifth Guru, Arjun Dev (1581-1606), who cemented its importance as a place of pilgrimage but also as a focus for the permanence of the religion. The foundation stone of the Harmandir (the Golden Temple) was laid in 1588, and the formalising of the pool had been completed in 1577. The Harmandir was destroyed three times between 1757 and 1764 when Northern India was under Mughal control, but thereafter the area was protected and during the height of Sikh power under Maharajah Ranjit Singh the Harmandir was embellished and expanded.For a survey of the history of the Harmandir, see Patwant Singh, 'The Golden Temple', in S. Stronge (ed.), The Arts of the Sikh Kingdoms, London 1999, pp. 46-59. Singh's account ends:'To stand on the terrace outside the Shish Mahal, surrounded by the golden domes and kiosks, is to revel in the glory of this joyous tribute to the Gurus. If their vision, faith and sacrifices has inspired their disciples to feats of valour, then here was the grateful offering of the disciples to the source of their inspiration. As the golden silhouettes of these domes and kiosks emerge in the early morning light and glow throughout the day in the intensity of the Panjab sun, before changing colour in the fading light at dusk, they are an unforgettable sight for the thousands who come daily to worship at the Darbar Sahib. When they step into the waters of the holy pool, and see the Harmandir's shimmering reflection, Sikhs feel as if they have been touched by the sacred'.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 13

Inba' al-Istifa' fi-haqq aba' al-Mustafa, a religious treatise concerning the ancestry of the Prophet Muhammad, by Muhyi al-Din Muhammad bin al-Khatib al-Amasi, better known as al-Khatib Qasim (Muhyiddin Mehmed Hatibzade) Ottoman Turkey, at madrasa Ayasofya, Constantinople, copied by the scribe 'Ali bin Muhammad bin Ahmed, during the reign of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent (reg. 1520 -66), dated 10th Rajab 936/10th March 1530Arabic manuscript on polished paper, 81 leaves, 13 lines to the page written in clear ta'liq script in black ink, significant words and sentences underlined in red ink, catchwords, extensive Arabic commentaries written diagonally in wide outer margins, 16th Century burgundy morocco binding with stamped central medallions decorated with intertwining floral motifs and serrated leaves on a gold ground, outer borders tooled in gold, doublures of brown morocco, with flap, lacking spine 186 x 127 mm.Footnotes:An Early Copy of an Ottoman Manuscript Dedicated to Sultan Suleyman the MagnificentProvenancePrivate collection, Lebanon.Thence by descent to a private UK collection, from around the 1960s.The colophon of this copy of the work states that it was dedicated to Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent (reg. 1520–66) in AH 931/AD 1524–25.The author was born in Amasya in AH 864/AD 1459-60, where he also studied, gaining expertise in subjects as varied as exegesis, law, music and the esoteric science of letters (jafr). He taught in various schools (madrasas) in Amasya and Bursa, and was for a while tutor to Prince Ahmed. He was appointed head teacher of the madrasa built by Sultan Selim I (reg.1512-20) next to Ayasofya in Constantinople, and then in the Semaniye madrasa in the same city. He died in AH 940/AD 1533-34, and was buried in Eyup. For a biography of the author, see A. Mingana, Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester 1934, pp. 705-706, no. 425. The author and his works are listed in the two following works: K. Celebi, Kashf al-Zunun, vol. I, Beirut, n.d., p. 170; O. Kehhale, Majmu' al-Mu'allifin, vol. II, Baghdad, n.d., p. 148. Manuscripts from the period of Sultans Bayezid, Selim I and Suleyman the Magnificent are very rare, and in the case of this copy both the author and the Sultan to whom it was dedicated were still alive when it was produced. Moreover, it was copied in 1530, only five years after it was composed in 1525.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 270

A Sikh woman, after a photograph Punjab, late 19th/early 20th Centurywatercolour on paper 193 x 252 mm.Footnotes:This rare study of a Sikh woman appears to be based closely on both a sepia albumen print of the 1870s (inscribed Sikh woman), and a pair of coloured photographic postcards, published in the first decade of the 20th Century by the prolific studio of D. A. Ahuja of Rangoon, Burma. The firm's eponymous founder may well have migrated from Punjab, as his series also included images of the Golden Temple of Amritsar. The two postcards depicted the woman 'before marriage' (standing, as here, though not carrying a fan as in the present work), and 'after marriage' (sitting). For the original photograph and a discussion of the various images, see Davinder Toor, In Pursuit of Empire: Treasures from the Toor Collection of Sikh Art, 2018, p. 279.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 275

A collection of photographs from the collection of Major Arthur Wallace Dunlop (1866-1937), 23rd Sikh Pioneers India, late 19th Centurycomprising twelve photographs including a seated portrait of Arthur Wallace Dunlop with bearers; parade scenes; Sikh regimental photographs; a shikar in Kashmir; a group of British officers; and a group of British civilians 29.3 x 19 cm.(12)Footnotes:ProvenanceMajor Arthur Wallace Dunlop, 23rd Sikh Pioneers (1866-1937).The 23rd Sikh Pioneers can trace their origins back to 1857, when they were known as the 15th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. Their battle honours include the Battles of Taku Forts (1858 and 1860), the Battle of Palikao in the Second Opium War, the 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia and the battles of Peiwar Kotal and Charasiab during the Second Afghan War in 1878. Shortly after being promoted to Major, Alfred Wallace Dunlop, along with the 23rd Sikh Pioneers, took part in the British Exhibition to Tibet, and was present at the Massacre at Chumik Shenko, where he was wounded in the front line (see Charles Allen, Duel in the Snows, 2004, Chapter 6). This group of photographs from his collection comprises a number of rare regimental group portraits depicting some highly decorated British and Sikh officers. One soldier wears the Indian Order of Merit, a gallantry medal available to native soldiers between 1837-1907 prior to the introduction of the Distinguished Service Medal and the Victoria Cross being made available to Indian soldiers in 1911. Two other soldiers wear the Order of British India. One rare group photograph depicts officers from numerous Sikh regiments beneath trees. Another group photograph which includes a dog is published in George Macmunn, The History of the Sikh Pioneers (23rd, 32nd, 34th), London, 1933.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 228

A rare painting depicting the child Guru Har Krishan conversing with a hill rajah, with attendants standing by North India or Punjab, early 19th Centurygouache and gold on paper, red and gold borders, inscribed in nasta'liq verso 308 x 220 mm.Footnotes:ProvenanceFormerly in the possession of Major-General Sir Dashwood Strettell (1881-1958), Indian Army.The inscription on the reverse reads: tasvirat-e rang-dar varaq, 'coloured images [...] folios'. The number of folios (presumably from an album) are given in raqam, but this is not clearly written.Depictions of the eighth Sikh Guru, Har Krishan, who was Guru between 1661 and 1664, are rare. He is normally identified with the curl of hair falling down his cheek, as seen here, denoting his youth. The female attendant holding the morchal directly over him (rather than merely behind him, as with depictions of mere noblemen, is another indication of his status, and draws an explicit contrast with the larger hill rajah seated opposite. For another depiction of the Guru, with the distinctive curled lock of hair, and a very similar gold jama and robe, see Davinder Toor, In Pursuit of Empire: Treasures from the Toor Collection of Sikh Art, 2018, pp. 10-13; and W. G. Archer, Paintings of the Sikhs, London 1966, pl. 5. Two depictions were also sold in these rooms, Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 4th October 2011, lots 414 and 415.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 1219

George I, Rare error Shilling 1720, B of BRVN is over another letter possibly a W.Condition:- wear to high points with small scratches to surface, deeper wear to lettering above portrait on obv and below Irish arms on rev (probably a thin flan at that point)

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