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Click here to subscribeVinyl - Shirley Ellis 5 Rare original US 1st pressing Northern Soul singles on Columbia / Congress Records. Sugar, Let's Shing-A-Ling (Columbia Records 4-44137 Promo Sample) NM archive, Soul Time (Columbia Records 4-44021) NM archive, Ever See A Diver (Congress Records CG 260) NM archive, The Name Game (Congress Records CG 230 Promo) NM archive, Get Out (Congress Records CG 208 Promo) NM archive (File written on labels). £60.00-£80.00
Vinyl - 5 Rare original Northern Soul US 1st pressing Promo singles on Mala Records. The Majesties - Feels ! (Mala Records MALA 574 Promo) NM archive, Larry Paul - The Making Of A Man (Mala Records 450 Promo) NM archive, Pieces Of Eight - I'd Pay The Price (Mala Records M-12,024 Promo) NM archive, Randolph Walker - You'll Lose Your Love (Mala Records MALA 572 Promo) NM archive, Moses & Joshua - Get Out Of My Heart (Mala Records MALA 598 Promo) EX+.
Vinyl - 2 rare original US 1st pressing promo Northern Soul copies on the Tou-Sea label, Ray Algere - In My Corner (Tou-Sea Records 126 Promo) in EX+ to archive condition and Warren Lee - Underdog Backstreet (Tou-Sea Records 134 Promo) EX+ / Near Mint archive condition (with library sticker and 2 X's on one label).
Vinyl - 5 Rare Northern Soul / R&B original US 1st pressing Promo singles on Kapp Records. Linda Scott - You Baby (Kapp Records K-713 Promo) EX+, Lenny Welch - Coronet Blue (Kapp Records K-712 Promo) NM archive, The Hesitations (Kapp Records K-878 Promo) NM archive, Kenny Shepherd (Kapp Records K-792 Promo) NM archive, Linda Scott (Kapp Records K-762 Promo) NM archive.
Vinyl - 5 Rare Northern Soul / Deep Soul original US 1st pressing singles on Epic and Fontana Records. T.D. Valentine - Love Trap (Epic Records 5-10523 Promo sample) NM archive, George Freeman - I'll Be Long Gone (Epic Records 5-10668 Promo sample) NM archive, The Honey Bees - One Wonderful Night (Fontana Records S-1939) NM archive, Gloria Lynne - No Easy Way Down (Fontana Records F-1660) NM archive, Taste Of Grey (Fontana Records F-1670) NM archive.
Vinyl - 7 Rare Northern Soul original US 1st pressing Promo singles on Epic Records. Nancy Ames - I Don't Want To Talk About It (Epic Records 5-10056 Promo) NM archive, Rickie Page - I Cry Inside (Epic Records 5-9841 Promo) NM archive (File written on labels), The Poppies - Do It With Soul (Epic Records 5-10059 Promo) NM archive, The Poppies - He's Got Real Love (Epic Records 5-10019 Promo) NM archive, Erma Franklin - It's Over (Epic Records 5-9488 Promo) NM archive, Connie Van Dyke (Epic Records 5-9820 Promo) EX+, Brenda Patterson (Epic Records 5-10599 Promo) NM archive.
Vinyl - 4 Rare Northern Soul / R&B original US 1st pressing singles on Philips Records. The Present - Many's The Slip Twixt The Cup And The Slip / I Know (Philips Records 40466) NM archive, Tony Williams - Twenty Four Lonely Hours (Philips Records 40123) NM archive, Al And Jet - Nothing To Hide (Philips Records 40425 Promo) EX/ EX+, Chan Romero - Humpy Bumpy (Epic Records 40391 Promo) NM archive.
Vinyl - 3 Rare Northern Soul / Funk original US 1st pressing Stock singles on Reprise Records. Wynona Carr - We're Gonna Throw A Little Party (Reprise Records R 20,201 Rarer Stock copy) VG+, Barbara Lewis - I'm So Thankful (Reprise Records REP 1146) NM archive, Peter James - People Say (Reprise Records 0383) NM archive
Vinyl - 5 Rare Northern Soul / Crossover Soul / Deep Soul original US 1st pressing singles on Mercury Records. Theola Kilgore - It's Gonna Be All Right (Mercury Records 72564) NM archive, Prince Harold - Baby, You've to Me (Mercury Records 72621) NM archive, Jimmy Dotson - Heartbreak Avenue (Mercury Records 72801 Promo) NM archive, Terry Stafford - Out Of The Picture (Mercury Records72538 Promo stamped) NM archive, Dee Dee Warwick (Mercury Records 72927) VG+.
A Rare British 1871 Pattern Elcho Bayonet for the Martini Henry Rifle, the broad saw-back leaf shape blade stamped with maker's logo of scales flanked by A and C, with chequered leather/composition two piece grip scales, lacks scabbard. Black/brown patching to the blade with some pitting. Some wear to grip scales. Lacks scabbard
A Rare First World War German Hood for a Gas Mask, in fine grey cloth, the metal eyepieces with celluloid lenses, lacking its screw-in filter, the cream cotton lining stitched with original owner's label ''Thurner''. Some wear and moth damage. Lacks screw-in filter. Celluloid lenses cracked and flaky
A RARE GREAT WAR M1907 GERMAN 'COMMEMORATIVE TRENCH ART' ALUMINIUM WATER CANTEEN etched to the front, back and sides, with inscriptions in English, French & Polish and bearing a Wiltshire regiment device ' In Memory of the Great European War 1914-15-16 Sergt. C Chilcott, Wiltshire Regiment, British Prisoner of War Doberitz' signed to the bottom by the engraver 'Muller - Warschau' (Warsaw), 20cm high.
1923 FRANCE v ENGLAND Played at Stade Pershing, Paris. Very rare 12-page newspaper style issue published by the French FA for the first ever full international between France & England (Publiant L'Officiel de la Federation Francaise de Football Association) Titled ''France-Angleterre'' and Includes full team line-ups and extensive coverage of the game inside. Generally good
1965/66 FAIRS CUP Valencia v Leeds United played 16 February 1966 at the Mestalla, Valencia. Rare issue of the daily Spanish football paper ''MARCA'' dated 17 February 1966. Includes extensive match reviews, pictures, reports and full team line-ups inside with front page coverage. Generally good
1967 WEST HAM Alemannia Aachen v West Ham United (Friendly) played 2 August 1967 at Stadion Tivoli, Aachen, Germany. Rare official Alemannia Aachen official club ''Die Alemannen'' dated August 1967 which includes two page coverage of the match and full team line-ups. No programme was produced for the game. Generally good
1953/54 BARCELONA BOUND VOLUME. A Bound volume of Barcelona official programmes dating from 19 September 1953 through to 12 June 1954. Includes a full set of League, Cup & Friendlies. Barcelona reached the Spanish Cup Final this season. Some rare issues including Friendly v FK Austria played on Christmas day 1953 and a Barcelona produced issue with full coverage of the FIFA World X1 v Barcelona Friendly played in Amsterdam. All outer covers are present to the programmes. Generally good
IRISH LEAGUE AND IRISH CLUBS Nineteen programmes in varying condition including :- Drumcondra v Sligo R. 06/01/1957, Glenavon v Linfield Ulster Cup 24/08/1957, League of Ireland v Scottish League 18/09/1957, Glenavon v Aarhus Denmark E Cup 25/09/1957 damaged corner but rare, Stockport C v Glentoran poor 24/03/1958, Cliftonville v Ballymena, 23/08/1958, Waterford v Limerick 07/09/1958, Waterford v Limerick Cup Semi-final 30/03/1959, Glenavon v Ballymena Cup Final 18/04/1959, Ards v Distillery 23/09 year unknown, Derry v Glentoran 30/09/1961, Derry v Distillery 17/03/1962, Linfield v Esbjerg Denmark E Cup 05/09/1962, Ballymena v Linfield 27/10/1962, Coleraine v Dynamo Kiev 02/09/1965, Shamrock Rovers v Real Zaragoza ICFC 17/11/1965, Glentoran v Benfica E Cup 13/09/1967, Glentoran v Anderlecht E Cup 02/10/1968, Linfield v Man. City ECWC 30/09/1970. Fair
A rare 18th century folk art sailors Linstock, of tapering form, the finial carved the head of a man wearing a hat and smoking a pipe, 51.5 cm long See illustration Note: A Linstock (also called a Lintstock) is a staff to hold a lighted slow match. The name was adapted from the Dutch Lontsok, 'match stick'. Linstocks were used for discharging cannons in the early days of artillery; the linstock allowed the gunner to stand farther from the cannon as it was dangerous to apply the lighted match to the touch hole at the breach of the gun, not only could the charge flash back, but the recoil of the cannon might send the carriage towards the gunnerReport by KBDowel or peg through the top is partially missing and there is a certain amount of damage/loss to the top. Otherwise general knocks and wear you would expect from use Please see additional images
A good quality rare massive silver model of a galleon under sail on rough sea base mounted upon an ebony plinth. Inscribed to plaque, ' Launch of S.S San Claudio 23rd December 1927. The ceremony was performed by Mrs Andrew Agnew .... by The Eagle Oil Transport Co. Ltd. as a memento of the occasion'. Hallmarked to plaque, and all individual sails and body. London 1927. By Richard Comyns. Approx. 54 cms long. Est. £4500 - £5500.
* Chalice Veil. A late 16th/early 17th century embroidery, Italian, needlework chalice veil, depicting a central Lamb of God symbol and lettering 'ECCE AGNs dEI qUI' ('Behold the Lamb of God'), within a border, surrounded by four angel figures and various symbols and birds, including a phoenix above and below with stitched lettering 'FENICE', with wide outer strapwork and foliate border incorporating hand-stitched rolled hem, worked in cross stitch and back stitch on fine cotton lawn, mainly in shades of pink, green, blue, yellow, and cream, and including metalled threads, some light spotting, loss of stitching in places, upper left corner slightly torn and frayed, 55 x 53 cm (21.5 x 21 ins), hand-stitched at top edge to a piece of backing linen (Qty: 1)NOTESProvenance: The Iklé Collection, sold at Christie's, South Kensington, 'Fine Costumes & Textiles - The Collector's Sale', 4 December 2007, lot 7. Leopold Iklé was born into a family of textile manufacturers in Hamburg in 1838. He worked as a travelling salesman from the age of 15 for the family firm of Iklé Freres which specialised in making machine laces, and had branches in St. Gallen, Paris, London, Berlin, Vienna and New York. He was always a serious student and collector of historic textiles, and his collection, which began life housed in a box in his office, eventually filled his home in St. Gallen. In 1904 he donated a substantial part of it to the Textile Museum in St. Gallen. After his death in 1922, another portion of the collection was auctioned in Zürich. The remainder passed to his sons, and further pieces from the Iklé Collection were sold by members of the family at Christie's in 1989 and 2007. A rare early chalice veil, in very good condition; the delicate fabric is robust, and the natural dyes are still fresh, the pink cochineal dye remarkably so. For a not dissimilar piece see a sampler in the V&A collections which was made by Jane Bostocke in 1598 (T.190-1960).
* Children's Clothes. Two pairs of lace infant's mittens, probably English, 17th century, cream bobbin lace mittens with frilled cuffs, lined with hand-stitched fine linen, one pair with mottled toning and some minor breaks in lace, the other pair lightly toned, with a few small fox spots, and with lace weak in places (some minor breaks and later unobtrusive stitched consolidation), length of each mitten 9 cm (3.5 in) (Qty: 4)NOTESThese rare survivals were probably used as christening mittens. Although such items are occasionally found in collections such as that of the V&A they seldom come onto the market. One of these pairs is almost identical to a pair in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (accession number 38.1246a-b), which are described as probably made in England, with lace resembling Milanese bobbin lace, which may have been imported.
* Regency pelerine . A swansdown stole , circa 1820, stole of swansdown feathers hand-tied on a coarsely-woven natural fibre base (a few very small areas where support is slightly visible), padded and with a hand-stitched backing of cream silk (becoming unstitched in places, and sometime re-stitched), a few very minor splits in silk at edges, width at neck 15 cm (6 in), tapering to a width of 10 cm (4 in) at ends, length 225 cm (88.5 in), together with a cream cashmere pashmina, two short sides with fringed edging, a number of small holes and marks, one edge with stitched maker's mark in pink thread, dimensions excluding fringe 162.5 x 355.5 cm (64 x 140 in) (Qty: 2)NOTESExtremely rare Regency stole which has survived in remarkable condition. Such items are now hardly ever seen outside institutions: see similar in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983.157.2a), the Museum of Fine Arts Boston (46.703), and the Kyoto Costume Institute (AC5646 87-27-1).
* Lee (Arthur H. & Sons). A large crewelwork panel, Birkenhead, 1950, hand-embroidered in coloured wools on a fawn brocade ground, with all over 17th century-style design of hunting scenes, floral motifs, figures and buildings, animals and birds (unicorn, lion, snail, squirrel, insects, etc.), in shades of green, pink, orange, green, yellow, blue, and purple, including some metalled threads, using long & short stitch, stem stitch, French knots, and satin stitch, selvedges to sides, upper edge raw, lower edge hemmed with machine-stitching, .5 in diameter faint pink mark, manufacturer's card label stitched through two eyelets to one corner, bearing company monogram and giving typed and manuscript information: 'Crewel-Craft Embroidery, 1950 Emb: Stuart. A curtain based on the separate motifs of the Charles II period. Very rich in detail and design the motifs became almost symbolic of Royalists and occur again and again during the time of the Stuarts', adhesive fabric manuscript label to verso 'crewel hunting scene', 305 x 130.5 cm (120 x 51.25 in), together with another panel by Arthur Lee, comprising a large piece of fawn brocade with hand-embroidered crewelwork border in coloured wools along left-hand and lower edge, comprising various motifs, e.g. hunting and fishing scenes, animals (fox, squirrel, deer), and floral designs, selvedges to sides, upper and lower edges hemmed with machine-stitching, some soiling (especially to margins), printed paper label stitched to lower left corner bearing company monogram and 'Lee Fabric, Mothproof', with 'Walton Border Curtain' in manuscript, adhesive fabric manuscript label to verso 'Huntsman crewel floral border, fawn damask ground', 258 x 127 cm (101.5 x 50 in) (Qty: 2)NOTESTwo rare pieces of hand-embroidery by important textile designer and manufacturer Arthur H. Lee (1853-1932), probably unused sample pieces. The prestigious family firm of Arthur Lee & Sons was founded in 1888 in Bolton, subsequently moving to a purpose-built factory in Birkenhead in 1908. The company continued throughout the 20th century under the direction of Arthur's three sons and five grandsons before closing in 1970. The American branch of the firm, Lee Jofa, is still in existence in New York. As well as developing innovative methods of weaving tapestry cloths, and producing high-quality hand-blocked fabrics, Lee revived the practise of hand-crafted needlepoint and crewelwork. Pieces such as these seldom appear on the market.
* Bathing costume. An Edwardian ladies' bathing costume, circa 1910, hand-made one-piece garment, in red cotton twill stitched by hand and machine in white thread, sleeveless, with wide frill around waist, and knee length gathered pantaloon legs, front opening with 4 buttons (all different, two more recent), neck, armholes, waist frill, and frilled edge to legs all trimmed with fawn braid, slight loss of stitching to seams at underarms, old tear to top of legs at back partially sometime repaired, waist 79 cm (31 in), length 109 cm (43 in), together with a cream lace cap trimmed with matching red ribbon (Qty: 2)NOTESProvenance: From the families of Marie Carmichael Stopes (1880-1958) and Sir Barnes Neville Wallis (1887-1979) by direct family descent. Rare early bathing suit, designed to protect the modesty of the wearer, but already allowing greater freedom for the wearer than the swimming apparel of the late Victorians.
* WWII. Propaganda scarf 'Salvage Your Rubber', Jacqmar, 1944, headscarf in printed pale blue rayon, with decorative pink panel depicting domestic objects such as a tricycle, pram, sewing machine, tailor's dummy, etc., with black lettering around margins `Bedsteads into Bullets, Paper into shells, bones into bombs, metal into tanks, Trot out your Whatnots and save shipping', with slogan printed in black in centre 'Salvage your RUBBER', hand-rolled hem, several small holes, 32.5 x 32.5 cm (82.5 x 82.5 ins), together with: a silk handkerchief, circa 1945, colour-printed with the names of the Allies (Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill, Chiang Kai-Shek), a trifle frayed to hem in places, 28 x 27 cm (11 x 10.75 in); a printed advertising scarf for Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits depicting a variety of luggage (hat boxes, bird in cage, umbrellas, golf clubs, travelling rugs, trunks, etc.), with a border featuring the company logo of rampant lions, 86 x 84 cm (34 x 33 in); and a printed silk headscarf depicting a central caned seat design surrounded by carriages, 86 x 87.5 cm (34 x 34.5 in) (Qty: 4)NOTESA rare propaganda scarf made by Jacqmar of Mayfair in London who made such items between 1940 and 1945. The chief designer was Arnold Lever who continued working for the company even after he had joined the RAF. The Imperial War Museum holds an example of this scarf in its collections.
* Both (Jan Dircksz , circa 1618-1652). The Hinny Drover, Via Appia, etching on laid paper, a rare proof before the addition of artist's name to lower left corner and address of Mariette, trimmed to plate margins, some light spotting and marks, sheet size 198 x 272 mm (7.85 x 10.75 ins), hinge-mounted on old card, together with 11 other various etchings, mostly 17th and 18th century including Christian Dietricy (1712-1774), Herd of Cows by a statue of Flora, 1744, etching on laid paper, a good impression, small stain to upper left margin, early 19th century ownership inscription to verso of Joseph Camesing, and other collectors' marks, trimmed to plate margins, sheet size 15 x 19 cm (5.9 x 7.5 ins), Giacomo Piccini, Portrait of Gacopo da Ponte da Bassano Pittore, engraving on laid paper, trimmed to plate margins, etc. (Qty: 12)NOTESHollstein 6; Bartsch volume 5, page 208. From the set of Six Landscapes of the Environs of Rome.
* Wood (William Thomas, 1877-1958). Searchlights over London, 1915, lithograph with hand-colouring by the artist, showing searchlights over the Thames, signed in pencil lower right, image size 39 x 54cm (15.25 x 21.25 ins), framed and glazed (Qty: 1)NOTESThe rare issue with hand-colouring by the artist himself. The first Zeppelin air raid on London took place on the 31st May, 1915. Flying at 11,000 feet, and with their engines turned off, they were difficult to spot. In response to these terrifying surprise attacks coastal searchlight units, were redeployed in the city. The searchlight units became adept at catching Zeppelins in their lights so that they could be destroyed and by the Autumn of 1916 the use of Zeppelins ceased. In 1918 Wood was appointed official war artist to the Balkans, and his drawings of this conflict were used to llustrate The Salonika Front , by A. J. Mann, published by A & C Black in 1920.
A RARE SET OF FOUR WILLIAM IV SILVER SHAPED-ROUND AND CRESTED CHAMBER CANDLE STICKS each with a central leaf chased capital with a crested crimped-round nozzle, and a leaf-chased flying scroll handle, mark of John Wrangham & William Moulson, London 1835, 13cm diameter (5 ¼ in), the four 1001g (a little under 32 ¼ oz)
A RARE LATE VICTORIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS SILVER SHAPED-OVAL DISH BY GILBERT MARKS of hammered form with a central oval bowl within a broad border chased and embossed a continuous band of trailing sinuous parrot-tulip leaves and flowers, and engraved with a facsimile signature and dated '1898', mark of Gilbert Marks, London 1898, 23.5cm long (9 ¼ in), 17cm wide (6 ¾ in), 3cm high (1 ¼ in), 402g (a little under 13 oz) Note; Note; Gilbert Leigh Marks (1861-1905) was one of the first silversmiths to consciously renounce industrial mass manufacture in favour of handmade craftsmanship. He appears to have had little to do with the Arts and Crafts movement though he shared many of its ideals. The importance of his body of work (currently thought to number around 500-800 pieces in silver) lies in this ethos and the superb quality of chasing and decoration displayed in his pieces. He is best known for his silver and silver-gilt pieces decorated with naturalistic floral motifs which in some respects reflects a Japanese aesthetic influence prevalent during the last quarter of the 19th century. The Victorian language of flowers, though a little varied dependent on which source one uses, the meaning of tulips is generally perfect love. Like many flowers, different colours of tulips also often carry their own significance. Red tulips are most strongly associated with true love, while purple symbolizes royalty. ... White tulips are used to claim worthiness or to send a message of forgiveness.
A RARE EDWARDIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS SILVER SHAPED-OVAL DISH BY GILBERT MARKS of hammered form with a central oval bowl within a broad border chased and embossed with a continuous band of poppy flower-heads and broad leaves, and engraved with a facsimile signature and dated '1902', mark of Gilbert Marks, London 1902, 23.5cm long (9 ¼ in), 17cm wide (6 ¾ in), 3cm high (1 ¼ in), 396g (a little under 13 oz) The Victorian language of flowers, though a little varied dependent on which source one uses, gave the poppy a variety of meanings based on the colour, including consolation for loss, deep sleep (a nod to the narcotic effects of the opium poppy perhaps?), and extravagance.
Joy Division, 'Still', a rare limited edition original UK 1st pressing with hard clothbound 'hessian' gatefold, outer sleeve with embossed card gatefold inner sleeve held in place by ribbon, die cut card inner sleeves with grey & white paper labelsProvenance: part of an exceptional single owner collection, in excellent condition
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