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Lot 134
NO RESERVE Coventry printing.- Staughton (S. ) A selection of remarkable events in the lives of the primitive fathers, eminent reformers, and martyrs, in the Christian Church: Including A Concise History of the Lives, Sufferings and Deaths, of the Noblemen, Bishops, and other distinguished Persons, who have valiantly defended the Protestant Religion, engraved frontispiece, list of subscribers (mostly in the East and West Midlands), red ink stamp to title, Coventry, printed and sold by Mrs. Luckman, and by the editor., 1791 bound with Edinburgh Society For Publishing Religious Tracts. The Great Question Answered: Whar shall I do to be saved?, drop-head title, Edinburgh, Printed ny J. Ritchie, 1803 bound with Merrill (Daniel) The Mode and Subjects of baptism Examined, second edition, Boston, Manning & Loring, 1805, together 3 works in 1 vol., some spotting or light foxing, contemporary sheep, spine gilt and with red morocco label and paper library label (chipped with loss), upper cover , corners worn, rubbed, 8vo ⁂ The first mentioned provincially printed work is rare, with ESTC recording only 4 copies (not in Bodleian).
Lot 164
Leigh (Howard) Planes of the Great War, 50 tipped-in plates after Leigh, original cloth, pictorial dust-jacket, browned, spine ends and corners chipped, 1934 § Bradshaw (Stanley Orton) Flying Memories, neat ink ownership inscription, original cloth, pictorial dust-jacket, spine browned, tear to foot of upper panel, [1939]; and 2 others, First World War illustrated books, 4to (4)⁂ Both titles rare in dust-jackets.
Lot 55
Astrology in medicine.- Tanstetter (Georg) Artificium de applicatione astrologie ad medicinam, first edition, title within woodcut historiated border, woodcut diagrams, woodcut historiated initials, water-stained, fore-edge a little frayed, modern half calf, spine gilt, [Thorndike V, 316-317; not in Adams or Caillet], 8vo, Strasbourg, Georg Ulricher, 1531.⁂ A rare little work on the application of astrology to medicine, with a preface by the German botanist and theologian Otto Brunfels.
Lot 4
A Work of Art, by Mike Scott, Homage to Toys of the Past, a replica of a rare Cragston battery operated Creeping Crawling Hand, the hand with large blue ring, one of only six, created in 2001, boxed with certificate Condition Report: The original rubber hand is usually completely perished, to find a box is something of a miracle, so this one is a replica made by the Artist Mike Scott, put together to make a collection complete
Lot 43
A rare Ming dynasty Kraak dish depicting two Persian figures, c.1600-1644, with cobalt underglaze blue decoration, produced in Jingdezhen, combining motifs from Persia, Holland and China, the figures to the central medallion probably copied from a Mughal painting, the tulips from a Dutch blue and white dish, the flowers and the wanderers being a traditional Chinese motif, 32.5cm diameter This has been broken and restored, with chips to the rim and a firing fault
Lot 358
A rare pair of RAF Mk.VII flying goggles with Air Ministry issue stamp and no. 22C/826 1858 (lacking hinged visor) and a contemporary leather flying cap/helmet.Additional InformationWear commensurate with age throughout, please judge condition and any missing components from images and request additional if necessary, sold as seen.
Lot 664A
CLARICE CLIFF; a 'Bizarre' 'Bamboo Cottage' pattern Art Deco stepped square section bowl with rare double back stamp (the central stamp for Newport Pottery), diameter 19.4cm.Additional InformationOne small chip to rim, some rubbing to surface decoration, general surface wear, manufacturing imperfections including pooling of glaze, etc.
Lot 683
An unusual and rare glazed plaque, inscribed 'AD985 Grant from King Ethelred to Lady Wulerun', unmarked, 70 x 26.5cm.Additional InformationUnmarked. Crazing and firing cracks throughout, some uneven and patchiness to glaze, damage to King's left boot at the top and toes on the right foot. Damage to the Queen's dress, chips and nibbles to corners and edges, front and back entailing losses to glaze noticeably lower left. White paint on figure far right.
Lot 160
A rare Alexander Davison's Trafalgar Medal in pewter within applied gilt metal mount and suspension loop, diameter 53mm. This medal was awarded to survivors of the action by Alexander Davison, Nelson's prize agent. Additional InformationSurface wear with scratches, nicks and gouges, rubbing to raised detail and to the gilding of the rim, replacement ribbon.
Lot 49
Rare 19th Century English Approx. 13.0 Carat Old European Cut Diamond, 14 Karat Yellow Gold and Silver Cross Pendant Necklace. Set with ten large old European cut diamonds weighing approx. 8.0 carats TW. Diamonds G-H color, VS1-SI1 clarity. Measures 2-1/4" L, 1-1/2" W.; chain measures 18-1/2" L. Approx. weight: 12.3 grams. Condition: Very good antique condition. Estimate: $22000.00 - $28000.00 Domestic Shipping: $32.00
Lot 211
A rare Victorian silver Guernsey souvenir bangle, the original maker's mark overstruck, hallmarked Birmingham 1885, with the maker's mark WG, the centre front with applied lettering, 'Guernsey', within a foliate design, the edge with thirteen raised pins to top and bottom, the back plain, push button clasp for opening, 6.5 x 5.7cm. to outside edges, weight 1.2 tr.oz., *Condition: bangle in very good condition, with very little wear.
Lot 820
A rare set of seventeen 17th century oil on mica 'talc' transparencies for use with a portrait miniature of Charles I, each oval mica sheet painted in oils with a different overlay image to alter the portrait of the late King, showing his life before captivity, during his imprisonment and execution and his subsequent martyrdom, including his crown, ermine robe and sceptre, through armour and prison garb, a set of prison window bars, the warrant for execution being shown to the king, his hands being bound and eyes bandaged, his severed head held aloft, the headless torso and the head re-united, plus others, each sheet 3 x 2½in. (7.7 x 6.2cm.), with a small quantity of related paperwork, letters etc., * Two similar, incomplete set of micas are included in The Royal Collection, one featuring twelve sheets, the other nineteen, each with the associated oil on copper portrait of Charles I., *Condition:All of the overlays have some losses - please see photos. Thirteen are largely complete (one is in two pieces) and four are just a fragment of the original - of these, two are missing a clear, unpainted section only. The original companion miniature is missing.
Lot 364
CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH (1868-1928) FOR MISS CRANSTON'S TEAROOMS, GLASGOW RARE SILVER-PLATED DESSERT SPOON, CIRCA 1900 with oval bowl and trefoil finial, stamped to the reverse MISS CRANSTON'S 18.5cm long Literature: Rudoe, Judy, 'Decorative Arts 1850-1950, A Catalogue of the British Museum Collection', page 211, plate 66 for illustration of a matching dessert spoon. Howarth, Thomas, 'Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Modern Movement', London, 1952, pl. 51 A matching set of eight spoons was sold, Lyon & Turnbull, 07/09/2012, lot 54
Lot 540
SIR BASIL SPENCE (1907-1976) FOR H. MORRIS & CO., GLASGOW RARE 'ALLEGRO' ARMCHAIR, DESIGNED 1947-1948 laminated wood, with drop-in seat, later covered, bears maker's label MORRIS MADE/ GUARANTEED TRADE MARK/ GLASGOW 54cm wide, 86cm high, 50cm deep Literature: Studio Yearbook of Decorative Art, 1949, p. VIII (advertised) 'Austerity to Affluence: British Art & Design 1945-1962', The Fine Art Society, London, 1997, p. 14 and p. 22, cat. no. F27 (an example of chair illustrated) Long, Philip and Thomas, Jane (Edit.) 'Basil Spence', Architect National Galleries of Scotland in Association with RCAHMS, Edinburgh 2008, p. 52 and p. 54, fig 55 illus. Note: Sir Basil Spence was one of the leading British architects of the 20th century, whose monumental or 'brutalist' style came to define modern architecture in Britain. Noted commissions include designs for several exhibitions including the Sea and Ships Pavilion for the Festival of Britain (1951), Sussex University (1962), Glasgow Airport (1966), and Coventry Cathedral (1954-1962), for which he received a knighthood. In 1947 Neil Morris of manufacturers Morris of Glasgow asked Spence to collaborate on a range of plywood furniture he was working on, which was to include his Bambi chair and celebrated Cloud table. The result was the Allegro dining suite, which was awarded a diploma by the Council of Industrial Design in January 1949. In March of the same year it was exhibited at the Glasgow Today and Tomorrow, where it was commended, and an example of the armchair was commissioned by the Museum of Modern Art, New York for their collection. In September 1949 it was displayed at the Morris stand, also designed by Spence, at the Scottish Industries Exhibition. In 1951 another single armchair was commissioned for the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (V&A CIRC.183-1951).
Lot 76
GEORGE WASHINGTON JACK (1855-1931) FOR MORRIS & CO. RARE ARTS & CRAFTS INLAID MAHOGANY SIDEBOARD, CIRCA 1890 inlaid with stringing and chequer banding, the rear superstructure with a three-quarter rear shelf surmounted by turned finials above turned spindle supports and a lower open shelf, the mounted shaped top above a frieze drawer flanked by fielded panel drawers on tapering square legs joined by a shaped stretcher 217cm wide, 160cm high, 78cm deep
Lot 366
Seiko, a rare 1964 steel Seiko Tokyo Olympic World Time Automatic Diashock wristwatch, No.6217, 3.5cm circular steel dial with baton numerals, black GMT hand and date aperture at 3 o'clock, large fluted crown, backplate No.5101653 with etched text, integral Seiko steel braceletNote: Seiko was the official timekeeper of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Seiko created two watches in conjunction, this is an early Model No.6217Condition: generally good overall, light wear only, ticking, service advised
Lot 396
Breitling, a rare steel Iraqi Air Force Breitling Navitimer chronograph wristwatch, 4cm circular black dial with rotating bezel, triple subsidiary dials, company monogram to the crown, the backplate with the Iraqi Air Force monogram and pilot's name Nizar Ali (?) etched to case edge, black leather strapProvenance: purchased by the vendor's husband in Baghdad whilst fighting the fires in 1991 on UN inspectionsCondition: lacking one chronograph button, case with general wear, movement not tested, service advised
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Lot 4271
Very scarce map/prospect of Nottinghamshire with rural figures in foreground, George Bickham [1796], engraving on laid/chain-lined paper, later hand-colouring, mounted/unframed, 23cm by 16cm. Together with a rare map of Nottinghamshire by Jacob van Langeren [c.1657], and a mid-18th century map of Nottinghamshire by Herman Moll (3)
Lot 4300
Walton, Izaak; Charles Cotton. The Complete Angler, first Nicolas edition, complete in two volumes, London: William Pickering, 1836. Quarto, contemporary half-calf with gilt title, marbled boards and endpapers, top edge gilt. Embellished with 61 illustrations, including full page and in-text depictions of fish, portraits, views. Contents generally good and bright, wide margins, occasional foxing; bindings tight and solid. Originally purchased from Bauman Rare Books (paperwork loosely inserted). (2) [Coigney 44]
Lot 4314
Walton, Izaak; Charles Cotton. The Complete Angler, first Ticknor & Fields edition, Boston: 1866. 12mo, publisher's green cloth with gilt title (this green cloth variant not mentioned by Coigney), top edge gilt, illustrated with 'Landing of the Trout' frontispiece by J. T. Willmore after John Absolon, plus 13 in-text illustrations of fish. Originally purchased from Bauman Rare Books (paperwork loosely inserted) [Coigney 85]
Lot 2174
A rare Derby tea cup and saucer, gilded, each with a painted landscape, the cup titled 'Near Toledo, Spain' in gilt verso, circa 1800 - 1825, red mark, cup 8 cm diameter, saucer titled ' Smugglers on the coast of Spain' 14 cm diameter.Condition: cup: top rim re-gilded and worn. Saucer: faint hairline to reverse, some re-gilding, stained and some scratches
Lot 2318
HUNTINGINTEREST: A collection of late 19th andearly 20th Century brass, mainly French, Hunt Buttons, also includes rareexamples in wood, Bakelite and horn, all with pressed animals in reliefrelating to the chase – hounds, deer, stag, horses, fox.. dating from 1848 to1960, to include large/medium/small, mounted on 2 cards (fully listed on condition report ) (each card withvendor’s annotations on reverse, our ref: HUN1/HUN2 - 182 buttons) CONDITION:HUNTING – LE CHASSE 39. HUN1 - Lge OBLONG card – FRENCH HUNT BUTTONS ** RARE HUNT IN WOOD, BAKELITE& HORN, ALSO ** HUNTING CLUB – EAGLE & LGE EARED HARE. 1848/1960? (97 BUTTONS) 40. HUN2 - Lge OBLONG card – FRENCH HUNT BUTTONS – INCLUDING QUALITY BRASS - *** RARE BAKELITE DOG, PHEASANT, HORSE HEAD . 1904/1917 (REVERSE) 1900’s/1960’s (85 BUTTONS + HORN PIN)
Lot 2321
A collection of 18th, 19th and 20th Century mixed media Buttonsincluding glass, silver & gilt metal, mother-of-pearl, diamonte, enamel,Murano, rare example of 18th Century Ajoure work, varying techniques, colours,styles (inc. Art Deco) and shapes, to include large/medium/small and petite,mounted on 4 cards (fully listed on condition report ) (each card with vendor’s annotations onreverse, Mix4 withdescriptions & details on front: (our ref: MIX/1/2/3/4- 455 buttons) CONDITION:MIXED MATERIALS – EXAMPLES OF VARIUS TYPES OF BUTTON MATERIALS 44. MIX1 – Lge Oblong card – TINY /SMALL/MEDIUM MAINLY BLACK – GLASS & METAL – ALL UNIQUE DIFFERENT DESIGNS & EARLY EXAMPLES – 1860/1910 (224 BUTTONS) 45. MIX2 - Square card – SILVER METAL PIERCED ENGRAVED – FRENCH JET GLASS – MANY ARTNOUVEAU MODELS – 1880/1930 (74 BUTTONS) 46. MIX3 - ***** Square card – FABULOUS MIX of WONDERFUL E NAMEL, MOTHER OF PEARL, DIAMANTE (RHINESTONE), ANCIENT DECORATED GLASS, CUT STEEL, PAPIER – MACHE, METALS, REALISTIC GLASS BIRD, FISH, BOW, FLOWER – AGATE, ENGINE TURNED ENAMEL, 18th.CENTURY CARVED & PIERCED (AJOURE) MOTHER OF PEARL SNOWFLAKE PATTERN (ITALIAN) 1780/1900 (96 BUTTONS) 47. MIX4 - Square card – ***** SELECTION of HARDSTONES, AGATES, MURANO GLASS with details on card.(Central button removed – not for sale – sentimental reasons) – 1790/1930 (61 BUTTONS)
Lot 2322
A collection of 19thand 20th Century Mother-of-Pearl Buttons together with abalone, barbola andhaliotide examples, natural colours, iridescent, blue & pink hues, ofvarying shapes – shells, floral, “Tree of Life” design , and sizes most notablea rare large Star (card: Mop3) to include large/medium/small andpetite, mounted on 4 cards, (fully listed on condition report )(each card withvendor’s annotations on reverse, ref: MOP/1/2/3/4 – 282 buttons) CONDITION:MOTHER OF PEARL – ABALONE – HALLIOTIDE 1850/1900 48. Mop1 – Square card of DIFFERENT SHELLS & EARLY DATES – FOUR with Horse Heads, ****CENTRAL BUTTON - ART NOUVEAU - BRONZE ‘TREE OF LIFE’ with CUT STEEL PINS – many SCULPTURED / ENGRAVED EXAMPLES – TWO RARE OYSTER SHELL – TWO ACORNS – ONE ENGRAVING of WINGED ANIMAL. 1850/1900 (75 BUTTONS) 49. Mop2 – Square card ABALONE (BLUE-GREEN IRIDESCENT SHELL) – TWO SCULPTURED REALISTIC SWALLOWS – FIVE LONG POINTED OVALS (3.5cm/35.0mm)- ONE METAL INSERT ‘FLOWER BASKET’ 1850/1930 (61 BUTTONS) 50. Mop3 – Square card Mix MoP & other SHELLS – HUGE STAR CENTRAL BUTTON – TWO 4 SECTION SHELL – TWO CUT STEEL/BAKELITE/SHELL & other METAL DECORATED EXAMPLES – 1890/1940 (64 BUTTONS) 51. Mop4 – Square card MANY EXAMPLES of SHELL TYPES & COLOURS – ONE LARGE BUTTON with AMBER GLASS INSERT – 1890/1940 (82 BUTTONS)
Lot 2327
A fine collection of ArtDeco mainly Bakelite Buttons including sets with also early 20th Century plastic and galalithe, mainlyblack & autumnal colours with variations to include rare spliced wafer twoand three combination colour layering; some unusual shapes, to include extralarge /large/medium/small, mounted on 4 cards, (fully listed on condition report )(each card withvendor’s annotations on reverse,, ref:P25,26,27,28 - 249 buttons) CONDITION: VENDOR'S FAVOURITES)83. P25 – Lge Oblong card RARE COMBINATION made in Spliced Wafer Two /Three Coloured Layers , cut and carved, Early Plastics - Art-Deco-1920’s/1930’s –(63 BUTTONS) VENDOR'S FAVOURITES)84. P26 – Lge Oblong card RARE COMBINATION made in Spliced Wafer Two /Three Coloured Layers , cut and carved, Early Plastics - Art-Deco-1920’s/1930’s – (SOME SETS) - THE TRIANGULAR EXAMPLES ARE VERY RARE (76 BUTTONS) VENDOR'S FAVOURITES)85. P27 - Lge Oblong card RARE COMBINATION made in Spliced Wafer Two /Three Coloured Layers & cut and carved, Early Plastics - Art-Deco-1920’s/1930’s –(49 BUTTONS)VENDOR'S FAVOURITES)86. P28 - Lge Oblong card RARE COMBINATION made in Spliced Wafer Two /Three Coloured Layers & cut and carved, Early Plastics - Art-Deco-1920’s/1930’s –(61 BUTTONS)
Lot 2339
A fine collection oflate 19th Century and 20th Century(1870-1960s) metal buttons includinggilt, silver, brass, copper, diamante and enamel, one filigree, various designsand shapes including rare horse heads, bambi, leaf shapes aised decoration,various shaped including Art Deco brass cylindrical button, boat and hat etc,sizes include medium/small/petite, mounted on 1 card (fully listed on condition report) (MET 8 – 88 buttons)CONDITION:MET 8 . Square Card of Gilt Metal, Silver, Silver Metal, Diamante, Enamel etc. 1. TWO Rare Horses Head buttons ***2. ONE Bambi ***3. SEVEN Extraordinary Leaf Shaped buttons ***4. ONE Tennis button.5. ONE Engine Turned Enamel ***6. ONE Art Nouveau Silver button ... French Hallmark Sanglier (Marked on back of Card) ***7. ONE Early Steel8. THREE Albert Parent Paris buttons ***9. TWO Modern Diamante1870 -1960 (88 Buttons).
Lot 2341
A fine collection of 19thCentury metal buttons including cut steel silvered, gilt, enamel, diamonte andmother-of-pearl, various designs including floral, pierced, lace and unusual centralbutton with Apollo’s head in profilem, sizes include large/medium/small,mounted on 1 card (fully listed on condition report - MET 10 - 39 buttons) CONDITION:MET 10 . Square Card of Rare Large and Medium Examples.Row 1 1. SIX Sarah Bernhardt playing 'L'Aiglon' a c Complete Set in Silver Plate (Argente) Metal ***Row 22. TWO Decorative buttons 3. ONE Large Roosters Head button ***4. ONE Cut Steel and Mother of Pearl5. ONE Early Large Cut Steel Pierced Flower Shape ***6. ONE Silver Plate (Argente) Metal Bee on Flora ***7. ONE Decorative -TWO Birds Feeding.Row 38. FOUR Cut Steel buttons (Two Pairs) ***9. TWO Goldstone/Aventurine with Yellow Enamel Surrounds10. ONE Picture button of a Japanese Bridge in Metal Applique ***Row 4 11. ONE Picture button.. Bird in Branches 3.5 cms.12. TWO Exquisite and Rare Haliotide Shell with Diamante Floral Spray3.5 cms ***13. ONE Greek (?) Warrior with Dragon Helmet 3.5 cms. *** Page 114 'button collecting' by Polly Crummett (book supplied ) ***14. ONE Decorative Floral / Leaves and Scrolls with a Cut Steel Centre ***Row 515. ONE Pink Concave Decorated button16. TWO Harlequin/ Jester in a Window ***17. TWO Decorative - Shell Centre18. ONE Lady in Armour Helmet and Feathers ? ***19. ONE Cinnabar Red button of a Bird and Nest ***Row 620. ONE Red Indian Warrior in Headdress , Copper and Bakelite 3.5. cms. ***21. ONE A Putti Riding a Lion mounted on Wood background 3.5 cms ***22. ONE Napoleon 3rd. Open-Work and Diamantes 4.3 cms ***23. ONE Maroccan Scene decorative 3.5 cms.24. ONE Fortress on a Mountain Top in Leather 4.0 cms *** 1800-1900 (37 BUTTONS) .
Lot 2346
A fine collection of mid19th and early 20th Century buttons and Studs including gilt metal, gold , enamelledand mother-of-pearl, designs including floral openwork, ribbons, shamrockdesign by Albert Parent, etc, sizes small and petit, mounted on 1 card (fully listedon condition report) (MET 15 – 111buttons) CONDITION:MET 15 . Square Card of All Small and Tiny Antique Metal Buttons. Some Examples have Mother of Pearl, Pearl, Cut Steel, Diamante, Paint and Enamel Inserts. 1. TWO Shamrock Design Albert Parent cie Paris buttons ( Marked on card.)2. THREE Art Nouveau Blouse Studs of Long Haired Ladies...rare ***3. TEN Gilded Oblong Rare Tinies ***4. ONE Shell Shape button.5. ONE Marked with a Cross...and ' Sainte Croix Orleans'6. And Many Other Different Unique Designs.1850 - 1920 (111 BUTTONS)
Lot 2347
A fine collection of mid 19th and early 20th Century buttons and Studsincluding silver, silver plate, gilt, gold, brass; designs including `Fables deFontaine’, `Le Renard et la Cigogne’, monogrammed, floral etc, designer exampleby Parent (Paris), sizes large, medium small and petit, mounted on 1 card (fully listed oncondition report) (MET 16 – 77 buttons)CONDITION:MET 16 . Square ( Slightly Oblong ) Card of Large to Tiny Metal buttons. A Great Mix of Silver, Silver Plate, Gilt, Gold Metal, Brass etc.1. TWO 'Fontaines Fables'...the Fox and the Stork by Albert Parent Paris.1912-1916 ***2. TWO China Men ....also Fontaines Fables ? By A Parent Paris ***3. TWO Other A.Parent buttons a Large Brass Lined button (Top Row) and a Medium Silver Metal Example.4. ONE Pale Blue Textile Backed 'Bambi' button. 5. ONE Large Monogrammed Silver Metal Centre button.6. ONE Small Napoleon 1st Picture button .by R.L.7. THREE Square Art Nouveau buttons ***8. TWO Art Deco Authentique Shaped buttons ***9. TWO Artisanal 'Le Minor Bretagne' buttons10. TWO 1960's Reproductions11. TWENTY TWO Rare Tinies ***12. ONE Silver Colonial button 1830 ***1830 – 1960(2 x 1960’s reproductions) ( 77 BUTTONS)
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Lot 515
[RARE PROOF COPIES] BIRMINGHAM, STEPHEN - "THE REST OF US" THE RISE OF AMERICA'S EASTERN EUROPEAN JEWS London, Macdonald, 1985. Uncorrected proof, good in original printed cream soft cover; McMURTRY, LARRY - BUFFALO GIRLS London, Century, 1991. Uncorrected proof number 176 of 500 copies, soft cover; FAUX, RONALD - HIGH AMBITION A BIOGRAPHY OF REINHOLD MESSNER London, Gollancz, 1982. Uncorrected proof, soft cover; COYLE, HAROLD - SWORD POINT London, Viking, 1989. Uncorrected proof, soft cover; and another (5)
Lot 293
W. B. Yeats, Selected Poems (London, Folio Society, 1998). The rare edition with paintings by Jack B Yeats. Full cloth. Brown slipcase. John Betjeman, Selected Poems (London, Folio Society, 2004). Full printed cloth. Burgundy slipcase. W. H. Auden, Collected Shorter Poems: 1927-1957 (London, Folio Society, 2006). Full printed cloth. Blue slipcase. 3 volumes.
Lot 471
Iris Murdoch, The Nice and the Good (Chatto & Windus, 1968). Brown boards. First edition, first printing. Very good dust wrapper. Signed by Murdoch at the start of her illness on the title page. Iris Murdoch, The Book of the Brotherhood (Chatto & Windus, 1987). First edition, first printing in fine dust wrapper. Iris Murdoch, Les Eaux Péché . A rare French edition of her novel The Bell (Plon, 1958). Signed and dedicated on the ffep by Iris Murdoch at the start of her illness.
Lot 114
A rare English creamware jug attributed to Herculaneum, late 18th century transfer-printed in black with a 'Jemmy's Farewell, Jemmy's Return' jug with verses, 18.5cm high (chipped and cracked) The source prints for 'Jemmy's farewell' published by Robert Sayer, 20 June 1786 and 'Jemmy's return' by R. Sayer and J. Bennett, 16 December 1784, illustrating the poem 'Auld Robin Grey'. The weeping girl in the return scene has just married someone else.
Lot 76
Seven pieces of slag and malachite glass late 19th/early 20th century, comprising a rare Sowerby purple rectangular 'Nursery Rhyme' vase designed by Walter Crane, 15.5cm wide, including a black, white and dark green goblet with figural swan detail, 17.5cm high; a turquoise and white Davidson leaf form dish, 14.5cm wide; a Sowerby blue malachite tooth pick holder or vase, a purple malachite mug 'A Present from ...'; a purple malachite beaker, 10.5cm high and one further purple vase (8)
Lot 92
A rare Crimean War related teapot and cover by G. F Bowers, Brownhill circa 1856-67, inscribed 'D & A Hall, Macclesfield' and transfer-printed in black with the 'Light Cavalry Charge at Balaclava' and 'Sebastopol Attack and Capture of the Malakhoff by the French', printed factory mark, 18.5cm high (finial to cover broken, spout chipped) It is not known exactly when George Frederick Bowers became a manufacturer. From the documentary evidence is unclear whether he was in business as early as 1841 or 1842, however on 14 December 1843 a teapot shape, design number 12331, was registered in the name of George Frederick Bowers and Company, Brownhills China Works, Tunstall, Staffordshire. By 1850 the firm was making both earthenware and porcelain and their products won a gold medal at the 1851 Exhibition. George Frederick Bowers died on 1 January 1867.
Lot 80
A rare Transcriptors hydraulic turntable (as seen on A Clockwork Orange) circa 1960, with a Transcriptor Stylus Scales in case and box, untested, Please note: This item can be collected on the day of the Sale ‘Spa Hotel’ Tunbridge Wells or from our office in Kenardington Nr Ashford after the sale, or can be shipped through Mail Boxes in Tunbridge Wells
Lot 421
Taxidermy. An Edwardian preserved group of seven birds in the manner of Edward Fortnum of Leighton Buzzard, including: a rare New Zealand weka, a duck, a pied wagtail, a swallow and two stints, mounted in a naturalistic river setting, with a split level base to imitate water, with a visible riverbed, in an ebonised glazed case, 62.5cm high, 78.2cm wide, 22cm deep.
Lot 43
A large Charles II lignum vitae dated wassail bowl, the turned bulbous body on a moulded domed foot, engraved with an inscription in Latin 'Implentur veteris bachi pinginsg Ferince=Tendinus in Latinum Anno domini 1681 Ex dono Jacobi Smith Exons', which translates as 'Fill up with old wine that is really juicy. Tried in Latin in the year 1681. The gift of Jacob Smith Esq.', above a coat of arms to either side, one with three roses between 'fess dancetty' for the Smith family and the other shield with a leopard's face on a canton for the Isaac family, 31.8cm high, 29.5cm diameter. The word Wassail means 'Good health' and is an expression of well wishing equivalent to the word 'cheers', offered in the context of convivial drinking. This is very apt in the context of the present lot which was probably presented as a gift and used at a wedding between the Isaac and Smith families in 1681. It is fairly rare to find a wassail bowl with a date and an inscription, for another example see Woolley & Wallis, Furniture & Works of Art, 4th October 2017, lot 14 for a larger wassail bowl with an applied plaque and the date '1694'.
Lot 67
A rare 18th century painted lead tobacco box and cover, the lid decorated with tobacco emblems, the body with landscape scenes and musical organs, the interior with a weighted lid and on lion's paw feet, together with another lead tobacco box, with a dog finial and decorated with tavern interior scenes, 16.2cm high (max). (2) For a similar box see 'Implements of the English House', by G.Seymour Lindsay, fig 372.
Lot 73
A rare Charles II band sampler, worked with coloured silk on a linen ground with long-armed cross, double-running, satin and detached buttonhole stitches with bands of flowers, pineapples and with 'boxer figures' with raised trailing strands of silk hanging from their heads, possibly representing periwigs, interspersed with urns of flowers, undated but mid- to late 17th century, 51 x 21.5cm in a later glazed gilt frame. Provenance: Ex. Dr. Goodhart Collection. Purchased by the current vendor from Mallett. The Property of a Gentleman. See Clare Brown and Jennifer Wearden, Samplers from the Victoria and Albert Museum, p.57, pl. 30 for a similar example.
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