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East Bristol Auctions
Lot 170

A rare and interesting collection of local Bristol interest Air Raid Warden effects - from an ARP Warden ' William Searle ' - attached to WD & HO Wills. Comprising: Searle's original ARP Helmet (complete with liner and strap), his rare original WD & HO Wills enamel ' ARP ' badge, a Civil Defence uniform patch and an ' Air Raid Precautions ' notice noting the locations of the ARP Warden's Post (Alfred Road) and the nearest Warden (Richmond Terrance). A rare and interesting WWII Second World War collection of Bristol related items. 

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Lot 151

An incredibly rare early 20th century ' Herbert Johnson ' tradesman's sample miniature naval straw hat. Made for the company in order to promote their wares. The miniature straw hat with a ' Herbert Johnson ' tally band, and label to interior. Supplied within its original labelled box. Very rare. Hat measures approx; 13cm diameter. 

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Lot 19

A rare WWII Second World War military issue blackout lamp / lantern. Makers marks to side for Bladon & Son Ltd. 1941 pattern. Complete with blackout cover panel and handle to rear. Military broad arrow marks present. Measures approx; 20cm tall. 

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Lot 85

An original WWI First World War German soldier's uniform Tornister ( back pack ). The rear leather strapping stamped with makers marks (illegible) ' Berlin, 1915 '. Various other regimental markings to the straps - ' 1077782501 '. The soldiers name is neatly written to the inside 'Struhk Gommern'. Bag appears complete with all leathers. Rare example. 

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Lot 379

A rare original WWII Second World War Air Ministry issued Boost gauge, as fitted to Lancaster cockpits. Believed ex-stores, and supplied within its original box. ' 6A/1581 Boost Gauge Mark 111m '. Dated 1944. The gauge with various Air Ministry markings to verso. The gauge is autographed by Lancaster veterans George Johnny Johnson ( Dambuster ) and bomb aimer John Bell. The original box being signed by both also. Rare.  NOTE: Proceeds from this lot are being donated towards the ' Attack On The Sorpe Dam ' film project. The film tells the story of the famous Dambusters raid of WWII, and features testimony from George 'Johnny' Johnson himself. A preview of the footage completed so far, as well as an appearance by George 'Johnny' Johnson, is taking place on February 9th at The Watershed Cinema in Bristol. Tickets can be purchased here: www.dambusters.eventbrite.co.uk )

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Lot 39

A rare vintage boxed Webley Tempest .177 calibre air pistol. With safety catch. Full working order within the original box. Appears little used and in great condition. Within it's original box. Measures 21cm long.

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East Bristol Auctions
Lot 202

A collection of 3x local interest Bristol related WWI First World War postcards. Comprising;A 'Viner & Co of Bath' printed First World War Bristol Clifton Zoo ' Mascot Monkey, Clifton Zoo' depicting 'Jack' a regimental monkey standing atop a sign which reads 'I have been many months with the Troops in France - had a toe shot away and was gassed at Neuve Chapelle and invalided home - Please give me pennies to send out cigarettes'A York Series ' Inkoos ' ' The Zulu White Sacred Monkey - Clifton Zoo ' photographic postcard. Shows the white monkey and handler.A Viner & Co. printed photographic postcard showing 'The Square, Beaufort War Hospital, Fishponds, Bristol '. Depicts the hospital with a group of First World War soldiers standing (with various wounds and ailments).A fascinating and rare set of postcards.

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Lot 6

A rare mid-century car radiator / bonnet mascot in the form of a Speedboat Racer. Ally construction, in the form of a racing speedboat with driver and engine to rear. Mounted on a squared marble base. Measures approx; 12cm tall x 16cm long. 

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Lot 220

A rare 1930's / 40's car mascot in the form of a jockey / horse racer, in the manner of Charles Paillet. Chrome construction, with hand painted jockey (some paint wear). Mounted on a turned wooden base. Measures approx; 21cm tall. 

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Lot 323

A rare 19th century local interest Bristol related ' Clifton Rocks Railway ' opening day passenger token. The small token / medal showing the Clifton Rocks Railway to the front, with notation, and to the rear the text ' Issued To The Passengers On The Opening Day, March 11th 1893 '. Rare local interest medallion. Measures approx; 3.5cm wide.

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Lot 262

A scarce WWI First World War German / Prussian Markman's uniform lanyard. Red, white and black cord construction, with a woven endpiece and two acorns to the end. Very rare German uniform lanyard. Measures approx; 40cm. 

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Lot 263

A rare pair of 19th century Victorian Naval / Navy Police dockyard truncheons . Both carrying a coat of arms with ' Aimez Verite ' motto. Gilt banding, and turned wooden handles. Both impressed with marks for ' SSR George ', the original owner. Both measure approx; 61cm long.  

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Lot 275

A rare antique Japanese Military Officer's Showa Katana Sword. Curved toshin blade, with brass tsuba and habaki, with a sharkskin bound handle and military officer's combat tassle. Tang unmarked. Within it's original leather covered wooden scabbard. Slight AF - small 1.5cm of edge wear to blade, pin missing to hilt). Measures approx; 93cm long. Rare.  

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Lot 36

A rare antique WWI First World War interest Captain's mess dress blouse / tunic. Named to a Captain Geoffrey Mervyn Gabb. Supplied with a printed history and photograph - supplied by the vendor - which reads:'Served with 2nd Battalion Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment. Stationed in South Africa and France. Wounded in France in October 1914, and was a patient at Queen Alexandra's Hospital for Officers in Highgate. In 1916 he was on the staff of Woodcote Park Convalescent Hospital, and arranged concerts in aid of war funds.'The tunic with buillionware collar and epaulettes, and an ink name written to the label ' G. Gabb '. A rare and interesting military tunic. 

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Lot 371

A rare original WWII Second World War Air Ministry issued Fuel gauge, as fitted to Lancaster Bomber cockpits. The gauge with various Air Ministry markings to verso. The side of the gauge has been autographed by three Lancaster / Bomber Command veterans - Dambuster George Johnny Johnson, Pilot Benny Goodman and Bomb Aimer John Bell. Beautifully signed in metallic marker. Supplied with a custom display plinth also signed by Bell and Johnson. Rare.  NOTE: Proceeds from this lot are being donated towards the ' Attack On The Sorpe Dam ' film project. The film tells the story of the famous Dambusters raid of WWII, and features testimony from George 'Johnny' Johnson himself. A preview of the footage completed so far, as well as an appearance by George 'Johnny' Johnson, is taking place on February 9th at The Watershed Cinema in Bristol. Tickets can be purchased here: www.dambusters.eventbrite.co.uk )

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Lot 256

An original WWII Second World War ' Royal Engineers ' uniform beret / cap. Complete with badge to front, named to lining for a 2072891 E. Tucker. Rare. 

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Lot 150

A fine rare antique late 18th century (c1760) George Adams of London equinoctial navigational compass / horizontal sundial. Within it's original fitted mahogany case. Engraved to the Roman Numeral dial ' G. Adams - London '. Measures approx; 10cm x 10cm. 

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Lot 98

Two antique / vintage bicycle paraffin lamps - the first being a ' Miller's Cetolite ' lamp with inset blue/red ' Millers ' panels to each side, and the second a Lucas ' Silver King ' brass bicycle lamp. Both with their original mounting brackets. Rare. 

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Lot 200

An original WWII Second World War German Third Reich Nazi officer's Army dress dagger. The blade with makers marks for Clemen & Jung, Solingen. Etched blade showing foliates and swastika motif to centre. Complete with pommel, ivorine grips and scabbard. Measures approx; 39cm long. Rare.

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Lot 48

A scarce WWII Second World War era believed military issue Schrader & Sons brass tyre gauge. Marked to shaft with makers names and address for Brooklyn, USA. Rare. Measures approx; 21cm long. 

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Forum Auctions
Lot 130

[Shenstone (William)] The School-Mistress..., first edition, half-title, title in red & black and with engraved vignette by Mynde, engraved and woodcut tail-pieces, original wrappers, some soiling, preserved in cloth-backed solander box, [Rothschild 1838; Hayward 161], for R.Dodsley, 12mo, 1742.⁂ Scarce in wrappers, rare with half-title.

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Lot 166

NO RESERVE Rossetti (William Michael) Swinburne's Poems and Ballads, A Criticism, ex libris of Kenneth A. Lohf to front pastedown, hinges splitting, 1866 § [Surtees (Robert Smith)] Mr Facey Romford's Hounds, first edition, hand-coloured etched frontispiece and 23 plates, contents separating, 1865 § Arnold (Matthew) Essays in Criticism, first American edition, 1865 § Dickens (Charles) Barnaby Rudge, first American edition, publisher's catalogue, copper- or wood-engraved plates or illustrations, faint browning and spotting, loss to lower fore-corner of 1 plate, upper hinge splitting, Philadelphia, 1842, original cloth, second stamped in gilt, third in blind and gilt, second edges uncut, each rubbed, second spine faded, fourth upper joint splitting; and a large quantity of others, 19th-c. Literature, some Travel, v.s. (large qty.)⁂ Kenneth A. Lohf (1925-2002) Librarian at Columbia: tireless collector of rare books for the university; fellow of The Morgan Library; trustee of MOMA; President of the Grolier Club.

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Lot 152

North America.- [Neal (John)] "Jehu O'Cataract". Battle of Niagara, A Poem..., [Wegelin 1066], Baltimore, by N.G. Maxwell, 1818 § [Coffey (W.A.)] "One Who Knows". Inside Out..., handwritten ink contents to rear endpaper, traces of card and adhesive to pastedowns, [Sabin 14157], New York, for the author, 1823 § Humphreys (Col. David) A Poem on Industry..., ?lacking bookseller's catalogue, front endpaper detached, [Evans 31173; Wegelin 225] Philadelphia, for Mathew Carey, 1794 § Mannock (John) Manuel Abrégé de Controverse..., translated from the English, woodcut tail-piece, Quebec, 1806, each but last first edition, first and last hinges splitting, each faint foxing and soiling, first later half calf, second and third original boards, last later coarse cloth, each rubbed or worn, second joints and spine splitting; and a small quantity of others, similar, v.s. (sm.qty.)⁂ Each title rare.Provenance: the third mentioned, as per Wegelin, identified as Benjamin Allen's copy: Allen's ownership inscription (with date "Oct. 16 1798") to title.

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Lot 49

Astronomy.- Cirencester printing.- Hitchman (William) The Young Astronomer's Assistant, and Countryman's Daily Companion, 2 parts in 1, list of subscribers, woodcut illustrations of eclipses, diagrams, final advertisement f., first title with small red duty stamp, some water-staining, occasional spotting, 12mo, Cirencester, printed for A. Wright, at Holyrood-Ampney; and sold by the booksellers in town and country, 1755.⁂ A rare provincially printed work, which includes the weather, eclipses, measurement of timber, and medical matters. ESTC records only 4 copies.

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Lot 127

Notorious adultress.- Campbell (Archibald, 3rd Duke of Argyll) A Pastoral Elegy on the Death of the Lady Hilaretta, first edition, 6pp., slightly foxed and soiled, later dark blue morocco-backed cloth, slightly rubbed, [Foxon C10; ESTC locates copies at Worcester College, Oxford and at Harvard only], folio, Printed for A. More, [1730].⁂ Rare poem on the scandalous life of Lady Abergavenny, nee Katharine Tatton. Her first husband, the 13th Lord Abergavenny died of smallpox some 5 months after their marriage; she subsequently married his cousin and heir to the title but had several love affairs, most scandalous of which was with Richard Lyddel who was tried in 1730 a few months after her death "for carrying on a criminal conversation with the late Lady Abergavenny". This copy was formerly in the Brett-Smith collection.

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Lot 394

ARTHUR H. LEE & SONS, BIRKENHEADRARE ARTS AND CRAFTS EMBROIDERED TEXTILE HANGING, CIRCA 1930 the jacquard-woven patterned green ground embroidered in coloured wools with meandering flowering tendrils, bears maker's label CREWEL-CRAFT/ A.L.& S., sample, unused condition270cm x 117cm

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Lot 223

JOHN HASSALL (1868-1948) PROBABLY RETAILED BY LIBERTY & CO, LONDONARTS & CRAFTS STAINED OAK SIDE CHAIR, CIRCA 1910 the shaped back with circular piercing above a solid seat and planked support linked by a stretcher, branded facsimile signature to front J. HASSALL45cm wide, 91cm high, 50cm deepNote: John Hassall was an illustrator and designer who became one of the early 20th century's most influential poster artists. Hassall was also a regular contributor to publications including the Illustrated London News and The Sketch. He was best known for the poster 'Skegness is so Bracing' (1908), which was imitated by generations of poster designers and became one of the most iconic posters in British history. These interesting chairs are rare and other no other examples have come to light. Similar chairs appear in his illustrations for NORMANS AND SAXONS AND SUCH, by Marriott Edgar and published by Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., London in 1949 (see illustration).

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Lot 61

AESTHETIC MOVEMENTRARE GROUP OF PAINTED DOORS & PANELS, CIRCA 1880 comprising THREE PANELLED DOORS, two with purple ground and one green, each with panels painted in gilt and colours with flowering plants and opposed beasts, 223cm x 99cm; also THREE PAIRS OF SHUTTERS, one purple, two green, each 266cm x 20.5cm (closed), 266cm x 60cm (open), each with corresponding decoration; and a QUANTITY OF MOULDED ARCHITRAVESProvenance: A private residence, Cheltenham, England Literature: Gere, Charlotte 'Artistic Circles: Design and Decoration in the Aesthetic Movement', V&A 2010, p. 85Note: These doors and accompanying shutters and architraves represent a rare surviving example of an 'Aesthetic' or 'House Beautiful' interior. The Aesthetic Movement of the late nineteenth century advocated the use of foreign or 'exotic' influences in the decoration of the home. Long-running articles in influential publications such as the 'Magazine of Art' and the 'Art Journal' encouraged the idea that it was 'important to be up-to-date with artistic activities. Mrs Haweis, the popular authoress found a lucrative new direction for her journalism in this area and commented that "most people are now alive to the importance of beauty as a refining influence. The appetite for artistic instruction is even ravenous." As a cartoonist for Punch and a regular lampooner of the craze for decoration, Edward Linley Sambourne, whose London house is still preserved today, was not immune and the doors and architraves of his house at 18 Stafford Terrace are painted in a very similar fashion to the present lot.

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Lot 400

MARIANO FORTUNY Y MADRAZO (1871-1949)RARE PRINTED SILK VELVET PANEL, CIRCA 1920 the design printed with golden metallics with a repeating pattern of flowering carnations, framed117cm x 93.5cmNote: A panel of silk velvet by Fortuny in the same design is held in the collection of the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, museum no. 1938-57-1226-b (bequest of Erskine Hewitt); and for a similar panel see V&A T.130-1977.Fortuny's production of printed textiles was strongly influenced by his family's collection of Arabic and Oriental decorative arts and textiles and he was also influenced by the art of Venice where he lived and worked and where he studied Renaissance arts.He developed and patented techniques for metal printing on velvet to simulate the textural effect of woven fabrics, using hand-cut wooden blocks. He then printed with metallic powders, using bronze or copper powders for a golden effect and aluminium for silver.

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Lot 257

GEORGE HENRY WALTON (1867–1933) FOR MISS CRANSTON'S BUCHANAN STREET TEAROOMS, GLASGOWRARE EBONISED AND PAINTED BEECH DINING CHAIR, CIRCA 1896 the tall curved back with central caned panel, supported by spaced spheres in a frame painted in colours with tulips, roses and lily of the valley, the caned seat with rounded angles raised on ring turned and tapering legs with outswept feet49cm wide,115cm high, 48cm deepProvenance: T. & R. Annan & Sons Ltd., GlasgowLiterature: Billcliffe, Roger; Charles Rennie Mackintosh, The Complete Furniture etc. pub. The Lutterworth Press, 1978, illus. 1896G.Moon, Karen 'George Walton', White Cockade 1993, p.53, pl. 63Note: This chair was made for Miss Cranston's new tearoom in Buchanan Street in Glasgow in 1896. This scarce chair, with its tall curved back echoing the stencilled wall decoration and the hand-painted floral sprigs following the colour scheme of the walls. The tall vertical form of the chair continues the 'Glasgow Style' aesthetic whilst the Regency inspiration which the design subverts is still evident, particularly on the matching armchairs with their lower backs. Other versions of this chair were used by Walton in schemes throughout his career but the Buchanan Street chairs are marked out by their painted decoration.

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Lot 316

OWEN JONES (1809-1874) FOR WARNER. SILLETT & RAMM, SPITALFIELDS, LONDON'SULTAN' A RARE JACQUARD-WOVEN SILK CURTAIN, CIRCA 1870 the design a repeating pattern of stylised foliage reserved on a geometric patterned ground, lined and with braided edge283cm x 157cmLiterature: 'Arts & Crafts Textiles in Britain', Exhibition Catalogue The Fine Art Society, London in Association with Francesca Galloway, no. 10.A Choice of Design, 1850 to 1980: Fabrics by Warner & Sons Limited, London 1983, ill. no.45, p.79V&A museum number: T.163-1972 for an example in this colourway'The John Scott Collection', Volume Two, The Fine Art Society, London 11 June - 3 July 2014, no. 60 where an identical hanging was offered.Note: Owen Jones trained as an architect and travelled to the Middle East where he made a study of decorative art. In 1856 he published the Grammar of Ornament, analysing patterns and colours from many periods and cultures and the book became an invaluable source for many designers.Jones believed that reproducing flowers and similar objects in a naturalistic way was in bad taste. He preferred to create stylised motifs and designed a range of high quality silks using this type of pattern for leading manufacturers like Warner, Sillett & Ramm. The first recorded weaving of this design was September 20, 1870. Owen Jones used this design in the same year as a wall covering in his scheme for James Gurney's Billiard's Room and the Drawing Room, Regent's Park, London.

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Lot 414

[§] SUSAN BOSENCE (1913-1996)RARE HAND-BLOCKED LINEN PANEL, CIRCA 1950 depicting a serrated striped design, framed143cm x 23cmNote: Susan Bosence was a talented block printer, dyer and teacher from Bedfordshire. She exhibited extensively from the 1960's until her death in 1996, and also opened a dye house and printing classroom for adults in Dartington around the same period. Bosence was extremely interested in ethnic textile techniques, and her works often display simplistic yet contrasting geometric techniques printed with lino-blocks, as is seen here.

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Lot 319

CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904) FOR WILLIAM FRY OF DUBLINRARE 'HERA' WOVEN COTTON PANEL, CIRCA 1876 depicting peacock feathers, period oak frame54cm x 23.5cmLiterature: 'The Aesthetic Movement' The Decorative Arts Society, 2010, p.124, fig. 11Lyons, Harry 'Christopher Dresser: The People's Designer 1834-1904', Woodbridge 2005, pp. 242-3.Note: Dresser first produced 'Hera' as a woven silk fabric for William Fry of Dublin circa 1876. Previously credited to Arthur Silver, Dresser's design was more likely to have been 'recycled' and later produced as a printed cotton, sold through Liberty & Co., London.

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Lot 417

J. & J. CASH LTD. FOR COVENTRY CATHEDRALTWO RARE JACQUARD-WOVEN SILK PANELS, CIRCA 1960 one inscribed SUTHERLAND TAPESTRY, the other BETHLEHEM FONT AND BAPTISTERY WINDOW, each with printed label verso, framed and glazed (2)each 13cm x 7cm

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Lot 407

BERNARD SLEIGH (1872-1954) FOR ROSEBANK FABRICS'A MAP OF FAIRYLAND', A RARE LINEN PANEL, CIRCA 1937 printed linen, bears maker's inscription to selvedge A MAP OF FAIRYLAND BY BERNARD SLEIGH/ A ROSEBANK FABRIC203cm x 128cmNote: This fabric is based on Sleighs 'An Anciente Mappe of Fairyland Newly Discovered and Set Forth' printed for nurseries from 1917. After Sleigh retired in 1937 it was produced as a fabric by Rosebank, who commissioned Sleigh to produce further works.

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Lot 72

OWEN JONES (1809-1874) FOR TEMPLETON'S, GLASGOWAXMINSTER CARPET, 1871 OR 1887 the repeat-patterned field with bands of stylised flowerheads within further bands of Greek key design and with central eight-pointed star-shaped medallion, the whole within floral, foliate and Greek key borders, bears label verso407cm x 279cmNote: This carpet comes from the archive of Templeton's material in the collection of Stoddard International, which absorbed Templeton's some thirty years ago. The design originates from 1871, when a similar example was exhibited by the cabinet-makers Jackson & Graham at the London International Exhibition. The Art Journal Catalogue of the International Exhibition of 1871 illustrated the design and notes; 'we engrave on this page a carpet, exhibited by Messrs. Jackson & Graham - the renowned Upholsterers and Decorators. It is a work of rare excellence, produced from a design specially prepared by Owen Jones. It is of the kind called "patent Axminster", and is, we believe, the finest specimen of that fabric ever manufactured. Some idea of the delicacy of its texture may be arrived at when we state that there are two hundred and fifty-six points (or separate tufts of wool) in every square inch of surface. The drawing of the carpet, which is in the Persian style, is very elaborate; it has been exceedingly well rendered in the manufacture, and the colouring is in the highest degree harmonious. As, this year, one of the specialities of the Exhibition consists of 'woollen goods', it is exceedingly satisfactory to know that England has produces a work that may defy competition." (p.5)Jackson & Graham collaborated with Jones on the interiors at Alfred Morrison's house, 16 Carlton House Terrace, in 1867. Widely recognised as one of the country's leading cabinet-makers, it is unsurprising that they would have had their carpets made by Templeton's, at that time one of the country's leading manufacturers.Templeton's also developed a unique 'chenille' weaving technique, building specially designed looms for the process, and this is presumably the 'patent Axminster' weave mentioned above.Unusually, the label which accompanies this particular carpet suggests the carpet was made sixteen years after the original was exhibited. It may be the archivist who wrote the label made a mistake in the dating and that this carpet could actually be the example exhibited in 1871.The label mentioned above (see illustration) bears the inscription "Chenille Axminster carpet/ this carpet was made in 1887 for the library of 2 Park Circus for John Stewart Templeton. It has since been in the use of his daughter, Mrs D.H.L. Young and later his great-granddaughter Mrs W.E.H. Grayburn. It was passed to the firm in 1950 after 63 years of use. It is noted for its 16-shot fine worsted pile."

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Lot 182

WILLIAM ARTHUR SMITH BENSON (1854-1924)ORIGINAL CATALOGUE, LONDON, 1899-1900 including Price List Of Fittings for Oil, Gas, Candle, Table Ware, &C., 4to, colour plates displaying a collection of fittings, modern card covers, in caseProvenance: Bernard QuaritchNote: This is a rare item - another copy of this catalogue is held at the National Art Library, Victoria & Albert Museum, London.

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Lot 112

JOHN MOYR SMITH (1839-1912)AESTHETIC MOVEMENT GREEK REVIVAL OAK CHAIR, CIRCA 1880 the original embossed silk velvet upholstery with pressed line and serrated design, enclosed by a frame, with carved and incised serrated line decoration, above gothic arched apron and bracket legs terminating in hipped feet with castors46.5cm wide, 87.5cm high, 59.5cm deepProvenance: Supplied as part of a suite to the Earl of IveaghLiterature: Stapleton, Annamarie 'John Moyr Smith 1839-1912: A Victorian Designer', Richard Dennis 2006, pp.28-9, fig. 36 where this example is illustrated.Note: A prolific tile designer of the Victorian era, John Moyr Smith produced at least 18 pictorial tile series for the Minton companies as well as designs for Burmantofts and W.B. Simpson. He was also well known for his work as an illustrator, interior decorator and designer of furniture. This very rare chair was designed by Moyr Smith in the late 1860's. Tantalisingly, the front leg appears in an illustration for piano by Moyr Smith which was published in Building News of 1869. The design in the Greek Revival style shows the influences of Bruce Talbert and Christopher Dresser. Indeed, it is thought that Moyr Smith designed this chair whilst working in Dresser's studio and follows the form of furniture that Dresser illustrated in the Furniture Gazette (see lot 104). It is likely that this chair was made by either Cox & Son or Collinson & Lock. The chair bears label under seat rail MILLAR & BEATTY LTD/ HOME FURNISHERS/ GRAFTON STREET/ DUBLIN.

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Lot 16

AUGUSTUS WELBY NORTHMORE PUGIN (1812-1852) FOR JOHN HARDMAN & CO., BIRMINGHAMRARE PAIR OF GOTHIC REVIVAL BRASS ALTAR CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1848 each with galleried and lobed drip tray above quilted and knopped column on a trifom base with applied decoration of three cast angels (2)65cm highExhibited: Madrid, Fundación Juan March and Barcelona, Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya 'William Morris and the Arts & Crafts Movement in Great Britain' October 2017-May 2018, No. 4.Note: A shorter form of this candlestick with single knop on the stem were supplied by Hardmans to St Barnabas, Pimlico circa 1850 where they can be seen on the high altar below the reredos by George Frederick Bodley. St. Barnabas was designed by Thomas Cundy with assistance from Butterfield 1847-50. A comparable drawing by Pugin of this design is illustrated in the Hardman & Co. catalogue, 1846, number 9.

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Lot 169

PHILIP WEBB (1831-1915) FOR MORRIS & CO.RARE ARTS & CRAFTS EBONISED MAHOGANY SOFA, CIRCA 1875 the frame with inset with bobbin decoration, with outward curving back, button-upholstered and with uprights terminating in acorn finials, the upholstered seat raised on six legs joined by H stretchers, each with corresponding bobbin decoration, brass capped castors144cm wide, 86cm high, 65cm deepLiterature: Cooper, Jeremy 'Victorian and Edwardian Furniture and Interiors: From the Gothic Revival to Art Nouveau', Abbeville Press, 1987, p. 177, pl. 467 where a similar settee is illustrated.Note: Webb designed this model in 1866, adapted from an 18th century original.

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Lot 293

JOHN HUTTON (1906-1978) FOR WHITEFRIARS GLASSRARE 'COVENTRY CATHEDRAL' ETCHED GLASS VASE, CIRCA 1962 engraved with angels playing trumpets, signed to the body JOHN HUTTON, engraved to base No. 13-79-8143cm highNote: This vase formed part of a very limited series engraved by John Hutton and is engraved with a unique arrangement of the angels and figures he had designed and engraved for the Great West Screen of the new Coventry Cathedral. The vases were engraved at the Cathedral shop for 100 guineas, a sum which reflected both the supreme quality of the glass used in the manufacture of the vessel and the hard work of Hutton It was hoped that the sale of the vases would help with the financial deficit on its completion. One of the vases and some of Hutton's designs for the Great West Screen are in the collection of the Sarjeant Art Gallery in Wanganui, New Zealand, where Hutton spent much of his youth and another in the collection of Princess Margaret.Hutton wrote to Captain N.T. Thurston of the Coventry Cathedral Reconstruction Committee in 1960 about the making and marketing of the vases and commented "The vases only have angels engraved on them. Under the present scheme I am to engrave all the flying angels of the screen in groups of two to each vase. Each grouping will be different so that although say Angel A appears many times on different vases it is never with the same angel. There are some 326 possible different groupings on this principle so I don't suppose I shall work through them all before I leave this world.It means that each buyer has an exclusive object. The glass is the finest British crystal specially blown by the Whitefriars Company. It represents in size about the limit of possibility in blowing for vases."

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Lot 235

MANNER OF C.F.A. VOYSEY FOR THOMAS ELSLEY & CO.ARTS & CRAFTS BRASS TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1905 the filled opaline shade with moulded and carved leaf decoration and etched registration number 458344, bearing a rare etched glass shade by John Walsh Walsh, supported on a baluster turned column with dished base39cm high (including shade)Note: The original drawing for this shade is held at the Public Records Office. The registration is for John Walsh Walsh, dated 8th June 1905 and bears inscription '458344/ Design for ornamenting glass shades in moulding and etching combined' (see illustration).

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Lot 338

WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896) FOR MORRIS & CO.RARE PAIR OF 'PEACOCK & DRAGON' WOVEN WOOL AND MOHAIR DOUBLE CLOTH CURTAINS, CIRCA 1878 hand-loom jacquard woven (2)247cm x 146cmLiterature: Parry, Linda 'William Morris Textiles', V&A 2013, p.224, no.36 Note: Previously unrecorded this wool and mohair version, slightly reduced in scale, may have been produced as a special commission.

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Lyon & Turnbull
Lot 183

WILLIAM ARTHUR SMITH BENSON (1854-1924)RARE ARTS & CRAFTS BRASS AND COPPER TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1890 with flared reflector raised on curved brackets above a conical shade and domed reservoir, the whole raised on tapered column support with moulded domed base on a square plinth61cm high (to top of reflector shade)Exhibited: Madrid, Fundación Juan March and Barcelona, Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya 'William Morris and the Arts & Crafts Movement in Great Britain' October 2017-May 2018, No. 184.Note: W.A.S. Benson was admired in the arena of the Avant Garde in Europe and his work was sold through the influential Maison de L’Art Nouveau in Paris. The magazines The Studio, Art et Decoration and Dekorative Kunst all regularly featured his work. The Studio Magazine observed that WAS Benson’s lamps “may ultimately influence the taste of a greater number than the superb Morris-Burne Jones tapestries” whilst The Magazine of Art referred to his lamps as “palpitatingly modern”.Walter Crane in “The Bases of Design” marked W.A.S. Benson’s lamp with a finned copper shade as a good example of modern design. The Studio Yearbook of 1906 praised his experiments with reflectors, as in this example. Hermann Muthesius in his influential book “ Das Englische Haus” stated that WAS Benson was “the first to illuminate dining room tables with light reflected from a shiny metal surface, while keeping the actual source of illumination hidden”.

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Lyon & Turnbull
Lot 121

BRUCE JAMES TALBERT (1838-1881) FOR HOLLAND & SONRARE GOTHIC REVIVAL OAK WALL CABINET, CIRCA 1867 the galleried top with carved frieze decorated with flowering foliage above two cupboard doors, each carved with panels of birds and flanked by ebonised turned pilasters, the whole above a lower shelf with tongue and groove back board75cm wide, 107cm high, 27cm deepLiterature: The Building News, May 1868 illus. (see illustration left)Note: Bruce Talbert originally trained as a carver before working as an architectural draughtsman in Glasgow. He subsequently became a prolific commercial designer of furniture, metalwork, stained glass, wallpapers, textiles and carpets and produced several influential publications including 'Gothic Forms applied to Furniture Metalwork' and 'Decoration for Domestic Purposes' which had a big impact on the way in which the revived Gothic style was used in domestic design.Talbert designed several pieces for Holland and Sons' stand at the Paris International Exhibition of 1867, including a cabinet of the present lot's design and an inlaid cabinet now held at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (museum no. CIRC.286:1, 2-1955).

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Lyon & Turnbull
Lot 411

ATTRIBUTED TO ASCHER LTD., LONDONRARE MODERNIST SCREEN PRINTED RAYON SATIN PANEL, CIRCA 1940 with repeat still-life pattern, reserved on a black ground, framed90cm x 122.5cm

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Lyon & Turnbull
Lot 105

ROYAL WORCESTERRARE SET OF 'FOUR SEASONS' ALLEGORICAL PARIAN WALL BRACKETS, CIRCA 1865 each modelled as a female figure allegorical of the four seasons, covered in an iridescent pearlised glaze, one with impressed maker's mark (4)18cm wide, 26cm high, 10cm deepLiterature: Sandon, Henry 'Royal Worcester Porcelain: from 1862 to the Present Day' Barrie & Jenkins 1973, pl. 24 where two of these brackets are illustrated. Note: The present lot is the only known complete set outside the Museum of Royal Worcester.

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Lyon & Turnbull
Lot 15

A.W.N. PUGIN (1812-1852) OR E.W. PUGIN (1834-1875) FOR THE NEW PALACE OF WESTMINSTER, MADE BENHAM & FROUD, LONDONRARE GOTHIC REVIVAL COPPER COAL AND BRASS MOUNTED SCUTTLE, CIRCA 1855 of rectangular section with two sloping hinged covers each chased with portcullis motif and set with heavy cast decorative hinges and 'quilted' swing handle, the whole raised on a plinth, inscribed to the sides VI/ H.C/S, bears maker's plaque to base61cm long, 37cm high (including handle), 33cm wideProvenance: Bearing the room number to one side of the scuttle this rare example was presumably supplied to the Houses of Parliament by Benham & Froud around 1855.

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Lyon & Turnbull
Lot 6

W.H.B. & J. RICHARDSON, STOURBRIDGERARE GLASS WATER JUG AND TWO MATCHING GOBLETS, CIRCA 1850 each decorated with a frieze of flowering water lilies, printed mark to base RICHARDSON VITRIFIED ENAMEL COLORS (3)jug 23.5cm high, goblet 16.5cm highNote: See Victoria & Albert Museum no. CIRC.167-1964 for a similar example. The makers were well aware of the importance placed by certain critics on 'appropriate' ornament as in the present lot where water-lilies decorate the water jug and glasses.

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Duke's
Lot 265a

A HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT COLLECTION OF PAPERS AND MEDALS TO A SECOND WORLD WAR BRITISH AGENT KILLED IN YUGOSLAVIA. A fascinating and historically significant group of medals and paperwork to LAC Clifford John Andrews RAF who was killed whilst on route to the drop zone as an agent to be parachuted into Yugoslavia. The Story of the Cinderella front and the later established Balkan Air Force makes an interesting study, planned to supply materials and equipment, along with agents, to the Yugoslavian Partisans under Tito. By June 1944 the multinational Balkan Air Force was operating from Italy, dropping supplies and SOE agents into Yugoslavia and were collectively known as the ' Carpetbaggers' Operations were conducted using numerous aircraft types. All painted black and with the crews trained in low-level night flying. Although successful, it was decided to parachute agents into the country to help construct landing grounds to allow increased operations. To this end, a technical advisor and a wireless operator were needed on the ground. On the night of 23rd December 1944, an all-black B24 liberator, "Lady Mary ", of the 2641 special group, 885 Squadron, took off from Brindisi in Italy on a Carpetbagger mission to Yugoslavia. On board were LAC C J Andrews, a wireless operator and FLT/LT J W Chirnside, both to be parachuted into the country and described in allied forces Special Duties Roll of Honour as "Two agents of the Balkan Air Force" Presumably flying low level and in mountainous terrain, the Liberator later crashed with the loss of all nice USAAF crew, along with the RAF agents Andrews and Chirnside. Although the RAF agents were buried in Belgrade War Cemetery, the crew with the exception of one, are listed MIA. Without doubt, the associated original paperwork which clearly shows his role as an agent are of great importance. A letter from the Air Ministry Casualty Branch dated 5th January 1945 surprisingly states that he was; Engaged on a Special mission", whilst an endorsement in the back of his Pay Book is stamped on behalf of the Chief Parachute Instructor at 4 P.T.S 9 (then at Ranmal David near Nazareth)confirms he passed the parachute training course and details the jumps. No less fascinating is the slip from the Balkans Air Force Headquarters which shows his issue of Sten Gun 48491. An incredibly rare and perhaps unique collection to a British Agent killed in action, accompanied by a large amount of research material.

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Duke's
Lot 281

VERY RARE PRINCESS BEATRICE'S OWN ISLE OF WIGHT RIFLES BUSBY named inside to NO1154 RFN P R Hobbs and dated 1912. Percy Reginald Hobbs was born at Ventnor on the Isle of Wight in 1892. At the time of the 1911 census, he was working as a house painter and residing at 24 Portland Street, Newport Isle of Wight. He enlisted on the 11th June 1912. On the outbreak of the Great War, the unit became the 1/8th Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment. Hobbs served in the Gallipoli from 10th August 1915; information online shows he was transferred to the 4th battalion and was given special leave in late October 1917. He survived the war and was discharged on 16th April 1919 with a Silver War Badge for wounds. It's like he suffered the wounds in Persia. A very rare Busby in superb condition.

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Duke's
Lot 104

RARE AMERICAN FOLK ART COMMEMORATIVE GOURD, finely carved with a native American standing on a globe whilst crushing the British Imperial lion under foot, the standing figure holding an upturned cornucopia in one hand and a flag and a tethered horse in the other breaking a flaming torch or staff under its hoof, to his left and above are flower head motifs, possibly depicting the 11 stars of a confederate flag or the centennial exhibition; the whole carved with exotic foliage including palm and gourd trees, this is divided by a banner inscribed in Latin 'VI JUSTITIA INDEP. LIBERA QUE AMER.' possibly depicting Americas independence of 1776, 29cm long, 26cm wide

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Hansons Auctioneers and Valuers
Lot 3129

Hot Wheels cars including "Treasure Hunt" Chevelle, "Workshop" series Corvette and Toyota, rare Japanese issue Captain Scarlet SPV, along with Batman, Jetsons, Looney Tunes (9)

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Hansons Auctioneers and Valuers
Lot 3491

Bailey, Thomas - Recreations in retirement by an old tradesman, 1836 rare publication publishers cloth

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Hansons Auctioneers and Valuers
Lot 1399

A six section boxwood measure in leather case, a Moore and Wryth micrometer x 2, an Allbrit planimeter in black case with booklet and a large planimeter in case and a smaller ditto and Otis Kings calculation leather case with outer box and instructions and a Febson instrument arm and a box of four inside micrometer screws, a rare unusual yarn assorting balance by J. Casartelli and Son Manchester 1896-1925, for weighing linen, wool and cottons, in black

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Ewbank's
Lot 2022A

A. G. Parker, Birmingham, Rare .177 crank-wound air pistol, unmarked but with serial No. 52 (it is believed there were only 250 built)

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Chalkwell Auctions
Lot 141

A rare carved white jade triple interlocking bangle, Dia. 6cm.

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Chalkwell Auctions
Lot 34

A pair of rare Chinese relief decorated and double skinned porcelain bowls, both decorated with dragons, Dia. 14.5cm D. 5cm.

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Chalkwell Auctions
Lot 452

A rare 19th Century Indonesian Dayac head hunter's sword with carved wooden hilt bound with cane, L. 72cm.

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Dominic Winter Auctions
Lot 103

Gervaise (Nicolas). Eminentissimo Cardinali duci Iulio Mazarino compositae pacis, Carmen, Paris: no publisher, 1659, title with early ink inscriptions, bound with Ludovico Magno pacis assertori, Paris: Charles de Sercy, 1679, first leaf with previous repair to outer lower corner, and Serenissimo Principi Delphino carmen paraeneticum, [Paris: no publisher], circa 1670s, first leaf with small hole (affecting one letter), second leaf with previous repair to blank verso, and Catharsis, sive ars purgandi corporis humani... carmen heroicum, Paris: Jean Henault, 1666, early ink alteration to text on page 20, and Hippopotamia sive modus profligandi morbos per sanguinis missionem ab hippopotamo monstratus, Carmen..., Paris: Charles de Sercy, 1672, five works bound in one, woodcut decorations to text, preliminary blank with ink stamp 'Bibliotheca Heberiana', front pastedown with armorial bookplate of William Stirling, hinges strengthened, contemporary calf, rebacked, front cover with blind-stamped monogram 'WS', some wear to extremities, 4to A collection of five very rare neo-Latin poems, all first editions, written by the physician and poet Nicolas Gervaise (1610-72), variously praising Cardinal Mazarin on the Treaty of the Pyrenees, Louis XIV and the Dauphin, and discussing purging of the body and hippopotamuses blood sweat. Gervaise studied medicine at Montpellier, and served as personal physician to Nicolas Fouquet, Superintendent of Finances, and to Louis XIV. (1)

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