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Click here to subscribeThis lot features a genuine film cell from the second Pokemon movie - Pokemon The Movie 2000 depicting the three protagonists jumping off the boat These were exclusively found in the Topps Pokemon The Movie 2000 trading card series originally released alongside the movie back in the year 2000. All cells are a one of a kind unique item with a ratio of approximately one in every thirty six packs making these very rare.
This lot features a genuine film cell from the second Pokemon movie - Pokemon The Movie 2000 depicting Lugia soaring in the sky. These were exclusively found in the Topps Pokemon The Movie 2000 trading card series originally released alongside the movie back in the year 2000. All cells are a one of a kind unique item with a ratio of approximately one in every thirty six packs making these very rare.
This lot features a genuine film cell from the second Pokemon movie - Pokemon The Movie 2000 depicting Venonat and Sandshrew. These were exclusively found in the Topps Pokemon The Movie 2000 trading card series originally released alongside the movie back in the year 2000. All cells are a one of a kind unique item with a ratio of approximately one in every thirty six packs making these very rare.
This lot features a genuine film cell from the second Pokemon movie - Pokemon The Movie 2000 depicting a startled Team rocket. These were exclusively found in the Topps Pokemon The Movie 2000 trading card series originally released alongside the movie back in the year 2000. All cells are a one of a kind unique item with a ratio of approximately one in every thirty six packs making these very rare.
This lot features a genuine film cell from the second Pokemon movie - Pokemon The Movie 2000 depicting Team Rocket falling through the sky after just falling from Lugia. These were exclusively found in the Topps Pokemon The Movie 2000 trading card series originally released alongside the movie back in the year 2000. All cells are a one of a kind unique item with a ratio of approximately one in every thirty six packs making these very rare.
This lot features a complete Master EX Dragon Set. You will be getting every holo, rare, common and uncommon and every reverse holo counter part and the impressive Ex Pokemon and the secret rare Charmander, Charmeleon Charizard line for a total of 188 cards. The cards are in set order and presented in Ultra Pro 9 pocket sleeves. The cards belonged to a incredibly dedicated collector with the cards ranging from Near Mint to Light Play but the vast majority are all NM.
This lot features a complete Master EX Team Rocket Returns Set. You will be getting every holo, rare, common and uncommon and every reverse holo counter part and the impressive Ex Pokemon, the secret rare Charmeleon and Here comes Team Rocket alongside the iconic and incredibly expensive Gold Star Pokemon for a total of 197 cards. The cards are in set order and presented in Ultra Pro 9 pocket sleeves. The cards belonged to a incredibly dedicated collector with the cards ranging from Near Mint to Light Play but the vast majority are all NM. This set suffers from the foils warping and while some of the holos certainly have started to warp its a very minimal warping based on how they were stored.
This lot features a genuine film cell from the second Pokemon movie - Pokemon The Movie 2000 depicting Team Rocket bowing to Slowking. These were exclusively found in the Topps Pokemon The Movie 2000 trading card series originally released alongside the movie back in the year 2000. All cells are a one of a kind unique item with a ratio of approximately one in every thirty six packs making these very rare.
This lot features a complete Master Aquapolis Set. You will be getting every holo, rare, common and uncommon and every reverse holo counter part, the three crystal Pokemon and even the alternative A/B cards for a total of 327 cards. The cards are in set order and presented in Ultra Pro 9 pocket sleeves in a ring binder. The cards belonged to a incredibly dedicated collector with the cards ranging from Near Mint to Light Play - unfortunately the Crystal Lugia is in Poor condition but the vast majority are all NM.
This lot features a genuine film cell from the second Pokemon movie - Pokemon The Movie 2000 depicting the four protagonists and Slowking standing on the edge of a rocky terrain. These were exclusively found in the Topps Pokemon The Movie 2000 trading card series originally released alongside the movie back in the year 2000. All cells are a one of a kind unique item with a ratio of approximately one in every thirty six packs making these very rare.
This lot features a genuine film cell from the second Pokemon movie - Pokemon The Movie 2000 depicting Misty, Tracey and Melody alongside Slowking on Lugis'a island. These were exclusively found in the Topps Pokemon The Movie 2000 trading card series originally released alongside the movie back in the year 2000. All cells are a one of a kind unique item with a ratio of approximately one in every thirty six packs making these very rare.
A Mamluk-style glass flask, Josef Lobmeyr (1792-1855) designed by architects Jan Machytka and Franz Schmoranz, Austria, circa 1878, The squat globular form with tapering neck and collar, over a high conical foot, painted with three large medallions enclosing a stylised flower flanked by panels of gilt leaf scroll above a band of bold naskh inscriptions in gilding divided by rosettes, the neck with a Kufic inscription in white enamel, with inscription to base in German and Lobmeyr's maker's mark,31cm. high. Footnotes: An almost identical flask is in the MAK Austrian Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna (Inv. GL 2573)The inscriptions translate as 'The realm belongs to God, the One and Eternal, the Truthful', 'Oh thou, who passest this clear water, drink.'Originally established in Bohemia in 1822/23, the glasshouse of Josef Lobmeyr (1792-1855) produced glass of a high standard in the second quarter of the 19th century but also sold the products of different manufacturers. The firm was later entitled J.& L.Lobmeyr and was run principally from 1855 by his two sons Josef and Ludwig. By this time they no longer operated their own glassworks but commissioned glass to their own designs from Haida and elsewhere in Bohemia.The first major exhibition in which Lobmeyr participated was that of London in 1862. Here they were awarded a gold medal "for excellence in the making of crystal glass, tableware, and candelabra". Ludwig Lobmeyr, who took over the firm after the premature death of his brother Joseph, contacted Rudolf von Eitelberger, the founder of the Austrian Museum of Art and Industry, during the period of the exhibition. The two men's objective was the promotion of good taste in design. Ludwig Lobmeyr used the museum's exhibits as inspirational models for his glassware and regularly exhibited his new creations at the museum and at the World Fairs.Supplied by manufacturers of glass in Bohemia both for home consumption and export, Lobmeyr became one of the leading glass sellers of the second half of the 19th century and their new glass took the exhibitions by storm. At the Vienna Exhibition of 1873 Lobmeyr was singled out for the highest praise.The architects Johann Machytka and Franz Schmoranz (1845-1892) travelled extensively in Palestine. For Lobmeyr, they designed a considerable number of vessels in 'Arabian style' between 1876 and 1878, drawing their inspiration from original pieces in museums in Cairo and elsewhere. These new designs were much sought after when they were displayed in Paris in the 1878 Exposition. Lobmeyr continued to exhibit at all the major international fairs in the last quarter of the 19th century.The present lot is based on an extremely rare 13th century Egyptian or Syrian Mamluk form, an example of which was mentioned by G. Schmoranz in his publication Old Oriental gilt and enamelled glass vessels, 1899, p.33. See the example from the Collection of the Late Baroness Batsheva de Rothschild, sold Christie's London, 14th December 2000, lot 48 and that in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (Inv. 328-1900). Gustav Scmoranz's drawings in the 1870s provided the designs for several of the Islamic styles introduced by Lobmeyr. See W.Neuwirth, Orientalisierende Gläser, 1981, p.51, pl.18Condition Report: This lot presents as clean overall with strong enamels. The gilding although strong overall, shows some scattered minimal losses noticeable only under close inspection. Under U. V the rendering is homogenous. Only one area renders a bright pink reflection : a minute spot above the medial letter Ù‚ of the inscription applied to the flaring neck. An inspection with a loupe reveals some superficial dark matter, perhaps a misfiring to the enamel or a later deposit, now dried. No attempts were made to remove it. The foot shows a chip and a flake right above it affecting the gilt band. Opposite the chip, to the foot, the lot shows a large loss on approximately 3cm. leading to a series of flakes above interrupting the same gilt band.
An intact buff pottery askos, Luristan, North Iran, circa 8th Century B.C.with convex upper body, flat base and funnel neck with thickened out-turned rim and two pierced lug handles, painted with geometric designs in red ochre consisting of triangles arranged in a quatrefoil star formation and hatched ladder-like bands, over a cream ground, 16.5cm. highProvenance: UK private collection; acquired by the vendor in 1963 in Iran.Published: S. Middleton, A Preliminary Identification and Tentative Chronology for A Small Collection of Ceramics from Iran (Oxford 1999), no. 20.Regina Krahl, China Without Dragons: Rare Pieces from Oriental Ceramic Society, (CA Book Publishing 2020), no. 7, p. 30. This flask is a rare example of a type of pottery excavated at Baba Jan Tepe, Luristan (Tepe Baba Jan III type), although no other flask of this type appears to have been found at the site. See C. Goff , Luristan in the First Half of the First Millennium B.C., (Iran, vol. 6 1968, vol. 7 1969; vol. 16, 1978), for information on this site.Condition Report: Intact
A monumental bronze bowl signed ‘Abu Bakr Muhamad Ibn Hasan Al-Herati’,Herat, Iran, 13th century,of hemispherical form on a short foot, with wide flaring rim, the rim with six inscription cartouches, four comprising thuluth inscriptions and rabbits on a vegetal ground and two with naskh inscriptions, alternating with roundels, area of loss to rim, 71.3cm. diam. Published: Christie’s Arts of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, Including works from the Simon Digby Collection, Thursday 7 April 2011, lot 46 (£70,000-100,000 estimate). Provenance: Acquired by the vendor from a UK Private Collection, where it had reputedly been acquired in the 1960’s.Inscriptions:In thuluth to the rim: al'izz wa'l-iqbal wa'l-dawla wa'l salama wa'l-shafa'a wa'l-... wa'l-shukr wa'l-shakira wa'l-'afiya wa'l-tama wa'l-rahma wa'l-rahima, "Glory and fortune and wealth and well-being and happiness and intercession and ... and gratitude and gratefulness and health and entirety and mercy and compassion."In naskh to the rim: Owner's inscription haji hasan (?) khalvati, "Haji Hasan (?) Khalvati"Maker's inscription 'amal abi bakr muhammad ibn hasan (?) al-herati, "made by 'Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Hasan al-Herati" Footnotes: This large bowl is a very rare example of large scale Khorassan metalwork, the quality of which is confirmed by the engraved inscriptions; the maker's signature to the rim, the owner's inscription, and the benedictory inscriptions in thuluth wishing good health and compassion on the owner. The bowl stands on a wide, circular foot and is larger in diameter than any of the published Khorassan bronze cauldrons, the largest comparable vessels datable to this period. The presence of a maker's signature is particularly remarkable and is paralleled in the aforementioned caudrons indicating the casting large bronze vessels was something of a technical feat. A cauldron in the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg has a maker's signature of Abu Bakr Mahmud Saffra and a further example in the Victoria and Albert Museum is signed Abu Bakr (see A.S. Melikian Chirvani, Islamic Metalwork from the Iranian World, London, 1982, pl. 10, p. 48). The signature on our bowl is also interesting as it places the vessel's manufacture in Herat, which was formerly eastern Khorassan. Condition Report: Intact with dented areas on rim, natural patination to the surface.
To Be Sold With No ReserveA figural lustre and cobalt-blue shallow pottery dish,Kashan, Central Iran, 12th-13th century,On short foot, the decoration consisting of a large central seated figure against scrolling field, the lip with a band of repeating semi-circular patterns, the exterior in plain cobalt-blue, the base with old attribution label reading "Rheages" in blue ink and old Luigi Laura Collezione inventory label no.17 and two smaller illegible rectangular labels, iridescent, 24cm. diam.Provenance: With Luigi Anton Laura, Liguria (with an old collection label on the reverse numbered 17, confirmed to match others in his collection); Private Collection, France, acquired in the 1960s. Thence by descent to his children, Monaco; German art marketPublished: Kashi, Ceramiche islamiche dal IX al XVI secolo, Marcello Giampiccolo, 1996, p. 114Footnotes: Luigi Anton Laura (June 21, 1922 - August 3, 2007) was one of the most outstanding fine and decorative art dealers of post-war Italy. Born in San Remo to a family who could trace their lineage back to 1260, he was trained in the fine arts in Genoa, Florence and Turin, with a small interruption due to war service on the Russian Front. He was an expert connoisseur in fields as diverse as the early civilisations of Asia, the Middle East and Europe, 17th and 18th-century English and European furniture, decorative works, early Venetian painting, armour, graphic arts, textiles and much more. He opened his first shop in 1946 and his dealership sustained him, but, with his art historian wife Renate (Nera), he indulged his true passion for collecting. He travelled the world to learn about ancient cultures and to buy rare objects to add to his stock and collection. He travelled with Nera and his nieces across Asia and the Far East by Land Rover or camper van and he was a frequent visitor to London and other European cities, amassing an astonishing collection of some 6,000 diverse treasures. This collection was donated to the Fondo per l’Ambiente Italiano (FAI), an organisation based on the model of the British National Trust, and is now housed in his old residence in San Remo. Laura possessed, he said, a genuine mania for owning, as well as making it possible for others to own, objects of rare interest and beauty. Almost up to the time of his death he carried on dealing with energy and enthusiasm, regarding his clients as his scholars; encouraging them to learn about the diverse objects he introduced into their homes.Condition Report: This dish is repaired and restored from multiple breaks. The breaks have been filled in. Extensive areas of repaint are noticeable to the exterior and interior along the break lines. The interior shows further scattered areas of repainting to its well, wall and lip. The foot shows minimal losses. One crack is historic and very likely appeared during the firing process.
Disney - Cesar - Blanche Neige - Mask - Costume - A set 12 Disney Cesar masks including 9 rare plastic masks from Snow White including Snow White with tag (x3) Grumpy (x2) Happy (x2) and Dopey (x20. Also 3 latex Donald Duck masks (2 still factory sealed). Items appear to be in excellent condition.(This does not constitute a guarantee) RG
Six WW2 Bomber command veterans signed rare 1995, 50th ann VE Day Isle of Man Benham official FDC ML43, numbered 203 of 200 unsigned, this one with autographs is unique. Includes John Trotman DFC 150 sqn, Frank Tolley 625 sqn, Chas Avery 617 sqn, Des Curtis DFC 235 sqn, George Richards 151 sqn. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
Five WW2 Bomber command veterans signed rare 1995, 50th ann Liberation of Guernsey Benham official FDC GL41, numbered 121 of 150 unsigned, this one with autographs is unique. Includes John Trotman 150 sqn, Des Curtis DFC, Allan Scott DFM. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
Eight WW2 Bomber command veterans Tirpitz Raiders signed rare 1995, 50th ann Victory in Europe 2x 30p gutter pair stamp official FDC. Scarce this one with autographs is unique. Includes Benny Goodman 617 sqn. John Bell 617 sqn, Sydney Grimes 617 sqn, Des Curtis DFC 235 sqn, George Dunn DFC 608 sqn, George Pritchard 151 sqn. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
WW2 1945 So Few Immortal Record of the RAF by David Masters 7th impression Eyre and Spottiswood, no dust jacket but rare. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
Nine WW2 Bomber command veterans signed rare 1995, 50th ann Liberation of Guernsey Benham official FDC GL40, numbered 79 of 150 unsigned, this one with autographs is unique. Includes Jo Lancaster 40 sqn, George Dunn 107 sqn, John Bell 617 sqn. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
Football legend Frantisek Planicka rare signed white page approx 7 x 5 inches inscribed Captain Czechoslovakia Italy 1934. Czech football goalkeeper and one of the most honoured players in the history of Czechoslovak football. He played all his career for Slavia Prague, during which time the club won the Czech league eight times and the Mitropa Cup once. He also became a member of the Czechoslovakia national team, where his first success as a young goalkeeper was helping Czechoslovakia to become runner-up in the Central European International Cup 1931-32 and later became captain during the World Cup finals of 1934 (where the Czechoslovakia team finished second) and 1938. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
Caroline Munro James Bond actor signed super sexy 10 x 8 inch colour red swim suit photo. Rare, inscribed Naomi 007. English actress, model and singer known for her many appearances in horror, science fiction and action films of the 1970s and 1980s. She gained prominence within Hammer and horror circles, starring in Dracula AD 1972 and Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter (1974), garnering a cult following for the numerous films that she starred in. She also acted in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973), and in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). In 2019, she was inducted into the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards' Monster Kid Hall of Fame. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
Caroline Munro James Bond actor signed super sexy 10 x 8 inch colour Blue swim suit photo. Rare, inscribed Naomi 007. English actress, model and singer known for her many appearances in horror, science fiction and action films of the 1970s and 1980s. She gained prominence within Hammer and horror circles, starring in Dracula AD 1972 and Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter (1974), garnering a cult following for the numerous films that she starred in. She also acted in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973), and in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). In 2019, she was inducted into the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards' Monster Kid Hall of Fame. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
Thirteen 3 sqn pilots signed rare 1992 80th ann cover, RAF Gutersloh, only 119 were signed. Pilot list inside. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
Four WW2 Bomber command veterans signed rare 1995, 50th ann Liberation of Guernsey Benham official FDC GL40, numbered 41 of 100 unsigned, this one with autographs is unique. Includes Harold Kirby 461 sqn, W Gould 622 sqn, R Dewood 547 sqn. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
Ten WW2 Bomber command veterans signed rare 1995, 50th ann VE Day Isle of Man Benham official FDC ML43, numbered 37 of 150 unsigned, this one with autographs is unique. Includes Jo Lancaster 40 sqn, George Dunn 107 sqn, John Bell 617 sqn, Bill Chubb 432, Thomas Sayer 106 sqn, Hal Gordon 106 sqn. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
Star Wars Ross Beadman signed rare 10 x 8 inch colour photo with inscription. Master Skywalker There are too many of them, what are we going to Do. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
Selection of Norwegian Silver items. To include a Rare David Anderson Sterling Silver square shaped tray/dish with the suit of cards emblems enamelled on the corners of the tray/dish. The age of this dates to pre-1925. It measures approx. 9cm x 9cm and approx. 1.3cm in height. There is also two "830" stamped Napkin rings and a David Anderson Sterling Silver Engraved Napkin ring. Total gross weight of the Sterling Silver is approx. 75.87 grams. Total gross weight of the 830 Grade Silver is approx. 44.31 grams. Conditon: The Enamelled David Anderson tray/dish is in very good condition. No visible dents or damage. Enamel all good. One of the "830" stamped Napkin rings, the floral one has some dents to it.
Rare David Anderson Norwegian Sterling Silver pair of Candelabra Candle Holders. These are hallmarked "D-A" for David Anderson, "925 S" for Sterling Silver, Pawnbroker Scales logo and "7094". The Candle Holders are engraved on one side "FRA SONNICO" and on the other side they are engraved "ITAKKNEMLIG ERINDRING". These Candle Holders each measure approx. 12cm in height and approx. 25.5cm in length. The Candle Holders have weighted bases. Total gross weight of the Candle Holders is approx. 718.28 grams. Condition: They are in good condition except for little dents near the tops of where the candles sit in.
Rare Vintage 1970's? Texas Instruments Digital Watch- Model 402. The watch face width is approx. 33mm. The watch has the original red watch crystal glass with "INSTRUMENTS" etched into it at the bottom of the watch crystal glass. On the watch case stainless steel back it says "Model 402 Texas Instruments Incorporated". It also says "Base Metal Bezel Stainless Steel Back". The watch comes with a leather strap and the watch length is approx. 9 inches. Condition: The watch is untested. The watch is in good condition commensurate with the age of the watch.
Clear faceted crystal figure of a standing baby deer with black eyes and nose. Swarovski mark. Item number 7608NR000002. Part of the Rare Encounters collection. This item has its original box: 4"H x 5"dia. Certificate of Authenticity included. Issued: 1999-2006Dimensions: 2.25"L x 1.25"W x 2.5"HManufacturer: SwarovskiCountry of Origin: AustriaCondition: Age related wear.
Vicerregal School. Cuzco. Peru. 18th century.“Our Lady Immaculate and Pure, with some of the Litanies of Loreto"Oil on canvas.179,5 x 130,5 cm.It has not been possible to attribute this painting to a particular artist, but it is undoubtedly the work of a master. One only has observe the beauty of the Virgin Mary's face and the portraits of the saints at her feet.This is a spectacular Cuzco canvas representing the Immaculate Virgin Mary ascending to the heavens on a half-moon and stamping on evil, amidst a choir of angels that display some of the names, invocations, or honorary titles given by the holy Fathers, extolling her dignity. With them, her person is honoured and her powerful intercession is invoked.Below, Saint Peter and Saint Anthony of Padua are in prayer. These were possibly the saint names of the donors who commissioned the painting.Surrounding Mary are some of the litanies of the Blessed Virgin Mary.On the left, above: MYSTICAL ROSE: ("...like a plant of roses in Jericho," Ecclesiasticus 24:14. Mary is the rose of Jericho that had primacy over the others for its magnificence, its rare form, and its exquisite scent; and the rose bushes grew like trees.) MIRROR OF JUSTICE: ("She is a mirror of the eternal light, a spotless mirror of God's activity, an image of His goodness," Wisdom 7:26. Justice here is almost equivalent to the word holiness, of perfection, and supernatural goodness.)In the arms of an angel, a TREE, a CEDAR, "I have grown as a cedar in Lebanon" (Ecclesiasticus 24:17). The incorruptible cedar is a symbol of chastity. "A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots, a Branch will bear fruit" (Isaiah 11:1).GATE OF HEAVEN ("And he was afraid and said, 'How dreadful is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!'" Genesis 28:17. Because it was through her that Our Lord Jesus Christ passed from Heaven to earth).On the right, another tree, THE OLIVE: "...like a beautiful olive tree in the fields" (Ecclesiasticus 24:14).Below,TOWER OF DAVID ("Your neck is like the tower of David, built with elegance" Song of Songs 4:4. A strong and beautiful construction that rose above the peak of a mountain built by King David for the defence of the city of Jerusalem. The Blessed Virgin Mary who rises sublime above the summit of all beauty and perfection, for the defence of the holy Church of God, the mystical Jerusalem.) FOUNTAIN: ("Fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon" Song of Songs 4:15).Upper right:LILIES OF THE FIELD ("Like a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters" Song of Songs 2:2).Below, the PALM TREE, or patient palm in pain ("I have grown tall like a palm tree") Ecclesiasticus 24:14. Mary evokes the palm branches of Jesus' triumph in Jerusalem (John 12:13), a foreshadowing of his triumph with all the elect ("There was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people, and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb" Revelation 7:9). The palm, a sign of a victory achieved through perseverance in the struggle and enduring pain with fortitude, steadfastly, like Mary at the foot of the Cross.HOUSE OF GOLD, (the most beautiful of all metals, the one with the most value, because its virtues and purity have a transcendental brilliance and a dazzling perfection, are like an admirable work made of the purest gold.)And the 4th tree, CYPRESS: "...like a cypress on the mountains of Hermon" (Ecclesiasticus 24:13).Below,THE WELL: "...a well of living waters" Song of Songs 4:15. and TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: "Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit?" 1 Corinthians 6:19.This lot is imported and therefore has a guaranteed export license from the Spanish Ministry of Culture.
Crime.- Catnach, printer.- Whereas some wicked person or persons, have lately made a practice of cutting, defacing, and destroying young trees in the plantations at Eshott, in the parish of Felton..., handbill, printed recto only, folds, a very good copy, 199 x 169mm., Alnwick, J. Catnach, 1800; and 2 others, Bristol bribery, and 18th century iron maker's debt, v.s. (3) *** Rare, with only a BL recorded by ESTC. It offers a reward of two guineas for information leading to the conviction of the offenders.
[Traherne (Thomas)] Roman Forgeries or a True Account of False Records...of the Church of Rome, first edition, lacking A8 (as usual, seemingly blank), title repaired at inner margin affecting ruled border, short tear at inner margin into text but no loss, a few ink corrections in contemporary hand, trimmed close at head and foot, occasionally touching headline, shaving signature/catchword to A4 and headline to Q8v, a few small marginal nicks, C2 repair to fore-margin and very short tear into text, C8 small repair to fore-margin to verso, some browning, occasional soiling, modern calf, [Wing T2021], S. and B. Griffin, 1673; and 3 others, 17th century, including the third edition of Salmon's Polygraphice, 8vo (4) *** The only work of Traherne's to be published in his lifetime. Rare at auction.
Bees.- Golding (Robert) The Shilling Bee Book, containing the leading facts in the natural history of bees, with directions for bee management, first edition, additional lithographed vignette title printed in red and green and depicting a hive heightened in gilt, a few wood-engraved illustrations in text, additional title with area of mostly marginal loss to lower corner (just touching small part of decorative border) and neatly laid down, pp.11/12 lower corner repaired, just within text, which remains perfectly legible, some inner gutters neatly strengthened, a few marginal repairs, some staining or soiling, occasional spotting, lightly browned, new to style yellow endpapers, original green limp cloth, gilt title to upper cover, cloth neatly worn at lower edges, some staining, rubbed, [British Bee Books 256; Walker p.30 (second edition)], small 8vo, Longman and Co. [Maidstone, Printed by Cutbush, Son, and Whiting], 1847. *** Rare in commerce. The author was from Hunton in Kent, and here aims his observations at 'the poorer bee-keepers'. '[Golding's book] contained a great deal of up-to-date information, and was a dangerous rival to Huish's book, which was much dearer' (British Bee Books, quoting Fraser). Provenance: 'John Mather, 1860' (ink inscription to head of additional title); Geoffrey Lawes (pencil inscription to front free endpaper '256, Lawes 262'); S.A. Baldwin Bee Library.
Geology & Mines.- Lake District.- Robinson (Thomas) An Essay towards a natural history of Westmorland and Cumberland. Wherein an account is given of their several mineral and surface productions, 2 parts in 1, first edition, mounted errata slip at foot of p.118, advertisement f. at end, some spotting or staining, lightly browned, new endpapers, modern calf-backed marbled boards, spine gilt, 8vo, Printed by J. L. for W. Freeman, 1709. *** Part 1 largely covers minerals, rocks, metals and mines. Also contains a list of rare plants.
Bees.- Chylinski (Dobrogost) The Beekeeper's Manual: founded on the experience, during many centuries of the apiarians in Poland. Dedicated to the Agriculturists of Great Britain, first edition, half-title, lithographed frontispiece and 3 plates of hives and apparatus, 4pp. publisher's advertisement at end, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, yellow endpapers, original green cloth, upper cover with gilt title within a gilt circular garland, spine faded and with ends little frayed, corners worn, [British Bee Books 251; Walker p.13], small 8vo, Wm. S. Orr and Co., 1845. *** Rare. Chylinski was one of the great Bee-Masters of Poland; a country renowned for it's bee-keeping and honey and beeswax production. Here he recommends the use of a large Polish upright hive to British bee-keepers. Provenance: 'Tho. W. ?Lesper, Macclesfield' (ink inscription to front free endpaper); M. Burgess, Bookseller, Macclesfield (contemporary book label to front pastedown).
Flagellation.- Meibom (Johann Heinrich) De la flagellation dans la medecine et dans les plaisirs de l'amour, half-title, engraved frontispiece depicting flagellation in action, woodcut ornament to title, woodcut head- and tail-pieces (one depicting cherubs with whips), 3pp. publisher's advertisements at end, spotted, lightly browned, contemporary tree calf, spine gilt, lacking label, corners worn, narrow section of leather missing from upper cover, rubbed, but solid, [Gay-Lemmonyer I-807; cf. Krivatsy 7722. Waller 6448 & Wellcome IV, 104], 12mo, Paris, Mercier, 1800. *** Rare French translation of Meibom's important work on the transformation of physical pain into sexual pleasure.
Occultism.- Meredith Starr (Roland) The Technique of Living, 1st & 2nd series, typescript copy, a few minor autograph corrections and annotations, bookbinder's label to front pastedown of 1st series, contemporary ink inscription to pastedowns and front free endpapers, light spotting to first and last few leaves, modern morocco, extremities slightly rubbed, 4to, [c.1930s] (2) *** A rare work by the occultist and poet Meredith Starr (1890-1971), with sub-headings such as "Meditation", "How to Sublimate the Sex-Instinct", "True & False Altruism", "Creative & Destructive Thinking", "The Necessity for Ideals" and "Biogold Herb & Vegetable Juices". These are interspersed with quotations, book recommendations for further reading and several of his own poems.
Fisheries.- Gentleman in Town (A) A Letter from a Gentleman in Town, to a friend in the country, concerning the present state of the Fishing-Copartnery in North-Britain, first edition, title with woodcut ornament, woodcut head-piece, B3 closely trimmed at foot, just touching catch-word, occasional spotting, lightly browned, attractive antique style polished calf-backed marbled boards, gilt spine in compartments and with red morocco label, [Kress 3517; Goldsmiths' 6188; Hanson 3218], a very good copy, small 4to, Edinburgh, no printer, 1723. *** Rare copy in commerce. The work proposes improvements to a partnership within the Scottish fleet, in order to counter the highly successful Dutch herring fleet with superior equipment and sales infrastructure (canals).
Greece.- Pouqueville (F. C. H. L.) Voyage de la Grèce, 6 vol., second edition, half-titles, 33 lithographed and engraved plates, plans and maps only (of 38), some folding, spotting, cracked hinges, contemporary calf-backed boards, 2 vol. lacking backstrip, one vol. with backstrip broken at upper joint, rubbed and worn, [Atabey 991], 8vo, Paris, 1826. *** Atabey says "it is rare to find this work complete with the 38 plates."
Addington (Henry).- M. (T.) Lines on Mr. Addington's resignation, and noble refusal to accept of either pension or peerage, handbill, folds, spotted, 140 x 220mm., no printer, [c.1805]; and a poetry broadside, v.s (2) *** Rare, with WorldCat recording only a Yale copy. Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, British Tory statesman, who served as Prime Minister from 1801 to 1804.
Law.- Lambarde (William, compiler) The Dueties of constables, borsholders, tythingmen, and such other lowe and lay ministers of the peace. Whereunto be adioyned, the seuerall offices of church ministers and churchwardens, and ouerseers for the poore, surueighours of the highwayes, and distributors of the prouision against noysome fowle and vermine, largely black letter, small woodcut ornament to title, woodcut decorative initials, a few small later ink numbers to verso of title (showing through), water-stained, occasional spotting, lightly browned, modern calf-backed marbled boards, printed title label to upper cover, [STC 15154], 8vo, Printed by Thomas Wight, 1602. *** Rare at auction. Includes the poor and pest controllers.
Bees.- Milton (John) The Practical Bee-keeper; or, Concise and plain instructions for the management of bees and hives, first edition, half-title, wood-engraved frontispiece and title vignette of apiaries, wood-engraved illustrations of hives and apparatus in text, 4pp. publisher's advertisements at end, a few instances of pencil marginalia, finger-marking, some spotting or staining, 20th century small ink ownership stamp of P.B. Garless, Cambs. to front free endpaper, original green blind-stamped and gilt cloth, small word 'Bee' within two horizontal rules in ink to spine, faded, a few ink spots, stained, [British Bee Books 248; Walker p.48], John W. Parker, 1843; and a 1851 'new edition' of the same in original cloth, small 8vo (2) *** Both editions rare in commerce. The first mentioned includes 'A Chronological list of books and writers upon the bee'. 'Milton sold hives and honey at his Apiarian Repository, 175, Strand. He gives an interesting account of several foreign honeys. When Cotton went to New Zealand he appears to have left some notes with Milton, who used them in the 1843 edition of The Practical Bee-Keeper. There was probably a row when Cotton returned, as the notes were omitted from the 1851 edition. Perhaps the row was partly caused by Milton's reference on p. 137 to 'the direful effects of the use of the fungus puff ball'.' (British Bee Books).
Bees.- Charlton (George) The Bee-keeper's guide, first edition, wood-engraved illustration of a hive to title (the upper wrapper), stitched as issued, an excellent copy, 12mo, Hexham, Printed at the Hexham Herald Office, 1887. *** A rare little work not found in British Bee Books. Charlton was a Northumberland bee-keeper and trader in bee-keeping equipment (listed at end), who claims to have had 34 years experience in the study of the honey bee.
Courtesy book.- [Rivet (Frédéric)] De l'education des Enfans et particulierement de celle des Princes, second edition, title with small woodcut printer's device, woodcut decorative initials, final f. blank, some mostly marginal water-staining at ends (mostly at front), occasional spotting, lightly browned, contemporary vellum over wooden boards, metal clasps, later black ink ms. title to spine, [Willems 1562], 8vo, Amsterdam, Daniel Elzevier, 1679. *** Rare copy at auction of this expanded edition.
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