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Click here to subscribeA rare English delftware night light holder, c.1770, probably London, the cylindrical jar shape with an everted rim, pierced with five small arched windows, the rest painted with flying insects around flowering branches, with a concave base, 12cm.Cf. Michael Archer, Delftware, pp.328-329, Nos. G5 and G6 for similar examples.
A rare Bow blue and white two-handled sauceboat, c.1750-52, painted in a bright blue with a bird perched on branches of flowering magnolia within a hatched diaper border, the twin handles with mask head terminals, 17.7cm.Provenance: the Henry Lawrence Collection. Purchased Neal's, Nottingham, 6th May 2002.Cf. Phillips, The Watney Collection, Part III, lot 838 for a similar example.TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
A good and rare Vauxhall mug, c.1755, the cylindrical form rising from a flared foot, well painted in Kakiemon enamels with a peacock perched on flowering prunus branches and bamboo, beside a further peacock perched on holey rockwork, brown line rim, 12.5cm.Provenance: the Henry Lawrence Collection. Acquired from Winifred Williams in 1983. At Sotheby's in 1975.Illustrated: Deborah Stratton, Mugs and Tankards, p.114. Also, ECC Transactions. Vol. 13, Part 3, Bernard Watney - 'The Vauxhall China Works 1751-1764', pl.205. Exhibited: The British Museum, Porcelain for Palaces, 1990, no.335, and illustrated in the catalogue of the same.TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE.
A rare St James (Charles Gouyn) etui or bodkin case, c.1752-54, the top modelled as the head of Columbine wearing a white cap and a black eye mask, her eyes set with rose diamonds, the cylindrical base painted with small flower sprigs, the gold mounts with a waved design, good restoration to the top of the head, 12.5cm.Cf. Yvonne Hackenbroch, Chelsea and other English Porcelain: The Irwin Untermyer Collection, pl.70, fig.230.
A rare pair of Bow bottle vases, c.1755, well painted in Kakiemon enamels, each with a long-tailed Ho-ho bird in flight beside another perched on a gnarled flowering prunus branch above banded hedges, 13.7cm. (2)Provenance: the Henry Lawrence Collection. Acquired from Christie's, 11th March 1996, lot 17.TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE.
A rare Tournai Chelsea-decorated clock case, c.1760-65, modelled with Cupid above a sleeping maiden, watched by a figure draped in a yellow robe, the rococo scrolling picked out in puce, gilt and turquoise scrolls, gold anchor mark, some small restorations, 25.5cm.Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, Accession No. 54.147.28 for the same model.There were strong links between the Belgian Tournai factory and the Chelsea factory in London, with modellers and decorators working at both concerns and influencing shape and decoration in each place. It is possible that some Tournai pieces, brought to London perhaps as inspiration, were decorated at Chelsea. The colours on this piece being more typical of the London concern.
A good and rare Royal Crown Derby commemorative casket, 2012, produced to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee, finely decorated in the Imari palette and inscribed 'HM Queen Elizabeth II', the front decorated with her Royal cipher, 22.5cm. Together with its original box and certificate showing it to be number 59 of a limited edition of 60. (2)
A rare Chamberlain's Worcester figure of the Pelican in her Piety, c.1810-20, the bird modelled with wings raised behind, her beak piercing her breast to draw blood, raised on a chamfered rectangular base, puce script mark, good restoration to one wing tip, 9.3cm high.The Pelican in her Piety is a Christian symbol relating to sacrifice and salvation. It was believed that the pelican would draw its own blood to feed its chicks in the absence of food.
A Worcester blue and white coffee can or small mug, c.1757-58, painted with the Listening Birds pattern, possibly by Rogers, with three birds perched in the branches of a tree with further birds in flight around and mountains visible in the distance, workman's mark, 6.2cm.This rare painted pattern is the predecessor to the more common printed Birds in Branches pattern. Very few examples are known.
A William Reid blue and white jug, c.1756-58, the barrel shape painted with low buildings and a smoking kiln chimney in an island landscape, a sailing boat to one side, the interior rim with a formal design, the spout with rare scrolled moulding, a rim section broken out and repaired, 17.7cm.Cf. Transactions of the English Ceramic Circle, Volume 18, Part 1, Maurice Hillis, William Reid & Co. Liverpool, p.70, pl.33 for a shard of this spout. At the time the article was written (2002) no extant examples with this spout were recorded.
A rare and early Worcester coffee pot and cover, c.1752-53, the baluster shape derived from silver, painted in the Oriental style after Meissen with a peacock perched on a bamboo stem above flowering branches, with scattered moths and other insects, a long restored crack, 21.5cm. (2)Cf. Simon Spero, Lund's Bristol and Early Worcester Porcelain, The A J Smith Collection, p.134, no.50 for a coffee pot of the same shape.
A rare Chelsea double scent bottle, c.1755, modelled as a brown monkey crouched on a domed base painted with flowers, holding a flower in her right paw, carrying a baby monkey in a basket on her back, both heads forming the stoppers, some good restoration, 6.5cm.Cf. G E Bryant, The Chelsea Porcelain Toys, Plate 5, no.4.
A rare Royal commemorative moulded stem glass, c.1714, the round funnel bowl with a solid base, raised on a four-sided pedestal stem moulded with a crown to each corner, flanking diamonds or stars, over a folded conical foot, 12.7cm.These glasses are believed to have been made to celebrate the coronation of King George I and are thought to be a pre-cursor to the moulded glasses with diamonds on the shoulders (c.f. L M Bickerton, An Illustrated Guide to Eighteenth Century Drinking Glasses, no.191 for an example with crowns but no diamonds).
A very rare Bow lobed teapot and cover, c.1753, after a Japanese shape, unusually painted in the famille rose palette with the Two Quail pattern, three blue dots to the base, replacement handle, 16cm. (2)Provenance: the Henry Lawrence Collection. Purchased Woolley and Wallis, 13th September 2011, lot 492.Cf. Anton Gabszewicz and Geoffrey Freeman, Bow Porcelain, col.pl. III, p.48 for the same shape in a different pattern. Only five other examples of this teapot shape are known at Bow, and this is believed to be the only example decorated in the famille rose palette.TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE.
A rare Lambeth delftware shallow dish or bowl, c.1785, painted in blue, green, yellow and manganese with a hot air balloon in flight above buildings and a low fence, the rim with stylised leaf swags, some chipping, 22.8cm.The dish commemorates the demonstration flight of Italian aeronaut, Vicenzo Lunardi, on 15th September 1784 from the Artillery Ground in Finsbury. A crowd of over 200,000 watched the ascent, and others (no doubt including the workers at the nearby delftware factories) would have seen the balloon pass overhead on its flight to Standon Green End.
A rare and important blue and white Lowestoft spoon tray, c.1757-60, of a deep elongated shape with fluted sides and undulating rim, the well painted with four aquatic birds swimming, walking, in flight and perched on flowering magnolia branches beside holey rockwork, the sides with flower and leaf sprigs, 18.5cm.Provenance: the Henry Lawrence Collection. Formerly the Geoffrey Godden Reference Collection. Sold Bonhams, 30th June 2010, lot 119.Illustrated: Geoffrey Godden, Lowestoft Porcelains, colour plate 5; English Blue and White Porcelain, colour plate 73 and plate 328; and Christopher Spencer, Early Lowestoft, fig 146, p 114.TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE.
A rare pair of Delft plates, early 18th century, boldly painted in blue, red, green and yellow with a formal Dutch garden landscape showing a narrow canal before spired buildings and a prominent cockerel weather vane, with a rare Liverpool delftware plate painted in blue with the Eight Horses of Mu Wang after a Chinese original, damages and restoration, 29.5cm max. (3)
Comic Books - collection of MARVEL Comics from the 1970s onwards includes issues of Spider-Man, Captain Marvel, Marvel tales, Marvel comics presents, Daredevil, Marvel pocket books and many more including a rare issue of The Amazing Spider-Man issue 301. Conditions are very fine to near mint and all comic books have been bagged and boarded.
An extremely rare .62" Sartoris breech loading Volunteer Baker flintlock rifle, c 1820, 45½" overall, barrel 30" including hinge up breech, with bayonet bar at the muzzle, the breech is held closed by an interrupted thread and opened by revolving the barrel by means of a bolt and sliding it forwards; the lock marked with crown over "GR" and "Tower"; walnut fullstock with cheekpiece, regulation pattern brass mounts including large butt trap and additional two barrel bands to facilitate the sliding barrel; with no provision for ramrod or cleaning rod. GWO & C, dark patina to the barrel, signs that an original ramrod groove has been contemporarily filled. Urbanus Sartoris patented his breech in 1817 (British Patent 4,107) £5000-6000
A rare Georgian Naval Officer's oval Shoulder Belt Plate, bright gilt with raised edge, the centre with crowned Garter and diagonal silver anchor, with two studs and hook to the back. VGC Not in Parkyn, but is shown in "Badges of the British Army One Hundred Years Ago" by Almack, published in 1900, page 57. £500-600
A rare .177" Parker Patent Precision crank wound air pistol, number 262, with plain walnut grips. Fair condition (action requires attention, dull grey finish with light pitting overall, side plate retaining screws replaced); in its very rare original brown leather cloth covered box with instruction label in the lid, containing a spare cocking gear wheel and an original packet for "500 Improved Bull Dog No 1 bore Air Rifle Pellets", some wear to the box, but generally good.£450-500
A rare .177" first type Westley Richards Highest Possible air pistol, number 111, the air chamber marked "Westley Richards, Highest Possible, Air Pistol", the frame marked "Westley Richards & Coy, London W" and "Patent 24837, 1907", with heart shaped opening in the frame and horn grips with "WR" monogram. GWO&C (slightly worn overall). £450-500
A rare "WD" marked 6 shot .36" Colt Model 1851 Navy percussion revolver, number 24302 (1853) on all parts, with "New York City" address on the barrel, the left breech bearing broad arrow over "WD" mark, and with early type small trigger guard. GWO&C, with dark patina overall (the barrel wedge a replacement). £1200-1500
A rare American .54" rim fire Sharps & Hankins Army Rifle, number 9545, 38½" overall, barrel 24" with ratchet rearsight, fore sight on separate barrel band, and original leather covering and correct leather sling, the under lever slides the barrel forward for loading, the frame marked "Sharps Patent 1859" and "Sharps & Hankins, Philada", the left frame also stamped "P" above "WCW", plain walnut butt with brass butt plate. GWO & C Frank Sellers in "Sharps Firearms" states that only 500 were made. £500-600
A very rare .177" Cogswell & Harrison "Certus" barrel cocking air pistol/rifle, 14" overall, rifled barrel 12½", number 374, the left frame marked "Certus" Cogswell & Harrison Ltd London", the right side marked "Prov* Pat* Appd* For -* 23099", with fore sight on the barrel near the muzzle, tap loading plain walnut grips, the back strap drilled and tapped to take a shoulder stock. GWO & C An article in "Air Gun World" in 2002 claimed that only 3 examples of the pistol were known, although there are probably others existing. £450-500
A good rare .177" "Abas Major" 2nd model air pistol, number 1676, marked "Abas Major" on the left of the air chamber and "Reg Design 84545" and "A.A. Brown & Sons B'ham" on the cocking lever, the right of the cocking lever marked "Abas" in triple circles, the cocking lever with pellet gauge, the chequered brown bakelite grips with "Abas" in circle. Near VGC with most blued finish (small rust patch, the action seized). £350-400
ADDENDUM LOT * BIBA a collection of memorabilia of Barbara Hulanicki's famous fashion stores in London to include a rare copy of the Newspaper-style guide from the Derry & Toms store on Kensington High Street dated September 1973 * a brown paper bag from the food hall in the Derry & Toms store on Kensington High Street c1973 ( items)Condition Report: Very good condition commensurate with age
BIBA three rare early-label late 1960s early 1970s items. A burnt orange crepe-de-chine calf-length skirt (Waist (side to side) 36cm * length 83cm) Fits modern size UK8-10 * and a red velvet long-line waistcoat (Pit to Pit 24cm * shoulder to hem 77cm ) Fits UK 8-10 * A deep purple wool and nylon tank top with rare "Made in Hong Kong" label. Fits UK 8-10 Three items.This lot is for the items listed in the description only. All other garments and jewellery are for illustration purposes only and are not included in the sale.Condition Report: Good condition. No holes or fading. (Some creasing and light musty odour from storage.)
BIBA a collection of memorabilia of Barbara Hulanicki's famous fashion stores in London to include two rare original very early (c1968-9) and five later (c1970) pre-decimal (1971) mail order catalogues from the Kensington Church Street store. 7 itemsCondition Report: Good condition commensurate with age
Amersham Toys - A rare large wooden van by Amersham Toys. It has metal chassis, metal wheels stamped Hughes with rubber tyres and a wooden body. It measures 50 cm x 21 x 25. One rear door is detached and slightly damaged. It appears in Fair to Good condition overall. (This does not constitute a guarantee) [ba]
TWO BOXES OF ROCK AND POP RELATED BOOKS AND MAGAZINES, to include volumes I, II & IV of Elton John's Sotherby's auction catalogue dated 1988, books include 'Philip Lynott' by Mark Putterford, Bob Dylan Anthology Volume 2, 'John, Paul, George, Ringo & Me' by Tony Barrow, 'Tell Me Why - The Beatles' by Tim Riley, 'Life on Tour with Bowie' by Sean Mayes, 'What's going on' Marvin Gaye biography by Ben Edmunds, Guitar Facts published 2002, 'The Great Folk Discography' volumes 1&2, Rare Record Price Guide 2018, Virgin Encyclopaedia of 60s MacGuineas World Records British Hit Singles & Albums, Virgin British Hit Singles, Taschen 1000 Record Covers, a box of Record Collector magazines etc,
Rare 1960s Postponed Football Programmes: 63/64 Manchester City v Middlesbrough dated 16 11 1963, 64/65 Huddersfield v Middlesbrough dated 19 12 1964. C/W a famous quiz question set of both 60/61 Luton v Manchester City FA Cup programmes. Who scored a double hatrick and lost in the FA Cup. Denis Law is the answer on 28 1 1961 in the abandoned match but got one in the match played on 1 2 1962 in which Man City lost. Very good. (4)
53/54 Football Autograph Book: Rare autographs due to it being big clubs A Teams playing in the Metropolitan League often dated plus non league teams and more. Includes Charlton, Gravesend x 2, Luton, Kettering, Gillingham, Colchester Utd, Headington reserves, Barry Town, Bath, Hastings, Brighton, Cheltenham, Worcester City, Aldershot, Tottenham, West Ham, Gloucester, Aldershot, Merthyr Tydfil, Bedford, Chelmsford, Fulham, Bromley, Newport and Brentford. Original collector was from Northfleet and has some signed caricatures or Gravesend players signed. He mainly collected these at Evening matches. Rare autographs of lesser known Spurs West Ham etc make this an interesting book. Includes Kent Senior Cup and Southern League Cup teams. Nearly 300 autographs.
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