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Lot 129
A very rare Ernst Plank German hot air engine, of early 20th century vertical design, having an air cooled single cylinder with oiler cup to side supported on cast and turned supports, with balanced crank, crank guard, brass oiler cups, eccentric driven flame valve with burner fitted to side above, 16cm diameter spoked flywheel with small ‘V’ belt pulley, finished in original paintwork with traditional Ernst Plank trade transfer below crank guard (some chrome finish missing), the base measuring 17cm x 16cm, 29cm high. The vendor’s grandfather, the late William S. Gilham Royal Engineer Signals, believed it to have been used in the First World War to drive tent fans in India.
Lot 504
Comte de ) Voyage Pittoresque dans l'Empire Ottoman, atlas vol Comte de ) Voyage Pittoresque dans l'Empire Ottoman , atlas vol. only (without the four octavo vol.), 2 parts in one, second edition, part-titles with engraved vignettes, engraved portrait, 2 engraved maps only (of 4), 14 unnumbered plates of engraved head-pieces, 288 engraved plates (only, of 290, lacking plates 18 & 70 in second part) on 170 sheets, first part title badly creased, damp-staining, browning and foxing affecting most plates to varying degree, a few old repairs, contemporary sheep-backed marbled boards with vellum corner-tips, rubbed, spine worn and defective, [ Atabey 242; this edition not in Blackmer], folio, Paris, J. P. Aillaud, 1842. French Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire and an avid traveler and lover of antiquities, Choiseul-Gouffier first published his impressions of Greece and the Ottoman Empire as Voyage Pittoresque en Grece in 1782. In 1842, the work was posthumously republished as Voyage pittoresque dans l'Empire Ottoman . This second edition quite rare, with only the Atabey copy (selling for £14,000 in 2002) and one other in the auction records.
Lot 538
and Johann Hier Chemnitz, Neues systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet, 11 vol and Johann Hier Chemnitz, Neues systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet, 11 vol. in 13 only (lacking vol. 12, s upplement by G. H. Schubert and J. A. Wagner, published in 1829), additional hand-coloured title to vol.1, engraved portraits, numerous engraved vignettes (many hand-coloured) and illustrations to text, including many printed in red, 406 hand-coloured engraved plates, several heightened in gum arabic, Namen-Register and publisher's advertisement leaf bound in after text to vol. XI, ex-library copies with stamps throughout, occasional spotting but generally clean and bright, new endpapers, modern morocco backed cloth, [ Nissen ZBI 2722], 4to, Nuremberg, 1769-1795. A very important work on conchology, begun by Friedrich Heinrich Wilhelm Martini (1729-1778) and continued by Johann Hieronymus Chemnitz after the publication of the third volume. Included here is the rare eleventh volume, published in 1795.
Lot 643
Royal Cauldon Grindley Ware Very Rare Judaica Passover Ware 54 piece Dinner/Tea Service in black litho on white pottery. Circa 1920's. Comprises 6 x 10 inch plates 6 x 9 inch plates, 6 x 8 inch plates, 6 x 6 inch plates, 6 soup plates, 6 cereal bowls, 6 teacups and saucers, 1 platter, 1 chop plate, 1 sugar and cream and 1 boat and stand.
Lot 1015
A Rare Aesthetic Movement Highly Carved Cabinet Cupboard In Oak. The top has three leaded top doors with carved geometric panels below, crisply carved. The top has three panels carved with a Japanese style decoration. The cupboards are supported by 'L' shaped iron hinges of simple form. The base has three large drawers with unusual steel ring pull handles. The sides are finely carved to match the front of the cupboard. Terminates on a square reeded type leg. Carved & signed to the sides, Makers name 'J.C.Sowerby' Dated 1886. Similar to pieces sold by Libertys Of London in the late 19th Century. 70'' in height, 18'' in depth & 79.5'' in width.
Lot 108
Tanzanite Quatrefoil Stud Earrings, each earring comprising four of the rare, single source gemstone, tanzanite, set around a smaller round cut tanzanite, in a Gothic quatrefoil shape, with a frame of 14ct gold vermeil, a further frame of textured silver and mounted in 14ct gold vermeil and silver with post and push back fittings; the tanzanites, found only in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro, total over 1.5cts
Lot 866
An 18th Century Rare Chinese Export Porcelain Imari Barber's Bowl / Basin, Decoration Consists of Peony and Lotus Flowers, The Rim Is Decorated with Three Groups of Flowers and Fruits. The Decoration Is Typical For The 1st half of The 18th Century. This Bowl Dates From The Reign Of The Chinese Emperor Kangxi 1662-1722, or Just Thereafter. Condition - Small Nicks to Rim of Bowl and Only Minimal Wear To The Highlights, Very Good Example. Diameter 10.75 Inches.
Lot 33d
Rare Circa 1940's Men's Rolex Chronograph Model 2508 Unpolished Stainless Steel Watch with Antimagnetic Dial, tachymetric and telemetric scales, small seconds and minute counter. Later Crocodile Strap. Case Measures 35mm. Strap Measures 9 Inches Long. Good Condition. The Gallery does not warranty the running condition of watches. Shipping $36.00
Lot 8312
Great Britain - QV (line engraved) : (SG 5) 1840 2d blue, plate 1, RJ, 4 decent margins, horizontal guide lines in top corner squares, extremely fresh, small wrinkle at bottom, m.m. RPS Cert (1969) states "regummed" but expertly so in our opinion. A very good example of a rare stamp. Cat £37000 (image available)
Lot 8900
Great Britain - QV (embossed) : (SG 60) 1847-54 6d purple mint, 2014 Sismondo colour photo-certificate states 'genuine, deep and rich purple colour (not SG61), unused with small part original gum and various album adhesions (spread in many areas), small thin upper right, narrow margins, just clear to touching, cut into the frame at bottom,' Fresh, part o.g. RARE. Cat £18000 (image available) [US3]
Lot 16475
New Zealand : (SG 355) 1906 Waterlow mixed perfs, plate W2 (C.P-G9E), 1d rose carmine NW corner block of 4, with additional rows of horizontal perfs, officially patched and cut, a few tiny faint tone spots, part o.g. RARE. Ex. Midas and Sir Gawaine Baillie collections. Realised £1555 at John Mowbray (New Zealand) auction in November 2009. Currently catalogued at £1700 for the basic stamps. (image available)
Lot 15314
Mauritius : 1891 Postal Stationery envelope surcharged 50c. on 1878 8c. Pale grey (H & G milky blue) hexagonal frame type around Queen's bust, P.O control mark in red "GENERAL POST OFFICE MAURITIUS" in crowned double circle with manuscript control signature "L.M.C.P." of Louis Martin Colonial Postmaster, Higgins and Gage B (Envelopes) 14, used envelope, cancelled by the barred numeral "B32", with red oval "Registered / Mauritius No. 22 AU 1891" alongside and large "R" in black, addressed to Marseille, France with appropriate arrival datesatmp of Marseille of September 20 (?) on reverse, Sismondo 2002 colour photo-certificate states in good condition and genuine in all respects. H&G state about 50 envelopes were prepared, Sismondo states "only 36". Extremely rare in used condition Mauritius specialist piece [US4]
Lot 8282
Great Britain - QV (line engraved) : (SG A1 ua) 1840 1d black plate VIII, lettered H-B on small 1841 entire to Wakefield, tied by LEEDS Maltese Cross cancel, 4 clear to good margins and a fine Leeds cds on back, a great strike of this rare MX cancel. Some splitting of cover folds but will display very well. Cert RPS.('Stamp lifted & replace after cleaning letter sheet'). Cat £10000 (image available) [US4]
Lot 5171
France : 1871 Postage due: the rare provisional postage due of September 1871 - EL to Rouen ex rural box 'F' (4.September) with 15c due altered in m/s to '25c' [Yv.4b] - a fine, attractive example of this postage due rarity on cover. An exceptional item well known to members of the French Specialist Societies. Beautiful. Cat £4200 (image available)
Lot 8334
Great Britain - QV (line engraved) : (SG 3j) 1840 1d grey-black, plate 2, SL, very worn plate, 4 tiny (just clear at left) to huge margins, double frame lines at top and at right, partial neat CAMELFORD cds in red, extremely fresh, v.f.u. Brandon Cert (2006). RARE. Cat £18000 (image available) [US1]
Lot 15312
Mauritius : 1891 Postal Stationery envelope surcharged 50c. on 1878 8c. Pale grey (H & G milky blue) hexagonal frame type around Queen's bust, P.O control mark in red "GENERAL POST OFFICE MAURITIUS" in crowned double circle with manuscript control signature "L.M.C.P." of Louis Martin Colonial Postmaster, Higgins and Gage B (Envelopes) 14, unused envelope, some peripheral ageing but otherwise fine, 2002 Sismondo colour photo-certificate confirms. H&G state about 50 envelopes were prepared, Sismondo states "only 36". Extremely rare Mauritius specialist piece [US4]
Lot 10697
Great Britain - QEII (pre-decimal) : (SG 624Da) 1961 POSB 3d from Thrissell machine, SW corner block of 9, the six lower stamps with ORANGE-BROWN OMITTED and the upper three stamps partially so, slight adherence/gum disturbance on three of the lower stamps, others are fine u.m. Cat £9600++. Brandon Cert (2009). RARE, possibly unique (image available) [US2]
Lot 9116
Great Britain - QV (surface printed) : (SG 120a) 1867 2/- B-K, the rare COBALT blue shade, exceptionally fine used example, super colour, cancelled by 'socked on the nose' '466' (Liverpool) obliterator, few irregular perfs only, one of the best examples we have seen. London retail £1,750 for VFU. Extension available for expertisation if required. Cat £3000 (image available) [US1]
Lot 11943
Hong Kong - Booklets : (SG SB3a) 1910 $1 book containing 1c pair and 4c plus selvedge and interleaving, stapled, very fine for this. Please note that as these booklets were constructed with panes taken from ordinary sheets and could be re-assembled the value is in the covers, extremely rare, quite probable that a complete intact original booklet does not exist Cat £5000 (image available) [US3]
Lot 19587
St. Helena : (SG 34ba) 1884 QV Crown CA ½d on 6d emerald with part original gum showing DOUBLE SURCHARGE - ONE WITH N Y SPACED - extremely rare with probably only two examples known - complete with 1975 BPA cert stating it to be genuine but not recognising the NY variety and unkindly describing it as 'soiled' whereas this adhesive is of very good to fine appearance, of fine colour and well centred for this issue. Upon the reverse we note trivial imperfections, small blue manuscript (not affecting appearance), partial hinge remnant and light pencil / gum bend. Possibly unique mint part o.g. Cat £11000 (image available) [US1]
Lot 8005
Gibraltar : 1971-75 Social Insurance Bradbury Wilkinson and Company collection of Proofs inc 2P to 45P nine values imperforate affixed to card, then 2P to 91P 13 imperforates affixed to individual cards, 10P to 73P four perforated values affixed to individual cards. Fine and rare, may be unique (18 cards with 26 proofs) (image available) [US4]
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