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Lot 247

A very rare 18thC double-sided colifichet silk on paper needlework of a saint preaching in a garden with flower garden surround

Lot 257

Two very rare Victorian ribbons, one with a repeat pattern of "Victoria crowned in 1838", the other "Marriage to Albert" (24.5 ins and 47 ins respectively)

Lot 263

A rare collection of early 19thC straw work gaming counters

Lot 278

A very rare 17thC continental stumpwork, embroidery, straw work and glass panelled casket, the multiple panels depicting shepherds, animals, birds and foliage. The casket opens to reveal a silk-lined interior with the lid housing a gilt-lined mirror with three-dimensional figural panels either side

Lot 529

Collection of rare glass sulphide cameos and an early Jasperware example, probably Wedgwood, together with a 16thC / 17thC glass seal (from a bottle?)

Lot 1845

A very rare carved giltwood sunburst design mirror, 18thC or earlier, height 30 cm.

Lot 743

Beatrix Potter: "Flopsy Bunnies" dated 1909, first edition in rare deluxe cloth

Lot 1106

A Westley Richards 10-bore ball and shot gun S/N 3412. Rare left hand action single barrel. ALL WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION ARE SOLD AS SEEN, AS SUCH PLEASE ENSURE THAT BEFORE FIRING ANY WEAPON YOU HAVE IT CHECKED FOR SAFETY AND CORRECT OPERATION BY A QUALIFIED SPECIALIST

Lot 1164

Rare Tomlinson 12 bore expanding barrel scrubber with rods.

Lot 1296

A very rare enamel /19thC guilloche 12th Lancers pin brooch

Lot 1451

Two 16mm cine films relating to the Royal Yacht Britannia, labels on cases reading 'SDn002618455 Ship 691 H.M.Yacht "Britannia" 16mm safety cine film, Launch-April,1953 (master copy)' the other the same but 'Leaving the yard 11th January 1954'. Reel no 1: Colour 16mm safety cine film on ship 691 HM Yacht 'Britannia' containing footage of the launch of the ship on 16th April 1953, duration 12 mins approx. Believed to have been taken by the shipbuilder John Brown & Co, includes footage of the Queen and Prince Philip, a rare historic record of the event in colour. Reel no.2: Colour 16mm safety cine film on ship 691 H M Yacht 'Britannia' containing footage of 'Britannia' leaving the yard on 11th January 1954, duration approx 6 minutes.

Lot 1671

A rare 17thC Vices and Virtues carved ivory pawn in the form of a jester

Lot 869

Abba, collection of original fan club material & memorabilia including 1977 red/white scarf with facsimile autographs, 1979 mustard/blue scarf with “gangster hat” picture (both scarves never used & near mint), 1979 Tour badge, Rare Japanese “Report Pad” (obtained from Polar Studios, Stockholm), Money Money Money Sheet Music 1976 & 1979 foldout magazine Poster (23”x 33”), plus 4 items of Mama Mia” show memorabilia, Four original 1970s items from ABBA’s UK Fan Club: large folder, 2 Membership cards & a Fan Club letter headed note with handwritten details of ABBA’s Stockholm recording studio & Two postmarked envelopes: one from 1980 confirming visit to the Swedish Fan Club by a UK fan & one from 1981 with 10 ABBA colour postcards, 6 from Polar Music, ABBA’s record company. Mainly in excellent condition

Lot 872

Michael Jackson, ‘The Official Michael Jackson’ OPUS book 2009, 404 pages featuring over 300 photos many rare and previously unpublished, beautifully hand-bound in black leather in protective clamshell case, adorned with a special drawing by Nate Giorgio, friend of Michael. In excellent condition in its original cardboard shipping box

Lot 13

Early 18th C. Rare, Large Chinese Porcelain Tankard Decorated with the traditional underglaze blue and over glaze iron red and gilding of floral sprays and elaborate crosshatch and fish spawn borders. Short restored hairline to rim plus two other short hairlines which do not affect the integrity of the vessel. With an old metal replacement handle. H. 15cm.

Lot 27

A Rare 18th C. Chinese Export Porcelain Plate Decorated with blue & red enamels copying Chinese Imari. Some wear & tiny frit. Dia. 23cm.

Lot 41

Rare Pair of Underglaze Blue Decorated & Gilded Tea Bowls Bearing scenes of pagoda in a mountain river landscape. Dia. 8.5cm.

Lot 53

Rare Pair of Porcelain Seals Decorated in underglaze blue with scrolling lotuses. Both bearing the same seal mark to base. Minor firing faults and some signs of wear. H. 13cm.

Lot 54

Rare Chinese Export Porcelain Plate Dating to the early 19th C. Decorated with blue enamels and a reticulated border. The underside undecorated. Condition almost original. Dia. 19cm.

Lot 69

Rare Pair of Dolls’ House Chinese Porcelain Coffee Cups Decorated with a birthday pattern on a bright yellow ground. Both cups bearing six character iron red Guangxu (1875-1908) reign mark of the period. Minor wear to gilding. H. 5cm.

Lot 70

A Rare Chinese Porcelain Wine Cup Decorated with iron red Imperial dragons. Guangxu (1875 to 1908) mark & period. Provenance: Ex Allen Collection, illustrated in Allen`s Authentication of Later Chinese Porcelain Fig 62.1

Lot 76

Rare Chinese Export Oval Platter Decorated with flowers and butterflies and heavily gilded. Some wear to gilding. Kiln adhesions to underside. L. 30cm.

Lot 85

Rare Export Plate Decorated with a variation of the hundred butterflies design within a heavily gilded border. Underside undecorated. Some wear to gilding, firing fault and kiln adhesions to underside. Dia. 21cm.

Lot 86

Rare Chinese Export Plate Decorated in the Famille Verte palette. With a pagoda scene and figures on horseback. Within a border of floral panels and birds. Underside undecorated. Small chip to foot rim. Slight wear to enamels. Dia. 20.5cm.

Lot 89

Rare Chinese Export Foliate Rimmed Oval Platter Decorated with alternating panels of figures and birds within an elaborate blue and orange border. Probably Daoguang (1820-1850). Undecorated underside. Three tiny frits to underside of rim. Minor firing faults to underside. Dia. 25.5cm.

Lot 91

Rare Top Quality Export Plate Elaborately decorated with butterflies, birds and flowers, within a lavish famille rose and gilded border. Underside undecorated. Minor firing spots to underside. Dia. 19.6cm.

Lot 97

Rare Chinese Export Porcelain Beer or Coffee Mug Decorated with Canton famille rose figures in a courtyard. A bright turquoise coloured rock beneath the strap handles. Minor wear and firing spots only. H. 10cm.

Lot 116

Very Rare Blanc de Chine Figure of a Monkey Seated on a Rock Probably early 20th C. Republic period. Seal mark underneath. Good condition. H. 21cm.

Lot 118

Rare Chinese Porcelain Figure of Resting Pug Dog Decorated with grey sepia-coloured fur and a bright orange colour. No mark but probably modelled on an 18th C. original. Exact age uncertain. Condition good L. 34cm. H. 18cm.

Lot 123

Rare Pair of Chinese Cast-iron Censers In the form of Fu dogs. Their heads are hinged to enable the incense to be burned inside. Age unknown, possibly Ching or Republic period. Some rusting. H. 17cm.

Lot 141

Rare Chinese Porcelain Hat Stand With dated inscription to 1915. Decorated with newspaper cuttings. Apocryphal Qianlong mark. Provenance: Ex Geoffrey C Perkins Collection. Illustrated Allen`s Authentication of Later Chinese Porcelain, Fig. 48. H. 28cm.

Lot 160

A Rare English Copy of a Chinese Imari Plate Together with blue and white cup.

Lot 176

Exceptionally Rare 17th or early 18th C. Copy of a Chinese Kraak Design Dish With floral borders and panels. The underside with underglaze blue vines and a central encased cross mark. Three spur marks which separated the plate from the one below during firing. This dish was evidently made in Japan for the Chinese market and bears a later metal band around the rim and incised owners mark in the cavetto. Minor firing faults. Dia. 21cm.

Lot 292

RARE VICTORIAN SCOTTISH POTTERY CAMPAGNA GARDEN URN with variegated green brown glaze on a square base, 90cm high, 65cm diam

Lot 494

PUGET DE LA SERRE (Jean): Les Delices de la Mort, Rouen, Jean Berthelin, 1631, The rare Rouen edition published in the same year as the Brussels first edition. Fine engraved additional pictorial title and 4 plates after Corneille Galle. Contemporary full leather. CONDITION: Covers little worn; o/w VG

Lot 384

A rare German Occupation of Jersey (Channel Islands) Wehrmacht Day 1944, Flag Day ticket: inscribed 'O, Du Wunderschones Jersey-Land, Ich Wunscht, Ich Hatt Dich Nie gekannt! dated to front 'Tag Der Wehrmacht Jersey, 19.3.1944' (translation - Wonderful Jersey, I wish I had never known you). A rare souvenir of the WW2 German Nazi occupation period of the Channel Islands.

Lot 954

(x) Rhodesia and NyasalandPostage Due Stamps1959 (c.) 1d. ultramarine (S.G. 2) handstamped "postage due" diagonally in black, affixed to piece and uncancelled; traces of soiling on perf. tips, otherwise sound. Very rare. B.P.A. Certificate (76,783) not now present Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Lot 956

(x) Rhodesia and NyasalandPostage Due Stamps1959 (c.) 1d. ultramarine (S.G. 2) handstamped "postage due" diagonally in violet, placed sideways and cancelled by Salisbury Delivery Room double-ring datestamp on 1959 (18 July) envelope from Lusaka bearing 2½d. with machine datestamp and with manuscript "1d" alongside; envelope with punch hole at upper left clear of the 1d. Exceptionally rare with less than ten examples believed to exist on cover. B.P.A. Certificate (76,785) not now present. Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Lot 1027

Sarawak1945 BMA 2c. black, variety overprint double, fresh and fine mint. Very rare. R.P.S. Certificate (2012). S.G. 127a, £8,500. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Lot 1038

Sierra LeoneCovers and Cancellations1884 (26 July) blue envelope from Sherbro to London, "4" accountancy mark in red crayon and bearing 1876 4d. blue cancelled "B31", showing at left a fine strike of the "paid-at-sherbro" double-arc d.s. in brownish ink alongside Paid Liverpool Br. Packet c.d.s. (18.8), the reverse with Sierra Leone (27.7) and London (19.8) c.d.s.; the envelope with some faults though a rare cover. S.G. 21. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Lot 1041

Sierra LeoneCovers and Cancellations1888 (3 Dec.) envelope from Sherbro to Paris, France, bearing 1884-91 4d. brown pair each cancelled "B31" and with "sherbro/sierra leone" c.d.s. alongside, Paid Liverpool Br. Packet c.d.s. (21.12) at left below recipient's mark; rare and attractive. S.G. 33. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Lot 1042

Sierra LeoneCovers and Cancellations1893 (3 Feb.) envelope registered to Halifax, Nova Scotia, bearing 1884-91 3d. yellow, 1890 6d. brown-purple and 1893 CA "half/penny" on 1½d. pale violet with variety "pfnny", twice neatly cancelled with Freetown c.d.s. and showing oval-framed "R" h.s. and Liverpool Registered oval d.s. (20.2), arrival c.d.s. (5.3) on reverse. An attractive franking with the variety particularly rare on cover. S.G. 32, 36, 39c. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Lot 1046

Sierra LeoneCovers and Cancellations1896 (27 Mar.) 1d. red card from Shaingay to Michigan, U.S.A., cancelled with fine "shaingay/sierra leone" c.d.s. and with a further fine strike at lower left partially overstruck by Paid Liverpool Br. Packet c.d.s. (25.4), Freetown c.d.s. (31.3) and New York Paid All duplex (7.5) at top. A very rare cancellation. Photo Note: Shaingay Post Office was destroyed in the 1898 rising. It was reopened as Shengay in 1901Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Lot 1047

Sierra LeoneCovers and Cancellations1897 (22 Apr.) Myerscough printed envelope registered to London, bearing 1884-91 ½d. dull green vertical pairs (3) and 4d. brown all cancelled with Freetown c.d.s., marked "Avis de Reception" and showing fine "ar" handstamp at lower left corner, "R" in oval h.s., Freetown, Liverpool (13.5) and London (13.5) Registered d.s., all on face; small imperfections though a rare Advice of Receipt franking. S.G. 27, 33. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Lot 1052

Sierra LeoneMilitary Mail1892 (Mar.) soldier's envelope "By first mail" to Glasgow, marked "On active service. No stamps available. S.E. Johns Capt.", bearing 1884-91 marginal 2½d. ultramarine added and cancelled "B31" at Freetown, Freetown c.d.s. (28.3) in red-brown tying the adhesive and with Paid Liverpool Br. Packet c.d.s. (18.4) at foot, Glasgow Sorting Tender (19.4) on reverse; the envelope (opened-out) with some creasing and soiling though a rare item of mail from the Tambi Expedition. S.G. 31. Photo Note: Between 1890 and 1892 bands of native warriors raided Upper Sands, a district near the Lima/Susu border. The enemy's headquarters were in the stockaded town of Tambi. Two successful punitive expeditions were repulsed. A stronger force of 500 troops of the West Indian Regiment was despatched from Freetown and reached Tambi on 7 April. The town was captured and destroyed with few British casualties, though the enemy had 200 killed. (Proud)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Lot 1053

Sierra LeoneIncoming Mail1883 (2 Mar.) envelope from Orkney, Scotland to the Principal Medical Officer at Tower Hill Barracks, bearing 1882 4d. grey-brown Plate 18 cancelled with "207" duplex, the addressee having left West Africa the cover is addressed to him back in Orkney and showing Sierra Leone (10.4), Sierra Leone Paid (11.4), Paid Liverpool Br. Packet (2.5) and Kirkwall (4.5) c.d.s., all on face; a rare and most unusual cover and, being of a military nature, forwarded without further charge. S.G. 160. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Lot 1057B

Somaliland ProtectorateOfficial Stamps— 1a. carmine, variety dropped second "E" position 6, large part original gum, fine and rare. Photocopy of B.P.A. Certificate (2013) for this, the preceding and following lots. S.G. O7 var. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Lot 1057C

Somaliland ProtectorateOfficial Stamps— 2a. violet, variety dropped second "E" position 6, large part original gum, fine and rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2013) for this and the preceding two lots. S.G. O8 var. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Lot 1080

(x) Southern Rhodesia1937 Definitive Issue6d. Waterlow Sample stamp in brown, imperforate and perforated examples on gummed paper, both overprinted "waterlow & sons ltd./specimen" in different types, the perforated example with a punched hole; the imperforate example rare. Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Lot 1081

(x) Southern Rhodesia1937 Definitive Issue1/- black and blue-green, marginal from the left of the sheet, variety frame double, one albino, fresh mint with the stamp remaining unmounted. Fine and very rare. S.G. 48a, £3,250. Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Lot 1083

(x) Southern Rhodesia1937 Definitive IssueRevenue Stamps3/- to £50 set of nine in imperforate plate proof and perforated printers file stamp blocks of four on gummed paper and with varying size hole punctures, and £1 horizontal pair imperforate vertically. A fine, colourful and rare group. Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Lot 1084

(x) Southern Rhodesia1937 Definitive IssueRevenue StampsA quartet of Waterlow Sample stamps on gummed paper, comprising imperforate 3/- in deep violet and perforated 7/6d. (2, one imperforate at left) and 10/-, each overprinted "waterlow & sons ltd./specimen" in differing types, the perforated examples each with a small punched hole; the imperforate example rare. Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Lot 1090

(x) Southern Rhodesia1947 Victory Issue2d. slate, variety double print, unmounted mint with a small patch of flat gum caused by the variety. A rare and spectacular variety. S.G. 65a, £3,000. Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Lot 1091

(x) Southern Rhodesia1947 Victory Issue6d. orange marginal block of four, variety complete offset, fresh and fine unmounted mint. A rare and impressive variety, believed to have originally been found at Umtali. Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Lot 1094

(x) Southern Rhodesia1953 Definitive issue ½d. to £1 set of fourteen imperforate proofs on gummed paper; very fine. A superb and very rare set. Also the issued 2/- to £1 in unmounted mint blocks of four. Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Lot 1096

(x) Southern Rhodesia1964 Definitive Issue1d. reddish violet and yellow-ochre, variety reddish violet (Queen's head, value and Buffalo, etc.) omitted, unmounted mint and particularly fine for this rare variety. S.G. 93a, £3,500. Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Lot 1097

(x) Southern Rhodesia1964 Definitive Issue1/- blue-green and ochre complete horizontal row of ten with sheet margins, variety blue-green omitted from head and small part of emeralds at right, fine unmounted mint; fine and rare. S.G. 99a var. Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Lot 1098

(x) Southern Rhodesia1964 Definitive Issue2/6d. ultramarine and vermilion marginal strip of four from the right of the sheet, the left-hand stamp (column seven) with variety vermilion omitted and the adjoining stamp with the tailfin, etc. with vermilion partially printed; fine mint. A rare and startling variety. S.G. 102a, £4,750+. Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Lot 1103

(x) South West AfricaOccupational Period Covers and CancellationsArandis: 1918 (21 Jan.) Natal H2 size 4d. registered envelope, uprated with 1d. red (2) to Karibib, cancelled with three strikes of the "arandis/rail" rubber datestamp (Putzel Type B2) in blue and with red on white censor label, Swakopmund transit oval datestamp (24.1) on reverse; fine and rare. Also piece with strike of the intaglio seal handstamp (B3). Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Lot 1108

(x) South West AfricaOccupational Period Covers and CancellationsChamis:1916 (8 Dec.) ½d. green card to Keetmanshoop cancelled with fine strike of the rare "chamis" rubber datestamp in oval form (B1a, used as the illustration in the Putzel handbook), arrival oval datestamp (2.7) on reverse; also piece bearing 4d. with Type 1b. Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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