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Lot 448
World Coins - South Africa (119) British Colonial Issues And Republic, A Collection Of Silver Coins In An Album, With Threepences (24) 1923-1956, Sixpences (23) 1926-1960, Shillings (18) 1923-1956, 2 Shillings (15) 1924-1960, 2 1/2 Shillings (14) 1924-1960, 2 1/2 Cents (5) 1961-1964 And 1998 Proof, 5 Cents 1961 And 1962, 10 Cents (3) 1961-1963, 20 Cents 1961 And 1962, Rands (13) 1966-1988 Including 5 Commemorative Proofs, Grades Generally Consistent With Age With Earlier Coins Vg-Vf, Later Coins Vf-Ef, No Rare Dates But A Good Selection
Lot 559
World Coins - Silver Proof Cased Coins (10), Scarcer Or Unusual Issues, Ethiopia 5 Dollars 1972 Selassie, Bermuda 3 Dollars 1997 Sea Venture Triangular Slightly Toned, Dominican Republic Peso 1972 Central Bank Unc, 10 Pesos 1975 Bankers Reunion, Kuwait 5 Dinars 1981 National Day Slightly Mishandled, Iran 200 Rials 1971 2500th Anniversary, Sudan 10 Pounds 1981 Disabled, Yemen 5 Dinars 1977 10th Anniversary, Sri Lanka 500 Rupees 1990 40th Anniversary Proof Km150a Rare, Brunei 10 Dollars 1977 Currency Board, All Cased As Issued Most With Certificates
Lot 622
World Coins - Spain Local Issues (8) Catalonia 6 Quartos 1843 Rare Date Vf, Barcelona 4 Quartos 1810 Fine, Balearic Islands 2 Dineros 1621-65 Fine, Spanish Netherlands Namur 2 Liards 1692 And 1709 Both Vg Or Better, Euzkadi 1 And 2 Pesetas 1937 Ef, And Cazalla De La Sierra Brass 10 Centimos Issued In 1937 Fine
Lot 653
World Coins - Miscellaneous Mostly Large Copper Coins (33) Some Scarce Or Rare, Average Grade Fine, An Excellent Selection, Includes Russia 5 Kopecks 1802em Vf, Goa Tanga (1828-34) Fine, Moldavia & Wallachia 3 Dengi 1772 Vg Pitted, Thai Silver Bullet Money Salung 1782-1809, Etc Well Worth Viewing
Lot 268
Meteorite Interest. Wold Cottage. polished part slice. 1.582g . Provenance:. From the Robert Elliott Meteorite Collection - Part 2.. Wold Cottage (Wold Newton, Yorkshire, England) L6 (stone) - fell 13th December 1795:. This rare British meteorite fell in 1795, landing within two fields distance of a large house owned by one Edward Topham - a poet, playwright, landowner and well respected local magistrate who lived in The Wold Cottage, within the boundaries of a small village in Yorkshire named Wold Newton. Thanks to Magistrate Topham`s efforts in always "establishing the truth", this meteorite became the major player in gaining Worldwide acceptance that stones do sometimes fall from the sky, and so confirming the witness reports of the Ensisheim fall 303 years earlier, and paving the way for the later L`Aigle fall in 1803.. During the afternoon of 13th December 1795, a thunderstorm was raging over Wold Newton, 10 miles outside the coastal town of Scarborough in Yorkshire, England. The peels of thunder and the flicker of lightning were dwarfed by a sudden, loud explosion which "alarmed the surrounding countryside and created so distinctly the sensation that something very singular had happened." Numerous people also saw a dark object passing through clouds but were unable to identify what it was. However, Topham`s shepherd was within 150 yards of the impact and a farmhand named John Shipley was so near that he was forcibly struck by mud and earth as the falling meteorite burrowed into the ground. The stone penetrated through 1 foot of soil and embedded itself into the chalk bedrock to a depth of 7 inches, creating an impact pit over 1 yard across. The stone embedded itself so firmly into the bedrock that it had to be dug out. A monument was erected by Topham in 1799 and marks the exact spot where the meteorite landed.
Lot 270
Meteorite Interest. Parnallee. polished part slice. 5.4g . Provenance:. From the Robert Elliott Meteorite Collection - Part 2.. Parnallee (Tamil Nadu, India) LL3 (stone) - Fell 28th February 1857:. After detonations, two stones were seen to fall from the sky. Parnallee is an extremely beautiful and rare amphoterite from a classic witnessed fall in India. Cut sections reveal some of the best examples of type 3 chondrules of all meteorites.. Natural History Museum, London provenance..
Lot 14
Chapman (Abel) collection of c. 200 offprints Bound in 11 vol. plates some hand-coloured many pieces inscribed to Chapman by the authors half leather four of the earlier volumes quite badly worn not uniform and irregularly numbered Chapman`s bookplate or signature or both in all vol. 2 vol. with the signature of Alfred Crawhall Chapman(brother 1859-1896) Abel`s bookplate added later insertions including a letter from Lord Lilford.1870-1910 ***Includes some rare items particulary on the Iberian peninsula eg. Chapman Wild Camels 1884; Saunders Notes on the birds of the Pyrenees sarcastic annotations by Chapman who was one of the party 1884;Tait As aves en Portugal Porto 1884; HF Witherby Two months on the Guadalquiver 1899; Dresser Three weeks on the Guadalquivir 1890; Reyes y Prosper Catalogo de las aves de Espana Madrid 1886; there is also a great deal on the Northern islands and Scadinavia.
Lot 226
Annals of Sporting and Fancy Gazette 13 vol. (complete set) half-title 155 engraved plates including 50 hand coloured some light offsetting but otherwise in excellent condition Chute bookplate on front paste-down attractive modern red half morocco by Sawyer g.e. spine gilt in compartments with sporting motifs 8vo 1822-28. ***Including athletic sports such as cricket wrestling racing rowing sailing etc. as well as field sports. (This lacks the very rare issue for June 1828)
Lot 240
G. chasseur. Collection de Chiens de Chasse 20 lithographed plates of hunting dogs printed by Langlumé occasional spotting mostly light but heavier on a few plates one plate with small tear to upper margin just affecting edge of background (repaired) with original lithographed wrapper printed on brown paper cut and mounted as title modern dark green morocco with gilt-stamped red morocco label on upper cover [Not in Schwerdt] oblong 4to Paris n.d. [c.1830]. ***Rare; the artist identified only by the initial G. may be Francis Grenier.
Lot 401
1935 Silver Jubilee ½d. to 6d., S.G.65-68, a remarkable and highly specialised mainly-mint research collection housed in a large green Stanley Gibbons PHILATELIC peg-fitting album. Arranged in order of value with comparisons between the various printings and including the major flaws "Spots above head and behind neck" and "Cleft skull" for each value, and a host of constant flaws that have not yet achieved a catalogue listing. Highlights include the ½d. and 1d. value in complete sheets, 3d. pairs as `single` pairs or multiples (62) and 6d. (28); the small used representation includes a very rare 6d. vertical block of 10 (five pairs). Mixed condition (few hundred) This exceptional collection is written-up to exhibition standard with numerous notes accompanied by illustrations of the plate flaws and characteristics. The basis of the collection was formed just after 1935 and sold to Roland Jonas in 1951 by H.R. Harmer. He in turn sold it to Commander Hall who re-wrote the collection and contributed many new items. Included with the above is a copy of "The Springbok" in which Tim Hall`s article appeared and his `John H. Wicks` medal plus copious research notes.
Lot 38
A VERY RARE SOUVENIR SILVER NOVELTY SCENT BOTTLE FROM KAISER WILHELM II`S FIRST RACING YACHT METEOR (LATE THISTLE), CIRCA 1890-91, modelled in the form of a life buoy with rope bindings with finely enamelled burgee for the Royal Yacht Squadron to top and yacht name in blue to bottom, screw stopper and securing chains, hallmarked for Cornelius Saunders and Frank Shepherd, Chester, 1890-91 - 2 3/8in. (6cm.) high; contained within bespoke glazed cabinet - 8 x 6 x 4Iin. (20 x 15 x 11.5cm.), Provenance: Christies, South Kensington, Sale 9240, 1st November 2001, lot 77. During a fiercely competitive racing career lasting over twenty years, the German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II bought or built five exceptional yachts Ñ all named Meteor Ñ which he raced vigorously against the finest British, Continental and American yachtsmen of the day. A grandson of Queen Victoria with a love of all things maritime, the Kaiser chose as his first Meteor the already famous America`s Cup challenger Thistle which he purchased and renamed in 1891. Designed by the great G.L. Watson and built by D. & W. Henderson & Co. at Glasgow in 1887, Thistle was a steel cutter registered at 170 tons gross (100I net). Measuring 98 feet in length with a 20 foot beam, she had been built for a syndicate headed by Mr. James Bell of the Royal Clyde Yacht Club and had run against Volunteer in the America`s Cup races of September 1887. Failing to win back the coveted trophy, she nevertheless had a very successful career and proved the obvious choice for the Kaiser to launch himself upon the yacht racing scene. In 1893 he won the prestigious Queen`s Cup at Cowes in her but, by 1895, she had been outclassed by several brand-new yachts, most notably the Prince of Wales`s Britannia. Determined to beat his uncle`s cutter, the Kaiser immediately ordered a replacement for Meteor (I) and her successor was completed in time for the start of the 1896 season. Rather than sell Meteor (I), the Kaiser gave her to the German Navy for the use of naval cadets and she was renamed Comet for her new ršle.
Lot 41
A RARE CHINA TEAPOT FROM THE GERMAN IMPERIAL SERVICE OF S.M.YACHT HOHENZOLLERN II, in `Hohenzollern` livery of white with gilt lining, Kaiser standard inscribed under S.M.Y. HOHENZOLLERN and monogram for Wilhelm II within a garter and chain of office surmounted by a crown, with makers marks dated 1912 on pot, and 1907 on cover (small chip under edge of cover) - 8in. (20cm.) diameter. The Royal Yacht Hohenzollern II was built in 1892 by the shipbuilder A.G. Vulcan in Stettin, which was at that time part of the Prussian Empire. The steamboat, which was 122 m. in length and had a width of 14 m., served a dual purpose. It was both a recreational- and a naval command vessel, combining lavish interiors with special cannons which had been a gift from the renowned industrialist Alfred Krupp.
Lot 49
A RARE PAIR OF BRASS BULKHEAD ELECTRIC LAMPS FROM THE ROYAL YACHT VICTORIA & ALBERT II (1899), with recessed bulkhead support fronted with a scallop pierced by the tail of a stylised dolphin, the mouth supporting bulb fitting and cut glass cover (later) - 14in. (35.5cm.) including shade, Gavin, C.M.: Royal Yachts, Rich & Cowan Ltd. Photographic Appendices image of Officer`s Wardroom where lamps are viewed insitu.
Lot 53
A VERY RARE AND FINELY PRESERVED UNION FLAG FLOWN FROM THE JACK STAFF OF H.M.S. SPARTIATE AT THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR, 21ST OCTOBER, 1805, comprising thirty-one hand-stitched bunting panels with canvas sleeve and lanyard - 88 x 140in. (223.5 x 355.5cm.), Provenance: James Clephan and thence by descent. Capt. James Clephan R.N. (1768-1851) was born in Fife and spent his early years as an apprentice weaver. As the industrial revolution took pace, this became an increasingly precarious occupation and several thousand Scottish domestic loom weavers were rapidly overwhelmed by new factories. The loss of the American market in 1776 only exacerbated the situation and Clephan started to dabble as a merchant seaman to make ends meet. It was in this capacity that he was impressed into the Royal Navy (who naturally preferred seasoned men where possible) on the 23rd July, 1794 at the age of 26. Beginning as an AB (able bodied) 2nd Class Mate aboard the Sibyl (26) he then made 2nd Class Gunners Mate on the Doris (36) and Masters Mate, 10th October 1796. He rose to Midshipman on 7th January 1801, being made a Lieutenant on 31st July 1801 for distinguishing himself in the successful cutting out of the Chevrette at Brest: Under a hail of grape and musket shot, the boats of Doris, Beaulieu and Uranie boarded her. Despite being wounded and knocked overboard, Clephan was still the first man to reach the enemy`s deck. On his promotion Admiral Cornwallis said ..you well deserve your promotion; few officers have earned it so hardly. Assigned to the 90-gun Namur he served as her 2nd Lientenant until the Peace of Amiens in April 1802. Taking the opportunity to marry during this brief interval, in March 1803 Clephan was reassigned the lieutenancy aboard the Spartiate under Captain Francis Laforey, where he remained until December 1809. At the battle of Trafalgar Clephan`s courage was recognised once again and he was promoted to First Lieutenant immediately after the battle. The crew, honouring one of "their own", paid him the highest compliment they could and presented him with this Union Flag, which quite possibly had been stitched by them on board. In 1811 he followed Laforey, who seems to have been his sponsor and perhaps mentor, to the Dragon (74) and in April was promoted to Commander to the sloop Charybdis in which he captured two American vessels, the brig William Rathbone and the privateer Blockade in 1813. In 1814-15 he participated in the expedition against New Orleans and, on its failure, conveyed the dispatches. In August 1815, with the Peace, he was paid off at Deptford and placed on half pay. Retiring in 1840 with the rank of Captain, he lived in Edinburgh where he died on 28th January 1851 at the age of 83. During the twenty-two years the Napoleonic Wars lasted, it is estimated that around 600,000 seaman served the Royal Navy, of which considerable numbers were impressed..
Lot 96
A RARE COLLECTION OF NAPOLEONIC "INVASION OF ENGLAND" RAFT PRINTS comprising five views and specifications for different bizarre armed craft to transport several thousand men each, published by Fores, Hinton and Laurie and Whittle in January and February 1798 and printed on wove paper with hand colouring, some contemporary annotation suggesting alternative titles and evidence of sealing wax used to secure to a wall, the largest - 11 x 16in. (28 x 40.5cm.), (5)
Lot 98
A RARE AND EXCEPTIONAL EARLY 19TH-CENTURY MIDSHIPMAN`S LOG BOOK entitled Log of the Proceedings of His Majesty`s Ship HORATIO, W.H. Dillon. Esqr Capt. John Smith Gould MID, written in a clear hand between August 12th 1814 and January 10th 1816 and containing thirty-three full page titled watercolour illustrations and maps of exceptional quality and detail, consisting of many interesting early views including a volcanic eruption (before and during), icebergs ("ice islands"), `Town of Funchal`, `Madeira`, `Ascension Islands`, `Macao`, `Anson`s Bay`, `Singapore Straights`, `Malacca`, `Cape of Good Hope`, `St. Helena` (from south and north), `Rio Janeiro` (Sugar Loaf hill and Town), `a watering place east of Java`, `Madras` and `Manilla`, together with numerous watercolour vignettes, small map details, pen and ink sketches and diagrams of how the stores are arranged and stowed, bound between full calf decorated boards - 13 x 8Iin. (33 x 21.5cm.), H.M.S. Horatio was one of the fifteen `Lively` class fifth rates designed by Sir William Rule and widely considered the finest British frigates spawned by the French Wars. Built by George Parsons at Burlesdon, Southampton, Horatio was measured at 1,089 tons and was 154 feet in length with a 40 foot beam. With a main armament of 28-18pdrs. on her upper deck, she also carried 4-9pdrs. and 14-32pdr. carronades which, in total, gave her impressive firepower for a vessel of her size. Launched on 23rd April 1807, she was first commissioned under Captain George Scott in June the same year, sailing for the North American Station that September. After seeing action in both the West and East Indies, and then off the Norwegian coast, she returned home in 1812 until despatched briefly to North America again in June 1814 under Captain William Dillon. Soon recalled to the Channel Isles - where Dillon was appointed Senior Officer at Guernsey - Horatio was nearly lost when she struck an underwater rock in the Little Russell Passage, between Guernsey and Herm, whilst en route to keep watch off Cherbourg. The impact knocked 25 feet off her main-keel and she was only saved from sinking by "the most extraordinary exertions" of her captain and crew who somehow coaxed her into Portsmouth for repair. Back at sea, she returned to station off Cherbourg as the Admiralty initially believed that Napoleon would attempt to escape from there after his defeat at Waterloo. Afterwards voyaging to both China and India, Horatio was ordered home in 1816 and paid off the next year. Laid up for many years, she was finally converted to screw power in 1850 and, after employment in various roles, was sold for scrapping in 1865.
Lot 101
CAPTAIN CADIR BEIJ: AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER TO NELSON addressed and dated Alexandria, 10th October 1802, written in French and comprising two sides of a standard sheet beginning As I have had the liberty of writing you 8 letters without ever having had the honour of one from you... and concluding I beg your Excell to pay my respects to his Minister Amilton [sic] and all his respected family. Signed and annotated Capitiana Cadir Bey, Amiral der force Navalle Ottoman. This letter contains an early and very rare reference to the Hamiltons with whom Nelson was now engaged in his infamous ménage a trois.
Lot 103
MAURICE NELSON (1753-1801): TWO RARE AUTOGRAPH LETTERS TO LORD NELSON`S PRIZE AGENT, ALEXANDER DAVISON, REPORTING HIS BROTHER`S VICTORY AT THE BATTLE OF THE NILE. My mind is so agitated I cannot write have therefore enclosed a Gazette which I hope will give you the first tidings of the signal Victory obtained by my Brother he is but slightly wounded... The French Admiral & his Capt. are killed.. we have not lost a ship. Written over three pages with integral address, dated `Navy Office 2nd Oct. 1798`, two flattened impressions of seal, post marked `Navy Office 2-3 October 1798 (ragged seal tears, some paper loss to address leaves), Provenance: Sotheby`s: The Alexander Davison Collection, 21 October 2002, Lot 1.
Lot 112
A RARE SLOTTED HILT NAVAL HANGER, CIRCA 1780 with 24 3/4 in. blade, brass hilt with two foul anchors incorporated, turned wooden handle bound in brass and etched `olive`-shaped pommel (blade rusted, two wires detached on hilt, lacking scabbard) - 31Iin. (80cm.) overall, Lit: Gilkerson, W: Boarders Away, Mowbray, USA, 1991, p.117; Comfort, S: Naval Swords & Dirks, Sim Comfort Associates, London, 2008, p.68.
Lot 144
TWO RARE SOUVENIR ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS BY BEKEN & SON for 1908 and 1913, comprising forty-eight annotated and signed 4 x 6in. black and white images of the seasons` principal contenders including Britannia, Meteor, Valdora, White Heather, Germania, Shamrock and others, and some combined racing views, set in card pages within cloth covered album with titles and trade plate - 7 x 9in. (18 x 23cm.)
Lot 196
A COLLECTION OF RARE 19TH-CENTURY PASSENGERS LISTS comprising: White Star Line: S.S. Republic, 19th August 1875; S.S. Britannic, 20th November 1875; S.S. Germanic, 16th December 1875; American Line: S.S. Paris, 19th June 1897; Inman Line: S.S. City of Berlin: 15th June 1876, with passengers` names checked off and a completed passage chart on reverse, together with an annotated "Bill of Fare" for the 20th June (6)
Lot 213
A RARE SAILOR`S SUBMARINE WOOLWORK PICTURE entitled H.M. Submarine C.6., depicted off a headland with lighthouse and cutter beyond - 13 x 22in. (33 x 56cm.) Framed and glazed. The `C` class of submarine displaced 280 tons and measured 135 x 13.5 feet and were armed with two torpedo tubes. `C.6` was built launched by Vickers on 20th August 1906 and was sold 20th November 1919 to Walkers for breaking.
Lot 218
AN EXTREMELY RARE AND FINELY CARVED LATE 18TH-CENTURY LIMEWOOD ALLEGORICAL FIGUREHEAD MODEL FOR THE HOPE depicted as a full-length female stepping forward and dressed in a delicately carved wind-swept dress, necklace, curled hair with hat, holding an anchor supported over her knee with her left hand, her right holding the cable, set on a scroll-worked presentation bow with cut-away head rails behind, finished in original polychrome overall, secured to a later display plinth - 13 1/4 in. (33.5cm.) high. Although there are several Royal Navy ships of this name around the turn of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, none are of a suitable size to adorn with such a lavish figurehead. The strongest candidate is the Hon. East India Company who, in 1797, launched the Hope. Built by Thomas Pitcher of Northfleet for Alexander Hume, she registered 1,498 tons burthen, measured 144`3" by 43`10" and drew 17`5" of water. Captained by James Horncastle until 1804 and James Pendergrass thereafter, she served mostly on the China run until sold for break up in 1815. Another example of an East India Co. allegorical polychrome figurehead model may be viewed at Quex Park, Birchington, Kent as part of the Powell-Cotton collection. It was probably acquired by Charles Bowland Cotton who joined as a Midshipman in 1794. The only comparable carving of this type to come on the market recently is the Queen Charlotte model sold by Messrs Bonham`s: Nelson & The Royal Navy, 5th July, 2005, lot 28 (£50,000).
Lot 240
A FINE 19TH-CENTURY WALNUT-CASED WEATHER STATION BY PASTORELLI & CO. comprising a clock with silvered 7in. signed dial with Roman numerals and winding arbour to platform lever escapement with reciprocating drive to a centrally-mounted barograph drum which records readings from a silvered 7in. aneroid barometer signed Pastorelli & Co. 208 Piccadilly LONDON, and angle-poise thermometer set under barograph drum, all set within a moulded walnut case with glazed drop front and rear access to clock - 18 x 28 x 8Iin. (46 x 71 x 21.5cm.), [Francis] Pastorelli & Co. operated from 208 Piccadilly between 1859 and 1875. This rare set of instruments is usually cased in oak.
Lot 241
A RARE SHIP`S BAROGRAPH BY HICKS, LONDON set vertically with atmospheric drum to top, with pin-point action inker set over clockwork drum with sprung paper-tension roller under, a silvered indicator numbered `127` with readings for Very Dry / Change / Stormy, contained within a walnut case with hinged glazed drop front and securing hooks and lugs for bulkhead mounting and makers plate to top - 10 x 5 3/4 in. (25.5 x 14.5cm.), Unlike conventional barographs which leave a continual line of ink to record changes in barometric pressure, this example leaves a dot at regular intervals and which will leave an accurate recording in stormy weather.
Lot 247
A RARE 19TH-CENTURY ERGONOMICALLY-DESIGNED ASTRONOMER`S CHAIR BY W. CALLAGHAN, LONDON comprising two steam-pressed pieces of mahogany mounted at an angle of 45¡ on low level `x` struts, terminating in a kidney-shaped spline head rest, maker`s plaque on left strut reading W. Callaghan 23a New Bond St. Registered London, Jan 15th, 1873 - 31 x 36in. (79 x 92cm.)
Lot 3
A rare set of four carved Ketton stone pine cones early 17th century 62cm.; 24ins high This set of four carved stone pine cones originally stood on the parapet of Spixworth Hall, near Norwich (see photograph). The house was an interesting example of late Elizabethan/early Stuart domestic architecture. It was built in 1607 by William Peck and the pine cones flanked the Flemish style gables on the wings at either end of the house. Over the centuries, various parts of the house were remodelled before falling into disrepair in the early 20th century and being demolished in 1950, with only the stable block and entrance lodges surviving. The pine cone has featured in art since Pagan times when it represented eternal life because it came from an evergreen. It subsequently featured in Assyrian, Egyptian and Roman art before being adopted by the Catholic church. It`s use in architectural decoration was largely superseded in England by the introduction of the pineapple as a sign of welcome and a painting by Hendrik Danckerts from 1675 shows Charles II of England being given the first pineapple grown in England by his royal gardener, John Rose
Lot 64
A rare cast iron horse plaque 19th century with original polychrome decoration 70cm.; 27½ins high This unusual 19th century cast iron horse relief with what appears to be original paintwork would probably originally have served as a sign for a livery or stableyard, perhaps fixed to the top of the entrance gate or doorway
Lot 76
A fine and rare wrought and cast iron bridge French, circa 1870 with replaced wooden slats 127cm.; 50ins high by 205cm.; 81ins long by 148cm.; 58ins at maximum width The construction of this French rustic style bridge is extremely rare. It combines cast iron branch and twig elements onto which have been braised wrought iron foliate tendrils entwining the structure to give it a sculptural quality reminiscent of Giacometti`s work
Lot 86
A rare pair of Coalbrookdale Laurel pattern seats circa 1870 stamped CBDale & Co model number 31 and with diamond registration stamp 122cm.; 48ins wide This design, number 129358, was registered and patented at the Public Records Office on the 25th of May 1860 by Coalbrookdale and is seat number 31 in their castings catalogue of 1875
Lot 96
A rare Schinkel cast iron seat 2nd quarter 19th century 160cm.; 63ins wide The architect and designer Karl Friedrich Schinkel 1781-1841 designed a number of cast iron seats in the neo classical style. From 1810 he was a member of Prussia`s supreme building authority. He travelled to Italy as well as England and Scotland where he visited a number of foundries. A more simple prototype chair was first produced in 1824-1826. The earliest dated example of this seat is in the 1936 catalogue of Prince Furstenburg`s Amelienhutte in Bachzimmern, and it was then copied by a number of other German, Dutch and Bohemian foundries in the mid 19th Century. The fineness of casting and three dimensional aspect of the end supports would suggest that this is a period or near period example, since the later copies made by foundries in both Europe and the U.S.A have straight sides rather than the shaped ones in this example
Lot 132
A rare Worcester blue and white patty-pan, printed with the `Gilliflower` pattern, 11cm diameter, hatched crescent mark, circa 1770; and a Worcester hors d`oeuvres section from a set, painted with the `Willow Rock Bird` pattern, painter`s mark, circa 1758 Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports
Lot 6
CRICKET: A rare vintage sepia postcard depicting a row of English cricketers standing in a full length pose before a pavilion alongside an umpire and official, bearing the printed caption at the base Surbiton Hospital Cricket Match and the date 27th September 1933. Individually signed by each of the ten cricketers comprising Denis Hendren, Arthur Wellard, Laurie Eastman, Freddie Brown, Andrew Sandham, Edward Brooks, Jack Hobbs, Alfred Russell, Jack O`Connor and Alf Gover. All have signed in bold blue fountain pen inks with their names alone across light areas of the image. Some slight corner creasing, about VG
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