John Cotsworth, London. A very rare marquetry quarter repeating bracket clock, 8 inch square brass dial with silvered chapter ring, matted centre with calendar aperture, ringed winding holes and signed John Cotsworth, London, within the mock pendulum aperture, Strike/Not lever above 12 o`clock, the movement with verge escapement, pull quarter repeating on 6 bells, the backplate signed John Cotsworth, London amongst profuse foliate engraving, wheatear engraved border, the case superbly veneered with all over arabesque geometrical and pictorial marquetry designs including the inner surfaces of both doors, the basket top now replaced with matching veneered inverted bell top, on brass bun feet with urn finials and scrolled carrying handle, circa 1700, 16.5in (42cm) h. Literature: Antiquarian Horology Vol 31 no. 4 (June 2009). "English Marquetry Table Clocks" by Robert Donaldson illustrates other clocks with similar decoration including an example by John Cotsworth.
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A rare Tsar Alexander enamelled Coronation beaker, 1896 (half million beakers like this were distributed at the Coronation and the eagerness of the population to obtain these mugs resulted in over 2000 persons being trampelled to death), 10cm high, and assorted English Royal commemorative wares to include a MacIntyre & Co King George V Coronation vase, George VI and Edward VIII Paragon loving cups, a Paragon Edward VIII cup, a further Edward VIII Coronation cup, a Queen Victoria 60 years commemorative cup and saucer, an Elizabeth II Coronation cup, three limited edition Coalport commemorative goblets and a limited edition Staffordshire enamel Royal Crest box with certificates
A rare Carlton Ware shell shaped bowl, decorated throughout with river fish, interior with a light lustre ground, heightened with gilding, the exterior against a mottled blue ground, printed marks, shape Deco 2437, 24cm long and a Carlton Ware chinoiserie decorated pedestal bowl, pattern 2881, 25cm diameter (2)
A Rare English Four Barrelled Flintlock Pistol, circa 1730, of Segallas type, with two-stage turn-off cannon barrels moulded at the muzzles, rotating four-barrel assembly rotated by depressing spring-loaded rear of trigger-guard, box-lock actions, all steel frame and grip assembly, signed London and engraved with panoplies and line detail, double triggers, steel guard engraved en suite, 18cm overall. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports
Major Cyprian Bridge (1807-1885) Military Topographer of the First Maori War (1845-47). English School, 19th century, portrait miniature, watercolour on ivory, rectangular, 7cm x 9cm After Hone Heke`s attacks on the flagpole at Kororareka, the War in the North began with the invasion of the town on the 11th of March 1845 and continued until the sack of Ruapekapeka pa on the 11th of January 1846. Over these ten violent months regular British forces learned for the first time what it was to face a Maori foe, many men died during frontal assaults on pa that were impregnable by such tactics The British were again repulsed in May at a pa built by Heke near Okaihau and again at Ohaiawai in July, where they suffered heavy losses. The final Maori stand was made at Te Ruki Kawiti`s pa Ruapekapeka, where nearly two hundred defenders faced a combined British and Auckland volunteer force of over sixteen hundred. Equipped with heavy artillery, this proved to be a easy victory for the Imperial forces, who quickly overran the Maoris when most of them were at their customary prayer meeting outside the pa Two soldiers made extended visual records of this war, Lance-Sergeant John Williams of the 58th Regiment, and his superior, Major Cyprian Bridge. Their pictures are vital historical documents of the first pakeha war, and have been used in illustrations in histories from as early as 1859. Even so, direct information about the pictures and their production is both rare and scattered, like the pictures themselves "The British soldier found the Maori on the whole the grandest native enemy that he ever encountered. Gurkhas and Sikhs were formidiable before them; Zulus were formidable after them, but all these had copied European discipline. The Maori had his own code of war, the essence of which was a fair fight on a day and place fixed by appointment, which the best and bravest man should win. The British soldier, therefore, held him in deepest respect, not resenting his own little defeats, but recognising the noble side of the Maori, and forgetting his savagery` Sir John Fortescue Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports
A Rare, Child`s or Cadet`s, Percussion Sporting Gun, converted from flintlock, with round barrel 70cm long (pitted), stepped lock, brass side-plate, trigger-guard with pineapple finial and butt-plate, the walnut stock shortened and wormed mostly at the hand and tang, numbered 2084, in need of restoration. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports
A rare late 19th Century silver articulated toast rack/letter rack, designed by Christopher Dresser, made by John Thomas Heath and John Hartshorne Middleton, Birmingham 1892, the semi circular base supporting seven bars with ball joints resting on bun feet, 12.5 cm high to top of handle, 10.5oz. Literature; Christopher Dresser: A Pioneer of Modern Design, Widar Halen, Phaidon Press Ltd, London 1993, plate 181 Christopher Dresser 1834-1904, Michael Whiteway, Skira Editore S.p.A. Milan, 2001, plate 58
A rare Chelsea octagonal teabowl, raised anchor period, c.1750-52, painted in bright enamels with the Lady in the Pavilion pattern, raised anchor, 6.2 cm. A similar bowl is illustrated in British Porcelain, J & M Cushion, p 36 and the original Japanese pattern in Porcelain for Palaces, OCS, 1990, no.127. See also Ceramics, Ethics and Scandal, Rosalie Wise Sharpe, 2002, p.31. In contemporary references the pattern was confusingly called The Old Lady Pattern. It was not the lady that was old, but the pattern
A rare Documentary earthenware jug, c.1805-20, painted with a detailed scene of Red Cross Street, Liverpool including a coach named Alexander (?) and inscribed London/Liverpool, ships and warehouses beneath a script SH, the reverse with street title and crown, handle riveted chips, stain, wear, 18cm no. 253. According to notes with the jug, attributed to Torksey, it was made for Samuel Henshaw who kept the Crown Inn in Red Cross Street where he appears in the Street Directories of the period. It was bought by Exley in Scarborough in 1940
A rare Bernard Palissy bowl, probably c.1553, moulded and typically coloured with glazes of blue, green and treacle with two angels on a devil`s head holding a crown above a wreath of three fleur-de-lys, very badly damaged, foot lost, 27.5cm F.P. 1. The iconography suggests the coronation of Henry IV (1553-1610) the first Bourbon King, a Protestant who gave the Huguenots freedom of worship at the Edict of Nantes, 1598. The angels are symbolically crushing evil. It was the rediscovery of Palissy (1510-89) by Victorian potters that led to the craze for majolica
A fine Imari dish, c.1700, kiku moulded and painted with diaper, scrolls, florets and, unusually, gilt waves and clouds, all in bright enamels and gilding, six character mark from a Chinese original qi yu bao ding zhi zhen (precious object of rare jade amongst treasured vessels) 25cm. Similar dishes were in the Collection of Augustus the Strong and were amongst the earliest coloured designs copied at Meissen
A rare blue and white teabowl, transitional, of conical form, the inside with florets and ammonite scrolls, the exterior with figures, restored chip 9.7cm; and a pair of Kangxi plates moulded with scolopendrum border and well painted with foliage and peacocks, repaired, 21.5cm and a bowl with Buddhist lions, Wanli, chip, 11cm (4)
A large blue and white basin, mid 18th century, painted with a crane under a pine on a terrace, repaired, crack, 38.8cm; a Saucer-Dish in kraak style, crack, seal mark, 27.7cm; a rare plate for the Catholic market centred on three encircling fish, repaired, 22cm; and a provincial Saucer-Dish with bold peony, Transitional c.1620, seal mark, 25.3cm, an unusual bowl with plain exterior and large shou in the well, probably Jiajing, frit, and a Transitional Teabowl, chips (5)
Attributed to Benjamin Zobel (German 1762-1831) HORSES IN A STABLE, Sand picture, 44cm x 58cm. Benjamin Zobel was employed by the Prince Regent`s chef Louis Weltje, and became a `Table Decker` at Windsor Castle. The custom of `Table Decking` had been introduced into England by George III, where the table cloth at dinner was elaborately decorated with designs of coloured sands, marble dust, powdered glass or bread crumbs. Zobel became a skilled confectioner and was entrusted with the pictures made in coloured sugars. The method he employed for making sugar patterns was identical to that which he used to make his sand pictures. Zobel has the reputation of being the inventor of the sand painting technique, and he introduced the art to England. Animals, particularly horses, held a particular fascination for him. His compositions were often taken from the paintings of his dear friend, George Morland. His works are extremely rare and not often signed in full.
A rare three section Scribe`s stick circa 1900, the wooden shaft sections with a painted simulated grained finish, tipped by a plated metal ferrule, the chased copper knop unscrewing to reveal a cork stoppered lead compartment, the end of the knop with a miniature erotic image on glass of a naked female, visible under close scrutiny when held up to the light, the centre sections of the shaft unscrewing to reveal a propelling pencil and dip pen, 33.75in (88.5cm) long.
A rare flick spike walking stick late 19th century, the ebonised rustic cane with an embossed hallmarked silver collar with simulated buckle and engraved initials, the top of the cane with a brass mounting concealing a 5in. steel spike which flicks out when the stick is thrown forwards, 35.25in (89.5cm) long.
A RARE PAIR OF CENTRAL ITALIAN 50-BORE SNAPHAUNCE PISTOLS, POSSIBLY MADE FOR A BOY, mid-18th century, with 12.5cm. two-stage swamped barrels each with turned girdle and with gold-lined maker`s mark on the octagonal breech-section, iron tangs, foliate engraved rounded locks each with pierced cock, the cock and steel retaining screws each covered with an applied silver(?) mask, moulded walnut full stocks each carved in relief with scrollwork, foliate engraved iron mounts including pierced side-plate and spurred pommel each decorated with a small portrait bust (one trigger-guard retaining screw missing), pierced iron escutcheons each with further portrait bust, and original iron ramrods each with turned finial (iron parts discoloured with some surface corrosion throughout).
* AMERICAN ARMS CO. (BOSTON) A RARE 10-BORE (2 5/8IN.) G.H. FOX 1870 PATENT `SWING OUT` PUSH-FORWARD TOPLEVER SIDE-OPENING DOUBLE-BARRELLED SHOTGUN, no visible serial number, 28in. damascus barrels, rib stamped `AMERICAN ARMS CO. BOSTON.`, 2 5/8in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. choke in both, large frame action with integral fore-end, incorporating G.H. Fox side-opening patent of 4th January 1870, carved percussion fences, push-forward toplever, non-rebounding sidelocks, un-engraved overall, retaining slight traces of original finish, 14 1/2in. stock with sling swivels and including steel buttplate, weight 8lb. 8oz.
CHURCHILL (GUNMAKERS) LTD. A RARE PAIR OF LIGHTWEIGHT 12-BORE `PREMIERE XXV` SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 7976 / 7, 25in. nitro chopperlump barrels with matt Churchill ribs, gold-inlaid `1` and `2` and `XXV`, the tubes engraved `CHURCHILL (GUNMAKERS) LTD. 7, BURY STREET. ST. JAMES`S. LONDON. S.W.1.`, the breech ends finely engraved with acanthus scrollwork, the undersides engraved `ARMES DE CHASSE N.C.`, actions with A.A. Brown patent self-opening systems, action bars with ABAS trademarks, slender fences, automatic safeties with gold-inlaid `SAFE` details, pinless lockplates, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, double rolled-edge triggerguards, the actions, lockplates and furniture profusely engraved with fine acanthus scrollwork, the undersides engraved `PREMIERE FINEST QUALITY`, retaining much original colour-hardening and finish, the triggerguards gold-inlaid `C`, 14 5/8in. highly-figured stocks, weight 6lb. 6oz., in their lightweight leather double motor case with canvas outer.
F. BEESLEY A RARE J. GIBSON 12-BORE 1884 PATENT LEVER-COCKING HAMMERLESS SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 8325, 30in. nitro reproved damascus barrels (in 2009), rib engraved `JOHN GIBSON`S PATENT. MADE BY F. BEESLEY, EDGWARE ROAD. LONDON.`, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/2 choke, push-forward underlever, Gibson patent action, patent no. 13688 of 1884, automatic safety with gold-inlaid `SAFE` detail, back-action sidelocks with protruding tumbler pivots gold-inlaid to form cocking-indicators, with gold-inlaid `COCK`D` detail, lockplates signed `J. GIBSON`S PATENT`, bold acanthus scroll engraving with scrolling borders, retaining traces of blued finish, 13 3/4in. replacement stock including horn buttplate, weight 7lb. 1oz.
* JOHN DICKSON & SON A RARE 20-BORE 1880 PATENT SIDELEVER ROUND-ACTION NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 3914, 26in. nitro reproved damascus barrels (in 2009), rib engraved `JOHN DICKSON & SON. 63 PRINCES STREET. EDINBURGH.` and `2`, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 3/4 choke, Dickson patent triggerplate action, patent no. 294 of 1880, use number 115, fluted fences, sidelever opening, automatic safety with gold `SAFE` detail, gold-washed cocking-indicators, profusely engraved with fine acanthus scrollwork, 13 3/8in. highly-figured stock (missing escutcheon) including 3/8in. recoil pad, weight 5lb.
* J.D. DOUGALL & SON A RARE 12-BORE SIDELEVER TRIGGERPLATE ACTION NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 4162, 30in. nitro reproved damascus barrels (in 2009) with broad rib, engraved `J.D. DOUGALL & SONS. 8 BENNETT STREET (ST. JAMES`S ST.) LONDON.`, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. choke in both, J.D. Dougall unpatented treble-grip action, flats stamped `DOUGALL`S HIGHEST QUALITY`, automatic safety with gold-inlaid `SAFE` detail, bold acanthus scroll engraving, the underside with a floral bouquet, retaining very slight traces of original finish, 14 5/8in. well-figured pistolgrip stock with floral carved pistolgrip-cap and scroll engraved buttplate with encircled `2`, weight 6lb. 15oz.
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[Serlio, Sebastiano] The first [-fift] booke of architecture... translated out of Italian into Dutch,and out of Dutch into English. London: Robert Peake, 1611. First English edition, folio, woodcut illustrations throughout, woodcut initials and header pieces, book one lacking title, next leaf and final blank, book two lacking folio 26?, book three folios 26 & 27 misbound, book five lacking folios 9 -12, mounted on stubs throughout, approx first 80 leaves silked and some others later on, some leaves trimmed [touching headlines], staining and browning throughout, some worm damage; [bound with] [Bartoli-Scamozzi, Ottavio] Il forestiere istrutto nelle cose piu` rare di architettura... della citta di Vicenza. Venice: Vendramini Mosca, 1804. Second edition, 8vo, 36 engraved plates [mostly folding], text and plates mounted on guards and interspersed throughout the first work, bound together in modern brown cloth gilt. Sold not subject to return. Note: First Work STC 22235. Serlio was born in Bologna and, after studying drawing and perspective at Pesaro, he moved to Rome in 1514. His five volume work is thought to be the first great illustrated architectural treatise of the Renaissance, pioneering the use of clear, high quality illustrations to create a coherant and practical treatise that would influence architectural styles around Europe. First published in Italian from 1537 to 1545, this English edition was developed from the Dutch in 1611, with copies found in the libraries of some of Great Britain`s greatest architects including Sir Christopher Wren and John Wood. The 1611 English edition is one of the earliest, and rarest, architectural works in the vernacular language.
Macdonald, Lt. Roderick William The medals and journals of Lieutenant Roderick William Macdonald, Royal Navy, who went missing from the aircraft carrier H.M.S. Courageous on 15 February 1937 H.M.S. Ramilles Prize Medal, 26mm., silver, reverse inscribed, ‘H.M.S. Ramillies inter part Marathon Race Nov. 1930 3rd Prize Mid. R. W. McDonald’, in Phillips, Aldershot case of issue; Naval Prize Medal, 32mm., silver, hallmarks for Birmingham 1931, obverse inscribed, ‘1st B.S. Med. Fleet 1931’, reverse inscribed, ‘H.M.S. Ramillies Marathon Winners’; H.M.S. Excellent Sports Medal, 32mm., bronze, reverse inscribed, ‘Inter-Block Marathon 1933’; Malta Amateur Athletic Association Medal, 51mm., silvered bronze, reverse inscribed, ‘1935 One Mile 1st Lieut. Macdonald’, in Phillips, Aldershot case of issue; Sports Medal, 40mm., silvered bronze, obverse inscribed, ‘1st B.S. 1935 3 Mile 1st’, very fine and better; Journals Recipient’s journals as a Midshipman, volume 1, for the period 1929-30, volume 2, for the period 1930-31-32, each volume of 170+ pages and inserts, drawings, sketches, watercolours, together with a day by day account of his duties and other activities. During this period, Macdonald was serving abo rd H.M. Ships Ramillies, Eagle, Glorious and Vanquisher; Commission A framed commission document appointing him Sub-Lieutenant, dated 25 October 1933; Photographs Four naval group photographs and one of the recipient and his brother; and a H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth cap tally; Annesley, James The trial in ejectment (at large) between Campbell Craig, lessee of James Annesley Esq. London: Printed for J. and P. Knapton, T. Longman, et al., 1744. Folio, contemporary half calf gilt, worn, boards loose, first 3 leaves loose, repair to outer edge of last leaf, small hole affecting single word in text, title page torn and repaired, copy of the Daily Post Friday January 27th 1744 bound in; Drummond, William The works of... Edinburgh, 1711. 4to, portrait frontispiece, contemporary calf, lacking lower board, upper board loose (qty) Note: Lieutenant Roderick (Rory) William Macdonald was the younger son of Major Donald Ramsay Macdonald, D.S.O., M.C., Royal Field Artillery. Included in this lot is a newspaper cutting in which Admiral Sir William Fisher wrote: ‘Anyone who has known Rory Macdonald, however slightly, will have felt a bitter pang to hear of his premature end on service in the Fleet Air Arm. But those, like myself, who had been in the same ship with him (and he was my flag lieutenant for a period) know that the Navy has suffered a really grievous loss. In all sincerity I believe that we officers and men of H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth that in him we had the most exceptional young officer of his time. Personally I have never known a better. Added to a most attractive appearance and manner, he had all the solid qualities of character that are most admired in our Service. Humour, gaiety, vivid and radiant there was, continually breaking through a strict sense of duty, while a quiet manner of authority yet sympathy - very rare in an officer of his age - evoke little short of devotion in the men under him. He was outstanding in all forms of sport, but chiefly as a long distance runner. It is very hard to lose Rory Macdonald. ....’ On a Memorial to Major Donald Ramsay Macdonald, D.S.O., M.C., R.F.A., and his two sons, the inscription for Lieutenant Roderick William Macdonald, Royal Navy, reads - ‘who was missing from H.M.S. Courageous west of Alexandria on 15th February 1937, aged 24’.
Scottish poetry--Lines and Lines Review edited by Callum Macdonald, Alan Riddell, Tessa Ransford, Trevor Royle and others. Edinburgh, 1952-1998. Number 1-144, a complete set, original wrappers; and several duplicate issues Note: The most famous Scottish poetry magazine which spawned the Scottish literary Renaissance. Founded by Callum Macdonal in 1952, Lines, subsequently renamed Lines Review published George Mackay Brown, Robert Garioch, J.K. Annand, Sydney Goodsir Smith & many aspiring young Scottish poets when there were few publishers willing to take a risk on them. Its first editorial board consisted of Hugh MacDiarmid, Sydney Goodsir Smith, Norman MacCaig and Sorley Maclean, while the painter, Denis Peploe, became art editor. It is rare to find a complete set.
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[Spyri, Johanna] Heidi, her years of wandering and learning; Heidi how she used what she learned. Boston: Cupples, Upham and Company, 1885. First American edition, later issue without publisher`s advertisements, 8vo, 2 volumes in one, original aqua-blue cloth blocked in black, folder and slipcase, contemporary inscription on front endpaper, spine lightly rubbed at head and foot, slipcase rubbed Provenance: Mabel Watson, inscription. Note: This translation by Louise Brookes is rare. The first appearance of the story in translation was the UK edition of 1884 but this is known by only one or two copies.
Antiquities - a rare early rectangular clay tablet, inscribed in Surian, with a record of a delivery of six goats to Abba-Shagam, dated at Drehen 5th month of sixth year of Amar-suen (242BC) Drehen of which the ancient name was Puzurish-Dagan, lies a few miles south of Nappur, in Surain and it was there that Shaugi 2nd King of the Dynasty founded an enormous store house to which converged tribute and offerings in kind from all over he empire, Abba-Shagam is a well know official who appears in many document of this period
Curling - a rare Victorian E.P.N.S novelty butter dish, as a curling stone, supported on two pairs of crossed brooms, inscribed `Ruchazie Curling Club/Vice President Prize/Won By/Alexander Ferguson 1891 - 92`, ivorine handle, clear glass liner, X-shaped base, bun feet, 20cm wide, c.1890 This club was subsequently amalgamated with the East Kilbride & Haremyres Curling Club (founded 1830) which still flourishes.
Masonic Interest - a rare George V novelty snuff box, as a mason`s square, hinged cover engraved with a square and compass and motto `Aude Vide Tace`, inscribed `Wor. Bro. J Tyler I.P.M 1792/with Respects & Fraternal Regards/From Bro. W. Littler/P.P.G. Tyler Worcs., P.P.G.M.M./Tyler, Warwks., 1935, 6cm wide, Birmingham 1934
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