A Collection of Books relating to Islamic Numismatics and History. MILES, G C, Coins of the Spanish Mulūk al-Tawā’if, American Numismatic Society, 1954, 168 pages, 15 plates, card covers, good, scarce and important; ÖLÇER, C, Rare Ottoman Coins at Soviet Russian Museums (Moscow and Leningrad), Istanbul 1972, 64 pages, 5 plates, fine; ÖLCER, C, Coinage of the Karamanids, Istanbul, 1982, 127 pages, 12 plates, 40 additional pages of English text, fine; ALBUM, S, Marsden’s Numismata Orientalia Ilustrata, New York 1977, 318 pages, illustrations in text, casebound, jacket, very good; [Ed] GERVERS, M & BIKHAZI, R J, Conversion and Continuity: Indiginous Christian Communities in Islamic Lands Eighth to Eighteenth Centuries, 1990, 559 pages, card covers, almost new; ETTINGHAUSEN, R, From Byzantium to Sasanian Iran and the Islamic World, 1972, 69 pages, 27 plates, casebound, jacket, good; WALKER, P E, Exploring an Islamic Empire, 2002, 286 pages, card covers, almost as new; BOSWORTH, C E, The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual, 2004 reprint, 389 pages, card covers, almost as new; DAFTARY, F, The Assassin Legends: Myths of the Isma’ilis, 1994, 213 pages, casebound, jacket, as new; BALOG, P, The Coinage of the Ayyūbids, RNS Special Publication No 12, 1980, 334 pages, 50 plates, a good copy; PLANT, R, Arabic coins and how to read them, 2000 reprint, 151 pages, illustrations throughout, card covers, new. (13)
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Oil on canvas, by an unknown hand, 14" x 10". This portrait is not attributed to Bacon and is painted on the "right" side of the canvas. It is, however, an interesting picture because of its probable significance to Francis Bacon. It is very rare to see paintings in photographs on the walls of his Studio which were reserved for photographs, mixing paints or other working documents. From photographic evidence it is clear that this lot did, however, hang on the Studio wall both at Reece Mews and previously at Overstrand Mansions Battersea. It appears in illustration 75 on page 82 'In Camera Francis Bacon' by Martin Harrison, although the white background appears much cleaner at that time. It can be seen again in Christies' catalogue The Collection of the late Miss Valerie Beston, February 2006 lot 456, a photograph by Cecil Beaton said to have been taken in 1960. The painting was therefore in a prominent position for over 20 years and must have held particular personal significance for Francis Bacon having been painted by a close friend, relative or lover. Could it have been painted by Peter Lacy? Further research may reveal the answer one day, but as Bacon was clearing Lacy items from his Studio that day in 1978 perhaps this was also an item of Lacy memorabilia that he no longer wanted to keep. Provenance: The Robertson Collection
A rare coin water-glass and five assorted drinking glasses circa 1730 and later the first inset with a silver George II Maundy twopence of indecipherable date in the base, the lower section of the bowl with nipt-diamond-waies, the rim with spiral trail, together with a pedestal-stem goblet, a composite-stem wine glass and three facet-stem wine glasses, one engraved with neo-classical decoration in the manner of James Giles the first 11cm., 4.25in. (6) Literature The water glass illustrated W.Thorpe, A History of English and Irish Glass, pl.CIX Provenance The first from the Sir John S.Risley Collection and then the Peter Lazarus Collection, Bristol
A rare airtwist taperstick circa 1750 the slender nozzle with everted rim set on a small flattened knop over a beaded cushion knop, above a multi-spiral airtwist section with shoulder and base knop, with domed foot 15.5cm., 6.125in. A similar taperstick with the same stem form but with a domed and terraced foot, was sold in our New Bond Street Rooms, 21st October 1981, lot 8. A larger candlestick of this form was sold by Christie's, 20th November 1985, lot 48. Provenance Phillip's London, 16th September 1987, lot 30
A rare lacquer snuff box, Stobwasser, Brunswick, circa 1830 circular, the lid painted with Venus riding a dolphin with Neptune and other attendants, the interior of the lid inscribed: Venus Allant a Cythere d'apres Raphael and numbered: 6426, the base inscribed in red script: Stobwassers Fabrik and numbered: 6426 diameter 9.5cm, 3.75in
A rare enamelled silver Coronation chocolate box, Cooper Brothers and Sons, Sheffield, 1901 rectangular, the lid enamelled with oval portraits of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra and inscribed: Coronation Day June 26th 1902 width 12.5cm, 4.875in, in original red leather case (2) Provenance According to the August 1902 company journal of Rowntree and Co., York, the present lot is a silver version of the painted tins produced by the firm for presentation by the new King and Queen "for the Coronation Dinners to the poor of London and the Tea to the maid-servants. Their Majesties have been graciously pleased to accept copies of the tins made in silver." The Rowntree family evidently kept a small number of the silver versions, the offered lot having been given to their head coachman and descended in his family to the present day. Cooper Brothers and Sons entered their mark on 22 June 1900, listing as their address the Don Plate Works, Arundel Street, Sheffield.
A rare Meissen tureen from the Swan Service circa 1742 modelled by Johann Gottlieb Ehder, of quatrelobe form raised on four dolphin feet, the shell-moulded ground with a cartouche on either side painted with the marriage arms of Bruhl-Kolowrat-Krakowsky, sprigs of indianische Blumen to the rim, applied with later gilt-metal lion mask handles crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, impressed 26 34cm., 13.375in. across figural handles and cover lacking, haircrack, gilding worn The form is mentioned by Ehder in his work reports of November, 1742: 1 grosse Terrine fur Ihro H.R. Gn/ Exc. des Herrn Grafen von Bruhl mit Muschelwerk verzieret wie auch Schildern, ingleichen nebst Fussen, so Delphine vorstellen nur auf der Sturze eine Nymphe zu befinden, neu bossiert" (quoted by U. Pietsch, Schwanenservice Meissener Porzellan fur Heinrich Graf von Bruhl, p.152. Another example of this form with its cover survives in the Dresden porcelain collection, on loan from the Bruhl family, for which see Pietsch, op.cit., no. 8, and p.151 for a photograph of the matching stand.
A French faience tureen and cover probably Rouen, circa 1760 of elaborate Rococo form raised on four scroll feet, heightened in iron-red, blue, yellow, green and iron-red, and painted on the cover with four flower sprays 4 in black to underside of cover 25cm., 9.75in. high; 32.5cm., 12.75in. across handles haircrack to rim of tureen, enamels on tip of finial retouched, typical minor glaze losses (2) #2,000-3,000 Meissen figures from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. K.A.L. Rhodes 11. A rare Meissen 'Cryes of London' figure of a ballad seller circa 1754 probably modelled by J.J. Kandler, wearing a pale-yellow hat with purple ribbon, green-lined purple jacket with gilt buttons, purple breeches and yellow shoes with purple ribbons, the scroll-moulded base edged ingilding and applied with leaves and flowers crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue to rear of base, incised 6 12.7cm., 4.875in. both hands restuck Also known as Roger Teasdale, this figure is based upon an engraving by Pierce Tempest after Marcellus Laroon the Elder, "A Merry new Song", published in London in 1711, which depicts the ballad seller together with the female companion figure, known as Mrs Parker. See Yvonne Adams, Meissen Figures 1730-1775, p.41, for another examples of this rare figure, together with the source engraving.
A rare Meissen figure of a Turkish lady circa 1745-50 holding a pennant, wearing a gilt-edged puce headdress, flower-decorated robes with yellow and green sash, and yellow shoes raised on platforms K.H.C. in purple, 18th century script 'D' in ink 15.1cm., 6in. minor restoration to pennant and left hand The K.H.C. mark, for Kšnigliche Hof Conditorey indicates that this figure was delivered to the Royal Court Pantry in Dresden of Augustus III, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony. Provenance Royal Court Pantry, Dresden
A rare Meissen rustic figure circa 1750 leaning on a staff, wearing a green-lined pale purple hat, yellow jacket with gilt buttons and manganese breeches, the base with tree-stump support, applied with leaves and flowers crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue to rear of base, impressed 148/G 12.6cm, 5in. Literature George Savage, 18th Century German Porcelain, London 1958, pl.52b (illustrated)
Two rare Meissen figures of Paris and Vulcan circa 1745 Paris seated on a rocky mound holding the golden apple, clad in a yellow-lined, gilt-edged robe decorated with indianische Blumen, the base applied with leaves and flowers; Vulcan, perhaps modelled by Peter Reinicke, wearing a white apron and hammering on an anvil crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue to rear of bases both 12cm., 4.75in. minor restoration to fingers on Paris' left hand (2) Literature George Savage, 18th Century Meissen Porcelain, London 1958, pl.60b (Vulcan illustrated)
A rare pair of Meissen miniature figures of male and female River Gods circa 1755 each reclining on an upturned urn issuing water on a scrollwork base edged in gilding with reeds at the rear, both with a laurel wreath on their heads, clad in puce and yellow floral drapery, respectively crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue to rear of bases, painted collector's number 34. to both his left arm and right leg restored, her left arm restored, some minor restoration to tips of reeds (2) 8.5cm., 3 3/8 in. across approx.
A rare pair of Frankenthal figural salts circa 1765 each figure seated on the edge of two oval yellow baskets with flower sprigs to the interior, the youth wearing a blue and purple-striped jacket, his companion with flowers in her hands and apron, her skirt painted with flowers, the grassy bases edged witrh scrollwork heightened in gilding and purple crowned CT monograms and AB in underglaze-blue, incised letters 11.1cm., 4.375in. across two fingers on his left hand chipped (2) Similar models are illustrated by F.H. Hofmann, Frankenthaler Porzellan, vol.II, pl.164, nos.638 and 639.
A very rare Naples group of a gentleman and a child from the series 'Le panchine del Real Passegio' Real Fabbrica Ferdinandea, circa 1795 modelled by Filippo Tagliolini, the gentleman wearing a black hat, black-striped jacket with gilt buttons, yellow waistcoat and trousers, the child holding a fruit in his outstretched right hand, wearing a turquoise hat and iron-red costume with ruff collar and a blue sash 16cm., 6.25in. some restoration See Angela Car˜la-Perrotti, La Porcellane dei Borbone di Napoli., no.430b, for a group of two adults and an identical figure of a child. This model does not appear to be recorded in the literature.
suffragette Interest: a rare prison-issue tinplate knife, as supplied to jailed suffragettes in the pre-1914 era, 19.5mm extreme length, one side faintly engraved with a suffragette limerick, good condition. although two examples of these knives are in the collection of Suffragette material held by the Museum of London, neither bears any kind of inscription similar to the example offered here.
a pair to E.W. Pottington; Defence and British Gas Light Company Limited silver Long Service Medal (named and dated 1926), two School Attendance medals in silver and bronze; together with ARP badge and Hull Dispatch Riders badge 1915, this last rare, all extremely fine in box/case as issued, (6).
a rare Great War Royal Naval Division M.C., M.M. group of six to Sub. Lieut. R.H. Brewer, R.N.V.R., comprising: Military Cross, Geo. V (unnamed as issued); Military Medal, Geo. V (A.P.O., Hood Bn., R.N.V.R.); 1914-15 Star (L.S., R.N.V.R.); British War & Victory Medals (S. Lt., R.N.V.R.); Mercantile Marine Medal (erased), mounted loose style for wearing (in 2 groups), generally extremely fine; together with a mounted group of related dress miniatures, the official case for the M.C. and two named Masonic medals (15) M.C. London Gazette: 11 January 1919. He displayed conspicuous gallantry and initiative when part of the line was held up. He crept forward and bombed and captured a machine-gun post that was impeding our advance, which was then able to proceed. m.M. London Gazette: 17 April 1917. born in 1883 and a native of Nottingham, Robert Harold Brewer was employed as a Ship’s Steward in the Merchant Navy before the Great War and did not join up until 7th August 1915, thereby confirming the award of the Mercantile Marine Medal; the reason for the erasure of the naming on Brewer’s medal remains an enigma however and may simply be the result of loss of the original. Rated Able Seaman upon joining the R.N.V.R., he was made L.S. in September 1915 and briefly served as an Acting Petty Officer in February 1917. Commissioned Sub. Lt. in February 1918, he was wounded at least once in action and ended his war service with a brief commission in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps.
the impressive group of orders and medals awarded to Brigadier-General Sir Douglas Dawson, Royal Household, late Coldstream Guards, comprising: Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.), Knight Grand Cross set of insignia, comprising sash badge and breast star (both officially numbered 351); Order of the Bath (K.C.B.), Civil Division, Knight Commander’s set, hallmarked 1922-3; Order of the Bath (C.B.), Military Division, Companion’s neck badge, all in fitted cases of issue with appropriate ribbons; Order of St. Michael & St. George (C.M.G.), Companion’s breast badge, in gold and enamel, converted for neck wear; Egypt & Soudan, 1882, rev. dated, 3 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, The Nile 1884-85, Abu Klea (Lieut., 2/Cdm. Gds.); Jubilee, 1887, with bar 1897; Coronations, 1902 & 1911, both silver; France, Legion dHonneur, Grand Officer’s badge, in gold and enamel, with riband rosette; Turkey, Order of the Medjidjie, 5th (?) class badge; Khedive’s bronze star for 1882, these last seven mounted court-style and contained in a Hunt & Roskell case; together with Order of the Garter, Secretary’s badge, by Garrard, in silver-gilt and enamel; the State Chamberlain’s Key, GVR, in silver-gilt, with riband for wearing, both in fitted cases of issue; and a Grant of Arms to the recipient dated 1915, with seal, in GVR tooled leather box of issue, all items extremely fine, the Garter Secretary’s badge extremely rare and the ceremonial key unique (lot) Sold with this lot is a mss. note by Sir Douglas Dawson explaining that he was the first and only State Chamberlain, thereby making his ceremonial key unique: key worn by me in Household dress as State Chamberlain 1920-25. The appt was created in 1920 and abolished when I retired. The Lord Chamberlain being by then a permanent official, the post was no longer necessary. i was thus the first and last State Chamberlain
gERMANY, Imperial, Baden, Order of the Lion of Zahringen, 2nd class set, unmarked, the badge, in gold and enamel, with crystal arms, and the star in silver, with gold and enamel centre, the centre the same as for the neck badge, with castle, trivial flake of green enamel lacking from one arm of the star, otherwise extremely fine and rare, in fitted case of issue (2)
A rare cast turret clock/church bell Bilbie, Cullompton, dated 1807 The exterior with ring decoration and inscribed DANL BARBER ESQ 1807, BILBIE CULLOMPTON FECIT beneath cast suspension loops, 42cm high, 45cm diameter. This bell was cast by Thomas Castleman Bilbie who is recorded in Moore, Rice & Hucker Bilbie and The Chew Valley Clockmakers as working in Cullompton 1781-1814. He was invited by Cullompton churchwardens to make a new clock for the church in 1811 for which he charged £55-0-0.
Seven railway holiday guides, comprising G.W.R. Holiday Haunts for 1935, 1940 and 1947; Holidays by L.M.S. for 1938, 1939 (part edition - illustrations only) and 1940; and a British Railways Holiday Guide for 1949, each with soft covers and illustrations, each octavo. Note: The 1940 editions were issued just prior to the evacuation of British troops from Dunkirk, and the invasion and occupation of the Channel Islands. This effectively led to the abandonment of any notion of a holiday season for this, and subsequent years, and makes these editions rare survivors.
A Rare and well engineered 5 in gauge Liberation 2-8-0 Locomotive and tender, built by the late Mr Stan Smith of Nottingham from his own research, historical photographs and plans. The original full size locomotive was built by Vulcan Foundary, Newton-Le-Willow. Lancs. circa 1946. The silver soldered copper boiler with injector and fittings including water and pressure gauge, safety valve, whistle, clack and blow down plug. Chassis detail including twin outside cylinders approximately 1 3/4in bore by 2 1/4in stroke, Walschaerts valve gear, fluted motion, hydrostatic lubrication system. Working Westinghouse compressor. Cab controls with regulator, pressure gauges, sight glasses, drain cock lever and hand feed pump. The locomotive finished in black livery with fitted steps and hand rails, working lamps and fine rivet detail. 114 inches (290cm) long in total. Boiler History: The Locomotive was re-boilered in 2004. Boiler Record Document from Nottingham Society of Model and Experimental Engineers Ltd. Intial Test dated 7th of February 2004. Test pressure 200 psi Maximum Working pressure 100 psi. Retest 1. dated the 28th of February 2004. Test and Working pressure 100 psi.
WAFFENFABRIK MAUSER A RARE SECTIONED 7.63MM TEN SHOT LARGE RING SELF LOADING PISTOL 5 1/2-inch barrel with raised fore sight, tangent rear sight graduated to 10, the frame barrel and receiver sectioned to expose the chamber, magazine and lock work, many parts struck with Serial No. 1, retaining most of its original blue finish. This lot will not be available for viewing in London, and must be viewed by prior appointment in West Sussex. Please contact Gavin Gardiner for further details.
Rackham (Arthur, illust.). The Ingoldsby Legends, or Mirth & Marvels, by Thomas Ingoldsby, reprinted, June 1920, twenty-four tipped-in col. plts. with captioned tissue guards, t.e.g., orig. gilt dec. dark brown antique leather, a little rubbed on spine, 4to. Rare in the publisher's special binding (this binding not mentioned in Riall?). (1)
A rare Wemyss ware tabby cat seated upright with a smiling expression glass eyes painted with a smiling expression, glass eyes painted with black stripes on a brown ground (one ear repaired and front leg repaired), impressed Wemyss ware RH&S circa 1900, 32cm high cf Similar examples have been sold Messrs Sotheby’s (London) 4.9.2001 Lot 319, 25.8.1997 Lot446.
M. DE LA HIRE "La gnomonique ou methodes universelles, pour tracer des horloges solaires ou cadrans", published by Thomas Moette, Paris, 1698, leather bound, together with Mr LE CLERC "Pratique de la geometrie sur le papier et sur le terrain", published by Pierre Mortier, Paris and Amsterdam, 1691, leather bound, and a third late 17th century volume "Rare secrets in physick", with page half way through entitled "A true gentlewoman's delight", published by W.G. Gent, London, 1687, leather bound
A Rare "Richardson's Vitrified" Enamelled Glass Goblet, date code for 1848, the U form bowl enamelled predominantly in green, white and yellow with water lilies over an inverted baluster stem, a circle of vine about the foot, printed within pontil "Richardson's Vitrified" over the diamond registration mark, 16.5cm high See illustration
TWO PRIMED BRASS 4-BORE CASES; two 10-bore brass primed cases; a rare 8-bore brass cartridge with "Ejector" head-stamp; a rare 12-bore brass cartridge of stepped form by Greener, dated 1940; another brass 12-bore cartridge by Greener with "Police Gun" head-stamp; a Purdey 20-bore paper factory crimped case; an Eley 12-bore cartridge case marked for blank; and a 14-bore paper Eley loaded cartridge. (Qty)
A RARE ONE HUNDRED PACK OF KYNOCH .297/.230 SHORT MORRIS AMMUNITION, with smokeless powder and a hollow pointed bullet of 37 grains in original box; together with two 5 round boxes of Kynoch .240 Magnum Rimless ammunition for Holland's magazine rifles, metal covered aluminum pointed bullet of 100 grains.
Josef Unger, A rare 12 bore -.410 over and under combination hammer gun, with 26N" barrels, the bottom barrel converted from rifle, the frame with border and scroll engraving, the underside of the trigger guard with gilt coat of arms, highly figured pistol grip stock with cheek piece, nitro proof
Teaninich-23 year-old Distilled 1972. Rare Malts Selection Limited Edition bottle number 2732. 75 cl. Single malt, 64.95% volume The Singleton of Auchroisk-1976 Distilled and bottled by Auchroisk Distillery, Banff-shire. 750 ml. Single malt, no spirit strength stated on labelling In original cartons 2 bottles
Brora-20 year-old Distilled 1975. Limited Edition Rare Malts Selection bottle number 8926. 750 ml. Single malt, 118.2 degrees proof/59.1% volume Port Ellen-1980 Bottled 1998. Connoisseurs Choice pink map label. 70 cl. In original carton. Level: lower middle of shoulder. Single malt, 40% volume 2 bottles
The Celebration Decanter A very rare and special single malt produced to celebrate the 50th Birthday of H R H The Prince of Wales, 14th November 1998. 70 cl. crystal decanter number 104 of 2500 accompanied by stopper. In presentation case. Bottled by Thistle Whiskies, West Lothian. Single malt, 40% volume 1 crystal decanter
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