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Astronomy.- Longitude.- Lowe (Gavin) An Essay on the method of determining the difference of longitude between places at land

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Lot 280

Astronomy.- Longitude.- Lowe (Gavin) An Essay on the method of determining the difference of longitude between places at land, from the observed transits of the moon over their meridians, woodcut diagram, tables, lightly browned, disbound, 8vo, Printed by W. Lane, Leadenhall Street, 1803.⁂ Rare work printed at the Minerva Press of William Lane. WorldCat and Library Hub record only two copies (National Maritime Museum & UCL). Lowe had an observatory at his home in Paradise Row, Islington.

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Darwin (Charles) On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, second edition, second issue with "fifth thousand on

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Lot 282

Darwin (Charles) On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, second edition, second issue with "fifth thousand on title", half-title, folding lithograph diagram, 32pp. publisher's catalogue dated January 1860 at end, a few pencil marks to margins, occasional light corner creasing, some cracking to gutter but holding firm, upper joint cracked but firm, original blind-stamped cloth, spine gilt, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, light rubbing to joints, some faint spotting, but still overall a sharp, near-fine copy, [Freeman 376], 8vo, 1860.⁂ This second edition was considered by Darwin as "little more than a reprint of the first edition". Rare in this condition.

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Prophecies.- Brightman (Thomas) Reverend Mr. Brightmans Iudgement, or Prophesies what shall befall Germany, Scotland, Holland

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Lot 31

Prophecies.- Brightman (Thomas) Reverend Mr. Brightmans Iudgement, or Prophesies what shall befall Germany, Scotland, Holland, and the Churches adhering to them. Likewise what shall befall England, and the Hierarchy therein, water-staining, ex-Nottingham Mechanic's Library with usual label, later half-morocco, a little rubbed, [Wing B4684], 4to, for R. Harford, 1642.⁂ Rare in commerce.

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Poetry.- Charles I, King of England.- [Cleveland (John)] Monumentum Regale or a tombe, erected for that incomparable and Glor

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Lot 32

Poetry.- Charles I, King of England.- [Cleveland (John)] Monumentum Regale or a tombe, erected for that incomparable and Glorious Monarch, Charles the First...In select Elegies, Epitaphs, and Poems, first edition, title and pp.2-3 printed in red and black, woodcut crown and skull to title, woodcut head-pieces, trimmed at head and foot, affecting final line of text on C6r, and some pagination, signatures and catch-words, [Wing C4681], no printer, Printed in the Yeare 1649 bound with [B[irkenhead] (Sir J[ohn])] Loyalties tears flowing after the bloud of the royall sufferer Charles I. &c. Englands glory and shame, initial f. blank, woodcut head-piece, lacking 4 advertisement ff. at end, pen trials to final verso, closely trimmed at outer margin, [Wing B2966], no printer, Anno Dom. 1649 [i.e. 1650], together 2 works in 1 vol., occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, contemporary calf, rebacked in modern calf in compartments, 1 lower corner little worn, rubbed at extremities, 8vo⁂ I: Rare at auction. Another issue (Wing C4681A) has 'Year' in imprint.

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Hammond (Samuel) A Guide to the English Pronunciation and Orthography, first edition, lacking front free endpaper, ex-library

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Lot 45

Hammond (Samuel) A Guide to the English Pronunciation and Orthography, first edition, lacking front free endpaper, ex-library with ink-stamp to title verso, contemporary calf, upper cover becoming detached, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, 8vo, printed for T. Field ... and sold by the Author at Nottingham, 1755.⁂ Rare. WorldCat lists only 2, at Nottinghamshire County Library and Yale University.

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Women.- Fleetwood (Isabella) The New Whole Duty of a Woman, bound from the original parts, scattered spotting, lacking free e

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Lot 51

Women.- Fleetwood (Isabella) The New Whole Duty of a Woman, bound from the original parts, scattered spotting, lacking free endpapers, contemporary calf, rubbed, upper cover detached, 8vo, Nottingham, by C. Sutton, for Samuel Staveley, 1807.⁂ Rare. No records at auction, and no copies of this edition listed on WorldCat. An 1814 edition is listed at the National Library of Scotland only.

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[Lamb (Lady Caroline)] Ada Reis, a Tale, 3 vol., first edition, lacking half-titles, occasional foxing or browning, staining

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Lot 53

[Lamb (Lady Caroline)] Ada Reis, a Tale, 3 vol., first edition, lacking half-titles, occasional foxing or browning, staining to vol.3 title, ink ownership name and bookplate of John Congreve, contemporary half calf, spines gilt in compartments, a little rubbed, [Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1823:52], each volume preserved in custom drop-back box, large 12mo, John Murray, 1823.⁂ The third and last novel by the Anglo-Irish Lamb, rare. Though famous during her lifetime and after for her affair with Lord Byron, Lamb's novels are notable for their imagination, scholarly approach and embodiment of the Romantic milieu it which they were written: Ada Reis was inspired by friends of Byron, dedicated to the literary hostess Lydia White and published by John Murray, Lamb's friend and Byron's former publisher.

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Dickens (Charles) The Mystery of Edwin Drood, first edition in original 6 monthly parts, 14 wood-engraved plates after Luke F

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Lot 59

Dickens (Charles) The Mystery of Edwin Drood, first edition in original 6 monthly parts, 14 wood-engraved plates after Luke Fildes, earliest issue of part 6 with the "eighteenpence" slip over the one shilling price on the upper wrapper, most front adverts present (part 1 lacking 8pp. and part 3 lacking 4pp. of "Edwin Drood Advertiser"), most rear adverts present, including part 2 with the rare fragile "Cork Hat" slip and part 4 with 2pp. rear adverts in duplicate, (part 1 lacking "Henry Brett & Co.", part 3 lacking slip, part 5 lacking "Weekly Journal" and slip), occasional spotting, original wrappers, neat repairs and restoration to spines and edges, occasionally affecting text to inner or outer wrapper, part 1 rebacked and upper wrapper with repaired portion of loss to fore-edge, the odd light spot or mark to covers, preserved in custom half morocco drop-back box (spine sunned, a little rubbed), [Eckel pp.96-98; Hatton & Cleaver pp.373-384], 8vo, Chapman and Hall, 1870.

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Dickens (Charles) Great Expectations, "new edition in one volume", half-title, frontispiece, title with vignette illustration

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Lot 61

Dickens (Charles) Great Expectations, "new edition in one volume", half-title, frontispiece, title with vignette illustration, bookplate of Frank O. Rowland to front pastedown, original cloth, spine gilt, spine faded, rubbed, some light bumping and slight fraying to spine tips and corners, but a very good copy generally, 8vo, Chapman and Hall, 1863.⁂ A rare edition that may constitute a second issue of the second edition, seemingly not recorded by Margaret Cardwell. The first one-volume edition was published in 1862, this edition appears largely similar to that except for the later date on the title and the lack of advertisements at the end.

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Chess.- Damiano de Odemeira. [The Pleasaunt and wittie Playe of the Cheasts renewed], first edition in English, translated by

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Lot 74

Chess.- Damiano de Odemeira. [The Pleasaunt and wittie Playe of the Cheasts renewed], first edition in English, translated by James Rowbothum, printed in black letter, woodcut diagrams, lacking first and last gatherings (* and G, each 4ff.) and A1, title supplied in facsimile, some leaves in sig.B misbound, marginal damp-staining, inner margins repaired, modern calf, gilt spine with red morocco label, [STC 6214], 8vo, [Printed...by Roulande Hall, for James Rowbothum], 1562.⁂ The first work in English on the game of Chess. Extremely rare. ESTC locates 4 copies in British Isles and 6 in N. America. Rare Book Hub cites the last copy at auction in 1967 although there was also a complete copy in the Richard Ford sale at Phillips in 1985 (£2,500 hammer) but none other since that we know of.Included in this lot is a photocopy of an article in The Chess Collector, vol.IV no.2 on this work, its publishing history and rarity, by Michael Mark; and a EEBO editions softback facsimile of the work.Despite its faults, this is an important book and reflects the new promotion of the Queen to "the best piece on the chessboard... because that the game is seldome wonne, after that she is once lost." A7v

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Donaldson (Julia) A Squash and a Squeeze, first edition, illustrations by Axel Scheffler, original pictorial boards, spine fa

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Lot 99

Donaldson (Julia) A Squash and a Squeeze, first edition, illustrations by Axel Scheffler, original pictorial boards, spine faded, otherwise fine, 4to, 1993.⁂ The author's first book, rare in commerce. Due to the infrequency of its appearance in commerce, is likely to have had a very limited print run. It also marks the first collaboration between the author and illustrator, whose partnership would later go on to create The Gruffalo, Stick Man, Zog and Room on the Broom amongst others.

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Ishiguro (Kazuo) The Remains of the Day, first edition, signed by the author on title, original boards, dust-jacket, mint cop

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Lot 117

Ishiguro (Kazuo) The Remains of the Day, first edition, signed by the author on title, original boards, dust-jacket, mint copy, 8vo, 1989.⁂ This Booker Prize-winning book was the basis for the classic 1993 Merchant & Ivory film adaptation. Rare in such remarkable condition.

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Lewis (C.S.) The Screwtape Letters, reprint, signed by the author and with autograph 5-stanza poem "The Salamander" initialed

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Lot 123

Lewis (C.S.) The Screwtape Letters, reprint, signed by the author and with autograph 5-stanza poem "The Salamander" initialed and dated "C.S. L. 1945" to rear endpaper, pencil ownership inscription to endpaper, light creasing to several leaves, some light marking to rear endpaper, original cloth, paper label to spine (slightly browned), light rubbing to extremities, 8vo, 1945.⁂ Lewis' classic novel of spiritual conflict, one of his most celebrated works, rare signed. "The Salamander", a poem about a salamander confronting a spiritual abyss, was published in The Spectator, 8th June, 1945.

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Mantel (Hilary) Wolf Hall, uncorrected proof, signed by the author on title, original wrappers, light creasing to spine, else

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Lot 129

Mantel (Hilary) Wolf Hall, uncorrected proof, signed by the author on title, original wrappers, light creasing to spine, else fine, 8vo, 2009.⁂ Rare, seemingly only a very small number were signed by Mantel prior to her death in 2022.

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Mantel (Hilary) Ben Miles and George Miles. The Wolf Hall Picture Book, first edition, signed by all three authors on title,

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Lot 130

Mantel (Hilary) Ben Miles and George Miles. The Wolf Hall Picture Book, first edition, signed by all three authors on title, photographic illustrations, original boards, fine, 4to, 2022.⁂ Rare signed by all three. The Wolf Hall Picture Book was begun as a research project by Ben Miles (cast at Thomas Cromwell for the theatrical adaptation of the books) visiting the places of London inhabited by Cromwell.

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[Rowling (J.K.)], "Robert Galbraith". The Cuckoo's Calling, pre-publication proof, colour reproduction of published upper cov

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Lot 141

[Rowling (J.K.)], "Robert Galbraith". The Cuckoo's Calling, pre-publication proof, colour reproduction of published upper cover to first page, original stiff wrappers (upper cover acetate, lower card) with rexine spine, [not in Errington], 8vo, 2014.⁂ Rare, we have traced no other example for sale. One of a seemingly tiny number of pre-publication proofs produced in-house by Little, Brown and Company. The font size is notably smaller than that of the published proof as is the book itself (210 x 150mm., the final proof measuring 233 x 155mm.). The content appears to be largely identical except for the binder's credit on the reverse of the title which reads "XXXXX" so these were likely produced prior to that detail being finalised (the book would ultimately be bound by CPI).

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Steinbeck (John) Sweet Thursday, first edition, first issue with red top edge, signed by the author on title, original cloth,

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Lot 145

Steinbeck (John) Sweet Thursday, first edition, first issue with red top edge, signed by the author on title, original cloth, spine ends bumped, dust-jacket, very light creases to spine ends, otherwise a fine copy, 8vo, New York, 1954.⁂ A spectacular copy, rare signed.

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A RARE LOUIS VUITTON GOLF BAG. 2ft 8ins high.

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Lot 1403

A RARE LOUIS VUITTON GOLF BAG. 2ft 8ins high.

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A RARE EARLY CONTINENTAL SILVER FONT. 7.5ins long set with carbouchon stones and religious symbols.

John Nicholson's

Lot 1457

A RARE EARLY CONTINENTAL SILVER FONT. 7.5ins long set with carbouchon stones and religious symbols.

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A RARE SEIKO PROFESSION DIVERS WATCH in original box.

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Lot 1582

A RARE SEIKO PROFESSION DIVERS WATCH in original box.

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3 boxed retired Swarovski crystal animal figures, with certificates. 100th anniversary Centenary swan 187407 (not original bo

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Lot 1202

3 boxed retired Swarovski crystal animal figures, with certificates. 100th anniversary Centenary swan 187407 (not original box); Squirrel 7662 (long ears) from the "Woodland Friends" or "Rare Encounters" Collection; and Butterfly 7639 (with crystal set gold antenna) from "In a Summer Meadow" Collection. All complete with cylindrical boxes and foam packaging, bottom of butterfly box missing.

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The Atomage Album, John Sutcliffe - Rare vintage specialist catalogue showcasing a selection of custom made leather & vin

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Lot 1307

The Atomage Album, John Sutcliffe - Rare vintage specialist catalogue showcasing a selection of custom made leather & vinyl outfits for specialist customers and TV, to include The Avengers. With colour and black & white photographs throughout. Text written in English & German. Not dated but models in photographs are styled from the 1960's.

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Mauboussin, a rare Art Deco gem-set and diamond ring, 1920s, designed in the 'Tutti Frutti' style, the wide band claw-set wit

Woolley & Wallis

Lot 1499

Mauboussin, a rare Art Deco gem-set and diamond ring, 1920s, designed in the 'Tutti Frutti' style, the wide band claw-set with carved sapphires, rubies and emeralds, punctuated by single-cut, baguette and shield-shaped diamonds, mounted in platinum, size N1/2, signed Mauboussin France

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Cartier, a rare Art Deco emerald and diamond ring, 1920s, designed in the 'Tutti Frutti' style, set with a carved emerald, to

Woolley & Wallis

Lot 1500

Cartier, a rare Art Deco emerald and diamond ring, 1920s, designed in the 'Tutti Frutti' style, set with a carved emerald, to a border and shoulders set with circular-cut diamonds, mounted in platinum, size R, signed Cartier London

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Two George III diamond rings, early 19th century, comprising: a rare full eternity ring, set with cushion-shaped diamonds in

Woolley & Wallis

Lot 1111

Two George III diamond rings, early 19th century, comprising: a rare full eternity ring, set with cushion-shaped diamonds in closed-back settings, mounted in silver and gold, size I1/2; and a half eternity ring set with two rows of cushion-shaped diamonds in closed-back settings, mounted in silver in gold, size L1/2, both with diamonds deficient

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Rolex, a rare gold 'Cellini' pendant watch, ref 3694, circa 1965, the circular brushed gold dial with quadrant lines, within

Woolley & Wallis

Lot 1162

Rolex, a rare gold 'Cellini' pendant watch, ref 3694, circa 1965, the circular brushed gold dial with quadrant lines, within a textured gold case, case diameter 3.9cm, dial, case back and movement signed Rolex, manual winding movement, no. 1600, case back engraved DD/sd, case back interior numbered 3694, case no. 1220809, struck through numbers 360B J and 3609, Swiss assay marks for 18ct gold, later pendant jump ring, original fitted case stamped Rolex and Benvenuto Cellini

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Φ Φ Alan Davie (1920-2014), a rare silver collar necklace, C1954, the collar suspends an abstract three dimensional pendant,

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Lot 1179

Φ Φ Alan Davie (1920-2014), a rare silver collar necklace, C1954, the collar suspends an abstract three dimensional pendant, the rectangular design suspending articulated stylised floral motifs, with similar designs to each side, etched Alan Davie 1954 to reverse, pendant length 10cm, collar inner circumference 37cmAlan Davie, although primarily known as a painter, produced jewellery in the 1940s and 1950s. He was asked to teach design at the Central School of Arts and Crafts with a view to developing the 'artistic' approach to jewellery making. Sold through high end retailers including Harrods and Aspreys he also designed and made the jewellery worn by Vivien Leigh as Cleopatra in Anthony and CleopatraA comparable necklace is held in the Victoria & Albert Museum collection (Circ.374-1961)

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A rare double mourning ring, circa 1812, the gold band applied with black and white enamel, the inscription 'JOHN.RAYNAR.OB.D

Woolley & Wallis

Lot 1411

A rare double mourning ring, circa 1812, the gold band applied with black and white enamel, the inscription 'JOHN.RAYNAR.OB.DEC.1805:ROSAMON.RAYNAR.OB.DEC.1806' in reserve, the interior with two additional commemorative inscriptions, size N, British hallmarksProvenance: From the Collection of the late Tony Dove

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A rare enamel mourning ring, circa 1788, the millegrain-edged gold band applied with white enamel, the inscription 'GEO.BOUGH

Woolley & Wallis

Lot 1413

A rare enamel mourning ring, circa 1788, the millegrain-edged gold band applied with white enamel, the inscription 'GEO.BOUGHEY.ESQ:DIED.15.FEB.1788.AGED.77' in reserve, size N1/2, British hallmarkProvenance: From the Collection of the late Tony Dove

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Mettoy (UK) rare plastic "Supreme Bakery" Bread Van - unusual 1950's toy in yellow with red upper body, opening roller shutte

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Lot 4007

Mettoy (UK) rare plastic "Supreme Bakery" Bread Van - unusual 1950's toy in yellow with red upper body, opening roller shutter to rear, friction drive in working order to front axle, some bowing to the plastic as is usual with these 50's plastic toys, otherwise Good, the signs on each side are Excellent and all is contained in a Fair colourfully illustrated box (lacks a couple of end flaps).

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Tomy (Japan) tinplate "Battery Operated Viscount Plane with Ramp" - finished in white/blue/silver Lufthansa livery, with open

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Lot 4015

Tomy (Japan) tinplate "Battery Operated Viscount Plane with Ramp" - finished in white/blue/silver Lufthansa livery, with opening clear plastic cockpit to reveal operating controls and 2 x pilot figures, some bending to the plastic propellers and untested but does include the opening side door to reveal air hostess and comes with the separate passenger staircase trolley (perished rubber conveyor belt). A rare large scale 1960's toy with a 19"/48cm wingspan, the staircase trolley is Good, the aircraft is otherwise Excellent. All is contained in a Fair to Good card box with some inner packaging and illustrated lid.

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Lone Star (UK) scarce "James Bond 007" Harpoon Gun - Very rare plastic Rocket Gun, missing telescopic sight and some damage t

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Lot 4106

Lone Star (UK) scarce "James Bond 007" Harpoon Gun - Very rare plastic Rocket Gun, missing telescopic sight and some damage to the back end - otherwise a Fair very rare example which still retains the Poor to Fair remains of a colourfully illustrated box. 18"/45cm long.

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Triang and other pressed steel Truck - to include a Triang Junior Diesel Transport Truck in red and grey with load of wooden

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Lot 4145

Triang and other pressed steel Truck - to include a Triang Junior Diesel Transport Truck in red and grey with load of wooden blocks, a Buddy L Army Searchlight Truck circa 1950's (lacks searchlight) and a Triang Ranger tinplate Pick-up Truck with plastic base, lacks tailgate but still a rare item. Also included is a Lines Bros post-war wooden Tipper Truck cab and chassis (lacks tipping body but includes mechanism) - all average approx 14"/37cm long - Fair. (3)

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Triang and other British made Tractors - Triang Jumbo Series vehicles include 2 x Tugster with 2-wheeled Dumper attached, ano

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Lot 4178

Triang and other British made Tractors - Triang Jumbo Series vehicles include 2 x Tugster with 2-wheeled Dumper attached, another Tractor only, Articulated Front Tipping Dump Truck and a rare Denzil Skinner 2-wheeled Tipping Trailer with front stabiliser screw and rubber tyres. Wooden vehicles comprise a Dragon Toys Front Tipper with operating aluminium bucket and tinplate balloon wheels together with a wooden British made Farm Tractor - Fair to Good. (6)

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Pokémon Trading Cards - Pokemon EX Deoxys Secret Rare Rocket's Raikou EX 108/107 card, ex

Wessex Auction Rooms

Lot 559A

Pokémon Trading Cards - Pokemon EX Deoxys Secret Rare Rocket's Raikou EX 108/107 card, ex

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Pokémon Trading Cards - Pokemon EX Deoxys Secret Rare Rocket's Raikou EX 108/107 card, ex

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Lot 562A

Pokémon Trading Cards - Pokemon EX Deoxys Secret Rare Rocket's Raikou EX 108/107 card, ex

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Pokémon Trading Cards - 82 Pokemon Wizards Of The Coast cards featuring 10 x 1st edn cards (3/64 Rare Holo Dark Blastoise, 48

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Lot 569

Pokémon Trading Cards - 82 Pokemon Wizards Of The Coast cards featuring 10 x 1st edn cards (3/64 Rare Holo Dark Blastoise, 48/82 Porygon, 52/82 Diglett, etc), Base Set, Jungle Set & Fossil Set, condition varies from gd to vg

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An early 20th century mahogany cased gramophone by Gramophone & Typewriter Ltd, the case with fluted pilasters, width 36.

Toovey's

Lot 2572

An early 20th century mahogany cased gramophone by Gramophone & Typewriter Ltd, the case with fluted pilasters, width 36.5cm, together with a rare mahogany horn with overall fluting, probably by HMV, diameter 56cm, and a group of 78rpm records.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

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A Collection of Rare Roman funeral offering glass Bangles, North African. The First Green glass Bangle Approximately 8cm diam

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Lot 18

A Collection of Rare Roman funeral offering glass Bangles, North African. The First Green glass Bangle Approximately 8cm diameter & 8mm wide. Second blue glass Bangle. Approximately 8cm diameter & 8mm wide. And a Pair of Rare Roman funeral offering layered glass Bangles. Approximately 6.5cm diameter & 9mm wide.

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Rare double sided penny. Dated 1918, Britannia/Britannia.

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Lot 302

Rare double sided penny. Dated 1918, Britannia/Britannia.

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Rare black moulded ceramic (possibly vulcanite) Diamond Jubilee medal, just two minor chips to edge. Approximately 69mm diame

Hansons Auctioneers and Valuers

Lot 381

Rare black moulded ceramic (possibly vulcanite) Diamond Jubilee medal, just two minor chips to edge. Approximately 69mm diameter.

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Rare Uncirculated Prefix Run of 100 Bank of England D.H.F Somerset £1 Notes. DX41 176332 to DX41 176431

Hansons Auctioneers and Valuers

Lot 457

Rare Uncirculated Prefix Run of 100 Bank of England D.H.F Somerset £1 Notes. DX41 176332 to DX41 176431

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Rare Sequesncsial Prefix Run of Two Bank of England Error £20 Banknote, missing Queen’s Portrait. This is a known genuine mis

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Lot 462

Rare Sequesncsial Prefix Run of Two Bank of England Error £20 Banknote, missing Queen’s Portrait. This is a known genuine mistake with this Prefix of E18 038411 & 12.

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Rare Charles I York Half-Crown, mm Lion 1643-4, Tall horse with mane in front of chest, scarf flying from waist of king, EBOR

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Lot 79

Rare Charles I York Half-Crown, mm Lion 1643-4, Tall horse with mane in front of chest, scarf flying from waist of king, EBOR below, reverse Crowned square topped shield between C R, floral spray in legend, AU55 (very high grade for this coin), slabbed by NSG.

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Early and rare spinning reel made in France with black painted metal, trigger grip, and stamped Centaure Pacific. Very unique

Lion and Unicorn

Lot 175

Early and rare spinning reel made in France with black painted metal, trigger grip, and stamped Centaure Pacific. Very unique and cool triangular shaped silver metal badge with Rainbow Trout and half man and half horse Centaur. Issued: c. 1950Dimensions: 4.5"L x 4.25"W x 6"HCountry of Origin: FranceManufacturer: Centaur PacificCondition: Age related wear.

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Rare pre-patent spinning reel, all metal body, rotor, and spool. Skirted metal spool with extra spare included, half bail mod

Lion and Unicorn

Lot 176

Rare pre-patent spinning reel, all metal body, rotor, and spool. Skirted metal spool with extra spare included, half bail model, anti-reverse button. Unique and cool triangular shaped silver metal badge with rainbow trout and half man/half horse Centaur. This item has its original field box which measures 7"L x 4"W x 5.5"H. Issued: c. 1950Dimensions: 5"L x 3.75"W x 6.25"HCountry of Origin: FranceManufacturer: Centaur PacificCondition: Age related wear.

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Vintage rare import of Luxor Crack 300, made for MARTIN REEL CO. Made in France. Issued: 20th CenturyDimensions: 5.5"L x 4"W

Lion and Unicorn

Lot 219

Vintage rare import of Luxor Crack 300, made for MARTIN REEL CO. Made in France. Issued: 20th CenturyDimensions: 5.5"L x 4"W x 5.25"HCountry of Origin: FranceManufacturer: Martin Reel Co.Condition: Age related wear.

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Rare little lure with black and white painted body, with the white appearing yellow as it has aged. On the sides there are 4

Lion and Unicorn

Lot 319

Rare little lure with black and white painted body, with the white appearing yellow as it has aged. On the sides there are 4 bucktail wings and two unusual hooks on the tail and belly. Dimensions: 3.25"LCountry of Origin: Michigan, USAManufacturer: Wm. Shakespeare Co.Condition: Age related wear. Decent.

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A rare George III green stained tortoiseshell and ivory banded tea caddy Of canted rectangular form, the lid centred by a whi

Bonhams

Lot 120

A rare George III green stained tortoiseshell and ivory banded tea caddy Of canted rectangular form, the lid centred by a white metal canted rectangular vacant cartouche, the front with corresponding white metal escutcheon, the divided interior with lids with turned ivory knopped handles, 11cm high, 18.5cm wide, 10cm deep Footnotes: This lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10), Ref. KGV6E7NL. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Ф Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13. Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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A rare Regency tortoiseshell and mother of pearl chequer inlaid and ivory strung tea caddy Of rectangular form, the lid with

Bonhams

Lot 124

A rare Regency tortoiseshell and mother of pearl chequer inlaid and ivory strung tea caddy Of rectangular form, the lid with white metal scrolling oval ring handle, the front with oval white metal escutcheon, the divided interior with twin lids with turned horn knopped handles, 11.5cm high, 15cm wide, 10cm deep Footnotes: This lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10), Ref. 9GPB7W48. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Ф Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13. Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE: a Cromwellian silver portrait plaquette of William Lenthall'CT' unknown maker, probably Dutch circa 16

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Lot 31

HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE: a Cromwellian silver portrait plaquette of William Lenthall'CT' unknown maker, probably Dutch circa 1653 Shaped-oval in form, intricately embossed in high and low relief, featuring a side view of the male bust with head turned facing right, staring outwards, the hair long and wavy, a plain Puritan shirt collar at the neck, the official robes of the 'Speaker of the Long Parliament' beneath, either a lion or devil's mask to his shoulder, 'CT' stamped under the truncated body, and in the background a chased foliate landscape within an elaborate cartouche border, ornamented with a skull, masks and two outstretched naked figures to the upper rim, width 7.6cm, height 8.9cm, weight 1oz.Footnotes:ProvenancePreviously held in several famous numismatic collections, including:The Montagu Collection of Coins, 'Catalogue of the Collection of Medals', sold Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, London, Tuesday 25th May, 1897, Lot 233.The John G Murdoch Collection, 'Catalogue of the Valuable Collection of Coins and Medals - The Series of Scottish and Anglo-Gallic Coins', sold Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, London, Monday 11th May, 1903, Lot 175.The Arthur Loebbecke Collection, 'Kunstmedaillen und Plaketten des XV bis XVII Jahrhunderts', sold Munich, 26th November, 1908, Lot 255.Spink & Son, sold London, 20th January, 1910, purchased by Vernon James Watney (24 October 1860 - 27 August 1928) of Watney Brewery fame, and owner of Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire. The plaquette comes with a letter of provenance from Spink to Vernon J. Watney, dated 1910.Thence by descent to the present owner.Biography of William Lenthall (1591-1662)William Lenthall, (born June 1591, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire — died September 3rd, 1662, Burford, Oxfordshire), was an English Parliamentarian who, as Speaker of the House of Commons, was at the centre of repeated struggles between the Parliamentarians and Royalists during the English Civil Wars.Trained as a lawyer and called to the bar in 1616, Lenthall was chosen as Speaker of the House at the beginning of the Long Parliament, in November 1640. On 4 January 1642, King Charles I entered the House of Commons to arrest five Members of Parliament for high treason. Speaker Lenthall bravely defied the King to uphold the privileges of Parliament, refusing to reveal their whereabouts and uttering the infamous words 'May it please your Majesty, I have neither eyes to see nor tongue to speak in this place but as the House is pleased to direct me, whose servant I am here.' Lenthall believed in upholding the supremacy of the House of Commons and freedom of speech; as Speaker, he was a servant beholden to the House and not the King while within its walls. As such, Charles I had to leave without arresting the five Members, and no monarch has entered the House of Commons since then.During the Civil Wars Lenthall sided with Parliament, and upon the outbreak (1647) of the power struggle between the Presbyterians and Independents, he supported the Independents. At the same time he was probably secretly in sympathy with the Royalist cause. Lenthall continued as Speaker in the first Parliament (1654) held under Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate, and after the collapse of the Protectorate in 1659 he was speaker of the restored Long Parliament. Although he supported the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660, he was thereafter barred from public office. However, he soon regained royal favour by testifying against a man accused of participating in the trial and execution (1649) of Charles I.William Lenthall was therefore a remarkable man, not only intellectually astute but fearless. He survived twenty uninterrupted years as Speaker of the House, at a turbulent and violent time in British history. A period which bore witness to the execution of Charles I, the Civil War, the Interregnum years of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), and then the Restoration of Charles II as Monarch. This rare, silver uniface plaquette was commissioned around 1653 to possibly commemorate Lenthall's endeavours. However, it can be read in two different ways, either viewed as a celebration of his achievements and character, a lion's mask (how it had been traditionally described in past auction catalogues) on his shoulder symbolising his valour in defying the King; the border embossed with a skull, masks and naked figures, metaphorically illustrating that he had fearlessly risen above the temptations of evil, his moral integrity intact. Or alternatively, this plaquette can be viewed as an overt criticism of Lenthall, for on closer examination the lion's mask on his arm actually resembles 17th century imagery of the Devil.It is pertinent to note that Lenthall was viewed as a somewhat controversial figure, his political allegiance openly switching sides dependent on who was in power. An alternative reading therefore could be that this plaquette was created as an open condemnation of Lenthall, and that the mask on his shoulder was in fact a representation of Oliver Cromwell, who Royalists quite literally saw as the Devil incarnate. Lenthall was viewed by his enemies as politically 'in bed' with Cromwell, dancing to his tune, symbolised by the devil's mask on his shoulder and the dark imagery embossed around him. The common myth perpetuated, was that Oliver Cromwell had used satanic forces to win the Battle of Worcester in the English Civil War. In 1651, on the eve of the Battle of Worcester, Oliver Cromwell allegedly met Satan in Perry Wood. According to legend, he was granted seven years' prosperity in return for his soul, starting with his Civil War victory in 1653. At this point Oliver Cromwell was declared Lord Protector of the Commonwealth, which is interestingly around the time this silver plaquette was created. Nevertheless, with remarkable precision, the leader of England's only experiment in republican government died exactly seven years later, amid terrible storms, in September 1658.Simultaneously loved and loathed, Cromwell was seen by some as a revolutionary figure, freeing England from the absolutist Charles; others saw him as a regicidal, religious maniac who was one of the signatories of Charles I's death warrant. Cromwell was demonised in satirical illustrations by Royalist propagandists throughout the civil war period, their authors making fun of both Cromwell's appearance as well as his politics. After the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, Cromwell's body was exhumed and publicly hung. However, what cannot be denied is that Lenthall's survival strategy had worked. Despite walking a precarious ministerial tightrope, negotiating unimaginable parliamentary and civil unrest, he had prevailed over adversity and emerged triumphant; the consummate political player.Portraits of Lenthall as Speaker by Cornelius Johnson, Henry Paert and Van Weesop are to be found in the Palace of Westminster. The National Portrait Gallery also holds an anonymous portrait and a miniature likeness by Samuel Cooper.We would like to acknowledge Christopher Eimer for his assistance and expertise.LiteratureBritannica, 'William Lenthall, English politician', accessed 26/05/2023 via www.britannica.com/biography/William-LenthallBritish Library, 'Oliver Cromwell as the Devil', image 1660, accessed 12/06/23 via www.bl.uk/learning/timeline/item104116.htmlAndrew Thrush and John P. Ferris,'The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629 - Willam Lenthall (1591-1662)', (published Cambridge University Press, 2010), accessed 26/05/2023 via www.historyofparliamentonline.orgPalace of Westminster, 'Speaker Lenthall defends Parliament', accessed 26/05/2023 via UK Parliament www.parliament.ukFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Hiram Powers (American, 1805-1872): A very rare and early carved white marble ideal portrait bust of Ginevra, (first version)

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Lot 84

Hiram Powers (American, 1805-1872): A very rare and early carved white marble ideal portrait bust of Ginevra, (first version)The serene maiden clad in classical drapery to her shoulders, her loosely dressed coiffure with trailing chignon adorned with a pearl diadem, the rear signed H POWERS Sculpt, raised on a swept circular socle, supported on rouge marble plinth, 70.3cm high overallFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate UK family collection, Clevedon, Somerset, England. Acquired sometime in the late 1960s and by repute purchased at a Bristol (England) house sale, thence by descent. Arguably the greatest and most influential American Neoclassical sculptor of the nineteenth century, Hiram Powers achieved international recognition for his near life-size marble figure of The Greek Slave, which at the time became one of the most famous Orientalist works of art in the world. The figure was subsequently taken on a tour of America in the late 1840's, as well as holding pride of place in the United States contribution to the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London.With humble beginnings in the state of Vermont, Powers moved with his family to Cincinnati in Ohio when he began to assist the Russian émigré sculptor Frederick Eckstein, training in the rudiments of sculpture. Whilst a pupil at Eckstein's Academy in the late 1820s, he began to produce portrait busts whilst also taking up commissions on the East coast of the country. By 1837 he had secured funding from a Colonel John S. Preston allowing him to relocate to Florence, Italy. Although originally intended as a temporary move, his love of the city with its rich artistic tradition, its proximity to the marble quarries of Carrara and Seravezza, and the influence and the encouragement of an Anglo-American expatriate community of sculptors led to him making Florence his permanent home. Initially trained in the skill of marble carving by a fellow Florentine expatriate sculptor, Horatio Greenough, Powers subsequently expanded his workshop, employing a variety of skilled craftsmen to assist in moulding, casting and carving. With a significant and successful high-profile business, wealthy American and European clients flocked to his studio, commissioning both portrait and 'ideal' bust subjects. In addition, Powers also went on to influence further generations of artists and sculptors living in Florence. As a Swedenborgian or 'New Churchman', Powers believed that 'the legitimate aim of art should be spiritual and not animal' and that the natural body was merely a veil over the soul and spiritual body. This belief inspired him to create 'ideal' sculpture based on subjects from history, religion, philosophy and mythology. Representing an archetypal beauty, these 'ideal' subjects were at the time highly regarded and considered to be the pinnacle of the artist and sculptors most worthwhile and creative endeavour. Powers first serious venture into 'ideal' sculpture was his bust of Ginevra dating from this earliest time in Florence in 1837-8. It was inspired by the poem 'Italy' by the English poet Samuel Rogers (1763-1855), which told the story of a young bride who vanishes on her wedding night and is then found dead in a chest more than fifty years later still wearing her wedding ring bearing her name. The bust, finely carved in a high Neoclassical style, depicts the doomed bride as a goddess clad in drapery with a pearl adorned diadem. It was later paired with a pendant work by Powers depicting perhaps his most famous 'ideal' female bust, that of Proserpine, the Roman goddess which was begun in 1839 but not completed until 1843. Proving to be immensely popular, Powers produced Proserpine in different versions, some with more simplified bases and in reduced edition sizes up until 1873. However, although Ginevra was a more short-lived and hence rarer composition, a second perhaps less severe version which was modelled some twenty years later by the sculptor whilst visiting his daughter in England which was possibly more suited to the tastes of the time and appears to have been more widely reproduced with a number of replica copies apparently ordered by English clients.Of the very limited number of known commissioned marble replica's of the first edition of the bust (the original plaster being presumed destroyed), these are listed in Richard P. Wunder's, Hiram Powers, Vermont Sculptor, 1805-1873, volume II, Catalogue of Works but include no documented English commissions. Only two are apparently of a comparable but slightly larger size including their circular socles, measuring 30 inches (76cm) high. One, which is signed 'HIRAM POWERS Sculpt' includes a dedication to 'N Longworth Esq' and is now in the Cincinnati Art Museum (acc. No. 1893.63) whilst the other, also signed 'HIRAM POWERS Sculpt' is now in the Clermont Museum, Clermont State Park, New York State (acc. No. X154a). Of the other listed replicas, all are apparently smaller in size at 24 inches (61cms) high, although it seems likely that the heights of these busts are recorded without the addition of socle bases. Of this group, four are listed as 'not located', whilst the final one, an unfinished bust found in Powers studio at the time of his death is now in the collection of Washington, DC NMAA SI (acc. No. 1968.155.23). Of the busts which are 'not located', these are as follows:1.) Ordered by George Tiffany, Baltimore, Md. 2.) Ordered by Stephen Clarendon Philips, Salem. Mass. 3.) Ordered by Dr Alban Goldsmith, New York. 4.) No details given.Given that the offered bust is also approximately 24 in. (61cm high) without its socle, it seems possible that it could be one of these unlocated busts, the most likely candidate being the fourth example where no details of the commission are provided. However, although it could be that the bust made its way to England directly from Power's studio in Florence given that the majority of Powers early commissions came from his fellow country men, it is also possible the bust may have come to Bristol in England by way of an Anglo-American family connection given Bristol's strong shipping links to the US, perhaps via the flourishing tobacco trade in the 19th century. Related LiteratureR. P. Wunder, Hiram Powers Vermont Sculptor, 1805 -1873, Newark, Delaware, 1990, p. 153-157.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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An important George III mahogany, tulipwood, harewood, ebony, purplewood, rosewood and fruitwood inlaid, marquetry and parque

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Lot 96

An important George III mahogany, tulipwood, harewood, ebony, purplewood, rosewood and fruitwood inlaid, marquetry and parquetry architectural tea caddy attributed to William Potter of Cornhill, London Circa 1785 Inlaid in the form of a Georgian house, the front and reverse each centred by steps leading to a portico with Ionic columns, the raised hinged lid comprised of inlaid overlapping lozenges within three tablets, the roundel inset with a compass star within an eared quarter veneered cartouche with foliate angles, the reverse of the lid inlaid with two end tablets each inlaid with a conforming compass star flanking a central rosette, with a chequered border and a Greek key pattern surround, enclosing a divided mahogany interior with three hinged lidded and lead-lined canisters, each canister lid inlaid with two lozenge tablets flanking a central tablet, the two end lids each inlaid with a patera-inset roundel and the central lid with the Royal crown, on a plinth base, the underside of the canisters inscribed respectively from left to right: 'L', 'M' and 'R' 25.5cm wide, 12.5cm deep, 16.5cm high (10in wide, 4 1/2in deep, 6in high) Footnotes: The fashion for tea caddies and other boxes in the form of houses or other decorative buildings emerged in the last quarter of the 18th century and continued into the 19th century. The early caddies featured fine marquetry and parquetry inlaid decoration including a plethora of timbers and great attention was paid to architectural detailing including windows, mouldings, brickwork and rustic quoins. The majority of these caddies were made in the form of generic Palladian villas and imposing townhouses but it is possible that some specific commissions copied the exteriors of their owners own residences. Of this small group of caddies, the most famous and well documented example is an extraordinarily fine and rare caddy dating from 1786 modelled on Carlton House which was the then London home of the Prince Regent. Designed by the architect Henry Holland, the house was constructed in 1783 and demolished in 1826. The caddy was made by the cabinet maker William Potter of Cornhill and was sent by its maker to George III for his inspection. It was then subsequently raffled with fifty subscribers paying two guineas each. The subscribers included prominent aristocrats and figures of the day including Prince Augustus Frederick, the Dukes of York, Queensberry and Cornwall and Lady Elizabeth Foster together with Lord Nelson's mistress Lady Hamilton. However, ironically the caddy was won by Potter himself who had purchased several tickets. Now in the collection of the Museum of London (A7547/1), it features particularly fine inner tea cannisters which were also are inlaid with architectural detail and windows so that when they are removed from the caddy they become subsidiary pavilions flanking the main house. This caddy also features fully signed inset mother of pearl discs bearing Potters name and the date of manufacture, presumably as a form of self promotion. The offered lot can be attributed to William Potter by way of comparison to the Museum of London example due the stylistic similarities of its design and the fineness of its construction. Interestingly, although the exterior of the three inner cannisters are plainer than the two inner cannisters of the Museum of London example, the central cannister features a crown motif to its lid suggesting that it may have been commissioned from Potter by an aristocratic supporter of George III or perhaps even a member of the Royal Family in homage to the monarch. A comparable caddy, almost certainly also by Potter, was sold by Sothebys, London, Important English Furniture (including the Robert Harman collection of late 18th and early 19th century tea caddies), 12 November 1999, lot 40. Literature Stevens, Richenburg & Walkling, A, K & G, edts., The Story of British Tea Chests and Caddies: Social History and Decorative Techniques, Pub. ACC Art Books, 2022, p. 130, fig. 511a & 511b. We would like to thank Ian Beavis, Research Curator, The Amelia, Tunbridge Wells for his help in cataloguing this lot. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Andy Warhol (1928-1987)Flowers (Exhibition Catalogue)A rare exhibition catalogue, 1965, comprising of one lithograph printed

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Andy Warhol (1928-1987)Flowers (Exhibition Catalogue)A rare exhibition catalogue, 1965, comprising of one lithograph printed in colours, 'Four Blue Flowers', 1965, published on the occasion of the exhibition at Galerie Ileana Sonnabend, Paris, on wove paper, the full sheet printed to the edges, bound as issued, 145 x 145mm (5 3/4 x 5 3/4in)

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Rare Dutch Epistulae Ad Quintum Fratrem Pocket Size Book. c.1632. In Fare / Used Condition, Which Is to Be Expected Due to It

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Lot 1397

Rare Dutch Epistulae Ad Quintum Fratrem Pocket Size Book. c.1632. In Fare / Used Condition, Which Is to Be Expected Due to It's Age. These Books are Hard to Find, Hard Cover. Low Estimate.

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Rare Solid Bronze 18th Century Wall Plaque of St Jerome Reading Dated 1751. Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; Greek: was a p

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Lot 976

Rare Solid Bronze 18th Century Wall Plaque of St Jerome Reading Dated 1751. Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; Greek: was a priest, confessor, theologian, and historian. He was born at Stridon, a village near Emona on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia. He is best known for his translation of most of the Bible into Latin (the translation that became known as the Vulgate), and his commentaries on the Gospels. His list of writings is extensive. He is recognised as a Saint and Doctor of the Church by the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Lutheran Church, and the Anglican Communion. His feast day is 30 September. Plaque is framed in wood and marked to verso. Image measures 7" x 6", overall size 11" x 10".

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[HITLER ADOLF]: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1934-45. Two small (5 x 0.5 and 3.5 x 0.5 cm) swatches of gold and gree

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Lot 1073

[HITLER ADOLF]: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1934-45. Two small (5 x 0.5 and 3.5 x 0.5 cm) swatches of gold and green coloured and patterned upholstery fabric removed from chairs in Adolf Hitler's Fuhrerbunker by Sapper Billingsby of No. 2 Platoon, 672 Army Company, in July 1945 and sent home to his parents. Accompanied by a copy of an A.L.S. by Billingsby, two pages, 4to, Berlin, 14th July 1945, to his Mother and Father, on the printed stationery of Hitler's Chancellery ('Kanzlei des Fuhrers der NSDAP'). Billingsby writes, in part, 'I am very pleased to say we are getting along much better now. We have got rid of the bugs alright....last night our Company arranged a trip sight seeing into Berlin, me and about 20 of our fellows went....we visited the place where Hitler spent the last few hours. The Hitler Chancelery (sic) a most wonderful building I have ever seen. The Russians are keeping guard over it but they allowed us in to inspect the inside. We found quite a lot of usefull (sic) stuff. I gathered quite a lot of the old boys writing paper....you will see a bit of German on the top. The whole place has caught a most severe battering, most of the place is all ruins....I can tell you the Coventry people can certainly rest assured that those German swine were repaid with a little interest for what they did to them....I am sending you a little of materials out of the chancelery (sic) The bit of green off his sette (sic) and the other bit off his chair out of his sound proof room '. A rare and unusual pair of artefacts from the place where Hitler was to kill himself by gunshot on 30th April 1945. VG, 2 Billingsby's reference to removing the present swatch from Hitler's 'sound proof room' must clearly be taken as a reference to the Fuhrerbunker where Hitler was to commit suicide. Billingsby's further comment in his letter in regard to visiting the place where 'Hitler spent the last few hours' reinforces this.

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SAUERBRUCH FERDINAND: (1875-1951) German Surgeon who, in 1937, became a member of the Reich Research Council ('Reichsforschun

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Lot 1074

SAUERBRUCH FERDINAND: (1875-1951) German Surgeon who, in 1937, became a member of the Reich Research Council ('Reichsforschungsrat') which supported the 'research projects' of the SS, including experiments on prisoners in concentration camps. As head of the General Medicine Branch of the RRC, Sauerbruch personally approved the funds which financed August Hirt's experiments with mustard gas on prisoners at Natzweiler concentration camp from 1941-44. A brief T.L.S., Sauerbruch, one page, oblong 8vo, Munich, 12th March 1927, to Birkelbach, in German. Sauerbruch simply states that he fully agrees with his correspondent's suggestion. Rare. Two file holes to the left edge, causing some slight paper loss, and a few minor creases, about VG

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LEY ROBERT: (1890-1945) German Nazi Politician, head of the German Labour Front 1933-45. A rare A.L.S., Dr. Robert Ley, on on

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Lot 1079

LEY ROBERT: (1890-1945) German Nazi Politician, head of the German Labour Front 1933-45. A rare A.L.S., Dr. Robert Ley, on one side of an official Prisoner of War postcard, n.p. (Nuremberg), 23rd September 1945, to his mistress Madelaine Wanderer, in German. Writing in bold pencil, Ley proclaims that he has 'had great sorrow and anxiety about you', but does now know why, continuing 'It was suddenly as if I heard your voice, but it was imagination. If I could only get some news of you. It's miserable. If you are unhappy you could perhaps try applying to Prof. Morell'. Beneath his signature appear two lines of text in Ley's hand, 'Internal Security Detachment, O.U.S.C.C., P.A.C., A.P.O. 403, U.S. Army'. Hand addressed by Ley to the verso. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG Madelaine Wanderer (1926-2007) Estonian ballet dancer with whom Ley conducted an affair after his second wife, Inge, had shot herself in a drunken brawl in 1942. Theodor Morell (1886-1948) German doctor, the personal physician to Adolf Hitler. Ley's letter was written just over a month before he committed suicide while awaiting trial at Nuremberg for crimes against humanity and war crimes.

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[DIRLEWANGER BRIGADE]: BUCHMANN ERICH: (1896-1972) German SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer who was posted to the SS Sturm (Assault) Bri

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Lot 1084

[DIRLEWANGER BRIGADE]: BUCHMANN ERICH: (1896-1972) German SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer who was posted to the SS Sturm (Assault) Brigade 'Dirlewanger' in 1944 and commanded the Waffen-Grenadier Regiment der SS 72 of the 36 Waffen-Grenadier Division. An extremely rare T.L.S., Erich Buchmann, one page, 4to, Munich, 13th October 1938, to Comrade Kelz, in German. Buchmann writes in his capacity as an SS-Standartenfuhrer, quoting his SS Number 5118, and explains that he had found out that day that the personnel office do not yet have a record of his new private address in Munich, which he provides as being at Amalienstrasse 60/III, and further asks that his driving licence be renewed to reflect his current employment. Together with a T.L.S. by an unidentified official within the Headquarters of the State Police in Karlsruhe, one page, 4to, Konstanz, 17th June 1940, to the Reichsfuhrer-SS, in German, and marked Secret. The letter concerns a disciplinary case against Buchmann and forwards the minutes and transcripts (no longer present) of an interrogation, further remarking that no further investigations have been made. Both letters have two file holes to the left edges along with various official ink stamps and annotations etc. Some light overall age wear, about VG, 2The infamous Dirlewanger Brigade, recognised for its brutality, was a unit of the Waffen-SS which operated during World War II. Consisting of convicted war criminals (not expected to survive their service with the unit) and political prisoners (largely socialists and communists who 'volunteered' for service in order to avoid concentration camps), the Brigade was not known for its dependability although did participate in the mass murders of civilians in German-occupied Eastern Europe.

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