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Lot 20
RARE PAIR OF WWII KRIEGSMARINE OBSERVATION BINOCULARS,eug 10x80, nr. 1485 165521, stamped Third Reich Kriegsmarine marks, further numbered 892 to base, with later brass mounted tripod baseA Private Scottish Highlands CollectionOptics function, clear and without inclusions or visible mould; there are some dents, nicks, scratches, marks and general wear; have been polished; additional images including markings available
Lot 25
RARE PAIR OF WWII PERIOD ROSS OF LONDON ROYAL NAVAL BRIDGE BINOCULARS,with military issue broad arrow marks, power 10 field 5 1/4, no. 120953, Patt. 12114, dated 1942, on later tripod baseA Private Scottish Highlands CollectionOptics function well, some possible internal specks of dust/dirt but no mould or other noticeable inclusions; polished; some general surface wear including scratches, slight knocks and nicks but overall consistent with age and use; additional images available
Lot 26
RARE PAIR OF WWII PERIOD GERMAN KRIEGSMARINE STATIONARY BINOCULARS,by Askania Werke, nr. 360332 104, painted in light grey, stamped Third Reich Kriegsmarine marks, number 109 to lower sectionA Private Scottish Highlands CollectionOptics function and are clear; some small interior specks but no major inclusions or immediate signs of fungus but there is a build up of historic dirt and dust which may be occluding small occasions of such an issue; general wear overall, paint and finish of Third Reich device and surround area has been scratched off; general knocks, nicks, scratches, dust and dirt overall; additional images available; objective/front/larger lens diameter 6cm
Lot 118
RARE NINE CARAT GOLD CATERPILLAR CLUB BROOCH AWARDED TO SGT. J. I. BURBRIDGE,modelled as a silk worm with ruby eyes, engraved to the reverse 'SGT. J.I. BURBIDGE', 20mm wide, approx. 1g, along with his RAF 214 Squadron patch, RAF wings patch, two half brevet O patches and Royal Coat of Arms patch.Note: Sargeant Jarvis Isted Burbridge (958282) served in RAF 214 Squadron, and was part of the crew of the Wellington Mark IC X9884 that was shot down 29th September 1941 near Hamburg. He was then captured and held as a Prisoner of War (no. 18331) at Stalag 357 Kopernikus. He later received his Caterpillar Club brooch as per the requirements.
Lot 418
A rare 16th century silver crucifix cross pendant, with screw fasteners opening to reveal compartment interior for reliquary fragments, engraved all over, pendant height 6cm, 17.3gNo obvious damage, pendant is quite worn all over through age and use, top loop is probably a replacement, all screws present, a few minor dents on backing, unmarked
Lot 660
Aviation pioneer Samuel Franklin Cody Wild West showman and early pioneer of manned flight Signed 5x3 inch approx Vintage Postcard of his plane in flight. Signed in black ink on image side. Fantastic Signature. Rare. Good Used Condition. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 712
Fantastic Vintage Autograph Book Near Full of Fantastic Signatures such as Max Bygraves, Rosemary Squires, Beverly Sisters, Roy Castle, Diana Dors, Billy Fury, Frank Ifield, Kay Sisters, Ray Ellington, Long John Baldry, Lois Lane, Gerry Hutch, Jimmy Logan, Jon Tremaine and many more. Requires more research, some signatures may be rare. Book Measures 5x3 approx. Some Pages Coming Away From the Spine. Showing signs of age. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 282
Liza Minnelli signed 6x4 white card and 9x7 Cabaret colour photo. Liza May Minnelli is an American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer. Known for her commanding stage presence and powerful alto singing voice, Minnelli is among a rare group of performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy (Grammy Legend Award), Oscar, and Tony (EGOT). Minnelli is a Knight of the French Legion of Honour. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 284
Great Wartime Era Autograph Book Dating from 1915 with Superb Poems, Amusing Illustrations and music scores. A Rare Piece of Social History. Almost every page has content. Wrapped in Green Suede. Showing Signs of age of a 105 yearbook. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 41
Superb Football Collection of 3 Vintage Autograph Books From 1950's with 100+ Signatures Overall. Signatures include Halifax Town, Compton Arms AC, Bury FC, Birmingham City, Frank Hill, Sammy Crooks, Ralph Carter, Doncaster Rovers, Rotherham Utd, Huddersfield Town, Grimsby Town, Leicester City and many more. Some Names are given inside autograph book. requires more research. May Yield Good Value. Could Be a Rare Signature. Showing Signs of Age. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 140
Indian Ocean. Bertelli (Ferrando), Seconda Ostro Tavola, Venice, circa 1565, uncoloured map engraved by Niccolo Nelli (to whom the map is sometimes attributed), the map is inverted and shows India, Arabia, the Maldives, Persia and Pakistan, thread margins, laid on later wove paper, some water staining to the backing paper, 280 x 390 mmQTY: (1)NOTE:A rare map from the Antonio Lafreri school. The map is based upon Ramusio's map of 1554, which appeared in his 'Delle Navigation e Viaggi' and updates Gastaldi's map of 1548.
Lot 199
Wales. Metellus (Johannes), Cambria Cambry Wales, circa 1588, engraved map with contemporary hand-colouring, large decorative cartouche, manuscript number to the upper right corner but outside the plate mark, 150 x 205 mm, QTY: (1)NOTE:A very rare map, from the 'Itinerarium Europae Provincae', published in Cologne between 1579 and 1588. The atlas was published anonymously - because of the religious and political machinations of the late 16th century; and was also known as the 'Itinerarium Orbis Christiani'. The maps derive from those published by Abraham Ortelius in Antwerp in 1570, but the maps in this atlas have been ascribed to Jan Matal (or Metellus) and Michael von Eitzing, who, together with Matthaus Quad and Frans Hogenberg, were some of the most important members of the 'Cartographic School of Cologne'. The rarity of the map, together with the lack of information on these secret works published in Cologne, confer a particular charm to the map. Copac lists only one copy, held by the National Library of Wales.
Lot 205
Alken (Henry). Gauci (M. lithographer), Mr Henry Alken, alias Ben Yally O, printed by Rowney & Forster, published by T. McLean, 1823, oval lithographic portrait with contemporary hand colouring, 240 x 190 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQTY: (1)NOTE:A rare portrait of the acclaimed sporting artist, Henry Alken.
Lot 207
Australia. English Corvette Fly on the Road of Sydney, F. Lenz, Berlin, circa 1843, colour printed lithograph, 310 x 390 mmQTY: (1)NOTE:A rare separately published lithograph showing the ‘Fly’ at anchor off Sydney. She is flanked on either side by other shipping, with the city’s harbour-front buildings behind. Between November 1841 and July 1846, ‘Fly’ was commanded by Captain Francis Price Blackwood on the East Indies station. HMS Fly was an 18-gun sloop of the Royal Navy which made the first official hydrographic survey of the northeast coast of Australia, including the Torres Straits.
Lot 232
New Zealand. Kettle (C. H.), View of Part of Dunedin and Upper Harbour from Stafford Street, Trelawney Sauders, Colonial Library, 1849, tint stone lithograph, some marginal closed tears, just affecting the printed image, slight spotting, 310 x 460 mmQTY: (1)NOTE:A rare early view of the first houses and streets in Dunedin, looking out over the harbour.
Lot 286
Camden (William). Remaines Concerning Britain... 6th impression, with many rare antiquities never before imprinted. By the industry and Care of John Philipot Somerset Herald: and W.D. Gent. London: printed for Simon Waterson and Robert Clavell, 1657, engraved portrait frontispiece, cancel title, woodcut armorials in text, pp. 409-411 misnumbered 332, 334 & 331 respectively, some wormholes in text and occasional marginal wormtracks, some light toning, tears and losses to endpapers, contemporary calf, gilt arms stamped to covers, spine rubbed with small splits, a few small wormholes, small 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Wing C374A. A reissue, with cancel title of the edition with Isabella Waterson named as publisher in the imprint. The cancel title is in the same setting, except for the imprint as that for Wing C374C.Provenance: Charles Kerr, 2nd Earl of Ancram (1624-1690), his gilt arms to covers. Charles Kerr succeeded his father Robert, in 1654 after his father fled to Holland to avoid creditors after the cessation of his pension after the death of King Charles I. The family seat was Ferniehirst Castle in the Scottish Borders.
Lot 354
Churchill (Winston Spencer). Mr. Brodrick's Army, London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1903, 102 pp., a little light spotting and toning to title, original dark red printed wrappers, two closed tears to spine (small losses at spine ends), small tears and loss to corners of upper wrapper, slight dust-soiling, 8vo, 225 x 163 mm, together with a copy of A Bill to make further Provision for Defraying the Expenses of certain Military Works and other Military Services. (Prepared and brought in by Mr. Secretary Brodrick, Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Lord Stanley), 22 July 1903QTY: (1)Woods A6(b). RARE. "Churchill's first great oration" (Bloomsbury Publishing). According to Woods A6(a), this is the second English edition, the first edition, priced at twopence and 44 pp. but containing the same text, and "There is no clear evidence that this version was ever released, and I would therefore regard it as most likely that Churchill, displeased with its appearance, demanded a better production and got it.""Mr Broderick's Army consists of six speeches given by Churchill to parliament, in which he opposes his own party's military reforms, as proposed by the Secretary of State for War, St. John Broderick. The plans to expand the permanent peacetime Army from two to three divisions ran counter to Churchill's economical instincts and parallels have been made with his father, Lord Randolph Churchill's 1886 parliamentary conflict over Army Estimates. These speeches demonstrate Churchill's developing oratorical skill and the growing divisions between himself and his party. Indeed he would not long remain a member of the Conservatives. Often seen as Churchill's first great oration, Mr Broderick's Army marks the beginning of his long and illustrious political career." (Bloomsbury Publishing).The last copy at auction, bound in library cloth and lacking the final blank was sold at Christie's in 2010, the same copy previously sold in 1980, and only two copies since 1975.
Lot 154
UNITED KINGDOM. Victoria, 1837-1901. Gold half-sovereign, 1887. London. No JEB. The issues the mint encountered with the Jubilee coins are well documented and were exacerbated by the pressure for the coins to be ready for the Queen's Golden Jubilee on 20 June 1887. Records show that 1,771,425 half-sovereigns were struck in 1887, but only 871,770, less than 50% of the total, were fit for circulation. The Jubilee head series—in all denominations—provides collectors with a unique insight into the workings of the Mint. Due to time restraints the Jubilee head designer Joseph Edgar Boehm’s initials JEB were individually punched onto six master dies for each mint (London, Sydney and Melbourne) by Royal Mint employee William Poplett, creating no less than 23 varieties of 1887 Jubilee Head half sovereigns. It is unknown at which point in the process Jubilee coins without the JEB were struck. They were possibly the first coins struck before William Poplett punched in the JEB on six master dies. In any case, the 1887 half sovereign without JEB is extremely rare. In their publication 'The Jubilee Head Gold Half Sovereign 1887-1893' (Sovereign Rarities, 2019), David Iverson and Steve Hill estimate that no more than three dies were used with no JEB, indicating a production estimate of around 10,000 coins.Crowned and veiled Jubilee bust facing left; no JEB on truncation; inscription: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRIT: REGINA F: D:. / High, crowned and embellished shield-of-arms; date in exergue; BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:.Very fine, scratch. Reference: Marsh-478B; S-3869C; DISH-L501Diameter: 19.3 mm.Weight: 3.99 g. (AGW=0.1176 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
Lot 156
UNITED KINGDOM. Victoria, 1837-1901. Gold half-sovereign, 1890. London. No JEB High shield DISH L509. No half sovereigns were struck in 1888 and 1889 in an attempt to steer the public towards greater use of silver coins, which were less prone to wear than the half-sovereign and so more cost-effective. The double-florin (4 shillings) piece was produced 1887-1890 to offset for the half-sovereign shortage, but weighs 22.6 grams and measures 36 mm. The public was not happy about carrying around the equivalent value of the widely used half-sovereign (10 shillings) in silver coins. Production of half sovereigns recommenced in 1890 with 2,266,023 coins.Having experienced lots of issues with the Jubilee coinage in the run-up to the Queen’s Jubilee, the Mint continued making tweaks to the design in the following years. To improve metal flow, the reverse shield was redesigned and moved slightly lower (sometimes called wide date as the lower part of the shield pushed the date further apart). However, the Mint continued using the high shield dies from 1887 production runs until 1892, the later ones being very rare (1891 is ultra-rare). For 1890, both types are common, the new lower shield type coins slightly more prevalent than the high shield.Crowned and veiled Jubilee bust facing left; no JEB on truncation; inscription: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRIT: REGINA F: D:. / High, crowned and embellished shield-of-arms; date in exergue; BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:.Very fine. Reference: Marsh-479B; S-3869C; DISH-L509Diameter: 19.3 mm.Weight: 3.99 g. (AGW=0.1176 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
Lot 197
Franz Richard Unterberger, Austrian 1837-1902-Sunset at the Santa Maria della Salute, Venice;oil on panel, signed 'F R Unterberger' (lower right), further signed, titled and inscribed 'St Maria della Salute a Venise / FR. Unterberger. Bruxelles' on the reverse, bears old label with number '165' on the reverse, 35.6 x 65 cm.Provenance: With Richard Green, London, no.AD109.; Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 10 October 1986, lot 24.; An important Private Collection, UK. Note: The present work was painted in the last decade of Unterberger’s life, after 1888, when he was prone to revisiting his most successful subjects from the late 1870s and treating them again with higher levels of virtuosity. The subject clearly found favour with the artist as he captured it in a number of versions which are known today. See, for example, two larger variations of the present work, though on canvas, which were offered at Christie’s, London, 20 June 2002, lot 82 and Sotheby’s, New York, 1 February 2019, lot 545.Dominated by the basilica Santa Maria Della Salute in the background, the present work evokes the serenity of a sunset evening in Venice, with the gondolas gliding on the Grand Canal and elegantly dressed Venetians promenading in the foreground. Unterberger adopts a soft palette, to great effect, of romantic earthy hues with some sparsely adopted touches of red to enliven the scene. The broad, panoramic scene is layered with levels of detail, and in the distance, the two domes and bell towers of the Salute obscure the brightness of the setting sun, bathing the canal in an afternoon glow. Whilst Unterberger’s keen eye for architectural elements is reminiscent of Italian vedutismo, this animated scene rendered with quick gestural brushstrokes is typical of the artist’s more romantic approach to the genre. The painting is particularly rare and special for being on panel and, as with his few other works on panel, was presumably taken ‘in situ’. Indeed, a sense of immediacy is very much present.We are grateful to Professor Sybille Moser-Ernst for confirming the authenticity of this lot, which is accompanied by her letter, and for dating it to the last decade of the artist’s life. Please refer to department for condition report
Lot 57
Johannes Christianus Roedig,Dutch 1750-1802-Still life with fruit and flowers on a pewter plate and a glass of wine on a draped table;oil on panel, bears signature ‘J:D:DE:HEEM:f' (lower right), bears printed 'Thomas Baring' label on the reverse, bears further labels on the reverses of the panel and frame, 37 x 47.8 cm.Provenance:[Almost certainly] William Jones of Clytha, Clytha Castle, 1790s.;His estate sale, Christie's, London, 1852, as by Jan Davidsz. de Heem.;Where purchased by Thomas George Baring, later 1st Earl of Northbrook (1826-1904).;M. Bernard, by 1945 (probably the London dealer Montague Bernard).;From whom purchased by Arthur Tooth & Sons, London, no.1246;The Hon. Michael Langhorne Astor (1916-1980), no.141.; Estate of the Hon. Michael Langhorne Astor sale, Sotheby's, London, 8 July 1992, lot 322, as Manner of Jan Davidsz. de Heem.; Private Collection, UK.Literature:A Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection of Pictures Belonging to the Earl of Northbrook, 1889, no.47 (illustrated), as by Jan Davidsz. de Heem (see https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_sum_of_all_paintings/Catalog/Earl_of_Northbrook_collection,_1889).; RKD - see https://rkd.nl/en/explore/images/277082.Note:The present work was painted after 1785. It was almost certainly purchased by William Jones of Clytha in the 1790s when he was furnishing Clytha Castle in Monmouthshire, the building of which was completed in 1790. After entering the Northbrook Collection in 1852, it most probably remained there until 1929 at least, when, after the death of Francis Baring, the 2nd Earl, it would have been amongst the numerous works sold by his widow in dispersals between 1929 and 1945. By 1945 it was with a M. Bernard who sold it to Arthur Tooth, with the work still ascribed to de Heem. Records next emerge from Sotheby’s in 1992 when it was sold as part of the estate of the Hon. Michael Langhorne Astor (who himself possibly purchased it from Arthur Tooth), where it was catalogued as 'Manner of Jan Davidsz. de Heem'. Around this time, following research by Dr Fred Meijer, it was re-ascribed and fully attributed to Roedig. The attribution is based in part on a closely related work by Roedig – also signed as by de Heem – which last appeared at Christie’s, Amsterdam, 14 November 1991, lot 166. In an extensive catalogue note to a pair of floral still life works by Roedig that sold at Bonhams, London, 9 December 2009, lot 81 (for £1,196,000) – establishing Roedig as an important if overlooked artist - Dr Meijer suggests that the present work and others are probably examples of deliberate forgeries by Roedig. Interestingly, as Dr Meijer has pointed out, the ‘forged’ paintings are clearly by Roedig and make no concentrated effort, other than the signatures, to imitate de Heem.By the end of his career, however, Roedig had clearly emerged as a fully established and highly respected Dutch painter in his own right, with his fame extending as far as Saint Petersburg. Indeed, from correspondence between Roedig's son and the nineteenth-century art historian Adriaen van der Willigen, we know that the artist sold a large number of his works to Russia during his lifetime, which explains why so few remained in his native Holland. For example, in 1783, Count Alexander Stroganoff commissioned two paintings from the artist which he then gave to Empress Catherine the Great. The present work therefore provides a rare opportunity to acquire an example of Roedig's work of this high calibre.Consistent with his reputational rise perhaps is the existence of examples of his paintings which are indeed signed under his own name. In addition to the Bonhams 2009 pair, see, for example, his Still life which sold at Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 1 December 2009, lot 68 (£54,750), which is strikingly similar to the present work, featuring the same halved peach and bunch of white grapes. The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge owns three of his signed works. One, ‘Basket of flowers with fruit’, shares distinctive similarities with the present work, particularly in the grapes, ears of wheat and morning glory flowers (PD.41-1966).We are grateful to Dr Fred Meijer for confirming the attribution of the present lot. Please refer to department for condition report
Lot 73
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Dutch 1606-1669- A beggar in a high cap, standing and leaning on a stick; etching, 1631, a fine, clear impression of this rare print, watermark Coat of Arms (cf Churchill 288), with narrow to thread margins almost all round, 15.6 x 11.8 cm. Provenance: Collection of Akram Ojjeh.; Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 30 November 1999, lot 114 (£1,840).; The estate of the late designer Anthony Powell. Literature: Hind 15; Bartsch, Hollstein 162.Please refer to department for condition report
Lot 91
Jacques Callot, French 1592-1635- The Pont Neuf and the Tour de Nesle, Paris; etching on laid paper, inscribed 'Callot fec.' (lower right), c.1630, the plate 16.8 x 34 cm. Meune 714, Lieure 668 ii/iv. Provenance: With Thomas Agnew & Sons, London.; Private Collection, UK.; By descent. Exhibited: London, Thomas Agnew & Sons, ‘Old and Modern Master Prints’, 27th June-28th July 1989, no.25. Note: A good, well printed impression before the publisher Silvestre's name has been added. With small margins all around the plate mark. Examples of the first and second states of this print are rare (the first extremely rare). Before the additions of Silvestre's name and privilege, they are, as it were, pre-publication proofs, remarkable, as here, for the richness of the impression. The Tour de Nesle, which dominates the subject, was part of Philip Augustus' fortifications of the city, guarding the point where the river broke the surrounding wall. It was destroyed in 1663. This print, and one Callot made of the opposite bank of the Seine including the Louvre, were known under the title 'Les Deux Grandes Vues de Paris'. Callot drew the scenes during his visit to Paris in 1629 and the plates were etched after his return to Nancy in 1630. Lieure comments: 'Pour les deux vues de Paris, les deux premiers états sont les plus beaux et les plus recherchés'.Please refer to department for condition report
Lot 317
Dawes (Richard) A Letter... to Fiddle/Faddle Wimble, 8vo, pamphlet in half-morocco and marbled boards, Newcastle, 1750; Richardson (M.A.) Reprints of Rare Tract: Vol. 4, Historical, 8vo, cloth, limited edition of 100 copies, Newcastle, 1847, bearing the bookplate of R.W. Martin; Richardson (M.A.) A Songe Made in Edwarde The Fourthe Hys Tyme of Ye Battele of Hexhamme..., 8vo. pamphlet, boards, Newcastle, n.d; and Short (W.H.) The Watchmen of the Old Clock Tower, sml. 8vo, boards, 1851.
Lot 153
Three Steiff Danbury Mint yellow tagged teddy bears, The Ultimate Steiff Bear, in silver grey mohair with five claws, with certificate in original drawstring bag --13½in. (35cm.) high (small stain to foot pad), a limited edition Jack the Rare Alpaca Bear 126 for the year 2007, with certificate and original drawstring bag; and a limited edition Jill white Alpaca, 46 for the year 2008, with certificate (fur worn to top of head, back of head and back, stain to back of head)
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