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Lot 161
Robert Shaw (1927-1978), a signed 10x8 Robin and Marion film photo, showing Shaw as the Sheriff of Nottingham, fighting Sean Connery (Robin). Also remembered for playing Robert 'Red' Grant in From Russia with Love and Quint in Jaws. Stamped Property of Consolidated Theatre Services, Ontario to back. A rare signature due to his early death aged 51 from a heart attack. 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 175
Carry On Doctor, a 10x8 film photo. Signed by Sidney James who played Charlie Roper, Charles Hawtrey as Mr. Barron, Kenneth Williams as Doctor Kenneth Tinkle and Bernard Bresslaw as Ken Biddle. Also signed by Peter Butterworth as Mr. Smith, Jim Dale, (with character name Dr. Kilmore added) and Derek Francis (with Edmund Burke Carry On Doctor added). A rare item signed by seven actors, most of the Carry On greats, all on one photo. 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 414
Actor and Author, Emilia Clarke signed M. O. M rare comic book. This rare M. O. M. : Mother of Madness by multiple Emmy award nominated actress Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones, Star Wars), GLAAD Media Award nominated Marguerite Bennett (Josie and the Pussycats, Angela), and Leila Leiz (Horde) is signed on the front cover by Clark in black marker pen. 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 1262
Alfred Hof "Emerald Buddha and the Naga Mystery Clock". (circa 1915). Winding mechanical movement (8 day) with Breguet balance spring and 3 adjustements. Very fine and rare, silver-gilt, emerald stone and painted on enamel mystery table clock. Octagonal polished agate base with silver-gilt toupie feet, curved circular body overlaid with translucent red guilloche enamel painted with flowers. White enamel dial with painted red radial Roman hour numerals, outer dot minute divisions and Arabic five-minute numerals, red and gold translucent enamel center around which the serpent rotates. Movement signed.76mm x 100mm
Lot 1
Akiyama (Aisaburo).- The Rokkasen, The Illustrated Poems by the Six Poetical Geniuses, translated by Aisaburo Akiyama colour woodblock illustrations, occasional spotting, bound and stitched Japanese-style, original pictorial wrappers, spotting and some light soiling, oblong 8vo, Yokohama, Akiyama, 1894.⁂ Rare, the first crepe paper book published by Akiyama. The six poets featured comprise: Ono No Komachi, Arihara no Narihara Ason, Sojo Kenjio, Bunya no Yasuhide, Kisen Koshi and Otomo no Kuronushi.
Lot 115
Menorca.- F. B. (A. A.) Istoria Dell' Isola di Minorica La Piu Piccola Fra le Baleari, engraved folding map, detached, lightly foxed and damp-staining to corner, disbound, 8vo, Firenze, Gaetano Cambiagi Stampator Granducale, 1781.⁂ A rare and sharp example of an 18th century map of the island of Menorca.
Lot 139
Seaweed.- Dyke-Doore (G.E., collector and arranger) Album of Seaweed specimens, with 27 mounted specimens between 1 and 7 per page, stamped label reading "collected, arranged and mounted by Miss G. E. Dyke-Doore, Jersey" to pastedown, contemporary ink poetry verse surrounded by specimen to first page, others with captioned Latin name in manuscript mounted on card below, 4 cards loosely inserted, one with "sea weed, from the Heads Tasmania, Xmas 1884" verso, some pages stained and spotted though not affecting specimens, overall a remarkably clean album completely in tact, original wrappers, rubbed and stained, silk tie with loss, c.1863; and another sea weed album, 12 specimens mounted on card, 1 per page, each captioned in manuscript, one or two spots, one with very small amount of loss to specimen and loosely inserted, overall also in remarkably clean condition, original half morocco, "British Seaweeds" blind-stamped in gilt to upper cover, rubbed, covers detached, spine defective, c.1860-1880s, oblong 8vo & 4to (2)⁂ Two remarkable albums of English sea weed specimens from the Isle of Wight, Bovisand, Devon, Whitson Bay, Torquay, etc. Also one collected from Tasmania. Beautifully preserved in remarkably fresh detail, still bright in colour. Rare in this condition.
Lot 171
Cook (James) Viaje al Rededor del Mundo, hecho en los anos 1768, 69, 70 y 71, 6 vol., first edition in Spanish, 6 engraved frontispieces (vol. 2 browned and spotted), some titles, vol. 6 a few pages and endpapers browned, a few other scattered pages with marginal browning, contemporary calf-backed boards, vol. 4 spine a little worn, joints and spine ends rubbed, uncut, Madrid, Tomas Jordan, 1832 § D'Urville (M. Dumont) Viaje Pintoresco al Rededor del Mondo, 4 vol. only (of 6; lacking vol. 4 and 6), vol. 1-3 with half-titles and additional titles, 125 leaves of engraved plates only (most folding, many with creases or small tears), contemporary calf-backed boards, worn, Barcelona, J. Oliveres, 1841, 12mo and 4to (10) ⁂ Rare first Spanish edition of Cook's Voyages, published in 1832 as part of a series called the "New Library of Modern Voyages useful and interesting for Spanish youth". Among the six plates are a scene in Tahiti featuring the Chief Mourner, two New Zealand scenes (a warrior in profile, the war canoe), and concluding a dramatic scene on board the Endeavour. The translator, Alvarado y de la Peña, based his work on the French edition.
Lot 18
Hasegawa (Takejiro).- Hearn (Lafcadio, translator) The Boy Who Drew Cats. Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 23, first printing with the 10 Hiyoshicho address to inside front and back covers, Tokyo, Hasegawa, 1898; The Old Woman Who Lost Her Dumpling. Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 24, first printing with 38 Honmura-cho address to colophon, [c.1902]; Chin Chin Kobakama. Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 25, first printing with 38 Honmura-cho address to colophon, Tokyo, Hasegawa, 1903; The Goblin Spider. Japanese Fairy Tales. Second Series, No. 1, first printing with the 10 Hiyoshi-cho address to colophon, Tokyo, Hasegawa, 1899; The Fountain of Youth, second printing with the list of 5 books translated by Hearn to advertisement at rear, Tokyo, Hasegawa, 1925, first editions, colour woodblock illustrations, some scattered spotting, bound and stitched Japanese-style, original pictorial wrappers, some light marking, soiling and spotting to covers, some chipping to spines, very good generally, [Sharf p. 63], small 4to & 12mo (5)⁂ A very good group of Hearn's celebrated translations. Rare to find with the earlier addresses in this manner. The last mentioned was published after Hearn's death. The first printing was largely destroyed in a fire following an earthquake and is now exceptionally scarce.
Lot 191
Balzac (Jean Louis Guez de) The Letters of Mounsieur de Balzac. Translated into English, according to the last edition, translated by William Tirwhyt, engraved portrait frontispiece (not called for), woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, D1 small chip at head, affecting rule and small part of 1 letter of headline, O4 orange crayon trials to outer margin, Tt4 lower corner trimmed, just touching catchword, final index f. ink stained (text legible), both index ff. little frayed at outer margin, water-stained, occasional spotting, contemporary speckled calf, gilt, richly gilt spine in compartments and with new to style red leather label, corners of lower cover worn, rubbed, [STC 12453], Printed by I[ohn] N[orton] and are to be sold by W. Edmonds, and I. Colby, at their shops, at the signe of the Crowne, and holy-Lambe neere Ludgate, 1638.⁂ Rare in commerce.Provenance: 'Nic. Balle' (2 17th century signatures to verso of portrait); '?Nath. Cooper' (17th century signature to head of title); Sir Frederick Rogers, Bt. (18th century ink signature to title); Sir Frederick Leman Rogers, Bt. (engraved armorial bookplate).
Lot 200
Capital crimes.- Ollyffe (George) An Essay humbly offer'd, for an Act of Parliament to prevent capital crimes, and the loss of many lives; and to promote a desirable improvement and blessing in the nation, second edition, woodcut head-piece and decorative initial, 1p. advertisements at end, water-stained at head, occasional spotting, lightly browned, 20th century marbled wrappers, 8vo, Printed for J. Downing, in Bartholomew-Close near West-Smithfield, 1731.⁂ Rare in commerce. Ollyffe believed that contemporary methods of capital punishment were of little deterrent to criminals. He suggests that a reduction in such offences could be brought about by 'greater severity of execution', like 'breaking upon the wheel', or by transportation to the American plantations, chained and 'sold for slaves to pay their freight'.
Lot 206
Prostitutes.- Rules, Orders and Regulations (The), of the Magdalen House, for the Reception of Penitent Prostitutes, second edition, title in red and black, lacking folding leaf of accounts at end, disbound, [ESTC T92541], 4to, 1759.⁂ Very rare at auction; ESTC locates 10 copies, only 2 of which are in N.America (both at Harvard). ESTC does not list an earlier edition than this, despite it being called a "second edition corrected, with a new introduction."The Magdalen Hospital began as Magdalen House which opened in 1758 in Featherstone Street (near present day Old Street station) before moving to 21 Prescot Street, Whitechapel the following year. Prescot Street was then a disreputable area with many brothels, taverns and theatres.Robert Dingley (1710-81), merchant, architect and philanthropist proposed that a refuge for fallen women who were penitent and prepared to start a new life be founded. The women had to be under 30 years of age and preference was given to the youngest applicants with the least experience of prostitution. The 'patients' were trained in needlework and laundry work and had to attend religious services twice a day.The list of subcribers (ie donors) includes Jonas Hanway who gave £30, whilst the single largest donation came from the legacy of Miss Heylyn (£250).
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Lot 209
Ale-houses.- [Disney (John)], "A Justice of the Peace". Thoughts on the great circumspection necessary in licensing public ale-houses. Submitted to the Consideration of the Gentlemen acting in the Commission of the Peace throughout England, lacking half-title, title foxed, some spotting or lighter foxing elsewhere, lightly browned, 20th century blue wrappers, title in green ink on upper wrapper, rare in commerce, 8vo, Printed for J. Johnson, No 72, St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1776.
Lot 210
Shorthand.- Blanchard (William Isaac) A Complete System of Short Hand, first edition, half-title, 2 engraved plates, short tear to title, slightly toned, upper corner a little frayed from damp, later marbled wrappers, oblong 8vo, Printed for the Author, 1779.⁂ Rare, with no copy traced at auction and ESTC listing only 4 copies (BL, Nat. Lib. of Scotland, Bodleian and Lib. of Congress).Provenance: E. Anderson of Walsall (ink name on title).
![Execution broadside.- Particulars of the behaviour, confession, and last dying words of John Colemam [sic], who was executed](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/42167fe0-c1d3-4d14-b972-aecc00bc287b/4fb60bbd-4b69-428f-86f8-aecc00c4d14e/468x382.jpg)
Lot 219
Execution broadside.- Particulars of the behaviour, confession, and last dying words of John Colemam [sic], who was executed this day on Penenden Heath, for the wilful murder of Mr. James Smith, at Lewisham, 372 x 248mm., double column, woodcut of a man on the gallows at head, folds and creases, spotting, Strood, Sweets, [1823].⁂ Rare, with only one copy recorded by WorldCat (Harvard Law).
Lot 256
Glasse (Hannah) The Art of cookery made plain and easy; excelling any thing of the kind ever yet published, 'second edition improved', engraved folding frontispiece and double-page plate, both with a few small mostly marginal holes and laid down, water-stained, some spotting, lightly browned, contemporary orange limp cloth, rebacked, stained, rubbed, 8vo, Printed and published by J. Fairburn, 110, Minories, [c.1840].⁂ Rare, with only a NYPL copy on WorldCat.
Lot 260
Westbury-Hodgkin-David copy.- L'Ecole parfaite des officiers de bouche, contenant le Vray Maistre d'Hostel. Le Grand Ecuyer-Tranchant. Le Sommelier royal. Le Confiturier royal. Le Cuisinier royal et le Patissier royal, fourth edition, title with small woodcut ornament, full-page and smaller woodcut illustrations of table settings and carving of meat and fruit, woodcut head-and tail-pieces and decorative initials, occasional marginal worm traces, stained, some spotting, lightly browned, later plain boards, spine with a couple of chips, soiled and rubbed, [Notaker 625.7 (and cf. 625.6); Simon BG 599; Vicaire 339 (note); cf. Bitting p,547; Cagle 179-181; Livres en bouche 140; Oberlé Fastes 88 (third edition)], 12mo, Paris, Jean Ribou, 1682.⁂ Rare re-issue of the fourth edition with an impeccable provenance. 'C'est sans doute l'ouvrage le plus complet sur la cuisine et l'art de la table sous Louis XIV' (Oberlé). Provenance: Lord Westbury (sold Sotheby's, 16th February, 1965, lot 332 (buyer P. Murray Hill)); John Hodgkin (bibliographer and collector of cookery books); Elizabeth David (bookplates to front pastedown).
Lot 265
Raffald (Elizabeth) The Experienced English housekeeper, for the use and ease of ladies, housekeepers, cooks, &c. Wrote purely from practice, And dedicated to the Hon. Lady Elizabeth Warburton, second edition, signed by the author to ensure authenticity at head of A1, as usual, 3 folding engraved plates, advertisement f. at end, title and advertisement f. mounted on stub, the latter with repaired tear without loss, 1 plate with repaired tear, without loss, signature mark S1 punched through, leaving a very small neat hole, some spotting and staining, lightly browned, modern calf, gilt spine in compartments and with double red morocco labels, little marked, [Bitting p.387; Oxford pp.98-99 (not recording the second edition); Maclean pp.121-124; Vicaire 727], rare in commerce, Printed for the author, and sold by R. Baldwin, No. 47, in Pater-noster-Row, 1771; and another, by the same, 8vo (2)
Lot 28
Hasegawa (Takejiro).- J. (G.) Little Songs of Shade and Sunshine, first English edition, fine colour woodblock illustrations by throughout by Kason and Shoso, bound and stitched Japanese-style, original wrappers, some splitting to spine, a very good copy otherwise, [not in Sharf], small 4to, Tokyo, Hasegawa, 1908.⁂ A rare and attractive work on hosho paper. Originally published in German in 1896 as Bunte Blatter, Japanischer Poesie von Karl Florenz.
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Lot 283
Powell (Anthony) [A Dance to the Music of Time], 12 vol., first American editions, original cloth, dust-jackets, some light toning to spines, light rubbing and some minor chipping to spine tips and corners, A Buyer's Market with tipped in title on English sheets, some splitting to gutter, jacket with $3.00 ink stamp to front flap, spine ends and corners a little chipped, split to head of upper joint, The Acceptance World price-clipped and with light toning to upper panel, At Lady Molly's price-clipped, a little rubbed, Casanova's Chinese Restaurant and The Kindly Ones, The Military Philosophers with browning to front endpapers, with light browning, but generally excellent copies overall, New York & Boston, 8vo, 1951-75.⁂ Rare as a set of first American editions.
Lot 32
Hasegawa (Takejiro).- Stein (Evaleen) Little Poems from Japanese Anthologies Rendered into English Verse, first edition, colour woodblock illustrations throughout, bound Japanese-style, original pictorial paper-covered boards, light toning to spine, some light wear to corners, very good otherwise, [not in Sharf], 8vo, Tokyo, Hasegawa, 1922.⁂ A rare work, produced in a similar format to the Sword and Blossom Poems series on hosho paper and with padded covers.
Lot 35
Jujiya & Co..- Suzuki (Yonejiro) The "Soshi-Bushi". Japanese Soshis' Song, handsome woodblock illustrations throughout, bound and stitched Japanese-style, original pictorial wrappers, margins a little foxed and creased, but a very good copy generally, oblong 8vo, Tokyo, Jujiya, 1898.⁂ A rare and lavishly illustrated work. The title notes "The Illustrations to this work obtained a First-class Award at the Fine Art Exhibition (Chokokwai) held in Uyeno Park, Tokyo, September, 1897."
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Lot 36
Kazumasa (Ogawa).- [Kurizuka (Ryōko)] "Mrs. R. Curizuka". Japanese Wedding Ceremonies Old and New, folding plate at start (with splitting to folds), colour woodblock illustrations, bound and stitched Japanese-style, original pictorial wrappers, chipping to extremities, light rubbing and surface soiling, oblong 8vo, Tokyo, Ogawa Kazumasa, 1904.⁂ Rare and detailed account of traditional Japanese weddings. The author spent some time in America before returning to Japan where she campaigned vigorously both for her husband's political campaign and for women's rights in Japan.
Lot 38
O. Kai & Co..- "The Japanese Parlor Magic", colour woodblock illustrations, bound and stitched Japanese-style, original pictorial wrappers, red ink staining to upper cover, light foxing and creasing, 8vo, Yokohama, O. Kai & Co, [c.1890].⁂ Rare. O. Kai & Co. were a Japanese importer with offices in San Francisco and St. Louis.
Lot 4
Hasegawa (Takejiro).- Chamberlain (Basil Hall) Aino Fairy Tales No. 1. The Hunter in Fairy-Land, colour woodblock illustrations by Sensei Eikatu, 1 tissue leaf of preface, bound and stitched Japanese-style, original pictorial wrappers, some chipping and insect damage to upper cover, [Sharf p. 67], 8vo, Tokyo, Kobunsha and Boston, Ticknor, 1887.⁂ Rare. The first of three titles in the Aino Fairy Tale Series, intended as a supplement to the Japanese Fairy Tale Series, focussed on the myths of the northern Ainu people. Though there was a good amount of Western interest in the Ainu at this time, the series did not sell well and was discontinued.
Lot 43
Tomizo (Yamamoto).- Japanese Exhibition Catalogue, colour woodblock illustrations by Ito Kyoun, some light finger-soiling, bound and stitched Japanese-style, original pictorial wrappers, lower stitching defective, soiling and light creasing to covers, oblong 8vo, Tokyo, Yamamoto Tomizo, 1895.⁂ Rare. At 48 pages this work is the largest of its kind (with resultant issues with the stitching fairly commonplace). Published for a Tokyo exhibition of photographs of various parts of Japan.
Lot 7
Hasegawa (Takejiro).- Bostwick (Lieut. F. M.) Oyuchasan, "Banjo Accompaniment Arranged by Mr. Clifford Essex" slip tipped onto p. 4, Essex & Cammeyer imprint slip pasted to upper cover, neatly and sympathetically re-stitched, light creasing and soiling, Tokyo, Kobunsha, 1890; Kohana San, second printing with 24pp., spotting, light creasing, Tokyo, Hasegawa, [c.1893], first editions, colour woodblock illustrations, bound and stitched Japanese-style, original wrappers, [Sharf p.68], small 4to (2)⁂ Both of these musical collaborations with Bostwick proved immensely popular. Oyuchasan (printed on plain paper and the last title to appear under the Kobunsha imprint) is rare in the first edition.
Lot 9
Hasegawa (Takejiro).- Bowles (Charles and Susan) King Coodles the Faithful, second edition, colour woodblock illustrations throughout by Kason and Shoso, some light corner creasing, bound and sewn Japanese-style, some splitting along fore-edges, contemporary stitched boards, upper and lower wrapper bound in, [Sharf p.68], small 4to, Tokyo, Cairo, London and New York, Hasegawa, 1893 [but c.1895]⁂ Rare, published as part of Hasegawa's short-lived venture with the Red Cross Library. Originally published under the title The Only Coodles in 1890 and set in the Bowles' native Vermont.
Lot 95
Galleon Press.- Hadfield (John & Miles) A Wise Man from the East, one of 75 copies, 2 woodcut plates by Miles Hadfield, original decorative wrappers, very small neat tear to head of upper wrapper, rare in commerce, large 8vo, [Croydon], [Privately printed at the Galleon Press for Miles and John Hadfield], [c.1930].
Lot 736
GOOD AND RARE 19TH CENTURY OLIVEWOOD DAVENPORT,the hinged gallery with carved and pierced grape and vine frieze enclosing letter racks, the front inscribed 'Jerusalem' within parquetry border and enclosing one true and three faux drawers, the upper right side with drawer enclosing fitted arrangement of writing tools, the right side with lockable door enclosing four drawers, raised on turned front columns terminating in acanthus carved supports to compressed bun feet, 98cm high, 59.5cm wide, 56.5cm deep
Lot 1050
A rare Omega Speedmaster chronograph steel cased gentleman's bracelet wristwatch, Ref. 2998-61, circa 1962, the signed and jewelled 321 caliber movement numbered '19583616', with dust cover, the signed black dial with luminous hour markers, three subsidiary dials, 'Alpha' hands and tachymeter scale, the signed case back interior numbered '2998-61', the case back with Speedmaster emblem, the tapered link bracelet with signed foldover clasp, detailed '7912', case diameter 4cm. Provenance: purchased new by the vendor's father circa 1963.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.
Lot 57
1850-1870 SherrySold By Christies in 1977 and has remained in the same ownership in a fine Hampshire cellar ever since Level - Just below the neck Bottled for Apsley HouseThis very rare bottle of Sherry was bottled at Apsley House, No.1 London between 1850-1870 for the Duke of Wellington.The Iron Duke, a venerated hero to the Spanish, he spent much of the early part of the 19th century fighting the French in Spain, which is perhaps where he gained his love of Sherry from. Sold by Christies in 1977. A tasting in 2019 from the same collection at Christies , another Sherry tasted as below The tasting note by Tim Triptree MW from this event reads Manzanilla sherry is typically drunk young, shortly after release, and is enjoyed for its fresh, floral, salty tang - ideally with Spanish ham in warm weather. This bottle was different: bottled at Apsley House, the London home of the Dukes of Wellington, in 1865. We decanted the wine and it poured straw-yellow into the carafe. At over 150 years of age, it looked almost like a young en rama Manzanilla. On tasting, the 1865 was well-balanced, chalky and lightly nutty with a characteristic smoky edge. Its colour and youthful gait made it hard to believe it was bottled when Abraham Lincoln was President of the United States.
Lot 66
1926 Solar do Val Formoso BualCossart GordonThis Madeira is from a pipe of wine from the Campanaria vineyard of Francisco Firmino, bought to celebrate the first year of Mr Noel Cossart in the family firm of Cossart Gordon & Co. Pure and unsweetened, it was bottled in demijohns of 20 litre capacity in 1960 and re-bottled in June 19761x75clChristopher's Rare VerdelhoCirca 19691x75clFinest Old Sercial Cossart GordonLabel re-attached1x75clGood Company Rainwater Medium Dry MadeiraCossart Gordon1x75Finest Old Sercial Cossart GordonBottled 19771x75clTears of Angels - Very Old Pale Dry MadeiraEllis Son & Vidler LtdBottled 1970's1x75clTotal 6x75cl
Lot 1014
A rare Tri-ang toy milk cart, stained wood and metal, containing original tinplate milk churns and painted wood milk bottles, cart length excluding handle 34cm, width 24cm, height excluding handle 33cmCart is in good original condition with slight wear and abrasions, rubber tyres are original but perished, milk churns are all original with surface scratching and wear, 1 lid is missing
Lot 1146
MILITARIA INTEREST - a rare 19th century silver topped malacca sword stick, engraved to knop "T. Litster, 74th Highlanders", chinoiserie relief embossed figural decoration, blade length 69cm, overall length 87cm. Thomas Litster served with the 74th Highland Regiment of Foot and 2nd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry, being deployed to India, Gibraltar, Malta, Hong Kong and Egypt for the Battle of Tel-el-Kebir. Litster was employed as Sergeant Major and Staff Paymaster, also Mentioned in Despatches and finally promoted to Quartermaster and Honorary Captain in 1893.
Lot 1138
DEVON and DARTMOOR INTEREST. 'A Particular of Vicarial Tithes &c &c of Widecombe in the Moor,' by the Rev J. H. Mason, a handwritten account of occupants, estates, quantity, yearly value, tithes at 1/3 in the pound, graphite drawing of the village church, a sketch of the Glebe, a plan of Widecombe Church, full leather, rubbed with slight splitting of the joints, a rare survivor with a clean textblock and clear handwriting, Surveyed in August 1815 by W. Cartwright, Exeter.
Lot 117
WARRINGTON HOGG. 'The Book of Old Sundials & Their Mottoes,' first edition, rare dj unclipped, original covers designed by Jessie M. King, T. N. Foulis, Edinburgh, 1914; ARTHUR O. COOKE. 'A Book of Dovecotes,' original boards, illustrations pasted in, T. N. Foulis, 1920; With two other reprints by Foulis. (4)
Lot 557
'Plan for Laying Out in Building Plots for First Rate Villas, Part of, Castle Lescudjack Estate in the Parish of Madron and Township of Penzance,' a rare survivor, printed plans on thin card backed onto linen, frayed edges, toning, tidemark and a small amount of peeling between card and linen, engraving of prospective view of villas in Penzance, Day & Son, London, c1800.
Lot 144
Clothing. A 1930s wedding or court dress, full length fitted cream lamé gown with train, handmade, patterned with leaves and fully lined with cream sillk, with round neck, long sleeves (padded on shoulders and buttoned at cuffs), and metal eye and stitched hook closure to side, a few pulled threads, staining to underarms, lining of train marked, bust 90 cm (35.5 ins), waist 74 cm (29 ins), sleeves 63 cm (24.75 ins), length 139 cm (109.5 ins), length including train 213 cm (84 ins), together with 6 items of 1920s clothing, comprising: a rare girls' robe de style dress of gold lace over silk, with ribbon straps, metal stud closures at back, flower trim at neck and around waist and stiffened panniers, and a corsage of grapes at waist, somewhat damaged, with losses, bust 66 cm (26 ins), waist 62 cm (24.5 ins), length 61 cm (24 ins); a gold lamé dress with foliate pattern, with lined and boned fitted bodice, padded bust, metal zip closure at back, narrow self straps, and a flared skirt with gathers at rear, occasional light marks, bust 82 cm (32 ins), waist 66 cm (26 ins), length 97 cm (38 ins); a pink and silver lamé unstructured jacket, with 3/4 length sleeves, silk-lined patch pockets at front, and 3 short slits in hem at rear, bust 117 cm (46 ins), sleeves 39.5 cm (15.5 ins), length 61.5 cm (24.25 ins); a gold lace overdress, with pattern of stylised roses, round neck (self button at rear), petal sleeves of net (one with loss of gather stitching), and short train at rear, bust 84 cm (39 ins), waist 60 cm (23.5 ins), sleeves 19.5 cm (7.75 ins), length 107 cm (42 ins); a full-length bias-cut lamé flapper dress, sleeveless, with floral pattern in orange and yellow, and self pendant to neck, small hole to left shoulder, v-neck at rear slightly torn, short tear in hem, bust 90 cm (35.5 ins), waist 80 cm (31.5 ins), length 140 cm (55 ins); and a sleeveless cutwork black overdress with cream stitching, bust 83 cm (33.5 ins), waist 86 cm (34 ins), length 113 cm (89 ins), plus a 1940s full-length chiffon and embroidered net gown (some damage), and a 1950s full-length blue taffeta evening dress with ruched bodiceQTY: (9)
Lot 149
Clothing. A rare powdering shirt, late 18th century, hand-stitched white cotton shirt, with standing ruffled collar, and long full sleeves tightly gathered at the top with a gusset below, terminating in frilled cuffs with narrow edging, each cuff with one original self button and one later button, open front with 2 cotton ties at breast, lower corner of left-hand side with initials 'AL' in ink in a contemporary hand, a very small brown mark towards lower corner of right-hand side, and a small stain to left-hand sleeve, but otherwise in good condition, chest 132 cm (52 ins), sleeves 44 cm (17.25 ins), length 73.5 cm (29 ins) QTY: (1)NOTE:A garment such as this was used by a gentleman to protect his clothes when engaged in the important, but messy, business of powdering his wig. Wig powder was necessary to combat unfortunate odours and unwanted parasites, and was most commonly made of finely ground starch scented with orange flower, lavender, or orris root.
Lot 151
Clothing. Embroidered skirt for a Robe à la Française, British, circa 1730-40, hand-stitched wide skirt, composed of 5 pieced cream silk panels, each 72.5 cm (28.5 ins) wide, 1 panel unadorned, with 31 cm long stitched opening from waistband, the other 4 panels elaborately hand-embroidered in polychrome silk threads with a wide border (46 cm/18 ins) depicting an abundance of flowering and fruiting meandering stems including roses, tulips, carnations, and pomegranates, some of the stems gathered together with a bow, using a variety of stitches, including stem stitch, long and short stitch, latticework, basket weave, and satin stitch, the skirt shaped for pannier hoop with gathers to sides, original tape edging and drawstrings to waist, hem and one side seam stitched, the other side seam raw, a few small marks and 1 or 2 minor pulled threads, pale brown stain to blank area above embroidery (6 x 3 cm), 2 cm closed tear to hem almost touching a leaf, 99.5 x 362 cm (39.25 x 142.5 ins)QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: The Farquhar Collection, Redlynch House, Salisbury, Wiltshire (see also lot 160).A rare, beautifully-preserved, large portion of embroidery on a wide skirt, intended to be part of an 18th century gown, but seemingly never used. The condition of this almost 300-year-old piece is remarkable, with the colours still vibrant and the silk fabric robust. The finished gown would have been worn with a pannier beneath, made of metal, cane or whalebone supports, to give the skirt its shape. The voluminosity of the gown would accentuate the small waist of the wearer, whilst the large expanse of costly material would indicate the wealth and status of the lady. As the 18th century wore on skirts expanded in width so that by the middle of the century some ladies wore panniers seven feet wide.The Farquhar family were bankers and collectors of fine art and antiques. Celebrated members of the family include John Farquhar who bought Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire, in its entirety from William Beckford in 1823, and Alfred Farquhar who was one of the partners of the private bank Herries, Farquhar & Company, which eventually merged with Lloyd's at the beginning of the nineteenth century. The bank lent money to Napoleon III, and in 1871, when Napoleon was exiled, he sought refuge with banking partner Sir Walter Rockcliffe Farquhar. According to family tradition, the former Emperor struggled to repay his debts, so instead paid in kind, with valuables from French royal palaces which had been brought to England by bullock carts.
Lot 154
Dress. An Arts & Crafts velvet gown, circa 1900, handmade full-length dress of black velvet, with scooped neckline ornamented with a cream hand-embroidered trim of crescent moons and floral stems incorporating sequins (some missing), long overlaid sleeves terminating in long handmade lace cuffs fastened with 3 mother-of-pearl buttons and trimmed with black narrow plaited braid (cuffs toned, with 1 or 2 breaks, and with scant remains of oyster silk lining), and a flared double-layered skirt, the shorter outer skirt terminating to a point at the sides, lightly boned bodice, middle section of sleeves, and hem of outer skirt embellished with black soutache embroidery, front of bodice with 3 decorative velvet buttons at each side, front of under skirt with double row of cream trim of moons and flowers as before (short section becoming detached), fully lined with black sateen, hook and stitched loop fastening to rear (and further hook and eye fastening to lining of bodice), stitched underarms pads printed 'The Treasure, Washable, Made in England', bust 89 cm (35 ins), waist 72 cm (28 ins), sleeves 59 cm (23.25 ins), length at front 151 cm (59.5 ins), length at back 162.5 cm (64 ins)QTY: (1)NOTE:A rare example of a dress which embodies the aesthetics of the Arts & Crafts Movement at the end of the 19th century, when the call for dress reform that had begun in the middle of the century gained momentum. This gown is quite different to the heavily corseted and formal gowns more common of the period, and it exhibits many of the design features which had been espoused by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. With its medieval overtones and less restrictive, soft flowing line, it does away with the exaggerated silhouette, and its use of natural forms as the basis for pattern and decoration, as well as the utilisation of handmade lace and trim, exemplify the importance of nature and craftsmanship to those harking back to a pre-industrial world.
Lot 164
Handkerchief. The Boy Scout's Handkerchief of Useful Information. Compiled and Arranged by a "B.P." Scout. London: Printed & Published by Gale & Polden, Ltd., 1920s, white cotton handkerchief printed in black, with illustrations, diagrams, and various useful information for scouts, e.g. 'Hints in Bivouac', 'How to Signal by the Morse Code', 'Semaphore Drill', 'Hints on "First Aid."', machine-stitched hem, lightly faded from washing, some faint toning, 43.5 x 57 cm (17 x 22.5 ins) QTY: (1)NOTE:A rare printed handkerchief; we have not been able to trace another either at auction or in institutions. Featuring such invaluable advice as: "A barn, with a truss or two of clean straw, is better than a King's bedroom"; "Dried cow dung makes an excellent substitute for fuel"; "You must never send foolhardy messages, someone may read and repeat them"; and "Don't slack. Keep on keeping on".
Lot 195
William IV (King of Great Britain). A rare length of commemorative coronation ribbon, 1831, pale green silk gauze ribbon, with central cream satin strip woven with 'William & Adelaide' between a laurel leaf and a crown, one end cut to a point, some light toning, a tiny hole towards one end, width 65 cm (2.5 ins), length 100 cm (39.5 ins) QTY: (1)NOTE:The marriage of Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen to William Duke of Clarence, third son of George III, was arranged as a result of a succession crisis. In 1817 Princess Charlotte of Wales, the King's only legitimate grandchild, died in childbirth, leaving no heir to the throne. In an attempt to rectify the situation William was informed that Parliament would guarantee his large gambling debts should he marry and produce an heir. William, who had ten illegitimate children, the FitzClarences, by his mistress the actress Dorothea Jordan, agreed to wed Adelaide, who was 27 years his junior. The couple were married in 1818, and by all accounts William was faithful and the marriage was a happy one. However, their offspring were either stillborn or died in infancy, and so the throne passed to William's niece, Victoria, who was born a year after his marriage.
Lot 202
Callot (Jacques, 1592-1635). Les Supplices, circa 1629, etching on laid paper, the sixth state (of eight), showing traces of Israël Silvestre’s effaced address, trimmed to the borderline and retaining the legend in the lower margin, in good condition, the upper left corner tip thinned and a nick at the upper right corner tip, sheet size 11.6 x 22 cm (4 1/2 x 8 5/8 ins), together with Combat d’Avigliano (or the Combat de Veillane), circa 1630-31, etching on fine laid paper with watermark of a necklace with the Cross of Malta (Lieure 61) and countermark initials BC (similar to Lieure 59), a fine impression of this rare, monumental etching, printing with great contrasts and clarity, with small margins, in well-preserved condition, together with seven other prints: Callot, Le Feu d’Artifice sur l’Arno, & Le Marché de la Place de l’Annonciade (from Les Caprices), circa 1617-20, etchings, both very good, impressions of the first state (of two), both from the Nancy set (Lieure Series B), a later copy of Le Crucifiement by Callot from La Grande Passion; Stefano della Bella (1610-1664), The Procession of the Holy Sacrament, 1648, etching on laid paper, a fine impression, & Campo Vaccino (Plate II from Paysages et Ruines de Rome), 1656, etching on laid paper, a very good impression, and two etchings by François Collignon (circa 1610-1687), Landscape with a monastery on a rocky island, & A HuntQTY: (9)NOTE:Literature: Lieure 1402 (Les Supplices); 471 and 472 (Le Marché de la Place de l’Annonciade à Florence & Le Feu d’Artifice sur l’Arno). Literature: Lieure 663. Literature: De Vesme/Massar 62.73 and 127.820 respectively.
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