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Click here to subscribeA set of six Dartington 'Daisy Butter' plates, all boxed, pair of 19th Century cut glass oil and vinegar decanters, two further cut glass decanters, four cut glass sundae dishes engraved with berries and a Booths teapot reserve decorated in the Worcester style with flowers, birds and insects against a scale blue ground.
Pair of Samson caddies and cup and saucer Pair of Samson lidded tea caddies decorated after first period Worcester with exotic birds and insects within on a blue scale ground Also Sevres Cup and Saucer decorated with an armorial device on navy blue ground Factory marks Chateau des Tuileries and Limoges France mark to base and cup and saucer mid 19th century (6)
A 20th Century mahogany Stick Barometer, the architectural pediment centred with a cast brass urn, to a herring bone trunk with visible tube, to a domed cistern cover, with a single glazed door enclosing a silvered dial with scale of 27 to 31 and flanked by a single scale alcohol thermometer, height 37”
An Edward VII silver mounted easel backed Desk Thermometer, of arched form with applied and embossed mount, with pierced and embossed ‘C’ scrolled decoration and putti depicting the four seasons, centuring an ivory backed single scale mercurial thermometer, height 6 ¾”, London 1903, Makers mark lacking
*Cambridgeshire & Denbighshire. Saxton (Christopher & Kip, William), Cambridge Comitatus quem olim Iceni Insederunt, [1637], hand coloured engraved map, strapwork title cartouche and separate scale of distance surmounted by dividers, not laid down, approx. 285 x 325 mm, together with Denbigh Comitatus pars olim Ordovicum, [1637], hand coloured engraved map, strapwork title cartouche and separate scale of distance, not laid down, approx. 260 x 320 mm, both framed and glazed (2)
Yorkshire - Carleton. Dickinson (William), A Map of all the Lands belonging to Richd. Frank Esq. in the Manour of Carleton; with some Contiguous Lands which lie within the Liberty of Pontefract, 1740, ink manuscript estate plan on paper, scale of four chains to one inch, some hand colouring, field names and tennants marked, tears where previously folded with some crude repairs, approx. 740 x 955 mm, together with two other smaller manuscript maps of Yorkshire areas (3)
Yorkshire - Campsall Estate. 'Survey of the Revd. Edward Frank's Estates at Campsall Sutton &c. Yorkshire 1831' [as titled to upper cover] 10 ink and watercolour estate plans on scale of five chains to an inch, each with tenants names, field numbers and areas, each plan approx. 470 x 665 mm, some short marginal tears, contents loose in contemp. half morocco binding, rubbed, folio, together with two large original manuscript estate plans laid onto linen and entitled 'A Plan of Alterations Designed for Campsall the Seat of Bacon Frank Esqr by Thomas White 1771' and 'A Design for the Improvement of Campsal the Seat of Bacon Frank Esq. by T. White 1796', each with inset key to principal buildings, the latter with damp damage to right portion and some fraying to edges, measuring approx. 1120 x 1070 mm and 980 x 1270 mm respec., plus another late 18th century plan on a scale of 1/2 a chain to an inch, with some marginal tears, approx. 1170 x 1280 mm, and a collection of related manuscript maps and documents including three unbound 18th century ink manuscript reports relating to drainage in the area entitled 'The Report of John Smith Engineer for Draining and preserving certain Low Grounds upon the River Went from the Junction of the River Dun to the High Way Leading from Walden Stubbs to Norton in the Parish of Campsall' (7 ff.), 'The Report of John Smith Engineer for Draining and Preserving certain Low Grounds upon the River Went, from its Junction with the River Dun, to Smeeton Mill, in the West Riding of the County of York' (10 ff.), 'An Estimate of Expense of the Intended Drainage upon the River Went from its Junction with the River Dun to the High Way Leading from Walden Stubbs to Norton in the Parish of Campsall upon the Contracted Plan' (3 ff.), plus other related documents including a letter from the Ordnance Survey and manuscript area calculations Campsall Hall was the home of the Frank family for several generations. The hall and grounds were extensively enlarged during the time of Richard Frank (1698-1762) but unfortunately the fine Georgian house no longer stands. (-)
Ross (Frederick). The Ruined Abbeys of Britain, 2 vols., William Mackenzie, [1882], col. printed frontispieces and ten col. printed plts., printed by Benjamin Fawcett after A.F. Lydon, wood eng. vignettes and wood eng. initials,, a.e.g., orig. morocco-grain cloth, blocked in gilt, red and black, large 4to McLean, Design, p.204; Ray, Illustrator and the Book in England, 105: "There are only twelve color plates, but their large scale makes them perhaps the most impressive of any that resulted from the collaboration of Fawcett and Lydon". (2)
[Cromwell, Thomas Kitson]. Excursions in the County of Surrey: Comprsing Brief Historical and Topographical Delineations, 1821, additional engraved title, folding maps of Surrey and Guildford, 45 engraved views, orig. printed boards, later crude cloth reback, 8vo, together with Reduced Ordnance Survey Around Ipswich [as titled to upper cover], scale two miles to one inch, pub. G. Richmond, c.1860s, hand coloured folding engraved map, sectionalised onto linen, the whole approx. 1560 x 1540 mm, contemp. half calf boards, upper cover detached, and Favenc (Ernest), The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888, pub. 1888, folding map, numerous engraved plates and facsimiles, orig. cloth gilt, some fraying to extrems., 8vo, plus Suetonius. Le Vite de Dodici Cesari di Gajo Suetonio Tranquillo..., Vencie, 1738, additional woodcut title, title in red and black, some staining, contemp. wrappers, 4to, plus other sincluding a defective copy of Leigh's New Picture of London, 1819, with numerous engraved plates, a book of theatre postcards, a volume entitled 'The Shirt: Its History and How to Cut it by William J. Hurst, plus a collection of decorative prints and engravings (a carton)
Bacon (George W., pub.) New Large Scale Atlas of the British Isles from the Ordnance Survey, c.1900, numerous double-page maps, maps loose and not in order, contemp. gilt dec. morocco, together with Letts (Son & Co., pub.), Letts's Popular County Atlas. Being a Complete Series of Maps delineating the Whole Surface of England and Wales, 1884, 47 double-page colour printed maps, orig. cloth gilt, worn, plus a folding map entitled 'Bacon's New Survey Map of Somerset, Dorset and Parts of Wiltshire' Not subject to return. (3)
Butler (Arthur G.) Foreign Finches in Captivity, 1st ed., 1894-[1896], sixty fine hand-col. litho. plts. by F.W. Frohawk, t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, orig. gilt dec. cloth in fine and bright condition with only the mearest hint of rubbing to the spine, large 4to Nissen 169. "A pair of birds of each species is shown on the majority of the plates, with their plumage beautifully and carefully delineated and hand-painted. Their size-scale is given at the foot of each royal octavo plate. Frohawk has given the birds natural background settings, against which the figures stand out clearly and sharply. He was adept at getting his portraits to look fresh, clean-limbed and to show up clearly against their backgrounds." (Jackson, Bird Illustrators, 1975) See illustration inside front cover of this catalogue. (1)
A Georgian mahogany wheel barometer, 19th century & later. Broken swan-neck pediment, with silvered dry/damp dial below, over alcohol thermometer, with silvered scale, and convex mirror below. The later 8" silvered dial, with silvered spirit level dial to the base, engraved 'A Martinelli 18 Barrett St Lambeth'. 96cm long.
A Scratch built live steam half scale model of Gardner & Sons gas fired engine, the heavy cast iron body and flywheel, painted blue exhaust box and water tank painted black, the single cylinder doing a Crankshaft operating the valves through a geared and eccentric drive fitted with a sight feed oil lubricator, gas control taps and mounted on a steel plate base, the base 365mm wide.
A scratch built coal-fired live steam 11/2 inch Scale Allchin traction engine named Royal Chester from a design in the model engineer by W.J. Hughes, the steel boiler lagged in unpainted brass sheet having fully working valve gears and rotating governor, the drive through high and low gears, fitted with forward and reverse lever, full steering gear, water lifter, pressure gauge and valve controls the rear wheel with full winching drum complete with wire and tender rollers complete with bucket but lacking hose and drive belt to governor, overall length 660mm, unpainted
An ivory and silver coloured metal expanding parallel ruler mid 18th century with pivoted scroll pierced x frame two screws lacking 11.5cm long; with an ivory scale ruler calibrated as a protractor and stamped ‘I: Sifson London’ to verso 11.3cm long. (2). The scale ruler is probably by Jonathan Sisson II c.1690-1747 or his son Jeremiah fl. 1736-88 Jonathan Sisson II was chief workman for George Graham and instrument maker to H R H the Prince of Wales.
A George III mahogany and brass octant early 19th century with pivoted brass radius arm framed vernier to the ivory scale signed ‘Springer Bristol’ with sighting mirrors and hinged filters radius of frame 43cm in original ebonised box. The inside of the box is pasted with a facsmile trade label for ‘Joshua Springer Instrument Maker Hadley’s Quadrant Stephen’s Lane Bristol’.
A Regency ebony and box strung figured mahogany mercury wheel barometer with 8in star centre engraved circular silvered register beneath convex mirror arched alcohol thermometer and damp/dry scale with swan neck pediment and spirit level signed ‘Luppi & Solcha Hull Warrented’ to base 98cm high.
A George III style brass mounted mahogany bracket clock circa 1900 the eight day gong striking movement with 7.25in white enamel convex Arabic numeral dial in a break-arch case with carrying handle and single brass lined pad to top above brass lined front angles and arched brass fish-scale side frets on moulded base with brass bracket feet lacking gong 33cm high with handle down.
A scratch built model of a 1920’s Rolls Royce Silver Ghost built to 1/5th scale by Mr E.L. Bryant from polished aluminum panels on channel section chassis with leaf spring linkage. This four door open top tourer has fittings including brass radiator grill head lights door fittings and hinges dashboard with instrument panel and working steering wheel rubber mounted running boards with fitted non-working control levers and battery box. The car has wooden spoke driving wheels with brass hubs and a 12 volt battery driven motor for propulsion. 92cm long in total.
A scratch built model of a circa 1920’s Rolls Royce Silver Ghost four door open top motor car constructed to 1/4 scale by Mr E.L. Bryant from polished aluminum panels on channel section chassis with leaf spring linkage. Fittings include brass radiator grill head lights door fittings and hinges. Dashboard with instrument panel and working steering wheel canopy rubber mounted running boards with fitted spare wheels. The car has wooden spoke driving wheels with brass hubs. No engine fitted. 115cm long.
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