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Collection of Local Railway Photographs and Documents Including Two Hull & Selby Railway Company Share Certificates 1845

THE WHARFEDALE RAILWAY COMPANY CERTIFICATE OF A 15 SHARE and quantity of other shares, domestic and international (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)

SCRIPOPHILY : A large portfolio of share certificates including Chinese/Russian/US Railroad, with another including many smaller certificates, well over 100 examples.

Three Framed Share Certificates, Russian General Oil, French Electricity and South American Shipping

Share Certificates - Large Box of Share Certificates and Receipts. Some with attractive American Bank Note Company designs and a large quantity of UK certificates.

A Hard Back 1932 Edition of Under Great Bear and Southern Cross; Forty Years Afloat and Ashore by Paymaster-Rear-Admiral Sir Hamnet Share, K.B.E, C.B, Published by Jarrolds, London Together with Limited Edition no.1901 1963 Edition of Northern Quebec and Labrador Journals and Correspondence 1819-35, Published by Hudson's Bay Record Society, London

SHARE AND BOND CERTIFICATES Including: Lufthansa and Air Canada and British Petroleum Company

Heart of Midlothian Football Club interest, gold and enamelled medal for Robert McNeil of HMFC winners of the Rosebery Charity Cup, 1886, unhallmarked, 10.5g The Rosebery Charity cup was founded in 1882 and organised by and named for the patron and Prime Minister Lord Dalmeny, 5th Earl of Rosebery after seeing the success of the Glasgow Merchants Charity cup which was founded in 1877. The Tournament predates the organised league SFL founded in 1890.The 1886 final was contested by rivals Hearts and Hibernian, it had to be replayed twice. On the first occasion played at Tynecastle on 15th May 1886 with a crowd of 4,500 Hearts were losing 2-0 but the match was abandoned in the 75th minute because of a crowd invasion, the first replay was played at Powderhall on 1st June 1886 with a crowd of 4000, Hearts were winning 2-0 but again because of the crowd the match was abandoned, Bobby McNeil scored Hearts' second goal in the match, one of the four goals he scored in the Tournament, finally the second replay was played at Powderhall on 24th June 1886 with a crowd of 2500, Hearts won 1-0, Willis Mackay scored the only goal of the game in the 40th minute. The Rosebery Charity Cup has been contested sixty four times, Hearts are the most decorated team with 32 victories followed by Hibs on 16, Leith Athletic on 10, St Bernards 4 and Armadale and Motherwell share a victory each. The 2016/17 season saw Hearts return to the pink and yellow colours of the 5th Earl of Rosebery

ANTIQUE AND LATER DEEDS & EPHEMERA, including 18th and 19th Century Lease, Re-lease, Conveyance and Mortgage documents, many on velum, a quantity of share certificates, companies include Platinum Gold Mines Ltd, Bolivian Rubber and Trading, Cuba-Bartle Sugar Plantations Ltd, United Small Arms Ltd and others, an interesting collection

[WORLD WAR I]: EDWARD VIII (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor. A fine autograph manuscript, unsigned, four pages, 4to and slightly smaller, n.p. (London), n.d. (July 1919). The boldly penned holograph manuscript, with a number of corrections, is the draft of a speech made by the Prince of Wales at a dinner in honour of Marshal Foch following the end of World War I and states, in part, 'This is an occasion of such unique & historical interest that I find it very difficult to address such a so distinguished an assembly. It is indeed a great honour for me to be presiding here this evening & that it should fall to my lot to propose such a wonderful toast; it is almost impossible for me to find adequate words……to welcome so many famous allied commanders…..At this dinner are gathered together, comrades in arms drawn from many nations…..who have been engaged in a long & desperate (sic) struggle against the most powerful military combination that the World has ever known & who have emerged from the struggle completely victorious……France & Paris have already celebrated peace & our overwhelming victory; the other allied nations & their capitals will doubtless do the same. But just now we are celebrating it all in the British & London way & I feel that yesterdays triumphal pageant was a brilliant success. We feel that it represented the great war, that it represented victory in every sense of the word & that no one who was present could fail to carry away but the proudest & most inspiring memories which will last a life time……To me as one of the younger generation these memories will be specia particularly vivid as during my periods of active service in several theatres of war I often had the priviledge (sic) & good fortune of being closely associated with many of our allied armies army corps divisions & even regiments…….It is obvious that this last greatest of world struggles has broken all records from every point of view but I would venture to point out that never before has so large a number of allies been fighting & working together…..Now that the great war is over & the powerful enemies that have so long disturbed the peace of the World & menaced our freedom are finally overthrown & subdued we all rejoice to welcome here those who have shared with us the perils & sufferings of the trying & strenuous campaign & who now share with us the joy of our victory. Representative of every allied power are present this evening but there is one power whose representative has occupied a unique position. In Marshall (sic) Foch we salute the great captain…..His position as a Supreme C. in C. has no comparison in history either from the point of view of power or responsibility. In this position he has revealed a genious (sic) for war equal to the greatness of his task & the magnitude of his difficulties'. Together with a further selection of holograph notes, unsigned, four pages, oblong 4to and 8vo, n.p. (London), n.d. (July 2019), being the Prince's briefer manuscript notes prepared in composing his speech, with various corrections and the different sections each marked with an ink and blue indelible pencil line, the notes concluding with a passage in French, 'C'est pour moi un tres grand honneur et tres grande joie de vous acceuillir ici au nom du Roi et de boire a la sante des grandes nations allies dont vous etes les representants distingues Je n'ai qu'une pensée ce soir "vive nos braves allies"' and his Toast to Foch, 'The Commanders & representatives of the armies forces of our allies coupled with the name of Marshall (sic) Foch'. A rare manuscript with interesting content. A few slight stains and minor age wear to the preparatory notes, the manuscript speech VG, 2 Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929) French Marshal, a General and military theorist who served as the Supreme Allied Commander from March 1918.  The 'triumphal pageant' which the Prince of Wales describes as having taken place the day before in the present manuscript was undoubtedly the Victory Parade Peace Day held in London on 19th July 1919. Although fighting on the Western Front had ceased in November 1918, peace negotiations would continue for many months and the Treaty of Versailles was not signed until June 1919. When negotiations were reaching their conclusion and a 'proper peace' was within sight, a peace committee was founded to decide how Great Britain would publicly mark the end of World War I and acknowledge the widespread feelings of jubilation within the country.  With a Bank Holiday having been agreed upon, on the morning of the 19th July thousands of people gathered in London to participate in a spectacle, the likes of which had not been witnessed before. Almost 15,000 troops participated in the victory parade which was led by the Allied commanders Douglas Haig (British Commander-in-Chief), John Pershing (Head of the United States Expeditionary Force) and Ferdinand Foch (Allied Supreme Commander). The latter received the honour of being created a Field Marshal in the British Army on the same day and was evidently honoured at a dinner the next evening when the Prince delivered his speech. A monument to those killed and wounded, designed by Edwin Lutyens, was unveiled in Whitehall to mark the end of the victory parade. Although it was a temporary construction, another made from Portland stone and designed by Lutyens was to replace it in 1920 and, known as the Cenotaph, still stands today.

ARMSTRONG NEIL: (1930-2012) American Astronaut, Commander of Apollo XI (1969). The first man to walk on the moon. T.L.S., Neil Armstrong, one page, 4to, Washington D.C., 4th October 1971, to George W. Barber, on the printed stationery of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Armstrong thanks his correspondent for 'the delightful postcards' and remarks 'I have enjoyed them very much and I appreciate your thoughtfulness in taking the time to share them with me'. Accompanied by the original envelope. Together with a colour photocopy of a newspaper article relating to George Barber and his collection of postcards and stating, in part, 'Recently he came across two postcards dating from about 1904 that featured humorous moonscapes and decided to send them to Neil Armstrong…..Now he has received a letter of thanks…..'. One very small, extremely minor stain, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise EX, 2

EINSTEIN ALBERT: (1879-1955) German-born Theoretical Physicist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1921. Vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph, the image lightly affixed at the corners to a card mount by a discerning collector (as opposed to a studio photographer) and depicting Einstein in a head and shoulders pose with his hands clasped beneath his chin. The image is taken from a vintage print of a photograph by Yousuf Karsh in 1948. Signed ('A. Einstein') by Einstein in black fountain pen ink to the lower mount and dated 1955 in his hand. A note in the hand of a collector to the verso indicates that the photograph was signed at Princeton, New Jersey. Some light staining and minor corner creasing to the mount, otherwise about VG  The present photograph was signed by Einstein in the last months of his life; he passed away at Princeton Hospital on 18th April 1955 having refused surgery and declaring, 'I want to go when I want. It is tasteless to prolong life artificially. I have done my share; it is time to go. I will do it elegantly.'

A box of camera items, tripod, Kodak easy share printer etc

Newspapers; The Levant Herald and Eastern Express printed in Constantinople 1907 (10) with a quantity of Ottoman Turkey share certificates 1904-1923

A collection of Australian ephemera including stock and share certificates and receipts, revenue stamps, photographs and maps, dating from the 1900's

A Box of Coins and World Banknotes and Horsehay Company Ltd Share Raceipts.

Chares + Bonds 1867-New £3 per cent annuities share certificate for £1,744.1.4d Raphael Family

A quantity of railway luggage labels and other railway related paperwork. Including; luggage labels for LSWR, LC&DR, SE&CR, GER, LNER, GWR, The Highland Railway, GCR, Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway, L&YR, etc. displayed in 2 photo albums. Plus GER, LNER, etc labels for live stock, eggs, etc. Some LB&SCR way bills, correspondence, etc. Share certificates, first day covers and a few other items. GC-VGC for age. £60-80

GRAHAM MCKEAN, THE ANGELS SHARE oil on canvas, signed 30cm x 30cm Framed

A collection of financial ephemera including Russian, Ottoman and Greek share/loan certificates and coupons, LNER railway dividend statements, banknotes and booklets on tradesmen's tokens

DERBY Three Derby County share certificates issued in 1974,1982 and 1989. Fair to generally good

Ephemera. A selection of attractive letterheads and invoices dating from 1890s to 1960s to include 40+ relating to Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Asprey & Company (1964), Marks and Spencer Limited (1939) sold with a selection of share certificates UK and foreign 1870s to 1930s inc Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway Co, Eastern European examples etc. Lot also includes a small quantity of beer and wine labels (mostly gd) (150+)

Shakespeare (William).- Dekker (Thomas) The Magnificent Entertainment: Given to King James, Queene Anne his wife, and Henry Frederick the Prince, upon the day of his Majesties tryumphant passage (from the Tower) through his honourable citie (and chamber) of London, being the 15. of March. 1603. As well by the English as by the strangers: with the speeches and songes, delivered in the severall pageants, .first edition, woodcut device to title, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, portrait of James I by W. Kilian (closely trimmed and with portion of restoration to head) inserted as frontispiece, lacking initial blank, closely shaved at head, affecting some headlines, light foxing, heavier to title, front free endpaper becoming loose, bookplates to pastedown, attractive early 19th-century red straight-grain panelled morocco, gilt, wide floral and foliage borders with elaborate corner-pieces and central gilt lozenges, spine ends, joints and corners rubbed, [[STC 6510; Pforzheimer 275], small 4to, by T[homas]. C[reede, Humphrey Lownes, Edward Allde and others]. for Tho. Man the yonger, 1604.⁂ A full description of James I's state entry into London for his coronation. Rare, we can trace only a handful of copies at auction in the last 70 years. "Dekker appears to have had a principal share in the preparation of the speeches given at the several halting places of the progress. He was assisted by Ben Jonson... and by Thomas Middleton... it appears Shakespeare was in the procession following the King and that for the purpose he was presented with a piece of red cloth." - Pforzheimer. Provenance: Charles Butler (1821-1910, Warren Wood bookplate).

1913 Chinese Government gold loan / bond / share certificate and a North Butte Mining Company 100 share certificate dated 1926

GRAHAM MCKEAN, THE ANGELS SHARE oil on canvas, signed 30cm x 30cm Framed

1976 Harley - Davidson SS250, 250 cc. Registration number not registered. Frame number 9E12091H6. Engine number 9E12091H6. Harley Davidson's attempts to capture a share of the world's market for lightweight and mid-size two stroke bikes was somewhat doomed from the start due to the impending, if not foreseen, influence of the environmentalists, who even today would be glad to see the back of the 2-stroke. The average well used Asian concrete mixer probably puts out more pollutants than all the Harley strokers ever made, but H-D got the message eventually and by 1978 none were listed in the catalogue. The largest 2 stroke offered previous to this was a 250cc version similar to the 1976 machine pictured here. So rare that the model is not even referred to in the official H-D archive on the writer's bookshelves, but the ubiquitous Internet does recognise the model, which appears to be a Yamaha inspired design. These lightweight Harleys were built by the Aermacchi factory in Italy under license with HD from the early 196's until the late 1970's. This example was sold by DK Motorcycles of Newcastle under Lyme to Paul Tonge of Barnsley in March 2016 as a trade sale who purchased a new wiring loom from the USA. Our vendor bought it in February 2019 an apparently restored condition. Sold with a NOVA document, an owner’s manual and various other paperwork, this rare machine will require some recommissioning.

THE HOLY BIBLE containing the Old and New Testaments translated out of the original tongues: being the version set forth A.D. 1611 compared with the most Ancient Authorities and revised', printed for the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge 1885, five volumes, presentation copies bound in black leather with gilt decoration and gilt edged pages, four volumes of the Old Testament, Vol. I "Presented to The Reverend T. K. Cheyne, by the University Presses in acknowledgment of his share in the work of Revision, B. Jowett Vice Chancellor of the University of Oxford, N. M. Ferrers Vice Chancellor University of Cambridge, May 19th 1885", one volume New Testament "Presented to The Reverend T. K. Cheyne, by the University Presses in acknowledgement of his share in the work of Revision A. Evans Vice Chancellor of the University of Oxford, E. H. Perowne Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, May 17th 1881" (5)

Gerard Sekoto (South African 1913-1993) HEAD OF AN AFRICAN WOMAN signed and dated 68; label adhered to the reverse inscribed with the title and 'Maximum Fund Trust' oil on canvas laid down on board 59 by 48cm In 1947, Sekoto travelled to Paris to further his studies, he remained in exile for many years, mainly living in Paris. Sekoto attended the Académie Populaire d’Arts Plastiques in Paris from 1963 – 1965. Many of Sekoto’s works from his time in Paris evidence a concern with formal elements, influenced by his fellow students, who were exhibiting their work in Paris at the time. During his time in South Africa, Sekoto tended towards simplifying the facial features of his subjects, positioning them in stances where their faces were streamlined almost to the point of abstraction. This inclination increased during his time away from South Africa. This preference altered from 1963 to the mid-1970’s, when Sekoto repeatedly painted what became known as his ‘blue heads’, a series of busts primarily of women, most frequently with the use of a blue palette. Unlike his previous portrait studies, these busts did not rely on the direct observation of a sitter. In all of the blue head paintings, Sekoto loaded his brush and applied the paint in broad, flat strokes. Mostly, the composition is cropped just above the subject’s head and just below the collar bone, the neck elongated. Unlike his more typical busts, Head of an African Woman contains fewer contrasting colours and highlights. Rather than the white, beige and occasionally yellow highlights found on other busts, the highlights in Head of an African Woman, are subtler, and the artist has incorporated softer blues. The red umber and burnt sienna that Sekoto seemingly used straight out of the paint tube in other blue head paintings, are almost entirely absent here apart from a few select strokes on the headdress. Most of his busts share the same pose, where the subject faces the viewer directly, their eyes either directly connecting with the viewer, or cast downwards Many of the blue heads were produced around 1963, while Head of an African Woman is signed 1968. The subject in this painting wears a headscarf which adds height to her head. The headscarf is undetailed, painted with expressive brushstrokes, giving it the appearance of a headdress. She wears hanging earrings and her eyes connect directly with the viewer, although the slight hoods of her eyes give her otherwise confrontational expression, a demure quality. The vertical brushstrokes of navy paint emphasise her strength, and form a pleasing geometry with the triangular sloping of her elegant neck and sharp collarbones. Head of an African Woman portrays a regal quality in the sitter that other blue busts do not possess. In 1960, before he began painting his first blue heads, Sekoto produced a ballpoint pen on paper sketch of Miriam Makeba which he inscribed with the title Inspiration - Miriam Makeba. Makeba was known at the time as the ‘Queen of African song’ due to the inspiration she drew from the music of South Africa and other African countries. The songstress went into exile in 1959 and was accepted as an African icon by both those living in South Africa and those also in exile. In 1960, when the drawing was created, Makeba had just arrived in New York to much acclaim and photographs of her had featured on the cover of Time magazine. The pen drawing of Miriam Makeba features the same composition as Sekoto’s blue heads, with the singer directly facing outwards, the head cropped closely to the frame. It is possible that Sekoto’s pen drawing of Miriam Makeba, produced in 1960, may have been the inspiration for his blue head paintings of African women, which he began painting around 1963. It must be noted that some of the blue heads also resembled portraits that the artist made of his mother. Sekoto wrote of his practice of painting the blue heads that he wanted to express the beauty of the women of his own race, as opposed to the white female beauties that he felt were so abundantly portrayed by artists throughout history. Lindop, B. Sekoto: The Art of Gerard Sekoto. Great Britain: 1995. Johannesburg Art Gallery: Gerard Sekoto: Unsevered Ties. Johannesburg: 1989 -SD

Collectibles : Collection of vintage share certificates in pack in good condition 1930's - 1960's

Share Certificate collection early 1900s. 24 in total, various companies. Varying in condition to be expected due to age. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

LARGE SIZE PICTURESQUE ANTIQUE EGYPTIAN SHARE BOND CERTIFICATE

Exclusive luxury hair and pamper with Daniel GalvinDaniel Galvin isn't just a renowned colourist, but a brand with a rich film, fashion and photographic heritage reaching from the 1960's to the present day. Daniel recently marked his 50th year in the industry yet the Galvin name has been synonymous with hairdressing for over a century. Daniel Galvin is the 'go to' salon for London's film, music and celebrity world.Enjoy a cut and blow dry with stylist Oliver and a complete head of highlights with Daniel, followed by a luxury spa treatment.Following a day of pampering enjoy a night in the heart of Belgravia at the Hari, who beyond providing a perfect night's stay and great breakfast will also introduce you to new ways of appreciating the culture of the city and neighbourhood and will be more than happy to share their insider knowledge of the best places to visit during your stay.

CRICKET: Jack Hobbs (1882-1963) English Cricketer. A.L.S., Jack Hobbs, one page, small 4to, Clapham Common, 19th December 1926, to Mr. Spurr. Hobbs thanks his correspondent for their invitation to the annual party of the Society of Old Friends but regrets that he will not be able to accept, explaining 'We have some friends staying with us at Xmas and we must look after them you know'; Pelham Warner (1873-1963) English Cricketer. A.L.S., P. F. Warner, two pages, oblong 8vo, London, 8th March 1920, to Villiers, on the printed memorandum stationery of the stock and share brokers Harry Sutherland & Son. Warner announces 'I only wish I knew someone at Port Elizabeth to write to you on your behalf but it is fourteen years since I was last there!', and further adds 'You have only got to let them know you are a cricketer & you will get lots of it', also enquiring 'What are you going to do in South Africa? Farm?' and concluding by inviting his correspondent and their wife to tea one afternoon before they leave; C. B. Fry (1872-1956) English Sportsman, best remembered as a cricketer. Fry represented England at both cricket and football and made an FA Cup final appearance for Southampton FC as well as equalling the long jump world record of the time. Fountain pen ink signature ('C. B. Fry') and two additional words in his hand on a 12mo piece, neatly laid down. Some light age wear and a few minor stains to Warner's letter, G to VG, 3

Douglas (Lord Alfred Bruce, 1870-1945). Autograph letter signed, 'Alfred Douglas', letterhead of The Academy, Covent Garden, 2 May 1907, to the playwright St. John Hankin, 'I thought your play [probably 'The Cassilis Engagement' or a revival of 'The Return of the Prodigal'] splendid. So much so that I have suppressed de Selincourt's notice which I didn't think good enough & written another & longer, & I hope more appreciative one myself', continuing that he would like his wife to see it and could he have two tickets for the stalls for Saturday, with a postscript, 'My article on your play is my first essay in dramatic criticism, so you must judge it accordingly', two pages, 4to (Qty: 1)'Douglas had already dissipated his share of his father's fortune and the insistent problem of claiming a settled income was solved in 1907 by Sir Edward Tennant (later Lord Glenconner) who offered him the editorship of the Academy which he had recently purchased', (ODMB).

A fascinating collection of forty late-19th/early-20th century worldwide share certificates including examples from the Ivory Coast, South America, the British Isles, France and Australia (40) 

EARLY 19TH CENTURY CHILD'S SAMPLER by Mary Williamsher, 'work done in the 14th year of her age November 30th 1828', having alphabet text, ships, birds and foliage with text 'Prepare my soul to meet the day when I must quit this house of clay, leave all my dearest friends behind and share the fate of humankind', in gilt slip and simulated rosewood frame. Size of sampler approx 43 x 54cm.(B.P. 24% incl. VAT) CONDITION REPORT: The glazed panel has a crack to the top left hand corner. The sampler itself is probably faded however does retain some colour. No obvious or serious large rips or tears, minor wear in places with some possible staining.

A collection of approximately twenty bond and share certificates to include 43 coupons from the Chinese Government 5% Reorganisation Gold Loan of 1913, numerous Russian Government examples to include 4.5% Peasants Land Bank, 4.5% Compagne Du Chenin and 3.5% Imperial Land Mortgage examples as well as Confederate States of America Bond examples to include a $1000 6% example from 23rd March 1865. Share certificates include examples from The South Eastern Gold Mining Co and Waterloo Cedar Falls & Northern Railroad.

An Edwardian letter rack with an applied label from the Mincing Lane tea and rubber share broker's association dated 1911.

JOHN LOGIE BAIRD: A COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL EPHEMERA AND MEMORABILIA comprising: a Baird Townsman TV (not working) with 12in picture tube, 1949 with original operation and installation instructions & sales brochure, nine press photographs of Baird from the late 1920s to early 1930s, seven television publications from the late 1920s to mid 1930s, two share certificates Bank of America, investment memorandum issued by Simon, Browne & Co., a lens from the original Baird television experiment, 1924, a 1938-39 sales brochure, ten phototubes manufactured by Baird Television in original cardboard packaging, 1930s and a collection of newspapers relating to Baird A complete list of the contents of this lot is available, please contact Great Western Auctions to receive a copy Condition Report: Available upon request

HUGO CHARTERIS: A SHARE OF THE WORLD, London, Collins, 1953, 1st edition, original cloth, dust-wrapper

SAVOY BROWN - LP COLLECTION. Superb run of 12 x LPs, largely original/early UK pressings and even a test pressing! Titles are Blue Matter (mono UK original unboxed LK 4994 1A/1A matrix - VG+ some light surface marks/VG light paper tear on reverse, original red inner), Getting To The Point (original UK stereo unboxed ffss SKL 4935 1W/1W - top Ex condition record/G+ a tear on the bottom corner), Looking In (original Decca SKL 5066 with 'Chrysalis Music' on 2 line and the matrix between brackets on the labels - neat VG+/VG+ copy), Hellbound Train (UK blue label RE TXS 107 - Ex+/Ex), Jack The Toad (UK test pressing on pink labels 'Factory Sample Not For Sale' print with hand written title - very clean Ex+/Ex with original sleeve), Street Corner Talking (green label original TXS 104), A Step Further (original UK unboxed stereo ffss SKL 5013 - Ex/VG+), Lion's Share (1973 UK SKL 5152 - Ex/Ex), Boogie Brothers (SKL 5186 - VG+/VG+), Skin 'N' Bone (US PS 670 - Ex/VG+), Wire Fire (Canadian PS 659 - Ex/VG) and Getting To The Point (US PAS 71024 - VG+ copy).

LIVERPOOL Items that were the property of long serving Director Cecil Hill. Photographs including 9 colour team groups from 1980's, 36 of players and Directors and 7 for Dinners in London at the Grosvenor House and The Dorchester in folders. Other ephemera includes 15 newspapers from 1940-1990, press cuttings and share information. Generally good

‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)The Right Honourable The Lord Elwyn-Jones CH, PC (Welsh, 1909-1989), barrister and Labour politician and Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain 1974-79, Attorney General for England and Wales 1964-70, Shadow Lord Chancellor 1983-1989Signed and dated 1977Bronze64cm high (2)With a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)Brilliant describes how despite knowing Elwyn-Jones and his wife, the artist Pearl ~Polly~ Binder, well, she found depicting his ~inner self more difficult to explore, due not only to his being an introvert, but also due to his not wanting to share his inner thoughts. This was contrary to his external behaviour; thereby, the work was made more complex for me, yet the result was more interesting~.

A Rare Pair of Imperial Porcelain Vases IMPERIAL PORCELAIN MANUFACTORY, PERIOD OF ALEXANDER II (1855–1881) Height 31 cm (each). POA Of crater form, the bodies finely painted with garlands of flowers on mushroom coloured ground, the flared shaped rim and foot moulded with acanthus leaf ornament and gilded, the lower body with a knot braided gilt border on a cobalt blue ground, flanked by two square handles with ribbon-tied acorn garlands, on a raised circular foot, the reverse with green Imperial cyphers for Alexander II, one with incised initials “MD”. Provenance: Important private collection, Europe. The present pair of vases belongs to a group of objects made at the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, which share a very particular form and flower decoration that distinguish it from other Imperial porcelain made during the reign of Alexander II. The squarish variation of the traditional campana form was modelled by August Spiess (1817–1904). For almost half a century starting from 1849, Spiess was the chief modeller at the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, and his unique artistic vision and leadership was at the heart of the success of Russian porcelain during this period. He designed a variety of large vases, sculptures, candelabra and furniture which were mostly commissioned by the Emperor Alexander II and the Empress Maria Aleksandrovna. Examples of his oeuvre can be seen in the collections of the State Hermitage Museum, the Museum of the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St Petersburg, as well as in distinguished private collections around the world. Masterfully executed painted decoration of the vases can be attributed to a new generation of porcelain painters who came to prominence in the 1860s–1870s and gradually replaced the masters of the Nicholas I era. The Factory workshops were filled with young artists working in different genres, including the celebrated “flower painters” K. and F. Krasovsky, F. Lapshin, A. Morozov, A. Midin, G. Pishchulin and T. Spiridonov. During this period the focus was mainly on painting porcelain services, vases and plates, of which the present lot is a particularly fine example.

West Indies.- Grenada & Carriacou (former British colony in the Caribbean Sea at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain).- [Account Book for various plantations], manuscript, 56pp. excluding blanks, ruled in red, very slight stain to tail of a few early ff., slightly browned, original half morocco, corners and spine repaired, marbled covers, folio, 1830-35.⁂ A rare manuscript relating to the islands of Grenada and Carriacou in the final years of slavery in the British Empire. Owners of plantations include a high proportion of Scottish settlers who came to Grenada and Carriacou in the wake of the 18th century Jacobite insurrections.Entries including slavery: "July 9 [1833] To the sum assumed on A/c of Miss Mary Robertson for the manumission of Thomas a slave belonging to Meldrum [Estate] 80 loes... 264[£]... assumed the sum on A/c of Miss Bess Urquhart for the freedom of her daughter Nancy 9 loes... 29 14 [£]; "... my share of Orang Vale Lime Kiln..."; "1832 Jun 23... paid for account of the Hurricane at Barbadoes 3 12 6"; "1834 June 20... a Barrel sugar from Sinclair [Estate] 214 lb [£]7 1"; "William McLeod 1834 To Blackwood's Magazine for 2 years say 14 No. ea year [£]8 11 6"; "Matthew Davies 1834 Jany 31 By a half Barrel Pilot Bread [£] 1 6".People, including: Daniel Polson, planter of Carriacou; James McGillivray, Allan M Donald, John Campbell, David Logan, Roderick Fraser, Adam Head, Blair and Gilland (on the island of Carriacou), Charles S. Geddes, Simon Fraser, Duncan Blair... Surgeon (1793-1855), estate slave doctor; eldest son of John Blair, farmer in Drymen, Stirlingshire; matriculated at Glasgow in 1810; died on Carriacou in 1855. Estates include: Sinclair Estate, Grand Bay Estate, Harvey Vale Estate, Belan Estate, Dumfries Estate, Crayston Estate, Meldrum Estate, La Resource Estate etc.

Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn - Original hand painted artwork by John Judkins, signed and dated 67, flat, 32.5 x 23.5 inches.Background: I Was Lord Kitchener's Valet was a swinging 60's boutique, originally based in Portobello Road & later Carnaby Street. The boutiques became famous for selling military style clothing & for a celebrity clientele including the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton & Paul McCartney. Artist John Judkins was commissioned to design posters for the boutique, the most collectable of which are his posters for Bob Dylan & Mick Jagger. These posters are later produced by John Judkins but share the same flair and style.

Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy - Original hand painted artwork by John Judkins, signed and dated 73, flat, 28 x 23.5 inches.Background: I Was Lord Kitchener's Valet was a swinging 60's boutique, originally based in Portobello Road & later Carnaby Street. The boutiques became famous for selling military style clothing & for a celebrity clientele including the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton & Paul McCartney. Artist John Judkins was commissioned to design posters for the boutique, the most collectable of which are his posters for Bob Dylan & Mick Jagger. These posters are later produced by John Judkins but share the same flair and style.

The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour - Original hand painted artwork by John Judkins, signed and dated 67, flat, 28 x 20 inches.Background: I Was Lord Kitchener's Valet was a swinging 60's boutique, originally based in Portobello Road & later Carnaby Street. The boutiques became famous for selling military style clothing & for a celebrity clientele including the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton & Paul McCartney. Artist John Judkins was commissioned to design posters for the boutique, the most collectable of which are his posters for Bob Dylan & Mick Jagger. These posters are later produced by John Judkins but share the same flair and style.

Jimi Hendrix - Are you Experienced - Original hand painted artwork by John Judkins, signed and dated 67, flat, 28 x 19.5 inches.Background: I Was Lord Kitchener's Valet was a swinging 60's boutique, originally based in Portobello Road & later Carnaby Street. The boutiques became famous for selling military style clothing & for a celebrity clientele including the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton & Paul McCartney. Artist John Judkins was commissioned to design posters for the boutique, the most collectable of which are his posters for Bob Dylan & Mick Jagger. These posters are later produced by John Judkins but share the same flair and style.

Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop - Original hand painted artwork by John Judkins, signed and dated 1976, flat, 23.5 x 31.5 inches.Background: I Was Lord Kitchener's Valet was a swinging 60's boutique, originally based in Portobello Road & later Carnaby Street. The boutiques became famous for selling military style clothing & for a celebrity clientele including the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton & Paul McCartney. Artist John Judkins was commissioned to design posters for the boutique, the most collectable of which are his posters for Bob Dylan & Mick Jagger. These posters are later produced by John Judkins but share the same flair and style.

The Rolling Stones - Between the Buttons - Original hand painted artwork by John Judkins, signed and dated 67, flat, 30 x 23.5 inches.Background: I Was Lord Kitchener's Valet was a swinging 60's boutique, originally based in Portobello Road & later Carnaby Street. The boutiques became famous for selling military style clothing & for a celebrity clientele including the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton & Paul McCartney. Artist John Judkins was commissioned to design posters for the boutique, the most collectable of which are his posters for Bob Dylan & Mick Jagger. These posters are later produced by John Judkins but share the same flair and style.

David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust, Borough Assembly Rooms - Original hand painted artwork by John Judkins, signed, flat, 28.5 x 23 inches.Background: I Was Lord Kitchener's Valet was a swinging 60's boutique, originally based in Portobello Road & later Carnaby Street. The boutiques became famous for selling military style clothing & for a celebrity clientele including the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton & Paul McCartney. Artist John Judkins was commissioned to design posters for the boutique, the most collectable of which are his posters for Bob Dylan & Mick Jagger. These posters are later produced by John Judkins but share the same flair and style.

Bob Dylan - Dylan Seized - Modern poster print by John Judkins, signed, flat, 30.5 x 19.5 inches.Background: I Was Lord Kitchener's Valet was a swinging 60's boutique, originally based in Portobello Road & later Carnaby Street. The boutiques became famous for selling military style clothing & for a celebrity clientele including the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton & Paul McCartney. Artist John Judkins was commissioned to design posters for the boutique, the most collectable of which are his posters for Bob Dylan & Mick Jagger. These posters are later produced by John Judkins but share the same flair and style.

Jimi Hendrix Experience - Modern poster print by John Judkins, signed, flat, 33 x 23.5 inches.Background: I Was Lord Kitchener's Valet was a swinging 60's boutique, originally based in Portobello Road & later Carnaby Street. The boutiques became famous for selling military style clothing & for a celebrity clientele including the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton & Paul McCartney. Artist John Judkins was commissioned to design posters for the boutique, the most collectable of which are his posters for Bob Dylan & Mick Jagger. These posters are later produced by John Judkins but share the same flair and style.

Jimi Hendrix Experience - Modern poster print by John Judkins, signed, flat, 33 x 23.5 inches.Background: I Was Lord Kitchener's Valet was a swinging 60's boutique, originally based in Portobello Road & later Carnaby Street. The boutiques became famous for selling military style clothing & for a celebrity clientele including the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton & Paul McCartney. Artist John Judkins was commissioned to design posters for the boutique, the most collectable of which are his posters for Bob Dylan & Mick Jagger. These posters are later produced by John Judkins but share the same flair and style.

David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, Borough Assembly Rooms - Original hand painted artwork by John Judkins, signed and dated 72, flat, 30 x 22 inches.Background: I Was Lord Kitchener's Valet was a swinging 60's boutique, originally based in Portobello Road & later Carnaby Street. The boutiques became famous for selling military style clothing & for a celebrity clientele including the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton & Paul McCartney. Artist John Judkins was commissioned to design posters for the boutique, the most collectable of which are his posters for Bob Dylan & Mick Jagger. These posters are later produced by John Judkins but share the same flair and style.

Bob Dylan - Visions of Johanna - Original hand painted artwork by John Judkins, signed and dated 66, image approximately 27 x 20 inches, framed and glazed.Background: I Was Lord Kitchener's Valet was a swinging 60's boutique, originally based in Portobello Road & later Carnaby Street. The boutiques became famous for selling military style clothing & for a celebrity clientele including the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton & Paul McCartney. Artist John Judkins was commissioned to design posters for the boutique, the most collectable of which are his posters for Bob Dylan & Mick Jagger. These posters are later produced by John Judkins but share the same flair and style.

Ephemera, shares and postal history. Share certificate no. 0297 dated 23rd April 1895 for 100 shares in 'The National Skating Palace Limited' together with a certificate for twenty shares in 'The National Ice Producing Company Limited' dated 31st July 1895 both purchased by Herbert Wells Melbourne. Also an 1832 dated writ, 2 1841 dated letters franked with Penny Red stamps and an 1847 franked Penny Red letter and a letter dated 1682. Also a yellow metal propelling pencil inscribed 'To AJ Haggis Jany 1877 From the Teachers of Cross St Sunday School' and other paper ephemera (gen gd)

Ephemera, a large quantity of 19th and 20th C Kent related ephemera to include 20 + property auction particulars of sale, shop invoices, Archbishop of Canterbury Certificate of a contract for the redemption of the Land Tax dated 1800, 1935 magazine Margate Day by Day, coal mining share letters etc (gen gd) (50+)

Scripophily, 13 early 20th C share certificates some with coupons attached (2 framed and glazed) examples include shares in Chocolat Rozan, Banking, Tabacus Amsterdam, Chinese Government Gold Loan, Russian State Gold Loan, International Nickel Co of Canada, Isabella Gold Mining Co, French Creamery etc (GD) (11)