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A quantity of early 20th century share certificates, the majority relating to William Thomas Timpson of the Timpson store chain (18)

An interesting collection of early to mid 20th century share certificates to include the East Indian Iron Company, Philadelphia Traction Company, Great Northern Railway Company (Minnesota) Chicago and Eastern Illinois Rail Company, The Chinese Government - Five Percent reorganisation Gold Loan of 1913, etc

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.

A collection of Britains and other die-cast farm models, including hay wagons, carts, plough share, horse trough, hay stacks, fencing, cows, horses, chicken coop, poultry, farm workers, accessories, etc. (some items over-painted) and sundry other die-cast figures including Winston Churchill in naval uniform (a quantity)

 TURGENEV IVAN: (1818-1883) Russian Novelist and Playwright. A.L.S., Iwan Turgenjew, two pages, 8vo, Rue de Douai, Paris, 2nd February 1878, to Mrs. Paoli, on Turgenev's personal monogrammed stationery, in German. Turgenev replies to his correspondent's kind letter and informs her 'In fact, from the very beginning of my career as an author I wrote plays (the last one in 1851) but I very soon became convinced that I didn't possess the stuff of the dramatic poet, for only the evolution of the characters interested me, not their conflicts', further remarking 'Moreover my pieces have met with no success'. The author continues to remark that, as his correspondent has shown a friendly interest in his affairs, he will send her a copy of his Scenes of Russian Life, explaining that it comprises two plays, 'a comedy in two acts and one in one act' and that 'The last one is not even planned for the stage', also suggesting that 'You will most likely share my opinion about my dramatic skills'. A letter of fine literary content. With blank integral leaf. A thin vertical strip of extremely light discoloration appears to the left edge of the letter, evidently caused by previous mounting, and only very minimally touches the conclusion of Turgenev's signature and a few words of text, otherwise VG 

1899 The Thames Ironworks, Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd (West Ham Utd), an original debenture share capital certifcate dated 30/10/1899. Thames Ironworks FC, was wound up in June 1900, and West Ham Utd formed a month later. This share certificate is signed by 2 directors and the secretary, a very rare item, framed & glazed, in very good condition

Derby County, a collection of 5 original share certificates of the club, all signed by 2 directors and secretary, includes Sam Longton and Stuart Webb, dated, 28/11/74, 20/09/76, 21/08/85, 06/12/88, and 20/03/82

UNION BANK OF SWITZERLAND 1981 CALENDAR with 6 tipped-in genuine SHARE CERTIFICATES and approximately 25 other LOOSE SHARE CERTIFICATES from the 20th Century

THREE GLAZED FRAMES CONTAINING BOND CERTIFICATES for 'The New Egyptian Company (S.A.E.); a Confederate States of America Loan, 1865, certificate for four $100 bonds at 3% interest signed 'Rue', no. 11402; a large lazed frame displaying six share certificates of Russian etc. companies including Compagnie du Chemin de Fer de Koltchouguino, circa 1908

A group of various share and bonds (a lot)

MBE GROUP to Major J J Reynolds 13/18 Hussars, late 2nd County of London Yeomanry, Westminster Dragoons MBE, 1939/45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence, War, Malaya ( Major J J Reynolds MBE 13/18H) 1935 Coronation Medal (WO CLII No 545012 J J Reynolds Hussars) Medals original and correctly impressed. Condition GVF+ Swing mounted, with miniature set and Photographs of Reynolds with fellows officers John James Reynolds served with the 2nd County of London Yeomanry -(Westminster Dragoons), during the Second World War. B & C squadrons were among the first to Land on Gold Beach on D Day, tasked with removing German Mines using the Sherman Crab. Reynolds was awarded the M.B.E in large part for his role in organising the unit for Operation Overlord. The original recommendation and an overview of his career follow. M.B.E 27th March 1945 The KING has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in North-West Europe: - Lieutenant (Quarter-Master) John James Reynolds '(257526), 2nd County of London Yeomanry -(Westminster Dragoons), Royal Armoured Corps (Windsor). 'Lt Reynolds joined this Regt in January 43 immediately on being granted his commission from the rank of RSM aster 17 years and six months OR service.At this time regimental stores and corresponding records required thorough reorganisation, and there were considerable arrears of work accumulated during the illness of his predecessor. Although without a QMS (T) for two months at this time Lt. Reynolds completed his task most successfully and from the beginning, his work in the regiment has been of the highest order. Reorganisation of the Regiment, re-equipment, mobilisation and preparation for Operation 'Overlord' all took place within a comparatively short time and resulted in an immense increase of work, a large share of which fell upon the QM. No AF G1098 was available for the Flail tanks with which the Regiment mobilised. These vehicles have a great range of special spares and equipment of which a large proportion was not issued until preparatory moves before embarkation had already begun. Reorganisation to a new war establishment in the field and the maintenance of Sqns which frequently operate more than fifty miles from the Regiment HA have made problems successfully overcome by Lt Reynolds, Whose cheerful and unsparing devotion to duty are always an inspiration to all his staff and to those who work with him. I strongly recommend him for the award of the MBE. 11th March 1947 Captain Quarter Master with seniority from 4th January 1947 27th July 1948 The War Office, 3oth July 1948 The following Officers are awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Military) without gratuity - i3/i8i/j Royal Hussars. Lt (Qr -Mr) (now Capt (Qr -Mr )) J J REYNOLDS (M B E ) (257526) 26th November 1948 The undermentioned Capts. (Qr.-Mrs.) to be Capts. (Qr.-Mrs.), 30th June 1948, retaining their present seniority:- J. J. REYNOLDS, M.B.E. (257526), from 13th/18th H 27th February 1953 Capt. (Qr.-Mr.) J. J. REYNOLDS, M.B.E. (257526), to be Maj. (Qr.-Mr.), 28th Feb. 1953 8th April 1960 ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS 13/18 H. REGULAR ARMY Maj. (Qr.-Mr.) J. J. REYNOLDS, M.B.E. (257526), having attained retiring age is placed on retired pay, 9th Apr. 1960. (Reserve Liability.)

Ephemera, a large quantity of items to include 2 indentures (one dated 1743) and a certificate for a 1795 £ 100 share for Royal Canal Stock, a bound copy of Irish Melodies circa 1880, other sheet music, 1970s Photoplay Film magazines (11), continental trade card album Arms of Cities and Towns of the British Isles (pt complete), 9 children's comics Eagle and Dandy (1960's), and Rainbow (1924), 1954 SBAC Flying Display and Exhibition programme (pilots Inc. Duke, Cunningham, Trubshaw) (mainly gd) (70+)

An Anglo Ottoman Oil Fields Limited share certificate 1910, 100 shares of 5 shillings each, Nos 29506 to 29605, 27cm x 39.5cm, together with a Chinese Government Gold Loan of 1913, £20 certificate, No 390743, 45cm x 32cm. (2)

ASTON VILLA HOME PROGRAMMES AND SHARE APPLICATION DOCUMENTS. Collection of approx 100 mostly home programmes from circa 1960s, also to include documentation and letters relating to the 1969 sale of shares in the club.

A selection of digital and film cameras to include a Racer film camera, an AGFA Karat film camera, a Minolta Freedom 200 film camera, a six 20 Brownie, a six 20 Brownie Junior, Kodak easy share c310 digital camera, a Nikon Cool Pix L27, Traveler super slim XS 70, Canon Powershot A480, Samsung Digimax S500, Samsung ES80, Olympus FE-100, Olympus Super Zoom 105G, Brownie Twin 20. 

A RUSSIAN SHARE CERTIFICATE in a fitted frame

Original vintage lithograph Travel Poster - 100 Years of the first train journey in Switzerland. The construction and operation of Swiss railways during the 19th century was carried out by private railways. The first internal line was a 16 km line opened from Zürich to Baden in 1847. By 1860 railways connected western and northeastern Switzerland. The first Alpine railway to be opened under the Gotthard Pass in 1882. A second alpine line was opened under the Simplon Pass in 1906. In 1901, the major railways were nationalised to form Swiss Federal Railways. During the first half of the twentieth century they were electrified and slowly upgraded. After the Second World War, rail rapidly lost its share of the rail market to road transport as car ownership rose and more roads were built. From 1970, the Federal Government has become more involved in upgrading the railways, especially in urban areas and on trunk routes under the Rail 2000 project. In addition, two major trans-alpine routes — the Gotthard Railway and the Lötschberg approach to the Simplon Tunnel — are being rebuilt under the NRLA project.Country: Switzerland. Year: 1947. Artist: Friedrich Eduard Traffelet. Size (cm): 126.5x89.5. Very good condition, folded as issued, minor tears and scratches.

Original vintage movie poster for the re-release of the American Romantic comedy Roman Holiday, directed by William Wyler and starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck in the lead roles. Initially released in 1953, the film offered her first starring role to a young Audrey Hepburn for which she gained critical acclaim and won many awards, including Academy Award for Best Actress. The film was then re-released in 1962 following the success of Breakfast at Tiffany's, as mentioned in the upper half of this poster: The Most Glamorous Playmate of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" Audrey Hepburn Now Invites You To Share The Happy Romantic Adventure That Won Here The Academy Award! Below the text, the poster features a portrait of Gregory Peck on the left and Audrey Hepburn on the right, alongside smaller images depicting scenes of the film set in Rome. The title and cast texts are printed in stylised colourful letters against a black circle positioned between the image of the two actors. Litho in U.S.A. Very good condition, folded as issued, small creases in margins. Country: USA, Year: 1962, Size (cm): 104x68.5

A collection of photographic equipment to include a Canon T70, a Canon FTb, Two Prabitca cameras, a Panasonic NV-G527, assorted lenses, a Kodak Easy Share P720 photo frame and other accessories

A Collection of US ad Mexican Share Bonds, many railway related; a debenture, kiloware, 'The Second Great War' periodicals, etc.

MUSIC CENTRE AND NICS AND KODAK EASY SHARE PRINTER DOCK

Germany: Large box of share certificates (100s)

Fishing tackle. Drewett (John), Hardy Brothers. The Masters the Men and their Reels. 1873 - 1939, published by the author 1998, additional half title, numerous colour and black & white illustrations throughout, tipped in blind stamped limitation slip, 80/125, signed by the author, folding poster tipped in at rear, tipped in facsimile Hardy Brothers share certificate to verso of front endpaper, bookmark of a facsimile Hardy Brothers reel label on a silk ribbon, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, publisher's morocco gilt with Hardy Brothers logo in blindstamp to upper siding, contained in cloth slipcase, large 4to, together with Turner (Graham), Fishing Tackle. The Ultimate Collector's Guide, published M. Press Media Ltd., 2009, additional half title, signed by the author, numerous colour and black & white illustrations throughout, publisher's cloth gilt, dust jacket, folio, with Calabi (Silvio), The Collector's Guide to Antique Fishing Tackle..., The Wellfleet Press, 1989, additional half title, numerous colour illustrations throughout, publisher's cloth gilt, dust jacket with slight creasing, spine slightly faded and with two biro marks, plus Annesley (Patrick), Hardy's Book of Fishing, The Fishing Book Club, 1971, additional half title, numerous brown & white illustrations throughout, decorative endpapers, publisher's cloth gilt, price clipped dust jacket, 4to, and Jardine (Charles),The Sotheby's Guide to Fly Fishing for Trout, Dorling Kindersley, 1991, additional half title, numerous colour illustrations throughout, publisher's pictorial boards, dust jacket, 4to, with another 30 volumes and auction catalogues all relating to fishing tackle and fishing ephemera, various sizes and condition (37)

Small collection of Experimental notes, share certificates etc.

Attributed to Cornelis van Poelenburgh (Dutch, 1594-1667) - Venus, Minerva and Juno seated upon a cloud, an extensive landscape below, oil on copper30 x 22cm. The Peacock complained to Juno that while everyone laughed at his voice, an insignificant creature like the Nightingale had a note that delighted everybody. Juno, angry at the unreasonableness of her favourite bird, scolded him in the following terms: “Envious bird that you are, I am sure you have no cause to complain. On your neck shine all the colours of the rainbow, and your extended tail shows like a mass of gems. No living being has every good thing to its own share. The falcon is endowed with swiftness, the eagle, strength, the parrot, speech, the raven, the gift of augury, and the nightingale, with a melodious note, while you have both size and beauty. Cease then to complain, or the gifts you have shall be taken away.” Oil on copper. The paint layer appears stable, there is a damage in the upper left quadrant which paint has been scraped and the copper support is visible. There is extensive retouching across the painting. The varnish is clear and semi-matte. There are slight splits and minor wear to the frame.

A basket of Kodak easy share digital photo frame, Sony Cyber shot camera in carry bag and a JVC digital video camera in Sony bag

[Bolckow, Carl Ferdinand Henry] Share certificate for the St Petersburg Land and Mortgage Company representing 200 shares of £1, 25th September 1913 with attached witness statement (signed Henry William and Henry Cuthbert Bolckow) and authorisation for payment of dividends. With a typed letter from the ''Acting Secretary'' of the St Petersburg Land and Mortgage Company, dated 19th May 1934, 53/55 Portland Street Manchester, informing the family that it is not possible to pay the dividends owed, owing to the siezure of company assets by the Russian government post the Revolution

Vitellius. Æ Sestertius (29.08 g), AD 69. Rome. A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG P M TR P, laureate head of Vitellius right. Rev. PAX AVGVSTI, S C across field, Pax standing facing, head left, holding branch and cornucopaie. Cf. RIC 157 (obv. legend); BMC p. 377. An incredible coin. A masterpiece sestertius of Vitellius. Uniform chocolate brown patina. Worthy of a record price. Superb Extremely Fine. Ex NCirc (May 1940, G34), 98782; G. Gillet Collection (Florange et Ciani, 28 May 1924); F. Gnecchi Collection; Lord Sidmouth Collection; C.E.G. Mackerell Collection (Sotheby's, 18 May 1906), 60; J. Tyszkiewicz Collection (Serrure, 25 June 1901). Vitellius was made Governor of Lower Germany by Galba. When the legions became disaffected from Galba's austere and strict rule, they renounced their allegiance to him and hailed Vitellius as emperor. Vitellius at first refused the imperial title, but he did take the name Germanicus and pledged to lead the revolt. Shortly thereafter the provinces of Britain, Gaul and Spain defected to him. Meanwhile in Rome Galba had been murdered and Otho installed as the new emperor by the Praetorian Guard. Otho offered to share the emperorship with Vitellius, but the latter, whose forces were already marching on Rome, refused. A decisive engagement, the Battle of Bedriacum, was fought between the two sides in the vicinity between Cremona and Verona, and Vitellius's forces were victorious. Despite losing at Bedriacum, Otho perhaps could still have won the war - he had the support of the formidable legions of Dalmatia, Moesia and Pannonia, as well as both the Praetorian Guard and the Roman fleet - but instead chose to avoid civil war by committing suicide. Once in Rome the Senate decreed Vitellius the usual imperial honors. The historians Suetonius, Tacitus and Dio Cassius do not record much positive about Vitellius's short reign, but he did implement some worthwhile and lasting changes (for instance, he accepted equites into the offices of imperial administration whereas before they had been open only to freedmen). Overall, though, his reign was irresolute, and Vitellius himself is described as lazy and self-indulgent.

Vespasian. Gold Aureus (7.36 g), AD 69-79. Judaea Capta Issue. Antioch, AD 72/3. IMP VESPAS AVG P M TRI P P P COS IIII, laureate head of Vespasian left. Rev. PAX AVG-VSTI, Vespasian nude except for cloak floating behind, standing facing, head left, holding spear and raising draped woman (Jewess?) r. wearing a 3-tipped crown, who clasps his right hand with hers. Hendin -; RIC 2, pl. 82, 1550; RPC 1924; BMC 504; Calicó 664 (this coin illus.). A great rarity! This is the plate coin in Calicó and is listed as R2. It is in fact much rarer. Toned. Choice Very Fine. From the S. Moussaieff Collection, This lot has been officially exported from Israel through the Israel Antiquities Authority. The eight years between AD 66 and 73 had been long and exhausting for Rome indeed. In AD 66, a revolt against Roman rule broke out in Judaea that had the potential to destabilize the Roman East. When Cestius Gallus, the legate of Syria, failed to crush the rebels and suffered the defeat of an entire legion, command of the war was transferred to the general Vespasian. Despite Vespasian's early successes against the rebels in Galilee, the conflict dragged on. It was a tiring, dirty affair, often involving massacre and atrocity on both sides. At the same time, the Jewish and Greek populations that had long lived side by side in the cities of Syria and Judaea fell upon one another. In the spring of AD 68, Vespasian pressed his advance into Judaea proper, systematically capturing rebel strongholds and crushing resistance on his inexorable march towards Jerusalem. Then, the unthinkable happened. On June 9, AD 68, the increasingly unpopular emperor Nero killed himself in order to escape a potentially worse fate at the hands of his senatorial enemies and Servius Salpicius Galba, the rebel governor of Hispania Tarraconensis. This event sparked the infamous Year of the Four Emperors (AD 69), in which Galba and his rivals, M. Salvius Otho and Aulus Vitellius embroiled the Roman world in bloody civil war as they struggled to claim the imperial purple. Vespasian joined the fray as the fourth imperial claimant and was ultimately successful, his forces crushing the legions of Vitellius at Bedriacum and taking possession of Rome in the late autumn of AD 69.While all of this chaos was taking place in the West, Vespasian had left his son, Titus, in command in Judaea. Titus continued to prosecute the war against the Jewish rebels and besieged a Jerusalem crowded with refugees in AD 70. After a grueling seven months, bringing the defenders to their knees through starvation, disease and factional conflict, Titus at last stormed the city, plundering the Temple and slaughtering or enslaving many of the survivors. Victory was in Roman hands and in AD 71 Titus embarked for Rome to share in a great triumph with his father. Nevertheless, pockets of Jewish rebels still remained in the countryside to harass the Roman victors. Only in AD 73, after the capture of the Dead Sea fortress of Masada and the mass suicide of its Jewish defenders, was the First Jewish Revolt fully repressed. Rebuilding after years of destruction in both the East and West could begin in earnest.The present gold aureus struck in AD 72-73 celebrates the much longed-for return of "Augustan Peace" to the Roman Empire. The reverse features Vespasian represented as a spear-wielding hero (this heroic quality is indicated by the emperor's nudity) raising up a female figure wearing a turreted headdress. She is normally described as Tyche (Roman Fortuna), the Greek personification of a city's fortune, but it is somewhat unclear how she should be understood here. On the one hand, she could represent the oikoumene — the entirety of the Greco-Roman world — freed from war by the victories of Vespasian (and Titus). On the other hand, since this coin was struck at Antioch, Tyche here may represent the fortune of that city in its capacity as the capital of the Roman province of Syria. As Judaea was under the jurisdiction of the Syrian legates and the province at large had suffered great upheavals over the course of the First Jewish Revolt, it would have been fitting to advertise the restoration of Syria’s fortune at the conclusion of the war. A further comment by David Hendin, American Numismatic Society and author of a Guide of Biblical Coins:Among all of the known coins of Vespasian, the only subjugated men or women depicted are Jews or personifications of Jews in relation to the Roman victory in the Jewish War (66 - 73 AD). Thus this rare coin is almost certainly a local-Antiochean-variation on the Judaea Capta theme, but instead suggesting that this victory was pointing to "The Emperor's Peace."Mattingly suggests that the kneeling woman is wearing a "crown of towers." If this was true it would suggest that the Jewess was also representing the city goddess of Jerusalem, in her defeat. However, this specimen is better centered and better struck than the RIC specimen and the crown appears to have three pointed tips rather than three rectangular towers as usually seen related to a city goddess figure.

A Kodak easy share C713 camera with bag and tripod

Share Certificates. A collection of early 20th. C Share certificates, some with engraved decorative borders and illustrations including: Brazil Railway Company, Barcelona Traction Light & Power Company, De Forest Radio Company & Panama

Over 100 Irving Trading Company share certificates - Sourabaya June 1910

Bushmills Single Cask 'Angel's Share', Single Malt Irish Whiskey, Cask number 18552, bottle number 195, distilled in 1982, 700ml, in fitted case with cardboard sleeve,

TWO SHARE CERTIFICATES

Attributed to Cornelis van Poelenburgh (Dutch, 1594-1667) - Venus, Minerva and Juno seated upon a cloud, an extensive landscape below, oil on copper30 x 22cm. The Peacock complained to Juno that while everyone laughed at his voice, an insignificant creature like the Nightingale had a note that delighted everybody. Juno, angry at the unreasonableness of her favourite bird, scolded him in the following terms: “Envious bird that you are, I am sure you have no cause to complain. On your neck shine all the colours of the rainbow, and your extended tail shows like a mass of gems. No living being has every good thing to its own share. The falcon is endowed with swiftness, the eagle, strength, the parrot, speech, the raven, the gift of augury, and the nightingale, with a melodious note, while you have both size and beauty. Cease then to complain, or the gifts you have shall be taken away.” Oil on copper. The paint layer appears stable, there is a damage in the upper left quadrant which paint has been scraped and the copper support is visible. There is extensive retouching across the painting. The varnish is clear and semi-matte. There are slight splits and minor wear to the frame.

*Letter of Marque. A rare manuscript letter of marque issued by the Admiralty to Captain David Browning, commander of the ship The Viper, dated 6th July 1779, large manuscript document in a clear clerical hand, brown ink on Whatman laid paper, with watermark, signed at the foot by Thomas Cox and Thomas Brookbank junior of the high Court of Admiralty of England, and Godfrey Lee Farren registrar, addressed to verso 'The Viper Capt. D. Browning French', creased where folded, small holes to folded corners, without loss, generally in very good condition, overall size 485 x 592 mm (19 x 23.25 ins) The use of letters of marque by the British king and his government allowed merchant vessels, or privateers, to seek redress for loss of goods and trade caused by hostile French ships, by the seizure of 'ships vessels and goods belonging to the French king' with instructions to 'bring the same to judgement in our high Courts of Admiralty of England', as this document states. The captain is authorized 'to set forth in a warlike manner' and 'by force of arms to apprehend seize and take the ships vessels and goods'. The letter also requires the captain to keep a journal of his activities, including a list of all his prizes, and their approximate value, as well as provide any information on the movements, locations, 'designs' and 'strength' of the French fleets and vessels. In return the captain may 'sell and dispose of such ships vessels and goods'. The Viper is carefully described in the document as a ship of about 365 tons, 'being Loop sterned, no head and one mast, mounted with twenty eight Carriage Guns carrying Shot of Nine pounds weight, and twelve Swivel Guns, and navigated with one hundred and twenty men'. It belongs to the port of 'Folkstone', it's principal owners being James Clark and David Major of Folkstone, merchants. Provenance: Contained within a folio family scrap album kept by Lionel S. Lewis, titled to inside front cover Family Record Book, and dated November 16th 1886, and including a variety of 18th and 19th century legal documents, share certificates, manuscript notes and letters, and photographs , all captioned and with extensive related handwritten notes. Many leaves are loose, and some chipped to edges with loss. The Lewis or Lewys family appear to originate from Stoke Gaylard in Dorset, with later generations resident in Thanet, Kent. Lionel Lewis's great grandmother was Mrs. Thomas Cramp, whose first husband was George Browning. The letter of marque is captioned by Lionel Lewis 'Letters of marque dated July 6th 1779 addressed to my Great-grandmother's brother-in-law'. The ship's captain David Browning would therefore be the brother of George Browning. (1)

A Disney Store Buzz Lightyear talking action figure, and a Share a Smile Becky figure by Mattel, both boxed, also a 2003 Past Times Teddy Bear Captian Henry Samuel Dean, limited edition, Corgi Noddy in Toyland figuers and vehicles, boxed

LARGE EARLY EGYPT SHARE CERTIFICATE - TEN PIASTRES

Collection of boxed Pooh & Friends figurines inc. 'We'll share forever whatever the Weather', 'Friends Dream Together' and 'You Bet your Bounce were friends'

After W A S Benson, an Arts and Crafts brass and copper table lamp, after model 1192, on a share base dome and spherical knop, the copper stem bound in a brass ribbon spiral trail, with opalescent glass shade, 34.5cm high

2 bundles of original old share certificates (spent), mainly English companies, also 2 framed certs - Monpre Mining Company & a Russian cert, early 1900s – 1960s

A DIAMOND AND BLACK DIAMOND BANGLE, BY DE GRISOGNO & CHOPARDThe hinged bangle patinated with sections of circular-cut black diamonds within a surround of round brilliant-cut diamonds, mounted in 18K gold, diamonds approximately 20cts total, signed De Grisogno, signed Chopard, numbered 330261, Swiss assay mark, inner diameter 5.7cmThe house of de GRISOGONO was founded in 1993 by Fawaz Gruosi. As part of his first collection, he chose to incorporate the hitherto much neglected black diamond into his designs. Prior to this, black diamonds were mostly rejected in favour of their more brilliant white cousin. Grousi successfully changed the fate of the darkly sparkling gem by continuing to incorporate it into his designs as the signature of the de GRISOGNO high jewellery style.In 2002, Grousi decided to introduce watches to his brand. In order to finance the move, he capitalised on his familial connection with Chopard (Grousi is married to Caroline Scheufele-Gruosi, co-President of Chopard with her brother Karl-Friedrich Scheufele). He formed a partnership with Chopard where each party had a 49% share with the remaining 2% serving as a guarantee. The agreement allowed for Gruosi to retain control and to continue to determine the company’s creative direction. The partnership lasted five years and Grousi bought back full ownership of his company is 2007. The two pieces in this sale date from the period of the partnership as they are signed both “de GRISOGONO” and “Chopard”. They also bear the brand’s famous signature black diamonds.

Share cert South Staffordshire Mines Drainage Commissioners, Tipton District, £20 interest certificate 1891

Four antique Share Certificates

• We all have a very best jumper. Just right for the occasion. When the Snowdog was called to Ashford, he knew exactly what to wear. His jumper has two of Ashford’s most famous sights on it. Can you spot them? What do you have on your very best jumper? • Painting and drawing since she was around five years old, Steffany Malone is more recently known for her paintings of pets and people in and around Kent. Based in Canterbury she studied Fine Art at the University for Creative Arts, and now is at the beginning of a series of pet 'pawtraits'. Steffany is a strong believer in the impact a bright colour or a memorable face can have on absolutely everyone. .. and that art is everywhere for us each to share a part in it.

Three early 19th Century Peruvian Potosi mining share certificates circa 1825-1827 and a Herne Bay pier company certificate 1832 (4)

World - early 20th century share certificates - mostly complete with dividend coupons, predominantly French and Belgium - but to include a framed U.S. Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Co. 100 shares certificate (108 certificates in total)

Attributed to Cornelis van Poelenburgh (Dutch, 1594-1667) Venus, Minerva and Juno seated upon a cloud, an extensive landscape below oil on copper 30 x 22cm (12 x 9in) Other Notes: The Peacock complained to Juno that while everyone laughed at his voice, an insignificant creature like the Nightingale had a note that delighted everybody. Juno, angry at the unreasonableness of her favourite bird, scolded him in the following terms: “Envious bird that you are, I am sure you have no cause to complain. On your neck shine all the colours of the rainbow, and your extended tail shows like a mass of gems. No living being has every good thing to its own share. The falcon is endowed with swiftness, the eagle, strength, the parrot, speech, the raven, the gift of augury, and the nightingale, with a melodious note, while you have both size and beauty. Cease then to complain, or the gifts you have shall be taken away.” Oil on copper. The paint layer appears stable, there is a damage in the upper left quadrant which paint has been scraped and the copper support is visible. There is extensive retouching across the painting. The varnish is clear and semi-matte. There are slight splits and minor wear to the frame.

Dolls’ house chattels, five miniature watercolours in gold painted frames, an electric tinplate lamp with celluloid share, cast metal - two telephones and bookends with books; and embroidered table cloth with napkins

Three Chinese Cultural Revolution propaganda posters, 1966-1976, to include the "Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge", "Revolution promotes production", "Premier Zhou and we share joys and sorrows", largest 54 cm x 78 cm.

Three Chinese propaganda posters, "Looking afar" depicting a young Mao Zedong with young children, produced for the Jinan Army Political Department Cultural's Division 1978, measures 75 cm x 52 cm "Peoples communes are good" printed in colours circa 1958/60 measures 75 cm x 51 cm and "Premier Zhou and we share joys and sorrows", printed in colours circa 1978 measures 51 cm 75 cm. (3)

West Cumberland ephemera, 19th and early 20th century, comprising a West Cumberland Iron and Steel Co Limited share certificate dated 1872, a Whitehaven Race Stand Company Limited share certificate, plan of the town and harbour of Workington with two vignettes of the hall, taken from an actual survey 1793 and a quantity of grocers labels to include Peter Leech and Son of Whitehaven, golden syrup, white pepper, sweet almonds, silicate of soda, finest black treacle and own brand fresh salmon steak.

RIVAROSSI; a H0 gauge R5454 Allegheny 2-6-6-6 locomotive no. 1633 with Chesapeake & Ohio tender, spare cab and small parts, and facsimile share certificate with paperwork, boxed. CONDITION REPORT: Light wear to box.

RIVAROSSI; three H0 gauge US locomotives, R5461 'MC Cloudriver R.3' - two trucks Heisler, R5430 4-8-8-2 cab forward 'S.P.L. 4257' and R5441 Big Boy 'U.P. 4011', all boxed (3). CONDITION REPORT: Boxes variously worn or lightly worn, first and second with paperwork, first includes facsimile share certificate.

McLAREN BRUCE: (1937-1970) New Zealand Engineer, Motor Racing Driver and Designer; KEN MILES (1918-1966) British Motor Racing Driver and Engineer. CHRIS AMON (1943- ) New Zealand Motor Racing Driver. Signed card by the three Motor Racing champions, to the verso of an official free pass to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1966. Individually signed by McLaren, Miles and Amon in bold blue ink. Also signed to a corner by Gilbert Leduc, French Wrestler. Inscribed by McLaren (`to Jeanette, with best wishes´), and by Gilbert Leduc. With corner vouchers missing, although not affecting signatures. EX £100-150 Bruce McLaren died at the very early age of 32, at Goodwood Circuit in England, when his Can-Am car crashed. Ken Miles died in a car crash at Riverside Raceway in California when he was testing a Ford-J car at top speed. In 1966, Henry Ford II is ready to defeat the Ferrari team at Le Mans with his new Ford GT40. When the last Ferrari 330P3 is out and returns to box, the Ford team instructs both Ford GT40 Bruce McLaren & Chris Amon and Denny Hulme & Ken Miles to share the victory and to reach the finish line together. They did so. But the race organization decided later that there can be only one winner, and it would be the one who made the longer distance. McLaren & Amon starting from fourth position, while Hulme & Miles started from second, got therefore the title at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966. .

HILLARY EDMUND: (1919-2008) New Zealand Mountaineer, the first man, with Tenzing Norgay, to reach the summit of Mount Everest, 1953. A good D.S., `Ed. Hillary´, one page, folio, being a numbered certificate of gratefulness for the donation received for the edition of the work Sagarmatha (1991). The typed text stating in part `The presentation edition of Sagarmatha come to you with my special appreciation. It is only with donations such as yours that the Himalayan Trust can continue its environmental work in the Everest region in Nepal. I consider our various projects with the Sherpa people of vital importance, and I am happy that you share in my support of them..´ Signed by “Sir Edmund Hillary, Himalayan Trust, Kathmandu, Nepal”. Printed at the base “The paper is hand-made in Nepal from the bark of the daphne shrub..”. The document has been cleanly affixed to a larger card. G £200-300

FEODOROVNA ALEXANDRA: (1872-1918) Alix of Hesse. Empress Consort of Russia 1894-1917, wife of Tsar Nicholas II. The last Tsarina of Russia, known for her notorious friendship with the Russian mystic Rasputin. A.L.S., with her initial A, four pages, 12mo, n.p., Saturday, n.d., in French. The Empress states in part `A real bad luck prevented me from responding to you until now…´ further saying `..share our little dinner and I would have the pleasure to introduce you to my dear nephew.. the goodness of his lovely face..´ Few extremelly small ink holes. One to the signature. G £500-800

HUGO VICTOR: (1802-1885) French Poet and Novelist. A.L.S., `Hugo´, two pages, 8vo, Wednesday 9th December [c.1828], to the chief editor of the Journal des Salons, in French. Hugo forwards an amendment to his article of yesterday and kindly requests his correspondent to publish this correction, further stating in part `..I was ill and confined at home as per doctor instructions since the awful misfortune which struck us all. You, being one of your closer friendship, and me with one of my strongest sympathy..´ Hugo further on sates `I hope I will go in the next few days to a rehearsal of Hernani, to meet you and share our affliction.´ With blank address leaf. Area of paper loss to the blank leaf as a result of the opening of the letter. Bearing also remnants of a former red wax seal. Folded. Small overall age wear and creasing. G £500-800

ALEXEIEVNA ELIZABETH: (1779-1826) Princess Louise of Baden. Empress of Russia 1801-25 as spouse of Emperor Alexander I. A good and rare A.L.S., `La Bonne Soeur´ (“The good Sister”), two pages, 8vo, Saint-Petersburg, 23rd September 1822, to Marie Louise, in French. The Russian Empress thanks her correspondent, the Duchess of Parma, for her letter which she has received from General Paulucci. Elizabeth Alexeievna explains that the Emperor Alexander I is travelling to Italy to attend the Verona Congress on September 22nd, and is intending to visit the Duchess of Parma, bring this letter in person and share with her their good wishes. Left edge slightly irregularly trimmed, otherwise VG £300-400 Marie Louise (1791-1847) Duchess of Parma. Austrian Archduchess. Napoleon´s second wife and Empress of the French 1810-14.

LALANDE JOSEPH: (1732-1807) French Astronomer, Freemason and Writer. A.L.S., Dela Lande, one page, 8vo, Paris, 15th March 1782, to Comte de Saluce, in French. Lalande informs his correspondent 'Your reputation in the Sciences… inspired me with the confidence to ask you for some enlightenment for the second edition of my book Voyage to Italy.' Continuing 'The establishment of the Academy of Sciences and that of the Fine Arts are two subjects of which I would like to be able to indicate the date and the current constitution, and if there are any other notable establishments since 1766…' Adding 'I spoke in my first edition of you Sir, of Messieurs Michelotti, Gerdil, d'Antoni, Allions, Gaber, Cigna, Carcia, Bartoli, Ansaldi, Pasin, Berta, Savi… others whose celebrity warrants quoting/including… I would very much like it if you would be kind enough to point them out to me.' Further adding 'Travellers and the public that make frequent use of this book will share my recognition and I will not allow them to be ignored in my preface, and a Monsieur the Baron of Choiseul will voluntarily be responsible for passing this memoire to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.' Concluding 'I would also very much like to know when Le Probeccaria died, where Cardinal Girdil is, how many printed volumes in your Academy… ' With blank integral leaf. With a piece torn from the bottom right corner, not affecting text or signature, with signs of former mounting to verso with one corner having a small portion missing. G £100-150