Polar.- Antarctica.- Ross (Capt. Sir James Clark) A Voyage of Discovery and Research in the Southern and Antarctic Regions, during the years 1839-43, 2 vol., first edition, 8 tinted lithographed plates, one double-page and folding, 8 engraved maps, 3 folding, unpaginated half-titles to each chapter, most with wood-engraved vignette, wood-engraved illustrations, 16pp. publisher's catalogue at end of vol.1, light foxing, mostly to plates and maps, some plates with light marginal water-staining, large folding map with short tear to inner edge repaired, damp-staining to rear endpapers, original pictorial blue cloth, gilt, rubbed and faded, lightly damp-stained, [Abbey, Travel 610; Ferguson 4636; Rosove 276; Sabin 73367; Spence 993; Taurus Coll. 9], 8vo, 1847.⁂ Ross was the nephew of Sir John Ross and served under him on his uncle's first Arctic voyage in search of a Northwest Passage in 1818. He also accompanied Sir William Parry on his four Arctic expeditions between 1819 and 1827, and his uncle again on Sir John's second Arctic voyage from 1829 to 1833. Between 1839 and 1843 Ross commanded this Antarctic expedition in the vessels HMS Erebus andTerror and charted much of the coastline of the continent, with Joseph Dalton Hooker the assistant surgeon. In 1841, James Ross discovered the Ross Sea, Victoria Land, and the volcanoes Mounts Erebus and Terror, as well as the low, flat-topped ice shelf they called the Victoria Barrier, later named "Ross Ice Shelf" in his honour. "Once this account became public, no one could doubt there was a great southern continent of immense proportions to be explored." Taurus Collection
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Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, first impression, frontispiece, one plate, 8 illustrations including full-page, occasional marking, map endpapers printed in red & black, all by the author, lacking rear endpaper, front free endpaper browned and with small ink inscription, 2pp. advertisements, original green pictorial cloth, shelf lean, spine worn with significant loss, corners bumped, marking and soiling, rubbed, 8vo, 1937.
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY ART NOUVEAU LIBERTY STYLE INLAID MAHOGANY OCCASIONAL TABLE with square moulded edge top inlaid with the Prince of Wales feathers above a carved floral blind fretted frieze; square tapering legs joined by a cross-hatched galleried under-shelf with stylised inlaid tulips 28.5cm square 64cm high.
A 19TH CENTURY CHINESE HARDWOOD COLLECTORS CABINET ON STAND, consisting of small drawers and sliding cupboards having enamelled figure panels to the front, relief carved tree decoration and bronze handles in the form of bats standing on a heavily carved shaped base with bold cabriole legs and ball and claw feet joined by an under shelf 167cm high 82cm wide 41cm deep.
Victorian boxwood inlaid walnut breakfront chiffonier, the raised back with central arch shaped mirror having a carved pediment, flanked to either side with an oval bevelled mirror, open shelf below, the drop centre base with a central marble slab top, fitted two drawers and with three mirror panel doors below interspersed by turned pillars and standing on a plinth base Condition:
Axel Lamp Table Natural Genuine Reclaimed Vintage Boat Wood Natural 60 X 60 X 60cm The Designers Axel Range Has A Great Industrial Style Made With A Combination Of Reclaimed Sassafras Wood And Hand -Treated Metal The Wood Salvaged To Make These Pieces Was From Decommissioned Chinese Boats Which Gives The Pieces A Unique Weathered Finish They Have A Great Story And Look That Would Suit A Range Of Spaces The Lamp Table Features A Two Shelf Design For Extra Storage RRP £750
Axel Lamp Table Natural Genuine Reclaimed Vintage Boat Wood Natural 60 X 60 X 60cm The Designers Axel Range Has A Great Industrial Style Made With A Combination Of Reclaimed Sassafras Wood And Hand -Treated Metal The Wood Salvaged To Make These Pieces Was From Decommissioned Chinese Boats Which Gives The Pieces A Unique Weathered Finish They Have A Great Story And Look That Would Suit A Range Of Spaces The Lamp Table Features A Two Shelf Design For Extra Storage RRP £750
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VERY FINE AND LARGE JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD HOLLOW ELEPHANT TUSK SECTION, DECORATED WITH SHIBAYAMA work with applied carved ivory, mother of pearl and hardstone, on one side with flowers and blossoming branches issuing from a wicker basket standing on a slender legged table, a further plant filled basket on a basal shelf, opposing birds in flight above lotus plants and with rustic poles issuing from the foreground, signed with two characters on an applied oval tablet, open at the base and with an associated flattened cover with turned finial 13" (33 cm) high raised upon original part revolving wooden stand carved and pierced and with ivory finials 27" (68.5 cm) high (overall)
A Louis XV carved, painted and parcel gilt wood wall bracket, circa 1770 and later redecorated overall, the cartouche shaped shelf with scrolled support, on a cartouche backplate with scrolling foliage, flower heads, columns and further rocaille carved motifs, 97cm high, 40cm wide, 28cm protuberence Provenance: Purchased Sotheby's, 30th April 2003, lot 92
A French Art Noveau carved mixed wood bureau de dame, early 20th century, in the manner of Louis Majorelle, including mahogany, beech and elm, the open shelf section above a kidney shaped inset writing surface, above naturalistic carved and pierced supports with stretchers , 138cm high, 92cm wide, 65cm deep
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