Foster (Lieut. Col. Rodney) Autobiography, 19 manuscript diaries covering the period 1882-1962, each approx. 11 x 8in. The diaries are very comprehensive and include 100's of watercolours, maps, photographs and caricatures plus biographical descriptions and thumb nail sketches of many of the people mentioned, particularly the military. Also included is a manuscript binder identifying 'Fosters' in the British Army since the 18th century, 2 vols of watercolours which include caricatures, cartoons, native inhabitants and military types, a bound volume of individual 'La Vie Parisienne' magazines, 1920's, a contemporary typescript diary 'Chitral Reliefs 1904' with the supporting column. Includes maps and watercolours plus a 'writing album' containing watercolours, photos, cartoons, etc. (shelf)
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A William IV mahogany side cabinet, the raised back with three quarter gallery and adjustable shelf enclosed by a pair of glazed doors with turned lotus moulded column supports, the projecting base with single frieze drawer above a pair of curl veneer panel doors enclosed by similar projecting lotus moulded turned columns on similarly moulded and lobed circular supports, 104cmx149cm (41"x58.75")
An Edwardian mahogany Perdonium side cabinet the raised mirror back with shaped moulded shelf and swan neck cresting on acanthus carved cabriole supports, with a projecting base with pull down front carved with ribbon tied acanthus, the tin fuel liner with brass shovel and turned wooden handle, the whole with cast brass handles and on short cabriole legs, 41cmx116cm high (16"x45.75")
A George III oak Yorkshire dresser, the associated twin shelf back with dentil cornice and fret carved frieze, above three spice drawers and shaped divisions, the projecting base with three frieze drawers above one real and one blind centre drawer, enclosed by a pair of raised and fielded panelled doors with brass swan neck handles and channelled frame with panel sides, 191cm x 201cm (75.25" x 79")
A 19th century French vernis Martin type vitrine in rococo style, with gilt metal mounts, painted overall with a musical trophy, flower sprays and figures, on a bronzed ground, the platform top above an elongated bombe cabinet with glazed sides and door enclosing a shelf, on a cushion shaped base and cabriole legs, 132 high x 42.5cm wide
A late 18th century Dutch mahogany commode, of serpentine form, with a later gilt brass pierced gallery, above two doors with serpentine corners and a shaped apron enclosing a shelf, on outswept bracket feet, 89 high x 59.5 deep x 128.5cm wide (some later staining and restoration, possibly lacking some mounts)
A Mid 19th Century Rosewood Chiffonier, the mirrored superstructure with scroll and cartouche moulded cresting above a shelf, the lower part having a pair of drawers with applied arched moulding above a pair of recessed doors with arched floral marquetry panels behind glass flanked by pilasters with moulded corbels and raised on a plinth, now on ball castors. Width 48". Height 64".
An early 20th century lacquered and japanned dwarf cabinet, the doors decorated with gilded figural scenes on an oxide red ground, opening to reveal a single shelf raised on a shaped plinth base on a later stand of four square legs united by stretchers, 38 cm wide x 50 cm high (116 cm high including stand).
A circa 1800 mahogany and inlaid bow fronted corner cupboard on stand, the moulded pediment above a herringbone band and oval medallion decorated with bird nesting amongst oak leaves and acorns, the two doors rosewood banded, satinwood and rosewood strung and with oval medallions decorated with Prince of Wales feathers, opening to reveal two recessed and one bowed shelf, the stand with herringbone and hatched banded decoration on square tapered legs united by an oval undertier inlaid with conch medallion, 78.5 cm wide x 180 cm high.
An 18th century mahogany and marquetry inlaid bow front corner cupboard, the pediment with floral marquetry inlaid decoration above two doors decorated with parrots feeding on perches above vases of flowers with butterflies flanked by side pilaster decoration of scrolling acanthus and floral swags, the doors opening to reveal two shaped shelves on a base similarly decorated, the two doors opening to reveal a single shelf raised on shaped bracket feet, 79 cm wide x 189 cm high.
A Late Victorian Carved Mahogany Sideboard and Display Cabinet, the raised centre section with an ogee cornice over two shaped glazed doors enclosing shelves, within glazed sides, having an open cupboard and shelf below, with pierced and carved spandrel brackets flanked on either side by further glazed cupboards enclosing shelves, all on a convex carved base moulding with cabriole legs and scrolled toes, 191cm by 158cm by 47cm (parts of superstructure lacking)
A Mahogany Display Cabinet, with a satinwood inlaid cornice over a chequer-line inlaid frieze, the central single door centred by an oval tablet inlaid with a vase and anthemion device, single long-line and husk inlaid drawer below, raised on tapering square legs linked by an inswept shelf under-tier, spade feet, 90cm by 172cm by 36cm
An Early Victorian Mahogany Chiffonier, the raised back with a volute-scrolled pediment over a shelf on lotus-carved pillars, the rectangular top with lotus-leaf frieze over two mirrored doors enclosing adjustable shelves, between engaged columns with lotus-leaf capitals and bases, on a plinth with later turned feet, 151cm by 121cm by 55cm
A George III oak and mahogany crossbanded full-height corner cabinet, circa 1790, the stepped moulded and ogive cornice above two panel cupboard doors enclosing three serpentine fronted shelves, later lacquered, over two further cupboard doors enclosing a single shelf with H brass hinges throughout between canted angles and raised on shaped bracket feet, moulding losses, some back planking lacking, 48" wide, 24" deep, 92" high
A William IV mahogany sideboard, circa 1835, in Grecian Revival style, with architectural stepped low gallery back above a crossbanded rectangular top and three cushion moulded frieze drawers over bowed pedestal cupboard doors enclosing a shelf and cellarette drawer respectively, with egg and dart carved moulding and raised on a plinth base, 62" wide, 27.5" deep, 54" high
An oak bureau cabinet, mid 18th century, the ogive cornice above two arched fielded panel doors enclosing a shelf over a fall-front enclosing an arrangement of stepped pigeon holes and short drawers, over two grooved short drawers and three long graduated drawers and raised on bracket feet, distressed, 38" wide, 23" deep, 79" high
Euler (Leonhard) Mechanica sive motus scientia analytice, 2 vol., first edition, engraved head-piece and 32 plates, some foxing, vol.1 with light water-staining, ex-Signet Library copy with shelf-number in ink on front free endpapers and label on paste-downs stamped withdrawn, nineteenth century sprinkled calf, gilt, gilt Signet arms on covers, rebacked preserving old gilt spines and recornered, a little rubbed, preserved in modern morocco-backed cloth drop-back boxes, 4to, St.Petersburg, 1736. *** Famous work on mechanics by one of the outstanding mathematicians of all time.
Marzagaglia (Gaetano) Nuova Difesa dell'Antica Misura delle Forze Motrici, first edition, woodcut device on title, charming woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initials, errata/approbation leaf at end, woodcut diagrams, very lightly water-stained, contemporary marbled paper-backed limp boards, uncut, manuscript label on spine, old library shelf numbers in red on upper cover, 4to, Verona, 1746.*** Opposing the method for calculating kinetic energy proposed by Leibnitz.
Viviani (Vincenzio) Quinto Libro degli Elementi d'Euclide, ovvero Scienza Vniversale delle Proporzioni spiegata colla dottrina del Galileo ... , first edition, signed presentation copy from the author to Monsieur Mariotte inscribed on verso of title, half-title, woodcut decorations and diagrams, very slight worming to head of half-title and title with very slight loss to note in contemporary hand on half-title, foxed, ex-library copy with contemporary shelf-number in manuscript on front free endpaper, old printed label on front paste-down and printed slip pasted at foot of half-title, contemporary vellum, rubbed and stained, 4to, Florence, alla Condotta, 1674.
Chales (C[laude] F[rancois] M[illiet] de) Traitte du Mouvement Local, et du Ressort, woodcut illustrations in text, some browning, shelf label to front free endpaper, contemporary sheep, gilt spine, shelf label at base of spine, small later inlay of calf repairing on front cover, worn, 12mo, Lyons, chez Anissonet et Posuel, 1682.
A late Victorian stained mahogany display cabinet, the raised back with scrolling decoration and open shelf above a glazed panel central door, flanked by serpentine glazed panelled doors enclosing lined shelves, richly carved panels and scrolls below with open shelves to each corner, raised on dwarf cabriole legs with claw and ball feet, 55in. x 80in. high.
A Fine Regency Period Mahogany Collector's Cabinet having an apexed back with a shallow shelf on S-scroll supports, edged in turned beading reflected on the top of the cabinet. The two glazed front doors displaying twin banks of twelves cock-beaded drawers lined in paper and having decoratively cast gilt brass knobs. Standing 41 ins (104 cms) wide, and 60 ins (152 cms) tall on a plinth base.
A Late 18th Century English Oak Dresser, the superstructure with dentil cornice and ogee arched frieze above three open central shelves flanked by a pair of cabinets, the doors with fielded rectangular panels with chequered cross banding, each enclosing a shelf and each beneath two open shelves with shaped sides, the base three-quarter moulded above three walnut banded drawers with pierced brass handles and key and back plates, the wavy apron on two cabriole legs terminating in pad feet. Feet replaced. Width 79". Height 82".
A Late 19th Century Marquetry Mother of Pearl & Ivory Inlaid Rosewood Breakfronted Side Cabinet, the superstructure with broken arch pediment and canopy, above a central bevelled plate flanked by six small plates and six serpentine shelves, the lower part with a pair of curved inlaid doors flanking two short drawers above two small drawers with a recessed open shelf beneath, on gadroon moulded turned legs united by a galleried shelf, raised on turned feet. Width 52". Height 87".
An Art Nouveau Oak Sideboard, in two stages, the inverted breakfronted upper part with projecting cornice above a central open shelf flanked by a pair of doors, the upper part with leaded coloured and moulded glass windows, each depicting a stylized rose, the panels beneath moulded with similar rose motifs, the lower part with a pair of central drawers above an alcove flanked by a pair of doors repeating the rose motif of the upper part, raised on bulbous turned square legs united by a side stretcher and with plated hammered metal furniture throughout. Width 72". Height 72".
Robertson (Sir George) Chitrál: The Story of a Minor Siege, first edition, half-title, plates, folding map with small tear, some leaves with corners defective from careless opening, 40pp. publisher's catalogue at end, original gilt pictorial cloth, spine faded and with library shelf number, slightly rubbed, t.e.g., others uncut, [Yakushi R260], 8vo, 1898.
A George IV fiddleback and flame mahogany chiffonier, the raised back with a shelf on tapering supports with a three-quarter gallery, the base with a nulled border and two panelled doors set with scroll carvings enclosing shelves, with brass side carrying handles on lobed bun feet and brass casters, 120 high x 95cm wide, (lacking one section to the nulled border, some damage to the scroll carvings)
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