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Gualtieri (Niccolo) Index testarum conchyliorum first edition half-title engraved allegorical frontispiece title and 16 sectional titles all in red and black with engraved vignette lacking portrait but with 110 numbered full-page engraved illustrations (with text or engravings on verso) and other engraved illustrations tail-pieces and initials 14 facing sectional titles a very clean and crisp copy contemporary calf spine gilt red edges rather worn particularly spine (slightly defective at head and foot) [Nissen 1736] folio Florence Caetano Albizzini 1742. *** Important work on shells by doctor and botanist to Cosimo III de` Medici. His large collection of specimens is housed in the Museo Storia Naturale in Pisa.
A Continental Silver Ewer and Basin, indistinct marks, circa 1880, in Renaissance style, the circular basin chased with borders of masks and hippocamps amidst scrolling foliage and shells, the ewer of asymmetric baluster form with cast and applied grotesque creatures and putti beneath a shaped foliate everted rim and leaf capped scroll handles, the basin 41cm diameter, the ewer 35cm high, 78oz
A Mahogany Framed Chippendale Wing Armchair, late 19th century, the back support, seat and C scroll outswept arms upholstered in floral needlework tapestry, the frame richly carved with acanthus leaves, flowerheads and shells, raised on square legs with block feet joined by a pierced H stretcher, 100cm by 70cm by 118cm
*Natural history. A mixed collection of approx. 275 prints and engravings, mostly 18th & 19th century, including engravings and lithographs of shells, mammels, fish, dogs, insects and reptiles, many with original hand colouring, occ. duplicates, with examples by Buffon, Gualtieri, Grandidier, Merian, Harrison, Wood and Sowerby, various sizes and condition (approx.250)
La Mettrie (Julian Offray). Abrégé de la théorie chymique tire des propres ecrits de M. Boerhaave, auquel on a joint le traite du vertige, Paris, 1741, half title, errata leaf at rear, some spotting, a few ink marginalia, contemp. calf gilt, rubbed and upper joint cracked, 12mo. First edition of La Mettrie’s translation into French of that part of Boerhaave’s Essay on Theoretical Chemistry which deals with the four elements, together with a third printing of La Mettrie’s own Essay on Vertigo. The gilt corner decorations of shells are from the coat-of-arms of Chancellor Henri-Francois d’Heuesseau (1668-1751). On the third page of the Privilege, it states that a copy of this book must be placed in the library of this Chancellor d’Aguesseau. This copy of the book appears therefore to be the copy that was deposited there. (1)
SOWERBY, G.B. `Illustrated Index of British Shells`, Revised and Enlarged. Sowerby and Simpkin, Marshall, 1887. 2nd. edn. 4to. 26 cold. plts. A.e.g. blind stmp. cl. Tog.with E.A.CROUCH, `An Illustrated Introduction to Lamarck`s Conchology`, Longman, London, 1827. fo. 22 litho. plts. 44 pp. text. paper covered bds. worn. Lacks backstrip. Plus BURROW, The Rev. E.I. `Elements of Conchology according to The Linnaean System`, London 1815. 8vo. 29 b&w. plts. a.c.f. paper covered bds. worn & scuffed. 3
LINDLEY, John, `Elements of Botany`, Taylor & Watson, 1841. 4th edn. 8vo. embossed cl. bumped. b&w. illus throughout. 292pp. 4 lf. adverts. tog.with LANDSBOROUGH, Rev. `A Popular History of British Sea-Weeds`, Reeve, 1851. 2nd. edn. 8vo. 20 cold. plts. Hinges weak. cl. bd. bumped. Plus TURTON, William, `Manual of The Land and Fresh-Water shells of the British Islands`, Longman, 1857. Add. by John Edward Grey. 12 cold. plts. cl. bd. 3
John Ogburn, Australian b.1925- "Roses and Gardenias", 1987; pastel, signed and dated XII 87, 54.5x99.5cm: together with one other pastel by the same hand titled "Dahlias and Sea Shells", signed and dated II 90, 55x103.5cm. Provenance: with Agnew`s, London, according to labels attached to the reverse of the frames of both of the above, (2)
A fine WWI trench art wooden model of a British tank as a money box, with a trio of articulated guns, one side detaches for access Note: Crafted by Harry Parker (Royal Tank Corps) for his son Walter, in pine and mahogany, probably ammo boxes, 22 x 12.5 cm, to/w a pair of small brass candlesticks and two egg cups turned from tank shells and eight pre and past 1914/18 postcards from the Parker family, including one from Walter to Harry. Consigned by the family
A 19TH-CENTURY CARVED AND ENGRAVED NAUTILUS SHELLdepicting two 19th Century elegant ladies and roundels with carved foliate and pierced surrounds (old damages) — 3in. (10cm.) high; together with two carved golden-lipped shells depicting Napoleon III and a fishing girl, engraved Le Havre (lower left) (3)
A George III inlaid mahogany 8 day longcase clock, the painted arched dial signed T.C. Wilks, Bilfton (Bilston) decorated with flowers and four maidens depicting the seasons, with a seconds dial and date aperture, the cases inlaid with shells and floral inlay, weights and pendulum, 93" high, 22" wide
A George II silver swing-handled basket, by William Cripps, London 1746, oval form, pierced decoration, and with masks bunches of grapes and sheaves of corn, the scroll swing-handle with shells and bunches of grapes, the centre engraved with a later armorial within foliate scroll and shell decoration, on four heavy scroll feet, the reverse with a scratch weight `65=1`, length 38cm, approx. weight 65oz. ** provenance: purchased Sotheby`s, London, Fine silver,10th July 1990, lot 372. the arms are those of Woodhouse impaling Hoskyns.
An Embossed Copper Powder Flask, Riling ‘Fluted’ Type, brass top, graduated nozzle, marked Sykes, An Embossed Copper Powder Flask, Riling ‘Medallion’ Type, brass top, graduated nozzle, marked Hawksley. An Embossed Copper Powder Flask, Riling ‘Foliage’ Type, brass top, graduated nozzle, marked Hawksley, An Embossed Copper Powder Flask, Riling ‘Shell & Bush’ Type, brass top, graduated nozzle, A Leather Cased Hunting Flask, clear conical glass with silver top, Sheffield 1905, a hip flask and a brass ‘Trench Art’ tobacco jar, fashioned from German shells dated 1917, decorated with Chinese dragons, (lot)
A Great War Group of Three to Driver Herbert John Camp Royal Horse Artillery, Late Highland Light Infantry, 1914 Star, 5th Aug-22nd Nov clasp (61860 Dvr.H.Camp. R.H.A.), British War and Victory Medals (61860 Gnr. H. Camp. R.A.), mounted for wearing. Private 10436 Private Herbert John Camp, 2nd Battalion Highland Light Infantry/61860 Driver Herbert John Camp Royal Horse Artillery, enlisted at St. Georges Barracks, Westminster 31st December 1906 aged 17. Posted to India, 15th September 1908 transferred to ‘S’ Battery Royal Horse Artillery March 1910, returned home 31st October 1913, discharged into Army Reserve, reported back to Woolwich 1914 for War Service. Royal Horse Artillery Tunic, of regulation pattern, blue cloth with worsted yellow cord frogging. Collection of related service papers, including Short Service document, dated 31st Dec 1906, Royal Army Temperance Association India, 12th October 1913 (Simla), Discharge Certificate 31st March 1920, etc. Collection of Postcards and other Photographic Images including ‘Delhi Durbar’ and Regimental interest. A Written Account from his Personal Diary, Before and During the Great War, 1906-1917. ‘The first battle and defence of Ypres’ 1914. ‘The first day we started, we were in action at dawn waiting for them to come along. At about 8 a.m. the cavalry reported that a large force of Germans was coming in our direction, so we ‘stood to’ by the guns, the horses were only 200 yards away in case of emergency. In about an hour from when we had the order, we saw them in thin grey masses coming along, (a fine target for artillery), we started, opened fire on them and as soon as we had got the range we started sending shrapnel into them as fast as we could fire. It was murder as we could see the shells bursting from where we were and they were tearing holes into the ranks of the German infantry, still they came on, their idea was to rush the guns, but nothing doing as they had no artillery with them, (at least none opened fire on us that day). we shortened our range and gave it to them for all we were worth’, ‘Passendale’, ‘The next day we were off again at 5 a.m. and went into action at a place called Passendale and it was our turn to catch it that day’, ‘I was wheel driver then of ‘A’ sub section gun team, my riding horse had his nose blown off and was still alive, I shot him and put him out of his agony quickly and put a gunners horse in his place, then the hand centre horse of our team got hit broadside and we had to shoot him’, ‘Whyschate’, ‘I was going up to bring my gun out of action, with our team when my horse got killed and I was wounded in the arm and leg, I was pulled out from underneath my horse and taken down on a stretcher’
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