Sowerby, James The Mineral Conchology of Great Britain Or Coloured Figures and Descriptions of those Remains of Testaceous Animals or Shells, which have been preserved at Various Times and Depths in the Earth. London: Benjamin Meredith [and others], 1812-29. First edition, 6 volumes, 8vo (23 x 14cm), later half morocco by Riviere & Son for Henry Sotheran, engraved portrait frontispiece, 611 hand-coloured engraved plates (numbered 1-609: including 33 and 184 bis; 22 folding; plate 231 misnumbered 131), index at rear of each volume, volume 6 with Systematic, Stratigraphical, and Alphabetical Indexes to the First Six Volumes ... To which is added a Short Account of the Life of the Author (with separate title-page dated 1834) at rear, the stratigraphical indexes apparently each headed 'Supplementary Index' and bound separately into the relevant volumes, volume 2 with addenda leaf ('Additional Localities to Shells Described in Vols. I. and II', volumes 4-6 each with corrigenda leaf, volumes 5-6 without the 'Supplementary Index' or the 'Life of the Author' (these not found in other copies examined), spines sunned and marked, consistent light offsetting, occasional spotting (generally light), volume 1 pp. 45/6 with section reattached [Nissen ZBI 3917; Ward & Carozzi 2093] (6)Note: Sets of the first six volumes with all the plates as here are notably rare. A seventh volume, containing 39 plates and never completed, appeared much later, in 1846. Provenance: 1) Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919), Scottish-American industrialist and benefactor (bookplates). 2) Sir Alexander Stone (1907-1998), Scottish financier and benefactor.
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Geology, botany, palaeontology Collection of works from the library of Richard G. West including: Forbes, James D. Travels through the Alps of Savoy and Other Parts of the Pennine Chain, with Observations on the Phenomena of Glaciers. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1843. First edition, large 8vo, contemporary half calf, 13 lithographic plates (several tinted), 2 maps (one folding), spotting to frontispiece, title-page and folding map; Idem. Occasional Papers on the Theory of Glaciers. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1859. First edition, 8vo, contemporary diced tan calf, tinted lithographic frontispiece numbered VI*, 9 lithographic plates numbered I-IX (collation not established); Lewis, Henry Carvill. Papers and Notes on the Glacial Geology of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1894. First edition, 8vo, contemporary half pigskin, 10 maps (several folding); Woodward, Samuel. An Outline of the Geology of Norfolk. Norwich: John Stacy, 1833. First edition, 8vo, original cloth, rebacked, hand-coloured folding lithographic map as frontispiece, similar folding plate of geological cross-sections, 6 lithographic plates, bookplate of botanist and geologist Clement Reid (1853-1916); Wood, Searles V. A Monograph of the Crag Mollusca, or, Descriptions of Shells from the Middle and Upper Tertiaries of the East of England. Vol. I. Univalves [Vol. II. Bivalves; Supplement ... Univalves and Bivalves; Second Supplement; Third Supplement]. London: for the Palaeontographical Society, 1848. First edition, 4 volumes in 3 (Second and Third Supplements issued as volume 4), 4to, contemporary half calf, inscribed 'Dr. Milne Edwards, from S. V. Wood, with Compts', numerous engraved plates; Hales, Stephen. Statistical Essays: containing Vegetable Staticks; or, an Account of some Statical Experiments on the Sap in Vegetables. London: W. Innys [and others], 1731. Second edition (first published in 1727), 8vo, contemporary calf, 19 engraved plates, bookplate of botanist Arthur George Tansley (1871-1955), rubbed, front joint cracked, occasional light browning, initial blank (with contemporary gift inscription) loose); Bates, Henry Walter. The Naturalist on the River Amazons. London: John Murray, 1864. Second edition, 8vo, original green pictorial cloth gilt, frontispiece, wood-engraved plates (counted in pagination and register), folding map; and 16 others, including Lyell, The Antiquity of Man, 1863 (third edition), Curtis, Practical Observations on the British Grasses, 1812 (fifth edition), Loudon, An Encyclopaedia of Plants, 1829, and similar (25)Provenance: Professor Richard G. West FRS FGS (1926-2020), British botanist, geologist and palaeontologist, many works with his bookplate.
A late 18th Century George III silver hallmarked teapot. The teapot having a a scrolled wooden handle with engraved sea shells to the sides and sea weed decorated borders. Hallmarked London 1797 to the base. Sponsors marks for Henry Chawner & John Eames. Measures approx 16cm tall. Weight 466g.
An 18th century Maltese silver glove tray, marked MA with an eight-pointed cross and crown, Emmanuel Pinto period 1741-1773, also marked with petal mint mark, and maker's mark of possibly FA for Francesco Assenza, oval form, shaped border, embossed with shells, and foliate scroll decoration on a matted background, the centre with three baskets of flowers, length 28.5cm, approx. weight 6oz. For a similar example of the glove tray and the marks see: Farrugia, J., Antique Maltese Domestic Silver, Said International, 1992, page 173 and 174.
A GROUP OF COLOURED AND CLEAR GLASSWARES, approximately seventy pieces to include boxed and loose Crystal Art oyster shells, a seven piece Davidson cloud glass dressing table set, a penguin paperweight by Freeform glass, a yellow and orange art glass vase height 19cm, a clear talcum powder bottle with plated lid, cut glass and crystal items including decanters, bowls, vases, four sets of drinking glasses, etc (Qty) (Condition report: most pieces appear in good condition, some chips, fleabites and inclusions etc, require cleaning)
A PAIR OF QUEEN ANNE SILVER TAPERSTICKS, by Nathaniel Lock, c.1710, only maker's mark visible, each with knopped stem and cast with leaves, flowerheads and shells, each scratched 'T.T' to the underside. (2) 11.5cm high, 13 troy ounces grossQty: 2Both tops and rim of base slightly wonky due to knocks, lacking wood bases
MIXED LOT OF COLLECTABLEScontained in a small case including a decorative measuring tape, watercolour paint box, 1889 diary, Spelling Bee card game, Wordex card game, Black Out card game, fortune telling cards, five packs of playing cards, three pen knives, four Egyptian bookmarks, pair of cufflinks, box wood folding ruler, Kan-U-Go card game, two cowrie shells, pencil holder, cloth tape, letter opener and many other items
A large Meissen group of Amphitrite's triumphal procession, late 19th centuryAfter the model by J.J. Kaendler of 1772, in four sections, depicting the sea goddess Amphitrite seated in triumph in her chariot pulled by dolphins, holding a sceptre and attended by cupids with coral and a wreath overhead and further nereids and tritons, all on dense waves applied with shells and a tortoise on a lobed base with moulded classical borders, 58cm across base; 51cm high, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, one section of base and Amphitrite group incised 'No. 2' and with impressed numerals (restored, section with mermaid holding coral a made-up replacement, the sceptre a replacement)) (4)Footnotes:Modelled by Kaendler in November 1772 as part of the 'Great Russian Order' intended for the decoration of a cabinet in the Pavilion near the Bobsleigh Hills in the park of Oranienbaum Palace; Amphitrite was intended to allude to Catherine the Great. See U. Pietsch, Meissen for the Czars (2004), pp. 103-125, for a discussion of the gift to Catherine the Great.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Two Meissen figural double-salts, late 19th century; together with a Meissen group of putti with a dolphin, late 19th centuryAfter the models by M.V. Acier of 1768-1770 depicting a male and female cook holding a saucepan and a goose, respectively, seated between two flower-encrusted shells with flowers and insects painted on the inside, the bases moulded with scrollwork heightened in puce, turquoise and gilding, and in gilding, respectively; the group of two putti with a dolphin after the model by J.J. Kaendler and F.E. Meyer of 1749, the base moulded with gilt-edged scrollwork, the salts: 24.5cm across; the putti with dolphin: 20cm high, crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue (with one incised cancellation mark on the putti), impressed model number C80 to the male cook and incised C 81 (female cook) and 1145 (putti), impressed numerals, various painters' numbers (restored) (3)Footnotes:Provenance:A Private Swiss Collection of 19th century MeissenThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Meissen plate from the Podewils service, circa 1741-42Of hexafoil shape, decorated with scattered sprigs of indianische Blumen and a coat of arms surrounded by the Order of the Black Eagle, surmounted by a gilt coronet and flanked by two black eagle supports each with crowned FR monogram, standing on gilt and red scrolling supports, the double gilt line around the moulded rim interspersed with five moulded gilt shells at the corners, 25.5cm diam., crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, P. 1 in gilding inside footrim, impressed 21 (minor stacking wear)Footnotes:Provenance:Given by Augustus III of Poland and Saxony to the Prussian envoy, Heinrich Graf von Podewils, probably in 1742;Ole Olsen Collection, Copenhagen, by 1924, sold Winkel & Magnussen Copenhagen, 12 May 1948, lots 336-388 (the service);With Andreina Torre, Zürich;The Hoffmeister Collection, Hamburg, sold in these Rooms, 26 May 2010, lot 83Literature:D. Hoffmeister, Meissener Porzellan des 18. Jahrhunderts, II (1999), no. 353Exhibited:Hamburg, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, The Hoffmeister Collection, 1999-2009Heinrich von Podewils (1695-1760) entered Prussian service in 1720 and, together with his two brothers, was raised to the rank of Graf (Count) in 1741. He was Prussian envoy in Copenhagen and Stockholm in 1728-29, and subsequently was Prussian negotiator following the Silesian wars, signing the peace treaties of Breslau (1742) and Dresden (1745). It was probably in connection with the First Silesian War that Podewils was sent by the newly crowned King of Prussia, Frederick the Great, on a mission to Dresden, where he arrived on 15 November 1741. Podewils himself recorded in a memoir, 'as of the end of 1741, I was posted by His Royal Majesty to the court of Dresden where, after having successfully accomplished my commission, the King in Poland most graciously made me a gift of a portrait of himself, lavishly set with diamonds, and a costly porcelain table service' (quoted in Samuel Wittwer, Liasons Fragiles: Exchanges of Gifts between Saxony and Prussia in the Early Eighteenth Century. In Cassidy-Geiger (ed.) 2007, p. 101)).The shapes for the service had been developed around the same time for the Elector Clemens August of Cologne (Hoffmeister 1999, II, no. 361), and a handful of slightly later examples with simple flower painting have also survived. Dr. Wittwer speculates (op. cit., p. 102) that the Podewils service decoration of indianische Blumen may originally have been intended for the Elector, who preferred more European flowers. The design may then have been adapted for Podewils, perhaps because the service was urgently required. Additions to the service appear to have been ordered at Meissen, and at the Berlin manufactory after Podewils' death. In a letter to Karl-Wilhelm Finck von Finckenstein, Frederick the Great wrote of Podewils after his death: 'I regret very much poor Podewils. He was a man of honour and a good citizen. The loss of such a worthy and faithful servant will always remain a sorrowful memory' (quoted in Hoffmeister 1999, II, p. 608). One hundred and sixty-three pieces from this service (including some Berlin replacements), including sixty-four plates of this size, were in the collection of Ole Olsen, which was sold in Copenhagen between 1943 and 1953.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 19TH CENTURY GOLD MOUNTED SHELL CAMEO BOXUNMARKEDThe hinged lid with a central domed carved cameo depicting the sinistral profile of a lady and gentleman, within a border of shells and scrolls, rub over set in a chased gold mount of foliate scrolls and birds of paradise, the base shell cameo carved with the dextral profiles of a lady and gentleman, within a border of scrolls and shells7.5cm (3in) longCondition Report: The shell cameos are quite rubbed with loss of definition especially to the faces. There are no cracks to the cameos, although a small surface craze is visible on the underside of the top cameo. The hinge is good and the box closes well and tightly. There is no sign of repair or damage to the gold mounts.Condition Report Disclaimer
A LARGE UNMARKED WHITE METAL LOCKET The locket with embossed pattern to the back of flowers and shells, the front with an engraved leaf pattern, the inside with hair coil, cracked glass/Perspex on one side, locket length excluding bale 4.5cm, width at widest point 3.5cm gross weight to include interior materials 17g Condition Report : Overall very good for age, in need of a clean Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.
An African carved mask, the figural surmount with articulated arms and with applied cowrie shells, height 47cm, together with an African carved wooden and rattan brush with mask handle, length 70cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
A 20th century African ceremonial hat (mukuba), probably Lega tribe, Democratic Republic of Congo, covered in overall cowrie shells, height 30cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
A COLLECTION OF TWENTY-TWO CHINESE ‘ORACLE’ BONES, SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH - 11TH CENTURY BC私人珍藏 商代 甲骨 一組 二十二件 公元前 13至11世紀 Short horn water buffalo and Chinese stripe-neck turtle, of various shapes and sizes, twenty-one inscribed with characters, some with cut hollows, burn marks and cracks (22)The largest: 8cmThe smallest: 1.5cmProvenance: The collection of Lt. Col. George Douglas Gray, OBE, MD RAMC (1872 - 1946), thence by family descent来源：乔治.道格拉斯.格雷大校（1872-1946）收藏，家族後人留存至今The oracle bone inscriptions (jiaguwen: ‘writings on shells and bones’) are the earliest surviving writing systems in China. They were discovered at Anyang, the last capital of the Shang dynasty (c.1300-1046, also known as Yinxu, ‘ruins of the Yin’) at the end of the 19th and early 20th century. One of Lt. Col. Gray’s fellow officers was Capt. James Mellon Menzies (1885-1957) who was originally a Chinese missionary and contributed to the study of the subject, the author of Oracle Records from the Waste of Yin (1919) who was responsible for the discovery that An-yang must be the site of the ancient seat of the Kingdom of Shang. It is conceivable that this group of oracle bones may have been a gift from Capt. Mellon Menzies to Lt. Col. G.D. Gray during their military service together甲骨文（又称契文、甲骨卜辭，為商朝晚期王室用於占卜記事而在龜甲或獸骨上契刻的文字）中國現存最早的文字系統。它們於 19 世紀末至20 世紀初在商朝最後一個都城安陽（约 为公元前1300-1046 年，又名殷墟）被發現。格雷大校的一位同事是詹姆斯·梅隆·孟席斯上尉（1885-1957），他最初是一名到中国的傳教士，并為該主题的研究做出了贡獻，他同時也是《殷墟中的甲骨文记錄》（1919）的作者，他是第一位推斷出安陽应该就是古代殷商王朝的都城所在地。這组甲骨有很大可能就是梅隆·孟席斯上尉在他们一起服兵役期间送给喬治.道格拉斯.格雷大校的禮物。Condition ReportThe fragments are in good condition with the exception of a repaired break across the lower section of one (2nd from left, top row, as illustrated in the catalogue), and minor age cracks to several.
An assembled group of tea and coffee wares, 19th centurycomprising six John Yates teacups, pattern 1033; a Coalport trio of coffee can, teacup and saucer, decorated with interlaced oval links with dots in gilt, together with a similar plate, 18cm diameter; a yellow-ground teacup and saucer, with scaled moulding and a design incorporating shells, embossed and painted flowers, unmarked; six teacups and six saucers decorated with peach borders and printed flowers, painted 'N3057' in iron red to the bases; a group of assorted basket-weave and relief moulded wares, including a cup and saucer painted with a bird and flowers; together with a Coalport presentation mug with gilt 'JR' monogram, a further Coalport presentation mug monogrammed 'WAV' and dated Jan 2nd 1892 and a small porcelain inkwell, painted with flowers etc(qty, two trays)Provenance: The Malcolm Sargeant Collection.
A collection of florally decorated English porcelain, early to mid-19th centurycomprising a John Rose Coalport dessert dish, circa 1825, of oval moulded form, painted with polychrome bouquets and gilded scrolls and tendrils within a deep cobalt border, unmarked but matching pattern 737, 26cm wide; a John and William Ridgway saucer, pattern 2/1070, circa 1814, decorated with a flower basket and stylised conch and nautilus shells to the broad cobalt border, pattern number but no factory mark, 14cm diameter; a Coalport 'No. 7' shape coffee cup and saucer, circa 1830-35, decorated with sprays of polychrome flowers within a blue and gilt border; a Copeland coffee cup and saucer, decorated with flowers against lemon yellow ground with blue borders, printed 'fancy' factory mark in green, pattern 8543; a Spode coffee cup and saucer, pattern number rubbed but possibly 4801; a Derby plate, red crossed batons below crown, 25cm diameter; together with a pair of John Yates coffee cups, a London-shaped teacup, numbered 669 to the base and an unmarked slop bowl (qty)Provenance: The Malcolm Sargeant Collection.
An early-mid 20th centuryItalian, Baroque style, gilt-wood mirror, pierced and carved with scrolling foliage, shells and an inner reel border, modern plate, some damage, paper label verso 'Riccardo Alb?ani, Doratore Verni..., Vendita, di cornici antiche ed altri oggetti, Firenze, via Maggio N, 1932', 96cm wide x 121cm highMany isolated chips and gilding very rubbed in places, but generall ok.
A 20th century sterling silver child's christening bowl of circular form, the side engine turned with a row of alphabet blocks, flanked by a pierced tab handle, stamped mark for Meriden Britannia Co to base, length 14.8cm, and a Continental .900 silver sauceboat, the rim cast with scallop shells and scrolls, flanked by a dragon handle, on a circular stepped foot, length 22cm, total weight 338.8g.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
A MIXED LOT:- a George V sauceboat on 3 legs with a leaf-capped flying scroll handle, a Victorian cream jug with gilt interior and embossed decoration, two butter shells, a pepperette and a George V Britannia-standard, mounted shaving brush, initialled (boxed); the sauceboat 7.5" (19cm) long; 20 oz weighable silver (6)
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