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Click here to subscribeTom Raffield Cage Pendant Steam Bent Ash Spirals Somersault Within A Fine Dowel Cage A Riot Of Energy By Day, A Shower Of Shadows By Night. On Or Off, The Cage's Interplay Of Textures, Movement And Light Invites A Closer Look. Corkscrewing Behind A Delicate Yet Rigid Birch Surround, It Epitomises The Spirit Of Nature â۠Commanding And Wild In Perfect Measure 65 x 30cm
A large collection of English glass18th century and later Including seven drinking glasses with opaque twist stems; a set of six rummers; a set of six trumpet glasses; together with a large quantity of wine, spirit syllabub and jelly glasses, the rummers: 10cm wide, 10cm high (3 1/2in wide, 3 1/2in high) (approx. 79 glasses)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Anson (George). Voyage autour du monde... , new edition, Amsterdam & Leipzig: Arkstee & Merkus, 1751, half-title, title printed in red and black, 13 engraved plates only, all but one folding, contemporary mottled calf, gilt-decorated spine, rubbed, 4to, together with:Lobb (John), Talks with the Dead, Illustrated with Spirit Photographs, 1st edition, London: John Lobb, 1906, black & white plates from photographs, all edges gilt, modern morocco gilt, a little rubbed, 8vo, plusGallego (Julian), Zurbaran 1598-1664, Catalogue of the Works by José Gudiol, Translated by Kenneth Lyons, Alpine Fine Arts Collection, 1987, colour and black & white plates, original cloth in dust jacket, slightly rubbed, 4to, plus other Spanish and English language books, mostly of Hispanic interestQTY: (6 shelves)
Heaney (Seamus). Seeing Things, 1991; The Redress of Poetry, 1995; The Spirit Level, 1996; Beowulf, 1999, 1st editions, original cloth, dust jackets, 8vo, together with others by or on Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes etc including Skoleradioen, 1977, The Government of the Tongue. The 1986 T.S. Eliot Memorial Lectures and Other Critical Writings, 1988, A Dancer to God, 1992, One Little-Press Year. The Sermon/Establishment Songs/Five Quiet Shouters/Scapegoats and Rabies, 1967, Shakespeare and the Goddess of Complete Being, 1992, and Ted Hughes. A Bibliography 1946-1980, by Keith Sagar and Stephen Tabor, 1983QTY: (approximately 48)
KARL HAGENAUER (Austria, 1898 - 1956)."Horse".Sculpture in darkened brass. Wooden base.The base is damaged and has marks of use.Measurements: 22,5 x 30 x 5 cm; 4,5 x 40 x 14,5 cm (base).Son of the goldsmith Carl Hagenauer, Karl studied at the School of Arts and Crafts in Vienna, where he was taught by Josef Hoffmann and Oskar Strnad and imbued with the spirit of the Wiener Wekstätte. After obtaining his diploma in architecture, he did military service between 1917 and 1919, and on his return he began to work as an architect and in his father's studio. During these years he created numerous pieces in silver, brass, copper, enamel, ivory, stone and wood. In 1928, after his father's death, he took over the management of the workshop and was responsible for the expansion of the firm, extending production to cabinetmaking and opening shops in Vienna and Salzburg. Since then he has exhibited his best pieces both in Austria and abroad, was twice awarded the gold medal at the Milan Triennale and was made a member of the Austrian Werkbund and the Werkstätte. His works are now in collections all over the world, including the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the MoMA and the Jewish Museum in New York, the Casa Lis in Salamanca and many others.
WODEHOUSE, P.G. The Mating Season. London: Herbet Jenkins Limited, [1949.] First edition, first printing, 8vo (184 x 120mm.) 2pp. publisher's advertisements to rear. (Minor spotting to preliminaries, toning.) Original orange cloth stamped in black (browned to margins), dust-jacket (some fading to spine, old tape repairs to spine ends). Provenance: Josephine Hughes (name inscribed in ink to the front-free endpaper). - And a further seventeen volumes by P.G. Wodehouse, mostly first editions (including 'Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit', 1954, 8vo) (18).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.
λ JO SYKES, A CARVED OAK BUST OF SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL 1970S With presentation plaque to front, signed Jo Sykes Sc. to rear 31cm highJo Sykes is the daughter of the celebrated artist and sculptor Charles Robinson Sykes (1875 - 1950), whose most famous work, The Spirit of Ecstasy, has adorned nearly every Rolls-Royce car since 1911
Y A NAPOLEON III KINGWOOD, ROSEWOOD, AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL LIQUOR DECANTER AND GLASS SETCIRCA 1870The hinged case enclosing the fitted interior containing; a trio of decanters and stoppers and thirteen spirit glasses 27cm high, 33cm wide, 26cm deepCondition Report: The case with marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and useOld splits and cracks, some chips and losses,As inferred in the cataloguing this is a part spirit set - one decanter is missing, as are three glasses. the gilt decoration with rubbing and wear, the decanters with internal deposits and discolouration The gilt metal mounts that secure the glasses has dirt and discolouration Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition Condition Report Disclaimer
A selection of whisky and spirit miniatures, including Bunnahabhain Warehouse 9, 8 Year old Moine, Laphroaig, Caol Ila, Bowmore etc.Condition ReportPlease note we cannot guarantee condition of contents or quality of storage. No returns will be accepted due to defective contents and purchasers must satisfy themselves with respect to ullage.
A group of three cut glass decanters,two examples in the manner of Stuart, with silver plated spirit labels inscribed 'Sherry', 'Whiskey' and 'Gin',26cm highCondition ReportChips and nibbles to the stoppers but otherwise in a good condition, with no apparent cracks. Some tarnishing to the silver plated labels.
A rosewood and boulle work liqueur set,late 19th century, French, the serpentine hinged front enclosing a fitted interior, with mould blown four spirit decanters, 20cm high, three with enamelled labels, 'Rhum', 'Anisette', and 'Kirsch', and 15 moulded glasses, with a further associated glass, 7.2cm high,30cm wide22.5cm deep26cm highCondition ReportDecanters) One with a chip to the rim leading to a crack to the body. Another with a chip to the neck. Nibbles to the stopper pegs and the enamel labels.Glasses) Four with nibbles/chips to the foot rim.Box) Four glass holders to the back of the decanters have spits to the dividers.
A partially-repainted Bassett-Lowke 0 Gauge live steam GWR 'Mogul' 2-6-0 Locomotive and Tender, in partially repainted lined GWR green as No. 4331, with reversing lever through cab roof and whistle inside cab, inside eccentrics to valve motion, lubricator inside slide-off smokebox, boiler, footplate/steps and tender appear overpainted but cab paintwork original, overall G, complete with original spirit burner but missing brass safety-valve bonnet, two smokebox handrail knobs need re-fixing, both couplers replaced with small Hornby drop-links, front guard-irons cut off, so no serial number found (2)
A partially-repainted Bassett-Lowke 0 Gauge live steam LMS Stanier 'Mogul' 2-6-0 Locomotive and Tender, in partially repainted LMS crimson as No. 2945 (hand-painted on cabsides), with reversing lever through cab roof, outside "Walschaerts" valve motion, lubricator inside slide-off smokebox, all crimson to loco appears overpainted, steam pipes to reversing block with old repairs, guard iron appears to be stamped 'H33', overall F-G, complete with original spirit burner and dome cover, tender G-VG in original finish, with crazing to varnish, dusty, non-original box
A rare Märklin 0 Gauge Live Steam Great Eastern Railway "Decapod" 0-4-0 Tank Locomotive, Märklin's representation of the GER's famous state-of-the-art 0-10-0 express tank engine, Märklin's version with just four wheels coupled by gears, twin outside cylinders with reversing knob to left tankside or track trip between the rails, the boiler with internal flue and complete with original spirit burner and dummy headlights, F-G, considerable paint loss especially to cab though some traces of GER blue remain on the boiler, boiler is slightly loose on mountings at front and left-side oil pot is loose, rear coupler missing, appears never to have had a front one
An uncommon Märklin Gauge 1 live steam Midland Railway 'Spinner' 4-2-2 Locomotive and Tender, Märklin's caricature representation of the famous Johnson single-driver locomotives, hand-finished in lined MR crimson, with single inside cylinder and geared drive to wheels, reversing by lever to left-side splasher or underside trip levers, with lubricator pot to front end, water gauge glass and whistle in cab and exhaust steam through chimney, the 6-wheeled tender with opening tool box to rear, overall G, spirit burner missing, considerable paint loss to boiler and smokebox, scorching to cab sides, motion very stiff, lot includes 2 dummy headlamps (4 inc headlamps)
A Bing/Bassett-Lowke Gauge 1 live steam 'Midland Compound' 4-4-0 Locomotive and semi-repro Tender, the locomotive with earlier round-topped firebox, whistle, water gauge, regulator, reversing lever from cab, drain cock, safety valve, lubricator to smokebox and with original spirit burner, finished in Midland lined crimson as No. 2631, F-G, appears complete except some small nuts to retain the flame guards, paintwork to cab and splashers good but mostly gone from boiler, with two loose-fitting headlamps, the tender, completely repainted, appears to be a modified body on a shortened Bing underframe, as modified G, lacks drawbar and rear coupler (4 inc lamps)
A Re-finished Bing/Bassett-Lowke Gauge 1 live steam 'Midland Compound' 4-4-0 Locomotive and Tender, the locomotive with later Belpaire firebox, whistle, water gauge, regulator, reversing lever from cab, drain cock, lubricator to smokebox, but missing safety valve and spirit burner, neatly refinished in Midland lined crimson, un-numbered, as repaint G-VG, with two loose-fitting headlamps, the tender also completely repainted G, lacks drawbar and rear coupler, some damage to 'D' openings of frames (4 inc lamps)
A Re-finished 1 live steam 'Storkleg' 2-2-0 'Tank' Locomotive, appears to be a Schönner No. 186/1 or similar, with twin oscillating cylinders, safety valve and original spirit burner, with polished brass boiler and all other tinwork repainted in bright orange with black and gold lining, as repaint G-VG, one front buffer missing
An uncommon Carson for Bassett-Lowke Gauge 1 live steam LNWR 'Experiment' 4-6-0 Locomotive and Tender, of substantial brass construction, the locomotive with twin inside cylinders, lever-operated reversing from cab, pressure gauge, regulator, clack valve for water feed and blower, with fitted spirit burner piped from tender, the tender withapparently added brass water tank with hand pump, and possibly modified spirit tank arrangement, both in remains of the original LNWR black finish as No. 66 'Experiment' with brass B-L plaque to rear of tender, F-G, remaining paintwork generally poor, some renovation appears to have taken place to chassis and wheels, cab roof detached
A Gauge 1 live steam L&YR 'Aspinall' 2-4-2 Tank Locomotive, apparently scratch-built, fitted with single inside cylinder with slip-eccentric reversing and axle-driven water pump, the cab roof lifting off to reveal water and pressure gauges, regulator/blower manifold and plunger water pump, fitted spirit burner fed from tank in bunker, the model finished in L&YR plain black with finely-etched builder's/number plates as No. 1010, G-VG, in a bespoke wooden carrying case
A Gauge 1 live steam Spirit-fired Southern Railway Maunsell 'S15' 4-6-0 Locomotive and Tender, a fully-engineered model, fitted with twin outside cylinders with slip-eccentric reversing and axle-driven water pump, the cab containing water and pressure gauges, regulator and blower valves, the model finished in SR wartime plain black with 'sunshine' lettering and No. 836, the tender with lever operated water pump, G-VG, some paint loss to front of footplate and tender top, complete with pump handle and other tools in a bespoke wooden carrying case
Vintage large-scale Signals and Lamps by Bing and others, signals comprising a Bing 2-doll bracket unit with 1 home arm facing each direction, with spirit lamps, G, repainted, two Britain's single-arm home 'automatic' signals, both F with various damages but operationally complete, the lamps a later Bing double lamp standard approx 13" high, with one complete oil lamp with burner and glass globe, and another smaller globe only, together with a curved-top electric lamp with heavy cast base, possibly American, both G, and two Lionel No. 56 streetlamps in different shades (9 inc lamp and globe)
An Aster Gauge 1 spirit-fired live steam GNR Stirling 'Single' 4-2-2 Locomotive and Tender, in lined GNR green as No. 1, in early condition with perforated driving wheel splashers, twin-cylinder operation with lever-reversing from cab, axle-driven water pump, hand pump in tender, with water gauge, pressure gauge, regulator and blower, fixed spirit burner fed from tender tank, lubricator between front frames, with loco crew and tools, VG-E, appears lightly steamed, (motion appears smooth and 'run-in'), in a bespoke wooden carrying case with boiler certificate issued 31/10/19
A Live Steam 'Thor' spirit-fired Boiler unit by Cotswold Heritage Models, a useful small boiler, approx 2" diameter x 5" long, featuring safety valve, pressure and water gauges, whistle and steam valve, neatly finished in red and black on a wooden base, complete with spirit burner, Heritage plaque No. CH621, VG-E, appears never fired
A restored Bing Gauge 2 live steam GNR 4-2-2 Locomotive and Bogie Tender, in restored/repainted GNR lined green, fitted with twin outside cylinders with reversing valves controlled from the back, separate steam regulator to dome, whistle and safety valve, exhaust steam through chimney, water gauge and drain cock to boiler backhead, with original spirit burner, as repaint G-VG, neatly restored in original style with brass boiler, cabside plates No. 7094 to each side, possible production number '16' stamped on each valve block, the tender with linked bogies also fully restored (2)
An uncommon Bing Gauge 4 (75mm/3" Gauge) live steam LSWR 4-4-0 Locomotive and Tender, as shown on page 100 of the Bing 1906 catalogue, reference 33595/4, in London & South Western Railway lined green as No. 3096 with planished boiler, featuring twin outside cylinders with regulator/reversing from cab, whistle and exhaust steam from chimney, G-VG, missing spirit burner, some sympathetic restoration to professional standards, retaining most of the original finish, retouching on loco primarily to cab and front guard irons, re-finishing of tender more substantial including all of the brown area, again done to an excellent standard, supplied with a repro front headlamp (3 inc headlamp)
A boxed Bing (BW) Live Steam Stationary Engine, ref 10/15/2, with small oscillating single cylinder on lined maroon base, with the boiler assembly on a enamelled 'tiled base in green, the boiler with whistle, safety valve and regulator, the cylinder and flywheel in bright nickelled finish, G-VG, with embossed brick chimney and original spirit burner, in original box with a small roofed lineshaft by unknown maker, lineshaft G, box F-G
Two small Vertical Steam Engines with accessories by Bing and others, the engines of similar concept each with a small oscillating cylinder driving a crankshaft through the boiler, one with spoked red flywheel, whistle and elegant chimney approx 9" overall height, (G-VG), the other with solid flywheel and home-made stove-pipe chimney approx 7" overall (F), both with spirit burners, together with a 5-pulley lineshaft by unknown maker, a delightful lithographed Bing windmill dated '1702', a fine miniature vertical drill by unknown maker and a tin containing water funnel and spare cotton wicks, mostly G-VG (qty)
A very early Bing Gauge 2 (2") live steam German-market 'Storkleg' 2-2-0 Locomotive and Tender, in traditional lined green livery with German patent reference (for the automatic reversing device) '2 Pat. Ang. 2 D.R.G.M' to each splasher and red wheels, No. 62 stamped on each connecting rod (presumably a serial number), the loco with twin double-acting cylinders, exhaust to chimney, with whistle and safety valve, complete with original spirit burner and GBN lady-with-shield transfer to rear of burner case, and original 4-wheel tender, both G, one dummy headlamp missing, left-side mount for reversing lever detached below footplate, rear tender axle bent (2)
An early Stationary Steam Engine by Doll, on base measuring 9" x 10", finished in lime green with red trim, with single-cylinder oscillating engine alongside the boiler, the boiler mounted on embossed 'brick' firebox with similar (detachable) chimney approx 13" high overall when fitted, fitted with safety valve, whistle and water gauge, together with a choice of two small spirit burners, G, generally grubby but essentially complete, Doll Company 'DC' label present but fractured
A boxed Wilesco D405 live steam 'Dampftraktor, in blue with red wheels and white roof, slip-eccentric reversing to single cylinder and gear-drive to wheels, VG-E, appears very little used, complete with original burner tray and some fuel tablets, an alternative spirit burner, and other accessories, box VG
A Mamod spirit-fired SW1 Steam Wagon and MM1 Engine, the SW1 in green with red trim and (repainted) off-white roof and mudguards, with whistle, scuttle, spirit burner and steering extension, overall F-G, moderately well-used, together with a Mamod Minor No. 1 overtype stationary engine with 'thin' spirit burner, G-VG (2)
A boxed Mamod 0 Gauge Live Steam RS1 Goods Train Set, with SL1 green locomotive with white lettering and straight chimney, grey open wagon, log wagon, oval of track and accessories including original tablet burner tray, tablets, and an unused Brandbright spirit burner, G, loco lightly used but with some corrosion in parts, some track connecting tags broken, in original set box, box F-G, together with a box containing about a dozen additional pieces Mamod track, mostly P-F with broken tags (2 boxes)
An uncommon 'Tessted' live steam 2½" Gauge NBR 'Atlantic' 4-4-2 Locomotive and Tender, with twin outside cylinders and inside eccentrics to valve gear, reversing valve operated from cab, the backhead fitted with large Clyde Model Dockyard pressure gauge, water gauge, regulator and drain cock, whistle and safety valve to boiler top, and lubricator above front buffer beam, fitted with springs to front driving axle, and finished in lined NBR livery, a rather subdued green-brown shade, the tender with (apparently) spirit tank with delivery pipe and shut-off valve, with gold NBR lettering and cast brass numberplates 868 to cabsides and rear of tender, overall G, spirit burner missing, some areas of paint loss and some evidence of old retouching, for example to cab roof and firebox areas, coupling rod pins appear to be replacements (2)
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