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Lot 483
A set of twelve George III silver pistol grip two prong tea forks by William Ward of Dublin, together with a set of matching pistol grip knives, some bearing stamp "T W", otherwise un-marked CONDITION REPORTS Appear in good condition throughout. Assumed blades replaced on knives. Engraved with armorial of right hand holding aloft an axe or possibly hammer. Some handles bearing stamped initials "TW".
Lot 535
A Victorian silver vesta case with integral button hook and pencil inscribed "To Willie from Mother" (by Sampson Mordan of London, 1888), 7 cm long not including loop CONDITION REPORTS Condition - steel work with signs of rust - see images. Overall good condition though with signs of surface denting and scratching conducive with age and use. Not know if hand or machine mad. Retailer's stamp of Percy Edwards & Co. 71 Piccadilly W. See images for further detail.
Lot 573
A 19th Century Austro-Hungarian silver and enamel decorated lidded box, the top decorated with figures seated in a garden, one with lute, the sides with floral swag decoration in relief, bearing marks to interior, right facing Minerva head with "2" and "A" left and right, "A" within a punch with cut corners for 1872 and maker's stamp "SG" within a rectangjular punch
![Kipling, Rudyard. Sea and Sussex, illustrated by Donald Maxwell, limited edition [of 500] signed by Kipling, London: Macmilla](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/8e8aee04-892e-4705-8386-ab0200b1b397/56b6b09b-7920-490d-b5fa-ab1a0142c87b/468x382.jpg)
Lot 167
Kipling, Rudyard. Sea and Sussex, illustrated by Donald Maxwell, limited edition [of 500] signed by Kipling, London: Macmillan, 1926. Quarto, publisher's quarter vellum lettered in gilt, top edge gilt (remainder untrimmed), tipped-in colour plates, small blind-stamp for Watford Public Library on title. Contents good, clean, bright; binding good, tight and solid, corners worn
Lot 202
Collection of Postal History relating to Staffordshire, including pre-stamp correspondence, free frank post, early/imperf Penny Reds and 2d Blues on covers, and later letters. To include a free frank letter signed by Duke of Wellington, 1824; letter addressed to Viscount Ingestre at Bute House, 1842; a letter addressed to Walter Bagot, Lichfield, 1755; handwritten correspondence between Francis Randle Twemlow and Sir Richard Harrington Baronet (with envelopes, one postmaked Calcutta 1909); typewritten letter signed by Admiral Charles Beresford, 1907; a letter from the Bishop of Lichfield to George Tollet, 1778; a typewritten letter signed by Walter de la Mare, 1951. Other names include Hungerford Crewe, 3rd Baron Crewe; Viscount Granville; William Henry Miller; 20th Lord Audley; Sir John Fletcher Boughey; 2nd Duke of Sutherland; Lord Apsley, 4th Earl of Bathurst; 4th Duke of Newcastle; 4th Earl of Tyrone, and many others. In two box files, and two sparsely-filled smaller box files. Stamps / Philatelic / Autograph Interest (4)
Lot 320
Collection of prints to include Paul Henry (Irish, 1877-1958), lake with cottages, colour print signed in pencil l.r., Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp l.l.; Hedley Fitton (1858-1929), three etchings of architectural views and street/river scenes, each signed in pencil l.r.; Geoffrey Whiting, watercolour of church interior with fan-vaulted ceiling, signed l.l.; five unsigned colour prints after Sir William Russell Flint, published by Bemrose of Derby with protective tissue-guards, and other miscellaneous etchings, some foxing (16)
Lot 110
the shield shaped bloodstone with intaglio carved armorial of a crowing cockerel, to a cast and carved mount with integral scrolling shoulders, unmarked yellow metal, ringhead tests for 14ct gold, shank for 9ct, ring size Q½, in a period shaped ring box by Mappin & Webb dating from the time they had a shop in Queen Victoria St, London; together with a metal stamp by Parkins & Gotto, engraved with the same armorial cockerel, with motto 'Virtute Vici' (Virtue Conquers), diameter 2.2cm, manufacturer's name, address and a serial number on the side, in a fitted turned boxwood case stamped to the top 'Parkins & Gotto, 24 Oxford St, W', dating it to between circa 1860 and 1899, and with 'Ingram' hand written on the bottom (Qty: 2)
Lot 121
the principal length of the bracelet composed of small rondels depicting a gold crown on a white enamel ground alternating with gold rondels with red enamel initials FJ, for the Emperor Franz Josef (1838-1916), with two part enamelled pendants, the first for the Order of Franz Josef with a crown above a red Greek cross against a black double-headed eagle bearing in its beak a chain with the motto 'Viribis Unitis', in the centre a white disc with 'FJ' in gold, on the back a similar disc with '1849'; the second pendant for an unidentified order, with a white Maltese cross, the arms linked by ropetwist open knots, and in the centre a black eagle with red shield and white cross, on the back a blue disc with jewelled crown; the bracelet with open link back chain and engraved box clasp with Hungarian mark (current 1866-1937) of a chamois head and '3', signifying 18ct gold, also with maker's stamp 'AK', possibly for A.E. Köchert; length of bracelet 13.5cm, of larger pendant 2.4cm
Lot 269
the front with three reciprocating Y forms channel set with calibré cut emeralds and the shapes around pavé set with round brilliant cut diamonds, tapering into the band size S, yellow metal with Italian cartouche stamp '750', width of band at front 16mm, cased; total estimated weight of diamonds approximately 2cts
Lot 350
by Joseph Gloster, Birmingham 1905, featuring a scene in repoussé of Salisbury cathedral with a horse and cart in the foreground and a border of foliate decoration, monogrammed cartouche bottom left, with hinged cover, verso the same scene, 1.9ozt (Dimensions: w: 6.50cm d: 9.50cm)(w: 6.50cm d: 9.50cm)Footnote: Other notes: Along with the famous silversmith, Nathanial Mills, Joseph Gloster contributed to the popularity of the so-called 'castle-top' silver visiting card cases engraved with British landmarks and sold as souvenirs to tourists. He was a prolific Birmingham box maker at the time. These cases appealed to a public fascinated by novelty and became - and still are - highly collectable. Most castle top silver is made by die stamping (pushing the metal out from behind, using a stamp). Some scenes are quite common, such as Windsor Castle - however, the rarer the scene, the more valuable the item. The record for a castle top card case stands at £9,800, which was for a very rare example of The Post Office, Dublin.
Lot 366
circa 1930, with Austrian marks for Vienna and the Horsehead stamp indicating 14ct gold, the rectangular cover beautifully decorated with engine turned engraving around a scroll edged border, the handle similarly decorated, with sliding button to activate the release of the spring loaded and hinged rectangular shaped spectacles, with black cord and tassel attachment fitted with an oval enamelled slider, gross weight 34.5g (Dimensions: h: 8.5cm)(h: 8.5cm)
Lot 507
maker's mark untraced, possibly Gebr. Niekerk, lion passant stamp indicating 2nd standard purity with a minimum silver standard of 833/1000, overstamped with the key indicating export ware, and with date letter for 1902, the hinged saddle with an applied resting fly and raised tail, the friction fitting and detachable head with red hardstone cabochon eyes and tongue splitting the pouring spout into two streams, 6.4ozt (Dimensions: h: 12cm w: 18cm d: 5cm )(h: 12cm w: 18cm d: 5cm )Footnote: Provenance: The Ruby Red Collection of cow creamers
Lot 544
by Louis de Haan, Rotterdam, circa 1760, with later Dutch export marks and rampant lion mark indicating minimum silver standard of 934/1000, of oval form, the steep sided and slightly flared pierced and decorated sides under a beaded rim, with two applied beaded edged and pierced strap handles with bright cut decoration, raised on four ball feet,10ozt (Dimensions: 12cm x 29cm x 15.50cm)(12cm x 29cm x 15.50cm)Footnote: Louis de Hann's mark was used from 1745 - 1781. The rampant lion standard mark was used from 1814 - 1953. The stamp of the key through the standard mark indicating export ware was used between 1853 - 1953. This example, therefore, appears to have been made in the mid to late 18th century, then later marked for export.
Lot 553
by Abraham Buteaux, circa 1721, (sponsor mark struck four times, no further marks), each in the form of a simple scallop shell, with crested thumbpiece, metal tests to Sterling silver standard though unhallmarked,11.8ozt gross (Dimensions: w: 13.50cm d: 12.50cm) (Qty: 4)(w: 13.50cm d: 12.50cm)Footnote: Provenance: From the collection of Lord Hastings Other notes: In 1719 a tax on silver was introduced, with the duty being collected by the assay offices at the time of hallmarking. As makers are allowed to stamp their own maker's mark themselves, some silversmiths struck their own mark several times on their wares to give the impression of a hallmark, instead of sending the items to the assay office for a genuine hallmark and paying the tax. This practice was known as 'duty dodging' and these dishes are probably an example of such practice
Lot 846
ALFRED LORD TENNYSON; a short letter discussing how he was accidentally shot in the hat dated October 15th 1856, the paper with floral blind stamp, presented with envelope addressed to C.William Plumley Esq Elm Bank, framed and glazed.Additional InformationLetter folded with some staining and spotting, envelop from what is visible has a large tear and small tear.
Lot 957
LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY RBA RA (1887-1976); a signed limited edition colour print, 'On The Sands', 286/500, 43 x 58cm, framed and glazed. (D)Additional InformationThe colours have remained fairly strong. The image very slightly slipped within the mount detailing the stained mark around the margin. Numbered in pencil lower left, signed in lower right. The edition does not carry a blind stamp. There are no areas of foxing or staining. This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk
Lot 959
LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY RBA RA (1887-1976); a pencil signed coloured print, 'Peel Park', FATG letter to number blind stamp indicating 359, 41.5 x 78.5cm. (D)Additional InformationSigned lower right with Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp lower left. Colours have remained strong and it is presented in good condition. No foxing or staining. No tears. Has been in the same private home for many years.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk
Lot 1433
A gilt metal bracelet set with six different coloured oval cabochons carved as scarab beetles including tigers eye and blood stone, length approx 14cm, a heart shaped blue stone pendant in yellow metal mount with indistinct stamp to loop, a gold plated dolphin and an oval lace agate brooch (4).
Lot 1664
An early 20th century onyx mantel clock, with gilt metal applied urn finial and handles, the circular dial with Arabic numerals, height 43cm (af).Additional InformationHeight 43.5cm, width 25cm, depth 12.2cm. We have wound but it is not running. Chime mechanism has not been tested. The dial is completely at fault. It has been cracked throughout and crudely repaired. There is a crack running through the top section and further cracks and some small chips. Both the handles are quite loose in their fittings and the right handle especially. No visible maker's stamp on the rear plate, only a retailed label for Bryans of Disley. The rear plate is numbered 44.
Lot 537
* Bone dice. Nine Georgian bone dice, 18th century, each with duty stamp GR below a crown on the 6 pip side, most stamps with some red ink remaining, some very lightly rubbed or soiled, one with a couple of marks, three approximately 12mm, six approximately 8-9mm, together with two 18th or early-mid 19th century bone dice, each with duty stamp ?R below a crown on the 6 pip side, both with some red ink remaining, each approximately 10mm, and a single bone domino with fruitwood back (Qty: 12)NOTESDuring the early part of the 18th century, Stamp Duty was extended to cover a number of paper items that included playing cards and dice. Dice had Stamp Duty imposed on their sale between 1711-1862, and to show that duty had been paid, they were individually marked with a red ink stamp of a crown with the ruling monarch's monogram beneath. Most dice from this period are stamped 'GR' for Georgius Rex.
Lot 542
* Peepshow. Lane's Telescopic View of the Interior of the Great Industrial Exhibition, London: C. Moody, 1851, 10 hand-coloured lithographed divisions, including front cover with circular glass peephole, glass supported on verso with gummed stamp-paper, depicting the interior of the exhibition at Crystal Palace, with numerous figures, fountains, statues, and trees, the fountains heightened with glitter, front cover rubbed in places and dampstained, three cut-out panels each with a loss, some light spotting (mainly to rear two panels), linen bellows, with some dampstaining and partly detached from front cover at one side, 16 x 18 cm (6.25 x 7 ins), extending 65 cm (25.5 ins), contained in original card slipcase with decorative printed label with hand-colouring (faded), stained and broken (Qty: 1)NOTESGestetner Collection 255, Gumuchian 2216.
![* Playing Cards. Proverbial Cards, [John Lenthall], between 1718 & 1744, a complete set of 52 playing cards with French s](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/117b213f-3a61-4e3a-8621-ab1400de82b3/598b5cb2-30d9-47f6-bc17-ab14012073d2/468x382.jpg)
Lot 543
* Playing Cards. Proverbial Cards, [John Lenthall], between 1718 & 1744, a complete set of 52 playing cards with French suits, each copper engraved with large illustration and proverb in margin below, Roman numeral in upper left corner, and hand-stencilled suitmark in upper right corner (that to the 3 of spades with surface loss), ace of spades with red ink garter duty stamp (in use between 1718 and 1744), some surface rubbing (knave of hearts with small discreet repair), occasional close-trimming resulting in loss of single line black border, rounded corners, plain backs, generally dusty and toned on rectos and versos, knave of diamonds and the ten of hearts each with horizontal crease, the two and the eight of spades with slight crease to upper left and right corners respectively, approximately 92 x 65 mm (3.5 x 2.5 ins), together with a mid 20th century letter giving details of ownership, contained in an old brown linen bag, with hand-sewn hem at top for draw string, latter missing and bag with several holes (Qty: 1)NOTESSchreiber, English, 68; Willshire 204. The British Museum has two sets, one incomplete (missing the ace of spades) and the other, a complete set, bequeathed by Lady Schreiber in 1896. Rare complete set of early proverb playing cards. This set of cards was first issued on 23rd November 1698 by William Warter, but because of various somewhat offensive scenes the deck was quickly withdrawn. William Warter was a London stationer whose shop was at the 'Signe of the Talbott, over against Fetter Lane End of Fleet Street, London' at least as early as 1682. John Lenthall was apprenticed to Warter in 1699, and took over the business around 1708/9. Some of the cards issued by Lenthall were educational, others political, geographical, or arithmetical, but these proverb cards were designed simply to entertain and amuse. There are scenes, for example, of defecating humans and dogs, amorous liaisons, and hangings and beheadings, with captions such as 'Where there are women and Geese there wants noe Noise', 'He that is hang'd Shall nere be drown'd, and 'Men and Dogs may goe Abroad but women and Catts, must stay at home'.
![[Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge, 'Lewis Carroll']. The Wonderland Postage Stamp Case & Eight or Nine Wise Words About Letter-W](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/117b213f-3a61-4e3a-8621-ab1400de82b3/25d4bb45-10de-4177-beb6-ab1401209a02/468x382.jpg)
Lot 610
[Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge, 'Lewis Carroll']. The Wonderland Postage Stamp Case & Eight or Nine Wise Words About Letter-Writing, Oxford: Emberlin, 1890 [but later], comprising 40pp. booklet (with advertisement for 'Feeding the Mind', first published in 1907), stamp-case, verso with words 'published by Emberlin and Son, 4, Magdalen Street, Oxford' printed above the Cheshire cat, and below '(post free, 13d.) price one shilling', containing stamp-holder with twelve separate pockets, and original printed envelope (edge-frayed), together with 4 other sets similar, plus an additional stamp-case and stamp-holder, and a small bifolium An Easter Greeting to Every Child Who Loves "Alice", a few light spots and marks (Qty: 6)NOTESSee Williams, Maddan, Green 223.
Lot 680
* Holleyman (Sonia, b.1950). A large archive of original artwork, 400+ pieces of artwork, pen & ink, some with watercolour, on card (some with embossed stamp 'Waterford Series'), some published by Orchard Books, comprising drawings, chapter headings, contents leaves, mock-ups (some with acetate overlay), vignettes, etc., for Mona the Vampire (including Hairy Hands, Tinned Poltergeist, The Big Brown Bap Monster, Jackpot Disaster), Beetle and Bug series (including Pharoah's Tomb, Croak Castle, Go To Town), Don't Be Silly Mrs. Nelly, and other storybooks, mostly drawings of children and anthropomorphic animals, e.g. dinosaurs, sea creatures, elephants, mice, caterpillars, most with pencilled marginalia, sheet size 63 x 46 cm (25 x 18 ins) and smaller, generally in very good condition (Qty: 400+)NOTESBritish author and artist Sonia Holleyman is best known for her hugely popular character Mona the Vampire, a ten-year-old with a vivid imagination which leads her into a multitude of adventures. The first book in the series was published in 1990, and in 1999 Holleyman created the animated television series, Mona the Vampire , which brought the stories to an even wider audience. She wrote and illustrated a number of other books for children, notably the Beetle and Bug series. Her work is characterised by vivid and outlandish cartoon figures and animals , which have an energy of movement, easily lending themselves to animation.
![George (Stefan). Pilgerfahrten, 1st edition, Vienna: printed for the author by Vaillant-Carmanne in Liege, 1891, [2] 44 [2] p](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/117b213f-3a61-4e3a-8621-ab1400de82b3/a26b2cc4-6624-43d7-8a45-ab140120dc59/468x382.jpg)
Lot 732
George (Stefan). Pilgerfahrten, 1st edition, Vienna: printed for the author by Vaillant-Carmanne in Liege, 1891, [2] 44 [2] pp. (the first and last leaves blank), a few faint spots to contents, effaced ink-stamp to foot of front free endpaper, original card wrappers, with the printed glassine dust jacket folded over wrapper-edges as issued, loss to spine, closed tear to front wrapper, repaired with deliberate adhesion of jacket, 4to (Qty: 1)NOTESProvenance: Eduard Rosenbaum (1887-1979), Anglo-German economist and librarian. Landmann 6. One of 100 copies only. The author's second book of original verse, and his third book overall, following Hymnen (1890) and Charles Baudelaire's Blumen des Bösen (1891).
Lot 735
Georg (Stefan). Der Teppich des Lebens und die Lieder von Traum und Tod mit einem vorspiel, Berlin: Blaetter fuer die Kunst, 1900, decorative title printed in red and black, text printed in red and black on pale green heavy wove paper throughout, with elaborate decorative borders and part-titles, all designed by Melchior Lechter, front blank inscribed 'Stefan Georg MELCHIOR LECHTER' in black ink, untrimmed, partly cracked on front inner hinge, original green cloth with bevelled edges, and pictorial upper cover printed in black, rubbed and lightly faded, a little fraying to rear joint and at foot of spine, large 4to (36 x 35.5 cm) (Qty: 1)NOTESProvenance: 1) Embossed stamp to front endpaper 'Bücherei Bildhauer O. Stichting'. 2) Eduard Rosenbaum (1887-1979), Anglo-German economist and librarian. Landmann 117; Raub A30. First edition. One of 300 numbered copies, this copy numbered 37. George's seventh book.
Lot 760
Doves Press. A collection of ephemera, 43 items (including two duplicates), items comprise: Lists of Publications, Announcements, List of Lectures by T. J. Cobden-Sanderson, Apologia, Catalogues Raisonné (one with some marks on front), Note on a Passage in Anthony and Cleopatra, Notice of removal to a new premises and the closure of The Doves Bindery, and other Notices, Shakespearian Punctuation (in original wrappers), some printed in red & black, and including an Autograph note by T. J. Cobden-Sanderson, 12 lines in red ink, relating to a misprint in the Doves Press edition of Faust part II, initialled by Cobden-Sanderson and dated July 1910, all unbound except for a duplicate copy of Catalogue Raisonné for May 1908, publisher's cloth-backed boards, with The Doves Bindery ink stamp on rear pastedown, all 8vo (Qty: 43)NOTESProvenance: according to an included typewritten note the items are from the collection of Richard Cobden-Sanderson.
Lot 795
Banks (Ian). The Wasp Factory,1st edition, 1984, original cloth (small mark to upper cover), dust jacket, 8vo, together with McEwan (Ian). The Cement Factory, 1st edition, 1978, red previous owner stamp to front endpaper, original cloth, dust jacket (spine slightly faded), 8vo, plus Brookner (Anita). A Start in Life, 1st edition, 1981, original cloth, dust jacket, 8vo, with 13 others including Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five or the Children's Crusade. A Duty-Dance with Daeth, 1st UK edition, 1970, Roy Chanslor's The Ballad of Cat Ballou, 1st edition, 1956, Duffy, 1980 and Fiddle City, 1981, by Dan Kavanagh (I.e. Julian Barnes) and J.G. Ballard's Concrete Island, 1974 (2 copies) (Qty: 16)
Lot 837
King (Stephen). Carrie, 1st edition, Doubleday, New York, 1974, code 'P6' at gutter of p .199, previous owner signature to half title, publisher's compliments ink stamp to front pastedown, original maroon cloth, a few light mottled stains to covers, covers a little bowed, dust jacket, 8vo (Qty: 1)NOTESThe author's first book.
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