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Lot 1799

A STAMP BOX, with pull-out drawer, the lid with a hunting scene. 3ins long.

Lot 164

Mendeleev (Dmitrij Ivanovič ) Die periodische Gesetzmässigkeit der chemischen Elemente, [The Periodic Table], first edition in German, in Annalen der Chemie und Pharmacie, vol 8. pp.133-229, the Periodic table on p.149 and 151, ink stamp to upper corner of first page of paper and title, leather book-label of Haven O'More, contemporary half roan, 8vo, Leipzig and Heidelberg, 1872. ⁂ One of the landmark papers in the history of Chemistry. The first publication in a western language of Mendeleev's paper announcing the periodicity of elements - it was translated from the Russian by Felix Wreden, originally published in the Journal of the Russian Chemical Society, vol.3 pp.25-56. This was a more complete table than any previously compiled and the paper included descriptions and predictions of the properties of several undiscovered elements.

Lot 172

Vesalius (Andreas) De humani corporis fabrica libri septem, facsimile of the 1543 edition, discreet library markings (bookplate and withdrawn ink stamp to pastedown), leather book-label of Haven O'More, original cloth, a fine copy, folio, Brussels, 1964.

Lot 210

Harrison (John, horologist, bap. 1693, d. 1776).- Maskelyne (Sir Nevil, astronomer and mathematician, 1732-1811) Autograph Letter signed to John Nourse, bookseller, 1p., 200 x 162mm., Greenwich, 17th March 1767, relating to the publication of Maskelyne's book, An Account of the going of Mr. John Harrison's Watch, at the Royal Observatory, from May 6th, 1766, to March 4th, 1767, "I find by the Act of Parliament concerning stamps & pamphlets that the plates of Harrison's watch being under 12 sheets in quarto & 20 in folio that must be paid 2s for each... sheet at the Stamp Office", asking him to pay the Stamp Office and arranging for the plates to be entered at Stationers Hall, "The No. of presents ordered by the board together with these for the members should be sent to the secretary Mr Ibbetson", small tears where opened, small hole in text, folds, browned.⁂ Nevil Maskelyne and John Harrison were rivals for determining longitude. Maskelyne's way was to produce tables from a series of lunar-distance observations and Harrison's was by engineering an accurate time piece that could be carried at sea. Maskelyne had been tasked with assessing the true worth of Harrison's time pieces and produced a negative report that doomed Harrison to years of frustration at not being awarded the full reward from the Board of Longitude. The years 1765-67 were especially acrimonious between Maskelyne and John Harrison and his son, William.

Lot 314

Americas.- South America.- Lery (Jean de) Historia navigationis in Brasiliam quae et America dicitur, collation: *8, a-z8, A-C8, second Latin edition, woodcut device on title, folding woodcut plate and 7 full-page illustrations, light soiling or browning, worming to inner margin at beginning touching a few letters, folding plate with a few spots and two small tears at edges slightly affecting image (repaired), old ink inscription "Philip Griffin Warnford March 1785" with monogram stamp to front free endpaper and another of Jo. Ballard at foot of final leaf with a couple of annotations to text, contemporary vellum, yapp edges, rubbed and soiled, lower cover defective at fore-edge and corner (repaired), [Borba de Moraes I. 471; Sabin 40154], 8vo, Geneva, heirs of Eustace Vignon, 1594.⁂ Important account of Brazil including descriptions of the natives, flora and fauna, by a Protestant minister who went to Brazil in 1556 to join a colony on an island in the bay of Rio de Janeiro. He and other Huguenots were persecuted by the founder of the colony, Villegagnon, and they were forced to return to France. This Latin edition, first published in 1586, includes details of the persecution but these passages were suppressed in the French editions.

Lot 329

Jerusalem.- Prado (Jeronimo de) and Juan Bautista Villapando. In Ezechielem Explanationes et Apparatus Urbis, ac Templi Hierosolymitani Commentariis et Imaginibus Illustratus, 3 vol., first edition, 3 engraved titles, portrait and 31 plates/vignettes only (of 32, lacking folding plate in vol.1 between pp.13 and 17), most folding or double-page, 8 folding tables (one printed in red and black), woodcut map and other small woodcut illustrations and diagrams in text, a few plates with repairs, some foxing and light staining but generally a sound copy, later vellum, red and green morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, extremities a little worn, folio, Rome, 1596-1605.⁂ A very good copy of this monumental work on the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem.Provenance: St. Hugh's Parkminster (small ink stamp to titles).

Lot 366

Turner (Joseph Mallord William, landscape and history painter, 1775-1851) Royal Academy admission ticket to a lecture signed JMW Turner, red ink stamp "Royal Academy London", printed card with signature, 60 x 95mm., n.d. [c. 1811]; and 6 other Royal Academy admission tickets, 1 signed by Flaxman, another by Northcote, 60 x 95mm. (7 pieces).⁂ "In 1807 [Turner] was elected professor of perspective at the Royal Academy, though he did not deliver his first lectures until 1811. The lectures were beautifully illustrated with specially made large-scale diagrams and drawings, but were difficult to hear and understand. The notes survive, but are also difficult to decipher; what has been published so far indicates that these lectures provide considerable insight into Turner's deep knowledge of the history of landscape painting and of his own theories on the subject." - Luke Herrmann. Oxford DNB.

Lot 390

Miniature Books. - Almanacs.- [The London Almanack], view of Stationers Hall extending over 4 pages, contemporary red roan with onlaid strips of black and cream elaborately decorated in gilt, g.e., matching slip-case, 1803; [The London Almanack], view of Southwark Bridge extending over 4 pages, contemporary red roan with onlaid design of black and cream elaborately decorated in gilt, g.e., matching slip-case, 1821, both with duty stamp in red ink to index, the first lightly water-stained, both a little rubbed, especially slip-cases (lacking small portions), [Bondy p.39-41], 57 x 33mm.], printed for the Company of Stationers (2)⁂ Charming miniature almanacs in pretty mosaic bindings, each engraved throughout with index, view over 4 pages, notes, calendar, and lists of monarchs' reigns, Lord Mayors, High Sheriffs, holidays and coins.

Lot 431

King (Stephen) Carrie, uncorrected proof copy, light abrasion and ink stamp to front free endpaper, original stiff printed wrappers with 'Special edition not for sale' at foot of lower cover, very light creasing to spine, some light discolouration to cover, light marking to head of upper cover, but a sharp and excellent example overall, 8vo, New York, 1974.⁂ King's first novel in the rare proof edition.

Lot 497

Demetrius Pepagomenus. Ierakosophion. Rei accipitrariae scriptores nunc primum editi. Accessit Kynosophion, liber De cura canum, ex Biblioth. regia Medicea, [edited by Nicolas Rigault], first edition, Greek letter, title in red and black and with woodcut printer's device, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, ink stamp to title, preliminaries stained and a little soiled, partially repaired tear to foot of 2D2, with loss of a few letters, occasional staining, some spotting, lightly browned, later vellum, [Harting 314 ('a work of some rarity and value'); Schwerdt II, p.136; Thiébaud 499-500], 4to, Paris, Jérôme Drouart, 1612.⁂ First edition of this early treatise on falconry and hunting with dogs, edited by the librarian to Louis XIII, to whom the work is dedicated. Demetrius Pepagomenus was physician to the Byzantine emperor Michael Palaeologos in 1270. Includes veterinary matters. Provenance: The Rt. Hon. Dodgson Hamilton Madden (engraved armorial bookplate to front pastedown); 'Bibliotheca Capuccinorum Conceptionis Neapolis' (ink stamp to title).

Lot 543

India.- Fergusson (James) Illustrations of various styles of Indian Architecture. A Series of Fifteen Photographs of some of the most important buildings in India erected between B.C. 250 and A.D. 1830. With a Lecture on the Study of Indian Architecture..., 2 parts in 1, first edition, 1 mounted albumen print and 14 mounted permanent prints (proto-Woodburytypes) printed by the Photo-Relief Printing Co. (mostly c.140 x 100mm or vice versa), map, wood-engraved illustrations, small ink stamp at head of title, some light soiling, modern morocco-backed boards, part of original binding with title mounted on upper cover, slightly rubbed, 8vo, 1869.⁂ One of the author's scarcest works, illustrated with photographs of major monuments by Lt. Waterhouse, Mr. Burke, Samuel Bourne, Dr. Neill, Col. Biggs and others.

Lot 544

India.- Hope (Theodore C.), James Fergusson and Col. Thomas Biggs. Architecture at Ahmedabad, the Capital of Goozerat, first edition, half-title, wood-engraved frontispiece and illustrations, 2 maps, with 120 mounted albumen prints by Col. Thomas Biggs (c.180 x 130mm. or vice versa), some a little faded, particularly at edges, some mounts spotted or soiled, old ink stamp "Grindlay" to head of half-title and title and a few pencil annotations to text, original pictorial green cloth, gilt, rubbed, recased, spine and corners repaired, 4to, 1866.⁂ Scarce and important work on the ancient temples and mosques of Ahmedebad illustrated with fine photographs by Thomas Biggs, official photographer to the Government of India. They are some of the earliest photographs of India and record many buildings which have since been destroyed.

Lot 34

Signed print by Brian Eden, with blind stamp

Lot 289

A STAMP ALBUM CONTAINING ASSORTED STAMPS

Lot 377

5 CIGARETTE CARD ALBUMS TOGETHER WITH STAMP ALBUM CONTAINING STAMPS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Lot 691

A hinged stamp envelope with line decoration, 1” long B’ham 1910

Lot 21

Selection of Guards and Infantry Badgesincluding white metal, gilt and enamel Scots Guards. Rear with maker’s stamp (lugs) ... Brass Welsh Guards ... Brass Irish Guards ... Brass Scots Guards ... Brass Coldstream Guards ... KC bi-metal Derbyshire ... KC white metal Notts & Derby ... KC white metal Border Reg (fittings absent) ... 3 x bronzed 20th London Reg collar ... Brass Coldstream Guard valise badge. 17 items.

Lot 239

Two Inert Mills Grenadesconsisting No 23 example. Steel fragmentation body. Plain steel handle. Lower steel plug with fitting for firing rod. Base stamped “H.B 1/17” “No 23 MII”. Together with a similar bodied grenade with maker stamp “H.P”. Top bracket broken. Alloy base plug stamped “No5.1” by “S.B.S. Co 1916”. Also stamped “Dummy For Throwing Practise”. 2 items.

Lot 294

American Steel Helmet and Tank Crew Helmetgreen, rough texture helmet with rear seam. Swivel side bales. Composite inner helmet with webbing headband. Complete with camo cover. Together with an American pattern, Belgium produced, tank crew, steel helmet. Fold down fibre and leather ear flaps with webbing and leather fittings. Leather liner with maker’s stamp. 2 items.

Lot 305

Pre WW1 11th Hussars Trooper’s Busbyblack fur body with yellow mohair cord band. Maroon side bag with yellow edge piping. Maroon and white stepped horsehair plume with gilt acanthus leaf mount. Brass chinchain with leather backing. Leather and black linen sweatband. Leather crown with “WD” stamp, dated 1913. Minor service wear and couple of loose stitches to crown.

Lot 306

French High Ranking Officer’s Kepiblack body and crown. The crown with silver cord knots. The body with silver wire embroidery oak leaves and acorn scroll band. Black leather peak. Leather sweatband. Silk lining with “Lussan Paris”. Gilt maker’s stamp. Minor stitching faults.

Lot 381

Two Pairs of Military Binocularsconsisting pair of Canadian issue examples. Black crinkle body. Blackened frame marked “REL/Canada 1944. 6 x 30”. Broad arrow stamp. Complete in leather case dated 1937 ... Pair of No 2 MKII binoculars by “Kershaw” dated 1943. 2 items.

Lot 405

The Airborne Pattern Toggle Ropescoarse, double strand rope with a wooden toggle fitted to one end. Some wear. Together with a pair of British “Ammo”, black leather boots. One boot with faint 1944 date stamp.

Lot 489

WW1 Period RFC/RNAS Aircraft Short & Mason Altimeterpainted alloy case. The rear with “W.D” and broad arrow stamp. Securing outer ring with lower adjustment winder. Face with height 0-10,000 feet. Blued hand. Centre of the face marked “Thousand Feet Mark IVA” and maker “Short & Mason Ltd No 1410A”. Clean condition.

Lot 507

Mid 19th Century Prussian Short Sword19 inch, single edged blade with back edge sharpened point. Brass S shape crossguard with Ordnance stamp and issue stamp “2 R.C. 159”. Brass grip ribbed on one side and bulbous pommel.

Lot 521

1908 Pattern Current Refurbished Trooper’s Sword35 inch, single edged, narrow blade. Large fuller. The forte stamped “Wilkinson Pall Mall” with various issue stamps and date “5/19”. Large steel bowl guard with “WSC” proof stamp. Steel pommel. Black composite checkered grip. Contained in its steel scabbard with two fixed hanging rings. Steel with fresh, bright polish.

Lot 534

Italian M1841 Cavalry Sword35 3/4 inch, single edged, pipe back blade. The forte with small Armoury stamp. Steel guard with central cut out. Steel pommel back strap with serial number “H4138”. Plain wooden grip.

Lot 556

French M1853 Gendarmerie Rifled Carbine.700, 30 inch, four groove, rifled barrel. Front blade sight and rear V sight. Barrel with proof stamps and dated “1857”. Back action lock plate with “Tulle” Armoury maker’s stamp. Heavy percussion hammer. Polished 3/4 woodwork. The butt with various issue stamps. Brass butt plate and barrel bands. Steel and brass trigger guard. Steel ramrod and sling swivels.

Lot 557

French M1842 Gendarmerie Percussion Pistol20 bore, 5 inch barrel. The breech with proof stamps. Back action lock plate with “Mutzig” Armoury maker’s stamp. Heavy percussion hammer. Polished 3/4 woodwork. Steel butt cap, trigger guard, side plate and barrel band. Steel ramrod.

Lot 575

Pair of Early 19th Century Continental Flintlock Holster Pistols18 bore, 12 1/2 inch barrels with top flat and brass blade foresight. Breech with faint maker’s stamp. Lock plate with stepped tang. Swan neck flint cocks. Polished full stock woodwork. Brass butt cap with long ears, chamfered edge trigger guard, solid side plate, ramrod pipes and muzzle band. Wooden ramrods. Minor chips to woodwork.

Lot 577

Martini Henry MKII Carbine.577, 20 3/4 inch, drill purpose barrel cut through breech. Ladder sight absent. Flat side body with crowned “VR” over “BSA & MC 1876”. Steel trigger guard and under lever. Wooden butt with “Enfield” stamp and brass issue butt disc. Steel butt plate and sling swivel. Wooden forend with steel end cap and two barrel bands, the end one with bayonet bar.

Lot 603

Deactivated Martini Cavalry Carbine21 inch, .303 barrel with rear ladder sight. Flat side body stamped with crowned VR cypher over “1897” and issue stamps. Darkened steel trigger guard and under lever. Polished butt with “Enfield” stamp and brass disc marked “10/01. 4MX”. Steel butt plate. Wooden forend with steel end cap. Complete with certificate.

Lot 605

Deactivated Netherlands M1894 No 4 Carbine18 inch, 6.5 mm, blued barrel with adjustable rear sight. Breech stamped “Hembrug 1919”. Turn down bolt handle. Blued trigger and integral magazine. Polished full stock woodwork. The butt with maker’s stamp. Steel butt plate. Single steel sling swivel secured by a steel spring. Small chip to forend. Complete with certificate.

Lot 608

Deactivated Chinese Contract Mauser Rifle23 3/4 inch, 7.92 mm, blued barrel. Rear leaf sight. Blued breech with contract stamp. Straight bolt handle. Steel trigger guard and magazine floor plate. Polished full stock woodwork and top handguard. The butt stamped with Chinese characters. Steel butt plate, barrel bands and bayonet lug. Complete with certificate.

Lot 633

Japanese Arisaka Type 30 Bayonet15 3/4 inch, single edged blade with long fuller. The forte with maker’s stamp. Blued steel hook quillon, muzzle ring and pommel. Polished wooden slab grips. Contained in its blued steel scabbard.

Lot 637

Three Various Bayonetsconsisting Spanish M1941 bolo bayonet. 9 3/4 inch blade with narrow fuller. Forte marked “Toledo”. Steel crossguard, muzzle ring and pommel. Checkered wooden slab grips. Contained in its blued steel scabbard ... Swedish M1896, all steel bayonet. Single edged blade with central fuller. Forte with Naval Acceptance stamp. Tubular steel grip. Contained in its steel scabbard with leather frog ... All steel spike bayonet. 3 items.

Lot 183

A late-Victorian silver double stamp box, by Grey and Co., Birmingham 1897, rectangular form with hinged cover, 5.6cm wide

Lot 47

A 9ct gold (tested no mark) fob seal, 11.4g gross weight; together with brass hinged stamp box decorated with woman holding letter and a floral design on the sides

Lot 533

A CHINESE CAST BRONZE MODEL OF A LUCKY MONEY TOAD, FOUR CHARACTER STAMP TO BASE, HEIGHT 7CM

Lot 112

Quarter Sovereign 2014 and a 9ct Gold Commemorative First World War Coin/stamp cover. 

Lot 328

Gold 1999 Guernsey £5, Silver Proof Coins with Two 5oz Silver Commemorative Britannia, History of the Royal Navy three coin silver proof set also the Four Castle Stamp ingot Collection. All in Original Cases most with Certificate.

Lot 331

***AUCTIONEER TO ANNOUNCE INCREASE IN GUIDE PRICE*** Silver proof Ten Pounds 2013 ‘Queen’s Coronation 60th Anniversary’ cased as issued with certificate, First World War Centenary Coin and Medal collection and the centenary of the First World War three coin Land Sea and Air, Gibraltar Silver Proof Five Pounds 2014 Set, both sets cased as issued with certificates, plus coin-stamp sets ‘the John F Kennedy Silver Half Dollar cover’ and 2014 year of the Horse Silver Coin cover with a glazed frame coin-stamp coronation 1953 celebration set.

Lot 345

Proof Sets, 1983, 1984, 1985, Flat packs 1978 to 1982, cased coin sets x 6, brilliant Uncirculated sets 1986 to 1988, 1990 to 1993, 1999, coin packs £5 millennium 2000, £2 1989, coin stamp cover Wembley 2002, with £5 1993, 2000, 2001. (26)

Lot 347

First World War Threepence Set, Silver Jubilee Coin/Stamp Set and the Queen Elizabeth II complete Crown Collection. 

Lot 358

Commemorative coins, Churchill, RAF, D-Day Coin/Stamp Set and the 1984 United Kingdom Uncirculated Coin set.

Lot 125

Wilhelm Victor Krausz (Hungarian, 1878-1959) Portrait of Actress Ida Roland Oil on Panel Signed, Lower right Bears previous exhibition label and ink stamp on verso. Panel: 28 in. x 19 1/2 in.; Frame: 34 in. x 26 in. Condition: Good condition. For inquiries, condition report and additional images please email info.hillgallery@gmail.com Provenance: Purchased from Kunsthandlung Karl Loescher, Anton Jancsy, Wien, Austria on July 25th, 1966; John and Johanna Bass Collection; Bass Museum of Art after 1979. Literature: The John and Johanna Bass Collection, Miami Beach, FL, 1973, no. 203. Museum Inventory No. 1979.203 Collection of the Bass Museum of Art - Miami Beach, Florida. Proceeds to benefit the John and Johanna Bass Acquisitions Fund. Shipping: Hill Auction Gallery will not ship. Gallery will refer professional third party shippers for USA Domestic and International buyers. Purchaser pick up available upon request.

Lot 128

Franz Schrotzberg, attributed to (Austrian, 1811-1889) Viennese Portrait Kaiser Franz Joseph I of Austria (1830-1916) Vienna, Austria, circa 1856 Oil on Canvas Inscription and black ink stamp on verso Canvas: 33 1/4 in. x 26 3/4 in.; Frame 41 in. x 35 1/4 in. Condition: Good condition. For inquiries, condition report and additional images please email info.hillgallery@gmail.com Provenance: John and Johanna Bass Collection; Bass Museum of Art after 1963. Exhibition: The Golden Age of Emperor Franz Joseph: Austrian Art from The Bass Collection: 11/08/2006-2/01/2007; Highlights of the John and Johanna Bass Collection, Bass Museum: 11/03/1990-12/09/1990. Literature: The John and Johanna Bass Collection, Miami Beach, FL, 1973, No. 39 p.16; Paintings and Textiles of the Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, FL, 1990, p. 137; Gartenberg, Egon, Vienna: It's Musical Heritage, Pennsylvania State Univ, c. 1967; Wurzbach, C.V., Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserhums Osterreich, Vol. 32, Vienna, 1876, (under the entry for Schrotzberg) Museum Inventory No. 1963.039 Collection of the Bass Museum of Art - Miami Beach, Florida. Proceeds to benefit the John and Johanna Bass Acquisitions Fund. Shipping: Hill Auction Gallery will not ship. Gallery will refer professional third party shippers for USA Domestic and International buyers. Purchaser pick up available upon request.

Lot 129

Franz Schrotzberg, attributed to (Austrian, 1811-1889) Viennese Portrait Kaiserin Elizabeth of Austria (1837-1898) Vienna, Austria, circa 1856 Oil on Canvas Inscription and black ink stamp on verso Canvas: 33 in. x 27 in.; Frame: 41 in. x 34 1/2 in. Condition: Good condition. For inquiries, condition report and additional images please email info.hillgallery@gmail.com Provenance: John and Johanna Bass Collection; Bass Museum of Art after 1963. Exhibition: The Golden Age of Emperor Franz Joseph: Austrian Art from The Bass Collection 11/08/2006-2/01/2007; Highlights of the John and Johanna Bass Collection, Bass Museum 11/03/1990-12/09/1990. Literature: The John and Johanna Bass Collection, Miami Beach, FL, 1973, No. 40 p.16; Paintings and Textiles of the Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, FL, 1990, p. 136; Gartenberg, Egon, Vienna: It's Musical Heritage, Pennsylvania State Univ, c. 1967; Wurzbach, C.V., Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserhums Osterreich, Vol. 32, Vienna, 1876, (under the entry for Schrotzberg). Museum Inventory No. 1963.040 Collection of the Bass Museum of Art - Miami Beach, Florida. Proceeds to benefit the John and Johanna Bass Acquisitions Fund. Shipping: Hill Auction Gallery will not ship. Gallery will refer professional third party shippers for USA Domestic and International buyers. Purchaser pick up available upon request.

Lot 158

Gustave Wappers (Belgian, 1803-1874 ) 19th Century, Portrait of a Rabbi Oil on canvas Bears: Red estate stamp, Lower right Canvas: 21 in. x 15 in.; Frame: 27 in. x 20 1/2 in. Condition: Good condition. For inquiries, condition report and additional images please email info.hillgallery@gmail.com Provenance: From the artisit's estate; purchased from Plaza Art Galleries, Inc. New York , NY on December 14th, 1967 sale # 5266; John and Johanna; Bass Museum of Art after 1979. Literature: The John and Johanna Bass Collection, Miami Beach, FL 1973, No.266. Museum Inventory No. 1979.266 Collection of the Bass Museum of Art - Miami Beach, Florida. Proceeds to benefit the John and Johanna Bass Acquisitions Fund. Shipping: Hill Auction Gallery will not ship. Gallery will refer professional third party shippers for USA Domestic & International buyers. Purchaser pick up available upon request.

Lot 61

Alfred Buchta (Italian / Austrian, 1867-1916) The Adoration of the Three Kings Oil on Wood Panel Signed, Lower left Verso bears exhibition label, stamp. Panel: 23 3/4 in. x 28 1/2 in.; Frame: 29 1/4 in. x 33 1/4 in. Condition: Good condition. For inquiries, condition report and additional images please email info.hillgallery@gmail.com Provenance: Purchased from Kunsthandlung Karl Loescher, Anton Jancsy, Wien, Austria on July 25th, 1966; John and Johanna Bass Collection; Bass Museum of Art after 1979. Exhibition: Exhibited and illustrated in the annual exhibition (c. 1919) of the Vienna Kuenstlerhaus. Literature: The John and Johanna Bass Collection, Miami Beach, FL, 1973, no. 199. Museum Inventory No. 1979.199 Collection of the Bass Museum of Art - Miami Beach, Florida. Proceeds to benefit the John and Johanna Bass Acquisitions Fund. Shipping: Hill Auction Gallery will not ship. Gallery will refer professional third party shippers for USA Domestic and International buyers. Purchaser pick up available upon request.

Lot 157

Cecil Beaton (British, 1904-1980)Portrait of Coco Chanelstamped with Cecil Beaton Studio Sale stamp (lower right) and inscribed 'Chane' [sic] (lower right)  pen and ink on paper  45.6 x 36.3cm (17 15/16 x 14 5/16in).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: AR

Lot 462

* CARLOS NADAL (SPANISH 1917 - 1998), LA PLACE BRUXELLES oil on board, signed and dated '75 verso 22cm x 28cm Framed Note: The authenticity of this painting has been confirmed by the Comité Nadal. Comité Nadal stamp verso.

Lot 319

A VICTORIAN LEATHER 'EGYPTIANESQUE' STATIONERY BOX, ALEXANDER JONES & CO., LONDON, LATE 19TH CENTURY of pylon form, the black leather stamped with broad hieroglyph filled borders, the lid stamped 'THEOBALDS MUSEUM', the black watered silk-lined interior with cream dividers, with stamp by hinge 'Alex. Jones & Co. 154 Regent St' 27cm wide The Theobalds Museum was a large collection of Egyptian antiquities, amassed by the colourful Valerie Lady Meux (1847-1910). The British Musuem's Egyptologist, Walter Budge, catalogued over 1700 artefacts in the collection. The museum turned down her bequest of the collection however, so it was sold following her death. Apparently Valerie Susan Langdon (otherwise Val Reece) met the brewery millionaire Sir Henry Meux at the Casino de Venise in Holborn, where she entertained the clientele with her banjo playing and singing (more scurrilous gossips inferring that she was also entertained gentlemen privately). Marrying in secret in 1878, the couple enlarged their 18th century mansion, Theobalds, near Waltham Cross, including such improvements as a swimming pool and indoor skating rink. Although shunned by much of society, the Prince of Wales (Edward VIII) and Winston Churchill visited; entertained in the banqueting room of Christopher Wren's Temple Bar, which had been transported from London and re-erected as the estate's gatehouse. Twice painted by Whistler, a third unfinished portrait was supposedly destroyed by the artist following a falling-out with Lady Meux.

Lot 414

AN EDWARDIAN SILVER PHOTOGRAPH FRAME, WILLIAM HUTTON & SONS LTD., RETAILED BY SEARLE & CO., LONDON, 1903 shaped oblong, stamped in Art Nouveau taste with trailing buttercups, shaped oblong glazed aperture with green watered silk backing with retailer's gilt stamp, wood easel backed with distressed silk covering and strut, P.O.D.R. number for 1903 20cm long

Lot 539

A NICKEL GOLIATH WATCH IN PIGSKIN CASE, RETAILED BY GOLDSMITHS & SILVERSMITHS CO. LTD., LONDON, CIRCA 1910 with gilt plate eight day keyless Swiss movement, the white enamel dial with luminescent painted Arabic numerals and a subsidiary seconds dial just below centre, inscribed '8 DAYS', the pocket watch form plain circular case with engine-turned interior numbered to back and cuvette 161376, the leather oblong case with easel strut, blue silk and velvet lined with gilt retailer's stamp watch 13.5cm diameter, case 19cm high

Lot 544

A WOOD 'DOMINO' TRAVEL CLOCK, VAN CLEEF & ARPELS, PARIS, 1970s Swiss manual wind movement, silvered oblong dial with applied gilt '12' and '6' numerals and baton indicators between, signed 'VAN CLEEF / & ARPELS', chromium casing inscribed 'VARIAN CASINO', interior with workmaster's stamp for Georges Lenfant SA, the domed wood case hinged to fold into the oblong box with sliding lid, wood case and box each numbered '58', sliding lid numbered 'D9901B64', with its original brown suede pouch gilt stamped to the interior 'VAN CLEEF & ARPELS' below a stylised view of the Place Vendôme wood box 4.9cm long (2) The Varian Hotel Casino, on the shores of the Karaj dam, about 40 miles north of Tehran, thrived under the aegis of the Shah in the febrile atmosphere of 1970s Iran, until the '79 revolution brought an end to the party.

Lot 334

GB stamp collection in Windsor album, from QV 1d black (3 margins), imperf 1d reds with Maltese cross cancels, fine used pair of 2d blues plate 7 and selection of KGV and KGVI items including high values, also a few Morocco Agencies at back of album.

Lot 192

Cheque 1858 Barclay, Bevan, Tritton & Co., Cheque to order, black + white. Printer H.Baynes, London. Queen Victoria One Penny Receipt Stamp. Scarce

Lot 196

Cheque 1821 Eight Shilling and Sixpence Duty Stamped Cheque for £500, Bannerman & Sons, Manchester to Messrs Campbell & Co, Glasgow. Crisply embossed duty stamp.

Lot 353

Metal Detector finds with various fragments including a fragment of a 17th century padlock and book clasp showing a large circular stamp of a rose, Roman Slegeware and a Cast Borre - Style disc brooch, common of the type found around East Anglia and a mixed group of metal buckles etc. Metal Detector finds including: a Polden Hill brooch (folded wing ends type), an incomplete lock bolt, Lozengiform horse harness pendant and a tip of a spearhead. -A.F. Turner Ltd Brass plaque, Wellington Works Dudley, a Victorian or early 20th century brass plaque which would have been mounted on a Safe which this works produced. An excellent clean example. Prehistoric Horse tooth Fossil found on the East Coast of England. In excellent condition.-Victorian Cavalry/Artillery Horses Mouth Bit, a steel piece with the brass badges mounted on the sides with the 'VR' insignia. Sadly seems to be incomplete.

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