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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 343

RAVEL MAURICE: (1875-1937) French Composer. Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph, the image depicting Ravel seated in a half length pose, with a pen in one hand, at his desk. Photograph by Elliott & Fry of London and bearing their credit stamp to the verso. Signed and inscribed in fountain pen ink by Ravel to the lower photographer's mount, 'a Marjorie Hayward, Maurice Ravel' and dated 23rd October 1928 in his hand. Some extensive age toning and staining to the photographer's mount, lightly affecting the signature and inscription, which remain legible. About G Marjorie Hayward (1885-1953) English Violinist.

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 362

CASALS PABLO: (1876-1973) Spanish Cellist. A good vintage signed 5 x 7 photograph of Casals seated in a full length pose playing his cello in a church during the Prades Festival. Photograph by Studio Libold of Prades and bearing their credit stamp to the verso. Signed ('Pablo Casals') in bold fountain pen ink with his name alone to the lower border. VG

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 466

COOPER JAMES FENIMORE: (1789-1851) American Writer of The Last of the Mohicans (1826). D.S., J. Fenimore Cooper, being a signed cheque, Cooperstown, 5th November 1842. The attractive partially printed cheque, completed in Cooper's hand, is drawn on the Otsego County Bank and is made payable to Anna (?) Peabody for the sum of $5. A circular red bank cancellation stamp only very slightly affects Cooper's signature which also has a couple of small ink blots. Small tear to the right blank margin. About VG

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 502

[COROT JEAN-BAPTISTE-CAMILLE]: (1796-1875) French Painter. Vintage unsigned carte-de-visite photograph, the sepia albumen print by Bacard Fils of Paris, depicting Corot in a head and shoulders pose. Photographer's imprint to the lower mount and verso and with a later stamp of an American photograph agency to the verso. Some light age toning to the image, otherwise VG

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 554

[TURGENEV IVAN]: (1818-1883) Russian Novelist and Playwright. Vintage unsigned carte-de-visite photograph by Zlatoustoff of Burgas, the sepia albumen print depicting Turgenev seated in a three quarter length pose holding a cane in one hand. Photographer's oval stamp to the verso. Some light overall age wear and two very small pinholes to the lower mount, about VG

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 605

[LUDWIG II]: (1845-1886) King of Bavaria 1864-86. Vintage unsigned cabinet photograph by J. Albert of Munich, the oval image depicting the King in a head and shoulders pose wearing his uniform and medals. Photographer's imprint to the lower mount and with the oval stamp of Littauer of Munich to the verso. About EX

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 626

[SAINT-EXUPERY ANTOINE DE]: (1900-1944) French Aristocrat, Writer and Pioneer Aviator, author of The Little Prince. Vintage unsigned 2.5 x 2.5 photograph by Hirsch, the engaging image depicting Saint-Exupery seated outdoors in a full length pose, with several large buildings (reminiscent of New York) in the immediate background. Photographer's credit stamp and date, 13th July 1939, to the verso. VG Saint-Exupery went into exile in North America following France's armistice with Germany and lived in New York for several years during World War II.

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 652

BUBER MARTIN: (1878-1965) Austrian-born Jewish Philosopher. T.L.S., Buber, one page, 8vo, Jerusalem, 20th July 1961, to Dr. Bernhard Rang, in German. Buber states that he was delighted to have received the good news from his correspondent and continues to explain that he is sending a manuscript separately, explaining 'The letters would have to be surveyed first and photo[graphed crossed through in Buber's hand]copied…I do not wish to let the originals out of my hands' and adding that he has lost two manuscripts in recent years. In concluding Buber writes 'I myself have not yet seen Melzer's new edition, of which you write. I only know of it because Dr. Robert Weltsch who wrote the epilogue (not Schoeps, as you write in your letter) had asked me for material at the time'. Accompanied by the original envelope (postage stamp neatly cut away). VG

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 680

MARCONI GUGLIELMO: (1874-1937) Italian Inventor, developed a radio telegraph system. Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1909. T.L.S., G Marconi, one page, 4to, Marconi House, Strand, London, 16th April 1915, to Sir Henry Trueman Wood, Secretary of the Royal Society of Arts. Marconi states that he has his correspondent's letter 'in regard to the list of names of some of the suggested candidates for the Albert Medal for future years' and explains that he had not realised from previous communications that the list should have been returned, adding '…as my search for it has proved fruitless, it is very probable that it has been destroyed, in which case, of course, its privacy will remain intact, while in the event of my coming across it, I shall send it to you without fail'. With an oval Royal Society of Arts received stamp at the head. VG Henry Trueman Wood (1845-1929) British Secretary and Vice-President of the Royal Society of Arts. Marconi had been awarded the Royal Society's Albert Medal in 1914, the year before the present letter, for 'his services in the development and practical application of wireless telegraphy'. The next recipient, in 1915, was the English Physicist J. J. Thomson.

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 702

ADLER ALFRED: (1870-1937) Austrian Doctor, Psychotherapist, and the founder of the School of Individual Psychology. Adler's most famous concept is the inferiority complex. A.L.S., Dr Alf Adler, on two sides of a printed postcard with the title Internationale Zeitschrift fur Indiv[idualpsychologie; the remaining text obscured by scuffing caused by the removal of a postage stamp], Vienna, 27th June 1924, to Dr. Rene Allendy in Paris, in German. Adler states that he has sent his correspondent two of his books, following a request from Dr. E. Schlesinger, and adds that both books have already been translated into English and have become influential. He continues to add that he looks forward to Allendy's opinion of them and thanks his correspondent for his efforts in arranging a speech about Individual Psychology at the Sorbonne, further sending a new edition of the Zeitschrift fur Individualpsychologie as a gift. Several postal cancellations very slightly effect the text, but not the signature, and the card is neatly annotated in ink at the base of the verso of the postcard. About VG Rene Allendy (1889-1942) French Pyschoanalyst and Homeopath.

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 712

SCOTT ROBERT FALCON: (1868-1912) British Royal Navy Officer & Antarctic Explorer. An attractive vintage postcard issued for the British National Antarctic Expedition 1901, the image depicting an artist's impression of a group of five explorers pulling a sledge through heavy ice and snow, with the printed Latin words Vive Valeque in the upper corner, also with printed captions to the edges indicating that the present card is number 3 (of 4) from Series 3 of Wrench's Links of Empire postcards, and further stating This card was posted from the “Discovery” at the last port of call before sailing for the South Pole, bearing the circular cancellation of the Antarctic Expedition, S. S. Discovery, 1901, hand addressed by Scott in fountain pen ink to the verso to Miss Eleanor Warrender at 87 Eaton Square, London SW, England, and bearing a New Zealand postage stamp and post mark dated 23rd December 1901. Some light age wear and a few minor surface creases, about VG Eleanor Warrender and her family were friends with the Churchill family, Eleanor herself being particularly close to Winston Churchill's mother Jennie, with whom she had served as a nurse on a hospital ship during the Boer War.

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 716

EVEREST EXPEDITION 1953: An oblong 12mo postal souvenir miniature issued to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of The Conquest of Mount Everest in 1953, individually signed by Tenzing Norgay (1914-1986) Nepalese Indian Sherpa Mountaineer, the first man, with Edmund Hillary, to reach the summit of Mount Everest, 1953 and John Hunt (1910-1998) Baron Hunt. British Army Officer, Leader of the successful British Expedition to Mount Everest, 1953. Both have signed with their names alone in blue inks to clear areas above and below an attractive printed design. With a limitations stamp to the verso, numbered 157 of 500. EX

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 905

BERESFORD CHARLES: (1846-1919) British Admiral. A.L.S., Charles Beresford, four pages, 8vo, H.M.S. King Edward VII, Channel Fleet, 28th September 1907, to Mr. Luard of the Salters' Company in London. Beresford states that it will not be possible for him to be present to receive the distinguished honour offered by the Salters' Company, explaining 'I have received orders to hold myself and the Fleet under my command in readiness to do honour to the German Emperor….and I should not be able to get away from the Fleet while His Majesty remains in the country. The programme for the reception of the Emperor is not yet complete so that I cannot tell you when H.M. leaves…' and concludes by asking his correspondent to keep the information confidential, 'as my orders are headed “confidential”'. With an oval received stamp of the Salters' Company at the head of the first page. Together with a second A.L.S., Charles Beresford, three pages, 8vo, H.M.S. King Edward VII, Channel Fleet, 29th May 1908, to [Rennell Rodd] ('My dear Minister'). Beresford thanks his correspondent for their charming letter and states that he will be delighted to see him and Lady Rodd again although can not be certain about dates, adding 'If H.M. intends to visit Fleet will you kindly let me know' and further explaining that he will go in Surprise with 'my flag flying' and that he has just finished entertaining the French. Also including a vintage signed postcard photograph of Beresford in a half length pose wearing his naval uniform and cap. Signed with his name alone in dark fountain pen ink at the base of the image. Generally VG, 3 Rennell Rodd (1858-1941) British Diplomat & Politician.

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 910

SCHIRACH BALDUR VON: (1907-1974) German Reichsjugendfuhrer, head of the Hitler-Jugend (Hitler Youth) from 1931-40 and Gauleiter of Vienna 1940-45. T.L.S., Schirach, one page, oblong 4to, Munich, 9th March 1932, to [Ernst Rohm], on the printed stationery of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, in German. Schirach, in his capacity as Reichsjugendfuhrer, writes to his superior and states, in full, 'I ask that note be taken of the following memorandum of the Reich Leader of the H[itler] J[ugend], with which I agree completely. I think it is intolerable that the 'Federation of German Girls in the Hitler Youth' be removed from the structure of the youth organisations and be subordinated to the Organisational Department of the NSDAP, which has no experience in the field of youth organisations'. To the verso Ernst Rohm (1887-1934, German Officer, an early Nazi leader who was co-founder of the Sturmabteilung. Executed on the orders of Hitler and Himmler following his involvement in the Night of the Long Knives) has written his reply, a T.L.S., Rohm (in bold indelible pencil), one page, oblong 4to, Munich, 20th March 1932, to Schirach, stating 'As I have no experience in the Youth movement, I have to go for the most part by the statements of the experienced youth leaders on my staff. I think the argumentation of the leader of Hitler Youth is so well founded that I see no reason to oppose it. On the contrary, I think the suggestions on the last page (6) of the memorandum of von Rentelns are close to the intentions of the Reich Organisational Leader I'. Rare. Two files holes to both the left and right edges and with an official stamp and a few pencil annotations to Schirach's letter. About VG

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 937

[EISENHOWER DWIGHT D.]: (1890-1969) American General of World War II, later American President 1953-61. An unusual First Day Cover commemorating Eisenhower and featuring his portrait, individually signed by each of the twelve Honorary Pall Bearers at his funeral, comprising Edgar Eisenhower (1889-1971) American Lawyer, elder brother of Dwight Eisenhower, Milton Eisenhower (1899-1985) American Educational Administrator, younger brother of Dwight Eisenhower, Omar Bradley (1893-1981) American General of World War II, J. Lawton Collins (1896-1987) American General of World War II, Lauris Norstad (1907-1988) American General in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, Wade Haislip (1889-1971) American General of World War II, Alfred Gruenther (1899-1983) American General of World War II, Leonard Heaton (1902-1983) American Surgeon General who served in World War II, George W. Anderson (1906-1992) American Admiral who served in World War II, Lewis Strauss (1896-1974) American Businessman & Philanthropist, a major figure in the development of nuclear weapons and power in America, G. Gordon Moore ( - ) American Colonel, brother-in-law of Eisenhower and John Moaney (1914-1978) American Army officer, Eisenhower's personal valet. All have signed in bold blue or black inks with their names alone, largely to clear areas. The cover bears a postage stamp featuring Eisenhower's portrait and is postmarked at Abilene, Kansas, 14th October 1969. VG Eisenhower was interred on 2nd April 1969 in a small chapel in the grounds of the Eisenhower Presidential Library in his hometown of Abilene in Kansas. He was buried as a General of the Army. There were ten Honorary Pall Bearers at Eisenhower's funeral service in Washington DC on 31st March 1969, all but one of whom also served as Honorary Pall Bearers for Eisenhower's interment. Milton Eisenhower fell ill and was hospitalised for the latter event and was replaced by General Andrew Goodpaster.

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 941

'there is NO longer an enemy to defeat' WORLD WAR II: An extremely rare, historically important document, one page, oblong 4to, Cipher Office, Second Army, 8th May 1945. The original black ink teleprinter document, marked Immediate and Secret is a copy of the final Intelligence report of World War II issued by G-2 section of General Courtney Hodges 1st United States Army to all subordinated G-2 sections via cipher at 0420 on 8th May 1945. The message reads, in full, 'SECRET This is the final ISUM from HQ FIRST US ARMY. For the first time in ELEVEN months there is NO contact with the enemy. The victory which was won on OMAHA and UTAH beaches has reached its climax. Today belongs to the men of this army who fought and conquered the enemy from NORMANDY to the ELBE. There is NO enemy situation to report for there is NO longer an enemy to defeat'. This example bears the purple oval Cipher Office stamp and date of the British Second Army commanded by Lieutenant General Miles Dempsey. With the standard series of file holes to the left and right edges and with a few small tears and minor areas of paper loss to the upper and lower edges, not affecting the text. Some very light overall creasing, about VG THE EMOTIVE FINAL INTELLIGENCE REPORT OF WORLD WAR II DECLARING '…THERE IS NO LONGER AN ENEMY TO DEFEAT'. Miles Dempsey (1896-1969) British General of World War II who commanded the British Second Army during the D-Day landings of 6th June 1944 and throughout the rest of the campaign in North-Western Europe. We can find no records of another example of this signal having ever been offered for sale at auction before.

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 950

Einstein, Gandhi, and a remarkable host of other famous individuals AUTOGRAPH ALBUM: A fine oblong 8vo (5 x 4) leather bound autograph album containing over 140 signatures by an outstanding selection of famous individuals of the 1920s and 1930s, including (listed in order of appearance within the album) - Edward C. Elliott (1874-1960) American Educational Researcher & Administrator. John J. Pershing (1860-1948) American General of World War I James H. Doolittle (1896-1993) American Aviation Pioneer who also served in World War II as Commander of the Doolittle Raid Nancy Cox-McCormack (1885-1967) American Sculptor, Writer & SocialiteCharles A. Lindbergh (1902-1974) American Aviator who made the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, 20th - 21st May 1927.Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1890-1958) Granddaughter of Emperor Alexander II of Russia and cousin of Tsar Nicholas II.Emile Coue (1857-1926) French Psychologist & Pharmacist; Autograph Quotation Signed, 'Tous les jours à tous points de vue je vais de mieux en mieux' (Translation: 'Every day, in every way, I'm getting better and better'), dated Nancy, 1st July 1924 in his hand)Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929) French Sculptor and Painter; Autograph Quotation Signed, 'Tous les jours a tous les points de vue jewie plus et mieux de moi' (Translation: 'Every day, in every way, I demand more and better of me'), dated Paris, 1924 in his hand and with a small additional drawing of a star alongside his signature) Ezra Pound (1885-1972) American PoetWilliam Williams Keen (1837-1932) American Surgeon, the first brain surgeon in the United States. Keen attended to six American PresidentsJames Rowland Angell (1869-1949) American Psychologist & Educator, President of Yale University 1921-37.William Tilden (1893-1953) American Tennis Player, Wimbledon Champion 1920, 1921 & 1930.Anna Pavlova (1881-1931) Russian Ballet Dancer.Rosa Ponselle (1897-1981) American SopranoPhilip Merivale (1886-1946) English ActorJane Cowl (1883-1950) American ActressAdolphe Menjou (1890-1963) American ActorW. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) English Playwright & Novelist.Walter Hampden (1879-1955) American Actor & Theatre ManagerAmos 'n' Andy - Freeman Gosden (1899-1982; Amos) and Charles Correll (1890-1972; Andy) American Radio Comedians famous for the Amos 'n' Andy show.Lionel Barrymore (1878-1954) American Actor, Academy Award winnerHenry Morgenthau (1891-1967) American Politician, US Secretary of the Treasury 1934-45.Mary Pickford (1892-1979) American Actress, Academy Award winnerRoy Byford (1873-1939) English ActorElias Burton Holmes (1870-1958) American Traveller, Photographer and Filmmaker who coined the word travelogue.Mischa Elman (1891-1967) Russian ViolinistElena Vladimirovna (1882-1957) Russian Grand Duchess, wife ofPrince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark (1872-1938) Cousin of Tsar Nicholas II and husband of Elena VladimirovnaManuel II (1889-1932) King of Portugal 1908-10Gustave Charpentier (1860-1956) French Composer; A.M.Q.S. of one bar from his most famous opera Louise.Emile-Rene Menard (1861-1930) French PainterLouis Bleriot (1872-1936) French Aviator, the first man to fly across the English Channel, 1909.Sheila Kaye-Smith (1887-1956) English WriterEdith O'Shaughnessy (1876-1939) American Journalist & BiographerNoel Eadie (1901-1950) Scottish SopranoHenri de Regnier (1864-1936) French Symbolist Poet.Herbert Witherspoon (1873-1935) American Bass Singer & Opera ManagerCosmo Hamilton (1870-1942) English Playwright & Novelist.Maurice Rostand (1891-1968) French Author, son of Edmond Rostand; attractive A.Q.S. from La Gloire.George Santayana (1863-1952) Spanish-born American Philosopher & Novelist; a good A.Q.S., eight lines of French text, with an holograph explanation in English beneath, 'I wrote these words of Le Misanthrope in my first manuscript book of verses, and I think they still apply to my poetry and to that of most other people', August 1926.Marcella Sembrich (1858-1935) Polish SopranoAlbert Spalding (1888-1953) American Violinist.Emilio de Gogorza (1872-1949) American BaritoneNoel Coward (1899-1973) English Actor & Playwright, Academy Award winner.Ferdinand I (1861-1948) Tsar of Bulgaria 1908-18.Frieda Hempel (1885-1955) German SopranoMrs. Patrick Campbell (1865-1940) English Stage ActressSybil Thorndike (1882-1976) English ActressWalter Damrosch (1862-1950) German-born American Conductor & Composer; an attractive A.M.Q.S., four bars, with words, 'To Wagner the prize!', beneath, Paris, 1927.Clara E. Laughlin (1873-1941) American Writer & Radio Personality.Josef Hofmann (1876-1957) Polish-American Pianist; A.M.Q.S.Connie Mack (1862-1956) American Baseball Player & Manager.Titta Ruffo (1877-1953) Italian Opera Singer.Helen Hayes (1900-1993) American Actress, Academy Award winner.Ernest Dimnet (1866-1954) French Priest & WriterHenri Bremond (1865-1933) French Literary Scholar, one of the Theological Modernists.Ganga Singh (1880-1943) Maharajah of Bikaner 1888-1943, the only 'non-white' member of the British Imperial War Cabinet during World War I.Nellie Melba (1861-1931) Australian Soprano.Geraldine Farrar (1882-1967) American Soprano.Feodor Chaliapin (1873-1938) Russian Opera SingerJohn Drinkwater (1882-1937) English Poet & DramatistLeopold Godowsky (1870-1938) Polish American Pianist & Composer; A.M.Q.S., Paris, 1929Howard Chandler Christy (1873-1952) American Artist & Illustrator. Original pencil drawing of the head of a Christy Girl in profile, signed and inscribed in pencil, November 1928.Richard Strauss (1864-1949) German Composer.Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987) Russian-born American ViolinistFerdinand Foch (1851-1929) French Marshal of World War I; vintage signed postcard photograph of Foch's birthplace at Tarbes, signed in blue crayon with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image.Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973) American Writer & Novelist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1938. Ink signature with an oval red ink stamp featuring Chinese characters beneath.Margaret Matzenauer (1881-1963) Romanian Mezzo-Soprano.Jose Iturbi (1895-1980) Spanish Conductor & Pianist.Ethel Leginska (1886-1970) British Pianist; attractive signed image of a silhouette of a pianist.Mahatma K. Gandhi (1869-1948) Indian Political and Spiritual Leader during the Indian Independence Movement.Rene Lacoste (1904-1996) French Tennis Player, Wimbledon Champion 1925 & 1928Alfred Noyes (1880-1958) English Poet.Ernest Schelling (1876-1939) American Pianist, Composer & Conductor; A.M.Q.S. from his most popular work A Victory Ball.Marcel Dupre (1886-1971) French Organist & Composer.Violet Oakley (1874-1961) American Artist, the first American woman to receive a public mural commission.Olga Samaroff (1880-1948) American Pianist, wife of Leopold Stokowski.Walter E. Edge (1873-1956) American Politician, Governor of New Jersey.Charles Evans Hughes (1862-1948) American Statesman, Governor of New York.Andrew W. Mellon (1855-1937) American Banker, Industrialist, Philanthropist & United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom.and many, many othersOWING TO RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE-SALEROOM WE CAN NOT PUBLISH A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THIS LOT - PLEASE CONTACT IAA LTD DIRECTLY FOR A FULL DESCRIPTION  

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 97

BARRYMORE LIONEL: (1878-1954) American Actor, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed and inscribed 10 x 13 photograph of Barrymore in a head and shoulders pose. Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull and bearing his credit stamp to the verso. Signed in bold, dark fountain pen ink across a light area of the image. Some light, minor surface and corner creasing, otherwise VG

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Nigel Ward & Company
Lot 1035

A wooden stamp together with a wooden Buddha and an ornate terracotta Elephant.

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Nigel Ward & Company
Lot 1050

A small metal cased, hand held Musical Box, a tin plate Vesta Case, miniature brass Jug and a Stamp Case

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Nigel Ward & Company
Lot 1279

A Stamp Album containing stamps from Guernsey, Jersey, Malta, Isle Man etc.

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Nigel Ward & Company
Lot 1301

A quantity of Stamp strips in wallets including The Penny Black, Swans, Royal Air Force Diamond Jubilee, 'Lady Elizabeth' of Castletown, etc., all from the Isle of Man Post Office together with a quantity of Newsletters from the same, etc.

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Charles Ross Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Lot 191

A New Zealand 1862 6d stamp, used on piece.

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Charles Ross Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Lot 307

A silver cigarette box of rectangular form, with engine turned decoration to lid, Birmingham hallmarks, circa 1955, 14cm wide, together with a silver cigar case, Birmingham hallmarks, circa 1910, 12.5cm wide, a silver cigarette case, Birmingham hallmarks, 1942, 11cm wide and a contemporary silver stamp case.

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Charles Ross Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Lot 91

Franz Bergman, a cold painted bronze model of a hawk standing on rocky outcrop, 18cm tall (including base), impressed 'B' within vase stamp under tail with Geschutzt mark and indistinct number.

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Woolley & Wallis
Lot 2069

International Watch Co. An 18ct gold dress watch, signed silvered dial with raised gilt Arabic numerals, damascened nickel movement signed International Watch Co, Schaffhausen, no. 112707, Probus IWC stamp, jewelled to the centre, micrometer adjustment, in a Probus IWC Scafusia case, Import marks London 1956, 46mm diameter.

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Woolley & Wallis
Lot 2223

Henri Jacot. A miniature carriage timepiece, white enamel dial signed Klaftenberger, 157 Regent St, & Paris, backplate with Jacot's parrot stamp and numbered 3997, lever platform, in a cannelee case with mask to top glass, 3.25in (8cm); with travelling case. (2)

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Woolley & Wallis
Lot 2252

A miniature champleve enamel carriage timepiece bearing the Royal mark of The House of The Empress of Japan, circular white enamel dial against a guilloche gilt mask, the movement numbered 786 and Royal mark stamp, lever platform, in an Anglais riche case decorated with multicoloured foliage against a dark blue ground, 3.5in (9cm) high. With purchase invoice costing £60 in 1966.

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Woolley & Wallis
Lot 2259

Drocourt. A rare cloisonne carriage timepiece, circular cream enamel dial with Arabic numerals, movement with Drocourt's stamp and numbered 23151, lever platform, the whole case decorated with exotic birds and flowers against a cream ground, on elephant mask feet, surmounted a Dog of Fo, 3.25in (8cm) high; with numbered key and travelling case. (2)

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McTear's
Lot 141

SET OF SIX CLARICE CLIFF MOULDED FISH PLATES each with a moulded fish relief to the rim, handpainted with triple green rim, Newport factory stamp, each 22cm wide

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Tennants Auctioneers
Lot 119

An Unusual 18ct Gold Wristwatch with Hooded Lugs, retailed by Boucheron, Paris, circa 1956, (calibre 244) lever movement signed Omega and numbered 15104799, gold coloured brushed dial with Roman and baton markers, case back signed Boucheron Paris and numbered BT908.247 73.431, inside the back cover with a maker's mark JP and numbered 6847, French eagle's head stamp mark for 18ct gold, leather strap with a sliding clasp located in one of the hooded lugs, 30mm wide 05.06.15, Case with light surface scratches, strap is worn in parts, dial with small scratches, movement in going order.

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Tennants Auctioneers
Lot 134

An Opal and Diamond Ring, circa 1880, the graduated oval cabochon opals spaced by pairs of old cut diamonds, in yellow claws on a scroll setting, to a fancy shouldered plain polished shank, total estimated diamond weight 0.50 carat approximately, finger size M1/2 The ring is in good condition. It has a worn stamp, but in our opinion it would test as gold. The approximate qualities of the diamonds are; colour H/I/J, clarity SI1/SI2/I1. Gross weight 5.8 grams. CR made 29th April 2015

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Lot 141

A Cultured Pearl and Emerald Necklace, the oval cultured pearls alternate with faceted emeralds, length 48cm The necklace is in good condition. It fastens with a hook catch. This bear no hallmark, nor stamp, but is believed to be gold plated. The pearls measure approximately 8mm by 10mm. They are white with silvery tones. They do have some surface blemishes. Gross weight 59.6 grams. CR made 15th May 2015

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Tennants Auctioneers
Lot 143

A Victorian Bangle, in the Etruscan style, set with a row of split pearls in a central raised section, surrounded by scroll, rope twist and bead decoration, hinged to a plain polished back, cased The box is worn. Part of the catch is missing. The bangle is in good condition overall. There is a small section of rope twist decoration missing. It fastens with a tongue and box catch. It bears no hallmark,nor stamp, but in our opinion it would test as gold. Gross weight 31.0 grams. CR made 27th April 2015

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Tennants Auctioneers
Lot 175

An Emerald and Diamond Cluster Pendant, an oval cut emerald within a border of round brilliant cut diamonds in yellow claw settings, to a shaped pendant bale, total estimated diamond weight 1.20 carat approximately, length 2.5cm, and A Pair of Emerald and Diamond Cluster Earrings, each round cut emerald within a border of round brilliant cut diamonds in white claw settings, total estimated diamond weight 0.70 carat approximately, with post fittings for pierced ears The items are all in fairly good condition, with only minor signs of wear. None of the pieces bear a hallmark, nor stamp, but in our opinion they would all test as gold settings. The approximate qualities of the diamonds are; colour I/J/K, clarity SI1/SI2/I1/I2. Gross weight 8.6 grams. CR made 27th April 2015

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Lot 177

A Multi-Gemstone Bracelet, the gemstones of various cuts include garnet, citrine, aquamarine, sapphire and tourmaline, in white four claw settings, to a yellow oval link bracelet, length 17.3cm The bracelet is in good condition. The settings are chain linked for security. It fastens with a tongue and box catch and features a figure-of-eight safety clasp. It bears no hallmark, nor stamp. Gross weight 15.2 grams. CR made 15th June 2015

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Tennants Auctioneers
Lot 219

A Pair of Blue Topaz and Diamond Drop Earrings, a row of round brilliant cut diamonds suspends a pear cut blue topaz within a border of brilliant cut diamonds, in white claw settings, total estimated diamond weight 1.00 carat approximately, with post fittings for pierced ears, drop length 4.2cm The earrings are in good condition. They bear no hallmark, nor stamp, but in our opinion they would test as gold. The approximate qualities of the diamonds are; colour H/I/J, clarity SI2/I1/I2. Gross weight 9.6 grams. CR made 28th May 2015

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Tennants Auctioneers
Lot 234

A Pair of Diamond and Pearl Drop Earrings, a rose cut diamond cluster stud, with yellow claw settings, to a white paste stone suspending a simulated pearl, total estimated diamond weight 1.20 carat approximately, with post fittings for pierced ears, drop length 3.6cm The earrings are in good condition. They bear no hallmark, nor stamp, but in our opinion they would test as gold. The approximate qualities of the diamonds are; colour I/J/K, clarity SI2/I1/I2. Gross weight 5.2 grams. CR made 3rd June 2015

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Tennants Auctioneers
Lot 251

A Georgian Ring, three green step cut stones spaced by pairs of rose cut diamonds, in yellow claws within a decorative mount, on a scroll decorated mount, finger size G1/2, in box The ring is in good condition, commensurate with age. One of the green stones has a noticeable chip. All bear scuffs and scratches. They are hard to get a definite test result on, but are probably emeralds. It bears no hallmark, nor stamp, but in our opinion it would test as gold. The rose cut diamonds are each estimated to weigh 0.03ct. Their colour and clarity have not been assessed as the ring ought to be professionally cleaned first, and this condition, alongside closed back settings does not allow for accurate judgement. Gross weight 1.8 grams. CR made 27th April 2015

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Tennants Auctioneers
Lot 258

An Early 20th Century Diamond Twist Ring, a round brilliant cut diamond in a white claw setting to twist shoulders inset with rose cut diamonds on a plain polished shank, principal diamond estimated to weigh 1.50 carat approximately, finger size J1/2 The ring was valued for insurance in March 2015 at £8,600. The ring is in good condition. It bears no hallmark, nor stamp, but in our opinion it would test as platinum. The diamond measures; 7.21mm x 7.33mm x 4.59mm. The approximate qualities of the diamonds are; colour J/K, clarity SI2/I1. Gross weight 3.2 grams. CR made 29th May 2015

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Tennants Auctioneers
Lot 266

A Diamond Cluster Ring, marquise cut diamonds in a spray formation, to a twist band of baguette cut diamonds, with round brilliant cut diamond accents, total estimated diamond weight 4.50 carat approximately, finger size K The ring is in good condition. It bears no hallmark, nor stamp, but in our opinion it would test as gold. The approximate qualities of the diamonds are; colour H/I/J, clarity VS2/SI1/SI2/I1. Gross weight 13.0 grams. CR made 9th June 2015

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Tennants Auctioneers
Lot 269

A Sapphire and Diamond Cluster Pendant, an oval mixed cut sapphire within a border of round brilliant cut diamonds, in yellow claw settings on a plain polished pendant loop, total estimated diamond weight 0.35 carat approximately, measures 1.1cm by 2cm, on a fancy link chain, length 51cm The necklace is in good condition. It fastens with a bolt ring catch. The pendant has a little wear to the sides of the pendant loop where it has moved against the chain. The chain is stamped '375', the pendant bears no hallmark, nor stamp, but in our opinion both would test as gold. The approximate qualities of the diamonds are; colour I/J/K, clarity SI2/I1/I2. Gross weight 6.2 grams. CR made 3rd June 2015

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Tennants Auctioneers
Lot 290

A Pair of Cultured Pearl and Diamond Cluster Earrings, a cultured pearl within a border of round brilliant cut diamonds, in white claw settings, total estimated diamond weight 1.00 carat approximately, with post fittings for pierced ears The earrings are in good condition. They bear no hallmark, nor stamp, but in our opinion they would test as gold. The approximate qualities of the diamonds are; colour H/I/J, clarity SI1/SI2/I1. Gross weight 5.0 grams. CR made 14th May 2015

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Tennants Auctioneers
Lot 291

A Diamond Solitaire Ring, the old cut diamond in a white six claw setting, to a tapered shoulder plain polished shank, estimated diamond weight 1.15 carat approximately, finger size K The ring is in good condition. It bears no hallmark, nor stamp, but in our opinion it would test as gold. The diamond measures; 6.98mm x 7.00mm x 3.42mm. The approximate qualities of the diamond are; colour G/H, clarity I2/I3. It has a natural on the girdle. Gross weight 2.0 grams. CR made 31st March 2015

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Tennants Auctioneers
Lot 309

A Peridot and Seed Pearl Bangle, a square step cut peridot within a border of seed pearls to scroll sides encasing floral seed pearl decoration, hinged to a double row back The bangle is in fairly good condition. There are a couple of minor dents. It fastens with a tongue and box catch and features a safety chain. It bears a worn stamp, and in our opinion it would test as gold. Gross weight 10.2 grams. CR made 29th May 2015

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Lawrences Auctioneers of Crewkerne
Lot 1508

GWENDOLINE MARY HOPTON (1866-1913) FISHING BOATS, ST. IVES Studio stamp verso, oil on panel 24 x 34cm. ++ A few unobtrusive minor chips

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Biddle & Webb
Lot 427

A Jubilee Mint limited edition cased The Centenary of World War I solid gold coin cover, comprising of commemorative design envelope, stamp and 9ct gold coin with certificate, together with a Popes of the modern times miniature gold coin with certificate. (2)

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Moore Allen & Innocent
Lot 343

A 19th Century muzzle loading carbine with walnut stock and cheek plate, the octagonal barrel with slightly flared end bearing stamp "A" (beneath a Crown) "Brecht - A.W.", hammer action, 109.5 cm long overall

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Moore Allen & Innocent
Lot 359

A 1908 pattern Cavalry Trooper's sword, straight fullered blade with stamp "PO8" on back strap and various stamps at forte, regulation steel bowl guard, chequered grip, housed in plain steel scabbard, 107 cm long overall (not including scabbard) CONDITION REPORTS Scabbard with wear and rusting. Sword with wear, scuffs and some tarnish, knuckle guard with some dents and mis-shaping and rusting, grip with wear and rusting, please see photos for details.

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Moore Allen & Innocent
Lot 693

An early 20th Century beech and elm Thames Valley Windsor wheel and stick back armchair, bearing makers stamp "A.H" CONDITION REPORTS Overall with wear and scuffs, has had some repairs and re-gluing to joints, various age splits and some chips (please see photos for examples). Height of back 105 cm, width of arms 60.5 cm, width of seat 48 cm, depth of seat front to back 49 cm.

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Moore Allen & Innocent
Lot 75

An unframed black and white photograph of Prince George (later George V), Queen Mary, Princess Victoria and Edward (later Edward VIII) signed by all and dated 1908, bearing William U. Kirk & Sons of Cowes, Isle of Wight blind stamp, together with another unframed black and white photograph of Prince George and Edward, and a Royal Christmas card depicting Harewood House inscribed "To Dear Sir Edward from Mary 1958", bearing gilt Royal cypher to front (Provenance : Air Vice Marshall Sir Edward "Mouse" Fielden GCVO, CB, DFC, AFC [deceased], personal pilot to Edward VIII when Prince of Wales, Chief Air Pilot and Extra Equerry, then Captain of the King's Flight/Queen's Flight - for further information please contact the Auctioneers) CONDITION REPORTS The signed photograph dated 1908 is 28 cm x 23 cm, has various creasing and section missing to one corner, small nicks and tears around edges, bears blind stamp bottom right "Copyright Wm U. Kirk & Sons Photo, Cowes. I.W", photograph bears a pencil inscription verso (please see condition report photographs), and the ink from the signatures is showing through slightly to the reverse. The unsigned photograph is of the same size, has various creasing and some small areas of loss to corner. also bears the blind stamp bottom right, and is inscribed in pencil verso "No 3", also has some small tears around edges. Harewood House Christmas card has some wear, dirt and scuffs, some yellowing and spotting, card bears gilt "M" cypher to front and to back "Raphael Tuck Sons Ltd", size of card when closed approx. 12.5 cm x 16.75 cm.

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Dreweatts & Bloomsbury (Bloomsbury)
Lot 118

Huth Library (The). A Catalogue..., 5 vol., one of 130 sets, frontispiece portrait, 1880; Huth (A.H.) A Catalogue of the Woodcuts and Engravings in The Huth Library, one of 150 copies , 1910, titles printed in red & black, blind-stamp on titles and last ff., library bookplate, contemporary leather-backed cloth, worn at spines, t.e.g., others uncut, 1910, 4to (6)

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Dreweatts & Bloomsbury (Bloomsbury)
Lot 172

Christie (Agatha) - Evil Under the Sun, ink ownership inscription, spine slightly faded, jacket with ring-mark to upper panel, spine ends a little chipped, closed tear to head of upper panel, light creasing to head, 1941; Crooked House, ink stamp and light foxing to endpaper, some light mottling and fading to extremities, jacket with chips, closed tears and accompanying creasing to head and foot, 1949, first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets , 8vo (2)

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Dreweatts & Bloomsbury (Bloomsbury)
Lot 173

Christie (Agatha) - Five Little Pigs, spine ends and corners a little bumped, jacket browned, spine ends and corners chipped, light rubbing and creasing to extremities, 1942; The Moving Finger, blind-stamp to title and half-title, ink ownership inscription, jacket price-clipped, spine a little browned, spine ends and corners a little chipped, damp-staining to foot of lower panel, some light rubbing and creasing to extremities, 1943; The Hollow, jacket spine a little faded, spine ends and corners a little chipped, 1946, first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets ; and another by the same, 8vo (4)

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Dreweatts & Bloomsbury (Bloomsbury)
Lot 272

Amano (Yoshitaro) & Yukihiro Tsunoyama, - editors. Textiles of the Andes: Catalog of Amano Collection editors. Textiles of the Andes: Catalog of Amano Collection , San Francisco, 1979 § Woolley (Linda) Medieval Life and Leisure in the Devonshire Hunting Tapestries, 2002 § Hart (A.) & Susan North. Historical Fashion in Detail: The 17th and 18th Centuries, 1998 § Cooke (Edward S.) & others. Upholstery in America & Europe from the Seventeenth Century to World War I, New York & London, 1987 § Seligman (G.S.) & Talbot Hughes. Domestic Needlework, [1926], illustrations, many colour, the last two with embossed stamp on title, original cloth or boards, all but the last with dust-jackets, some a little rubbed and frayed at edges, the first also with slip-case ; and c.30 others, textiles and costume, many catalogues, v.s. (c.35)

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Dreweatts & Bloomsbury (Bloomsbury)
Lot 275

Ayers (John) & others. - Chinese Porcelain: The S. C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, illustrations, many colour, small embossed stamp at foot of titles, original blind-stamped cloth, spines slightly faded, traces of labels at foot, cloth slip-case, 4to, Hong Kong, 1987.

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Dreweatts & Bloomsbury (Bloomsbury)
Lot 284

Ertug (Ahmet) & others. - Silks for the Sultans: Ottoman Imperial Garments from Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, 1996; Reflections of Paradise: Silks and Tiles from Ottoman Bursa, Istanbul, 1995 § Raby (Julian, editor ) The Nasser D.Khalili Collection of IslamicArt, vol.IX & XXI (Cobalt and Lustre: The first centuries of Islamic pottery [ & ] The Arts of War: Arms and Armour of the 7th to 19th centuries), 1994-92 § Rajab (Jehan S.) Palestinian Costume, embossed stamp on title, London & New York, 1989 § Mortensen I.D.) Nomads of Luristan: History, Material Culture, and Pastoralism in Western Iran, 1993, illustrations, many colour, original cloth or boards, the last four with dust-jackets, the first three with slip-cases ; and c.35 others, Islamic art etc. including textiles and costume, some catalogues, v.s. (c.40)

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Dreweatts & Bloomsbury (Bloomsbury)
Lot 296

Loukomski (G.K.) - Le Kremlin de Moscou, 2 vol. (Architecture/Mobilier; Les Palais et le Musée des Arts Décoratifs), mounted plates, loose as issued in original board folders with ties, lacking spines, Paris, n.d. § Cracraft (J.) The Petrine Revolution in Russian Imagery, Chicago, 1997 § Kirichenko (E.) & Mikhail Anikst. The Russian Style, 1991 § Rudenstine (A.Z., editor ) The George Costakis Collection: Russian Avant-Garde Art, small embossed stamp on title, 1981 § Razina (T.) & others. Folk Art in the Soviet Union, Leningrad, 1989, all but the first with illustrations, some colour, original cloth or boards with dust-jackets, one or two rubbed ; and 8 others, Russian art, v.s. (14)

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Dreweatts & Bloomsbury (Bloomsbury)
Lot 311

Sarre (Friedrich) & Hermann Trenkwald. - Alt-Orientalische Teppiche/Old Oriental Carpets, 2 vol., mixed set, vol.1 in German, vol.2 in English, 120 plates, many colour, some double-page, captioned tissue guards, ex-library set with small ink stamp on titles but otherwise unstamped, original cloth, worn, spines detached, Vienna & Leipzig, 1926-29 § Martin (F.R.) A History of Oriental Carpets before 1800, one of 300 copies, 31 plates only (of 33, lacking plates 26 & 27, supplied in high quality colour reproductions), many colour or with colour overlays, numerous illustrations, some colour and tipped in, soiled and frayed at edges, some plates with marginal tears and staining, text and plates loose as issued in original cloth-backed board folder with ties, worn, lacking spine and some ties, Vienna, 1908, large folio ; sold not subject to return (3)

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Dreweatts & Bloomsbury (Bloomsbury)
Lot 313

Turner (Jane, - editor ) The Dictionary of Art, 34 vol., Grove editor ) The Dictionary of Art, 34 vol., Grove, 1996 § Campbell (Colin) William Nicholson: The Graphic Work, New York, 1983 § Guillaud (J. & M.) Matisse: Le Rythme et la Ligne, embossed stamp on title, Paris & New York, 1987 § Cachin (F.) Manet, 1991 § Birks (Tony) Hans Coper, New York, 1983 § Kenseth (Joy, editor ) The Age of the Marvelous, original wrappers, Hanover, N.H., 1991, illustrations, some colour, the first original cloth or boards, all but the first with dust-jackets, some a little rubbed, labels on spines ; and c.40 others, art, some catalogues, v.s. (Qty)

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