* Bohemian playing cards. Prager Doppel-Deutsche pattern, Prague: Mathew (Mathias) Mischak, circa 1840, a complete deck of 32 stencil coloured woodcut playing cards (German suits), double-ended courts, daus of bells with maker's details, faint tax stamp (and part of another unknown stamp), and two-tailed Bohemian lion, daus of acorns with Habsburg eagle, much soiled and rubbed, extremities worn, few cards lightly creased, versos very dark green marbling with hint of red, each card approximately 98 x 55 mm, 20 cards mounted with photo corners onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder contained in a plastic bag, the board 54.5 x 39.5 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis. Previously from the collections of Sylvia Mann (1653/77); David Temperley.Altfahrt, Makers of Playing-Cards in Prague (IPCS Papers #8), pp.63-64 (probably illustrated p.64); Mann, All Cards on the Table, pp.89, 99, & 260 (this actual pack mentioned); Reisinger, Herz, Schelle, Laub, Eichel, vol. 2 pp.148-149 (this pack described & illustrated).Sylvia Mann observes that this particular double-ended pattern has some important differences that separate it from the standard double-ended Bohemian pattern: Klaus Reisinger calls this the Bohemian Type I pattern to differentiate it.
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* Italian playing cards. Lorraine pattern in Tuscany, Florence: unknown maker, circa 1818, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured woodcut playing cards (French suits), 'Firenze' on jack of hearts, tax stamp on jack of spades (used 1816-1820), full length courts with later 19th century ink manuscript ranks added (that to king of spades and jack of hearts removed by abrasion), pip cards with fleur-de-lys watermark, soiled and rubbed, some stains or water damage and marks, few pip cards creased, some singed, versos red small flowers pattern, each card 97 x 63 mm, together with: 'Imperial pattern', Naples: Real Fabrica de Fogli a Contorno, circa 1850, a complete Piquet deck of 32 stencil coloured wood-engraved playing cards (French suits), double-ended courts, faintly printed manufacturers details on jacks of diamonds & clubs, and queen of clubs, Bourbon tax stamp and another stamp on ace of hearts, somewhat dusty, few cards lightly spotted (jack of hearts with abraded spot), 8 of spades lightly scuffed, versos red spots and crescents, each card 88 x 54 mm, plus: Standard Spanish pattern, Naples: probably Real Fabrica de Fogli a Contorno, circa 1850, 44 (of 48, without jack, king & 9 of coins, and 4 of swords) stencil coloured lithographed playing cards (Spanish suits), with pintas, Bourbon tax stamp on 3 of coins, lightly dust-soiled, kings of swords 7 cups with minor surface damage at/near top (that to king of cups stained), versos red spots and crescents (identical to the deck listed above), turn-over edges, each card 95 x 60 mm, 16 or 21 cards from each pack mounted with photo corners onto 3 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of board), the remainder contained in plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 40.5 cm and similarQTY: (3)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.First pack: Mann, All Cards on the Table, #173. This pack, and the almost identical pack that Mann describes, must have been almost the last Lorraine pattern decks produced in Florence (see Mann, above). After this date, the purely Florentine patterns were being made. Second pack: British Museum 1938,0813.5.1-32. See also Mann, All Cards on the Table, p.106 (illustrated p.107) for an example with some suits switched.
* Italian playing cards. Dauphiné pattern, Milan, Italy: Gentilini & Zoya, circa 1807, the complete deck of 52 stencil coloured woodcut playing cards (French suits), king of hearts with tax stamp (used 1807-1816), queen of spades with maker's details, jack of spades with Milano, jack of clubs with Basseta, 3 of diamonds with maker's monogram, all pip cards (and likely court cards also) made with heavily watermarked paper showing an eagle, scarce minor marks or finger-soiling, jack of hearts faded, 2 of clubs & 5 of hearts rather marked, 8 of diamonds stained, versos plain blue-grey, each card 79 x 44 mm, 16 cards mounted with photo corners onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of board), the remainder contained in a plastic bag (in a thick card sleeve), the board 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis, previously from the collection of Sylvia Mann (see: All Cards on the Table #169, illustrated in colour).World Web Playing Cards Museum, WWPCM03444.Basseta is the game for which these cards were obviously intended to be used.
* Matthews (Rodney, 1945-). The Knave on Trial, original illustration for Alice in Wonderland, 1990, pencil on tracing paper, title, copyright, and date to margin in pencil, some overall toning and spotting, mount aperture 38 x 58 cm, framed and glazed (58 x 77 cm), together with a letter of authenticity signed by the artist and dated 2012, together withThe Knave on Trial, Bristol: Carouche Fine Art, 1990, giclée print, publisher's embossed blind stamp to lower left, limited edition 483/750 copies signed and numbered in pencil by artist to lower margin, some minor surface abrasions, sheet size 45 x 64 cm, framed (54 x 73 cm)QTY: (2)NOTE:This illustration was produced for Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, illustrated by Rodney Matthews and published by Templar Books in 2008. The illustration appears in colour on pp.82/83.Matthews applied for a place on a commercial design course at the West of England College of Art after a stint working with his father, an engineer. At Bristol he was taught by Anthony Rossiter, a painter of English landscapes. Matthews worked in advertising agencies before going freelance in 1970. His illlustrations have been used in various forms including greetings cards, calendars, fantasy novels and album covers.
Devon. Donn (Benjamin), A Map of the County of Devon with the City & County of Exeter Delineated from an actual Survey on Twelve Sheets..., by Benjamin Donn. Engraved by Thos. Jefferys Geographer to His Majesty..., Printed for the Author, and sold by the Booksellers of Devon; by Mr Johnston, Mr Law & Mr Baldwin, 1765, printed title with a contemporary manuscript ownership signature, 8 index pages including the list of subscribers, key map with slight spotting and staining and 12 (complete) double-page engraved map sheets, all with contemporary wash colouring, elaborate cartouche and compass rose, table of explanation, inset town plans of Plymouth, Exeter, Lundy Island and Stoke Town, each sheet approx. 620 x 490 mm, some offsetting, later endpapers with an old library stamp, modern half morocco with gilt title to spine, slim upright folio, binding size 535 x 380QTY: (1)NOTE:Batten and Bennett. The Printed maps of Devon, number 44. Arguably the best known of all the large-scale county maps due to the 100 Guineas award from the Royal Society of Arts. Donn's map of Devon was the first map to receive the award which had been conceived by the society in 1762. Donn had taken five years to survey the county and claimed to have measured over 6000 miles of roads and rivers. Highly accurate and exhaustively detailed, the map clearly benefits from Donn's training as a mathematician, but the skill of Thomas Jefferys as an engraver cannot be understated. The map was sold in a simple twelve-sheet format for one and a half guineas and with an extra five shillings for colouring. It was also available (as in this example) in a de-luxe state with a title page, printed index, subscribers list and index map for two guineas plus extra for colouring.
Hardy (Thomas). The Hand of Ethelberta, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Smith, Elder, 1876, half-title to vol. 1 only, eleven wood-engraved plates by George Du Maurier, advertisement leaf at rear of each, occasional light spotting, title and final text leaf of both volumes with institutional blindstamp, small ink cancellation stamp to verso of each title, original brown cloth gilt, recased, some wear from label removal to top half of upper cover of each volume, rubbed, spines darkened, 8voQTY: (2)NOTE:Purdy pp. 20-23.
Milne (A.A.) Winnie-the-Pooh, 1st edition, London: Methuen & Co., 1926, illustrations by E.H. Shepard, one or two spots and stains, small ink stamp to leaf preceding half title, slight toning to endpapers, top edge gilt, original green cloth gilt, spine slightly darkened, upper corners a little bumped, spine ends and lower corners lightly rubbed, else a bright copy, contained in a later calf-backed solander box, 8voQTY: (1)
* English playing cards. Standard pack, London: Gibson, Hunt & Son, circa 1802, a complete deck of 52 woodcut stencil coloured smaller playing cards (French suits), the full-length courts and duty ace in reduced size within wide blank borders, George III ace of spades lightly spotted) with 'Six pence addl. duty', black 'Superfine' ink stamp on ace of clubs, 6 of clubs & 9 of hearts with small mark, very scarce minor spots, plain versos, each card 86 x 57 mm, 16 cards mounted with photo corners onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder contained in a plastic bag, the board 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.Berry (Playing cards of the World) [422]; Waddington collection [W202].Frequently found as a 32 card Piquet pack, these reduced size cards were often misleadingly called Piquet cards. However, they can (albeit more rarely) be found as standard decks of 52 cards, as here.
Bevan (G. Phillips). The Statistical Atlas of England, Scotland and Ireland, W. & A. K. Johnston, Edinburgh and London, 1882, additional half-title, title page with old library stamp to verso, preface and contents list, 45 colour printed lithographic maps (complete as list), contemporary half calf gilt with gilt title to the upper siding, rebacked, worn and rubbed, folio, together with [Lewis, Samuel. A Topographical Dictionary of England ..., Atlas volume only, London: S. Lewis and Co., 1831], lacking title, folding uncoloured engraved map of England & Wales and 44 engraved maps but lacking the folding plan of London, some spotting throughout, later endpapers, modern cloth, 4tp, with Hughes (W.). A New Parliamentary and County Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland, Edited by Professor A. H. Keane, J. S. Virtue, 1886, 72 colour lithographic maps, slight spotting, later manuscript ownership and address to front endpaper, upper hinge and joint cracked, frayed and weak, publisher's decorative red cloth, worn and rubbed, large 4toQTY: (3)
Lee (Frederick George). More Glimpses of the World Unseen, 1st edition, London: Chatto & Windus, 1878, blind stamp to the front endpaper, front gutter split, some light marginal toning, origial decorated brown cloth, spine lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, together with:Mr. Colston, Reports of Forensic Meetings, held during the year 1848, in connection with the system pursued at the academy, Swansea: Ivey and Pearse, 1849, period inscription to the front endpaper, small tear to the head of the title page, some light toning & minor marks, original embossed green cloth, boards & spines slightly marked & rubbed, 8vo, plusBaynes (Robert E.), Lessons on Thermodynamics [Clarendon Press Series], Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1878, later inscriptions to the front endpapers, extensive period marginal annotations throughout, some light toning, contemporary red half morocco, boards & spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, and other 19th & early 20th-century science & medical literature & reference, some leather bindings, many original cloth, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/4toQTY: (5 shelves)
* Bohemian playing cards. Prague type II Trappola, Prague: Wenzel Sewera, circa 1850, a complete deck of 36 stencil coloured woodcut playing cards (Italian suits), double-ended courts, maker's details on ace of batons, scarce spots or minor marks, aces of batons and coins and IX of swords with small pale brown stain(s), versos red & yellow paste marbled, each card 107 x 59 mm, together with: Prague Trappola (type unknown), Prague: Peter Horacek, circa 1865, a complete deck of 36 stencil coloured woodcut playing cards (Italian suits), double-ended courts, maker's details and Austrian tax stamp on ace of batons, rubbed with a little wear, toned and dusty (especially the dauses), some stains and creases, versos red and black zig zags, each card 110 x 59 mm, 20 cards from each pack mounted with photo corners onto 2 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of boards), the remainder contained in a plastic bag and a card box with plastic lid, the boards 59 x 42 cmQTY: (2)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis, first item purchased from Cartorama.First item: Altfahrt, Makers of Playing-Cards in Prague (IPCS Papers #8), p.60 (this pack illustrated); Cartorama 33, #548 (this pack); Reisinger, Trappola, p.241. Second item: Altfahrt, Makers of Playing-Cards in Prague (IPCS Papers #8), pp.85-86. Not in Reisinger, Trappola. An scarce example of Trappola cards from this unusual maker.
* Playing Cards. A collection of 7 packs of playing cards, circa 1880s, makers include De La Rue & Co, Ant. Van Genechten, J.H. Franz & Co., all in original wrappers (somewhat worn), four packs unopened, one pack by Ant. Van Genechten lacking ace of spades, together with three Acts of Parliament relating to stamp duties on cards, dated 1801-1828, disbound folio, plus a selection of Victorian card game instruction books, relating to the games of Whist, Pique and BridgeQTY: (a small carton)
* Italian playing cards. Empire pattern variation, Trieste, Italy: G.A. Lordschneider, circa 1840, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured wood-engraved playing cards (French suits), double-ended courts, jack of diamonds with maker's details, soiled and rubbed, some spots or marks, few pip cards with crease (possibly manufacturing flaws), versos blue crescents with tiny dots, each card 92 x 52 mm, together with: Non Standard pattern, Milan, Italy: Edoardo Dotti, circa 1865, 49 (of 52, without ace, 8 & 10 of diamonds) stencil coloured engraved playing cards (French suits), double-ended courts, king of spades with 'Deposita alla R. Biblioteca, ace of hearts with maker's and tax stamps, (generally light) soiling and spotting, some minor marks, 3 club pip cards with some surface abrasion, 2 pip cards with minor surface skinning, versos red squares pattern, each card 93 x 54 mm, plus: Genoese pattern, Trieste, Italy: S.D. Modiano, circa 1884, a complete deck of 52 colour lithographed playing cards (French suits), double-ended courts, maker's stamp on ace of hearts, scarce very faint spots, ace of spades with near contemporary ink manuscript inscription 'Trieste, 1880', versos blue and white 'pebbles', each card 87 x 58 mm, with: Romagna I pattern, Viterbo, Italy: Scipio Moscatelli, 1891, 37 (of 40, without ace & jack of swords, and 5 of coins), stencil coloured wood-engraved playing cards (Spanish suits), full length courts, ace of coins with 2 tax stamps and maker's details, dusty, few minor marks, 4 of cups with brown mark to left border, versos black and white geometrical design with Se Moscatelli Viterbo at foot, some loss to two turn-over edges, and 5 cards with turn-over edges repaired, each card 91 x 50 mm, and 13 other mid-late 20th century Italian packs (most with original box), including Carte propaganda elettorale, by Jacovitti, for S.A. Arti Grafiche Panetto & Petrelli, Spoleto, 1951, and 3 circa 1975 tarot decks by various makers: one Sicilian, one Piedmont, and one Bolognese, a quantity of cards from each pack mounted with photo corners onto 16 display boards (some with double boards), four boards encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder contained in plastic bags, the boards 55 x 40.5 cm and smallerQTY: (17)NOTE:First pack: Milano, 'Non ti fidar di me se il cor ti manca' Due Secoli di Carte da Gioco a Trieste (catalogue of the exhibition), 1989, cat. 8.Fourth pack: Fournier, Italy 76. It is believed that Scipio Moscatelli retired and passed the business on to G. Murari in around 1880. However, this pack has a tax stamp dated 1891 in addition to the name of Scipio Moscatelli. It is possible that these cards were made by Moscatelli before retirement, but not stamped and sold until Murari owned the business. Alternatively, perhaps Murari took over the business at a later date than is generally accepted. the Moscatelli family was especially known for creating the Viterbo pattern, but this pack seems to conform more closely to the Romagna I pattern from which it was derived.
Maharaja Sultan Singh of Kapre, Bundi, North India, circa 1820, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, depicted kneeling and facing right with halo, reclining on a red patterned bolster cushion, wearing a striped turban set with an elaborate gem-set sarpech, a white jama, holding a flower in his right hand, in his left a spear head, a katar at his waist, sword and shield seen behind him, on the carpet before him are displayed a gun, shield and sword, gunpowder case, to reverse three lines of black text, the library stamp of the Maharaja of Bundi and a further stamp, wide red border, 31.5 x 20.6cm. Provenance: Private London collection
A selection of Signed Autographs smaller photographs of Male Actors TV and Film housed in two black folders. Including David Suchet, Martin Shaw, Peter Sallis, Philip Schofield, Eric Sykes, Terrance Stamp, David Soul, John Thaw, Ricky Tomlinson, Christopher Timothy, John Thompson, Frank Thornton, Richard Todd, Peter Vaughan, Tim Vincent, Stuart Wright and letter, Kevin Whately, Norman Wisdom, Edward Woodward, Frank Windsor, Philip Whitchurch, Richard Wilson, Richard Walsh, Brian Wilde, Adnrew Whyment, Dennis Waterman, Simon Williams, etc (30 ) plus Mickey Rooney, Patrick Duffy ( Dallas ) Keanu Reeves, Michael Vartan, Dean Cain, John Voight, Will Smith and letter, Collin Chou ( Matrix)Tpm Selleck, AI, Huggy Bear, Charlie Sheer, Robert England, Christopher Lambert, Leslie Nielson, Jim Davis, Tony Curtis, James Caan, Al Pacino, over 80 photos - plus others in the lot that are pre-printed all those mentioned are original autographs.
JIMI HENDRIX - Rock Legend - Limited Edition signed and Numbered Print by Artist Paul Howell. Jimi on the drums hand signed and numbered by artist with embossed stamp with mount and poly It measures approx 16 x 20 inches. This print number 66 of 250.American modern electric blues guitar virtuoso; lyricist, vocalist.Born: 27 November 1942, Seattle, USA – Died: 18 September 1970, London, UK.A self-taught guitarist, Hendrix began his musical career backing such R&B greats as Ike and Tina Turner, Sam Cooke, Wilson Pickett, Little Richard, The Isley Brothers, and B.B. King. Brought to London from New York by former Animals bassist Chas Chandler, Hendrix quickly established himself as the brightest new star on the burgeoning progressive rock scene of the early '60s. Along with bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell he formed The Jimi Hendrix Experience.
THE WHO - Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey Limited Edition Artists Proof - Hand signed this artists proof is one only a handful produced. With the impressed Howell Stamp and signed by Artist Paul Howell. `Artists Proof` hand written by Howell.It measures approx 12 x 16 inches.English rock band formed in Hammersmith, London in 1964.They were inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 (Performer).
FREDDIE MERCURY, Queen frontman. Limited Edition Signed and numbered Art Print by Artist Paul Howell. Number 55 of 150 only - It is mounted with poly and measures approx 16 x 20 inches. With Embossed Impressed Stamp. A classic Bohemian Rhapsody Pose.Best known as lead singer of popular British rock group Queen. Born 5 September 1946 in Stone Town, Zanzibar, died 24 November 1991 in Kensington, London, UK.
A PAIR OF VICTORIAN MAHOGANY BEDSIDE CABINETS of cylindrical form with inset veined white marble top, single door with turned wood handle, on moulded plinth, William Smee & Sons, Finsbury Pavement, London stamp,15 1/2" x 28 1/2" (Est. plus 24% premium inc. VAT)Very good condition, both stamped.
A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY AND BRASS BOUND LAP DESK, the lid inset with brass shield inscribed "Charles Smith" opening to fitted interior with tooled green leather scriver, original ink bottle and leather stamp box, secret drawer below, the lock stamped Mordan & Co., London, brass campaign side handles, 17 3/4" wide (Est. plus 24% premium inc. VAT)Some tarnishing to brass but no lifting of brass stringing, leather scriver very good but leather tongues missing from flaps and from stamp box, mechanism for secret drawer needs attention.
A group of date stamp and Royal Mint collector's coins, comprising The British Isles One Pound Coin Change Checker, Royal Mint Pride of England Five Pound uncirculated coin, date stamp article fifty pence piece holding hands, in presentation set (2), a date stamp two pound silver Britannia coin (2), and a case set of 1983 first circulation round pound coin, and a 2015 first circulation round pound coin, etc. (1 tray)
Philately. A collection of 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, and later stamps, comprising The Triumph stamp album with Canadian, UK, and British Empire stamps, various loose postage worm stamps, small quantity of first day covers, Jersey, Northern Ireland 1950s stamps, Battle of Hastings 1966 stamp, blue album containing modern sheet print stamps circa 1970s and later, commemorative Abbey Bridge, Animals, Paintings, and others, and a red album containing contents of British Empire stamps, depicting Queen Victoria circa 1960s, Royal Air Force, Aviation, Marines, and others. (4 albums and a quantity)
Philately and ephemera. Comprising Royal Wedding magazines, books and newspapers, First Day Cover album for early 1970s, to include Christmas, Flora and Forna, a red postage stamp album depicting 1960s and later stamps, some early 1940s and 1950s, Queen Elizabeth stamps, Penny stamps, One Dollar stamps, etc., enclosed in one red album, an Ace Universal stamp album for the British Empire and Europe, a tin of loose postage worn stamps, European, Agriculture, Jane Austen, and other First Day Covers, stamp stock books for American postage stamps, mainly postal worn to include Jamaica, Zambia, USA, Franklin Rosevelt, Presidential stamps, a penny black in postage stamp stock album, loose postage worn stamps, etc. (1 box)
A cultured pearl set flower brooch and a dress ring, the brooch with Florentine finish and centred with a cultured pear cluster, the reverse with indistinct ‘750’ stamp, together with an abstract dress ring of foliate spray design and sandblast decoration, also stamped ‘750’, ring size P. £600-£80 --- Condition Report General light surface wear commensurate with use. The pearls with good lustre and pinkish overtones. Gross weight 23.3gm.
A rose gold diamond set bracelet, the central hoop motif set throughout with brilliant-cut diamonds, to a fine cable-link chain with lozenge-shaped maker’s stamp and French assay mark, total diamond weight approximately 0.20 carat, length 18cm. £200-£300 --- Condition Report General light surface wear commensurate with use. The diamonds bright and lively. Gross weight 2.5gm.
An Italian diamond set ring and earring suite, the reeded tricolour band with brilliant-cut diamond set crescent terminals, the ear clips en suite, with lozenge shaped ‘750’ stamp, total diamond weight approximately 0.50 carat, ring size P. £400-£600 --- Condition Report General light surface wear commensurate with use. The diamonds bright and lively. Gross weight 14.1gm.
A large collection of multiple albums of unfranked Royal Mail first day covers, mint stamps and other franked stamps. Including, Tudors, Big Stars from the Small Screen, Football Legends, Greetings Stamps, Science Fiction, Greenwich, Urban Renewal, Heraldry, British Fairs, Commonwealth Day, Princess Diana along with miscellaneous stamp related documentation. Face Value approximately £80.
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