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Lot 588
A DIAMOND AND GOLD COLOURED MELONE BOX the oval reeded box with a brilliant cut diamond set thumb piece, approximately 0.16 carats, with a shaped gold coloured bale, post 1938 stamp 750SIZE/DIMENSIONS: 7.5cm x 3.8cm x 1.7cm GROSS WEIGHT: 45.2 gramsCondition Report: The length includes the bale, 5.9cm without bale. There is some surface wear commensurate with use, hinge and thumb piece in good working order.Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 178
A WOMAN WORSHIPPING AT A SIVA SHRINE, ATTRIBUTED TO USTAD MURAD, BIKANER, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, EARLY 18TH CENTURY gouache with gold on paper, various notes and Bikaner inventory stamp on the reverse, mounted, with copy of 1997 Spink invoice 14.2 x 8cm Provenance: Private Collection, London, acquired from Spink and Son, London, 3rd November 1997; the Private Collection of the Maharaja of Bikaner (before 1964).
Lot 359
A BRONZE PLAQUE OF HERCULES AND ANTAEUS, MASTER OF THE LABOURS OF HERCULES (FOLLOWER OF MODERNO), ITALIAN, EARLY 16TH CENTURY rectangular, Hercules seen from the back lifts Antaeus in a crushing bear hug, the Nemean lion skin and a bow and quiver hang from a tree stump to the side, collector"s stamp B.M. for Baron de Monville, in a later gilt-bronze frame 10.5 x 7.5cm, 12 x 9 frame excluding suspension ring Provenance: Baron Hippolyte Boissel de Monville (1794-1863); his sale "la precieuse collection de bronzes italiens de M. B. de M***", Drouot, Paris, expert Roussel, 24 January 1861, lot 70 (for 62 Francs to "van Cuyck"); Collection of Alfred Spero (1886-1973), London, from whom acquired by Bernard Kelly between 1967-1969. *See lot 309 for Introduction to the Bernard Kelly Collection and Selected Bibliography* Bange 480; Kress 180; Scaglia IV.21; Warren Ashmolean 328; Victoria & Albert Museum No. A.441-1910
Lot 576
A BOXED SET OF TWELVE FRENCH SILVER-GILT COFFEE SPOONS, PRUDENT QUITTE, PARIS, CIRCA 1900 the shaped terminals die-stamped with a vacant oval and formal foliage, maker"s and 950 standard marks, in their black leather and blue velvet lined case with gilt retailer"s stamp for "TOURON / 24. Rue de la Paix" spoon 10.4cm long
Lot 616
A VICTORIAN SILVER SALVER, EDWARD BARNARD & SONS, LONDON, 1857 with a scroll moulded rim interrupted by shells, engraved with the initials JCS and surrounding band of flower-filled scroll foliate panels, on three splayed scroll panel feet, retailer"s stamp to underside "A.B.SAVORY&SONS / CORNHILL / LONDON" 21cm diameter, 329gr (10oz)
Lot 591
A Prince of Wales Investiture Chair, The Earl of Snowden and Carl Toms, a red painted beech and laminate elbow chair produced for the Investiture of the Prince of Wales the back gilt decorated with the Prince of Wales feathers and motto Ich Dien with a padded seat 77cm high, 4000 of these chairs were produced for the 1969 Investiture at Caernarfon Castle North Wales, CONDITION REPORT: Manufactured by disabled workers at the Remploy factory in Bridgend, the chairs have beech wood frames with seats and backs constructed from preformed plywood, veneered in olive ash and stained in a vermillion red. The backs are embossed with the Prince of Wales’s feathers in gold leaf and the seats are upholstered in red Welsh tweed, using a stable dye that would not run onto the guest’s clothes in case of a Welsh downpour. The underside of the seat bears a Prince of Wales feathers stamp, the date and - obscured by the upholstery - individual handwritten numbering. The chairs were offered for sale after the ceremony and sold flat-packed for £12 each via a promotional advertising leaflet that encouraged guests to re-assemble the chairs for themselves
Lot 190
A Rare Saxon 18-Bore Wheel-Lock Holster Pistol (Puffer) Of The Trabantan Bodyguard Of The Elector Christian I (1586-91) Or Christian II (1591-1611)Dated 1591With reblued slightly swamped two-stage barrel with lines on the muzzle, mid-point and in front of the breech, octagonal breech dated along the top flat and incised with foliage on the top flats at the girdle and rear of the breech, the left top flat deeply struck with a shield-shaped barrelsmith's mark, a cockerel and plant, initials 'CH' above, the bottom flat with rectangular stamp 'I.I.B' (Neue Støckel 3380), plain tang, flat lock stamped 'CH' and now case-hardened, enclosed wheel with flat cover, sprung sliding pan-cover with release button formed as a screw, flat cock acting against a chiselled spring, and pivoting button safety-catch also acting against a chiselled spring, blackened full stock stamped in imitation of natural staghorn and sparsely inlaid with white staghorn or bone panels engraved with blackened foliate scrolls, the panels either side of the tang en suite, ball pommel inlaid with a white staghorn or bone roundel engraved with the arms of Saxony and the Hereditary Archmarshalship of the Holy Roman Empire, reblued iron trigger-guard, horn fore-end cap, ramrod-pipe and trigger-plate all engraved with blackened overlapping foliage, original ramrod with tip en suite, and in fine condition 33.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Saxon Royal Armouries, Dresden John Haines, Iowa, USA Raymond J. Petry, Pennsylvania, USAThomas Del Mar Ltd In association with Sotheby's, Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 27 June 2012, lot 484The barrelsmith's mark appears to be unrecorded but it has been suggested that it is that of Clemens Hahn of Dresden. See R.E. Brooker & H. Lehner, 'The Military Pistols of Saxony', American Society of Arms Collectors, Bulletin No. 31, 1975This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 26
A Turkish 50-Bore Miquelet-Lock Short Rifle (Shishana)Late 18th CenturyWith slightly swamped octagonal sighted barrel of finely twist damascus pattern rifled with seven grooves and encrusted with engraved gold foliage around the silver fore-sight and maker's stamp on the top flat towards the breech, arched single aperture back-sight, tang and characteristic lock all decorated en suite within beaded borders, the latter with petalled maker's stamp and with two spherical silver terminals, figured Circassian walnut full stock inlaid along the fore-stock with shaped green-stained bone panels enriched with small roundels of brass and dark horn, and brass nails, the area around the tang inlaid en suite, the central fleur-de-lys shaped panel left unstained, segmented tapering faceted butt also inlaid en suite and with dark horn butt-plate (butt terminal missing), six shaped silver barrel bands each engraved with lines of foliage on the top flats, gold-encrusted button trigger, green-stained fore-end cap inlaid with small roundels, and original steel ramrod 64 cm. barrel Footnotes:For a similar example sold in these Rooms see Antique Arms & Armour..., 25 November 2015, lot 55For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 339
A Cased Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy Henry Nock, London, Circa 1800With swamped twist octagonal sighted barrels, patent breeches each with gold-lined crowned maker's stamp, gold line and gold-lined touch-hole, and each stamped 'HN PATENT' beneath, signed flat bevelled border engraved detented locks (one cock and one retaining screw replaced, one steel refaced) each decorated with a starburst behind the semi-rainproof pan and with a martial trophy on the stepped tail, engraved safety-catches and rollers bearing on a ramp on each steel-spring, figured full stocks (both fore-stocks working replacements) each with chequered rounded butt, the side flats and pommels left plain, steel trigger-guards (some old wear and patination) retaining traces of blueing, each with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, turned ramrod-pipes, set triggers, and horn-tipped ramrods (one probably original) each with iron worm: in their mahogany case fitted and lined in navy blue velvet with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask, the interior of the lid with James Wilkinson & Son trade label for 1817-28, the exterior of the lid with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, London proof marks 23.8 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceChristie's London, Antique Arms and Armour, 16 December 2002, lot 148See footnote to lot 344James 1 Wilkinson was at 17 Ludgate Hill 1806 and 1817. He was in partnership with his son at the same address in 1818 and between 1819 and 1828 the business was at 12 Ludgate Hill. He spuriously claimed to be the successor to Henry NockThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 297
A Cased Pair Of 40-Bore Percussion Duelling PistolsBy Joseph Manton, London, No. 5135 For 1810Converted from flintlock, with rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels (one with small area of minor bruising on one flat) each with silver fore-sight and rifled with shallow spiral grooves, case-hardened breeches each with rectangular platinum-lined converter's stamp of William Moore, London, platinum line and pierced platinum plug, border engraved case-hardened tangs each with large back-sight and decorated with foliate scrollwork, signed border engraved case-hardened detented flat locks each decorated with foliate scrollwork and with a starburst in front of the dolphin hammer, the latter each signed by the converter, the inside of each lock stamped 'TB', blued safety-catches, figured half-stocks each with dark horn fore-end cap and chequered rounded butt, border engraved blued steel mounts (some loss of finish) comprising butt-caps each decorated with foliage and with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guards each with serial number in an oval against a martial trophy on the bow, trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and original horn-tipped ramrods: in original mahogany case relined and refitted by the converter and with accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in red leather, steel oil bottle and bullet mould, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label for 1819-20, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, complete with its leather travelling cover (some loss of surface finish, straps missing) 23.3 cm. barrelsFootnotes:LiteratureD.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers: The Mantons 1782-1878, 1993, p. 97The conversion to percussion was carried out by William Moore recorded at 78 Edgware Road, London between 1828 and 1846. He was appointed Gunmaker-in-Ordinary to William IV in 1836For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 334
A Cased Pair Of 40-Bore Flintlock Saw-Handled Duelling PistolsBy Wattell Clark Of London, The Barrels By Johann Jakob Kuchenreuter, Early 19th CenturyWith swamped octagonal barrels (now blackened) signed in silver capital letters along the top flat and inlaid with symmetrical silver scrollwork (some losses) at the muzzle and breech, the latter each with gilt brass-lined maker's stamp (Neue Støckel 621, one with some corrosion), lined touch-holes, foliate engraved tangs each with folding two-leaf back-sights, signed border engraved flat detented locks each decorated with a starburst behind the rainproof pan and with a martial trophy at the tail, foliate engraved cocks, safety-catches and rollers (cock retaining screws and one safety-catch replaced), figured half-stocks (small splits and repairs) each with rounded spur and chequered rounded butt, the latter each with flat ovoidal pommel with border engraved oval plate decorated with foliage, steel trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, silver fore-end caps and barrel-bolt escutcheons, set triggers, and later horn-tipped ramrods (steel parts with some wear and light surface pitting): in relined and refitted mahogany case with James Dixon & Sons powder-flask with split-ring for suspension, the interior of the lid with armorial bookplate of The right Hon.ble Tho. James Lord Viscount Bulkeley 1785, the exterior with brass plate incorporating a flush-fitting carrying handle 27.3 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceChristie's London, Antique Arms and Armour..., 18 July 2002, lot 351This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 218
An Unusually Decorated 14-Bore Percussion Sporting GunBy Samuel Nock, Regent Circus, Piccadilly, London, Gun Maker To His Majesty, No. 6580, Circa 1830With rebrowned three-stage sighted barrel formed of alternately twist and damascus bands, octagonal breech becoming polygonal and signed in full along the top flat (engraving refreshed), patent breech with platinum-lined maker's stamp framed by an engraved sporting scene involving a gundog and shot game birds, slender gold line, grooved tang engraved with partridges, a running hare and hanging game, signed border engraved flat lock decorated with a landscape scene inhabited by a pointer and partridges, and on the tail with a spaniel, a retrieved pheasant in its mouth, foliate engraved hammer with detachable striker retained by a spring, figured half-stock with chequered grip, border engraved steel mounts decorated with sporting scenes comprising a sportsman and his gundog with hares hanging from a branch on the heel tang of the butt-plate, the bow of the trigger-guard with a sportsman shooting a pheasant (engraving refreshed), and with game birds along the tang, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, fore-end cap decorated with a starburst and also forming the ramrod-entry, vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and original brass-mounted ramrod, London proof marks 79.7 cm. barrel Footnotes:Samuel Nock is recorded at 43 Regent Circus between 1823 and 1852. He was elected Master of the Gunmakers' Company in 1836 and held appointments successively to Kings George III in 1805, George IV in 1822 and William IV in 1830, and to Queen Victoria in 1837For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 350
A Cased Pair Of Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy Joseph Manton, London, No. 6448 For 1814With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted scratch-rifled barrels, case-hardened recessed patent breeches each with rectangular platinum-lined maker's stamp, platinum line and platinum-lined touch-hole, border engraved tangs each with large back-sight and decorated with foliage, signed border engraved signed detented flat locks each decorated with a starburst behind the rainproof pan and with foliage on the tail, safety-catches, foliate engraved cocks (retaining screws replaced), and steels each with roller bearing on a ramp on the steel-spring, the steels engraved 'Joseph Manton Patent' and numbered respectively '6656' (refreshed) and '6657', figured half-stocks each with chequered butt (one with slender repair) and dark horn fore-end cap, border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-caps each with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guards each with serial number in an oval against a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, and turned rear ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheons, and later horn-tipped ramrods: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in red leather (minor scuffs), and turnscrew retaining its brass pricker, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (minor damage) for 1819-20, the exterior (minor bruising) with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle (2)23.8 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's London, Arms, Armour and Militaria..., 6 November 1985, lot 264 The Estate of A. Garth Wilson, Christie's London, Antique Arms and Armour, 16 December 2002, lot 131LiteratureD.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers, The Mantons 1782-1878, 1993, p.107Offered with a Joseph Manton trade label for circa 1810-12This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 342
A Fine And Rare Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Duelling PistolsBy John Twigg Of London, London Silver Hallmarks For 1763, Maker's Mark JAWith slightly swamped two-stage barrels (one with traces of original blued finish, the other reblued) each turned at the girdle and with silver spider fore-sight, the top of each octagonal breech with gold-lined maker's stamp in the Spanish manner, bright border engraved tangs decorated with foliage, flat bevelled locks each retained by two side nails and with stepped tail and first form of signature (one cock, jaw screws and one steel all expertly replaced), figured full stocks (minor old bruising) each faceted at the rear ramrod-pipe and carved in relief with a shell behind the barrel tang, rounded flat-sided butts each with characteristic flute on both sides, border engraved trigger-guards each with first pattern acorn finial and decorated with a flower-head on the bow, engraved close-set ramrod-pipes, and original horn-tipped ramrod with iron worm (the other ramrod replaced, one pistol with areas of old pitting): in modern lined and fitted wooden case with some accessories including three-way powder-flask (worn) and steel combination tool, the exterior of the lid with brass handle of Chippendale form, London proof marks 20.3 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceW. Keith Neal CollectionChristie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 9 November 2000, lot 239LiteratureW. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers 1740-1790, 1975 pp. 46-7, 133, pls. 95-98 (one pistol only)This is the earliest firmly datable pair of Twigg pistols recorded (the next being two pairs each hallmarked for 1768, respectively in the Royal Armouries, Leeds (inv. nos. XII. 1663/4), and the collection of the Duke of Buccleuch at Boughton House). Their distinctive flat-butted style influenced other makers of duelling pistols, especially Robert Wogdon and John MantonThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 295
A Cased Pair Of 40-Bore Percussion Duelling PistolsBy Joseph Manton, London, No. 3134 For 1804Converted from flintlock, with browned twist octagonal sighted scratch rifled barrels (some rust patination), silver fore-sight, case-hardened breeches each with rectangular gold-lined maker's stamp, gold line and pierced platinum plug, border engraved tangs each with large back-sight and decorated with a martial trophy and foliage, signed border engraved case-hardened flat detented locks each decorated with a starburst and foliage, foliate engraved hammers each involving a monster-head and with detachable striker, engraved safety-catches, figured half-stocks each with chequered rounded butt and dark horn fore-end cap, border engraved blued steel mounts comprising butt-caps decorated with foliage and trigger-guards each with a martial trophy on the bow, trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, blued triggers, original horn-tipped ramrods, and much original blued finish: in earlier relined and refitted mahogany cased with brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in red leather, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label of fourth type for circa 1810 to 1819, the exterior with flush-fitting brass carrying handle 23.9 cm. barrelsFootnotes:Previously unrecordedThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 349
A Rare Cased Pair Of 38-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistols By John Manton & Son, Dover Street, London, No. 6019 For 1813With rebrowned twist octagonal polygroove rifled barrels each with silver fore-sight and engraved with maker's address along the top flat, case-hardened recessed patent breeches each with platinum line, touch-hole and rectangular platinum-lined maker's stamp, border engraved tangs each finely decorated with a martial trophy and foliage, large blued back-sights, signed border engraved case-hardened flat detented locks decorated with foliage on the tail and each with blued safety-catch, engraved 'French' cock (both with old repair at the neck), rainproof pan, border engraved steel, and roller on a blued spring, lightly figured maple half-stock (one with minor old chip and slender split in the front of the lock) with chequered rounded butts, reblued steel mounts including spur trigger-guards each decorated with a martial trophy incorporating the serial number on the border engraved bow, trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, dark horn fore-end caps, and original brass-tipped ramrods (some areas of light rust patination): in original lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask retaining much of its original lacquered finish, the interior of the lid (minor moth damage) with maker's trade label for circa 1815-1820, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a folding brass carrying handle 23.8 cm. barrels Footnotes:LiteratureW. Keith Neal & D.H.L. Back, The Manton Supplement, 1978, p. 58D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers: The Mantons 1782-1878, 1993, pp. 41-42This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 338
A Cased Pair Of 40-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy Mortimer, London, Early 19th CenturyWith octagonal sighted barrels (surface pitting) each with silver fore-sight and retaining some original browning on the bottom flats at the breech, case-hardened breeches each with rectangular gold-lined maker's stamp, two gold lines and platinum-lined touch-hole, sighted border engraved breeches each decorated with a globe and foliage, signed case-hardened flat bevelled locks each decorated with a starburst behind the semi-rainproof pan and with foliage on the stepped tail, engraved safety-catches and cocks, and rollers, figured half-stocks (some old bruising) each with dark horn fore-end cap and chequered rounded butt, blued steel trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, blued turned ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and original brass-mounted ramrods each with threaded tip over an iron worm and also forming a powder-measure: in earlier lined and fitted oak case (some wear to lining, keyhole escutcheon replaced) with a few accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in red leather (minor area of damage), the exterior with flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks 24.3 cm. barrelsThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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Lot 196
Edison (Thomas Alva, 1847-1931). A Million and One Nights. A History of the Motion Picture. [By] Terry Ramsaye. Volume I [only], 1st edition, deluxe issue, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1926. Large 8vo, original patterned boards, rebacked and refurbished, together with a copy of the second volume from the trade issue (original cloth, lacking at least the plate facing p. 404), and 5 other books signed by the authors (Andy Warhol,The Philosophy of Andy Warhol, 1st edition, later printing?, 1975, signed 'AW' on the half-title, with James Spence Authentication certificate of authenticity; Christine Keeler, The Truth at Last, 1st edition, 4th impression, 2001; Winston S. Churchill, First Journey, 1st edition, 1964, Alan W. Cooper, Beyond the Dams to the Tirpitz, 1st edition, 1983, signed by 8 members of 417 Squadron on limited edition slip issued by the Cambridge Stamp Centre, numbered 4 of 35; and Laddie Lucas, Flying Colours, The Epic Story of Douglas Bader, 1st edition, 3rd impression, 1981) (qty: 7)Footnote: A Million and One Nights, volume one: number 53 of 327 copies signed by Thomas Edison and Terry Ramsaye on the limitation leaf.
Lot 234
Greenaway (Kate). Collection of works, including:1) The Quiver of Love, 1st edition, London: Marcus Ward & Co., 1876. 4to, original brown cloth gilt, variant dark blue endpapers, 8 mounted chromolithographic plates by Walter Crane or Kate Greenaway, Schuster & Engen 167 (1b),2) Puck and Blossom, 2 copies, 1st editions, London: Marcus Ward & Co., [1874]. 4to, one copy in original blue cloth (publisher's presentation blind stamp to title-page), one in variant original green cloth with white endpapers (contemporary school prize-plate to front free endpaper), each with 6 mounted chromolithographic plates by Greenaway, Schuster & Engen 161 (1a & 1b),3) Under the Window, 1st edition, London: George Routledge & Sons, [1878]. 4to, original green glazed pictorial boards, Schuster & Engen 201 (1a), together with another copy, evidently later (pictorial boards unglazed, possibly S & E 200 (3c)),4) Kate Greenaway's Book of Games, 1st edition, London: George Routledge & Sons, [1889]. 4to, original mustard-yellow cloth, Schuster & Engen 43 (1c), together with another copy, original blind-stamped green cloth, apparently not in S & E, gift inscription dated 1937,5) The Queen of the Pirate Isle, 1st edition, London: Chatto & Windus, [1886]. 8vo, original beige cloth, gilt edges, blue endpapers, Schuster & Engen 165 (1e),6) A Day in a Child's Life, 1st edition, 1st issue, London: George Routledge & Sons, [1881]. 4to, original green glazed pictorial boards, front inner hinge superficially cracked, Schuster & Engen 66 (1a),7) Little Ann and Other Poems, 1st edition, London: George Routledge & Sons, [1882]. 8vo, original green half cloth, cream glazed pictorial paper sides (scuffed and discoloured), variable spotting to contents, Schuster & Engen 109 (1a),8) Kate Greenaway's Carols, London: George Routledge & Sons, [1883], comprising 4 chromolithographic cards, original envelope (front and rear panels separated and chipped), housed in custom cloth chemise) Schuster & Engen 329 (scarce),and 12 others including Kate Greenaway's Alphabet (4 copies), Kate Greenaway's Birthday Book for Children (2 copies), Melcomb Manor, and similar, and a small group of Greenaway ephemera (approx. 15 chromolithographic greetings cards, bookplates and bookmarks, in an album, and approx. 35 Kate Greenaway chromolithographs and wood-engravings from the Illustrated London News and The Graphic) (qty: -)
Lot 28
Mining. North of England Institute of Mining Engineers. Transactions, volumes 1, 4-12, 15, 18, 22, 31-3 and index volume, 2nd edition of volume 1, 1st editions of remaining volumes, Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Andrew Reid, 1856-1902. 18 volumes, 8vo, non-uniform contemporary bindings (half calf or morocco, one in cloth; rubbed), numerous lithographic plates, including mining apparatus, views, diagrams, geological maps and profiles, and similar, many in colours, many folding, a few ink-stamps to endpapers and occasionally to title-pages (ink-stamp of Hetton Coal Company Ltd volume 4 title), the set not collated and sold as a periodical (qty: 18)
Lot 68
New Naturalists. Numbers 1-25, London: Collins, 1945-51. 27 volumes (i.e. including 2 copies of number 4, and both versions of number 6), 8vo, original green cloth, dust jackets, bookplate of Eric Hosking to each volume, occasional fading to cloth, several spines slightly rolled, a few light bumps to extremities, dust jackets with a few nicks, chips and marks, variable toning to spine-panels, one copy of number 4 in a later jacket (from the sixth edition, first reprint) and with front inner hinge gone, the other (with inscription: see below) with tape-repair to jacket spine, number 25 errata slip loose (qty: 27)THE LIBRARY, PICTURES & CAMERA COLLECTION OF ERIC HOSKING OBE HON. FRPS FBIPP (1909-1991)Footnote: Bernhard & Loe NN1A-6A, 6B, 7A-25A (numbers 8 and 13 both in the primary binding, B1).First editions. Eric Hosking was photographic editor of the New Naturalist series. London's Natural History (number 3) is inscribed by the author 'For Eric Hosking, Richard Fitter'; Britain's Structure and Scenery is inscribed by the author 'For Dylla Hosking, L. Dudley Stamp' (number 4); Natural History in the Highlands and Islands (6A) is signed by the author Frank Darling on the title-page; The Highlands and Islands (6B) is signed by the co-author J. Morton Boyd on the title-page.
Lot 14
Max Von Sydow Handsigned First Day Cover. Official Stamp and Postmark Dated May 21st, 1981, His film credits include the 1983 James Bond movie Never Say Never Again. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Lot 797
Silver Cigarette boxJapanesedecorated to the top with a view of Mt Fuji and figures fishing on a river below, stamp marked silver 950, 16.5cm across Condition report: At present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a condition report.
Lot 1
Three Tunbridge ware stamp boxes, of rectangular form one with Queen Victoria head 'Postage Stamps' within mosaic border, 4cms, another Queen Victoria head 'Postage', within mosaic border and line decorated sides, 3.7cms, and another Edward VII, one penny stamp within mosaic border, the sides also in mosaic, 3.5cms. (3)
Lot 11
Tunbridge ware - three pieces, comprising a rosewood square form box, the sides with double bands of geometric mosaic, the lid with a floral mosaic panel, 7.1cms, a rosewood Tangram box, the lid in star form stick ware and complete with rosewood puzzle, 5cms, and a rectangular stamp box, the sides with double bands of geometric mosaic, the lid with Queen Victoria postage stamp within mosaic borders, 3.7cms. (3)
Lot 14
Tunbridge ware - four pieces, comprising a geometric turned rosewood half sovereign carpet ball, slight loss to internal upstand of container, 3cms, a Royal Tunbridge Wells ware mahogany box with hinged chequer board type lid within a border of mosaic, internal ink stamp, 8.7cms, a rosewood pin hinge rectangular box, the lid in cube work, 8.4cms, and a turned mahogany box, the lid in stick ware and geometric mosaic, 4.2cms. (4)
Lot 49
Tunbridge ware - seven pieces, comprising a rectangular sliding lid pin cushion box the sides with two bands of geometric mosaic, 7.4cms, another rectangular box, the lid in geometric mosaic with stick ware sides, 6.2cms, a rosewood stamp box, the lid in mosaic and stick ware, 3.4cms, a rosewood letter knife with geometric mosaic handle, 20cms, a rosewood circular box with screw cover in mosaic and stick ware, 4cms, another in mahogany with pull off lid, 4.5cms, and a rib turned circular rosewood box the lid in stick ware, s.d., 2.7cms. (7) From the collectionof Barbara Spicer
Lot 56
A rare turned sycamore wool winder labelled and stamped for Thomas Barton, the dished and weighted circular base to a two part turned stem with four adjustable arms each with turned post below a wool ball cup, 17.5cms dia. at base, 22cms high, labelled to base 'T. Barton Late Nye Manufacturer, Mount Ephraim And Parade Tunbridge Wells', the four arms each with oval impressed stamp 'Thomas Barton Manufacturer Tunbridge Wells', one arm reduced, with only half of stamp visible, one post replaced. ± See lot 438 in our sale of 16 June 2021 for a purse making frame which carried a similar apparently previously unrecorded oval stamp 'T. Barton, Tunbridge Ware, Tunbridge Wells'. The undecorated and utilitarian nature of these pieces suggests that Barton may have been responsible for a range of 'utility' wares associated with sewing, aside to his more decorative wares. A passion for collecting lasting forty years Part 2
Lot 827
A cased set of three pairs of graduated steel scissors, the red leather gilt tooled case with oval gilt stamp 'Wingfield, Rowbotham, Sheffield', the scissors stamped 'Army and Navy CSL', each with scrolling leaf capped arms below file cut oval loops, case, re-enforced at hinge, 16cms. From the collectionof Susan Franklin Part 1
Lot 88
A Tunbridge ware book slide by William Upton, Brighton, the hinged ends with cut corners both in cube work within mosaic borders, the base with an ink stamp, 'William Upton, Tunbridge Ware Manufacturers ... Brighton', old worm holes to base, some minor loss and old repairs, 40cms wide closed.
Lot 978
Pencils, vesta/stamp boxes and other pieces, comprising an S. Mordan and Co. sliding pencil, 4.6cms closed, another with jewelled top, 4.2cms, a spiral form silver pencil holder, 6cms, a combination sliding pen/pencil, 9.4cms, two combination silver plated vesta/ stamp boxes, 4.7cms, a pair of folding scissors in pen knife form handle, Birmingham 1927 by Levi and Salaman, 8.5cms, and two silver pencil holders, one decorated to each side with four horses heads, stamped '925', 9cms, the other a maiden, bull rushes and dragon fly with import marks, 8.5cms. (9) From the collectionof Barbara Spicer
Lot 425
Stamp collection in multiple albums, folders and loose including around £60 of GB mint stamps in presentation packs and year pack 1989, a Royal Mint £5 coin cover 2000, partial collections including Westminster 1988 Olympics Masterfile and Harry Allen The Royal Family, two albums of used 20th century world stamps etc.
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