An English violin and bow, Edwin Gabbitas (1889-1974), length of back 36cm, signed handwritten label, the bow with octagonal stick, ebony frog with mother of pearl eye, silver screw, silver wire winding and ivory tip plate, 61g Edwin Gabbitas (1889-1974), the son of a tenant farmer at Mattersey Grange, Nottinghamshire. A cabinet maker and joiner by trade, he attained the rank of Sergeant in the Royal Engineers in WWI. He is thought to have made a total of 12 fine violins and several bows. One of his instruments was sold at auction at Bonhams in 2002. Sold with an illustrated testimony by his grandson, the present vendor. Please note Mellors & Kirk have applied for an exemption licence for the ivory in this lot. Ref: BWZ9VDTL Instrument and bow both in fine condition. The violin perhaps never played
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A collection of antique jewellery including Victorian gold brooch with locket back, heart shaped pendant set turquoise and seed pearls, cabochon garnet set brooch, garnet set mourning brooch, enamelled butterfly, butterfly wing brooch, cased bar brooch with diamond-set horseshoe, 9ct gold set agate dirk, pair of 19th century enamelled cufflinks, various stick pins, purple stone brooch, broken Mizpah ring and ring set lapis lazuli etc
A Senufo People wood carving,West African, of a hornbill bird or sejen, 46cm hightogether with a wood knobkerrie, with wirework grips,75cm longand a carved wood walking stick, the handle modelled as a closed fist,85cm long (3)Condition ReportThe top of the knobkerrie has damage and losses. Knocks and wear throughout. Losses to the paint on the Senufo figure.
COOL POP / PUNK / WAVE / INDIE - LP COLLECTION. A super cool collection of around 54 x LPs. Artists/ Titles include Human Sexual Response - Fig. 14, Kate Bush - The Kick Inside, Kate Bush - Hounds Of love, David Bowie - Tonight, The Human League - Travelogue, Roxy Music, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - The Pacific Age, Starjets, Madness - One Step Beyond..., Graham Parker And The Rumour - Stick To Me, Stomping At The Klub Foot Vol 2, INXS - Listen Like Thieves, Mike Batt - Six Days In Berlin and The Tourists. The condition is generally VG+ to Ex+ with some sleeves falling below this. Some records may be cleaned to a higher grading.
WW2 British Trench Art Collection comprising of two vases made from 40mm Bofors cases, unfinished 6prd anti tank gun case, three shell caps one with RA collar dogs attached, oil lamp made from US 37mm case, Candle stick made from a 20mm case and 82mm mortar fins, Ash Tray with RN button dated 1949. (9)
Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian - A small collection of four ceramic pieces to include; a 2423 cream glazed globular small vase, a Pilkington's green glazed vase, a Pilkington's 2661 patterned dark moss like green vase, and a single mottled blue glazed candle stick, approx. 17cm high. (4) Further Details: Some crazing, crack to small green vase, otherwise good.
Original vintage propaganda poster Gastarbeiter Sind Kollegen! / Guest Workers are Colleagues!, featuring an illustration of an older man holding a Bild newspaper with a speech bubble above him portraying the bias of wrongdoings by a guest worker, and two workers standing side by side in unison supporting each other, the text in black reads - Stick together! Don't get rushed! Disputes only benefit the entrepreneur. Guest workers are colleagues! From the Pojekt Lehrlingsrolle Nr. 2. Good condition, tape on edges, tears, pinholes, creasing, staining, double sided. Country of issue: Germany, designer: Rainer Hachfeld, size (cm): 84x60, year of printing: 1970s.
Vintage reproduction of the World War One poster - I'll go too! The Real Irish Spirit - featuring an image of a soldier in uniform and a rifle on his shoulder looking back at a gentleman in a suit, with a walking stick and a shamrock in his hat, red frame around the image. Printed by McCaw, Stevenson & Orr, Dublin & Belfast. Issued by the Central Council for the Organisation of Recruiting in Ireland. Good condition, folds, creasing, staining. Country of issue: UK, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 54x37, year of printing: 1970s.
Set of 10 original vintage Soviet movie posters for various films. 1. Les Arrivistes / The Opportunists / Zhizn Kholostyaka, a 1960 French drama film based on Balzac's novel, directed by Louis Daquin, the poster features an image of a hugging couple and a gentleman looking at them. Horizontal. Good condition, folds, tears, creasing, pinholes, staining. Country of issue: Russia, designer: D. Krasnopevtsev, size (cm): 35x59, year of printing: 1961; 2. Pate Oddeleni / Agent for Panic, a 1961 Czechoslovak crime film directed by Jindrich Polak, featuring an image of a man in a black coat with a number code in front of him. Horizontal. Good condition, folds, pinholes, small tears, creasing, staining. Country of issue: Russia, designer: D. Khomov, size (cm): 41x59, year of printing: 1961; 3. It Was Not In Vain / Nije bilo uzalud, a 1957 Serbo-Croatian crime drama directed by Nikola Tanhofer, featuring an illustration of a lady and a gentleman set over a light blue background. Horizontal. Good condition, folds, creasing, tears, staining. Country of issue: Russia, designer: D. Krasnopevtsev, size (cm): 41x59, year of printing: 1958; 4. Geheimarchiv an der Elbe / Taynik na Elbe / Secret archive on the Elbe, a 1963 East Germany war film directed by Kurt Jung-Alsen, the poster features an illustration of a thinking gentleman and soldiers loading boxes. Horizontal. Good condition, folds, pinholes, tears, creasing, staining. Country of issue: Russia, designer: I. Yudin, size (cm): 41x59, year of printing: 1963; 5. Geuui sowon / One Way, a 1958 North Korean drama film based on Han Sorya story, directed by Oh Byung-ho, the poster features an image of a man tied with a rope and a silhouette of a person in black glasses and a hat behind him. Horizontal. Fair condition, folds, creasing, tears, staining, paper loss on top edge. Country of issue: Russia, designer: A. Peskov, size (cm): 51x67, year of printing: 1959; 6. Loyal Partners / Qing Chan Yi Shen, a 1957 Chinese drama film about the life and work of Chinese bacteriological scientists, directed by Changlin Xu, the poster features an image of a gentleman in a white laboratory coat and a mask with a walking stick standing in front of a window. Fair condition, folds, tears, creasing, paper losses, staining, foxing. Country of issue: Russia, designer: V. Sachkov, size (cm): 103x72, year of printing: 1958; 7. Torero / Toreador, a 1956 documentary about the Mexican bullfighter Luis Procuna, directed by Carlos Velo, the poster features an image of a startled lady and a bull set over a yellow and red background. Good condition, tears, pinholes, folds, creasing, staining, small paper losses on edges. Country of issue: Russia, designer: L. Tyutryumov, size (cm): 100x72, year of printing: 1958; 8. Hasek Comic Stories / Haskovy povidky ze stareho mocnarstvi, a 1952 Czechoslovak comedy film, directed by Miroslav Hubacek and Oldrich Lipsky, the poster features an image of three gentlemen holding a shoe on a fork, holding his head, and covering his eyes, and smaller images of situational comedy including children laughing at a man, a couple under a tree and a hunter. Good condition, folds, pinholes, tears, creasing, staining, paper losses on edges. Country of issue: Russia, designer: N. Pozdnev, size (cm): 98x73, year of printing: 1953; 9. Clubfooted Friend / Kosolapyy drug, a 1959 Russian comedy film about a circus trainer, directed by Vladimir Sukhobokov, the poster features an image of a bear with a bucket holding to an advertisement board with stills from the film. Fair condition, folds, creasing, tears, paper losses, staining. Country of issue: Russia, designer: M. Heyfitz, size (cm): 99x73, year of printing: 1959; 10. Poveste sentimentala / Sentimental Story, a 1962 Romanian romance film directed by Iulian Mihu, featuring an image of a lady in a fur coat, a gentleman, and a still from the film with a drowning person. Good condition, folds, creasing, tears, small paper losses, minor staining. Country of issue: Russia, designer: Y. Yaroshenko, size (cm): 103x79, year of printing: 1963.
A collection of ebony dressing table items to include, two sets of candle stick holders, one smaller than the other, two glass lidded jars, one with a hair-tidy, two small bowls, hand mirror, brushes in addition to two wooden canes one featuring hallmarked silver collar detailing and the other with white metal embellishments.
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