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CHRISTIE AGATHA: (1890-1976) English Crime Writer. T.L.S., Agatha Christie Mallowan, one page, 8vo, Wallingford, Berkshire, 28th September 1968, to Mr. Nuttall. Christie states that she was most interested to see the article which her correspondent had sent her and continues 'I shall be very pleased to agree to the quotation and reference from my book The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding being used'. Christie also asks her correspondent to tell Councillor Thompson how interested she was in his account of Abney and that when it is printed and produced she would be very grateful to have a copy, further remarking 'Abney is a landmark in my life, and though I am now 78 years of age I still remember it, and my visits there, quite distinctly'. With several ink annotations in unidentified hands and a date stamp of Cheadle & Gatley Urban District Council at the head and two file holes to the left edge, not affecting the text or signature. Accompanied by a page removed from an Express newspaper of 20th July 1972 featuring an article with the headline Agatha Christie's childhood memories of Abney Hall'. About VG, 2 Christie's brother-in-law, James Watts, was the last private owner of Abney Hall, a large Victorian house situated in Cheadle. As the present letter illustrates, Christie frequently visited Abney Hall and wrote two stories from there, After the Funeral and the short story The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding. In her book, Agatha Christie: A Readers Companion (2004) Vanessa Wagstaff writes 'Abney became Agatha's greatest inspiration for country-house life, with all the servants and grandeur which have been woven into her plots'.

VALLERY-RADOT RENE: (1853-1933) French Writer, the son-in-law of Louis Pasteur who published a famous biography of the chemist and microbiologist in 1884. A.L.S., R. Vallery-Radot, two pages, 8vo, n.p., 20th November 1888, to [Gaston Tissandier], in French. Vallery-Radot informs his correspondent that their article is excellent, although remarks 'I have noticed only one "microscopic" fault from the point of view of the description of the rooms. There is no aquarium in the Pasteur Institute. All the rest is perfect, full of life and movement. The last lines touched me greatly. They are worthy of your soul; so very French. Always and everywhere there is honour where the name of Mr. Pasteur has been mentioned....' With blank integral leaf. Together with a second A.L.S., R. Vallery-Radot, two pages, 8vo, n.p., 1st June 1890, to [Gaston Tissandier], in French. Vallery-Radot announces 'You are still a friend always on the lookout for that which can bring glory to Mr. Pasteur' and continues 'He thanks you for this new most precise and most complete account of anti-rabies vaccinations'. With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by an unsigned printed visiting card of Vallery-Radot. Two letters of good content for their references to Pasteur and his work. VG, 3 Gaston Tissandier (1843-1899) French Aviator and Chemist. In 1873 he founded the weekly scientific magazine La Nature, which he edited until 1896.

EDWARD VIII: (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor. A fine, long A.L.S., David, (twice; at the conclusion and again at one interval in the letter, and a further three times with his initial D at other intervals in the letter), fourteen pages, 4to, Calgary, Banff and other places, 15th - 21th September 1919, to his mistress Freda Dudley Ward ('Fredie darling darling one'). The Prince writes his letter, in bold pencil, over a period of a week whilst travelling by train across Canada during his official tour, stating, in part, 'I really am down & out to-night sweetheart & feeling like death as I've never taken such a hopelessly miserable & despondent view of life as I do now!! It's hell beloved one & all on account of having had to do the P of W stunt & play to the gallery till I can do it no more!! This trip has been a huge success up to the present, I'll take a little credit for that as I have worked hard & no mistake; but its partly fear of not being able to keep it up & letting down the staff & spoiling the whole trip which has put me in this hopeless state of mind!! I feel….that I'm not ½ big enough man to take on what I consider is just about the biggest job in the world!! Can't you picture your poor little boy….struggling with a long & important speech for tomorrow which he knows he's going to crash over & so spoil his reputation!!….Your little boy is quite silly to have cracked just now when the worst stunts are over & he's going to have a very easy & perhaps pleasant week before reaching Vancouver…I like Calgary…I was taken straight to church where I had to dedicate a war memorial; then we lunched at the golf club tho it was too maddening not to be able to play on the fine course & all I got was a mouldy walk!!….I've just got away from a very wet & noisy dinner at the Ranchman's Club, though I think the title implies tight men doesn't it darling? They are a fine crowd of Westerners, but God they drink….it was stiff cocktails & scotch to-night followed by dirty songs. I guess I was lucky to escape before midnight having only been roughly handled by one drunken tho it was kind roughness…' (15th September), '…we rode off to the "round" up of cattle which was an amazing stunt; I rode a nice locally bred horse in a "stock" saddle…We were in time to help the cowboys & Indians round up the last odd hundreds of cattle & they collected close on 2000.…it was quite good fun & I got lots of hard riding doing my best imitation of a cowboy….it's a real good life that ranching darling tho a very hard one & one's got to be real tough to take it on as a living….I've been listening to the queer & funny experiences of the whole staff who all had an adventure or experience with one or more women to-night'. (17th September), 'Of course I'm as usual terribly sad & lonely sweetheart tho only on top tho that is the part of me that I work on; the deep down part is always always the same blissfully happy because WE love each other!! I ask for nothing in this world except that my precious darling beloved little Fredie Wedie shld love me as I know SHE does….I owe my Mama 2 letters & my father 3 tho they do write such balls that they are hardly worth answering tho I suppose I shall have to make an effort soon!!….I had a good game of golf with Godfrey this afternoon & was playing better; a nice 9 hole course tho he beat me 3 up but only because I messed up the last 3 holes!!…There are ½ dozen nice Canadian girls here darling all of them hideous but good dancers & cheery & gt fun & good for any thing I shld say tho that doesn't interest this little boy….' (18th September), '…I was on the verge of tears reading all the marvellous divine things you say to me sweetheart & did want you want you beloved one & just held out my arms (I did really!!) tho alas nothing happened & I felt more hopelessly lonely than ever!!….Oh!! Its useless my trying to tell you what your last letter & everything in it means to your vewy vewy own devoted adoring little David…I had 2 rounds on the 9 hole course at Banff yesterday morning tho I was hopeless on account of a gale of wind & being worried by people coming up to shake hands or snap me; & the limit came when a hideous Yank girl in huge spectacles came up to me & called me "dear sweet child" to my face just after I had missed a long drive shot & was using the foulest language!!….But this is a marvellous spot….& I adore it because you do & because you've been here & I figured out your divine lovely little face on the glacier at the end of the lake. We've been dancing….to-night with those Canadian girls who I'm ashamed to say we brought up in our train from Banff & we had them to dinner again…don't be thulky Fredie darling & we only gave them a lift as they missed the train having planned to come on here anyway & if only you could see them you wouldn't possibly be thulky!!…I got more than fed up & bored with those very plain girls we've had more or less in tow since Calgary & am glad to be quit of them!!!!….I enclose a few more photos (no longer present) angel which may amuse you; that Indian rig (complete with feathered head dress) was given me by the Stony Indians yesterday when they made me a "chief" and called me "Morning Star"…did anyone ever feel less like a star in the morning than your little boy darling; such an inappropriate name to give me!!' (19th September), '…You see I tell you every thing as you know beloved one & as I promised to; of course there have been funny incidents the whole time particularly at the queer parties we go to tho. they don't happen to me only to the staff!! But these women out here are as hot as hell most of them & one has to be more than on one's best behaviour and never release oneself a scrap when dancing or talking to them as they are merely waiting for the least hint for a flirtation & they squeeze one's hand & say the most amazing things tho all that merely revolts me. They don't get any change out of your little boy sweetheart….I can't possibly reach England before 20th Nov & my visit to the States is still very vague…New York is going to be cut out….I shld like to have spent a few hrs in N.Y. having heard so much about it merely to see the amazing city….' (20th September), 'We spent a terrible 4 hrs….yesterday afternoon as after all the balls we were solemnly driven up to the top of a bl_ _d _ mountain (1 ½ hrs) in cars to unveil some mouldy tablet to commemorate my visit!! Christ! Your little boy was peeved & fierce over the whole stunt as it didn't do any good to anyone & it was a case of "Gud I'm cold" when we might have had a good climb by ourselves!!….Bless you sweetie mine for this last divine letter & for Mr. Thpider's photo on that angellic (sic) seal which I love & which has made me so happy & Mrs. Thpider is delighted wiv it too & says it's a good photo!! How you do spoil me Fredie darling & its so so sweet of you to have put Mr. Thpider on yr. pearl necklace….everything you've given me is sacred sweetheart, yr. photos & sponges….And we use the same scent, soap & tooth paste etc. so that I'm only thinking of YOU darling one even when I'm cleaning my teeth!!….I feel more & more strongly that its absolutely legitimate to lie & that we are more than within our rights to do so when it concerns our own private affairs angel. There can't possibly be a 3rd party, if there is we are done so that we mustn't think twice about lying all we can!….I don't trust a sould except YOU beloved one  OWING 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

WORLD WAR I: A series of thirty-two A.Ls.S., Reg, by Walter Reginald Hughes (1898-1963), a Gunner in the Royal Artillery, Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery during World War I, sixty pages (total), 8vo, 4to and some on correspondence cards, various places (most In the Field in France, some from a military camp in England etc.), 1916-17, to various family members in the West Midlands including his Aunt (21) and younger brother Arthur (5), some on printed stationery of the Y.M.C.A. On Active Service with the British Expeditionary Force. Hughes, writing in pencil, sends a series of largely social letters back home, conveying his thanks for socks, gloves, boots, cocoa and cigarettes, although also discussing various aspects of his life with the army, in part, 'We have had one of the latest guns come up to our camp & the shell travels 1820 ft. per sec. Some pace….', writing of a boxing match at the YMCA, 'I got a….man about 6-4 & very big with it, like hitting a haystack, but came off best on points', and of his time training at Cosham in Hampshire, 'I was on guard last night on the front on Portsmouth on the sands. You can see lots of searchlights….I was on from 1am to 5am, it nearly killed me but I suppose you must get used to it', 'We had a big parade on Friday to celebrate the 200th year of the RFA. Most camps had a half holiday but we had a hard days work' and 'We had a military funeral this afternoon, a fellow that died of wounds from France. I was in the firing party….while we are firing [the band] plays the last post, altogether it is a fine thing if it were not for the sadness of the thing….we are still waiting further orders, waiting with kits packed to go to Woolwich & getting very fed up', and of his arrival in France, 'I have been put into the trench mortars….and don't much like the idea of going in the trench after we have had 3 months training with the guns. France is a very nice place' (25th June 1916) and of his time fighting in France, 'I got the fags and very nice they were too. I think you can trust the newspapers that say things are moving all along the line….the other day they asked for 50 men to go up the line…I was one…& this morning they took 10 of the tallest fellows & they are going up the line tonight', 'Both sides have been shelling hard all day but none have got to our village yet. I went up the line last night with some shells….at nights the battle field is lit up with star shells', 'If we get much marching in our new boots there will be some sore feet as they are very hard', 'Much to our dislike we have had to have our hair all off, but it feels nice & cool but looks rotten', 'I don't blame Cyril for keeping out of it if he can. I've had quit [sic] enough of it', 'There is no news & I am sure the war's not over yet….at present they are busy shelling us', in one letter also briefly referring to soldiers having witnessed the Angels of Mons, and in another reporting on a football match in which he had been involved, 'We played K Battery R.H.A., they have 5 prows [sic] playing for them. I played….& had Barns (?) for West Bromwich against me….so I had my work cut out any how he was the only forward that did not score...for the last 20 minutes played centre half as we had a man knocked out & then I had an officer & a Sgt to mark, both international men, the officer got his cap in 1913 & the Sgt got his last year, they were hot...they were A1. I think we did very well. We had a Leeds City man playing for us, he is good but not a patch on their men...'and in one of the final letters Hughes writes from hospital, 'I am a stretcher case....I am not building my hopes on Blighty so as not to get disappointed, but one never knows....It seems funny that just as I come out of action the weather picked up, it makes a chap think of the poor fellows he left behind when he gets in a comfortable place'. An interesting series of letters. Some light overall age wear and a few letters with areas of paper loss. Generally G to about VG, 32

AUSCHWITZ: An A.L.S. by Felix Pawtowski, a Prisoner of War, two pages, 8vo (on the official printed folding stationery of Konzentrationslager Auschwitz), Block 25, Auschwitz, n.d. (10th April), to Sophie Pawtowski, in German. Pawtowski writes a moving letter to his wife, in part, 'Today was the first Easter bank holiday - a long time has passed since we were separated. But God has preserved me in good health for the moment. It will take some time but I think fate will allow me to see you again. Tell me darling, do you still love me, or has the long time since our separation made you unwilling to overcome the difficulties life has thrown at us - will you have enough patience to wait for my return?....', concluding by referring to various family and friends. Accompanied by the original partially printed Konzentrationslager Auschwitz envelope, hand addressed by Pawtowski. With several official Auschwitz stamps. VG

WORLD WAR I: Edmund Allenby (1861-1936) British Field Marshal of World War I. A.L.S., Edmund, two pages, 4to, n.p. (France), 27th August n.y. (1914-17), to 'My dear Nell'. Allenby thanks his correspondent for her letter and remarks that his 'have seldom much of interest', explaining 'One is not allowed to say anything really interesting, lest the Censor should find fault…', further referring to a mutual acquaintance whom he hopes will have good luck as a pilot, adding 'Much good work is being done nowadays by our flying men; and they are far superior to the Germans', continuing to comment on the chateau that he is living in and the surroundings, and concluding 'I have just been watching, from afar, an attack on a bit of the German line. All seemed to go well; but I hear rumours, now, that we have lost some ground again. Still, it is not certain'; John French (1852-1925) 1st Earl of Ypres. Anglo-Irish Field Marshal of World War I. A.L.S., J D P French, three pages, 4to, Middelburg, South Africa, 12th June 1902, to Miss. Ball. French states that the sad news about his correspondent's brother reached him that evening and he continues 'I know well what awful distress you must be in and I long to be able to say anything that might bring you a grain of comfort…..I feel now however you will accept my most heartfelt sympathy in your great trouble. Let me say also that I mourn your dear brothers loss….His kindness….&….good nature endeared him to all of us, his comrades, who often depended so much upon his help. I know well what you suffer now and that you can listen to no consolation. But….believe me (as an oldish man who has had many trials in life) that time will ease the sharp strip of pain and bring you comfort.'; William Birdwood (1865-1951) British Field Marshal of World War I. A.L.S., Birdwood of Anzac, two pages, 4to, Cirencester, 28th November (1942), to a General Secretary. Birdwood thanks his correspondent for their letter and an invitation, which he politely declines, as it coincides with when he will be moving home to Hampton Court 'where I must be present in person to see to the getting in of all our furniture etc which will then be just arriving there'. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, about VG, 3

STARR RINGO: (1940- ) English Musician, Drummer with The Beatles. A.L.S., Ringo xxxx, four pages, 8vo, Admiral Grove, Liverpool, n.d. (30th October 1961), to Doreen Walker. Starr thanks his correspondent for their photograph and letter and enquires as to how she is, further writing 'I cannot tell you about Butlins because I have forgoten (sic) what happened the last month nothink (sic) exiting (sic) just the usual laying in bed swimiming (sic) playing music sun bathing playing with my -GUN-', and commenting on his work, 'We have been playing all round Liverpool and the outscerts (sic) since we came home allso (sic) we may be playing in Manchester soon so you will have to come and see me and the group of cause (sic)', as well as his appearance, 'I don't no (sic) wether (sic) I started to grow a beared (sic) while you were there but I have got one now'. Starr concludes his letter 'It is 2-30 o'clock in the morning and Cleo Lane (sic) is just singing (YOU'LL ANSER [sic] TO ME) I still lead the same type of life, bed beetween (sic) 2 and 4 and up at 12 or 2 or 5 when I feel lazy….Lots of Love and Luck'. Beneath his signature Starr again signs his name ('Ringo Starr') as part of his address and, in a postscript, remarks 'Just thinking I have a car now so I could come up and se (sic) you one weekday and night, we play weekends'. Accompanied by the original envelope (P; extensive tears to the edges and some heavy staining) hand addressed by Starr. Some light water staining to the upper and lower left corners of each page, very slightly affecting some words of text but not the signature. G Ringo Starr and Doreen Walker first met when she was on a Butlin's holiday in Pwllheli in North Wales in the summer of 1961. The drummer was performing at the holiday camp with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes and the sixteen year old was introduced to Starr by a friend, who at the time was dating Rory Storm. Starr and Walker struck up a friendship which continued through letter writing and visits to Manchester where Doreen lived. Starr accompanied Rory Storm and the Hurricanes during many performances at Butlin's holiday camps, their first engagement having been in July 1960 at Pwllheli where they played in the Rock 'n' Calypso Ballroom for £25 each per week. Starr had initially been unsure about the gigs, until Storm put forward the idea of "Starr-time" (a solo spot) with Starr singing songs like Boys by The Shirelles, and the drummer finally agreed when Storm told him about how many women would be "available". It was also during this season that Starr changed his name to "Ringo"

Pheasants in the Snow, two watercolours and a collection of other still life and country subjects all by A Earley (8)

Portrait of a Gentleman, early 20th century oval watercolour 23cm x 18cm; Still Life of Dead Game, pair pastels; Portrait of a Cat, naive school watercolour (4)

Antoinette Holland (Dutch, 1921 - 2011) Still life with fruit and vases, oil on board, signed dated 1977, 36.5 x 44.5 cm, framed Notes Antoinette Holland Haggenburg was born in Arnhem, Holland, she was the second of thirteen brothers and sisters. Her father was the headmaster of the local school. Antoinette began painting at the age of nine, inspired by her grandfather who was also an artist. She spent many hours painting and drawing with her grandfather, he was her first teacher. Painting was Antoinette's passion, during her life, she painted more than a thousand oil paintings. 1938 - 1943 Academy of Art and Design, Arnhem, Holland 1947 Antoinette travelled to England to learn English and then on to South Africa 1957 Married Alexander Holland and moved to Tunbridge Wells 1959 Birth of daughter Rosalind 1965 - 1973 Attended art classes at the Adult Education Centre, Tunbridge Wells. Teacher: Morris Weidman 1974 - 1987 Member of the Royal Tunbridge Wells Art Society, The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells 1987 Moved to Spain were she remained until her death in November 2011 SOLO EXHIBITIONS 1975 First solo exhibition, Adult Education Centre, Tunbridge Wells 1979 Tunbridge Wells Museum, Library and Art Gallery, Tunbridge Wells 1981 Royal Tunbridge Wells Art Society, The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells 1983 University of Arnhem, Holland 1984 Cultureel Centrum, Arnhem, Holland 1985 Trinity Art Centre, Tunbridge Wells 1989 British Royal Society Club, Benalmadena, Spain 1992 Hotel Don Carlos, Marbella, Spain 1995 Casa de la Cultura Pablo Ruiz Picasso, Benalmadena, Spain 1996 Clinica Buchinger - Wilhelmi, Marbella Spain 1998 PYR Hotel , exhibition centre, Marbella, Spain GROUP EXHIBITIONS During her life she has participated in numerous group exhibitions, many of which include the above mentioned locations of Tunbridge Wells. She also frequently exhibited at the Pantiles Open Air Exhibiton CURRENT PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS Casa de la Cultura Pablo Ruiz Picasso, Benalmadena, Spain Biblioteca Publica Municipal, Benalmadena, Spain PRIVATE COLLECTIONS Works held in private collections in Canada, Australia, South Africa, Egypt, New Zealand, Sweden, Finland, Ireland, Holland, Spain, Germany, USA and the UK.

Matilda Mulvey (1882 - C. 1947). Still life of pink chrysanthemums in a jug, oil on canvas, signed. 39 x 50cm.

Studio Framed Impressionist Oil on Board Still Life of Flowers in a Vase, signed

Oriental Vase with Floral Still Life Panels

Oil on Panel, Still Life Study of Grapes, Peaches and Apples

Print of Still Life, Herman Moll Map of Yorkshire, Small Watercolour by Joseph Pighills and another Watercolour marked Anderson R.A to verso

Mixed lot to include; marble bookends, Art Nouveau finger plate, cloisonné vase, still life print etc

20th century school - Still life with flowers in a vase, oil on canvas, signed Cynthia lower right, 75 x 54cm

Assorted modern artwork to include; Shelby Dawbarn - Last fling pen and watercolour, Sally Fisher - Still life watercolour etc

Early 20th century English school - Still life with fruit on a stone ledge, oil on board, monogrammed AC lower left, 30 x 27.5cm

Ansel Morgan, 20th century, The Royal Oak, Sudbury, signed oil on canvas, together with Carol Ford, still life of flowers (2)

Buxton, 20th century, still life orchid, watercolour, 25 x 35cm

Esther Gladwell, 20th century, still life flowers, signed watercolour, together with other pictures and prints

Continental School, 20th century, still life of fruit and flowers, oil on canvas, 75 x 62cm

An oil on canvas - Still Life Study of Hydrangers in vase signed bottom right F. Bell - 60cm x 60cm Condition report: As new condition

A Gilt Framed Still Life Picture of Spring Fruit

Studio of Miguel Canals (1925-1995) - Still life with fruit and glassware - 78x57cm oil on canvas, studio stamp to stretcher, gilt frame CONDITION REPORT: paint work showing craquelure, gilt frame with losses

* JOHN MCCUTCHEON (SCOTTISH 1910 - 1995), STILL LIFE WITH POTTED FLOWERS oil on canvas board, signed 45.5cm x 56.5cm Framed and under glass

* SHEILA GUTHRIE, STILL LIFE WITH TAMBOURINE oil on canvas 50cm x 40cm Framed

* LAURA BEVERIDGE, STILL LIFE OF FLOWERS IN A VASE Mixed media 49cm x 46cm Mounted, framed and under glass

BRITISH SCHOOL (20TH CENTURY), FLORAL STILL LIFE oil on canvas, signed indistinctly lower right image size 38.5cm x 29cm Framed

TOBIUS HARRISON (b. 1950) Framed, signed, dated 'f 37', oil on board, Contemporary Realist still life of yellow flowers in glass vase, 27cm x 22.5cm.

KATIE MACKAY. Framed, signed, dated 1892, oil on canvas, still life study of fruit arranged on a table before red curtain, including grapes, apple, plums and gooseberries, 22.2cm x 30cm.

S. JONES. Framed, signed, gouache on board, 20th Century still life composition of various flowers, in decorative gilt frame, 71cm x 51cm.

OLIVER CLARE (1853 - 1927) Framed, signed, oil on canvas, still life composition of plums, strawberries and apple, on a mossy, leafy background, 21.5cm x 17.2cm. Provenance: Private Collection.

Framed, unsigned, oil on panel, Dutch School, still life of flowers on marble ledge, in decorative gilt frame, with wax seal to verso, 23.9cm x 31.4cm.

GEORGE HUME BARNE (1882 - 1935) Framed, signed, dated 1924, oil on canvas, still life study of white lilies in glass jug on table with portrait silhouette, Barne was elected into The London Group in 1922 and exhibited a number of works. A piece titled, 'Arum Lilies' was exhibited in January 1926, which is probably this painting, 63cm x 47.6cm.

An oil on board depicting still life with roses, label verso, 51cm x 61cm

An oil on board of still life of anemones in vase, unsigned, 38cm x 28cm

MARION BROOM: A still-life of flowers in vase, framed and glazed, signed lower right, 38 x 50cm

Agnes M Cowieson (Scottish fl.1880-1940) 'Still Life of Poppies' Oil on canvas, signed lower left, 29 x 39cm

Two unframed 19thC oil on canvases; one depicting figure in an exterior scene and the other a floral still life, along with a framed floral painting on silk

AFTER ALAN DAVIE (1920-2014) "Bird Through Wall" a composition with still life and ankh, chromolithograph, limited edition No'd. 80/90, No'd in pencil bottom left, signed and dated '73 bottom right (ARR), together with AFTER MERLYN EVANS (1910-1973) "St. Ives beach", chromolithograph, limited edition No'd. 80/90, No'd bottom left, signed and dated '73 bottom right (ARR)

J. Collins - still life of game, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1850 or 1860 lower left, 24 x 19.5cm approx.

G. Weissbort watercolour still life, signed bottom left, 23 x 30 cm

Claude Garnett - 'Double Stocks' a still life study, flowers in a vase collage bears a signature, the printed Walker's Galleries of Bond Street label verso, dated 1932 13.5'' x 11'' in a glazed, maple veneered frame

The Bristol Airport Lost Teddy Bear, a German golden mohair Teddy Bear, circa 1910, probably Strunz with black boot button eye, pronounced muzzle, black stitched nose and five claws, swivel head, jointed limbs and hump –21in. (53.5cm.) high (general wear and thinning, muzzle and limbs lacking stuffing, ears attached incorrectly, missing eye and pads recovered); and a postcard - type original photograph of the original owner with this bear inscribed on back. Notes: Staff at Bristol Airport found the antique bear, which has one eye and a floppy ear, in a bag with a frayed black and white photo, dated March 1918, of him being cuddled by two little children. Unlike Paddington Bear, the toy had no name tag but a message in faded ink on the back of the picture read: “With dearest love and kisses to our darling Daddie from your loving little daughters Dora and Glyn.” A public appeal was issued to try and trace the owner earlier this year but the team at Bristol Airport were unable to find any living relatives. The bear was found in 2012 and staff spent 14 months trawling flight records to see if they could find any two passengers with the same names as those mentioned on the back of the picture. When they could not they appealed for help from the public and a number of experts stepped forward to help with the search. They were able to trace the date of the picture after they discovered a second message on the picture, which said: “taken on Baby’s birthday March 4th 1918, one year and five - months - old.” But, despite tracing who the children were they were unable to find them. Robert Glyn Baker spotted his bear - nicknamed ‘Bristol’ by staff - after his former wife sent him a cutting of the Mature Times front page from January. The gobsmacked dad - of - one, who is still in Cyprus, was so shocked when he realised his bear was still out there he immediately rang the paper to try and get him back. “I thought it was lost forever, I was convinced it had been destroyed. I’m an only child and my auntie Dora didn’t have any children either so I am the only person that could have got the bear,” Robert said. “It’s the sentimental value really, my hands were so full with what I was carrying I thought I had left it in the toilet. I had so much with me, but like a fool I left it in the airport. Robert Baker is the son of Glyn Baker, born in 1916, who is pictured with his sister in a photograph found with the bear. Glyn married Elsie Evelyn Norman, who was born in 1917, and who died only recently. Glyn died a number of years ago. His older sister Dora, lived in Plymouth for much of her life after marrying a naval officer, and was once a secretary to MP Michael Foot. She did not have any children and ended her days in a Welsh nursing home aged 80.The card, which was found with the teddy, was written by Dora and Glyn to their father, and Robert’s grandfather, Nicholas Glyn Baker. He was a baker by trade, but was stationed in Baghdad during the First World War, where he later died from Malaria in 1917. It is thought the bear was originally bought by Glyn’s uncle in Glenover, Wales, where he grew up. The bear was actually bought originally for another baby, Kenneth Baker, who was born on 20th May 1910; sadly he died shortly afterwards and the bear was then passed on to Glyn Baker. Robert, a retired policeman with Gwent Police, is the only child of Glyn and Elsie, and was the only person the bear could go to. Thank you to Jacqui Mills, Public Relations Manager, Bristol Airport who spent so long researching the bears history, tracking down the owner and writing most of this description. Bob has recently been unwell and feels now is the time to find Bristol a new home

BRITISH SCHOOL (LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY) Still Life of Fruit, oil on canvas, unsigned, 24.5cm x 29cm.

A VENETIAN GLASS EASEL DRESSING TABLE MIRROR, the glass with etched foliate decoration, the frame applied with coloured glass flowers, 34cm high 20cm wide; together with an oil on canvas still life depicting the mirror, 61cm x 50cm

Gillean Whitaker Still life study of woodland flora, signed, watercolour, 33x46cm

After Picasso Abstract still life and a portrait Colour prints, a pair 26cm x 20.5cm (2)

British School (late 19th Century) Still life of flowers Oil on canvas Unsigned 48cm x 80cm

A selection of pictures to include two original still life paintings of pink flowers indistinctly signed 'B. Mahn' and 'Correro' and a hand tinted engraving of ladies fashions (3)

A watercolour still life, peaches and grapes by Mildred Smith, signed and dated 1886, 35 x 30cm, together with two Japanese pictures.

Jean Lurçat (1892-1966) - Still Life gouache and ink on paper, signed lower centre, 288 x 395 mm, (11 1/4 x 15 5/8 in) Provenance: A gift from the artist to Julian Trevelyan. A gift from the above to the present owner IMPORTANT: This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

Renato Paresce (1886-1937) - Still Life With Goblet watercolour and gouache on paper, 1926, signed and dated lower right, indistinctly inscribed lower left, 305 x 451 mm (12 1/8 x 17 3/4 in) Provenance: A gift from the artist to Julian Trevelyan. A gift from the above to the present owner

Pictures and Prints - Cafe De Paris Pre Catelan Armenonville, Foyot, L'Ete ; framed ceramics plaques; gilt framed still life prints; a pair of Hunting Prints; qty (10)

Edith Wallwin Still Life, Friut, signed oil on canvas, others (4); John Steed, The Countie of Nottingham Map; another

Alfred Wolmark 1877-1961, Polish/British, still life flower arrangement in a blue jug, oil on canvas, signed lower right corner and mounted in a white painted frame, 21 3/8 x 19 4/8 Provenance: The painted was bought by the present vendor from Chiswick Auction sale Tuesday 6th April 2010, lot 267

Stephanie von Trauttweiller, still-life of flowers, signed, oil on canvas, 50cm x 40cm,

Joan Phillips still life of summer flowers signed watercolour 48cm x 50cm Provenance: Single owner collection