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![Henry VIII (king of England from sondaye the xix th daye of December unto sondaye xxiii daye of January. [&] Working. upo](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/1574/2796178/51-201061617533_468x382.jpg)
Lot 51
Henry VIII (king of England from sondaye the xix th daye of December unto sondaye xxiii daye of January. [&] Working. upon. off all the kings lodgings [Oxfordshire], 2 manuscript accounts, in two different hands, together 15&no.189;pp. only, modern pencil inscription: "Oxfordshire" on second document, some loss to text due to dampstaining, edges torn also causing some loss, folds, some browning and soiling, working loose, folio, "xxvii. henr viii", 1535/6. ***A fascinating insight into the maintenance of one of Henry VIII`s favourite properties. First mentioned: "Item for an payr of hokes for a casement wtin my lady of wilshirs [Elizabeth, Countess of Wiltshire, d. 1538, mother of Anne Boleyn] chamber." Second document: "caryng off tymbr To John Sharpe off burford [Oxfordshire] for caryng off viii loads off the sayd tymbr ffrome Spencers Wood [then Wiltshire, now Berkshire] to the sayd manr at vii d the load caryng iiii d." Perhaps contemporary copies of accounts of expenditure and revenues from the king`s estates for clerks in his establishment. Payments for labour on working on maintaining and repairing buildings in the king`s ownership, including employing stone masons, plasterers and cutting and carriage of timber and oak plank boards in the parks of Henry VIII`s properties etc. .
Lot 1180
A QUANTITY OF JEWELLERY including an amethyst single stone ring, an 18ct. gold wide band set with a rose-cut diamond, an oval shell cameo brooch, a diamond five stone ring set in 18ct. gold, a turquoise and seed pearl brooch, an oval citrine brooch, a garnet seven stone ring, an oval amethyst brooch, a gold cruciform pendant, a turquoise and rose-cut diamond cluster ring, a pair of aquamarine and pearl drop earrings, a 9ct. gold wristwatch, a sapphire and diamond ring (one stone missing) and various other items.
Lot 1193
A QUANTITY OF JEWELLERY including a peridot, amethyst and rose-cut diamond insect brooch, a 9ct. gold watch chain, a stick pin mounted with reverse carved crystal depicting a greyhound, a ruby and white stone ring, three gold wedding bands, a gold brooch depicting a running hound and various other items.
Lot 1216
AN OPAL AND GARNET CLUSTER RING set in 15ct. gold, a ruby, pearl and diamond ring set in 18ct. gold, an amethyst and diamond cluster ring set in gold and platinum, a garnet, ruby and diamond ring set in 18ct. gold, a turquoise and rose-cut diamond ring set in 15ct. gold, a turquoise five stone ring and two paste set rings.
Lot 317
* COMSTOCK (F A) A Gothic Vision: F L Griggs and his Work, Boston and Oxford 1966, 4to, No.124 of 600 signed copies, dyed edges, full goatskin; STONE (Reynolds) The Wood Engravings of Gwen Raverat, first edition 1959, dust wrapper; The Wood Engravings of Robert Gibbings, 1959, good; MACKLEY (George) Wood Engravings, 1981; STONE (Reynolds) Engravings, 1977, in dust wrapper (5)
Lot 179
A VICTORIAN SILVER AND IVORY PRESENTATION TROWEL MARK OF GEORGE JACKSON AND DAVID FULLERTON, LONDON, 1899 The plain blade engraved with an inscription, contained in a fitted case 11½ in. (29 cm.) long The inscription reads 'County Borough of Northampton 1837-1897, presented by the committee to the Countess Spencer on the occasion of her laying the memorial stone of the building erected in the borough of Northampton to commemorate the diamond jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, the third day of May 1900, H.E. Randall, Mayor, 1897, J.O.S. Jeffrey Mayor, 1900, architects C. Dorman and Son' and relates to Charlotte, Countess Spencer (1835-1903), wife of John Poyntz, 5th Earl Spencer (1835-1910). View on Christie's.com
Lot 181
A VICTORIAN SILVER AND IVORY PRESENTATION TROWEL MARK OF HENRY WILKINSON, LONDON, 1868 Engraved with foliage scrolls and swags and an inscription, the back engraved with a map and plans of the dock, the ivory handle carved with stiff leaves terminating in beads, contained in a fitted case 14½ in. long (37 cm.) The inscription reads 'To Her Excellency, the Countess Spencer, on the occasion of setting the first coping stone of the Royal Naval Dock at Haulbowline on the 25th September 1869, by Earl Spencer K.G., Lord Lieutenant of Ireland' and relates to Charlotte, Countess Spencer (1835-1903), wife of John Poyntz, 5th Earl Spencer (1835-1910). View on Christie's.com
Lot 182
A VICTORIAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER PRESENTATION-TROWEL AND A SILVER-MOUNTED MALLET MARK OF WALTER AND JOHN BARNARD, LONDON, 1884, RETAILED BY CAHOON BROTHERS, BELFAST The trowel with an engraved foliage border and a tapering handle, applied with the Spencer arms and with an earl's coronet finial, the front of the blade engraved with a depiction of the Belfast Free Public Library and the arms of Belfast, the the back with an inscription, the mallet applied with the arms of Belfast and with an inscription, with an earl's coronet finial, contained in a fitted case applied with the Spencer arms below an earl's coronet the trowel 15¼ in. (38.5 cm.) long the trowel 17 oz. (518 gr.) The inscription reads 'Presented to his Excellency John Poyntz Earl Spencer K.G. Lord Lieutenant General and Governor General of Ireland on the occasion of his laying the foundation stone of the free public library in Belfast on Wednesday 18th June 1884, David Taylor J.P. Mayor, Samuel Black Town Clerk' (2) View on Christie's.com
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