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2000 Easy Rider M50 Millenium Monkey Bike Bike Year: 2000 Bike Make: Easy Rider Bike Model: M50 Millenium Monkey Bike Bike Reg No.: X571NYG Bike Frame No.: 1000177 Bike Engine No.: 100058 Bike Colour: Chrome Goodness knows where the inspiration came from for the name or the idea of a miniature motor bike but motorcycle genius Soichiro Honda`s original design, the CZ100 `Mini Bike`, still has an enthusiastic following, and an original example will now set you back a few thousand sovs. AKA the `Monkey Bike`, by which it was and will be forever known, the first of the line had a 49cc pushrod engine, rigid forks, single seat and 5`` wheels. Soon upgraded to the CZ50M, a sort of de-luxe version, with ohc engine from the step-thru C50 and tartan twin folding seat. Next up was the Z50A which had tele forks, 8`` wheels with knobblys, high level exhaust and you could have a red, blue or yellow colour scheme. That model then morphed into the Z50AK2 which was almost exactly the same and named, after its tank badges, the `Mini-Trail`. Ironically the Far East motorcycle industry has spent the last four decades cloning Mr Honda`s designs, some official others not, and there are many copies of the Monkey Bike available on the market today. Indeed the term has become somewhat generic now and can apply to any miniature motorcycle. The bike on offer would appear to be of Oriental origin branded Jincheng ``Easy Rider Monkey Bike`` and looks to be a very good replica of the Honda Z50AK2. A 2000 `Millennium Edition` it has only 98 miles on the odometer and looks to be in very good condition. It has a V5, together with expired MOT certificates to 2007 and is fitted with many extras. Ideal for mounting on the back of your motor home. Click Here to view this item on www.i-bidder.com

1972 Norton Commando Bike Year: 1972 Bike Make: Norton Bike Model: Commando Bike Reg No.: EJH 31K Bike Frame No.: 200936 Bike Engine No.: 200936 Bike Colour: Red / Black Norton unveiled the Commando at the Earls Court Show in September 1967. The new model was powered by a revised version of the well regarded 750 Atlas with the cylinders slightly inclined to the front. Dr Stefan Bauer had joined Norton early in 1967 tasked with the design of the new twin and he, assisted by Bernard Hooper and Bob Trigg, sought to eliminate the major flaw inherent in the design of high performance parallel twins-vibration. Their solution involved isolating the engine and gearbox from the main frame assembly with three rubber mountings, known as the Isolastic system, thus allowing the engine to merrily shake away without the vibrations being transmitted to the rider. When production examples of the first "Fastback" machines became available to magazines for test in 1968 they were found to be endowed with exceptional performance and handling of the highest standard, the "Motor Cycle" stating that the "ingenious frame.did in fact , virtually eliminate the effects of high-frequency vibration". The "Fastback" model was quickly joined by a more traditionally styled version, the S with a high level exhaust system, followed by the Roadster with low pipes, the Hi-Rider, an unfortunate chopperesque machine with ape hanger bars and a high backed seat and the Interstate which introduced a new disc front brake. The example offered, dating from 1972 was completely restored during 2007 both mechanically and cosmetically and has only covered 50 miles since. The engine, which is to the standard state of tune and not a "Combat example", will require running in prior to enthusiastic use. Click Here to view this item on www.i-bidder.com

1970 BSA A65 Firebird Bike Year: 1970 Bike Make: BSA Bike Model: A65 Firebird Bike Reg No.: Un-Reg Bike Frame No.: EC22387A65F Bike Engine No.: EC22387A65F Bike Colour: Red / Black During January 1962 BSA announced a new range of parallel twins to replace the ageing A7 and A10 machines. The new models, typed A50 and A65 for the 499cc and 654cc models respectively, featured a unit construction engine and gearbox with particularly clean lines. BSA had paid particular attention to the cylinder head design resulting in healthy power outputs despite comparatively low compression ratios, enabling the use of lower octane fuels and leaving scope for tuning in the future. A duplex cradle frame which drew on the companies experience with the pre unit machines in its design but featured a reduced wheelbase. Styling of the early machines reflected the house style established by the unit construction C series models that had been introduced for the 1959 season. Named the Royal Star for the A50 and Star for the A65 they were well received by the press and public alike, offering good handling and performance with a high level of comfort. 1964 marked the introduction of a higher performance variant, known as the Rocket, which when tested by the "Motor Cycle" achieved a top speed of 108mph. New high lift cams and an increase in the compression ratio to 9:1 accounted for the increase in power output which necessitated a revised, heavy duty clutch. The Rocket was marketed in the States as the Thunderbolt Rocket and was fitted with US style high bars and a small tank. It was complimented by three other models, the A65L/R Lightning Rocket which was fitted with twin carburettors with abbreviated side panels and two off road models in the form of the A50 Cyclone and A65 Spitfire Hornet. For 1965 the US range continued much as the previous year, although the Thunderbolt Rocket was dropped from the range as most buyers had opted for the A65L/R and the Cyclone and Hornet models were joined by "Clubman`s" versions equipped with rear-sets, close ratio gears and dropped bars. The range continued in much the same form for 1966 and 1967, with the Lightning and Thunderbolt, essentially the Rocket and Star with new names providing the basis of the range in the UK, and the Hornet and Wasp (which had replaced the Cyclone) supporting the road models in the States. They were joined by a new "super sports variant", the Spitfire. For the 1968 season the range was simplified. The Hornet was replaced by the Firebird and the Wasp was dropped. The Firebird reflected the change in American tastes, lightweight two strokes were starting to dominate the US off road market, displacing the British "desert sleds" that had previously held sway resulting in the off road orientated British twins becoming more biased towards road use whilst retaining some off road features. The new machine was essentially a Lightning fitted with a high level twin exhaust system and a smaller diameter front light. The Firebird quickly established itself in the market and became a feature in the range until BSA`s demise in 1971. The example of the Firebird offered dates from the models penultimate year of production. Described as being in as new condition throughout, it has benefitted from all new engine internals, new carburettors and electronic ignition. The numbers match and are correct for a Firebird dating from the 1969/70 season. It is offered without documents and the purchaser should note that the engine will require "running in". Click Here to view this item on www.i-bidder.com

1951 Vincent Rapide Series C Bike Year: 1951 Bike Make: Vincent Bike Model: Rapide Series C Bike Reg No.: HFY 191 Bike Frame No.: RC8380 Bike Engine No.: F10AB/1/16480 Bike Colour: Black The pre-war Series A Rapide offered a level of performance unrivalled by the vast majority of its peers, however the vee-twin engine configuration resulted in a long wheelbase endowing the machine with slow, albeit stable, handling. The Stevenage based company promised a revised model in their wartime advertising which would address this issue together with the cluttered appearance of the engine due to the external oil lines that gave it the "plumber`s nightmare" nickname. The result was promised to be fast, capable of cruising at 100mph, with exemplary handling and braking, a high degree of rider comfort and easy maintenance. The solutions adopted in order to achieve these aims were radical. The full cradle frame was discarded, with the engine becoming an integral part of the machine. A fabricated oil tank incorporated the headstock mounting to the engine. At the rear of the engine brackets provided pick up points for the cantilever suspension system. Brampton girder forks were employed at the front, although their limitations were recognised and their subsequent replacement by Girdraulic units defined the Series C variants. A gearbox built in unit with the engine further aided the reduction in wheelbase in comparison to the Series A machines. The lubrication system for the engine was refined improving the appearance of the unit and aids to maintenance were incorporated into the design such as wheels that could be removed without the aid of tools. Twin drum brakes were employed on both wheels endowing it with exceptional braking distances. That they largely achieved their aims is now a matter of historical record, although it was not until the Series C models arrived with the Girdraulic front forks that the two engineers were entirely satisfied. The example offered was first registered on the 13th June 1951 and purchased by the vendor in the early sixties. He used the machine as his day to day transport until 1971 when it was laid up. The machines condition is a testament to the esteem in which the vendor held the motorcycle. The fuel tank was protected for much of its life by a tank cover and apart from an area on either side that has been worn by the rider`s knees, is in very good condition as is the majority of the paintwork. The only known modifications to the original specification are the addition of two breathers, one to the rear rocker cover and one to the crankcase. The alloy and brightwork are in sound condition and the engine has been turned over on a regular basis. The vendor informs us that the wiring will require attention prior to use. The machine is offered with a Buff Continuation log book, the last MOT certificate issued for the motorcycle, issued on the 21st June 1971, a Riders Handbook and a copy of the "Vincent Motorcycles" by Paul Richardson which contains a handwritten log kept by the first owner in the fly leaf. A full engine rebuild appears to have been carried out when the machine had covered 37,000 miles and a Steib sidecar was fitted to the machine when it had covered 41,700 miles. The chair was sold by the vendor to a friend when he acquired the machine. The last MOT certificate records a mileage of 58,564 and the odometer now shows approximately 67,000 miles. Offered in good original condition this machine represents an extremely rare opportunity to acquire an unmolested example of this desirable model. Click Here to view this item on www.i-bidder.com

1939 Brough Superior SS80 Bike Year: 1939 Bike Make: Brough Superior Bike Model: SS80 Bike Reg No.: WFO 569 Bike Frame No.: M8/2047 Bike Engine No.: BG/X4738 Bike Colour: Black / Chrome George Brough established his own motorcycle manufacturing company at Haydn Road Nottingham, having fallen out and left Brough, the company owned by his father, W.E Brough due to a disagreement concerning cylinder angles. W.E. Brough had become an advocate of the flat twin, adopting ABC engines for his motorcycles before moving on to the production of his own engines retaining the configuration with capacities of 496cc to 810cc, a move that George did not support and which prompted the production of some of the most iconic motorcycles ever produced. George was well known as a competitor in motorcycle racing, highly regarded as a technician and understood the value of marketing. He successfully utilised all of these talents in elevating his machines to being objects of desire, items that did more than simply provide transport. His flair for marketing was highlighted when he successfully sought permission from the illustrious car maker to describe his machines as "The Rolls Royce of Motorcycles", combined with his insistence that only the best components were used in the creation of the motorcycles bearing the Brough Superior script and that they were then assembled with a level of care and precision beyond that of other manufacturers ensured that the motorcycles leaving his premises were more than the sum of their parts. His competition background resulted in machines that handled and went as well as they looked, whilst the "bespoke" nature of the machines (although a catalogue was published the machines therein represented a starting point for the would be owner, in 1939 the range consisted of the 680, SS80 and SS100 and 11.50 side valve, which would then be tailored to your specific requirements) attracted a clientele that included the "A" list celebrities of the day. The SS80 had originally entered the Brough Superior catalogue in 1922 and quickly established itself as a favourite. Guaranteed to achieve 80mph it went on to become a mainstay of the range with over a thousand being built between 1922 and 1940. Although the SS80, like its overhead valve brother, the SS100, had originally been built using a JAP engine, both models had adopted Matchless vee twin power units in the mid thirties (the SS80, in 1935 and the SS100 in 1936). For the 1939 season, when the example offered was built, the SS80 represented the middle machine in the range, for those with deep enough pockets there was the overhead valve SS100, whilst the more impecunious would look to the pretty, but slightly small (in George Brough`s eyes) 680, with the 11.50 catering for those seeking a sidecar tug par excellence. Those desiring a machine that balanced performance and stamina would opt for the SS80. The introduction of the 982cc Matchless vee twin also marked the adoption of a four speed gearbox as standard equipment. This machine was professionally restored approximately ten years ago and has subsequently been sympathetically stored including a stint as part of the window display in the Polo Ralph Lauren`s London premises. Presented to a very high standard throughout with a Swansea V5 it was the subject of an article published in the "Classic Bike Guide" shortly before its acquisition by the vendor, a photocopy of which is provided with the motorcycle. The article concluded "When you ride a machine of pensionable age that`s as fast, smooth and comfortable as this one, it`s easy to understand why Brough Superiors have an unmatched reputation among bikes of their era. And why that old advertising line about the Rolls Royce of Motorcycles rang so true. Click Here to view this item on www.i-bidder.com

1963 Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint Car Year: 1963 Car Manufacturer: Alfa Romeo Car Model: 2600 Sprint Car Reg No.: 838 CLJ Car Chassis No.: AR821559 Car Colour: Red Introduced at the 1962 Geneva Salon, the Alfa Romeo 106-series was conceived as the Milanese manufacturer`s flagship range. Available in Berlina, Sprint and Spider guises, it was based on a reworked / elongated 102-series platform featuring all-round coil-sprung suspension and four-wheel disc brakes (though, some early cars had drums to the rear). Harking back to Alfa`s illustrious Grand Prix past, it was powered by a bespoke 2584cc DOHC straight-six engine. Credited with some 145bhp and 156lbft of torque, this monolithic all-alloy unit drove the rear wheels via a five-speed synchromesh manual gearbox. Arguably the best-looking variant, the two-door Sprint coupe was styled by newly appointed Carrozeria Bertone design chief, Giorgetto Giugiaro. Despite a reputed top speed of 125mph and spirited acceleration to match, the model was not as overtly sporting as it name implied. More of a sophisticated and refined Gran Turismo car instead, few rivals (and no other contemporary Alfa) could match its ability to seat four in comfort over long journeys at high speeds. Although, the Sprint outsold the Berlina and Spider, just 6,699 are thought to have been made during its six-year production life. Finished in Red with Tan hide upholstery, this particular example is understood to have been professionally converted to right-hand drive when new by Ruddspeed Engineering, who were the UK`s Alfa Romeo import agents at the time. The coupe has enjoyed long term ownership and was treated to a major restoration some years ago. Along the way, the three original Solex carburetters have been replaced by a set of 45DCOE Webers that not only look even more impressive, but are also understood to have added a further level of power. `838 CLJ` has recently enjoyed a full engine tune and extensive service and is said by the vendor to be "quick, responsive and fun to drive". Overall, he currently regards the bodywork, interior trim and engine as "excellent" and the paintwork as "very good". Click Here to view this item on www.i-bidder.com

CARY, LONDON. A lacquered brass miner`s compass, the 14cm, silvered compass dial signed Cary, London, with folding sighting arms and single spirit level, contained in a mahogany case.

A 19th Century Lacquered Brass Miner`s Dial, with folding side vanes, silvered dial, spirit level, the brass cover engraved with `Diff of Hypo & Base` scale

CRIMEAN WAR: A good, original ink plan prepared by a Major Irving, one page, n.p. (Crimea), 23rd November 1854. Irving`s detailed map, entitled Intrenched Position of the Allied French, Turks & English, extending from the hills East of Balaclava, with a sweep to follow the heights of the East of Sebastapole, shows the positions of the English, French and Russian armies around Inkerman and Sebastapole etc., with various annotations. Irving has written a paragraph of explanatory notes at the base, in part, `The intrenched position is carried round a line of lights from 50 to 200 feet in height, the only level part being near Balaclava. It is now everywhere strongly defended....The French advance by regular attack, and are now 80 yards from the Flagstaff Battn. The English have merely two lines of Battns. to aid the French by keeping down the Russian fire. Their (English) Battns. are divided into the Right & Left attack. They have remained at the same distance 1500 to 2000 yards from the Russian Battns. This part of the Crimea is very hilly & mountainous. The Russian Army generally remains under a range of hills in the valley of the Inkerman, and have twice advanced in great force from their position...` Neatly mounted and with a few small, minor tears at the edges, otherwise about VG

A finely engineered 1/5 scale working model of a Pratt and Whitney Double Wasp R-2800 18 cylinder double row radial aero engine, to the design by Lee Hodgson, the engine with arranged 180 degree opposed intake and exhaust pushrods, direct drive with 4 cycles, overhead valves, finned cylinders, spark ignition harness with two distributors and fuelling by carburettor connected to a fuel tank and oil reservoir, the naturally aspirated engine with pressurised oil pump, fully pressurised main bearings, lubricated cam drive gear, and dry sump with scavenge oil pump, fitted with a block propeller and mounted in a black finished steel frame on a wooden base. Specification: Stroke 1 inch x 1.125 inch; Displacement 15.9 cubic inch; Compression Ratio 6.7:1; Engine 11 1/4 inches (28.5cm) in diameter, 11 3/4 inches (30cm) long (excluding carburettor). Note: Lee Hodgson was the test engineer for Pratt and Whitney. The full size R-2800 was used to power several types of Second World War fighters and bombers, notably the U.S. Navy`s F4U Corsair and Grumman F6F Hellcat, the U.S. Army Air Force`s P-47 Thunderbolt and the twin engined B-26 Marauder & A-26 Invader. In October 1940 the prototype Corsair became the first ever US fighter plane to exceed 400 m.p.h. in level flight.

A good quantity of late 1970’s early 1980’s Britains Farm related toys. Including farm buildings, ‘Atcost’ barns, milking stalls, animal pens, a large quantity of fences, feeding troughs, stone wall sections hay bales, gates with sign posts. Plus trees, foliage, quantity of cows and bulls, also catalogues etc. Also packets of Tri-ang accessories- street lamps, level crossing gates, telegraph poles, AA/RAC huts, road signs etc. QGC-GC

1 bottle J&F Martell Very Old Pale Cognac from 1950`s with flip cap (low level)

Bathe (Henry de). The Charter of Romney-Marsh: Or the Laws and Customs of Romney-Marsh: Framed and Contrived by the Venerable Justice, Henry de Bathe. Very Useful for all Professors of the Law, and also for all Lords of Towns, and Other Land-holders within Romney-Marsh, Bedford-Level, and all Other Marshes, Fenns and Sea-Borders, pub. S. Keble, 1686, permission leaf at front, text in English and Latin, occasional underlining and annotation, Thomas Robinson, Lincoln`s Inn, 1735, previous owner annotation at front, text block disbound, contemporary calf, lacking spine, covers detached, 8vo. Wing B1133. (1)

*London, Chatham & Dover Railway. Issued 3rd Class singles from Adisham, Bekesbourne, Broadstairs, Bromley (2), Canterbury (to Rochester Bridge - closed 1/1/1917), Catford, Deal SE, Dover Priory, Faversham (to Whitstable-on-Sea - renamed 1/7/1899; closed 31/12/1914), Gravesend (renamed 1/7/1899 - to Southfleet; both closed 3/8/1953), Kemsing (2), Penge, St. Paul`s, Sevenoaks B&B, Shortlands, Victoria and Westgate-on-Sea. The lot also includes a 3rd Class blank card single from Crystal Palace High Level South Side, made out to Herne Hill (20)

*South Eastern & Chatham & Dover Railways. Issued singles comprising 1st Class from Harrietsham (light crease), Margate, and Waterloo Junction (SE&C&D conditions); 2nd Class from Canterbury East, Shoreham (light crease), and Sole Street; 3rd Class from Broadstairs (to Ramsgate Harbour - closed 2/7/1926), Canterbury (renamed 1/7/1899), Canterbury East, Chatham (LC&D conditions), Crystal Palace High Level & Upper Norwood, Dover Priory (to Dover Harbour), Farningham Road, Fawkham for Hartley & Longfield, Herne Hill, Margate West (renamed 11/7/1926), Nunhead, St. Paul`s (repaired back), Southfleet, and Walmer D&D (20)

AN ENGLISH BRASS SURVEYING Y LEVEL BY GEORGE DOLLOND the 1 inch telescope with bubble level, the finely divided and silvered compass signed Dollond London, with staff head mount with four milled screws and fine adjustment, extension tube, objective and lens cap, in fitted mahogany box with maker`s engraved trade label with 59 St Paul`s Churchyard address, early 19th c ++In fine original condition retaining practically all the original lacquer, rubbed slightly on the top of staff head mount, complete and original, the box also in sound original condition

AN ENGLISH BRASS SURVEYING Y LEVEL BY WILLIAM & SAMUEL JONES the one inch telescope with bubble level, the finely engraved and silvered compass signed W & S JONES 30 Holborn LONDON, on associated stand, mid 19th c ++Unlacquered, polish residues but complete

A Victorian mahogany mercury wheel barometer. S. Lelli, Newport, Isle of Wight, mid 19th century, The 6 inch silvered scroll centre engraved circular register calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations, beneath ebonised reeded bordered convex mirror and arched alcohol Fahrenheit scale thermometer and hygrometer to the swan neck pediment, the rounded base inset with a spirit level signed S. LELLI, NEWPORT 94cm (37ins) high. S. Lelli is recorded on Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working from Newport, Isle of Wight 1839-55.

A fine and rare George III mahogany free-standing mercury pillar barometer. Nairne and Blunt, London, late 18th century, The arched silvered scale fitted to a rotating brass table to allow rotation around the large bore mercury tube, with rack and pinion adjusted vernier and pivoted mirror behind to allow accurate observation of the level beneath signature NAIRNE & BLUNT, LONDON to arch, the fluted column upright with flared capital and moulded base with lift-off front section secured by a clasp formed as a dummy keyhole to reveal interior with mercury tube of smaller diameter packed by cotton wadding, the two stage plinth incorporating up-sliding cover for the sealed boxwood cistern above moulding to waist and double skirt to base, 167cm (67.75ins) high overall. The collaboration between Edward Nairne and his former apprentice Thomas Blunt is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as established in 1774 and lasting until 1793. Edward Nairne was born in 1726 and apprenticed to the celebrated instrument maker, Matthew Loft, in 1741. Latterly he worked from 20 Cornhill and published numerous booklets on navigational, pneumatic and astronomical instruments. In 1776 Nairne devised a marine barometer with a restriction to the bore of the mercury tube which served to dampen the oscillation of the mercury, he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1776 and died 1806. Thomas Blunt was apprenticed to Edward Nairne in 1760 with whom he formed a loose partnership in 1774, perhaps for mutual convenience as his premises were next door to Nairne`s at 22 Cornhill. Blunt designed some of the components for the `New Barometer` devised by the Portuguese Scientist J.H. Magellan for measuring altitude, and latterly became instrument maker to George III. In 1793 he took his son, also named Thomas, into partnership and subsequently relocated to 136 Minories in 1814, he died in 1822. The current lot is highly unusual as it takes the form of a free-standing pedestal designed to be fixed to the floor with a scale that can be rotated for viewing from any angle, the mirror attached to the rear of the scale enables the level to be sighted precisely. The non-portable and accurate nature of the instrument coupled with a finely executed case suggests that it was probably commissioned for a wealthy patron perhaps for use in a private laboratory.

An early 20th Century brass and teak ship`s compass binnacle, the domed cover above an associated compass, detailed `Lord Kelvin Capd, Lilley & Reynolds Ltd`, flanked by a pair of cast metal spheres, the cylindrical body with spirit level and inscribed plaque, detailed `Patt. 190. No. 6934W`, height approx 132cm (some associated components). Provenance: consigned from The Montague Arms, 289 Queens Road, New Cross, London SE15.

A 20th Century brass ship`s boiler level glass, mounted on a pine backboard. Provenance: consigned from The Montague Arms, 289 Queens Road, New Cross, London SE15.

A quantity of ‘OO’ gauge railway. Including Tri-ang Railways, train set (RS.1) comprising BR 4-6-2 locomotive ‘Princess Victoria’ RN 46205 and tender. Composite corridor coach and corridor brake. Straight and curved track. Also a BR Standard 2-6-2T locomotive, RN 84004. BR 2-car Diesel Multiple Unit. Operating Mail Coach Set, SR Utility Van, SR main line corridor coach. 1st/2nd composite coach and two other corridor coaches. Bogie tank wagon, Bogie brick wagon, Primary closed van. Cattle wagon. Shell-Bp tank wagon. Horse box. Coal wagon. Container flat with container. 2 x low sided wagons. Goods truck. Brake van. Plus a Complete station set. Level crossing. Platform fencing units. Goods truck. Brake van Modern Engine Shed – double track. Signal box. Porter’s room with kiosk etc. Together with two Spot-On buildings. 3 Tri-ang Real Estate buildings (made up). Merit trees and hedges. Together with miscellaneous trees, barrels and cable drums, gradient posts and a few small scale vehicles etc. Many items boxed, minor / some wear. Contents QGC-VGC.

A mid 19th century mahogany boxwood and ebony line strung wheel barometer by J Pini, 13 Baldwins Gardens, Holbourne, the 10 inch silvered register under a broken swan-neck pediment hygrometer, alcohol thermometer, and butler`s mirror over a spirit level to the base, 109cm high For details of the condition of this lot please contact the auctioneer.

A Troughton & Simm brass surveyor`s level in mahogany case

* VOLKOV, ALEKSANDR 1886-1957 Listening to the Bedana , signed. Oil on canvas, laid on board, 97.5 by 97.5 cm. Executed in the 1920s.Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist’s family by the Ministry of Culture of the USSR, probably in the 1960s.Acquired from the above by an American dealer.Private collection, USA.Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by the artist’s family.Exhibited: Russian Exhibition. Contemporary Paintings, Drawings and Sculptures Directly from the U.S.S.R., Saks Galleries, Colorado, November 1975.Literature: Exhibition catalogue, Russian Exhibition. Contemporary Paintings, Drawings and Sculptures Directly from the U.S.S.R., Saks Galleries, Colorado, November 1975, illustrated.Aleksandr Volkov was one of the most brilliant representatives of the “Eastern avant-garde”. His Uzbek imagery entered art history for the bold addition it made to traditional Orientalism, approached with the geometrisation and division of space found in Cubism, Futurism and Suprematism.Listening to the Bedana, painted in the 1920s, belongs to a new stage in this artist’s career in which he experimented with figurative representation. Volkov summed up this period of his life in his diary: “The road to Realism. Themes of mountain villages. Fergana. Chaikhanas”. The complexity of these experiments, which soon led him away from the mainstream of Soviet art, resulted in the artist being accused of wandering the “labyrinth of formalism”, which had already been noted in his cycle of “musical” compositions of the 1920s.In terms of subject-matter Listening to the Bedana is a direct continuation of the artist’s celebrated masterpiece Listening to Music, but at the same time there is much in it that relates to the composition of his equally well-known Chaikhana paintings. Here the artist again tackles his two favourite motifs in the same picture, those of oriental tea-drinking and music-making. By portraying them in close-up, Volkov demonstrates his characters’ detachment from everyday life and their concentration on enjoying the music. Despite the simplicity and prosaic nature of the subject matter, this is not a genre scene set in a chaikhana but rather an epic work. We are witnessing not simply tea-drinking, but a silent, meaningful conversation between three worldly men: this work, which is extraordinary for its emotional expressiveness, is thereby raised to the level of a metaphorical depiction of the theme of music awakening the human soul. In the 1920s the artist was seized by an interest in folk culture and a sense of affinity with his national heritage. He was captivated by the sounds of the bazaars and provincial streets and it is thus music that is the quintessence of his best works of that period.In this scene Volkov is consciously avoiding the plethora of oriental sounds and colours which characterise his more primitivist version of Listening to the Bedana, Singers-Uzbeks and Chaikhana. Listening to a Song. The protagonists’ robes and skull-caps, imbued with shadows and coloured highlights, are austere and without a great deal of colour. The conceptual and colour focuses are provided by the bedana in its white cage hanging against the background wall in the upper right; the shining face of the central figure, lost in the song of the quail and the sound of the dutar; and the dutar itself, its pearshaped, mulberry-wood body transformed into an immaterial conglomeration of luminous colour.One role of the chaikhana is to bring peace, to offer rest and the time for reflection. For this reason everything in this picture remains faithful to everyday life and is accurate in terms of volume, space and what is depicted. A sense of music is conveyed with extraordinary precision by the simplest, most economical of means. We have the impression that Volkov’s work is pictorially reproducing the accidental musical ensemble created by the singing bird and the dutar accompanying him, the rhythm of which is based on monody and monophony and has the same hypnotic effect as the song of the quail which is valued in Central Asia for its loud, monotonous, continuous cry. There are no details, no decorations. The only three people in the world have been united by the music. One is playing the dutar, another raises a tea-bowl to his mouth and the third, clothed all in white, is sunk in the contemplative meditation of Sufism. The dark background of a wall, from which melons stand proud against the background with the bedana (the same word in Uzbek signifies both the quail and the cage which holds him), emphasises the precision of the men’s silhouettes and the extreme dynamism of the vibrant colours used for their faces.The artist concentrates all his attention on the economically rendered, powerful masses of the human figures. These are human monoliths. The forms of their bodies are simply-rendered and sculptural, “fluid” and yet full of energy, like a coiled spring. At the same time all the protagonists have some kind of superior strength, especially evident in the treatment of the hands, reminding us of the forms of Picasso’s Neo-Classical period. It is no coincidence that the art historian Aleksei Sidorov noted as early as the 1920s that “in many of Volkov’s pieces there is more of Paris than of Tashkent, more of Matisse and Picasso than of the oriental rug”.Fusing together the local colour of his native Uzbekistan with experiments in the new figurativeness art that was prevalent in the second half of the 1920s, Volkov proved to be in tune with the international hunger for this new objectivity, endowing Listening to the Bedana with a supra-national significance.

* WWI Operational Orders. Operational orders relating to Brackley`s Great War service with No.7 Squadron, including two for Caudrons, a copy of Signal Reporting Bomb Raid on Railway Bridge at Namur, 29.9.1917, copy letter from the Admiralty, 11.10.1917 congratulating Brackley on the successful bombing raid on Railway Bridge, six Naval Signal telegrams dated between 14.4.1917-17.6.1918 congratulating Brackley on a number of successful bombing raidsñAt 19.59 B.S.T. last night one machine (Pilot Flt. Comdr Brackley, Observer Sub. Bewsher, R.N., G/L. A.M.2 Wardrop) carrying 4/250lb. and 8/65lb. bombs left for Namur with instructions to bomb the Railway Bridge. The night was extremely fine and visibility exceptionally good throughout the raid. The objective was reached without difficulty and the first attack was made from a height of 4,700ft. at 22.25 B.S.T., a line being taken S. to N. 6 bombs were dropped, but fell slightly to the westward of the bridge, a second run at 4,400ft. on the same course resulted in two direct hits (with 250lb. bombs) on the bridge near its northern extremity. The explosion of these bombs was clearly observed by pilot, observer and gunlayer. The bridge itself being immediately afterwards obscured by smoke. The flight which was undertaken at 2 hrs.` notice was carefully conducted, the attack itself being carried out with skill and precision.î (BM p19). Brackles` own log reads: ñMost enjoyable trip. Found Namur easily. Made first run from S. to N. at 4,700 ft. and Bewsher dropped 6 bombs. All missed - damn! Second run same direction at 4,400 ft. and 2 of the 250lb. hit bridge near northern extremity. Great explosions! Think we badly dented bridge. Had an excellent trip back.î There is a note in the back of the logbook that: ñAgent confirms our report and says that bridge was badly damaged and that 3 sets of rails out of 6 were destroyedî. Brackley`s friend and Observer Sub-Lieutenant Bewsher, R.N., later Captain Paul Bewsher, D.S.C., R.A.F., immortalised the Railway Bridge raid at Namur (29.9.1917) in his poem `A Night Hymn` written in the air whilst returning from the raid which was 60 miles behind enemy lines. ñAbove the hostile lands I fly, and know, O Lord, that Thou art nigh; and with Thy ever-loving care, Dost bear me safely through the air. Thou madest the twinkling Polar star, which guides me homewards from afar; and Thou hast made my greatest boon, The radiant visage of the Moon, and if I did not love Thee, Lord, I could not sit here reassured, with level mind, and soul at ease, amidst the cool refreshing breezeî (BM p18/19). (-)

A Brown`s Patent self-adjusting gradient indicator or spirit level, in brass and macassar ebony, stamped `Brown`s Patent 14147`, 21cm long, in its box; with a photocopy of the 1890 patent; four smaller brass mounted spirit levels; a Smallwood boxwood rope gauge, with brass caliper; another rope gauge `Belfast Ropework Company`, a Stanley No. 36 and three others folding (11)

MACPHAIL`S-50 YEAR-OLD MINIATURE Distilled 11th May 1939, bottled 1989. Bottled by Gordon & MacPhail, Elgin. Level: Middle of the Shoulder. Highland malt, 5cl, 40% volume.

A Smiths travelling alarm clock, the square dial with Arabic numerals, within a zipped leather case, a French bedside alarm clock, the circular dial with Arabic numerals, subsidiary alarm dial and inscribed `Jaz`, another travelling timepiece, the white enamel dial with Arabic numerals and inscribed `Hamilton & Co, Calcutta, Delhi & Simla`, within a leather case, together with two gentlemen`s wristwatches, three ladies` wristwatches, various drawing instruments, a bubble level and a lens.

A patinated brass surveyor`s level, stamped J. HALDEN & CO, LONDON AND MANCHESTER, 8in (20.5cm) h, 14.5in (37cm) w, in a fitted case, with labels dating from 1930 to 1936, together with a brass mounted tripod, 60.25in (153cm) h closed and a surveyor`s adjustable measure by E.R. WATTS & SON, LONDON. (3)

C19TH SURVEYOR`S SITE LEVEL BY C. BAKER, LONDON

A Clarksons, London surveyor`s level in original fitted and lined leather carrying case, a pair of Prinz 12 x 50 binoculars, a Mirai cine camera and other cameras (a lot as viewed)

1929 Chrysler 66 Fixedhead Coupe Reg no. BF 4751 Chassis no. H136WY Engine no. C15659 1929 to 1930 saw the release of the Chrysler 66 and 70. The 66 was the entry level model, with the 70 being slightly more luxurious (later a 77 would follow, with even more bells and whistles). Chrysler produced 66 coupes, sedans, tourers and roadsters, in total 22,606 66`s were built. This period was an enormously productive time for Chrysler himself, in 1930 he opened the Chrysler building in New York, a year after the Wall Street Crash. The fact that Chrysler was still going at this tough time, shows how strong the business was. This car has a 3300cc straight six engine, it is finished in two tone red and black and has two seats with a dicky. The vehicle was restored in 2008 and is in great condition all round, though the vendor advises that the interior will need finishing. The car is MOT`d until 2012 and has its V5c. Click Here to view this item on www.i-bidder.com

A late 19th/early 20th Century Patinated and Lacquered Brass Surveyor’s Level, C F Casella & Co, 11-15 Rochester Row, London, SW, 7943, the mounted sight glass with side screw adjustment and fitted level, to a demi-lune frame with scale of + to – 30 degrees, and mounted on a silvered and signed compass, with rotating outer 360 degree rim and fitted with two further levels, and contained within a fitted mahogany case with adjustable tripod stand, width 10 ½”

A Regency mahogany sympiesometer, Adie, Edinburgh, circa 1825, With glazed rectangular silvered scale applied with sulphuric acid and hydrogen gas filled syphon tube against a Fahrenheit temperature scale with a separate scale calibrated for the barometric inches adjusted via brass knob slider to the right-hand side of the case, to the left is a Fahrenheit scale mercury thermometer above inscription PATENT, Adie, Edinburgh with sector for the rotating recording disc with serial number No. 1286 beneath, the simple rectangular case with reeded moulded surround, 60cm high. Alexander Adie is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as born 1775 and dying in 1858. Adie was the nephew of John Miller, one of the leading Scottish makers of Scientific Instruments in the 18th century and was apprenticed to him in 1789. In 1804 they formed the partnership of Miller and Adie which continued until the death of John Miller in 1815. Adie continued the business alone specialising in meteorological instruments obtaining a patent in 1818 for his air barometer or sympiesometer. In recognition of this invention he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1819. He was appointed optician to William IV and later Queen Victoria after forming a partnership with his son, John, in 1835. The sympiesometer was patented by Alexander Adie in 1818 and is essentially an improved version of Robert Hooke`s thermobarometer which he described in a paper presented to the Royal Society in 1668. The hydrogen gas in the syphon tube is affected by both temperature and pressure so the instrument has to be first calibrated by adjusting the moveable barometric scale against the temperature calibrations so that the pointer lines up with the temperature reading on the mercury thermometer to the left of the syphon tube before a reading can be taken from the top of the fluid level. The sympiesometer was conceived as an alternative to the mercury marine barometer as it was smaller thus more portable.

A mid 20th century surveyor`s level in fitted wooden in fitted wooden carrying box with leather straps

L.S. LOWRY (1887-1976) - Artist`s proof, signed print `Level Crossing, Burton-on-Trent` 1967, 31 x 42cm.

STRATHMILL-10 YEAR-OLD FRIAR JOHN CORR Bottled 1994. Selected by Robertson`s of Pitlochry. Bottled to Celebrate 500 Years of Scotch Whisky (1494-1994). Limited edition, bottle no 15. Level: In the Neck. Single malt whisky, 70cl, 43% volume. DOUGLAS OF DRUMLANRIG-12 YEAR-OLD PURE MALT WHISKY Distilled 1970s, bottled 1980s. Blended and bottled by Sheiling Scotch Co. Ltd. Old style dumpy bottle. Blended whisky, 75cl, 43% volume. 2 Bottles

GLEN GRANT GLENLIVET-12 YEAR-OLD Bottled 1980`s/90`s. Produced and bottled for K. N. Ingleton. Rare bottle at an unusual age, matured in Sherry Wood. Level: Top of Shoulder. Single mlat whisky, 75cl, 46% volume.

Thirteen assorted Cases of Maps including WYLD James, The Crimea, folding, ARROWSMITH John, The Crimea chiefly from Surveys made by order of The Russian Government, large folding Map Seat of War in the Krimea, in slip case, The Oarsman and Angler`s Map of the River Thames, Edward Stanford, Admiralty Chart of the Baltic, folding Map of Bedford Level, four leather bound slip cases of Counties of England and Wales and three folding Ordnance Survey Maps in red slip cases

Unmade kits and scenic accessories, Slater`s, Harburn, Dapol, Tiny signs: Dapol BR Pug (2), Level crossing (3), Slater`s Fencing, Ramps, Awning and others (8), Harburn Hamlet loads, wheelie bins, container, (6) Saxondale Pill Box set of 3, (3), Tiny Signs, travel posters (6) Station signs (4) and Carriage prints, Ratio 301 brick, Faller Road signs and PECO coach duckets, VG, packets G (36)

A boxed Stanley surveyor`s level, no. 561684, together with tripod and telescopic staff and a pair of steel line pegs.

CRABBIE-12 YEAR-OLD Blended and bottled by John Crabbie & Co. Ltd. Level: Top of Shoulder. Label is faded. Blended, 26 2/3 fl. ozs, 70 degree proof. CATTO`S RARE OLD Blended and bottled by James Catto & Company Ltd. Level: Upper Middle of Shoulder. Label is faded. Blended, 26 2/3 fl. ozs, 70 degree proof. FINE OLD MALT SCOTCH WHISKY SPECIAL Blended and bottled by Cockburn & Campbell Limited. Level: In the bottle. Label is faded. Blended, 70 degree proof. 3 Bottles.

A modern doll`s house in the form of a two story oak-beamed cottage with tiled roof and chimney, each level with a removable end panel showing a room with an outside staircase to the first floor, height approx 74cm, width approx 40cm, depth approx 40cm, together with a collection of doll`s house furniture, ornaments, doll`s house dolls and accessories.

LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY, RA (1887-1976) THE LEVEL CROSSING offset lithograph, signed by the artist in pencil, published by Patrick Seale Prints Ltd, London in an edition of 750 in 1973 and with publisher`s blindstamp, 61 x 71cm, unframed ++In fine condition

Constantino`s S.A.R.L, 1947 Level low shoulder capsule damaged 1 bottle

Victorian Officer’s pouch belt plate circa 1860. A fine scarce die-stamped silvered example. Narrow circular laurel wreath surmounted by Prince of Wales’s plumes, to the centre, within a circlet ‘Cheshire Volunteer Rifles’, a strung bugle surmounted by a crown resting on ‘II’. Two screw posts to reverse cut level. VGC Formed at Oxton 30th August, 1859. Hugh King Collection

A Victorian carved oak mercury stick barometer, Baker, Dover, late 19th century, with foliate carved crest above rectangular glazed canted opaque glass vernier scale calibrated in inches with Admiral Fitzroy’s observations and inscribed BAKER OPTICIAN, MARKET PLACE, DOVER to upper margin, the moulded trunk with vernier adjustment square above large mercury Fahrenheit themometer, the square base with rosette carved cistern cover and level adjustment square to the cavetto moulded underside, 105cm high

Hornby Series Accessories: No 1 Signal Cabin, red brick with blue roof, No 1 Level Crossing with buff posts, No 1 blue Buffer Stop and No 7 Railway Accessories Watchman`s Hut with brazier and shovel only, in original red boxes, circa 1939-1941 VG, boxes G (4)

A 2nd quarter of the 19th Century 18ct Gold Open Face Pocket Watch, R Ganthony – Cheapside, London, No 5058, the gilt ¾ plate movement with blued steel screws to a level escapement and mono-metallic balance with further blued steel hairspring, to a Roman enamel dial (hairline) with outside minute track, sunk subsidiary seconds and blued steel spade hands, in a hinged case with engine-turned back cover centred with a vacant cartouche and milled band, marked for London 1835, Maker’s Mark RR and with corresponding case number, width 1 15/16” (SEE PHOTOGRAPH)

A 3rd quarter of the 19th Century 18ct Gold Open Face Pocket Watch, unsigned, 29699, the frosted gilt movement with engraved cock and jewelled end stone, with blued steel screws and silvered regulation scale, to a level escapement and fitted dust band, to an engine-turned gilt dial with painted Roman numerals and outside minute track with floral engraved centre and blue steel spade hands, in a hinged case with all over engraved covers centred with a vacant cartouche, Chester 1874, Maker’s Mark S&R, and with corresponding case number, width 1 9/16”

A brass Troughton & Seams, London, surveyor`s level with silvered dial, in fitted wood case

1950`s Hugar wooden model of an engine shed fitted with tin plate signs, also a gauge 1 brass scratch built part made locomotive, a Hornby turntable, level crossing and tin bridge.

W F S Military Surveyors Level, together with tripod and staff.

Crime and Punishment fine letter dated 1838 concerning the appointment of a gaoler and discussing the level of bond which he had to pay for the position : ‘...the Sheriff appoints the Gaoler and every new Sheriff has a right to appoint his own Gaoler for whose good conduct & for every escapes of debtors &c he is answerable consequently he requires good security from the Gaoler – the penalty of the Bond has hitherto been £6000 but I understand the present under Sheriff requires £8000 probably he will accept £6000 from good sureties...’ An interesting insight into the administration of early 19th c justice. At this time £8000 was the equivalent of £400000 in today’s money !

A cased Stanley dumpy level with lively staff, tripod base and surveyor`s measuring chains metric and imperial.

A small quantity of drawing instruments, slide rules, a Moore & Wright boxed spirit level and a copy of "Machinery`s Handbook" published by The Industrial Press, New York in 1990 (a lot, as viewed)

Two aircraft gyroscope level meters by S. Perry USA View on staceyauction.com

A rare PALMER`S brass clinometer level with mirror sights G+

Various Instruments: brass-cased 66ft surveyor`s tape, 110mm diam.; boxwood and brass 8in. Level; Newton ebony 6in. parallel rule; three-blade vetinerary fleam, with brass guards; Maelzel Metronome; Georgian folding steel carriage door key; a tamper; micrometer; and pair of pliers; with pair of field glasses (a.f.); modern Swift binoculars; and two cameras