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Click here to subscribeA good Vizagapatam ivory and tortoiseshell veneered octagonal dressing table box, the hinged lid and body applied engraved panelled and pierced borders the centre with circular panel with engraved Saraswati and peacock, the interior blue velvet lined with conforming compartments, panelled add pierced borders detailed in red, green and black inked line and guilloche borders, ivory lion paw feet, 30 cm wide, 13 cm high, mid 19th Century (faults)
VESUVIUS (Mount) Three volumes relating to Vesuvius. AULDJO (John) Sketches of Vesuvius, 1833, 8vo, lithographic frontispiece and 16 plates as required, (some coloured or folding), some dust staining to edges, original cloth boards, with paper label to spine; with - The Natural History of Mount Vesuvius, London: for E.Cave 1743, 8vo, 2 folding plates and a table, calf; HAMILTON (Sir W) Observations on..., new edition London 1774, 8vo, folding plate torn with loss, rebacked (3) Provenance: The Hon. Robert Gathorne-Hardy and by descent.
GUILLIM (John) A Display of Heraldrie, fourth edition, London: Jacob Blome, 1660, woodcut illustrations of heraldic shields, title and first leaf heavily stained, one replacement leaf in old manuscript facsimile, final leaf of Table at end hand written in ink, good modern reback to old calf boards
DODOENS (Rembert) A Niewe Herball, or Historie of Plantes: wherin is contayned the whole discourse and perfect description of all sortes of Herbes and Plantes.. translated into English by Henry Lyte Esquyer, first English edition London: Henry Loe at Antwerpe for Gerard Dewes 1578, folio, title with woodcut border, portrait, woodcut printer`s motif at end, black letter with woodcut illustrations throughout, the first leaves, table and index at end skillfully repaired with part renewed margins (some loss to index text), some early ink marginal notes, all somewhat age and finger soiled, 20th century morocco backed boards
DARWIN (CHARLES) On The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, second edition, second issue ""fifth thousand"", London: John Murray, 1860, 8vo, folding lithographed table, publisher`s advertisements dated January 1860, signature cut away at upper margin of half-title and title, slight occasional foxing or dust staining, first few leaves slightly pulled revealing gutter, publisher`s green cloth gilt, slightly rubbed at extremities
John Stewart, 1st Earl of Traquair (c. 1600-1659), silver counter, c. 1635, crowned armorial shield, dividing two double triangles, IOH STVARTVS COM TRAQVARII MAG SCOT THESAR, , rev., scales suspended from the apex of a triangle above a table-top of fleur-de-lis design, HAS RECTO METAS POSVIT DEVS, 28.5mm (MI 275/76; CP.96/4). Very fine and rare. Sir John Stewart, first Earl of Traquair, was a statesman appointed Lord High Treasurer of Scotland (1636-41) and to the Privy Council of Scotland. In 1639 he was appointed the King`s Commissioner to the Assembly in Edinburgh, but was Impeached by Parliament in 1641, and later pardoned by Charles I. In 1647 he raised a regiment of horse to attempt the rescue of Charles I, however he was captured at Preston then later released by Cromwell.
John Stewart, 1st Earl of Traquair (c. 1600-1659), silver counter, c. 1635, crowned armorial shield, dividing two double triangles, IOH STVARTVS COM TRAQVARII MAG SCOT THESAR, , rev., scales suspended from the apex of a triangle above a table-top of fleur-de-lis design, HAS RECTO METAS POSVIT DEVS, 28.5mm (MI 275/76; CP.96/4). Good, very fine. See footnote to previous lot.
Christ`s Hospital, Henry Stone badge, silver-plated badge, 1673, by John Roettier, three boys around a table with instruments of learning and to left, a globe, NVMERO PONDERE ET MENSVRA, in ex., EX MVNIFICENTIA HEN STONE ARM, 78 x 88.5mm (MI 557/219; Grimshaw 2), the wide border with multiple piercings for attachment to gown. The silver much worn away but about very fine and considerably rarer than the Nautical School badge. Henry Stone (1631-1693) was a Governor of the school and his legacy of £57 - 6s - 8d, given during his lifetime sponsored the education of twelve boys. On his death the school inherited Skellingthorpe Manor, in Lincolnshire. The school also has a fine portrait of Stone. Provenance: Bt. eBay, November, 2010.
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