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Lot 1036
James Bond book collection includes 6 paperback titles includes two Diamonds are Forever, two DR No, Live and Let Die and The Spy Who Loved Me,. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 759
Cubby Broccoli signed 10x8 black and white photo. Albert Romolo Broccoli April 5, 1909 - June 27, 1996, nicknamed Cubby, was an American film producer who made more than 40 motion pictures throughout his career. Most of the films were made in the United Kingdom and often filmed at Pinewood Studios. Co-founder of Danjaq, LLC and Eon Productions, Broccoli is most notable as the producer of many of the James Bond films. He and Harry Saltzman saw the films develop from relatively low-budget origins to large-budget, high-grossing extravaganzas, and Broccoli's heirs continue to produce new Bond films. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 775
Martine Beswick signed 10x8 colour photo. Martine Beswick born 26 September 1941 is an English actress and model perhaps best known for her roles in two James Bond films, From Russia with Love 1963 and Thunderball 1965, who went on to appear in several other notable films in the 1960s. tine Beswick signed 10x8 colour photo. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 777
Edward de Souza signed 10x8 The Spy Who Loved Me colour photo. Edward James de Souza born 4 September 1932 is a British character actor and graduate of RADA, who is of Portuguese-Indian and English descent. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 780
James Bond 007 Johnny Lightning 40th Anniversary model Telephone Repair Van from The Spy Who Loved Me in original package bonus miniature poster as seen in Cinemas. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 839
Barbara Bach signed 10x8 black and white photo pictured in her role as Bond girl Anya Amasova in The Spy Who Loved Me. Barbara Bach, Lady Starkey born Barbara Goldbach on August 27, 1947, is an American actress and model, best known for her role as the Bond girl Anya Amasova in The Spy Who Loved Me. She is married to English musician and Beatles drummer, Ringo Starr. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 841
Toby Stephens signed 6x4 black and white photo. Toby Stephens born 21 April 1969 is an English actor who has appeared in films in both the UK and US as well as in India. He is known for the roles of Bond villain Gustav Graves in the 2002 James Bond film Die Another Day for which he was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor, Edward Fairfax Rochester in a BBC television adaptation of Jane Eyre and in his role as Captain Flint in the Starz television series Black Sails. Stephens is a lead in the Netflix science fiction series Lost in Space, which began streaming in 2018. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 847
Michael Billington signed 007 The Spy Who Loved Me 4x3 autograph card. Michael Billington 24 December 1941 - 3 June 2005 was a British film and television actor. He was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 851
Geoffrey Keen signed A View to a Kill 4x3 autograph card. Geoffrey Keen 21 August 1916 - 3 November 2005 was an English actor who appeared in supporting roles in many films. He is well known for playing British Defence Minister Sir Frederick Gray in the James Bond films. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 861
Jeroen Krabbe signed 007 Spy Files Living Daylights 4x3 trading card. Jeroen Aart Krabbe born 5 December 1944 is a Dutch actor and film director who has appeared in more than 60 films since 1963, including Soldaat van Oranje 1977, The Fourth Man 1983, The Living Daylights 1987, The Prince of Tides 1991, The Fugitive 1993, and Immortal Beloved 1994.. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 867
Janet Brown signed 6x4 black and white photo dedicated. Janet McLuckie Brown 14 December 1923 - 27 May 2011 was a Scottish actress, comedian and impressionist who gained considerable fame in the 1970s and 1980s for her impersonations of Margaret Thatcher. Brown was the wife of Peter Butterworth, who was best known for his appearances in the Carry on films. Butterworth died in 1979 and Brown never remarried. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 873
Stunning Display! Alien Ian Holm d hand signed professionally mounted display. This beautiful display consists of a 10 x8 photo, hand signed by Ian Holm deceased who played Ash in the classic Ridley Scott sci-fi horror, Alien. This has been mounted with a logo underneath the photo, and the overall size of the mounted display is 14 inches x 11 inches. This signed photo is guaranteed authentic, and is supplied from one of the UK's leading autograph memorabilia companies. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 876
Stunning Display! Star Wars Dave Prowse hand signed professionally mounted display. This beautiful display consists of a 10 x8 photo, hand signed by Dave Prowse who played Darth Vader in the original trilogy of Star Wars movies. This photo was signed during a private signing with Dave in 2018. This has been mounted with a logo underneath the photo, and the overall size of the mounted display is 14 inches x 11 inches. This signed photo is guaranteed authentic, and is supplied from one of the UK's leading autograph memorabilia companies. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 882
Blowout Sale! Hellboy Doug Jones hand signed 10x8 photo. This beautiful 10x8 hand signed photo depicts the poster image for Hellboy and has been hand signed by Doug Jones who played Abe Sapien. This signed photo is guaranteed authentic, and is supplied from one of the UK's leading autograph memorabilia companies. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 900
James Bond, Gotz Otto signed 12x8 colour promo photograph. Otto is a German film and television actor who is perhaps best known internationally for his roles as henchman Richard Stamper in the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies, as Adolf Hitler's adjutant Otto Gunsche in the 2004 World War II film Downfall. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 904
James Bond, Terry Mountain signed and dedicated 12x8 black and white photograph. Mountains first brush with James Bond was in On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1969 playing one of the henchmen who attacks Bond in the pre-title sequence. Although unaccredited he also makes an appearance in Diamonds Are Forever 1971 as one of Blofeld's guards who tries to deal with Sir Sean Connery in the role as agent 007. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 949
James Bond Lois Maxwell signed 5x4 black and white photo. Lois Ruth Maxwell born Lois Ruth Hooker; 14 February 1927 - 29 September 2007 was a Canadian actress, best known for her portrayal of Miss Moneypenny in all the first fourteen Eon-produced James Bond films 1962-1985. She was the first actress to play the part. The films in which she played Miss Moneypenny were Dr. No 1962, From Russia with Love 1963, Goldfinger 1964, Thunderball 1965, You Only Live Twice 1967, On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1969, Diamonds Are Forever 1971, Live and Let Die 1973, The Man with the Golden Gun 1974, The Spy Who Loved Me 1977, Moonraker 1979, For Your Eyes Only 1981, Octopussy 1983, and A View to a Kill 1985. She did not appear in the 1967 adaptations of Casino Royale, nor in the 1983 remake of Thunderball, Never Say Never Again, as the production was not Eon's, though she did, as a similar character, in the spoof O. K. Connery. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 985
Eva Rueber-Staier signed 10x8 colour photo. Rueber-Staier was born in 1951 in Bruck an der Mur, Styria. She won the title of Miss Austria and participated in the Miss Universe 1969 contest, in which she was a top 15 semi-finalist. She also went on to win the Miss World 1969 pageant. During her tenure, she starred in the Bob Hope USO tour in South Vietnam. Her acting career contains a recurring James Bond credit: she played General Gogol's assistant Rublevitch in the films The Spy Who Loved Me, For Your Eyes Only, and Octopussy. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 997
Richard Kiel signed 4x3 James Bond The Spy Who Loved Me trading card. Richard Dawson Kiel September 13, 1939 - September 10, 2014, was an American actor and voice artist. Standing 7 ft 2 in 218 cm tall, he was known for portraying Jaws in The Spy Who Loved Me 1977 and Moonraker 1979 ; he lampooned the role with a tongue-in-cheek cameo in Inspector Gadget 1999. Kiel's next-most-recognized role is the tough but eloquent Mr. Larson in Happy Gilmore 1996. Other notable films include The Longest Yard 1974, Silver Streak 1976, Force 10 from Navarone 1978, Cannonball Run II 1984, Pale Rider 1985 and Tangled 2010. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 141
(CARE HENRY). Langley Curtis, publisher. A large collection of original issues of 17th century anti-papist "Newsbooks". The Weekly Pacquet, The New Anti-Roman Pacquet or Memoirs of Popes and Popery, Since the Tenth Century, for the Conviction of Papists and Satisfaction of Protestants, 20 issues, 1680; The Weekly Pacquet of Advice from Rome, the Third Volume, 48 issues, 1680-1681; The Popes Harbinger, By Way of Diversion ..., 16 issues, 1680; The Popish Currant (sic.), 14 issues, 1680-1681; The Courant, 14 issues, 1681 & The Protestant Courant, 1 issue, 1681. Each issue in modern card wrappers. Mainly "Printed for L.C." or "Langley Curtis", some of the Popes Harbinger "Printed by A Godbid for L.C.". (113). Henry Care (1646-1688, nicknamed Harry, "the Ingenious") was a polemicist who made his name writing on a wide range of subjects. Following the hysteria caused by the Popish Plot, he turned to the subject and started the Weekly Pacquet and other publications, whose vehement anti-popery widened to include every facet of English religious life. He was tried for seditious libel several times.
Lot 178
POWYS T. S. The Key of the Field. Signed ltd. ed. 35/550. Woodcut frontis by R. A. Garnett. Full page manuscript inscription on the front free endpaper from Powys to Gordon Fraser. Orig. green cloth. No. 1 of the Furnival Books, 1930; also nos. 2, 3 & 4 of the Furnival Books in orig. cloth, each a signed ltd. ed. - H. E. Bates, The Hessian Prisoner, 1930; A. E. Coppard, The Man from Kilsheelan, inscribed to Gordon Fraser by Coppard & Robert Gibbings who provided the frontis, 1930 & Rhys Davies, The Stars, the World & the Women, 1930. (4).
Lot 122
LEONARD MATTHEWS SIGNED LETTERS AND PHOTOGRAPH OF HUGH MCNEILL, - Leonard Matthews was editor, publisher, writer and illustrator of comics and children's magazines and founder of 'Look & Learn' comic, he was Editor for Amalgamated Press which became Fleetway Publications and then set up his own company Martspress. A typed hand signed letter dated September 28th 1982 followed by a hand written letter dated October 12th. These discuss Hugh Mcneill, comic illustrator who had recently died and also mention Eric Parker. The recipient of the letters was a big fan of Knockout Weekly and Lawrence says that working on that publication were probably the happiest days of his life.
Lot 158
Billy Bob Thornton Signature Piece Includes A 10x8 Colour Photograph Plus A Signed 6x4 White Card. Thorntons Film Credits Include Thornton Achieved Further Success In Starring Dramas Monster's Ball (2001), The Man Who Wasn't There (2001), And Friday Night Lights (2004); Comedies Bandits (2001), Intolerable Cruelty (2003), And Bad Santa (2003); And Action Films Eagle Eye (2008) And Faster (2010). Good Condition Est.
Lot 169
Colin Baker Signed 10x8 Colour Photograph. Baker Is An English Actor Who Played Paul Merroney In The BBC Drama Series The Brothers From 1974 To 1976 And The Sixth Incarnation Of The Doctor In The Long-Running Science Fiction Television Series Doctor Who From 1984 To 1986. Good Condition Est.
Lot 170
Colin Baker Signed 10x8 Colour Photograph. Baker Is An English Actor Who Played Paul Merroney In The BBC Drama Series The Brothers From 1974 To 1976 And The Sixth Incarnation Of The Doctor In The Long-Running Science Fiction Television Series Doctor Who From 1984 To 1986. Good Condition Est.
Lot 171
Colin Baker Signed 10x8 Colour Photograph. Baker Is An English Actor Who Played Paul Merroney In The BBC Drama Series The Brothers From 1974 To 1976 And The Sixth Incarnation Of The Doctor In The Long-Running Science Fiction Television Series Doctor Who From 1984 To 1986. Good Condition Est.
Lot 504
Bros- Matt Goss, Luke Goss & Craig Logan Signed 10x8 Black And White Photograph. Bros Are An English Band Formed In 1986 In Camberley, Surrey. The Band Originally Consisted Of Twin Brothers Matt And Luke Goss, And Their Friend Craig Logan, Who Attended Collingwood School In Camberley. They Are Perhaps Best Known For Their Number Two Single- When Will I Be Famous? Good Condition Est.
Lot 3058
Tracts.- Wreck and Loss of Fanny..., The Enchanted Ring A Tale, Dreadful Explosion of His Majesty's Frigate Amphion, .-The Doctrine of the Cross of Christ, Wesley (John) THE ANNUAL ADDRESS OF THE CONFERENCE TO THE METHODIST SOCIETIES OF GREAT BRITAIN, 1882, THE OLD ENGLISH BARON, A GOTHIC STORY, THE YOUTH'S INSTRUCTOR AND GUARDIAN, Anon.- NARRATIVE OF CONVERSATIONS HELD WITH CHRISTOPHER DAVIS AND WILLIAM CLARKE WHO WERE EXECUTED JAN. 27TH 1832, Bristol, 1832, .- AN ADDRESS TO TIME Macclesfield, 1807, Hall (David) AN ADDRESS TO THOSE WHO ARE SINCERELY ENDEAVOURING...TO ORDER THEIR WHOLE CONVERSATION... 1820, Wesley (John) and Charles HYMNS OF PETITION ANND THANKSGIVING..., 1801, Romaine (W., Rev) A CHOICE DROP OF HONEY FROM THE ROCK CHRIST, THE HISTORY OF MARY WATSON & JENNY MORTIMER, Hare (Edward) A LETTER TO THE REV MELVILLE HORNE..., Sheffield, 1809, Crowther (Jonathan) CHRISTIAN ORDER OR LIBERTY WITHOUT ANARCHY, Bristol, 1796, contemporary calf, 8vo
Lot 727
A Regency walnut pier cabinet/bookcase with key, the cabinet belonged to Mrs Maria McNeil who was five times the Mayoress of Crewe, news cuttings of her death and photo copy gifting the cabinet to her granddaughter enclosed. Not available for in-house P&P, contact Paul O'Hea at Mailboxes on 01925 659133
Lot 103
John Mills Signature Piece Features A Black And White 10x8 Photograph Plus A Signed 4x5 White Card. Mills Was An English Actor Who Appeared In More Than 120 Films In A Career Spanning Seven Decades. He Excelled On Camera As An Appealing British Everyman Who Often Portrayed Guileless, Wounded War Heroes. In 1971, He Received The Academy Award For Best Supporting Actor For His Performance In Ryan's Daughter. Good Condition Est.
Lot 158
THE STEEPLE KIRK, DUNDEE COMMUNION CUP, A CHARLES I SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL COMMUNION CUP ROBERT the tapered bowl engraved around upper rim 'EX DONO IACOBI SMITH MERCATORIS', raised on a tapered baluster knopped stem with foliate decoration to cushioned lower knop, on a stepped spreading base with flat chased foliate border(23cm high, diameter of bowl 12cm, diameter of foot 11.5cm, 19.3oz)Footnote: Provenance: Gifted by James Smith, Merchant, Dundee circa 1640 Kirk Session, Steeple Kirk Dundee Previously on loan MacManus Galleries & Museum, Dundee from 1974 Note: This cup forms part of the main and earliest section of the communion plate in the Steeple Kirk of Dundee, with the original gift, of three matching surviving, cups commissioned from Robert Gardyne II. All bearing the same inscription and decoration these are the three earliest surviving cups and are amongst the earliest surviving Communion plate in Dundee. One now resided within MacManus Galleries & Museums, its pair sold Lyon & Turnbull, Scottish Silver & Accessories, 14th August 2012, lot 398. It is unknown how large the original gift of cups was and seems highly likely that three would not have been the full complement; possibly other cups latterly being recycled and re-worked into the later surviving cups; or even destroyed in the turmoil Dundee has born witness to over the past four centuries. Dundee's Steeple Kirk is one of the most historic and important early buildings within the city. Built in the 12th century by the Earl of Huntington, brother of Scottish King William the Lion, it has withstood the numerous onslaughts of Dundee's tumultuous history to become the city's most important church and its oldest surviving building. The Earl of Huntington on returning from the Crusades reportedly made a vow that should God deliver his ship safely home he would build a Church in his honour. Upon his arrival he set about constructing the Steeple Kirk, selecting a spot out with the burgh boundaries. In 1303 the Kirk experienced the first of what would be many reincarnations after the forces of Edward I attacked the city and torched the church; work didn't begin on rebuilding the Kirk until the 15th century and was completed by the city council in 1462. Not only a building of importance in Dundee the north and south transepts were the largest of any ecclesiastical building in Europe, while the tower, which was completed in the 1480s is the only original part of the 15th century structure still standing today. This tower would witness the key role the Kirk was to play in the city's history, beginning in 1547 when it was captured by English forces and used as a stable by the soldiers. During this occupation it caught fire, and all but the tower and the choir was burnt to the ground. The council eventually built the west end of the choir and in it established the first Reformation Church of Dundee, further renovations on the destroyed south transept were carried out in the 16th century in order to house a second congregation. However, this would not be the last of the Kirk's troubles; the English General Monk, under orders from Cromwell, besieged the city in 1651, and the tower played an important role in the city's defences. Cannon ball marks can still be found on the building, a testament to its endurance, and the lock on the door leading from the hall to the stairs is the very same that held firm against Cromwell's onslaught. In 1759 the north transept was rebuilt, housing a third congregation, and in 1789 the nave was rebuilt allowing a fourth congregation under the Kirk's roof. Until 1841 all four congregations remained under one roof, each with their own ministers, but sharing the tower and bells. Even into the Victorian era problems beset the church and in 1841 another fire broke out, this time in the heating system, and once again the transepts were destroyed leaving only the nave and the tower. The Chapter House, adjoining the north wall of the east Church was also burnt down, along with the library of over 1800 volumes, including works in Latin and Greek, many dating from pre-reformation clergy. The east and south transepts were rebuilt in 1844 for their respective congregations, the north transept's congregation was re-housed. These three congregations remained in the one church until the 1980s when they finally amalgamated, giving the Kirk and its congregation its present-day appearance. This group is now split between McManus Museum & Galleries, the Steeple Kirk and private collections. The timing of these presentations of plate to the Kirk shows not only the variety of makers and styles in Dundee but the growth in wealth within the city which would have been far more prevalent in these ‘safer’ times than the turmoil the Kirk was so well exposed. This group was the most complete service of Dundee Communion plate and without doubt the most important grouping within the city, perhaps only outranked by a single object – the highly important – The Fithie Basin by Thomas Lindsay. Little is known about Robert Gardyne II but it is safe to say he forms part of the important Dundee, Perth and St Andrews family of makers who were responsible for some of the most important early Scottish plate made in the nations expanding Burgh's. At least three members of the family are recorded and possibly an earlier fourth member working within the trade. This would put the spread of the Gardyne's careers at around 1561 - 1708 with Robert Gardyne II falling within the middle of this period known to have been active around 1624 - 1656. It is assumed, as was the tradition within early Goldsmithing families, that Robert was apprenticed to his father Robert Gardyne I also of Dundee and is first mentioned a Freeman of the trade in 1624 within Dundee. There has often been confusion with the working dates of Gardyne and this has previously caused these cups being attributed as late as 1692. This however was more on the assumption they were presented by James Smith who was harbour master in that year. However, the donor appears far more likely to have been James Smith Merchant of Dundee, who died in 1640 and was interned in Dundee's historic graveyard, the Howff. Gifts of money within wealthy patrons' wills for the benefit of the church was not uncommon in Scotland; this date and the known working dates of Gardyne fit better than previous attributions. Also, close comparisons of marks on other dated early Gardyne plate confirms this theory.
Lot 19
SIR WALTER SCOTT INTEREST - AN 18CT GOLD CASED POCKET WATCH CHESTER 1825 the open face with Roman numerals, plain generic key wind lever movement, the cuvette engraved " Sir Walter Scott Bart. to J B Clarkson Melrose"(5cm case diameter)Footnote: Note: Sir Walter Scott had various doctors during his lifetime and two from the same family. Ebenezer Clarkson was the father of James B Clarkson who tended Scott in his later years and also at his death.
Lot 217
AN 18TH CENTURY LEATHER BOMBARD the cylindrical body with applied border to bold interwoven handles, applied crest to the body of a standing or leaping lion, the folded rim with spout(20cm high)Provenance: Property from Kilmany House, FifeFootnote: Note: This is the 'model' for the previous silver lot. Leather drinking and pouring vessels have been in use for centuries, but the more common examples seen are from the 16th century to the 19th century being overtaken then by pewter. Silver mounts were not unusual on blackjacks, often with the owner's initials or if high enough standing his crest or armorials. This bombard is unusual in being twin handled and probably for communal use to be passed round a group of friends or members of a family, clan or club and with an applied crest which we believe to be a demi-lion rampant. The original medieval bombards were based on the shape of an explosive device called a petard and used in the storming of a castle, thus bombing it. The very rotund shape was packed with any old item of metal and gunpowder and was carried by a man who laid it at the foot of the castle gate. Obviously he retreated as quickly as possible but on many occasions was blown up by the petard, leading to the expression “hoisted by his own petard”. Over many years the petards became known as bombs because they were used to “Bomb” castles and from which the army rank of Bombardier originates. It is from this source that the name of bombard was finally given to leather pouring jugs of a similar shape. The shape of pouring bombards was based on the old bombard gun barrel which was very bulbous and not truly cylindrical. The bulbous shape was to allow room for an expanding explosion, which a truly cylindrical shape would not create. The cylindrical shape to this example possibly indicates a later bombard. The method of hardening leather is called “Jacking”, hence the vessel name. Jacking caused the leather to turn black, hence “Black Jack”. Our thanks to Stephen Roberts of Hidebound Ltd. for his comments
Lot 243
HEATHER CLUB INTEREST - AN IMPRESSIVE MID VICTORIAN CAPTAIN'S BATON CHARLES ROBB & SONS, EDINBURGH of cylindrical form, applied with individual bands each engraved with details of each annual meeting and Captain, with embossed floral decorated terminals and central waist, presented in a fitted mahogany box; together with a stand of scroll form, the central plaque with engraved inscription 'THIS STAND IS PART OF THE GREAT PLANE TREE AT KIPPENROSS...1871' with knopped finials to either end(52.5cm long, 46cm long (stand))Footnote: Note: The Heather Club was founded in 1823 by Joseph Sutherland who was a merchant of Edinburgh. He sought for those around him to appreciate the rural happiness away from the hustle and bustle of city life. His notion was that businessmen would meet at least once a year for a walk over the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh. The unwritten law that politics and religion were not to be discussed gave these men an opportunity to be in good company and absorb the countryside. The membership increased so much over the years that a committee was founded with a captain and lieutenant. Within the retrospective notes by James Hogg, it states, ‘The minutes of the 21st July 1834 says ‘ The party walked to Currie, breakfasted there and passed over the hills to Logan House, where they enjoyed themselves till four o’clock’ Furthermore, Hogg mentions, ‘About 12 years ago an elegant baton beautifully silver mounted, was presented to the Club by the late Captain Robb, Wine Merchant Frederick Street…a silver band with the name of the captain for the year is put on this baton’ This baton, handcrafted for a popular 19th century social group is unique and reflects a moment in time. For further reading, see The Edinburgh Heather Club. Retrospective notes. Hogg, James, 1806-1888
Lot 259
A SCARCE GEORGE III TABLE CENTREPIECE WILLIAM & PATRICK CUNNINGHAM, EDINBURGH 1797 the boat shaped main bowl with twin reeded handles and chased pierced scroll border, engraved crest in a cartouche, raised on out swept supports to a beaded rim with four slender legs, acanthus and paw terminals, each support surmounted by a foxes mask suspending cast border of fruiting grape vines(Bowl 35.5cm wide, overall height 45cm, 57.6oz)Footnote: Note: The fox masks and the grape depict the story of the Fox and the Grapes, one of the fables by Aesop. Originally of oral tradition, the fables were passed down through generations and collated into the Perry Index. The Fox and the Grapes being number 15. The fable tells the story of a fox who cannot reach some delectable grapes, instead of walking away admitting defeat the fox declares the grapes unappetising anyway and so the phrase ‘sour grapes’ was coined.
Lot 290
JACOBITE INTEREST - SIMON FRASER, 11TH LORD LOVAT; GEORGE II DRESSING MIRROR MID-18TH CENTURY japanned and gilt-painted wood, mirrored glass, possibly later, with later 19th-century cresting and feet, stamped to rear of frame and backplate VI, bears printed label ...The last criminal beheaded in England was Lord Lovat, who was executed on Tower Hill, April 19th, 1747 and with a hand-written label inscribed Lord Lovat's dressing glass./ To think of him looking into it, and admiring himself! The old Wretch!/ H. A. N (?).; together with a FRAMED CARTOON of Lord Lovat, after William Hogarth, 14.5cm x 10cmProvenance: Property from Tornaveen House, Aberdeenshire
Lot 303
1714 RISING - PROCLAMATION TO SEIZE THE PRETENDER BY THE LORDS JUSTICES. A PROCLAMATION, ordering the Payment of One hundred thousand Pounds to any Person who shall Seize and Secure the Pretender, in case he shall Land, or attempt to Land in any of His Majesties Dominions. London: Printed by John Baskett, Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, 1714. Broadsheet, 47 x 38cm., small section excised from bottom right corner with loss of a few words of imprint, with old ink manuscript note on back 'Proclamation for Apprehending the Pretender Promising a Reward to any person who apprehends him on hundred thousand poundes, proclaimed 20 Sept. 1714' which has slightly stained the printed text on the front, [ESTC T19571 or T19572; both Rare]
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