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PHIL RAM BAND ORIGINAL REEL TO REEL MUSIC TAPES, WITH HAND WRITTEN LYRICS, EXPENSE SHEETS, AND LETTERS FROM HIS MANAGEMENT, SUPPLIED FROM DAVID F WERNHAM HIS MANAGER, BOD DYLAN CD, AC/DC SEWN PATCH, THE WHO LP, MOTORHEAD POSTER, AND IRON MAIDEN CALENDAR

A lovely 1940's vintage black velvet jacket with rabbit fur trim collar together with a antique Greek blouse from Northern Sporades island of Alonnioss bought in the late 1970's plus a Victorian cotton blouse in white and pink with pintucks to the front with lace collar trim.1920/30's crepe de chine belonged to sellers mother who was born in 1906 - may of come from Norman Hartnell - approx 4.5 yds x 36 - chocolate brown with cream mushrooms pattern

John Collier (1850-1934) Portrait of Joseph Crosfield the son of industrialist Joseph Crosfield (1792-1844) of Embley Park, oil on canvas, signed lower right, label en verso ‘Bot of Richard Turley carver and gilder, looking glass and picture frame maker’, 84cmWx97cmH including frame Provenance: Descent through the Crosfield family. Joseph Crosfield was an industrialist who established the soap and chemical manufacturing business Joseph Crosfield & Sons in Warrington. Embley Park was the former home of Florence Nightingale

A late 18th century Japanese netsuke from Edo period. Not signed. In carved elephant ivory portraying a sat dog who is holding a sphere with his paws and turning his head around, 3,2x3,4x1,8 cm. 15,2 gr. With an expert's report issued by the Spanish Federation of Antique dealers attached.

A late 19th century Japanese netsuke from Meiji period. Signed Mitsuo. In carved elephant ivory portraying a Japanese costumbrist character sat on the floor petting a 'Shishi' who is sat on a stand, 2,6x3,9x2,3 cm. 14,1 gr. With an expert's report issued by the Spanish Federation of Antique dealers attached.

A late 19th century Japanese netsuke from Meiji period. Signed on the base. In carved elephant ivory depicting a kneeling 'Sarumawashi' who is playing the drum while a monkey sat over his back is wearing a bag and holding a fan with his left hand. With an expert's report issued by the Spanish Federation of Antique dealers attached.

Six Noddy Strip Books Enid Blyton, including Noddy and the Cuckoo's Nest; Noddy gets Captured; Noddy and the Bear who lost his Growl; Noddy's Car gets a Squeak; Noddy's Penny Wheel Car; Noddy and the Witches Wand, published by Sampson Low, in paper wrappers, these are in good overall condition. Please note: Although we have taken care to assess each book, we cannot inspect each page of every book. Please look carefully at the images to assess condition as they form part of the description.

Forty Three issues of TV Comic circa 1964, nr 629 Jan 4th 1964 through to 675 21st November 1964. Missing 630, 632 and 669, 671 has a BMC car supplement and 674 marks the start of Dr Who. Note: previous owner's name on the covers, better paper quality than earlier issues. Please note: Although we have taken care to assess each book, we cannot inspect each page of every book. Please look carefully at the images to assess condition as they form part of the description.

Twenty Seven TV comics and eight annuals. Twenty seven issues of TV Comic 1965-72 and eight annuals 1954/55/56/67/68/71 plus two undated ones from the 1950's they include Dr Who, Sooty, Diddymen etc...Please note: Although we have taken care to assess each book, we cannot inspect each page of every book. Please look carefully at the images to assess condition as they form part of the description.

Five Mid-20th Century Noddy Strip Books, including Noddy tricks Mr Sly; Noddy and the Bear who lost his Growl; Noddy and the Cuckoo's Nest, Noddy Gets Captured and Noddy is very Silly, published by Sampson Low, in paper wrappers.Please note: Although we have taken care to assess each book, we cannot inspect each page of every book. Please look carefully at the images to assess condition as they form part of the description.

Finnegan's of New Bond Street bespoke picnic set, presented to Mr and Mrs Hughes Macklin in 1916, circa 1916, a honey leather case with handle, nickelled lock and catch, fall front opening to blue cloth-lined interior, comprising wicker-handled kettle with burner, glass milk bottle, set of three gilt-handled bone china tea-cups with saucers, food tin and three teaspoons, the inside of the lid with gilt lettering 'from the members of the Carl Rosa Coy., to Mr & Mrs Hughes Macklin 20/10/2016, case embossed with the initials H.M to lid and measuring 29 w x 15 x 17 cms overall.  Note: Hughes Macklin (1886-1936) was a Welsh actor and tenor, who entertained members of the British forces on stage in Liverpool during the Great War. 

An excellent box of reggae, prog rock and rock LP vinyl records to include Led Zepplin, Tangerine dream, The Who, Deep Purple, Van Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Mikey Dread, Spinal Tap, Captain Beefheart etc Condition Report: Available upon request

A machined art deco silver cigarette case with rose gold trim given to "Matron" by WW1 soldiers "The Old Wargravians" for her services 1920-1930, still with three cigarettes 94.2g twinned with a silver plated Cigarette Case inscribed "In memory of F Waters who was illed in France Dec. 12th 1917".

Various Vinyl LPs The Who - Live At Leeds red printing with poster and assorted reproduction papers/contracts; King Crimson - In The Wake Of Poseidon; The Velvet Underground - Loaded; Mountain - Nantucket Sleighride; Cream - Disraeli Gears and Fresh Cream (6)

Fleming, Ian Two James Bond Novels Dr No. London: Jonathan Cape, 1958. Second impression (May 1958), 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket not price-clipped, a few chips to dust-jacket; [Idem] The Spy who Loved Me. London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. First edition, 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket not price-clipped but with some chips and tears, fore-edges slightly foxed, bookplate (2)

Fleming, Ian 6 James Bond Novels Goldfinger. London: Jonathan Cape, 1959. First edition, 8vo, original black cloth gilt, facsimile dust-jacket, ownership inscription on front free-endpaper erased with green pen; [Idem] Dr No. London: Jonathan Cape, 1958. Second impression, 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket with a little wear and a few small holes; [Idem] The Spy who Loved Me. London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. First edition, 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket not price-clipped but with a few small chips; [Idem] You Only Live Twice. London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. First edition, 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket not price-clipped but with a few small chips; [Idem] Man with the Golden Gun. London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. First edition, 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket not price-clipped, erased ownership signature; and another copy, in a facsimile dust-jacket (6)

Macdiarmid, Hugh [Grieve, C.M.] 26 items, 43 signed, comprising Northern Numbers. [First] and Second Series, 1920-21, original cloth-backed lettered boards; Annals of the Fife Senses. Montrose, 1923, First edition, signed & inscribed "To my friend Elma Robertson", original cloth; Sangschaw. 1925, original cloth, dustwrapper slightly frayed; Penny Wheep. 1926, First edition, original cloth, dustwrapper slightly frayed; A Drunk Man Looks at The Thistle. 1926, First edition, presentation copy to Edward Nairn and Ian Watson, original cloth, dustwrapper slightly frayed and soiled; To Circumjack Cencrastus or The Curly Snake. 1930, First edition, inscribed to Wm. Johnstone, 1933, original cloth; The Islands of Scotland. 1939, dustwrapper; Separitism. Broadside, limited to 150 copies, signed by Macdiarmid In Memoriam James Joyce. 1955, First edition, original cloth, dustwrapper; Francis George Scott. 1955, inscribed by the author, original wrappers; On a Raised Beach. 1967, inscribed to Edward Nairn from the author, original black wrappers; Collected Poems. 1967, inscribed for William Johnstone, with a non-related inscription, dustwrapper; A Political Speech. Number 11 of 50 copies,signed by the author; original wrappers; The Fire of the Spirit. 1965, First edition, original wrappers;The Company I've Kept. 1965, presentation copy to Major F.A.C. Boothby from the author, original cloth; More Collected Poems. 1970, author's copy with bookplate and holograph correction on p. 35, dustwrapper; Song of Seraphim. Number 17 of 100 copies signed by the author, original cloth, dustwrapper; Cunninghame Graham. Caledonian Press, [1952], dustwrapper; Speaking for Scotland. 1939. Broadside, blue calf-backed cloth folder; To Those of My Old School Who Fell in the Second World War. [n.d.], 3pp., 4to, blue calf-backed cloth; Leslie, Arthur The Politics and Poetry of Hugh Macdiarmid. Caledonian Press, [n.d.], original wrappers, signed by Macdiarmid; Three Hymns to Lenin. Castle Wynd Printers, n.d., signed by the author, dustwrapper; A Tribute of Duncan Macrae. [n.d.], 4to, original wrappers, signed by Macdiarmid on p2; Wright, Gordon Macdiarmid, an illustrated biography. 1977, Number 17 of 50 copies signed by Macdiarmid, black half morocco gilt, slipcase (26)

Rowling, J.K. The Harry Potter Gift Set, Signed Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. London: Bloomsbury, 1997. First edition, 4th impression, signed by J.K. Rowling on front endpaper; Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Bloomsbury, 1998, First edition, 7th impression, signed by J.K. Rowling on front endpaper, dustwrappers, both combined in the original slipcase, with the telephone number of Bloomsbury written in biro on the verso of the title page of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, with light pencil inscription "98, Darling Fraser, Much Love, Mummy and Daddy" on title of Philosopher's Stone & half-title of Chamber of Secrets, Philosopher's Stone with very small crease and 2mm tear to p.201 and with 27mm. vertical biro mark to margin of p.26, Chamber of Secrets with marginal crease and 1cm. tear to p. 161, extremely light creasing to extreme edge of dustwrappers, slipcase with very slight loss to foot panel (c. 15mm x 45mm.); with a colour photograph of J.K. Rowling loosely inserted, housed in a folding grey cardboard box lettered "Special Book"Footnote: Note: The gift set was bought in August 1998 by the vendors from Waterstones Bookshop in Richmond upon Thames as a present for their oldest son, Fraser, who turned eight in August 1998. They wrote on the inside title page in light pencil - ’98, Darling Fraser, Much love, Mummy and Daddy". At the same time, Fraser had started a Harry Potter book club with his Tower House school friends and Fraser's mother emailed Bloomsbury to see if JK Rowling would visit to do a reading, something that seemed perfectly reasonable in 1998 before Rowling had become famous. Bloomsbury replied in the negative but sent a publicity photo of the author - included in the lot - as a 'stand in' and hoped it would help and encourage the boys. It is an original photo print dated 28/8/98 on the back and there is a written note on the back of the photo asking for it to be returned to Bloomsbury, something however they failed to do.

[18th century religious manuscript account] Wilson, William Memorial of Free Mercy containing 'The Particular account of the Year 1731' and running until 1756, 392 manuscript pp., ending with the lines (prior to an index): "This Day I commit, and refer myself, both soul and body, Books, Papers... wholly, solely and only to the wise providence of God...", 8vo, bound in contemporary quarter vellum over boards, some dust-soilingFootnote: Note: An account covering 25 years of a Scottish man's life in the mid-eighteenth century, presented as religious musings. Topics covered include: "an account of a Great Drought"; "An Invitation for the Lord Jesus Christ to return to Britain and Ireland, especially to Covenanted Scotland"; "Predictions of the French invading these Lands"; and the more mundane "of having sore Shoulders". More perplexing accounts include: "Upon the 26th Day of July, out of a tent before a large Congregation at Crawford John: Mr Alexander Marshall, in a ? of Malicious Jury, named me our name and sirname, Laid grievous things to my Charge falsely, and compared me to Elimas the sorcerer, who was a Child of the Devil..."Regarding the Jacobite uprising in 1745, he writes: "About this time, the young popish pretender was come to Scotland; and had a malignant army gathered together to set him upon the throne of Britain..." and subsequently mentions people "fleeing from Edinburgh and Glasgow &c. and peoples fleeing here and there to hide and keep their horses from the pretender's men."

Archive of the Gill / Hutchison Family Including the naval adventures of Commander Thomas Gill, Typescript of the memoirs of the late Commander Gill, R.N., b.1774, dictated to his daughter, Emma, comprising 72 bound typed pages, signed in typescript by T. Hutchison (Emma's husband and nephew of William Wordsworth); Manuscript written by Commander Gill comprising pp.1-8 and 13-47 only of the complete document; Emma Gill Manuscript journal, dated 1840, describing a tour of the Isle of Wight and Sussex, accompanied by her father, 52pp., bound in wrappers; [Idem] Manuscript notebook and diary dated 1847, 22pp.; [Idem] Commonplace album in 19th century embossed plum calf; Nautical Sketches by the Ancient Mariner. Stockton: W. Robson, 1833. 12mo, original card wrappers, with the ownership inscription of Elizabeth Hutchison to the title-page; Pencil drawing of the Hutchison home, Grantsfield, in Leominster, along with three photocopied sheets listing the Grantsfield libraryFootnote: Note: Commander Gill's daughter, Emma, married T, Hutchison. Hutchison was the poet William Wordsworth's nephew. One of the books listed as having being in the Grantsfield library is accompanied by a note: "This Ed. of Shakespeare together with those of Chaucer, Spencer & Milton, was purchased by Charles Lamb for Dorothy Wordsworth, who, upon receiving her portion of the debt due from Lord Lonsdale's estate, wished to record the event by a gift to her friend Sarah Hutchison M.W. July 8th 52..." Commander Gill's typescript describes his life from his birth in 1774 at the Vicarage House of Newchurch, Isle of Wight and leads on to his naval career, beginning at the age of 15 when he boarded the Resolution, heading for Nevis. He was imprisoned by the French in Guadeloupe and subsequently taken on by an American ship. Following a brief stay in America, Gill boarded the Merchant, to return to Liverpool but was shipwrecked. Finally returning to London, Gill was press ganged and returned to sea eventually as Midshipman. Gill describes taking part in the Battle of St Vincent, under Captain George Murray on the Colossus, and then in the Siege of Cadiz and then in convoy service under Nelson. His naval career continued after this, until 1818, including being once again shipwrecked on board the Anson when it was wrecked in Mount's Bay in 1807. He died in 1841.

Marlborough, John Churchill, First Duke of Warrant signed ("Marlborough"), as Master General of the appointing William Weatherhead a Labourer in Ordinary in Her Majesty's stores at £26 per annum, in place of the late William Waterman, directed to Thomas Erle, Lieutenant General of HM Ordnance and the rest of the principal officers; counter-signed by his secretary and political ally, James Craggs the Elder, with Marlborough's papered armorial seal at the head, one page, folio, integral leaf removed, some browning and dust-staining, upper half laid down with associated tears, Office of Ordnance [Tower of London], 22 January 1707/8Footnote: Note: Signed while Marlborough was in London, outfacing the threat posed by Robert Harley who was attempting to replace Marlborough's ally Godolphin, and while preparing to counter a possible Jacobite invasion from Dunkirk.

Magic Including a large Will Goldston collection Frost, Thomas. The Lives of the Conjurors. 1881 ; Strutt, J. The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England. 1831, hand-coloured engravings, later quarter cloth; The Popular Recreator. [c.1875], vol. 1-2, half calf, vol. 1 lacks title; and another copy of vol. 1 with title; Barnum, P.T. The Humbugs of the World, 1866; Valentine, Mrs. Games for Family Parties and Children, 1869, modern quarter red morocco; Williams, C.O. Catalogue of Conjuring Apparatus, and 2 others, 1915-25, wrappers bound in; Neil, C.L. The Modern Conjuror, 1903 and 1911, 2 copies; Modern Card Magic. 1906, pictorial boards, rubbed; Cassell's Book of In-Door Amusements &c., n.d., pictorial cloth, becoming loose; "Trim" Old Wilds, [c.1888], wrappers bound in Leat, H. Forty years in and around Magic. 1923, wrappers bound in; Hopkins, N. Twentieth Century Magic. 1898, pictorial cloth; Collins, S. A Conjuring Melange. 1947, dw; Deceptive Conceptions in Magic. n.d., pictorial boards, rubbed; Original Magical Creations, n.d., pictorial boards, rubbed; Boys, C.V. Soap Bubbles. 1902, pictorial cloth; Fischer, O. J.N. Hofzinsel's Card Conjuring. 1931; Hoffman, Prof. Card Tricks without Apparatus, [c.1890], wrappers bound in; Goldston, Will. Tricks and Illusions, 1905, pictorial cloth; Goldston, Will. The Young Conjuror. part 2, pictorial boards, n.d.; Goldston, Will. More Tricks and Puzzles, [c.1927], copy of conjurer & escapologist Tom Burke, pictorial boards; Goldston, Will. More Modern Card Tricks. Book 1, n.d., hinge broken; Goldston, Will. Tricks and Illusions, [c.1916]; Stage Illusions, n.d., pictorial boards worn; another copy, later edition; Goldston, Will. Great Tricks Revealed. 1935, dw; Goldston, Will. Tricks and Illusions. 3rd edition, n.d., later cloth; Goldston, Will. More Tricks and Puzzles, wrappers bound in, Christopher Brinson Magic Library copy, black half calf; Goldston, Will. Latest Conjuring [1905], later cloth; Goldston, Will. Simple Conjuring Tricks. 1922, later cloth; Goldston, Will. Magical Tricks. n.d., boards, worn; Goldston, Will. Secrets of Famous Illusionists. 1933; Goldston, Will. Tricks of the Masters, 1942; Goldston, Will. A Magician's Swan Song, 1934; Goldston, Will. Who's Who in Magic, n.d.; Goldston, Will. Modern Card Tricks without Apparatus, n.d., pictorial boards, rubbed; Chambers, R. The Book of Days. 1883, 2 vol., contemporary calf, rebacked; Chambers, R. Fireside Amusements. 1850, pictorial boards, rebacked; Verne, T. Dr Ox's Experiment. 1892, pictorial cloth; Hoffmann, Prof. Modern Magic. 1901, 11th edition, pictorial cloth; Browne, V. Secrets of Scene Painting. n.d., pictorial cloth; Dicks One Hundred Amusements for Evening Parties. New York, [c.1890]; all original binding except where noted (quantity)Footnote: Provenance: From the collection of the Late Trevor Dawson

Magic Books, a collection, including Houdini, Harry A Magician among the Spirits. New York, 1924, First edition, plates, original cloth; Whaley, Bart, Gardner, Martin & Jeff Busby . The Man Who was Erdnase. 1991, one of 200 leather bound copies, signed by Whaley, Gardner, Busby and Milton Andrews, blue leather; Hopkins, Albert A . Magic, Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions including Trick Photography. New York, 1906, original pictorial cloth, hinges weak, rubbed; Wehman, Henry J. Wehman's Parlor Conjurer. New York, c. 1875, cloth, original wrappers bound in; Herrmann, Alexander. Herrman's Black Art. New York, 1898, modern cloth, slightly browned; Hull, Burling. Rope Ties and Chain Releases. New York: Magnotrix, [1915], cloth, original wrappers bound in; Clark, K. Encyclopedia of Cigarette Tricks. 1952, original cloth, dustwrapper; Magic Info Mini Mag. Special Issue, Erdnase. a Real Miracle, 1994, cloth, wrappers bound in; The Gardner-Smith Correspondence. 1999, number 243 of 250 copies, cloth, wrappers bound in; Ganson, Lewis. Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig, [n.d.], signed "De Vega" on title, original cloth, dustwrapper; Cruikshank, G. Punch and Judy. 1870, half calf gilt; Hoffmann, Professor. Conjuring Tricks. G. Routledge, [n.d.], title slightly torn and numbered in ink, modern cloth; Bamberg, T. Okito on Magic. Chicago, 1952, dustwrapper; Gardner, Martin. After the Dessert. 1942. Second edition, bound with 3 others, blue cloth; Victor, Edward. Further Magic of the Hands. 1945, signed copy, original cloth; Alfredson, J.B. Magical Ex Libris, a Checklist. 1991, cloth, wrappers bound in; Minch, Stephen. By Forces Unseen. Seattle, 1993, dustwrapper; Kaplan, G.G. The Fine At of Magic. 1948, original cloth, card of J. Demaline glued in, lacks front free endpaper; Koval, F. The Illustrated Houdini Research Diary. 4 parts bound in one, a reprint ?, blue cloth; Ascanio, A. de. The Magic of Ascanio. [n.d.], dustwrapper; McClintock, R. Knuckle Busters, vol. 1-6 bound in one, cloth; Andrews, V. A Gift from the Gods. 1981, dustwrapper; Kay, Ricky. Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women. 1987, First British edition, Magic Library of Margaret Yates bookplate, dustwrapperFootnote: Provenance: From the collection of the Late Trevor Dawson

Magic, 20th Century, a large collection including 3 limited de luxe copies comprising: Britland, David . The Mind & Magic of David Berglas. 2002; Goldston, W . The Goldston Reader. 1990, no. 267/300 copies, cloth; Conjuror's Monthly Magazine. 1991, 2 vol., cloth, one of 500 copies; Dexter, W . Notes for the Riddle of Chung Ling Soo. Quarter morocco binding; Lyons, P.H . Ibidem, 1993, vol. 1 & 3, slipcase; James S . Stewart James in Print: the first 50 years. 1989, dw; Slaight, A . The James File. 2003, 3 vol. including index; Gardner, M . Martin Gardner Presents. 1993, boards; Leveridge, M . The Master Routine Series. 2004, dw; James, S . The Essential Stewart James. 2007, dw; Kabbala . Vol. 3, Racherbaumer. 1976; Sisti, J . The Magic Menu. 2002, dw; Sisti, J . The Magic Menu, 1995, dw; Regal, D . Approaching Magic, 2008, dw; Craggs, D . ABC of Ventriloquism. [c.1944], wrappers, worn; Houdini, H . Miracle Mongers & Their Methods, wrappers; Skinner, M . Classic Sampler 1996, de luxe Limited edition, no 203, signed, slipcase; Ortiz, D . Cardshark. 1995, number 20/50 de luxe limited edition, signed, slipcase; Fernandes, S . Magic of the Second Millenium. 2000, no. 115/500 copies, signed, dw; Alfredson, J.B . A Bibliography of Conjuring Periodicals in England 1791-1983, 1986; Cervon, Bruce . Castle Notebooks, volume 2, 2008, number 422/500 copies; Oritz, D . The Annotated Erdnase, 1991, dw; Racherbaumer, J . Card Finesse II. 1992, dw; Racherbaumer, J . Don England’s Gagged to the Hilt, 1993, dw; Racherbaumer, J . Card Fixes. 1990, dw; Leveridge, M . The British Close Up Magic Symposium, 1 st Decade, 2001, dw; Lovell, S . Simon Says. The Close up Magic. 1997, dw; Ouellet, G . The Pass. Card Magic. 1994, dw; Christopher, M . Christopher’s Favourite Routines, 2000; Christopher, M . Houdini, the Untold Story. 1969, dw; Kaufman, R . Close Up Collection. 1982; Kaufman, R . Card Magic. 1979, wrappers; Starke, G . Stars of Magic. 2008; Cannell, J.C . The Secrets of Houdini. 1932; another copy, 1938; Houdini, R . Memoirs, edited by Mackenzie. Philadelphia. 1860, new spine; Houdini, R . Memoirs. 1942; Houdini, H . The Unmasking of Robert Houdin. 1909, rebound; Gresham, W . Houdini, the man who walked through walls. 1959 & 1960; Beaufort, D . Nothing up my Sleeve, 1938; Gibson, W . Houdini’s Escapes and Magic. 1930, rubbed; Gibson, W . Houdini on Magic. 1953; Gibson, W . Houdini’s Escapes. 1931, rubbed; Ernst, B . Houdini and Conan Doyle, 1933, rebound; Kellock, H . Houdini, 1928, rubbed, 2 copies; Hand, C . I was after Money, 1949, presentation copy; Ortiz, D . Designing Miracles, 2006, dw; Ortiz, D . Strong Magic. 1949, dw; Buckley, A . Card Control. 1946; Hobbs, S . Gene Maze and the Art of Bottom Dealing. 1994, dw; Hindle, D . Twice Nightly. 1999, wrappers; all original cloth or boards unless notedFootnote: Provenance: From the collection of the Late Trevor Dawson

Magic, a large collection, including 5 limited edition de luxe copies signed comprising: Wonder, Tommy and Steven Minch . The Book of Wonder, vol. 1, 1996, dw; Fulves, K. Epilogue. 1993, number 72/150 de luxe limited edition, signed, slipcase; Fulves, K . The Pallbearers Review, volumes 1-10 in 3, 144/150 de luxe limited edition, signed, slipcase; Hammond, R . The Magic of Edward Victor’s Hands. 1995, number 27/50 de luxe edition, signed; The New Jinx. 1962-68, edited by B. Madsen, 1987, dw, leather style binding; Ammar, M . The Magic of Ammar. 1991, number 110 of a deluxe collector’s edition, signed, slipcase; Hallas, P . Small but Deadly. 2002, dw, signed; Pierce, L . Roger Klause’s Concerto. 1991, no, 39/200 de luxe limited edition, signed, dw., slipcase; Gardner, M. Encyclopaedia of Impromptu Magic. 1978; Ortiz, D . Scams & Fantasies with Cards. 2002, dw; Fulves, K . The Chronicles. 1997; Minch, S . The Magic of Milt Kort. 1999, dw; Kaufman, R . Lou Gallo, the Underground Man. 1996, dw; The New Jinx. 1966, vol. 5, cloth; Derris, J . Come a little Closer. 1998, dw; Powers, M . Top Secret Stuff, 1990, dw; Riser, H . Secrets of an Escamoteur. 2006; Berland, S . The Close Up Magic of Berland. 1970, wrappers; Vincent, M . The Magic of Vincent. 1989, wrappers; Riser, H . The Feints and Temps of Riser. 1996; Kaufman, R . Sawa’s Library of Magic, volume 1, 1998; Sperber, B . A Checklist of Conjuring Catalogs and their Dealer or Magic Shops in English, 2006; Burger, E . The Performance of Close-Up Magic. 1987, dw; Burton, J . Heyday of a Wizard. Daniel Home the Medium. 1948; Rooklyn, M . Spherical Sorcery & Recollections of a Pro. 1973, dw; Christopher, M . The Illustrated History of Magic, 1973 dw; & 1975, dw; The Wizard. Vol. 1, nos. 1-12 in 1 volume, cloth, 1947-48; Griersham, W . Houdini, 1960; Watson, B . The Man who changed how boys and toys were made. 2002, dw; Boston, B . Inside Magic. 1947, dw; Stone, A . Fooling Houdini. 2013, wrappers; Iremonger, L . The Ghosts of Versailles. 1957, dw; Sandford, C . Houdini and Conan Doyle. 2011, dw; The Magic Circular, volumes, 49-50, 52-58, 60, 62-63, 65-66, 69-76, 78-82, all cloth; Holland, C . Strange Facts & Clever Turns. 1998, wrappers; Magicol. 3 issues, 2014-15, wrappers; Hull, B . Experimental Billiard Ball Manipulation. 1928, wrappers bound in, all original cloth or boards unless where statedFootnote: Provenance: From the collection of the Late Trevor Dawson

Magic, Twentieth Century A large collection, including 8 limited editions, a few signed Findlay, J.B . Collectors Annuals, numbers 1-7 and 10, bound in cloth, 1949-1994; Lewis, E.C . P.T. Selbit. Magical Innovator, 1989, number 885/1000 copies, cloth; Sharpe, S . Devant’s Delightful Delusions. 1990, number 480/1000 copies, cloth; Warlock, P . Buatier de Kalta, Genius. 1993, 656/1000 copies; Christopher, M . Howard Thurston’s Illusion Show Workbook. 1991, 2 vol., 271/500 copies, slipcase; Blackmore, K . Levante, His Life. 1997, number 521/1000 copies, dw.; Caveney, M . The Great Leon. 1987, number 758/1000 copies, cloth; Findlay, J.B . Professional Hoffmann, a Study. 1977, number 134/500 copies, dw; Charvet, D . Alexander the Man who Knows. 2004, number 75/1000 copies, inscribed copy; Reilly, J.V . Same Men, Different Clothes. 1993, number 24/500 copies, dw., inscribed copy; Charvet, D . Alexander the Man who Knows. 2004, standard edition, dw; Olson, R.E . Illusion Builder to Fu Manchu. 1986, dw, inscribed; Dornfield, W . Trix and Chatter. 1921; Hagy, J . Magic for Free. 1887-1945, 2006, cloth; Michel, J . Phenomena. 1977, wrappers; Frank, G.R . The Collector’s Scrapbook. 1994, wrappers; Dawes, E.A . Circle without End. Magic Circle 1905-2005, wrappers; Woods, R . Josephine Langley, Lady Ventriloquist. 2007, wrappers; Findlay, J.B . Anderson and His Theatre. 1907, cloth; Findlay, J.B . How’s your Library. 1958, cloth; Findlay, J.B . Bookishly Yours. 1987, cloth; Goodsell, D.R . Finding Daniel Fitzkee, dw; Heys, E . Cues for Collectors. 1964, cloth; Woodward, C . The London Palladium. 2009, dw; Waldron, D . Blackstone. A Magician’s Life. 1999, dw; Christopher . Panorama of Prestidigitators. 1956, cloth; Demackine, J . Demagic. 1990, dw; Haversal D . Chania, the Man with Magic Hands. 2002, signed copy; Heard, M . Phantasmagoria… Magic Lantern. 2006, wrappers; Yate, T . Clue and other Mysteries. 1986, wrappers; Fajuri, G . Laurant. The Man of Many Mysteries. 2005; McKinven, A.A . Stage Flying 431 BC to Modern Times. 2002, dw; Index to Magicol, 1959-2004, cloth; Andrews, Val . Murray. 1974, dw, inscribed copy; Moehring, T . The Magical Life of Marshall Brodien. 2007, wrappers; Leat, H . Forty Years in and Around Magic. 1923, cloth; Charvet, David . Willard, a Life under Canvas. No. 78 of 150 de luxe copies, with slipcase, signed; Gordon, P . Edward George Brown, a Magical Life. 2005, 1/500 copies, boards; Keable, Ian . Magic Shows. 2010, 1/500 copies; Dudgeon, F . Ray Goulet, 2011, 1/800 copies; Alfredson, J.B . Jean Hugard, 1997, 160/750 copies; Dawes, E.A . Stodare, the Enigma Variations. 1998, 1/500; Smith, J . Breslaw’s Last Legacy. 2013, 32/150 copies; Allen, G . History of Automata. Reprint, no. 58/300 copies, cloth; Rauscher, W . Jim Calvert. 1987, presentation copy to John Dawson, dw; Woodward, C . Rameses, the Forgotten Star. 2011, presentation copy to Trevor Dawson; Warlock, P . Walter Jeanes Illusioner. 1986, presentation copy to Trevor Dawson; Bamberg, David . Illusion Show, a life in Magic; Dawes, E.A . The Wizard Exposed. Glenwood, 1987, 1991, dw; Spooner, W.E . In Search of Eugene Hellman. 2010, wrappers; Owen, R . Rovi, the Story of a Man. Cairn Press, 2000; Romano, C . House of Cards…. Paul Rosini, 1999; Moehring, J . Del Ray. America’s Foremost. 2020, dw; Burrows, J.F . Programmes of Magicians. C. 1910, wrappers; Woodward, C . Maurice Fogel. 2007, wrappers; Caveney, M . Classic Correspondence from Egyptian Hall Museum, 2020, slipcase; Parrish, R . Words about Wizards. 1994; Cooper, J . The Case of the Cottingley Fairies, 1990, dw; Davenports Popular Magic., c.1960, 2 copies, wrappers; Dingwall, E.J . The Haunting of Borley Rectory, 1956, wrappers; Whaley, B . Encyclopedic Dictionary of Magic 1584-1988, vol. 1; Sharpe, S.H . Magic Artistry. 1938, cloth; bound with 2 others by Sharpe; Thurston, H . My Life in Magic. 1929, with bookplates of Margaret Yates Magic Library & Weirdo Library; Carter, C.J . Carter’s Magic and Magicians. C. 1900., original wrappers bound in; Bayer, C.P . The Great Wizard of the North. John Henry Anderson. 1990, dw; Davenport & Co . Magical Catalogue, [n.d.]; wrappers; Steinmeyer, J . Device and Illusion, 1991; Rinn, J . Sixty Years of Psychical Research. NY, 1950, Margaret Yates bookplate; Collector’s Bulletin. 1959-64, numbers 1-18 in one volume, cloth; Hanson, H . The Magic Man. 1974; Selbit . The Magical Entertainer. 1906; Rhindress, A . Memoirs of an elusive Moth. 2011; dw; Fleischman and Gunther . Top Secrets. Oakland, 1947; Meyer, D . Inclined towards Magic. 2003, dw; Steinmeyer, J . Charles Fort. 2008, dw; Waters, T.A . The Encyclopaedia of Magic and Magicians. 1988, dw; and a few pamphlets.Footnote: Provenance: From the collection of the Late Trevor Dawson

Magic, Twentieth Century comprising: Hamilton, T . The Hermanns in San Francisco 1870-1927, 1995, wrappers, inscribed copy; Holzinser, J.N . Non Plus Ultra. 1998, 2 vol., slipcase; Caveney, M . Wonders, the Conference Illusions. 2013, slipcase; Christopher, M . Panorama of Magic. 1962, wrappers; Ewing, T.A . Conjurors and Cornfields, 1999, wrappers, inscribed; Olson, R . Carl Rosinik is Life and Magic. 1966, wrappers; Dauscher, W . SS. Adams. High Priest of Pranks, 2002; Davenport Book Catalogue. 1981, rebound, 2 copies; Andrews, V . The Triumphs and Tragedies of Horace Goldwin. 1983, cloth, inscribed; Fuscher, O . Illustrated Magic. 1951; Wels, B.G . The Great Illusion of Magic. 1977, dw; Behnke, L . Will Rock Presents. 2007; Waldman, C . The Art of Magic. 1997, dw; Magic Circle Jubilee Souvenir 1905-1995, cloth; Ryder, W. & G . Gilbert. The Great Book of Magic. 1976, wrappers; Micky Hades Encyclopaedia of Suspensions and Levitations. 1976; Whaley, B . Who’s who in Magic. 1991, cloth; Warlock, P. New Pentagram. Vo. 20, no. 5, cloth; Vaucason, J . An Account of the Mechanism of an Automata. 1979, cloth; Farrer-Brown, T . Charming Pollock, wrappers; Andrews, Val . Fred Culpitt, 2001, wrappers, Margaret Yates Magic Library bookplate; Andrews, Val . Lyle’s Cavalcade of Mysteries. 1983, cloth; Bergern, B . Willard the Wizard. 1978, dw; Rauscher, W.V . Goebel… Man with Magical Mind. 2010, dw; Rauscher, W.V . The Mind Readers. 2002, dw.; Thurston, G . My Magic Husband. 2006, dw; Dawes, E.A . The Magical Writings of. (c. 1996), wrappers; Hugard, J . John Hugard Testimonial. 1945, wrappers; McCullagh. B . Under the S. Cross. 2001, wrappers (quantity)Footnote: Provenance: From the collection of the Late Trevor Dawson

Magic, Twentieth Century, a large collection including 3 signed limited edition copies comprising: Price, D. Magic . Pictorial History. 1985, dw; Houdini, Harry . Miracle Mongers and their Methods. 1929; Houdini, Harry . Houdini’s Paper Magic. 1922, ex Magic Circle Library copy, cloth; Kalush & Sloman . The Secret Life of Houdini. 2006, 2 vol., slipcase, no. 65/1000 copies, signed; Toole-Stott, R . Circus & Applied Arts Bibliography. 1971, 90/1000 copies, signed, vol. 4 & 5; Hillgert . Houdini comes to America. 1996, 1/300 copies, signed; Brandreth, G . The Magic of Houdini. 1978, dw; Cartridge, R . Houdini’s Texas Tours. 2002, dw; Trikosko, M . Trouping with Dante. 2006, dw; The Magic Circular, for 1947-53, 1964-66, 1969, 1976, cloth; Bayer, C. The Great Wizard of the North. 1990, dw; Warlock, P . Pentagram. 1950, vol. 5, cloth; Shevlin, C . Historian’s Guide to Conjuring. 1981; Ayling, Will . The Art of Illusion, [n.d.], dw; Dawes, E . The Great Illusionists. 1979, dw; Burlinghame, H . Magician’s Handbook. 1942, cloth; Meyer, D . Memoirs of a Book Snake. 2002, dw; Gibson, W . Houdini on Magic. 1953, cloth; Beedham, A . Randini. 2009, wrappers; Greshan, W.L . Houdini, 1959, dw; Kellock, H . Houdini. 1928, cloth; Bamberg, D . Illusion Show. 1988, dw; Haining, P. M.R . James. 1979, dw; Rooklyn, M . Spherical Sorcery. 1973, dw, a signed copy; Alfredson, J . Newmann. The Pioneer Mentalist, number 153/250 copies; Ewing, T . Two Hartes that Beat as One. Number 78/250 copies, wrappers; Jay, R . Extraordinary Exhibitions 2005, dw., signed copy; Schwartz, P . Magical Woodcrafts. 2001, wrappers, inscribed copy; Waters, T.A . Mind Myth and Magick. 1993, dw; Wood, R . Victorian Delights. 1967, dw; Magicol. Numbers 6-59, in one blue box, wrappers; The Looking Glass. 4 issues, 1996-98, wrappers; Read, R.W . The Calostro Mind Reading Act. [c.1930], original typescript, rebound; Charvet, D . Jarrow the Humourist Trickster. 2013, inscribed to Trevor Dawson; Magicol, nos. 60-69, 90-99, 100-109, 130-139, 150-159, 160-169, 170-177, in 7 volumes; Kauffman, R . The Collector’s Almanac. 1992; Rapaport, B.K . Houdini, Art and Magic. 2012; Andrews, A . Nyle’s Cavalcade of Mystery. 1983, wrappers; Rauscher, W . The Wand in Story and Symbol. 1978, wrappers; Norrington, G . Who’s Who in Story and Symbol. 1978; Saint-Enre . Magic in the Desert. 1978-2002, dw; Richman, M . The Magic House of Babcock. 2003, dw; Loomis, B . The Quest for the Ultimate Secret. 1993, wrappers; The Magic Circle Centenary Celebrations. 20-23 July 2005, wrappers; Hagy, J . Magic for Free 1887-1945, 1995, wrappers; Brinson, C . The Great Lafayette 1871-1911, wrappers; Riccard, R . A Short Account of Automata Histories. 2004, wrappers; Evans, C . Has this ever happened to you ?, 2009, wrappers; Cannick, M . Clayton Rawson: Magic & Mystery. 1999, wrappers; Gordon, P . Victor Farelli. Magical Memoir. 2006, 8/150 copies, wrappers, signed; Field, R . Linking Britain. 2011, wrappers; Goldston, W . Annual of Magic. 1915-16, photocopy; Clark, H.M . The World’s Greatest Magicians. 1976, dw; Honri, P . Working the Halls. [n.d.]., wrappers; Kellar. Kellar’s Wonder Book. 1999, wrappers; Fulves, K . Epilogue. 1993, boards; Blackstone, G . The Blackstone Legend, wrappers, a signed copy; Taylor, T . Spotlight on 1010 Greatest Magical Acts. 1964, wrappers; Davenport’s Book Catalogue. 1982, wrappers; Fajuri, G . Child Prestidigitators. 2001, wrappers; Furst, Arnold . Great Magic Shows. 1968, copy no. 262, signed copy; all original cloth or boards, unless notedFootnote: Provenance: From the collection of the Late Trevor Dawson

Magic, Twentieth Century, a large collection including 7 signed limited editions comprising: Kauffman & Greenberg . Mahatma, 2 vol., no. 41 of the de luxe edition, limited to 50 copies, 1994, leatherbound, slipcase; Clarke, S.W . The Annals of Conjuring, edited by E.A. Dawes. Miracle Factory, 2001, no. 10 of 75 copies signed, dustwrapper, original box with ties; Levant & Todd Karr . Roy Benson By Starlight. Miracle Factory, 2006, no. 81 of 100 copies, signed, dustwrapper, original box with ties; Fisher, John . Cardini, the Suave Deceiver. The Miracle Factory, 2007, no. 47 of 100 copies, signed, dustwrapper, original box with ties; Fechner, C . The Magic of Robert Houdin. An Artist’s Life. 2002, 2 volumes, dustwrapper, slipcase; Caveney, M . Kellar’s Wonders. 2003, number 11 of 1000 copies, presentation copy, signed, dustwrapper, slipcase; Rausscher, W . The Great Raymond. 1996, dw; Olson, R . Illusion Builder to Fu Manchu (David Bamberg), 1986, dw; Howard, D . London Theatres and Music Halls 1850-1950, 1970; Temple, P . A Magician’s Tour Revisited. 2000, dw; Temple, P . Dante, the Devil Himself, 1997, dw, signed copy; Dawes, E.A . Charles Bertram, the Court Conjuror. 1997, dw; Findlay, J.B . The Travels of Testot. 1965, 93/150 copies, presentation copy, dw.; Kuethe, F. W . Magic Cauldron, numbers 2-64 bound in one volume; Marshall, F . The Magic Bookman. 1974, new cloth; Hagy, J . The One Young. 1986, cloth; Findlay, J.B . Eighth Collectors Annual. 1972, cloth; Singer, I.B . The Magician of Lublin. 1961; Littlejohn, J.H . The Scottish Music Hall, 1990; Read, J . Empires, Hippodromes & Palaces. 1985, dw; O’Connell, S . Mandrake Incomparable. 1998, dw; Magic Sounds. Nos. 1-35, bound in one vol., 1976-81, cloth; Gibson, W.B . Houdini’s Fabulous Magic. 1961, dw; Bell, D . The Man who killed Houdini. 2005, wrappers; Sandford, C . Houdini and Conan Doyle, 2011, dw; Silverman, K . Houdini!, 1996, dw; Kalush, W . The Secret Life of Houdini. 2006, signed copy; Lamont, P . The Rise of the Indian Rope Trick. 2004, dw.; Sawyer, T . Hoffman Collector. 1974-80, in one volume; Minch, S . A Life among Secrets, 1992, dw; Charney, D . Magic, 1975; Nightingale Magic for Magicians. 1964, no. 238, inscribed, slight dampstain; Andrews, V . Dedicated Magic. N.d.; Lamb, G . Victorian Magic. 1986, dw; Branson, LH . A Lifetime of Deception. 1953; Steinmeyer, J . Hiding the Elephant. 2003, dw.; Gibson, W . Houdini’s Fabulous Magic. 1961, dw; Taylor, G . Workshop Plans.; Taylor, G . Wonders Never Cease. 1997, no. 18/25 copies, signed; Taylor, G . Further Workshop Plans.; Taylor, G . John Martin, 2004, no. 38/250 copies, signed; Gamage’s General Catalogue. 95 th edition; Hagy, J . Perennial Mystics. Numbers 1-21 in 5 volumes, 1983-2009; Magicol. 1950-52; Hagy, J. Early English Conjuring Collectors. 1985, cloth; all original cloth unless except where notedFootnote: Provenance: From the collection of the Late Trevor Dawson

Jacobite Interest: Acts of Parliament Relating to the 1715 Uprising An Act to Attaint John Earl of Mar, William Murray Esquire, commonly called Marquess of Tullibradine, James Earl of Linlithgow, and James Drummond Esquire, commonly called Lord Drummond, of High Treason. London: John Baskett, 1715; An Act for Appointing Commissioners to Enquire of the Estates of Certain Traytors, and of Popish Recusants... Edinburgh: James Watson, 1716; An Act for the Attainder of George Earl of Marischall, William Earl of Seaforth... and others of High Treason, unless they shall render themselves to Justice... [n.p., n.d., part of a bound set without title-page, ESTC N53703]; An Act Indeminise such Persons who have Acted in Defence of his Majesties Person...in and about the time of the late Unnatural Rebellion, from Vexatious Suits and Prosecutions...[n.p., n.d., part of a bound set without title-page, ESTC N53699]; An Act for the Attainder of Thomas Forster Junior, Esquire, and William Mackintosh Esquire...of High Treason... [n.p., n.d., part of a bound set without title-page, ESTC N53726]; An Act for Vesting the Forfeited Estates in Great Britain and Ireland in Trustees... London: John Baskett, 1718; and 4 others

Robert Strange - Jacobite Banknotes Proof Printed and Signed by Sir D.Y. Cameron, R.A. From the copper plate, with eight designs, 563 x 420mm., of C.P. (monogram for Charles Prince, or Carolus Princeps), on a cartouche with coronet and Prince of Wales' feathers above, over a trophy of arms and flags, on the entablature below are the values of the designs, - One, Two, Three and Six-Pence; the other four being left blank, "the interior part to be filled up by clerks" (Sir Robert Strange's Memoirs), the whole engraved surface 223 x 224mm., inscribed "Printed by D.Y. Cameron 10.7.1928", margins somewhat brownedFootnote: Note: The original copper plate was found near the West end of Loch Laggan, April 1746, probably thrown aside during the flight after Culloden. The plate is the work of Sir Robert Strange, who hastily prepared plates due to a sudden need by the Prince for currency caused by the loss of the "Hazard" sloop on its way from France with a large sum of money on March 25th 1746. Strange was commissioned for notes of amounts from £200 downwards, but no notes were printed, and nothing of the proposed issue has survived, with the exception of the original copper plate. The reason for this is that the Plate was only delivered to Prince Charles's Treasurer a day or two before the battle of Culloden, and the other copper plate for larger notes was never completed. The original plate was purchased by The West Highland Museum in 1928 for £430 at the Cluny sale, with the assistance of a £100 grant from the National Art Collections Fund. In 1928 the Museum arranged for the distinguished Sir D.Y. Cameron R.A., Scottish artist and etcher, to print a limited edition of 57 impressions of special signed proofs, although this one is not numbered, which were sold for the benefit of the Museum.

Williamson, Peter French and Indian Cruelty Exemplified, in the Life, and various vicissitudes of fortune of Peter Williamson, who was carried off from Aberdeen in his Infancy, and sold for a Slave in Pennsylvania. Edinburgh: printed for and sold by the Booksellers, 1792. 12mo, modern quarter calf, lacking frontispiece some browningFootnote: Note: As a boy, whilst living with an aunt in Aberdeen, Peter Williamson was kidnapped and, after a long voyage, sold as an indentured servant in Philadelphia for a sum of £16. Claiming that he was 8 years old when this happened, this work is Williamson's narrative of his experiences: his master left him the means to settle on a farm in Delaware. In 1754, he was taken prisoner by a group of Cherokee Indians but escaped the following year. He subsequently joined the army before being wounded and was shipped back to Plymouth, in England, where he embarked upon the long walk back to Aberdeen. En route, his stories attracted interest. He published his book, and was charged with libel by the Aberdonian authorities after accusing them of playing a part in the kidnapping of children from the city. Instead, Williamson successfully prosecuted the Burgess of Aberdeen and proceeded to establish a coffee house in Edinburgh's High Street. Williamson is also credited with introducing the postal service to Edinburgh - the "Penny Post" - and produced the first directory of gentry, merchants and tradesmen in the city.

1930's literature 24 volumes, including Freeman, H.W. Down in the Valley. 1930, number 113 of 132 copies signed by the author, original buckram-backed patterned boards; Davies, Rhys Rings on her Fingers. 1930, number 21 of 175 copies signed by the author, original green cloth, t.e.g., slipcase; Sherriff, R.C. and Vernon Bartlett Journey's End. 1930. Number 79 of 600 copies signed by the author, original quarter vellum, gilt, uncut; Young, Francis Brett Jim Redlake. 1930, limited to 275 copies, signed by the artist, unnumbered, original blue vellum, binding soiled; Black Roses. 1929, number 250 of 525 copies signed by F.B. Young, original vellum, uncut; Mr and Mrs Pennington. 1931, signed by the author, dustwrapper; Hodson, James Lansdale Red Night. 1930, presentation copy, dustwrapper; Cozzens, James G. S.S. San Pedro. 1931, first edition, original cloth, dustwrapper; Bone, A.H. Bowsprit Ashore. 1932, woodcuts by Fred Bone, dustwrapper price clipped; Kaye-Smith, Sheila Shepherds in Sackcloth. 1930, number 208 of 250 copies signed by the author, dustwrapper; Waddell, Helen The Abbé Prévost. 1933, original vellum-backed cloth, dustwrapper, small stain at foot of cloth and wrapper; Young, Andrew Winter Harvest. Nonesuch Press, 1933, first edition, presentation copy with A.L.S. loosely inserted, original cloth-backed boards, binding faded, wrapper bit soiled; Spender, Stephen Vienna, 1934, original cloth, dustwrapper; Beith, Janet Sand Castle, 1936, illustrated & inscribed by Keith Henderson, dustwrapper; Walpole, Hugh John Cornelius. 1937, one of 175 large paper copies signed by the author, dustwrapper; Bellamy, H.S. Moons, Myths and Man. 1936, dustwrapper price clipped; Mitchison, Naomi We have been warned. 1935, dustwrapper; [Sutor, Allan] Somnolia. Glasgow: Kinnaird Head Press, [1934], first edition, inscribed by the author; Kipling, R. Thy Servant a Dog. 1930, dustwrapper; Cronin, A.J. Hatter's Castle. 1931, dustwrapper; Belloc, H. The Man who made Gold. 1930, dustwrapper; Blane, Fergus Money-Lender in Gloves. 1939, dustwrapper; Sellar, R.J.B. The Macnabs Rampant. 1937, dustwrapper ; Bottrall, Ronald The Turning Path. 1939, first edition, original cloth-backed boards, boards lightly dampstained (24)

Japanese School (Edo/Meiji period), a figure of the shogunate, seated in official dress within a feigned curtain-framed interior, the background with prunus and blossom, inscribed with verse in black calligraphic script, woodblock print picked out in colour, 41cm x 27cm; Japanese School (Edo period), a natural history book illustration, depicting a bird and crabs, 22.5cm x 15.5cm, [2] Provenance: 1) Ex Richard Lane Collection. Richard Lane (1926-2002), well-noted and regarded scholar of Japanese art and literature of the Edo period (1615-1868), who established a reputation as one of the leading experts on Ukiyo-e (''Images of the Floating World''). Later his strong ties to Hawaii, commencing with his appointment to the Honolulu Academy of Arts as Research Associate for Ukiyo-e in 1959, led to them in 2003, after Lane's death, acquiring a substantial collection of Japanese, Chinese and Korean paintings, prints and rare books from his estate. 2) The Honolulu Museum of Art (formerly the Honolulu Academy of Arts), until their de-acquisition of some portions of the collection in 2018.

Macabre, Memento Mori - Japanese School (Edo/Meiji period) Anatomical study, of a skeleton in various forms of animation, pen and ink on paper, 23.5cm x 30.5cm, [1] Provenance: 1) Ex Richard Lane Collection. Richard Lane (1926-2002), well-noted and regarded scholar of Japanese art and literature of the Edo period (1615-1868), who established a reputation as one of the leading experts on Ukiyo-e (''Images of the Floating World''). Later his strong ties to Hawaii, commencing with his appointment to the Honolulu Academy of Arts as Research Associate for Ukiyo-e in 1959, led to them in 2003, after Lane's death, acquiring a substantial collection of Japanese, Chinese and Korean paintings, prints and rare books from his estate. 2) The Honolulu Museum of Art (formerly the Honolulu Academy of Arts), until their de-acquisition of some portions of the collection in 2018.

Chinese School (19th/20th century) A pair, Sages in Landscapes monochrome wash on paper, 39.5cm x 27.5cm, (2); Japanese School (Edo/Meiji period), Samurais and Dignitaries of the Shogunate, each holding a parasol or a katana, pen and ink on paper, 25.5cm x 18cm, (1); another similar, labouring peasants, pen and ink, 16.5cm x 24.5cm, (1), [4] Provenance: 1) Ex Richard Lane Collection. Richard Lane (1926-2002), well-noted and regarded scholar of Japanese art and literature of the Edo period (1615-1868), who established a reputation as one of the leading experts on Ukiyo-e (''Images of the Floating World''). Later his strong ties to Hawaii, commencing with his appointment to the Honolulu Academy of Arts as Research Associate for Ukiyo-e in 1959, led to them in 2003, after Lane's death, acquiring a substantial collection of Japanese, Chinese and Korean paintings, prints and rare books from his estate. 2) The Honolulu Museum of Art (formerly the Honolulu Academy of Arts), until their de-acquisition of some portions of the collection in 2018.

Japanese School (Meiji period) Study of Lily red two-character seal mark, monochrome wash on paper, 24cm x 35.5cm, (1); others, various eras, including a still life of bamboo, flowers and trees, monochrome wash on paper, various sizes, (3), [4] Provenance: 1) Ex Richard Lane Collection. Richard Lane (1926-2002), well-noted and regarded scholar of Japanese art and literature of the Edo period (1615-1868), who established a reputation as one of the leading experts on Ukiyo-e (''Images of the Floating World''). Later his strong ties to Hawaii, commencing with his appointment to the Honolulu Academy of Arts as Research Associate for Ukiyo-e in 1959, led to them in 2003, after Lane's death, acquiring a substantial collection of Japanese, Chinese and Korean paintings, prints and rare books from his estate. 2) The Honolulu Museum of Art (formerly the Honolulu Academy of Arts), until their de-acquisition of some portions of the collection in 2018.

Comics and Ephemera - magazines, Secrets 1965, others; Viz, 1980's; Classics Illustrated Call of the Wild; MAD; Dr Who booklet; a Meccano guide; etc

A collection of fourteen Halcyon Days bonbonnieres, to include 1998 The Owl and the Pussycat, 1999 Humpty Dumpty, 2000 The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, 2001 Mary Had a Little Lamb, 2002 Little Red Riding Hood, 2003 Little Miss Muffet, 2004 Hey Diddle Diddle, 2005 Wee Willie Winkie, 2006 Three Little Kittens, 2007 Mary Mary Quite Contrary, 2008 Hickory Dickory Dock, 2009 Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, 2010 Ding Dong Bell, 2011 Knave of HeartsCondition report: There are very minor areas of roughness to the glaze on some of the figures

A LARGE QUANTITY OF HARD BACKED BOOKS AND DVDS TO INCLUDE A 1935 COPY OF THE FOOTBALL WHO'S WHO

A SELECTION OF WALT DISNEY 'HIS MASTER'S VOICE' RECORDS INCLUDING, 'SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS', 'THREE LITTLE WOLVES', 'PINNOCHIO' AND 'WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN', AND AN ASORTMENT OF VINTAGE BOOKS, THE MAJORITY NOVELS AND A

Monogram RG, 20th century, the members of The Who rock band: Pete Townsend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon. Mixed media. 4 in one frame. Each is 13 x 13 cm approx. The frame overall is 45 x 45 cm approx.(B.P. 21% + VAT)

Miguel Ruiz Jiménez (Spanish), circular bowl with cover, intricately painted with copper lustre finish with corbels framed in blue painted with calligraphic stylizations and floral motifs approx 30 x 36 cms (including the cover), accompanied by a folder regarding the artist and his work. Note: Miguel Ruiz Jiménez is a notable ceramist working just outside Granada in Spain, Miguel is admired around the world for his intricate designs, inspired by the Nazarites who were producing extraordinary lustreware pottery at the height of the Nasrid reign of the 14th century. Much of the examples of his work is based on examples seen in the Alhambra Palace. His work is highly appreciated in Spain and throughout the Arab world. 

Miguel Ruiz Jiménez (Spanish), miniature circular Arab bowl with cover, intricately painted with copper lustre finish with corbels framed in blue painted with calligraphic stylizations and floral motifs approx 18 x 14 cms (including the cover). Note: Miguel Ruiz Jiménez is a notable ceramist working just outside Granada in Spain, Miguel is admired around the world for his intricate designs, inspired by the Nazarites who were producing extraordinary lustreware pottery at the height of the Nasrid reign of the 14th century. Much of the examples of his work is based on examples seen in the Alhambra Palace. His work is highly appreciated in Spain and throughout the Arab world. Note: repair evident to the finial of the small cover.

Crabbet Park Stud original pedigree by Lady Wentworth. This pedigree is for champion Razina a purebred Arabian mare, foaled April 9th 1922 from parents Rasim and Riyala, hand painted in ink and colours, heightened with gold, features three wax seals two in Arabic relating to the parental origins and one with Lady Wentworth's coat of arms, approx 59 w x 42 h cms, framed and glazed. Razina was purchased in 1925 by Lady Yule of Hanstead Stud (who on the death of her husband was once known as the richest woman in the UK) from Lady Wentworth at Crabbet Park. In her book The Authentic Arabian Horse, Lady Wentworth describes Razina as "Lady Yule's incomparable champion who holds pride of place and should hold it for years to come for there is nothing to touch her type". Razina's line continues today worldwide. Approx 90% of Arabian horses alive today can be traced back to Crabbet horses.

Anna Pavlova black and white photographic postcard and autograph, framed and glazed, approx 18.5 x 32 cms, on the reverse of the frame is a note of provenance on a photographic postcard from the vendor 'My mother's father Tom Bee was stage manager of the Nottingham Empire when Pavlova appeared there from 10th August 1920. My mother would have been eleven years old at the time and used to visit her father most evenings. She got to know Pavlova very well who took a liking to her. In my mother's own words "she carried her costumes in large laundry baskets, I remember sitting on those baskets talking to Ms Pavlova while she darned her ballet shoes". The front of the photographic postcard depicts Ms Pavlova in front of one of these baskets.

AUTHENTIC IRISH SILVER REPUBLICAN BROOCH - HALLMARKED 1909 MADE BY HOPKINS/HOPKINS - HAND SCRIBED M.ATKINS - THESE BROOCHES WERE WORN BY POLITICALLY ACTIVE IRISH WOMEN WHO BECAME PART OF INGHINIDHE NA HEIREANN (DAUGHTERS OF IRELAND) FORMED IN 1900. THE MOVEMENT WAS FORMED BY MAUD GONNE. THEIR OBJECTIVE WAS TO PROMOTE ALL THINGS IRISH AND THE MEMBERS WERE NOT AFRAID TO PUT THEMSELVES IN HARMS WAY TO PROVE THEIR POINT

1948 London Olympic Games torch,designed by Ralph Lavers,cast alloy crown, with pierced Olympic rings and embossed 'XlVth Olympiad 1948 Olympia to London with thanks to the Bearer', set on a solid turned alloy shaft and complete with burner retaining shaft,Footnotes:The 1948 Olympics were held in London from July to August following a twelve-year hiatus due to World War II. These were the first Olympic Games held in the summer since the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. 59 countries participated, although Germany and Japan were not invited to attend. These Games were the first to be attended by Hungary, Yugoslavia and Poland.One particularly popular athlete at the Games was Dutch sprinter Fanny Blankers-Koen, known as 'The Flying Housewife', who won 4 gold medals as a thirty-one year old mother of two children.The 1948 Olympic Games were widely nicknamed in the press 'The Austerity Games' due to the difficult economic climate and rationing following World War II. Despite this the Games were extremely popular and brought people of all nationalities together. From information supplied by the vendor this torch was used on a section of the relay journey in Switzerland.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

The Historically Important Football Association Challenge Cup, 1896-1910Vaughton & Sons, Birmingham, 1895The silver trophy formed as a two-handled cup and cover, surmounted by a figure of a footballer with a football at his feet, the body with four oval cartouches engraved with the winning teams from 1872 to 1910 (1872 to 1895 being the winners of the first F. A. Cup – now lost – see footnote below), the loaded base underside inscribed 'Made By/P.Vaughton & Sons/Birmingham/1896/From A Cast Of The Old Cup/Which Was Lost' with ebonised plinth bearing two later silver plaques, both with maker's mark for Charles Edwards, London, 1910, the first inscribed 'Presented by/The Football Association/To/The Right Hon. Lord Kinnaird/in appreciation of long/and very valuable services rendered to the game/6th February 1911', the second inscribed 'The Right Hon. Lord Kinnaird/International 1873./Final Cup Competition/1873.7.8.9 & 1882./Member of Council since 1868./President/of The Football Association since/1890', the cup 40.6cm high, 50.7cm high with plinth; sold together with a copy of The History of The Football Association 1863-1952, published for the Football Association by the Naldrett Press 1953Footnotes:Provenance: Presented to The Right Hon. Lord Kinnaird by The Football Association for services to the game on his 21st Anniversary as President of The Football Association, thence by family descent until sold at Christie's, lot 100, 19th May 2005 for £478,400, including Buyers Premium.Private UK Collection Exhibited: The National Football Museum, Preston and now Manchester from 2005 until June 2020The first F. A. Cup used between 1872 and 1895 was stolen from the Birmingham football outfitter William Shillcock's window on 11th September 1895 when it was on display after Aston Villa had won it that year. A £10 reward was offered for the recovery of the cup but sadly the trophy was never seen again. In 1958 an 80-year old Harry Burge came forward and said he had stolen it to make counterfeit half-crown coins and in 1975 Joseph Piecewright was implicated in the original theft but neither of these claims have been substantiated. As current holders of the trophy and therefore custodians of it Aston Villa FC were fined £25 for the loss of the trophy. In 1953, 90 years after the formation of The Football Association, Geoffrey Green wrote his seminal work 'The History of The Football Association' and page 173 notes that '......and at a Council meeting on January 22nd, 1896, it was proposed by A. Sharman that the new Cup to be purchased for competition in place of the old one lost, should be of gold, the cost not to exceed £200. The proposal was lost, and a resolution put forward by R. P. Gregson, seconded by Dr. Morley 'that a cup as nearly as possible like the old cup should be purchased' was carried. Thus another trophy, costing £25 and of twin design to the original, was set upon its high pedestal'. Fortunately, a cast of 'the old cup' existed and Vaughton & Sons of Birmingham were commissioned to produce an exact replica of it at the cost of £25. This is the cup offered here for sale. It bears the winners' names from 1872 onwards including Wanderers who won five of the first seven finals including three in a row (they were then presented with the trophy in perpetuity only to apply the true 'Corinthian' spirit of the amateur game at the time and return it to The Football Association – ironically, they never won it again!), Oxford University, Royal Engineers, Old Etonians, Clapham Rovers (who were strong in both codes of football – association football and rugby union) and Old Carthusians. In 1883 Blackburn Olympic won the 'the little tin idol' and the game of Association Football changed forever. The domination of the former pupil's public-school teams had come to an end and the North of England and Midlands teams began a new era in the game.The present cup offered for sale was contested for on 15 occasions before being retired and subsequently presented to The Right Hon. Lord Kinnaird in 1911. First time winners of this actual trophy include Manchester City, Manchester United, Everton, Newcastle and Tottenham Hotspur to name but a few. Below are listed the details of each final this cup was played for with all the matches taking place at the Crystal Palace with the exception of the replay's of 1901 (Burnden Park, Bolton) and 1910 (Goodison Park, Liverpool)1895-1896 Sheffield Wednesday defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 in front of 48,836 spectators. FIRST F. A. CUP FINAL WIN AND FIRST MAJOR TROPHY WON BY THE CLUB.1896-1897Aston Villa defeated Everton 3-2 in front of 65,891 spectators. Villa became only the second team ever to win 'the Double' this year of the Cup and Football League First Division Championship Trophy.1897-1898Nottingham Forest defeated Derby County 3-1 in front of 62,017 spectators. FIRST F. A. CUP FINAL WIN AND FIRST MAJOR TROPHY WON BY THE CLUB.1898-1899Sheffield United defeated Derby County 4-1 in front of 73,833 spectators. FIRST F. A. CUP FINAL WIN BY THE CLUB.1899-1900Bury defeated Southampton 4-0 in front of 68,000 spectators. FIRST F. A. CUP FINAL WIN AND FIRST MAJOR TROPHY WON BY THE CLUB.1900-1901Tottenham Hotspur defeated Sheffield United 3-1 in the replay at Burnden Park, Bolton in front of 20,470. The first match had ended in a 2-2 draw and had drawn a then record crowd of 110,820. FIRST F. A. CUP FINAL WIN AND FIRST MAJOR TROPHY WON BY THE CLUB.1901-1902Sheffield United defeated Derby County 2-1 in front of 33,068 after the first match ended in 1-1 draw in front of 76,914 spectators1902-1903 Bury defeated Derby County 6-0 in front of 63,102 spectators.1903-1904Manchester City defeated Bolton wanderers 1-0 in front of 61,374 spectators. FIRST F. A. CUP FINAL WIN BY THE CLUB.1904-1905Aston Villa defeated Newcastle United 2-0 in front of 101,117 spectators.1905-1906 Everton defeated Newcastle United 1-0 in front of 75,609 spectators. FIRST F. A. CUP FINAL WIN BY THE CLUB.1906-1907Sheffield Wednesday defeated Everton 2-1 in front of 84,594 spectators.1907-1908Wolverhampton Wanderers defeated Newcastle United 3-1 in front of 74,697 spectators.1908-1909Manchester United defeated Bristol City 1-0 in front of 71,401 spectators. FIRST F. A. CUP FINAL WIN BY THE CLUB.1909-1910Newcastle United defeated Barnsley 2-0 in the replay at Goodison Park, Liverpool in front of 69,000 spectators. The first match had ended in 1-1 draw in front of 77,747 spectators. FIRST F. A. CUP FINAL WIN BY THE CLUB AND LAST CLUB TO WIN THE FAMOUS 'LITTLE TIN IDOL'.The Right Hon. Lord KinnairdArthur Fitzgerald Kinnaird, later 11th Lord Kinnaird was born on 16th February 1847 in Kensington, London. He was educated at Cheam school, Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge where he became an all-round sportsman and represented Cambridge at numerous sports, including association football. He played and scored a goal in the second-ever F. A. Cup final in 1873 when Wanderers defeated Oxford University 2-0 and went on to play in a further eight finals for either Wanderers or Old Etonians and ended up on the winning side on five occasions in total between 1873 and 1883. Although born in England, the family seat was at Rossie Priory, Perthshire and he made a solitary appearance for Scotland against England in 1873 when England won 4-2.He was football's first superstar, the equivalent of Cricket's W G Grace, and was described as 'without exception the best player of the day'. He played in several positions including goalkeeper, half-back and forward and was an imposing figure on the field of play in his white long trousers and distinctive red beard. A hugely popular figure he celebrated by doing a hand-stand in front of the pavilion to a standing ovation after he captained Old Etonians to... For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Garden statues: A white marble group of a conveniently draped boy seated on a rocky outcrop, a dog jumping at his side, the circular base signed C Summers, Rome, 110cm high Charles Francis Summers, born in 1857 was the son of Charles Summers who established a studio in Rome in 1867. The younger Charles worked closely with Giovanni Maria Benzoni whose style is very similar to this piece.

Garden pots/urns: A rare salt glazed fireclay strawberry/fern planter, modelled as a naturalistic moss-covered tree stump, circa 1868 and attributed to W. Hudspith, South Tyne Works, Haltwhistle, bearing impressed lozenge registration mark, numbered ‘219 129’, 68cm highDuring the latter half of the 19th century a passion for the rustic became fashionable in garden decoration. Foundries such as Coalbrookdale produced a wide range of cast iron seats in foliate styles such a lily of the valley and nasturtium. The return to nature was championed by the art critic John Ruskin who believed that all beauty in art came from nature. Ironically much of this was a reaction to the industrial revolution including the foundries and brickworks which produced such pieces. The firm of Hudspith primarily produced drainage pipes and bricks but in common with many mainly Scottish brick works they also produced a limited range of garden ornaments in fireclay including these rustic tree trunk planters primarily for display at exhibitions to advertise their more mundane wares. It is particularly rare for planters like this to be stamped. The diamond registration stamp and number indicates that this design was registered on 3rd June 1868 by W. Hudspith.

Chairs/furniture: ▲ A pair of bronze chairs by John Harwood in the style of Claude Lalanne, the backs decorated with cranes, 98cm high by 64cm wide by 68cm deepLots 153 to 156 were made by John Harwood who designed the original BOY shop in King’s Road - the cult fashion label and Mecca of Punk. He has since collaborated with David Gill, Issey Miyake, Charles Saatchi, Solange Azagury, Partridge, Richard Rogers and Damien Hirst. He has also worked extensively for the King of Jordan, the King of Morocco and the Sultan of Oman. ,  The design is based on the set of chairs by the iconic French designer Claude Lalanne, originally commissioned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation for the courtyard of the de Witt Wallace decorative Arts Museum in Virginia.Artist's Resale Rights apply to this lot.

Chairs/furniture: ▲ A similar pair of chairs by John Harwood in the style of Claude Lalanne, the backs decorated with cranes Lots 153 to 156 were made by John Harwood who designed the original BOY shop in King’s Road - the cult fashion label and Mecca of Punk. He has since collaborated with David Gill, Issey Miyake, Charles Saatchi, Solange Azagury, Partridge, Richard Rogers and Damien Hirst. He has also worked extensively for the King of Jordan, the King of Morocco and the Sultan of Oman. , The design is based on the set of chairs by the iconic French designer Claude Lalanne, originally commissioned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation for the courtyard of the de Witt Wallace decorative Arts Museum in Virginia.Artist's Resale Rights apply to this lot.

Chairs/furniture: ▲ A pair of bronze chairs by John Harwood in the style of Claude Lalanne, the backs decorated with kingfishers, 98cm high by 64cm wide by 68cm deep  Lots 153 to 156 were made by John Harwood who designed the original BOY shop in King’s Road - the cult fashion label and Mecca of Punk. He has since collaborated with David Gill, Issey Miyake, Charles Saatchi, Solange Azagury, Partridge, Richard Rogers and Damien Hirst. He has also worked extensively for the King of Jordan, the King of Morocco and the Sultan of Oman. The design is based on the set of chairs by the iconic French designer Claude Lalanne, originally commissioned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation for the courtyard of the de Witt Wallace decorative Arts Museum in Virginia.Artist's Resale Rights apply to this lot.

Chairs/furniture: ▲ A similar pair of chairs by John Harwood in the style of Claude Lalanne, the backs decorated with kingfishers Lots 153 to 156 were made by John Harwood who designed the original BOY shop in King’s Road - the cult fashion label and Mecca of Punk. He has since collaborated with David Gill, Issey Miyake, Charles Saatchi, Solange Azagury, Partridge, Richard Rogers and Damien Hirst. He has also worked extensively for the King of Jordan, the King of Morocco and the Sultan of Oman. The design is based on the set of chairs by the iconic French designer Claude Lalanne, originally commissioned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation for the courtyard of the de Witt Wallace decorative Arts Museum in Virginia.Artist's Resale Rights apply to this lot.

A very rare political commemorative creamware beaker, circa 1765Staffordshire or Yorkshire, of plain flared cylindrical form with rouletted borders around the rim and foot, painted on the front in red and black with a half-length profile portrait of John Wilkes, a banner inscribed 'Wilkes & Liberty' in black beneath issuing stylised foliate scrollwork, the reverse inscribed 'No. 45' within an open scroll cartouche, a simple black border inside the rim, 7.9cm highFootnotes:John Wilkes (1727-1797) was a controversial MP and journalist who played a critical role in the development of radical politics. The number '45' refers to issue 45 of the 'North Briton', a satirical pamphlet published by Wilkes, in which he mocked the King's speech at the opening of Parliament in April 1763. He was subsequently tried and convicted for seditious libel but freed under Parliamentary Privilege. His supporters used the phrase 'Wilkes, Liberty and Number 45' to show their support for him. He gained something of a following in America, which was preparing for independence from Britain in the 1770s. Decoration in red and black in this style is traditionally attributed to the Robinson and Rhodes workshop in Leeds, but similar work was also done at Staffordshire.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An exceptional façon de Venise gilded, enamelled and engraved vase and cover, Court Glasshouse, Innsbruck, circa 1570-91The shouldered ovoid bowl applied with three gilt raspberry prunts, decorated with two central bands of gilt and low-fired enamel foliate scrollwork panels alternating with similar panels in diamond-point, all between formal engraved borders, the rim with a formal foliate border above a gilt and enamel spiral band, set on a collar above a small cushion and a globular knop, the hollow stem moulded with two lion masks flanking scroll motifs all between gadrooned borders, the folded conical foot engraved with a band of false gadroons, the double-domed cover with a knopped finial, applied with three prunts and similarly decorated, 31.5cm high (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceRev. William Fraine Fortescue Collection, Chesterton, Oxfordshire, sold circa 1889Lady 'Lili' Maria Elisabeth Augusta Cartwright (née von Sandizell)Thence by descent to her son, William Cornwallis Cartwright, Aynhoe Park, OxfordshireThence by family descent to the present ownerAn old paper label attached to the foot of this vase records its provenance thus: 'Bought in Chesterton at sale of Rev- Fortescue late incumbent of that Parish'. William Fraine Fortescue (1810-1889) was the second son of William Fortescue of Writtle Lodge, Essex. He was a fellow of New College, Oxford, from 1828-50 and became vicar of Chesterton in 1849.In 1570 Archduke Ferdinand II of Tyrol founded a glasshouse in the garden of his home at Schloss Ambras, Innsbruck, having become increasingly dissatisfied with the glass made in Hall and a continued reliance on Venice for luxury tableware for use at his new residence. Through negotiations with the Venetian authorities, he secured the temporary loan of craftsmen from Murano and obtained permission to use various raw materials and tools brought from Venice. Although never commercially viable, a number of Venetian master glassblowers were recorded at Innsbruck including Pietro d'Orso (1571), Salvatore Savonetti (1573-75 and 1578) and his father Bastian (1578) and Andrea Tudin (1575 and 1583), all of whom returned to Murano once they had honoured their contracts. The Archduke also employed around 50 painters each with different artistic talents, who were most likely German. The cold-painted decoration on these wares was usually executed in red, green and gold, reflecting Germanic taste.The long accepted attribution to the Court Glasshouse at Innsbruck for this unusual group of glass, with its distinctive grey tint and its cold-painted and diamond-point engraved decoration, has been debated and a tentative attribution to Venice suggested by some scholars, see Anna-Elisabeth Theuerkauff-Liederwald, Venezianisches Glas der Veste Coburg (1994), p.242. The Archduke continued to purchase Venetian pieces after the opening of his own Glasshouse, see Erwin Baumgartner, Verre de Venise et façon de Venise (1995), p.99. This included '10 vergoldete Deckelpokale' in 1575 which may correspond to covered vases of this type, see Erich Egg, Die Glashütten zu Hall und Innsbruck (1962), p.45. Although probably made as reliquaries, still-life paintings from the early 17th century show vessels of similar shape without decoration containing wine.For comparable examples with lion mask stems in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, see Egg (1962), nos.27, 34 and 35. Another in blue glass from the Ernesto Wolf Collection, now in the Landesmuseum Württemberg, is illustrated by Brigitte Klesse and Hans Mayr, European Glass from 1500-1800 (1987), no.35. Other comparable examples without lion mask stems are illustrated by Egg (1962), nos.30-33, by Rainer Ruckert, Die Glassammlung des Bayersischen Nationalmuseums München, vol.I (1982), no.147, by Rudolf von Strasser and Walter Spiegl, Dekoriertes Glas (1989), p.163, no.6, and by Olga Drahotova, Europäisches Glas (1982), p.37, no.12. See also the example from the Mühleib Collection sold by Bonhams on 2 May 2013, lot 6 and that in the Museo del Vetro di Murano (accession no. Cl.VI n.01124) illustrated by Attilia Dorigato, Il Museo vetrario di Murano (1986), pl.21. An example without decoration from Aynhoe park was sold by Sotheby's on 14 July 1975, lot 322. Further similarly decorated examples with lion mask stems but of cylindrical form are illustrated by Egg (1962), nos.36 and 41 and another from the Mühleib Collection was sold by Bonhams on 2 May 2013, lot 5.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Worcester armorial plate, circa 1767-70Decorated in the workshop of James Giles, the centre with the arms of Gavin impaling Hearsey, the shield within a distinctive cartouche edged with pink scales and with red and black leaf mantling, surmounted by the crest of a galleon, surrounded by scattered floral sprigs and sprays in dark purple, the shaped rim edged in gold, 22.5cm diamFootnotes:The arms are of David Gavin, a wealthy tailor, and those of his first wife Christina Hearsey who died in 1767. Gavin remarried in 1770 and so this set presumably pre-dates his second marriage, and probably also Christina's death. See Stephen Hanscombe, James Giles China and Glass Painter (2005), no.78, where another plate from the set is illustrated. A similar plate from this service from the Zorensky Collection was sold by Bonhams on 16 March 2004, lot 239 and is illustrated by Spero and Sandon, Worcester Porcelain (1996), p.346, no.438. Smaller plates with lobed borders from this service are illustrated by Gerald Coke, In Search of James Giles (1983), pl.28(a) and H Rissik Marshall, Coloured Worcester Porcelain of the First Period (1954), pl.36, no.781.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Baccarat enamelled gold foil bottle and stopper, circa 1830-40Cylindrical, cut with fine pillar flutes, an oval panel to one side inset with cupid on a shell chariot pulled by butterflies enamelled in colours on gold foil, the shoulder and base cut with spiral fluting, with a star-cut stopper, 12.5cm high (stopper stuck)Footnotes:The subject is inspired by an engraving of Amor Volubile by Pierre-Charles Coqueret, after Raphael's series of the Six Amours. A tumbler with the same subject is illustrated by Paul H Dunlop, The Jokelson Collection of Antique Cameo Encrustation (1991), p.36, no.64 and by Fernando Montes de Oca, L'Age D'Or du Verre en France (2001), p.385, no.532. Montes de Oca suggests the enamel incrustation may have been produced by the accomplished by jeweller and goldsmith Jean-Alexandre Paris (1781-1850), who invented the method of including his enamels in glass. A flask with this subject on silver foil is illustrated by Montes de Oca at p.385, no.533.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A very rare Bow model of a red squirrel, circa 1760-65Naturalistically modelled, the near life-sized animal seated on its haunches gnawing at a nut clasped in its front paws, an impressive tail arched along its back, its fur simulated with fine brushstrokes of enamel in tones of brown and red, the scrolled base applied with flowers and leaves, raised on four scroll feet picked out in puce and pale green, 21.3cm highFootnotes:A very similar pair of Bow squirrels is illustrated by Frank Stoner, Chelsea, Bow and Derby Porcelain Figures (1955), pl.110, in which the only discernible difference is the lack of applied flowers to the bases. An earlier version of this model was also made at Bow, circa 1752-54, see the example exhibited by Simon Spero, 2012 exhibition, no.16. This in turn seems to be based on a white Chelsea model produced during the Triangle Period. An example from circa 1746 is in the British Museum (accession no. 1887,0307,II.7), illustrated by Elizabeth Adams, Chelsea Porcelain (2001), p.35, fig.3.20, who suggests that it probably derives from a Meissen original. Another was sold by Sotheby's on 9 April 1999, lot 289.The modelling of the present lot is somewhat fuller than the Chelsea examples, with more detail rendered in the paws and tail together with the addition of a scroll base. A model more closely resembling the Bow version, with a similarly bushy tail and upright ears, was produced in creamware, see the example in the British Museum (accession. no. 1887,0307,H.42). Miniature versions of this model were also produced at Bow, see for example that from the Billie Pain Collection sold by Bonhams on 26 November 2003, lot 38.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com