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Elizabethan Court Roll.- Hornby, Lancashire.- Parker (Edward, twelfth Baron Morley, one of the peers who sat in judgment on Mary, Queen of Scots at Fotheringay, c. 1550-1618) Amerciemente. Fines and amercements from two courts at Hornby, manuscript roll in English with Latin headings, on paper, paper friable, title torn and loose, numerous other tears, creased, slightly browned, 220 x 14.5cm., 1585/86.⁂ "John Stott for felling wood ivd... Marmaduk Hodgson for fisshing - iiis iiiid.""Amercement. A discretionary penalty or fine; (originally) spec. one imposed on an offender at the discretion of the court of his or her lord, as opposed to a statutory fine." - OED.

Europe, the Mediterranean & Russia.- Jekyll (Anna Louisa, married first Joseph Jekyll 1802-41, and secondly Hon. Spencer Dudley Montagu, daughter of Sir Charles William Flint, of Wargrave, Berkshire, 1813-65) Journal of two cruises to Portugal, Spain, Gibraltar, Sardinia, Malta, Greece and Russia, autograph manuscript, together c. 270pp. excluding blanks, a few manuscript notes loosely inserted, pen and ink sketch of yacht, original calf, blind-stamped borders, remains of metal clasp, corners and edges rubbed, upper joint split, spine rubbed, g.e., 4to, 1837-40.⁂ A delightful and intimate diary in which Jekyll makes numerous acute observations of the places and people she meets. Istanbul. "... the Sultan's approach was announced by the batteries saluting, and beautiful his caiques were, sharp pointed golden [barges] and white and gold sides, with a crimson and gold canopy. There were two precisely alike and 2 others without canopies . He went up to the Mosque... to be girded and the boats very soon returned and went to the Seraglio... in the evening we rowed round the Seraglio point Savages oar struck a poor Caique... on the head pretty severely (luckily with the flat blade) who came to close...." Spain. Gulf of Rosas. "The village is in the most horrible state of filth and dilapidation. The young women were all... in the fields and we beheld none but ugly old hags spinning at their dirty thresholds surrounded by filthy little imps their grandchildren." - Jekyll.

Dickens (Charles, novelist, 1812-70) Autograph cheque signed "Charles Dickens" paid to "W Seagrove" for the sum of Fifty three pounds, three shillings, drawn on Messrs Coutts & Co, receipt stamp of National Provincial Bank, 1 page, printed with manuscript insertions and crossed, folds, London, 14th January 1867.⁂ A payment made out to Seagrove's, Royal naval and military outfitters in Portsea, probably for Dickens seventh son, Sydney Dickens (1847-72), who joined the Navy in 1860.

[Harrington (James)] The Common-wealth of Oceana, first edition, title in red and black, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, lacking engraved portrait (as often), small hole to title, affecting part of one letter in 'Common-Wealth', a1 small hole at head, mostly marginal, but affecting a few letters of errata, without loss of sense, browned, spotted, later mottled calf, spine gilt and with red morocco label, covers detached, rather worn, [Pforzheimer 449; Wing H809], small folio, Printed by J. Streater, for Livewell Chapman, and are to be sold at his shop at the Crown in Popes-Head-Alley, 1656.⁂ 'Other than the Utopia this is perhaps the most famous attempt at envisioning a model commonwealth. It has been consulted at various times by those who have planned new states and commonwealths.' (Pforzheimer).

Anne Williams (British 20th century): 'Bransdale Mill' Yorkshire, mixed media on paper signed and titled on label verso 31cm x 46cmProvenance: direct from the artist's family. Anne was a local artist who lived at Malton and later York. - Condition Report

Anne Williams (British 20th century): 'River Derwent, Howsham' and The Fallen Tree, two oils on board signed, one titled on label verso, each 30cm x 39cm (2) Provenance: direct from the artist's family. Anne was a local artist who lived at Malton and later York. - Condition Report

Anne Williams (British 20th century): Yorkshire Farmstead and Landscape, two oils on board, one signed, max 43cm x 53cm (2) Provenance: direct from the artist's family. Anne was a local artist who lived at Malton and later York. - Condition Report

Anne Williams (British 20th century): 'Chair with Honesty' and 'Sitting Room', two oils on board signed, titled on labels verso, each 39cm x 49cm (2) Provenance: direct from the artist's family. Anne was a local artist who lived at Malton and later York. - Condition Report

Anne Williams (British 20th century): 'Fruit Bowl' and 'Morning Still Life', two mixed media on paper signed, titled on labels verso, max 40cm x 58cm (2) Provenance: direct from the artist's family. Anne was a local artist who lived at Malton and later York. - Condition Report

Anne Williams (British 20th century): 'Growing' and 'Claret' - Kitchen Interior with a Cat, two mixed media on paper signed, titled on labels verso, max 55cm x 45cm (2) Provenance: direct from the artist's family. Anne was a local artist who lived at Malton and later York. - Condition Report

Anne Williams (British 20th century): 'The Black Teapot', gouache signed, titled on label verso, and Still Lifes of Flowers, two oils on board unsigned, max 62cm x 49cm (3) Provenance: direct from the artist's family. Anne was a local artist who lived at Malton and later York. - Condition Report

Anne Williams (British 20th century): 'Buying Oranges', collage and acrylic signed and titled with artist's York address verso, 'Mr Riley's Violin', gouache signed with initials, titled verso, and Still Lifes, pair unframed oils on canvas, max 35cm x 50cm (4) Provenance: direct from the artist's family. Anne was a local artist who lived at Malton and later York. - Condition Report

A large quantity of books on maps including "Mapping time and space" and "The men who mapped the world"

Corgi for Marks and Spencer Dr Who Presentation Set. Excellent with Excellent Box. Enhanced Condition Reports: We are more than happy to provide further images of any lot. Please contact us by email or via the catalogue listing.

Stunning Display! Alien Ian Holm 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 1979 sci-fi movie, 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 autographed items are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

Stunning Display! Dr. Who Colin Baker hand signed professionally mounted display. This beautiful display consists of a 10"x8" photo, hand signed by Colin Baker as the sixth Doctor in the hit tv show Doctor Who. 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 autographed items are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

Stunning Display! Dr. Who Tom Baker hand signed professionally mounted display. This beautiful display consists of a 10"x8" photo, hand signed by Tom Baker as the fourth Doctor in the hit tv show Doctor Who. 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 autographed items are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

Kane Hodder Friday 13th hand-signed Jason Voorhees mask. Hand-Signed by Kane Hodder, who played Jason Voorhees in 4 of the Friday 13th movies. This mask was signed at Collectormania 21 in Milton Keynes. The mask is a hard plastic replica hockey mask, and is an Adult Size. The mask is also accompanied by 4 8"x6" photos, each one depicting a poster of the 4 movies in which Kane starred as Jason Voorhees. This signed mask is guaranteed authentic, and is supplied from one of the UK's leading autograph memorabilia companies. . Good Condition. All autographed items are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

A local restored 87 year old Austin 10 / Ten - Four Saloon Car in black coachwork with green details, registration no: VJ 5308, Chassis no: G 16398, Engine no: 1G 16659. She was first registered on the 1st June 1933 having had three owners in the same family since. She is understood to have been purchased by a Mr. David Arthur Jones of Ewyas Harold who left the vehicle to his niece's husband who had the vehicle restored in 1992 in readiness for his niece's daughter's wedding at Ewyas Harold church. The comprehensive works were carried out with a total disregard for cost, there being paid invoices on file that appear to total £10,338.04 with 763.5 labour hours referred to. The restoration; as would be anticipated, was a thorough body-off project, the invoices and a good number of colour photographs evidencing sand-blasting, engine work including new pistons, upholstery and trim restoration, bright-work, paint-work, etc., The owner sadly passed away some years ago and the vehicle passed to his wife, who has also now sadly left this life. Fascinatingly, with the car is a "Royal Air Force - Not Transferable Certificate No. 2609", stating that "The Undermentioned Mechanical Transport Vehicle is being used for duties essential to the Royal Air Force and is not to be requisitioned by any other Service or Department for other purposes". This bears a stamp of the "Observer Corps Western Region H.Q." and is signed by the Director of Equipment C.C. Ibbetson. There is a V5C present, also an old brown log book showing that she was taxed from 1962 to 1965 as well as several old tax disks including 1946 to 1952, 1963, 1965, 1993, 1994 and 1995. Other items present include an Austin Ten Drivers' Club members list (1994), an Available Austins parts catalogue (Apr. 1991), a Practical Motorist magazine dated March 1980 with an article: "Cars worth keeping - Austin 10", and a "The Times 1931 Cars of Today" annual publication with "96 Complete Reviews" the road tests within making extremely interesting reading. The Austin has never been left out and has started promptly every day to be moved in and out of the sale-room. She does not have a current M.O.T. and is exempt from such testing but old M.O.T. certificates dating from 1965, 1992 (2079 mls), 1993 (2132 mls) and 1994 (2176 mls); all carried out in Ewyas Harold show that there has only been very light usage and the odometer currently shows only 2184.6 miles. Once the vehicle's classification is changed to "Historic" road taxing will be required but will be free of charge under current legislation. The car has been laid up for several years but now; with a new 6 volt battery, she drives very nicely and; as she was not taxed or road insured, we trailered her to a local country residence where the long, sweeping driveway provided the atmospheric back-drop for the video that can be viewed on-line by those with an interest. Here arises the opportunity to purchase a much loved, character motor car with virtually everything done, which will keep up with modern day traffic being able to cruise comfortably at around 40 m.p.h. and with the welcome safety of four-wheel braking. ***N.B. THE BUYER'S PREMIUM ON THIS LOT WILL BE 10% + V.A.T. (TOTAL 12%). If purchased via the-saleroom.com an additional 5% + V.A.T. will be added (18% TOTAL)***

An Allis Chalmers model W.C. petrol/T.V.O. engined Row-Crop Farm Tractor Serial No. WC 127547 indicating a war-time build date of 1943 and the work carried out by this tractor certainly must have assisted with the war effort. It is highly likely that this is one of the many Allis Chalmers tractors that were re-assembled at Bacton Station yard in the Golden Valley only about 3 miles from the sale-room. They were crated from the U.S.A. into the ports of South Wales, then transported by rail, the branch into the Golden Valley commencing at Pontrilas station. Provenance: We are currently uncertain of the identity of the original owner but it is known that this tractor was owned by the late Mr. Smith of Cwmyoy; who owned a hill farm in the lower Llanthony valley, both he and his late wife were very loyal customers of our firm and entrusted us to sell their property when they retired and moved into Ewyas Harold. We understand that one of their sons; with a keen interest in farming, has in the last few days mentioned that the tractor was the first tractor in the Llanthony valley after the war in 1947. These tractors have a 201 cubic inch (3.3 litre) capacity, four-cylinder engine with a low 4.2:1 compression ratio ensuring that they would run on the variable quality fuel that was available at the time, they were long-lived being low-revving producing their rated horsepower (25.45) at only 1300 R.P.M. In the rigorous 1938 Nebraska test (No.303), such a tractor produced an impressive draw-bar pull of 1385 Kg. The tractor is running on new tyres all round with 12.4" x 28" rears and on the narrow front are a pair of 6.00" x 16", the turning circle is surprisingly tight; having a radius of only 8 feet, so these machines were capable of turning out at the end of a bout and turning in to the next bout without coming to rest. There are also independent hand-lever operated brakes (working very well) further enhancing the manoeuvring abilities, these having a novel, but simple, cam system on each lever providing parking braking. The tractor is fitted with a Lucas magneto with an impulse drive making starting with the starting handle relatively easy and quite safe from kick-back. A dynamo is fitted for tensioning the fan belt, an ammeter features on a small panel under the steering column but no battery is currently installed, however it would appear relatively straight-forward to up-grade what is present including fitting a self-starter, the bell-housing having a recess for such and the flywheel having a starter-ring. ***N.B. THE BUYER'S PREMIUM ON THIS LOT WILL BE 10% + V.A.T. (TOTAL 12%). If purchased via the-saleroom.com an additional 5% + V.A.T. will be added (18% TOTAL)***

Harrington (James) The Common-Wealth of Oceana, first edition, title in red and black, woodcut initials and headpieces, lacking portrait frontispiece (as often), title and dedication with portion of restoration to head, not affecting text, browning and occasional spotting, occasional ink corrections in an early hand, bookplate, contemporary calf, sympathetically rebacked and recornered, rubbing and some wear to extremities, later endpapers, [Pforzheimer 449; Wing H809], folio, by J. Streater, for Livewell Chapman, and are to be sold at his shop at the Crown in Popes-Head-Alley, 1656.⁂ Harrington's masterpiece on political theory. "Other that the Utopia this is perhaps the most famous attempt at envisioning a model commonwealth. It has been consulted at various times by those who have planned new states and commonwealths." - Pforzheimer. Provenance: Holbrook Jackson (bookplate).

True and Summarie Reporte (A) of the Declaration of some part of the Earle of Northumberlands Treasons, delivered publiquelie in the Court at the Starrechamber..., first edition, issue with "Towre" on title page, with initial and final blank ff., title with woodcut decoration, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, light dampstaining to head, occasional light spotting or soiling, bookplate to pastedown, 20th century morocco-backed boards with gilt arms to covers, light rubbing to tips of spine, [STC 19617], small 4to, C. Barker, [1585].⁂ Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland (1532-1585) was a known plotter against Queen Elizabeth, having been implicated in a number of plots and imprisoned three times. On 21st June, 1585, he was found dead in his cell having been shot through the heart. A jury was convened who returned the verdict of suicide but left a number of suspicions around his death. Catholics asserted that Northumberland had been murdered at the behest of the crown, publishing a tract Crudelitatis Calvinianae Exempla duo recentissima ex Anglia asserting the same. In order to quell the excitement and suspicion, a Star Chamber inquiry was ordered which upheld the verdict of suicide. Provenance: Signet Library (arms to covers); William McGrath (bookplate).

Execution of Quakers in Boston.- Stephenson (Marmaduke) A Call from Death to Life... Written by Marmaduke Stephenson; who (together with another dear Servant of the Lord called William Robinson) hath (since the Writing hereof) suffered Death, for bearing Witnesse to the same Truth, amongst the Professors of Bostons Jurisdiction in New England, first edition, closely shaved at foot, affecting a few catchwords, some very light soiling, but a very good, clean copy generally, crushed brown morocco, gilt, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, [Sabin 91318; Wing S5466], small 4to, for Thomas Simmons, at the sign of the Bull and Mouth near Aldersgate, 1660.⁂ First edition of this account of the persecution of Quakers in Boston. Stephenson and Robinson along with a Mrs. Mary Dyer were expelled from banished from Boston on pain of death for preaching Quakerism. On returning they were arrested and sentenced with Dyer reprieved on the scaffold with the noose around her neck. The bodies of Stephenson and Robinson were stripped, denied proper burial and thrown into an open hole to rot.

Madeira.- Albumasar (Francisco) An Historical Relation of the First Discovery of the Isle of Madera, first edition in English, woodcut initial and headpiece, title a little soiled, A2 with small portion of loss to lower corner, last 2 ff. a little creased and soiled, modern antique-style calf-backed boards, vellum tips, [Sabin 680; Wing A888 & H2108A], small 4to, for William Cademan at the sign of the of the [sic] Popes-Head at the entrance into the New Exchange in the Strand, 1675.⁂ Account of the "discovery" of Madeira, beginning with the romanticised tale of Lionel Machin and Arabella Darcy who were driven off course and landed on the island when fleeing from England to France. The second half details the author and Joao Goncalvez Zarco's visit to the island and Prince Henry the Navigator's subsequent order to being its colonisation.

Miége (Guy) A New Cosmography or Survey of the Whole World, first edition, title within double-rule border, 2 engraved plates, title rather soiled, second and third ff. holed at fore-margin, occasional light soiling or marginal damp-staining, a few early ink inscriptions, bookplates to pastedown, contemporary sheep, rebacked, wear to covers, later endpapers, [Wing M2015], small 8vo, for Thomas Basset, at the George in Fleet-street, near St. Dunstans Church, 1682.⁂ Rare, ESTC lists 3 copies in the UK and 4 in the US. Miége (1644-?1718) was a Lausanne-born humanist writer who spent much of his career in England, serving under the Earl of Carlisle, ambassador to Russia, Sweden and Denmark.Provenance: Isaac Routh (early ink inscription to title verso); armorial bookplate with motto "Hinc Spes Effulget"; The Royal Meteorological Society (deaccession label to pastedown dated 1973).

Chalkhill (John) Thealma and Clearchus. A Pastoral History, in smooth and easie Verse, first edition, with the cancel title-page correcting the earlier misspelling 'Edward' to 'Edmund Spencer, upper half of title neatly and skilfully restored with lettering supplied in excellent facsimile, marginal repairs and restorations to several other ff., a few ff. with short marginal chips or tears, calf, gilt by Riviere & Son, neatly rebacked, retaining original backstrip, g.e., [Wing C1795], 8vo, for Benj. Tooke, at the Ship in S. Paul's Church-yard, 1683.⁂ Edited with a preface by Isaac Walton who knew Chalkhill and included two poems by him in The Complete Angler.

Forestry.- Manwood (John) A Treatise and Discourse of the Lawes of the Forrest, first published edition, mostly black letter, title within typographic border, woodcut initials, lacking blank Z8, title and first 3 text ff. restored at margins, 2A1 fore-margin restored, 2A2-2B2 ?supplied with fore-margins cropped without loss to text, some dampstaining and occasional soiling, some occasional fraying to corners, a few ink notes and scribblings in an early hand, lower hinge broken, recased in contemporary vellum, lacking ties, discoloured, spine repaired, later endpapers, small 4to, [Goldsmiths' 284; Kress 207; Schwerdt II, p.7; STC 17291], small 4to, Thomas Wright and Bonham Norton, 1598.⁂ The author was a barrister of Lincoln's Inn and gamekeeper of Waltham Forest who, in 1592, issued privately a work entitled A Brefe Collection of the Lawes of the Forest... This was later revised, enlarged and published as the present work, and thereafter in many editions, remaining the standard work on forest law until at least the nineteenth century. It includes sections on hunting and hawking.Provenance: Henrie Truman (ink inscription).

True Relation (The) of the Deserved Death of that base and insolent Tyrant, the Marquis d'Ancre, the most Unworthie Marshall of France, lacking initial and final blank ff., title with small chip to head, 1617 bound with The Letter of the French King, to the Parliament of Roan, concerning the Death of the Marshall D'Ancre, horizontal tear to title and some chipping to head, 1617 together 2 works in 1 vol., titles with woodcut devices, woodcut initials and headpieces, light dampstaining, 20th century calf, [STC 5622 & 16835], small 4to. ⁂ A scarce pair of works concerning Concino Concini (1569-1617), later Marquis d'Ancre, an Italian adventurer who went to France with Marie de Medicis when she married Henry IV. He stirred up the queen's enmity against Henry, and on Henry's death gained great power, becoming Marshall and Prime Minister. He was assassinated by the Baron de Vitry in 1617.

Excommunication of Elizabeth I.- [Norton (Thomas)] An Addition Declaratorie to the Bulles, with a Searching of the Maze, black letter, woodcut initial, some light marginal soiling, a few underlinings and marginal notes in an early hand, 20th century half morocco, spine lettered in gilt, g.e., [STC 18678a], By John Daye dwelling ouer Aldersgate, [1570].⁂ A response to the "Regnans in Excelsis" papal bull of 1570 which excommunicated Elizabeth I, released her subjects from allegiance to her and excommunicated any who obeyed her orders.

Grub street recluse.- [Heywood (Thomas)] The Phoenix of these Late Times. Or the Life of H. Welby... ... who lived at his house in Grub-street forty foure yeares, and in that space, was never seene by any... who in all that time neither dranke wine, nor eate flesh, as it is testified... with some new epitaphs, engraved frontispiece (lower corner restored and shaved at foot, affecting text, chipped at head), lacking final blank f., title shaved at foot affecting imprint and with some repairs to head, several ff. chipped and repaired at extremities, F1, F2 and F3 holed with loss to text, light dampstaining, bookplate to pastedown, 20th century morocco-backed boards, [STC 25226.5], small 4to, by N. Okes, and are to be sold by Richard Clotterbuck at his shop in little Brittaine, [at the signe of the golden ball], [1637].⁂ The recluse Welby was one of Grub Street's early residents. He was the owner of the estate of Goxhill in Lincolnshire. In 1592 his half-brother attempted to shoot him with a pistol. Shocked, he took a house on Grub Street and remained there, in near-total seclusion, for the rest of his life. He died in 1636 and was buried at St. Giles in Cripplegate.Provenance: William Arthur, Sixth Duke of Portland (armorial bookplate).

Vintners.- Last Discourse betwixt Master Abel & Master Richard Kilvert (The), interrupted at the first by an ancient and angry gentlewoman, who being her selfe unknowne unto the observer of this conference, it was conceived by him afterwards to be a certaine friend of Mr Abels, first edition, 4ff., large woodcut to title, uncut at foot, modern morocco-backed cloth, [Simon 4, Gabler G10070; Wing L481], small 4to, n.p., 1641.⁂ Rare, we can trace only 2 copies at auction. William Abell (1584-1655) was a vintner and master of the Vintner's Company. "Alderman Abel and his brother-in-law Richard Kilvert made themselves very unpopular by seeking parliamentary authority for a 'Project' giving to the Vintners' Company fresh powers of control over the retail sale of wine." - Simon.

Civil War pamphlets.- A collection of 31 Civil War pamphlets, woodcut ornaments and coats of arms, occasional light staining or soiling, together in contemporary wrappers with a contents list supplied in an early hand to inside covers, some chipping to covers, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, 1642; and a copy of The Prerogative of Parliaments in England, small 4to (2) ⁂ An excellent group of pamphlets, many rare, all from June and July of 1642 with the King and Parliament essentially irreconcilable, leading up Charles' raising of his standard at Nottingham Castle on 22nd August, marking the beginning of the Civil War. Pamphlets present include:1) Most Welcome Newes from York, Being a true and perfect Relation of what hath happened in York...Also the faithfull service of the Lord Paget for the Country... Also the Discovery of a most strange and terrible Attempt of M. Johnson in Darby, against Mr. James his wife in the same town, his damnable Design against the Town of Darby, and the Discovery thereof, [not in Wing], Willian Arding, 1642. 2) Charles I. His Majesties Resolution concerning the setting up of his Standard... Together,with the Resolution of certain Noblemen...who when His Majestie resolved to set up His Standard at York, did disswade him from it, [Wing C2758], I. Thomson and A. Coe, 1642.3) His Maieasties Resolution concerning the Magazine in the Tower of London. Like=wise the Parliaments Resolution concerning the same, [Wing C2754A], J.Smith, 1642.4) The Earle of Essex his Speech in the Artilrie garden to the Souldiers on Tuesday Last. With His Majesties Propositions to the Citizens of London, likewise Terrible and Bloudy News from Yorke, , [Wing E3335], Thomas Baley, 1642.5) The Kings Maiesties Resolution concerning the Lord Major of London, now Prisoner in the Tower...Likewise exceeding Joyfull News from Manchester and Hull, declaringtheir prosperous Proceedings against the Cavaleers, [Wing C2754], I.Smith, [1642].6) The City of Londons Resolution. Concerning their Loyalty to the King, and their Love and Affection to the Parliament, in laying down their lives, liberties, and goods for the maintenance of the true protestant Religion, [Wing C4362], I. Tompson and I.Coe, 1642.A complete list is available upon request.

Number of the Beast.- Potter (Francis) An Interpretation of Number 666, first edition, engraved pictorial title by W. Marshall, 1 full-page engraved illustration, woodcut initials and headpieces, woodcut numerological illustrations, title with neat repairs to inner margins, S4 with small rust-hole touching text, stab-holes to inner margins, some very light foxing or finger-soiling, but a clean and well-margined copy generally, biography of the author supplied in an early hand on endpaper, bookplate to pasedown, later vellum-backed cloth, [Madan II, 1032; Wing P3028], small 4to, Oxford, by Leonard Lichfield, 1642.⁂ A theory on the Number of the Beast by this English clergyman, scientitific instrument maker, early member of the Royal Society and friend of John Aubrey. Potter had connected the number 25 (the approximate square root of 66) with Catholic institutions. The book contains a preface by the emminent biblical scholar Joseph Mede, who described Potter's "discovery" as 'the happiest that ever yet came into the world'.Provenance: J. A. Carrington, Chancellor of the Diocese of Exeter (bookplate).

Great Plague and Great Fire of London prophesied.- Lilly (William) Monarchy or No Monarchy in England. Grebner his prophecy concerning Charles, son of Charles, his greatnesse, victories, conquests. The Northern Lyon, or Lyon of the North, and Chicken of the Eagle discovered who they are, of what nation. English, Latin, Saxon, Scotish and Welch prophecies concerning England in particular, and all Europe in generall. Passages upon the life and death of the late King Charles. Aenigmaticall types of the future state and condition of England for many years to come, first edition, woodcut initials, 19 full-page woodcut illustrations, 2 diagrams in text, 3 woodcuts repaired at margins, browning and occasional light soiling, D4 corner defective with loss to page number, 20th century calf, [Wing L2228], small 4to, for Humfrey Blunden, at the sign of the Castle in Corn-hill, 1651.⁂ Famous collection of prophesies by Lilly (1602-1681), the astrologer and almanac publisher. Two of the woodcuts (likely executed by the author) brought particular notoriety as they appeared to predict both the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London, two events that would not occur until 14 and 15 years respectively after the publication of this work.

THREE MICHAEL JACKSON CONCERT TICKETS FOR HIS HISTORY TOUR, 2 WITH FULL STUBS FOR SYDNEY AND WEMBLEY STADIUM AND A GUEST PASS FOR AUCKLAND. OBTAINED FROM JONATHAN MOFFETT SUGARFOOT WHO PERFORMED WITH MICHAEL JACKSON FROM THE EARLY 80S UNTIL HIS LAST REHEARSALS IN 2009

ATTRIBUTED TO CORNELIUS VAN DER VOORT; oil on panel, portrait of a gentleman wearing white lace ruff and holding gloves in left hand, inscribed upper left 'Catatss.31.AO.1613', 105 x 77cm, framed.Additional InformationThe picture has been restored by Gerard Tudhope, who has made a cradle to support the back and has also stabilised the vertical splits in the panel. His notes also include removing earlier over painting, noticeably to the upper portion of the picture. Under UV, we can still see overpaint throughout the image. The vertical splits are perhaps the main area of concern. General surface wear throughout. Please refer to additional photographs. 

WEDGWOOD; a group of jasper ware including four pre-production/trial black basalt cameos, two featuring classical friezes, each 7.5 x 6cm, trumpet vase, pedestal bowl (af), saucer featuring torch bearer, lidded boxes, further vases and saucer etc, over 30 pieces in total.Additional InformationBowl has been re-glued to base, further usual scuffs and scrapes, firmly attached to their frames so cannot see marks if present, the cameos were acquired from an individual who worked at Wedgwood for many years and come from a private family who lived near the Wedgwood factory in the 1960s and 70s.

[Incunabula] Cornazzano, AntonioLa vita di Cristo...Venice: (Printed for Antonio Cornazzano), 1472. 4to (203 x 152 mm). 48 (of 71) leaves, lacking first 24 leaves (as compared with copy in Firenze, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale: Pal. E.6.4.28). 27 lines, single column. Roman type (type 1: 115/116R). Sometime bound in full paste paper, extremities and joints worn; paper spine label; blue speckled edges; text slightly trimmed; old cataloguer's notes on front endpapers; scattered marginalia; moderate soiling and staining; light to moderate dampstaining in upper gutter of all leaves; chip in top edge of rear blank. Book-plate of the Doctor Jeremiah Zimmerman Library, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg, Pa., on front paste-down. ISTC ic00912000; Goff C912; BMC VII 1147; GW 7550.Antonio Cornazzano (1430-84) was an Italian poet, writer, and biographer who wrote numerous works on a variety of subjects, including dance, government, and the military.PROVENANCE:Rev. Dr. Jeremiah ZimmermanUnited Lutheran Seminary

[Incunabula] Plynii Secundi, Caii (Pliny the Elder)Naturalis historiaeParma: Stephanus Corallus, 1476. Edited by Philippus Beroaldus. Folio (422 x 279 mm). 356 (of 358) leaves, lacking first two printed leaves; front and rear blanks presumably eighteenth century. 50 lines, single column (table at front in single and double columns). Roman type (type: 1:111R). Initial spaces largely blank and unrubricated; initials on leaf 3r and 180r painted in, presumably in a later hand, some spaces with later paper initials pasted down. Full contemporary doeskin, heavily rubbed and worn, some portions of raised bands exposed; front hinge starting, repair in top left corner of front free endpaper; first printed leaf soiled and moderately darkened; leaves 2 and 3 moderately soiled; leaf 14 repaired in upper gutter; bottom 4 inches of margin in leaves 86-90, 126-134, 154-173, 195-216, and 227-240 replaced, presumably at same time as blanks; light to moderate dampstaining at lower fore-edge and bottom corner of final 132 leaves; scattered light to moderate spotting and soiling throughout entire volume; scattered marginalia; old catalogue description of this copy on front paste-down. Presentation copy from Sir John Pringle to Alexander Boswell (father of Johnson biographer James Boswell): "Alexr Boswel/Donum/Joannis Pringle MD Amici.../Londini.../1760". Ownership inscription of the Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Zimmerman on front paste-down. ISTC ip00790000; Goff P790; BMC VII 939; GW M34300.Pliny the Elder's monumental encyclopedia of ancient knowledge, his only surviving work. Stephanus Corallus was the second printer to operate in Parma, and only 15 works are known to have been printed by him. Only three other copies of this work have come to auction in the past 100 years. Rare.Alexander Boswell, Lord Auchinleck (1706-82) was a judge on the supreme court in Scotland, and father of Samuel Johnson biographer James Boswell. He was lifelong friends with British physician Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet (1707-82), who is often considered the "father of military medicine". Pringle was appointed physician-general to the Low Countires in 1744, and in 1752 published "Observations on the Diseases of the Army", a groundbreaking work of modern military medicine. Pringle often acted as intermediary during Alexander and James' tumultuous relationship.PROVENANCE:Alexander Boswell, by gift of John PringleRev. Dr. Jeremiah ZimmermanUnited Lutheran Seminary

[Incunabula] Florentinus, AntoninusPrima pars totius summe AntoniniBasel: Michael Wenssler, 1485. Part one only. Index of Johannes Molitoris at front. Folio (349 x 241 mm). 374 leaves. Collation: A-P8, [2], Q8, [2], a-z8, (?-?8), A-C8, D6, E-F8. 56 lines, double column, headlines. Gothic type (type: 4:190G, 9:90G). Initials rubricated in red and blue ink, with illuminated initials at leaf A2 and a4. Near-contemporary full pigskin over wooden boards, elaborately stamped in blind, rubbed and soiled; tooled brass and pigskin clasps and catches intact and unsophisticated; scattered minor spotting and soiling to text; scattered marginalia; short tide mark at bottom of most leaves (more pronounced from leaves l8 onward); closed tear at top corner of M6; approximately 2 1/2 in. open tear at fore-edge of M8; faint dampstaining on leaf r1; old ownership signature at bottom of E3 at rear and dated 1659, 1 1/4 in. chip at bottom edge of same; dampstaining at top corner of F4-F8 at rear; two small open tears at bottom corner of F8 at rear; old cataloguer's notes on title-page, rubber stamp of seminary on title-page, bottom margin A2, F8v at rear, and rear paste-down; book-plate of Theological Seminary Library, Gettysburg, Pa., as well as donation book-plate of the Rev. Jeremiah Zimmerman on front paste-down. ISTC ia00874000; Goff A874; BMC III 728; GW 2188.Antoninus of Florence (1389-1459) was an Italian Dominican friar who ruled as Archbishop of Florence from 1446 until his death. He was canonized on May 31, 1523 by Pope Adrian VI. Michael Wenssler (14??-1499) was a Basel based printer. Born in Strasbourg, he became a citizen of Basel in 1473 and printed there until 1490. He sold his printing press in 1490 to settle debts, and worked briefly in France, returning to Basel in 1499.PROVENANCE:Rev. Dr. Jeremiah ZimmermanUnited Lutheran Seminary

[Early Printing] (Morgenstern, Georg)Fragment from "Sermones contra omnem mundi perversum statum"(Leipzig: Wolfgang Stöckel, ca. 1502). Small 4to. Fragment: 44 leaves. Collation: A2-B3, B5-C2, C5-D2, D5, F3-F5, G1-H6, I2-I5, L3-L5, *2-*5 (table). 42 lines, double column. Gothic type. Three-quarter tan calf, stamped in blind and in gilt, over green cloth-covered boards, joints and corners rubbed, spine ends chipped; earlier collator's notes on front endpapers; scattered marginalia and underlining; dampstaining at bottom corner of all leaves; scattered spotting. With the Theological Seminary Library, Gettysburg, Pa., book-plate, as well as donation book-plate of the Rev. Jeremiah Zimmerman, on front paste-down; same Seminary Library ink stamp on front free endpaper. OCLC 837220364.Wolfgang Stöckel (ca. 1473-1541) was a Leipzig-based printer who operated numerous printing presses across Central and Eastern Germany, including Wittenberg, Halle, Eilenburg, and Dresden. He briefly served as printer to George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony.Fragment from Georg Morgenstern's only known published work "Sermones contra omnem mundi perversum statum" (Sermons Against the Whole Perverse State of the World). Little is known about Morgenstern, except that he was a doctor of canon law and taught at the Univeristy of Leipzig.PROVENANCE:Rev. Dr. Jeremiah ZimmermanUnited Lutheran Seminary

A 1996 VW Golf GTI Registration number A20 EJY Chassis number WVWZZZ1HZVW185360 Engine number AGG103933 V5C, V5 Under 15,000 miles from new One for the VW collector, this is an unrepeatable Golf GTI with two owners and full history With original purchase invoice with optional extras Hot Chilli Red Pearl paintwork, a sunroof, four mudflaps, rubber mats and rear headrests An impressive history file accompanies this car, with all original booklets and invoices matching the servicing stamps and MOT certificates (cambelt changed and seviced in 2019 at 14,890 miles) In showroom condition, with the only fault we could find being a couple of minor paint chips to the bonnet as shown in the photographs For sale by the second owner who in his early 80s has decided to let another collector cherish and enjoy this carMOT History:03 – 8,15904 – 9,62405 – 11,03907 – 13,00910 – 14,40311 – 14,62412 – 14,62613 – 14,66514 – 14,71515 – 14,73716 – 14,786Service History:96 – (delivery Inspection)97 – 1,67098 – 4,03900 – 5,17404 – 9,62406 – 11,81107 – 13,009 (cambelt)09 – 14,31516 – 14,78619 – 14,890 (cambelt)Vehicle location: Bradford-on-Avon All lots in this sale are sold as is and bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding. Please read our terms and conditions

A 1965 Austin Mini Cooper S Registration number MTC 223CChassis number C-A257--552256Engine number 9F-SA-73246RF60 & V5Almond green with a white roofFrom a Derbyshire deceased estateFour owners from newThe third owner bought the Cooper on 1/9/67 and gave it to his son as a 21st birthday present on 1/12/67 who kept the car until he passed away in 2019Garaged since 1973 and discovered by the family buried under decades of clutter in 2019MOT certificate from 1973 (expired April 1974 noting mileage 88,932 - odometer now records 91,852)A few notes/letters from the owner to DVLA from 1983 when he applied for a new-style V5 documentA rare opportunity to own and restore an iconic Cooper SVehicle Location: Near Glastonbury (removed from Derbyshire)All lots in this sale are sold as is and bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding. Please read our terms and conditions

Diamond pendent earringsSet with old brilliant-cut diamonds, principal diamonds approx 2.80cts total, remaining diamonds approx. 0.65ct total, length 1.4cmFootnotes:Sold by instruction of the family of Dame Fanny Waterman.Lots 91 - 99 were acquired by the jeweller, Myer Waterman, and given to his daughter, Fanny, a renowned concert pianist and teacher. Myer Waterman was a Russian émigré who arrived in Britain at the turn of the 20th Century. Initially living in London, he served as an apprentice to a Hatton Garden jeweller before opening his own shop in Leeds and expanding his business. Born in 1920, Fanny Waterman was playing an upright piano by the age of four and by seventeen, she won a scholarship to the Royal College of Music, where she accumulated a succession of awards. She went on to perform at the Proms where Sir Henry Wood praised her brilliance as a pianist. In 1944, she married Geoffrey de Keyser and after the birth of their first son in 1950, Fanny began to focus on teaching. She established the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition in 1961, which launched many stellar careers, serving as Artistic Director, Chairwoman and to this day, President Emeritus. In 2005, Fanny Waterman received her DBE and the Freedom of the City of Leeds a year later. Dame Fanny celebrated her 100th birthday in March this year. This small collection of jewellery inherited by the Waterman and De Keyser families is a testament to Dame Fanny's gifted and hardworking father and to her elegant style as a performer.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Enamel, diamond and hairwork mourning ring, circa 1789The applied blue enamel funerary urn accented by rose-cut diamonds on a ground of plaited hair, gold closed back setting, reverse engraved, Sr Thos/ Hallifax/ Knt & Aldm/ Obt 7 Feby/ 1789/ Aet 66, ring size approx. L½Footnotes:The son of a Barnsley clockmaker, Sir Thomas Hallifax (1722–1789) was an English banker and politician who co-founded Vere, Glyn & Hallifax Bank, later Glyn, Mills, Hallifax & Co., a past constituent of the Royal Bank of Scotland. He was knighted in 1773 and elected Lord Mayor of London in 1776. His first wife, Penelope died within a year of their marriage. His second wife, Margaret passed away shortly after the birth of their second son. Sir Thomas died suddenly in the apartment above the bank having been unwell for the preceding four days. In 1796, at the age of 21, Sir Thomas' and Lady Margaret's first-born son, Thomas, became a partner at Glyn, Mills, Hallifax & Co. remaining there until his death in 1850.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

AN IMPORTANT AND RARE IMPERIAL QUALITY CHINESE BEIJING ENAMEL WINE EWER AND COVERHu, Qianlong four-character mark and of the periodOf rectangular outline and tapering form with squared handle and spout, raised on scroll-ended feet, finely painted in colours with peonies and foliage, the shoulder with scrolling foliage and further flowers, the cover with a raised finial to the centre of painted flower petals, all against a bright lemon yellow ground, the exposed metal edges finished in gilt, 8.5cm high.NOTE: TO BID ON THIS LOT YOU MUST REGISTER DIRECTLY WITH HANSONS - WE WILL NOT BE OFFERING ONLINE BIDDING ON THIS LOT - CONTACT accounts@hansonsauctioneers.co.ukProvenance:UK private collection in excess of fifty years.  Believed acquired by the owner's grandfather while stationed in the Far East during the second World War, thence by descent.Additional provenance information: The owner of the wine ewer has much military memorabilia showing his grandfather served in the Royal Army Corps during WW2 in Burma and India.  The Royal Army Service Corps (R.A.S.C.) was a branch of the British Army which served on the Eastern Frontier of India and Burma. The Battle of Pakokku and Irrawaddy River operations  were a series of battles fought between the British Indian Army and the Imperial Japanese Army and allied forces over the successful Allied Burma Campaign on the China Burma India Theatre during WW2. Possible reasons why the Chinese wine ewer was obtained: Client remembers Grandfather mentioning The Irrawaddy River . It was surrounded by temples and his grandfather obtained the item during the Burma CampaignDuring WW2 clients grandfather also developed a special friendship with a very wealthy Indian family who traded with China. Could the object have been a gift from them is what client suggests could be other reasonFootnote:An identical wine ewer can be found in the collection of the National Palace Museum in Beijing, inscribed with a Kangxi reign mark.  The present lot compares very favourably to another example sold by Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 April 2010, lot 1804.  The art of enamelling on copper was still relatively new to China when this piece was produced, having been brought over from Europe during the late 17th to early 18th Century.  Gifts from visiting dignitaries and missionaries to the emperor Kangxi included enamels from Europe, such as those made at Limoges, which greatly impressed.  So much so that Kangxi introduced the art to the palace workshops in circa 1700-1715.  Clearly the art was mastered swiftly, as evidenced by this wine ewer and its twin in the National Palace Museum.Condition: Small sliver of enamel has flaked from the underside of the cover   Very small flat enamel chip near the top corner on one side.  Faint surface cracklure visible against the light - not disfiguring and barely visible. wear to corner edges of gilding on copper. Examined under UV light not obvious repairs or defects detected.  Weight 362g.NOTE: TO BID ON THIS LOT YOU MUST REGISTER DIRECTLY WITH HANSONS - WE WILL NOT BE OFFERING ONLINE BIDDING ON THIS LOT - CONTACT accounts@hansonsauctioneers.co.uk

A Very Rare Cased 54-Bore Rifled Target Pistol With Left-Hand LockBy James Purdey, 314½ Oxford Street, London, No. 1784 For 1829With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrel signed in full along the top flat and rifled with sixteen bright spiral grooves, case-hardened patent breech stamped '1764' and with platinum line and pierced platinum plug, tang finely engraved with a scallop shell and scrolling foliage, signed border engraved flat detented lock and dolphin hammer decorated with foliate scrollwork, engraved blued safety-catch, ebonised half-stock with rounded chequered butt, border engraved case-hardened steel mounts comprising ovoidal pommel-cap engraved with a feathered design centred on the retaining screw engraved as a flower-head, trigger-guard with a martial trophy on the bow, trigger-plate with pineapple-shaped finial engraved with a scallop shell and fore-end cap with a starburst, adjustable set trigger, vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and some old finish (minor surface pitting, mainly on the barrel): in oak case fitted and lined in red baize with accessories including brass-mounted powder-flask with body covered in black pigskin, loading rod and mallet, and steel bullet mould numbered '2755', the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, London proof marks 24.4 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceW. Keith Neal CollectionChristie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 25 October 2001, lot 164LiteratureW. Keith Neal & D.H.L. Back, British Gunmakers Their Trade Cards, Cases and Equipment 1760-1860, 1980, p.123, pl. 453L. Patrick Unsworth, The Early Purdeys,1996, pp. 64 and 131Originally sold to Falconer Atlee Esq. of Wandsworth on 28 September 1829 as a 'best finished Pistol with Mahogany case and apparatus' for £15 plus part exchange: the case and accessories £3.13.16d.This pistol has the distinction of being the only single-barrelled Purdey pistol recorded with a left-hand lock. It is also the earliest recorded instance of a Purdey pistol with a blackened stock. Whatever the purpose of its unusual design, it was returned to Purdey, who within four months of the original sale, sold it to his son-in-law, Joseph LangFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An Exceptional Cased .36 Percussion Manhattan Series IV Five-Shot RevolverNo. 68855, Circa 1865With blued sighted barrel (light scratches around the barrel-wedge) stamped with manufacturer's details and patent date along the top flat, blued cylinder roll engraved with five foliate panels framing naval and military combat scenes, case-hardened frame, hammer and rammer, silvered trigger-guard and back-strap, the latter engraved with owner's name 'Philip H. Waterlow', varnished figured rounded grips, matching numbers, and in exceptional condition retaining virtually all its original finish: in contemporary English mahogany case fitted and lined in green baize incorporating a compartment for ammunition, and retaining the original blued iron bullet mould stamped with Manhattan manufactory details, and combined turnscrew/nipple-wrench, the exterior of the lid with oval brass escutcheon elaborately engraved with owner's name 'Philip H. Waterlow', London proof marks 10.2 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceChristie's London, Antique Arms, Armour and Militaria, 16 July 2003, lot 215Philip H. Waterlow is likely to be Sir Philip Hickson Waterlow, second baronet, who succeeded his father Sir Sydney Hedley Waterlow, a well-known philanthropist, member of parliament, and Lord Mayor of LondonFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Milton ShieldBy Elkington & Co., Signed Morel Ladeuil Fecit 1866Of copper electrotype coated with oxidised silver, of slightly convex oval form with roped border, the central circular panel depicting Adam and Eve addressed by the archangel Raphael, framed on either side with ovoidal panels depicting subjects from Milton's 'Paradise Lost', sixth book, the hosts of Heaven attacking the rebels who are driven out and fall to perdition, St. Michael waving his flaming sword over the dragon who appears in human form, Sin and Death appearing either side at the base, the border with Zodiac signs symbolising the rolling year and flight of Time, the upper part of the shield depicting angels and seraphs soaring high above the strife below flanking the emblem of all Light and Life and encircled by winged cherub's heads, the interior with applied oval plaque of the Victoria & Albert Department of Sciences & Art 85.5 cm. highFootnotes:The original of this shield was manufactured for the 1867 Paris Exhibition for which Messrs. Elkington were awarded a gold medal. The shield and medal and now in the Victoria & Albert Museum. Made originally by Morel Ladeuil, a pupil of the renowned French craftsman Antoine Vechte, Elkington manufactured a large number of electrotypes that were made for sale at the South Kensington (later Victoria & Albert) Museum. For more information see Patricia Wardle, Victorian Silver and Silver-Plate, 1963, pp. 149, 150 and 172For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Pair Of Scottish 20-Bore Flintlock All-Metal Belt PistolsBy John Murdoch Of Doune, Mid-18th CenturyWith four-stage barrels engraved at the flared octagonal muzzles and with symmetrical foliage at the mid-sections, fluted breeches each with notched back-sight at the rear, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks each decorated with scrolling foliage on the tail, cocks en suite, faceted line engraved steels, three-quarter stocks engraved with foliate line ornament and characteristic foliage, the undersides each with three foliate engraved silver lines, foliate engraved ram's horn butts with engraved and dotted interlace inlaid with silver along the back and each with silver oval escutcheon on both sides, silver button triggers (threaded prickers missing) each engraved as a flower-head, slender partly fluted and engraved belt hooks each with pierced and engraved terminal, and slender steel ramrods (some light pitting and surface patination) (2)18.5 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceLieutenant-General Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland (1742-1817, acceded 1786). The pistols were given as a gift to a Mr Wood, factor of the ducal estates at Alnwick, NorthumberlandThence by descent to the vendorChristie's South Kensington, Antique Arms And Armour, 17 December 2008, lot 197Prior to his resignation from General Lord Howe's army in 1777, Hugh Percy had served with distinction in The American Revolutionary War. As commanding officer of the relief column at the Battle of Lexington and Concord Percy saved the retreating British forces from total defeat. In 1775, as a Divisional Commander, he was engaged in the Battle of Long Island and led the storming of Fort Washington. In 1786 Hugh Percy succeeded his father as 2nd Duke of Northumberland and continued the program of agricultural improvements at Alnwick. He held twice-weekly meetings at Alnwick Castle with tenants and tradespeople, these occasions are believed to have been organised and attended by WoodLittle is known of John Murdoch, however a note in the Statistical Account of Scotland, Vol. XX, 1798, p.86 suggests that he was apprenticed to one of the Cadells and goes on to note 'The trade is now carried on by John Murdoch, also famous for his ingenuity in the craft and who has likewise furnished pistols to the first nobility of Europe. These pistols were sold from 4 to 24 guineas a pair... when Mr. Murdoch gives over business, the trade, in all probability, will become extinct'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An Historic French 13-Bore Flintlock 1777 Model Varient 1782 Type Officer's Belt Pistol Found On The Plain Of Waterloo In Flanders By Jean Battist La Coste Guide To The Emperor Napoleon Buonaparte...No. 18, Dated 1782With russet barrel engraved in capitals 'This Pistol Was Found On The Plain Of Waterloo In Flanders By Jean Battist La Coste Guide To The Emperor Napolean Buonaparte After The Great Battle Fought There On The 18 June 1815 Between The Allied Army Commanded By The Duke Of Wellington And Marshall Blucher Against The French Army Commanded By The Emperor Napoleon Buonaparte. Purchased Of Jean Baptise La Coste', short tang, and extension down the back of the butt engraved in capitals 'Purchased Of Jean Baptiste Da Costa At The House Called La Belle Alliance Near Mount St. Jeane Aug.t 29 1815 By W.M. Edwards', brass action with traces of manufactory details and stamped with crowned 'L' behind the brass pan, ring-neck cock (comb and jaw screw incomplete, top jaw and steel missing), figured rounded butt stamped 'Mars D' over '1782' on one side, and regulation brass mounts (some wear and rust patination, belt hook and ramrod missing) 19 cm. barrelFootnotes:For a French flintlock model ANXIII military pistol taken at Waterloo from the body of a French Cuirassier who fell at the memorable Battle..., see Bonhams Bond Street, The Waterloo Sale, 1 April 2015, lot 144For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An Unusual 28-Bore Flintlock All-Metal Belt Pistol With Rifled BarrelBy John Murdoch Of Doune, Late 18th CenturyWith four-stage sighted barrel rifled with eight grooves and engraved with symmetrical designs of foliage at the flared octagonal muzzle, along the mid-section and in front of the ridged and fluted breech, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock engraved with scrolling foliage on the tail, cock en suite, three-quarter stock engraved with scrolling foliage within line ornament, and with three foliate engraved silver panels along the underside, 'ram's horn' butt engraved en suite, inlaid with silver interlace along the back and with a vacant oval silver escutcheon on each side, silver button trigger and threaded pricker each engraved as a flower-head, slender engraved belt hook with central spiral flutes, the terminal pierced and engraved with foliage, and original slender steel ramrod with pierced baluster tip (some old scattered light pitting in places) 19 cm. barrel Footnotes:For a related pistol by the same maker, the last of the Doune gunsmiths who is believed to have died in 1812, see Claude Blair and Robert Woosnam-Savage, Scottish Firearms, 1995, p. 33, fig.52. See footnote to following lotFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Very Rare Cased .400 (70-Bore) Percussion Seven-Barrelled Goose RifleBy H. Nock, Gun Maker To His Majesty, No. 4518, Circa 1709-95Converted from flintlock, with twist leaf-sighted barrels, signed along the rib between the two top barrels, each barrel cut with seven spiral grooves, case-hardened breech-block with gold line and engraved with a starburst on top, border engraved tang decorated with foliage and a Britannia shield, and with a starburst in the sighting groove, signed serial numbered flat bevelled lock with stepped tail, highly figured half-stock with cheek-piece and chequered grip, border engraved blued steel mounts comprising butt-plate (rust patinated) decorated with hanging game on the blued heel tang, trigger-guard (loss of finish on the tang) with a recumbent stag in a landscape on the bow, trigger-plate with large pineapple finial, rear ramrod-pipe en suite, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, original brass-mounted ramrod, and some original finish: in original lined and fitted oak case (one partition loose) with accessories including rare brass charger, gang mould for fourteen balls, three wooden ball holders, brass-mounted powder-flask with bevelled elongated body, and leather flint wallet, the interior of the lid with illustrated trade label (minor damage and old stains) for circa 1789-1804, the exterior with flush-fitting carrying handle, London proof marks 49.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenancePiers Mostyn, Bt. (sold in the sale contents of Bredfield Hall, Woodbridge, Suffolk in about 1944)W. Keith Neal Collection, C204Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 8 November 1995, lot 37LiteratureW. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers 1740-1790, 1974, p. 110Idem, British Gunmakers Their Trade Cards, Cases and Equipment 1760-1860, 1980, p. 119, pl. 435Richard Akehurst, Game Guns and Rifles, 1969, p.18, pl. 22Originally sold in 1995 with two manuscript notes (now missing) by W. Keith Neal, one listing the contents of the case, the other giving instructions for the use of the rifle, including a recommendation to 'pick up the birds quick', confirming that it was intended for geese. Also in the case was a manuscript letter from H. Nock's shop about the rifle, written by Nock's clerk James Wilkinson, who later set up in business on his own as James Wilkinson, gunmakers, a firm that survived until recently as Wilkinson Sword Ltd.Seven-barrel rifles were made popular by Colonel Thomas Thornton's A Sporting Tour through the Northern Parts of England (1804) and A Sporting Tour through France (1805), where he described their use on roe deer as well as birds. Thornton even commissioned a fourteen-barrel example, preserved today in the Musée d'Armes in LiègeFor further information on rifles of this type see W. Keith Neal & D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers 1740-1790, 1974, pp. 109-110For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 13-Bore Percussion Officer's PistolsSigned Reeves & Co., London, Mid-19th CenturyWith browned twist sighted barrels each engraved 'London' on the sighting flat, case-hardened breeches each engraved with foliage on the flat and with platinum plug, foliate engraved case-hardened tangs each with back-sight, signed border engraved case-hardened flat locks each with engraved safety-catch and decorated with foliated scrollwork, hammers en suite, figured full stocks (one with small nicks along the bottom edge of the side-flat) each with chequered rounded butt, blued steel trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with foliate scrollwork on the border engraved bow, silver escutcheons each engraved with owner's crest, dark horn fore-end caps, stirrup ramrods, and most of their original finish (barrels and trigger-guards with some surface patination): in original brass-mounted lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including mainspring clamp and Sykes brass-mounted powder-flask, the latter with bevelled wedge-shaped body and retaining most of its lacquered finish, the exterior of the lid with shaped brass escutcheon incorporating a flush-fitting carrying handle, Birmingham proof marks 18.7 cm. barrels Footnotes:Reeves & Co. are most probably Reeves & Greaves of Birmingham who are recorded between 1829 and 1839, and are known to have marked their firearms 'London'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Composite Pikeman's Half-Armour With Rare French 'Toiras' Breast-Plate Mid-17th CenturyOf iron, comprising a pot helmet (some pitting and minor damage) with two-piece skull with low turned comb, the base of the skull encircled by dome-headed lining rivets, and downturned brim with turned border, breast-plate (small internal riveted repairs) with medial ridge stamped with the name 'TOIRAS' towards the base, neck, arms and shaped skirt (adapted and with later riveted repair) all with plain turns bordered by incised double lines, rectangular tassets (pitted) each embossed with simulated lames and with domed brass-headed lining rivets, and secured by later hook catches on later leather straps reinforced with riveted brass platesFootnotes:The inscription on the breast-plate refers to Jean de Saint-Bonnet, maréchal de Toiras (1585-1636), a distinguished French general in the service of Louis XIII, and later of the Duke of Savoy. In 1623 he was made governor of Fort Louis, in the port of La Rochelle on the French Atlantic coast, then a Huguenot (protestant) centre. As the result of a Huguenot rising in 1625, the King went to war with them, and in 1627 his forces besieged La Rochelle. The rebels were supported by Charles I of England, who sent a relief force under the command of the Duke of Buckingham, which landed and occupied the nearby island of Ré. It was eventually heavily defeated by the French royal forces, as was another expedition sent in 1628. Toiras played a prominent part in the defeat of the rebels, and the pieces under discussion, which, according to C. J. ffoulkes were captured 'from a French ship', must have been intended for this troopsThe Tower Armouries' Remains (inventories) for 1676 and 1688 contain the following entries relating to the Toiras pieces:1676'Armes of the Toryas Provision Backes 236 Brestes 229'1688'Armr of the Toiras Provon 339 Backs at 8s a pce, 239 Breasts at 8sa pce.'The number had been reduced to two hundred and thirteen backs and breasts by the time ffoulkes published his inventory of the Tower Armouries in 1916 (nos. III. 184-396). A number of these, of which this breast-plate is presumably one, were sold through Sotheby's in the 1960sSee C.J. ffoulkes, Inventory and Survey of the Armouries of the Tower of London, 2 vols. 1916, l, p. 153; and A.R. Dufty & W. Reid, European Armour in the Tower of London, 1969, p. 9, pl. CXXFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Frankel Horse-Racing Interest - A racing plate worn by the legendary racehorse Frankel at the Royal Lodge Stakes, Ascot, 2010accompanied by a letter from trainer Sir Henry Cecil to the current vendor stating 'This is one of Frankel's two year old racing plates. He wore this in the Royal Lodge Stakes at Ascot. I hope that you enjoy having it. Yours sincerely, Sir Henry Cecil', with signature. The racing plate is a front shoe, made by Kerckhaert Kings Plate Extra Sound 32 (size 7), together with one of Frankel's training plates, (3)Footnotes:Frankel (foaled 2008) is a retired champion British Thoroughbred racehorse, who remained unbeaten in his 14-race career, being the highest rated racehorse in the world from May 2011.Nicknamed 'Usain Colt', he was bred by Juddmonte Farms, trained by the late Sir Henry Cecil at Warren Place, Newmarket, and is still currently owned by Prince Khalid Abdullah. He was named after the renowned late American trainer Bobby Frankel.Dubbed the world's greatest racehorse, Frankel's performance in the 2000 Guineas was described as 'one of the greatest displays on a British racecourse'. He earned nearly £3 million in prize money.Frankel is now retired to stud at Juddmonte Farms and charges a huge £175,000 a time stud fee. It is estimated that he is now worth £100 million, making him potentially the most expensive horse in history. Provenance: The vendor had a share in racehorse 'First Mohican' at Warren Place, Newmarket; the yard where Frankel was trained. They therefore knew trainer Sir Henry Cecil personally and the racing plate was gifted by Sir Henry, in person, to the vendors' daughter.Frankel's ex farrier has confirmed that during his time as farrier at Warren Place, he regularly used the Kerckhaert racing plates and indeed this plate is the style and make of the plates that he used to shoe Frankel. Frankel had unusually large feet and wore shoe sizes 7 and 7.5.A large selection of Frankel's racing plates were given to Sir Henry Cecil to be passed along to Juddmonte Farms, however it is uncertain as to what happened to these plates. It has been suggested that there are possibly now only two remaining racing plates of Frankel's that are not in the care of owner Prince Khalid Abdullah. It is thought that one sold at a charity auction and the other is the current lot for sale with Bonhams.Image of Frankel courtesy of:Author: Sjp22Title: Frankel goes to the post for the Juddmonte International at York, 2012https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frankel_at_York_2013.jpgPublic licence: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Edwin Douglas (British, 1848-1914)Persimmon - the 1896 Derby Winner signed 'E Douglas' and dated 1897, oil on canvas29 x 39cm (11 7/16 x 15 3/8in).Footnotes:Persimmon is a well known 19th century British thoroughbred racehorse and sire owned by King Edward VII. In a racing career that lasted from 1895-1897, he ran nine times and won seven races including the St Ledger, the Ascot Gold Cup, the Eclipse Stakes and the 1896 Epsom Derby. Persimmon died of a fractured pelvis aged only 15 in 1908, however his taxidermied head is on display at the National Horseracing Museum in Newmarket.Provenance:This picture was given to the vendor's great grandfather Edmund Walker who was the Sandringham Stud Manager to King Edward VII. Persimmon was raised by Edmund as a foal and then went on to be trained by Richard Marsh. There is still a statue of Persimmon at the front of Sandringham Stud with Edmund Walker's name on the plinth. This is one of two paintings, the other being held in the Royal Collection. It is thought that this painting was the original portrait of Persimmon given to Edward VII, however it is said King Edward did not like the way the straw was painted and therefore sent it back to be done again. The picture in the Royal Collection is thought to be the new and improved version, and this earlier version was gifted to Edmund Walker who was also a personal friend to the King. The next lot displays four of Persimmon's horseshoes displayed in a glazed case.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

ROBERT FORGAN & SON: A RANDOMLY HAND HAMMERED GUTTA-PERCHA GOLF BALL, CIRCA 1870Complete with its yellow paper Glasgow International Exhibition exhibit label.Footnotes:This historically important golf ball was displayed at the Glasgow International Exhibition of 1901, at the request of the Reverend John Kerr [The Golf Book of East Lothian] who suggested to the archaeology committee that there should be a golfing exhibit; he then took on the role of curating it. The Exhibition opened in May 1901 and ran for six months.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

TOM HOOD: A LONG NOSE SPOON, CIRCA 1870A lightly stained fruit wood club head with script capital letters 'T Hood' stamped on crown, delicate neck and all original with ram's horn and rear lead weight. There is a small area missing from the shaft and it lacks a grip.Club length 39in., head 5 ½in. long, face 1in. deep and across crown 1 ⅞in. Footnotes:Thomas Hood (1843-1909) was a craftsman who mage long nose clubs during the period 1865-1890 initially at Mill Hill Musselburgh and later at Morningside Edinburgh. Hood used several name stamps throughout his career, the most noteworthy being in large script; he was one of only three club makers to use the script style.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Tennis Novak Djokovic signed 12x10 colour photo. Novak Djokovic ( born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 1 in men's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Good Condition. All autographed items are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.