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Click here to subscribeA collection of pen knives, comprising; two mother of pearl handled knives with silver blades, maker J.Y.C., one with cartouche reading `Bet`, two further mother of pearl handled knives, one with silver blade, a silver knife, stainless steel knife, a corn knife, two propelling pencils, a sharpening tool, and a silver bookmark. (11)
Bindings. The Bab Ballads, with which are included Songs of a Savoyard, by W. S. Gilbert, 4th ed., 1899, num. engs. to text, bookplate to front pastedown, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, contemp. black crushed morocco by Riviere, raised bands, gilt lettered direct in first three compartments, spine gilt tooled overall with stylised tulips and swallows with semé dots, covers with gilt single fillet border, upper cover with scattered tulip tool repeated, gilt fillets on edges and turn ins, 8vo, together with [Stowe, Harriet Beecher], Uncle Tom’s Cabin; or, Negro Life in the Slave States of America, 1852, num. engs. to text, a few leaves at front frayed with slight loss, gilt dec. endpapers, contemp. black morocco panelled in high relief with gilt fillet decoration, 8vo, plus Balzac (Honore de), Les Contes Drolatiques, Colligez ez Abbayes de Touraine, 7th ed., n.d. c. 1860, num. engs. to text, occ. spotting, bookplate to front pastedown, marbled endpapers, contemp. maroon crushed morocco, faded spine with raised bands, compartments gilt panelled, gilt lettered direct in second compartment, gilt crest in fifth compartment, covers with gilt strap work design, gilt fillet on edges, gilt roll on turn ins, 8vo, plus eleven other 19th and 20th bindings (14)
An Australian Aborigine Fighting Stick (Boomerang), with stone tool carved decoration to one side, 67cm; a Solomon Islands Carved Wood Fish, with inset shell eyes 35cm; two Oceanic Carved Wood Boat Shape Bowls, with square panelled and diaper incised and stained decoration, 67cm and 72cm; a Crocodile Skin Waist Belt, with laced borders (5)
A 1970s Black and Decker tool kit in original oak veneered plywood display tool box, in original condition except two screwdrivers replaced, 51 by 22 by 65cm high, including D500 drill, D7876 portable saw attachment, D8011 portable saw table, U2300 1/4 inch bench drill stand, with key and original paperwork.
Illuminated manuscript. Two Poems by John Masefield, Written out and Illuminated by Betty Brown, Bentley Priory, 1923, title-page and 4pp. written in a calligraphic hand and expertly illluminated with floral and foliate borders and initials in gold and colours, colophon in black and red ink, a few light fox spots, marbled endpapers, a.e.g., orig. blue calf by Sangorski, spine and returns faded, covers with gilt single fillet border and stylised lily tool at each corner, gilt volute and tassel roll on turn-ins, slim 4to, together with an ALS from Alberto Sangorski loosely inserted, plus A Creed, by John Masefield, Written out and Illuminated by Joan W. Brown, 1921, calligraphic title-page and colophon, and 6pp. written in a calligraphic hand and illuminated with small initials in blue and red, and large elongated initials in colours and gold, on vellum, a few light fox spots, a.e.g., orig. green calf, probably by Sangorski, extrems. sl. rubbed, spine faded, dotted roll decorated raised bands between gilt rules, covers with gilt single fillet and dot roll border, volute cornerpieces, upper cover gilt-titled, gilt fillets on turn-ins, slim 8vo, plus a portion of a letter bearing Sangorski’s signature loosely inserted, plus The Seasons, Written out by Elizabeth Mary Brown, 1921, 7pp. written in a calligraphic hand, incl. title-page, illuminated in colours and gold with large and small initial letters, a.e.g., orig. dark blue calf, probably by Sangorski, dotted roll decorated raised bands between triple rules, seedhead tool in each compartment, covers with gilt single fillet border and inner triple fillet panel with flower tool at each outer corner, gilt-titled in centre of upper cover, dotted line roll on edges, gilt roll on turn-ins, slim 8vo, plus a portion of a letter bearing Sangorski’s signtaure loosely inserted. The highly accomplished work of three sisters. Their skills were admired by Alberto Sangorski who writes to Betty Brown: ‘Herewith I am sending you your illuminated manuscript bound in calf and trust you will like it and hope you will still continue to keep to your writing and illuminating, as it would be such a pity to stop now having advanced so well. Your work has been greatly admired and you show great promise...’. Bentley Priory, near Stanmore in Middlesex, was a school for girls in the early 1920s (closing in 1924). (3)
A Collection of Toys and Dolls, unsold 1950`s shop stock, including boxed Roddy Doll, three boxed Dare-Devil Divers, boxed Comet sewing machine, boxed Clifford Double Decker Bus & Crazy Clown, Charbens fire engines, crayons, stacking boxes, tool set, Totopoly, wood and plastic toys etc., in two boxes
An American combination bottle opener and wire cutter with turned wooden handle, another similar with open framework bell, a Continental stainless steel open framework corkscrew, a turned wooden barrel shaped handled coopers spile hole tool, and two 19th Century turned wooden handled corkscrews (6)
An American G.I. steel helmet with lining, a Garand bayonet (defective), a leather cartridge belt, a belt of fired 7.62mm cartridges, a British entrenching tool, a carved oak `1939-1945` memorial plaque commemorating `Murray Acton`, `Eric Dinnage`, `Sydney Gumbrill`, `Harold Lowe` and `Herbert Turk`, and a framed photograph of a First World War private wearing a Military Medal ribbon.
A late 19th century French mother-of-pearl egg form standing etui, the egg mounted on a gilt scroll base incorporating fruiting vines, the base and top mounted with four small circular colour prints under glass of Paris landmarks, on an oval alabaster base, s.d., the interior with tool mount with gilt metal needlecase and stiletto, other tools lacking, 22.5cm high.
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