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Lot 1454
A Victorian painted cast iron marble top wash stand (mirrors lacking), together with an enamelled ''Phebus'' cast iron stove, a cast iron stick stand, a pair of andirons, a pair of fire tools, a bamboo occasional table, a 1920's Bentwood coat stand, and a box of Victorian metal stands with cast iron bases (10)
Lot 64
Mackley (George) Two original woodblocks of engravings, comprising: Christmas, with intertwined letters and stars, presumably for a Christmas card, c.70 x 40mm.; The Tonbridge Theatre & Arts Club, the name within a ring of painter's palette & brushes, theatrical masks and musical instruments, bookplate, c.98 x 75mm.; George Mackley Wood Engraver, illustrations, with 2 A.Ls.s. from Mackley to Laurence Lee and other ephemera loosely inserted, one thanking him for the gift of Marcus Beaven's 'Alphabet of Birds' "...[he] is a fine designer and a sincere & unpretentious craftsman...", the other thanking him for a message on his eightieth birthday "...I had no hand whatever in what happened on 13th May 1900, when I was let loose upon a hitherto unpolluted planet. It was not my fault", original cloth, dust-jacket, frayed at edges, Old Woking, 1981 § Beaven (Marcus) An Alphabet of Birds in Wood Engravings, number 244 of 250 copies signed by the artist, wood-engraved illustrations, with prints of the 2 Mackley blocks and another wood-engraving by Hilary Paynter loosely inserted, original cloth, Batheaston, 1974, 4to & 8vo (4)⁂ Two examples of finely engraved woodblocks by one of the masters of wood-engraving; the engravings are reproduced on pp.127 & 130 of George Mackley Wood Engraver. His delightful self-deprecating sense of humour is evident in his letters: "...thank you, too, for the photograph of what were once my wood engraving tools. They are best out of my reach..." and "...If you are thinking of having a very bad attack of shingles, let me advise you against it. It hurts...".
Lot 92
Paracelsus (Theophrastus Bombastus). Expositio vera harum imaginum olim Nurenbergae repertarium ex fundatissimo verae Magiae Vaticinio deducta, 1st Latin edition, [no place], 1570, woodcut on title, 30 woodcuts to text, large woodcut on final colophon leaf, title-page rehinged with old paper strip to verso, small ink stain to lower right corner beneath woodcut and next to date, old ink inscription 'Libris rarissimis annumeratur' running vertically up outer margin, worm hole to first 3 leaves touching woodcut lower border on title and affecting one word to last line of text on rectos and versos of A2 & A3, old paper repairs to upper margins of C4 & C5 with running head neatly written in ink to first leaf and left blank on second leaf, upper margin of E4 trimmed with partial loss of running head, upper margin of F2 trimmed with loss of running head, outer margin of F6 not cut straight trimming last letter of final line and catch-word, some old damp staining and spotting throughout, closely trimmed at upper margins, occasionally touching running heads and page numbers, 19th-century pencil note to front pastedown above bookplate, 'A copy of this book was in Dr [John] Dee's library, see his Catalogue Harl. M.S. 1879, fo. 44 [43], edges stained red, early 19th-century green calf, gilt-decorated borders and spine with floral tools, small 8vo (128 x 84 mm)Qty: (1)NOTESProvenance: George John Warren, 5th baron Vernon (1803-1866), of Sudbury Hall, Derbyshire, monogrammed bookplate with motto 'Vernon semper viret'. Caillet 8297; Duveen 4511; Sudhoff, Paracelsus 115; VD 16, P 409. The first Latin edition of this rarity, one of the few non-scientific works by Paracelsus. 'Paracelsus was a Protestant, and his satirical work on the Court of Rome shows his strong opposition to Papacy' (Duveen).
Lot 661
A VICTORIAN BRASS AND WIREWORK FENDER TOGETHER WITH OTHER BRASS FIRE PLACE ITEMS (7)Late 19th Century and laterIncluding a coal scuttle with scoop, a brass poker, brush and warming pan, and a brass fire screen mounted with leaded glass panels, 82cm high (7)The wirework fender with numerous light scuffs and scratches overall. Some mis-shaped areas to the wirework as to be expected. General wear commensurate with use and age. Scuttle and tools in good order, scuffs and order commensurate with use and age. Screen typically should’ve had a mesh, panelling could be later associated. Slightly wobbly in fitting.
Lot 168A
Bell & Ross. A stainless steel automatic cushion form wristwatchReference: BR01-92Date: Purchased 9th December 2015Movement: Jewelled automaticDial: Black, white baton hour markers, Arabic numeral quarters, white outer minute divisions, white tipped sword hands, centre secondsCase: Polished cushion form, back secured by 4 special screws, No.BR01-92-S-06188Strap/Bracelet: Black Bell & Ross alligator leatherBuckle/Clasp: Signed steel buckleSigned: Case, dial & movement Size: 46mm Accompaniments: Bell & Ross pouch, Warranty, toolsThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 1170
A Swift astronomical 77mm refracting telescope, Model SK-7B, F910 No 16279, in cream and grey with star finder and quadruple eyepiece turret, on adjustable grey painted counterbalanced mount and optical MFG Tools Limited folding wooden tripod Complete and working, much old settled dust and dirt
Lot 1186
Needlework Tools. A Victorian vegetable ivory tape measure, the red tape rewound by rotating the turned bone finial, 55mm h and a French bronzed metal miniature sculpture of the Sphinx, late 19th c, on noir belge base (2) Tape measure and Sphinx both in good condition, base of Sphinx chipped
Lot 456
Neolithic, 6th-3rd millennium BC. A finely knapped bifacial flint halberd sickle or knife, with gently curved triangular two-edged blade and rounded butt. Cf. Madsen, A.P., Antiquités Préhistoriques du Danemark, Copenhagen, 1872, pl.24, for similar flint tools. 84 grams, 14.2cm (5 1/2"). Property of a gentleman from Vienna; from his private collection formed since 1970. [No Reserve] For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price Very fine condition.
Lot 11
Late Period, 664-332 BC. A pale green composition shabti with tripartite wig and false beard, holding agricultural tools, a hoe and a pick, in the crossed hands and a seed-bag behind the left shoulder, eight rows of hieroglyphs, Chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead (the 'shabti chapter') to the lower body, standing on a rectangular base; mounted on a custom-made plinth. See The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 66.99.189, for a similar shabti; see The British Museum, museum number EA56580, for a similar shabti. 100 grams total, 15.2cm including stand (6"). Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman; acquired from the K M collection, Lincolnshire, UK; formed 1990s. Placed in the tombs of the deceased, shabtis were funerary figurines which awaited the instruction of the deceased in the afterlife; the inscription born by the figure often related to the type of task it might be called upon to undertake. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 195
7th-10th century AD. A mixed group of four coin balance tools and tool elements, including examples with decorative motifs. See Wamser, HvL., Die Welt Von Byzanz-Europas Ostliches Erbe, Munich, 2004, p.359, for a similar example. 47.4 grams total, 58-68mm (2 1/4 - 2 3/4"). Property of a gentleman from Vienna; from his private collection formed since 1970. [4, No Reserve] For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price Fine condition.
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