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Lot 177
Hornby 00 Gauge Skaledale Buildings, R8548 Highfields Windmill, R8547 White Cliffs Cottage, both appear complete although loose in boxes), R8701 Country Police Station, R8990 Cricket Pavilion, R8695 Lytch Gate, all in original boxes and unboxed Holy Trinity Church (lacks weather vane), VG-E, boxes F-VG (6)
Lot 166
COLLECTION OF FOB SEALS, 19TH CENTURYThe engraved hoop suspending eleven fob seals; 1st: The carnelian depicting a dove in flight, its beak holding a bible, 2nd: The bunch of grapes fob with a rectangular bloodstone, 3rd: The scalloped foiled-back transparent quartz with the motto 'DINNA TELL' (Do not tell) surrounding a thistle, 4th: The star shaped foiled back pale yellow quartz with the motto 'FARE' above a well, as a pictorial depiction of farewell, 5th: The bloodstone depicting a three leaf clover, 6th: The bloodstone with 'I'M NOT THE FIRST TO CHANGE' surrounding a wind vane with the points of a compass, 7th: The shield shaped foiled back citrine engraved with an eye, a feather quill and 'TRUTH', as a pictorial depiction of 'I write the truth', 8th: The hexagonal foiled back quartz, 9th: The bloodstone engraved 'BELIEVE ME', 10th: The shield shaped white chalcedony engraved 'MINA, 10th: The shield shaped foiled back pale green hardstone, lengths: 0.9cm - 1.4cmFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 368
Breweriana: Hereward Bitter Vane Arms painted wooden pub sign, formerly from the Vane Arms Sudborough, painted with the figure of Hereward the Wake with his dog before a country house landscape, possibly Boughton, aluminum frame, wooden hanging baton, overall 130cm x 96cm.Condition report:The condition is at present very good. Some weathering to the top baton and some light scratching to the aluminium frame but the image is good (it is only one-sided) the colours are a little yellowed and there is a 1cm x 0.5cm paint flake to the green across from the dog's tail (near the black border). Some over painting to the sky.
Lot 562
Sayers (Dorothy L.) Gaudy Night, first edition, first issue with "ver" for "very" on p 157, line 22, the odd spot, pencil inscription to front pastedown, original cloth, slight bumping and fraying to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket priced at 8/6 and with not mention of Peter Wimsey to front panel, light sunning to spine and lower panel margins, 1 or 2 minor nicks and some light creasing to head, a few splash mark to upper joint, but a sharp and excellent example overall, 8vo, 1935.⁂ An unusually good copy of what has been been described as the first feminist mystery novel. Gaudy Night takes place at the fictional all-female Shrewsbury College, Oxford and features Sayers' recurring characters Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane. The dust-jacket occurs in two states, seemingly without priority.
Lot 333
A Folk Art gilded iron hare silhouette weather vane, 19th century, in running pose, 48 x 78cm; together with two painted sheet metal bird decoys 51cm and 34cm long (3)Provenance:Collection of Mike Handford, 'Hillsleigh', Burford, OxfordshireHare with old repairs and two patches of severe rust which has rotted right through ...also fasteneing rod is gone leaving only the ond fixing tab. a.fsmaller bird lost its metal stem...both birds have rusing on surface and the gull has feather tips truncated.a.f
Lot 1067
NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS: Selection of individual ink signatures, each to the verso of colour picture postcards addressed to the Italian collector Roland Sensini, by various Nobel Prize winners for Physiology or Medicine comprising Konrad Bloch (1964), Francois Jacob (1965), Har Gobind Khorana (1968), Renato Dulbecco (2; 1975), Howard Temin (1975), Roger Guillemin (2; 1977), Andrew Schally (1977), Rosalyn Yalow (1977), Hamilton O. Smith (2; 1978), Godfrey Hounsfield (1979), Baruj Benacerraf (2; 1980), George D. Snell (1980), John Vane (1982), Joseph Goldstein (1985), Rita Levi-Montalcini (1986), Sydney Brenner (2002) and Luc Montagnier (2; 2008). A few have additional notes in their hands and many have small attached magazine or newspaper portraits etc. Generally VG, 22
Lot 87
TWO WATERCOLOURS AND TWO ENGRAVINGS: H. Vane Turner - 'Streatley', watercolour on paper, signed and titled below, 8 x 29 cm; Mildred Lovegrove - Boats on the Estuary, watercolour on paper, signed lower right, 34 x 25 cm; together with two hand-coloured engravings: E. Finden - 'Robin Hood's Bay'; and S. Lacey - 'Sunderland Harbour, From the Pier, Durham' all framed and glazed (4)
Lot 153
Two wind vanes, late 20th century, comprising: an Indonesian example, wood, bamboo, coloured tinplate, wire, approx. 43cm high, 54cm wide; and Rock Singer, painted wood, plastic card, spring, safety pin, nylon thread, approx. 55.5cm high; together with: a cowhide and wood rotating drum, 41.5cm high; a Whirlybird flying propeller toy, other propeller toys; and Peasant Dance, Madeira Portugal, bamboo, wood, wire, wool and cotton textiles, raffia, tape, bottle tops, approx. 51cm high (lot) Sir Nicholas Goodison noted: As the wind rotates the vane the three loosely jointed clappers on the shaft strike the bamboo notes. The stronger the wind the faster the notes. The shaft also drives the peasant to raise and lower his arm so that the cow too raises its head as the peasant pulls it. The vane would normally be mounted on a rod or peg on a building – the upright shaft is hollow bamboo – and the vane would turn to reflect the direction of the wind. It wouldn’t last long in a tornado. The peasant appears to be sowing or tilling and the weather is clearly hot. Rock singer: Pulling down on the yellow card raises the playing arm and tilts the guitar. Any rhythm can be played, from short regular strums to grand sweeps in which the guitar moves more dramatically. Pulling the yellow card also creates the music as the blue disc, from which the separate threads lead to arm and guitar, strikes the four hanging metal strips which are tuned to four different notes. This hanging toy is akin to jumping jacks. The singer is stylish, fit for Glastonbury or Hyde Park, with his dark glasses and safety pin ear-ring. We will never know what sort of voice he has but we are probably better off not knowing and the lack of a microphone is a blessing. Peasant Dance: There are five peasants, each with percussion instruments. At the top a male peasant clashes Brisa bottle-top cymbals. Below him two male and two female peasants with castanets on their backs jump up and down, activating the castanets, as the handle at the bottom raises and lowers the striped bamboo sleeve and its platform on which they stand. Beneath the platform are four pairs of Brisa bottle tops which clash together if the movement is vigorous enough. It all makes a rhythmic party noise. Brisa is a Madeiran brand of soft drinks produced by Empresa da Cervejas da Madeira.Provenance:Indonesian wind vane: Purchased, Idonia van der Bijl, 25a Museum Street, London, January 1994.Rock Singer: Purchased, Ducks Toy Shop, Marlborough, Wiltshire, March 1995.Peasant Dance: Purchased, Kristin Baybars, London, May 1996.Roseberys do not guarantee the working order of any automata or toy.
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Lot 411
[Rolfe (Frederick William)], "Baron Corvo". Letters..., edited by Cecil Woolf, 3 vol., Centenary Edition, limited editions, original buckram-backed cloth, slight toning to spines, but a very good set generally, t.e.g., others uncut, Nicholas Vane, 1959-62.⁂ Comprising letters to C. H. C. Pirie-Gordon, Leonard Moore and R. M. Dawkins.
Lot 495
Erik Nitsche (Swiss, 1908 - 1998) "Weather Vane in a Clean Sky" Signed lower right. Original Watercolor painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the Germany 80pf Fresh Air stamp issued May 5, 1986. Breathing clean air is no longer a luxury to be taken for granted. For as the world's population continues to grow ... and nations continue to become more industrialized ... the pollution of the atmosphere has become more widespread. Although the problem of air pollution has become more prevalent in recent years, it is a problem with a very long history. For centuries, the smoking chimney has meant warmth, wealth, and work. But along with these benefits, it has filled the air with smoke, smells, and toxic gases. Even in ancient Rome, the dangers of air pollution were realized, and lawsuits came about because of it. The philoshpher Seneca warned of the dangers of the "thick air" in Rome caused by the smoke from chimneys. After Word War II, the enormous economic development brought the world higher standards of living, but also a worsening air pollution problem. To combat this worldwide problem, important international pacts have been made to keep the air clean. It is hoped that these efforts will protect man as well as protect plants and animals -- and even help preserve buildings and memorials. Image Size: in. Overall Size: in. Unframed. (B10380)
Lot 160
Camden (William) Annales, or the Historie of the Most Renowned and Victorious Princesse Elizabeth, third edition, engraved portrait frontispiece and additional title, lacking Z2 (but with duplicate of Z1) and final blank, [STC 4501], Printed by Thomas Harper, 1635, bound with Ligon (Richard) A True & Exact History Of the Island of Barbadoes, second edition, engraved map, 6 plates of natural history, 2 folding plates of sugar processing only (of 3) with the accompanying explanatory leaf bound at end, map and 1 folding plate torn and repaired with minor loss, some paper repairs with early ink manuscript visible to verso, 1 plate chipped at fore-margin with tiny loss to image, [Wing L2076], by Peter Parker...and Thomas Guy, 1673, together 2 works in 1 vol., bookplate of Vane Londonderry, a few instances of near contemporary ink marginalia, the odd small hole or short tear, occasionally affecting text, some light spotting or staining, particularly to plates, attractive later panelled calf, rubbed, joints starting with upper joint repaired at foot, folio.
Lot 2589
A 20th century sheet metal weather vane, worked as a huntsman and his dog attempting to shoot game, height 84cm, together with a 19th century copper warming pan.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
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