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A CARVED HARDWOOD RUYI SCEPTRE AND A RECTANGULAR BOX INLAID WITH MOTHER OF PEARL AND HARDSTONE INLAID 20世紀初 木雕如意及嵌百寶方盒兩件 China, early 20th centu...

A BLUE AND WHITE WITH IRON RED AND GILT CHARGER, WITH BUTTERFLY AND A BOUQUET OF FLOWERS 清19世紀 青花礬紅描金 蝶戀花紋大盤 China, 19th century D: 37.5cm

STEINBECK JOHN: (1902-1968) American writer, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1962. A fascinating autograph manuscript, unsigned, six pages (se...

MALIBRAN MARIA: (1808-1836) Spanish Mezzo-Soprano. One of the most best-known opera singers of the 19th century for her dramatic performances and...

STEVENSON ROBERT LOUIS: (1850-1894) Scottish novelist of Treasure Island (1883), Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) and Kidnapped ...

ANDROPOV YURI: (1914-1984) Soviet politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union 1982-84. A printed 8vo bo...

ALOALO FUNERARY POLE Madagascar Wood H.190cm NOTE The aloalo is a unique funerary pole sculpture found in the south-western region of Mada...

TOULOUSE-LAUTREC HENRI DE: (1864-1901) French painter and illustrator. A wonderful, early A.L.S., Henry , four pages, 8vo, Paris, 19th January 1...

DEGAS EDGAR: (1834-1917) French Impressionist Painter. A good A.L.S., ` Degas ´, four pages, mourning paper, 8vo, n.p., 16th October, n.y. [1895/...

VOLKHOVSKY FELIKS: (1846-1914) Russian revolutionary, journalist and writer. An interesting L.S., F. Volkhovsky , four pages, 8vo, Hammersmith, ...

A GILT-BRONZE STANDING FIGURE OF BODHIDHARMA 清代 銅鎏金只履西歸達摩祖師立像 China, Qing dynasty The gilt bronze statue of standing Bodhidharma or Damo featur...

GRAND DUCHESS OLGA CONSTANTINOVNA: (1851-1926) Grand Duchess of Russia, wife of King George I of Greece. Queen Consort of the Hellenes 1867-1913 ...

[CARTER HOWARD]: (1874-1939) English archaeologist and Egyptologist who discovered the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. VERNEY HARRY: (1872-1950) B...

ZEPPELIN FERDINAND VON: (1838-1917) German General and inventor of the Zeppelin rigid airships which dominated long-distance flight until the 193...

HAGGARD H. RIDER: (1856-1925) English writer of adventure fiction including King Solomon's Mines . L.S., H. Rider Haggard , on two sides of his...

A LEMON-YELLOW ‘LINGZHI’ SHAPED GROUP 清中期 仿生瓷 黃釉靈芝尊 China, 19th century. the body naturalistically modelled as a hollowed lingzhi spray and ris...

[WOODY ALLEN MOVIES]: Small selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs and very slightly smaller (2) by various actors who have appeared in different...

A GORYEO-STYLE INLAID CELADON-GLAZED 'CRANES' VASE, MAEBYONG Korea, 20th century Decorated in white and black on a celadon ground with cranes in...

A PAIR OF CRACKLED ZUN VASES 20世紀 花鳥紋尊形瓶一對 with two dragon handles, decorated with birds, flowers and a calligraphy. China, 20th century. H. 3...

ANDO: A GREEN CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL VASE Japan, 20th century, Taisho (1912-1926) to early Showa period (1926-1989) of baluster shape, decorated with ...

A TIBETAN CAST BRONZE FIGURE OF PADMASAMBHAVA, 19th Century in seated position with legs folded, holding a vajra and a skull cap, a detachable sce...

A TURQUOISE BLUE-GROUND WOMEN'S VEST WITH SILK EMBROIDERED FLOWERS 晚清 湖藍地繡花紋坎肩 China, late Qing dynasty Size: 63.5 x 64cm Provenance: A colle...

A TRIPOD LONGQUAN INCENSE BURNER 明代 龍泉窯輔首三足香爐 China, Ming dynasty carved above the stout legs with floral sprays on the body, the shoulders fla...

A BLACK GROUND FAMILLE VERTE 'FLOWER AND BIRDS' VASE 清康熙 黑地素三彩花鸟纹瓶 China, Kangxi Period with Hong Kong Art Craft Merchants Association Limited ...

JUN STYLE WARE DOUBLE POMEGRANATE SHAPED WATER DROPPER 民國 仿鈞窯雙石榴水丞 China, Republic period The dropper is modelled in the form of a pair of pome...

A HUANGHUALI WOODEN BOX INLAID WITH MOTER-OF-PEARL, SOAPSTONE AND CORAL FLOWERS AND CRICKETS 黃花梨嵌百寶 花卉詩文蛐蛐盒 China of rectangular shape, with t...

A DOUCAI ‘POMEGRENATE, FLOWERS, AND BIRDS’ CHARGER 18世紀 鬥彩石榴花鳥大盤 China, 18th century D: 38.5cm

A GROUP OF FOUR CHINESE IMARI ‘FLOWER AND ANTIQUES’ PLATES 清18世纪 青花珊礬紅描金花卉、博古纹盘四件 China, 18th century D.21.9-22.9cm

*AN IVORY OKIMONO OF A FATHER POURING GOURD TOWARDS A SMALL HORSE, AND HIS SON Japan, Meiji period Signed Seidō. H.14.5cm

A SMALL DOUCAI ‘LOTUS’ SAUCER 18世紀 鬥彩西番蓮紋小碟 China, 18th century. D: 7.8cm

MAUPASSANT GUY DE: (1850-1893) French Writer. A good A.L.S., Guy de Maupassant , three pages, 8vo, 10th rue de Montchanin, Paris, n.d., written ...

JOURDAN JEAN BAPTISTE: (1762-1833) Marshal of France. An excellent and very good content A.L.S., ` Jourdan ´, three pages, small 4to, Paris, 16th...

Van Tran (b.2000) Metamorphosis, 2023 Lacquer on wood, framed Size.50 x 70cm NOTE Van Tran Van Tran was born in Hanoi, Vietnam, in 2000 a...

[CARTER HOWARD]: (1874-1939) English archaeologist and Egyptologist who discovered the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. T.L.S. by J. R. H. Molony of ...

AUDEN W. H.: (1907-1973) British-born American poet. A.L.S., W. H. Auden , one page, 8vo, Kirchstetten, 20th August 1972, to Mr. Schreiber. Aude...

BAGA SERPENT Republic of Guinea Wood and pigments Bansonyi/a-Mantsho-na-Tshol features a vertically dynamic, undulating form. The serpent rises...

[WORLD WAR II]: A pair of original vintage printed 8vo Safe Conduct passes issued after 1944 to German soldiers who desired to surrender to the A...

DIAGHILEV SERGEI: (1872-1929) Russian ballet impresario, founder of the Ballets Russes. A.N.S., with his monogram SD , one page, small 8vo, Lond...

BERNADOTTE JEAN BAPTISTE: (1763-1844) Marshal of France, Prince de Pontecorvo and King Charles XIV John of Sweden and Norway 1818-44. A very fine...

HUGO VICTOR: (1802-1885) French Poet & Novelist of the Romantic Movement. A.L.S., Victor Hugo , two pages, 8vo, n.p., [Paris], n.d., `Thursday,...

CHRISTIE ETHEL: (1898-1952) English wife of murderer John Reginald Halliday Christie, herself one of his victims who was later discovered strangl...

HUMBOLDT ALEXANDER VON: (1769-1859) German polymath, geographer, naturalist and explorer. A.L.S., Ht , an abbreviated form of his surname, two p...

JOURDAN JEAN BAPTISTE: (1762-1833) Marshal of France. An interesting D.S., Jourdan, four pages, folio, Niederbach, 12th October 1795. The documen...

VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1837-1901. D.S., Victoria R I , as Queen, at the head, two pages,...

MATA HARI: (1876-1917) Margaretha Geertruida Zelle. Dutch exotic dancer, courtesan and spy, executed by a firing squad in France during World War...

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) French Impressionist painter. A.L.S., Claude Monet , three pages, 8vo, Giverny par Vernon, Eure, 6th July 1922, to a f...

SADE MARQUIS DE: (1740-1814) Donatien Alphonse François de Sade. French Writer, Nobleman and Revolutionary Politician. Best-known for his erotic ...

WELLINGTON DUKE OF: (1769-1852) Anglo-Irish Field Marshal, the victor of Waterloo. British Prime Minister 1828-30, 1834. A poignant A.L.S., Wn ,...

AN EXTREMELY RARE JADE STANDING FIGURE 漢代 白玉立人 China, Han dynasty (202 BC–220 AD) 青白玉質地，上半身帶有明顯的沁斑。 玉人立姿，以圓雕和淺浮雕描繪了髓型修長，削肩細腰，抱袖置於腹前。 面部橢圓，尖下巴...

[CARTER HOWARD]: (1874-1939) English archaeologist and Egyptologist who discovered the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. WHITE PERCY (1852-1938) Eng...

PRODIGY THE: Signed 4.5 x 4.5 photograph by all three members of the English electronic dance music band The Prodigy individually, comprising Lia...

SHOMO WILLIAM A.: (1918-1990) American Lieutenant Colonel and fighter pilot with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, credited ...

CARDIGAN EARL OF: (1797-1868) British Lieutenant-General who commanded the Light Brigade during the Crimean War, leading its charge at the Battle...

A WHITE JADE RETICULATED KALAVINKA PENDANT 元代或更晚 白玉迦陵頻伽掛墜 China, Yuan dynasty or later H.4cm NOTE The Kalaviṅka is a mythical immortal creatu...

*A CARVING STANDING FIGUE OF LAKSHMI India, early 20th century Finely carved in openwork the goddess of Hindu standing on a lotus throne, her fo...

HENIE SONJA: (1912-1969) Norwegian figure skater and film actress, Olympic gold medallist in 1928, 1932 & 1936 and a ten-time World Figure Skatin...

THIN LIZZY: A small oblong 8vo page individually signed by three members of the Irish hard rock band Thin Lizzy, comprising Phil Lynott, Scott Go...

RHEE SYNGMAN: (1875-1965) South Korean politician who served as the first President of South Korea 1948-60. Blue fountain pen ink signature ( ´Sy...

SONGYE POWER FIGURE Democratic Republic of the Congo Wood, shell, coco shell and horn of antelope H.93cm Provenance: Private British collectio...

HOWLIN´ WOLF: (1910-1976) American blues singer and guitarist. A scarce D.S., Chester Burnett (his real name), one page, 4to, Chicago, Illinois...