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Two 19th century manuscript recipe books 1859/1881 plus two manuscript 'White' family pedigree notebooks plus autograph book and three furthe...

An antique Ethiopian Orthodox tryptych icon in a carved wooden frame 260 x 290mm (open) plus a manuscript prayer (?) book, red and black charac...

Four 1970/80s Royal letter, one signed by Queen Elizabeth II, Two signed by Prince Charles and one by Princess Anne and Mark.

de Maintenon (Madame) Francoise d'Aubigné 1635-1719. Louis XIV's wife. Memoires et Lettres. 15 vols published in Amsterdam 1755/6. 12mo. full g...

A collection of 19th century bone alphabet letters ,(104)

Mercer (Vaudrey) . 'Edward John Dent and his Successors' . Antiquarian Horological Society 1977 plus four Horology associated (5)

HEIGHT AND GUILLE FOR ARTIFACT DESIGNS, 'ENCORE' PLASTIC AND LUCITE RECORD CABINET, DESIGNED 1973 moulded mark, five division 41cm wide

SCHWEPPES TABLE WATERS, ENAMEL ADVERTISEMENT SIGN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY By Appoitment to H.M. The King and H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, with Schwep...

6 vintage Waterman fountain pens with marble resin bodies, all lever fill, 3 with 14ct gold nibs All in untested complete condition, some marks a...

A limited edition Conway Stewart "Dandy" lever fill fountain pen, black and clear marble resin body, 18ct B nib, in presentation box with ink and ...

6 vintage Mabie, Todd & Co / Swan fountain pens, models include, Leverless, Self-Filler, Eternal, all 14ct nibs All in complete untested conditio...

2 Visconti "Frederico II" fountain pens, piston fill with marbled body, limited edition of 800, both numbered with original box and certificates ...

An Omas Dama fountain pen, with 14ct EF nib and black resin piston fill body, boxed with papers Very good condition

A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY EROTIC SILVER AND ENAMEL VESTA CASE depicting a dancer seated on a chair, marked to the rim under the lid, mak...

A GEORGE II BURR WALNUT TEA CADDY the mid 18th century Georgian caddy of sarcophagus form, with brass swing handle, the interior with three com...

Stamp collection occupation zones 1914 to about 1938, including Belgium, France, Romania, Russian-Poland, postal area Commander-in-Chief East, Al...

Stamp collection FRG and GDR from 1948, several thousand stamps, not complete, but some nice tops of the occupation issues and e.g. post horn ser...

Stamp collection special stamps GDR large collection of special stamps, including plate errors and breaks, varieties, se-tenants, misprints, colo...

Postcard Collection Varia before 1945, approx. 300 postcards kitsch, including children, flowers, greeting and holiday cards, art, silhouettes, a...

Three student edged weapons Student's mallet, circa 1920, curved wedge blade with fullers on both sides, maker Clemen & Jung Solingen, nickel...

Samurai armour O Yoroi Showa period (1926-1989), in the style of the Kamakura period (1185-1333), black lacquered metal helmet with decorative br...

Convolute of children's books four pieces, around 1900 to 1930, including Jugendland - Ein Buch für die junge Welt und ihre Freunde, vol. II, wit...

Postcard album Varia before 1945, approx. 150 postcards kitsch, including children, greeting and holiday cards, song cards, beautiful women etc.,...

Two first editions Wilhelm Fabry 1606 Two works on surgery and wound healing in one volume, Guilielmi Fabricii Hildani Paterniacensis Chirurgi Or...

Five enamel signs Early 20th century, mostly high rectangular iron signs, multi-coloured enamelled, one with maker's mark Boos & Hahn Pyro-En...

Reservist Pipe Dragoon Saarbrücken marked "Zum Andenken a/m. Dienstz. b. d. 4. Esc. Westfl. Drag. Regt. No. 7. Saarbrücken 1912/13.", name inscri...

Lot 85

Andachtsbild

A devotional picture 19th century, carved wood, stuccoed, chalk-grounded, coloured and gold-bronzed, medallion with the head of Christ in front o...

Postcard album Baltic Sea before 1945, approx. 140 mainly topographical postcards Baltic Sea, among them Zingst, Rügen, Heringsdorf, Arendsee, Ah...

Walking stick horn 20th century, figural stag horn handle in the shape of the Grim Reaper, crowning a gilded, miniature bronze urn, blackened sho...

Convolute of foreign coins approx. 4 kg of foreign coins, including France, Netherlands, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Czech Republic, Poland etc., al...

Lion's Head Sabre Prussia circa 1880, single-edged blade with pommel, maker Eisenhauer, decorated quillons with transition to the hilt, two cross...

Convolute effects 2. World War II Pair of epaulettes for a first lieutenant of the artillery, double silver round cord on green cloth with red pi...

Baniers Erläuterungen der Götterlehre und Fabeln Anton Baniers, Mitglied der Akademie der Inschriften und schönen Wissenschaften, Erläuterung der...

Extensive collection of gemstones including carnelian, onyx, lapis lazuli, gold river, chrysoprase, rock crystal, coral, heliotrope, agate, turqu...

Propeller 1st World War Two-bladed propeller made of glued wood (probably from the Bücker company), serial numbers 18308 and 21518, drive edges p...

Tabatiere Rococo Late 18th century, shallow round box with hinged lid of dark, gently translucent tortoiseshell, set with elaborately rubbed silv...

Convolute of old banknotes and silver medals approx. 90 pieces, including German Empire, Inflation, Weimar Republic, 3rd Reich and emergency mone...

Walking stick horn Early 20th century, horn carved, partly engraved and blackened, slender handle in naturalistic moulding with three plastically...

Bavarian Official's sword circa 1850, wedge blade with fullers on both sides, formerly blued on both sides at 35 cm and with gilded trophy and L ...

Humboldt's Journey to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent, in German adaptation by Hermann Hauff [...], the only edition in German recog...

Sala Rotsiegel Steckspiel "Des Kindes liebstes Spiel", around 1900, luxury paper factory A(dolf) Sala Berlin, marked "Sala-Spiele mit Rotsiegel",...

Patriotic demitasse cup Meissen circa 1915, cup and matching saucer with underglaze blue pommel sword mark 1860-1924, 1st choice and embossed num...

Exceptional lidded vessel 18th century, footed bowl on a filigree curved brass base, turned foot of dark hardwood, the bowl made of coconut, the ...

Salomon Geßners Schriften 1775 Volumes I-III, Reutlingen bey Johann Georg Fleischbauer 1775, format Kl. 8°, volume I with 320 p., volume II with ...

Elastolin large mass soldier imperial era circa 1915, unmarked, mass coloured, standing soldier in Prussian uniform on a green rectangular base w...

Lot 341

Konvolut Achate

A collection of agates Mostly from German sites such as St. Egidien, Idar-Oberstein area and St. Wendel area as well as some pieces from overseas...

Convolute of stereo photos Casanova cigarettes around 1920, approx. 85 stereo photos, including Schillerpark Jena, Merseburg, Riesengebirge, Mari...

Georg Heyde Dresden collection of field carriages circa 1900, unmarked, cast pewter and painted, consisting of six two-horse carriages with four ...

Dresden cardboard set of plastic witches' houses as Christmas tree decorations, around 1900, unmarked, cardboard embossed, punched, partly hand-pa...

Lot 1248

10 Pesetas Gold

10 pesetas gold 1890, obverse Alfonso XII, reverse coat of arms Spain, vz, G approx. 3.13 g. 10 Pesetas Gold 1890, Avers Alfonso XII., Revers Wa...

Extensive collection of faceted amethysts consisting of approx. 200 faceted amethysts, some in intense violet tones, inlaid in plastic boxes, tot...

Historical display Early 20th century, coloured sheet iron, rectangular sign, marked Schreibwarenhandlung Gustav Friedrich, strong traces of age ...

Collar mirror music school Braunschweig black velvet on linen and black-silver cord border, polished metal overlay in the shape of a lyre on the ...

1 gold ducat Austria 1915, obverse Franz Joseph I, reverse double-headed eagle Austria-Hungary, vz, G approx. 3.51 g. 1 Golddukat Österreich 191...

20 Goldmark Bavaria 1873 D, Ludwig II, ss+, G approx. 7.95 g. 20 Goldmark Bayern 1873 D, Ludwig II., ss+, G ca. 7,95 g.

Lot 1245

Eine Goldmark

One gold mark 2001 F, PP in capsule, G approx. 12.01 g. Eine Goldmark 2001 F, PP in Kapsel, G ca. 12,01 g.

Green tourmaline Found in Brazil, tourmaline on rock crystal, L 19 cm. Grüner Turmalin Fundort Brasilien, Turmalin auf Bergkristall, L 19 cm.

Three volumes of specialist literature on violin making 1) Lexikon der Violine, Baugeschichte - Spielpraxis - Komponisten und ihre Werke - Interp...

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Scientific Instruments Auctions

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