Two horn carvings Memento Mori Early 20th century, unmarked, probably carved from stag horn, Janus head showing a bearded man on one side and his...
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Lot 427
Steinmeteorit NWA 1499/Sahara
Stone meteorite NWA 1499/Sahara found October 2001, stone L5 Chondrite, partially polished, l 12 cm, g approx. 974 g. Steinmeteorit NWA 1499/Saha...
Lot 149
Bügeleisen Barock
Baroque iron 18th century, cast iron and brass, cast and mounted in several parts, simple spindle-shaped model with turned wooden handle and open...
Lot 200
Emailleschild Esso
Enamel plate Esso Mid 20th century, without manufacturer, rectangular flat plate, enamelled in three colours, for Essolub motor oils, with eight ...
Lot 47
Spazierstock
Walking stick circa 1920, unmarked, metal knob in relief with spiral decoration, dark tropical wood weft, missing ferrule, signs of age and wear...
Patriotic Christmas tree decorations from the imperial era three pieces, circa 1910, so-called Dresden cardboard, as semi-plastic double-sided me...
Convolute of forest animals Erzgebirge/Thuringia as hunting scene for pyramid or Christmas mountain, around 1910/20, once marked, mass painted in...
Convolute of silver coins United Nations twelve pieces for the protection of women's rights, including 100 Ngultrum Bhutan 1984, 100 Schilling Ta...
Lot 161
Flämische Deckenkrone
Flemish ceiling crown 19th century, solid bronze, cast and mounted in several parts, moulded baluster body with a total of twelve s-shaped curved...
Lot 157
Laterne
Lantern 17th/18th century, wrought iron screwed together in several parts, door with hinge and catch with spring mechanism, three sides glazed wi...
Lot 1301
Karl Bub Zugpackung
Karl Bub train set around 1960, marked, inscribed and addition Made in Western Germany, sheet metal lithographed in colour, 0-gauge, consisting o...
Collection of dendrite agates and moonstones consisting of 25 beautifully marked dendrite agates and five moonstone cabochons, in boxes in collec...
Lot 374
Rhodochrosit
Rhodochrosite Found in Argentina, beautifully marked and polished piece of rhodochrosite, dimensions approx. 13 x 18.5 x 3 cm, G approx. 670 g. R...
Figurative table decoration 20th century, biscuit porcelain, one marked Made in Japan, coloured, three plastically worked skulls as candlesticks ...
Lot 216
Flasche Champagner
Bottle of champagne 1980, labelled Moet et Chandon á Epernay, Cuvée Dom Pérignon, unopened, 75 cl capacity. Flasche Champagner 1980, gemarkt Moe...
Lot 1219
20 Goldmark Mecklenburg-Strelitz
20 Goldmark Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1874 A, Friedrich Wilhelm, vz (probably restrike), G approx. 7.94 g. 20 Goldmark Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1874 A, F...
Lot 373
Prächtige Rauchquarzstufe
Pompous smoky quartz specimen Found in Borów quarry, Strzegom/Poland, set with smoky quartz (morion) up to 12 cm long, also set with microlin, al...
Lot 761
Minensuchabzeichen
Mine detector badge Zinc version, maker R.K. (Rudolf Karneth, Gablonz), Z 2-3, split pin for pin replaced, gilding completely worn off. Minensuch...
Lot 775
Zwei Treue-Dienste-Abzeichen
Two loyalty service badges Silver for 25 years and gold for 40 years, both in good condition, on single ribbon clasp. Zwei Treue-Dienste-Abzeiche...
Two volumes Kunstausstellung Düsseldorf Die Industrie- und Gewerbe-Ausstellung für Rheinland, Westfalen und benachbarte Bezirke [...] Düsseldorf...
Lot 1099
Fünf Fachbücher Art déco
Five reference books Art déco consisting of: Art déco in Wort und Bild 1903-1940 by Jean Paul Bouillon, Geneva by Skira 1989, in slipcase; Die Ku...
A collection of 1st and 2nd world war medals . World War I Customs border protection badge, non-ferrous metal without ribbon ring and ribbon; fie...
Lot 1083
Drei Kataloge Sammlung Bröhan
Three catalogues Bröhan Collection consisting of 1) Kunst der 20er und 30er Jahre (1985), 636 p.; 2) Kunsthandwerk 1 - Jugendstil, Werkbund, Art ...
Lot 691
Konvolut Orden 1. Weltkrieg
A collection of medals from World War I twelve pieces, including the Front Fighter Cross of Honour in all three versions; four Kyffhäuser War Mem...
Lot 1093
Vier Fachbücher Design
Four reference books on design consisting of: Design, The Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, by Paola Antonelli; Provocations, Design from I...
Lot 1085
Darmstadt 1901–1976
Darmstadt 1901-1976 A document of German art, catalogue work in six volumes for the anniversary exhibition (Mathildenhöhe, Hess. Landesmuseum and...
Lot 1098
Zwei Fachbücher Lampen Jugendstil
Two reference books on Art Nouveau lamps consisting of: The Lamps of Tiffany by Dr Egon Neustadt and Art Nouveau and Art Déco lamps and chandelie...
Lot 210
Posten Porzellanetiketten
Lot of porcelain labels around 1920, 18 pieces, white porcelain with black overglaze inscription, labels for pharmacy use, with information on th...
Lot 51
Feiner Fingerhut
Fine thimble probably 18th century, horn carved and ornamentally engraved, red gold mounts, conically rising wall with diamond decoration and de...
A hallmarked 9ct gold entwined snake ring. The ring having a double entwined snake design with cross over snake heads to plain gold shank. Hallmar...
Cased set of three hallmarked 9ct gold Parker pens. The pens to include a fountain pen, ball point pen and pencil. Ball point pen without internal...
Lot 9009
(China, Xi River, Wuzhou, Guangxi, Guangdong, Pearl River.) Photograph Album WEST RIVER TRIPS.
(China, Xi River, Wuzhou, Guangxi, Guangdong, Pearl River.) Photograph Album WEST RIVER TRIPS. China, Leonard Philpott 1902 – 1907. ...
Lot 548
AN HISTORIC 'DUNKIRK' DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS GROUP OF SIX TO LT CDR COX OF THE ROYAL NAVY.
A Second World War and later group of six comprising Distinguished Service Cross dated 1940 (hallmarked London 1940 Garrard & Co), 1939-45 Star, A...
An oak shield 89 cm x 69 cm with chamfered edge, the shield mounted with an array of unusual and diverse objects: What appear to be a pair of 18th...
Lot 9114
(Bloomsbury Group, Jean Shepeard, Doreen Kern, Francis Bacon.) Martin Harrison: 'In Camera - Francis
(Bloomsbury Group, Jean Shepeard, Doreen Kern, Francis Bacon.) Martin Harrison: 'In Camera - Francis Bacon: Photography, Film and the Practice of ...
Lot 9081
(Ballooning, Aviation, Montgolfier Brothers.) Barthelemy Faujas de Saint-Fond: 'Description des
(Ballooning, Aviation, Montgolfier Brothers.) Barthelemy Faujas de Saint-Fond: 'Description des Expériences de la Machine Aérostatique de MM. de M...
Lot 9112
Alice B. Toklas: 'The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book', London, Michael Joseph, 1954, 1st edition, black &
Alice B. Toklas: 'The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book', London, Michael Joseph, 1954, 1st edition, black & white illustrations by Sir Francis Rose throu...
Lot 9150
Arthur Rackham (ill.): 'Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures. With an Introduction by Sir Arthur
Arthur Rackham (ill.): 'Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures. With an Introduction by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch', London, William Heinemann, 1913, 1st...
Lot 9272
Czeslaw Milosz: 'The Captive Mind', London, Secker & Warburg, 1953, 1st UK edition, translated
Czeslaw Milosz: 'The Captive Mind', London, Secker & Warburg, 1953, 1st UK edition, translated from the Polish by Jane Zielonko, original cloth gi...
Lot 9313
Laurie Lee, the autobiographical trilogy: 'Cider With Rosie', ill. John Ward, London, The Hogarth
Laurie Lee, the autobiographical trilogy: 'Cider With Rosie', ill. John Ward, London, The Hogarth Press, 1959, 1st edition, mounted piece on title...
Wilfred Thesiger: 'The Marsh Arabs', London, Longmans, 1964, 1st edition, 3 maps + 110 b/w photographic illustrations as called for, original clot...
Lot 9327
Frederick Forsyth, 3 titles, all signed first editions, all in dust wrappers with prices intact: '
Frederick Forsyth, 3 titles, all signed first editions, all in dust wrappers with prices intact: 'The Day of the Jackal', London, Hutchinson, 1971...
Lot 9062
(East Anglia, Topography, Fine Binding.) Thomas Kitson Cromwell, 3 titles: 'Excursions in the County
(East Anglia, Topography, Fine Binding.) Thomas Kitson Cromwell, 3 titles: 'Excursions in the County of Essex', London, Longman et al, 1818-19, 1s...
* Propeller. WWI Royal Flying Corps SE5a Fighting Scout two-blade propeller circa 1916, the laminated mahogany propeller stamped DG 88033, D ...
A nickel peaked cap skull with RZM and maker's mark to the reverse M1/52. With twin pin fixings. 6.3 cm wide. *CR Good condition with nice detail.
Lot 9113
(Gastronomy, Cookery.) A collection of 24 assorted titles, including a manuscript cookery recipt
9113(Gastronomy, Cookery.) A collection of 24 assorted titles, including a manuscript cookery recipt
(Gastronomy, Cookery.) A collection of 24 assorted titles, including a manuscript cookery recipt book, ownership signature/inscription at front "C...
* Ensign. WWII Royal Air Force Station ensign-flag, dated 1941, woven cotton segments sewn and applied to the blue cotton ground, with rein...
Lot 9161
Edmund Dulac (illustrated): 'The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam', translated Fitzgerald, London, Hodder,
Edmund Dulac (illustrated): 'The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam', translated Fitzgerald, London, Hodder, circa 1910, 20 tipped-in colour plates as calle...
* An impressive group of eleven miniature dress medals attributed to Major General Sir E. Swinton, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., who played a part in ...
* The Munich Crisis and ‘Peace for Our Time’. The counterfoil return flight ticket, BA/WS 18249, issued to the Prime Minister, the Rt Hon. Nev...
* WWI M.C. group to Lieutenant G.W. Thompson, Northumberland Fusiliers, later Royal Garrison Artillery, awarded the Military Cross for very g...
Lot 9111
(Gastronomy, Indian and World Cookery.) A collection of 11 assorted titles, mostly Indian and
(Gastronomy, Indian and World Cookery.) A collection of 11 assorted titles, mostly Indian and South Asian cookery etc, including Chitrita Banerji:...
Lot 9166
Edward Lear: 'Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets', London, Robert John Bush, 1871, 1st
Edward Lear: 'Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets', London, Robert John Bush, 1871, 1st edition, 3rd thousand, b/w illustrations by Edw...
Lot 9314
(Spanish Civil War.) Gerald Brenan: 'The Spanish Labyrinth: An Account of the Social and Political
(Spanish Civil War.) Gerald Brenan: 'The Spanish Labyrinth: An Account of the Social and Political Background of the Civil War', New York, Macmill...
Lot 9227
Richard Adams: 'Watership Down', illustrated John Lawrence, London, Penguin/Kestrel Books, 1976, 1st
Richard Adams: 'Watership Down', illustrated John Lawrence, London, Penguin/Kestrel Books, 1976, 1st illustrated edition, colour and b/w ills. thr...
Lot 9395
New Naturalist. Collins (publishers.) Six New Naturalist series 1st editions, comprising Brian Moss:
New Naturalist. Collins (publishers.) Six New Naturalist series 1st editions, comprising Brian Moss: 'Lakes, Loughs and Lochs', 2015, Peter J. Hay...
Lot 9339
C.S. Lewis, 3 titles: 'The Literary Impact of the Authorised Version', University of London, The
9339C.S. Lewis, 3 titles: 'The Literary Impact of the Authorised Version', University of London, The
C.S. Lewis, 3 titles: 'The Literary Impact of the Authorised Version', University of London, The Athlone Press, 1950, 1st edition, original stitch...
* WWI ‘East Africa’ D.C.M. group of three to Staff Sergeant Major J. Warren, South African Special Service Company, attached 2/4th Battalion, K...
* The Victorian 'Tel-El-Kebir' V.C. dress miniature medal group attributed to Major W.M.M. Edwards., Highland Light Infantry, who led a party o...
* A group of five miniature dress medals attributed to Colonel R.H.G. Heygate, D.S.O., Border Regiment a) Distinguished Service Order, V.R., ...
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