ORTEGA Y GASSET, José (1883-1955). An extensive typescript on c.55 pages, in Spanish, with autograph revisions, of an article by Gasset on the birth of philosophy written for a tribute publication for the 70th birthday of Karl Jaspers, [c.1952].
ORTEGA Y GASSET, José (1883-1955). An extensive typescript on c.55 pages,…
ORTEGA Y GASSET, José (1883-1955, Spanish philosopher and essayist).  An extensive typescript on c.55 pages, in Spanish, with autograph revisions, sometimes in coloured pencil, of an article by José…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
Private Eye, London, 1961-2024, numbers 1-1,620, 4to, original wrappers. A COMPLETE RUN OF THE WORLD'S MOST CELEBRATED AND LONG-RUNNING SATIRICAL PERIODICAL, INCLUDING THE EXCEPTIONALLY SCARCE FIRST THREE NUMBERS, PRINTED ON YELLOW PAPER.
Private Eye, London, 1961-2024, numbers 1-1,620, 4to, original wrappers. A…
Private Eye. [London: various publishers], Friday 25th October 1961- March 2024. Numbers 1-1,620, 4to (300 x 210mm). The first 3 numbers printed in "off-set litho" on yellow paper, the remainder…
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
RAVEN, Simon (1908-2001). Alms for Oblivion, London, 1964-76, 11 vols. including one duplicate, 8vo, original cloth; and 3 others by the same author. ALL FIRST EDITIONS, in dust-jackets, two inscribed by the author. Please see the full listing below. (14)
RAVEN, Simon (1908-2001). Alms for Oblivion, London, 1964-76, 11 vols.…
RAVEN, Simon (1908-2001). The Alms for Oblivion sequence, listed in order of the date of publication, comprising: The Rich Pay Late (London, 1964), Friends in Low Places (London, 1965), The Sabre…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
RAVEN, Simon (1927-2001). The original autograph manuscript of the first three chapters of the novel "Friends in Low Places", written in blue ink on the rectos only of 174-pages, with a typed covering letter from the author, contained in a cloth box.
RAVEN, Simon (1927-2001). The original autograph manuscript of the first…
RAVEN, Simon (1927-2001).  The original autograph manuscript of the first three chapters [as eventually published] of "Friends in Low Places", the second novel in the "Alms for Oblivion" sequence,…
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
RICCARDI PRESS - The Book of Genesis, London, 1914, 4to, 10 mounted coloured plates by F. Cayley Robinson, original limp vellum gilt, ties. LIMITED TO 512 COPIES, THIS NUMBER 174 OF 500 COPIES ON "HANDMADE RICCARDI PAPER".
RICCARDI PRESS - The Book of Genesis, London, 1914, 4to, 10 mounted…
RICCARDI PRESS - The Book of Genesis. Now Printed in the Authorised Version. London: "Philip Lee Warner Publisher to the Medici Society Ltd.", 1914. 4to (265 x 200mm). Half title, title printed in…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
SALAMAN, Michael (1911-87). A collection of letters to Michael Salaman from Charles Aitken (4 letters), Campbell Dodgson (2), Michael Holroyd (6), Eric Kennington (3), Bernard Leach (3), William Rothenstein (1), Randolph Schwabe (1), and many others.
SALAMAN, Michael (1911-87). A collection of letters to Michael Salaman…
SALAMAN, Michael [or Michel] (1911-87, British artist and teacher).  A collection of autograph and typed letters to Michael Salaman, and his wife, from various artists and writers, various dates and…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
SUTHERLAND, Graham (1903-80). 24 autograph letters & 7 typed letters, signed ("Graham Sutherland" or "Graham"), to Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, West Malling, Cap-d'Ail, Venice, and elsewhere, 1954-64. Together c.80-pages, various sizes. (c.80-pages)
SUTHERLAND, Graham (1903-80). 24 autograph letters & 7 typed letters,…
SUTHERLAND, Graham (1903-80).  24 autograph letters and 7 typed letters, signed ("Graham Sutherland" or "Graham"), to Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, West Malling, Kent, Cap-d'Ail, Venice, and…
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
[VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet de (1694-1778)]. Candide, ou l' Optimisme, Traduit de l' Allemand de Mr. le Docteur Ralph, [?Geneva], 1759, 12mo, TITLE PRINTED IN RED, contemporary morocco. FIRST EDITION. VERY RARE. Please see the full description below.
[VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet de (1694-1778)]. Candide, ou l' Optimisme…
[VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet de (1694-1778)].  Candide, ou l' Optimisme, Traduit de l' Allemand de Mr. le Docteur Ralph. [?Geneva: no publisher but [?]Gabriel Cramer], 1759. 12mo (139 x 80mm).…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
WAGNER, Richard (1813-83). Autograph letter, signed (with initials, "R.W.") to [Heinrich Szadrowsky], [Zurich, c.November 1856]. In German. Four-pages, 136 x 107mm, blue paper, bifolium. On arrangements for his famous concert at St. Gallen with Liszt.
WAGNER, Richard (1813-83). Autograph letter, signed (with initials, "R.W."…
WAGNER, Richard (1813-83).  Autograph letter, signed (with initials, "R.W.") to [Heinrich Szadrowsky], [Zurich, c.November 1856]. In German. Four-pages, 136 x 107mm, blue paper, bifolium. On…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
A LARGE MAHOGANY SHOP WINDOW BAROMETER
Lot 1253 - Fine Clocks Sold
A LARGE MAHOGANY SHOP WINDOW BAROMETER
By J. Hicks, 8,9,10 Hatton Garden, London
The glazed upper part with porcelain scales and brass verniers, the lower part with a solid door, the original mercury tube now replaced by a blue-coloured spirit in a replacement tube169cm…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £200 - £300
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A ROSEWOOD THREE-TIER DECK WATCH CASE
Lot 1259 - Fine Clocks Sold
A ROSEWOOD THREE-TIER DECK WATCH CASE
Circa 1860
The stop-hinged lid opening to reveal a glass observation panel, the mid-section, also stop-hinged, with brass star-inlaid push-piece, opening to reveal a dished compartment and key recess, the lock…
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A GILT METAL-MOUNTED MAHOGANY DROP-DIAL WALL CLOCK
Lot 1270 - Fine Clocks Sold
A GILT METAL-MOUNTED MAHOGANY DROP-DIAL WALL CLOCK
In the George III style, inscribed Martins Bank, London, circa 1900
The circular case with swan-neck pediment centred by an eagle and ball finial, above a convex glazed cast-brass bezel, and moulded cirrcular dial frame, above a protruding trunk with pierced gilt…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A BRASS LANTERN CLOCK
Lot 1275 - Fine Clocks Unsold
A BRASS LANTERN CLOCK
Second half 17th Century
With slender turned finial above the four straps and bell, with pierced cresting pieces, the 6 1/2in dial with foliate-engraved centre and associated alarm disc, the movement now with anchor…
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A RESTAURATION ORMOLU AND GRIOTTE MARBLE MANTEL TIMEPIECE
Lot 1322 - Fine Clocks Sold
A RESTAURATION ORMOLU AND GRIOTTE MARBLE MANTEL TIMEPIECE
The movement by Barwise, London,
The case surmounted by a model of the Crouching Venus, after the Antique, with a rectangular case, the base with a pair of recumbent dogs centred by a box ‘ BÖETE AUX LETTRES’ above a stepped plinth,…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A CANTON ENAMEL LOZENGE-SHAPE BOTTLE VASE
Lot 1097 - Asian Ceramics & Works of Art Unsold
A CANTON ENAMEL LOZENGE-SHAPE BOTTLE VASE
Late 18th/early 19th century
The sides enamelled with the Immortals and two deer beneath a pine tree, 30.25cm high
The base has previously been drilled for electricity and has now been well restored. Some typical cracks to the enamel above the foot. 
Estimate: £200 - £300
26 June 2024 , 13:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 13:00 BST
TWO SIMILAR JAPANESE PATINATED SPELTER VASES
TWO SIMILAR JAPANESE PATINATED SPELTER VASES
Meiji period
Slender ovoid form, each decorated in high relief with two warriors and two tengu, raised on four tengu mask feet, 21.5cm high; also a Japanese mixed metal bottle vase decorated in…
Two vases- one vase has a stress break across the top of one foot and a shallow dent to the rim. On the other vase, there is a glued stress break across the top of one foot which has now come apart…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £100 - £150
26 June 2024 , 13:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 13:00 BST
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a young boy with playing cards
oil on canvas
77 x 63cm
ProvenanceColefax & FowlerSee Bellmans website article for further detailshttps://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/selected-items-from-the-john-fowler-and-imogen-taylor-collections
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £100 - £150
24 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
24 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
BOUKE DE VRIES (DUTCH, B. 1960)
BOUKE DE VRIES (DUTCH, B. 1960)
Dead Nature with celadon bowl, fruit, insect and butterfly
mixed media
mounted on a square marble base beneath a glass case
27cm wide x 13.5cm high
ARR

Provenance
The Estate of the Late Meredith…
FootnoteBourke de Vries is a Dutch ceramic conservator and artist, who studied at West Dean College after an initial career in the fashion industry. He is now highly successful and represented by…
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £300 - £500
24 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
24 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
MARITIME INTEREST: AN AMERICAN MARINE IVORY 'WHALER'S' WALKING CANE
MARITIME INTEREST: AN AMERICAN MARINE IVORY 'WHALER'S' WALKING CANE
Mid 19th Century
The sectional shaft with baleen spacers, mother-of-pearl terminal and lanyard apertures, with inscription reading 'This Whaling Stick WAS MADE BY B. MEIN. on board the Ship Fabius,…
The Fabius was a whaling vessel from Nantucket, Massachusetts, and likely sailed between 12th July 1840 and 6th April 184, captained by Frederick B. Chase (1795-1873). ('Catalogue of Nantucket…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £500 - £800
25 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
25 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
THREE ROBERT PLANT GOLD AND PLATINUM DISC AWARDS (3)
THREE ROBERT PLANT GOLD AND PLATINUM DISC AWARDS (3)
Modern
Each presented to Joan Hudson, including a gold sales award for ‘Lullaby And... The Ceaseless Roar’ 2014, 40.5cm x 40.5cm, and for ‘Shaken 'N' Stirred’ 1985, as well as a platinum sales award…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £200 - £400
25 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
25 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A GROUP OF AMERICAN POLITICAL PROTEST AND SATIRICAL POSTERS MOSTLY ANTI NIXON (16)
A GROUP OF AMERICAN POLITICAL PROTEST AND SATIRICAL POSTERS MOSTLY ANTI…
Including; ‘Ratman and Boobin’, copyright 1970 Sunset Marketing, 58.5x89cm; ‘King Richard Nixon’, copyright 1970 Westpac Visual Communications (Blacklight), 58x88.5cm; ‘Smile Things Could be Worse’,…
Together with three with images to the reverse comprising: ‘I lost my job through The New York Times’ further ‘This Recycled Poster Helps Reduce Economic and Ecological Waste’, image to the reverse,…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £120 - £180
25 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
25 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A GROUP OF AMERICAN ANTI-VIETNAM AND PROTEST POLITICAL POSTERS (15)
A GROUP OF AMERICAN ANTI-VIETNAM AND PROTEST POLITICAL POSTERS (15)
Including: 'I've Kicked the Habit', designed by Sam Lawson, 76.5 x 102cm; ‘Cry Freedom’, Published by East Totem West, Mill Valley, CA, 1967, 59 x 89cm; 'Right On‘ 51 x 71cm and the Fist of…
ProvenanceFrom the Estate of the late Hilary Gerrard (1933-2023), formerly Business Manager to Ringo Starr from the 1970s onwards.Condition Report: Generally these  posters are worn commensurate with…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £100 - £200
25 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
25 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A GROUP OF POLITICAL ANTI-WAR PROTEST POSTERS (12)
A GROUP OF POLITICAL ANTI-WAR PROTEST POSTERS (12)
Including ‘War is Good Business Invest Your Son’, copyright 1979 Lambert Studios x 2, 56 x 71cm, ‘Oxfam Back to Britain’ , Unicorn Bookshop Brighton, 1968, 51 x 77cm, 'Patience, my ass! Let's Kill…
Together with ‘Avoid Drafts’, copyright 1967, American Newsrepeat; ‘The Army Takes Care of Its Own’, copyright 1971, Young Distributed by Synergisms, 56.5x71cm; ‘Draft the Fuzz they are violent &…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £200 - £300
25 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
25 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A REGENCY STYLE GILT AND PATINATED METAL SIX LIGHT CHANDELIER
A REGENCY STYLE GILT AND PATINATED METAL SIX LIGHT CHANDELIER
Late 20th Century
With acanthus leaf clasped candle arms issuing from a dished well surmounted with a cone finial and anthemion frieze, suspension chains and foliate crown, 112cm high approx
Provenance: A House on Belgrave Square.See Bellmans website article for further details.
Estimate: £300 - £500
25 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
25 June 2024 , 17:00 BST

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