A CHINESE PORCELAIN BOWL
18th/19th century
Painted in iron-red, brown and gilt with a bird perched in flowering branches, 11.75cm diameter, boxed (2)
Starcrack to centre of base. Short firing crack to rim which extends into a very fine haircrackProvenance; From a London storage facility
Hammer price:
£120
Estimate: £100 - £150
3 August 2021
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3 August 2021
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A GOLD, DIAMOND SET AND ENAMELLED LADY'S FOB WATCH AND BROOCH (2)
The watch with a jewelled cylinder movement, the decorated enamelled dial with black Roman numerals, the inner and outer case detailed 18 K, the caseback enamelled with a pansy flowerhead, centred by…
Condition Report: The watch currently winds but is sluggish. Requires lubrication. The dial is in good condition The case rims are in good condition The pansy has a few surface nicks to the enamel…
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £180 - £220
3 August 2021
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3 August 2021
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A 15CT GOLD CASED POCKET BAROMETER / COMPASS / THERMOMETER
The curved rectangular hinged case opening to reveal the barometer detailed Rain Change Fair, central thermometer and circular compass, the case exterior plain, fitted with an oval suspension loop,…
Compass needle appears to function, compass dial good condition. Mercury thermometer: glass complete and appears to function. Barometer: upon placing in plastic bag full of air and applying pressure…
Hammer price:
£2,400
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
3 August 2021
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3 August 2021
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A ROSE DIAMOND AND IVORY HINGE LIDDED TOOTHPICK BOX
Circa 1800, of rounded rectangular form, the hinged lid centered by a glazed woven hair locket within a surround of rose cut diamonds, the interior fitted with a mirror to the lid and velvet lined,…
Condition Report: Width of box: 18.6mm, depth of box: 8.6mm. The interior lining was originally pale blue and is not largely stained light brown. here is some tarnish spotting around the edge of the…
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £180 - £220
3 August 2021
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3 August 2021
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A WHITE GOLD, TANZANITE AND DIAMOND OVAL PENDANT
Claw set with the oval cut tanzanite in a surround of twenty-six circular cut diamonds, the accompanying paperwork states that the cobalt blue tanzanite is rated AAA, weighs 40.80 CT and that the…
Condition reportThe pendant is in good condition. We will put on the website an image of the photocopied paperwork detail provided with the lot. There is no original certificate as such. We are…
Hammer price:
£6,500
Estimate: £6,000 - £9,000
3 August 2021
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3 August 2021
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APIAN, Peter (1495-1552). Astronomicum Caesareum, Leipzig, 1967, modern…
APIAN, Peter (1495-1552). Astronomicum Caesareum. [Leipzig: 1967]. Folio (450 x 300mm). Coloured plates, 20 with volvelles, initials, some coloured and heightened with gold, tables. Attractively…
Estimate: £100 - £150
15 July 2021
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15 July 2021
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APULEIUS (c. 124- c. 170 AD). Psyche et Cupido. [etc.]
APULEIUS (c. 124- c. 170 AD). Psyche et Cupido. London: Medici Society, 1913. 4to (245 x
170mm). Title printed in blue and black. Original limp vellum lettered in gilt,
green silk ties. NUMBER 221 OF…
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £500 - £800
15 July 2021
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15 July 2021
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BINDING - Carl von ECKARTSHAUSEN (1752-1803). Gott ist die Reinste Liebe.
BINDING - Carl von ECKARTSHAUSEN (1752-1803). Gott ist die Reinste Liebe. Mein Gebeth und meine Betrachtung. Bregenz: Gedruckt und Verlegt ben Jos. Brentano, 1800. 8vo (162 x 95mm). Engraved…
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 July 2021
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15 July 2021
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BROWNE, Thomas (1605-82). Pseudodoxia epidemica.
BROWNE, Thomas (1605-82). Pseudodoxia
epidemica: or, Enquiries into Very many Received Tenents, and commonly Presumed
Truths … The Second Edition, Corrected and much Enlarged by the Author. London:…
Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £150 - £250
15 July 2021
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15 July 2021
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BYRON, Lord (1788-1824). Manfred. A Dramatic Poem, London, 1817,…
BYRON,
Lord (1788-1824). Manfred. A Dramatic
Poem. London: John Murray, 1817. Half title, 2-line printed quote from
Hamlet on title, 80-pages with imprint of T. Davison on p.80. Wise I, p.123.
…
Estimate: £70 - £100
15 July 2021
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15 July 2021
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COOK, James (1728-79), John HAWKESWORTH (1715-73), and others. An Account…
COOK,
James (1728-79), John HAWKESWORTH (1715-73, editor), and others. An Account of the Voyages undertaken by
the Order of his Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern
Hemisphere ...…
Hammer price:
£1,800
Estimate: £400 - £600
15 July 2021
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15 July 2021
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CORNWALL - Thomas KITCHIN (1718-84). A New Improved Map of Cornwall. [etc.]
Thomas KITCHIN (1718-84). A New Improved Map of Cornwall from the Best Surveys and Intelligencies Divided into its Hundreds. London: Printed for T. Bowles, [c. 1750]. Large hand-coloured engraved map…
Hammer price:
£130
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 July 2021
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15 July 2021
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DANTE ALIGHIERI (c. 1265-1321). La Comedia.
DANTE ALIGHIERI (c. 1265-1321). La Comedia, with the commentary of Christophoro Landino. Venice: Octavianus Scotus, 23 March 1484. Folio mostly in 8s (331 x 230mm). 270 leaves, Roman type, 64-lines…
Hammer price:
£9,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
15 July 2021
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15 July 2021
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The History of Little Fanny.
The History of Little Fanny, Exemplified in a Series of Figures. London: Printed by D. N. Shury, Berwick Street, Soho, for S. and J. Fuller, 1810. Small square 8vo (128 x 105mm). Booklet of 16-pages…
Hammer price:
£100
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 July 2021
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15 July 2021
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HUNTING - Charles SIMPSON (1885-1971). The Harboro' Country. [etc.]
HUNTING - Charles SIMPSON (1885-1971). The
Harboro' Country. London: John Lane, 1927. 4to (290 x 235mm). Title printed
in blue and black, 27 mounted coloured plates by Charles Simpson, including the…
Hammer price:
£100
Estimate: £150 - £250
15 July 2021
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15 July 2021
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La Malice des Hommes découverte dans la Justification des Femmes; par…
La
Malice des Hommes découverte dans la Justification des Femmes; par Mademoiselle
J***.
Bar-Sur-Seine: chez Malvost, [n.d. but late 18th/early 19th-century]. 12mo (140
x 86mm). 24-pages, woodcut…
Hammer price:
£70
Estimate: £70 - £100
15 July 2021
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15 July 2021
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LUCRETIUS (94-55 BC). De rerum natura libri sex.
LUCRETIUS (94-55 BC). De rerum natura libri
sex. Ad optimorum exemplarium sidem recensiti. Accesserunt variæ lectiones, quæ
in libris MSS. et eruditorum commentariis notatu digniores occurrunt,…
Hammer price:
£300
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 July 2021
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15 July 2021
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MARITIME - The Searchlight. H.M.S. "Lion."
MARITIME - The
Searchlight. H.M.S. "Lion." ... For Private Circulation only. [No place: no
publisher], October 1st, 1915 - April 1st, 1916. 3 issues bound in one, 4to
(300 x 203mm). Wood-engraved…
Hammer price:
£1,400
Estimate: £400 - £600
15 July 2021
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15 July 2021
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MISCELLANY, 17th & 18th CENTURY - Thomas SPRAT (1635-1713). The History…
MISCELLANY, 17th and 18th CENTURY - Thomas
SPRAT (1635-1713). The History of the
Royal Society of London, For the Improving of Natural Knowledge … The Fourth
Edition. London: Printed for J. Knapton …
Hammer price:
£600
Estimate: £500 - £800
15 July 2021
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15 July 2021
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MISCELLANY, 18th & 19th CENTURY - Samuel JOHNSON (1709-84). A Dictionary…
MISCELLANY, 18th and 19th CENTURY - Samuel
JOHNSON (1709-84). A Dictionary of
the English Language … The Seventh Edition. London: Printed for F. and C.
Rivington (and many others), 1785. Folio (433…
Hammer price:
£600
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
15 July 2021
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15 July 2021
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MISCELLANY, 20th CENTURY - Muriel SPARK (1918-2006). The Ballad of Peckham…
MISCELLANY, 20th CENTURY - Muriel SPARK (1918-2006). The
Ballad of Peckham Rye. London: Macmillan, 1960. 8vo (190 x
130mm). Original eggshell blue cloth, spine lettered in red, dust-jacket with…
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 July 2021
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15 July 2021
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MUSIC - A collection of 35 autograph and typed letters, signed, by Sir…
MUSIC - A
collection of 35 autograph and typed letters, signed, comprising: 13 letters by
Sir Adrian Boult (1889-1983), dated between 1958 and 1973; 7 letters by Sir John
Barbirolli (1899-1970), and…
Hammer price:
£200
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 July 2021
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15 July 2021
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PLINIUS SECUNDUS, Gaius or "Pliny the Elder" (23-79 AD). The Historie of…
PLINIUS SECUNDUS, Gaius or "Pliny the Elder" (23-79 AD). The Historie of the
World: Commonly called, The Natural Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. Translated
into English by Philemon Holland Doctor of…
Hammer price:
£450
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 July 2021
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15 July 2021
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Spooner's Panoramic View of the Queen's Marriage Procession.
Spooner's
Panoramic View of the Queen's Marriage Procession. [London: Published by
William Spooner, Printed by L. M. Lefevre, c. 1840]. Hand-coloured aquatint
continuous panoramic strip on 18 sheets,…
Hammer price:
£160
Estimate: £70 - £100
15 July 2021
, 11:00 BST
15 July 2021
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