MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (3)
MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (3)
'What will your wealth profit you, if you return to find your home destroyed', Study for poster
signed, dated and inscribed 'M. Metcalfe august 1940' (lower right) and further inscribed (lower left)…
ProvenanceThe artist, thence by descent to her grandson;Private collection, UKFootnoteMargaret was brought up in Horsted Keynes, East Sussex. She studied art at the Slade under Professor Tonks…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £50 - £100
5 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
5 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
MICHAEL FLEISCHER (S.AFRICAN 1915-1991): A BRONZE CAST OF 'THE TRUMPETER '
MICHAEL FLEISCHER (S.AFRICAN 1915-1991): A BRONZE CAST OF 'THE TRUMPETER '
With monogram 'MF' and edition 3/6 to the cast, 20cm high
(ARR)
Fleischer studied classical art in West Germany, Rome, Paris and Madrid before moving to South Africa in 1963. He had over 100 solo exhibitions in in Romania, Germany, and South Africa.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
6 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
AN UNUSUAL 18TH CENTURY WALNUT METAMORPHIC OPEN ARM SETTLE/HALF TESTER BED
AN UNUSUAL 18TH CENTURY WALNUT METAMORPHIC OPEN ARM SETTLE/HALF TESTER BED
In the settle form, 138cm wide; 75cm deep; 130cm high
Good overall condition, old marks and scratches present all over, right side front support is missing a section, and left is loose, minor marks to the upholstery, see additional images. Can be used…
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
6 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
GUILLERME ET CHAMBRON; A GROUP OF FOUR 20TH CENTURY FRENCH MAGAZINE RACKS (4)
GUILLERME ET CHAMBRON; A GROUP OF FOUR 20TH CENTURY FRENCH MAGAZINE RACKS …
29cm wide; 24cm deep; 65cm high
Condition report; old scratches and scuffs, some minor water marks, you can see in the main image two appear to be missing the wooden plugs on the side. Otherwise in very good condition. Have…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £150 - £200
6 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
6 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY FLOORSTANDING OPEN BOOKCASE
A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY FLOORSTANDING OPEN BOOKCASE
126cm wide; 38cm deep; 160cm high
Condition report; I can’t see any obvious damage or breakages to the veneer, generally in good working condition. Light and deep scratches all over would benefit from a re-polish. 
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £200 - £300
6 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
6 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
A WEDGWOOD `FLORENTINE TURQUOISE'  PART DINNER AND COFFEE SERVICE (70)
A WEDGWOOD `FLORENTINE TURQUOISE' PART DINNER AND COFFEE SERVICE (70)
Modern
Comprising; a pair of circular vegetable tureens and covers, 25cm across handles; a sauce tureen and stand; an oval serving dish, 39cm wide; a pair of oval bowls, 25.5cm wide; eight two…
There is a shallow chip to the inner rim of one coffee can, approx. 1cm by 0.75cm. Minor nick to the rim of another coffee can.There is a chip around the rim of one side plate, approx. 2cm by 1cm.…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £350 - £500
7 August 2024 , 13:00 BST
7 August 2024 , 13:00 BST
A GROUP OF WORCESTER BLUE AND WHITE `ROYAL LILY' PATTERN PORCELAINS (19)
A GROUP OF WORCESTER BLUE AND WHITE `ROYAL LILY' PATTERN PORCELAINS (19)
Late 18th/19th century
Comprising; two sugar bowls and covers; egg cup; milk jug; two coffee cups; a teacup; two saucers; a shaped oval dish; three plates; a saucer dish; also a Royal Worcester …
The coffee can and one of the saucers have some wear to the brown enamel rimsThe knop on the stopper of the clock has been restored. There is some wear to the gilding on the feet of the clock…
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £150
7 August 2024 , 13:00 BST
7 August 2024 , 13:00 BST
A LALIQUE OPALESCENT GLASS `MOISSAC' VASE
A LALIQUE OPALESCENT GLASS `MOISSAC' VASE
Designed in 1927
Indistinctly signed, 13cm high
Shallow chip around the footrim, approx. 1cm square. The footrim is very scratched, but you can see `IQUE' in upper case.
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 August 2024 , 13:00 BST
7 August 2024 , 13:00 BST
A LARGE QUANTITY OF MOSTLY SILVER COINS OF THE WORLD
Lot 338 - Coins & Medals Sold
A LARGE QUANTITY OF MOSTLY SILVER COINS OF THE WORLD
To include silver and base metal, two restruck Maria Theresia dollars, a Bermuda crown, 1964, a Spain 100 pesetas, 1966 and coins from Belgium, U.S.A, Germany, Latvia, Ireland, France, Switzerland…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £200 - £300
18 July 2024 , 16:00 BST
18 July 2024 , 16:00 BST
A GROUP OF FOUR SECOND WORLD WAR MEDALS AND DOCUMENTS (QTY)
Lot 512 - Coins & Medals Sold
A GROUP OF FOUR SECOND WORLD WAR MEDALS AND DOCUMENTS (QTY)
Comprising; The 1939-45 Star, The France and Germany Star, the Defence Medal and the War Medal, all un-named, the related paperwork including; a German Certificate of Birth relating to Edith Becker,…
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £40 - £60
18 July 2024 , 16:00 BST
18 July 2024 , 16:00 BST
ARTISTS - A collection of 12 letters by artists, mainly British and French, 1816-1923, including Ruskin, Whistler, Lucien Pissarro and others. (12)
ARTISTS - A collection of 12 letters by artists, mainly British and French…
ARTISTS - A collection of 12 letters by artists, mainly British and French, 1816-1923, including John Ruskin, James McNeill Whistler, Lucien Pissarro and others, including John Ruskin, two letters,…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
ARTISTS - A collection of c.24 letters by artists, mainly French and Italian, 1795-1870 and [n.d.], including Canova, David, Delacroix, Corot, Millet, Thorvaldsen and others. (c.24)
ARTISTS - A collection of c.24 letters by artists, mainly French and…
ARTISTS - A collection of c.24 letters by artists, mainly French and Italian, 1795-1870 and [n.d.], including Antonio Canova, Jacques-Louis David, Eugène Delacroix, Camille Corot, Eugène Millet,…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
AYRES, Ralph (fl.early-mid-18th-century). A fine manuscript recipe book on paper containing 69 recipes on 38 leaves, inscribed, "Radolphus Ayres, Cook, Oxford, 1722", boards. A MANUSCRIPT COMPILED IN 1722 BY THE HEAD COOK OF NEW COLLEGE, OXFORD. RARE.
AYRES, Ralph (fl.early-mid-18th-century). A fine manuscript recipe book on…
AYRES, Ralph ("Radolphus") (fl.early-mid-18th-century).  A fine manuscript recipe book on paper containing 69 recipes on 38 leaves, most written on the rectos only, inscribed on the verso of the…
Hammer price: £5,500
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BINDING - Charles WELCH (1848-1924). History of the Tower Bridge and of other Bridges over the Thames, London, 1894. 4to, plates, VERY FINELY BOUND by Zaehnsdorf in elaborate scarlet morocco. Provenance: W. A. FOYLE, BEELEIGH ABBEY (bookplate).
BINDING - Charles WELCH (1848-1924). History of the Tower Bridge and of…
BINDING - Charles WELCH (1848-1924).  History of the Tower Bridge and of other Bridges over the Thames built by the Corporation of London. London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1894. 4to (281 x 215mm). Half…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £500 - £800
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BINDING - William Bond CAVENDISH [?but William Bengo COLLYER] (1782-1854). Lectures on Scripture Comparison, London, 1826, 8vo, FINELY BOUND BY THOMAS GOSDEN in contemporary red morocco gilt. A ROYAL BINDING FOR QUEEN ADELAIDE.
BINDING - William Bond CAVENDISH [?but William Bengo COLLYER] (1782-1854).…
BINDING - William Bond CAVENDISH [?but William Bengo COLLYER] (1782-1854).  Lectures on Scripture Comparison: or, Christianity Compared with Hinduism, Mohammedanism, The Ancient Philosophy, and Deism…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94) & Michael MONTFORT (1940-2008, photographer). 24 Photographs 1977-1987, Santa Barbara, 1987, 4to, boards. FIRST EDITION. LIMITED TO 496 COPIES, THIS ONE OF 26 SIGNED BY BUKOWSKI WITH AN ORIGINAL SELF-PORTRAIT. RARE.
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94) - Michael MONTFORT (1940-2008, photographer).…
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94) - Michael MONTFORT (1940-2008, photographer).  24 Photographs 1977-1987 by Michael Montfort. With an Introduction and Poem by Charles Bukowski. Santa Barbara: Graham…
Estimate: £600 - £800
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BULOW, Hans von (1830-94). A series of 27 autograph letters, signed ("H. v. Bülow"), to Dr Carl Gille, Berlin, Munich and elsewhere, 18 November [1863] - 30 May 1869. In German. Together c.75 pages, mostly on his relations with Wagner and Liszt.
BULOW, Hans von (1830-94). A series of 27 autograph letters, signed ("H. v…
BULOW, Hans von (1830-94, German conductor, pianist and composer).  A series of 27 autograph letters, signed ("H. v. Bülow"), to Dr Carl Gille, Berlin, Munich and elsewhere, 18 November [1863] - 30…
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BUTTERFLIES, Indian - An album of original watercolours of Indian butterflies and moths mounted on paper, the images 130 x 95mm., inset into 38 thick card mounts, one on each side (some staining), 1868 and later, collected by Julius Barras.
BUTTERFLIES, Indian - An album of original watercolours of Indian…
BUTTERFLIES, Indian - An album of original watercolours of Indian butterflies and moths mounted on paper with watercolour backgrounds of flora, the images 130 x 95mm., each inset into 38 thick card…
Hammer price: £4,500
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
CHESSER, Eustace (1902-73). Live and Let live, London, 1958, 8vo, cloth, dust-jacket, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed, "To Valerie with nice thoughts, Eustace, Feb. '58". With 11 other books by the same author, some PRESENTATION COPIES. (12)
CHESSER, Eustace (1902-73). Live and Let live, London, 1958, 8vo, cloth,…
CHESSER, Eustace (1902-73).  Live and Let Live. The Moral of the Wolfenden Report ... With a Foreword by Sir John Wolfenden. London: Heinemann, 1958. 8vo (183 x 125mm). Half title (some large spots…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1875-1964) - A collection of c.30 books mostly about Churchill, most FIRST EDITIONS, PRESENTATION COPIES, inscribed by their authors to the late Lady Jane Williams of Elvel. Please see the more detailed listing below. (c.30)
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1875-1964) - A collection of c.30 books mostly…
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1875-1964) - A collection of c.30 books about Winston Churchill, most FIRST EDITIONS, PRESENTATION COPIES, inscribed by their authors to the late Lady Jane Williams of…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
CONRAD, Joseph (1847-1924). Autograph letter, signed ("J. Conrad"), to [Edward] Garnett, [n.p.], 13 February [1897]. Six-pages, 159 x 100mm, on a bifolium and a singleton. On his pleasure at an acknowledgement from Henry James. (6)
CONRAD, Joseph (1847-1924). Autograph letter, signed ("J. Conrad"), to …
CONRAD, Joseph (1847-1924).  Autograph letter, signed ("J. Conrad"), to [Edward] Garnett, n.p., 13 February [1897]. Six-pages, 159 x 100mm, on a bifolium and a singleton. On his pleasure at an…
Hammer price: £2,400
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
COOKE, William (d.1780). The Medallic History of Imperial Rome, London, 1781, 2 volumes, folio, 61 engraved plates, attractively bound in contemporary tree calf, spines elaborately gilt with red and black morocco lettering-pieces. FIRST EDITION. (2)
COOKE, William (d.1780). The Medallic History of Imperial Rome, London,…
COOKE, William (d.1780).  The Medallic History of Imperial Rome ... With the Several Medals and Coins, accurately Copied and Curiously Engraven. To which is prefixed, an Introduction, containing a…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
"DINESEN, Isak" [i.e. Karen BLIXEN (1885-1962)]. A typed letter in Swedish, signed ("Karen Blixen"), on blue paper, to "Mrs Shou", two-pages, dated 2 September 1938, thanking her very warmly for her letter about her African farm and "Out of Africa".
"DINESEN, Isak" [i.e. Karen BLIXEN (1885-1962)]. A typed letter in Swedish…
"DINESEN, Isak" [i.e. Karen BLIXEN (1885-1962)].  A typed letter in Swedish, signed ("Karen Blixen"), on blue paper, to "Mrs Shou", two-pages, dated 2 September 1938, thanking her very warmly for her…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
DONIZETTI, Gaetano (1797-1848). Autograph letter, signed ("Donizetti"), to Giovanni Ricordi, [Rome], 1 August 1833. In Italian. Three-and-a-half-pages, 242 x 189mm, including two brief musical quotations.
DONIZETTI, Gaetano (1797-1848). Autograph letter, signed ("Donizetti"), to…
DONIZETTI, Gaetano (1797-1848).  Autograph letter, signed ("Donizetti"), to Giovanni Ricordi, [Rome], 1 August 1833. In Italian. Three-and-a-half-pages, 242 x 189mm, including two brief musical…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST

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