LOUDON, Jane Webb (1807-58). The Ladies' Flower-Garden of Ornamental…
LOUDON, Jane Webb (1807-58). The Ladies' Flower-Garden of Ornamental Annuals ... Second Edition. London: William S. Orr and Co., [n.d. but preface dated 1849]. 4to (288 x 232mm). Half title, 50 fine…
Hammer price:
£240
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023
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7 December 2023
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PRIESTLEY, Joseph (1733-1804). Letters to a Philosophical Unbeliever,…
PRIESTLEY, Joseph (1733-1804). Letters to a Philosophical Unbeliever. Part I. Containing An Examination of the Principal Objections to the Doctrines of Natural Religion, and especially those…
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 December 2023
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7 December 2023
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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam ... Reproduced from a Manuscript Written and…
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Translated into English by Edward Fitzgerald with an Introduction by A. C. Benson ... Reproduced from a Manuscript Written and Illuminated by F. Sangorski & G. Sutcliffe.…
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £500 - £800
7 December 2023
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7 December 2023
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SETON-WATSON, Robert (1879-1951). Britain and the Dictators, Cambridge,…
SETON-WATSON, Robert William (1879-1951). Britain and the Dictators. A Survey of Post-War British Policy. Cambridge: At the University Press, 1938. 8vo (217 x 140mm). Half title. Original blue…
Hammer price:
£600
Estimate: £400 - £600
7 December 2023
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7 December 2023
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SIMLA [now SHIMLA], INDIA - J. G. BRYNING (artist). An album on c.27…
SIMLA [now SHIMLA], INDIA - J. G. BRYNING (dates unknown, artist). An album on c.27 leaves of original watercolour studies mainly of Auckland House School, Simla, India, including one captioned, …
Hammer price:
£600
Estimate: £500 - £800
7 December 2023
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7 December 2023
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[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).…
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
7 December 2023
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7 December 2023
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A CHARLES II CARVED LIMEWOOD PORTRAIT PLAQUE
Attributable to the workshop of Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721), circa 1680
Carved in deep relief with a floral border enclosing a portrait relief of a gentleman with curly wig and cravat, later…
PROVENANCE: The Earls of Essex, Cassiobury ParkAcquired by Frederick Poke, circa 1922, possibly from the
contents sale of Cassiobury Park or at some point soon after, and thence by descent.LITERATURE…
Hammer price:
£4,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
22 November 2023
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22 November 2023
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A FRENCH NEO-GREC BRONZE-MOUNTED BLACK MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK LATE 19TH…
Late 19th Century
Surmounted by a bronze figure of Thetis, inscribed to the cast Emile Hebert and stamped to the back ‘G&S MEDAILLE D’OR 1887’, the canted angle case with Greek masks and gilt…
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £400 - £600
22 November 2023
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22 November 2023
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DESIGNED BY C.A. LLEWELYN ROBERTS: AN ART DECO CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL MOUNTED…
Circa 1930
Of tapering octagonal columnar form, with three bands of plaques, the lower tier depicting Chinese and Indian inspired figures, the central band with birds, the upper tier with hunting…
Provenance: Acquired from Bonhams, London, 4th June 2008, lot 89. Previously owned by descendants of a Naval Attaché to the British Embassy in Singapore in the 1940s. C.A Llewelyn Roberts was the…
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £400 - £600
22 November 2023
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22 November 2023
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CLASSIC STABLE LTD.: A CHROME-PLATED BENTLEY RADIATOR FLASK OR DECANTER
Modern
With red enamel Bentley symbol, radiator grill, glass liner, label to underside 'CLASSIC STABLE LTD. CSA 52', 20cm high in presentation box
The Classic Stable decanters first appeared in the late 1960’s, designed by Tony Gardiner and retailed at Harrods.Condition report: In relatively good condition. Some tarnishing and light wear…
Hammer price:
£800
Estimate: £200 - £400
22 November 2023
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22 November 2023
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CLASSIC STABLE LTD.: A CHROME-PLATED ROLLS ROYCE RADIATOR FLASK OR DECANTER
Modern
With enamel Rolls Royce insignia and Spirit of Ecstasy symbol, in presentation case, 13cm wide; 23cm high
The Classic Stable decanters first appeared in the late 1960’s, designed by Tony Gardiner and retailed at Harrods.Condition Report:Some tarnishing to the plated case. Very minor surface scratches…
Hammer price:
£850
Estimate: £200 - £400
22 November 2023
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22 November 2023
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A PLATED TRAVELLING COCKTAIL SET (12)
20th Century
The outer shaker opening to contain a strainer in the lid, four tot cups, a juicer, three glass bottles and a separate compartment to the underside, numbered 1502, 28cm high, within a…
Condition Report:The leather case with small marks and indentations from use and age.The shaker with small surface scratches and light bruises consistent with use.
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £100 - £200
22 November 2023
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22 November 2023
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A FRENCH GILT-METAL MOUNTED ‘GLOBE DE MARIEE’ OR MARRIAGE GLOBE
Second half 19th Century
With pressed gilt-metal foliage, birds, wax floral sprigs and mounted with mirrors about a central red velvet cushion, 46cm high
This ‘globe du mariage’ or ‘globe de mariee’ was a French tradition, established in the early 19th Century, to record the marriage day of newly weds and their life together. Each mirror, pressed…
Estimate: £80 - £120
22 November 2023
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22 November 2023
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A FRENCH SHAGREEN CASED ETUI AND A PAIR OF FRENCH PORCELAIN SCENT BOTTLES…
Late 18th/19th Century
The etui in tapering rectangular case, comprising two cut glass scent bottles, a mirror, a pair of tweezers and two other items, 7cm high; Together with a pair of urn or vase…
Condition report: The first box missing four implements. One implement looks to be missing a part. Mirror glass with losses to the silvering around the edges. General tarnishing. The case with some…
Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £200 - £400
22 November 2023
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22 November 2023
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A CONTINENTAL SILVER-GILT MOUNTED ETUI
18th Century
The cylindrical shagreen case with unmarked silver mounts, the hinged cover opening to reveal two scent bottles, a funnel and four other marked items, the interior of the cover inset…
Condition report: The two cartouches with love token mounts and one the hinged lid engraved ‘Souvenir’.Tarnishing to the mounts with some residue polish. The shagreen surface faded in areas and…
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £260 - £300
22 November 2023
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22 November 2023
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OF GRAND TOUR INTEREST: A GILT-METAL SNUFF BOX WITH PAINTED COPPER PLAQUE
19th Century
The oblong case chased with flowering scrolls, the cover inset with a painted copper plaque of the Parthenon, 9.5cm wide
Condition report: The metal with tarnishing and wear commensurate with use and age. The metal of the hinged cover is of a slightly more redder coppery finish, suggesting that the gilt surface finish…
Hammer price:
£60
Estimate: £60 - £80
22 November 2023
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22 November 2023
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A VICTORIAN MARBLE MEMORIAL OR ARMORIAL PLAQUE
Late 19th Century
The rectangular plaque with pitched top, decorated in relief with coat-of-arms and a coronet with nines tines, surmounted by a ribbon inscribed 'VERITAS', 84cm high
Condition report: Various losses in areas, including the strings of beads and possibly a crucifix which hung like a pendant, as indicated by the shadows and marks. Also possibly lobed mounts filled…
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £80 - £120
22 November 2023
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22 November 2023
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AXEL LARSSON FOR BODAFORS; A MID 20TH CENTURY SWEDISH BEECH FRAMED ROPE…
53cm wide; 81cm high
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
22 November 2023
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22 November 2023
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A PAIR OF FRENCH CHARLES X MAHOGANY FRAMED OPEN ARMCHAIRS (2)
On silhouette supports, 63cm wide; 92cm high
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £100 - £200
22 November 2023
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22 November 2023
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A 19TH CENTURY PRIMITIVE FRUITWOOD AND ELM BULLSEYE BACK OPEN ARMCHAIR
54cm wide; 79cm high
Hammer price:
£480
Estimate: £200 - £400
22 November 2023
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22 November 2023
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A PAIR OF REGENCY STYLE RED LEATHER UPHOLSTERED OPEN ARMCHAIRS (2)
70cm wide; 93cm high
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £200 - £400
22 November 2023
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22 November 2023
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AN 18TH CENTURY MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIR
57cm wide; 100cm high
Old marks and scratches present to the frame, some restoration towards the splat back and towards the bottom of the back, recently upholstered, frame is solid, see additional images
Hammer price:
£180
Estimate: £100 - £200
22 November 2023
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22 November 2023
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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY DUTCH MARQUETRY INLAID WALL MOUNTED DISPLAY CASE
99cm wide; 20cm deep; 96cm high
Hammer price:
£240
Estimate: £200 - £400
22 November 2023
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22 November 2023
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IN THE MANNER OF CARLO BUGATTI; A HARDWOOD AND METAL VENEERED BONE AND…
64cm wide; 108cm high
Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £200 - £400
22 November 2023
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22 November 2023
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