A CHINESE EMBRIODERED BLUE GROUND ROBE
A CHINESE EMBRIODERED BLUE GROUND ROBE
Late 19th/early 20th century
Embroidered with colourful flowers and insects against a dark blue ground, the shaped collar and borders embroidered with flowers and grasshoppers, the sleeves with…
Some staining to the blue lining. Minor lifting of threads
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £300 - £500
3 August 2021 , 11:00 BST
3 August 2021 , 11:00 BST
A CHINESE MANDARIN HAT
A CHINESE MANDARIN HAT
Early 20th century
With upturned black velvet brim, clear blue glass knop of the Third Rank official, white jade plume holder and two 'peacock feathers'
Minor wear, but overall in good condition
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 August 2021 , 11:00 BST
3 August 2021 , 11:00 BST
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ROULEAU VASE
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ROULEAU VASE
Late 19th/early 20th century
Painted with two confronting dragons amongst flowers, four character Kangxi mark, 30.5cm high
Good condition
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £100 - £150
3 August 2021 , 11:00 BST
3 August 2021 , 11:00 BST
A CHINESE BLUE-GROUND DRAGON ROBE
A CHINESE BLUE-GROUND DRAGON ROBE
Late 19th/early 20th century
Woven with nine silver coloured dragons set amid cloud scrolls and auspicious emblems above wave and lishui border, black ground neck band and cuffs, 127cm length
Some staining to the blue lining, but generally in good condition with minor markings
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
3 August 2021 , 11:00 BST
3 August 2021 , 11:00 BST
A CHINESE EMBROIDERED BLUE GROUND SILK ROBE
A CHINESE EMBROIDERED BLUE GROUND SILK ROBE
Early 20th century
Emroidered with sprays of white flowers highlighted in pink, 103cm length
Some staining to the white lining but generally in good condition
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 August 2021 , 11:00 BST
3 August 2021 , 11:00 BST
A CHINESE EMBRIODERED BLUE GROUND SILK ROBE
A CHINESE EMBRIODERED BLUE GROUND SILK ROBE
Late 19th/early 20th century
embroidered with colourful insects and flowers above breaking waves against a dark blue ground, 101cm length
Some tears, fraying and loss of embroidery
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £80 - £120
3 August 2021 , 11:00 BST
3 August 2021 , 11:00 BST
TWO CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK APRON SKIRTS
TWO CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK APRON SKIRTS
Early 20th century
One embroidered with two dragon panels and flowers and insects against a red ground, the other embroidered with similar panels against a cream ground, each approx. 94cm length
Some staining, particularly to the cream skirt
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £100 - £150
3 August 2021 , 11:00 BST
3 August 2021 , 11:00 BST
APOLLONIUS OF RHODES (240-186 BC). Argonauticon libri IIII.
APOLLONIUS OF RHODES (240-186 BC). Argonauticon libri IIII.
APOLLONIUS OF RHODES (240-186 BC). Argonauticon libri IIII. Schola vetusta in eosdem libros, quæ palmam inter alia omnia in alios poetas scripta, obtinere existinantur. Cum annotationibus Henrici…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £600
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
BINDING - Johann ARNDT (1555-1621).  Paradys=Gärtlein Voller Christlicher Tugenden.
BINDING - Johann ARNDT (1555-1621). Paradys=Gärtlein Voller Christlicher…
BINDING – Johann ARNDT (1555-1621).  Paradys=Gärtlein Voller Christlicher Tugenden. Lüneberg: Gedruckt und Verlegt bey Johann und Heinrich Sternen, 1645. 16mo in 8s (75 x 48mm). Woodcut borders and…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
BURLINGTON FINE ARTS CLUB. Exhibition of English Embroidery. [etc.]
BURLINGTON FINE ARTS CLUB. Exhibition of English Embroidery. [etc.]
BURLINGTON FINE ARTS CLUB. Exhibition of English Embroidery executed prior to the Middle of the XVI Century. London: Printed for the Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1905. Large 4to (405 x 320mm). Half…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
[BUTLER, Samuel (1613-80)]. Hudibras, Cambridge, 1744, 2 vols., contemporary calf. With another book. (3)
[BUTLER, Samuel (1613-80)]. Hudibras, Cambridge, 1744, 2 vols.,…
[BUTLER, Samuel (1613-80)].  Hudibras, in Three Parts, Written in the Time of the Late Wars: Corrected and Amended. With Large Annotations, and a Preface, by Zachary Grey, LLD. Adorn’d with a new Set…
Estimate: £70 - £100
15 July 2021 , 14:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 14:00 BST
CRADDOCK, Harry (1876-1963). The Savoy Cocktail Book.
CRADDOCK, Harry (1876-1963). The Savoy Cocktail Book.
CRADDOCK, Harry (1876-1963). The Savoy Cocktail Book. Being in the main a complete compendium of the Cocktails, Rickeys, Daisies, Slings, Shrubs, Smashes, Fizzes, Juleps, Cobblers, Fixes, and other…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
DARWIN, Erasmus (1731-1802). The Botanic Garden. [etc.]
DARWIN, Erasmus (1731-1802). The Botanic Garden. [etc.]
DARWIN, Erasmus (1731-1802). The Botanic Garden; A Poem; in Two Parts. Part I. Containing the Economy of Vegetation. Part II. The Loves of the Plants. With Philosophical Notes. London: J. Johnson,…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
ERASMUS (1466-1536). Adagiorum chiliades iuxta locos communes digesta. [etc.]
ERASMUS (1466-1536). Adagiorum chiliades iuxta locos communes digesta. …
ERASMUS (1466-1536). Adagiorum chiliades iuxta locos communes digesta. [Frankfurt:] Sumptibus hæredum Andreæ Wecheli, Claudij Marnij, et Io. Aubrij, 1599. Folio (346 x 225mm). Woodcut device on title…
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
[GERARD, John (1545-1612)]. The Herball or General Historie of Plantes.
[GERARD, John (1545-1612)]. The Herball or General Historie of Plantes.
[GERARD, John (1545-1612)]. The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes. London: Edm. Bollifant for Bonham and John Norton, 1597]. Folio (306 x 205mm). Woodcut illustrations (lacks title, portrait,…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
La Malice des Hommes découverte dans la Justification des Femmes; par Mademoiselle J***. [etc.]
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 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
LUCRETIUS (94-55 BC). De rerum natura libri sex.
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 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
MISCELLANY - John GAY (1685-1732). Fables. [etc.]
MISCELLANY - John GAY (1685-1732). Fables. [etc.]
MISCELLANY - John GAY (1685-1732). Fables. London: Printed for J. Tonson and J. Watts, 1727. 4to (256 x 200mm). Title with engraved illustration, 50 engraved illustrations only ([?]of 51, lacking L4 …
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
MISCELLANY, 18th & 19th CENTURY - Samuel JOHNSON (1709-84).  A Dictionary of the English Language. [etc.]
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 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
[WILLIS, Robert (1800-75)]. An Attempt to Analyse the Automaton Chess Player. [Bound with 3 other unrelated works.]
[WILLIS, Robert (1800-75)]. An Attempt to Analyse the Automaton Chess…
[WILLIS, Robert (1800-75)]. An Attempt to Analyse the Automaton Chess Player of Mr. de Kempelen. With an Easy Method of Imitating the Movements of that Celebrated Figure. Illustrated by Original…
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £500 - £800
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
WOOLF, Virginia (1882-1941). The Waves.
WOOLF, Virginia (1882-1941). The Waves.
WOOLF, Virginia (1882-1941). The Waves. London: Published by Leonard and Virginia Woolf at The Hogarth Press, 1931. 8vo (185 x 125mm). Half title (sporadic very light mainly marginal spotting).…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
BEECHEY, Frederick William (1796-1856). A Voyage of Discovery towards the North Pole.
BEECHEY, Frederick William (1796-1856). A Voyage of Discovery towards the…
BEECHEY, Frederick William (1796-1856).  A Voyage of Discovery towards the North Pole, performed in His Majesty’s Ships Dorothea and Trent, under the Command of Captain David Buchan, R.N.; 1818; to…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
BYRON, George Anson (1789-1868). Voyage of H.M.S. Blonde to the Sandwich Islands.
BYRON, George Anson (1789-1868). Voyage of H.M.S. Blonde to the Sandwich…
BYRON, George Anson (1789-1868).  Voyage of H.M.S. Blonde to the Sandwich Islands, in the Years 1824-1825. London: John Murray, 1826. 4to (285 x 220mm). Folding aquatint frontispiece of the “Great…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £500 - £800
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
SPRATT, Thomas Abel Brimage (1811-88). Travels and Researches in Crete.
SPRATT, Thomas Abel Brimage (1811-88). Travels and Researches in Crete.
SPRATT, Thomas Abel Brimage (1811-88).  Travels and Researches in Crete. London: John van Voorst, 1865. 2 volumes, 8vo (223 x 140mm). 2 folding hand-coloured engraved maps, 17 lithographed plates,…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £500 - £800
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST

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