MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (5)
Gypsy with a rabbit and bird
insribed 'gypsy' (lower right)
watercolour and pencil
27.5 x 15cm
(unframed)
together with four other watercolour and pencil studies of gypsies, the largest 30.5 x 21cm, …
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…
Estimate: £50 - £100
5 August 2024
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5 August 2024
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER LIDDED ENTREE DISHES (2)
Of shaped form, the covers and the bases London 1805, with associated detachable handles, one part marked with duty and lion passant marks, the other handle unmarked, combined weight 3790 grams
Condition ReportThe hallmarks to the bases look slightly distorted and are partly indistinct, the borders are detailed Lewis St James's St, London and reflect a possibly later design, although they…
Hammer price:
£1,900
Estimate: £1,600 - £1,900
5 August 2024
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5 August 2024
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A VICTORIAN MOURNING BROOCH
With a central black enamel panel set with a rose cut diamond foliate motif, in a openwork woven frame of patterned black enamel decoration, with hair work to the reverse in a glazed panel, measuring…
CONDITION REPORTSome damage to the enamel decorations in the frame, split down the side of the central panel which appears to have an attenpted repair, brooch pin has lead solder to the hinge
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £250 - £350
5 August 2024
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5 August 2024
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A PAIR OF GOLD AND CABOCHON AMETHYST OVAL PENDANT EARRINGS
Each mounted with a foil backed oval cabochon amethyst, within a twisted wirework surround, with a hemispherical top and with a tapered drop, with wire fittings, length 3.7cm, gross weight 5.5 grams
Condition ReportSize of amethyst 1.4cm x 1cm. There is evidence of wear and old scratches at the back, they are of hollow construction, dent at the top of one of the small tapered drops, they look…
Hammer price:
£150
Estimate: £50 - £70
5 August 2024
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5 August 2024
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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BOOKCASE CABINET
With pair of glazed doors over four panelled doors, 196cm wide; 38cm deep; 245cm high
Good overall condition old marks and scratches present, some small chips/ losses around the base, no cracks to the glass, top section doors are unlocked but no key present, bottom left side cupboard…
Hammer price:
£2,200
Estimate: £300 - £500
6 August 2024
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6 August 2024
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A VICTORIAN PINE KNEEHOLE NINE DRAWER WRITING DESK
112cm wide; 55cm deep; 88cm high
Old marks and scratches present all over, missing one section to left side second drawer down, however still in usable condition. Kneehole section is 39cm wide; 47cm deep.
Hammer price:
£100
Estimate: £100 - £150
6 August 2024
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6 August 2024
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A 17TH CENTURY AND LATER OAK REFECTORY TABLE
With cleated twin plank top, 83cm wide; 223cm long; 87cm high
marks and scratches present expected with the age of the item, to section suffers worth a large split down the whole length of the table where the planks have moved, old worm present in multiple area…
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
6 August 2024
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6 August 2024
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A PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY FRENCH FRUITWOOD BENCHES (2)
On turned supports, 230cm wide; 16cm deep; 44cm high
Good overall condition some old marks and scratches present to both, with one having a split at one end see additional image, the supports to one bench have been fitted approximately an inch further…
Hammer price:
£300
Estimate: £300 - £500
6 August 2024
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6 August 2024
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A BROWN LEATHER REVOLVING DESK CHAIR
59cm wide; 103cm high
Condition report; minor scratches and wearing to the arms and leather, the lever works well the chair goes up and down, it also spins all the way around, the wheels rolls well. When the chair is down…
Hammer price:
£70
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 August 2024
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6 August 2024
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A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH MAHOGANY FOUR DRAWER CHEST
With canted corners, 82cm wide; 47cm deep; 78cm high
Old marks and scratches present, some sections of restoration to veneer, one small chip to the veneer just above the top drawer front, some small chips around the front left support, one key present,…
Hammer price:
£50
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 August 2024
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6 August 2024
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A 19TH CENTURY YEW WOOD BANDED MAHOGANY DOUBLE ACTION SEMI-ELLIPTIC TEA…
On tapering square supports, 77cm wide; 38cm deep; 74cm high
Old marks and scratches present all over, has been to a restorers at some point with the yew wood banding to the top having restored splits and cracks all over, the line inlay is also missing…
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 August 2024
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6 August 2024
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A GROUP OF HEREND `MARKET GARDEN' PATTERN PORCELAIN (42)
20th century
Comprising; twelve custard cups and covers, 8.5cm high; two small leaf shaped dishes, 15cm length; four leaf shaped pickle dishes, 11cm length; two miniature posy vases, 6.25cm high; one…
One of the candlesticks has previously been restored through the stem and has now broken.One of the feet of the two-handled footed bowl has broken off and has a chip to its endOtherwise in overall…
Hammer price:
£420
Estimate: £250 - £350
7 August 2024
, 13:00 BST
7 August 2024
, 13:00 BST
The Abu Album, 1895-96. Mhow, India: Herzog & Higgins, [1895-96], oblong…
The Abu Album, 1895-96. [Title on upper cover.] Mhow, Central India [now Dr. Ambedkar Nagar]: Herzog and Higgins, [1895-96]. Large oblong 4to (358 x 485mm), average size of photographs 280 x 210mm.…
Hammer price:
£2,000
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
17 July 2024
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17 July 2024
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ALBUM - An album of crests, monograms and other decorative armorial…
ALBUM - An album of crests, monograms and other decorative armorial devices laid down on c.80 vellum leaves, some with "key" leaves on the adjacent page identifying the families, regiments,…
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 July 2024
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17 July 2024
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BAKST, Léon (1866-1924, illustrator). The Designs of Léon Bakst for The…
BAKST, Léon (1866-1924, illustrator). The Designs of Léon Bakst for The Sleeping Princess. A Ballet in Five Acts after Perrault. Music by Tchaikovsky. Preface by André Levinson. London: Benn…
Hammer price:
£600
Estimate: £500 - £800
17 July 2024
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17 July 2024
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BAWDEN, Edward (1903-89, illustrator). Life in an English Village, London,…
BAWDEN Edward (1903-89, illustrator). Life in An English Village. Sixteen Lithographs by Edward Bawden with an Introductory Essay by Noel Carrington. London: "The King Penguin Books" [No. 51], 1949.…
Hammer price:
£120
Estimate: £70 - £100
17 July 2024
, 17:00 BST
17 July 2024
, 17:00 BST
BENTHAM, Jeremy (1748-1832). Defence of Usury; Shewing the Impolicy of the…
BENTHAM, Jeremy (1748-1832). Defence of Usury; Shewing the Impolicy of the Present Legal Restraints on the Terms of Pecuniary Bargains. In a Series of Letters to a Friend. To which is added, a…
Hammer price:
£4,200
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
17 July 2024
, 17:00 BST
17 July 2024
, 17:00 BST
BIBLE, in English - The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and the…
BIBLE, in English - The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and the New: Newly Translated out of the Originall Tongues. London: Robert Barker, 1613 [New Testament dated 1614]. Small 4to in 8s …
Hammer price:
£850
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024
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17 July 2024
, 17:00 BST
BINDING - Charles DICKENS (1812-70). A Christmas Carol, London, 1915,…
BINDING - Charles DICKENS (1812-70). A Christmas Carol. London: William Heinemann, 1915. Small 4to in 8s (193 x 142mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece and 11 plates by Arthur Rackham,…
Hammer price:
£850
Estimate: £400 - £600
17 July 2024
, 17:00 BST
17 July 2024
, 17:00 BST
BINDING - Chris SCARRE (b.1954, editor). Past Worlds. The Times Atlas of…
BINDING - Chris SCARRE (b.1954, editor). Past Worlds. The Times Atlas of Archaeology. London: Guild Publishing, 1989. Folio (363 x 260mm). Coloured maps and illustrations. FINELY BOUND BY SALLY LOU…
Hammer price:
£420
Estimate: £400 - £600
17 July 2024
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17 July 2024
, 17:00 BST
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
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17 July 2024
, 17:00 BST
BLIGH, William (1754-1817). A Voyage to the South Sea ... in his Majesty's…
BLIGH, William (1754-1817). A Voyage to the South Sea, Undertaken by Command of His Majesty, for the Purpose of Conveying the Bread-Fruit Tree to the West Indies, in his Majesty's Ship The Bounty,…
Hammer price:
£1,200
Estimate: £500 - £800
17 July 2024
, 17:00 BST
17 July 2024
, 17:00 BST
BLOCH, Ernest (1880-1959). An important correspondence comprising c.120…
BLOCH, Ernest (1880-1959). An important correspondence comprising c.120 autograph and typed letters, signed ("Ernest Bloch"), to Ernest Chapman, many with his replies, San Francisco, Paris, Châtel,…
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
17 July 2024
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17 July 2024
, 17:00 BST
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