A VICTORIAN 9CT GOLD BROOCH AND A MATCHING PAIR OF EARSTUDS (2)
In a circular design, with a bead motif at the centre, the brooch back glazed with a locket compartment, brooch diameter 2.5cm, the earstuds with later post and butterfly fittings, all Birmingham…
Hammer price:
£80
Estimate: £80 - £120
6 January 2023
, 09:55 GMT
6 January 2023
, 09:55 GMT
AN 18CT WHITE GOLD, DIAMOND AND TANZANITE PENDANT NECKLACE AND A MATCHING…
The pendant collet set with a pear shaped tanzanite and with a circular cut diamond above, length 1.8cm, on a faceted curb and bead link neckchain, the matching earrings, length 1cm, with post and…
Condition report: All in good condition
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £150 - £250
6 January 2023
, 09:55 GMT
6 January 2023
, 09:55 GMT
A TIFFANY & CO GOLD PENDANT CRUCIFIX
Detailed Tiffany & Co Elsa Peretti 750 Spain, width 1.5cm, weight 1.2 gms, with a case
Hammer price:
£200
Estimate: £50 - £70
6 January 2023
, 09:55 GMT
6 January 2023
, 09:55 GMT
A PAIR OF GOLD DRESS STUDS AND FURTHER JEWELLERY (QTY)
The studs detailed 15 CT, one mounted with a half pearl, (the other half pearl lacking), gross weight 2.3 gms, with a case, the further jewellery comprising; two gilt metal neckchains, a jet necklace…
Hammer price:
£100
Estimate: £70 - £100
6 January 2023
, 09:55 GMT
6 January 2023
, 09:55 GMT
A 9CT GOLD CASED COLIBRI LIGHTER
Of curved rectangular form, with engine turned decoration, detailed Colibri Minigas England, the pull-off sleeve with engine turned decoration, weight of sleeve 16.2 gms, with the original case
Condition Report. Lighter not currently working, press down bar will not press down engaging the mechanism
Hammer price:
£140
Estimate: £140 - £180
6 January 2023
, 09:55 GMT
6 January 2023
, 09:55 GMT
NICHOLAS DIXON (BRITISH, 1660-1708)
Portrait miniature of a gentleman in armour and a long curling wig
signed with monogram ‘ND’ (lower left)
on vellum
oval, 76mm high
in a silver-gilt frame with spiral surmount
ProvenanceFischer Galleries, Lucerne, 27 June 1957, lot 828;Christie’s, London, 21 April 1998, lot 14;Private collection, UKExhibitedSidney Hand Ltd Galleries, Signed Miniatures, 1925, case 5…
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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THOMAS HARGREAVES (BRITISH, 1774-1846)
Portrait miniature of a lady, possibly a member of the Leigh family, in a white dress and coral necklace
signed and dated ‘Hargreaves / March 1808’ (on the backing card)
on ivory (ref 3ZU4NAXM)
oval,…
ProvenanceThe Albion Collection;Bonhams, London, 22 April 2004, lot 139Private collection, UKExhibitedBath, The Holburne Museum of Art and Edinburgh, Phillips
Auction House, Secret Passion to Noble…
Hammer price:
£950
Estimate: £600 - £800
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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FREDERICK BUCK (IRISH, 1771-1840)
Portrait miniature of a military man in red uniform
on ivory (ref UT9TXN59)
oval, 59mm high
in a gilt metal frame, set with hair and gilt metal initials 'JAC' (to the reverse), with a red leather…
Condition reportSlight frame abrasion, lower right, otherwise clean and sound. No sign of fluorescence under ultraviolet. Unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£650
Estimate: £200 - £300
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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PETER PAILLOU (BRITISH, 1757-1831)
Portrait miniature of a gentleman in a black coat
signed and dated 'P Paillou 1792' (centre right)
on ivory (ref XBLT5G62)
oval 52mm high
in a gilt metal frame with a plaited lock of hair (to the…
Condition reportMinor flecks of staining to background and discolouration to sitter's face. No sign of fluorescence under ultraviolet; unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £200 - £300
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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ENGLISH SCHOOL
Portrait miniature of a lady wearing a white dress, with a pink shawl and pearls in her hair, possibly Countess Dysart of Ham house
on enamel
65mm high
in a hinged case
Provenance
Shakenhurst Hall,…
Condition reportTiny flecks of staining to paint surface, otherwise sound. No sign of fluorescence under ultraviolet; unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£1,900
Estimate: £80 - £120
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY (2)
Portrait miniature of Bridges Taylor of Bifrons, Kent, wearing an orange coat
inscribed with sitter's name (verso)
on ivory (ref TFQ3PEER)
oval, 63mm high
(unframed)
together with an 18th century…
Hammer price:
£300
Estimate: £150 - £250
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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JAMES CLARKE HOOK (BRITISH, 1819-1907)
Reading the Ship Boys Letter
signed and dated 'J C Hook 1857' (lower right)
oil on canvas
80 x 60cm
Provenance
Thomas Agnew & Sons, Old Bond Street, London;
Morgan & Brown Fine Art Dealers,…
James Clarke Hook was born in London and trained at the Royal Academy before furthering his studies in Italy, Paris and Switzerland under a travelling studentship. The navy was a defining aspect of…
Hammer price:
£4,000
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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WILLIAM EDWARD FRANK BRITTEN (BRITISH, 1848–1916)
Marguerite and Pauline Vacani
signed 'WEF BRITTEN 1900' (lower left)
oil on canvas
160 x 110cm
FootnoteMarguerite Vacani founded the Vacani School of Dance in 1915, which taught dancing and social etiquette. Pupils were
taught the ballroom dances of the day and debutante ladies learned the…
Hammer price:
£190
Estimate: £200 - £400
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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BIBLE, in English - The Bible, Amsterdam, Thomas Stafford, 1644, folio,…
BIBLE, in English - The Bible, that is, The Holy Scriptures contained in the Old and New Testament. Translated According to the Hebrew and Greek, and conferred with the best Translations in divers…
Hammer price:
£700
Estimate: £400 - £600
11 October 2022
, 13:59 BST
11 October 2022
, 13:59 BST
FONTANA, Domenico (1543-1607). Della Transportatione dell' Obelisco…
FONTANA, Domenico (1543-1607). Della Transportatione dell' Obelisco Vaticano et delle Facriche di Nostro Signore Papa Sisto V. Fatte dal Cavallier Domenico Fontana, Architetto di sua Santita. Libro…
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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[HOWITT, Samuel ([?]1765-1822, artist)]. Foreign Field Sports ... With a…
[HOWITT, Samuel ([?]1765-1822, artist)], and others. Foreign Field Sports, Fisheries, Sporting Anecedotes .... From Drawings by Messrs. Howitt, Atkinson, Clark, Manskirch. With A Supplement of New…
Hammer price:
£800
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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KENNEDY, John F. (1917-63, 35th President of the United States of America)…
KENNEDY, John F. (1917-63, 35th President of the United States of America). A monochrome photograph, SIGNED "John Kennedy" in blue ink, of the President and Jackie Kennedy descending the steps of a…
Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £400 - £600
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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KIRCHER, Athanasius (1602-80). Ars magna lucis et umbrae, Rome, 1646,…
KIRCHER, Athanasius (1602-80). Ars magna lucis et umbrae in decem libros digesta. Quibus admirand ae lucis et umbrae in mundo, atque adeò universa natura, vires effectusq. uti nova, ita varia…
Hammer price:
£1,700
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
11 October 2022
, 13:59 BST
11 October 2022
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RONDELET, Guillaume (1507-66). Libri de piscibus marinis, Lyon, 1554, [?…
RONDELET, Guillaume (1507-66). Libri de piscibus marinis, in quibus veræ piscium effigies expressæ sunt. Quæ in tota piscium historia contineantur, indicat elenchus pagina nona et decima. Postremò…
Hammer price:
£450
Estimate: £300 - £500
11 October 2022
, 13:59 BST
11 October 2022
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SENDAK, Maurice (1929-2012, illustrator) - William BLAKE (1757-1827). …
SENDAK, Maurice (1929-2012, illustrator) - William BLAKE (1757-1827). Poems from William Blake's Songs of Innocence. London: The Bodley Head at The Stellar Press, 1967. Tall 12mo (192 x 110mm). 8…
Hammer price:
£300
Estimate: £400 - £600
11 October 2022
, 13:59 BST
11 October 2022
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BIBLE, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, probably Paris or…
BIBLE, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, probably Paris or northern France, 13th-century, 4to (216 x 155mm). c.480 leaves, 46-lines of text in a small gothic bookhand in double column…
Hammer price:
£86,000
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
11 October 2022
, 13:59 BST
11 October 2022
, 13:59 BST
"NUREMBERG CHRONICLE" - Hartmann SCHEDEL (1440-1514). Liber chronicarum,…
"NUREMBERG CHRONICLE" - Hartmann SCHEDEL (1440-1514). Liber chronicarum. [Calligraphic woodcut title on first leaf:] Registrum huius operis libri cronicarum cum figuris et ymagibus ab inicio mundi.…
Hammer price:
£50,000
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
11 October 2022
, 13:59 BST
11 October 2022
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SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe (1792-1822). Posthumous Poems, London, 1824, large…
SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe (1792-1822). Posthumous Poems. London: Printed for John and Henry L. Hunt, 1824. Large 8vo (224 x 140mm). Preface by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (single spot on title, a few…
Hammer price:
£850
Estimate: £500 - £800
11 October 2022
, 13:59 BST
11 October 2022
, 13:59 BST
11 MIXED BOTTLES OF WHISKEY/WHISKY
Braunstein Wheat (50cl); St Kilian Distillers Bud Spencer The Legend Single Malt; Unique Liquids The Westfalian Single Malt Peated (50cl); Caribou Crossing Single Barrel; James B Bean Baker's B Aged…
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £70 - £90
3 October 2022
, 01:00 BST
3 October 2022
, 01:00 BST