A GEORGE III CARVED MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIR
A GEORGE III CARVED MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIR
72cm wide; 96cm high
Condition report: Corner spandrels to the front rails are a different colour, possibly replacements, certainly resecured. Back leg repaired and front right foot repaired. Wear, old worm, inevitable…
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £500 - £700
3 August 2022 , 01:00 BST
3 August 2022 , 01:00 BST
A CHINESE PARCEL-GILTWOOD RECTANGULAR PANEL
A CHINESE PARCEL-GILTWOOD RECTANGULAR PANEL
Carved with banner inscribed `The Garden of Cathay' against a ground of emblems and `cash', the reverse carved with characters, 29cm by 48cm
Some losses, cracks and wear
Estimate: £0 - £0
4 August 2022 , 01:00 BST
4 August 2022 , 01:00 BST
A CHINESE IMARI ARMORIAL COFFEE CUP AND SAUCER (2)
A CHINESE IMARI ARMORIAL COFFEE CUP AND SAUCER (2)
Kangxi, circa 1712
Painted with the arms of Walker inside a border of leafy scrolls, saucer 11.75cm diameter. The arms are those of the Rev. John Walker, Dean of Bocking in Essex from 1725-1741. See…
Cup is in good condition. The saucer has a fine haircrack to the rim, approx. 2cm length and seven nicks around the rim
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £100 - £150
4 August 2022 , 01:00 BST
4 August 2022 , 01:00 BST
TWO KEYLESS WIND OPENFACED GENTLEMEN'S POCKET WATCHES (2)
TWO KEYLESS WIND OPENFACED GENTLEMEN'S POCKET WATCHES (2)
Comprising; a Rosskopf keyless wind openfaced pocket watch, the caseback decorated with a railway train and carriages, detailed AMT ROSSKOPF PANTHERE PATENT, the signed enamelled dial with Roman hour…
Estimate: £40 - £60
4 August 2022 , 01:00 BST
4 August 2022 , 01:00 BST
A GOLD, TOURMALINE AND DIAMOND RING
A GOLD, TOURMALINE AND DIAMOND RING
Collet set with the oval cabochon pink tourmaline in a surround of small circular cut diamonds and with an outer border of circular cut blue/green tourmalines, ring size L and a half, detailed 14 K…
Condition report - General good condition, stones are well set and with no notable damage.Tourmaline measures 24.6 X 16.9 X 7.64 mm which is estimated 27.11 carats Tourmaline is not damaged or…
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
4 August 2022 , 01:00 BST
4 August 2022 , 01:00 BST
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943).  The Tale of Peter Rabbit, London, [April, 1903], 12mo, 31 full-page coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter, original boards. FIRST WARNE EDITION, fourth issue.
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of Peter Rabbit, London, [April,…
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943).  The Tale of Peter Rabbit. London: Frederick Warne and Co., [April, 1903]. 12mo (143 x 109mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece, illustration on title and 30 full-page…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £500 - £800
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tailor of Gloucester, London, 1903, 12mo, 27 coloured plates by Beatrix Potter, original boards. FIRST WARNE EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. With 4 other books by Beatrix Potter, all but one FIRST EDITIONS. (5)
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tailor of Gloucester, London, 1903, 12mo,…
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943).  The Tailor of Gloucester. London: Frederick Warne and Co., [October] 1903. 12mo (144 x 109mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece and 26 full-page coloured plates by…
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of Mr Jeremy Fisher, London, 1906, 12mo, 27 full-page coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter, original boards. FIRST EDITION.
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of Mr Jeremy Fisher, London, 1906,…
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943).  The Tale of Mr Jeremy Fisher. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1906. 12mo (143 x 109mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece, illustration on title, and 26 full-page…
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, London, 1908, 12mo, 27 full-page coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter, original boards. FIRST EDITION.
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, London, 1908,…
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943).  The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1908. 12mo (144 x 109mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece, illustration on title, and 26 full-page…
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Roly-Poly Pudding, London, 1908, large 8vo, 16 full-page coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter, original cloth. FIRST EDITION. With another by the same author (reprint, defective). (2)
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Roly-Poly Pudding, London, 1908, large…
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943).  The Roly-Poly Pudding. London. Frederick Warne and Co., 1908. Large 8vo (207 x 165mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece, coloured illustrations on title with lettering…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). Ginger & Pickles, London, 1909, large 8vo, 10 full-page coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter, original boards. FIRST EDITION. With another by the same author (reprint). (2)
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). Ginger & Pickles, London, 1909, large 8vo, 10…
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943).  Ginger and Pickles. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1909. Large 8vo (182 x 141mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece, illustration on title, and 9 full-page coloured…
Estimate: £150 - £250
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, London, 1909, 12mo, 27 full-page coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter, original boards. FIRST EDITION.ADDED TO LOT IN DECEMBER 2022 BOOK SALE.
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, London, 1909,…
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943).  The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1909. 12mo (144 x 109mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece, illustration on title, and 26 full-page…
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, London, 1909, 12mo, 27 full-page coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter, original boards. FIRST EDITION.
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, London, 1909,…
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943).  The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1909. 12mo (144 x 109mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece, illustration on title, and 26 full-page…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £400
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943).  The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, London, 1903, 12mo, 27 full-page coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter (some fraying with slight loss), original boards. FIRST EDITION. With another book by the same author (defective). (2)
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, London, 1903,…
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943).  The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin. London: Frederick Warne, 1903. 12mo (139 x 105mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece, illustration on title, and 26 full-page coloured…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £70 - £100
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
KAY, John (1742-1826, illustrator).  A Series of Original Portraits and Caricature Etchings, Edinburgh, 1837, 2 volumes, 4to, 358 etched portraits, later red morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION. With 2 other books. (4)
KAY, John (1742-1826, illustrator). A Series of Original Portraits and…
KAY, John (1742-1826, illustrator).  A Series of Original Portraits and Caricature Etchings ... With Biographical Sketches and Illustrative Anecdotes. Edinburgh: Hugh Paton, Carver and Gilder, 1837.…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
RUSKIN, John (1819-1900). Modern Painters, London, 1851-60, 5 volumes, large 8vo, 84 plates. FINELY BOUND in dark green crushed morocco gilt. Mixed Editions, but the last 3 vols. FIRST EDITIONS. (5)
RUSKIN, John (1819-1900). Modern Painters, London, 1851-60, 5 volumes,…
RUSKIN, John (1819-1900).  Modern Painters. London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1851-60. 5 volumes, large 8vo (255 x 172mm). Half titles, 84 engraved, lithographed and mezzotint plates by J. C. Armytage,…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
MENPES, Mortimer (1855-1938). Japan, London, [1901], 4to, 100 coloured plates. FINELY BOUND in scarlet morocco. ONE OF 600 "EDITION DE LUXE" COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. With 3 other signed limited editions by Menpes in near-uniform bindings. (4)
MENPES, Mortimer (1855-1938). Japan, London, [1901], 4to, 100 coloured…
MENPES, Mortimer (1855-1938, illustrator).  Japan. A Record in Colour ... Transcribed by Dorothy Menpes. London: Adam and Charles Black, [1901]. 4to (265 x 205mm). Half title, 100 coloured plates by…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
TENNYSON, Alfred, Lord (1809-92). Maud, and Other Poems. London, 1855, 8vo, original green cloth. FIRST EDITION. With 5 other books by Tennyson. (6)
TENNYSON, Alfred, Lord (1809-92). Maud, and Other Poems. London, 1855, 8vo…
TENNYSON, Alfred Lord (1809-92).  Maud, and Other Poems. London: Edward Moxon, 1855. 8vo (171 x 110mm). Half title, 8-pages of publisher's advertisements dated July 1855 bound in at the front before…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
Child Torture in Scotland, Edinburgh, 1895, 8vo, contemporary red morocco. FIRST EDITION, THE DEDICATEE'S COPY. The author is unknown. RARE.
Child Torture in Scotland, Edinburgh, 1895, 8vo, contemporary red morocco.…
Child Torture in Scotland. By an Officer of the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Edinburgh: The Edinburgh Press, 1895. 8vo (174 x 120mm). Half title, half tone portrait…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £70 - £100
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
DELAUNAY, Sonia (1885-1979, illustrator). Ses Peintures ... Paris, [1925], folio, 20 pochoir-coloured plates by Sonia Delaunay, unbound, as issued, in original portfolio. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the artist to Bernard Nevill.
DELAUNAY, Sonia (1885-1979, illustrator). Ses Peintures ... Paris, [1925],…
DELAUNAY, Sonia (1885-1979, illustrator).  Ses Peintures, ses Objets, ses Tissus Simultanés, ses Modes. Préface d' André Lhote. Poèmes de Cendrars, Delteil, Tzara, Soupault. Paris: Librairie des Arts…
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
LANG, Andrew (1844-1912). The Violet Fairy Book, London, 1901, 8vo, original pictorial cloth. FIRST EDITION. With 29 other illustrated and children's books. (30)
LANG, Andrew (1844-1912). The Violet Fairy Book, London, 1901, 8vo,…
LANG, Andrew (1844-1912, editor).  The Violet Fairy Book. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1901. 8vo (184 x 125mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece and 32 plates by H. J. Ford, of which 7 coloured…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
CRYSTAL PALACE - [General title from publisher's advertisement:] Guides and Handbooks, Illustrative of the Contents of the Crystal Palace, London, 1854, 11 guides bound in 2 vols., 8vo, contemporary half calf. With 2 other books. (4)
CRYSTAL PALACE - [General title from publisher's advertisement:] Guides…
CRYSTAL PALACE - [General title from publisher's advertisement:]  Guides and Handbooks, Illustrative of the Contents of the Crystal Palace. London: Crystal Palace Library; and Bradbury and Evans,…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £100 - £150
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
MONTEATH, Robert ([dates unknown]). The Forester's Guide, Stirling, 1820, 8vo, 2 engraved plates, original pebbled cloth. FIRST EDITION. With 8 other books of related interest. The lot sold not subject to return. (9)
MONTEATH, Robert ([dates unknown]). The Forester's Guide, Stirling, 1820,…
MONTEATH, Robert ([dates unknown]).  The Forester's Guide; or, a Practical Treatise on the Training and Pruning of Forest Trees ... To which is added, a Description of a Newly-Invented Machine for…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
RAFFALD, Elizabeth (1733-81). The Experienced English Housekeeper, London, 1775, 8vo, 2 plates only (of 3), contemporary calf. Fourth edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
RAFFALD, Elizabeth (1733-81). The Experienced English Housekeeper, London,…
RAFFALD, Elizabeth (1733-81).  The Experienced English Housekeeper, for the Use and Ease of Ladies, Housekeepers, Cooks, Wrote purely from Practice ... The Fourth Edition. London: Printed for the…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £150
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST

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