AN EARLY VICTORIAN MAHOGANY BOW-FRONT STICK BAROMETER
AN EARLY VICTORIAN MAHOGANY BOW-FRONT STICK BAROMETER
By Adie & Son, Edinburgh
With a stepped rectangular pediment above the signed silvered dial with vernier scale, above a figured veneered bow front, above a rectangular block cistern cover100cm highIMPORTANT INFORMATIONThis…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £200 - £400
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
A VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD STICK BAROMETER
A VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD STICK BAROMETER
Retailed by West, London, circa 1880
With arched case, glazed dial and ivory chamfered scales and micrometer, above a plain trunk inset with an ivory scale thermometer, above circular reservoir and domed cover92cm highIMPORTANT…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £100 - £150
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
AN INTERESTING GEORGE III LONGCASE CLOCK MOVEMENT
AN INTERESTING GEORGE III LONGCASE CLOCK MOVEMENT
By Joshua Arnold, London, Circa 1780
The arched 12in dial with seconds subsidiary in the arch, flanked by two further sector subsidiaries, above the chapter ring enclosing date aperture and signature aperture, blued steel hands, with…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £50 - £100
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
A CARVED-IVORY-MOUNTED MAHOGANY LARGE WALL BRACKET
A CARVED-IVORY-MOUNTED MAHOGANY LARGE WALL BRACKET
Second half 19th Century
The canted rectangular top, above a stepped frieze, supported by five scrolled brackets, terminating in a carved leaf finial48cm high; 52cm wideIMPORTANT INFORMATION This lot contains ivory and has…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £300 - £500
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
AN UNUSUAL FRENCH GILT METAL CALENDAR STRIKING CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH SKELETONISED LEVER ESCAPEMENT
AN UNUSUAL FRENCH GILT METAL CALENDAR STRIKING CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH…
Retailed by McCabe, London, Circa 1845
The glazed case with push/repeat, with baluster handle, above a large rectangular panel revealing the skeletonised lever escapement, the silvered dial detailed McCabe, London, with blued steel…
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £400 - £600
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
AN UNUSUAL EARLY FRENCH GILT METAL CALENDAR STRIKING CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH SKELETONISED LEVER  ESCAPEMENT
AN UNUSUAL EARLY FRENCH GILT METAL CALENDAR STRIKING CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH…
Circa 1845
The plain moulded case with twin baluster turned handle, above a large rectangular glazed panel showing the escapement and movement, the gilt finely engine-turned dial with pierced blued steel hands,…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £600 - £800
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
AN UNUSUAL FRENCH GILT BRASS STRIKING CALENDAR SKELELTONISED MANTEL CLOCK WITH DUPLEX ESCAPEMENT AND ALARM
AN UNUSUAL FRENCH GILT BRASS STRIKING CALENDAR SKELELTONISED MANTEL CLOCK…
By Grignon Meusnier, Paris, No. 117, Circa 1855
The drum-shaped case with a shaped carrying handle, above 3 3/4in white enamel chapter ring, signed, with visible front plate and escapement, blued steel Breguet moon hands, with three subsidiary…
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £200 - £400
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
SIR GEORGE AIRY'S TRANSIT OF VENUS 1874 EXPEDITION - A VICTORIAN BRASS-BOUND ROSEWOOD TWO-DAY OBSERVATORY CHRONOMETER
SIR GEORGE AIRY'S TRANSIT OF VENUS 1874 EXPEDITION - A VICTORIAN BRASS…
By Charles Frodsham, 84 Strand, London, No. 3178, Circa 1860
In a two-tier brass-bound rosewood box (missing hinged upper lid), with glazed observation panel, the front with circular maker's ivory roundel, above a shaped brass escutcheon and further ivory…
Hammer price: £4,800
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
A FINE AND RARE EARLY GEORGE II EBONISED QUARTER REPEATING VERGE BRACKET TIMEPIECE
A FINE AND RARE EARLY GEORGE II EBONISED QUARTER REPEATING VERGE BRACKET…
By Quare & Horseman, London, No. 304, Circa 1730
The case with an inverted bell-top and knopped brass handle, above a moulded cornice, with glazed panel door and a glazed panel to each side, with glazed rear door, on a stepped base and block feet,…
Estimate: £15,000 - £25,000
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
A GEORGE III BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY STRIKING & REPEATING VERGE BRACKET CLOCK
A GEORGE III BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY STRIKING & REPEATING VERGE BRACKET…
By Bennington & Thorpe, London, Circa 1790
The broken-arched case surmounted by a brass carrying handle, above a single pad, with moulded cornice, above arched glazed panel door, the sides each with an arched fish-scale pierced brass grille…
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
A REGENCY BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY AND BOXWOOD-INLAID LANCET MANTEL CLOCK
A REGENCY BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY AND BOXWOOD-INLAID LANCET MANTEL CLOCK
By William John Upjohn, London, Circa 1820
The lancet-shaped case inset with a brass fret panel to the front and inlaid with boxwood lines and shaped panels, flanked by a slender three-quarter cluster column to each corner, with brass bezel…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
A GEORGE III GILTMETAL-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK
A GEORGE III GILTMETAL-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK
Rol Fawney, London
The break-arch case surmounted by a brass carrying handle, above arched glazed door, with a brass fish-scale grille panel to each side, the 7in cream-painted dial detailed Rol Fawney, London, with…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £400 - £600
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
BINDING - Willi KURTH (b.1881, editor). The Complete Woodcuts of Albrecht Dürer, New York, 1963, 4to, illustrations, FINELY BOUND BY DON ETHERINGTON in full cream pigskin, box.
BINDING - Willi KURTH (b.1881, editor). The Complete Woodcuts of Albrecht…
BINDING - Willi KURTH (b.1881, editor).  The Complete Woodcuts of Albrecht Dürer ... With an Introduction by Campbell Dodgson. New York: Dover Publications, 1963. 4to (305 x 210mm). Full-page…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £300
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
BLOCH, Ernest (1880-1959). An important correspondence comprising c.120 autograph and typed letters, signed ("Ernest Bloch"), to Ernest Chapman, many with his replies, 1933-58.
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,…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). "Old". The original file copy of the poem in the form of a computer print-out, 47 lines on 2 sheets of A4, SIGNED "Charles Bukowski, 12-29-91"; with another similar. Please see the full description below.
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). "Old". The original file copy of the poem in…
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94).  "Old". The original file copy of the poem in the form of a computer print-out, 47 lines in 5 stanzas, printed on the rectos only of 2 sheets of A4, SIGNED "Charles…
Hammer price: £250
Estimate: £300 - £500
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CHINA, TURKEY AND THE LEVANT - A sammelband consisting of 207 fine original watercolours of Turkish and Levantine figures, and 3 related 17th- and 18th-century printed works, including fine hand-coloured Chinese costume plates, folio, contemporary calf.
CHINA, TURKEY AND THE LEVANT - A sammelband consisting of 207 fine…
CHINA, TURKEY AND THE LEVANT - A sammelband consisting of 207 fine original watercolours and 3 printed works, comprising: 207 FINE ORIGINAL WATERCOLOURS OF MAINLY TURKISH AND LEVANTINE FIGURES, many…
Hammer price: £6,000
Estimate: £7,000 - £10,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924) & Ford M. HUEFFER (1873-1939). The Inheritors. London, 1901, 8vo, original yellow pictorial cloth (some light staining). FIRST EDITION. With the same authors' Romance (London, 1903, 8vo, original blue cloth, FIRST EDITION). (2)
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924) & Ford M. HUEFFER (1873-1939). The Inheritors.…
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924) & Ford Madox HUEFFER (1873-1939, changed to Ford Madox FORD in 1919).  The Inheritors. An Extravagant Story. London: William Heinemann, 1901. 8vo (192 x 130mm). Half title,…
Estimate: £200 - £300
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). An Outcast of the Islands, London, 1896, 8vo, title printed in red and black (some light spotting to a few leaves), original green cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHOR'S SECOND NOVEL, FIRST ISSUE. RARE.
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). An Outcast of the Islands, London, 1896, 8vo,…
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  An Outcast of the Islands. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1896. 8vo (205 x 132mm). Advertisement for "Almayer's Folly" on the verso of the first blank, half title with…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £600
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Chance, London, 1913, 8vo, original green cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION. Please see the extensive notes regarding the edition below.
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Chance, London, 1913, 8vo, original green…
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  Chance. A Tale in Two Parts. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1913. 8vo (190 x 125mm). Half title, publisher's advertisement on the verso of the title, title with "First…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
[DEFOE, Daniel ([?]1661-1731)]. The Fortunate Mistress, London, 1724, 8vo, fine engraved frontispiece captioned "The Famous Roxana" (some spotting and staining), contemporary calf. THE VERY RARE FIRST EDITION of Defoe's last novel, published anonymously.
[DEFOE, Daniel ([?]1661-1731)]. The Fortunate Mistress, London, 1724, 8vo,…
[DEFOE, Daniel ([?]1661-1731)].  The Fortunate Mistress: Or, A History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de Beleau, Afterwards Call'd The Countess de Wintselheim, in Germany.…
Hammer price: £16,000
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64). Thunderball, London, 1960, 8vo, original mustard wrappers, dust-jacket by Richard Chopping. UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY. Gilbert A9a: recording that only 500 copies were printed. VERY RARE.
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64). Thunderball, London, 1960, 8vo, original mustard…
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64).  Thunderball. London: Jonathan Cape, 1960. 8vo (189 x 130mm). Half title. Original mustard wrappers lettered in black and decorated with the publisher's urn motif repeated in…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS - T. E. Lawrence (1888-1935). Crusader Castles, London, 1936, 2 volumes, 4to, illustrations, 2 folding maps contained in envelope, original half morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 135 OF 1,000 COPIES. (2)
GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS - T. E. Lawrence (1888-1935). Crusader Castles,…
GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS - Thomas Edward LAWRENCE [i.e. "Lawrence of Arabia"] (1888-1935).  Crusader Castles, edited by A. W. Lawrence. London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1936. 2 volumes, 4to (250 x…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
KING, Stephen (b.1947). Christine, London, 1983, large 8vo, original black cloth, dust-jacket. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST U.K. EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed on the front free endpaper, "To Dave - Be well, Stephen King, 5/14/83."
KING, Stephen (b.1947). Christine, London, 1983, large 8vo, original black…
KING, Stephen (b.1947).  Christine. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1983. Large 8vo (232 x 145mm). Half title. Original black cloth, the spine lettered in gilt, the dust-jacket designed by Ian Hughes…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £500 - £800
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
KNIGHT, Laura (1877-1970, artist). Laura Knight, London, 1923, 4to, frontispiece and 20 plates by Laura Knight, including 3 coloured, original paper boards (rather worn). FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 17 OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST.
KNIGHT, Laura (1877-1970, artist). Laura Knight, London, 1923, 4to,…
KNIGHT, Laura (1877-1970, artist).  Laura Knight. A Book of Drawings with a Foreword by Charles Marriott and Descriptive Notes. London: John Lane, The Bodley Head Limited, 1923. 4to (315 x 255mm).…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £100 - £150
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT

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