BLIGH, William (1754-1817). A Voyage to the South Sea ... in his Majesty's Ship The Bounty ... Including an Account of the Mutiny, London, 1792, 4to, 7 plates and charts (lacks portrait of Bligh), contemporary paper-backed boards. FIRST EDITION.
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,…
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
EDEN, Anthony (1897-1977), 1st Earl of Avon - Books annotated by, or otherwise associated with, Anthony Eden. Please see the full listing below. Sold not subject to return. (c.60)
EDEN, Anthony (1897-1977), 1st Earl of Avon - Books annotated by, or…
EDEN, Anthony (1897-1977), 1st Earl of Avon - Books annotated by, or otherwise associated with, Anthony Eden (arranged chronologically) - L. J. TROTTER. Rulers of India. The Earl of Auckland, Oxford,…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
"FOUGASSE" [i.e. Cyril Kenneth BIRD (1887-1965), artist]. Drawing the Line Somewhere, London, 1937, 8vo, original buckram, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, with an original pencil and watercolour drawing signed "Fougasse". And another. (2)
"FOUGASSE" [i.e. Cyril Kenneth BIRD (1887-1965), artist]. Drawing the Line…
"FOUGASSE" [i.e. Cyril Kenneth BIRD (1887-1965), artist].  Drawing the Line Somewhere. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1937. 8vo (186 x 120mm). Half title, illustrations by "Fougasse". Original yellow…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £100 - £150
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
MAVOR, William (1758-1837). Historical Accounts of the most Celebrated Voyages, Travels and Discoveries, London, 1796-1801, 25 vols., 12mo, 75 engraved plates, contemporary morocco-backed boards. With a work in 4 vols. only (of 6), uniformly bound. (29)
MAVOR, William (1758-1837). Historical Accounts of the most Celebrated…
MAVOR, William Fordyce (1758-1837).  Historical Accounts of the most Celebrated Voyages, Travels and Discoveries, from the Time of Columbus to the Present Period. London: Printed for E. Newbery, 1796…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £400 - £600
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
WIDNALL, Samuel Page (1827-94). A Mystery of Sixty Centuries. Or A Modern St. George and the Dragon, Grantchester, 1889, 8vo, frontispiece and plates, original cloth-backed boards. FIRST EDITION. RARE.
WIDNALL, Samuel Page (1827-94). A Mystery of Sixty Centuries. Or A Modern…
WIDNALL, Samuel Page (1827-94).  A Mystery of Sixty Centuries. Or A Modern St. George and the Dragon. Written, Printed, Illustrated and Published, by S. P. Widnall. Grantchester: [S. P. Widnall],…
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
12 BOTTLES SPANISH RED WINE
Lot 163 - Wines & Spirits Sold
12 BOTTLES SPANISH RED WINE
Bodegas Conocavins 2 x Clos Mont-Blanc Xipella 2018; Finca Bacara 2 x Time Waits For No One 6M 2021; Finca Constancia 2 x Selección 2020; Pradorey Real Sitio de Ventosilla 2 x Finca Valdelayegua…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £40 - £60
4 December 2023 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2023 , 17:00 GMT
12 BOTTLES NEW ZEALAND RED WINE
Lot 264 - Wines & Spirits Sold
12 BOTTLES NEW ZEALAND RED WINE
Giesen Organic Pinot Noir 2019; Spy Valley Satellite Pinot Noir 2020 and Envoy Outpost Pinot Noir 2017; Yealands Reserve Pinot Noir 2020 and Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2020; Catalina Sounds Pinot…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £40 - £60
4 December 2023 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2023 , 17:00 GMT
A CHARLES II CARVED LIMEWOOD PORTRAIT PLAQUE
A CHARLES II CARVED LIMEWOOD PORTRAIT PLAQUE
Attributable to the workshop of Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721), circa 1680
Carved in deep relief with a floral border enclosing a portrait relief of a gentleman with curly wig and cravat, later…
PROVENANCE: The Earls of Essex, Cassiobury ParkAcquired by Frederick Poke, circa 1922, possibly from the contents sale of Cassiobury Park or at some point soon after, and thence by descent.LITERATURE…
Hammer price: £4,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
22 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
22 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
A JAPANESE SHAKU DOKEI ROSEWOOD STRIKING PILLAR CLOCK
A JAPANESE SHAKU DOKEI ROSEWOOD STRIKING PILLAR CLOCK
Meiji period
With glazed removable hood, enclosing the verge balance-wheel movement, with four slender turned upright pillars and pierced and engraved front plate, above the trunk with removable plate marking the…
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
23 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
23 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
A FRENCH ENGRAVED GILT BRASS OVAL MINIATURE CARRIAGE CLOCK
A FRENCH ENGRAVED GILT BRASS OVAL MINIATURE CARRIAGE CLOCK
Attributed to Drocourt, No. 20297, circa 1890
The oval engraved case with shaped handle above bevelled glass panels, circular white enamel dial with a gilt mask, platform lever escapement with bi-metallic compensated balance, numbered to the…
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £300 - £500
23 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
23 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
A SMALL MAHOGANY REPLICA OF JAMES FERGUSON’S TIDAL LONGCASE CLOCK
A SMALL MAHOGANY REPLICA OF JAMES FERGUSON’S TIDAL LONGCASE CLOCK
By G. H. Bell, circa 1971
The case with a broken arched hood and brass finial, above glazed door and sides, the trunk with an arched door, above panelled base and plinth; the 9in arched silvered dial inscribed to the upper…
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £300 - £500
23 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
23 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
A LATE GEORGE II/EARLY GEORGE III PARCEL-GILT, RED LACQUER TO IMITATE TORTOISESHELL AND CHINOISERIE DECORATED LONGCASE CLOCK
A LATE GEORGE II/EARLY GEORGE III PARCEL-GILT, RED LACQUER TO IMITATE…
The case circa 1760, the associated movement by William Gilbert, Gosport, circa 1795
The case decorated in red lacquer to imitate tortoiseshell and decorated with chinoiserie figures, pavilions and landscapes, with an ogee pediment and three ball finials, above an arched glazed door,…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £500 - £800
23 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
23 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
A MUST DE CARTIER SILVER GILT RECTANGULAR CASED TANK WRISTWATCH
A MUST DE CARTIER SILVER GILT RECTANGULAR CASED TANK WRISTWATCH
The signed cream coloured dial with black hands, the caseback detailed Cartier Paris 925 3 090079, with a leather strap and red Cartier pouch
Condition Report;  Some wear to the case exterior, just a few tiny nicks and marks, gilding is still quite good, leather strap needs replacing. Watch is working, but we do not guarantee accuracy of…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £100 - £150
23 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
23 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
A LADY'S PLATINUM AND DIAMOND SET RECTANGULAR CASED DRESS WRISTWATCH
A LADY'S PLATINUM AND DIAMOND SET RECTANGULAR CASED DRESS WRISTWATCH
With a jewelled Swiss rectangular movement, the silvered dial with black Arabic numerals, the case and bracelet mountings set with circular cut diamonds, detailed within the caseback ALL PLATUNUM,…
Condition Report;  The diamonds slightly draw colour, some have a few internal inclusions, one or two small marks to caseback, winding button is probably replaced, is not sitting particularly well. …
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £300 - £400
23 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
23 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
PIERRE ADOLPHE VALETTE (FRENCH, 1876-1942)
PIERRE ADOLPHE VALETTE (FRENCH, 1876-1942)
View of Salles, in the Beaujolais, near Blacé
signed 'A. Valette' (lower right)
oil on canvas-board
30.5 x 39.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK

Footnote
Valette lived for a time in this village.
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
21 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
21 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
FELIKS TOPOLSKI (BRITISH, 1907-1989)
FELIKS TOPOLSKI (BRITISH, 1907-1989)
A Day at the Races (Pay First Past the Post, Dick Franklin)
signed and dated 'Feliks Topolski 36' (lower right)
ink and grey wash
41 x 55cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £200 - £300
21 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
21 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
DOROTHY LOFTUS (BRITISH, 1875-1943)
DOROTHY LOFTUS (BRITISH, 1875-1943)
Portrait of Miss Lucy Mary Silcox (1862-1947)
signed 'Dorothy Loftus' (lower right)
coloured chalks on paper
49 x 34.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
FootnoteLucy Mary Silcox was a pioneering headmistress and feminist.  Her first headteacher role came in 1890 at the Liverpool High School for Girls.  She moved to West Dulwich High School for Girls…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £200 - £400
21 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
21 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
LANTA SPURRIER (BRITISH, 1905-1981) (4)
LANTA SPURRIER (BRITISH, 1905-1981) (4)
The Beginning
with inscribed label (verso)
oil on canvas-board
106 x 30cm
together with three other oils on canvas-board by the same hand; Sandstone and shells, signed (lower right) and with artist's…
FootnoteATALANTA (LANTA) SPURRIER (1905-1981)Was a British painter known for painting en plein air with direct, bold brushwork and a strong sense of colour. She studied at the Chelsea School of Art…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £200
21 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
21 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
TWO CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL MANTEL CLOCKS (2)
TWO CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL MANTEL CLOCKS (2)
Modern
The first gilt-metal and blue enamelled case surmounted by an urn finial, the white dial flanked either side by four enamelled columns, 47cm high, 35cm wide; Together with a second clock, the…
Condition Report:We cannot guarantee the working order of these timepieces or that they keep good time. 
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £150
11 October 2023 , 01:00 BST
11 October 2023 , 01:00 BST
A SWISS JAEGER-LECOULTRE ATMOS MANTEL CLOCK
A SWISS JAEGER-LECOULTRE ATMOS MANTEL CLOCK
Serial number 523100 Calibre 528-6, the blue chapter ring with gilt Arabic numerals at 12, 3, 6 and 9, 22cm high
ProvenanceThe collection of the late Countess Bunny Esterhazy (1938-2021) See Bellmans website for further details: https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/works-from-the-estate-of-countess-bunny…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £300 - £500
11 October 2023 , 01:00 BST
11 October 2023 , 01:00 BST
STUDIO OF SIR PETER LELY (DUTCH/BRITISH, 1618-1680)
STUDIO OF SIR PETER LELY (DUTCH/BRITISH, 1618-1680)
Portrait of Margaret Wale (1640-1674), Daughter of Sir William Wale and wife of Sir Edward Seymour 4th Bt. (1633-1707), three-quarter length, standing, wearing a light brown dress with a blue cloak,…
ProvenanceThe sitter's family and by descent to Miss J. M. Seymour, East Knoyle House, Wiltshire;Sale, Christie's London, 19th January 1945, (lot no. unknown);Frederick Poke Esq., thence by…
Hammer price: £9,000
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
10 October 2023 , 01:00 BST
10 October 2023 , 01:00 BST
EDWARD WILLIAM COOKE (BRITISH, 1811-1880)
EDWARD WILLIAM COOKE (BRITISH, 1811-1880)
A fishing botter aground on the Scheldt
signed and dated 'E.W. Cooke. RA. 1867' (lower left); further signed 'VAN KOOK' on the stern of the boat (lower left)
oil on canvas
61 x 87cm

Provenance
Sale,…
Exhibited London, British Institution, 1867, no. 453;Manchester, 1887, no. 716LiteratureJohn Munday, E.W. Cooke - A Man of his Time, Antique Collector's Club, 1996, cat. no. 66/6, illustrated in…
Hammer price: £7,500
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
10 October 2023 , 01:00 BST
10 October 2023 , 01:00 BST
HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
Portrait of Harold Gotch Robinson
signed and inscribed 'Harold Robinson by H.S.T. 1908' (lower right); inscribed 'Harold Robinson/ W.S Corfield Esq, Aubrey Lodge, Aubrey Road, Campden Hill W.8. pav…
FootnoteHarold Gotch Robinson (1884-1954) was aged twenty-four at the time of this portrait and a photograph exists of the watercolour on the easel in Tuke's studio in Swanpool (see images). …
Hammer price: £19,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000
10 October 2023 , 01:00 BST
10 October 2023 , 01:00 BST
12 BOTTLES SPANISH RED WINE
Lot 208 - Wines & Spirits Sold
12 BOTTLES SPANISH RED WINE
Marqués de Griñon Syrah 2018; Yllera 12 Messes en Barrica 2019; Finca Bacara 2 x Time Waits For No One Black 2020; Viña Arnaiz 2 x Crianza 2019; Viñedos Balmoral 2 x Maravides Atilano García…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £40 - £60
2 October 2023 , 17:00 BST
2 October 2023 , 17:00 BST

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