LISZT, Franz (1811-86). Autograph letter, signed ("F. Liszt"), to Hector Berlioz, Eiken, 20 August 1851. In French. Three-pages, 209 x 134mm, on blue paper, bifolium, on staging Berlioz's opera "Benvenuto Cellini" at Weimar.
LISZT, Franz (1811-86). Autograph letter, signed ("F. Liszt"), to Hector…
LISZT, Franz (1811-86).  Autograph letter, signed ("F. Liszt"), to Hector Berlioz, Eiken, 20 August 1851. In French. Three-pages, 209 x 134mm, on blue paper, bifolium; [with] a letter addressed to…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
MANWOOD, John (d.1610). A Treatise of the Laws of the Forest ... The Third Edition, London, 1665, 8vo, printed in black letter (mainly marginal spotting, staining and browning), contemporary calf (rebacked, rubbed). With 2 defective books. (3)
MANWOOD, John (d.1610). A Treatise of the Laws of the Forest ... The Third…
MANWOOD, John (d.1610).  A Treatise of the Laws of the Forest, Wherein is declaered not onely those Laws, as they are now in force, but also the Original and beginning of Forests; and what a Forest…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
MISCELLANY - [LOCH, C. G. (1854-1904)]. The Foreign Tour of the Misses Brown and Jones and Robinson Being the History of What They Saw & Did at Biarritz & The Pyrenees, London, [c.1880], 4to, illustrations, boards. With 9 other works in 10 vols. (11)
MISCELLANY - [LOCH, C. G. (1854-1904)]. The Foreign Tour of the Misses…
MISCELLANY - [LOCH, Catharine Grace (1854-1904)].  The Foreign Tour of the Misses Brown and Jones and Robinson Being the History of What They Saw & Did at Biarritz & The Pyrenees by Mrs Brown. London…
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £200 - £300
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
MITFORD, Nancy (1904-73). The Pursuit of Love, London, 1945, 8vo, original blue cloth, dust-jacket by Roger Furse with price unclipped (jacket torn with slight loss). FIRST EDITION.
MITFORD, Nancy (1904-73). The Pursuit of Love, London, 1945, 8vo, original…
MITFORD, Nancy (1904-73).  The Pursuit of Love. A Novel. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1945, 8vo (184 x 120mm). Half title, title printed in red and black (printing crease to pp.61/62 only very slightly…
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £200 - £300
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
SANSOVINO, Francesco (1521-83). Historia Universale dell' Origine, et Imperio de' Turchi, Venice, 1582, 4to, 14 woodcut illustrations of Turkish costume (variable browning and staining), contemporary full vellum.
SANSOVINO, Francesco (1521-83). Historia Universale dell' Origine, et…
SANSOVINO, Francesco (1521-83).  Historia Universale dell' Origine, et Imperio de' Turchi ... Et riformata in molte sue parti per ordine della Santa Inquisitione. Nella quale si contengeno le leggi,…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £400 - £600
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
TARTAGLIA, Nicolo (c.1499-1557). La Nova Scientia, Venice, 1558, woodcut illustrations, diagrams and initials [bound with 2 other works by the same author], 4to, contemporary vellum. Please see the full description below.
TARTAGLIA, Nicolo (c.1499-1557). La Nova Scientia, Venice, 1558, woodcut…
TARTAGLIA, Nicolo (c.1499-1557).  La Nova Scientia ... con una gionta al terzo Libro. Venice: [no publisher], 1558. Full-page woodcut allegorical illustration on the title, woodcut illustrations,…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £500 - £800
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
"TWAIN, Mark" (1835-1910). Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, New York, 1885, 8vo, frontispiece, heliotype portrait, illustrations by E. W. Kemble, original green cloth. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, of "one of the great works of American fiction."
"TWAIN, Mark" (1835-1910). Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, New York, 1885,…
"TWAIN, Mark" [i.e. Samuel Langhorn CLEMENS (1835-1910)].  Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade). Scene: The Mississippi Valley. Time: Forty to Fifty Years Ago. New York: Charles L.…
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
WAUGH, Evelyn (1903-66). Remote People, London, Duckworth, 1931, 8vo, original burgundy buckram gilt, dust-jacket (jacket torn with loss). FIRST EDITION, IMPORTANT PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed, "For Gerald Duckworth with best wishes from Evelyn Waugh."
WAUGH, Evelyn (1903-66). Remote People, London, Duckworth, 1931, 8vo,…
WAUGH, Evelyn (1903-66).  Remote People. London: Duckworth, 1931. 8vo (220 x 140mm). Half title, monochrome frontispiece, 2 folding maps, 6 plates. Original burgundy buckram, the spine lettered in…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
WILLIAM, Alexander, Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, Lord Lindsay (1812-80). The Creed of Japhet, London, "Printed for Private Circulation", 1891, large 8vo, lightly browned and stained, original cloth. FIRST EDITION. "COPY 3" OF 150 COPIES. VERY RARE.
WILLIAM, Alexander, Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, Lord Lindsay (1812-80)…
WILLIAM, Alexander, Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, Lord Lindsay (1812-80).  The Creed of Japhet, that is of the Race Popularly Surnamed Indo-Germanic or Aryan, as held Before the Period of its…
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
SIR JOHN LAVERY (IRISH, 1856-1941)
SIR JOHN LAVERY (IRISH, 1856-1941)
Study for ‘The Ratification of the Irish Treaty in the House of Lords, December 1921’
signed 'J Lavery' (lower left), inscribed 'HOUSE OF LORDS STUDY/ LAVERY' (on the backboard)
oil on canvas-board…
Catalogue NoteArguably, 16 December 1921 is one of the most auspicious dates in British history. On that Friday, the Irish Treaty passed from the Commons to the House of Lords for ratification. …
Hammer price: £35,000
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
MADELEINE DOWDEN (BRITISH, 1933-2021) AND ATTRIBUTED TO FRANK AUERBACH (BRITISH, B. 1931) (40)
MADELEINE DOWDEN (BRITISH, 1933-2021) AND ATTRIBUTED TO FRANK AUERBACH …
A folio of life drawing sketches, approximately twenty with annotated sketches showing corrections or improvements attributed to Frank Auerbach (1958 and 1959)
some dated '58' or '59'
pencil
twenty…
FootnoteMadeleine Dowden lived at 2 The Ridgeway, Gunnersbury, London and in the late 1950's attended evening art classes in Ealing. Frank Auerbach was her art teacher. It is understood that he…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £400
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
JEAN VARDA (TURKISH/AMERICAN, 1893-1971)
JEAN VARDA (TURKISH/AMERICAN, 1893-1971)
Spanish dancers in an abstract landscape
signed 'J. Varda' (lower right) and inscribed 'No. 16' (to backboard)
mixed media collage on board
53 x 73cm
together with a ring-bound file with information…
FootnoteJean 'Yanko' Varda was a Turkish born American artist of mixed Greek and French descent. At the age of 19 he moved to Paris where he met Picasso and Braque, before moving to London during the…
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
JEAN VARDA (TURKISH/AMERICAN, 1893-1971)
JEAN VARDA (TURKISH/AMERICAN, 1893-1971)
Fish in underwater scene
signed 'J. Varda' (lower right) and inscribed 'No. 10' (to backboard)
mixed media collage on board
40 x 49.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
FootnoteJean 'Yanko' Varda was a Turkish born American artist of mixed Greek and French descent. At the age of 19 he moved to Paris where he met Picasso and Braque, before moving to London during the…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
DEBORAH LANYON (BRITISH, B. 1958)
DEBORAH LANYON (BRITISH, B. 1958)
Panticosa (1998)
signed with initials 'DL' (lower right) and inscribed with artist's name and date '98' (to backboard)
acrylic and mixed media
36.5 x 29cm
ARR

Provenance
Archeus Fine Art, New Bond…
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £150 - £250
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A TALL CHINESE GILT -SPLASHED BRONZE VASE FOR THE ISLAMIC MARKET
A TALL CHINESE GILT -SPLASHED BRONZE VASE FOR THE ISLAMIC MARKET
Six character Xuande mark but later
Of tapered octagonal form, incised with two rows of script, 39cm high
Condition Report.Some wear to gilt splashes. Its possible that the inscriptions may have been done at a later dateWeight is 3,364.5 grams
Hammer price: £20,000
Estimate: £600 - £800
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
KINOSHITA ITSUUN ( 1799-1866) A JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING
KINOSHITA ITSUUN ( 1799-1866) A JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING
Mountainous landscape, ink on silk, 123cm by 42cm, mounted on brocade
Footnotes: This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference No. B6C9RRFV   Prospective buyers should be aware that some countries have…
Estimate: £500 - £700
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A TALL CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE BEAKER VASE
A TALL CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE BEAKER VASE
Yongzheng
Enamelled with cockerels and quails before peonies and camellias issuing from rockwork with birds and insects above, between pink diaper borders reserved with flower panels, 47.7cm high
ProvenanceChristie's, London, 8th November, 2001, lot 466Condition reportOverall in good condition with some rubbing to the enamels and gilding and some minor black pitting to the glaze
Hammer price: £17,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A LADIES ROLEX YACHT MASTER OYSTER PERPETUAL DATE WATCH (7)
A LADIES ROLEX YACHT MASTER OYSTER PERPETUAL DATE WATCH (7)
In stainless steel, ref 169622, serial number P817275, with a silver dial with varying luminous hour indicators, date at 3 and rotating bezel, on a Rolex Oyster bracelet, with box, outer box, extra…
The movement of any watches has not been tested for accuracy or time keeping and Bellmans does not guarantee the future working of any watch. Please note that any individual movement parts may be…
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
18 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
18 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
TWO 9CT GOLD SIGNET RINGS AND A DRESS STUD (3)
TWO 9CT GOLD SIGNET RINGS AND A DRESS STUD (3)
One signet ring Birmingham 1929, the other date indistinct, both shanks split, combined weight 6.8 grams, the stud unmarked
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £120 - £160
18 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
18 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A GOLD AND DIAMOND FIVE STONE RING
A GOLD AND DIAMOND FIVE STONE RING
Mounted with a row of graduated cushion shaped diamonds, presentation engraved within the band with date 16/1/1902, ring size M½, gross weight 3.2 grams
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £150 - £200
18 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
18 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A GEORGE III NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER BY GRACE WALLIS AND TWO REGENCY SILKWORK PICTURES (3)
A GEORGE III NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER BY GRACE WALLIS AND TWO REGENCY SILKWORK…
The first mounted in a gilt gesso and wood frame, faint date circa 1770, 43cm high; an oval silk embroidery depicting a girl set in a garden, the nest and foliage composed of cut silk work, mounted…
Condition Report: The first sampler: Notable holes to the top left corner and bottom edge - running the width, with various other small holes scattered across. Some patches of discolouration and…
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £70 - £100
19 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
19 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
AN INDIAN RAJASTHAN PABUJI KI PHAD OR PAR PAINTING ON CLOTH
AN INDIAN RAJASTHAN PABUJI KI PHAD OR PAR PAINTING ON CLOTH
Circa 1930, Possibly by Ramchandra Joshi
Depicting the narratives of the deity Pabuji, depicted as the central enlarged Rajput chief, gouache pigment on prepared cotton, 522 x 146cm overall; 512 x…
Hangings known as Pabuji ki Phad, depict scenes from the life of the 14th century hero, Pabuji, who is revered as a god and central to the narrative folk culture of the Rajasthani region. This…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
19 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
19 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BAYONET WITH SCABBARD AND BRASS HANDLE (2)
A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BAYONET WITH SCABBARD AND BRASS HANDLE (2)
Together with another similar, each 72cm long
Condition report: The sword with the engraved date 1844 along the edge is with a relatively pitted scabbard and cross piece. There is some slight movement to the press stud.  Bottom edge of the blade…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
19 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
19 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A BLACK LACQUERED PARCEL GILT DECORATED PAPIER MACHE TRAY ON STAND (2)
A BLACK LACQUERED PARCEL GILT DECORATED PAPIER MACHE TRAY ON STAND (2)
68cm wide; 50cm deep; 50cm high, together with a black lacquered four fold screen, 116cm wide; 91cm high
The table tray does suffer with some losses to the gilt decoration, with some hairline cracks starting to appear towards the lacquer, one supports is slightly loose, with all supports suffering with…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £100 - £200
19 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
19 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT

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