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A GROUP OF ENGLISH PORCELAIN (9)
Lot 527 - English & European Ceramics and Glass Unsold
A GROUP OF ENGLISH PORCELAIN
Late 19th and early 20th century
Comprising; a Locke & Co. plate painted by J.Lewis with a peacock in branches, 21.5cm diameter; a Mintons gold ground plate painted with roses by L.Rivers, 22.5cm…
Locke & Co plate- good conditionMintons gold ground plate- good conditionBlue-ground plate- some wear to the gildingRoyal Lily cup and saucer- very minor wear to the gildingCoalport, cup, saucer and…
Estimate: £150 - £250
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
A KERR & BINNS, WORCESTER VASE BY THOMAS BOTT
Lot 528 - English & European Ceramics and Glass Sold
A KERR & BINNS, WORCESTER VASE BY THOMAS BOTT
Circa 1857
Of `Raphael' shape with scroll handles, the deep blue ground painted in Limoges enamel style with a titled head and shoulders portrait of Dante, red printed shield mark enclosing `57',…
Broken through top of socle stem with a small slither of porcelain missing. Shallow chip to underside of footrim, approx. 1cm by 0.75cm
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £150 - £250
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
A MOORCROFT POTTERY SUGAR BOWL
Lot 534 - English & European Ceramics and Glass Sold
A MOORCROFT POTTERY SUGAR BOWL
Circa 1915
Compressed globular form with upright handle, tube-lined and decorated with the `Hazeldene' pattern, green painted signature, impressed Moorcroft Burslem, 13cm overall height
Fine interior glaze crack adjacent to handle, approx. 0.5cm length. It doesn't go through to the exterior.Some crazing to the glaze.
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £150 - £250
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
A MEISSEN FIGURE OF A PIPING SHEPHERD
Lot 552 - English & European Ceramics and Glass Sold
A MEISSEN FIGURE OF A PIPING SHEPHERD
Mid 18th century
Modelled standing against a tree stump with legs crossed, a recumbent dog at his feet, blue crossed swords mark to rear of base, 17.5cm high; also a Bow porcelain frill vase and…
Piping Shepherd- Restoration to hat. Restored through neck. Restoration and chip to black bow in hair. Restoration to nose. Restoration to each hand. Restoration and loos to dog's front left legBow…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £150 - £250
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
ARDIZZONE, Edward (1900-79). A one-page autograph letter, with a prominent ORIGINAL DRAWING by Ardizzone incorporating what is probably a self-portrait; and a letter from Elisabeth Frink, referring to Peter Shaffer's 'Equus'. (2)
Lot 607 - 7-December|Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps Sold
ARDIZZONE, Edward (1900-79). A one-page autograph letter, with a prominent…
ARDIZZONE, Edward (1900-79) & Elisabeth FRINK (1930-93).  An autograph letter from each, sold together: first, a one-page autograph letter by Edward Ardizzone, on paper with printed heading 'Edward…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
BINDING - "Lewis CARROLL" (1832-98). Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, London, [1970], 8vo, plates and illustrations, FINELY BOUND in green morocco gilt with figures of Alice and the Mad Hatter in compartments of the spine.
Lot 609 - 7-December|Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps Sold
BINDING - "Lewis CARROLL" (1832-98). Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and…
BINDING - "Lewis CARROLL" [i.e. Charles Lutwidge DODGSON (1832-98)].  Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass ... With the original engravings by John Tenniel of which 8 have…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £300 - £500
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)
Lot 631 - 7-December|Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps Sold
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
[?EGAN, Pierce (1772-1849), and others]. Real Life in London, London, 1821-22, 2 vols., 8vo, hand-coloured aquatint frontispieces, titles and 28 plates, FINELY BOUND in 19th-century red morocco. And another related book. Sold not subject to return. (3)
Lot 633 - 7-December|Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps Sold
[?EGAN, Pierce (1772-1849), and others]. Real Life in London, London, 1821…
[?EGAN, Pierce (1772-1849), and others].  Real Life in London; or, the Rambles and Adventures of Bib Tallyho, Esq. and his Cousin the Hon. Tom. Dashall, through the Metropolis; Exhibiting a Living…
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
GREENE, Graham (1904-91). A typed letter, signed, dated 1984, stating, "Dear John Wilkins, My warmest congratulations on your article on the Kissinger report. There is not a word I would wish to see altered. My own feelings are very much engaged ..."
Lot 641 - 7-December|Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps Sold
GREENE, Graham (1904-91). A typed letter, signed, dated 1984, stating, …
GREENE, Graham (1904-91).  A one-page typed letter, signed, on paper with printed heading, "La Résidence des Fleurs, Avenue Pasteur, 06600 Antibes", dated "28th January 1984", stating, "Dear John…
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £50 - £80
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
[HAZLITT, William (1778-1830)]. Liber Amoris; Or, the New Pygmalion, London, 1823, 12mo, engraved title with portrait (some very light staining), contemporary red half morocco. FIRST EDITION. Provenance: ANTHONY EDEN (1897-1977, 1st Earl of Avon).
Lot 645 - 7-December|Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps Sold
[HAZLITT, William (1778-1830)]. Liber Amoris; Or, the New Pygmalion,…
[HAZLITT, William (1778-1830)].  Liber Amoris; Or, the New Pygmalion. London: "Printed for John Hunt ... by C. H. Reynell," 1823. 12mo (172 x 195mm). Engraved title with a small oval portrait of…
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £100 - £150
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
HOOKER, William Jackson (1785-1865). Pomona Londinensis, London, [1813]-18. Volume one only [all published], 4to, 49 exceptionally fine hand-coloured aquatint plates of fruit, contemporary half morocco (rubbed). FIRST EDITION.
Lot 650 - 7-December|Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps Sold
HOOKER, William Jackson (1785-1865). Pomona Londinensis, London, [1813]-18…
HOOKER, William Jackson (1785-1865).  Pomona Londinensis: Containing Colored [sic] Engravings of the Most Esteemed Fruits in the British Gardens with a Description of Each Variety. By William Hooker,…
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
LEWIS, C. S. (1898-1963). The Silver Chair, London, 1950, 8vo, frontispiece and illustrations by Pauline Baynes, original cloth, green dust-jacket (torn without significant loss). THE FIRST EDITION OF THE FOURTH "NARNIA" NOVEL. RARE.
Lot 661 - 7-December|Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps Sold
LEWIS, C. S. (1898-1963). The Silver Chair, London, 1950, 8vo,…
LEWIS, C. S. (1898-1963).  The Silver Chair. London: Geoffrey Bles, 1953. 8vo (198 x 135mm). Half title, monochrome frontispiece and illustrations by Pauline Baynes. Original dark blue cloth, the…
Hammer price: £2,600
Estimate: £500 - £800
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
LOUDON, Jane Webb (1807-58). The Ladies' Flower-Garden of Ornamental Annuals, London, [1849], 4to, 50 fine hand-coloured lithographed botanical plates by Loudon (some spotting and staining), contemporary green half morocco (worn). Second edition.
Lot 664 - 7-December|Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps Sold
LOUDON, Jane Webb (1807-58). The Ladies' Flower-Garden of Ornamental…
LOUDON, Jane Webb (1807-58).  The Ladies' Flower-Garden of Ornamental Annuals ... Second Edition. London: William S. Orr and Co., [n.d. but preface dated 1849]. 4to (288 x 232mm). Half title, 50 fine…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £300
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)
Lot 668 - 7-December|Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps Sold
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
NIGHTINGALE, Florence (1820-1910). Florence Nightingale to her Nurses, London, 1914, 8vo, frontispiece, original tan buckram (rebacked preserving original spine, new endpapers). FIRST EDITION.
Lot 675 - 7-December|Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps Sold
NIGHTINGALE, Florence (1820-1910). Florence Nightingale to her Nurses,…
NIGHTINGALE, Florence (1820-1910).  Florence Nightingale to her Nurses. A Selection from Miss Nightingale's Addresses to Probationers and Nurses of the Nightingale School at St. Thomas's Hospital.…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £150 - £250
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
Puck's Yule Faggot. A Selection from Puck's Post-Bag for 1873 & 1874, Winchester, "James Pamplin, High Street," 1875, 8vo, hand-coloured title and 5 plates, contemporary cloth. RARE. Please see footnote below.
Lot 680 - 7-December|Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps Unsold
Puck's Yule Faggot. A Selection from Puck's Post-Bag for 1873 & 1874,…
Puck's Yule Faggot. A Selection from Puck's Post-Bag for 1873 & 1874. Winchester: "James Pamplin, High Street," 1875. 8vo (180 x 121mm). 8vo (180 x 120mm). Additional hand-coloured title [?partly…
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
SETON-WATSON, Robert (1879-1951). Britain and the Dictators, Cambridge, 1938, 8vo, buckram. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, A HIGHLY IMPORTANT COPY, ANNOTATED AND HIGHLIGHTED IN PENCIL BY ANTHONY EDEN THROUGHOUT. With another by the same author. (2)
Lot 687 - 7-December|Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps Sold
SETON-WATSON, Robert (1879-1951). Britain and the Dictators, Cambridge,…
SETON-WATSON, Robert William (1879-1951).  Britain and the Dictators. A Survey of Post-War British Policy. Cambridge: At the University Press, 1938. 8vo (217 x 140mm). Half title. Original blue…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £400 - £600
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
SIMLA [now SHIMLA], INDIA - J. G. BRYNING (artist). An album on c.27 leaves of original watercolour studies of Auckland House School, Simla, India, and various landscapes and maritime scenes, small oblong 4to, late 19th-century.
Lot 688 - 7-December|Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps Sold
SIMLA [now SHIMLA], INDIA - J. G. BRYNING (artist). An album on c.27…
SIMLA [now SHIMLA], INDIA - J. G. BRYNING (dates unknown, artist).  An album on c.27 leaves of original watercolour studies mainly of Auckland House School, Simla, India, including one captioned, …
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £500 - £800
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
WELLS, H. G. (1866-1946). The Invisible Man, London, 1897, 8vo, half title, original red pictorial cloth gilt (inner hinges weak, stained). FIRST EDITION, first issue. RARE.
Lot 699 - 7-December|Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps Sold
WELLS, H. G. (1866-1946). The Invisible Man, London, 1897, 8vo, half title…
WELLS, H. G. (1866-1946).   The Invisible Man. A Grotesque Romance. London: C. Arthur Pearson Limited, 1897. 8vo (185 x 125mm). Half title, title printed in orange and black, 2-pages of publisher's…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
A NORTHWEST COAST, BRITISH COLUMBIA, HAIDA ARGILLITE PIPE
Lot 587 - 22-23 November | Antiques & Interiors Sold
A NORTHWEST COAST, BRITISH COLUMBIA, HAIDA ARGILLITE PIPE
Carved with stylised totem animals and birds, two labels, one printed 'The Indian Bazaar 36 Johnson Street, British Columbia' 17cm long
The Haida carved many trade goods and souvenirs from argillite (carbonaceous shale) intended for sale to outsiders using mythical creatures, like those found in totem poles or mortuary posts, for…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £300 - £500
22 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
22 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
A MINIATURE INFANTRY OFFICER'S DRESS SWORD PAPER KNIFE AND A BURR WOOD DESK STAND WITH INKWELL (6)
Lot 646 - 22-23 November | Antiques & Interiors Sold
A MINIATURE INFANTRY OFFICER'S DRESS SWORD PAPER KNIFE AND A BURR WOOD…
19th Century and Later
The dress sword with gilt-metal handle and removeable scabbard, 24cm long; Together with a desk stand with hexagonal glass inkwell, 33.5cm wide and four white metal meat…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £80 - £120
22 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
22 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
A BRASS AND RED LEATHER CLUB FENDER
Lot 666 - 22-23 November | Antiques & Interiors Sold
A BRASS AND RED LEATHER CLUB FENDER
190cm wide x 54cm deep externally; internal base measures 170cm wide x 45cm; leather benches measure 61cm wide x 56cm deep x 35cm deep internally
Condition Report:Leather requires cleaning as it has white marks to one side. Leather with wear and discolouration consistent with age. Frame with pitting and knocks/dents as expected through use. 
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £150 - £200
22 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
22 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
AFTER THE ANTIQUE; A LIFE SIZE CARVED MARBLE FIGURE OF THE FARNESE HERCULES
Lot 1070 - 22-23 November | Antiques & Interiors Sold
AFTER THE ANTIQUE; A LIFE SIZE CARVED MARBLE FIGURE OF THE FARNESE…
19th century, carved in contrapposto, modelled with lion pelt, club and apples, 182cm high
The Farnese Hercules is probably one of the most famous images of the mythic male hero imprinted upon Western culture. Standing three meters tall, the Farnese version of Hercules was carved in the…
Hammer price: £11,500
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
22 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
22 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
A LOUIS PHILIPPE EBONISED AND BRASS INLAID STRIKING TRAVELLING CLOCK WITH ALARM
Lot 1234 - 22-23 November | Antiques & Interiors Sold
A LOUIS PHILIPPE EBONISED AND BRASS INLAID STRIKING TRAVELLING CLOCK WITH…
By Robert
The rectangular case inlaid with engraved cut-brass and mother-of-pearl, with a brass carrying handle above the glazed signed dial (restored) with blued steel moon hands, and flanked to each side by…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £200 - £400
23 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
23 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
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