FREEMASONRY - James ANDERSON (c.1680-1739). Constitution of the Antient and Honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons, London, 1757, 4to, engraved allegorical frontispiece (variable spotting, staining and browning), contemporary Masonic calf.
FREEMASONRY - James ANDERSON (c.1680-1739). Constitution of the Antient…
FREEMASONRY - James ANDERSON (c.1680-1739).  Constitution of the Antient and Honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons. Containing their History, Charges, Regulations, &c. Collected and…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £400 - £600
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
HOBAN, Russell (1925-2011) & Quentin BLAKE (b.1932, illustrator). Woman with a Book, London, 1999, oblong 4to, 20 plates by Blake, boards. Provenance: FROM THE ESTATE OF RUSSELL HOBAN. FIRST EDITION. NO. 82 OF 300 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND ARTIST.
HOBAN, Russell (1925-2011) & Quentin BLAKE (b.1932, illustrator). Woman…
HOBAN Russell (1925-2011) & Quentin BLAKE (b.1932, illustrator).  Woman with a Book. Twenty Drawings by Quentin Blake with an Introduction by Russell Hoban. London: The Camberwell Press, 1999. Large…
Estimate: £300 - £500
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.
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
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936) & William NICHOLSON (1872-1949, illustrator). An Almanac of Twelve Sports, London, 1898 [but 1897], 4to, 12 full-page coloured woodblock illustrations by Nicholson, original pictorial boards. FIRST EDITION.
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936) & William NICHOLSON (1872-1949, illustrator).…
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936) & William NICHOLSON (1872-1949, illustrator).  An Almanac of Twelve Sports. London: William Heinemann, 1898 [but November 1897]. 4to (311 x 255mm). Woodcut publisher's …
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
LOBB, John (1840-1921, editor). Talks with the Dead. Luminous Rays from the Unseen World. Illustrated with Spirit Photographs, London, 1907, 8vo, "photographed" illustrations, original red pictorial cloth gilt. "New Edition, Revised and Enlarged."
LOBB, John (1840-1921, editor). Talks with the Dead. Luminous Rays from…
LOBB, John (1840-1921, editor).  Talks with the Dead. Luminous Rays from the Unseen World. Illustrated with Spirit Photographs ... New Edition, Revised and Enlarged. London: John Lobb, 1907. 8vo (185…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £150
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
MORLAND, Thomas Hornby (fl.1810). The Genealogy of the English Race Horse, London,  1810, 8vo, engraved frontispiece,  contmporary or original paper-backed boards. Provenance: "GLOUCESTER" (armorial bookplate). FIRST EDITION.
MORLAND, Thomas Hornby (fl.1810). The Genealogy of the English Race Horse,…
MORLAND, Thomas Hornby (fl.1810).  The Genealogy of the English Race Horse; with the Natural History of his Progenitors, from the Earliest Times down to the Period when Foreign Blood was First…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
NIELSEN, Kay (1886-1957, illustrator) - East of the Sun and West of the Moon, New York, [1922], 4to, 25 mounted coloured plates by Kay Nielsen, original yellow buckram, dust-jacket. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION IN THIS FORMAT.
NIELSEN, Kay (1886-1957, illustrator) - East of the Sun and West of the…
NIELSEN, Kay (1886-1957, illustrator) - East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Old Tales from the North. New York: George H. Doran Company, [1922]. 4to (228 x 160mm). Mounted coloured frontispiece,…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
RODKER, John (1894-1955). Hymns, London, The Ovid Press, 1920, 8vo, ornaments by E. Wadsworth, buckram. ONE OF 20 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. With B. C. Windeler's Elimus (Paris, Three Mountains Press, 1923, 8vo, boards, NUMBER 97 OF 300 COPIES).
RODKER, John (1894-1955). Hymns, London, The Ovid Press, 1920, 8vo,…
RODKER, John (1894-1955).  Hymns. [London:] The Ovid Press, 1920. Large 8vo (250 x 155mm). Half title, title with yellow publisher's motif, initials and ornaments by Edward Wadsworth. Original tan…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £300
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)
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.
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
TOLKIEN, J. R. R. (1892-1973). The Lord of the Rings, London, 1955-56, 3 vols., 8vo, 3 folding maps (third vol. lacking title page), original cloth, dust-jackets. FIRST EDITION, various impressions. IMPORTANT: Please see the full description below. (3)
TOLKIEN, J. R. R. (1892-1973). The Lord of the Rings, London, 1955-56, 3…
TOLKIEN, J. R. R. (1892-1973).  The Lord of the Rings, comprising: The Fellowship of the Ring. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., November 1955. 8vo (222 x 140mm). Half title, folding map at the end…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £500 - £800
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
THE VINE PRESS, STEYNING - Lilligay, Steyning, 1920, 8vo, woodcut illustrations, original boards. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED TO 590 COPIES, THIS NUMBER 526 OF 550 "ORDINARY COPIES ON ANTIQUE LAID PAPER". EDITOR'S PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED TO THE BINDER.
THE VINE PRESS, STEYNING - Lilligay, Steyning, 1920, 8vo, woodcut…
THE VINE PRESS, STEYNING - Lilligay: An Anthology of Anonymous Poems. Steyning: The Vine Press, 1920. 8vo (96 x 128mm). Half title, title printed in red and black with woodcut illustration, full-page…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
[VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet de (1694-1778)]. Candide, ou l' Optimisme, Traduit de l' Allemand de Mr. le Docteur Ralph, [?Geneva], 1759, 12mo, TITLE PRINTED IN RED, contemporary morocco. FIRST EDITION. VERY RARE. Please see the full description below.
[VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet de (1694-1778)]. Candide, ou l' Optimisme…
[VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet de (1694-1778)].  Candide, ou l' Optimisme, Traduit de l' Allemand de Mr. le Docteur Ralph. [?Geneva: no publisher but [?]Gabriel Cramer], 1759. 12mo (139 x 80mm).…
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
10 BOTTLES RED AND 2 WHITE WINE
Lot 97 - Wines & Spirits Sold
10 BOTTLES RED AND 2 WHITE WINE
Potter Statement Artisan Winery Marquette Grand Reserve 2019; Tikves Domaine Lepovo Grand Cuvée 2019 and Babuna Red 2021; Vincola La Cetto La Cetto Petit Sirah 2021 and Nebbioto Reserva Privada 2018;…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £40 - £60
4 December 2023 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2023 , 17:00 GMT
12 BOTTLES MIXED LIQUEURS
Lot 113 - Wines & Spirits Sold
12 BOTTLES MIXED LIQUEURS
Jolly Roger Honeycomb Rum (50cl); 7 Honey Premium; Liqueur de Thé Jossie Earl Grey and Jossie Mate; Tullamore D.E.W. Honey; Studer's Swiss Highland Honey; Domenis 1898 Agemil Futura 310 Honey (50cl)…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £40 - £60
4 December 2023 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2023 , 17:00 GMT
***COLLECTED BY OS 24.01.24***AFTER THE ANTIQUE: A BRONZE MODEL OF THE CROUCHING VENUS
AFTER THE ANTIQUE: A BRONZE MODEL OF THE CROUCHING VENUS
Probably Italian,18th / 19th Century
Modelled seated on a seashell with two armlets, mounted on a later siena marble plinth, the bronze, 30cm high excluding base
PROVENANCE: Christie's, London, 7 December 1993, lot 130. This composition is after the Roman marble model, circa 2nd Century AD, which in turn is inspired by an Greek Hellenistic version, circa 200…
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
22 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
22 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
A NORTHWEST COAST, BRITISH COLUMBIA, HAIDA ARGILLITE PIPE
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
JOSEF HOFFMANN FOR WIENER WERKSTATTE: A PAIR OF SECESSIONIST 'GITTERWERK' SILVER FLOWER BASKETS
JOSEF HOFFMANN FOR WIENER WERKSTATTE: A PAIR OF SECESSIONIST 'GITTERWERK'…
Early 20th Century, Vienna
The elliptical baskets and elongated loop handles in the 'Gitterwerk' lattice cut-work design, stamped 'Wiener Werkstatte' (Vienna Workshop) to the underside along with…
Provenance:Gifted to the current owner by a friend. The baskets were, by repute, brought back to the United Kingdom after the war by the friend's father as gifts. The baskets were featured on an…
Hammer price: £10,000
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
22 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
22 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
A VITASCOPE INDUSTRIES ELECTRIC DIORAMA CLOCK
A VITASCOPE INDUSTRIES ELECTRIC DIORAMA CLOCK
Circa 1948
In a brown case with nickel chapter ring and hands, illuminated backdrop and rocking vessel, each mast with five sails with leading spinnaker sail33cm highVitascope introduced this clock to the…
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £300 - £500
23 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
23 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
AN EARLY FRENCH ENGRAVED GILT BRASS ONE-PIECE CASE STRIKING CALENDAR CARRIAGE CLOCK
AN EARLY FRENCH ENGRAVED GILT BRASS ONE-PIECE CASE STRIKING CALENDAR…
Retailed by Charles Oudin, Paris, circa 1865
The one-piece case engraved all over with foliage, pivotted handle, with four bevelled glass panels below and lift-up brass shuttered back panel, the white enamel dial with gilt 'Breguet' moon hands…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
23 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
23 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
A RARE AND UNUSUAL GILT BRASS TRIPOD CLOCK WITH BAROMETER AND THERMOMETER
A RARE AND UNUSUAL GILT BRASS TRIPOD CLOCK WITH BAROMETER AND THERMOMETER
By Thomas Cole, London, stamped 70 / 1858, for Phillips, 23 Cockspur Street, circa 1860
With its original key
Surmounted by a bracket, stamped to the upper side 70 1858, with small suspended silvered sphere for levelling, above three cylindrical arms, supporting the 6in silvered and engraved dial, signed…
Hammer price: £12,000
Estimate: £7,000 - £10,000
23 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
23 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
A SET OF SIX GEORGE III SILVER TWIN HANDLED SALTS
A SET OF SIX GEORGE III SILVER TWIN HANDLED SALTS
Each of oval form with pierced decoration and with beaded rims, crest engraved, sample length 14.2cm, London 1783, maker James Young, combined weight 560 gms, with blue glass liners
Condition Report; We are uncertain as to whether the decorative piercing is of the period of the hallmarking or is perhaps an Edwardian embelishment, in part it looks a little crude, nevertheless…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £400
23 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
23 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
A GEORGE II SILVER TEA KETTLE, STAND AND SPIRIT BURNER
A GEORGE II SILVER TEA KETTLE, STAND AND SPIRIT BURNER
The kettle of squat circular form, with floral and scroll engraved decoration, engraved armorial to the body, ivory finial to the hinged lid, with a rush woven swingover scrolling handle, London 1735…
Ivory licence number Z9WBV6UDCondition Report  The  right hand part of the maker's punch is not properly struck up, so can only be saying the first letter of the maker's mark, overall in good…
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,500
23 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
23 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
A SILVER MOUNTED GLASS CLARET JUG AND SIX FURTHER ITEMS (7)
A SILVER MOUNTED GLASS CLARET JUG AND SIX FURTHER ITEMS (7)
The claret jug (cracked to the glass), Sheffield 1919, a pair of berry later decorated fruit serving spoons, London 1784, two Old English pattern toddy ladles, London 1798 and London 1819, a clothes…
Condition Report;  There is a severe crack to the glass of the claret jug,The two toddy ladles have erased crests or monograms to the tops of the handles, hallmarks are clear, note; this is not a…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £150
23 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT
23 November 2023 , 00:00 GMT

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