A SERABI RUNNER, CAUCASIAN
A SERABI RUNNER, CAUCASIAN
The pale brown field with two main medallions with serrated surrounds supporting leaves and motifs; an ivory rosette and motif border, 380 x 97cm, circa 1920s
Condition: Good, new sidecords, reweaved ends
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £400 - £700
6 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
6 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
FOUR PAIRS OF 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL WALNUT CHAIRS (11)
FOUR PAIRS OF 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL WALNUT CHAIRS (11)
Together with a further set of three chairs
Condition report; pictures uploaded of the underside and of minor scratches and repairs. The chairs have signs of old worm. After giving all of the chairs a good wobble we found that the tallest…
Estimate: £120 - £200
6 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
6 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
A PAIR OF MAHOGANY TOPPED D-SHAPED CONSOLE TABLES (2)
A PAIR OF MAHOGANY TOPPED D-SHAPED CONSOLE TABLES (2)
On black painted wrought iron bases, 69cm wide; 30cm deep; 81cm high
21st century in date, minor old marks and scratches present to the tops. 
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £150 - £250
6 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
6 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
GUILLERME ET CHAMBRON; A GROUP OF FOUR 20TH CENTURY FRENCH MAGAZINE RACKS (4)
GUILLERME ET CHAMBRON; A GROUP OF FOUR 20TH CENTURY FRENCH MAGAZINE RACKS …
29cm wide; 24cm deep; 65cm high
Condition report; old scratches and scuffs, some minor water marks, you can see in the main image two appear to be missing the wooden plugs on the side. Otherwise in very good condition. Have…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £150 - £200
6 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
6 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
A CAMPAIGN STYLE FOLDING BUTLERS TRAY ON STAND
A CAMPAIGN STYLE FOLDING BUTLERS TRAY ON STAND
71cm wide; 45cm deep; 83cm high
21st century in date, good overall condition very minor old marks and scratches, some marks/stains to the hinges. 
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £80 - £120
6 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
6 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
A 17TH CENTURY STYLE OAK PLANK TOP REFECTORY TABLE
A 17TH CENTURY STYLE OAK PLANK TOP REFECTORY TABLE
On turned supports, 90cm wide; 290cm long; 75cm high
20th century in date, good overall condition, solid frame when set up, top section does come off for transport, 
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £500 - £700
6 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
6 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
A MINTON MAJOLICA TURQUOISE-GROUND `ASKOS' WINE  JUG
A MINTON MAJOLICA TURQUOISE-GROUND `ASKOS' WINE JUG
Circa 1868
Modelled after a Renaissance bronze original, with mermaid handle, the sides moulded with putti holding ivy garlands suspended from a satyr mask, impressed factory mark, date cypher for…
Small chip to footrim, approx. 0.5cm by 0.3cm 
Estimate: £400 - £600
7 August 2024 , 13:00 BST
7 August 2024 , 13:00 BST
A LONGWY ART DECO TURQUOISE- GROUND VASE FOR PRIMAVERA
A LONGWY ART DECO TURQUOISE- GROUND VASE FOR PRIMAVERA
Circa 1930
Of discoidal form, incised on one side with a female nude standing before two peacocks, the reverse with a stylised bird, all against a craquelure turquoise ground, printed mark, 29.3cm…
In overall good condition
Estimate: £600 - £800
7 August 2024 , 13:00 BST
7 August 2024 , 13:00 BST
A CASTELLI MAIOLICA RECTANGULAR PLAQUE
A CASTELLI MAIOLICA RECTANGULAR PLAQUE
Mid 18th century
Painted with a dejected Pan seated before a stream a broken flute and syrinx at his feet, Marsyas wrapping him in an animal skin, three of the Muses standing nearby with Apollo…
Some small chips around the edges an corners, but overall in good condition
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
7 August 2024 , 13:00 BST
7 August 2024 , 13:00 BST
`BOY ON A TORTOISE'. A RARE ROYAL DOULTON PROTOTYPE FIGURE
`BOY ON A TORTOISE'. A RARE ROYAL DOULTON PROTOTYPE FIGURE
Circa 1930
Probably modelled by Leslie Harradine, printed factory mark, date code for 1930, indistinct stamped three digit number, 14cm length by 9.75cm high
Some fine firing/stress cracks across the base, around the tortoise's tail and beneath its neck
Hammer price: £18,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
7 August 2024 , 13:00 BST
7 August 2024 , 13:00 BST
ARTISTS - A collection of 12 letters by artists, mainly British and French, 1816-1923, including Ruskin, Whistler, Lucien Pissarro and others. (12)
ARTISTS - A collection of 12 letters by artists, mainly British and French…
ARTISTS - A collection of 12 letters by artists, mainly British and French, 1816-1923, including John Ruskin, James McNeill Whistler, Lucien Pissarro and others, including John Ruskin, two letters,…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
AYRES, Ralph (fl.early-mid-18th-century). A fine manuscript recipe book on paper containing 69 recipes on 38 leaves, inscribed, "Radolphus Ayres, Cook, Oxford, 1722", boards. A MANUSCRIPT COMPILED IN 1722 BY THE HEAD COOK OF NEW COLLEGE, OXFORD. RARE.
AYRES, Ralph (fl.early-mid-18th-century). A fine manuscript recipe book on…
AYRES, Ralph ("Radolphus") (fl.early-mid-18th-century).  A fine manuscript recipe book on paper containing 69 recipes on 38 leaves, most written on the rectos only, inscribed on the verso of the…
Hammer price: £5,500
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BENTHAM, Jeremy (1748-1832). Defence of Usury; Shewing the Impolicy of the Present Legal Restraints on the Terms of Pecuniary Bargains. ... To which is added, a Letter to Adam Smith, London, 1787, 8vo, contemporary half calf. FIRST EDITION.
BENTHAM, Jeremy (1748-1832). Defence of Usury; Shewing the Impolicy of the…
BENTHAM, Jeremy (1748-1832).  Defence of Usury; Shewing the Impolicy of the Present Legal Restraints on the Terms of Pecuniary Bargains. In a Series of Letters to a Friend. To which is added, a…
Hammer price: £4,200
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BIBLE, in English - The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and the New, London, Robert Barker, 1613 [New Testament dated 1614], 4to, genealogies, 2 woodcut titles (laid down), contemporary half calf. With the "she" reading in Ruth 3:15.
BIBLE, in English - The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and the…
BIBLE, in English - The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and the New: Newly Translated out of the Originall Tongues. London: Robert Barker, 1613 [New Testament dated 1614]. Small 4to in 8s …
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BINDING - Charles DICKENS (1812-70). A Christmas Carol, London, 1915, small 4to, 12 coloured plates by Arthur Rackham, FINELY BOUND by Bayntun in red morocco, the covers with figures of Scrooge in morocco onlays, slipcase. First Rackham trade edition.
BINDING - Charles DICKENS (1812-70). A Christmas Carol, London, 1915,…
BINDING - Charles DICKENS (1812-70).  A Christmas Carol. London: William Heinemann, 1915. Small 4to in 8s (193 x 142mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece and 11 plates by Arthur Rackham,…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £400 - £600
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BINDING, THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS' COPY - The Royal Kalendar, London, 1848, large 12mo, FINELY BOUND in contemporary straight-grained armorial morocco gilt with "The Speaker" stamped in gilt on the covers.
BINDING, THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS' COPY - The Royal Kalendar,…
BINDING, THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS' COPY - The Royal Kalendar, and Court and City Register, for England, Scotland, Ireland, and the Colonies, for the Year 1848. Containing a Correct List of…
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £400 - £600
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
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,…
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). Poems Written Before Jumping out of an 8 Story Window, Glendale, California, Poetry X/Change, [1968], square 8vo, illustration by the author, original pictorial wrappers. FIRST EDITION. RARE.
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). Poems Written Before Jumping out of an 8…
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94).  Poems Written Before Jumping out of an 8 Story Window. Glendale, California: Poetry X/Change, [1968]. Square 8vo (209 x 157mm). Double-page centrefold illustration by…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
[BURTON, Robert (1577-1640)]. The Anatomy of Melancholy, London, 1676, folio, half title, engraved pictorial title (some rust holes, spotting and staining to text), modern old-style full calf gilt. The Eighth Edition.
[BURTON, Robert (1577-1640)]. The Anatomy of Melancholy, London, 1676,…
[BURTON, Robert (1577-1640)].  The Anatomy of Melancholy. What it is, With all the kinds, causes, symptomes, prognostickes, & several cures of it. In three Partitions, with their severall Sections,…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BUTTERFLIES, Indian - An album of original watercolours of Indian butterflies and moths mounted on paper, the images 130 x 95mm., inset into 38 thick card mounts, one on each side (some staining), 1868 and later, collected by Julius Barras.
BUTTERFLIES, Indian - An album of original watercolours of Indian…
BUTTERFLIES, Indian - An album of original watercolours of Indian butterflies and moths mounted on paper with watercolour backgrounds of flora, the images 130 x 95mm., each inset into 38 thick card…
Hammer price: £4,500
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
CARTER, Angela (1940-92). The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories, London, 1979. 8vo, original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, dust-jacket illustrated by Malcolm Ashman (the jacket very lightly browned at upper edge). FIRST EDITION.
CARTER, Angela (1940-92). The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories, London,…
CARTER, Angela (1940-92).  The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1979. 8vo (196 x 125mm). Half title. Original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, dust-jacket…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £70 - £100
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
DARWIN, Charles (1809-82). The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, London, 1873 [but later], 8vo, 7 photographed plates, illustrations, original green cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION, "Tenth Thousand".
DARWIN, Charles (1809-82). The Expression of the Emotions in Man and…
DARWIN, Charles (1809-82).  The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals ... With Photographic and Other Illustrations. Tenth Thousand. London: John Murray, 1873 [but some advertisements dated…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £70 - £100
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64). The Spy Who Loved Me, London, 1962, 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION, THE RARE FIRST IMPRESSION with the "quad mark" between the "e" and "m" of Fleming on the title page.
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64). The Spy Who Loved Me, London, 1962, 8vo, original…
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64).  The Spy Who Loved Me. London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. 8vo (188 x 125mm). Half title, double-page illustration of "Dreamy Pines Motor Court", chapter numbers within decorative…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
GALSWORTHY, John (1867-1933). The Dark Flower, London, 1913, 8vo, original cloth. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed "Conrad Ackner, Cordially, John Galsworthy." With 4 other books by Galsworthy, all PRESENTATION COPIES to Conrad Ackner. (5)
GALSWORTHY, John (1867-1933). The Dark Flower, London, 1913, 8vo, original…
GALSWORTHY, John (1867-1933).  The Dark Flower. London: William Heinemann, 1913. 8vo (184 x 120mm). 7-pages of publisher's advertisements at the front, half title (a few small stains and spots).…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST

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