A CAMPAIGN STYLE BRASS BOUND MAHOGANY THREE DRAWER CHEST
A CAMPAIGN STYLE BRASS BOUND MAHOGANY THREE DRAWER CHEST
117cm wide; 56cm deep; 92cm high
Condition report: Later feet. Later handles and metal corner mounts. This piece has been altered somehow, possibly originally with a secretaire drawer which has been removed and subsequently reduced…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
22 February 2023 , 17:00 GMT
22 February 2023 , 17:00 GMT
A PAIR OF GEORGE III CARVED MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIRS (2)
A PAIR OF GEORGE III CARVED MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIRS (2)
With concave dished seat, 59cm wide; 98cm high
Condition: One chair in good condition, the other with broken and repaired crest rail, will need proper restoration, loose joints to front legs. Upholstery tatty.
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
22 February 2023 , 17:00 GMT
22 February 2023 , 17:00 GMT
A CHINESE FLAMBE-GLAZED VASE
A CHINESE FLAMBE-GLAZED VASE
18th/19th century
Of bottle form, covered in a speckled cooper-red glaze, 30cm high
The neck has been reduced. Some small chips and haircracks to the rim. Some typical chipping around the footrim
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £300
23 February 2023 , 00:00 GMT
23 February 2023 , 00:00 GMT
A CHINESE ANCESTOR PORTRAIT
A CHINESE ANCESTOR PORTRAIT
19th century
Opaque pigments on paper, painted with a half length portrait of an official wearing a rank badge of a silver pheasant depicting the 5th civil rank, 31.5cm by 28cm, mounted, framed and…
Paper has discoloured with some tears , creases and staining.Possibly reduced
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £80 - £120
23 February 2023 , 00:00 GMT
23 February 2023 , 00:00 GMT
ROBERT DUKES (BRITISH, B. 1965)
ROBERT DUKES (BRITISH, B. 1965)
Head (2020)
dated '2/2/2020' (lower right)
gouache
29 x 20.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Browse & Derby, Cork Street, London;
Private collection UK
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £80 - £120
17 January 2023 , 00:00 GMT
17 January 2023 , 00:00 GMT
ROBERT DUKES (BRITISH, B. 1965)
ROBERT DUKES (BRITISH, B. 1965)
Marple On Her Cushion II (2014)
inscribed with title, artist's name and dated '2014' (verso)
oil on board
13 x 22cm
ARR

Provenance
Browse & Derby, Cork Street, London;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £80 - £120
17 January 2023 , 00:00 GMT
17 January 2023 , 00:00 GMT
JAMES KENNETT WILLSON (BRITISH, D. 1881) (2)
JAMES KENNETT WILLSON (BRITISH, D. 1881) (2)
Study of a frigate under reduced canvas; Study of two frigates at anchor off the coast, two
ink, watercolour and wash
the largest 14 x 17cm
(2)

Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
Estimate: £120 - £180
17 January 2023 , 00:00 GMT
17 January 2023 , 00:00 GMT
A CHINESE CELADON GLAZED CERAMIC BALUSTER TABLE LAMP
A CHINESE CELADON GLAZED CERAMIC BALUSTER TABLE LAMP
Modern
With inscribed lotus leaf and scroll decoration, 30.5cm (excluding shade and fitting)
Condition Report: Hairline crack to the outermost edge (see image). Generally in need of a clean but glazing appears in good order. Chips around the base of the vase and the wooden base is heavily…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £50 - £80
18 January 2023 , 00:00 GMT
18 January 2023 , 00:00 GMT
A SOUTH PERSIAN RUG
A SOUTH PERSIAN RUG
The dark indigo field with a central stem with blocks of varying flowerheads to each side. The madder border with polychrome stylised bird crosses,
213 x 130cm
Condition: Worn, areas of wear, ends and sides need attention
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £80 - £120
18 January 2023 , 00:00 GMT
18 January 2023 , 00:00 GMT
A NORTH WEST PERSIAN RUNNER
A NORTH WEST PERSIAN RUNNER
The ivory field with rows of cross motifs; an indigo floral border; circa 1900s; 450 x 106cm
Condition: Fair, reduced in length, areas of wear and repair, ends and sidecords need attention, needs a clean
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £120 - £180
18 January 2023 , 00:00 GMT
18 January 2023 , 00:00 GMT
A MAHAL CARPET, PERSIAN
A MAHAL CARPET, PERSIAN
The madder field with an allover design of single palmettes, floral sprays and larger cartouche medallions; a madder palmette and serrated leaf border, 1920s, 308 x 198cm.
Condition: Low in places, ends and sides need attention, some moth damage treated
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £100 - £150
18 January 2023 , 00:00 GMT
18 January 2023 , 00:00 GMT
A FINE CHINESE CARPET
A FINE CHINESE CARPET
The saffron field with an allover design of rosette motifs, with saffron flowerheads, floral sprays and butterflies; a complementary saffron and flowerhead border, early 20th century, 309 x 240cm
Condition: Generally good but some areas low, small areas of moth damage (treated), one small hole, ends good, sideboards need some attention, needs cleaningProvenance: The estate of Paul Manousso …
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £300 - £500
18 January 2023 , 00:00 GMT
18 January 2023 , 00:00 GMT
BOWLES, Carington (1724-93). Post-Chaise Companion ... Second edition, London, 1782, 2 volumes, small 8vo, 101 double-page engraved maps, attractively bound in later full vellum gilt. With 5 other books of related interest. (7)
BOWLES, Carington (1724-93). Post-Chaise Companion ... Second edition,…
BOWLES, Carington (1723-93).  Bowles's Post-Chaise Companion; or, Travellers Directory through England and Wales: being an Actual Survey of all the Direct and principal Cross Roads, with the Mile…
Hammer price: £2,400
Estimate: £300 - £500
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
HEATH, William (1794-1840). Good Dinners, London, 1824, 9 hand-coloured plates [Bound with:] [Henry ALKEN. British Proverbs], London, 1824, 6 hand-coloured plates, 2 vols. bound in one, oblong 4to, modern morocco. Both works RARE. With another book. (2)
HEATH, William (1794-1840). Good Dinners, London, 1824, 9 hand-coloured…
HEATH, William (1794-1840, illustrator).  Good Dinners. Dress'd by W. Heath and Served by Thos. McLean at his Hotel in the Haymarket. [London:] Thomas McLean, Jan 10th, 1824. Hand-coloured engraved…
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £300 - £500
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
MISCELLANY - Julius CAESAR (100 B.C.-44 B.C.). Rerum ab se gestarum commentarii, Lyon, 1603, small 8vo, 2 folding engraved maps, 2 full-page folding engraved illustrations, contemporary vellum, clasps. With 11 other miscellaneous books. (12)
MISCELLANY - Julius CAESAR (100 B.C.-44 B.C.). Rerum ab se gestarum…
MISCELLANY - Julius CAESAR (100 B.C.-44 B.C.).  Rerum ab se gestarum commentarii, Hac postrema editione, ab innumeris mendis, quibus scatebant, repurgati. Lyon: Apud Joan. Pillehotte, 1603. Small 8vo…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £400 - £600
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
The Chameleon  ... in French and English, for Young Persons, London, [c.1840], small square 8vo, engraved frontispiece, original red cloth. The author is unknown. With 4 other children's and illustrated books. (5)
The Chameleon ... in French and English, for Young Persons, London, [c…
The Chameleon; or, Conversations on Every-Day Subjects, in French and English, For Young Persons. By F. M. London: John Souter, [c.1840]. Small square 8vo (133 x105mm). Engraved frontispiece,…
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £70 - £100
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
WOOD, John (d.1847, cartographer).  "Town Atlas of Northumberland and Durham." [Title on inserted leaf.] Edinburgh: John Wood, [1822-28]. Folio (570 x 382mm). 15 double-page engraved town plans, collected in a modern atlas. Please see footnote below.
WOOD, John (d.1847, cartographer). "Town Atlas of Northumberland and…
WOOD, John (d. 1847, cartographer).  "Town Atlas of Northumberland and Durham." [Modern title on inserted leaf.] Edinburgh: John Wood, [1822-28]. Folio (570 x 382mm). 15 double-page engraved town…
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £300 - £500
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
BOND, Michael (1926-2017). Paddington Abroad, London, 1961, 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket, FIRST EDITION, inscribed, "To Nina, with best thanks, Michael." With 5 other Paddington books, one a PRESENTATION COPY, and a typed letter from the author. (7)
BOND, Michael (1926-2017). Paddington Abroad, London, 1961, 8vo, original…
BOND, Michael (1926-2017).  Paddington Abroad. London: Collins, 1961. 8vo (200 x 135mm). Half title, illustrations on half title, title and in the text by Peggy Fortnum. Original blue cloth, spine…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £400 - £600
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
BOND, Michael (1926-2017). Here Comes Thursday! London, 1966, 8vo, illustrations by Daphne Bowles, original cloth, dust-jacket, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY; with 3 other books, 2 of which PRESENTATION COPIES. (4)
BOND, Michael (1926-2017). Here Comes Thursday! London, 1966, 8vo,…
BOND, Michael (1926-2017).  Here Comes Thursday! London: George G. Harrap, 1966. 8vo (213 x 140mm). Half title, illustrations on title and in the text, some full-page, by Daphne Bowles. Original blue…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £100 - £150
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
HANLEY, James (1897-1985). Boy, London, 1931, 8vo, original buckram, FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 23 OF 145 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed, and with a typed letter by the author. Gibbs A6a.
HANLEY, James (1897-1985). Boy, London, 1931, 8vo, original buckram, FIRST…
HANLEY, James (1897-1985).  Boy. London: Boriswood Limited, 1931. 8vo (230 x 150mm). Half title, title printed in red and black with the publisher's mushroom motif. Original tan bevelled buckram, the…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £300 - £500
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
HANLEY, James (1897-1985).  Captain Bottell. London, 1933. 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket (some fraying). FIRST EDITION, second impression, PRESENTATION COPY. With c. 70 other books mostly by, and an archive relating to, James Hanley. (qty)
HANLEY, James (1897-1985). Captain Bottell. London, 1933. 8vo, original…
HANLEY, James (1897-1985).  Captain Bottell. London: Boriswood, 1933. 8vo (209 x 135mm). Half title. Original black cloth decorated in silver and red, dust-jacket with price of "8s. 6d." unclipped …
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
HANLEY, James (1897-1985). Drift. A Novel, London, 1930, 8vo, original blue cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHOR'S FIRST NOVEL, LIMITED TO 500 COPIES, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed, "For Nina, with love from James, 18.8.'66." RARE. Gibbs A1a.
HANLEY, James (1897-1985). Drift. A Novel, London, 1930, 8vo, original…
HANLEY, James (1897-1985).  Drift. A Novel. London: Eric Partridge, 1930. 8vo (185 x 125mm). Half title, one-page of publisher's advertisements on the verso of the half title. Original blue cloth,…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £100 - £150
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tailor of Gloucester, London, 1903, 12mo, 27 coloured plates by Beatrix Potter, original boards. FIRST WARNE EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. With 4 other books by Beatrix Potter, all but one FIRST EDITIONS. (5)
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tailor of Gloucester, London, 1903, 12mo,…
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943).  The Tailor of Gloucester. London: Frederick Warne and Co., [October] 1903. 12mo (144 x 109mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece and 26 full-page coloured plates by…
Estimate: £300 - £500
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
"GILES" - Giles Annuals, [London], 1945-89, First Series - Forty-third Series (a few duplicates, a few lacking), small oblong 4to, original coloured pictorial wrappers. Sold as a periodical, not subject to return. (qty)
"GILES" - Giles Annuals, [London], 1945-89, First Series - Forty-third…
"GILES" - Giles. Daily Express and Sunday Express Cartoons. [London:] Lane Publications Ltd., [n.d. but cartoons dated Oct. 3rd 1943 - Nov. 15th 1945]. Small oblong 4to (199 x 255mm). Half title,…
Estimate: £200 - £300
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT

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