COBURN, Alvin Langdon (1882-1966, photographer). Men of Mark, London and New York, 1913, original buckram. FIRST EDITION.
COBURN, Alvin Langdon (1882-1966, photographer). Men of Mark, London and…
COBURN, Alvin Langdon (1882-1966, photographer).  Men of Mark. London and New York: Duckworth ... [verso of title:] Printed at the Ballantyne Press, London, 1913. 4to (310 x 235mm). Half title,…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
[BUTLER, Samuel (1613-80)]. Hudibras, Cambridge, 1744, 2 vols., contemporary calf. With another book. (3)
[BUTLER, Samuel (1613-80)]. Hudibras, Cambridge, 1744, 2 vols.,…
[BUTLER, Samuel (1613-80)].  Hudibras, in Three Parts, Written in the Time of the Late Wars: Corrected and Amended. With Large Annotations, and a Preface, by Zachary Grey, LLD. Adorn’d with a new Set…
Hammer price: £25
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
VIRGINIA - Thomas GLOVER (1647-97). An Account of Virginia [from the "Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society", London], 1676, stitched.
VIRGINIA - Thomas GLOVER (1647-97). An Account of Virginia [from the …
VIRGINIA - Thomas GLOVER (1647-97). [Sectional heading:] An Account of Virginia, its Scituation[sic], Temperature, Productions, Inhabitants, and their manner of planting and ordering Tobacco ...…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
MISCELLANY - ALBERTUS MAGNUS ([?]1193-1280, attrib.). De secretis mulierum, Amsterdam, 1740, contemporary calf. With 14 other books. (15)
MISCELLANY - ALBERTUS MAGNUS ([?]1193-1280, attrib.). De secretis mulierum…
MISCELLANY - ALBERTUS MAGNUS ([?]1193-1280, attributed).  De secretis mulierum libellus. Amsterdam: [no publisher], 1740. 12mo (141 x 90mm). Woodcut ornament on title, initial (some light spotting…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £400 - £600
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
JACKSON, Holbrook (1874-1948).  Oscar Wilde's Salome, London, 1938, original wrappers. NUMBER ONE OF 50 COPIES. With 7 other books. (8)
JACKSON, Holbrook (1874-1948). Oscar Wilde's Salome, London, 1938,…
JACKSON, Holbrook (1874-1948).  Oscar Wilde's Salome. London: The Fanfare Press, December 1938. 8vo (195 x 140mm). Original decorated wrappers with gold printed title label laid down on upper wrapper…
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
JARDINE, William (1800-74).  The Natural History of the Felinæ, Edinburgh, 1834, hand-coloured wood-engraved plates, modern buckram-backed marbled boards. With another book. (2)
JARDINE, William (1800-74). The Natural History of the Felinæ, Edinburgh,…
JARDINE, William (1800-74).  The Natural History of the Felinæ. Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars (and others), 1834. Small oblong 4to (100 x 170mm). 36 hand-coloured wood-engraved plates, including 2 by…
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
BETJEMAN, John (1906-84). 3 typed letters to Michael Harrison, signed, dated variously 1946-63; and an autograph letter to Harrison from [Capt.] William E. Johns. (4)
BETJEMAN, John (1906-84). 3 typed letters to Michael Harrison, signed,…
BETJEMAN, John (1906-84). 3 typed letters to Michael Harrison, signed; the first on paper headed "The British Council," with "Blenheim Palace" typed at the top, dated "13th March 1946," stating, …
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
WODEHOUSE, P. G. (1881-1975).  The Coming of Bill, London, 1920, original red cloth. FIRST U.K. EDITION. With 5 other books by the same author, all FIRST EDITIONS without dust-jackets. (6)
WODEHOUSE, P. G. (1881-1975). The Coming of Bill, London, 1920, original…
WODEHOUSE, P. G. (1881-1975).  The Coming of Bill. London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1920. 8vo (186 x 125mm). Half title, 4-pages of publisher's advertisements at the end (some spotting and staining).…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
WODEHOUSE, P. G. (1881-1975). Piccadilly Jim, London, [n.d. but after 1919], original green cloth. Reprint. With 19 other books by the same author, mixed editions, without dust-jackets. (20)
WODEHOUSE, P. G. (1881-1975). Piccadilly Jim, London, [n.d. but after 1919…
WODEHOUSE, P. G. (1881-1975).  Piccadilly Jim.  London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, [n.d. but after 1919]. 8vo (186 x 125mm). Half title (without illustrations, as issued). Original green cloth.…
Hammer price: £250
Estimate: £400 - £600
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
WINE - [Alexander HENDERSON (1780-1863)].  The History of Ancient and Modern Wines. London, 1824, modern half calf. FIRST EDITION.
WINE - [Alexander HENDERSON (1780-1863)]. The History of Ancient and…
WINE - [Alexander HENDERSON (1780-1863)].  The History of Ancient and Modern Wines. London: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1824. 4to (269 x 210mm). Wood-engraved title vignette on india paper, laid down,…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
THE LAST SHAH OF IRAN (1919-80). "Visit of the Minister of the Chairman of Bulgaria Stanko Todorov in Iran 1972", photograph album, oblong 4to, one photograph signed by the Shah, pale blue buckram.
THE LAST SHAH OF IRAN (1919-80). "Visit of the Minister of the Chairman of…
THE LAST SHAH OF IRAN - Mohammed Reza PAHLAVI (1919-80) and Stanko Todorov GEORGIEV (1920-96).  "Visit of the Minister of the Chairman of Bulgaria Stanko Todorov in Iran 1972" [title in white on the…
Estimate: £400 - £600
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
[?SOUTHEY, Robert (1774-1843)]. "Of Arthour and of Merlin". Autograph manuscript on 20 leaves, the later part possibly in Robert Southey's hand, contemporary calf.
[?SOUTHEY, Robert (1774-1843)]. "Of Arthour and of Merlin". Autograph…
[?SOUTHEY, Robert (1774-1843)].  "Of Arthour and of Merlin", [n.d.], 4to (246 x 195mm.). Autograph manuscript on 20 leaves, in 2 distinct hands, the later part, written as prose on 4-pages, possibly…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
FRANCE 98 WORLD CUP FINAL MEMORABILIA (5)
FRANCE 98 WORLD CUP FINAL MEMORABILIA (5)
Two tickets, two VIP guest cards and the Official program
Estimate: £0 - £0
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
PROBABLY BRIGHTS OF NETTLEBED; A REGENCY STYLE MAHOGANY EXTENDING DINING TABLE
PROBABLY BRIGHTS OF NETTLEBED; A REGENCY STYLE MAHOGANY EXTENDING DINING…
With two extra leaves on six down-swept supports, 122cm wide; 184cm long; 306cm long extended
Estimate: £400 - £600
17 November 2021 , 00:00 GMT
17 November 2021 , 00:00 GMT
SHAPLAND & PETTER; A STAINED OAK TRIPLE WARDROBE
SHAPLAND & PETTER; A STAINED OAK TRIPLE WARDROBE
With mirrored central door over three drawers, 195cm wide; 205cm high
chip to left hand side by drawer, one foot detached, wardrobe breaks down into five pieces, top, drawer base, middle door and two hanging sections
Estimate: £100 - £200
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
A GEORGE III SERPENTINE MAHOGANY CHEST
A GEORGE III SERPENTINE MAHOGANY CHEST
With four long graduated drawers on bracket feet, 93cm wide; 48cm deep; 83cm high
Condition report: 48cm deepIn good order. Drawers functioning smoothly. Some old marks, scuffs, movement to mahogany veneers, scratches in places to the top. Shrinkage to drawer lining bottoms, third…
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £300 - £500
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
A SET OF EIGHT EARLY 19TH CENTURY YEW AND ELM WINDSOR CHAIRS (8)
A SET OF EIGHT EARLY 19TH CENTURY YEW AND ELM WINDSOR CHAIRS (8)
With pierced splat and solId seat on turned supports, each approximately 65cm wide; 112cm high
Condition report: Various old repairs in areas, mostly to the curved horizontal seat back rail. Please see additional images to illustrate this. Some legs with various old shrinkage splits. Some…
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
A CHINESE PAINTING ON RICE PAPER
A CHINESE PAINTING ON RICE PAPER
19th century
Painted with a seated official and four attendants in an interior, 19cm by 30cm, mounted, framed and glazed
Provenance: Hylda and Lewis Gilbert, Sheldrake Place, London.  Lewis Gilbert (d.2018), the celebrated film director, producer and screenwriter, best known for his 007 James Bond movies and Alfie…
Estimate: £70 - £100
18 November 2021 , 00:00 GMT
18 November 2021 , 00:00 GMT
A CHINESE INLAID BLACK LACQUER RECTANGULAR PANEL
A CHINESE INLAID BLACK LACQUER RECTANGULAR PANEL
20th century
Depicting two figures in a landscape, 33cm by 56cm
Provenance: Hylda and Lewis Gilbert, Sheldrake Place, London.  Lewis Gilbert (d.2018), the celebrated film director, producer and screenwriter, best known for his 007 James Bond movies and Alfie…
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £150
18 November 2021 , 00:00 GMT
18 November 2021 , 00:00 GMT
A CHINESE EMBROIDERED PANEL
A CHINESE EMBROIDERED PANEL
Late 19th/20th century
Worked in gold and silver thread with Buddhist lions and cubs against a red ground, inside purple borders decorated with Buddhist emblems, 81cm by 88cm, framed and glazed
Provenance: Hylda and Lewis Gilbert, Sheldrake Place, London.  Lewis Gilbert (d.2018), the celebrated film director, producer and screenwriter, best known for his 007 James Bond movies and Alfie…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £300
18 November 2021 , 00:00 GMT
18 November 2021 , 00:00 GMT
A SILVER MOUNTED AYNSLEY BONE CHINA CABARET SET
A SILVER MOUNTED AYNSLEY BONE CHINA CABARET SET
For six place settings, comprising; six coffee cups, six saucers and six silver stands with pierced decoration, all Birmingham 1922, cased
One cup stand is a bit bent.One saucer has a surface scratch to the front (probably a fault in manufacture), two of the cups are a little stained within.Case top has two patches where the covering is…
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £120 - £180
18 November 2021 , 00:00 GMT
18 November 2021 , 00:00 GMT
A RODANIA GEOMETER STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH
A RODANIA GEOMETER STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH
Ref 5621 H, Circa 1960s
Movement: Cal 72. Manual winding lever, 17 jewelsCase: Stainless steel, Screw-down backDial: Matte black with three registers, luminescent markersCase diameter: 38mmAssociated two-piece black leather…
Hammer price: £6,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
AN 18CT GOLD AND DIAMOND CLUSTER RING
AN 18CT GOLD AND DIAMOND CLUSTER RING
Claw set with the principal cushion shaped diamond at the centre, in a surround of ten smaller cushion shaped diamonds, between diamond single stone shoulders, London 1994, ring size O, gross weight…
Diameter of cluster 12.5mm, surface chip to principal diamond by one claw, surrounding diamonds, one diamond has surface reaching inclusion from within the stone, this takes the form of a crack, this…
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
A SYNTHETIC CORRUNDUM IMITATING ALEXANDRITE THREE STONE BRACELET AND THREE PAIRS OF EARRINGS (4)
A SYNTHETIC CORRUNDUM IMITATING ALEXANDRITE THREE STONE BRACELET AND THREE…
The curved bar link bracelet claw set with a row of three oval cut stones, a pair of synthetic corrundum imitating alexandrite solitaire earstuds, with threaded post and screw down butterfly fittings…
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £100 - £150
18 November 2021 , 00:00 GMT
18 November 2021 , 00:00 GMT

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