FONTANA, Domenico (1543-1607). Della Transportatione dell' Obelisco Vaticano, Rome, 1590, folio, engraved title, portrait and 38 plates, contemporary vellum. FIRST EDITION.
FONTANA, Domenico (1543-1607). Della Transportatione dell' Obelisco…
FONTANA, Domenico (1543-1607).  Della Transportatione dell' Obelisco Vaticano et delle Facriche di Nostro Signore Papa Sisto V. Fatte dal Cavallier Domenico Fontana, Architetto di sua Santita. Libro…
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
ANAND, Mulk Raj (1905-2004). Untouchable, London, 1935, 8vo, preface by E. M. Forster, original cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed, "With kindly wishes, from Mulk Raj Anand, Daily Worker Bazaar, 18/12/37." RARE.
ANAND, Mulk Raj (1905-2004). Untouchable, London, 1935, 8vo, preface by E.…
ANAND, Mulk Raj (1905-2004).  Untouchable ... With a Preface by E. M. Forster. London: Wishart Books, 1835. 8vo (185 x 120mm). Half title (some browning to edges of half title, some staining to half…
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £500 - £800
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
TUTUOLA, Amos (1920-97). The Palm-Wine Drinkard and his Dead Palm-Wine Tapster in the Deads' Town, London, 1951, 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. RARE.
TUTUOLA, Amos (1920-97). The Palm-Wine Drinkard and his Dead Palm-Wine…
TUTUOLA, Amos (1920-97).  The Palm-Wine Drinkard and his Dead Palm-Wine Tapster in the Deads' Town. London: Faber and Faber Ltd., 1951. 8vo (204 x 132mm). Half title. Original orange cloth, dust…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £250 - £350
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
CRADDOCK, Harry (1876-1963). The Savoy Cocktail Book, London, 1930, 8vo, coloured illustrations and decorations (variable spotting and staining), original pictorial boards (rubbed, inner hinges split, endpapers repaired with adhesive tape). FIRST EDITION.
CRADDOCK, Harry (1876-1963). The Savoy Cocktail Book, London, 1930, 8vo,…
CRADDOCK, Harry (1876-1963).  The Savoy Cocktail Book. Being in the main a complete compendium of the Cocktails, Rickeys, Daisies, Slings, Shrubs, Smashes, Fizzes, Juleps, Cobblers, Fixes, and other…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £100 - £150
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
A SET OF SIX GREY PAINTED FRENCH LADDERBACK DINING CHAIRS (6)
Lot 2144 - 18 November| Modern Living Sold
A SET OF SIX GREY PAINTED FRENCH LADDERBACK DINING CHAIRS (6)
With rush seats, 46cm wide; 100cm high
Seat height 47cm. They are in good, useable condition. There are some old marks and scratches and a little paint loss. 
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £50 - £80
18 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
18 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
A DOGTOOTH THROW WITH OPPOSING SQUARE CHECK PATTERN (4)
Lot 2237 - 18 November| Modern Living Sold
A DOGTOOTH THROW WITH OPPOSING SQUARE CHECK PATTERN (4)
140cm; 190cm, and three smaller fringed throws
Condition: Good condition.
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £30 - £50
18 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
18 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
A SET OF FOUR NEO-CLASSICAL STYLE GILT-METAL TWIN LIGHT WALL APPLIQUÉS (4)
A SET OF FOUR NEO-CLASSICAL STYLE GILT-METAL TWIN LIGHT WALL APPLIQUÉS (4)
20th Century
With pineapple finials, 32cm high
Provenance: Originally supplied by Nicky Haslam, NH Studio Ltd for Stanley House, Chelsea. Condition report: These are made for electricity - with wires running through the arms. They will need to be…
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £100 - £200
16 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
16 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
A SPANISH POLYCHROME CARVED INFANT CHRIST
A SPANISH POLYCHROME CARVED INFANT CHRIST
Possibly Seville, 18th Century
Modelled in slight contrapposto pose, with inset glass eyes, (some repairs), 55cm high
The figure of the Infant Christ Child or Blessing Christ Child was often dressed and used in processions on feast day. Typically examples were carved in workshops around Seville and Granada. 
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £500 - £800
16 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
16 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
A COLLECTION OF SIX CENTRAL ASIAN SUZANI PANELS
A COLLECTION OF SIX CENTRAL ASIAN SUZANI PANELS
20th Century
Later mounted on to pelmets, with one unmounted measuring 109cm x 28cm
Condition Report:All but one panels attached to pelmets around the borders. It should be possible to remove these with minimal effort but we have not done so and cannot guarantee their condition once…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
16 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE CHEST ON CHEST
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE CHEST ON CHEST
With fitted drawer, 111cm wide; 54cm deep; 184cm high
Condition report: Requires some restoration, the joints are loose -notably to the left side of the upper section which has resulted in an obvious gap. Various missing and chipped off sections of cock…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
16 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
16 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
A SET OF EIGHT REGENCY MAHOGANY DINING CHAIRS (8)
A SET OF EIGHT REGENCY MAHOGANY DINING CHAIRS (8)
On sabre legs, stamped ‘GEE’, including a pair of carvers (one with a replacement top rail)
Condition report: A repaired set - one carver has a top rail which has been replaced with a plainer rail, many other chairs with repaired top rails where they join the upright supports. The seats are…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
16 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
A FRENCH BRASS CARRIAGE CLOCK AND A CARRIAGE TIMEPIECE (2)
A FRENCH BRASS CARRIAGE CLOCK AND A CARRIAGE TIMEPIECE (2)
The larger clock in a Corniche case, with original silvered platform, striking on a gong, 16.5cm high, together with a carriage timepiece with cylinder escapement, 14.5cm high
Both clocks have a key.  They are in unrestored condition.  The movements will require a service.  The larger carriage clock’s going train mainspring is broken, the strike train is overwound.  
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £120 - £180
17 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
17 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
A GEORGE I WALNUT STRIKING LONGCASE CLOCK
A GEORGE I WALNUT STRIKING LONGCASE CLOCK
The movement by Daniel Quare, London, the case early 18th century and later
The hood with caddy top and brass finials, above a fret panel and moulded pediment, with glazed square door, flanked by brass-capped three-quarter columns, the sides each with a glazed panel and…
Hammer price: £2,900
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
17 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
17 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
A CHARLES II WALNUT, OYSTER VENEERED AND MARQUETRY LONGCASE CLOCK WITH 10” DIAL AND BOLT-AND-SHUTTER MAINTAINING POWER
A CHARLES II WALNUT, OYSTER VENEERED AND MARQUETRY LONGCASE CLOCK WITH 10”…
The movement signed Daniel Quare, London, the case associated, circa 1680
The hood with a moulded cornice above a glazed door, flanked by handed columns, above the trunk inset with a panel door, oyster veneered and with two small foliate spandrels and two larger foliate…
Hammer price: £7,000
Estimate: £7,000 - £10,000
17 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
17 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
TWO PAINTED MODERN SILVER MODELS OF BIRDS OF PREY (2)
TWO PAINTED MODERN SILVER MODELS OF BIRDS OF PREY (2)
Maker's mark P E, the smaller London 2010, the larger indistinct, but probably also London 2010, combined weight 193 gms, both with boxes
Condition Report;Both models are of solid cast construction.  They are well painted and are in good condition.Height of largest 9.5cm, height of smallest 4.5cm
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £80 - £120
17 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
17 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
A SILVER TABLE CENTERPIECE BOWL TOGETHER WITH A SIMILAR PAIR OF TWIN HANDLED VASES (3)
A SILVER TABLE CENTERPIECE BOWL TOGETHER WITH A SIMILAR PAIR OF TWIN…
The bowl decorated with scallops and foliate sprays within a foliate shaped band and raised on four feet, height of bowl 25.5cm, diameter 27cm, Sheffield 1938, each twin handled vase in a matching…
Condition Report:Centrepiece - overall condition good with clear marks. No engraving. Marks and scratches consistent with age and use. Vases - Marks clear, small bruises where the loop handles hit…
Hammer price: £2,500
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
17 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
17 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
SEVEN STERLING TWIN HANDLED SMALL DISHES (7)
SEVEN STERLING TWIN HANDLED SMALL DISHES (7)
Each with floral and foliate decoration and raised on a circular foot, diameter 8.5cm, combined weight 630 gms
Condition Report; The pieces are marked Sterling to the left of one of the two handles and with further foreign markings, which we do not know what they mean, to the other side of the handles. One…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
17 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
A EUROPEAN CLARET JUG
A EUROPEAN CLARET JUG
The mount profusely decorated and with a scallop form thumb piece to the hinged lid, detailed 800 M, the smoky glass body with enamelled highlights and with a floral and foliate spray to the base,…
Condition Report; The 800 mark is showing that the silver purity is 800 parts per thousand, which is less than 925 Sterling standard.  Hinge pins to the lid look a little crude and they may be…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £120 - £180
17 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
17 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH, 1891-1915)
HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH, 1891-1915)
Crouching Fawn
originally conceived in 1913; cast circa 1918-1939
bronze
24.5cm high x 30cm wide x 13cm deep

Provenance
Miss Jeanne Courtauld (1909-2003), daughter of Major John 'Jack' Courtauld MC …
Literature E. Pound, Gaudier Brzeska. A Memoir, London and New York, 1916, p. 161, (stone version pl. ix), as A Faun, crouching; H.S. Ede, A Life of Gaudier-Brzeska, London, 1930, p.p. 170, 198 …
Hammer price: £26,000
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
15 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
15 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
BRIAN SHIELDS 'BRAAQ' (BRITISH, 1951-1997)
BRIAN SHIELDS 'BRAAQ' (BRITISH, 1951-1997)
Home From The Cup Final
signed and dated 'braaq 77 F. B. A. "ANN" (lower left) and inscribed with title (verso)
oil on board
45.5 x 61cm
ARR
Condition reportVarious small marks, spots and dirt visible throughout, including three dirty white marks, particularly obvious, that appear to be on the surface to centre left and upper left in sky…
Hammer price: £8,800
Estimate: £6,000 - £8,000
15 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
15 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
KEN HOWARD (BRITISH, 1932-2022)
KEN HOWARD (BRITISH, 1932-2022)
Rain Effect, London
signed 'Ken Howard' (lower right)
oil on canvas
152.5 x 183cm
ARR

Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in 2006

Exhibited
London, Royal Academy…
FootnoteRain Effect, London is undoubtedly a Howard masterpiece; the grandeur of the Royal Exchange, site of the new King’s recent proclamation, is perfectly portrayed. Facing west, a lone figure,…
Hammer price: £22,000
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
15 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
15 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
KEN HOWARD (BRITISH, 1932-2022)
KEN HOWARD (BRITISH, 1932-2022)
Silver Self Portrait
signed 'Ken Howard' (lower right); inscribed with colour palette (verso)
oil on canvas
101.5 x 122cm
ARR

Provenance
Richard Green, London, circa 2004, from whom acquired by the…
FootnoteHoward’s pictures were regularly some of the first to sell at the Royal Academy Summer exhibitions; particularly popular were his studio interiors, often set in the Chelsea Studio …
Hammer price: £10,000
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
15 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
15 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
DAVID SHRIGLEY (BRITISH, B. 1968) (4)
DAVID SHRIGLEY (BRITISH, B. 1968) (4)
Fruit and Vegetable Series; You win this mushroom, it is poisonous; They were too long, they were much too long; If you don't like tomatoes, you can fuck off; The moment has arrived, the banana is…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
15 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
A PAIR OF GILT-DECORATED CHINOISERIE LACQUERED PANELS
A PAIR OF GILT-DECORATED CHINOISERIE LACQUERED PANELS
19th Century
Probably originally from an armoire, 39cm wide; 197cm high
They are orange.
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £80 - £120
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT

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