A STUDDED GREEN LEATHER UPHOLSTERED TWO-SEAT CHESTERFIELD SOFA
A STUDDED GREEN LEATHER UPHOLSTERED TWO-SEAT CHESTERFIELD SOFA
170cm wide; 77cm high
Condition ReportIn good overall condition, frame solid, minor scratches to leather, they will polish out
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
THE SECOND WORLD WAR AWARDS AND PAPERWORK RELATING TO ANDREW S LAIRD
THE SECOND WORLD WAR AWARDS AND PAPERWORK RELATING TO ANDREW S LAIRD
Including; the 1939-45 Star, the Africa Star, The Italy Star and The War Medal with Army Council Forwarding Slip confirming four awards and box of postage, the further items including, certificates,…
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £40 - £60
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
JOHN SMART (BRITISH, 1741-1811)
JOHN SMART (BRITISH, 1741-1811)
Portrait miniature of Mrs Shippey of Sloane Street, Knightsbridge, in a grey dress
dated '1784' (on the reverse)
on card
oval, 63 mm high
in a gilt-metal frame with split-pearl border
ProvenanceHugh John Burton Collection of 64 portrait miniatures by John Smart, 33 of which were bequeathed to the Victoria & Albert Museum, London in 1984 by Mrs K. Gifford Scott;Acquired from…
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
GEORGE ENGLEHEART (BRITISH, 1750-1829)
GEORGE ENGLEHEART (BRITISH, 1750-1829)
Portrait miniature of a gentleman in a brown coat
on ivory (ref Q3KA1DJ6)
oval, 46mm high
in a gilt metal frame
Condition reportA spot of staining to the sitter's check and discolouration to pigments on face.  No sign of fluorescence under ultraviolet; unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £600 - £800
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
HENRY SCOTT (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
HENRY SCOTT (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
They Pass In The Night
signed 'Henry Scott' (lower left), further signed and titled (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
63 x 89cm

Provenance
Sale, Bonhams London, 27 February 2007, lot 38, where…
Condition ReportOriginal canvas.  The paint surface is in good, clean condition.  No sign of retouching under ultraviolet.  Held in a plaster gilt frame in good condition - ready to hang.
Hammer price: £4,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
WILLIAM EDWARD FRANK BRITTEN (BRITISH, 1848–1916)
WILLIAM EDWARD FRANK BRITTEN (BRITISH, 1848–1916)
Marguerite and Pauline Vacani
signed 'WEF BRITTEN 1900' (lower left)
oil on canvas
160 x 110cm
FootnoteMarguerite Vacani founded the Vacani School of Dance in 1915, which taught dancing and social etiquette.  Pupils were taught the ballroom dances of the day and debutante ladies learned the…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £400
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
ALDROVANDI, Ulisse (1522-1605). Monstrorum historia. Cum paralipomensis historiae omnium animalium, Bologna, 1642, 2 parts, including supplement, bound in one volume, [colophon to second part dated 1658], folio, woodcut illustrations, later half calf
ALDROVANDI, Ulisse (1522-1605). Monstrorum historia. Cum paralipomensis…
ALDROVANDI, Ulisse (1522-1605).  Monstrorum historia. Cum paralipomensis historiae omnium animalium. Bartholomaeus Ambrosinus ... volumen composuit, edited by Marco Antonio Bernia. Bologna: Typis…
Hammer price: £4,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
BIBLE, in English - The Bible, Amsterdam, Thomas Stafford, 1644, folio, general title and title to the New Testament, woodcut maps and illustrations including 2 full-page, contemporary calf (worn). THE LAST EDITION OF THE GENEVA BIBLE.
BIBLE, in English - The Bible, Amsterdam, Thomas Stafford, 1644, folio,…
BIBLE, in English - The Bible, that is, The Holy Scriptures contained in the Old and New Testament. Translated According to the Hebrew and Greek, and conferred with the best Translations in divers…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £400 - £600
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
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…
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
[HOWITT, Samuel ([?]1765-1822, artist)]. Foreign Field Sports ... With a Supplement of New South Wales, London, 1819, folio, 110 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates by Howitt and others, FINELY BOUND in contemporary scarlet morocco gilt. Second edition.
[HOWITT, Samuel ([?]1765-1822, artist)]. Foreign Field Sports ... With a…
[HOWITT, Samuel ([?]1765-1822, artist)], and others.  Foreign Field Sports, Fisheries, Sporting Anecedotes .... From Drawings by Messrs. Howitt, Atkinson, Clark, Manskirch. With A Supplement of New…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
KENNEDY, John F. (1917-63, 35th President of the United States of America). A monochrome photograph of the President, SIGNED "John Kennedy", in window mount, dated 4.6.1961 on the verso.
KENNEDY, John F. (1917-63, 35th President of the United States of America)…
KENNEDY, John F. (1917-63, 35th President of the United States of America).  A monochrome photograph, SIGNED "John Kennedy" in blue ink, of the President and Jackie Kennedy descending the steps of a…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £400 - £600
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
LANA DE TERZI, Francesco (1631-87). Prodromo, Brescia, 1670, folio, 20 engraved plates including one of a flying machine, [?]later full vellum. FIRST EDITION.
LANA DE TERZI, Francesco (1631-87). Prodromo, Brescia, 1670, folio, 20…
LANA TERZI, Francesco (1631-87).  Prodromo overo saggio di alcune unventioni nuove premesso all' arte maestra. Opera che prepara il P. Francesco Lana Bresciano della Compagnia di Giesu. Per mostrare…
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
SENDAK, Maurice (1929-2012, illustrator) - William BLAKE (1757-1827).  Poems from William Blake's Songs of Innocence, London, 1967, tall 12mo, 8 illustrations by Maurice Sendak, printed in sepia. Original wrappers. FIRST EDITION. ONE OF 275 COPIES. RARE.
SENDAK, Maurice (1929-2012, illustrator) - William BLAKE (1757-1827). …
SENDAK, Maurice (1929-2012, illustrator) - William BLAKE (1757-1827).  Poems from William Blake's Songs of Innocence. London: The Bodley Head at The Stellar Press, 1967. Tall 12mo (192 x 110mm). 8…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £600
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
STELLUTI, Francesco (1577-1653, editor and translator). Persio Tradotto in verso, Rome, 1630, 4to, engraved title, portrait and 5 illustrations, contemporary vellum. FIRST EDITION of the first book to include illustrations as seen through a microscope.
STELLUTI, Francesco (1577-1653, editor and translator). Persio Tradotto in…
STELLUTI, Francesco (1577-1653, editor and translator) - Aulus PERSIUS FLACCUS (34-62).  Persio Tradotto in verso sciolto e dichiarato da Francesco Stelluti Accad. Linceo da Fabiano. Rome: Appresso…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
[BYRON, George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron, i.e. "Lord BYRON" (1788-1824)]. Don Juan, London, 1819, Cantos I - II (only, of 16) bound in one volume, 4to, VERY FINELY BOUND in 19th-century dark green crushed morocco gilt by F. Bedford. FIRST EDITION.
[BYRON, George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron, i.e. "Lord BYRON" (1788-1824)]. Don…
[BYRON, George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron, i.e. "Lord BYRON" (1788-1824)].  Don Juan. London: Printed by Thomas Davison, 1819. Cantos I - II (only, of 16) bound in one volume, 4to (290 x 225mm). Half…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £500 - £800
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
DOUGLAS, Gawin (1474-1522). The xiii. Bukes of Eneados of the famose Poete Virgili Translated ... into Scottish metir, London, 1553, 4to, FINELY BOUND in later morocco. FIRST EDITION of the first translation of a poem from antiquity into English. RARE.
DOUGLAS, Gawin (1474-1522). The xiii. Bukes of Eneados of the famose Poete…
DOUGLAS, Gawin or Gavin (c.1474-1522, translator) and VIRGIL (70 BC - 19 BC).  The xiii. Bukes of Eneados of the famose Poete Virgili Translated out of Latyne verses into Scottish metir, bi [sic] the…
Hammer price: £24,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
JONSON, Ben (1572-1637). The Workes, London, 1616-40. 3 volumes, folio, contemporary calf. FIRST EDITION of the most important collection of dramatic works printed in the 17th-century after the first folio of Shakespeare. Sold not subject to return. (3)
JONSON, Ben (1572-1637). The Workes, London, 1616-40. 3 volumes, folio,…
JONSON, Ben (c.1572-c.1637).  The Collected Works, comprising: [Volume one:]  The Workes. London: "Imprinted at London by Will Stansby," 1616. Bound in 6s, 2 engraved portraits of the author by…
Hammer price: £9,500
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
"NUREMBERG CHRONICLE" - Hartmann SCHEDEL (1440-1514).  Liber chronicarum, Nuremberg, 1493, large folio, woodcut illustrations, 19th-century morocco. FIRST EDITION OF THE MOST LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED OF ALL INCUNABLES.
"NUREMBERG CHRONICLE" - Hartmann SCHEDEL (1440-1514). Liber chronicarum,…
"NUREMBERG CHRONICLE" - Hartmann SCHEDEL (1440-1514).  Liber chronicarum. [Calligraphic woodcut title on first leaf:]  Registrum huius operis libri cronicarum cum figuris et ymagibus ab inicio mundi.…
Hammer price: £50,000
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe (1792-1822). Posthumous Poems, London, 1824, large 8vo, preface by Mary Shelley, FINELY BOUND in late 19th-century full red crushed morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION. RARE. With The Shelley Papers (London, 1833, uniformly bound). (2)
SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe (1792-1822). Posthumous Poems, London, 1824, large…
SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe (1792-1822).  Posthumous Poems. London: Printed for John and Henry L. Hunt, 1824. Large 8vo (224 x 140mm). Preface by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (single spot on title, a few…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £500 - £800
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
GIBSON & CO. LTD, BELFAST: A NORTHERN IRISH SILVER PLATED CORINTHIAN COLUMN TABLE LAMP
GIBSON & CO. LTD, BELFAST: A NORTHERN IRISH SILVER PLATED CORINTHIAN…
Early 20th Century
The base cast with Robert Adam swagged motifs, with cut glass oil burner, fluted and etched glass globe shade, 84cm high
Condition Report:Not drilled for electricity. Glass with very minor nibbles to edges where they sit on the lamp. Burner and fittings with signs of wear. Lamp base with scratches, wear and…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £150
7 September 2022 , 17:00 BST
7 September 2022 , 17:00 BST
A SET OF NINE CARVED WOOD FOLK ART FIGURES (9)
A SET OF NINE CARVED WOOD FOLK ART FIGURES (9)
18th / 19th Century
Possibly English folk art or ‘Sailor Art’, each individually carved as characters including a monk, a pair of standing female and male figures, a judge, a grinning figure and four…
PROVENANCE:These figures have belonged to the vendor’s family since at least the 1920’s and were kept at the family estate in Beetham, Cumbria until it was sold in 2004. 
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
7 September 2022 , 17:00 BST
7 September 2022 , 17:00 BST
COLLINSON & SONS: A DAPPLE-GREY PAINTED ROCKING HORSE
COLLINSON & SONS: A DAPPLE-GREY PAINTED ROCKING HORSE
Mid-20th Century
With wooden eyes, horse hair mane and tail, printed label to the bottom of the neck ‘Royal Navy’, rosette labels to the bridle printed ‘Stevenson Brothers’, 127.5cm wide, 107cm high
J. Collinson was a family business, established in Liverpool. From 1851, after a visit from Queen Victoria who rode a dapple grey horse, their rocking horses were only produced in the dapple grey…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £500 - £800
7 September 2022 , 17:00 BST
7 September 2022 , 17:00 BST
PROBABLY SWAROVSKI: A PAIR OF CUT GLASS TWELVE BRANCH CHANDELIERS (2)
PROBABLY SWAROVSKI: A PAIR OF CUT GLASS TWELVE BRANCH CHANDELIERS (2)
20th Century
85cm wide; 46cm high
Condition report: One missing a central drop and at least eight other drops. The other missing at least four drops Both will require rewiring and PAT testing prior to use.. Dirt and dust. They do not…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £400 - £600
7 September 2022 , 17:00 BST
7 September 2022 , 17:00 BST
AFTER ANDRE-CHARLES BOULLE: A PAIR OF RELIEF CAST BRONZE FURNITURE MOUNTS (2)
AFTER ANDRE-CHARLES BOULLE: A PAIR OF RELIEF CAST BRONZE FURNITURE MOUNTS …
Coleridge Collection, Possibly 18th Century
Depicting Apollo flaying Marsyas 27cm wide; 24cm high, and Apollo and Daphne, 28cm wide; 26cm high
ProvenanceThe Anthony & Marietta Coleridge CollectionWilliam Agnew, Olympia Antiques Fair, 20th November 1995. Theses mounts are based on the gilt-bronze examples which are seen on an impressive…
Estimate: £500 - £800
7 September 2022 , 17:00 BST
7 September 2022 , 17:00 BST

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