SETON-WATSON, Robert (1879-1951). Britain and the Dictators, Cambridge,…
SETON-WATSON, Robert William (1879-1951). Britain and the Dictators. A Survey of Post-War British Policy. Cambridge: At the University Press, 1938. 8vo (217 x 140mm). Half title. Original blue…
Hammer price:
£600
Estimate: £400 - £600
7 December 2023
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7 December 2023
, 00:00 GMT
SIMLA [now SHIMLA], INDIA - J. G. BRYNING (artist). An album on c.27…
SIMLA [now SHIMLA], INDIA - J. G. BRYNING (dates unknown, artist). An album on c.27 leaves of original watercolour studies mainly of Auckland House School, Simla, India, including one captioned, …
Hammer price:
£600
Estimate: £500 - £800
7 December 2023
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7 December 2023
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STEINBECK, John (1902-68). Cannery Row, London, 1945, 8vo, original yellow…
STEINBECK, John (1902-68). Cannery Row. London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1945. 8vo (184 x 125mm). Half title. Original mustard yellow buckram lettered in black (corners very lightly bumped), dust…
Hammer price:
£80
Estimate: £70 - £100
7 December 2023
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7 December 2023
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THE VINE PRESS, STEYNING - Lilligay, Steyning, 1920, 8vo, woodcut…
THE VINE PRESS, STEYNING - Lilligay: An Anthology of Anonymous Poems. Steyning: The Vine Press, 1920. 8vo (96 x 128mm). Half title, title printed in red and black with woodcut illustration, full-page…
Hammer price:
£100
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023
, 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023
, 00:00 GMT
THE VINE PRESS, STEYNING - Lillygay, Steyning, 1920, 8vo, woodcut…
THE VINE PRESS, STEYNING - Lillygay: An Anthology of Anonymous Poems. Steyning: The Vine Press, 1920. 8vo (195 x 125mm). Half title, title printed in red and black with woodcut illustration, full…
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 December 2023
, 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023
, 00:00 GMT
[VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet de (1694-1778)]. Candide, ou l' Optimisme…
[VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet de (1694-1778)]. Candide, ou l' Optimisme, Traduit de l' Allemand de Mr. le Docteur Ralph. [?Geneva: no publisher but [?]Gabriel Cramer], 1759. 12mo (139 x 80mm).…
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
7 December 2023
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7 December 2023
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WILCOX, Ella Wheeler (1850-1919). Poems of Passion and Pleasure, London, …
WILCOX, Ella Wheeler (1850-1919). Poems of Passion and Pleasure. London: Gay & Hancock, [1912]. 4to (290 X 230mm). Half title, mounted coloured frontispiece and 19 plates by Dudley Tennant (a few…
Hammer price:
£150
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023
, 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023
, 00:00 GMT
WYLD, James (1790-1836), the elder. A General Atlas, Containing ... Maps…
WYLD, James (1790-1836), the elder. A General Atlas, Containing Maps illustrating some important periods in Ancient History and distinct Maps of the Several Empires, Kingdoms and States in the World…
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 December 2023
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7 December 2023
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12 BOTTLES HUNGARIAN, AUSTRIAN, GERMAN, SOUTH AFRICAN AND MOLDOVAN WHITE…
Salcuta 2 x Winemaker's Way Pinot Gris 2021; Weingut Johann Schneeberger 2 x Kittenberg Sauvignon Blanc 2020; Shoredrift 2 x Sauvignon Blanc 2021; Schäfer-Reichart Selections 2 x Emma Reichart…
Hammer price:
£30
Estimate: £40 - £60
4 December 2023
, 17:00 GMT
4 December 2023
, 17:00 GMT
A CHARLES II CARVED LIMEWOOD PORTRAIT PLAQUE
Attributable to the workshop of Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721), circa 1680
Carved in deep relief with a floral border enclosing a portrait relief of a gentleman with curly wig and cravat, later…
PROVENANCE: The Earls of Essex, Cassiobury ParkAcquired by Frederick Poke, circa 1922, possibly from the
contents sale of Cassiobury Park or at some point soon after, and thence by descent.LITERATURE…
Hammer price:
£4,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
22 November 2023
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22 November 2023
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DESIGNED BY C.A. LLEWELYN ROBERTS: AN ART DECO CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL MOUNTED…
Circa 1930
Of tapering octagonal columnar form, with three bands of plaques, the lower tier depicting Chinese and Indian inspired figures, the central band with birds, the upper tier with hunting…
Provenance: Acquired from Bonhams, London, 4th June 2008, lot 89. Previously owned by descendants of a Naval Attaché to the British Embassy in Singapore in the 1940s. C.A Llewelyn Roberts was the…
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £400 - £600
22 November 2023
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22 November 2023
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A FRENCH GILT-METAL MOUNTED ‘GLOBE DE MARIEE’ OR MARRIAGE GLOBE
Second half 19th Century
With pressed gilt-metal foliage, birds, wax floral sprigs and mounted with mirrors about a central red velvet cushion, 46cm high
This ‘globe du mariage’ or ‘globe de mariee’ was a French tradition, established in the early 19th Century, to record the marriage day of newly weds and their life together. Each mirror, pressed…
Estimate: £80 - £120
22 November 2023
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22 November 2023
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TWO YELLOW GOLD AND TASSEL CURTAINS (2)
20th Century
Mixed materials including some cotton and silk, with yellow gold and cranberry red tassel fringes to the vertical edge and one with bottom edge, 148cm wide (per curtain); 296cm high (no…
Condition Report:Some wear and fraying in areas, some loose thread and some pulled. One curtain without a fringe to the bottom edge and one with. Otherwise a near pair. Not interlined. Widths at…
Hammer price:
£220
Estimate: £80 - £120
22 November 2023
, 00:00 GMT
22 November 2023
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A VICTORIAN MARBLE MEMORIAL OR ARMORIAL PLAQUE
Late 19th Century
The rectangular plaque with pitched top, decorated in relief with coat-of-arms and a coronet with nines tines, surmounted by a ribbon inscribed 'VERITAS', 84cm high
Condition report: Various losses in areas, including the strings of beads and possibly a crucifix which hung like a pendant, as indicated by the shadows and marks. Also possibly lobed mounts filled…
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £80 - £120
22 November 2023
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22 November 2023
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A PAIR OF WALNUT FRAMED FRENCH EASY ARMCHAIRS (2)
95cm wide; 95cm high
Old marks and scratches to the supports, structurally solid no movement to the frames, upholstery is fairly worn with some marks particularly to the armrests and headrests, see additional images Seat…
Hammer price:
£600
Estimate: £200 - £400
22 November 2023
, 00:00 GMT
22 November 2023
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A LARGE SQUARE BACK EASY ARMCHAIR
98cm wide; 90cm high
Provenance: Colefax & FowlerSee Bellmans website article for further details https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/selected-items-from-the-john-fowler-and-imogen-taylor-collections
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £150 - £250
22 November 2023
, 00:00 GMT
22 November 2023
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REPUBLIC OF FRITZ HANSEN DESIGNED BY POUL KJAERHOLM; A PK22 EASY CHAIR
63cm wide; 71cm high
Good overall condition, leather in slightly used condition.
Hammer price:
£1,600
Estimate: £400 - £600
22 November 2023
, 00:00 GMT
22 November 2023
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PIRELLI; A MID 20TH CENTURY BLACK LEATHER UPHOLSTERED SWIVEL EASY ARMCHAIR
On five point chrome base 70cm wide; 86cm high
Hammer price:
£110
Estimate: £100 - £200
22 November 2023
, 00:00 GMT
22 November 2023
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A LARGE MAHOGANY SHOP WINDOW BAROMETER
By J. Hicks, 8,9,10 Hatton Garden, London
The glazed upper part with porcelain scales and brass verniers, the lower part with a solid door, the original mercury tube now replaced by a blue-coloured spirit in a replacement tube169cm…
Estimate: £500 - £800
23 November 2023
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23 November 2023
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A LOUIS PHILIPPE EBONISED AND BRASS INLAID STRIKING TRAVELLING CLOCK WITH…
By Robert
The rectangular case inlaid with engraved cut-brass and mother-of-pearl, with a brass carrying handle above the glazed signed dial (restored) with blued steel moon hands, and flanked to each side by…
Hammer price:
£300
Estimate: £200 - £400
23 November 2023
, 00:00 GMT
23 November 2023
, 00:00 GMT
A RARE FRENCH GILT BRASS MID SIZE GORGE CASED GRANDE AND PETITE SONNERIE…
For Tiffany & Co, Paris, No 3145, circa 1910
The gorge case with folding handle and push/repeat, with five bevelled glass panels, with white enamel dial, blued steel hands and subsidiary for the alarm, the high-quality Swiss platform with…
Hammer price:
£3,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
23 November 2023
, 00:00 GMT
23 November 2023
, 00:00 GMT
AN EARLY FRENCH ENGRAVED GILT BRASS ONE-PIECE CASE STRIKING CALENDAR…
Retailed by Charles Oudin, Paris, circa 1865
The one-piece case engraved all over with foliage, pivotted handle, with four bevelled glass panels below and lift-up brass shuttered back panel, the white enamel dial with gilt 'Breguet' moon hands…
Hammer price:
£700
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
23 November 2023
, 00:00 GMT
23 November 2023
, 00:00 GMT
AN ENGLISH ENGRAVED GILT BRASS STRIKING AND REPEATING CHRONOMETER CARRIAGE…
The platform escapement signed Philip Noyer, London, circa 1860
The heavy case engraved all over with foliage, a rectangular bevelled glass to the top and dial, with folding handle and push/repeat, the engraved silvered dial with seconds subsidiary below the XII…
Estimate: £6,000 - £9,000
23 November 2023
, 00:00 GMT
23 November 2023
, 00:00 GMT
A WALNUT AND MARQUETRY LONGCASE CLOCK
The case fundamentally circa 1695 and with later elements
With a caddy top above 10 3/4in. square glazed door, the trunk with three panel bird amongst foliage marquetry panels, the sides each with plain walnut veneer panel in two pieces, above the base with…
Hammer price:
£2,600
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
23 November 2023
, 00:00 GMT
23 November 2023
, 00:00 GMT