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THOMAS AQUINAS (Saint, c. 1225-74). Summa theologiae. Pars secunda: secunda pars, edited by Ludovicus de Cremona. Mantua: Paulus de Butzbach, [not after 1474]. Folio (276 x 204mm). 53 lines, printed…

[WILLIS, Robert (1800-75)]. An Attempt to Analyse the Automaton Chess Player of Mr. de Kempelen. With an Easy Method of Imitating the Movements of that Celebrated Figure. Illustrated by Original…

WOOLF, Virginia (1882-1941). The Common Reader. London: Published by Leonard and Virginia Woolf at The Hogarth Press, 1925. 8vo (214 x 140mm). Half title. Original grey cloth-backed coloured…

LYON, George Francis (1795-1832).  The Private Journal of Captain G. F. Lyon, of H.M.S. Hecla, during the Recent Voyage of Discovery under Captain Parry. London: John Murray, 1824. 8vo (212 x 125mm).…

PERNETY, Antoine-Joseph or Dom PERNETY (1716-96).  The History of a Voyage to the Malouine (or Falkland) Islands, Made in 1763 and 1764, under the Command of M. de Bougainville, in Order to form a…

SEEMANN, Berthold Carl (1825-71).  Viti: An Account of a Government Mission to the Vitian or Fijian Islands in the Years 1860-61. Cambridge: Macmillan & Co., 1862. 8vo (224 x 140mm). Half title,…

HERTZ, Heinrich Rudolf (1857-94).  Untersuchungen ueber die Ausbreitung der Elektrischen Kraft. Leipzig: Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1892. 8vo (217 x 140mm). Illustrations and diagrams (title very…

  KIRCHHOFF, Gustav Robert (1824-87).  Untersuchungen über das Sonnenspectrum und die Spectren der Chemischen Elemente … Besonderer Abdruck aus den Abhandlungen der Königl. Akademie der…

Mounted on a marble base and fitted for electricity, with a large green shade, 68.5cm high; 105.5cm high including shadeCondition report: Re-gilt at some point, with remains of gold paint used to…

Condition report: Overall in good, functional condition. Some minor wear, scuffs and general dirt and dust. Requires cleaning with some much to the bowed back and seat. The front leg join could be…

One putto on one of the frames has been broken in half through the waist. The sections of one of the frames are held together with wire. Some overall chips and losses

Boy-  restoration to right wrist. Restoration to left arm and hand. Restoration along bottom edge of jacket at the back. Restoration to dog's left ear, to tail and hind legs. Small chip around base.…

Cover lacking. Some restoration to vase, particularly to the rim and socle foot. Overall restoration to branches and flowers. Restoration through the putto's neck and to big toe on left foot.…

All three saucepans are a bit worn and tired, it looks as though the handle mountings have been replaced / re-applied, the lips to the sides are rather crudely made and are possibly subsequent…

Movement currently working, but we do not guarantee reliability of time keeping, wristwatch in good condition, including dial cover, dial and hands, case diameter 36.8cm.  There is no paperwork…

The South Sea cultured pearl is in good condition, diameter 15.7mm, the ring is overall in good condition, pretty much as new, it is detailed SCHOEFFEL, slight variation of colour of the orange…

The pearl diameter is 15.6mm. This is pretty much new. The pink sapphires are well matched for colour as are the rubies.  Likely that they might have been enhanced for clarity. Detailed SCHOEFFEL. …

The champagne coloured diamond has internal gletz inclusions, the surrounding diamonds look to be attractive white stones, however the ring is extremely dirty and it is hard to examine the…

Condition reportA couple of light creases to the lower right border, otherwise the sheet is sound and clean.  Framed and under glass, unexamined out of frame.

Condition reportMinor scuffing to sheet, off the top, right and left borders, one small abrasion, upper right' slight discolouration.  Framed and under glass; unexamined out of frame.

Watercolour, unsigned, in a gilt-metal and enamel frame, the reverse with a glazed locket compartment, in a red leather case5.5cm x 7cm Condition report- Damage to enamel- Fading to paint

Modelled as four cowboys on horseback with guns pointing to the sky, inscribed 'Frederic Remington', mounted on a black marble base73cm wide; 76cm high

Drilled through base for electricity. Otherwise in good condition

Condition report: The diamond ring: the 8 cut diamonds have one or two internal inclusions but look to be fairly bright stones, otherwise, in good condition. The haematite ring: has a crack near to…