WELLS, H. G. (1866-1946). The Time Machine, London, 1895, original publisher's buckram. FIRST EDITION.
WELLS, H. G. (1866-1946). The Time Machine, London, 1895, original…
WELLS, H. G. (1866-1946).  The Time Machine. An Invention. London: William Heinemann, 1895. 8vo (177 x 115mm). Half title with one-page advertisement for "The Pioneer series" on the verso, 32-pages …
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
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
FOWLES, John (1925-2005). The Collector, London, 1963, FINELY BOUND in green half crushed morocco by Bayntun-Riviere. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
FOWLES, John (1925-2005). The Collector, London, 1963, FINELY BOUND in…
FOWLES, John (1925-2005).  The Collector. London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. 8vo (177 x 120mm). Half title. FINELY BOUND in green half crushed morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, the spine with 5 raised bands and…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
SANGUINETTI, Antoni (b. 1829). La Serrurerie au XIXe Siècle, Paris, [1875], 124 lithographed plates of ornamental French ironwork, original cloth gilt.
SANGUINETTI, Antoni (b. 1829). La Serrurerie au XIXe Siècle, Paris, [1875]…
SANGUINETTI, Antoni (b. 1829).  La Serrurerie au XIXe Siècle. Paris: Au Bureau des Publications, [1875]. 4 parts bound in one volume, oblong 4to (238 x 315mm). 124 lithographed plates by Zamor after…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £500 - £800
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64). From Russia, With Love, London, 1957, 8vo, original black cloth, dust-jacket (some fraying with loss of letters at head of backstrip). FIRST EDITION.
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64). From Russia, With Love, London, 1957, 8vo,…
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64).  From Russia, With Love. London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. 8vo (188 x125mm). Half title (a few spots to page edges). Original black cloth with gun and rose motif stamped in red and…
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 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
AN ART NOUVEAU PEWTER WALL PLAQUE (2)
AN ART NOUVEAU PEWTER WALL PLAQUE (2)
Circa 1910
Of dished form with low relief profile of a lady's head emerging from a lily pad, 31cm wide; Together with a copy of ‘Art Nouveau and Art Deco’ by Geoffrey Warren and Dan Klein, 1978 (2)A similar…
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £50 - £80
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
A POSSIBLY UNIQUE MUSICAL LANTERN CLOCK
A POSSIBLY UNIQUE MUSICAL LANTERN CLOCK
By Thomas Archer, Moreton in Marsh, circa 1690/1720
The dial: 10 1/2in. square brass dial with cherub mask spandrels, the brass chapter ring signed Tho Archar Moreton Inmahis, with single outer line, Roman chapters between fine tridents, and twin…
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £10,000
17 November 2021 , 00:00 GMT
17 November 2021 , 00:00 GMT
AN EARLY 20TH-CENTURY OAK AND PIERCED BRASS ADJUSTABLE BOOKSTAND
AN EARLY 20TH-CENTURY OAK AND PIERCED BRASS ADJUSTABLE BOOKSTAND
Stamped to the easel support ‘Rd. 228030’, 27cm wide; 21cm high, approximately
Condition report: Good overall condition with dirt and dust in areas. A few small chis, bruises and dents commensurate with use and age, including one to the front left corner of the base and back…
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £50 - £80
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 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 VICTORIAN SILVER HANDLED TORTOISESHELL PAGE TURNER, (3)
A VICTORIAN SILVER HANDLED TORTOISESHELL PAGE TURNER, (3)
The page turner London 1923, length 38.3cm, a silver rectangular table cigarette box, wooden lined within, Birmingham 1957 and a Sterling mounted crumb brush
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £100 - £150
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
LEWIS GILBERT – A LARGE COLLECTION OF DIRECTOR’ SCRIPTS AND RELATED MATERIAL 1947 - 2002 (QTY)
LEWIS GILBERT – A LARGE COLLECTION OF DIRECTOR’ SCRIPTS AND RELATED…
-The Little Ballerina, 1947: 39 black and white stills comprising 16 vintage stills, two of which feature Margot Fonteyn and 23 later prints, seven of which feature Fonteyn, in original brown paper…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
17 November 2021 , 19:00 GMT
17 November 2021 , 19:00 GMT
‘THE SEA SHALL NOT HAVE THEM’, 1954 & ‘H.M.S. DEFIANT’, 1962 – DIRECTOR’S SCRIPTS AND RELATED MATERIAL FOR TWO FILMS (QTY)
‘THE SEA SHALL NOT HAVE THEM’, 1954 & ‘H.M.S. DEFIANT’, 1962 – DIRECTOR’S…
 Comprising:-The Sea Shall Not Have Them, 1954: the director’s shooting script, 114 pp. of mimeograph typescript bound in brown card covers, the front cover with white paper label with the film’s…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £400 - £600
17 November 2021 , 19:00 GMT
17 November 2021 , 19:00 GMT
KENNETH MORE – ‘REACH FOR THE SKY’, 1956, ‘THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON’, 1957, ‘SINK THE BISMARK’, 1960 & ‘THE GREENGAGE SUMMER’, 1961 – DIRECTOR’S SCRIPTS, SCRAPBOOKS AND RELATED MATERIAL FOR FOUR FILMS STARRING KENNETH MORE (QTY)
KENNETH MORE – ‘REACH FOR THE SKY’, 1956, ‘THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON’, 1957,…
Comprising:-Reach For The Sky, 1956: two director’s scripts, the first comprising 147 pp. of unbound mimeograph typescript, contained within a green hard cover folder, the front with cloth labels…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £600 - £800
17 November 2021 , 19:00 GMT
17 November 2021 , 19:00 GMT
‘CARVE HER NAME WITH PRIDE’, 1958 – DIRECTOR’S SHOOTING SCRIPTS AND RELATED MATERIAL (7)
‘CARVE HER NAME WITH PRIDE’, 1958 – DIRECTOR’S SHOOTING SCRIPTS AND…
Two film scripts, one a ‘Shooting Script’, 117 pp. of mimeograph typescript in red card covers, the front cover printed in black italic script Carve Her Name With Pride, unannotated; a ‘Final…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 November 2021 , 19:00 GMT
17 November 2021 , 19:00 GMT

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