CHINA, TURKEY AND THE LEVANT - A sammelband consisting of 207 fine original watercolours of Turkish and Levantine figures, and 3 related 17th- and 18th-century printed works, including fine hand-coloured Chinese costume plates, folio, contemporary calf.
CHINA, TURKEY AND THE LEVANT - A sammelband consisting of 207 fine…
CHINA, TURKEY AND THE LEVANT - A sammelband consisting of 207 fine original watercolours and 3 printed works, comprising: 207 FINE ORIGINAL WATERCOLOURS OF MAINLY TURKISH AND LEVANTINE FIGURES, many…
Hammer price: £6,000
Estimate: £7,000 - £10,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). The Mirror of the Sea, London, 1906, 8vo, original cloth. FIRST EDITION, IMPORTANT PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed on the front free endpaper, "To Miss Hallowes from her friend Joseph Conrad. 1906."
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). The Mirror of the Sea, London, 1906, 8vo,…
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  The Mirror of the Sea. Memories and Impressions. London: Methuen & Co., 1906. 8vo (190 x 130mm). Half title, publisher's advertisement on the verso of the half title, the…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). The Secret Agent, New York, 1907, 8vo, some staining, original cloth. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, IMPORTANT PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed on the front free endpaper, "Miss Hallowes from her friend the Author. 1907."
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). The Secret Agent, New York, 1907, 8vo, some…
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  The Secret Agent. A Simple Tale. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, [September] 1907. 8vo (187 x 125mm). Title printed in orange and black in single rule border with…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Chance, London, 1913, 8vo, original green cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION. Please see the extensive notes regarding the edition below.
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Chance, London, 1913, 8vo, original green…
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  Chance. A Tale in Two Parts. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1913. 8vo (190 x 125mm). Half title, publisher's advertisement on the verso of the title, title with "First…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Nostromo, London, 1904, 8vo, (some staining and spotting), original blue cloth lettered and decorated in white, spine gilt (rubbed). FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, of what is widely-regarded as the author's masterpiece.
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Nostromo, London, 1904, 8vo, (some staining…
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  Nostromo. A Tale of the Seaboard. London: Harper & Brothers, 1904. 8vo (184 x 125mm). Half title, publisher's advertisement on the verso of half title, woodcut printer's…
Estimate: £300 - £500
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CRICKET - Charles CROMBIE (1880-1967). Laws of Cricket, London, [1907], oblong 4to, 12 coloured plates by Charles Crombie (plates detached). original pictorial boards by Crombie (stained, detached). FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. RARE in the original boards.
CRICKET - Charles CROMBIE (1880-1967). Laws of Cricket, London, [1907],…
CRICKET - Charles Exeter Devereux CROMBIE (1880-1967, illustrator).  Laws of Cricket. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. Ltd. ... Copyright of Perrier, [1907]. Oblong 4to (270 x 380mm). Title…
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £70 - £100
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
[DEFOE, Daniel ([?]1661-1731)]. The Fortunate Mistress, London, 1724, 8vo, fine engraved frontispiece captioned "The Famous Roxana" (some spotting and staining), contemporary calf. THE VERY RARE FIRST EDITION of Defoe's last novel, published anonymously.
[DEFOE, Daniel ([?]1661-1731)]. The Fortunate Mistress, London, 1724, 8vo,…
[DEFOE, Daniel ([?]1661-1731)].  The Fortunate Mistress: Or, A History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de Beleau, Afterwards Call'd The Countess de Wintselheim, in Germany.…
Hammer price: £16,000
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
EISENHOWER, Dwight (1890-1969). A monochrome photograph of Dwight Eisenhower and Laurence Olivier, 275 x 335mm., framed and glazed, [undated, but c.1956]. INSCRIBED beneath the image, "For Sir Laurence Olivier with best wishes, Dwight Eisenhower."
EISENHOWER, Dwight (1890-1969). A monochrome photograph of Dwight…
EISENHOWER, Dwight (1890-1969, 34th President of the United States).  A monochrome photograph of Dwight Eisenhower and Laurence Olivier, both in formal evening wear, standing among others outside the…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS - T. E. Lawrence (1888-1935). Crusader Castles, London, 1936, 2 volumes, 4to, illustrations, 2 folding maps contained in envelope, original half morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 135 OF 1,000 COPIES. (2)
GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS - T. E. Lawrence (1888-1935). Crusader Castles,…
GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS - Thomas Edward LAWRENCE [i.e. "Lawrence of Arabia"] (1888-1935).  Crusader Castles, edited by A. W. Lawrence. London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1936. 2 volumes, 4to (250 x…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
LISZT, Franz (1811-86). Autograph letter, signed ("F. Liszt"), to Hector Berlioz, Eiken, 20 August 1851. In French. Three-pages, 209 x 134mm, on blue paper, bifolium, on staging Berlioz's opera "Benvenuto Cellini" at Weimar.
LISZT, Franz (1811-86). Autograph letter, signed ("F. Liszt"), to Hector…
LISZT, Franz (1811-86).  Autograph letter, signed ("F. Liszt"), to Hector Berlioz, Eiken, 20 August 1851. In French. Three-pages, 209 x 134mm, on blue paper, bifolium; [with] a letter addressed to…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-98). Illyricum, [Antwerp, 1572 or later], hand-coloured engraved map of the western Balkans, 365 x 480mm., framed and glazed. With another map by Ortelius. (2)
ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-98). Illyricum, [Antwerp, 1572 or later], hand…
ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-98).  Illyricum. [Antwerp:] 1572 [or later]. Hand-coloured engraved map of the western Balkans, based on that of Johann Sambucus, including modern-day Slovenia, Croatia,…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £70 - £100
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
WILLIAM, Alexander, Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, Lord Lindsay (1812-80). The Creed of Japhet, London, "Printed for Private Circulation", 1891, large 8vo, lightly browned and stained, original cloth. FIRST EDITION. "COPY 3" OF 150 COPIES. VERY RARE.
WILLIAM, Alexander, Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, Lord Lindsay (1812-80)…
WILLIAM, Alexander, Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, Lord Lindsay (1812-80).  The Creed of Japhet, that is of the Race Popularly Surnamed Indo-Germanic or Aryan, as held Before the Period of its…
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A GROUP OF MOSTLY BRITISH SILVER COINS (QTY)
A GROUP OF MOSTLY BRITISH SILVER COINS (QTY)
To include a Charles I shilling, tower mint, a Victoria Old head crown 1895, a Victoria double florin 1890, two 1953 crowns, a 1902 coronation medallion, an Isle of Man crown 1976 with a case, and a…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £150
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
A GROUP OF BRITISH AND FOREIGN COINS
A GROUP OF BRITISH AND FOREIGN COINS
See description below
Comprising; a bronze medallion, commemorating The 1897 Diamond Jubilee, five United Nations Sterling silver commemorative medal postage covers, displayed in an album, a United Nations silver peace…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £80 - £120
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
A SURBITON LODGE GOLD AND ENAMELLED MASONIC JEWEL
A SURBITON LODGE GOLD AND ENAMELLED MASONIC JEWEL
Detailed 18 CT, the back of the ribbon with a sewn on silver gilt presentation plaque, gross weight 35 grams, with a case
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £700 - £900
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
A SURBITON LODGE 9CT GOLD AND ENAMELLED MASONIC JEWEL
A SURBITON LODGE 9CT GOLD AND ENAMELLED MASONIC JEWEL
The back of the ribbon with two gilt rectangular sewn-on plaques, gross weight 37.8 grams, with a case
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £350 - £450
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
A WATERLOO MEDAL 1815
A WATERLOO MEDAL 1815
With replacement steel suspension and split ring, with impressed naming to Henry Weber, 2nd Batt. 59th Reg. Foot (last letter of surname worn away and with attempted re-engraving of the letter R)
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £500 - £700
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
RUDOLPH IHLEE (BRITISH, 1883-1968)
RUDOLPH IHLEE (BRITISH, 1883-1968)
Portrait of a gentleman wearing a suit and striped tie
signed with initials and dated 'R. I '21' (lower left)
oil on board
45 x 37cm
ARR

Provenance
Sale, Bonhams, London, 5th April 1989, lot 27 (as …
Condition ReportThe board is sound.  Minor abrasion to the paint surface off the upper, central border, otherwise paint surface is sound.  Ultraviolet reveals one small patch of retouching to the…
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £500 - £700
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
SIR JOHN LAVERY (IRISH, 1856-1941)
SIR JOHN LAVERY (IRISH, 1856-1941)
Study for ‘The Ratification of the Irish Treaty in the House of Lords, December 1921’
signed 'J Lavery' (lower left), inscribed 'HOUSE OF LORDS STUDY/ LAVERY' (on the backboard)
oil on canvas-board…
Catalogue NoteArguably, 16 December 1921 is one of the most auspicious dates in British history. On that Friday, the Irish Treaty passed from the Commons to the House of Lords for ratification. …
Hammer price: £35,000
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
JOSEF HERMAN (BRITISH, 1911-2000)
JOSEF HERMAN (BRITISH, 1911-2000)
Two seated men
inscribed (verso)
ink and grey wash on a postcard
8.5 x 13cm
ARR

Provenance
A gift from the artist to the present owner's late husband;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe postcard has bowed inwards slightly; crease off upper right border, lower left corner and right border; minor staining, lower left corner and very slight discolouration throughout…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £150 - £250
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
JULIAN TREVELYAN (BRITISH, 1910-1988)
JULIAN TREVELYAN (BRITISH, 1910-1988)
Thames (Turner 359)
signed, numbered and titled in pencil 'Julian Trevelyan 6/150' (in lower margin), printed by Studio Prints, published by Christie's Contemporary, London, with their blindstamp…
Condition reportCrease to right hand border; staining off extreme upper, central edge; a few a further specks of staining, lower right, otherwise sound overall.
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
JULIAN TREVELYAN (BRITISH, 1910-1988)
JULIAN TREVELYAN (BRITISH, 1910-1988)
Chiswick Eyot (1971)
signed, numbered and titled in pencil 'Julian Trevelyan 72/75' (in lower margin)
etching with aquatint
35 x 48cm
(unframed)
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportUpper and lower borders have deckled edges; minor crease to far right hand border; minor stain just off print edge, upper right border, otherwise sound.
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
JULIAN TREVELYAN (BRITISH, 1910-1988)
JULIAN TREVELYAN (BRITISH, 1910-1988)
Arles, from the Provencal Suite (1971/1972)
signed, inscribed and titled 'Julian Trevelyan Artists Proof' (in lower margin)
etching with aquatint
48 x 35cm
(unframed)
ARR

Provenance
Private…
Condition reportCreases to upper right border, some further light creases, lower left border, visible on close inspection; minor flecks of staining off extreme lower central border.  
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £200 - £400
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
JULIAN TREVELYAN (BRITISH, 1910-1988)
JULIAN TREVELYAN (BRITISH, 1910-1988)
Home Waters (1971)
signed, numbered and titled in pencil 'Julian Trevelyan 72/75' (in lower margin)
etching with aquatint
35 x 48cm
(unframed)
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportUpper and lower border have deckled edges; small stain just off lower, central edge; light horizontal stain in the right hand border, otherwise sound.
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT

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