SIR GEORGE AIRY'S TRANSIT OF VENUS 1874 EXPEDITION - A VICTORIAN BRASS-BOUND ROSEWOOD TWO-DAY OBSERVATORY CHRONOMETER
SIR GEORGE AIRY'S TRANSIT OF VENUS 1874 EXPEDITION - A VICTORIAN BRASS…
By Charles Frodsham, 84 Strand, London, No. 3178, Circa 1860
In a two-tier brass-bound rosewood box (missing hinged upper lid), with glazed observation panel, the front with circular maker's ivory roundel, above a shaped brass escutcheon and further ivory…
Hammer price: £4,800
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
A FINE AND RARE EARLY GEORGE II EBONISED QUARTER REPEATING VERGE BRACKET TIMEPIECE
A FINE AND RARE EARLY GEORGE II EBONISED QUARTER REPEATING VERGE BRACKET…
By Quare & Horseman, London, No. 304, Circa 1730
The case with an inverted bell-top and knopped brass handle, above a moulded cornice, with glazed panel door and a glazed panel to each side, with glazed rear door, on a stepped base and block feet,…
Estimate: £15,000 - £25,000
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
A GEORGE III BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY STRIKING & REPEATING VERGE BRACKET CLOCK
A GEORGE III BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY STRIKING & REPEATING VERGE BRACKET…
By Bennington & Thorpe, London, Circa 1790
The broken-arched case surmounted by a brass carrying handle, above a single pad, with moulded cornice, above arched glazed panel door, the sides each with an arched fish-scale pierced brass grille…
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
A REGENCY BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY AND BOXWOOD-INLAID LANCET MANTEL CLOCK
A REGENCY BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY AND BOXWOOD-INLAID LANCET MANTEL CLOCK
By William John Upjohn, London, Circa 1820
The lancet-shaped case inset with a brass fret panel to the front and inlaid with boxwood lines and shaped panels, flanked by a slender three-quarter cluster column to each corner, with brass bezel…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
A GEORGE III GILTMETAL-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK
A GEORGE III GILTMETAL-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK
Rol Fawney, London
The break-arch case surmounted by a brass carrying handle, above arched glazed door, with a brass fish-scale grille panel to each side, the 7in cream-painted dial detailed Rol Fawney, London, with…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £400 - £600
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
BINDING - Willi KURTH (b.1881, editor). The Complete Woodcuts of Albrecht Dürer, New York, 1963, 4to, illustrations, FINELY BOUND BY DON ETHERINGTON in full cream pigskin, box.
BINDING - Willi KURTH (b.1881, editor). The Complete Woodcuts of Albrecht…
BINDING - Willi KURTH (b.1881, editor).  The Complete Woodcuts of Albrecht Dürer ... With an Introduction by Campbell Dodgson. New York: Dover Publications, 1963. 4to (305 x 210mm). Full-page…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £300
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
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
CHINESE CERAMICS - R. L. HOBSON (1872-1941). Catalogue of the Leonard Gow Collection of Chinese Porcelain, London, 1931, 4to, 85 plates, some coloured, FINELY BOUND in full morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, box. ONE OF 300 COPIES SIGNED BY LEONARD GOW.
CHINESE CERAMICS - R. L. HOBSON (1872-1941). Catalogue of the Leonard Gow…
CHINESE CERAMICS - Richard Lockhart HOBSON (1872-1941).  Catalogue of the Leonard Gow Collection of Chinese Porcelain. [London: George W. Jones], 1931. Large 4to (318 x 250mm). Half title, title…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £500 - £800
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
LINSCHOTEN, Jan Huygen van (1563-1611). Histoire de la Navigation ... Aux Indes Orientales, Amsterdam, 1638, 3 parts in one volume, folio, 3 engraved titles, portrait, 6 maps, 33 plates (?only of 36), contemporary calf (re-backed). Third French edition.
LINSCHOTEN, Jan Huygen van (1563-1611). Histoire de la Navigation ... Aux…
LINSCHOTEN, Jan Huygen van (1563-1611).  Histoire de la Navigation de Jean Hugues de Linschot Hollandois: Aux Indes Orientales. Contenant diverses Descriptions des lieux iusques à present descouverts…
Hammer price: £16,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
PORTLOCK, Nathaniel (c.1748-1817). A Voyage Round the World; but more particularly to the North-West Coast of America, London, 1789, 4to, portrait, folding general chart, 17 plates and charts only (of 18), old boards wrapped in hessian. FIRST EDITION.
PORTLOCK, Nathaniel (c.1748-1817). A Voyage Round the World; but more…
PORTLOCK, Nathaniel (c.1748-1817).  A Voyage Round the World; but more particularly to the North-West Coast of America: Performed in 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, in the King George and Queen Charlotte…
Estimate: £500 - £800
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A GROUP OF SEVEN MEDALS TO DAVID SMITH ROYAL MARINES AND FURTHER ITEMS (QTY)
A GROUP OF SEVEN MEDALS TO DAVID SMITH ROYAL MARINES AND FURTHER ITEMS …
See description below
Comprising; a 1914-15 Star to R.M.A. 10768, GR.D.SMITH., The 1914-18 British War Medal and The 1914-19 Victory Medal to R.M.A. 10768 GR.D.SMITH., The 1939-45 War Medal, The Defence Medal, The Navy…
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £100 - £150
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
A TERRITORIAL EFFICIENCY MEDAL AND SIX FURTHER ITEMS (7)
A TERRITORIAL EFFICIENCY MEDAL AND SIX FURTHER ITEMS (7)
The Efficiency Medal George VI issue to 1435037 W.O.CL.1.S.H.Franklin. R.E., with box of issue and two ribbons, two Second World War ribbons, a dress miniature Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police…
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £50 - £70
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
A FAMILY GROUP OF MEDALS TO THE TURNER FAMILY (QTY)
A FAMILY GROUP OF MEDALS TO THE TURNER FAMILY (QTY)
See in description
Five awards, comprising; The Queen's South Africa Medal with five bars, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill and Belfast with engraved naming to 4439 CPL: W.H.TURNER. 7/DN GDS.,…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
A ROYAL OBSERVERS CORPS GROUP OF FOUR MEDALS AND FURTHER RELATED ITEMS (QTY)
A ROYAL OBSERVERS CORPS GROUP OF FOUR MEDALS AND FURTHER RELATED ITEMS …
The group of medals, comprising; The 1914-18 British Wart Medal and The 1914-19 Victory Medal to 65082. 2.A.M. A.H.WATSON. R.A.F., The 1939-45 Defence Medal and The Royal Observer Corps Medal to;…
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £100 - £150
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
3 December 2024 , 15:00 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
ROWLAND HILDER (BRITISH, 1905-1993)
ROWLAND HILDER (BRITISH, 1905-1993)
The Smallholding with Two Oasts (Thought to be near Box Hill, Surrey)
signed and dated 'ROWLAND HILDER 42' (upper right)
oil on board
51 x 61cm
ARR

Provenance
Sale, Phillips, London, 17th July 2001,…
Condition reportThe board is sound.  There are very minor scuffs to the paint surface in the foreground, lower right.  Ultraviolet reveals no sign of retouching.  Held in a plaster frame with canvas…
Hammer price: £1,900
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CHARLES WOLLASTON (BRITISH, B. 1914)
CHARLES WOLLASTON (BRITISH, B. 1914)
The Garden Path
signed 'c h. Wollaston' (lower left) and inscribed with artist's name (verso)
oil on canvas
51 x 41cm
ARR

Provenance
Sale, Toovey's, Washington, West Sussex, 28th November 2018, lot…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £250 - £350
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
DAME LAURA KNIGHT (BRITISH, 1877-1970)
DAME LAURA KNIGHT (BRITISH, 1877-1970)
Dressing
signed 'Laura Knight' (lower left)
watercolour
51 x 34.5cm
ARR

Provenance
The Fine Art Society, New Bond Street, London;
Private collection

Exhibited
Bournemouth, Russell-Cotes Art Gallery…
The present lot will be exhibited at Cromwell Place SW7 2JE on 5th & 6th November; please follow the link below for further detailsWinter highlights preview
Hammer price: £4,800
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
JOSEF HERMAN (BRITISH, 1911-2000) (54)
JOSEF HERMAN (BRITISH, 1911-2000) (54)
Song of the Migrant Bird
a set of fifty-four lithographs, artist's proofs, printed in colours by Curwen Press, Chilford, with their blindstamp, fifty-two of them signed and numbered in pencil 'josef…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
MARY FEDDEN (BRITISH, 1915-2012)
MARY FEDDEN (BRITISH, 1915-2012)
Fruit
signed and dated 'M Fedden 1946' (lower right) and with two signed, dated and titled labels (verso)
oil on canvas
76 x 51cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK

Literature
Mel Gooding, Mary…
The present lot will be exhibited at Cromwell Place SW7 2JE on 5th & 6th November; please follow the link below for further detailsWinter highlights preview
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
MARY FEDDEN (BRITISH, 1915-2012)
MARY FEDDEN (BRITISH, 1915-2012)
Red Still Life
signed and dated 'Fedden 1965' (lower left) and with signed, dated and titled label (verso)
oil on board
57 x 83cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK

Literature
Mel Gooding, Mary…
The present lot will be exhibited at Cromwell Place SW7 2JE on 5th & 6th November; please follow the link below for further detailsWinter highlights preview
Hammer price: £14,000
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
MARY FEDDEN (BRITISH, 1915-2012)
MARY FEDDEN (BRITISH, 1915-2012)
Black Fish
signed and dated 'Fedden 65' (lower left) and titled (on the back of the frame)
oil on canvas
91 x 101cm
ARR

Provenance
Sale, Sotheby's, London, 6th November 2007, lot 96;
Private…
The present lot will be exhibited at Cromwell Place SW7 2JE on 5th & 6th November; please follow the link below for further detailsWinter highlights preview
Hammer price: £28,000
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT

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