LEIBOVITZ, Annie (b.1949). Annie Leibovitz, New York, Taschen, 2014, "SUMO" size, i.e. very large 4to (690 x 500mm), 240 photographed plates by Leibovitz, boards, Whoopi Goldberg dust-jacket. ONE OF 10,300 COPIES, SIGNED. With the stand by Marc Newson.
LEIBOVITZ, Annie (b.1949). Annie Leibovitz, New York, Taschen, 2014, "SUMO…
LEIBOVITZ, Annie (b.1949, photographer).  Annie Leibovitz. New York: Taschen, 2014. "SUMO" size, i.e. very large 4to (690 x 500mm). Half title, preface by Steve Martin titled "The Preface No One Will…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
MANUSCRIPT, NATURAL HISTORY - Five manuscript works in one volume, [?later 18th-century], 8vo, contemporary boards. FIVE APPARENTLY UNPUBLISHED WORKS, of unknown authorship, on gardening, husbandry, forestry, etc. Please see the full description below.
MANUSCRIPT, NATURAL HISTORY - Five manuscript works in one volume, [?later…
MANUSCRIPT, NATURAL HISTORY - "The Flower Garden; in Two Parts. The First Part, Contains the Culture of all the Annual and Bienl. Plants and Flowers, together with all Bulbous Rooted Flowers, and…
Hammer price: £3,200
Estimate: £400 - £600
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
MAR, José de la (1776-1830). A series of 8 letters signed ("Jose de la Mar") to Andrés de Santa Cruz, Guayaquil, [Ecuador], 14 January - 15 June 1822. In Spanish. 8-pages in total, chiefly 303 x 212mm.
MAR, José de la (1776-1830). A series of 8 letters signed ("Jose de la Mar…
MAR, José de la (1776-1830, Peruvian military leader and third President of Peru).  A series of 8 letters signed ("Jose de la Mar") to Andrés de Santa Cruz, Guayaquil, [Ecuador], 14 January - 15 June…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
MILLER, Henry (1891-1980). A series of 38 autograph and typed letters, all but one signed ("Henry Miller", "Henry" etc.), to Zofia Slaboszowska, Pacific Palisades, 19 May 1965-13 November 1979, c.63 pages in total.
MILLER, Henry (1891-1980). A series of 38 autograph and typed letters, all…
MILLER, Henry (1891-1980).  A series of 38 autograph and typed letters, all but one signed ("Henry Miller", "Henry", "Heinrich von Mueller", "Heinrich der Knarr", "Henry-san", "Heinrich von Offenbach…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
Private Eye, London, 1961-2024, numbers 1-1,620, 4to, original wrappers. A COMPLETE RUN OF THE WORLD'S MOST CELEBRATED AND LONG-RUNNING SATIRICAL PERIODICAL, INCLUDING THE EXCEPTIONALLY SCARCE FIRST THREE NUMBERS, PRINTED ON YELLOW PAPER.
Private Eye, London, 1961-2024, numbers 1-1,620, 4to, original wrappers. A…
Private Eye. [London: various publishers], Friday 25th October 1961- March 2024. Numbers 1-1,620, 4to (300 x 210mm). The first 3 numbers printed in "off-set litho" on yellow paper, the remainder…
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
RAVEN, Simon (1927-2001). The original autograph manuscript of the first three chapters of the novel "Friends in Low Places", written in blue ink on the rectos only of 174-pages, with a typed covering letter from the author, contained in a cloth box.
RAVEN, Simon (1927-2001). The original autograph manuscript of the first…
RAVEN, Simon (1927-2001).  The original autograph manuscript of the first three chapters [as eventually published] of "Friends in Low Places", the second novel in the "Alms for Oblivion" sequence,…
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
SEGOVIA, Andrés (1893-1987). Autograph music manuscripts comprising an important collection of transcriptions and works commissioned by Segovia for the guitar, [n.d.]. 21 manuscripts, together 60-pages, various sizes, 335 x 265mm to 225 x 175mm.
SEGOVIA, Andrés (1893-1987). Autograph music manuscripts comprising an…
SEGOVIA, Andrés (1893-1987).  Autograph music manuscripts comprising an important collection of transcriptions and works commissioned by Segovia for the guitar, [n.d.]. 21 manuscripts, together 60…
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
SUTHERLAND, Graham (1903-80). 24 autograph letters & 7 typed letters, signed ("Graham Sutherland" or "Graham"), to Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, West Malling, Cap-d'Ail, Venice, and elsewhere, 1954-64. Together c.80-pages, various sizes. (c.80-pages)
SUTHERLAND, Graham (1903-80). 24 autograph letters & 7 typed letters,…
SUTHERLAND, Graham (1903-80).  24 autograph letters and 7 typed letters, signed ("Graham Sutherland" or "Graham"), to Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, West Malling, Kent, Cap-d'Ail, Venice, and…
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
TRYPANIS, Constantine Athanasius (1909-93). "Take a Soldier Take a King. A tragedy in three acts," [Oxford], 1957, original typescript on 75-pages of A4, in a cloth-backed folder. With an autograph letter from the author.
TRYPANIS, Constantine Athanasius (1909-93). "Take a Soldier Take a King. A…
TRYPANIS, Constantine Athanasius (1909-93).  "Take a Soldier Take a King. A tragedy in three acts." [Oxford], 1957. Original typescript on 75-pages of A4 (255 x 200mm), typed on the rectos only, with…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £70 - £100
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
[VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet de (1694-1778)]. Candide, ou l' Optimisme, Traduit de l' Allemand de Mr. le Docteur Ralph, [?Geneva], 1759, 12mo, TITLE PRINTED IN RED, contemporary morocco. FIRST EDITION. VERY RARE. Please see the full description below.
[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).…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY FUSÉE DIAL CLOCK
Lot 1269 - Fine Clocks Sold
A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY FUSÉE DIAL CLOCK
Matthews, Bridport
With a brass glazed bezel above 12in white-painted dial, inscribed MATTHEWS BRIDPORT, the wire gut fusée movement with anchor escapement37cm diameter overallCONDITION REPORTWith associated steel bob…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £150
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A FRENCH BRASS AND MARBLE SKELETON CLOCK
Lot 1286 - Fine Clocks Sold
A FRENCH BRASS AND MARBLE SKELETON CLOCK
19th Century
With inverted U-shaped frame, supporting the 5in white enamel dial with engine-turned surround and open centre, twin train movement with silk suspension and countwheel strike on a bell, with pierced…
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £150
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A SWISS GILT BRASS MANTEL TIMEPIECE
Lot 1298 - Fine Clocks Sold
A SWISS GILT BRASS MANTEL TIMEPIECE
By Jaeger-Le Coultre, 1970s
With a brushed brass rectangular case, glazed front, cream dial surround with open centre, containing the jewelled in-line movement14.5cm highCONDITION REPORTThe case is tarnished.  The movement is…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £40 - £60
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A VIENNESE STYLE ENAMEL AND SILVERED METAL MINIATURE TIMEPIECE AND A BRASS CARRIAGE ALARM TIMEPIECE (2)
Lot 1299 - Fine Clocks Sold
A VIENNESE STYLE ENAMEL AND SILVERED METAL MINIATURE TIMEPIECE AND A BRASS…
Late 19th century
Of shaped outline, with enamel dial, above a serpentine-shaped platform and spreading base, decorated with pierced scrolls and foliage and centred by an enamel of a courting couple; together with a…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £60 - £80
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A RESTAURATION ORMOLU AND GRIOTTE MARBLE MANTEL TIMEPIECE
Lot 1322 - Fine Clocks Sold
A RESTAURATION ORMOLU AND GRIOTTE MARBLE MANTEL TIMEPIECE
The movement by Barwise, London,
The case surmounted by a model of the Crouching Venus, after the Antique, with a rectangular case, the base with a pair of recumbent dogs centred by a box ‘ BÖETE AUX LETTRES’ above a stepped plinth,…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A CHINESE BRONZE CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER (2)
A CHINESE BRONZE CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER (2)
Four character Xuande mark, but 19th century
The domed cover cast in relief with a dragon coiled around a pearl, 17.5cm diameter
Some surface scratches to the interior, but overall in good condition
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £500 - £700
26 June 2024 , 13:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 13:00 BST
A CHINESE IMARI CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
A CHINESE IMARI CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
Circa 1720-50
Painted in underglaze blue, iron-red and gilding with flower sprays, 11.5cm diameter; also a Chinese Imari spoon tray, 16.5cm length (3)
Box and cover- some typical wear to the gilding, but otherwise in good conditionSpoon tray- some small chips and glaze fritting to the rim. Minor wear to the gilding
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £300
26 June 2024 , 13:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 13:00 BST
A PERSIAN STEEL CEREMONIAL MACE
A PERSIAN STEEL CEREMONIAL MACE
Late 19th/20th century
The cylindrical shaft decorated with flowers beneath a bell shaped collar and surmounted by a horned devil's head with open mouth, 69.5cm length
Minor wear and dents
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £300
26 June 2024 , 13:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 13:00 BST
LITERATURE. SEALS OF THE EMPERORS AND EMPRESSES OF THE QING DYNASTY
LITERATURE. SEALS OF THE EMPERORS AND EMPRESSES OF THE QING DYNASTY
Modern Edition
13 volumes, 33cm by 22cm folio, in original yellow silk wrappers, stitched, in original yellow box (14)
The volumes are in good condition. Some, stains and markings to the box
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £70 - £100
26 June 2024 , 13:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 13:00 BST
JOSEF HERMAN (BRITISH, 1911-2000) (54)
JOSEF HERMAN (BRITISH, 1911-2000) (54)
Song of the Migrant Bird
a set of fifty-four lithographs printed in colours by Curwen Press, Chilford, with their blindstamp, fifty-two of them signed and numbered in pencil 'josef herman' (lower…
Condition reportMinor surface spots and stains but generally good condition overall.  
Estimate: £500 - £700
24 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
24 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
THREE GOLD NECKCHAINS AND TWO GOLD PENDANTS (5)
THREE GOLD NECKCHAINS AND TWO GOLD PENDANTS (5)
Comprising; a 9ct gold box link neckchain, a gold fancy link neckchain, on a boltring clasp, detailed 9 CT, a 9ct gold faceted curb link neckchain, with a boltring clasp, detailed 9 K, an Egyptian…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £300
24 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
24 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
WITHDRAWN
THREE STICK PINS AND A PALE GREEN STONE BANGLE (4)
The stick pins comprising; a diamond two stone pin, a turquoise single stone pin and a seed pearl pin with a horseshoe shaped terminal, detailed 9 CT M.B and Co, with a box and a case
Estimate: £80 - £120
24 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
24 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A 9CT GOLD KEY RING AND A SILVER AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL DRESS SET (9)
A 9CT GOLD KEY RING AND A SILVER AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL DRESS SET (9)
The key ring London 1922, weight 4.9 grams, the dress set comprising; a pair of cufflinks and four folding studs, with a case and box
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £80 - £120
24 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
24 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A WHITE GOLD AND COLOURLESS SAPPHIRE LINE BRACELET (2)
A WHITE GOLD AND COLOURLESS SAPPHIRE LINE BRACELET (2)
Mounted with a row of square cut colourless sapphires, on a box clasp, detailed 750, with foldover safety catches, length 18cm, gross weight 21.5 grams, with an S J International Certificate of…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £600 - £900
24 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
24 June 2024 , 17:00 BST

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