JAMES CLARKE HOOK (BRITISH, 1819-1907)
JAMES CLARKE HOOK (BRITISH, 1819-1907)
The Ship Boy's Letter
signed with initials, hook symbol and dated 'JC 1863' (lower left)
oil on canvas
82 x 62cm

Provenance
Thomas Agnew & Sons, Old Bond Street, London;
Morgan & Brown Fine…
Although painted six years after the previous lot, it is possible to speculate the present work is closely related.  In particular is the matching heading 'Off Cape...' written in a strikingly…
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Men and women at prayer in a church interior
watercolour and gouache
37 x 62.5cm
Condition reportCannot tell if paper is laid down or not as the work is framed and glazed and has not been examined out of frame.Craquelure visible in places including to yellow light either side of…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £150 - £250
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
GEORGE MARKS (BRITISH, 1857-1933)
GEORGE MARKS (BRITISH, 1857-1933)
A girl with cows in a farmyard
signed 'GEORGE MARKS' (lower right)
watercolour
18 x 27cm
Condition reportSome foxing.A little discolouration to sky.Some small white flecks to sky including a small patch upper centre in sky, but these may be a part of the intended work.Under glass and not…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £150 - £250
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
JOHN FERNELEY JUNIOR (BRITISH, 1815-1862)
JOHN FERNELEY JUNIOR (BRITISH, 1815-1862)
The Regimental Sergeant Major of the 10th Hussars, circa 1834-1840
oil on panel
24 x 32cm

Provenance
Old Master Paintings and British Paintings 1500-1850, Sotheby's, London, 17th February 1988, lot…
Condition reportThis work is not signed.Craquelure, most noticeable to upper centre, upper left edge, lower centre, lower left.General dirt.Various small marks and spots.Nothing flaring under uv…
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £500 - £700
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
RICHARD SIMKIN (BRITISH, 1840-1926)
RICHARD SIMKIN (BRITISH, 1840-1926)
The Crimea
signed 'R SIMKIN' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour
24 x 60cm

Provenance
Sale, Bonhams London, 17 December 2008, lot 99;
Property from a deceased estate
Condition reportAcidic mount.Loose bit of paper (possibly from backing paper (not from work itself)) under glass, could be easily removed.Discolouration/yellowing to paper, can see to left edge where…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £300 - £500
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
WILLIAM EDWARD FRANK BRITTEN (BRITISH, 1848–1916)
WILLIAM EDWARD FRANK BRITTEN (BRITISH, 1848–1916)
Marguerite and Pauline Vacani
signed 'WEF BRITTEN 1900' (lower left)
oil on canvas
160 x 110cm
FootnoteMarguerite Vacani founded the Vacani School of Dance in 1915, which taught dancing and social etiquette.  Pupils were taught the ballroom dances of the day and debutante ladies learned the…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £400
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
CHARLES THOMAS BALE (BRITISH, 1845-1925) (2)
CHARLES THOMAS BALE (BRITISH, 1845-1925) (2)
Still life of fruit
signed 'CT Bale' (lower left)
oil on canvas
51 x 76cm
together with an oil on canvas of Still life with fruit by the same hand
(2)
Condition reportLarger work - Original canvas.  Light surface dirt but otherwise good original condition. under glass and held in the original frame.  No sign of retouching under ultraviolet.Smaller…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £100 - £150
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
BIBLE, in English - The Bible, Amsterdam, Thomas Stafford, 1644, folio, general title and title to the New Testament, woodcut maps and illustrations including 2 full-page, contemporary calf (worn). THE LAST EDITION OF THE GENEVA BIBLE.
BIBLE, in English - The Bible, Amsterdam, Thomas Stafford, 1644, folio,…
BIBLE, in English - The Bible, that is, The Holy Scriptures contained in the Old and New Testament. Translated According to the Hebrew and Greek, and conferred with the best Translations in divers…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £400 - £600
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965), Clementine CHURCHILL (1885-1977), Clement ATTLEE (1883-1967), Peter Geoffrey OATES (1919-2007), and others. An archive of manuscript and printed material. Please see the full description. (qty)
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965), Clementine CHURCHILL (1885-1977),…
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965), Clementine CHURCHILL (1885-1977), Clement ATTLEE (1883-1967), Peter Geoffrey OATES (1919-2007), and others. An archive of manuscript and printed material…
Hammer price: £6,500
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
[HOWITT, Samuel ([?]1765-1822, artist)]. Foreign Field Sports ... With a Supplement of New South Wales, London, 1819, folio, 110 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates by Howitt and others, FINELY BOUND in contemporary scarlet morocco gilt. Second edition.
[HOWITT, Samuel ([?]1765-1822, artist)]. Foreign Field Sports ... With a…
[HOWITT, Samuel ([?]1765-1822, artist)], and others.  Foreign Field Sports, Fisheries, Sporting Anecedotes .... From Drawings by Messrs. Howitt, Atkinson, Clark, Manskirch. With A Supplement of New…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
KIRCHER, Athanasius (1602-80). Ars magna lucis et umbrae, Rome, 1646, folio, 38 engraved plates, diagrams and illustrations (lacks one leaf), modern half vellum. FIRST EDITION.
KIRCHER, Athanasius (1602-80). Ars magna lucis et umbrae, Rome, 1646,…
KIRCHER, Athanasius (1602-80).  Ars magna lucis et umbrae in decem libros digesta. Quibus admirand ae lucis et umbrae in mundo, atque adeò universa natura, vires effectusq. uti nova, ita varia…
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
REGIOMONTANUS, Johaness Müller (1436-76), and others. Scripta ... de torqueto, astrolabio armillari, Nuremberg, 1544, 4to, woodcut illustrations and diagrams, FINELY BOUND in modern morocco. FIRST EDITION of this astronomical work by various authors.
REGIOMONTANUS, Johaness Müller (1436-76), and others. Scripta ... de…
REGIOMONTANUS, Johaness Müller (1436-76), and others.  Scripta clarissimi mathematici M. Joannis Regiomontani, de torqueto, astrolabio armillari, regula magna Ptolemaica, baculoq[ue] astronomico, et…
Hammer price: £2,400
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
RONDELET, Guillaume (1507-66). Libri de piscibus marinis, Lyon, 1554, [?]volume one only (of 2), folio, woodcut illustrations, initials and ornaments, modern old-style vellum gilt. FIRST EDITION. Sold not subject to return.
RONDELET, Guillaume (1507-66). Libri de piscibus marinis, Lyon, 1554, [?…
RONDELET, Guillaume (1507-66).  Libri de piscibus marinis, in quibus veræ piscium effigies expressæ sunt. Quæ in tota piscium historia contineantur, indicat elenchus pagina nona et decima. Postremò…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £300 - £500
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
SENDAK, Maurice (1929-2012, illustrator) - William BLAKE (1757-1827).  Poems from William Blake's Songs of Innocence, London, 1967, tall 12mo, 8 illustrations by Maurice Sendak, printed in sepia. Original wrappers. FIRST EDITION. ONE OF 275 COPIES. RARE.
SENDAK, Maurice (1929-2012, illustrator) - William BLAKE (1757-1827). …
SENDAK, Maurice (1929-2012, illustrator) - William BLAKE (1757-1827).  Poems from William Blake's Songs of Innocence. London: The Bodley Head at The Stellar Press, 1967. Tall 12mo (192 x 110mm). 8…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £600
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
STELLUTI, Francesco (1577-1653, editor and translator). Persio Tradotto in verso, Rome, 1630, 4to, engraved title, portrait and 5 illustrations, contemporary vellum. FIRST EDITION of the first book to include illustrations as seen through a microscope.
STELLUTI, Francesco (1577-1653, editor and translator). Persio Tradotto in…
STELLUTI, Francesco (1577-1653, editor and translator) - Aulus PERSIUS FLACCUS (34-62).  Persio Tradotto in verso sciolto e dichiarato da Francesco Stelluti Accad. Linceo da Fabiano. Rome: Appresso…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
[BYRON, George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron, i.e. "Lord BYRON" (1788-1824)]. Don Juan, London, 1819, Cantos I - II (only, of 16) bound in one volume, 4to, VERY FINELY BOUND in 19th-century dark green crushed morocco gilt by F. Bedford. FIRST EDITION.
[BYRON, George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron, i.e. "Lord BYRON" (1788-1824)]. Don…
[BYRON, George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron, i.e. "Lord BYRON" (1788-1824)].  Don Juan. London: Printed by Thomas Davison, 1819. Cantos I - II (only, of 16) bound in one volume, 4to (290 x 225mm). Half…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £500 - £800
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
[DE QUINCEY, Thomas (1785-1859)].  Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, London, 1822, 12mo, half title, original publisher's boards, later book box by Riviere. FIRST EDITION.
[DE QUINCEY, Thomas (1785-1859)]. Confessions of an English Opium-Eater,…
[DE QUINCEY, Thomas (1785-1859)].  Confessions of an English Opium-Eater. London: "Printed for Taylor and Hessey," 1822 [Appendix dated Sept. 30th, 1822]. 12mo (180 x 105mm). Half title, with the…
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
DOUGLAS, Gawin (1474-1522). The xiii. Bukes of Eneados of the famose Poete Virgili Translated ... into Scottish metir, London, 1553, 4to, FINELY BOUND in later morocco. FIRST EDITION of the first translation of a poem from antiquity into English. RARE.
DOUGLAS, Gawin (1474-1522). The xiii. Bukes of Eneados of the famose Poete…
DOUGLAS, Gawin or Gavin (c.1474-1522, translator) and VIRGIL (70 BC - 19 BC).  The xiii. Bukes of Eneados of the famose Poete Virgili Translated out of Latyne verses into Scottish metir, bi [sic] the…
Hammer price: £24,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
"NUREMBERG CHRONICLE" - Hartmann SCHEDEL (1440-1514).  Liber chronicarum, Nuremberg, 1493, large folio, woodcut illustrations, 19th-century morocco. FIRST EDITION OF THE MOST LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED OF ALL INCUNABLES.
"NUREMBERG CHRONICLE" - Hartmann SCHEDEL (1440-1514). Liber chronicarum,…
"NUREMBERG CHRONICLE" - Hartmann SCHEDEL (1440-1514).  Liber chronicarum. [Calligraphic woodcut title on first leaf:]  Registrum huius operis libri cronicarum cum figuris et ymagibus ab inicio mundi.…
Hammer price: £50,000
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
12 BOTTLES OF RUM
Lot 177 - Wines and Spirits Sold
12 BOTTLES OF RUM
Naud Hidden Loot Dark Reserve; Three Tides Smoked Dark; Maennerhobby Krum White; Heritiers Madkaud Cuvee Renaissance and Cuvee Castelmore; James Cook Echter Ubersee; Wood's Old Navy Rum Original Navy…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £70 - £90
3 October 2022 , 01:00 BST
3 October 2022 , 01:00 BST
ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES FAIRFAX MURRAY (BRITISH, 1849-1919)
ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES FAIRFAX MURRAY (BRITISH, 1849-1919)
Portrait of Mr Marshall
label (to backboard)
pencil
22.5 x 16cm

Footnote
Not verified, but it is understood the work is inscribed (verso)
Estimate: £0 - £0
6 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
6 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
ROBYN DENNY (BRITISH, 1930-2014)
ROBYN DENNY (BRITISH, 1930-2014)
Waddington (one from set of five)
screenprint in colours
61 x 53cm
(unframed)
ARR
Condition reportThis work is not signed.There is a black horizontal/leaning to diagonal line across lower section, starting in left margin and finishing in lower right corner of the image. Some dirt…
Estimate: £80 - £120
6 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
6 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
JAQUES & SONS, LONDON: A PAIR OF LIGNUM VITAE MONOGRAMED 5’IN BOWLING BALLS
JAQUES & SONS, LONDON: A PAIR OF LIGNUM VITAE MONOGRAMED 5’IN BOWLING BALLS
Stamped ‘ENGLISH BOWLING ASSOCIATION PR 34 BIAS NO. 5’ with further stamps, in carrying case; Together with a Taylor Rolph lignum vitae presentation bowl on stand, with silver plated plaque engraved…
Sold with Ivory Certificate, submission reference F7NVJHQY.
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £80 - £120
7 September 2022 , 17:00 BST
7 September 2022 , 17:00 BST
DAISY BORNE (BRITISH 1906-1998): ‘RENAISSANCE’ BRONZE FIGURAL GROUP OF A FEMALE NUDE STANDING OVER A MAN
DAISY BORNE (BRITISH 1906-1998): ‘RENAISSANCE’ BRONZE FIGURAL GROUP OF A…
On an oblong base stamped with the Foundry mark ‘G. VIGNOLI FIRENZE’, 54cm high
PROVENANCE: Apparently acquired by the vendor from a Phillips’ Auction, probably in 1992. The example sold at auction is described in the catalogue with a label to the underside detailing ‘R.A.…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
7 September 2022 , 17:00 BST
7 September 2022 , 17:00 BST

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