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Click here to subscribeAlbert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1814-1887), gilt bronze figure, La Liseuse, a standing woman dressed in a draped gown with headdress, holding a book, with ivory face and hands (one hand missing), signed to the circular stepped base with title plaque, on a circular marble plinth, 35cm high. Ivory exemption reference: FU8GMUYP.
Laurence Koe (British, active 1888-1904) Oil on canvas Large full length portrait of two young girls, one seated on sofa with book, the other standing holding doll, signed and dated 1907 lower right, inscribed to label verso "Catlin? and Kitty, daughters of William Maglan/Maylan?? Esq.", framed, 147.5cm x 117cm Condition Report Some small scuffs to canvas, couple of small areas with loss to paint. Small tear to canvas near top centre, approx. 3.5cm long. Numerous splashes of some form of liquid mainly around the girl's dresses. A couple of small areas of crazing to paint. Needs a good clean. General wear and tear. Bought by the vendor from an estate sale
Peter Randall-Page RA (1954) hand carved granite “A Little Bit of Infinity – Stone 5", 2020, with invoice from the Rabley Gallery October 2020 from the exhibition 'A Little Bit of Infinity', 22cm x 16cm x 9cm, together with book 'Peter Randall-Page at Yorkshire Sculpture Park' From the collection of the late Maurice Costley
Scrap album being a personal collection of a Mary Ireland, the inner page containing the inscription ' Interesting people I have met, their signatures, scraps and mementos, etc ', the album containing autographs from letters, mostly dating to the early 20th century including South Pole expeditioner Herbert Ponting, H.R.H Princess Beatrice (daughter of Queen Victoria), Lady Oppenheimer, Major J C Darling, Robert Anning-Bell, Stanhope Forbes and many others, together with various newspaper cuttings, letters, invitations, tickets and other ephemeraCondition ReportAdditional photos of scrap book uploaded. Scrap book approx. two-thirds full.
Mixed lot including cherry amber style bead necklace, comprising twelve graduating beads with yellow metal link spacing, largest bead approximately 24mm, total length 44cm together with a single matching earring (a/f). approximate total weight 21.5 grams, quantity vintage and contemporary wristwatches to include an Homme quartz gent's wristwatch, modern quartz pocket watch, an Ingersoll Triumph pocket watch, a Sekonda 17-jewel wristwatch, etc and ' The Coronation Street story ' book dated 1995 containing facsimile signatures of the cast to inside cover Condition Report Some light surface scratches. No obvious signs of damage to the beads. We do not offer in-house shipping. Please try Mailboxes.com or Mjmpost458@gmail.comEaring - 0.70 gramsNecklace and loose links - 21.25 grams
Twenty-five vintage dog books, mostly relating to dog training, gundogs, cocker spaniels, Kennel Club, etc, titles to include 'Gundogs; their care and training', 'Dog Training by Amateurs', 'The Practical Breaking and Training of Gundogs', 'Trains Gun Dogs', 'Police Dogs and their Training', seven books relating to the cocker spaniel, three Kennel Club books including 'Stud Book 1969', 'The Principles and Practice of Scientific Dog Breeding', 'American Sporting Dogs', 'Dog Breaking - The Expeditious Certain and Easy Method' by Hutchinson, etc (25).
A quantity of 19th century and later books, including 'The History of Denham, Buckinghamshire, 1904', ' Old English Nursery Songs', 'The Grosvenor House Antiques Fair 1989 Handbook', 'Bunyan's Works', 'The End of Fear' by Denis Saurat, 'Everybody's Boswell', 'My Book of Beautiful Legends', etc.
Three boxes of antique reference books, including 'Fountain Pens, The Collector's Encyclopaedia', 'Renaissance Jewels, Gold Boxes and Objects of Virtue', 'Collectible Fountain Pens', 'Silver Boxes', 'Medals Year Book 2008', 'The Complete Home Decorator', 'The Style Sourcebook', cookery books, gardening books etc, also a collection of previous auction catalogues from Bonhams, Christie's, Sotheby's, Woolley & Wallis, Watches of Knightsbridge etc, including 'Sotheby's Geneva: The Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor', stamp catalogues, pen catalogues, gentleman's accessories, watch catalogues, Asian art catalogues, etc.
MAUCHLINE WARE; ten pieces comprising a rectangular hinged lidded box, 'Bournemouth Pier', 'Invalids Walk, Bournemouth', 'Bournemouth', 25.5 x 9cm, a hinged lidded box, 'The Beach, Cromer', 10.5 x 7.5cm, a purse, 'Alloway Kirk', 'Tam O' Shanter & Souter Johnny', 9 x 7cm, a circular lidded box, 'Bonchurch Pond, I of W', 'Ryde Pier', 'The Needles, Isle of Wight', 'Ventnor, Isle of Wight', diameter 10cm, an oval dish, 'Croft Spa Hotel', 12 x 9cm, an autograph book, 'Hydropathic Estabt Crieff', 7 x 4.5cm, and five further boxes (11).
A collection of six books relating to Fabergé, including 'Carl Fabergé' by A Kenneth Snowman, signed on a piece of paper enclosed in the book, in original slipcase, 'Carl Fabergé: Goldsmith to the Imperial Court of Russia' by A Kenneth Snowman, 'The Art of Carl Fabergé' by A Kenneth Snowman, 'Peter Carl Fabergé: His Life and Works' by Henry Charles Bainbridge, a further of copy of 'Carl Fabergé: Goldsmith to the Imperial Court of Russia' by A Kenneth Snowman etc, also 'Georg Jensen Silver & Design' by Thomas C Thulsturp, 'Art Nouveau Jewellery & Fans', a further book on jewellery, 'Russian Decorative Arts' by Cynthia Coleman Sparke and two further books (11).
RICHARD M NIXON; a signed book titled 'Six Crises', signed and dedicated to Leslie Price and signed by Richard Nixon, together with three letters addressed to the Honourable Leslie Price of London from the office of Richard M Nixon, both thanking Mr Price, dated September 9th 1963, thanking him for arranging seats at Westminster Abbey and letter dated March 16th 1965 thanking for the Order of Service for the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill, these two are on headed paper and have return address of the office and also a handwritten from Mrs Richard Nixon to Mr Price, a letter of thanks and an Order of Service for Westminster Abbey dated August 4th 1963, with a handwritten note from Richard Nixon to Leslie Price, the note of appreciation, also a card of thanks for the support from Richard Nixon from the White House from March 1969, with facsimile signature (6).
2011 Ford Focus 1.6 EcoBoost Titanium, manual 5 door hatchback, reg. no. LN61 YDO, finished in black with a cloth interior. The car has covered 104,000 miles and has MOT until 11th April 2026. It is supplied with 3 keys, V5 and service book containing 12 stamps, the most recent on 18th April 2023 at 98,970 miles. (Subject to 12% buyers' premium inclusive of VAT).
A silver jar and cover Birmingham 1930,of cylindrical form with crown crest,8cm high,together with a collection of silver comprising: a bud vase, small twin handled tazza, a cylindrical atomiser, silver bound Common Prayer book, a pepperette, and glass and silver topped vanity case (7)Condition Reportknocks, surface scratches, dents and tarnishing
Four Lladro figures of children, a young married couple and two girls on a sofa, modern, largest 22cm wide, and a Lladro Collector's Society plaque, 15cm wide (4)Condition ReportGirl with book - the book has been glued to the hand - now unfixed. Some chips to the sprigwork flowers on the others. No apparent cracks. Scuffs and tiny nibbles to the bases. No crazing. Please see additional images.
A large collection of Japanese post cards, bookmarks and printed books, early 20th century, including: a large collection of coloured woodblock prints postcards and coloured bookmarks themed with figures in kimono, a group of printed books in miscellaneous topics (qty)Provenance: Arthur Probsthain bookshop.Condition ReportPostcards and bookmarks - creasing marks to corners, staining and dirt marks in various locations. Colours faded. Book - in poor condition, a/f.
A Lladro girl reading a book and another of a girl carrying a dog, modern, 36cm and 37.5cm high, and a modern Belleek figure of Erin, 45.5cm high (3)Condition ReportGood overall. Modern. Minor nibbles to the base. No apparent chips or losses, hairline cracks or crazing. Please see additional images.
A World War Two Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse's cape, owned by Joyce Rycroft (1918-2009), 1940s, navy wool with scarlet lining decorated with cloth formation signs and shoulder titles from UK, US and Canadian units, and tartan strips, together with, a collection of five 'The British Red Cross Society' enamelled badges (3 years service, Merit, Proficiency in Red Cross First Aid, Proficiency in Red Cross Nursing), four named 'J Rycroft', two pairs of brass 'Red Cross Cheshire' shoulder badges, a '3 years service slide', four 1942-1945 enamelled badges 'Red Cross Nursing', an enamelled Free French supporters 'Resurgam 1940' badge, a WVS Civil Defence badge, a British Blood Donor lapel badge, The British Red Cross Society brass and enamelled cap badge, two gorget cloth patches, a 'Mobile VAD' cloth badge, two buttons, an East Africa cloth Majors' rank slide, and a brass 'The King's African Rifles' cap badge, and a miniature George VI Defence Medal, and further ephemera, including her 'Soldier's Service Pay book, ATS and VAD Release book, handwritten and typed lecture cards, Red Cross certificates, (qty) Joyce Rycroft (1918-2009) served in the VAD as a nurse between 1942-1945. From extracts of her diary kept by her family, she was based at Capesthorne Hall, Nr Siddington, Cheshire, Woolton Towers, and Moston, then later at the Chester Military Hospital. On 26th October 1943, she noted that a large convoy of repatriated POW's arrived, many of whom died of Tuberculosis. In January 1944 she transferred to the Chester Military Hospital, again caring for many sick patients. She was very popular with the patients and was apparently called 'Honey Pot'.On D-Day, 6th June, the colonel-in-charge celebrated by sharing a bottle of champagne with the staff in the ward kitchen. She was demobbed on 4th February 1946.Her daughter notes that she worked extremely hard, was upset by some of the injuries she treated, but found solace in getting to know the patients and kept in contact with many of them. The diary recalls trips to dances, the cinema and dinners at the Grosvenor Hotel in Chester. Condition ReportFair overall. Wear to the collar and loose hanger tab Badges with some chips and wear.
Star Wars - Scrapbook: The Essential Collection (1998 publication) - autographed copy of the Star Wars scrapbook book. Signed to an inside page by Jeremy Bulloch (d.2020 - Boba Fett), Kenny Baker (d.2016 - R2D2) and Dave Prowse (d.2020 - Darth Vader). Further signed by Bulloch to a reproduction figure card a few pages further in. The three autographs feature on a page of reproduction 'Revenge Of The Jedi' stationery. All obtained in-person by the vendor at various comic-con events c2010s.
Star Wars - a large collection of assorted Star Wars merchandise and memorabilia to include: Clone Trooper helmet, plush Darth Vader toy, various 1990s 12" action figures, a collection of Star Wars related store ephemera - catalogues, leaflets, advertisements etc, vintage Return Of The Jedi Souvenir book, vintage novelizations, collection of Star Wars VHS tapes, various loose action figures and accessories, Star Wars Tazos, an Episode I Collector's Edition art book and lightsaber set, some Micro Machines playsets and many other items. Various conditions, some factory sealed.
Star Wars - a collection of original vintage 1970s / 1980s ephemera, paperwork and other items. Includes: a 'Darth Vader' autograph from Debenhams in Cardiff, x3 issues of Bantha Tracks fan club magazine, various other Official Star Wars Fan Club forms, a Return Of The Jedi 'Painting Competition' leaflet, Bounty Hunter Capture Log, Star Wars 'Triple Bill' cinema booking form, various Return Of The Jedi promotional items, a Waddingtons puzzle Jabba The Hutt poster, and an original Letraset Star Wars Scrap Book filled with trading cards and cuttings from action figure card backs / boxes, some photographs etc, x2 Star Wars No.1 annuals, Return Of The Jedi Annual, Return Of The Jedi Storybook, ROTJ 'Official Collectors Edition,' Return Of The Jedi Panini Sticker Album (nearly complete) and other items. All from a genuine childhood collection.
'G. Reve' Een herinnering van Petrus Hoosemans. Groningen: Literair Café AaBC, 1979. Geniete softcover. Een van de 30 genummerde en door de dichter gesigneerde exemplaren, dit is nummer 2. Hierbij: Joost Zwagerman: Je gaf me. Planovel met daarop een ongepubliceerde vers van Zwagerman, uitgegeven ter gelegenheid van de Amsterdam Book Fair 2013. Vormgeving en druk door Boris Rousseeuw (Carbolineum Pers) en uitgereikt aan de 65 deelnemende antiquaren en de eerste 10 bezoekers. Handgenummerd 63 van 75 exemplaren, in de originele dito genummerde enveloppe. Uit de bibliotheek van antiquaar en toenmalig deelnemer Casper Schuckink Kool (Antiquariaat Snark). Conditie: Reve: in goede staat met enige gebruiksspoortjes, Zwagerman: goed. Afmetingen: max. 28x19 cm.
Two guncases and other shooting related items: 1. a well restored and relined leg of mutton guncase; 2. a Browning over-and-under guncase with a set of three chokes and two cleaning rods; 3. Norman Mursell - Come Dawn and Dusk - Fifty Years a Gamekeeper (George Allen 1981); 4. Hugh McCausland - Old Sporting Characters and Occasions (Batchworth Press 1948); 5. The Gun Digest Book of Trap and Skeet Shooting (DBI Books 1984); 6. Handbook of Shooting (BASC 1983).
A small collection of miscellanea - including an Asprey oxblood leather desk stand with perpetual calender and two pen holders, 28cm long; an oval brass tobacco box, 10.3cm high; a 1950s boxed Auto Bridge game, Deluxe Pocket Model No. PA; a vintage garden trug; a pair of wooden book ends by Barlow, USA; a pair of oak, leather and brass bellows (a/f); etc.
Two mid-20th century boxed sets of 'Witherby's Sound-Guide to British Birds' 78 rpm gramophone records - nu Myles North and Eric Simms, produced in association with the BBC, Parts One (Non-Passerines, The Larger Birds) and Two (Passerines, The Smaller Birds), containing 7 and 6 records respectively, each set also containing an accompanying book.
A collection of twelve 19th and 20th century leather cigar cases - including an example with embossed maker's mark for J.W. Simpson of Ebchester; three with embossed royal crests; an example with an embossed figure of a huntsman and his dog; etc; together with two similar leather card cases; a leather cigarette or trinket box; a tan leather pencil case; a leather pint tankard with pottery liner; a leather cased shot glass; a tan morocco leather-cased Hymns and book of Common Prayer duo; a larger cylindrical tan leather two-part case, 21.8cm high; a wicker cased measuring glass; and six cased medicine glasses.
1971 Morris 1100 Mk IIRegistration number FRT 805JChassis number MA2S2D658007MEngine number 10H159AH105371Less than 16,000 recorded milesPrior to joining the museum this car was part of a private collection of low mileage Morris carsThe Passport to Service Book is stamped up to 12,034 miles in 1980Manual, you can see the gearstick in the images Works undertaken 02/04/25:Drained fuel tankMoves OKPetrol pump cleanedDistributor points cleanedRuns OKClutch stuck to flywheelPlease see our terms and conditions in relation to collectionAs museum exhibits some re-commissioning will be requiredAll lots in this sale are sold as is and bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding.Please read our terms and conditions
1951 Sunbeam S7Registration number NKT 138Frame number S7-5266Engine number S87466The bike was last used/run when bought by the museum in 2013With RF60, catalogue and price list, motor fuel ration book, old MOT's, catalogue of spares parts bookPlease see our terms and conditions in relation to collectionAs museum exhibits some re-commissioning will be requiredAll lots in this sale are sold as is and bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding.Please read our terms and conditions
A large group of Japanese prints, including a group of woodblock prints, and a collection of illustrations taken from a printed book (qty.)Provenance: Arthur Probsthain bookshop, London.Condition ReportIllustrations from printed books - all with foxing, staining or dirt marks. All woodblock prints in poor condition with creasing and folding, staining and foxing, or holes and tears. Colours faded, a/f.
An album of Indian paintings on mica, late 19th century, comprising nineteen paintings depicting various tradesmen, men on horseback, camels, and figures in carriages, largest 9.5 x 13cm,together with a collection of nine black and white photographic prints, 19th century, including landscape views of colonial Singapore, a group of Indian labourers in colonial Singapore, rivers, and the Bunnag family, with annotations (qty.)Provenance: Arthur Probsthain bookshop, London.Condition ReportThe edges of the book frayed, the binding also with some damage, however still remains sturdy, some of the mica pictures with foxing. The photographs with some minor tears, and some over exposure. See additional images.
IRAN. PAHLAVI DYNASTY. Mohammad Reza Shah, 1941-1979. Silver World Council on Illiteracy Medal, 1344 (AD 1965). Obv. bust left, a small Pahlavi crown completing the face, Farsi and English annotation. Rev: open book under the emblem of HIM Shahansah, legend and date in Farsi and English. Edge milled.Extremely Fine.Rarity: Rare.Die Axis: 12h.Diameter: 40 mm.Weight: 27.3 g.Composition: Silver.PLEASE NOTE: A 22.50% buyer's premium will be charged separately. VAT on the buyer's premium may apply in accordance with UK regulations. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
The Book of Common-Prayer, And Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the Church of England, Together with thePsalter or Psalms of David, Pointed as they are to be said or sung in Churches.Hbk, John Baskett, Printer to the University, Oxford, 1719. Elaborate leather binding with metal studs and remnants of metal clasps.
A German U Boat clock, with a brass case and a silvered dial with Arabic numerals number 15932. 20cm wide 9.5cm deep. This clock was from the control room of U.570 attacked whilst on the surface by Hudson aircraft off Iceland and surrendered to the A/S trawler northern chief 8.9.1941 subsequently commissioned in the R.N as H.M.Submarine graph., together with two brass plaques and a print of H.M.S Thrasher by John Pettitt signed by the crew and a book entitled The Silent Service relating to submarine heroes and newspaper clippings.ANumber on back of clock case - 15932.Number on hinge - 32
DULAC (Edmund) Illustrator Sinbad the Sailor and Other Stories Hodder and Stoughton plates throughout 4to decorative cloth binding plus Edmund Dulac's Picture Book for the French Red Cross, plates throughout 4to brown cloth plus DETMOLD (E.J.) Fabre's Book of Insects, plates throughout 4to ivory cloth with gilt ornament (3)
An 18th century Family Prayer Book ' elucidated with explanatory notes and observations on an entire new plan' by James Cookson, A.B. of Queen's College Oxford; Recort of Colemere and Prior's Deane, Hants'printed by J. Wilkes, Winchester, 1783 with engraved frontispiece 'The Passion'Contemporary red morocco with gilt ornament, gilt edges, binding split in two, some losses (1)
The Book of Common-Prayer, And Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites andCeremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the Church of England. Together with the Psalteror Psalms of David, Pointed as they are to be said or sung in Churches.Hbk, Oxford. Printed at the Theater...to be sold by Peter Parker...in Cornhill, London, 1688.Damaged title page without loss of text, leather binding in good order
A 19th century Persian-Arabic Text, the end paper with m/s inscription ''This book is a Persian Tale Book called ANVAR SUHAIL (Lights of Canopus), Istudied at Agra and Amritsar 1857 & 8. It is a beautifully lithographed copy & valuable''(signed) J. LEIGHTON c. 200 pps binding loose;full gilt calf, stains, bumps etc 315 x 200mm 91)
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