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Lot 1461
A quantity of gentleman's wristwatches comprising a Lorus Sports, a stainless steel Citizen automatic wristwatch with 21 jewel movement, a watch head by Limit and two modern pocket watches, one by Garrard with gold plated finish, inscribed to the back 'British Railways Board I.W. Victorin in recognition of long service 1990', with gold plated snake chain, a chrome plated Gradus example with leather pouch and a B.R.(M) no. 638 chrome plated Nero stopwatch (7).
Lot 440
Quantity of gent's wristwatches to include Ingersoll Triumph with stainless steel bracelet, Accurist WR50M stainless steel wristwatch, Citizen alarm chronograph stainless steel wristwatch with calculator, diver's wristwatch, black and stainless steel, Serge rolled gold wristwatch and a quantity of accessories and Rothmans Round the World gilt metal and enamel cigarette lighter (1 box)
Lot 168
Collection of cameras and accessories including Pentax ME super camera, Pentax Super A camera, Samyang cased lens no.910812, cased Sigma zoom-T lens and other items together with Citizen CBM 2000 compact disc player, Mark Scheffel cased binoculars, cased Viking binoculars, cased Russian binoculars and other items (2 boxes)
Lot 519
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF GENTS WATCHES, to include wristwatches and watch heads, names to include Cardinal, Majex, Dumont, Citizen, Lings, Sulina, Johnson De Luxe, Chalet, Bifora, Agon, Sekonda, and more, (condition report: general moderate to heavy wear, watches have not been tested, we cannot guarantee the working condition of the watches)
Lot 535
A BOX OF ASSORTED ITEMS, to include boxed 'Dalvey' hipflask, a boxed pewter hipflask, a gents boxed 'Rotary' wristwatch, a gents gold plated 'Timex' wristwatch in a Seiko box, a gents 'Loctite' watch in tin, assorted cufflinks, a ladies 'Citizen Quartz' watch in an Accurist watch box, a bag of costume chains and rings and a boxed 'Zippo' lighter (condition report: watches and lighter have not been tested, we cannot guarantee the working order of any watch)
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Lot 3
Citizen - Promaster Automatic 200m Titanium Diver's Watch. Citizen (Miyota) Cal. 8204 automatic movement. Case back reference code: 8204-R013220. Case and bracelet made from titanium. Mineral crystal. Unidirectional bezel. Dark green dial with green lumed hands and hour markers, day/date window at 3 o'clock. Left hand screw down crown. Quick set day/date function. Comes with Citizen Promaster yellow oxygen tank case with spare blue rubber strap, no papers. Watch is in full working order. Sizing Information:Case Diameter (Incl. Crown) - 43mmLug To Lug Distance - 48mmLug Width - 20mmStrap Length - 130mm
Lot 379
A GOOD 19TH CENTURY ITALIAN WALNUT MARQUETRY INLAID TABLE, CIRCA 1880. The top profusely inlaid with repeating design and a central panel depicting a Roman Charioteer, raised on a knopped turned and inlaid column, and four legs, 90cm wide 78cm high 59.5cm deep Note - Most likely a depiction of the celebrated Roman Charioteer Gaius Appuleius Diocles (fl. post 146 AD). Diocles usually raced four-horse chariots (quadrigae) for the Circus Maximus, the chief and largest racetrack in ancient Rome. He is the most prominent charioteer known from the period, with over 100 inscriptions made in Rome during his lifetime. These state he had 1,064 wins as a single, then 1,462 more across his 4,257 four-horse races. It is believed Diocles was a low-class citizen at best, but most likely a slave in his early career, being manumitted with ongoing duties to his patron. CR* stunning table, general marks and wear, some losses in inlaid, some minor cracks to the top.
Lot 299
A collection of gents vintage wristwatches, including gold plated Rotary, Citizen (cased), Accurist, together with a two tone Rotary (cased), Kenneth Cole, (cased) along with steel cased Ben Sherman and Michelin, both cased, along with a Casio, two Rojas and another by Next, all quartz movements (1 bag) Further details: all untested, some with corrosion, wear and tear commensurate with age Note: regarding watches/pocket watches please note movements untested, functionality untested, modifications and restorations may not be disclosed in the catalogue description, for more information on condition or any detail related to this lot please request a condition report with specific questions or view the lot in person
Lot 262
A collection of vintage costume jewellery to include Miracle brooches, silver enamel and marcasite Iris brooch, paste set brooches, gilt metal earrings, brooches, faux pearl necklaces, bead necklaces, paste set clip on earrings, bone cigarette holder, together with wristwatches including Adidas, ladies plated Citizen cased, Seiko, Rolled gold watch ring, etc (1 bag) Note: regarding watches/pocket watches please note movements untested, functionality untested, modifications and restorations may not be disclosed in the catalogue description, for more information on condition or any detail related to this lot please request a condition report with specific questions or view the lot in person
Lot 296
A collection of twenty gents vintage wristwatches, comprising gold plated, two tine and steel cased exampled, automatics, manual wind and quartz versions, including Seiko, Citizen, Rotary, Accurist, Sekonda, Favre-Leuba, Swiss balance etc, along with presentation case Further details: untested some may require batteries, wear and tear commensurate with age Note: regarding watches/pocket watches please note movements untested, functionality untested, modifications and restorations may not be disclosed in the catalogue description, for more information on condition or any detail related to this lot please request a condition report with specific questions or view the lot in person
Lot 298
A collection of gentleman's wristwatches to include a Casio G ShockCasio Illuminator, Oris Executive, Citizen Eco-Drive, together with a Skagen, two tone Solvie Titus (crown detached) Brooks & Bentley, Lorus and Swiss Balance and radio controlled wristwatch in a wooden presentation watch case Further details: wear and tear, some require batteries, untested Note: regarding watches/pocket watches please note movements untested, functionality untested, modifications and restorations may not be disclosed in the catalogue description, for more information on condition or any detail related to this lot please request a condition report with specific questions or view the lot in person
Lot 297
A collection of ladies and gentlemen's wristwatches comprising various styles, designs and colours of metals, including a gold plated gents Longines, Casio Illuminator and Waveceptor along with brands Seiko,Timex, Sekonda, Citizen, Accurist, Rotary, a gold plated Maurice Lacroix and ladies Gucci etc. Further derails: some with wear/damage, some require batteries, movements untested Note: regarding watches/pocket watches please note movements untested, functionality untested, modifications and restorations may not be disclosed in the catalogue description, for more information on condition or any detail related to this lot please request a condition report with specific questions or view the lot in person
Lot 119
HA38aGB Anniv lifting on Berlin Blockade signed by Willy Brandt Chancellor Germany. 12 May 1979 BFPS 1641 30th Anniv lifting on Berlin Blockade Lord Douglas Flown in Dakota Farnborough to Templehof via RAF Laarbruch Personally signed by Willy Brandt, Nobel Peace Prize winner, Brandt worked in Spain as a journalist. In 1938, the German government revoked his citizenship, so he applied for Norwegian citizenship. In 1940, he was arrested in Norway by occupying German forces, but his real identity was not uncovered as he wore a Norwegian uniform. Upon his release, he escaped to neutral Sweden. In August 1940, he became a Norwegian citizen, receiving his passport from the Norwegian Legation in Stockholm, where he lived until the end of the war. and later Chancellor of Germany from 1969 - 1974. Certified Copy No 30 of 35. Signed Hans Rossbach. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 877
* BESSIE ELLEN DAVIDSON (AUSTRALIAN 1879 - 1965), ROAD TO THE MANOR, GRENOBLE oil on board, signedframed image size 38cm x 30cm, overall size 46cm x 38cm Note 1: Bessie Ellen Davidson was born in 1879, in Adelaide, Australia, to a family of Scottish and English origin. She was the second child of David Davidson, who was in the mining industry, and Ellen Johnson Davidson. Her great-grandfather, William Gowan was a sculptor, and her grandmother Frances Gowan was a painter. She was educated at the Advanced School for Girls, studied art with the painter Rose McPherson (better known as Margaret Preston) and began exhibiting with the South Australian Society of Arts in 1901. In 1904, after her mother's death, she went to Europe to study art with Preston. They spent the first few months in Munich, where Davidson studied briefly at the Künstlerinner Verein, before moving to Paris. There she studied at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, where she met and began a lifelong friendship with Philippe Besnard's future wife, Germaine Desgranges. A year after her arrival in France, she was exhibiting at the Salon de la Société des Artistes Français and the year after that at the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. In 1922 she would become the first Australian woman elected a member of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. She was also a founding member of the Salon des Tuileries at which she would exhibit almost every year between 1923 and 1951. Returning to Australia in 1907, Davidson rented a studio with Preston and continued painting and exhibiting. In 1910 she returned to Paris and set-up a workshop in Monparnasse in the same street as Raymond Legueult and the Dutch painter Conrad Kickert. She made many other friends in Parisian art circles, including the painter Anders Osterlind. Davidson travelled to Australia in 1914 and was there when World War I began. She returned to France immediately, where she joined the French Red Cross and served in various military hospitals. During the war, she met the woman who would become her companion for the next two decades, Marguerite Leroy (d.1938), whose nickname was Dauphine. The postwar period to 1920 saw Davidson producing quiet, intimate, loosely impressionistic paintings - mostly interiors, still lives, and portraits - in muted tones. Her style evolved in a more vigorous direction in the 1920s and 1930s, with vibrant, dramatic colours laid on with a palette knife. She travelled around Europe, Russia, and Morocco making outdoor sketches that she used as the basis for later studio works. Her landscapes are notable for their quality of light and sense of atmosphere. In 1930 Davidson was a founding vice-president of La Société Femmes Artistes Modernes. She was also a founding member of the Société Nationale Indépendentes and a member of the Salon d'Automne. In 1931 she was the first Australian woman appointed to the French Legion of Honor. She exhibited widely with such artists as Mary Cassatt, Tamara de Lempicka, Camille Claudel, and Suzanne Valadon. Although still a citizen of the British Commonwealth, Davidson decided to stay in France during World War II. She lived with friends in Grenoble and some sources say that she was a member of the French Resistance. Her paintings from this period are strong, bright, and lively. In 1945, she returned to her old studio in Paris, occasionally spending time at a farm she bought near Rouen. In the postwar period she painted mostly outdoors on small wood panels. She died at Montparnasse in France in 1965 and was buried in Saint-Saëns.Note 2: McTear’s sold a similar sized work by Davidson on the 11th October 2023 (Lot 293) for £12,000 (hammer).
Lot 762
* JOSEF HERMAN OBE RA (POLISH/BRITISH 1911 - 2000), MOTHER & CHILD oil on board, titled versomounted, framed and under glassimage size 15cm x 9.5cm, overall size 33cm x 26cm Provenance: Valued and featured on BBC Antiques Roadshow 2013 Series 35 episode 14 venue Cawdor Castle where the valuation was "I can easily see that making £2000". After the program aired, the BBC received an email from the family of the mother and child depicted. The central text includes ".... drawing by Joseph Herman of a mother and child. My parents lived in South Wales in the late 40’s/early 50’s and knew Herman and his wife well. My father was an artist and worked closely with him. My mother recognised the drawing as it was of herself and first child, my elder brother, a bonny 65 year old now." A copy of the BBC email to the current vendor's family is available to the buyer as is a copy of the email received by the BBC from the son/brother of the mother/child depicted.Note: Polish-born painter who became a British citizen in 1948. He was born in Warsaw, the son of a Jewish cobbler, and studied at the Warsaw School of Art, 1930–31. In 1938 he moved to Brussels, then in 1940 to Glasgow, where he became a friend of another Polish refugee, Jankel *Adler. He moved to London in 1943, then from 1944 to 1953 lived in the Welsh mining village of Ystradgynlais. Ill health forced him to seek a drier climate and subsequently he lived in London and Suffolk. Herman is best known for his sombre pictures of Welsh miners, with whom he felt a strong affinity. He often showed their black figures silhouetted against the sun: ‘This image of the miners on the bridge against a glowing sky mystified me for years with its mixture of sadness and grandeur. ’ Michael Jacobs and Malcolm Warner write that ‘The harsh realities of life here provided a subject perfectly attuned to his expressionist style of painting. He feels that he has achieved a special empathy with the local inhabitants, and knew that he was accepted by them as soon as they referred to him by the affectionate nickname “Joe bach” (little Joe). Much of his time at Ystradgynlais was spent underground observing the life of the miners’ (The Phaidon Companion to Art and Artists in the British Isles, 1980). Herman made a considerable reputation with his mining scenes and was commissioned to paint a mural for the Festival of Britain in 1951 (Miners, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery and Museum, Swansea). In subsequent paintings he depicted the life of other working people he had seen on his extensive travels, which are documented in his book Related Twilights: Notes from an Artist's Diary (1975). He made an impressive collection of African sculpture and his figure style was to some extent based on it. More than one hundred works by Josef Herman are held in UK public collections.
Lot 158
A selection of costume jewellery, watches and other miscellaneous items,the costume jewellery includes brooches, pendant necklaces and bangles, the watches include a Sekonda De Luxe 23 Jewels watch, boxed, a ladies Citizen gold tone quartz watch, a Lorus quartz stainless steel watch with stretchable bracelet,miscellaneous items include coins such as India 1 Anna coins, the banknotes include The Japanese Government banknotes
Lot 85
Gerard (John). [The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes gathered by John Gerarde of London Master in Chirvrgerie; very much enlarged and amended by Thomas Johnson citizen and apothecarye of London, 3rd edition, London: printed by Adam Islip, Joice Norton and Richard Whitakers, 1636], lacking initial blank, title and final blank also lacking, with numerous woodcut illustrations throughout volume, initial preliminary leaves torn with loss and repaired, light worm trail to gutter margin of initial few leaves, several leaves within volume with fore-margins and some lower margins torn away (with occasional light text loss), last few leaves of index at rear of volume torn mostly to margins with some text loss and crudely repaired (final index leaf with more considerable repair), some damp-staining, few marks and light dust-soiling, verso text leaf 6X3 with manuscript ownership inscription 'Richard Simes of Bethersden his booke 1726' and remnant of front free endpaper with similar ownership dated 1727, 19th-century armorial bookplate of Rev. Wm. Ed. Lord of Northiam Rectory to upper pastedown, modern half calf, contrasting morocco labels to spine, folioQTY: (1)NOTE:Sold with all faults, not subject to return.Henrey 156; Hunt I, 230; Nissen BBI 698; STC 11752.The third edition of Gerard's Herball, being the second edition of Thomas Johnson's expanded version of 1633, which corrected many of the errors found in Gerard's original edition of 1597.
Lot 256
Machiavelli (Niccolo). The Works of the Famous Nicholas Machiavel, Citizen and Secretary of Florence. Written originally in Italian, and from thence newly and faithfully translated into English, 1st English edition, London: Printed for John Starkey at the Miter in Fleet Street, near Temple-Bar, 1675, [24], 529, [21] pp., general title-page with 'License Feb.2.1674' to verso, separate printed part-title to the History of Florence, The Prince, The Discourses and The Art of War, contents in generally clean condition, contemporary blind-ruled full calf, rubbed and a little wear to extremities, with joints a little cracked at head and foot, folio (31.2 x 19.5 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Wing 128A. First edition in English of the collected works of Niccolo Machiavelli, translated by Henry Neville (1620–1694), English politician and author, which includes Machiavelli's History of Florence, The Prince, The Discourses on Livy, and The Art of War, along with other minor pieces as well as the letter in vindication of his works (this last dated a decade after his death and thought to be the work of the translator, Henry Neville).
Lot 1585
DALE HENRY HALLETT: (1875-1968) English pharmacologist and physiologist, Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine, 1936. A good autograph statement signed, H. H. Dale, one page, oblong 4to, n.p., 2nd April 1940. Dale writes of his appreciation of the Nobel Foundation, in full, ´The Foundation created by the bequest of its great citizen, Alfred Nobel, has given to Sweden, and to the Academies and the Medical Institute of Stockholm, an opportunity not only great, but unique in the world´s history, for promoting community of interest and friendly emulation among the men of all countries. It would be a dull imagination, indeed, which failed to be kindled by the thought of this princely and permanent devotion of a great fortune, largely derived from inventions which can be used for destruction, to the encouragement of literature and of science in the interests of peaceful progress and of healing´. A little frayed and worn to the right edge, and with a few small tears, only very slightly affecting a few words of text, and not the signature, otherwise about VG
Lot 903
LOUIS XVI: (1754-1793) King of France 1774-92, the last King of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. Executed by guillotine on the Place de la Revolution at the age of 38. An historically important pair of Ds.S., Louis, as King, altogether eighteen pages (vellum), folio, Versailles, November 1787, in French. The first printed document (one of just thirteen send to the parliaments of France) is the Edict of Versailles (also known as the Edict of Tolerance) and is an official act headed ´Edit concernant ceux qui ne font pas profession de la Religion Catholique (Translation: ´Edict concerning those who do not profess the Catholic religion´), commencing with a preamble in which King Louis XVI revisits the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, noting that ´Une assez longue expérience a démontré que ces épreuves rigoureuses étaient insuffisantes pour les convertir´ (Translation: ´A fairly long experience has shown that these rigorous trials were insufficient to convert them´) and concluding thus ´nous ne devons donc plus souffrir que nos lois les punissent inutilement du malheur de leur naissance, en les privant des droits que la nature ne cesse de réclamer en leur faveur´ (Translation: ´We must therefore no longer suffer our laws to punish them unnecessarily for the misfortune of their birth, by depriving them of the rights which nature never ceases to claim in their favour´). There follows no fewer than thirty-seven articles, the first allowing ´ceux de nos sujets qui professent une autre religion que la religion catholique, apostolique et romaine [de] jouir de tous les biens et droits qui peuvent ou pourront leur appartenir à titre de propriété ou à titre successif, et d’y exercer leurs commerces, arts, métiers et professions sans que, sous prétexte de leur religion, ils puissent y être troublés ni inquiétés´ (Translation: ´those of our subjects who profess a religion other than the Catholic, Apostolic and Roman religion [to] enjoy all the property and rights that may or may come to them by title of ownership or succession, and to exercise their trades, arts, crafts and professions without being disturbed or troubled on account of their religion´) and the second, main article, recognises by law the validity of marriages between Protestants, stating ´Pourront en conséquences, ceux de nos sujets ou étrangers domiciliés dans notre royaume qui ne seraient pas de la religion catholique, y contracter des mariages dans la forme qui sera ci-après prescrite ; voulons que lesdits mariages puissent avoir dans l’ordre civil, à l’égard de ceux qui les auront contractés dans ladite forme, et de leurs enfants, les mêmes effets que ceux qui seront contractés et célébrés dans la forme ordinaire par nos sujets catholiques´ (Translation: ´Consequently, those of our subjects or foreigners domiciled in our kingdom who are not of the Catholic religion may contract marriages therein in the form prescribed below; we wish that such marriages may have, in civil law, with regard to those who have contracted them in the said form, and to their children, the same effects as those contracted and celebrated in the ordinary form by our Catholic subjects´). The remaining articles specify the terms and conditions of these marriages (which until then had been performed in secret, and had no civil status) and impose restrictions on the range of professions that could be practised by non-Catholics (prohibition of the judiciary, notary, etc.). Signed by the King at the conclusion and bearing two countersignatures including that of Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil (1730-1787) Baron de Breteuil, French aristocrat, diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary of State to the Maison du Roi 1784-88, and briefly as Chief Minister of the French Monarch in July 1789. The second printed document comprisies three pages and is entitled Tarif annexé à l'édit qui concerne ceux qui ne professent pas la religion catholique (´Tariff appended to the edict concerning those who do not profess the Catholic religion´) and lists the financial costs of the various legal procedures required by the new status of Protestants: marriage declarations, birth certificates, death certificates, etc. Signed by the King at the conclusion and again also bearing the countersignature of Baron de Breteuil. The two documents are bound together with the original green and red cords. An important pair of historical documents signed at a pivotal moment in the history of religious freedom in France. Some light, uniform age toning and light staining to the first page, as to be expected, and the interior pages generally much cleaner. About VGThe Edict of Versailles, signed by King Louis XVI on 7th November 1787, was an official act that gave non-Catholics in France the access to civil rights formerly denied to them, which included the right to contract marriages without having to convert to the Catholic faith, but it denied them political rights and public worship. The edict was registered in the Parlement of Paris during the Ancien Régime on 29th January 1788. Its successful enactment was caused by persuasive arguments by prominent French philosophers and literary personalities of the day, including Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, the American Benjamin Franklin, and especially Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignen de Malesherbes, minister to King Louis XVI, in conjunction with Jean-Paul Rabaut Saint-Étienne, representative of the Protestant community in France.In April 1598, King Henry IV, through the Edict of Nantes, established freedom of Protestant worship in France. In October 1685, through the Edict of Fontainebleau, King Louis XIV revoked this edict, once again prohibiting Protestant worship. Enforcement of the revocation relaxed under the reign of King Louis XV but remained law for a century.Under the Edict of Versailles, Roman Catholicism continued as the state religion of the Kingdom of France, but relief was offered to non-Catholic worshippers including Calvinist Huguenots, Lutherans, and Jews.The act aroused fierce opposition in the parliaments, which sent ‘remonstrances’ to the King on the subject, and among the clergy and the population. The Parliament of Paris declared ‘The edict allowing Protestants only to engage in commerce, the arts and crafts is not sufficient for Parliament. It demands that the edict formally exclude non-Catholics from the judiciary, public education and local government.’ But the King stood firm and responded by ordering the registration without modification of the Edict of Tolerance granting Protestants civil status.Whilst the Edict of Versailles did not proclaim freedom of religion across France, which would occur only by the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen of 1789, it was however an important step in pacifying religious tensions and officially ended religious persecution in France.An extremely rare document of historical importance: A vellum copy of the edict was sent to each of the thirteen parliaments of France, with the name of the parliament inserted in manuscript. It was then printed on paper in 1788. The present edict is the one sent to the parliament of Libourne, i.e. that of Bordeaux. The parliament of Bordeaux had been exiled to Libourne in August 1787 in retaliation for its protest against the formation of provincial assemblies. These newly established assemblies were endowed with prerogatives that limited the powers of the parliaments. The original manuscript copy of the edict, in a secretarial hand, is housed in the French National Archives.
Lot 1270
GRETCHANINOV ALEXANDER: (1864-1956) Russian Romantic composer. A.L.S., A. Gretchaninov, three pages, 8vo, Saint Petersburg, 3rd/16th October 1911, to Calvocoressi, in Cyrillic. The composer apologises for his tardiness in replying, explaining that he has only just returned from Moscow where he had been for ten days, and also apologises for writing in Russian, continuing ´I do not have enough words to express my profound gratitude to you for your concern for my poor [Soeur] Béatrice. I am ashamed that I have caused you so much trouble, and, what is more, I feel that I shall probably never be able to thank you enough for everything. Along with this letter, I send you a letter of entrustment. I am so happy that my songs, both old and new, will be coloured by your masterful translation´, and further remarking ´For a long time, I have been following your active promotion of Russian music abroad and have long held you in high esteem. After my personal acquaintance with you this spring, I have grown to love you cordially for your sweet, responsive disposition´. VGMichel-Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877-1944) French-born music critic and musicologist of Greek descent who was a British citizen and resident in England from 1914. Calvocoressi translated song texts, opera librettos and books from Russian and Hungarian into French and English.Soeur Béatrice (Op. 50) is an opera composed by Gretchaninov between 1908-10.
Lot 1466
BEAUMARCHAIS PIERRE-AGUSTIN (1732-1799) French Playwright and Diplomat, best known for his three Figaro plays. Beaumarchais was also a Watchmaker, Inventor, Musician, Revolutionary participant in the early stages of the 1789 French Revolution and even Spy. He was influential in the court of Louis XV King of France. As a strong supporter of American independence, he lobbied the French government on behalf of the American rebels seeking for arms and financial assistance. D.S., `Beaumarchais´, with flourish, one page, oblong 4to, Paris, 31st January 1798, in French. The document being a bill of exchange, Beaumarchais granting a payment before a fixed date, stating `Bon pour deux cent livres que je payerai au citoyen Quitton ou à son fondé de pouvoir le douze Messidor prochain, à Paris ce 12 Pluviose an 6. Beaumarchais´ (Translation: "Bond for two hundred pounds that I will pay to citizen Quitton or his attorney on the twelfth of Messidor next, in Paris this 12 Pluviose year 6. Beaumarchais´ Bearing an ink tax stamp to the heading, and to the verso a cancellation annotation `Pour acquis´ indicating that the payment was done. Beaumarchais´ signature is crossed with three lines, done at the time of the payment. Neatly laid down. G
Lot 845
CARRIER JEAN BAPTISTE: (1756-1794) French Revolutionary and member of the Convention. Well-remembered for his infamous Drownings at Nantes (`Noyades de Nantes´). He was guillotined on 16th December. Rare D.S., `Carrier´, underlined, a large and bold good signature example, one page, folio, Ille-et-Villaine, n.d., [c.1793], to citizen Colliot, in French. The partially printed document bears the heading "Les Représenants du Peule" ("The Representatives of the People") and is the appointment of citizen Colliot as member of the council, stating in part `We have no doubt that your patriotism will oblige you to accept a position occupied for too long by men unworthy of the name of Republicans. You owe the Republic the use of your talents; to refuse, would be a crime…´ Signed at the base by Carrier. With blank address leaf, bearing two halves of a red wax seal as a result of the opening. Overall age wear, mostly to the edges, otherwise G
Lot 514
A GENTS BOXED 'CITIZEN ECO-DRIVE' WRISTWATCH, round black dial signed 'Citizen Eco-Drive, Perpetual calendar Sapphire WR 200, Radio Controlled', fitted with a stainless steel bracelet and folding clasp, numbered 511021579, E650-S075173, together with box, extra links, manual, guarantee (condition report: not tested, we cannot guarantee the working order of any watch, would benefit from a gentle clean, dirt build up around all of the watch, light scratches to the glass)
Lot 513
A GENTS BOXED 'CITIZEN ECO-DRIVE' WRISTWATCH, round blue dial signed 'Citizen Eco-Drive WR100', fitted with a black bracelet and deployment clasp, numbered 361020180, B612-S987911, with box, manual and guarantee and extra links (condition report: not tested, we cannot guarantee the working order of any watch, overall condition good, light scratch to the front)
Lot 511
A GENTS BOXED 'CITIZEN ECO-DRIVE RADIO CONTROLLED' WRISTWATCH, stainless steel, chronograph dial, signed 'Citizen, Eco-Drive Radio Controlled', sapphire crystal, numbered H610-S092311, 401021307, with additional links and box (condition report: not tested, we cannot guarantee the working order of any watch, overall condition good)
Lot 512
A GENTS BOXED 'CITIZEN ECO-DRIVE' WRISTWATCH, black chronograph dial signed 'Citizen Eco-Drive Chronograph Alarm WR 200 Titanium', fitted with a brown strap, numbered 241020425, E820-S061636, with box, manual, guarantee, and disk (condition report: not tested, we cannot guarantee the working order of any watch, overall condition good)
Lot 159
FOLLOWER OF SIR GODFREY KNELLER AN ALLEGORICAL PORTRAIT OF MARIE LUISE (1704-53), AMALIE SOPHIE (1710-1765), WILHELMINE CAROLINE (1720-88) Oil on canvas 92.5 x 110cm (36¼ x 43¼ in.) Identified by the Historisches Museum of Hannover as the daughters of Franz von Wendt (1675-1748), this striking portrait allegorically references the mythological tale of the Judgement of Paris. The central sitter is likely to be Amalie Sophie, holding the golden apple to symbolise Aphrodite's selection by Paris as the 'fairest one.' This portrayal may allude to her significance at court, particularly her relationship with King George II, who made her his principal mistress from the mid-1730s until his death in 1760. He is believed to have fathered her second son, Johann Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn. In 1739, Amalie Sophie became a British citizen and was granted the title Countess of Yarmouth. She returned to Hanover following George II's death in 1760.A similar work was in the collection of the von Steinberg family at Schloss Brüggen, probably by descent following Marie Luise's marriage to Ernst von Steinberg-Bodenburg in 1726. (1) (1) H. Jurgens, Die Kunstdenkmale des Kreises Alfeld. 2, Der ehemalige Kreis Gronau, 1939, p.28, illustrated (page unnumbered)
Lot 1297
Football annuals, a collection of 8 pre-war annuals, South London Schools Football Association Souvenir Handbook 1905-06, The Birmingham Gazette Football Annual 1913-14, The Daily Citizen Football Annual 1914-15, The Evening News Football Annual 1914-15, The International Football Handbook 1914-15, Sunday Express Football Handbook 1922-23, Westminster Gazette Football Guide 1925-26 and Victory League Handbook 1928-29 (gd) (8)
Lot 435
Accurist, Pulsar, Seiko, Avia, Rotary, Citizen, Sekonda - twelve gentlemen's quartz wristwatches, to include eleven traditional style with circular white and champagne dials; Sekonda with oblong TV dial; all gold-plated cases with stainless steel case backs, quartz movements, leather straps, not running, require batteries.Qty: 12
Lot 436
Fifteen gentlemen's gold-plated bracelet wristwatches, with storage/display case, Citizen - a gentleman's vintage gold-plated automatic wristwatch, 28mm circular cream raised baton dial with day and date apertures in a 34mm circular gold-plated case, stainless steel case back numbered 30503125, automatic movement, gold-plated bracelet with deployment clasp, with spare links, watch is running at present time although no guarantee is given; and fourteen other gentlemen's gold-plated quartz bracelet wristwatches, circular, square and rectangular black, cream and champagne dials, gold-plated cases and bracelets, not running; with a storage/display case for twenty-four wristwatches.Qty: 16
Lot 437
Twelve gentlemen's vintage wristwatches, various movements, Rotary - a gentleman's vintage manual wind wristwatch, 28mm circular silvered Arabic numeral dial in a 33mm circular gold-plated case with stainless steel case back, manual wind movement, strap model; Rotary - a gentleman's vintage manual wind wristwatch, 29mm circular raised baton dial with date aperture in 35mm brushed gold-plated case with stainless steel case back numbered 479, manual wind movement, strap model; Citizen - a gentleman's vintage automatic wristwatch, 27mm circdular black raised baton dial with day and date apertures in a 34mm circular stainless steel case with gold-plated bezel, automatic movement, strap model; Timex - a gentleman's vintage automatic wristwatch, 28mm circular blackened raised baton dial in a 33mm curved square stainless steel case, automatic movement, strap model; seven other gentlemen's quartz wristwatches, strap models, not running, require batteries; and a fashion wristwatch; all manual wind and automatic movement watches are running at present time although no guarantee is given.Qty: 12
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