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Two Persian paintings, watercolour with gilded highlights, scenes of polo playing and figures on horseback, manuscript sheets. (2)We believe this to date to the 19th century, but there are no visible dating marks, there is significant water staining to the sheet found on the borders and lower right corner. Creasing can be found on both manuscripts with discolouration. There are no visible signs of tears or rips to the paper. On one of the manuscripts is a pink stain found on the upper left corner. Again, water staining found near this mark. There are some small losses to the paint surface on both manuscript sheets.They measure: 28 x 19.5cm

Of Czech interest, 20th century, comprising:a quantity of Czech photography magazines, examples to include 'Sokolský Věstník', 'Fotografování v Plenéru' and 'Reklama',other Czech magazines, comprising eight issues of 'Sonorama' magazine and one issue of 'Cuisinarama' magazine,a Czech astronomy manuscript, andthree issues of 'no.Un',c.1959-1960, French (qty.)Condition ReportThe magazines and astronomy manuscript in mostly good order with signs of wear such as small tears, creases and folds to the pages and covers commensurate with use.

John Ruskin (1819-1900), an autographed draft manuscript lecture entitled 'Unused Arundel', expressing his distaste for contemporary art and its market, leading to a request for the Arundel Society to hire copyists to recreate the Italian Old Masters rather than relying on printing, (...Do you think that, if a group of figures by Perugino, or Luini, as beautiful in many respects as the original - would not be a better decoration for your drawing room than an oil painting - such as you are likely now to get of them - of an old gentleman with his family late at a party - or a drowned child and a starving dog tied to a mast!...), 7 pages, within a red folio, dated 1878, andan autographed letter to Mrs Elizabeth Salt, revealing the subtlety of his own sensibilities while instructing her in the art of drawing, and proposing, since there is 'no wholesome elementary book on drawing', that she wait for the third volume of 'Modern Painters' which will tell her better what she wants to know than anything else she could get ('...It seems very egotistic, but it is the truth, & I cannot help saying it...'), with the original autograph envelope, postmarked 30 August 1855 (3)

John Ruskin (1819-1900), signed manuscript notes on Carlyle's 'Frederick the Great', 14 pages (numbered 5-18), c.3700 words, folio, text on recto only, each leaf window mounted, bound in brown morocco gilt by Riviere, gilt lettered on upper cover, in a blue folding box, '...For my own part, I don't trouble myself much about these 'rights', never being able to make out any single one to begin with, except the right to keep everything and every place about you in as good order as you can - Prussia, Poland - & what else...'Much of the text here was used in the published essay regarding the early years of the Austrian and Prussian monarchies, from the year 900 to 1667. Ruskin's notes on Thomas Carlyle's 'History of Friedrich II' in preparation for his essay 'Notes on the Economies of the Kings of Prussia' and published in his collection of essays on war, 'The Crown of Wild Olive', 1866.

Ross, John. The Story of the Kilmarnock Burns; Catalogue of the Robert Burns Collection in the Mitchell Library Glasgow; Sneddon, David. Burns Holograph Manuscript in the Kilmarnock Monument Museum; Annual Burns Chronicle and Club Directory 1892, ex-library copy; McVIe, john. The Burns Federation. A Bicentenary Review; Burns, Robert. Poems in the Scottish Dialect. Facsimile edition.

Letter from Lord Byron, dated July 21st 1807. The letter is addressed to Mr Crosby of Stationer's Court and sealed in red wax with Byron’s mermaid pictorial seal:July 27th 1807, SirI have sent you a critique on Wordsworths poems for ‘Literary Recreations’ insert or not as you please, or rather, the Editors, of course they must alter or change what they disapprove, if it is not deemed worthy of publication, you need not trouble yourself to return the manuscript, but commit to the flames, in a day or two I will send a manuscript poem for the same work&c & Byron NB: Although lost for some decades, this letter is previously known and documented in Leslie Marchand's edition of Byron's letters and journals (Vol. 1, p. 129), from Eugenius Roche's London in a Thousand Years of 1830, which also references another short letter to Crosby, apparently written later the same day, now in the British Library (Egerton 2332 f.1). Monthly Literary Recreations only ran to three editions in 1806/7. Byron contributed the review of Wordsworth in 1807 via Crosby who was the London correspondent of Byron's publisher Ridge. Crosby was the publisher of Literary Recreations. Reeman Dansie appreciates the assistance of Richard Lansdown, Adjunct Professor of English at the University of Tasmania and Andrew Stauffer, Professor and chair of English, University of Virginia with the identification of this letter.

Complete deck of I Tarocchi di Paracelso cards, circa 1993, subtitled 'Medico, chirurgo, filosofo e alchemista' referring to the medical doctor and alchemist Paracelsus (1493-1541). The 22 Majors use the 22 images from the illuminated alchemical manuscript Splendor solis' (British Library version) whose conception was in no way influenced by tarot imagery and had nothing to do with Paracelsus. The titles of the Majors here use the titles of the chapter in the Splendor solis manuscript to which the illustration applies, rather than any tarot association. (Text from the Tarot Database on The Alchemy Website.) Limited to 1000 copies (not numbered) and made primarily for the medical establishment (Kaplan and IPCS reference). According to the Alchemy Website database, this is a rare deck

A collection of folios from a manuscript, comprising: an example with the verses written in black Naskhi script in two columns divided by two gilt vertical lines, surrounded by marginal decoration of figures, animals and flowers, 29 x 19cm, another, with 5ll. of black Muhaqqaq script, gilt and polychrome roundel verse markers, blue and red markers within the text, another, similarly decorated, with an illuminated chapter heading, the final, divided into two columns of Naskhi script with headings in blue, flanked by polychrome floral markers, together with a further five miniature manuscripts (qty.)

The page from a 15th century service book (a manuscript possibly written in an Italian Monastery of The Franciscan Order) with letter from the Library of Congress Washington DC dated August 24th 1953 addressed to Miss Hanson Memphis Tennessee describing the parchment signed by David C Mearns Chief Manuscripts Division.  The manuscript measuring 50 x 39 cm.

British Linen Bank, specimen £10, 15 March 1920, serial number V/1 6/261, red SPECIMEN overprint, two cancellation holes, two manuscript signatures, paper slightly toned, trace evidence of residue on reverse, otherwise a very attractive extremely fine, a mere 25 examples known, rare PMS BL 61s, Pick 153s £500-£700

British Linen Bank, £5, 31 October 1923, serial number Q/4 5/83, manuscript signatures on behalf of both the Accountant and the General Manager, about very fine PMS BL 60, Pick 147 £120-£180

British Linen Bank, £5, 16 January 1926, serial number X/4 19/404, manuscript signatures on behalf of both the Accountant and General Manager, very fine PMS BL 60, Pick 147 £150-£200

National Bank of Scotland Limited, £1, 16 May 1910, serial number F593-331, Samuel and one other manuscript signature, two rust stains, original very fine, an attractive example PMS NA 29, Pick 248a £240-£300

Belfast Banking Company Limited, £5, 6 April 1916, serial number A/X. 9770, manuscript signature, minor splits in margins, paper with some softness, no graffiti or other distractions, a solid fine and rare PMI BB 51e, Pick 151 £800-£1,000

Ulster Bank Limited, £1, 1 June 1915, serial number U/U 91162, manuscript signature, 73 branches type, paper a little toned, minor mounting trace on reverse, an attractive good fine, scarce PMI UB 33, Pick 382 £460-£500

British Linen Bank, £1, 29 October 1912, serial number Y 301/24, printed signature of Galletly on behalf of General Manager, manuscript signature on behalf of Accountant, a few fox spots, otherwise a lovely clean original very fine, scarce PMS BL 54e, Pick 146 £600-£800

Belfast Banking Company Limited, £50, 3 February 1943, serial number B.4688, manuscript Wall signature, good extremely fine to about uncirculated and a very scarce date with only 2000 printed, a wonderful example PMI BB 84, Pick 130c £400-£500

Ulster Bank Limited, £5, 1 November 1906, serial number D59538, manuscript signature of Robert Patton, pinhole, very minor rust, a superb example free from graffiti or problems, an exceptional example of this rare early type PMI UB 28, Pick 377 £2,600-£3,000 --- Provenance: Paper Money of Ireland plate note

National Bank of Scotland Limited, £20, 6 July 1942, serial number A131-021, Bremner signature and one manuscript signature, pressed good very fine, scarce in higher grades PMS NA 60, Pick 260b £150-£200

National Bank of Scotland Limited, £1, 11 November 1922, serial number M338-538, Samuel and one other manuscript signature, good fine PMS NA 31, Pick 248b £100-£150

Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited, £1, 3 January 1911, serial number 18/N 149/423, Mackay and one other manuscript signature, fine PMS CO 56a £100-£150 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

National Bank of Scotland Limited, £20, 11 November 1932, serial number A099-046, Drever signature and one manuscript signature, pencil annotation in top margin, ink stain, tellers mark, about fine, scarce PMS NA 40 £200-£300

Union Bank of Scotland, £20, 31 May 1937, serial number A 228/047, two manuscript signatures, an attractive very fine, a scarce high denomination PMS UB 66c, Pick S813a £200-£260

National Bank of Scotland Limited, £5, 15 May 1909, serial number A201-685, two manuscript signatures, pinholes, minor wear along central folds thus very good, first date for issue, scarce in any grade PMS NA 33, Pick 249a £300-£400

Ulster Bank Limited, £5, 1 January 1943, serial number 795266, manuscript signature, good extremely fine PMI UB 57b, Pick 316a £100-£150

Gibbons & Williams, Dublin, £1, 14 October 1833, serial number 1988, manuscript signatures, some splits and holes, good to very good PMI PB 159 £100-£150

Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited, £1, 2 January 1892, serial number 14/P 153/234, two manuscript signatures, a presentable very good, a very rare and early example, seldom seen in issued form PMS CO 47 £600-£800

Royal Bank of Scotland, £5, 1 August 1918, serial number E749/9764, two manuscript signatures, grease stain at top right, good fine, a much scarcer early date PMS RB 57c, Pick 317 £150-£200

Ulster Bank Limited, £5, 1 October 1937, serial number 348908, manuscript signature, also £5, 1 January 1943, serial number 737772, manuscript signature, very fine (2 notes) PMI UB 54, 57b, Pick 313, 316a £100-£150

Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited, £5, 31 October 1924, serial number 14/X 02053, Thomson printed signature and one manuscript signatures, a presentable fine PMS CO 62a, Pick S328a £120-£180

Ulster Bank Limited, £5, 1 June 1916, serial number G.65549, manuscript signature, 73 branches variety, pinholes, an attractive fine and a scarce early issue PMI UB 34, Pick 383 £800-£1,000

British Linen Bank, £1, 5 April 1918, serial number F 123/926, printed signature of Galletly on behalf of General Manager, manuscript signature on behalf of Accountant, pressed good very fine, otherwise a very presentable example PMS BL 59a £150-£200

North of Scotland Bank Limited, £1, 1 March 1918, serial number B0817/0724, printed signature of Stuart lower right, manuscript signature lower left, granite paper, about very fine, scarce PMS NS 26c £180-£220 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

The Caledonian Banking Company Limited, £1, 15 January 1895, serial number L 33/406, two manuscript signatures, with the modified vignette of Inverness to include the stone bridge, a presentable and attractive fine, a rare example of the earlier date PMS CA 15a £1,000-£1,500

Royal Bank of Scotland, £1, 20 February 1919, serial number Y860/351, printed Lunan signature, manuscript Miller signature, original about very fine PMS RB 53e, Pick 316d £100-£150 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Isle of Man Banking Company Limited, £1, 3 May 1916, serial number R2385, manuscript signature low left, signature of Cubbon low right, a presentable fine, scarce IOMPM M273, Pick 3Aa £500-£600

Ulster Bank Limited, £10, 1 October 1930, serial number 18614, manuscript Gore signature, extremely fine, scarce in this grade PMI UB 49a, Pick 308 £200-£260

National Bank of Scotland Limited, £1 (2), 1 January 1903, serial number D399-662, printed T.Shaw signature on behalf of manager and manuscript signature on behalf of accountant, and 11 November 1919, prefix L, printed Samuel signature and a manuscript signature below, first about fine and a scarce early date, second note very good (2 notes) PMS NA 25, 29 £150-£200 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

North of Scotland Bank Limited, £5, 1 March 1934, serial number A0872/0016, Smith signature and a manuscript Accountant signature, fine and scarce PMS NS 40a £120-£160

Clydesdale Bank Limited, £5, 12 May 1920, serial number N2/P 0000553, Dewar signature left, manuscript signature right, about very fine PMS CL 15, Pick 182 £140-£200

Belfast Banking Company Limited, £5, 2 October 1942, serial number D/T 1921, manuscript signature, also £1, 9 November 1939, serial number E/M 6606, Keith signature low right, about uncirculated to uncirculated (2 notes) PMI BB 65, 69, Pick 126b, 127b £120-£160

Union Bank of Scotland, £1, 9 September 1910, serial number C 283/536, printed Alexander signature, and one other manuscript signature, technically about very fine but much better than the grade might suggest, a lovely clean example PMS UB 57c, Pick S805 £150-£200

Union Bank of Scotland, £5, 14 July 1916, serial number B 16/020, two manuscript signatures, lightly pressed very fine, paper still retaining good quality, an attractive example of this scare type PMS UB 58, Pick S806 £700-£900

Fleet Bank in England, 2 Pence, 1811, serial number 41106, promising to pay Abraham Lattitat or bearer, manuscript signature of James Simms at low right, lower left corner missing, otherwise very good to about fine, scarce Outing 4018 for bank £80-£100 --- Despite the ‘bank’ name, it isn’t clear whether this note has any relation to several of the other Fleet Bank notes known. It has not been possible to find any information on the James Simms in question.

North of Scotland Bank Limited, £5, 1 March 1934, serial number A 0879/0028, manuscript signature of Ross, printed Harvey Smith signature, blue numeral on reverse, an original very fine, pleasing for type PMS NS 40a £120-£160

National Bank of Scotland Limited, £20, 16 May 1935, serial number A104-289, Drever signature and one manuscript signature, pinholes, about fine, a scarce high denomination PMS NA 59, Pick 260a £200-£280

National Bank of Scotland Limited, £1, 11 November 1880, serial number A/U 130/204, two manuscript signatures, overprinted in red with THE NATIONAL BANK OF SCOTLAND LIMITED on previous issue, pinholes, glue stain at top left, about fine, an exceptionally rare variety, this is the first example to come to auction in many years, an extremely important note PMS NA 17 (overprinted on NA 12) £2,000-£2,600

Ulster Bank Limited, £100, 1 March 1941, serial number 1537, manuscript Niblock signature, a pleasing extremely fine to about uncirculated, scarce, a superb example PMI UB 61, Pick 320 £400-£500

Ulster Bank Limited, £10, 2 July 1917, serial number B.33474, manuscript Patton signature, 76 branches issue, small hole at lower left, otherwise intact, a not unattractive very good to about fine, one of the final dates for type, scarce PMI UB 35, Pick 384 £700-£900

Belfast Banking Company Limited, £10, 5 December 1905, serial number J.7928, manuscript signature, damage to lower margin and upper left corner of note, numerous pinholes, three stamps on reverse, overall very good to about fine, the first time we have offered this date in over a decade, very rare PMI BB 53b, Pick 152 £800-£1,200

Belfast Banking Company Limited, £5, 10 June 1910, serial number A/H. 2536, manuscript McKee signature, pinholes, paper splits around serial number at right, small blue ink mark upper right, three stamps on reverse, a nice about fine, a rare date PMI BB 51c, Pick 151 £1,000-£1,500

The North of Scotland Town and County Bank, Limited, overprinted £1, 1 May 1907, serial number 3874/606, two manuscript signatures, red North of Scotland and Town & Country bank overprint on previous Town & County Bank Limited issue, one ink numeral at top right, otherwise an attractive fine, strong signatures and overprint, a superb example of this extremely scarce note PMS TC 16 (overprinted on TC11b) £1,000-£1,500

Belfast Banking Company Limited, £100, 3 January 1923, serial number A4265, manuscript Carlisle signature, a fresh good extremely fine, a superb example PMI BB 87, Pick 131a £700-£900

British Linen Bank, £20, 24 August 1939, serial number B/4 3/277, printed Dempster signature, and a manuscript signature on behalf of the Accountant, a presentable fine PMS BL 68b, Pick 159a £150-£200

North of Scotland Bank Limited, £1, 1 March 1916, serial number B0524/0883, two manuscript signatures, granite paper, a fresh and original extremely fine, unusual to find this type in this excellent grade PMS NS 26b £300-£400 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

North of Scotland Bank Limited, £1, 1 March 1926, serial number E0177/0051, Stuart signature lower right, manuscript signature lower left, a pleasing and original good extremely fine to about uncirculated, scarce in this grade PMS NS 37a £100-£150 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Ulster Bank Limited, £1, 1 December 1924, serial number 780814, manuscript signature low right, also £1, 1 January 1940, serial number A195371, first note fine and scarce, second note with small purple stamp on reverse, good extremely fine (2 notes) PMI UB 39, 56, Pick 388a, 315a £100-£150

Ulster Bank Limited, £50, 1 January 1943, serial number 5167, manuscript Williams signature, some staining and numeral on reverse, about very fine, scarce PMI UB 60, Pick 319 £180-£240

Clydesdale Bank Limited, £1, 7 January 1920, serial number A4644771, Dewar signature at left and an additional manuscript signature of R Watt at right, last date for type, charming manuscript note ‘The best of friends must part 2,6,21’ on reverse, good fine PMS CL 14b, Pick 181b £80-£120

North of Scotland Bank Limited, £1, 1 March 1926, serial number E0033/0404, Stuart signature and a manuscript signature at left, good extremely fine, a superb example of this very early date PMS NS 37a £100-£150