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A contemporary hallmarked silver photograph frame, late 20th century, embossed with a fairytale castle and, with the princess kneeling before the frog prince, after Hans Christian Andersen, Sheffield 1991, 18 x 14cm
A Chinese soapstone figure of an Ancient warrior, Qing Dynasty, Guangxu Period, modelled wearing a long flowing robe with incised decoration, holding a scroll, raised on an elaborate rocky base, 15.5cm high
A group of Belgian first war medals and medallions, comprising a 1914 war medal, Victory medal, Yser medal and Croix de Guerre, with the recipients identification card for 'Georges Seysens De Ligne Infantry 1914 / 1918'
A Scottish reproduction three section ceremonial dirk, 20th Century, black leather and gilt-metal mounted, 46cm long
A Chinese enamelled punch bowl, 20th Century, decorated with birds lotus leaves and stylish flowers, Yi Qian Tang Long Nian Zhi mark to the base
A cast bronze of a reclining figure of a female nude, 20th Century, raised on an oval shaped black marble base, signed on the border 'Rubin', 30cm long
A cast bronze model of a rhinoceros, mid-20th Century, raised on a black marble base, monogrammed 'M', 28cm long
Judy Boyt (British 20th Century), two early equestrian bronze figures, one modelled as a racehorse, titled 'Double Echo, Mrs J. Lee', signed and dated 1992, stamped with foundry mark, the other as a jockey mounting up with two grooms, titled 'Early M orning Exercise', signed and dated 1986, numbered 2/9, the larger 33cm long (2) THIS LOT IS SUBJECT TO ARTIST RESALE RIGHTS
Three opal dress rings, all mounted in 9 carat gold, UK hallmarks, ring sizes M, O & L (3)
A collection of rings, comprising three diamond-set rings, two set with half-pearls, a bloodstone ring and a garnet ring, seven with UK hallmarks for 9ct, 15ct and 18ct gold (15)
A 9 carat gold wristwatch, by Accurist, UK hallmark
A group of jet mourning jewellery, including nine brooches with hairwork centres, a brooch and two pairs of earrings (12)
Two Links of London bracelets, both set with cultured pearls, one of tubular silver bead design, signed Links of London, one with UK hallmark (2)
A collection of rings, comprising rings set with amethyst, peridot, citrine, garnet and paste, three with UK hallmarks for 9ct gold (8)
A Chinese export porcelain famille rose twin handled tureen and cover, 18th century, Qianlong period, the cover painted in enamels with foliate decoration, with a pomegranate finial, the tureen with a pagoda, houses and trees, 31cm long
A wartime aeroplane propeller blade, 20th Century, painted and mounted, 145cm high
A fine pair of late Victorian Sheffield silver plated Corinthian column candlesticks, late 19th Century, in the manner of Gibson and Langman, of fluted tapering form, on gadrooned stepped square bases, impressed pattern number 3748, 16cm high (2)
A heavy back doll, circa 1900; together with a mid-20th century teddy bear (2)
Two Royal Copenhagen porcelain vases, 20th Century, one of baluster form decorated with geese, the other decorated with a sailing boat, wave marks in blue (2)
A Georgian six draw brass marine spyglass, with a red leather grip, inscribed 'George Richardson - St Catherines, London', 36cm long
Two traditional Omani necklaces, late 19th/early 20th century, comprising a multi-stranded white metal necklace with red beads and three main squared plaques, white metal oval pendants attached to them with drooping bells, circular and flower-shaped adornments, 29cm long; and a white metal necklace with an oval pendant with internal compartment and round beads, incised with rosettes and floral designs, 24cm long (2)
A large pair of burr oak photograph frames, 20th Centuyr, by David Linley, London, inlaid with geometrical mother of pearl hearts, 35.5 x 30cm; together with burr walnut Union Jack inlaid frame, 26.5 x 21.5cm (3)
A walnut pediment photograph frame, 20th Century, by David Linley, London, made for and retailed by Alfred Dunhill, complete with its original box, 41cm x 29.5cm
A fine burgundy soft leather bound photograph frame, 20th Century, retailed by Asprey of London, 34 x 27cm; together with another large photograph frame retailed by Walter Jones, Sloane Street, 44.5 x 34cm (2)
A Cased Mont Blanc Meisterstuck Masterpiece LeGrand 166 highlighter, in its original packaging
A walnut pediment photograph frame, 20th Century, by David Linley, London, retailed by Alfred Dunhill, complete with its original box, 41 x 29.5cm
Chinese school, Xiping After Rain, shui yin seal, scroll mounted, and pasted into an open frame, 64 x 46cm
Peter Anthony Cooke (20th Century), an Italian townscape in Umbrig, a view across the hills, 35 x 59.5cm, mounted, glazed and framed
Two pewter effect models of vintage Jaguar racing cars, 20th Century, the larger 32cm wide (2)
Bennett (Arnold) Imperial Palace, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, NO 80 OF 100 SETS, printed on Saunders' handmade paper and signed by the author in vol. 1, title page in red and black, original yellow vellum, spine lettered in gilt, single fillet border to upper boards, minor creasing on spine of vol. 1, discolouration to edge of upper boards, endpapers foxed, t.e.g., with others uncut, Cassell, 1930; A Man from the North, FIRST EDITION, printer's device on title page, leaves uncut, bookplate of J. Timothy Kenwick, original red cloth, title lettered in white on upper cover and spine, John Wilson & Son, 1898; The Strange Vanguard. A Fantasia, FIRST EDITION, owner's note on flyleaf, original black cloth, gilt title, spine slightly bumped, minor spotting, Cassell, 1928; with one other by the same author, 8vo (5)
Churchill (Winston Spencer).- The Centenary Limited Edition The Collected Works of Sir Winston Churchill Centenary Limited Edition, 38 vol. ( includes the four volumes of Collected Essays), NO. 1016 OF 3000 COPIES, vellum over boards, spine gilt, gi lt coat of arms stamped on upper board, a.e.g., some vol. with natural blemishes, marbled endpapers, original green morocco slip case, with gilt coat of arms stamped on upper board, including certificate for each volume, 8vo, Library of Imperial History, 1973-76 (38)
Dexter (Colin) Last Bus to Woodstock, 1975; Last Seen Wearing, 1976; The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn, 1977; The Riddle of the Third Mile, 1983, all FIRST EDITIONS, third with ownership inscription to flyleaf, original boards, toning to edges, foxi ng to top edge of third, dust jacket of the second a little frayed to head and with a couple of short closed tears, 8vo, Macmillan (4)
Hardy (Thomas) Desperate Remedies, FIRST EDITION, 3 vol., bookplate to vol. 1, half-titles in vol. 2 & 3, but lacking in 1, some spotting, Victorian half red morocco backed hard-grained cloth boards, marbled edges, some overall wear and rubbin g, 8vo, Tinsley Brothers, 1871. ***Hardy's first novel was published in 500 copies only.
Hardy (Thomas) A Pair of Blue Eyes. A Novel, 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, without half title, misaligned 'c' in 'clouds' on page 5 of vol.2, C8 in vol. 2 trimmed without loss of text, some slight staining and soiling, later dark blue calf, spine gilt and blind tooled, 8vo, Tinsley Brothers, 1873.
Hilton (James) Good-bye Mr Chips!, FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, signed by the author, bookplate, title page and chapter decorations printed in blue and black, 4 full-page illustrations by Bip Pares, some toning throughout, blue cloth with gilt lettering, faint spotting to endpapers, dust-jacket with light overall soiling, chipping to corners, closed tear to upper margin, 8vo, Hodder & Stoughton, 1934.
Lewis (Sinclair) Arrowsmith, FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 395 OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, bookplate, title page printed in black and red, original quarter cream cloth with blue boards, t.e.g, others untrimmed, original slipcase, 8vo, New York, Harc ourt, Brace 1925.
Marquez (Gabriel Garcia) Del Amor y Otros Demonios, later issue, inscribed by the author on half-title, original pictorial boards, ends of spine little rubbed, 8vo, Colonia del Valle, 1998.
Roth (Philip) The Anatomy Lesson, 1983; The Counterlife, 1986, First Edition Society editions, signed by the author on fly-leaf, frontispieces, original morocco, gilt, Franklin Centre, Pennsylvania (2)
Snow (C.P.) Death Under Sail, FIRST EDITION, inscribed by the author, identified as his hand (unsigned) 'To Murial with love' to front free endpaper, light foxing, original black cloth, lettered in red, spine slightly faded, split at head, 1932; Gre acen (Robert) The World of C.P.Snow, NUMBER 12 OF 50 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, illustrations, original cloth, dust jacket, Scorpion Press, 1962, 8vo (2)
Waugh (Evelyn) Edmund Campion, FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 46 OF 50 COPIES 'for private distribution' signed by the author, bookplate of Maria Teresa & Archibald John Kerr Clark Kerr of Inverchapel, slight spotting to endpapers, fly-leaves and edges, little rubbed and marked, spine and outer part of covers faded, 8vo, Longmans, Green and Co., 1935. ***Archibald Clark Kerr (1882-1951), first and last Baron Inverchapel, diplomatist, and his Chilean wife Maria Teresa, 29 years his junior. In the course of a complex relationship, they were married, separated, divorced (when he was made ambassador in China) and remarried (when appointed to Washington).
Wodehouse (P.G.) Novels, 41 vol., many in the original paper printed wrappers, a few in contemporary cloth bindings, some a little worn, all presented in plastic and card chemises, Tauchnitz Edition, Leipzig & Paris, 1925 - 1954, v.s. (41)***W odehouse (P.G.) Tauchnitz Editions;- Bill the Conqueror, 1925; Carry On, Jeeves, 1925; Love Amongst the Chickens, 1926: Sam the Sudden, 1927; The Heart of a Goof, 1926; Psmith, Journalist, 1927; The Small Batchelor, 1928; A Damsel in Distress, 1928; The Adventures of Sally, 1928; Meet Mr. Mulliner, 1929; Indiscretions of Archie, 1929; Ukridge, 1929; Piccadilly Jim, 1929; Mr. Mulliner Speaking, n.d; Very Good, Jeeves, 1931; Summer Lightening, 1934; Big Money, n.d; Louder and Funnier, 1932; If I Were You, 1933; Jill the Reckless, 1933; Hot Water, 1933; The Girl on the Boat, 1933; The Clicking of Cuthbert, 1933; Something Fresh, 1933; The Little Nugget, 1934; The inimitable Jeeves, 1935; The Man With Two Left Feet, 1935; Money for Nothing, 1935; Mulliner Nights, 1935; The Coming of Bill, 1936; Blandings Castle, 1936; Young Man in Spats, 1937; Laughing Gas, 1937; Lord Emsworth and Others, 1938; Summer Moonshine, 1938; The Code of the Woosters, 1938; Money in the Bank, 1949; The Mating Season, 1952 and Ring for Jeeves, 1954.
Cartier-Bresson (Henri) 'Loudres – Pilgrims Assemble', silver print, stamps and annotations on verso, very slight scratch, 170 x 240 mm, 1950.
Dulac (Edmund) & Housman (Laurence) Princess Badoura, a Tale from the Arabian Nights, 10 tipped-in colour plates, captioned guards, Staunton Hill bookplate, original white cloth, decorated in gold and green, very slightly rubbed and marked, 4to, Hodder and Stoughton, [c. 1913].
Craig (John) Venice, NUMBER 7 OF 60 COPIES signed by the author and artist of a limited edition of 285, with a separate portfolio of prints by John Craig, original half morocco over pictorial paper boards, cloth portfolio, within original publish er's slipcase, Whittington Press, 2015; MacDiarmid (Hugh) The Kind of Poetry I Want, NUMBER 5 OF 300 COPIES signed by the author, original vellum over patterned paper boards, t.e.g., card slipcase, Officina Bodoni, 1961; Pastonchi: A Specimen of a New Letter for use on the 'Monotype', ONE OF 200 COPIES, specimens mounted on stubs, some foxing, original half vellum, uncut, Officina Bodoni, 1928, folio (3)
Fashion.- Roberts (Michael) M.r. The Snippy World of New Yorker Fashion Artist Michael Roberts, FIRST EDITION, front flyleaf signed by the the author, colour illustrated frontispiece and title, mostly double page full colour illustrations with accom panying text, published printed cloth, no dust-jacket as issued, original pictorial slipcase, folio, Paris, 7L Publishers, 2005.
Limited editions.- Malory (Sir Thomas) The Noble & Joyous Boke Entytled Le Morte Darthur, vol. 1 only, of 2, NUMBER 140 OF 370 COPIES, printed in red and black, Staunton Hill bookplate, partly torn, red half morocco, gilt-lettered, t.e.g., Oxfor d, Shakespeare Head Press, 1933; La Fontane (Jean de) The Fables, translated by Edward Marsh, copper engravings by Stephen Godden, NUMBER 64 OF 5525 COPIES, signed by translator and artist, original vellum, William Heinemann, 1931; Defoe (Daniel) The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, NUMBER 297 oOF 535 COPIES, hand coloured pochoir plates by E. McKnight Kauffer, original cloth, little sunned, Frederick Etchells & Hugh Macdonald, 1929; Boccaccio (Giovanni) Amorous Fiammetta, translated by Bartholomew Young, NUMBER 11 OF 550 COPIES, colour plates by M. Leone, original limp vellum, gilt ornament on cover, faded and marked, little creased, The Mandrake Press, 1929; Coleridge (Samuel Taylor) The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, introduction by Edmund Blunden, NUMBER 623 OF 1200 copies, colour illustrations by Charles Tomlinson, original decorated boards, worn, spine damaged, front hinge cracked, New York, Cheshire House, 1931; Poe (Edgar Allen) Poems, introduction by Howard Mumford Jones, 417 OF 585 COPIES, original red calf-backed boards, rubbed, New York, Spiral Press, 1929; Irving (Washington) The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, NUMBER 623 OF 1200 COPIES, etched plates by Bernhardt Wall, original buckram, card slip-case, worn, New York, Cheshire House, 1931, 4to or folio (7)
Penrose (Roland) The Road is Wider than Long, NUMBER 474 OF 510 COPIES, signed and inscribed by author (reads: "To John Buckland Wright. I should have to write another book to express my affection"), text in red and black, text photographs, foxing o n preliminaries, original wood boards, title on boards, 8vo, Gallery Editions, [1939].
ARRRichards (Ceri) & Watkins (Vernon) Elegiac Sonnet, NUMBERED 21, comprising two aquatints printed in colours, on wove paper, with title-page and text, loose as issued within original boards, with the original yellow slipcase, 395 x 300 mm (15 1 /2 x 11 7/8in), very light soiling, Milan, M’Arte Edizioni, 1970.