Historic Textiles & Antiques 12 NOVEMBER 2026
Printed Books, Maps & Documents 9 DECEMBER 2026
Ottoman Empire. Woelcher gstalt Künigklicher Majestet zu Hungern unnd Behem bottschafftenn nemlich Herr Sigmund weyxelberger und ein Hungerischer Herr zu dem Türckischen Kayser …, [Augsburg: Heinrich von Augsburg Steiner], 1529, 4 leaves, large woodcut vignette to title, woodcut initial, black letter text, early 20th-century vellum-backed paper boards with manuscript paper title label, small square 4to USTC 704764; VD16 W 1756. A rare account of the embassy of Johann Hobordanosky and Sigmund Weyxelberger to Constantinople, sent by Archduke Ferdinand I of Habsburg in April 1528 to assert his claim to the Hungarian throne and to counter rival efforts by János I Szapolyai, who had sought an alliance with Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent a few months earlier Estimate £600-800
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CONTENTS ANTIQUES Textiles The Tina Mitchelmore Antique Lace Collection Fans Ceramics Collectables Furniture Silver Jewellery & Watches
Henry Meadows
Mark Glew
Susanna Winters
423-468 469-507 508-529 530-542 543-594 595-608 609-617 618-642
Helen Pedder
Antiques & Historic Textiles Henry Meadows BA Hons, MRICS Mark Glew Susanna Winters MA (History of Art) Helen Pedder
Cover illustrations: Front cover: lot 436 | Back cover: lot 335 Catalogue Produced by Jamm Design Ltd. - 020 7459 4749 info@jammdesign.co.uk
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TEXTILES 424* Beading. A group of beaded textiles, 19th-20th century, including pelmets, trims and edgings, fire face screen panels, portions from clothes and other fragments, beaded angel motifs, matching Art Deco collar and cuffs, etc., including some pieces decorated with jet, various condition and sizes, some pieces unused (a carton)
£100 - £200
423* Bags. A group of bags and purses, 19th-20th century, including beaded, needlepoint, brocade, embroidered, chain mail, various condition (some damaged) and sizes (a carton)
£100 - £200
425* Berlin Chart. Large design of a theatre scene for Berlin woolwork, circa 1830-1840, hand-painted on squared paper, depicting a theatrical scene with figures in a landscape with trees and mountains, enclosed by a proscenium arch ornately decorated with latticework, paintings hung from ribbon bows, flower garlands, and scrollwork, the arch flanked by female figures, that on the right playing a stringed instrument, 54 x 56.5 cm (21.25 x 22.25 ins), framed and glazed (66.5 x 69.5 cm), together with 4 other handpainted Berlin charts, the first depicting mythical beasts, 43.5 x 43.5 cm (17 x 17 ins), framed and glazed matching first item (56 x 56 cm), the other 3 floral, one annotated in black ink to right-hand margin, each approximately 25 x 25 cm (10 x 10 ins), matching glazed frames (34 x 36.5 cm and slightly smaller) Berlin woolwork, or embroidery on canvas by means of copying a coloured chart, became very popular in the 19th century. Prior to the introduction of Berlin patterns it was very rare to find needlework designs with any indication of colour choices or threads. Berlin patterns were always coloured by hand at first, until the emergence of industrial printing techniques, and early charts such as these are now hard to find. (5) £200 - £300
Lot 424
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426* Carpet. An Oriental woollen carpet, probably Kashan, late 20th century, central medallion on a foliate blue and red ground, within a foliate border, the pile in generally good condition, 203 x 132 cm (1)
£100 - £150
427* Carpets. A pair of Oriental woollen carpets, probably Kashan, late 20th century, with a central medallion within a polychrome foliate ground and foliate border, one more faded by sunlight, 209 x 133 cm (2)
£200 - £300
428* Chinese. A 19th century dragon robe panel repurposed as a large curtain, early 20th century, a large curtain, comprising a vertical panel from a woven dragon robe, depicting 4-clawed dragons and other auspicious symbols in polychrome threads, e.g. clouds, bats, lishui sea waves etc., on a brown silk ground, 270.5 x 70 cm (106.5 x 27.5 ins), with panels of figured brown silk either side (not symmetrical), lined with brown twilled cotton, top edge with narrow black rufflette tape and old metal hooks, occasional very small marks, overall size 272 x 171.5 cm (107 x 67.5 ins) An unusual and striking large curtain. A brown dragon robe with fourclawed dragons would have been worn by lower-ranking imperial family members, minor princes, nobility, and high-ranking civil or military officials, and as such was a prized textile, hence its repurposing here. (1) £150 - £200
Lot 426
429* Chinese. Five pairs of embroidered cuffs, 19th or early 20th century, hand-embroidered on silk, using polychrome silk and/or metallised threads, variously depicting Oriental figures, floral motifs, dragons, exotic birds, pagodas and gardens, moths, and other auspicious motifs, 2 pairs partially stained, together with other Chinese items, mostly hand-embroidered, including two framed panels, mats/runners, small fragments, a pelmet, part of a skirt, etc., together with 2 sets of 10 matching hand-painted circular doilie mats (a carton)
Lot 428
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£150 - £250
430* Christening Gowns. A wooden box containing early 19th century infants’ clothing, a group of handsewn cream silk satin baby clothes and accessories, comprising: a high-waisted lacetrimmed christening gown with v-waisted bodice and skirt embroidered in cream silk with large flowers, and inserted front panel of alternating bands of lace and fly fringe, tiny Dorset wheel button to one cuff (replaced to the other), ribbon ties to back, some light marks, length 112 cm (44 ins), a matching bearing cloth, elaborately embroidered as before with large floral design to 3 sides, lined with cream silk, some markings, mostly to lining, 107 x 83 cm (42 x 32.5 ins), a matching bonnet, trimmed with lace and fringing, cream satin ribbon ties probably replaced, laid flat 9.5 x 23 cm (3.75 x 9 ins), and an additional netting insert for a skirt trimmed with fly fringe as before, 103 x 44 cm (40.50 x 17.25 ins) at largest points; another christening gown, with tucked bodice, double lace flounce to sleeves, gathered panel to front insert, and neckline and front of skirt elaborately trimmed with fringed braid, ribbon ties to back, occasional small marks, length 79 cm (31 ins); a separate v-waisted bodice, front embroidered with sinuous flower stems, ribbon ties to back, a few small marks, length 15 cm (6 ins); a lace-trimmed bonnet, silk beginning to perish in a few places, 20 x 16 cm (7.75 x 6.25 ins), and a group of 11 pieces of cream silk satin from a deconstructed garment (including a sleeve), together with a pair of early lace mittens, a little light foxing, 11 x 11 cm (4 x 4 ins), and a very fine Shetland wool shawl, some small holes and occasional toning, 250 x 255 cm (98.5 x 100.25 ins), contained together in a wooden box, with manuscript label on hinged lid written in ink in a Victorian hand: ‘Christening Robe with old Point lace front 2. A second front trimmed “Frivolity fringe” 3. Cap trimmed old Point lace 4. Pair of old English Point Mittens’, one hinge broken, decorated escutcheon (no key) and drop handles to sides, 16.5 x 44 x 38 cm (6.5 x 17.25 x 15 ins) A rare group of early children’s christening gowns and accessories, in very good condition; the first set, comprising a dress and matching bearing cloth and bonnet, is a particularly unusual survival. The early 18th century saw ornate bearing cloths and christening blankets give way to long gowns, with the move away from both full immersion and the custom of swaddling. The earliest christening gowns were, like these, sumptuous affairs of rich silk satin, embellished with embroidery or fringing, quite different from the diaphanous white muslin gowns which followed in the Regency period. These offered here appear to be bridging the gap between the two styles; the high waist suggests early 19th century rather than 18th century, but the fabric and trimmings, and the presence of a bearing cloth, hark back to an earlier style. (1) £700 - £1,000
Lot 430 431* Clothing. A two-piece bathing suit, circa 1910, white-striped dark blue cotton tunic with short sleeves and matching knee-length cuffed pantaloons, the tunic with dark blue belt and matching decorative tail to front, tail and collar with inset cream cotton panels, some faint fading to shoulders, one or two repairs, including a neatly patched 1.5 x 4.5 cm hole in left sleeve, a couple of small tears adjacent to buttons (one button replaced), tunic: bust 98 cm (38.5 ins), sleeves 27 cm (10.5 ins), length 89 cm (35 ins), pantaloons: waist 68 cm (26.75 ins), length 72 cm (28.25 ins), together with another swimming outfit similar, in red cotton with white tape edging, comprising an all-in-one bathing costume incorporating bloomers gathered at the knee, and a matching overskirt, plus a red and cream striped all-in-one bathing costume of jersey fabric incorporating shorts, all with labels for vintage clothing hire company Gillette Models, Southampton (5)
Lot 431
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£100 - £200
433* Embroidered Panel. A panel of 17th century needlework slips, padded motifs worked in polychrome silk threads and metallised silver and gold threads, in a variety of stitches, including long and short stitch, satin stitch, couching, bullion stitch, stem stitch, and latticework, some elements worked on a silk ground, comprising a large fleuron device in the centre atop a pelmet with scrollwork, flanked by a pair of eagles and further scrollwork incorporating flowering stems, within a narrow border of metalwork loops on a green cotton ground, outer border of meandering floral and foliate stems, some loss of threadwork, the needlework motifs sometime mounted on a brown wool ground, edged with metallic braid, 57 x 106 cm (22.5 x 41.75 ins) (1)
432* Embroidered Cloth. A keepsake patchwork tablecloth, circa 1899, alternating pale red and cream twilled cotton squares, each embroidered in a different hand in the opposite colour cotton thread (i.e. cream on red/red on cream), with a name, monogram, emblem, cartoon, caricature, armorial, greeting, or epithet, including a violin, a fob watch captioned ‘Tempus Fugit’, a frog with a shuttlecock and racket, a house with tall chimneys captioned ‘Woodley’, a black man holding up a tray captioned ‘“Mazawattee”, “Real Coffee Dis Time, Sam!”‘, a poodle named ‘Bosco’, a tuba player captioned ‘Music Hath Charms’, etc., many squares initialled, various dates between 1891and 1899, some faint toning and foxing to the cream squares, backed with red twilled cotton, and with a double red/cream frill all round (some very small holes and marks), the upper (red) frill embroidered in cream with various figurative scenes of travelling and pastimes, ‘Home Safe April 8th 1899’ stitched to one corner, 144 x 167 cm (56.75 x 65.75 ins) (1)
£400 - £600
434* Embroidered Panels. A pair of Norwegian needlework wall hangings, 1913, hand-worked in coloured wools, using satin stitch, stem stitch, and back stitch, on a thick black fabric ground, backed with black silk damask with a pattern of ribbons and roses (partially faded), bordered with black twisted braid on all sides, forming hanging loops to top edge, each depicting a scene of rural life inside a Norwegian farmhouse, with script in old Norwegian dialect above, the first depicting 3 women, 2 children, and a cat, gathered around a fireside, one telling a story, another knitting, with a drop-leaf table and chairs, a window, and a shelf with utensils, captioned: ‘I Dalen gamle Stine fortaller Eventyr’ (‘In the valley old Stine [Christine] tells fairy tales’), 58 x 137.5 cm (23 x 54 ins), the second depicting 3 figures in a dairy, the central figure stirring a large black cauldron over a fire, the others (one knitting) looking on, with accoutrements on a table under a window, captioned ‘Os ba gjort kva gjeras skulde ysta Ostaa kjinna smör’ (‘We have done what needed doing - made the cheese and churned the butter’), embroidered date ‘10.5.13’ to lower right corner, 43 x 113 cm (17 x 44.5 ins)
£100 - £150
The caption on the first embroidery is a quotation from a traditional 19th century Norwegian dialect folk song by Claus Pavels Riis entitled Til fjeldet må jeg flytte (To the mountain I must move); the second quotes the opening lines of the Norwegian dialect poem entitled Heimreise fraa Sæteren (Journey Home from Sæteren) by the 18th century Norwegian poet Edvard Storm. (2) £100 - £200
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435* Embroidered Picture. Needlework picture of a young girl, circa 1840, handworked in coloured silks, in long and short stitch and seed stitch, with face, shoulders and arms finely delineated in watercolour, on a silk ground, depicting a village girl with dark curls walking on a rocky path framed by trees, a pebble in her left hand, and a sewing accessory or purse suspended on a ribbon from her waist, sky area lightly foxed, 30 x 23 cm (11.75 x 9 ins), mounted, framed and glazed (51.5 x 42 cm), together with a pair of small embroidered pictures, handworked in coloured silks, incorporating appliquéd lace, and lithographed faces and arms, each of a young lady in Regency dress in a landscape with church spire in the distance, one with a small boy, sky area lightly toned (more so to one than the other), 22 x 16 cm (8.75 x 6.5 ins) and 21.5 x 14.5 cm (8.5 x 5.75 ins), matching mounts and glazed frames (35.5 x 29 cm, and slightly smaller), one with typed label on the backboard: ‘Given to: Hope Freeman, of Aldermoor, School Lane, Fittleworth in the County of West Sussex by: Miss Lavinia Harding (b.1895) and Miss Constance Harding (b.1896) of Rose Cottage Lower Street, Fittleworth. These two pictures belonged to the Misses Hardings [sic] aunt.’ (3)
£100 - £200
436* Embroidered Pictures. A pair of chenille needlework pictures, by ‘SB’, 1824, two embroideries, finely worked in chenille and silk threads, using long and short stitch, satin stitch, french knots, and chain stitch, in shades of yellow, green, and brown, with touches of blue, on a cream silk ground, each depicting a landscape, the first with 2 large trees, one a palm tree, and several shrubs, with a deer, a cockerel, an ox, and a large wading bird (a heron or a crane), with various leaves and flower stems, including a moss rose stem in raised work, and a large threedimensional rose flower, a small dwelling to left-hand corner, upper left corner with stitched monogram and date ‘SB 1824’ within a shield surmounted by a coronet, surrounded by a laurel wreath, some water-staining to top margin (just touching stitching), and a few wormholes to blank margins, 35.5 x 44 cm (14 x 17.5 ins), gilt moulded glazed frame (44 x 52 cm); the second with 2 large trees, including a palm tree, several shrubs, a pair of perching kookaburras, a horse and her foal, a large wolf, a pair of donkeys being herded by a man with a whip, and a windmill set upon rocks, several three-dimensional flowers scattered on the foreground, 2 large bees, a butterfly, and two flies in flight in the sky above, maker’s monogram ‘SB’ stiched in metallic silver threads to centre of upper margin, some water-staining to lower edge (just touching stitching), 4.5 cm split in silk to upper right, some marginal worming, mainly to lower blank margin, 42.5 x 50 cm (16.75 x 19.75 ins), unglazed grape and vine leaf gilt moulded frame (49.5 x 56.5 cm) A pair of large and unusual Regency embroideries which in technique appear to be British, although the landscapes appear to be of foreign lands judging by the presence of the kookaburras, the palm trees, and other details. (2) £300 - £500
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438* Embroidery. A group of needlework items, 19th-20th century, comprising pelmets, panels, pyjama and handkerchief cases, mats and runners, slipper fronts, cloths, fragments, etc., e.g.: an Art Nouveau border with stylised irises incorporating metallic threads; a pale yellow wool pelmet with stitched border in blue and green in the style of Charles Rennie Mackintosh; a cream silk single bedcover with filet lace insertions and spider web motifs; a quantity of samplers, 2 framed (worn); 13 other framed embroideries, 19th and early 20th century; and an embroidered and straw work tablecloth, various condition and sizes (some pieces apparently unused, some unfinished) (4 carton)
£200 - £300
437* Embroidery. A group of embroidered items, 17th-19th century, including a pelmet of 17th century embroidery (sometime cut down from a larger piece), stitched in polychrome silks and metallised silver threads on a cream grosgrain silk ground, with flowers, pomegranates, and scrollwork, some staining and wear, woven braid to top edge, and metallised fringe to the other 3 edges, 49 x 106 cm (19.25 x 41.75 ins); a fringed pelmet of goldwork on a grey velvet ground; a small ecclesiastical panel depicting saints and some small strips labelled ‘Portuguese’; an 18th century coachman’s pocket with coat of arms in raised work on a red velvet ground; and various other fragments, some matching, various condition and sizes (approximately 40)
£200 - £400
439* Fabric. A group of items made from 18th and early 19th century brocades and velvets, including: a large hand-stitched cloth of brocade and scarlet velvet, trimmed with metallic braid, backed with cotton patterned with fine brown stripes and tiny turquoise dots, 127 x 101.5 cm (50 x 40 ins); a hand-stitched runner of brocade and purple velvet, also trimmed with metallic braid, backed with linen, 54 x 158 cm (21.25 x 62.25 ins); one side of a brocade chasuble, edged with metallic lace; a number of small cloths and mats; a brocade maniple; an epitrahil of voided red, blue, and gold velvet, embellished with 2 metalwork and sequin quatrefoils to front; and 3 pincushions, mostly in good condition, various sizes (20)
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£200 - £400
441* Indian. An embroidered metalwork pelmet, 19th century, wide border of palmette and flower design, stitched in metallic gold threads and pale pink and blue silk threads, on a black wool ground, some loss of coloured threads, with later twilled cotton backing stitched by machine, and a 19th century beribboned fringed edging to lower hem (ribbon fraying), 35 x 224 cm (14 x 88.25 ins), together with a pair of similar borders, edged with metallic gold fringe, and backed with glazed linen, each approximately 30 x 240 cm (11.74 x 94.5 ins), plus a large gold silk panel embroidered in silks with peacocks, animals, flowers, and other motifs, ground robust, but scattered loss of stitching, 198 x 125 cm (78 x 49.25 ins), and a metalwork brown wool cloth embroidered with stags, elephants, and floral motifs, some lost or loose threads, 124.5 x 123 cm (49 x 48.5 ins), plus other metalwork cloths, runners, borders, mats, etc. (a carton)
440* Fabric. A length of yellow silk damask, late 18th century, patterned with floral urns, large flower sprays, and pomegranates, composed of two lengths with selvedges (i.e. with a central machine-stitched seam), some staining and a few small holes, 298 x 107 cm (117.25 x 42 ins), together with 2 lengths of an 18th century brocade border, woven in colours and metallic thread with a scrolling pattern of flower and wheat cornucopias, each approximately 112 x 26 cm (44 x 10.25 ins), plus another 2 border lengths similar, with a pattern of scrolling rose stems woven in red on a cloth of gold, 100 x 26 cm (39.25 x 10.25 ins) and slightly smaller, and 5 other fragments of 18th century brocade, 3 matching, largest (pieced) 53.5 x 102 cm (21 x 40.25 ins) (10)
£300 - £400
442* Metalwork Embroidery. A large group of ecclesiastical textiles, 19th-20th century, various small fragments and larger pieces, embroidered on silk, satin, or velvet, many worked by a professional embroiderer, most including metallic gold and/or silver threads, many with raised work, including: a Victorian cope hood depicting the Pietà; a cut-out figure of Christ of similar age; various borders and individual motifs; and several stoles, various condition and sizes
£150 - £200
(2 carton)
Lot 441
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£300 - £500
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445* Needlepoint. A group of needlework textiles, 19th and 20th century, worked mainly in coloured wools in gros point, including: a frieze with figures in a landscape; a vertical border with floral cornucopies; a very long floral frieze in joined sections; a rose pattern bell pull; several ecclesiastical pieces, including a chasuble with matching maniple and burse; a French frieze worked in wool and silk threads, in gros and petit point, depicting cherubs on a swing; a small panel depicting exotic birds amongst flowers; a small coat-of-arms for Trinity College, Oxford; and a long pelmet embroidered with flowers in coloured silks using satin stitch, on a wool tent stitch ground, some pieces unused, various condition and sizes
443* Military Handkerchiefs. A naval cotton handkerchief, circa 1920, titled ‘From the “Victory” to the “Queen Elizabeth”‘, printed cotton showing a WWI dreadnought (probably Queen Elizabeth) and HMS Victory, a profile of Admiral Lord Nelson upper left and Admiral Jellicoe lower right, a sailor holding a rifle with flags signifying ‘England Expects That Every Man Will Do His Duty within a knotted rope border, general age toning, 47 x 63 cm, together with another military handkerchief, ‘Tipperary’ printed by B. Feldman & Co, London, showing WWI troops marching to this famous WWI Irish song, 53 x 64 cm (2)
£70 - £100
(2 cartons)
£200 - £400
444* Mirror. A large mirror, probably late 17th/early 18th century, rectangular mirror, set into a red velvet shaped frame, worn, with remains of embroidered appliqués to upper border and various metallic braids and fringing, later orange velvet backing with chained stand covered to match, 72.5 x 51 cm (28.5 x 20 ins), together with another large shaped mirror, probably early 20th century, the frame covered with embroidery from an 18th century waistcoat, including the pockets flaps, incorporating 18th century tasselled fringing, worn and stained, 66.5 x 62.5 cm (26.25 x 24.5 ins) (2)
£200 - £300
446* Needlepoint. A pair of needlework seat covers, early 19th century, worked in silks using gros point on a hessian ground, in shades of ochre, green, and brown, one depicting a seated female figure holding a crook and petting a dog planting its forepaws on the woman’s lap, within a frame of acorns and oak leaves, threadbare in places, the other depicting a dog and a hare, within a frame of honeysuckle tendrils, worn, with threadbare areas and a couple of small holes beginning to appear, each approximately 44 x 49 cm (17.25 x 19.25 ins), together with other needlepoint chair seat or back covers, 19th and 20th century, some apparently unused, comprising a set of 6, 2 sets of 4, 2 sets of 2, 6 single covers (1 unfinished), and 2 sofa seat covers (not matching), plus 2 floral velvet sofa covers (30)
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£200 - £300
449* Ottoman. A large embroidered panel, 19th or early 20th century, densely embroidered using metallic threads and wool threads in earthy shades, featuring a tughra in the centre within circular borders, surrounded by numerous patterns and borders, including botehs, calligraphic text, flowers, and stars, central vertical seam stitched by hand (27 cm length unstitched towards top edge, with related horizontal 3 cm tear), later additions of rufflette tape and suede looped tabs machine-stitched to top edge to enable use as a curtain, 256 x 171 cm (100.75 x 67.25 ins), together with another large embroidered Turkish panel with central tughra similar, worn, with modern backing, 256 x 174 cm (100.75 x 68.5 ins), plus 11 embroidered Turkish cloths, mats, and runners, some with hire company ink stamp and label to reverse, and a set of small square embroidered mats similar
447* Needlepoint. An early needlework chair seat cover, British, 18th century, handworked in tent stitch in polychrome wools on a hessian ground, with central image of a dog or wolf with a box strapped to its back on the left and a cockerel on the right, surrounded by floral motifs, strapwork, and volutes, irregularly shaped as taken from a chair, colours bright, but worn, with several holes and loss of threadwork, dimensions at largest points, 60 x 68 cm (23.5 x 26.75 ins) The depiction of a canine with a box strapped to its back is a curious one; we have been unable to trace any similar image, or a story or fable featuring such a creature. (1) £100 - £200
(23)
450* Ottoman. A large panel incorporating 19th century fine metalwork embroidery, 2 large and 2 small panels lavishly embroidered overall with raised gilt metallised threadwork, using padded satin stitch and couching, and incorporating spangles, with a dense pattern of flowers and scrollwork, on a purple velvet ground, some lost and loose threads, gilt tarnished in a few places, velvet faded to one edge, the 4 sections padded and mounted on modern purple velvet (partially covered with black net) to form one large panel, the sections edged with gold twisted cord, overall size 256.5 x 152.5 cm (101 x 60 ins), together with several other small metalwork embroidered items and fragments, including a pair of uncut goldwork slipper fronts
448* Needlework. Madonna della Seggiola, after Raphael, late 18th century, finely stitched petit point circular picture of the Madonna & Child with St John, worked in polychrome threads (slightly faded), diameter 12 cm (4.75 ins), velvet mount, framed and glazed (29.5 x 27.5 cm)
(19)
The ‘Madonna of the Chair’ was painted by Raphael around 1512, and is housed in the Pitti Palace, Florence. (1) £100 - £150
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£200 - £400
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£200 - £300
Lot 451
451* Ottoman. A metalwork embroidered table runner, early 19th century, wide border expertly worked with large stylised flower motifs in metallised silver threads using couching, and surrounding floral and foliate decoration in metallised gold threads using chain stitch, on a gold silk ground, centre ground with scattered flower motifs similarly worked, silk ground beginning to wear slightly at the edges, edged with narrow metallic gold plaited braid (largely detached to one long side), backed with tan cotton, 62 x 180 cm (24.5 x 70.75 ins) (1)
452* Painted Armorial. A large framed double-sided armorial banner painted on silk commemorating the marriage of Edward Hildred Carlile (1851-1942) and Ada Isabella Hanbury (1855-1938), 1876, double-sided banner painted in opaque watercolour and black ink, highlighted in gilt, both sides identical and depicting a large coat of arms featuring a demi lion rampant and three choughs within a beribboned wreath of rose flowers and leaves, on a silk ground painted olive green (mottled), evidence of two previous folds, silk perished in places with small losses (especially to folds), 6.5 x 5.5 cm L-shaped tear with stitched consolidation towards one edge, edged all round with black and gold fringing, 79 x 67 cm (31 x 26.25 ins), presented in a period double-glazed mahogany frame with metal hanging loops to top edge (94 x 81.5 cm)
£200 - £400
Sir Edward Hildred Carlile (1851-1942) was a businessman manufacturing sewing cotton, and a Conservative Party politician. He became a Captain in the 2nd West Yorkshire Yeomanry and subsequently commanded the 2nd West Riding Regiment (later the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment) of which he was the Honorary Colonel from 1906 to 1939. He and his wife Isabella initially settled at Thickhollins Hall, near Meltham, where they had five children. Their only son, Edward, was killed in action in France in 1918. During the First World War Carlile worked for the Red Cross and was subsequently awarded the CBE. In 1922 he was appointed the High Sheriff of Hertfordshire. (1) £200 - £300
453* Passementerie. A collection of tassels, ribbons, and edgings, 18th-20th century, including: a large number of braids and ribbon lengths (e.g. embroidered, printed velvet, French woven silk, silk velvet, etc.); a number of lengths of fringing; some lengths of lace, including a length of straw work lace; and several wide long lengths of tapestry-style woven borders, together with 6 cushions, comprising a pair of cushions with front panels of 18th century tapestry, 3 beaded cushions, and one of needlepoint incorporating beading, various condition and sizes (3 carton)
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£200 - £300
456* Pin Cushion. A small devotional embroidered pin cushion, late 18th century, rectangular pin cushion of fine black net over yellow fabric, worked in cross-stitch, the front in salmon pink thread with the words ‘Lord teach us to Pray Pray Pray Pray’, and the back with a triangle in green and pink, net broken in two places on the front: to upper right (just touching one letter) and lower right, 5 x 4.5 cm (2 x 1.75 ins), together with a later pin cushion of cream needlelace on net over oyster pink satin, edged with a frill of fine net (worn), a (later?) cream satin bow to one corner, 10 x 10 cm (4 x 4 ins) (2)
£100 - £150
454* Passementerie. A group of metallic lace and braid trims, 18thearly 20th century, 80+ metallised gold or silver lengths, mostly machine-made (majority 1920s), but including a number of handmade 18th century lengths, and some 19th century, together with a quantity of bullion fringing and tasssels, e.g. 2 sets of 4 silver tassels, a set of 3 gold tassels, labelled early 19th century, and another set of 13 gold tassels, generally in good condition, various sizes (2 small carton)
£300 - £500
457* Quilt. A large patchwork quilt, early 19th century, patchwork coverlet composed of a wide variety of printed cotton fabrics (including seaweed designs), forming rectangles, squares, and triangles, backed with cream cotton (with mottled discolouration), and hand-quilted overall in pale thread forming various patterns (chevron, fish scale, diamonds, interlocking circles), butted edges, some light toning, one or two patches with slight wear (one repaired at edge), but overall colours bright and fabric in very good condition, 233 x 266.5 cm (91.75 x 105 ins) An impressive and colourful quilt, in unusually good condition, showcasing many of the beautiful printed fabrics of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. (1) £300 - £500
455* Passementerie. A set of 4 substantial curtain tie-backs, later 20th century, 4 heavy metallic silver curtain tie-backs, each terminating in a pair of large tassels, some minor fraying, tassel length 32 cm (12.5 ins), overall length 546 cm (215 ins) (4)
Each lot is subject to a Buyer’s Premium of 22% (Lots marked * 26.4% inclusive of VAT @ 20%)
£300 - £400
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458* Sampler. A band sampler by Mary Clark, 11th December 1786, worked in a variety of stitches, including cross-stitch and Algerian eye stitch, in shades of green, blue, pink, and yellow, on a canvas ground, with various alphabets and borders, and the inscription ‘Mary Clark December the 11th 1786 in the 11th year of her age’, some loss of stitching to lower edge, 61.5 x 27 cm (24.25 x 10.75 ins), framed and glazed (69.5 x 35 cm), together with another framed and glazed 18th century sampler, worked by Elizabeth Wills, 1740, faded, some loss of stitching, frame damaged to one side (9)
£150 - £200
459* Sampler. A large needlework sampler roll by Edith Stuart, Pensionnat des Ursulines, 1900, very finely hand sewn with numerous panels showcasing a wide variety of stitching techniques: an alphabet sampler worked in yellow cross-stitch with letters and numerals and the words ‘Edith Stuart au pensionnat des Ursulines Herck-la-Ville 1900’; a finely knitted miniature sock; a sample of buttonhole and loops in a frame of embroidered maple leaves; a sample of knitted lace; tucks and drawn threadwork; a miniature knitted skirt; a large initial ‘E’ embroidered in cream silk in padded satin stitch and decorated with flowers in gold-coloured silk thread; a knitted miniature tunic; a finely gathered sleeve with cuffs; a darning sample; a floral inital ‘S’ worked in raised satin stitch in gold silk within a decorative frame worked in cream silk; another miniature knitted sock; a patch; and a sample of various decorative stitching patterns worked in cross-stitch and straight stitch in gold silk, with decorative strips between each panel, of needlelace, crochet, and decorative braid with insertions, each end finished with tucks and a berry and leaf scalloped edge worked in gold silk, sometime backed with neatly tacked cream muslin (wrapping round edges to front), occasional light marks and faint foxing, but overall in very good condition, 513 x 30 cm (202 x 11.75 ins) The Roman Catholic Order of Saint Ursula was founded at Brescia, Italy, in 1535, and was the first dedicated to the education of girls. Lessons traditionally included all manner of practical needlework as well as fine embroidery. This beautiful and impressive sampler, patiently worked by an English girl at a convent in Belgium, is testament to the quality of the teaching of the Ursulines. (1) £300 - £500
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460* Sampler. A needlework picture by Elizabeth Martin, 28th December 1830, worked with text in cross-stitch in brown thread, and floral borders in coloured silks in satin and long and short stitch, in shades of pink, blue, and green, on a cream linen ground, titled at head ‘A Registry of William and Mary Martins[sic] Children of Milton Abbot Devonshire’ followed by a list of 7 offspring, their birth dates, and in 3 cases their death dates, bordered by flower and leaf sprays, lettered below ‘Elizabeth Martin’s Work, December 28th. 1830, Mrs Croker’s School, Milton Abbot’, above a floral swag held at each end with a tasselled bow, 1 x 1.5 cm hole in blank centre, a few fox spots to lower left corner, but generally clean and bright, 44.5 x 32.5 cm (17.5 x 12.75 ins), mounted, framed and glazed (60.5 x 48.5 cm) William Martin married Mary Cole at Milton Abbot, Devonshire, on 25th April 1806. Sadly their first two sons, both named William after their father, died prematurely, as did a daughter born later. We have been unable to trace Mrs Croker’s School, no doubt a small private establishment serving those of the nearby community who could afford it. (1) £200 - £300
463* Sewing. An embroidered pinwork pincushion for W.M. Tayleur, 1772, rectangular cream silk pincushion, embroidered with metallised thread incorporating spangles, the front with a beribboned flower spray in the centre and floral cornerpieces, lettered in handmade pins to top edge ‘God Blefs the Babe’ and to lower edge ‘W.M. Tayleur 1772’, with a border of pins, the back embroidered with a lattice and leaf pattern, edged with metallised thread, and each corner with a pair of tassels composed of metallised thread and metal strips, silk ground a little threadbare in places, a few spangles missing, small (biro?) mark on front, 18 x 13 cm (7 x 5 ins)
461* Sampler. A needlework picture by Emma Evans, Snailbeach [Shropshire], 1845, worked in cross-stitch and Algerian eye stitch, in silk threads in shades of olive green, yellow, and brown, on a coarse linen ground, depicting a large parrot in the centre perching on a small stylised tree flanked by a man and a woman, surrounded by further trees and birds, flower urns, a lion, crowns, etc., with an alphabet above, and a Biblical verse below (Proverbs 31:31), further motifs to lower portion of sampler: an Oriental pagoda flanked by a man and a woman, and stylised dogs and trees, with a bird in a cage hanging above, text stitched to lower edge: ‘Emma Evans Snailbeach Her Work, Aged 10 Dt. 1845’, toned, a few very small holes in ground (no loss of stitching), 44 x 33.5 cm (17.25 x 13.25 ins), framed and glazed (54 x 44 cm), together with 6 other 19th century framed and glazed samplers, dated 1801 and later (7)
A particularly ornate and beautiful pincushion, evidently made to welcome the infant of an affluent household. (1) £150 - £250
£150 - £200
462* Sewing. A large layette pinwork pin cushion, mid 19th century, cream silk rectangular cushion, the front with elaborate design of handmade pins forming the words ‘Welcome little helpless stranger,/Welcome to the light of day,/Happy infant may the Saviour/Bless and guide thee on thy way’’, edged with pleated cream silk ribbon and lace adorned with pins, cream silk rosette at each corner, a few faint marks but generally in good condition, 24 x 31 cm (9.5 x 12 ins) (1)
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£70 - £100
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Lot 466
464* Suzani. An embroidered prayer suzani, Uzbekistan, 19th century, hand-embroidered in polychrome silk threads, on a red twilled cotton ground (with central vertical machine-stitched seam, and mottled fading), with mihrab decorated with a border of scrolling flower and leaf stems, enclosing and surmounted by a large fleuron, surrounded by further fleurons, floral motifs, and a pair of scorpions, outer helix and quatrefoil border, a few small holes and marks, edged with linen ribbon attached with decorative machine stitching, 188 x 147 cm (74 x 57.75 ins) (1)
466* Tapestry. A tapestry frieze, French or Flemish, 18th century, large wool border, woven with a pattern of cornucopias, fruit, flowers, shells, and tassels, in shades of blue, green, brown, red, pink, and cream, slightly threadbare in a few places, sometime supported with a hessian-style fabric stitched to verso and sewn to 2 strips of thick brown fabric forming a border at top and bottom, backed with brown satin (worn), metal hooks for hanging to top edge of verso, 29.5 x 259 cm (11.5 x 102 ins), together with a group of other tapestry pieces, 17th-20th century, comprising a variety of small and larger woven fragments, including seat covers (some matching), a number labelled ‘Aubusson’, some labelled ‘17th century Brussels’
£300 - £500
(a carton)
£200 - £300
467* Toile de Jouy. A length of birds and fruit furnishing fabric, French, circa 1770s/80s, printed in pink on a cream cotton ground, with a repeating pattern of exotic birds perching on branches, between fruit, nuts, and flowers spilling over from a large leaf receptacle, including pomegranates, pineapples, cherries, gooseberries, and hazelnuts, with butterflies between, selvedges to sides, top and bottom edges raw, partially faded, occasional small marks and a couple of tiny holes, 151 x 72 cm (59.5 x 28.25 ins) Similar to a piece of 18th century furnishing fabric listed in the V&A (accession number CIRC.11-1956). (1) £100 - £200
465* Suzani. An embroidered suzani, Ura-Tube, Tajikistan, 19th century, hand-embroidered on 5 vertical panels using polychrome silk threads with a predominantly bright pink palette, with all-over pattern of stylised flower and leaf forms, featuring large flower heads within a frame of serrated leaves, on a pale brown linen ground, scattered wear to ground, with some loss of threads, crude repairs in places (some machine-stitched), later brown cotton backing, 202 x 185.5 cm (79.5 x 73 ins), together with 2 other embroidered textiles related: a cream twilled cotton panel with wide border at either side embroidered in coloured wools with stylised flowers, 132 x 107 cm (52 x 42 ins); and a small square panel finely embroidered in polychrome wools, with a dense pattern of botehs and flowers, 25 x 26 cm (10 x 10.25 ins), plus a small quantity of other embroidered textiles various, including metalwork items, from Iran, Greece, North Africa, Palestine, etc. (a carton)
£300 - £400
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468* Toile de Jouy. A set of Jean Baptiste Huet ‘Amorini et Medallions’ bed hangings, Jouy-en-Josas, France: Christophe Philippe Oberkampf, circa 1810 [but later construction], 4 hand- and machine-stitched curtains and a matching bedcover, some fading, marks, and minor wear, engraved roller printed in pink on white cotton, depicting various configurations of cavorting putti, alternating with beribboned laurel wreaths enclosing classical heads or doves in flight feeding a nest of chicks below, with scattered apples and pears, and musical and love trophies, against a solidly patterned background of hearts, comprising 3 lined curtains with a gathered frill to one edge, width x drop: 165 x 371 cm (65 x 146 ins), 170 x 371 cm (67 x 146 ins), 167 x 335 cm (65.75 x 131.75 ins), latter sometime shortened with hem turned up 37.5 cm, a fourth lined curtain with gathered frill to both long edges, 176 x 322 cm (69.25 x 126.75 ins), also sometime shortened, with 45 cm turned up, and an unlined bedcover with frill all round, 233 x 178 cm (91.75 x 70 ins) This rare set of bed hangings and matching coverlet for a four-poster, fabricated from Jean Baptiste Huet’s ‘Cupid and Medallions’ printed cotton, was purchased from a property in Medoc, France, where it had been found in an attic. An example of this distinctive design, with its elements of both the Rococo and Neoclassicism, is held by the Art Institute of Chicago (accession number 1957.632). (5) £1,000 - £1,500
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THE TINA MITCHELMORE ANTIQUE LACE COLLECTION Tina Mitchelmore is a collector and lacemaker of some forty years. Her extensive lace collection has been used educationally in exhibits and on the website 'laceforstudy' set up with fellow lace expert and collector Pamela Fontana, whose collection we sold earlier this year. In Tina's own words: "It is now quite simply time for a new custodian."
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Lot 472
470* Bedfordshire. A group of lace items, 19th-early 20th century, white or cream bobbin lace, including: 13 trims and edgings, 2 matching, largest 12 x 303 cm (5 x 119.25 ins), smallest 4 x 40 cm (1.5 x 16 ins); a parasol cover; 5 lace-edged handkerchiefs; 3 collar and cuffs sets; 4 pairs of cuffs and a single cuff; 6 headpieces; a plastron; a scarf; and 9 neck ties, together with a Cluny lace handkerchief and small mat, plus a group of 15 Maltese lace items similar (stole, collars, neck ties, table centres, a mantilla, etc.), each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid), various condition and sizes (approx. 70)
471* Belgian. A group of 10 lace collars & berthas, 19th-early 20th century, cream bobbin lace, including Bruges, Brussels Duchesse, etc., some incorporating Point de Gaze and other infills, each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid), various condition and sizes
469* Bedfordshire. A group of 43 lace collars & berthas, 19thearly 20th century, white or cream bobbin lace collars of various shapes, each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid), various condition and sizes (43)
£200 - £300
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£200 - £300
472* Belgian. A group of 10 lace collars & berthas, 19th-early 20th century, cream bobbin lace, including Bruges, Brussels Duchesse, etc., some incorporating Point de Gaze and other infills, occasional fox spots, each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid), various condition and sizes
£200 - £300
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474* Binche. A very fine double lappet, France, circa 1780-1800, finely worked ivory lace lappet, the two sides coming together to form a point, with scrolling pattern of acanthus leaves and flowers, one side truncated (with loss of approximately 40 cm length), a little foxed, several very small holes, some consolidating stitches to slightly fraying edges, 9 x 68 cm (3.5 x 26.75 ins), together with: A lace edging, circa 1725-1735, finely worked white lace length, with pattern of meandering floral and foliate stems, 5.5 x 51 cm (2.25 x 20.25 ins), plus 14 other items of Binche lace, 18th-20th century, comprising: 8 lengths (3 matching), 1 collar, 2 mats, and 3 handkerchiefs, all labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid), plus Lille. Ten lengths of lace, France, circa 1780-1870, largest 10 x 222 cm (4 x 87.5 ins), smallest 2.5 x 41 cm (1 x 16 ins), and a narrow cuff trim of Lille lace, each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid) (27)
£150 - £200
473* Belgian. A lace capelet, Bruges, circa 1880s, cream lace short cape with small collar, patterned with floral and foliate motifs, 28 x 80 cm (11 x 31.5 ins), together with other items of Belgian lace, 18th-early 20th century, including Brussels Point De Gaze, Duchesse, etc., comprising: a fichu; 7 pairs of lappets; 3 pairs of cuffs; 2 small circular mats; a modesty panel; 2 headpieces, one triple-tailed; a jabot, 4 motifs, 2 matching; and a small fragment, plus a Point De Paris mat, each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid) (28)
£200 - £300
475* Brabant. A flounce of lace, Belgium, 18th century (or earlier), a wide length of ivory lace, with large pattern of stylised fleurons, some minor breaks, and a few fox spots, 31 x 95 cm (12 x 37.5 ins), together with another length of Brabant lace, circa 1720-1750, finely worked with floral and foliate decoration (including daffodils and paeonies), latticework, palmettes, and scrolls, lightly toned, occasional tiny breaks, 14.5 x 73 cm (5.57 x 28.5 ins), plus a large cream shawl collar of Brabant lace, finely worked with inset floral panels, on a snail shell patterned ground, occasional tiny holes and 2 very small areas of toning (largest 3 x 1.5 cm), dimensions laid flat 27 x 10.5 cm (100 x 39.25 ins), each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid) (3)
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£200 - £400
476* Brussels. A lace engageante, Belgium, circa 1770-1780, finely worked cream lace sleeve ruffle, patterned with flowers, leaves, scrolls, and palmettes, some minor snagging to net ground, 8.5 x 153 cm (3.25 x 60.25 ins), together with a finely worked 18th century Brussels lace cap back, densely patterned with flowers, leaves, and other motifs, some wear and repairs, foxed, 17.5 x 20 cm (7 x 8 ins), plus another Brussels lace cap back, circa 1810-1820, some scattered holes and small marks, and 5 19th century handkerchiefs edged with Brussels lace, including Duchesse and Point de Gaze, each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid) (8)
Lot 478
£150 - £200
477* Brussels. A lace fan leaf, Belgium, circa 1860-1870, unmounted fan leaf of ivory lace, with pattern of flowers, leaf sprays, and scrolls, occasional minor breaks, 21 x 68 cm (8 x 27 ins), together with another Brussels lace unmounted fan leaf similar, lightly toned, occasional breaks, plus the fragile remnants of a tape lace fan leaf (3)
£100 - £200
478* Brussels. A length of lace, Belgium, circa 1780-1800, an ivory lace edging, with meandering floral motifs, 7 x 89 cm (3 x 35 ins), together with: A length of lace, circa 1890s, an ivory lace edging, mixed Duchesse/Point de Gaze, with alternating palmette and drawer handle motifs incorporating flowers and leaves, some breaks, 13 x 172 cm (5 67.75 ins), together with 20 other 18th and 19th century lengths of lace, Brussels, Duchesse, Point de Gaze, etc., 2 matching, longest 264 cm (104 ins), shortest 26 cm (10 ins), each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid)
479* Bucks Point. A group of lace edgings and other items, early 19th-early 20th century, including wide flounces, lengths (some matching), collars, a capelet, a shawl, lappets, all ivory or cream, except for a lace collar in black (mounted on a cream satin ribbon), each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid), various condition and sizes
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£200 - £300
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£150 - £200
481* Chantilly. A group of black lace items, France, mid-late 19th century, including handmade and machined, comprising: 5 double lappets; a stole; 2 headpieces; a fall cap; a bonnet veil; 7 edgings; and a neck tie, together with: Le Puy. A group of black lace items, France, circa 1840-1870, comprising: 2 large collars; a capelet; a shawl collar; 2 large flounces; and 2 edgings, plus other items of black lace, some machined, and a group of various white and cream lace items, 19th/20th century, some machined, including tape lace, Russian, Slovakian, Greek reticella, Scandinavian, Italian, knotted lace, tatting, torchon, knitted, Tenerife, blonde, Nanduti, Coggleshall, bebilla, Branscombe, e.g. lengths, collars, neck ties, caps and bonnets, mats and doilies, handkerchiefs, stoles, mittens, modesty panels, capelets, fragments, etc., each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid), various condition and sizes (a carton)
£150 - £200
480* Burano. A fine lace bertha collar, Italy, circa 1840-1860, cream needlelace bertha, finely worked on a net ground with floral and foliate sprays, scrolls, and latticework, a few tiny holes, 3.5 cm neat repair to top edge, width 17 cm (6.75 ins), length of top edge 104 cm (41 ins), together with: A lace collar, Italy, circa 1870-1880, cream needlelace collar, worked on a net ground with cornflowers and ribbon swags, width at widest point 9 cm (3.5 ins), length of top edge 83 cm (32.5 ins), plus an Italian lace capelet with collar, and 5 pieces of Cantu lace (a circular table centre, a panel, a small collar, 2 small matching mats), plus a set of 5 finely-worked small circular mats of point de neige lace, 19th century, diameter 18 cm (7 ins), each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid) (13)
£150 - £200
482* Flemish. A group of lace collars and berthas, Belgium, 19th century, 8 ivory or white lace collars, together with 4 items of 18th century Flemish lace: a collar; a bertha (later remake from 18th century lace); a lappet; and a modesty panel, plus 16 other items of Flemish lace, including a lappet, a fine cotton hand towel with monogram and insertion of Flemish lace, and a 3-sided portion of lace depicting dragon heads (probably originally part of a tablecloth surround), each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid), mostly in good condition, various sizes (28)
£150 - £250
483* Flemish. A large flounce of lace, Belgium, 1830-1850, wide flounce of ivory lace, worked with scrolling stems, a little very faint foxing, 35 x 284 cm (13.5 x 112 ins), together with 21 wide flounces and other lengths of cream or white lace, Belgium, 19th & early 20th century, some matching, mostly in good condition, longest 7 x 376 cm (2.75 x 148 ins), shortest 6.5 x 33 cm (2.5 x 13 ins), each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid) Lot 481 Each lot is subject to a Buyer’s Premium of 22% (Lots marked * 26.4% inclusive of VAT @ 20%)
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484* Flemish. A large lace flounce, circa 1700-1725, wide length of cream lace, with a meandering pattern of stems, incorporating fleurons, occasional small holes, 17 x 402 cm (6.5 x 158.25 ins), together with: A large lace flounce, circa 1780-1800, wide length of dark cream lace, a few fox spots, 23 x 322 cm (9 x 126.75 ins), plus 6 other lengths of 18th century Flemish lace: 18.5 x 191 cm (7.25 x 75.25 ins), 17 x 166 cm (6.75 x 65.25 ins), 7.5 x 187 cm (3 x 73.5 ins), 8 x 172 cm (3.25 x 67.75 ins), 15 x 81 cm (6 x 31.75 ins), and 7.5 x 53 cm (3 x 21 ins), each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid) (8)
£200 - £400
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485* Flemish. An alb flounce, 1660-1670, wide fine linen cream lace edging, worked with meandering flower stems, a few small breaks, several small brown marks near one end, later linen tape hand-stitched to top edge, 22 x 181 cm (8.5 x 71.25 ins), together with: A wide lace edging, Belgium, probably late 17th century, cream linen tape lace with various infills, forming large floral motifs on scrolling stems, 12 x 163 cm (4.75 x 64 ins), plus 6 other items of 17th century Flemish lace: several large pieces of candelabra-style lace joined to make a shawl, circa 1840-1860, worn, with discolouration and holes; a fall cap, cut down from a larger flounce; and 4 edgings, 2 matching, 17 x 192 cm (6.75 x 75.5 ins), 6.5 x 135 cm (2.5 x 53 ins), 9 x 100 cm (3.5 x 39.25 ins) x 2, each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid) (8)
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£200 - £400
486* Honiton. A group of 13 collars and berthas, English, 18401930, 13 ivory or cream collars, one with a matching set of cuffs, circa 1890, mostly in good condition, most labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid), various sizes (13)
£200 - £300
488* Honiton. A lace plastron, circa 1900, dark cream lace, finely worked with floral and foliate motifs (including roses and tulips) on a net ground incorporating a bird motif with raised wing, toned, 15.5 x 48 cm (6 x 19 ins), together with A double lappet, circa 1840-1860, cream lace, with spaced out floral motifs on a net ground, including a bullock’s heart motif at either end, some light toning and minor foxing, net ground slightly nicked and broken in places, 11 x 114 cm (4.25 x 44.75 ins), plus other various white and cream Honiton lace items, 1840-1890, comprising: 2 bonnet veils, one large; 4 headpieces; 2 fall caps; 3 sets of cuffs, one pair for a child, and a single cuff; 2 modesty vests; a lace-edged fichu; a plastron; 4 double lappets; and a skirt panel, and a black Honiton lace shawl or veil (top edge raw), plus a Hollie Point double lappet of early 18th century motifs re-mounted on machine net, each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid)
487* Honiton. A group of six lace-trimmed handkerchiefs, English, 1840-1910, 6 ivory or cream silk or fine cotton lawn hankies, each with a wide border of Honiton lace, one with the name ‘A Finch’ hand-embroidered in satin stitch, one lightly foxed, each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid), 41 x 41 cm (16 x 16 ins) and slightly smaller (6)
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489* Honiton. A length of cream lace, English, circa 1760-1780, worked with floral and foliate sprays, and latticework, on a vrai droschel ground, a few tiny breaks, 7 x 157.5 cm (2.75 x 62 ins), together with two matching lengths of East Devon ivory lace, 18th century, worked with flower and leaf sprigs on a vrai droschel ground, with ribbon and lattice border, each 4.5 x 77 cm (1.75 x 30.25 ins), plus 3 other lengths of 18th century Honiton lace, longest 5.5 x 205 cm (2.25 x 80.75 ins), and 10 19th century lengths of Honiton lace, some matching, largest 12 x 238 cm (4.75 x 93.75 ins), plus a length of 19th century East Devon lace, each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid)
£150 - £250
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£200 - £300
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£200 - £400
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Lot 490
490* Italian. A large flounce of lace, circa 1680-1700, length of ivory lace, worked with a large pattern of scrolling tendrils, one very small repair towards lower edge, but otherwise in very good condition, 14.5 x 200.5 cm (5.75 x 79 ins), together with another length of Italian ivory lace similar, circa 1680-1700, later narrow edging to top, 12.5 x 151 cm (5 x 59.5 ins), plus: A flounce of lace, circa 1730-1750, length of cream lace, with large pattern of fleurons and scrollwork, some broken or lost brides, 12 x 188 cm (4.75 x 74 ins), and another length of 18th century cream lace, some breaks and slight losses, circa 1780-1800, 8 x 325 cm (3 x 128 ins), plus another length of Italian lace, circa 1850-1870, some breaks and losses, 7 x 144 cm (3 x 56.5 ins), each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid) (5)
£200 - £400
491* Lace Bobbins. A collection of lace-making bobbins, English, 19th century, together 84 hand-carved or turned spangled bone bobbins, a couple stained red, a number metal wire bound, and many highly decorated with coloured dots, bands, and other incised and applied ornamentation (including Bedfordshire tigers and leopards), 32 with lettering, comprising one inscribed in a spiral: ‘my dear be mine and make me thine’, the remainder with names or initials: Dear Edwin, John Bunyan, Edmund, Betsy, Eliza, Charles, Ann, Alfred, Ena, Maria, Fanny, Henry, Thomas Lovely (or Lovely Thomas?!), etc., plus 2 straw bobbins, length approximately 14 cm (5.5 ins) and slightly shorter (86)
Lot 491
£150 - £200
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Lot 493
492* Mechlin. A group of thirteen lace lengths, Belgium, 18th century, 13 ivory or cream lace edgings, 2 matching, occasional light foxing or small holes, but generally in good condition, largest 4.5 x 187 cm (1.75 x 73.5 ins), smallest 4 x 39 cm (1.75 x 15.25 ins), together with 11 other items of Mechlin lace, comprising: 2 late 18th century single lappets; a pair of finely-worked lappets, 1820-1840, 2 fragments of 18th century lace joined circa 1850s to form a collar; and 6 19th century lengths, longest 5 x 635 cm (2 x 250 ins), each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid) (24)
494* Milanese. A length of lace belonging to Virginia Fortune Ryan Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie (1933-2024), ivory edging, worked with a pattern of leaves, flowers, and scrolls, 1 join 26 cm from left-hand edge, a couple of small fox spots, 15.5 x 101.5 cm (6 x 40 ins), together with: A length of lace, circa 1650, wide dark cream lace edging, worked with meandering stems, one join a third of the way from left-hand edge, occasional fox spots and minor breaks, 13.5 x 198 cm (5.25 x 78 ins), together with another length of Milanese bobbin lace, possibly an alb trim, circa 1670-1690, central vertical join, some holes and repairs, 13 x 162 cm (5 x 63.75 ins), plus 5 wide lengths of 18th century Milanese lace, 2 with narrow machined header tape: 20 x 280 cm (8 x 110.25 ins), 11 x 390 cm (4.5 x 153.5 ins), 10 x 222 cm (4 x 87.5 ins), 10.5 x 153 cm (4 x 60.25 ins), 12 x 108 cm (4.75 x 42.5 ins), and an 18th century length with a pair of matching cuffs, various joins, some holes, width 9 cm (3.5 ins), length of edging 177 cm (69.5 ins), length of cuffs 44 cm (17.25 ins) and slightly shorter, plus 3 other substantial lengths of Milanese lace, largest (with 1 join) 12.5 x 345 cm (5 x 135.75 ins), each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid)
£150 - £250
493* Milanese. A collection of lace items, Italy, 18th-early 20th century, including: a cream bertha, worked with meandering stems, some faint foxing, occasional breaks and small holes, width 7 cm (18 ins), length along top edge 97 cm (38.25 ins); another large collar; a boudoir cap, some minor marks and breaks; 2 flounces, 25 x 347 cm (10 x 136.5 ins) and 8 x 108 cm (3 x 42.5 ins); and 2 lengths, 12 x 326 cm (4.75 x 128.25 ins) and 15 x 103 cm (6 x 40.5 ins), each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid) (8)
Lot 494
Provenance (first item): Virginia Fortune Ryan Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie (19332024); Lyon & Turnbull, Five Centuries, ‘Property from the Estate of Virginia Fortune Ryan Ogilvy, Dowager Countess of Airlie’, 3rd September 2025.
£100 - £200
Virginia Ogilvy was a distinguished and long-serving figure in the British royal household. She was the first American-born Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II, serving the Queen devotedly for almost 50 years, from 1973 until the Queen’s death in 2022 (when she herself was approaching the age of 90). (14) £400 - £600
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495* Point de France. A wide flounce of lace, France, circa 1700, finely worked wide cream edging, some minor wear and barely visible later alterations/joins, 14.5 x 99.5 cm (6 x 39.25 ins), together with: Argentan. A long lace edging, circa 1840-1850, dark cream length worked with meandering flower sprays, 2 joins, a little faint foxing, a few tiny breaks in net ground, 10 cm stretch of header becoming detached, 7.5 x 420 cm (3 x 165.25 ins), plus Alençon. A double lappet, France, circa 1800, dark cream lace lappet, finely worked with small floral and foliate sprays, dainty sprigs, and latticework, some scattered small holes (largest 1 x 1.5 cm), 10 x 163.5 cm (4 x 64.25 ins), together with 10 further items of 18th century Alençon lace, comprising: 6 lengths, some toning and holes, largest 4 x 223 cm (1.75 x 87.75 ins), smallest 7 x 27 cm (3 x 10.5 ins), 2 pairs of lappets, and a small cuff trim, plus 3 lengths of 19th century Alençon lace, and a length of 18th century Frenchstyle lace (16)
497* Rosaline Perle. A bertha collar, Belgium, 1840-1860, a large ivory collar, finely worked with meandering foliate stems, trefoils, scrollwork, and raised ‘pearls’, width 17 cm (6.75 ins), length of upper edge 105 cm (41.25 ins), together with 12 other Rosaline Perle lace collars, mid 19th-early 20th century, each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid) (13)
£200 - £300
498* Rosaline Perle. A bertha collar, Belgium, 1840-1860, a large cream collar, worked with scrollwork, floral motifs, and raised ‘pearls’, occasional breaks in brides, width 13.5 cm (5.25 ins), length of upper edge 121 cm (47.5 ins), together with 12 other Rosaline Perle lace collars, mid 19th-early 20th century, each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid)
496* Reticella. A length of Italian reticella lace, circa 1650-1700, length of cream lace with diamond pattern, embellished with picots, scattered small breaks (with some minor losses), 5.5 x 178 cm (2.25 x 70 ins), together with 2 other pieces of reticella lace: a length of ivory linen lace, circa 1780-1800, with geometric pattern, later(?) scalloped lower edging, a few small breaks and minor losses, 9.5 x 111 cm (3.75 x 43.75 ins), and an insertion panel of ivory lace, circa 1880-1900, with circular pattern, some very faint foxing, 17 x 53 cm (6.75 x 21 ins), plus a rectangular cream linen table mat, with embroidery and drawn threadwork, edged with reticella lace, 27 x 39 cm (10.5 x 15.5 ins), and 2 others similar, each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid) (6)
£200 - £300
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£150 - £200
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£200 - £300
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Lot 500
Lot 503
499* Rosaline Perle. A group of lace items, Belgium, 19th-early 20th century, comprising 3 lengths, widest toned (and a few small areas browned), 9.5 x 119 cm (3.75 x 46.75 ins), 7 x 103 cm (2.75 x 40.5 ins), 5.5 x 103 cm (2.25 x 40.5 ins); 3 cuffs, 2 a pair; 2 modesty panels; 17 mats; 1 handkerchief; a short length of wide edging; and 3 motifs, together with a further small group of Rosaline lace, comprising: a lappet; 4 cuffs, 2 a pair; a jabot; 1 handkerchief; 3 mats; and 5 motifs, each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid) (45)
£100 - £200
500* Rosaline. A group of lace collars and berthas, Belgium, 18thearly 20th century, 15 cream or white lace collars, mostly in good condition, each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid), various sizes (15)
502* Rosaline. A wide length, Belgium, 1840-1860, a finely worked ivory edging, patterned with meandering floral and foliate stems, a few fox spots and missing brides, but generally in good condition, 12 x 263 cm (4.75 x 103.5 ins), together with 11 other lengths of Rosaline lace, shortest 18 x 53 cm (7.25 x 20.75 ins), longest 148 cm (58.25 ins), plus another length of Belgian bobbin lace, toned, 8.5 x 191 cm (3.25 x 75 ins), each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid)
£200 - £300
(13)
£200 - £300
501* Rosaline. A group of lace collars, Belgium, 18th-early 20th century, 15 cream or white lace collars, mostly in good condition, each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid), various sizes
503* Valenciennes. A group of six lace-trimmed handkerchiefs, France, circa 1880-1910, 6 fine cotton lawn hankies, each trimmed with a border of Valenciennes lace, 3 with whitework initials, and one with large roundel inserts of lace at each corner, 2 lightly foxed, 43.5 x 45 cm (17 x 17.75 ins) and smaller, together with 4 lengths of 18th century Valenciennes lace: 4.5 x 95 cm (1.75 x 37.5 ins); 4 x 88 cm (1.75 x 34.5 ins); 4 x 28 cm (1.5 x 11 ins), 7 x 122 cm (3 x 48 ins), a pair of 18th century Valenciennes lace lappets (with some light foxing), and 28 19th century lengths of Valenciennes lace, some matching, one length with a similar lace cap, each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid)
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£200 - £300
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£200 - £400
504* Venetian. A length of Venetian gros point lace, Italy, 17th century, length of ivory linen lace, lightly foxed in places, 8 x 154 cm (3.25 x 60.5 ins), together with 5 other items of 17th century Venetian gros point: a short length, 8 x 37 cm (3 x 14.5 ins); a small panel, 9 x 26.5 cm (3.5 x 10.5 ins), a cuff, 12.5 x 25 cm (5 x 10 ins); and a collar (cut down from a larger piece and with later edging added), plus another collar of Venetian gros point, circa 1750-1800, a short length of 17th century Venetian coralline lace, 5.5 x 37 cm (2.25 x 14.75 ins), and a small piece of Venetian rose point, circa 1700, 12.5 x 40 cm (5 x 15.75 ins), each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid) (8)
506* Whitework. An embroidered muslin bonnet, circa 1800-1830, hand-stitched all over with a geometrical pattern, muslin ground perishing in a few places, 25 x 17 cm (10 x 6.75 ins), together with several other whitework items, including: a finely worked muslin bonnet, circa 1810-1830, some tiny holes; 15 x 14 cm (6 x 5.5 ins); a handkerchief, circa 1850; and a Schwalm capback with heart motifs, early 19th century, plus a quantity of household linen, 19th and 20th century, variously embellished with lace, embroidery, drawn threadwork, including tablecloths, runners, mats, napkins, guest towels, some matching sets, including Sardinian filet, San Giovanni figural lace, Italian buratto, etc., most labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid)
£200 - £300
(a carton)
£150 - £200
505* Venetian. A piece of figurative gros point lace, Italy, circa 1850-1880, portion of a wide white lace border, worked with a head flanked by Renaissance-style grotesque figures, their lower bodies terminating in scrolling foliage, and an urn flanked by putti, occasional breaks in brides, 28 x 62 cm (11 x 24.5 ins), together with 10 other pieces of 19th century Venetian gros point, comprising a cuff, 8 x 23 cm (3.25 x 9 ins), and 9 lengths, 2 matching, longest 102 cm (40 ins), plus a fragment of early Venetian gros point, 1670-1680, 12 x 28 cm (14.75 x 11 ins), each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid) (12)
£150 - £250
507* Youghal. A pair of lace cuffs, Ireland, circa 1860, cream cuffs, each 8.5 x 23 cm (3.5 x 9 ins), together with 3 other items of Youghal lace: 2 collars, circa 1860 and circa 1880 (latter with cotton ground perishing); and a jabot, circa 1890, plus 3 items of Carrickmacross lace: a stole, and 2 handkerchiefs, plus a group of Limerick and other tamboured lace items, comprising: 7 children’s communion aprons; a larger apron; 4 handkerchiefs with wide lace borders; and a bonnet veil, and a group of Irish and Italian crocheted lace items, late 19th & early 20th century, comprising: 8 Irish crochet collars; 2 single cuffs; a long length of Irish crochet, unused, 4 x 500 cm (1.5 x 196.75 ins); an Irish crochet headpiece; 2 mats, one of Orvieto crochet; and a lappet of fine muslin terminating in 2 crocheted maple leaves, plus 6 lengths of filet lace, and a filet lace mat with design of grapes and vine leaves, and a length of torchon lace, each labelled with various information (place of origin, date, when and where purchased, price paid) (44)
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£200 - £300
FANS
509* Betrothal Fan. A hand-painted fan, French, 18th century, folding canepin leaf mounted à l’anglaise, hand-painted on both sides, the obverse entirely covered with a scene showing Bacchus and Ariadne in a chariot, pulled by a pair of cheetahs, with bunches of grapes beneath, accompanied by revellers blowing horns and playing tambourines, top and side edges with ornamental border of gilt foliage and painted flowers, the reverse bearing a central vignette depicting a pastoral scene with a man and a seated woman under a tree, similarly bordered, extravagantly decorated mother-of-pearl gorge and guards, featuring carved and incised scenes with metallic foils, painting, and gilding, the obverse depicting a central scene of soldiers (some on horseback) attacking a city, flanked by cartouches: that to the left with an elegant couple in an interior, playing a game at a table; that to the right showing a couple seated outdoors, the gentleman playing a musical instrument with pipes, the lady spinning, small cartouche beneath the central scene with faintly incised inscription in French, the gorge reverse with central cartouche featuring a farm building with livestock, flanked by cartouches with simplified pen & black ink copies of those on the obverse, some darkening to skin tones on both sides of leaf (probably tarnishing), a few very tiny spots of surface loss to leaf obverse, slight creasing towards left and right edges of leaf (generally not visible on obverse), two gorge sticks separated from the leaf (one with small loss at top), 29.5 cm (11.75 ins)
508* Advertising Fans. Fan promoting the Princes’ Hotel, after Georges Redon, 1910?, the folding double paper leaf with chromolithographed illustration by Georges Redon, depicting a young lady with two gentlemen admirers walking across a bridge (over the Seine?), signed and dated lower left (date partly trimmed away), the reverse lettered ‘Princes’ Hôtel & Restaurant, London’, wood monture, 24.5 cm (9.5 ins), together with 2 other copies of this fan, and another folding paper fan with wood monture, after Georges Redon, for the Carlton Hotel, depicting a prim young lady seated on a sofa with a small dog, a young gentleman attempting to engage her in conversation, leaf edges a little frayed, small area of lifting paper by bottom left edge, one small repair on reverse, 24.5 cm (9.5 ins), plus: Fan promoting the Hotel Meurice, early 20th century, the folding double paper leaf with chromolithographed scene showing fashionable diners enjoying the hotel’s rooftop restaurant, with views of the Tuileries Garden below, in the air above several fanciful flying machines, including a flying motor car with chauffeur driving a smartly dressing couple, an airship in the shape of a bird with outstretched wings, and another chauffer-driven vehicle suspended as a gondola from a large airship, reverse lettered ‘Francolin, Gilet & Cie, Eventaillistes, Paris’, wood monture (one guard broken at head), 21.5 cm (8.5 ins), and another 15 advertising fans, including: Champagne Irroy, Reims; Stower’s Lime Juice Cordial (x 2), depicting a black woman holding up an advertising sign; Vin Saint-Raphael, by Eventails Ganné, illustrated in a similar style to George Redon, depicting a drinks party with smartly dressed figures; and Cho Kohler chocolat fondant (18)
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This beautifully and elaborately decorated fan, with its messages of love, was undoubtedly made to celebrate a marriage or betrothal. Its central scene depicts the union of Bacchus and Ariadne: Ariadne had been abandoned by Theseus on the island of Naxos, after helping him to escape the Minotaur’s maze in exchange for a promise of marriage; Bacchus (also known as Dionysus) comes across Ariadne as she wanders the shoreline, and takes her as his wife, amidst much rejoicing from his followers. Subtly reinforcing the theme of love is the French inscription which reads: ‘Minos a siege Nisus de Megare trahi par sa fille’, which translates as ‘Minos beseiged Nisus of Megare, who was betrayed by his daughter’. This refers to the classical myth of Scylla and Nisus recounted by Ovid in his Metamorphoses, in which King Minos attacks the city of Megara which is ruled by King Nisus: during the battle Nisus is betrayed by his daughter Scylla who is in love with Minos - she cuts off Nisus’s magical purple lock of hair upon which the safety of his kingdom depends, causing her loved one to triumph over her father. (1) £500 - £800
£80 - £120
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511* Crystal Palace. A wooden brisé fan, 1869, the blades and left guard with a detailed drawing in pen and black ink, humorously depicting a fete held in honour of the visit of the Viceroy of Egypt, at the Crystal Palace, 29th June 1869, the Viceroy seated in the royal box, with the Prince and Princess of Wales on either side, various musicians on the left, and members of the choir on the right, left guard with initials P.M. and the date, right guard with almost illegible remnants of an ink inscription including ‘went to Sydenham’ and the initials ‘P.M & F.L’, 23 cm (9 ins) To commemorate the visit of the Viceroy of Egypt a grand festival was held at the Crystal Palace on Sydenham Hill, at which 4,000 performers entertained the guests, with a fireworks display and fountains. (1) £150 - £200
510* Brisé Fans. Carved and pierced brisé fan, early 19th century, the highly carved and decorated bone sticks with central cartouche depicting a seated lady and gentleman, and two side cartouches each showing a simple house with trees, apparently missing one stick (left cartouche incomplete), 17 cm (6.75 ins), together with a further 44 brisé fans, mostly 20th century, including: a wooden fan with brightly hand-painted jester; another bone brisé with detailed pierced decoration to sticks (one stick with split); a wooden fan bearing carved title on guard ‘Souvenir de la Suisse’, the carved sticks with transfer pictures of Swiss canton costumes, each canton named on the reverse (some sticks apparently missing); four wooden Victorian scrap fans, each with numerous applied monograms, armorials, emblems etc.; and a fan with hand-painted picture of three white kittens, generally good condition (several with broken ribbon), various sizes (45)
512* Decorative Fan. An etched fan after Albert Hendschel (18341883), circa 1880, the folding cream fabric leaf with 3 charming etchings of children, 2 after Albert Hendschel: Stellvertretung (Representation, or Agency, no. 5) on the left, depicting a girl standing to attention next to her dog, carrying a pretend spear and wearing a horn around her neck; Glück (Happiness, or Good Luck, no. 26) in the centre, depicting a young boy and girl each holding an apple, the girl offering more food, an urn filling with water behind them, the third etching taken from The Nursery, a Monthly Magazine, vol. XXI, no.3, 1877, depicting a boy (Peter) asking a girl (Polly) for some of her ‘fresh baked peanuts’, some light toning and a few pale spots, a few small losses to black edging, plain wood monture, 29 cm (11.5 ins)
£150 - £200
Albert Hendschel (1834-1883) was a German artist who created a series of illustrated books called Aus A. Hendschels Skizzenbuch, from which two of these etchings are taken. (1) £70 - £100
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513* Decorative Fans. A folding fan, late 19th century, the gold gauze leaf with concentric and vertical bands of cream fabric, richly decorated with small gold sequins and silver star spangles, the gauze between embellished with flowers made of silver sequins and spangles, the ribs of bone with pierced design, handsome mother-of-pearl gorge and guards, decorated with clouté in silver, pierced flower shapes, and incised patterns finished in gold, mother-of-pearl ends to pivot pin, one stick broken near head, a few tiny spots to leaf, a small number of spangles/sequins lost (barely perceptible), 24.5 cm (9.5 ins), in contemporary card fan box (a little worn), hinged lid with paper label ‘Madams. F. & J. Stocks, 104d Mount St., Grosvenor Sq., W.’, together with: A large folding fan, late 19th/early 20th century, the black gauze leaf (over pierced ribs) decorated with gold sequins and spangles, the ebonised wood monture pierced and carved, a few sequins lost, one guard with loss to central carved shape, 35.5 cm (14 ins), in contemporary blue card fan box, plus a large folding black fabric fan with embroidered flowers and grasses, the ebonised wood monture with incised gilt decorations, lining fabric on reverse splitting, 34 cm (13.25 ins), and a folding fan elaborately decorated with gold and silver spangles on cream gauze, mounted on pierced bone ribs and mother-of pearl gorge and guards, with clouté in silver, gauze splitting from one guard, one guard broken (and with separate old repair), gauze lining on reverse splitting, 21.5 cm (8.5 ins), in contemporary shaped fan box labelled ‘J. Duvelleroy’, plus another 9 decorative folding fans, most on bone montures, one horn, one ebonised wood, comprising 8 with sequins/spangles (three in contemporary fan boxes, one lined with silk), and 2 embroidered fans, plus 19 fan boxes, including: 4 Duvelleroy; Benjamin Lachelin; a shaped box ‘From Tiffany & Co., 221 Regent Street, London, W.’; W.W. Kemp & Co., Bristol; a wooden box with hinged lid hand-painted with violets, the interior lined with violet silk, and 3 early card boxes with lift-off lids (32)
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514* Decorative Fans. A hand-coloured lithographed fan, circa 1860, the folding paper leaf with pastoral scenes of groups of lovers, gold-coloured decoration to the reserves and borders, mother-of-pearl monture with gold decoration, one guard broken, a few small neat repairs, 26.6 cm (10.5 ins), together with: A hand-coloured lithographed fan, circa 1860, the double-sided folding paper leaf with mythological scene to obverse and pastoral scene to reverse, gold-coloured decoration to the reserves and borders, highly carved and decorated bone monture, one guard repaired on verso, a few splits and repairs to leaf, 27.5 cm (11 ins), plus another double-sided hand-coloured lithographed fan, circa 1860, with scene of elegant ladies on an island to obverse, reverse with hand-painted riverside scene with watermill, floral, and ornamental decorations to reserves and upper border, bone monture with pierced and metallic decoration (two sticks broken), tassel in shades of gold, 27 cm (10.5 ins), and 9 further folding fans, lithographed with hand-colouring or chromolithographed, including another with hand-painted scene to reverse, one fan framed and glazed (44 x 63.5 cm), some worn and/or repaired, plus a Duvelleroy fan box (worn) (13)
£100 - £200
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£200 - £400
516* Decorative Fans. A hand-painted folding fan, circa 1880s, the cream satin leaf with hand-painted yellow and peach roses, the design extending onto the bone gorge, edged with cream lace, spotted to plain reverse, a few faint marks to upper edge of satin leaf, gorge a little rubbed in places, 33 cm (13 ins), together with: A hand-painted folding fan, late 19th century, the ecru satin leaf with hand-painted pink rosebuds and stems, and five applied leaves, the monture of pierced bone (lightly soiled), one or two minor spots to leaf, fabric lining reverse with some splitting, 30 cm (11.75 ins), plus: 2 further cream satin folding fans, each handpainted with birds and flowers, one with bone monture decorated with floral motifs, the other with the main design extending onto the polished wood monture with metallic paints, a similar design repeated on the guards, some faint spotting to each leaf, some splitting to fabric linings on reverse, each 35 cm (13.75 ins), one with (original?) card fan box (defective), the hinged lid with paper label ‘Fabrique D’Eventails, Fredk, Penberthy, 390 Oxford Street, Londres’, and another 19 large format hand-painted folding fans, one with bone monture, the rest wood, one paper leaf, the rest fabric, late 19th-20th century, various (generally good) condition
515* Decorative Fans. A hand-painted East Asian fan, 18th century, folding paper leaf with pierced lace paper sections, decorated with watercolour figures, including a woman holding an open parasol, a kneeling man with possibly a musical instrument, a blossoming tree in a pot, and other foliage and flowers, an insect with brightly coloured wings flying above, few breaks or small losses to pierced lace paper, reverse with simple floral design, wooden sticks, the guards with painted floral decoration (rubbed and a little fingersoiled), 29 cm (11.5 ins), together with: A hand-coloured engraved English fan, circa 1840, folding paper leaf with engraved scene showing a wealthy lady giving alms to a poor family, a church and a municipal building beyond, the reserves and borders decorated with a stencilled floral design, wood monture, some splits to folds (mainly at sides), central folds a little rubbed, 24 cm (9.5 ins), plus 2 18th century double-sided folding paper fans: the first with detailed hand-painted pastoral classical scene to one side, and to the other a scene of two lovers in a pastoral setting, mother-of-pearl monture with breaks and losses; the second with each side showing a classical scene, some splits and repairs, pierced bone monture (somewhat soiled, one guard broken), and a 19th century Dutch floral paper-covered cardboard fan box with pull-off lid (soiled, minor surface loss) (5)
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£100 - £200
£150 - £200
517* Decorative Fans. A hand-painted folding fan, late 19th/early 20th century, the black gauze leaf depicting a central group of figures in Georgian costume, including a lady and her daughter seated on a chaise longue, listening to musicians playing stringed instruments, the reserves with motifs of musical instruments, all surrounded by elaborate floral decoration incorporating spangles, decorated tortoiseshell monture, 22 cm (8.5 ins), together with 10 other folding fans with hand-painted figures and scenes, three with mother-of-pearl montures (including one depicting an elegant courting couple, signed by S. Drinot), the remainder bone, one signed by Alvaro, another possibly by A. Foutrez, and another by M. Gisbert, some worn and/or repaired Overseas buyers should note the information on our shipping page regarding the import/export of ivory, tortoiseshell and other CITES regulated items. CITES licence applications and any exportation/importation requirements are the responsibility of the buyer. (11) £150 - £200
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520* Embroidered. A pair of embroidered face screens, 1840, 2 rectangular fixed fans, each with embroidered floral design on gauze, mounted in shaped card with surface cut and raised to form floral motifs, one with shaped card panel enclosing design on reverse (lacking to the other), both with contemporary ink inscription on reverse of card surround ‘Dear Fanny’s work, 1840, With E.B.’s kindest love, for Dollie and Rupert’, the second fan with ‘Ange’s’ instead of ‘Fanny’s’, each with gilt turned-wood handle, embroidery a little faded, card lightly soiled, handles rubbed with losses to gilding, 38.5 x 22 cm (15.25 x 8.75 ins), together with: A pair of embroidered face screens, mid 19th century, the pearshaped cream silk grounds embroidered with bright colourful flowers, each design incorporating different flowers, both trimmed with braid fringing in shades of green, and backed with cream silk, carved bone handles, silk a little spotted and marked (that on reverse somewhat stained), tiny tear above one handle, 44.5 x 22.5 cm (17.5 x 9 ins), plus a heart-shaped appliquéd face screen, mid 19th century, with appliqué flower and foliage stitched onto the ecru silk ground, with beadwork border, gilt turned-wood handle, a little faded and darkened, the reverse spotted, some losses to appliqué and beadwork border, handle a little rubbed, 43 x 21.5 cm (17 x 8.5 ins), and another 4 pairs of face screens featuring embroidery and/or beadwork, another embroidered fixed fan, a pair of gauze fixed fans with braid edging, and a fixed fan of card covered with cut and raised work
518* Dogs. A hand-painted French fan, early 20th century, the folding leaf of grosgrain black fabric, obverse depicting a group of 7 anthropomorphic dogs, 3 playing musical instruments, the others dancing in pairs, set in an open glade, signed lower left ‘A. Duhou jeune’, monture of carved ebonised wood, a few short splits to top edge, 29.7 cm (11.75 ins) (1)
£100 - £150
519* Donzel. A lace and painted fan, late 19th century, folding leaf of handmade black Chantilly lace, inset with a black grosgrain silk panel painted in watercolour and heightened with gold, depicting a mythological scene, possibly the sleeping Ariadne being approached by Dionysus, accompanied by 3 putti, signed ‘Donzel’ lower left, tortoiseshell monture, the ribs decoratively pierced, the gorge elaborately ornamented with applied raised gilt decorations, comprising a central group of dancing putti, surrounded by foliage, flowers, trumpets and scrollwork, each guard with further applied raised gilt decorations, and the monogram ‘IS’, some very light rubbing to gilt, 29.5 cm (11.75 ins), original ivory silk-covered box by Duvelleroy (outside stained and worn), ivory silk interior with shaped fittings for head and tip of fan, inside lid with maker’s details in gilt, including London address (167 Regent Street)
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£200 - £300
According to a note with the fan, this item was exhibited at the Fan Circle International AGM in Bedford, 2015. Overseas buyers should note the information on our shipping page regarding the import/export of ivory, tortoiseshell, and other CITES regulated items. CITES licence applications and any exportation/importation requirements are the responsibility of the buyer. (1) £300 - £500
521* Fan Cases. A collection of fan cases, 19th-20th century, including gilt and silver finishes, polished or carved wood, parquetrey, gilt moulded, painted finishes, and several bare wood unused frames, a number made in Italy, several with pediment mouldings (bow, flourishes, floral, etc.), some with silk or velvet backing mounts, some without glazing and/or back boards, mostly in good condition, various sizes (approximately 30)
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523* Lace fans. A Brussels lace fan, 19th century, the folding leaf of ivory lace, with pattern of flowers and leaves, occasional minor breaks, bone monture, the ribs decoratively pierced, the gorge and guards with incised floral designs, one guard repaired (associated adhesive staining), 27 cm (10.5 ins), together with another 30 lace or lace-trimmed folding fans, including handmade and machined lace, some with sequins/spangles, various montures including bone, mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell, carved wood, some damaged, a few in boxes Overseas buyers should note the information on our shipping page regarding the import/export of tortoiseshell and other CITES regulated items. CITES licence applications and any exportation/importation requirements are the responsibility of the buyer. (31) £200 - £300
522* Feather Fans. A folding fan of white feathers, early 20th century, the central feathers hand-painted with birds and flowers, the shafts covered with white down feathers, mounted on pierced bone sticks, two small tassels, minor damage to one feather, 22 cm (8.75 ins), mounted with fishing-wire onto a blue velvet-covered board, gilt framed and glazed (33 x 47 cm), together with: A feather and embroidery fan, early 20th century, the folding pale pink-cream paper leaf with two areas of cream satin bearing neatly embroidered flowers, the remainder of the leaf covered with white down feathers, bone monture with pierced decoration, some splitting to cream fabric reverse, one stick detached from leaf, left guard broken and loosely repaired (with small loss), 35.5 cm (14 ins), plus another 21 feather fans, including one with mother-of pearl monture, a cockade fan with painted feathers and incised bone monture (loss to one guard, a few feathers worn), a pheasant feather fontange fan with faux tortoiseshell monture, a peacock feather fixed fan, a female ostrich feather fan with polished wood monture, a faux tortoiseshell fan with short white feathers topped with longer dark brown curved feathers, an orange ostrich feather fan on faux tortoiseshell, and an ostrich feather and leather fixed fan (23)
524* Novelty fans. A palmette pop-up fan, early 20th century, the folding paper leaf painted to resemble long green leaves, supporting 5 large pop-up iris flowers of painted tissue-paper, some decorative cut-out sections to leaf, wood monture with painted floral decoration to gorge obverse, Oriental lettering to reverse of one stick, tassel, some soiling (mainly to top and right edges), flowers a little crumpled, leaf a little edge-frayed, 23 cm (9 ins), together with: A Jenny Lind pressed flowers fan, each blade of natural-fibred cream gauze edged with triangles of the same gauze, alternating with thin cream parchment? triangles (in 3 layers), the edging backed with applied cream fur, the blades covered with dried and pressed flowers and foliage, including seaweeds, wood monture, tassel of natural fibres, some creasing and toning, a few parchment triangles curling and breaking, with some losses (mainly on outer blade), 21.5 cm (8.5 ins), plus A 19th century microscopy candlelight shade or light shield, the green fabric cockade 'fan' (splitting) with separate brass rod and holder, contained together in original maroon leather-covered box with liftoff lid (rubbed), the shade 33 x 22 cm (13 x 8.5 ins) when assembled, and 26 other unusual or novelty fans, including 7 further Jenny Lind fans (two Oriental with Geisha girls on each blade); 9 early/unusual cockade fans; 3 telescopic fans; 2 faux tortoiseshell rotary fans, including a handsome example of a 'La Brise' rotary fan in original card box (worn); 3 card brisé fans, including a calendar for 1893, by Ernest Nister; a decorated brown satin leaf folding fan with wood monture incorporating unusual handles; and a small telescopic folding fan with bone monture and painted fabric leaf, contained in the original leather case with a pair of opera glasses, a mirror, a small glass vial, and a tiny powder puff
£100 - £200
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525* Oriental. A Chinese black lacquered and gilt brisé fan, 19th century, each side with gilt decoration comprising a central cartouche depicting a scene of figures amidst small buildings, structures and trees, the remainder of the fan with elaborate floral motifs, the tips each with small scene of one or two Chinese figures, each guard depicting further figures with buildings and a walkway over water, some rubbing, ribbon broken, 20.5 cm (8 ins), together with: A Chinese black lacquered and gilt wood fan box, late 19th/early 20th century, the hinged lid with scene of seated figures against trees and foliate decorations to each end (rubbed with small areas of damage), the box sides with further foliate decoration, the lid interior lined with blue fabric bearing hand-painted bird amongst roses (a couple of minor losses to fabric at each end, just touching design), the box base with shaped insert, 6 x 8 x 35 cm (2.5 x 3.25 x 13.75 ins), plus another 35 Oriental fans, mostly 20th century, most hand-painted, including: 4 with bone monture (one with feathers bearing a hand-painted scene of a couple in a garden, surounded by blue floral decorations); 2 depicting cranes; and a large cockade fan with extending handles, the leaf painted with Oriental figures, plus two further Oriental black lacquered and gilt fan boxes (39)
Lot 526
£150 - £200
526* Oriental. A Chinese fan case, late 19th century, cream silk ground over a stiffened case, decorated with finely embroidered designs, one side depicting a riverside scene with trees, a figure crossing a bridge, another on a boat, and a small house under some bamboo, with birds and clouds above, distant mountains, and the sun over all, the other side showing birds and moths amidst flowers and foliage, each side with ornamental metalwork design at the mouth (some threads lifting), carrying cord with two knotted metalwork balls, minor wear at foot, silk ground with some light rubbing in places and a few minor marks, 31 cm (12 ins), together with: A Chinese fan case, late 19th century, cream silk ground, each side decorated with the same finely embroidered design of 8 horses in various postures, and a central figure under a tree, each side with ornamental metalwork design at the mouth (mostly missing on one side), woven carrying cord, lightly spotted and marked, 30 cm (12 ins), plus 3 other Chinese embroidered fan cases, one with some metalwork (poor condition), and 3 Chinese metalwork fan cases (8)
£100 - £200
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527* Painted face screens. A pair of painted face screens, mid 19th century, each scallop-edged papier mâché fan with handpainted scene heightened with gold, titled to lower edge 'Ramsgate Pier & Harbour' and Ramsgate Sands' respectively, overall craquelure, some minor edge chips, one with a few small dents, the other with central small chip, black japanned reverse, giltlacquered turned wood handle (rubbed with loss of gilt), each 38 x 23.5 cm (15 x 9.25 ins), together with: A pair of painted fixed fans, early 19th century, both scallop-edged fans of decoratively pierced card, heightened with gold, each with central applied watercolour on paper, one depicting a view of St Albans Abbey Church, the other a Continental(?) view, both initialled 'J.O.' to lower right, polished turned wood handles gilt, each fan with old adhesive stains to blank reverse, one fan with some delaminating of card and losses to decoration, the other with a few small chips to decoration, each 36 x 23 cm (14.25 x 9 ins), plus: A pair of painted fabric hand screens, late 19th century, each with shaped rectangular metal frame supporting cream gauze, with central applied cream silk panel surrounded by a wide lace border, the panels with hand-painted scenes of children at play, in the style of Kate Greenaway, both initialled 'VDL' lower right, carved gilt wood handles (rubbed), some light discolouration to lace, one silk panel with 2 small stains, the other with one larger stain to right side, 42 x 19 cm (16.5 x 7.5 cm), and another 16 face screens, including: another pair and five individual painted papier mâché fans; and a pair of circular hand screens with painted birds on silk, plus 2 lacquered turned wood handles for face screens, each painted in colours and gilt with Oriental figures and foliage (24)
529* Painted Fans. A collection of eight hand-painted folding fans with lace, early 20th century, comprising: 2 with bone monture, 2 mother-of-pearl, 2 wood (one white, the other ebonised), and 2 early plastic, each with cream or black gauze or other fabrics bearing hand-painted motifs, including flowers, butterflies, courting couples, birds, etc., each fan with lace inserts and/or borders, many decorated with spangles, together with a group of 19 hand-painted folding fans, most with bone or wood montures, depicting landscapes, elegant ladies, insects, flowers, etc., various condition (some worn and/or repaired) and sizes
£200 - £300
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528* Painted Fan. A hand-painted unmounted fan leaf, 1898, the cream gauze leaf with finely hand-painted watercolour scene, depicting a small French chateau on a grassy knoll, surrounded by delicate trees and small buildings, signed and dated lower left ‘Madeleine Martinet 8 Octobre 98’, some very faint spotting (mainly to top edge), slight fraying to bottom edge, old auction or collector’s label to centre of bottom edge, 24.5 x 49 cm (9.5 x 19.25 ins), the leaf wrapped around the original wooden stick, with contemporary ink inscription ‘Mme Jacques Martinet, Place du Chateau, Ste Bouzeille (Lot & G)’, 28 cm (11 ins) The inscription seems to refer to Sainte Bazeille in Lot et Garonne, near Bordeaux in France. (1) £80 - £120
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CERAMICS
532* Bombay Native Infantry. A Victorian regimental porcelain plate of the 9th Regiment Bombay Native Infantry, printed and painted with 9 within a garter inscribed ‘Regiment’, on a white ground with peach and gold painted panels a deep blue border and a shaped rococo rim, the base inscribed in red ‘R102’, small chip to the rim otherwise a nice example, 23.5 cm diameter
530AR* Alan Caiger-Smith (1930-2020) for Aldermaston Pottery. A tin-glazed twin-handled soup tureen, cover, ladle and stand, with brush decoration in brown on a grey ground, painted potter’s mark and date mark 1967, stand dated 1968, 21.5 cm high (1)
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£70 - £100
£200 - £300
531AR* Alan Caiger-Smith (1930-2020). A pair of pottery goblets, decorated with calligraphic designs in blue and pink on a white ground, ‘M.B.C.W.1986’ painted to foot, painted mark and date code for 1986, 14.5 cm high
533* Dutch Tiles. A collection of 18th-century Dutch Delft blue and white tiles, depicting boats, fishermen, windmills, landscapes and flowers, variable condition, some cracked in half, others with general crazing, 13 x 13 cm and smaller
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£100 - £150
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534AR* Louise Powell (1882-1956). A large Wedgwood Pottery Bowl, number 2005, painted with scrolling foliate design in silver lustre on a black ground, interior with silver lustre rim, chipped, impressed mark, painted LP monogram, 29 cm diameter (1)
537* Royal Worcester. A pair of Royal Worcester blush ivory pedestal ewers, each decorated with ferns, with gilded handles with devil masks, one damaged as a result of a WWII bomb, 28 cm high, together with a pair of blush ivory pedestal vases, each with floral sprays and classical maskhead handles, 27 cm high, plus another vase profusely decorated with gold ivy leaves and dolphin handles, green Royal Worcester mark
£200 - £300
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£300 - £500
535* Pilkington’s Tile & Pottery Co. A Pilkington’s for Royal Lancastrian lustre loving cup designed by Gordon M Forsyth circa 1910, decorated with fruit vines and panels of carnations, bearing the Latin inscription ‘Non Manducet Qui Non Laborat’ (He who does not work, let him not eat), artist’s monogram to the base, numbered 2793’, overall condition very good, with no sign of restoration or damage, 24 cm high (1)
£800 - £1,000
536* Queen’s Own Dorset Yeomanry. Four Victorian Booth’s pottery kidney-shaped dishes of the Queen’s Own Dorset Yeomanry, each with a printed crowned regimental badge on a white ground and a blue and gold border, printed and impressed marks to base, 20.5 cm, one chipped on the rim and general crazing, together with a Royal Worcester XVIII Hussars porcelain dinner plate, printed and painted regimental badge on a white ground with gold painted shaped rim, printed puce mark to base, 25 cm diameter, together with seven various porcelain plates and dishes, including two plates with a latticework rim with the motto “Deo Patriaeque Semper Fidelis (Fagan family), a plate with the motto “Mea Gloria Fides” (The Watson family of Rockingham & Wentworth Woodhouse), plus “Montis Insigia Calpe” (Coat of arms of Gibraltar), 27.5 cm diameter and smaller (12)
538 Royal Worcester. A Victorian Royal Worcester 'Chicago' pedestal vase and cover from the World's Columbian Exposition (Chicago World's Fair) 1893, the blush ivory two-handled vase with pink, turquoise and blush decoration highlighted in gold, two purple puce marks to the base, including one stamped 'Chicago Exhibition 1893', the tip of the cover with a small chip, approximately 52 cm high (1)
£100 - £150
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£1,000 - £1,500
539* Spode Plates. A set of 12 Spode ‘New Stone plates, Imari pattern circa 1820, of circular form with shaped edge, decorated in the Imari palette of cobalt blue, iron red, green and gilt, the centres painted with flowering branches, within borders of scrolling foliage, flowers and geometric decoration, heightened throughout with gilt, each with Spode New Stone mark, ‘3701’ to verso, 20cm diameter (12)
£200 - £300
541* Tiles. A set of ten Art Nouveau glazed earthenware tiles by Corn Brothers, Stoke-on-Trent, circa 1900, each of square form with moulded low-relief decoration, comprising of alternating panels of stylised motifs within scrolling foliage and panels decorated in rich green, the relief decoration picked out in shades of pink, green and cream, crazed, 15cm x 15cm (10)
£200 - £300
540* Studio Pottery. A studio pottery jug by Roger Guérin, circa 1930s, with a mottled glaze, an ovoid body, and a salt-glazed panel depicting an indistinct armorial, with an incised mark to the base, 23 cm high, together with two further jugs by the same potter, including one with incised and impressed marks, 23.5 cm high Roger Guérin (1896-1954) was a Belgian art ceramicist, specialising in experimental salt glaze techniques at the height of the Art Deco era. His work won a medal at the Paris Exposition des Arts Décoratifs in 1925. (3) £100 - £150
542* Wedgwood. A pair of Wedgwood basalt oval bas-relief plaques, circa 1890, one depicting The Three Graces, the other Hermes, Eurydice and Orpheus, impressed ‘Wedgwood’ to verso, 20 x 16 cm, gold mount aperture, period oak frame, glazed (47 x 42 cm), both in fine original condition (2)
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£200 - £300
COLLECTABLES
546* Brass Animals. A brass model of a kangaroo, early 20th century, on an integral teardrop base, 6.5 cm high, together with an Indian monkey figural group, on an oval base 9.5 cm long, an Indian cow with a cloth blanket, 9 cm long, Indian scorpion with red glass eyes, 9 cm long and other items (7)
543* Antiquities. A collection of Roman and other artefacts, including a Roman bronze votive talisman in the form of a hand axe, 2.3 cm wide axe head, Constantine II, bronze follis, Probus, bronze Antoninianus, bronze fragment of a sandaled foot, 3 cm long, bronze leather working awl, 7.5 cm long, arrowheads and other items, including a late Ottoman Islamic bronze seal matrix and a Neolithic stone tool (11)
£100 - £150
£150 - £200
544* Arts & Crafts. Two W.A.S. Benson copper jugs, of tapered form with brass scroll handle and finial on the lid, with a ceramic liner to the interior, 22 cm and 19 cm high, together with copper jug, of tapered form, scroll handle, the base stamped 'J.S. & S.', 27 cm high (3)
£100 - £150
545* Australian Medals. A collection of Australian Exposition medals, mostly from Melbourne, 1888, gilt metal, bronze and white metal examples, presented on an oak board (one missing), 51 x 36.5 cm (1)
547* Champlevé Clock. A French champleve enamel mantel clock by Japy Frères, circa 1880, the circular enamel dial with black Roman numerals, the case with brass cherubs, the twin-barrel movement with striking gong, 55 cm high
£300 - £500
Professionally cleaned and serviced in 2024 at a cost of £450. (1) £1,000 - £1,500
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549* Chinese Scholar’s Seal. A Chinese Wucai Ming-style porcelain double dragon head seal, decorated with a dragon handle on a square white-glazed integral base with Wanli script and dragons chasing a flaming pearl, the base with six characters and finished in red, 9.5 cm high x 12 cm square (1)
£100 - £150
548* Chinese Candlesticks. A pair of Chinese archaic-style pricket candlesticks, of square form with drip pans, and cast with symbolic decoration including Taotie masks, 24 cm high (2)
£150 - £200
550* Chinese polychrome wood carvings. Qing Dynasty, a pair of possibly Fujian Longan carved wood panels, each depicting a central blossom-covered tree, with various birds in the branches, one tree with lotus blossoms beneath, each panel with a fourlegged creature by the tree (a deer and a qilin respectively), each three-dimensional scene carved with an open lattice background from a single piece of wood, remnants of original bright polychrome paint, rubbed, several small losses or breaks, each 27 x 48.5 x 4.5 cm, set within matching modern antique-style gilt and painted wooden frames (30.5 x 52 cm), together with another Chinese carved wooden panel, probably later 19th century, a three-dimensional carving of a qilin (small loss to one antler) and a phoenix amidst foliage, lacquered with some areas of colour (red for the qilin’s mouth etc.), rubbed in places with some losses of lacquer (mainly to foliage at bottom), a few splits, the carved panel including a red painted surround, the whole backed with a plain wooden panel, 31.5 x 41 x 8 cm
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£150 - £200
551* Clock. A German Biedermeier mantel clock by Karl Hoffer, Obendorf, circa 1850, the 10.5 cm diameter white enamel dial with black roman numerals and two winding holes, housed in an architectural mirror back case with faux marble columns and brass mounts, lacking one finial and in poor condition, 55 cm high, together with a late 19th century spelter clock and alabaster, the case modelled as an explorer with telescope, globe and dividers, 37 cm long, standing on an ebonised base
552* Coconut Bugbear. A bugbear painted by a sailor on the ship Glenlui at Pitcairn, 1897, exterior painted with the Union Jack on one side, and with a face on the lid, latter hinged with rivets and twine, inside of the main body of the shell painted with dinosaurs, a large wading bird, a fish, and other creatures, inside of lid lettered ‘Ship Glenlui From Pitcairn 1897’, string handle broken, diameter 11 cm (4.25 ins), height 13 cm (5 ins), together with a framed and glazed photographic print of the Glenlui
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An unusual piece of sailor’s work commemorating a trip to the Pitcairn islands in 1897, at a time when the population of the Pitcairns was around 136 people. It was in the same year that a notorious double murder occurred at Pitcairn: Harry Albert Christian, great-grandson of Fletcher Christian, murdered one of the island women, Julia Warren, and her child, throwing their bodies into the sea, a crime for which he was subsequently hanged. The Glenlui was a British three-masted full-rigged 1894-ton ship built at Liverpool in 1880. (1) £200 - £300
£100 - £150
553* Coin Collection. A large collection of British silver coins, including George III 8 silver crowns, including 1819 (2), 1820 (3), 1821, all worn (approximately 221g), pre 1920 silver coins (approximately 400g), 1920-47 (approximately 3400g), copper and cupro-nickel coins, plus a run of 10 unissued £10 banknotes, serial number 70U 863069 to 70U 863078 (3 cartons)
£1,500 - £2,000
554* Coins & Banknotes. A collection of Victorian bills of exchange, including 5 from New York, 1839 (2), 1841, 1847, 1853, together with a mixed collection of banknotes, including WWII Japanese and Malayan currency, plus 8 jam jars of lowdenomination British coins, mostly E.II.R. (a shoe box)
£100 - £150
Lot 552
555* Desk Blotter. A fine Victorian tortoiseshell desk blotter, circa 1890, the cover applied with a yellow metal crown inset with turquoise cabochons above a monogram incorporating the letter L, inset with diamonds and turquoise cabochons, with a white metal repeating border, the interior with red watered silk and blotting pages, the Morocco leather back stamped in gold ‘J. Macmichael, 42 South Audley St, London. W.’, a slight curve to the tortoiseshell, 28 x 21 cm James Macmichael founded his company on the King’s Road, Chelsea in 1840. They relocated to 42 South Audley Street in Mayfair from 1876 until 1905. The company held several royal warrants, including stationer, jeweller, engraver and dressing bag manufacturer to Queen Victoria and the Royal Family. (1) £200 - £300
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556* Detectorist Finds. A Victorian mahogany tabletop collector's chest of five graduated drawers, each drawer containing detectorist finds, including jettons, hammered coins (very worn), buttons, musket ball and buckles, the drawers secured by a sliding panel applied with an engraving of Basingwerk Abbey drawn by Henry Gastineau and engraved by Henry Jorden, 16.5 cm high x 30.5 cm wide x 20.5 cm deep (1)
558* Egyptian Antiquities. An Ancient Egyptian turquoise faience shabti, Ptolemaic period, the mummiform figure modelled with a tripartite wig and long beard, carrying a mattock and hoe, with a seed bag over the shoulder, back pillar and pedestal base, the front with vertical incised text, 10 cm high, together with another shabti, of similar form but worn, 8.5 cm high Both pieces were acquired by the vendor's grandfather in the early 20th century. (2) £100 - £150
£200 - £300
559* Folk Art. A pair of 19th century folk art bisque porcelain nodding head figures, probably American, modelled as an elderly man and woman, each seated on a rustic chair made from branches, both worn, 12 cm, under modern glass domes with wooden bases, 23.5 cm high
557* Dummy Boards. A pair of fox dummy boards, early 19th century, each painted on a carved oak panel, modelled as a pair of seated foxes, with a lead-weight base, 42 cm high (2)
£600 - £800
Purchased from Boston, Massachusetts. (2)
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£70 - £100
560* Fortress lamp. A Second Boer War-period copper fortress lamp, circa 1900, the square oil lamp with bevel edge glass, the top stamped with a War Department arrow, the back panel with a large hinged circular door, 32.5 cm high x 19 cm square Fortress oil lamps are rare, and were historically used between 1896 and 1956. They were specifically engineered to withstand the concussive blast of fortress artillery. To prevent the shockwave from extinguishing the light, the lamps utilised specialised baffles that snapped shut during a gunfire blast and immediately reopened, maintaining the vital airflow needed to keep the flame burning. Typically, two lamps would be fitted to each gun. (1) £100 - £150
562* Hercules. An Etruscan-style figure of Hercules, modelled in silvered brass, holding an entwined python in one hand and the remains of a pelt in the other hand, stirrup boots, with a loose, studded belt, 6.5 cm high (1)
563* Indo-Persian Shield. An Indian Dahl (Shield), 19th century, the circular leather convex shield probably elephant hide, with traces of painted decoration depicting lions, with four ornate metal bosses, the opposite side with three rings which would have supported the missing cushion, 42 cm diameter
561* Fountain Pen. An American Waterman A 20 Safety Pen with No. 10 nib, circa 1910, chased black hard rubber, moderate oxidisation, internal pin replaced in spiral, small crack to cap lip, 17.5 cm long Bonhams, 14th July 1995, lot 409. (1)
£100 - £150
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£300 - £400
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£150 - £200
564* Lapis Lazuli. A miniature bust of the Ancient Greek poet Sappho, probably Roman, carved with braided coiffure, 2 cm high (1)
£200 - £300
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565* Longcase Clock. An 18th century longcase clock, the brass moonphase dial signed R. Schofield, Rochdale, engraved with a sailing boat, exotic birds and scrolls, pierced brass spandrels, with an oak case inlaid with lighter wood, with pendulum and weights, dial 34 x 34 cm, overall height 270 cm (1)
£300 - £500
566* Manufacturers’ Name Plates. A collection of British and South African machinery nameplates, circa 1950s, comprising Herbert Morrris Limited, brass, 5.5 x 13 cm, Denver Machinery Co (PTY) Ltd, brass, M&R Engineering (PTY) Ltd, brass, The ThomsonHouston Co Ltd, brass, Brook Motors Ltd, brass, Lancashire Dynamo & Crypto Ltd, brass, a larger example of the same manufacturer, brass, Associated British Machine Tool Makers Limited, brass, Electropower Gears Ltd, brass, Beisa Mines Ltd, brass (2), Chubb & Maxwell (PTY) Limited Cape Town, brass, Patent Ratner London Strong Room Door, brass, Koppel Engineering Limited, brass, Cooke 2 L40, pewter, Harland, pewter, and one other, unidentified, aluminium (17)
£100 - £150
567 No Lot 568* Menelaus. A Spelter Bust of Menelaus, 1900s, spelter, mounted on a marble socle, a few rust spots, 29 x 28 cm (1)
£70 - £100
569* Okimono. A Japanese pewter okimono, Meiji period (18681912), modelled as a young man with kindling on his back and reading a book, on a naturalistic base, 27 cm high (1)
£100 - £150
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570* Pewter. A George I pewter plate by Nicholas Jackman of Walbrook, London, circa 1720, of typical plain form, the base with touch marks for Nicholas Jackman, ‘lackman made in London’, X quality mark, and previous owner’s triad of initials S over SE, which signifies a marriage plate, 24 cm diameter, together with a mixed collection of pewter ware including a lidded tankard dated with initials and dated 1704, lacking one foot, 18 cm high, chocolate pot and other items Nicholas Jackman was admitted to the Yeomanry of Pewter Makers in 1699. He became a master of the Company in London in 1735. (13) £100 - £200
571* Pokerwork. After Quentin Massy’s circa 1515, The Misers, pokerwork on panel, late 19th century, 47 x 35 cm, maple veneer frame, 58 x 45.5 cm (1)
£100 - £150
572* Polyphon. A Victorian kingwood and walnut tabletop polyphon, the architectural case with a glass door enclosing the mechanical movement numbered '26117', the side with a penny slot and winding handle, working, 125 cm high x 70 cm wide x 40 cm deep, with discs (1)
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£400 - £600
574* Prisoner of War Work. A fine Napoleonic straw-work jewellery box, of rectangular form, the lid decorated with a musician by a river with buildings behind, the sides inlaid, the inner lid inset with a mirror and with divisional interior, all with finely decorated covers showing houses and flowers, with four bone feet, 8 cm high x 21.5 cm wide x 15 cm deep (1)
£200 - £300
573* Prisoner of War Work. A collection of Napoleonic bone gaming accessories, comprising 8 playing cards, including a Jack, 4 x 2 cm, bone gambling teetotum, octagonal, painted H P T dispersed by leaves, 6 cm high, bone coopered dice barrel, carved with leaves, chipped, 5 cm long, a smaller circular bone box containing three dice, 2.9 cm diameter, plus a pine box of 45 bone dominoes, 3 cm high x 6 cm wide x 17 cm deep (5)
£200 - £300
575* Prisoner of War Work. A Napoleonic bone model of a threemasted ship of the line, 25 guns to each side and rigged with deck fittings, one mast damaged and areas of rigging loose, approximately 32 cm high x 41 cm long (1)
£800 - £1,200
576* Prisoner of War Work. A Napoleonic bone spinning jenny automaton, 10.5 cm high, plus another, 9.5 cm high, both incomplete (2)
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£100 - £150
579* Prisoner of War Work. A Napoleonic straw-work book-form box, the lid inlaid with a building within a lozenge, similarly decorated on the base, the inner lid enclosing a mirror, and divisional interior, worn, 5 cm high x 15.5 cm wide x 9 cm deep, together with another straw-work box, decorated with foliate scrolls, the sliding lid with a lead-weighted base, 6.5 cm high x 17.5 cm wide x 12 cm deep, part bone domino set and box, needing reassembling, plus bone spillikins (pick up sticks) set, comprising 41 pieces (4)
£100 - £150
577* Prisoner of War Work. A Napoleonic prisoner of war bone snake, of articulated form made from 38 engraved sections, approximately 39 cm (1)
£100 - £150
580* Prisoner of War Work. A Napoleonic straw-work box, probably for snuff, in various colours with initials R N G, the twopart box inlaid with a parquetry design, including a chequered board, 9 cm long, together with a straw and card box, 2.8 cm high x 6.5 cm wide x 4 cm deep, containing a smaller straw and card box (2)
578* Prisoner of War Work. A Napoleonic prisoner of war work ship, the two masted ship made from a large bird’s breastbone, fully rigged with milk glass rigging blocks, two life rafts and British Jack ensigns, displayed in a pine and glass case, 28 cm high x 31 cm wide x 18.5 cm deep (1)
£200 - £300
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£100 - £150
583* Prisoner of War Work. An unusual Napoleonic bone miniature boudoir grand piano, carved with intricate fretwork, sheet music infilled in black and raised on decorative turned supports and lyre shape pedal, some minor loss to the spindles of the lyre, otherwise a good example of a scarce POW carving, 5 cm high x 6.6 cm long (1)
£100 - £150
581* Prisoner of War Work. A Napoleonic straw-work pipe, the long stem with a bone terminal, 12 cm long, two bone marrow scoops, each with naive carved decoration, 13.5 cm and 10 cm, bone folding multi-tool vanity pocket set, with comb, ear scoop and two other tools, 8 cm long, a bone folding pocket knife, the grip with repeating engraved decoration, blade length 3 cm, plus a box with sliding cover and pierced decoration, 4 cm high (6)
£150 - £200
584* Prisoner of War Work. Napoleonic beaded reticule bag, one side with a British three-masted sailing ship, the other with a floral design, the lining in typical pink waxed cloth, with a beaded carrying handle, some loss and general wear commensurate with age, 19 cm long
582* Prisoner of War Work. A Napoleonic straw-work spectacles case, one side decorated with a naval three-masted ship, the other with a spray of flowers, lined with printed French paper and various ink inscriptions, 18.5 cm long, containing a pair of brass-rimmed spectacles, together with a similar straw-work holder, both sides decorated with houses, 19.5 cm long, containing a long paper notebook, pages uninscribed (2)
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£150 - £200
£100 - £150
585 Prisoner of War Work. Napoleonic bone dominoes, circa 1804, contained in a bone cribbage board box, naively engraved ‘P Inf D’ Ligne Angleterre’ the opposite side engraved ‘A.B. 1804, 21ne Re’, containing 23 bone dominoes, box size 2 cm high x 11.5 cm wide x 3.5 cm deep (1)
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£100 - £150
588* Seal Ring. A white metal seal ring, cast with a family armorial, size P/Q, together with a 19th century brass seal, probably from Antwerp, 7.5 cm diameter, plus a Jewish bronze pendant, 52 mm diameter
586* Rock Crystal. An Ancient Greek-style rock crystal lekythos, the narrow body with carrying handle and pedestal foot, 10.2cm high, together with a rock crystal [?] ovoid vessel carved in relief with two birds with circles and dots, and a pair of bird-head lug handles, 4cm high, plus a glass [?] ovoid vessel, pierced with three holes presumably for suspension, 5 cm high (3)
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£100 - £150
£100 - £150
589* Snuff Bottle. A Chinese hardstone snuff bottle, the mottled green stone carved as a taotie, the base hollowed and a coral cabochon spoon, 9 cm long (1)
587* Roman. A Roman style brass bowl, the circular hammered bowl engraved ‘XX I’ (to denote 20 years of loyal service of a Roman legionary), within a laurel wreath, the exterior of the bowl with circles formed from dots and a similar finish throughout, 3.2 cm high x 10 cm diameter, together with a white metal Roman-style legionary’s seal ring, intaglio of an elephant and inscribed ‘Alaudae’ (larks), size V/W, together with another Roman style white metal seal ring, with intaglio portrait of Heraklius, size O/P (3)
£200 - £300
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£100 - £150
592* Tibetan Dzi Bead. A large Tibetan 'Swastika' Dzi bead, carved agate with a long cylindrical body and swastika emblem, hollowed through the end for suspension, 5.5 cm long Provenance: Deceased estate, Gloucestershire. A letter from the V&A accompanies the lot, dated 2014. Dr John Clarke: ‘Having closely examined your Tibetan dzi bead recently, I do not feel it is a copy. I can confirm therefore, that in all probabilty is it genuine.’ Dzi beads are often worn as part of a necklace, and they are believed to be protective amulets. The swastika represents law and all aspects of law, assisting in speaking universal law. The swastika symbol has been for thousands of years already in almost all human civilisations as a sign of good luck, protection, and a materialisation of life and the changing seasons of the year. It is believed the Dzi bead will bring happiness, wealth and prosperity to its owner. (1) £200 - £300
593* Tribal Art. An African knobkerrie, the hardwood club with spherical head and long shaft, 81 cm long, together with a Malayan kris, the 32 cm wavy steel blade with carved garuda hilt, overall length 39cm, in its wooden scabbard, together with a South Indian bow, plus with a Malayan Sumpitan blowpipe (4)
£100 - £150
590* Spanish Shrine. A Spanish hardwood wall plaque shrine, 18/19th century, carved in relief with Madonna and child with cherubs above, their faces inlaid with bone, 65 x 44 cm (1)
£200 - £300
591* Stick Barometer. A Victorian mahogany stick barometer, unsigned, with engraved, silvered Vernier scale and thermometer, with bone knob, mahogany case with brass inlay, approximately 99 cm long (1)
£100 - £150
594* Violin. A French violin, circa 1900, featuring a single-piece flamed maple back and a two-piece fine-grained spruce top, the well carved scroll, overall length 60 cm, unlabelled internally, housed within a vintage plush-lined black hard case, accompanied by a contemporary octagonal wood bow, together with the original dark green protective felt cloth prominently printed in gilt lettering, ‘Hug & Cie Bâle’ (1)
Lot 592
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£200 - £300
FURNITURE
595* Bible Box. A carved oak Bible box, probably 17th century, the hinged plank top with wrought iron strap hinges, above a front carved in relief with scrolling foliate decoration within arched panels, raised on a moulded plinth, 61cm x 44cm x 19cm (1)
£100 - £150
596* Bookcase. A Victorian mahogany breakfront bookcase, the plain frieze over four glass doors each with mahogany moulding, enclosing shelves, the lower section with four panelled doors and classical with the central section having classical pilasters, some area faded from sunlight, 224 cm high x 233 cm wide x 44 cm deep (1)
597* Burmese Table. A Burmese or Indian hardwood carved occasional table, early 20th century, the shaped square top carved with grape and vine decoration on a similarly carved folding base, 70 cm square top x 60 cm high (1)
£500 - £800
Lot 596
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£100 - £150
599* Chairs. A pair of Victorian carved oak high-back chairs, each carved with thistles and scrolls, cane seats, on turned and carved supports, construction weak and general wear, 122 cm high (2)
£200 - £300
598* Cabinet. An oak cabinet with panels depicting scenes from Shakespeare’s Henry IV carved by Rhoda Bather (1824-1893), circa 1880, front with hinged cabinet doors to left & right and central sliding door section, doors incorporating 9 finely carved panels in relief depicting scenes from Henry IV, parts 1 & 2, back panel of cabinet with furnture remover’s paper label of ‘J. & B. Blower Ltd., Removal & Storage Contractors, Shrewsbury’ and property paper label ‘Property of [Mr.] E. J. Bather’, on Jacobean style oak court cupboard stand base with two drawers, decorative turned columns, and panelled back, cabinet dimensions: width 115 x depth 32.5 x height 85.5 cm (45 1/4 x 13 x 33 1/2 ins), stand base: width 125.5 x depth 47.5 x height 87 cm (47 1/2 x 18 3/4 x 34 1/4 ins), total height (cabinet & base) 172 cm (67 3/4 ins) Provenance: Rhoda Bather (1824-1893), of Brome Cottage, Meole Brace, Shropshire. Christopher Edwards, 19th Century Furniture and Works of Art, London. Benjamin Bather, thence by descent. Rhoda Bather was the daughter of John Bather, Recorder of Shrewsbury (1781-1839) and Elizabeth Bather (née Gipps, 1787-1880). In Rhoda Bather’s will, she refers to the cabinet, ‘the carved cabinet with the Shakespeare carvings done by me...’ which was bequeathed to her nephew Edward William Bather (1854-1930). The 9 panels in the cabinet show depictions from Henry IV, comprising Part 1, Act II, scene 2 (2 panels); Part 1, Act II, scene 4; Part 1, Act 5, scene 4 (2 panels), Part 1, Act 3, scene 3; Part 2, Act 2, scene 2; Part 2, Act 4, scene 4; and Part 2, Act 5, scene 5. (1) £700 - £1,000
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600* Chairs. An elegant pair of Regency stained beech drawingroom chairs, each with an interlaced open back, curved armrests, cane seat and turned tapered supports, general wear, 86 cm high (2)
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£200 - £300
Lot 601
Lot 602
601* Chest of Drawers. A fine Edwardian mahogany and satinwood inlay straight-front chest of drawers, four drawers, the lower one deeper, the top drawer with divisions and a sliding compartment, each with ornate brass handles, key escutcheons on bracket supports, 86 cm high x 116 cm wide x 61 cm deep (1)
£200 - £300
602* Commode. A Victorian mahogany commode, with hinged top enclosing a ceramic pot and cover with arm rests, the front with three dummy drawers each with ornate brass handle. on turned supports, 66 cm high x 65 cm wide x 53 cm deep (1)
£100 - £150
603* Mirror. A fine ornately carved giltwood Florentine inverted breakfront mirror, 18th-century, featuring rich classical and figural carvings including putti in polychrome, acanthus and pierced floral scrolls, with original mirror glass, 136 x 104 cm (53 1/2 x 41 ins) (1)
£4,000 - £6,000
Lot 603
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606* Sideboard. A Victorian carved mahogany and oak side table in the Elizabethan style, with a rectangular top over a single frieze drawer with carved bulbous supports, fitted with an under-tier shelf on block supports, some repairs and cracks and old wormholes, 85 cm high x 126 cm wide x 48 cm deep (1)
£300 - £500
604* Occasional Table. A Victorian Aesthetic table, with a faux malachite decoration on the top and sides, bordered by gold and an overall black-painted finish, 77.5 cm high x 49 cm square top (1)
£200 - £300
605* Side Table. A 17th century oak side table, the rectangular top over shaped frieze with turned supports united by stretchers, three square repairs to the top and general wear commensurate with age, 73 cm high x 133 cm wide x 67 cm deep (1)
£700 - £1,000
Lot 607
607* Table. A French Louis XV style walnut and kingwood parquetry and brass mounted coffee table, the rectangular top with geometric parquetry inlay, over cabriole supports, 44 cm high x 103.5 cm wide x 50 cm deep (1)
£100 - £150
608* Work Table. A Victorian mahogany work table, with a rectangular top and rosewood crossbanding, hinged, vacant interior, above two drawers (one dummy), on an octagonal pedestal and quatrefoil base with brass casters, 70 cm high x 60.5 cm wide x 45 cm deep (1)
Lot 605
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214
£100 - £150
SILVER 611* Buttons. A set of six silver buttons, each button with a relief scene of a well dressed couple walking outdoors, marked to the front, maker’s mark Berthold Müller, London import mark for 1901 (6)
£70 - £100
609* Aviators Silver. A George V silver capstan inkwell by Adie Brothers, Birmingham 1933, the lid engraved with the Carlisle coat of arms, the base engraved ‘Opening of Carlisle Municipal Airport by the Mayor E.B: Grat, Esq: March 21st 1934, Civic Flight, March 21st London, Douglas, Belfast. Carlisle, March 22nd, Carlisle, Liverpool, London, Pilot G.P. Olley’, the base 12.5 cm diameter, weighted, together with a silver ashtray by Louis Simpson Ltd, London 1946, shaped circular form engraved ‘G.P.O. a souvenir of their first flight from J.K. de G and T.Q. & S.K. de G 1.9.47’, 12 cm diameter, 91g Provenance: Sotheby’s, London, 4 July 2001, lot 1185. (2)
£200 - £300
612* Coffee Set. A German silver three-piece bachelor’s coffee set, circa 1910, comprising a coffee pot, milk jug and sugar bowl, each with repousee decoration showing putti within Rococo Cscrolls, on four cabriole supports, presented on an oval tray, German and Finnish import marks, the coffee pot, 17 cm high, coffee pot 362g, milk jug 87g, sugar bowl 100g, tray 255g, gross weight 804g (3)
£500 - £600
610* British Orders. Royal College of Surgeons 'Court of Patrons' Medal, silver-gilt and enamel, reverse engraved Arnold Elton C.B.E. 1986, hallmarks for Gaunt, London, 1986, 68g, with crimson neck ribbon, in case of issue Provenance: Sir Arnold Elton CBE MS FRCS (1920-2018), British surgeon and consultant (1) £100 - £150
613* Filigree. A collection of silver filigree ornaments, including a miniature dome top chest, with carrying handles and lock, 5.5 cm long, a miniature purse with hinged cover and carrying chain, 6.5 cm long, a miniature rocking chair and other items, gross weight 170g (9)
£100 - £150
614* Mixed Silver. An Edwardian silver card case by Walker & Hall, Sheffield 1912, plain shaped form 8.5 cm long, 47g, a silver cigarette case, 89g, silver vesta case 40g, plus a silver desk calender, combined weight, 176g Lot 611
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£100 - £150
Lot 616 616* Silver Service. A Spanish silver seven-piece tea and coffee service, comprising teapot (lid detached), coffee pot, sugar bowl and cover, smaller sugar pot and milk jug, all heavily embossed, hallmarks to the base and additionally engraved ‘Leena Tarma’, coffee pot 20.5 cm, teapot 19.5 cm, tea strainer, and sugar tongs, presented on a substantial two handle tray, with paper label for ‘Ruiz Joyeria, Plata de Ley’ (Ruiz Jewellery Store, Sterling Silver), 68 cm wide, weights, coffee pot 1018g, teapot 993g, sugar bowl and cover 482g, smaller sugar bowl 136g, milk jug 330g, tray 3700g, tea strainer 109g, sugar tongs, 106g, combined weight approximately 6874g (6)
615* Mixed Silver. Various continental silver, comprising a Finnish silver fruit bowl, square with pierced foliate sides, 23 cm square 326g, a pair of herons, each hollow but well detailed, 18 cm high, 133g, tea strainer and stand, 76g, shaped bowl with gilded interior, 11 cm diameter, 117g, beaker decorated with a sailing vessel, 40g, small silver pedestal cup, 39g, Art Deco cigarette case, 8 x 7 cm, 92g, plus 21 silver cocktail sticks each with synthetic pearl, gross weight 497g (10)
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£5,000 - £6,000
617* The Empire Collection. A collection of 24 silver-gilt stamps, presented in a collector's album with a certificate of authenticity numbered 5487/10,000, hallmarked 925, album size 14 x 29.5 cm, approximately 630g
£300 - £500
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£400 - £600
JEWELLERY & WATCHES
620* Brooch. A Victorian 15ct gold rock crystal brooch, the faceted stone bezel-set in an ornate mount stamped ‘15ct’, with pin and safety chain, 35 mm long, 14.1 grams, together with a Victorian 9ct gold brooch, with an amethyst surrounded by pearls in a halo setting, stamped ‘9ct’ with pin and safety chain, 30 mm long, 5.4 grams
618* Amber. A string of butterscotch amber beads, 160 cm drop, 140g (1)
£200 - £300
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619* Bracelet. A 15ct gold link bracelet set with turquoise stones, circa 1920s, multi-link gold bracelet, set with 8 turquoise cabochons (one expertly replaced?), slide clasp and safety chain, 18 cm long, total weight 16.5 g, contained in a red morocco box (rubbed), with ink stamp inside lid ‘Bracher & Sydenham Jewellers, 30 and 30A Queen Victoria St. Reading’, with Bracher & Sydenham receipt for the bracelet enclosed dated 24th November 1957
£200 - £300
621* Brooch. A Victorian rose-cut diamond floral spray brooch, set with a petal with a central diamond surrounded by five smaller diamonds, with a branch of diamonds throughout, set in yellow metal, 4 cm long, contained in a red and gold tooled leather box, the lid embossed with a flower (1)
£300 - £500
Provenance: Purchased from Bracher & Sydenham, Reading, by the owner’s aunt and uncle, Mr & Mrs Stuart Williamson, as a Christmas present for their daughter, Stephanie (born 1921); thence by descent. Stuart Williamson was an innovator at the Williamson Manufacturing Company founded by his father, early film pioneer James Williamson. The company relocated to Reading from London at the outbreak of WWII because of the groundbreaking work it was doing in aerial reconnaissance. Bracher & Sydenham was a prestigious firm of silversmiths, jewellers and watchmakers established in Reading around 1790. From the 1940s they expanded into antique jewellery and silver, their wares displayed in six large showrooms lit by gas. An excursion to the shop was deemed an occasion to dress up, and as late as 1983 a liveried doorman welcomed customers. (1) £600 - £800
622* Brooch. An Art Deco diamond brooch, of openwork form, set with three diamonds, each approximately 0.33- 0.40 ct, with a generous display of smaller diamonds throughout a filigree setting, 6.5 cm, set in yellow and white metal, with a safety chain, total weight 9.1 grams (1)
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£300 - £500
623* Brooch. An Art Deco diamond double-clip brooch, the clips removable from the brooch framework to form two individual clip brooches, set with two diamonds approximately 0.40ct, each profusely surrounded by smaller diamonds in a milligrain setting, white metal, 2.3 x 5.4 cm long, total weight 25.1 grams (1)
£1,500 - £2,000
626* Fob Watch. An 18K gold half-hunter fob watch, the case with blue enamel Roman numerals, enclosing white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, lacking hands, the case engraved with initials, stamped ‘18K’, gross weight (including movement) 26.4g (1)
£400 - £600
624* Buttons. A set of six art nouveau silver buttons by Crisford & Norris, Birmingham 1902, each cast with a stylised female head, 25 mm diameter, together with a pair of art nouveau silver buttons by Marples & Co, Birmingham 1901, openwork organic decoration, 3 cm diameter and other similar silver buttons, gross weight 39g (13)
£70 - £100
625* Diamonds. A pair of diamond cluster ear studs, each with a centre old-cut stone, approximately 0.20ct, surrounded by smaller stones, with an openwork white metal mount, 2.8 grams, together with a similar pair of diamond ear studs set in yellow metal, 2.1 grams (2)
627* Gold Coins. Edward VII half sovereign, 1907, fine, together with a George V half sovereign, 1918, very fine
£100 - £150
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£600 - £700
628* Gold. A 22ct gold wedding band, cast with repeating ivy leaves, stamped ‘22’, 3.4g, together with a pair of 18ct ball ear studs, stamped ‘750 ‘, and one retaining back, 1.3g, a pair of 9ct gold ‘knot’ ear studs, each stamped ‘375’, 2.9g, a piece of yellow metal in the style of a nugget, 5g (this was the excess metal from a jewellery commission), plus a yellow metal locket (5)
£500 - £700
631* Longines Flagship Quartz wristwatch. A Longines Flagship Quartz wristwatch, L4.716.4.72.6, 36 mm case, white dial, stainless steel case and bracelet, polished finish, original box and papers, as new condition (1)
£200 - £300
629* Golf Wristwatch. A novelty golf wristwatch, the casing in the form of a golf ball, the spring cover stamped ‘Brev No 107244 Regd No 703616 Swiss Made’, white enamel dial with black Arabic numerals, working (1)
£100 - £150
632* Military Wristwatch. A WWII Air Ministry Jaeger Le Coultre wristwatch, dated 1940, white circular dial (although the glass gives it a yellow appearance) with Arabic numerals and black steel hour and minute hands and red seconds hand, stainless steel case with winding crown, the back plate with engraved AM and crown, Mk VIIA 6B/159 7411/40 .S.S.& S., case size 32 mm diameter, on a striped cloth strap, working (1)
630* Hairpin. A Victorian tortoiseshell pique work hairpin, one end with a fixed gold inlaid ball with star decoration, another detachable ball at the other end, 16.5 cm long (1)
£100 - £150
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£1,000 - £1,500
635* Omega. A 9ct gold ladies Omega wristwatch, with a circular yellow dial with batons, quartz movement, mesh link strap stamped ‘375’, overall length 18 cm, gross weight (including movement) 27.2g (1)
£300 - £500
633* Mixed Jewellery. An Edwardian yellow metal brooch, set with a miniature portrait on enamel depicting an 18th century female, set in a Rococo ribbon brooch with an oval blue enamel border, 3 cm long, together with a Victorian yellow metal egg pendant, cast with a cross and inlaid with turquoise, the interior with a glass division, 2.5 cm long, an 18ct gold brooch set with three synthetic pearls, stamped ‘750’, 3.5 cm long, plus a 14ct gold ring set with a small sapphire, size D/E (4)
£200 - £300
634* Mixed Jewellery. An Indian yellow metal stick pin, probably 18ct gold, with a swastika emblem for the Buddhist symbol of universal harmony, set with red stones, probably garnets, 6 cm long, gross weight 1.7g, together with an Edwardian yellow metal tie pin set with a single pearl, 5.5 cm long, plus two other tie pins, including one with an enamel crown, probably Queen Victoria’s Jubilee, all presented on a velvet pad with old ink inscription to verso ‘18ct’ and ‘R 30’ (Rupees), plus a pair of white metal cufflinks commemorating the Battle of Waterloo (6)
636* Pearls. A pair of pearl ear studs, each set in yellow metal, together with two similar studs, including one pair stamped ‘9ct’, plus a graduated pearl necklace with a 9ct white gold clasp inset with small diamonds, overall length 54 cm, plus another string of pearls with cut purple cut stones. 22 cm drop (5)
£150 - £200
£100 - £150
637* Pendant. A yellow metal pendant, of crescent form pierced with confronting birds and a cross, 4.5 cm long, suspended by an 18ct gold chain, the catch stamped ‘750’, 29 cm drop, chain 13.2g, pendant 11.9g (1)
Lot 635
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220
£1,000 - £1,500
640* Ring. A fine three-stone emerald and diamond ring, circa 1920, central emerald-cut emerald measuring approximately 1.2 ct, flanked by two brilliant round-cut diamonds, each approximately 1.2ct, mounted in a platinum openwork claw setting, with fine heart detail to the gallery, hallmark stamps to inner band (rubbed and indistinct), total weight 4.4 grams, size R/S (1)
£3,000 - £5,000
638* Pendant. An 18K emerald and diamond pendant, the rectangular-cut emerald 8 x 5 mm, set in 18K gold with three small cut diamonds, on a fine 18K chain, 27 cm, gross weight 11.5g (1)
641* Rings. An emerald and diamond half-eternity ring, channelset with three square-cut emeralds and four diamonds, set in 18ct white gold, size S, 4.9 grams, together with a smaller emerald and diamond eternity ring, channel-set with small baguette-cut stones, in a white metal setting, size N, 2.3 grams, plus a sapphire eternity ring, channel-set with a complete band of square-cut sapphires, in a white metal setting with delicate tooled pattern to upper and lower shank edges, size Q, 3.9 grams
£400 - £600
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639* Pocket Watch. An Edwardian 9ct gold open-face pocket watch, the circular white enamel dial with black Roman numerals and blued steel hands, a subsidiary seconds dial, the gold case with top wind stamped ‘375’, 41 mm diameter, gross weight (including movement) 64g (1)
£300 - £500
642* Scarab Beetle. A yellow metal scarab beetle, finely modelled with knopped antennae, unmarked, 12.9g (1)
£400 - £600
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£600 - £800
Modern First Editions & Illustrated Books Original Illustrations & Vintage Games Lewis Carroll & Private Press 10 DECEMBER 2026
J. R. R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King, 1st editions, 1st impressions, London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1954-55, all edges gilt, modern crimson morocco gilt, upper covers with the One Ring and Eye of Sauron symbol in gilt, spines with raised bands and lettered in gilt to compartments, housed in a cloth slipcase, 8vo Hammond and Anderson A5a. A fine and handsome set of the most famous high fantasy trilogy.
Estimate £6,000-8,000
For further information please contact Paul Rasti: paul@dominicwinter.co.uk
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For the Portion of the Hammer Price up to £50,000 between £50,000.01 and £200,000 between £200,000.01 and £350,000 between £350,000.01 and £500,000
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CONDITIONS OF SALE AND BUSINESS 1. The Seller warrants to the Auctioneer and the buyer that he is the true owner or is properly authorised to sell the property by the true owner and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims. 2. (a) The highest bidder to be the buyer. If during the auction the Auctioneer considers that a dispute has arisen he has absolute authority to settle it or re-offer the lot. The Auctioneer may at his sole discretion determine the advance of bidding or refuse a bid, divide any lot, combine any two or more lots or withdraw any lot without prior notice. (b) Where goods are bought at auction by a buyer who has entered into an agreement with another or others that the other or others (or some of them) shall abstain from bidding for the goods and the buyer or other party or one of the other parties is a dealer (as defined in the Auction Biddings Agreement Act 1927) the buyer warrants that the goods are bought bona fide on joint account. 3. The buyer shall pay the price at which a lot is knocked down by the Auctioneer to the buyer (“the hammer price”) together with a premium of 22% of the hammer price. Where the lot is marked by an asterisk the premium will be subject to VAT at 20% which under the Auctioneer’s Margin Scheme will form part of the buyer’s premium on our invoice and will not be separately identified (the premium added to the hammer price will hereafter collectively be referred to as “the total sum due”). By making any bid the buyer acknowledges that his attention has been drawn to the fact that on the sale of any lot the Auctioneer will receive from the seller commission at its usual rates in addition to the said premium of 22% and assents to the Auctioneer receiving the said commission. 4. (a) The buyer shall forthwith upon the purchase give in his name and permanent address and pay to the Auctioneer immediately after the conclusion of the auction the total sum due. (b) The buyer may be required to pay down during the course of the sale the whole or any part of the total sum due, and if he fails to do so after such request the lot or lots may at the Auctioneer's absolute discretion be put up again and resold immediately. (c) The buyer shall at his own expense take away any lot or lots purchased no later than five working days after the auction day. (d) The Auctioneer may at his own discretion agree credit terms with a buyer and extend the time limits for collection in special cases but otherwise payment shall be deemed to have been made only after the Auctioneer has received cash or a sterling banker’s draft or the buyer's cheque has been cleared. 5. (a) If the buyer fails to pay for or take away any lot or lots pursuant to clause 4 or breaches any other condition of that clause the Auctioneer as agent for the seller shall be entitled after consultation with the seller to exercise one or other of the following rights: (i) Rescind the sale of that or any other lots sold to the buyer who defaults and re-sell the lot or lots whereupon the defaulting buyer shall pay to the Auctioneer any shortfall between the proceeds of that sale after deduction of costs of re-sale and the total sum due. Any surplus shall belong to the seller. (ii) Proceed for damages for breach of contract. (b) Without prejudice to the Auctioneer's rights hereunder if any lots or lots are not collected within five days or such longer period as the Auctioneer may have agreed otherwise, the Auctioneer may charge the buyer a storage charge of £1.00 + VAT at the current rate per lot per day. (c) Ownership of the lot purchased shall not pass to the buyer until he has paid to the Auctioneer the total sum due. 6. (a) The seller shall be entitled to place a reserve on any lot and the Auctioneer shall have the right to bid on behalf of the seller for any lot on which a reserve has been placed. A seller may not bid on any lot on which a reserve has been placed. (b) Where any lot fails to sell, the Auctioneer shall notify the seller accordingly. The seller shall make arrangements either to re-offer the lot for sale or to collect the lot and may be asked to pay a commission not exceeding 50% of the selling commission and any special expenses incurred in cataloguing the lot. (c) If such arrangements are not made within seven days of the notification the Auctioneer is empowered to sell the lot by auction or by private treaty at not less than the reserve price and to receive from the seller the normal selling commission and special expenses.
7. Any representation or statement by the Auctioneer in any catalogue, brochure or advertisement of forthcoming sales as to authorship, attribution, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price is a statement of opinion only. Every person interested should exercise and rely on his own judgement as to such matters and neither the Auctioneer nor his servants or agents are responsible for the correctness of such opinions. No warranty whatsoever is given by the Auctioneer or the seller in respect of any lot and any express or implied warranties are hereby excluded. 8. (a) Notwithstanding any other terms of these conditions, if within fourteen days of the sale the Auctioneer has received from the buyer of any lot notice in writing that in his view the lot is a deliberate forgery and within fourteen days after such notification the buyer returns the same to the Auctioneer in the same condition as at the time of the sale and satisfies the Auctioneer that considered in the light of the entry in the catalogue the lot is a deliberate forgery then the sale of the lot will be rescinded and the purchase price of the same refunded. "A deliberate forgery" means a lot made with intention to deceive. (b) A buyer's claim under this condition shall be limited to any amount paid to the Auctioneer for the lot and for the purpose of this condition the buyer shall be the person to whom the original invoice was made out by the Auctioneer. 9. Lots may be removed during the sale after full settlement in accordance with 4(d) hereof. 10. All goods delivered to the Auctioneer's premises will be deemed to be delivered for sale by auction unless otherwise stated in writing and will be catalogued and sold at the Auctioneer's discretion and accepted by the Auctioneer subject to all these conditions. In the case of miscellaneous books, the Auctioneer reserves the right to extract and dispose of books that, in the opinion of the Auctioneer at his absolute discretion, have no saleable value and, therefore, might detract from the saleability of the rest of the lot and the Auctioneer shall incur no liability to the seller, in respect of the books disposed of. By delivering the goods to theAuctioneer for inclusion in his auction sales each seller acknowledges that he/she accepts and agrees to all the conditions. 11. (a) Unless otherwise instructed in writing all goods on the Auctioneer's premises and in their custody will be held insured against the risks of fire, burglary, water damage and accidental breakage or damage. The value of the goods so covered will be the hammer price, or in the case of unsold lots the lower estimate, or in the case of loss or damage prior to the sale that which the specialised staff of the Auctioneer shall in their absolute discretion estimate to be the auction value of such goods. (b) The Auctioneer shall not be responsible for damage to or the loss, theft, or destruction of any goods not so insured because of the owner’s written instructions. 12. The Auctioneer shall remit the proceeds of the sale to the seller thirty days after the day of the auction provided that the Auctioneer has received the total sum due from the buyer. In all other cases the Auctioneer will remit the proceeds of the sale to the seller within seven days of the receipt by the Auctioneer of the total sum due. The Auctioneer will not be deemed to have received the total sum due until after any cheque delivered by the buyer has been cleared. In the event of the Auctioneer exercising his right to rescind the sale his obligation to the seller hereunder lapses. 13. In the case of the seller withdrawing instructions to the Auctioneer to sell any lot or lots, the Auctioneer may charge a fee of 12.5% of the Auctioneer's middle estimate of the auction price of the lot withdrawn together with Value Added Tax thereon and any expenses incurred in respect of the lot or lots. 14. The Auctioneer’s current standard notices and information (i.e. Collation and Amendments) will apply to any contract with the Auctioneer as if incorporated herein. 15. These conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English Law.
Printed Books, Maps & Documents 9 DECEMBER 2026
Bernardus Claravallensis. Homilia super Stabat mater, [Leipzig: Moritz Brandis, circa 1488-89], 18 leaves, capital letters handrubricated, bound between two other texts: Saint Athanasius. In librum psalmorum, translated by Johannes Reuchlin, Tübingen: Thomas Anshelm, 1515, title within decorative woodcut border, and Chacón (Alfonso & Pifferi, Francesco). Istoria del M.R.P. Fr. Alfonso Giaccone, Nella quale si tratta esser vera la liberazion dell'Anima di Traiano imperatore dalle pene dell'Inferno…, Siena: Luca Bonetti, 1595, woodcut armorial to title, 19th-century half calf marbled boards, rebacked and refurbished, 4to USTC 743390, 691768 & 821800. Estimate £1,500-2,000
For further information, and to consign, please contact Colin Meays colin@dominicwinter.co.uk