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George III (1760-1820), oval countermark upon Spanish Eight Reales of King Charles IIII (1788-1808), 1794 DA, struck in Santiago, Chile, small oval hallmark of George III right at centre of obverse, bust of Spanish King laureate and draped right, date below, legend and toothed border surrounding, CAROLVS.IIII. DEI. GRATIA, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, pillar with ribbon incuse motto either side PLUS VLTRA, legend surrounding, .HISPAN. ET IND. REX. S. 8R. D.A., mint letter with o above, weight 26.97g (Bull 1853 R3; ESC 134; C&R 1069; S.3765A). Lightly toned, with large chisel cut intruding bottom of countermark into drapery of host coin, a possible attempt at cancellation? Otherwise host coin almost extremely fine, countermark stronger, very rare. The initials D and A at the end of the reverse legend represent the names of the Mint Assayers who were Domingo Eizaguirre and Augustin de Infante y Prado. Provenance: Ex Alan Barr Collection, Part Three, Mark Rasmussen Numismatist, Surrey, purchased 25th July 2005.
A French cast silver pair of two light candelabra, by Georges Fouquet-Lapar for Leon Lapar, Minerva 1st standard 1838 to 1919 mark, stamped L. Lapar, sr. (successor) de Beguin, Paris over GFL makers mark, the bases cast with rocaille, with openwork stem and two leafy branches, removable sconces, numbered 21156 and 21157, height 15 cm, weight 58 oz. The makers mark is for Georges Fouquet-Lapar, who registered his own mark in 1897 after apprenticing under his father in law Leon Lapar. Georges took over the firm in 1897 and registered his own mark on July 5th 1897. His mark shows his three initials topping a silversmith's chisel. Leon Lapar took over Louis Beguin's workshop at 16 rue de Choiseul in 1878 and then moved it to number 25 Rue de Choiseul, close to the Opera House. Lapar registered his own mark on February 12th 1878 and cancelled it on July 5th 1897. See lot 199, Sotheby's New York, 16th April 2015 for a similar three branch pair.
Byzantine Opus Interrasile Ring with Doves and Cross, 7th-8th century AD A substantial gold ring with openwork opus interrasile decoration of a series of roundels, one to the front with a equal armed Greek cross, two to the side with standing doves; between each roundel a stylised acanthus leaf. The border and each roundel segmented with dot motif to the centre of each. For a similar example see The British Museum accession number: AF.308 Opus interrasile comes from the Latin opus, meaning work, and interrasile meaning openings. It is a metalworking technique that involves creating a style of openwork decoration by piercing a sheet of metal with a chisel or other sharp tool. The style came into fashion during the Etruscan period and was further developed by Roman goldsmiths. The style continued to flourish in Byzantine jewellery. During the Late Roman period the style was popular for use with gold rings, such as the Aemelia ring found at Corbridge on Hadrians Wall. It was during the Byzantine period that the technique reached its zenith, where craftsmen produced a range of jewellery, including earrings, bracelets and rings in work so fine that the remaining gold looks like a web of ultra fine wires. Symbols typically include the cross, doves, peacocks and trees, all referencing to the owners’ Christian faith.
A woodworkers, cabinet makers and turners triptych cabinet containing 73 Holtzapffel ornamental turning chisels the cabinet has ebony inlay and each chisel is stamped with its profile and marked as such within the cabinet. The company was founded in 1794 by Jean-Jacques Holtzapffel and made lathes and high quality turning chisel for ornamental wood turning. Having belong to an ex wood work teacher this collection has been well looked after with all chisels and cabinet in excellent condition.CR - Size of the cabinet closed - 57cm wide, 78 cm high, 8cm deep. Oper - 114cm Wide.
An Army & Navy vintage polished steel multi-purpose folding knife with hatched two-piece composition grip, 10 cm folding main blade, pen-knife blade, file, button-hook, rasp and hook, augur, corkscrew and chisel, the handle also containing slide-out scissors, bodkin, dividers, tweezers and scalpel, in stitched leather belt pouch fitted with folding nickel rule
The Incarceration of John Youdan in Wakefield Gaol. A manuscript account written by John Youdan concerning his conviction for damaging the tombstone of his brother Thomas Youdan in Sheffield General Cemetery and his subsequent two months imprisonment in 1879, beginning with his description of the day and events when he had gone to the cemetery and chiselled off the words 'adopted daughter' from his late brother's tombstone, then following on to when he admitted the crime to the police of his own volition, then how he chose to go to prison for two months rather than pay a fine and giving a vivid and detailed account of his time in prison and the conditions and food he received, 'My reception at the prison, I was first rushed into a long, and very cold passage, to wait til further orders, after a considerable time, a voice is heard from the other end. "Come along, this way now, are you coming?" from the passage I was taken to a corridor, which is fitted up with little watch-box-like-stalls. I was ordered in a very gruff manner to enter one of them; and then a large skip was brought and placed before me, with the order to strip. "Now, take all your clothes off"... I was taken naked on the cold flags, barefoot, and put under a strong light to undergo a rigid examination, and a graphic portrait taken; during the airy performance on the cold flags, and standing up, it becomes rather sensational. He whirled me round, then back again, up and down with a keen eye he skirres me... Next a large rug was thrown over me, there conducted to another apartment and invited to take a bath...', 31 pages written to rectos only, one pen & ink and watercolour illustration of Youdan coat of arms, some browning, contemporary roan-backed boards, heavily rubbed, small 4to, plus six related family documents,three Victorian family bibles (Grimes), three early 20th-century family photographs, and a collection of over 30 naïve art works, mostly signed or initialled by John Hall Youdan, some dated 1850s/1870s, subjects including views and natural history, the majority watercolour on paper, plus 6 oils on canvas and board, various sizesThomas and John Youdan had three other brothers, one of whom was George who had a daughter called Harriet. For reasons unknown Harriet lived with Thomas and when he died he left his extensive estate to Harriet in 1877. Harriett decided to erect a monument to her uncle and benefactor, employing the inscription: 'Erected by his adopted daughter, Harriette Youdan', and it was this line that led her uncle John to chisel out the words 'adopted daughter'. Thomas Youdan was a theatre proprietor in Sheffield and is best known for sponsoring the Youdan Cup, the first ever competition in the history of association football. (approx. 50)
McKerrow, R B "A Dictionary of Printers and Booksellers in England, Scotland and Ireland and of Foreign Printers of English Books 1557-1640", publ 1910 The Bibliographical Society Plomer, Henry R "A Dictionary of the Booksellers and Printers who were at Work in England, Scotland and Ireland from 1651 to 1667", 1907 for The Bibliographical Society, library stamp inside front cover, barcode, rebound grey library cloth with gilt titles"Decorative Alphabets for the Chisel, the Brush, the Pen and the Needle... chiefly drawn and engraved by William Gibbs and selected from the Universal Decorator", Houlston & Wright, colour frontis, colour plates, decorated cloth laid down, reboundHolme, C G (ed)"Lettering of Today", The Studio 1941, library stamp top right hand corner of most pages, yellow cloth with red titles Jay, Leonard "Of Making Many Books There is No End", the Birmingham School of Printing 1931, library stamp many top right corners and on the tp, rebound black library cloth (5)
Rare Hand Hammer Guttie Golf ball hammer c.1860- with circular face and wide chisel - fitted with leather sheepskin grip - screw/pin just below the head - overall 9" see illustration of one found in the work shop of Old Tom Morris St Andrews (ex- Maurice Anderson) Note See Mullocks Auction Oct 17 lot 2060 similar slightly less refined £240
Neolithic, 4th-3rd millennium BC. A mixed bone group comprising: a spearpoint with one pointed and one chisel end; a spearpoint with both ends pointed; a harpoon with one pointed end and the other with two barbs. 23 grams, 60-120mm (2 1/4 - 4 3/4"). Property of a professional gentleman, acquired 2011; formerly in a private collection formed before 1950. [3, No Reserve] Fine condition.

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