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Click here to subscribeA good Mahogany and Walnut cased 6 1/2 octave Boudoir Piano by Marshall & Rose of London, tuned ready for sale (Sir Herbert Marshall Sons & Rose, London) in good playable order, (see on-line video), standing on elegant tapering square legs with spade feet, together with a Duet Stool. (Purchased at an auction at Glanusk Park House, near Crickhowell in the 1930's prior to the mansion's demolition and has been in the same ownership since then).
An original vintage circa 1970's Pedigree made Sindy doll with a selection of original Sindy (and other) clothing and Sindy House furniture. The doll having brown hair, eye lashes and eye to the right. Marked to the back of the head 033055X. Furniture to include sofas and armchairs, bed, wardrobe, dressing table, hair salon dryer and others.
A glazed terracotta lunette depicting The Annunciation after Andrea Della Robbia, 19th century, modelled in white relief on a lavender-blue ground, 25cm high, 42.5cm wide. PROVENANCE: Lord Brownlow, Belton; Christie's House Sale, 2 May 1984, lot 784 (£140). A reduction of the original in the Ospedale di S. Maria degli Innocenti, Florence Condition Report: unmarked, fritting and glaze loss to margins and to raised details, reverse with some chips to lower corners and edges- old paint traces to margins, original piercings to top for wire suspension/hanging Condition Report Disclaimer
Ɵ BATES, Robert. and HUSTON, Charles. Four Works: SIGNED, first editions, 1939- 1994. comprises: BATES, Robert H. (1911 - 2007). et al. Five Miles High: The Story of an Attack on the Second Highest Mountain in the World by the Members of the First American Karakoram Expedition. SIGNED. Dodd, Mead & Company, New York, 1939. first edition, 8vo., (220 x 150mm), publisher's red cloth, map illustrated e/ps., half-title, SIGNED by three members of the 1938 American Expedition to title page, including Robert H. Bates, Charles Houston (expedition leader), and William P. House, frontispiece and 36 b/w. photo. illustrations after photographs taken by members of the expedition, folding temperature chart, appendices, 381pp: HOUSTON, Charles S. (1913 - 2009). and BATES, Robert H. (1911 - 2007). K2 The Savage Mountain, SIGNED. McGraw-Hill Book Company Inc., New York, Toronto, London, (1954). first edition, 8vo., (220 x 150mm), publisher's two-tone red and black cloth, gilt lettering to spine, dustwrapper unclipped, design by Ronald Clyne, half-title, SIGNED by five members of the 1953 Third American Karakoram Expedition, including Robert H. Bates, Charles Houston, Robert W. Craig, Dee Molenaar and Tony Streather, colour and b/w. photo. illustrated after photographs taken by members of the expedition, maps and line drawings by Clarence Doore, 334pp. BATES, Robert H. (1911 - 2007). Mystery, Beauty, and Danger. The Literature of the Mountains and Mountain Climbing Published in English Before 1946. SIGNED, Peter E. Randall Publisher, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 2000. first edition, 4to., (250 x 190mm), publisher's green gilt lettered cloth, dustwrapper unclipped, green marbled e/ps., half-title, SIGNED by the author to the title page, numerous b/w. photo. illustrations including 3 unpublished 1924 Everest photographs after T. Howard Sommervell, originally taken on the same route, where three days later Mallory and Irvine disappeared in 1924, 229pp. an overview of important mountaineering authors: BATES, Robert H. (1911 - 2007). The Love of Mountains is Best. Climbs and Travels from K2 to Kathmandu. SIGNED. Peter E. Randall Publisher, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1994. first edition, 4to., (260 x 180mm), navy blue gilt decorated cloth, gilt lettering to spine, brown paper protective wrappers, within dustwrapper unclipped, photo. illustrated e/ps. after Bradford Washburn, half-title, SIGNED by the author to title page, colour and b/w. photo. illustrated, 493pp. each volume within removeable clear wrapper. (4) Condition Report: 1. Five Miles High - light marks to boards, spine faded and bumped head/tail, minor toning to illustrated map e/ps. and leaf edges. 2. K2 The Savage Mountain - minor marks, mostly to black section of cloth boards, spine marginally bumped head/tail, edges marked, dustwrapper edges worn, a tear to lower r.h. corner (with loss) 3. Mystery, Beauty, and Danger - a clean copy. 4. The Love of Mountains is Best - a clean copy. Condition Report Disclaimer
The Rare Great War Group of Medals Awarded to Vera, Countess of Rosslyn, Who Served in the Duchess of Sutherlands Ambulance in 1914, consisting 1914 Star “COUNTESS OF ROSSLYN”, British War and Victory Medals “COUNTESS OF ROSSLYN” and the Belgian Medaille De La Reine Elisabeth, unnamed as issued. The group mounted as worn on old ribbons. Vera Mary Bayley, known as ‘Tommy’ to her friends was born on 24th February 1887 and became the third wife of James Francis Harry St.Clair Erskine, the 5th Earl of Rosslyn in October 1908. When war broke out August 1914, she immediately volunteered her services and was enlisted by her sister-in-law, the Countess of Sutherland, to help with her Private Ambulance over in Belgium. Arriving in that theatre of war in October 1914 she joined the Ambulance at Dunkirk just in time to help deal with the casualties flooding into the town from the fighting at Yser. At this time, all the hospitals in the area were filled to overflowing and the Duchess of Sutherland was asked to form an auxiliary hospital which she did at Malo les Bains. The hospital with its 100 beds, it’s official name No.9 Red Cross Hospital, continued to be known as the Millicent Sutherland Ambulance. In February 1915 the Countess of Rosslyn returned home and in March 1916 she enrolled as a V.A.D. under the Joint Committee of the British Red Cross and Order of St John as a member of Berkshire 52 Detachment. Returning to France in the same month she served in the Millicent Sutherland Ambulance, which by now had relocated to Calais, through until April 1917 when she returned to the UK. On her return home she continued with part time nursing duties serving at the Struan House Auxiliary Hospital at Reading. She terminated her V.A.D. service in May 1918. The award of the Belgian Medaille De La Reine Elisabeth is confirmed in The Times newspaper 29th June 1918, in recognition of the kind help and valuable assistance personally given to Belgian refugees and soldiers. Post war her life was no less challenging as her marriage was coming to an end due to the 5th Earls continued addiction to gambling and women. During the 1920’s she started what was to become a long-lasting affair with Bruce Lockhart, the famous diplomat and spy. With the renewal of hostilities in September 1939 the Countess once again enrolled into the VAD enlisting as a Transport Driver in No.146 (Paddington District) Detachment. She was also active in raising the Friends Ambulance Unit that was embarked with the backing of the Red Cross for service in Finland during the conflict with the Soviet Union in the winter of 1939-40. By 1942 she was in charge of the Red Cross unit packing food parcels for prisoners of war, one of whom was her eldest son, James St.Clair Erskine. For her war work she was awarded a British Empire Medal (Civil Division) in the New Year’s honours 1st January 1946 ‘Vera Mary, Countess of ROSSLYN, Head Packer, Prisoners of War Food Packing Centre, Joint War Organisation of the British Red Cross Society and Order of St John.’ (B.E.M. not present). The Countess of Rosslyn died on her 88th birthday on 24th February 1975 and is buried in the famous Rosslyn chapel.
coloured silks, on an unbleached linen ground stretched onto a frame, signed V. BOWRING-HANBURY163cm x 48cmFootnote: Note: Victor Bowring-Hanbury was a ‘society sensation’ in 1930’s London and part of a royal and aristocratic social world. He was also considered rather eccentric and known for his aptitude for embroidery and his ability to make curtain hangings for his mother’s home. In 1925 he displayed his work in an exhibition that had favourable press attention. Unfortunately, he also lived beyond his means, as the fabulous contents of his house in Belgrave Square were not always paid for and he became bankrupt in 1938. The notorious socialite of the age Henry ‘Chips’ Channon in his diary entry for 13th April 1935 comments “I feel sorry for Victor Bowring-Hanbury, who’s old and bankrupt…I wonder – have I touches of his weak, absurd character too? His love of royalty, jewels and collections…the worst sides of my character”
A selection of vintage dolls house furniture and accessories, to include; a cast iron range cooker, 10cm high, a wooden Welsh dresser, 17cm high, a four drawer drop front bureau, 8cm high, a French style armoire, 13.5cm high, a Coalbrookdale style wirework settee, 10cm wide, a ceramic kitchen sink top, 11.5cm wide, and further household furniture, with a small bisque head doll, 14cm high, and a Victorian style pram, 12cm high (max) (Qty) (at fault)
A collection of architectural elevations and floor plans,by Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott (1865-1945), for the house 'Little Shaw' commissioned by William Salmon Esq., together with plans for a later extension by S W Neighbour, plans showing all the facades and elevations, as well as floor plans and room fittings, each signed and dated 1898,largest 52 x 100cm (10)Condition report: All having been rolled up. Some tears and crinkles to most. All yellowed. Lines and writing still appearing crisp and clear. Facsimile not watercolours or originals.
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE BOOKS - various titles formally owned by her goddaughter Ruth Florence Verney, titles include 'Florence Nightingale 1820 - 1856', I B O'Malley a study of her life down to the end of the Crimean War, Thornton Butterworth Ltd London written ownership detail Christmas 1931, 'The Life of Florence Nightingale' Sara Tooley, S H Bousfield & Co Ltd London 1904, tipped in letter to the interior addressed to Sir Edmund Verney dated November 2 1904 from the author, 'Florence Nightingale' by Cecil Woodham Smith, second printings, two copies with illustrations, Constable London September 1950, one having a photograph to the interior and written detail for Florence Nightingale taken at Claydon House about 1894, the other having tatty dust jacket, 'The Life of Florence Nightingale' E T Cook volumes 1 and 2 1820-1861, 1862-1910, volume 1 inscribed to the plain leaf 'To Florence Nightingale's godchild Ruth Florence Verney 1913', MacMillan & Co Ltd London, the second inscribed 'Ruth Florence Verney Plas Rhoscolyn', 'Florence Nightingale' by Elspeth Huxley, Weidenfald & Nicolson London 1975, 'Is that lamp going out' by the author of 'Where's Master', Hodder & Stoughton 1910, 'The History of Nursing in the British Empire', Sara Tooley with 57 illustrations, S, S H Bousfield & Co Ltd London 1906, 'Hospital Sketches' Louisa M Alcott author of Little Women, with illustrations, Little, Brown & Company Boston 1898, 'Florence Nightingale at Harley Street, Her Reports to the Governors of Her Nursing Home 1853-4' by Sir Harry Verney, J M Dent & Sons Ltd London First Edition 1970 and a booklet by the same author, some personal reminiscences about Florence Nightingale given at the Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital Aylesbury on Wednesday 4th October 1967 along with a letter to the interior dated 15th August 1960, typed explaining how the BBC had become interested in Florence Nightingale and the line 'F N used to object to 'The Buz Fuz' about my name' and she would have hated it but what a great woman she was
A Louis XVI suite of painted beech salon seat furniture comprising six fauteuils a la Reine and a pair of bergeres by Nicolas-Simon Courtois (b. 1724) and Pierre Bernard (c. 1730-1788)Circa 1780, each with channelled and moulded frames, the arched shaped back with each stile surmounted by a pinecone finial, with scrolled arms above acanthus clasped downswept and stop-fluted terminals, over a bowed seat frame, on ring turned fluted tapering legs headed with beaded collars, two bergeres stamped: 'N.S. COURTOIS', one bergere also stamped: 'P. BERNARD', one fauteuil stamped: 'COURTOIS', each bergere: 74cm wide x 70cm deep x 98.5cm high; each fauteuil: 65cm wide x 59cm deep x 97.5cm high. (8)Footnotes:ProvenanceThe offered lot sold Sotheby's, Paris, 5 May 2015, Important Mobilier, Sculptures et Objets d'Art, lot 205.Nicolas-Simon Courtois, menuisier, recu maitre en 1766.Pierre Bernard, menuisier, recu maitre en 1766.Various examples of fauteuils produced independently by Courtois and Bernard are illustrated in P. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Francais du XVIIIeme Siecle, 1989, Paris, pp.'s 64-66 and pp.'s 193-194. It appears that both of these menuisiers flourished during the reign of Louis XVI and they evidently favoured the Neoclassical style judging by their documented oeuvre.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pietra dure table topafter a Florentine early 18th century modelInlaid with various hardstones and marbles, the central rectangular tablet inset with interlaced scrolled foliage and four birds, encompassed by six shaped tablets and six alternating scrolled cartouches inlaid with assorted birds, butterflies, flowers and fruit, 148cm wide x 4cm deep x 90.5cm high, (58in wide x 1 1/2in deep x 35 1/2in high)Footnotes:The present lot appears to be a modern variant based upon Italian early 18th century pietra dure table tops illustrated in A. Giusti, Pietre Dure, The Art of Semi-Precious Stonework, pp.'s 106 & 107 and A. Giusti, l'Opificio dell Pietre Dure nell'Italia Unita, Dagli Splendori di Corte al Lusso Borghese, 2011, Florence, fig. XI, p. 81.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Commonwealth period carved oak 'wainscot' armchairThe Lake District, dated: 1658With channelled frames, the shaped toprail comprising a pair of opposing sea creatures flanking the initials and date: 'A.B., 1658', above a splat carved with four flowerheads within an interlacing shaped foliate surround, on ring turned baluster front legs and rear stiles, with stretchers, 66cm wide x 69cm deep x 107cm high, (25 1/2in wide x 27in deep x 42in high)Footnotes:Two very similar armchairs to the offered lot, both originating from Westmorland in the Lake District, are illustrated in V. Chinnery, Oak Furniture, The British Tradition, 1984, Woodbridge, fig.'s 4:169 & 4:170a. One of these comparables, with a virtually identical crest rail and related carving to the present model, is even dated 1662 which is only four years later than the above example.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A late 19th century mahogany cased wall timepiecethe dial signed J. S. Smith, Clerkenwellthe 11' painted dial with Roman numerals set within a brass bezel and moulded surround, the brass single fusee movement with anchor escapement, with pendulum and winding key, 40cm diameter, 14cm deepThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of French late 19th/early 20th century giltwood canapes or sofasin the Louis XIV style1900-1910, each with an arched toprail centred by a floral and acanthus adorned foliate lambrequin cresting, with acanthus wrapped S-scroll arm supports, on six square tapering columnar legs, with twin floral, foliate and scroll carved H-stretchers, probably re-gilt, 168cm wide x 87cm deep x 131cm high, (66in wide x 34in deep x 51 1/2in high) (2)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A George IV burr and pollard oak work table attributed to Gillows1822-1825, the waved and everted scroll carved traytop above two opposing cedar and mahogany lined end drawers, over a beaded edge moulding incorporating a sliding work basket frame, on scrolled acanthus clasped lyre-end supports, terminating in four ringed foliate spray wrapped and S-scrolled downswept legs, with recessed brass castors, 71cm wide x 48cm deep x 73cm high, (27 1/2in wide x 18 1/2in deep x 28 1/2in high)Footnotes:The offered lot is virtually identical to a design for a 'traytop' work table, dated 23 August 1822, featuring in Gillows' Estimate Sketch Books, pl. 330, which was executed on behalf of Sir T.D. Hesketh. A further rosewood example is illustrated in S.E. Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster & London, 1730-1840, Vol.I, p.303, pl.332, and also appears on the front cover of Volume II, Ibid. As with the present model, this comparable has a bag slide but there is no trace of a bag ever having been fitted. And although it is documented that Sir T.D. Hesketh ordered a pink silk bag for his rosewood version in 1822, it seems that the vast majority of work table purchasers at that time preferred to make or acquire their own bag, perhaps explaining why so many are now lacking. It is also interesting to note the use of an indigenous timber with reference to the above.A work table of conforming design sold Sotheby's, London, 22 April 2004, lot 99 whilst a further related one in mahogany sold Christie's, 10 September 2009, Parisian Taste in London, lot 343.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A William IV Rococo revival carved giltwood overmantel mirrorCirca 1835-1840, the later plate within an acanthus, bulrush, pierced rocaille, C- and S- scroll carved surround, surmounted by a conforming assymetric cresting, 165cm high x 161cm wide.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An early Victorian gothic revival oak breakfront wardrobein the manner of Thomas King1840-1850, the larger central bay with an alternating C-scrolled and scroll-carved cruciform pediment, with detachable crocketed pinnacles, flanked by two smaller bays, each smaller bay with a crenellated pediment above a moulded cornice interspersed by rosettes, over four twin cusped arched panelled doors, each arch surmounted by two quatrefoils, the central doors enclosing five linen slides with six short raised geometric panelled drawers below, flanked by projecting blind elongated trefoil pilasters, each end bay enclosing a hanging rail and one drawer, 292cm wide x 82cm deep x 245cm high, (114 1/2in wide x 32in deep x 96in high)Footnotes:The design of the present lot appears to be an interesting variation of three comparable gothic revival drawings for cabinets and wardrobes executed by Thomas King and first featured in King's 1835 publication, The Cabinet Maker's Sketch Book, Vol.'s I and II. These designs are illustrated in Pictorial Dictionary of British 19th Century Furniture Design, introduction by E. Joy, 1989, Woodbridge, pp.'s 54 and 90.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A large and impressive French late 19th century ormolu mounted ebony and ebonised serpentine semainierin the Louis XV style, possibly by Joseph-Emmanuel ZwienerWith foliate scrolled, rocaille, ribbon-tied floral cornucopiae and C- and S-scroll mounts, the moulded onyx top above seven shaped panel mounted and mahogany-lined drawers, on cabriole supports mounted with foliate scroll sabots, 107cm wide x 58cm deep x 152cm high, (42in wide x 22 1/2in deep x 59 1/2in high)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A French late 19th century ormolu mounted kingwood, bois satine and 'bois de bout' (end-cut) marquetry serpentine commodeThe marble top with a moulded edge, above two long drawers inlaid sans traverse with assorted flowers within a sans traverse shaped cartouche mount embellished with C- and S-scrolls, foliage, flowers and rocaille, with similar ends, on keeled cabriole legs, 118cm wide x 58cm deep x 94cm high, (46in wide x 22 1/2in deep x 37in high)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
R. A. Lidstone. 'A Practical Manual for Foil Epee and Sabre.' First edition, original cloth, cloth stained and bumped, some text underlined, H. F. & Witherby, London, 1930, g; With five othewr books concerning the art of fencing, plus 'The House of Angelo,' by J. D. Aylward, first edition, vg. (7) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.
GERTRUDE JEKYLL & LAWRENCE WEAVER. 'Gardens for Small Country House.' Original cloth, colour photographic frontispiece, Country Life, 1914. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.
WALTER CRANE. '1, 2, buckle my shoe.' Mounted on linen, re-stiched binding, inscribed by previous owner, George Routledge & Son, London, 1869 (?); RANDOLPH CALDECOTT. 'A Frog He Would a Wooing Go.' Coloured and repaired limpback, mounted on linen, Warne & Co, London; 'The Dolls' House,' author unknown, owner inscription, limpback, repaire to spine, Ernest Nister, Nuremberg, 1890 (?); 'A Winter Holiday,' limpback, full and double page illustrations throughout, Ward Lock & Co, London: 'Robinson Crusoe and Four Footed Friends,' limpback, colour illustrated throughout, T. Nelson and Sons, London; 'Animals At Home & Abroad,' limpback, coloure illustrations throughout, repair to spine,S. W. Partridge & Co, London; (6) Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.
1 70-cl bt Highland Gold Special Blend Scotch Whisky 1 70-cl bt Glencarnie Finest Quality Blend Whisky 1 70-cl bt Black Prince Select Scotch Whisky 1 26 2/3 fl-oz Dimple De Luxe Scotch Whisky circa 1970's 1 70-cl bt Black & White Choice Old Scotch Whisky stl 1 70-cl bt House of Lords 10YO Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky (Chivas Brothers) oc 1 70-cl bt Glen Crannog Pure Malt Scotch Whisky Above six 70- cl bts and one 26 2/3 fl oz bottle
19 Signed In House Opera and Concert Brochures Plus 3 Signature Items, Brochures Include R. O. H. Falstaff Multi Signed, R. O. H. La Boheme Multi Signed, R. O. H. Il Barbiere Di Siviglia Signed, R. O. H. Attila x 2 Signed and Multi Signed, R. F. H. Jose Cura Gala Concert Signed, London Coliseum Gala Celebration 1985 With Multiple Signatures, Her Majesty s Theatre A Gala in aid of Kids Signed, Wigmore Hall Concert 26/06/06 Multi Signed, Wigmore Hall Master Series Signed, Cadogan Hall Zurich International Concert Series Signed, Wigmore Hall Chamber Music Season Multi Signed, Wigmore Hall Songs of The 90s Signed, The London Coliseum London Festival Ballet Dances from Napoli Signed, R. A. H BBC Proms 97 Signed, Royal Festival Hall La Sylphide Signed, Royal Festival Hall The London Festival Ballet Multi Signed, The London Coliseum English National Opera Multi Signed, Queen Elizabeth Hall Cherubine Multi Signed. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Pair: Staff Nurse Emily Bleazby, Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve British War and Victory Medals (S. Nurse E. Bleazby.) very fine (2) £70-£90 --- Miss Emily Bleazby was born at Ballinacurra House, Kinsale, Co. Cork, Ireland, on 24 May 1881, and trained at the Royal Infirmary, Bristol, 1908-11. She joined Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve on 25 June 1915, and served during the Great War in Malta and in the Hospital Ship Oxfordshire. Miss Bleazby was subsequently Sister Tutor at Lambeth Hospital, and authored, along with A. Millicent Ashdown, a textbook for nurses entitled ‘Anatomy, Physiology, & Hygiene’, first published in 1935, and reprinted and revised several times into the 1950s. She was the last member of the Bleazby family to reside at Ballinacurra House, and died in 1967. Sold with copied research.
I.S.APair of armchairs, 1950sFabric upholstery, brass. Each: 87 x 72 x 90 cmManufactured by Industria Salotti E Arredamenti, Ponte S. Pietro, Bergamo, Italy.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Ω TPΩ VAT on imported items at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium.TP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Two bisque shoulder head dolls house dolls, comprising a 5 1/4" man doll with moulded hair, moulded moustache and painted features, cloth body, bisque lower limbs and blue tunic, and a 5" lady with painted features, brown wig, bisque lower limbs, painted shoes and cloth body (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)
Four small dolls, comprising a 9" Heubach Koppelsdorf bisque socket head doll, with blue glass sleeping eyes, open mouth, teeth and five piece composition body, numbered 300 13/0, a SFBJ 4 3/4" dolls house doll with bisque socket head, moulded features, and five piece composition body, marked with UNIS FRANCE lozenge and numbered 301, a 7" china doll with moulded hat, and a vintage Japanese 3 3/4" doll (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)
Vinyl - Reggae / Roots Reggae / Dub - 9 albums + 1 12? to include Misty In Roots - Live At The Counter Eurovision 79 (UK 1st pressing, People Unite records, PU 003 ALB), VG+ / EX++, U-ROY - Dread In A Babylon (UK pressing, Virgin Records, VX 1008), VG+ / EX+, Sugar Minott - Buy Off The Bar (Jamaican 1st pressing Black Print labels, Power House Records), VG+ / VG++, Scientist Vs The Proffesor - Dub Duel At King Tubby?s (UK 1st pressing, Kingdom Records, KVL 9015) VG+ / EX+, Prince Far-I And The Arabs - Cry Tuff Dub Encounter, Chapter III (UK 1st pressing, Daddy Kool Records, DKLP 15) VG+ / VG++, Jah Shaka - The Disciples (UK 1st pressing, Jah Shaka Music, SHAKA 871) VG / EX, + 2 Bob Marley L.P.?s and one 12? and a Trojan compilation
Vinyl - Northern Soul - 5 Rare and in demand 1970?s US pressing singles to include Yvonne Baker - You Didn?t Say A Word (US, Cameo Parkway) EX+, John Hampton - Not My Girl (US, Dottys From Detroit) VG+++, Rex Garvin - You Don?t Need No Help (US, WSJ Records), EX+, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - You May Not Love Me (US, Phil-L.A. Of Soul), VG+++/ EX, Gwen & Ray - Build Your House On A Strong Foundation (US, Bee Bee Records), EX+.
General literature. Small collection of general literature, 19th-20th century, travel, Yorkshire reference, children's books, and other categories, titles including:1) Eliot (George). The Works. Standard Edition, Edinburgh: William Blackwood, c.1880, 21 volumes, 8vo, contemporary half calf (rubbed),2) Lawrence (T. E.). Seven Pillars of Wisdom, 1st trade edition, 1st impression, 4to, original cloth,3) Lindsay (David Moore). A Voyage to the Arctic in the Whaler Aurora, Boston, 1911, 8vo, original cloth,4) Hudson (Gwynedd M., illustrator). J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan & Wendy, [London]: published by Hodder and Stoughton Limited for Boots Pure Drug Co., Ltd., c.1910, 4to, original blue pictorial cloth gilt, colour illustrations throughout,5) Sykes (D. F. E.). The History of Huddersfield and its Vicinity, Huddersfield: Advertiser Press, Limited, 1898, 8vo, original cloth, section excised from half-title,6) Scatcherd (Norrison). The HIstory of Morley in the West Riding of Yorkshire, 2nd edition, Morley: S. Stead, 1874, 8vo, original cloth,7) Crabtree (John). A Concise History of the Parish and Vicarage of Halifax, Halifax: Hartley and Walker, 1836, 8vo, contemporary half roan (worn, spine defective), together with another copy lacking the frontispiece,and various other works including poor copies of A. A. Milne, When We Were Very Young, Winnie the Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner (early editions), and similar (qty: 5 boxes) The lot sold as seen, not subject to return.
MIROIR, BRONZE, ART ROMAIN, CIRCA IER S. AV.-IIE S. AP. J.-C. A ROMAN BRONZE MIRROR, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D., one side of the disc mirror with concentric rings, the handle with duck head terminal, flanked by dolphins, 28.5cm high, 17cm wide, 2.5cm deepFootnotes:Provenance:Acquired from a French auction house, at least 10 years ago.Duck heads were a frequent motif in Roman bronze-work and were used to decorate ladle and mirror handles. There is an example of a charming Roman double duck head handle attachment in the Metropolitan Museum, Accession no. 1972.118.89. Dolphins too were a popular motif associated with romance and Venus.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
THE POXWELL MANOR REFECTORY TABLE: AN IMPORTANT OAK AND ELM "MONASTIC" REFECTORY TABLE, 16th century, with old repairs and replacements, with a single plank rectangular top on two openwork elm trestle supports in the form of flying buttresses with down-curved legs, 78.5cm high x 104cm wide x 365cm long. The top is 9cm deepThis monumental refectory table is a remarkable survival. It represents the earliest form of English dining table and may be compared to depictions of similar tables in late medieval manuscripts.Provenance: Until the 1970's the table was at the ancient Manor of Poxwell (Pokeswell) having descended in the Trenchard family. In the Middle Ages the manor was in the possession of Cerne Abbey and, by tradition, the table was moved from the Abbey at the time of the Dissolution under Henry VIII. A new house was built for the Poole merchant, Thomas Henning, in 1613 and it passed to Elizabeth Trenchard (née Henning) in 1699. The table was acquired by the family of the present owners when the descendants of the Trenchards sold the manor house in the 1970's.Poxwell Manor served as a place of rest for King George III on a number of occasions when he visited Weymouth during the latter part of the 18th century. Later the house was visited by Thomas Hardy and it is believed it was the inspiration for Oxwell Hall in "The Trumpet Major" published in 1880.
A ROSEWOOD AND KINGWOOD LADY"S WORK TABLE ON STAND OF LOUIS XV STYLE the casket-shaped top with slightly domed cover opening to a mirror and silk lined compartment, the crossbanded and quarter veneered fall front set with a porcelain panel painted with a winged cherub within an 'ormolu' mount enclosing drawers and a green tooled leather writing surface, the canted corners flanked by classical caryatid figures and porcelain panels to the sides and back, on a stand with base drawer, slender cabriole legs and sabot feet, 43cm wide x 98cm highProvenance: The Brymer family at Ilsington House, Puddletown, Dorset and by descent.
Registration No: 430 XVKChassis No: BN1- L224662MOT: April 2022Supplied to the USA in left hand drive configurationFinished in desirable 'Ice Metallic Blue'Fitted with uprated '3000' front disk brakesDonald Healey's eponymous company built a prototype two-seater sports car for display at the 1952 London Motor Show. It was based on Austin A90 Atlantic mechanicals and sported a notably sleek body designed by Gerry Coker and built by Tickford. It was dubbed the 'Healey Hundred' (a moniker chosen to reflect the car's ability to reach the magic 100mph), and, subject to a suitably encouraging response, Healey planned to build production versions in-house at his factory in Warwick. As things transpired, not only did the Ice Blue prototype more than impress the public, but also so excited Austin's Managing Director, Leonard Lord, that he struck a deal to build the car in volume at Longbridge. The newcomer was renamed the Austin-Healey 100/4. The rest, as they say, is history.The 100/4's chassis was a departure from the company's previous backbone designs and comprised a pair of three-inch square box-section side members running the length of the car, some 17 inches apart. These were braced by parallel and cruciform cross-members to which the steel floor pressings were attached. After the first 25 cars had been constructed at Healey's own premises in Warwick, the production of the mainstream bodyshells was turned over to Jensen. Once complete, the shells were transported to Longbridge, where the Healeys were assembled alongside the A90.The early examples (code named BN1s) were equipped with the same 90bhp 2660cc engines and manual four-speed transmissions as the A90 though, in an unusual move, Austin modified the gearbox so it operated as a three-speed unit with overdrive on the top two ratios. The car had 11-inch drum brakes all round. The front suspension was independent by coil springs while the rear featured a traditional live axle supported by semi-elliptic leaf springs. Damping was by Girling lever arm units all round and the steering was by cam and lever. A 1953 BN1 tested by Motor magazine returned a top speed of 106mph and achieved the 0-60mph dash in 11.2 seconds. A total of 10,688 BN1s are believed to have been produced between January 1953 and 1955 (the vast majority of which went overseas), when the model was superseded by the BN2.This BN1 on offer is an original left-hand drive USA export market example and was the subject of must previous restoration work, reportedly carried out to an exceptional standard more than twenty years ago. The 'Big' Healey is now finished in Ice Blue (having been colour changed from the original Spruce Green) and is trimmed in complementing Navy Blue leather - The vendor states "it was a frame-off restoration that showcased a full respray (including the floor pans). You would not be able to tell the car was a different colour from factory unless you had been told previously. The car has just had a brand new soft top fitted as well as brand new side screens in case you were to get caught out in a storm. It’s also just had 5 new radial tyres and tubes. It also sports a new upgraded single 12V battery instead of the standard 2x6v batteries. All electronics work as they should including the well know troublesome self-cancelling indicator and horn switch. The seats are leather, carpets look well as do the door cards. Possibly the biggest highlight of this car is its California history — it is basically rust free from body to frame."The vendor states that the odemeter reads 12,213 and assures us that '430 XVK' "drives as well as it looks". A rare opportunity for the ever-growing army of early 'Big' Healey collectors to purchase a vehicle equally suited to a relaxing drive in the UK countryside, but with subtle upgrades and a left-hand driving position to make it a serious contender for continental and long-distance rallying. It comes complete with photographic evidence of the restoration and extensive service and MOT history, plus a current certificate valid into April 2022.For more information, please contact:Adam Sykesadam.sykes@handh.co.uk07429600332
Philip Wilson Steer (1860-1942)'Low Tide at Maldon' signed and dated 'P W Steer 1920' l.r., oil on canvas51 x 81cmProvenance: The Artist's Studio Sale, Christie's, 16 July 1942;Lessore, Beaux Arts Gallery, London;K K Wood, Grange over Sands.Exhibited: Goupil Gallery, London, 1920; New English Art Club, 1921; British Council Exhibition, Johannesburg, 1936; Pittsburgh, 1937; Bury Art Gallery, 'Steer, Sickert and Epstein', 1964.Literature: Bruce Laughton, 'Philip Wilson Steer', Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1971, p.154, no.559;D S MacColl, 'The Life, Work and Setting of Philip Wilson Steer', Faber and Faber, London, 1946, p.219.Condition report: Craquelure. Marks from stretcher bars can be seen on the front of the canvas. Vertical imperfections in canvas can be seen to right side. Not viewed under UV light, please contact department for a more detailed report.There are partial gallery labels to the reverse, one reads 'Owner: Barbiz...' and possibly refers to Barbizon House (which owned other Philip Steer pictures). Please see additional images for close ups of the labels.
Please note: the total length on the plinth is 63.5cm, not 63.5oz as previously stated.A Victorian silver presentation racing trophy, The Warwick Cup, by the Barnards, London 1874, modelled as a classical chariot pulled by four horses, the standing charioteer with the reins in one hand and whip in the other, the chariot with honeysuckle decoration, the wheels with central lion mask motifs, mounted on a bronzed base on an ebonised plinth applied with a plaque inscribed 'The Warwick Cup 1874', the reverse with a plaque inscribed 'Won by Lilian 5 Years Old', total height on plinth (excluding whip) 54cm, total length on plinth 63.5cm. Provenance: William Gilbert, racehorse trainer. Ducker Gilbert. William Ducker Gilbert, Saddle maker. and then by family descent to the current owner. In 1874 William Gilbert trained a 5 year old grey mare, Lilian, for Henry Savile to win the Warwick Cup at Warwick on September 9th. The owner of the horse was recorded as his daughter Miss Savile who was said to be so pleased with the win that she gave the trophy to her trainer. William Gilbert also trained Cremorne, again for Henry Savile, which won the 1872 Derby, with the jockey C. Maidment. William Ducker Gilbert, was the grandson of William Gilbert. He was apprenticed to Harriet Boyce as a saddler. He went on to open a Saddlers shop was in Newmarket High Street, which closed in the 1960's. For a similar chariot see Fallon, J. House of Barnard, Authors on Line Ltd, 2012, pages 344 and 344. This was commissioned in 1869 from Barnard and Sons as part of a consignment of six racing trophies to Colonel W.W.Anderson, political agent, at Kattywar, Bombay for presentation as prizes at the Katywar races of 1869. The ledger book mentions that 'it was mounted on a bronzed ground'.
PICTURES AND PRINTS etc, comprising J Morris 'Cold End, Essex', a watercolour depicting figures beside a thatched cottage, signed and dated 1865, approximate size 17cm x 24cm, Leonard Ward 'Canal at Stonehouse - Glos' aquatint print, Barry Joseph Lester pencil drawings circa mid 1960's - nudes and Birmingham Council House and needlework picture depicting two male figures
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