"Belgravia"A fine example of a three storey wooden Townhouse, English c. 1850, fully furnished to a high standard with contents mostly dating from 1850-60.The Exterior: The facade is painted white, two steps leading to a black painted front door with a brass lion head knocker, flanked by pillars supporting small portico and moulded mock fan light. The house has fourteen windows, a Doric colonnade with urn finials at first-floor level and Doric pilasters at the second floor. The flat roof is concealed by a cornice. The facade opens off centre in two wings, to reveal six rooms, a hall and two landings.Hall and Landings: The gold and brown wallpaper runs the full height of the house and the steep staircase has wooden banisters and hand rail and a Paisley carpet, each floor has two doors leading to the adjacent rooms. The back wall has two arched stained glass windows, one of which has gilt metal bars. A gold painted pewter gong stands in the hall, together with an umbrella stand. A gilt framed picture hangs on the wall and a light with milk glass shade hangs from the ceiling. Two dolls, a bisque-headed maid and a child, descend the stairs.Ground Floor - Dining Room: The walls have red-striped paper, and there is a maroon floor covering,a gold fringed red velvet curtain and pelmet hang at the window. The furniture is mainly Waltershausen with gold transfer decorations, including a rosewood cabinet with turned bone shelf supports, a sideboard with arched mirror, six dining chairs and a mantle clock. Other furnishings include a fine light wood table, a gilt metal newspaper rack, a porcelain dinner service edged in gold and a selection of glassware.Ground Floor - Kitchen: The walls are covered with brown paper, the floor has a tile-effect. White cotton curtains hang at the window. Cook has been provided with a wooden dresser and table, a tinplate cooking stove, complete with various utensils, a hanging shelf, a wall clock, and a coal bucket. Composition food includes a plum pudding, toast in a rack, a joint of meat, bread and fruit. A superb painted wood doll, dressed in the style of a "Peeler" of the Victorian police force, converses with two glazed china dolls in original clothes, watched by the resident kitchen cat.First Floor - Drawing Room: The walls retain the original gold star decorated white wallpaper with a gold border, blue silk curtains with a pelmet and cream fringe cover the windows and a floral Berlin woolwork rug covers the floor. The Waltenshausen furniture includes a rosewood work table with a mirrored lid, complete with original sewing equipment, and a piano with sheet music. The upholstery of the Waltershausen sofa, two chairs and footstool has a rare bird and flower design in printed cotton, carefully designed to fit the shape of each piece. Other furniture includes a display cabinet with a large collection of miniature glass, a pewter music stand, a mirror, light fittings, and a silver tea service on a papier maché and mother-o-pearl tea tray. Ornaments include an ornate mantle clock under a glass dome and eight framed pictures. Two bisque-headed dolls with painted features listen to their aunt playing the piano.First Floor - Bedroom: The wallpaper has an all-over rose pattern and a matching border, a dog lies on the green carpet. The window has rose-patterned cotton curtains and pelmet. The Waltershausen furniture includes a rose band bedroom suite with a half tester bed, a wardrobe, a dressing table and a marble topped washstand, and a table and chair. Ornaments include a painted turned wood toilette set with a 'coral' ring band, a prayer book and religious pictures. The room is lit by a pewter light fitting with a milk glass shade. A bisque headed maid with moulded hair in a bun wears original clothes and attends an invalid wearing original flannel night dress and a boy in a brown velvet suit.Second Floor - Night Nursery: The gold and white striped wallpaper has a white border, the floor has a white covering and green chintz curtains hang at the windows. Furnishings include two single beds, a cradle, a chest of drawers, a scrap work screen, and gilt pewter work basket with fabric bag, a mirror and a two piece lusterware bucket and basin. An old nanny watches over a baby in the cradle.Second Floor - Day Nursery: The pink and white striped wallpaper has a large floral border, floral patterned cotton curtains with a fringe and pelmet hang at the window. The fireplace has a brass guard. The furnishings include a painted wooden table, a hanging bookshelf, an assortment of chairs, two wall clocks and a pewter treadle sewing machine. A glazed china nurse maid looks after a babe-in-arms and parian twins.Dimensions:Overall: 44" high x 34" wide x 18" deep (112cms x 86cms x 47cms).Rooms: 12" w x 14" d (31.5cms x 35.5cms) except Hall and Landings, 6 1/2" w x 14" deep (16.5cms x 35.5cms), ground floor 14" (36cms), first floor 14 1/2" (35.8cms), second floor 12 1/2" (31.7cms). Condition: Minor damage to dolls.Provenance: From the Vivien Greene Collection. This was the first house acquired by Vivien Greene in 1944, and has been painstakingly restored by her. It was previously called 'Exhibition Year.' Purchased at Bonham's Sale. December,1998.The proceeds from the sale of this lot are being distributed to various Children's charities.
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Ruffler and Walker London Triple slot machine in arcade cabinet, to include 'Rowntrees Fruit Gums', 'Spangles for you' and 'Win a packet of Polos' overall height of cabinet 168cm We sell as seen and without guarantee. Pin balls missing, mechanisms showing signs of corrosion, not function tested.
Win Rowntree's Fruit Gum allwin penny slot pinball machine , probably Rufler and Walker not marked, with key to mechanism only, 81cm high. The machine appears to operate correctly however the ball shooting arm spring is could be a bit more powerful to make the machine work better. We have not managed to get a win (due to spring tension) and therefore dont know if it will pay out. We sell as seen and without guarantee.
Sheerline Aristocrat one arm bandit fruit machine , three drum running from new penny pieces, with keys, 65.5cm high The machine works when a penny is placed in the slot, the drums do not turn for a great deal of revolutions and could perhaps do with attention. We sell as seen and without guarantee.
1961 Velocette Venom Clubman, 499 cc. Registration number 358 BLT. Frame number RS 16672. Engine number VM 5189 (see text). Introduced in 1956, the Venom sports roadster was derived from the touring MSS. The latter had disappeared from the range in 1948, reappearing in 1954 with a new swinging-arm frame and telescopic fork. The engine too was up-dated, changing to 'square' bore and stroke dimensions of 86x86mm and gaining an alloy cylinder barrel and 'head. Engine development pursued as part of the scrambles programme bore fruit in 1956 in the shape of the high-performance Venom and its 350cc sibling, the Viper. The MSS frame and forks were retained for the newcomers but full-width alloy hubs were adopted to boost braking power, and smart chromed mudguards fitted to enhance the models' sporting image. In 1960 'Clubman' versions of both were introduced, minus the enclosure panels of the standard models, which featured a raised compression ratio, Amal TT carburettor, 'racing' magneto, rear-seat footrests and a close-ratio gearbox among many other improvements. When supplied with the optional dolphin fairing, the model was known as the Clubman Veeline. Produced until the end of Velocette production in 1971, the Venom in its various guises represents the final glorious flowering of the traditional British sports single, and today these supremely well-engineered thoroughbreds are highly sought after. A total of 5,721 machines were produced between 1955 and 1970. In 1961 factory-prepared faired Velocette Venom and a team of riders set the 24-hour world record at a speed of 100.05 mph at Montlhéry, in France. It was the first motorcycle of any size to achieve an average speed of over 100 mph for 24 hours. This original example was John's favourite machine and received much attention and upgrading over the years of his ownership. Grove Classics state that it left the Veloce factory on the 17th March 1961 with engine 5689 and went to dealers Claude Rye on the Fulham Road in London; they sold it to Terrence Savage of Leyton on the 25th of March. He sold it to Ronald Gledhill of Enfield on the 29th July 1963; Roger Barrett of Waltham Cross then owned it on the 6th April 1965, followed by Andrew Holmes, John Murfin and George Taylor of Castleford in May 1976. By February 2006 John's wife had bought it, transferring ownership to him in June 2010. John set about a series of improvements, including an engine rebuild, belt clutch and electric start via a BTH mag. He rode it to France in 2010 and 2012. This very well sorted original Clubman will need light recommissioning before offering the next custodian a wonderful machine. Please note the V5C and R.F. 60 state the engine number to be 5689. Sold with the V5C, R.F. 60, MOT's from 2010 at 66 miles, today it is at 27,954, testimony to a well sorted and useable machine, a letter from Grove Classic confirming its originality, various receipts and manuals.
A Mixed Collection Of Promotional Ephemera Instruction And Service Manuals Mostly relating to fruit machines and jukeboxes etc. To include Jupiter Jupimatic instruction manual, Wurlitzer Phonograph Model 2700 manual, Antique Slot Machine Parts Catalog, Bally 1969 Parts Catalog and Williams Electronics 1974 -1975 Parts Catalog etc. Please see image
Jennings - Peacock - An early 20th Century rare original 1930's vintage one arm bandit fruit slot machine having oak case with cast metal relief decoration bearing peacocks in yellows, reds and blue. Jackpot window to front having pull arm to side. Patent number 1403933. O.D. Jennings and Co Bell Fruit Gum Chicago III to inner reel. Original mechanism and lock and key present. Working condition. Measures 62cm x 42cm x 40cm.
Beromat - Bremse - An original 1940's / 1950's German one arm bandit fruit slot machine having mahogany veneered case with cast relief front fascia and decoration. Glass window to front revealing reels and pull handle to side. Original mechanism and instruction panel to back of inside. Working condition complete with lock and key having a selection of vintage pennies. Serial number to arm 9813. Measures 74cm x 47cm x 19cm
A Silver Powder Compact Machine etched with crown motif for Queen Elizabeth II jubilee to lid,Fully hallmarked, Birmingham C - 1977, together with a planished silver napkin ring. Along with a good collection of vintage vesta cases, stud boxes, powder compacts and cigarette lighters, and fruit knives, various designs. Please see image
A collection of antique tobacco pipes, silver penknives etc to include a carved meerschaum pipe with apocryphal date 1790, other clay, treen and porcelain pipes, a Victorian turned walnut lidded box containing medicinal glass files with etched numerical labelling, cigarette lighters, a machine-turned silver-plated and enamel cigarette case, together with a collection of twelve fruit / pen knives to include nine mother-of-pearl silver-bladed examples.
Soft metal dolls house furniture, German 1880s-90s, including pieced metal silver and gilt washstand with mirror 4 ½” (11cm) tall, together with a similar style dressing table and hanging shelves, smaller white and gold painted bed, gilt dressing table with mirror and blue silk cloth, umbrella stand, sowing machine on stand, bird in cage, two clocks, fruit bowl, picture, mirror and candle holder, (14 items).
Toys and Juvenalia - a turned wooden travel chess set; cube puzzles; Tomy Derby Day; La Bicyclette, Stern Baukalten; a Stefan Iwanicki cat and mouse; building blocks; miniature games; marbles; Mystic Star puzzle; nodding dog; a novelty Golden Oldie's Musical Jukebox Money Box; Fruit Machine; Spanish Soldadito drummer; Weazel Ball; Mickey Mouse pendant; stuffed cloth toys; clockwork musical lion, etc, qty
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