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Waterloo 1815 (William Clerk, 2nd Batt. Coldstream Gds.), fitted with steel clip and replacement ring suspension and a J. Lazeruck riband brooch for wear, a couple of light edge bruises and light scratching, otherwise very fineWilliam Clerk is confirmed on the Royal Mint roll (entry 614) and appears as William Clarke on the typed roll, serving in Lieutenant-Colonel H. R. Pakenham's Company.The Battalion formed part of Major-General Sir John Byng's 2nd Guards Brigade, and was ordered to recapture Bossu Wood from Jérôme's Division at the Battle of Quatre Bras on 16 June. French voltigeurs (skirmishers), wearing dark blue and green, picked off the scarlet British guardsmen as they struggled through the undergrowth and scrub. When eventually the Guards emerged from the wood and reformed into line, they were forced back by Piré's 6th Lancers and 1st Chasseurs. A costly stalemate, Quatre Bras at least bought Wellington time to extract his forces and re-deploy on the ridge of Mont St. Jean, just nine miles south of Brussels, Napoleon's objective.At the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815, the whole of 2nd Battalion was committed to the defence of Hougoumont, a vast farmhouse complex guarding Wellington's right flank. Initially, only Lieutenant-Colonel MacDonnell's Light Company was at Hougoumont, the other Companies being positioned on the ridge. At 2.30 p.m., following the repulse of D'Erlon's Corps, the other Companies marched down to reinforce MacDonnell, defending Hougoumont vigorously over the next six hours.Hougoumont was pivotal to Wellington's strategy. Whereas he never committed more than 5% of his infantry to its defence, around 23% of Napoleon's infantry made futile attempts to capture it. Had these infantrymen been available to Marshal Ney at La Haye Sainte at 6 p.m., Ney could easily have smashed through Wellington's beleaguered centre, changing the course of the battle.…

StaffSome 48 Medals issued to the Staff, 3 of these to Interpreters and all with clasp '1879'.'The Border Horse now began to fire at the distant snipers, and Wood waited to see what effect the shots might have. A Zulu suddenly popped up from a rock a scant fifty yards away and fired. Wood noted that the shot seemed low, but Lloyd fell back, exclaiming, "I'm hit - badly! My back is broken!" Wood and Campbell caught him and carried him down to the stone kraal. Wood then started back up, leading his horse, but a shot struck it and killed it, and when he regained the kraal he found that Lloyd had died. Wood now ordered Weatherley to take the Border Horse up to clear the trail, but the men balked again. Campbell then picked up Lysons and four privates from Wood's escort and started up the trail in single file, making for a cave from which several Zulus were firing. The narrow passage was only two feet wide between towering rock walls, and as Campbell plunged into the mouth of the cave, a Zulu fired a shot straight into his forehead, killing him instantly. Undaunted, Lysons and Private Edmun Fowler sprang over his body, driving the Zulus into the recesses of the mountain. Lysons then held the mouth of the cave while the others dragged Campbell's body back to the kraal…'High drama on Hlobane Mountain on 29 March 1879; The Washing of the Spears by Donald R. Morris, refersThe outstanding South Africa Medal awarded to Mr. L. Lloyd, Evelyn's Wood's interpreter, who - in one of the most contentious episodes of the conflict - was mortally wounded in the disastrous action at Hlobane on 29 March 1879South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (L. Lloyd, Esq., Interpreter), suspension claw tightened, minor contact wear, very fineLlewelyn Lloyd was a prominent casualty in the disastrous action fought at Hlobane Mountain on 28 March 1879, his death being indelibly linked to that of Captain Hon. R. G. E. Campbell of the Coldstream Guards, as outlined in Colonel Evelyn Wood's much quoted despatch to Lord Chelmsford. It was an episode in which incompetence played its role, amidst charges of cowardice, and has accordingly remained the subject of ongoing debate.In fact, no history of the Zulu War would be complete without mention of this contentious chapter, some historians claiming that Wood (later Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood, V.C., G.C.B., G.C.M.G.) momentarily lost the plot.An excellent account of events may be found in John Young's Horror at the Devil's Pass - The Battle of Hlobane, 28 March 1879, from which the following extract has been taken:'…Dawn broke and a new horror became apparent. The Zulus were behind prepared barricades and concealed within caves that riddled the mountain, awaiting the assault. From behind their positions, the Zulus opened fire on the scaling troops. Two officers of the Frontier Light Horse, Lieutenants Otto von Stietencron and George Williams, fell dead, two troopers also fell to the fire.Wood and his escort rode to the sound of the firing. Just below the summit of the mountain plateau they chanced upon Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Augustus Weatherley and his Border Lancers. Weatherley's unit should have been with Buller, but during the storm they had become separated and now lagged behind. Wood spied a Zulu rifleman level his gun in his direction and he expressed his contempt of the Zulu marksmanship. The Zulu fired, and his bullet found its mark, shattering the spine of Mr. Llewelyn Lloyd, Wood's Political Assistant and his interpreter, who was at Wood's side. Wood attempted to lift the mortally wounded man, but stumbled under the weight. Captain the Honourable Ronald Campbell, Coldstream Guards, Wood's chief staff officer, came to his aid and carried the dying Lloyd out of the line of fire. Again a Zulu fired at Wood, killing his lead mount. The horse fell against Wood, and caused him to stumble.A gasp went up from his men, fearing their commander wounded. Wood shouted a reassurance that he was not hit, and picking himself up, he made his way downhill to the troops' position. Angered at being pinned-down, Wood ordered Lieutenant-Colonel Weatherley to assault the position from where the fire was coming. Weatherley in turn, addressed his men, ordering them forward, but only Lieutenant J. Pool and Sub-Lieutenant H. W. Parminter responded to the command. The remainder of the Border Horse refused to assault the position, saying that it was unassailable. Captain Campbell was horrified; this was tantamount to mutiny - if not cowardice.Campbell was of ennobled birth, the son of the 2nd Earl Cawdor. Such behaviour was unheard of within the class to which he belonged. Uttering his contempt of the fainthearted volunteers, he sprang forward towards the foe, supported by Second-Lieutenant Henry Lysons, 90th Light Infantry and four mounted infantrymen of Wood's personal escort, also drawn from the 90th. The small party advanced in a determined manner, clambering over boulders and through crevices, which led to the Zulu position. The path was so narrow that the advance could only be made in single file. Campbell gained the mouth of the cave first, only to be shot in the head at point-blank. Undeterred, Lysons and Private Edmund Fowler carried the position, forcing the Zulus to withdraw into a series of subterranean passages and, with Lysons and Fowler in pursuit, they killed all those who offered resistance, and put the others to flight.With Lysons covering the cave mouth, Campbell's body was brought down and placed alongside Lloyd, who had succumbed to his wound. Fearful of the bodies being mutilated, Wood decided to bury them on the field. Being the son of a clergyman, he wished to conduct a proper burial service, only to realise that his service book was still in the wallets of his saddle on his dead mount. He ordered his bugler, Alexander Walkinshaw, to recover the prayer book. Walkinshaw, whom Wood described as "one of the bravest men in the Army," calmly strode up, under heavy fire and recovered not only the prayer book but also the entire saddle.Wood had the two bodies removed some three hundred yards downhill, to where the soil was less rocky and the Zulus of Wood's escort dug the grave with their spears, under the watchful eye of Prince Mthonga. Their task completed, Wood committed the two bodies to the ground, reading an abridged version of the burial service from a prayer book which belonged to Captain Campbell's wife, who was the daughter of the Bishop of Rochester, Kent…'Lieutenant Henry Lysons and Private Edmund Fowler, both of the 90th Regiment, were awarded the Victoria Cross.PostscriptOn 21 May 1880, Mrs. Campbell was taken to Hlobane where a headstone was placed on the grave of her husband and Llewelyn Lloyd. Some of the party, including Empress Eugenie, actually climbed up the Devil's Pass to the summit. Finally, they reached the site where the Prince Imperial was killed. Another memorial stone was laid and the empress planted cuttings of a tree she had brought from the family estate at Camden Place in Chislehurst. The grief-stricken party returned to England by the end of July.… 25001 SALEROOM NOTICE:Clasp an old tailors copy, naming details as described. The estimate is revised to £6,000-8,000.

A collection of 19th Century 6 inch dust pressed tiles, printed and moulded florals and a blue and white figural tile, to include J H Barrett, Steele & Wood, Booth, Richards, Carter, J Meir & Son, Birch, Staffordshire and Meakin. (12)

A collection of late 19th Century 6 inch dust pressed tiles, printed and faux tube lined florals, including W Wood, Sherwin & Cotton, Birch, J H Barrett, WTH Smith, Marsden, and Decorative Art. (12)

Illustrated Works.A Collection of Illustrated and Other Works, including Davies (W. H.), Moss and Feather, London: Faber & Gwyer, 1928, large-paper edition, number 465 of 500 copies, signed by the author, drawings by William Nicholson, original paper-covered thin boards; Postan (Alexander), The Complete Graphic Work of Paul Nash, London: Secker & Warburg, 1973, special edition, number one of thirty-five copies for sale, signed by Postan, four unpublished woodcut prints mounted on card leaves, each numbered (1/35), original leather-backed boards, slipcase; Esslemont (David, publisher), The Printer's Flowers, Montgomery: David Esslemont, 1999, number 54 of 75 copies signed by the publisher, wood engravings and linocuts, original decorative boards; Tennyson (Alfred Lord and Edmund J. Sullivan, illustrator), Maud, London: Macmillan and Co., 1922, one of 520 copies signed by the artist, colour plates, black and white full-page illustrations, black and white head-pieces, original cloth-backed boards; Rackham (Arthur, illustrator), The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie by Richard Wagner, London Heinemann, New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1910, second impression, colour plates as called for with captioned tissue guards, original pictorial cloth gilt; together with a quantity of others, including Kate Greenaway Wedgwood design cards and a Jessie M. King designed book cover.(Qty)

Ravilious (Eric, illustrator). The Writings of Gilbert White of Selborne, selected and edited with an introduction by H. J. Massingham, 2 volumes, Nonesuch Press, 1938, wood-engravings by Eric Ravilious, folding map, top edge gilt, original buckram gilt, 8vo, limited edition 47/850, together with Mihles (Samuel). The Elements of Surgery, 1st edition, London: printed for J. and P. Knappton, 1746, 25 folding engraved plates (one plate with frayed fore-edge), a few minor stains, bookplate, contemporary calf, head of spine chipped, a little rubbed, 8vo, plus Greenaway (Kate). Kate Greenaway's Almanack & Diary for 1897, colour illustrations, a few ink entries in the diary, endpapers a little toned, original limp calf gilt, lightly rubbed, 16mo, plus others including Ameliaranne and the Green Umbrella, told by Constance Heward and Pictured by Susan Beatrice Pearse, 1920, Two Simple Tales for Simple Folks, by H. S. Stirling, illustrated by John Hassall and Cecil Aldin, Piccaninnies Picture Pocket Book series, circa 1904, Institutions of Medicine. Part I. Physiology, by William Cullen, 3rd edition, 1785, Lessons to a Young Prince by an Old Statesman on the Present Disposition in Europe ton a General Revolution [by David Williams], 4th edition, 1790, Kafka. Quinze Estampes, by Jean-Louis Chancel, Paris, 1957, limited edition 63/95, and 3 Victorian photograph albums, including two with views around Banbury and MalvernQTY: (a carton)

J & C Bavaria porcelain tankard designed to resemble a barrel, accented with gilt banding and a sculpted green dragon handle. The hand-painted wood grain effect showcases fine craftsmanship. The underside bears a J & C Bavaria blue backstamp along with a handwritten Axford marking.Issued: 20th centuryDimensions: 5.75"HCondition: Age related wear.

Shelley (Mary).- Milner (H[enry] M.) Frankenstein; or, The Man and the Monster! A Peculiar Romantic Melo-Dramatic Pantomimic Spectacle, in Two Acts. Founded principally on Mrs. Shelley's singular Work, engraved frontispiece of 'Mr. O. Smith as the Monster in Frankenstein', wood-engraved diagram at end showing 'Disposition of the Characters when the Curtain falls', frontispiece with some foxing and offsetting on to title, occasional spotting, lightly browned, disbound, large 12mo, Printed and published by J. Duncombe, 19 Little Queen Street, [1826]. *** The first pictorial representation of 'The Monster' in print. It is preceded only by the first two editions of Shelley's work, and appears five years before her third edition.

A group of five pieces of H J Wood Indian Tree, largest vase 21cm

A quantity of 1930s and later ceramics, to include a Carltonware shell cruet set, a blue lidded preserve pot with base, leaf plate, sandwich plate, etc, an H. J. Wood 'Piazza Ware' shaped bowl, various sauce boats, a West German vase, a 'Ken Dodd's Diddy Men' mug dated 1970, a 'Tom & Jerry' mug, etc.

Shrewsbury & Shropshire to include: Phillips (T.) The History and Antiquities of Shrewsbury from its first foundation to the present time ... with an appendix containing several particulars relative to Castles, Monasteries &c. in Shropshire, Shrewsbury: T. Wood, 1779, 4to, full tree calf rebacked, frontispiece, list of subscribers, 10 engraved plates and one folding table; Owen (H.) and Blakeway (J.B.) A History of Shrewsbury, London: Harding, Lepard, and Co., 1825, 4to, half calf and cloth boards, title and volume labels, two volumes, additional engraved titles, frontispiece, multiple engraved plates; Anderson (John Corbett) Shropshire: Its Early History and Antiquities, London: Willis and Sotheran, 1864, large 8vo, later half calf and marbled boards; Byford-Jones (W.) The Shropshire Haunts of Mary Webb, Shrewsbury: Wilding and Son Ltd, n.d. [1936], 4to, cloth spine and printed boards, decorative bookplate for J. M. Cliff, illustrated by A. Arrowsmith; and another volume on Shrewsbury; Cranage (D. H. S.) An Architectural Account of the Churches of Shropshire, Wellington: Hobson & Co., 1894, folio, 10 volumes, original printed wrappers, multiple illustrations and plans (16)A Gloucestershire book collector

Lovely original oil on wood by Dutch painter Rijndert J. Nijland who attended the Academy of Art in Paris from 1965 to 1968, and returned to the Netherlands to specialize in genre scenes, such as this quaint painting featuring farm animals. Signature on lower right: R. J. Nijland. Housed in a gilded wooden frame. Artwork dimensions: 17.50"L x 13"H. Frame dimensions: 21.25"L x 16.50"H x 1"W.Artist: Rijndert J. Nijland (Dutch b. 1940)Issued: c. 1970Dimensions: See DescriptionCountry of Origin: NetherlandsCondition: Age related wear.

Five bottles of madeira and port, comprising: Fonseca BIN No 27 Fine Reserve Port, 75cl, 20%; Barao de Vilar 1977 Colheita Porto, matured in wood, 75cl, 20%; W&J Grahams 2006 Late Bottled Vintage Port, 75cl, 20%; H. M. Borges Malmsey Reserve Madeira, 10 years old, 75cl, 19%; and H. M. Borges Malmsey Reserve Madeira, 5 years old, 75cl, 18.5%.

Wood (John), Town Atlas of Northumberland and Durham, elephant folio, cloth, Frank Graham, 1991, limited edition no. 246/400; Plans, Elevations, and Sections of the Castle of Newcastle upon Tyne, volume V, imperial folio, half morocco, The Society of Antiquaries of London, 1817; Plan of the Town and County of Newcastle upon Tyne and the Borough of Gateshead with their Respective Suburbs from an Actual Survey by T. Oliver, engraved by W. H. Lizars, Edinburgh 1830, on canvas, 134 x 103cms wide, with accompanying reference book, 1831, both contained in slipcase; Map of the County of Northumberland from an Actual Survey Made in the Years 1827 & 1828 by C. and J. Greenwood, Most Respectfully Dedicated to the Nobility, Clergy, and Gentry of the County by the Proprietors Greenwood & Co., London, 1828, made up of two maps (North and South), on canvas, in slipcase. (4)

A Studio blue glass with abstract designs with copper edge centrepiece with dipped centre, (l-50cm), with a hand-blown purple flower with a long stem together with a J R Oberlander, "Releaf 2", wood plaque, paper label verso (h-25.5cm) (3)

1914-15 Star (4) (Pte. J. S. Clark 5th Infantry; Pte. R. Davey 11th. Infantry; Pte. D. J. Kyle 1st. Rhodn. Rgt; Pte. A. T. H. Pettit. 4th Dismtd Rfls.) traces of adhesive to reverse of all, generally very fine and better (4) £100-£140 --- John Stewart Clark was born in Dundee, Scotland, around 1891, and attested for the 4th South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 25 August 1915. Admitted to hospital at Camiers suffering from a gunshot wound to the right leg on 21 September 1916, he was later killed in action on 21 September 1917. He is buried at Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium. Richard Davey was born in Redruth, Cornwall, around 1883, and attested for the 3rd South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 13 August 1915. Posted to France, he was wounded on 18 July 1916 during the Battle of Delville Wood. Subsequently captured and taken Prisoner of War by the Germans on 24 March 1918 whilst serving with the 4th Regiment, his service papers record the news of his death whilst in captivity on 13 May 1918. David James Kyle was born in Kimberley around 1889 and attested for the 4th South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 4 September 1915, his papers stating 286 days’ previous service in German South West Africa with the 1st Rhodesian Regiment. Posted to France on 24 April 1916, he suffered a gunshot wound to the right shoulder on 16 July 1916 and another to the right leg on 9 April 1917. Discharged to a commission in January 1918, he was released from service on 22 July 1919, his forwarding address given as: ‘Shamva Mines, South Rhodesia.’ Alfred Thomas Henry Pettit was born in Steytlerville around 1896 and attested for the 4th South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 10 November 1915. Posted to the Western Front on 1 August 1916, he was killed in action on 9 April 1917 and is buried at Highland Cemetery, Roclincourt, France. Sold with copied service records for all four recipients.

The important Victorian K.C.B. group of five awarded to Admiral Sir Robert Robinson, Royal Navy, who was mentioned in despatches and specially promoted to Captain for his services in the Syria operations of 1840, besides being awarded the Turkish Gold Medal, the Order of Nishan el Ifikhar and a presentation sabre from the Sultan of Turkey The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, K.C.B. (Civil) neck badge, 18 carat gold, hallmarked London 1855, and breast star, in silver, with gold and enamel appliqué centre, the reverse engraved ‘R. & S. Garrard & Co., Goldsmiths Jewellers &c. to the Queen, His Royal Highness Prince Albert and all the Royal Family, Panton Street, London’; Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Syria (Robert S. Robinson, Commr.); Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued; St Jean D’Acre 1840, gold, some light contact marks, otherwise good very fine or better (5) £6,000-£8,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000. K.C.B. (Civil) London Gazette 7 December 1868. Robert Spencer Robinson was born on 6 January 1809, the third son of Sir John Robinson, Bt., Archdeacon of Armagh, by Mary Anne, second daughter of James Spencer of Rathangan, Kildare, and grandson of William Friend (1715-1866), Dean of Canterbury. He entered the Royal Navy in December 1821 and first saw action as a Midshipman in the boats of H.M.S. Sybille against pirates in the Mediterranean in 1826. Having then passed his examination, he served on the South America station in the Dublin, followed by further appointments in the Mediterranean in the Asia and Tyne. Advanced to Commander in June 1838, he took command of the Hydra in March 1840, in which capacity he distinguished himself in the Syria operations of 1840, gaining advancement to post-rank and the Turkish Order of Nishan el Ifikhar; he was also the recipient of a presentation sabre from the Sultan of Turkey (see Naval Medals 1793-1856, by Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris, for further details of these awards). Over the next decade he remained on half-pay but in 1850 he took command of the Arrogant in the Channel Fleet and, in June 1854, he commissioned the Colossus, which formed part of the Fleet in the Baltic and Kronstadt in 1855. Having then served as Captain of the Steam Reserves in Plymouth and Portsmouth, he was advanced to Rear-Admiral in June 1860 and joined a commission to enquire into the management of Royal dockyards. And it was direct from this role, in February 1861, that he was appointed Controller of the Navy, an office which he occupied for the next 10 years. Much has been written about Robinson’s time in office, for it encompassed a vital chapter in the Navy’s transition from wood-built to iron-built ships, in addition to advances in science and design that heralded a swathe of new ordnance, armour and engines, and crucial improvements to dockyards and ship-building. Much of this vital modernisation faced both internal and external opposition, but Robinson remained firm in his convictions and pulled no punches, the defence analyst Edward Luttwak crediting him with a convincing display of ‘amoral navalism’, namely ‘professionals agitating for the enlargement of the force at their disposal without regard for either the constraints imposed by politics and foreign policy - or any other factors for that matter - or the actual menace posed by rival forces.’ Thanks to Robinson’s unorthodox approach, and his keen eye on developments taking place in France and elsewhere, the Royal Navy maintained its domination of the High Seas, and he maintained his assertive approach as a Lord of the Admiralty under Hugh Childers in 1868-71. A well-known Naval contributor to The Times, Robinson also published Results of Admiralty Organisation as Established by Sir James Graham and Mr. Childers (1871). Innovation rarely comes without mishaps, however, a case in point being the loss of the recently launched H.M.S. Captain in September 1870, in a Force 9 to 11 gale off Cape Finisterre. She capsized with a loss of 472 lives, among them the son of H. C. E. Childers, the First Lord of the Admiralty. Childers partly, and unfairly, attributed the Captain’s loss to Robinson, thereby bringing an end to the latter’s term in office at the Admiralty. In addition to his appointment as K.C.B., Robinson was advanced to Vice-Admiral in April 1866 and to Admiral in June 1871. Placed on the Retired List in the following year, he died at his residence in Eaton Place, London on 27 July 1889, and was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery.

Miscellaneous ceramics, 20th c, including Royal Albert Old Country Roses part coffee service, Aynsley Orchard Gold trinket dishes, H. J Wood Indian tree vase, etc 22cm and smaller Good condition, not every item has been checked

France. Du Bellay (Martin & Guillaume, seigneurs de Langey), Les Mémoires de Mess. Martin du Bellay Seigneur de Langey. Contenans (sic) le discours de plusieurs choses aduenuës au Royame de France, depuis l'an 1513 iusques au trespas du roy François premier, ausquels l'autheur a inserè trois liures, & quelques fragmens des Ogdoades de mess. Guillaume Du Bellay [...] Oeuure mis nouuellement en lumiere, & presentè au Roy par mess. René du Bellay [...], Paris: Chez Abel l'Angelier Libraire iuré, tenant sa boutique au premier pillier de la grand' salle du Palais, 1582, title-page with wood-engraved printer's device, complete collating: [xxiv], 616, [12]pp (table, plus colophon leaf); i.e. a⁶, A-³E⁶, ³F-³G⁴, ³H⁶, wood engraved historiated and foliated initials, Mannerist headers, the last 20 or so leaves with a slight water stain to the upper-margin only, generally a clean and crisp copy, 17th c mottled calf boards and speckled edges, contemporaneous endpapers, discernible incunabula &/or post-incunabula binder's waste beneath recto and verso pastedowns, four loosely-inserted typed sheets of research and notes, later 20th c yet in-keeping reback of calf gilt, presumably by J. Henderson, morocco lettering piece, over 17th c speckled calf boards, folio (35.5 x 23.5cm) Provenance: 1)  François de Bigars, Marquis de La Londe; 17th c French armorial etched and engraved bookplate to pastedown; 2) John Orlebar of the Middle Temple (1697-1765), later of Hinwick House, Bedfordshire, and later Whig MP for the aforementioned county town (1727-34); Jacobean armorial bookplate to verso of title-page.

Five pottery teapots, comprising:two Wood's Pottery 'Little Old Lady',21cm high,a Lingard Pottery 'Mary Had a Little Lamb',an H J Wood 'Princess Charlotte', andone other example (10)Condition ReportNo major faultscomprising two Woods Pottery `Little Old Lady`, 21cm highLingard Pottery `Mary Had A Little Lamb` 21cm high ,H J Wood `Princess Charlotte` 20cm high andanother 21cm high (5)

A George V silver brandy warmer with bone handle and integrated burner, diameter 6.5 cm, hallmarked for Thomas Bradbury & Sons Ltd, Sheffield, 1924; a small silver wine taster with intertwined serpent handles, gilt interior, 8.5 cm diameter, by Richard Comyns, London, 1973, 125g; a silver coaster with pierced gallery and wood base, 4.5 cm H x 13.5 cm diameter, 1973 and a PORT bottle label, London, 1972, both by C J Vander Ltd. (4)

Clocks.- Woodhead (J., publisher) An Account of James H[i]rst, Esq. of Rawcliff, Yorkshire, A Most Eccentric Gentleman, broadside detailing antics of an eccentric living in Yorkshire,  wood-engraved vignette with four columns of text below, sheet 400 x 240 mm (15 3/4 x 9 1/2 in), laid onto paper support, old folds and handling creases, small nicks and losses to extremities, unframed, reprinted and engraved by M.W. Carrall, York, [circa 1800] *** Scarce, apparently unrecorded. "When set in his comical carriage, he makes nobility smile; And some clock-work he has at his feet, Will toll when he goes a mile [...] At one time, a journey to London he undertook going by day; With his clock-work well fix'd at his wheel. In order to measure the way... " A limited number of printed catalogues are available to purchase for this auction. UK: £35 (incl. postage) Rest of World: £50 (incl. postage) Please contact info@forumauctions.co.uk to place an order.

Pair of 'Indian Tree' H J Wood Ltd globular floral vases together with The Macallan Highland Scotch Whisky miniature water jug and pair of Seaforth blue and white plates. (B.P. 21% + VAT)

Gorgeous original oil on canvas by Italian painter Francisco Masseria who fuses Realism and Abstraction to portray a young girl with a life-like presence. Her long hair swirls in a whirlwind of abstractions made with loaded and sweeping brushstrokes. Signature made with the tip of a brush on the upper left side of canvas. Signature made with the tip of a brush on the lower left side of canvas: Masseria. Black ink signature on verso: F. J. J. C. Masseria. Written on wooden frame: Fire 3. Housed in a recessed silver and white painted wood frame. Artwork dimensions: 19.25"L x 23.25"H. Frame dimensions: 27"L x 31"H x 2"W. Artist: Francisco Masseria (Argentinian/Italian 1927-2002)Issued: c. 1970Dimensions: See DescriptionCountry of Origin: Argentina-ItalyCondition: Age related wear.

A pair of J H Wood Ltd chargers in the manner of Charlotte Rhead, 31cm diam, c.1930;   a pair of Royal Doulton Battle of Hastings jugs;   a a pair of Torquay two handled vase;   Beswick vase, 394-2;   Goebel Wallis tureen and cover;  etc

2 Indian Tree H J Wood vases and a Cut Crystal Fruit Bowl

(Cornwall) Eleven limpbacks 'A Budget of Cornish Poems, By Various Authors,' printed paper wraps, lacks rear wrap, string bound, frontis, pp.52, W. Wood, Devonport, n.d; Arthur Caddick. 'the Admiral Benbow Ballads. Smugglers-Pirates-Wreckers,' drawings by Roland Morris, printed card wraps, staple bound, illustrations throughout, vg, Worden Ltd, Marazion, n.d; Jack Penhale. 'The Mine Under the Sea,' first book edition, printed card wraps, some light spotting, vg, j. H. Lake, Falmouth, 1962; John Curnow Laity. 'Newlyn Copper,' printed paper wrpas, staple bound, Produced for the 1986 Newlyn Copper Exhibition at Penlee House, Penzance; With six other works. (11)

Cigarette cards, Taddy, County Cricketers, Leicestershire, four cards, Mr. J. Shields, Mr. W.W. Odell, H. Whitehead & Mr. C.J.B. Wood (slight acm, gd/vg) (4)

Two signed limited edition wood engravings to include one by J. R. Mackay titled 'Richmond Heron' 1/1, and another by R. A. Farrer titled 'Track' 25/30. Both framed and glazed. Largest H.32 L.40cm

TEN PIECES OF RADFORD POTTERY, comprising six pieces of ME pattern, including an elongated jug, a conical vase and a footed bowl, an RM pattern vase on shape 443, decorated with waterlilies, a near pair of swan necked jugs in OQ pattern, one with an H J Wood backstamp, and a small footed bowl with applied handles, height of tallest 33.5cm (10) (Condition Report: most pieces appear ok, both ME vases have a hairline crack, plate has a glazed over rim chip verso, crazing throughout, some more pronounced with staining)

A Collection of Toby and Character Jugs including H. J. Wood, Devonmoor, Cooper Clayton examples amongst others (2 Trays)

A Collection of Toby and Character Jugs to including examples from H J Wood, Tony Wood, Sandra Rogers amongst others (1 Tray)

JOSEPH CETTI & CO BANJO BAROMETER. J. Cetti & Co. 54 Red Lion Stt/ Holborn London, the circular pewtered dial within an ebonized molding below a similarly banded thermometer, the case inlaid with three satin and coloured wood paterae below a swan's neck pediment, 99cm H.

Delicately painted original gouache on board featuring a crane by Japanese folk art artist J. Aoki. Ink signature on lower left. Housed in a natural color wood frame with glass. Artwork dimensions: 13.50"L x 21.75"H. Frame dimensions: 21"L x 29"H x 1.50"W. Artist: J. Aoki (Japanese 20th century)Issued: 20th centuryDimensions: See DescriptionCountry of Origin: JapanCondition: Age related wear.

Agriculture and Ornithology Collection of works, 18th-19th century Morris, Beverley. British Game Birds and Wildfowl. London: Groombridge and Sons, c.1890. 4to, original blue-green pictorial cloth gilt, 60 wood-engraved plates printed in colours, a little wear to extremities of binding, front free endpaper, initial blank and frontispiece loosening, light spotting to title-page and final text-leaf; Morris, Francis Orpen. A History of British Birds. London: John C. Nimmo, 1891. Third edition ('newly revised, corrected, and enlarged'), 6 volumes, large 8vo, original green pictorial cloth gilt, all plates as called for; Dickson, Adam. The Husbandry of the Ancients. Edinburgh: For J. Dickson, and W. Creech, 1788. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, contemporary calf, smooth spines decoratively ruled in gilt with red and black morocco labels, engraved plate facing volume 1 p. 390 (and a duplicate bound to face the same page in volume 2), ownership inscriptions of Anthony Murray to half-titles, light marginal worming to front of volume 1 (patched with paper); Young, David. National Improvements upon Agriculture, in Twenty-Seven Essays. Edinburgh: for, and sold by the author, 1785. First edition, 8vo, contemporary calf, 3 engraved plates, ownership inscription of Anthony Murray to title-page, small chips to spine-label and headcap, half-title and free endpapers discarded; [Manuscripts]. Three notebooks kept by Anthony H. Murray of Dollerie, c.1900, all 4to, on forestry (2 volumes, each approx. 100 pp.), and estate management (approx. 150 pp.); and 14 others (these not collated, including Philip Miller, The Gardeners Dictionary, 1754, fourth edition, 3 volumes, contemporary calf) (29) From the library of the Murrays of Dollerie, Crieff, Perthshire.

After J H Pierneef wood block prints

Alldridge (T. J.). The Sherbro and its Hinterland, 1st edition, Macmillan and Co, 1901, inscribed by the author to 'Wm. G. H. Garrett' of 'Harting, Petersfield, Hants' in brown ink to half-title, portrait frontispiece, 2 folding maps (1 contained in rear pocket), black and white illustrations after photographs, a few light spots, original blue pictorial cloth gilt, spine a little faded, a few marks to boards, 8vo, together with:Tritton (Joseph). Baptist Missionary Society. Rosie and Progress of the Work on the Congo River, 1st edition, London: Baptist Missionary Society, 1884, folding map frontispiece of Equatorial Africa (a few closed tears along folds), full-page wood-engraved illustrations throughout, contemporary ink gift inscription to front free endpaper, occasional light spotting, hinges broken, original brown cloth gilt, small 8vo, plusBrock (William). A Young Congo Missionary, Memorials of Sidney Roberts Webb MD, 1st edition, London: H. R. Allenson, 1897, inscribed by the author to front blank, portrait frontispiece, black and white illustrations, bookplate of Ll. G. Goadby-Griffiths to front pastedown, early 20th-century red calf gilt, lightly rubbed, 8vo, with 12 other related works on AfricaQTY: (15)

* Bewick (Thomas, 1753-1828). A collection of 23 engraved bookplates by or in the style of Thomas Bewick for Richard Caulfield, Edward Place, Robert Pinkney, Rev. H Cotes, R. A. Caldwell, A. Clapham, Thomas Bell, James Losh, Thomas Coulthard, Geo: Allan Darlington, Wm. Blackburne MD, John Lane, R. Pemberton, W. Jones, J. J. Howard, Edward Place, G. C. Bainbridge, Buddle Atkinson, Thomas Alcock Beck, James Yates, T. Sherwood, W. Taylor & Matt Anderson, mostly wood engraved on wove paper, sheet size 14 x 11 cm and smaller, housed in clear plastic ring binder sleevesQTY: (23)

* Plank (George Wolfe, 1883-1965). A collection of 39 bookplates for William F. Gable, Mary Knox Garvin Pedrick, Olive Percival, Mary Cass Canfield, Kate E. Gable, Lowal Gable, George S. Pomeroy, Rixey Smith, H. Luther Frees, Hayworth & Jacquin Campbell, Enid Bagnold, Anna E. Gable, Frances J. Dill, Lewis Buddy III, Nelly Eliot, William Leete Hays, Edward Frederic Benson, Mary Virginia, and others, wood engravings, mostly on thin japan, largest sheet size 11 x 8 cm, smallest sheet size 7 x 5 cm, all housed in four clear plastic ring binder sleevesQTY: (39)NOTE:American illustrator George Woolfe Plank (1883-1965), best known for his art deco designs for Vogue magazine covers, was also a designer of bookplates, similar in manner to the work of his English contemporary Edward Gordon Craig.

Byrom (John). The Universal English Short-Hand; or, The Way of Writing English, in the Most Easy, Concise, Regular, and Beautiful Manner, applicable to any other Language, but particularly adjusted to our own, 1st edition, Manchester: printed by Joseph Harrop, 1767, title with engraved ornamental illustration and with contemporary signature Jn. Kewley, 13 engraved plates of examples of short-hand text, some toning and light spotting, all edges gilt, contemporary red morocco with elaborate gilt decoration, extremities slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with:Bewick (Thomas). A General History of Quadrupeds, 2nd edition, Newcastle upon Tyne: printed by and for S. Hodgson, R. Beilby, & T. Bewick, 1791, wood-engraved vignette to title, wood-engraved illustrations and vignettes throughout, occasional scattered spotting, upper pastedown with bookplate of Henry Brady of Gateshead dated 1855, near-contemporary brown half morocco, joints rubbed, 8vo (Roscoe 2b, 3rd state),Quarles (Francis). Emblems Divine and Moral: together with Hieroglyphics of the Life of Man, 2 parts in 1, London: printed and sold by H. Trapp, 1777, 95 engraved plates (including frontispiece), one leaf of text reattached, light dust-soiling and few marks, later endpapers, near-contemporary mottled sheep, rebacked, extremities rubbed, 12mo,Broekhuizen (Johan van). Poematum libri sedecim. Editore Davide Hoogstratano, Amsterdam: Franciscus Halma, 1711, additional engraved title, vignette to title and decorative tailpieces, lacks leaf 2S4, contemporary speckled calf, gilt decorated spine torn at head with loss, joints cracked, 4to,Thomson (James). The Seasons ... with new and original notes..., London: printed by A. Paris for J. Strachan, W. Stewart and P. Hill, 1792, engraved portrait frontispiece, engraved title and plates, scattered spotting and light dust-soiling, hinges repaired, all edges gilt, contemporary calf, cloth reback, rubbed and some wear, 8vo, plus The Seasons, by James Thomson, with his life..., and notes to the Seasons by Percival Stockdale, London: A. Hamilton, 1793, engraved portrait frontispiece, title, plates and vignettes, occasional light spotting, edges untrimmed, 20th-century cloth-backed marbled boards, 8voQTY: (6)

Antique hand-colored engraving on paper that depicts Durham from the Railroad Station and the coat of arms of the County Palatine of Durham. Housed in a gilt and brown wood frame with an off-white mat. Sticker for J. Shotton, Antiquarian Books & Prints in Durham. Sight size: 5.75"L x 5"H. Frame dimensions: 12.25"L x 10.25"H x 0.50"W. Artwork can be unframed and rolled for shipment. Issued: Late 19th centuryDimensions: See DescriptionCountry of Origin: EnglandCondition: Age related wear.

A Post-Second World War Officer's Parachute Regiment Uniform, to (Reserve) Major Jack Stancombe, comprising a No.2 Dress tunic with lanyard, staybrite buttons and bronzed collar badges, a pair of trousers, shirt, pair of black leather boots, maroon beret, pair of leather gloves and leather Sam Browne, a Mess Dress scarlet jacket with maroon facings, black waistcoat and overalls with braces, a white shirt, black bow tie and cummerband, a blue blazer and regimental tie, together with a regimental wood plaque, a boxed Spode limited edition plate, regimental drum ice bucket, a drum and crossed standards photograph presented by the above to D Company, an LP record of the Band of the Parachute Regiment, a Kensita silks covered cushion and a signed colour print By and After Ken Howard "4th Bn The Parachute Regiment.Presentation of New Colours by H M The Queen. Rushmoor Arena 15th July 1974. Queen's Colour to Lt. J. G. Stancombe NDD. Regimental Colour to 2nd Lt. R. Evans". Also, a small framed display of mainly Second World War period rank pips, collar badges and General Service and other buttons (qty)

Original Hand-Colored Engraving, featuring the Hawkins Gymnetrus and the Red Band Fish. Featuring two different species of Fish, with Sailboats and Birds flying in the background. Circa: 1840s. W.H. Lizars. J. Stewart. Plate 16. Museum Matting, Pattern Pastel Pink and Green Marble Matting with Top Mat of Ivory, presented in a Rose Colored Wood Frame. From the Archival Collection of Re Vann Galleries, G.Reasoner, Owner. Artist: W.H. LizarsIssued: 1840sDimensions: Frame: 14.50"W x 12"H. Image: 6.25"W x 3.75"HEdition Number: Plate 16 Original HC EngravingManufacturer: J. StewartCountry of Origin: EnglandCondition: Age Related Wear

Original Hand-Colored Engraving, featuring the Rosa Lium Rosier d'Amour, Pink Floral Roses by Celebrated Artist P.J.ReDoute'. Circa 1860s. 19th C. Reimond. Couton. Beautiful Pink Roses with Green Foliage, fine detail. Museum Matted, Ivory and Purple, Two Wood Fillets, Custom Molding in Brown Tones with Gold Accent, Egg and Dart Style Frame. Frame: 25.75"W x 31.25"H. Image: 10.5"W x 15"H. From the Archival Collection of Re Vann Galleries, G.Reasoner, Owner. Artist: P. J. ReDoute'Issued: 1860sDimensions: In DescEdition Number: Original HC EngravingManufacturer: P. J. ReDoute'Country of Origin: FranceCondition: Age Related Wear

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Private F. J. Du Preez, 2nd Regiment, South African Infantry, who stoically delivered food and ammunition to his comrades under heavy shellfire Military Medal, G.V.R. (5636 Pte. F. J. Du Preez. 2/S.A. Inf:) vedge bruising, traces of adhesive to reverse, nearly very fine £240-£280 --- M.M. London Gazette 3 October 1918. The original recommendation for an immediate award by Lieutenant-Colonel H. W. M. Bamford, Commanding South African Composite Regiment, states: ‘On the night 30th April/1st May this man was a transport driver taking limbers of rations and ammunition to his Battalion in the line near Ridge Wood. The whole area from Ouderdom forward was subject to considerable hostile shelling and du Preez was severely wounded in the leg en route. He was taken to a dressing station at Ouderdom and ordered by the M.O. to be immediately evacuated. In spite of this, as soon as his wound was dressed, Private du Preez returned to his limber and continued his journey forward under fire for a mile and safely delivered his load. The night in question was a particularly difficult one for transport work, and Private du Preez, in great pain the whole time, showed marked gallantry in his determination to finish his duty. This man has been previously noticed for gallantry under fire. He has been at duty with his Battalion in the field continuously for 2 and a half years.’ Firdinant Johannes du Preez, a farmer, was born in Adelaide in Cape Province on 29 April 1885 and worked on his father’s property at Fort Beaufort, Cape Colony, before attesting for the 2nd South African Infantry on 7 September 1915. Initially posted to Egypt, he was transferred to the Western Front and received a gunshot wound to the thigh on 29 April 1918. Sent briefly to the South African Military Hospital, he returned to active service with a metal fragment still inside his body and was awarded the Military Medal for gallantry near the hamlet of Ouderdom on the Poperinghe-Wytschaete road. According to the recipient’s service record, he was awarded a Bar to the Military Medal in the London Gazette of 7 October 1918, the second award being supported by the Forsyth roll. This remains unconfirmed, possibly an administrative error or a case of two separate events being referenced in the single citation above. Du Preez survived the Great War and was discharged at Bordon in October 1918. Sold with copied service record and extensive private research, including the original hand written recommendation for the M.M.

Six Pieces of H. J. Wood Indian Tree to Comprise Jugs, Vases etc, Tallest 24cm high

Original oil on canvas entitled Sunset Ocean featuring a harmonious composition of blue colors and pinks with soft yellows in the setting Floridian sky. Signature on lower right: J. S. illegible. Housed in a gilded wood frame. Artwork dimensions: 14"L x 11"H. Frame size: 17"L x 14"H x 1"W. Artist: (American 20th-21st century)Issued: 2013Dimensions: See DescriptionCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.

Housman (Laurence). Green Arras, 1st edition, London: John Lane at the Bodley Head, 1896, wood-engraved title and 6 full-page plates by Laurence Housman, errata slip, 16-page publisher's catalogue at rear, bookplate of Janet Ashbee (wife of C. R. Ashbee), designed by C. R. Ashbee to front pastedown, upper inner hinge a little loosened, original elaborately gilt-decorated green cloth, to a design by Laurence Housman, lightly rubbed (generally in good condition), 8vo, together withYeats (W. B.). The Tower, 1st edition, London: MacMillan and Co., 1928, single publisher's advertisement leaf at end, original gilt-decorated green cloth (designed by Thomas Sturge Moore), generally in bright condition, with original matching dustwrapper (lacking spine portion), and very slightly frayed to extremities, 8vo, plus five other similar illustrated poetry works: William Watson, The Eloping Angels, A Caprice, 1st edition, London: Elkin Mathews & John Lane, 1893, decorative title by Warrington Hogg, top edge gilt, original blue-black cloth gilt, rubbed, James Stephens, Green Branches, new edition, Dublin: Maunsel & Company, 1917, Gerald Gould, The Happy Tree and other poems, 1st edition, Oxford, B. H. Blackwell, 1919, bookplate of Ronald Brymer Beckett to front pastedown (designed by Jack B. Yeats and printed by Cuala Press, original dark blue cloth, rubbed, Robert the Devyll, A Romance (Early English Prose, Romances) with the text of Wm. J Thoms, ornamented by Harold Nelson, Edinburgh: Otto Schulze, 1904, decorative title page, full-page illustrations and illustrations to text by Harold Nelson, original quarter green cloth, rubbed, 4to, and Haldane Macfall, Songs of the Immortals, [1927], all 8vo (except Robert the Devyll)QTY: (7)

Morris (F. O.). A History of British Birds, 6 volumes, 1st edition, London: Groombridge and Sons, 1851-57, 358 hand-coloured lithographed plates, some spotting, bookplate of Sir George Albert Wade to front pastedown of each volume, contemporary green half calf, rubbed and scuffed, spines faded, with some wear to head and foot of spines, a little loss to the spine of first volume, 8vo, together withThe Shooter's Hand-Book being the Treatise on Shotting from 'The Rod and the Gun', by the author of 'The Oakleigh Shooting Code', Edinburgh: Adam & Charles Black, 1842, several engraved plates, original publisher's dark green blind stamped cloth gilt, a little rubbed and slight fraying to head and foot of spine, plusThe Field Book; or Sports and Pastimes of the British Isles by the author of 'Wild Sports of the West', London: Effingham Wilson [1833], wood-engraved illustrations to text, bookplate of Sir George Albert Wade to front pastedown, original blind-stamped green cloth, gilt decorated spine, rubbed and some minor marks, cracked on upper inner hinge, 8vo, and other various natural history, including Philip Rickman, Bird Sketches and some Field Observations, 1938, Tom Iredale, Birds of Paradise and Bower Birds, 1950, R. Bowdler Sharpe, Sketch-Book of British Birds, 1898 (in original publisher's cloth binding), J. E. Harting, A Handbook of British Birds, 1872, Mrs. Hugh Blackburn, Birds from Moidart and Elsewhere, 1895, J. H. Gurney, Early Annals of Ornithology, 1921, Henry Seebohm, Siberia in Europe: a visit to the valley of the Petchora in North-Eats Russia, 1880 & The BIrds of Siberia, a record of a naturalist's visits to the valleys of the Petchora and Yenesei, 1901, William MacGiooivray, A manual of British Ornithology, part II, Water Birds, 1842, three volums from Jardine's Naturalist's Library (Ornithology, volume III, Gallinaceous Birds, 1836, Entomology, volume V, Foreign Butterflies, 1837, and Ornothology, volume VII, Birds of Western Africa, 1837), etcQTY: (3 shelves)

Ormerod (George). The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, 3 volumes, London: Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, and Jones, 1819, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1, double-page hand-coloured engraved county map, engraved plates, wood-engraved vignettes and armorials, occasional light spotting, label excised from front pastedowns (revealing board beneath), all edges gilt, contemporary crimson straight-grain morocco, modern reback to each volume, some boards rubbed near joints, folio, together with: Leycester (Peter). Historical Antiquities, in Two Books. The First Treating in General of Great-Brettain and Ireland. The Second Containing Particular Remarks Concerning Cheshire..., Whereunto is annexed a Transcript of Doomsday-Book, so far as it concerneth Cheshire, taken out of the Original Record, London: printed by W. L. for Robert Clavell, 1673, title in red & black (dust-soiled and few marks), several woodcut heraldic crests to text throughout, without folding map of Cheshire, some light dust-soiling and occasional marks, 20th-century half calf gilt, small folio,Baines (Edward). The History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster, 4 volumes, London: Fisher Son & Co. 1836, portrait frontispiece, folding engraved map of Liverpool, folding pedigrees and numerous engravings throughout, marbled endpapers, bookplate of William H. Foster, contemporary diced calf with gilt decorated spines, worn at extremities, 4to,Earwaker (J. P.). East Cheshire: Past and Present; or A History of the Hundred of Macclesfield in the County Palatine of Chester..., 2 volumes, London: printed for the author, 1877, additional half-titles, title printed in red & black, illustrations throughout, bookplate of James Watts, contemporary half morocco gilt, worn at extremities, large 4to QTY: (10)

A copper coal scuttle, telescope, a pair of H J Wood 'Indian Tree' vases, etc.

British War Medal 1914-20 (9) (20465 Pte. A. Bradshaw. Linc. R.; 11396 Pte. E. L. Brown. Linc. R.; 1806 Pte. H. Copestake. Linc. R.; 3292 Pte. E. Drane. Linc. R.; 43435 Pte. J. A. Forster. Linc. R.; 266636 Pte. H. Green. Linc. R.; 21297 Pte. F. Harrison. Linc. R.; 13282 Pte. F. Herbert. Linc. R.; 4643 Pte. W. Redfern. Y. & L. R.) generally very fine and better (9) £120-£160 --- Alfred Bradshaw was born in Toynton St. Peters, Lincolnshire, in 1896. He served on the Western Front with the 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, and was killed in action during the Battle of Polygon Wood on 4 October 1917. Aged 21 years, he is buried in the Tyne Cot Cemetery. Ernest Levi Brown was born at Oakham, Rutland, in 1888, and worked pre-war as a boiler manufacturer’s labourer in Gainsborough. He served on the Western Front with the 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, and was killed in action on 23 May 1916. Aged 28 years, Brown is buried in the Albert Communal Cemetery Extension on the Somme. Henry Copestake was born in Sheffield and attested for the 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment at Grimsby. Posted to the Western Front, he was awarded the Military Medal in the London Gazette of 22 February 1918 but was reported missing in action on 29 May 1918. A court of enquiry held on 20 November 1918 later confirmed his death and he is commemorated at Vieil-St. Remy Communal Cemetery. Ernest Drane attested for the 5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment on 6 November 1914. Posted to the Western Front, he suffered a gunshot wound to the head and chest on 3 October 1915 and was admitted to hospital in Rouen. His Army Service Record notes that he recovered but later struggled with trench foot in Egypt. Alfred Thirlwell was born in 1892 at Seaham, Durham, and served 3 years and 9 months in France with the Royal Engineers. His Army Service Record notes loss of his right index finger in 1918 due to barbed wire, and he was later discharged on 1 May 1919 due to sickness.

Pair: Private J. H. Lewis, 14th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, killed in action at Mametz Wood on 9 July 1916 British War and Victory Medals (37349 Pte. J. H. Lewis. R.W. Fus.) together with Memorial Plaque (John Henry Lewis) extremely fine (3) £80-£100 --- John Henry Lewis was born at Carnarvon and enlisted at Liverpool. He was killed in action at Mametz Wood on 9 July 1916, whilst serving with the 14th Battalion and is commemorated by name on the Thiepval Memorial. Sold with copied Medal Index Card.

Victory Medal 1914-19 (10) (162850 Dvr. J. Bainton. R.E.; 486714 Dvr. J. G. Boulton. R.E.; 201969 Spr. A. J. Cribbett. R.E.; 1662 Spr. F. Hill. R.E.; 37285 Spr. T. Raddall. R.E.; 288966 Pnr. W. A. Smith. R.E.; 69108 Pnr. H. J. Stevens. R.E.; 2413 Spr. W. G. Warren R.E.; SPTS-553 Sjt. C. Wood. R. Fus.; 420437 Spr. J. McPhail. C.E.) damage to suspension ring of last, generally good fine and better (10) £100-£140 --- William George Warren died at home in Bristol on 17 November 1918 after serving during the Great War with the Royal Engineers, attached Pontoon Division, Motorised Transport.

LILFORD, Lord (1833-96). Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Islands, London, 1885-97, 7 volumes, large 8vo, portrait, 421 coloured plates [see important note below], FINELY BOUND in contemporary red half morocco gilt. [?]Mixed editions. (7)LILFORD, Thomas Littleton Powys, 4th Baron (1833-96).  Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Islands. London: R. H. Porter, [?]1885-97. 7 volumes, large 8vo (248 x 170mm). Photogravure portrait of Lord Lilford with facsimile signature, 420 hand-coloured and chromolithographed plates by Archibald Thorburn, J. G. Keulemans and others, only (of 421), but the missing plate ("Sand-Martin" in vol. II) supplied as a FINE ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR by an unknown hand, bound in sequence, the plates mounted on linen hinges throughout (variable mainly marginal spotting and staining throughout, with some more pronounced staining to vol. VI). FINELY BOUND in contemporary red half morocco gilt by R. H. Porter, the spines elaborately gilt in six compartments, top edges gilt, others uncut (extremities very lightly rubbed, some dampstaining to the covers of vols. VI and VII [see illustration]). The original watercolour of the Sand-Martin, which replaces the missing plate in volume II, is of fine quality and could be mistaken for one of the original lithographed illustrations. It is unsigned, although in the manner of J. G. Keulemans, who provided the original: please see the first catalogue illustration. A printed note in each volume, titled "Collation of Editions", states: "This Work was issued in two Editions: the First commenced October 1885, and the second April 1891, both Editions ending simultaneously." [?]Mixed editions, with the imprint of R. H. Porter and the title pages of each volume dated "1885-1897". Anker 308; Freeman 2244; Mullens & Swann 354; Nissen IVB 563: "... perhaps the finest and most perfect ornithological iconography ..."; Sitwell Fine Bird Books 1700-1900 p.91; Wood 436; Zimmer p.399. (7)

Our Garden Friends And Foes by Wood 1882; Flashlights On Nature by Allen, 1899; The Playtime Naturalist by Taylor, 1889; In Nature's Workshop by Allen, 1901; The Common Objects Of The Country by Wood, 1858; Flowers, Fruits and Leaves by Lubbock, 1886; Wild Flowers by J H Crawford, 1912; Wild Life In A Southern County by Jefferies, 1889 and Familiar Trees by G S Boulger (9)

An oak housekeeper's cupboard, early 18th century and later, with a pair of fielded panelled doors above an arrangement of drawers, raised on bun feet, 157cm wide 50cm deep 216cm highProvenance: The selected contents of The Old House, Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire.Condition ReportOverall the cupboard is in good structural and cosmetic condition with traces of use and wear commensurate with age. Some splits to the wood throughout. Knocks, scuffs and marks. Probably later feet. Later handles. Drawers run a little stiff but okay. Strengthening boards to the back of the top section. Separatation and splits to back boards. Please see additional images for reference.

A Louis XV-style painted and parcel-gilt wood and composition overmantel mirror, 19th century, French, the domed rectangular plate within a moulded frame with applied scrolling leaf decoration, 127cm wide160cm highProvenance: The selected contents of The Old House, Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire.

A carved and painted wood figural group, 18th century, modelled as St George and the Dragon, 25cm wide20cm deep54cm highProvenance: The selected contents of The Old House, Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire.Condition ReportOverall the carving is in moderate condition. The horse's tail is missing. The tip of the dragon's tail has been repaired and is a little wobbly but currently stable. A few hairline cracks, small chips and flaking to the gesso finish - please see additional images for reference.

J. PURDEY & SONS A SCARCE 14-BORE UNDERLEVER-COCKING BAR-IN-WOOD SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 15040, for 1894, 29in. nitro reproved fine damascus barrels, the rib engraved 'J. PURDEY & SONS, AUDLEY HOUSE, SOUTH AUDLEY STREET, LONDON.' (pitted), 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 1/2 choke, Daw underlever action, possibly J. H. Apted provisional patent 2328 of 1873 with direct internal sliding bolt projection acting on the hammers rather than the Adams clutch system, the fences finely carved in high relief with leaf designs, broad top strap engraved 'PATENT', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, arrow cocking-indicators, conversion to ejector, best fine acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, 14 1/8in. figured stock, minor repairs to fore-end wood, weight 5lb. 14oz.. Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament