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Lot 264
A 19th century gilt gesso and softwood shaped rectangular looking-glass, mirror plate, the frame with acanthus to angles and swags of leafy C and S-scrolls, 48cm wide Condition Report: Please see attached images. Some wear, light losses and refreshing of gilding. We ourselves could not send this to you: please contact a courier.
Lot 27
A Royal Crown Derby 1128 Imari pattern part tea service, for five, comprising cups, saucers, side plates, milk jug, sugar bowl and bread and butter plate Condition Report: Condition generally good, light signs of use, one cup chipped to side, see imageAll first quality other than one cup and the cream jug..
Lot 456
After Maurice Quentin de La Tour (1704 - 1788) Portrait of Prince Charles Edward Stuart, known as "Bonnie Prince Charlie", half-length, wearing armour, the Order of the Thistle on a blue silk ribbon and a lace cravat, his hair dressed a la mode oil on canvas, 77cm x 62cmLa Tour's pastel portrait of the Jacobite claimant was exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1748, subsequently engraved by Michel Aubert (1700 - 1757), before the prince's banker George Waters lent it to Maria Anna Louisa Jablonowska, Princesse de Talmont (1711 - 1779) for several copies to be rendered between 1751 and 1752; the present whereabouts of the original portrait are as yet unknown. Condition Report: Re lined and touched up. 19th century Frame with knocks and losses throughout, areas of restoration, paint loss and cracking, etc, see images for examples. See attached images, Background has been touched up in several places, along with the ribbon and medal around the neck, possible touches to the face also, done to a reasonably high standard, however, it is noticeable in the light. Unfortunately no provenance or signature
Lot 458
An '18th century' oak dresser, dentil cornice above an arrangement of shelves, an arched niche and small drawers, the projecting base with three raised and fielded panel drawers, turned legs, 196cm high, 133cm wide (an old reconstruction of period timbers) Condition Report: 194cm high, 133cm wide, 46cm deep. Please see attached images. Some splits at angles of cornice, occasional bumped losses. Drawers running well. Some light losses. Nice colour, decorative and practical piece.
Lot 618
An Ercol style light elm bureau, fall front enclosing a partially segmented interior above a pair of cupboard doors enclosing a shelf and one long drawer; a 20th century oak court cupboard, of narrow proportions; a mahogany chest of drawers, of small proportions; a similar nest of three tables (4)
Lot 1
Acerbi (Joseph). Travels through Sweden, Finland and Lapland to the North Cape in years 1798 and 1799, 2 volumes, 1802, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume I, folding engraved map, 15 engraved plates, including five hand-coloured, some light offsetting and spotting, small presentation inscription, 1859, to front endpapers, contemporary half calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, 4to (Qty: 2)Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Lot 10
Barrow (John). Some Account of the Public Life, and a Selection from the Unpublished Writings, of the Earl of Macartney, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1807, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume I, offset to title, some light spotting and toning, bound without volume I half title, bookplates, previous owner signature of Lady Popham (of Littlecote House?), contemporary tree calf gilt, a little rubbed with small areas of worming to covers, 4to (Qty: 2)Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Lot 100
Wild (John James). At Anchor. A Narrative of Experiences Afloat and Ashore during the Voyage of H.M.S. "Challenger" from 1872 to 1876, 1st edition, 1878, double page colour map, 12 mounted chromolithographed plates, scattered light spotting, a few pink stains to endpapers, all edges gilt, original green pictorial cloth gilt, a little rubbed, 4to (Qty: 1)Spence 1258. Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Lot 101
Wilkinson (John Gardner). Dalmatia and Montenegro; with a Journey to Mostar in Herzegovina, and remarks on the Slavonic nations; the History of Dalmatia and Ragusa; the Uscocs &c., 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1848, half title for volume II only , folding map, seven tinted lithograph plates (two folding with small reinforcements to verso), seven wood-engraved plates, two folding tables, one or two repaired tears, light offsetting to titles, contemporary calf gilt, small repairs at head of upper joints, 8vo (Qty: 2)Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Lot 102
Willyams (Cooper). A Voyage up the Mediterranean in His Majesty's Ship the Swiftsure, one of the Squadron under the command of Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson... with a description of the Battle of the Nile on the First of August 1798, and a detail of events that occurred subsequent to the Battle in various parts of the Mediterranean, 1st edition, 1802, folding aquatint map, 41 sepia aquatint plates and plan, title, engraved dedication and first two preface leaves repaired, a little light spotting and toning, hinges reinforced, contemporary half calf, rebacked with original spine relaid, corners repaired, a little rubbed, 4to (Qty: 1)Abbey Travel 196 (large-paper copy); Blackmer 1813. Willyams served as chaplain aboard the Swiftsure during the Battle of the Nile, of which he provides an eyewitness account.
Lot 103
Wilson (Robert Thomas). History of the British Expedition to Egypt; to which is subjoined, a sketch of the present state of that country and its means of defence, 1st edition, 1802, engraved portrait frontispiece of Sir Ralph Abercrombie, three folding engraved maps with partial hand-colouring, folding table, a little light spotting and offsetting, light marginal soiling to portrait, bookplate of Baron Grantham, contemporary speckled calf gilt, 'Newby Hall' stamped in gilt to upper cover, spine a little faded, 4to (Qty: 1)Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
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Lot 105
Zulu War. Narrative of the Field Operations Connected with the Zulu War of 1879, [by John Rothwell], HMSO, 1881, 7 folding maps contained in rear pocket (one with small loss at one corner, another with repaired folds and library stamp), 10 sketch maps, some folding, in text, folding table, repair to title and front endpaper and library stamp erased, some light spotting and toning, contemporary half calf, a little rubbed and scuffed with shelf number at foot of spine, 8vo (Qty: 1)Raugh 161. Uncommon, the 1907 reprint being more usually encountered. 'This "official history" of the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War was published in a print run of 1,500 copies, after an initial issue of 2,000 copies was reportedly suppressed. It is an invaluable reference' (Raugh). Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Lot 114
* Colonial School. Government House, St. Michael Parish, Bridgetown, Barbados, circa 1830-50, watercolour on thick wove paper, the oval scene showing Government House and gardens with a native family group in the centre foreground, some light discolouration, 60 x 92 cm (23 x 36 ins), verre églomise border, period gilt gesso frame, glazed (Qty: 1)From the arrival in 1625 of the first English settlers led by Captain John Powell, Barbados was a British colony which quickly established across the island thriving sugar plantations supported by the introduction of the slave trade. Government House, built in 1702 as the main residence for a Quaker sugar plantation, was leased and bought by the British, and became the Governor's residence. The first colonial Governor of the island was Henry Powell, brother of Captain John Powell. Between 1833 and 1885, Barbados became the administrative centre of the newly formed colony of the Windward Islands, the present watercolour view showing the house and surrounding area as it would have been in the early years of this era.
Lot 117
Dalzel (Archibald). The History of Dahomy, an Inland Kingdom of Africa; compiled from Authentic Memoirs; with an Introduction and Notes, 1st edition, London: Printed for the Author by T. Spilsbury & Son, 1793, folding engraved map frontispiece (short closed tear and fraying to fore-edge margin), 6 engraved plates, title inscribed 'William Shaw from his friend George Dalzel Dec. 1833' and 'Given to John Archibald Shaw by his Uncle William Shaw, June 1859', C2 torn across lower outer blank corner, O2 with long horizontal closed tear repaired with transparent paper tape, occasional light dampstains, near contemporary half calf gilt, some wear to head & foot of spine and extremities, 4to (Qty: 1)Together with a small selection of mid/late 19th century carte de viste photographs and genealogical notes relating to the Dalzel Dickson and Shaw family etc.
Lot 130
Nares, Captain Sir G.S. Narrative of a Voyage to the Polar Sea during 1875-6 in H.M. Ships 'Albert' and 'Discovery', 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1878, two folding maps (one repaired to verso with small loss), six mounted Woodburytype photographs, illustrations, 32 pp. publisher's catalogue at end, a little light spotting and toning, original green cloth, volume I rebacked with original spine relaid, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with, Rich, E.E. The History of the Hudson's Bay Company 1670-1870, 2 volumes, Hudson's Bay Record Society, 1958-59, colour frontispieces, folding map, partly unopened, map endpapers, previous owner inscription of Michael Browne Rich to half titles, top edge gilt, original blue cloth, spines faded, 8vo, limited edition number 6, together with two other Hudson's Bay Record Society publications: Cumberland House Journals and Inland Journal 1775-82, 2 volumes, First and Second Series, 1951-52, limited edition 1033, and John Rae's Correspondence with the Hudson's Bay Company on Arctic Exploration 1844-1855, 1953, limited edition, this copy unumbered, volumes XIV, XV, XVI, XXI & XXII of The Hudson's Bay Record Society series (Qty: 7)
Lot 131
O'Donovan (Edmond). The Merv Oasis. Travels and Adventures East of the Caspian during the Years 1879-80-81, including Five Months' Residence among the Tekkés of Merv, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Smith, Elder, & Co., 1882, half-titles, engraved portrait frontispiece with tissue guard to volume 1, lithographic frontispiece ('Seal of the principal cadi of Merw') printed in blue to volume 2, 10 plates, 5 maps and plans, including one large folding map in end-pocket, 4 pp. advertisements to rear of volume 1, light spotting to endpapers and half-titles, very faint marginal tide-marks to frontispiece of volume 1, ink-stamps (J. Herbert Lewis) to front pastedowns, original brown pebble-grain cloth, a few splash-marks to top edges, 8vo (Qty: 2)One of the few 19th-century English-language accounts of what is now Turkmenistan.
Lot 134
Rennie (David Field). Bhotan and the Story of the Dooar War, including Sketches of a Three Months' Residence in the Himalayas, and Narrative of a Visit to Bhotan in May 1865, 1st edition, John Murray, 1866, half-title, 4 wood-engraved plates including frontispiece, similar vignettes to title-pages and text, folding lithographic map, 2 pp. advertisements to front, 32 pp. advertisements to rear, initial advertisement leaf chipped with partial loss of text verso, half-title slightly spotted, short closed tear to folding map, pink coated endpapers, binder's ticket to rear pastedown, original green cloth, light wear to spine-ends and tips, 8vo (Qty: 1)A bright, unrestored copy.
Lot 138
Sonnerat (Pierre). Voyage aux indes orientales et à la Chine, fair par ordre du roi, depuis 1774, jusqu'en 1781, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Paris: chez l'auteur, 1782, half-titles, 138 engraved plates after Sonnerat (of 140: lacking plate 80 and one plate in the sequence 119-122, the numbering erratic), nearly all double-page, ink-stamps to half-titles, variable light browning, mainly to text, occasional superficial spill-burns, volume 1 quire 2F spotted, a few other spots and marks, engraved armorial bookplates (of a French marquis, the name effaced), contemporary French cat's-paw calf, gilt spines, rubbed, some minor wear, 4to (25 x 18.5 cm) (Qty: 2)Cordier Sinica 2102 (preferring this edition to the 1806 reprint owing to the quality of the plates); Cox I p. 300; Nissen IVB 886; Wood 1782 ('A classic record of natural history explorations and discoveries in the Far East'); Zimmer p. 597 (volume 2 only). Sonnerat visited southern Africa, Mauritius, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Malacca, the Philippines, Burma, and the Moluccas, as well as India and China. The plates depict natural history subjects, local peoples and customs, and views.
Lot 142
* Tibet. A collection of six costume watercolours, circa 1900, watercolour on artist's board, each showing one or two figures in national or ceremonial dress, each monogrammed in ink to lower right 'CL' and titled to lower left, some light spotting and marks (one with tiny paint flecks), each 19 x 13.5cm (7.5 x 5.25ins) (Qty: 6)Titles are as follows: 'Devil Dancers' (two so titled, each with a different image); 'Monk with prayer wheel'; 'Krishna'; 'The Tibetan Fruit Seller'; 'Koot Hoomi with ceremonial hat'.
Lot 143
Tully (Miss). Letters written during a Ten Years' Residence at the Court of Tripoli; published from the Originals in the Possession of the Family of the late Richard Tully, the British Consul: comprising Authentic Memoirs and Anecdotes of the Reigning Bashaw, his Family, and Other Persons of Distiction; also, an Account of the Domestic Manners of the Moors, Arabs, and Turks, 2 volumes, 3rd edition, for Henry Colburn, 1819, half-title to volume 2, 7 hand-coloured aquatint plates, folding map, light offsetting, armorial bookplates of the Thorold baronets of Syston Park, monogram book-labels 'J H T' (Sir John Hayford Thorold, 10th Baronet, 1773-1831), later book-labels of Sefik Atabey (see note), contemporary straight-grain pink calf by R. Storr of Grantham for Sir John Hayford Thorold, gilt spines with twin olivine morocco labels, joints rubbed, 8vo (21.4 x 12.4 cm) (Qty: 2)Atabey 1242 (this copy; illustrated); Blackmer 1682; cf. Abbey Travel 299 & 301, and Tooley 493-4. Ramsden Outside London p. 157 for the binder. 'According to the introduction these letters were written by the ... sister-in-law of Richard Tully, British consul at Tripoli from 1873 to 1793 ... The work is particularly valuable for its details of family life in the seraglio ... The very attractive plates depict genre scenes and costumes (Blackmer). The library of the Thorold baronets at Syston Park, Lincolnshire, was sold by Sotheby, Wilkinson and Hodge in December 1884.
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