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A case of 30 faceted mineral specimens. Labelled for stone including hambergite; valentianite; axinite; hackmanite thorianite and others. See photographs for further details. From a single owner collection of a Scottish gentleman.

A collection of quartz gemstones and mineral specimens. To includeSNow white spider quartz, strawberry quartz, chrysoprase, fire agate, dendritic agates, jasper, sceptre quartz, rutilated quartz, citrine, amethyst. A total of 52 stones, some of which are packaged with details of purported origin. From a single owner collection of a Scottish gentleman.

Set of decorative objects consisting of: “paesine” mineral plate from Tuscany, fragment of quartz, 6 bowls and a small box in agate, small bowl in lacquered and gilded wood, 3 spheres in agate and a frog in onyx. Measurements:Plate: 15 x 10 cmQuartz fragment: 12 x 13 x 6,5 cm.Bowls: 3 x 6 cm each. Small box: 5 x 8 cm.Small bowl: 1.4 x 5 cm.Circumference of spheres: 24,5 cm, 21 cm and 18 cm. 

Box of trinket pots, mineral stones, glass projector slides, book ends, Triang motorway section

A quantity of boxed Hornby OO gauge freight rolling stock to include low sided wagon with furniture container 32087, mineral wagon 32056, goods brake van 32047, ventilated van, Esso petrol tank wagon, etc (boxes af) (11)

A group of various minerals and mineral parts, including quartz, green aventurine, black obsidian, large rose quartz chunks, some polished stones, witches ball, etc. (1 tray)

A group of Lincolnshire related glass bottles, comprising two Hunt's Mineral Water Stamford, and a Smith and Co Brewery Oundle bottle, 20cm high. (3)

A collection of Victorian Botany and Mineral slides stored in wooden cases. This lot cannot be posted

Comprising twenty mineral specimens polished to small eggs, including rose quartz, red jasper, moss agate, agate, dalmatian jasper, and others. 449 grams total, 26-29 mm (1 - 1 1/8 in.). Acquired within the UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. [25, No Reserve]

1st-5th century A.D. and later. Comprising three lacquered porphyry slices of rectangular shape, cut on both faces and polished on one face; probably from recycled material mined in ancient Roman times between the 1st and 5th century A.D.; intended for use as inlay panels. 81 grams total, 5.8-12.2 cm (2 1/4 - 4 3/4 in.). From Egypt. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).Mons Porphyrites (today Jabal Abu Dukhkhan) is the mountainous site of a group of ancient quarries in the Red Sea Hills of the inhospitable eastern desert in Egypt, a five day trip from the Nile during Roman times. They were discovered by Caius Cominus Leugas in 18 A.D., and during the Roman Empire the mines officially belonged to the emperor and were the only known source of the Imperial Porphyry, Mons Porphyrites. This dark purple stone was associated with royalty and used for prestigious sculpture and architecture. The location of the mines was lost some time in the 5th century, and rediscovered in the early 19th century. Excavations in the area have revealed the well-preserved quarries and the dwelling places of the quarry men, and also thousands of ostraca have been discovered containing messages that provide details of how the quarrying took place, and of how the highly skilled quarrymen ordered their food. [3]

An Italian specimen marble and micromosaic table,Attributed to Giacomo Raffaelli, early 19th century, the base late 19th century,The white marble top inset with a central circular micromosaic depicting a chaffinch guarding its nest of eggs from an inquisitive mouse, surrounded by one hundred and sixty radiating specimens arranged in concentric tapering bands edged in Marmo Nero, samples include: porfido verde serpentino antico, Egyptian alabaster, porphyry, black granite, labradorite, amazonite, rhodonite, bloodstone, malachite, lapis lazuli, amethyst and various jaspers and agates, within a verde antico border on a Regency style polychrome decorated faux marble base with triform foliate scroll supports, overall - 74.5cm high, 134cm diameter; the micromosaic - 26.3cm diameterLiterature: Anna Maria Massinelli, Giacomo Raffaelli (1753-1836), Maestro di stile e di mosaic, Florence, 2018, pp.230-231, pp. 297-298, figs. 256 a, b, 353, 354.Footnotes:Note: Giacomo Raffaelli (1753-1836) trained as a sculptor and painter but by 1775 he was already known for his work in micromosaic, a medium which he is credited with advancing.  Through the work of the chemist Alessio Mattiloi, Raffaelli was able to create tiny tesserae made from spun enamel of extremely fine quality which allowed for the creation of complex compositions.  Working from both his studio in the Piazza di Spagna and the Vatican workshops in Rome, his gallery became a place of pilgrimage for sophisticated European aristocrats on their Grand Tour.Following the French occupation of Rome in 1797, Raffaelli transferred his workshop to the Milanese Court of Eugene Bonaparte.  However, the collapse of the Court in Milan saw Raffaelli return to Rome between 1815-20, and set up his flourishing workshop in the via del Babuino.Alongside his intricate and acclaimed micromosaics, Raffaelli was also fascinated with the mineral world and was a highly accomplished lapidary artist, using sophisticated combinations of marbles, jaspers and semi-precious stones such as lapis lazuli, amethyst and malachite to create stunning table tops.  The present lot can be almost certainly be attributed to Raffaelli combining as it does his genius in the techniques of both micromosaic and hardstone in a beautiful, harmonious design.The central circular scene in the micromosaic of the present lot with a chaffinch guarding its nest of eggs from a mouse can be directly compared with one of a pair of panels by Raffaelli sold by Sotheby’s, Pelham, The Public and the Private, 8 March 2016, lot 142, with provenance to Hamilton Palace, showing an identical scene alongside a second panel with a goldfinch and a serpent.  Further comparisons can also be drawn to a plaque in the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, and another in the Palazzo Borromeo, Borromeo Islands.  In all three of these panels the tree is lacking a further trunk on the far left which is part of the design of the present lot.  In addition, there is an inkwell in the Wallace Collection, London, which includes a medallion of the same picture but lacking the nest of eggs.  Close examination reveals in all these examples, including the present lot, Raffaelli’s trademark device to outline his birds and animals with white, rectilinear tesserae.The rich range of specimen marbles in the present lot can be compared with a table by Raffaelli sold Sotheby’s, Kentshire, New York, 18 October 2014, lot 156, with provenance to The Hon. John and Lady Augusta Kennedy-Erskine; and also a table at Trinity College, Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum (Massinelli op.cit p. 298).  A further table, not fully attributed to Raffaelli, is at Ickworth House, Suffolk, and displays the same arrangement of specimen marbles surrounding a central micromosaic of The Doves of Pliny (NT 850351).  The outer border with a band of verde antico marble in both the Kennedy-Erskine and Ickworth House table tops are identical to the present lot.While the base of the current table appears to be a later association, the ornamental scheme of the top combining a stunning lapidary palette with the intricate micromosaic can be attributed to the distinctive production of Raffaelli.

Sowerby, James, The Mineral Conchology of Great Britain, Sowerby, James, The Mineral Conchology of Great Britain or Coloured Figures and Descriptions of those Remains of Testaceous Animals or Shells which Have Been Preserved at Various Times and Depths in the Earth. London: printed by Benjamin Meradith, Silver Street, Wood Street, Cheapside, Sold by the Author, 1812-1829, 7 volumes, 1st Ed. 8vo, half morocco gilt, spines with raised bands, gilt edges, Vol7, Supplement without title page, all vols with recent owners bookplate, a good complete set (if you include the manuscript pages), with the very rare unfinished seventh volume. there are 648 hand-coloured engraved plates including several folding Note: An Unusual Copy of this rare Book, all the volumes have period pen corrections and additions. Many of the printed specimen titles have been crossed out and corrected. There are additions to some of the text and all page numbers have been altered. There are handwritten index lists throughout, in Vol.IV page 39 & 40 are completely handwritten. All in the same hand writing with other hand written pages and corrections throughout. The later Supplement has no alterations.

A Collection of 10 Books on Crystallography and Geology, including: Lyell, Charles, Elements of Geology, London, John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1838, half calf with marbled baords, recent bookplate, Bischof, Gustav, Elements of Chemical and Physical Geology, London, Printed for the Cavendish Society, Vol. I 1845, Vol. II 1855, Vol. III 1859, fabric binding with gily seal and text to spine; Morton, John, on the Nature of Soils: their connexion with the Geological Formation on which they rest, 2nd Ed. 1840, with folding coloured plate to front; Accum, Fredrick, A Practical Essay of the Analysis of Minerals, London Printed for he Author, 1804; Tutton A. E. H., Crystals, London 1911, Spencer, Leonard J. The Worlds Minerals, London 1911 with 40 coloured plates, Fletcher L British Museum Mineral Department An Introduction to the study of Minerals, 1897; Davy, W Myron, & Farnham C. Mason, Microscopic Examination of the Ore Minerals 1sr Ed. London 1920; (10)

Large Pyrite specimen mineral, together with a smaller specimen mineral, the larger approximately 35 x 26cm

A box of mineral specimens and an onyx egg

Grafar - Hornby -Mainline - Others - Over 50 unboxed and playworn items of mainly HO / OO gauge rolling stock. Lot includes Graham Farish 16Ton Steel Mineral Wagon 'SC'; Mainline 5-plank open wagon 'Warrener'; Hornby L.M.S. Conflat and similar. Items all have varying degrees of age and play wear, and at least 30 appear to be in Fair - good condition whilst the rest all have broken / missing parts and are suitable for spares / repairs. All items are unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee) (K)

Group lot of fossils and mineral samples

ASSORTED MINERAL SPECIMENS, to include banded agate, quartz, rose quartz, coral and fossil

An early twentieth century six drawer pine collector’s cabinet of mineral and crystal samples including; Amber and insects in amber, Baryteson Calcite, Aplite, Nodular Rhyolite, Desert Roses, etc. many specimens with labels, 46cm high, 38cm wide, 27cm deep

This stunning set of four fine porcelain plates features the Basmati pattern, a design that appears like abstract, irregularly shaped blotches, reminiscent of a mineral-like texture. Adorned with gold interior and exterior rims. Jaune de Chrome backstamp. Dimensions: 1''H x 13''dia, EachManufacturer: Jaune de ChromeCountry of Origin: FranceCondition: Age related wear.

Mineral -- Pyrit auf Basalt-MatrixCa. 12 x 13 x 9 cm. Gewicht 1194 gr. Spanien, La Rioja, Navajún, Mine Victoria.Großer silbrig glänzender kubischer Pyritkristall auf Matrix. Diese Probe hat scharfe, gut definierte Endpunkte, deren Kristallflächen glatt sind und einen metallischen Spiegelglanz aufweisen. - Wir bitten darum, Zustandsberichte zu den Losen zu erfragen, da der Erhaltungszustand nur in Ausnahmefällen im Katalog angegeben ist. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalogue.

Mineral -- Pyrit-ClusterCa. 9 x 9,5 x 8 cm. Gewicht 1280 gr. Spanien, La Rioja, Navajún, Mine Victoria.Von verwirrender Schönheit ist der aus nahezu perfekten Cuben gebildete Pyrit-Kristall. Der silberglänzende Stein, der auch als "Bildhauer des Mineralreichs" apostrophiert wird, bildet ganz natürlich Kristalle in Würfelform, deren Erscheinung derart skulptural ist, dass diese Pyritstufen wie von Künstlerhand erschaffen scheinen. - Wir bitten darum, Zustandsberichte zu den Losen zu erfragen, da der Erhaltungszustand nur in Ausnahmefällen im Katalog angegeben ist. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalogue.

Collection of mineral specimens to include geode, pyrite, crystals and amethyst grapes. Together with a bakelite ring dial telephone.

A Thomsons Mineral Waters of Albert St., Barrow double sided enamel advertising sign with hanging flange, 14 x 9".

Gilt metal and mineral specimen sunflower study mounted onto an oil on board, signed lower right and dated 1920, designed by William Tolliday for Garrard, The Crown Jewellers, with maker's label verso and inscribed with title ' Sunflowers ', 33 x 28cm overall

Mineral Ethnic Male Bust, 14cm high, Poole, Highbank and wooden animals, terracotta figure, etc:- One Box

Mineral & Wooden Eggs, Caithness glass paperweight, French opera glasses, snuff box in two wooden bowls.

Good collection of old mineral water bottles, mainly Dorset and Somerset

Box of orange glass dressing table set, mineral stone grape bunches, blue and gold painted glass spirit set, glass trinket dishes etc

Hornby Dublo Large group of plastic bodied wagons. to include Mineral, Open, Cattle, Ventilated vans plus others, some duplications in the lot, see photo. Conditions: Fair to Excellent. (110+)

Parkside Dundas & Highfield O Gauge 9x Wagon Kits. To include PS03 RCH7 Plank Mineral Wagon, PS39 GWR Container Wagon + Container, Highfield Models LNER(NE) Milk Van plus others, contents are unchecked for correct qty. Conditions: Excellent to Mint in Good to Excellent boxes. (9)

Hornby Dublo Large group of unboxed wagons. To include Flat Trucks, Bolster / Lumber, Bogie Bolster, Bogie Weltrol, Mineral plus others, some duplication in the lot. Conditions: Poor to Good Plus in Fair to Good boxes. (120+)

Parkside Dundas O Gauge Built & Finished Wagon Kits. To include PS25 BR 24.5 Ton Mineral Wagon - weathered, PS08 LMS Beer Van, LMS Cattle Truck plus others, see photo. Conditions: Excellent in Fair to Good boxes. (7)

Trix Trains OO Group of boxed wagons. To include 1665 ICI open; 1617 Flat Truck + BR Container - Huntley & Palmer Biscuits; 1632 Mineral wagon plus many others. Conditions: Excellent to Near Mint in Fair to Good Plus boxes. (33)

Hornby Dublo Large group of unboxed wagons. To include closed vans, flat trucks, flat trucks + containers, Mineral, Brick plus others, some duplication in the lot, see photo. Conditions: Poor to Good. (140+)

SILVER GILT BROOCH, MID CENTURY of naturalised foliate form, with a central amethyst mineral, stamped London marks with 925, UK5cm wide

GROUP OF PAINTED LEAD CALVARY FIGURES, AND OTHER ITEMS including an ebonised owl with glass eyes, Canadian malachite ornaments, a polished mineral stone, a small terracotta bust of a female on wooden stand and two flutes

Silver Double sided Racing Chronograph c1890. Movement - gilt three quarter plate movement has a lever escapement, 15 jewels and a lever escapement. Positioned above the chronograph work is a dial plate with a white enamel dial. Within is the chronograph mechanism - start, stop, fly back, and reset with a 30-minute register. The dial is decorated with a horse race, carriage, and a boat race. The dial has a blue steel centre seconds hand and a register hand. The movement comes in a silver case, which has a snap on back and front bezel. smooth plain finish. Dial - the white enamel dial has a full set of blue steel hands The watch has a mineral glass on the back and front. The watch is stem wound / pin set. The watch measures 49mm wide x 19mm deep

TEN BOXED OO GAUGE BACHMANN BRANCHLINE MODEL RAILWAYS ROLLING STOCK, to include two 16 Slope Sided Steel Mineral Wagon in BR Grey, Weathered, model no. 37-450B, three 16T Steel Mineral Wagon in BR Grey, Weathered, model no. 37-377G, three 16T Steel Mineral Wagon with Pressed End Door in BR Grey, Weathered, model no. 37-377F, a Warr Office 'Parrot' Bogie Wagon in WD Grey with Sheeted Tank, model no. 38-740, and a FNA Nuclear Flask Wagon Flat Floor no. 550014, model no. 38-345, each appears in new condition with accessories and instructions, outer cardboard boxes are in new condition, possibility of lightest storage related rubbing/handling marks, although item appears new we are unable to confirm all parts and accessories are present

A rare original lithographic coloured Advertisement Poster, 'Bewley and Draper's - Mineral Water,' (some staining) depicting a lady and gentleman sampling same, approx. 76cms x 56cms (30" x 22"), in black frame. (1)

Three Syphons, two for Mineral Waters Distribution Dublin, and another for Schweppes; together with a Tantalus and three associated Decanters and stoppers. (3) Provenance: The Russell Family, Seafield, Co. Waterford.

A large and important Advertisement or Branded Mirror, for 'Schweppes - High Class Mineral Waters, as Supplied to the House of Lords, Est. in London, 1792,' black and gilt border, approx. 107cms x 122cms (42" x 48"), in moulded frame. (1)

A rare large original landscape Advertisement or Branded Mirror, for 'Kilohs Mineral Waters - Registered Trade Mark,' approx. 71cms x 131cms (28" x 51") in painted black frame. (1)

Pierre Joseph Buchoz Première (-seconde) centurie de planches enluminées et non enluminées. Representant au naturel .. parmi .. les mineraux. 6 Teile (von 20) in 1 Band. Paris, Lacombe und Autor sowie Amsterdam, M.-M. Rey (1775)-1781. Selbständige Abteilung des Mineralreichs aus dem bedeutenden Anschauungswerk der Naturgeschichte. Erste Ausgabe. - Der berühmte Mediziner und Botaniker Pierre-Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807) war auch als reich schaffender Buchverleger bekannt. Die vollständige Liste seiner Werke umfaßt über 500, die meisten von ihnen sind heute sehr selten. Seine Illustrationen sind von hohem Standard und sein dekoratives und künstlerisches Gespür reiht ihn in die Reihe der naturwissenschaftlichen Größen des 18. Jahrhunderts ein. Insgesamt enthält das Werk 20 Lieferungen. Vorliegend die vollständigen 6 Lieferungen zur Mineralogie (Decade 3, 6 und 9 in erster und zweiter Centurie). Ohne die Tiere und Pflanzen, die zusammen in 14 Lieferungen erschienen. Jede Einzellieferung enthält 20 (10 kolorierte) Kupfertafeln und ein Erläuterungsblatt. - „This collection … contains figures of the rarest, most remarkable, and most interesting phenomena of the three kingdoms of nature, each part being devoted to one of them” (Anker). EINBAND: Halblederband mit reicher Rückenvergoldung und 2 farbigen Rückenschildern. 44,5 : 33 cm. - ILLUSTRATION: Mit 6 gestochenen Titeln in unterschiedlichen Farben, 120 (60 kolorierten) Kupfertafeln sowie 6 gestochenen Erläuterungsblättern. - ZUSTAND: Auf Anfrage. - PROVENIENZ: Exlibris K. D. Dahmen. LITERATUR: Agassiz 474, 7. - Nissen, Zool. 651 Anm. First edition. 6 parts (of 20) in 1 volume. Containing the complete mineral kingdom. A remarkable illustrative work of natural history by the famous physician and botanist Pierre-Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807). With 6 engr. titles (in red, blue, ochre, black or greyish blue), 120 copperplates (6 series of 10 plates, each in uncolored and in handcolored state) and 6 engr. explanatory text leaves. Contemp. half calf with richly gilt spine and 2 labels on spine. - Slightly browned, color plates with faint offsetting 1 title page with a crease. Cover slightly soiled, edges partly scraped and bumped, top of spine with small defects and torn joints. Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten.

Michael Mercati Ein wissenschaftlicher Markstein Metallotheca. Opus Posthumum. Opera autem, & studio Joannis Mariae Lancisii. Rom, J. M. Salvioni 1717. • Wegweisende Abhandlung in der Geschichte von Mineralogie und Metallurgie • Mit herausragenden Kupfer-Illustrationen • Erste Ausgabe • Exemplar mit interessanter Provenienz 'A remarkable work on the Vatican mineral collection. Mercati (1541-93) was one of the founders of paleontology.' (Honeyman Collection) Erste Ausgabe dieses reich illustrierten, frühen Kataloges der geologischen Sammlungen im Vatikan. - Michael Mercati (1541-1593) war Leibarzt der Päpste Gregor XIII. und Clemens VIII. sowie Direktor des Botanischen Gartens im Vatikan. Sein hier vorliegendes Hauptwerk wurde dann posthum im frühen 18. Jahrhundert von seinem Nachfolger Lancisi herausgegeben; 1719 erschien noch ein Appendix. 'The collection reflects the state of knowledge extant at that time and therefore includes objects of presumed magical or medicinal virtue as well as those which are correctly identified and described. The plates can scarcely be equalles for fidelity to originals and the exquisit care employed in their engraving and printing.' (Sinkankas) 'Mercati's treatise provided one of the earliest descriptions of the use of tools in the paleolithic era; but because of delay in its discovery and publication, the work never achieved the contemporary influence it deserved.' (Rooms of Wonder) EINBAND: Spät. Halbpergamentband mit Goldschnitt. Folio. 39 : 26 cm. - ILLUSTRATION: Mit gestochenem Frontispiz, gestochener Titelvignette und Initiale, 1 gestochenen Porträt (Bildnis des Autors von P. Nellus und B. Fariat nach Tintoretto) sowie 4 (2 gefalt.) Kupfertafeln und zahlreichen tlw. ganzseitigen Textkupfern. - KOLLATION: Vortitel, Titel, 2 Bll. (Widmung), S. XIII-LXIV, 378 S., 9 Bll. - ZUSTAND: Auf Anfrage. -  PROVENIENZ: Seit 35 Jahren in der Sammlung des Bonner Geologen und Paläontologen Prof. Dr. Wolfhart Langer (1933-2017; mit dessen Exlibris im Innendeckel). LITERATUR: Sinkankas 4390. - Nissen II, 6638. - Cicognara 2929. - DSB IX, 309. - UCBA II, 1351. - Caillet 7391. - Dt. Museum, Libri rari S. 189. - Vgl. Honeyman Coll. 2212. - Hoover Coll. 581. - Wellcome IV, 115. - Rooms of Wonder 29. First edition of this pioneering treatise in the history of mineralogy and metallurgy, with outstanding copper illustrations. - With engraved frontispiece, engraved title vignette and initial, 1 engraved portrait (portrait of the author by P. Nellus and B. Fariat after Tintoretto) as well as 4 (2 folded) copper plates and numerous partly full-page text engravings. Later half vellum. - Partly browned and slightly foxed, inner joints reinforced. Binding with minor fire damage and rubbed. Overall a good copy with wide margins, title in red and black. Prof. Langer copy. Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten.

9ct Gold & Alexandrite Ring. Often described by gem aficionados as “emerald by day, ruby by night”, alexandrite is the very rare colour-change variety of the mineral chrysoberyl. Originally discovered in Russia’s Ural Mountains in the 1830s, it’s now found in Sri Lanka, East Africa and Brazil, but fine material is exceptionally rare and valuable.

George Prior Spindeltaschenuhr mit SchilpattgehäuseEngland, London, 1. Hälfte 19. Jh., gefertigt für den osmanischen Markt, vergoldetes Spindelwerk mit Aufzug über Kette und Schnecke, teils ziseliert und durchbrochen gearbeitet, Messing- oder Bronzegehäuse mit Vergoldung und doppeltem Übergehäuse, Schildpatt-Übergehäuse mit Zapfenverzierung, weißes Emaillezifferblatt mit schwarzen, osmanischen Ziffern, schwarze äußere Minuterie, Stahlzeiger, originales Mineralglas, Werk bezeichnet 'Ja. Wood London 4646', Funktion geprüft, läuft an, reparaturbedürftig, Zustand befriedigend, Gehäuse beschädigt, Glas beriebenGeorge Prior verge pocket watch with tortoiseshell caseEngland, London, 1st half of the 19th cent, made for the Ottoman market, gilt verge movement with chain and fusee winding, partly chased and pierced, brass or bronze case with gilding and double overcase, tortoiseshell overcase with tenon decoration, white enamelled dial with black Ottoman numerals, black outer minute scale, steel hands, original mineral glass, movement marked 'Ja. Wood London 4646', function tested, starts, in need of repair, satisfactory condition, case damaged, glass rubbed

Chevalier & Comp. à Gèneve Rokoko-SpindeltaschenuhrSchweiz, um 1790, Schlüsselaufzug, Viertelstundenrepetition auf Glocke, feuervergoldetes Spindelwerk mit Schnecke und Kette, Vollplatine, fein gravierte und durchbrochene Unruhbrücke mit polierter Deckplatte, Gehäuse 750 Rotgold, geprüft, weißes Emaillezifferblatt mit schwarzen, arabischen Ziffern und Minutenteilung, goldene Lanzenzeiger, Mineralglas, Schlüsselaufzug bei 2 Uhr, umlaufender Flussperlbesatz, Rückdeckel guillochiert und transluzid kobaltblau emailliert, Werk graviert und nummeriert 2595, Durchmesser 52 mm, Gewicht ca. 101,5 g, Funktion geprüft, gangbar, Zustand gut, Kopie des Kaufbelegs anbeiChevalier & Comp. à Gèneve Rococo verge pocket watchSwitzerland, circa 1790, keywind, quarter repeating on bell, firegilt verge escapement with fusee and chain, full plate, finely engraved and pierced balance bridge with polished top plate, 750 pink gold case, tested, white enamel dial with black Arabic numerals and minute markers, gold lance hands, mineral glass, keywind at 2 o'clock, circular river pearl setting, engine-turned and translucent cobalt blue enameled back cover, movement engraved and numbered 2595, diameter 52 mm, weight approx. 101,5 g, function tested, working, condition good, enclosed copy of the proof of purchase

A group of stoneware and salt glazed items comprising a filter jug (h- 23cm, w- 20cm), a salt-glazed jar with British coat of arms, and a Fairburn Northallerton bottle, together with a chemist's measuring beaker, a large storage bottle/jar, and a Northallerton Friarage mineral water glass bottle (6)

A group of white metal, ethnic, mineral-set and other jewellery including a butterfly wing brooch, filigree and interlace brooches

Men's Accurist Watch. Boxed. The watch is made from Black Ion-Plated Steel and is fitted with a Japanese Quartz Movement.  It is fastened with a Black Metal Bracelet and has a Black dial with White hands and baton markers.  The watch has a date function.  The watch is water resistant up to 50 metres.  The watch has a scratch resistant mineral glass.  The model number of the watch is: MB1124B.  Condition: The watch is in very good condition and still has the protective plastic cover on the stainless steel back.  The watch will require a new battery.  The box is in good condition too. 

A Carved Conche Shell Tablelamp, a Jackflied teapot and stand, Szeiler camel, collection of various mineral speciman including rose quartz, amethyst, tigers eye and jade

Carnival Glass dishes, metalware jugs, hematite ore, mineral stone eggs, vintage photographs etc

Box of Oriental inspired ceramics and ornaments including figurines, mineral stone, bonsai trees, pair of Foo dogs and three pictures

Jamini Roy (1887-1972) Blue Nude signed in Bengali (lower right) tempera on canvas 59 x 40.5cm Provenance: Acquired by Humphry House in Calcutta, 1936 Thence by descent within the family Born in Beliatore, Bengal, Jamini Roy was an Indian artist whose work fused tradition with modernity, drawing inspiration from folk art to create a unique visual language. He is today celebrated as one of the most significant and diverse modernists of Indian art.Roy received his early training at the Government College of Art, Kolkata, where he followed a Western inspired syllabus. After obtaining his diploma in 1916, he began a career as a portraitist. From 1920, however, amidst a surge in nationalism, Roy dramatically abandoned his early academic style in favour of a more indigenous approach, influenced by the flat colours, graphic lines and stylised forms of Kalighat Patua art. Synthesising elements of traditional folk art with his own artistic sensibilities, Roy created a visual language that was both accessible and profound.During the early 1920s, working in what he called his ‘flat-technique’, Roy’s subjects were mostly women from the nearby Santal tribe. From the mid-1920s, he began creating his calligraphic works which depicted scenes of every day life, including seated figures, crawling infants and local wildlife. Although he is perhaps best-known for these works, Roy also included mythological figures and religious iconography amongst his diverse cast of subjects and motifs.Throughout his career, Roy remained steadfast in his commitment to democratising art. Rejecting elitism and championing accessibility, he believed that the transformative power of art to uplift and inspire should be available for all, across class and cultural barriers. Not only were his subjects largely plucked from the everyday, but by the end of the 1920s, he abandoned the European convention of oils and began making his own mineral and vegetable pigments from local sources.Highly decorated, in 1934 Roy received a Viceroy's gold medal and in 1955 was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Indian Government - the third highest award a civilian can be granted. In 1956, he was made the second Fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi - the highest honour in the fine arts conferred by the Lalit Kala Akademi, India's National Academy of Art, Government of India. Today, Roy's legacy lives on through his artworks which continue to resonate with audiences worldwide, celebrating India's rich cultural heritage and the universal language of art. Not examined out of the frame, the outermost edges areas are obscured by the frame so not available for inspection. The painted canvas demonstrates some undulation throughout which should be corrected by reframing. There is some light debris trapped beneath the glass, which has settled along the lower edges. Each corner shows some fine craquelure with some very negligible losses. Along the lower edge there is a very faint and fine abrasion resulting in negligible paint loss. Under UV the work does not suggest that there has been any overpainting, though the lower left quadrant and a small circular speck in the sitter's hair implies some bacterial growth. See additional images.

(Mining interest). A comprehensive study of geology and mining within Cornwall Mine Surveys, OS maps, facsimile prints of historic plans &c. &c, by Martin Mount, former geologist to Geevor Mine. An extremely large collection consisting of large Second Edition OS maps with annotations, copies of historic plans and acetate transparencies, mostly good to very good, with the larger works suffering nibbles and loss, the whole collection indexed and kept in order, with examples listed as follows;Cornwall Sheet LXXIII.1, Cape Cornwall, Second Edition 1908, detailed survey with copious hand annotations showing mines and loads &c; With printed transparency LXXIII.1, Cape Cornwall; With seventy four mostly second edition Ordnance Survey maps, covering West Cornwall, appox 76x 106cm, mostly vg, indexed and kept in order;OS maps of St Austell China Clay area, coloured with annotations by Pearce, Jenkin & Bawden of Redruth (amongst others), with a large number of unannotated OS maps, strictly of Cornwall and acetate transparencies, approx 50 +;Acetate transparency of Cornwall Sheet LXXIII:5, showing copious mine lode's for St. Just Amalgamated, WH Cunning, Goldens, and Bellan mines; Facsimile printed 'A Geological Map of Saint Just Mining District, Cornwall, 1867; 'Bocaswell United Tin & Copper Mines, Limited. Sketch Plan of Properties,' printed map with colour key, folded with repairs, no date but thought to be early 20th century; Acetate transparency of Cornwall Sheet LXXIII.2, showing copious mine lode's for Botallck Mine, Carnyorth Mine, Wheal Boys and Spearn Consols;Large collection (approx 50+) of mostly second edition OS maps, some with hand colouring, all areas within Cornwall, including, Lanivet, Pydar, Tawna Moor, Luxulian, Roche, Withiel, Bodmin Moor, Colliford Downs, Porquin Bay, &c.&c. indexed and in order;Acetate transparency showing lodes for Geevor Mine, North Levant Mine, Spearn Consols, Boscaswell Downs MineWheal Hearle &c, &c; Acetate transparency of Cornwall Sheet LXVII showing Morvah Consols, Morcah Unted and Zennor Mines; With five other acetates and their paper counterparts;'Plan of the Sett Belonging to Wheal Darby Mine....1841,' facsimile print; 'Map of the St. Agnes Mining District, Cornwall. 1870,' facsimile print, staining to bottom; 'Clowance Wood, Mining District, 1863,' facsimile print; 'Plan of Cosgarne Downs,' facsimile print; 'Polstain and Bosore in the parish of Kenwyn,' facsimile print; 'A Geological and Mining Map of the Parish of Gwennap....1845,' facsimile print; With acetate transparencies and paper counterparts;'Plan of the Town of Redruth in Cornwall, 1855,' facsimile print on 17 large sheets;Facsimile prints including, 'Map of the Chiverton Mining District, Perranzabuloe'; 'Geological Map of the Mining District of Cornwall, Between Camborne and Chasewater....1819'; 'Wheal Wentworth in the Parish of Redruth,' surveyed by R Thomas, Falmouth, 1825; 'Map of Towan Mines in Cornwall'; 'Penden-an-Drea and Wheal Sparnon Mine Sett in the Parishes of Redruth and Gwennap,' with a corresponding traced overlay showing adits and lodes; With numerous other facsimile prints.Facsimile prints including 'A Mineralogical Plan of the Manor of Treveneague and Penberthy....1791; 'Plan of Part of the Manor of Treveneague and Lands adjoining: Situate in the Parish of St Hilary, Cornwall'; Geological Mao of the Great Huel Vor...1863'; 'Plan of Treskerby, Wheal Busy, & Tolgus Mining District'; 'Map of Camborne, Illogan, Redruth & Gwennap Mines' by Robert Symons & Son, Mineral Surveyours, Truro'; &c. &c.With many more, too many to list.

WILLIAM IV SILVER PAGE TURNER G.P., EDINBURGH 1831 with polished mineral stone handle, and fitted case21cm long

both acid etched, the first 'JEAN'S THE CHEMISTS 32 COLOMBERIE JERSEY' and A. E. SMITH & SON LTD, MANUFACTURERS AERATED MINERAL WATERS JERSEY', by Mayo Syphons Ltd London, 12in. (30.5cm.). (2)* Both good, light surface wear.

Gold-tone watch with complementing gold tone baton markers and bezel with a Croco-embossed genuine leather band with buckle closure. Quartz movement with analogue display along with a protective mineral crystal dial window. 44mm watch face, features date window at 3 o'clock and logo emblem under 12 o'clock. Water resistant to 165 feet (50 M): suitable for swimming and showering. Reference number on back - TH.202.1.34.1377*Overall good condition. No wear to the gold tone finish, strap is in good condition. Slight scratch on watch face visible when held to the light at the 4 o clock baton.

A group of sixteen letters from the Maharajahs of Patiala, Kapurthala, Jind and Faridkot, to various addressees, including Stanley Baldwin, former Prime Minister of Great Britain, on various matters, including the Round Table Conference and the Chamber of Princes Punjab and North India, dated between 1931 and 1941all typewritten on official letterheaded paper with embossed or printed coats of arms and insignia, with the signatures of the rulers and other secretarial marks and stamps, one printed official form 345 x 210 mm. and smaller(18)Footnotes:The group consists of the following:Patiala, from Maharajah Bhupinder Singh (reg. 1900-38):1. Six letters of introduction, informing the addressee that Nawab Liaqat Hyat Khan, the Prime Minister of Patiala State, and Sirdar D. K. Sen, the Foreign Minister, will be attending the Round Table Conference being held in London, addressed to: Stanley Baldwin, the Prime Minister; Mr Esmond Cecil Harmsworth; Colonel Sir Clive Wigram, Private Secretary to HM the King Emperor, Windsor Castle; P. J. Patrick, Political Secretary, India Office; Sir Samuel Hoare; Sir Leslie Scott, all dated Rajgarh Villa Palace, Chail, Patiala State, 28th September 1931.2. A letter to Sir Robert Holland, Lincoln's Inn, London, also dated 28th September 1931, on relations between the Indian States and the British Empire, and warning of 'the dangers involved in federation without proper safeguards'.3. A letter from the Maharajah to Princess Chavakeir in Paris, dated 11th June 1932, expressing his regret at not being able to come to Europe in the near future because of 'the situation here', but that one of the Ministers will be coming to Europe and will be bringing her a present (with addressed envelope).4. A letter from the Maharajah to Prince Achille Murat, Paris, dated 12th June 1932, informing him of the same information as the letter above, and that a Minister will be bringing Princesse Murat a present (with addressed envelope).Prince Louis Napoleon Achille Charles Murat (1872-1943) was a descendant of Caroline Bonaparte, sister of Napoleon, and though he was initially commissioned in the French army, spent most of his time in the Tsarist Russian army, ending his career as a Major-General.5. A letter addressed to Lieutenant General His Highness the Maharajah of Patiala, the Chancellor of the Chamber of Princes, confirming that Colonel Sardar Gurdial Singh Harika, the Chief of the General Staff of Patiala, is being appointed to the committee which is reorganising the Indian State Forces, dated Motibagh Palace, Patiala, 11th March 1937.Bhupinder Singh served as the Chancellor of the Chamber of Princes from 1926 to 1931. The Chamber of Princes (Narendra Mandal) was an institution established in 1920 by a royal proclamation of King-Emperor George V to provide a forum in which the rulers of the princely states of India could voice their needs and aspirations to the colonial government of British India. It survived until the end of British rule in 1947. The three Round Table Conferences of 1930–1932 were a series of peace conferences organized by the British Government and Indian political personalities to discuss constitutional reforms in India.Kapurthala, to or from Maharajah Jagatjit Singh (reg. 1877-1949):6. An appeal to the Maharajah of Kapurthala, dated 5th March 1928, asking him to donate to a fund for producing a vernacular version of the Hindu scriptures, by the Rani of Kapurthala, signed by her and by others.7. A copy of a printed ballot at a vote of the Chamber of Princes, signed by Jagatjit Singh, Maharajah of Kapurthala, and dated 8th August 1932, voting for equal individual representation, in the matter of the ratification of the constitution of the Chamber and entry of each State in to Federation.8. A signed letter from Maharajah Jagatjit Singh, addressed to Jam Sahib, Maharajah of Nawanagar, Chancellor of the Chamber of Princes, New Delhi, and dated The Palace, Kapurthala, 6th January 1939, notifying (or reminding) him that he had resigned 'sometime back' from the Chamber, and would therefore not be attending, and has nothing to contribute (receipt stamp of the Chamber, dated 9th January 1939).9. A signed letter, headed Form of administration suitable for States emerging from Minority Administration, from Maharajah Jagatjit Singh, dated 18th September 1942, addressed to the Maharajah of Patiala (in his capacity as President of the Punjab States Council) at Chail, approving of the appointment of Sardar D. K. Sen, and noting that he had no view regarding the form of administration suitable.Jind, from Maharajah Sir Ranbir Singh (reg. 1887-1948):10. A signed letter, dated 28th January 1941, from the Maharajah of Jind, at Sangrur, to the Chancellor of the Chamber of Princes, New Delhi, in reponse to the Chancellor's circular letter, and informing him of the industrial, mineral and agricultural resources of the State of Jind, and regretting that 'no expert of qualifications mentioned in your letter is in the permanent service of the State at present'.Faridkot, from Maharajah Harinder Singh (reg. 1919-48):11. A signed letter, dated 1st October 1941, from the Maharajah of Faridkot, to the Chancellor of the Chamber of Princes, New Delhi, in response to an earlier letter, and assuring him that 'those of us who have been invited to serve on the National Defence Council shall do our best to attend its meetings personally'.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com