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James Joyce - Finnegans Wake - first edition, second printing, published Faber & Faber Limited, London, 1946, with dust jacket
£80 - 120
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Robert Barker - Book of Common Prayer and Administration of The Sacraments, published London 1641, bound together with The Bible printed by Robert Barker, London, 1614 and The New Testament printed by Robert Barker, London, 1613, early tooled-leather binding, 22cm x 17cm
£200 - 300
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T. S. Eliot - Marina, limited edition 210 / 400, published Faber & Faber Ltd. 1930, signed by the author, large paper edition with dust jacket
£100 - 150
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Collection of modern first and early editions - including Ezra Pound - 'Thrones'; A draft of Cantos XXXI - XLI; 'Polite Essays'; 'The Pisan Cantos'; 'Cantos LII - LXXI' 'A draft of XXX Cantos'; 'The fifth decade of Cantos'; 'Drafts and fragments of Cantos CX - CXVII'; John Betjeman - 'Poems in the Porch'; 'David Hockney - Six Fairy Tales'; Samuel Beckett - 'Proust'; T. S. Eliot - 'The Use of Poetry and the Use of Criticism'; Murray's Buckinghamshire Guide; Palinurus - 'The Unquiet Grave'
£80 - 120
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Oeuvres Militaires de Guibert, circa 1803 - Book of tactical military manoeuvres, marbled board binding ex-libris for H. G. Broke, 24cm x 41cm, together with Thomas Pivoli after Flaxman - The Odyssey of Homer dated to the plates 1793, marbled card binding (2)
£80 - 120
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American etchings - collection of twenty original etchings with accompanying descriptive texts by S R Kuehler and others, pub. London 1886, in original gilt tooled cloth folding case, 48cm x 32cm
£100 - 150
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Wyld's New General Atlas of Modern Geography published 1842 - including thirty one double plates hand tinted with decorative title and contents leaf, green contemporary cloth binding with tooled leather titles, large folio edition, 61cm x 47cm
£1000 - 1500
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Robert Clutterbuck - History of Antiquities of Hertford published Nichols, Son & Bentley, Red Lion Passage, Fleet Street, 1815, three volumes extensively illustrated, folio size, 46cm x 30cm with marbled boards and leather spines
£100 - 150
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Very extensive run of Punch from Volume One (1841 - 1956) in decorative gilt tooled cloth binding, together with other publications relating to Punch, including Leech's Pictures, three volumes, pub. 1887 Cartoons from Punch and others
£400 - 600
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Pair of fine 17th century engraved maps of North Africa with Greek inscriptions and punctuated with stylised animal and sea serpents, 34cm x 46cm (plate), in glazed frames
£200 - 300
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Sir Walter Scott - The Waverly Novels printed for Robert Caddell, Edinburgh 1833, volumes 1 to 48, marbled card with half red leather bindings
£100 - 150
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Alexander Dumas - extensive bound collection of French publications published Calmann - Levy, Paris circa 1903, marbled ends, with tooled leather spines (44)
£100 - 150
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Victorian Coromandel ladies' toilet box with mahogany lining, fitted with an engraved silver mounted cut glass toilet box and seven matching silver mounted toilet jars and bottles, lift-out tray, lower secret drawer, hinged cover with fitted mirror, working lock and key, silver hallmarked - London 1860, 30.5cm across
£100 - 150
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Victorian partridgewood and Coromandel crossbanded tea caddy with white metal swing handle, maple-lined lidded caddies flanking glass mixing bowl, 31cm wide
£70 - 100
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Early Victorian rosewood 'combination' box of sarcophagus form, the mother of pearl inlaid lid enclosing fabric lined jewellery box, the pull-out folding writing slope below with pen drawer and inkwell, reel moulded base on bun feet, 32cm wide
£50 - 70
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Fine early Victorian Coromandel and mother of pearl inlaid vanity case fitted with silver plate lidded fittings and push-button release fitted drawer below, the lock plate signed - F. Turner & Co, London, 31cm wide
£150 - 200
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Large Eastern tooled brass gong centred by projecting dome within concentric embossed lotus bands, 59cm diameter, together with an inlaid metal Eastern box
£70 - 100
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1950s Dunhill aquarium lighter with silver plated mounts, the moulded perspex body decorated with fish, rocks and seaweed, signed to underside - Dunhill lighter, 10cm wide
£2000 - 2500
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1950s Dunhill aquarium table lighter with silver plated mounts, reverse painted and moulded perspex body decorated with fish, rocks and seaweed, 10cm wide
£2000 - 2500
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Good vintage rosewood humidor by Dunhill, of rectangular form, hinged lid enclosing cedar-lined interior with inset signature plaque, 21cm wide
£350 - 450
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Pair Victorian bronze figures of seated dogs on green variegated marble base, 15cm - 16cm high, the bases 16.5cm x 11.5cm
£150 - 250
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Pair 19th century ormolu candlesticks in the 17th century manner, with beadwork borders and wide bases, 25.5cm high
£60 - 100
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Pair Regency bronze lustre candlesticks with sunflower and leaf decoration, prismatic drops, on circular bases
£100 - 150
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19th century bronze and ormolu candlesticks in the form of a pheasant on tree trunk, on circular green marble socle, 22.5cm high and gilt metal mounted jadeite vase, 25cm high (2)
£100 - 150
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Pair early 19th century bronze storm lamps with adjustable sconces and anthemion and floral scroll motifs, marked - 'Palmer & Co. Makers London', with hand-blown glass shades, the sticks 41cm high, with shades 71cm high
£200 - 300
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Unusual early 19th century cast iron miniature fireplace with grate and cast Royal Arms and floral scroll decoration, 28cm high x 30cm wide, early 19th century cast iron Gothic architectural watch stand, 33cm high (2)
£100 - 150
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19th century Continental carved limewood and polychrome painted figure of a female holding a grapevine - probably representing the Goddess of Agriculture, Demeter, 30cm
£60 - 100
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Pair late 19th / early 20th century gilt metal three-branch hanging chandeliers with cast vine decoration on chain suspension, 90cm high including chains
£100 - 150
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Two pairs 19th century treen biscuit moulds carved with elephant, dog, cat, sheep, chickens, etc and treen sugar icing mould carved with leaves (5)
£60 - 100
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Set of three Georgian steel fire implements with spiral-twist shafts and faceted turned handles - bright polished overall
£100 - 150
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Set of three Georgian steel fire implements with faceted handles
£60 - 100
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Regency inlaid rosewood needlework casket with parquetry banding, brass lion's head ring handles and paw feet, 24cm wide
£50 - 70
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Early 19th century Anglo-Indian reeded ebony writing box with fold-out writing slope, fitted interior with ebony rule, 42cm wide
£100 - 150
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19th century Dutch kettle stand / bucket with turned and striped decoration, brass liner and swing handle, on circular base on ball feet, 43cm high
£100 - 150
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19th century ormolu profile bust of Lord Wellington wearing uniform and Decorations with title scroll below, in glazed maple frame, 38cm x 33cm overall
£100 - 150
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19th century French novelty bronze desk stand in the form of Napoleon Bonaparte's tomb - of casket form, with removable insert revealing Napoleon's body wearing uniform, the casket raised on paw feet and on marble base, 10cm wide x 10cm high
£100 - 150
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19th century ormolu figure of Cupid shooting his bow and arrow, on rouge marble socle base, 22cm high
£100 - 150
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19th century Continental Grand Tour bronze figure of a contemplative seated classical warrior, on stepped socle, 23cm, Grand Tour bronze potpourri urn and cover with butterfly handles, 13cm and similar tazza with wrything Mermen and Mermaid classical figures, 17.5cm diameter (3)
£100 - 150
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After Guillaume Coustou, pair 19th century bronze Marly horses, each modelled in rearing pose with attendant holding reins, on naturalistic bases, 48cm high
£300 - 400
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Georges Van der Straeten (1850 - 1928), bust of a girl - parcel gilt and patinated bronze on marble socle, signed, 34cm high
£150 - 200
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Rare George III dated yew-wood tipstaff of cylindrical form, with carved Royal Crown terminal, carved GIIIR above the inlaid shield of the Arms of City of London with I. F. and 1780 below and waisted turned handle, 35cm long.
Provenance: The I. F. may refer to the Folkard family from whom this tipstaff originated
£600 - 800
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Collection of eleven enamel plaques, finely painted with figures, landscapes, animals and flora and two enamelled Brazilian Naval miniature medals (13).
Provenance: These plaques were decorated by the vendor's father Mr Frederick Brainwood
£100 - 150
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Three late 18th century Staffordshire enamel patch boxes of oval form, two with romantic verse decoration, the third painted with a bird and 'keep this for my sake', all 4.5cm wide
£100 - 150
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Quartz and hardstone model of a parrot, 8.5cm and collection of geological specimens (6)
£60 - 100
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Georgian silver framed oval pocket magnifying glass in tortoiseshell case with reeded mounts, 7.7cm wide
£80 - 120
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Victorian tortoiseshell cigar case with gold, silver and mother of pearl inlaid decoration, 11cm x 17cm and another tortoiseshell purse, 8.5cm x 5cm (2)
£60 - 100
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Victorian tortoiseshell cigar case with gold and mother of pearl inlaid decoration, 14.5cm x 7.5cm and Victorian tortoiseshell and gilt metal aide memoire, 9cm x 6cm (2)
£60 - 100
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Pair Victorian gilt metal and tortoiseshell opera glasses with gold and mother of pearl pique work decoration and pair of mother of pearl opera glasses (2)
£60 - 100
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Pair Victorian gilt metal and enamelled opera glasses painted with floral sprays with ivory and mother of pearl mounts, 9.5cm high
£60 - 100
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Victorian papier mâche tray with printed and painted exotic bird and floral decoration, 49cm x 37cm
£100 - 150
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