| |
A Pair of Mid XIX Century Woolwork Panels, worked with floral sprays within foliate borders, mahogany frames and glazed, 46 x 44cms. (2) £80-120
|
|
| |
Spare Lot
| Lamps & Light Fittings | |
|
| |
A Pair of Late XIX Century Oil Lamps, (lacking chimneys and shades) the white opaque glass extended bodies decorated with portraits of Napoleon and Josephine within blue bands, raised on ornately moulded brass footed bases, 55cms high. £100-150
|
|
| |
A Pair of Early XX Century Continental Cold Painted Bronze Candlestick Lamps, each with twin cast stag heads to the spreading scroll base, the drip trays with suspended lustres to the border, fitted for electricity, the bases 20cms high excluding electrical fittings, with beaded shades. £100-150
|
|
| |
A Pair of Late XX Century Two Tier Glass Chandeliers, the eight branch upper section each hung with flower and diamond shaped drops and flowerhead lines, within a shaped cut central column and brass fitting, 63cms long. £50-100
|
|
| |
A Pair of Late XX Century Two Tier Glass Chandeliers, the eight branch upper section each hung with flower and diamond shaped drops and flowerhead lines, within a shaped cut central column and brass fitting, 63cms long. £50-100
|
|
| |
An Edwardian Brass Adjustable Standard Lamp, converted to electricity, the part-fluted circular section upper part on a fluted and leaf-wrapped square section base, disc feet, extended height 190cms excluding electrical fitting and shade. £80-120
|
|
| |
Spare Lot
| Musical Instruments | |
|
| |
A Lafleur Brass Cornet, with mother of pearl inset valves, engraved number 01552s(?) Lafleur, imported by Boosey & Hawkes, London, 36cms long. £30-50
|
|
| |
An Early Victorian Timbres Lever-Wind Musical Box, the 13¼in cylinder playing eight airs, the frame numbered 745, the part tune sheet affixed to the lid underside similarly numbered, rosewood and brass inlaid case (damages), 57.5cms wide. £100-150
|
|
| |
A Late XIX Century Violin, the two piece back, length 141⁄8in, engraved purfling, carved lion head scroll, with two nickel-mounted bows, rosewood coffin case. £40-70
|
|
| |
A Violin, the one-piece back, length 141⁄8in, inlaid purfling, rosewood pegs, with nickel-mounted bow, fitted case (violin re-polished and restored). £60-100
|
|
| |
An Early XX Century Edison Gem Phonograph, serial no. 275427, gilt lined black enamel case, model C reproducer, replacement witches hat horn, oak cover and base, with three wax cylinders. £100-150
|
|
|
A Late XIX Century Violin, the one-piece back, length 141⁄8in, inlaid with ornamental stringing, the table conforming, internally with Stradivarius replica label, carved lion head scroll, with nickel-mounted bow, fitted case. £60-100
|
|
| |
A Late XIX Century Hawkes & Son Rosewood Piccolo, leather-covered, fitted case; A Modern Just Musical Student Flute, apparently unused, in original case. (2) £30-50
|
|
| |
An Early XX Century Hawkes & Son "Senorous Class" Rosewood Clarinet, No. 4164, leather case; A Maelzel Rosewood Case Metronome. (2) £25-40
|
|
| |
A Modern B & M "Champion" Brass Trumpet, original fitted case; A Boosey & Hawkes Ltd., "Regent" Brass Trumpet. (2) £40-60
| Scientific Instruments | |
|
|
A Late Victorian Brass Monocular Students Microscope, simple focus, ancillary bullseye lens, pitchfork base, containing various objectives, lenses and other accessories. £100-150
|
|
| |
A XIX Century Mahogany Four Dial Banjo Barometer, the circular dial bearing Bernesconi, Sheffield, with swan neck pediment, hydrometer and temperature dials and level, 112cms high. £50-100
|
|
| |
An Early XX Century Lacquered Brass Goniometer, by P. Stoe, Heidelberg, on a black enamelled tripod base (parts lacking), 34.5cms high overall. £70-100
|
|
| |
A Brass Miner's Dial, by J. Casartelli, Manchester, incorporating XIX Century parts, but principally XX Century, the dial 12.5cms diameter, fitted wood Casartelli case. £60-100
|
|
| |
A Late XIX Century Brass Students Monocular Microscope, by E. Hartnach & A. Prazmouski, Rue Bonaparte 1, Paris, simple focus, ancillary lens fitting (lens lacking), pitchfork base, in fitted mahogany case containing various lenses, objectives and accessories. £60-100
|
|
| |
Three Early XX Century W & A.K. Johnston's Anatomy and Physiology Wall Charts, plate four 'Heart and Arteries', plate five 'Veins and Lungs' and plate six 'Organs of Digestion', by Dr. William Turner, Professor of Anatomy, University of Edinburgh, some discolouration commensurate with age, otherwise nice and bright. £80-120
|
|
|
|
| |
'The Blue Star Line', a Mappin & Webb Prince's Plate milk/hot chocolate pourer, with cover. £50-80
|
|
| |
Cunard White Star Line Ephemera: Passenger List for R.M.S. Queen Mary, July 23rd 1948 to Europe, luggage label, postcard, 'Today's Programmes' dated Sunday July 25th 1948, and a quantity of menu's including R.M.S. Queen Mary (Sunday June 27th and July 25th 1948), Cunard White Star R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth (August 24th 1948), notepaper etc. £60-100
The following sixteen lots are a significant single owner collection of late XIX to mid XX Century picture postcards chronicling the history of many of the worlds naval and shipping lines and includes early chromo-lithographic, Real Photo and advertorial cards, many of the postcards are of the more obscure lines and are worthy of closer inspection.
|
|
| |
Over Three Hundred Postcards, fastidiously alphabetically arranged A - B by shipping companies, liners, ferries and freighters, including Aberdeen Line, Adelaide Steamship Co., Adria Co., Allan Line, America Line, Atlantic Transport, Barron S.N. Co., Bessemer, Bibby Line, Blue Funnel Line including Norman Wilkinson card, Blue Star and Booth Line, many well known artists and all carefully annotated. £200-400
|
|
| |
Over Three Hundred and Fifty Postcards, fastidiously alphabetically arranged B - C by shipping companies, liners, ferries and freighters, including British & Irish Line, British India, British Railways, Brocklebank, Canadian pacific including Empress of Canada sunk in Gladstone Dock, Liverpool, City of Dublin S.P. Co., including R.M.S. Leinster advertorial card 1891, Clyde Shipping Co., Coast Lines and C.I.A. Colonial, many well known artists and all carefully annotated. £200-400
|
|
| |
Over Three Hundred Postcards, fastidiously alphabetically arranged C - F by shipping companies, liners, ferries and freighter including Colwyn Bay & Liverpool Steamship Co., Weymouth B & S. Sp., Cosulich Line, Detroit and Cleveland, Duetsche Ost Africa Line, Dominion Line, Donaldson, Dublin & Silloth Line, East Asiatic Line, Egyptian Mail, Ellermans, in various guises, Fabre Line, Federal S.N. Co., Finland Line and superb French Line, many well known artists and all carefully annotated. £200-400
|
|
| |
Over Three Hundred and Thirty Postcards, fastidiously alphabetically arranged F - H by shipping companies, liners, ferries and freighters including Furness Lines, with railway cards, Fyffes, General Steam Co., Glasgow and S.W. Railway, Glen Line, S.S. Great Britain, Great Central Railway, Great Eastern Railway, Great Western Railway, Guinea Gulf, some lovely Hamburg American including sinking of Koenigin Luise, and S.S. Imperator advert card, Hamburg South America, Harrison Line, Henderson Line, Holland America and Home Lines, many well known artists and all carefully annotated. £200-400
|
|
| |
Over Three Hundred and Thirty Postcards, fastidiously alphabetically arranged H - M by shipping companies, liners, ferries and freighter including Houlder Lines, Hudson River Day Line, Imperial Direct West India including advertorial cards, Inman Steamship Company, Italian Line including Transatlantic, Jamaica Merchant, Khedivial Mail Line, a good number of Lamport and Holt Line including interiors, Lancs & Yorks Railway, Leyland Line, Lifeboats, Liverpool and N.W. Steamship Co. including lovely 1891 S.S.St Tudno card, Lloyd Austriaca, Triestino, L.M.S. Railway, L.N.E.R., Lunds Blue Anchor Line, Messagieres Maritimes and Midland Railway, many well know artists and all carefully annotated. £200-400
|
|
| |
Over Three Hundred and Thirty Postcards, fastidiously alphabetically arranged M - O by shipping companies, liners, ferries and freighters, including Navigation Mixte, Natal Line, Navigation General Italiana, Nederland Line, Nelson Line, New Zealand Shipping Co., including Rangitata, beautiful N.Y.K. Lines (Japan), Kaiser Willhelm Der Crosse, Nordduetscher Lloyd, Norwegian America, Orient Line and Ostend-Dover Line, many well known artists, and all carefully annotated. £200-400
|
|
| |
Over Two Hundred and Eighty Postcards, fastidiously alphabetically arranged O - R by shipping companies, liners, ferries and freighters, including Pacific Mail, Pacific Steam Navigation Co., Palm Line, P & O, Red Star Line and Rotterdam Lloyd, many well known artists and all carefully annotated. £200-400
|
|
| |
Over Three Hundred Postcards, fastidiously alphabetically arranged R - S by shipping companies, liners, ferries and freighters, including Royal Holland Line, Royal Mail Steam Packet in quantity, Royal Netherlands, World Royal Yachts, Scandinavian America, Shaw Savill, many South Eastern and Chatham Railway and Swedish American, many well known artists and all carefully annotated. £200-400
|
|
| |
Over Three Hundred and Thirty Postcards, fastidiously alphabetically arranged T - Z, by shipping companies, liners, ferries and freighters, including Townsend Thoreson, Toyo, Turbine Steamers, Tyne Tees Steam Ship Co., Union Steam Ship Co., N.Z. (many), Union Castle Line, United States Lines, Wilhemlsen, Wilson Line, Yachts and Zeeland Steam Ship Company, many well known artists and all carefully annotated. £200-400
|
|
| |
One Hundred and Twenty-Six Postcards, all relating to Caledonian- Macbrayne Line, including Duchess of Hamilton1890 and other Duchess Class, Columba, Loch Fyne and Isle of Arran, all carefully annotated. £30-50
|
|
| |
One Hundred and Five Postcards, fastidiously alphabetically arranged, including Aristides 1876, Akaroa, Archibold Russell, Celtic Glea, Cutty Sark, Foudroyant wrecked on Blackpool beach, Glenard, Konhavn, Preussen, R.C. Rickmers, S.P. Hitchcock 'Sent Ashore by Typhoon' and Victory. £100-200
|
|
| |
Two Hundred and Fifty Maritime Battleship Picture Postcards, late XIX Century to modern day, including H.M.S. Thunderer, Submarines alongside H.M.S. Camperdown, H.M.S. Conqueror, Sanspareil, H.M.S. Revenge, Zamillies, many Majestic Class, King Edward Class, Temperaire Class, King George V Class, Nelson Class, Brazilian battleships, German, Russian, Japanese and U.S. warships, all carefully annotated. £200-400
|
|
| |
Approximately One Hundred and Seventy Maritime, Royal Navy and Foreign Navy Ships Postcards, including Courageous, Furious, Ark Royal, H.M.S. Barham, Cruisers, Apollo Class, Edgar Class, Cressy Class, Monmouth Class, Sentinel aground 1905, County Class, Tribal Class, submarines, French and German cruisers and destroyers, Japanese cruisers, Russian cruisers and U.S. warships, all carefully annotated. £150-200
|
|
| |
Over Two Hundred Postcards Depicting Various British Coastal Vessels, largely paddle steamers and ferries, many interesting quayside shots including the 1904 'Russian Outrage', Hull trawlers Moulmein and Mind. £100-200
|
|
| |
Over Two Hundred and Ninety Postcards Relating to Cunard Line, including Etruria, R.M.S. Ivernia silk card, nine original pre-1915 Lusitania cards, five Aquitania colour launch cards and others, Mauritania, Caronia, Berengaria, Samaria, Adonia, Carinthia, Queen Mary, Parthia and Carinthia; other ephemera including cigarette cards and paper cuttings, all carefully annotated, a superb historical resource. £200-400
|
|
| |
Over One Hundred and Fifty Postcards Relating to White Star Line, including eleven original Titanic cards with much paper ephemera, Olympic, Brittanic, including double sided cards, Adriatic, Cedric, Canopic, Baltic, Megantic, Laurentic, Ceramic, Arabic, Majestic, Homeric, including interiors and many more, some lovely cards, well annotated. £200-400
|
|
|
An Early XX Century Brass Ships Stick Barometer, with thermometer and silvered registers, suspended on a mahogany board, 102cms high. £100-200
|
|
| |
AFTER WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE (1851-1931)
Naval Engagement of the Q Ship Probus, etching, signed in pencil in the margin,
18 x 25cms. £70-100
|
|
| |
A Mid XIX Century Sunderland Lustre Pottery Plaque, of shaped rectangular form, the centre printed and overpainted with "The Star of Tasmania", within a pink and brown lustre border, 12 x 23cms. £30-50
|
|
|
AFTER WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE (1851-1931)
H.M.S. Bellerophon, print, signed lower right margin,
43 x 24cms. £25-45
|
|
| |
AFTER FRANK H. MASON (1875-1965)
Surrender of the German Fleet, etching, signed in pencil in the margin,
37 x 20cms. £80-100
|
|
| |
A.B. CUTTS
The Battleship "Adventure", pencil drawing, signed and dated 1929 lower right,
37 x 17cms. £40-60
|
|
| |
WILLIAM FREDERICK MITCHELL (1845-1914)
H.M.S Illustrious, watercolour, signed and dated 1912 lower right,
10.5 x 18cms;
Three Others, H.M.S. Powerful, H.M.S. Neptune and H.M.S. Pegasus, by the same hand (a set of four). £150-250
|
|
| |
Kipling [Rudyard] : A Fleet of Being, notes of two trips with the Channel Squadron, pub. The London Macmillan Company, 1898, blue cloth; Wyllie [W.L.] and Wren [M.F.] : Sea Fights of The Great War, (Naval incidents during the first nine months), pub. Cassell & Company Ltd., 1919 reprint; Two Further Maritime Related Books, The Life of Nelson (Robert Southey Esq. L.L.D.) and A Manual of Yacht and Boat Sailing (7th Edition). (4) £30-50
|
|
