A good early Victorian rosewood library timepiece, by William Johnson, Strand, London, with fusee, 24cm high, with pendulum.
about Lot 1610
A large Jacques boxwood and ebony Staunton pattern chess set, weighted, king 10.8cm, pawn 5cm, in original mahogany box.
about Lot 1534
A 19th century yellow metal fob seal, decorated hare coursing scene, inset carnelian intaglio carved family crest, 3.5cm high.
about Lot 539
(THH) A good Regency rosewood, ormolu and brass inlaid library table, attributable to Louis Le Gaigneur, with tooled inset surface above a pair of frieze drawers, on brass casters, 138.5 wide x 97cm deep.
about Lot 1901
WILLIAMSON (Henry): 'A Chronicle of Ancient Sunlight' series: a complete set of 15 volumes, all First Editions, 1951-1969, publishers cloth with dustjackets, all but the second and fifth titles with Williamson's ownership marks, annotations, dedications or related correspondence loosely inserted. (15)
about Lot 106
ANNOTATED BY PETER COLLINSON, FRS (1694-1768): MARTIN (Martin): 'A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland. Containing a full account of their situation, extent, soils, product, harbours, bays, tides, anchoring places, and fisheries...': London, printed for Andrew Bell, 1703: FIRST EDITION. Large folding map of the Hebrides (neatly repaired) and folding plate of heathen temple: this copy extensively annotated by naturalist and antiquary Peter Collinson (1694-1768) over some 90 pages, with 5 pages of manuscript index and additional notes at end. He relates, for instance, the experience of General Wade, who saw an eagle kill a deer by picking out its eyes and then hovering until the deer stumbled over a precipice. He also includes information given him by Dr Walker, who visited the islands in 1765, and who conveyed to Collinson his scepticism of the reputed second sight of some islanders as well as reporting that there were 'neither wild horses or buffaloes in Scotland as Mr Buffons asserts in his nat:hist: taken from ignorant writers': title leaf cropped at upper margin, some toning and scattered spotting, occasional light waterstains but a very good copy, later full calf gilt by Kerr & Richardson of Glasgow, teg, 8vo. (1)
about Lot 51
HARDY BROTHERS CATALOGUE: 'Hardy Brothers 'World Renowned Angling Specialities'...': an uncommon late 19thc example: 8vo, printed card covers cloth backed, 180pp, numerous wood engraved illustrations, covers a bit browned and chipped else in good condition: TOGETHER WITH a Hardy's Price List for 1954/5. (2)
about Lot 642
A Rolex 'Panda Dial' Cosmograph Daytona 18k gold and stainless steel wristwatch, Ref. 116523, Serial No. 371C6502, with inner and outer boxes, spare link, guarantee card dated 2015, manuals, etc.
about Lot 475
A large and impressive Japanese carved ivory okimono, Meiji, depicting Yamauba with Kintaro and monkeys, signed and with seal mark, 31cm high, (s.d.).
about Lot 1300
Britains: a rare circa 1900 "The New Genuine Horse Race" two horse gyroscopic toy, in original box, (lacking one end).
about Lot 110