A rare circa 1967 Rolex Sea-Dweller Submariner 'Double Red' gentleman's wristwatch, patent pending case, ref.1665, Mk.1 dial, serial number 2128285, on replacement Speidel bracelet, with original purchase receipt, dated 19 Feb 1972; guarantee booklet; chronometer certificate; service paperwork; original tags etc; with associated vintage Rolex box; and additional service box.Provenance: Purchased new by the vendor's father, accompanied by a 1970s photograph of the vendor's father wearing the watch.
about Lot 201
THE BEATLES: single sheet printed flyer advertising The Beatles at ABC Theatre Blackpool, Sunday July 7th 1963, printed in red and blue: together with a quantity of other theatre and entertainment programmes. (Box)
about Lot 246
Rene Magritte, female nude with grapes, circa 1940s, two works, recto and verso, each pencil, 21 x 17.3cm, glazed to both sides.
about Lot 1565
SMITH (Dodie): 'The Hundred and One Dalmatians..' London, Heinemann, 1956: First Edition: 8vo, publisher's blue cloth with dustjacket, fine copy with slight browning to spine and just a few minor nicks: inscribed from author to upper flyleaf 'To Jon with love from Dodie, Finchingfield Essex, November 1956'. (1)
about Lot 52
A rare Rolex Sea-Dweller 'Great White' wristwatch, ref: 1665, Mk.I dial, Serial No. 3118220, circa 1972, with 93150/585 Oyster bracelet and clasp, code 'DE11'; together with 'Professional Diver's Log Book', circa April 1975 - August 1980, with various Comex approval stamps; ring-bound folder of Comex 'Air-Diving Decompression Tables' dated July 1974; similar Comex 'Oxy-Helium Deep Diving Decompression Tables' example, dated December 1974, most pages stamped 'SECRET'; US Navy Diving Manual; 'The Offshore Installations (Diving Operations) Regulations 1974' manual; 'Royal Navy Diver - History Sheet', dated 28/10/66; various photographs; and other related paperwork.
about Lot 185
A good pair of late 19th century Baccarat rock crystal style cut glass vases, each finely engraved with a crane in the Oriental style, on a Chinese style bronze stand, 29cm high.
about Lot 1412
A William de Morgan pottery bottle vase, painted with Persian style flowers, 32cm high.
about Lot 1287
LENNON (John): SIGNED COPY 'In His Own Write': London, Jonathan Cape, April 1964 reprint: publishers blue boards, a little rubbed: Signed by John Lennon to front free endpaper in blue ballpoint, with statement of provenance signed and dated by previous owner to a ruled leaf loosely inserted..'in 1964 I was taken by my aunt Dot Dawes to the Foyles Literary lunch where John Lennon was appearing. Dot was large, loud with tightly curled white hair. Many diamond rings decorated her fingers. She bought 6 copies of this book and gave me this one I've always felt that she was the woman spoken about who directed John Lennon 'just to sign'. (1)
about Lot 5
A 'butterscotch' amber bead necklace, of forty three oval graduated beads, largest bead 4cm, 155g.
about Lot 579
An interesting antique yellow metal and carnelian intaglio ring, the intaglio possibly Roman, finely carved with a Classical female, Size M 1/2.
about Lot 202