A set of eleven Wilkinson 'Allied Commanders of The First World War' pottery toby jugs, designed by Sir F Carruthers Gould, Issued in Limited Editions between 1915 and 1919, comprising: Lord Kitchener, holding a jug inscribed 'Bitter for the KAISER', 25cm high; Admiral Beatty, holding a shell inscribed 'Dread Nought', 26.5cm high; Field Marshall Haig, seated upon a tank, titled 'Push and Go' to the base, 27cm high; Admiral Jellicoe, holding a jug inscribed 'Hell Fire Jack', 26cm high; Marshall Joffre, holding a shell inscribed '75mm Ce Que Joffre', 25.5cm high; Lord French, holding a jug inscribed 'French Pour Les Francais', 26cm high; the Rt. Hon. D. Lloyd George, holding a shell titled 'Shell Out!', 25cm high; Marshall Foch holding a champagne bottle inscribed 'Au Diable Le Kaiser', 31.5cm high; General Botha, holding a jug inscribed 'Loyalty', 26.5cm high; Woodrow Wilson, with an aeroplane on his lap, the base inscribed 'Welcome! Uncle Sam', 27cm high; and King George V, holding a globe, the base inscribed 'Pro Patria', 30cm high, each with printed marks, facsimile signatures and retailer's marks for 'Soane & Smith'. (11)
about Lot 1366
THOMSON (John, F.R.G.S): 'Illustrations of China and its People. A series of 200 photographs, with letterpress descriptive of the places and people represented..' London: Sampson Low et al, 1873-74: FIRST EDITION. 4 volumes, with 218 photographic views and portraits on 96 sheets, interleaved with descriptive text and tissue guards, occasional minor handling marks but a very clean set, publishers brown cloth gilt over bevel-edged boards, aeg, some fraying to extremities and a few surface abrasions, folio. (4)
about Lot 15
An interesting and unusual carved chalcedony or rock crystal intaglio, possibly Roman, mounted in an unmarked high carat yellow metal ring, inscribed 'Given by the Marquefs D'Archimbaud to H Ph Hope in the year 1810', 32 x 26mm oval, 11.9g total weight.
about Lot 97
A very rare and important 16th century carved ivory 'Memento Mori' chaplet bead, carved as two back to back heads, one a skull with worms, toads and lizards, inscribed 'der not der biteren tot aller nocht oberst' , approx 4.5 x 4.5cm, with ten attached graduated ivory beads, largest 3.4cm diameter, and ivory suspender, Provenance; This is from a private collection.
about Lot 1597
A good and large gilt brass and champleve enamel carriage clock, by E Maurice & Co, with push button repeat, striking on a bell, height including handle 20.5cm.
about Lot 1744
A 75cl bottle of The Macallan 1968 18 year old whisky, bottled in 1987, 43% abv.
about Lot 579
L S Lowry, 'Industrial Scene (1974)', signed in pencil, blindstamped, colour print, I.34.5 x 24.5cm.
about Lot 1360
A good 19th century Irish Killarney arbutus and marquetry Davenport, in the manner of Arthur Jones of Dublin or Jeremiah O'Connor, 60.5cm wide.
about Lot 1236
ELIZABETH COBBOLD: GEORGIAN CUT PAPER WORK: a remarkable album of cut-paper work, likely circa 1810-20, containing approx 45 intricately worked examples on a wide variety of subject matter, notable examples including owl: bell ringers: toll-house: monitor lizard: zebra: elephant: classical scenes: botanical groups: scene at fair with figures and animals, etc: contained in quarto album of period, the paper-cut scenes loosely inserted between the pink and plain album leaves, red morocco gilt covers with front board detached, old ownership label of Mrs A Syer of Bury St Edmunds and her inscription to upper flyleaf. Printed excerpt to same reads 'it is necessary to inform the reader, that an annual party has for many years taken place at Holy Wells, the residence of J Cobbold, Esq on the evening of St Valentine's Day: for this festive occasion Mrs Cobbold designs and executes with great taste and elegance the subject of each valentine, which is curiously cut out in half a sheet of letter paper, and appropriate lines, as above, are composed and inscribed on each; (the present year the number composed by Mrs C was 80) they are then folded precisely alike in blue paper; the ladies valentines are then placed in one basket, the gentlemen in another; and when cards or music have contributed, for an hour or two, for the amusement of the evening, the valentines are handed to the unmarried part of the company; each lady or gentleman taking one at pleasure, from any part of their respective packets. The prize is supposed to prognosticate to the person who draws it, marriage, or a matrimonial engagement in the ensuing year...' (An album)
about Lot 623