A rare circa 1965 Omega 'Ed White' Speedmaster stainless steel manual wind wristwatch, 39mm, cal 321, ST105 003-65, movement no: 24538847, on Omega Stelinox 1039 no 13 bracelet.
about Lot 204
(HP) An interesting Chinese hardwood and inlaid frame table screen, incorporating four Qianlong cloisonne enamel objects, two with carved jade elements, the whole 67.5 x 73cm.
about Lot 1699
A rare 18th century tin glazed posset pot and cover, 20.5cm high, (s.d.); together with another 18th century Dutch Delft bottle vase, 20.5cm high.
about Lot 1581
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
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
A 1960 Rolex 1675 'Tropical' GMT Master wristwatch, cal 1560, with 'Pepsi' bezel, 78360 Oyster bracelet with 580 end links, the clasp inscribed 'Steelinox N9', with box, outer card box, and small amount of correspondence.
about Lot 15
A Victorian Scottish silver claret jug, by George Edward & Sons, Glasgow 1889, 32cm high, gross weight 691g, with ivory insulators. DEFRA Ivory Act submission ref: BRSF661X
about Lot 649
UNRECORDED: RELIEF OF THE POOR IN JACOBEAN LONDON: 'Great Cryes, turned into Great Joyes; with Bountifull Helpes, and Good Hopes, to increase the same, that is; the Cryes of the Poore in the Cittie of London, and elsewhere, turned into Great Joyes..', London, printed by John Dawson for John Bellamie, and are to be sold at his shop at the Three Golden Lyons in Cornehill, neere The Royall Exchange, 1624: 80pp, rubricated borders, stab-sewn, some waterstaining round lower edges, initial leaf a bit chipped and creased, a few wormholes and tracks to initial quires but without any loss of sense, external pages dustsoiled but a good crisp copy overall, small 8vo. A rare late Jacobean tract on the relief of the London poor: we have been unable to trace any copy of this book in auction or library databases. (1)
about Lot 541
A Louis Vuitton travelling trunk, circa 1890, in Damier canvas, with paper label to the interior inscribed 'No. 32432', 58cm high x 81cm wide x 51cm deep.
about Lot 1469
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