Deryck Foster, a racing yacht in The Solent, signed and dated 65, with attached artist's correspondence verso, oil on board, 61 x 91.5cm, unframed.
about Lot 1644
FOLIO SOCIETY: Andrew Laing Fairy Books: a full set of twelve, all VG plus in original slipcases. (12)
about Lot 637
(HP) After Sir Anthony Van Dyke, probably 18th century, full length portrait of Charles I, oil on canvas, 213 x 141.5cm, in a carved giltwood frame.
about Lot 1718
A good 19th century gilt brass, steel and ivory Gothic reliquary style casket, inscribed 'Alph, Cironx et Cie, a Paris', 23.5cm wide.
about Lot 1671
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
A fine 1920s scratch built model of a '6in Quick Firing Naval Gun', 22cm long; together with an original 'Model Engineer Exhibition' certificate; and an old photograph.
about Lot 1669
A 'butterscotch' amber bead necklace, of forty three oval graduated beads, largest bead 4cm, 155g.
about Lot 579
A pair of Victorian white painted cast iron four tier semi-circular plant stands, in the manner of Coalbrookdale, 96cm high x 120cm wide.
about Lot 1717
DICKENS (Charles): 'A Christmas Carol..': 2nd edition, London, Chapman & Hall, 1843: half-title, title printed in red and blue, edition statement printed in red, etched hand coloured frontispiece and 3 further hand coloured plates by John Leech, wood engraved illustrations, advertisement leaf at end, joints cracked at several points and block shaken, publishers salmon cloth gilt, aeg, backstrip frayed and torn (split from lower hinge and chipped to ends), lower endpaper joint cracked, original yellow endpapers (several ink ownership inscriptions to FFE verso), small 8vo. (1)
about Lot 59
A good Japanese carved ivory netsuke of a tiger or monkey, Kyoto School, probably Edo, signed, finely carved and with inset eyes, 3.5cm high.
about Lot 559