A 'butterscotch' amber bead necklace, of forty three oval graduated beads, largest bead 4cm, 155g.
about Lot 579
Britains: a rare circa 1900 "The New Genuine Horse Race" two horse gyroscopic toy, in original box, (lacking one end).
about Lot 110
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
A large and impressive Victorian Doulton Lambeth stoneware centrepiece, possibly by George Tinworth, dated 1877, with elephant supports and pierced decoration to the graduated tiers, 46cm high.
about Lot 1661
A William de Morgan pottery bottle vase, painted with Persian style flowers, 32cm high.
about Lot 1287
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
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
An early 20th century Swiss .935 silver and blue guilloche enamel novelty umbrella timepiece, stamped 'Depose 2159, SH', 9cm.
about Lot 129
A Nepalese bronze figure of Indra, 18th/19th century, with remains of gilt decoration, 12.5cm high.
about Lot 1537
Frank Avray Wilson, untitled abstract, signed and dated '83, oil on cardboard, 64 x 76cm, unframed.
about Lot 1632a