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
Antiquities: an interesting group of Egyptian items, to include a carved wood polychrome painted worker figure, possibly Middle Kingdon, 41cm high; an engraved wall fragment, 17.5cm wide and eleven shabti figures, largest 15.5cm high; together with an antique iridescent glass ovoid vase, 5cm high.
about Lot 1655
A good early Victorian rosewood library timepiece, by William Johnson, Strand, London, with fusee, 24cm high, with pendulum.
about Lot 1610
Henry Scott, 'Clipper "Wild Deer" Daylight', signed, inscribed and labelled verso, oil on canvas, 60 x 90cm.
about Lot 1645
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 19th century Irish Rigby system four barrel percussion pistol with screw in spike, the lock inscribed 'Mark & Jno Pattison, Dublin', overall length 23cm.
about Lot 1738
A good Chinese silk embroidered nine-dragon robe, 19th century, decorated with five-clawed dragons against a green ground.
about Lot 657
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
Ferdinand Preiss, 'Hoop Girl and 'Sonny Boy', a good pair of ivory and cold painted bronze figures, each on green onyx base, 21cm high.
about Lot 1634
Fred Yates, 'Mother and Child with Teddy Bear', signed and dated 57, labelled verso, impasto on board, 76.5 x 61cm, unframed. (ARR applies)
about Lot 1644